1 00:00:01,280 --> 00:00:17,000 Speaker 1: The volume. What is going on everybody, John Middlecops three 2 00:00:17,040 --> 00:00:19,680 Speaker 1: and out podcast. That's the show and that's me. I 3 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:24,520 Speaker 1: hope everyone's doing well. It's about six o'clock on Thursday afternoon. 4 00:00:25,239 --> 00:00:28,480 Speaker 1: Waited because I wanted to do some initial reactions to 5 00:00:28,520 --> 00:00:32,640 Speaker 1: the schedule. I went through and broke down every single 6 00:00:32,720 --> 00:00:36,720 Speaker 1: game for every single team, just kidding, there's no chance 7 00:00:36,760 --> 00:00:40,320 Speaker 1: on God's screen earth. I did that, but give some 8 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:43,240 Speaker 1: initial thoughts, you know, to start the season. We'll dive 9 00:00:43,240 --> 00:00:47,040 Speaker 1: into it a little bit deeper as over the next 10 00:00:47,040 --> 00:00:51,400 Speaker 1: couple of weeks, specific teams schedules, you know, obviously you 11 00:00:51,400 --> 00:00:56,520 Speaker 1: know travel when your Thursday night game is your divisional games. 12 00:00:56,640 --> 00:00:59,360 Speaker 1: I mean, it's just we'll go through it as the 13 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:02,639 Speaker 1: summer come individually with some teams, definitely over the next 14 00:01:02,680 --> 00:01:04,800 Speaker 1: couple of weeks. But I just tried to give my 15 00:01:04,880 --> 00:01:07,920 Speaker 1: initial reactions definitely to that, you know, kind of some 16 00:01:07,959 --> 00:01:12,640 Speaker 1: of the opener stuff on Thursday, Sunday and Monday is 17 00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:15,440 Speaker 1: a pretty sweet game Aaron Rodgers. So we will dive 18 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:18,920 Speaker 1: into all that Middlecoff mailbag. 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Any other housekeeping? 29 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:54,960 Speaker 1: I think that's probably it. So you know you're probably 30 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:57,600 Speaker 1: looking at your team schedule and thinking, you know, eleven 31 00:01:57,960 --> 00:02:03,240 Speaker 1: wins minimum. Hell, that's you know, a Jags fan, So 32 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:06,800 Speaker 1: every fan base is excited. You should be. No sport 33 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:09,320 Speaker 1: quite like football, beside a couple teams. You know, everyone, 34 00:02:09,320 --> 00:02:11,400 Speaker 1: if you told me the Bears won like nine games, 35 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:13,520 Speaker 1: it's believable. You know, you go from the number one 36 00:02:13,560 --> 00:02:16,560 Speaker 1: overall pick to competing to make a wild card. Shits 37 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:19,639 Speaker 1: makes the NFL the best that way, we always get, 38 00:02:19,639 --> 00:02:21,399 Speaker 1: you know, teams that win the division come back to Earth, 39 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:23,760 Speaker 1: and teams that haven't made the playoffs make the playoffs. 40 00:02:23,800 --> 00:02:26,840 Speaker 1: So it's the great part about the sport. And do 41 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:28,800 Speaker 1: you want to go to one of these games. If 42 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:31,600 Speaker 1: you're listening right now and you're a fan of whatever 43 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:34,720 Speaker 1: team the Bengals, Seattle, you got some buzz. You're a 44 00:02:34,760 --> 00:02:37,920 Speaker 1: Houston Texans fan, the Cowboys, this is our year. I 45 00:02:37,960 --> 00:02:40,639 Speaker 1: got you covered. You want to buy some tickets, download 46 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:44,959 Speaker 1: the official ticketing app of this show, game Time. 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It's 57 00:03:24,400 --> 00:03:28,080 Speaker 1: well documented, right the amount of people that watch football 58 00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:32,320 Speaker 1: relative to other sports. And I think sometimes and I 59 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:34,360 Speaker 1: really fight against as people think I'm like a hater 60 00:03:34,760 --> 00:03:38,800 Speaker 1: and I'm not. I'm a huge sports fan. I love basketball, 61 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:42,120 Speaker 1: I love baseball. I just as life has gone on, 62 00:03:42,480 --> 00:03:44,800 Speaker 1: I don't watch as much of it as I used 63 00:03:44,840 --> 00:03:49,400 Speaker 1: to relative obviously to football. It's my job. But the 64 00:03:49,520 --> 00:03:53,080 Speaker 1: numbers speak for themselves, the record viewership, the amount of 65 00:03:53,080 --> 00:03:55,960 Speaker 1: people to just watch Thursday night football. As I talked 66 00:03:55,960 --> 00:04:00,080 Speaker 1: about earlier this week, Amazon and the NFL trying to 67 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:03,080 Speaker 1: figure out a way to get them better ratings, to 68 00:04:03,120 --> 00:04:05,640 Speaker 1: get more people to watch. It's like, well, how many 69 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:08,840 Speaker 1: people watch? Uh nine and a half million people on average? 70 00:04:08,920 --> 00:04:11,080 Speaker 1: And let's face it, Thursday night games have been pretty 71 00:04:11,120 --> 00:04:12,920 Speaker 1: hit or miss, and part of it, you could argue, 72 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:15,920 Speaker 1: was didn't feel like al was super locked in and 73 00:04:16,040 --> 00:04:19,880 Speaker 1: Herb Street. I like Kirkhurve Street a lot. He's fantastic 74 00:04:19,920 --> 00:04:22,440 Speaker 1: on college, but you know, I don't need him calling 75 00:04:22,480 --> 00:04:25,240 Speaker 1: my NFL games. You know, I like Troy I like 76 00:04:25,320 --> 00:04:28,080 Speaker 1: Chris Collinsworth, not the biggest romo guy, but he's an 77 00:04:28,160 --> 00:04:30,599 Speaker 1: NFL guy. I like my NFL guys calling my NFL 78 00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:33,000 Speaker 1: just like I like my college guys calling my college guys. 79 00:04:33,120 --> 00:04:35,640 Speaker 1: I don't want a pigeonhole anyone, but sometimes once you've 80 00:04:35,680 --> 00:04:37,719 Speaker 1: been doing something for a while, you kind of get pigeonhole. 81 00:04:37,960 --> 00:04:41,200 Speaker 1: Football is very, very difficult to call because of the 82 00:04:41,240 --> 00:04:44,240 Speaker 1: amount of people, the moving the amount of turnover with 83 00:04:44,320 --> 00:04:50,200 Speaker 1: coaches and rosters. And think about Week one, the NFL 84 00:04:50,279 --> 00:04:53,560 Speaker 1: is I wouldn't say got cocky, but they went, you 85 00:04:53,560 --> 00:04:56,560 Speaker 1: know what, we got this guy named Patrick Mahomes and 86 00:04:56,600 --> 00:04:58,719 Speaker 1: the Kansas City Chiefs, which kind of feel like the 87 00:04:58,760 --> 00:05:02,760 Speaker 1: Golden State Warriors because Mahomes, like Curry, just feels like 88 00:05:02,839 --> 00:05:06,000 Speaker 1: the ultimate superstar right now, all the kids like him. 89 00:05:06,160 --> 00:05:09,800 Speaker 1: You put them on TV. The ratings are enormous. Steph 90 00:05:09,839 --> 00:05:11,800 Speaker 1: Curry and the Warriors when they played the Kings in 91 00:05:11,839 --> 00:05:16,279 Speaker 1: the first round shattered records. Highest rated first round series 92 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:20,880 Speaker 1: in like thirty plus years. It's not complicated to figure 93 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:23,840 Speaker 1: this out. It's not the Sacramento Kings, they hadn't been 94 00:05:24,720 --> 00:05:28,919 Speaker 1: to the playoffs in seventeen years. It's Steph. People like 95 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:33,039 Speaker 1: watching Steph Curry play basketball, no different than Patrick Mahomes. 96 00:05:33,320 --> 00:05:37,479 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes could play Arizona State next week if he 97 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:41,400 Speaker 1: was the quarterback. Ten million people are watching without hesitation. 98 00:05:41,800 --> 00:05:43,839 Speaker 1: He's that big of a rock star. But when you 99 00:05:43,839 --> 00:05:46,040 Speaker 1: look at the chief schedule, you could have thrown a 100 00:05:46,040 --> 00:05:48,159 Speaker 1: lot of games. Right. They play the Bills, they play 101 00:05:48,200 --> 00:05:50,400 Speaker 1: the Bengals, that's an easy one. But I bet the 102 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:53,120 Speaker 1: networks go, you know what, let's put one in October, 103 00:05:53,120 --> 00:05:55,320 Speaker 1: in another one in December. Right, you could have been 104 00:05:55,360 --> 00:05:58,880 Speaker 1: like the Chargers. The Raiders are a rivalry with Jimmy 105 00:05:58,880 --> 00:06:03,000 Speaker 1: Garoppolo now and McDaniels. Definitely the Broncos, who now don't 106 00:06:03,040 --> 00:06:05,440 Speaker 1: just have Russell Wilson who may or may not be washed, 107 00:06:05,440 --> 00:06:08,440 Speaker 1: but they added Sean Payton week one, that's a fantastic 108 00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:11,480 Speaker 1: just game for our eyes, and they went, you know what, 109 00:06:12,360 --> 00:06:15,840 Speaker 1: let's take this up and coming pesky team that historically 110 00:06:15,920 --> 00:06:18,960 Speaker 1: is not very good. The Lions like kind of a 111 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:21,640 Speaker 1: cocky move, and I'm bullsh on the Lions. I'm gonna 112 00:06:21,640 --> 00:06:25,400 Speaker 1: pick them to win the division. But let's be real. 113 00:06:26,040 --> 00:06:28,960 Speaker 1: You are going in on Thursday night football to a 114 00:06:28,960 --> 00:06:31,400 Speaker 1: team that has been to three Super Bowls in five years, 115 00:06:31,520 --> 00:06:33,680 Speaker 1: one two of them, and let's face it feels like 116 00:06:34,320 --> 00:06:37,839 Speaker 1: they could go on a dynasty type run. A ton 117 00:06:37,880 --> 00:06:41,559 Speaker 1: of people, probably including myself, are going to pick them 118 00:06:41,720 --> 00:06:45,000 Speaker 1: to win the Super Bowl. They have a loaded team. 119 00:06:45,240 --> 00:06:47,360 Speaker 1: All those rookies last year that started all those games 120 00:06:47,400 --> 00:06:48,880 Speaker 1: at the end of the season and through the playoffs 121 00:06:48,880 --> 00:06:51,800 Speaker 1: and won the Super Bowl. They're back. They have the 122 00:06:51,839 --> 00:06:54,200 Speaker 1: best player in the sport, and they have the best 123 00:06:54,240 --> 00:06:57,600 Speaker 1: coach currently in the sport, and Travis Kelsey still feels 124 00:06:57,600 --> 00:06:59,440 Speaker 1: like he's in the peak of his powers. And you 125 00:06:59,480 --> 00:07:02,440 Speaker 1: go with the Lis who, like I said, bullesh on them. 126 00:07:02,640 --> 00:07:06,440 Speaker 1: But here's a reality. Patrick Mahomes and Andy are used 127 00:07:06,480 --> 00:07:11,720 Speaker 1: to being the hunted. They take every team's best shot, right, 128 00:07:11,960 --> 00:07:16,720 Speaker 1: everyone's coming for him, just like Alabama football or Duke basketball, 129 00:07:17,400 --> 00:07:20,920 Speaker 1: or Tom Brady and Belichick all those years, or every 130 00:07:20,960 --> 00:07:24,240 Speaker 1: time you know a Pedro Martinez or Roger Clemens or 131 00:07:24,240 --> 00:07:26,920 Speaker 1: whoever in the peak of their power, justin Verlander pitched 132 00:07:27,240 --> 00:07:31,080 Speaker 1: in their prime. You're getting the other teams, the other players, 133 00:07:31,120 --> 00:07:34,480 Speaker 1: the other coaches, all their energy. And it's going to 134 00:07:34,520 --> 00:07:37,440 Speaker 1: be very very interesting with the Lions, not just this 135 00:07:37,640 --> 00:07:41,440 Speaker 1: game but this season, how they handle it. And from 136 00:07:41,440 --> 00:07:45,200 Speaker 1: a rating standpoint, this game will be fine. But I'm 137 00:07:45,320 --> 00:07:49,600 Speaker 1: very interested to watch this team now that hasn't accomplished anything. 138 00:07:49,680 --> 00:07:51,720 Speaker 1: I mean, they won eight of their last whatever nine 139 00:07:51,800 --> 00:07:53,400 Speaker 1: or ten games last year and had a lot of 140 00:07:53,400 --> 00:07:57,600 Speaker 1: momentum and ended Aaron Rodgers run in Green Bay. But 141 00:07:57,720 --> 00:08:00,920 Speaker 1: every year is a brand new year. Player will tell 142 00:08:00,960 --> 00:08:03,880 Speaker 1: you that, every coach will tell you that. Anyone associated 143 00:08:03,880 --> 00:08:07,800 Speaker 1: with the NFL to a man reiterates that why because 144 00:08:07,800 --> 00:08:11,960 Speaker 1: there's so much turnover every single season. We all think 145 00:08:11,960 --> 00:08:14,680 Speaker 1: the Eagles are freaking awesome because they are. Look at 146 00:08:14,680 --> 00:08:18,960 Speaker 1: their roster. They lost both coordinators. They lost a guy 147 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:22,640 Speaker 1: that had eleven sacks last year in Javon Hargrain, like 148 00:08:22,880 --> 00:08:25,880 Speaker 1: they lost players at the end of the season. Lane 149 00:08:25,960 --> 00:08:29,880 Speaker 1: Johnson was duct taped together. He's an older player who's 150 00:08:29,920 --> 00:08:33,720 Speaker 1: just been things change. I think the Eagles are gonna 151 00:08:33,720 --> 00:08:36,360 Speaker 1: be really good, but it's just hard year to year 152 00:08:36,440 --> 00:08:40,079 Speaker 1: to year. Like it's why it's so impressive what Andy's done, 153 00:08:40,120 --> 00:08:43,079 Speaker 1: what Belichick and Brady did all those years, and it's 154 00:08:43,080 --> 00:08:45,760 Speaker 1: gonna be fascinating to watch. Everyone's gonna be talking about 155 00:08:45,760 --> 00:08:49,160 Speaker 1: the Lions all preseason. Last year it was because of 156 00:08:49,160 --> 00:08:51,560 Speaker 1: hard knocks and what happened. They started one to six. 157 00:08:52,400 --> 00:08:55,400 Speaker 1: Well this year, obviously Week one you could play the 158 00:08:55,440 --> 00:08:58,360 Speaker 1: Houston Texans. You're getting the team's best shot. But every 159 00:08:58,400 --> 00:09:01,319 Speaker 1: single game people are gonna be watching this team, especially 160 00:09:01,360 --> 00:09:03,800 Speaker 1: early on. How do they handle the expectations. Look what 161 00:09:03,880 --> 00:09:07,120 Speaker 1: happened already. Jamison Williams, who they drafted last year in 162 00:09:07,160 --> 00:09:10,080 Speaker 1: the top fifteen, suspended because he bet on a game 163 00:09:10,120 --> 00:09:13,720 Speaker 1: at the facility, not an NFL game, a college football game. Jamison, 164 00:09:14,559 --> 00:09:17,600 Speaker 1: you do understand that these companies track you and they 165 00:09:17,640 --> 00:09:19,240 Speaker 1: don't want to get in trouble and they'll turn you in. 166 00:09:19,960 --> 00:09:25,240 Speaker 1: So you know, listen, that place is gonna be going bananas. 167 00:09:26,520 --> 00:09:30,080 Speaker 1: Kansas City is essentially like an SEC town for the 168 00:09:30,200 --> 00:09:34,480 Speaker 1: NFL when it comes to football. Their passion, their team's incredible. 169 00:09:34,760 --> 00:09:36,880 Speaker 1: They're led by the best coach they've ever had, the 170 00:09:36,920 --> 00:09:39,880 Speaker 1: best player they've ever had. It's gonna be fascinating to 171 00:09:39,880 --> 00:09:42,240 Speaker 1: watch the Lions go in there because listen, they don't 172 00:09:42,280 --> 00:09:44,199 Speaker 1: have to win, they're gonna be I'm sure the Lions 173 00:09:44,240 --> 00:09:46,800 Speaker 1: are already out. They're gonna be an underdog by probably 174 00:09:46,800 --> 00:09:50,199 Speaker 1: six or seven points. But do they just look respectable, right, 175 00:09:50,400 --> 00:09:52,199 Speaker 1: or do they kind of like first game of the year, 176 00:09:52,240 --> 00:09:54,160 Speaker 1: just kind of get boat raced, get overwhelmed by it 177 00:09:54,400 --> 00:09:58,160 Speaker 1: something I'm fascinated by. It feels like, and I could 178 00:09:58,160 --> 00:10:01,200 Speaker 1: be wrong on this. Over the last twenty plus years, 179 00:10:01,720 --> 00:10:05,800 Speaker 1: if NBC had their choice, they would go with some 180 00:10:05,880 --> 00:10:10,920 Speaker 1: combination of Cowboys at Giants, Giants at Cowboys, Right, Cowboys 181 00:10:11,040 --> 00:10:14,760 Speaker 1: biggest brand, best TV product, not in terms of best team, 182 00:10:14,880 --> 00:10:17,760 Speaker 1: I just mean the most people watch. It's not arguable. 183 00:10:17,800 --> 00:10:19,640 Speaker 1: I'm not saying that I'm not a Cowboy fan, it's 184 00:10:19,720 --> 00:10:22,520 Speaker 1: just a fact. And the Giants win. They're good. Play 185 00:10:22,559 --> 00:10:25,400 Speaker 1: in New York City with fan bases are just based on, well, 186 00:10:25,440 --> 00:10:28,160 Speaker 1: how many people follow your team, and it's pretty clear 187 00:10:28,280 --> 00:10:31,400 Speaker 1: the biggest brands have the most fans. So when you 188 00:10:31,440 --> 00:10:33,400 Speaker 1: put when the Steelers are good, when the Packers are good, 189 00:10:33,400 --> 00:10:35,520 Speaker 1: when the Niners are good, when the Giants are good, 190 00:10:35,559 --> 00:10:37,280 Speaker 1: obviously when the Cowboys are good, they just have more 191 00:10:37,440 --> 00:10:40,480 Speaker 1: fans than these other teams. Like the Jags this year 192 00:10:40,520 --> 00:10:44,000 Speaker 1: could go sixteen to one, but their ceiling as a 193 00:10:44,080 --> 00:10:47,520 Speaker 1: franchise is only so high because of the quantity of 194 00:10:47,559 --> 00:10:50,360 Speaker 1: the amount of fans that they have. Well, now, the 195 00:10:50,440 --> 00:10:53,320 Speaker 1: Giants went through one of the most embarrassing stretches in 196 00:10:53,400 --> 00:10:57,559 Speaker 1: franchise history, right from Schrmer to Joe Judge. It was 197 00:10:57,600 --> 00:11:00,400 Speaker 1: a joke and you couldn't put them on Sunday Night 198 00:11:00,480 --> 00:11:04,280 Speaker 1: Football with a straight face. One season of being very 199 00:11:04,280 --> 00:11:07,160 Speaker 1: respectable getting to the playoffs, boom, they get that. No, 200 00:11:07,720 --> 00:11:10,439 Speaker 1: and that's a really good game. You know. The Cowboys. 201 00:11:10,559 --> 00:11:13,480 Speaker 1: I just saw on Twitter right before I hopped on. 202 00:11:13,880 --> 00:11:17,120 Speaker 1: They get three Sunday Night football games. I got news 203 00:11:17,160 --> 00:11:19,959 Speaker 1: for you. If Sunday Night in NBC, which is the 204 00:11:20,080 --> 00:11:24,000 Speaker 1: number one television show in America, could have fifteen of 205 00:11:24,040 --> 00:11:28,080 Speaker 1: the seventeen Cowboy games they would like, they would not hesitate. 206 00:11:28,520 --> 00:11:31,120 Speaker 1: So this game, you know, the Giants, they love the 207 00:11:31,240 --> 00:11:35,080 Speaker 1: NFC East because of the markets Dallas, New York. You know, 208 00:11:35,200 --> 00:11:38,880 Speaker 1: people want Washington to be bad, you know, very very 209 00:11:38,880 --> 00:11:41,000 Speaker 1: badly around the league because of their they have a 210 00:11:41,040 --> 00:11:44,880 Speaker 1: blarge fan base. They've just been relatively irrelevant, and obviously Philadelphia, 211 00:11:45,400 --> 00:11:50,360 Speaker 1: so they love Pigeonholing and rightfully so the NFC East 212 00:11:50,840 --> 00:11:53,760 Speaker 1: into that game. And then the most fascinating game to 213 00:11:53,800 --> 00:11:57,200 Speaker 1: me of the three primetime games by a mile, is 214 00:11:57,240 --> 00:12:01,440 Speaker 1: this New York Jets hosting the Bills on It's on 215 00:12:01,559 --> 00:12:04,240 Speaker 1: nine to eleven. So the game was gonna be whether 216 00:12:04,280 --> 00:12:07,000 Speaker 1: it's be the Giants game, whether it be the Jets game. 217 00:12:07,520 --> 00:12:09,520 Speaker 1: The Jets actually played the Giants, you could have done 218 00:12:09,559 --> 00:12:12,040 Speaker 1: that game as well, but that game was gonna be 219 00:12:12,240 --> 00:12:14,559 Speaker 1: in New York City on Monday Night football. That was 220 00:12:14,600 --> 00:12:17,800 Speaker 1: a lock. My producer James hit me up. He's a 221 00:12:17,800 --> 00:12:20,720 Speaker 1: big Giants fan. He's like, don't you think Giants Jets, 222 00:12:21,679 --> 00:12:24,480 Speaker 1: you know, for the anniversary of nine to eleven, And 223 00:12:24,480 --> 00:12:26,880 Speaker 1: I said, yeah, definitely possible. For sure, it was gonna 224 00:12:26,880 --> 00:12:29,360 Speaker 1: be one of the two New York teams. Could you 225 00:12:29,400 --> 00:12:33,040 Speaker 1: could have gone Pats at Jets. I thought that because 226 00:12:33,040 --> 00:12:35,480 Speaker 1: if you remember nine to eleven, you know, one of 227 00:12:35,520 --> 00:12:39,200 Speaker 1: the players for the Patriots, Andrewsi his brother was a fireman, 228 00:12:39,480 --> 00:12:41,559 Speaker 1: could have easily done that. But I think this is 229 00:12:41,600 --> 00:12:44,360 Speaker 1: pretty damn good too. I also think from a football 230 00:12:44,400 --> 00:12:48,560 Speaker 1: standpoint beside, it's gonna be just a big emotional night 231 00:12:48,640 --> 00:12:52,760 Speaker 1: right nine to eleven in New York City, Aaron Rodgers 232 00:12:52,760 --> 00:12:54,959 Speaker 1: first game, you're playing one of the best teams in 233 00:12:55,000 --> 00:12:58,199 Speaker 1: the league. In no particular order. You have to put 234 00:12:58,240 --> 00:13:00,480 Speaker 1: the Chiefs one. I think there's like a big five 235 00:13:00,600 --> 00:13:06,000 Speaker 1: or six. It's basically the Chiefs, then Eagles, Niners, Bengals, Bills. 236 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:08,839 Speaker 1: I would be tempted to throw the Cowboys in there. 237 00:13:08,880 --> 00:13:10,920 Speaker 1: We'll see how they look, but they're right there on 238 00:13:10,960 --> 00:13:13,880 Speaker 1: the cusp. That's no order. I'm just saying that the 239 00:13:13,920 --> 00:13:15,960 Speaker 1: Chiefs are won because the Super Bowl champs, and then 240 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:18,480 Speaker 1: that five or six if you want to include the Cowboys. 241 00:13:18,640 --> 00:13:21,360 Speaker 1: To me, is my group headed into this season. So 242 00:13:21,559 --> 00:13:24,040 Speaker 1: you're playing one of the best teams in the league 243 00:13:24,360 --> 00:13:28,200 Speaker 1: who has been consistently very very good, and he's kind 244 00:13:28,200 --> 00:13:30,800 Speaker 1: of taking control of your division. And let's face it, 245 00:13:30,840 --> 00:13:33,160 Speaker 1: you've been really, really shitty for a long time. Now, 246 00:13:33,200 --> 00:13:35,440 Speaker 1: you showed signs last year, and now you add Aaron 247 00:13:35,480 --> 00:13:38,320 Speaker 1: Rodgers and the big question for me is, I'm bullets 248 00:13:38,320 --> 00:13:39,960 Speaker 1: on this team. I'm gonna pick this team to make 249 00:13:40,000 --> 00:13:42,400 Speaker 1: the playoffs. But a lot of people and I already 250 00:13:42,400 --> 00:13:44,959 Speaker 1: saw Coward tweet. You know, he's not the biggest Roger 251 00:13:45,040 --> 00:13:48,640 Speaker 1: guy is gonna be We Aaron missed the playoffs last year, 252 00:13:48,880 --> 00:13:52,199 Speaker 1: trending down, and now there's all this pressure of all 253 00:13:52,240 --> 00:13:54,760 Speaker 1: the teams. We talked about this last week, Right, the 254 00:13:54,800 --> 00:13:57,600 Speaker 1: Broncos are gonna have some pressure, but it's kind of unique. Right, 255 00:13:57,920 --> 00:14:00,679 Speaker 1: If Russell stinks, no one's gonna blame Sean Payton and 256 00:14:00,720 --> 00:14:03,760 Speaker 1: they'll just move on from Russell Wilson, Like if Deshaun 257 00:14:03,800 --> 00:14:06,080 Speaker 1: Watson is now just bad. Like there's pressure on the 258 00:14:06,080 --> 00:14:09,199 Speaker 1: Browns because of that contract. They're just kind of sol 259 00:14:09,440 --> 00:14:12,360 Speaker 1: they're screwed. I mean, I don't know what you can do, right, 260 00:14:12,600 --> 00:14:15,160 Speaker 1: you know, if the Lions stink. Everyone kind of annoyed 261 00:14:15,160 --> 00:14:17,839 Speaker 1: it them like whatever. Like if Jordan Love stinks, I 262 00:14:17,880 --> 00:14:19,840 Speaker 1: think people would be like, listen, you made a move. 263 00:14:19,880 --> 00:14:21,640 Speaker 1: You had to do it. See if you can find 264 00:14:21,640 --> 00:14:26,000 Speaker 1: another quarterback. But with Aaron Rodgers, like the pressure's on 265 00:14:26,480 --> 00:14:30,520 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers, Robert Sala, Joe Douglas. I mean jobs are 266 00:14:30,720 --> 00:14:34,560 Speaker 1: on the line, and you start this game, everyone's gonna 267 00:14:34,560 --> 00:14:37,840 Speaker 1: be watching. Like I'd argue, this game to me is 268 00:14:37,960 --> 00:14:40,760 Speaker 1: much bigger to the landscape of the league and kind 269 00:14:40,760 --> 00:14:44,400 Speaker 1: of how we'll judge than even Cowboys Gibs right, Like 270 00:14:44,480 --> 00:14:49,120 Speaker 1: I view this game as probably the marquee game of 271 00:14:49,200 --> 00:14:51,800 Speaker 1: Week one, as just like what's this thing going to 272 00:14:51,880 --> 00:14:53,920 Speaker 1: look like? And then you look And this is what 273 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:57,480 Speaker 1: Coward was alluding to on his tweet. The Jets playing 274 00:14:57,520 --> 00:15:02,640 Speaker 1: six primetime games this year. The schedule starts really really difficulty. 275 00:15:03,440 --> 00:15:06,320 Speaker 1: Start with the Bills, who you know. I don't know 276 00:15:06,360 --> 00:15:09,000 Speaker 1: how you set the line, but if you tell me 277 00:15:09,040 --> 00:15:10,720 Speaker 1: the Bills are favored even on the road, I think 278 00:15:10,760 --> 00:15:15,000 Speaker 1: that's very believable. Then you go to Dallas. Even if 279 00:15:15,040 --> 00:15:17,440 Speaker 1: New England turns out to not be that great, still 280 00:15:17,480 --> 00:15:21,640 Speaker 1: got Belichick a good defense. He hates the Jets. I mean, 281 00:15:21,720 --> 00:15:26,120 Speaker 1: Belichick despises the Jets. What was one of the stories 282 00:15:26,200 --> 00:15:29,840 Speaker 1: why Belichick made a trade during the draft on Thursday night. 283 00:15:30,040 --> 00:15:32,240 Speaker 1: It's like, well, he didn't even get good value, but 284 00:15:32,320 --> 00:15:35,160 Speaker 1: he wanted the Steelers to get a player so he 285 00:15:35,200 --> 00:15:38,640 Speaker 1: could screw the Jets. Then they go to Kansas City. 286 00:15:39,200 --> 00:15:41,440 Speaker 1: Then they go or excuse me, they get Kansas City 287 00:15:41,480 --> 00:15:44,200 Speaker 1: at home, which the Chiefs is better than you, and 288 00:15:44,240 --> 00:15:46,760 Speaker 1: then at Denver, which I don't know if they're going 289 00:15:46,800 --> 00:15:48,120 Speaker 1: to be good or not, but that's just a tough 290 00:15:48,120 --> 00:15:50,800 Speaker 1: place to play, and then Philadelphia before the bye week. 291 00:15:51,120 --> 00:15:54,560 Speaker 1: So you get Philly, the Chiefs, Dallas, and Buffalo. I 292 00:15:54,600 --> 00:15:57,680 Speaker 1: mean it is We're gonna find out really really fast 293 00:15:57,800 --> 00:16:02,520 Speaker 1: if this Jets team. I have no reservation when I 294 00:16:02,520 --> 00:16:06,320 Speaker 1: think about Aaron Rodgers handling expectations. He's been the starting 295 00:16:06,400 --> 00:16:10,720 Speaker 1: quarter he you know, replaced Brett Favre, became the best 296 00:16:10,760 --> 00:16:13,400 Speaker 1: player in the history of a franchise that you could 297 00:16:13,480 --> 00:16:15,400 Speaker 1: argue in all of sports, is one of the most 298 00:16:15,480 --> 00:16:18,680 Speaker 1: historic and definitely one of the most important to the NFL. 299 00:16:19,240 --> 00:16:22,480 Speaker 1: He has been the hunted as a player and as 300 00:16:22,520 --> 00:16:25,600 Speaker 1: a leader of a team. Now for a decade plus. 301 00:16:26,080 --> 00:16:29,200 Speaker 1: He's used to playing in primetime games left and right. 302 00:16:29,520 --> 00:16:31,960 Speaker 1: He has played in some of the highest rated games 303 00:16:32,280 --> 00:16:34,880 Speaker 1: of the last twelve thirteen years. So I don't If 304 00:16:34,920 --> 00:16:38,760 Speaker 1: Aaron's healthy, I have confidence in him. But what about 305 00:16:38,760 --> 00:16:41,840 Speaker 1: the other guys, Like they have this young nucleus who Yeah, 306 00:16:41,840 --> 00:16:44,040 Speaker 1: I like Garrett Wilson a lot, But you know, it's 307 00:16:44,040 --> 00:16:46,920 Speaker 1: a little different animal playing Northwestern than it is Buffalo. 308 00:16:47,640 --> 00:16:50,000 Speaker 1: You know, I like bris Hall and some of these players, 309 00:16:50,040 --> 00:16:52,880 Speaker 1: but they've never had the expectation in the league. Think 310 00:16:52,920 --> 00:16:55,760 Speaker 1: about their coach, love Robert salim fell a bald guy. 311 00:16:56,240 --> 00:16:58,680 Speaker 1: Root for him. I'm I'm going to root for the 312 00:16:58,760 --> 00:17:02,480 Speaker 1: Jets this year. Hadn't had much success as a head coach. 313 00:17:02,960 --> 00:17:05,400 Speaker 1: Not totally his fault, I mean, they picked the wrong quarterback, 314 00:17:05,440 --> 00:17:09,159 Speaker 1: but you know, I would imagine some Jets fans and 315 00:17:09,160 --> 00:17:12,080 Speaker 1: just football fans are like, is Robert Solil really that good? 316 00:17:12,320 --> 00:17:14,720 Speaker 1: And we're about to find out, right, And then just 317 00:17:14,960 --> 00:17:17,680 Speaker 1: the pressure of that city. It's going to be very 318 00:17:17,760 --> 00:17:21,159 Speaker 1: very interesting to watch how it all handles itself in 319 00:17:21,240 --> 00:17:24,840 Speaker 1: terms of the play, the young nucleus and the coaching staff. 320 00:17:24,880 --> 00:17:28,119 Speaker 1: And I viewed Detroit very simple, A lot like the Jets. 321 00:17:28,800 --> 00:17:31,760 Speaker 1: That's a town that can turn negative fast, right Like 322 00:17:32,080 --> 00:17:35,400 Speaker 1: I been in California the majority of my life. When 323 00:17:35,440 --> 00:17:41,040 Speaker 1: the team sucks, people just tune out your ratings as 324 00:17:41,080 --> 00:17:43,199 Speaker 1: a radio host, as a podcast when it comes to 325 00:17:43,240 --> 00:17:47,200 Speaker 1: the Bay Area or southern California. Teams don't thrive if 326 00:17:47,200 --> 00:17:50,159 Speaker 1: the team's irrelevant. If it's a basketball team and they 327 00:17:50,160 --> 00:17:52,640 Speaker 1: win twenty games, or it's a football team and they're 328 00:17:52,640 --> 00:17:55,280 Speaker 1: winning three or four games, no one cares. People tune 329 00:17:55,280 --> 00:17:57,679 Speaker 1: you out. But I saw it in Philadelphia. I know 330 00:17:57,760 --> 00:18:01,840 Speaker 1: New York's very similar. Obviously Detroit kind of thrive in misery. Now, 331 00:18:01,880 --> 00:18:04,199 Speaker 1: obviously they want to win. If you're a Jets fan, 332 00:18:04,200 --> 00:18:05,879 Speaker 1: if you're a Lions fan, you want to go to 333 00:18:05,920 --> 00:18:09,119 Speaker 1: the playoffs. But if it goes the other way, people 334 00:18:09,240 --> 00:18:14,240 Speaker 1: enjoy the negativity that surrounds a disaster in that Northeast corridor, 335 00:18:14,720 --> 00:18:17,920 Speaker 1: you know, And it'd be very fascinating if things went 336 00:18:17,960 --> 00:18:19,840 Speaker 1: the wrong way. That would be the one thing I 337 00:18:19,840 --> 00:18:23,199 Speaker 1: would say. How Rogers handled that something to keep an 338 00:18:23,240 --> 00:18:26,159 Speaker 1: eye on. If you know what if they started. I mean, 339 00:18:26,200 --> 00:18:30,560 Speaker 1: you could argue one in three is on the table. Buffalo, Dallas, 340 00:18:30,600 --> 00:18:34,000 Speaker 1: New England, Kansas city. That's a very very difficult start. 341 00:18:35,560 --> 00:18:38,359 Speaker 1: I think it's fair to say that Rogers and the 342 00:18:38,480 --> 00:18:41,439 Speaker 1: Jets are you know, like, what's the story with the Chiefs? 343 00:18:41,480 --> 00:18:44,280 Speaker 1: Can they repeat? Can they win their third right Buffalo? 344 00:18:44,359 --> 00:18:46,280 Speaker 1: Can they finally get over the hump right there? I 345 00:18:46,320 --> 00:18:49,680 Speaker 1: mean those are interesting. Can the Bengals maintain this high 346 00:18:49,760 --> 00:18:51,480 Speaker 1: level play? Like who's going to be the quarterback for 347 00:18:51,520 --> 00:18:54,960 Speaker 1: the forty nine ers? Can Mike McCarthy, Like can he 348 00:18:55,240 --> 00:18:58,119 Speaker 1: win multiple playoff games and get a contract extension? Like 349 00:18:58,280 --> 00:19:02,000 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers and the Jets? Will this work? You know, 350 00:19:02,440 --> 00:19:06,080 Speaker 1: is this gonna be? Is he gonna win eleven games? Like? 351 00:19:06,160 --> 00:19:08,399 Speaker 1: I'm gonna pick them to win ten eleven games? But 352 00:19:08,840 --> 00:19:10,800 Speaker 1: let's be real, if they were to go like seven 353 00:19:10,800 --> 00:19:14,160 Speaker 1: and ten again, some injuries, it looked wrong. Their schedule 354 00:19:14,240 --> 00:19:17,280 Speaker 1: just beats them up. It's easily one of the bigger 355 00:19:17,280 --> 00:19:19,160 Speaker 1: stories in the league, and it's something we'll just talk 356 00:19:19,160 --> 00:19:20,840 Speaker 1: about a lot. It's something I'll talk about a lot. 357 00:19:21,000 --> 00:19:23,359 Speaker 1: I mean, I find it fascinating and interesting to begin with. 358 00:19:23,520 --> 00:19:26,920 Speaker 1: But just the trade, the brand, you know, how's Jordan 359 00:19:27,040 --> 00:19:29,800 Speaker 1: Love doing that? That's something to keep an eye on, Like, 360 00:19:29,920 --> 00:19:33,359 Speaker 1: is Jordan Love have a really good season. 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I also saw 381 00:20:41,840 --> 00:20:45,760 Speaker 1: the giant schedule you know, speaking of teams that sometimes 382 00:20:45,760 --> 00:20:48,520 Speaker 1: it's hard. You know, the reason why I would have 383 00:20:48,560 --> 00:20:51,280 Speaker 1: voted Brian Daball Coach of the Year. I guess he 384 00:20:51,400 --> 00:20:53,960 Speaker 1: won it, but why even throughout the season, I'm like, 385 00:20:54,280 --> 00:20:57,920 Speaker 1: his roster wasn't that good. What he was doing was incredible. 386 00:20:58,920 --> 00:21:01,119 Speaker 1: I still don't think is roster that great. It's not 387 00:21:01,160 --> 00:21:03,280 Speaker 1: like he improved that much year to year. Now, maybe 388 00:21:03,280 --> 00:21:05,600 Speaker 1: some of the younger guys that they drafted. Maybe Cavon 389 00:21:05,680 --> 00:21:09,520 Speaker 1: this year is a Tensac guy, right, maybe Daniel Jones 390 00:21:09,560 --> 00:21:12,760 Speaker 1: is that much better. You can have improvement with some guys, 391 00:21:12,840 --> 00:21:15,600 Speaker 1: but let's not act like their roster looks like some 392 00:21:15,760 --> 00:21:17,560 Speaker 1: of the top teams in the league. And then when 393 00:21:17,600 --> 00:21:18,920 Speaker 1: you look at their schedule they got a ton of 394 00:21:19,000 --> 00:21:21,479 Speaker 1: road games. We'll find early on they got a Thursday 395 00:21:21,520 --> 00:21:24,280 Speaker 1: night game against the forty nine ers, you know, fascinated 396 00:21:24,320 --> 00:21:26,280 Speaker 1: to watch that play out. And like I said, speaking 397 00:21:26,280 --> 00:21:28,560 Speaker 1: of the Niners, like who's their starting quarterback when the 398 00:21:28,600 --> 00:21:31,639 Speaker 1: season starts. One thing with the schedule, which which is hard. 399 00:21:31,840 --> 00:21:33,200 Speaker 1: I mean I could do if I wanted to run 400 00:21:33,200 --> 00:21:36,600 Speaker 1: a first take show. You know, I think we can 401 00:21:36,800 --> 00:21:41,159 Speaker 1: assume relative health early in the season. But it's so 402 00:21:41,359 --> 00:21:45,000 Speaker 1: difficult after like October first, you know, just from basic 403 00:21:45,040 --> 00:21:47,280 Speaker 1: things like the guy pulled a hamstring, guy rolled an ankle, 404 00:21:47,359 --> 00:21:52,399 Speaker 1: to bad injuries, to quarterbacks missing play, to teams that 405 00:21:52,440 --> 00:21:55,200 Speaker 1: you thought were going to be good aren't good being 406 00:21:55,320 --> 00:21:57,520 Speaker 1: teams you thought were going to be bad. I mean 407 00:21:57,560 --> 00:22:01,880 Speaker 1: I penciled in last year Seattle and the Giants as 408 00:22:01,920 --> 00:22:04,640 Speaker 1: the two worst teams in the league. Both of them 409 00:22:04,640 --> 00:22:08,200 Speaker 1: made the playoffs, right, I mean, it's just I would 410 00:22:08,200 --> 00:22:10,960 Speaker 1: have said the Packers, locked to win that division, didn't 411 00:22:11,000 --> 00:22:13,919 Speaker 1: make it. The Vikings, who I'll give coward credit on 412 00:22:13,960 --> 00:22:16,720 Speaker 1: that picked them, didn't see that one coming. That's another one, 413 00:22:16,800 --> 00:22:19,440 Speaker 1: like do they just have another ten to eleven win team. 414 00:22:20,000 --> 00:22:22,200 Speaker 1: I don't know. You know, I think that's what makes 415 00:22:22,200 --> 00:22:26,280 Speaker 1: this sport so awesome, right, Like I said, there's a 416 00:22:26,359 --> 00:22:30,760 Speaker 1: hierarchy of five six teams, which I think everyone, you know, 417 00:22:31,119 --> 00:22:33,560 Speaker 1: if they remove their bias, just have to acknowledge the 418 00:22:33,600 --> 00:22:35,800 Speaker 1: final four teams last year are going to be good again. 419 00:22:35,880 --> 00:22:37,879 Speaker 1: I would put the Bills right there, even though they 420 00:22:37,880 --> 00:22:40,920 Speaker 1: did get their ass kicked by the Bengals, but they're good. 421 00:22:41,440 --> 00:22:44,760 Speaker 1: And then the Cowboys. I actually Cowboys earned my respect 422 00:22:44,800 --> 00:22:46,520 Speaker 1: for how well they played the Niners in that game. 423 00:22:46,560 --> 00:22:49,399 Speaker 1: They're so physical on defense. It's just I don't totally 424 00:22:49,400 --> 00:22:51,800 Speaker 1: trust their quarterback in the big spots. But throughout a 425 00:22:51,840 --> 00:22:54,600 Speaker 1: season like they can win twelve games easily. Hell, I 426 00:22:54,600 --> 00:22:56,680 Speaker 1: mean they've won They did that last year with missing 427 00:22:56,760 --> 00:22:59,520 Speaker 1: their starting quarterback for a minute. Yeah. I just think 428 00:22:59,600 --> 00:23:01,679 Speaker 1: that's it's cool about the NFL is that there are 429 00:23:01,720 --> 00:23:03,280 Speaker 1: going to be so many teams that are coming. Are 430 00:23:03,320 --> 00:23:06,240 Speaker 1: the Jags now just some playoffs stalwart a basis team 431 00:23:06,280 --> 00:23:08,399 Speaker 1: for the next several years? Lock to win the division 432 00:23:08,680 --> 00:23:10,560 Speaker 1: should be. I mean, they have one of the best 433 00:23:10,600 --> 00:23:13,520 Speaker 1: young quarterbacks in the division or in the in the 434 00:23:13,600 --> 00:23:15,880 Speaker 1: in all of the NFL. They have a Super Bowl 435 00:23:15,880 --> 00:23:19,160 Speaker 1: winning coach. You know, a guy that just crossed my mind, 436 00:23:19,280 --> 00:23:20,919 Speaker 1: and you know where I stand on this guy throughout 437 00:23:20,920 --> 00:23:23,560 Speaker 1: the season is Brandon Staley. You know, guy coaching for 438 00:23:23,640 --> 00:23:26,480 Speaker 1: his job. Can Can he win a playoff game? Because 439 00:23:26,560 --> 00:23:29,359 Speaker 1: anything less than going to the playoffs with Justin Herbert? 440 00:23:29,400 --> 00:23:31,760 Speaker 1: Can they compete to win the division? That's one thing 441 00:23:31,840 --> 00:23:33,520 Speaker 1: The Chiefs are kind of at the point now where 442 00:23:33,920 --> 00:23:35,800 Speaker 1: if you told me to you know, let's say the 443 00:23:35,840 --> 00:23:38,080 Speaker 1: Chargers won twelve games and they won eleven. It's not 444 00:23:38,080 --> 00:23:39,800 Speaker 1: like the Chiefs can't win the division on the road. 445 00:23:39,960 --> 00:23:41,840 Speaker 1: I mean, they have a huge advantage at home. But 446 00:23:42,280 --> 00:23:44,320 Speaker 1: if you told me eventually the Chiefs are a five 447 00:23:44,359 --> 00:23:47,560 Speaker 1: seed one year, as long as they got Patrick Mallomes 448 00:23:47,560 --> 00:23:49,720 Speaker 1: and Travis Kelsey Andy Reid, I'm still taking them very 449 00:23:49,800 --> 00:23:54,359 Speaker 1: very seriously. So exciting times this is this is a 450 00:23:54,359 --> 00:23:56,159 Speaker 1: fun time of year when you see the schedule, but 451 00:23:57,080 --> 00:24:00,080 Speaker 1: it's it can be difficult just because things change so 452 00:24:00,200 --> 00:24:05,240 Speaker 1: fast with injuries. Okay, let's dive into a couple of 453 00:24:05,280 --> 00:24:08,480 Speaker 1: stories around the NFL that don't relate to the schedule. 454 00:24:09,119 --> 00:24:12,160 Speaker 1: Let's go down to Nashville, Tennessee and the Tennessee Titans. 455 00:24:13,080 --> 00:24:15,520 Speaker 1: There was a headline I saw that Malik Willis, who 456 00:24:15,600 --> 00:24:18,040 Speaker 1: they drafted last year in the third round, his job 457 00:24:18,119 --> 00:24:21,600 Speaker 1: status is in major jeopardy, as in he might not 458 00:24:21,760 --> 00:24:25,440 Speaker 1: make the team. And my first reaction to that, of course, 459 00:24:25,480 --> 00:24:27,560 Speaker 1: it is like they just drafted a quarterback in the 460 00:24:27,600 --> 00:24:31,480 Speaker 1: second round. The general manager, John Robinson, who drafted him, 461 00:24:31,720 --> 00:24:34,240 Speaker 1: is no longer there. They have a new guy in 462 00:24:34,320 --> 00:24:37,000 Speaker 1: charge in ran Carthin with Mike Rable. It's like, well, 463 00:24:37,080 --> 00:24:39,800 Speaker 1: same head coach, well that same head coach last year, 464 00:24:40,200 --> 00:24:42,639 Speaker 1: when Malik Willis couldn't hit water if he was sitting 465 00:24:42,680 --> 00:24:46,800 Speaker 1: in a boat, benched him for Josh Dobbs, who wasn't 466 00:24:46,800 --> 00:24:49,840 Speaker 1: even on their team, who's on the Lions practice squad 467 00:24:50,320 --> 00:24:51,760 Speaker 1: in a game at the end of the season that 468 00:24:51,960 --> 00:24:55,000 Speaker 1: I don't know kind of mattered. Remember they were playing 469 00:24:55,000 --> 00:24:58,760 Speaker 1: to get into the playoffs, and he wouldn't play the guy. 470 00:24:59,040 --> 00:25:01,800 Speaker 1: So I think it's clear that the way that season ended. 471 00:25:01,960 --> 00:25:03,960 Speaker 1: Now you get a new GM, does he have a 472 00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:07,560 Speaker 1: support system? Does he have people in the building who 473 00:25:07,720 --> 00:25:12,119 Speaker 1: support and advocate and want to see him succeed, because 474 00:25:12,160 --> 00:25:14,639 Speaker 1: if he doesn't, then he's done. Here's what I know 475 00:25:14,680 --> 00:25:17,600 Speaker 1: about will Levis. The GM and the head coach clearly 476 00:25:17,680 --> 00:25:19,800 Speaker 1: liked him for them to pull the trigger to draft 477 00:25:19,840 --> 00:25:22,480 Speaker 1: him early in the second round, and by all accounts, 478 00:25:22,520 --> 00:25:25,080 Speaker 1: they were trying to trade in at the end of 479 00:25:25,359 --> 00:25:28,639 Speaker 1: Thursday night in the first round in the late twenties 480 00:25:28,720 --> 00:25:32,600 Speaker 1: to draft will Levis. So Will Levis has supporters in 481 00:25:32,640 --> 00:25:36,879 Speaker 1: the building. Pretty clear Malik Willis doesn't. Really I've been 482 00:25:36,920 --> 00:25:41,400 Speaker 1: in situations in the NFL in radio when my support 483 00:25:41,480 --> 00:25:44,880 Speaker 1: system left. Do you know what happened? I got fired? 484 00:25:45,320 --> 00:25:48,639 Speaker 1: You know, I lost my job. It happens all the 485 00:25:48,640 --> 00:25:50,800 Speaker 1: time in pro sports or just in a lot of 486 00:25:50,800 --> 00:25:54,960 Speaker 1: industries when the guy you work for leaves or gets 487 00:25:55,040 --> 00:25:58,359 Speaker 1: let go and they bring in new people and you 488 00:25:58,440 --> 00:26:02,560 Speaker 1: are not their guy. The moment things get weird. Honestly, 489 00:26:02,600 --> 00:26:04,400 Speaker 1: some things might be out of control. They just don't 490 00:26:04,400 --> 00:26:06,960 Speaker 1: want to deal with you. And whenever I see the 491 00:26:07,000 --> 00:26:10,840 Speaker 1: response of well, what do you think happens when you 492 00:26:10,880 --> 00:26:13,360 Speaker 1: bring in a developmental project and you don't give them 493 00:26:13,400 --> 00:26:16,920 Speaker 1: time to develop? To me, there are different types of development. 494 00:26:17,280 --> 00:26:20,240 Speaker 1: When Josh Allen was drafted, it was clear that year 495 00:26:20,280 --> 00:26:23,560 Speaker 1: one needed some time to develop. Same with Patrick Mahomes. 496 00:26:23,840 --> 00:26:26,280 Speaker 1: But both of them, if you watch that, you know 497 00:26:26,320 --> 00:26:29,120 Speaker 1: the first year with Josh Allen and the one game 498 00:26:29,160 --> 00:26:32,240 Speaker 1: with Patrick Mahomes there were just like okay, you could 499 00:26:32,240 --> 00:26:35,560 Speaker 1: see it. With Malik Willis, I think he was easily 500 00:26:35,600 --> 00:26:38,159 Speaker 1: the worst quarterback in the NFL that played last season. 501 00:26:39,240 --> 00:26:43,080 Speaker 1: I mean, think about Zach Wilson for example. I'm all 502 00:26:43,119 --> 00:26:47,320 Speaker 1: for development, but he couldn't complete wheel routes. He couldn't 503 00:26:47,359 --> 00:26:50,640 Speaker 1: complete a slant route like the most If I'm an 504 00:26:50,760 --> 00:26:53,879 Speaker 1: NBA player and I can't make a layup like I 505 00:26:53,920 --> 00:26:56,600 Speaker 1: can't play like wait, you can't make a layup like 506 00:26:56,920 --> 00:26:59,840 Speaker 1: in football, especially at the highest level when you're playing 507 00:26:59,840 --> 00:27:03,800 Speaker 1: on Sundays, go routes are hard. You're going to hit those. 508 00:27:04,000 --> 00:27:05,480 Speaker 1: I don't even know what the percentage is for the 509 00:27:05,480 --> 00:27:07,840 Speaker 1: good quarterbacks fifty percent of the time, right, but there 510 00:27:07,840 --> 00:27:11,040 Speaker 1: are going to be some routes that should be a 511 00:27:11,280 --> 00:27:14,000 Speaker 1: very very high percentage, and Milik Willis had no shot 512 00:27:14,040 --> 00:27:16,680 Speaker 1: to complete those. It looked like does this guy even 513 00:27:16,800 --> 00:27:19,480 Speaker 1: should this guy be playing quarterback? And I don't know 514 00:27:19,520 --> 00:27:21,719 Speaker 1: if he's a good enough athlete to change positions, but 515 00:27:21,760 --> 00:27:24,200 Speaker 1: from what I witnessed, he's a year away from being 516 00:27:24,200 --> 00:27:28,720 Speaker 1: a year away. And some quarterbacks change positions for whatever reasons. 517 00:27:28,960 --> 00:27:31,760 Speaker 1: And to me, Edelman did it. Terrell Pryor did it. 518 00:27:31,800 --> 00:27:35,679 Speaker 1: I remember watching Terrell Pryor when I had when I 519 00:27:35,680 --> 00:27:38,920 Speaker 1: did the Raiders postgame show, and Terrell Pryor was their quarterback, 520 00:27:39,119 --> 00:27:42,000 Speaker 1: and ultimately he just had no chance to He was 521 00:27:42,080 --> 00:27:46,040 Speaker 1: athletic enough as a runner, but as a thrower. It wasn't. 522 00:27:46,480 --> 00:27:48,720 Speaker 1: It was a joke. I mean it was, and he 523 00:27:48,760 --> 00:27:51,160 Speaker 1: transitioned and he went on to play wide receiver. Now 524 00:27:51,240 --> 00:27:53,240 Speaker 1: I don't know if Malik Willis is that level of 525 00:27:53,280 --> 00:27:56,640 Speaker 1: an athlete. But what we win is last year, even 526 00:27:56,680 --> 00:28:00,679 Speaker 1: if he improved, you know, twenty percent, he's still not 527 00:28:00,840 --> 00:28:03,560 Speaker 1: remotely close to being an NFL quarterback and a guy 528 00:28:03,920 --> 00:28:07,560 Speaker 1: it's the one position, right whoever your backup is, there's 529 00:28:07,560 --> 00:28:09,800 Speaker 1: a chance, you know, he might not play a snap 530 00:28:09,840 --> 00:28:12,639 Speaker 1: all season long. And then there's a chance, I don't know, 531 00:28:12,720 --> 00:28:15,360 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes rolls his ankle and the guy has to 532 00:28:15,480 --> 00:28:18,320 Speaker 1: start a game or come in and play in a 533 00:28:18,359 --> 00:28:21,600 Speaker 1: tight game. And that clearly happened last year with the Titans, 534 00:28:21,680 --> 00:28:24,119 Speaker 1: and it was a disaster. And I'm not trying to 535 00:28:24,119 --> 00:28:26,520 Speaker 1: act like Ryan Tannehill as a savior. I wouldn't want 536 00:28:26,560 --> 00:28:30,440 Speaker 1: him to be my quarterback either. But the support system 537 00:28:31,000 --> 00:28:35,040 Speaker 1: for Malik Willis John Robinson never told me this, but 538 00:28:35,080 --> 00:28:37,240 Speaker 1: it was pretty clear. Mike Frable's not big on him. 539 00:28:37,520 --> 00:28:40,200 Speaker 1: The GM has zero ties to him and just drafted 540 00:28:40,240 --> 00:28:44,560 Speaker 1: a quarterback. He's done, you know, he's completely done to 541 00:28:44,600 --> 00:28:47,120 Speaker 1: me playing quarterback in Tennessee. Now, can he do something else? 542 00:28:47,240 --> 00:28:49,200 Speaker 1: Can he bring other stuff to the table, because if 543 00:28:49,200 --> 00:28:51,600 Speaker 1: he can, then maybe could survive. But what I witnessed 544 00:28:51,640 --> 00:28:53,880 Speaker 1: last year, now maybe some team would put him on 545 00:28:53,880 --> 00:28:56,320 Speaker 1: the practice squad. But I have a very very hard time, 546 00:28:56,640 --> 00:28:59,360 Speaker 1: and I mean very hard time seeing him being an 547 00:28:59,400 --> 00:29:03,560 Speaker 1: active rightster quarterback in the NFL, let alone on the Titans. 548 00:29:03,600 --> 00:29:05,880 Speaker 1: So to me, it's kind of a non story. I 549 00:29:06,200 --> 00:29:09,000 Speaker 1: think the story would be if Malik Willis is able 550 00:29:09,040 --> 00:29:12,440 Speaker 1: to survive in twenty twenty three, the amount of money 551 00:29:12,480 --> 00:29:15,480 Speaker 1: these teams have. You know, no one waits, like Trey 552 00:29:15,520 --> 00:29:19,600 Speaker 1: Lanson is already battling to be the backup. Zach Wilson 553 00:29:19,680 --> 00:29:22,880 Speaker 1: is like to thank god everyone had. You know, Land 554 00:29:22,960 --> 00:29:25,080 Speaker 1: is like he doesn't have to start anymore. Guys for 555 00:29:25,200 --> 00:29:27,480 Speaker 1: the second and third pick in the draft a couple 556 00:29:27,520 --> 00:29:30,960 Speaker 1: of years ago. We're moving at rapid speed. People aren't 557 00:29:30,960 --> 00:29:34,600 Speaker 1: worried about signing bonuses and cash. You just move on. 558 00:29:35,120 --> 00:29:36,920 Speaker 1: And then the way the league works is every year 559 00:29:37,000 --> 00:29:40,360 Speaker 1: new players are coming through. It's the fastest turnover. It's 560 00:29:40,400 --> 00:29:42,920 Speaker 1: the fastest cycle of kind of working through guys that 561 00:29:43,040 --> 00:29:45,920 Speaker 1: can't play. So just always a third round pick. Who cares. 562 00:29:46,480 --> 00:29:49,360 Speaker 1: Rock Purty was a seventh round pick, right. I mean, 563 00:29:49,560 --> 00:29:52,160 Speaker 1: if you flip those two, it would have been dramatically different. 564 00:29:52,400 --> 00:29:54,880 Speaker 1: The Niners would have been screwed. Maybe the Titans would 565 00:29:54,880 --> 00:29:59,719 Speaker 1: have been okay. Another story Matt Ariza, who's known as 566 00:29:59,720 --> 00:30:04,520 Speaker 1: the punt God, was it came out last week. He 567 00:30:04,680 --> 00:30:08,520 Speaker 1: was cut last year allegedly in a gang rape. He 568 00:30:08,720 --> 00:30:12,960 Speaker 1: was there was I don't know all the legal terms. 569 00:30:13,000 --> 00:30:15,080 Speaker 1: There was an accuser that said that he and other 570 00:30:15,160 --> 00:30:18,080 Speaker 1: guys at San Diego State gang raped her. And it 571 00:30:18,160 --> 00:30:20,720 Speaker 1: turns out not only it wasn't true, I don't know 572 00:30:20,720 --> 00:30:22,520 Speaker 1: if the other guys did, but he was not there. 573 00:30:22,720 --> 00:30:25,320 Speaker 1: He wasn't present. He had nothing to do with it. 574 00:30:25,800 --> 00:30:29,800 Speaker 1: And I remember last year when he was cut, everyone was, 575 00:30:30,000 --> 00:30:31,760 Speaker 1: you know, the media and we'll get into them here 576 00:30:31,800 --> 00:30:33,560 Speaker 1: in a second. Was freaking out, and I said, the 577 00:30:33,560 --> 00:30:37,560 Speaker 1: Bills are not cutting him because they know he did it, 578 00:30:37,680 --> 00:30:39,760 Speaker 1: or they know he did not do it. They have 579 00:30:39,960 --> 00:30:44,320 Speaker 1: no clue. They cut him simply because he's a punter. 580 00:30:44,720 --> 00:30:46,800 Speaker 1: And it's like, we can't deal with the potential of 581 00:30:46,840 --> 00:30:49,640 Speaker 1: this being true, even if we believe you at the 582 00:30:49,680 --> 00:30:54,120 Speaker 1: position you play. I said it if he had been 583 00:30:54,120 --> 00:30:56,600 Speaker 1: the quarterback, if he had been the pass rusher, if 584 00:30:56,600 --> 00:30:59,440 Speaker 1: he had been the star tackle, it would have been different. 585 00:30:59,760 --> 00:31:02,440 Speaker 1: They would have let it play out. When you're a 586 00:31:02,520 --> 00:31:05,480 Speaker 1: six round punter, you just don't have the juice. Now 587 00:31:05,480 --> 00:31:08,080 Speaker 1: there's a bigger picture thing here. And I've always said this, 588 00:31:08,120 --> 00:31:11,520 Speaker 1: and this goes back to Deshaun Watson. Listen, no one 589 00:31:11,600 --> 00:31:14,240 Speaker 1: ever has any clue when it's a he said, she 590 00:31:14,360 --> 00:31:17,760 Speaker 1: said thing beside those two people or in this situation, 591 00:31:18,000 --> 00:31:21,280 Speaker 1: several people I don't know, you don't know, and definitely 592 00:31:21,400 --> 00:31:25,120 Speaker 1: these big Jay journals don't know. But last year the 593 00:31:25,200 --> 00:31:30,600 Speaker 1: reaction with him was very typical, like, you know, if 594 00:31:30,640 --> 00:31:33,400 Speaker 1: I tell you a story, if I just make up 595 00:31:33,440 --> 00:31:36,280 Speaker 1: a hypothetical story, you have a pretty good idea in 596 00:31:36,320 --> 00:31:39,800 Speaker 1: twenty twenty three what the media reaction is going to be. 597 00:31:39,880 --> 00:31:41,760 Speaker 1: And I've seen a lot of like former players that 598 00:31:41,800 --> 00:31:45,120 Speaker 1: are now in the media, like where's all the people apologizing, 599 00:31:45,240 --> 00:31:49,960 Speaker 1: all those people that wrote articles. They're not going to apologize, 600 00:31:50,240 --> 00:31:54,000 Speaker 1: That's not what they do. You know, if that's your expectation, 601 00:31:54,640 --> 00:31:57,240 Speaker 1: like we're all going to be waiting a while. Do 602 00:31:57,240 --> 00:32:00,120 Speaker 1: you remember the last couple of years. You remember all 603 00:32:00,160 --> 00:32:03,200 Speaker 1: the tweets and the articles from everyone in the media 604 00:32:03,240 --> 00:32:05,720 Speaker 1: about everything that went on in twenty twenty and twenty 605 00:32:05,800 --> 00:32:09,360 Speaker 1: twenty one, and then as we've learned that actually they 606 00:32:09,360 --> 00:32:12,360 Speaker 1: were wrong on the majority of it. Have they said 607 00:32:12,400 --> 00:32:16,200 Speaker 1: a peep? Of course not. They just move on. So 608 00:32:16,280 --> 00:32:18,800 Speaker 1: if you think you're gonna get some article from the 609 00:32:18,960 --> 00:32:23,000 Speaker 1: Washington Post or the New York Times that says my bad, 610 00:32:24,080 --> 00:32:27,400 Speaker 1: next time, we should give it a deep breath. Let's 611 00:32:27,400 --> 00:32:29,960 Speaker 1: see how it plays out. They ain't gonna fucking happen, 612 00:32:30,200 --> 00:32:34,280 Speaker 1: and it never will. So like when these situation happened 613 00:32:34,440 --> 00:32:39,760 Speaker 1: and you get wrongfully accused, you know, it's just you're 614 00:32:39,800 --> 00:32:42,640 Speaker 1: in major trouble with public opinion and the people that 615 00:32:42,720 --> 00:32:45,160 Speaker 1: have I was gonna say pens but that write these 616 00:32:45,240 --> 00:32:47,640 Speaker 1: articles for a living because we all know what those 617 00:32:47,760 --> 00:32:50,320 Speaker 1: articles are gonna say. And then if it goes on, 618 00:32:50,440 --> 00:32:53,240 Speaker 1: you're proven that it wasn't true. You're not gonna get 619 00:32:53,320 --> 00:32:57,360 Speaker 1: articles saying we fucked up, we apologize. You should come 620 00:32:57,400 --> 00:33:00,360 Speaker 1: back to the NFL, which is a screwed up system. 621 00:33:01,120 --> 00:33:04,120 Speaker 1: It's why you can't. I don't get caught up in 622 00:33:04,200 --> 00:33:06,880 Speaker 1: what these people say one way or the other, because 623 00:33:07,040 --> 00:33:11,400 Speaker 1: they're the most predictable group in this country. You can 624 00:33:11,480 --> 00:33:13,800 Speaker 1: just give a situation and you know the angle they're 625 00:33:13,840 --> 00:33:18,680 Speaker 1: gonna take. And with him specifically, it's bullshit. Really, I mean, 626 00:33:18,720 --> 00:33:22,160 Speaker 1: his career, his life was I don't want to say 627 00:33:22,160 --> 00:33:24,600 Speaker 1: his life's ruined because he's twenty two to twenty three. 628 00:33:24,800 --> 00:33:29,280 Speaker 1: His career was clearly derailed. Now will someone take a 629 00:33:29,400 --> 00:33:33,080 Speaker 1: chance on him now that he has been cleared of wrongdoings? 630 00:33:33,640 --> 00:33:37,080 Speaker 1: I would imagine so, But there's still is like, and 631 00:33:37,120 --> 00:33:39,440 Speaker 1: this is the BS part is I don't want to 632 00:33:39,440 --> 00:33:42,640 Speaker 1: say a stigma, but the elephant in the room that 633 00:33:42,800 --> 00:33:45,400 Speaker 1: follows him even though he didn't do it. And it 634 00:33:45,400 --> 00:33:47,840 Speaker 1: gets back to the reaction a year ago. It's just 635 00:33:47,920 --> 00:33:50,320 Speaker 1: a screwed up cycle and you go, well, John, you've 636 00:33:50,320 --> 00:33:52,680 Speaker 1: been hard on Deshan Watson over the years. Well, yeah, 637 00:33:52,720 --> 00:33:56,080 Speaker 1: it's like seventy five massage therapists. If it was just 638 00:33:56,120 --> 00:34:00,360 Speaker 1: one or two, I'd say, listen, I feel uncomfortable commenting 639 00:34:00,480 --> 00:34:03,040 Speaker 1: on things that no one could know beside these two people. 640 00:34:03,280 --> 00:34:05,720 Speaker 1: But it was just person after person after person. It's 641 00:34:05,760 --> 00:34:08,640 Speaker 1: like drip drip, drip, Like I mean, let's all use 642 00:34:08,640 --> 00:34:12,280 Speaker 1: some common sense here. But last year, like the reaction 643 00:34:12,480 --> 00:34:15,839 Speaker 1: by so many people that cover the sport, it was 644 00:34:15,960 --> 00:34:18,400 Speaker 1: just it was very predictable, and it's always going to 645 00:34:18,440 --> 00:34:21,000 Speaker 1: be predictable in these situations, and when it comes out 646 00:34:21,600 --> 00:34:24,560 Speaker 1: after the fact that actually it was completely wrong. He 647 00:34:24,600 --> 00:34:29,160 Speaker 1: didn't do a goddamn thing. It's I can't even imagine 648 00:34:29,160 --> 00:34:32,640 Speaker 1: being in those shoes of Mattaisa. Now we'll just see, 649 00:34:32,680 --> 00:34:35,520 Speaker 1: like I would imagine, because he is that talented in 650 00:34:35,600 --> 00:34:37,640 Speaker 1: some of the punts that he had last year in 651 00:34:37,680 --> 00:34:40,600 Speaker 1: the preseason, I remember he had like an eighty two 652 00:34:40,680 --> 00:34:44,279 Speaker 1: yard punt, that he will get another shot. I say, 653 00:34:44,320 --> 00:34:47,560 Speaker 1: history shows us that, especially when he has been cleared, 654 00:34:48,000 --> 00:34:53,040 Speaker 1: like this guy's not a criminal, but it's still you know, 655 00:34:53,040 --> 00:34:56,279 Speaker 1: it's such a hot button issue. I don't know, it's 656 00:34:56,280 --> 00:34:58,640 Speaker 1: going to be very, very interesting just to see how 657 00:34:58,680 --> 00:35:00,719 Speaker 1: it plays out. I would say, whether it be in 658 00:35:00,719 --> 00:35:03,200 Speaker 1: the short term, but definitely in the next couple of 659 00:35:03,280 --> 00:35:06,600 Speaker 1: years he will get a shot. And last but not least, 660 00:35:06,719 --> 00:35:10,440 Speaker 1: I read an article while I was reading Albert Breers. 661 00:35:10,520 --> 00:35:13,839 Speaker 1: He kind of does this Q and A. And in 662 00:35:13,880 --> 00:35:16,440 Speaker 1: the Q and A, someone asks, like, will there be 663 00:35:16,600 --> 00:35:21,320 Speaker 1: tanking this fall because of these quarterbacks and specifically Caleb. 664 00:35:21,440 --> 00:35:24,920 Speaker 1: I mean, Caleb's one of the best prospects going into 665 00:35:24,920 --> 00:35:29,239 Speaker 1: his junior season of my life. His size, his playmaking, 666 00:35:29,280 --> 00:35:32,839 Speaker 1: his production, his arm, the total package. I mean he is. 667 00:35:33,239 --> 00:35:35,920 Speaker 1: I know people that have seen him play live and 668 00:35:35,960 --> 00:35:38,319 Speaker 1: They're just like, bro, this is not this is not 669 00:35:38,360 --> 00:35:40,399 Speaker 1: a hype machine. And we see hype machines a lot, 670 00:35:40,480 --> 00:35:42,319 Speaker 1: and listen, I can be guilty of that, like I was. 671 00:35:42,560 --> 00:35:44,160 Speaker 1: I pounded the table a little bit last year for 672 00:35:44,200 --> 00:35:47,280 Speaker 1: Will Levis. He saw it this year with Anthony Richardson. 673 00:35:47,520 --> 00:35:50,520 Speaker 1: You just see it, Zach Wilson, Trey Lance. Hype machine 674 00:35:50,520 --> 00:35:53,520 Speaker 1: happens with quarterbacks. This is not a hype machine thing. 675 00:35:54,000 --> 00:35:57,640 Speaker 1: This is Jesus Christ. This guy is incredible. Like, this 676 00:35:57,680 --> 00:36:00,759 Speaker 1: guy is a baller, you know, well, I mean, this 677 00:36:00,800 --> 00:36:04,480 Speaker 1: guy is just an elite prospect, period, point blank, end 678 00:36:04,480 --> 00:36:08,200 Speaker 1: of story. It's very, very difficult to tank in the NFL. 679 00:36:08,760 --> 00:36:12,120 Speaker 1: You can tank a roster and put together the crappiest 680 00:36:12,360 --> 00:36:15,279 Speaker 1: version of your roster possible. And that's happened. Remember the 681 00:36:15,280 --> 00:36:18,279 Speaker 1: Miami Dolphins did it years ago. They won three of 682 00:36:18,280 --> 00:36:21,080 Speaker 1: their last five games and they beat the Patriots. Remember 683 00:36:21,120 --> 00:36:23,040 Speaker 1: at the end of the season. That ultimately led them 684 00:36:23,080 --> 00:36:26,480 Speaker 1: to get in the three seed, which then the Titans 685 00:36:26,520 --> 00:36:29,759 Speaker 1: beat him in the first round, and the Brady era ended. 686 00:36:30,480 --> 00:36:33,279 Speaker 1: And I've actually always kind of defended Stephen Ross, like 687 00:36:33,520 --> 00:36:35,960 Speaker 1: we've come this far, keep tanking. And then they beat 688 00:36:36,000 --> 00:36:38,640 Speaker 1: the Bengals, which I don't know led to Joe Burrow. 689 00:36:38,640 --> 00:36:41,719 Speaker 1: It's kind of changed their franchise. The Dolphins lost to 690 00:36:41,760 --> 00:36:45,400 Speaker 1: the Bengals, or excuse me, the Dolphins beat the Bengals 691 00:36:45,400 --> 00:36:48,560 Speaker 1: in overtime. So, you know, in basketball, it's so much 692 00:36:48,600 --> 00:36:52,000 Speaker 1: easier to tank, it really is, because you can just 693 00:36:52,040 --> 00:36:55,680 Speaker 1: put the crappiest roster humanly possible out there. In football, 694 00:36:56,840 --> 00:36:59,160 Speaker 1: you know, you see it every year, even these terrible 695 00:36:59,200 --> 00:37:02,160 Speaker 1: teams at the end of the season. Coaches try hard, 696 00:37:02,440 --> 00:37:06,440 Speaker 1: random players try hard. The teams you're playing sometimes don't 697 00:37:06,440 --> 00:37:09,880 Speaker 1: take you seriously. It's just of all the sports, a 698 00:37:09,960 --> 00:37:12,000 Speaker 1: tank it's definitely the hardest. I mean, we saw it 699 00:37:12,080 --> 00:37:16,200 Speaker 1: last year the Texans to win those what they win 700 00:37:16,280 --> 00:37:18,560 Speaker 1: like two of their last four games. They definitely won 701 00:37:18,600 --> 00:37:20,560 Speaker 1: their last game and Chicago ended up getting the number 702 00:37:20,560 --> 00:37:23,160 Speaker 1: one pick. Lovey Smith like what did he care? And 703 00:37:23,200 --> 00:37:26,520 Speaker 1: he clearly didn't like the coaches, the assistant coaches. They try, 704 00:37:27,680 --> 00:37:29,760 Speaker 1: so a lot of people are gonna walk Kayleb Williams 705 00:37:30,600 --> 00:37:32,440 Speaker 1: and by the middle of the season, you know, when 706 00:37:32,480 --> 00:37:36,879 Speaker 1: you're one to nine or two and twelve, you're gonna 707 00:37:37,040 --> 00:37:39,240 Speaker 1: you know, your fan base is going to have him circled, 708 00:37:39,719 --> 00:37:42,839 Speaker 1: but it's difficult to attain that it really is, and 709 00:37:43,080 --> 00:37:44,919 Speaker 1: we see it year after year, like, ah, this team 710 00:37:44,960 --> 00:37:46,400 Speaker 1: is the worst team in the NFL, they end up 711 00:37:46,440 --> 00:37:49,600 Speaker 1: drafting four, So you know, I mean, the Colts were 712 00:37:49,680 --> 00:37:52,960 Speaker 1: in absolute shambles last year. They couldn't have been any 713 00:37:52,960 --> 00:37:55,520 Speaker 1: worse for the majority of the season. They drafted fourth. 714 00:37:56,760 --> 00:37:59,360 Speaker 1: Difficult to get that top pick, you know, it really is, 715 00:37:59,400 --> 00:38:02,080 Speaker 1: no matter how hard you try to suck or even 716 00:38:02,120 --> 00:38:05,239 Speaker 1: you're trying to win. So, you know, the tanking thing. 717 00:38:06,000 --> 00:38:08,280 Speaker 1: The NFL is very very lucky that that's an issue 718 00:38:08,280 --> 00:38:33,960 Speaker 1: that they just don't have to worry about. The volume