WEBVTT - Happy Half Hour Episode 14: Road Trip 0:00:00.440 --> 0:00:03.760 Mr Jenkins told me. Mr Jenkins told me. Mr Jenkis 0:00:03.760 --> 0:00:06.680 told me to always make it easy for the customer. 0:00:06.920 --> 0:00:10.600 That's you alive person will always be here to answer 0:00:10.680 --> 0:00:13.800 the phone. We're here till midnight, seven days a week, 0:00:14.000 --> 0:00:17.080 so you never have to take off work, and it's 0:00:17.120 --> 0:00:19.840 the same prices in the daytime. We're the ones you 0:00:19.880 --> 0:00:22.160 want to call. We're the ones you want to call. 0:00:22.480 --> 0:00:25.520 We're the ones you want to call. You're gonna love 0:00:25.560 --> 0:00:39.240 these people. I guarantee. Got to Morris Jenkins dot com. 0:00:39.320 --> 0:00:43.120 It's time for the Happy Half Hour with your friends 0:00:43.240 --> 0:00:52.960 Kristen Balboni, Miles Simmons and Will Brian. It's that time 0:00:53.000 --> 0:00:55.360 of the week. It's the Happy Half Hour podcast presented 0:00:55.360 --> 0:00:58.800 by Morris Jenkins. Kristen here with Will and Miles. You 0:00:58.840 --> 0:01:00.840 know what Mr Jenkins told me, Christen, what did he 0:01:00.880 --> 0:01:03.520 tell you? Well? Mr Jenkins told me that he loves 0:01:03.640 --> 0:01:06.559 football and he looks forward to this show all week. 0:01:06.760 --> 0:01:09.560 When you're plumbing or air conditioning is acting up, call 0:01:09.680 --> 0:01:13.440 Morris Jenkins or visit Morris Jenkins dot com. Well said Miles, 0:01:13.440 --> 0:01:16.160 And you know what, that's why you're out here at 0:01:16.160 --> 0:01:18.319 the table with me and Will. Is Once again in 0:01:18.360 --> 0:01:20.560 the booth of shame. Hello, Well, it's hard to see 0:01:20.560 --> 0:01:22.240 you all the way over there. Yeah, I had a 0:01:22.280 --> 0:01:26.000 mask issue this morning, so I deserve this one. Mask on, 0:01:26.560 --> 0:01:29.920 mask on, mask on. I lost my masks and I 0:01:29.959 --> 0:01:32.440 couldn't find them, so I was late. But we just 0:01:32.480 --> 0:01:35.680 want to clarify for everyone worrying. You now have masks 0:01:35.720 --> 0:01:38.640 and you are here being safe. Right. I found my mask, 0:01:38.760 --> 0:01:41.800 It just made me later, so I lost my opportunity 0:01:41.840 --> 0:01:44.280 to get out at the fun the fun adult table. 0:01:44.319 --> 0:01:46.600 I'm back of the kid. You know, it's funny. It's 0:01:46.600 --> 0:01:49.840 one of these things now where you have your your 0:01:49.920 --> 0:01:53.200 check before you leave your apartment or your home key's 0:01:53.400 --> 0:01:56.160 phone wallet, you gotta add mask. I keep mind in 0:01:56.200 --> 0:01:58.560 the car, or keep mine several in the car, and 0:01:58.560 --> 0:02:00.360 I rotate them out when I need to wash. Yeah, 0:02:00.360 --> 0:02:02.760 I keep one in the car and I keep because 0:02:02.760 --> 0:02:06.040 I usually wear the thing that goes around your neck Christen, 0:02:06.040 --> 0:02:08.160 and we'll obviously know because they see me all the time. 0:02:08.240 --> 0:02:10.520 But I don't usually wear the one behind the ears 0:02:10.520 --> 0:02:14.000 because it starts hurting my ears. So I keep these 0:02:14.040 --> 0:02:17.080 masks by my keys in my wallet in my apartment, 0:02:17.400 --> 0:02:19.679 so I have to look at them before I leave 0:02:19.720 --> 0:02:22.520 the apartment. So well, maybe that's what you should start doing. 0:02:22.760 --> 0:02:26.360 Yeah yeah, Well guys, we could go on and on 0:02:26.400 --> 0:02:29.000 and give you premium mask content for the rest of 0:02:29.000 --> 0:02:31.440 this podcast, but hey, we had some football this weekend. 0:02:31.520 --> 0:02:35.359 Week one is officially in the books. As great as 0:02:35.400 --> 0:02:37.640 it is to get back to football. Of course, we 0:02:37.680 --> 0:02:39.840 wish the Panthers, you know, would have been able to 0:02:39.840 --> 0:02:41.919 come away with the win. It was a close game, 0:02:42.040 --> 0:02:45.000 came down to the wire, but the Panthers ultimately lost 0:02:45.040 --> 0:02:47.880 to the Raiders thirty four to thirty at home on Sunday. 0:02:47.919 --> 0:02:50.440 And let's get straight to this week's edition of Overheard, 0:02:52.120 --> 0:02:56.520 He Overheard. I want to take a listen to what 0:02:56.560 --> 0:02:58.880 Matt Rule had to say about the game when he 0:02:58.919 --> 0:03:02.760 spoke on Monday. Obviously disappointed, uh at the result yesterday, 0:03:02.880 --> 0:03:04.480 but proud of the effort. I thought we had a 0:03:04.480 --> 0:03:07.960 lot of guys who fought scratch and claude to get 0:03:08.000 --> 0:03:10.000 us back in the game. You know, I think as 0:03:10.000 --> 0:03:11.760 a team, as we look at that game, you know, 0:03:11.800 --> 0:03:14.120 I think the stats are pretty much even across the board, 0:03:14.200 --> 0:03:16.120 So it really comes down to a play here and 0:03:16.160 --> 0:03:18.519 a play there, and not just that final fourth of 0:03:18.560 --> 0:03:21.359 one play, but a couple of different plays, and um, 0:03:21.360 --> 0:03:23.200 you know we're gonna work hard to correct those things. 0:03:23.200 --> 0:03:26.000 I thought we had some really strong performances by some 0:03:26.320 --> 0:03:29.800 unsung guys that kept us in the game, and we'll 0:03:29.800 --> 0:03:32.120 just continue to try to get better and look forward 0:03:32.160 --> 0:03:35.280 to going to Tampa this week and uh playing the Buccaneers. 0:03:35.320 --> 0:03:39.000 But well, we'll never We'll never be okay with losing, 0:03:39.240 --> 0:03:41.840 but we will always uh, we will always find the 0:03:41.880 --> 0:03:44.280 positives and the negatives in the game from whether we 0:03:44.320 --> 0:03:45.920 win or lose. And I think there were a lot 0:03:45.960 --> 0:03:48.600 of positives we can build on and work working hard 0:03:48.680 --> 0:03:51.240 right now in meetings to correct the negatives. I'm not 0:03:51.400 --> 0:03:55.280 in the business of making excuses for teams. I don't 0:03:55.280 --> 0:03:59.120 really like to do that, but I will say that 0:03:59.320 --> 0:04:02.120 the Panther I think, for all, with all the teams 0:04:02.160 --> 0:04:05.920 that have new head coaches, I thought the Panthers played 0:04:06.320 --> 0:04:09.600 very very well, right, And part of that, I think 0:04:09.680 --> 0:04:11.960 is because they had a head coach who had been 0:04:12.000 --> 0:04:14.480 a head coach before. Now. Obviously, I think when we 0:04:14.520 --> 0:04:16.880 mentioned these things, we got to mention Ron Rivera up 0:04:16.880 --> 0:04:18.840 in Washington and the fact that they want and shout 0:04:18.839 --> 0:04:20.159 out to him, and I know a lot of you 0:04:20.160 --> 0:04:22.760 guys who were listening to this care about him um 0:04:22.800 --> 0:04:24.680 and obviously we wish him to the best on on 0:04:25.080 --> 0:04:27.800 everything that's going on with his health. But Matt Rule, 0:04:27.880 --> 0:04:30.560 I think had a really good plan because he's been 0:04:30.600 --> 0:04:33.880 a head coach before, so he knew what it takes, 0:04:33.920 --> 0:04:36.039 I think, to set up a game plan and to 0:04:36.080 --> 0:04:39.360 set up guys to be competitive, because, like did Mike 0:04:39.400 --> 0:04:42.520 Tyson say it, everybody's got a plan to win until 0:04:42.520 --> 0:04:44.440 they get punched in the mouth. And I think that 0:04:44.480 --> 0:04:48.200 what the Panthers did very well is they were able 0:04:48.240 --> 0:04:50.520 to not just take the punch, but they were punching 0:04:50.560 --> 0:04:54.640 back right. And the really where this game turned and 0:04:54.720 --> 0:04:57.760 where the difference was was in the third quarter because 0:04:57.880 --> 0:05:00.560 it started off with the penalty on the off returned. 0:05:00.600 --> 0:05:02.440 Then the Panthers go three and out, Then there were 0:05:02.440 --> 0:05:06.120 more penalties on the punt and the Raiders go down, 0:05:06.160 --> 0:05:08.719 they get a field goal, Panthers go three and out again, 0:05:09.040 --> 0:05:11.360 and then the Raiders go down there and they score touchdown. 0:05:11.400 --> 0:05:14.760 But Christian McCaffrey said it on Monday too, the Panthers 0:05:14.760 --> 0:05:18.719 fought back, and so when you look at it that way, no, 0:05:18.880 --> 0:05:21.359 the Panthers were not able to hold the lead, but 0:05:21.839 --> 0:05:25.039 I think that you can't say that they weren't ready. 0:05:25.160 --> 0:05:29.000 So from that perspective, I think that there is there are, 0:05:29.080 --> 0:05:32.520 i should say, some good positives to build upon. I 0:05:32.600 --> 0:05:35.760 think that, you know, speaking with that, what Matt Rule 0:05:35.880 --> 0:05:38.800 kept telling everybody was be prepared for the things you 0:05:38.839 --> 0:05:42.080 can't prepare for, which, let's let's be real, in the 0:05:42.120 --> 0:05:44.840 first half, they couldn't hear what the play call was 0:05:45.080 --> 0:05:48.120 for what ten eleven plays because there's communication issues. They 0:05:48.120 --> 0:05:50.640 were working through defense on defense, so the guys were 0:05:50.640 --> 0:05:52.799 out there trying to figure out what to do. Coaches 0:05:52.839 --> 0:05:55.280 were calling plays that didn't get in so they were 0:05:55.320 --> 0:05:58.200 having to respond to that. One of those penalties happened 0:05:58.240 --> 0:06:01.839 because the gunner ended up a step out of bounds, 0:06:01.920 --> 0:06:04.599 got caught up in a TV chord he couldn't get 0:06:04.600 --> 0:06:07.680 back in, which then like caught Matt Rule's son as well. 0:06:07.720 --> 0:06:10.159 I mean, like you can't predict that, you know, and 0:06:10.160 --> 0:06:12.120 all of a sudden that becomes a penalty because he 0:06:12.120 --> 0:06:14.279 stayed out of bounds too long because he got his 0:06:14.279 --> 0:06:16.440 foot stuck in a chord, and then you know, that 0:06:16.480 --> 0:06:19.000 gives the Raiders even better field position. I mean Obviously, 0:06:19.400 --> 0:06:21.760 Josh Jacobs had a lot of big runs, and you 0:06:21.839 --> 0:06:23.520 knew some of that stuff was coming. You know, give 0:06:23.560 --> 0:06:26.200 credit to the Raiders for for playing really well, but 0:06:26.720 --> 0:06:28.680 you know, I think that the fact that this team 0:06:28.720 --> 0:06:31.920 had a fourth and one to go down and potentially 0:06:32.000 --> 0:06:34.360 take the lead with two minutes to go after all 0:06:34.400 --> 0:06:36.640 of those things happened, and and and even then, there 0:06:36.680 --> 0:06:39.200 were still no penalties in the first half. They didn't 0:06:39.200 --> 0:06:41.440 throw an interception, they didn't lose a fumble, all of 0:06:41.480 --> 0:06:44.080 these things that you're just expecting this team that, you know, 0:06:44.120 --> 0:06:46.120 then you lose Dante Jackson and you have a guy 0:06:46.120 --> 0:06:48.159 that you just signed on Wednesday come in and play 0:06:48.200 --> 0:06:50.240 the majority of the game and have two pass deflections 0:06:50.279 --> 0:06:52.320 on big plays. You know. I mean, I think all 0:06:52.400 --> 0:06:56.159 that speaks to their preparation for what they couldn't prepare 0:06:56.200 --> 0:07:00.560 for um and I you know, hopefully that continues as 0:07:00.560 --> 0:07:05.640 we move forward. I completely agree. I think we're I 0:07:05.720 --> 0:07:07.680 like to talk about media narratives, you know, we like 0:07:07.720 --> 0:07:10.120 to talk about this on the podcast, and I know 0:07:10.200 --> 0:07:12.400 that I went into this game thinking that every team 0:07:12.400 --> 0:07:14.680 in the NFL was going to need an adjustment period. 0:07:15.200 --> 0:07:18.520 We saw a little bit of that in college on Saturday, 0:07:18.560 --> 0:07:21.240 where you go, Okay, well, they've had less time, no 0:07:21.320 --> 0:07:24.360 preseason games, are not playing against any competition other than 0:07:24.400 --> 0:07:29.360 their own teammates, uh, truncated offseason. And this is a 0:07:29.360 --> 0:07:31.680 as Miles, as you said, a team with a new 0:07:31.720 --> 0:07:35.200 head coach, new coordinators, new quarterback. It's gonna it's gonna 0:07:35.200 --> 0:07:37.920 take a minute. And they came out, so crisp, I thought, 0:07:38.000 --> 0:07:40.080 and Will Will you said it about no penalties in 0:07:40.120 --> 0:07:42.920 the first half, and of course there were penalties in 0:07:42.960 --> 0:07:45.640 the second half. But they came out very very crisp 0:07:45.720 --> 0:07:47.880 and Miles, I think you put it well when you 0:07:47.880 --> 0:07:50.160 said he's been a head coach before, he knows how 0:07:50.200 --> 0:07:53.440 to prepare. But I think that's easier said than done. 0:07:53.440 --> 0:07:55.600 Look at all of the things that were thrown at 0:07:55.640 --> 0:07:59.480 every team this offseason. I was just very impressed by 0:07:59.480 --> 0:08:02.720 the way they came out. Yeah. Look, I think when 0:08:02.760 --> 0:08:05.520 you score thirty most of the time in the NFL, 0:08:05.560 --> 0:08:09.640 you should win. And the fact that they didn't, well, 0:08:10.320 --> 0:08:12.440 it's gonna be a little bit tough, I think for 0:08:12.480 --> 0:08:16.520 this team defensively sometimes, and it certainly isn't made easier 0:08:16.560 --> 0:08:19.280 by the fact that Dante Jackson went out but at 0:08:19.280 --> 0:08:22.440 the same time, I don't know that the Raiders attacked 0:08:22.600 --> 0:08:25.560 the Panthers cornerbacks like they're going to be attacked this 0:08:25.600 --> 0:08:28.160 week when you look at Tom Brady and that wide 0:08:28.160 --> 0:08:32.520 receiving corps. So we'll see if Dante Jackson comes back. 0:08:32.760 --> 0:08:35.160 As we record this, the Panthers had not started their 0:08:35.200 --> 0:08:39.520 practice week yet. But that's something that, yeah, it's gonna 0:08:39.520 --> 0:08:42.080 be a little bit concerning because look, Troy Pride is 0:08:42.120 --> 0:08:45.560 still a rookie. Douglas I think acquitted himself very well, 0:08:45.600 --> 0:08:47.800 but again, I don't know that the Raiders really tested 0:08:47.880 --> 0:08:51.560 him all that much, but just the fact that they 0:08:51.600 --> 0:08:54.960 came out, they were competitive, it was good. But I 0:08:55.000 --> 0:08:57.440 think one of the things that last year happened with 0:08:57.480 --> 0:09:00.320 these Carolina Panthers as they gave up an astronomical amount 0:09:00.320 --> 0:09:04.160 of rushing touchdowns, that trend is still continued into this year. 0:09:04.240 --> 0:09:06.400 At least so far. Josh Jacobs had three, and Josh 0:09:06.520 --> 0:09:08.600 Jacobs I think is one of the elite backs in 0:09:08.640 --> 0:09:11.360 the league. But that's something that the Panthers are definitely 0:09:11.400 --> 0:09:14.640 going to have to correct. So, yes, there are positives, 0:09:14.640 --> 0:09:17.320 but I think when you look at the fact that 0:09:17.360 --> 0:09:19.520 the defense couldn't hold the lead in the fourth quarter 0:09:19.600 --> 0:09:23.160 after they got it and the offense though it's scored 0:09:23.400 --> 0:09:25.600 on all of its possessions in the first half, and 0:09:25.640 --> 0:09:28.040 then did a good job to erase that deficit and 0:09:28.080 --> 0:09:30.520 come back and score fifteen straight in the fourth quarter. 0:09:30.880 --> 0:09:33.840 You can't stall out with two three and outs at 0:09:33.880 --> 0:09:36.280 the beginning of the third quarter. It's it's a really 0:09:36.320 --> 0:09:38.440 important time. I mean, people talk about this all the 0:09:38.480 --> 0:09:40.440 time in football. If you have one of the last 0:09:40.440 --> 0:09:42.760 possessions in the first half, you go down the field 0:09:42.800 --> 0:09:44.840 and score, and then you get the ball back in 0:09:44.880 --> 0:09:46.640 the second half and you can go down the field 0:09:46.640 --> 0:09:50.280 and score again. That's huge. And the Panthers weren't they 0:09:50.360 --> 0:09:52.320 They got one part of that, but they couldn't get 0:09:52.320 --> 0:09:55.400 the second part of that. So how do you improve? 0:09:55.520 --> 0:09:57.880 You know, you look at the positives. Yes there are some, 0:09:58.000 --> 0:10:01.360 but there are definitely some easy things that you can 0:10:01.400 --> 0:10:03.200 look at and say, are that's where they need to 0:10:03.200 --> 0:10:06.040 get better? Absolutely, I feel like my rule has been 0:10:06.120 --> 0:10:09.439 very forthright about that those things already and we'll see, 0:10:09.720 --> 0:10:13.080 um how they put those into practice in practice this 0:10:13.120 --> 0:10:15.360 week and ultimately what it looks like when they go 0:10:15.440 --> 0:10:18.480 up against Tommy Brady and Tampa Bay on Sunday. I 0:10:18.520 --> 0:10:21.360 want to talk about one thing that may be either 0:10:21.440 --> 0:10:25.800 surprised or impressed you um about the game or the 0:10:25.880 --> 0:10:28.840 atmosphere because we were there in the stadium when there 0:10:28.840 --> 0:10:31.280 were no fans. So just a takeaway that maybe you 0:10:31.320 --> 0:10:34.920 didn't expect. I'm gonna go for mine with one that 0:10:36.080 --> 0:10:39.000 maybe surprised me but really impressed me. And you mentioned 0:10:39.040 --> 0:10:42.520 Dante Jackson going out very early in the game. He 0:10:42.640 --> 0:10:45.559 was questionable to return all game with the right ankle, 0:10:46.080 --> 0:10:49.200 and but he didn't leave the field, so he didn't 0:10:49.240 --> 0:10:51.240 have his helmet, but he was on the field the 0:10:51.400 --> 0:10:53.240 entire game and he was you could tell he was 0:10:53.280 --> 0:10:56.160 trying to get back in the game, and ultimately I 0:10:56.200 --> 0:10:58.720 guess the call was made that it just wasn't, you know, 0:10:59.040 --> 0:11:02.720 the right thing to do. He went over. I swear 0:11:02.760 --> 0:11:06.600 to six or seven different players talk to them, I 0:11:06.640 --> 0:11:10.000 mean encourage them, and not just defensive guys. I stopped 0:11:10.040 --> 0:11:11.760 talking to Joey Slide for a long time. You know, 0:11:11.800 --> 0:11:14.360 he's patent guys on the shoulder. I mean he was 0:11:14.440 --> 0:11:16.600 really a force on that sideline. And I was so 0:11:16.640 --> 0:11:19.960 impressed by that. When Nelson Aguilar got the best of 0:11:20.000 --> 0:11:22.640 Troy Pride. He spent the rest of the first half 0:11:22.720 --> 0:11:25.520 with Troy Bride talking to him, coaching him up, you know, 0:11:25.520 --> 0:11:28.280 giving him multiple paths on the shoulder. I just I 0:11:28.160 --> 0:11:31.079 imagine that's got to be really, really hard your first 0:11:31.080 --> 0:11:33.880 game back, a lot, you know, riding on your shoulders, 0:11:33.880 --> 0:11:36.160 a lot of big expectations. You could see how much 0:11:36.160 --> 0:11:37.640 he wanted to go back in the game, but he 0:11:37.800 --> 0:11:40.600 was out there doing his part on the sidelines even 0:11:40.600 --> 0:11:42.280 though he couldn't, you know, be out on the field, 0:11:42.280 --> 0:11:44.839 which I just I absolutely loved. That is awesome. I mean, 0:11:45.040 --> 0:11:47.520 when you have a guy who goes out for an injury, 0:11:47.720 --> 0:11:49.880 that's exactly the kind of leadership that you want. And 0:11:49.920 --> 0:11:53.360 I think, you know, we talked about captains and guys 0:11:53.400 --> 0:11:55.280 who are the leaders of the team. I think I 0:11:55.280 --> 0:11:57.480 don't remember who said that. I think it was Christian McCaffrey. 0:11:57.559 --> 0:12:00.720 Last week too, we talked about the fact that are captains, 0:12:00.760 --> 0:12:03.600 but there are leaders also at every position. And I 0:12:03.640 --> 0:12:06.440 think when you talk about what you're just talking about, Kristen, 0:12:06.559 --> 0:12:09.959 that shows the leadership that can come from anybody does 0:12:10.000 --> 0:12:11.960 not just have to be a captain. Well, what was 0:12:12.000 --> 0:12:14.680 something that either surprised or impressed you. I think the 0:12:14.720 --> 0:12:18.080 offensive line really impressed me because you know, coming in 0:12:18.120 --> 0:12:20.800 there are some question marks you had, Uh, you know, 0:12:20.840 --> 0:12:23.080 you had an injury, you had Schofield having to to 0:12:23.120 --> 0:12:26.520 hop in there. Um you know for for for Dynis 0:12:26.600 --> 0:12:28.839 daily kind of late in the week. And then really 0:12:29.040 --> 0:12:31.480 they only gave up one sack and Teddy Bridgewater has 0:12:31.480 --> 0:12:34.080 already said that that sack was pretty much on him. Um, 0:12:34.160 --> 0:12:35.880 you know that he should have gotten the ball you know, 0:12:35.920 --> 0:12:38.680 out sooner. Um that you know, it really wasn't It 0:12:38.720 --> 0:12:40.520 wasn't a coverage sack. It wasn't a line sack. You 0:12:40.559 --> 0:12:42.720 know that that was just him not not making the 0:12:42.800 --> 0:12:44.640 right read and making the right place. So I think 0:12:44.640 --> 0:12:47.000 that you know, that offensive line was able to get 0:12:47.040 --> 0:12:49.920 you know, get the Panthers over a hundred yards rushing. Um. 0:12:50.280 --> 0:12:53.839 I really felt like there were some question marks there, 0:12:53.840 --> 0:12:56.480 and I'm not saying that they answered all of them, 0:12:56.640 --> 0:12:59.480 but I think there's a lot of worry upfront for 0:12:59.520 --> 0:13:01.400 how they were all gonna look with all of these 0:13:01.440 --> 0:13:04.360 new faces. And I think against a pretty good Raiders 0:13:04.400 --> 0:13:07.920 defensive line and a pretty good Raiders pass rush, they 0:13:07.440 --> 0:13:10.440 they held their own. You don't think so well Okay, 0:13:10.440 --> 0:13:14.000 it's it's less about the Panthers and more about the Raiders, 0:13:14.160 --> 0:13:16.520 because I gotta tell you, man, having watched that team 0:13:16.600 --> 0:13:19.600 last year, their pass rush is better and they have 0:13:19.800 --> 0:13:23.080 some guys who can do some things right. Cleland Furrel, 0:13:23.160 --> 0:13:26.000 though was a disappointment as a first round pick last year. 0:13:26.080 --> 0:13:29.800 Max Crosby had showed some flashes last year and getting 0:13:29.800 --> 0:13:32.520 over ten sacks, and they added Carl Nasse and they've 0:13:32.520 --> 0:13:35.319 added Lee Collins on the defensive line. But I think 0:13:35.400 --> 0:13:38.320 if there were an ideal front that you want to 0:13:38.360 --> 0:13:42.120 start against, it might have been the Raiders because they 0:13:42.240 --> 0:13:45.520 just have not necessarily been that good at pass rushing 0:13:46.000 --> 0:13:50.000 since they got rid of um, gosh, the guy who 0:13:50.000 --> 0:13:51.800 went to the Bears, Cleil mac. Wow, that was a 0:13:51.840 --> 0:13:53.880 little bit of a brain fart right there. But yeah, 0:13:54.120 --> 0:13:58.080 so I think as things continue, the Panthers will continue 0:13:58.080 --> 0:14:00.560 to get tested and we'll see if Dennis Daily is 0:14:00.600 --> 0:14:03.160 able to come back or not. But yeah, I'm not 0:14:03.200 --> 0:14:05.440 trying to take anything away from what the Panthers did, 0:14:05.520 --> 0:14:08.120 because yes, they were able to keep Teddy Bridgewater clean 0:14:08.160 --> 0:14:10.400 for the most part, and then the Raiders really didn't 0:14:10.440 --> 0:14:15.080 have um many quarterback hits and at all either. So, look, 0:14:15.720 --> 0:14:18.360 it was a good performance, but I think that I 0:14:18.640 --> 0:14:20.800 don't know if I really want to judge them too 0:14:20.840 --> 0:14:23.200 well on what they did against the Raiders, right, I 0:14:23.440 --> 0:14:26.440 think it's obviously still early. But I also think that 0:14:26.800 --> 0:14:28.440 you know, everyone was kind of looking, you know, own, 0:14:28.520 --> 0:14:30.240 you know, what's gonna happen with this defense? What's gonna 0:14:30.240 --> 0:14:31.760 happen with this defense? But there are a lot of 0:14:31.760 --> 0:14:34.080 people that were you know, what's going on with this 0:14:34.120 --> 0:14:37.720 offensive line that we haven't seen against a full you know, 0:14:38.040 --> 0:14:40.520 you know we're full speed. You know everyone's getting hit, 0:14:40.560 --> 0:14:43.240 you know they're going after the quarterback now, and who 0:14:43.280 --> 0:14:45.160 knows how these guys are all going to do together. 0:14:45.400 --> 0:14:48.280 So I mean, yes, I I agree that there's still 0:14:48.320 --> 0:14:51.040 there's still a lot more tests to come. UM, but 0:14:51.160 --> 0:14:54.400 I think, not having seen any of these guys, I 0:14:55.120 --> 0:14:58.600 think that they did enough all right. I would say 0:14:58.640 --> 0:15:02.360 that my thing that I was surprised by or impressed by. Um. 0:15:02.560 --> 0:15:05.880 I mean, you mentioned the cornerbacks, um, Chris, and I'd say, 0:15:05.880 --> 0:15:10.320 we're soul Douglass man like that performance was was hard 0:15:10.720 --> 0:15:14.520 for somebody who walked in the building on Wednesday really 0:15:14.560 --> 0:15:17.680 for the first time. UM. And then for him to 0:15:17.800 --> 0:15:20.120 get thrust into duty, I think one thing that they 0:15:20.200 --> 0:15:22.440 might have prepared him for was just the fact that 0:15:22.480 --> 0:15:24.280 he was going to play. Matt Rules said that the 0:15:24.320 --> 0:15:27.640 plan was to rotate him in with Troy Pride, and 0:15:27.680 --> 0:15:30.720 so that probably helped at least mentally. But I think 0:15:31.120 --> 0:15:33.240 when you get thrust in there after an injury, a 0:15:33.240 --> 0:15:35.600 lot of times teams are going to attack you and 0:15:35.640 --> 0:15:38.640 it's gonna be tough. And he's he quitted himself very 0:15:38.760 --> 0:15:41.680 very well. I mean there was a play that he 0:15:41.760 --> 0:15:45.000 wasn't the closest in coverage for on Darren Waller, and 0:15:45.000 --> 0:15:47.400 Waller made the catch, but it wasn't for a lack 0:15:47.440 --> 0:15:49.560 of trying by Russell Douglas. I mean that guy, he 0:15:49.680 --> 0:15:52.280 came in there and really made that tackle and Waller 0:15:52.360 --> 0:15:54.000 did a really nice job to just hold onto it. 0:15:54.040 --> 0:15:56.400 Most guys wouldn't have done that. So I think if 0:15:56.440 --> 0:15:59.200 you're looking for a real positive on defense, he's one 0:15:59.280 --> 0:16:01.600 of them. And then Eric brown Man. There have been 0:16:01.640 --> 0:16:03.680 some clips floating around on Twitter and I hope you 0:16:03.680 --> 0:16:06.080 guys have seen them, and if you want to rewatch 0:16:06.160 --> 0:16:08.320 the game on NFL game Pass, I encourage you to 0:16:08.400 --> 0:16:11.240 do it, But you look at what he does with 0:16:11.360 --> 0:16:15.240 his hands, just the explosion he's blowing Gabe Jackson off 0:16:15.280 --> 0:16:17.280 the ball in the right guard of the of the 0:16:17.440 --> 0:16:21.000 Oakland Goodness, Las Vegas Raiders. I can't believe I did that. 0:16:21.000 --> 0:16:24.360 That's okay, it's just it's new somebody that Teddy called 0:16:24.400 --> 0:16:26.960 them Oakland post game like more than once, which was 0:16:27.040 --> 0:16:29.760 kind of funny. Anyway, Teddy under the bus to make 0:16:29.760 --> 0:16:33.040 yourself feel better, alright, definitely did. But Gabe Jackson is 0:16:33.080 --> 0:16:36.640 a really good right guard, a really good starting caliber 0:16:36.720 --> 0:16:39.480 right guard in this league. And for Derek Brown in 0:16:39.560 --> 0:16:41.800 his first game action to blow him off the ball 0:16:41.800 --> 0:16:44.440 in multiple spots like he was, that's exactly what I 0:16:44.480 --> 0:16:46.720 think you want to see from a guy you draft 0:16:46.800 --> 0:16:49.840 number seven overall. So that was also an encouraging thing. Yeah, 0:16:49.880 --> 0:16:51.640 I saw him get double teamed one time and he 0:16:51.680 --> 0:16:53.760 started to drive both of them back and I was like, 0:16:53.840 --> 0:16:57.160 oh my gosh, this is all grown man. Yeah, but 0:16:57.240 --> 0:16:58.920 I mean, you gotta take the positive with the negative. 0:16:58.920 --> 0:17:01.080 And he's a rookie and they're one of those touchdown 0:17:01.120 --> 0:17:05.400 plays where uh, Rodney Hudson the greater center and left 0:17:05.440 --> 0:17:07.600 guard Ridgie Incognito, I mean they kind of blewed there 0:17:07.720 --> 0:17:09.720 Brown off the ball, but that they'll do that to 0:17:09.760 --> 0:17:12.480 anybody because that's the kind of a caliber offensive line 0:17:12.520 --> 0:17:14.800 they are. So Matt Rules said this too. You know, 0:17:14.800 --> 0:17:16.600 when you have a rookie, you gotta take the good 0:17:16.640 --> 0:17:19.600 with the bad. There were some great plays by Derek Brown, 0:17:19.640 --> 0:17:21.439 but there's of course stuff that he can improve onto. 0:17:21.600 --> 0:17:24.119 Oh yeah, of course, I don't think anyone expects this 0:17:24.160 --> 0:17:26.680 team to come out and be perfect week one. Um. 0:17:26.720 --> 0:17:28.919 But the important thing is we saw a lot of 0:17:28.960 --> 0:17:31.880 positives and I'm looking forward to see how they adjust 0:17:31.960 --> 0:17:33.400 some of the things that they need to work on 0:17:33.800 --> 0:17:36.440 for next week. I do want to talk really quickly 0:17:36.720 --> 0:17:39.479 about where we all were and how we all watched 0:17:39.480 --> 0:17:41.280 the game, because of course this is the first time 0:17:41.280 --> 0:17:44.640 in Bank of America history that there were no fans there. 0:17:44.880 --> 0:17:48.680 We all were in different positions than we would normally be. UM. 0:17:48.720 --> 0:17:51.840 So Miles and Will you guys were together, right, Well, 0:17:51.920 --> 0:17:53.679 how did that go? Yeah? So we were up in 0:17:53.680 --> 0:17:56.199 a suite kind of near the press box. So the 0:17:56.200 --> 0:18:02.080 press box usually holds fifty people in it maybe, and 0:18:02.080 --> 0:18:05.640 I think he was down to um because of all 0:18:05.720 --> 0:18:08.840 the spacing that they had to put out. UM, for 0:18:08.920 --> 0:18:11.240 you know, just for a much more limited number of 0:18:11.240 --> 0:18:13.320 media that we're in there, so we weren't able to 0:18:13.320 --> 0:18:16.040 be in the press box where we usually would be. UM. 0:18:16.080 --> 0:18:18.160 So there was a you know, since obviously there weren't 0:18:18.160 --> 0:18:20.480 anyone in any of the sweets. You know, there's a 0:18:20.600 --> 0:18:22.520 number of sweets that are open, so kind of right 0:18:22.560 --> 0:18:26.240 down the hallway, uh, in the windows, and yeah, you 0:18:26.280 --> 0:18:28.399 know we uh but I mean you think about it, 0:18:28.600 --> 0:18:30.080 you think, oh, you know, you're in a seat. Well 0:18:30.119 --> 0:18:32.600 there's there's not like there was food service, so there's 0:18:32.640 --> 0:18:35.320 no food. So I brought snacks for everybody. I I 0:18:35.359 --> 0:18:38.320 brought Miles some some some jerky over there, which I 0:18:38.560 --> 0:18:41.280 think he enjoyed, right, Miles, I did. It was very nice. Yeah, 0:18:41.480 --> 0:18:43.200 I brought I brought a lot. I brought some goldfish 0:18:43.200 --> 0:18:45.959 for Amy. UM. But then there weren't there was there 0:18:45.960 --> 0:18:50.520 weren't power outlets. Okay, I'm sorry, guys, I was. The 0:18:50.600 --> 0:18:53.639 sun was beating down on me for three and a 0:18:53.720 --> 0:18:57.080 half hours out on Row one, UM, and then I 0:18:57.080 --> 0:18:58.439 had to run in and do a show. I had 0:18:58.440 --> 0:18:59.760 a pre game out there for an hour and a 0:18:59.800 --> 0:19:02.080 half on the radio, ran in and did a digital 0:19:02.080 --> 0:19:05.080 show in the studio. Ran back up. I'm like, I'm 0:19:05.200 --> 0:19:08.800 rationing my water out there, and Will is talking about 0:19:08.840 --> 0:19:12.439