1 00:00:00,760 --> 00:00:03,600 Speaker 1: You are listening to the Dan Patrick Show on Fox 2 00:00:03,680 --> 00:00:07,240 Speaker 1: Sports Radio. It's our one on this Wednesday, Dan and 3 00:00:07,280 --> 00:00:09,680 Speaker 1: The Dane's Dan Patrick Show. If you don't have a 4 00:00:09,720 --> 00:00:11,600 Speaker 1: dog in a fight or a dog in the pound, 5 00:00:11,640 --> 00:00:13,960 Speaker 1: you should be rooting for the Cleveland Browns this weekend. 6 00:00:14,160 --> 00:00:17,680 Speaker 1: Because it's been a long time, a long long time, 7 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:21,200 Speaker 1: and now degree of difficulty has just been ratcheted up 8 00:00:21,239 --> 00:00:24,279 Speaker 1: even more. Your head coach, who has been brilliant, and 9 00:00:24,360 --> 00:00:28,680 Speaker 1: I think the big reason for Baker Mayfield's succession here 10 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:32,440 Speaker 1: has been Kevin Stefanski is play calling. I think that 11 00:00:32,760 --> 00:00:35,720 Speaker 1: you can look at the offensive line. The offensive line 12 00:00:35,840 --> 00:00:40,159 Speaker 1: has been probably their best positional group here, and you're 13 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:41,760 Speaker 1: not gonna have your head coach and you're not going 14 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:44,640 Speaker 1: to have an all Pro offensive guard. Other than that, 15 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:47,239 Speaker 1: you're going to go into Pittsburgh a team that is 16 00:00:47,360 --> 00:00:50,279 Speaker 1: rested after resting a lot of their players last week 17 00:00:50,360 --> 00:00:54,240 Speaker 1: and the game that Cleveland had to win. And I 18 00:00:54,280 --> 00:00:57,120 Speaker 1: don't know how you're able to pull this off, but Cleveland, 19 00:00:57,320 --> 00:01:00,480 Speaker 1: they've waited a long time. It's almost two decades since 20 00:01:00,520 --> 00:01:04,319 Speaker 1: their last playoff appearance and here they are and it's 21 00:01:04,360 --> 00:01:06,640 Speaker 1: not going as scripted. That's for sure, but we'll keep 22 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:09,200 Speaker 1: an eye on what is going on with this team. 23 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:11,520 Speaker 1: The only thing that I was wondering about all of 24 00:01:11,520 --> 00:01:15,320 Speaker 1: this is the Browns played the Steelers, and you have 25 00:01:15,560 --> 00:01:18,959 Speaker 1: Browns players who have tested positive or they're in the 26 00:01:19,120 --> 00:01:24,440 Speaker 1: COVID protocol. Anybody on Pittsburgh testing positive here? I mean, 27 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:27,959 Speaker 1: I'm just it's just a random thought, but that was 28 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:30,440 Speaker 1: what came to mind when I realized that there was 29 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:33,759 Speaker 1: this COVID outbreak with the Browns, with the head coach, 30 00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:38,480 Speaker 1: with an offensive lineman, a couple other staff members. Anybody 31 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:41,520 Speaker 1: on Pittsburgh testing positive. Just something to keep an eye on. 32 00:01:41,880 --> 00:01:44,080 Speaker 1: Welcome to the program, Dan and The Dan and Stan 33 00:01:44,160 --> 00:01:46,759 Speaker 1: Patrick Show. You can watch on Peacock. You can download 34 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:49,040 Speaker 1: the app. You can watch for free. Of course the 35 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:52,320 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio lineup. We'll check in with the Browns. 36 00:01:52,360 --> 00:01:55,440 Speaker 1: The former offensive tackle for the Browns, Doug Deacon, he's 37 00:01:55,480 --> 00:01:58,080 Speaker 1: one of the Browns broadcasters. He'll join us a little 38 00:01:58,080 --> 00:02:00,440 Speaker 1: bit later on in this show. Come up with a 39 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:03,000 Speaker 1: poll question, play of the day, stat of the day. 40 00:02:03,040 --> 00:02:06,360 Speaker 1: But we start with a big congratulations to Davante Smith 41 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:10,600 Speaker 1: winning the Heisman Trophy. You gotta look and say the 42 00:02:10,600 --> 00:02:13,959 Speaker 1: most unlikely winner in one of the more unusual college 43 00:02:13,960 --> 00:02:18,280 Speaker 1: football seasons. We've ever had the most unusual college football season. 44 00:02:18,919 --> 00:02:21,400 Speaker 1: And I always love to go back to the preseason 45 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:26,080 Speaker 1: Heisman picks because normally either Paulie or mclvn will go, Hey, 46 00:02:26,680 --> 00:02:30,440 Speaker 1: you can have the top two Heisman picks as far 47 00:02:30,480 --> 00:02:32,480 Speaker 1: as what Vegas thinks or everybody else, and I go, 48 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:36,560 Speaker 1: I'll take everybody else, Sam Darnold. You could have Sam Darnold, 49 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:40,600 Speaker 1: everybody else. You can have Deshaun Watson or everybody else. 50 00:02:40,720 --> 00:02:44,240 Speaker 1: You can have Andrew Luck or everybody else. Everybody else 51 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:48,960 Speaker 1: always wins. Davante Smith's name was nowhere to be found 52 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:51,800 Speaker 1: on the preseason Heisman list. He wasn't even considered the 53 00:02:51,800 --> 00:02:54,680 Speaker 1: best wide receiver on his own team. That's Jalen Waddow 54 00:02:54,760 --> 00:02:57,399 Speaker 1: is the broken ankle, and now we're finding out it's 55 00:02:57,400 --> 00:02:59,880 Speaker 1: been cleared to practice. He may play in the National title. 56 00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:04,280 Speaker 1: He had three touchdowns in the national semifinal game, but 57 00:03:04,360 --> 00:03:08,320 Speaker 1: that doesn't factor in because the voting deadline. But you know, 58 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:12,640 Speaker 1: the win is unusual because of the position. He's the 59 00:03:12,680 --> 00:03:15,280 Speaker 1: first wide receiver to win the award since Desmond did 60 00:03:15,280 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 1: it in nineteen ninety one, and the award has basically 61 00:03:19,080 --> 00:03:21,800 Speaker 1: been given to quarterbacks. Only three non quarterbacks have won 62 00:03:21,880 --> 00:03:25,720 Speaker 1: it since two thousand. But he's a worthy exception. And 63 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:27,440 Speaker 1: I don't know when it was, but I came in 64 00:03:27,520 --> 00:03:30,200 Speaker 1: on a Monday and I said, he's the best player. 65 00:03:30,800 --> 00:03:33,200 Speaker 1: He's the best player on the field in every game 66 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:36,480 Speaker 1: that he plays. I don't know how that you know this, 67 00:03:37,400 --> 00:03:40,160 Speaker 1: you know, translates into success. We love to look at 68 00:03:40,200 --> 00:03:45,040 Speaker 1: Heisman winners say yeah, but he wasn't a good pro. Yeah, 69 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:47,760 Speaker 1: you're right. I mean Gino Torretta was not a good pro. 70 00:03:48,320 --> 00:03:51,080 Speaker 1: I mean we've had quarterbacks down through the years. Eric 71 00:03:51,120 --> 00:03:54,920 Speaker 1: Crouch was not, Jason White was not. You know, Danny 72 00:03:54,960 --> 00:03:59,000 Speaker 1: warfol was not. I understand that. But I vote in 73 00:03:59,040 --> 00:04:02,440 Speaker 1: accordance to what I see while they're playing in college. 74 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:05,040 Speaker 1: I don't go, you know, I don't know if Johnny 75 00:04:05,040 --> 00:04:06,800 Speaker 1: Manziel is going to be good in the pros. I 76 00:04:06,920 --> 00:04:11,280 Speaker 1: just know with what I see, what I saw, that 77 00:04:10,920 --> 00:04:13,760 Speaker 1: that's what the award is based on when I vote. 78 00:04:14,120 --> 00:04:18,240 Speaker 1: Davante Smith was the best player on any field that 79 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:21,000 Speaker 1: I saw him on this year, and he proved it 80 00:04:21,040 --> 00:04:24,520 Speaker 1: again last weekend. But as far as what he's going 81 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:26,479 Speaker 1: to do in the pros. And I checked in with 82 00:04:26,520 --> 00:04:29,599 Speaker 1: a source last night and I said, what do you 83 00:04:29,680 --> 00:04:32,880 Speaker 1: think the Jets do at number two? And he said, 84 00:04:34,080 --> 00:04:38,280 Speaker 1: I wonder if they keep Sam Darnold and they go 85 00:04:38,360 --> 00:04:42,920 Speaker 1: after Davante Smith. He said, but a lot can happen 86 00:04:43,040 --> 00:04:47,400 Speaker 1: before the draft, but he said, you know, I wouldn't 87 00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:50,359 Speaker 1: be surprised if they kept Sam and then they drafted 88 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:55,240 Speaker 1: Davante Smith. I went, wow, I don't know if I'd 89 00:04:55,279 --> 00:04:58,320 Speaker 1: go in that direction, but I understand if they do. 90 00:04:58,839 --> 00:05:02,400 Speaker 1: And there's still people's speculating about did the Eagles actually 91 00:05:02,440 --> 00:05:05,040 Speaker 1: try to blow that game so they could go up 92 00:05:05,080 --> 00:05:09,120 Speaker 1: in the draft from nine to six, So maybe they 93 00:05:09,120 --> 00:05:12,760 Speaker 1: would take Davonte Smith. Even before the game, Albert Brier 94 00:05:13,680 --> 00:05:17,880 Speaker 1: speculated the Eagles had a lot of healthy scratches and 95 00:05:18,320 --> 00:05:20,760 Speaker 1: if they were gonna lose, they could get to number 96 00:05:20,839 --> 00:05:23,880 Speaker 1: six in the draft and they could take Davante Smith. 97 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:27,840 Speaker 1: Now there's other wide receivers, you know, Kyle Pitts at 98 00:05:27,839 --> 00:05:32,159 Speaker 1: Florida tight end Jamar Chase, who didn't play, he opted out. 99 00:05:33,440 --> 00:05:35,800 Speaker 1: We're gonna talk to Albert Brier in about fifteen minutes 100 00:05:35,839 --> 00:05:38,279 Speaker 1: from now, because I really found that tweet to be 101 00:05:38,600 --> 00:05:42,479 Speaker 1: very very interesting. Howie Roseman is the GM and he's 102 00:05:42,520 --> 00:05:45,240 Speaker 1: been under a lot of heat because he's missed on 103 00:05:45,320 --> 00:05:49,680 Speaker 1: receivers here. But is this one of those situations where 104 00:05:49,680 --> 00:05:53,680 Speaker 1: he calls down from the press box and says to 105 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:59,479 Speaker 1: Doug Peterson, Doug put in Sudfel or do you have 106 00:05:59,480 --> 00:06:02,160 Speaker 1: a conversation earlier in the week, like when does that happen? 107 00:06:03,400 --> 00:06:07,080 Speaker 1: Like this is story that has legs, you know, with 108 00:06:08,120 --> 00:06:12,000 Speaker 1: I think Doug Peterson risk losing the locker room with this, 109 00:06:13,400 --> 00:06:15,960 Speaker 1: and you're already running that risk with whatever happens with 110 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:18,799 Speaker 1: Carson Wentz if you decide to stay with Carson Wentz. 111 00:06:18,800 --> 00:06:21,360 Speaker 1: And now Jalen Hurts is on the bench, and I wonder, 112 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:24,560 Speaker 1: because he gave you a spark, I think this is 113 00:06:24,560 --> 00:06:30,039 Speaker 1: a really really delicate, fragile time for the Eagles going 114 00:06:30,120 --> 00:06:33,640 Speaker 1: into the draft and what they're going to do. But 115 00:06:34,160 --> 00:06:36,799 Speaker 1: we'll talk to Albert Brewer about that, because I found 116 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:41,240 Speaker 1: that really fascinating. How does that happen where you decide 117 00:06:41,240 --> 00:06:44,400 Speaker 1: that you're going to throw a game for the lack 118 00:06:44,400 --> 00:06:48,520 Speaker 1: of a better description here, because you're gonna put him in. 119 00:06:48,560 --> 00:06:51,160 Speaker 1: At that point, I was thinking, if I want to 120 00:06:51,160 --> 00:06:53,679 Speaker 1: totally throw you off the scent where you're not gonna, 121 00:06:53,960 --> 00:06:56,680 Speaker 1: you know, read into something I would have started Nate Sudfeld. 122 00:06:57,640 --> 00:07:01,560 Speaker 1: Not put him in when we're down three in a 123 00:07:01,600 --> 00:07:04,920 Speaker 1: close game. But we'll talk to Albert about them. Age 124 00:07:04,960 --> 00:07:07,360 Speaker 1: seven seven three d P show email address DPA Dan 125 00:07:07,440 --> 00:07:10,760 Speaker 1: Patrick dot com, Twitter handle the dp's show Built Bar. 126 00:07:11,120 --> 00:07:14,760 Speaker 1: It's great eighteen amazing flavors, Mitt Brownie, Coconut Almond, some 127 00:07:14,920 --> 00:07:17,160 Speaker 1: of my favorites. Go to builtbar dot com. Enter the 128 00:07:17,200 --> 00:07:21,000 Speaker 1: promo CODP twenty percent off your purchase. Mclovin, what do 129 00:07:21,040 --> 00:07:23,320 Speaker 1: you have for me today? Okay, I'll give you a choice. 130 00:07:23,360 --> 00:07:26,000 Speaker 1: If you're a DeVante Smith. You can win the Heisman 131 00:07:26,080 --> 00:07:29,040 Speaker 1: last night, or I guarantee you win the title. Which 132 00:07:29,080 --> 00:07:32,360 Speaker 1: do you take now? It would be a different question 133 00:07:32,440 --> 00:07:34,440 Speaker 1: for Mac Jones. He's Mac didn't already win a time. 134 00:07:34,600 --> 00:07:36,040 Speaker 1: He might have been on the team, but he didn't 135 00:07:36,040 --> 00:07:39,320 Speaker 1: win that title a couple of years ago. All right, 136 00:07:39,440 --> 00:07:42,960 Speaker 1: running buy me again? You're DeVante Smith? Last night, seven 137 00:07:43,040 --> 00:07:45,640 Speaker 1: pm Eastern before this everybody, I say, I'm the devil, 138 00:07:45,680 --> 00:07:47,440 Speaker 1: and I give you a deal. You can win this Heisman, 139 00:07:47,880 --> 00:07:50,320 Speaker 1: but you'll lose the title game. Or I can guarantee 140 00:07:50,320 --> 00:07:52,160 Speaker 1: you win the title game and you lose the Heisman. 141 00:07:53,320 --> 00:07:56,280 Speaker 1: So which is better? The Heisman or a national championship? Well, 142 00:07:56,280 --> 00:08:01,360 Speaker 1: he's got a national championship. Yeah, is that a key factor? Um? 143 00:08:05,960 --> 00:08:08,040 Speaker 1: There's a lot of people who are still living off 144 00:08:08,040 --> 00:08:15,400 Speaker 1: their Heisman trophy and they were on the broadcast last night. Sure, Um, 145 00:08:18,080 --> 00:08:21,320 Speaker 1: I would want the Heisman. How about this if you said, 146 00:08:21,360 --> 00:08:24,400 Speaker 1: I win the Heisman, but you don't know what's going 147 00:08:24,440 --> 00:08:27,400 Speaker 1: to happen in the national title game, or you don't 148 00:08:27,480 --> 00:08:30,480 Speaker 1: win the Heisman and you do win the national title game? 149 00:08:30,520 --> 00:08:32,120 Speaker 1: Could I could I have it like that where it's 150 00:08:32,120 --> 00:08:33,880 Speaker 1: a little a little more. I want to be a 151 00:08:33,960 --> 00:08:38,400 Speaker 1: team player, as I'm always shouting, where's my sports Emmy? 152 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:42,120 Speaker 1: But you know, judging by you know what the kid 153 00:08:42,240 --> 00:08:44,920 Speaker 1: seems to be like in his makeup there, you know 154 00:08:45,040 --> 00:08:47,720 Speaker 1: he wants to win that national title, but he's already 155 00:08:47,760 --> 00:08:50,400 Speaker 1: got one. That was the only if you said to 156 00:08:50,480 --> 00:08:53,880 Speaker 1: Trevor Lawrence, hey, you can win a national title or 157 00:08:53,920 --> 00:08:56,839 Speaker 1: win the Heisman, He's gonna take the national title. I'm 158 00:08:56,840 --> 00:09:00,920 Speaker 1: gonna guess again. Because that likes a quarterback. That puts 159 00:09:00,960 --> 00:09:03,800 Speaker 1: you into a different category, like we don't think about 160 00:09:03,840 --> 00:09:06,240 Speaker 1: skill position players, like all that running back with that 161 00:09:06,280 --> 00:09:10,079 Speaker 1: wide receiver quarterback, it's different, Like two time national champ. 162 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:13,559 Speaker 1: I still find it amazing though. If you would have 163 00:09:13,600 --> 00:09:17,240 Speaker 1: said Tuah after he won a title his freshman year, 164 00:09:17,720 --> 00:09:20,439 Speaker 1: and Trevor won a title after his freshman during his 165 00:09:20,480 --> 00:09:23,880 Speaker 1: freshman year, they're not winning another one and they're not 166 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:27,920 Speaker 1: winning the Heisman, you probably would have gotten some pretty 167 00:09:28,000 --> 00:09:30,679 Speaker 1: long odds against that happening. All right, what else do 168 00:09:30,760 --> 00:09:33,120 Speaker 1: you have? Mc lovin? By way, would Trevor have gone 169 00:09:33,120 --> 00:09:35,240 Speaker 1: out as like the greatest college quarterback if he'd won 170 00:09:35,320 --> 00:09:38,240 Speaker 1: another title? To have two titles? I know Tibo won two, 171 00:09:38,280 --> 00:09:40,959 Speaker 1: but he wasn't the full time starter on the first one. 172 00:09:41,640 --> 00:09:44,760 Speaker 1: Like that would have put Trevor in really rare air. 173 00:09:44,960 --> 00:09:48,120 Speaker 1: Yeah yeah, because Chris Leak was the starting quarterback for 174 00:09:48,200 --> 00:09:50,520 Speaker 1: Florida back then, like Tibo would come in at the 175 00:09:50,559 --> 00:09:55,200 Speaker 1: goal line and do those jump passes. But yeah, Trevor, 176 00:09:55,800 --> 00:09:59,440 Speaker 1: that would that would firmly cement him. I would think, 177 00:09:59,480 --> 00:10:04,280 Speaker 1: when you win two national titles, what else? Okay, if 178 00:10:04,320 --> 00:10:07,920 Speaker 1: you're if you're Trevor Lawrence, you lose that mustache immediately. Yes, 179 00:10:08,240 --> 00:10:12,959 Speaker 1: so you were anti mustache? Yeah, yeah, I think you 180 00:10:13,040 --> 00:10:15,559 Speaker 1: got a workshop it, but you can't work shop it. Now. 181 00:10:15,880 --> 00:10:19,599 Speaker 1: You work shop it like maybe in late January, you 182 00:10:19,760 --> 00:10:22,000 Speaker 1: just nail that. You got to find a window of 183 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:24,040 Speaker 1: time where you're not on camera to work that thing out. 184 00:10:24,040 --> 00:10:26,679 Speaker 1: Because he doesn't have a mustache. He is working on 185 00:10:26,760 --> 00:10:29,480 Speaker 1: a mustache. He doesn't possess one. Yeah, I remember I 186 00:10:29,880 --> 00:10:32,559 Speaker 1: colored my hair, had somebody do it for me, and 187 00:10:32,760 --> 00:10:35,040 Speaker 1: then you're trying to work shop it. So I'm on 188 00:10:35,160 --> 00:10:38,800 Speaker 1: Sports Center and next thing I know, I'm getting text 189 00:10:38,920 --> 00:10:43,440 Speaker 1: messages after the show that says d ye. That's all 190 00:10:43,480 --> 00:10:45,800 Speaker 1: it says. A couple of my friends went d y E. 191 00:10:46,200 --> 00:10:50,440 Speaker 1: I went like a d y e. Patrick, Yeah, yeah 192 00:10:50,520 --> 00:10:56,360 Speaker 1: dying Patrick. Yeah? You no good because you know TV. 193 00:10:56,600 --> 00:10:59,680 Speaker 1: You can't hide anything on TV anymore. These TVs are 194 00:10:59,760 --> 00:11:02,640 Speaker 1: so good, these cameras are so good. And it was 195 00:11:02,800 --> 00:11:08,480 Speaker 1: just cringeworthy instead of work shopping it a little bit. Ah, 196 00:11:10,440 --> 00:11:13,360 Speaker 1: but yeah, the mustache is only like you have to 197 00:11:13,520 --> 00:11:16,079 Speaker 1: look for it, which makes it even worse that you 198 00:11:16,240 --> 00:11:18,400 Speaker 1: have to look for it to find it, and then 199 00:11:18,480 --> 00:11:20,800 Speaker 1: when you do, you go, oh no, no, you can't 200 00:11:20,800 --> 00:11:24,079 Speaker 1: do that. And I don't think and nobody had fun 201 00:11:24,200 --> 00:11:26,920 Speaker 1: last night on that Heisman show, like it really somber. 202 00:11:27,160 --> 00:11:30,360 Speaker 1: Now I know it's it's you know by remoted zoom, 203 00:11:30,920 --> 00:11:34,800 Speaker 1: but everybody was just like very serious about winning the 204 00:11:35,120 --> 00:11:38,800 Speaker 1: Heisman Trophy. I was trying to you know, thank god 205 00:11:38,920 --> 00:11:41,000 Speaker 1: Ronaldi wasn't there to do a story because I would 206 00:11:41,000 --> 00:11:44,199 Speaker 1: have brought you know, everybody down even further and I 207 00:11:44,280 --> 00:11:47,520 Speaker 1: probably would add a tear jerker there. But I kept thinking, 208 00:11:47,559 --> 00:11:50,160 Speaker 1: has anybody gonna have is there any levity here? Anybody 209 00:11:50,200 --> 00:11:52,800 Speaker 1: having some fun here? Yeah? See, but like the Heisman 210 00:11:53,440 --> 00:11:57,199 Speaker 1: ceremony isn't actually fun even on a normal year. It's 211 00:11:57,200 --> 00:12:00,400 Speaker 1: not like like these crowds are going crazy like yeah, 212 00:12:00,480 --> 00:12:03,280 Speaker 1: this is awesome, let you know, and then this year 213 00:12:03,320 --> 00:12:04,920 Speaker 1: it's just kind of off. It's kind of always that 214 00:12:05,080 --> 00:12:08,080 Speaker 1: like more like you're going to church, then you're going 215 00:12:08,120 --> 00:12:11,880 Speaker 1: to a sporting events. Well, when you have Microsier, he's 216 00:12:11,880 --> 00:12:14,959 Speaker 1: always fun, I will say, the former Nebraska running back, 217 00:12:15,080 --> 00:12:17,200 Speaker 1: he can add some fun to it. But when they're 218 00:12:17,240 --> 00:12:20,120 Speaker 1: all in person, there's there's more of a vibe of 219 00:12:20,280 --> 00:12:24,240 Speaker 1: celebratory yeah than uh like Joe Burrow, it was an 220 00:12:24,280 --> 00:12:27,960 Speaker 1: emotional moment last year when he won. Uh talking about 221 00:12:28,080 --> 00:12:30,600 Speaker 1: you know, Coacho taking a chance on him. But yeah, 222 00:12:30,640 --> 00:12:34,640 Speaker 1: I'm watching last night and mom and dad and candidate 223 00:12:35,200 --> 00:12:37,480 Speaker 1: didn't seem like they were having a great time there. Yeah, 224 00:12:37,520 --> 00:12:39,719 Speaker 1: pol I worked a bunch of higsmans back in the 225 00:12:39,840 --> 00:12:41,880 Speaker 1: Mothership days and they used to have an open bar 226 00:12:42,160 --> 00:12:45,400 Speaker 1: just outside the presenting room. This is around O two 227 00:12:45,520 --> 00:12:48,080 Speaker 1: to twenty ten. There was a small, little open bar 228 00:12:48,080 --> 00:12:50,920 Speaker 1: because it's a real small ceremony. It's basically family friends, 229 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:53,720 Speaker 1: school people and the former Heisman winners are all invited 230 00:12:53,760 --> 00:12:56,000 Speaker 1: and they get a paid trip four days in New York, 231 00:12:56,040 --> 00:12:58,120 Speaker 1: et cetera, et cetera. Well, all the old Heisman winners 232 00:12:58,200 --> 00:13:00,640 Speaker 1: used to get, you know, looped up, and then they 233 00:13:00,800 --> 00:13:02,840 Speaker 1: about twenty and ten, two thousand eleven, they canceled up 234 00:13:02,880 --> 00:13:05,679 Speaker 1: in bargains. People are barking on the stage, whoop you 235 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:09,600 Speaker 1: promoting their schools. There's no word on Jared Goff yet 236 00:13:10,280 --> 00:13:13,920 Speaker 1: you would, I guess call the Rams head coach Sean mcvegue, 237 00:13:14,600 --> 00:13:19,680 Speaker 1: because hey, how about that Todd. That's workable, that's workable, workable, 238 00:13:19,720 --> 00:13:26,520 Speaker 1: Oh my god, workable. Sean mcveghe on his choir, i' 239 00:13:26,640 --> 00:13:33,920 Speaker 1: fine's good, so I mcveig. Wow, here is Sean McVeigh 240 00:13:34,400 --> 00:13:37,000 Speaker 1: on who his quarterback is going to be against Seattle 241 00:13:37,679 --> 00:13:42,960 Speaker 1: if he and Wolford are equally healthy by some definition 242 00:13:43,120 --> 00:13:46,240 Speaker 1: you're creating, You're creating a hypothetical that doesn't exist right now, Kevin. 243 00:13:46,360 --> 00:13:48,959 Speaker 1: I mean, he just had thumb surgery, so they're not 244 00:13:49,040 --> 00:13:52,360 Speaker 1: going to be equally healthy. So see, we'll see what 245 00:13:53,040 --> 00:13:54,800 Speaker 1: We'll see what that looks like. We're gonna take it 246 00:13:54,840 --> 00:13:57,400 Speaker 1: at day a time. And you know, just for your 247 00:13:57,440 --> 00:14:00,959 Speaker 1: guys edification, I'm not gonna make it an unman you know, 248 00:14:01,240 --> 00:14:03,960 Speaker 1: on who's starting and who's not. So I'm not going 249 00:14:04,000 --> 00:14:06,559 Speaker 1: to answer that question this week. Yeah, and he doesn't 250 00:14:06,559 --> 00:14:08,520 Speaker 1: have to, and I don't blame him. I wouldn't either, 251 00:14:09,840 --> 00:14:12,640 Speaker 1: But I do think Wolford probably gives you a better 252 00:14:12,880 --> 00:14:16,880 Speaker 1: chance against the pass rush with Seattle because they have 253 00:14:17,640 --> 00:14:20,680 Speaker 1: greatly improved that and we saw that he does have 254 00:14:20,840 --> 00:14:22,560 Speaker 1: a little bit of get up there. He has a 255 00:14:22,600 --> 00:14:25,760 Speaker 1: little bit of escapability there. You're going to play in Seattle. 256 00:14:25,960 --> 00:14:28,280 Speaker 1: You don't have the twelfth man to factor in here. 257 00:14:28,840 --> 00:14:32,200 Speaker 1: But I think if Jared Goff is healthy, Jared Goff 258 00:14:32,360 --> 00:14:34,400 Speaker 1: is playing. But I don't know if he's going to 259 00:14:34,480 --> 00:14:37,200 Speaker 1: be one hundred percent if you've ever broken a bone. 260 00:14:38,240 --> 00:14:42,800 Speaker 1: He broke his thumb on your passing hand. And I 261 00:14:42,880 --> 00:14:46,600 Speaker 1: don't think he'll be a hundred percent. But if I'm 262 00:14:46,640 --> 00:14:49,200 Speaker 1: going up against that Seattle defense and I expect Jamal 263 00:14:49,240 --> 00:14:53,600 Speaker 1: Adams to play their safety, Dunlap has been a great 264 00:14:53,680 --> 00:14:56,960 Speaker 1: fine for them, this is a different Seattle defense, and 265 00:14:58,560 --> 00:15:01,320 Speaker 1: I might need somebody who can extend to play a 266 00:15:01,400 --> 00:15:04,280 Speaker 1: little bit. And Golf has not had a good year, 267 00:15:04,960 --> 00:15:09,040 Speaker 1: but you know, this is one of those if you 268 00:15:09,160 --> 00:15:11,800 Speaker 1: say to Sean McVay, who do you want to play, 269 00:15:12,160 --> 00:15:14,200 Speaker 1: he has to say, I want Jared Golf to play. 270 00:15:14,600 --> 00:15:17,760 Speaker 1: But who do you need to play? You know, Wolford 271 00:15:17,920 --> 00:15:20,160 Speaker 1: might give you a little better chance, as strange as 272 00:15:20,200 --> 00:15:22,760 Speaker 1: that may sound, just because of the team you're playing 273 00:15:22,920 --> 00:15:25,400 Speaker 1: and playing them, but he hasn't played, you know, on 274 00:15:25,520 --> 00:15:30,800 Speaker 1: the road at big time game here, So that's where 275 00:15:30,880 --> 00:15:33,560 Speaker 1: you have to rely on your defense, where you just say, 276 00:15:33,600 --> 00:15:35,680 Speaker 1: we got to shut him down. You know, we may 277 00:15:35,760 --> 00:15:39,120 Speaker 1: only score seventeen points, but that might be enough to win. Yeah. 278 00:15:39,160 --> 00:15:41,680 Speaker 1: Paul John Wolford's getting a week's worth of coverage in 279 00:15:41,800 --> 00:15:45,040 Speaker 1: LA this week, though he overachieved as a backup who 280 00:15:45,120 --> 00:15:47,160 Speaker 1: nobody knew last week and they have a week to 281 00:15:47,200 --> 00:15:49,120 Speaker 1: write about it. There's no word on the quarterback, so 282 00:15:49,800 --> 00:15:52,560 Speaker 1: I wouldn't say they're creating a quarterback situation there, but 283 00:15:52,600 --> 00:15:56,480 Speaker 1: they're writing about the possibility of it. Yes, mclen I 284 00:15:56,600 --> 00:15:58,600 Speaker 1: was gonna ask a pole question. Which of the playoff 285 00:15:58,640 --> 00:16:01,120 Speaker 1: teams is more sort of in a bad spot because 286 00:16:01,160 --> 00:16:04,680 Speaker 1: of injuries, the Rams, the Washington Football Team visit the 287 00:16:04,760 --> 00:16:09,160 Speaker 1: quarterback issue, or Cleveland because of the head coach and 288 00:16:09,280 --> 00:16:12,600 Speaker 1: Joe Pitonia. Which of those three teams is really in 289 00:16:12,680 --> 00:16:15,040 Speaker 1: the toughest spot. Well, I would say not having your 290 00:16:15,080 --> 00:16:21,600 Speaker 1: head coach as as good as Stefan Stefanski's. I think 291 00:16:21,720 --> 00:16:24,360 Speaker 1: what he gave this team is he has been the 292 00:16:24,560 --> 00:16:28,040 Speaker 1: right voice for Baker Mayfield and now you're going into 293 00:16:28,200 --> 00:16:30,960 Speaker 1: the biggest game of the year, the biggest game the 294 00:16:31,080 --> 00:16:36,280 Speaker 1: franchise has had in two decades, almost two decades. But 295 00:16:36,680 --> 00:16:39,440 Speaker 1: he was such an upgrade over Freddie Kitchens and Baker. 296 00:16:39,920 --> 00:16:43,320 Speaker 1: It feels like is a little more calm and letting 297 00:16:43,360 --> 00:16:45,320 Speaker 1: the game come to him. He's got a game plan, 298 00:16:45,400 --> 00:16:47,360 Speaker 1: We're not trying to force anything. I would think not 299 00:16:47,520 --> 00:16:50,400 Speaker 1: having your head coach in the role that he has played, 300 00:16:50,400 --> 00:16:52,880 Speaker 1: because there are some head coaches where like Rex Ryan. 301 00:16:52,920 --> 00:16:56,200 Speaker 1: If Rex Ryan didn't coach in a playoff game, I 302 00:16:56,240 --> 00:17:00,280 Speaker 1: wouldn't go, boy, that's the Jets have no chance because 303 00:17:00,280 --> 00:17:02,680 Speaker 1: he was not an offensive mighted head coach. You know 304 00:17:02,800 --> 00:17:05,760 Speaker 1: the defense. That defense was gonna be good no matter what. 305 00:17:06,280 --> 00:17:09,440 Speaker 1: But Stefanski, you were brought in. Part of the reason 306 00:17:09,440 --> 00:17:13,400 Speaker 1: why you brought in is basically to settle down Baker Mayfield, 307 00:17:13,480 --> 00:17:16,560 Speaker 1: and he's done a great job at that. Your offensive 308 00:17:16,600 --> 00:17:19,639 Speaker 1: line is your strength with your running game there, but 309 00:17:19,800 --> 00:17:22,080 Speaker 1: I would I would say that that would be the case. 310 00:17:22,440 --> 00:17:26,800 Speaker 1: Washington is going to alternate quarterbacks here. You know the 311 00:17:26,880 --> 00:17:30,480 Speaker 1: Rams situation. It's going to be interesting to watch as well. Yeah, mclemmon, 312 00:17:30,840 --> 00:17:32,639 Speaker 1: it's gonna be a tough game for Cleveland anyway. It 313 00:17:32,680 --> 00:17:35,359 Speaker 1: beat Pittsburgh two weeks in a row. Yeah, in Pittsburgh, 314 00:17:35,440 --> 00:17:39,000 Speaker 1: like you would think they'd be in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh's good 315 00:17:39,000 --> 00:17:42,560 Speaker 1: against the run, and if you're losing an all Pro 316 00:17:43,119 --> 00:17:46,160 Speaker 1: offensive guard and you don't have depth at that position 317 00:17:46,440 --> 00:17:48,480 Speaker 1: on this team. They have a really good offensive line, 318 00:17:48,640 --> 00:17:52,200 Speaker 1: one of the top five in football. But without that 319 00:17:52,760 --> 00:17:55,320 Speaker 1: then you get into the communication part of it on 320 00:17:55,400 --> 00:18:00,480 Speaker 1: the offensive line. And then you're going into Pittsburgh. So yeah, 321 00:18:00,640 --> 00:18:04,520 Speaker 1: loosen Stefanski. That's that's a big deal. The Ohio State 322 00:18:04,560 --> 00:18:08,280 Speaker 1: Alabama game is still scheduled for Monday. Ohio State's still 323 00:18:08,359 --> 00:18:11,679 Speaker 1: dealing with COVID, and there's a chance that Jalen Waddle, 324 00:18:12,080 --> 00:18:15,480 Speaker 1: the Alabama wide receiver who broke his ankle earlier in 325 00:18:15,520 --> 00:18:18,920 Speaker 1: the year, he's been cleared to practice and maybe he'll 326 00:18:18,960 --> 00:18:21,440 Speaker 1: be able to play. I still don't know, and we 327 00:18:21,520 --> 00:18:25,760 Speaker 1: won't know how injured or what did Justin Fields injure 328 00:18:25,920 --> 00:18:29,800 Speaker 1: when he was tackled in that game against Clemson, because 329 00:18:29,920 --> 00:18:36,120 Speaker 1: I'm gonna guess something is still lingering. There is there 330 00:18:36,840 --> 00:18:44,400 Speaker 1: Hip Hidney, Ribs, something else, Ripsney, all the above, all 331 00:18:44,480 --> 00:18:48,760 Speaker 1: the above with him, something's gotta be damaged. I would 332 00:18:48,800 --> 00:18:54,000 Speaker 1: think on Justin Fields something. I'm guessing. All right, we'll 333 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:57,080 Speaker 1: take a break. We'll get to a poll question. Got 334 00:18:57,119 --> 00:18:58,720 Speaker 1: a couple of stats of the day. We got a 335 00:18:58,720 --> 00:19:01,560 Speaker 1: play of the day coming up. Albert Brier, the senior 336 00:19:01,720 --> 00:19:05,920 Speaker 1: NFL reporter for the MMQB. He's always great when he 337 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:08,200 Speaker 1: comes on with information and I don't know if it 338 00:19:08,320 --> 00:19:11,560 Speaker 1: was tongue in cheek or not. Mclovin. But you know 339 00:19:11,640 --> 00:19:15,119 Speaker 1: Albert Brier's saying this before the game that you know. 340 00:19:16,840 --> 00:19:18,680 Speaker 1: So what happened was the Eagles had all these healthy 341 00:19:19,200 --> 00:19:22,000 Speaker 1: inactives and he put a big picture of devote Smith 342 00:19:22,119 --> 00:19:25,159 Speaker 1: and like emoji, you're more of an emoji guy, but 343 00:19:25,200 --> 00:19:27,200 Speaker 1: it was like an emoji question mark because they said 344 00:19:27,200 --> 00:19:31,520 Speaker 1: devote Smith move. That's before they pulled Hurts. Yeah I know, yeah, 345 00:19:31,520 --> 00:19:34,000 Speaker 1: I know, all right, so we'll talk to him coming up. Also, 346 00:19:34,200 --> 00:19:37,280 Speaker 1: you know the coaching carousel with some of these moves. 347 00:19:37,560 --> 00:19:41,280 Speaker 1: You're hearing everybody is being interviewed now, and the reason 348 00:19:41,520 --> 00:19:43,800 Speaker 1: is that you don't have to go to the city. 349 00:19:44,640 --> 00:19:47,440 Speaker 1: You just zoom, and therefore it's so easy if you 350 00:19:47,560 --> 00:19:50,359 Speaker 1: go we want to interview the Chargers want to interview 351 00:19:50,480 --> 00:19:53,119 Speaker 1: Jason Garrett. Okay, he doesn't have to get on a 352 00:19:53,160 --> 00:19:55,520 Speaker 1: plane to go out to Los Angeles. You just zoom. 353 00:19:56,160 --> 00:19:59,920 Speaker 1: And that's why you're hearing so many people being interviewed 354 00:20:00,280 --> 00:20:03,520 Speaker 1: because now it's convenient for everybody. You don't have to 355 00:20:03,640 --> 00:20:06,440 Speaker 1: spend a day travel or day coming back. It's just 356 00:20:07,040 --> 00:20:10,600 Speaker 1: you turn on your screen, you talk for a couple hours, 357 00:20:10,840 --> 00:20:13,479 Speaker 1: and there's your interview. Thanks for listening. To The Dan 358 00:20:13,560 --> 00:20:16,200 Speaker 1: Patrick Show podcast. Be sure to catch us live every 359 00:20:16,240 --> 00:20:19,520 Speaker 1: weekday morning nine to noon Eastern or six to nine 360 00:20:19,560 --> 00:20:22,600 Speaker 1: Pacific on Fox Sports Radio. Find your local station for 361 00:20:22,640 --> 00:20:25,120 Speaker 1: The Dan Patrick Show at Fox Sports Radio dot com, 362 00:20:25,560 --> 00:20:28,400 Speaker 1: or stream us live every day on the iHeartRadio app 363 00:20:28,680 --> 00:20:32,520 Speaker 1: by searching f s R, or stream us live on 364 00:20:32,600 --> 00:20:35,800 Speaker 1: the Peacock Act. It's bringing Albert prere see, your senior 365 00:20:35,920 --> 00:20:40,119 Speaker 1: NFL reporter. I'm a little salty today here, Albert, so 366 00:20:40,400 --> 00:20:42,960 Speaker 1: thanks for joining us here. But you've been yelled at 367 00:20:43,000 --> 00:20:45,960 Speaker 1: before by the NFL, so you know, I'm in good couple. 368 00:20:46,600 --> 00:20:49,600 Speaker 1: You know what that that question actually came up because 369 00:20:49,640 --> 00:20:51,399 Speaker 1: there was that whole idea, like, you know, we were 370 00:20:51,440 --> 00:20:54,040 Speaker 1: all asking these sorts of questions in the summer, and 371 00:20:54,200 --> 00:20:57,040 Speaker 1: I remember one of the questions I had was, well, 372 00:20:57,359 --> 00:21:00,439 Speaker 1: you know, with the stadium empty, if I see your 373 00:21:00,480 --> 00:21:03,119 Speaker 1: offensive coordinator got it, wouldn't you be able to just 374 00:21:03,160 --> 00:21:05,119 Speaker 1: put them up in a suite because nobody else is 375 00:21:05,200 --> 00:21:07,280 Speaker 1: up there? Right like, so, wouldn't you just be able 376 00:21:07,280 --> 00:21:08,800 Speaker 1: to put them in a suite, put a headset on 377 00:21:08,920 --> 00:21:11,800 Speaker 1: him and have him call plays from there? And they 378 00:21:11,840 --> 00:21:14,520 Speaker 1: said no to that, So I don't know if they 379 00:21:14,560 --> 00:21:16,760 Speaker 1: think it's some sort of slippery slope or whatever. But 380 00:21:17,119 --> 00:21:20,080 Speaker 1: that was the policy that they sort of gave everybody 381 00:21:20,560 --> 00:21:23,760 Speaker 1: back in August and September. And I think it relates 382 00:21:23,800 --> 00:21:25,159 Speaker 1: to the whole thing, you know, like how it's not 383 00:21:25,240 --> 00:21:27,800 Speaker 1: allowed to have cell phones on the sideline and everything else. 384 00:21:27,840 --> 00:21:29,480 Speaker 1: I think it relates to that they don't want the 385 00:21:29,520 --> 00:21:32,399 Speaker 1: slippery slope. But you know, I think what they'd probably 386 00:21:32,480 --> 00:21:34,960 Speaker 1: tell you is, we can't just change the rules in January. 387 00:21:35,040 --> 00:21:38,040 Speaker 1: And that's probably where the Bevil crack came from him guessing, 388 00:21:38,400 --> 00:21:40,760 Speaker 1: we can't just change the rules in January if we've 389 00:21:40,800 --> 00:21:43,040 Speaker 1: been doing it a certain way for four months. Yeah. 390 00:21:43,160 --> 00:21:46,200 Speaker 1: I was just curious of the rule itself. I wasn't saying, well, 391 00:21:46,240 --> 00:21:48,359 Speaker 1: you got to change the rule. It's the playoffs, because 392 00:21:48,800 --> 00:21:52,520 Speaker 1: I mean, I certainly understand this, but I you know, 393 00:21:52,760 --> 00:21:55,879 Speaker 1: it could only happen to the Cleveland Browns, right, They 394 00:21:56,000 --> 00:21:58,560 Speaker 1: finally make the playoffs and then this happens, and I 395 00:21:58,640 --> 00:22:01,200 Speaker 1: don't what kind of impact you think this will have 396 00:22:01,400 --> 00:22:04,119 Speaker 1: on them? Where you haven't an all Pro offensive guard 397 00:22:04,560 --> 00:22:07,080 Speaker 1: and their offensive line has been their strength this year, 398 00:22:07,560 --> 00:22:10,200 Speaker 1: and then you lose to Fansky, who's been wonderful with 399 00:22:10,280 --> 00:22:13,080 Speaker 1: Baker Mayfield this year. I think it's I mean, I 400 00:22:13,119 --> 00:22:14,760 Speaker 1: think you have a big impact. And he's a play 401 00:22:14,760 --> 00:22:16,600 Speaker 1: caller too. Yeah, that's the other part of it. So 402 00:22:16,800 --> 00:22:19,639 Speaker 1: now you know Alex van Pelt, who has been, you know, 403 00:22:19,720 --> 00:22:21,440 Speaker 1: a coach in the league for a long time. He 404 00:22:22,520 --> 00:22:25,320 Speaker 1: got to the coordinator level in Green Bay, so you know, 405 00:22:25,400 --> 00:22:28,480 Speaker 1: it's not like he's new to this, but he hasn't 406 00:22:28,480 --> 00:22:30,280 Speaker 1: been a full time play caller. So that's going to 407 00:22:30,320 --> 00:22:32,560 Speaker 1: be an adjustment. You know, that's an adjustment for your 408 00:22:32,640 --> 00:22:38,040 Speaker 1: quarterback too. It's it's definitely I think definitely has an 409 00:22:38,080 --> 00:22:40,400 Speaker 1: impact on what you're doing because it stretches everybody thin 410 00:22:40,600 --> 00:22:42,879 Speaker 1: you know, so you're taking away from what Alex van 411 00:22:42,960 --> 00:22:45,040 Speaker 1: Pelt would normally be doing. He's got to delegate that 412 00:22:45,160 --> 00:22:47,440 Speaker 1: to somebody else. How does it affect your defense because 413 00:22:47,480 --> 00:22:50,760 Speaker 1: nobody's you know, you don't have the same person overseeing 414 00:22:50,800 --> 00:22:53,919 Speaker 1: the whole game and game management. What sort of effect 415 00:22:53,920 --> 00:22:56,040 Speaker 1: does it have on your special teams? You know, with 416 00:22:56,160 --> 00:22:58,399 Speaker 1: Mike Priever coming over and being the interim coach. So 417 00:22:58,520 --> 00:23:01,320 Speaker 1: it's just they're all of these different kind of pieces 418 00:23:01,480 --> 00:23:04,040 Speaker 1: that one fits into the other. If itit's into the 419 00:23:04,119 --> 00:23:06,840 Speaker 1: other and you're I think these staffs are so tightly 420 00:23:06,880 --> 00:23:09,960 Speaker 1: wound in the way game day operation works. Do you 421 00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:11,840 Speaker 1: take the biggest piece out, you have to think it 422 00:23:11,880 --> 00:23:14,440 Speaker 1: would have some sort of effect. This just in the 423 00:23:14,480 --> 00:23:19,000 Speaker 1: Dolphins have announced that Chan Gaily has resigned as offensive coordinator. 424 00:23:19,800 --> 00:23:25,680 Speaker 1: I wonder about, you know, his play calling or like 425 00:23:26,080 --> 00:23:29,880 Speaker 1: Tuah trying to adhere to Chan Gailey, or was Chan 426 00:23:30,000 --> 00:23:34,240 Speaker 1: Gailey trying to adhere to Tuah? You know, it felt 427 00:23:34,320 --> 00:23:36,840 Speaker 1: like the play calling was a little bit different for 428 00:23:36,920 --> 00:23:39,000 Speaker 1: two and I don't know if that's just that was 429 00:23:39,119 --> 00:23:42,399 Speaker 1: Chan Gailey's philosophy here, you know, having talked to some 430 00:23:42,520 --> 00:23:44,920 Speaker 1: coaches who you know, went against them over the last 431 00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:47,959 Speaker 1: few weeks, the sense I got was there are questions 432 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:50,560 Speaker 1: why they weren't going down field more and that they 433 00:23:50,640 --> 00:23:53,280 Speaker 1: had been more aggressive with Ryan Fitzpatrick in there. And 434 00:23:53,600 --> 00:23:55,440 Speaker 1: that was something I guess that was noticeable if you 435 00:23:55,480 --> 00:23:57,359 Speaker 1: went back and you looked like, okay, like, what does 436 00:23:57,400 --> 00:23:58,959 Speaker 1: it look like when twas in the game when they 437 00:23:59,000 --> 00:24:01,840 Speaker 1: pulled Ta out? Was look like with Fitzpatrick in there? 438 00:24:02,440 --> 00:24:04,560 Speaker 1: And so you know, I think the main question a 439 00:24:04,640 --> 00:24:07,000 Speaker 1: lot of other teams at least had was is this 440 00:24:07,240 --> 00:24:11,359 Speaker 1: a reflection on the coach's confidence into A or b? 441 00:24:12,000 --> 00:24:14,680 Speaker 1: Is it a reflection in his physical ability? And that's 442 00:24:14,760 --> 00:24:17,000 Speaker 1: I think one of the big questions going forward with him. 443 00:24:17,280 --> 00:24:18,879 Speaker 1: And I don't know about you, Dan, but you know, 444 00:24:18,960 --> 00:24:20,680 Speaker 1: and I got this, And this isn't just coming from me, 445 00:24:20,840 --> 00:24:22,399 Speaker 1: This is from you know, people I talked to are 446 00:24:22,440 --> 00:24:26,440 Speaker 1: paid to evaluate this stuff just sort of looks average physically, 447 00:24:26,720 --> 00:24:28,560 Speaker 1: you know, Like I don't know that, like you you 448 00:24:28,920 --> 00:24:31,000 Speaker 1: look at him, go out there, is there anything elite? 449 00:24:31,080 --> 00:24:33,800 Speaker 1: Does anything look elite about the way that he plays? Now? 450 00:24:34,440 --> 00:24:39,119 Speaker 1: His elite traits in college were instincts, accuracy, feel for 451 00:24:39,200 --> 00:24:41,760 Speaker 1: the game, and maybe, you know, it's just tough to 452 00:24:41,840 --> 00:24:45,320 Speaker 1: show those as a rookie. But I think that there's 453 00:24:45,359 --> 00:24:47,240 Speaker 1: reason to look at it and say, God, like they 454 00:24:47,280 --> 00:24:49,479 Speaker 1: could have had justin Herbert there, and now they've got 455 00:24:49,520 --> 00:24:51,919 Speaker 1: the third pick in the draft, and because Brian Floors 456 00:24:51,920 --> 00:24:54,800 Speaker 1: and Chris Gureer have done such a good job, Like, 457 00:24:54,920 --> 00:24:56,640 Speaker 1: I think you have to consider it. And I've talked 458 00:24:56,640 --> 00:24:59,160 Speaker 1: to other people who again get paid to evaluate this stuff, 459 00:24:59,160 --> 00:25:01,280 Speaker 1: who said, like, you got to go in with a 460 00:25:01,400 --> 00:25:03,640 Speaker 1: third pick, acting as if you don't have a quarterback, 461 00:25:03,760 --> 00:25:05,840 Speaker 1: like you have to look at those guys and evaluate 462 00:25:05,920 --> 00:25:08,919 Speaker 1: them and put them through the ringer Justin Field, Zach Wilson, 463 00:25:08,960 --> 00:25:11,320 Speaker 1: whoever else you might consider there. You have to at 464 00:25:11,400 --> 00:25:14,040 Speaker 1: least take a look at those guys now and compare 465 00:25:14,119 --> 00:25:17,120 Speaker 1: them against Tah. And so the Chan Gailey thing sort 466 00:25:17,160 --> 00:25:19,400 Speaker 1: of I think fits into the bigger mosaic of where 467 00:25:19,440 --> 00:25:21,359 Speaker 1: they are with two a togu of a loa. And 468 00:25:21,400 --> 00:25:23,399 Speaker 1: I think some of the questions you have with Tah 469 00:25:23,880 --> 00:25:26,200 Speaker 1: and not so much like you know, what are he 470 00:25:26,240 --> 00:25:28,840 Speaker 1: accomplished in college or who he was coming out, but 471 00:25:29,000 --> 00:25:31,919 Speaker 1: whether physically he's got the ability to be an elite 472 00:25:31,920 --> 00:25:34,040 Speaker 1: player at the NFL level. Yeah, he looks like he's 473 00:25:34,760 --> 00:25:38,240 Speaker 1: putting everything in his body into these throws down the field. 474 00:25:38,280 --> 00:25:41,480 Speaker 1: There's nothing that is natural fluid where he just has 475 00:25:41,840 --> 00:25:44,679 Speaker 1: a great arm. I talked to his source last night 476 00:25:45,720 --> 00:25:49,600 Speaker 1: about two in particular, because I said, I'm looking and 477 00:25:49,720 --> 00:25:52,040 Speaker 1: I and there was a replay of a game on 478 00:25:52,440 --> 00:25:55,000 Speaker 1: and he just had little dump off pounces. Yeah, like 479 00:25:55,119 --> 00:25:57,000 Speaker 1: that was the game plan. There was nothing that was 480 00:25:57,040 --> 00:26:00,600 Speaker 1: stretching the field where he had that luxury withoutabama great 481 00:26:00,640 --> 00:26:03,640 Speaker 1: offensive line, great running back and great coach and great 482 00:26:03,680 --> 00:26:06,680 Speaker 1: wide receivers there and that's where I don't know, And 483 00:26:07,119 --> 00:26:12,760 Speaker 1: the source said he lacks the danger, the danger for 484 00:26:12,840 --> 00:26:16,080 Speaker 1: the defense to go, oh, we don't know what to expect. 485 00:26:16,320 --> 00:26:19,120 Speaker 1: But my source also said, look, if you if Justin 486 00:26:19,200 --> 00:26:22,800 Speaker 1: Herbert didn't have this year, would we be looking at 487 00:26:22,880 --> 00:26:26,960 Speaker 1: two a differently? Like we're comparing the two and should 488 00:26:27,000 --> 00:26:32,320 Speaker 1: we be comparing the two? Yeah? Because I mean that's like, 489 00:26:32,440 --> 00:26:34,520 Speaker 1: look like and I think there's a larger discussion to 490 00:26:34,600 --> 00:26:37,000 Speaker 1: be had here too. There are a lot of guys 491 00:26:37,040 --> 00:26:38,960 Speaker 1: who've come out of college the last few years that 492 00:26:39,119 --> 00:26:42,240 Speaker 1: had that like that rap that they're raw right like 493 00:26:42,359 --> 00:26:45,440 Speaker 1: the big physical kid, and I think forever. I don't 494 00:26:45,440 --> 00:26:46,760 Speaker 1: know about you, but I feel like we've all been 495 00:26:46,800 --> 00:26:49,199 Speaker 1: sort of trained to be leery of those players, right 496 00:26:49,400 --> 00:26:52,080 Speaker 1: like that, is this going to be JaMarcus Russell? You know, 497 00:26:52,600 --> 00:26:54,719 Speaker 1: It's just we have that kind of idea in our 498 00:26:54,760 --> 00:26:57,800 Speaker 1: head of what the big raw athlete is. You know what, Dan, 499 00:26:58,280 --> 00:27:01,760 Speaker 1: It's worked out of late Josh Holmes, had, Patrick Mahomes, 500 00:27:01,880 --> 00:27:04,480 Speaker 1: Josh Allen, now Justin Herbert, these guys who had that 501 00:27:04,720 --> 00:27:08,600 Speaker 1: rap on them, it's actually working out, you know. And 502 00:27:08,760 --> 00:27:11,480 Speaker 1: the guys who may have a little less physically. Baker 503 00:27:11,560 --> 00:27:14,040 Speaker 1: Mayfield another example of it. I think I've a struggled 504 00:27:14,040 --> 00:27:15,800 Speaker 1: to make the transition a little bit more. It's an 505 00:27:15,840 --> 00:27:18,000 Speaker 1: interesting dynamic and it feels like a shift to me. 506 00:27:18,520 --> 00:27:20,440 Speaker 1: And I think that the Dolphins have to consider that, 507 00:27:20,720 --> 00:27:23,800 Speaker 1: you know again, like I really believe like what Brian 508 00:27:23,840 --> 00:27:26,240 Speaker 1: Flores and Chris Greer are doing, Like it's amazing what 509 00:27:26,280 --> 00:27:28,639 Speaker 1: they've done in two years. And I think they have 510 00:27:28,800 --> 00:27:30,600 Speaker 1: to take into an account You're not going to be 511 00:27:30,720 --> 00:27:33,200 Speaker 1: drafting that high again, and so you have to make 512 00:27:33,240 --> 00:27:36,359 Speaker 1: sure that you are locked in on TAH because there's 513 00:27:36,400 --> 00:27:39,119 Speaker 1: nothing more important than getting that right. And you know, 514 00:27:39,280 --> 00:27:41,040 Speaker 1: say they come out of this and it's like okay, 515 00:27:41,080 --> 00:27:43,840 Speaker 1: like we've decided on TA and then you know you're 516 00:27:43,880 --> 00:27:45,680 Speaker 1: getting to ten wins year after a year, but you 517 00:27:45,800 --> 00:27:48,520 Speaker 1: don't have that quarterback who put you over the top. 518 00:27:49,200 --> 00:27:50,920 Speaker 1: How are you going to feel about having taken like 519 00:27:51,080 --> 00:27:53,760 Speaker 1: a Jamar Chase or a Micah Parsons or a Pinay 520 00:27:53,800 --> 00:27:57,959 Speaker 1: Soul or whoever it is, over Justin Fields or Zach Wilson. 521 00:27:58,080 --> 00:27:59,960 Speaker 1: That's why I think you have to if you're a Dolphin, 522 00:28:00,440 --> 00:28:03,680 Speaker 1: look at those kids versus two a like actually put 523 00:28:03,760 --> 00:28:05,840 Speaker 1: them up on the board and say, Okay, what does 524 00:28:05,880 --> 00:28:07,240 Speaker 1: this guy look like? What does this guy look like 525 00:28:07,280 --> 00:28:09,240 Speaker 1: as an NFL player versus what does TWA look like 526 00:28:09,280 --> 00:28:12,440 Speaker 1: as an NFL player? He's Albert Breer, the senior NFL 527 00:28:12,600 --> 00:28:17,200 Speaker 1: reporter the MMQB and NBC Sports in Boston. I don't 528 00:28:17,200 --> 00:28:20,360 Speaker 1: know if there was tongue in cheek, but mclvan brought 529 00:28:20,440 --> 00:28:22,320 Speaker 1: this up and said, you know, we should have Albert 530 00:28:22,320 --> 00:28:24,960 Speaker 1: brier on because prior to the game, you sort of 531 00:28:25,359 --> 00:28:28,720 Speaker 1: made reference to, Hey, if the Eagles lose this game, 532 00:28:28,760 --> 00:28:31,119 Speaker 1: they go from ninth in the draft to sixth and 533 00:28:31,200 --> 00:28:34,000 Speaker 1: the draft, and you showed a picture of Davante Smith. 534 00:28:34,680 --> 00:28:39,160 Speaker 1: Are you being funny? No, I think that there was 535 00:28:39,840 --> 00:28:42,200 Speaker 1: put it this way. I think that the decision on 536 00:28:42,280 --> 00:28:44,640 Speaker 1: the way they handle that game was organizational. I don't 537 00:28:44,680 --> 00:28:48,520 Speaker 1: think it was Doug Peterson's alone. And I think the 538 00:28:48,680 --> 00:28:52,000 Speaker 1: awkwardness of it, the awkwardness of the way that that happened, 539 00:28:53,440 --> 00:28:56,760 Speaker 1: I think absolutely calls into question the way this was handled. 540 00:28:56,800 --> 00:28:59,000 Speaker 1: It looks sloppy. And I think you can make the 541 00:28:59,120 --> 00:29:01,959 Speaker 1: argument too, Dan, This is an easy argument to make, right, 542 00:29:02,000 --> 00:29:03,880 Speaker 1: like if that happens in a one o'clock game, do 543 00:29:03,960 --> 00:29:06,440 Speaker 1: we notice it? Maybe not right like the fact that 544 00:29:06,520 --> 00:29:08,400 Speaker 1: it was on that stage on Sunday night, the two 545 00:29:08,480 --> 00:29:10,000 Speaker 1: hundred and fifty sixth game of the year, and all 546 00:29:10,000 --> 00:29:14,000 Speaker 1: of that played into it. But you know, I think 547 00:29:14,040 --> 00:29:16,200 Speaker 1: the handling of the seventeenth game, that's the handling of 548 00:29:16,240 --> 00:29:19,760 Speaker 1: week seventeen for the Eagles, was an organizational decision, and 549 00:29:19,920 --> 00:29:24,040 Speaker 1: Doug Peterson's execution of it, I think, you know, absolutely 550 00:29:24,120 --> 00:29:27,560 Speaker 1: calls into question what their motivation was, especially because this 551 00:29:27,720 --> 00:29:30,200 Speaker 1: is a three point game. Again, if Washington's leading by 552 00:29:30,240 --> 00:29:33,040 Speaker 1: fourteen points there, we're not talking about this right. It 553 00:29:33,200 --> 00:29:35,920 Speaker 1: was a close game. Jason Kelsey had said what he 554 00:29:35,960 --> 00:29:39,160 Speaker 1: said last week, and I do think the front office 555 00:29:39,360 --> 00:29:42,360 Speaker 1: is cognizant of where they're picking and what could be 556 00:29:42,480 --> 00:29:45,400 Speaker 1: on the line. Again, three draft slots, and you know, 557 00:29:45,560 --> 00:29:47,200 Speaker 1: you can kind of wave your hand at that. I'd 558 00:29:47,240 --> 00:29:49,440 Speaker 1: say it's not a big deal. Well, what if they've 559 00:29:49,520 --> 00:29:51,560 Speaker 1: decided internally And I don't know this, but what if 560 00:29:51,600 --> 00:29:54,840 Speaker 1: they've decided internally we might be moving on from Carson Wentz. 561 00:29:55,000 --> 00:29:57,600 Speaker 1: We want to look at the quarterbacks. That could be huge, 562 00:29:57,920 --> 00:29:59,800 Speaker 1: right Like now, all of a sudden, if you're at six, 563 00:30:00,320 --> 00:30:02,880 Speaker 1: not only could you take a quarterback there. Now you're 564 00:30:02,960 --> 00:30:04,920 Speaker 1: arranged to go up and get one maybe at two 565 00:30:05,240 --> 00:30:08,200 Speaker 1: if the Jet decide they're moving that pick. So there's 566 00:30:08,240 --> 00:30:10,200 Speaker 1: a lot of work like things where having a six 567 00:30:10,320 --> 00:30:14,480 Speaker 1: pick would give you flexibility. And I do think again, organizationally, 568 00:30:14,520 --> 00:30:15,880 Speaker 1: there was a decision made on how they were going 569 00:30:15,960 --> 00:30:20,080 Speaker 1: to handle that game. Wow, Well, then I wonder if 570 00:30:20,120 --> 00:30:23,160 Speaker 1: Howie Roseman, who's the GM, will step up. And because 571 00:30:23,520 --> 00:30:28,040 Speaker 1: Doug Peterson looks awkward at these press conferences when he's 572 00:30:28,040 --> 00:30:31,440 Speaker 1: asked about this, and you know, even when he was saying, 573 00:30:31,480 --> 00:30:34,560 Speaker 1: like who made this decision? And he fumbled around, he 574 00:30:34,680 --> 00:30:37,040 Speaker 1: didn't know how to answer it. So I think that 575 00:30:37,160 --> 00:30:40,480 Speaker 1: there's credibility to what you're saying that maybe it was 576 00:30:40,520 --> 00:30:43,280 Speaker 1: out of his hands. It just didn't make sense. And 577 00:30:43,360 --> 00:30:45,840 Speaker 1: you're right, I've said, you know, after the fact, if 578 00:30:45,920 --> 00:30:52,480 Speaker 1: it's a standalone game, everybody has an opinion. Everybody and 579 00:30:52,640 --> 00:30:55,600 Speaker 1: if you want to start in age Sunfield starting, nobody 580 00:30:55,680 --> 00:30:59,320 Speaker 1: nobody cares. But you go, hey, we're down three. This 581 00:30:59,520 --> 00:31:02,960 Speaker 1: isn't Ebo time. I mean, yeah, we're making it seem 582 00:31:03,040 --> 00:31:05,680 Speaker 1: like up. You know what, I've waited as long as 583 00:31:05,800 --> 00:31:08,040 Speaker 1: I could. We're bringing in Nate Stunfeld, and he's gonna 584 00:31:08,200 --> 00:31:10,600 Speaker 1: lead us, you know, to the promised Lamb. Let me 585 00:31:10,600 --> 00:31:13,920 Speaker 1: get a couple of things here. The Rams situation, when 586 00:31:14,600 --> 00:31:17,920 Speaker 1: are they gonna find out who their quarterbacks going? Just 587 00:31:18,280 --> 00:31:20,800 Speaker 1: maybe Sean McVay know who his quarterback is. I think 588 00:31:20,880 --> 00:31:23,280 Speaker 1: Sean McVay knows who quarterback is. I mean I I 589 00:31:23,440 --> 00:31:25,800 Speaker 1: talked to I talked to John Wolford after the game 590 00:31:27,240 --> 00:31:29,680 Speaker 1: on Sunday, and he said to me that, like he 591 00:31:29,920 --> 00:31:33,560 Speaker 1: really knew last week, like Monday or Tuesday, and I 592 00:31:33,600 --> 00:31:35,640 Speaker 1: don't think it got out till much later in the week, 593 00:31:36,200 --> 00:31:38,400 Speaker 1: but like they like he had been given a heads 594 00:31:38,480 --> 00:31:41,280 Speaker 1: up and it's like, maybe Jared can go, but we're 595 00:31:41,320 --> 00:31:44,080 Speaker 1: gonna prepare for you to start. And so I think 596 00:31:44,080 --> 00:31:46,520 Speaker 1: it's the same sort of situation. Like I think I 597 00:31:46,560 --> 00:31:48,560 Speaker 1: think if this was a regular season game, I don't 598 00:31:48,560 --> 00:31:52,000 Speaker 1: think Jared Goff would play. Obviously, the playoffs put put 599 00:31:52,040 --> 00:31:56,000 Speaker 1: a put a different layer of of intrigue on all 600 00:31:56,040 --> 00:31:58,640 Speaker 1: of this. My guests would be they're gonna get John 601 00:31:58,640 --> 00:32:01,280 Speaker 1: Wolford ready to be the star with the hope that 602 00:32:01,400 --> 00:32:04,080 Speaker 1: maybe Jared Goff can go. But again, the way it 603 00:32:04,160 --> 00:32:07,040 Speaker 1: worked last week, I like John Wolford knew really early 604 00:32:07,120 --> 00:32:09,560 Speaker 1: on like this that this was going to be his show, 605 00:32:10,000 --> 00:32:12,760 Speaker 1: and it wouldn't surprise me at all if the Rams 606 00:32:12,800 --> 00:32:14,720 Speaker 1: have a very very strong idea of which way this 607 00:32:14,880 --> 00:32:17,880 Speaker 1: is going, and that John Wolford and Jared Goff have 608 00:32:18,000 --> 00:32:20,280 Speaker 1: an idea too, because they're the ones who have to 609 00:32:20,360 --> 00:32:23,120 Speaker 1: prepare for it, and then Washington, they're going to older 610 00:32:23,160 --> 00:32:26,400 Speaker 1: inc how do you ultimate quarterbacks? In the game against Tampa, 611 00:32:26,440 --> 00:32:28,080 Speaker 1: So I think more than I think, more than anything 612 00:32:28,120 --> 00:32:30,040 Speaker 1: I saw what Ron said, I think this is gonna 613 00:32:30,080 --> 00:32:32,000 Speaker 1: be about there's gonna be a feel thing for them. 614 00:32:32,280 --> 00:32:34,760 Speaker 1: Um what happened in that game. So they get off 615 00:32:34,800 --> 00:32:38,360 Speaker 1: to the ten nothing lead, and my understanding is like 616 00:32:38,520 --> 00:32:40,600 Speaker 1: Alex got sore and it locked up on him a 617 00:32:40,680 --> 00:32:44,360 Speaker 1: little bit like that the calf did, and it affected 618 00:32:44,400 --> 00:32:47,840 Speaker 1: his mobility, it affected their play calling, And so I 619 00:32:47,920 --> 00:32:50,239 Speaker 1: think they're gonna go into this with the understanding at 620 00:32:50,320 --> 00:32:53,680 Speaker 1: least like Alex, we love what you've done. If you 621 00:32:53,760 --> 00:32:55,440 Speaker 1: can do it, we're gonna give you the best shot 622 00:32:55,520 --> 00:32:57,520 Speaker 1: to do it, but we have to do what's best 623 00:32:57,560 --> 00:33:00,200 Speaker 1: for the team. And so you know, they they have 624 00:33:00,320 --> 00:33:02,760 Speaker 1: more confidence in Taylor Heineke than I think a lot 625 00:33:02,800 --> 00:33:06,960 Speaker 1: of people realize their offensive coordinator, Scott Turner, had Heineke 626 00:33:07,120 --> 00:33:09,720 Speaker 1: both in Minnesota and Carolina, So there's a lot of 627 00:33:09,800 --> 00:33:13,000 Speaker 1: background there. So you know, I think this is gonna 628 00:33:13,000 --> 00:33:15,320 Speaker 1: be a fuel thing, and I think the under the 629 00:33:15,480 --> 00:33:19,200 Speaker 1: understand the nature of the injury is such where Alex 630 00:33:19,480 --> 00:33:21,520 Speaker 1: like doesn't really know right now how it's going to 631 00:33:21,560 --> 00:33:22,920 Speaker 1: feel on Sunday. In fact, if you want to go 632 00:33:23,000 --> 00:33:25,880 Speaker 1: back to week sixteen and you know that whole thing 633 00:33:25,960 --> 00:33:29,440 Speaker 1: with Haskins and everything else, Like on Friday, Alex thought 634 00:33:29,440 --> 00:33:32,560 Speaker 1: he was gonna play. They worked him out on Saturday, 635 00:33:33,200 --> 00:33:36,480 Speaker 1: it like it got sore, and they made the decision, Okay, 636 00:33:36,560 --> 00:33:38,280 Speaker 1: like it doesn't look like he's gonna be able to play, 637 00:33:38,400 --> 00:33:40,720 Speaker 1: We've got to make the switch now and we'll see 638 00:33:40,760 --> 00:33:43,360 Speaker 1: if you can go on Sunday morning. But they expected 639 00:33:43,400 --> 00:33:45,600 Speaker 1: to go forward with Haskins at that point. I think 640 00:33:45,640 --> 00:33:47,240 Speaker 1: it's gonna be the same sort of thing this week, 641 00:33:47,360 --> 00:33:50,480 Speaker 1: where like he feels better than he did two weeks ago, 642 00:33:50,960 --> 00:33:53,000 Speaker 1: probably will feel better than he felt last week, but 643 00:33:53,080 --> 00:33:55,040 Speaker 1: they at least have to give themselves the out where 644 00:33:55,040 --> 00:33:57,360 Speaker 1: if it if it causes him some problems again over 645 00:33:57,440 --> 00:34:00,160 Speaker 1: the weekend, I think they play Saturday night right give 646 00:34:00,240 --> 00:34:02,160 Speaker 1: causes them a problem. If he causes them a problem 647 00:34:02,200 --> 00:34:03,880 Speaker 1: Saturday at where it is going to affect their play calling, 648 00:34:03,920 --> 00:34:06,040 Speaker 1: the way they run their offense, they at least have 649 00:34:06,160 --> 00:34:08,960 Speaker 1: the second guy ready to go. Great stuff, Albert, We 650 00:34:09,040 --> 00:34:11,799 Speaker 1: appreciate you joining us is always thank you awesome, Thanks 651 00:34:11,840 --> 00:34:14,280 Speaker 1: to enjoy the game this weekend. That's Albert Breer. Thanks 652 00:34:14,320 --> 00:34:16,799 Speaker 1: for listening to The Dan Patrick Show podcast. Be sure 653 00:34:16,800 --> 00:34:19,399 Speaker 1: to catch us live every weekday morning nine until noon 654 00:34:19,520 --> 00:34:22,520 Speaker 1: eastern six to nine Pacific on Fox Sports Radio, and 655 00:34:22,640 --> 00:34:26,080 Speaker 1: you can find us on the iHeartRadio app at FSR 656 00:34:26,480 --> 00:34:29,480 Speaker 1: or stream us live on the Peacock app. Doug Deacon 657 00:34:29,640 --> 00:34:32,919 Speaker 1: is the radio color analyst for the Browns. He spent 658 00:34:33,000 --> 00:34:36,040 Speaker 1: fourteen years as an offensive tackle for the Browns and 659 00:34:36,719 --> 00:34:39,399 Speaker 1: good to have Doug back on the show. Doug, where 660 00:34:39,400 --> 00:34:42,200 Speaker 1: do we stand here trying to prepare for a playoff 661 00:34:42,280 --> 00:34:45,360 Speaker 1: game that this city has waited eighteen years for? The 662 00:34:45,480 --> 00:34:48,239 Speaker 1: franchise is waited and you're not gonna have a head 663 00:34:48,280 --> 00:34:51,879 Speaker 1: coach or one of your best offensive linemen. It's gonna 664 00:34:51,920 --> 00:34:54,280 Speaker 1: be a tough task. And obviously the Steelers are getting 665 00:34:54,320 --> 00:34:57,440 Speaker 1: some guys back that did not play last week. So 666 00:34:57,680 --> 00:35:00,279 Speaker 1: I think, you know, the keith of the game is 667 00:35:00,320 --> 00:35:02,400 Speaker 1: going to be if the Bronze can established their running 668 00:35:02,440 --> 00:35:06,000 Speaker 1: game and when the turnover battle. But also you're losing. 669 00:35:06,040 --> 00:35:08,399 Speaker 1: You're an offensive lineman who's been to the Pro Bowl 670 00:35:08,400 --> 00:35:10,640 Speaker 1: a couple of times and you lose Kevin Stefanski. What 671 00:35:10,920 --> 00:35:15,399 Speaker 1: one will be more impactful? What's loss more impactful on Sunday? Well, 672 00:35:15,440 --> 00:35:17,359 Speaker 1: that's a toss up because I think you know, when 673 00:35:17,440 --> 00:35:21,120 Speaker 1: you look at Baker and in the pocket, you know, 674 00:35:21,200 --> 00:35:23,360 Speaker 1: if you get pressure in his face. He's not the 675 00:35:23,480 --> 00:35:25,400 Speaker 1: tallest guy, so he has a little bit of a 676 00:35:25,520 --> 00:35:28,960 Speaker 1: problem there. So Beatonio is stout at the line of scrimmage. 677 00:35:28,960 --> 00:35:31,480 Speaker 1: But on the other hand, Kevin Stefanski has built a 678 00:35:31,640 --> 00:35:34,839 Speaker 1: great relationship with Baker and you know, kind of brought 679 00:35:35,239 --> 00:35:37,719 Speaker 1: Baker that we thought we were going to get out 680 00:35:37,800 --> 00:35:41,719 Speaker 1: of what we have. And I you know, I think 681 00:35:41,760 --> 00:35:44,840 Speaker 1: Stefanski is underrated in what he's done because you know, 682 00:35:44,920 --> 00:35:47,200 Speaker 1: he's a great play caller and he's been that calming 683 00:35:47,360 --> 00:35:50,160 Speaker 1: voice I think for Baker Mayfield. With considering what you 684 00:35:50,239 --> 00:35:53,520 Speaker 1: had with Freddie Kitchens last year, what do you think 685 00:35:53,640 --> 00:35:56,880 Speaker 1: has been the biggest difference in this team this year 686 00:35:56,920 --> 00:35:59,320 Speaker 1: as opposed to last year, Well, I think you know, 687 00:35:59,480 --> 00:36:01,800 Speaker 1: we we used to have a coach, Dave Adolph. He 688 00:36:01,920 --> 00:36:03,520 Speaker 1: used to say, do you want to be a professional 689 00:36:03,600 --> 00:36:06,920 Speaker 1: football player? You want to be a professional that plays football. 690 00:36:07,360 --> 00:36:09,439 Speaker 1: And I think Kevin has turned them into a bunch 691 00:36:09,480 --> 00:36:13,000 Speaker 1: of professionals that played football. What is it though that 692 00:36:13,160 --> 00:36:16,440 Speaker 1: you're seeing because it feels like there's there's no drama 693 00:36:16,600 --> 00:36:19,600 Speaker 1: there this year. Well, yeah, the discipline, the you know, 694 00:36:20,160 --> 00:36:23,200 Speaker 1: during the coronavirus, there were some people that didn't adhere 695 00:36:23,239 --> 00:36:26,120 Speaker 1: to what the rules were, so they were let go. 696 00:36:26,360 --> 00:36:29,560 Speaker 1: And you know, he was just very calmly, you know, 697 00:36:29,760 --> 00:36:32,759 Speaker 1: maintained the respect of the football team. And you know, 698 00:36:33,200 --> 00:36:35,080 Speaker 1: Freddie was a great guy. I would love to play 699 00:36:35,160 --> 00:36:37,800 Speaker 1: for Freddie, but I think sometimes Freddie wanted to the 700 00:36:37,880 --> 00:36:41,799 Speaker 1: guys to like him rather than respect him. How big 701 00:36:42,160 --> 00:36:44,680 Speaker 1: is this? How important is this for this city, in 702 00:36:44,719 --> 00:36:48,200 Speaker 1: this franchise that after eighteen years they're back in the playoffs? Oh? 703 00:36:48,280 --> 00:36:50,080 Speaker 1: I mean you could see the people walking out of 704 00:36:50,160 --> 00:36:53,600 Speaker 1: the stadium last week with tears in their eyes. I mean, 705 00:36:53,719 --> 00:36:56,239 Speaker 1: it's something they've waited for. And there's a generation of 706 00:36:56,719 --> 00:36:59,440 Speaker 1: Browns fans that have never seen the Browns in the playoffs, 707 00:36:59,480 --> 00:37:02,399 Speaker 1: and you know it's been a tough pill to swallow. Here, 708 00:37:03,520 --> 00:37:07,359 Speaker 1: you made the playoffs I think, what four years? Four years? Yeah, yeah, 709 00:37:07,680 --> 00:37:10,480 Speaker 1: and you you know you're going against the Steelers as well, 710 00:37:10,640 --> 00:37:13,759 Speaker 1: so you know you don't need at it incentive, but 711 00:37:14,000 --> 00:37:16,640 Speaker 1: it's certainly there considering what the Steelers have done to 712 00:37:16,719 --> 00:37:20,640 Speaker 1: the Browns, in particular in Pittsburgh. Doug. Yeah, I mean 713 00:37:21,040 --> 00:37:24,160 Speaker 1: when I played, well, we went oh and fourteen during 714 00:37:24,239 --> 00:37:27,759 Speaker 1: my fourteen years over three rivers what we had lost 715 00:37:27,800 --> 00:37:30,000 Speaker 1: a year before and the year after I retired, So 716 00:37:30,120 --> 00:37:35,239 Speaker 1: he can't blame it all on me. We stayed in 717 00:37:35,320 --> 00:37:38,919 Speaker 1: every hotel in Pittsburgh trying to change the term. Well, 718 00:37:38,960 --> 00:37:41,279 Speaker 1: the problem is me and Joe Green was still on 719 00:37:41,360 --> 00:37:43,520 Speaker 1: the other side, and you still had Chuck Noll and 720 00:37:43,640 --> 00:37:46,520 Speaker 1: Terry Bradge. What what was it like to go against 721 00:37:46,600 --> 00:37:51,320 Speaker 1: that steel curtain. Well, you know, it was one of 722 00:37:51,360 --> 00:37:53,600 Speaker 1: those regardless of how good they were. You know, you 723 00:37:53,719 --> 00:37:56,320 Speaker 1: ice gave it your best shot, but they you know, 724 00:37:56,600 --> 00:37:59,040 Speaker 1: up front, you know, obviously you talked about Joe and 725 00:37:59,120 --> 00:38:01,080 Speaker 1: then you had to White. Then you had Elsie and 726 00:38:01,200 --> 00:38:04,200 Speaker 1: yet Ernie. But then behind him he had Ham and 727 00:38:04,360 --> 00:38:07,440 Speaker 1: Lambert so and they were loaded. I mean you're throwing 728 00:38:07,520 --> 00:38:10,719 Speaker 1: Mel Blunt in the back end and Donnie Shell. They 729 00:38:10,760 --> 00:38:13,359 Speaker 1: were always physical football games and there was one over 730 00:38:13,480 --> 00:38:17,799 Speaker 1: there that we should have won. Unfortunately the referee blew 731 00:38:17,840 --> 00:38:20,720 Speaker 1: a call and because of it, we ended up losing. 732 00:38:21,719 --> 00:38:24,839 Speaker 1: Single toughest defensive player you played against in your fourteen years, 733 00:38:27,160 --> 00:38:29,839 Speaker 1: I'd tell one a couple of them. I think Lee, 734 00:38:29,960 --> 00:38:36,479 Speaker 1: Roy Selman, Joe Clecoky Bacon. I would say those guys were, 735 00:38:36,840 --> 00:38:39,640 Speaker 1: you know, the top of Alvin Bafet. I mean Alvin 736 00:38:39,760 --> 00:38:43,440 Speaker 1: I played twice a year for thirteen years, and Alvin 737 00:38:44,080 --> 00:38:47,480 Speaker 1: was one of the greats. Joe Cleco is not in 738 00:38:47,520 --> 00:38:50,200 Speaker 1: the Hall of Fame, is he do? He deserves it? 739 00:38:51,440 --> 00:38:54,200 Speaker 1: To make the Pro Bowl at three different positions, that's 740 00:38:54,280 --> 00:38:56,719 Speaker 1: quite an accomplishment. Much like you know, we have played 741 00:38:56,800 --> 00:39:00,239 Speaker 1: Matthews who finally got into the final fifteen and he 742 00:39:00,360 --> 00:39:03,600 Speaker 1: played nineteen years and played at a high level for 743 00:39:03,800 --> 00:39:06,480 Speaker 1: nineteen So hopefully play gets in this year. Well, what 744 00:39:06,640 --> 00:39:09,200 Speaker 1: happened is Cleco got an overshadowed by Gas. To know, 745 00:39:09,840 --> 00:39:11,920 Speaker 1: I think that you know, he kind of sucked all 746 00:39:11,920 --> 00:39:16,040 Speaker 1: the attention out of that team. Yeah, but when we 747 00:39:16,120 --> 00:39:17,840 Speaker 1: came into the line of scrimmage, the one guy we 748 00:39:17,920 --> 00:39:20,520 Speaker 1: were looking for was Cleco because it was a disruptive 749 00:39:20,600 --> 00:39:24,200 Speaker 1: force and it was about six foot one or two 750 00:39:24,320 --> 00:39:26,399 Speaker 1: and he just picked you up and carry you back 751 00:39:26,440 --> 00:39:29,120 Speaker 1: to the quarterback and he just kind of smiled and 752 00:39:29,320 --> 00:39:32,040 Speaker 1: do his little pigeon toad walk. So how do you 753 00:39:32,080 --> 00:39:35,239 Speaker 1: think this plays out on Sunday night, Doug? Well, I, 754 00:39:35,520 --> 00:39:38,879 Speaker 1: you know, unfortunately, it'd be nice to know who we're 755 00:39:38,960 --> 00:39:40,480 Speaker 1: going to have, and I think, you know, we have 756 00:39:40,600 --> 00:39:44,000 Speaker 1: some people in the secondary that didn't play last week 757 00:39:44,080 --> 00:39:46,120 Speaker 1: that you know, really hurt us. So hopefully we can 758 00:39:46,200 --> 00:39:50,879 Speaker 1: get Denzel Award and back and kick Kevin Johnson, which 759 00:39:50,880 --> 00:39:53,400 Speaker 1: would help us because you know, Pittsburgh has kind of 760 00:39:53,400 --> 00:39:55,920 Speaker 1: struggled with the run and they've become a past first 761 00:39:55,960 --> 00:39:58,960 Speaker 1: team and you need all the defensive backs you can. 762 00:39:59,080 --> 00:40:02,120 Speaker 1: So as a week goes on, hopefully we'll get Denzel 763 00:40:02,200 --> 00:40:05,600 Speaker 1: and Kevin Johnson back. Good luck, Doug, Thank you, We 764 00:40:05,640 --> 00:40:09,320 Speaker 1: appreciate you joining us as always, my pleasure. That's Doug Deacon, 765 00:40:09,360 --> 00:40:13,760 Speaker 1: the Browns radio color analyst spent fourteen years Cleveland Brown's 766 00:40:13,800 --> 00:40:17,000 Speaker 1: offensive tackle. Thanks for listening to the Dan Patrick Show podcast. 767 00:40:17,120 --> 00:40:19,960 Speaker 1: Be sure to catch us live every weekday morning nine 768 00:40:20,000 --> 00:40:22,719 Speaker 1: to noon Eastern or six to nine Pacific on Fox 769 00:40:22,800 --> 00:40:25,680 Speaker 1: Sports Radio. Find your local station for The Dan Patrick 770 00:40:25,719 --> 00:40:28,560 Speaker 1: Show at Fox Sports Radio dot com, or stream us 771 00:40:28,640 --> 00:40:32,120 Speaker 1: live every day on the iHeartRadio app by searching f 772 00:40:32,640 --> 00:40:35,839 Speaker 1: s R, or stream us live on the Peacock act