WEBVTT - 12/01/20-HOUR 2- Jeff Zrebiec

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<v Speaker 1>You are listening to the Dan Patrick Show on Fox

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<v Speaker 1>Sports Radio Hour two on this Tuesday, Dan and The

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<v Speaker 1>Dan at Stan Patrick Show. NBA training camp opens today. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>you heard me right. NBA training camps open today. Also,

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty NFL schedule includes a rare Friday game. We're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna have an NFL game on every day of the

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<v Speaker 1>week because the day after Christmas you have a Friday game.

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<v Speaker 1>The game will be played on December twenty fifth, New

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<v Speaker 1>Orleans vikings in the Saints. So for the first time

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<v Speaker 1>in a decade, more than a decade, you'll have a

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<v Speaker 1>Friday game. The NFL schedule released on Thursday, and it

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<v Speaker 1>has some quirks there, the rare Friday game. You have

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<v Speaker 1>the Wednesday game coming up. I don't know if you'll

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<v Speaker 1>see more of this coming up, but you know we're

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<v Speaker 1>seeing this because it's out of desperation that you're having

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<v Speaker 1>Tuesday games Wednesday games. Hopefully that things return to normal

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<v Speaker 1>whatever that's going to be next season, but you will

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<v Speaker 1>have a Friday game. Is so rare. There have only

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<v Speaker 1>been ten ever since the NFL AFL merger in nineteen

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<v Speaker 1>seventy and this year's game will mark just the fifth

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<v Speaker 1>time it's happened since nineteen ninety three. But desperate times,

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<v Speaker 1>desperate measures here, and you'll have a game coming up

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<v Speaker 1>tomorrow afternoon because NBC has primetime the Christmas Lighting Special,

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<v Speaker 1>and therefore you have to have the football game in

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<v Speaker 1>the afternoon. All right, A couple of things when you

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<v Speaker 1>start to look at last night's game, you're going to

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<v Speaker 1>take away the headlines depending on who you're rooting for

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<v Speaker 1>where you live. You know, Seattle got the win, and

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<v Speaker 1>that's a big win because the Rams lost to the

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<v Speaker 1>forty nine ers in dramatic fashion, and Seattle's trying to

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<v Speaker 1>win that division because you want to have a home

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<v Speaker 1>playoff game at least one. You know, the Buccaneers aren't

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<v Speaker 1>going to the super Bowl this year. They're going to

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<v Speaker 1>be on the road for as long as they keep winning,

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<v Speaker 1>they'll be on the road in the playoffs. But they're

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<v Speaker 1>not going to be going to the super Bowl in

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<v Speaker 1>my opinion, playing the way they play, and they're going

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<v Speaker 1>to be on the road for all those games. And

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<v Speaker 1>they haven't done well against good teams aside from Green Bay,

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<v Speaker 1>and are they going to get nine or ten wins? Thankfully,

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<v Speaker 1>there is that seventh playoff spot. They may extend it

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<v Speaker 1>to eight playoff spots depending on what happens with the

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<v Speaker 1>rest of the schedule there. But Seattle gotta win there.

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<v Speaker 1>The defense, I don't know if the defense is getting

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<v Speaker 1>a lot better because Philadelphia's offense is not very good,

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<v Speaker 1>but they are able to make some impact with players

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<v Speaker 1>like Jamal Adams and Carlos Dunlap. Like they have impact

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<v Speaker 1>players there and that's something they have not had. You

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<v Speaker 1>get Russell Wilson that offense, it seems like they're a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit more balanced than they were earlier in the

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<v Speaker 1>year when Russ was throwing it, you know, as much

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<v Speaker 1>as we've ever seen him, and they went into that game.

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<v Speaker 1>They survived that game. It wasn't as close as the

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<v Speaker 1>score would indicate, but those the games that you have

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<v Speaker 1>to win, and Seattle got that win last night. The

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<v Speaker 1>other headline is going to be with Carson Wentz and

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<v Speaker 1>the Eagles. They're still only a half game out of

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<v Speaker 1>first place. They might still win the division, and I

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<v Speaker 1>can't imagine you would win a division as a coach

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<v Speaker 1>ever been fired winning a division. Ron Jowarskalne Last Hour

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<v Speaker 1>in Jaws, does the Eagles games and he said that

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<v Speaker 1>Doug Peterson will be back next year and Carson Wentz

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<v Speaker 1>is going to be back next year. I understand Carson

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<v Speaker 1>Wentz coming back because you got a whole lot of

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<v Speaker 1>money tied up in his contract with Doug Peterson. Is

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<v Speaker 1>he now expendable? And how long is that grace period

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<v Speaker 1>after you win a title. We brought up Jane Chiswick

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<v Speaker 1>a week or so ago where he ended up winning

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<v Speaker 1>a title at Auburn, and then it was a few

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<v Speaker 1>years later where he got fired. Joe Madden with the Cubs.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, Joe Madden, you won the World Series. The

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<v Speaker 1>Cubs finally win a World Series and then it's a

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<v Speaker 1>Joe got some nice parting gifts for you. But is

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<v Speaker 1>that where we are with Doug Peterson In Philadelphia. It's

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<v Speaker 1>a tough town. They got their Super Bowl and they're

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<v Speaker 1>not satisfied. So I don't know if Philadelphia does something

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<v Speaker 1>as drastic as that, But you got a situation here

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<v Speaker 1>where something's got to change in Philadelphia, and I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know if it's a quick There's no band aid here

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<v Speaker 1>and it's no quick rebuild there either. Now that's a

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<v Speaker 1>team that one had some star players. They all aligned

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<v Speaker 1>when they beat New England with Nick Foles. Carson Wentz

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<v Speaker 1>is obviously struggling. Jalen Hurts is not the answer right

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<v Speaker 1>now because, to be fair to Jalen Hurts, he didn't

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<v Speaker 1>have an offseason workout, he didn't have preseason games. That's

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<v Speaker 1>what quarterbacks normally get. And Jalen Hurts coming into this situation,

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<v Speaker 1>obviously they think a lot of him. They took him

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<v Speaker 1>in the second room. But this might be just one

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<v Speaker 1>of those where Carson Wentz has to just kind of

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<v Speaker 1>slug it out the rest of the year. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>you don't have Here is Washington with Alex Smith, Daniel

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<v Speaker 1>Jones is out this week, Dallas doesn't have Dak Prescott.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, imagine if I was saying at the start

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<v Speaker 1>of the season, hey, here's this scenario. By the way,

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<v Speaker 1>Alex Smith is going to be starting for Washington and

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<v Speaker 1>they'll be winning. Daniel Jones will play well, they'll be

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<v Speaker 1>in first place, but he'll be injured. Dak Prescott is

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<v Speaker 1>not going to play this year, and Carson Wentz may

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<v Speaker 1>lose his job. That's the NFC East in a nutshew

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<v Speaker 1>say good morning to our radio partners. Also our TV

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<v Speaker 1>partner Peacock. We'll get to phone calls coming up. Mclovin

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<v Speaker 1>pull question today perhaps Yep, we have a what's the

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<v Speaker 1>worst quarterback situation in the league? And I think there's

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<v Speaker 1>some recency bias because the leaders are the Eagles and

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<v Speaker 1>the Broncos, all right, I mean I think it's the

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<v Speaker 1>Bears because you could you could put Trevor Lawrence justin

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<v Speaker 1>fields or Trey Lance there and they're still going to

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<v Speaker 1>be a Bears quarterback at the end of the day.

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<v Speaker 1>It's cursed. There's no more helpless feeling for an NFL

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<v Speaker 1>defense than when it comes to trying to cover a

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<v Speaker 1>wide receiver that they can't cover. And we saw that

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<v Speaker 1>a couple of times. In Week twelve, Tyreek Hill had

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<v Speaker 1>over two hundred yards two touchdowns in the first quarter

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<v Speaker 1>against Tampa Bay. Then last night, yeah, DK Metcalfe, he

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<v Speaker 1>took over the Seahawks beating the Eagles, and Metcalfe and

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<v Speaker 1>Hill sit at one two in the league in receiving yards. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>they also have two very good quarterbacks, two very good

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<v Speaker 1>offensive lines. At least Kansas City has a very good

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<v Speaker 1>offensive line Russell Wilson and Patrick Mahomes. But give Metcalfe

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<v Speaker 1>and Hill a lot of credit because they're unique players.

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<v Speaker 1>Metcalfe fell to the second round of the twenty nineteen draft,

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<v Speaker 1>and it was almost as if he was too good

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<v Speaker 1>to be true physically. But none of those draft concerns

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<v Speaker 1>came true. You know, he had a serious injury when

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<v Speaker 1>he was in college. They didn't know if he was

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<v Speaker 1>flexible enough. It felt like he was just you know,

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<v Speaker 1>this brute force out there who could run a four

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<v Speaker 1>three forty Hill is unstoppable. Now, there were off the

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<v Speaker 1>field concerns that he's a hard guy to root for,

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<v Speaker 1>But your defense has to be your whole defense has

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<v Speaker 1>to be on alert when those players are on the field.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's what I didn't understand with what happened in

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<v Speaker 1>Tampa Bay. Then you know, Ron Jworski said there were

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<v Speaker 1>a couple of blown coverages there and that's how Tyreek

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<v Speaker 1>Hill got wide open. You got single coverage on DK metcalf.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't I love Tyler Lockett, but I'm really concerned

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<v Speaker 1>about Dk metcalf and single coverage is not going to

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<v Speaker 1>cut it, not with somebody like that. Yeah, Paul and

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<v Speaker 1>I went back and looked at during a break in

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<v Speaker 1>DK Metcalf's draft profiles, and then the weaknesses were almost

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<v Speaker 1>all the same. Besides the injuries, people talked about his

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<v Speaker 1>hands and his lack of consistency catching the ball. They

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<v Speaker 1>was not graded out very well at all as a

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<v Speaker 1>route runner, and a lot of people were feared that

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<v Speaker 1>people would fall in love with his combine times and

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<v Speaker 1>his weightlifting and he would be a bust. So that's

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<v Speaker 1>why nobody looked at him in the first round. They

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<v Speaker 1>thought the downside was too much, more so than the upside. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's why when I hear this, everybody passed on him. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>but they passed on him. There were probably eight teams

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<v Speaker 1>that took him off their draft board because they weren't

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<v Speaker 1>sure about the injury that he had in college, and

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<v Speaker 1>he didn't have a great combine work out. When it

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<v Speaker 1>came to the other things, you know, the three cone drill, however,

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<v Speaker 1>you know that became so important, but it did. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>he could bench press and he could run, but they

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<v Speaker 1>didn't know if he was just a straight ahead type runner.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's why I look at him like a tarall Owens.

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<v Speaker 1>Tarall Owens is a better route runner, a better receiver

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<v Speaker 1>but DK Metcalf, to use the words of Jim Schwartz,

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<v Speaker 1>is well on his way. He's not Megatron yet, but

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<v Speaker 1>he's well on his way. How that became a slight,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not sure. I do want to know how Jim

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<v Speaker 1>Schwartz said that he's the Eagles defensive coordinator because he

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<v Speaker 1>can always, you know, give you a little jab there.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know if I wouldn't want to do that

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<v Speaker 1>to DK Metcalf before a game start. I wouldn't want

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<v Speaker 1>to go up there and go, I'm gonna get in

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<v Speaker 1>his head. I'm gonna say that he's not Calvin Johnson,

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<v Speaker 1>but he's well on his way. That doesn't sound like

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<v Speaker 1>a real slight. Sounds like a pretty good compliment to me.

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<v Speaker 1>But DK Metcalf spun that into it was somehowuse like

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<v Speaker 1>in fact, when you listen to the question and listen

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<v Speaker 1>to the answer, the answer has nothing to do with

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<v Speaker 1>the question that's asked. If DK Metcalf after last night's win,

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<v Speaker 1>what's your mindset going into a game when you know

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<v Speaker 1>or when you feel like you're going to see a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of opposing teams number one cornerback, Well, what's your

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<v Speaker 1>mindset going into it? I'm happy I'm getting a little respect,

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<v Speaker 1>but you know, I still got work to do. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>One of the defensive coaches came up to me, and

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<v Speaker 1>it kind of made me mad that he was like, Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know I was. I was in Detroit with Megatron,

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<v Speaker 1>but you're not there yet. Um. You know, in my mind,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not trying to be Megatron. I'm trying to be me.

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<v Speaker 1>So um. You know, it had had a little chip

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<v Speaker 1>on my should of the whole game was that Jim Schwartz, Yes, sir, okay, Now,

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<v Speaker 1>if I look at it and listen to it the

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<v Speaker 1>way he says it, yeah, you're I was with Megatron,

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<v Speaker 1>you're not there yet. Like I could say it in

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<v Speaker 1>a way that might be negative, But I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>if Jim Schwartz would go you know what, I'm going

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<v Speaker 1>to tug on Superman's Cape here started the game. I'm gonna,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, say, hey, I was there, I was a

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<v Speaker 1>Megatron's coach in Detroit. You're not there, but like you're

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<v Speaker 1>not there, but you're on your way. Like I guess

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<v Speaker 1>I could say it in a way where DK Metcalf

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<v Speaker 1>would go away, what's he saying? I guess if I

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to really look hard at this and go all right,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe Jim Schwartz did do it. DK Metcalf thought about

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<v Speaker 1>it for four hours last night pre game, during the game,

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<v Speaker 1>after the game, I also thought found this interesting. Of

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<v Speaker 1>the current top three in the NFL and rushing yards,

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<v Speaker 1>so you have Henry Cook and James Robinson and also

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<v Speaker 1>the top three in receiving yards. Metcalf, Hill and Kelsey

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<v Speaker 1>none were drafted in the first round. Since the merger,

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<v Speaker 1>it has never ever happened where there were no first

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<v Speaker 1>rounders among the top three in rushing yards or receiving

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<v Speaker 1>yards at season's end. You're looking for those skill position players.

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<v Speaker 1>We talk about it usually every draft or after the draft.

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<v Speaker 1>You can find wide receivers and you can find running backs,

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<v Speaker 1>and you can do so outside of the first round.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, for me, I look for the edge rusher,

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<v Speaker 1>if I can get a lockdown corner, and if I

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<v Speaker 1>can get good offensive linemen. I mean, That's what I'm

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<v Speaker 1>looking for. And it feels like it's really hard. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>Detroit may have whipped on Jeff Okuda and he was

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<v Speaker 1>supposed to be you can't miss with this guy. You're

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<v Speaker 1>looking for the we see teams draft in the top

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<v Speaker 1>five offensive lineman and they whiff on those offensive lineman.

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<v Speaker 1>Edge rushers. You're looking for one. So as much as

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<v Speaker 1>we want to go, it's really hard to pick a quarterback.

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<v Speaker 1>It's hard to pick other positions that are not as

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<v Speaker 1>integral as a quarterback is, but pretty close to it,

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<v Speaker 1>because you've got to have a good offensive line, and

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<v Speaker 1>if you see a successful quarterback, chances are he is

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<v Speaker 1>bolstered by a great offensive line. We'll check in with

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<v Speaker 1>the Ravens coming up and we'll get some phone calls here.

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<v Speaker 1>Pete and Seattle joints us leads us off this hour

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<v Speaker 1>high Pete, what's on your mind? Dot metcalf Dan, we

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<v Speaker 1>love him. He's gonna be great. He's fantastic. Yeah, physical,

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<v Speaker 1>tough catches, speed, breaks away. He's gone. He's still on

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<v Speaker 1>training wheel Stan. These patterns are inexact. He drops some

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<v Speaker 1>easy catches and unfortunately Polly took me out of that

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<v Speaker 1>with his draft profile. But also something they're gonna have

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<v Speaker 1>to watch. Russell mentored him down in Mexico. I'm sure

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<v Speaker 1>he taught him all about the physical things you needed

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<v Speaker 1>to be as a wide receiver, but he had two

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<v Speaker 1>or three situations last night. If the officials were looking

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<v Speaker 1>the other way, he would have gotten the personal thousand

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<v Speaker 1>instead of a sleigh. He's got to watch it. He's

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<v Speaker 1>got a lot of growing up to do. We love it. Yeah, Pete,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm all on board. Like DK, Metcalf is just starting out.

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<v Speaker 1>He's just learning the position. You find this with a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of quarterbacks who are looking for receivers. And that's

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<v Speaker 1>why an experienced receiver doesn't have the physical capabilities of

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<v Speaker 1>somebody younger can still hang, they can still have a

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<v Speaker 1>job in the league because they know how to play

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<v Speaker 1>the position, They know routes to run, they know secrets

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<v Speaker 1>of the position. Just athleticism. Nikkil Harry has tons of

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<v Speaker 1>athleticism for the Patriots. He can't play and the draft

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<v Speaker 1>is littered with guys like that. Where you go, God,

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<v Speaker 1>what happened playing receiver in the NFL. It's not just

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<v Speaker 1>I'm really fast, I'm really big, or I'm really quick.

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<v Speaker 1>There's so much more that goes into it. Yeah, I

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<v Speaker 1>mcclub this year. Everybody miss on Chase Claypool. He's if

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<v Speaker 1>you go back, he's obvious and Justin Jefferson fell to

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<v Speaker 1>like the fifth receiver. So how do you evaluate are

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<v Speaker 1>certain teams better than other teams at this? Well, sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>it's the system you're in. If Chase Claypool at Notre Dame,

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<v Speaker 1>was he showcased enough that you were able to really

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<v Speaker 1>tell just how good he was going to be? Do

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<v Speaker 1>you have the draft profile with Chase Claypool polling? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>And it's almost exactly like DK metcalfs. They love his height,

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<v Speaker 1>they love his strength, they love his speed. They concerned

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<v Speaker 1>about his acceleration off the line. Is he too slow

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<v Speaker 1>right off the line. They're concerned about his route running.

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<v Speaker 1>They're concerned big time about his hands. They said, did

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<v Speaker 1>you not see enough of him in the Ian book

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<v Speaker 1>offense with Notre Dame? So there is a lot more

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<v Speaker 1>what we don't know than what we know. Similar to

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<v Speaker 1>DK metcalf okay, and who was the other receiver that

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<v Speaker 1>he brought up? Justin? Justin Jefferson? We saw him dominate

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<v Speaker 1>the final four, Like, how did we miss on that guy?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean he went twenty third, But how did Jalen Rager,

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<v Speaker 1>who's unproven at TCU go ahead of Justin two? I

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<v Speaker 1>know that once again that the great mystery, Although I

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<v Speaker 1>said after watching l SUE a few times. They had

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<v Speaker 1>as good at skill position players as I've ever seen

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<v Speaker 1>on a college football team, and those wide receivers. That's

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<v Speaker 1>why I didn't know how to evaluate Joe Burrow because

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<v Speaker 1>it just felt like like Dwayne Haskins at Ohio State,

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<v Speaker 1>but to a lesser degree because LSU had a whole

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<v Speaker 1>lot of talent there By the way LSU plays Alabama

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<v Speaker 1>this week, Yeah, that's the way I reacted. I went, wait,

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<v Speaker 1>they do no fanfare, Nobody talking about that again. The

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<v Speaker 1>only reason why they're talking about the game is Nick

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<v Speaker 1>Saban's coming back from COVID. But other than that, not

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<v Speaker 1>a whole lot going on there. Terry and New York jointes. Hi, Terry,

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<v Speaker 1>what's on your mind? How are you doing? Dance? Good? Sir?

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<v Speaker 1>I was good good. I wanted to talk about is fun.

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<v Speaker 1>You guys mentioned the receivers. Megatron man, I remember Flipper

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<v Speaker 1>Andis in nineteen eighty nine. Their records over thirty years old,

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<v Speaker 1>now three hundred thirty six yards. I watched that game

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<v Speaker 1>with my father, man, and uh, every time somebody gets

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<v Speaker 1>close to breaking his record, I no, no, no, no,

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<v Speaker 1>don't break it. Don't break it. I don't want to

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<v Speaker 1>buy to break that record. You know, Flip Flipper Anderson

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't a great receiver, but he was a good receiver

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<v Speaker 1>like you were talking about with the other guys earlier.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, he was a solid receiver man, and he

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<v Speaker 1>can always say I got that record and I wanted to. Actually, then,

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<v Speaker 1>is there a rememberable memorable sport moment or a game

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<v Speaker 1>did you watch with your dad? Did you can remember

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<v Speaker 1>that people remember to this day. Uh, well, my dad's dad,

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<v Speaker 1>So no. I think I watched games, but I don't

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<v Speaker 1>remember that we sat around and watched something. I remember

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<v Speaker 1>watching games, but and my dad might have been in

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<v Speaker 1>the room, but obviously in my own little world like

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't. It wasn't one of those where it was

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<v Speaker 1>a family type ATMO sphere. Even the Ice Bowl with

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<v Speaker 1>Green Bay and Dallas, I remember watching in the living room.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know if anybody else was in the living room,

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<v Speaker 1>but I just remember that it was one of those

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<v Speaker 1>games that I just I couldn't imagine how you played

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<v Speaker 1>football and weather like that, and then the quarterback sneak

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<v Speaker 1>by bard Starr and then they ended up going to

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<v Speaker 1>the Super Bowl. Yeah, Paul, the one thing I remember

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<v Speaker 1>about watching football with my dad is the one and

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<v Speaker 1>only time I heard my dad used the F word

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<v Speaker 1>was in response to an Earl Campbell run. Earl Campbell

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<v Speaker 1>was a rookie or a second year player with the

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<v Speaker 1>Houston Oilers and he broke a run. It was on

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<v Speaker 1>National TV or Monday Night Football, I can't remember which.

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<v Speaker 1>My dad jumped up, and I remember he goes, Holy

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<v Speaker 1>F and the whole family just puckered up because we'd

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<v Speaker 1>never heard him say that before. He was not, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>he was a BS guy. And I was like, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know who Earl Campbell is, but I'm gonna check

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<v Speaker 1>this guy out. And you know, Flipper Anderson I think

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<v Speaker 1>was out of UCLA. That sound right, But Henry Ellard

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<v Speaker 1>was always the Rams receiver. He was he was the

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<v Speaker 1>the great receiver there. It just it felt like that.

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<v Speaker 1>But Flipper Anderson and and his name comes up occasionally

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<v Speaker 1>usually when you have one of these big games by

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<v Speaker 1>somebody else. But Flipper Anderson put up some pretty big

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<v Speaker 1>numbers there. Jimmy Smith that Jacksonville did that he had

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<v Speaker 1>like almost three hundred yards. Reggie Wayne had one of those.

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<v Speaker 1>Chad Johnson had one of those, but Flipper with fifteen

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<v Speaker 1>catches in that game in nineteen eighty nine, thirty six

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<v Speaker 1>yards and one touchdown. I believe we'll take a break.

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<v Speaker 1>away with it. I had of teams like Washington, Chicago, Detroit, Jacksonville,

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<v Speaker 1>that based off the quarterbacking sit Yeah, like sort of

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<v Speaker 1>what's the future? You know, because Jacksonville Elise will get

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<v Speaker 1>the number two spots, so they're probably at least it

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<v Speaker 1>seems like there will question what if the Eagles get

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<v Speaker 1>the fourth spot and Cincinnati's at three, they won't draft

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<v Speaker 1>a quarterback and the Eagles are looking at Trey Lance

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<v Speaker 1>ironically North Dakota State, would they pull the trigger and

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<v Speaker 1>take another? No? Are you sure? I mean, there's not

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of opportunities to get that high. Okay, but

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<v Speaker 1>what are you doing with Carson Wentz? I don't know. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>that's answer that, and then you'll get your answer to

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<v Speaker 1>Trey Lance, trade him, to trade him to Indie frank

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<v Speaker 1>Reich reunited future there all right? I like that scenario

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<v Speaker 1>this from Andrew Brandt. If the Ravens Steelers game happens tomorrow,

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<v Speaker 1>it's hard to imagine a scenario where an NFL game

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't happen eight straight days of Ravens positive COVID cases,

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<v Speaker 1>twenty plus players affected, dramatic precedent. Jeff Ziebeck is the

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<v Speaker 1>senior staff writer for The Athletic. He covers the Ravens.

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<v Speaker 1>He joins us now, Jeff, thanks for joining us. Where

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<v Speaker 1>are the Ravens players right now? Ravens players are at home,

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<v Speaker 1>but they'll have The hope is that they'll have a

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<v Speaker 1>practice later today, a one another walkthrough practice, which would

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<v Speaker 1>be a second straight day with the walkthrough, and then

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<v Speaker 1>at least the tentative plan tonight is to fly out

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<v Speaker 1>to Pittsburgh, you know, and to continue preparations for the

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<v Speaker 1>game tomorrow afternoon. But of course that's all, you know, pending,

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<v Speaker 1>because they're gonna have to wait to see if there's

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<v Speaker 1>any positive tests from this morning's batch of tests. And

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<v Speaker 1>they're now at nine straight days with positive tests in

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<v Speaker 1>that building, so that's hardly a given that there won't be.

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<v Speaker 1>And there was no chance Lamar Jackson was going to

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<v Speaker 1>be able to play. Yeah, no, you know, he's he's

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<v Speaker 1>in the middle of a you know, a ten day

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<v Speaker 1>isolation after he tested positive over the weekend. The hope

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<v Speaker 1>is that he will have an enough time to be

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<v Speaker 1>back for you know, the Dallas Games was moved to

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<v Speaker 1>next Tuesday. Now, I heard from a source this morning

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<v Speaker 1>and I want to bring this to your attention about

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<v Speaker 1>what has gone on with the Ravens. And this came

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<v Speaker 1>from a league source last night saying that because I said,

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<v Speaker 1>did the Ravens feel like they're being picked on? And

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<v Speaker 1>what I got was classic hypocrisy. They won't be vigilant

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<v Speaker 1>about the protocols in the front end. John Harball crysis

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<v Speaker 1>being screwed on the back end for consequences of said violations.

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<v Speaker 1>His coaching staff was responsible for the outbreak there. What

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<v Speaker 1>do you make of that comment, Well, you know, there's

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<v Speaker 1>still work being done to figure out how you know

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<v Speaker 1>the entry point in the building, But obviously there's a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of focus on the strength and conditioning coach. The

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<v Speaker 1>Ravens disciplined him and suspended him for a while and

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<v Speaker 1>we'll see about that. But yeah, obviously, when you have

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<v Speaker 1>this many cases and we're talking about over thirty now

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<v Speaker 1>in the building, you know, not just counting players, we're

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<v Speaker 1>talking about support staff, you have to wonder whether the

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<v Speaker 1>protocol was all being followed and the Ravens had said

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<v Speaker 1>a lot this year about how comfortable they were with

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<v Speaker 1>the protocol and how much money and time they invested

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<v Speaker 1>in it. And now they've had the team with the

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<v Speaker 1>biggest uh, you know, they've been the team with the

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<v Speaker 1>biggest outbreak in the NFL. So there's obviously some questions

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<v Speaker 1>there that they're going to have to answer in terms

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<v Speaker 1>of whether they're following protocol and what they were and

0:24:35.560 --> 0:24:38.359
<v Speaker 1>we're not doing. I'm trying to separate fact from fiction

0:24:38.560 --> 0:24:40.920
<v Speaker 1>as well when it comes to this story with the Ravens.

0:24:41.720 --> 0:24:45.000
<v Speaker 1>Was there the possibility of a wildcat strike of the Ravens.

0:24:45.080 --> 0:24:48.520
<v Speaker 1>Was that topic broached by the team. I know there

0:24:48.520 --> 0:24:52.160
<v Speaker 1>were some players that were, you know, weren't willing to play.

0:24:52.160 --> 0:24:54.080
<v Speaker 1>They did not want to play Tuesday, and they made

0:24:54.080 --> 0:24:57.159
<v Speaker 1>it clear, and that kind of started on Sunday, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>Sunday afternoon, they had a virtual meeting with NFL chief

0:25:03.000 --> 0:25:07.919
<v Speaker 1>medical guru, doctor Allen Sills, and apparently it was pretty tense,

0:25:08.000 --> 0:25:10.359
<v Speaker 1>and players made clear they weren't happy with how some

0:25:10.600 --> 0:25:15.200
<v Speaker 1>certain situations were being handled. They were particularly disappointed and

0:25:16.040 --> 0:25:18.239
<v Speaker 1>kind of you know, frustrated with the lack of an

0:25:18.240 --> 0:25:20.879
<v Speaker 1>immediate test on game day mornings, I mean this is

0:25:20.960 --> 0:25:24.720
<v Speaker 1>kind of you know, they had multiple positive tests in

0:25:24.800 --> 0:25:27.679
<v Speaker 1>November twenty seconds the morning the Titans game, but all

0:25:27.680 --> 0:25:29.960
<v Speaker 1>those people are on the field and were on the

0:25:29.960 --> 0:25:32.040
<v Speaker 1>sideline because they didn't have the test re built between

0:25:32.119 --> 0:25:35.679
<v Speaker 1>later that night. So it was pretty tense there, you know,

0:25:35.840 --> 0:25:39.760
<v Speaker 1>and they all weren't buying what doctor Sills was saying.

0:25:39.840 --> 0:25:42.280
<v Speaker 1>They were kind of disappointed with some stuff. And then

0:25:42.320 --> 0:25:45.440
<v Speaker 1>the disappointment grew the next morning when they reported to

0:25:45.520 --> 0:25:48.480
<v Speaker 1>practice and they were sent home again because the league

0:25:48.520 --> 0:25:51.399
<v Speaker 1>wasn't ready to have them practice. So yeah, they were,

0:25:51.760 --> 0:25:53.679
<v Speaker 1>and then they had a player's only meeting where they

0:25:53.720 --> 0:25:56.639
<v Speaker 1>kind of decided that, look, we're not playing on you know,

0:25:56.680 --> 0:26:00.760
<v Speaker 1>we're not willing really. Yeah, if I'm confused, shouldn't Steelers

0:26:00.840 --> 0:26:05.680
<v Speaker 1>be upset? Not the Ravens. Well, obviously the Steelers should

0:26:05.720 --> 0:26:07.760
<v Speaker 1>be exad you know what I mean, they now the

0:26:07.880 --> 0:26:13.399
<v Speaker 1>innocent bystander and two of these situations, But the Ravens also,

0:26:13.760 --> 0:26:16.399
<v Speaker 1>you know, have seeky concerns from there end too about

0:26:16.440 --> 0:26:20.200
<v Speaker 1>the whole thing. But obviously, depending on whether the how

0:26:20.240 --> 0:26:23.159
<v Speaker 1>this was brought into their building, you know, there's definitely

0:26:23.160 --> 0:26:25.639
<v Speaker 1>a case could be made that you know, they're at

0:26:25.680 --> 0:26:28.800
<v Speaker 1>fault for a lot of this. How big of a

0:26:28.840 --> 0:26:33.600
<v Speaker 1>disappointment are the Ravens viewed in Baltimore and how they

0:26:33.640 --> 0:26:36.119
<v Speaker 1>handle this is no, no, They're just their performance on

0:26:36.160 --> 0:26:39.400
<v Speaker 1>the field. Oh yeah, there's been a lot of frustration, Dan.

0:26:39.600 --> 0:26:42.080
<v Speaker 1>I mean it's just, you know, they had high expectations

0:26:42.119 --> 0:26:45.960
<v Speaker 1>this year and uh, you know, starting with the offense

0:26:46.640 --> 0:26:50.919
<v Speaker 1>that really hasn't been productive all year, been very inconsistent. Obviously,

0:26:51.000 --> 0:26:54.400
<v Speaker 1>the perception is coorback Mark Jackson has taken a step back.

0:26:55.119 --> 0:26:57.840
<v Speaker 1>They haven't played well, They've been you know, in a

0:26:57.840 --> 0:27:01.000
<v Speaker 1>lot of big games. So yeah, definitely. I mean before,

0:27:01.200 --> 0:27:04.960
<v Speaker 1>you know, the loss of the Titans sort of increase

0:27:05.040 --> 0:27:07.880
<v Speaker 1>the frustration with the team, and ever since we've had

0:27:08.160 --> 0:27:11.320
<v Speaker 1>you know, the COVID outbreak. But I'm also wondering about

0:27:11.400 --> 0:27:13.560
<v Speaker 1>Lamar Jackson. Did he take a step back or did

0:27:13.600 --> 0:27:17.119
<v Speaker 1>defenses take a step forward. I think it's a combination

0:27:17.160 --> 0:27:19.119
<v Speaker 1>of everything. I Mean, they talked a big game and

0:27:19.200 --> 0:27:22.919
<v Speaker 1>all off season about needing to evolve offensively because they

0:27:23.000 --> 0:27:25.280
<v Speaker 1>knew defenses were gonna have a better handle on what

0:27:25.280 --> 0:27:27.920
<v Speaker 1>they were doing, and they just haven't done that. They

0:27:27.960 --> 0:27:30.399
<v Speaker 1>just haven't been able to adjust to what defenses have

0:27:30.520 --> 0:27:33.760
<v Speaker 1>been doing. I mean some of it's on personnel. The

0:27:33.840 --> 0:27:36.880
<v Speaker 1>offensive line has taken a step back that hasn't helped Jackson.

0:27:37.400 --> 0:27:41.200
<v Speaker 1>They don't have a top knocked receiving corps. But Jackson's

0:27:41.280 --> 0:27:44.159
<v Speaker 1>also missed some throws and he has been unable to

0:27:44.760 --> 0:27:48.200
<v Speaker 1>unlock the downfield passing game, and he just hasn't been

0:27:48.240 --> 0:27:52.280
<v Speaker 1>as confident or as you know, Sharper, as efficient as

0:27:52.280 --> 0:27:54.679
<v Speaker 1>he was last year. So there's plenty of blame to

0:27:54.720 --> 0:27:57.560
<v Speaker 1>go around, but Jackson definitely has to have the accountability

0:27:57.560 --> 0:28:00.360
<v Speaker 1>in it. And how is this offense different with RG

0:28:00.560 --> 0:28:02.960
<v Speaker 1>three running it instead of Lamar Jackson. I think it's

0:28:02.960 --> 0:28:05.600
<v Speaker 1>going to be a similar offense, but obviously you don't

0:28:05.640 --> 0:28:09.439
<v Speaker 1>have you know, the the athleticism and the dimension you

0:28:09.480 --> 0:28:12.119
<v Speaker 1>know that you know Lamar Jackson brings. He's one of

0:28:12.160 --> 0:28:16.480
<v Speaker 1>a kind in that area. But Robert Griffin's plenty capable.

0:28:16.840 --> 0:28:19.199
<v Speaker 1>The issue is, you know, their offensive line is a

0:28:19.240 --> 0:28:21.879
<v Speaker 1>mess right now. They probably will start a center who's

0:28:22.240 --> 0:28:25.960
<v Speaker 1>never played in the NFL before. In terms of offensive line,

0:28:26.000 --> 0:28:27.880
<v Speaker 1>they don't have their fullback, they don't have their block

0:28:27.920 --> 0:28:30.719
<v Speaker 1>and tight end, so they're kind of a mess throughout

0:28:30.800 --> 0:28:33.679
<v Speaker 1>the personnel, but I'm sure they'll try to keep their

0:28:33.720 --> 0:28:37.720
<v Speaker 1>offense as similar as possible and Robert Griffins beating the

0:28:37.720 --> 0:28:40.520
<v Speaker 1>Steelers before. I know, it's a different situation last year.

0:28:40.640 --> 0:28:43.680
<v Speaker 1>But they'll be capable. You know, they'll be capable of

0:28:43.720 --> 0:28:45.760
<v Speaker 1>moving the ball, but they definitely have a lot of

0:28:45.800 --> 0:28:49.240
<v Speaker 1>hurdles to overcome in terms of all the absences. Lamar

0:28:49.320 --> 0:28:53.560
<v Speaker 1>Jackson sensitive with the media at all with criticisms this year. No,

0:28:53.880 --> 0:28:56.320
<v Speaker 1>you know, he's you know, it's always been tough this year,

0:28:56.440 --> 0:28:58.280
<v Speaker 1>Dan with the whole zooms. You know, we haven't been

0:28:58.320 --> 0:29:00.160
<v Speaker 1>in the locker room, we haven't had in per some

0:29:00.200 --> 0:29:03.240
<v Speaker 1>press conferences, so it's always hard to say how players

0:29:03.240 --> 0:29:07.280
<v Speaker 1>are reacting. But he's been pretty similar to what he

0:29:07.400 --> 0:29:09.800
<v Speaker 1>was last year. I mean, he has expressed you have

0:29:09.840 --> 0:29:13.120
<v Speaker 1>seen him expressed more frustration on the field. You've seen

0:29:13.160 --> 0:29:16.760
<v Speaker 1>a couple of animated conversations that you didn't really see

0:29:16.880 --> 0:29:19.560
<v Speaker 1>last year. But I imagine that all comes with the

0:29:19.600 --> 0:29:22.760
<v Speaker 1>frustration of not playing as well and the team losing.

0:29:23.240 --> 0:29:27.080
<v Speaker 1>He's not traveling with the team, No, okay, no, no,

0:29:27.320 --> 0:29:31.400
<v Speaker 1>I mean the question is the one day delay really

0:29:31.520 --> 0:29:35.680
<v Speaker 1>it affects potentially two players. JK Dobbins and mark Ingram

0:29:35.960 --> 0:29:41.080
<v Speaker 1>their self isolation ends today. They're ten days so they

0:29:41.120 --> 0:29:44.880
<v Speaker 1>theoretically could fly tomorrow to Pittsburgh and they're gonna have

0:29:44.880 --> 0:29:46.560
<v Speaker 1>to do it early to get in turn for the

0:29:46.640 --> 0:29:50.240
<v Speaker 1>three forty kickoff and they could play. But that's gonna

0:29:50.240 --> 0:29:52.760
<v Speaker 1>be a decision they're gonna have to make if you

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<v Speaker 1>want two guys who haven't play a practice in ten

0:29:55.160 --> 0:29:57.240
<v Speaker 1>days to kind of just jump right on the field

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<v Speaker 1>and play. Thank you, Jeff, you certainly have a lot

0:30:00.160 --> 0:30:03.080
<v Speaker 1>to write about there. Hopefully we get this game in.

0:30:03.160 --> 0:30:05.320
<v Speaker 1>We appreciate your time and thanks for joining us again.

0:30:06.000 --> 0:30:09.320
<v Speaker 1>Thanks for having me. That's Jeff Zeribek, a senior staff

0:30:09.320 --> 0:30:12.920
<v Speaker 1>writer for The Athletic covering the Ravens. Once again, going

0:30:12.960 --> 0:30:15.840
<v Speaker 1>back to what Andrew Brant tweeted out, and Andrew's one

0:30:15.840 --> 0:30:19.760
<v Speaker 1>of the smarter people in this business, former front office executive.

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<v Speaker 1>If the Ravens Steelers game happens tomorrow, it's hard to

0:30:22.880 --> 0:30:25.680
<v Speaker 1>imagine a scenario where an NFL game doesn't happen. Eight

0:30:25.760 --> 0:30:30.320
<v Speaker 1>straight days of Ravens positive COVID cases, twenty plus players,

0:30:30.320 --> 0:30:35.760
<v Speaker 1>affected dramatic precedent and got the reigning MVP who's not

0:30:35.800 --> 0:30:38.800
<v Speaker 1>going to be playing because normally you're gonna go. We

0:30:38.840 --> 0:30:41.680
<v Speaker 1>want to get the best players, our biggest names out there.

0:30:41.960 --> 0:30:44.560
<v Speaker 1>We want them in primetime. Well, the game's not in primetime.

0:30:45.200 --> 0:30:47.360
<v Speaker 1>NBC had to put it in the afternoon due to

0:30:47.400 --> 0:30:52.320
<v Speaker 1>their tree lighting ceremony special. And they travel to Pittsburgh.

0:30:52.360 --> 0:30:55.680
<v Speaker 1>Pittsburgh's undefeated. Pittsburgh to me, should be upset. Now. I

0:30:55.680 --> 0:30:58.240
<v Speaker 1>don't know if Pittsburgh is. I haven't heard much out

0:30:58.240 --> 0:31:01.400
<v Speaker 1>of Pittsburgh. All I know, as my source said, you know,

0:31:01.480 --> 0:31:05.000
<v Speaker 1>John Harball should not be crying because it's hypocrisy. They

0:31:05.080 --> 0:31:08.560
<v Speaker 1>created this and now they want to be the victim.

0:31:08.920 --> 0:31:12.520
<v Speaker 1>And h you know, my source said that ain't happening

0:31:12.520 --> 0:31:16.040
<v Speaker 1>with the league office here. Yeah, McLevin. But isn't the

0:31:16.040 --> 0:31:19.160
<v Speaker 1>alternative for Pittsburgh that they get a healthy Lamar Jackson

0:31:19.200 --> 0:31:23.440
<v Speaker 1>a week eighteen? You know that seems like, well, I know,

0:31:23.480 --> 0:31:25.840
<v Speaker 1>but they've been they want to play. I don't. I

0:31:25.840 --> 0:31:28.360
<v Speaker 1>don't know if they care if it's Lamar Jackson or not.

0:31:28.440 --> 0:31:31.120
<v Speaker 1>As much as you want to have your rhythm, your

0:31:31.240 --> 0:31:34.880
<v Speaker 1>schedule so it doesn't disrupt you for the next week.

0:31:36.000 --> 0:31:40.760
<v Speaker 1>And this happened with Tennessee when that game was postponed,

0:31:40.880 --> 0:31:43.080
<v Speaker 1>and now you have this where you're ready to play

0:31:43.120 --> 0:31:44.920
<v Speaker 1>a game, and then ready to play a game, ready

0:31:44.920 --> 0:31:46.920
<v Speaker 1>to play a game, and then you're waiting for your opponent,

0:31:47.280 --> 0:31:51.000
<v Speaker 1>and your opponent is the problem here. I understand that frustration.

0:31:52.360 --> 0:31:55.280
<v Speaker 1>You know, would I rather face Baltimore without Lamar Jackson? Yes,

0:31:55.400 --> 0:31:58.200
<v Speaker 1>I would, But I would rather keep with my routine,

0:31:59.000 --> 0:32:02.360
<v Speaker 1>you know, each day, because every NFL team they have

0:32:02.400 --> 0:32:05.520
<v Speaker 1>a routine depending on when your game is day off,

0:32:05.880 --> 0:32:09.280
<v Speaker 1>what you do the next day when walkthroughs happen, and

0:32:09.720 --> 0:32:13.520
<v Speaker 1>that can affect you, adversely affect you. Yeah, Paul, you

0:32:13.560 --> 0:32:15.560
<v Speaker 1>know they let the Broncos play. The NFL let the

0:32:15.560 --> 0:32:18.040
<v Speaker 1>Broncos play with no quarterbacks. But that was not much

0:32:18.080 --> 0:32:19.960
<v Speaker 1>of a safety issue. That was more of a performance issue.

0:32:20.080 --> 0:32:22.920
<v Speaker 1>If an NFL team lost an entire offensive line units

0:32:23.120 --> 0:32:26.000
<v Speaker 1>and none of them could play, would they wouldn't play

0:32:26.000 --> 0:32:28.600
<v Speaker 1>a game? Then? Would they? That'd be a safety issue.

0:32:29.560 --> 0:32:31.640
<v Speaker 1>You got a guy who's never played in an NFL

0:32:31.720 --> 0:32:33.960
<v Speaker 1>game who's going to start for the Ravens tomorrow afternoon.

0:32:34.680 --> 0:32:38.040
<v Speaker 1>I know that that's just one player. You had a

0:32:38.120 --> 0:32:40.520
<v Speaker 1>quarterback who had never played in an NFL game with

0:32:40.560 --> 0:32:44.160
<v Speaker 1>the Broncos, you know, at some point, it just feels

0:32:44.200 --> 0:32:51.080
<v Speaker 1>like the NFL is not factoring in other outside situations

0:32:51.120 --> 0:32:54.600
<v Speaker 1>that they should, scenarios that they should. It's just it's

0:32:54.640 --> 0:32:57.360
<v Speaker 1>like a snow plow. They just keep going through. They're

0:32:57.400 --> 0:33:00.880
<v Speaker 1>not stopping, and at some point it feels like the

0:33:01.000 --> 0:33:02.760
<v Speaker 1>NFL has just got to stop and go let me,

0:33:03.480 --> 0:33:05.720
<v Speaker 1>let me come up for air and survey the situation here.

0:33:06.880 --> 0:33:10.040
<v Speaker 1>You know, you've the NFL and the SEC are very similar.

0:33:10.320 --> 0:33:12.880
<v Speaker 1>We're going straight ahead and we're going to get to

0:33:13.480 --> 0:33:16.040
<v Speaker 1>the SEC title game and we'll have a team playing

0:33:16.040 --> 0:33:18.520
<v Speaker 1>for the national title. The NFL is just we're going

0:33:18.600 --> 0:33:22.280
<v Speaker 1>to get these regular season games in. Maybe we'll have

0:33:22.320 --> 0:33:25.400
<v Speaker 1>an eighteenth week if we have games that are postponed

0:33:25.480 --> 0:33:28.440
<v Speaker 1>or moved to that, you know, in an extra regular

0:33:28.480 --> 0:33:30.360
<v Speaker 1>season game. But if you didn't do it for the

0:33:30.360 --> 0:33:33.920
<v Speaker 1>Baltimore game against Pittsburgh, you're not doing it. I mean,

0:33:34.000 --> 0:33:36.560
<v Speaker 1>Andrew Brant rings up a great point, like what scenario

0:33:37.200 --> 0:33:40.680
<v Speaker 1>start start quarterbacks out? You got twenty or more players

0:33:40.680 --> 0:33:46.840
<v Speaker 1>affected by this. Noah, We're gonna play the game. And

0:33:46.920 --> 0:33:51.080
<v Speaker 1>that's where it comes to the competitive competitive balanced part

0:33:51.080 --> 0:33:53.600
<v Speaker 1>of this that I have the question about the issue

0:33:53.640 --> 0:33:56.840
<v Speaker 1>with I want to see good football. I want to

0:33:56.880 --> 0:34:00.360
<v Speaker 1>see football that's representative of the NFL, and I don't

0:34:00.360 --> 0:34:02.320
<v Speaker 1>know if we're going to see that tomorrow afternoon. I mean,

0:34:02.400 --> 0:34:04.920
<v Speaker 1>watch the Ravens win the damn game. But what I

0:34:04.960 --> 0:34:09.200
<v Speaker 1>saw in Denver in theory sounded interesting, in reality was

0:34:09.280 --> 0:34:12.560
<v Speaker 1>horrible and embarrassing for the NFL. And I know that

0:34:12.600 --> 0:34:15.920
<v Speaker 1>the NFL. According to my source, they punished the Denver Broncos.

0:34:16.880 --> 0:34:21.040
<v Speaker 1>They punished those quarterbacks, but you're punishing the rest of

0:34:21.080 --> 0:34:25.239
<v Speaker 1>the team for that. And that's where, you know, do

0:34:25.280 --> 0:34:27.799
<v Speaker 1>you take away a game check from those quarterbacks? Like?

0:34:27.880 --> 0:34:30.359
<v Speaker 1>How do I punish them? So the message gets through

0:34:31.040 --> 0:34:35.600
<v Speaker 1>because now you're going to punish the team, And you know,

0:34:36.040 --> 0:34:38.440
<v Speaker 1>I guess Vic Fangio, the head coach at Denver, said, hey,

0:34:38.680 --> 0:34:44.000
<v Speaker 1>don't rule out these quarterbacks being fined. Yah, And that's

0:34:44.000 --> 0:34:46.400
<v Speaker 1>where I had a problem with this. The NFL is

0:34:46.400 --> 0:34:48.320
<v Speaker 1>going to pick and choose who they're going to punish.

0:34:48.360 --> 0:34:50.479
<v Speaker 1>We're mad at those quarterbacks. They didn't wear a mask

0:34:50.520 --> 0:34:54.960
<v Speaker 1>in their meetings. Okay, I would question the Broncos having

0:34:55.040 --> 0:34:58.359
<v Speaker 1>all their quarterbacks in a meeting when other teams keep

0:34:58.480 --> 0:35:03.000
<v Speaker 1>one quarterback out, who zooms in so, in case worst

0:35:03.000 --> 0:35:06.120
<v Speaker 1>case scenario they all come down with COVID, you still

0:35:06.160 --> 0:35:09.840
<v Speaker 1>have a quarterback who's able to play more phone calls

0:35:09.920 --> 0:35:12.680
<v Speaker 1>coming up back after this in The Dan Patrick Show.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for listening to The Dan Patrick Show podcast. Be

0:35:15.280 --> 0:35:17.839
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0:35:17.880 --> 0:35:20.880
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0:35:21.120 --> 0:35:24.080
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0:35:24.080 --> 0:35:27.680
<v Speaker 1>FSR or stream us live on the Peacock App. Jerry

0:35:27.760 --> 0:35:31.360
<v Speaker 1>Jones claims the Broncos were no more challenged at quarterback

0:35:31.400 --> 0:35:35.400
<v Speaker 1>this past weekend than the Cowboys have been. Jones claimed

0:35:35.400 --> 0:35:38.200
<v Speaker 1>that the Cowboys were in a similar situation when the

0:35:38.560 --> 0:35:41.480
<v Speaker 1>starting quarterback Dak Prescott and back up Andy Dalton both

0:35:41.520 --> 0:35:44.440
<v Speaker 1>got hurt, forcing them to go with third string quarterback

0:35:44.520 --> 0:35:47.480
<v Speaker 1>Ben Dnucci. I don't know that Denver had any more

0:35:47.560 --> 0:35:51.880
<v Speaker 1>challenges than we did with Danucci or young quarterbacks we had.

0:35:51.960 --> 0:35:55.600
<v Speaker 1>Jones said, well, at least she had somebody who's played

0:35:55.719 --> 0:36:01.680
<v Speaker 1>quarterback recently than Hinton, the wide receiver with the Broncos.

0:36:05.719 --> 0:36:10.800
<v Speaker 1>And does Jerry know that that's a really big swipe

0:36:10.800 --> 0:36:14.240
<v Speaker 1>at his own quarterback. I mean, Denucci was a starting

0:36:14.320 --> 0:36:21.799
<v Speaker 1>quarterback at Pitt, but he's practiced at the position. He

0:36:21.840 --> 0:36:26.920
<v Speaker 1>was drafted by Dallas. I wonder if Pat Bowen was

0:36:27.000 --> 0:36:31.200
<v Speaker 1>still the owner of the Broncos, if the NFL would

0:36:31.200 --> 0:36:34.359
<v Speaker 1>have done what they did what they did, because I

0:36:34.400 --> 0:36:38.239
<v Speaker 1>think a stronger owner, There's there's no way that Jerry

0:36:38.320 --> 0:36:41.520
<v Speaker 1>Jones would allow that to happen, that they were playing

0:36:41.520 --> 0:36:43.919
<v Speaker 1>a wide receiver off the practice squad. It just that

0:36:43.920 --> 0:36:46.279
<v Speaker 1>that would never have happened with Jerry. Some of these

0:36:46.640 --> 0:36:50.440
<v Speaker 1>strong owners, it just wouldn't happen. Robert Kraft, you can

0:36:50.480 --> 0:36:52.760
<v Speaker 1>get down the list, but that that would not happen.

0:36:53.239 --> 0:36:56.839
<v Speaker 1>But with Denver, I don't know. It felt like it was, Hey,

0:36:56.880 --> 0:36:59.200
<v Speaker 1>here's your punishment. Take your punishment, Now go out and

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<v Speaker 1>play the game. Dan Orlovsky had this tweet. The Saints

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<v Speaker 1>are nine and two. They've had Drew Brees and Michael

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<v Speaker 1>Thomas for less than two games together. Orlovsky said, most

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<v Speaker 1>complete team in the NFC. The defense has been the

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<v Speaker 1>star so far. That's what that's what's really intriguing, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>getting Michael Thomas back and getting on the same page

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<v Speaker 1>with Drew Brees, that'll be what's interesting to watch. I

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<v Speaker 1>think we're waiting for Tampa to get it all together

0:37:30.880 --> 0:37:34.520
<v Speaker 1>with all these new pieces there and obviously with Brady

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<v Speaker 1>with a new offense there, and do they have time

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<v Speaker 1>to get that together with these, you know, last four

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<v Speaker 1>games in the regular season. Can they get it ready

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<v Speaker 1>to start the postseason? That's what I'm curious curious about,

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<v Speaker 1>but also getting Drew Brees back and what are the

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<v Speaker 1>Saints going to be like offensively? Because the defense has

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<v Speaker 1>been great, but at some point the offense is going

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<v Speaker 1>to have to win a couple of games and you're

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<v Speaker 1>not going to be facing the likes of the Denver

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<v Speaker 1>Boncos when you get into the post season. All right?

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<v Speaker 1>Eight seven seven three d P show email address dpat

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<v Speaker 1>dan Patrick dot com. Got some information on Ohio State

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<v Speaker 1>football and I'm going to save it till the top

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<v Speaker 1>of the hour because I want to follow up with

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<v Speaker 1>my source. And you know, I told you Ohio State

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<v Speaker 1>game Northwestern's game with Minnesota was in doubt and they

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<v Speaker 1>canceled that. I said Ohio State's game with Michigan State

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<v Speaker 1>serious doubts, but also Michigan is the following week. But

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<v Speaker 1>I got some information. I want to follow up with

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<v Speaker 1>my source on this with Judge he just sent this

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<v Speaker 1>to me. Yeah, paul I'm assuming this is great news

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<v Speaker 1>that's gonna put Ohio State fans in a great mood.

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<v Speaker 1>Probably not. Probably. I take no pleasure in doing this none.

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<v Speaker 1>It's just Ohio State is you know, that's the big

0:38:52.800 --> 0:38:55.520
<v Speaker 1>team here and what's at stake here? And if you're

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<v Speaker 1>not going to play for the Big Ten title, can

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<v Speaker 1>you still play for the national championship? So I have

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<v Speaker 1>hopefully that information coming up for you. At the top

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<v Speaker 1>of the hour, Pauli says, we have a hot new

0:39:05.160 --> 0:39:09.520
<v Speaker 1>poll question. We have a couple of options. See Paulie

0:39:09.560 --> 0:39:11.919
<v Speaker 1>sent me a pole question that I think he thinks

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<v Speaker 1>is hot, but I'm not sure. I'm not sure how

0:39:14.160 --> 0:39:17.600
<v Speaker 1>the room thinks about it. One was which would you

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<v Speaker 1>rather tend live the Steelers, Ravens or the Tree Show

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<v Speaker 1>on NBC. Now, the reason I'm not into it is

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<v Speaker 1>because I would not want to go to that Tree

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<v Speaker 1>show with Mariah Carey. Is that something that anybody would

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<v Speaker 1>want to do? You're sliding at Edrew. You're calling it

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<v Speaker 1>a tree show. It's like an like an harborist in

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<v Speaker 1>a backyard in Vermont. This is the Rockefeller Center show

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<v Speaker 1>and thousands of people John Legend and no, no, no,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't want to see that in person. No, the

0:39:44.120 --> 0:39:45.879
<v Speaker 1>ladies do. This is a great place to take place,

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<v Speaker 1>I know, but we're not the ladies and wives loving. No.

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<v Speaker 1>Well they can watch on TV with me. Oh yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>but no. I've been to the tree lighting ceremony before

0:39:56.520 --> 0:40:01.399
<v Speaker 1>and it's festively and it's beautiful. But I didn't stay.

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<v Speaker 1>Well if I stayed for about thirty minutes, and then

0:40:05.800 --> 0:40:08.080
<v Speaker 1>I went to a steakhouse right around the corner, and

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<v Speaker 1>then that was it. So officially I've been to one.

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<v Speaker 1>And uh, you know, of course wanted to see a

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<v Speaker 1>former girlfriend Mariah Carey up, I mean a former friend

0:40:17.920 --> 0:40:22.200
<v Speaker 1>Maria carry up there singing. Sure, and uh, I couldn't

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<v Speaker 1>wait that long. I think she was running a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit late, so I couldn't. I couldn't wait to any longer.

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<v Speaker 1>I had to go eat. All right, let me see

0:40:30.800 --> 0:40:33.520
<v Speaker 1>what else do I have here? Brandon in Texas? Hey Brandon,

0:40:33.560 --> 0:40:38.319
<v Speaker 1>what do you have for me today? Hey Brandon on DC?

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<v Speaker 1>Hey Brandon? Hey, Um, well, I'm sure you watched the

0:40:44.200 --> 0:40:47.760
<v Speaker 1>game last night as I'm doubnit now the car Carson

0:40:47.800 --> 0:40:53.800
<v Speaker 1>wentz Philadelphia funeral. Um, But I got two responses. Personally,

0:40:53.880 --> 0:40:57.160
<v Speaker 1>I think since they're only one game out in first place,

0:40:57.239 --> 0:41:01.040
<v Speaker 1>I think they should at least try Jalen Hurts, you know.

0:41:01.200 --> 0:41:04.760
<v Speaker 1>And then also I would like to see Carson Wentz

0:41:04.880 --> 0:41:08.520
<v Speaker 1>move on and maybe have like the Ryan Tannehill type situation.

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<v Speaker 1>What do you think? Okay, but you know the problem

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<v Speaker 1>is is you just can't go to Carson Wentz, Hey,

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<v Speaker 1>move along. You know there's a lot of money here,

0:41:20.000 --> 0:41:24.239
<v Speaker 1>and you know you take that salary cap hit Philadelphia

0:41:24.239 --> 0:41:26.600
<v Speaker 1>can't afford to do that, and then try to rebuild

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<v Speaker 1>Alan California? Hey, al damn? What's everybody? Hey man? So

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<v Speaker 1>I have the game last night. I actually had plus

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<v Speaker 1>eight and a half. I was up to buy two

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<v Speaker 1>points in the game, so I didn't even need the

0:41:39.160 --> 0:41:42.560
<v Speaker 1>two point conversion when they got the late touchdown. Oh

0:41:42.560 --> 0:41:45.279
<v Speaker 1>eight and a half. Huh yep, you can buy two

0:41:45.320 --> 0:41:49.160
<v Speaker 1>points of the golden Nuggets. Oh smart? How much did

0:41:49.160 --> 0:41:53.520
<v Speaker 1>that cost you? It's minus one sixty because it was off.

0:41:53.640 --> 0:41:56.000
<v Speaker 1>It goes more in tho touchdown. Usually it's minus one fifty,

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<v Speaker 1>but they charge you more when you go off a seven. Huh.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, well, congrat aventulations if you had lost when

0:42:01.880 --> 0:42:05.400
<v Speaker 1>you've called in all no, no, because I was already

0:42:05.440 --> 0:42:07.560
<v Speaker 1>expecting to lose. So I mean only called in because

0:42:07.600 --> 0:42:10.799
<v Speaker 1>they got the surprise win. Yeah, I know. It's we

0:42:10.840 --> 0:42:13.680
<v Speaker 1>always talk about the bad beat. Thank you, al congratulations.

0:42:14.000 --> 0:42:16.520
<v Speaker 1>We always talk about the bad beat. But there's also

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<v Speaker 1>that person who goes, oh God, I'm gonna lose this game.

0:42:20.000 --> 0:42:24.600
<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna win this game. I didn't have too many

0:42:24.680 --> 0:42:29.440
<v Speaker 1>of those, but I don't remember when I had like

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<v Speaker 1>good wins. I always remember when I you know, the

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<v Speaker 1>one I always bring up is when Chester Markle from

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<v Speaker 1>Hillsdale College, number thirteen. I believe I always got to

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<v Speaker 1>do with kick the field goal. That's it. Kicked field goal.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm good, and the field goal gets blocked. He goes

0:42:47.800 --> 0:42:49.960
<v Speaker 1>right back to him. He runs left right into the

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<v Speaker 1>end zone, and that was a bad beat, bad beat.

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<v Speaker 1>I all have some news on Ohio State with their

0:42:59.440 --> 0:43:04.040
<v Speaker 1>game this week and next week against Michigan. Have some

0:43:04.080 --> 0:43:08.719
<v Speaker 1>information on that. Also, more phone calls as well, and

0:43:08.840 --> 0:43:12.440
<v Speaker 1>we'll check in with Mike Flora from NBC Sports about

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<v Speaker 1>if we didn't have a cancelation this week in the NFL,

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<v Speaker 1>Is there a scenario he sees where that could possibly

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<v Speaker 1>happen