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Thanks for making us part of your day. Look, Jmac, Tonight, 12 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:49,479 Speaker 1: I try to stay away from games that have backup 13 00:00:49,520 --> 00:00:52,720 Speaker 1: quarterbacks against old quarterbacks, but tonight the Steelers are at 14 00:00:52,760 --> 00:00:56,880 Speaker 1: Cincinnati and gonna I'm gonna ask for something. It's not 15 00:00:56,960 --> 00:01:01,800 Speaker 1: a big thing, but for anybody that is a Steeler fan, 16 00:01:01,920 --> 00:01:05,920 Speaker 1: let's start our show with this. All you yiners out there, 17 00:01:05,959 --> 00:01:09,319 Speaker 1: I'm just asking It's a small favor. I don't think 18 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:12,640 Speaker 1: you're capable of a big favor with your Steelers. You're 19 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:16,920 Speaker 1: very emotional. I'm asking a small favor. At about eleven 20 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:21,840 Speaker 1: thirty pm, two night Eastern, you're probably going to be 21 00:01:21,880 --> 00:01:24,760 Speaker 1: five and one, and I just want you to add 22 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:29,800 Speaker 1: a little perspective realizing you have beaten Justin Fields, Dylan Gabriel, 23 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:35,280 Speaker 1: Carson Wentz, and forty year old Joe Flacko by eleven 24 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:39,440 Speaker 1: thirty pm tonight, I'm just asking for a little perspective. 25 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:44,199 Speaker 1: Let's put it this way. Your first five games all 26 00:01:44,319 --> 00:01:47,920 Speaker 1: green lights driving to work. That's you know, we all 27 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:50,560 Speaker 1: get that. We all get that about once a month. 28 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:53,000 Speaker 1: You're like, man, I got all green lights work with 29 00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:57,240 Speaker 1: an eleven minute drive, not a thirty minute drive. Aaron 30 00:01:57,320 --> 00:02:00,240 Speaker 1: Rodgers is not throwing the ball down the field. The 31 00:02:00,320 --> 00:02:03,200 Speaker 1: offense is ranked very low, but because of the big 32 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:05,880 Speaker 1: body types, they don't have to take risks. And I 33 00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:08,760 Speaker 1: have said, I think it's very smart football by Aaron Rodgers. 34 00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:14,880 Speaker 1: But after tonight, go grab your pocket. Schedule it sort 35 00:02:14,919 --> 00:02:19,760 Speaker 1: of changes. Next up the Packers, then maybe the best 36 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:23,320 Speaker 1: offensive line in football, a team that is humming Indianapolis. 37 00:02:24,040 --> 00:02:27,320 Speaker 1: Then at Justin Herbert. By the way, Joe alt will 38 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:31,000 Speaker 1: be back, Hampton will be back, Khalil Mack will be 39 00:02:31,080 --> 00:02:36,799 Speaker 1: back at Chicago, Buffalo at Baltimore, with Lamar at Detroit 40 00:02:36,960 --> 00:02:42,040 Speaker 1: Baltimore again. And this is precisely what I predicted you 41 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:44,600 Speaker 1: did this last year. I said, last year, you're gonna 42 00:02:44,600 --> 00:02:48,040 Speaker 1: be nine to eight, ten wins, and but it'll be 43 00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:50,840 Speaker 1: rough down the stretch. And it was this year I 44 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:52,679 Speaker 1: said you're gonna win eight or nine games. You're gonna 45 00:02:52,680 --> 00:02:54,360 Speaker 1: be eight to nine and nine and eight. It's gonna 46 00:02:54,360 --> 00:02:57,280 Speaker 1: start hot. This is a Mike Tomlin trend going back 47 00:02:57,280 --> 00:03:00,760 Speaker 1: to like twenty twenty, that he's very emotional, very raw, raw, 48 00:03:00,880 --> 00:03:05,919 Speaker 1: very inspiring, and that stuff wears off by about week eleven, 49 00:03:06,160 --> 00:03:12,720 Speaker 1: and it comes down to scheme health quarterback play, of 50 00:03:12,760 --> 00:03:15,240 Speaker 1: which the Steelers since Big Ben got Old hasn't been 51 00:03:15,320 --> 00:03:18,640 Speaker 1: very good. Last year you were ten and three, and 52 00:03:18,680 --> 00:03:20,600 Speaker 1: then the rest of the way, including a playoff game, 53 00:03:20,639 --> 00:03:23,160 Speaker 1: you were zero and five. So you have played one 54 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:26,400 Speaker 1: good team Pittsburgh Seattle. They averaged six point two yards 55 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:29,799 Speaker 1: of play. Sam Darnold didn't even play well, and they 56 00:03:29,800 --> 00:03:33,560 Speaker 1: blew out in Pittsburgh. So right now your offense is 57 00:03:33,639 --> 00:03:38,960 Speaker 1: ranked twenty ninth, your defense is ranked twenty fifth. Five 58 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:41,520 Speaker 1: and one is what we call football inflation. At eleven 59 00:03:41,640 --> 00:03:45,600 Speaker 1: thirty PM tonight, Mike Tomlin teams go back a few years, 60 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:50,040 Speaker 1: start hot, motivation stuff wears off pomp, bombs, put in 61 00:03:50,080 --> 00:03:54,280 Speaker 1: the ground. Best teams win late. So you're gonna beat 62 00:03:54,480 --> 00:03:57,800 Speaker 1: Joe Flackow and Cincinnati, you're gonna beat him. But Robert Mays, 63 00:03:57,880 --> 00:04:00,320 Speaker 1: podcaster writer for the Athletics, said, if you look at 64 00:04:00,360 --> 00:04:04,360 Speaker 1: the data, if you look at the analytics, Aaron playing 65 00:04:04,600 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 1: safe works. Now. It probably doesn't work against Josh Allen, 66 00:04:10,400 --> 00:04:15,560 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson, Jordan Love, Justin Herbert, Here's Robert. He can 67 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:16,920 Speaker 1: still pin the ball on guys. 68 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:21,080 Speaker 3: But ultimately, when you're playing against the Broncos defense on 69 00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:24,679 Speaker 3: divisional weekend, you're going to need to read stuff out 70 00:04:24,720 --> 00:04:27,800 Speaker 3: and access different parts of the play than whatever your 71 00:04:27,839 --> 00:04:30,960 Speaker 3: first immediate one on one opportunity is. And I still 72 00:04:31,040 --> 00:04:32,240 Speaker 3: don't think we've seen him. 73 00:04:32,120 --> 00:04:32,880 Speaker 1: Do that enough. 74 00:04:32,920 --> 00:04:35,400 Speaker 4: And I think now he's been able to exist in 75 00:04:35,400 --> 00:04:37,480 Speaker 4: this box and it's been okay. If you push him 76 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:39,600 Speaker 4: outside of that, I think that's where things get a 77 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:42,000 Speaker 4: little bit dice. You think you can feel him not 78 00:04:42,160 --> 00:04:44,080 Speaker 4: wanting to sit in the pocket very long and read 79 00:04:44,120 --> 00:04:46,000 Speaker 4: stuff out a little bit deeper into these plays. 80 00:04:46,279 --> 00:04:48,560 Speaker 1: We saw that with an older Brady, we saw that 81 00:04:48,640 --> 00:04:51,520 Speaker 1: with an older Eli. We're seeing it with an older Aaron. 82 00:04:51,680 --> 00:04:55,159 Speaker 1: You will be five and one tonight. And I like 83 00:04:55,240 --> 00:04:58,640 Speaker 1: what Pittsburgh's doing right now because, as I've said multiple times, 84 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:01,520 Speaker 1: this is how Aaron should be playing now. Big body 85 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:07,000 Speaker 1: type advantages, the defense makes plays, and a good solid defense. 86 00:05:07,040 --> 00:05:10,400 Speaker 1: It's not great little old in spots. Takes advantage of 87 00:05:10,400 --> 00:05:14,560 Speaker 1: flacos and Wentz's and Dylan Gabriels and young quarterbacks. That's 88 00:05:14,560 --> 00:05:17,960 Speaker 1: what it does, all right. So this week USC plays 89 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:21,680 Speaker 1: Notre Dame and I was reading an article today. Is 90 00:05:21,720 --> 00:05:25,839 Speaker 1: the annual Notre Dame USC football game that big of 91 00:05:25,880 --> 00:05:28,400 Speaker 1: a deal anymore? Well, it's a big deal. It's not 92 00:05:28,560 --> 00:05:32,520 Speaker 1: Ohio State and Michigan. I don't know if it's Auburn 93 00:05:32,560 --> 00:05:35,360 Speaker 1: Alabama certainly close. Is at Oklahoma Texas. It's one of 94 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:38,920 Speaker 1: those traditional rivalries. But tradition, Let's be honest. You can 95 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:42,200 Speaker 1: pay high school players now the portal. You can get 96 00:05:42,240 --> 00:05:45,920 Speaker 1: sixty new players a year. The college football Playoff. Traditionalists 97 00:05:45,920 --> 00:05:48,240 Speaker 1: have had a really rough last three years, and they 98 00:05:48,240 --> 00:05:51,159 Speaker 1: all lectured us and told us college football was in 99 00:05:51,200 --> 00:05:53,920 Speaker 1: big trouble. No, it's not. Ratings of it up back 100 00:05:53,960 --> 00:05:57,960 Speaker 1: to back years. It's great. So ask yourself about USC 101 00:05:58,040 --> 00:06:02,560 Speaker 1: Notre Dame. Is it convenient. Is it necessary? Well not 102 00:06:02,640 --> 00:06:08,240 Speaker 1: for USC. This relationship has become uneven and when they do, 103 00:06:08,640 --> 00:06:13,119 Speaker 1: it's time to renegotiate. Consider USC, Trump and Notre Dame NATO. 104 00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:18,120 Speaker 1: We need to sit down and talk because Notre Dame 105 00:06:18,240 --> 00:06:20,960 Speaker 1: needs this game because they're not one hundred percent in 106 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:24,880 Speaker 1: a conference. They lost to an M and Miami. They 107 00:06:25,040 --> 00:06:28,440 Speaker 1: desperately need to beat USC and then USC to win 108 00:06:28,480 --> 00:06:33,160 Speaker 1: the rest of their games. They need USC. Now, the 109 00:06:33,160 --> 00:06:39,360 Speaker 1: Indiana Hoosiers are a powerhouse. Apparently USC has nine games 110 00:06:39,400 --> 00:06:43,720 Speaker 1: a year. They will include Ohio State and Michigan and 111 00:06:43,760 --> 00:06:48,200 Speaker 1: Penn State and now Indiana and Nebraska. Looks okay, and 112 00:06:48,240 --> 00:06:52,200 Speaker 1: your rival UCLA that beat Penn State and Washington and Oregon. 113 00:06:52,880 --> 00:06:56,880 Speaker 1: This game is not convenient and it's not necessary. Right 114 00:06:57,000 --> 00:06:59,919 Speaker 1: for USC, this game is just one more roadblock to 115 00:06:59,920 --> 00:07:04,320 Speaker 1: the playoff. For Notre Dame, it's a necessity to potentially 116 00:07:04,320 --> 00:07:07,440 Speaker 1: get to the playoff. So if I was Jen Cohen, 117 00:07:07,560 --> 00:07:10,640 Speaker 1: I would say, Okay, we'll do it every other year 118 00:07:11,880 --> 00:07:14,160 Speaker 1: and the game has to be played in September. We 119 00:07:14,240 --> 00:07:17,760 Speaker 1: have no interest going playing in a blizzard. But what 120 00:07:18,160 --> 00:07:21,440 Speaker 1: I thought, what, okay, join the Big Ten Conference, then 121 00:07:21,440 --> 00:07:26,760 Speaker 1: we'll play USC does not need Notre Dame. This is uneven. 122 00:07:26,920 --> 00:07:30,320 Speaker 1: Notre Dame desperately needs USC. Go look at Notre Dame schedule, 123 00:07:30,800 --> 00:07:34,280 Speaker 1: it's a lot of Navy, North Carolina State from a 124 00:07:34,320 --> 00:07:38,600 Speaker 1: bad conference, the ACC. There's just a lot of games here, Stanford, 125 00:07:39,760 --> 00:07:45,120 Speaker 1: boisea State, Boston College. Notre Dame needs SC. And then 126 00:07:45,160 --> 00:07:48,560 Speaker 1: if you look at USC, even with losing to Illinois, 127 00:07:49,080 --> 00:07:52,160 Speaker 1: but they beat Michigan, what if they beat Nebraska? What 128 00:07:52,400 --> 00:07:55,480 Speaker 1: if they beat Notre Dame or Oregon, they don't need 129 00:07:55,520 --> 00:07:58,480 Speaker 1: Notre Dame. So I would sit down, this is now 130 00:07:58,520 --> 00:08:01,080 Speaker 1: an uneven relationship, and I would say, I'm willing to 131 00:08:01,160 --> 00:08:04,280 Speaker 1: play you every other year, but it's going to be 132 00:08:04,320 --> 00:08:05,960 Speaker 1: in the first four to five weeks of the season. 133 00:08:07,520 --> 00:08:10,600 Speaker 1: That's what negotiations are all about. This is not convenient 134 00:08:10,640 --> 00:08:14,240 Speaker 1: to USC anymore. It is simply a hurdle, especially if 135 00:08:14,280 --> 00:08:16,920 Speaker 1: Marcus Freeman stays there for the next eight years, a 136 00:08:16,960 --> 00:08:19,560 Speaker 1: top five college coach. What am I getting out of it? 137 00:08:20,400 --> 00:08:23,680 Speaker 1: And all you traditionalists that get upset. You also lectured 138 00:08:23,720 --> 00:08:25,720 Speaker 1: us that the nil was going to ruin the sport, 139 00:08:25,920 --> 00:08:29,880 Speaker 1: didn't you lectured us that the portal would ruin the sport? 140 00:08:30,040 --> 00:08:34,560 Speaker 1: Hasn't that the College Football Playoff would just kill rivalries. No, 141 00:08:34,679 --> 00:08:38,240 Speaker 1: it's going to create new ones. Michigan Notre Dame used 142 00:08:38,240 --> 00:08:41,040 Speaker 1: to play every year. They don't. Michigan Sin's won a 143 00:08:41,120 --> 00:08:44,720 Speaker 1: national championship and Notre Dame is once again a power. 144 00:08:46,040 --> 00:08:48,880 Speaker 1: So I think Notre Dame wins this weekend, and I 145 00:08:48,920 --> 00:08:53,280 Speaker 1: think Marcus Freeman's got it rolling and they're a better 146 00:08:53,320 --> 00:08:56,480 Speaker 1: team than they were a month ago. So is USC perhaps, 147 00:08:57,040 --> 00:09:01,160 Speaker 1: but this game with cold weather, better quarterback, butotentially better 148 00:09:01,280 --> 00:09:04,120 Speaker 1: consistent run game is going to be a Notre Dame weekend. 149 00:09:05,360 --> 00:09:07,400 Speaker 1: But I see this all the time. I see this 150 00:09:07,600 --> 00:09:10,480 Speaker 1: with AI. Everybody's saying, oh, it's going to ruin the economy. 151 00:09:10,800 --> 00:09:14,200 Speaker 1: I'll argue it's going to expand it. Every time we've 152 00:09:14,240 --> 00:09:17,520 Speaker 1: had a new energy or something. You know, it could 153 00:09:17,520 --> 00:09:20,880 Speaker 1: be fire, it could be the internet, it could be AI. 154 00:09:21,440 --> 00:09:28,000 Speaker 1: What happens the economy grows. Everybody's terrified of AI. I'm taking. 155 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:31,839 Speaker 1: I'm like, yeah, it'll display some lower level you know, 156 00:09:31,960 --> 00:09:37,120 Speaker 1: the lower level jobs, absolutely, but it will expand the economy. 157 00:09:37,640 --> 00:09:39,840 Speaker 1: And my take on the College Football Playoff and the 158 00:09:39,960 --> 00:09:43,640 Speaker 1: NI own the portal, it'll expand college football it'll feel bigger, 159 00:09:43,679 --> 00:09:46,720 Speaker 1: more big games, and so USC does not have a 160 00:09:46,720 --> 00:09:50,679 Speaker 1: big game shortage. There will be years USC will look 161 00:09:50,720 --> 00:09:52,920 Speaker 1: at their schedule, You and I will look at the 162 00:09:52,920 --> 00:09:56,600 Speaker 1: schedule and go, we got to play Ohio State at 163 00:09:56,640 --> 00:10:02,040 Speaker 1: Penn State, at Indiana at Oregon. Yeah, we get Washington 164 00:10:02,080 --> 00:10:06,280 Speaker 1: and Michigan at home. There'll be years USC's like yikes. 165 00:10:09,000 --> 00:10:15,440 Speaker 1: So all the traditionalists freak out. Baseball traditionalists pitchclock, bigger bases, 166 00:10:15,920 --> 00:10:21,400 Speaker 1: baseball's ratings up, baseball attendants up, baseball speed up. Traditionalist 167 00:10:21,400 --> 00:10:23,880 Speaker 1: college football is going to ruin it. You can keep 168 00:10:24,040 --> 00:10:27,160 Speaker 1: wearing that letterman jacket and telling me USC Notre dames 169 00:10:27,160 --> 00:10:30,600 Speaker 1: a must. The world's changed. This is twenty twenty five. 170 00:10:31,559 --> 00:10:33,920 Speaker 1: Now I have to face my biggest rivals in the 171 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:38,960 Speaker 1: PAC twelve Washington, Oregon, UCLA and Michigan, Penn State, Ohio 172 00:10:38,960 --> 00:10:45,840 Speaker 1: State and now Indiana's good. Welcome on a Thursday, Greg 173 00:10:45,840 --> 00:10:48,480 Speaker 1: Cosel one hour from now. Get a lot of feedback, 174 00:10:48,520 --> 00:10:51,640 Speaker 1: Get a lot of pushback on that. But you kept 175 00:10:51,640 --> 00:10:54,559 Speaker 1: telling me and il portal was going to ruin the sport. 176 00:10:54,640 --> 00:10:57,600 Speaker 1: No it hasn't. The great teams are still great. Ohio 177 00:10:57,600 --> 00:11:03,080 Speaker 1: State still rolls Georgia and Bammer still excellent. Notre Dame's 178 00:11:03,120 --> 00:11:07,760 Speaker 1: really good, Texas has all sorts of talent, SODA's USC Oregon, 179 00:11:08,520 --> 00:11:10,800 Speaker 1: all the good teams are still good. And by the way, 180 00:11:10,840 --> 00:11:15,239 Speaker 1: since the NIL was created, we have a new power, potentially, Indiana. 181 00:11:15,640 --> 00:11:17,800 Speaker 1: I thought the NIL and the transfer portal were gonna 182 00:11:17,840 --> 00:11:20,160 Speaker 1: hurt the little guy. We got a little guy now 183 00:11:20,160 --> 00:11:23,280 Speaker 1: from a basketball school that just went to Austin and 184 00:11:23,400 --> 00:11:26,200 Speaker 1: pushed the ducks all over the field. So a little 185 00:11:26,240 --> 00:11:30,720 Speaker 1: guy has emerged potentially as a legitimate big time program. 186 00:11:30,960 --> 00:11:33,839 Speaker 1: Nebraska's been dead for twenty five years. Now they got 187 00:11:33,840 --> 00:11:36,760 Speaker 1: a winning record, They're on a roll. So the NIL 188 00:11:36,800 --> 00:11:39,040 Speaker 1: and the transfer portal have not hurt the little guy 189 00:11:39,080 --> 00:11:42,360 Speaker 1: at all. Oh, by the way, Texas Tech is now 190 00:11:42,480 --> 00:11:45,760 Speaker 1: vying for the playoff. Indiana got into the playoff, So 191 00:11:45,880 --> 00:11:48,720 Speaker 1: I don't buy all this traditionalist nonsense, all this fear 192 00:11:48,800 --> 00:11:52,840 Speaker 1: mongering at all. College football has never been better and 193 00:11:52,880 --> 00:11:57,160 Speaker 1: it could survive with Notre Dame USC playing every other 194 00:11:57,240 --> 00:12:03,280 Speaker 1: year in September. That will, unfortunately be met by the 195 00:12:03,400 --> 00:12:06,800 Speaker 1: traditionalists who just don't like any By the way, the 196 00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:10,360 Speaker 1: NBA LUCA goes Dallas to Los Angeles it was going 197 00:12:10,440 --> 00:12:13,480 Speaker 1: to ruin the Mavericks. Mavericks are still good. They got 198 00:12:13,480 --> 00:12:16,160 Speaker 1: Cooper Flag, they got the best front line in the league. 199 00:12:16,200 --> 00:12:19,480 Speaker 1: They're gigantic, they'll be a playoff team. They'll be viable. 200 00:12:20,040 --> 00:12:23,320 Speaker 1: Everybody's telling me stuff's going to end sports and enfranchise. 201 00:12:23,559 --> 00:12:26,760 Speaker 1: How about baseball? Dodgers have too much money, Mariners have 202 00:12:26,840 --> 00:12:28,959 Speaker 1: a lead in the American League, or yeah, in the 203 00:12:28,960 --> 00:12:32,840 Speaker 1: Mimeric League championship series, the Milwaukee Brewers are playing the Dodgers. 204 00:12:33,080 --> 00:12:35,520 Speaker 1: All I heard about is oh, this is oh my god, 205 00:12:35,520 --> 00:12:37,760 Speaker 1: all is the money in baseball? Yeah, the Dodgers are great. 206 00:12:38,040 --> 00:12:40,280 Speaker 1: The Yankees are out. The Mets didn't make the playoffs, 207 00:12:41,040 --> 00:12:42,559 Speaker 1: so I think we're fine. 208 00:12:42,640 --> 00:12:45,200 Speaker 5: Well, speaking of money, all it takes is somebody to 209 00:12:45,200 --> 00:12:47,800 Speaker 5: pony up and say, hey, USC and Notre Dame, we 210 00:12:47,840 --> 00:12:50,600 Speaker 5: will pay you a lot of money to play every year. 211 00:12:51,080 --> 00:12:53,360 Speaker 5: And you know these programs, they would love to take 212 00:12:53,600 --> 00:12:57,160 Speaker 5: money hand over fist for a meeting every year, right, Colin, would. 213 00:12:56,960 --> 00:12:58,440 Speaker 6: You agree with that? If the numbers right? 214 00:12:58,480 --> 00:13:02,120 Speaker 5: If somebody came streaming network said hey, we'll give you 215 00:13:02,160 --> 00:13:05,320 Speaker 5: ten million dollars to play a football game one off 216 00:13:05,520 --> 00:13:07,000 Speaker 5: every year, wouldn't they don't. 217 00:13:06,760 --> 00:13:09,640 Speaker 6: You think they would do it well? 218 00:13:09,840 --> 00:13:14,880 Speaker 1: Listen, college football was an eight billion dollar annual business 219 00:13:15,080 --> 00:13:19,080 Speaker 1: with no president, no CEO. Think about that. The reason 220 00:13:19,320 --> 00:13:23,160 Speaker 1: UFC took over boxing is Dana White. They had a 221 00:13:23,200 --> 00:13:27,959 Speaker 1: central figure, a centralized CEO president to make call. Boxing 222 00:13:28,040 --> 00:13:31,679 Speaker 1: just had greedy promoters and so college football for years, 223 00:13:31,840 --> 00:13:34,520 Speaker 1: it had its opportunity to get it back together. But 224 00:13:34,559 --> 00:13:37,240 Speaker 1: the Big Ten would play nine conference games, the SEC 225 00:13:37,320 --> 00:13:40,880 Speaker 1: would play eight conference games. Some teams powerhouses are playing 226 00:13:40,960 --> 00:13:43,880 Speaker 1: Youngstown State and Citadel. Other teams are going out of 227 00:13:43,920 --> 00:13:49,000 Speaker 1: conference playing Auburn and legitimate Oregon. So it was an uneven, 228 00:13:49,120 --> 00:13:52,240 Speaker 1: poorly run sport. So ESPN and Fox came in and said, 229 00:13:52,320 --> 00:13:53,800 Speaker 1: we're going to kind of run this thing. We're going 230 00:13:53,880 --> 00:13:56,200 Speaker 1: to make some changes. All of them are worked. The 231 00:13:56,240 --> 00:13:59,400 Speaker 1: playoffs going to be bigger and bigger every year. Now 232 00:13:59,400 --> 00:14:02,679 Speaker 1: you have venture capital firms in New York and San 233 00:14:02,760 --> 00:14:05,439 Speaker 1: Francisco and Los Angeles that want to invest in programs. 234 00:14:05,440 --> 00:14:08,920 Speaker 1: The Big ten may take two billion dollars from like 235 00:14:08,960 --> 00:14:13,120 Speaker 1: a VC. So I mean, I I just I constantly hear. 236 00:14:13,480 --> 00:14:15,400 Speaker 1: I don't mean to be a wet blanket, But there's 237 00:14:15,400 --> 00:14:18,040 Speaker 1: so much fear mongering in politics and sports. It's all 238 00:14:18,040 --> 00:14:20,840 Speaker 1: gonna be okay. USC Notre Dame play every other year 239 00:14:20,880 --> 00:14:25,160 Speaker 1: in September. It's fine. There's new rivalries every year. 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He's still moving. 257 00:15:19,000 --> 00:15:21,800 Speaker 1: You are now entering the No Bull Zone sponsored by 258 00:15:21,920 --> 00:15:25,520 Speaker 1: Credible great rates and none of the bull listen. I 259 00:15:25,560 --> 00:15:27,680 Speaker 1: said when I thought Caleb Williams was going to be really, 260 00:15:27,720 --> 00:15:30,480 Speaker 1: really good, and Justin Fields probably never will be. I 261 00:15:30,640 --> 00:15:33,160 Speaker 1: when I first moved to Chicago, people would say, oh, 262 00:15:33,400 --> 00:15:36,800 Speaker 1: Justin Fields, Well that ship has sailed three teams not working. 263 00:15:37,280 --> 00:15:39,880 Speaker 1: Caleb Williams has apparent, I think to some degree, has 264 00:15:39,880 --> 00:15:42,000 Speaker 1: turned the corner. He's not there yet. He still misses 265 00:15:42,000 --> 00:15:45,560 Speaker 1: on accuracy. But young quarterbacks are tough to judge. Sometimes 266 00:15:45,560 --> 00:15:47,760 Speaker 1: they shock you how good they are right out of 267 00:15:47,800 --> 00:15:50,600 Speaker 1: the gate Jaden Daniels, and then some shock you how 268 00:15:50,600 --> 00:15:53,280 Speaker 1: good they get quickly in you know, year two, Drake May. 269 00:15:53,920 --> 00:15:57,560 Speaker 1: Some are a work in progress Caleb Williams, Michael Pennix, 270 00:15:57,600 --> 00:16:00,280 Speaker 1: and some say bow Nicks. I don't think bone Nicks 271 00:16:00,280 --> 00:16:02,480 Speaker 1: as a work in progress. I think he's a franchise 272 00:16:02,560 --> 00:16:05,920 Speaker 1: quarterback that I wish would run more. He did last year, 273 00:16:06,000 --> 00:16:08,760 Speaker 1: he stopped doing it this year. He's highly effective, and 274 00:16:08,840 --> 00:16:11,040 Speaker 1: I think he should run more. But I saw a 275 00:16:11,120 --> 00:16:14,880 Speaker 1: story today about bow Knicks. How to make bow Nicks better? 276 00:16:15,120 --> 00:16:18,280 Speaker 1: Read the headline. Well, he's twenty three NFL starts in 277 00:16:19,120 --> 00:16:21,840 Speaker 1: His completion percentage is sixty six percent. Good enough to 278 00:16:21,840 --> 00:16:25,440 Speaker 1: get you to a Super Bowl. Forty three total touchdowns, 279 00:16:25,600 --> 00:16:31,160 Speaker 1: seventeen turnovers, pretty good beginning of year two. Passer ratings 280 00:16:31,160 --> 00:16:33,320 Speaker 1: low nineties ninety two. I'd rather have it at ninety 281 00:16:33,320 --> 00:16:36,200 Speaker 1: seven ninety eight. But he's fourteen and nine in a 282 00:16:36,240 --> 00:16:41,960 Speaker 1: division with Spags, Jesse Minter and now Pete Carroll, Max Crosby, 283 00:16:42,080 --> 00:16:47,760 Speaker 1: Chris Jones, Khalil Mack, great, great edge rushers, great top 284 00:16:47,800 --> 00:16:51,200 Speaker 1: of the league defensive guys, Jesse Minner and Spags. He's 285 00:16:51,200 --> 00:16:55,800 Speaker 1: fourteen and nine, and my takeaway is Michael Pennix and 286 00:16:55,880 --> 00:16:59,560 Speaker 1: Caleb Williams are working progress. Drake and Jaden and bow 287 00:16:59,640 --> 00:17:03,400 Speaker 1: Nicks they work. So I will tell you what I've 288 00:17:03,440 --> 00:17:05,520 Speaker 1: noticed with bow Knicks, because I think Denver's the third 289 00:17:05,520 --> 00:17:07,800 Speaker 1: best team in the league. He's got to get better 290 00:17:07,880 --> 00:17:10,200 Speaker 1: throwing the ball down the field. If you look at 291 00:17:10,240 --> 00:17:13,000 Speaker 1: all the data from the line of scrimmage to thirteen 292 00:17:13,119 --> 00:17:18,320 Speaker 1: yards fifteen yards actually or fewer right slot fifteen yards 293 00:17:18,359 --> 00:17:22,280 Speaker 1: in passer ratings ninety five, completes seventy two percent of 294 00:17:22,280 --> 00:17:27,920 Speaker 1: his throws, twenty seven touchdown, seven picks downfield, sixteen eighteen 295 00:17:28,080 --> 00:17:31,080 Speaker 1: twenty three chunk plays. He has struggled. I don't think 296 00:17:31,119 --> 00:17:34,400 Speaker 1: he's ever going to be a great deep ball thrower. 297 00:17:35,640 --> 00:17:38,680 Speaker 1: But when Brady had Randy Moss, that was the time. 298 00:17:38,720 --> 00:17:41,119 Speaker 1: He didn't win a Super Bowl. And Patrick Mahomes with 299 00:17:41,160 --> 00:17:44,720 Speaker 1: a huge arm, is actually better and winning more Super 300 00:17:44,760 --> 00:17:48,840 Speaker 1: Bowls since Tyreek Hill was traded. Jalen Hurts just won 301 00:17:48,880 --> 00:17:51,080 Speaker 1: a Super Bowl and he struggles getting it to his 302 00:17:51,160 --> 00:17:56,560 Speaker 1: deep guy aj Brown, so bow Knicks doesn't take sacks, 303 00:17:56,600 --> 00:18:00,600 Speaker 1: seize the field. He's very accurate. He needs to be 304 00:18:00,640 --> 00:18:04,600 Speaker 1: better down the field. Courtland, Sutton, Mims, Franklin, those guys 305 00:18:04,600 --> 00:18:06,880 Speaker 1: can get down the field and beat coverage and separate. 306 00:18:07,440 --> 00:18:10,240 Speaker 1: But I think it's established. I think Drake made Jaden 307 00:18:10,320 --> 00:18:14,320 Speaker 1: Daniels and Bowl. These are franchise quarterbacks, Caleb and Pennix. 308 00:18:14,359 --> 00:18:16,920 Speaker 1: I think both are gonna work. One's a great athlete, 309 00:18:17,040 --> 00:18:20,720 Speaker 1: one's got a beautiful throwing release. I think those eventually work. 310 00:18:21,320 --> 00:18:24,000 Speaker 1: The other thing you could argue beyond running. He stopped 311 00:18:24,080 --> 00:18:26,879 Speaker 1: running this year, and I've argued for years, when you're 312 00:18:26,920 --> 00:18:28,920 Speaker 1: a young quarterback for the Verse two and a half years, 313 00:18:29,640 --> 00:18:34,040 Speaker 1: run to move the chains as you're figuring out defenses. Right, 314 00:18:34,119 --> 00:18:38,159 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes admitted year three lights went on, play slowed down. 315 00:18:38,240 --> 00:18:40,560 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson said that years ago Brady has said that 316 00:18:41,320 --> 00:18:44,280 Speaker 1: get into year three, everything slows down. It's the beginning 317 00:18:44,320 --> 00:18:47,000 Speaker 1: of year two. Bow Knicks ran a lot last year. 318 00:18:47,119 --> 00:18:51,000 Speaker 1: This year he's trying to master the pocket. Don't it'll come, 319 00:18:51,320 --> 00:18:54,760 Speaker 1: run more and speed it up, speed the tempo. Bo 320 00:18:54,920 --> 00:18:55,719 Speaker 1: Nicks talked about that. 321 00:18:57,040 --> 00:18:59,040 Speaker 8: I just like it because it gets the defense off balance. 322 00:18:59,080 --> 00:19:01,760 Speaker 8: They you know, don't have many calls that they can 323 00:19:01,760 --> 00:19:04,520 Speaker 8: get to, and you go quick and we just played 324 00:19:04,560 --> 00:19:08,320 Speaker 8: well from you quick game and getting to the ball, 325 00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:11,320 Speaker 8: seeing what they're in, just finding answers and going I 326 00:19:11,320 --> 00:19:14,560 Speaker 8: think it. It's just tough on defense, has always has been. 327 00:19:14,600 --> 00:19:16,879 Speaker 8: I think that's the biggest reason is because it limits 328 00:19:16,960 --> 00:19:17,800 Speaker 8: what a defense can do. 329 00:19:19,320 --> 00:19:23,760 Speaker 1: People kept telling me, justin fields was it last year 330 00:19:24,560 --> 00:19:29,040 Speaker 1: against Mahomes and Reeds Spags Herbert Khalil Mack, there was 331 00:19:29,080 --> 00:19:33,160 Speaker 1: a Bosa, there was justin Herbert Bonis made the playoffs 332 00:19:33,680 --> 00:19:36,920 Speaker 1: and they're still carrying dead cap money. Bonis is a 333 00:19:36,920 --> 00:19:40,560 Speaker 1: franchise quarterback. May never throw a great deep ball. Other 334 00:19:40,680 --> 00:19:45,520 Speaker 1: than that, he's good. J Mack with the news, Turn 335 00:19:45,560 --> 00:19:46,080 Speaker 1: on the news. 336 00:19:46,560 --> 00:19:48,680 Speaker 2: This is the Herd line News. 337 00:19:49,280 --> 00:19:51,560 Speaker 5: All right, Colin, let's start with the Philadelphia Eagles. This 338 00:19:51,680 --> 00:19:55,200 Speaker 5: two game losing streak. It's a big story in Philadelphia. 339 00:19:55,680 --> 00:19:59,240 Speaker 5: Nick Sirianni's talking about the team's mindset going on the 340 00:19:59,320 --> 00:20:00,800 Speaker 5: road to Minne to this league. 341 00:20:01,960 --> 00:20:06,159 Speaker 9: You're always working on identifying your your issues and identifying 342 00:20:06,200 --> 00:20:08,840 Speaker 9: your strengths and like working to get better from it. That's, 343 00:20:09,440 --> 00:20:12,240 Speaker 9: you know, that's that's what we do. You know, that's 344 00:20:13,840 --> 00:20:15,960 Speaker 9: that's the things you think about. Every Every teams a 345 00:20:15,960 --> 00:20:20,320 Speaker 9: little different, Every message could be a little bit different 346 00:20:20,359 --> 00:20:22,600 Speaker 9: based off of where you are or where the team is, 347 00:20:23,359 --> 00:20:27,280 Speaker 9: and so you know, you you I think where confidence 348 00:20:27,359 --> 00:20:30,679 Speaker 9: comes from is your process and the things that you 349 00:20:30,800 --> 00:20:33,800 Speaker 9: go through on a weekly basis, the things that you 350 00:20:33,840 --> 00:20:35,920 Speaker 9: can control on a weekly basis to put yourself in 351 00:20:35,960 --> 00:20:39,600 Speaker 9: the best position to succeed. Confidence also comes from past 352 00:20:39,640 --> 00:20:42,880 Speaker 9: experiences and knowing that you've been there, you've done these 353 00:20:42,920 --> 00:20:43,560 Speaker 9: things before. 354 00:20:44,880 --> 00:20:48,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, this is a nightmare spot for Philly vikings with 355 00:20:48,080 --> 00:20:51,360 Speaker 1: an offensive coach on a buy, Mitchell may not play 356 00:20:51,359 --> 00:20:54,240 Speaker 1: at corner for the Eagles. It's one of the loudest 357 00:20:54,280 --> 00:20:57,920 Speaker 1: places to play. Kevin O'Connell with a little extra time, 358 00:20:57,960 --> 00:20:59,920 Speaker 1: you know, We've said this, all buys are not equal, 359 00:21:00,119 --> 00:21:03,560 Speaker 1: Andy Reid, Sean Payton. Offensive coaches with a buy or 360 00:21:03,640 --> 00:21:07,440 Speaker 1: extra time are really dangerous. Minnesota's got a real home 361 00:21:07,440 --> 00:21:11,000 Speaker 1: field advantage here. You have self doubt questioned. I don't 362 00:21:11,040 --> 00:21:12,600 Speaker 1: think you can fix them because you have a little 363 00:21:12,640 --> 00:21:16,080 Speaker 1: extra time if you're Philly Minnesota. This is a rough 364 00:21:16,119 --> 00:21:16,919 Speaker 1: spot for Philly. 365 00:21:17,920 --> 00:21:21,080 Speaker 5: Interesting, Yeah, the Mitchell injury, Today's the injury report that 366 00:21:21,119 --> 00:21:21,520 Speaker 5: will matter. 367 00:21:21,800 --> 00:21:23,760 Speaker 6: Jalen carter landon Dickerson. 368 00:21:24,240 --> 00:21:26,479 Speaker 5: Obviously you need quinnyon Mitchell to match up with Justin 369 00:21:26,560 --> 00:21:27,600 Speaker 5: Jefferson on the outside. 370 00:21:27,720 --> 00:21:27,960 Speaker 6: Colin. 371 00:21:28,040 --> 00:21:29,800 Speaker 5: I'll just say this though, you said Minnesota is a 372 00:21:29,800 --> 00:21:33,359 Speaker 5: tough place to play, if memory serves, Michael Pennix went 373 00:21:33,359 --> 00:21:34,959 Speaker 5: in there a few weeks ago and they got an 374 00:21:34,960 --> 00:21:35,600 Speaker 5: easy dub. 375 00:21:35,720 --> 00:21:36,080 Speaker 6: Now it was. 376 00:21:36,040 --> 00:21:41,000 Speaker 5: Against JJ McCarthy, but you know Carson Wentz revenge spot. Possibly, 377 00:21:41,840 --> 00:21:47,399 Speaker 5: I don't know. All the sharp guys are betting Minnesota here. Yeah, 378 00:21:47,440 --> 00:21:50,320 Speaker 5: this is a team back against the wall Philly that 379 00:21:50,600 --> 00:21:52,320 Speaker 5: usually shows up if. 380 00:21:52,160 --> 00:21:52,639 Speaker 6: They lose this. 381 00:21:52,720 --> 00:21:55,000 Speaker 5: I think it's Defcon one and I would not be 382 00:21:55,040 --> 00:21:57,000 Speaker 5: surprised by a trade of some kind. But I think 383 00:21:57,000 --> 00:21:59,040 Speaker 5: Philly gets the job done. I'm not betting it, but 384 00:21:59,080 --> 00:21:59,960 Speaker 5: I like the Eagles here. 385 00:22:00,440 --> 00:22:03,240 Speaker 6: All right, let's move on Colin to another. 386 00:22:03,000 --> 00:22:05,760 Speaker 5: Team we love talking about this week, Mike Vrabel and 387 00:22:05,840 --> 00:22:09,240 Speaker 5: his revenge spot for the New England Patriots. 388 00:22:09,400 --> 00:22:12,320 Speaker 6: He's going back to Tennessee. He's got Drake May. 389 00:22:12,960 --> 00:22:16,080 Speaker 5: Drake May has been an unbelievable quarterback this season. 390 00:22:16,119 --> 00:22:17,600 Speaker 6: And you know, wouldn't you look at that? 391 00:22:18,080 --> 00:22:20,680 Speaker 5: Since Week two we got some numbers here for Drake May. 392 00:22:21,040 --> 00:22:26,520 Speaker 5: He has been borderline incredible. Now again, one lost record, 393 00:22:26,560 --> 00:22:29,600 Speaker 5: you said, it's a quarterback stat man complete, a percentage 394 00:22:29,640 --> 00:22:30,680 Speaker 5: up there, passer rating. 395 00:22:30,760 --> 00:22:31,720 Speaker 6: He's been phenomenal. 396 00:22:31,800 --> 00:22:35,679 Speaker 5: Now he hasn't faced a murderer's row of defenses. There 397 00:22:35,720 --> 00:22:41,320 Speaker 5: was a Saints of Steelers. I'm not ready to crown him, 398 00:22:41,520 --> 00:22:44,320 Speaker 5: but Drake May has certainly been everything that I thought 399 00:22:44,359 --> 00:22:45,040 Speaker 5: he would be coming out. 400 00:22:45,040 --> 00:22:46,640 Speaker 6: Remember, I'm the one guy who thought he'd be better 401 00:22:46,680 --> 00:22:47,560 Speaker 6: than Jayden Daniels. 402 00:22:47,960 --> 00:22:51,080 Speaker 5: I was wrong for a year, but now maybe jay 403 00:22:51,119 --> 00:22:52,160 Speaker 5: Mack might have been honest something. 404 00:22:52,480 --> 00:22:54,239 Speaker 1: Now I don't think it's too early to crown him. 405 00:22:54,320 --> 00:22:56,879 Speaker 1: I thought Jayden Daniels last year. By week three, you're like, 406 00:22:57,080 --> 00:22:59,720 Speaker 1: it's a franchise quarterback. Quick decision maker accurate. I don't 407 00:22:59,720 --> 00:23:02,920 Speaker 1: think it. I think Drake May, Jade and Daniels are 408 00:23:03,040 --> 00:23:05,480 Speaker 1: absolute hits, and I think Caleb's going to work in 409 00:23:05,520 --> 00:23:08,760 Speaker 1: Penix is going to work now. Bo Nix is a hit. 410 00:23:09,000 --> 00:23:12,040 Speaker 1: People don't want to admit it. In that division. Harbaugh, 411 00:23:12,080 --> 00:23:15,439 Speaker 1: Andy Reid spags, Jesse Minner made the playoffs going up 412 00:23:15,480 --> 00:23:18,840 Speaker 1: against Mahomes and Herbert and Khalil Mack and you know, 413 00:23:18,880 --> 00:23:22,800 Speaker 1: I mean there's real Chris Jones. So fourteen and nine 414 00:23:23,040 --> 00:23:27,760 Speaker 1: it's a hit. Drake May works if you watch him moves, big, 415 00:23:27,960 --> 00:23:32,600 Speaker 1: good arm, accurate, quick decisions, nice kid, no ego. That's 416 00:23:32,640 --> 00:23:34,880 Speaker 1: a franchise school. I don't think you have to deep 417 00:23:35,040 --> 00:23:37,560 Speaker 1: dive and look at the When I watch him play 418 00:23:38,320 --> 00:23:43,560 Speaker 1: accurate in the pocket, seize the field, accurate, moving, good arm, 419 00:23:43,680 --> 00:23:45,440 Speaker 1: There's nothing else I need to see. And he can 420 00:23:45,480 --> 00:23:46,280 Speaker 1: move if he has to. 421 00:23:46,480 --> 00:23:48,879 Speaker 6: Now, you know, as a gambler, I'm always looking for value. Colin. 422 00:23:48,960 --> 00:23:51,600 Speaker 5: This might sound crazy, but if you look at that 423 00:23:51,680 --> 00:23:54,840 Speaker 5: Patriot schedule, we talked about how soft it is, why 424 00:23:54,840 --> 00:23:57,080 Speaker 5: would we at least look to bet them as the 425 00:23:57,200 --> 00:23:59,440 Speaker 5: number one seed in the AFC. I don't think they're 426 00:23:59,440 --> 00:24:02,880 Speaker 5: the best team, but the schedule Colin again, just take 427 00:24:02,880 --> 00:24:06,840 Speaker 5: a look at it, cam Ward, Dylan Gabriel, Michael Pennix. 428 00:24:06,920 --> 00:24:10,440 Speaker 5: That Michael Pennix games outdoors in New England. You got 429 00:24:10,440 --> 00:24:12,959 Speaker 5: to go to Baker Mayfield, which is tough the Jets. 430 00:24:13,040 --> 00:24:13,560 Speaker 6: That's a win. 431 00:24:13,960 --> 00:24:16,159 Speaker 5: I don't know if Joe Burrow's going to be back Colin. 432 00:24:16,240 --> 00:24:19,480 Speaker 5: They this could be a thirteen win team. Should we 433 00:24:19,520 --> 00:24:21,880 Speaker 5: be betting them to get the number one seed? 434 00:24:21,880 --> 00:24:23,359 Speaker 6: Again? They're not going to go to the super Bowl. 435 00:24:23,440 --> 00:24:26,840 Speaker 1: Do you remember when Mike Vrabel he lost to Cincinnati 436 00:24:26,880 --> 00:24:28,800 Speaker 1: at Holme The Burrow team that made the Super Bowl. 437 00:24:29,240 --> 00:24:32,520 Speaker 1: Wasn't that Tennessee team with Ryan Tannehill and Mike Rabel. 438 00:24:32,600 --> 00:24:33,800 Speaker 1: Weren't they a number one seed? 439 00:24:33,840 --> 00:24:35,320 Speaker 6: Derrick Henry, Yeah, they were the number one seed. 440 00:24:35,440 --> 00:24:37,520 Speaker 1: They were a number one seed more of a running 441 00:24:37,560 --> 00:24:39,840 Speaker 1: team than a throwing team. If you can be a 442 00:24:39,960 --> 00:24:42,320 Speaker 1: number one seed with Ryan Tannehill, you can be a 443 00:24:42,400 --> 00:24:45,080 Speaker 1: number one seed with Drake may It's a good take. 444 00:24:45,240 --> 00:24:49,240 Speaker 1: It's not crazy. I said they were the easiest team 445 00:24:49,280 --> 00:24:52,760 Speaker 1: on the board. Double your wins, easiest, easiest. I mean 446 00:24:52,800 --> 00:24:55,879 Speaker 1: you had three hundred million dollars. Mike Rabel a quarterback. 447 00:24:56,119 --> 00:24:59,680 Speaker 1: If you go to last year, New England was poorly 448 00:24:59,760 --> 00:25:02,520 Speaker 1: co coach and didn't have enough talent and was in 449 00:25:02,560 --> 00:25:05,080 Speaker 1: a lot of one possession losses. They were in close 450 00:25:05,160 --> 00:25:08,200 Speaker 1: games all to their schedule. New England's going to win 451 00:25:08,400 --> 00:25:12,040 Speaker 1: double digit games. Thirteen is not out of the question 452 00:25:12,080 --> 00:25:13,119 Speaker 1: if they stay healthy. 453 00:25:13,160 --> 00:25:16,200 Speaker 5: And I should add listen, the Buffalo team obviously was going. 454 00:25:16,200 --> 00:25:17,360 Speaker 6: To be the best team in the league. 455 00:25:17,400 --> 00:25:20,600 Speaker 5: They already beat Buffalo in Buffalo, So if they have 456 00:25:20,720 --> 00:25:23,840 Speaker 5: bird in hand essentially going into that second Buffalo matchup, 457 00:25:23,840 --> 00:25:26,480 Speaker 5: if they win that, they're winning the AFC East, right, 458 00:25:26,920 --> 00:25:28,840 Speaker 5: and then maybe the number one seeds not out of 459 00:25:28,880 --> 00:25:30,600 Speaker 5: the question. Colin, I think there could be a decent 460 00:25:30,640 --> 00:25:31,720 Speaker 5: bet if you're interesting member. 461 00:25:31,920 --> 00:25:34,000 Speaker 1: The Jets and the Dolphins are a mess. So if 462 00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:37,280 Speaker 1: you beat Buffalo even once, you get four wins on 463 00:25:37,320 --> 00:25:41,000 Speaker 1: the other side, So, I mean they play that division 464 00:25:41,080 --> 00:25:44,520 Speaker 1: looked tough, but the NFC East and the AFC East 465 00:25:44,920 --> 00:25:49,040 Speaker 1: over the last month have deteriorated. Washington, I mean, the 466 00:25:49,080 --> 00:25:51,720 Speaker 1: Giants actually have a spark, They're not great. Dallas has 467 00:25:51,760 --> 00:25:54,200 Speaker 1: no defense, Philadelphia is struggling. We thought that had a 468 00:25:54,280 --> 00:25:58,280 Speaker 1: chance to be you know, Washington and Philadelphia and no 469 00:25:58,359 --> 00:25:59,600 Speaker 1: it's a bad division. 470 00:25:59,600 --> 00:25:59,800 Speaker 9: Now. 471 00:26:00,080 --> 00:26:05,040 Speaker 5: Yeah, the final story is Major League Baseball Vlad Junior. 472 00:26:05,200 --> 00:26:07,960 Speaker 5: Oh my gosh, what a game four for four? He 473 00:26:08,280 --> 00:26:10,720 Speaker 5: just missed the cycle. He did not get a triple. 474 00:26:11,040 --> 00:26:15,440 Speaker 5: But the Blue Jays win thirteen to four. Game four, 475 00:26:15,720 --> 00:26:18,960 Speaker 5: the Mariners will be leading two to one. Are you 476 00:26:19,119 --> 00:26:21,800 Speaker 5: concerned at all for your Seattle team or was this 477 00:26:21,920 --> 00:26:23,240 Speaker 5: just a typical letdown? 478 00:26:23,560 --> 00:26:26,920 Speaker 1: No, you got to get a couple more games in Seattle. 479 00:26:27,400 --> 00:26:30,439 Speaker 1: I think Seattle's a really good team. As we have 480 00:26:30,520 --> 00:26:33,760 Speaker 1: watched all postseason. The reason the Dodgers are dominating is 481 00:26:33,800 --> 00:26:37,919 Speaker 1: not bats Otani can't hit. It's because of starting pitching. 482 00:26:38,320 --> 00:26:41,120 Speaker 1: And last night Seattle starting pitching was not good enough 483 00:26:41,280 --> 00:26:46,200 Speaker 1: and they got their Blue Jays had several big innings. Toronto. 484 00:26:46,720 --> 00:26:48,679 Speaker 1: Didn't they lead the American League in hits. You're not 485 00:26:48,720 --> 00:26:52,760 Speaker 1: sweeping Toronto. I don't think the Dodgers are gonna sweep Milwaukee. 486 00:26:53,119 --> 00:26:55,760 Speaker 1: I don't. I think Milwaukee's too good. I think these 487 00:26:55,800 --> 00:26:58,360 Speaker 1: final four teams are too good to be swept. And 488 00:26:58,960 --> 00:27:01,200 Speaker 1: this was going to happen was uglier than I thought. 489 00:27:01,280 --> 00:27:03,679 Speaker 1: But Toronto's a real team. I mean, just don't forget 490 00:27:03,680 --> 00:27:07,080 Speaker 1: how they disposed of the Yankees. They really rolled them 491 00:27:07,080 --> 00:27:10,640 Speaker 1: three times, so it's uh, this was bound to have. 492 00:27:10,880 --> 00:27:13,119 Speaker 6: I'll say this, Colin. Fun fact about me. 493 00:27:13,200 --> 00:27:15,840 Speaker 5: The first baseball stadium I ever went to was SkyDome. 494 00:27:15,920 --> 00:27:18,760 Speaker 5: My family has a bunch of friends in Canada. Beautiful, 495 00:27:19,000 --> 00:27:22,159 Speaker 5: beautiful stadium. And these throwback jerseys the Blue Jays wore 496 00:27:22,240 --> 00:27:25,320 Speaker 5: last night, those are fire. I love them, Aronte of 497 00:27:25,359 --> 00:27:27,320 Speaker 5: all the Blue Jays that I used to love back 498 00:27:27,320 --> 00:27:29,840 Speaker 5: in the day, Colin, I actually used to like the 499 00:27:29,880 --> 00:27:33,280 Speaker 5: Toronto Blue Jays just because of the. 500 00:27:32,160 --> 00:27:36,600 Speaker 6: Uniforms and the play. Jesse Barfield, George Beld. I mean, 501 00:27:36,640 --> 00:27:38,000 Speaker 6: it was so many good players back. 502 00:27:38,119 --> 00:27:41,040 Speaker 1: It wasn't one of their first great players. Otto Valez. 503 00:27:41,400 --> 00:27:41,879 Speaker 1: Look it up. 504 00:27:42,000 --> 00:27:44,080 Speaker 6: Now you're dating me. Come on, man, I know I 505 00:27:44,080 --> 00:27:44,560 Speaker 6: can't do that. 506 00:27:44,600 --> 00:27:48,080 Speaker 1: You know, no shaded auto valves on the show. I 507 00:27:48,160 --> 00:27:50,320 Speaker 1: go way, I go to the Expos. At least you 508 00:27:50,359 --> 00:27:53,240 Speaker 1: start talking, you know, you start talking these seventies and 509 00:27:53,280 --> 00:27:59,680 Speaker 1: eighties expansion teams. You got no shot. J mcklenews, Well, 510 00:27:59,760 --> 00:28:02,760 Speaker 1: that's the news, and thanks for stopping by the herd 511 00:28:02,960 --> 00:28:06,760 Speaker 1: line news. Yeah, the Jays led baseball in hits and 512 00:28:06,880 --> 00:28:10,720 Speaker 1: on base percentage. This is going to happen. So I 513 00:28:10,720 --> 00:28:13,400 Speaker 1: saw a story this morning. I thought the Cowboys would 514 00:28:13,400 --> 00:28:15,400 Speaker 1: win four to five games and have a top seven pick. 515 00:28:16,800 --> 00:28:19,399 Speaker 1: Dak looks better than ever, and the coaching staff, at 516 00:28:19,440 --> 00:28:21,760 Speaker 1: least on the offensive side, is functional. And I'm very 517 00:28:21,760 --> 00:28:25,080 Speaker 1: critical of Jerry Jones, but there's two things he got 518 00:28:25,160 --> 00:28:28,399 Speaker 1: right recently that you cannot deny. Number One, the George 519 00:28:28,400 --> 00:28:30,760 Speaker 1: Pickens trade for a third round pick with sensational He's 520 00:28:30,800 --> 00:28:34,119 Speaker 1: been tremendous, especially with the Ceede Lamb injury. And the 521 00:28:34,200 --> 00:28:38,120 Speaker 1: other thing that I think matters in the NFL. They're entertaining. 522 00:28:39,320 --> 00:28:42,920 Speaker 1: It's a good TV product. Jerry once again hired an 523 00:28:42,960 --> 00:28:45,880 Speaker 1: offensive coach. He knows where the league is going. If 524 00:28:45,880 --> 00:28:48,760 Speaker 1: you watch the Jets or Cleveland, the Saints or the Titans, 525 00:28:48,920 --> 00:28:53,440 Speaker 1: it's bad television. The Commander's Cowboys this weekend. If I 526 00:28:53,520 --> 00:28:56,840 Speaker 1: told you thirty three thirty field goal wins it, you 527 00:28:56,840 --> 00:28:59,160 Speaker 1: wouldn't be shocked. Titans are never going to be in 528 00:28:59,200 --> 00:29:02,479 Speaker 1: games like that, either of the Jets this point forward. 529 00:29:02,760 --> 00:29:06,160 Speaker 1: But the Mica trade, I like, gave the organization flexibility. 530 00:29:06,520 --> 00:29:09,680 Speaker 1: The Pickens moves turned out great, and they're the number 531 00:29:09,720 --> 00:29:11,840 Speaker 1: one TV show in the country. I mean go look 532 00:29:11,840 --> 00:29:14,120 Speaker 1: at the numbers of NFL football. It's the number one 533 00:29:14,120 --> 00:29:16,560 Speaker 1: TV show, ninety six out of the top one hundred shows. 534 00:29:17,080 --> 00:29:18,840 Speaker 1: And so the Titans and Jets are bad TV. And 535 00:29:18,840 --> 00:29:21,240 Speaker 1: you're saying, what does that have to do with anything? 536 00:29:21,720 --> 00:29:25,120 Speaker 1: It has to do with the vibe. There's a difference 537 00:29:25,160 --> 00:29:31,760 Speaker 1: between being hopeless and hopeful. What's the difference both teams 538 00:29:31,800 --> 00:29:34,680 Speaker 1: are bad Titans and Cowboys. You can argue, what's the 539 00:29:34,720 --> 00:29:39,400 Speaker 1: difference in life between hopeless and hopeful? Momentum? What's it 540 00:29:39,480 --> 00:29:42,480 Speaker 1: look like? What's it feel like? If I was a 541 00:29:42,480 --> 00:29:45,480 Speaker 1: free agent, I look at the Cowboys and I think 542 00:29:45,520 --> 00:29:47,920 Speaker 1: they have two first round picks. If they get the 543 00:29:47,920 --> 00:29:51,640 Speaker 1: best edge rusher and the top corner Kenny Clark, go 544 00:29:51,720 --> 00:29:54,200 Speaker 1: spend some money. Now they have flexibility. You can fix 545 00:29:54,240 --> 00:29:56,960 Speaker 1: that thing in the year. Folks, will got new England's 546 00:29:56,960 --> 00:29:59,480 Speaker 1: done in a year with a new coaching staff, you 547 00:29:59,520 --> 00:30:02,000 Speaker 1: can fix in a year. Look what look what Harbaugh did? 548 00:30:02,040 --> 00:30:05,760 Speaker 1: Worst defense to first defense, same guys one year. So 549 00:30:05,920 --> 00:30:11,800 Speaker 1: they're they're the Dallas vibe is entertaining big offense, Ceedee Lamb, 550 00:30:12,080 --> 00:30:15,960 Speaker 1: George Pickens, Javonte Williams. They just need a better defense. 551 00:30:16,080 --> 00:30:21,800 Speaker 1: It's a very hopeful, optimistic next twelve months. Jets don't 552 00:30:21,840 --> 00:30:25,320 Speaker 1: have the quarterback, don't have the coach. I'm not sure 553 00:30:25,320 --> 00:30:30,000 Speaker 1: if they have the vibe or the ownership. Are they distracted? 554 00:30:30,600 --> 00:30:37,719 Speaker 1: The Cowboys feel promising Pickens flexibility? Two first round picks? 555 00:30:38,320 --> 00:30:42,400 Speaker 1: I mean, I George Pickens. I do wonder what happens 556 00:30:42,440 --> 00:30:45,280 Speaker 1: when Ceedee Lamb comes back, maybe this weekend and takes 557 00:30:45,320 --> 00:30:48,080 Speaker 1: a lot of those targets. How does he? How does 558 00:30:48,120 --> 00:30:50,640 Speaker 1: that land for George Pickens? But Jerry says they would 559 00:30:50,640 --> 00:30:52,040 Speaker 1: consider a long term deal with. 560 00:30:53,560 --> 00:30:57,280 Speaker 10: Will Wait that we knew full well that if things 561 00:30:57,360 --> 00:31:03,880 Speaker 10: really went like we won't to go that. Certainly we 562 00:31:04,240 --> 00:31:06,520 Speaker 10: need to think about having some room available if we're 563 00:31:06,560 --> 00:31:09,640 Speaker 10: going to pay a second receiver at that level. 564 00:31:10,960 --> 00:31:14,760 Speaker 1: You never want to be bad and boring. If you're 565 00:31:15,000 --> 00:31:17,760 Speaker 1: not very good. Cowboys aren't bad. If you're not very good, 566 00:31:18,000 --> 00:31:24,000 Speaker 1: but wildly entertaining agents, pro athletes, coaches, you can sell that. 567 00:31:24,840 --> 00:31:29,040 Speaker 1: Try selling the Titans to a free agent. Try selling 568 00:31:29,040 --> 00:31:32,680 Speaker 1: the dysfunctional Jets to a free agent. Dak Ceedee Lamb, 569 00:31:32,720 --> 00:31:38,720 Speaker 1: George Pickens, Devonte Williams. Two first round picks in this league, 570 00:31:38,800 --> 00:31:41,160 Speaker 1: you could absolutely see next year if they nail their 571 00:31:41,160 --> 00:31:44,960 Speaker 1: first two picks, first three picks two first, a second, 572 00:31:45,040 --> 00:31:48,920 Speaker 1: all defensive guys two out of three hit big one starts, 573 00:31:49,240 --> 00:31:54,320 Speaker 1: you don't think they can change it, so you got 574 00:31:54,360 --> 00:31:57,480 Speaker 1: to give credit. I like the Mica deal, the Pickens deal. 575 00:31:57,840 --> 00:32:03,800 Speaker 1: They went with an offensive coach, way better than I thought. 576 00:32:03,520 --> 00:32:06,520 Speaker 1: I When I think of the Cowboys right now, I 577 00:32:06,600 --> 00:32:10,120 Speaker 1: do not put them close. If you look at right 578 00:32:10,160 --> 00:32:13,960 Speaker 1: now the top ten picks in the draft, it's a 579 00:32:13,960 --> 00:32:19,760 Speaker 1: lot of sad sack organizations. 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So the Mariners and the Blue Jays 607 00:34:00,040 --> 00:34:03,040 Speaker 1: engine teams in like seventy seven. And so I was 608 00:34:03,040 --> 00:34:04,840 Speaker 1: a huge Mariner fan. I can give you the entire 609 00:34:04,920 --> 00:34:06,440 Speaker 1: roster right now. No, we're good, We're good. 610 00:34:06,680 --> 00:34:07,080 Speaker 6: We're good. 611 00:34:07,120 --> 00:34:07,400 Speaker 5: We're good. 612 00:34:07,480 --> 00:34:07,720 Speaker 2: Huh. 613 00:34:07,720 --> 00:34:10,799 Speaker 1: And I told you Otto the swatow Otto Valez was 614 00:34:10,840 --> 00:34:12,480 Speaker 1: the guy that driving in the runs I think he 615 00:34:12,520 --> 00:34:15,080 Speaker 1: came from the Yankees, went to Toronto in seventy seven 616 00:34:15,120 --> 00:34:16,359 Speaker 1: and he was their RBI guy. 617 00:34:16,480 --> 00:34:19,080 Speaker 5: He sounds like my vape guy out here in California, 618 00:34:19,120 --> 00:34:21,760 Speaker 5: Otto the Suato sounds like a very off the books 619 00:34:21,840 --> 00:34:22,279 Speaker 5: kind of guy. 620 00:34:22,680 --> 00:34:25,000 Speaker 1: And in nineteen seventy six, I think it was seventy 621 00:34:25,000 --> 00:34:27,919 Speaker 1: six to seventy seven, the Seahawks and the Buccaneers were 622 00:34:27,960 --> 00:34:31,600 Speaker 1: also expansion teams. The Seahawks had a great offense with 623 00:34:31,719 --> 00:34:35,120 Speaker 1: Jim Zorn and Largent and Sherman Smith. The Bucks had 624 00:34:35,120 --> 00:34:38,440 Speaker 1: a Selman. They had a great defense. We're terrible on offense. 625 00:34:38,640 --> 00:34:40,440 Speaker 1: So if you had taken the Seahawks offense and the 626 00:34:40,440 --> 00:34:43,240 Speaker 1: Bucks defense, you had a great team. But Tampa couldn't 627 00:34:43,239 --> 00:34:45,600 Speaker 1: score for about three years. The Seahawks couldn't stop a 628 00:34:45,640 --> 00:34:48,880 Speaker 1: noseley for three years. So that was my fandom started. 629 00:34:49,000 --> 00:34:50,839 Speaker 1: I mean, like when I was a kid, there were 630 00:34:50,880 --> 00:34:53,680 Speaker 1: no teams in the Northwest outside of the Blazers. I 631 00:34:53,680 --> 00:34:55,319 Speaker 1: think the Sonics had been there for about an hour. 632 00:34:55,960 --> 00:34:58,600 Speaker 1: But my football and baseball stuff I had, I was 633 00:34:58,640 --> 00:35:02,080 Speaker 1: a Yankee, Red Sox fil not Red Sox, Phillies, Pirates, 634 00:35:02,120 --> 00:35:05,120 Speaker 1: Reds Royals, a little bit of the Yankees. Those are 635 00:35:05,160 --> 00:35:07,200 Speaker 1: my teams. So you don't want to you don't want 636 00:35:07,200 --> 00:35:11,400 Speaker 1: to push me on, Blue Jays, Mariners, Bucks, Seahawks. 637 00:35:11,440 --> 00:35:15,759 Speaker 6: I how was the blazon five back then? How was 638 00:35:15,760 --> 00:35:19,480 Speaker 6: that cooking with Leroy Selman and the Bucks or whatever? 639 00:35:20,160 --> 00:35:23,520 Speaker 1: My parents weren't gamblers. I will tell you this. So 640 00:35:23,760 --> 00:35:26,520 Speaker 1: it's coming up here in a few weeks, the trade deadline. 641 00:35:27,280 --> 00:35:30,040 Speaker 1: And there's a story this morning. We've been We've been 642 00:35:30,120 --> 00:35:33,040 Speaker 1: saying this now for a week. Keep your eye on 643 00:35:33,120 --> 00:35:37,320 Speaker 1: the Chargers running back in offensive tackle. So this is 644 00:35:37,360 --> 00:35:39,319 Speaker 1: what I've been saying. And here's how I view the 645 00:35:39,320 --> 00:35:45,640 Speaker 1: trade deadline. Buffalo, Bills, Chargers, Rams, go get help. You 646 00:35:45,680 --> 00:35:50,080 Speaker 1: have superstar quarterbacks. If you do not have a great quarterback, 647 00:35:51,680 --> 00:35:55,759 Speaker 1: don't That's what bad teams do. I hear all these 648 00:35:55,880 --> 00:36:00,919 Speaker 1: Jalen waddle to the Giants, rumors, stupid Giant. Think about 649 00:36:00,960 --> 00:36:05,200 Speaker 1: it this way. Think about free agency like it's similar 650 00:36:05,200 --> 00:36:08,399 Speaker 1: to poker. What's your hand? The Giants have a pair 651 00:36:08,440 --> 00:36:14,440 Speaker 1: of pocket twos scataboo and Jackson dart and nice twos. 652 00:36:15,280 --> 00:36:21,880 Speaker 1: You're not winning the hand. Okay, you got Herbert Allen Stafford. Okay, 653 00:36:22,040 --> 00:36:24,200 Speaker 1: that's a pair of Kings. That's a pair of aces. 654 00:36:24,719 --> 00:36:29,080 Speaker 1: Take a swing now. Khalil Mack may play this weekend 655 00:36:29,200 --> 00:36:32,279 Speaker 1: against the Colts. Joe Alt is coming back in the 656 00:36:32,280 --> 00:36:35,600 Speaker 1: next couple of weeks. Hampton's coming back as well. And 657 00:36:35,680 --> 00:36:39,200 Speaker 1: if you didn't go to the trade deadline, the Chargers 658 00:36:39,239 --> 00:36:42,400 Speaker 1: feel like to me they're a playoff team. With Alt 659 00:36:42,480 --> 00:36:46,240 Speaker 1: at left tackle, Hampton back at running back, and Khalil Mack, 660 00:36:46,600 --> 00:36:50,000 Speaker 1: they will Those are three elite players. I don't think 661 00:36:50,040 --> 00:36:52,480 Speaker 1: you need a big swing. Keep your eye on Alvin 662 00:36:52,560 --> 00:36:57,560 Speaker 1: Kamara as a backup running back from the Saints. Keep 663 00:36:57,600 --> 00:37:01,080 Speaker 1: your eye now, Caroline. He's got a young running back, 664 00:37:01,160 --> 00:37:03,520 Speaker 1: but he just had a monster weekend against the Cowboys. 665 00:37:03,600 --> 00:37:06,160 Speaker 1: Rico Daddle used to be a Cowboy, had a great week. 666 00:37:06,200 --> 00:37:09,040 Speaker 1: I don't think Carolina in that week division Carolina thinks 667 00:37:09,040 --> 00:37:11,160 Speaker 1: they may be a playoff team. I think you could 668 00:37:11,160 --> 00:37:13,600 Speaker 1: get him in three weeks when they're not a playoff team. 669 00:37:13,600 --> 00:37:15,359 Speaker 1: It doesn't look like it because I think Atlanta and 670 00:37:15,400 --> 00:37:18,600 Speaker 1: Tampa are just better. But when I look at the 671 00:37:18,640 --> 00:37:23,400 Speaker 1: trade deadline, who's your quarterback? Bills, you can't stop the run. 672 00:37:24,280 --> 00:37:27,719 Speaker 1: That's how you lose games. In January, Josh Allen doesn't 673 00:37:27,719 --> 00:37:30,840 Speaker 1: get on the field. Buffalo make a move doesn't have 674 00:37:30,880 --> 00:37:34,040 Speaker 1: to be a gigantic swing, something on the interior of 675 00:37:34,040 --> 00:37:39,399 Speaker 1: the defense, Chargers, a backup swing tackle or a running back. 676 00:37:40,160 --> 00:37:42,839 Speaker 1: Hampton's been hurt once. Running backs get hurt a lot, 677 00:37:43,640 --> 00:37:45,920 Speaker 1: and then you know you're the Rams. You got to 678 00:37:45,920 --> 00:37:48,160 Speaker 1: get a legit corner. You need a big corner. In 679 00:37:48,160 --> 00:37:51,080 Speaker 1: my opinion, I don't think they're massive swings. I think 680 00:37:51,120 --> 00:37:53,560 Speaker 1: all the teams are good enough to win multiple playoff games, 681 00:37:54,120 --> 00:37:58,480 Speaker 1: but the coaching's better in the playoffs, and your weaknesses 682 00:37:58,520 --> 00:38:02,000 Speaker 1: will be exposed. And the Chargers at running back and tackle, 683 00:38:02,440 --> 00:38:06,360 Speaker 1: the Rams at corner, and the Bills interior defense, the 684 00:38:06,360 --> 00:38:10,200 Speaker 1: good teams will take advantage of it. So this morning 685 00:38:10,200 --> 00:38:16,040 Speaker 1: this made me laugh. This morning I went and looked 686 00:38:16,040 --> 00:38:21,719 Speaker 1: at the current draft order in the NFL. I mean, honestly, 687 00:38:23,640 --> 00:38:26,640 Speaker 1: it looks like the last ten years. The current draft 688 00:38:26,719 --> 00:38:29,520 Speaker 1: order in the NFL. I'm gonna name nine of the 689 00:38:29,560 --> 00:38:37,640 Speaker 1: top ten teams. Stop me if you've heard them before. Jets, Brown's, Dolphin, Saints, Titans, Bengals, Raiders, Giants, Cardinals. 690 00:38:38,440 --> 00:38:41,640 Speaker 1: Baltimore is in there, but when Lamar comes back, they'll 691 00:38:41,719 --> 00:38:46,360 Speaker 1: reel off wins. And I've said this before. Winning a 692 00:38:46,520 --> 00:38:51,840 Speaker 1: Super Bowl is really really hard. Winning in the NFL 693 00:38:51,960 --> 00:38:55,200 Speaker 1: is not that hard. Take New England dynasty for twenty 694 00:38:55,239 --> 00:38:58,200 Speaker 1: plus years with Belichick and Brady. They have back to 695 00:38:58,239 --> 00:39:01,320 Speaker 1: back four and thirteen seasons. Then they hire of Rabel, 696 00:39:02,280 --> 00:39:05,440 Speaker 1: they have Drake May, they spend money in a free agency. 697 00:39:06,160 --> 00:39:10,439 Speaker 1: Right now they're in first place. So some of these 698 00:39:10,480 --> 00:39:14,279 Speaker 1: teams do really dumb things. I mean, take Miami, they 699 00:39:14,280 --> 00:39:18,000 Speaker 1: could have drafted Herbert, a bigger, stronger, more dynamic arm 700 00:39:18,080 --> 00:39:23,880 Speaker 1: over Tua. They chose Tua. Then Tua has multiple concussion issues, 701 00:39:24,400 --> 00:39:26,960 Speaker 1: they sign him to an extension and don't protect them 702 00:39:26,960 --> 00:39:32,560 Speaker 1: with a great o' line. Take Cleveland, they pass on Mahomes, 703 00:39:33,239 --> 00:39:39,399 Speaker 1: then they draft cocky Johnny Manziel. I'm a radio TV guy, 704 00:39:39,640 --> 00:39:41,879 Speaker 1: I warned you. And then they give up three first 705 00:39:41,920 --> 00:39:44,840 Speaker 1: round picks and guarantee the contract with Shaun Watson while 706 00:39:44,840 --> 00:39:49,400 Speaker 1: he's in litigation. So Miami and Cleveland, you've earned it. 707 00:39:50,120 --> 00:39:53,840 Speaker 1: You're bad for a reason. Tennessee, you let Mike Rabel go. 708 00:39:54,520 --> 00:40:00,000 Speaker 1: Not great, But New England proves for the next day 709 00:40:00,280 --> 00:40:02,600 Speaker 1: they're going to be really good. Minimum Vrabel's got ten 710 00:40:02,640 --> 00:40:04,879 Speaker 1: years left coach minimum. Drake may is going to play 711 00:40:04,880 --> 00:40:07,279 Speaker 1: ten years minimum if he doesn't get hurt. So it's 712 00:40:07,400 --> 00:40:09,880 Speaker 1: it's I will tell you With the New York Jets, 713 00:40:10,320 --> 00:40:13,400 Speaker 1: there's four things I would do in this order. Number one, 714 00:40:13,880 --> 00:40:15,640 Speaker 1: I would keep Aaron Glenn for the rest of the 715 00:40:15,640 --> 00:40:18,360 Speaker 1: season for a lot of reasons. I want to clean 716 00:40:18,480 --> 00:40:22,319 Speaker 1: coaching search and I don't think he's going to turn 717 00:40:22,360 --> 00:40:25,839 Speaker 1: it around losses or wins. I would keep Aaron Glenn 718 00:40:25,840 --> 00:40:28,280 Speaker 1: at the end of the season. Do not trade away 719 00:40:28,360 --> 00:40:31,320 Speaker 1: any of your best players. Remember when Carolina traded Dj Moore, 720 00:40:31,400 --> 00:40:33,480 Speaker 1: they get Bryce Young. He's got no number one receiver. 721 00:40:33,880 --> 00:40:37,400 Speaker 1: Keep your best players, stay out of the trade deadline stuff. 722 00:40:38,480 --> 00:40:40,440 Speaker 1: Hire an offensive coach at the end of the year 723 00:40:40,480 --> 00:40:43,359 Speaker 1: after letting Aaron go, and then just draft the best 724 00:40:43,400 --> 00:40:46,480 Speaker 1: college quarterback available and let it bake for a few years. 725 00:40:46,800 --> 00:40:51,600 Speaker 1: It may not turn it around overnight. Keep Aaron, stay 726 00:40:51,600 --> 00:40:54,319 Speaker 1: out of the trade deadline stuff, stay out of it. 727 00:40:54,360 --> 00:40:56,640 Speaker 1: Don't give up Bresee Hall, don't give up Garrett Wilson, 728 00:40:56,719 --> 00:41:00,280 Speaker 1: Quinn Williams, keep your best players, keep your co coach, 729 00:41:00,800 --> 00:41:03,959 Speaker 1: then move on. Get an offensive guy, and by the way, 730 00:41:04,160 --> 00:41:07,080 Speaker 1: go get Mike McCarthy. Don't get a position coach or 731 00:41:07,080 --> 00:41:10,920 Speaker 1: a college coach or a coordinator. Just go spend money. 732 00:41:10,920 --> 00:41:12,799 Speaker 1: That's what the Chargers did for years, and then they went, 733 00:41:12,840 --> 00:41:14,400 Speaker 1: you know, let's go spend fifteen million a year and 734 00:41:14,400 --> 00:41:17,920 Speaker 1: get Jim Harbaugh at Denver. Let's get Nett Hackett. No, 735 00:41:18,080 --> 00:41:21,319 Speaker 1: let's get Sean Payton. Go get Mike McCarthy. Is he 736 00:41:21,400 --> 00:41:24,320 Speaker 1: Andy Reid. No, but he's got a Super Bowl ring, 737 00:41:24,800 --> 00:41:29,279 Speaker 1: he's dealt with no owner and a needy owner. Go 738 00:41:29,320 --> 00:41:32,200 Speaker 1: get Mike McCarthy. End of the year, draft a quarterback. 739 00:41:32,520 --> 00:41:36,040 Speaker 1: Don't do anything at the trade deadline. It's not that complicated. 740 00:41:36,239 --> 00:41:38,720 Speaker 1: Hard to win Super Bowls, not hard to be competent.