1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:09,879 Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. 2 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:15,240 Speaker 2: What is up Straight firefam, It's me Jason McIntyre, Straight 3 00:00:15,640 --> 00:00:21,920 Speaker 2: Bowyer for Thursday, January the fifteenth. Oh my gosh, we're flooded, 4 00:00:22,120 --> 00:00:27,640 Speaker 2: overflowing with news. Such a crazy Wednesday and Wednesday evening 5 00:00:27,680 --> 00:00:32,280 Speaker 2: to Wednesday night we got breaking news after midnight. Quickly 6 00:00:32,360 --> 00:00:35,720 Speaker 2: a programming note update. I'll be hosting The Herd Friday. 7 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:38,680 Speaker 2: First time in a minute. I think it's been since November. 8 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:44,040 Speaker 2: Cow heard out jamac in firing some I've already been 9 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:46,479 Speaker 2: some of these takes I've been cooking up. So the 10 00:00:46,520 --> 00:00:48,600 Speaker 2: beauty of it, the beauty of having a podcast, besides, 11 00:00:48,680 --> 00:00:50,560 Speaker 2: you know, being able to reach you guys and communicate 12 00:00:51,080 --> 00:00:53,640 Speaker 2: and pop off on the best topics in sports, is 13 00:00:53,680 --> 00:00:57,120 Speaker 2: I get to workshop stuff for The Herd and then 14 00:00:57,400 --> 00:00:59,280 Speaker 2: you know, I plan it out here, map it out, 15 00:00:59,680 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 2: fire some stick, some doesn't, and then add or take 16 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:05,520 Speaker 2: away and then fire some of that on the hurt. 17 00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:09,320 Speaker 2: It's a lot of fun. And the first story is 18 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:12,440 Speaker 2: a big one, and that would be after midnight Eastern 19 00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:15,240 Speaker 2: center time. John Harbaugh and the New York Giants came 20 00:01:15,360 --> 00:01:18,400 Speaker 2: close enough to a job that every reporter who covers 21 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:23,000 Speaker 2: the NFL had. Barring a last minute setback, John Harbaugh 22 00:01:23,440 --> 00:01:26,640 Speaker 2: will be your next New York Giants head coach. The 23 00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:29,840 Speaker 2: deal is not final. Contract numbers are being negotiated, but 24 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:35,200 Speaker 2: the hires expected as soon as possible. Congrats to the 25 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:38,199 Speaker 2: New York Giants. It's a really good hire. It's funny 26 00:01:38,200 --> 00:01:41,760 Speaker 2: because five minutes after the news broke that Harball was out. 27 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:46,480 Speaker 2: Literally timestamped, I wrote, Harbaugh hitting up the turnpike to 28 00:01:46,480 --> 00:01:50,200 Speaker 2: coach the Giants seems like an obvious layup. I mean, 29 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:56,520 Speaker 2: it's just a blue blood NFL franchise. Harbaugh fits the 30 00:01:56,640 --> 00:02:00,200 Speaker 2: DNA of toughness, defense culture. I mean the Giant have 31 00:02:00,320 --> 00:02:03,520 Speaker 2: lacked a culture for since Tom Coughlin left. They haven't 32 00:02:03,560 --> 00:02:05,639 Speaker 2: had that. I mean, they bounced around a bunch of coaches. 33 00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:09,920 Speaker 2: Maybe John Harball is their guy. It is interesting. He 34 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:11,960 Speaker 2: is a little on the older side. We'll see what 35 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:14,799 Speaker 2: the staff is like. The Giants have a good nucleus. 36 00:02:14,840 --> 00:02:18,959 Speaker 2: I argued that. You know, I think the Giants roster, 37 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:21,200 Speaker 2: if you stacked it next to the Ravens, I think 38 00:02:21,240 --> 00:02:23,800 Speaker 2: the Giants have more talent. The big glaring one is quarterback, 39 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:26,239 Speaker 2: which the Ravens have and They'll always be competitive with Lamar, 40 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:29,440 Speaker 2: but like I would take Molik Neighbors over any of 41 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:34,080 Speaker 2: the Ravens receivers. We'll see what the future holds for 42 00:02:34,120 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 2: Derrick Henry, Mark Andrews just kind of getting up there 43 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:41,160 Speaker 2: in age. The offensive line for the Giants is improving. 44 00:02:41,240 --> 00:02:43,200 Speaker 2: The Ravens offense on the line was bad this year. 45 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:46,639 Speaker 2: The Ravens defense lacks playmakers. With the exception of Kyle 46 00:02:46,680 --> 00:02:50,160 Speaker 2: Hamilton at cornerback, they're in trouble. I mean, I just 47 00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:52,520 Speaker 2: look at this Giants defense and I'm like, their front 48 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:56,200 Speaker 2: seven is by far superior to the Ravens. They just 49 00:02:56,200 --> 00:03:00,600 Speaker 2: didn't have the coaching. I do believe this is step 50 00:03:00,600 --> 00:03:02,240 Speaker 2: in the right direction for the Giants, as much as 51 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:04,079 Speaker 2: it pains me to say that as a Jets fan. 52 00:03:06,639 --> 00:03:08,600 Speaker 2: We don't know about Jackson Dart. He's the big question. 53 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:11,920 Speaker 2: We know from his social media activity that he really 54 00:03:12,040 --> 00:03:16,519 Speaker 2: likes being famous in New York. He's iced out. He's 55 00:03:16,520 --> 00:03:19,520 Speaker 2: got that like Cobra Kai look to him if you will. 56 00:03:20,040 --> 00:03:25,760 Speaker 2: Like Freddy Cocky, you know, the the quarterback from all 57 00:03:25,800 --> 00:03:29,880 Speaker 2: these from like every high school football movie ever, who's 58 00:03:29,919 --> 00:03:32,240 Speaker 2: like Cocky, gets all the girls and is the man, 59 00:03:32,320 --> 00:03:35,200 Speaker 2: but a bit of a douche. I'm not saying Jackson 60 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:37,040 Speaker 2: Dart's a dick. I'm just saying that's the look he 61 00:03:37,120 --> 00:03:38,920 Speaker 2: gives off of And now he's dating one of these 62 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:42,800 Speaker 2: like I G batties and he's just living his best life. Now. 63 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:45,760 Speaker 2: We do know from Sam Donald to Zach Wilson that 64 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:48,560 Speaker 2: has been an issue with quarterbacks running around enjoying being 65 00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:53,080 Speaker 2: famous in New York. I think Dart is more talented 66 00:03:53,120 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 2: than both of them. I do think Donald's very talented. 67 00:03:56,560 --> 00:03:58,160 Speaker 2: But it's gonna be interesting. I think that's a great 68 00:03:58,240 --> 00:04:00,680 Speaker 2: hire for the Giants, not great for my Jets, but 69 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:02,000 Speaker 2: you know, we'll get to them a little later in 70 00:04:02,040 --> 00:04:06,560 Speaker 2: the podcast. And it's funny because the organization that Harball 71 00:04:06,640 --> 00:04:10,040 Speaker 2: leaves behind, they were in the news yesterday and I 72 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:11,600 Speaker 2: don't like this at all. 73 00:04:12,720 --> 00:04:15,640 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 74 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:19,040 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at Foxsports Radio 75 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:23,279 Speaker 1: dot com and within the iHeartRadio app search FSR to 76 00:04:23,360 --> 00:04:24,039 Speaker 1: listen live. 77 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:27,200 Speaker 2: Let's start with Steve Bashatti, the owner of the Ravens. 78 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:30,040 Speaker 2: So he's, you know, one of the core group of 79 00:04:30,080 --> 00:04:33,240 Speaker 2: owners who is very well respected around the league. He's 80 00:04:33,279 --> 00:04:35,240 Speaker 2: the kind of guy. I think I've talked about this 81 00:04:35,400 --> 00:04:37,520 Speaker 2: article before, but this dude who used to be in 82 00:04:37,839 --> 00:04:42,760 Speaker 2: Donald Trump's orbit had a hilarious quote. This guy has 83 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:45,200 Speaker 2: a history of run ins with the law, but he's 84 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:50,120 Speaker 2: also done some really smart things. But overall, if he 85 00:04:50,160 --> 00:04:52,000 Speaker 2: approaches you about a deal, you're like, Oh, I'm not 86 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:53,480 Speaker 2: gonna say his name because I don't want to come 87 00:04:53,480 --> 00:04:57,039 Speaker 2: out and sue me. But he had a hilarious quote 88 00:04:57,320 --> 00:05:03,760 Speaker 2: where he said tan face and white shirt equals confidence. 89 00:05:04,279 --> 00:05:06,960 Speaker 2: And I could not get that phrase out of my 90 00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:10,200 Speaker 2: head as I watched Steve Bushatti, the Ravens owner. I 91 00:05:10,200 --> 00:05:12,000 Speaker 2: don't even know how old he is, he's certainly in 92 00:05:12,040 --> 00:05:15,599 Speaker 2: his seventies, late sixties or seventies. And he had his 93 00:05:15,920 --> 00:05:18,480 Speaker 2: shirt open, like multiple buttons, like he was like on 94 00:05:18,560 --> 00:05:21,320 Speaker 2: the beach, and he was overly tan for a guy 95 00:05:21,360 --> 00:05:26,160 Speaker 2: who lives in Baltimore in and it's January, okay, And 96 00:05:26,240 --> 00:05:28,440 Speaker 2: I just watching him at the press conference and he's 97 00:05:28,440 --> 00:05:31,800 Speaker 2: saying all the right things, and then he says that 98 00:05:31,839 --> 00:05:36,520 Speaker 2: he has invited Lamar Jackson to participate in head coaching 99 00:05:36,560 --> 00:05:39,920 Speaker 2: interviews at the Ravens facility when they get to the 100 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:43,159 Speaker 2: final rounds. He wants Lamar there, and he wants Lamar's input, 101 00:05:43,680 --> 00:05:47,760 Speaker 2: and I guys Lamar's aren't on board. Obviously Lamar loves that. 102 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:51,960 Speaker 2: I could not help but think of a very famous 103 00:05:52,120 --> 00:05:54,680 Speaker 2: Michael Jordan's story from back in the day. And yes, 104 00:05:54,720 --> 00:05:58,320 Speaker 2: I get it, basketball and football are different, but the 105 00:05:58,400 --> 00:06:01,520 Speaker 2: reality is a star of a bat basketball team is 106 00:06:01,680 --> 00:06:06,520 Speaker 2: very similar to a star quarterback. Here's the problem. So 107 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:10,159 Speaker 2: for those who don't remember or weren't born then, and 108 00:06:10,160 --> 00:06:12,000 Speaker 2: I'm sure a bunch of twenty eight year old saying, oh, 109 00:06:12,040 --> 00:06:15,800 Speaker 2: Jordan's the best ever, yeah, you never saw him. I'm 110 00:06:15,800 --> 00:06:22,000 Speaker 2: just gonna remind you. In the eighties, Michael Jordan was awesome. 111 00:06:22,520 --> 00:06:24,680 Speaker 2: He didn't win anything. We would always get bounced from 112 00:06:24,680 --> 00:06:27,920 Speaker 2: the playoffs. He would put up ridiculous numbers, Defensive Player 113 00:06:27,920 --> 00:06:30,599 Speaker 2: of the Year, scoring champ, blah blah blah, All Star, MVP, 114 00:06:30,760 --> 00:06:34,120 Speaker 2: whatever it was. He was awesome. As coach was Doug Collins. 115 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:35,920 Speaker 2: He had the run of the place. Jordan loved it. 116 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:38,000 Speaker 2: I mean, he's pumping in the average like thirty six 117 00:06:38,040 --> 00:06:40,560 Speaker 2: a game. Whatever it was, scoring machine. But they never 118 00:06:40,600 --> 00:06:42,760 Speaker 2: wanted anything, and eventually the front office was like, you 119 00:06:42,839 --> 00:06:45,480 Speaker 2: know what, we got to get rid of this coach. Well, 120 00:06:45,520 --> 00:06:48,960 Speaker 2: Jordan was not happy. This is well documented in many books, 121 00:06:49,040 --> 00:06:51,840 Speaker 2: so don't even try to push back, guys. Jordan was 122 00:06:51,839 --> 00:06:53,520 Speaker 2: not happy they were getting ready of Doug Collins. Why 123 00:06:53,520 --> 00:06:57,040 Speaker 2: because Doug gave him the green like Mike, do your thing, baby. 124 00:06:57,240 --> 00:07:06,240 Speaker 2: So incomes Phil Jackson, this kind of quirky, well read, interesting, 125 00:07:06,560 --> 00:07:11,960 Speaker 2: tall former NBA player, and instantly he reigns in Jordan 126 00:07:13,520 --> 00:07:15,560 Speaker 2: and he says, no, no, no, we want to succeed. We 127 00:07:15,600 --> 00:07:17,320 Speaker 2: can't just have Michael Jordan scoring all the points. We 128 00:07:17,320 --> 00:07:20,640 Speaker 2: need like a real offense. And there were some rough 129 00:07:20,800 --> 00:07:24,440 Speaker 2: rough times for Jordan Phil Jackson early, and that's when 130 00:07:24,560 --> 00:07:30,000 Speaker 2: Text Winter and Phil Jackson instituted a triangle offense. And 131 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:34,000 Speaker 2: you know the result was three straight titles and then 132 00:07:34,160 --> 00:07:36,760 Speaker 2: another three after he quit and then came back after 133 00:07:36,760 --> 00:07:40,200 Speaker 2: the Baseball Alliance. But the bottom line is the Chicago 134 00:07:40,320 --> 00:07:45,320 Speaker 2: Bulls fired the guy Michael Jordan loved Doug Collins, and 135 00:07:45,360 --> 00:07:49,320 Speaker 2: they didn't bring in Jordan, at least I'm not aware 136 00:07:49,320 --> 00:07:53,440 Speaker 2: of for final interviews with Phil Jackson. No, that's not 137 00:07:53,520 --> 00:07:56,880 Speaker 2: how it works. Let me remind you that when my 138 00:07:57,280 --> 00:08:00,559 Speaker 2: desperate New York Jets went and got it Aaron Rodgers 139 00:08:00,640 --> 00:08:04,320 Speaker 2: a couple of years ago. They bent over backwards for 140 00:08:04,360 --> 00:08:07,640 Speaker 2: that guy and said, Oh yeah, Aaron, what would you like? 141 00:08:07,640 --> 00:08:10,240 Speaker 2: You want the OC? You can hand pick him. What 142 00:08:10,360 --> 00:08:14,040 Speaker 2: else do you want? Wide receiver? Tell us you give 143 00:08:14,120 --> 00:08:15,840 Speaker 2: us names, whatever you want, we'll give it to you. 144 00:08:16,080 --> 00:08:21,720 Speaker 2: How did that work out? Okay, guys, I do not 145 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:24,840 Speaker 2: like this at all from Bashati. Lamar is gonna have 146 00:08:24,880 --> 00:08:31,160 Speaker 2: input on the head coach? What why? I totally disagree 147 00:08:31,160 --> 00:08:33,640 Speaker 2: with that. You guys, remember what made Lamar successful? 148 00:08:33,720 --> 00:08:33,880 Speaker 1: Right? 149 00:08:34,760 --> 00:08:36,480 Speaker 2: So they drafted him at the end of the first round. 150 00:08:36,480 --> 00:08:39,600 Speaker 2: At the time, Joe Flacco was their quarterback. They had 151 00:08:39,640 --> 00:08:43,160 Speaker 2: a certain look to their offense. They draft Lamar. They're like, 152 00:08:43,600 --> 00:08:45,800 Speaker 2: too talented, we don't know what he is. Remember at 153 00:08:45,800 --> 00:08:47,439 Speaker 2: the time, it's funny. People are like, oh, how could 154 00:08:47,440 --> 00:08:52,160 Speaker 2: you have Lamar? Superstar? There was a prominent former NFLGM 155 00:08:52,200 --> 00:08:54,360 Speaker 2: Bill Poullion, who was at ESPN and said Lamar should 156 00:08:54,360 --> 00:08:59,439 Speaker 2: switched to wide receiver. Okay, that's where Lamar Jackson was 157 00:08:59,440 --> 00:09:02,000 Speaker 2: coming into the d He fell to the end of 158 00:09:02,040 --> 00:09:03,719 Speaker 2: the first round and the Ravens traded back in to 159 00:09:03,800 --> 00:09:06,320 Speaker 2: draft him just for that extra fifth year. It worked 160 00:09:06,360 --> 00:09:12,200 Speaker 2: out great, okay, But once they got him, they didn't 161 00:09:12,240 --> 00:09:17,960 Speaker 2: try to put a circle in a square peg. They said, oh, 162 00:09:18,520 --> 00:09:21,960 Speaker 2: this is what Lamar Cannon can do. Will cater to 163 00:09:22,640 --> 00:09:26,000 Speaker 2: his skill set and it worked swimmingly, just like the 164 00:09:26,040 --> 00:09:31,559 Speaker 2: Bulls catered to Jordan's skill set and it worked swimmingly. 165 00:09:31,760 --> 00:09:34,760 Speaker 2: They didn't let him go free rain, do whatever you want, 166 00:09:35,280 --> 00:09:39,000 Speaker 2: go score all the points. That doesn't work. So I 167 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:40,839 Speaker 2: don't know. And here's the worst part. This is where 168 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:44,560 Speaker 2: the article in Baltimore gets a little dicey. Lamar Jackson's 169 00:09:44,559 --> 00:09:47,120 Speaker 2: twenty nine. He's under contract for three more years, but 170 00:09:47,400 --> 00:09:50,640 Speaker 2: A wants a new deal, and b his cap number 171 00:09:50,720 --> 00:09:54,800 Speaker 2: jumps by thirty one million this offseason. His cap figure 172 00:09:55,240 --> 00:09:57,679 Speaker 2: seventy four and a half million. Lamar will account for 173 00:09:57,720 --> 00:10:00,600 Speaker 2: twenty five percent of the team's cap. So they got 174 00:10:00,600 --> 00:10:02,679 Speaker 2: to find a new deal. And you know Lamar's got 175 00:10:02,760 --> 00:10:04,800 Speaker 2: him bent over a barrel. Oh well, you just got 176 00:10:04,840 --> 00:10:08,280 Speaker 2: real of Harball. And I'm still curious what was the 177 00:10:08,320 --> 00:10:13,360 Speaker 2: deciding factor there? Again, it sounds conspiracy theorist. I'll get 178 00:10:13,360 --> 00:10:16,960 Speaker 2: the tinfoil hat on. I do believe something went down 179 00:10:17,000 --> 00:10:20,080 Speaker 2: with Harbor and Lamar, I mean Bishadi all but confirmed 180 00:10:20,640 --> 00:10:23,520 Speaker 2: that he told Lamar, I'm letting go of Harbaugh and 181 00:10:23,600 --> 00:10:27,480 Speaker 2: then called Harbaugh and told him okay, and there was 182 00:10:27,520 --> 00:10:29,439 Speaker 2: no glowey, I'm gonna miss you, coach, thanks for the 183 00:10:29,480 --> 00:10:32,120 Speaker 2: great memory. None of that on social media. So do 184 00:10:32,200 --> 00:10:34,800 Speaker 2: with that whatch you will. Anyways, Bishadi says, if the 185 00:10:34,960 --> 00:10:39,960 Speaker 2: new deal cannot be reached, they'll figure out Jackson's cap 186 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:42,920 Speaker 2: figure by spreading it over future years. Blah blah blah. 187 00:10:43,360 --> 00:10:46,040 Speaker 2: But they need to figure something out that is undeniable 188 00:10:46,080 --> 00:10:48,839 Speaker 2: because they have a lot of holes on that team 189 00:10:49,040 --> 00:10:54,200 Speaker 2: and you cannot fix them with Lamar's cap figure so significant. 190 00:10:55,000 --> 00:10:59,160 Speaker 2: So you run off Harball. You give all the power 191 00:10:59,160 --> 00:11:02,600 Speaker 2: to Lamar. And by the way, he wants Slash wants 192 00:11:02,640 --> 00:11:04,640 Speaker 2: a new deal. Does it need one? He's under contract 193 00:11:04,640 --> 00:11:06,800 Speaker 2: for three more years, but he wants a new deal. 194 00:11:07,160 --> 00:11:08,920 Speaker 2: And oh, by the way, he's coming off another injury 195 00:11:08,960 --> 00:11:12,280 Speaker 2: plague season and he did not play well. Do with 196 00:11:12,320 --> 00:11:18,440 Speaker 2: that what you will. Sticking in football, let's go to 197 00:11:18,480 --> 00:11:21,760 Speaker 2: the Pittsburgh Steelers in the same division. So Albert Breer 198 00:11:21,840 --> 00:11:24,920 Speaker 2: was on the Herd yesterday and you know, he's talking 199 00:11:24,960 --> 00:11:27,360 Speaker 2: about the coaching openings and who could land where, and 200 00:11:27,800 --> 00:11:29,880 Speaker 2: he and I agree, the Pittsburgh job is not very good. 201 00:11:29,920 --> 00:11:32,640 Speaker 2: The Steelers owner vehemently disagrees, says, we're not doing a 202 00:11:32,640 --> 00:11:35,160 Speaker 2: gap year. We're not tanking, We're not We're not thrusting 203 00:11:35,200 --> 00:11:37,160 Speaker 2: Will Howard out there to lose a bunch of games. Okay, 204 00:11:37,240 --> 00:11:40,880 Speaker 2: we'll see what happens. And Breer said, well a name, 205 00:11:40,960 --> 00:11:42,839 Speaker 2: you want a name to watch? What about Marcus Freeman 206 00:11:44,720 --> 00:11:49,160 Speaker 2: of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. I mean, he's a 207 00:11:49,160 --> 00:11:52,719 Speaker 2: proven winner. He's a young guy, the same way Tomlin 208 00:11:52,840 --> 00:11:56,320 Speaker 2: was a young guy, and he'll get a huge runway 209 00:11:56,960 --> 00:12:00,520 Speaker 2: in Pittsburgh. I mean, they're not like, hey, we're building something. 210 00:12:00,520 --> 00:12:06,240 Speaker 2: We need to build some victory we need we need 211 00:12:06,240 --> 00:12:09,839 Speaker 2: to really just stack victories instantly, we need to win overnight. No, 212 00:12:10,360 --> 00:12:12,880 Speaker 2: that we could build something with Marcus Freeman. And I 213 00:12:12,920 --> 00:12:16,040 Speaker 2: was like, oh, that's interesting, because yes, in the short term, 214 00:12:16,080 --> 00:12:20,600 Speaker 2: they're terrible. Could it be turned around in four years? Sure? Sure, 215 00:12:21,320 --> 00:12:23,400 Speaker 2: Now you gotta get the draft pick. There's gonna be 216 00:12:23,400 --> 00:12:26,679 Speaker 2: some pain before there's gain. But I instantly reached out 217 00:12:26,679 --> 00:12:30,480 Speaker 2: to my Notre Dame people who are close to the program, 218 00:12:30,960 --> 00:12:35,079 Speaker 2: and both of them said total long shot. But what 219 00:12:35,200 --> 00:12:39,679 Speaker 2: was more interesting was quietly and I think this has 220 00:12:39,720 --> 00:12:45,200 Speaker 2: been reported. I don't know, but under the last coach, 221 00:12:45,280 --> 00:12:50,000 Speaker 2: Brian Kelly, you know, Notre Dame has these strict academic standards, right, 222 00:12:50,880 --> 00:12:54,120 Speaker 2: They don't just let anybody in to play football and 223 00:12:54,160 --> 00:12:56,800 Speaker 2: win games. That that's just not how they operate. Okay, 224 00:12:57,679 --> 00:13:01,680 Speaker 2: So Brian Kelly was like, hey, guys, can you kind 225 00:13:01,720 --> 00:13:07,240 Speaker 2: of I know, we only accept graduate transfers. That's all 226 00:13:07,280 --> 00:13:10,560 Speaker 2: that Notre Dame would accept. They've never allowed anything but 227 00:13:10,720 --> 00:13:14,320 Speaker 2: graduate transfers because of the academical requirements. So Brian Kelly 228 00:13:14,360 --> 00:13:19,360 Speaker 2: tried to get them to waive that stance and accept 229 00:13:19,480 --> 00:13:24,160 Speaker 2: like a sophomore who's transferring in from the portal, and 230 00:13:24,559 --> 00:13:27,280 Speaker 2: they just are unyielding. They won't do that. They'll take 231 00:13:27,320 --> 00:13:32,480 Speaker 2: grad transfers. So apparently, behind the scenes they know Marcus 232 00:13:32,480 --> 00:13:36,240 Speaker 2: Freeman is a super hot commodity. They're aware. I mean, 233 00:13:36,640 --> 00:13:39,920 Speaker 2: NFL teams are really good in on this guy. He's 234 00:13:39,960 --> 00:13:42,240 Speaker 2: just a young guy who freaking gets it. And I'm 235 00:13:42,240 --> 00:13:43,800 Speaker 2: sure there's some people out there, well wait, what does 236 00:13:43,840 --> 00:13:46,559 Speaker 2: Marcus Freeman want? Just relax, guys. He went to the 237 00:13:46,600 --> 00:13:49,480 Speaker 2: Natty last year with Riley Leonard, who can barely throw 238 00:13:49,480 --> 00:13:52,160 Speaker 2: a forward pass. Okay, they should have been in the playoff, 239 00:13:52,200 --> 00:13:56,320 Speaker 2: and frankly, I mean they could be right where Miami 240 00:13:56,360 --> 00:13:57,679 Speaker 2: is right now. They could be on the title game 241 00:13:57,679 --> 00:14:00,400 Speaker 2: if they didn't get screwed because they don't along to 242 00:14:00,920 --> 00:14:07,440 Speaker 2: a conference. But apparently Notre Dame, knowing Freeman's hot commodity, 243 00:14:07,440 --> 00:14:09,880 Speaker 2: said you know what, We're gonna change it up. We 244 00:14:09,920 --> 00:14:16,480 Speaker 2: will now allow normal portal transfers as opposed to just 245 00:14:16,640 --> 00:14:19,920 Speaker 2: grad transfers. And I was like, Wow, that's pretty nice 246 00:14:19,920 --> 00:14:23,800 Speaker 2: of them. They realize everybody wants Marcus Freeman, so what 247 00:14:23,840 --> 00:14:26,680 Speaker 2: can we do to help Marcus? Day Marcus? We are 248 00:14:26,720 --> 00:14:31,600 Speaker 2: going to allow portal transfers. So I looked it up, like, oh, 249 00:14:31,640 --> 00:14:33,960 Speaker 2: how is Notre Dame doing in the portal? I was like, whoa, 250 00:14:34,200 --> 00:14:37,440 Speaker 2: Holy smokes, did you see what they've done? So they 251 00:14:37,440 --> 00:14:41,000 Speaker 2: got a sophomore from Ohio state wide receiver Quincy Porter. 252 00:14:41,400 --> 00:14:46,400 Speaker 2: They got a junior edge rusher from Alabama Kean Keeley. 253 00:14:46,720 --> 00:14:50,320 Speaker 2: They got a junior cornerback from Colorado DJ McKinney, a 254 00:14:50,400 --> 00:14:56,680 Speaker 2: junior cornerback from Michigan. Jaden Sanders, a defensive lineman from Pittsburgh, 255 00:14:57,240 --> 00:15:00,240 Speaker 2: a wide receiver from Ohio State, another wide receiver from 256 00:15:00,240 --> 00:15:05,000 Speaker 2: Ohio State. Come on, you gotta be kidding me. So 257 00:15:05,120 --> 00:15:10,520 Speaker 2: they're focusing on younger transfers in the portal as opposed 258 00:15:10,560 --> 00:15:16,760 Speaker 2: to grad transfers now and depending on who you want 259 00:15:16,800 --> 00:15:20,000 Speaker 2: to read or believe, they may they're like a top 260 00:15:20,040 --> 00:15:23,920 Speaker 2: three team so far in the portal. They're going crazy 261 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:29,240 Speaker 2: in uh in South Bend right now, they're very excited. 262 00:15:29,280 --> 00:15:31,240 Speaker 2: Oh okay, here it is. Yes, they did write about 263 00:15:31,280 --> 00:15:33,480 Speaker 2: the new rules at the end of the year. It 264 00:15:33,520 --> 00:15:36,000 Speaker 2: looks like so they did they have announced this. It 265 00:15:36,000 --> 00:15:38,600 Speaker 2: wasn't like some secret. I didn't think I was breaking news. 266 00:15:38,840 --> 00:15:40,840 Speaker 2: But I don't think people are really talking about this? 267 00:15:41,240 --> 00:15:45,040 Speaker 2: And when did that come? Right after right before the 268 00:15:45,160 --> 00:15:48,320 Speaker 2: NFL season ended, right when you knew there was going 269 00:15:48,400 --> 00:15:50,600 Speaker 2: to be a lot of teams coming for them, So 270 00:15:50,800 --> 00:15:53,640 Speaker 2: all of a sudden, you can now go shop at 271 00:15:53,720 --> 00:15:56,680 Speaker 2: oh Ohio State. Come on down, Alabama. I mean, think 272 00:15:56,680 --> 00:16:00,440 Speaker 2: about this. Notre Dame is stealing from Alabama. Well, not 273 00:16:00,440 --> 00:16:03,600 Speaker 2: stealing because the players are leaving, but Alabama, Michigan, Ohio State. 274 00:16:03,640 --> 00:16:06,320 Speaker 2: These are like, these were prime guys coming out of 275 00:16:06,400 --> 00:16:11,560 Speaker 2: high school who are now in that second, third, fourth year. 276 00:16:12,720 --> 00:16:15,760 Speaker 2: So now you're not getting like just the premo recruits 277 00:16:15,920 --> 00:16:18,880 Speaker 2: or the grad transfers. You're getting like seasoned, almost veterans 278 00:16:18,880 --> 00:16:21,440 Speaker 2: of college football. Guys were like twenty one to twenty two. 279 00:16:22,640 --> 00:16:26,360 Speaker 2: So Notre Dame realizes their coach is going to be 280 00:16:26,360 --> 00:16:30,040 Speaker 2: a hot commodity, and they say, will relax, We'll change 281 00:16:30,040 --> 00:16:32,160 Speaker 2: the rules now Again, some people will say, well, what 282 00:16:32,200 --> 00:16:35,440 Speaker 2: does that say ethically for Notre Dame. Well, let's let's 283 00:16:35,440 --> 00:16:38,960 Speaker 2: be real. You got to level the playing field. We're 284 00:16:39,000 --> 00:16:41,400 Speaker 2: seeing what that's doing in college football where we did 285 00:16:42,080 --> 00:16:44,280 Speaker 2: who is it ed oseron, We're like, oh, the bagman 286 00:16:44,400 --> 00:16:47,160 Speaker 2: used to show up at the front door and then 287 00:16:47,280 --> 00:16:51,480 Speaker 2: you know whatever happens happens. Well, now the bagman's showing 288 00:16:51,560 --> 00:16:54,080 Speaker 2: up at the front door of every school and there's 289 00:16:54,080 --> 00:16:55,880 Speaker 2: nothing shady about it, and all of a sudden, the 290 00:16:55,920 --> 00:16:58,760 Speaker 2: laying playing field is very level. So I do believe 291 00:16:59,640 --> 00:17:01,960 Speaker 2: Marcus is going nowhere. The job that he would go 292 00:17:02,000 --> 00:17:03,600 Speaker 2: to would have to be perfect. And oh, by the way, 293 00:17:03,600 --> 00:17:08,000 Speaker 2: his quarterback is probably going to be a top ten quarterback, 294 00:17:08,040 --> 00:17:10,320 Speaker 2: top five in the country next year. He was phenomenal 295 00:17:10,359 --> 00:17:13,080 Speaker 2: in his first year as a starter. So Pittsburgh Steelers 296 00:17:13,160 --> 00:17:16,119 Speaker 2: can dream of Marcus Freeman, but it ain't happening. As 297 00:17:16,160 --> 00:17:18,919 Speaker 2: a matter of fact, I don't think he no interest. 298 00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:22,879 Speaker 2: I don't think in Baltimore Raven's job. I think it 299 00:17:22,920 --> 00:17:26,920 Speaker 2: would have to be a Justin Herbert type job where 300 00:17:26,960 --> 00:17:28,480 Speaker 2: he would have to pull a Jim Harbaugh or he 301 00:17:28,520 --> 00:17:30,680 Speaker 2: wins the Natty and then leaves. But again, his family's 302 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:34,760 Speaker 2: deep in the community there in South Bend. I like 303 00:17:34,800 --> 00:17:37,960 Speaker 2: everything about Marcus Freeman. There's no shot he's going to 304 00:17:37,960 --> 00:17:41,840 Speaker 2: Pittsburgh Steelers. All right, One more football story, and this 305 00:17:41,880 --> 00:17:44,160 Speaker 2: one I noticed a lot of Jets fans were unhappy. 306 00:17:44,280 --> 00:17:46,879 Speaker 2: Is that Dante Moore at the quarterback of Oregon, who 307 00:17:46,920 --> 00:17:50,000 Speaker 2: had a really really good season I'll stop short of great, 308 00:17:50,640 --> 00:17:54,199 Speaker 2: but kind of struggled there in the playoff against Texas 309 00:17:54,200 --> 00:17:57,280 Speaker 2: Tech and then badly struggled against Oregon. He decided he's 310 00:17:57,320 --> 00:18:00,080 Speaker 2: going to stay in college for one more year. So 311 00:18:00,160 --> 00:18:02,240 Speaker 2: I'll let you guys get the jokes about the Jets 312 00:18:02,240 --> 00:18:04,760 Speaker 2: out of your system. Ha ha ha. Nobody wants to 313 00:18:04,760 --> 00:18:09,320 Speaker 2: play for the Jets. Hahaha, got it done, ha that's funny. Yeah, 314 00:18:09,400 --> 00:18:11,560 Speaker 2: nobody wants to play for the sad sack Jets. The 315 00:18:11,680 --> 00:18:14,800 Speaker 2: sorry ass Jets the Jay mac Ruths for Okay, good, 316 00:18:14,880 --> 00:18:17,200 Speaker 2: are you done laughing? I mean, it's been fifteen years 317 00:18:17,240 --> 00:18:19,000 Speaker 2: since we've been to the playoffs. None of this stuff 318 00:18:19,000 --> 00:18:23,639 Speaker 2: bothers me. I don't care. Okay, we're done. Okay. I 319 00:18:23,720 --> 00:18:28,359 Speaker 2: actually think Dante Moore, remember how I said yesterday, I 320 00:18:28,400 --> 00:18:31,600 Speaker 2: thought Ty Simpson made the right decision passing on all 321 00:18:31,600 --> 00:18:37,600 Speaker 2: that nil money. Here's the thing, and I'm not I 322 00:18:37,720 --> 00:18:40,320 Speaker 2: swear this is devoid of Jets commentary, just this part. 323 00:18:41,200 --> 00:18:43,000 Speaker 2: I don't know if he made the right decision. Guys. 324 00:18:44,560 --> 00:18:47,720 Speaker 2: So Dylan Rayola, who's a really good college football quarterback, 325 00:18:47,720 --> 00:18:51,919 Speaker 2: transferred from Nebraska to Oregon. He had an injury at 326 00:18:51,920 --> 00:18:53,119 Speaker 2: the end of the season, so he's not going to 327 00:18:53,160 --> 00:18:56,040 Speaker 2: be competing. I don't think here in February or March. 328 00:18:56,560 --> 00:19:01,800 Speaker 2: Maybe after that there's a chatter at will Rail to 329 00:19:01,840 --> 00:19:04,320 Speaker 2: push him for the starting job. I don't know, but 330 00:19:04,520 --> 00:19:06,560 Speaker 2: think about this from a mindset, and I don't know 331 00:19:06,640 --> 00:19:10,080 Speaker 2: Dante Moron, whmember we had the former Michigan quarterback on 332 00:19:10,480 --> 00:19:12,960 Speaker 2: who's an announcer now and he knows Dante Moore well, 333 00:19:13,440 --> 00:19:16,040 Speaker 2: and that dude's riding high this year. More was cooking 334 00:19:16,920 --> 00:19:19,440 Speaker 2: and then he kind of stumbled in the playoff. Think 335 00:19:19,440 --> 00:19:21,400 Speaker 2: about this, You're going to be the number two pick, 336 00:19:21,520 --> 00:19:25,879 Speaker 2: presumptive you decide you're going back to school. So that 337 00:19:25,920 --> 00:19:29,320 Speaker 2: would mean your next season would have to be incredible 338 00:19:30,160 --> 00:19:33,639 Speaker 2: just to rise up to one. It would have to 339 00:19:33,640 --> 00:19:37,520 Speaker 2: be excellent to stay at two. Anything less than that 340 00:19:38,640 --> 00:19:41,679 Speaker 2: and you're gonna fall down draft boards. And this is 341 00:19:41,720 --> 00:19:44,359 Speaker 2: the problem we talked about with Simpson yesterday. These guys 342 00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:50,439 Speaker 2: who stick around, they get so scrutinized and picked apart. 343 00:19:51,240 --> 00:19:53,760 Speaker 2: Every misque is like, I don't know, that's not the guy, 344 00:19:54,280 --> 00:19:57,680 Speaker 2: Is it fair? No, which is how it is. Now. 345 00:19:57,720 --> 00:20:01,879 Speaker 2: Remember going into this past college football season, who was 346 00:20:01,920 --> 00:20:06,560 Speaker 2: at the top of all of the NFL draft boards 347 00:20:06,560 --> 00:20:09,239 Speaker 2: and the mocks and this guy's a pro. It was 348 00:20:09,400 --> 00:20:13,840 Speaker 2: Cad klub Nick Kada Clemson. It was Drew Aller Penn State, 349 00:20:14,359 --> 00:20:20,280 Speaker 2: Leonora Sellers, South Carolina. It was nuss Meyer at LSU. 350 00:20:21,359 --> 00:20:24,320 Speaker 2: Dante Moore was in there because he had, you know, 351 00:20:24,600 --> 00:20:27,520 Speaker 2: started briefly at Michigan, and everybody from Oregon is really good. 352 00:20:27,760 --> 00:20:30,199 Speaker 2: Moore was not in that elite group, but he was like, 353 00:20:30,320 --> 00:20:31,920 Speaker 2: you know, down a little bit peg and of course 354 00:20:32,040 --> 00:20:38,480 Speaker 2: Arts Manning. You know who was not in there, Fernando Mendoza. Now, 355 00:20:39,960 --> 00:20:42,000 Speaker 2: if you look hard enough, you'll see some people say, oh, yeah, 356 00:20:42,160 --> 00:20:45,280 Speaker 2: this kid transferring from Cali, he's got some first round potential. 357 00:20:48,960 --> 00:20:55,200 Speaker 2: There was no hype for Fernando Mendozo. Okay none, None 358 00:20:55,200 --> 00:20:57,840 Speaker 2: of these yuck college kids can live up to the hype. 359 00:20:57,840 --> 00:20:59,720 Speaker 2: Do you know how hard that is? I mean we 360 00:20:59,760 --> 00:21:02,320 Speaker 2: saw arch Manning early in the season terrible, and then 361 00:21:02,359 --> 00:21:04,760 Speaker 2: what once the pressure was off, when it was clear 362 00:21:04,800 --> 00:21:07,280 Speaker 2: he wasn't gonna win the Heisman. He was favored at 363 00:21:07,280 --> 00:21:09,400 Speaker 2: the beginning of the season, which it was clear Texas 364 00:21:09,480 --> 00:21:12,639 Speaker 2: was not gonna win the Natty or hell even get 365 00:21:12,680 --> 00:21:15,639 Speaker 2: to the playoff, less pressure, and he delivered late in 366 00:21:15,640 --> 00:21:19,720 Speaker 2: the season. The immense pressure that is put on these 367 00:21:19,720 --> 00:21:23,640 Speaker 2: guys from the media, social media hype. Listen, man, that's 368 00:21:23,640 --> 00:21:25,360 Speaker 2: how you sell magazines, That's how you get the ig 369 00:21:25,520 --> 00:21:28,199 Speaker 2: following up, that's how you get nil money. It's a 370 00:21:28,240 --> 00:21:32,000 Speaker 2: double edged sword. Is it fair? I don't know. You say, oh, 371 00:21:32,160 --> 00:21:33,920 Speaker 2: it's unfair. Why are you putting all this hype on him? 372 00:21:33,960 --> 00:21:37,439 Speaker 2: I don't know. He's getting pick a number in the 373 00:21:37,520 --> 00:21:40,560 Speaker 2: nil that's how much money he's getting five million dollars? 374 00:21:40,600 --> 00:21:42,119 Speaker 2: Is it me putting the pressure on? I mean, the 375 00:21:42,119 --> 00:21:45,280 Speaker 2: guy's banking three four to five million dollars. Carson Beck 376 00:21:45,720 --> 00:21:48,840 Speaker 2: was another one that was super hyped. I mean, this 377 00:21:48,920 --> 00:21:51,960 Speaker 2: is just this is the game. The guys get hyped, 378 00:21:52,880 --> 00:21:55,359 Speaker 2: they get a lot of money in nil and then 379 00:21:55,400 --> 00:21:58,159 Speaker 2: they and again it's only a few years sample, but 380 00:21:58,280 --> 00:22:00,239 Speaker 2: a lot of them have not lived up to it. 381 00:22:00,240 --> 00:22:03,920 Speaker 2: It's very difficult. These are not quite teenagers, although Dante 382 00:22:03,920 --> 00:22:08,720 Speaker 2: Moore is only twenty, but I again devoid of what 383 00:22:08,800 --> 00:22:11,879 Speaker 2: I wanted him to go to in the NFL. I 384 00:22:11,920 --> 00:22:15,359 Speaker 2: don't know that people realize the pressure he's going to 385 00:22:15,400 --> 00:22:18,160 Speaker 2: be under a to keep his job. Rail is really good. 386 00:22:18,640 --> 00:22:21,160 Speaker 2: Now there is chatter he could red shirt, and that's fine. 387 00:22:21,160 --> 00:22:23,640 Speaker 2: Maybe he just says, you know what, That's what Dante 388 00:22:23,760 --> 00:22:26,600 Speaker 2: Moore did when Dylan Gabriel was a guy. I could 389 00:22:26,640 --> 00:22:30,840 Speaker 2: just do the same thing. I'm just gonna read off 390 00:22:30,920 --> 00:22:35,040 Speaker 2: a couple names for you, all right. The twenty twenty 391 00:22:35,080 --> 00:22:41,359 Speaker 2: seven draft class ar commanding Dari Mensa from Duke Who's 392 00:22:41,440 --> 00:22:45,399 Speaker 2: really good? Brendan soaresby highest paid quarterback in the portal 393 00:22:45,920 --> 00:22:49,359 Speaker 2: going to Texas Tech, Jayden Mayava Mayava of a USC. 394 00:22:49,480 --> 00:22:52,760 Speaker 2: I like that guy. Man, he's good. I don't know 395 00:22:52,880 --> 00:22:54,840 Speaker 2: if he's first round or or top ten, but I 396 00:22:54,920 --> 00:22:57,040 Speaker 2: like him. I think he's a good quarterback. DJ Logway 397 00:22:57,119 --> 00:23:00,800 Speaker 2: will see the Florida kid Sam Levitt, who's going to 398 00:23:00,920 --> 00:23:07,680 Speaker 2: LSU Leonora's Sellers at South Carolina. There's so many guys 399 00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:12,480 Speaker 2: next year, so many that more really has to be 400 00:23:12,800 --> 00:23:18,600 Speaker 2: exceptional to do better than his ceiling, which was the 401 00:23:18,640 --> 00:23:20,880 Speaker 2: two pick in this draft, and I don't know if 402 00:23:20,880 --> 00:23:22,560 Speaker 2: he can do that. That's a lot of pressure. I 403 00:23:22,600 --> 00:23:25,960 Speaker 2: like him a lot, but he's got work to do. 404 00:23:26,000 --> 00:23:29,040 Speaker 2: And man, the draft just got totally dull. I mean, 405 00:23:29,600 --> 00:23:33,040 Speaker 2: holy hell, there's zero drama at the top, and you know, 406 00:23:33,080 --> 00:23:36,440 Speaker 2: the NFL cannot be happy with that. Like what storylines 407 00:23:36,440 --> 00:23:40,160 Speaker 2: are you going to manufacture Carson Beck versus Ty Simpson. 408 00:23:40,800 --> 00:23:43,800 Speaker 2: That's not gonna have any juice. I mean maybe if 409 00:23:43,840 --> 00:23:48,919 Speaker 2: Beck wins the National Championship on Monday, maybe, but that's 410 00:23:49,040 --> 00:23:52,520 Speaker 2: not a discussion. That's just like, oh that's fascinating, you know, 411 00:23:53,920 --> 00:23:56,320 Speaker 2: And neither of them is going to It's just not happened. 412 00:23:56,440 --> 00:24:00,840 Speaker 2: No shot, absolutely none. So now I know what you're thinking, Well, Jay, 413 00:24:01,240 --> 00:24:04,440 Speaker 2: what do you want the Jets to do well. Obviously, 414 00:24:04,440 --> 00:24:08,439 Speaker 2: they want them to do their homework on the on 415 00:24:08,480 --> 00:24:12,520 Speaker 2: the top prospects. In my mock after the Jets, I 416 00:24:12,680 --> 00:24:18,560 Speaker 2: had the tackle from Miami going third, the ed rusher 417 00:24:18,560 --> 00:24:21,639 Speaker 2: from Miami going fourth, a tackle going fifth, a tackle 418 00:24:21,680 --> 00:24:26,560 Speaker 2: going sixth, Carnel Tate seven, ED rusher eight, ED rusher nine, 419 00:24:26,640 --> 00:24:31,040 Speaker 2: Caleb Downs ten. The Jets are sitting pretty. I don't 420 00:24:31,080 --> 00:24:35,240 Speaker 2: think you need to make an interrational move. It's early. 421 00:24:35,440 --> 00:24:37,239 Speaker 2: I mean I think I watched Ruben Bain come off 422 00:24:37,280 --> 00:24:39,879 Speaker 2: the edge. Guys an animal. I mean, he is really 423 00:24:39,880 --> 00:24:43,280 Speaker 2: freaking good. Then again, Rvel Reese from Ohio State, just 424 00:24:43,320 --> 00:24:46,960 Speaker 2: a machine. Reminded me at times of Michael Parsons. What 425 00:24:47,000 --> 00:24:50,400 Speaker 2: I'm watching this year. Don't recall him having a big 426 00:24:50,440 --> 00:24:53,800 Speaker 2: game though in the loss of Miami. I gotta go 427 00:24:53,840 --> 00:24:57,480 Speaker 2: back and these guys cut up the films. You can 428 00:24:57,520 --> 00:25:00,000 Speaker 2: watch every snap of Reese against Miami on YouTube. Just 429 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:03,639 Speaker 2: got to look hard enough, and so they'll take whoever 430 00:25:03,640 --> 00:25:07,000 Speaker 2: they need the best player in the draft. You technically 431 00:25:07,000 --> 00:25:08,480 Speaker 2: they'll get the best player because I don't think anybody 432 00:25:08,480 --> 00:25:11,879 Speaker 2: says Mendoz is the best player in the draft. Build 433 00:25:11,920 --> 00:25:15,919 Speaker 2: consensus and then draft him. Now as a couple, Jabbroni's 434 00:25:15,960 --> 00:25:20,120 Speaker 2: online noted, oh, Jay, hey, last year someone traded up 435 00:25:20,440 --> 00:25:23,400 Speaker 2: for Travis Hunter. I'm like, yeah, you know, I don't 436 00:25:23,400 --> 00:25:26,879 Speaker 2: see anybody playing two ways in this draft, so I 437 00:25:26,880 --> 00:25:29,000 Speaker 2: don't know what you're talking about. And oh, by the way, 438 00:25:29,000 --> 00:25:33,320 Speaker 2: that was not considered a smart pick by the Jags. 439 00:25:33,359 --> 00:25:35,400 Speaker 2: I mean they were doing it essentially to sell tickets. 440 00:25:35,520 --> 00:25:38,159 Speaker 2: Have a guy everybody's talking about. And did you notice 441 00:25:38,160 --> 00:25:41,639 Speaker 2: that he was okay offensively, didn't do a lot defensively, 442 00:25:41,720 --> 00:25:43,680 Speaker 2: and then when he got hurt, the team's offense got better. 443 00:25:44,240 --> 00:25:46,360 Speaker 2: I don't know if you noticed that. I mean, obviously 444 00:25:46,480 --> 00:25:51,200 Speaker 2: he's exceptionally talented, but they overpaid for a wide receiver. 445 00:25:51,840 --> 00:25:54,399 Speaker 2: I don't see anybody trading up to two. But thank goodness, 446 00:25:54,400 --> 00:25:55,639 Speaker 2: we have four months to talk about it. 447 00:25:56,520 --> 00:25:59,399 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 448 00:25:59,440 --> 00:26:02,800 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at Foxsports Radio 449 00:26:02,960 --> 00:26:07,040 Speaker 1: dot com and within the iHeartRadio app. Search FSR to 450 00:26:07,160 --> 00:26:07,840 Speaker 1: listen live. 451 00:26:08,760 --> 00:26:16,000 Speaker 2: Final story is this Lebron's situation with his agent. Now, 452 00:26:16,040 --> 00:26:17,679 Speaker 2: we were on this a few weeks ago when the 453 00:26:17,680 --> 00:26:21,119 Speaker 2: guy Rich Paul went on some podcast and was like 454 00:26:22,280 --> 00:26:27,680 Speaker 2: essentially talking down Austin Reeves, hinting at it, you gotta 455 00:26:27,720 --> 00:26:31,560 Speaker 2: trade Austin hinting, not overtly bashing Reeves, but it was 456 00:26:31,640 --> 00:26:34,920 Speaker 2: just not complimentary. And it's weird because Reeves and Lebron 457 00:26:35,040 --> 00:26:41,160 Speaker 2: have this great friendship. They appear to be buddies, and 458 00:26:43,440 --> 00:26:46,240 Speaker 2: for Lebron's agent to take a couple jabs at Reeves, 459 00:26:46,280 --> 00:26:50,159 Speaker 2: it was like, what's that about? Is that him trying 460 00:26:50,160 --> 00:26:54,040 Speaker 2: to nudge the Lakers into trading Reeves to get a 461 00:26:54,040 --> 00:26:55,240 Speaker 2: piece to go chase the title? 462 00:26:56,760 --> 00:26:57,000 Speaker 1: Is that? 463 00:26:58,320 --> 00:27:01,159 Speaker 2: Is it something else? I don't know, but it was 464 00:27:01,240 --> 00:27:03,560 Speaker 2: awkward at the time. And according to David Bennaman, he's 465 00:27:03,560 --> 00:27:05,440 Speaker 2: come on this pot. He lives somewhere near me. I 466 00:27:05,440 --> 00:27:07,480 Speaker 2: don't know where. He apparently plays hoops, but we haven't 467 00:27:07,480 --> 00:27:10,760 Speaker 2: played together yet. He wrote in an article that when 468 00:27:10,760 --> 00:27:15,320 Speaker 2: the Laker smashed the Hawks on Tuesday night, Rich Paul 469 00:27:17,080 --> 00:27:22,600 Speaker 2: and Austin Reeves's agent had a conversation, shall we say 470 00:27:22,640 --> 00:27:24,840 Speaker 2: court side Now. It doesn't say anything about heated or anything, 471 00:27:25,520 --> 00:27:27,919 Speaker 2: but it was pretty And then that same night the 472 00:27:27,960 --> 00:27:31,159 Speaker 2: media asked Lebron, hey, what about Rich Paul saying this 473 00:27:31,200 --> 00:27:35,280 Speaker 2: about Reeves? And he put Lebron in a horrible spot, 474 00:27:35,600 --> 00:27:38,280 Speaker 2: and it's like, damn, what's Rich Paul doing? Now? Some 475 00:27:38,680 --> 00:27:45,200 Speaker 2: guys speculating that Rich Paul knows Lebron is retiring and 476 00:27:45,280 --> 00:27:48,200 Speaker 2: Rich Paul is trying to position himself for his post 477 00:27:48,440 --> 00:27:51,880 Speaker 2: Lebron as a player future. Like, I don't know where 478 00:27:51,920 --> 00:27:53,520 Speaker 2: Rich Paul is. I know he's got an agency and 479 00:27:53,520 --> 00:27:56,920 Speaker 2: he's reped. They got some guys, but his influence will 480 00:27:56,920 --> 00:28:00,199 Speaker 2: weiane significantly once Lebron's out of the league. Is that 481 00:28:00,240 --> 00:28:02,360 Speaker 2: going to be in five months? I don't know. Maybe. 482 00:28:03,280 --> 00:28:06,879 Speaker 2: So it's it's getting a little weird in Lakerland. They 483 00:28:06,920 --> 00:28:08,600 Speaker 2: had that nice one over the Hawks to snap a 484 00:28:08,640 --> 00:28:12,600 Speaker 2: bit of a of a skid. I will just say, 485 00:28:13,119 --> 00:28:17,720 Speaker 2: as you guys know, the schedule gets way fricking harder 486 00:28:19,080 --> 00:28:23,359 Speaker 2: after football ends. So they have the Hornets tonight, LaMelo 487 00:28:23,440 --> 00:28:27,440 Speaker 2: balls in town, then they have Portland Toronto, the Jokics, 488 00:28:27,480 --> 00:28:29,879 Speaker 2: list Nuggets. There should be some wins there. They should 489 00:28:29,920 --> 00:28:32,600 Speaker 2: be able to stack a couple of those. They got 490 00:28:32,600 --> 00:28:35,960 Speaker 2: the Mavericks coming up important time, but there's a lot 491 00:28:36,000 --> 00:28:39,160 Speaker 2: of games sandwiched together, So tonight's game will be their 492 00:28:39,160 --> 00:28:44,160 Speaker 2: third and four nights off night. Then Blazers, then a 493 00:28:44,240 --> 00:28:49,120 Speaker 2: back to back with the Raptors, day off, game day off, 494 00:28:49,160 --> 00:28:52,680 Speaker 2: game day off game. It's like, all I know is 495 00:28:53,240 --> 00:28:58,040 Speaker 2: rest Lebron, rest Luca. We're playing the long game. Guys. Okay, 496 00:28:58,720 --> 00:29:02,320 Speaker 2: Reeves not expected back onto at least February, and without him, 497 00:29:02,320 --> 00:29:04,600 Speaker 2: they're just not very good. I saw they called up 498 00:29:04,640 --> 00:29:08,720 Speaker 2: this kid, Kobe Lufkin, another young guy similar to Nick Smith, 499 00:29:08,760 --> 00:29:12,720 Speaker 2: who was super talented in high school, drafted high, but 500 00:29:12,840 --> 00:29:14,840 Speaker 2: just wasn't ready to contribute. We spent a lot of 501 00:29:14,840 --> 00:29:16,479 Speaker 2: time in G League and then teams are giving up 502 00:29:16,480 --> 00:29:18,959 Speaker 2: on these guys now, so Lakers got him, called him 503 00:29:19,000 --> 00:29:22,760 Speaker 2: up again. That's where we are. That's how bad this 504 00:29:22,880 --> 00:29:24,600 Speaker 2: situation is for the Lakers. Of who they got to 505 00:29:24,600 --> 00:29:28,560 Speaker 2: play so worth monitoring. I will go on record, I 506 00:29:28,560 --> 00:29:31,000 Speaker 2: don't think the Lakers will moving Austin Reeves. Guys, a 507 00:29:31,400 --> 00:29:36,720 Speaker 2: he's kind of injured, so you know, nobody's trading for 508 00:29:37,080 --> 00:29:39,960 Speaker 2: damaged goods. But the reality is Austin Reeves is one 509 00:29:40,000 --> 00:29:44,280 Speaker 2: of the better young players the Lakers have, and he's 510 00:29:44,280 --> 00:29:47,480 Speaker 2: on a great contract. He's beloved, he is he was 511 00:29:47,520 --> 00:29:50,840 Speaker 2: a diamond in the rough that they found undrafted and 512 00:29:50,920 --> 00:29:52,600 Speaker 2: he fan base loves him, and oh, by the way, 513 00:29:52,640 --> 00:29:55,479 Speaker 2: he's really good offensively. You know, it might help him 514 00:29:55,480 --> 00:29:57,880 Speaker 2: if he had a rim protector behind him. But a 515 00:29:57,960 --> 00:30:02,160 Speaker 2: lot to like about the Reeves situation. So I mean, 516 00:30:02,200 --> 00:30:04,320 Speaker 2: I'm gonna monitor this. I'm gonna go ahead and predict 517 00:30:04,520 --> 00:30:07,640 Speaker 2: what is it January fifteenth. I think this is gonna 518 00:30:07,640 --> 00:30:11,520 Speaker 2: be Lebron's last year. I don't see a scenario like 519 00:30:11,560 --> 00:30:15,080 Speaker 2: who's paying him a lot of money next year? The 520 00:30:15,160 --> 00:30:18,520 Speaker 2: Lakers will not now if he's willing to play for cheap, 521 00:30:18,520 --> 00:30:21,640 Speaker 2: and I don't know that he will be. It's just 522 00:30:21,800 --> 00:30:25,080 Speaker 2: it's an interesting scenario. Fortunately, we don't have to predict 523 00:30:25,080 --> 00:30:27,520 Speaker 2: it now. I just like doing dumb shit like that. Anyways, 524 00:30:27,520 --> 00:30:29,040 Speaker 2: all right, we're back Tomorrow's talk to you then,