1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:08,880 Speaker 1: Be Around the NFL Podcast manages Ricky's dams. Welcome to 2 00:00:08,960 --> 00:00:11,600 Speaker 1: another initiation of the Around the NFL Podcast. My name 3 00:00:11,640 --> 00:00:13,880 Speaker 1: is Dan Anders. I'm joined in a conference room filled 4 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:17,920 Speaker 1: with some heroes. Oh, the heroes are coming back together, 5 00:00:19,040 --> 00:00:22,599 Speaker 1: Chris Westling and Greg ros Thought. What is up? Boys? 6 00:00:26,400 --> 00:00:33,360 Speaker 1: We are on day three of Sessler Watch. What is this? Uh? 7 00:00:33,560 --> 00:00:37,559 Speaker 1: Sort of like, yeah, we're I think west and I 8 00:00:37,600 --> 00:00:40,159 Speaker 1: were both a little bit because I was at a 9 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:43,559 Speaker 1: pocket Fourth of July weekend as we're us. So when 10 00:00:43,600 --> 00:00:47,120 Speaker 1: Mark wasn't here this week, there was some nerves about 11 00:00:47,120 --> 00:00:49,960 Speaker 1: the idea that he's followed through on that. You know 12 00:00:49,960 --> 00:00:52,519 Speaker 1: how he's talking about when I leave, I'm gone and 13 00:00:52,520 --> 00:00:54,880 Speaker 1: I could pack up and be gone forever. Yeah. I 14 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:56,840 Speaker 1: haven't seen him in weeks, That's all I'm saying. And 15 00:00:57,080 --> 00:01:00,920 Speaker 1: nobody's seen him in weeks. He let us know that 16 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:05,440 Speaker 1: he would be locked in through May. Once he's back exactly. 17 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:09,520 Speaker 1: Maybe maybe he's back. We're here in Conference Room one 18 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:15,200 Speaker 1: fifty at NFL Media Headquarters as we continue our nomad 19 00:01:15,720 --> 00:01:21,360 Speaker 1: journey with the studio podcast studio under construction. This is 20 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:23,959 Speaker 1: the I believe this is the conference room boys, where 21 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:27,600 Speaker 1: we came close to getting fired for under a previous 22 00:01:27,640 --> 00:01:30,080 Speaker 1: management for something on the show, which we can't really 23 00:01:30,080 --> 00:01:34,280 Speaker 1: get into. But this was the room, right, I believe so. Yeah, 24 00:01:34,360 --> 00:01:36,440 Speaker 1: I've had a lot of great memories in this room, 25 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:39,680 Speaker 1: a lot of meetings, I think at eight o'clock meetings. 26 00:01:39,680 --> 00:01:41,760 Speaker 1: But I believe you're right. I think it was the 27 00:01:41,760 --> 00:01:44,440 Speaker 1: sternest talking to I've had in my adult life. Yes, 28 00:01:44,840 --> 00:01:46,840 Speaker 1: we can't get into details, but I will tell you 29 00:01:46,880 --> 00:01:52,360 Speaker 1: this that, Um, this particular management figure had a transcript 30 00:01:52,360 --> 00:01:55,800 Speaker 1: of a podcast episode typed out and dropped in front 31 00:01:55,800 --> 00:01:58,960 Speaker 1: of us to go line my line. He had someone 32 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:02,480 Speaker 1: on the desk type it up. Right. Sure, this is 33 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:05,840 Speaker 1: the room that um, Greg and Dan interviewed. Man, that's right. 34 00:02:06,040 --> 00:02:09,720 Speaker 1: This is kind of a historic place. Yeah. And then 35 00:02:09,720 --> 00:02:12,360 Speaker 1: we didn't hire you. It's like on the Register of 36 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:16,400 Speaker 1: Historic Monuments. I was already hired at that point. Everything 37 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:23,680 Speaker 1: ended up a late show after a colossal mistake. Yes, 38 00:02:24,240 --> 00:02:27,799 Speaker 1: welcome to the Thursday edition to be around the NFL podcast. Uh, 39 00:02:28,280 --> 00:02:30,919 Speaker 1: fun show coming up today? Yes, Well I'm assuming Mark, 40 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:33,160 Speaker 1: we'll be back maybe as soon as Monday, and then 41 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:36,080 Speaker 1: we'll all be back together. Well, I'm actually gone next week. 42 00:02:36,840 --> 00:02:40,240 Speaker 1: I had emailed everyone is done again. Is this the 43 00:02:40,280 --> 00:02:42,919 Speaker 1: season where we were the commitment, we just kind of 44 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:45,120 Speaker 1: fall off and we never do a show. No. I 45 00:02:45,160 --> 00:02:47,880 Speaker 1: think it's finally the season where we're getting smart, we're 46 00:02:47,880 --> 00:02:50,760 Speaker 1: getting older, we see what other people are doing, and 47 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:53,359 Speaker 1: the season starts with training camp, which is this year. 48 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:55,280 Speaker 1: It's kind of the Monday, the twenty one is the 49 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:58,600 Speaker 1: unofficial So I'm I'm taking off. I'm going to Massachusetts 50 00:02:58,639 --> 00:03:04,639 Speaker 1: as much as possible. That's nice. Springfield, Uh No, Vineyard, well, 51 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:07,000 Speaker 1: Boston for half of it. The vineyard. When you go 52 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:09,480 Speaker 1: to the vineyard. What goes down? Uh, well, I'll be 53 00:03:09,520 --> 00:03:13,360 Speaker 1: in Boston with my friend Dave for three or four days, Boston, going, 54 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:17,560 Speaker 1: going to a Red Zax game, see some friends. And 55 00:03:17,560 --> 00:03:20,160 Speaker 1: then yeah, my parents and my brother live year round 56 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:23,200 Speaker 1: on the vineyard. Now they move. My parents moved there 57 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:25,000 Speaker 1: when I when I was twenty five or so. The 58 00:03:25,120 --> 00:03:28,000 Speaker 1: question is when do you go full time? Never I 59 00:03:28,080 --> 00:03:32,760 Speaker 1: never living in Massachusetts again. Wow, I get that. I 60 00:03:32,840 --> 00:03:35,680 Speaker 1: get that. Not for Dave Um coming up in today's show. 61 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:41,400 Speaker 1: It is the return of an annual summertime tradition. You know, 62 00:03:41,480 --> 00:03:45,920 Speaker 1: there's a finite number of superstars in the NFL. Uh, 63 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:48,280 Speaker 1: and every year I try to update who are the 64 00:03:48,360 --> 00:03:51,680 Speaker 1: true superstars in the league. Who will become a superstar, 65 00:03:52,560 --> 00:03:54,840 Speaker 1: who will fall out of the superstar ranks. It's a 66 00:03:54,960 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 1: zero sum game. The two thousand nineteen Superstar Club and uh. 67 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:02,040 Speaker 1: This is also going to be a piece on NFL 68 00:04:02,160 --> 00:04:05,920 Speaker 1: dot com. I'm working on it as we speak. Before 69 00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:08,360 Speaker 1: the show. We'll finish it up, polish it off after 70 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:11,640 Speaker 1: the show, send it on the Ali bon Puri are 71 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:17,039 Speaker 1: features content editor. So I'm gonna use you, gentlemen, you 72 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:20,840 Speaker 1: geniuses and football to help me if I if I 73 00:04:20,960 --> 00:04:23,760 Speaker 1: go to a drift, can I ask a question about 74 00:04:23,760 --> 00:04:26,839 Speaker 1: your process here? Take Yeah, let's go. Let's go. Is 75 00:04:26,880 --> 00:04:31,039 Speaker 1: there a factor of, say like Marquis Rain name recognition 76 00:04:31,320 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 1: in addition to how well you've played on the field. 77 00:04:34,839 --> 00:04:38,000 Speaker 1: I think so. I think charisma and your ability put 78 00:04:38,080 --> 00:04:41,840 Speaker 1: meat in the seats and uh and live at the 79 00:04:41,880 --> 00:04:44,560 Speaker 1: top of the headline stack. Those type of things matter, 80 00:04:44,680 --> 00:04:47,960 Speaker 1: I think when you're talking about superstars. But that's not 81 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:50,560 Speaker 1: all that matters, you know, It's not all about the name. 82 00:04:50,800 --> 00:04:52,960 Speaker 1: The game is huge as well, at least with my 83 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:57,560 Speaker 1: superstar list. That answer your question, that was a great answer. 84 00:04:57,600 --> 00:05:00,360 Speaker 1: That's about what I expected. Before we get to though, 85 00:05:00,440 --> 00:05:04,719 Speaker 1: let's hit a little bit of news. Oh my father, 86 00:05:10,080 --> 00:05:13,320 Speaker 1: that man belongs in an institution. One of my favorite 87 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:16,000 Speaker 1: viral videos in a long time, Greg, I know you 88 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:17,440 Speaker 1: were in a flight back from Japan. You might have 89 00:05:17,440 --> 00:05:19,240 Speaker 1: missed all of this, now I I caught it when 90 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:23,640 Speaker 1: I got back. Okay, Bagel Bros. In Long Island, just 91 00:05:23,720 --> 00:05:25,960 Speaker 1: to see of people and mess shorts and then a 92 00:05:25,960 --> 00:05:31,160 Speaker 1: tiny man having a conniption. Um over, don't call him tiny, Yeah, 93 00:05:31,200 --> 00:05:35,640 Speaker 1: I don't, um five foot man. Uh, that just went 94 00:05:35,720 --> 00:05:38,480 Speaker 1: nuts because he's I guess, upset that women have left 95 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:40,240 Speaker 1: at him his whole life, and that led to him 96 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:42,880 Speaker 1: getting tackled in a bagel shop in Long Island. There 97 00:05:42,680 --> 00:05:45,640 Speaker 1: are there are more videos have been released since, like 98 00:05:45,760 --> 00:05:49,760 Speaker 1: in other situations like at a convenience store. Same guy. 99 00:05:49,880 --> 00:05:52,839 Speaker 1: He called the police because the clerk in the convenience 100 00:05:52,880 --> 00:05:55,560 Speaker 1: store asked him how tall he was. Wait, the same 101 00:05:55,600 --> 00:06:01,360 Speaker 1: guy has a different videos bagel guy and that right, 102 00:06:01,400 --> 00:06:03,160 Speaker 1: I mean he's got to look in the mirror. It's 103 00:06:03,200 --> 00:06:06,600 Speaker 1: not your high, it's your creepy personality. I mean, I've 104 00:06:06,640 --> 00:06:08,840 Speaker 1: been living pretty short my whole life. You've got to 105 00:06:08,839 --> 00:06:12,840 Speaker 1: make it up for it, I think. But it doesn't matter. 106 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:14,680 Speaker 1: No one, No one would like this guy if he 107 00:06:14,720 --> 00:06:18,800 Speaker 1: was six ft one, Greg shade Tree, Imagine, imagine if 108 00:06:18,839 --> 00:06:21,120 Speaker 1: he was six ft one, he would be one of 109 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:24,640 Speaker 1: the great dangers of society. Um. So he's a little 110 00:06:24,640 --> 00:06:27,000 Speaker 1: man with a big chip on his shoulder. Check it 111 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:29,680 Speaker 1: out if you haven't already. Um, all right, let's get 112 00:06:29,720 --> 00:06:33,200 Speaker 1: to the news. On what usually is a sleepy time 113 00:06:33,200 --> 00:06:36,160 Speaker 1: in the NFL calendar. We had a bit of a 114 00:06:36,200 --> 00:06:39,920 Speaker 1: seismic earthquake. Anybody here for the earthquake? By the way, 115 00:06:40,240 --> 00:06:45,000 Speaker 1: none of we all missed two earthquakes in l A 116 00:06:45,120 --> 00:06:47,960 Speaker 1: last week, and um, we all missed it. But okay, 117 00:06:48,040 --> 00:06:52,440 Speaker 1: I'm still gonna keep moving into the news. Melvin Gordon. Um, 118 00:06:52,560 --> 00:06:54,919 Speaker 1: he wants to get paid by the Los Angeles Chargers 119 00:06:54,960 --> 00:06:58,880 Speaker 1: and he's willing to get serious if the Chargers won't 120 00:06:58,880 --> 00:07:02,640 Speaker 1: get serious him. Gordon informed the Bolts that unless he 121 00:07:02,640 --> 00:07:05,160 Speaker 1: receives a new contract, he will demand a trade and 122 00:07:05,200 --> 00:07:08,880 Speaker 1: will not report to training camp. Uh. NFL Networks Tom 123 00:07:08,920 --> 00:07:12,800 Speaker 1: Pellicero reported the Chargers veterans are due to report to 124 00:07:13,080 --> 00:07:19,160 Speaker 1: camp on July. Uh. Demarrius Bilbo, that's a name one 125 00:07:19,200 --> 00:07:22,320 Speaker 1: of the agents that reps. Gordon told NFL network insider 126 00:07:22,360 --> 00:07:25,040 Speaker 1: Ian Rapp report that the running back is serious about 127 00:07:25,280 --> 00:07:29,480 Speaker 1: holding out. Here's what Biblo said, Bilbo, He's very serious. 128 00:07:29,520 --> 00:07:31,760 Speaker 1: He's worked his butt off in the fifth year option 129 00:07:32,200 --> 00:07:34,640 Speaker 1: is a result of where he was drafted. It's what 130 00:07:34,680 --> 00:07:37,680 Speaker 1: it is. But if we'd gotten a respectable offer, we 131 00:07:37,720 --> 00:07:41,160 Speaker 1: wouldn't be here. But he felt disrespected. He's very serious. 132 00:07:41,160 --> 00:07:42,880 Speaker 1: Gordon is entering the fifth and final year of his 133 00:07:42,960 --> 00:07:47,000 Speaker 1: rookie contract. He wants that security. Twenty six years old, Greg, 134 00:07:47,400 --> 00:07:54,840 Speaker 1: I know you're groggy. Good. I slept well. Deep gums cleaning, deep, 135 00:07:54,880 --> 00:07:57,200 Speaker 1: cleaning my The left side of my face is a 136 00:07:57,200 --> 00:07:59,840 Speaker 1: little numb right now. But I'm gonna tell you drunk 137 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:03,800 Speaker 1: twy on the first news story and twenty six years old, 138 00:08:03,880 --> 00:08:06,160 Speaker 1: some injury history. We just saw what happened in the 139 00:08:06,240 --> 00:08:08,080 Speaker 1: with the other l a football team with Todd gurley 140 00:08:08,160 --> 00:08:10,160 Speaker 1: Son and a big deal with are the Charger is 141 00:08:10,200 --> 00:08:13,960 Speaker 1: gonna seriously entertain giving out a multi year contract extension 142 00:08:13,960 --> 00:08:15,960 Speaker 1: to a running back in today's climate. Well, they they 143 00:08:15,960 --> 00:08:19,000 Speaker 1: sound like they gave an offer and I'm it wasn't 144 00:08:19,120 --> 00:08:21,520 Speaker 1: enough for Melvin Gordon. And I if I were them, 145 00:08:21,680 --> 00:08:24,800 Speaker 1: I wouldn't break the bank for him. I mean, I 146 00:08:24,880 --> 00:08:27,440 Speaker 1: like having Melvin Gordon on that, and I love Melvin Gordon. 147 00:08:27,480 --> 00:08:29,720 Speaker 1: I've defended him on this podcast. I think he's a 148 00:08:29,720 --> 00:08:32,560 Speaker 1: really good running back, but I like having them in 149 00:08:32,559 --> 00:08:35,520 Speaker 1: that first five years where you're getting four yards from 150 00:08:35,520 --> 00:08:38,719 Speaker 1: scrimmage instead of paying him a huge contract. This is 151 00:08:38,840 --> 00:08:41,600 Speaker 1: one where I would call his bluff because he's made 152 00:08:41,600 --> 00:08:44,600 Speaker 1: about ten million dollars in his first four seasons. That's 153 00:08:44,640 --> 00:08:47,160 Speaker 1: pretty good, but he's set to make five more this year. 154 00:08:47,200 --> 00:08:49,880 Speaker 1: Is he really gonna skip those huge paychecks? I don't 155 00:08:49,920 --> 00:08:52,080 Speaker 1: think so. And if if he did miss a game 156 00:08:52,160 --> 00:08:54,319 Speaker 1: or two, they'd be okay. I think with Austin Ekeler 157 00:08:54,600 --> 00:08:57,360 Speaker 1: and Justin Jackson, I would call his bluff. The running 158 00:08:57,360 --> 00:08:59,720 Speaker 1: back market is sort of like how the quarterback market 159 00:08:59,760 --> 00:09:02,880 Speaker 1: has been him. There's no middle class. You've got Girleleve 160 00:09:02,960 --> 00:09:06,000 Speaker 1: Bell and David Johnson making around fifteen million a year, 161 00:09:06,320 --> 00:09:09,240 Speaker 1: and then you've got like Devonte Freeman, Lashawn McCoy, and 162 00:09:09,320 --> 00:09:11,560 Speaker 1: Jared McKinnon more in the eight million dollar year range. 163 00:09:12,040 --> 00:09:16,520 Speaker 1: So I'm guessing Gordon once closer to the girly Bell range. 164 00:09:17,160 --> 00:09:19,600 Speaker 1: And I think the difference between him and Bell is 165 00:09:19,880 --> 00:09:23,079 Speaker 1: Bell is on the franchise tag Gordon, if he sits 166 00:09:23,080 --> 00:09:25,520 Speaker 1: out the entire year, his contract just rolls over the 167 00:09:25,520 --> 00:09:28,160 Speaker 1: next year. Right. There's no there's no way he would 168 00:09:28,160 --> 00:09:32,120 Speaker 1: skip those paychecks. And there's no way if I'm the 169 00:09:32,200 --> 00:09:34,960 Speaker 1: Chargers that I would give him anything close to it. 170 00:09:35,040 --> 00:09:37,120 Speaker 1: Todd Gurley, do you I really like Gordon, but I 171 00:09:37,160 --> 00:09:39,679 Speaker 1: think running backs the smart way to do it. I 172 00:09:39,679 --> 00:09:42,640 Speaker 1: think is actually, for a while everyone thought never draft 173 00:09:42,720 --> 00:09:44,640 Speaker 1: one in the first round. I don't know, drafted one 174 00:09:44,760 --> 00:09:47,439 Speaker 1: in the middle, late first round, early second round. That's 175 00:09:47,480 --> 00:09:49,960 Speaker 1: where you found a lot of good players recently. And 176 00:09:49,960 --> 00:09:52,360 Speaker 1: that rookie contract is so cheap compared to what you 177 00:09:52,360 --> 00:09:54,439 Speaker 1: have to pay in free agency. I've been a little 178 00:09:54,480 --> 00:09:58,679 Speaker 1: surprised at the outrage for this on Twitter, that everybody 179 00:09:58,800 --> 00:10:01,319 Speaker 1: is saying running backs need to get paid, he should 180 00:10:01,320 --> 00:10:04,760 Speaker 1: sit out the year, Like why would anybody? For the owners, 181 00:10:04,760 --> 00:10:06,920 Speaker 1: you gotta pay this player, And to me, it's like 182 00:10:08,040 --> 00:10:12,920 Speaker 1: you Michael Lewis said, football is a tightly strong economy. 183 00:10:12,960 --> 00:10:16,040 Speaker 1: If you take away something, if you try to double 184 00:10:16,040 --> 00:10:18,520 Speaker 1: team or triple team Aaron Donald, somebody else is gonna 185 00:10:18,559 --> 00:10:20,960 Speaker 1: have a much easier game. The salary caps the same way. 186 00:10:21,040 --> 00:10:23,440 Speaker 1: If you're paying too much for a running back, you're 187 00:10:23,480 --> 00:10:26,800 Speaker 1: not paying other positions. Two players to connected obviously his 188 00:10:26,880 --> 00:10:30,160 Speaker 1: running backs lavy On Bell, he stayed in famously last year. 189 00:10:30,200 --> 00:10:32,880 Speaker 1: I'm holding out. I'm sitting out this year to help 190 00:10:32,920 --> 00:10:35,080 Speaker 1: my fellow running back, which you know, you could believe 191 00:10:35,120 --> 00:10:37,720 Speaker 1: that if you want. I never quite did. The other player, 192 00:10:37,960 --> 00:10:42,400 Speaker 1: as we mentioned, Girle, and it stinks. But Girle who 193 00:10:42,400 --> 00:10:45,680 Speaker 1: actually did get paid immediately we find out of the 194 00:10:45,760 --> 00:10:49,280 Speaker 1: arthritic knee condition. That kind of sets back running backs 195 00:10:49,280 --> 00:10:52,559 Speaker 1: again because there's this very high profile case of a 196 00:10:52,640 --> 00:10:55,400 Speaker 1: superstar running back who gets paid and then his body 197 00:10:55,440 --> 00:10:57,920 Speaker 1: breaks down or appears to be breaking down. I just 198 00:10:58,040 --> 00:11:00,400 Speaker 1: I would be stunned of of the charter go any 199 00:11:00,440 --> 00:11:02,920 Speaker 1: other route than just playing out his rookie contract and 200 00:11:02,960 --> 00:11:05,880 Speaker 1: then to the tag if necessary. They know him better 201 00:11:05,920 --> 00:11:08,040 Speaker 1: than anyone, and Gordon has been up and down in 202 00:11:08,120 --> 00:11:10,600 Speaker 1: his career. I don't think they look at Melvin Gordon 203 00:11:11,520 --> 00:11:15,520 Speaker 1: as a consistent leader of their team necessarily someone that 204 00:11:15,600 --> 00:11:17,920 Speaker 1: they have to keep in the building. And they have 205 00:11:17,960 --> 00:11:21,280 Speaker 1: a ton of other free agents coming up next year. 206 00:11:21,360 --> 00:11:23,600 Speaker 1: I mean both is gonna be coming up, rivers is 207 00:11:23,640 --> 00:11:26,840 Speaker 1: coming up. A lot of their great defense is going 208 00:11:26,880 --> 00:11:28,480 Speaker 1: to be coming up. So I think they have other 209 00:11:28,520 --> 00:11:30,720 Speaker 1: people on the team that they're going to be prioritizing. 210 00:11:31,760 --> 00:11:34,760 Speaker 1: Natural selection is you know, it was ten years ago 211 00:11:34,800 --> 00:11:38,160 Speaker 1: that slot corners and slot receivers weren't getting any money, 212 00:11:38,240 --> 00:11:40,360 Speaker 1: and now they get paid more than running backs, and 213 00:11:40,440 --> 00:11:43,240 Speaker 1: running backs are left it, you know, on the small 214 00:11:43,240 --> 00:11:46,800 Speaker 1: side of that, just like fullbacks, things become extinct. It happens. 215 00:11:47,760 --> 00:11:50,080 Speaker 1: It's the way of the wombs and dads. Have your 216 00:11:50,160 --> 00:11:53,120 Speaker 1: kids like quarterback or wide receiver. I mean, that would 217 00:11:53,120 --> 00:11:56,120 Speaker 1: be smart, right West, Let's move on. Tell me your 218 00:11:56,160 --> 00:12:01,959 Speaker 1: thoughts on the tradition in Spain running of the bulls 219 00:12:02,280 --> 00:12:06,280 Speaker 1: Pampalona what. I'm curious what your thoughts are about it. 220 00:12:06,280 --> 00:12:09,439 Speaker 1: It's delightful. It's a delightful tradition and good for Josh 221 00:12:09,480 --> 00:12:12,319 Speaker 1: Norman can with Wesse could go either way. Car Bay 222 00:12:12,440 --> 00:12:15,560 Speaker 1: DM baby. And you know, one of my favorite novels 223 00:12:15,600 --> 00:12:19,040 Speaker 1: is The Sun Also Rises by Henyway. And it's interesting 224 00:12:19,080 --> 00:12:22,400 Speaker 1: to me that Josh Norman is both older and more 225 00:12:22,480 --> 00:12:25,120 Speaker 1: famous than Hemmingway was when he wrote The Sun Also Rise. 226 00:12:25,679 --> 00:12:29,800 Speaker 1: It's interesting Josh Norman, the Redskins cornerback, fulfilled a dream, 227 00:12:30,160 --> 00:12:32,520 Speaker 1: he said, by taking part in the Running of the 228 00:12:32,520 --> 00:12:37,960 Speaker 1: Bulls in Pamplona, Spain. Pampalona. Yes, uh if there's a 229 00:12:38,040 --> 00:12:41,280 Speaker 1: video that went viral before Twitter shut down, which everybody's 230 00:12:41,280 --> 00:12:44,800 Speaker 1: freaking out about Twitter down for an hour Thursday at 231 00:12:44,880 --> 00:12:48,560 Speaker 1: some point, but before that happened being passed all over 232 00:12:48,960 --> 00:12:52,520 Speaker 1: the Information super Highway a video showing Norman leaping over 233 00:12:52,559 --> 00:12:55,240 Speaker 1: a bull inside a bull ring during the event. So 234 00:12:55,280 --> 00:12:57,559 Speaker 1: it's inside a bull ring. It's not like in the streets, 235 00:12:57,559 --> 00:13:00,640 Speaker 1: the cobble streets where people are getting gored, which five 236 00:13:00,679 --> 00:13:02,400 Speaker 1: people got gored in the first day of this event 237 00:13:02,440 --> 00:13:05,480 Speaker 1: this year. It happens every year. I'm the only thing 238 00:13:05,520 --> 00:13:07,480 Speaker 1: I was thinking, is these a lot of these pro 239 00:13:07,679 --> 00:13:10,520 Speaker 1: contracts I've worked in you can't even play pick up basketball. 240 00:13:10,880 --> 00:13:12,520 Speaker 1: And Josh Norman, by the way, this is the most 241 00:13:12,760 --> 00:13:15,600 Speaker 1: impressive I think I've seen him do athletically in like 242 00:13:15,600 --> 00:13:18,439 Speaker 1: three or four years now, jumping over the bull. If 243 00:13:18,480 --> 00:13:21,800 Speaker 1: I am the Redskins, I'm Doug Williams is passing out. 244 00:13:21,960 --> 00:13:24,840 Speaker 1: I mean, anybody involved with that front office is just 245 00:13:24,920 --> 00:13:27,680 Speaker 1: gotta be very upset or maybe they're like, oh, maybe 246 00:13:27,679 --> 00:13:29,240 Speaker 1: this will get us out of the contract. I don't know. 247 00:13:29,520 --> 00:13:32,280 Speaker 1: I looked at the crowd and I'm pretty confident that 248 00:13:32,400 --> 00:13:34,480 Speaker 1: Josh Norman is the only one who could jump over 249 00:13:34,520 --> 00:13:37,600 Speaker 1: a bull. I mean he didn't just clear the ball, 250 00:13:37,760 --> 00:13:40,360 Speaker 1: he cleared it with a with a foot despair. It 251 00:13:40,400 --> 00:13:43,600 Speaker 1: was very impressive. I will give him that. I had 252 00:13:43,640 --> 00:13:46,320 Speaker 1: to face the bull straight on. He said it was fun. 253 00:13:46,559 --> 00:13:48,560 Speaker 1: It was worth it. It was really worth it. Last 254 00:13:48,559 --> 00:13:50,680 Speaker 1: time we talked about stuff like this, I think it 255 00:13:50,720 --> 00:13:54,320 Speaker 1: was Rex Ryan during his late period Jets Run did 256 00:13:54,320 --> 00:13:59,280 Speaker 1: the same thing. Also not gored, so happy ending. What 257 00:13:59,360 --> 00:14:03,480 Speaker 1: if Frank Gore tries it? If Gore got gored, that 258 00:14:03,520 --> 00:14:08,560 Speaker 1: would be wild, sad wild. Alright. Finally, in the news, 259 00:14:08,600 --> 00:14:13,239 Speaker 1: some serious news. Former Tennessee Titans defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth 260 00:14:13,720 --> 00:14:17,720 Speaker 1: suffering from kidney failure and h He logged onto social 261 00:14:17,760 --> 00:14:20,840 Speaker 1: media Instagram to be specific, to announce that he has 262 00:14:20,920 --> 00:14:25,360 Speaker 1: quote in dire need of a donor um. He wrote 263 00:14:25,400 --> 00:14:31,400 Speaker 1: a message that my kidneys failed uh this past week 264 00:14:31,440 --> 00:14:34,680 Speaker 1: on July seven. It's hard to believe from being a 265 00:14:34,720 --> 00:14:38,320 Speaker 1: professional athlete to only eight seasons in retirement that my 266 00:14:38,400 --> 00:14:41,600 Speaker 1: body has taken another major blow. He's referring to a 267 00:14:41,680 --> 00:14:45,800 Speaker 1: brain adneurism he suffered about five years ago. Now his 268 00:14:45,960 --> 00:14:51,120 Speaker 1: kidneys have failed him and he is desperate for a transplant. 269 00:14:51,240 --> 00:14:54,720 Speaker 1: Very sad story. Haynesworth, of course, came into the league 270 00:14:55,040 --> 00:14:57,720 Speaker 1: University of Tennessee star, then was a All Pro for 271 00:14:57,760 --> 00:14:59,880 Speaker 1: the Titans, one of the best defensive tackles in football. 272 00:15:00,120 --> 00:15:02,800 Speaker 1: Then became something of a punch line as being a 273 00:15:02,880 --> 00:15:07,480 Speaker 1: hideous long term signing by the Redskins. But he had 274 00:15:07,480 --> 00:15:09,320 Speaker 1: a lot of talent work. Ethic was an issue. But 275 00:15:09,360 --> 00:15:12,520 Speaker 1: now he's dealing with something way more serious than anything 276 00:15:12,880 --> 00:15:15,680 Speaker 1: ever on the football field. People don't like to be 277 00:15:15,800 --> 00:15:19,520 Speaker 1: told that they have to part with their money, but 278 00:15:19,640 --> 00:15:23,120 Speaker 1: if you are suffering and you are having major health problems, 279 00:15:23,160 --> 00:15:25,360 Speaker 1: people will part with their money to help you out. 280 00:15:27,680 --> 00:15:32,520 Speaker 1: That's what's happening in the news. All right, let's get 281 00:15:32,560 --> 00:15:35,160 Speaker 1: to it. Ricky. By the way, I want to say 282 00:15:35,200 --> 00:15:38,960 Speaker 1: that the Shield moved to nine and two with another 283 00:15:39,160 --> 00:15:43,520 Speaker 1: convincing win on Wednesday night, and Ricky Hollywood starting playing 284 00:15:43,520 --> 00:15:48,120 Speaker 1: seven innings behind the plate, had two hits, hitting the 285 00:15:48,120 --> 00:15:51,520 Speaker 1: ball hard all night. Really starting to come come into 286 00:15:51,560 --> 00:15:53,880 Speaker 1: yourself a little bit hit a good double right to 287 00:15:54,000 --> 00:15:59,640 Speaker 1: end the night. Modern day Rich Gedman, I see a 288 00:15:59,640 --> 00:16:04,280 Speaker 1: little at noakes this former Red Sox, you know, World 289 00:16:04,280 --> 00:16:07,520 Speaker 1: Series participant. I've probably made an All Star game or two. Okay, 290 00:16:07,600 --> 00:16:11,960 Speaker 1: I'll take it. It's not a great guy. You know what. 291 00:16:12,600 --> 00:16:15,760 Speaker 1: You know what Babbit is batting average on balls in 292 00:16:15,800 --> 00:16:18,200 Speaker 1: play Yeah, shows you kind of how lucky and unlucky 293 00:16:18,200 --> 00:16:20,000 Speaker 1: you are. You were very unlucky when it came to 294 00:16:20,000 --> 00:16:22,920 Speaker 1: Babbit last night because you were hitting up. Yeah. And 295 00:16:23,040 --> 00:16:25,320 Speaker 1: tell you what, the coaching staffs watching that when you 296 00:16:25,400 --> 00:16:27,320 Speaker 1: start to turn it on late in the regular sets. 297 00:16:27,360 --> 00:16:30,520 Speaker 1: This is the coaching staff right here. When you turn 298 00:16:30,840 --> 00:16:33,720 Speaker 1: west late in the regular season, that's important. That's going 299 00:16:33,760 --> 00:16:36,240 Speaker 1: to lead to the playoff p t. It's a very 300 00:16:36,240 --> 00:16:39,400 Speaker 1: crowded depth chart on the plate, and I think this 301 00:16:39,560 --> 00:16:42,840 Speaker 1: little missy might be uh getting some big plate appearances. 302 00:16:43,120 --> 00:16:45,840 Speaker 1: It's the loan position on the roster that goes too 303 00:16:45,880 --> 00:16:50,480 Speaker 1: deep and it actually goes about sixty. Yeah, but you 304 00:16:50,520 --> 00:16:52,760 Speaker 1: gotta want those at bats in the playoff games after 305 00:16:52,840 --> 00:16:56,160 Speaker 1: all the work you've put in. That's that's exciting time, 306 00:16:56,360 --> 00:16:58,320 Speaker 1: and that's money time. It sounds like you're earning it. 307 00:16:58,360 --> 00:17:00,240 Speaker 1: I know it's easier to just put, you know, like 308 00:17:00,280 --> 00:17:02,600 Speaker 1: a crappy girl behind the plate because then they don't 309 00:17:02,600 --> 00:17:07,120 Speaker 1: have to catch. But I like covering home and I'm 310 00:17:07,119 --> 00:17:09,639 Speaker 1: not worried if you're whipping it like I'm not worried 311 00:17:09,720 --> 00:17:13,320 Speaker 1: about Yeah, I'm not worried to to step up to 312 00:17:13,359 --> 00:17:15,280 Speaker 1: the plane and knock someone out. It's more of like 313 00:17:15,320 --> 00:17:17,399 Speaker 1: the running for the pop flies that like hit her 314 00:17:17,440 --> 00:17:21,280 Speaker 1: miss sometimes. Lakisha Westling almost came to blows with the 315 00:17:21,320 --> 00:17:24,479 Speaker 1: opposing catcher. I've never seen your wife more angry, and 316 00:17:24,520 --> 00:17:26,960 Speaker 1: now that you're married to that woman, I would I 317 00:17:27,000 --> 00:17:30,280 Speaker 1: would suggest you do not get on Lakisha's bad side. 318 00:17:33,040 --> 00:17:36,439 Speaker 1: The catcher was out of line. The other teams catcher 319 00:17:36,560 --> 00:17:38,880 Speaker 1: was way out of line, like a small town sheriff 320 00:17:38,920 --> 00:17:41,280 Speaker 1: trying to control the game, was at the umpire to 321 00:17:41,480 --> 00:17:44,840 Speaker 1: his job. What was she getting on? Keisha was asking 322 00:17:44,920 --> 00:17:47,159 Speaker 1: There was a little back and forth about some of 323 00:17:47,200 --> 00:17:49,800 Speaker 1: the rules, and Keisha was asking me a question about 324 00:17:49,840 --> 00:17:52,800 Speaker 1: ten feet away for clarification, and rabbit ears behind the 325 00:17:52,800 --> 00:17:56,719 Speaker 1: plate was like and jumped down Lakisha's throat and then 326 00:17:56,760 --> 00:18:00,119 Speaker 1: Lakeisha started screaming through the fence and then all of 327 00:18:00,119 --> 00:18:01,879 Speaker 1: a sudden West turns around, he goes, this is a 328 00:18:01,920 --> 00:18:07,240 Speaker 1: conversation between husband and what see, I always thought you 329 00:18:07,240 --> 00:18:10,400 Speaker 1: were a Southern guy. West. That's a very Southerner expression 330 00:18:10,440 --> 00:18:13,400 Speaker 1: there in that situation. And that's the first of three 331 00:18:13,800 --> 00:18:16,320 Speaker 1: and thirty times the West will say that in his life. Well, 332 00:18:16,680 --> 00:18:19,240 Speaker 1: I got to back the next time, and she said 333 00:18:19,280 --> 00:18:21,680 Speaker 1: something to me to catch your dow whoa, And I said, 334 00:18:22,119 --> 00:18:24,800 Speaker 1: first of all, you are my wife, an apology and 335 00:18:24,880 --> 00:18:29,480 Speaker 1: you were way out of line. She apologized after the game. 336 00:18:29,560 --> 00:18:32,200 Speaker 1: Good husband work, and I hope I'm not going out 337 00:18:32,200 --> 00:18:34,920 Speaker 1: of bounds and saying that at the watering hole after 338 00:18:34,960 --> 00:18:38,080 Speaker 1: the softball game, Lakisha made it clear that West would 339 00:18:38,119 --> 00:18:45,160 Speaker 1: be properly reimbursed for being such a great husband. Yeah, 340 00:18:45,200 --> 00:18:49,680 Speaker 1: she bought flowers. Um okay. Superstar Club twenty nineteen to 341 00:18:49,800 --> 00:18:53,240 Speaker 1: tradition on the dot com and on this podcast, I 342 00:18:53,400 --> 00:18:57,679 Speaker 1: I go through the league, I try to find players 343 00:18:57,720 --> 00:19:01,679 Speaker 1: that have Now West can one more piece of news 344 00:19:01,800 --> 00:19:05,000 Speaker 1: just to get Greg's opinion on a fantasy football situation. Yes, 345 00:19:05,240 --> 00:19:07,200 Speaker 1: I love I love you to jump in with that guy. Well, 346 00:19:07,240 --> 00:19:11,359 Speaker 1: Andy Reid came out very strong in favor of Damian Williams. 347 00:19:11,440 --> 00:19:14,920 Speaker 1: As his full time starter for the year at running back. 348 00:19:15,480 --> 00:19:17,719 Speaker 1: He's taken the challenge, Reid said, he wants to do this. 349 00:19:17,760 --> 00:19:21,280 Speaker 1: He's earned it to be the guy Greg in that offense, 350 00:19:22,119 --> 00:19:24,720 Speaker 1: we're talking about a special talent, but he can play 351 00:19:24,760 --> 00:19:26,520 Speaker 1: all three downs. He's good in the passing game. I 352 00:19:26,520 --> 00:19:28,959 Speaker 1: think he's pretty talented. Do you do you you have 353 00:19:29,040 --> 00:19:31,240 Speaker 1: to consider him in the first round, don't you know? 354 00:19:31,720 --> 00:19:34,959 Speaker 1: If I was gonna say, tell me where he's getting drafted, 355 00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:37,440 Speaker 1: because I feel like everyone's just gonna dismiss for the 356 00:19:37,440 --> 00:19:41,200 Speaker 1: fantasy extravagance. Smiths, Hey, when when Priest Tholmes was a 357 00:19:41,280 --> 00:19:43,560 Speaker 1: late season sensation, people weren't drafting him and then first 358 00:19:43,600 --> 00:19:45,600 Speaker 1: round the next year either because he was undrafted. That 359 00:19:45,640 --> 00:19:47,920 Speaker 1: was a little different. That was a little different. Damian Williams. 360 00:19:48,000 --> 00:19:51,119 Speaker 1: You you hear coaches talk about like guys that have 361 00:19:51,200 --> 00:19:54,440 Speaker 1: kind of earned the next chance like this in June July. 362 00:19:54,640 --> 00:20:00,200 Speaker 1: Sometimes right now he's getting taken one overall. Yeah, and 363 00:20:00,280 --> 00:20:03,720 Speaker 1: before that. But but I'll be a little worried that 364 00:20:03,720 --> 00:20:07,640 Speaker 1: that's offense. Every running back looks good. He's talented, though 365 00:20:07,760 --> 00:20:09,960 Speaker 1: he's not something for someone that's been bounced around. When 366 00:20:09,960 --> 00:20:11,919 Speaker 1: you watch him. You're like, why did he bounce around? 367 00:20:12,119 --> 00:20:14,240 Speaker 1: He makes people miss on his own, but he's never 368 00:20:14,280 --> 00:20:16,480 Speaker 1: been that guy and have that kind of workload. Well, 369 00:20:16,480 --> 00:20:18,760 Speaker 1: I remember, guys, you have a little bit of a 370 00:20:18,800 --> 00:20:21,199 Speaker 1: monte ball factor, Like he's never done it before. So 371 00:20:21,240 --> 00:20:23,280 Speaker 1: if you're drafting this guy just based on the offense, 372 00:20:23,320 --> 00:20:25,159 Speaker 1: you do have to worry about something like that. Is 373 00:20:25,160 --> 00:20:27,520 Speaker 1: he talented enough to keep the job and keep all 374 00:20:27,600 --> 00:20:30,160 Speaker 1: comers away from his spottle. I feel a little weird though, 375 00:20:30,200 --> 00:20:34,520 Speaker 1: having this fantasy conversation here without Mark. This is where 376 00:20:34,520 --> 00:20:36,600 Speaker 1: I throw it to the corner, of course, and he 377 00:20:36,640 --> 00:20:39,000 Speaker 1: would have some takes and being great danger at the 378 00:20:39,040 --> 00:20:42,600 Speaker 1: same time. Yes, the Fantasy Extravaganza, Yeah, the whole thing. 379 00:20:42,640 --> 00:20:46,840 Speaker 1: The wheel is spinning, it's a cycle. And uh, before 380 00:20:46,840 --> 00:20:50,120 Speaker 1: you know what, we'll be doing our annual fantasy extravaganza. 381 00:20:50,240 --> 00:20:51,960 Speaker 1: You know we should get on again this year. The 382 00:20:51,960 --> 00:20:54,600 Speaker 1: big Fish, the big Fish, Evan Silva. He's moved on 383 00:20:54,920 --> 00:20:56,879 Speaker 1: past Road a world. Talk about a guy who really 384 00:20:56,880 --> 00:20:59,800 Speaker 1: built road a world, big big. He's moved on to 385 00:20:59,880 --> 00:21:04,000 Speaker 1: the plaster on. He put in the stuff, spackled the place, 386 00:21:04,040 --> 00:21:07,800 Speaker 1: painted it, he built the guesthouse. He's got his own Uh, 387 00:21:07,920 --> 00:21:10,840 Speaker 1: he's got his own website now established the run dot com. 388 00:21:10,840 --> 00:21:12,240 Speaker 1: So we got like that, gotta get him on to 389 00:21:12,320 --> 00:21:15,720 Speaker 1: hear what's going on. We'll check in with the big fish. 390 00:21:16,040 --> 00:21:20,320 Speaker 1: All right, let's get to it. Damian Williams my first Superstar, 391 00:21:20,560 --> 00:21:23,120 Speaker 1: so we'll get right into it. No, Damian Williams, not yet, 392 00:21:23,119 --> 00:21:26,600 Speaker 1: but perhaps so. Anyway, what the Superstar Club is zero 393 00:21:26,640 --> 00:21:29,239 Speaker 1: sum game. I'm going to bring a guy that's an 394 00:21:29,359 --> 00:21:33,199 Speaker 1: established player. Very rarely will I put in someone with 395 00:21:33,240 --> 00:21:35,680 Speaker 1: no background. Last year, I I got, I did pretty well. 396 00:21:35,720 --> 00:21:39,080 Speaker 1: I did. I did take Andrew Luck out of the 397 00:21:39,200 --> 00:21:42,439 Speaker 1: UM Superstar Club with a caveat that I would regret 398 00:21:42,480 --> 00:21:45,159 Speaker 1: it probably and I did. And I put Carson Wentz 399 00:21:45,240 --> 00:21:47,439 Speaker 1: in and that did. So that didn't work out, But 400 00:21:47,520 --> 00:21:51,320 Speaker 1: overall I had a good run last year. Let me 401 00:21:51,359 --> 00:21:54,760 Speaker 1: just bring up my list room last year. Uh bear 402 00:21:54,800 --> 00:21:59,120 Speaker 1: with me, alright. So, yes, I kind of botched that one. 403 00:21:59,160 --> 00:22:03,080 Speaker 1: But I had Davante Adams in, Jordy Nelson out That 404 00:22:03,119 --> 00:22:05,639 Speaker 1: was a winner, Michael Thomas in Des Bryant out. That 405 00:22:05,680 --> 00:22:08,840 Speaker 1: was a winner. Album Kamara in Lashawn McCoy out, that 406 00:22:08,920 --> 00:22:12,200 Speaker 1: was a winner, Sae Kwon Barkley in Marshawn Lynch out. 407 00:22:12,280 --> 00:22:15,280 Speaker 1: That was a winner. UM So, not bad last year. 408 00:22:15,480 --> 00:22:18,360 Speaker 1: Not bad. I'm gonna I'm gonna take some bigger chances here, 409 00:22:19,080 --> 00:22:22,720 Speaker 1: some controversial moves. Is Larry Fitzgerald still in the Superstar? 410 00:22:22,880 --> 00:22:24,280 Speaker 1: He's out, he was out a couple of years ago. 411 00:22:24,400 --> 00:22:26,640 Speaker 1: He was out a couple of years ago. Um And 412 00:22:26,680 --> 00:22:28,440 Speaker 1: I was. I was actually when I was looking to 413 00:22:28,480 --> 00:22:32,400 Speaker 1: take out a wide receiver because that is tough to do. UM. 414 00:22:32,160 --> 00:22:34,440 Speaker 1: I thought about Larry and it's like that sounds familiar. 415 00:22:34,480 --> 00:22:36,320 Speaker 1: I think I dumped Larry before, so I would not 416 00:22:36,359 --> 00:22:39,400 Speaker 1: do it again. A little start at the quarterback position, though, gentlemen, 417 00:22:39,480 --> 00:22:42,000 Speaker 1: and you know that I'm a big Deshaun Watson fan. 418 00:22:42,760 --> 00:22:45,679 Speaker 1: Um And I thought last year was a big step 419 00:22:45,720 --> 00:22:48,080 Speaker 1: forward for him coming back from the A c L. 420 00:22:48,119 --> 00:22:50,160 Speaker 1: I think he's gonna be even better. I hope Will 421 00:22:50,160 --> 00:22:53,520 Speaker 1: Fuller gets gets all the way back from his uh 422 00:22:53,760 --> 00:22:55,040 Speaker 1: A c L. Was what was in an A c 423 00:22:55,160 --> 00:22:58,160 Speaker 1: L for Fuller as well? I believe it was. Yeah, 424 00:22:58,200 --> 00:23:02,440 Speaker 1: but with DeAndre Hopkins there and I'm I'm assuming the 425 00:23:02,520 --> 00:23:05,280 Speaker 1: offensive line will be better. It could not be any worse. 426 00:23:05,440 --> 00:23:08,880 Speaker 1: I thought that Watson was just stellar last year both 427 00:23:08,960 --> 00:23:12,159 Speaker 1: running the football, throwing the football, and I think he's 428 00:23:12,200 --> 00:23:15,320 Speaker 1: gonna get even better. You gotta cut down on the sacks. 429 00:23:15,359 --> 00:23:17,399 Speaker 1: That's not all the offensive line's fault. He has to 430 00:23:17,440 --> 00:23:20,639 Speaker 1: be better there as well. But I think Watson in 431 00:23:20,800 --> 00:23:24,919 Speaker 1: year three, still just twenty three years old, could be 432 00:23:24,960 --> 00:23:29,359 Speaker 1: a guy that is someone that can carry an organization 433 00:23:29,400 --> 00:23:31,640 Speaker 1: to a super Bowl. Not necessarily this team, but he 434 00:23:32,160 --> 00:23:35,560 Speaker 1: ascends to that level. You guys, okay with Deshaun Watson 435 00:23:35,880 --> 00:23:38,879 Speaker 1: ascending to the superstar club. I have no issues with that, 436 00:23:39,080 --> 00:23:42,719 Speaker 1: and I think it's past past time to keep doubting 437 00:23:43,240 --> 00:23:47,680 Speaker 1: Deshaun Watson. I think he's proven to be quite exceptional. Really, 438 00:23:48,160 --> 00:23:52,040 Speaker 1: I'm surprised that he's not a bigger star now. Maybe 439 00:23:52,040 --> 00:23:54,639 Speaker 1: that's from being in Houston, maybe just the injury, the 440 00:23:54,640 --> 00:23:58,240 Speaker 1: way the rookie season happened, and then the influx last 441 00:23:58,400 --> 00:24:02,640 Speaker 1: year of a great rookie class which got so much attention. 442 00:24:02,800 --> 00:24:06,240 Speaker 1: But I think those extra snaps that Watson's had, that 443 00:24:06,320 --> 00:24:08,800 Speaker 1: he's already come back from an injury like that gives 444 00:24:08,880 --> 00:24:10,679 Speaker 1: him an edge over those guys. So I like that. 445 00:24:10,760 --> 00:24:13,280 Speaker 1: I I think he he has a better chance than 446 00:24:13,440 --> 00:24:16,280 Speaker 1: than the class of two thousand, uh and eighteen rookies 447 00:24:16,320 --> 00:24:18,439 Speaker 1: to do it, and I'm surprised they're not. I'm looking now, 448 00:24:18,600 --> 00:24:21,240 Speaker 1: they're not really in prime time that much. I guess 449 00:24:21,280 --> 00:24:23,119 Speaker 1: they get that first Monday Night, but that's kind of 450 00:24:23,119 --> 00:24:25,879 Speaker 1: a strange one. Against the Saints. I feel like they 451 00:24:25,880 --> 00:24:28,960 Speaker 1: play like fourteen times on Thursday Night football every year. Yeah, 452 00:24:29,000 --> 00:24:32,760 Speaker 1: they've got they've got a Thursday Night or against the Colts. 453 00:24:32,760 --> 00:24:34,879 Speaker 1: They've got one Sunday Night, which could be moved, but 454 00:24:34,920 --> 00:24:37,280 Speaker 1: that's week thirteen, so I guess that's three. That's that's 455 00:24:37,400 --> 00:24:39,560 Speaker 1: medium respect. But I think Watson, at some point in 456 00:24:39,560 --> 00:24:41,879 Speaker 1: his career, because he's so electric, is going to be 457 00:24:41,920 --> 00:24:44,000 Speaker 1: the type of player you put in prime time five times. 458 00:24:44,320 --> 00:24:46,400 Speaker 1: I want to know who you're taking out. That's where 459 00:24:46,400 --> 00:24:50,960 Speaker 1: it gets tough, because they never get old anymore. UM. 460 00:24:51,000 --> 00:24:54,960 Speaker 1: I really wanted to put Baker in as well that um, 461 00:24:55,040 --> 00:24:58,040 Speaker 1: but I cannot. I could not justify taking out a 462 00:24:58,080 --> 00:24:59,959 Speaker 1: second quarterback. So it's hard enough to take out one. 463 00:25:00,040 --> 00:25:02,560 Speaker 1: So it became am I putting in Baker or Deshaun. 464 00:25:02,640 --> 00:25:05,640 Speaker 1: I chose to Sean Baker could make me look bad. 465 00:25:05,840 --> 00:25:08,399 Speaker 1: We'll see. Now I have to take somebody out all 466 00:25:08,480 --> 00:25:11,359 Speaker 1: right here, here are my options. Okay, Am I gonna 467 00:25:11,400 --> 00:25:16,160 Speaker 1: take out Carson Wentz? No, I'm not. I can take 468 00:25:16,160 --> 00:25:18,760 Speaker 1: out Drew Brees. No. I can't do that, Big Ben, No, 469 00:25:18,920 --> 00:25:25,159 Speaker 1: I can't do that. Russell Wilson can't do that. Is 470 00:25:25,200 --> 00:25:28,159 Speaker 1: this about your fantasy football grudge? No? No, okay, I 471 00:25:28,880 --> 00:25:30,960 Speaker 1: there's one guy I can take out, and it's not 472 00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:33,080 Speaker 1: You're gonna think it's me being personal, But I'm gonna 473 00:25:33,080 --> 00:25:36,480 Speaker 1: take Tom Brady out of the superstar club. No. I 474 00:25:36,480 --> 00:25:39,240 Speaker 1: mean it makes sense. He just won a Super Bowl 475 00:25:39,240 --> 00:25:41,639 Speaker 1: with one of the great playoff runs in the a 476 00:25:41,760 --> 00:25:43,960 Speaker 1: f C of his life, scoring what was that forty 477 00:25:43,960 --> 00:25:47,160 Speaker 1: points against the Chargers and then thirty eight against the Chiefs. 478 00:25:47,200 --> 00:25:49,280 Speaker 1: Basically needed a touchdown to go to the Super Bowl 479 00:25:49,280 --> 00:25:51,880 Speaker 1: and gets it to play the Chargers. Did they Yeah, 480 00:25:52,720 --> 00:25:55,480 Speaker 1: they dropped like forty on him. That supposedly great defense. 481 00:25:56,000 --> 00:26:01,399 Speaker 1: Well that's what no Gronk anymore, and statistically that that 482 00:26:01,560 --> 00:26:04,919 Speaker 1: offense is so much worse without him. All they're a 483 00:26:04,920 --> 00:26:08,840 Speaker 1: big dip touchdowns, yards, completion percentage, yards per attempt and 484 00:26:08,920 --> 00:26:12,879 Speaker 1: he's gone forever at least until November December. Even with 485 00:26:12,960 --> 00:26:15,760 Speaker 1: Gronk last year, statistically Brady was right in the middle 486 00:26:15,800 --> 00:26:18,840 Speaker 1: of the pack amongst starting quarterbacks. So this is not 487 00:26:19,080 --> 00:26:21,520 Speaker 1: one of the old users shots of Tom Brady. I 488 00:26:21,600 --> 00:26:23,680 Speaker 1: need to make a cut. And if you guys can 489 00:26:23,800 --> 00:26:26,040 Speaker 1: make a case or someone else, I thought you might 490 00:26:26,040 --> 00:26:28,920 Speaker 1: have gone Philip Rivers. Is he in the superstar club? 491 00:26:29,400 --> 00:26:31,680 Speaker 1: I don't have him in the superstar club personally, Cam 492 00:26:31,720 --> 00:26:33,800 Speaker 1: Newton I thought about, but last year I got burned 493 00:26:33,800 --> 00:26:36,560 Speaker 1: by taking a superstar ocs of a bump shoulder with Luck. 494 00:26:36,920 --> 00:26:39,760 Speaker 1: I'm leaving Cam where he is, so I took out Tom. 495 00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:42,000 Speaker 1: I still think Brady is a guy, could be a 496 00:26:42,080 --> 00:26:44,000 Speaker 1: star if you want a super Bowl again. But I 497 00:26:44,080 --> 00:26:46,240 Speaker 1: just think it's a new generational quarterback. But if he 498 00:26:46,280 --> 00:26:48,439 Speaker 1: wins a super Bowl, then you're wrong. I don't. I know. 499 00:26:48,520 --> 00:26:50,960 Speaker 1: It's like, oh, winds don't matter and all that, and 500 00:26:51,000 --> 00:26:52,600 Speaker 1: I and I get that. Don't have to be a 501 00:26:52,640 --> 00:26:54,720 Speaker 1: star quarterback to win a super Bowl. We've seen that before. 502 00:26:55,040 --> 00:26:57,200 Speaker 1: Joe Flacco is not a superstar. Eli Manning is not 503 00:26:57,240 --> 00:26:59,960 Speaker 1: a superstar. But if Tom Brady is not a super 504 00:27:00,000 --> 00:27:03,040 Speaker 1: Tom Brady, if if Tom, But if Tom Brady won 505 00:27:03,080 --> 00:27:05,760 Speaker 1: a super Bowl by dint of being Tom Brady, the 506 00:27:05,760 --> 00:27:08,080 Speaker 1: greatest quarterback who has ever lived. And you know it, 507 00:27:08,119 --> 00:27:11,639 Speaker 1: had two of his best seasons of his career in 508 00:27:11,680 --> 00:27:13,880 Speaker 1: the last three years. You know he was good. Last 509 00:27:13,920 --> 00:27:17,120 Speaker 1: year he wasn't great. I agree last year, I don't. 510 00:27:17,160 --> 00:27:18,680 Speaker 1: I think he was like on the edge of a 511 00:27:18,720 --> 00:27:20,840 Speaker 1: top ten quarterback in the regular season, had two of 512 00:27:20,880 --> 00:27:23,760 Speaker 1: his two of his best. I think that's scotten almost 513 00:27:23,800 --> 00:27:26,119 Speaker 1: forgotten because because the Super Bowl was so ugly and 514 00:27:26,160 --> 00:27:29,280 Speaker 1: the regular season wasn't great, that he lit the Chargers 515 00:27:29,359 --> 00:27:31,960 Speaker 1: up like they were little just coming off of that 516 00:27:32,040 --> 00:27:34,240 Speaker 1: raven But that's what the Charges do in January that 517 00:27:34,440 --> 00:27:36,560 Speaker 1: it doesn't matter. You get credit for it. You get 518 00:27:36,560 --> 00:27:39,199 Speaker 1: credit for scoring forty points in the divisional round, and 519 00:27:39,240 --> 00:27:41,960 Speaker 1: you get credit for having a sensational game in the 520 00:27:41,960 --> 00:27:44,840 Speaker 1: a f C Championship when they needed him to score. Believe, 521 00:27:44,920 --> 00:27:46,719 Speaker 1: let me ask you this question. It's as simple as 522 00:27:46,760 --> 00:27:49,960 Speaker 1: can be. Tom Brady in two thousand nineteen, do you 523 00:27:49,960 --> 00:27:52,320 Speaker 1: think he'll perform at a superstar level for a quarterback? 524 00:27:53,480 --> 00:27:58,440 Speaker 1: It's the superstar word is what's confusing of all top 525 00:27:58,480 --> 00:28:01,359 Speaker 1: seven or eight quarterback. Yes, I think he can. I 526 00:28:01,359 --> 00:28:02,879 Speaker 1: think he's right on the line, bro, And I'm just 527 00:28:02,920 --> 00:28:06,120 Speaker 1: gonna put him on the line, all right, So that's 528 00:28:06,160 --> 00:28:08,640 Speaker 1: the quarterback and again, but it's like he's bringing all 529 00:28:08,640 --> 00:28:12,640 Speaker 1: those other intangules of being a superstar too to a supermodel. 530 00:28:13,880 --> 00:28:16,920 Speaker 1: He is. He is the superstar that the NFL has 531 00:28:16,960 --> 00:28:19,160 Speaker 1: it now, but it's got to end it sometime. This 532 00:28:19,200 --> 00:28:21,639 Speaker 1: is aashta gradual decline. This is the year. This is 533 00:28:21,680 --> 00:28:24,320 Speaker 1: when it happens. I feel up my bone. We said 534 00:28:24,320 --> 00:28:28,840 Speaker 1: that last I started graduating declining last year. I'll buy that. Okay, 535 00:28:28,920 --> 00:28:31,680 Speaker 1: let's move out of the quarterback and Baker Mayfield Mark, 536 00:28:31,720 --> 00:28:34,040 Speaker 1: I know you're listening. I would love to put him in. 537 00:28:34,119 --> 00:28:38,160 Speaker 1: I just couldn't take someone else out, all right. I 538 00:28:38,200 --> 00:28:40,200 Speaker 1: just couldn't do it, all right, I mean I put 539 00:28:40,760 --> 00:28:42,720 Speaker 1: if if it comes down to it. I I love 540 00:28:42,800 --> 00:28:44,760 Speaker 1: Cam New and I'd take Cam out for Baker just 541 00:28:44,800 --> 00:28:47,280 Speaker 1: because I like Bakers. Baker's definitely got the sizzle factor. 542 00:28:47,520 --> 00:28:51,000 Speaker 1: He's got the sizzle that matters. That matters. We'll say, though, 543 00:28:51,080 --> 00:28:56,000 Speaker 1: you know it's only broky year. Yeah, better better team 544 00:28:56,040 --> 00:28:58,760 Speaker 1: around him. All right? Here we go running back position. 545 00:28:59,440 --> 00:29:01,600 Speaker 1: You know, Greg, it's still sticks in my crawl the 546 00:29:01,640 --> 00:29:05,680 Speaker 1: way you slandered Christian McCaffrey. Um, you about a month 547 00:29:05,720 --> 00:29:09,240 Speaker 1: ago on our podcast were called him a homeless man's 548 00:29:09,280 --> 00:29:13,080 Speaker 1: Alvin Kamara. I believe was something along those lines you did. 549 00:29:13,160 --> 00:29:16,600 Speaker 1: You had some critical things to say, comparing Christian McCaffrey 550 00:29:16,800 --> 00:29:19,560 Speaker 1: to Alvin Camaro. Who's your boy in two lane and 551 00:29:19,600 --> 00:29:22,360 Speaker 1: the Saints. I get all that walks home from the 552 00:29:22,400 --> 00:29:24,880 Speaker 1: game from the super dumb probably walks past the bars. 553 00:29:24,880 --> 00:29:26,640 Speaker 1: I used to go, I get all that, Greg. If 554 00:29:26,680 --> 00:29:30,160 Speaker 1: you asked I think thirty to general managers who they'd 555 00:29:30,240 --> 00:29:33,400 Speaker 1: rather have, they'd all say Camara, including the Panthers. Now, 556 00:29:33,480 --> 00:29:36,040 Speaker 1: let me say this, in two thousand eighteen, I put 557 00:29:36,080 --> 00:29:38,920 Speaker 1: Albuqaire in the Superstar Club. So I'm not right, Yeah, 558 00:29:38,960 --> 00:29:41,920 Speaker 1: you're right. I'm just saying Christian McCaffrey, it's his time 559 00:29:41,960 --> 00:29:44,120 Speaker 1: now to head in that Superstar club. Did you know 560 00:29:44,200 --> 00:29:47,720 Speaker 1: that he was um? He was rested in Week seventeen. 561 00:29:48,640 --> 00:29:53,400 Speaker 1: He played in ent of Caroline a Snaps last season, 562 00:29:53,440 --> 00:29:56,320 Speaker 1: which just for that it doesn't happen leading into Week seventeen. 563 00:29:56,720 --> 00:29:58,600 Speaker 1: Remember when we were asking if he could run between 564 00:29:58,600 --> 00:30:00,760 Speaker 1: the tackles. I mean this guy he was the first 565 00:30:00,760 --> 00:30:04,600 Speaker 1: of the team and targets rushing attempts up to two nineteen, 566 00:30:04,640 --> 00:30:07,680 Speaker 1: he had a hundred and seven catches almost nine hundred yards. 567 00:30:07,720 --> 00:30:10,760 Speaker 1: He's got. He's definitely a threat to join that Roger 568 00:30:10,840 --> 00:30:14,720 Speaker 1: Craig one thousand, one thousand club. His yard for carry 569 00:30:14,720 --> 00:30:17,560 Speaker 1: went up from three seven to five last year. He's 570 00:30:17,600 --> 00:30:20,920 Speaker 1: twenty three years old. He is the guy you want 571 00:30:20,960 --> 00:30:24,000 Speaker 1: to talk about. Guys to invest in a long term 572 00:30:24,040 --> 00:30:28,560 Speaker 1: contract at running back. No injury history the way Melvin 573 00:30:28,600 --> 00:30:31,240 Speaker 1: Gordon with the knees or anything. This guy is locked 574 00:30:31,280 --> 00:30:33,760 Speaker 1: and loaded. A superstar. I'm putting him in the club. 575 00:30:33,800 --> 00:30:37,800 Speaker 1: Anybody got an issue? No, And even though I don't 576 00:30:37,800 --> 00:30:41,240 Speaker 1: remember what, I was just comparing him to Kamara. I 577 00:30:41,600 --> 00:30:43,640 Speaker 1: I like this. I mean he's got, he's already got 578 00:30:43,680 --> 00:30:45,760 Speaker 1: the numbers. And now that he once you do it twice, 579 00:30:46,480 --> 00:30:48,360 Speaker 1: you know he's a good looking young man. He's now 580 00:30:48,480 --> 00:30:53,640 Speaker 1: dating Danny Danny Amendolah's uh is that confirmed? Now? Ex girlfriend? 581 00:30:53,680 --> 00:30:57,520 Speaker 1: I don't know. That's what Rick and Danny tweeted yesterday, 582 00:30:57,560 --> 00:31:01,040 Speaker 1: like I told you so, so he's kind like told 583 00:31:01,080 --> 00:31:04,480 Speaker 1: him what Remember his like outburst, he was like hearing 584 00:31:04,520 --> 00:31:08,200 Speaker 1: all these rumors and then TMZ posted two days yesterday 585 00:31:08,480 --> 00:31:13,600 Speaker 1: Olivia and Christian McCaffrey kissing and holding hands. It's not 586 00:31:13,640 --> 00:31:16,600 Speaker 1: a good it's just not a good way to be Danny. 587 00:31:16,600 --> 00:31:22,040 Speaker 1: You're making yourself. But it makes sense too, because McCaffrey 588 00:31:22,280 --> 00:31:24,400 Speaker 1: is kind of the next you know, he's the new 589 00:31:24,440 --> 00:31:27,360 Speaker 1: boy band. Remember, it's like a Mendola tried to be. 590 00:31:27,400 --> 00:31:29,760 Speaker 1: It's like Amundola, how about you gain more than seven 591 00:31:29,840 --> 00:31:32,160 Speaker 1: hundred yards in a regular season once in your career 592 00:31:34,480 --> 00:31:36,959 Speaker 1: to be that big of a superstar. McCaffrey on their head, 593 00:31:37,000 --> 00:31:40,160 Speaker 1: their hand, he's got he's got numbers up as you 594 00:31:40,200 --> 00:31:45,000 Speaker 1: know what McCaffrey's nickname isn't playoffs. I don't know. I'm 595 00:31:45,000 --> 00:31:49,040 Speaker 1: just saying he's got enough yards for three Danny Amandola seasons. 596 00:31:49,560 --> 00:31:52,640 Speaker 1: That's fair. He's more than enough man, you know, a 597 00:31:52,680 --> 00:31:55,520 Speaker 1: better man perhaps in a lot of ways. Ricky, I 598 00:31:55,520 --> 00:31:57,920 Speaker 1: don't know what these with these social media outbursts and 599 00:31:57,960 --> 00:32:00,520 Speaker 1: all this kind of stuff. It's it's really kind of 600 00:32:00,560 --> 00:32:03,880 Speaker 1: taking a toll interesting really, it's it's just it's a 601 00:32:03,920 --> 00:32:06,520 Speaker 1: bad look and um and yeah, on the bottom of 602 00:32:06,560 --> 00:32:09,360 Speaker 1: our rundown there's a picture of me in my babe 603 00:32:10,240 --> 00:32:15,880 Speaker 1: tumbling down the rankings. No, that looks Yeah. Personality wise, 604 00:32:15,880 --> 00:32:19,560 Speaker 1: it's sort of like it's a little needy much I'd 605 00:32:19,560 --> 00:32:22,640 Speaker 1: love I don't know if it's um. You've even lost 606 00:32:22,640 --> 00:32:25,160 Speaker 1: his nickname. They're calling him Phillip playoffs dore set Now 607 00:32:27,040 --> 00:32:32,640 Speaker 1: that's a well. In our group chat yesterday with me 608 00:32:33,000 --> 00:32:36,880 Speaker 1: Eddie Spaghetti, m A VP and Sully, we are arguing 609 00:32:37,000 --> 00:32:39,880 Speaker 1: yesterday and I apparently the only one that thinks Danny 610 00:32:39,960 --> 00:32:42,080 Speaker 1: is better looking than Christian McAffrey. Emma said that she 611 00:32:42,080 --> 00:32:46,240 Speaker 1: would take me down that I'm so wrong that Christian 612 00:32:46,280 --> 00:32:48,880 Speaker 1: McAffrey is way hotter, which is just so wrong. I 613 00:32:48,920 --> 00:32:50,480 Speaker 1: think it looks like he got his face smashed on 614 00:32:50,520 --> 00:32:56,480 Speaker 1: the door. Christian McAffrey out of bounce back, cut that 615 00:32:56,560 --> 00:33:00,400 Speaker 1: mic for five minutes. All right, Um, okay, so Kaffrey 616 00:33:00,400 --> 00:33:03,160 Speaker 1: and this is tough as well. Now here's the thing. 617 00:33:03,280 --> 00:33:05,240 Speaker 1: A lot of people are gonna be, you know, good 618 00:33:05,280 --> 00:33:07,480 Speaker 1: crazy and say take Todd Gurley out. I'm not gonna 619 00:33:07,480 --> 00:33:11,600 Speaker 1: do it. It's just two on the nose and two 620 00:33:11,760 --> 00:33:15,960 Speaker 1: offseason um headline E just you guy. So I'm gonna 621 00:33:16,040 --> 00:33:18,040 Speaker 1: keep him there out of respect because I think he's 622 00:33:18,040 --> 00:33:20,680 Speaker 1: that great a player. I just thinking David Johnson, it's 623 00:33:20,760 --> 00:33:23,760 Speaker 1: you know, he's only truly had one great year, and 624 00:33:23,840 --> 00:33:26,320 Speaker 1: I really do like David Johnson, and I do like 625 00:33:26,440 --> 00:33:29,000 Speaker 1: the idea of him getting back on track with Cliff 626 00:33:29,080 --> 00:33:31,880 Speaker 1: Kingsbury and all that stuff. So I'm gonna leave David 627 00:33:31,920 --> 00:33:34,080 Speaker 1: in there. So I kind of took an easy way out, 628 00:33:34,320 --> 00:33:37,560 Speaker 1: and I took out a former rushing champion who is 629 00:33:37,600 --> 00:33:40,800 Speaker 1: disgraced for some issues off the field and now was 630 00:33:40,920 --> 00:33:43,840 Speaker 1: with a fresh start with the Cleveland Browns. Kaream Hunt. 631 00:33:44,480 --> 00:33:47,120 Speaker 1: Was he ever in this super state? I don't know. 632 00:33:47,400 --> 00:33:50,840 Speaker 1: He's a rushing champion and an electric playmaker. You already 633 00:33:50,840 --> 00:33:54,239 Speaker 1: took Shady McCoy. Shady was out last year. Now, if 634 00:33:54,240 --> 00:33:56,200 Speaker 1: you're telling me I can't do that, if that's too easy, 635 00:33:56,720 --> 00:34:00,600 Speaker 1: it's easy. I just think Hunt was what a third 636 00:34:00,680 --> 00:34:03,880 Speaker 1: round pick who had, you know, kind of burst on 637 00:34:03,920 --> 00:34:06,120 Speaker 1: the scene and definitely was had a great year. But 638 00:34:06,160 --> 00:34:09,000 Speaker 1: I don't know if he ever was had that superstar 639 00:34:09,120 --> 00:34:11,799 Speaker 1: factor because he wasn't around long enough. All right, you 640 00:34:11,840 --> 00:34:13,840 Speaker 1: think it's too easy, it feels a little convenient, all right, 641 00:34:13,920 --> 00:34:15,960 Speaker 1: Then I will take David Johnson out and have him 642 00:34:16,719 --> 00:34:20,640 Speaker 1: in What are my other options? You know, girlies two 643 00:34:20,680 --> 00:34:22,480 Speaker 1: on the nose, but sometimes on the nose is the 644 00:34:22,560 --> 00:34:25,160 Speaker 1: right choice. You would take girl out before David Johnson 645 00:34:25,239 --> 00:34:28,839 Speaker 1: at the State absolutely, because I don't think he's gonna 646 00:34:28,880 --> 00:34:32,080 Speaker 1: get the I think the I think he's gonna get 647 00:34:32,160 --> 00:34:35,920 Speaker 1: fewer touches and superstars get touches. The Cardinals offense has 648 00:34:36,000 --> 00:34:39,840 Speaker 1: to prove it to me. Yeah, I mean it was 649 00:34:39,960 --> 00:34:43,040 Speaker 1: least year was a total disaster. Right, let's move on. Uh, 650 00:34:43,320 --> 00:34:46,040 Speaker 1: you guys, maybe think when I'm sitting down at Starbucks 651 00:34:46,040 --> 00:34:48,560 Speaker 1: after this show and I'm cranking out copy, I got 652 00:34:48,560 --> 00:34:52,120 Speaker 1: something to think about wide receiver. Alright, more controversy. Alright, 653 00:34:52,160 --> 00:34:53,719 Speaker 1: first this one I feel good about. You did a 654 00:34:53,719 --> 00:34:56,799 Speaker 1: great job with this. Last year. You put in who 655 00:34:56,840 --> 00:35:03,759 Speaker 1: Michael Thomas, Michael Thomas, I put in um and the 656 00:35:03,800 --> 00:35:05,800 Speaker 1: top three guy, Jordian Dez. I mean that is a 657 00:35:05,840 --> 00:35:08,680 Speaker 1: beautiful out of the league. Nice nice work. Alright, So 658 00:35:08,719 --> 00:35:10,040 Speaker 1: I got a lot of pressure on this. It's not 659 00:35:10,040 --> 00:35:11,759 Speaker 1: gonna be that easy this year. It's gonna be tougher. 660 00:35:12,040 --> 00:35:15,279 Speaker 1: Juju Smith Schuster is going into the Superstar club. I 661 00:35:15,280 --> 00:35:17,160 Speaker 1: don't need to give you a lot of background here. 662 00:35:17,200 --> 00:35:22,759 Speaker 1: You get it over. Adam Feeling. I think if you're 663 00:35:22,840 --> 00:35:26,799 Speaker 1: if you're looking for sizzle, Jujus. Juju feels like the 664 00:35:26,880 --> 00:35:29,120 Speaker 1: right answer. I was trying to think of my own ones, 665 00:35:29,200 --> 00:35:32,880 Speaker 1: and Juju was my number one feeling. Is a tremendous player. 666 00:35:32,920 --> 00:35:35,440 Speaker 1: He's slowed down in the second half flash year with injuries. 667 00:35:35,760 --> 00:35:38,759 Speaker 1: I just think Juju's ceiling is a little bit higher something. 668 00:35:38,840 --> 00:35:41,239 Speaker 1: He's just twenty two years old. Well, he's also going 669 00:35:41,280 --> 00:35:43,960 Speaker 1: to get fed targets like crazy this year. I think 670 00:35:44,080 --> 00:35:46,719 Speaker 1: the intangibles matter a little bit, and Juju's got those 671 00:35:46,920 --> 00:35:49,920 Speaker 1: got to He's got some charisma that I really like. 672 00:35:50,000 --> 00:35:53,080 Speaker 1: I like Smith Shoes. He's got some cash as a personality, 673 00:35:53,120 --> 00:35:54,640 Speaker 1: and that's what it also has a lot of like 674 00:35:55,120 --> 00:36:01,279 Speaker 1: cas who's Tom Brady. Let's go um. Now we could 675 00:36:01,320 --> 00:36:03,239 Speaker 1: put into wider subers by the way too, so we 676 00:36:03,280 --> 00:36:06,600 Speaker 1: can theeland. We could discuss that. But I like Smith Schuster. 677 00:36:06,719 --> 00:36:09,719 Speaker 1: You can't get targeted much more than he was last year. 678 00:36:09,760 --> 00:36:11,960 Speaker 1: But I think you're gonna see his red zone usage 679 00:36:12,000 --> 00:36:15,840 Speaker 1: go way up and become basically put up something close 680 00:36:15,880 --> 00:36:19,120 Speaker 1: to Antonio brown numbers this year. That's what I expect 681 00:36:19,239 --> 00:36:21,840 Speaker 1: that from Smith Schuster, and that to me is a superstar. 682 00:36:22,000 --> 00:36:24,000 Speaker 1: Now I gotta take somebody out this one. Really hurts 683 00:36:24,000 --> 00:36:26,320 Speaker 1: because I love him. We just talked about him on 684 00:36:26,320 --> 00:36:28,800 Speaker 1: on our last show West A J. Green, I'm gonna 685 00:36:28,840 --> 00:36:31,439 Speaker 1: take out of the Superstar club and I'll tell you why. 686 00:36:31,760 --> 00:36:35,240 Speaker 1: It's been a while now. Uh, injuries have really started 687 00:36:35,280 --> 00:36:37,399 Speaker 1: to take their toll on Green. He's entering his age 688 00:36:37,440 --> 00:36:41,359 Speaker 1: thirty one season, um, but he's been missing games. He's 689 00:36:41,600 --> 00:36:44,760 Speaker 1: list missed at least three games three of the past 690 00:36:44,800 --> 00:36:48,680 Speaker 1: five seasons. He had toe issues. He had surgery uh 691 00:36:48,719 --> 00:36:52,200 Speaker 1: this offseason. And he's you know, let's face it, his 692 00:36:52,320 --> 00:36:57,520 Speaker 1: quarterback is the ultimate, you know, middle of the road passer. 693 00:36:57,719 --> 00:37:01,600 Speaker 1: He is the Dalton scale. Uh, the Dalton New offense. 694 00:37:02,200 --> 00:37:04,640 Speaker 1: Maybe under a new staff and a fresh start, that 695 00:37:04,719 --> 00:37:07,560 Speaker 1: offense clicks. But I guess I gotta see a J. 696 00:37:07,760 --> 00:37:11,479 Speaker 1: Green be a J. Green again for sixteen games. Uh. 697 00:37:11,520 --> 00:37:14,520 Speaker 1: And I'm willing to say that Juju Smith Schuster is 698 00:37:14,640 --> 00:37:18,000 Speaker 1: a better bet going forward than a J. Green in nineteen. 699 00:37:18,080 --> 00:37:20,640 Speaker 1: I was shocked at first, but after looking at his 700 00:37:20,719 --> 00:37:23,360 Speaker 1: numbers in the the last three years, this is fair. He 701 00:37:23,440 --> 00:37:25,680 Speaker 1: doesn't even have an eleven hundred yards season in any 702 00:37:25,680 --> 00:37:28,720 Speaker 1: of the last three year. Kids he missed, he missed 703 00:37:28,719 --> 00:37:33,960 Speaker 1: a lot of time. Is his last full season, and 704 00:37:34,040 --> 00:37:36,560 Speaker 1: Dalton was healthy that whole season two and he didn't 705 00:37:36,600 --> 00:37:40,120 Speaker 1: crack eleven hundred yards, which is which is pretty shocking. Uh. 706 00:37:40,400 --> 00:37:42,560 Speaker 1: The injuries is one reason I thought he might have 707 00:37:42,600 --> 00:37:45,239 Speaker 1: been available this year before the draft. But I think 708 00:37:45,280 --> 00:37:47,239 Speaker 1: the Bengals were smart to keep. They have a hard 709 00:37:47,360 --> 00:37:50,400 Speaker 1: enough time last superstars. And I still think he is 710 00:37:50,440 --> 00:37:53,160 Speaker 1: a superstar and should be fine. I get it. But 711 00:37:53,239 --> 00:37:58,160 Speaker 1: his last true bonkers superstar year, you could say, two thousand, 712 00:37:58,239 --> 00:38:06,560 Speaker 1: fifteen nine fifteen yards or touchdowns, two thousand, fourteen eleven tds, 713 00:38:07,120 --> 00:38:09,719 Speaker 1: is that guy gone? I think it's possible. It's fair 714 00:38:09,760 --> 00:38:11,680 Speaker 1: to point out that the two best seasons of his 715 00:38:11,800 --> 00:38:15,799 Speaker 1: career we're second and third seasons, and and we're now 716 00:38:15,800 --> 00:38:18,439 Speaker 1: getting pretty far away from that. That is fair. He's 717 00:38:18,560 --> 00:38:20,840 Speaker 1: entering his ninth season's come back to haunt, though with 718 00:38:20,880 --> 00:38:22,960 Speaker 1: a new coach. I get that, and that's part of 719 00:38:23,000 --> 00:38:25,160 Speaker 1: the game. With a superstar club, it's gotta be risky, 720 00:38:25,680 --> 00:38:32,040 Speaker 1: all right. A couple more sneaky thirty one. Uh, alright, 721 00:38:32,080 --> 00:38:33,880 Speaker 1: So this one I'm gonna need your help with because 722 00:38:34,080 --> 00:38:36,360 Speaker 1: George Kittle's got to go into the superstar club for 723 00:38:36,440 --> 00:38:39,520 Speaker 1: me as a tight end Uh, you know, I didn't 724 00:38:39,560 --> 00:38:43,400 Speaker 1: realize this. His thirteen hundred and seventy seven yards last year. 725 00:38:43,400 --> 00:38:46,400 Speaker 1: That's an all time record. No tight end, not Jimmy Graham, 726 00:38:46,520 --> 00:38:51,359 Speaker 1: not Grog, not Um Shannon Sharp, no one's ever he did. 727 00:38:51,400 --> 00:38:55,640 Speaker 1: It was second and third hamming egg curtain jerkers. He 728 00:38:55,680 --> 00:38:59,160 Speaker 1: had almost average ten yards per catch. He was targeted 729 00:38:59,280 --> 00:39:03,520 Speaker 1: the hundred and third six times, eighty eight catches a beast. 730 00:39:03,640 --> 00:39:05,440 Speaker 1: We met him, we interviewed him. He said it on 731 00:39:05,480 --> 00:39:08,879 Speaker 1: the show in January. He's basically a professional wrestler. He's 732 00:39:08,880 --> 00:39:11,480 Speaker 1: got charisma. He's got charisma for days. It's oozing out 733 00:39:11,480 --> 00:39:15,120 Speaker 1: of him. Gross twenty five years old. This is uh, 734 00:39:15,160 --> 00:39:17,560 Speaker 1: this is the time for George Kittle. And if Jimmy 735 00:39:17,640 --> 00:39:19,759 Speaker 1: g is Jimmy g that we think he can be, 736 00:39:20,320 --> 00:39:24,319 Speaker 1: Kittle's gonna be a household name. Potentially, somebody's gotta go. Now. 737 00:39:24,400 --> 00:39:27,759 Speaker 1: I wanted to throw Jimmy Graham, but guess what I went. 738 00:39:27,840 --> 00:39:29,680 Speaker 1: I went through the archives. I threw out Jimmy Graham 739 00:39:29,680 --> 00:39:33,120 Speaker 1: in two thousand fifteen, and I nailed that. So you 740 00:39:33,120 --> 00:39:35,800 Speaker 1: gotta pick somebody else. And Ntes Gronk right, that's I 741 00:39:35,800 --> 00:39:39,399 Speaker 1: guess a cop out I can, but that's cheating because 742 00:39:39,440 --> 00:39:42,880 Speaker 1: what am I gonna because? But I also think Gronks 743 00:39:42,880 --> 00:39:46,440 Speaker 1: playing this year? Who? Who? Who did you come up 744 00:39:46,440 --> 00:39:49,960 Speaker 1: with before this? Before? It's tough? I mean I had 745 00:39:50,000 --> 00:39:52,319 Speaker 1: Graham and then I did some research and I was like, oh, 746 00:39:52,320 --> 00:39:56,440 Speaker 1: I can't kick him out twice? Help you also bet 747 00:39:56,480 --> 00:39:59,640 Speaker 1: against them sandwich wise before last season? Even Yeah, I 748 00:40:00,040 --> 00:40:03,160 Speaker 1: on the end of the Jimmy Graham ea, uh, greg Olsen, 749 00:40:03,200 --> 00:40:06,719 Speaker 1: But was Greg Olson ever a superstar? I might have 750 00:40:06,760 --> 00:40:08,880 Speaker 1: to take Gronk out just because I don't have a 751 00:40:08,960 --> 00:40:12,799 Speaker 1: real option otherwise. But Grons playing this year, But I mean, 752 00:40:12,840 --> 00:40:15,040 Speaker 1: you can't take Kelsey out. I don't know if Zach 753 00:40:15,120 --> 00:40:17,359 Speaker 1: Hurtz is on that list, but you can't take him out. 754 00:40:18,840 --> 00:40:20,920 Speaker 1: And that's it. Who else would we even be in 755 00:40:22,040 --> 00:40:24,800 Speaker 1: her O? J. Howard would be a candidate, and maybe 756 00:40:24,800 --> 00:40:27,640 Speaker 1: Evan Ingram next year to jump up potentially, or Hunter 757 00:40:27,760 --> 00:40:31,320 Speaker 1: Henry I was thinking about um. I thought Howard played 758 00:40:31,320 --> 00:40:32,840 Speaker 1: like a Pro Bowl or last year until he went 759 00:40:32,880 --> 00:40:34,839 Speaker 1: down with that. But taking out it was just not enough. 760 00:40:34,920 --> 00:40:37,879 Speaker 1: I mean, Antonio Gates has been out, He's not even 761 00:40:37,880 --> 00:40:39,880 Speaker 1: in the lead. David the Jocos says he wants twenty 762 00:40:39,920 --> 00:40:41,760 Speaker 1: touchdowns this year, but I'd have to see that first. 763 00:40:41,800 --> 00:40:45,080 Speaker 1: I mean, can you catch We'll find that out. Yeah, 764 00:40:45,080 --> 00:40:48,560 Speaker 1: So I'll just take out Gronk just for housekeeping purposes here. 765 00:40:48,600 --> 00:40:50,759 Speaker 1: With Jordan reed Ever in there, you could kick him out. 766 00:40:52,200 --> 00:40:57,439 Speaker 1: He tore his hamstring listening to this podcast. Uh, Tyler Eiffort. Uh. 767 00:40:57,600 --> 00:41:01,319 Speaker 1: Defense not as fun, but I do have Uh. I'm 768 00:41:01,320 --> 00:41:03,200 Speaker 1: gonna put Myles Garrett in there. That could be like 769 00:41:03,239 --> 00:41:07,919 Speaker 1: one of the NFL NFL slogans. Defense not as fun. 770 00:41:07,960 --> 00:41:12,160 Speaker 1: We're into offense, so edge rushers that position group. Myles 771 00:41:12,160 --> 00:41:15,399 Speaker 1: Garrett looks like every bit of superstar the Browns thought 772 00:41:15,440 --> 00:41:18,279 Speaker 1: they were getting. And now with more help along the 773 00:41:18,320 --> 00:41:22,360 Speaker 1: defensive line of Sheldon Richardson Olivier Vernon, this could be 774 00:41:22,400 --> 00:41:25,440 Speaker 1: the year that Garrett, you know, eighteen sacks something like 775 00:41:25,480 --> 00:41:27,799 Speaker 1: that and total game record both sides of the ball. 776 00:41:28,320 --> 00:41:30,040 Speaker 1: He's been great and he and he gets like the 777 00:41:30,080 --> 00:41:32,560 Speaker 1: PFF love and you watch him and he's definitely a 778 00:41:32,600 --> 00:41:37,000 Speaker 1: great player, but I he hasn't been I think there's 779 00:41:37,000 --> 00:41:39,640 Speaker 1: another level he can go to your point where he 780 00:41:39,680 --> 00:41:42,200 Speaker 1: can have a Von Miller in his prime type of season. 781 00:41:42,239 --> 00:41:45,120 Speaker 1: We've been waiting it's what your David Clowney never has 782 00:41:45,200 --> 00:41:48,840 Speaker 1: quite done right hit that next tier. I think Garrett 783 00:41:48,880 --> 00:41:51,640 Speaker 1: perhaps is the guy now that you think could do it. 784 00:41:51,719 --> 00:41:53,759 Speaker 1: You gotta take somebody out. I'll take a guy that 785 00:41:53,840 --> 00:41:56,560 Speaker 1: just changed teams. He went to West's favorite team, Justin Houston. 786 00:41:56,719 --> 00:41:59,719 Speaker 1: One of the great pass rushers of the last decade, 787 00:42:00,080 --> 00:42:02,520 Speaker 1: getting a little up there. Maybe won't be on the 788 00:42:02,560 --> 00:42:06,040 Speaker 1: field quite as much, still gets about ten sacks of season, 789 00:42:06,360 --> 00:42:09,320 Speaker 1: but after a nice run in the Superstar Club Justin 790 00:42:09,800 --> 00:42:14,240 Speaker 1: Houston will step into a lesser spotlight. I was wondering 791 00:42:14,280 --> 00:42:17,000 Speaker 1: if you were gonna fudge in Dominican Sue's position a 792 00:42:17,040 --> 00:42:19,960 Speaker 1: little bit and use him as the guys. I thought 793 00:42:19,960 --> 00:42:22,920 Speaker 1: about maybe taking Clowney out if if he's if you 794 00:42:23,000 --> 00:42:26,439 Speaker 1: ever got there, wasn't last year one of his best seasons. Yeah, 795 00:42:26,600 --> 00:42:30,000 Speaker 1: but I he's someone where he again he's he's gonna 796 00:42:30,040 --> 00:42:33,120 Speaker 1: skip training camp. It sounds like, and is he a 797 00:42:33,200 --> 00:42:35,880 Speaker 1: guy that you trust to be healthy and go that 798 00:42:35,960 --> 00:42:37,359 Speaker 1: next long I think we know who he is, which 799 00:42:37,400 --> 00:42:41,320 Speaker 1: is a really really good UH player, really strong against 800 00:42:41,400 --> 00:42:45,160 Speaker 1: the run, not like the most dynamic pass rusher, not 801 00:42:45,560 --> 00:42:48,240 Speaker 1: not the level of like the Hall of fame type players. 802 00:42:48,280 --> 00:42:50,600 Speaker 1: I mean, that's such a high level to compare him too, 803 00:42:50,920 --> 00:42:52,480 Speaker 1: But I don't know if he's at that A little 804 00:42:52,480 --> 00:42:55,160 Speaker 1: bit of a victim of the hype. I don't remember 805 00:42:55,280 --> 00:42:57,880 Speaker 1: a defensive player that came in with as much he 806 00:42:58,040 --> 00:43:01,040 Speaker 1: was the next LT and you know the highlights of 807 00:43:01,080 --> 00:43:04,120 Speaker 1: the ripping the ball, destroying that running back in the backfield. 808 00:43:04,160 --> 00:43:06,719 Speaker 1: He was supposed to be a man amongst boys, and 809 00:43:07,160 --> 00:43:09,200 Speaker 1: he's been great, But I don't think he's hit that superstar. 810 00:43:09,320 --> 00:43:11,799 Speaker 1: Leut been a really good number one overall pick, I think, 811 00:43:11,840 --> 00:43:14,399 Speaker 1: better than an average November one overall pick. But I'd 812 00:43:14,440 --> 00:43:16,160 Speaker 1: kind of be surprised if he was trying to get 813 00:43:16,200 --> 00:43:18,680 Speaker 1: paid right now. I kind of would be surprised if 814 00:43:18,719 --> 00:43:21,680 Speaker 1: he stays with the Texans. I feel like he's gonna 815 00:43:21,719 --> 00:43:26,120 Speaker 1: get paid somewhere else. Interesting that you know, is he 816 00:43:26,200 --> 00:43:32,360 Speaker 1: the new Mario Williams? So what's happening here? Different? Alright? 817 00:43:32,680 --> 00:43:35,279 Speaker 1: One more position. I give Clowney a little more, a 818 00:43:35,320 --> 00:43:37,400 Speaker 1: little There are people who thought Clowney was an All 819 00:43:37,440 --> 00:43:40,399 Speaker 1: Pro last year. Yeah, I think he's been borderline. He's 820 00:43:40,400 --> 00:43:43,080 Speaker 1: been a Pro Bowl borderline Pro Bowl type. I wouldn't 821 00:43:43,080 --> 00:43:46,760 Speaker 1: go quite outpro the last two years just be he played. 822 00:43:46,880 --> 00:43:48,919 Speaker 1: He's one of the few defensive ends who can play 823 00:43:49,000 --> 00:43:52,440 Speaker 1: just about anywhere on the line, can drop into linebacker. 824 00:43:52,560 --> 00:43:58,520 Speaker 1: He can do anything. Um. Finally, Jamal Adams, I know 825 00:43:58,680 --> 00:44:01,880 Speaker 1: it was coming and I had my boy, Jamal Adams. 826 00:44:02,000 --> 00:44:05,239 Speaker 1: And when he gets the Brian Baldinger Baldy Seal of 827 00:44:05,320 --> 00:44:08,680 Speaker 1: approval if you watch one of Baldi's videos, that he 828 00:44:08,840 --> 00:44:13,080 Speaker 1: is a special talent of potentially transcendent type safety. Best 829 00:44:13,160 --> 00:44:17,640 Speaker 1: Jets defender since Pete rivas Um. I think this in 830 00:44:17,800 --> 00:44:19,560 Speaker 1: year three again, You're three is the big one. You're 831 00:44:19,640 --> 00:44:22,719 Speaker 1: three is if you are a superstar type player. That's 832 00:44:22,760 --> 00:44:24,799 Speaker 1: when you are a bang your smack in the middle 833 00:44:24,800 --> 00:44:28,000 Speaker 1: of your prime. There's no more ramp up. You show 834 00:44:28,040 --> 00:44:30,120 Speaker 1: a lot of signs as a rookie, you progress as 835 00:44:30,120 --> 00:44:32,080 Speaker 1: a second year player, and then bang, this is the 836 00:44:32,160 --> 00:44:34,960 Speaker 1: year where you're a game changer. I think Adams could 837 00:44:34,960 --> 00:44:37,600 Speaker 1: be that guy. I gotta take somebody out. Um. I 838 00:44:37,680 --> 00:44:40,399 Speaker 1: know there are different types of safeties. I was gonna 839 00:44:40,480 --> 00:44:44,000 Speaker 1: throw out a guy that got overpaid by an a 840 00:44:44,080 --> 00:44:48,279 Speaker 1: f C superpower, great player, re established his value, but 841 00:44:48,360 --> 00:44:52,000 Speaker 1: it's had injury issues. Is honey Badger still still superstar. 842 00:44:53,080 --> 00:44:55,200 Speaker 1: It's a good question. I don't think he's played at 843 00:44:55,400 --> 00:44:57,560 Speaker 1: like a superstar. He hasn't played at a superstar level 844 00:44:57,640 --> 00:45:01,520 Speaker 1: since his second torn a c O. Is it cruel 845 00:45:01,560 --> 00:45:04,279 Speaker 1: to take him out of the superstar club because he 846 00:45:04,360 --> 00:45:06,080 Speaker 1: just got paid like a superstar? So the chief well, 847 00:45:06,120 --> 00:45:08,400 Speaker 1: and and he's another year removed from that a c L. 848 00:45:08,480 --> 00:45:10,120 Speaker 1: That's when he had his best season once he was 849 00:45:10,200 --> 00:45:12,560 Speaker 1: two years removed from the last one. For what it's worth, 850 00:45:12,680 --> 00:45:15,279 Speaker 1: and they're they're counting on him. I don't know who 851 00:45:15,360 --> 00:45:18,520 Speaker 1: your other options would be. The only concern with Jamal 852 00:45:18,560 --> 00:45:20,959 Speaker 1: Adams is he didn't take a step forward. I don't 853 00:45:20,960 --> 00:45:23,480 Speaker 1: think in his second year. I don't know if it 854 00:45:23,600 --> 00:45:25,799 Speaker 1: was a better season p FF. For what it's worth, 855 00:45:25,840 --> 00:45:31,200 Speaker 1: Adam grade grade and lower. He was their highest graded safety. 856 00:45:31,480 --> 00:45:34,000 Speaker 1: Maybe I'm thinking like mid midway through the season. The 857 00:45:34,080 --> 00:45:36,720 Speaker 1: bigger concern I'd have a it's it's a new defense 858 00:45:36,800 --> 00:45:38,520 Speaker 1: and and we'll see. What Greg Williams says is that 859 00:45:38,600 --> 00:45:41,840 Speaker 1: the cornerbacks are so bad and sometimes like that affects 860 00:45:41,880 --> 00:45:45,120 Speaker 1: you as a safety. If you're if you're making up 861 00:45:45,239 --> 00:45:47,560 Speaker 1: for if you're having to change your responsibilities. Is he 862 00:45:47,640 --> 00:45:49,600 Speaker 1: going to get to make as many splash plays. If 863 00:45:49,640 --> 00:45:51,839 Speaker 1: they have one of the worst cornerback groups in the league, 864 00:45:51,840 --> 00:45:53,560 Speaker 1: that would be a small concern that the defense as 865 00:45:53,600 --> 00:45:55,640 Speaker 1: a whole, it's a major. It's the biggest concern on 866 00:45:55,719 --> 00:45:58,919 Speaker 1: the Jets is their cornerback. So that's fair for it's worth. 867 00:45:58,960 --> 00:46:03,080 Speaker 1: He was ranked ranked number four behind Eddie Jackson, Earl 868 00:46:03,120 --> 00:46:07,759 Speaker 1: Thomas who barely played, Tracy Walker, who barely played. So 869 00:46:09,840 --> 00:46:11,799 Speaker 1: to me, the top of safety is the league lash. 870 00:46:11,880 --> 00:46:14,520 Speaker 1: This one's a no brainer. He's got the leadership, He's 871 00:46:14,560 --> 00:46:18,000 Speaker 1: an alpha dog. He is, you know, in his third 872 00:46:18,080 --> 00:46:20,080 Speaker 1: year in the league, like he is the face of 873 00:46:20,120 --> 00:46:23,360 Speaker 1: the franchise, and he he has that Marquis value and 874 00:46:23,440 --> 00:46:25,319 Speaker 1: he's he's a good player. But I think if you're 875 00:46:25,360 --> 00:46:28,440 Speaker 1: talking honey Badger, he has no business being in there 876 00:46:28,480 --> 00:46:34,160 Speaker 1: over Derwin James, Kevin Byard, Eddie Jackson, Zaric Weddell superstar safety, No, 877 00:46:34,360 --> 00:46:37,399 Speaker 1: he's not. When you get released, yeah, I was thinking 878 00:46:37,440 --> 00:46:40,120 Speaker 1: of the first half of the season, Adams was a 879 00:46:40,200 --> 00:46:41,960 Speaker 1: little quiet. But I think one of the reasons why 880 00:46:42,040 --> 00:46:43,919 Speaker 1: he makes sense in the superstar club is he wants 881 00:46:43,960 --> 00:46:47,399 Speaker 1: to be a superstar like he and he does it well. 882 00:46:47,760 --> 00:46:49,440 Speaker 1: And he doesn't do it in a way that's off 883 00:46:49,480 --> 00:46:52,080 Speaker 1: footing and anyway, it's great. We need personalities and he 884 00:46:52,680 --> 00:46:55,279 Speaker 1: he wants that attention and he backs it up. What 885 00:46:55,360 --> 00:46:58,480 Speaker 1: happened with the mascot, the Patriots mascot that he speared? 886 00:46:58,880 --> 00:47:00,960 Speaker 1: Was there talk of a lawsuit it or something? Wasn't 887 00:47:00,960 --> 00:47:03,080 Speaker 1: there at the time? Was there any follow up on that? Yeah? 888 00:47:03,120 --> 00:47:09,640 Speaker 1: He since passed away. Hey, everybody gets the number called eventually. 889 00:47:11,600 --> 00:47:14,160 Speaker 1: All right, thoughts and prayers? All right, that's what I 890 00:47:14,200 --> 00:47:17,200 Speaker 1: got for the Superstar Club? Anybody else? Anybody else come 891 00:47:17,239 --> 00:47:21,200 Speaker 1: to mind? Um, yes, this is a position you normally 892 00:47:21,239 --> 00:47:25,280 Speaker 1: wouldn't go to. But talk about a name brand offensive lineman. Okay, 893 00:47:25,360 --> 00:47:27,440 Speaker 1: this would be good for my content for the copy. 894 00:47:27,480 --> 00:47:28,800 Speaker 1: I might just steal this from you, go ahead. Was 895 00:47:29,000 --> 00:47:32,160 Speaker 1: Quentin Nelson put him in the Superstar Club? There you go? 896 00:47:32,320 --> 00:47:36,040 Speaker 1: Super a guard? I like that, all right? Plus, like 897 00:47:36,120 --> 00:47:40,239 Speaker 1: if when you're talking football, if you're at all you know, 898 00:47:40,560 --> 00:47:42,840 Speaker 1: insecure about like do they really trust me as a 899 00:47:42,840 --> 00:47:45,520 Speaker 1: football head? You just started talking about interior offensive lineman. 900 00:47:45,520 --> 00:47:48,239 Speaker 1: The road makes you sound smart? Great is always a 901 00:47:48,280 --> 00:47:50,839 Speaker 1: good one, Alright, So I gotta take a fading road 902 00:47:50,880 --> 00:47:54,440 Speaker 1: greater out. You got a guard to throw up offensive? 903 00:47:54,600 --> 00:47:57,520 Speaker 1: Can we just say any offensive lineman? Now I need 904 00:47:57,640 --> 00:48:00,480 Speaker 1: that credit, so you gotta give me somebody. Zach Mark No, 905 00:48:00,760 --> 00:48:06,000 Speaker 1: Zach Mars. What about Marshall Yonda. Yeah, Yonda like this. 906 00:48:06,160 --> 00:48:10,400 Speaker 1: Marshall Yonda is a superstar. I mean even within his 907 00:48:10,760 --> 00:48:13,360 Speaker 1: he's a borderline hall of fame. He's been paid like 908 00:48:13,560 --> 00:48:17,719 Speaker 1: one and has the all pros of us about this um. 909 00:48:18,640 --> 00:48:22,680 Speaker 1: He hasn't had a slip last year as dominant. He's 910 00:48:22,719 --> 00:48:25,960 Speaker 1: been dealing with injuries. They would tell you they struggled 911 00:48:26,000 --> 00:48:29,680 Speaker 1: in that Chargers game in the in the including Marcia Yonda. 912 00:48:29,719 --> 00:48:31,480 Speaker 1: I was just watching that for a little of Mark 913 00:48:31,560 --> 00:48:36,080 Speaker 1: Jackson spent last twelve hours cutting in the offensive line 914 00:48:36,400 --> 00:48:39,479 Speaker 1: deep dive. I was wondering where this is coming from. Yeah, 915 00:48:39,560 --> 00:48:42,160 Speaker 1: so because he had never heard of Quentin Nelson until 916 00:48:42,200 --> 00:48:44,120 Speaker 1: That's right. The one that really have is Zack Martin 917 00:48:44,160 --> 00:48:48,799 Speaker 1: as the guy that would exit the club that one. Yeah, 918 00:48:49,080 --> 00:48:51,400 Speaker 1: I'm I'm really really well versed. I can sign you 919 00:48:51,480 --> 00:48:53,640 Speaker 1: the link if you need it for you, and I 920 00:48:53,680 --> 00:48:56,279 Speaker 1: could maybe embed it in the content. No, I don't 921 00:48:56,320 --> 00:48:59,520 Speaker 1: do that, Okay, just like put someone that's been retired 922 00:48:59,560 --> 00:49:02,240 Speaker 1: for six like Jerry Evans and see if anyone notices 923 00:49:02,280 --> 00:49:04,120 Speaker 1: what about a line but Greg, can you throw out 924 00:49:04,120 --> 00:49:07,920 Speaker 1: a linebacker from me? So a linebacker Layton Vanderesh and 925 00:49:08,040 --> 00:49:11,360 Speaker 1: Jalen Smith. Oh, I gotta take out two linebackers somebody 926 00:49:11,400 --> 00:49:14,000 Speaker 1: from this. Is there a linebacker tandem on another team 927 00:49:14,280 --> 00:49:19,080 Speaker 1: that I can move out? I mean, I wouldn't take 928 00:49:19,120 --> 00:49:22,560 Speaker 1: Bobby Wagner out to that Ruins that you can take 929 00:49:22,600 --> 00:49:24,759 Speaker 1: Thomas Davis out, but you can't take Luke kick le 930 00:49:24,880 --> 00:49:29,960 Speaker 1: up right, I can't do it. That's a tough one, 931 00:49:30,400 --> 00:49:33,640 Speaker 1: all right, and I'll get back to you off. Let's 932 00:49:33,680 --> 00:49:38,759 Speaker 1: offline this conversation. Close up the kimono, wes um. All right, 933 00:49:39,080 --> 00:49:41,279 Speaker 1: maybe just make it pick one of those two guys, 934 00:49:41,480 --> 00:49:44,359 Speaker 1: Vanders or Smith. Who would you pack between those two? 935 00:49:45,760 --> 00:49:47,080 Speaker 1: You know what, At the end of the year, I 936 00:49:47,160 --> 00:49:49,279 Speaker 1: thought Jalen Smith was playing every bit as good as 937 00:49:49,560 --> 00:49:52,160 Speaker 1: as Vanderesh. And when we interviewed him at the Super Bowl, 938 00:49:52,600 --> 00:49:55,960 Speaker 1: talk about a guy who's using Christ's good point, he was. 939 00:49:56,120 --> 00:49:58,640 Speaker 1: He was one of the most impressive athletes I've ever seen. 940 00:49:59,480 --> 00:50:02,360 Speaker 1: No j Yeah, he was. He was so cool. He 941 00:50:02,440 --> 00:50:08,439 Speaker 1: seems like a leader and a fun guy. Van rest 942 00:50:08,480 --> 00:50:11,600 Speaker 1: Off was a rookie and was sensational, but maybe a 943 00:50:11,680 --> 00:50:13,319 Speaker 1: little bit more of a Garrett guy. And who would 944 00:50:13,320 --> 00:50:17,399 Speaker 1: we knock out a Garrett guy? Cannot slander anyone any worse. 945 00:50:18,440 --> 00:50:23,160 Speaker 1: Mm hmm. Just Terrell Suggs Counts. I'm always down to, 946 00:50:23,800 --> 00:50:25,719 Speaker 1: you know, get that guy. Drag him a little bit. 947 00:50:26,200 --> 00:50:34,080 Speaker 1: Drag him. I think he Shounts if he was still there. TI. Okay, 948 00:50:35,520 --> 00:50:39,840 Speaker 1: they're they're boarding up balls Hard University. Um, that's it 949 00:50:40,160 --> 00:50:43,359 Speaker 1: for today's show. So we got here's the schedule. UM 950 00:50:44,120 --> 00:50:47,080 Speaker 1: back on Monday, right, Ricky, Greg, we could do some 951 00:50:48,239 --> 00:50:52,960 Speaker 1: making the leap. No, I'm gone, remember, I mean you 952 00:50:53,000 --> 00:50:57,040 Speaker 1: could do that in August anytime. We'll do some making 953 00:50:57,040 --> 00:51:01,840 Speaker 1: the leap when Greg gets back from Massachusetts. But Mark 954 00:51:02,160 --> 00:51:06,279 Speaker 1: might be back. Well, he said he was. He texted us, 955 00:51:06,320 --> 00:51:08,279 Speaker 1: he let us, he let us on. No. I feel 956 00:51:08,320 --> 00:51:10,000 Speaker 1: like I've only heard it from Mark like one time 957 00:51:10,040 --> 00:51:13,520 Speaker 1: in the last month. He's here, He's in Los Angeles. 958 00:51:13,560 --> 00:51:16,480 Speaker 1: We're told this is off the grid. This is the 959 00:51:16,560 --> 00:51:19,680 Speaker 1: longest Mark and I have gone without really communicating since 960 00:51:19,719 --> 00:51:21,799 Speaker 1: I've moved to LTT. He is off the grid. There's 961 00:51:21,840 --> 00:51:24,480 Speaker 1: more to the story here, Greg, You've been I've been 962 00:51:24,520 --> 00:51:27,520 Speaker 1: done well, Mark. Yeah, we don't communicate that much anyway, 963 00:51:27,560 --> 00:51:29,440 Speaker 1: so it doesn't seem like that big of a change. 964 00:51:29,640 --> 00:51:33,239 Speaker 1: He's watching like three movies per nine. You're right, though, 965 00:51:33,360 --> 00:51:35,800 Speaker 1: Our group text is a lot quieter. Where are the updates? 966 00:51:35,880 --> 00:51:39,240 Speaker 1: Where the text, where the tweets the instagram about the movies, 967 00:51:39,280 --> 00:51:43,040 Speaker 1: the double features? He's um, I think he's gone. I 968 00:51:43,120 --> 00:51:47,400 Speaker 1: think he's history. Dad. Try to build some tension before 969 00:51:47,440 --> 00:51:50,359 Speaker 1: our season seven, you know, premier or whatever you want 970 00:51:50,400 --> 00:51:54,759 Speaker 1: to call it. Will Mark be back? Man Took, will 971 00:51:54,920 --> 00:51:58,800 Speaker 1: be replaced by? Would you be stunned? Would you be stunned? 972 00:51:59,680 --> 00:52:03,960 Speaker 1: I know your answer, Greg, obviously diffuser of tension and funs. 973 00:52:04,080 --> 00:52:06,480 Speaker 1: Would you be stunned if Mark's not here on Monday? 974 00:52:08,360 --> 00:52:10,000 Speaker 1: I thought you were gonna say if he doesn't show 975 00:52:10,080 --> 00:52:12,200 Speaker 1: up again, I would not be stunned if he's not 976 00:52:12,280 --> 00:52:17,520 Speaker 1: here on Monday. I yeah, I don't think he's coming. Wow, 977 00:52:20,760 --> 00:52:23,240 Speaker 1: how long do we wait before we begin the search 978 00:52:23,360 --> 00:52:26,399 Speaker 1: for a fourth new fourth? You gotta give him till 979 00:52:26,440 --> 00:52:28,440 Speaker 1: the season starts. We give him till a week one? 980 00:52:29,080 --> 00:52:31,960 Speaker 1: Out of respect? Yeah, I think anybody else we'd be looking. 981 00:52:32,640 --> 00:52:36,279 Speaker 1: Wednesday started training. But Mark's you know, part of the 982 00:52:36,320 --> 00:52:38,360 Speaker 1: fabric of the show. Out of respect, we wait until 983 00:52:38,560 --> 00:52:41,960 Speaker 1: early September, I think Thursday before the season. You guys 984 00:52:42,000 --> 00:52:45,879 Speaker 1: can't do your your flagship show with three That's true. 985 00:52:46,000 --> 00:52:47,680 Speaker 1: So you need to have that in place, like a 986 00:52:47,719 --> 00:52:50,839 Speaker 1: couple of days before. Maybe do a contest, have people 987 00:52:50,880 --> 00:52:53,600 Speaker 1: bring him in for auditions, sit in the Mark chair. Yeah, 988 00:52:54,160 --> 00:52:57,040 Speaker 1: all right? Is this like a good will hunting situation 989 00:52:57,160 --> 00:53:01,400 Speaker 1: though that like you know Mark works as a custodian 990 00:53:01,520 --> 00:53:04,839 Speaker 1: somewhere else. No, No, but like, wouldn't if if Mark 991 00:53:04,920 --> 00:53:09,919 Speaker 1: didn't come back just to entertain your thought. Not rooting 992 00:53:09,960 --> 00:53:11,239 Speaker 1: for this, by the way, but just you have to 993 00:53:11,719 --> 00:53:13,759 Speaker 1: have to come into this with open eyes, wouldn't it 994 00:53:13,840 --> 00:53:16,040 Speaker 1: In this situation we would sort of be like Ben 995 00:53:16,160 --> 00:53:18,399 Speaker 1: Affleck and he would be Matt Damon And the best 996 00:53:18,480 --> 00:53:20,680 Speaker 1: part of our day is that ten seconds we get 997 00:53:20,760 --> 00:53:23,960 Speaker 1: to work, uh that day, and we wonder is Mark 998 00:53:24,000 --> 00:53:27,279 Speaker 1: going to come or not? Or is he gonna go 999 00:53:27,480 --> 00:53:30,640 Speaker 1: do whatever he's meant to do in the world if 1000 00:53:30,719 --> 00:53:32,760 Speaker 1: this isn't it, If he if he wants to pursue 1001 00:53:32,880 --> 00:53:36,399 Speaker 1: something else, you know what I mean, exactly what you're saying. 1002 00:53:36,520 --> 00:53:39,600 Speaker 1: He has often talked about um, working at a CVS 1003 00:53:39,640 --> 00:53:45,359 Speaker 1: and Almaha, Nebraska could be there right now, So tune 1004 00:53:45,400 --> 00:53:48,080 Speaker 1: in Monday. No goodbye, no see you later, or nothing 1005 00:53:48,680 --> 00:53:51,200 Speaker 1: just gets to the door. But that's what Affleck wanted. 1006 00:53:51,320 --> 00:53:56,200 Speaker 1: He didn't want any of that. Yeah, I would want 1007 00:53:56,239 --> 00:53:58,399 Speaker 1: that too. I would want that too, honestly. If that's 1008 00:53:58,400 --> 00:54:00,520 Speaker 1: how If that's how this is going down, some birds 1009 00:54:00,560 --> 00:54:03,880 Speaker 1: aren't meant to be caged. All right now, we're criss 1010 00:54:03,920 --> 00:54:08,359 Speaker 1: crossing our iconic nineties movies. Um, what's that one from 1011 00:54:09,000 --> 00:54:16,040 Speaker 1: that's uh Shawshank reduption? Okay, okay, let's go. Stan had 1012 00:54:16,120 --> 00:54:19,920 Speaker 1: the signing off for the mail Man and the old 1013 00:54:20,080 --> 00:54:24,239 Speaker 1: boss Ricky Hollywood behind well right in front of me 1014 00:54:24,280 --> 00:54:27,960 Speaker 1: act orphans. We are sail Monday