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Watch Unstoppable now exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. 9 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:48,600 Speaker 2: Welcome in What's Right with Nick Right Episode two fifty three. 10 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:52,200 Speaker 2: I haven't even said hello to Demanse yet. This morning, 11 00:00:52,280 --> 00:00:57,600 Speaker 2: busy morning over here watching the very end of Serbia Australia, 12 00:00:58,280 --> 00:01:01,560 Speaker 2: discussing what we're gonna do for this show demands. Are 13 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:03,400 Speaker 2: you wearing the Aaron Rodgers shirt? 14 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:08,959 Speaker 3: Where did you get at I've got it? Where did you? 15 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:11,040 Speaker 2: Where did you get to that shirt? 16 00:01:11,440 --> 00:01:17,679 Speaker 3: Courtesy of the courtesy of the company, courtesy of The Egypt. 17 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:21,679 Speaker 2: Okay, well that's a beautiful shirt. I'm glad you're It 18 00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:26,680 Speaker 2: looks great on you. I will keep the audience apprized 19 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:32,240 Speaker 2: at how Serbia Australia ends. It's in overtime. Australia is 20 00:01:32,319 --> 00:01:35,560 Speaker 2: up three and we're gonna do a bit of a 21 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:40,280 Speaker 2: different show today because there have been a lot's going on, 22 00:01:41,319 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 2: uh with my full time gig at FS one, and 23 00:01:45,480 --> 00:01:49,080 Speaker 2: I also am going to for a lot of this. 24 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:53,240 Speaker 2: This is sometimes I have to kind of uh, you know, 25 00:01:53,320 --> 00:01:55,800 Speaker 2: we cross streams a bit on this show, but I 26 00:01:55,840 --> 00:01:59,920 Speaker 2: have to be respectful to the fact that Demands also 27 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:04,240 Speaker 2: works for FS one out in California in the office, 28 00:02:04,400 --> 00:02:09,960 Speaker 2: and so for when I'm talking network stuff and things 29 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:12,800 Speaker 2: that have been written the last week, I'm gonna ice 30 00:02:12,880 --> 00:02:15,560 Speaker 2: Demanse out of the conversation because I just don't think 31 00:02:15,560 --> 00:02:18,680 Speaker 2: it's a fair position to put him in, uh, because 32 00:02:18,840 --> 00:02:22,959 Speaker 2: you know, there I probably have a little more freedom. 33 00:02:24,160 --> 00:02:26,280 Speaker 2: Freedom's the wrong word, but I probably feel a little 34 00:02:26,280 --> 00:02:29,640 Speaker 2: more comfortable talking about some of these things because we're 35 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:31,440 Speaker 2: you know, I've been with the company almost a decade. 36 00:02:31,760 --> 00:02:34,160 Speaker 2: I have a forward facing role. Demansey's been with the 37 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:36,600 Speaker 2: company for a couple of years and dozen and so 38 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:40,919 Speaker 2: so Demanse will be back with us momentarily. First, though, 39 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:42,880 Speaker 2: let's do what we normally do to start to show 40 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:45,680 Speaker 2: what missed the cut. The US has been eliminated from 41 00:02:45,720 --> 00:02:49,120 Speaker 2: three on three basketball, Jim Harbaugh saying I didn't know 42 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:54,000 Speaker 2: about any University of Michigan violations, and Jalen Hurts promotes 43 00:02:54,320 --> 00:02:58,079 Speaker 2: Olympic flag football in a pretty dope little promo video 44 00:02:58,440 --> 00:03:03,880 Speaker 2: for the twenty eight LA Olympic Games. But as we 45 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:07,560 Speaker 2: now get to where I want to start the show, 46 00:03:07,639 --> 00:03:13,840 Speaker 2: which is a massive, massive moment in FS one history, 47 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:18,480 Speaker 2: happened last week as Skip had his final show. And 48 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:22,000 Speaker 2: on top of that, there was then a lot of 49 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:28,280 Speaker 2: articles written that I was featured in, prominently despite the 50 00:03:28,280 --> 00:03:31,600 Speaker 2: fact that I talked to absolutely no one for them 51 00:03:31,960 --> 00:03:36,720 Speaker 2: about the future of the network. One of my before 52 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:40,800 Speaker 2: we get to any serious stuff, one kind of fun 53 00:03:40,800 --> 00:03:45,119 Speaker 2: little anecdote that this audience in particular will really appreciate. 54 00:03:45,200 --> 00:03:50,200 Speaker 2: As Nikola Jokic hits a fade away turnaround fifteen footer 55 00:03:50,480 --> 00:03:53,600 Speaker 2: to put Serbia up three with twenty five seconds left, 56 00:03:54,160 --> 00:03:56,280 Speaker 2: it looks now more and more like it's going to 57 00:03:56,320 --> 00:04:02,400 Speaker 2: be Serbia against the US in the semifinals. The picture 58 00:04:02,520 --> 00:04:08,440 Speaker 2: that one of those aggregators used when they took someone 59 00:04:08,440 --> 00:04:12,560 Speaker 2: else's reporting and then they used that the quote someone 60 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 2: else wrote, but they wanted the tweets and retweets in 61 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:19,320 Speaker 2: all of it. The picture that they use of me 62 00:04:19,920 --> 00:04:23,560 Speaker 2: with the caption about being the alleged future face of 63 00:04:23,600 --> 00:04:28,000 Speaker 2: the network is me at the World Series of Poker 64 00:04:28,640 --> 00:04:33,360 Speaker 2: at around two in the morning, right after I attempted 65 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:37,479 Speaker 2: a bluff that did not go my way and I 66 00:04:37,720 --> 00:04:41,600 Speaker 2: essentially had been all but eliminated from this poker tournament, 67 00:04:41,680 --> 00:04:49,080 Speaker 2: and I am just absolutely exhausted, despondent, and haggard. This 68 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:51,240 Speaker 2: is the p and it's a picture of me sitting 69 00:04:51,320 --> 00:04:54,960 Speaker 2: there staring off into space. That is the picture that 70 00:04:55,000 --> 00:04:59,440 Speaker 2: has been shared twenty thousand times about being the and 71 00:04:59,480 --> 00:05:02,719 Speaker 2: the ironies not lost on me the face of the 72 00:05:02,760 --> 00:05:06,280 Speaker 2: network when my face, which never looks that great but 73 00:05:06,440 --> 00:05:09,279 Speaker 2: really couldn't have looked worse than in that image. But 74 00:05:09,800 --> 00:05:12,120 Speaker 2: we'll get to that part later. First, I want to 75 00:05:12,120 --> 00:05:19,080 Speaker 2: talk about Skip, because I sent out this tweet right 76 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:24,480 Speaker 2: after Skip announced that it was his final show, and 77 00:05:24,520 --> 00:05:28,279 Speaker 2: I wrote a truly legendary run. Very few people in 78 00:05:28,320 --> 00:05:32,400 Speaker 2: any industry can say they helped create and define an 79 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:37,640 Speaker 2: entire genre. Skip did that. Salute and good luck in 80 00:05:37,720 --> 00:05:43,320 Speaker 2: whatever he does. Moving forward, and this was met, not 81 00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:48,000 Speaker 2: surprisingly with a lot of I don't know, anger or 82 00:05:48,080 --> 00:05:53,200 Speaker 2: angst from a lot of folks, mostly Lebron James fans 83 00:05:53,279 --> 00:05:57,760 Speaker 2: or supporters, saying, how can you say this? How can 84 00:05:57,800 --> 00:06:02,720 Speaker 2: you feel this way? And so I want to explain that, 85 00:06:03,320 --> 00:06:07,359 Speaker 2: and then I want to talk about Skip. So the 86 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:10,000 Speaker 2: reason I say that and feel this feel that way 87 00:06:10,080 --> 00:06:15,560 Speaker 2: is because I don't actually care that. I think Skip 88 00:06:15,720 --> 00:06:21,239 Speaker 2: was dead wrong for a decade about Lebron. I don't 89 00:06:22,240 --> 00:06:26,599 Speaker 2: That's not like people are entitled to their own sports opinions. 90 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:31,600 Speaker 2: I don't think his was phony. I don't think he 91 00:06:31,720 --> 00:06:35,480 Speaker 2: was pretending. I think and I've said this before, and 92 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:37,839 Speaker 2: I think people wondered if I was only saying it 93 00:06:37,880 --> 00:06:41,799 Speaker 2: because we're colleague. We were colleagues, but we're not colleagues anymore, 94 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:46,960 Speaker 2: and Serbia wins in Serbia advances by the way that 95 00:06:47,680 --> 00:06:50,520 Speaker 2: I think Skip could pass a lie detector test on 96 00:06:50,640 --> 00:06:54,160 Speaker 2: those takes, I think he truly believed it. I think 97 00:06:54,160 --> 00:06:57,000 Speaker 2: they were bad takes. I think he was wrong about it. 98 00:06:57,520 --> 00:07:04,000 Speaker 2: But as on the things that actually mattered, in my opinion, 99 00:07:04,760 --> 00:07:12,640 Speaker 2: when race and sports crossed over and there were real 100 00:07:12,760 --> 00:07:19,440 Speaker 2: discussions about real things, I felt Skip was consistently on 101 00:07:19,560 --> 00:07:23,640 Speaker 2: the right side of things. Now, I understand he and 102 00:07:23,760 --> 00:07:28,400 Speaker 2: Shannon got sideways at the end, and there was you know, 103 00:07:28,800 --> 00:07:32,800 Speaker 2: famous blow ups, and there were moments that really really 104 00:07:32,920 --> 00:07:37,640 Speaker 2: rubbed people the wrong way about how their interactions went. 105 00:07:38,160 --> 00:07:43,000 Speaker 2: And I know some people ascribed some of that to 106 00:07:43,320 --> 00:07:48,160 Speaker 2: malice or to their being a real racial component there. 107 00:07:48,840 --> 00:07:53,560 Speaker 2: And I'm here to tell you that for whatever flaws 108 00:07:53,600 --> 00:07:58,480 Speaker 2: you felt or things you liked or disliked about Skip 109 00:07:58,560 --> 00:08:03,480 Speaker 2: Bayless on TV, that on the actual human personal things, 110 00:08:04,400 --> 00:08:09,680 Speaker 2: I think he consistently was on the right side, not 111 00:08:09,800 --> 00:08:13,400 Speaker 2: on the wrong side. If he was out there doing 112 00:08:13,560 --> 00:08:23,320 Speaker 2: the what I think is trolling on real nonsports important 113 00:08:23,360 --> 00:08:27,720 Speaker 2: issues for clicks and likes and views. The way we 114 00:08:27,800 --> 00:08:31,160 Speaker 2: have seen a lot of people, many you know, some 115 00:08:31,240 --> 00:08:34,120 Speaker 2: of which used to prominently be in sports and now 116 00:08:34,240 --> 00:08:41,120 Speaker 2: crossed over to Carnival Barker political stuff. I wouldn't respect him, 117 00:08:41,160 --> 00:08:45,480 Speaker 2: but that's not how I ever felt. And so that's why, 118 00:08:45,640 --> 00:08:50,160 Speaker 2: even though I disagreed with basically everything he ever said 119 00:08:50,160 --> 00:08:54,240 Speaker 2: about my favorite athlete of all time, Lebron James, I 120 00:08:54,280 --> 00:08:58,480 Speaker 2: could feel comfortable saying those things. And here's the other 121 00:08:58,559 --> 00:09:03,280 Speaker 2: thing I want to say about skip because nothing made 122 00:09:03,360 --> 00:09:08,960 Speaker 2: me matter. Then when folks would act, would say, oh, 123 00:09:10,080 --> 00:09:13,320 Speaker 2: anyone could do what he did, if anyone could more, 124 00:09:13,320 --> 00:09:19,200 Speaker 2: would have Oh it's easy. I'm telling you right now 125 00:09:20,080 --> 00:09:27,160 Speaker 2: that man was on television every day for the better 126 00:09:27,280 --> 00:09:35,920 Speaker 2: part of twenty years. One of the absolute most important 127 00:09:36,080 --> 00:09:43,240 Speaker 2: or noteworthy voices in sports was paid accordingly. And I'm 128 00:09:43,280 --> 00:09:47,839 Speaker 2: here to tell you, if that were easy, everyone would 129 00:09:47,880 --> 00:09:56,920 Speaker 2: do it. And this dismissal of what he did over 130 00:09:56,960 --> 00:10:02,280 Speaker 2: a career because folks didn't lie the way he did 131 00:10:02,280 --> 00:10:07,160 Speaker 2: it or the opinions he had, I think is ludicrous. 132 00:10:08,440 --> 00:10:15,520 Speaker 2: There are so many folks who would saw off their 133 00:10:15,679 --> 00:10:21,160 Speaker 2: left arm for that platform. And if it was as 134 00:10:21,240 --> 00:10:25,400 Speaker 2: simple as, oh, I'm just gonna say this guy who's 135 00:10:25,440 --> 00:10:29,280 Speaker 2: awesome stinks, and that guy who stinks is awesome, and 136 00:10:29,320 --> 00:10:33,679 Speaker 2: that's the path to riches and success and fame, then 137 00:10:33,720 --> 00:10:37,679 Speaker 2: a lot of people would do it. Okay. And so 138 00:10:37,760 --> 00:10:45,760 Speaker 2: I'm again, it is not the style that I try 139 00:10:45,800 --> 00:10:49,360 Speaker 2: to emulate. It is not what I think I do best, 140 00:10:50,120 --> 00:10:52,240 Speaker 2: and I don't even I'm not even here to say 141 00:10:53,000 --> 00:10:56,839 Speaker 2: make a moral judgment on whether it's good or bad 142 00:10:57,040 --> 00:11:01,000 Speaker 2: or indifferent. What I do know is it is something 143 00:11:02,320 --> 00:11:06,280 Speaker 2: that for the better part of twenty years the audience 144 00:11:06,320 --> 00:11:14,120 Speaker 2: responded to, felt passionate about, and he was at near 145 00:11:14,240 --> 00:11:20,400 Speaker 2: the top of the sports fan conversation until basically the 146 00:11:20,480 --> 00:11:28,000 Speaker 2: last year. And that's also why on a personal level, 147 00:11:29,559 --> 00:11:36,040 Speaker 2: I'm bummed that he didn't do a victory lap. And 148 00:11:36,080 --> 00:11:38,520 Speaker 2: this is something that I've talked to no one about. 149 00:11:39,200 --> 00:11:43,800 Speaker 2: And this is I have for any of my the 150 00:11:43,920 --> 00:11:48,400 Speaker 2: FS one bosses or executives or anyone who credit to them, 151 00:11:49,320 --> 00:11:53,880 Speaker 2: never mess with me about anything. Never tell me, do 152 00:11:54,080 --> 00:11:57,720 Speaker 2: talk about this, don't talk about this. It's a true autonomy, 153 00:11:58,400 --> 00:12:00,520 Speaker 2: and it's one of the reasons I love where I work. 154 00:12:01,400 --> 00:12:03,560 Speaker 2: I think one of the reasons I have that is 155 00:12:03,600 --> 00:12:10,200 Speaker 2: because I am very judicious about when I do and 156 00:12:10,360 --> 00:12:16,360 Speaker 2: don't talk about family business, if you will. And because 157 00:12:16,400 --> 00:12:20,400 Speaker 2: of that, I think I've built up quite a well 158 00:12:20,440 --> 00:12:24,280 Speaker 2: of credibility and goodwill on that. So I'm going to 159 00:12:24,440 --> 00:12:29,000 Speaker 2: dip into a bit of it here and discuss something 160 00:12:29,520 --> 00:12:34,600 Speaker 2: that is just how I truly feel. And by the way, 161 00:12:34,720 --> 00:12:36,960 Speaker 2: I want to say this on the front end, I 162 00:12:37,000 --> 00:12:41,199 Speaker 2: don't believe Skip not having a victory lamp or farewell 163 00:12:41,280 --> 00:12:45,040 Speaker 2: shows or any of that was because he was not 164 00:12:45,280 --> 00:12:50,439 Speaker 2: allowed that. I'm basically certain that's not why it was 165 00:12:50,480 --> 00:12:53,120 Speaker 2: because he didn't want to do it. Because I don't 166 00:12:53,160 --> 00:12:56,160 Speaker 2: think that he views this as a farewell. He've used 167 00:12:56,200 --> 00:12:58,720 Speaker 2: it as all right, I'm onto my next thing and 168 00:12:58,960 --> 00:13:01,480 Speaker 2: good luck, and that very well may be the case. 169 00:13:02,240 --> 00:13:06,640 Speaker 2: I am saying that what I would have liked as 170 00:13:06,679 --> 00:13:12,080 Speaker 2: a consumer of sports media is if a couple weeks 171 00:13:12,120 --> 00:13:17,240 Speaker 2: ago he had said, guys, my final shows are coming up, 172 00:13:18,240 --> 00:13:22,400 Speaker 2: and the last week, god dogg it, we are doing 173 00:13:22,480 --> 00:13:27,040 Speaker 2: the greatest hits. We are going to do the Tim 174 00:13:27,160 --> 00:13:31,040 Speaker 2: Tebow Show and I'm gonna sit here and pound the 175 00:13:31,120 --> 00:13:34,280 Speaker 2: table and tell you while I why I was always right. 176 00:13:34,760 --> 00:13:38,240 Speaker 2: And then we're gonna do the Tom Brady Show and 177 00:13:38,280 --> 00:13:41,200 Speaker 2: I'm gonna sit here and pound the table and tell 178 00:13:41,240 --> 00:13:43,920 Speaker 2: you while I why I was always right. And then 179 00:13:43,920 --> 00:13:47,760 Speaker 2: we're gonna do the Lebron show or shows, and I'm 180 00:13:47,760 --> 00:13:51,000 Speaker 2: gonna sit here and pound the table and tell you 181 00:13:51,080 --> 00:13:54,880 Speaker 2: why I was always right. That's what I and of 182 00:13:54,880 --> 00:13:57,600 Speaker 2: course I'm leaving it out. Then we're gonna do the 183 00:13:57,720 --> 00:14:01,400 Speaker 2: Dallas Cowboys show, and I'm gonna see here and pound 184 00:14:01,440 --> 00:14:04,800 Speaker 2: the table and tell you why I was always right. 185 00:14:06,040 --> 00:14:11,640 Speaker 2: I think, and I don't give a sh if kids 186 00:14:11,679 --> 00:14:14,960 Speaker 2: who write about this stuff on the internet see this 187 00:14:15,600 --> 00:14:20,000 Speaker 2: and writ me for it. I owe the audience nothing 188 00:14:20,480 --> 00:14:23,480 Speaker 2: but honesty and my hard work, and I'm giving you both. 189 00:14:24,160 --> 00:14:30,960 Speaker 2: I as a consumer, would have loved it. I wanted that, 190 00:14:31,840 --> 00:14:36,560 Speaker 2: and I was so. I had heard through the whispers 191 00:14:37,400 --> 00:14:39,720 Speaker 2: that this past Friday was going to be his last show. 192 00:14:42,080 --> 00:14:45,560 Speaker 2: But then I watched it and I was certain everyone 193 00:14:45,680 --> 00:14:49,120 Speaker 2: was wrong. So I'm like, well he didn't. I was like, 194 00:14:49,240 --> 00:14:52,240 Speaker 2: it was like, hold on a second, there's ninety seconds 195 00:14:52,320 --> 00:14:55,880 Speaker 2: left and they're talking about the US Puerto Rico game. 196 00:14:56,280 --> 00:14:59,320 Speaker 2: This can't be it, like we're not gonna get But 197 00:14:59,400 --> 00:15:02,000 Speaker 2: it was. And that was Listen, that was Skip's call, 198 00:15:02,280 --> 00:15:04,080 Speaker 2: and he earned the right by the way to do 199 00:15:04,200 --> 00:15:07,160 Speaker 2: whatever he wanted to do. And if he didn't want 200 00:15:07,200 --> 00:15:10,640 Speaker 2: to look at it as a farewell but to see 201 00:15:10,720 --> 00:15:12,760 Speaker 2: you later, then I get why he didn't do it. 202 00:15:12,880 --> 00:15:16,960 Speaker 2: I'm just saying, for me, Nick Wright, that's what I wanted, 203 00:15:17,440 --> 00:15:21,800 Speaker 2: And God dog it, man, because I don't have like 204 00:15:21,840 --> 00:15:25,480 Speaker 2: a real I have a friendly relationship with Sip Skip. 205 00:15:25,520 --> 00:15:28,400 Speaker 2: He's always been gracious and kind to me and my wife. 206 00:15:28,520 --> 00:15:31,120 Speaker 2: We've seen each other but he's not like someone that 207 00:15:31,200 --> 00:15:34,080 Speaker 2: I have a deep personal relationship with. We've been on 208 00:15:34,120 --> 00:15:37,400 Speaker 2: the opposite side of the country for eight years, so 209 00:15:37,440 --> 00:15:39,440 Speaker 2: it's not like someone that you know, he doesn't go 210 00:15:39,480 --> 00:15:42,360 Speaker 2: to me for counsel. But if he did, I would 211 00:15:42,400 --> 00:15:47,600 Speaker 2: have told him, do a victory lap man in this 212 00:15:47,720 --> 00:15:51,760 Speaker 2: thing we do. You're one of the founding fathers. And 213 00:15:51,880 --> 00:15:56,560 Speaker 2: people can say, ah, he did this, he made it bad, 214 00:15:56,640 --> 00:15:59,560 Speaker 2: or he did this. Man, you can have your opinions. 215 00:16:00,120 --> 00:16:03,640 Speaker 2: I'm not here to tell the audience to you know, 216 00:16:03,960 --> 00:16:06,720 Speaker 2: eat your vegetables. They're good for you. I'm here to 217 00:16:06,760 --> 00:16:10,560 Speaker 2: tell the audience choose with your eyes. Man. You and 218 00:16:10,800 --> 00:16:16,280 Speaker 2: for a very long time, very long time, the audience 219 00:16:16,520 --> 00:16:23,600 Speaker 2: told you they vibe with what he was doing. And 220 00:16:23,600 --> 00:16:26,640 Speaker 2: and so I just thought he had earned that and 221 00:16:26,680 --> 00:16:29,160 Speaker 2: I and I know he would have been afforded that 222 00:16:29,240 --> 00:16:31,800 Speaker 2: if he wanted to do it, but he chose not to. 223 00:16:31,880 --> 00:16:34,880 Speaker 2: So that's his prerogative. But for me as a consumer, 224 00:16:34,920 --> 00:16:41,320 Speaker 2: it was a bummer and I that and then I'm 225 00:16:41,360 --> 00:16:43,600 Speaker 2: gonna get on and move to the future part of it. 226 00:16:43,640 --> 00:16:46,440 Speaker 2: But this is a big moment, man. This is and 227 00:16:46,600 --> 00:16:50,480 Speaker 2: here's the other thing that I'm gonna say that a 228 00:16:50,520 --> 00:16:59,360 Speaker 2: FS one exists the way it does now because of 229 00:16:59,520 --> 00:17:04,560 Speaker 2: Colin and Skip Bayless taking a chance and coming over 230 00:17:05,040 --> 00:17:09,040 Speaker 2: and giving our network credibility. And then the third person 231 00:17:09,440 --> 00:17:13,040 Speaker 2: who would be on that credit list would be Shannon 232 00:17:13,840 --> 00:17:18,800 Speaker 2: because of what Shannon and Skip built together. But it 233 00:17:18,840 --> 00:17:24,200 Speaker 2: took Colin and Skip taking a leap and taking a chance, 234 00:17:24,760 --> 00:17:30,040 Speaker 2: and then Shannon and Skip had this amazing partnership for 235 00:17:30,560 --> 00:17:34,920 Speaker 2: years that obviously at the end went sideways a bit. 236 00:17:35,400 --> 00:17:38,439 Speaker 2: I think that's fair to say. But you sit across 237 00:17:38,480 --> 00:17:41,879 Speaker 2: the table from someone from someone five days a week, 238 00:17:42,080 --> 00:17:44,359 Speaker 2: two hundred and thirty times a year, for two and 239 00:17:44,440 --> 00:17:47,880 Speaker 2: a half hours, where the where on the promo pictures, 240 00:17:47,920 --> 00:17:51,400 Speaker 2: you guys are in boxing gloves, where the whole conceit 241 00:17:51,520 --> 00:17:55,160 Speaker 2: of the show is we are doing battle. And you see, 242 00:17:55,160 --> 00:17:59,679 Speaker 2: if you think that can ever sustain for longer than 243 00:17:59,680 --> 00:18:02,560 Speaker 2: Skip and Shannon did, you can say, well, Tony and 244 00:18:02,600 --> 00:18:04,880 Speaker 2: Mike have done it for twenty years. Tony and Mike 245 00:18:05,040 --> 00:18:07,480 Speaker 2: a lot of things there. A they're not usually across 246 00:18:07,520 --> 00:18:10,200 Speaker 2: the table from each other, they're in different studios often. 247 00:18:10,480 --> 00:18:14,919 Speaker 2: B it's a thirty minute show. And see they're not pugilists. 248 00:18:15,200 --> 00:18:18,720 Speaker 2: They're very often playing jazz. They're agreeing with each other, 249 00:18:18,800 --> 00:18:21,879 Speaker 2: occasionally disagreeing, and listen, I think Tony and Mike what 250 00:18:21,920 --> 00:18:23,879 Speaker 2: they've done is the greatest partnership in the history of 251 00:18:23,920 --> 00:18:26,640 Speaker 2: sports media site from maybe Mike and the Mad Dog. 252 00:18:26,880 --> 00:18:29,280 Speaker 2: Mike and the Mad Dog, by the way, ended similar 253 00:18:29,320 --> 00:18:32,800 Speaker 2: to Skip and Shannon. It is very, very very difficult 254 00:18:33,240 --> 00:18:36,000 Speaker 2: to have be like, Okay, here's the idea you two 255 00:18:36,440 --> 00:18:40,080 Speaker 2: we're gonna build. We're gonna find things you disagree on 256 00:18:40,560 --> 00:18:43,879 Speaker 2: that will be almost all we talk about. You both 257 00:18:44,400 --> 00:18:47,639 Speaker 2: have to be certain you're correct and just do that 258 00:18:47,720 --> 00:18:49,719 Speaker 2: every single day for years and years and years, and 259 00:18:49,720 --> 00:18:51,720 Speaker 2: not at some point have it be like, Okay, I 260 00:18:51,720 --> 00:18:55,600 Speaker 2: can't do this anymore. That happens. That's so I don't. 261 00:18:56,160 --> 00:18:59,080 Speaker 2: I don't look at how that ended as a as 262 00:18:59,119 --> 00:19:04,600 Speaker 2: a black mark, look at his things in and so 263 00:19:04,600 --> 00:19:12,040 Speaker 2: so I am incredibly grateful that Skip took the chance 264 00:19:12,080 --> 00:19:15,280 Speaker 2: he did, that Colin took the chance he did, and 265 00:19:15,320 --> 00:19:21,240 Speaker 2: then both of those people allowed me, when nobody knew 266 00:19:21,400 --> 00:19:25,560 Speaker 2: who I was in outside of Kansas City and Houston, 267 00:19:26,200 --> 00:19:29,760 Speaker 2: to go on their platforms and very often tell them 268 00:19:29,800 --> 00:19:31,920 Speaker 2: why they were wrong about stuff and I was right. 269 00:19:33,240 --> 00:19:42,120 Speaker 2: And now smash cut to now Skip Leaves and there's 270 00:19:42,200 --> 00:19:48,520 Speaker 2: all these articles written Nick right the new face of 271 00:19:48,720 --> 00:19:55,359 Speaker 2: FS one can I all right, So this is where 272 00:19:55,880 --> 00:20:04,439 Speaker 2: I am going to just be totally honest with you guys, 273 00:20:05,560 --> 00:20:08,200 Speaker 2: and I again hope you take my word for it 274 00:20:08,960 --> 00:20:11,960 Speaker 2: because a lot of you guys have heard me say 275 00:20:13,600 --> 00:20:20,520 Speaker 2: that my career goals the one, the one career goal. 276 00:20:21,040 --> 00:20:25,159 Speaker 2: I've added a few as of late, like I'd like 277 00:20:25,200 --> 00:20:28,920 Speaker 2: to at one point be a part of an Olympics broadcast, 278 00:20:29,520 --> 00:20:31,399 Speaker 2: even though I have a good friend who regularly was 279 00:20:31,400 --> 00:20:33,040 Speaker 2: a part of the Olympics broadcast and he was like, 280 00:20:33,119 --> 00:20:37,879 Speaker 2: don't do it. Miserable work, but the you know, I 281 00:20:38,000 --> 00:20:40,719 Speaker 2: would like to be. There's other things I've added as 282 00:20:40,760 --> 00:20:46,160 Speaker 2: the career went on. But the thing that was there 283 00:20:46,800 --> 00:20:49,919 Speaker 2: the day I walked out of Syracuse that is still 284 00:20:49,960 --> 00:20:54,320 Speaker 2: there that I have not yet achieved is as I've described, 285 00:20:55,200 --> 00:20:58,600 Speaker 2: family feud style, ask one hundred people on the street 286 00:20:59,640 --> 00:21:03,439 Speaker 2: who the biggest or the best sports talk guy in 287 00:21:03,480 --> 00:21:08,200 Speaker 2: the country. I want to win that poll, and I'm 288 00:21:08,240 --> 00:21:11,639 Speaker 2: not there yet. The Skip was on the top of 289 00:21:11,640 --> 00:21:14,560 Speaker 2: that at one point. Colin's been on the top of that. 290 00:21:14,760 --> 00:21:17,439 Speaker 2: You know, steven A's obviously been on the top of that. 291 00:21:17,920 --> 00:21:21,520 Speaker 2: We go back further, Dan Patrick like, there's other people 292 00:21:21,600 --> 00:21:24,679 Speaker 2: and I don't even want to mention everyone who have 293 00:21:24,800 --> 00:21:26,199 Speaker 2: been on the top of that. I've never been on 294 00:21:26,240 --> 00:21:28,679 Speaker 2: the top of that. I now feel like I'm in 295 00:21:28,720 --> 00:21:32,040 Speaker 2: a place where I would get votes. I would show 296 00:21:32,119 --> 00:21:34,879 Speaker 2: up again if it's family feud and there were like 297 00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:39,200 Speaker 2: seven little blanks. You know, maybe maybe it says Nick, right, 298 00:21:39,280 --> 00:21:41,360 Speaker 2: and you know there's four people voted for, you get 299 00:21:41,359 --> 00:21:44,560 Speaker 2: a few points. But I'm not there yet. So I 300 00:21:44,600 --> 00:21:50,640 Speaker 2: think people see face of the network and they're like, man, Nick, 301 00:21:51,840 --> 00:21:57,200 Speaker 2: this is what you want. And I'm here to tell you, Yeah, 302 00:21:58,119 --> 00:22:00,680 Speaker 2: in theory of course, it's what I want. And I'm 303 00:22:00,680 --> 00:22:05,840 Speaker 2: also here to tell you it is absolutely unequivocally inaccurate 304 00:22:05,920 --> 00:22:09,960 Speaker 2: to say it now. The face of FS one is 305 00:22:10,000 --> 00:22:15,280 Speaker 2: Colin cowhurt, and he has been for some time, and 306 00:22:16,440 --> 00:22:25,240 Speaker 2: that is undeniable. And right now. The reason I get 307 00:22:25,400 --> 00:22:31,879 Speaker 2: uncomfortable with folks, I get doubly uncomfortable with folks putting 308 00:22:31,920 --> 00:22:35,239 Speaker 2: me in that for well, doubly uncomfortable I get for 309 00:22:35,280 --> 00:22:39,199 Speaker 2: two reasons. One is because it's Colin. The other is 310 00:22:40,680 --> 00:22:48,719 Speaker 2: I am not right now trying to be that, because 311 00:22:48,840 --> 00:22:54,840 Speaker 2: right now I'm not a solo act and don't want 312 00:22:54,880 --> 00:22:58,879 Speaker 2: to be. Right now. I am part of a team, 313 00:23:00,160 --> 00:23:02,760 Speaker 2: and I get oddly emotional talking about this. I don't 314 00:23:02,800 --> 00:23:05,960 Speaker 2: know why, but just bear with me. So if those 315 00:23:06,080 --> 00:23:11,119 Speaker 2: articles had said First Things First is now positioned to 316 00:23:11,200 --> 00:23:16,040 Speaker 2: be the best show on the network or the biggest whatever, 317 00:23:17,280 --> 00:23:22,000 Speaker 2: I would take that. I would that is what I want, 318 00:23:22,520 --> 00:23:25,840 Speaker 2: That is what we attempt to do every day. But 319 00:23:27,119 --> 00:23:33,480 Speaker 2: positioning it as Nick right is so wildly I think 320 00:23:33,560 --> 00:23:38,480 Speaker 2: disrespectful to Wilds and brew that it makes me uncomfortable. 321 00:23:39,080 --> 00:23:42,159 Speaker 2: First Things First has existed. The seven year anniversary of 322 00:23:42,200 --> 00:23:46,960 Speaker 2: it is in twenty eight days. Seven years that show 323 00:23:46,960 --> 00:23:50,000 Speaker 2: has been on the air. Nick Wright's been a part 324 00:23:50,080 --> 00:23:55,960 Speaker 2: of it all seven okay, Ever, from day one to 325 00:23:56,119 --> 00:23:59,919 Speaker 2: right now, I've done probably that show. If we do 326 00:24:00,080 --> 00:24:04,080 Speaker 2: two hundred and thirty a year, seven times two thirty 327 00:24:04,760 --> 00:24:09,720 Speaker 2: is sixteen ten. If we've done sixteen hundred and ten shows, 328 00:24:10,040 --> 00:24:13,840 Speaker 2: I've done probably fifteen hundred and ninety of them. I 329 00:24:13,880 --> 00:24:17,879 Speaker 2: think there's probably been twenty shows total that the show's 330 00:24:17,920 --> 00:24:22,520 Speaker 2: been on the air, and I haven't been there. And 331 00:24:22,960 --> 00:24:31,000 Speaker 2: that show was only beloved, super popular, successful, and part 332 00:24:31,000 --> 00:24:35,480 Speaker 2: of the zeitgeist once Wilds and Brew got there with me. 333 00:24:37,680 --> 00:24:41,320 Speaker 2: That is what that's what the show is. And I 334 00:24:41,440 --> 00:24:46,600 Speaker 2: understand I'm not again, I am aware enough to know 335 00:24:47,320 --> 00:24:51,280 Speaker 2: that because I've been there the longest and because I 336 00:24:51,440 --> 00:24:55,119 Speaker 2: kind of have the spiciest takes or the you know, 337 00:24:55,240 --> 00:25:00,159 Speaker 2: the I'm the the most vocal of the opinionists that 338 00:25:01,160 --> 00:25:04,480 Speaker 2: you know. I'm in the on the poster, I'm in 339 00:25:04,520 --> 00:25:08,320 Speaker 2: the middle, like I get that piece of it. I'm not. 340 00:25:08,359 --> 00:25:12,520 Speaker 2: I'm not trying to be fake humble. I understand that, 341 00:25:12,960 --> 00:25:15,399 Speaker 2: and I take pride in that, and I work my 342 00:25:15,480 --> 00:25:20,720 Speaker 2: ass off for it. But that is not Nick Wright's show. 343 00:25:22,200 --> 00:25:26,440 Speaker 2: That's our show, Colin. I'm comfortable saying is Colin show 344 00:25:26,600 --> 00:25:30,520 Speaker 2: because it's called The Herd with Colin Cowhard. It's his show, 345 00:25:31,240 --> 00:25:36,879 Speaker 2: and Colin it's like it is the the cornerstone of 346 00:25:36,920 --> 00:25:43,600 Speaker 2: the network. And so I just I just thought those 347 00:25:43,840 --> 00:25:49,719 Speaker 2: articles were prematurely disrespectful to him, and I don't like it. 348 00:25:50,680 --> 00:25:54,639 Speaker 2: And I also thought they were dismissive of Wild's and Brew. 349 00:25:55,960 --> 00:26:00,280 Speaker 2: And I would say for anyone who wrote these things, 350 00:26:01,080 --> 00:26:05,040 Speaker 2: most of you guys have my cell phone number. Now, 351 00:26:05,040 --> 00:26:10,240 Speaker 2: I understand historically I never talk to anybody, but you 352 00:26:10,280 --> 00:26:14,760 Speaker 2: can still ask. Maybe I'll surprise you. Maybe I'll give 353 00:26:14,800 --> 00:26:18,679 Speaker 2: a quote saying exactly this now. Maybe I'll leave you 354 00:26:18,720 --> 00:26:21,000 Speaker 2: on red as I have for years. And I understand 355 00:26:21,000 --> 00:26:24,680 Speaker 2: that's probably why people in sports media reporting don't reach 356 00:26:24,720 --> 00:26:28,200 Speaker 2: out to me anymore, because I don't ever give comments. 357 00:26:28,200 --> 00:26:31,640 Speaker 2: I don't talk about it. I feel like it's it's 358 00:26:31,680 --> 00:26:35,560 Speaker 2: a dangerous game to play, but maybe I would. I 359 00:26:35,560 --> 00:26:38,000 Speaker 2: don't know. I'm doing it here now. And I tagged 360 00:26:38,040 --> 00:26:40,879 Speaker 2: all those folks in the tweet promoting the show because 361 00:26:40,880 --> 00:26:45,280 Speaker 2: I wanted them to hear this and everything I've said 362 00:26:45,359 --> 00:26:49,000 Speaker 2: these last twenty five minutes, I will stand by entirely. 363 00:26:49,400 --> 00:26:51,879 Speaker 2: And if folks want to be mad at me about 364 00:26:51,880 --> 00:26:56,919 Speaker 2: the fact that I didn't take some celebratory thing about 365 00:26:56,960 --> 00:27:00,720 Speaker 2: skit because he and I disagree vehemently about Lebron James, 366 00:27:00,960 --> 00:27:04,440 Speaker 2: and that's fine. You don't get you don't get me that, 367 00:27:04,440 --> 00:27:11,720 Speaker 2: That's totally fine. And if some of my other colleagues, 368 00:27:12,280 --> 00:27:19,280 Speaker 2: not at the network, friends and colleagues who think I'm 369 00:27:19,440 --> 00:27:27,120 Speaker 2: too deferential to Colin feel that way, that's your prerogative. 370 00:27:27,359 --> 00:27:31,639 Speaker 2: That's fine. It's not how I feel. I am very 371 00:27:31,680 --> 00:27:39,480 Speaker 2: aware of the supercharge that my career was given by 372 00:27:40,520 --> 00:27:46,400 Speaker 2: Colin believing in me, and that is a type of 373 00:27:46,560 --> 00:27:54,199 Speaker 2: blood loyalty that I will always be grateful for and 374 00:27:54,440 --> 00:28:00,160 Speaker 2: never be dismissed ab of ever. And lastly, I am 375 00:28:00,160 --> 00:28:03,960 Speaker 2: still trying to be the answer to those family feud 376 00:28:04,280 --> 00:28:09,360 Speaker 2: style questions. I am closer now than I ever have been, 377 00:28:10,119 --> 00:28:15,280 Speaker 2: and that is because first things first is cooking, and 378 00:28:15,440 --> 00:28:20,200 Speaker 2: first things first is cooking. Because me, Wilds and Brew 379 00:28:20,760 --> 00:28:25,000 Speaker 2: love each other, work great together and filling each other's 380 00:28:25,000 --> 00:28:28,600 Speaker 2: blanks like a good marriage. Honest to God, where I 381 00:28:28,680 --> 00:28:32,720 Speaker 2: am weak, Wild is strong, where Wild's is weak, I'm 382 00:28:32,800 --> 00:28:37,440 Speaker 2: strong where bruces Like that is how the Brew doesn't 383 00:28:37,520 --> 00:28:41,200 Speaker 2: have really too many weaknesses, aside from the fact that 384 00:28:41,280 --> 00:28:44,600 Speaker 2: he constantly disagrees with you know, except for his Michael Jordan, 385 00:28:45,240 --> 00:28:48,600 Speaker 2: you know, blind Spot. But Brew gives our show a 386 00:28:48,800 --> 00:28:52,280 Speaker 2: credibility and an authority that it wouldn't be there without him. 387 00:28:52,320 --> 00:28:55,560 Speaker 2: And it's great to work with a guy who's literally 388 00:28:56,040 --> 00:28:58,240 Speaker 2: never been in a bad mood as far as I 389 00:28:58,280 --> 00:29:00,800 Speaker 2: can tell a single day of his life. I've never 390 00:29:00,840 --> 00:29:05,880 Speaker 2: seen anyone like him ever, and so that yet do 391 00:29:05,960 --> 00:29:09,920 Speaker 2: I want that show to be the biggest, best, number 392 00:29:09,920 --> 00:29:14,120 Speaker 2: one show on the network. You're goddamn right. Will that 393 00:29:14,200 --> 00:29:18,840 Speaker 2: be a validation of me personally? No, it's a validation 394 00:29:19,080 --> 00:29:25,880 Speaker 2: of what we're doing collectively. And that's like I had 395 00:29:26,000 --> 00:29:28,719 Speaker 2: so many people send me those tweets in those articles, 396 00:29:28,800 --> 00:29:32,400 Speaker 2: and each time I felt a little more uncomfortable about it. 397 00:29:32,480 --> 00:29:37,560 Speaker 2: So spend thirty minutes here discussing it. Now, take a 398 00:29:37,560 --> 00:29:40,880 Speaker 2: break and talk about what really matters, which is Patrick 399 00:29:40,920 --> 00:29:44,080 Speaker 2: Mahomes not being the number one football player in the 400 00:29:44,160 --> 00:29:49,040 Speaker 2: NFL because everyone lists, everyone's lists except for mine, are 401 00:29:49,320 --> 00:29:58,560 Speaker 2: just terrible. We'll do that next. What's Right? All right? 402 00:29:58,640 --> 00:30:02,440 Speaker 2: Welcome back in What's Right? With Nick? Right? Deman's sorry 403 00:30:02,480 --> 00:30:04,840 Speaker 2: to I issue out there for the beginning of that. 404 00:30:06,320 --> 00:30:08,280 Speaker 2: For the beginning of that, I figured you wouldn't mind. 405 00:30:08,560 --> 00:30:12,360 Speaker 2: Before we get to the rest of the program. In 406 00:30:12,360 --> 00:30:15,280 Speaker 2: the NFL Top one hundred, let me remind you, guys, 407 00:30:15,320 --> 00:30:19,120 Speaker 2: if you're looking for your next favorite tequila. Teamanna is 408 00:30:19,160 --> 00:30:22,880 Speaker 2: a premium, small batch tequila founded by Dwayne the Rock Johnson. 409 00:30:22,920 --> 00:30:26,440 Speaker 2: Got some right here. 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That's just about thirty 424 00:31:20,120 --> 00:31:24,600 Speaker 2: minutes north of here, all right, Deman's the other thing 425 00:31:24,720 --> 00:31:28,040 Speaker 2: that happened this weekend that everyone knew I was going 426 00:31:28,080 --> 00:31:31,240 Speaker 2: to at some point respond to was the NFL Top 427 00:31:31,280 --> 00:31:36,440 Speaker 2: one hundred list, which is just a total and complete debacle. 428 00:31:36,800 --> 00:31:37,920 Speaker 2: So let's discuss it. 429 00:31:38,800 --> 00:31:42,040 Speaker 3: Yes, so the NFL Top one hundred came out. Patrick 430 00:31:42,040 --> 00:31:44,960 Speaker 3: Mahomes is in the top ten, but he obviously wasn't 431 00:31:45,040 --> 00:31:46,920 Speaker 3: number one. That was Turrek Kill. Yeah, I think the 432 00:31:47,160 --> 00:31:51,280 Speaker 3: Travis Kelcey. Yeah, Patrick Mahomes at four, Sorry about that? 433 00:31:52,040 --> 00:31:54,960 Speaker 3: Should should Mahomes take this personally and use it as 434 00:31:54,960 --> 00:31:56,280 Speaker 3: bulletin board material or. 435 00:31:58,120 --> 00:32:00,600 Speaker 2: Well, yeah, I mean it is. I mean it's this 436 00:32:00,680 --> 00:32:05,440 Speaker 2: isn't like Michael Jordan having to create fake stuff to 437 00:32:05,440 --> 00:32:09,480 Speaker 2: be motivated about. This is a Patrick Mahomes And people 438 00:32:09,480 --> 00:32:13,360 Speaker 2: were like, oh, it was done before the playoffs started. 439 00:32:13,600 --> 00:32:17,720 Speaker 2: I don't care, it doesn't matter. So you mean it 440 00:32:17,800 --> 00:32:21,320 Speaker 2: was done while he was the defending MVP and the 441 00:32:21,360 --> 00:32:25,440 Speaker 2: defending Super Bowl MVP and the defending champion. That's when 442 00:32:25,440 --> 00:32:29,640 Speaker 2: the voting was done, and that's when folks said that 443 00:32:30,520 --> 00:32:35,400 Speaker 2: Lamar Jackson is a better quarterback Tyree Kill who used 444 00:32:35,440 --> 00:32:38,200 Speaker 2: to be on the Chiefs. The Chiefs traded him away, 445 00:32:38,640 --> 00:32:41,360 Speaker 2: and when the voting was done had not lost a 446 00:32:41,400 --> 00:32:44,320 Speaker 2: playoff game since he was gone, and since the voting 447 00:32:44,440 --> 00:32:49,320 Speaker 2: was done one four more playoff games, and Christian McCaffery 448 00:32:49,360 --> 00:32:51,800 Speaker 2: are all better than him. You have a funny look 449 00:32:51,840 --> 00:32:56,240 Speaker 2: on your face here to Monsey, like, do you think 450 00:32:56,600 --> 00:33:01,280 Speaker 2: there is any point in last year's football calendar where 451 00:33:01,320 --> 00:33:04,320 Speaker 2: if you were if you were asked who's the best 452 00:33:04,320 --> 00:33:08,280 Speaker 2: player in the NFL, you wouldn't have said Patrick Mahomes. 453 00:33:09,040 --> 00:33:12,240 Speaker 3: I think that you've instilled a little biased on me. 454 00:33:12,320 --> 00:33:16,560 Speaker 3: But it is like a little it's a snub like 455 00:33:16,600 --> 00:33:18,480 Speaker 3: either way you look at it, it just they stubbed 456 00:33:18,560 --> 00:33:20,719 Speaker 3: him all the way at four still like not even 457 00:33:20,800 --> 00:33:22,680 Speaker 3: number two or anything like that. But number four is 458 00:33:22,720 --> 00:33:23,640 Speaker 3: pretty crazy. 459 00:33:23,360 --> 00:33:28,880 Speaker 2: And behind another quarterback. Listen, I understand that Lamar had 460 00:33:28,880 --> 00:33:31,400 Speaker 2: a wonderful year until, of course, he played Patrick in 461 00:33:31,440 --> 00:33:34,360 Speaker 2: the playoffs and for some reason short circuited a bit. 462 00:33:35,160 --> 00:33:38,360 Speaker 2: I get that, but and I understand this voting was 463 00:33:38,400 --> 00:33:43,280 Speaker 2: done before that, But at no point should someone have 464 00:33:43,360 --> 00:33:46,120 Speaker 2: been able to say, at no point in the last 465 00:33:46,400 --> 00:33:50,960 Speaker 2: two years has it been a credible opinion that anyone 466 00:33:51,080 --> 00:33:54,480 Speaker 2: other than that guy is the best player in the league. 467 00:33:54,640 --> 00:34:00,480 Speaker 2: And I said this on the show, and who was it? 468 00:34:00,640 --> 00:34:05,880 Speaker 2: Manginie and Wilds disagreed. Brew agreed. But if somehow the 469 00:34:05,960 --> 00:34:14,640 Speaker 2: Chiefs were offered Lamar Tyreek and Christian McCaffrey for Patrick Mahomes, 470 00:34:15,040 --> 00:34:19,520 Speaker 2: they say no, And Wild's and Mangini were like, I'd 471 00:34:19,520 --> 00:34:21,520 Speaker 2: be one hell of a team I'm like, well, how 472 00:34:21,600 --> 00:34:25,040 Speaker 2: much better of a team can you be than the 473 00:34:25,120 --> 00:34:29,560 Speaker 2: two time defending Super Bowl champion? Like, honest to god. 474 00:34:30,000 --> 00:34:35,560 Speaker 2: And so the part of it that's really galling is 475 00:34:35,600 --> 00:34:39,239 Speaker 2: not being the number one quarterback. So like you can 476 00:34:39,440 --> 00:34:42,680 Speaker 2: ask the follow up and all elaborate on that, uh, 477 00:34:42,920 --> 00:34:43,600 Speaker 2: and we'll get to it. 478 00:34:43,920 --> 00:34:46,239 Speaker 3: Yeah, So if Mahomes is number one, how would you 479 00:34:46,239 --> 00:34:47,799 Speaker 3: feel about Threek? He'll be a number two. 480 00:34:49,080 --> 00:34:52,440 Speaker 2: I'd be okay with that. I like if they simply like, 481 00:34:53,160 --> 00:34:58,000 Speaker 2: I'd be okay with that. I don't know that I think. 482 00:34:58,080 --> 00:35:00,400 Speaker 2: And this is not because Tyreek told me to go 483 00:35:00,480 --> 00:35:04,560 Speaker 2: cry on set. Like I like Tyreek. I don't mind 484 00:35:05,160 --> 00:35:08,839 Speaker 2: that that. You know he was feeling himself on this 485 00:35:09,880 --> 00:35:13,040 Speaker 2: That's fine. Oh that's a good photoshop. I do like 486 00:35:13,120 --> 00:35:18,040 Speaker 2: that of me crying Tyreek consoling me. Here's the thing 487 00:35:19,320 --> 00:35:25,399 Speaker 2: I am not. I don't think saying Tyreek is the 488 00:35:25,440 --> 00:35:29,799 Speaker 2: best non quarterback in football is a bad opinion. I 489 00:35:29,840 --> 00:35:34,279 Speaker 2: don't know that I agree with it. I think that 490 00:35:36,080 --> 00:35:42,120 Speaker 2: if I had to choose one receiver, I think I'm 491 00:35:42,120 --> 00:35:46,240 Speaker 2: picking Justin Jefferson. It's very close, and like I said, 492 00:35:46,760 --> 00:35:50,799 Speaker 2: it's not a it's not like a disqualifying opinion like 493 00:35:50,920 --> 00:35:56,239 Speaker 2: Lamar over Mahomes is. But I think Justin Jefferson has 494 00:35:56,239 --> 00:36:00,680 Speaker 2: played sixty career football games and has fifteen nine hundred 495 00:36:00,719 --> 00:36:05,399 Speaker 2: career yards. Justin Jefferson has never played with a great 496 00:36:05,520 --> 00:36:09,279 Speaker 2: quarterback and played half of last year with a bad quarterback. 497 00:36:09,520 --> 00:36:13,680 Speaker 2: He's played with. You know, he has had two a 498 00:36:14,000 --> 00:36:17,960 Speaker 2: level quarterbacking. I think in Kirk Cousins most of his career. 499 00:36:18,239 --> 00:36:21,879 Speaker 2: Tyreek obviously had Tua, but then previous to that had 500 00:36:21,960 --> 00:36:26,120 Speaker 2: Mahomes for four years, and previous to that at Alex Smith, 501 00:36:26,120 --> 00:36:29,680 Speaker 2: who was fine. Alex Smith kind of to a level 502 00:36:30,880 --> 00:36:34,760 Speaker 2: at Kirk Cousins level, And so I don't I thought 503 00:36:34,920 --> 00:36:38,160 Speaker 2: Justin Jefferson was way too far down the list. I 504 00:36:38,200 --> 00:36:40,760 Speaker 2: don't think there's a big gap between him and Tyreek. 505 00:36:41,239 --> 00:36:44,200 Speaker 2: And this is where folks can call me a homer, 506 00:36:44,320 --> 00:36:50,080 Speaker 2: but I don't really care. If the question is non quarterbacks, 507 00:36:50,920 --> 00:36:56,360 Speaker 2: you can have any one player for a playoff run, 508 00:36:57,040 --> 00:37:00,480 Speaker 2: who are you taking. My answer to that question, Travis 509 00:37:00,560 --> 00:37:05,120 Speaker 2: Kelcey Flatley try like that is. I think he is 510 00:37:05,800 --> 00:37:12,040 Speaker 2: in the biggest spots, the most unguardable, dynamic player in 511 00:37:12,120 --> 00:37:15,839 Speaker 2: the league, and I think last year was evidence of 512 00:37:15,880 --> 00:37:19,880 Speaker 2: it when last year he was injured at the beginning 513 00:37:19,920 --> 00:37:23,239 Speaker 2: of the year, double teamed more than he'd ever been 514 00:37:23,280 --> 00:37:28,240 Speaker 2: throughout his entire career, seemed a step or two slower. 515 00:37:28,800 --> 00:37:31,960 Speaker 2: Hampered didn't have the thousand yards for the first time 516 00:37:31,960 --> 00:37:35,879 Speaker 2: in almost a decade, and then in the postseason did 517 00:37:35,920 --> 00:37:39,880 Speaker 2: the following seven catches I think all in the first 518 00:37:39,920 --> 00:37:46,000 Speaker 2: half against Miami in a blowout against Buffalo, two touchdowns 519 00:37:46,719 --> 00:37:52,160 Speaker 2: against Baltimore with Kyle Hamilton guarding him, potentially the best 520 00:37:52,160 --> 00:37:56,319 Speaker 2: safety in the league, eleven catches on eleven targets, and 521 00:37:56,360 --> 00:37:59,840 Speaker 2: then in the Super Bowl nine catches on ten targets, 522 00:37:59,840 --> 00:38:04,520 Speaker 2: including final drive of regulation third down, have to get 523 00:38:04,520 --> 00:38:07,520 Speaker 2: in field goal range, ran the fastest he had run 524 00:38:07,719 --> 00:38:10,680 Speaker 2: in any game all year to make it a chip 525 00:38:10,680 --> 00:38:16,120 Speaker 2: shot field goal. In those playoffs he had thirty two 526 00:38:16,239 --> 00:38:21,680 Speaker 2: catches on thirty six targets, and if you remove the 527 00:38:21,760 --> 00:38:25,760 Speaker 2: game where it was negative thirty, he had twenty five 528 00:38:25,880 --> 00:38:30,640 Speaker 2: catches on twenty seven targets for three touchdowns. And so 529 00:38:31,200 --> 00:38:34,920 Speaker 2: I still would rather have Travis in a big spot 530 00:38:35,080 --> 00:38:37,880 Speaker 2: than anybody else. As far as over the course of 531 00:38:37,920 --> 00:38:41,200 Speaker 2: a season, you want to say, Tyreek, that's fine, I 532 00:38:41,239 --> 00:38:43,640 Speaker 2: think I'd probably go justin Jefferson. But it's just a 533 00:38:44,800 --> 00:38:47,680 Speaker 2: The Mahomes piece of it is just so disqualifying for 534 00:38:47,760 --> 00:38:54,480 Speaker 2: everybody that I just I can't, I can't take it seriously. 535 00:38:55,160 --> 00:38:58,000 Speaker 2: I mean, let me say one other thing before we 536 00:38:58,080 --> 00:39:02,960 Speaker 2: do the last follow up. It was so obvious to 537 00:39:03,040 --> 00:39:07,520 Speaker 2: everyone Mahomes was going to be number one that if 538 00:39:07,520 --> 00:39:12,439 Speaker 2: you remember, they asked Jamar Chase about number one and 539 00:39:12,480 --> 00:39:17,480 Speaker 2: he said, I refuse to say that guy's name. Spoiler alert, folks. 540 00:39:17,760 --> 00:39:22,200 Speaker 2: That's not because he's not saying Tyreek Hill's name. He 541 00:39:22,280 --> 00:39:24,880 Speaker 2: didn't say, I won't say his name, number one, Joe Burrow, 542 00:39:24,960 --> 00:39:28,560 Speaker 2: Joe Burrow. It's because he thought it was so obvious 543 00:39:28,880 --> 00:39:32,520 Speaker 2: that Patrick Mahomes was gonna be number one. What are 544 00:39:32,520 --> 00:39:33,320 Speaker 2: you laughing about? 545 00:39:33,440 --> 00:39:35,600 Speaker 3: No, it is. It is a weird. It's a weird thing. 546 00:39:36,080 --> 00:39:38,719 Speaker 3: But the producers saying, maybe there's a little receiver beef 547 00:39:38,760 --> 00:39:42,040 Speaker 3: between the two, but. 548 00:39:41,320 --> 00:39:43,760 Speaker 2: No, no, it was good no, because he didn't say himself. 549 00:39:44,120 --> 00:39:47,120 Speaker 2: He said Joe Burrow, Joe Burrow. It was clear he 550 00:39:47,200 --> 00:39:48,360 Speaker 2: was talking Patrick Mahomes. 551 00:39:48,719 --> 00:39:52,239 Speaker 3: Weird saying the players take place with the voting, and 552 00:39:52,280 --> 00:39:54,880 Speaker 3: that's a player right there. Saying that it's Patrick. 553 00:39:55,920 --> 00:39:58,400 Speaker 2: Well, it doesn't mean he voted him number one. He 554 00:39:58,480 --> 00:40:01,040 Speaker 2: probably voted Burrow number one one. He just thought it 555 00:40:01,080 --> 00:40:02,760 Speaker 2: was going to be Patrick. 556 00:40:03,600 --> 00:40:06,520 Speaker 3: All right, So the take a look at the new 557 00:40:06,600 --> 00:40:09,600 Speaker 3: Tyreek King of the Hill, the King of the Tyreek Hill. Sorry, 558 00:40:10,360 --> 00:40:12,120 Speaker 3: oh oh oh, it's. 559 00:40:11,960 --> 00:40:14,600 Speaker 2: Just a bunch of mahomes Is on King of the Hill. No, 560 00:40:14,719 --> 00:40:16,440 Speaker 2: that's pretty good, all right, I like it, all right, 561 00:40:16,520 --> 00:40:17,120 Speaker 2: let's move on. 562 00:40:18,080 --> 00:40:21,280 Speaker 3: All right. So last year, Puka Nakula and Jordan Addison 563 00:40:21,360 --> 00:40:24,680 Speaker 3: and your guy Rashi Rice all became household names as rookies. 564 00:40:25,480 --> 00:40:28,440 Speaker 3: This year we got Marvin Harrison, Junior, Elik Neighbors in 565 00:40:28,600 --> 00:40:32,200 Speaker 3: Roma Doonsday. They're all reportedly off to hot starts at camp. 566 00:40:32,680 --> 00:40:35,080 Speaker 3: Pick one of these receivers to stand out the most 567 00:40:35,080 --> 00:40:35,479 Speaker 3: this year. 568 00:40:36,760 --> 00:40:38,759 Speaker 2: Well, listen, I think Marvin Harrison is going to be 569 00:40:38,800 --> 00:40:45,400 Speaker 2: the best. And while I think a Doonsay has the 570 00:40:45,440 --> 00:40:51,080 Speaker 2: best quarterback in Caleb, I think a Doonsay with Dj 571 00:40:51,239 --> 00:40:55,320 Speaker 2: Moore there and Keenan Allen there, I don't think a 572 00:40:55,400 --> 00:40:59,000 Speaker 2: Doonsay is going to get the volume of targets that 573 00:40:59,160 --> 00:41:04,280 Speaker 2: Neighbors are Harrison will Neighbors to me is just disqualified 574 00:41:04,280 --> 00:41:06,600 Speaker 2: by the fact he's either gonna have Daniel Jones or 575 00:41:06,680 --> 00:41:11,200 Speaker 2: Drew Locke firing passes out of bounds, and so to me, 576 00:41:11,320 --> 00:41:15,200 Speaker 2: it's very, very obvious that it's Marvin Harrison Junior. I 577 00:41:15,239 --> 00:41:17,720 Speaker 2: thought he was the best college receiver we had had 578 00:41:18,360 --> 00:41:22,560 Speaker 2: arguably since Larry Fitzgerald. That might be a step strong, 579 00:41:22,640 --> 00:41:26,239 Speaker 2: but it really felt like that watching him thoroughly dominant 580 00:41:26,320 --> 00:41:30,160 Speaker 2: multiple years. He's with a real quarterback in Kyler. Again, 581 00:41:30,239 --> 00:41:34,080 Speaker 2: I have my skepticism on Kyler as a leader in 582 00:41:34,120 --> 00:41:37,440 Speaker 2: some other things, but Kyler went healthy, is certainly better 583 00:41:37,760 --> 00:41:40,319 Speaker 2: than Daniel Jones is, and he's not gonna have to 584 00:41:40,400 --> 00:41:44,480 Speaker 2: share targets the way Roma doonsay is. So Marvin Harrison 585 00:41:44,560 --> 00:41:48,279 Speaker 2: Junior to me, is far and away gonna have the 586 00:41:48,280 --> 00:41:52,040 Speaker 2: best numbers of any of those three rookie receivers. Now, 587 00:41:53,280 --> 00:41:59,239 Speaker 2: they didn't include Xavier Worthy, who it sure seems like 588 00:41:59,360 --> 00:42:05,200 Speaker 2: Mahomes is really prioritizing getting in the flow of things 589 00:42:05,239 --> 00:42:09,280 Speaker 2: with the Chiefs offense. Now, I worry about Xavier Worthies build, 590 00:42:09,719 --> 00:42:12,239 Speaker 2: and I'm worried about how thin and skinny he is. 591 00:42:12,320 --> 00:42:16,160 Speaker 2: But the one thing that can make you feel a 592 00:42:16,160 --> 00:42:20,000 Speaker 2: little bit better about that is Andy did have Deshaun Jackson, 593 00:42:20,400 --> 00:42:24,759 Speaker 2: who's very very similar build, and you know Andy had 594 00:42:24,840 --> 00:42:28,480 Speaker 2: Deshaun Jackson cooking because of that raw speed. All right, 595 00:42:28,520 --> 00:42:30,719 Speaker 2: let's play a game now, all. 596 00:42:30,680 --> 00:42:33,439 Speaker 3: Right, so it's time to play an NFL preview edition 597 00:42:33,520 --> 00:42:36,880 Speaker 3: of likely Maybe what If? I'll give you a category, 598 00:42:36,920 --> 00:42:39,600 Speaker 3: and you will give us three possible answers, each a 599 00:42:39,600 --> 00:42:42,200 Speaker 3: bit more far fetched than the last one. So the 600 00:42:42,200 --> 00:42:45,600 Speaker 3: first one we got. Last year, Dak Prescott led the 601 00:42:45,680 --> 00:42:48,719 Speaker 3: NFL with thirty six passing touchdowns, the lowest mark since 602 00:42:48,719 --> 00:42:52,359 Speaker 3: twenty nineteen. Who leads the league this year? The league 603 00:42:52,400 --> 00:42:55,600 Speaker 3: leader in touchdown passes is likely? Maybe what if? Like 604 00:42:55,760 --> 00:42:56,360 Speaker 3: the link to the. 605 00:42:56,680 --> 00:43:02,040 Speaker 2: Likely Oh really? Oh okay, that's interesting. It's likely Mahomes. 606 00:43:03,040 --> 00:43:07,040 Speaker 2: Uh is with this with it doesn't look like Rashi 607 00:43:07,320 --> 00:43:11,560 Speaker 2: is going to be uh suspended this year? Or I 608 00:43:11,640 --> 00:43:13,680 Speaker 2: just I don't think he's going to be suspended this year. 609 00:43:13,960 --> 00:43:17,320 Speaker 2: By the way, the link to the odds, I don't Okay, 610 00:43:17,320 --> 00:43:19,280 Speaker 2: here it is now, I've got it. Mahomes is plus 611 00:43:19,320 --> 00:43:23,480 Speaker 2: six fifty, So I think it is likely Mahomes. Maybe 612 00:43:24,040 --> 00:43:28,759 Speaker 2: it's c J. Stroud. Wait those three receivers. Oh that 613 00:43:28,880 --> 00:43:32,480 Speaker 2: was I think he's more likely than Yeah, it's not. 614 00:43:32,640 --> 00:43:34,680 Speaker 2: He's got the third best odds. So I don't you 615 00:43:34,680 --> 00:43:36,400 Speaker 2: know what I mean, I don't think that that is 616 00:43:37,200 --> 00:43:40,759 Speaker 2: uh that that is an outrageous one where oh I. 617 00:43:40,800 --> 00:43:42,279 Speaker 3: Just lost it all. 618 00:43:44,280 --> 00:43:47,239 Speaker 2: I don't think he's going to have the weapons that 619 00:43:47,400 --> 00:43:50,359 Speaker 2: my what if? I mean, you know who, my what 620 00:43:50,400 --> 00:43:54,640 Speaker 2: IF's going to be? My what if? Is Kale? Okay, 621 00:43:54,719 --> 00:43:59,759 Speaker 2: Caleb's just out there cooking man that bears defense not 622 00:44:00,040 --> 00:44:03,600 Speaker 2: white as good as people hoped. Maybe he's in some shootouts. 623 00:44:03,920 --> 00:44:08,160 Speaker 2: He's got three legitimate receivers. They really try, you know, 624 00:44:08,200 --> 00:44:11,399 Speaker 2: they do that. Let him throw near the goal line 625 00:44:11,440 --> 00:44:15,600 Speaker 2: to juice the numbers. Like, so it's likely Mahomes maybe 626 00:44:15,640 --> 00:44:18,520 Speaker 2: shroud what if Caleb? All right? Next? 627 00:44:18,800 --> 00:44:21,359 Speaker 3: Okay, so we talked about terryk being the number one 628 00:44:21,400 --> 00:44:24,480 Speaker 3: player in the NFL top one hundred aside from Mahomes. 629 00:44:24,520 --> 00:44:26,480 Speaker 3: Who has the best chance to be Like, who has 630 00:44:26,520 --> 00:44:28,799 Speaker 3: the best chance to be the guy next year? Next year? 631 00:44:28,840 --> 00:44:30,799 Speaker 3: Is number one? Is likely? Maybe? What if? 632 00:44:31,840 --> 00:44:35,600 Speaker 2: Okay, so this is we're just removing Mahomes entirely. So 633 00:44:35,680 --> 00:44:40,759 Speaker 2: if we're removing Mahomes entirely, let me I gotta think 634 00:44:40,760 --> 00:44:47,839 Speaker 2: on this. One for a second. I I think it's 635 00:44:47,920 --> 00:44:53,839 Speaker 2: probably too early for CJ. I think that I don't 636 00:44:53,840 --> 00:44:56,399 Speaker 2: think people are gonna call him. And also, but well, 637 00:44:56,440 --> 00:45:00,880 Speaker 2: hold on, now that I know the voting takes place 638 00:45:01,040 --> 00:45:06,080 Speaker 2: before the playoffs, it actually changes, you know what I mean, 639 00:45:06,200 --> 00:45:09,120 Speaker 2: how you've got to think about this because it's not 640 00:45:09,480 --> 00:45:13,279 Speaker 2: as if someone can just go on a sick postseason 641 00:45:13,400 --> 00:45:18,480 Speaker 2: run and change it. So I'm gonna say likely Christian McCaffrey. 642 00:45:19,480 --> 00:45:22,640 Speaker 2: Especially if the Niners trade Ayuk, which I think they're 643 00:45:22,719 --> 00:45:26,560 Speaker 2: going to do, he's gonna have even a heavier workload 644 00:45:27,040 --> 00:45:31,359 Speaker 2: crazy numbers. So I think it is likely Christian McCaffrey. 645 00:45:32,600 --> 00:45:41,759 Speaker 2: Maybe it's Josh Allen. If Josh is. 646 00:45:43,120 --> 00:45:46,080 Speaker 3: This you know, with the lack of weapons in there. 647 00:45:46,280 --> 00:45:49,799 Speaker 2: Exactly right, if he's running the ball like he did 648 00:45:49,880 --> 00:45:54,560 Speaker 2: last year, turning that kind of makeshift receiving corps into 649 00:45:54,600 --> 00:45:59,799 Speaker 2: something that and if this voting happens in December, you know, 650 00:46:00,400 --> 00:46:07,200 Speaker 2: yet to have his inevitable you know, playoff defeating. I 651 00:46:07,239 --> 00:46:09,560 Speaker 2: think he's gonna have a good year. Yeah, I do. 652 00:46:10,000 --> 00:46:13,560 Speaker 2: I listen. I think that the pendulum has swung in 653 00:46:13,600 --> 00:46:18,560 Speaker 2: some ways too far in the skepticism of the Bills. Listen, 654 00:46:18,600 --> 00:46:20,759 Speaker 2: everyone's like, oh, they lost Diggs. Diggs was not very 655 00:46:20,800 --> 00:46:23,919 Speaker 2: good for them the final dozen games of last year. 656 00:46:24,880 --> 00:46:28,600 Speaker 2: The what if that I'm gonna throw on there is 657 00:46:28,680 --> 00:46:34,520 Speaker 2: Micah Parsons. What if Micah has a twenty He is 658 00:46:34,680 --> 00:46:38,200 Speaker 2: in his career, he has finished second, second, third in 659 00:46:38,280 --> 00:46:42,799 Speaker 2: Defensive Player of the Year voting. He is gonna be 660 00:46:42,920 --> 00:46:46,359 Speaker 2: used differently now in this Mike Zimmer system. What if 661 00:46:46,400 --> 00:46:51,560 Speaker 2: Mica just has a start to finish dominant dominant campaign? 662 00:46:52,320 --> 00:46:55,640 Speaker 2: That to me is interesting. What if? 663 00:46:56,280 --> 00:46:59,000 Speaker 3: Whata? 664 00:47:00,480 --> 00:47:01,320 Speaker 2: No, that's true? 665 00:47:02,160 --> 00:47:02,480 Speaker 3: All right? 666 00:47:02,560 --> 00:47:03,359 Speaker 2: Go ahead. 667 00:47:04,080 --> 00:47:06,160 Speaker 3: Every year, at least one team goes from last in 668 00:47:06,160 --> 00:47:08,799 Speaker 3: their division to winning it. Hally, I mean to winning 669 00:47:08,840 --> 00:47:11,600 Speaker 3: it a year later. Sorry, last year was Houston. Who 670 00:47:11,600 --> 00:47:14,440 Speaker 3: would it be this year? Likely? The team, the team 671 00:47:14,440 --> 00:47:16,560 Speaker 3: that will go from worse to first is likely maybe? 672 00:47:16,640 --> 00:47:17,000 Speaker 3: What if? 673 00:47:18,120 --> 00:47:24,400 Speaker 2: All right? So the likely one is very very easy. 674 00:47:25,239 --> 00:47:29,400 Speaker 2: The maybe one is also very easy to me as well. 675 00:47:29,920 --> 00:47:35,000 Speaker 2: The likely one is Cincinnati. They were in last place 676 00:47:35,160 --> 00:47:39,719 Speaker 2: because their quarterback got hurt, so I'll say the Bengals. 677 00:47:39,960 --> 00:47:44,560 Speaker 2: The maybe one is also easy because this team tied 678 00:47:44,640 --> 00:47:48,799 Speaker 2: for last in their division just added Caleb Williams. It's 679 00:47:49,000 --> 00:47:53,839 Speaker 2: the Chicago Bears. The what if is the trickiest one 680 00:47:54,280 --> 00:48:00,120 Speaker 2: because there are not good options. The other six teams 681 00:48:00,280 --> 00:48:04,200 Speaker 2: that we are talking about are the New England Patriots. 682 00:48:04,840 --> 00:48:10,960 Speaker 2: You can essentially just eliminate them, the Tennessee Titans, the 683 00:48:10,960 --> 00:48:14,919 Speaker 2: Los Angeles Chargers, who I think should be better this year, 684 00:48:15,160 --> 00:48:19,800 Speaker 2: but Herbert's planner fascia injury concerns me. And by the way, 685 00:48:20,000 --> 00:48:22,960 Speaker 2: they're in a division with the Chiefs. Eliminate them, The 686 00:48:23,160 --> 00:48:26,799 Speaker 2: Washington Commanders, who are starting a rookie quarterback and I 687 00:48:26,800 --> 00:48:32,799 Speaker 2: don't love that offensive line at all, the Carolina Panthers, 688 00:48:33,360 --> 00:48:40,920 Speaker 2: and the Arizona Cardinals. The what if going to go 689 00:48:41,000 --> 00:48:45,840 Speaker 2: with is the Titans. Yeah, that's correct, and the recipe 690 00:48:45,880 --> 00:48:51,400 Speaker 2: there would be CJ. Shroud year two regression. The Prince 691 00:48:51,880 --> 00:48:55,879 Speaker 2: still has this fumbling problem and much like last year, 692 00:48:55,960 --> 00:48:59,000 Speaker 2: it only takes ten wins to win the division. And 693 00:48:59,120 --> 00:49:03,360 Speaker 2: somehow Will Levis, you know, has an excellent year. The 694 00:49:03,400 --> 00:49:07,200 Speaker 2: new coaching staff. That's the Again, I don't buy it, 695 00:49:07,680 --> 00:49:11,440 Speaker 2: but that's the that's the one that is the most plausible. 696 00:49:11,480 --> 00:49:13,760 Speaker 2: If I have to go three deep on that topic. 697 00:49:14,960 --> 00:49:16,239 Speaker 2: Do we have another one? Demanday? 698 00:49:16,840 --> 00:49:19,480 Speaker 3: Uh, yeah, we got a Josh Allen has nearly escaped, 699 00:49:19,600 --> 00:49:22,200 Speaker 3: being the league leader in interceptions the past three years, 700 00:49:22,520 --> 00:49:25,399 Speaker 3: and with Khalil Secure currently slided as the team's number 701 00:49:25,400 --> 00:49:28,200 Speaker 3: one wide receiver, this could be the year he breaks through. 702 00:49:28,880 --> 00:49:32,239 Speaker 3: This year, Josh Allen will likely maybe but what if? 703 00:49:33,880 --> 00:49:37,080 Speaker 2: Likely win the AFC East and losing the divisional round, 704 00:49:37,560 --> 00:49:44,239 Speaker 2: so that's what they do every year. Maybe has a 705 00:49:44,480 --> 00:49:50,200 Speaker 2: start to finish dominant campaign and wins that MVP that 706 00:49:50,280 --> 00:49:53,200 Speaker 2: the media has so desperately been wanting to give him 707 00:49:53,200 --> 00:49:57,640 Speaker 2: for years, and then the what if is what if 708 00:50:00,320 --> 00:50:06,960 Speaker 2: he actually does No, that's kind of more the MVP 709 00:50:07,120 --> 00:50:09,839 Speaker 2: piece of it. I guess what if would be what 710 00:50:09,880 --> 00:50:12,319 Speaker 2: if this is the year he finally breaks through in 711 00:50:12,360 --> 00:50:15,360 Speaker 2: the postseason and goes on a real run. I can't 712 00:50:15,360 --> 00:50:18,479 Speaker 2: dismiss it again. I don't think Josh Allen's gonna lose 713 00:50:18,520 --> 00:50:21,120 Speaker 2: to Mahomes and Burrow in the playoffs every year of 714 00:50:21,120 --> 00:50:24,719 Speaker 2: his career. At some point, you know what I mean, 715 00:50:24,760 --> 00:50:31,120 Speaker 2: They're gonna catch fire the and he's too talented of 716 00:50:31,160 --> 00:50:34,400 Speaker 2: a player. I don't think Josh Allen's not talented. I 717 00:50:34,440 --> 00:50:37,640 Speaker 2: just think he's been prematurely anointed and he gets held 718 00:50:37,760 --> 00:50:41,400 Speaker 2: to a different standard than every other quarterback in football. 719 00:50:41,719 --> 00:50:44,680 Speaker 2: But at some point he'll do it, and at some 720 00:50:44,880 --> 00:50:47,520 Speaker 2: point folks will be able to say, see, we knew 721 00:50:47,560 --> 00:50:50,239 Speaker 2: he would do it like and then that's fine. I 722 00:50:50,360 --> 00:50:52,560 Speaker 2: just need to see it to believe it. All right, 723 00:50:52,600 --> 00:51:00,240 Speaker 2: we answer some of your listener questions. Next What's right? 724 00:51:01,120 --> 00:51:03,560 Speaker 2: All right? Welcome back in What's Driving the Great demonte 725 00:51:03,640 --> 00:51:05,320 Speaker 2: Let's answer some listener questions. 726 00:51:06,239 --> 00:51:09,759 Speaker 3: Oudav Bard was said, Nick, what if Serbia beats Team 727 00:51:09,880 --> 00:51:11,160 Speaker 3: USA and Olympics? 728 00:51:12,080 --> 00:51:14,839 Speaker 2: So listen. We talked about this on TV, maybe also 729 00:51:14,880 --> 00:51:19,239 Speaker 2: on this show. I don't like Serbia's chances. However, one 730 00:51:19,280 --> 00:51:23,440 Speaker 2: thing that made me nervous about the US winning gold 731 00:51:23,880 --> 00:51:26,400 Speaker 2: depending on how the bracket fell, and it felt exactly 732 00:51:26,440 --> 00:51:30,200 Speaker 2: the way I was a little anxious about was might 733 00:51:30,239 --> 00:51:33,760 Speaker 2: have to beat Serbia three times, played him in the exhibition, 734 00:51:34,960 --> 00:51:38,000 Speaker 2: played him in the group stage, and now you got 735 00:51:38,040 --> 00:51:41,320 Speaker 2: to play him in the Semis. Assuming the US beats 736 00:51:41,360 --> 00:51:45,680 Speaker 2: Brazil today, which they should, and you do wonder if 737 00:51:45,719 --> 00:51:50,040 Speaker 2: Serbia was you know, holding things back, or had things 738 00:51:50,080 --> 00:51:53,920 Speaker 2: prep whatever it is. It shouldn't matter. Serbia's team has 739 00:51:53,960 --> 00:51:58,719 Speaker 2: been very unimpressive to me, except for Joker, and you know, 740 00:51:58,840 --> 00:52:01,839 Speaker 2: it just took everything Ochre had for them to beat Australia, 741 00:52:02,360 --> 00:52:06,120 Speaker 2: but beating them three times, you know, can be a 742 00:52:06,200 --> 00:52:09,560 Speaker 2: tough putt. So the I mean, I guess the listeners 743 00:52:09,600 --> 00:52:13,080 Speaker 2: probably implying, will it be an indictment or referendum on Lebron? 744 00:52:13,680 --> 00:52:18,000 Speaker 2: Potentially flip side galaxy brain to this after sir, after 745 00:52:18,120 --> 00:52:21,440 Speaker 2: jokicch had beaten Lebron and Ad like nine straight times, 746 00:52:21,800 --> 00:52:24,560 Speaker 2: All of a sudden, Lebron and ad have beaten Jokics 747 00:52:24,600 --> 00:52:27,120 Speaker 2: three of the last four times they played. Can get 748 00:52:27,160 --> 00:52:29,680 Speaker 2: to four out of five? Flip that before we get 749 00:52:29,719 --> 00:52:31,040 Speaker 2: to next season? All right? 750 00:52:31,160 --> 00:52:37,080 Speaker 3: Next, Dan asked France or Canada? Oh? Was that an 751 00:52:37,080 --> 00:52:38,239 Speaker 3: extension of the first question? 752 00:52:38,880 --> 00:52:41,400 Speaker 2: Oh? Okay, yeah, so, oh yeah? Who I think is 753 00:52:41,440 --> 00:52:44,040 Speaker 2: gonna win? France or Canada? Later today, I think Canada 754 00:52:44,080 --> 00:52:46,680 Speaker 2: is gonna win. I think Canada is the second best 755 00:52:46,680 --> 00:52:47,480 Speaker 2: team in the tournament. 756 00:52:47,880 --> 00:52:51,080 Speaker 3: Next, all right, Austin tap asked question for Nick. If 757 00:52:51,120 --> 00:52:53,439 Speaker 3: you had to play an odd Olympic event, what would 758 00:52:53,480 --> 00:52:56,160 Speaker 3: it be? An example, sailing, dressage, rowing. 759 00:52:57,280 --> 00:52:59,960 Speaker 2: Okay, so I don't know if this counts as odd, 760 00:53:00,200 --> 00:53:04,160 Speaker 2: but cycling. The lady that won the Golden Cycling just 761 00:53:04,239 --> 00:53:07,359 Speaker 2: picked it up a few years ago, graduated Harvard, took 762 00:53:07,360 --> 00:53:10,560 Speaker 2: a cycling glass in Central Park. Wasn't even supposed to 763 00:53:10,600 --> 00:53:13,600 Speaker 2: compete in the final. Someone had to scratch for her 764 00:53:13,600 --> 00:53:16,320 Speaker 2: to be a replacement, and she won it by two minutes. 765 00:53:17,000 --> 00:53:20,200 Speaker 2: And I'm such an elite peloton athlete that I feel 766 00:53:20,200 --> 00:53:23,040 Speaker 2: like I could maybe compete in that. I don't know 767 00:53:23,880 --> 00:53:31,719 Speaker 2: that a cycling counts. I mean the top point every book. Yeah, yeah, 768 00:53:31,760 --> 00:53:36,160 Speaker 2: I mean I'm an elite peloton athlete. So I don't 769 00:53:36,200 --> 00:53:39,959 Speaker 2: know if I'm such an elite peloton athlete that during 770 00:53:40,000 --> 00:53:45,360 Speaker 2: the pandemic, when I would post my screenshot scores, folks 771 00:53:45,400 --> 00:53:48,960 Speaker 2: said I was I was that my bike needed to be calibrated, 772 00:53:49,320 --> 00:53:51,960 Speaker 2: or that I was cheating, that I was posting someone 773 00:53:52,000 --> 00:53:56,200 Speaker 2: else's scores. So I don't know if that counts as 774 00:53:56,280 --> 00:53:59,680 Speaker 2: odd enough, you know what I mean? Is cycling really 775 00:54:00,120 --> 00:54:04,359 Speaker 2: an odd Olympic sport? I think growing is just get 776 00:54:04,400 --> 00:54:06,920 Speaker 2: on the right team. I think growing I could do it. 777 00:54:07,360 --> 00:54:10,040 Speaker 2: I was out there kayaking in Turks with your little sister. 778 00:54:10,120 --> 00:54:12,680 Speaker 2: She wasn't helping at all. I was cooking, So yeah, 779 00:54:12,719 --> 00:54:15,040 Speaker 2: I think that No, that's I yeah, I mean the 780 00:54:15,120 --> 00:54:18,520 Speaker 2: jet skis the bad incident I had the kayaking was fine. 781 00:54:19,960 --> 00:54:21,480 Speaker 2: All right, Let's go to the next question. 782 00:54:22,440 --> 00:54:25,360 Speaker 3: Eric Allen asks, would you take Caleb who you love, 783 00:54:25,680 --> 00:54:29,200 Speaker 3: Justin Jefferson and Trent Williams all for Mahomes? Your old 784 00:54:29,239 --> 00:54:31,919 Speaker 3: line will be awesome. You'd have JJ Kelsey to throw 785 00:54:32,000 --> 00:54:34,239 Speaker 3: to and the guy who you think will be the 786 00:54:34,280 --> 00:54:35,360 Speaker 3: second best quarterback. 787 00:54:36,120 --> 00:54:39,200 Speaker 2: No, I wouldn't know. They're right where. There is not 788 00:54:39,280 --> 00:54:41,920 Speaker 2: a trade where you can get equal value for Patrick Mahomes. 789 00:54:41,920 --> 00:54:46,000 Speaker 2: It doesn't exist. And considering the fact I think he's 790 00:54:46,040 --> 00:54:48,080 Speaker 2: just gonna keep winning Super Bowls, I'm not going to 791 00:54:48,200 --> 00:54:51,040 Speaker 2: change anything. No, So no, I wouldn't. And you got 792 00:54:51,040 --> 00:54:53,360 Speaker 2: to pay all those guys like you couldn't even have 793 00:54:53,400 --> 00:55:01,200 Speaker 2: the rest of your team the first round pick off 794 00:55:01,280 --> 00:55:04,200 Speaker 2: the table. Yeah, there's no trade for Patrick Mahomes that 795 00:55:04,239 --> 00:55:05,799 Speaker 2: works for the Chiefs. There isn't one. 796 00:55:05,840 --> 00:55:10,440 Speaker 3: Next negative four and two, as would you not accept 797 00:55:11,640 --> 00:55:14,480 Speaker 3: see mc number one in Mahomes at number two? He 798 00:55:14,520 --> 00:55:16,000 Speaker 3: did carry party to the Super Bowl. 799 00:55:16,840 --> 00:55:20,120 Speaker 2: Well, listen, I would find that less galling than having 800 00:55:20,200 --> 00:55:24,280 Speaker 2: another quarterback ahead of Mahomes. But no, obviously Mahomes should 801 00:55:24,280 --> 00:55:26,480 Speaker 2: be number one. All right. 802 00:55:26,600 --> 00:55:30,000 Speaker 3: Next Scott Frasier, Nick, what is the one thing that 803 00:55:30,040 --> 00:55:33,520 Speaker 3: can make Caleb not be make Caleb not be successful 804 00:55:33,560 --> 00:55:33,919 Speaker 3: this year. 805 00:55:35,600 --> 00:55:38,120 Speaker 2: If the left side of the Bears offensive line is 806 00:55:38,120 --> 00:55:41,880 Speaker 2: a disaster, I don't think it will be. But that's 807 00:55:41,920 --> 00:55:44,719 Speaker 2: what that's what the answer would be. All right, what's 808 00:55:44,760 --> 00:55:45,359 Speaker 2: the last thing? 809 00:55:46,120 --> 00:55:49,680 Speaker 3: Delone just dropped this just dropped his top five quarterbacks. 810 00:55:50,360 --> 00:55:52,040 Speaker 3: Gotta show us we. 811 00:55:52,040 --> 00:55:55,480 Speaker 2: Got a photoshop. Oh, this is an old making the 812 00:55:55,640 --> 00:55:59,879 Speaker 2: Band Chappelle show. I mean, you have to be exactly 813 00:56:00,200 --> 00:56:04,759 Speaker 2: my age to really appreciate this diline dieline dilin thing. 814 00:56:04,920 --> 00:56:08,320 Speaker 2: I mean, that's it's pretty good. So this is why 815 00:56:08,360 --> 00:56:10,840 Speaker 2: if you're watching on YouTube, you get the little extra credit. 816 00:56:11,040 --> 00:56:14,759 Speaker 2: All right, very curious to see what is or is 817 00:56:14,920 --> 00:56:19,360 Speaker 2: not aggregated from today's show. That should be fun. Great job, everybody. 818 00:56:19,400 --> 00:56:21,880 Speaker 2: I'll see you guys on Thursday, see you on Colin's 819 00:56:21,920 --> 00:56:24,600 Speaker 2: show in about ninety minutes, and see you on First Things, 820 00:56:24,640 --> 00:56:29,000 Speaker 2: First Round, three o'clock. What's right? Hey, thanks for watching. 821 00:56:29,040 --> 00:56:31,440 Speaker 2: If you're still here, do me a favor. 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