1 00:00:00,720 --> 00:00:03,560 Speaker 1: You are listening to the Dan Patrick Show on Fox 2 00:00:03,600 --> 00:00:04,440 Speaker 1: Sports Radio. 3 00:00:04,720 --> 00:00:08,000 Speaker 2: Bill Belichick not a Hall of Famer at least this year. 4 00:00:08,400 --> 00:00:11,600 Speaker 2: And got a call yesterday afternoon. Somebody gave me a 5 00:00:11,640 --> 00:00:14,880 Speaker 2: heads up and he said, hey, I don't know if 6 00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:18,200 Speaker 2: it's official yet, but Bill's not going to get in, 7 00:00:18,840 --> 00:00:21,680 Speaker 2: and I you know, it's one of those where you go, oh, 8 00:00:21,680 --> 00:00:24,319 Speaker 2: that's right for the Hall of Fame. Coaches don't have 9 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:28,320 Speaker 2: to wait five years, it's one year. Mike Tomlin's eligible 10 00:00:28,360 --> 00:00:30,440 Speaker 2: next year for the Hall of Fame. Didn't even think 11 00:00:30,480 --> 00:00:32,320 Speaker 2: anything of it, and then all of a sudden it 12 00:00:32,360 --> 00:00:36,080 Speaker 2: came out that it was true. Bill Belichick didn't get 13 00:00:36,159 --> 00:00:39,400 Speaker 2: eighty percent of the votes. Now there's fifty voters have 14 00:00:39,479 --> 00:00:43,080 Speaker 2: to have at least forty who say yay or nay, 15 00:00:43,720 --> 00:00:47,279 Speaker 2: And apparently you had at least eleven voters who decided 16 00:00:47,280 --> 00:00:50,400 Speaker 2: that Bill Belichick was going to have to wait. Now, 17 00:00:51,640 --> 00:00:55,480 Speaker 2: they factored in Spygate, they factored into Flategate, even though 18 00:00:55,520 --> 00:00:59,120 Speaker 2: Bill wasn't involved into flate Gate except for defending Tom 19 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:03,880 Speaker 2: Brady Bygate. We've talked about that ad nauseum about what 20 00:01:03,960 --> 00:01:07,720 Speaker 2: they did. You know, Belichick and the Patriots have been 21 00:01:07,720 --> 00:01:11,440 Speaker 2: on the receiving end of two of the highest punishments 22 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:14,200 Speaker 2: in NFL history as far as draft picks and fines. 23 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:18,280 Speaker 2: But for Bill Belichick six super Bowls as a coach, 24 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:23,640 Speaker 2: two as a defensive coordinator, eight and he's on the 25 00:01:23,640 --> 00:01:27,679 Speaker 2: outside looking in. Now we can talk about how egregious 26 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:30,320 Speaker 2: this is in voters and what they factor in. And 27 00:01:30,760 --> 00:01:34,480 Speaker 2: you are supposed to factor in football stuff, not ancillary 28 00:01:34,520 --> 00:01:37,399 Speaker 2: stuff like off the field. You know, they probably did 29 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:40,880 Speaker 2: that with Michael Irvin. They probably did that with Tarrell 30 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:43,959 Speaker 2: Owens to a certain degree. I don't know if they 31 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:47,960 Speaker 2: factored in that with Lawrence Taylor. But this also pushes 32 00:01:48,040 --> 00:01:51,760 Speaker 2: back the other coaches who were up for Hall of 33 00:01:51,760 --> 00:01:56,240 Speaker 2: Fame consideration. Does Belichick get in next year? These are 34 00:01:56,280 --> 00:02:00,480 Speaker 2: the other coaches who were semi finalists, Tom Kaflin, Mike Homegrin, 35 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:04,960 Speaker 2: Chuck Knox, Buddy Parker, Dan Reeves, Marty Schottenheimer, George Seaffert, 36 00:02:05,160 --> 00:02:09,760 Speaker 2: Mike Shanahan, Which means they go into the pool next 37 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:16,160 Speaker 2: year because Belichick did not get in. Talking to a 38 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:20,560 Speaker 2: voter yesterday who did talk about the whole process at 39 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:24,320 Speaker 2: ten am until six pm, zoom call, you kind of 40 00:02:24,360 --> 00:02:27,799 Speaker 2: speak up for somebody there were a couple people who 41 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:33,520 Speaker 2: spoke up against people I've been lobbying for transparency, like 42 00:02:33,639 --> 00:02:38,040 Speaker 2: make this c SPAN, make it, you know, PBS, let 43 00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:40,560 Speaker 2: us see what goes on like one day. Let us 44 00:02:40,639 --> 00:02:43,880 Speaker 2: understand the importance of this. It's the Hall of Fame, 45 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:46,880 Speaker 2: the importance for these other players. But if you get 46 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:50,600 Speaker 2: five finalists and you have to vote for three of 47 00:02:50,639 --> 00:02:53,240 Speaker 2: the five to get into the Hall of Fame, and 48 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:55,880 Speaker 2: it's got to be eighty percent, well, as I was 49 00:02:55,919 --> 00:02:58,400 Speaker 2: told by one of the voters, you end up splitting 50 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:02,000 Speaker 2: your votes and then nobody gets in. So Ken Anderson 51 00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:05,679 Speaker 2: doesn't get in, or Roger Craig or Else Greenwood. These 52 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:09,639 Speaker 2: are all Hall of Famers, but it should just be five. 53 00:03:10,160 --> 00:03:14,080 Speaker 2: If you get it to five, celebrate five instead of 54 00:03:14,160 --> 00:03:18,359 Speaker 2: not celebrating anybody. And there's such a backlog. This is 55 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:20,560 Speaker 2: a big problem for the Hall of Fame moving forward, 56 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:25,000 Speaker 2: because like Luke Keikley's a Hall of Famer, he should 57 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:28,600 Speaker 2: be in the Hall of Fame. Adam Vinnit Terry should 58 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:31,560 Speaker 2: be in the Hall of Fame. You get this backlog 59 00:03:31,600 --> 00:03:33,280 Speaker 2: and then you get more players who are going to 60 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:35,960 Speaker 2: come in. Larry Fitzgerald will probably get in this year, 61 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:39,440 Speaker 2: Drew Brees getting in this year. But this is separate 62 00:03:39,560 --> 00:03:43,520 Speaker 2: from this. You know, the Senior Committee voting on these players. 63 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:46,680 Speaker 2: You know it's their last go round. Many of you 64 00:03:46,720 --> 00:03:51,200 Speaker 2: didn't see else Greenwood or Kenny Anderson I did. I 65 00:03:51,240 --> 00:03:53,600 Speaker 2: have no problem with them being Hall of famers. Roger 66 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:56,440 Speaker 2: Craig was that first back that could run and catch. 67 00:03:56,800 --> 00:03:59,960 Speaker 2: I have no probably played for great teams. Hall of Famer, 68 00:04:00,480 --> 00:04:04,000 Speaker 2: but we get nothing out of it except for, hey, 69 00:04:04,040 --> 00:04:06,680 Speaker 2: we showed Bill Belichick, because that's what it felt like. 70 00:04:06,760 --> 00:04:09,800 Speaker 2: You use this referendum, this platform to say, hey, Bill, 71 00:04:10,400 --> 00:04:15,480 Speaker 2: you're not bigger than the game. Bill Pollian in the 72 00:04:15,520 --> 00:04:18,320 Speaker 2: Hall of Fame said he's not even sure if he 73 00:04:18,440 --> 00:04:22,920 Speaker 2: voted for Bill Belichick. He thought he did. Wait a minute, 74 00:04:23,680 --> 00:04:27,159 Speaker 2: former Colts GM, and you don't remember if you voted 75 00:04:27,200 --> 00:04:32,599 Speaker 2: for Bill Belichick. I mean, it wasn't that long ago, Bill. 76 00:04:34,520 --> 00:04:42,000 Speaker 2: And then there are reports that maybe you had some subterfuge, 77 00:04:42,240 --> 00:04:47,279 Speaker 2: something was orchestrated behind the scenes, people trying to gather 78 00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:50,840 Speaker 2: enough votes. We need eleven votes. Bill won't get in. 79 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:54,040 Speaker 2: We'll teach him now. Whether that happened or not, there's 80 00:04:54,080 --> 00:04:59,799 Speaker 2: certainly been speculation reporting on that but when Bill Pollion 81 00:04:59,800 --> 00:05:02,599 Speaker 2: said that Belichick should be in, but he's not sure, 82 00:05:02,640 --> 00:05:05,200 Speaker 2: if he's not one hundred percent sure if he voted 83 00:05:05,200 --> 00:05:09,920 Speaker 2: for Bill Belichick, there weren't that many candidates to remember 84 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:13,400 Speaker 2: if you voted yay or nay. So that's part of 85 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:16,400 Speaker 2: it as well. You're going to get you know, people 86 00:05:16,520 --> 00:05:21,200 Speaker 2: probably have a grudge against Bill, people who lost to Bill, 87 00:05:21,839 --> 00:05:25,919 Speaker 2: people who thought Bill cheated. I mean, Robert Kraft should 88 00:05:25,920 --> 00:05:27,800 Speaker 2: be in the Hall of Fame when you think about 89 00:05:27,800 --> 00:05:33,000 Speaker 2: what he's done. He's not in. Now he might get 90 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:35,520 Speaker 2: in this year. We don't know what the results are. 91 00:05:35,560 --> 00:05:37,960 Speaker 2: All we're hearing is that Bill Belichick's not getting in. 92 00:05:38,360 --> 00:05:42,559 Speaker 2: But it just makes a Hall of Fame look bad, 93 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:46,840 Speaker 2: that's all because this is it's obvious, even you know, 94 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:49,960 Speaker 2: with his foibles, even with every you know, all the 95 00:05:49,960 --> 00:05:52,400 Speaker 2: blemishes here, he's still. 96 00:05:52,279 --> 00:05:53,600 Speaker 3: First ballot Hall of Famer. 97 00:05:54,240 --> 00:05:56,640 Speaker 2: And if you don't think he's the greatest coach in 98 00:05:56,760 --> 00:05:59,320 Speaker 2: NFL history, it doesn't take long to take role to 99 00:05:59,360 --> 00:06:00,880 Speaker 2: find out where is on that list. 100 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:03,839 Speaker 3: He did it. He did it at a very high level. 101 00:06:04,920 --> 00:06:07,120 Speaker 2: Now does first thing I thought of when I was 102 00:06:07,120 --> 00:06:09,800 Speaker 2: told this and even said this back to the voter. 103 00:06:09,880 --> 00:06:12,760 Speaker 2: I go, well, what's this mean for Tom Brady? And 104 00:06:12,800 --> 00:06:15,880 Speaker 2: he goes, I didn't even think of that. I said, well, 105 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:20,599 Speaker 2: be consistent that if this is what you're going to do, now, 106 00:06:20,640 --> 00:06:24,000 Speaker 2: are you going to vote for Belichick next year if 107 00:06:24,040 --> 00:06:26,560 Speaker 2: you didn't vote for him this year? So you're going 108 00:06:26,640 --> 00:06:30,400 Speaker 2: to say, yes, I did this, Yes I'm holding him accountable. 109 00:06:31,160 --> 00:06:34,200 Speaker 2: Don't vote vote for him ever again. If that's how 110 00:06:34,240 --> 00:06:34,640 Speaker 2: you feel. 111 00:06:34,680 --> 00:06:35,359 Speaker 3: Did he cheat? 112 00:06:35,440 --> 00:06:39,800 Speaker 2: He kind of cheated, so you're not going to vote 113 00:06:39,800 --> 00:06:42,840 Speaker 2: for him. Tom Brady he was part of I mean, 114 00:06:42,880 --> 00:06:46,960 Speaker 2: he benefited from Spygate. Deflategate was silly to begin with, 115 00:06:47,160 --> 00:06:50,320 Speaker 2: but still, you lie to the commissioner, you get suspended, 116 00:06:51,279 --> 00:06:55,039 Speaker 2: your team, you know, gets punished. Then don't put Tom 117 00:06:55,080 --> 00:06:58,080 Speaker 2: Brady in next year, you know, or when he's eligible 118 00:06:59,560 --> 00:07:01,640 Speaker 2: if you're not. If you're going to hold Belichick to 119 00:07:01,680 --> 00:07:04,480 Speaker 2: a higher standard, then hold Brady to a higher standard 120 00:07:04,520 --> 00:07:09,000 Speaker 2: as well. Brady, though I know, had a letter that 121 00:07:09,160 --> 00:07:12,680 Speaker 2: was read that he spoke up on Bill Belichick's behalf. 122 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:16,360 Speaker 2: He wasn't involved in the zoom call from what I'm told, 123 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:19,680 Speaker 2: but it just felt like there was an agenda here 124 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:22,960 Speaker 2: with Bill Belichick. I just hate the fact that these 125 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:27,640 Speaker 2: other players, former players aren't going to get their day 126 00:07:27,720 --> 00:07:30,120 Speaker 2: because it's going to be all about Bill Belichick. And 127 00:07:30,120 --> 00:07:33,680 Speaker 2: that's unfortunate because the Hall of Fame, it's a museum. 128 00:07:34,360 --> 00:07:38,840 Speaker 2: Do you qualify, Yes, you qualify. Did you do something incredible? Yes, 129 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:44,280 Speaker 2: then we should celebrate that. Did Belichick cheat? Yes, in 130 00:07:44,320 --> 00:07:47,960 Speaker 2: accordance to the commissioner, he cheated, Okay. 131 00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:48,480 Speaker 3: He paid a price. 132 00:07:49,640 --> 00:07:53,200 Speaker 2: Julius Peppers got popped, I think his rookie year, second 133 00:07:53,280 --> 00:07:56,360 Speaker 2: year in the league for Peds. Now, granted it might 134 00:07:56,400 --> 00:07:59,120 Speaker 2: have been a fedrian. He's first ballot Hall of Famer. 135 00:08:00,960 --> 00:08:05,200 Speaker 2: Do you hold him accountable? He gets a whole passed. 136 00:08:06,520 --> 00:08:09,280 Speaker 2: I just hate when we pick and choose justice here 137 00:08:09,440 --> 00:08:12,720 Speaker 2: when it comes to sports Now, did the Astros cheat? 138 00:08:12,760 --> 00:08:15,000 Speaker 2: They did cheat? Or Barry Bonds? 139 00:08:15,040 --> 00:08:18,680 Speaker 3: Did he cheat? Yes, he cheated? Okay? 140 00:08:19,600 --> 00:08:23,000 Speaker 2: Should you have put an asterisk by Bill Belichick's name 141 00:08:23,200 --> 00:08:25,880 Speaker 2: like they did Pete Rose? If he did something and 142 00:08:25,960 --> 00:08:28,160 Speaker 2: you're going to hold him accountable, then just let us know. 143 00:08:30,040 --> 00:08:32,280 Speaker 2: We're not going to let you win. We're not going 144 00:08:32,320 --> 00:08:35,640 Speaker 2: to let you know first year, whatever it is. But 145 00:08:36,120 --> 00:08:38,360 Speaker 2: to come out and be the morality police here, and 146 00:08:38,400 --> 00:08:41,080 Speaker 2: it feels like those who might have been on the 147 00:08:41,080 --> 00:08:44,640 Speaker 2: receiving end of a Patriot win had a problem with 148 00:08:44,679 --> 00:08:47,480 Speaker 2: Bill Belichick, including those with the Colts. 149 00:08:47,559 --> 00:08:48,079 Speaker 3: Yeah, PAULI. 150 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:52,200 Speaker 4: The initial report by Don Vannett and ESPN accused Bill 151 00:08:52,200 --> 00:08:55,160 Speaker 4: Polling of telling his fellow voters that Belichick should serve 152 00:08:55,200 --> 00:08:57,880 Speaker 4: a one year penance for Spygate. I really agree with 153 00:08:57,920 --> 00:08:59,560 Speaker 4: what you said earlier. If you're not going to vote 154 00:08:59,600 --> 00:09:02,160 Speaker 4: him in this year, be consistent. Don't vote him in 155 00:09:02,160 --> 00:09:04,040 Speaker 4: next year if you're one of the eleven voters who 156 00:09:04,040 --> 00:09:05,800 Speaker 4: didn't stick with whatever you thought. 157 00:09:06,360 --> 00:09:08,800 Speaker 2: And I don't know if you know Robert Kraft is 158 00:09:08,840 --> 00:09:13,880 Speaker 2: going to be held accountable as the owner of the Patriots. 159 00:09:15,679 --> 00:09:18,760 Speaker 2: Robert Craft's eighty four years of age, and he was 160 00:09:18,800 --> 00:09:23,719 Speaker 2: a Hall of Fame finalist after fourteen years, and it's 161 00:09:23,800 --> 00:09:28,240 Speaker 2: unknown if he or any other finalist received the necessary 162 00:09:28,280 --> 00:09:34,079 Speaker 2: votes for induction. So you're punishing Robert Kraft. You put 163 00:09:34,160 --> 00:09:37,439 Speaker 2: Jerry Jones in, but you're going to punish Robert Kraft. Okay, 164 00:09:38,559 --> 00:09:41,120 Speaker 2: it's just picking and choosing, and it kind of puts 165 00:09:41,160 --> 00:09:45,360 Speaker 2: yourself in a really delicate predicament here when it comes 166 00:09:45,400 --> 00:09:49,560 Speaker 2: to who cheated, didn't cheat, kind of cheated? You know 167 00:09:49,760 --> 00:09:57,839 Speaker 2: all of this, your your voters. Celebrate the game. If 168 00:09:57,880 --> 00:10:01,000 Speaker 2: you want to say, hey, you know, I've voted for Bill. 169 00:10:01,640 --> 00:10:03,800 Speaker 2: I have a problem with what happened with Spygate, but 170 00:10:03,840 --> 00:10:07,400 Speaker 2: I voted for Bill. His resume is too good, an 171 00:10:07,400 --> 00:10:10,800 Speaker 2: incredible coach, greatest coach ever, one of the greatest coaches ever. 172 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:14,640 Speaker 3: It's just it's unfortunate. It's unfortunate. 173 00:10:15,080 --> 00:10:19,680 Speaker 2: But oh, by the way, a couple of coaching hires yesterday, 174 00:10:19,840 --> 00:10:22,120 Speaker 2: and should Or Sanders is going to be a Pro 175 00:10:22,160 --> 00:10:24,800 Speaker 2: Bowl quarterback. That's what I thought the day was going 176 00:10:24,880 --> 00:10:27,360 Speaker 2: to be. Then all of a sudden, it's like, wait 177 00:10:27,400 --> 00:10:31,920 Speaker 2: a minute, wow. And then even hearing from a source 178 00:10:32,040 --> 00:10:35,560 Speaker 2: this morning who followed up with me and gave me 179 00:10:35,600 --> 00:10:38,280 Speaker 2: a little bit more background information on it. And also, 180 00:10:39,520 --> 00:10:41,599 Speaker 2: you know, they they're going to change They're going to 181 00:10:41,720 --> 00:10:44,640 Speaker 2: change the format next year from what I'm told. And 182 00:10:44,720 --> 00:10:47,960 Speaker 2: maybe you have five. I mean, you're narrowing it down 183 00:10:48,000 --> 00:10:52,440 Speaker 2: to five. Shouldn't that be good enough? Because I don't 184 00:10:52,440 --> 00:10:54,800 Speaker 2: want this backlog, and I don't want this to affect 185 00:10:54,880 --> 00:10:58,600 Speaker 2: other players coaches who may not be alive when they 186 00:10:58,640 --> 00:11:03,000 Speaker 2: get into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Celebrate, you know, 187 00:11:03,080 --> 00:11:08,760 Speaker 2: Elsie Greenwood passed away, his widow still alive, not going 188 00:11:08,800 --> 00:11:11,880 Speaker 2: to get that moment to celebrate, or Kenny Anderson, the 189 00:11:11,920 --> 00:11:17,240 Speaker 2: former Bengal quarterback, or Roger Craig. You can't say, well 190 00:11:17,280 --> 00:11:21,439 Speaker 2: next year. Next year it's like Larry Fitzgerald will get 191 00:11:21,480 --> 00:11:23,600 Speaker 2: in probably first battle of the Hall of Famer, which 192 00:11:23,640 --> 00:11:27,080 Speaker 2: means Reggie Wayne and Tory Holt they won't get in, 193 00:11:27,720 --> 00:11:29,760 Speaker 2: or they're going to get pushed back because every year 194 00:11:29,840 --> 00:11:32,280 Speaker 2: it's somebody and where you go, well, hall of Famer, 195 00:11:34,160 --> 00:11:35,720 Speaker 2: and that's the way it's going to be. But this 196 00:11:35,840 --> 00:11:38,760 Speaker 2: backlog here, they got to change that because you've got 197 00:11:38,800 --> 00:11:42,040 Speaker 2: so many people. Then they're waiting for that knock on 198 00:11:42,080 --> 00:11:44,840 Speaker 2: the door. They're waiting for that phone call, and they 199 00:11:44,880 --> 00:11:48,719 Speaker 2: deserve that. But the way it is now, if you 200 00:11:48,840 --> 00:11:51,400 Speaker 2: pair it down to five and then you have to 201 00:11:51,520 --> 00:11:55,280 Speaker 2: vote for three, and not everybody is going to be 202 00:11:55,400 --> 00:12:00,120 Speaker 2: voting eighty percent for somebody, and that's a shame. You'll 203 00:12:00,120 --> 00:12:04,200 Speaker 2: get to the final five, you should get in, you shure, 204 00:12:04,960 --> 00:12:07,080 Speaker 2: all right, Well, come up with a poll question. We 205 00:12:07,200 --> 00:12:10,480 Speaker 2: will play the Mike McCarthy cliche. 206 00:12:10,679 --> 00:12:10,959 Speaker 5: Gang. 207 00:12:11,600 --> 00:12:14,000 Speaker 2: What was going to be the first cliche that he 208 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:17,480 Speaker 2: would say at his press conference. Man, he looked like 209 00:12:17,600 --> 00:12:19,760 Speaker 2: me when he got up in front of the media crying. 210 00:12:19,960 --> 00:12:25,720 Speaker 2: I'm like, Mike, keep it together. Maybe immediately I thought, 211 00:12:26,400 --> 00:12:30,199 Speaker 2: I'm gonna be like at my daughter's wedding later this summer, 212 00:12:30,960 --> 00:12:33,800 Speaker 2: just gonna get up there and be like Mike McCarthy. 213 00:12:34,440 --> 00:12:37,800 Speaker 2: Joe Brady got promoted. He was the offensive coordinator in Buffalo. 214 00:12:38,280 --> 00:12:41,640 Speaker 2: So the Browns might be zeroing in on a head coach. 215 00:12:41,880 --> 00:12:46,280 Speaker 2: Might be Arizona and Vegas. I still think Vegas is 216 00:12:46,400 --> 00:12:50,360 Speaker 2: holding out for somebody who is coaching in the Super Bowl. 217 00:12:50,600 --> 00:12:52,640 Speaker 2: At least that's my gut feeling. I don't know what 218 00:12:52,720 --> 00:12:57,400 Speaker 2: Arizona's doing. And Cleveland might just hire Jim Schwartz or 219 00:12:57,440 --> 00:12:58,680 Speaker 2: promote Jim Schwartz. 220 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:02,360 Speaker 3: Somebody's got to want it. Take that job, right someone. 221 00:13:03,240 --> 00:13:05,360 Speaker 1: Be sure to catch the live edition of The Dan 222 00:13:05,440 --> 00:13:09,040 Speaker 1: Patrick Show weekdays at nine am Eastern six am Pacific 223 00:13:09,320 --> 00:13:12,320 Speaker 1: on Fox Sports Radio and the iHeartRadio app. 224 00:13:12,760 --> 00:13:15,720 Speaker 6: Hey, it's Ben, host of The Fifth Hour with Ben Maller. 225 00:13:15,760 --> 00:13:17,280 Speaker 6: Would mean a lot to have you join us on 226 00:13:17,320 --> 00:13:20,800 Speaker 6: our weekly auditory journey. You're asking, what in God's name 227 00:13:20,880 --> 00:13:23,040 Speaker 6: is the Fifth Hour, I'll tell you it's a spin 228 00:13:23,080 --> 00:13:25,720 Speaker 6: off of it. 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Listen to the Fifth Hour with 233 00:13:38,160 --> 00:13:41,000 Speaker 6: Ben Maller on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast or wherever 234 00:13:41,000 --> 00:13:41,920 Speaker 6: you get your podcasts. 235 00:13:42,440 --> 00:13:46,480 Speaker 2: Kevin Stefanski, the Falcons head coach, two time Coach of 236 00:13:46,520 --> 00:13:49,560 Speaker 2: the Year, joining us on the program Coach Congratulations. 237 00:13:49,800 --> 00:13:51,960 Speaker 3: Where are your Coach of the Year Awards? 238 00:13:53,800 --> 00:13:54,040 Speaker 5: You know? 239 00:13:54,679 --> 00:13:57,880 Speaker 7: One was on my daughter's bedstand for a minute. She 240 00:13:58,040 --> 00:14:00,880 Speaker 7: liked it, and that one I think is some Aaron storage. 241 00:14:01,200 --> 00:14:03,640 Speaker 7: And then the other one I gave to my cousin 242 00:14:03,760 --> 00:14:06,520 Speaker 7: Steve because the night of that award, I don't know 243 00:14:06,520 --> 00:14:09,160 Speaker 7: if you remember this, but I wasn't there, but the 244 00:14:09,600 --> 00:14:14,600 Speaker 7: person that announced the award said Steve Stefancy. So my 245 00:14:14,720 --> 00:14:16,880 Speaker 7: cousin Steve, who I'm very close with, he has that 246 00:14:16,960 --> 00:14:18,760 Speaker 7: somewhere in his home office. 247 00:14:19,960 --> 00:14:22,120 Speaker 3: Does it say Steve Stefanski on it? 248 00:14:22,760 --> 00:14:22,960 Speaker 5: Now? 249 00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:26,600 Speaker 7: The award itself has my own care. But never miss 250 00:14:26,640 --> 00:14:28,800 Speaker 7: an opportunity to have a joke like that. 251 00:14:29,480 --> 00:14:32,920 Speaker 3: What do those awards mean to you? 252 00:14:32,920 --> 00:14:35,320 Speaker 7: You know, it means a lot to me because that's 253 00:14:35,320 --> 00:14:38,600 Speaker 7: such those individual awards are such a reflection of the collective. 254 00:14:39,240 --> 00:14:40,400 Speaker 5: And I think about those. 255 00:14:40,880 --> 00:14:42,920 Speaker 7: You know, one of them was from year one for 256 00:14:43,080 --> 00:14:45,360 Speaker 7: us in Cleveland in twenty twenty, when I went to 257 00:14:45,360 --> 00:14:48,560 Speaker 7: the playoffs, won a playoff game, and just the that 258 00:14:48,680 --> 00:14:51,200 Speaker 7: team and those coaches and how we battled. That was 259 00:14:51,240 --> 00:14:54,240 Speaker 7: the COVID year and everybody knows how unique all of 260 00:14:54,240 --> 00:14:56,560 Speaker 7: that was. And then the one from twenty three was 261 00:14:56,600 --> 00:14:59,840 Speaker 7: a great reflection on an amazing group of guys that 262 00:15:00,240 --> 00:15:03,920 Speaker 7: fought and scratched and clawed our way to the playoffs 263 00:15:03,920 --> 00:15:07,600 Speaker 7: behind unbelievable defense, behind multiple quarterbacks. And that's a credit 264 00:15:07,600 --> 00:15:10,000 Speaker 7: to the coaching staff. I know the award says my name, 265 00:15:10,040 --> 00:15:12,800 Speaker 7: but man, that's an award that goes to the coaching staff. 266 00:15:12,840 --> 00:15:15,120 Speaker 3: How do you know you're wired to be a head coach? 267 00:15:16,720 --> 00:15:19,840 Speaker 5: Great? I don't know, good question, I don't. It's funny. 268 00:15:19,880 --> 00:15:22,440 Speaker 7: I didn't set out to have this job. This was 269 00:15:22,520 --> 00:15:25,600 Speaker 7: not a grand plan. I think fourth grade. I wanted 270 00:15:25,600 --> 00:15:29,240 Speaker 7: to be an architect, if I remember correctly. But yeah, 271 00:15:29,280 --> 00:15:31,480 Speaker 7: these type of things, they just what I try to 272 00:15:31,520 --> 00:15:34,600 Speaker 7: do is keep my head down, do the job I 273 00:15:34,640 --> 00:15:36,600 Speaker 7: have that's currently in front of me. I was so 274 00:15:36,760 --> 00:15:41,120 Speaker 7: blessed along the way to be put in positions that 275 00:15:41,440 --> 00:15:44,680 Speaker 7: where I could grow. And I can't tell you how 276 00:15:44,760 --> 00:15:46,960 Speaker 7: lucky I was to be at the Vikings, for instance, 277 00:15:46,960 --> 00:15:49,920 Speaker 7: for fifteen seasons and to move my way around that 278 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:52,240 Speaker 7: coaching staff. I didn't set out for that. That wasn't 279 00:15:52,240 --> 00:15:55,040 Speaker 7: the roadmap, but I found myself in this position. 280 00:15:55,240 --> 00:15:57,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, because I've said before there are certain guys who 281 00:15:57,520 --> 00:15:59,920 Speaker 2: were just meant to be coordinators. When you become a 282 00:16:00,040 --> 00:16:02,560 Speaker 2: head coach, I mean you got to be your answering 283 00:16:02,720 --> 00:16:05,280 Speaker 2: to everybody about everything. You got to be a CEO, 284 00:16:05,920 --> 00:16:08,640 Speaker 2: and you get further away from what you really love 285 00:16:08,720 --> 00:16:10,520 Speaker 2: doing and being a coordinator. 286 00:16:11,560 --> 00:16:12,360 Speaker 5: It's very interesting. 287 00:16:12,400 --> 00:16:15,200 Speaker 7: You're right, and I loved my time as a position coach. 288 00:16:15,520 --> 00:16:17,920 Speaker 7: I love my time as a coordinator. I remember when 289 00:16:17,960 --> 00:16:20,080 Speaker 7: I was named a coordinator for the first time. I'm 290 00:16:20,120 --> 00:16:23,560 Speaker 7: at practice and I'm walking around during individual periods as 291 00:16:23,560 --> 00:16:26,040 Speaker 7: the quarterbacks are working and the tight ends are working. 292 00:16:25,800 --> 00:16:28,160 Speaker 5: Over here, and where do I go? Where do I 293 00:16:28,200 --> 00:16:28,640 Speaker 5: fit in here? 294 00:16:28,680 --> 00:16:31,040 Speaker 7: And then as a head coach, now I'm helping out 295 00:16:31,040 --> 00:16:33,600 Speaker 7: the defense or I'm watching special teams. So you're always 296 00:16:33,600 --> 00:16:37,200 Speaker 7: trying to navigate where you can help. And certainly as 297 00:16:37,200 --> 00:16:39,400 Speaker 7: you get farther, as you get to the coordinator role 298 00:16:39,480 --> 00:16:41,640 Speaker 7: or you get to the head coach role, it is 299 00:16:41,720 --> 00:16:42,640 Speaker 7: easy to get. 300 00:16:42,480 --> 00:16:43,360 Speaker 5: Farther away from that. 301 00:16:43,560 --> 00:16:45,920 Speaker 7: So you have to work very hard to get involved 302 00:16:45,960 --> 00:16:49,080 Speaker 7: in drills, get involved in meetings, be intentional about that 303 00:16:49,200 --> 00:16:50,200 Speaker 7: is important. 304 00:16:50,560 --> 00:16:53,200 Speaker 2: When you interview with the Falcons, how much is you're 305 00:16:53,280 --> 00:16:56,400 Speaker 2: interviewing them or them interviewing you. 306 00:16:57,440 --> 00:16:59,200 Speaker 5: It's absolutely both, you know. 307 00:16:59,200 --> 00:17:01,640 Speaker 7: I was very fortunate it over the last few weeks 308 00:17:01,680 --> 00:17:03,800 Speaker 7: to go on some visits to have some zooms with 309 00:17:03,840 --> 00:17:06,879 Speaker 7: different teams, and those were fact finding missions for me. 310 00:17:07,560 --> 00:17:09,400 Speaker 7: I've been doing this now. I've been in the league 311 00:17:09,440 --> 00:17:11,879 Speaker 7: for twenty years, so I know a lot of people. 312 00:17:12,160 --> 00:17:13,960 Speaker 7: I know a lot of people I'm talking to. We 313 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:17,000 Speaker 7: have mutual friends. But I'm trying to find out about 314 00:17:17,040 --> 00:17:20,040 Speaker 7: these buildings and find out who these people are and 315 00:17:20,040 --> 00:17:22,760 Speaker 7: what they're about. Obviously, you make your phone calls and 316 00:17:23,280 --> 00:17:25,879 Speaker 7: you certainly know who they are from other people. But 317 00:17:25,920 --> 00:17:27,520 Speaker 7: then you sit across from somebody, I think you get 318 00:17:27,520 --> 00:17:30,000 Speaker 7: a feel for somebody and you talk about what your 319 00:17:30,119 --> 00:17:32,879 Speaker 7: values are, what they believe and see if there's a 320 00:17:33,000 --> 00:17:33,440 Speaker 7: mesh there. 321 00:17:33,480 --> 00:17:36,000 Speaker 3: If you will, how do you use Matt ryan. 322 00:17:37,359 --> 00:17:38,760 Speaker 5: Man in a lot of ways? 323 00:17:38,960 --> 00:17:42,560 Speaker 7: And Matt being here in this role was a huge 324 00:17:42,640 --> 00:17:45,919 Speaker 7: draw for me that pulled me to this building. Matt's 325 00:17:45,920 --> 00:17:49,119 Speaker 7: somebody that I've known about for a long time. We 326 00:17:49,160 --> 00:17:52,520 Speaker 7: both grew up in the Philadelphia area. I've known who 327 00:17:52,560 --> 00:17:55,080 Speaker 7: Matt is about what he's about. I know exactly where 328 00:17:55,160 --> 00:17:58,480 Speaker 7: he is in terms of how he feels and sees 329 00:17:58,560 --> 00:18:02,240 Speaker 7: this game. And that's important to me because Matt's somebody 330 00:18:02,240 --> 00:18:05,120 Speaker 7: that I'm going to rely heavily on on a day 331 00:18:05,160 --> 00:18:07,600 Speaker 7: to day basis, on a big picture basis as a 332 00:18:07,640 --> 00:18:11,520 Speaker 7: thought partner. You know, we hired Ian Cunningham last night 333 00:18:11,520 --> 00:18:15,119 Speaker 7: as our general manager, so within with myself with Matt, 334 00:18:15,440 --> 00:18:18,320 Speaker 7: we're gonna put our heads together as we move forward here. 335 00:18:18,359 --> 00:18:21,240 Speaker 7: But having a person like Matt that knows this city, 336 00:18:21,560 --> 00:18:24,640 Speaker 7: that knows what winning is about, that's such a huge. 337 00:18:24,359 --> 00:18:24,919 Speaker 5: Deal for me. 338 00:18:25,240 --> 00:18:31,840 Speaker 2: Kevin Stefanski the Falcons head coach Kirk Cousins situation, trying 339 00:18:31,880 --> 00:18:36,720 Speaker 2: to understand what happened either yesterday or day before. His 340 00:18:36,800 --> 00:18:40,200 Speaker 2: future with Atlanta is what we'll see. 341 00:18:40,280 --> 00:18:43,560 Speaker 7: That's why we hired Ian Cunningham, you know, just got 342 00:18:43,560 --> 00:18:45,920 Speaker 7: in last night. So we'll see on all those type 343 00:18:45,960 --> 00:18:49,080 Speaker 7: of decisions. Obviously, it's no secret Kirk and I have 344 00:18:49,160 --> 00:18:52,399 Speaker 7: a relationship. I think very very highly of the person. 345 00:18:52,600 --> 00:18:55,359 Speaker 7: I think very highly of the player. All those type 346 00:18:55,359 --> 00:18:58,280 Speaker 7: of decisions are something that Ian. We'll get in here 347 00:18:58,400 --> 00:19:00,200 Speaker 7: and again we'll put our heads together on all those 348 00:19:00,240 --> 00:19:02,680 Speaker 7: type of things. But no secret that, you know, Kirk, 349 00:19:02,720 --> 00:19:04,800 Speaker 7: somebody I have a tremendous amount of respect for. 350 00:19:05,040 --> 00:19:06,680 Speaker 3: Do you have uniform approval? 351 00:19:08,800 --> 00:19:11,000 Speaker 5: That's not my not my contract? 352 00:19:11,240 --> 00:19:13,919 Speaker 7: And I'm I'm one of those guys Dan like whatever 353 00:19:13,960 --> 00:19:15,119 Speaker 7: is in the locker I'm wearing. 354 00:19:15,320 --> 00:19:16,040 Speaker 5: So let's go. 355 00:19:16,840 --> 00:19:21,399 Speaker 2: Oh man, those eighty throwbacks public public sentiment here, coach. 356 00:19:22,080 --> 00:19:25,040 Speaker 7: Yeah, I love as you can as you can see, 357 00:19:25,040 --> 00:19:28,560 Speaker 7: I love these colors. I love this logo. But I'll 358 00:19:28,560 --> 00:19:30,920 Speaker 7: stay in my lane. I'll let those the smart people 359 00:19:30,960 --> 00:19:31,760 Speaker 7: make those decisions. 360 00:19:31,760 --> 00:19:33,320 Speaker 3: Can we have your old Browns gear? 361 00:19:35,080 --> 00:19:35,800 Speaker 5: You could have. 362 00:19:36,000 --> 00:19:38,119 Speaker 7: It's given away already though, so you're gonna have to 363 00:19:38,200 --> 00:19:39,920 Speaker 7: go find it, fight it from some other people. 364 00:19:39,960 --> 00:19:40,119 Speaker 6: You know. 365 00:19:40,119 --> 00:19:42,960 Speaker 5: The hardest thing is what these teams do. 366 00:19:43,000 --> 00:19:46,960 Speaker 7: An amazing job of the equipment staff in Cleveland unbelievable. 367 00:19:46,960 --> 00:19:49,320 Speaker 7: The equipment staff here unbelievable. But what they do is 368 00:19:49,320 --> 00:19:52,040 Speaker 7: they put your name in every article of clothing. Yeah, 369 00:19:52,080 --> 00:19:53,920 Speaker 7: so you gotta be careful. You don't want that to 370 00:19:53,960 --> 00:19:56,280 Speaker 7: show up at Goodwill and someone's pulling out, you know, 371 00:19:56,359 --> 00:19:59,639 Speaker 7: Kevin Spansky's sweatshirt. So I try to give those away 372 00:19:59,680 --> 00:20:02,840 Speaker 7: to friends and family in the Cleveland area, but sure 373 00:20:02,920 --> 00:20:04,800 Speaker 7: enough they'll pull the tag and show you that was 374 00:20:04,840 --> 00:20:05,440 Speaker 7: my sweatshirt. 375 00:20:05,760 --> 00:20:08,800 Speaker 2: I watch your press conference, your introductory press conference. I 376 00:20:08,880 --> 00:20:10,720 Speaker 2: know you didn't want to talk about the Cleveland Browns. 377 00:20:10,960 --> 00:20:13,280 Speaker 2: So you want to swat this way you can. But 378 00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:17,760 Speaker 2: was it fair to Shador and Dylan to be put 379 00:20:17,800 --> 00:20:20,360 Speaker 2: in a situation like that as rookies. 380 00:20:21,520 --> 00:20:23,280 Speaker 7: Well, first of all, that I would tell you I 381 00:20:23,280 --> 00:20:27,800 Speaker 7: have zero ill will towards anyone in that building. Dean 382 00:20:27,920 --> 00:20:31,480 Speaker 7: Jimmy Haslam treated me unbelievably, treated my family unbelievably. 383 00:20:32,240 --> 00:20:34,360 Speaker 5: So I have no ill will towards all those type 384 00:20:34,359 --> 00:20:34,680 Speaker 5: of things. 385 00:20:34,800 --> 00:20:37,720 Speaker 7: As it relates to decisions like that, it's not fair 386 00:20:37,760 --> 00:20:40,080 Speaker 7: for me to comment those two young players. I love 387 00:20:40,160 --> 00:20:43,240 Speaker 7: those guys. I loved coaching them. I love their development 388 00:20:43,840 --> 00:20:47,120 Speaker 7: as a coach. Why we do this is you take 389 00:20:47,160 --> 00:20:48,679 Speaker 7: a player and you try to get a little bit 390 00:20:48,680 --> 00:20:50,040 Speaker 7: more out of them, and you try to develop them, 391 00:20:50,080 --> 00:20:51,399 Speaker 7: and I want to get this guy better at that. 392 00:20:51,480 --> 00:20:53,720 Speaker 7: And I think both those guys you can point to 393 00:20:53,760 --> 00:20:56,280 Speaker 7: their rookie seasons and say, man, they got better in 394 00:20:56,320 --> 00:21:00,240 Speaker 7: these areas. Ultimately, we want to continue to imp even 395 00:21:00,280 --> 00:21:01,440 Speaker 7: those guys, both of them will. 396 00:21:01,480 --> 00:21:04,359 Speaker 5: And but I think very highly of those two young mens. 397 00:21:04,440 --> 00:21:07,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's just tough, you know, no matter how old 398 00:21:07,880 --> 00:21:10,639 Speaker 2: you are to play that position in the NFL, let alone, 399 00:21:10,680 --> 00:21:14,520 Speaker 2: to go in there and get you know, thrown into that. 400 00:21:14,960 --> 00:21:17,160 Speaker 2: And I just wondered, you know, you're the head coach, 401 00:21:17,760 --> 00:21:21,359 Speaker 2: and you know you're an offensive minded guy, and trying 402 00:21:21,359 --> 00:21:25,080 Speaker 2: to put them in a position to succeed as rookies 403 00:21:25,240 --> 00:21:27,360 Speaker 2: had to be, you know, one of the more challenging 404 00:21:27,400 --> 00:21:28,840 Speaker 2: things you probably have gone through. 405 00:21:29,960 --> 00:21:31,639 Speaker 5: I'm happy to have gone through it. You know. 406 00:21:31,840 --> 00:21:33,840 Speaker 7: It was one of those unique things trying to find 407 00:21:33,840 --> 00:21:36,440 Speaker 7: out ways to structure the offseason, find out ways to 408 00:21:36,440 --> 00:21:40,120 Speaker 7: make sure you're bringing them along. You know, developing young 409 00:21:40,200 --> 00:21:42,480 Speaker 7: quarterbacks is something that we want to be, you know, 410 00:21:42,600 --> 00:21:45,720 Speaker 7: want to be at the forefront of. So again, love 411 00:21:45,760 --> 00:21:48,280 Speaker 7: those two young guys and they'll continue to improve. 412 00:21:48,040 --> 00:21:54,240 Speaker 2: Once again, He's Steve Stefanski. He is the new head coach. Yeah, hey, 413 00:21:54,240 --> 00:21:55,080 Speaker 2: I'll answer to anything. 414 00:21:56,840 --> 00:21:59,240 Speaker 3: Thank you, coach, and appreciate your time. 415 00:21:59,720 --> 00:22:01,000 Speaker 5: Yeah, appreciate you guys. 416 00:22:01,320 --> 00:22:03,639 Speaker 3: That's Kevin STEFANZK. 417 00:22:04,040 --> 00:22:06,960 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 418 00:22:06,960 --> 00:22:10,320 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at Foxsports Radio 419 00:22:10,480 --> 00:22:14,560 Speaker 1: dot com and within the iHeartRadio app. Search FSR to 420 00:22:14,680 --> 00:22:15,359 Speaker 1: listen live. 421 00:22:15,760 --> 00:22:19,120 Speaker 2: We make way for the Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold 422 00:22:19,320 --> 00:22:23,159 Speaker 2: in his eight seed season in the NFL and taking 423 00:22:23,200 --> 00:22:25,560 Speaker 2: his team to the Super Bowl. Let me start there. 424 00:22:26,200 --> 00:22:30,560 Speaker 2: First recollection of a Super Bowl growing up was which one. 425 00:22:31,640 --> 00:22:35,040 Speaker 8: Oh man, I think one of the first ones that 426 00:22:35,040 --> 00:22:40,440 Speaker 8: comes in mind. You know, it's got to be Colts Bears, 427 00:22:41,400 --> 00:22:45,600 Speaker 8: that one with Peyton Manning, Rex Grossman, you know that. 428 00:22:45,760 --> 00:22:47,640 Speaker 8: I'm sure there was one that happened before that that 429 00:22:47,840 --> 00:22:49,639 Speaker 8: you know, I could vaguely remember, but that was that 430 00:22:50,040 --> 00:22:52,080 Speaker 8: was really the one that was edged into my memory 431 00:22:52,160 --> 00:22:55,520 Speaker 8: just because we had a party, a Super Bowl party 432 00:22:55,560 --> 00:22:58,800 Speaker 8: with like all my Pop Warner football team and it 433 00:22:58,880 --> 00:23:01,240 Speaker 8: was really fun. I think they're might have been a 434 00:23:01,280 --> 00:23:04,359 Speaker 8: bounce house or something right outside the house and I 435 00:23:04,440 --> 00:23:06,280 Speaker 8: just remember having a ton of fun. You know, it 436 00:23:06,320 --> 00:23:09,080 Speaker 8: was uh, it was a good time, and uh, you know, 437 00:23:09,080 --> 00:23:11,400 Speaker 8: I'm sure all the adults we were having a great 438 00:23:11,440 --> 00:23:14,320 Speaker 8: time as well. So, uh, now that that was one 439 00:23:14,359 --> 00:23:16,359 Speaker 8: that was kind of etched into my memory just because 440 00:23:16,400 --> 00:23:18,920 Speaker 8: of you know, how fun that experience was. Just being 441 00:23:18,920 --> 00:23:21,359 Speaker 8: able to celebrate, you know, having a good Pop Warner 442 00:23:21,359 --> 00:23:24,400 Speaker 8: season with my teammates and then uh, you know, being 443 00:23:24,440 --> 00:23:26,280 Speaker 8: able to be able to watch the game and and 444 00:23:26,359 --> 00:23:28,720 Speaker 8: all the the fun things that come with the Super Bowl, 445 00:23:28,720 --> 00:23:30,080 Speaker 8: you know, the halftime show and all that. 446 00:23:31,119 --> 00:23:32,760 Speaker 2: What. Uh, how does it feel to be the first 447 00:23:32,840 --> 00:23:35,040 Speaker 2: USC quarterback to play in the Super Bowl? 448 00:23:36,600 --> 00:23:36,800 Speaker 5: Yeah? 449 00:23:36,840 --> 00:23:37,280 Speaker 9: I saw that. 450 00:23:38,040 --> 00:23:40,800 Speaker 8: I saw that after the game going around social media, 451 00:23:40,840 --> 00:23:44,480 Speaker 8: and uh didn't didn't realize that obviously, But yeah, it's 452 00:23:44,520 --> 00:23:47,639 Speaker 8: great to be able to represent the university and you know, 453 00:23:47,680 --> 00:23:51,000 Speaker 8: hopefully just represent them proudly at the game. 454 00:23:51,440 --> 00:23:53,440 Speaker 3: How do you make this a regular week? 455 00:23:53,560 --> 00:23:55,639 Speaker 2: I know it's the biggest week of your life, but 456 00:23:56,359 --> 00:23:59,359 Speaker 2: you find coaches will say or quarterbacks will say, we 457 00:23:59,480 --> 00:24:00,959 Speaker 2: just to make it normal. 458 00:24:01,320 --> 00:24:02,399 Speaker 3: How do you go about to win that? 459 00:24:03,800 --> 00:24:04,040 Speaker 5: Yeah? 460 00:24:04,080 --> 00:24:06,520 Speaker 8: I think, you know, trying to keep the routine the 461 00:24:06,520 --> 00:24:09,240 Speaker 8: same throughout the week. Throughout the week leading up to 462 00:24:09,280 --> 00:24:11,960 Speaker 8: the super Bowl and then getting getting a lot of 463 00:24:12,040 --> 00:24:15,520 Speaker 8: game plans stuff in this week, you know, because understanding that, 464 00:24:15,920 --> 00:24:17,840 Speaker 8: you know, there's gonna be a lot of media going 465 00:24:17,920 --> 00:24:20,400 Speaker 8: to be some media responsibilities the week of the super Bowl. 466 00:24:21,320 --> 00:24:23,760 Speaker 8: That'll take most of some of the time that I 467 00:24:23,840 --> 00:24:26,440 Speaker 8: spend studying. So I think doing some of the game 468 00:24:26,440 --> 00:24:29,880 Speaker 8: plan stuff this week, and and really studying, doubling down 469 00:24:29,920 --> 00:24:32,119 Speaker 8: on kind of what the Pats do, what they like 470 00:24:32,160 --> 00:24:35,480 Speaker 8: to do defensively in certain situations, and kind of get 471 00:24:35,520 --> 00:24:37,560 Speaker 8: ready as if the game were to be this this 472 00:24:37,680 --> 00:24:38,520 Speaker 8: upcoming Sunday. 473 00:24:39,840 --> 00:24:42,800 Speaker 2: You know, But are you going to learn more from 474 00:24:42,840 --> 00:24:47,080 Speaker 2: watching Denver against New England or what you guys did 475 00:24:47,080 --> 00:24:48,320 Speaker 2: against the Rams? 476 00:24:49,920 --> 00:24:50,120 Speaker 5: Yeah? 477 00:24:50,160 --> 00:24:53,520 Speaker 8: I think you know, it's it's interesting, right because that 478 00:24:53,560 --> 00:24:57,480 Speaker 8: game was it was a blizzard, right, you know, it's 479 00:24:57,520 --> 00:24:59,800 Speaker 8: it's and sometimes it's kind of even tough to see 480 00:25:00,119 --> 00:25:02,439 Speaker 8: what they're doing on tape just because of you know, 481 00:25:02,440 --> 00:25:04,439 Speaker 8: how windy it was and how snowy it was at times. 482 00:25:04,440 --> 00:25:07,160 Speaker 8: But no, I think you know, you learned a time 483 00:25:07,200 --> 00:25:10,359 Speaker 8: just by watching the other team. Obviously, there's there's times 484 00:25:10,359 --> 00:25:11,959 Speaker 8: where you can go back and learn a ton by 485 00:25:12,000 --> 00:25:15,800 Speaker 8: watching yourself watching some tendencies that maybe you've shown throughout 486 00:25:15,840 --> 00:25:18,680 Speaker 8: the year, and you notice some things watching for sure 487 00:25:19,240 --> 00:25:21,879 Speaker 8: of yourself, but I think you know, being able to 488 00:25:22,000 --> 00:25:24,360 Speaker 8: understand kind of what they're doing, especially being you know, 489 00:25:24,400 --> 00:25:26,200 Speaker 8: in a different conference and not being able to watch 490 00:25:26,200 --> 00:25:28,800 Speaker 8: any New England tape throughout this entire season. Like we 491 00:25:28,880 --> 00:25:31,000 Speaker 8: just came off of stretch these last two games. We've 492 00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:33,720 Speaker 8: played these teams three times throughout the season, so we 493 00:25:33,760 --> 00:25:35,400 Speaker 8: had a really good idea of kind of what these 494 00:25:35,400 --> 00:25:38,280 Speaker 8: defenses looked like. And you know, I think that goes 495 00:25:38,320 --> 00:25:40,320 Speaker 8: for a whole team obviously, So we just got to 496 00:25:40,359 --> 00:25:42,959 Speaker 8: do a really good job of understanding what New England 497 00:25:42,960 --> 00:25:46,200 Speaker 8: presents on defense and and you know what they're kind 498 00:25:46,200 --> 00:25:48,639 Speaker 8: of what their core is, what they like to do, 499 00:25:48,720 --> 00:25:51,960 Speaker 8: and then kind of what their wrinkles are in certain situations. 500 00:25:52,240 --> 00:25:55,240 Speaker 3: Who reached out to you after the win that might surprise. 501 00:25:54,920 --> 00:26:00,439 Speaker 9: Us, Oh, shoot a cool and was? 502 00:26:00,520 --> 00:26:01,040 Speaker 5: Uh? 503 00:26:01,320 --> 00:26:02,040 Speaker 9: Was Luke Combs. 504 00:26:02,119 --> 00:26:04,680 Speaker 8: I had a couple of country country singers reach out, 505 00:26:04,760 --> 00:26:06,000 Speaker 8: Luke Combs, Kenny Chesney. 506 00:26:06,680 --> 00:26:10,000 Speaker 9: Those are some cool ones. Obviously. You have former quarterbacks 507 00:26:10,000 --> 00:26:10,720 Speaker 9: that reach out there. 508 00:26:10,760 --> 00:26:13,440 Speaker 8: That is always really cool to to be able to 509 00:26:13,440 --> 00:26:14,240 Speaker 8: hear from guys like that. 510 00:26:14,359 --> 00:26:17,320 Speaker 9: But yeah, I think the. 511 00:26:16,880 --> 00:26:21,840 Speaker 8: Celebrities and the country music singers and and different celebrities 512 00:26:21,880 --> 00:26:23,400 Speaker 8: that kind of reach out to you throughout that whole 513 00:26:23,400 --> 00:26:26,000 Speaker 8: process that maybe I talked to at you know, a 514 00:26:26,040 --> 00:26:27,760 Speaker 8: Super Bowl a couple of years ago when I wasn't 515 00:26:27,800 --> 00:26:31,199 Speaker 8: playing in it, or uh, you know how a you know, 516 00:26:31,480 --> 00:26:33,280 Speaker 8: going to the Masters in augusta like I might have 517 00:26:33,320 --> 00:26:35,919 Speaker 8: bumped into to a certain person and forgot that I 518 00:26:35,920 --> 00:26:36,760 Speaker 8: gave them my number. 519 00:26:36,880 --> 00:26:39,320 Speaker 9: You know, like just guys that guys that reach out 520 00:26:39,359 --> 00:26:40,760 Speaker 9: like that. It's uh, it's. 521 00:26:40,560 --> 00:26:44,560 Speaker 8: So cool to be able to you know, just continue 522 00:26:44,600 --> 00:26:47,159 Speaker 8: to get people to reach out because you know, I 523 00:26:47,160 --> 00:26:49,639 Speaker 8: think that kind of makes me understand too, like how 524 00:26:49,920 --> 00:26:52,360 Speaker 8: how important that game was, how important winning the NFC 525 00:26:52,480 --> 00:26:54,520 Speaker 8: Championship was, and and going to the Super Bowl, how 526 00:26:54,520 --> 00:26:56,919 Speaker 8: big of a deal it is. And you know, I 527 00:26:56,960 --> 00:26:59,159 Speaker 8: think there is there's a balance there, right because you 528 00:26:59,160 --> 00:27:01,720 Speaker 8: want to understand, ok, like it's just the next game 529 00:27:01,880 --> 00:27:02,760 Speaker 8: and it's a process. 530 00:27:02,880 --> 00:27:04,879 Speaker 9: But at the same time, like I want to enjoy this. 531 00:27:04,960 --> 00:27:07,119 Speaker 8: I want to enjoy every single moment with my teammates 532 00:27:07,119 --> 00:27:10,040 Speaker 8: and and these coaches and even the media, like doing 533 00:27:10,040 --> 00:27:11,920 Speaker 8: all the media, you know, leading up to the game, 534 00:27:12,000 --> 00:27:14,919 Speaker 8: like I want to be able to enjoy it because 535 00:27:14,920 --> 00:27:16,680 Speaker 8: you never know when you're gonna get back here. So 536 00:27:17,880 --> 00:27:19,840 Speaker 8: you know, there is there is that double edged sort 537 00:27:19,840 --> 00:27:22,840 Speaker 8: of kind of understanding to enjoy it, enjoying every single moment, 538 00:27:22,880 --> 00:27:26,080 Speaker 8: but also kind of preparing and understanding that is it 539 00:27:26,160 --> 00:27:27,600 Speaker 8: is a process and we're going to treat it like 540 00:27:27,640 --> 00:27:28,160 Speaker 8: the next game. 541 00:27:28,640 --> 00:27:31,720 Speaker 2: Talking to Sam Darnold, the Seahawks quarterback, have you played 542 00:27:31,720 --> 00:27:34,119 Speaker 2: with a chip on your shoulder at any point in 543 00:27:34,160 --> 00:27:35,119 Speaker 2: your NFL career? 544 00:27:37,280 --> 00:27:39,920 Speaker 8: You know, dan uh being honest with you, like, I don't. 545 00:27:39,960 --> 00:27:41,760 Speaker 8: I don't ever felt like I had a chip on 546 00:27:41,800 --> 00:27:44,639 Speaker 8: my shoulder. I just don't think that's really my personality. 547 00:27:45,040 --> 00:27:47,160 Speaker 8: I've never been like that, you know, at any point 548 00:27:47,160 --> 00:27:50,200 Speaker 8: in my life. You know, I've always just I've always 549 00:27:50,280 --> 00:27:52,320 Speaker 8: just worked hard and treated every single day as its 550 00:27:52,320 --> 00:27:55,960 Speaker 8: own day. You know, I've never you know, cause I 551 00:27:55,960 --> 00:27:58,640 Speaker 8: feel like just with me personally, like if I got 552 00:27:58,640 --> 00:28:01,600 Speaker 8: too high or if I got too low, that affected me, 553 00:28:01,680 --> 00:28:04,120 Speaker 8: that affected performance. So I feel like I was always 554 00:28:04,119 --> 00:28:07,000 Speaker 8: just better if I just stayed right here, just even keeled, 555 00:28:07,000 --> 00:28:09,680 Speaker 8: And you know, that's that's just kind of who I am. 556 00:28:09,720 --> 00:28:13,320 Speaker 8: So I think, and that's what you learn throughout your career, right, 557 00:28:13,359 --> 00:28:15,680 Speaker 8: you learn who you are as a person, and and 558 00:28:16,080 --> 00:28:20,000 Speaker 8: you know what works best for you and preparation and 559 00:28:20,040 --> 00:28:22,760 Speaker 8: all those things. So for me, it was it's really 560 00:28:22,800 --> 00:28:25,440 Speaker 8: important for me to just stay even keeled. And and 561 00:28:25,760 --> 00:28:28,360 Speaker 8: you know, I see and I understand what people say 562 00:28:28,400 --> 00:28:32,639 Speaker 8: throughout the years, and you know, I understand that. You know, 563 00:28:32,720 --> 00:28:35,119 Speaker 8: there's some things that have been said about me, and 564 00:28:35,160 --> 00:28:37,359 Speaker 8: people are saying, oh, you've proved the doubters wrong. But 565 00:28:37,640 --> 00:28:40,160 Speaker 8: that's that's not for me to say or for me 566 00:28:40,240 --> 00:28:43,440 Speaker 8: to even really pay attention to, because that at the 567 00:28:43,520 --> 00:28:45,360 Speaker 8: end of the day, like that doesn't matter and it 568 00:28:45,360 --> 00:28:47,360 Speaker 8: doesn't affect my performance at all. Like I just got 569 00:28:47,360 --> 00:28:49,080 Speaker 8: to go out there and do my job every single day. 570 00:28:49,120 --> 00:28:52,160 Speaker 8: And because if I do anything other than that, if 571 00:28:52,160 --> 00:28:55,640 Speaker 8: I think about the doubters or proving anyone wrong, like 572 00:28:55,680 --> 00:28:58,320 Speaker 8: I feel like I'm doing my team a disservice because 573 00:28:58,320 --> 00:28:59,680 Speaker 8: I'm thinking about the wrong things. 574 00:29:00,080 --> 00:29:03,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, and I everybody wants to talk about your journey, 575 00:29:03,680 --> 00:29:06,720 Speaker 2: and you know, right after the game, you're asked about 576 00:29:06,720 --> 00:29:10,200 Speaker 2: your journey, and you're like, you know, my journey continues. 577 00:29:10,920 --> 00:29:13,160 Speaker 2: I don't know how many people sit there and go, 578 00:29:13,240 --> 00:29:15,200 Speaker 2: I just want something. Now. I got to look back 579 00:29:15,240 --> 00:29:18,200 Speaker 2: on what happened prior to this, and I thought your 580 00:29:18,240 --> 00:29:19,360 Speaker 2: answers were mature. 581 00:29:19,960 --> 00:29:22,400 Speaker 3: But I don't know how you you know, you take. 582 00:29:22,240 --> 00:29:25,360 Speaker 2: Those questions of let's talk about the Jets, or let's 583 00:29:25,400 --> 00:29:29,719 Speaker 2: talk about Carolina, let's talk about all of these you know, 584 00:29:30,160 --> 00:29:33,320 Speaker 2: rough moments there when you're trying to focus on the 585 00:29:33,320 --> 00:29:35,400 Speaker 2: game at hand, the you know, the job at hand. 586 00:29:36,840 --> 00:29:37,520 Speaker 9: Yeah, for sure. 587 00:29:37,640 --> 00:29:40,120 Speaker 8: It's uh, you know, I think just being able to 588 00:29:40,160 --> 00:29:42,280 Speaker 8: handle it at this point in my career too, it's 589 00:29:43,040 --> 00:29:46,040 Speaker 8: I feel like even mentally, like I feel like I 590 00:29:46,080 --> 00:29:48,959 Speaker 8: handle it a little bit differently internally than I used to, 591 00:29:50,120 --> 00:29:52,800 Speaker 8: you know, because I realized, like it is a part 592 00:29:52,840 --> 00:29:54,360 Speaker 8: of the journey and it is a part of who 593 00:29:54,360 --> 00:29:56,320 Speaker 8: I am well before. 594 00:29:56,720 --> 00:29:59,440 Speaker 3: Internally, Yeah, I. 595 00:29:59,320 --> 00:30:02,520 Speaker 8: Think like I gave it a little more thought than 596 00:30:02,560 --> 00:30:04,240 Speaker 8: I had to, Like, I paid a little bit more 597 00:30:04,280 --> 00:30:08,000 Speaker 8: attention to it, and I guess, you know, I invested 598 00:30:08,680 --> 00:30:12,280 Speaker 8: a little more thought into kind of what happened in 599 00:30:12,280 --> 00:30:14,520 Speaker 8: the past, and I tried to you know, okay, like 600 00:30:14,720 --> 00:30:17,720 Speaker 8: I threw this pick against this coverage, you know, back 601 00:30:17,760 --> 00:30:19,560 Speaker 8: in twenty nineteen, Like I'm. 602 00:30:19,400 --> 00:30:20,240 Speaker 9: Not going to do that again. 603 00:30:20,280 --> 00:30:23,400 Speaker 8: It's like, no, sometimes mistakes happen, and you know, you 604 00:30:23,480 --> 00:30:26,600 Speaker 8: learn from it, and you know it's you don't want 605 00:30:26,600 --> 00:30:29,520 Speaker 8: to make the same mistakes again. But sometimes throughout your career, 606 00:30:29,640 --> 00:30:31,680 Speaker 8: especially if it's a long career, like those things are 607 00:30:31,680 --> 00:30:35,000 Speaker 8: going to happen, but just being able to move on 608 00:30:35,360 --> 00:30:38,560 Speaker 8: and to learn from those experiences, but move on. And 609 00:30:39,320 --> 00:30:41,360 Speaker 8: you know, the the days in New York, the days 610 00:30:41,360 --> 00:30:44,640 Speaker 8: in Carolina, like those were those are part of my 611 00:30:44,720 --> 00:30:47,360 Speaker 8: journey and they're part of my experience and I loved it, 612 00:30:47,400 --> 00:30:48,320 Speaker 8: every single part of it. 613 00:30:48,400 --> 00:30:50,320 Speaker 9: Like, yeah, there were some loaves that sucked. 614 00:30:50,360 --> 00:30:52,400 Speaker 8: I'm not going to lie to you, you know, and 615 00:30:52,720 --> 00:30:54,800 Speaker 8: that's part of it though, Like I learned so much 616 00:30:54,840 --> 00:30:57,240 Speaker 8: from that, and you know, I'm able to move on. 617 00:30:57,560 --> 00:31:01,400 Speaker 8: And it's it's funny like after every single you know, 618 00:31:01,560 --> 00:31:03,920 Speaker 8: after every single game we lost or things that didn't 619 00:31:03,920 --> 00:31:05,440 Speaker 8: go well, like I was able to wake up that 620 00:31:05,480 --> 00:31:08,640 Speaker 8: next day and see the sunrise and go into the 621 00:31:08,640 --> 00:31:11,080 Speaker 8: building and see my teammates and have full with my coaches, 622 00:31:11,240 --> 00:31:13,360 Speaker 8: like you know that that's that's a part of life. 623 00:31:13,400 --> 00:31:15,440 Speaker 8: And you know, I think being able to realize that 624 00:31:15,480 --> 00:31:17,920 Speaker 8: at this point in my career, Like it allows you 625 00:31:18,000 --> 00:31:19,480 Speaker 8: to to kind of take it one day at a 626 00:31:19,520 --> 00:31:21,680 Speaker 8: time and enjoy every single little moment that you get 627 00:31:21,720 --> 00:31:24,600 Speaker 8: with with your teammates, because as we all say, like, 628 00:31:24,840 --> 00:31:27,360 Speaker 8: we're never with the same team, you know, year and 629 00:31:27,440 --> 00:31:28,800 Speaker 8: year out. Yeah, you might be with some of the 630 00:31:29,080 --> 00:31:31,360 Speaker 8: similar guys, especially if you stick with the same team, 631 00:31:31,400 --> 00:31:35,600 Speaker 8: but you know, there's there's never all seventy that are 632 00:31:35,600 --> 00:31:37,640 Speaker 8: the same throughout a season, So you just try to 633 00:31:37,720 --> 00:31:38,720 Speaker 8: enjoy it as much as you can. 634 00:31:39,000 --> 00:31:40,560 Speaker 3: Did you keep all those jerseys? 635 00:31:42,760 --> 00:31:43,000 Speaker 5: Yeah? 636 00:31:43,040 --> 00:31:45,360 Speaker 9: I have all all my jerseys framed. 637 00:31:47,560 --> 00:31:50,800 Speaker 8: I don't know if they're framed, they're they're definitely not 638 00:31:50,880 --> 00:31:53,800 Speaker 8: all of them are are framed, but yeah, I got 639 00:31:53,880 --> 00:31:54,320 Speaker 8: them somewhere. 640 00:31:54,360 --> 00:31:57,800 Speaker 2: They're up in the attic somewhere. Explain the luxury of 641 00:31:57,840 --> 00:32:00,200 Speaker 2: throwing to jsn. 642 00:32:01,800 --> 00:32:02,280 Speaker 9: Oh Man. 643 00:32:02,560 --> 00:32:05,960 Speaker 8: Uh, Yeah, he's just a special talent. He's he's someone 644 00:32:06,000 --> 00:32:07,520 Speaker 8: that you know, is very quarterback friendly. 645 00:32:07,960 --> 00:32:08,120 Speaker 9: Uh. 646 00:32:08,440 --> 00:32:12,280 Speaker 8: You know, he he allows you know, with his body 647 00:32:12,360 --> 00:32:14,320 Speaker 8: language and the way that he runs routes, he's very 648 00:32:14,320 --> 00:32:17,680 Speaker 8: friendly to throw to, but he doesn't it doesn't make 649 00:32:17,680 --> 00:32:19,560 Speaker 8: it easier to cover him, if that makes sense. Like 650 00:32:19,600 --> 00:32:21,680 Speaker 8: it's easy for me to kind of feel what he's 651 00:32:22,040 --> 00:32:24,080 Speaker 8: thinking and what he's doing on the field, and to 652 00:32:24,120 --> 00:32:25,960 Speaker 8: read his body language whether he's going to come out 653 00:32:25,960 --> 00:32:27,880 Speaker 8: of a route at full speed or if he's going 654 00:32:27,920 --> 00:32:29,320 Speaker 8: to come out of a route and maybe wrap the 655 00:32:29,400 --> 00:32:31,840 Speaker 8: corner and show me his you know, numbers and maybe 656 00:32:31,840 --> 00:32:34,280 Speaker 8: slow down a little bit. But you know, that doesn't, 657 00:32:34,360 --> 00:32:35,920 Speaker 8: like I said, that doesn't make it any easier on 658 00:32:35,960 --> 00:32:38,600 Speaker 8: the defense. Like he makes everything look the same with 659 00:32:38,640 --> 00:32:40,640 Speaker 8: all the different routes and the different stems that come 660 00:32:40,680 --> 00:32:42,880 Speaker 8: off those routes. So he does a really good job 661 00:32:42,880 --> 00:32:45,720 Speaker 8: of that. He's really like, he's really smart. He's really 662 00:32:45,760 --> 00:32:48,000 Speaker 8: cognizant of how he wants to run routes. We're always 663 00:32:48,480 --> 00:32:51,920 Speaker 8: talking and you know, the dialogue that we share to 664 00:32:52,000 --> 00:32:54,360 Speaker 8: be able to, you know, just talk about the little 665 00:32:54,480 --> 00:32:57,720 Speaker 8: intrinsic intrinsics that you know, come with running routes and 666 00:32:57,880 --> 00:33:01,479 Speaker 8: with me like sometimes I'm like, hey, dude, like that 667 00:33:01,600 --> 00:33:03,720 Speaker 8: route might be sweet, but that's gonna take too long 668 00:33:03,760 --> 00:33:05,120 Speaker 8: and I'm not gonna be able to hold onto the 669 00:33:05,160 --> 00:33:07,280 Speaker 8: ball that long. So I think those little conversations that 670 00:33:07,280 --> 00:33:10,480 Speaker 8: we have, you know, are are very important obviously to 671 00:33:10,480 --> 00:33:13,840 Speaker 8: to our success. But he's a he's a special, special 672 00:33:13,840 --> 00:33:16,240 Speaker 8: player to throw to. But you know, I think the 673 00:33:16,280 --> 00:33:19,000 Speaker 8: secret sauce that makes it work is the other guys 674 00:33:19,120 --> 00:33:20,880 Speaker 8: in that receiver room as well. You know, the guys 675 00:33:20,880 --> 00:33:22,920 Speaker 8: that are able to step up, whether they're you know, 676 00:33:22,920 --> 00:33:24,880 Speaker 8: playing special teams or whether they're going to you know, 677 00:33:24,920 --> 00:33:27,200 Speaker 8: have a special role for us, you know, catching touchdowns. 678 00:33:27,280 --> 00:33:30,360 Speaker 8: So you know, that's a it's a really special group. 679 00:33:31,080 --> 00:33:32,920 Speaker 8: Js N obviously is a huge part of it, but 680 00:33:32,960 --> 00:33:35,160 Speaker 8: it definitely is a is a special receiver group. 681 00:33:35,320 --> 00:33:39,200 Speaker 3: What about that one headed catch that he made unbelievable. 682 00:33:39,880 --> 00:33:41,720 Speaker 8: I don't know if I don't know if the camera 683 00:33:41,760 --> 00:33:44,280 Speaker 8: has caught my reaction on that, but I was kind 684 00:33:44,280 --> 00:33:45,480 Speaker 8: of looking at our sideline like. 685 00:33:46,160 --> 00:33:49,920 Speaker 9: That really just happened. But I don't know, it should 686 00:33:50,000 --> 00:33:51,280 Speaker 9: never surprise us anymore. 687 00:33:51,360 --> 00:33:53,320 Speaker 8: You know, he makes so many of these special catches, 688 00:33:53,400 --> 00:33:57,120 Speaker 8: and especially one handed catches. I always, you know, if 689 00:33:57,120 --> 00:33:59,040 Speaker 8: he reaches out with one hand and he drops it, 690 00:33:59,120 --> 00:34:01,240 Speaker 8: I usually blame my self for not throwing a spiral 691 00:34:01,280 --> 00:34:03,320 Speaker 8: so he could judge kind of where to put his 692 00:34:03,360 --> 00:34:07,200 Speaker 8: hand on the football. So he's he's a special he's 693 00:34:07,200 --> 00:34:07,880 Speaker 8: a special player. 694 00:34:07,880 --> 00:34:11,960 Speaker 2: Man who's taking care of the tickets. 695 00:34:12,000 --> 00:34:15,640 Speaker 9: Beyonce, Oh, Yeah, Katie my my fiance. 696 00:34:15,880 --> 00:34:18,880 Speaker 8: So she's she's got a big I probably shouldn't have 697 00:34:18,920 --> 00:34:21,200 Speaker 8: said that just now, So she's probably gonna get bombarded. 698 00:34:21,760 --> 00:34:24,919 Speaker 9: Uh but uh, she's uh yeah. 699 00:34:26,360 --> 00:34:29,520 Speaker 3: How many tickets are we gonna account for? 700 00:34:31,440 --> 00:34:31,840 Speaker 5: I don't know. 701 00:34:31,880 --> 00:34:34,319 Speaker 8: We'll see, we'll see what happens. I might, you know, 702 00:34:34,600 --> 00:34:36,719 Speaker 8: may be able to get some people in a suite hopefully. 703 00:34:37,840 --> 00:34:42,640 Speaker 8: But you know, it's money. I think it's I think 704 00:34:42,680 --> 00:34:44,640 Speaker 8: it's upwards of twenty So. 705 00:34:45,040 --> 00:34:46,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, I don't want you to lose money playing in 706 00:34:46,640 --> 00:34:47,320 Speaker 3: the super Bowl. 707 00:34:47,440 --> 00:34:48,799 Speaker 5: You know as well. 708 00:34:48,840 --> 00:34:50,320 Speaker 8: I don't think I got you. We don't have to 709 00:34:50,320 --> 00:34:51,920 Speaker 8: worry about that. We don't have to worry about that. Dan, 710 00:34:52,000 --> 00:34:53,280 Speaker 8: that'll be that'll be all right. 711 00:34:53,120 --> 00:34:53,520 Speaker 5: All right. 712 00:34:53,760 --> 00:34:56,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, poor fiance, she's got a tougher week leading up 713 00:34:56,680 --> 00:34:58,880 Speaker 2: to the game than you do. Put it that way, 714 00:34:59,160 --> 00:35:01,760 Speaker 2: you gonna out a lot of friends, a lot of 715 00:35:02,000 --> 00:35:02,680 Speaker 2: a lot of people. 716 00:35:02,880 --> 00:35:04,960 Speaker 3: It is who we're saying, they're your friends. 717 00:35:05,760 --> 00:35:08,080 Speaker 9: Yeah, exactly. It is an underrated responsibility. 718 00:35:08,400 --> 00:35:10,560 Speaker 8: But that was the biggest That was the biggest you know, 719 00:35:10,719 --> 00:35:12,840 Speaker 8: part of kind of this whole super Bowl thing is 720 00:35:12,880 --> 00:35:14,799 Speaker 8: being able to figure that stuff out earlyly this week. 721 00:35:14,840 --> 00:35:16,239 Speaker 9: So I don't have to worry about it next week. 722 00:35:17,239 --> 00:35:19,879 Speaker 8: But I also you know, all the people that are 723 00:35:19,880 --> 00:35:21,799 Speaker 8: coming to the game are loved ones that have known 724 00:35:21,840 --> 00:35:23,640 Speaker 8: for a long time, and they're not there for the 725 00:35:23,680 --> 00:35:24,360 Speaker 8: wrong reasons. 726 00:35:24,520 --> 00:35:26,880 Speaker 9: So that's that was also a very important part of that. 727 00:35:27,239 --> 00:35:30,480 Speaker 2: Well, congrats, you're taking the right approach. Enjoy it, you 728 00:35:30,480 --> 00:35:32,920 Speaker 2: don't know when you'll be back, if you'll be back, 729 00:35:33,440 --> 00:35:37,400 Speaker 2: and absorb it all you can because it's going to 730 00:35:37,440 --> 00:35:40,680 Speaker 2: go by so quickly on Sunday and win or lose. 731 00:35:40,840 --> 00:35:43,920 Speaker 2: You know, you had a marvelous year, and my best. 732 00:35:43,680 --> 00:35:44,240 Speaker 3: To your parents. 733 00:35:45,320 --> 00:35:46,960 Speaker 9: All right, Thanks Dan, I appreciate you. 734 00:35:47,520 --> 00:35:48,200 Speaker 3: Sam Darnell