1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:11,760 Speaker 1: This is straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. What is up 2 00:00:11,760 --> 00:00:16,520 Speaker 1: straight Fire? Fam? It's me Jason McIntyre Straight Fire for Monday, 3 00:00:16,560 --> 00:00:20,200 Speaker 1: March seventh. What a weekend. It was a great weekend 4 00:00:20,280 --> 00:00:23,919 Speaker 1: in sports, in life as well. My wife was out 5 00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:25,880 Speaker 1: of town, so I had to call in air support 6 00:00:26,360 --> 00:00:29,080 Speaker 1: flew in my mom from out of town. You know, listen, 7 00:00:29,320 --> 00:00:32,040 Speaker 1: we got a dog, got two kids, you've got multiple supports. 8 00:00:32,080 --> 00:00:35,040 Speaker 1: You can't leave the dog home alone? Yes, is new 9 00:00:35,080 --> 00:00:38,279 Speaker 1: dog owners any out there will find out. Our dog 10 00:00:38,360 --> 00:00:42,680 Speaker 1: just is not handled being home alone very well at all. Rob, 11 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:45,040 Speaker 1: you have a dog, how's your dog home alone? Is 12 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:49,280 Speaker 1: he okay or no? In the beginning, she absolutely was not. Um. 13 00:00:49,320 --> 00:00:53,519 Speaker 1: She was very attached at the hip. She was a 14 00:00:53,640 --> 00:00:56,520 Speaker 1: very needy dog. Um. Since the baby has been born 15 00:00:56,520 --> 00:00:58,360 Speaker 1: about two and a half years ago, she's kind of 16 00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:00,680 Speaker 1: learned to be more independent only because she had to be. 17 00:01:00,840 --> 00:01:03,920 Speaker 1: But before that though, not at all. Yeah, we've got 18 00:01:03,960 --> 00:01:05,960 Speaker 1: one of that. Our dog isn't like pooping and p 19 00:01:06,080 --> 00:01:09,399 Speaker 1: and all over the house, but he has been known 20 00:01:09,480 --> 00:01:11,520 Speaker 1: to like go in the rooms when we're not here, 21 00:01:11,560 --> 00:01:13,680 Speaker 1: breathlessly looking for us. And one time took one of 22 00:01:13,720 --> 00:01:16,480 Speaker 1: my daughters like Teddy Bears ripped it out of the 23 00:01:16,480 --> 00:01:19,440 Speaker 1: bed and throws it in the hallway, basically telling us, 24 00:01:19,480 --> 00:01:21,880 Speaker 1: I'm upset at you guys left us. It was pretty hilarious. 25 00:01:22,319 --> 00:01:24,759 Speaker 1: At any rate, it was an awesome weekend. I didn't 26 00:01:24,760 --> 00:01:26,240 Speaker 1: get to hoop as much as I wanted. I know 27 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:28,480 Speaker 1: you guys loved the basketball stories. By the way, I 28 00:01:28,520 --> 00:01:30,000 Speaker 1: got to give a shout out to one of my boys. 29 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:33,839 Speaker 1: I knew this guy back in elementary school, uh Dan 30 00:01:33,959 --> 00:01:36,959 Speaker 1: Sharma in Virginia, and then in middle school, and then 31 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:38,920 Speaker 1: in high school. Obviously he went I think he went 32 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:41,200 Speaker 1: to u v A, and we we were friends. Still 33 00:01:41,240 --> 00:01:43,560 Speaker 1: talk follow each other on social So he's still in 34 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:47,480 Speaker 1: our hometown and he's coaching like the local travel basketball 35 00:01:47,480 --> 00:01:50,240 Speaker 1: team and they won like the county championship, and he 36 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:52,960 Speaker 1: was doing some celebration, so I s talking about give 37 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 1: him a shout out. And one of I guess one 38 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:58,160 Speaker 1: of the best baseball pitchers in my high school's history. 39 00:01:58,200 --> 00:02:00,200 Speaker 1: Maybe I don't know. Tom McGinn was videotape up in 40 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:02,120 Speaker 1: the game and doing play by play, like these guys 41 00:02:02,160 --> 00:02:04,520 Speaker 1: they're they're having fought first shore back in my hometown 42 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:07,160 Speaker 1: Northern Virginia, uh, living the dream, as they say. So 43 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:09,799 Speaker 1: congrats to those guys. My son had a good basketball 44 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:15,079 Speaker 1: UH tournament Saturday. My daughter had a thrilling game Sunday, 45 00:02:15,200 --> 00:02:18,079 Speaker 1: and um, you know, there's some decent NBA action over 46 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:22,040 Speaker 1: the weekend. This guy named Lebron James dropped fifties six 47 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:26,600 Speaker 1: on the Warriors, and it was it was a pretty 48 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:30,720 Speaker 1: little uh. I was always gonna say Staples Crypto dot 49 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:32,600 Speaker 1: Com crowd and I was watching. I did not go 50 00:02:32,639 --> 00:02:35,520 Speaker 1: to the game. I gotta just say this was one 51 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:38,800 Speaker 1: of those vintage Lebron performances. He knows there's a national 52 00:02:38,840 --> 00:02:42,280 Speaker 1: TV audience, the Warriors are in town, Matthew Stafford's in 53 00:02:42,280 --> 00:02:46,000 Speaker 1: the front row, Phil Jackson's in attendance. It was it 54 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:47,800 Speaker 1: was one of those like Lebron's like, well, I'm not 55 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:49,359 Speaker 1: coming off the court. I'm gonna score a lot of 56 00:02:49,360 --> 00:02:52,440 Speaker 1: points and we're going to win the game. And as 57 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 1: we've seen lately, the Warriors minus Raybond Green are really 58 00:02:55,639 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 1: hurting defensively and Lebron was utterly dominant. Fifty six by 59 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:03,080 Speaker 1: the way. I gotta rob I gotta say, I know 60 00:03:03,160 --> 00:03:05,600 Speaker 1: I called out the Malik Monk early. You know when 61 00:03:05,639 --> 00:03:07,000 Speaker 1: they signed him. I was like, listen, there's gonna be 62 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:09,400 Speaker 1: games where he's gonna give you. There's gonna be a 63 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:13,800 Speaker 1: Malik Monk game in the playoffs that's coming. But Austin Reeves, 64 00:03:14,040 --> 00:03:18,359 Speaker 1: nobody had this undrafted rookie and he's playing crunch time minutes. 65 00:03:18,960 --> 00:03:21,640 Speaker 1: I gotta get. I know we're bashing Polinka, but Austin 66 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:24,000 Speaker 1: Reeves has been great. But this is all about Lebron. 67 00:03:24,240 --> 00:03:27,239 Speaker 1: His fifty six were incredible. And you know, Rob finds 68 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:32,639 Speaker 1: this article uh complex dot com with the headline Lebron 69 00:03:32,800 --> 00:03:35,800 Speaker 1: James on not being regarded as one of the NBA's 70 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:40,360 Speaker 1: all time best scorers. It pisces me off. Apparently this 71 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:44,680 Speaker 1: barbershop show. I don't watch it, but apparently, you know, 72 00:03:44,760 --> 00:03:47,040 Speaker 1: they asked Lebron about it and he said he's not 73 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:49,320 Speaker 1: happy not being being called one of the all time 74 00:03:49,360 --> 00:03:53,640 Speaker 1: great scores. And it's it's always been to me Rob 75 00:03:54,040 --> 00:03:57,360 Speaker 1: interesting that people perceive Lebron that way, because I guess 76 00:03:57,360 --> 00:04:00,840 Speaker 1: he makes the past late in games, which is usually 77 00:04:00,920 --> 00:04:04,320 Speaker 1: the smart basketball play, and a lot of people will 78 00:04:04,360 --> 00:04:08,160 Speaker 1: bash him for that. But you know, we know Kareem 79 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:11,760 Speaker 1: was probably the best scorer in NBA history. The skyhook 80 00:04:11,800 --> 00:04:13,760 Speaker 1: was untouchable. He played in an era. I mean they 81 00:04:13,800 --> 00:04:16,880 Speaker 1: outlawed the dunk for a minute. When Kareem was playing 82 00:04:17,960 --> 00:04:21,919 Speaker 1: at U C l A, he was utterly dominant. Michael 83 00:04:21,960 --> 00:04:25,160 Speaker 1: Jordan obviously was a great scoring machine. But this idea 84 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:27,719 Speaker 1: that Lebron's on a great score, I don't know about you, Rob, 85 00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:31,240 Speaker 1: That to me is silly. I I actually view it 86 00:04:31,279 --> 00:04:35,920 Speaker 1: as Lebron can score whenever he wants, but he wants 87 00:04:35,960 --> 00:04:39,320 Speaker 1: to get everyone else involved because he's seen guys score 88 00:04:39,320 --> 00:04:41,560 Speaker 1: whenever you want and not win anything. I mean, how 89 00:04:41,560 --> 00:04:43,560 Speaker 1: many years did Michael Jordan's score whenever you want and 90 00:04:43,560 --> 00:04:47,200 Speaker 1: not win a damn thing. Lebron, we know this. I 91 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:49,719 Speaker 1: think the line was he's built like Karl Malone, but 92 00:04:49,760 --> 00:04:53,360 Speaker 1: as the speed end to end of John Wall. So yeah, 93 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:55,120 Speaker 1: he can attack the him any single time he wants. 94 00:04:55,160 --> 00:04:56,720 Speaker 1: Does he want to get hammered in the lane all 95 00:04:56,839 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 1: night long? Of course not. Is he a great feather shooter, No, 96 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:02,840 Speaker 1: he's good for either shooter or not great. I think 97 00:05:02,839 --> 00:05:04,960 Speaker 1: he's in the seventies this year, seventy four maybe, but 98 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:08,919 Speaker 1: like eighties is is great. Seventies is very good, right, 99 00:05:09,400 --> 00:05:12,480 Speaker 1: And I think Lebron is ind that good, very good category. 100 00:05:12,960 --> 00:05:15,840 Speaker 1: But I don't see why people would not call him 101 00:05:15,880 --> 00:05:18,240 Speaker 1: a great score. What can he not do? Is he 102 00:05:18,279 --> 00:05:21,200 Speaker 1: a Steph Curry type three point shooter? No, he's a 103 00:05:21,200 --> 00:05:24,039 Speaker 1: good three point shooter, get to the room whenever he wants. 104 00:05:24,080 --> 00:05:27,359 Speaker 1: He's unstoppable. In transition, he could sore for dunks. Like 105 00:05:27,440 --> 00:05:30,520 Speaker 1: what can Lebron not do? He doesn't love the low 106 00:05:30,520 --> 00:05:32,719 Speaker 1: post game because obviously that takes a lot out of you, 107 00:05:34,120 --> 00:05:35,960 Speaker 1: and he wants to be a thirty five forty minute 108 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:38,479 Speaker 1: a game guy in the playoffs, and you can't do 109 00:05:38,560 --> 00:05:41,680 Speaker 1: that if you are posting up all night long. He's 110 00:05:41,720 --> 00:05:44,120 Speaker 1: got to run the offense, usually has to guard the 111 00:05:44,120 --> 00:05:47,919 Speaker 1: best or the opposing wing. Maybe not as much now, 112 00:05:47,960 --> 00:05:51,320 Speaker 1: but he's usually getting put into defending that player Layton 113 00:05:51,400 --> 00:05:54,240 Speaker 1: game see Luca don Ch of The Maths last week 114 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:58,560 Speaker 1: and Luca eight amp. Obviously, but this idea that Lebron's 115 00:05:58,600 --> 00:06:01,359 Speaker 1: had a great score is silly. I mean, Kevin Durant 116 00:06:01,480 --> 00:06:04,000 Speaker 1: is a better score than Lebron because it's so natural 117 00:06:04,120 --> 00:06:08,560 Speaker 1: for him. James Harden probably a better score, but Lebron 118 00:06:08,680 --> 00:06:11,360 Speaker 1: is still in that upper crust of great scorers in 119 00:06:11,400 --> 00:06:14,320 Speaker 1: the league. It's like when I said on Undisputed last week, 120 00:06:14,839 --> 00:06:16,760 Speaker 1: Jason Tatum is the best one on one player since 121 00:06:16,839 --> 00:06:19,080 Speaker 1: Kobe Bryant. All these people's heads were exploding, like, oh, 122 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:23,880 Speaker 1: you're crazy, that's insane, Like, no, have you watched Jayson Tatum. 123 00:06:24,960 --> 00:06:29,560 Speaker 1: He is unstoppable. His footwork is impeccable. He can beat 124 00:06:29,640 --> 00:06:31,720 Speaker 1: you on the io up top, he can beat you 125 00:06:31,760 --> 00:06:33,440 Speaker 1: on the block. I'll tell you right now. James Harden 126 00:06:33,520 --> 00:06:37,320 Speaker 1: is a great score one on one. That's not James Harden. 127 00:06:37,440 --> 00:06:40,400 Speaker 1: He eats people alive on the pick and roll. You 128 00:06:40,480 --> 00:06:42,400 Speaker 1: can't post up James Harden and say give me, give 129 00:06:42,440 --> 00:06:45,000 Speaker 1: me twenty five from the block. Tatule will do that 130 00:06:45,080 --> 00:06:48,839 Speaker 1: all night, all night now. Kevin Durant is a great 131 00:06:49,240 --> 00:06:52,159 Speaker 1: scorer one on one. Yeah, obviously he's great. You can 132 00:06:52,200 --> 00:06:55,680 Speaker 1: get a shot off over anybody. But again, he Kevin Durant, 133 00:06:55,880 --> 00:06:59,280 Speaker 1: not attacking, taking you on the block and then driving 134 00:06:59,320 --> 00:07:01,400 Speaker 1: and getting into bucket. He's more of all shoot the 135 00:07:01,400 --> 00:07:03,120 Speaker 1: fade away because my touch is awesome. That's not a 136 00:07:03,240 --> 00:07:06,279 Speaker 1: knock on Durant. People took it like I was bashing 137 00:07:06,360 --> 00:07:09,320 Speaker 1: him Durant and Harden for not putting them up there 138 00:07:09,320 --> 00:07:13,160 Speaker 1: and Tatum, and again I think Tatum the other best 139 00:07:13,280 --> 00:07:16,360 Speaker 1: one on one player, he's probably Kyrie Irving. And you 140 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:19,280 Speaker 1: guys know, I take some shots at Kyrie, but Tatum 141 00:07:19,640 --> 00:07:21,920 Speaker 1: and Kyrie are guys who get into him on the wing. 142 00:07:22,280 --> 00:07:24,720 Speaker 1: Clear out, go to work. Now, a lot of guys 143 00:07:24,800 --> 00:07:26,240 Speaker 1: can do that. Kadi, by the way, is thirty three 144 00:07:26,320 --> 00:07:30,320 Speaker 1: years old. I think uh Tatum is twenty four. Tatum 145 00:07:30,360 --> 00:07:34,720 Speaker 1: gave Kyrie and Seth Curry and Bruce Brown and Kevin Durant, 146 00:07:34,760 --> 00:07:37,520 Speaker 1: all of them fifty four on Sunday. He looked like 147 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:40,880 Speaker 1: an an All NBA player. I you guys know, I'm 148 00:07:41,080 --> 00:07:44,120 Speaker 1: enamored with Jason Tatum's game. The last got to stop 149 00:07:44,280 --> 00:07:48,000 Speaker 1: Jason Tatum, which coach k Duke. Nobody has shut down Jason. 150 00:07:48,240 --> 00:07:50,720 Speaker 1: He's been to the Conference finals twice. The guy is 151 00:07:50,760 --> 00:07:53,960 Speaker 1: a bucket machine. So like it. NBA is weird because 152 00:07:54,240 --> 00:07:56,600 Speaker 1: when I say Jason Tatum best one on, when people 153 00:07:56,640 --> 00:07:59,320 Speaker 1: get freaked out, Oh, that's totally no way. And when 154 00:07:59,360 --> 00:08:01,600 Speaker 1: I say, yeah, Lebron's are the best scores in NBA history, 155 00:08:01,720 --> 00:08:03,600 Speaker 1: no way, what are you talking about. It's like a 156 00:08:03,680 --> 00:08:06,520 Speaker 1: chemolajah one. One of the greatest scores in NBA history, 157 00:08:06,760 --> 00:08:12,120 Speaker 1: the dreamshake like unstoppable. I don't know, Robert, You're with me, right, 158 00:08:12,280 --> 00:08:15,360 Speaker 1: Lebron one of the greatest scorers in NBA history, Yes, 159 00:08:15,840 --> 00:08:18,120 Speaker 1: but let me just say I do understand why he 160 00:08:18,360 --> 00:08:20,880 Speaker 1: is not regarded as one of the best players, because 161 00:08:21,040 --> 00:08:23,240 Speaker 1: even he admitted and if you watch the clip, but 162 00:08:23,360 --> 00:08:26,240 Speaker 1: I know you say it didn't um Maverick Carter say 163 00:08:26,280 --> 00:08:27,400 Speaker 1: next to him, He's like, yeah, you know what I 164 00:08:27,480 --> 00:08:29,240 Speaker 1: think of the best scores of all time, I don't 165 00:08:29,240 --> 00:08:31,640 Speaker 1: immediately think of you. And even though Lebron is gonna 166 00:08:31,720 --> 00:08:35,320 Speaker 1: end as probably the all time leading score and it's because, 167 00:08:35,480 --> 00:08:40,120 Speaker 1: like you mentioned, Lebron doesn't have as deep of a 168 00:08:40,240 --> 00:08:45,280 Speaker 1: bag as Kobe, as Michael Jordan's, as even you know, 169 00:08:45,400 --> 00:08:49,679 Speaker 1: he mentioned Kyrie Irving, Jayson Tatum, like he's okay from 170 00:08:49,760 --> 00:08:52,800 Speaker 1: three point line. He can't really shoot free throws. He 171 00:08:52,960 --> 00:08:55,880 Speaker 1: doesn't have a go to move that you can pinpoint. 172 00:08:56,840 --> 00:09:00,200 Speaker 1: But the difference is is that And I remember saying 173 00:09:00,200 --> 00:09:01,920 Speaker 1: this about a year ago when the Athletic put out 174 00:09:01,960 --> 00:09:05,000 Speaker 1: their ranking of the best scores in the NBA, and 175 00:09:05,160 --> 00:09:07,760 Speaker 1: I think they had Lebron like around tent and he 176 00:09:07,920 --> 00:09:09,880 Speaker 1: was four spots behind Kyrie's I remember he was four 177 00:09:09,880 --> 00:09:13,720 Speaker 1: spots behind Kyrie, And I'm like, you know, Lebron's average 178 00:09:14,080 --> 00:09:19,679 Speaker 1: scoring is on par with Kyrie's career high scoring. And 179 00:09:19,800 --> 00:09:22,480 Speaker 1: it's like, just because you have a better bag, you're 180 00:09:22,720 --> 00:09:25,920 Speaker 1: you know, this is my analogy I used. Just because 181 00:09:26,040 --> 00:09:28,679 Speaker 1: you have a Swiss army knife doesn't mean it gets 182 00:09:28,760 --> 00:09:32,959 Speaker 1: the job better than the hammer. And whether whatever you 183 00:09:33,040 --> 00:09:35,439 Speaker 1: say about Lebron and him not being that great of 184 00:09:35,520 --> 00:09:37,199 Speaker 1: a three point, you're not greater three post, You're not 185 00:09:37,280 --> 00:09:39,920 Speaker 1: really being a fantastic midranger. I know he has the 186 00:09:40,559 --> 00:09:43,599 Speaker 1: Falloway a little bit, now, the fact is that he 187 00:09:43,720 --> 00:09:46,280 Speaker 1: can put the ball in the basket at a better 188 00:09:46,400 --> 00:09:49,679 Speaker 1: clip than damned or anybody in history. You know, Shaq 189 00:09:49,760 --> 00:09:51,880 Speaker 1: didn't have a ton of moves, but could you stop 190 00:09:52,000 --> 00:09:54,880 Speaker 1: him scoring? No, you probably couldn't. That's a good analogy. Yeah, 191 00:09:54,960 --> 00:09:58,000 Speaker 1: I mean like a lajah one had like better footwork, 192 00:09:58,400 --> 00:10:01,480 Speaker 1: better moves, better fatalways. But Chack is just the raw power. 193 00:10:01,640 --> 00:10:04,000 Speaker 1: I mean that Chris Dudley dunk, Yeah, you know, the 194 00:10:04,120 --> 00:10:08,600 Speaker 1: historic dunk that everybody tells you're right, So Lebron shock, um, 195 00:10:08,840 --> 00:10:10,920 Speaker 1: Well with Shack, I always not the good comparison with 196 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:14,160 Speaker 1: like David Robinson, like David Robinson's you know, as a center, 197 00:10:14,559 --> 00:10:16,280 Speaker 1: he had all of me. He could do a fall away, 198 00:10:16,320 --> 00:10:18,680 Speaker 1: he could he could go to his left shoulder, right shoulder, 199 00:10:18,720 --> 00:10:20,560 Speaker 1: he could do you know, drop step. Had all these 200 00:10:20,600 --> 00:10:24,280 Speaker 1: different moves and he was great. But you're never gonna 201 00:10:24,360 --> 00:10:26,480 Speaker 1: tell me that he was a better scorer than Shack 202 00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:30,000 Speaker 1: because Shack, whether he only had, you know, a three 203 00:10:30,040 --> 00:10:32,040 Speaker 1: ft hook shot and a dunk, but the fact is 204 00:10:32,120 --> 00:10:34,480 Speaker 1: you couldn't stop it. And that's the thing about Lebron 205 00:10:34,559 --> 00:10:38,840 Speaker 1: James is that whether he he looks pretty like Kyrie 206 00:10:39,280 --> 00:10:42,439 Speaker 1: or or Jordan or Kobe or whoever your favorite guy is, 207 00:10:43,360 --> 00:10:45,120 Speaker 1: the fact is he can put the ball in the basket. 208 00:10:45,240 --> 00:10:46,480 Speaker 1: And that's the name of the game. It doesn't matter 209 00:10:46,559 --> 00:10:48,520 Speaker 1: how you do it, as long as it gets done. 210 00:10:48,559 --> 00:10:51,760 Speaker 1: And I think that's why he doesn't get the respect 211 00:10:51,840 --> 00:10:54,400 Speaker 1: you think that he would deserve for being an all 212 00:10:54,440 --> 00:10:57,400 Speaker 1: time great score, even though statistically he's gonna go down 213 00:10:57,520 --> 00:11:00,600 Speaker 1: as the greatest score in NBA history. Fox Sports Radio 214 00:11:00,679 --> 00:11:03,480 Speaker 1: has the best sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch 215 00:11:03,600 --> 00:11:06,360 Speaker 1: all of our shows at Fox sports radio dot com 216 00:11:06,960 --> 00:11:09,559 Speaker 1: and within the I Heart Radio app. Search f s 217 00:11:09,760 --> 00:11:14,079 Speaker 1: R to listen live. It's weird the people who wanna 218 00:11:14,880 --> 00:11:17,920 Speaker 1: not give Lebron props. There's so many reasons why, Like 219 00:11:18,480 --> 00:11:20,920 Speaker 1: he passes at the end of games, he's not a 220 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:25,000 Speaker 1: great score, he changes teams a lot, he gets super teams, 221 00:11:25,080 --> 00:11:28,400 Speaker 1: he loses in the finals. Rob, it's just like people 222 00:11:28,440 --> 00:11:31,679 Speaker 1: are bending over backwards to find reasons to not like 223 00:11:32,240 --> 00:11:35,360 Speaker 1: one of the greatest players, a guy who's never been 224 00:11:35,400 --> 00:11:39,160 Speaker 1: in trouble off the court, very little controversy with him, 225 00:11:39,280 --> 00:11:42,839 Speaker 1: like in trouble off the court. It's like the guys 226 00:11:42,920 --> 00:11:45,960 Speaker 1: just amazing as a talent, Yet we are trying really 227 00:11:46,040 --> 00:11:47,840 Speaker 1: hard to not like him. And I think it's because 228 00:11:47,880 --> 00:11:50,120 Speaker 1: we idolized or not we but a lot of people 229 00:11:50,280 --> 00:11:53,439 Speaker 1: idolize Jordan on the come up and when he starts dominating, 230 00:11:53,720 --> 00:11:56,360 Speaker 1: and people are influenced in the nineties, you know, cable 231 00:11:56,400 --> 00:12:02,240 Speaker 1: tv um starts to pop, the Internet comes around around six, 232 00:12:02,360 --> 00:12:05,240 Speaker 1: and Jordan is on top, and it's just like everything 233 00:12:05,320 --> 00:12:08,840 Speaker 1: convergs for MJ. I just Rob. I find it funny, 234 00:12:08,920 --> 00:12:11,760 Speaker 1: like people have been hating on the Lakers heart so 235 00:12:11,800 --> 00:12:14,160 Speaker 1: they beat the Warriors, Well they got lucky, you know, right, 236 00:12:14,200 --> 00:12:16,840 Speaker 1: that's just a lucky win. Have you guys looked at 237 00:12:16,840 --> 00:12:20,520 Speaker 1: the Lakers schedule? Have you looked at this week's set 238 00:12:20,559 --> 00:12:22,280 Speaker 1: of games? Now, I don't know where Anthony Davis is 239 00:12:22,280 --> 00:12:24,439 Speaker 1: in the workout. We'll come back, Rob, maybe maybe you 240 00:12:24,480 --> 00:12:27,800 Speaker 1: have an update. But things soften up for the Lakers here. 241 00:12:28,320 --> 00:12:30,679 Speaker 1: They had that brutal stretch. I mean, I think they 242 00:12:30,760 --> 00:12:34,839 Speaker 1: had MAVs Clippers is in brutal. But you know it's 243 00:12:34,840 --> 00:12:36,520 Speaker 1: a it's a team that right now they can't they 244 00:12:36,679 --> 00:12:40,480 Speaker 1: just can't figure out. Um. They had Utah, well they 245 00:12:40,520 --> 00:12:44,520 Speaker 1: beat Utah. They had Golden State, Utah l a New Orleans, 246 00:12:44,559 --> 00:12:47,120 Speaker 1: which is bad. Then Dallas l a Golden State. All 247 00:12:47,120 --> 00:12:53,240 Speaker 1: these TV games this week, San Antonio, Houston, Washington, Rob, 248 00:12:53,679 --> 00:12:55,920 Speaker 1: they gotta go through. You know, it's easy to lose 249 00:12:56,000 --> 00:12:59,040 Speaker 1: focus in the Texas to step you know at San Antonio. 250 00:12:59,200 --> 00:13:01,720 Speaker 1: Come on, these guys stay there tanking Houston, by the way. 251 00:13:01,800 --> 00:13:06,560 Speaker 1: Houston beat Memphis now huge to beat Memphis Sunday, by 252 00:13:06,559 --> 00:13:08,200 Speaker 1: the way, which was a bit of a surprise US. 253 00:13:08,320 --> 00:13:10,079 Speaker 1: It lost like twelve in a row. But the Lakers 254 00:13:10,120 --> 00:13:12,800 Speaker 1: should win these three and then put some distance between 255 00:13:12,880 --> 00:13:16,360 Speaker 1: them in Portland and the Pells and Robert at that 256 00:13:16,360 --> 00:13:18,959 Speaker 1: portion of the season where your start scoreboard watching and 257 00:13:19,600 --> 00:13:25,360 Speaker 1: Denver was facing New Orleans Sunday night, and yeah, I 258 00:13:25,480 --> 00:13:27,319 Speaker 1: was kind of looking at that game brandon Ingram It's 259 00:13:27,360 --> 00:13:30,240 Speaker 1: his half court shot at halftime that was insane, and 260 00:13:30,360 --> 00:13:33,920 Speaker 1: the Nuggets rally Yokich is like unstoppable down the stretch. 261 00:13:34,559 --> 00:13:36,800 Speaker 1: Nuggets forced overtime and then win. And that's like a 262 00:13:36,880 --> 00:13:39,959 Speaker 1: damaging loss to the Pells, who have an easy schedule 263 00:13:40,040 --> 00:13:41,560 Speaker 1: the rest of the way, so a win there would 264 00:13:41,559 --> 00:13:44,800 Speaker 1: have helped them. And I think there's about seventeen eighteen 265 00:13:44,880 --> 00:13:48,199 Speaker 1: games left for most teams. I gotta say, like, we're 266 00:13:48,200 --> 00:13:52,440 Speaker 1: gonna figure out a lot of stuff here down the stretch. Now, Rob, 267 00:13:52,520 --> 00:13:55,520 Speaker 1: I do want to ask you. There were reports from 268 00:13:55,559 --> 00:13:59,880 Speaker 1: wood Narowski on Saturday, I think on on E s 269 00:14:00,040 --> 00:14:03,679 Speaker 1: p N that said there is a push in the 270 00:14:03,800 --> 00:14:07,000 Speaker 1: Lakers organization to get Westbrook to be the sixth man. Now, 271 00:14:07,080 --> 00:14:09,280 Speaker 1: we've been on this podcast early on that we've been 272 00:14:09,400 --> 00:14:12,719 Speaker 1: preaching that for the longest time, and like, you know, 273 00:14:13,080 --> 00:14:14,880 Speaker 1: I don't know why it hasn't happened yet, but I 274 00:14:14,960 --> 00:14:18,480 Speaker 1: guess Vogels essentially saying I'm getting pushed back from Russ 275 00:14:18,880 --> 00:14:21,440 Speaker 1: maybe this is their chance. Hey, let's get it through 276 00:14:21,480 --> 00:14:25,640 Speaker 1: the media and Russ will capitulate. But if if you're 277 00:14:25,640 --> 00:14:27,480 Speaker 1: looking for Lebron to get rest for the stretch one, 278 00:14:27,920 --> 00:14:30,960 Speaker 1: I would say San Antonio or Houston. I don't know 279 00:14:31,000 --> 00:14:33,880 Speaker 1: about Washington. San Antonio or Houston seems like a game 280 00:14:33,960 --> 00:14:36,760 Speaker 1: where maybe we see Russ kind of have his to 281 00:14:36,880 --> 00:14:40,240 Speaker 1: have the show. I mean, you would think that that 282 00:14:40,280 --> 00:14:43,080 Speaker 1: would happen. The problem is that the Lakers are the 283 00:14:43,160 --> 00:14:45,800 Speaker 1: most jekylin high team that are currently in the playoff 284 00:14:45,840 --> 00:14:50,120 Speaker 1: trace at any conference. You know, like their problem is 285 00:14:50,880 --> 00:14:52,240 Speaker 1: and a lot of it I think falls on le 286 00:14:52,240 --> 00:14:55,040 Speaker 1: brontive he had fifties six on over the weekend against 287 00:14:55,080 --> 00:14:59,760 Speaker 1: Golden State. Is that his engine at thirty seven runs 288 00:14:59,840 --> 00:15:02,520 Speaker 1: very hot and cold. Like if he's locked in and 289 00:15:02,640 --> 00:15:06,720 Speaker 1: he's focused, the team follows him and they're focused. The problem, though, 290 00:15:06,920 --> 00:15:09,680 Speaker 1: is that because of his age, I'm sure, because of 291 00:15:09,760 --> 00:15:12,280 Speaker 1: his frustration with Russ and the rest of the team 292 00:15:12,360 --> 00:15:17,720 Speaker 1: and and then their shortcomings, is he'll he'll have the 293 00:15:17,960 --> 00:15:21,560 Speaker 1: entire games, well Atlantic games, entire half, entire quarters were 294 00:15:21,640 --> 00:15:24,320 Speaker 1: just mailing it in. Like his body language is terrible. 295 00:15:24,480 --> 00:15:26,360 Speaker 1: You know, you look at the stat sheet and yo, 296 00:15:26,480 --> 00:15:28,960 Speaker 1: he has like sixteen four and two or whatever it is. 297 00:15:29,080 --> 00:15:32,160 Speaker 1: But he's you can tell he's not really playing hard. 298 00:15:32,560 --> 00:15:36,560 Speaker 1: He's kind of conserving whatever energy he needs. And the problem, though, 299 00:15:36,640 --> 00:15:40,880 Speaker 1: is that this team is not mentally strong, and so 300 00:15:41,280 --> 00:15:43,600 Speaker 1: when Lebron is not locked in the way he needs 301 00:15:43,680 --> 00:15:45,760 Speaker 1: to beat, they don't lock in either. And that's how 302 00:15:45,840 --> 00:15:49,760 Speaker 1: they get beat by Oklahoma City and by the Portland 303 00:15:49,880 --> 00:15:54,560 Speaker 1: JV team and who have you know? They they crumble 304 00:15:55,080 --> 00:15:58,400 Speaker 1: very quickly because they they they follow their best player, 305 00:15:58,480 --> 00:16:00,480 Speaker 1: and their best player at this point in his career 306 00:16:00,640 --> 00:16:02,720 Speaker 1: is just does not have the stamina. I don't think 307 00:16:03,080 --> 00:16:05,880 Speaker 1: that stay locked in like that. UM. As far as 308 00:16:05,920 --> 00:16:10,160 Speaker 1: the Russell Westbrook situation, I think it would be an 309 00:16:10,200 --> 00:16:13,200 Speaker 1: abject disaster if they try to bring him off the 310 00:16:13,240 --> 00:16:17,200 Speaker 1: bench because his confidence is already shaken. You can tell that, 311 00:16:17,360 --> 00:16:18,800 Speaker 1: you know when he gets the ball to shoot and 312 00:16:18,880 --> 00:16:22,360 Speaker 1: the Crypto dot Com Center kind of because they don't 313 00:16:22,400 --> 00:16:23,640 Speaker 1: want it because they know it's going to be a 314 00:16:23,720 --> 00:16:25,880 Speaker 1: brick off the side of the backboard or an airball 315 00:16:26,040 --> 00:16:29,200 Speaker 1: or a turnover, something stupid. If they try to make 316 00:16:29,280 --> 00:16:31,800 Speaker 1: him come off the bench, what little confidence he still 317 00:16:31,880 --> 00:16:33,720 Speaker 1: has is going to be shot. But here's the thing. 318 00:16:33,800 --> 00:16:36,040 Speaker 1: Hold on, here's the thing about that. If Lebron is 319 00:16:36,160 --> 00:16:39,680 Speaker 1: off the court and a d is still in street clothes, 320 00:16:40,720 --> 00:16:42,600 Speaker 1: I don't think a lot of people are going to 321 00:16:42,680 --> 00:16:45,920 Speaker 1: be nervous with Russell Westbrook shooting because otherwise, what are 322 00:16:45,960 --> 00:16:49,520 Speaker 1: your options? Th h T monk get the ball to 323 00:16:49,560 --> 00:16:51,760 Speaker 1: Austin reads like nobody's saying that. You know, It's like 324 00:16:52,160 --> 00:16:55,000 Speaker 1: if if Russ is the only option, I think the 325 00:16:55,080 --> 00:16:57,920 Speaker 1: confidence comes back and it's like, hey, Russ, see how 326 00:16:57,960 --> 00:17:00,920 Speaker 1: you're the only option with Lebron off the floor that 327 00:17:01,040 --> 00:17:03,200 Speaker 1: can kind of be you. You can come in as 328 00:17:03,240 --> 00:17:06,000 Speaker 1: the energy guy and you could do whatever the hell 329 00:17:06,040 --> 00:17:08,840 Speaker 1: you want. By the way, against the Warriors, Rob late 330 00:17:08,880 --> 00:17:12,040 Speaker 1: in that game, attacking the basket, Russ is still pretty 331 00:17:12,080 --> 00:17:14,000 Speaker 1: damn good. He doesn't have to lift, he's getting a 332 00:17:14,040 --> 00:17:15,760 Speaker 1: shot block Moore, I would love to get that stat. 333 00:17:15,800 --> 00:17:17,800 Speaker 1: I don't have it. How many times has he been blocked? 334 00:17:18,119 --> 00:17:20,600 Speaker 1: I swear the MAV's got him like three times at 335 00:17:20,640 --> 00:17:23,320 Speaker 1: the rim last week. I know Luca got him for 336 00:17:23,400 --> 00:17:25,639 Speaker 1: one for one like you can jump catch up over 337 00:17:25,680 --> 00:17:27,879 Speaker 1: a phone book, and he blocked Russ at the rim. 338 00:17:27,920 --> 00:17:30,800 Speaker 1: So Russ doesn't have that bounce. But if he is slashing, 339 00:17:30,920 --> 00:17:33,520 Speaker 1: that's a much better result likely than it is one 340 00:17:33,560 --> 00:17:35,639 Speaker 1: of his jump shots. Yeah. Well, I mean they've tried, 341 00:17:35,880 --> 00:17:38,000 Speaker 1: you know, to stagger their minutes as much as possible. 342 00:17:38,080 --> 00:17:41,720 Speaker 1: With Lebron and Rust. Um, the issue is that they'll 343 00:17:41,880 --> 00:17:44,119 Speaker 1: try to go small when it's rust and they'll have 344 00:17:44,280 --> 00:17:49,040 Speaker 1: like Carmelo at center and you know whoever else, And 345 00:17:49,840 --> 00:17:56,080 Speaker 1: when you have Russ Carmelo Monk at the on the 346 00:17:56,119 --> 00:17:58,680 Speaker 1: floor at the same time, there is zero defense out there, 347 00:17:59,280 --> 00:18:02,280 Speaker 1: and so whatever offense they are able to generate, they 348 00:18:02,359 --> 00:18:04,760 Speaker 1: give it right back. And and I think that's why 349 00:18:05,600 --> 00:18:09,520 Speaker 1: Anthony Davis is so important to everything that they do, 350 00:18:09,800 --> 00:18:14,959 Speaker 1: because virtually any two man combination of those three works 351 00:18:15,880 --> 00:18:19,080 Speaker 1: works almost really it looked really well. The problem is 352 00:18:19,240 --> 00:18:21,560 Speaker 1: is that Lebron and Russ doesn't work at all. And 353 00:18:22,080 --> 00:18:26,119 Speaker 1: Russ by himself so far has been terrible. And um, 354 00:18:26,640 --> 00:18:29,639 Speaker 1: you know, we'll see what happens. But uh, they just 355 00:18:29,720 --> 00:18:32,560 Speaker 1: got to get to April and hopefully they're still in 356 00:18:32,640 --> 00:18:35,480 Speaker 1: this you know, nine eight seed whatever, and then a 357 00:18:35,640 --> 00:18:37,720 Speaker 1: d comes back and then hopefully it will see what happens. 358 00:18:38,600 --> 00:18:40,800 Speaker 1: I just before we pivot to the NFL, I wanted to. 359 00:18:41,119 --> 00:18:44,359 Speaker 1: I just clicked on minutes per game. I think you 360 00:18:44,480 --> 00:18:46,320 Speaker 1: like this. Number one in the league. Fred van Vleet 361 00:18:46,440 --> 00:18:49,480 Speaker 1: thirty eight minutes per game. Number two, Pascal Sam both 362 00:18:49,520 --> 00:18:55,240 Speaker 1: guys Toronto. Number three. This was a surprise. James Harden. Yes, 363 00:18:55,840 --> 00:18:58,760 Speaker 1: I don't know how that's accurate, but number four minutes 364 00:18:58,800 --> 00:19:03,919 Speaker 1: per game Ron James thirty six point eight. He's thirty 365 00:19:04,080 --> 00:19:08,600 Speaker 1: seven years old, he's doing offense. He leads a team 366 00:19:08,600 --> 00:19:11,280 Speaker 1: in offense, uh in points, leads a team and assists 367 00:19:11,520 --> 00:19:15,399 Speaker 1: and he's got to play center. Rob I'm really if 368 00:19:15,440 --> 00:19:17,359 Speaker 1: he stubs a toe here down the stretch of Lakers 369 00:19:17,400 --> 00:19:19,639 Speaker 1: are toast, honestly, like he can't miss any time. Well, 370 00:19:19,680 --> 00:19:21,040 Speaker 1: that's why I told you, Like I said, that's why 371 00:19:21,160 --> 00:19:23,439 Speaker 1: his engine was hot and cold, because they're asking him 372 00:19:23,480 --> 00:19:25,439 Speaker 1: to do way too much. You know, if if they 373 00:19:25,520 --> 00:19:28,639 Speaker 1: were somehow able too, And this was something that Golden 374 00:19:28,680 --> 00:19:30,359 Speaker 1: State did a few years back. I haven't checked him 375 00:19:30,600 --> 00:19:32,640 Speaker 1: this season because I know that they've been a better team. 376 00:19:33,160 --> 00:19:35,960 Speaker 1: But they made a point saying Step you're playing thirty 377 00:19:36,000 --> 00:19:38,600 Speaker 1: two thirty three minutes a game. Clay, you're playing thirty 378 00:19:38,640 --> 00:19:41,600 Speaker 1: two minutes a game. Draymond you're playing four like, we're 379 00:19:41,640 --> 00:19:43,720 Speaker 1: not gonna push it. I don't care what the score 380 00:19:43,760 --> 00:19:45,399 Speaker 1: gets away from us. We trust that you guys will 381 00:19:45,400 --> 00:19:47,240 Speaker 1: be able to bring us back because I'd rather you 382 00:19:47,400 --> 00:19:54,159 Speaker 1: have eight of your abilities for thirty minutes then let 383 00:19:54,200 --> 00:19:57,760 Speaker 1: me get seventy of you for forty five. And that's 384 00:19:57,800 --> 00:20:02,280 Speaker 1: something that uh, you know, Brooklyn especially doesn't do well. 385 00:20:02,480 --> 00:20:04,520 Speaker 1: Steve Nash, I think, has been so desperate to win games. 386 00:20:04,560 --> 00:20:07,440 Speaker 1: He'll play Kevin Durant forty two minutes on a Tuesday, 387 00:20:08,000 --> 00:20:09,960 Speaker 1: you know, against Charlotte, Like you don't need that. And 388 00:20:10,080 --> 00:20:11,440 Speaker 1: that's one thing that the Lakers have had to do 389 00:20:11,800 --> 00:20:14,399 Speaker 1: just to stay a floatist thing in the contention is 390 00:20:14,520 --> 00:20:16,520 Speaker 1: just play Lebron a ton of minutes. And that's why 391 00:20:16,600 --> 00:20:20,040 Speaker 1: he coasts so much. Alright, pivoting to the NFL, just 392 00:20:20,119 --> 00:20:21,840 Speaker 1: a couple of topics, we're not gonna I didn't think 393 00:20:21,880 --> 00:20:24,680 Speaker 1: anything really jumped out of the combine. I've got to 394 00:20:24,720 --> 00:20:27,200 Speaker 1: do a mock draft for Fox Sports this week, so 395 00:20:27,400 --> 00:20:30,520 Speaker 1: I did watch more Combine than I I'm willing to 396 00:20:30,600 --> 00:20:33,240 Speaker 1: talk about here. Um a lot of it on my 397 00:20:33,280 --> 00:20:37,960 Speaker 1: phone actually, which was nice. But I guess there is 398 00:20:38,040 --> 00:20:40,679 Speaker 1: some free agency stuff that is worth talking about. Here. 399 00:20:40,720 --> 00:20:44,120 Speaker 1: Here's my thing. The free agency calendar does not start 400 00:20:44,280 --> 00:20:49,639 Speaker 1: until March six, so we've got nine days left. And 401 00:20:50,000 --> 00:20:53,119 Speaker 1: I don't know if everybody saw this. Um, we'll get 402 00:20:53,160 --> 00:20:55,520 Speaker 1: to the Cowboys in a set, because you know, there's 403 00:20:55,560 --> 00:20:58,359 Speaker 1: a really interesting cowboys thing out there. But I saw 404 00:20:58,480 --> 00:21:01,520 Speaker 1: this from Adam Chef after this. He snuck this in 405 00:21:02,119 --> 00:21:06,840 Speaker 1: at like seven seven am on Saturday. Are you ready 406 00:21:06,880 --> 00:21:08,959 Speaker 1: for this? And I'm surprised this didn't get a lot 407 00:21:09,000 --> 00:21:11,400 Speaker 1: of juice. With the start of the new league year 408 00:21:11,480 --> 00:21:14,119 Speaker 1: eleven days away, the Packers still have not engaged in 409 00:21:14,200 --> 00:21:19,359 Speaker 1: any trade scenarios regarding Rogers and are awaiting the QB's decision. Okay, 410 00:21:20,920 --> 00:21:25,400 Speaker 1: nothing major there. Second one. If Rogers decides he wants 411 00:21:25,480 --> 00:21:28,040 Speaker 1: to be traded, it will be easy enough to get 412 00:21:28,119 --> 00:21:30,720 Speaker 1: it done. No need for the Packers to engage in 413 00:21:30,760 --> 00:21:35,120 Speaker 1: trade talks before then. If Rogers wants trade, he will 414 00:21:35,160 --> 00:21:40,200 Speaker 1: get trade quickly. Now here's what here's the game I 415 00:21:40,320 --> 00:21:44,480 Speaker 1: like to play. Where did that come from? If Rogers 416 00:21:44,520 --> 00:21:46,399 Speaker 1: wants a trade, he'll get it now. Again, this is 417 00:21:46,560 --> 00:21:49,320 Speaker 1: there is some bread crumb following here, and yes, this 418 00:21:49,480 --> 00:21:51,880 Speaker 1: is what we're gonna do on the podcast, but hear 419 00:21:51,920 --> 00:21:54,479 Speaker 1: me out. So for about two weeks, oh, we've been 420 00:21:54,520 --> 00:21:56,840 Speaker 1: hearing is Packers are confident they're gonna keep Aaron Rodgers. 421 00:21:56,880 --> 00:21:59,040 Speaker 1: We did this topic I think three or four days 422 00:21:59,320 --> 00:22:03,000 Speaker 1: on Undisputed Packers and Aaron Rodgers. They're confident they're gonna 423 00:22:03,080 --> 00:22:05,600 Speaker 1: keep it. They're confident GM in the front office and 424 00:22:05,640 --> 00:22:08,560 Speaker 1: everybody's prattling on about how Aaron Rodgers there feeling good, 425 00:22:08,600 --> 00:22:13,080 Speaker 1: feeling confident, and then all of a sudden, ye have 426 00:22:13,160 --> 00:22:17,080 Speaker 1: Adam Schefter put this out Saturday. Nothing from the Rogers camp, 427 00:22:17,119 --> 00:22:20,280 Speaker 1: by the way, in response to all the feeling good, 428 00:22:20,400 --> 00:22:24,320 Speaker 1: feeling good, So most of that feeling good coming from 429 00:22:24,359 --> 00:22:29,800 Speaker 1: the Packers camp. One has to wonder if all of 430 00:22:29,840 --> 00:22:34,600 Speaker 1: a sudden they got a chilly vibe from Aaron Rodgers. 431 00:22:35,800 --> 00:22:38,320 Speaker 1: Quiet is probably not what you want to hear when 432 00:22:38,320 --> 00:22:40,360 Speaker 1: you're waiting for your franchise quarterback to make a decision. 433 00:22:43,200 --> 00:22:47,640 Speaker 1: Is there a chance the Packers approach Rogers was something 434 00:22:47,800 --> 00:22:50,359 Speaker 1: and he was like, I'm I'm still gonna wait. Remember 435 00:22:50,359 --> 00:22:51,560 Speaker 1: there was all this talking about we're gonna make it 436 00:22:51,600 --> 00:22:55,639 Speaker 1: my highest paid and now why is Schefter who I 437 00:22:55,680 --> 00:22:58,240 Speaker 1: think we argued probably the biggest NFL reporter Rapp reports, 438 00:22:58,320 --> 00:23:01,800 Speaker 1: right there, if Rogers decided he wants to be traded, 439 00:23:01,880 --> 00:23:03,480 Speaker 1: it will be easy enough to get it done. A 440 00:23:03,520 --> 00:23:05,320 Speaker 1: couple of days ago, the Packers were saying, we're gonna 441 00:23:05,320 --> 00:23:07,640 Speaker 1: make him the highest paid player in the league year, 442 00:23:08,280 --> 00:23:10,360 Speaker 1: and now it's if he wants to trade, we'll give 443 00:23:10,359 --> 00:23:14,959 Speaker 1: it to him. Guys, I'm just maybe this is too 444 00:23:15,040 --> 00:23:17,720 Speaker 1: much conjecture and reading the tea leaves. But to me, 445 00:23:19,000 --> 00:23:21,040 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, the Packers got a chilly vibe 446 00:23:21,080 --> 00:23:24,240 Speaker 1: from Rogers and said, maybe we need to slow our role. 447 00:23:24,520 --> 00:23:28,560 Speaker 1: Maybe we're talking too much. Maybe we're out over our skis, 448 00:23:28,640 --> 00:23:31,960 Speaker 1: sounding all confident geek that he's coming back. Maybe we 449 00:23:32,040 --> 00:23:34,159 Speaker 1: need to tone down the rhetoric just a little bit. 450 00:23:35,560 --> 00:23:38,879 Speaker 1: So where do we go. We go to Adam Schefter. 451 00:23:39,760 --> 00:23:42,840 Speaker 1: We see, well, you know there's no need to engage 452 00:23:42,880 --> 00:23:46,280 Speaker 1: in trade talks. A week ago, you know Rogers may 453 00:23:46,320 --> 00:23:47,760 Speaker 1: want to come back. If he wants a trade, we'll 454 00:23:47,760 --> 00:23:51,919 Speaker 1: give it to him. I definitely think, and I've never 455 00:23:52,040 --> 00:23:55,840 Speaker 1: wavered in this, that Aaron Rodgers can easily go to 456 00:23:55,880 --> 00:23:57,760 Speaker 1: the Packers and say, yo, I'm done. We had a 457 00:23:57,800 --> 00:24:00,040 Speaker 1: good run. I'm ready to move on. Elsewhere, and and 458 00:24:00,080 --> 00:24:02,119 Speaker 1: everybody wants to come to me and say, but Jason, 459 00:24:02,200 --> 00:24:04,520 Speaker 1: but Jason, They've got the best chance to win the 460 00:24:04,640 --> 00:24:08,480 Speaker 1: Vikings and new coach Kirk Cousins bear stink. We know 461 00:24:08,640 --> 00:24:12,399 Speaker 1: that uh Lions are the Lions. They got the division 462 00:24:12,440 --> 00:24:14,400 Speaker 1: locked up. Aaron Rodgers is automatically going to the playoffs. 463 00:24:14,400 --> 00:24:17,520 Speaker 1: They're gonna win thirteen games again. And I would just 464 00:24:17,600 --> 00:24:21,840 Speaker 1: counter with, yeah, Aaron Rodgers knows that he's seen this 465 00:24:22,440 --> 00:24:25,600 Speaker 1: movie three years in a row. They dominate the regular 466 00:24:25,640 --> 00:24:30,080 Speaker 1: season and crumble in the postseason. What is going to 467 00:24:30,280 --> 00:24:34,719 Speaker 1: change so that doesn't happen again? Let's look back at 468 00:24:34,760 --> 00:24:38,879 Speaker 1: the three. There was the San Francisco for the Niners 469 00:24:38,960 --> 00:24:42,080 Speaker 1: butt kicking where they threw the ball eight times ran 470 00:24:42,400 --> 00:24:46,200 Speaker 1: all down the throat of the Packers. Then there was 471 00:24:46,240 --> 00:24:49,400 Speaker 1: the Tampa Bay choke job by La Fleur where inside 472 00:24:49,440 --> 00:24:52,639 Speaker 1: the what ten yard line, with I don't know what 473 00:24:52,800 --> 00:24:55,400 Speaker 1: two minutes three minutes left, rob they decided we're gonna 474 00:24:55,480 --> 00:24:58,040 Speaker 1: kick the field goal. Now there was some Rodgers could 475 00:24:58,040 --> 00:24:59,560 Speaker 1: have run it in. I don't think he could have 476 00:24:59,640 --> 00:25:02,960 Speaker 1: got in. He could have run a little bit and 477 00:25:03,040 --> 00:25:04,680 Speaker 1: maybe set up a fourth and goal from the three 478 00:25:04,760 --> 00:25:07,920 Speaker 1: or whatever. Nevertheless, I think that games on the floor, 479 00:25:08,200 --> 00:25:10,600 Speaker 1: he kicked the field goal, Brady gets a first down, 480 00:25:10,800 --> 00:25:14,320 Speaker 1: game over. Then you have the choke job at home 481 00:25:14,400 --> 00:25:18,960 Speaker 1: against San fran and that I think we can firmly 482 00:25:19,040 --> 00:25:22,119 Speaker 1: attribute to the special teams. So every year it's something 483 00:25:22,240 --> 00:25:26,440 Speaker 1: and it's never Aaron Rodgers. I just wonder if Frog 484 00:25:26,480 --> 00:25:27,920 Speaker 1: just said, you know what, we had a good run. 485 00:25:28,720 --> 00:25:31,840 Speaker 1: I think anywhere I go, I'm winning a damn super Bowl. 486 00:25:31,960 --> 00:25:36,080 Speaker 1: I'm in the mix. Y'all are the problem. I think 487 00:25:36,119 --> 00:25:39,560 Speaker 1: it's easy Rob for Aaron Rodgers to say trade me now. 488 00:25:39,680 --> 00:25:41,399 Speaker 1: Then the questions will find where's he gonna go? I 489 00:25:41,480 --> 00:25:46,359 Speaker 1: think Denver is perfectly suited for a quarterback. You've got 490 00:25:46,400 --> 00:25:50,280 Speaker 1: a lot of talent in that building. Does he want 491 00:25:50,280 --> 00:25:53,560 Speaker 1: to go there? I don't know. I know they hired 492 00:25:53,600 --> 00:25:58,320 Speaker 1: his offensive coordinator, Hackett guy he knows well. Does that matter? 493 00:25:58,359 --> 00:25:59,840 Speaker 1: I don't know. I mean the Packers are trying all 494 00:25:59,840 --> 00:26:02,639 Speaker 1: these chest moves to to to make it more enticing 495 00:26:02,680 --> 00:26:05,320 Speaker 1: for Aaron Rodgers to stay Rob. I just think, like 496 00:26:06,000 --> 00:26:08,959 Speaker 1: we saw this with Lebron, we saw this with Kevin Durant. 497 00:26:09,520 --> 00:26:13,920 Speaker 1: These superstars just want change. Change is good. Sometimes you 498 00:26:14,080 --> 00:26:17,200 Speaker 1: just need a reboot. I have no issue with him leaving. 499 00:26:17,440 --> 00:26:19,399 Speaker 1: You can even try to tell me, oh, that's an 500 00:26:19,440 --> 00:26:21,800 Speaker 1: inferior team, They're not gonna have as good of a chance. Well, 501 00:26:21,840 --> 00:26:24,400 Speaker 1: I'll just say, fine, point out all the great part 502 00:26:24,480 --> 00:26:27,320 Speaker 1: of all the Super Bowl trips they've had in the 503 00:26:27,400 --> 00:26:30,359 Speaker 1: last eight years or whatever. They're owing five in conference 504 00:26:30,440 --> 00:26:32,480 Speaker 1: championship games. You guys will want to pin on a Rodgers, 505 00:26:33,400 --> 00:26:35,920 Speaker 1: and I just I'm not ready to go there. So 506 00:26:37,280 --> 00:26:40,240 Speaker 1: I have no problem with Rogers leaving Rob. I still 507 00:26:40,280 --> 00:26:42,320 Speaker 1: will go to I still will say I believe he 508 00:26:42,400 --> 00:26:44,159 Speaker 1: asked for a trade, and I do not think he's 509 00:26:44,200 --> 00:26:49,159 Speaker 1: in Green Made next year. Oh, I mean to me. 510 00:26:49,880 --> 00:26:51,679 Speaker 1: We'll start off with you for how you started off 511 00:26:51,720 --> 00:26:54,480 Speaker 1: that little rant was where does this come from? And 512 00:26:54,680 --> 00:26:57,520 Speaker 1: you and I both know how this business works. Information 513 00:26:57,600 --> 00:27:00,240 Speaker 1: does not get out unless somebody wants it out. And 514 00:27:00,600 --> 00:27:03,480 Speaker 1: if we're led to believe that Aaron Rodgers is radio 515 00:27:03,600 --> 00:27:06,760 Speaker 1: silent right now, this feels like the Green Bay Packers 516 00:27:06,800 --> 00:27:10,240 Speaker 1: were putting it out there because they were so vocal 517 00:27:11,119 --> 00:27:13,359 Speaker 1: the last two to three weeks about them wanting and back. 518 00:27:13,440 --> 00:27:16,760 Speaker 1: You mentioned the fifty million dollar a year offer that 519 00:27:18,760 --> 00:27:21,040 Speaker 1: if he doesn't come back. It's not on us if 520 00:27:21,080 --> 00:27:23,280 Speaker 1: he doesn't come back to Green Bay. We did everything 521 00:27:23,359 --> 00:27:25,520 Speaker 1: we could. This this is on him now at this point. 522 00:27:26,000 --> 00:27:29,960 Speaker 1: So we're gonna put it out there that while we're 523 00:27:30,080 --> 00:27:35,080 Speaker 1: not discussing or haven't discussed a trade possibility with Aaron Rodgers, 524 00:27:35,600 --> 00:27:38,520 Speaker 1: that doesn't mean that we wouldn't be willing to discuss 525 00:27:38,840 --> 00:27:42,720 Speaker 1: in Aaron Rodgers trade. You know, maybe, like you said, 526 00:27:42,800 --> 00:27:46,680 Speaker 1: he just wants to change the scenery. Maybe he's decided 527 00:27:46,760 --> 00:27:49,240 Speaker 1: that he's kind of run its course in Green Bay. 528 00:27:49,640 --> 00:27:52,440 Speaker 1: For whatever reason, they don't have. It's kind of funny 529 00:27:52,440 --> 00:27:55,359 Speaker 1: you think about it. They've had Brett Farvan, Aaron Rodgers 530 00:27:55,440 --> 00:27:58,280 Speaker 1: too of easily the top ten, you could probably maybe 531 00:27:58,359 --> 00:28:01,640 Speaker 1: top seven eight quarterbacks of all time, and they could 532 00:28:01,680 --> 00:28:03,840 Speaker 1: only have two Super Bowls to show for it. Yeah, 533 00:28:03,880 --> 00:28:06,120 Speaker 1: what is that in years? Yeah, something like that. Something 534 00:28:06,280 --> 00:28:10,800 Speaker 1: ridiculous years. Um, So you know, we'll see. I will say, 535 00:28:10,840 --> 00:28:12,560 Speaker 1: I don't know if this is a reliable source, but 536 00:28:12,640 --> 00:28:17,800 Speaker 1: as far as hotel and travel and entertainment news, it's 537 00:28:17,960 --> 00:28:20,760 Speaker 1: one thousand percent reliable. But there's a Twitter account that 538 00:28:20,840 --> 00:28:24,720 Speaker 1: I follow called at vital Vegas. I don't know if 539 00:28:24,760 --> 00:28:27,760 Speaker 1: it's one guy or two. But he put out last 540 00:28:27,800 --> 00:28:32,120 Speaker 1: week and I retweeted it that someone named Davante Adams 541 00:28:32,240 --> 00:28:35,679 Speaker 1: just bought a twelve million dollar house outside of Las Vegas. 542 00:28:36,200 --> 00:28:38,200 Speaker 1: Now I don't know if that's true, but he did 543 00:28:38,280 --> 00:28:41,120 Speaker 1: have the Adele Show getting canceled. He had that early. 544 00:28:41,520 --> 00:28:44,920 Speaker 1: He had the Resort World's delay in the in the development, 545 00:28:45,240 --> 00:28:47,840 Speaker 1: he had that early. He had a lot of things 546 00:28:47,960 --> 00:28:51,040 Speaker 1: pretty early. And so to one sports thing he said 547 00:28:51,160 --> 00:28:53,560 Speaker 1: was Davantae Adams just brought a house in Vegas, number one. 548 00:28:53,560 --> 00:28:56,080 Speaker 1: And the other thing he mentioned was the NBA is 549 00:28:56,160 --> 00:28:59,680 Speaker 1: going to announce uh Las Vegas expansion team sometime in 550 00:28:59,760 --> 00:29:03,240 Speaker 1: two Wow. So I guess my only thing I don't 551 00:29:03,280 --> 00:29:06,280 Speaker 1: Here's what I'm gett about Davante Adams. Let's say Rogers 552 00:29:06,320 --> 00:29:09,520 Speaker 1: has trade me, they can just they'll have the money 553 00:29:09,600 --> 00:29:14,920 Speaker 1: to tag Davante Adams, right, Yeah, Why would you do that? Though? Like, like, 554 00:29:15,000 --> 00:29:18,280 Speaker 1: I understand what. You can't throw Jordan's love to the Wolves, Yeah, 555 00:29:18,560 --> 00:29:21,479 Speaker 1: you can always. I mean I don't. I think it's 556 00:29:21,520 --> 00:29:23,760 Speaker 1: stupid for any team in any situation to let go 557 00:29:23,880 --> 00:29:26,920 Speaker 1: of talent for free. That's number one, you know. But 558 00:29:28,520 --> 00:29:31,200 Speaker 1: at the same time, why would you want to keep 559 00:29:31,320 --> 00:29:36,120 Speaker 1: Davante Adams at million dollars a year, whatever it is 560 00:29:36,920 --> 00:29:39,600 Speaker 1: to have Jordan's love be as quarterback. Well, couldn't you 561 00:29:39,720 --> 00:29:44,080 Speaker 1: with Jordan's love and a pretty good roster still win 562 00:29:44,200 --> 00:29:47,680 Speaker 1: that division? Based on what we saw in that one 563 00:29:47,800 --> 00:29:52,120 Speaker 1: game Seaway. I mean, he's been there two years. They 564 00:29:52,240 --> 00:29:54,200 Speaker 1: drafted him in the in the first round. They've got 565 00:29:54,320 --> 00:29:58,320 Speaker 1: to think something of the guy. So you're saying you 566 00:29:58,480 --> 00:30:02,680 Speaker 1: lose Rogers and Adams, Yeah, I mean, well, I wouldn't 567 00:30:02,760 --> 00:30:05,520 Speaker 1: just release Adams that like. I would franchise him and 568 00:30:05,600 --> 00:30:08,640 Speaker 1: then trade him, whether it's to the Raiders or whoever. 569 00:30:09,080 --> 00:30:10,800 Speaker 1: I wouldn't give him up for free. But I just 570 00:30:10,840 --> 00:30:13,840 Speaker 1: don't understand why you'd be willing to give up that 571 00:30:14,040 --> 00:30:17,520 Speaker 1: much money to Davante Adams knowing that you have a 572 00:30:17,640 --> 00:30:22,280 Speaker 1: limited quarterback who so far, in what two years, has 573 00:30:22,320 --> 00:30:26,560 Speaker 1: not shown any kind of ability to be an above 574 00:30:26,600 --> 00:30:33,200 Speaker 1: average quarterback. I'll I'll throw out two more Eagles. They 575 00:30:33,280 --> 00:30:36,360 Speaker 1: got three picks in the first round. I think we 576 00:30:36,440 --> 00:30:39,400 Speaker 1: all think Jalen Hurts is a little limited. I'll get 577 00:30:39,480 --> 00:30:44,880 Speaker 1: Crazy Arizona for Kyler Murray. I don't see Kyler Murray 578 00:30:44,880 --> 00:30:47,240 Speaker 1: going to Green Bay. Uh. And the last one would 579 00:30:47,240 --> 00:30:51,640 Speaker 1: be and nobody's gonna like this the San Francisco where 580 00:30:51,720 --> 00:30:54,880 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers is from the Bay Area? Oh wow, would 581 00:30:54,880 --> 00:30:58,640 Speaker 1: that give you Kevin Durant vibes if he did that? No, 582 00:30:59,000 --> 00:31:00,680 Speaker 1: why wouldn't I know, I know, you don't. You don't 583 00:31:00,880 --> 00:31:02,680 Speaker 1: you know hold that against him. But just the idea 584 00:31:02,720 --> 00:31:04,200 Speaker 1: that he goes to the team that beats him, you 585 00:31:04,240 --> 00:31:06,640 Speaker 1: think people he would get killed the way I didn't 586 00:31:06,640 --> 00:31:10,920 Speaker 1: put that together. The yeah, I think he gets roasted 587 00:31:11,040 --> 00:31:14,960 Speaker 1: if he did that. Can you imagine Kyle Shanahan getting 588 00:31:15,040 --> 00:31:17,760 Speaker 1: Aaron freaking Rogers, I mean, maybe Matt Matt Ryan and 589 00:31:17,920 --> 00:31:21,360 Speaker 1: m v P. I mean, now, I don't know what 590 00:31:21,480 --> 00:31:23,160 Speaker 1: the Fortnighters have to give up a lot? Are you 591 00:31:23,200 --> 00:31:25,960 Speaker 1: giving up a Bosta brother and picks? And they don't 592 00:31:25,960 --> 00:31:28,840 Speaker 1: have realistically, they don't have enough realisticly to make it happen, 593 00:31:29,320 --> 00:31:30,760 Speaker 1: you know, because they gave up so many picks to 594 00:31:30,840 --> 00:31:35,240 Speaker 1: get Trey Lance. Um. I would love to see and 595 00:31:35,480 --> 00:31:37,040 Speaker 1: I don't. I don't know if this is realistic either. 596 00:31:37,480 --> 00:31:42,040 Speaker 1: The Tennessee Titans with A. J. Brown and Derrick Henry, 597 00:31:42,440 --> 00:31:46,360 Speaker 1: their defense is really good. That that division kind of 598 00:31:46,440 --> 00:31:49,480 Speaker 1: like the NFC North is not great. Oh you just 599 00:31:49,600 --> 00:31:53,840 Speaker 1: got me thinking. Not the Tennessee Titans, But what about 600 00:31:53,840 --> 00:31:56,360 Speaker 1: the Colts. They're dumping Wents. They have no quarterback of 601 00:31:56,440 --> 00:32:01,320 Speaker 1: the future. Rogers gets to play indoors. Receivers aren't great, 602 00:32:01,360 --> 00:32:05,000 Speaker 1: but the defense is good. Jonathan Taylor a basic offensive line. 603 00:32:06,800 --> 00:32:10,200 Speaker 1: Colts in play, and you know, with the big, big, 604 00:32:10,400 --> 00:32:13,520 Speaker 1: big names, the trades usually come out of nowhere, like 605 00:32:13,720 --> 00:32:17,560 Speaker 1: it would. It would probably be a surprise if he 606 00:32:17,680 --> 00:32:20,680 Speaker 1: went to Denver, which is where everybody's been predicting, right. 607 00:32:21,040 --> 00:32:23,680 Speaker 1: Usually it's a team that's been quietly working behind the scenes, 608 00:32:24,440 --> 00:32:27,959 Speaker 1: don't lick anything out, and then boom, all of a sudden, 609 00:32:28,040 --> 00:32:31,320 Speaker 1: Oh my gosh, you know, like Aaron Rodgers would be 610 00:32:31,360 --> 00:32:35,280 Speaker 1: a neutron bomb if Matthew Stafford to the Rams. Exactly 611 00:32:35,320 --> 00:32:37,080 Speaker 1: what you're talking about, same kind because because there was 612 00:32:37,120 --> 00:32:41,720 Speaker 1: nobody right right, Um, was there any Tom Brady and 613 00:32:42,880 --> 00:32:48,840 Speaker 1: Tampa juice outside of Colin Calherd. No, Oh he was. 614 00:32:49,120 --> 00:32:51,320 Speaker 1: He was pushing that. He was kind of subtly pushing 615 00:32:51,360 --> 00:32:52,960 Speaker 1: that because remember he I think he said on a 616 00:32:53,000 --> 00:32:55,640 Speaker 1: show that his source had with no affiliation with the NFL. 617 00:32:55,800 --> 00:33:00,240 Speaker 1: It was like an entertainment person Fox Sports Radio has 618 00:33:00,280 --> 00:33:03,160 Speaker 1: the best sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch all 619 00:33:03,240 --> 00:33:06,400 Speaker 1: of our shows at Fox sports Radio dot com and 620 00:33:06,640 --> 00:33:09,200 Speaker 1: within the I Heart Radio app. Search f s R 621 00:33:09,320 --> 00:33:12,080 Speaker 1: to listen live all right outside of Aaron Rodgers, the 622 00:33:12,120 --> 00:33:14,320 Speaker 1: only other big one who and you know this is 623 00:33:14,320 --> 00:33:18,920 Speaker 1: gonna this one's gonna hurt. So I think it was Friday, 624 00:33:19,200 --> 00:33:23,760 Speaker 1: Thursday or Friday, A Maori Cooper. That was Friday. Essentially, 625 00:33:23,880 --> 00:33:25,680 Speaker 1: all the reporters came out and said, a Marie Cooper 626 00:33:25,760 --> 00:33:29,000 Speaker 1: is getting released. Um, he's got a twenty million dollar cappit. 627 00:33:29,120 --> 00:33:34,080 Speaker 1: They can't trade him. He's toast and there's no way 628 00:33:34,120 --> 00:33:36,440 Speaker 1: to cut it. That's a devastating blow to Dak Prescott. 629 00:33:36,640 --> 00:33:40,240 Speaker 1: But you had to foresee this coming when they gave 630 00:33:40,360 --> 00:33:43,040 Speaker 1: Dak the forty mill you knew there was a limited window. 631 00:33:43,360 --> 00:33:46,000 Speaker 1: There was last year and maybe this coming year. And 632 00:33:46,200 --> 00:33:50,640 Speaker 1: that's it. Because when Dak salary makes that leap to 633 00:33:50,800 --> 00:33:55,600 Speaker 1: forty mill, well you gotta cut somewhere. And Amari Cooper 634 00:33:55,840 --> 00:33:57,360 Speaker 1: is the first guy that's gonna get cut. Now this 635 00:33:57,440 --> 00:34:00,320 Speaker 1: gets even worse because remember Gallop suffered the big injury. 636 00:34:01,760 --> 00:34:03,640 Speaker 1: I don't know if it was in the playoff game 637 00:34:03,720 --> 00:34:05,320 Speaker 1: or like the second last game or last game of 638 00:34:05,360 --> 00:34:07,320 Speaker 1: the season, but late in the season to the point 639 00:34:07,400 --> 00:34:09,359 Speaker 1: where he probably will not be ready for Week one. 640 00:34:09,440 --> 00:34:11,520 Speaker 1: Michael Gallop, he's not even gonna be able to hit 641 00:34:11,560 --> 00:34:13,759 Speaker 1: the market. Remember my Jets had had interest in him, 642 00:34:14,320 --> 00:34:17,200 Speaker 1: and all of a sudden, it's like, Wow, So you're 643 00:34:17,239 --> 00:34:19,640 Speaker 1: gonna lose a Marie Cooper and Gallop and you're gonna 644 00:34:19,640 --> 00:34:22,520 Speaker 1: open the season with what Ceedee Lamb and Cedric Wilson. 645 00:34:23,600 --> 00:34:25,799 Speaker 1: But life's gonna be a little tougher for Ceedee Lamb 646 00:34:25,800 --> 00:34:28,000 Speaker 1: when he's a marked man. And is he really an 647 00:34:28,000 --> 00:34:29,839 Speaker 1: outside guy? He could eat in the slot, but can 648 00:34:29,880 --> 00:34:32,239 Speaker 1: he be an outside guy exclusively? I don't. I mean, 649 00:34:32,280 --> 00:34:35,920 Speaker 1: he's really good, really talented, he could play outside, but 650 00:34:36,080 --> 00:34:38,040 Speaker 1: is he gonna dominate the way he did in the slot, 651 00:34:38,280 --> 00:34:41,080 Speaker 1: like he kills guys in the slot and it all 652 00:34:41,200 --> 00:34:45,560 Speaker 1: just looks bad. Well, it got worse late Sunday. It 653 00:34:45,680 --> 00:34:49,520 Speaker 1: came out in Dallas that the Cowboys asked to Marcus 654 00:34:49,640 --> 00:34:52,360 Speaker 1: Lawrence to take a pay cut and he said no, 655 00:34:52,600 --> 00:34:57,560 Speaker 1: thank you to Marcus Lawrence. Listen, I know he got 656 00:34:58,120 --> 00:35:03,080 Speaker 1: obviously passed by Trayvon Well not, I don't not necessarily 657 00:35:03,120 --> 00:35:05,480 Speaker 1: Trayvon Diggs, but like they got the Cowboys got excellent 658 00:35:05,560 --> 00:35:11,120 Speaker 1: play out of Randy Gregory, Trayvon Diggs, um the rookie 659 00:35:11,200 --> 00:35:14,080 Speaker 1: Micah Parsons. Like all of a sudden, DeMarcus Lawrence went 660 00:35:14,160 --> 00:35:17,040 Speaker 1: for being the alpha on that defense to like second 661 00:35:17,080 --> 00:35:20,680 Speaker 1: banana for sure of Parsons Um. And you just have 662 00:35:20,840 --> 00:35:24,160 Speaker 1: to wonder, like, really, they're just gonna They're just gonna 663 00:35:24,280 --> 00:35:30,560 Speaker 1: dump to Marcus Lawrence. Folks, DeMarcus Lawrence is a like, 664 00:35:30,680 --> 00:35:33,600 Speaker 1: I don't want to say superstar, but he's pretty damn close, right, 665 00:35:34,480 --> 00:35:36,520 Speaker 1: I mean, second round pick. He did out. He did 666 00:35:36,600 --> 00:35:39,399 Speaker 1: struggle a little bit this year too. He's twenty nine, 667 00:35:39,440 --> 00:35:43,239 Speaker 1: he turns thirty here shortly. Injuries limited in seven games, 668 00:35:43,280 --> 00:35:45,360 Speaker 1: but he only had three sacks, which is basically a 669 00:35:45,440 --> 00:35:48,920 Speaker 1: career low. Um Like five years ago he had fourteen 670 00:35:48,920 --> 00:35:50,480 Speaker 1: and a half and he was a superstar, and you know, 671 00:35:50,760 --> 00:35:52,040 Speaker 1: then he has ten and a half and they pay 672 00:35:52,160 --> 00:35:54,680 Speaker 1: him and finally he missed a bunch of games last year. 673 00:35:54,719 --> 00:35:59,560 Speaker 1: Half the season production plummets and it's like wow, So 674 00:35:59,680 --> 00:36:02,120 Speaker 1: the cow Boys are basically gonna go in losing a 675 00:36:02,239 --> 00:36:06,520 Speaker 1: top three defensive player they're leading. I mean, I mean 676 00:36:06,560 --> 00:36:08,480 Speaker 1: I call him Marie Cooper a one. What do you 677 00:36:08,560 --> 00:36:11,120 Speaker 1: call him? Probably for them, he's there one for sure. 678 00:36:11,880 --> 00:36:14,480 Speaker 1: Remember Dak Prescott became a star when they got a 679 00:36:14,560 --> 00:36:18,960 Speaker 1: Marie Cooper. Like Dak's numbers were game manager ish as 680 00:36:19,000 --> 00:36:21,040 Speaker 1: a rookie. Then they added Marie Cooper and it's like 681 00:36:21,080 --> 00:36:24,600 Speaker 1: whoa DA's putting up like top six seven numbers in 682 00:36:24,640 --> 00:36:29,440 Speaker 1: the league, And Rob is this just the beginning? Like 683 00:36:29,719 --> 00:36:31,160 Speaker 1: what's next? Are they gonna have to come from the 684 00:36:31,200 --> 00:36:33,600 Speaker 1: offensive line? Because we know Jerry's not touching Zeke, that's 685 00:36:33,640 --> 00:36:36,480 Speaker 1: his guy. He ain't taking Zeke's money. But it was 686 00:36:36,480 --> 00:36:38,480 Speaker 1: also not touching Zeke because if they were to have 687 00:36:38,520 --> 00:36:41,920 Speaker 1: a thirty million dollars in dead cap, Like I know 688 00:36:42,040 --> 00:36:44,400 Speaker 1: that you point to the Dak Prescott move, but to me, 689 00:36:45,160 --> 00:36:48,880 Speaker 1: that Ezekiel Elliott contract is the one that's going to 690 00:36:48,920 --> 00:36:52,439 Speaker 1: be the anvil that sinks this ship. Because to your point, 691 00:36:52,480 --> 00:36:54,320 Speaker 1: I don't know if Dak Prescott is an elite quarterback. 692 00:36:54,320 --> 00:36:55,960 Speaker 1: I don't. I don't think he's proven that he can be, 693 00:36:56,440 --> 00:36:58,759 Speaker 1: you know, I mean just looked since two eighteen when 694 00:36:58,760 --> 00:37:02,680 Speaker 1: they got to Mary Cooper. In games where a Mari plays, 695 00:37:02,760 --> 00:37:05,040 Speaker 1: he's twenty eight and sixteen, they get twenty eight points 696 00:37:05,080 --> 00:37:07,480 Speaker 1: a game. Six of his passes about three d yards 697 00:37:07,520 --> 00:37:10,680 Speaker 1: of game. Quarterback rating one oh two. When a Marie 698 00:37:10,760 --> 00:37:14,960 Speaker 1: Cooper misses games he's miss nine, three and six, they 699 00:37:15,000 --> 00:37:18,520 Speaker 1: only scored twenties eight points less. His completion percentage drops 700 00:37:18,560 --> 00:37:22,760 Speaker 1: by four, His passing yards per game drops by over seventy. 701 00:37:23,880 --> 00:37:28,480 Speaker 1: Passer raiding goes from one oh three to eighty six. Now, 702 00:37:29,320 --> 00:37:33,440 Speaker 1: if you're an elite quarterback, like a Aaron Rodgers, like 703 00:37:33,480 --> 00:37:36,799 Speaker 1: a Patrick Mahomes, like a pick your favorite guy, Josh, 704 00:37:37,080 --> 00:37:41,600 Speaker 1: Justin Herbert, Justin Herbert? Sure, Justin Herbert? Are you gonna 705 00:37:41,640 --> 00:37:43,600 Speaker 1: be better with your number one guy? Of course you are, 706 00:37:44,520 --> 00:37:47,319 Speaker 1: by the way, Justin Herbert, even when Mike Williams goes down, 707 00:37:47,440 --> 00:37:50,719 Speaker 1: Keenan Allen goes down, he's making Donald Parr hand and 708 00:37:50,800 --> 00:37:54,480 Speaker 1: these other guys. I mean, it looked like superstars. Herbert 709 00:37:54,560 --> 00:37:57,800 Speaker 1: is my guy. I'm all in on Justin Herbert, firmly established, 710 00:37:57,840 --> 00:37:59,480 Speaker 1: but likes like to your point, you know, when when 711 00:37:59,560 --> 00:38:03,080 Speaker 1: they're available, obviously you're better. But when they're not available, 712 00:38:04,239 --> 00:38:06,320 Speaker 1: you should still be pretty good. Your numbers should not 713 00:38:06,440 --> 00:38:09,360 Speaker 1: fall off a cliff the way that Dak Prescott's have, 714 00:38:10,239 --> 00:38:13,239 Speaker 1: And when they invested all that money into a Zekil 715 00:38:13,280 --> 00:38:15,399 Speaker 1: Elliott who's already was showing for he was breaking down 716 00:38:15,520 --> 00:38:17,960 Speaker 1: last season. They didn't blame the knee injury, but he's 717 00:38:18,000 --> 00:38:19,799 Speaker 1: been running slow for two and a half years. Now, 718 00:38:22,920 --> 00:38:25,919 Speaker 1: you suddenly lose your number one receiver, they're gonna lose 719 00:38:25,960 --> 00:38:29,000 Speaker 1: their I guess who was their number one pass rush 720 00:38:29,160 --> 00:38:31,839 Speaker 1: probably the second best pass ruster. To your point, they're 721 00:38:31,880 --> 00:38:33,520 Speaker 1: probably gonna lose at least one or two of the 722 00:38:33,600 --> 00:38:37,320 Speaker 1: offensive linemen. And that super Bowl window with all of 723 00:38:37,360 --> 00:38:39,960 Speaker 1: these stars that the Dallas Cowboys like to claim that 724 00:38:40,040 --> 00:38:46,640 Speaker 1: they have is gonna shut immediately because Dak Prescott is 725 00:38:46,719 --> 00:38:49,240 Speaker 1: not the kind of guy who can elevate a bunch 726 00:38:49,280 --> 00:38:52,759 Speaker 1: of average to above average players and take him to 727 00:38:52,800 --> 00:38:54,960 Speaker 1: the promised Land. He's a guy who can take a 728 00:38:55,040 --> 00:38:58,120 Speaker 1: group of really good players and make them better, but 729 00:38:58,239 --> 00:39:00,920 Speaker 1: he's not going to elevate the He also rans the 730 00:39:01,000 --> 00:39:04,880 Speaker 1: way that some of these other quarterbacks can. And I 731 00:39:05,000 --> 00:39:07,120 Speaker 1: know that he got the big money, and that's that's fair, whatever, 732 00:39:07,680 --> 00:39:11,200 Speaker 1: But when you have that much money tied up in 733 00:39:11,480 --> 00:39:15,440 Speaker 1: a plotting running back, and that that is Zego Elliot 734 00:39:15,520 --> 00:39:18,640 Speaker 1: and you paid him before you had to, because Jerry 735 00:39:18,760 --> 00:39:22,560 Speaker 1: Jones might be the worst contract negotiator in the entire NFL. 736 00:39:22,640 --> 00:39:24,560 Speaker 1: Anytime his guys asked for more money or hold out, 737 00:39:24,600 --> 00:39:27,800 Speaker 1: he always gaves yeah feelings, yeah big. He's all in 738 00:39:27,880 --> 00:39:32,399 Speaker 1: his fields. And so I think that you mentioned even 739 00:39:32,440 --> 00:39:34,560 Speaker 1: before the season, So kudos to you that this window 740 00:39:34,719 --> 00:39:37,440 Speaker 1: was short, and I think with the loss of impending 741 00:39:37,480 --> 00:39:40,000 Speaker 1: losses of a Marii Cooper and DeMarcus Lawrence, that window 742 00:39:40,120 --> 00:39:42,520 Speaker 1: was all the way shut. Yeah, it's disappointing if you're 743 00:39:42,520 --> 00:39:44,320 Speaker 1: a Cowboys fan, I know people will try to fight it. 744 00:39:44,440 --> 00:39:47,919 Speaker 1: But also this is more incentive for Washington to find 745 00:39:47,960 --> 00:39:51,600 Speaker 1: a quarterback, for Philly to make a play for Aaron Rodgers. Uh, 746 00:39:52,239 --> 00:39:56,040 Speaker 1: the New York Giants, I don't know, Brian Dable, good 747 00:39:56,120 --> 00:39:58,200 Speaker 1: luck with that. Al right, guys, and we've done long enough. 748 00:39:58,640 --> 00:40:02,839 Speaker 1: On a Monday, March Madness Championship Week begins. By the way, 749 00:40:02,840 --> 00:40:05,080 Speaker 1: we didn't even talk about coach k and Duke just 750 00:40:05,239 --> 00:40:08,520 Speaker 1: gagging on Saturday at home against UNC who. By the way, 751 00:40:08,640 --> 00:40:10,839 Speaker 1: n c A tournament time coming up. I can't wait. 752 00:40:10,880 --> 00:40:14,080 Speaker 1: I'm getting excited. We'll talk plenty college hoops, A lot 753 00:40:14,160 --> 00:40:17,600 Speaker 1: of NBA and remember NFL Draft is coming up. Like 754 00:40:18,280 --> 00:40:20,560 Speaker 1: March and April are still popping, folks, We'll talk to 755 00:40:20,600 --> 00:40:21,000 Speaker 1: you tomorrow.