1 00:00:02,960 --> 00:00:04,880 Speaker 1: When I woke up this morning, I was feeling pretty dangerous. 2 00:00:04,920 --> 00:00:09,000 Speaker 1: We're on a Cincinnati it's my team, it's my quarterbay 3 00:00:09,400 --> 00:00:13,520 Speaker 1: they are well. We thought they were about hello, you 4 00:00:13,800 --> 00:00:16,120 Speaker 1: play to win the day. They want you to cook 5 00:00:16,120 --> 00:00:17,959 Speaker 1: the dinner. At least they ought to let your shout 6 00:00:18,040 --> 00:00:19,560 Speaker 1: for some of the grocery. And on the way up, 7 00:00:19,560 --> 00:00:22,720 Speaker 1: we're gonna buy a kneecap all you're getting me playoffs. 8 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:25,079 Speaker 1: I'm just here so I won't get fine. How could 9 00:00:25,079 --> 00:00:28,000 Speaker 1: he not be a romantic about football? After? Okay, here 10 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:32,280 Speaker 1: we go. Welcome to the Bench with Benetta Podcast. I 11 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:36,680 Speaker 1: am joined by somebody I'm very excited about, somebody that 12 00:00:36,720 --> 00:00:39,400 Speaker 1: I'm trying to win over. I'm actually I'm actually on 13 00:00:39,400 --> 00:00:42,040 Speaker 1: a friend audition this entire week, and it makes me 14 00:00:42,040 --> 00:00:44,200 Speaker 1: a little bit nervous. I hope that I'm doing okay 15 00:00:44,240 --> 00:00:48,479 Speaker 1: so far. Dan Hans has joins us from NFL Network. 16 00:00:48,640 --> 00:00:52,960 Speaker 1: Around the NFL. This has been along to Power Rankings. 17 00:00:53,560 --> 00:00:55,160 Speaker 1: I've filled in on that show before. This has been 18 00:00:55,160 --> 00:00:57,440 Speaker 1: a long time coming. Thank you so much for joining us. 19 00:00:57,760 --> 00:00:59,800 Speaker 1: I'm so happy to be here. You should understand you 20 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:01,760 Speaker 1: you don't even know what you're up against. What does 21 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:07,200 Speaker 1: that even mean, because people that know me know that 22 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:09,679 Speaker 1: I have a very tight circle of people that I 23 00:01:09,720 --> 00:01:12,360 Speaker 1: actually like to hang out with, and it's overly tight. 24 00:01:12,440 --> 00:01:14,360 Speaker 1: It's like this guy needs to loosen up and open 25 00:01:14,440 --> 00:01:16,200 Speaker 1: things up a little bit. That's the thing, and that 26 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:20,319 Speaker 1: is why I texted you Combine. Everyone had these We 27 00:01:20,319 --> 00:01:24,080 Speaker 1: were just talking about dinner reservations. Everyone has these dinner reservations. 28 00:01:24,160 --> 00:01:26,720 Speaker 1: I'm like, hey, guys, are we hanging out? Everybody's booked, 29 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:30,200 Speaker 1: booked solid and I am alone basically at a subway 30 00:01:30,959 --> 00:01:34,200 Speaker 1: eating dinner by myself all week at Indian I was like, 31 00:01:34,200 --> 00:01:36,640 Speaker 1: you know what, I'm coming into Vegas, correct. I'm going 32 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:39,560 Speaker 1: to hit people up and I'm gonna make plans. And 33 00:01:39,720 --> 00:01:41,080 Speaker 1: I was messaging and I was like, I feel like 34 00:01:41,080 --> 00:01:42,800 Speaker 1: I need to audition to get into this friend group 35 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:45,560 Speaker 1: because you guys, it's very tight knit. It's a little clickie. 36 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:47,600 Speaker 1: It's fine. You guys have known each other for a 37 00:01:47,600 --> 00:01:50,240 Speaker 1: really long time. But I'm knocking out the door and 38 00:01:50,280 --> 00:01:52,400 Speaker 1: I want in. So let me ask you this. If 39 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:54,800 Speaker 1: this is an audition, okay, no, go ahead. If this 40 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:57,880 Speaker 1: is an audition, I need some notes, yes, okay, What 41 00:01:58,360 --> 00:02:01,520 Speaker 1: can I do? What can I change? Like what you know, 42 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:03,640 Speaker 1: give me, give me the rap sheet of like who 43 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:06,240 Speaker 1: which character do I need to become? Well, I would 44 00:02:06,280 --> 00:02:09,760 Speaker 1: think that I don't want you to change, and I 45 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:14,679 Speaker 1: think that's not yet. Um. I think there is an audition. 46 00:02:14,919 --> 00:02:16,959 Speaker 1: We call it on the Around the NFL podcast. There's 47 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:21,160 Speaker 1: something called a and Graver knows this the grave digger. Uh. 48 00:02:21,360 --> 00:02:23,160 Speaker 1: And you're free to use that ip on your show 49 00:02:23,200 --> 00:02:25,440 Speaker 1: if you wish. I call him something else. I feel 50 00:02:25,440 --> 00:02:27,560 Speaker 1: like I need to divert away from what you guys 51 00:02:27,560 --> 00:02:29,600 Speaker 1: are doing. We have our own relationship. That's you know, 52 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:33,480 Speaker 1: that's called it's called a la ravil magnifico. And that's 53 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 1: something that uh. That mean when someone says something to 54 00:02:37,919 --> 00:02:40,520 Speaker 1: a group and some type of setting and then they 55 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:44,400 Speaker 1: reveal everything about themselves, usually in a negative way without 56 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:47,079 Speaker 1: even realizing. Okay, I'm and I think the only thing 57 00:02:47,120 --> 00:02:50,120 Speaker 1: that I would say to you is don't do that. Huh. Okay, 58 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:51,880 Speaker 1: that's good to know. I need to be careful. At 59 00:02:51,880 --> 00:02:55,040 Speaker 1: the same time, don't have anything nice. Listen. Even here's 60 00:02:55,040 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 1: the thing, here's the thing that might be intimidating rage 61 00:02:58,160 --> 00:02:59,560 Speaker 1: is that. And by the way, I like you a lot, 62 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:03,000 Speaker 1: and I you have you're a prospect at the highest levels. 63 00:03:03,639 --> 00:03:07,760 Speaker 1: You're like, uh, you're like Cavon Thibadeau today, Like there's 64 00:03:07,800 --> 00:03:10,040 Speaker 1: a lot, there's a lot of work in here. But 65 00:03:10,720 --> 00:03:14,680 Speaker 1: in terms of the Latavio Magnifico, uh you if you 66 00:03:14,760 --> 00:03:19,200 Speaker 1: do mess up and remove yourself from Click consideration, you 67 00:03:19,240 --> 00:03:24,160 Speaker 1: won't even know it. So I almost hate. It's like 68 00:03:24,160 --> 00:03:28,200 Speaker 1: I'm getting killed off and it's like a shot from 69 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:31,280 Speaker 1: the back of the head. I don't even see it coming. No, 70 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:33,240 Speaker 1: it's okay, though, this is dangerous. Okay, I think I'm 71 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:36,160 Speaker 1: gonna do Okay, You'll be fine. Think there's some post 72 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:39,080 Speaker 1: dinner drinks tonight that I think there's my time to shine. 73 00:03:39,160 --> 00:03:41,800 Speaker 1: I think so, and I feel good about it. And honestly, like, 74 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:44,320 Speaker 1: I don't even know the click. What is the clay? 75 00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:49,920 Speaker 1: It's it's me Mark, Greg Connie, Ricky. Hollywood's in there, 76 00:03:50,880 --> 00:03:55,040 Speaker 1: like Graver's knocking on the door. Yeah, your own producer. Wow, 77 00:03:55,440 --> 00:03:57,800 Speaker 1: maybe it is something I could could we could hop 78 00:03:57,840 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 1: over the line together. We could do that. Maybe there's 79 00:03:59,760 --> 00:04:02,840 Speaker 1: only room for one tonight. It's going to be interesting Vegas. 80 00:04:02,920 --> 00:04:05,560 Speaker 1: Maybe anything can happen. Speaking of Vegas, you just said 81 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:08,840 Speaker 1: you like Vegas. Are you're a Vegas guy? I don't 82 00:04:08,840 --> 00:04:11,200 Speaker 1: think I am not a Vegas person at all. I'm 83 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:15,280 Speaker 1: already having sinus issues. I am not sleeping. I've swept 84 00:04:15,360 --> 00:04:19,200 Speaker 1: through the night. I had two cocktails last night, and 85 00:04:19,279 --> 00:04:21,039 Speaker 1: I felt like trash this morning. I was like, what, 86 00:04:21,400 --> 00:04:24,840 Speaker 1: I had two drinks, but in Vegas two drinks translates 87 00:04:24,839 --> 00:04:26,960 Speaker 1: to seven because the way that they're poured, like, it 88 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:28,719 Speaker 1: just doesn't work in my favor. None of it works 89 00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:30,479 Speaker 1: in my favor. Why are you a Vegas person? Well, 90 00:04:30,560 --> 00:04:33,000 Speaker 1: one of the things, because I do feel very good 91 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:35,440 Speaker 1: about you entering the click if you choose to join. 92 00:04:35,839 --> 00:04:38,480 Speaker 1: If I'm pouring the drinks, the old zuser poor is 93 00:04:38,520 --> 00:04:40,680 Speaker 1: a five second poor. That's just something you need to 94 00:04:40,720 --> 00:04:44,600 Speaker 1: be aware. Oh heads up, Okay, that's not gonna roll 95 00:04:44,640 --> 00:04:46,480 Speaker 1: with me, So all right, I just need to be 96 00:04:46,560 --> 00:04:50,520 Speaker 1: equipped with water tonight. No, but uh no, I guess 97 00:04:50,560 --> 00:04:53,599 Speaker 1: I've always I don't. I don't. I wouldn't consider myself 98 00:04:53,600 --> 00:04:57,200 Speaker 1: a bro, but I have some huh bro qualities, like 99 00:04:57,800 --> 00:05:00,520 Speaker 1: like what I like hanging out with my buddies and 100 00:05:00,560 --> 00:05:03,800 Speaker 1: it's like, hey, hey, let's all go together, get together 101 00:05:03,839 --> 00:05:06,760 Speaker 1: and go to Vegas for the long weekend, and I'm like, yeah, 102 00:05:07,040 --> 00:05:09,600 Speaker 1: that sounds cool. We're gonna go and we're gonna gamble 103 00:05:09,800 --> 00:05:12,359 Speaker 1: and drink a lot and get loose and have fun. 104 00:05:12,440 --> 00:05:15,920 Speaker 1: Like I do like to have fun, and I do. 105 00:05:16,279 --> 00:05:18,600 Speaker 1: Vegas to me, and I think a lot of it is, 106 00:05:19,640 --> 00:05:22,799 Speaker 1: uh goes back to your earliest experiences in the city. 107 00:05:22,920 --> 00:05:26,960 Speaker 1: I remember going on a family trip where my uncle 108 00:05:27,040 --> 00:05:29,840 Speaker 1: took me and my cousin was very close with and 109 00:05:29,839 --> 00:05:31,560 Speaker 1: his fay. I went with them, and then we me 110 00:05:31,640 --> 00:05:33,760 Speaker 1: and my cousin, we got we were under age, but 111 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:36,840 Speaker 1: we've had some fun, and then that sticks in your mind. 112 00:05:37,040 --> 00:05:39,279 Speaker 1: And then the smell of this place. I love the 113 00:05:39,320 --> 00:05:44,279 Speaker 1: smell of the casinos, Oh god it. And you know 114 00:05:44,279 --> 00:05:47,480 Speaker 1: what else I like. I like the the the surface 115 00:05:47,600 --> 00:05:50,600 Speaker 1: level of it because sometimes in general that's not what 116 00:05:50,720 --> 00:05:54,039 Speaker 1: I'm about. But like I like that the draft and 117 00:05:54,040 --> 00:05:56,479 Speaker 1: and Vegas are together because I feel like they're a 118 00:05:56,480 --> 00:06:01,560 Speaker 1: perfect match. It's it's much more style. I'll been substance. 119 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:05,920 Speaker 1: It doesn't ultimately mean much, but like, let's let's have 120 00:06:05,960 --> 00:06:08,880 Speaker 1: some fun, but it could mean everything that's done right, 121 00:06:09,520 --> 00:06:11,960 Speaker 1: and I do I do risk like coming off as 122 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:14,680 Speaker 1: a bros end. Yeah, Vegas, baby, I kind of like 123 00:06:14,760 --> 00:06:16,560 Speaker 1: it though. It's fun. Huh do you pick up the 124 00:06:16,600 --> 00:06:18,800 Speaker 1: cards they hand out in the streets? Um, not a 125 00:06:18,800 --> 00:06:22,400 Speaker 1: card guy. Not a card guy. And that would have 126 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:23,919 Speaker 1: showed me a lot about you. So that was a 127 00:06:23,920 --> 00:06:28,400 Speaker 1: good answer. Not going to repeat it, but yeah, that 128 00:06:28,400 --> 00:06:30,119 Speaker 1: would have been one of those you have been like, oh, 129 00:06:30,160 --> 00:06:34,840 Speaker 1: so he's a slimy, cree hard guy. He's a card guy. 130 00:06:34,960 --> 00:06:37,760 Speaker 1: Is what draft number? Is this for you? Covering? Oh? 131 00:06:37,760 --> 00:06:39,520 Speaker 1: You know what? The draft is the one event that 132 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:41,760 Speaker 1: we've been a little bit kind of come in and 133 00:06:41,760 --> 00:06:44,080 Speaker 1: out of. I've been with the company since twenty ten, 134 00:06:44,200 --> 00:06:47,040 Speaker 1: which is insane. Um. I was at the Johnny Manzielle 135 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:50,200 Speaker 1: draft and a call to give you a little wow idea. 136 00:06:50,400 --> 00:06:55,120 Speaker 1: I remember when Manzelle got drafted by the Browns. Remember 137 00:06:55,160 --> 00:06:59,760 Speaker 1: taking a video of Mark uh with my phone and 138 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:03,599 Speaker 1: I'm crying. He was so excited. Oh lord. And then 139 00:07:04,040 --> 00:07:06,000 Speaker 1: behind us there was like a rush and it was 140 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:08,840 Speaker 1: Drake running up the steps to go hang out with 141 00:07:08,920 --> 00:07:16,000 Speaker 1: Johnny manzell and party, which was a Drake. Yeah what wow, 142 00:07:16,560 --> 00:07:20,640 Speaker 1: Tonty that my guy? Um, but like, yeah, this is 143 00:07:20,720 --> 00:07:22,520 Speaker 1: so I've been probably a four or five dress, but 144 00:07:22,560 --> 00:07:25,680 Speaker 1: this is the first one we've been to our podcast 145 00:07:25,720 --> 00:07:30,280 Speaker 1: at n and probably five years um, and I'm excited 146 00:07:30,320 --> 00:07:33,960 Speaker 1: to be here. I just I think it's especially as 147 00:07:33,960 --> 00:07:41,520 Speaker 1: a Jets fan, it's it's hope season, and it's sorry, 148 00:07:42,560 --> 00:07:45,520 Speaker 1: it's hope season. It's like everyone has something to look 149 00:07:45,560 --> 00:07:50,400 Speaker 1: forward to. I think it's always been the most optimistic 150 00:07:50,960 --> 00:07:53,800 Speaker 1: event on the NFL calendar, and that's why I kind 151 00:07:53,800 --> 00:07:55,320 Speaker 1: of like it, even though I don't really know the 152 00:07:55,320 --> 00:07:58,360 Speaker 1: college until i'd learned about the prospects over the ramp up. 153 00:07:58,640 --> 00:08:00,880 Speaker 1: But it's it's fun. It's kind of cool. Like even 154 00:08:00,920 --> 00:08:02,680 Speaker 1: just covering the combine, I'd never done that and this 155 00:08:02,720 --> 00:08:05,960 Speaker 1: is my first draft. There is like this kind of 156 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:08,960 Speaker 1: There was a prospect on the plane and Mina comes 157 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:11,120 Speaker 1: was on my plane and she that we were all 158 00:08:11,160 --> 00:08:13,120 Speaker 1: kind of like getting up to leave, and he popped 159 00:08:13,200 --> 00:08:15,600 Speaker 1: up on a bunch of TVs and she was like, Yo, 160 00:08:15,880 --> 00:08:17,440 Speaker 1: look at the TV right now, and it was just 161 00:08:17,440 --> 00:08:19,720 Speaker 1: such a cool moment. Like even at the combine, like 162 00:08:19,720 --> 00:08:22,920 Speaker 1: there's just this air of like, oh, excitement, anything can happen. 163 00:08:22,960 --> 00:08:24,880 Speaker 1: These guys are about to have their lives changed. They're 164 00:08:24,880 --> 00:08:29,040 Speaker 1: about a millionaires. Like that's that is like uh, and 165 00:08:29,120 --> 00:08:32,560 Speaker 1: you'll like this one. Justin h like two thousand whatever. 166 00:08:32,600 --> 00:08:34,200 Speaker 1: It was the draft that he was in. There was 167 00:08:34,200 --> 00:08:37,480 Speaker 1: a giant human being sitting in front of me and coach, 168 00:08:38,160 --> 00:08:40,199 Speaker 1: and I was like, this, dude's giant. And again I 169 00:08:40,800 --> 00:08:43,040 Speaker 1: learned about these players more when they get to the pros. 170 00:08:43,360 --> 00:08:46,640 Speaker 1: It was Derek Henry, Derrick Henry sitting in coach probably 171 00:08:46,679 --> 00:08:50,160 Speaker 1: literally the last time ever sat in coach his entire life. 172 00:08:50,160 --> 00:08:52,240 Speaker 1: Witnessed it. I saw it. I was there. I was 173 00:08:52,280 --> 00:08:55,000 Speaker 1: sitting behind him, kicking him, getting mad at him from 174 00:08:55,000 --> 00:08:59,160 Speaker 1: reclining his seat. No, it was it's it's cool, it's 175 00:08:59,240 --> 00:09:02,200 Speaker 1: it's fun. And again the optimism of it all. Every 176 00:09:02,240 --> 00:09:06,840 Speaker 1: guy thirty two first round picks like twenty are gonna 177 00:09:06,880 --> 00:09:10,640 Speaker 1: be bus something like that, but not not this weekend, 178 00:09:10,880 --> 00:09:12,680 Speaker 1: like right now, it's thirty two for thirty two, it 179 00:09:12,760 --> 00:09:15,000 Speaker 1: is kind of cool. Like our boss Charlie keeps on saying, like, 180 00:09:15,040 --> 00:09:19,120 Speaker 1: I know that this maybe not the shiniest draft class, 181 00:09:19,120 --> 00:09:20,880 Speaker 1: and you know you don't have like a quarterback going 182 00:09:20,920 --> 00:09:24,440 Speaker 1: first overall, but like it, as we look out on 183 00:09:24,480 --> 00:09:26,600 Speaker 1: these guys, there are hall of famers here and we 184 00:09:26,600 --> 00:09:28,720 Speaker 1: don't know who is gonna be yet, but there's just 185 00:09:28,760 --> 00:09:30,400 Speaker 1: a lot of excitement. Let me ask you this. Speaking 186 00:09:30,440 --> 00:09:33,440 Speaker 1: of excitement, we're in Vegas. We're sitting pool side right 187 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:36,760 Speaker 1: now with our mocktails. We are, And so Colleen and 188 00:09:36,800 --> 00:09:38,880 Speaker 1: I go out for a beverage last night. Connie Fox, yeah, 189 00:09:39,320 --> 00:09:42,200 Speaker 1: Connie yeah. And somebody actually bought our drinks at the bar. 190 00:09:42,440 --> 00:09:44,079 Speaker 1: I saw that and we were like, we still you 191 00:09:44,120 --> 00:09:49,600 Speaker 1: hat it? Maybe, but somebody approached us, a man, an 192 00:09:49,640 --> 00:09:54,880 Speaker 1: elderly gentleman by any chance. He asked, okay, tell me 193 00:09:54,920 --> 00:09:58,920 Speaker 1: if you would do this. He asked Colleen, Hey, I'll 194 00:09:58,920 --> 00:10:00,960 Speaker 1: give you two hundred dollars if you let me see 195 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:04,880 Speaker 1: your license, oh christ, And we actually thought about it. 196 00:10:04,960 --> 00:10:07,920 Speaker 1: We were like, whoa wall wall? Why? Why do you 197 00:10:07,920 --> 00:10:09,080 Speaker 1: want to look at it? And she was just like, 198 00:10:09,120 --> 00:10:10,640 Speaker 1: I actually just have a po box on there. I 199 00:10:10,679 --> 00:10:12,160 Speaker 1: don't have my undress. And we were like, do we 200 00:10:12,200 --> 00:10:14,520 Speaker 1: do it? What does this mean? Like? What's he looking for? 201 00:10:15,040 --> 00:10:17,000 Speaker 1: I think maybe they had a bet on how old 202 00:10:17,040 --> 00:10:20,200 Speaker 1: she was. Either way, it's not good, but would you 203 00:10:20,240 --> 00:10:23,560 Speaker 1: have said yes for two hundred dollars to you? I 204 00:10:23,600 --> 00:10:27,880 Speaker 1: can't put a lovely lady and somebody came up to 205 00:10:27,920 --> 00:10:30,640 Speaker 1: you and said Hey, I'll give you two hundred dollars 206 00:10:30,679 --> 00:10:35,080 Speaker 1: in Vegas for where drinks are a million, you know, 207 00:10:35,760 --> 00:10:39,080 Speaker 1: And it would depend where I was in my life 208 00:10:39,080 --> 00:10:41,400 Speaker 1: and out family. I needed two hundred dollars. I shoot 209 00:10:41,440 --> 00:10:43,760 Speaker 1: him away, like physically ship I know, I think, I 210 00:10:43,760 --> 00:10:46,560 Speaker 1: think that sounds like a potential serial killer. So I 211 00:10:46,559 --> 00:10:51,040 Speaker 1: think the two hundred dollars is nice. Yeah, it's like, uh, 212 00:10:52,040 --> 00:10:55,720 Speaker 1: did you are you a better call? Soltan? I'm sure okay. 213 00:10:55,840 --> 00:10:59,199 Speaker 1: Last season there was a spoiler alert he has a 214 00:10:59,280 --> 00:11:01,480 Speaker 1: chance to make and grand to go into the desert 215 00:11:01,520 --> 00:11:04,240 Speaker 1: and pick up like seven million in bail money. Things 216 00:11:04,280 --> 00:11:08,120 Speaker 1: go sideways like that, the greed will get in the 217 00:11:08,160 --> 00:11:11,720 Speaker 1: way of like clinical thinking. You have to the shoe 218 00:11:11,720 --> 00:11:15,000 Speaker 1: away was the move, Yeah, and that's we did. There 219 00:11:15,120 --> 00:11:17,600 Speaker 1: was a moment where he came up to us and said, 220 00:11:17,800 --> 00:11:19,280 Speaker 1: I'll give you two hundred dollars if you let me 221 00:11:19,320 --> 00:11:21,719 Speaker 1: just look at your idea really quick. And there was 222 00:11:21,760 --> 00:11:24,800 Speaker 1: a pause, but there wasn't like what the hell are you? 223 00:11:24,960 --> 00:11:26,960 Speaker 1: Like go away, because that's like it doesn't matter where 224 00:11:26,960 --> 00:11:29,839 Speaker 1: you are in your life, Like two hundred bucks will 225 00:11:29,840 --> 00:11:31,840 Speaker 1: always give you a quick pause and then you have 226 00:11:31,840 --> 00:11:34,360 Speaker 1: a chance to reset some things. I was like, two 227 00:11:34,440 --> 00:11:37,160 Speaker 1: hundred dollars is you know, a nice meal, but we 228 00:11:37,160 --> 00:11:38,920 Speaker 1: don't need that. We're getting our meals expense, thank you 229 00:11:39,000 --> 00:11:41,520 Speaker 1: NFL network. I was like, this is not worth it. 230 00:11:41,559 --> 00:11:43,800 Speaker 1: But my favorite part about it was Connie was like, 231 00:11:43,960 --> 00:11:45,400 Speaker 1: I do have a po box on there. It's not 232 00:11:45,480 --> 00:11:48,880 Speaker 1: even my address. She was really, I feel bad. I 233 00:11:48,920 --> 00:11:50,720 Speaker 1: said no to her. I said no for her. I 234 00:11:50,760 --> 00:11:53,880 Speaker 1: took the two a couple of drinks in Uh no, No, 235 00:11:53,920 --> 00:11:55,800 Speaker 1: we weren't getting after it. We had just had. Because 236 00:11:55,840 --> 00:11:58,920 Speaker 1: Connie's very she's very fierce in guarding her privacy. I'm 237 00:11:58,960 --> 00:12:01,960 Speaker 1: surprised she even, like so many people came up to 238 00:12:02,360 --> 00:12:04,840 Speaker 1: Connie Fox and said, oh my god, you're Colleen Wolf. 239 00:12:04,840 --> 00:12:06,720 Speaker 1: We I love you so much. Here's my theory, by 240 00:12:06,720 --> 00:12:09,839 Speaker 1: the way, and I'm just trying to think, like in 241 00:12:10,000 --> 00:12:13,560 Speaker 1: terms of mankind that they were. Him and his buddy 242 00:12:13,600 --> 00:12:16,520 Speaker 1: were like, that's Colleen Wild, I'm telling you, and he's like, nah, yeah, 243 00:12:16,520 --> 00:12:18,400 Speaker 1: you're wrong, You're wrong, right, and that it was like 244 00:12:18,480 --> 00:12:21,199 Speaker 1: the only way to prove it. They're probably trying to 245 00:12:21,280 --> 00:12:23,520 Speaker 1: look at her and they probably didn't think like, hey, 246 00:12:23,559 --> 00:12:26,000 Speaker 1: are you calling it sounds like something like a literal 247 00:12:26,080 --> 00:12:30,720 Speaker 1: serial killer instead of just asking somebody what their name is. 248 00:12:30,840 --> 00:12:33,719 Speaker 1: Can I take a look at your license? Please? Are 249 00:12:33,760 --> 00:12:37,080 Speaker 1: you Colleen? Can I get a self? May I see 250 00:12:37,120 --> 00:12:41,440 Speaker 1: your personal identification? Were her personal photographer? That's great? You 251 00:12:41,480 --> 00:12:45,880 Speaker 1: know what, colleague, you know you're not. But I'm glad 252 00:12:45,920 --> 00:12:48,520 Speaker 1: that you were there to help Colleen because if she 253 00:12:48,640 --> 00:12:51,120 Speaker 1: did do it, whether she was of sound mind or 254 00:12:51,160 --> 00:12:53,360 Speaker 1: not at that point in the night, um, she would 255 00:12:53,360 --> 00:12:57,440 Speaker 1: have woke up being completely annoyed and paranoid about it. So, 256 00:12:57,960 --> 00:13:00,720 Speaker 1: by the way, that's a reversal out of you, my nificll. 257 00:13:01,679 --> 00:13:04,319 Speaker 1: That's something that we're taking into account. That's a bonus. 258 00:13:04,480 --> 00:13:09,640 Speaker 1: That's a ten point bonus. Okay, okay, this is very exciting. 259 00:13:09,640 --> 00:13:11,319 Speaker 1: This is very exciting. I'm a good friend. I'm a 260 00:13:11,360 --> 00:13:13,920 Speaker 1: good friend. That's a huge friend. Okay, let me ask 261 00:13:13,920 --> 00:13:16,000 Speaker 1: you this. We've obviously got this brand new baby of 262 00:13:16,040 --> 00:13:18,600 Speaker 1: a podcast and we're chugging along and it's so much fun. 263 00:13:18,760 --> 00:13:20,840 Speaker 1: You have this, you have the opposite, you have a 264 00:13:20,920 --> 00:13:27,120 Speaker 1: behemoth of a podcast. Soup. I have never gone on 265 00:13:27,120 --> 00:13:30,200 Speaker 1: a podcast. I've never gone on someone's podcast before, and 266 00:13:30,280 --> 00:13:33,120 Speaker 1: just my Twitter exploded, like you guys have so many 267 00:13:33,160 --> 00:13:37,120 Speaker 1: amazing loyal fans that love you guys so much. How 268 00:13:37,280 --> 00:13:42,040 Speaker 1: did you find this? What? Like so many people have podcasts. 269 00:13:42,040 --> 00:13:45,000 Speaker 1: I felt so silly when I announced, like, oh and 270 00:13:45,240 --> 00:13:49,200 Speaker 1: also I have a podcast, I too, I too, am 271 00:13:49,360 --> 00:13:53,120 Speaker 1: joining the game, Like, great, we need another podcast? But 272 00:13:53,200 --> 00:13:55,280 Speaker 1: how do you make it work? There's literally thousands? Is 273 00:13:55,280 --> 00:13:57,439 Speaker 1: it just like getting was it getting in early? How 274 00:13:57,440 --> 00:14:02,880 Speaker 1: did you get you guys? Just certain that certainly was 275 00:14:02,920 --> 00:14:07,480 Speaker 1: a big factor. Not that podcasts in twenty twelve or 276 00:14:07,480 --> 00:14:11,800 Speaker 1: twenty thirteen weren't prevalent, because they were, But now it 277 00:14:11,920 --> 00:14:15,240 Speaker 1: is such it's so much harder to cut through the noise. Yeah, 278 00:14:16,520 --> 00:14:19,880 Speaker 1: you need to be super talented, which you are, rage 279 00:14:20,240 --> 00:14:22,960 Speaker 1: so I think you can. But I'm saying like that 280 00:14:22,960 --> 00:14:25,640 Speaker 1: that is such a challenge to do it. Like when 281 00:14:25,640 --> 00:14:30,840 Speaker 1: we started at n there wasn't really and I could 282 00:14:30,840 --> 00:14:32,920 Speaker 1: be wrong about this, but I'm pretty sure we're right. 283 00:14:33,520 --> 00:14:37,000 Speaker 1: There wasn't anybody that on Sunday Night was recapping every 284 00:14:37,040 --> 00:14:39,520 Speaker 1: game that happened. Yeah, like, and that was something we did, 285 00:14:40,040 --> 00:14:44,400 Speaker 1: and now most podcasts do it that cover the NFL scene, 286 00:14:44,800 --> 00:14:47,200 Speaker 1: But back then it was like the lightbulb hadn't gone 287 00:14:47,200 --> 00:14:49,880 Speaker 1: off yet. And this is before Now podcasts are now 288 00:14:49,920 --> 00:14:53,080 Speaker 1: incredibly financially valuable if you could build a successful one 289 00:14:53,120 --> 00:14:56,080 Speaker 1: and all that stuff. So yeah, the timing matters, but 290 00:14:56,280 --> 00:15:00,440 Speaker 1: also like for us, the chemistry was the big thing, 291 00:15:00,520 --> 00:15:04,280 Speaker 1: and that was all luck. I mean, Mark and I 292 00:15:04,320 --> 00:15:06,800 Speaker 1: started working at the company within six weeks of each 293 00:15:06,800 --> 00:15:10,440 Speaker 1: other as part time copy editors at NFL dot com, 294 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:15,480 Speaker 1: and we became fast friends. And then that quickly evolved 295 00:15:15,520 --> 00:15:17,760 Speaker 1: into like, all right, how do we, you know, get 296 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:21,840 Speaker 1: get on Mike and Dave Damashek who's a friend of 297 00:15:21,840 --> 00:15:23,960 Speaker 1: mine and also somebody I've always looked up to in 298 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:26,960 Speaker 1: the business, like gave us our first opportunity to be 299 00:15:27,040 --> 00:15:29,000 Speaker 1: on Mike on the show and then gave us a 300 00:15:29,080 --> 00:15:31,400 Speaker 1: ten minute spinoff. But then the other half of it 301 00:15:31,440 --> 00:15:33,440 Speaker 1: is Mark and I had natural chemistry and had the 302 00:15:33,480 --> 00:15:36,480 Speaker 1: ambition to do it. Yeah, Greg comes over from Pro 303 00:15:36,520 --> 00:15:40,160 Speaker 1: Football Talk, Chris Westling god rest his soul comes over 304 00:15:40,560 --> 00:15:42,840 Speaker 1: from Rhoda World where he worked with Greg, and then 305 00:15:42,840 --> 00:15:46,000 Speaker 1: it just all connected. So that was just like, that 306 00:15:46,160 --> 00:15:49,040 Speaker 1: is luck, that's kismet, that's just something else in the air. 307 00:15:49,120 --> 00:15:52,160 Speaker 1: So it's kind of like timing matters and it's big, 308 00:15:52,160 --> 00:15:55,960 Speaker 1: But for us, it was just like, wow, like there 309 00:15:56,040 --> 00:15:58,240 Speaker 1: was just a chance that we had and we put 310 00:15:58,280 --> 00:16:00,960 Speaker 1: in the work. Obviously that matters too, but I think 311 00:16:01,000 --> 00:16:03,440 Speaker 1: it's mostly luck. I think everything happens for a reason. 312 00:16:03,480 --> 00:16:05,560 Speaker 1: You guys were at the right place at the right time, 313 00:16:05,600 --> 00:16:07,240 Speaker 1: and you all just fell in love with each other, 314 00:16:07,240 --> 00:16:11,680 Speaker 1: and and we America have fallen in love all of you, 315 00:16:12,000 --> 00:16:20,720 Speaker 1: not everyone. Okay, it's time for the bench bachelorette. As 316 00:16:20,760 --> 00:16:23,520 Speaker 1: you know, I am kind of trying to find a 317 00:16:23,640 --> 00:16:27,080 Speaker 1: new love in my life. And um, you mentioned that 318 00:16:27,280 --> 00:16:29,960 Speaker 1: you're hopeful as a Jets fan, and I took that 319 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:32,480 Speaker 1: seriously when you said that, and I just wanted you 320 00:16:32,600 --> 00:16:35,360 Speaker 1: to you know, they're still on the table, the Jets, 321 00:16:35,760 --> 00:16:39,160 Speaker 1: and I just I just wanted you more one more 322 00:16:39,200 --> 00:16:41,720 Speaker 1: bit of advice in the podcast game. Let's be honest 323 00:16:41,760 --> 00:16:45,200 Speaker 1: with the audience. You're very dismissive. You're very dismissive of 324 00:16:45,280 --> 00:16:47,800 Speaker 1: my idea about before we started. I was like, I 325 00:16:47,840 --> 00:16:49,520 Speaker 1: want to pitch you on the Jets, and she was like, 326 00:16:50,280 --> 00:16:55,240 Speaker 1: screw you don't even yeah no, but I I feel 327 00:16:55,240 --> 00:16:57,200 Speaker 1: like I have a there's a chance here for me 328 00:16:57,240 --> 00:16:59,400 Speaker 1: to sell you on the Jets. I feel confident I'm 329 00:16:59,400 --> 00:17:04,760 Speaker 1: listening here we go. All right, so you're a Canadian? Yeah, nice, 330 00:17:06,160 --> 00:17:12,560 Speaker 1: excited about that album? Um no, I think what drew 331 00:17:12,600 --> 00:17:14,520 Speaker 1: you to the Browns? Let's start there. Okay, what drew 332 00:17:14,560 --> 00:17:17,520 Speaker 1: me to the Browns? For the thing? Yeah, what drew 333 00:17:17,560 --> 00:17:20,560 Speaker 1: mey to the Browns was, Um, I was new to football. 334 00:17:20,640 --> 00:17:22,480 Speaker 1: I did not grow up watching football. I grew up 335 00:17:22,480 --> 00:17:25,679 Speaker 1: watching hockey in Canada, Like it just was not something 336 00:17:25,720 --> 00:17:28,520 Speaker 1: that was on in my household. And then I got 337 00:17:28,600 --> 00:17:30,840 Speaker 1: hired to a show and I wanted to find a 338 00:17:30,840 --> 00:17:32,040 Speaker 1: team to root for because I just felt like it 339 00:17:32,040 --> 00:17:33,720 Speaker 1: was gonna help me understand the game more. And the 340 00:17:33,760 --> 00:17:38,240 Speaker 1: Browns were on hard Knocks and they were a mess. 341 00:17:39,000 --> 00:17:43,000 Speaker 1: And I like mess, I like quirky, I like weird. 342 00:17:43,119 --> 00:17:46,000 Speaker 1: I am drawn to the weirdos in the room because 343 00:17:46,040 --> 00:17:47,840 Speaker 1: I am usually the weirdo in the room, and that's 344 00:17:47,880 --> 00:17:50,840 Speaker 1: why I loved them. They had lost forever and they 345 00:17:50,920 --> 00:17:53,760 Speaker 1: had a beer fridge that needed to be unlocked. Baker 346 00:17:53,840 --> 00:17:57,719 Speaker 1: came in. Um had such a big and bright personality, 347 00:17:57,720 --> 00:17:59,919 Speaker 1: and I was just like, these guys are lovable losers, 348 00:18:00,160 --> 00:18:04,359 Speaker 1: That's what. But don't try and say I'm not saying 349 00:18:04,400 --> 00:18:06,760 Speaker 1: anything yet. Okay, Well, That's why I love the Browns. 350 00:18:07,520 --> 00:18:10,760 Speaker 1: I will say, with the exception of the U the 351 00:18:10,840 --> 00:18:14,439 Speaker 1: beer cooler Needing to be Unlocked, which was a a 352 00:18:14,560 --> 00:18:18,080 Speaker 1: light beer ad promotion, a beautiful marketing scheme. It was great. 353 00:18:18,280 --> 00:18:20,720 Speaker 1: But let's let's not like tie that directly to the 354 00:18:20,840 --> 00:18:25,080 Speaker 1: organization and what makes them alluring. The Jets check all 355 00:18:25,119 --> 00:18:28,760 Speaker 1: of those boxes, and then on top of that, and 356 00:18:28,880 --> 00:18:32,919 Speaker 1: on top of that, on top of that, their little brother, 357 00:18:33,560 --> 00:18:36,240 Speaker 1: the Giants, will always be the Tiffany team in that town. 358 00:18:36,640 --> 00:18:40,680 Speaker 1: We always are laughed at and mocked. And I would say, 359 00:18:40,720 --> 00:18:42,080 Speaker 1: I would tell you if we were doing this five 360 00:18:42,160 --> 00:18:46,800 Speaker 1: years ago, Rache, I would never ever say, come join us. 361 00:18:47,960 --> 00:18:51,199 Speaker 1: You're full of it. But I think no, Justin knows 362 00:18:51,760 --> 00:18:54,960 Speaker 1: I'm buying in on this new regime. I think the 363 00:18:55,040 --> 00:18:57,720 Speaker 1: Jets have a few years. It's a couple of years 364 00:18:57,720 --> 00:18:59,840 Speaker 1: away from being a real team, but I think they're 365 00:18:59,840 --> 00:19:02,280 Speaker 1: on a track that if just like two or three 366 00:19:02,320 --> 00:19:06,240 Speaker 1: things click in the next twelve months, they are a team. 367 00:19:06,520 --> 00:19:07,800 Speaker 1: And I'm not saying that you're looking to be a 368 00:19:07,800 --> 00:19:11,479 Speaker 1: front runner, but there if you if you pick the Jets, 369 00:19:11,600 --> 00:19:15,000 Speaker 1: If this exercise ends with you picking the Jets, everyone 370 00:19:15,119 --> 00:19:17,520 Speaker 1: that is invested in it and invested in you will 371 00:19:17,560 --> 00:19:22,359 Speaker 1: go wow, Okay, she's in. But they would say that 372 00:19:22,400 --> 00:19:27,320 Speaker 1: about everybody pick the Broncos like, oh, Chargers, Oh, justin 373 00:19:27,400 --> 00:19:30,320 Speaker 1: Herbert still on the chopping block. I'm just saying, only 374 00:19:30,359 --> 00:19:33,320 Speaker 1: the Chargers owner is very invested in me becoming a fan. Okay, 375 00:19:33,320 --> 00:19:35,880 Speaker 1: where's your ownership? Well, I don't want to talk about 376 00:19:35,880 --> 00:19:38,720 Speaker 1: my ownership so much, but I say, there's only so 377 00:19:38,760 --> 00:19:40,680 Speaker 1: much we could say here, but don't. Let's not dig 378 00:19:40,680 --> 00:19:44,000 Speaker 1: too deep in general, too high up the chain. That's 379 00:19:44,080 --> 00:19:46,719 Speaker 1: my pitch. My pitches is that they are They are 380 00:19:46,840 --> 00:19:50,480 Speaker 1: lovable losers. They are a meimable, They are a laughing 381 00:19:50,480 --> 00:19:52,480 Speaker 1: stock in a lot of ways. But they also have 382 00:19:52,520 --> 00:19:55,000 Speaker 1: one of the great figures in the history of the league, 383 00:19:55,040 --> 00:19:58,040 Speaker 1: and Joe Namath. They have a fan base that is 384 00:19:58,160 --> 00:20:02,520 Speaker 1: downtrotten and beaten down, but ever optimistic but also pessimistic. 385 00:20:03,560 --> 00:20:05,840 Speaker 1: I think there is I think there's something there for 386 00:20:05,880 --> 00:20:08,720 Speaker 1: a Banetta. If a Banetta was drawn to the Browns, 387 00:20:09,600 --> 00:20:13,639 Speaker 1: I'm Jets. I am not. I'm gonna be honest with you, 388 00:20:14,359 --> 00:20:17,200 Speaker 1: Jets were probably on the chopping block within the next 389 00:20:17,240 --> 00:20:19,080 Speaker 1: few weeks. I'm gonna be honest with you right now. 390 00:20:19,760 --> 00:20:22,880 Speaker 1: You bought them sometime, Okay, It's just I'm not here 391 00:20:22,920 --> 00:20:24,840 Speaker 1: to win you over completely. I just want you to 392 00:20:24,880 --> 00:20:27,399 Speaker 1: like if, if, if you're thinking about them in a 393 00:20:27,480 --> 00:20:30,480 Speaker 1: slightly different way. And I actually feel guilty because I 394 00:20:30,520 --> 00:20:32,199 Speaker 1: have two young sons, a seven year old and a 395 00:20:32,200 --> 00:20:34,919 Speaker 1: five year old, and I've been so disillusioned as a 396 00:20:34,920 --> 00:20:40,280 Speaker 1: fan because I just celebrated my forty second birthday. Wow, 397 00:20:41,680 --> 00:20:43,639 Speaker 1: something I caught in your throat there, you were just 398 00:20:43,640 --> 00:20:48,520 Speaker 1: trying to get my mortality. Yeah, I just I all 399 00:20:48,560 --> 00:20:52,200 Speaker 1: I want. I love my dad, Keith Hanss, who was 400 00:20:52,320 --> 00:20:55,080 Speaker 1: a Joe Namath guy fan, grew up in the Bronx 401 00:20:55,119 --> 00:20:58,720 Speaker 1: and was a Yankee fan, but didn't didn't connect with 402 00:20:58,720 --> 00:21:01,560 Speaker 1: the Giants who also played Yankee Stadium back then. But 403 00:21:01,600 --> 00:21:04,240 Speaker 1: then Joe Namath showed up with his style and his 404 00:21:04,359 --> 00:21:07,959 Speaker 1: confidence and change the change of the sport forever. And 405 00:21:08,040 --> 00:21:11,399 Speaker 1: now here I am at my age and my father 406 00:21:11,720 --> 00:21:14,680 Speaker 1: entering old age, and we've still never had a Super 407 00:21:14,680 --> 00:21:18,240 Speaker 1: Bowl together, and that eats at me and I that's 408 00:21:18,280 --> 00:21:21,239 Speaker 1: why I'm giving my sons as any father should. If 409 00:21:21,240 --> 00:21:23,320 Speaker 1: you're listening, by the way, don't tell them who to 410 00:21:23,400 --> 00:21:25,919 Speaker 1: root for like, I'm leaving it open ended, and what 411 00:21:26,040 --> 00:21:28,360 Speaker 1: my youngest son is leaning towards the Chargers because we're 412 00:21:28,400 --> 00:21:31,520 Speaker 1: here in LA and my older son is more a 413 00:21:31,600 --> 00:21:33,159 Speaker 1: Jets guy, and I'm like, Okay, if you want to 414 00:21:33,160 --> 00:21:35,400 Speaker 1: do that, that's for you. So I can't tell anybody 415 00:21:35,400 --> 00:21:36,960 Speaker 1: what to do, because I understand being a Jets fan 416 00:21:37,040 --> 00:21:39,919 Speaker 1: has been very hard for me. But the payoff, if 417 00:21:39,920 --> 00:21:42,960 Speaker 1: it ever happens, Rachel, I get it. If it ever happens, 418 00:21:43,000 --> 00:21:45,480 Speaker 1: I get it. You're getting in on the ground floor 419 00:21:45,840 --> 00:21:49,080 Speaker 1: and all a lot of the excavation is complete, so 420 00:21:49,119 --> 00:21:52,560 Speaker 1: nobody will say you're you're a front runner. People won't 421 00:21:52,640 --> 00:21:55,320 Speaker 1: realize that we've been already down there by the core 422 00:21:55,359 --> 00:21:58,000 Speaker 1: of the earth. Now we're right beneath the surface. Potentially 423 00:21:58,200 --> 00:22:00,840 Speaker 1: that's it. Listen, like I said, you yourself some time, 424 00:22:01,000 --> 00:22:03,520 Speaker 1: I am going to really think about this, but I 425 00:22:03,520 --> 00:22:06,320 Speaker 1: think that this is the perfect segue. We are in Vegas, 426 00:22:06,359 --> 00:22:10,040 Speaker 1: of course for the draft, which we've not spoken Brohl, 427 00:22:10,080 --> 00:22:12,119 Speaker 1: we've not really spoken about. But that's fine. That's not 428 00:22:12,160 --> 00:22:14,920 Speaker 1: what this podcast does. But I thought we would play 429 00:22:14,920 --> 00:22:17,800 Speaker 1: a fun little game. Okay, Um, you know we're not 430 00:22:17,840 --> 00:22:19,960 Speaker 1: gambling here. We're here on work. We're not I would 431 00:22:19,960 --> 00:22:21,600 Speaker 1: love to, but we're not gambling. We are not allowed. 432 00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:23,640 Speaker 1: We're on a work chat. But I thought that there 433 00:22:23,680 --> 00:22:25,240 Speaker 1: was there's there's a fun little game that we could 434 00:22:25,240 --> 00:22:28,360 Speaker 1: play right now that um, you know, as much as 435 00:22:28,359 --> 00:22:30,280 Speaker 1: I would love to give you, Well, what do you say? 436 00:22:30,280 --> 00:22:34,080 Speaker 1: Should we kick off two teams? One of his choice? Okay, okay, 437 00:22:34,119 --> 00:22:37,359 Speaker 1: I am handing you the keys to kick off a 438 00:22:37,400 --> 00:22:42,640 Speaker 1: team on this show yourself your own choice, and then 439 00:22:42,760 --> 00:22:46,760 Speaker 1: we are going to do a Russian roulette because we're 440 00:22:46,760 --> 00:22:49,080 Speaker 1: not allowed to gamble. We're gonna do a roulette where 441 00:22:49,119 --> 00:22:51,160 Speaker 1: we choose a number and that's going to kick off 442 00:22:51,160 --> 00:22:54,280 Speaker 1: a team. So who would you be so upset if 443 00:22:54,320 --> 00:22:57,639 Speaker 1: I do make it into the friend group? Okay, um, 444 00:22:57,680 --> 00:23:00,639 Speaker 1: who would you be so upset to see me cheer for? You? 445 00:23:00,720 --> 00:23:02,320 Speaker 1: Choose a team, will tell you if they're still alive. 446 00:23:02,960 --> 00:23:09,080 Speaker 1: So the Patriots are out. Good job cowboys. Oh well, 447 00:23:09,240 --> 00:23:12,480 Speaker 1: the Cowboys load up the chamber with a single round 448 00:23:13,000 --> 00:23:17,720 Speaker 1: and let's stand that. Okay, I am open to this. 449 00:23:18,400 --> 00:23:21,640 Speaker 1: Cowboys are out of the league. You know, I'm trying 450 00:23:21,640 --> 00:23:24,240 Speaker 1: to help you, Rachel, because if you if this exercise 451 00:23:24,280 --> 00:23:27,159 Speaker 1: ever ended with you being like sending out all social 452 00:23:27,200 --> 00:23:29,960 Speaker 1: media bulletins. I'm a Cowboys fan. Now you'd get that 453 00:23:29,960 --> 00:23:34,080 Speaker 1: would destroyed and points for you in the friendship category 454 00:23:34,080 --> 00:23:37,760 Speaker 1: because you're right. Okay, so Cowboys, I'm so sorry Dallas Cowboys. 455 00:23:37,800 --> 00:23:40,439 Speaker 1: Jerry Jones, mister Jones, we've met a few times. It 456 00:23:40,480 --> 00:23:44,080 Speaker 1: was absolutely terrifying every single time we did. I'm so sorry. 457 00:23:44,359 --> 00:23:46,720 Speaker 1: We are going to be letting go of the Cowboys 458 00:23:46,760 --> 00:23:51,760 Speaker 1: on the bench Bachelorette, they're out. Oh you just made 459 00:23:51,760 --> 00:23:54,040 Speaker 1: that decision. I thought that for some reason, I was 460 00:23:54,119 --> 00:23:57,359 Speaker 1: expecting a gun to be involved reality one out of 461 00:23:57,400 --> 00:23:59,359 Speaker 1: six chance, but the actually that would work A pool 462 00:23:59,359 --> 00:24:04,080 Speaker 1: sidevoted them off the island, You voted them off the 463 00:24:04,200 --> 00:24:06,280 Speaker 1: Jets thing would be great, but I would understand if 464 00:24:06,280 --> 00:24:08,400 Speaker 1: you went a different direction. But I actually do feel 465 00:24:08,440 --> 00:24:10,440 Speaker 1: like I did something good today by helping you. There, 466 00:24:10,480 --> 00:24:13,119 Speaker 1: you did, But hold on, We're not done. Okay, we 467 00:24:13,200 --> 00:24:17,520 Speaker 1: need to do a Russian Roulette style ki cough. Do 468 00:24:17,560 --> 00:24:19,880 Speaker 1: you know what Russian roulette is? I do somebody gets 469 00:24:20,560 --> 00:24:27,160 Speaker 1: passes away. Maybe if if the wrong triggers the movie? 470 00:24:27,520 --> 00:24:29,760 Speaker 1: What's the film? What's the famous film with the Russian 471 00:24:29,840 --> 00:24:33,120 Speaker 1: Roulette scene? I know you're talking about, well he's so young. 472 00:24:33,400 --> 00:24:35,680 Speaker 1: Oh okay, all right, thank you, thank you. Just what's 473 00:24:35,680 --> 00:24:43,680 Speaker 1: the movie All Day Afternoon? Never seen it? Maybe? Okay? Okay, 474 00:24:43,720 --> 00:24:47,760 Speaker 1: we're playing roulette. We were playing bench bachelor at Roulette. Okay, 475 00:24:47,800 --> 00:24:49,679 Speaker 1: I need you to give me a number between one 476 00:24:49,680 --> 00:24:55,879 Speaker 1: and what one and twenty seven? Seven? Say number one 477 00:24:55,960 --> 00:24:58,960 Speaker 1: between twenty seven and this is going to whatever you choose. 478 00:24:58,960 --> 00:25:03,959 Speaker 1: It's my favorite numbers. Twenty three, so that's easy. Twenty three, okay, justin, 479 00:25:04,600 --> 00:25:08,840 Speaker 1: who is number twenty three? Somebody is about to get 480 00:25:08,880 --> 00:25:13,160 Speaker 1: kicked off bench? No, not so lucky? All right? Whatever? 481 00:25:15,200 --> 00:25:18,280 Speaker 1: Would you be mad if it was the Jets, It's not. 482 00:25:19,119 --> 00:25:21,479 Speaker 1: That would be the Jets. Luck. I would go on 483 00:25:21,520 --> 00:25:24,320 Speaker 1: that at Passion play and they'd be gone. Say goodbye 484 00:25:24,400 --> 00:25:29,439 Speaker 1: to the Atlanta Falcons. With that, I'm okay with that. 485 00:25:29,480 --> 00:25:31,120 Speaker 1: I'm okay with that. That's a good one. I'm okay 486 00:25:31,160 --> 00:25:33,520 Speaker 1: with that. One of my very good friends, Sara, is 487 00:25:33,520 --> 00:25:38,000 Speaker 1: a massive Falcons fan. That's Chris Brockman's exactly. I hear 488 00:25:38,359 --> 00:25:42,280 Speaker 1: the worst things. Okay, so much pain, Thank you, thank you, 489 00:25:42,359 --> 00:25:45,399 Speaker 1: thank you. Two quick clarifications. One, any Cowboys fans that 490 00:25:45,440 --> 00:25:46,879 Speaker 1: are gonna listen to this and be mad at me. 491 00:25:47,600 --> 00:25:49,840 Speaker 1: Just no, it's not personal. It's just you guys don't 492 00:25:49,840 --> 00:25:52,919 Speaker 1: need more bandwagon fans jumping on. No, and that's exactly right. 493 00:25:52,960 --> 00:25:56,399 Speaker 1: I've been getting out of the bandwagons early. Woman over there, 494 00:25:56,520 --> 00:26:00,600 Speaker 1: somebody a woman by the pool. Cowboys and cowboy fans, 495 00:26:00,720 --> 00:26:08,120 Speaker 1: ma'am for the Falcon oh commanders, ma'am, oh boy. All right, 496 00:26:08,280 --> 00:26:12,320 Speaker 1: well we'll finish that conversation later. No, but um wait, 497 00:26:12,440 --> 00:26:15,800 Speaker 1: hang on, let me let can recalibrate everything in my mind. 498 00:26:16,960 --> 00:26:20,919 Speaker 1: Um No, the Falcons fans I have so much respect for. 499 00:26:21,040 --> 00:26:25,040 Speaker 1: I was at twenty eight three Super Bowls and that 500 00:26:25,240 --> 00:26:29,560 Speaker 1: was obviously I have so much empathy for that fan base. 501 00:26:30,080 --> 00:26:32,440 Speaker 1: But at the same time, like, so there's there's a 502 00:26:32,480 --> 00:26:34,720 Speaker 1: Falcons fan out there that would pitch them the way 503 00:26:34,760 --> 00:26:36,760 Speaker 1: I just pitched the Jets. Yeah, but I just I 504 00:26:36,800 --> 00:26:38,680 Speaker 1: want you to be happy. I want you to find, like, 505 00:26:38,720 --> 00:26:42,399 Speaker 1: if you don't pick the Jets, find that that team 506 00:26:42,440 --> 00:26:46,240 Speaker 1: that is right beneath the surface. Falcons they have to excavate. 507 00:26:46,359 --> 00:26:50,560 Speaker 1: They're rebuilding to figure some stuff. They're five years away potentially. Yeah, 508 00:26:50,760 --> 00:26:55,040 Speaker 1: um okay, well, Cowboys, Falcons. I'm so sorry, But you 509 00:26:55,040 --> 00:26:58,720 Speaker 1: are no longer on bench rip. I kind of nailed 510 00:26:58,760 --> 00:27:00,679 Speaker 1: this for you. I really helped you. I think I 511 00:27:00,720 --> 00:27:02,600 Speaker 1: really think you did. Those are two teams that I 512 00:27:02,640 --> 00:27:04,480 Speaker 1: absolutely would have gotten rid of. And it's getting We're 513 00:27:04,480 --> 00:27:06,919 Speaker 1: getting close, Like the weeks are going by very quickly, 514 00:27:06,920 --> 00:27:08,760 Speaker 1: and I will have a new love of my life 515 00:27:08,760 --> 00:27:10,879 Speaker 1: sooner or rather than later. How serious are you about this? 516 00:27:10,920 --> 00:27:14,439 Speaker 1: Honestly though? About the Jets, No, about this whole stick. 517 00:27:14,920 --> 00:27:17,320 Speaker 1: Stop trying to sell me on the Honestly, it's it's 518 00:27:17,320 --> 00:27:19,080 Speaker 1: a little bit tough because I feel like it was 519 00:27:19,080 --> 00:27:20,840 Speaker 1: a really fun idea first. I'm gonna be honest with you, 520 00:27:20,960 --> 00:27:22,959 Speaker 1: it was really fun idea at first, and then I 521 00:27:23,000 --> 00:27:24,840 Speaker 1: went into like a little bit of a grieving period 522 00:27:25,440 --> 00:27:27,679 Speaker 1: about the Browns. And I'm sure Mark is dealing with 523 00:27:27,720 --> 00:27:32,520 Speaker 1: the same thing. Like I really really enjoyed being a 524 00:27:32,600 --> 00:27:34,520 Speaker 1: Browns fan. And I'm like going through I'm like doing 525 00:27:34,520 --> 00:27:37,080 Speaker 1: my laundry, and I'm like, my boyfriend had just gotten 526 00:27:37,080 --> 00:27:39,600 Speaker 1: back from Cleveland, like literally the week before the thing 527 00:27:39,640 --> 00:27:42,000 Speaker 1: was announced, and he got me a brand new sweater, 528 00:27:42,359 --> 00:27:45,359 Speaker 1: like a brown sweater. Going through my wardrobe, I have 529 00:27:45,440 --> 00:27:48,080 Speaker 1: so many Browns things that I've acquired over the last 530 00:27:48,119 --> 00:27:52,600 Speaker 1: few years. It just sucks. But it just makes me sad. 531 00:27:52,640 --> 00:27:55,040 Speaker 1: It just really bumps. And here's the thing with Mark, 532 00:27:55,320 --> 00:27:58,680 Speaker 1: and Mark's one of my closest friends, and as passionate 533 00:27:58,680 --> 00:28:01,080 Speaker 1: as I am about the Jets, he's somehow more passionate 534 00:28:01,080 --> 00:28:04,680 Speaker 1: about the Browns. I have my doubts that he's actually 535 00:28:04,680 --> 00:28:07,399 Speaker 1: able to divorce himself from the team, because once you're in, 536 00:28:07,640 --> 00:28:12,080 Speaker 1: you're in and there's no getting out. Your circumstances are different. 537 00:28:12,119 --> 00:28:15,080 Speaker 1: I think that's why it's believable to me that you 538 00:28:15,160 --> 00:28:18,439 Speaker 1: might be able to break free and reboot, reboot. But 539 00:28:18,480 --> 00:28:22,680 Speaker 1: I just wonder if if your ultimate fan journey has 540 00:28:22,800 --> 00:28:26,119 Speaker 1: got to be more organic, and you know what, maybe 541 00:28:26,240 --> 00:28:31,320 Speaker 1: maybe there will be some organicness that happens on this journey, 542 00:28:31,480 --> 00:28:35,560 Speaker 1: Like maybe I maybe, guys, what a plot twist if 543 00:28:35,560 --> 00:28:37,000 Speaker 1: I came to the end and I was one of 544 00:28:37,040 --> 00:28:40,200 Speaker 1: those bachelors that said I'm not ready. Oh that move, Wow, 545 00:28:42,080 --> 00:28:46,040 Speaker 1: that season finale would garner so many views. I feel 546 00:28:46,080 --> 00:28:49,240 Speaker 1: like anything could happen this weekend at the draft where 547 00:28:49,280 --> 00:28:52,000 Speaker 1: you suddenly you like one of the prospects that can 548 00:28:52,080 --> 00:28:55,479 Speaker 1: shake by the team, or during hard knocks, the Lions 549 00:28:55,520 --> 00:28:57,600 Speaker 1: could totally win you over because that's happened to you 550 00:28:57,640 --> 00:28:59,760 Speaker 1: before or you go. A lot of events still have 551 00:28:59,760 --> 00:29:03,560 Speaker 1: to lay out. Speaking of we really have not talked 552 00:29:03,600 --> 00:29:05,600 Speaker 1: about the draft. Is is is there anything I'm not asking 553 00:29:05,640 --> 00:29:09,560 Speaker 1: the most generic draft question we don't have to talk about. 554 00:29:11,200 --> 00:29:14,120 Speaker 1: All I could say is that this reminds me of 555 00:29:14,160 --> 00:29:18,680 Speaker 1: the twenty thirteen draft, where there was no premium quarterbacks 556 00:29:19,360 --> 00:29:23,880 Speaker 1: out there, so that just made everything so much more unpredictable. 557 00:29:23,920 --> 00:29:28,760 Speaker 1: So while so while it's not as sexy per se 558 00:29:28,800 --> 00:29:32,720 Speaker 1: in terms of like, oh, who's this absolute stud future 559 00:29:33,040 --> 00:29:35,760 Speaker 1: Hall of Famer we know this or even Trevor Lawrence 560 00:29:35,840 --> 00:29:37,760 Speaker 1: last year, some of the bloom was off the roads. 561 00:29:37,800 --> 00:29:39,880 Speaker 1: I don't think it should be, but like it was like, whoa, 562 00:29:39,920 --> 00:29:43,040 Speaker 1: the Jaguars just got somebody Zach Wilson on the Jets. Yeah, 563 00:29:43,080 --> 00:29:46,800 Speaker 1: who is despite some rocky rookie year business, is still 564 00:29:46,840 --> 00:29:51,760 Speaker 1: a highly interesting, intriguing second year player. The fact that 565 00:29:51,800 --> 00:29:53,600 Speaker 1: we don't have those type of players, but you know 566 00:29:53,680 --> 00:29:57,280 Speaker 1: we do have is all of the mock drafters are 567 00:29:57,280 --> 00:30:01,160 Speaker 1: pooping their pants rage. There's gonna be so unpredictable. We 568 00:30:01,200 --> 00:30:02,800 Speaker 1: have no idea how this is going to play out. 569 00:30:02,800 --> 00:30:04,920 Speaker 1: So you get to enjoy that side of thing. Yeah, 570 00:30:04,960 --> 00:30:07,440 Speaker 1: I'm sure there's going to be some pretty crazy moves happening. 571 00:30:07,920 --> 00:30:10,400 Speaker 1: Um let me ask you this. We were talking about 572 00:30:10,720 --> 00:30:14,480 Speaker 1: hugs earlier, like commissioner hugs, and how there have just 573 00:30:14,520 --> 00:30:17,760 Speaker 1: been so many messy ones, just so many. Oh, like 574 00:30:17,800 --> 00:30:19,560 Speaker 1: you can't even watch them. I was like looking at 575 00:30:19,640 --> 00:30:21,280 Speaker 1: highlight reels and I was like, this is too painful. 576 00:30:21,520 --> 00:30:23,560 Speaker 1: What would be your go to? Would you just do 577 00:30:23,720 --> 00:30:27,600 Speaker 1: in like a quick love you know what I would 578 00:30:27,640 --> 00:30:30,040 Speaker 1: do bye bye? Because I would say I would want 579 00:30:30,040 --> 00:30:33,040 Speaker 1: to like Mac Jones last year when he did his 580 00:30:33,120 --> 00:30:36,080 Speaker 1: like Vince McMahon walk on the stage and people were like, 581 00:30:36,080 --> 00:30:37,920 Speaker 1: oh that guy, he stands out. You want to do 582 00:30:37,960 --> 00:30:41,280 Speaker 1: something that stands out. What if you went like hard 583 00:30:41,320 --> 00:30:45,480 Speaker 1: and firm with a dad handshake, just going hard, no doubt, 584 00:30:45,560 --> 00:30:50,800 Speaker 1: just just a handshake, no contact, firm grip bang bang bang, 585 00:30:51,040 --> 00:30:54,840 Speaker 1: thank you? That is a bold move? Or you well, 586 00:30:54,920 --> 00:30:56,480 Speaker 1: this was this a little strong, But you can like 587 00:30:56,520 --> 00:31:02,680 Speaker 1: salute a military style. You just collect, like do something memorable. 588 00:31:02,880 --> 00:31:05,720 Speaker 1: Just don't be basic. I would say, okay, don't be basic. Okay. 589 00:31:05,760 --> 00:31:07,880 Speaker 1: We were trying to do it like a guide for 590 00:31:08,080 --> 00:31:10,920 Speaker 1: these draft prospects on how to get out of this 591 00:31:11,080 --> 00:31:14,920 Speaker 1: without becoming viral. Um, yeah, but somebody, I feel like 592 00:31:14,920 --> 00:31:16,440 Speaker 1: a lot of these guys want to be viral. You 593 00:31:16,440 --> 00:31:19,280 Speaker 1: want to stand viral for the wrong race if you 594 00:31:19,360 --> 00:31:21,600 Speaker 1: don't want to go in for a hug and then 595 00:31:21,640 --> 00:31:23,560 Speaker 1: almost like kiss the commissioner on the lips, which has 596 00:31:23,560 --> 00:31:26,600 Speaker 1: almost happened before that's happened. Yeah, thank you so much 597 00:31:26,640 --> 00:31:29,360 Speaker 1: for joining us. Yeah, we are both well. I will 598 00:31:29,400 --> 00:31:34,719 Speaker 1: speak for sweating. Yeah, we have really enjoyed these mocktails. 599 00:31:35,120 --> 00:31:37,360 Speaker 1: Thank you for joining the bench. We've been at a podcast. 600 00:31:37,560 --> 00:31:40,920 Speaker 1: Buy Cowboys and Goodbye Falcons. I feel good about it. 601 00:31:41,000 --> 00:31:43,680 Speaker 1: The Falcons fans, you know where I'm at. You know 602 00:31:43,680 --> 00:31:47,480 Speaker 1: where my heart is at. Cowboys fans, One less bandwagon Jump. 603 00:31:47,560 --> 00:31:49,640 Speaker 1: You'll be You'll survive, You'll be fine, all right. Tune 604 00:31:49,640 --> 00:31:52,720 Speaker 1: in next week. We got a fresh episode post Vegas. 605 00:31:52,720 --> 00:32:03,280 Speaker 1: That one should be interesting. Catal