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It's the Herd. 10 00:00:32,560 --> 00:00:35,279 Speaker 1: Wherever you may be, and however you may be listening 11 00:00:35,560 --> 00:00:41,280 Speaker 1: or watching Phuzy Week Free Agency, World Baseball Classic, NBA 12 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:46,440 Speaker 1: March Madness Selection Sunday is coming up. John Middlecoff sitting 13 00:00:46,479 --> 00:00:49,040 Speaker 1: in for Jason McIntyre today from the Volume. 14 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:50,519 Speaker 3: So John'm going to. 15 00:00:50,560 --> 00:00:54,840 Speaker 1: Start today with a Kyler Murray topic. Because you live 16 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:58,760 Speaker 1: in Arizona, you've seen a lot of Kyler Murray. I 17 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:02,280 Speaker 1: used to live in LA watched a lot of NFC West. 18 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:06,120 Speaker 1: So Kyler Murray has signed a one year deal with 19 00:01:06,200 --> 00:01:09,600 Speaker 1: the great Kevin O'Connell, great coach, great offensive coach. This 20 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:13,280 Speaker 1: is where Sam Darnold's career was reborn. They signed him 21 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:16,600 Speaker 1: for a year, And what does that mean for JJ McCarthy. 22 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:20,320 Speaker 1: I think we all know JJ McCarthy, and I'm not 23 00:01:20,400 --> 00:01:25,480 Speaker 1: saying it's easy to figure out first round, second round quarterbacks. 24 00:01:25,560 --> 00:01:26,400 Speaker 3: I know it's hard. 25 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:31,280 Speaker 1: But JJ McCarthy is a cautionary tale for every general 26 00:01:31,319 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 1: manager in the NFL. Beware of two things, the game 27 00:01:36,160 --> 00:01:39,800 Speaker 1: manager at the college level, and beware of when the 28 00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:43,840 Speaker 1: number one trait for a college quarterback is he's a winner. 29 00:01:44,440 --> 00:01:46,680 Speaker 1: That's what they said about t Bow. That doesn't mean anything. 30 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:48,120 Speaker 3: Okay. 31 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:52,560 Speaker 1: These game managing college quarterbacks usually come from Alabama or 32 00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:56,880 Speaker 1: Ohio State, Georgia, these football factories where they can turn 33 00:01:56,920 --> 00:01:59,240 Speaker 1: and hand it off, throw twenty three times a game. 34 00:01:59,560 --> 00:02:03,600 Speaker 1: Jjm McCarthy. He came from the best Michigan team probably ever. 35 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:08,200 Speaker 1: Thirteen guys were drafted, stacked roster, and he only threw 36 00:02:08,480 --> 00:02:12,160 Speaker 1: for twenty two touchdowns. Joe Burrell played on a stacked 37 00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:13,280 Speaker 1: roster at LSU. 38 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:14,359 Speaker 3: He threw for sixty. 39 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:16,480 Speaker 1: If you're going to play in a roster like that, 40 00:02:16,919 --> 00:02:19,520 Speaker 1: you don't have to carry the team. But I better 41 00:02:19,560 --> 00:02:23,919 Speaker 1: see like forty five touchdowns. Fifty five touchdowns every quarterback 42 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:28,480 Speaker 1: in JJ McCarthy's class. Everyone Bo Nicks, Jaden Daniels, Michael Pennix, 43 00:02:28,919 --> 00:02:32,720 Speaker 1: Drake May, Caleb Williams, every other first round quarterback, every 44 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:39,320 Speaker 1: other one USC, Oregon, North Carolina, LSU, some good programs. 45 00:02:39,480 --> 00:02:41,680 Speaker 1: They had to throw for over three hundred yards a game. 46 00:02:42,800 --> 00:02:46,760 Speaker 1: JJ McCarthy two for under two hundred yards a game. 47 00:02:47,040 --> 00:02:49,680 Speaker 1: That's the first warning side and the second. And I 48 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:52,240 Speaker 1: know Pat in the backtime. I said he is the 49 00:02:52,280 --> 00:02:56,200 Speaker 1: one quarterback coming in this first round draft class. I 50 00:02:56,240 --> 00:02:58,600 Speaker 1: don't think it's going to work. The other thing was, 51 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:01,400 Speaker 1: first of all, he didn't have any rate wow traits. 52 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:08,040 Speaker 1: Caleb Williams, wow horsepower, Bo Nicks, toughness, durability, athletic ability, 53 00:03:08,160 --> 00:03:12,160 Speaker 1: Jaden Daniels kind of a Lamar Jackson type player. Drake May, 54 00:03:12,280 --> 00:03:17,800 Speaker 1: big size, big arm, Pennix, good arm. JJ McCarthy's a winner. 55 00:03:18,520 --> 00:03:21,880 Speaker 1: A winner is how you should describe a poker player 56 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:25,320 Speaker 1: or a lawyer. If you tell me a lawyer, the 57 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:27,400 Speaker 1: guy's a winner. It's kind of all I need to know. 58 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:32,680 Speaker 1: Poker player, guy's a winner. Sit down at the table. 59 00:03:32,800 --> 00:03:34,480 Speaker 1: That's Phil helm youth. That's all I need to know. 60 00:03:35,200 --> 00:03:37,800 Speaker 1: We don't talk about any other athlete and say he's 61 00:03:37,800 --> 00:03:44,720 Speaker 1: a winner. We don't draft cornerbacks left tackles, guards, running 62 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:48,400 Speaker 1: backs and say, well, you know, production was so so, 63 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:51,320 Speaker 1: but he is a winner. Doesn't mean anything. Same with 64 00:03:51,720 --> 00:03:55,400 Speaker 1: college basketball players. Nobody's drafting Darren Peterson number one because 65 00:03:55,400 --> 00:03:58,160 Speaker 1: he's a winner. They're looking at his talent and his traits. 66 00:03:58,600 --> 00:04:01,040 Speaker 1: So I just I don't buy the he's a winner thing. 67 00:04:01,280 --> 00:04:07,040 Speaker 1: Now you could say Fernando Mendoza Colin, Yeah, he won 68 00:04:07,800 --> 00:04:11,200 Speaker 1: because he's a killer, because he's great late, because he 69 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:14,160 Speaker 1: beat Miami almost single handedly in the fourth quarter. He 70 00:04:14,200 --> 00:04:16,599 Speaker 1: did the same with Penn State on the road. That's different. 71 00:04:16,800 --> 00:04:20,080 Speaker 1: He was asked to carry a good roster. That JJ 72 00:04:20,200 --> 00:04:23,400 Speaker 1: McCarthy Michigan roster wasn't a good roster. It's the best 73 00:04:23,440 --> 00:04:28,359 Speaker 1: Michigan roster ever, thirteen guys drafted. That's an Ohio State, Bama, Georgia, 74 00:04:28,520 --> 00:04:31,640 Speaker 1: LSU level roster. And did he carry it? Yeah, at 75 00:04:31,640 --> 00:04:35,040 Speaker 1: times he did. He did against Miami late, he did 76 00:04:35,080 --> 00:04:39,800 Speaker 1: against Oregon fourth quarter. So there's a difference. And you know, 77 00:04:39,800 --> 00:04:42,560 Speaker 1: you can say what you want about Conder Murray again, 78 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:45,640 Speaker 1: he and Sam Darnold have been the two quarterbacks that 79 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:48,640 Speaker 1: I always liked more than the market because they have 80 00:04:48,800 --> 00:04:52,640 Speaker 1: wow traits. His elusiveness, a plus. Wow, his deep ball 81 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:56,159 Speaker 1: excellent and for the record, since he was drafted Kyler 82 00:04:56,279 --> 00:05:00,760 Speaker 1: Murray among active quarterbacks top ten and two down passes. 83 00:05:00,960 --> 00:05:04,120 Speaker 1: So he's actually productive with experience and elusive and a 84 00:05:04,120 --> 00:05:06,560 Speaker 1: great deep ball. He's going to win this job. But 85 00:05:06,600 --> 00:05:10,320 Speaker 1: it's a cautionary tale. Be very careful about. He's a 86 00:05:10,440 --> 00:05:18,200 Speaker 1: winner or game manager at college. It just doesn't translate 87 00:05:18,440 --> 00:05:22,120 Speaker 1: to Sunday football. Okay, So Luca had fifty one last 88 00:05:22,200 --> 00:05:25,159 Speaker 1: night and the Lakers beat the Bulls, but that wasn't 89 00:05:25,200 --> 00:05:27,160 Speaker 1: the story. And this is a real story, and it's 90 00:05:27,600 --> 00:05:30,839 Speaker 1: actually asking a lot of Lebron James. So we talked 91 00:05:30,839 --> 00:05:34,159 Speaker 1: a lot before the season. I said, this is going 92 00:05:34,200 --> 00:05:39,520 Speaker 1: to be the strangest year in Lebron james life. Every offense, 93 00:05:39,880 --> 00:05:44,280 Speaker 1: even last year with heavy Luca and Luca off an injury, 94 00:05:44,880 --> 00:05:47,080 Speaker 1: Lebron needed the ball in his hands for the offense 95 00:05:47,120 --> 00:05:47,760 Speaker 1: to be effective. 96 00:05:48,080 --> 00:05:49,520 Speaker 3: I said, this year is going to be different. 97 00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:54,000 Speaker 1: The difference between in shape, skinny Luca still in his 98 00:05:54,040 --> 00:05:56,279 Speaker 1: prime in Lebron. The GAP's going to be huge and 99 00:05:56,400 --> 00:05:58,400 Speaker 1: Lebron's going to have to learn for the first time 100 00:05:58,400 --> 00:06:02,279 Speaker 1: in his career to play off the ball all the time. 101 00:06:02,440 --> 00:06:05,000 Speaker 1: Now he's having a bad shooting year off the ball 102 00:06:05,040 --> 00:06:08,520 Speaker 1: because is Let's be honest, his jump shot has always 103 00:06:08,560 --> 00:06:12,520 Speaker 1: been streaking and inconsistent. But what really happened this year 104 00:06:12,520 --> 00:06:14,960 Speaker 1: that makes it even tougher for Lebron is that Austin 105 00:06:15,080 --> 00:06:20,120 Speaker 1: Reeves has popped and now Lebron should probably have the 106 00:06:20,160 --> 00:06:25,160 Speaker 1: ball as a third offensive option on the Lakers. So 107 00:06:25,200 --> 00:06:27,159 Speaker 1: to ask a guy that was face of the NBA 108 00:06:27,320 --> 00:06:29,960 Speaker 1: for twenty years, hey, we not only need you to 109 00:06:29,960 --> 00:06:33,560 Speaker 1: be off the ball with Luca, but Austin Reeves as well, 110 00:06:33,640 --> 00:06:35,840 Speaker 1: it is a big ask. I don't think Michael Jordan 111 00:06:35,880 --> 00:06:38,760 Speaker 1: would have done that. I don't think most all time 112 00:06:38,800 --> 00:06:42,040 Speaker 1: players are gonna do that. And the fact that Lebron's 113 00:06:42,040 --> 00:06:44,680 Speaker 1: always been about winning and he has and I've defended 114 00:06:44,720 --> 00:06:46,719 Speaker 1: him early when he used to not take the big 115 00:06:46,760 --> 00:06:49,200 Speaker 1: shot like MJ or Kobe, and I'd say he's a 116 00:06:49,240 --> 00:06:52,719 Speaker 1: winning player. He makes the right basketball play. So this 117 00:06:52,800 --> 00:06:55,400 Speaker 1: is a big ask and Lebron's entire career, it was 118 00:06:55,400 --> 00:06:59,320 Speaker 1: the opposite. He had to ask Dwayne Wade, you're the two. 119 00:06:59,839 --> 00:07:01,960 Speaker 1: He had to go to Chris Bosch, Hey, get out 120 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:04,400 Speaker 1: of the paint, go in the corner. He had to 121 00:07:04,400 --> 00:07:07,240 Speaker 1: tell Kyrie Irving Bro I'm gonna carry the ball. You 122 00:07:07,320 --> 00:07:11,240 Speaker 1: have to play off ball. So everybody has sacrificed for 123 00:07:11,360 --> 00:07:16,480 Speaker 1: Lebron and should have his entire career, even Luke a 124 00:07:16,480 --> 00:07:19,920 Speaker 1: little bit last year. But this Lebron's different. His usage 125 00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:23,200 Speaker 1: rate lowest of his career by a wide margin. Is 126 00:07:23,240 --> 00:07:26,560 Speaker 1: you know, field goals taken per game lowest of his career, 127 00:07:26,960 --> 00:07:31,840 Speaker 1: wide margin. So this is what we talked about all preseason. 128 00:07:32,360 --> 00:07:35,720 Speaker 1: This is gonna be a weird year for Lebron. Face 129 00:07:35,840 --> 00:07:39,800 Speaker 1: the league to not only the second option, but net 130 00:07:39,920 --> 00:07:43,680 Speaker 1: rating tells you the third option. He's gonna have to 131 00:07:43,720 --> 00:07:46,480 Speaker 1: set screens. He's gonna have to rebound a little more, 132 00:07:46,560 --> 00:07:49,520 Speaker 1: He's gonna have to do the dirty work. And you 133 00:07:49,560 --> 00:07:52,960 Speaker 1: know this year, when Lebron shoots more than twenty times, 134 00:07:53,120 --> 00:07:56,239 Speaker 1: Lakers are zero and three. When he shoots under twenty times, 135 00:07:56,240 --> 00:07:59,440 Speaker 1: they're twenty seven to fifteen. The numbers don't lie. But 136 00:07:59,480 --> 00:08:02,480 Speaker 1: I do think it's a big ask. I don't think 137 00:08:02,600 --> 00:08:04,760 Speaker 1: MJ would have done it. I don't think a lot 138 00:08:04,760 --> 00:08:08,680 Speaker 1: of stars that can still play at Lebron's level individually 139 00:08:09,080 --> 00:08:11,960 Speaker 1: would do it. But Lebron's always been a winning player. 140 00:08:12,920 --> 00:08:18,520 Speaker 1: I just think he deserves credit for committing to this 141 00:08:18,840 --> 00:08:22,360 Speaker 1: kind of basketball when he could score twenty four a 142 00:08:22,480 --> 00:08:25,520 Speaker 1: night for half the teams in the league or more. 143 00:08:25,640 --> 00:08:27,320 Speaker 1: And here was JJ Reddick after the win. 144 00:08:28,760 --> 00:08:31,560 Speaker 4: Lebron and I we talked. We had a great conversation 145 00:08:31,560 --> 00:08:33,599 Speaker 4: over the last couple of days. I think again, he 146 00:08:33,840 --> 00:08:35,760 Speaker 4: wants to do everything possible to help this team win, 147 00:08:36,679 --> 00:08:41,960 Speaker 4: and he understands the importance of making sure Luca and 148 00:08:42,360 --> 00:08:45,720 Speaker 4: Ar can be at their best. And you know that's 149 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:50,160 Speaker 4: that's incredible of him. The team is most important. You know, 150 00:08:50,960 --> 00:08:54,559 Speaker 4: everybody successful when we win. So yeah, it is a sacrifice. 151 00:08:54,840 --> 00:08:56,840 Speaker 5: I know what I'm capable of still doing as an individual, 152 00:08:56,880 --> 00:09:00,200 Speaker 5: but most important for this team, I'm able to to 153 00:09:00,600 --> 00:09:01,040 Speaker 5: adapt to it. 154 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:03,040 Speaker 4: What's important for this team, and that's the only thing 155 00:09:03,080 --> 00:09:04,600 Speaker 4: that matters in the win. Is only that matters. 156 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:05,920 Speaker 3: It was interesting. 157 00:09:05,920 --> 00:09:08,000 Speaker 1: I was reading an article yesterday and they were talking 158 00:09:08,000 --> 00:09:11,480 Speaker 1: about Lebron. I've never seen this before with any Lebron article. 159 00:09:12,080 --> 00:09:14,240 Speaker 1: JJ Reddick was talking about, I'm gonna need him to 160 00:09:14,280 --> 00:09:19,520 Speaker 1: set some screens. I've never seen screens in Lebron in 161 00:09:19,559 --> 00:09:22,160 Speaker 1: the same sentence before. Not that he's not capable of 162 00:09:22,200 --> 00:09:24,800 Speaker 1: doing it, but I'm defending Lebron here. 163 00:09:25,040 --> 00:09:26,240 Speaker 3: This is a big ask. 164 00:09:27,240 --> 00:09:29,560 Speaker 1: At some point on a show, I'm gonna be the 165 00:09:29,679 --> 00:09:32,000 Speaker 1: third voice, and I don't know if I'll be as 166 00:09:32,040 --> 00:09:32,760 Speaker 1: good as Lebron. 167 00:09:33,640 --> 00:09:36,760 Speaker 3: I don't know if I'll pass it. But Lebron deserves credit. 168 00:09:36,880 --> 00:09:40,640 Speaker 1: Lakers playing well, and Austin Reeves has blossomed by the 169 00:09:40,640 --> 00:09:43,400 Speaker 1: way with Luca, and I think everybody sees it, and 170 00:09:43,760 --> 00:09:47,400 Speaker 1: fortunately right now Lebron sees it. Okay, there's a couple 171 00:09:47,400 --> 00:09:50,320 Speaker 1: of things. First of all, the Kyner Murray situation. What's 172 00:09:50,320 --> 00:09:53,600 Speaker 1: happening in the NFL is and boy, you're seeing it. 173 00:09:53,640 --> 00:09:58,920 Speaker 1: I said this yesterday. I think Kyler Murray is going 174 00:09:58,960 --> 00:10:00,559 Speaker 1: to be our Sam Darnold. Don't think he's going to 175 00:10:00,600 --> 00:10:01,800 Speaker 1: be that good. I don't think he's going to go 176 00:10:01,840 --> 00:10:03,360 Speaker 1: to a super Bowl. I don't think he's going to 177 00:10:03,400 --> 00:10:06,080 Speaker 1: win fourteen games with Minnesota. But I think he's going 178 00:10:06,120 --> 00:10:11,360 Speaker 1: to be really successful. But the other thing is, over 179 00:10:11,400 --> 00:10:17,160 Speaker 1: the last several years, I have taken two teams every year, 180 00:10:17,520 --> 00:10:21,120 Speaker 1: and I'm on a four year heater eight for eight. 181 00:10:21,200 --> 00:10:24,000 Speaker 1: I want to go ten for ten. So last year 182 00:10:24,080 --> 00:10:27,760 Speaker 1: I took Seattle in New England. Seattle was my already 183 00:10:27,840 --> 00:10:31,959 Speaker 1: pretty good, gonna be much better than everybody thinks. Team 184 00:10:32,120 --> 00:10:34,480 Speaker 1: got to a Super Bowl. And then I always picked 185 00:10:34,480 --> 00:10:38,480 Speaker 1: my double year win total at minimum team that was 186 00:10:38,559 --> 00:10:41,360 Speaker 1: New England, So last year was pretty good. 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You do it 210 00:11:50,040 --> 00:11:52,520 Speaker 7: today and you can check all of those out on 211 00:11:52,559 --> 00:11:56,720 Speaker 7: the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast or wherever. 212 00:11:56,440 --> 00:11:58,120 Speaker 4: You get your podcasts. 213 00:12:00,800 --> 00:12:04,520 Speaker 1: So Minnesota won nine games last year, and they were offensively, 214 00:12:04,600 --> 00:12:07,280 Speaker 1: they were kind of a mess. They had the fourth 215 00:12:07,320 --> 00:12:12,199 Speaker 1: fewest touchdown passes in the sport. So they're over under 216 00:12:12,360 --> 00:12:15,679 Speaker 1: going into this year. According to DraftKings is eight and 217 00:12:15,760 --> 00:12:18,920 Speaker 1: a half. So they won nine games last year and 218 00:12:18,960 --> 00:12:22,360 Speaker 1: they led the NFL and giveaways. They were one of 219 00:12:22,360 --> 00:12:27,120 Speaker 1: the worst third down offenses in a bottom five total offense. 220 00:12:27,960 --> 00:12:33,120 Speaker 1: And so it's official. The New York Giants. I take 221 00:12:33,160 --> 00:12:36,440 Speaker 1: two teams every year. The New York Giants are my 222 00:12:36,720 --> 00:12:39,559 Speaker 1: double year win total team hiring John Harbaugh. 223 00:12:40,360 --> 00:12:40,839 Speaker 3: Last year. 224 00:12:40,920 --> 00:12:43,240 Speaker 1: My double your win total team was New England with 225 00:12:43,400 --> 00:12:47,599 Speaker 1: Vrabel and all that money in free agency, and we 226 00:12:48,160 --> 00:12:50,560 Speaker 1: got pretty fortunate they made the Super Bowl. I didn't 227 00:12:50,600 --> 00:12:52,040 Speaker 1: think they would make the super Bowl, but I thought 228 00:12:52,080 --> 00:12:54,200 Speaker 1: they would be an automatic double yr win total team 229 00:12:54,480 --> 00:12:56,480 Speaker 1: last year and then every year I pick a team 230 00:12:56,840 --> 00:12:58,840 Speaker 1: that I think is already pretty good, but it's going 231 00:12:58,920 --> 00:13:01,520 Speaker 1: to go into next year and be much better than 232 00:13:01,520 --> 00:13:02,320 Speaker 1: everybody thinks. 233 00:13:02,720 --> 00:13:05,840 Speaker 3: I'm going to do that with Minnesota. So they're over 234 00:13:05,960 --> 00:13:07,120 Speaker 3: unders eight and a half. 235 00:13:07,240 --> 00:13:08,760 Speaker 1: I think they have a chance to be an eleven 236 00:13:08,800 --> 00:13:13,240 Speaker 1: win team and you think it's crazy. But their defense 237 00:13:13,320 --> 00:13:17,120 Speaker 1: last year with Brian Flores, I think it's exceptional. I 238 00:13:17,120 --> 00:13:20,120 Speaker 1: think their offensive line was banged up, it's very good. 239 00:13:20,640 --> 00:13:25,800 Speaker 1: So this goes back to Kyler Murray. Like Sam Darnold, 240 00:13:26,360 --> 00:13:30,400 Speaker 1: bad organization. You keep asking who's the next Sam. I 241 00:13:30,440 --> 00:13:35,920 Speaker 1: think it's Kyler. With Kevin O'Connell, great weapons, legit, left tackle, tight. 242 00:13:35,800 --> 00:13:36,360 Speaker 3: Ends, a star. 243 00:13:37,520 --> 00:13:41,160 Speaker 1: There's no reason why a guy with a better owner 244 00:13:41,240 --> 00:13:43,520 Speaker 1: and a better coach and a better old line and 245 00:13:43,600 --> 00:13:47,679 Speaker 1: supporting cast can't take a team that won nine last 246 00:13:47,760 --> 00:13:51,200 Speaker 1: year and was a mess offensively in an offensive league. 247 00:13:51,400 --> 00:13:54,280 Speaker 1: Here's Albert Breer this week on Kyle fitting in with 248 00:13:54,320 --> 00:13:56,280 Speaker 1: the Vikings, and. 249 00:13:56,200 --> 00:13:57,600 Speaker 8: I think if you're Kyle and Murray, you look at 250 00:13:57,600 --> 00:14:00,319 Speaker 8: that situation, the opportunity to work with Kevin O'Connell, an 251 00:14:00,320 --> 00:14:05,040 Speaker 8: offensive line that they've invested in, Jordan Jefferson, justin Jefferson, 252 00:14:05,440 --> 00:14:07,200 Speaker 8: Jordan Addison, TJ. 253 00:14:07,320 --> 00:14:07,880 Speaker 6: Hawkinson. 254 00:14:08,080 --> 00:14:10,560 Speaker 9: I mean, you start to add up the pieces that 255 00:14:10,600 --> 00:14:12,600 Speaker 9: you've got in Minnesota, and even though they didn't play 256 00:14:12,679 --> 00:14:15,360 Speaker 9: very well last year, a lot of those same elements 257 00:14:15,360 --> 00:14:18,200 Speaker 9: that put Sam Darnold in position to resurrect his career 258 00:14:18,280 --> 00:14:20,240 Speaker 9: would still be there for Kyler Murray. 259 00:14:21,200 --> 00:14:21,480 Speaker 5: Yep. 260 00:14:21,600 --> 00:14:25,760 Speaker 1: So there we go, Giants, double your win total. Vikings 261 00:14:25,800 --> 00:14:30,200 Speaker 1: my Seahawks of next year, and John Middlecoff former NFL scout, 262 00:14:30,320 --> 00:14:32,520 Speaker 1: Volume three and out podcasts with the news. 263 00:14:33,360 --> 00:14:38,320 Speaker 4: No, no, no, this is the Herdline News. 264 00:14:38,880 --> 00:14:41,880 Speaker 10: Well, Colin, let's start with the World Baseball Classic, and 265 00:14:42,040 --> 00:14:44,640 Speaker 10: it got a little dicey for us, but we've advanced 266 00:14:45,160 --> 00:14:48,840 Speaker 10: and tonight on Fox at eight pm Eastern, we take 267 00:14:49,040 --> 00:14:50,239 Speaker 10: on Canada. 268 00:14:50,520 --> 00:14:50,840 Speaker 5: Yeah. 269 00:14:50,880 --> 00:14:54,080 Speaker 10: Well, the last time Colin team USA took on Canada, 270 00:14:54,160 --> 00:14:56,800 Speaker 10: it went pretty well for US. And one of those 271 00:14:56,840 --> 00:15:00,880 Speaker 10: Olympic stars called in a and gave a little pep 272 00:15:00,920 --> 00:15:02,200 Speaker 10: talk for the baseball team. 273 00:15:02,200 --> 00:15:03,040 Speaker 6: Here's Mark de Rosa. 274 00:15:04,600 --> 00:15:07,920 Speaker 11: Jack Hughes sent the boys a nice little fire up, 275 00:15:08,440 --> 00:15:12,640 Speaker 11: little message that I put out on their group chat. 276 00:15:13,000 --> 00:15:16,720 Speaker 11: And I know there's talks of some hockey jerseys being 277 00:15:16,760 --> 00:15:19,160 Speaker 11: sent in tomorrow for the guys to wear during VP. 278 00:15:20,960 --> 00:15:23,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, this thing's actually been a big hit, and I 279 00:15:23,360 --> 00:15:25,640 Speaker 1: think what it feels like. You know, when you get 280 00:15:25,720 --> 00:15:30,280 Speaker 1: buy in from pro athletes on international competitions, it's just 281 00:15:30,320 --> 00:15:34,760 Speaker 1: an easy sell. You wrap great stars in these infrequent 282 00:15:34,840 --> 00:15:37,520 Speaker 1: events and you wrap the flag around it. And this 283 00:15:37,600 --> 00:15:42,040 Speaker 1: has gotten incredible relevance and numbers more than it's ever 284 00:15:42,160 --> 00:15:44,800 Speaker 1: you know, Fox put it front and center and it 285 00:15:44,920 --> 00:15:47,360 Speaker 1: started back in two thousand and six. It was good, 286 00:15:47,360 --> 00:15:50,120 Speaker 1: but in a crowded network at ESBN, it kind of 287 00:15:50,160 --> 00:15:53,400 Speaker 1: got buried. Nobody's fault. They just have you know, they 288 00:15:53,440 --> 00:15:55,680 Speaker 1: just had a lot of games. So this thing has 289 00:15:55,720 --> 00:15:58,960 Speaker 1: been undervalued for years. We said it when it started. 290 00:15:59,400 --> 00:16:01,720 Speaker 1: This is one of the smarter pickups by Fox, and 291 00:16:01,760 --> 00:16:03,480 Speaker 1: it has been a home run event. 292 00:16:04,160 --> 00:16:07,360 Speaker 10: It does feel like our two biggest American stars, Harper 293 00:16:07,360 --> 00:16:08,520 Speaker 10: and Judge. 294 00:16:08,120 --> 00:16:08,840 Speaker 6: Are all in. 295 00:16:09,240 --> 00:16:12,080 Speaker 10: They feel like the hockey guys like Jack Hughes. This 296 00:16:12,120 --> 00:16:14,520 Speaker 10: is not gonna be easy. We're the betting favorites right now. 297 00:16:14,560 --> 00:16:17,160 Speaker 10: But if we take care of Canada I think we will, 298 00:16:17,520 --> 00:16:20,600 Speaker 10: then we probably got the Dominican and then potentially the Japanese. 299 00:16:20,640 --> 00:16:22,120 Speaker 10: I mean, this is we're gonna have to earn this 300 00:16:22,200 --> 00:16:24,600 Speaker 10: and the thing in these World Baseball Classic, Colin, none 301 00:16:24,600 --> 00:16:26,320 Speaker 10: of these pitchers are going seven or eight years, so 302 00:16:26,360 --> 00:16:27,360 Speaker 10: you got to mix and match that. 303 00:16:27,680 --> 00:16:28,560 Speaker 6: You need the guys to hit. 304 00:16:28,800 --> 00:16:30,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, no question. I have to hate your way to 305 00:16:30,880 --> 00:16:31,680 Speaker 3: this championship. 306 00:16:32,040 --> 00:16:34,840 Speaker 10: Okay, I know this is a favorite topic of yours, 307 00:16:34,880 --> 00:16:36,080 Speaker 10: the USC Trojans. 308 00:16:36,160 --> 00:16:36,480 Speaker 3: Colin. 309 00:16:36,720 --> 00:16:39,560 Speaker 6: Yes, Makai Lemon, he had a Pro Day. 310 00:16:39,920 --> 00:16:43,160 Speaker 10: And your guy less need flies under the radar in 311 00:16:43,160 --> 00:16:47,360 Speaker 10: the offseason, doesn't attend the Combine, doesn't usually attend Pro days, 312 00:16:47,360 --> 00:16:51,440 Speaker 10: but this being in his backyard, he attended, and he 313 00:16:51,560 --> 00:16:54,640 Speaker 10: said this about Lemon. He is a guy who makes 314 00:16:54,840 --> 00:16:58,720 Speaker 10: watching football fun. The Rams, while they traded one of 315 00:16:58,760 --> 00:17:02,120 Speaker 10: their first round picks, Remember they got the thirteenth overall pick. Yeah, 316 00:17:02,200 --> 00:17:06,160 Speaker 10: Pooka Nakua's contract is lingering Lemon the Rams. 317 00:17:06,240 --> 00:17:07,200 Speaker 6: Could you see that happening? 318 00:17:07,280 --> 00:17:08,120 Speaker 3: Count Yeah? 319 00:17:08,160 --> 00:17:10,920 Speaker 1: Okay, So you know, Ohio State's been a football factory 320 00:17:10,960 --> 00:17:15,000 Speaker 1: and Marvin Harrison's son got all the publicity. But JSN 321 00:17:15,119 --> 00:17:19,600 Speaker 1: in a Mecca Abuka route runners have become better NFL receivers. 322 00:17:19,920 --> 00:17:24,080 Speaker 1: So Mackay Lemon reminds me of that Jacoby Lane played 323 00:17:24,119 --> 00:17:26,120 Speaker 1: for USC this year. A couple of years ago, Deuce 324 00:17:26,200 --> 00:17:31,240 Speaker 1: Robinson did it tight end. They are massive athletes, huge hands. 325 00:17:32,320 --> 00:17:35,760 Speaker 1: Mackay Lemon is just more productive. And I'm not saying 326 00:17:35,760 --> 00:17:39,840 Speaker 1: he's not. He's not the prospect of JSN or a Mecca, 327 00:17:39,840 --> 00:17:41,320 Speaker 1: a Buca, but he. 328 00:17:41,440 --> 00:17:42,359 Speaker 3: In that line. 329 00:17:42,480 --> 00:17:46,000 Speaker 1: It's route running, it's quicker than you think. It's great 330 00:17:46,080 --> 00:17:47,520 Speaker 1: if you throw the ball in the air and he 331 00:17:47,560 --> 00:17:51,919 Speaker 1: gets his hand on it. He's got strong hands, highly productive. 332 00:17:52,320 --> 00:17:53,800 Speaker 1: We have a little bit of a trend in the 333 00:17:53,880 --> 00:17:56,919 Speaker 1: NFL now because so many people play zone. As you know, 334 00:17:57,520 --> 00:18:01,240 Speaker 1: is Puka Nakua a burner? No, But in his zone 335 00:18:01,720 --> 00:18:05,120 Speaker 1: he's usually very good catching the ball, strong hands, good 336 00:18:05,119 --> 00:18:09,280 Speaker 1: after contact. That is what Lemon is. He is a 337 00:18:09,400 --> 00:18:13,520 Speaker 1: modern receiver. He is a quarterback's friend. You don't have 338 00:18:13,560 --> 00:18:16,400 Speaker 1: to worry about ego, you don't have to worry about 339 00:18:16,440 --> 00:18:18,480 Speaker 1: running the wrong route. He's not going to beat many 340 00:18:18,480 --> 00:18:21,320 Speaker 1: people down the field. But he's as good a USC 341 00:18:21,440 --> 00:18:24,160 Speaker 1: wide receiver they've had, probably since Keishawn Johnson. 342 00:18:24,200 --> 00:18:25,760 Speaker 3: Honestly, I agree. 343 00:18:25,600 --> 00:18:26,560 Speaker 6: He's a really good player. 344 00:18:26,600 --> 00:18:29,280 Speaker 10: My question is for the Rams, how often are I mean, 345 00:18:29,320 --> 00:18:31,800 Speaker 10: they never have first round picks, let alone draft this high. 346 00:18:31,920 --> 00:18:34,719 Speaker 10: The opportunity to potentially get alignment. Last time they drafted 347 00:18:34,720 --> 00:18:36,920 Speaker 10: relatively high, they took Jared Verse. 348 00:18:37,240 --> 00:18:39,720 Speaker 6: That worked out pretty well. Yeah, but I do. 349 00:18:39,720 --> 00:18:43,200 Speaker 10: Say this, if they take Lemon with the thirteenth overall pick, 350 00:18:43,800 --> 00:18:45,600 Speaker 10: does that signal you know, Puka Nakua? 351 00:18:45,720 --> 00:18:46,159 Speaker 6: What are we talk? 352 00:18:46,200 --> 00:18:48,879 Speaker 10: One hundred and forty hundred and fifty million dollars guaranteed? 353 00:18:49,400 --> 00:18:52,159 Speaker 10: Could that be big picture? Maybe Puka's not long for 354 00:18:52,240 --> 00:18:55,120 Speaker 10: the team, which sounds crazy because he's such a great player, but. 355 00:18:55,080 --> 00:18:55,840 Speaker 3: He gets dinged up. 356 00:18:56,119 --> 00:18:58,959 Speaker 10: Yeah, in his style, not like Jefferson, not like some 357 00:18:59,000 --> 00:19:02,480 Speaker 10: of these players. He is a very physical player, right yep. 358 00:19:02,600 --> 00:19:06,879 Speaker 10: So can that sustain over a ten year career? Historically 359 00:19:07,240 --> 00:19:09,399 Speaker 10: it can be very hit or miss. Another one of 360 00:19:09,440 --> 00:19:13,800 Speaker 10: your of your favorite teams, Collin the Chicago Bears. Yeah, 361 00:19:13,800 --> 00:19:17,040 Speaker 10: they were obviously a smashing success under Ben Johnson. And 362 00:19:17,240 --> 00:19:20,240 Speaker 10: they just signed a receiver Khalif Rayman, who comes from 363 00:19:20,240 --> 00:19:23,639 Speaker 10: the Lions and knows Ben Johnson. Well, here's what he 364 00:19:23,720 --> 00:19:26,399 Speaker 10: had to say about his former offensive coordinator, a new 365 00:19:26,400 --> 00:19:26,879 Speaker 10: head coach. 366 00:19:28,480 --> 00:19:30,840 Speaker 12: And I'll never forget the first day he had everybody 367 00:19:30,840 --> 00:19:33,160 Speaker 12: saying and everyone, you know, it's good, better best, you 368 00:19:32,800 --> 00:19:34,480 Speaker 12: know you know, you're not used to doing like chance 369 00:19:34,480 --> 00:19:37,080 Speaker 12: to like that, and then we started winning, and then 370 00:19:37,280 --> 00:19:40,560 Speaker 12: he started doing it here and everybody's winning, so I'm like, well, 371 00:19:40,600 --> 00:19:43,439 Speaker 12: we better be good, better best then. So no, it's uh, 372 00:19:43,920 --> 00:19:45,439 Speaker 12: it's it's a testament to who he is. 373 00:19:45,440 --> 00:19:45,640 Speaker 1: Man. 374 00:19:45,760 --> 00:19:47,359 Speaker 12: He's not taking sharoff because he wants to looks mat. 375 00:19:47,359 --> 00:19:49,480 Speaker 12: He's taking a shotoff, probably because he probably slept three 376 00:19:49,480 --> 00:19:52,399 Speaker 12: hours that week and they to go put all the 377 00:19:52,440 --> 00:19:55,040 Speaker 12: work in to go win the game. So it's a 378 00:19:55,080 --> 00:19:58,000 Speaker 12: testament to who he is. And I'm proud of him. 379 00:19:58,720 --> 00:19:58,840 Speaker 2: Uh. 380 00:19:59,200 --> 00:20:02,600 Speaker 1: For the record, I do like the Lions' new offensive coordinator, 381 00:20:02,640 --> 00:20:05,360 Speaker 1: Drew Practsy, who they got from Arizona. But I will 382 00:20:05,400 --> 00:20:07,520 Speaker 1: say this at the top of the hour, because all 383 00:20:07,600 --> 00:20:10,960 Speaker 1: the coaching hires are done and all the relevant free 384 00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:13,399 Speaker 1: agent signings are done, I'm going to give you my 385 00:20:13,560 --> 00:20:14,640 Speaker 1: top ten teams. 386 00:20:14,760 --> 00:20:14,960 Speaker 3: Now. 387 00:20:15,040 --> 00:20:19,840 Speaker 1: The draft may tweak the order. I mean, Raiders are 388 00:20:19,880 --> 00:20:23,359 Speaker 1: obviously better with Fernando Mendoza than without, but they're not 389 00:20:23,400 --> 00:20:26,440 Speaker 1: a top ten team. The draft won't change my order 390 00:20:26,560 --> 00:20:29,520 Speaker 1: much unless somebody really knocks it out of the park 391 00:20:29,560 --> 00:20:31,080 Speaker 1: and I adapt most of the teams at the top 392 00:20:31,119 --> 00:20:33,639 Speaker 1: the Cleveland's the Jets. They're not going to make the 393 00:20:33,640 --> 00:20:36,280 Speaker 1: top ten, but I'll have my top ten post free agency, 394 00:20:36,280 --> 00:20:39,000 Speaker 1: and I will say the Bears feel like to me, 395 00:20:39,840 --> 00:20:42,239 Speaker 1: they may not have the rams roster, but they are 396 00:20:42,280 --> 00:20:47,399 Speaker 1: missing one thing, a rush end. Outside of that, a 397 00:20:47,480 --> 00:20:50,199 Speaker 1: corner maybe in the draft, a rush end. I think 398 00:20:50,280 --> 00:20:51,440 Speaker 1: Chicago looks really good. 399 00:20:51,600 --> 00:20:53,800 Speaker 6: Well, I'm all in like you on Ben Johnson. 400 00:20:54,240 --> 00:20:57,840 Speaker 10: If you tell me that Caleb Williams just has a 401 00:20:57,880 --> 00:21:02,679 Speaker 10: slight improvement with accuracy comes a more consistent player. I 402 00:21:02,720 --> 00:21:04,240 Speaker 10: think this team could be the number one seed. 403 00:21:04,280 --> 00:21:04,520 Speaker 5: Collin. 404 00:21:04,560 --> 00:21:06,879 Speaker 10: Obviously, they got a huge home field advantage. Here's the 405 00:21:06,920 --> 00:21:10,200 Speaker 10: other thing. Now, they got the Bills pick for Dj Moore. Yeah, 406 00:21:10,240 --> 00:21:12,680 Speaker 10: they could take one of those seconds and move up 407 00:21:12,720 --> 00:21:16,560 Speaker 10: into the first round and get aggressive. And listen, we 408 00:21:16,600 --> 00:21:19,200 Speaker 10: think Max Crosby's coming back, but we know these things 409 00:21:19,200 --> 00:21:22,679 Speaker 10: are fluid. Ryan Poles has already said, we were sniffing around, 410 00:21:22,680 --> 00:21:25,680 Speaker 10: we were having dialogue. I would never count them out. 411 00:21:25,840 --> 00:21:28,440 Speaker 10: I would say they are still going to monitor that situation. 412 00:21:29,119 --> 00:21:31,159 Speaker 10: Now you feel leading up to the draft with the 413 00:21:31,200 --> 00:21:33,960 Speaker 10: Max Crosby. 414 00:21:32,760 --> 00:21:34,879 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, absolutely, And again they have a first and 415 00:21:34,960 --> 00:21:38,480 Speaker 1: two two's, so they're gonna solve their corner issue late 416 00:21:38,520 --> 00:21:40,840 Speaker 1: first round. They probably get a corner. There's two or 417 00:21:40,840 --> 00:21:43,680 Speaker 1: three really good corners. Late Bears probably get one of them. 418 00:21:43,680 --> 00:21:46,280 Speaker 1: There they solve their corner issue. My guess is they 419 00:21:46,320 --> 00:21:50,160 Speaker 1: go rush end next. They don't have an offensive need 420 00:21:50,200 --> 00:21:52,280 Speaker 1: now they got Brad Barry from the Patriots at center. 421 00:21:52,359 --> 00:21:55,320 Speaker 1: They really don't need to draft anybody offensively. It's one 422 00:21:55,320 --> 00:21:58,040 Speaker 1: of the more complete offenses along with the Rams in 423 00:21:58,119 --> 00:22:02,800 Speaker 1: the sport Eagles. They have to lean defense this point forward, 424 00:22:02,800 --> 00:22:05,080 Speaker 1: and I think their first three picks will probably all 425 00:22:05,119 --> 00:22:06,119 Speaker 1: be defensive picks. 426 00:22:06,480 --> 00:22:09,520 Speaker 10: It's amazing when you nail the coach. How bright the 427 00:22:09,560 --> 00:22:12,400 Speaker 10: future is Colin in the NFL. I mean, this isn't 428 00:22:12,400 --> 00:22:13,600 Speaker 10: a complicated strategy. 429 00:22:13,760 --> 00:22:14,000 Speaker 5: If not. 430 00:22:14,760 --> 00:22:18,480 Speaker 3: John Middlcoff with the News, well that's the news, and 431 00:22:18,520 --> 00:22:20,080 Speaker 3: thanks for stopping that. 432 00:22:19,840 --> 00:22:20,879 Speaker 2: The herd line. 433 00:22:21,280 --> 00:22:25,800 Speaker 1: So last night, okay, see the defending champs Beach Boston 434 00:22:26,560 --> 00:22:31,800 Speaker 1: and SGA eclipses Wilt Chamberlain for the NBA's longest twenty 435 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:36,359 Speaker 1: point streak. So there, listen there. Everybody loves beating up 436 00:22:36,400 --> 00:22:39,119 Speaker 1: on SGA. There are a lot of different ways to score. 437 00:22:40,160 --> 00:22:43,600 Speaker 1: I've used this stat forever. The leading score in the 438 00:22:43,720 --> 00:22:47,719 Speaker 1: NBA in the eighties was not Michael Jordan. It was 439 00:22:47,840 --> 00:22:53,200 Speaker 1: Alex English, who reminds me, honestly, a little of SGA 440 00:22:54,040 --> 00:22:58,600 Speaker 1: couldn't jump over a folded newspaper. I don't remember any dunks, 441 00:22:58,640 --> 00:23:01,520 Speaker 1: not highly vertical. There's a lot of Kiki Vanduway scored 442 00:23:01,520 --> 00:23:03,640 Speaker 1: a lot of points. He wasn't jumping over people. So 443 00:23:03,800 --> 00:23:10,720 Speaker 1: SGA is smooth, fluid, efficient, crazy, consistent. Now everybody calls 444 00:23:10,760 --> 00:23:13,480 Speaker 1: him a free throw merchant. He had no free throws 445 00:23:13,480 --> 00:23:15,639 Speaker 1: in the fourth quarter last night. He had eight total 446 00:23:15,680 --> 00:23:20,200 Speaker 1: in the game, and Jalen Brown had fourteen. So eleven 447 00:23:20,280 --> 00:23:23,600 Speaker 1: people in the NBA had more free throws last night 448 00:23:23,640 --> 00:23:27,000 Speaker 1: than SGA, including Josh minnot. 449 00:23:28,640 --> 00:23:30,800 Speaker 3: Whoever. That is okay. 450 00:23:31,080 --> 00:23:35,520 Speaker 1: So he's averaging thirty two and gets eight made free 451 00:23:35,560 --> 00:23:41,000 Speaker 1: throws on the thirty two points. That's not outrageous to me. 452 00:23:41,400 --> 00:23:43,840 Speaker 1: And there's been players like this in the NBA. Karl 453 00:23:43,920 --> 00:23:48,800 Speaker 1: Malone drew a lot of fowls. Michael Jordan, James Harden 454 00:23:49,080 --> 00:23:51,480 Speaker 1: drew a lot of fowls. I think when I look 455 00:23:51,520 --> 00:23:56,119 Speaker 1: at SGA, you know who I think of, Tim Duncan 456 00:23:56,160 --> 00:24:03,480 Speaker 1: and Tom Brady, Like bizarre efficiency crazy, consistency, no drama 457 00:24:03,560 --> 00:24:07,040 Speaker 1: to their personality. They win a lot more than their peers. 458 00:24:08,119 --> 00:24:14,199 Speaker 1: Duncan Brady SGA. It's not highly dynamic, it's not dramatic. 459 00:24:14,760 --> 00:24:19,920 Speaker 1: I mean, Luca and Ant are far more fun to watch, 460 00:24:20,359 --> 00:24:22,800 Speaker 1: but they'll have three for twelve nights from three point Land. 461 00:24:23,040 --> 00:24:27,280 Speaker 1: They're more inconsistent shooting the ball. SGAs. He's the train 462 00:24:27,359 --> 00:24:31,760 Speaker 1: that's always on time. So again, Sean Camp, Dominique Wilkins, 463 00:24:31,840 --> 00:24:35,920 Speaker 1: Charles Barkley. Way more fun to watch those three guys combined, 464 00:24:36,720 --> 00:24:41,640 Speaker 1: no titles, and I mean this whole thing about he's 465 00:24:41,680 --> 00:24:47,199 Speaker 1: a free throw merchant. The league is not privately rigging 466 00:24:47,240 --> 00:24:52,040 Speaker 1: it so that their smallest market kind of bland superstar 467 00:24:52,520 --> 00:24:56,560 Speaker 1: runs the league. He is a really smart player who 468 00:24:56,680 --> 00:25:01,480 Speaker 1: manipulates defenders and gets to the line. Last though, fourth quarter, 469 00:25:02,200 --> 00:25:05,199 Speaker 1: didn't shoot a free throw and they still won. He 470 00:25:05,320 --> 00:25:08,760 Speaker 1: leads the NBA in clutch scoring, you know, but but 471 00:25:09,160 --> 00:25:11,800 Speaker 1: he is driving people. And I've said this about the 472 00:25:11,880 --> 00:25:17,320 Speaker 1: NBA for years among players, players love Russell Westbrook. A 473 00:25:17,320 --> 00:25:19,640 Speaker 1: lot of players Roll was cool on Steph Curry because 474 00:25:19,720 --> 00:25:23,399 Speaker 1: Russell Westbrook had the hops and the vertical and he 475 00:25:23,480 --> 00:25:26,359 Speaker 1: was forceful, and he was just in like he's a 476 00:25:26,400 --> 00:25:30,040 Speaker 1: basketball player. Russell Westbrook and his prime that other basketball 477 00:25:30,040 --> 00:25:32,080 Speaker 1: players like, oh dude, you go watch this guy. This 478 00:25:32,200 --> 00:25:35,840 Speaker 1: guy's got crazy hops. And then the NBA that matters, 479 00:25:36,160 --> 00:25:40,280 Speaker 1: like style matters, SGA is way more. Carl Malone and 480 00:25:40,359 --> 00:25:43,280 Speaker 1: guys like that get criticized because it's not as much 481 00:25:43,280 --> 00:25:47,560 Speaker 1: fun to watch. Sean Kemp beloved, was he a winning player? 482 00:25:48,520 --> 00:25:50,600 Speaker 1: Clyde Drexler beloved. 483 00:25:51,880 --> 00:25:52,440 Speaker 3: They don't want to. 484 00:25:52,359 --> 00:25:55,439 Speaker 1: Really practice or play defense. So I'm I mean, listen, 485 00:25:55,440 --> 00:25:58,320 Speaker 1: in the fourth quarter, SGA shot nearly ninety percent, didn't 486 00:25:58,320 --> 00:26:01,120 Speaker 1: never free throw, and they beat an excellent team. I'm 487 00:26:01,119 --> 00:26:05,479 Speaker 1: on team SGA. Here's Jalen Brown apparently still taking shots 488 00:26:05,520 --> 00:26:07,720 Speaker 1: on SG and all the free throw attempts. 489 00:26:08,400 --> 00:26:11,040 Speaker 13: I don't foul be I'm not looking to, you know, 490 00:26:11,160 --> 00:26:13,119 Speaker 13: flop or anything like that, but it's almost like you 491 00:26:13,200 --> 00:26:16,320 Speaker 13: got to. It's almost like there's a couple of plays 492 00:26:16,320 --> 00:26:18,359 Speaker 13: in the fourth quarter what I feel like, I drove strong, 493 00:26:18,800 --> 00:26:21,840 Speaker 13: went up strong, and I didn't get the benefit of 494 00:26:21,840 --> 00:26:23,760 Speaker 13: the doubt. But maybe if I were to flop, maybe 495 00:26:23,760 --> 00:26:26,719 Speaker 13: I would able to sell that call. In those deside games, 496 00:26:27,400 --> 00:26:31,159 Speaker 13: we commend players for, you know, playing the game. 497 00:26:31,080 --> 00:26:35,359 Speaker 14: The right way. But you know, we we give the 498 00:26:35,400 --> 00:26:39,840 Speaker 14: benefit to those who you know, who necessarily are trying 499 00:26:39,880 --> 00:26:42,680 Speaker 14: to manipulate the game into their advantage. 500 00:26:42,800 --> 00:26:44,080 Speaker 13: I just don't think it's basketball. 501 00:26:45,320 --> 00:26:49,520 Speaker 1: Well it is basketball, and I would argue most great players, 502 00:26:50,600 --> 00:26:53,879 Speaker 1: what do you what do you consider manipulation? So, I 503 00:26:53,960 --> 00:26:57,000 Speaker 1: mean Charles Barkley was great at using his big bot 504 00:26:57,800 --> 00:27:01,760 Speaker 1: to get angles and position. Dennis Rodman's an all time 505 00:27:01,840 --> 00:27:07,360 Speaker 1: great manipulator of body leverage, shoulders. But I mean Rodman 506 00:27:07,520 --> 00:27:12,760 Speaker 1: was one of the smartest manipulators of body and angles. 507 00:27:12,920 --> 00:27:15,000 Speaker 1: He used to live. There's stories about Rodman used to 508 00:27:15,040 --> 00:27:17,840 Speaker 1: sit and watch the Bulls practice even if he wasn't 509 00:27:17,840 --> 00:27:21,040 Speaker 1: practicing that day, to just watch where the missshots came 510 00:27:21,080 --> 00:27:24,760 Speaker 1: off the rim from Jordan and Pippin. And that is manipulation. 511 00:27:25,600 --> 00:27:29,359 Speaker 1: There are guys coaches do this. They manipulate college basketball 512 00:27:29,359 --> 00:27:32,480 Speaker 1: coaches manipulate officials. They bark, dy bark, they bark, and 513 00:27:32,520 --> 00:27:34,920 Speaker 1: they get that late game call. So I think bask 514 00:27:35,040 --> 00:27:39,720 Speaker 1: a lot of basketball's manipulation. It's trying to get a 515 00:27:39,760 --> 00:27:43,080 Speaker 1: defense that you can manipulate to one side of the floor, 516 00:27:43,600 --> 00:27:46,800 Speaker 1: swinging around, skip it around and get better looking jumpers. 517 00:27:47,160 --> 00:27:51,280 Speaker 1: So I mean, I SGA's game isn't the most dynamic. 518 00:27:51,440 --> 00:27:53,679 Speaker 1: It's a Duncan Brady feel to it, Like it's just 519 00:27:53,760 --> 00:27:58,399 Speaker 1: crazy efficient, crazy consistency. Here's SGA on passing Wilt record. 520 00:27:59,200 --> 00:28:02,920 Speaker 5: We've won to a streak, most most and most importantly, 521 00:28:03,760 --> 00:28:06,719 Speaker 5: and then I just had so much fun playing basketball 522 00:28:06,720 --> 00:28:09,440 Speaker 5: in the last year and a half, probably because I've 523 00:28:09,480 --> 00:28:11,720 Speaker 5: done a lot of winning. But just like the group 524 00:28:11,760 --> 00:28:17,320 Speaker 5: of guys, they always make losing lighthearted and winning super fun. 525 00:28:17,720 --> 00:28:20,679 Speaker 5: And you stay in the right mind frame when you 526 00:28:20,680 --> 00:28:24,000 Speaker 5: stay together and when you're connected as a unit and 527 00:28:24,040 --> 00:28:26,840 Speaker 5: just have fun throughout the whole process, you get the 528 00:28:26,840 --> 00:28:28,960 Speaker 5: best out of things. And then that's what this group is. 529 00:28:29,440 --> 00:28:32,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, he's not the first player to get pushed back 530 00:28:32,640 --> 00:28:35,200 Speaker 1: on his style. James Harden did for years. In fact, 531 00:28:35,200 --> 00:28:37,760 Speaker 1: the NBA stepped in. NBA has not stepped in here. 532 00:28:38,320 --> 00:28:41,480 Speaker 1: They don't feel it's the manipulation or the skirting of 533 00:28:41,560 --> 00:28:45,120 Speaker 1: rules like they did with James James Harden. So for 534 00:28:45,600 --> 00:28:48,200 Speaker 1: the record, I'm as big of a Magic Johnson fan 535 00:28:48,240 --> 00:28:51,560 Speaker 1: as anybody. Magic Johnson palm the ball his entire career. 536 00:28:52,680 --> 00:28:54,560 Speaker 1: Ref's just kind of stepped back. You can go look 537 00:28:54,600 --> 00:28:57,200 Speaker 1: at the YouTube Magic Johnson highlights and you're like, I 538 00:28:57,240 --> 00:28:59,800 Speaker 1: don't know, it feels like he's getting an extra step. 539 00:28:59,840 --> 00:29:03,960 Speaker 1: That's you know, his game is his game. I'm going 540 00:29:04,040 --> 00:29:05,600 Speaker 1: to defend him to the end. I think I think 541 00:29:05,640 --> 00:29:08,040 Speaker 1: he's a credit to the sport. It's just not overly dynamic, 542 00:29:08,520 --> 00:29:10,360 Speaker 1: not There's been a lot of guys in this league 543 00:29:10,360 --> 00:29:12,360 Speaker 1: that have scored a lot of points that aren't necessarily 544 00:29:12,360 --> 00:29:16,880 Speaker 1: fun to watch. Kiki Vandaway is not something anybody emulated. 545 00:29:17,440 --> 00:29:19,880 Speaker 1: Alex English tons of points. 546 00:29:20,360 --> 00:29:22,960 Speaker 2: Be sure to catch live editions of the Herd weekdays 547 00:29:22,960 --> 00:29:24,960 Speaker 2: and noone Easter, not a Empacific. 548 00:29:25,320 --> 00:29:28,680 Speaker 1: So the Raiders are now telling teams we're not trading 549 00:29:28,760 --> 00:29:29,440 Speaker 1: Max Crosby. 550 00:29:30,160 --> 00:29:31,000 Speaker 3: We know we did. 551 00:29:31,240 --> 00:29:33,680 Speaker 1: We got him back, We're not going to trade him. 552 00:29:33,680 --> 00:29:37,320 Speaker 1: And I got no problem with it at all. Really 553 00:29:37,360 --> 00:29:41,360 Speaker 1: it does. But I'll tell you when Fernando Mendoza with 554 00:29:41,560 --> 00:29:44,360 Speaker 1: now Max Crosby joins this team in late April. 555 00:29:45,640 --> 00:29:47,200 Speaker 3: This is why it's the League of Hope. 556 00:29:48,080 --> 00:29:52,040 Speaker 1: The Raiders in terms of point differential since two thousand 557 00:29:52,040 --> 00:29:56,040 Speaker 1: and three, that's almost twenty five years, the Raiders by 558 00:29:56,080 --> 00:30:00,000 Speaker 1: a long shot have the worst point differential in the League, 559 00:30:00,080 --> 00:30:03,400 Speaker 1: Cleveland second, Jets third. It's a bad franchise for two decades. 560 00:30:04,720 --> 00:30:06,600 Speaker 1: I think they're going to turn it around. I think 561 00:30:06,640 --> 00:30:09,640 Speaker 1: there's a chance the Raiders are really interesting next year. 562 00:30:09,680 --> 00:30:12,000 Speaker 1: And you can't do that in baseball or the NBA. 563 00:30:12,320 --> 00:30:15,360 Speaker 1: The Houston Astros had to lose one hundred games three 564 00:30:15,440 --> 00:30:18,640 Speaker 1: years in a row to build up a great team, 565 00:30:19,080 --> 00:30:22,640 Speaker 1: even with Wimby going to the Spurs, the best prospects 566 00:30:22,680 --> 00:30:28,360 Speaker 1: since probably Lebron, back to back losing seasons Cooper flag. 567 00:30:28,120 --> 00:30:31,880 Speaker 3: Mavericks, they're worse than last year. He's an unbelievable player. 568 00:30:32,240 --> 00:30:35,000 Speaker 1: It took the Rockets, I mean, post Kobe, it took 569 00:30:35,040 --> 00:30:38,040 Speaker 1: the Lakers what six years to make the playoffs. It 570 00:30:38,040 --> 00:30:41,080 Speaker 1: took the Rockets post Hardened five years to make the playoffs. 571 00:30:41,480 --> 00:30:44,560 Speaker 1: It does not work that way in the NFL. Pathetic 572 00:30:44,640 --> 00:30:48,280 Speaker 1: the playoffs very quickly, so there's a lot of instant gratification. 573 00:30:48,720 --> 00:30:51,479 Speaker 1: I think the fans are the winners, and it's all 574 00:30:51,520 --> 00:30:55,200 Speaker 1: about if you can get the right quarterback Caleb Williams, 575 00:30:55,240 --> 00:30:58,960 Speaker 1: bow Knicks, Fernando Mendoza, and you can put him often 576 00:30:59,200 --> 00:31:00,920 Speaker 1: with a really good offensive coach. 577 00:31:02,560 --> 00:31:05,160 Speaker 3: I mean, when the NBA. 578 00:31:05,280 --> 00:31:08,760 Speaker 1: Was less restrictive to owners and gms. 579 00:31:09,400 --> 00:31:10,360 Speaker 3: You could do this. 580 00:31:11,280 --> 00:31:14,360 Speaker 1: Lebron went back from Miami to Cleveland. They traded for 581 00:31:14,440 --> 00:31:17,120 Speaker 1: Kevin Love and they dominated the East for like half 582 00:31:17,120 --> 00:31:21,320 Speaker 1: a decade. The NBA used to allow you to go 583 00:31:21,400 --> 00:31:26,400 Speaker 1: from pathetic to playoffs. Adam Silver is terrified of dynasty, 584 00:31:26,520 --> 00:31:29,320 Speaker 1: so they've shut all that down, and I think it's 585 00:31:29,360 --> 00:31:32,280 Speaker 1: a problem. I think one of the great gifts of 586 00:31:32,320 --> 00:31:36,000 Speaker 1: the NFL is like outside of the Jets, where you 587 00:31:36,160 --> 00:31:38,360 Speaker 1: just don't think the head coach is capable like that 588 00:31:38,520 --> 00:31:42,840 Speaker 1: take them off. Even in Cleveland right now, I don't 589 00:31:42,840 --> 00:31:45,120 Speaker 1: agree with this, but even in Cleveland, they're thinking we 590 00:31:45,200 --> 00:31:48,840 Speaker 1: got a shot. Joe Burrow can't make the playoffs. So 591 00:31:50,040 --> 00:31:54,640 Speaker 1: you know, in the NFL, players players have limited power. 592 00:31:54,840 --> 00:31:57,800 Speaker 1: Trades are easy. College football is a great farm system. 593 00:31:57,800 --> 00:32:01,240 Speaker 1: We had Johnny manziel on yesterday and he sees in 594 00:32:01,240 --> 00:32:04,880 Speaker 1: Fernando Mendoza what the Raiders see in Fernando Mendoza. 595 00:32:05,880 --> 00:32:07,840 Speaker 15: I think he's going to continue to get better. I 596 00:32:07,840 --> 00:32:09,680 Speaker 15: think he throws, as I was watching him at the 597 00:32:09,720 --> 00:32:12,880 Speaker 15: National Championship Game, throws a really good ball, has a 598 00:32:12,880 --> 00:32:16,040 Speaker 15: lot of zip on his passes, reads coverage very well. 599 00:32:16,080 --> 00:32:18,360 Speaker 15: He obviously had some good help at the receiver point 600 00:32:18,760 --> 00:32:20,840 Speaker 15: and the team that they had last year in Indiana. 601 00:32:21,280 --> 00:32:24,240 Speaker 15: The situation he's going into is going to call for 602 00:32:24,320 --> 00:32:28,400 Speaker 15: a lot of patients. Rock Bauers, you know, gent rebuild 603 00:32:28,440 --> 00:32:30,880 Speaker 15: some of the offensive line, get a defense, you keep 604 00:32:30,920 --> 00:32:33,200 Speaker 15: Max Crosby, like, have some patients with it. 605 00:32:33,240 --> 00:32:34,600 Speaker 3: And I feel like this kid is going to be 606 00:32:34,680 --> 00:32:35,120 Speaker 3: very good. 607 00:32:35,560 --> 00:32:39,640 Speaker 15: He more than impressed me being around him at the Heisman. 608 00:32:40,920 --> 00:32:42,160 Speaker 3: And they're still in touch. 609 00:32:42,480 --> 00:32:46,400 Speaker 1: So Kyler murray for the record, I'm going to let 610 00:32:46,400 --> 00:32:47,360 Speaker 1: you listen to him in a second. 611 00:32:47,360 --> 00:32:47,560 Speaker 3: Here. 612 00:32:47,600 --> 00:32:51,280 Speaker 1: He looks good in purple. It has been suggested to 613 00:32:51,320 --> 00:32:54,440 Speaker 1: me that purple is a fast color. He looks good 614 00:32:54,440 --> 00:32:56,920 Speaker 1: in purple. I've got to be honest. He grew up 615 00:32:57,000 --> 00:33:00,160 Speaker 1: a I mean, he grew up a Vikings fan. So well, 616 00:33:01,080 --> 00:33:02,960 Speaker 1: I think this is gonna work. I think it's gonna be. 617 00:33:03,000 --> 00:33:05,320 Speaker 1: I think it's gonna be like Darnald to Seattle, where 618 00:33:05,360 --> 00:33:07,959 Speaker 1: you're like, good team. Oh, this is the juice we 619 00:33:08,000 --> 00:33:12,040 Speaker 1: needed at quarterback. So what's funny is what Darnald did, 620 00:33:12,120 --> 00:33:15,960 Speaker 1: what Baker did, and what Kyler's gonna do. You used 621 00:33:15,960 --> 00:33:18,720 Speaker 1: to not get second chances. Tim Couch was a number 622 00:33:18,720 --> 00:33:21,400 Speaker 1: one pick of the Cleveland Browns. It didn't work. He 623 00:33:21,520 --> 00:33:24,720 Speaker 1: never played for another team. Akielee Smith with a number 624 00:33:24,760 --> 00:33:29,840 Speaker 1: three pick, he failed. He never got another chance for 625 00:33:29,920 --> 00:33:34,120 Speaker 1: another team. It doesn't work that way. Mac Jones, Daniel Jones, 626 00:33:34,240 --> 00:33:40,040 Speaker 1: Donald Baker, Kyler Murray, Jared Goff. Why well, what do 627 00:33:40,200 --> 00:33:43,760 Speaker 1: all those reclamation guys, including Kyler Murray to Minnesota. What 628 00:33:43,840 --> 00:33:49,960 Speaker 1: do they have in common? Kyle Shanahan, Clint Kobiac, Liam Cohen, 629 00:33:50,600 --> 00:33:53,560 Speaker 1: what do they have in common? Ben Johnson for Jared Goff? 630 00:33:53,920 --> 00:33:59,680 Speaker 1: There are so many more smart, young offensive coaches. We 631 00:33:59,800 --> 00:34:02,800 Speaker 1: owe say we have an we have a quarterback problem 632 00:34:02,800 --> 00:34:05,800 Speaker 1: in the NFL. Now we had a coaching problem. You 633 00:34:05,880 --> 00:34:09,200 Speaker 1: had general managers in the seventies, eighties, nineties, and early 634 00:34:09,239 --> 00:34:13,040 Speaker 1: two thousands that were risk averse, that didn't want to 635 00:34:13,040 --> 00:34:16,640 Speaker 1: make trades and help quarterbacks were struggling, and frankly, a 636 00:34:16,640 --> 00:34:18,919 Speaker 1: lot of coaches in the seventies, eighties, nineties and early 637 00:34:18,960 --> 00:34:23,400 Speaker 1: two thousands coached not to lose. It was more conservative coaching, 638 00:34:24,080 --> 00:34:29,120 Speaker 1: very risk adverse gms. Now, if a quarterback struggled somewhere, 639 00:34:29,520 --> 00:34:31,680 Speaker 1: you bring Sam Normal to Minnesota, You give him an 640 00:34:31,680 --> 00:34:35,680 Speaker 1: offensive coach, You can make easily make trades in this league. 641 00:34:36,040 --> 00:34:38,359 Speaker 3: So Kinder Murray. 642 00:34:38,120 --> 00:34:40,640 Speaker 1: Was impressive yesterday at the press conference in Minnesota. 643 00:34:41,239 --> 00:34:45,640 Speaker 3: I'm telling you this is going to work. Here was Kyler. 644 00:34:47,080 --> 00:34:49,040 Speaker 16: Never in a million years I think that this was 645 00:34:49,120 --> 00:34:53,799 Speaker 16: a you know, going to come around full circle. Not 646 00:34:53,840 --> 00:34:56,200 Speaker 16: even a thought of my head, you know, But the 647 00:34:56,239 --> 00:35:00,799 Speaker 16: opportunity presented itself. You know again, just watching from Afar 648 00:35:00,960 --> 00:35:04,040 Speaker 16: with Kosi's been able to do a quarterbacks offense. The 649 00:35:04,080 --> 00:35:07,200 Speaker 16: guys in place here be flowing the defense. I think 650 00:35:07,239 --> 00:35:09,760 Speaker 16: that it's a great fit. And like I said, I'm thankful, 651 00:35:10,080 --> 00:35:11,080 Speaker 16: thankful the opportunity. 652 00:35:11,600 --> 00:35:12,560 Speaker 3: I can't wait to get to work. 653 00:35:12,920 --> 00:35:16,480 Speaker 1: Okay, three quarterback acquisitions and they all have one thing 654 00:35:16,520 --> 00:35:20,000 Speaker 1: in common that I love this offseason. Fernando mendoz A 655 00:35:20,080 --> 00:35:24,240 Speaker 1: to the Raiders, Kyler Murray to the Vikings, and Malik 656 00:35:24,280 --> 00:35:25,360 Speaker 1: Willis to the Dolphins. 657 00:35:25,920 --> 00:35:27,920 Speaker 3: What do they have in common? They're cheap. 658 00:35:28,640 --> 00:35:32,080 Speaker 1: Fernando mendoz a rookie contract, Malik Willis twenty two large 659 00:35:32,080 --> 00:35:35,120 Speaker 1: a year, and Kyler Murray's contract will be fifty fourth 660 00:35:35,160 --> 00:35:36,520 Speaker 1: highest paid quarterback in the league. 661 00:35:36,560 --> 00:35:39,600 Speaker 3: He's free. So who ended up in the Super Bowl? 662 00:35:39,840 --> 00:35:43,560 Speaker 1: Darnold team friendly contract was going to be Bo Nicks 663 00:35:43,840 --> 00:35:47,320 Speaker 1: instead of Strake May rookie contracts most improved team Chicago 664 00:35:47,320 --> 00:35:51,400 Speaker 1: Bears quarterback rookie contract. So I think Malik Willis is 665 00:35:51,400 --> 00:35:54,000 Speaker 1: gonna mostly work in Miami, although they've still got that 666 00:35:54,120 --> 00:35:57,440 Speaker 1: dead cap to a contract hanging over their heads. I 667 00:35:57,520 --> 00:35:59,200 Speaker 1: think Kyler's gonna work here, and I think for Nando 668 00:35:59,239 --> 00:36:03,080 Speaker 1: Mendoz is gonna work in Vegas. Just crazy to think 669 00:36:04,480 --> 00:36:08,200 Speaker 1: Vegas could have a good football team, but I absolutely 670 00:36:08,200 --> 00:36:10,840 Speaker 1: believe it. Top of the hour, I'm gonna do my 671 00:36:11,040 --> 00:36:18,440 Speaker 1: post coaching post free agency top ten. I'll just tell 672 00:36:18,440 --> 00:36:22,319 Speaker 1: you right now, free agency is not just about what 673 00:36:22,440 --> 00:36:26,400 Speaker 1: you gain, it's what you lose. I don't have Baltimore 674 00:36:26,440 --> 00:36:28,719 Speaker 1: in my top ten, and I think they're an incredibly 675 00:36:28,760 --> 00:36:31,680 Speaker 1: well run franchise. I think the Tyler Lindamoum loss at 676 00:36:31,719 --> 00:36:35,960 Speaker 1: center for the Ravens and specifically for Lamar Jackson is 677 00:36:36,000 --> 00:36:38,120 Speaker 1: not good. They lost their tight end to the Giants, 678 00:36:38,440 --> 00:36:41,600 Speaker 1: they lost their second best running back to the Chargers. 679 00:36:42,040 --> 00:36:46,280 Speaker 1: Of all these teams adding pieces in I said yesterday, 680 00:36:46,280 --> 00:36:48,600 Speaker 1: I like what the Rams have added, the Bears have added, 681 00:36:49,239 --> 00:36:52,760 Speaker 1: There's some real Cowboys have added in the last six months. 682 00:36:52,760 --> 00:36:56,920 Speaker 1: There's some really nice pieces picked up New England, Buffalo 683 00:36:56,960 --> 00:37:00,400 Speaker 1: getting Bradley Chubb and Dj Moore. I like both thoseps. 684 00:37:01,160 --> 00:37:05,600 Speaker 1: Baltimore loses the second best center, a valuable speedback, kind 685 00:37:05,640 --> 00:37:10,799 Speaker 1: of a change up to Derrick Henry. They lose the 686 00:37:10,840 --> 00:37:14,279 Speaker 1: tight end again. They don't have a dominant number one. 687 00:37:14,360 --> 00:37:17,160 Speaker 1: Za Flowers is a solid one, a great two or 688 00:37:17,160 --> 00:37:22,879 Speaker 1: a low end one. Baltimore is well run. Do not 689 00:37:23,200 --> 00:37:26,440 Speaker 1: like what has happened between losing Harbaugh, the tight end, 690 00:37:26,560 --> 00:37:29,120 Speaker 1: the running back, the center. Don't love what's happened to 691 00:37:29,120 --> 00:37:31,959 Speaker 1: the Ravens over the last several months. John middle Koff, 692 00:37:32,000 --> 00:37:34,040 Speaker 1: who worked in this league with Andy Reid for a 693 00:37:34,080 --> 00:37:37,480 Speaker 1: long time, where are you on? Kansas City? A team 694 00:37:37,520 --> 00:37:41,480 Speaker 1: you usually defend, But like the Ravens, I think they 695 00:37:41,480 --> 00:37:43,560 Speaker 1: were forced to get Walker running back. I don't know 696 00:37:43,560 --> 00:37:45,440 Speaker 1: if they loved it. I think they were forced to 697 00:37:46,080 --> 00:37:46,960 Speaker 1: get Kenneth Walker. 698 00:37:47,440 --> 00:37:49,000 Speaker 6: I do think they're going to lean in more to 699 00:37:49,040 --> 00:37:50,080 Speaker 6: the running game this year. 700 00:37:50,560 --> 00:37:52,520 Speaker 10: Right, they have a pretty good chance at pick nine 701 00:37:52,520 --> 00:37:55,080 Speaker 10: to take an offensive lineman. They would have two young 702 00:37:55,160 --> 00:37:57,799 Speaker 10: stud offensive linemen then last year Simmons. Now, if they 703 00:37:57,840 --> 00:37:59,520 Speaker 10: get a right tackle at nine, they got a good 704 00:37:59,560 --> 00:38:03,040 Speaker 10: interier offensive line. What if the way to extend mahomes 705 00:38:03,040 --> 00:38:04,960 Speaker 10: career because last year, the last couple of years, they 706 00:38:05,000 --> 00:38:08,239 Speaker 10: got very Mahomes dependent. Well, now he tours ACL, you 707 00:38:08,360 --> 00:38:11,520 Speaker 10: take the pressure off him, lean into Kenneth Walker, Maybe 708 00:38:11,600 --> 00:38:13,760 Speaker 10: draft another running back somewhere in the mid rounds. 709 00:38:14,080 --> 00:38:16,160 Speaker 6: And you know, one thing Andy's done very. 710 00:38:16,000 --> 00:38:18,040 Speaker 10: Well over the course of his career is pivot change 711 00:38:18,080 --> 00:38:20,560 Speaker 10: his offense two things. One thing he's ever really done 712 00:38:20,719 --> 00:38:23,520 Speaker 10: is just hammer the run game. He involves the running 713 00:38:23,520 --> 00:38:25,400 Speaker 10: back a lot in the passing game, and Kenneth Walker 714 00:38:25,400 --> 00:38:27,600 Speaker 10: can do that. I do wonder if they try to 715 00:38:27,640 --> 00:38:31,680 Speaker 10: become like a top six or seven rushing attempt. 716 00:38:31,320 --> 00:38:32,960 Speaker 6: Team in the league. 717 00:38:33,000 --> 00:38:34,920 Speaker 10: Listen, they got a lot of moving parts on defense, 718 00:38:34,960 --> 00:38:37,120 Speaker 10: lost a bunch of dbs. That's why you pay five 719 00:38:37,200 --> 00:38:40,240 Speaker 10: six million dollars respects. So they have an excellent coaching staff. 720 00:38:40,239 --> 00:38:41,360 Speaker 10: They're going to be motivated. 721 00:38:42,080 --> 00:38:42,480 Speaker 6: We'll see. 722 00:38:42,520 --> 00:38:44,640 Speaker 10: You know how much Kelsey has has left. That to 723 00:38:44,680 --> 00:38:46,840 Speaker 10: me is a pretty big They're paying twelve million dollars. 724 00:38:47,120 --> 00:38:49,839 Speaker 10: Last year he was not good, you know, for his 725 00:38:50,000 --> 00:38:53,520 Speaker 10: Hall of Fame standards. But yeah, I mean I think 726 00:38:53,560 --> 00:38:55,680 Speaker 10: that division. I mean I think the Chargers have a 727 00:38:55,760 --> 00:38:59,239 Speaker 10: chance to be, I mean, a powerhouse next year. To me, 728 00:38:59,320 --> 00:39:01,160 Speaker 10: they would be as we sit here right now as 729 00:39:01,239 --> 00:39:03,360 Speaker 10: the pick to win that division and potentially be the 730 00:39:03,440 --> 00:39:04,440 Speaker 10: number one seed in the AFC. 731 00:39:04,719 --> 00:39:07,279 Speaker 1: No, I feel the same way. So it's you know, 732 00:39:07,320 --> 00:39:10,200 Speaker 1: we talk about this all the time, that windows closed 733 00:39:10,280 --> 00:39:12,640 Speaker 1: very quickly. That Seahawk window felt like it was going 734 00:39:12,680 --> 00:39:14,759 Speaker 1: to be seven years and it was. They lost that 735 00:39:14,800 --> 00:39:17,960 Speaker 1: second Super Bowl and it was never the same. And you, 736 00:39:18,200 --> 00:39:20,000 Speaker 1: like you look at the Seahawks. I mean, this is 737 00:39:20,000 --> 00:39:22,160 Speaker 1: one of the great things about the NFL. One you 738 00:39:22,200 --> 00:39:25,840 Speaker 1: can go from bad to good really quickly. But you 739 00:39:25,880 --> 00:39:28,520 Speaker 1: when you think you're really good and are going to great, 740 00:39:28,840 --> 00:39:31,960 Speaker 1: go ask the Eagles, Go ask the Chiefs. Stuff closes 741 00:39:32,280 --> 00:39:34,799 Speaker 1: really fast when you've got to sign that quarterback to 742 00:39:34,840 --> 00:39:36,360 Speaker 1: a big deal. All of a sudden, you get a 743 00:39:36,440 --> 00:39:39,600 Speaker 1: right tackle that retires. You know, even Mahomes has been 744 00:39:39,640 --> 00:39:41,560 Speaker 1: blown out twice in Super Bowls when they can't get 745 00:39:41,600 --> 00:39:45,200 Speaker 1: pass protection. So you can build quickly, you fall quickly 746 00:39:45,320 --> 00:39:45,960 Speaker 1: in this league. 747 00:39:46,040 --> 00:39:49,040 Speaker 10: That's why I think John Schneider, Kenneth Walker, Kobe Bryant, 748 00:39:49,239 --> 00:39:51,640 Speaker 10: you know, I think he learned his lesson a decade ago. 749 00:39:52,239 --> 00:39:54,040 Speaker 10: And you got to be very careful with how you 750 00:39:54,080 --> 00:39:56,400 Speaker 10: allocate your funds, and I'm with you. 751 00:39:56,440 --> 00:39:57,239 Speaker 6: It's tough.