1 00:00:04,428 --> 00:00:06,628 Speaker 1: Good Morning Football is the production of the NFL in 2 00:00:06,708 --> 00:00:28,908 Speaker 1: partnership with iHeartRadio. Welcome to Good Morning Football. We are 3 00:00:28,988 --> 00:00:31,868 Speaker 1: live here in New York City. It's Friday, September two. 4 00:00:31,948 --> 00:00:34,468 Speaker 1: I'm Jamie urt All, alongside Kyle Brant, Peter Schrager, and 5 00:00:34,548 --> 00:00:37,388 Speaker 1: a Super Bowl champion in Shawn O'Hara. We all have 6 00:00:37,388 --> 00:00:38,948 Speaker 1: a lot of goals in life. We want things for 7 00:00:38,988 --> 00:00:42,148 Speaker 1: ourselves or our kids, and Calvin Brant has now beat 8 00:00:42,188 --> 00:00:44,828 Speaker 1: all of us to something that he accomplished. Yesterday, I 9 00:00:44,908 --> 00:00:47,228 Speaker 1: was at City Field. I saw the Dodgers and Clayton 10 00:00:47,268 --> 00:00:49,268 Speaker 1: Kershaw take on the Mets. I was with my son, 11 00:00:49,428 --> 00:00:52,228 Speaker 1: my daughter, my family. Calvin Brant, my eight year old, 12 00:00:52,548 --> 00:00:54,828 Speaker 1: got a foul ball with his glove that he brought 13 00:00:54,828 --> 00:00:58,908 Speaker 1: to the game. Came cascading off the roof. He puts 14 00:00:58,988 --> 00:01:01,828 Speaker 1: up his glove, catches it. I lost my money. Better 15 00:01:01,828 --> 00:01:05,428 Speaker 1: filler than that Dodgers outfit. Try. Did you see it 16 00:01:05,468 --> 00:01:07,828 Speaker 1: was amazing? Yeah? It was really cool. Now, yes, probably 17 00:01:07,788 --> 00:01:10,948 Speaker 1: a good way to lead into the lead block. Hey, 18 00:01:10,948 --> 00:01:13,068 Speaker 1: we are just under a week away until the regular 19 00:01:13,108 --> 00:01:16,468 Speaker 1: season it kicks off. It's time for hope and for 20 00:01:16,548 --> 00:01:19,228 Speaker 1: optimism all around the league. All thirty two teams they 21 00:01:19,308 --> 00:01:21,228 Speaker 1: have a shot today they do for the next six 22 00:01:21,308 --> 00:01:23,548 Speaker 1: they do. But two teams in particular, the Bears and 23 00:01:23,588 --> 00:01:25,788 Speaker 1: the Giants, they have new regimes in place and are 24 00:01:25,948 --> 00:01:29,108 Speaker 1: looking to shock the league this season after an underwhelming 25 00:01:29,108 --> 00:01:32,068 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two one. Let's hear what Bears GM Ryan 26 00:01:32,108 --> 00:01:34,588 Speaker 1: Poles and Giants GM Joe Shane had to say about 27 00:01:34,628 --> 00:01:38,348 Speaker 1: their rosters yesterday. Our approach has been consistent from the 28 00:01:38,428 --> 00:01:40,148 Speaker 1: draft all the way through. We're going to continue to 29 00:01:40,148 --> 00:01:42,708 Speaker 1: add talent all around the best that we can. It 30 00:01:42,748 --> 00:01:44,868 Speaker 1: may not be a name that everyone wants to hear, 31 00:01:45,028 --> 00:01:47,188 Speaker 1: but we're going to develop the players that we have here. 32 00:01:47,228 --> 00:01:49,668 Speaker 1: We're gonna continue to fight to make that the best 33 00:01:49,788 --> 00:01:52,308 Speaker 1: unit we can. It's gonna take three to four weeks 34 00:01:52,308 --> 00:01:54,108 Speaker 1: to figure out who we are. It's gonna be over 35 00:01:54,188 --> 00:01:56,628 Speaker 1: overreaction one way or the other. On Monday, after our 36 00:01:56,628 --> 00:01:58,988 Speaker 1: first game win or you know, win, everyone gonna say 37 00:01:59,028 --> 00:02:00,988 Speaker 1: we're better than we probably are. If we lose, we're 38 00:02:01,028 --> 00:02:02,668 Speaker 1: not as bad as you know we were that day. 39 00:02:02,708 --> 00:02:04,108 Speaker 1: So I think it's going to take a few weeks 40 00:02:04,108 --> 00:02:06,788 Speaker 1: to really figure out who we are. Well, at least 41 00:02:06,828 --> 00:02:09,428 Speaker 1: we know he's prepared for overreaction one way or the other. 42 00:02:09,508 --> 00:02:12,668 Speaker 1: Both these teams missed the playoffs, but they've got new gms, 43 00:02:12,668 --> 00:02:15,708 Speaker 1: they've got new head coaches and quarterbacks who are entering 44 00:02:15,788 --> 00:02:19,548 Speaker 1: pivotal seasons, pivotal point in their career. So which one 45 00:02:19,588 --> 00:02:21,988 Speaker 1: has a better shot at being that surprise team in 46 00:02:22,028 --> 00:02:24,628 Speaker 1: the end? It's this year? Is it the Bears or 47 00:02:24,708 --> 00:02:26,828 Speaker 1: is it the Giants? It's great. I love both these questions. 48 00:02:26,868 --> 00:02:28,388 Speaker 1: I love both the sound bites. I like that we're 49 00:02:28,388 --> 00:02:31,148 Speaker 1: talking Bears and Giants to start the show, and you 50 00:02:31,148 --> 00:02:33,948 Speaker 1: could pick either, but I'm gonna go with the Chicago Bears. 51 00:02:33,988 --> 00:02:35,988 Speaker 1: I'm going to Chicago Bears based on a lot of things. 52 00:02:36,028 --> 00:02:37,948 Speaker 1: I like the new coaching staff. I like the idea 53 00:02:37,948 --> 00:02:40,268 Speaker 1: that Luke Getsy is their coordinator. Has been a maniac 54 00:02:40,308 --> 00:02:42,308 Speaker 1: on the sideline in the preseason. More than anything, I 55 00:02:42,388 --> 00:02:44,548 Speaker 1: like this. Now here's my take on Justin Fields. In 56 00:02:44,548 --> 00:02:47,428 Speaker 1: the preseason. He was statistically brilliant and I couldn't care less. 57 00:02:47,468 --> 00:02:49,828 Speaker 1: I don't care how many passes he completed. I don't 58 00:02:49,828 --> 00:02:51,708 Speaker 1: care how many yards completed. I care about what we're 59 00:02:51,708 --> 00:02:55,148 Speaker 1: seeing here. We're running around guys, we're being in athletes, 60 00:02:55,348 --> 00:02:57,708 Speaker 1: We're using that four or five speed, we're using that 61 00:02:57,828 --> 00:03:01,028 Speaker 1: huge frame. That is what we've been waiting for. If 62 00:03:01,068 --> 00:03:03,108 Speaker 1: there's gonna be a Daniel Jones moment for the Giants 63 00:03:03,148 --> 00:03:05,548 Speaker 1: where you say, hallelujah, this is it. This is my 64 00:03:05,708 --> 00:03:09,028 Speaker 1: moment for Justin Fields. And I'll say something funny. The 65 00:03:09,108 --> 00:03:11,028 Speaker 1: network and the great media group that we work for 66 00:03:11,148 --> 00:03:13,908 Speaker 1: put up a social post. They got a lot of reaction, 67 00:03:13,948 --> 00:03:16,148 Speaker 1: and let's just bring it up. They put Fields in 68 00:03:16,188 --> 00:03:19,588 Speaker 1: mahomes in the preseason, right next to each other. Oh 69 00:03:19,868 --> 00:03:22,628 Speaker 1: the comments, the comments. The first one to delete this, 70 00:03:22,788 --> 00:03:25,108 Speaker 1: the next one. There's still time to take this down. 71 00:03:25,468 --> 00:03:27,308 Speaker 1: I understand the point they were going for here is 72 00:03:27,308 --> 00:03:29,588 Speaker 1: that both these guys look incredibly sharp and limited work, 73 00:03:29,588 --> 00:03:32,428 Speaker 1: and obviously there's stratospheres apart from each other, aside from 74 00:03:32,428 --> 00:03:34,588 Speaker 1: the headbands and some of the athletic ability. But we 75 00:03:34,668 --> 00:03:37,108 Speaker 1: got little taste, and the Bears have got some weapons 76 00:03:37,148 --> 00:03:38,988 Speaker 1: that no one's talking about. And the biggest thing is 77 00:03:39,028 --> 00:03:41,388 Speaker 1: the Giants have gotta get something done this year. They 78 00:03:41,428 --> 00:03:44,148 Speaker 1: have to, like Daniel Jones has to. The Bears are like, 79 00:03:44,148 --> 00:03:46,308 Speaker 1: oh really, we're supposed to be two and fifteen. Fine, 80 00:03:46,388 --> 00:03:49,228 Speaker 1: let's just sit back and chill with zero pressure. Get 81 00:03:49,228 --> 00:03:50,948 Speaker 1: this thing going. And by the way, we have a 82 00:03:50,988 --> 00:03:53,188 Speaker 1: really athletic quarterback that no one seems to care about. 83 00:03:53,188 --> 00:03:55,028 Speaker 1: It's all Trey Lance all the time. Watch out for 84 00:03:55,068 --> 00:03:56,268 Speaker 1: fields this year. I like at the Bears in this 85 00:03:56,348 --> 00:03:58,468 Speaker 1: question and they're probably what a billion bots on those 86 00:03:58,468 --> 00:04:00,748 Speaker 1: comments too. Oh yeah, well, like you give a fund 87 00:04:00,748 --> 00:04:03,508 Speaker 1: thousand dollars from home. Yeah, some of them offer other 88 00:04:03,548 --> 00:04:11,308 Speaker 1: things too. I say they're making the money. The Bears 89 00:04:11,348 --> 00:04:14,468 Speaker 1: signed Alex Leatherwood two days let's go, and it was like, 90 00:04:14,828 --> 00:04:17,948 Speaker 1: here's the Raiders cut this guy, seventeenth overall pick, and 91 00:04:17,988 --> 00:04:19,628 Speaker 1: you know, we roll around the Bears must be terrible. 92 00:04:19,628 --> 00:04:22,468 Speaker 1: They're signing Alex. Ryan Poles gets on the podium yesterday 93 00:04:22,508 --> 00:04:24,188 Speaker 1: and says, I think the big thing is going back 94 00:04:24,348 --> 00:04:26,468 Speaker 1: a talented player, physical player, and he goes, forget the 95 00:04:26,548 --> 00:04:28,828 Speaker 1: draft pick thing, that's over. We're going to give him 96 00:04:28,828 --> 00:04:31,108 Speaker 1: an opportunity to develop and grow. We're gonna give him 97 00:04:31,108 --> 00:04:32,588 Speaker 1: a home. And you hear that and you're like, well, 98 00:04:32,588 --> 00:04:34,428 Speaker 1: that has the seventeenth overall pick out of the draft, 99 00:04:34,468 --> 00:04:36,228 Speaker 1: and even if that was an overdraft, he was probably 100 00:04:36,228 --> 00:04:38,788 Speaker 1: a first or second rounder. This Bears team is a 101 00:04:38,828 --> 00:04:42,428 Speaker 1: lot of that, and I can get behind that develop 102 00:04:42,628 --> 00:04:45,388 Speaker 1: and grow. And Ryan Poles is a first year gm 103 00:04:45,428 --> 00:04:47,628 Speaker 1: who is thirty six years old and has a first 104 00:04:47,708 --> 00:04:50,348 Speaker 1: year coach, has no expectations of the super Bowl this year. 105 00:04:50,588 --> 00:04:52,668 Speaker 1: But if you listen to the rest of that press conference, 106 00:04:52,668 --> 00:04:54,348 Speaker 1: and I almost feel bad that the viewers at home 107 00:04:54,428 --> 00:04:55,788 Speaker 1: right now didn't get a chance. Here the whole thing. 108 00:04:56,108 --> 00:04:59,188 Speaker 1: He's like, Darnell Moon Mooney is balling right now. He 109 00:04:59,228 --> 00:05:00,748 Speaker 1: said that he is balling right now. He's like, have 110 00:05:00,828 --> 00:05:02,948 Speaker 1: you seen what you could do with Valis Jones. These 111 00:05:02,948 --> 00:05:06,868 Speaker 1: are not household names Mooney and Valis Jones and Cole Commet, 112 00:05:06,988 --> 00:05:09,708 Speaker 1: But there is a youthful exuberance to this Bears team 113 00:05:09,828 --> 00:05:11,588 Speaker 1: right now. And I might ruin the data is that 114 00:05:11,628 --> 00:05:13,188 Speaker 1: I said this, and it might not be this year 115 00:05:13,268 --> 00:05:15,348 Speaker 1: that I feel like the building blocks are being put 116 00:05:15,388 --> 00:05:17,828 Speaker 1: in place. When I talk Giants, it's like, all right, 117 00:05:17,868 --> 00:05:20,508 Speaker 1: Daniel Jones is last year as a Giants quarterback, Say Quan, 118 00:05:20,588 --> 00:05:23,548 Speaker 1: all right, maybe you can have a comebacks Kenny Galladay 119 00:05:23,628 --> 00:05:25,748 Speaker 1: stolen the Giants. Oh wait, they just cut their captain 120 00:05:25,788 --> 00:05:27,868 Speaker 1: from last year, Blake Martinez, and he was only making 121 00:05:27,868 --> 00:05:29,668 Speaker 1: a million dollars like I feel like with the Giants, 122 00:05:29,668 --> 00:05:32,388 Speaker 1: it's this heavy cloud of ghettlemen and what the pass 123 00:05:32,508 --> 00:05:35,388 Speaker 1: regime was doing, and they're broke as a team right now. 124 00:05:35,428 --> 00:05:37,508 Speaker 1: They have no money under the salary cap and the 125 00:05:37,628 --> 00:05:39,948 Speaker 1: draft picks. We gotta see, like there's this feeling of 126 00:05:40,428 --> 00:05:43,028 Speaker 1: okay still to get out of something. With the Bears, 127 00:05:43,428 --> 00:05:46,468 Speaker 1: it's like we are at ground zero. Let's build this 128 00:05:46,508 --> 00:05:49,028 Speaker 1: thing and develop and put a little sprinkler on a 129 00:05:49,108 --> 00:05:52,108 Speaker 1: little water. Let's let's see these flowers blossom. I would 130 00:05:52,148 --> 00:05:54,548 Speaker 1: say the Bears have a better thing going on right 131 00:05:54,548 --> 00:05:56,188 Speaker 1: now than necessarily the Giants. And that's just from the 132 00:05:56,188 --> 00:05:59,028 Speaker 1: outside looking at And that's why to me with this discussion, 133 00:05:59,348 --> 00:06:01,588 Speaker 1: I would be more surprised if it was the Giants 134 00:06:01,788 --> 00:06:03,988 Speaker 1: because of all that, I do feel like it's like, man, 135 00:06:04,068 --> 00:06:06,628 Speaker 1: this is like for Daniel Jones and Saquon Barkley, this 136 00:06:06,668 --> 00:06:08,668 Speaker 1: is boom er bus right here, not just Super Bowl 137 00:06:08,708 --> 00:06:10,908 Speaker 1: a bus. This is for their careers and for their 138 00:06:10,948 --> 00:06:13,468 Speaker 1: next contracts. So I look at the Giants and I 139 00:06:13,468 --> 00:06:16,548 Speaker 1: feel like I'm channeling my clerk Griswold right here. Surprised, Eddie. 140 00:06:16,588 --> 00:06:18,068 Speaker 1: I would be more surprised if I woke up with 141 00:06:18,108 --> 00:06:20,188 Speaker 1: my head sewn on the carpet. Yeah. Because and here's 142 00:06:20,188 --> 00:06:22,868 Speaker 1: why the Giants couldn't block anybody last year. Here, here's 143 00:06:22,868 --> 00:06:25,108 Speaker 1: why I think the Giants are going to be so 144 00:06:25,188 --> 00:06:27,708 Speaker 1: much better this year. I've been to training camp probably 145 00:06:27,708 --> 00:06:30,788 Speaker 1: ten times every day. MSG, just what are you saying? 146 00:06:31,228 --> 00:06:33,748 Speaker 1: What is saying? Actually here, it's not what it's what 147 00:06:33,788 --> 00:06:36,428 Speaker 1: I hear. When you're hearing your pads. You're people hit him. 148 00:06:36,668 --> 00:06:38,988 Speaker 1: They're still wearing the Guardian caps. All right, everybody's safe. 149 00:06:39,148 --> 00:06:41,468 Speaker 1: But I hear a lot of contact, and I see pockets. 150 00:06:41,508 --> 00:06:43,988 Speaker 1: I see people being blocked. So look, while we're talking 151 00:06:44,028 --> 00:06:47,188 Speaker 1: about Sequon and I love that he's running downhill. He's authoritative, 152 00:06:47,228 --> 00:06:49,668 Speaker 1: he's decisive. There is no dancing, all right. He took 153 00:06:49,708 --> 00:06:52,268 Speaker 1: his Michael Jackson's shoes off. He's not moonwalking at all. 154 00:06:52,308 --> 00:06:55,308 Speaker 1: He's going downhill and he's decisive. He looks like a 155 00:06:55,348 --> 00:06:57,548 Speaker 1: different runner. Let's go. It looks like a different guy, 156 00:06:57,788 --> 00:07:00,268 Speaker 1: all right. He looks healthy. That's beside the point. It's 157 00:07:00,268 --> 00:07:03,148 Speaker 1: not about Daniel Jones and whether he's accurate. We still 158 00:07:03,148 --> 00:07:05,068 Speaker 1: own a song through twenty four touch Stop passes his 159 00:07:05,148 --> 00:07:07,548 Speaker 1: rookie year more than Kyler Murray. It's not about that, 160 00:07:07,828 --> 00:07:10,628 Speaker 1: It's about Kenned. These guys block. Andrew Thomas just voted 161 00:07:10,668 --> 00:07:13,068 Speaker 1: team captain, all right, they get three as a left tackle. 162 00:07:13,188 --> 00:07:15,308 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say this, I don't like to make projections. 163 00:07:15,588 --> 00:07:17,308 Speaker 1: Give me an Evan Neil projection. Give me an Evan 164 00:07:17,348 --> 00:07:20,748 Speaker 1: Neil projection. That's coming. Pro Bowl stuff is you know, Look, 165 00:07:20,748 --> 00:07:22,548 Speaker 1: there's a lot of different ways to vote and all stuff. 166 00:07:22,588 --> 00:07:24,588 Speaker 1: Andrew Thomas will be in the Pro Bowl this year. 167 00:07:24,828 --> 00:07:26,668 Speaker 1: That is how good he looks. That is how confident 168 00:07:26,708 --> 00:07:28,588 Speaker 1: he looks with his sets, with his punch. I've been 169 00:07:28,588 --> 00:07:30,708 Speaker 1: watching this one on ones. I've been watching the precinct games. 170 00:07:30,788 --> 00:07:33,628 Speaker 1: He's ready to rock. Evan Neil is as advertised. Now, 171 00:07:33,628 --> 00:07:35,188 Speaker 1: he's got some things to clean up in the past game. 172 00:07:35,228 --> 00:07:36,988 Speaker 1: Let me tell you something, when this guy gets his 173 00:07:37,068 --> 00:07:39,348 Speaker 1: booty into it, you can do it. Put your back 174 00:07:39,428 --> 00:07:41,268 Speaker 1: to it. This guy is a people mover. So I 175 00:07:41,308 --> 00:07:42,988 Speaker 1: get excited about that, not just because I'm a former 176 00:07:43,028 --> 00:07:45,708 Speaker 1: offensive lineman, but it's because I see how you win 177 00:07:45,788 --> 00:07:47,508 Speaker 1: the football games. I know how you win football games. 178 00:07:47,508 --> 00:07:49,468 Speaker 1: I see that the Giants have improvement there. So that 179 00:07:49,548 --> 00:07:51,668 Speaker 1: is going to be night and day for the Giants, 180 00:07:51,908 --> 00:07:53,788 Speaker 1: and I didn't even get into the wide receivers this 181 00:07:53,828 --> 00:07:56,308 Speaker 1: kid Wandall Robinson. We hadn't right here in studio. So 182 00:07:56,428 --> 00:07:59,108 Speaker 1: someone wide receivers. Let's go. Let's show the wide receivers 183 00:07:59,108 --> 00:08:01,468 Speaker 1: from the Giants are ready to rock, because I think 184 00:08:01,468 --> 00:08:03,868 Speaker 1: that's one of the most important things that is wrapped 185 00:08:03,908 --> 00:08:06,908 Speaker 1: in the sixth for the Giants this season. Regardless of 186 00:08:06,908 --> 00:08:09,668 Speaker 1: what you think about Daniel Jones and his future is 187 00:08:09,708 --> 00:08:12,068 Speaker 1: a tenure of a quarterback. The point is he's here 188 00:08:12,188 --> 00:08:14,788 Speaker 1: this year and the question is who's going to surprise 189 00:08:14,828 --> 00:08:17,028 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty two. And I have to lean into 190 00:08:17,028 --> 00:08:18,508 Speaker 1: the Giants for this one for a lot of what 191 00:08:18,588 --> 00:08:21,308 Speaker 1: Sean just said, but also for this wide receiver room, 192 00:08:21,308 --> 00:08:22,868 Speaker 1: but also for the names that are not on this list, 193 00:08:22,948 --> 00:08:25,108 Speaker 1: to say, Von Bartha, the Cja Zamas of the world, 194 00:08:25,628 --> 00:08:28,548 Speaker 1: guys that Brian Dable is going to have to tap 195 00:08:28,588 --> 00:08:31,548 Speaker 1: into and work his Buffalo Bills magic that he did 196 00:08:31,588 --> 00:08:34,108 Speaker 1: over the last couple of years. Because the reason why 197 00:08:34,108 --> 00:08:36,548 Speaker 1: we're stressed, if we have to be to Kyle's point, 198 00:08:36,548 --> 00:08:38,468 Speaker 1: if we have to pick a stressor point about the Bills, 199 00:08:38,508 --> 00:08:40,708 Speaker 1: it's because Brian Dable's not there anymore. And Ken Dorsey 200 00:08:40,828 --> 00:08:43,428 Speaker 1: get the job done. Because what Brian Dable was able 201 00:08:43,468 --> 00:08:45,028 Speaker 1: to do with the Bills for the last couple of 202 00:08:45,108 --> 00:08:48,268 Speaker 1: years has been wildly impressive. And if he can get 203 00:08:48,308 --> 00:08:51,868 Speaker 1: the Giants going at a clip anywhere near the first 204 00:08:51,948 --> 00:08:54,388 Speaker 1: year he was at with the Buffalo Bills, it will 205 00:08:54,428 --> 00:08:57,868 Speaker 1: be considered a success. Now. Is Daniel Jones the same 206 00:08:57,948 --> 00:09:01,308 Speaker 1: caliber of Josh Allen? Absolutely not. But can he highlight 207 00:09:01,588 --> 00:09:03,948 Speaker 1: some of the things that will work within this offense, 208 00:09:04,508 --> 00:09:06,068 Speaker 1: the names that are on that list for that wide 209 00:09:06,068 --> 00:09:08,628 Speaker 1: receiver group. How does that make the Giants tick? And 210 00:09:08,628 --> 00:09:10,388 Speaker 1: that will be up to Ryan Dable. And when I 211 00:09:10,428 --> 00:09:12,028 Speaker 1: typed in Joe Shane because I wanted to make sure 212 00:09:12,028 --> 00:09:13,708 Speaker 1: I read that quote right. I mean, he has it 213 00:09:13,948 --> 00:09:16,788 Speaker 1: totally downpat for him to say, like we understand after 214 00:09:16,868 --> 00:09:19,228 Speaker 1: week one, the uprising is going to be either good 215 00:09:19,308 --> 00:09:21,068 Speaker 1: or bad, but it's going to happen for our team. 216 00:09:21,148 --> 00:09:23,508 Speaker 1: It's headlines like this one I read about Joe Shane, 217 00:09:23,508 --> 00:09:26,108 Speaker 1: which is four mistakes Joe Shane made with his initial 218 00:09:26,148 --> 00:09:28,428 Speaker 1: fifty three man roster, Like he has his head on 219 00:09:28,508 --> 00:09:30,708 Speaker 1: right at least if you are the GM of the Giants. 220 00:09:30,748 --> 00:09:33,148 Speaker 1: My god, I mean, it's just crazy what will happen 221 00:09:33,148 --> 00:09:35,268 Speaker 1: with this team. But that's why they're my surprise team. 222 00:09:35,268 --> 00:09:37,508 Speaker 1: Of those two some information because I get a lot 223 00:09:37,508 --> 00:09:39,908 Speaker 1: of it because of the Giants. Like Blake Martinez was 224 00:09:40,028 --> 00:09:42,188 Speaker 1: a lad old League and tackles two years ago, was 225 00:09:42,228 --> 00:09:45,068 Speaker 1: a captain line was making one million dollars. This was 226 00:09:45,108 --> 00:09:47,588 Speaker 1: a mutual thing. Am I surprised, Yes, But was a 227 00:09:47,668 --> 00:09:49,708 Speaker 1: mutual thing where his agent was well aware. Blake was 228 00:09:49,708 --> 00:09:52,308 Speaker 1: well aware that there were ten captains voted yesterday by 229 00:09:52,308 --> 00:09:55,148 Speaker 1: the Giants. Blake Martinez wasn't one of them. And it's 230 00:09:55,188 --> 00:09:57,948 Speaker 1: nothing against Blake Morde. It's like new defense with Link Martindale, 231 00:09:58,028 --> 00:09:59,828 Speaker 1: kind of a new vibe and I think both sides 232 00:09:59,868 --> 00:10:02,748 Speaker 1: decided that that's kind of But that linebacker position for 233 00:10:02,788 --> 00:10:05,468 Speaker 1: the Giants is barren, right, I don't know who the 234 00:10:05,508 --> 00:10:08,468 Speaker 1: defensive leader up. There will be offense. I think the 235 00:10:08,508 --> 00:10:11,228 Speaker 1: Johns will score points. Yeah, defense, I don't know how 236 00:10:11,268 --> 00:10:12,988 Speaker 1: winks defense is gonna look in your ward. It's a 237 00:10:13,068 --> 00:10:14,548 Speaker 1: great point to that, And there was a little bit 238 00:10:14,548 --> 00:10:16,468 Speaker 1: of a writing on the wall when Xavier McKinney got 239 00:10:16,468 --> 00:10:19,428 Speaker 1: the green dot. Because most teams has the green dot, 240 00:10:19,508 --> 00:10:22,188 Speaker 1: that's who the defense corners calling the defense too. Xavier 241 00:10:22,268 --> 00:10:24,388 Speaker 1: McKinney has it because he's that way. He could have 242 00:10:24,388 --> 00:10:26,148 Speaker 1: the coverages they get so much on the back end, 243 00:10:26,188 --> 00:10:27,868 Speaker 1: and when Blake didn't have it, he must a long 244 00:10:27,948 --> 00:10:29,628 Speaker 1: training camp. I think, is it good to be a 245 00:10:29,628 --> 00:10:32,388 Speaker 1: week at linebacker when you open up against the Tennessee Titans. Definitely? 246 00:10:32,708 --> 00:10:35,348 Speaker 1: All right? So it's time for today's a wake up call, 247 00:10:35,508 --> 00:10:37,828 Speaker 1: present a by Horizon. We're wrapping up Fantasy Week here 248 00:10:37,828 --> 00:10:40,228 Speaker 1: at NFL Network, so it's time for us to say something. 249 00:10:40,628 --> 00:10:43,268 Speaker 1: Say it, speak it into existence. We've been holding it 250 00:10:43,348 --> 00:10:47,468 Speaker 1: in all week long. Your wildest Fantasy football take for 251 00:10:47,508 --> 00:10:50,348 Speaker 1: the twenty twenty two seasons. I'll go I'll go shallow 252 00:10:50,388 --> 00:10:51,548 Speaker 1: in because I think you guys are gonna go a 253 00:10:51,548 --> 00:10:53,068 Speaker 1: lot deeper, because I don't think it's the wildest thing. 254 00:10:53,308 --> 00:10:55,428 Speaker 1: In a world where there is a Cooper Cup and 255 00:10:55,468 --> 00:10:57,748 Speaker 1: in a world where there is a Stefan Diggs, and 256 00:10:57,828 --> 00:11:00,228 Speaker 1: in a world where there, of course is Davante Adams 257 00:11:00,228 --> 00:11:02,428 Speaker 1: and the rest, I think Jamar Chase is going to 258 00:11:02,468 --> 00:11:03,948 Speaker 1: be the number one wide receiver, and I don't think 259 00:11:03,948 --> 00:11:06,028 Speaker 1: it's going to be close this year. I think Jamar 260 00:11:06,148 --> 00:11:08,988 Speaker 1: Chase is going to be the guy burrow fully back 261 00:11:09,028 --> 00:11:11,228 Speaker 1: from the ACL. Now they have a rhythm. Now that 262 00:11:11,468 --> 00:11:14,268 Speaker 1: Chase is going in a second year as an NFL player, 263 00:11:14,708 --> 00:11:17,588 Speaker 1: It's gonna be all that plus an offseason, plus the 264 00:11:17,628 --> 00:11:20,908 Speaker 1: confidence that I can toast all of these corners if 265 00:11:20,908 --> 00:11:22,988 Speaker 1: you need me to. I thought Chase had the best 266 00:11:23,068 --> 00:11:25,388 Speaker 1: rookie season of all time at the position, better than 267 00:11:25,468 --> 00:11:27,628 Speaker 1: Randy moss Is ninety eight. And I think we might 268 00:11:27,628 --> 00:11:30,348 Speaker 1: be in for even better his sophomore season. All due 269 00:11:30,348 --> 00:11:33,028 Speaker 1: respect to Cupp and Adams and the rest, I am 270 00:11:33,028 --> 00:11:36,148 Speaker 1: saying Jamar Chase is the number one Fantasy wide receiver, 271 00:11:36,188 --> 00:11:38,068 Speaker 1: and I'm gonna even go once to further by a lot. 272 00:11:39,028 --> 00:11:41,668 Speaker 1: That's not just a shallow end. That's you kind of 273 00:11:41,708 --> 00:11:44,108 Speaker 1: swam deeper as you went there. I felt the need 274 00:11:44,108 --> 00:11:45,628 Speaker 1: to ye, it's a pressure when I see that word 275 00:11:45,708 --> 00:11:47,868 Speaker 1: wildest and to say, Jamar Cha is gonna be good. 276 00:11:48,468 --> 00:11:50,068 Speaker 1: Glad you brought up the Bengals. I had a little 277 00:11:50,068 --> 00:11:53,388 Speaker 1: fun debate yesterday with our viewers and everybody online where 278 00:11:53,508 --> 00:11:55,508 Speaker 1: I followed up a takeouted yesterday where if you look 279 00:11:55,508 --> 00:11:57,948 Speaker 1: at the Vikings offensive huddle and you have Dalvin Cook 280 00:11:57,988 --> 00:12:00,148 Speaker 1: and Justin Jefferson, Adam feeling. I can't find a better 281 00:12:00,188 --> 00:12:02,468 Speaker 1: trio in the entire league of running backs and wide receivers, 282 00:12:02,548 --> 00:12:05,788 Speaker 1: and oh my god, the wave from Cincinnati of fight 283 00:12:05,988 --> 00:12:10,388 Speaker 1: and resistance and going mixing Chase and Higgins. And so 284 00:12:10,708 --> 00:12:12,668 Speaker 1: we had this whole debate, and then some Chargers fans 285 00:12:12,668 --> 00:12:14,428 Speaker 1: tried to come in and I stared him down. I 286 00:12:14,468 --> 00:12:16,588 Speaker 1: still think that the Dalvin I love. I love how 287 00:12:16,668 --> 00:12:18,468 Speaker 1: I love how Mixing runs, but I think Dalvins a 288 00:12:18,508 --> 00:12:21,268 Speaker 1: better runner than Mixing. I think Jefferson and Chase are 289 00:12:21,308 --> 00:12:23,788 Speaker 1: a push. And at this point I still like Adam 290 00:12:23,828 --> 00:12:25,988 Speaker 1: Feeling over Higgins. But that's the dicey one. The reason 291 00:12:26,068 --> 00:12:27,708 Speaker 1: I bring this up and I'm talking about the Vikings 292 00:12:27,708 --> 00:12:29,708 Speaker 1: coming off from Bengals is I think Kirk Cousins is 293 00:12:29,748 --> 00:12:31,628 Speaker 1: going to lead all quarterbacks in fantasy. Here we go? 294 00:12:31,668 --> 00:12:34,428 Speaker 1: Are we going quarterbacks? Think about this? In an era 295 00:12:34,588 --> 00:12:39,268 Speaker 1: where we have all of these psychopath quarterbacks, psychopathic quarterbacks 296 00:12:39,268 --> 00:12:42,868 Speaker 1: and maniacs like Herbert and Mahomes and Alan and all 297 00:12:42,948 --> 00:12:46,988 Speaker 1: these statistical monsters. What if I told you that in 298 00:12:46,988 --> 00:12:49,948 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two, that man who just is gonna sit 299 00:12:49,988 --> 00:12:52,348 Speaker 1: back there and just start dealing to all of those 300 00:12:52,348 --> 00:12:57,388 Speaker 1: guys plus Rager. They got a whole huddle of thoroughbreds, 301 00:12:57,708 --> 00:12:59,748 Speaker 1: and Kirk Cousins need to do what Kirk Cousins does. 302 00:12:59,988 --> 00:13:02,588 Speaker 1: Sit there, run the offense and distribute to those thoroughbreds. 303 00:13:02,588 --> 00:13:04,148 Speaker 1: And I think the stats are gonna go tick tick 304 00:13:04,188 --> 00:13:06,628 Speaker 1: tick tick tick tick. I don't think the defense is 305 00:13:06,668 --> 00:13:08,068 Speaker 1: gonna be very good on the vikings. I think it's 306 00:13:08,068 --> 00:13:10,348 Speaker 1: a work in progress. That helps him for fantasy guys, 307 00:13:10,388 --> 00:13:12,868 Speaker 1: because it's gonna have to keep chucking. That's my wild take. 308 00:13:12,948 --> 00:13:14,588 Speaker 1: I love Herbert, love all and of all of them. 309 00:13:14,628 --> 00:13:16,508 Speaker 1: At the end of it, that guy who goes to 310 00:13:16,628 --> 00:13:18,588 Speaker 1: outback steakhouse and pays with the gift card, I think 311 00:13:18,588 --> 00:13:21,868 Speaker 1: he's gonna lead all fantasy quarterbacks and scoring. Listen, this 312 00:13:22,388 --> 00:13:25,628 Speaker 1: fantasy segment and fantasy world that we're in right now, 313 00:13:25,748 --> 00:13:27,828 Speaker 1: Like I'm trying to wrap my head around it, all right, 314 00:13:27,908 --> 00:13:30,828 Speaker 1: I feel like, to make a wild statement, there has 315 00:13:30,828 --> 00:13:33,228 Speaker 1: to be more inclusion our world right now. We're all 316 00:13:33,228 --> 00:13:35,988 Speaker 1: about include everybody, all right, We're all in this together, right, 317 00:13:36,108 --> 00:13:39,388 Speaker 1: inspire change. I sit here right now in front of you, 318 00:13:39,508 --> 00:13:41,628 Speaker 1: and I say, what in the wild world's going on here? 319 00:13:41,668 --> 00:13:44,548 Speaker 1: We've got fantasy football. We have no old line category. 320 00:13:44,668 --> 00:13:48,828 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, take right, more of the season starts, all 321 00:13:48,828 --> 00:13:52,068 Speaker 1: offensive linemen will be included in fantasy football for the 322 00:13:52,108 --> 00:13:54,948 Speaker 1: first time ever. Okay, right, you guys sit over there 323 00:13:54,948 --> 00:13:57,028 Speaker 1: and you talk about your receiving yards. You're in, you're 324 00:13:57,108 --> 00:14:01,828 Speaker 1: in your rushing yards, offensive statistics, and yet nobody is 325 00:14:01,868 --> 00:14:04,068 Speaker 1: even talking about the big fellows. The guy's doing all 326 00:14:04,108 --> 00:14:06,708 Speaker 1: the work. All right, How is there no online category? 327 00:14:06,788 --> 00:14:08,908 Speaker 1: You have ideas about how to score it? I do. 328 00:14:08,988 --> 00:14:12,068 Speaker 1: We're already doing calculations for the defense. You pick an 329 00:14:12,108 --> 00:14:18,468 Speaker 1: offensive line team are okay, not individual just like defense. Hey, 330 00:14:18,508 --> 00:14:21,788 Speaker 1: you take the Giants, you take the Tennessee Titans. Every 331 00:14:21,788 --> 00:14:23,508 Speaker 1: time you get a hundred yards rushing as a team, 332 00:14:23,628 --> 00:14:25,668 Speaker 1: you get extra points if you get if you have 333 00:14:25,708 --> 00:14:28,828 Speaker 1: a one hundred yard rusher or two hundred yards yard rusher, 334 00:14:28,948 --> 00:14:31,228 Speaker 1: you get even more points. So, hey, Lamar Jackson and 335 00:14:31,268 --> 00:14:32,588 Speaker 1: the all them raiders the game on a hundred fIF 336 00:14:32,668 --> 00:14:34,388 Speaker 1: yards rushing, but it's split up. You get a certa 337 00:14:34,388 --> 00:14:35,868 Speaker 1: amount of points. Fine, but if you have a honey 338 00:14:35,908 --> 00:14:38,268 Speaker 1: yard rusher like Derrick, Henry John and Taylor more points. 339 00:14:38,348 --> 00:14:39,868 Speaker 1: You get points if you have a game with zero 340 00:14:39,908 --> 00:14:42,788 Speaker 1: sacks zero penalties. Usually offensive linement. If you have a game, 341 00:14:43,148 --> 00:14:45,428 Speaker 1: a big game, a big win, and zero sacks, you're 342 00:14:45,468 --> 00:14:48,188 Speaker 1: getting a game ball and you guys, last year we 343 00:14:48,188 --> 00:14:51,428 Speaker 1: talked about the thick six right offens line catching touchdown passes. 344 00:14:51,468 --> 00:14:52,868 Speaker 1: If you picked that offensive linement and say you have 345 00:14:52,908 --> 00:14:55,028 Speaker 1: the Tennessee Titans, Taylor of the line catches touchdown pass, 346 00:14:55,068 --> 00:14:58,028 Speaker 1: you get receiving touchdown pours. Look, it's time for a change, 347 00:14:58,028 --> 00:15:00,508 Speaker 1: all right, we gotta fix this. Get this done. Fantasy 348 00:15:00,508 --> 00:15:02,548 Speaker 1: football people find a way to create a formula to 349 00:15:02,548 --> 00:15:05,108 Speaker 1: do this. Bring the big guys in all in on this. 350 00:15:05,308 --> 00:15:06,868 Speaker 1: I don't hate it at all, so I think it's 351 00:15:06,868 --> 00:15:09,348 Speaker 1: really interesting. We could use something fresh and fantasy. I'm 352 00:15:09,348 --> 00:15:12,308 Speaker 1: into that absolutely. This answer for me is collaborative. I 353 00:15:12,348 --> 00:15:14,548 Speaker 1: asked my husband, like, what would be a wild fantasy? 354 00:15:14,668 --> 00:15:16,588 Speaker 1: This is his. He literally typed it. I gave him 355 00:15:16,628 --> 00:15:17,708 Speaker 1: my phone list and I was like, here, can you 356 00:15:17,708 --> 00:15:19,628 Speaker 1: answer this. I don't hope to do. Patriwick Mahomes will 357 00:15:19,668 --> 00:15:23,508 Speaker 1: not be a top five fantasy quarterback last year. Blasphemy on. 358 00:15:23,628 --> 00:15:25,228 Speaker 1: You helped me make my point because I came up 359 00:15:25,268 --> 00:15:27,148 Speaker 1: with five guys that would be higher than him and 360 00:15:27,188 --> 00:15:29,068 Speaker 1: then Kirk Cousins wasn't even on the list, so thank 361 00:15:29,068 --> 00:15:31,388 Speaker 1: you very much. Apparently now he's number seven. I got 362 00:15:31,468 --> 00:15:34,948 Speaker 1: Josh Allen, Justin Herbert, not in any particular order, Kyler Murray, 363 00:15:35,068 --> 00:15:39,068 Speaker 1: Jalen Hurts, Joe Burrow. I mean, you could find five guys. 364 00:15:39,188 --> 00:15:41,068 Speaker 1: Are you're putting five on there that you think are 365 00:15:41,068 --> 00:15:43,228 Speaker 1: gonna be higher score and I just was convinced. Girls, 366 00:15:43,348 --> 00:15:44,988 Speaker 1: I'm just saying, this is a take. He's not going 367 00:15:45,068 --> 00:15:47,148 Speaker 1: to be in the top five because what did you 368 00:15:47,188 --> 00:15:50,348 Speaker 1: call them the quarterbacks this year? They were psychopaths. Psychopaths, 369 00:15:50,628 --> 00:15:54,188 Speaker 1: So the group of psychopath quarterbacks that are producing Fantasy points, 370 00:15:54,188 --> 00:15:56,428 Speaker 1: And like Patrick Mahomes, he's gonna get bumped out. He's 371 00:15:56,428 --> 00:15:57,868 Speaker 1: not going to be the top five. And I'm gonna 372 00:15:57,868 --> 00:15:59,348 Speaker 1: stand tall on that. Apparently that's what we have to 373 00:15:59,348 --> 00:16:01,268 Speaker 1: do with marriage. I understand that people are gonna be 374 00:16:01,308 --> 00:16:03,348 Speaker 1: triggered by that. If Patrick mahomes stats are not in 375 00:16:03,388 --> 00:16:05,308 Speaker 1: the top five, it's probably be a good thing for 376 00:16:05,348 --> 00:16:09,508 Speaker 1: the Chiefs. Yeah, they're playing defense. Like all these Bills 377 00:16:09,548 --> 00:16:11,548 Speaker 1: fans are like Josh Shellen for ever, repeat, I don't 378 00:16:11,548 --> 00:16:13,548 Speaker 1: think you want Josh Shellen to win MVP. I think 379 00:16:13,548 --> 00:16:15,788 Speaker 1: you want to be a well rounded team without one 380 00:16:15,828 --> 00:16:33,868 Speaker 1: statistical lightning bolt. I like that. Yesterday during the show, 381 00:16:33,868 --> 00:16:36,628 Speaker 1: we got news of Russell Wilson's huge five year, two 382 00:16:36,708 --> 00:16:40,228 Speaker 1: hundred and forty five million dollar deal, the extension with 383 00:16:40,308 --> 00:16:42,508 Speaker 1: the dever Brocos. Let's take a listen to what Russ 384 00:16:42,708 --> 00:16:45,388 Speaker 1: had to say on what that new deal meant him. 385 00:16:45,668 --> 00:16:47,228 Speaker 1: I think the best part about it all is when 386 00:16:47,228 --> 00:16:49,788 Speaker 1: you're around some amazing people, amazing teammates that are so 387 00:16:49,988 --> 00:16:53,508 Speaker 1: dedicated to the craft. It makes this that much more enjoyable. 388 00:16:53,548 --> 00:16:55,988 Speaker 1: It's really about them more anything else. It's not about 389 00:16:55,988 --> 00:16:58,988 Speaker 1: really me. It's it's surround around guys who want to 390 00:16:58,988 --> 00:17:01,068 Speaker 1: put the work in every single day and the dedication 391 00:17:01,068 --> 00:17:02,828 Speaker 1: should do it. And you know that's why, you know, 392 00:17:02,908 --> 00:17:05,068 Speaker 1: tell Mark and George, I wanted to be here for 393 00:17:05,108 --> 00:17:06,548 Speaker 1: a long time. I believe this is a marriage and 394 00:17:06,588 --> 00:17:08,428 Speaker 1: you want to be here for a long time. And 395 00:17:08,468 --> 00:17:10,108 Speaker 1: my goal is to be able to finish my career here. 396 00:17:10,108 --> 00:17:13,268 Speaker 1: And it's great news for the Broncos, for their fans, 397 00:17:13,268 --> 00:17:15,348 Speaker 1: for Russell Wilson. Seems like he's found a hone in 398 00:17:15,388 --> 00:17:17,348 Speaker 1: Denver and they're going to pay him. But we wouldn't 399 00:17:17,388 --> 00:17:19,308 Speaker 1: be our show if we couldn't spin it forward. Now 400 00:17:19,348 --> 00:17:22,188 Speaker 1: And what this means for another quarterback looking for a 401 00:17:22,308 --> 00:17:24,348 Speaker 1: new deal, one that we have been waiting for all 402 00:17:24,388 --> 00:17:28,708 Speaker 1: summer long, and how this impacts won Lamar Jackson in Baltimore. 403 00:17:28,868 --> 00:17:30,748 Speaker 1: What do you think about this one, Parry? I think 404 00:17:30,788 --> 00:17:33,828 Speaker 1: it's like the Deshaun Watson contract that we saw in 405 00:17:33,908 --> 00:17:37,268 Speaker 1: March was such an earthquake to the league because it 406 00:17:37,348 --> 00:17:40,508 Speaker 1: was all this guaranteed money, all of it, and he 407 00:17:40,628 --> 00:17:44,388 Speaker 1: had all of this off the field controversy, question marks, 408 00:17:44,468 --> 00:17:47,348 Speaker 1: and just unsavory nature. Meanwhile, I look at Lamar. He's 409 00:17:47,388 --> 00:17:50,508 Speaker 1: done more as a player, he's beloved, he's been nothing 410 00:17:50,508 --> 00:17:53,388 Speaker 1: but a model citizen, and he comes into this season 411 00:17:53,428 --> 00:17:57,108 Speaker 1: with this contract situation, and there is a fear around 412 00:17:57,108 --> 00:17:59,588 Speaker 1: the league. I think from the ownership side that oh no, 413 00:17:59,908 --> 00:18:02,788 Speaker 1: Jimmy Haslam and the Browns just set the market here 414 00:18:02,868 --> 00:18:04,988 Speaker 1: for gun quarterbacks and every one of them. If you're 415 00:18:04,988 --> 00:18:07,028 Speaker 1: gonna give de Shaun Watson what he's got going on 416 00:18:07,108 --> 00:18:09,628 Speaker 1: coming off ACLS and his off field stuff, all that 417 00:18:09,668 --> 00:18:12,628 Speaker 1: guaranteed money, every other quarterback is in their right mind 418 00:18:12,668 --> 00:18:14,828 Speaker 1: saying I demand that as well. That's the market. You 419 00:18:14,868 --> 00:18:17,068 Speaker 1: see this contract yesterday, and as much money as it 420 00:18:17,188 --> 00:18:20,108 Speaker 1: is for not to be fully guaranteed, I think that's 421 00:18:20,148 --> 00:18:23,028 Speaker 1: a win for the Ravens side of this thing, where 422 00:18:23,068 --> 00:18:25,828 Speaker 1: it's like that was an outlier, that the Shawn Watson 423 00:18:25,868 --> 00:18:28,028 Speaker 1: thing was an outlier that they traded all those first 424 00:18:28,108 --> 00:18:30,188 Speaker 1: round picks and they had to go acquire him. The 425 00:18:30,228 --> 00:18:32,228 Speaker 1: thing we're going to base it on is more Kyler's 426 00:18:32,268 --> 00:18:35,028 Speaker 1: contract and now Russell Wilson's contract. So for me, if 427 00:18:35,108 --> 00:18:37,788 Speaker 1: Lamar's looking to go all in and be all guaranteed, 428 00:18:37,948 --> 00:18:39,908 Speaker 1: this is a notch in the belt of the negotiation 429 00:18:39,988 --> 00:18:42,788 Speaker 1: side to the team's side. But if I continue to 430 00:18:43,188 --> 00:18:46,188 Speaker 1: just talk about Lamar as in we know what's going 431 00:18:46,228 --> 00:18:49,428 Speaker 1: through his head, it would be foolish because truly, no 432 00:18:49,468 --> 00:18:52,028 Speaker 1: one knows what's on the Lamar side of things. He 433 00:18:52,108 --> 00:18:54,708 Speaker 1: doesn't have a big circle. There is an immediate person 434 00:18:54,948 --> 00:18:57,028 Speaker 1: to date that has been able to tap into Lamar 435 00:18:57,108 --> 00:19:00,068 Speaker 1: and be his voice box. And almost refreshingly, there's not 436 00:19:00,268 --> 00:19:03,588 Speaker 1: leaks and all sorts of sources tell me this steam 437 00:19:03,588 --> 00:19:05,748 Speaker 1: where every other is a big time agent talking to 438 00:19:05,788 --> 00:19:07,708 Speaker 1: one of the reporters saying, hey, here's what the latest 439 00:19:07,748 --> 00:19:09,468 Speaker 1: is on that thing. It's kind of cool, it's exciting 440 00:19:09,508 --> 00:19:12,148 Speaker 1: that we don't know, but for a Ravens fan, it's unsettling. Yeah, 441 00:19:12,188 --> 00:19:14,548 Speaker 1: no doubt about it. The contracts huge and owners and 442 00:19:14,588 --> 00:19:17,228 Speaker 1: teams were irate when the Browns gave Deshaun Watson not 443 00:19:17,268 --> 00:19:19,748 Speaker 1: just the sides of the contract, but that guaranteed money 444 00:19:19,748 --> 00:19:22,108 Speaker 1: because it had a ripple effect. I think with Lamar, 445 00:19:22,508 --> 00:19:24,628 Speaker 1: he's done everything right. He talks about the team, he 446 00:19:24,668 --> 00:19:27,268 Speaker 1: never talks about himself. I think his leadership is awesome. 447 00:19:27,308 --> 00:19:29,548 Speaker 1: But I feel like this is the point where I 448 00:19:29,588 --> 00:19:31,868 Speaker 1: hate what's going on right now with Lamar because it's 449 00:19:31,948 --> 00:19:35,668 Speaker 1: pitting him against the Baltimore Ravens and Lamar is Baltimore. 450 00:19:35,708 --> 00:19:38,948 Speaker 1: Everything about Lamar like he represents Baltimore. They don't root 451 00:19:38,988 --> 00:19:41,948 Speaker 1: for this kid, they love this kid, and I hate 452 00:19:41,948 --> 00:19:44,188 Speaker 1: that the business side of it right now, he's kind 453 00:19:44,188 --> 00:19:46,228 Speaker 1: of pitting them against each other, like all right, hey, 454 00:19:46,308 --> 00:19:47,908 Speaker 1: Lamar's in the right here. You gotta pay him, you 455 00:19:47,908 --> 00:19:49,628 Speaker 1: gotta give them all stuff, or or hey, you know 456 00:19:49,668 --> 00:19:52,468 Speaker 1: what you got, you gotta take care of the franchise, 457 00:19:52,548 --> 00:19:54,588 Speaker 1: and you know what, Like the injuries are a big 458 00:19:54,588 --> 00:19:56,948 Speaker 1: part of it. I think if you're Baltimore right now, 459 00:19:57,028 --> 00:20:00,268 Speaker 1: like just you gotta go macro level here, and like 460 00:20:00,588 --> 00:20:03,148 Speaker 1: you ran Joe Flacco out of there, you changed your 461 00:20:03,268 --> 00:20:06,148 Speaker 1: entire offense, You're belief in how to win football games. 462 00:20:06,148 --> 00:20:08,468 Speaker 1: For Lamar, you changed everything. You've got to go all 463 00:20:08,508 --> 00:20:11,268 Speaker 1: in with this. And the guarantee of money, that's that's 464 00:20:11,308 --> 00:20:13,148 Speaker 1: definitely gonna be a sticky point. The language is going 465 00:20:13,188 --> 00:20:14,788 Speaker 1: to be a part, Like the injury factor is a 466 00:20:14,788 --> 00:20:16,828 Speaker 1: big thing with Russell. The interesting thing was he hit 467 00:20:16,828 --> 00:20:18,308 Speaker 1: three years left on his deal and he added a 468 00:20:18,308 --> 00:20:21,028 Speaker 1: four year extension. So look, whatever it's gonna take, Like, 469 00:20:21,148 --> 00:20:23,348 Speaker 1: do we have to go seven years here? I feel 470 00:20:23,348 --> 00:20:25,308 Speaker 1: like for Lamar, come out and say, look, I'll sign 471 00:20:25,348 --> 00:20:27,428 Speaker 1: a long term deal whatever you need because if not, 472 00:20:27,548 --> 00:20:29,228 Speaker 1: the franchise tag is going to be in a play here. 473 00:20:29,268 --> 00:20:31,628 Speaker 1: And that's you don't want this, Lamar. You don't want 474 00:20:31,668 --> 00:20:33,388 Speaker 1: every single year to have to be answering about, well, 475 00:20:33,388 --> 00:20:34,748 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna play the tag. I'm i gonna sign 476 00:20:34,788 --> 00:20:36,868 Speaker 1: a long term deal. Ask Kirk Cousins how that works 477 00:20:36,868 --> 00:20:39,988 Speaker 1: out for Lamar. Find some common ground here and find 478 00:20:40,028 --> 00:20:41,668 Speaker 1: a way to make it a long term deal. I 479 00:20:41,708 --> 00:20:44,228 Speaker 1: can't see him in another Baltimore Raven's uniform with the 480 00:20:44,268 --> 00:20:48,268 Speaker 1: same passion that he has right now. Yeah, yeah, yeah, 481 00:20:48,588 --> 00:20:51,588 Speaker 1: It's fascinating because of how different Lamar is, how this 482 00:20:51,668 --> 00:20:53,348 Speaker 1: is set up. What do you think Lamar is doing 483 00:20:53,468 --> 00:20:55,868 Speaker 1: yesterday when the Russell Wilson news broke he came out 484 00:20:55,908 --> 00:20:58,908 Speaker 1: about seven thirty am Eastern. Is he just at the facility? 485 00:20:58,988 --> 00:21:01,948 Speaker 1: Is he watching Jets film open with the Jets? And normally, 486 00:21:01,988 --> 00:21:04,068 Speaker 1: if you're a Lamar, you see that news and you 487 00:21:04,148 --> 00:21:06,508 Speaker 1: just you call your agents or you call Drew Rosenhouse 488 00:21:06,548 --> 00:21:08,428 Speaker 1: and you're like, let's go. There is no agent. Do 489 00:21:08,428 --> 00:21:10,548 Speaker 1: you literally call your mother? Do you talk to it? 490 00:21:10,828 --> 00:21:13,668 Speaker 1: I don't know. But here's what I know. This whole 491 00:21:14,068 --> 00:21:16,748 Speaker 1: shell game with contracts. I mean it's just based on comps, 492 00:21:17,108 --> 00:21:18,948 Speaker 1: much like you know real estate. If you watch some 493 00:21:19,028 --> 00:21:21,028 Speaker 1: these shows on TV and there's all these mansions in 494 00:21:21,068 --> 00:21:24,068 Speaker 1: this thing and this one sells for twenty million, your house, 495 00:21:24,108 --> 00:21:26,028 Speaker 1: you're not taking a penny less than twenty men because 496 00:21:26,028 --> 00:21:27,708 Speaker 1: you point out wall Oars has more space and it's 497 00:21:27,748 --> 00:21:29,828 Speaker 1: got more out in yards, so we want twenty five. 498 00:21:30,028 --> 00:21:32,108 Speaker 1: I think that's all out the door for Lamar. What 499 00:21:32,188 --> 00:21:34,628 Speaker 1: I mean by this Kyler and Deshaun contracts all right, 500 00:21:34,788 --> 00:21:37,588 Speaker 1: forty six point one million a year and forty six 501 00:21:37,628 --> 00:21:40,628 Speaker 1: million a year. If you were Lamar, typically your agent 502 00:21:40,668 --> 00:21:43,428 Speaker 1: would say it starts at forty six two. Forty six 503 00:21:43,508 --> 00:21:45,828 Speaker 1: two is the starting point, and that is what agents do, 504 00:21:45,948 --> 00:21:47,348 Speaker 1: and they do it very well. And there's a lot 505 00:21:47,388 --> 00:21:50,628 Speaker 1: of them who could do that for Lamar. Here's what's fascinating. 506 00:21:51,228 --> 00:21:54,468 Speaker 1: Lamar could say, I'm different. I have a different plan 507 00:21:54,548 --> 00:21:56,748 Speaker 1: for my future. I respect it in a lot of 508 00:21:56,748 --> 00:21:58,308 Speaker 1: ways what Tom Brady has done. I want to win 509 00:21:58,348 --> 00:21:59,908 Speaker 1: Super Bowls. I want to be here for ten years. 510 00:22:00,348 --> 00:22:03,828 Speaker 1: I'll take thirty five. I'll take thirty And everyone say, 511 00:22:03,828 --> 00:22:05,428 Speaker 1: oh my god, La, don't do that. You cost yourself 512 00:22:05,428 --> 00:22:07,508 Speaker 1: millions and dollars. And he might say, I don't care. 513 00:22:07,988 --> 00:22:09,628 Speaker 1: I want to get out there and play football for 514 00:22:09,628 --> 00:22:11,228 Speaker 1: this team and I want to be able to bring 515 00:22:11,228 --> 00:22:13,668 Speaker 1: in wide receivers and tight ends in alignment. I don't 516 00:22:13,708 --> 00:22:15,028 Speaker 1: know what's going to go on with him. He could 517 00:22:15,068 --> 00:22:17,548 Speaker 1: say fifty million or I'm not playing another down, or 518 00:22:17,548 --> 00:22:19,708 Speaker 1: he could say twenty five million sounds good. I don't 519 00:22:19,708 --> 00:22:22,028 Speaker 1: have an agent who's checking me. My mother unless she 520 00:22:22,308 --> 00:22:24,148 Speaker 1: knows way more about the stuff than I do, or 521 00:22:24,148 --> 00:22:26,428 Speaker 1: any of us do. Isn't checking him, so we could 522 00:22:26,428 --> 00:22:28,828 Speaker 1: get a bomb and they'll be takes for days about 523 00:22:28,908 --> 00:22:31,268 Speaker 1: Lamar did himself a disservice. He should have gotten more money. 524 00:22:31,308 --> 00:22:33,348 Speaker 1: But then maybe Lamar was a super Bowl because of it. 525 00:22:33,428 --> 00:22:35,668 Speaker 1: I really do think there is substance to that. So 526 00:22:35,908 --> 00:22:38,548 Speaker 1: we've never known. Normally it comes out whenever the agine 527 00:22:38,588 --> 00:22:41,268 Speaker 1: gets is going to be this massive contract. I don't know. 528 00:22:41,428 --> 00:22:43,108 Speaker 1: I don't know when, I don't know how much. And 529 00:22:43,188 --> 00:22:45,948 Speaker 1: to Peter's point, no one is talking and no one 530 00:22:46,108 --> 00:22:48,828 Speaker 1: is leaking. It is this grain enigma for whatever. Was 531 00:22:48,868 --> 00:22:51,748 Speaker 1: refreshing or is it frustrating that we don't depends where 532 00:22:51,788 --> 00:22:53,948 Speaker 1: you come out. I think it's refreshing, and if he 533 00:22:53,988 --> 00:22:56,508 Speaker 1: takes less money, I think it's refreshing. But I've heard 534 00:22:56,508 --> 00:22:58,708 Speaker 1: already players say, what are you doing out there? The 535 00:22:58,748 --> 00:23:01,348 Speaker 1: ex players are furious about this. Don't put on pads 536 00:23:01,348 --> 00:23:03,308 Speaker 1: for the Ravens until you're paid. He's going to he 537 00:23:03,308 --> 00:23:06,068 Speaker 1: already said he's going to different deals, some wildly different 538 00:23:06,508 --> 00:23:08,468 Speaker 1: in me around this time, and I don't a lot 539 00:23:08,508 --> 00:23:10,788 Speaker 1: of times I dismiss, like, all right, the criticism because 540 00:23:10,868 --> 00:23:13,668 Speaker 1: obviously they're biased. They want to have clients and said, 541 00:23:13,748 --> 00:23:16,188 Speaker 1: when Matt Stafford won a Super Bowl, He's now on 542 00:23:16,348 --> 00:23:18,908 Speaker 1: an Amazon ad, He's on an AT and t ad. 543 00:23:19,068 --> 00:23:22,148 Speaker 1: You see him now doing stuff for a little Caesar's 544 00:23:22,188 --> 00:23:24,588 Speaker 1: and Stafford's everywhere in my Home's won, he's everywhere. When 545 00:23:24,668 --> 00:23:27,508 Speaker 1: Roger Lamar Jackson had the greatest single season in NFL 546 00:23:27,588 --> 00:23:29,908 Speaker 1: history from McCord and he didn't get any commercial deals, 547 00:23:29,948 --> 00:23:32,068 Speaker 1: a lot of that is like, maybe Lamar isn't looking 548 00:23:32,188 --> 00:23:34,108 Speaker 1: for that. Yeah, you know, you don't see Lamar on 549 00:23:34,228 --> 00:23:36,908 Speaker 1: national ads everywhere. Lamar shan me the face of the league. 550 00:23:36,948 --> 00:23:39,988 Speaker 1: He's not. Baker Mayfield is all over. Why wasn't Lamar? 551 00:23:40,148 --> 00:23:42,068 Speaker 1: And I think some of that's what the agents and 552 00:23:42,108 --> 00:23:43,868 Speaker 1: that's just Lamar, Like, that's not what's important to me. 553 00:23:44,188 --> 00:23:47,628 Speaker 1: Listen for people at the stable hours of television, seven 554 00:23:47,668 --> 00:23:50,388 Speaker 1: networks that have shows on this, I think one hundred 555 00:23:50,388 --> 00:23:54,388 Speaker 1: and seventy two different contract combinations have been proposed that like, 556 00:23:54,468 --> 00:23:56,228 Speaker 1: maybe this is how the deal gets don no, no, 557 00:23:56,228 --> 00:23:57,908 Speaker 1: maybe this is how the deal gets done. If one 558 00:23:57,948 --> 00:24:00,388 Speaker 1: of us could come up with a solution, that solution 559 00:24:00,428 --> 00:24:03,908 Speaker 1: would have been done. I find this wildly concerning the 560 00:24:03,948 --> 00:24:06,188 Speaker 1: fact that it has not been accomplished. Yet Let's say 561 00:24:06,228 --> 00:24:08,028 Speaker 1: he does want to take thirty five million, and all 562 00:24:08,068 --> 00:24:10,028 Speaker 1: he says is, but I need it all to be 563 00:24:10,068 --> 00:24:12,588 Speaker 1: guaranteed for the next seven years. You don't think that 564 00:24:12,788 --> 00:24:14,708 Speaker 1: the Ravens thought that that was a deal for them. 565 00:24:14,748 --> 00:24:17,228 Speaker 1: They would have snatched that up already. There is something 566 00:24:17,348 --> 00:24:21,148 Speaker 1: a muck here, something is missing. The bridge between the 567 00:24:21,188 --> 00:24:25,428 Speaker 1: two between team and quarterback is and maybe that bridge's representation. 568 00:24:25,468 --> 00:24:27,268 Speaker 1: And frankly, if you do the math, more power to 569 00:24:27,348 --> 00:24:29,588 Speaker 1: him if that is pretty much what he would take home. Anyways, 570 00:24:29,588 --> 00:24:31,908 Speaker 1: if he was to get forty seven million, he'd probably 571 00:24:31,948 --> 00:24:33,708 Speaker 1: take home thirty five million, Let's be honest. So like, 572 00:24:33,748 --> 00:24:35,388 Speaker 1: if you're going to land at thirty five, great, make 573 00:24:35,388 --> 00:24:38,708 Speaker 1: the arvent that is guaranteed. But if somebody hasn't come 574 00:24:38,788 --> 00:24:41,388 Speaker 1: up with the idea already and it was presented at 575 00:24:41,428 --> 00:24:43,148 Speaker 1: the table and the two couldn't come to terms with it, 576 00:24:43,148 --> 00:24:46,188 Speaker 1: it is eight days until the Ravens play a game. 577 00:24:46,308 --> 00:24:48,588 Speaker 1: I don't see this thing getting done. And frankly, the 578 00:24:48,628 --> 00:24:50,508 Speaker 1: closer we get to it, I think the more pissed 579 00:24:50,508 --> 00:24:52,548 Speaker 1: off Lamar Jackson might get about the fact that this 580 00:24:52,588 --> 00:24:55,388 Speaker 1: couldn't get done because of everything everyone says about him. 581 00:24:55,588 --> 00:24:57,868 Speaker 1: He is the guy we change our offense for you. 582 00:24:57,868 --> 00:25:01,028 Speaker 1: You are everything that Baltimore means and the nature of 583 00:25:01,108 --> 00:25:03,908 Speaker 1: Charmed City. And you're not going to pay me. You're 584 00:25:03,908 --> 00:25:05,908 Speaker 1: not going to sign me to this. If I were him, 585 00:25:05,948 --> 00:25:08,148 Speaker 1: I'd get even more pissed off at this job isn't 586 00:25:08,188 --> 00:25:10,868 Speaker 1: done or this contract isn't done yet. So we haven't 587 00:25:10,908 --> 00:25:12,628 Speaker 1: seen that from him. He hasn't stopped his foot, He 588 00:25:12,668 --> 00:25:14,908 Speaker 1: hasn't done Why would he in public? He doesn't do 589 00:25:14,948 --> 00:25:17,308 Speaker 1: anything else in public. Why would he do that in public? 590 00:25:17,388 --> 00:25:19,588 Speaker 1: He hasn't shown his hand in any direction. He's kept 591 00:25:19,628 --> 00:25:22,828 Speaker 1: a school and fine, you want to franchise tag me, Fine, 592 00:25:22,868 --> 00:25:25,388 Speaker 1: you know Kirk Cousins get killed. But he's made banks 593 00:25:25,388 --> 00:25:26,828 Speaker 1: a lot of money. He's made a lot of money. 594 00:25:26,828 --> 00:25:29,588 Speaker 1: And another did eventually pay him exactly. And so I 595 00:25:29,628 --> 00:25:31,068 Speaker 1: could find and I can't think of it. I was 596 00:25:31,068 --> 00:25:33,028 Speaker 1: talking ahead, But there probably is another team that could 597 00:25:33,028 --> 00:25:35,348 Speaker 1: make their whole team surrounding Lamar Jackson that probably would 598 00:25:35,348 --> 00:25:37,508 Speaker 1: pay him. He's doing all the right things for his brand. Yes, 599 00:25:37,588 --> 00:25:41,508 Speaker 1: he just needs help selling it. I don't know if 600 00:25:41,508 --> 00:25:43,108 Speaker 1: he needs any help. And he might be in control 601 00:25:43,548 --> 00:25:45,428 Speaker 1: as a quarterback. Look, Russell Coon has done his own deal. 602 00:25:45,508 --> 00:25:47,948 Speaker 1: Richard Sherman's did his own deal. Quarterback deals are different, right, 603 00:25:47,988 --> 00:25:50,108 Speaker 1: there are so many different wrinkles. You went a playoff game, 604 00:25:50,148 --> 00:25:53,308 Speaker 1: you get bonus this incentives, I mean yeah out the wazoo, 605 00:25:53,348 --> 00:25:55,508 Speaker 1: like like there are quarterbacks that work into it that 606 00:25:55,548 --> 00:25:58,348 Speaker 1: they get suites for home games, like work into all 607 00:25:58,348 --> 00:26:00,788 Speaker 1: the marketing stuff like it takes weeks to go through it. 608 00:26:00,828 --> 00:26:02,668 Speaker 1: If if that's what you do, like if that's not 609 00:26:02,708 --> 00:26:05,188 Speaker 1: what you do, Yeah, now you got process. Like to 610 00:26:05,268 --> 00:26:08,228 Speaker 1: your point, eight days not enough fun. Our next guest 611 00:26:08,428 --> 00:26:11,148 Speaker 1: is one of the most talented broadcasters in our business. 612 00:26:11,228 --> 00:26:13,948 Speaker 1: He will be calling Sunday night football games on NBC 613 00:26:14,188 --> 00:26:16,188 Speaker 1: all season long. He's a friend of all of ours. 614 00:26:16,188 --> 00:26:18,148 Speaker 1: He's a friend of the show. Please give a warm 615 00:26:18,188 --> 00:26:23,748 Speaker 1: welcome back to Mike Tarico morn in. So, Mike, you're 616 00:26:23,868 --> 00:26:26,988 Speaker 1: entering your seventeenth consecutive season calling NFL games. It's an 617 00:26:27,028 --> 00:26:28,988 Speaker 1: incredible run. It's just one of the many things that 618 00:26:29,028 --> 00:26:30,748 Speaker 1: you do. Though. What has it been like from your 619 00:26:30,788 --> 00:26:33,268 Speaker 1: seat and what has you the most excited for this 620 00:26:33,348 --> 00:26:36,588 Speaker 1: upcoming season? For me, this has been so much fun. 621 00:26:36,628 --> 00:26:39,228 Speaker 1: My twenty five years at ESPA were great, but NBC 622 00:26:39,388 --> 00:26:41,628 Speaker 1: has been a new home in a great second chapter, 623 00:26:41,868 --> 00:26:44,268 Speaker 1: getting to host three Olympics, host the Super Bowl, do 624 00:26:44,308 --> 00:26:46,868 Speaker 1: all the stuff with Football Night in America. But I 625 00:26:46,988 --> 00:26:49,868 Speaker 1: love calling football games and the decade to do a 626 00:26:49,948 --> 00:26:51,828 Speaker 1: Monday night was great. But the chance to be back 627 00:26:51,868 --> 00:26:53,588 Speaker 1: in the booth, and especially with the group that we're 628 00:26:53,588 --> 00:26:55,748 Speaker 1: going to do Sunday Night Football with on and off 629 00:26:55,828 --> 00:26:57,308 Speaker 1: the air is just a treat for me. So I 630 00:26:57,628 --> 00:26:59,508 Speaker 1: can't wait for us to get started on Thursday Night 631 00:26:59,508 --> 00:27:03,468 Speaker 1: with the Rams and the Bills. It's amazing. And I 632 00:27:03,508 --> 00:27:05,828 Speaker 1: said yesterday on the show, like I'm just excited to 633 00:27:05,868 --> 00:27:08,308 Speaker 1: hear your voice in the NFL season be back, and 634 00:27:08,428 --> 00:27:11,028 Speaker 1: that game is such a Marky matchup. Then you've got 635 00:27:11,028 --> 00:27:13,348 Speaker 1: another one. And like you've been covering Tom Brady for 636 00:27:13,388 --> 00:27:16,908 Speaker 1: his entire NFL career. He's forty five. Let's be honest, 637 00:27:17,028 --> 00:27:19,908 Speaker 1: it's been a weird offseason. You've got their game too. 638 00:27:19,988 --> 00:27:22,948 Speaker 1: What's your gut feeling on TB twelve in twenty twenty two, 639 00:27:22,988 --> 00:27:25,308 Speaker 1: where's this thing going? You know? We went to Buffalo 640 00:27:25,348 --> 00:27:27,148 Speaker 1: in Tampa this week to kind of get a head 641 00:27:27,188 --> 00:27:29,468 Speaker 1: start on our season. Saw the Bills in person and 642 00:27:29,548 --> 00:27:32,388 Speaker 1: saw Tampa and I don't know what's going on. I 643 00:27:32,428 --> 00:27:35,388 Speaker 1: don't know what the offseason details were. Here's what I know. 644 00:27:35,628 --> 00:27:38,148 Speaker 1: The guy's ridiculous. He's getting ready for your twenty three 645 00:27:38,148 --> 00:27:39,948 Speaker 1: and he looked like he was twenty three watching him 646 00:27:39,988 --> 00:27:42,188 Speaker 1: throw it, watched him work with the young guys, new 647 00:27:42,308 --> 00:27:45,988 Speaker 1: centers and changes up front. Get Jack Mason back up there. Man, 648 00:27:45,988 --> 00:27:48,068 Speaker 1: he still looks like Tom. And well, here's what I've 649 00:27:48,148 --> 00:27:50,628 Speaker 1: learned with Tiger. Here's what we're seeing with Serena this week. Right, 650 00:27:50,868 --> 00:27:54,628 Speaker 1: These all time greats. When you doubt them, they deliver. 651 00:27:55,068 --> 00:27:57,028 Speaker 1: And I have a great feel and that Tom's going 652 00:27:57,068 --> 00:27:58,868 Speaker 1: to roll into Arlington on Sunday. And I don't know 653 00:27:58,868 --> 00:28:00,548 Speaker 1: what Dak and the Cowboys are gonna do, but they're 654 00:28:00,548 --> 00:28:01,908 Speaker 1: gonna need to put up some points because I get 655 00:28:01,908 --> 00:28:03,708 Speaker 1: the feeling the Bucks you're gonna be hitting on all 656 00:28:03,748 --> 00:28:06,148 Speaker 1: cylinders when they get going. It has been great. Yeah, 657 00:28:06,188 --> 00:28:08,428 Speaker 1: every time they even go to Tiger and the crowd 658 00:28:08,508 --> 00:28:11,508 Speaker 1: watching Serena, he looks incredible and he looks all jacked 659 00:28:11,508 --> 00:28:14,828 Speaker 1: and it makes us all just being awe. It's amazing. Mike. 660 00:28:14,908 --> 00:28:17,468 Speaker 1: More about the football we mentioned this NBC is set 661 00:28:17,508 --> 00:28:20,148 Speaker 1: to air two Week one games next week, the first 662 00:28:20,148 --> 00:28:22,268 Speaker 1: being the NFL kickoff game on Thursday night between the 663 00:28:22,308 --> 00:28:23,708 Speaker 1: Bills and the Rams, and the second is one we've 664 00:28:23,708 --> 00:28:25,388 Speaker 1: talked about a little bit here Sunday night between the 665 00:28:25,388 --> 00:28:27,348 Speaker 1: Bucks and the Cowboys. Mike, you're like us, You get 666 00:28:27,388 --> 00:28:28,988 Speaker 1: out of bed in the morning excited for football. What 667 00:28:29,028 --> 00:28:31,188 Speaker 1: has you excited about? Bills and Rams and both of 668 00:28:31,228 --> 00:28:33,148 Speaker 1: these games? Really? Man, go to Buffalo and you look 669 00:28:33,148 --> 00:28:35,468 Speaker 1: at their roster, and you know, Kyle Wi Shrakes, it's 670 00:28:35,508 --> 00:28:37,468 Speaker 1: crossed me and he's looking through the waiver wire and 671 00:28:37,508 --> 00:28:39,908 Speaker 1: who got cut, who got released, who got signed? Right? 672 00:28:40,028 --> 00:28:42,548 Speaker 1: A lot of those guys the Bills couldn't keep or elsewhere. 673 00:28:42,588 --> 00:28:44,868 Speaker 1: The Bills have a great roster. Brandon Being and Sean 674 00:28:44,948 --> 00:28:47,588 Speaker 1: McDermot have built a heck of an organization up there 675 00:28:47,628 --> 00:28:50,108 Speaker 1: in Buffalo. And that's the guy Josh Allen. I mean, 676 00:28:50,428 --> 00:28:52,588 Speaker 1: you watch at one drive this year that Allen plays 677 00:28:52,628 --> 00:28:54,948 Speaker 1: the preseason now welcome down the field and he does 678 00:28:54,948 --> 00:28:57,468 Speaker 1: the Josh thing. He steps in, Piro Webs comes out 679 00:28:58,028 --> 00:29:00,308 Speaker 1: to out. Okay, get him out. We'll see you on 680 00:29:00,428 --> 00:29:03,188 Speaker 1: opening night. I love what they have in adding von Miller, 681 00:29:03,548 --> 00:29:06,388 Speaker 1: what a story. You've got the defending Super Bowl champs, 682 00:29:06,588 --> 00:29:09,148 Speaker 1: the Rams, the team the Vegas is favoring to win 683 00:29:09,188 --> 00:29:11,468 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl, of the Bills. You've got Von Miller 684 00:29:11,548 --> 00:29:14,348 Speaker 1: coming back to LA and you've got Josh Allen, Matthew 685 00:29:14,348 --> 00:29:18,508 Speaker 1: Stafford and all that talent around Buffalo. Buffalo really is excited. 686 00:29:18,548 --> 00:29:20,508 Speaker 1: They think this could be a Super Bowl year for them, 687 00:29:20,508 --> 00:29:22,828 Speaker 1: and I think any of us who've seen the Bills 688 00:29:22,988 --> 00:29:25,828 Speaker 1: last season this season feel the same way about that team. 689 00:29:25,868 --> 00:29:28,308 Speaker 1: When you look at the schedule, like what did you circle? 690 00:29:28,468 --> 00:29:30,068 Speaker 1: What jumped out at you and what are you most 691 00:29:30,068 --> 00:29:33,388 Speaker 1: excited about? Well, I'm like you now, John doing this 692 00:29:33,708 --> 00:29:36,268 Speaker 1: Sunday Night Football scheduled. All seventeen games that are on 693 00:29:36,308 --> 00:29:38,708 Speaker 1: the schedule, plus to two Thursdays, a couple of the 694 00:29:38,788 --> 00:29:43,148 Speaker 1: mile Posts, Mahomes at Brady Week four, Cowboys at the Eagles. 695 00:29:43,188 --> 00:29:44,788 Speaker 1: I think a lot of folks think the Eagles are 696 00:29:44,828 --> 00:29:47,308 Speaker 1: just as good, if not better than the Cowboys going 697 00:29:47,348 --> 00:29:49,788 Speaker 1: into this year. But you mentioned the one that I 698 00:29:49,868 --> 00:29:53,468 Speaker 1: really am excited about, Packers at Bills. If you take 699 00:29:53,508 --> 00:29:56,428 Speaker 1: a step back and think about it, the Packers came 700 00:29:56,508 --> 00:29:58,668 Speaker 1: this close the last couple of years to getting all 701 00:29:58,668 --> 00:30:00,868 Speaker 1: the way there. The Bills came this close to getting 702 00:30:00,908 --> 00:30:04,468 Speaker 1: all the way there. It's the Sunday before Halloween in 703 00:30:04,588 --> 00:30:07,148 Speaker 1: Orchard Park, guarantee twenty five miles an hour wind. It's 704 00:30:07,148 --> 00:30:09,588 Speaker 1: gonna be a cool night. It's gonna feel like football. 705 00:30:09,668 --> 00:30:12,068 Speaker 1: If I had a wager on anything for the season ahead, 706 00:30:12,068 --> 00:30:13,988 Speaker 1: I would wager that at some point in that open 707 00:30:14,108 --> 00:30:16,228 Speaker 1: I'll look at Chris and say, this could very well 708 00:30:16,268 --> 00:30:18,308 Speaker 1: be a Super Bowl preview. Both of those teams have 709 00:30:18,388 --> 00:30:20,428 Speaker 1: given us that, and you feel like they're right back 710 00:30:20,468 --> 00:30:22,428 Speaker 1: there again. Mike, you mentioned it. We overlapped in the 711 00:30:22,428 --> 00:30:24,668 Speaker 1: college football world and you learn a lot about those 712 00:30:24,668 --> 00:30:26,988 Speaker 1: guys and how they then transcend to the NFL. But 713 00:30:27,028 --> 00:30:29,108 Speaker 1: for the last six years you've called Notre Dame games 714 00:30:29,108 --> 00:30:31,468 Speaker 1: at home, and now you're calling Sunday night football, so 715 00:30:31,508 --> 00:30:33,508 Speaker 1: you no longer get his head to south, Ben, What 716 00:30:33,548 --> 00:30:35,508 Speaker 1: are you gonna miss most about calling a game in 717 00:30:35,508 --> 00:30:38,188 Speaker 1: one of the more iconic places to play football? That view, 718 00:30:38,308 --> 00:30:41,988 Speaker 1: that place, touchdown, Jesus, everything that goes with the specter 719 00:30:42,108 --> 00:30:43,948 Speaker 1: of Notre Dame, and it is such a network in 720 00:30:44,028 --> 00:30:46,348 Speaker 1: such a connection. So we're at in Tampa this week 721 00:30:46,388 --> 00:30:48,548 Speaker 1: with the Bucks and Robert Haynesy who's going to play 722 00:30:48,548 --> 00:30:50,828 Speaker 1: a key role, maybe the starting center on this team. 723 00:30:50,948 --> 00:30:53,508 Speaker 1: With the Ryan Jensen and Painty comes over, we're talking. 724 00:30:53,548 --> 00:30:55,868 Speaker 1: We're just catching up from five six years ago. There's 725 00:30:55,868 --> 00:30:57,868 Speaker 1: been a group that Brian Kelly had before he left 726 00:30:57,868 --> 00:30:59,788 Speaker 1: Notre Dame that puts so many guys in the league. 727 00:30:59,828 --> 00:31:02,148 Speaker 1: And we see one in Kyrn Williams for the Rams, 728 00:31:02,148 --> 00:31:04,108 Speaker 1: a rookie running back. Maybe not on the level of 729 00:31:04,108 --> 00:31:06,548 Speaker 1: the Schrager guys to watch this year, but a guy 730 00:31:06,548 --> 00:31:08,788 Speaker 1: who could have an interesting impact on the Rams team 731 00:31:09,068 --> 00:31:11,748 Speaker 1: as a third down back. But what a great place 732 00:31:11,948 --> 00:31:15,028 Speaker 1: I'll miss most though is Pegs in South Bend, which 733 00:31:15,108 --> 00:31:16,788 Speaker 1: is a great breakfast place. That was my Friday and 734 00:31:16,828 --> 00:31:20,028 Speaker 1: Saturday morning tradition. As you know, college towns have a 735 00:31:20,148 --> 00:31:23,668 Speaker 1: vibe their own, and I'm going to miss you must 736 00:31:23,668 --> 00:31:25,828 Speaker 1: have seen that clip when Brian Kelly head it's about 737 00:31:25,908 --> 00:31:29,348 Speaker 1: rouge and he has tried to transform and really take 738 00:31:29,428 --> 00:31:32,348 Speaker 1: on what it's like to be a coach now in Louisiana. 739 00:31:32,388 --> 00:31:34,188 Speaker 1: What have you made after knowing him for so long 740 00:31:34,228 --> 00:31:36,228 Speaker 1: as South end of the of what he has become 741 00:31:36,428 --> 00:31:40,908 Speaker 1: as a Go Tigers coach. Brian's a great salesman. He 742 00:31:40,948 --> 00:31:43,388 Speaker 1: gets it. He knows what to do. Here's the one 743 00:31:43,428 --> 00:31:45,388 Speaker 1: thing to think about with Brian Kelly. He's had a 744 00:31:45,388 --> 00:31:47,468 Speaker 1: lot of success, as many wins as any active coaching 745 00:31:47,508 --> 00:31:51,468 Speaker 1: college football right now over his thirty plus years, Central Michigan, Cincinnati, 746 00:31:51,548 --> 00:31:54,788 Speaker 1: Notre Dame, all that Grand Valley Division two. Brian's never 747 00:31:54,828 --> 00:31:57,308 Speaker 1: been in a major conference, one of the big conferences. 748 00:31:57,468 --> 00:31:59,308 Speaker 1: He's got a chance. And you know the talent down 749 00:31:59,308 --> 00:32:01,508 Speaker 1: there at LSU. We see it all across the league, 750 00:32:01,628 --> 00:32:03,828 Speaker 1: right but Cincinnati was in the Big East back then. 751 00:32:04,388 --> 00:32:06,428 Speaker 1: I'm excited to see what LSU is gonna do. Look 752 00:32:06,468 --> 00:32:08,868 Speaker 1: in the SEC, you can't look at the card to 753 00:32:08,948 --> 00:32:10,708 Speaker 1: go okay, I'm gonna be covering ten or fifteen of 754 00:32:10,748 --> 00:32:12,468 Speaker 1: these guys in the league in the next couple of years. 755 00:32:12,468 --> 00:32:14,068 Speaker 1: So it's gonna be really interesting to see what he 756 00:32:14,068 --> 00:32:17,788 Speaker 1: does there. Let's go, baby. Thanks Mike, thank you so 757 00:32:17,868 --> 00:32:19,828 Speaker 1: much for your time. You're the best. Thank you. They 758 00:32:19,868 --> 00:32:22,548 Speaker 1: have a great season, guys see on the road. Amazing. 759 00:32:23,188 --> 00:32:25,468 Speaker 1: That's the guy all right there, best in the business, 760 00:32:25,508 --> 00:32:39,308 Speaker 1: Mike Trenko. The Eagles made a big trade this week 761 00:32:39,308 --> 00:32:42,308 Speaker 1: for Chauncey Gardner Johnson to help shore up their secondary. 762 00:32:42,588 --> 00:32:44,268 Speaker 1: Plus you have a J Brown there and a couple 763 00:32:44,228 --> 00:32:46,068 Speaker 1: of big contributors in the draft, and it's a very 764 00:32:46,108 --> 00:32:48,908 Speaker 1: solid off season. Hall But are the Eagles the twenty 765 00:32:48,948 --> 00:32:51,468 Speaker 1: twenty one playoff team that improved their roster the most 766 00:32:51,468 --> 00:32:55,428 Speaker 1: since last season? Yes, yes, yes, in fact yes, affirmative 767 00:32:55,428 --> 00:32:56,668 Speaker 1: and I don't have to waste too much time. I 768 00:32:56,708 --> 00:32:59,268 Speaker 1: think at every important position except quarterback, they said we 769 00:32:59,268 --> 00:33:01,188 Speaker 1: got to get a little better, and that includes drafted 770 00:33:01,228 --> 00:33:03,508 Speaker 1: guy like Cam Jurgens and got a guy like Jordan Davis. 771 00:33:03,508 --> 00:33:05,308 Speaker 1: They really did well in the draft, and they didn't 772 00:33:05,348 --> 00:33:07,308 Speaker 1: have that first because they tired that second one because 773 00:33:07,308 --> 00:33:10,148 Speaker 1: they traded it for a J. Brown. M I think 774 00:33:10,148 --> 00:33:13,028 Speaker 1: the Eagles got significantly better. And if I'm the Dallas Cowboys, 775 00:33:13,028 --> 00:33:15,988 Speaker 1: the Dallas Cowboys fans, I'm looking at the rosters objectively 776 00:33:15,988 --> 00:33:17,908 Speaker 1: and I'm saying, aside from the quarterback and Mica and 777 00:33:17,988 --> 00:33:20,308 Speaker 1: CD like they've got a better team than us this year. 778 00:33:20,508 --> 00:33:22,748 Speaker 1: Can you give us ten seconds on Jergins. Jergins, the 779 00:33:22,748 --> 00:33:28,068 Speaker 1: beast Jergins Nebraska centaur Low gra Low centers, nasty as 780 00:33:28,108 --> 00:33:31,028 Speaker 1: hell and he's gonna be a perfect piece of that field. Everything, 781 00:33:31,028 --> 00:33:33,148 Speaker 1: but I think the Eagles got significantly better, and I 782 00:33:33,148 --> 00:33:34,828 Speaker 1: said it when they made the trade. Here. They have 783 00:33:34,868 --> 00:33:36,908 Speaker 1: an organization that does not sleep at night saying we're 784 00:33:36,948 --> 00:33:38,988 Speaker 1: good enough. They're always trying to get better. And the 785 00:33:39,068 --> 00:33:41,268 Speaker 1: quarterback is the only big debate for me. They're gonna 786 00:33:41,308 --> 00:33:42,628 Speaker 1: be in n AC East or not. Yeah, I lovely 787 00:33:42,668 --> 00:33:44,668 Speaker 1: some jergers. We might might see him week one. Kelsey 788 00:33:44,708 --> 00:33:47,148 Speaker 1: had his elbow scope, so he might have to step 789 00:33:47,228 --> 00:33:49,028 Speaker 1: up right away. He's gonna bring that beef turkey. Look, 790 00:33:49,068 --> 00:33:50,708 Speaker 1: I'm just gonna go with the Buffalo Bills right here, 791 00:33:50,708 --> 00:33:52,868 Speaker 1: and I'm on a long list of players, Like here's 792 00:33:52,868 --> 00:33:54,708 Speaker 1: all the guys that they had yet, Like I'm looking 793 00:33:54,708 --> 00:33:58,028 Speaker 1: at one guy, Von Miller. It's Miller time up in Buffalo. 794 00:33:58,308 --> 00:34:00,788 Speaker 1: It always is on Sundays around one o'clock. But I 795 00:34:00,908 --> 00:34:03,708 Speaker 1: called him the Big Game Hunter because that's the only 796 00:34:03,788 --> 00:34:05,668 Speaker 1: reason that they went out and got this guy. He's 797 00:34:05,908 --> 00:34:07,868 Speaker 1: gonna be the first player if the Bills win a 798 00:34:07,908 --> 00:34:10,548 Speaker 1: Super Bowl, like like Kyle predicted they would at the draft, 799 00:34:11,108 --> 00:34:12,388 Speaker 1: he will be the first player in the history of 800 00:34:12,388 --> 00:34:14,228 Speaker 1: the NFL to win a Super Bowl with three different teams. 801 00:34:15,228 --> 00:34:16,988 Speaker 1: That's the whole reason. I mean that's it right there. 802 00:34:17,028 --> 00:34:19,628 Speaker 1: That's a conversation. He brings to this defense. Oh, by 803 00:34:19,668 --> 00:34:21,748 Speaker 1: the way, did you know the Buffalo Bolls had the 804 00:34:21,828 --> 00:34:23,468 Speaker 1: number one rank defense last year. Yeah, a lot of 805 00:34:23,468 --> 00:34:24,868 Speaker 1: people didn't know. That kind of flew into the raider 806 00:34:24,868 --> 00:34:27,108 Speaker 1: because we're talking about Josh and the coin flip and all, like, 807 00:34:27,308 --> 00:34:29,948 Speaker 1: you add him to that, you add bring him to 808 00:34:30,068 --> 00:34:33,988 Speaker 1: that mix. Like the Buffalo Bills, I mean, stayed healthy. Obviously, 809 00:34:33,988 --> 00:34:36,348 Speaker 1: that's a big part of it. Like they've got a closer, 810 00:34:36,388 --> 00:34:38,348 Speaker 1: they've got a guy on third down at the end 811 00:34:38,348 --> 00:34:40,708 Speaker 1: of the game. What we saw Aaron Donald do was 812 00:34:41,188 --> 00:34:42,748 Speaker 1: he was able to do that because people were focusing 813 00:34:42,748 --> 00:34:45,108 Speaker 1: on Von as well. So I think Von's got that 814 00:34:45,188 --> 00:34:47,188 Speaker 1: ability and I think he puts them over the wealth 815 00:34:47,188 --> 00:34:48,388 Speaker 1: of the Bills as such that if they had not 816 00:34:48,468 --> 00:34:50,348 Speaker 1: added Von, I still think they're the Super Bowl favorites 817 00:34:50,348 --> 00:34:52,068 Speaker 1: for a lot of people. And yet they added Von Miller. 818 00:34:52,868 --> 00:34:54,668 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go with a team that replaced a Hall 819 00:34:54,708 --> 00:34:56,508 Speaker 1: of Famer with two different guys who have never taken 820 00:34:56,548 --> 00:34:57,828 Speaker 1: a snap for the team, and I still think it's 821 00:34:57,868 --> 00:35:00,388 Speaker 1: the Steelers. And obviously cheer laying out for all the 822 00:35:00,428 --> 00:35:05,108 Speaker 1: personnel merely in the quarterback replacement. And it's true Ben Roethlisberg. 823 00:35:05,268 --> 00:35:07,028 Speaker 1: Do you remember the game against the Chiefs last year. 824 00:35:07,228 --> 00:35:09,028 Speaker 1: He's a great champion in a Hall of Famer and 825 00:35:09,068 --> 00:35:11,988 Speaker 1: all that the tank was empty. He couldn't throw down 826 00:35:12,108 --> 00:35:14,348 Speaker 1: field at all. And I don't relish saying that, but 827 00:35:14,388 --> 00:35:16,588 Speaker 1: you watch the games. Was hard to watch fresh arms, 828 00:35:16,628 --> 00:35:18,588 Speaker 1: fresh legs. I don't care if it's Picket or Trubisky. 829 00:35:18,748 --> 00:35:20,668 Speaker 1: I think the offense is gonna have a whole different 830 00:35:20,748 --> 00:35:22,748 Speaker 1: kind of juice. I think Najie Harris is gonna have 831 00:35:22,748 --> 00:35:24,908 Speaker 1: a whole different kind of juice. They've seemed like there 832 00:35:24,908 --> 00:35:26,428 Speaker 1: were twenty guys in the box down the stretch for 833 00:35:26,468 --> 00:35:28,388 Speaker 1: the Steelers because they know Roethlispring can make him pay 834 00:35:28,428 --> 00:35:30,468 Speaker 1: for it. Whether it's Picktor Trubisky, I don't care. That's 835 00:35:30,468 --> 00:35:32,388 Speaker 1: the only upgrade I needed right now. And I think 836 00:35:32,388 --> 00:35:35,428 Speaker 1: it's the Steelers. I'm gonna go Raiders. I'm gonna go Raiders. Yeah, 837 00:35:35,508 --> 00:35:39,028 Speaker 1: the Raiders. Yeah, Devontae Adams, Chandler Jones. I had to 838 00:35:39,108 --> 00:35:40,988 Speaker 1: think they had a lot of great additions, but then 839 00:35:41,068 --> 00:35:43,468 Speaker 1: the whole new front office. I think what Josh McDaniels 840 00:35:43,668 --> 00:35:46,268 Speaker 1: hopefully can accomplish for this team, there were another one 841 00:35:46,308 --> 00:35:48,108 Speaker 1: like their roster was really impressive, and then they go 842 00:35:48,148 --> 00:35:50,028 Speaker 1: out and get Devonte Adams and you think about the 843 00:35:50,068 --> 00:35:52,948 Speaker 1: Derek Carkin. Actually you're like, man, this could click, this 844 00:35:53,068 --> 00:35:56,308 Speaker 1: could watch from everything that McDaniels did in New England, 845 00:35:56,428 --> 00:35:59,188 Speaker 1: his application of his knowledge and his offense could be 846 00:35:59,308 --> 00:36:02,228 Speaker 1: really special for the Raiders. My only concern is the 847 00:36:02,268 --> 00:36:04,068 Speaker 1: fact that the Raiders had to move on from with 848 00:36:04,188 --> 00:36:06,348 Speaker 1: the offensive line from Alex Leatherwood and how they're going 849 00:36:06,388 --> 00:36:08,908 Speaker 1: to shore up that issue for that team moving forward. 850 00:36:08,948 --> 00:36:10,708 Speaker 1: Obviously there are some patches that they're going to have 851 00:36:10,788 --> 00:36:13,188 Speaker 1: to fix, but Davante Adams kind of like, I'm gonna 852 00:36:13,188 --> 00:36:15,188 Speaker 1: go with one guy. Like to me, he is such 853 00:36:15,228 --> 00:36:18,468 Speaker 1: an explosive, explosive addition that he counts as such a 854 00:36:18,588 --> 00:36:22,388 Speaker 1: roster improvement as a coach to get hired to a 855 00:36:22,468 --> 00:36:24,908 Speaker 1: team it has a franchise quarterback that we're a playoff 856 00:36:24,948 --> 00:36:27,588 Speaker 1: team and they're not in shambles from a runoffense. Coaches 857 00:36:27,588 --> 00:36:28,908 Speaker 1: are coming there fix up a mess.