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Speaker 1: Good Morning Football. It's time to go get him tonight.

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Speaker 1: us this morning. It is game day. The playoffs are

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Speaker 1: almost here, just five weeks left of the regular season.

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Speaker 1: Are show presented by old trapper Peter Schrager, Kyle Brett,

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Speaker 1: Maurice Jones drew at the breakfast table with my name

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Speaker 1: is ka Adams in his time, could'll be block, good block,

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Speaker 1: Let's get right to it. I want to kick it

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Speaker 1: off with Tom Pellicero fees at US Bank Stadium. I

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Speaker 1: believe inside it's dark. Maybe we all flip the lights

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Speaker 1: on ORYA. Tom, you're an early bird and you're gonna

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Speaker 1: set the scene for us there. The game will be

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Speaker 1: played behind you. What are the stakes? What is the latest?

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Speaker 1: With two of the Vikings superstars on offense, Dalvin Cook

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Speaker 1: and Adams dealon. Okay, at the moment, it's dark. There's

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Speaker 1: not a single other light on in this building. You

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Speaker 1: might have heard kickoff still over thirteen hours away. And

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Speaker 1: it's a big one for the Vikings and the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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Speaker 1: On the Minnesota front. Good end bad news with injuries.

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Speaker 1: Wide receiver Adam Feelin out for this game because the

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Speaker 1: high ankle sprain he suffered in Sunday's lost to Detroit. However,

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Speaker 1: running back Dalvin Cook listed as questionable, and I am

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Speaker 1: told Cook is trending towards plane. Just eleven days after

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Speaker 1: he suffered a dislocated left shoulder, He's been doing intense rehab.

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Speaker 1: expected to wear a harness or some other type of protection,

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Speaker 1: but he got first team reps in practice this week.

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Speaker 1: He wants to play if he gets final medical clearance.

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Speaker 1: The plan is for Cook to go. Vikings also getting

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Speaker 1: some reinforcements on defense. Patrick Peterson, the All Pro quarter

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Speaker 1: as well as linebackers Eric Kendricks and Anthony Barr, all

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Speaker 1: expected to play tonight. Guys, we'd like to hear that.

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Speaker 1: Adam Feeland, though ruled out. Does that mean then we're

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Speaker 1: gonna have to have a superstar type night from Justin Jefferson.

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Speaker 1: Tom tell us about his role for night on Thursday

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Speaker 1: Night Football, Well, Kyle, I think back to another Thursday

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Speaker 1: Night game here two years ago between the Vikings and Washington.

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Speaker 1: Adam Feeland was also out with an injury for that game.

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Speaker 1: All the spotlight was on Stefan Diggs and he stepped

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Speaker 1: up with seven catches for one hundred and forty three

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Speaker 1: stat line has been commonplace for Justin Jefferson over the

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Speaker 1: past two years. I talked this week with his teammate

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Speaker 1: safety Harrison Smith, who told me there's not a whole

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Speaker 1: lot of guys who can do it like he does.

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Speaker 1: Jefferson has been smashing all types of records, including by

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Speaker 1: franchise legend Randy Moss, and he could take down another

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Speaker 1: one tonight. He can take over for Odell Beckham Junior

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Speaker 1: and Randy Moss for the most receiving yards by any

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Speaker 1: Guess outside the top twenty when it comes to those

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Speaker 1: Minnesota at its best is super explosive. We'll see what

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Speaker 1: let's get you in here. Minnesota five and seven and

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Speaker 1: It'll come down to the final play, and I definitely

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Speaker 1: But then to me, it's really Dalvin Cook is the

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Speaker 1: them with Alexander Madison, right, the running game helps out everything. Now,

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Speaker 1: you guys think of Kirk Cousins? And we're like, great question, Kurt,

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Speaker 1: But what are the odds that Kirk Cousins is going

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Speaker 1: get those good plays late. Not just him, I'm asking

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Speaker 1: Is there goodness to that? Is another player, you know,

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Speaker 1: like protect Dac of course, but not by saying, Amara,

427
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Speaker 1: you're killing me here and I don't appears to something

428
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Speaker 1: that's very interesting, and you didn't even say it. You

429
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Speaker 1: passively suggest out there no, But the second time you

430
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Speaker 1: went around and saying maybe it's coming from the quarterback

431
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Speaker 1: and to which we don't know, we're just not but

432
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Speaker 1: what do you mean? Of course, it leads to the

433
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Speaker 1: suspicion that if you don't say anything, we don't even

434
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Speaker 1: have this conversation. You know who loves this, Ron Rivera

435
00:20:42,440 --> 00:20:44,040
Speaker 1: loves this. Let's go play. Some think Dak has a

436
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Speaker 1: laser pointer when he shows Jerry the route. Does he

437
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Speaker 1: show him specifically, go out expounding on your theory podcast

438
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Speaker 1: copy or they all twenty two? Please to be nominated

439
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Speaker 1: for this award honestly means everything. My biggest mets would

440
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Speaker 1: be to not give up, because there are people out

441
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Speaker 1: there are trying to put you in better situations. When

442
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Speaker 1: we're in this position, we don't realize just how big

443
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Speaker 1: of an impact we can have on kids. Even just

444
00:21:07,680 --> 00:21:10,040
Speaker 1: giving one or two hours of your day to these kids,

445
00:21:10,080 --> 00:21:11,359
Speaker 1: I mean, it can me in the world. It can

446
00:21:11,440 --> 00:21:13,920
Speaker 1: have such an impact knowing that the person that's standing

447
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Speaker 1: in front of them is somebody who was in their

448
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Speaker 1: same shoes, who was sitting in their same seats. I mean,

449
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Speaker 1: it's huge. Smeet. I love doing the things I'm doing

450
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Speaker 1: right now, that's the best. Let's get a guest in here.

451
00:21:28,040 --> 00:21:29,800
Speaker 1: Let's get a guest in here is coming off a win.

452
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Speaker 1: Let's get a guest in here knows how to hit,

453
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Speaker 1: and let's welcome in. The Detroit Lions nominee for the

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Speaker 1: Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award, Ladies and Gentlemen,

455
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Speaker 1: Detroit Lions fullback Jason Kapinda, what's up, Jason, who's going on? Guys,

456
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Speaker 1: appreciate you having me on man. We're excited to have you,

457
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Speaker 1: and especially this week after that incredible win that we

458
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Speaker 1: have talked about all week that we're still talking about

459
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Speaker 1: in the meantime, Jason, huge congratulations from all of us.

460
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Speaker 1: And being named the Walter Peyton Man of the Year

461
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Speaker 1: nominee for the Lions. You've had a huge impact on

462
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Speaker 1: the field and off the field. Tell us what it's

463
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Speaker 1: like to get that nomination. I mean it means the

464
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Speaker 1: world to me, honestly, you know, being blessed with a

465
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Speaker 1: platform like we do, you know, being in the NFL,

466
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Speaker 1: it's really all about what you do with it. It's

467
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Speaker 1: really all about leaving a legacy. You know, everything that

468
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Speaker 1: you do on the field, I mean, that's amazing, But

469
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Speaker 1: now what's really gonna last what's gonna leave a legacy,

470
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Speaker 1: what's gonna have that lasting impact is what you're doing

471
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Speaker 1: for others off the field. And to be able to

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Speaker 1: be honored in this way, I mean, I really don't

473
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Speaker 1: think there's a sweeter honor in the NFL than being

474
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Speaker 1: nominated for this. So I'm super proud. My mom's super proud.

475
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Speaker 1: It means a lot to me, and It's cool because candidly,

476
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Speaker 1: you're not a starwide receiver, You're not an All Pro quarterback.

477
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Speaker 1: You're an undrafted fullback out of Penn State who has

478
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Speaker 1: made them move from defense to offense and have fought

479
00:22:46,080 --> 00:22:48,080
Speaker 1: for everything in the NFL. So we love that you

480
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Speaker 1: have taken your platform, made the most of the opportunity,

481
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Speaker 1: and you are so active in the community. This season,

482
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Speaker 1: You've done work at Davison Elementary School in Detroit where

483
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Speaker 1: you hosted it Back to School Drive, providing students with

484
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Speaker 1: more than eight hundred books, and you host reading sessions

485
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Speaker 1: with kids. So it seems like you're really focused on

486
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Speaker 1: the children of Detroit. Why is that a cause that

487
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Speaker 1: has struck with you so personally? I think for me,

488
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Speaker 1: you know, the kids are the future. Um, you know,

489
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Speaker 1: we we sit here and talk about what we want

490
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Speaker 1: the country to look like in twenty thirty forty years. Well,

491
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Speaker 1: what we do with the kids, you know, how we

492
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Speaker 1: nurture the kids, how we grow them up, is really

493
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Speaker 1: what our country is gonna look like. So the kids

494
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Speaker 1: are super important to me. I mean the kids here

495
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Speaker 1: in Detroit, you know, Davidson there absolutely awesome. You know,

496
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Speaker 1: we had a book drive over there and they were

497
00:23:32,760 --> 00:23:34,840
Speaker 1: so excited. I mean they're looking at us like, man,

498
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Speaker 1: you guys are real lines players, were real NFL players.

499
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Speaker 1: I mean they were so so geeked and so happy

500
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Speaker 1: to see us. You know, we had different book selections

501
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Speaker 1: for each grade and had you know, classes come one

502
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Speaker 1: by one and we kind of handed them out and stuff.

503
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Speaker 1: So my teammates helped me out. So it's a really

504
00:23:48,960 --> 00:23:51,920
Speaker 1: cool deal. Is really successful. Um, you know, I'm doing

505
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Speaker 1: another event with Davidson, doing a little lego building event

506
00:23:54,960 --> 00:23:58,840
Speaker 1: in about a week. So that's that's all really awesome stuff.

507
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Speaker 1: And those kids are just so right and they're so great,

508
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Speaker 1: and I think, to me, it's just about giving them opportunity. Now,

509
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Speaker 1: these schools that have don't have as much in terms

510
00:24:06,440 --> 00:24:09,440
Speaker 1: of resources, as much as funding and fundraising these kinds

511
00:24:09,480 --> 00:24:11,159
Speaker 1: of things, you know, just trying to look out for

512
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Speaker 1: them because these kids are just as bright. Now, these

513
00:24:12,960 --> 00:24:14,479
Speaker 1: kids can make it the same way. They just need

514
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Speaker 1: that same opportunity. So it's really inspiring. Jason, congratulations, it's

515
00:24:19,720 --> 00:24:21,720
Speaker 1: so nice to meet you. You've been busy. You're also

516
00:24:21,760 --> 00:24:24,520
Speaker 1: partnering with someone we love on the show, Falcons linebacker

517
00:24:24,560 --> 00:24:27,439
Speaker 1: Brandon Copeland that you're going to surprise families in need

518
00:24:27,520 --> 00:24:29,600
Speaker 1: this holiday season. It's like a meet and greet and

519
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Speaker 1: then you surprise them with a gift of one thousand dollars.

520
00:24:32,720 --> 00:24:35,520
Speaker 1: How did that come about? Yeah, so you know that

521
00:24:35,600 --> 00:24:38,359
Speaker 1: they're basically going to come in to Target thinking that

522
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Speaker 1: they're just meeting some football players, you know, some some

523
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Speaker 1: lines players. We're gonna surprise them with gift cards. And

524
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Speaker 1: I think to me, and you know, I've spoken to

525
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Speaker 1: Cope about this. You know, every family deserves that that

526
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Speaker 1: holiday feeling. Every family deserves that gathering around the Christmas

527
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Speaker 1: tree or whatever whatever the holiday is for you, and

528
00:24:56,240 --> 00:24:58,520
Speaker 1: opening gifts and seeing your kids smile on those kinds

529
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Speaker 1: of things. And you know, thinking about out that there's

530
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Speaker 1: families out there who don't have the resources, who don't

531
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Speaker 1: have that and don't get that feeling up. You know,

532
00:25:04,920 --> 00:25:09,080
Speaker 1: everyone deserves that. Everyone deserves that holiday happiness, that closeness,

533
00:25:09,200 --> 00:25:11,440
Speaker 1: that love and being stronted by those who love you

534
00:25:11,640 --> 00:25:13,560
Speaker 1: and being able to have gifts and stuff. So to

535
00:25:13,680 --> 00:25:15,240
Speaker 1: be able to give out these gift cards, you know

536
00:25:15,320 --> 00:25:17,520
Speaker 1: over at Target this year, I mean it's going to

537
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Speaker 1: be absolutely amazing. We're super excited to do it again. Yeah.

538
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Speaker 1: Jason's take kind of same, with the theme of giving

539
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Speaker 1: back after a couple of close games, so heartbreaking loss

540
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Speaker 1: as you guys finally got your first win this past

541
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Speaker 1: Sunny against the Viking. Describe the scene in the locker

542
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Speaker 1: room afterwards and what it meant to get that first

543
00:25:35,240 --> 00:25:40,040
Speaker 1: win for the Lions. Faithful they're in Detroit. Who it was.

544
00:25:40,440 --> 00:25:42,280
Speaker 1: It was huge. I can't even lie to you, man.

545
00:25:42,520 --> 00:25:46,080
Speaker 1: We were in that locker room just super lit. I

546
00:25:46,160 --> 00:25:48,320
Speaker 1: mean it felt like the Super Bowl. I mean, obviously,

547
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Speaker 1: if you guys know, we've had a ton of close

548
00:25:50,280 --> 00:25:53,080
Speaker 1: losses this year, game winning field goals on us and

549
00:25:53,080 --> 00:25:54,879
Speaker 1: stuff like that. So be able to be on the

550
00:25:54,960 --> 00:25:56,639
Speaker 1: other side of that and get to win, you know,

551
00:25:56,760 --> 00:25:58,359
Speaker 1: be able to have this confidence, be able to get

552
00:25:58,400 --> 00:26:00,520
Speaker 1: this ball rolling. I mean it's absolutely youth for us.

553
00:26:00,600 --> 00:26:02,800
Speaker 1: But the scene was crazy. We're in the locker room

554
00:26:02,920 --> 00:26:05,320
Speaker 1: dance and we're pouring water and gatoray and on coach Campbell,

555
00:26:05,320 --> 00:26:08,280
Speaker 1: you know, getting his first win with our organization. So

556
00:26:08,480 --> 00:26:12,040
Speaker 1: it was it was awesome to see him take us,

557
00:26:12,160 --> 00:26:14,440
Speaker 1: take us to the Dan Campbell experience. Because you guys

558
00:26:14,520 --> 00:26:16,320
Speaker 1: fight every game and a lot of teams would have

559
00:26:16,359 --> 00:26:18,480
Speaker 1: given up a long time ago. And the locker room

560
00:26:18,520 --> 00:26:20,879
Speaker 1: scene afterwards, it was like there were there were tears

561
00:26:20,920 --> 00:26:23,280
Speaker 1: in there and we saw him lift your owner and

562
00:26:23,359 --> 00:26:26,040
Speaker 1: the whole deal. As a player on this team, you

563
00:26:26,080 --> 00:26:27,800
Speaker 1: look at that man and you guys are winless, but

564
00:26:27,920 --> 00:26:29,320
Speaker 1: yet you still want to fight for him. Can you

565
00:26:29,400 --> 00:26:31,320
Speaker 1: take us through playing for Dan Campbell and what that's like,

566
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Speaker 1: man Um, I would run through a wall for coach

567
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Speaker 1: Campbell if I'm if I'm being serious. Uh, you know,

568
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Speaker 1: there's not a lot of coaches that you have where

569
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Speaker 1: you can look your coaching that I and you know

570
00:26:44,960 --> 00:26:47,720
Speaker 1: for a fact that that man would put pads and

571
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Speaker 1: a helmet on and go out there and fight right

572
00:26:49,800 --> 00:26:51,919
Speaker 1: next to you. There really aren't a lot of coaches

573
00:26:51,960 --> 00:26:53,800
Speaker 1: out there that you can say that about, and you

574
00:26:53,880 --> 00:26:56,800
Speaker 1: know he's one of them. And may ship he's one

575
00:26:56,800 --> 00:26:59,239
Speaker 1: of the only coaches who you can say is going

576
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Speaker 1: to bite Abody's knee. Campbell. So I'll leave it. I'll

577
00:27:02,440 --> 00:27:06,720
Speaker 1: leave it at that. But he's awesome, he's inspiring, and

578
00:27:07,040 --> 00:27:08,920
Speaker 1: he's such a great leader for us and and really

579
00:27:09,000 --> 00:27:10,960
Speaker 1: does so much for us, and he leads the way

580
00:27:11,040 --> 00:27:13,119
Speaker 1: and you know we're We're gonna go to battle with

581
00:27:13,160 --> 00:27:15,600
Speaker 1: him for him every single time. You know, our our

582
00:27:15,640 --> 00:27:18,440
Speaker 1: team has shown that fight and that grit, and a

583
00:27:18,480 --> 00:27:20,639
Speaker 1: lot of that comes from Coach Campbell. So thankful for

584
00:27:20,760 --> 00:27:24,600
Speaker 1: him being here injected into our vans. Jason. We just

585
00:27:24,880 --> 00:27:28,439
Speaker 1: love every single thing you're saying. It is no surprise

586
00:27:28,520 --> 00:27:30,359
Speaker 1: you are where you are. And here's the thing. You

587
00:27:30,520 --> 00:27:32,359
Speaker 1: are a Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee. But

588
00:27:32,400 --> 00:27:34,840
Speaker 1: there's another honor of a different sort you were given

589
00:27:35,200 --> 00:27:37,560
Speaker 1: way back in training camp. Let's talk about Coach Campbell

590
00:27:37,640 --> 00:27:40,280
Speaker 1: some more. He was asked a great question when he

591
00:27:40,400 --> 00:27:43,760
Speaker 1: was asked, Coach, who is the Dan Campbell of the

592
00:27:43,920 --> 00:27:47,040
Speaker 1: Lions roster right now? The guy that you would choose

593
00:27:47,080 --> 00:27:48,800
Speaker 1: to get the guys repped up and let's go. And

594
00:27:48,920 --> 00:27:52,440
Speaker 1: here's what coach said. If I was gonna sign a

595
00:27:52,560 --> 00:27:55,240
Speaker 1: player to do that, or we're saying this player is

596
00:27:55,240 --> 00:28:03,479
Speaker 1: already on this roster to be Cabinda, probably be like, hey, Covinda,

597
00:28:03,600 --> 00:28:07,119
Speaker 1: once you go over there and just you know, slap

598
00:28:07,160 --> 00:28:10,480
Speaker 1: that guy right in the head after the play, probably

599
00:28:10,520 --> 00:28:12,920
Speaker 1: be Cabinda. How many Cabinda do it? I'm gonna be like,

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00:28:12,920 --> 00:28:17,680
Speaker 1: all right, I got you. It's gotta be Cabinda. I'm

601
00:28:17,680 --> 00:28:20,040
Speaker 1: gonna go Cabindo for sure. What are your thoughts on here?

602
00:28:20,040 --> 00:28:21,639
Speaker 1: That was an incredible thing because he loves you as

603
00:28:21,760 --> 00:28:25,280
Speaker 1: much you love him. Man, I guess I guess that

604
00:28:25,359 --> 00:28:27,320
Speaker 1: makes me the villain. H I mean, I'm the fool bag.

605
00:28:27,359 --> 00:28:29,720
Speaker 1: You know, I'm the I'm the physical enforcer on the team.

606
00:28:30,400 --> 00:28:32,240
Speaker 1: I'm the guy who's got to bring the punch, bring

607
00:28:32,320 --> 00:28:34,400
Speaker 1: the physical edge to our team. Said what that makes

608
00:28:34,440 --> 00:28:36,600
Speaker 1: me happy as you said that, because I probably would

609
00:28:36,640 --> 00:28:40,120
Speaker 1: be that guy. I'm not even gonnallow to you. It's incredible.

610
00:28:40,440 --> 00:28:43,160
Speaker 1: You don't have to. We love you, Jason Cabinda. All

611
00:28:43,200 --> 00:28:45,600
Speaker 1: that you've been through, undrafted out of college, now here

612
00:28:45,640 --> 00:28:48,840
Speaker 1: you are onto Detroit Lions and the Walter Peyton Man

613
00:28:48,960 --> 00:28:51,280
Speaker 1: of the Year nominee. Listen, this guy talks about what's

614
00:28:51,280 --> 00:28:53,360
Speaker 1: gonna happen in the country in twenty to thirty years.

615
00:28:53,560 --> 00:28:55,200
Speaker 1: He also is ready to try to beat Denver in

616
00:28:55,240 --> 00:28:57,400
Speaker 1: two to three days, So go get him. We love you, man,

617
00:28:57,480 --> 00:29:00,400
Speaker 1: Thanks for coming in. Thank you so much. Guys driving

618
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Speaker 1: me on. Okay, time for Quick Snap presented guy and

619
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Speaker 1: Microsoft Brunos eleven. Everybody's like, no way, and we've got

620
00:29:08,400 --> 00:29:10,520
Speaker 1: a lot of exciting matchups today. Here's how it's going

621
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Speaker 1: to work. I'm gonna ask you guys a question. You

622
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Speaker 1: have your Microsoft surfaces here to give the answer. It's

623
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Speaker 1: a two part answer. Two guys, we're looking at pairs

624
00:29:18,480 --> 00:29:21,560
Speaker 1: here in quick snaps, and there we go. Week fourteen

625
00:29:21,600 --> 00:29:26,760
Speaker 1: all about divisional games, guys. Seven matchups going down within divisions.

626
00:29:26,800 --> 00:29:29,640
Speaker 1: Which pair of players or coaches and divisional matchups are

627
00:29:29,640 --> 00:29:32,040
Speaker 1: you well looking forward to seeing in week fourteen? KB,

628
00:29:32,200 --> 00:29:34,720
Speaker 1: You're you're kicking it off. I'm ready, So when we're

629
00:29:34,760 --> 00:29:36,360
Speaker 1: gonna see for a long time. I love when there's

630
00:29:36,360 --> 00:29:38,560
Speaker 1: a pass rusher and a quarterback in the same division

631
00:29:38,600 --> 00:29:40,640
Speaker 1: that just go after it year after year. I used

632
00:29:40,640 --> 00:29:42,760
Speaker 1: to love Warren Sap versus Brett Farve and the NFC

633
00:29:42,920 --> 00:29:46,680
Speaker 1: North and we got these two. We got Lamar versus Miles.

634
00:29:46,840 --> 00:29:51,240
Speaker 1: Just have that at fellas, both unbelievably talented, both like

635
00:29:51,440 --> 00:29:54,240
Speaker 1: each other, both are respectful. Again, like Sap and Farv

636
00:29:54,360 --> 00:29:55,719
Speaker 1: used to do, it was all this talking and then

637
00:29:55,800 --> 00:29:58,840
Speaker 1: hugging afterwards, and just both of maybe the most talented

638
00:29:58,880 --> 00:30:01,320
Speaker 1: guys at their individual position who get to play twice

639
00:30:01,320 --> 00:30:04,200
Speaker 1: a year in a really bitter rivalry. And who do

640
00:30:04,240 --> 00:30:06,200
Speaker 1: you got. It's a couple of American gladiators out there.

641
00:30:06,240 --> 00:30:08,000
Speaker 1: I don't know who you picking this one. I just

642
00:30:08,160 --> 00:30:09,760
Speaker 1: love that we get to watch it this weekend and

643
00:30:09,840 --> 00:30:13,000
Speaker 1: hopefully for the next decade. Miles Garrett versus Lamar Jackson's

644
00:30:13,000 --> 00:30:14,480
Speaker 1: tough to beat the winner, though, I think in this

645
00:30:14,520 --> 00:30:16,920
Speaker 1: matchup stuff Art is Lamar. I don't think it's gotten

646
00:30:16,920 --> 00:30:18,680
Speaker 1: his hands on him a lot in those matchups. I

647
00:30:18,760 --> 00:30:21,800
Speaker 1: sacked him last time through like a triple team block

648
00:30:22,080 --> 00:30:23,840
Speaker 1: and mostly how he does at this time, You want

649
00:30:23,840 --> 00:30:25,280
Speaker 1: to time about the next decade? How about in the

650
00:30:25,360 --> 00:30:28,480
Speaker 1: NFC West with these two coaches hoping that they stay there.

651
00:30:28,600 --> 00:30:31,240
Speaker 1: We've got rumors every offseason about one of them saying

652
00:30:31,280 --> 00:30:33,880
Speaker 1: they're gonna do something else. But I got cliff In McVeigh,

653
00:30:33,960 --> 00:30:35,400
Speaker 1: and I think this game is the game of the week.

654
00:30:35,440 --> 00:30:38,640
Speaker 1: It's a Monday night football contest. Obviously, it's between two

655
00:30:38,680 --> 00:30:41,400
Speaker 1: teams at top of the NFC West, But I also

656
00:30:41,520 --> 00:30:45,120
Speaker 1: think it's a matchup between these two guys. They know

657
00:30:45,280 --> 00:30:47,479
Speaker 1: each other a long time. When Cliff was fired from

658
00:30:47,560 --> 00:30:51,360
Speaker 1: Texas Tech few seasons ago, at his lowest moment, McVay

659
00:30:51,400 --> 00:30:52,880
Speaker 1: called him and said, Hey, I'll hire you as an

660
00:30:52,920 --> 00:30:54,880
Speaker 1: assistant right now for the stretch run. You can be

661
00:30:54,960 --> 00:30:57,000
Speaker 1: my coach in December and January and you can join

662
00:30:57,120 --> 00:30:59,880
Speaker 1: my staff. Cliff would go on to accept the off

663
00:31:00,000 --> 00:31:02,600
Speaker 1: it's a coordinator job at USC and then ultimately leave

664
00:31:02,680 --> 00:31:04,880
Speaker 1: that job to take on the Cardinals job. The first

665
00:31:04,880 --> 00:31:07,800
Speaker 1: few years Nick they owned Kingsbury, the Cardinals could not

666
00:31:07,880 --> 00:31:10,840
Speaker 1: be the Rams. And then earlier this season, the Arizona

667
00:31:10,880 --> 00:31:13,800
Speaker 1: Cardinals went into LA and absolutely smacked around at the

668
00:31:13,880 --> 00:31:16,440
Speaker 1: Los Angeles Rams. I can't wait for this game. It's

669
00:31:16,480 --> 00:31:18,200
Speaker 1: the game of the week. It's Monday Night football. It's

670
00:31:18,200 --> 00:31:20,040
Speaker 1: the second straight week that Monday and football has had

671
00:31:20,080 --> 00:31:23,120
Speaker 1: a great matchup the NFC West. Maybe decided in the

672
00:31:23,280 --> 00:31:26,680
Speaker 1: desert on Monday Night. All Right for me, I'm gonna

673
00:31:26,720 --> 00:31:31,840
Speaker 1: go with Kevin Stefanski and Baker Mayfield. It's time. It's

674
00:31:31,880 --> 00:31:35,720
Speaker 1: time to make this job. It's time to get into

675
00:31:35,760 --> 00:31:38,560
Speaker 1: this division and start making things happen. Look, you're playing

676
00:31:38,600 --> 00:31:42,120
Speaker 1: the Baltimore Ravens, as Kyle already talked about. But look

677
00:31:42,120 --> 00:31:44,760
Speaker 1: they're beat up. They know all their dvs are gone.

678
00:31:45,480 --> 00:31:48,600
Speaker 1: No running backs. Browns are off of buy it's time

679
00:31:48,680 --> 00:31:51,600
Speaker 1: to play good football. I'm tired of seeing bad football

680
00:31:51,640 --> 00:31:53,560
Speaker 1: being played. We know you can run the ball, we

681
00:31:53,720 --> 00:31:55,760
Speaker 1: know you have Nick Chubb and Kream Hub, but I

682
00:31:55,840 --> 00:31:58,040
Speaker 1: want to see Baker Mayfield throw the ball like he

683
00:31:58,120 --> 00:32:00,840
Speaker 1: did last year around this time. Is this Baker and

684
00:32:01,880 --> 00:32:04,600
Speaker 1: Sepanthi or Baker versus Spence gat I don't I don't know.

685
00:32:04,840 --> 00:32:07,360
Speaker 1: I don't know, But to me, it's it's we have

686
00:32:07,520 --> 00:32:09,800
Speaker 1: to figure out how to make this work right if

687
00:32:09,840 --> 00:32:13,120
Speaker 1: you There's so much expectation, so high expectation for the

688
00:32:13,200 --> 00:32:15,520
Speaker 1: Browns early this year, and all of a sudden it's

689
00:32:15,560 --> 00:32:17,800
Speaker 1: kind of been like they're just the Browns again. That

690
00:32:17,920 --> 00:32:20,680
Speaker 1: can't happen anymore. This is this game, I think will

691
00:32:20,720 --> 00:32:23,560
Speaker 1: kind of springboard them into whatever they're gonna be. Come

692
00:32:23,600 --> 00:32:49,480
Speaker 1: to Simmer, wever right to play another This is so

693
00:32:49,600 --> 00:32:51,280
Speaker 1: cool for us. Joining us now is one of the

694
00:32:51,320 --> 00:32:54,440
Speaker 1: greatest offensive linemen to ever play the game. Nine Pro Bowls,

695
00:32:55,160 --> 00:32:59,160
Speaker 1: six First Team All pros, a Super Bowl champion, and

696
00:32:59,280 --> 00:33:02,080
Speaker 1: most importantly now he's a member of the Pro Football

697
00:33:02,120 --> 00:33:04,760
Speaker 1: Hall of Fame. Steelers fans, we know you're watching, ladies

698
00:33:04,800 --> 00:33:07,200
Speaker 1: and gentlemen. Let's give a big Good morning football. Welcome

699
00:33:07,440 --> 00:33:13,920
Speaker 1: to mister Alan Fannica. How's it going, guys, Everything is

700
00:33:14,000 --> 00:33:16,080
Speaker 1: great over here. Alan. We're so happy to see you.

701
00:33:16,440 --> 00:33:18,360
Speaker 1: We're so happy to see you get inducted as a

702
00:33:18,440 --> 00:33:20,680
Speaker 1: member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame back in August.

703
00:33:20,760 --> 00:33:23,200
Speaker 1: What was the moment like when you finally got that

704
00:33:23,320 --> 00:33:25,640
Speaker 1: knock on the door and you saw David Baker standing

705
00:33:25,680 --> 00:33:28,320
Speaker 1: on the other side telling you, hey, Alan Fanica, you're

706
00:33:28,360 --> 00:33:31,400
Speaker 1: here where the immortals are? Yeah, you know it was.

707
00:33:31,800 --> 00:33:38,200
Speaker 1: It was exciting and thrilling, beyond belief, beyond words. You mean,

708
00:33:38,280 --> 00:33:40,560
Speaker 1: you can see David right there. That's it was an

709
00:33:40,560 --> 00:33:43,800
Speaker 1: amazing moment. They definitely caught me off guard. I thought,

710
00:33:43,880 --> 00:33:46,600
Speaker 1: no way were they going to start telling guys two

711
00:33:46,640 --> 00:33:48,760
Speaker 1: weeks out from the super Bowl, And to have to

712
00:33:48,920 --> 00:33:51,960
Speaker 1: sit on it for two weeks was incredibly hard. But

713
00:33:52,400 --> 00:33:54,560
Speaker 1: that moment was special, and to do it at the

714
00:33:54,640 --> 00:33:57,880
Speaker 1: house was special as well. Just to be able to

715
00:33:57,960 --> 00:34:00,800
Speaker 1: do it with family and friends. My wife snug snuck

716
00:34:00,880 --> 00:34:03,800
Speaker 1: some family in around the back door to enjoy it,

717
00:34:03,960 --> 00:34:06,120
Speaker 1: be a part of it, and just made the entire

718
00:34:06,320 --> 00:34:11,520
Speaker 1: the entire moment special. It looks special. We're really really

719
00:34:11,560 --> 00:34:13,360
Speaker 1: happy for you and your family. That is such a

720
00:34:13,400 --> 00:34:15,560
Speaker 1: cool image that we're looking at right now. We remember,

721
00:34:15,600 --> 00:34:17,839
Speaker 1: of course, another special day for you, super Bowl forty. Now,

722
00:34:18,440 --> 00:34:20,279
Speaker 1: remember a lot of things about super Bowl forty. You

723
00:34:20,360 --> 00:34:23,800
Speaker 1: remember young Ben. I remember a Joey Porter saying he

724
00:34:23,840 --> 00:34:27,520
Speaker 1: needs to find a huckleberry. I remember the ste Seahawks

725
00:34:27,520 --> 00:34:30,239
Speaker 1: fans still complaining about the officiating to this day. And

726
00:34:30,320 --> 00:34:32,839
Speaker 1: I remember Willie Parker having the longest run in Super

727
00:34:32,880 --> 00:34:36,040
Speaker 1: Bowl history behind the block from you, my friend, what

728
00:34:36,160 --> 00:34:38,040
Speaker 1: do you remember about the specific plan? What do you

729
00:34:38,080 --> 00:34:42,120
Speaker 1: remember about that day? Oh Man counter thirty four Pike.

730
00:34:43,080 --> 00:34:45,239
Speaker 1: We had this set up from the beginning. We had

731
00:34:45,280 --> 00:34:49,440
Speaker 1: about eight plays all from this formation, and we were

732
00:34:49,520 --> 00:34:51,200
Speaker 1: just trying to get the ball to Randol L in

733
00:34:51,239 --> 00:34:54,080
Speaker 1: the slot. It's one Randol L in the slot away

734
00:34:54,160 --> 00:34:56,880
Speaker 1: from the run, and we knew if we could just

735
00:34:57,280 --> 00:34:59,319
Speaker 1: hack him off and just tick them off just enough

736
00:34:59,320 --> 00:35:01,160
Speaker 1: to where they would a lot of the linebackers over,

737
00:35:01,239 --> 00:35:03,600
Speaker 1: we could we could check to this play. So we

738
00:35:03,760 --> 00:35:06,920
Speaker 1: come up right after a halftime, we come out, we

739
00:35:07,120 --> 00:35:09,279
Speaker 1: call the play, and all of a sudden we get

740
00:35:09,360 --> 00:35:11,720
Speaker 1: up in there and I get my stance and I'm like, fully,

741
00:35:12,719 --> 00:35:16,279
Speaker 1: here we go I mean we're going Ben checks to

742
00:35:16,280 --> 00:35:18,479
Speaker 1: the play and we're out the gates and the rest

743
00:35:18,600 --> 00:35:21,840
Speaker 1: is history. But just an amazing setup job by the

744
00:35:21,920 --> 00:35:24,279
Speaker 1: coaches and the coaching staff to see that and to

745
00:35:24,400 --> 00:35:28,719
Speaker 1: put us in that situation. Yeah, all those you know,

746
00:35:28,760 --> 00:35:31,040
Speaker 1: when you see those plays before they go, it's it's awesome.

747
00:35:31,160 --> 00:35:33,879
Speaker 1: But you just talked about Ben Roethlisberger right he's still

748
00:35:34,480 --> 00:35:38,080
Speaker 1: on the Pittsburgh Steelers about to play tonight. It's been

749
00:35:38,120 --> 00:35:39,800
Speaker 1: a while to talk about him, kind of being his

750
00:35:39,920 --> 00:35:42,200
Speaker 1: last season, some good, some bad. What are your thoughts

751
00:35:42,239 --> 00:35:44,879
Speaker 1: on Big Ben and and what have happened for him next?

752
00:35:46,120 --> 00:35:49,400
Speaker 1: You know, Ben is the Pittsburgh Steelers right now. You know,

753
00:35:49,480 --> 00:35:52,160
Speaker 1: he's been there the longest, for so long doing great things.

754
00:35:52,320 --> 00:35:54,799
Speaker 1: I think it's it's easy for everybody to talk about

755
00:35:54,880 --> 00:35:58,640
Speaker 1: Ben when you're talking about the Steelers and the troubles

756
00:35:58,880 --> 00:36:01,000
Speaker 1: that they've gone through, and you know, not being a

757
00:36:01,080 --> 00:36:04,479
Speaker 1: team that has usually been seen out there. Right people

758
00:36:04,480 --> 00:36:07,640
Speaker 1: are used to seeing the Steelers out there being confident,

759
00:36:07,760 --> 00:36:10,360
Speaker 1: winning games, and it's not really happening right now. Every

760
00:36:10,400 --> 00:36:13,520
Speaker 1: single thing they do right now is a is it work?

761
00:36:13,640 --> 00:36:16,839
Speaker 1: It's hard, you know, these wins that they're getting are

762
00:36:17,040 --> 00:36:20,319
Speaker 1: hard and it's it's it's a it's a tough look

763
00:36:20,400 --> 00:36:22,480
Speaker 1: and it's tough, and it's everybody looks at Ben, and

764
00:36:22,920 --> 00:36:26,000
Speaker 1: Ben's had his moments. He's done well, and he's he's

765
00:36:26,040 --> 00:36:28,120
Speaker 1: putting the ball out there. He's putting the ball right

766
00:36:28,200 --> 00:36:30,680
Speaker 1: there in the hands for the receivers. So he's still

767
00:36:30,719 --> 00:36:32,600
Speaker 1: going out there and he's doing a good job. Is

768
00:36:32,640 --> 00:36:35,160
Speaker 1: it the Ben from five to six, seven years ago? No,

769
00:36:35,719 --> 00:36:38,560
Speaker 1: but no player is when you especially when you get

770
00:36:38,600 --> 00:36:42,400
Speaker 1: to this point in his career. I mean fourth quarterbin

771
00:36:42,520 --> 00:36:44,239
Speaker 1: last week, because better than any Ben I've seen the

772
00:36:44,360 --> 00:36:46,320
Speaker 1: last five or six years. So I hopefully carries that

773
00:36:46,400 --> 00:36:49,000
Speaker 1: over tonight against the Minnesota Vikings. So happy to have

774
00:36:49,080 --> 00:36:51,560
Speaker 1: you on the show. And speaking of legendary Steelers that

775
00:36:51,680 --> 00:36:54,120
Speaker 1: you blocked for fellow Hall of Famer in your own

776
00:36:54,160 --> 00:36:56,759
Speaker 1: bet Is for so many years, bet As. He came

777
00:36:56,800 --> 00:36:58,279
Speaker 1: on a show earlier this year and I thought it

778
00:36:58,320 --> 00:37:00,759
Speaker 1: was so interesting. He told me Nag Harris is better

779
00:37:00,840 --> 00:37:02,640
Speaker 1: than him. He's going to be better than him in

780
00:37:02,760 --> 00:37:05,680
Speaker 1: this league. What are your impressions of the rookie running back.

781
00:37:06,760 --> 00:37:09,600
Speaker 1: That's a good boat of confidence right there. You know,

782
00:37:09,680 --> 00:37:11,279
Speaker 1: I think he's doing a lot of great things. He

783
00:37:11,360 --> 00:37:13,480
Speaker 1: does have his rookie moments like every rookie, but he

784
00:37:13,520 --> 00:37:16,319
Speaker 1: comes in there and he runs hard, he finds the whole,

785
00:37:16,760 --> 00:37:20,239
Speaker 1: he's cutting good, he's finding open, open lanes. And I

786
00:37:20,320 --> 00:37:22,320
Speaker 1: think that's all you can ask for as as you

787
00:37:22,400 --> 00:37:24,799
Speaker 1: come into the NFL as a young rookie, to find

788
00:37:24,840 --> 00:37:26,520
Speaker 1: your way. You got to do some good things and

789
00:37:26,960 --> 00:37:29,640
Speaker 1: see some things that you can build upon, some things

790
00:37:29,680 --> 00:37:31,560
Speaker 1: that you come in next week and work on and

791
00:37:31,719 --> 00:37:34,279
Speaker 1: keep growing and getting better. And I think you've seen

792
00:37:34,320 --> 00:37:37,520
Speaker 1: that through Nag through the year so far, that he's

793
00:37:37,560 --> 00:37:39,960
Speaker 1: growing in getting better and getting more in tune with

794
00:37:40,120 --> 00:37:44,160
Speaker 1: the offense and what's being asked of him. We can't

795
00:37:44,160 --> 00:37:45,480
Speaker 1: wait to watch him tonight. I think a lot of

796
00:37:45,560 --> 00:37:47,239
Speaker 1: him will be asked of him. You know, Alan, I

797
00:37:47,360 --> 00:37:50,360
Speaker 1: was just searching Alan Fannaka height weight. I just searched

798
00:37:50,400 --> 00:37:53,359
Speaker 1: an online. It says six five three fifteen. I think

799
00:37:53,400 --> 00:37:55,480
Speaker 1: the six five is right, but I guarantee the three

800
00:37:55,600 --> 00:37:57,960
Speaker 1: fifteen is way off. We hear that you have lost

801
00:37:58,520 --> 00:38:02,600
Speaker 1: a hundred one hundred pounds since you retired. How did

802
00:38:02,640 --> 00:38:05,040
Speaker 1: you do it? How are you running a marathon? And

803
00:38:05,520 --> 00:38:07,239
Speaker 1: what advice do you have for anybody else was trying

804
00:38:07,239 --> 00:38:11,160
Speaker 1: to change their life like that, Well, I'm not one

805
00:38:11,200 --> 00:38:13,640
Speaker 1: hundred pounds anymore. I did get to one hundred pounds

806
00:38:13,640 --> 00:38:17,239
Speaker 1: a weight loss. But when I was playing, for some

807
00:38:17,400 --> 00:38:19,080
Speaker 1: reason along the way, I said, you know, when I'm

808
00:38:19,160 --> 00:38:22,080
Speaker 1: done and I retire, I'm just gonna lose some weight

809
00:38:22,120 --> 00:38:24,080
Speaker 1: and see if it's sticks. I probably don't need to

810
00:38:24,120 --> 00:38:26,560
Speaker 1: be three hundred and twenty pounds when I'm forty five

811
00:38:26,640 --> 00:38:28,439
Speaker 1: years old. It's probably not going to be the best

812
00:38:28,520 --> 00:38:30,719
Speaker 1: thing for my body. So I just went after it

813
00:38:30,800 --> 00:38:33,840
Speaker 1: like it was a season number fourteen, and just attacked it.

814
00:38:35,960 --> 00:38:38,560
Speaker 1: I just always thought that it would be the best

815
00:38:38,719 --> 00:38:41,600
Speaker 1: thing for me. I lost a lot of weight fast.

816
00:38:41,719 --> 00:38:43,960
Speaker 1: I did not want to do it slow, as I

817
00:38:44,080 --> 00:38:46,280
Speaker 1: figured if they could do it on the biggest loser,

818
00:38:46,400 --> 00:38:48,840
Speaker 1: that I could find some way to do it in

819
00:38:48,960 --> 00:38:52,040
Speaker 1: some form or fashion with quickness and speed to get

820
00:38:52,080 --> 00:38:55,040
Speaker 1: it over with. But you know, it's been it's been great.

821
00:38:55,040 --> 00:38:57,879
Speaker 1: I can remember the day I lost thirty pounds. I'm

822
00:38:57,920 --> 00:39:00,239
Speaker 1: on the floor plane with my oldest daughter and Bell,

823
00:39:00,280 --> 00:39:03,200
Speaker 1: who at the time was in kindergarten, I believe, and

824
00:39:03,560 --> 00:39:06,279
Speaker 1: I got up off the ground and I didn't I

825
00:39:06,440 --> 00:39:08,560
Speaker 1: didn't make the I call it the old man or

826
00:39:08,600 --> 00:39:11,360
Speaker 1: the big guy grunt, right. I didn't get off. I

827
00:39:11,440 --> 00:39:14,279
Speaker 1: just kind of stood up and I was like, that's

828
00:39:14,280 --> 00:39:16,360
Speaker 1: a good thing right there. I like this this. We

829
00:39:16,480 --> 00:39:19,719
Speaker 1: got something good going on right here. That's awesome. It

830
00:39:19,840 --> 00:39:22,160
Speaker 1: is amazing. It's a great story for everyone at home.

831
00:39:22,560 --> 00:39:24,480
Speaker 1: If you can't change and your body can change, and

832
00:39:24,719 --> 00:39:26,680
Speaker 1: it's awesome to see you in this current version. But

833
00:39:27,320 --> 00:39:29,560
Speaker 1: you were the heck of a player as you're playing.

834
00:39:29,600 --> 00:39:32,680
Speaker 1: Wait too, let's talk college football real quick, because there's

835
00:39:32,680 --> 00:39:35,160
Speaker 1: a lot of head scratching going on about your program,

836
00:39:35,360 --> 00:39:39,000
Speaker 1: the LSU Tigers and their hiring of Brian Kelly and

837
00:39:39,160 --> 00:39:42,480
Speaker 1: his new Southern accent. What do you make out of

838
00:39:42,600 --> 00:39:46,360
Speaker 1: the Brian Kelly hiring and do you think that LSU

839
00:39:46,600 --> 00:39:49,480
Speaker 1: is on the right track. I think we are on

840
00:39:49,520 --> 00:39:52,600
Speaker 1: the right track. You know. I'm a coachhi guy, but

841
00:39:53,080 --> 00:39:54,800
Speaker 1: you know, when you go through two years like that,

842
00:39:55,000 --> 00:39:58,680
Speaker 1: you know sometimes change is just needed. I think nobody

843
00:39:58,760 --> 00:40:02,440
Speaker 1: saw coach Kelly coming out from Notre Dame down to LSU.

844
00:40:03,000 --> 00:40:05,920
Speaker 1: But I think it's a great fit. It's a great

845
00:40:06,480 --> 00:40:09,040
Speaker 1: we have a great tradition and he's bringing his tradition

846
00:40:09,080 --> 00:40:10,960
Speaker 1: and winning. I think it's gonna be a good match

847
00:40:11,480 --> 00:40:13,439
Speaker 1: and you're gonna see good things. I think it's gonna

848
00:40:13,440 --> 00:40:18,080
Speaker 1: be great, awesome, and it's it's going to be interesting

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Speaker 1: to watch tonight. The Steelers are still alive, lsu is

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Speaker 1: on the right track, and Alan, you look great, you

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Speaker 1: sound great, and gosh, it was such a pleasure watching

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Speaker 1: you play for all those years for the Steelers and Jets,

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Speaker 1: and now it seems like you're doing as good as ever.

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Speaker 1: So thanks for coming on Good Morning Football. I appreciate it. Guys,

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Speaker 1: Thank you