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Mitchell, 15 00:00:51,720 --> 00:00:55,640 Speaker 1: it's top done. That's a question for you, Rich, and 16 00:00:55,760 --> 00:00:59,280 Speaker 1: he certainly looked done last night. That game got away 17 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 1: from m early and they never got back within uh 18 00:01:03,320 --> 00:01:06,520 Speaker 1: even remotely close chance of winning it. Rich. First off, 19 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 1: we saw the Dallas Cowboys that are competitive. Dallas Cowboys 20 00:01:10,560 --> 00:01:12,959 Speaker 1: ones that could make some serious noise in this playoffs. 21 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:16,080 Speaker 1: Your thoughts on this game, and then we'll move on 22 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:18,840 Speaker 1: to Tom Brady after that. Well, well, they played a 23 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:20,720 Speaker 1: great game. You gotta get back a ton of credit. 24 00:01:20,760 --> 00:01:23,200 Speaker 1: I mean, you played a flawless game, took with the 25 00:01:23,240 --> 00:01:26,760 Speaker 1: defense game and didn't force anything, didn't have any obvious mistakes. 26 00:01:27,200 --> 00:01:29,680 Speaker 1: He ran the ball when he needed to. Uh, he 27 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:32,080 Speaker 1: controlled the game from the asset. I think he played 28 00:01:32,440 --> 00:01:33,920 Speaker 1: one of the best games I think I've ever seen 29 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:36,559 Speaker 1: him play. Obviously in the playoffs, it makes it even bigger. 30 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:40,640 Speaker 1: But I think, man, there's not enough superlatives to give 31 00:01:40,720 --> 00:01:42,640 Speaker 1: him the credit that he deserves. He played a really 32 00:01:42,680 --> 00:01:45,840 Speaker 1: good game. Their defense played a really good game. They 33 00:01:45,880 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 1: held Tom Brady and checked huge interception in the first 34 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:51,840 Speaker 1: half when when when when the game was still close 35 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:55,440 Speaker 1: and Tampa was uh in scoring range. Tom hadn't thrown 36 00:01:55,480 --> 00:01:58,640 Speaker 1: it in d its own interceptions since since twenty nineteen 37 00:01:58,680 --> 00:02:01,720 Speaker 1: he was playing for the Patriots, and they got him. Um, 38 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:03,720 Speaker 1: it was bad passed. I'm not sure what he was 39 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:05,200 Speaker 1: thinking of that play. It looked like he was he 40 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:07,560 Speaker 1: was trying to throw it out and left the ball 41 00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:11,320 Speaker 1: fifteen yards short. Uh, and that's that's gonna be a problem. 42 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:13,720 Speaker 1: And that seemed to be the case throughout the game. 43 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:16,480 Speaker 1: There was a lot of passes where he wasn't touched, 44 00:02:16,600 --> 00:02:18,359 Speaker 1: nobody was in front of him. He stepped in the 45 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:22,359 Speaker 1: rhythm and was just off. And you hate to see it, 46 00:02:22,560 --> 00:02:25,120 Speaker 1: you know, you hate to see a fall from grace, 47 00:02:25,320 --> 00:02:30,040 Speaker 1: you know, especially the greatest of old time. But everybody, 48 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:31,959 Speaker 1: it happens to everybody, So it's no fault. You know. 49 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:34,359 Speaker 1: There's not many forty five year olds playing the game. 50 00:02:34,520 --> 00:02:38,280 Speaker 1: I think him Robbie might be forty something, but he's 51 00:02:38,280 --> 00:02:40,840 Speaker 1: a kicker. Uh. And he's not throwing the ball sixty 52 00:02:40,919 --> 00:02:43,840 Speaker 1: six times in one game. But still solid game for 53 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:47,440 Speaker 1: Tom and and always uh had tipps to Tom for 54 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:49,480 Speaker 1: for everything he's done in his career. But that might, 55 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:51,880 Speaker 1: you know, I mean, that might be it at least 56 00:02:51,960 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 1: for him in Tampa. Well, if it is it for him, 57 00:02:55,639 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 1: you know, and on his career, you know, a major 58 00:02:58,160 --> 00:03:00,840 Speaker 1: had tip. He has nothing have to prove. I mean, 59 00:03:00,919 --> 00:03:02,720 Speaker 1: he is he is the goat. I don't think there's 60 00:03:02,840 --> 00:03:06,679 Speaker 1: much conversation about that. But Richard, if he does move on, 61 00:03:07,480 --> 00:03:09,959 Speaker 1: where do you see the fit being outside of Tampa 62 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:14,959 Speaker 1: that stuff. Um, I think I see him going to 63 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:20,560 Speaker 1: to Vegas just because McDaniels is there, um, and he 64 00:03:20,639 --> 00:03:23,440 Speaker 1: and Josh McDaniels have had a lot of success together 65 00:03:23,800 --> 00:03:26,640 Speaker 1: and you know each other very well. Delonte Adams one 66 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:28,840 Speaker 1: of the best receivers in National Football League might be 67 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:32,239 Speaker 1: outside of Brandy Moss, the best receiver that well. I 68 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:34,200 Speaker 1: mean he's played with Mikevin for the last three years. 69 00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:38,040 Speaker 1: But another great receiver they have counter rent for all 70 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:42,680 Speaker 1: would be his Edelman. Um. You know, his his West 71 00:03:42,760 --> 00:03:46,360 Speaker 1: Welker type receiver that can get open and create mismatches 72 00:03:46,440 --> 00:03:49,440 Speaker 1: third down. It's very consistent. He has a great tidy end. 73 00:03:50,200 --> 00:03:52,720 Speaker 1: Josh Jacobs if they bring him back, great running back. 74 00:03:52,800 --> 00:03:55,160 Speaker 1: So there are pieces there that that I think can 75 00:03:55,320 --> 00:03:57,720 Speaker 1: entice him. They don't have the defense right now to 76 00:03:57,800 --> 00:04:00,600 Speaker 1: get anything done. Max Crosby, they have a great player 77 00:04:00,640 --> 00:04:02,760 Speaker 1: in him, but I can see him going there just 78 00:04:02,880 --> 00:04:05,160 Speaker 1: getting closer to the West coast. Um. Getting in the 79 00:04:05,240 --> 00:04:07,440 Speaker 1: West coast zone for the first time in his career 80 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:10,920 Speaker 1: would be would be nice. 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That's just it. I mean, really, 100 00:05:09,880 --> 00:05:11,720 Speaker 1: how much of an upgrade would he be over the 101 00:05:11,839 --> 00:05:14,560 Speaker 1: likes of a Derek car if you did go to Vegas? 102 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:16,200 Speaker 1: I mean, do you view that with the way he 103 00:05:16,279 --> 00:05:19,920 Speaker 1: played this season as an upgrade over car Well. I 104 00:05:19,960 --> 00:05:23,839 Speaker 1: I just think the combination of him and Josh McDaniel 105 00:05:24,120 --> 00:05:26,479 Speaker 1: has has has won a lot of football games. They've 106 00:05:26,560 --> 00:05:29,000 Speaker 1: won a lot of football games together, and I think 107 00:05:29,080 --> 00:05:31,720 Speaker 1: that that will come into his mind. You know how 108 00:05:31,800 --> 00:05:33,920 Speaker 1: well they've worked together in the past. I mean over 109 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:39,080 Speaker 1: a decade, they won what six super Bowls, five Super Bowls, 110 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:41,240 Speaker 1: whatever it is. And I think, you know, he'll feel 111 00:05:41,279 --> 00:05:45,200 Speaker 1: good about his chances there and and you know going forward. 112 00:05:45,279 --> 00:05:47,920 Speaker 1: But it hurts to leave Tampa. But you know, you 113 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:50,040 Speaker 1: don't leave Tampa and go to Vegas. I mean, the 114 00:05:50,080 --> 00:05:53,440 Speaker 1: worst things abouppen. The Cowboys move on, and let's start 115 00:05:53,480 --> 00:05:55,840 Speaker 1: in the NFC because we got a divisional preview to 116 00:05:55,920 --> 00:05:59,160 Speaker 1: get to here. Uh, the Cowboys move on. They're gonna 117 00:05:59,240 --> 00:06:04,280 Speaker 1: play your forty Niners, this vaunted defense you know in Land. 118 00:06:04,520 --> 00:06:07,640 Speaker 1: If we see this Cowboys team that we saw on 119 00:06:07,720 --> 00:06:10,640 Speaker 1: Monday night, Dak Prescott playing the same way he did, 120 00:06:10,800 --> 00:06:14,160 Speaker 1: you know, not turning the ball over, Tony Pollard and 121 00:06:14,240 --> 00:06:20,039 Speaker 1: Zeke running the ball effectively, what's this outcome gonna look like? Well, Mitchell, 122 00:06:20,200 --> 00:06:23,720 Speaker 1: it's gonna be crazy. Well, first, all the two guys 123 00:06:23,760 --> 00:06:26,120 Speaker 1: that are up for Defensive Player of the Year. Michael 124 00:06:26,160 --> 00:06:29,520 Speaker 1: Parsons and Nicholas John botha get to go head to 125 00:06:29,600 --> 00:06:32,200 Speaker 1: hit in a way. You know they don't play. They 126 00:06:32,240 --> 00:06:34,080 Speaker 1: don't play on st At the same time, you know 127 00:06:34,160 --> 00:06:36,320 Speaker 1: they will never be on the field together. But I 128 00:06:36,360 --> 00:06:38,200 Speaker 1: think they both get to showcase their ability. But I 129 00:06:38,279 --> 00:06:40,680 Speaker 1: think obviously San Francisco has the better team. They have 130 00:06:40,839 --> 00:06:44,360 Speaker 1: more weapons offensively. Offensively, Dallas has has a has a 131 00:06:44,440 --> 00:06:47,240 Speaker 1: really good quarterback and Dak Prescott Ceedee Lamb is a 132 00:06:47,279 --> 00:06:51,400 Speaker 1: really good receiver. They inconsistent everywhere else. Dalton showed Stanford 133 00:06:51,440 --> 00:06:54,680 Speaker 1: Guy has been consistent at the He had a really 134 00:06:54,760 --> 00:06:58,240 Speaker 1: big game this past game against Tampa UM. They have 135 00:06:58,320 --> 00:07:01,080 Speaker 1: two really good running backs when they're healthy, and so 136 00:07:01,520 --> 00:07:05,440 Speaker 1: they have a solid old line. But his game is 137 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:08,000 Speaker 1: gonna be one or lost in the trenches for both sides. 138 00:07:08,120 --> 00:07:10,080 Speaker 1: You know, San Francisco's off in this line is gonna 139 00:07:10,080 --> 00:07:13,320 Speaker 1: have sub Dallas's defensive line, who's really dynamic. Even outside 140 00:07:13,360 --> 00:07:15,760 Speaker 1: of Michael Parsons, they have a lot of pass rustlers 141 00:07:15,800 --> 00:07:17,680 Speaker 1: that can get home. Uh they can get home with 142 00:07:17,760 --> 00:07:21,280 Speaker 1: four rushers and Dan Quinn is a great defensive coordinator. 143 00:07:21,360 --> 00:07:23,880 Speaker 1: So it's gonna be a great game, brought party another 144 00:07:24,040 --> 00:07:25,600 Speaker 1: another chance for him to show what he can do. 145 00:07:25,760 --> 00:07:29,600 Speaker 1: You know, for whatever criticisms he's gotten, uh, they are unwarranted. 146 00:07:29,840 --> 00:07:32,360 Speaker 1: If he was a top three pick playing as well 147 00:07:32,400 --> 00:07:35,720 Speaker 1: as he has b going undefeated, they would be talking 148 00:07:35,720 --> 00:07:37,480 Speaker 1: about he's the face of the league. You know, if 149 00:07:37,480 --> 00:07:39,200 Speaker 1: he was the number three pick, if you were talking 150 00:07:39,200 --> 00:07:41,800 Speaker 1: about Trevor Lawrence playing like this, if you're talking about 151 00:07:42,160 --> 00:07:45,280 Speaker 1: Zack Wilson playing like this throughout any stretch of his career, 152 00:07:46,480 --> 00:07:48,760 Speaker 1: you'd be talking about the future of the league. You'd 153 00:07:48,760 --> 00:07:51,920 Speaker 1: be talking about my homes and all those guys. I mean, Brandon, 154 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:54,120 Speaker 1: I you took away what would have been the catch 155 00:07:54,200 --> 00:07:56,560 Speaker 1: of the playoffs to throw of the playoffs and really 156 00:07:56,840 --> 00:08:00,200 Speaker 1: catapulted him in a cool conversation. And so that's unfore it. 157 00:08:00,320 --> 00:08:04,280 Speaker 1: But you had four passing touchdowns in that game, one rushing. 158 00:08:04,320 --> 00:08:06,200 Speaker 1: So they had five touchdowns in one game as a 159 00:08:06,240 --> 00:08:09,239 Speaker 1: heck of a game for an undrafted all four seventh 160 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:12,840 Speaker 1: round pick. And I see Dallas making it a game. 161 00:08:12,920 --> 00:08:15,640 Speaker 1: No question, they have too many. They have a really 162 00:08:15,720 --> 00:08:18,400 Speaker 1: good defense. Trey Bon Diggs that is one of the 163 00:08:18,440 --> 00:08:20,640 Speaker 1: best corners in the National Football League played even better 164 00:08:20,720 --> 00:08:22,080 Speaker 1: than he did last year, and he was an All 165 00:08:22,120 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 1: Pro last year. Um Micah Parsons, we talked about him 166 00:08:25,480 --> 00:08:28,800 Speaker 1: really dynamic. I think they're gonna expose Vanderesh. I think 167 00:08:28,800 --> 00:08:32,120 Speaker 1: they're gonna find Vanderesh every chance they get. If they 168 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:37,640 Speaker 1: try to cover Christian McCaffrey with Vanderesh, San Francisco will 169 00:08:37,679 --> 00:08:40,200 Speaker 1: be will be randing Comfetti and going to the NFC 170 00:08:40,360 --> 00:08:43,559 Speaker 1: Championship Game wherever that will be. If you if this, 171 00:08:43,800 --> 00:08:47,880 Speaker 1: if the Dallas Cowboys decide, hey, we're gonna cover everybody else, 172 00:08:47,880 --> 00:08:49,920 Speaker 1: because you still got Keebo to deal with, You still 173 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:53,160 Speaker 1: got George Kiddle to deal with. Brandon I you has 174 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:54,920 Speaker 1: come into his own. You have to deal with all 175 00:08:54,960 --> 00:08:58,200 Speaker 1: those guys, Elijah Mitchell and Christian McCaffrey, and they can 176 00:08:58,240 --> 00:09:00,439 Speaker 1: all be on the field at the same time. That's illegal, 177 00:09:00,559 --> 00:09:02,760 Speaker 1: and guarantee you Kashanahan will find a way to get 178 00:09:03,040 --> 00:09:05,120 Speaker 1: get it done. What are they gonna do about that? 179 00:09:05,600 --> 00:09:08,400 Speaker 1: They can't create all those matchups On the flip side. 180 00:09:09,360 --> 00:09:12,720 Speaker 1: San Francisco literally has an All Pro at all three levels, 181 00:09:12,880 --> 00:09:15,280 Speaker 1: has a first team All Pro at all three levels, 182 00:09:15,360 --> 00:09:17,679 Speaker 1: not not just at a at a pass rusher, You 183 00:09:17,760 --> 00:09:21,160 Speaker 1: have Nicholas John Bosa First Team All Pro, Fred Warner 184 00:09:21,360 --> 00:09:24,560 Speaker 1: First Team All Pro, Tyler Noah who Funa First Team 185 00:09:24,559 --> 00:09:27,280 Speaker 1: All Pro. So it's not just gonna be sweet, It's 186 00:09:27,280 --> 00:09:30,160 Speaker 1: gonna be a heck of the game. Rich. I don't 187 00:09:30,200 --> 00:09:33,760 Speaker 1: want to take anything away from Brock Berty's accomplishments, because 188 00:09:34,200 --> 00:09:36,560 Speaker 1: what he's done since coming into this league has been 189 00:09:36,640 --> 00:09:39,360 Speaker 1: nothing short of his story. But if you look at 190 00:09:39,400 --> 00:09:42,880 Speaker 1: the teams he's played against, I mean, let's be honest here. 191 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:45,559 Speaker 1: You know, he's playing the Buccaneers, He's playing the Seahawks, 192 00:09:45,640 --> 00:09:49,120 Speaker 1: He's playing the Commanders, the Raiders, the Cardinals. I get it. 193 00:09:49,280 --> 00:09:51,440 Speaker 1: Two of those teams are playoff teams, but they aren't 194 00:09:51,440 --> 00:09:55,599 Speaker 1: true contenders. The Cowboys, this team is in that conversation 195 00:09:55,840 --> 00:09:58,840 Speaker 1: as a contender. This is gonna be the toughest matchup 196 00:09:59,160 --> 00:10:02,480 Speaker 1: of his young fashional career. You know, the Cowboys have 197 00:10:02,640 --> 00:10:05,719 Speaker 1: some some heavy hitters defensively too. You know how much 198 00:10:06,040 --> 00:10:09,079 Speaker 1: does this moment affect Brock Purdy? You know, is it is? 199 00:10:09,240 --> 00:10:12,199 Speaker 1: Is it too big for him? It's not too big 200 00:10:12,240 --> 00:10:14,000 Speaker 1: for Metroll, It's not too big. I don't think it's 201 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:15,880 Speaker 1: gonna be too big. I don't think he even thinks 202 00:10:15,920 --> 00:10:19,120 Speaker 1: about it. I think sometimes ignorance is blessed. Ignorance is blessed. 203 00:10:19,120 --> 00:10:22,400 Speaker 1: Intell ignorance you sometimes you're too young to know that 204 00:10:22,600 --> 00:10:25,040 Speaker 1: you don't know, like, hey, I'm not worried about it 205 00:10:25,120 --> 00:10:27,120 Speaker 1: because I don't know how big the stakes are. I 206 00:10:27,200 --> 00:10:29,120 Speaker 1: don't have enough time to think about it. Now. Next year, 207 00:10:29,240 --> 00:10:31,080 Speaker 1: after he goes through everything and he gets a chance 208 00:10:31,120 --> 00:10:34,280 Speaker 1: to take a deep breath and, you know, introspect and 209 00:10:34,360 --> 00:10:37,400 Speaker 1: think about, man, this was really cool, then he may understand, Hey, 210 00:10:37,480 --> 00:10:41,040 Speaker 1: coming to this game, like expectations are elevated, like it's crazy. 211 00:10:41,280 --> 00:10:43,640 Speaker 1: But when you're young, you're just kind of going, going, going. 212 00:10:43,720 --> 00:10:46,160 Speaker 1: He's just doing his job. You can hear about how 213 00:10:46,280 --> 00:10:48,560 Speaker 1: he talks about it in his press conferences. He's like, Hey, 214 00:10:48,640 --> 00:10:50,960 Speaker 1: I'm just doing what what Kyle and these guys need 215 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:52,839 Speaker 1: me to do. I'm just a piece. I'm just a 216 00:10:52,880 --> 00:10:54,800 Speaker 1: piece of the puzzle. They tell me to pass it here, 217 00:10:54,840 --> 00:10:56,280 Speaker 1: I passed it there. You tell me to pass there, 218 00:10:56,320 --> 00:10:57,720 Speaker 1: I passed there. Tell me to hand the ball off. 219 00:10:57,760 --> 00:11:00,280 Speaker 1: I hand the ball up. So he doesn't feel he 220 00:11:00,360 --> 00:11:03,000 Speaker 1: doesn't build the pressure of the expectations on the shoulder. 221 00:11:03,040 --> 00:11:06,040 Speaker 1: He just feels like, Hey, this is my role. I 222 00:11:06,160 --> 00:11:09,040 Speaker 1: just have to do my role, my one of fifty 223 00:11:09,120 --> 00:11:12,600 Speaker 1: three and I'm good. And if he if he doesn't 224 00:11:12,679 --> 00:11:14,880 Speaker 1: let the weight of those expectations get to him, I 225 00:11:14,960 --> 00:11:17,000 Speaker 1: think they have a real shot at winning the super 226 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:20,719 Speaker 1: Bowl and definitely winning this game. Rich's keep it in 227 00:11:20,760 --> 00:11:24,240 Speaker 1: the NFC when we got an NFC East matchup. Three 228 00:11:24,400 --> 00:11:27,320 Speaker 1: NFC East teams made it to the divisional round, which 229 00:11:27,400 --> 00:11:30,080 Speaker 1: is insane. Let's not pull the historical clip of us 230 00:11:30,120 --> 00:11:31,760 Speaker 1: calling him a dumpster fire at the beginning of the 231 00:11:31,840 --> 00:11:34,520 Speaker 1: year because we were We were wrong on that, so 232 00:11:34,720 --> 00:11:37,920 Speaker 1: to say the least. But this is another great matchup 233 00:11:38,000 --> 00:11:40,120 Speaker 1: the Giants, and we talked about it a couple of 234 00:11:40,160 --> 00:11:42,560 Speaker 1: days ago. They're clicking at the right time and they're 235 00:11:42,559 --> 00:11:44,559 Speaker 1: gonna be playing the Eagles, which are a bit of 236 00:11:44,600 --> 00:11:47,719 Speaker 1: a mystery team with the Lane Johnson issue, with the 237 00:11:48,400 --> 00:11:51,800 Speaker 1: UH with the injury at quarterback. Jalen hurts, Richard, who 238 00:11:51,880 --> 00:11:53,880 Speaker 1: do you like in this game? Vegas has it a 239 00:11:54,000 --> 00:11:58,200 Speaker 1: Philly minus seven and a half point spread. Right now, Metro, 240 00:11:58,360 --> 00:12:02,080 Speaker 1: it's gonna be they have it up. Philly's favored by 241 00:12:02,120 --> 00:12:07,320 Speaker 1: seven and a half wowing laugh. Mitchell Mitchell, they didn't 242 00:12:07,400 --> 00:12:10,679 Speaker 1: beat the Giants by seven and a half in the 243 00:12:10,800 --> 00:12:12,839 Speaker 1: last game where they were playing a third S three 244 00:12:12,840 --> 00:12:17,520 Speaker 1: and quarterback. Mitchell like, let's I don't know, Mitchell, I'm 245 00:12:17,600 --> 00:12:19,920 Speaker 1: not sure. I'm not sure about that, but I do 246 00:12:20,120 --> 00:12:23,199 Speaker 1: know that the d line that the Giants have have 247 00:12:23,320 --> 00:12:27,760 Speaker 1: put together really gave Philly fitz in that last game 248 00:12:27,800 --> 00:12:30,800 Speaker 1: of the season and people people, people that weren't paying 249 00:12:30,840 --> 00:12:33,319 Speaker 1: attention because they're like, hey, you know this is this 250 00:12:33,440 --> 00:12:35,960 Speaker 1: is an easy game for for Philly. Giants aren't paying 251 00:12:36,000 --> 00:12:39,760 Speaker 1: their starters on offense who were playing them on on defense, 252 00:12:40,240 --> 00:12:46,800 Speaker 1: and dexter Lawrence Leonard Williams, Cavan Dibadon like they can 253 00:12:46,880 --> 00:12:48,959 Speaker 1: make this game a lot harder than it's supposed to 254 00:12:49,000 --> 00:12:51,439 Speaker 1: be for the Philadelphia Eagles, so seven seven and a 255 00:12:51,520 --> 00:12:54,760 Speaker 1: half when they won by six with David Webb at 256 00:12:54,840 --> 00:12:58,360 Speaker 1: quarterback for the Giants, I wouldn't vegas. I might actually 257 00:12:58,559 --> 00:13:00,600 Speaker 1: let me, let me go, let me go. Hold on, Mitchell, 258 00:13:00,600 --> 00:13:02,760 Speaker 1: I'll be right back. I gotta go and just put 259 00:13:02,840 --> 00:13:05,120 Speaker 1: this and put something in really quick for they changed 260 00:13:05,120 --> 00:13:07,320 Speaker 1: their mind because I think the Giants are gonna come 261 00:13:07,360 --> 00:13:10,400 Speaker 1: to play. I think wink it's gonna have a great plan. 262 00:13:10,679 --> 00:13:12,679 Speaker 1: He had a great plan in that game, and that 263 00:13:12,840 --> 00:13:14,600 Speaker 1: was like a sampler game. That was a game they 264 00:13:14,640 --> 00:13:16,480 Speaker 1: didn't need, but it was a game. Hey, in case 265 00:13:16,559 --> 00:13:19,280 Speaker 1: we see these guys again, let's try a few things. 266 00:13:19,600 --> 00:13:21,840 Speaker 1: And I think they found a few things that work. 267 00:13:22,840 --> 00:13:25,680 Speaker 1: They have confidence that Dorry Jackson really played the solid game. 268 00:13:25,760 --> 00:13:28,160 Speaker 1: Obviously Jefferson he had a lot of help. There were 269 00:13:28,200 --> 00:13:30,480 Speaker 1: guys all over the place that we're that we're helping. 270 00:13:30,640 --> 00:13:33,240 Speaker 1: But he played a really good game against Justin Jefferson. 271 00:13:33,559 --> 00:13:34,920 Speaker 1: I think they'll try to do the same thing with 272 00:13:35,000 --> 00:13:37,000 Speaker 1: a J. Brown and try to make other people beat you. 273 00:13:38,200 --> 00:13:40,440 Speaker 1: Don't be surprised, Mitchell if it's a one score game 274 00:13:40,480 --> 00:13:43,079 Speaker 1: and it comes down to the last possession and I 275 00:13:43,280 --> 00:13:47,080 Speaker 1: have a lot of whatever, I don't know. I don't 276 00:13:47,160 --> 00:13:49,800 Speaker 1: disagree with you necessarily, Richard. I think giants are playing 277 00:13:49,840 --> 00:13:51,880 Speaker 1: with house money right now. I don't think anyone expect 278 00:13:51,960 --> 00:13:54,320 Speaker 1: them to make it this far. Brian day Ball has certainly, 279 00:13:54,440 --> 00:13:59,320 Speaker 1: you know, change that organization quickly. And this this revelation 280 00:13:59,400 --> 00:14:02,679 Speaker 1: that is Dan Jones, Danny Dines at quarterback. You know 281 00:14:03,440 --> 00:14:06,319 Speaker 1: he's coming to his own. He's made me somewhat a 282 00:14:06,360 --> 00:14:09,760 Speaker 1: believer in this team. And not to say I don't 283 00:14:09,800 --> 00:14:11,640 Speaker 1: like the Eagles, because I do. Don't forget we got 284 00:14:11,720 --> 00:14:14,240 Speaker 1: a first team All Pro, you know, friend of the program, 285 00:14:14,360 --> 00:14:17,240 Speaker 1: Darius big Place Sleigh on the opposite side of that football, 286 00:14:17,679 --> 00:14:20,560 Speaker 1: and and Richard that the reality is the Eagles have 287 00:14:20,640 --> 00:14:22,520 Speaker 1: at help of front seven, you know, and they got 288 00:14:22,680 --> 00:14:25,720 Speaker 1: brad Berry and Sligh in the secondary. I like the 289 00:14:25,800 --> 00:14:28,040 Speaker 1: Eagles in this game, you know, long term, I like 290 00:14:28,160 --> 00:14:31,800 Speaker 1: the Eagles in the NFC. But the big questions are 291 00:14:31,920 --> 00:14:34,320 Speaker 1: up front. It's gonna be offensively for the Eagles. How 292 00:14:34,400 --> 00:14:37,320 Speaker 1: healthy is Jalen Hurts And how much of an issue 293 00:14:37,440 --> 00:14:40,000 Speaker 1: is Lane Johnson's injury gonna really cause for this team? 294 00:14:40,440 --> 00:14:43,080 Speaker 1: And questions that those are questions that we haven't seen 295 00:14:43,120 --> 00:14:46,840 Speaker 1: answered yet. You know. So this game might be pretty tight, 296 00:14:47,040 --> 00:14:49,600 Speaker 1: you always, it's gonna be tighter than than seven and 297 00:14:49,640 --> 00:14:51,400 Speaker 1: a half. And that's no question. And we talked about 298 00:14:51,440 --> 00:14:54,240 Speaker 1: big play slavey in All Pro. James Bradberry just got 299 00:14:54,320 --> 00:14:57,280 Speaker 1: his first All Pro. After the Giants, this team hit 300 00:14:57,320 --> 00:15:00,720 Speaker 1: they're playing, released him. They released to him into an 301 00:15:00,720 --> 00:15:03,600 Speaker 1: All Pro season. Can you imagine being that guy, I mean, 302 00:15:03,680 --> 00:15:05,960 Speaker 1: the guy that releases somebody and they have an All 303 00:15:06,000 --> 00:15:07,640 Speaker 1: Pro year. I mean, he has to feel good, but 304 00:15:07,720 --> 00:15:09,880 Speaker 1: definitely still a revenge game. It was definitely still a 305 00:15:09,920 --> 00:15:13,400 Speaker 1: revenge game. But there are a lot of players on 306 00:15:13,560 --> 00:15:17,200 Speaker 1: that defense for the Philadelphia Eagles that fedteran d line. 307 00:15:17,240 --> 00:15:19,360 Speaker 1: We talked about when they got Limb Bell, Joseph and 308 00:15:19,480 --> 00:15:22,840 Speaker 1: Sue and they already had so much talent, a sound 309 00:15:22,880 --> 00:15:26,600 Speaker 1: reddy as having a Pro Bowl, All Pro year. It's 310 00:15:26,640 --> 00:15:28,880 Speaker 1: just gonna be interesting because that offensive line for the 311 00:15:28,960 --> 00:15:31,120 Speaker 1: Giants is gonna also have to hold up against that 312 00:15:31,240 --> 00:15:33,560 Speaker 1: the line that's ferocious. And we're not even talking. We 313 00:15:33,640 --> 00:15:35,840 Speaker 1: didn't even get to to the big dogs. We didn't 314 00:15:35,840 --> 00:15:38,480 Speaker 1: get to to all the old heads that they have, 315 00:15:38,640 --> 00:15:42,520 Speaker 1: Brandon Graham's um, the Fletcher Cox that have been doing 316 00:15:42,560 --> 00:15:46,440 Speaker 1: it for a decade. They wanted they want a Super 317 00:15:46,480 --> 00:15:49,360 Speaker 1: Bowl bad. They wanted really bad, and they we'll see 318 00:15:49,360 --> 00:15:52,680 Speaker 1: who wins. I know that Philly fan base wants another 319 00:15:52,720 --> 00:15:54,480 Speaker 1: Super Bowl as well, so I'm sure they're gonna be 320 00:15:54,560 --> 00:15:59,440 Speaker 1: active this weekend. AFC Talk time here, Richard, and let's 321 00:15:59,480 --> 00:16:01,640 Speaker 1: start with of Bengals and the Bills. This is a 322 00:16:01,760 --> 00:16:04,520 Speaker 1: matchup that we saw the game paused obviously with the 323 00:16:04,600 --> 00:16:07,320 Speaker 1: mar Hamlin and now we have this rematch. Obviously, the 324 00:16:07,360 --> 00:16:09,920 Speaker 1: Bengals are dealing with some injuries up front. We talked 325 00:16:09,920 --> 00:16:13,160 Speaker 1: about that on the last PAG podcast. The Bills are 326 00:16:13,240 --> 00:16:15,120 Speaker 1: dealing with a lot of issues in terms of turning 327 00:16:15,160 --> 00:16:18,120 Speaker 1: the ball over. Um this game, you know, Vegas sees 328 00:16:18,160 --> 00:16:20,120 Speaker 1: it as a Buffalo Bill's favorite at four and a 329 00:16:20,160 --> 00:16:24,000 Speaker 1: half points, But this game is gonna be an interesting one. 330 00:16:24,040 --> 00:16:26,920 Speaker 1: It's gonna set up you know, it's gonna ultimately eliminate 331 00:16:27,000 --> 00:16:29,240 Speaker 1: one of the top quarterbacks in the NFL. Who do 332 00:16:29,360 --> 00:16:31,920 Speaker 1: you see coming out victorious? What do you like about 333 00:16:31,960 --> 00:16:34,880 Speaker 1: this matchup between the Bengals and Bills. Well, I'm gonna 334 00:16:34,880 --> 00:16:37,000 Speaker 1: tell your first elements were one I don't like. I 335 00:16:37,080 --> 00:16:39,000 Speaker 1: don't like this play in Buffalo. I don't like that 336 00:16:39,120 --> 00:16:41,440 Speaker 1: at all. I think I think the Bengals are gonna 337 00:16:41,480 --> 00:16:43,920 Speaker 1: beat Himnega. I think the Bangles were gonna beat them 338 00:16:43,960 --> 00:16:46,160 Speaker 1: in that game. They look, they drove down the field, 339 00:16:46,480 --> 00:16:49,560 Speaker 1: they scored, They look to be right where they need 340 00:16:49,640 --> 00:16:51,360 Speaker 1: to be be in command. Back game, it did not 341 00:16:51,520 --> 00:16:53,320 Speaker 1: look like it was gonna be that close to Bengles 342 00:16:53,360 --> 00:16:55,160 Speaker 1: had I mean, the Bills had not been playing well 343 00:16:55,400 --> 00:16:57,920 Speaker 1: against good teams, and the Bangos were hot a s 344 00:16:57,920 --> 00:17:00,560 Speaker 1: Fisch grease. So for this game not to be played 345 00:17:00,600 --> 00:17:04,600 Speaker 1: at neutral site, it's kind of frustrating because the Bengals 346 00:17:04,640 --> 00:17:07,960 Speaker 1: didn't do anything wrong. You know, obviously the mars okay 347 00:17:08,119 --> 00:17:10,720 Speaker 1: and healthy and and get out of the hospital. But 348 00:17:11,359 --> 00:17:13,960 Speaker 1: those were punished in the in the end for that 349 00:17:14,359 --> 00:17:15,960 Speaker 1: because if they would have won that game, then this 350 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:18,680 Speaker 1: scenario would be flipped and we'll be talking about the 351 00:17:18,760 --> 00:17:22,159 Speaker 1: Buffalo coming to Cincinnati to come into the jungle to 352 00:17:22,280 --> 00:17:24,800 Speaker 1: play this game. And I think so, I think that's unfair. 353 00:17:24,920 --> 00:17:27,240 Speaker 1: First all, I do think it's gonna be tough with 354 00:17:27,359 --> 00:17:30,360 Speaker 1: that offensive line. But I would say if Buffalo had 355 00:17:30,440 --> 00:17:33,480 Speaker 1: von Miller, I would give them this game. I would 356 00:17:33,480 --> 00:17:35,560 Speaker 1: have him at that point spread. But without von Miller, 357 00:17:36,240 --> 00:17:38,840 Speaker 1: Joe Burrows it's a hard boy to beat. He's a 358 00:17:38,920 --> 00:17:41,520 Speaker 1: hard one to take down. And last year, I remember, 359 00:17:41,960 --> 00:17:44,440 Speaker 1: I remember the game he took. He got beat, he 360 00:17:44,560 --> 00:17:48,320 Speaker 1: took up beating Mentro. Nine sacks got hit I don't 361 00:17:48,359 --> 00:17:52,280 Speaker 1: know how many times, and they won that game. And 362 00:17:52,480 --> 00:17:55,920 Speaker 1: so with even with the offensive line issues, he over 363 00:17:56,080 --> 00:17:59,879 Speaker 1: He's shown in the playoffs the ability to overcome that 364 00:18:00,280 --> 00:18:03,120 Speaker 1: in those receivers that he has has shown the ability 365 00:18:03,200 --> 00:18:06,360 Speaker 1: to overcome that, and that defense is scrappy and hard 366 00:18:06,400 --> 00:18:08,520 Speaker 1: to deal with. And they have belief. They believe that 367 00:18:08,520 --> 00:18:10,320 Speaker 1: they're supposed to be there. Last year it was kind 368 00:18:10,320 --> 00:18:12,080 Speaker 1: of a flash in the pants. We don't know if 369 00:18:12,080 --> 00:18:14,520 Speaker 1: we're supposed to be here. Now they know they're supposed 370 00:18:14,520 --> 00:18:17,000 Speaker 1: to be there. They're they're fighting their butts off. Um 371 00:18:17,240 --> 00:18:19,680 Speaker 1: had a really good game, hard fought division game that 372 00:18:19,760 --> 00:18:22,320 Speaker 1: they just won. On the flip side, I know Buffalo 373 00:18:22,760 --> 00:18:25,280 Speaker 1: is hungry for a win, but they have to stop 374 00:18:25,440 --> 00:18:28,119 Speaker 1: turning the ball over. They have to Josh Allen has 375 00:18:28,160 --> 00:18:31,440 Speaker 1: been he's leading the league in interceptions, He's got twenty 376 00:18:31,480 --> 00:18:35,240 Speaker 1: two turnovers. That has to change. That defense is starting 377 00:18:35,280 --> 00:18:37,679 Speaker 1: to click. They're starting to find their footing. Um. They 378 00:18:37,720 --> 00:18:40,320 Speaker 1: started to find it a little bit in the Miami game, 379 00:18:40,359 --> 00:18:41,879 Speaker 1: but that was the dog fight that it shouldn't have 380 00:18:41,920 --> 00:18:44,600 Speaker 1: been against Skyler Thompson and they could have lost that game. 381 00:18:44,680 --> 00:18:47,399 Speaker 1: So I still got the same Super Bowl matchup that 382 00:18:47,440 --> 00:18:50,159 Speaker 1: I've been talking about. It's the forty Niners and Banks. 383 00:18:51,560 --> 00:18:54,000 Speaker 1: I like the Bengals as well, Rich and this is 384 00:18:54,040 --> 00:18:58,680 Speaker 1: gonna be an incredibly tight game, quite Frankly, these first 385 00:18:58,720 --> 00:19:02,240 Speaker 1: three games we talked about, All four games are outstanding matchups. 386 00:19:02,280 --> 00:19:04,960 Speaker 1: This is gonna be a great weekend of football. Let's 387 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:07,720 Speaker 1: move over to the Jaguars and the Chiefs. You know, 388 00:19:08,160 --> 00:19:11,399 Speaker 1: this is a game the Jaguarars, frankly probably should not 389 00:19:11,560 --> 00:19:15,240 Speaker 1: have been in if coaching were. We're a thing in 390 00:19:15,320 --> 00:19:19,240 Speaker 1: that Chargers game, you know. But they're here and this 391 00:19:19,400 --> 00:19:21,440 Speaker 1: is another team playing with some house money, much like 392 00:19:21,560 --> 00:19:23,920 Speaker 1: the Giants. They're an eight and a half point dog 393 00:19:24,520 --> 00:19:28,080 Speaker 1: at Kansas City. You know, Trevor Lawrence bit of a 394 00:19:28,160 --> 00:19:30,879 Speaker 1: coming out party in that second half? Does he continue 395 00:19:30,920 --> 00:19:36,480 Speaker 1: the hot hand? Is this a game? Richard? I don't know, Mentchell, 396 00:19:36,520 --> 00:19:38,960 Speaker 1: because I don't know who Trevor Lawrence really is. Mentell. 397 00:19:39,040 --> 00:19:41,159 Speaker 1: A guy that's throws four interceptions and a half of 398 00:19:41,160 --> 00:19:44,159 Speaker 1: football in the playoffs is a guy can't trust story 399 00:19:44,240 --> 00:19:47,160 Speaker 1: through touchdowns in the second half that came back great 400 00:19:47,200 --> 00:19:51,720 Speaker 1: game planning. Be four interceptions three to one. Guy that's 401 00:19:51,720 --> 00:19:53,880 Speaker 1: gonna leave me. It's gonna take a while to get 402 00:19:53,920 --> 00:19:55,480 Speaker 1: that taste out of my mouth and and for me 403 00:19:55,600 --> 00:19:58,920 Speaker 1: to erase that and really trust him as a quarterback. Defensively, 404 00:19:59,320 --> 00:20:01,720 Speaker 1: they're starting to get scrappy. They're starting to find something. 405 00:20:01,760 --> 00:20:03,359 Speaker 1: I think they found something in the second half of 406 00:20:03,400 --> 00:20:07,000 Speaker 1: that ball game. They're finding confidence. They got playmakers. They 407 00:20:07,080 --> 00:20:09,280 Speaker 1: got d Line who can really start to get hot 408 00:20:09,359 --> 00:20:12,720 Speaker 1: at any time. Offensively, they got a veteran group of receivers. 409 00:20:12,800 --> 00:20:15,440 Speaker 1: They got Kristen Kirk who's played a Jones played a 410 00:20:15,480 --> 00:20:18,200 Speaker 1: really good game, you know. And then you got Morvin Jones, 411 00:20:18,400 --> 00:20:19,800 Speaker 1: who has been really good in this league for a 412 00:20:19,880 --> 00:20:22,840 Speaker 1: long time. But it's a lot to overcome. Patrick Mahomes 413 00:20:22,920 --> 00:20:25,840 Speaker 1: and and and Andy read the playoffs. Man, they don't 414 00:20:25,880 --> 00:20:27,880 Speaker 1: lose very often, and when they lose, it's a dog 415 00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:29,760 Speaker 1: fight and it comes down to the last second. I 416 00:20:29,800 --> 00:20:32,720 Speaker 1: don't see the losing. Wow, Richard, this is uh. This 417 00:20:32,880 --> 00:20:35,680 Speaker 1: is one of those weekends that we might see a 418 00:20:35,720 --> 00:20:37,960 Speaker 1: little history made. You know. We saw the Chief some 419 00:20:38,119 --> 00:20:41,760 Speaker 1: Bills throw down at this weekend last year. There's some 420 00:20:41,840 --> 00:20:45,040 Speaker 1: outstanding games. I think before we sign off, Richard, the 421 00:20:45,119 --> 00:20:48,000 Speaker 1: coaching Carol cell has started um and there's a couple 422 00:20:48,040 --> 00:20:50,719 Speaker 1: of teams that have opened up. Are there any leaders 423 00:20:51,080 --> 00:20:54,400 Speaker 1: that you like If you were the you know, Carolina Panthers, 424 00:20:54,680 --> 00:20:57,600 Speaker 1: we would say, or the Houston Texans, who are you 425 00:20:57,720 --> 00:21:02,600 Speaker 1: bringing in David Saw. That's what I'm bringing David Shall. 426 00:21:02,680 --> 00:21:04,679 Speaker 1: And if I'm in Houston, Texans and I really think 427 00:21:04,720 --> 00:21:06,680 Speaker 1: I want to turn this program around, I'm bringing David 428 00:21:06,680 --> 00:21:09,120 Speaker 1: Shall in UM as somebody that I know can get 429 00:21:09,160 --> 00:21:12,680 Speaker 1: our program put in the right direction, uh and really 430 00:21:13,040 --> 00:21:17,120 Speaker 1: really start to build something. Uh. If not, then Sean 431 00:21:17,200 --> 00:21:19,560 Speaker 1: Payton is probably not an option for most of these teams. 432 00:21:19,600 --> 00:21:22,240 Speaker 1: I wouldn't I mean Sean Payton, I wouldn't take those jobs. 433 00:21:22,440 --> 00:21:23,960 Speaker 1: If I would say hi, I wouldn't take the Houston 434 00:21:24,119 --> 00:21:28,520 Speaker 1: job with no quarterback that they fired the last two coaches. Carolina, 435 00:21:28,640 --> 00:21:32,040 Speaker 1: you got talent defensively, You've got a good running game. UM, 436 00:21:32,160 --> 00:21:34,200 Speaker 1: you got Sam Donald at quarterback. So if you believe 437 00:21:34,240 --> 00:21:37,440 Speaker 1: in Sam Donald and he showed up some flashes late 438 00:21:37,480 --> 00:21:40,160 Speaker 1: in the season, then sure you take that job. Because 439 00:21:40,160 --> 00:21:42,040 Speaker 1: they have a defense that's a that's a division that 440 00:21:42,160 --> 00:21:45,600 Speaker 1: you can you can win. That he knows. UM. But 441 00:21:45,720 --> 00:21:48,120 Speaker 1: I think right now the top candidates are Dan Quinn, 442 00:21:48,359 --> 00:21:51,879 Speaker 1: Sean Payton. I think Caldwell, you know, your old Detroit 443 00:21:51,960 --> 00:21:53,840 Speaker 1: Lions coach. I think he should get another shot. And 444 00:21:53,920 --> 00:21:56,440 Speaker 1: I think one of these UM teams, the Colts have 445 00:21:56,600 --> 00:22:00,240 Speaker 1: called him I think uh and interviewed him or was 446 00:22:00,280 --> 00:22:02,280 Speaker 1: it Demmer? Might have been Denmer, But yeah, I think 447 00:22:02,320 --> 00:22:04,960 Speaker 1: he deserves another shot. But I don't know, man, I 448 00:22:05,160 --> 00:22:07,479 Speaker 1: don't know. These These aren't great options for coaches this year. 449 00:22:07,480 --> 00:22:10,320 Speaker 1: I know Damiko Ryan's has four interviews this week, which 450 00:22:10,920 --> 00:22:12,920 Speaker 1: is crazy, But I think he will be a great 451 00:22:12,960 --> 00:22:15,240 Speaker 1: head coach. I just wouldn't take these jobs because it's 452 00:22:15,240 --> 00:22:17,520 Speaker 1: not You're not set up for success, and they're they're 453 00:22:17,520 --> 00:22:20,520 Speaker 1: find coaches way too quick these days. Well, Richard, we 454 00:22:20,600 --> 00:22:23,520 Speaker 1: got a big time guest joining the program here next 455 00:22:23,800 --> 00:22:26,320 Speaker 1: uh your fellow yer, your former teammate, and I know 456 00:22:26,480 --> 00:22:30,640 Speaker 1: you love his defense Uh forty Niner Eric Armstead. I'll 457 00:22:30,720 --> 00:22:33,080 Speaker 1: let you welcome him on next year, Richard. Well, I 458 00:22:33,080 --> 00:22:35,600 Speaker 1: appreciate your Mitchell. I hate to hate to get your 459 00:22:35,640 --> 00:22:37,520 Speaker 1: offer here in Mitchell, but we gotta get Eric on. 460 00:22:38,080 --> 00:22:40,520 Speaker 1: Obviously a great player. They headed into a great matchup 461 00:22:40,560 --> 00:22:42,520 Speaker 1: with Dallas Cowboys, and I got a lot of questions 462 00:22:42,560 --> 00:22:45,280 Speaker 1: to ask him. So I'll catch you next time, Mitchell. 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Really any way, your 481 00:23:35,680 --> 00:23:38,600 Speaker 1: only Tendell response required to issue not with expires fourteen 482 00:23:38,640 --> 00:23:42,520 Speaker 1: days after reet restrictions applies. He terms at sports dot com. Gabler. 483 00:23:43,359 --> 00:23:46,679 Speaker 1: Mr Richard Sherman podcast Welcome Back. I got a special 484 00:23:46,800 --> 00:23:50,879 Speaker 1: guest Eric Onstead, the leader of this San Francisco forty 485 00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:53,760 Speaker 1: Niners defense that's going crazy. They got they got the 486 00:23:53,840 --> 00:23:56,639 Speaker 1: Dallas Cowboys this week. What a brother. What's up man? 487 00:23:56,720 --> 00:23:59,560 Speaker 1: How you doing? I'm great. It's gonna be a great matchup. 488 00:23:59,640 --> 00:24:02,240 Speaker 1: You see. He's been going great. You look good, You're healthy, 489 00:24:03,520 --> 00:24:07,840 Speaker 1: going on nothing man? Uh, definitely gonna be a huge matchup. 490 00:24:08,200 --> 00:24:10,879 Speaker 1: We had them last year at their place, and you know, 491 00:24:10,960 --> 00:24:13,520 Speaker 1: now they're coming out here and they got a good team, 492 00:24:13,640 --> 00:24:16,679 Speaker 1: So I can't wait. It's gonna be a great matchup. 493 00:24:16,720 --> 00:24:18,840 Speaker 1: You know, they got that running game back's playing well. 494 00:24:19,400 --> 00:24:22,240 Speaker 1: But this last game against Seattle, you know, it started 495 00:24:22,280 --> 00:24:24,720 Speaker 1: off a lot closer from sure than than everybody wanted 496 00:24:24,760 --> 00:24:26,680 Speaker 1: it to be. In the first half, they had some success, 497 00:24:26,800 --> 00:24:29,159 Speaker 1: they they you know, we took some shots. In the 498 00:24:29,200 --> 00:24:31,920 Speaker 1: second half not so much. You know, it seemed like 499 00:24:32,359 --> 00:24:35,000 Speaker 1: put that fire out pretty quick. What adjustments went into that. 500 00:24:35,280 --> 00:24:36,800 Speaker 1: I think we knew what they wanted to do. You know, 501 00:24:36,880 --> 00:24:38,520 Speaker 1: they wanted to come in. They wanted to try to 502 00:24:39,119 --> 00:24:42,640 Speaker 1: you know, run the ball, get Geno in the play 503 00:24:42,720 --> 00:24:45,800 Speaker 1: Action Pass game obviously, want to get the ball to 504 00:24:45,880 --> 00:24:48,160 Speaker 1: g K and and lock them. They you know, came 505 00:24:48,160 --> 00:24:49,399 Speaker 1: out and did a good job of that. You know, 506 00:24:49,440 --> 00:24:51,840 Speaker 1: they were getting you know, they didn't break any huge runs, 507 00:24:51,920 --> 00:24:53,719 Speaker 1: but they were getting too many yards and we then 508 00:24:53,760 --> 00:24:56,280 Speaker 1: we wanted them to and uh, you know that was 509 00:24:56,320 --> 00:24:58,240 Speaker 1: opening up the past game too, and you know we 510 00:24:58,359 --> 00:25:00,399 Speaker 1: went in a half time. It was just about you know, 511 00:25:00,440 --> 00:25:03,760 Speaker 1: it's really just about using our mindset of finishing, getting 512 00:25:03,760 --> 00:25:07,680 Speaker 1: off blocks, um, not letting them get leaky yards. And 513 00:25:07,760 --> 00:25:09,760 Speaker 1: then you know, it always comes down the turnovers and 514 00:25:10,800 --> 00:25:13,159 Speaker 1: when you make uh, you know, you get turnover as 515 00:25:13,200 --> 00:25:15,240 Speaker 1: you make big plays and that changes the game. And 516 00:25:15,720 --> 00:25:18,040 Speaker 1: we came out and got some got some key turners 517 00:25:18,080 --> 00:25:20,080 Speaker 1: and you know, turn the game around and then you know, 518 00:25:20,119 --> 00:25:22,440 Speaker 1: we never looked back from there. The a Mena who 519 00:25:22,680 --> 00:25:25,520 Speaker 1: forced fumble and Nick recovering it was huge. You know, 520 00:25:25,600 --> 00:25:27,359 Speaker 1: you guys are putting a lot of pressure on people. 521 00:25:27,840 --> 00:25:30,720 Speaker 1: And obviously you missed some games this year. What was 522 00:25:30,760 --> 00:25:32,879 Speaker 1: your mindset when you came back, because you know, that's 523 00:25:32,920 --> 00:25:34,720 Speaker 1: the hardest thing. People don't understand. It's like when you 524 00:25:34,840 --> 00:25:37,119 Speaker 1: miss games and you can't play, you can't help. If 525 00:25:37,160 --> 00:25:39,000 Speaker 1: you're a true competitor, you like, all I want to 526 00:25:39,040 --> 00:25:41,040 Speaker 1: do is get out there and help and and to 527 00:25:41,200 --> 00:25:44,280 Speaker 1: be here for the for these games and these important 528 00:25:44,320 --> 00:25:46,159 Speaker 1: games down the stretch. It got to meet a lot 529 00:25:46,240 --> 00:25:49,560 Speaker 1: to you. Yeah, No, it was definitely definitely tough for me. 530 00:25:49,800 --> 00:25:52,280 Speaker 1: You know, I've never I've been hurt before, but I've 531 00:25:52,320 --> 00:25:55,560 Speaker 1: never been hurt, you know, and then had to come 532 00:25:55,600 --> 00:25:57,679 Speaker 1: back and try to try to play. It was always 533 00:25:57,720 --> 00:25:59,480 Speaker 1: hurt and you know, out for the rest of the year, 534 00:26:00,160 --> 00:26:03,200 Speaker 1: you know, off season and reboot. So being hurt and 535 00:26:03,320 --> 00:26:06,600 Speaker 1: trying to come back mid season for terst end of 536 00:26:06,600 --> 00:26:10,000 Speaker 1: the season is definitely something new for me. And you know, 537 00:26:10,119 --> 00:26:13,240 Speaker 1: my mindset would just come back getting myself back to 538 00:26:14,080 --> 00:26:16,480 Speaker 1: a good place where you know, I can help my 539 00:26:16,560 --> 00:26:18,960 Speaker 1: team win games, and you know, that's the standard I 540 00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:21,200 Speaker 1: have for myself. Um. I felt like I'm a game 541 00:26:21,280 --> 00:26:24,320 Speaker 1: changing player, and uh, I know my team's gonna need 542 00:26:24,359 --> 00:26:26,520 Speaker 1: me to be my best, um if we want to 543 00:26:26,800 --> 00:26:29,000 Speaker 1: you know, continue this run. So that was just my 544 00:26:29,160 --> 00:26:31,639 Speaker 1: mindset and knowing that my team needed me and I 545 00:26:31,720 --> 00:26:33,399 Speaker 1: needed to get back, you know, to the best my 546 00:26:33,440 --> 00:26:35,960 Speaker 1: ability to to help us win games and you know, 547 00:26:36,080 --> 00:26:38,800 Speaker 1: make game changing plays. So that's just been my mindset 548 00:26:38,840 --> 00:26:41,240 Speaker 1: the entire time it's been you know, frustrating and it's 549 00:26:41,280 --> 00:26:43,959 Speaker 1: been tough. But um, you know we're hearing this here 550 00:26:44,000 --> 00:26:46,320 Speaker 1: in this moment with a great opportunity. We talked about 551 00:26:46,359 --> 00:26:47,680 Speaker 1: this all the time. I talked about this all the 552 00:26:47,720 --> 00:26:49,960 Speaker 1: time because you never get the credit you deserve because 553 00:26:50,000 --> 00:26:51,520 Speaker 1: a lot of the things you do don't show up 554 00:26:51,560 --> 00:26:52,920 Speaker 1: on the statu She showed up on the stat she 555 00:26:53,119 --> 00:26:56,399 Speaker 1: last week thought help on the stat sheet earlier. You 556 00:26:56,520 --> 00:26:59,119 Speaker 1: got got to eat in earlier. But how does that feel? 557 00:26:59,280 --> 00:27:01,520 Speaker 1: Because I know you're teammates appreciate it, you know, I know, 558 00:27:01,760 --> 00:27:04,840 Speaker 1: I know Nick and all the guys read and green On, 559 00:27:05,040 --> 00:27:07,760 Speaker 1: all the guys that benefit from what you're doing, what 560 00:27:07,920 --> 00:27:10,399 Speaker 1: you're doing, what you're able to do, appreciate what you do. 561 00:27:10,640 --> 00:27:13,240 Speaker 1: But sometimes the fans get lost in the stats and 562 00:27:13,359 --> 00:27:17,240 Speaker 1: what's what's this? But out there Pete Carroll said it. 563 00:27:17,320 --> 00:27:20,080 Speaker 1: He was like, hey, you're a problem every day, snap 564 00:27:20,240 --> 00:27:22,879 Speaker 1: because you can eat, you can collapse the pocket, you 565 00:27:22,920 --> 00:27:24,600 Speaker 1: can collapse the whole side of the line if you 566 00:27:24,640 --> 00:27:27,320 Speaker 1: want to. How does that make you feel? It makes 567 00:27:27,359 --> 00:27:29,600 Speaker 1: me feel good. You know. I played for the respects 568 00:27:29,720 --> 00:27:33,520 Speaker 1: my peers. Uh, you know, first and foremost, and you 569 00:27:33,600 --> 00:27:35,480 Speaker 1: know the respects from the guys you play against and 570 00:27:35,560 --> 00:27:39,760 Speaker 1: play with is uh, you know, the utmost respect. And 571 00:27:40,080 --> 00:27:42,320 Speaker 1: that's you know, when you hear those hear those words 572 00:27:42,400 --> 00:27:44,640 Speaker 1: from people you can beat against, the people you play 573 00:27:45,400 --> 00:27:47,560 Speaker 1: play with, you know that makes you, you know, you 574 00:27:47,640 --> 00:27:50,280 Speaker 1: feel great. And you know, I've always been a guy 575 00:27:50,359 --> 00:27:53,320 Speaker 1: who just want to dominate in my role and um, 576 00:27:53,880 --> 00:27:56,120 Speaker 1: you know, whatever whatever the team asked me, I feel 577 00:27:56,119 --> 00:27:58,639 Speaker 1: like I can play any position on the B line. Um, 578 00:27:58,720 --> 00:28:00,680 Speaker 1: I feel like I can be a dominant player and 579 00:28:00,760 --> 00:28:03,040 Speaker 1: I think I've shown that after aout my career and 580 00:28:03,160 --> 00:28:07,680 Speaker 1: so um, you know when when what makes me feel 581 00:28:07,720 --> 00:28:09,960 Speaker 1: good is uh, you know after the game, when I 582 00:28:10,359 --> 00:28:11,840 Speaker 1: you know, talk to the guy that I just played 583 00:28:11,840 --> 00:28:15,960 Speaker 1: against that respect that he gives me. Um, and you 584 00:28:16,040 --> 00:28:18,360 Speaker 1: know he had a long day. That's that's why. That's 585 00:28:18,359 --> 00:28:20,760 Speaker 1: what I live right right right right right right that 586 00:28:20,800 --> 00:28:22,199 Speaker 1: I was about to have a long day. Anything. They 587 00:28:22,240 --> 00:28:26,080 Speaker 1: have no idea, uh you Nicholas John, come on, now, 588 00:28:26,119 --> 00:28:29,600 Speaker 1: it's gonna get crazy. But there are all pros at 589 00:28:29,680 --> 00:28:31,879 Speaker 1: all three levels of the defense, you know, and and 590 00:28:32,160 --> 00:28:34,800 Speaker 1: even I mean Drey didn't get no, it didn't come on. 591 00:28:34,880 --> 00:28:37,600 Speaker 1: We're not gonna start with how they did Dre Um, 592 00:28:38,200 --> 00:28:40,120 Speaker 1: you know it's it's like it's like n W they 593 00:28:40,200 --> 00:28:43,840 Speaker 1: somehow forgot about Dre but Tyler Noah getting first team 594 00:28:43,880 --> 00:28:47,840 Speaker 1: All Pro, Fred getting first team All Pro, uh and 595 00:28:47,960 --> 00:28:50,280 Speaker 1: Nick getting first team All Pro. Had it's a testament 596 00:28:50,360 --> 00:28:52,640 Speaker 1: to the entire defense and and how hard and how 597 00:28:52,720 --> 00:28:55,840 Speaker 1: well everybody's playing together. And also Damiko Ryan's and what 598 00:28:56,000 --> 00:28:58,160 Speaker 1: he's doing, I mean from his first year to this 599 00:28:58,400 --> 00:29:02,200 Speaker 1: year as grown as coordinator. Tell me about that. Yeah, 600 00:29:02,240 --> 00:29:05,160 Speaker 1: it's been amazing. Uh. You know, I love playing for Miko. 601 00:29:05,680 --> 00:29:09,520 Speaker 1: You know, Salouh has you know, kind of have built 602 00:29:09,600 --> 00:29:13,000 Speaker 1: something and you know, I think Miko, um, you know 603 00:29:13,080 --> 00:29:16,400 Speaker 1: we're playing even even at a high level now. UM, 604 00:29:16,560 --> 00:29:18,560 Speaker 1: So I think he took that and he's transformed it 605 00:29:18,600 --> 00:29:20,920 Speaker 1: and made it his own. Um, the style that he 606 00:29:21,040 --> 00:29:23,320 Speaker 1: wants us to play at. I think he's you know, 607 00:29:23,960 --> 00:29:26,720 Speaker 1: we'll see what happens this year, but I love playing 608 00:29:26,760 --> 00:29:29,000 Speaker 1: for him. And I know he's gonna get a head 609 00:29:29,080 --> 00:29:31,760 Speaker 1: coach job soon and what's what's seeing that happens or 610 00:29:31,800 --> 00:29:33,880 Speaker 1: what he wants to do. But I think he's definitely 611 00:29:33,920 --> 00:29:36,840 Speaker 1: deserving of that. Um. He's a great leader. You know, 612 00:29:36,920 --> 00:29:38,680 Speaker 1: he talks to us. You know what what do we 613 00:29:38,760 --> 00:29:41,080 Speaker 1: see out there? Former player player at a high level, 614 00:29:41,480 --> 00:29:45,200 Speaker 1: so he knows that you know, uh, the players players 615 00:29:45,320 --> 00:29:47,680 Speaker 1: run the sport, and um, you know how we do 616 00:29:48,480 --> 00:29:50,680 Speaker 1: and you know what we do out there, run the ship. 617 00:29:50,880 --> 00:29:52,960 Speaker 1: So he he talks to us. He asked us what 618 00:29:53,040 --> 00:29:56,560 Speaker 1: we're seeing out there? How you know, he can you know, 619 00:29:56,640 --> 00:29:59,000 Speaker 1: maybe switch some things up and with the play calls 620 00:29:59,000 --> 00:30:01,560 Speaker 1: and based on how we see what we're seeing on 621 00:30:01,640 --> 00:30:04,880 Speaker 1: the field. So, um, I think has been amazing for 622 00:30:04,960 --> 00:30:07,640 Speaker 1: resident number one defense in the world. And that was 623 00:30:07,640 --> 00:30:09,840 Speaker 1: our goal at the start of the year. And we 624 00:30:09,920 --> 00:30:12,480 Speaker 1: did that, no question. You did that and you're doing 625 00:30:12,480 --> 00:30:15,120 Speaker 1: it in the playoffs and you guys got a special defense. 626 00:30:15,160 --> 00:30:17,840 Speaker 1: You got a special team offensively. I mean Christian McCaffrey 627 00:30:17,880 --> 00:30:19,760 Speaker 1: coming in that had to be that had to be 628 00:30:19,880 --> 00:30:22,200 Speaker 1: crazy first off to see as a team man, and 629 00:30:22,240 --> 00:30:24,600 Speaker 1: you just look up and wake up one day. We 630 00:30:24,720 --> 00:30:28,760 Speaker 1: got Christian McCaffrey. Like you talk about the rich getting 631 00:30:28,840 --> 00:30:31,960 Speaker 1: Richard like it's a disgusting y'all. Y'all got a plethora 632 00:30:32,240 --> 00:30:35,120 Speaker 1: of riches, and he seems like he's been great for 633 00:30:35,200 --> 00:30:37,160 Speaker 1: you guys. What have you what have you seen from 634 00:30:37,280 --> 00:30:39,520 Speaker 1: him on the day to day and also brought Purdy 635 00:30:39,640 --> 00:30:42,120 Speaker 1: because people not giving him really the respect that I 636 00:30:42,200 --> 00:30:44,280 Speaker 1: feel like he deserves. They're trying to They're like, oh, 637 00:30:44,360 --> 00:30:46,640 Speaker 1: he got all these pieces around him, and it's like, 638 00:30:47,240 --> 00:30:49,000 Speaker 1: of course he does, and there are a lot of 639 00:30:49,040 --> 00:30:51,560 Speaker 1: people with pieces around him. But if you just if 640 00:30:51,600 --> 00:30:54,840 Speaker 1: he was a top five pick and he went six 641 00:30:54,960 --> 00:30:57,040 Speaker 1: and seven and old and his first couple of starts, 642 00:30:57,360 --> 00:30:58,800 Speaker 1: it would have passed the rate in as high as 643 00:30:58,840 --> 00:31:00,800 Speaker 1: he had. They'd be talking about in face of the league, 644 00:31:01,880 --> 00:31:04,560 Speaker 1: you know, and so has he shown that in practice? 645 00:31:04,560 --> 00:31:09,200 Speaker 1: Since you've been here? Yeah, no, Um, so we're Christian first. 646 00:31:09,320 --> 00:31:12,160 Speaker 1: You know, that was that was crazy because you know, 647 00:31:12,200 --> 00:31:14,840 Speaker 1: I've been here a long time and we usually don't 648 00:31:14,880 --> 00:31:19,920 Speaker 1: typically make those slash transactions, those sexy trades, you know, 649 00:31:20,080 --> 00:31:24,520 Speaker 1: huge free agent signings. So you know, instantly that popped 650 00:31:24,560 --> 00:31:27,440 Speaker 1: in mind. Uh. I was like, whoa, that's pretty shocking 651 00:31:27,520 --> 00:31:30,160 Speaker 1: for for us to you know, make a move like that. 652 00:31:30,720 --> 00:31:34,720 Speaker 1: But it's been crucial. Um, Christian, I think he's the 653 00:31:34,760 --> 00:31:37,080 Speaker 1: best running back in the league, and so adding him 654 00:31:37,120 --> 00:31:39,960 Speaker 1: to what we have going on already, it's just you 655 00:31:40,080 --> 00:31:42,920 Speaker 1: have too many, too many weapons for you know, you 656 00:31:43,000 --> 00:31:45,600 Speaker 1: can't stop them. Uh, you can't stop all of them, 657 00:31:45,920 --> 00:31:47,840 Speaker 1: you know, on any given any given day. It's kind 658 00:31:47,840 --> 00:31:50,280 Speaker 1: of like the Warriors, where you know, you might you know, 659 00:31:50,400 --> 00:31:52,479 Speaker 1: step might have a bad night, but players don't kill 660 00:31:52,520 --> 00:31:55,480 Speaker 1: you or Jordan Pool is gonna kill you. That's been amazing, 661 00:31:55,560 --> 00:31:59,400 Speaker 1: and pretty has been amazing. Um as well, Like you said, 662 00:32:00,040 --> 00:32:02,959 Speaker 1: I think that, uh, you know, the way you enter 663 00:32:03,040 --> 00:32:06,960 Speaker 1: the league sometimes can pigeonhole you. Um. And you know, 664 00:32:07,080 --> 00:32:10,000 Speaker 1: people have this this biased opinion on you. And since 665 00:32:10,040 --> 00:32:12,440 Speaker 1: he was seven round picked, they're treating him like that. 666 00:32:12,600 --> 00:32:15,760 Speaker 1: And he just you know, overachiever and you know all 667 00:32:15,840 --> 00:32:19,479 Speaker 1: those things. But he's been amazing. He's came in with confidence. Um, 668 00:32:19,760 --> 00:32:22,800 Speaker 1: he's assertive. He's also at the same time a good rookie. 669 00:32:23,160 --> 00:32:27,000 Speaker 1: He's he's not outlandish or or cocky, and he carries 670 00:32:27,040 --> 00:32:30,520 Speaker 1: themselves the right way. And he's been playing amazing. He's 671 00:32:30,560 --> 00:32:34,120 Speaker 1: been inspiring us at the defense, inspiring our team and 672 00:32:34,560 --> 00:32:37,560 Speaker 1: you know, if we're gonna you know, win the whole thing, Um, 673 00:32:37,720 --> 00:32:39,880 Speaker 1: he's gonna be the you know, the reason you know 674 00:32:40,320 --> 00:32:42,480 Speaker 1: why we get are able to get that done. So 675 00:32:42,840 --> 00:32:45,520 Speaker 1: it's a crazy storyline and a lot of hype around it, 676 00:32:45,680 --> 00:32:48,560 Speaker 1: but um, it's just a testament to you know, who 677 00:32:48,640 --> 00:32:51,360 Speaker 1: he is as a as a person and player and 678 00:32:51,440 --> 00:32:55,640 Speaker 1: coming in, coming in and seizing that opportunity. It's been amazing. Team. 679 00:32:56,240 --> 00:32:58,719 Speaker 1: I think it's been awesome. Man. I'm really impressed by him. 680 00:32:58,720 --> 00:33:00,680 Speaker 1: I'm really impressed by the way kid was using him 681 00:33:00,720 --> 00:33:03,280 Speaker 1: and making a game simple for him. But I also, 682 00:33:04,320 --> 00:33:06,880 Speaker 1: I got another thing, and Nick gotta get He got 683 00:33:06,960 --> 00:33:08,400 Speaker 1: to get Defense Player of the Year to year. If 684 00:33:08,400 --> 00:33:11,200 Speaker 1: they don't give it to him, I might have steven 685 00:33:11,240 --> 00:33:14,120 Speaker 1: podcasts about talking bad about whoever they get it get to. 686 00:33:14,200 --> 00:33:17,000 Speaker 1: I don't give a damn. I'm breaking it down because 687 00:33:17,240 --> 00:33:19,040 Speaker 1: and I think you should get some m v P boats. 688 00:33:19,160 --> 00:33:20,840 Speaker 1: But you know how that goes. It's going to my 689 00:33:20,880 --> 00:33:24,920 Speaker 1: homes and that's pretty much wrapped up. Yeah. No, I mean, 690 00:33:25,120 --> 00:33:28,040 Speaker 1: if if Nick doesn't get that, I mean, I don't know. 691 00:33:28,360 --> 00:33:30,440 Speaker 1: I don't know we're gonna have to have like a 692 00:33:30,560 --> 00:33:33,960 Speaker 1: protest or something, because I think it's clear cut. I mean, 693 00:33:34,040 --> 00:33:38,440 Speaker 1: it's you know, no really other uh another options. And 694 00:33:38,640 --> 00:33:41,360 Speaker 1: you know, the year he's had has just been assistent 695 00:33:42,040 --> 00:33:45,720 Speaker 1: game per game UM, down in and down out, run 696 00:33:45,800 --> 00:33:50,280 Speaker 1: game pass, game, UM. He's just been amazing all year. 697 00:33:50,440 --> 00:33:54,040 Speaker 1: For our team, um, number one defense. So it's it's 698 00:33:54,160 --> 00:33:56,920 Speaker 1: everything just stacks up, you know what I'm saying. And um, 699 00:33:57,440 --> 00:33:59,640 Speaker 1: even last year, you know, I think he should have 700 00:33:59,680 --> 00:34:03,280 Speaker 1: been a int it and you know he didn't get 701 00:34:03,400 --> 00:34:05,520 Speaker 1: much recognition last year. Should have got more last year, 702 00:34:06,000 --> 00:34:08,399 Speaker 1: and you know, to come back again and do even 703 00:34:08,480 --> 00:34:11,320 Speaker 1: more this year, it's like, come on, man, what what 704 00:34:11,480 --> 00:34:13,520 Speaker 1: what were we doing here? What are we doing? Like 705 00:34:13,880 --> 00:34:16,359 Speaker 1: you didn't give him comeback player that year last year 706 00:34:16,800 --> 00:34:19,000 Speaker 1: like just got so you knew he was gonna come 707 00:34:19,040 --> 00:34:21,960 Speaker 1: back with a vengeance this year for everything. And yeah, 708 00:34:22,520 --> 00:34:25,080 Speaker 1: but we we've talked enough about football and then we're 709 00:34:25,080 --> 00:34:27,040 Speaker 1: gonna get to the fun stuff. How's being a dad? 710 00:34:28,640 --> 00:34:31,279 Speaker 1: It's man, it's been amazing. Man. My my girls are 711 00:34:31,280 --> 00:34:35,480 Speaker 1: getting big. Um my oldest, she's she's got a lot 712 00:34:35,560 --> 00:34:38,759 Speaker 1: of personality now, you know, talking so much, able to 713 00:34:38,840 --> 00:34:43,000 Speaker 1: have you know, those conversations with you. Um, and it's 714 00:34:43,040 --> 00:34:45,719 Speaker 1: been it's been fun. You know, this morning knocking on 715 00:34:45,840 --> 00:34:51,000 Speaker 1: the door, daddy, wake up, daddy, wake up? Yes, And uh, 716 00:34:52,000 --> 00:34:55,240 Speaker 1: it's been it's been great. They came. She's she's starting 717 00:34:55,239 --> 00:34:58,839 Speaker 1: to under understand kind of what I do a little 718 00:34:58,920 --> 00:35:00,960 Speaker 1: more too. And they came into this game the past 719 00:35:01,040 --> 00:35:03,560 Speaker 1: this past week, and she was cheering and having a 720 00:35:03,600 --> 00:35:07,560 Speaker 1: lot of fun and uh my, my youngest. She she's 721 00:35:07,600 --> 00:35:10,359 Speaker 1: been amazing too, just watching her grow up. Both very 722 00:35:10,440 --> 00:35:13,239 Speaker 1: different though, all right, which is once you have too 723 00:35:13,320 --> 00:35:16,600 Speaker 1: you can see the difference in personalities. And it's been fun, though, 724 00:35:16,640 --> 00:35:18,840 Speaker 1: a lot of fun. One of them is always like 725 00:35:18,960 --> 00:35:22,759 Speaker 1: a little a little more aggressive, a little bit more machievous. 726 00:35:22,840 --> 00:35:26,600 Speaker 1: The other ones like super sweet and cuddly, and you're like, oh, 727 00:35:26,680 --> 00:35:28,520 Speaker 1: they're both gonna be super sweet and cuddly, and then 728 00:35:28,560 --> 00:35:30,320 Speaker 1: the other ones like, wait, wait, you don't want to 729 00:35:30,320 --> 00:35:32,960 Speaker 1: cuttle at all. But youngest she didn't. She didn't even 730 00:35:33,000 --> 00:35:37,000 Speaker 1: want to swaddle cuddle like I didn't, didn't want the 731 00:35:37,080 --> 00:35:40,080 Speaker 1: bull nothing like she was. She was. She was like, 732 00:35:40,120 --> 00:35:42,200 Speaker 1: give me a bottle, like I don't really need, you'll 733 00:35:43,480 --> 00:35:45,560 Speaker 1: just go ahead and put me down. I don't need. 734 00:35:45,960 --> 00:35:50,000 Speaker 1: I don't need, y'all. I'm an independent woman. But it's 735 00:35:50,120 --> 00:35:53,360 Speaker 1: it's been good to see that the differences throughout this journey. 736 00:35:53,520 --> 00:35:55,760 Speaker 1: You know, God willing, and I ain't gonna drinks nothing, 737 00:35:55,840 --> 00:35:58,560 Speaker 1: but the further y'all make it, they'll make it to 738 00:35:58,600 --> 00:36:00,600 Speaker 1: the to the final rounds where they got the comfetti 739 00:36:00,640 --> 00:36:02,359 Speaker 1: and the trophy. Make sure your baby get up there 740 00:36:02,400 --> 00:36:04,360 Speaker 1: with you. Guy, You'll never regretted. I'll tell you that, 741 00:36:04,480 --> 00:36:07,640 Speaker 1: You'll never regretted. Yeah, yeah, now for sure to stay. 742 00:36:07,680 --> 00:36:11,040 Speaker 1: Definitely gonna be at all the games shirt for the runt. So, 743 00:36:11,800 --> 00:36:14,279 Speaker 1: my my goodness, how crazy that people got to be 744 00:36:14,320 --> 00:36:16,520 Speaker 1: the dumbest people in the world to believe that God 745 00:36:16,600 --> 00:36:20,480 Speaker 1: Dad Rookie bill, like like it was really out there, 746 00:36:20,840 --> 00:36:24,320 Speaker 1: like bro, I can even spend three K on food, 747 00:36:24,520 --> 00:36:30,480 Speaker 1: Like that's impossible, it's impossible. Like, but we we have 748 00:36:30,680 --> 00:36:33,120 Speaker 1: fun with it. I mean the way they went overboard. 749 00:36:33,840 --> 00:36:35,920 Speaker 1: I told him to put I told him, you know, 750 00:36:36,280 --> 00:36:40,920 Speaker 1: make it like thirty k something realistic. You know what 751 00:36:40,920 --> 00:36:43,759 Speaker 1: I'm saying. They're gonna put three hundred thousands. So when 752 00:36:43,800 --> 00:36:46,319 Speaker 1: we get in the bill, they're like, then it's don't 753 00:36:46,320 --> 00:36:48,759 Speaker 1: even it's don't even look right, you know what I'm saying. So, 754 00:36:50,000 --> 00:36:52,279 Speaker 1: but we have fun. We had a we had a 755 00:36:52,400 --> 00:36:56,240 Speaker 1: great time. I'm glad we did it. Yeah, you know, people, 756 00:36:57,520 --> 00:37:00,480 Speaker 1: people are just just funny people believe anything you gave 757 00:37:00,520 --> 00:37:02,680 Speaker 1: people too much credit is what you did. You gave people. 758 00:37:02,920 --> 00:37:05,879 Speaker 1: You say, hey, people smart enough to know that people 759 00:37:05,960 --> 00:37:10,279 Speaker 1: don't cost this much. I know. I guess that's and 760 00:37:10,440 --> 00:37:13,120 Speaker 1: let's talk about your TikTok because you you're going crazy 761 00:37:13,200 --> 00:37:18,080 Speaker 1: on TikTok. Hey, come on now, yeah, now I've been. 762 00:37:18,160 --> 00:37:20,480 Speaker 1: I've been. I've been working on that. Um, I got 763 00:37:20,560 --> 00:37:23,399 Speaker 1: some people helping me with TikTok. I like to have fun. 764 00:37:23,520 --> 00:37:25,480 Speaker 1: I like to have fun with it so people can 765 00:37:25,520 --> 00:37:28,160 Speaker 1: follow me on TikTok. Eric Arm said, all my handles 766 00:37:28,200 --> 00:37:30,719 Speaker 1: are Eric archs that Now, UM, I have fun with it. 767 00:37:30,840 --> 00:37:34,120 Speaker 1: You know, it's loose, it's you know, it's it's childish. Um. 768 00:37:34,560 --> 00:37:36,759 Speaker 1: People get to see a different, different side of my 769 00:37:37,080 --> 00:37:40,640 Speaker 1: my personality, I would say, And it's you know, different 770 00:37:41,160 --> 00:37:43,800 Speaker 1: people kind of know me for you know, football or 771 00:37:44,200 --> 00:37:46,880 Speaker 1: kind of being you know, laid back or relaxed or 772 00:37:47,160 --> 00:37:50,359 Speaker 1: you know, my nonprofit stuff or so people to get 773 00:37:50,400 --> 00:37:52,160 Speaker 1: to see the other side of me is. Uh, it's 774 00:37:52,239 --> 00:37:54,440 Speaker 1: fun too, it is it is. But you want there 775 00:37:54,440 --> 00:37:57,319 Speaker 1: to talk about eat six thousand calories of day. I said, 776 00:37:57,440 --> 00:38:01,719 Speaker 1: come on now, six thou man. I gotta keep my 777 00:38:01,760 --> 00:38:05,120 Speaker 1: weight up, man, you know, right right right, these big 778 00:38:05,160 --> 00:38:07,080 Speaker 1: old dudes trying trying to move me. I gotta keep 779 00:38:07,120 --> 00:38:09,160 Speaker 1: my weight up right right. I'm sure they wish you 780 00:38:09,280 --> 00:38:10,839 Speaker 1: keep your weight down, you know, I mean the way 781 00:38:10,880 --> 00:38:12,799 Speaker 1: you're abused in these dudes. I don't need no part 782 00:38:12,840 --> 00:38:15,839 Speaker 1: of it. I don't. I appreciate you joining me, brother, 783 00:38:15,920 --> 00:38:17,560 Speaker 1: I don't want to take too much more of your time. 784 00:38:17,600 --> 00:38:19,320 Speaker 1: If you got anything else you want to promote, to 785 00:38:19,400 --> 00:38:21,200 Speaker 1: talk about it, I'm down for it. But I know 786 00:38:21,560 --> 00:38:23,880 Speaker 1: it's your off day, it's the playoffs. You gotta lock in. 787 00:38:24,000 --> 00:38:25,960 Speaker 1: I'm gonna get out of the way. Yeah, no, I'm 788 00:38:26,040 --> 00:38:29,279 Speaker 1: I'm locked in. I appreciate appreciate you having me. You 789 00:38:29,360 --> 00:38:31,920 Speaker 1: know you're doing a great job. What's your what's your 790 00:38:31,960 --> 00:38:34,880 Speaker 1: what's your platform? With your show? I love you on 791 00:38:35,320 --> 00:38:38,080 Speaker 1: Love You on TV two. Um, so I want to 792 00:38:38,160 --> 00:38:41,279 Speaker 1: continue to support you. So you love too. Man. Been 793 00:38:41,320 --> 00:38:45,480 Speaker 1: amazing person in my life. Remember the first time I 794 00:38:45,560 --> 00:38:48,440 Speaker 1: met you out in Maui my rookie year, when your 795 00:38:48,480 --> 00:38:51,719 Speaker 1: family is on vacation and you know, I had heard 796 00:38:51,760 --> 00:38:56,960 Speaker 1: of you, and you know, obviously you have a huge reputation. 797 00:38:57,200 --> 00:38:59,920 Speaker 1: And being able to meet you, and you know if 798 00:39:00,000 --> 00:39:03,040 Speaker 1: trying to be able to play with you, uh years 799 00:39:03,160 --> 00:39:05,320 Speaker 1: later has been has been amazing for me. And to 800 00:39:05,400 --> 00:39:07,160 Speaker 1: be able to you know, to call you my friend 801 00:39:07,200 --> 00:39:09,960 Speaker 1: has been great. So I really appreciate that. Now. I 802 00:39:10,000 --> 00:39:12,320 Speaker 1: appreciate you. I appreciate you having anyone to man, we 803 00:39:12,360 --> 00:39:14,439 Speaker 1: ain't gonna talk about Vegas, but you know that story, 804 00:39:15,160 --> 00:39:19,440 Speaker 1: you know that's that stays in Vegas, right right right? 805 00:39:19,640 --> 00:39:22,239 Speaker 1: We're having my phone too. All right, we gotta get 806 00:39:22,239 --> 00:39:25,279 Speaker 1: a little to your mom. Will remember, yeah, a good night. 807 00:39:25,400 --> 00:39:28,719 Speaker 1: That a good night you walked away with. If you do, 808 00:39:29,280 --> 00:39:32,760 Speaker 1: you have my mom My mom praised the worship pastor 809 00:39:32,800 --> 00:39:35,160 Speaker 1: out with us until three in the morning, So you 810 00:39:35,239 --> 00:39:37,719 Speaker 1: know that that's that should give you a little a 811 00:39:37,800 --> 00:39:41,440 Speaker 1: little highlight of the kind of night we had, right right. 812 00:39:42,200 --> 00:39:43,920 Speaker 1: I love it. I love it. What tell the family? 813 00:39:43,960 --> 00:39:46,719 Speaker 1: I was saying, hello, please, I appreciate you. I love you. Brother. 814 00:39:47,040 --> 00:39:49,000 Speaker 1: You're gonna have a great game this week, all right, man, 815 00:39:49,000 --> 00:40:09,800 Speaker 1: I love you too. Bro. The volume