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This is three not podcasts. 28 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:51,160 Speaker 1: Obviously me, John Middlecoff, Hopefully everyone's doing well. And I 29 00:01:51,160 --> 00:01:54,040 Speaker 1: thought I'd just kind of empty the tank and fire 30 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:56,480 Speaker 1: out a bunch of mailbag questions. You guys know, the 31 00:01:56,560 --> 00:02:00,880 Speaker 1: drill at John Middlecoff is the Instagram fire in the DMS. 32 00:02:01,800 --> 00:02:04,120 Speaker 1: I thought about doing like a good, bad, and ugly 33 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:08,600 Speaker 1: from the last three plus weeks of preseason, but I realized, like, 34 00:02:08,760 --> 00:02:11,640 Speaker 1: it's all the stuff we've been talking about, right, The 35 00:02:11,720 --> 00:02:16,560 Speaker 1: ugly JJ McCarthy injured. We've hit that multiple times on podcasts, 36 00:02:16,600 --> 00:02:20,120 Speaker 1: Steelers offense, obviously, the good, the rookie quarterback. So it 37 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:23,440 Speaker 1: just kind of be reiterating everything we've been talking about. 38 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:27,000 Speaker 1: We've had podcasts. ME and Colin did something on Sunday. 39 00:02:27,160 --> 00:02:30,480 Speaker 1: I reacted to some of the games Sunday night. We 40 00:02:30,560 --> 00:02:34,520 Speaker 1: had a new one out on Monday. I recorded a 41 00:02:34,560 --> 00:02:39,160 Speaker 1: bunch of college football interviews today. For next week we'll 42 00:02:39,200 --> 00:02:42,280 Speaker 1: have a big college football preview. We will also have 43 00:02:42,320 --> 00:02:45,480 Speaker 1: a big gambling preview next week with my guy Stucky 44 00:02:45,480 --> 00:02:48,880 Speaker 1: from the Action Network, which we talked to him in 45 00:02:48,919 --> 00:02:51,920 Speaker 1: a couple of days doing a bunch of futures, college 46 00:02:51,960 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 1: and pro. So I've been looking at my DraftKings app. 47 00:02:55,880 --> 00:02:57,880 Speaker 1: I got a couple I've been eyeing. You guys pushed 48 00:02:57,919 --> 00:03:01,040 Speaker 1: back on my Chargers bet and the Saints bet, but 49 00:03:01,320 --> 00:03:03,160 Speaker 1: I got a little birdie in the league said, I 50 00:03:03,200 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 1: hear what you've been saying about the Saints, and I 51 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:07,520 Speaker 1: don't think you're crazy. So hey, you know it's not 52 00:03:07,639 --> 00:03:12,399 Speaker 1: just me, but we'll keep the content flowing. And yeah, 53 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:15,200 Speaker 1: today's just a mailbag. So if you want to get in, 54 00:03:15,440 --> 00:03:19,080 Speaker 1: because we do it basically majority of shows at John 55 00:03:19,080 --> 00:03:23,640 Speaker 1: Middlecoff Instagram, fire in those dms, and if you listen 56 00:03:23,639 --> 00:03:25,800 Speaker 1: on Collins Feed, make sure you subscribe to three and out. 57 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:28,960 Speaker 1: All of our stuff's on the YouTube page, so go 58 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:32,920 Speaker 1: check that out, subscribe to that as well. And yeah, 59 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:34,840 Speaker 1: I mean football is right around the corner. I guess 60 00:03:34,880 --> 00:03:38,960 Speaker 1: we got week zero college football next week when the 61 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:42,520 Speaker 1: NFL makes all the cuts. College football starts really kicks 62 00:03:42,520 --> 00:03:45,320 Speaker 1: off Thursday. I think Colorado plays Thursday, and then we 63 00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:48,880 Speaker 1: got games all weekend. So exciting. 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Who would 97 00:05:25,880 --> 00:05:28,719 Speaker 1: you rather have as a bridge backup? 98 00:05:28,800 --> 00:05:29,320 Speaker 2: Quarterback? 99 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:35,000 Speaker 1: Sam Donald sixty six games, sixty three touchdowns, fifty six picks. 100 00:05:35,600 --> 00:05:41,800 Speaker 1: Gardner Minshew Pride of the Washington State cooks forty nine games, 101 00:05:42,040 --> 00:05:48,000 Speaker 1: fifty nine touchdowns, twenty four interceptions. Well, it can't really 102 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:51,120 Speaker 1: be argued Gardner Minshew's had a better career so far 103 00:05:51,440 --> 00:05:56,560 Speaker 1: than Sam Donald, not debatable. And Gardener, I looked before 104 00:05:56,760 --> 00:06:01,039 Speaker 1: I came into the office, got more money this offseason 105 00:06:01,120 --> 00:06:04,120 Speaker 1: than Donald. Donald got one year ten million. He got 106 00:06:04,200 --> 00:06:06,599 Speaker 1: a multi year deal I think fifteen guaranteed, so he 107 00:06:06,640 --> 00:06:08,240 Speaker 1: got five million more and he has six million dollars 108 00:06:08,240 --> 00:06:12,400 Speaker 1: signing by US. So based on last season, you can't 109 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:15,159 Speaker 1: really argue. And early on in his Jacksonville career, Garter 110 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:18,680 Speaker 1: was good and Gardner I think has proven to be 111 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:22,240 Speaker 1: the ideal backup. And I think there's a big difference 112 00:06:22,279 --> 00:06:25,799 Speaker 1: here with a backup, I like to have concrete data. 113 00:06:25,880 --> 00:06:28,480 Speaker 1: I don't like to have unknowns. Even last year with 114 00:06:28,520 --> 00:06:32,320 Speaker 1: the Niners, there was a lot of unknown with Sam Donald, right, like, 115 00:06:32,400 --> 00:06:34,880 Speaker 1: well is he any good if I had to go 116 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:37,640 Speaker 1: with a bridge quarterback? When you go bridge quarterback, you're 117 00:06:37,680 --> 00:06:40,479 Speaker 1: acknowledging we're not going to be any good cause how 118 00:06:40,560 --> 00:06:42,760 Speaker 1: often is like, how about that team with that bridge 119 00:06:42,839 --> 00:06:46,719 Speaker 1: quarterback win eleven twelve games? Doesn't usually happen? Right, So 120 00:06:46,920 --> 00:06:49,440 Speaker 1: to me as a backup quarterback, based on the information 121 00:06:49,520 --> 00:06:53,720 Speaker 1: we have right now, Minshew's beer pick. As a bridge 122 00:06:53,960 --> 00:06:57,239 Speaker 1: or as a bridge quarterback, I would take the chance 123 00:06:57,320 --> 00:07:00,760 Speaker 1: with Sam Donald because, yeah, there's unknown. Maybe he just 124 00:07:00,800 --> 00:07:02,599 Speaker 1: turns out to not be as good as Minshew, But 125 00:07:02,640 --> 00:07:04,960 Speaker 1: what if he does. What if he turns out to 126 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:08,560 Speaker 1: be better, because physically he's on a different level, bigger, stronger, 127 00:07:08,600 --> 00:07:13,760 Speaker 1: bigger arm Gardner's mobile. I think he's more mobile, but 128 00:07:14,080 --> 00:07:17,760 Speaker 1: we don't know. And Kyle Shanahan believed in him, and 129 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:20,560 Speaker 1: now obviously Kevin O'Connor believes in him. So as a 130 00:07:20,680 --> 00:07:23,600 Speaker 1: bridge quarterback, because I'm already acknowledging like I'm not a 131 00:07:23,600 --> 00:07:26,760 Speaker 1: Super Bowl contender, I'll take the unknown with the upside. 132 00:07:26,920 --> 00:07:30,240 Speaker 1: As a backup quarterback, I think you'd have to go 133 00:07:30,280 --> 00:07:34,320 Speaker 1: with Gardner. Minshew of that answers the question message for 134 00:07:34,400 --> 00:07:39,840 Speaker 1: the Bag longtime listener from the UK. I'm a Panther 135 00:07:39,920 --> 00:07:42,680 Speaker 1: fan and been trying to support the organization over the 136 00:07:42,720 --> 00:07:46,160 Speaker 1: past five years. I'm watching Caleb on Hard Knocks and 137 00:07:46,160 --> 00:07:49,480 Speaker 1: it's clear to me he's everything Bryce Young isn't, which 138 00:07:49,520 --> 00:07:52,440 Speaker 1: makes me sad as I hoped Bryce would be our 139 00:07:52,480 --> 00:07:56,120 Speaker 1: savior last season. How does the franchise turn itself around 140 00:07:56,400 --> 00:08:04,560 Speaker 1: with an owner like Tepper calling the shots. That one stings, 141 00:08:05,280 --> 00:08:09,200 Speaker 1: that one really stinks. Sometimes you just picked the wrong player, right, 142 00:08:09,320 --> 00:08:11,960 Speaker 1: that's part of a draft. The Dolphins, if they could 143 00:08:11,960 --> 00:08:13,600 Speaker 1: have a due over, they would take Herbert over to 144 00:08:13,720 --> 00:08:19,160 Speaker 1: a right. Last year, you traded up and it looks 145 00:08:19,160 --> 00:08:22,680 Speaker 1: like CJ. Stroud's gonna be a star. Like I think 146 00:08:22,680 --> 00:08:25,080 Speaker 1: the Texas are gonna be really good this year, like 147 00:08:25,120 --> 00:08:30,600 Speaker 1: twelve thirteen wins good, be a potential legit Super Bowl contender. 148 00:08:31,680 --> 00:08:35,880 Speaker 1: That hurts because when you trade it up, it sure 149 00:08:35,920 --> 00:08:38,560 Speaker 1: felt like it was unknown. You were picking between two 150 00:08:38,559 --> 00:08:42,920 Speaker 1: players and you chose the wrong one. Now, can Bryce 151 00:08:43,000 --> 00:08:46,640 Speaker 1: be serviceable? We're gonna find out, I think the only way. 152 00:08:46,720 --> 00:08:49,840 Speaker 1: And I was I was hitting golf balls the other day, 153 00:08:50,800 --> 00:08:55,200 Speaker 1: like one like weekday night, and a couple dudes that 154 00:08:55,360 --> 00:08:57,640 Speaker 1: work at the course. We're just bullshiting big football fans 155 00:08:57,679 --> 00:08:59,720 Speaker 1: and one guys like I'm a Panther fan. Any hope 156 00:09:00,040 --> 00:09:01,960 Speaker 1: I'm like, yeah, I think your hope is your coach 157 00:09:02,320 --> 00:09:05,440 Speaker 1: is a dynamic offensive play caller, who's the head coach 158 00:09:05,559 --> 00:09:09,480 Speaker 1: that people like and your defense is good. I think 159 00:09:09,520 --> 00:09:12,680 Speaker 1: that's the hope. And then just see if Bryce as anything. 160 00:09:13,080 --> 00:09:16,600 Speaker 1: But the best part about this modern day football is 161 00:09:16,720 --> 00:09:18,400 Speaker 1: think how many quarterbacks are coming in the league all 162 00:09:18,440 --> 00:09:20,360 Speaker 1: the time. I six guys just went in the top twelve. 163 00:09:21,040 --> 00:09:24,720 Speaker 1: So let's say worst case scenario, Bryce Bus, you already 164 00:09:24,760 --> 00:09:29,559 Speaker 1: paid the price, so the trades over and done with. Well, 165 00:09:29,600 --> 00:09:31,640 Speaker 1: you still got one more picky on. But my point 166 00:09:31,720 --> 00:09:35,280 Speaker 1: is that's sun cost. It is what it is. The 167 00:09:35,280 --> 00:09:37,440 Speaker 1: Only thing you can worry about now is can we 168 00:09:37,520 --> 00:09:40,800 Speaker 1: just make this guy a top twenty quarterback? And then 169 00:09:40,840 --> 00:09:43,800 Speaker 1: maybe can he be a top fourteen quarterback? And if 170 00:09:43,840 --> 00:09:45,680 Speaker 1: that's not the case, in three years, you'll draft another 171 00:09:45,720 --> 00:09:50,160 Speaker 1: guy hi and you just won't pay him right, won't 172 00:09:50,200 --> 00:09:51,920 Speaker 1: pick up his fifth year options. Move on. We just 173 00:09:51,960 --> 00:09:57,120 Speaker 1: saw it happen Zach Wilson, Mac Jones, Trey Lance and 174 00:09:57,160 --> 00:10:03,560 Speaker 1: who am I missing? Justin fields on different teams before 175 00:10:03,600 --> 00:10:06,280 Speaker 1: their fourth year. Trey Lance was before his third year, 176 00:10:06,760 --> 00:10:10,760 Speaker 1: was on a different team. Happens that fast. Which is 177 00:10:10,800 --> 00:10:15,280 Speaker 1: the nice thing about this rookie contract scale is it's 178 00:10:15,280 --> 00:10:18,320 Speaker 1: not Sam Bradford Matt Stafford where you'd be in major trouble. 179 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:21,800 Speaker 1: It's you can pivot. So I think this year the 180 00:10:21,800 --> 00:10:28,360 Speaker 1: only thing to hope for good defense and positive strides 181 00:10:28,360 --> 00:10:34,280 Speaker 1: from Bryce. I would never write off a player, even 182 00:10:34,320 --> 00:10:36,360 Speaker 1: when you're down on a player, which I'm down on 183 00:10:36,440 --> 00:10:40,719 Speaker 1: him as well. After one season, like I don't care 184 00:10:40,760 --> 00:10:43,360 Speaker 1: what you do in life at twenty two, twenty three 185 00:10:43,400 --> 00:10:46,720 Speaker 1: years old, Like it can be anything can be overwhelming. 186 00:10:47,720 --> 00:10:50,560 Speaker 1: You adapt, you get more stable management, you get people 187 00:10:50,640 --> 00:10:53,280 Speaker 1: that point you in the right direction. Hell Tua just 188 00:10:53,320 --> 00:10:57,679 Speaker 1: told us. My first two years, all I heard was 189 00:10:58,000 --> 00:11:02,600 Speaker 1: you suck, you suck, you suck, Like I don't care 190 00:11:02,640 --> 00:11:05,240 Speaker 1: who you are. Then you start questioning do I suck? 191 00:11:06,640 --> 00:11:10,440 Speaker 1: If I was told every day by my parents, by 192 00:11:10,559 --> 00:11:13,520 Speaker 1: a coach, by a teacher that I saw a NonStop 193 00:11:13,840 --> 00:11:15,760 Speaker 1: you're not any good, you would start to believe it. 194 00:11:16,400 --> 00:11:19,760 Speaker 1: So I think the key is like positive reinforcement and 195 00:11:19,960 --> 00:11:22,000 Speaker 1: part of that then you had to do it on 196 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:26,680 Speaker 1: in the game. But you just I think Canalis from 197 00:11:26,679 --> 00:11:29,839 Speaker 1: everything I've seen, seems to be a positive guy. Now 198 00:11:29,880 --> 00:11:32,280 Speaker 1: Frank was two like Frank's It's not like he's a 199 00:11:32,320 --> 00:11:37,480 Speaker 1: negative guy. He just clearly wasn't a good match. I'm 200 00:11:37,480 --> 00:11:41,680 Speaker 1: a Raider fan who isn't delusional and fully expect us 201 00:11:41,760 --> 00:11:45,440 Speaker 1: to win six seven games this year. Opposing head coaches, 202 00:11:45,840 --> 00:11:48,240 Speaker 1: because of the division, the opposing head coaches, and now 203 00:11:48,480 --> 00:11:51,280 Speaker 1: Nicks looks like he's got a strong future. I see 204 00:11:51,320 --> 00:11:54,560 Speaker 1: us returning to the mid two thousands form before becoming 205 00:11:54,600 --> 00:11:58,080 Speaker 1: a contender in our division, let alone the conference. As 206 00:11:58,120 --> 00:12:00,880 Speaker 1: an NFL fan, what direction would you like to see 207 00:12:00,880 --> 00:12:04,600 Speaker 1: the Raiders go? Ap wasn't my first choice, but given 208 00:12:04,640 --> 00:12:07,240 Speaker 1: the locker room, I understand the reasoning. Personally, I'd like 209 00:12:07,280 --> 00:12:09,840 Speaker 1: to see them give him four years to at least 210 00:12:10,080 --> 00:12:16,600 Speaker 1: clean off the stench of instability, barring a Hacket scenario. 211 00:12:16,840 --> 00:12:19,040 Speaker 1: Since we are clearly the outlier in our division, the 212 00:12:19,080 --> 00:12:21,320 Speaker 1: AFC West feels like a waiting game, much like the 213 00:12:21,360 --> 00:12:26,320 Speaker 1: AFC East with Tom Brady. The hard part about winning 214 00:12:26,400 --> 00:12:32,280 Speaker 1: six or seven games is you draft like thirteenth. So 215 00:12:32,320 --> 00:12:34,600 Speaker 1: to me, if you aren't gonna be remotely close to 216 00:12:34,640 --> 00:12:37,160 Speaker 1: five hundred, because if you're eight nine, that means you're 217 00:12:37,160 --> 00:12:39,080 Speaker 1: in the wild card mix in the middle of December, 218 00:12:39,080 --> 00:12:42,480 Speaker 1: and that's worth it. But if you win six, it 219 00:12:42,480 --> 00:12:45,080 Speaker 1: means you're out of it, but you're also not in 220 00:12:45,120 --> 00:12:47,360 Speaker 1: the top five to draft. To guy, so I think 221 00:12:47,400 --> 00:12:49,840 Speaker 1: in a perfect world, if you're not gonna be any 222 00:12:49,840 --> 00:12:53,920 Speaker 1: good is just to suck. I think the hard part 223 00:12:53,960 --> 00:12:59,080 Speaker 1: about you guys is like Max wants to win, Christian 224 00:12:59,120 --> 00:13:03,800 Speaker 1: Wilkins wants to win, Colton Miller, DeVante Adams. So you 225 00:13:03,840 --> 00:13:06,400 Speaker 1: have this core of players that every team in the 226 00:13:06,480 --> 00:13:10,240 Speaker 1: league would want. But when you have this quarterback situation 227 00:13:10,920 --> 00:13:13,440 Speaker 1: and your head coach is like, I keep hearing, well, 228 00:13:13,559 --> 00:13:17,439 Speaker 1: you keep counting out Gardner Minshew. Look at what he 229 00:13:17,520 --> 00:13:19,560 Speaker 1: just did last year with the Colts. The Colts head 230 00:13:19,600 --> 00:13:21,920 Speaker 1: coach is pretty clear he's one of the better offensive 231 00:13:21,920 --> 00:13:25,640 Speaker 1: coordinators in the league. Like Luke Getzi, I'm sorry, I 232 00:13:25,679 --> 00:13:29,640 Speaker 1: can't say that. So I think in a perfect world, 233 00:13:30,240 --> 00:13:32,400 Speaker 1: you just suck. You end up with a high pick 234 00:13:32,400 --> 00:13:34,959 Speaker 1: and you draft a quarterback because that's the only way 235 00:13:34,960 --> 00:13:37,080 Speaker 1: to get out of this thing. It's the only way 236 00:13:37,720 --> 00:13:39,480 Speaker 1: to draft a guy who's going to become your starting 237 00:13:39,520 --> 00:13:42,080 Speaker 1: quarterback for the next ten years. It's the only way 238 00:13:42,120 --> 00:13:45,360 Speaker 1: to change. Like, let's face it, you were a credible 239 00:13:45,400 --> 00:13:48,480 Speaker 1: franchise with Derek. You had ups and downs, partly like 240 00:13:48,559 --> 00:13:51,240 Speaker 1: you moved, you fired coaches, but you were just a 241 00:13:51,320 --> 00:13:54,880 Speaker 1: credible franchise. It's hard to be a credible franchise when 242 00:13:54,880 --> 00:14:00,480 Speaker 1: you're just moving quarterbacks NonStop. I saw ed Warder posted 243 00:14:00,559 --> 00:14:06,280 Speaker 1: on Twitter the Jaden Daniels name starting quarterback. It is 244 00:14:06,360 --> 00:14:11,400 Speaker 1: the eighth starting quarterback for Week one for Washington in 245 00:14:11,440 --> 00:14:14,439 Speaker 1: the last eight years. So you're like, why does Washington 246 00:14:14,440 --> 00:14:17,280 Speaker 1: always suck? They have a new quarterback every single year. 247 00:14:17,920 --> 00:14:21,600 Speaker 1: It's impossible to operate like that. You need stability a coach, 248 00:14:21,720 --> 00:14:25,200 Speaker 1: and you need stability at quarterback. And at least if 249 00:14:25,240 --> 00:14:27,760 Speaker 1: your coach you got questions out. As long as you 250 00:14:27,840 --> 00:14:30,920 Speaker 1: got the quarterback, you can kind of change through. But 251 00:14:31,040 --> 00:14:34,880 Speaker 1: until you find the quarterback, you're just kind of moving 252 00:14:34,920 --> 00:14:39,200 Speaker 1: in no man's land. And people were very very critical 253 00:14:39,240 --> 00:14:41,960 Speaker 1: of Derek over the years Raider fans, which I understand 254 00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:45,800 Speaker 1: he had some weird moments, but he brought stability and 255 00:14:45,960 --> 00:14:47,600 Speaker 1: gave you a shot, and a couple of years you 256 00:14:47,600 --> 00:14:50,320 Speaker 1: made the playoffs because of him. I've been watching for 257 00:14:50,320 --> 00:14:53,240 Speaker 1: a couple of years now. Love the content sending from 258 00:14:53,240 --> 00:14:55,800 Speaker 1: my wife's Instagram. I think due to Mahomes and the 259 00:14:55,880 --> 00:14:59,120 Speaker 1: Chiefs fatigue. People want to say that Alan is more 260 00:14:59,200 --> 00:15:02,520 Speaker 1: talented than my Holmes just because he's more physical as 261 00:15:02,560 --> 00:15:05,800 Speaker 1: a runner, but that doesn't take into account. Mahomes is 262 00:15:05,800 --> 00:15:09,080 Speaker 1: more accurate with a stronger arm. I would say Josh 263 00:15:09,120 --> 00:15:11,440 Speaker 1: Allen is the strongest arm in the league, So I 264 00:15:11,440 --> 00:15:14,360 Speaker 1: would say Josh Allen's strongest arm in the league. Mahomes 265 00:15:14,400 --> 00:15:16,600 Speaker 1: is right up there. But part of the reason people 266 00:15:16,640 --> 00:15:18,800 Speaker 1: say that is he's bigger, he's faster, and he has 267 00:15:18,800 --> 00:15:21,840 Speaker 1: a stronger arm. We're just talking talent. Talent is different 268 00:15:21,840 --> 00:15:27,280 Speaker 1: from the player. Peyton Manning wasn't more talented than Michael Vick, right, 269 00:15:27,360 --> 00:15:29,920 Speaker 1: Michael Vick was way faster and a way stronger arm. 270 00:15:30,200 --> 00:15:33,760 Speaker 1: Peyton Manning was a much better player, just because we've 271 00:15:33,800 --> 00:15:35,880 Speaker 1: seen a lot of talented people fail in every walk 272 00:15:35,920 --> 00:15:39,120 Speaker 1: of life. Talented people fail every day and they will 273 00:15:39,160 --> 00:15:41,520 Speaker 1: for the history of time. Just because you have talent 274 00:15:41,800 --> 00:15:46,720 Speaker 1: at whatever doesn't mean shit. I mean it helps if 275 00:15:46,720 --> 00:15:50,760 Speaker 1: you can harness it. But that's what people are saying. 276 00:15:52,120 --> 00:15:55,160 Speaker 1: There's a media narrative that Allen out played Mahomes in 277 00:15:55,200 --> 00:15:58,600 Speaker 1: the thrilling thirteen second game, but Mahomes made all the 278 00:15:58,640 --> 00:16:01,680 Speaker 1: tight window throws against the number one defense in Allen, 279 00:16:01,800 --> 00:16:05,520 Speaker 1: with less stats was throwing against an injured, below average 280 00:16:05,520 --> 00:16:08,800 Speaker 1: defense with guys running wide open. They were because what's 281 00:16:08,800 --> 00:16:11,120 Speaker 1: his name had four touchdowns in that game. Thoughts on 282 00:16:11,160 --> 00:16:14,280 Speaker 1: why mahomes performance in a win gets so much underrated 283 00:16:14,280 --> 00:16:18,480 Speaker 1: by the media. I really can't do this. I mean, 284 00:16:18,520 --> 00:16:22,240 Speaker 1: I appreciate the question, but I mean I think Mahomes 285 00:16:22,280 --> 00:16:24,680 Speaker 1: has been anointed like he's Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan, or 286 00:16:24,720 --> 00:16:31,640 Speaker 1: Tom Brady. I don't see how Patrick Mahomes he's universally 287 00:16:31,680 --> 00:16:34,240 Speaker 1: considered beside the players in the NFL. Some out voted 288 00:16:34,280 --> 00:16:37,480 Speaker 1: Tyrek Hill the best player in the league, one of 289 00:16:37,520 --> 00:16:41,080 Speaker 1: the best players of all time, and on an unprecedented run. 290 00:16:41,880 --> 00:16:44,840 Speaker 1: And after last year, everyone's like Tip or Cap, how 291 00:16:44,880 --> 00:16:48,520 Speaker 1: to do that? No one saw that coming. So I 292 00:16:49,360 --> 00:16:53,640 Speaker 1: don't think there's any narrative out there from any one 293 00:16:53,840 --> 00:16:59,400 Speaker 1: credible saying anything about Patrick Mahomes that isn't, you know, 294 00:16:59,720 --> 00:17:06,040 Speaker 1: pively supportive. I was listening to you and Colin compare 295 00:17:06,119 --> 00:17:09,119 Speaker 1: reed In Belichick, and there is something important that I 296 00:17:09,200 --> 00:17:12,600 Speaker 1: never hear brought up in this debate. I would suggest 297 00:17:12,600 --> 00:17:15,240 Speaker 1: that the biggest difference between Bill and Andy is not 298 00:17:15,440 --> 00:17:18,640 Speaker 1: the fact that the current Super Bowl count is six 299 00:17:18,680 --> 00:17:23,080 Speaker 1: to three. Bill. That's an output of the actual main difference. 300 00:17:23,800 --> 00:17:27,600 Speaker 1: The biggest difference is that Bill Belichick got his Mount 301 00:17:27,680 --> 00:17:32,320 Speaker 1: Rushmore quarterback Brady when he was fifty years old, while 302 00:17:32,400 --> 00:17:36,600 Speaker 1: Andy Andy Reid only got his Mount Rushmore quarterback Mahomes 303 00:17:37,000 --> 00:17:39,600 Speaker 1: when he was sixty years old. I don't think it's 304 00:17:40,400 --> 00:17:42,720 Speaker 1: fair to Andy Reid to ignore the fact that he 305 00:17:42,840 --> 00:17:46,200 Speaker 1: was ten years later in life when he finally got 306 00:17:46,200 --> 00:17:49,560 Speaker 1: the quarterback comparable to Tom Brady and started reeling off 307 00:17:49,600 --> 00:17:55,040 Speaker 1: championships at a similar rate to Bill thoughts. I don't 308 00:17:55,080 --> 00:17:58,439 Speaker 1: even know what we're debating, right, because it's hard to 309 00:17:58,640 --> 00:18:02,480 Speaker 1: overcome quantity. And when he got six, even if you're 310 00:18:02,480 --> 00:18:04,639 Speaker 1: comparing to three, Andy be the first tell you like 311 00:18:04,720 --> 00:18:07,400 Speaker 1: he'd do anything to have six when it's all said 312 00:18:07,400 --> 00:18:09,000 Speaker 1: and done. And if he only gets four, like you 313 00:18:09,040 --> 00:18:12,600 Speaker 1: always have the trump card, you can argue Lebron's career 314 00:18:12,880 --> 00:18:15,800 Speaker 1: was better in terms of the longevity. Michael Goes, I 315 00:18:15,800 --> 00:18:19,639 Speaker 1: got six fucking rings, Homie man. That ain't never changing. 316 00:18:20,760 --> 00:18:25,960 Speaker 1: It's just not so the fact that he got the 317 00:18:26,040 --> 00:18:30,040 Speaker 1: quarterback at sixty. He's not going away, right. I think 318 00:18:30,119 --> 00:18:32,560 Speaker 1: Andy's coach him for the foreseeable future. So can he 319 00:18:32,600 --> 00:18:34,680 Speaker 1: win five or six? Because if he does, then it's 320 00:18:34,680 --> 00:18:39,080 Speaker 1: not debatable. You could argue if Andy gets five, look 321 00:18:39,119 --> 00:18:42,280 Speaker 1: how successful he was with Donovan McNabb not very accurate. 322 00:18:43,400 --> 00:18:46,680 Speaker 1: Michael Vick some serious flaws. Was coming out of prison. 323 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:50,439 Speaker 1: He was going to the playoffs every year with Alex Smith. 324 00:18:51,880 --> 00:18:55,600 Speaker 1: Bill Belichick is a defensive genius. Andy Reid is an 325 00:18:55,680 --> 00:18:59,440 Speaker 1: offensive genius. They are both champions. You give them a 326 00:18:59,480 --> 00:19:02,960 Speaker 1: great quarter, they are kicking your ass. You could argue 327 00:19:02,960 --> 00:19:08,920 Speaker 1: they're just equals on the Mount rushmore of coaches. Maybe 328 00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:11,440 Speaker 1: the argument now is like Andy Reids is on it now, 329 00:19:12,200 --> 00:19:15,680 Speaker 1: and especially if he just wins, another one keeps rattling off. 330 00:19:16,240 --> 00:19:20,679 Speaker 1: I mean, is it Lombardi Walsh? I mean there are 331 00:19:20,720 --> 00:19:22,960 Speaker 1: other guys people will push back on me. I would 332 00:19:23,040 --> 00:19:28,960 Speaker 1: go I'd go Lombardi Walsh, Belichick, Andy Reid. I think 333 00:19:29,000 --> 00:19:30,159 Speaker 1: that's the better way to put it. 334 00:19:33,119 --> 00:19:33,800 Speaker 2: But very fair. 335 00:19:34,920 --> 00:19:38,000 Speaker 1: If Andy got my homes at fifty years old, he'd 336 00:19:38,040 --> 00:19:42,320 Speaker 1: probably win six. Here's the one major difference. And I 337 00:19:42,359 --> 00:19:46,399 Speaker 1: do believe this to my core. Andy's much easier to 338 00:19:46,400 --> 00:19:50,560 Speaker 1: deal with and Andy or Bill at friends. But Andy 339 00:19:50,600 --> 00:19:54,040 Speaker 1: found a guy that he allows to run the personnel department. 340 00:19:54,960 --> 00:19:57,000 Speaker 1: Bill at the end of the day was always in charge. 341 00:19:57,359 --> 00:20:00,159 Speaker 1: So Cassario Scott Pioli like the buck stopped at Bill, 342 00:20:01,920 --> 00:20:07,680 Speaker 1: Andy lets Vetz draft Andy's coaches like being there. Most 343 00:20:07,680 --> 00:20:09,639 Speaker 1: people if you talk to that worked in New England, 344 00:20:10,040 --> 00:20:14,240 Speaker 1: wasn't a very fun place. Not that Kansas City or 345 00:20:14,240 --> 00:20:18,240 Speaker 1: Philly is easy. It's hard. I've been there long days. 346 00:20:18,400 --> 00:20:21,760 Speaker 1: It's intense, but it's not like you want to jump 347 00:20:21,760 --> 00:20:27,000 Speaker 1: off the bridge every day and listen. Your personality is 348 00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:32,160 Speaker 1: your personality. One guy is a Northeastern curmudgeon. The other 349 00:20:32,200 --> 00:20:35,520 Speaker 1: guy's a sandal wearing Hawaii shirt button up guy from 350 00:20:35,680 --> 00:20:39,520 Speaker 1: LA and their personality show, and some people in the 351 00:20:39,600 --> 00:20:42,840 Speaker 1: Northeast yearn for that. Me like, I kind of like 352 00:20:42,920 --> 00:20:46,600 Speaker 1: being around the West Coast five, which he runs. I 353 00:20:46,600 --> 00:20:48,320 Speaker 1: guess I don't even know if he'd consider it the 354 00:20:48,359 --> 00:20:51,040 Speaker 1: West Coast offense anymore, but that was his bread and butter. 355 00:20:51,440 --> 00:20:53,520 Speaker 1: I'll choose the West Coast guy if they're all going 356 00:20:53,560 --> 00:20:56,359 Speaker 1: to be equal. Northeast guys like the being angry all 357 00:20:56,400 --> 00:20:57,960 Speaker 1: the time. I don't like being angry all the time. 358 00:20:58,000 --> 00:21:00,520 Speaker 1: I'm happy, life's great, want to smile. I want to 359 00:21:00,600 --> 00:21:04,200 Speaker 1: enjoy life. Bill's not a big enjoy life guy. Beside 360 00:21:04,240 --> 00:21:05,800 Speaker 1: when he leaves the building and then goes with his 361 00:21:05,840 --> 00:21:09,960 Speaker 1: young girlfriend, which he should, Why wouldn't you date a 362 00:21:09,960 --> 00:21:12,440 Speaker 1: thirty year old if you can. You know, if you're 363 00:21:12,440 --> 00:21:14,560 Speaker 1: seventy two, would you rather date a thirty year old 364 00:21:14,680 --> 00:21:17,320 Speaker 1: or seventy two year old. I think we'd all choose 365 00:21:17,320 --> 00:21:20,440 Speaker 1: what Bill's doing. So props the Bill for enjoy life. 366 00:21:21,119 --> 00:21:23,480 Speaker 1: But he's kind of an angry curmudgeon who's great at 367 00:21:23,480 --> 00:21:28,320 Speaker 1: his job, but he's angry a lot, really angry and 368 00:21:28,400 --> 00:21:33,240 Speaker 1: just edgy and just h I also think, like Bill, 369 00:21:33,560 --> 00:21:36,119 Speaker 1: have a cup of coffee, have a cup of coffee. 370 00:21:36,160 --> 00:21:40,920 Speaker 1: Bill doesn't drink coffee. I guess Andy doesn't either because 371 00:21:40,920 --> 00:21:43,320 Speaker 1: he doesn't like caffeine, or he can't drink caffeine because 372 00:21:43,359 --> 00:21:56,399 Speaker 1: of Mormon But he's not angry all the time. Ram's 373 00:21:56,440 --> 00:21:58,880 Speaker 1: future to make the Super Bowl if healthy, that may 374 00:21:58,880 --> 00:22:04,200 Speaker 1: be a stretch. Stafford can hucket with the best of them. Supposedly, 375 00:22:04,280 --> 00:22:07,160 Speaker 1: first to second year defensive linemen are supposed to be studs, 376 00:22:08,760 --> 00:22:12,880 Speaker 1: thoughts the one thing that gives me pause. They're gonna 377 00:22:12,880 --> 00:22:17,439 Speaker 1: be good. They just are. I think he's established himself 378 00:22:17,480 --> 00:22:21,120 Speaker 1: their team building, their roster, their youth, their team speed. 379 00:22:22,400 --> 00:22:26,680 Speaker 1: The defensive lineman, Like you said, they're good. Stafford makes 380 00:22:26,720 --> 00:22:30,760 Speaker 1: me nervous. Not the player, but he already was injured 381 00:22:30,760 --> 00:22:34,880 Speaker 1: in training camp. You talk about a guy, he's a 382 00:22:34,960 --> 00:22:38,040 Speaker 1: weathered individual. You know, like when you meet those people, 383 00:22:38,440 --> 00:22:41,159 Speaker 1: especially when you're a kid. Your parents had friends, you know, 384 00:22:41,160 --> 00:22:44,239 Speaker 1: when they're in their forties or fifties, and you're like, 385 00:22:44,280 --> 00:22:48,480 Speaker 1: this guy's just a drinker, a cigarette smoker, and he 386 00:22:48,520 --> 00:22:51,679 Speaker 1: looks like he's seventy years old and he's forty six. Like, 387 00:22:51,720 --> 00:22:55,720 Speaker 1: this dude is just bad. This dude's lived hard. I mean, 388 00:22:56,320 --> 00:22:58,760 Speaker 1: when you see the pictures of people from the nineties, 389 00:22:58,760 --> 00:23:02,040 Speaker 1: the eighties, the seventies of their ages, you're like, wait, 390 00:23:02,080 --> 00:23:04,680 Speaker 1: that guy was mott. That guy was thirty eight years old. 391 00:23:05,119 --> 00:23:08,480 Speaker 1: I saw this thing on Instagram. They did Tony soprano 392 00:23:08,640 --> 00:23:13,879 Speaker 1: James Gandelfini how old he was during the Sopranos. Maybe 393 00:23:13,920 --> 00:23:15,520 Speaker 1: I would have realized this if I like went to 394 00:23:15,560 --> 00:23:18,480 Speaker 1: his wiki page. I just assumed when they were shooting 395 00:23:18,480 --> 00:23:23,000 Speaker 1: The Sopranos Tony, I don't know, he's fifty years old. 396 00:23:23,160 --> 00:23:26,680 Speaker 1: The Gandelfini was fifty years old. First couple of years, 397 00:23:26,760 --> 00:23:30,040 Speaker 1: He's like thirty eight, thirty nine years old. He's my age, 398 00:23:30,240 --> 00:23:33,520 Speaker 1: looked like he was fifty six. Might have been the 399 00:23:33,520 --> 00:23:37,679 Speaker 1: makeup or whatever obviously got a little bigger, But I 400 00:23:37,760 --> 00:23:43,520 Speaker 1: relate this to Stafford. Stafford is just a weathered thirty 401 00:23:43,560 --> 00:23:45,760 Speaker 1: six year old because the pounding he took in Detroit 402 00:23:45,840 --> 00:23:50,280 Speaker 1: playing on those shitty teams. Been injured a lot. Tom Brady, 403 00:23:50,600 --> 00:23:53,479 Speaker 1: you see him right now. You're like, I don't know 404 00:23:53,520 --> 00:23:56,560 Speaker 1: what this guy's eating. What we do, at least what 405 00:23:56,680 --> 00:23:58,560 Speaker 1: he claims in the book. Whatever he's putting into his 406 00:23:58,600 --> 00:24:01,359 Speaker 1: body looks fantasic. I know he's got a little work done, 407 00:24:01,359 --> 00:24:05,840 Speaker 1: but just his body's in great shape. Remember Roethlisberger, Like 408 00:24:05,880 --> 00:24:07,359 Speaker 1: his last couple of years, You're like, this is a 409 00:24:08,480 --> 00:24:11,200 Speaker 1: this dude's been around the block, just struggling to move 410 00:24:11,240 --> 00:24:14,960 Speaker 1: a little bit. Cam the beating he took. It was 411 00:24:15,000 --> 00:24:16,639 Speaker 1: just like you watched him in the last couple of years, Like, 412 00:24:16,680 --> 00:24:19,920 Speaker 1: this guy's taking a lot of beating, and that makes 413 00:24:19,920 --> 00:24:24,080 Speaker 1: me nervous with guys like Stafford is just the tread 414 00:24:24,119 --> 00:24:26,920 Speaker 1: on the tires, Like, not all tread on the tires 415 00:24:26,960 --> 00:24:29,240 Speaker 1: is the same. That's what's kind of weird about Russell. 416 00:24:30,480 --> 00:24:33,320 Speaker 1: It's like I didn't view Russell as a guy just 417 00:24:33,359 --> 00:24:36,040 Speaker 1: getting molly wopped all the time because he'd always scramble 418 00:24:36,040 --> 00:24:39,239 Speaker 1: out of the pocket. You know, Stafford Rivers was like this. 419 00:24:39,680 --> 00:24:42,520 Speaker 1: He would just sit in the pocket last second, partly 420 00:24:42,520 --> 00:24:44,320 Speaker 1: because he had to because he didn't have the greatest arm, 421 00:24:44,760 --> 00:24:49,720 Speaker 1: throw it and just get crushed, I mean crushed. Rivers 422 00:24:49,760 --> 00:24:51,480 Speaker 1: was one of those guys like thirty seven years old. 423 00:24:51,520 --> 00:24:55,120 Speaker 1: He felt like he was like forty eight. So if 424 00:24:55,119 --> 00:24:59,440 Speaker 1: Stafford plays seventeen games, they'll be lock playoff team and 425 00:24:59,440 --> 00:25:03,080 Speaker 1: to walk int enter if weird stuff happens with him, 426 00:25:03,520 --> 00:25:06,399 Speaker 1: which is understandable given the beating he's taken in his 427 00:25:06,440 --> 00:25:11,879 Speaker 1: life on the football field. I hate their backups. I 428 00:25:11,880 --> 00:25:15,240 Speaker 1: think Stetson Bennet is terrible. I mean, I think he's 429 00:25:15,680 --> 00:25:18,680 Speaker 1: I don't think he's an NFL player. And Jimmy Garoppolo, 430 00:25:18,680 --> 00:25:20,720 Speaker 1: the guy we've seen the last couple of years, is 431 00:25:20,840 --> 00:25:25,200 Speaker 1: also not very good. Question from Germany, do you think 432 00:25:25,240 --> 00:25:28,560 Speaker 1: the NFL will try to expand with a European franchise 433 00:25:28,720 --> 00:25:36,080 Speaker 1: in the next decade. I would say no, just because logistically, 434 00:25:36,119 --> 00:25:40,639 Speaker 1: I do think it would be tough. Part of Monday 435 00:25:40,640 --> 00:25:43,040 Speaker 1: and Tuesday during the season, when you have injuries, you 436 00:25:43,080 --> 00:25:47,320 Speaker 1: work guys out, you sign guys, even from Philadelphia. Sometimes 437 00:25:47,320 --> 00:25:50,520 Speaker 1: you sign a dude from California or Arizona. You know, 438 00:25:50,520 --> 00:25:52,720 Speaker 1: if he's there working out, that's a four or five 439 00:25:52,760 --> 00:25:55,280 Speaker 1: hour flight. Well, if the guy's on the West coast, 440 00:25:55,280 --> 00:25:57,800 Speaker 1: trying to get him to London, I think logistically could 441 00:25:57,840 --> 00:26:01,000 Speaker 1: be hard. I think the travel just playing a full 442 00:26:01,000 --> 00:26:04,600 Speaker 1: time schedule over there. I would never say never, but 443 00:26:05,320 --> 00:26:07,480 Speaker 1: if you had to check a box yes or no, 444 00:26:08,040 --> 00:26:12,439 Speaker 1: as of today, I would say no. I think they 445 00:26:12,520 --> 00:26:15,200 Speaker 1: kind of like what they're doing is they get to play. 446 00:26:16,400 --> 00:26:18,280 Speaker 1: I don't know the exact number of games this year, 447 00:26:18,280 --> 00:26:20,800 Speaker 1: but it feels like, I mean, just off the top 448 00:26:20,800 --> 00:26:23,959 Speaker 1: of my head, I guess six. I guess Germany had 449 00:26:23,960 --> 00:26:27,280 Speaker 1: a game, Brazil's got a game. But I think they 450 00:26:27,320 --> 00:26:29,720 Speaker 1: just like kind of the rotation of throwing games over 451 00:26:29,760 --> 00:26:36,800 Speaker 1: there and not having to have a franchise. Now. Yeah, 452 00:26:36,840 --> 00:26:41,639 Speaker 1: so I would say no. It's from Cliff to mailman. 453 00:26:43,359 --> 00:26:46,679 Speaker 1: I listened to you delivering mail out here in Palmdale, California, 454 00:26:47,520 --> 00:26:51,840 Speaker 1: home of Paul George and Afroman. I'm a Charger fan. 455 00:26:52,520 --> 00:26:55,879 Speaker 1: How far do you think realistically they will get this season? 456 00:26:56,119 --> 00:26:59,879 Speaker 1: Considering that Justin is banged up a bit and they 457 00:27:00,040 --> 00:27:04,760 Speaker 1: didn't acquire any proven players that are running backs, Palmdale 458 00:27:04,800 --> 00:27:07,920 Speaker 1: by Afroman's one of my favorite songs of all time. 459 00:27:08,560 --> 00:27:11,920 Speaker 1: If that song comes on, which it wouldn't just come 460 00:27:11,960 --> 00:27:15,120 Speaker 1: on anywhere, you have to like actively seek it. It's 461 00:27:15,160 --> 00:27:17,240 Speaker 1: just a great jam. Highly recommend listen to that soon 462 00:27:17,320 --> 00:27:24,000 Speaker 1: Palmdale Afroman. I would say this is gonna be a 463 00:27:24,080 --> 00:27:26,320 Speaker 1: year for Harbaugh if he's able to have them nine 464 00:27:26,359 --> 00:27:30,840 Speaker 1: to ten wins with the offensive personnel. It's just like 465 00:27:30,880 --> 00:27:35,520 Speaker 1: his shit works. And I go back and forth. Am 466 00:27:35,520 --> 00:27:37,719 Speaker 1: I gonna have the stones to pick him to make 467 00:27:37,760 --> 00:27:41,760 Speaker 1: the playoffs? I might not. I might not, but I'm 468 00:27:41,800 --> 00:27:44,720 Speaker 1: not totally against it. I just believe in the guy, 469 00:27:45,359 --> 00:27:48,080 Speaker 1: and I've seen him win so many games with no 470 00:27:48,200 --> 00:27:52,120 Speaker 1: wide receivers. I mean, guys that just aren't that good. 471 00:27:52,600 --> 00:27:55,239 Speaker 1: He did in Michigan, he did Stanford. He did it 472 00:27:55,240 --> 00:27:57,640 Speaker 1: with forty nine ers. Now, he's always had a good 473 00:27:57,640 --> 00:28:00,880 Speaker 1: tight end and he's had good running backs. The thing 474 00:28:00,960 --> 00:28:05,200 Speaker 1: with the NFL is you can function without Walter Payton, 475 00:28:05,240 --> 00:28:09,920 Speaker 1: Remmitt Smith. Right, who are their two running backs? JK. 476 00:28:10,040 --> 00:28:13,800 Speaker 1: Dobbins and Gus Edwards. Now health is a concern with 477 00:28:13,840 --> 00:28:16,479 Speaker 1: those two guys. But if you tell me those two 478 00:28:16,520 --> 00:28:19,359 Speaker 1: guys combined for fifteen hundred yards. I think it's believable 479 00:28:20,119 --> 00:28:22,399 Speaker 1: because that's what they do. And then at the end 480 00:28:22,400 --> 00:28:25,720 Speaker 1: of the day, you got a really good quarterback, so 481 00:28:25,960 --> 00:28:29,560 Speaker 1: you can make guys on offense look better and defensively, 482 00:28:30,960 --> 00:28:33,760 Speaker 1: I think the main question is health because they got 483 00:28:33,800 --> 00:28:36,960 Speaker 1: impact players if they're on the field. But Khalil, how 484 00:28:36,960 --> 00:28:39,760 Speaker 1: many games do Khalil, mac Derwin James and Joey Bosa play. 485 00:28:40,800 --> 00:28:43,160 Speaker 1: If you tell me they play ninety percent, I'd say yeah. 486 00:28:43,160 --> 00:28:45,800 Speaker 1: I think their defense could be pretty solid because here's 487 00:28:45,800 --> 00:28:48,360 Speaker 1: the other thing. No matter who his defensive coordinator is 488 00:28:49,160 --> 00:28:51,760 Speaker 1: from Fango at Stanford and forty nine ers, to the 489 00:28:51,760 --> 00:28:55,160 Speaker 1: guys he went through in Michigan, to Mike McDonald who's 490 00:28:55,200 --> 00:28:57,479 Speaker 1: now with Seattle, is with him in Michigan, to mentor 491 00:28:57,560 --> 00:29:00,680 Speaker 1: the guy that he's gotten out, they're good and obviously 492 00:29:00,760 --> 00:29:03,080 Speaker 1: they've had good players over the years. You can't be 493 00:29:03,080 --> 00:29:06,040 Speaker 1: good on defense without good players. It's impossible. I don't 494 00:29:06,040 --> 00:29:08,200 Speaker 1: give a shit how good your scheme is. To be 495 00:29:08,240 --> 00:29:11,120 Speaker 1: a good defense, you need good players. The best defenses 496 00:29:11,200 --> 00:29:16,560 Speaker 1: in my life, college and pro all have dudes, So 497 00:29:16,960 --> 00:29:20,920 Speaker 1: you need your star players to be there. But he 498 00:29:21,000 --> 00:29:24,200 Speaker 1: practices a certain way so that toughens up your team. 499 00:29:24,920 --> 00:29:27,800 Speaker 1: Like most human there's some guys that just come out 500 00:29:27,800 --> 00:29:30,760 Speaker 1: of the room that are like you know, Navy seal 501 00:29:30,840 --> 00:29:35,400 Speaker 1: tough or just like Chuck Lidell. Toughness is something that 502 00:29:35,480 --> 00:29:40,240 Speaker 1: you can develop. Definitely mental toughness. I think as we've 503 00:29:40,240 --> 00:29:43,240 Speaker 1: all got older, if as you go through things in 504 00:29:43,280 --> 00:29:46,680 Speaker 1: life adversity, you lose people, you get fired, your business 505 00:29:46,680 --> 00:29:49,600 Speaker 1: goes under, like you get a little mentally tougher one football, 506 00:29:49,600 --> 00:29:51,520 Speaker 1: how do you get mentally tougher? Not everyone is just 507 00:29:51,600 --> 00:29:54,920 Speaker 1: Tom Brady showing up. The practice, you practice hard, you 508 00:29:54,960 --> 00:29:59,560 Speaker 1: get pushed. Saban talked about it on Hard Knocks. Most 509 00:29:59,560 --> 00:30:03,440 Speaker 1: people are not born leaders and winners. You have to 510 00:30:03,520 --> 00:30:07,160 Speaker 1: teach them that. And that's what Harbaugh does and he 511 00:30:07,240 --> 00:30:10,480 Speaker 1: creates it. It's why guys come out tougher than before 512 00:30:10,520 --> 00:30:16,040 Speaker 1: he showed up. So they're gonna be They're gonna be 513 00:30:16,480 --> 00:30:18,800 Speaker 1: They're gonna be tough. I'll promise you that. And I 514 00:30:18,800 --> 00:30:20,920 Speaker 1: don't mean like physically, I just mean like on a 515 00:30:20,960 --> 00:30:24,280 Speaker 1: weekly basis. There'll be some games where they probably get throttled, 516 00:30:25,040 --> 00:30:28,480 Speaker 1: right if Herbert plays bad and they got injuries, But 517 00:30:28,520 --> 00:30:31,000 Speaker 1: they're gonna knock some people off and if he can 518 00:30:31,080 --> 00:30:34,160 Speaker 1: get some momentum, I don't think it's inconceivable they make 519 00:30:34,160 --> 00:30:37,200 Speaker 1: the playoffs, but very very health concerning, because this will 520 00:30:37,240 --> 00:30:41,800 Speaker 1: be the least deep roster he'll have moving forward by 521 00:30:41,840 --> 00:30:45,760 Speaker 1: a mile. Was wondering if you recall your time as 522 00:30:45,760 --> 00:30:48,640 Speaker 1: a scout or your time at Fresno, a player who 523 00:30:48,680 --> 00:30:50,720 Speaker 1: you thought no doubt had the talent to play in 524 00:30:50,760 --> 00:30:54,440 Speaker 1: the league, but because of some outside circumstances, they never 525 00:30:54,520 --> 00:30:58,560 Speaker 1: got a chance to compete. In college, some guys get 526 00:30:58,600 --> 00:31:01,720 Speaker 1: injured in a direc their career and they never really 527 00:31:01,720 --> 00:31:06,080 Speaker 1: get to play. Cole Popovich, who when I got to 528 00:31:06,120 --> 00:31:08,560 Speaker 1: President State had just had a bad injury I think 529 00:31:08,680 --> 00:31:12,160 Speaker 1: in training camp. He ended up becoming a offensive line 530 00:31:12,200 --> 00:31:14,280 Speaker 1: coach in the NFL, worked for Belichick for a while. 531 00:31:15,560 --> 00:31:19,040 Speaker 1: He was he was an NFL player, but injury derailed 532 00:31:19,040 --> 00:31:23,920 Speaker 1: his career. Once you get to the NFL, even if 533 00:31:23,960 --> 00:31:27,200 Speaker 1: an injury derails your career, you get there, right. So 534 00:31:28,640 --> 00:31:32,360 Speaker 1: my first year with the Eagles was Brandon Graham's rookie year. 535 00:31:32,400 --> 00:31:36,000 Speaker 1: He had a bad knee injury, and sometimes like that 536 00:31:36,040 --> 00:31:39,200 Speaker 1: derails guy's career and he's gone on to have I 537 00:31:39,200 --> 00:31:41,360 Speaker 1: don't know he's gonna probably get his number retired one 538 00:31:41,400 --> 00:31:47,680 Speaker 1: day with the Eagles, So yeah, I mean, I don't 539 00:31:47,720 --> 00:31:51,200 Speaker 1: remember most of our star players were, you know, Shady McCoy, 540 00:31:51,320 --> 00:31:57,400 Speaker 1: Deshaun Jackson, Jeremy Macklin, Michael Vick, just healthy guys. So 541 00:31:57,440 --> 00:32:01,080 Speaker 1: I think it happens a lot in college football. NFL 542 00:32:01,320 --> 00:32:04,120 Speaker 1: talent and they have a bad injury and it ruins 543 00:32:04,160 --> 00:32:06,760 Speaker 1: their career. Because even if you get to the NFL 544 00:32:06,760 --> 00:32:08,640 Speaker 1: and we're gonna be a really good player, if you 545 00:32:08,640 --> 00:32:10,960 Speaker 1: get injured, like you're an you made it to the league, 546 00:32:11,600 --> 00:32:13,719 Speaker 1: which sucks because if you become a good player, get 547 00:32:13,760 --> 00:32:15,760 Speaker 1: paid a lot of money. But like there is something 548 00:32:15,800 --> 00:32:17,760 Speaker 1: to be said, like I was an NFL player, We've 549 00:32:17,800 --> 00:32:21,840 Speaker 1: all depending on how big your town is. Growing up, 550 00:32:22,240 --> 00:32:25,680 Speaker 1: you meet a guy who played in pro sports and 551 00:32:25,800 --> 00:32:27,440 Speaker 1: whether he was like, oh, this guy was a ten 552 00:32:27,480 --> 00:32:29,040 Speaker 1: year vet, or like, oh, this guy only played a 553 00:32:29,080 --> 00:32:33,440 Speaker 1: couple of years, had a bad shattered, shattered a clavicle, 554 00:32:33,560 --> 00:32:35,280 Speaker 1: was never the same, but it's like this guy was 555 00:32:35,280 --> 00:32:41,720 Speaker 1: a pro baseball player, pro whatever. So I I think 556 00:32:41,720 --> 00:32:46,040 Speaker 1: it happens much more in college. What are your thoughts 557 00:32:46,040 --> 00:32:50,760 Speaker 1: on the NFL using the preseason for international games. The 558 00:32:50,800 --> 00:32:53,840 Speaker 1: big soccer teams in Europe usually spend two weeks during 559 00:32:53,880 --> 00:33:00,200 Speaker 1: the season overseas, visiting the US, Japan, Australia. This is 560 00:33:00,200 --> 00:33:03,080 Speaker 1: the league the chance to expand globally but also not 561 00:33:03,400 --> 00:33:09,160 Speaker 1: impact the regular season. Also, from watching preseason the attendees, 562 00:33:09,320 --> 00:33:12,480 Speaker 1: the attendances are low, and I've watched the past team 563 00:33:12,520 --> 00:33:15,080 Speaker 1: such as Liverpool and Manchester fill out the Rose Bowl, 564 00:33:15,560 --> 00:33:18,160 Speaker 1: so there's an opportunity to play in front of large crowds. 565 00:33:19,080 --> 00:33:25,040 Speaker 1: When I was with the Eagles, Manchester United came maybe 566 00:33:25,080 --> 00:33:27,200 Speaker 1: a team I don't know if it was Liverpool, but 567 00:33:27,680 --> 00:33:31,880 Speaker 1: man you definitely came. So yeah, I remember that for sure. 568 00:33:32,040 --> 00:33:36,400 Speaker 1: I'm not a huge soccer guy, but not a I 569 00:33:36,400 --> 00:33:41,400 Speaker 1: think the hard part is is the preseason for football. 570 00:33:42,240 --> 00:33:46,640 Speaker 1: I can't speak down soccer works, but logistically taking my 571 00:33:46,680 --> 00:33:51,760 Speaker 1: team over there, losing practice time, the preseason games are 572 00:33:51,800 --> 00:33:56,640 Speaker 1: kind of irrelevant. They are filler TV spots and they're 573 00:33:56,640 --> 00:34:00,400 Speaker 1: just spots. Obviously get the backups, but they're they're not 574 00:34:00,560 --> 00:34:04,400 Speaker 1: irrelevant in the sense that it's just about evaluating. In 575 00:34:04,440 --> 00:34:08,120 Speaker 1: that evaluation time. I was thinking the other night when 576 00:34:08,120 --> 00:34:10,680 Speaker 1: the Saints played the Niners, we got to figure out 577 00:34:10,719 --> 00:34:15,239 Speaker 1: this preseason game. They played them on Sunday night across 578 00:34:15,280 --> 00:34:18,280 Speaker 1: the country. So by the time the Saints get home, 579 00:34:18,680 --> 00:34:21,239 Speaker 1: like the game ends at eight thirty, by the time 580 00:34:21,280 --> 00:34:24,200 Speaker 1: everyone showered, eating, gets to the bus, gets to the airport, 581 00:34:24,200 --> 00:34:28,520 Speaker 1: you're not even leaving untill eleven or midnight. Obviously you 582 00:34:28,600 --> 00:34:32,960 Speaker 1: lose hours. Go like, that's bullshit. You should play teams 583 00:34:32,960 --> 00:34:36,560 Speaker 1: in your region, even if I get the maybe you 584 00:34:36,560 --> 00:34:40,920 Speaker 1: should just play the team in your opponents or you're like, 585 00:34:40,960 --> 00:34:42,719 Speaker 1: if you're an NFC West team, you should play the 586 00:34:42,760 --> 00:34:46,360 Speaker 1: AFC West and just mix a match. The travel should 587 00:34:46,400 --> 00:34:50,160 Speaker 1: not be different time zones. The Titans and Niners shouldn't 588 00:34:50,200 --> 00:34:54,200 Speaker 1: be playing What are we doing? So I think the 589 00:34:54,239 --> 00:34:58,440 Speaker 1: preseason the travel should be at a minimum. I also 590 00:34:58,480 --> 00:35:01,640 Speaker 1: think it'd be a little risky. It feels like I 591 00:35:01,640 --> 00:35:04,600 Speaker 1: didn't do a study on this, but I text him 592 00:35:04,640 --> 00:35:07,279 Speaker 1: on this the other night. It feels like every preseason 593 00:35:07,280 --> 00:35:10,640 Speaker 1: game is six to three at halftime and finishes thirteen 594 00:35:10,680 --> 00:35:15,239 Speaker 1: to ten or sixteen to thirteen. They're pretty terrible. Now, 595 00:35:15,280 --> 00:35:16,799 Speaker 1: you could argue it feels like a lot of the 596 00:35:16,840 --> 00:35:21,960 Speaker 1: international games are not very good either, But I don't 597 00:35:22,000 --> 00:35:24,359 Speaker 1: think coaches or GMS or owners would won any part 598 00:35:24,360 --> 00:35:28,359 Speaker 1: of that. You'd have to fly over there with all 599 00:35:28,400 --> 00:35:33,160 Speaker 1: your young guys. You need a bigger plane too, I 600 00:35:33,200 --> 00:35:37,239 Speaker 1: think because your traveling party is so much bigger. You 601 00:35:37,239 --> 00:35:39,680 Speaker 1: think Deshaun Watson is gonna have a job if he 602 00:35:39,760 --> 00:35:43,279 Speaker 1: plays like he does this year. I think he meant did. 603 00:35:44,080 --> 00:35:46,320 Speaker 1: I'm not a Browns fan, but Jamis Winston when he 604 00:35:46,360 --> 00:35:50,160 Speaker 1: played for the Bucks, was must watch television and was 605 00:35:50,200 --> 00:35:54,799 Speaker 1: gonna throw fifty yard bombs or a pick six. I 606 00:35:54,840 --> 00:35:56,520 Speaker 1: think they're just gonna go down with the ship this 607 00:35:56,600 --> 00:35:59,279 Speaker 1: year with DeShawn. If it's good, great. If it's not, 608 00:36:00,239 --> 00:36:02,640 Speaker 1: I think he's gonna get a pretty long leash. They're 609 00:36:02,719 --> 00:36:06,600 Speaker 1: just too financially invested, and this is not a situation 610 00:36:06,680 --> 00:36:09,799 Speaker 1: where Sean Payton had all the juice. Like, ultimately, if 611 00:36:09,800 --> 00:36:12,680 Speaker 1: the owner, if I was the owner and he's healthy, 612 00:36:12,920 --> 00:36:16,360 Speaker 1: I gotta see him play seventeen games. I do, and 613 00:36:16,400 --> 00:36:18,200 Speaker 1: then we'll evaluate at the end of the season if 614 00:36:18,239 --> 00:36:26,240 Speaker 1: it's a disaster. But I can't imagine the uh flying 615 00:36:26,360 --> 00:36:30,000 Speaker 1: J Pilot J whatever the hell they're called, not forcing 616 00:36:30,080 --> 00:36:34,200 Speaker 1: him to play, even if it's ugly. I know when 617 00:36:34,200 --> 00:36:37,160 Speaker 1: the Bears fired Matt Naggy everyone believed it was warranted, 618 00:36:38,080 --> 00:36:41,040 Speaker 1: but was Seeing how poorly Trubisky and fields played after 619 00:36:41,080 --> 00:36:44,279 Speaker 1: he left, it's almost more impressive he was able to 620 00:36:44,280 --> 00:36:47,320 Speaker 1: get them to the playoffs twice, given how highly Mahomes 621 00:36:47,360 --> 00:36:49,359 Speaker 1: speaks of him. Do you think he'll get another chance? 622 00:36:51,480 --> 00:36:55,719 Speaker 1: Usually offensive coaches who have the support of star quarterbacks 623 00:36:56,440 --> 00:37:01,399 Speaker 1: get another chance. Matt Naggy one, we'll be a head 624 00:37:01,400 --> 00:37:06,799 Speaker 1: coach again. It's the thing with Flores, right, you can't 625 00:37:06,840 --> 00:37:10,319 Speaker 1: get along with quarterbacks, and the quarterback who you kept 626 00:37:10,360 --> 00:37:13,680 Speaker 1: telling who he sucked he was a scrub turned out 627 00:37:13,760 --> 00:37:17,000 Speaker 1: to be solid. That doesn't reflect very well on you. 628 00:37:17,960 --> 00:37:21,160 Speaker 1: If Tua had been terrible, I think I'd be like, 629 00:37:21,239 --> 00:37:23,239 Speaker 1: I'd support him. I'd be like he was right. I 630 00:37:23,239 --> 00:37:24,800 Speaker 1: wouldn't want to deal with that either. This is the 631 00:37:24,800 --> 00:37:27,680 Speaker 1: big leagues. I don't need to hold your hand. But 632 00:37:27,719 --> 00:37:32,719 Speaker 1: Flores looks worse because Tua is good. Where on the 633 00:37:32,719 --> 00:37:36,720 Speaker 1: flip side, you could argue no one's winning with Mitch Trubisky, 634 00:37:36,800 --> 00:37:38,880 Speaker 1: you could argue he's one of the worst quarterbacks in 635 00:37:38,920 --> 00:37:42,000 Speaker 1: the NFL on a two deep if you had to 636 00:37:42,040 --> 00:37:45,000 Speaker 1: rank one through sixty four. I know some teams keep three, 637 00:37:45,040 --> 00:37:49,200 Speaker 1: but let's just say one through sixty four. I'd have 638 00:37:49,239 --> 00:37:51,640 Speaker 1: to look through it, but there's a decent chance Mitches 639 00:37:53,080 --> 00:37:57,720 Speaker 1: somewhere between sixty two and sixty four. Fields is obviously 640 00:37:57,800 --> 00:38:01,760 Speaker 1: better than Trubisky, but he's not a top thirty quarterback. 641 00:38:02,640 --> 00:38:09,480 Speaker 1: So who would win with him? Aged pretty well. I'm 642 00:38:09,520 --> 00:38:12,560 Speaker 1: not just saying that because he's my friend. It definitely 643 00:38:12,560 --> 00:38:20,400 Speaker 1: has question for the mailbag. Long time Bills fan, I 644 00:38:20,520 --> 00:38:22,400 Speaker 1: was there when they blew that lead to the Texans 645 00:38:22,440 --> 00:38:26,279 Speaker 1: and Watson in twenty nineteen. It's kind of crazy how 646 00:38:26,320 --> 00:38:30,520 Speaker 1: far Deshaun has fallen since moments like that. That was 647 00:38:30,520 --> 00:38:33,040 Speaker 1: a game I vividly remember sitting on my couch watching 648 00:38:33,360 --> 00:38:35,480 Speaker 1: at my where he used my old condo in the 649 00:38:35,520 --> 00:38:40,239 Speaker 1: Bay and thinking it was like two NBA players like 650 00:38:40,320 --> 00:38:44,920 Speaker 1: Stephen Clay. It was DeAndre Hopkins and Deshaun Watson. You 651 00:38:44,960 --> 00:38:47,440 Speaker 1: ain't beating us and they couldn't stop those two guys. 652 00:38:47,480 --> 00:38:52,040 Speaker 1: It was like, these two are just elite players. And 653 00:38:52,120 --> 00:38:55,040 Speaker 1: now Deshaun's viewed as one of the bigger question marks 654 00:38:55,080 --> 00:38:58,520 Speaker 1: in the league. How would you rank Watson among the 655 00:38:58,560 --> 00:39:00,239 Speaker 1: rest of the quarterbacks in the league if you could 656 00:39:00,280 --> 00:39:01,840 Speaker 1: return to that for him, I mean, if he returns 657 00:39:01,920 --> 00:39:04,760 Speaker 1: that for him, he's a Pro Bowl, high end player. 658 00:39:05,160 --> 00:39:07,759 Speaker 1: If he returns that for him, the Browns are a 659 00:39:07,840 --> 00:39:12,920 Speaker 1: Super Bowl contender. I mean, the end of story. But 660 00:39:14,080 --> 00:39:18,800 Speaker 1: that's a long time ago. I mean, we are four 661 00:39:18,840 --> 00:39:23,120 Speaker 1: months away from twenty twenty five and you're talking about 662 00:39:23,120 --> 00:39:29,000 Speaker 1: twenty nineteen, so things change fast. I was telling someone 663 00:39:29,040 --> 00:39:33,400 Speaker 1: the other day, you know, the craziest part in my 664 00:39:33,480 --> 00:39:36,520 Speaker 1: opinion of training camp and in August in the NFL 665 00:39:37,920 --> 00:39:40,799 Speaker 1: is how fast a guy And anyone who's a fan 666 00:39:40,840 --> 00:39:43,080 Speaker 1: of a specific team knows this. You draft a guy 667 00:39:43,120 --> 00:39:45,879 Speaker 1: in like the second or third round, and his career 668 00:39:46,000 --> 00:39:49,200 Speaker 1: is just weird, right, doesn't really play much as a rookie. 669 00:39:49,320 --> 00:39:51,320 Speaker 1: People are excited about him. As a second year player, 670 00:39:51,640 --> 00:39:53,880 Speaker 1: maybe gets injured, just not that good. And by the 671 00:39:53,960 --> 00:39:56,600 Speaker 1: third year in preseason, you're like, this case got no 672 00:39:56,719 --> 00:39:59,680 Speaker 1: chance to make the team. This other fifth rounder that 673 00:39:59,680 --> 00:40:03,440 Speaker 1: they just it's better this guy they signs better. The 674 00:40:03,480 --> 00:40:09,560 Speaker 1: attrition and the ability to kind of work through and 675 00:40:09,800 --> 00:40:16,040 Speaker 1: churn out old highly drafted players moves at rapid speed 676 00:40:16,040 --> 00:40:18,560 Speaker 1: in football because every year he got seven rounds and 677 00:40:18,600 --> 00:40:21,120 Speaker 1: undrafted free agents. It's like, yeah, we just drafted this 678 00:40:21,160 --> 00:40:22,879 Speaker 1: guard two years ago in the third round. We're gonna 679 00:40:22,920 --> 00:40:25,279 Speaker 1: cut him now because this guy we just drafted the 680 00:40:25,320 --> 00:40:27,680 Speaker 1: fifth rounds better. This free agent signing we signed for 681 00:40:27,719 --> 00:40:30,759 Speaker 1: four million dollars is better. We'll just move on and 682 00:40:30,840 --> 00:40:32,719 Speaker 1: no one cares. It's like, yeah, that's the right thing 683 00:40:32,760 --> 00:40:36,040 Speaker 1: to do, and maybe that guy picks up with another team. 684 00:40:36,120 --> 00:40:40,399 Speaker 1: But the amount of people every single year, unless you're 685 00:40:40,400 --> 00:40:43,600 Speaker 1: just a stalwart star coming for your job in the 686 00:40:43,680 --> 00:40:47,800 Speaker 1: NFL is unlike the other sports because it's difficult in 687 00:40:47,840 --> 00:40:51,480 Speaker 1: the minor leagues. In football, you come right to the 688 00:40:51,480 --> 00:40:54,000 Speaker 1: big club. If I'm a six round pick, and if 689 00:40:54,040 --> 00:40:57,839 Speaker 1: I'm a six round wide receiver or linebacker, like I'm 690 00:40:57,840 --> 00:41:00,720 Speaker 1: getting reps pretty quickly with the twos or the threes, 691 00:41:00,760 --> 00:41:02,359 Speaker 1: and I got a chance to just keep moving up. 692 00:41:02,440 --> 00:41:05,719 Speaker 1: Injury boom, I'm in the forty nine ers right now. 693 00:41:06,000 --> 00:41:09,840 Speaker 1: They draft this dude from Kansas poony right guard Balding. 694 00:41:10,440 --> 00:41:14,680 Speaker 1: Brian Baldinger put something out on social media the other day, Well, 695 00:41:14,680 --> 00:41:16,919 Speaker 1: their two guards are injured, So what happened? He gets 696 00:41:16,920 --> 00:41:20,319 Speaker 1: to start? Then what happens he's just good? Then what 697 00:41:20,400 --> 00:41:23,680 Speaker 1: happens He's now the starter and those guys that were 698 00:41:23,680 --> 00:41:26,520 Speaker 1: starting in the Super Bowl are now backups. One of 699 00:41:26,520 --> 00:41:30,279 Speaker 1: them could get cut. That's how fast it happens. One 700 00:41:30,360 --> 00:41:35,640 Speaker 1: off season boom. It's that there's nothing like it because 701 00:41:35,640 --> 00:41:38,920 Speaker 1: of the new talent that comes in that can play 702 00:41:39,120 --> 00:41:41,120 Speaker 1: like the NBA has two rounds. New talent comes in, 703 00:41:41,200 --> 00:41:43,960 Speaker 1: but most of them have no shot of making the team. 704 00:41:45,120 --> 00:41:50,120 Speaker 1: In football, got undrafted free agents? Who becomes starters? Mail 705 00:41:50,160 --> 00:41:53,520 Speaker 1: back question. There's a lot of commentary about Jerry Jones 706 00:41:53,600 --> 00:41:57,080 Speaker 1: waiting too long to pay CD and he should just 707 00:41:57,200 --> 00:42:02,040 Speaker 1: get it over with now. Could Jerry see CD's potential 708 00:42:02,080 --> 00:42:06,920 Speaker 1: holdout into the season as a negotiating tactic for Dak 709 00:42:07,120 --> 00:42:11,240 Speaker 1: and McCarthy's contract by seeing what they can do without 710 00:42:11,239 --> 00:42:14,480 Speaker 1: their best offensive weapon. It's a lot easier to not 711 00:42:14,560 --> 00:42:16,719 Speaker 1: pay Dak sixty million when he's in the middle of 712 00:42:16,719 --> 00:42:19,840 Speaker 1: the pack statistically for the quarterbacks. And if Jerry doesn't 713 00:42:19,840 --> 00:42:21,960 Speaker 1: have to pay Dak at the top of the market, 714 00:42:22,360 --> 00:42:24,840 Speaker 1: it makes him easier to pay micut in CD lamp 715 00:42:25,960 --> 00:42:32,760 Speaker 1: any insight into this strategy. My pushback on that theory 716 00:42:32,880 --> 00:42:42,000 Speaker 1: is pretty simple. Jerry's trying to win. In theory, what's 717 00:42:42,040 --> 00:42:45,560 Speaker 1: the point of having CD miss games and lose to 718 00:42:45,600 --> 00:42:50,799 Speaker 1: the Browns? Because he's at home when you're gonna pay 719 00:42:50,840 --> 00:42:54,919 Speaker 1: him when it's inevitable. If it was one of those like, yeah, 720 00:42:55,000 --> 00:42:57,120 Speaker 1: might trade, you might get rid of you, that's not 721 00:42:57,160 --> 00:42:59,560 Speaker 1: the case here. So if you know the guy's gonna 722 00:42:59,600 --> 00:43:01,680 Speaker 1: be there, you want to get this done, and you 723 00:43:01,680 --> 00:43:04,640 Speaker 1: want to get this done now. So every day that 724 00:43:04,719 --> 00:43:09,520 Speaker 1: goes by, I don't think it has any bearing on 725 00:43:09,520 --> 00:43:12,520 Speaker 1: this situation. Dak's number is kind of his number because 726 00:43:12,560 --> 00:43:14,279 Speaker 1: if he hits free agency, other teams are gonna be 727 00:43:14,320 --> 00:43:16,480 Speaker 1: willing to pay him, and because of the way his 728 00:43:16,560 --> 00:43:18,560 Speaker 1: contract was set up, they can't franchise tag him. So 729 00:43:19,200 --> 00:43:21,120 Speaker 1: he's gonna know what other teams are willing to pay him, 730 00:43:21,120 --> 00:43:22,960 Speaker 1: and the Cowboys are gonna have to negotiate against that. 731 00:43:23,640 --> 00:43:25,560 Speaker 1: This situation I think has just kind of gotten out 732 00:43:25,560 --> 00:43:29,640 Speaker 1: of control because of his unwillingness to do it early, 733 00:43:30,320 --> 00:43:35,040 Speaker 1: and now they're in this weird position. Though I do understand, like, 734 00:43:35,320 --> 00:43:38,279 Speaker 1: you got to keep Cede Lamb. You drafted him high, 735 00:43:38,400 --> 00:43:40,520 Speaker 1: he's sweet, you want him on your team. He's a 736 00:43:40,520 --> 00:43:43,680 Speaker 1: winning player. You gotta keep Micah Parsons. You drafted him high. 737 00:43:43,760 --> 00:43:46,840 Speaker 1: He's sweet, he's a winning player. The Dak thing stuff, 738 00:43:47,200 --> 00:43:49,960 Speaker 1: But I keep getting back to he's the hardest player 739 00:43:50,000 --> 00:43:54,080 Speaker 1: to replace. It's easy to like get off Sam Darnold 740 00:43:54,160 --> 00:43:57,960 Speaker 1: or Gardner Minshew. It's easy to get off Mac Jones 741 00:43:58,040 --> 00:44:00,680 Speaker 1: or Candy Pickett when they're not any good. It's hard. 742 00:44:00,680 --> 00:44:02,640 Speaker 1: It's like, well, we're winning an eleven twelve games and 743 00:44:02,680 --> 00:44:06,279 Speaker 1: Daks throwing thirty touchdowns and like at spots during the 744 00:44:06,280 --> 00:44:09,440 Speaker 1: season in the MVP conversation, Yeah, he blows it in January, 745 00:44:09,480 --> 00:44:13,200 Speaker 1: but half the league would die to be in January. 746 00:44:13,239 --> 00:44:17,600 Speaker 1: We're there, Cowboys in a weird spot. You could tell 747 00:44:17,640 --> 00:44:21,280 Speaker 1: me all three scenarios. CD holds out into the season, 748 00:44:21,480 --> 00:44:24,879 Speaker 1: Cowboys starts slow, it gets really weird. They signed CD 749 00:44:25,040 --> 00:44:27,040 Speaker 1: over the next week or two. He comes back. They 750 00:44:27,120 --> 00:44:32,440 Speaker 1: beat the Browns Week one. Everyone's really happy. There's nothing 751 00:44:32,440 --> 00:44:37,080 Speaker 1: I wouldn't believe about the Cowboys. Okay, last questionnaire. I 752 00:44:37,080 --> 00:44:39,359 Speaker 1: got a question for you that I don't think I've 753 00:44:39,400 --> 00:44:42,960 Speaker 1: seen anyone bring up. Everyone talks about how much Shanstike 754 00:44:43,040 --> 00:44:45,719 Speaker 1: and leaving the Eagles affected Jalen Hurts, and even as 755 00:44:45,760 --> 00:44:48,560 Speaker 1: the biggest Hurts fan out there, it's hard to argue 756 00:44:48,560 --> 00:44:51,400 Speaker 1: against it. My question is, do you think the Texan 757 00:44:51,480 --> 00:44:55,120 Speaker 1: should be worried about Slowick leaving the Texans for a 758 00:44:55,160 --> 00:44:59,080 Speaker 1: head coaching job. If CJ takes a further step. While 759 00:44:59,080 --> 00:45:01,480 Speaker 1: the Mico seems to he an elite coach, he's a 760 00:45:01,520 --> 00:45:03,600 Speaker 1: defensive guy and has nothing to do with the offense. 761 00:45:04,640 --> 00:45:06,840 Speaker 1: Part of having success when you have a defensive coach 762 00:45:07,480 --> 00:45:10,960 Speaker 1: and a quarterback succeed is losing offensive coordinators. Nothing you 763 00:45:10,960 --> 00:45:13,319 Speaker 1: can do about that. Here's what I think is gonna 764 00:45:13,320 --> 00:45:17,560 Speaker 1: happen if Bobby's if they win twelve games in the 765 00:45:17,600 --> 00:45:20,960 Speaker 1: AFC Championship game against Chiefs, Bobby Slowak's gonna be a 766 00:45:20,960 --> 00:45:26,680 Speaker 1: head coach. That's a fact. He will be. It's impossible 767 00:45:26,680 --> 00:45:29,640 Speaker 1: for him not to be. Shanahan guys approved they just 768 00:45:29,680 --> 00:45:32,759 Speaker 1: become head coaches. Then I think what Demiko would do 769 00:45:33,920 --> 00:45:37,560 Speaker 1: is go to the forty nine ers and hire There's 770 00:45:37,640 --> 00:45:41,120 Speaker 1: Klay Kubiak and Clint Kubiak. I get him mixed up. 771 00:45:41,160 --> 00:45:43,360 Speaker 1: One of them is the coordinator right now for the Saints. 772 00:45:43,840 --> 00:45:45,960 Speaker 1: The other one is kind of Kyle's right hand guy 773 00:45:47,200 --> 00:45:50,600 Speaker 1: who Kyle let call plays during the preseason. I think 774 00:45:50,640 --> 00:45:53,200 Speaker 1: you just hire that guy and Kyle can't stop it 775 00:45:53,280 --> 00:45:56,120 Speaker 1: because Kyle's not gonna let him call plays right because 776 00:45:56,200 --> 00:45:58,440 Speaker 1: Kyle's will play caller. So that guy would go to 777 00:45:58,520 --> 00:46:03,680 Speaker 1: the Texans, would be my guess, because they I just 778 00:46:03,880 --> 00:46:05,919 Speaker 1: I think they'd want to keep the offense the same. 779 00:46:06,640 --> 00:46:09,960 Speaker 1: That would be the easiest way to transition. So and 780 00:46:10,040 --> 00:46:12,320 Speaker 1: if it wasn't that, you would go to McVeigh or O'Connell, 781 00:46:12,400 --> 00:46:14,400 Speaker 1: you would just hire their guy. What do they do? 782 00:46:14,480 --> 00:46:16,880 Speaker 1: They can't keep him? Why all those guys call plays 783 00:46:17,400 --> 00:46:20,719 Speaker 1: so their number two. They're gonna lose them every time, 784 00:46:20,920 --> 00:46:22,879 Speaker 1: as they should. I mean, that's only fair. You don't 785 00:46:22,920 --> 00:46:24,680 Speaker 1: get to keep a guy if he's not calling place. 786 00:46:25,560 --> 00:46:28,480 Speaker 1: I would be prepared to lose Bobby Slowik if this 787 00:46:28,520 --> 00:46:31,240 Speaker 1: season goes well, and all signs point to the season 788 00:46:31,320 --> 00:46:36,280 Speaker 1: going well, the volume