1 00:00:06,880 --> 00:00:09,800 Speaker 1: Zamar Chase still doesn't have a new contract, so maybe 2 00:00:09,840 --> 00:00:12,680 Speaker 1: we can give him a penny for his thoughts. He 3 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:15,360 Speaker 1: had some, and you're gonna want to hear what he's saying. 4 00:00:16,120 --> 00:00:20,000 Speaker 1: Entering a Sunday showdown against the Chiefs. The Bills have 5 00:00:20,079 --> 00:00:23,079 Speaker 1: been in the AFC Championship mix for a number of 6 00:00:23,200 --> 00:00:27,000 Speaker 1: years now, and they got something new. Cookie, you get 7 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:31,600 Speaker 1: it because his name is James Cook. Anyway, Baldy's gonna 8 00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:33,159 Speaker 1: be here to break down the new pulse of the 9 00:00:33,159 --> 00:00:35,800 Speaker 1: Buffalo offense. And the Saints have a big game of 10 00:00:35,840 --> 00:00:37,960 Speaker 1: their own this weekend, hitting the road to take on 11 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:41,280 Speaker 1: the Cowboys. How do they silence the crowd in Big 12 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:43,400 Speaker 1: d Let's bring a guy who's got a couple of 13 00:00:43,440 --> 00:00:46,040 Speaker 1: them to Mario Davis joining us right. 14 00:00:45,960 --> 00:00:47,160 Speaker 2: Here on the show. 15 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:53,720 Speaker 1: Welcome inside with the Insiders alongside Ian Rappaport and Mike Garaffollo. 16 00:00:54,280 --> 00:00:56,320 Speaker 2: I am Tom Pellisio. 17 00:00:56,520 --> 00:00:59,360 Speaker 1: We have a ton to dig into as we lead 18 00:00:59,440 --> 00:01:00,959 Speaker 1: up to the bulk of the. 19 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:01,960 Speaker 2: Week two slate. 20 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:04,840 Speaker 1: We also will rewind look back at that game last night, 21 00:01:04,880 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 1: a serious situation involving to a tongue of Iloa as 22 00:01:08,280 --> 00:01:11,800 Speaker 1: well as a significant division win on the road for 23 00:01:11,920 --> 00:01:16,400 Speaker 1: those Buffalo bills. But let's start out in Santa Clara, California, 24 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:19,920 Speaker 1: where the breaking news of the day came down a 25 00:01:20,080 --> 00:01:24,000 Speaker 1: short time ago. Christ McCaffrey, seen here on the practice 26 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:26,679 Speaker 1: field just on Thursday, has been dealing with achilles ten 27 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:30,280 Speaker 1: nights as well as a calf injury. He is now 28 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:34,240 Speaker 1: out for Sunday's game against Minnesota and listening to Kyle 29 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:36,200 Speaker 1: Shannon and it sounds like it could be quite a 30 00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:37,119 Speaker 1: while longer than. 31 00:01:36,959 --> 00:01:40,360 Speaker 3: That go ahead. 32 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:43,720 Speaker 2: Does Christian need any kind of procedure or any thinking 33 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:44,360 Speaker 2: of that nature. 34 00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:46,360 Speaker 4: No procedure, you. 35 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:48,960 Speaker 2: Said it really in the week by ours, still not 36 00:01:49,040 --> 00:01:50,920 Speaker 2: an issue something we're considering now. 37 00:01:51,240 --> 00:01:54,680 Speaker 4: Yeah, yesterday was his worst day. It's on and off, 38 00:01:54,720 --> 00:01:57,760 Speaker 4: but with it yesterday having the most pain something we're 39 00:01:57,760 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 4: going to be discussed here the next twenty four hours. 40 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:07,440 Speaker 1: Okay, So Christian McCaffrey initially missed practiced about six weeks 41 00:02:07,440 --> 00:02:12,120 Speaker 1: ago with that injury. Hearing Kyle Shanahan say Ian yesterday 42 00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:14,880 Speaker 1: was his worst day with paying gives you an idea 43 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:18,280 Speaker 1: of exactly what they're dealing with here. Obviously, it was 44 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:21,640 Speaker 1: a surprise Monday night when Christian McCaffrey was scrapped. McCaffrey 45 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:24,040 Speaker 1: had said himself that he was going to be out 46 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:26,799 Speaker 1: there for that game. Now it doesn't sound like where 47 00:02:26,840 --> 00:02:28,320 Speaker 1: we see McCaffrey anytime soon. 48 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:28,880 Speaker 2: What do we know. 49 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:30,560 Speaker 5: Now? 50 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:33,480 Speaker 6: And generally tom when teams say we're considering I are 51 00:02:33,720 --> 00:02:36,480 Speaker 6: almost always that means this player is about to get 52 00:02:36,520 --> 00:02:39,160 Speaker 6: placed on IR. We'll see what they eventually do tomorrow. 53 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:40,680 Speaker 6: But if they are going to do it, they would 54 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:43,239 Speaker 6: want this week included in the talent. They would place 55 00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:45,760 Speaker 6: him on injury reserve on Saturday, he would miss the 56 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:48,480 Speaker 6: Sunday game three others then give him to have a chance, 57 00:02:48,520 --> 00:02:52,600 Speaker 6: hopefully potentially maybe to fully heal. Obviously, this whole thing 58 00:02:52,639 --> 00:02:54,560 Speaker 6: to the forty nine ers has been a surprise. We 59 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:57,640 Speaker 6: initially thought this was just a calf strain. Then they 60 00:02:57,639 --> 00:03:00,480 Speaker 6: added Achilles, and they learned to his Achilles ten and 61 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:02,960 Speaker 6: I reached out to an expert in this, someone who 62 00:03:03,040 --> 00:03:05,760 Speaker 6: knows McCaffrey well, so when very well versed in his injury, 63 00:03:06,120 --> 00:03:08,800 Speaker 6: and what I was told about just Achilles tenan nighties 64 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:12,440 Speaker 6: in general is it is frustrating and terrible. And I 65 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:17,000 Speaker 6: would say Christian McCaffrey probably right now, feels frustrated and terrible. 66 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:19,960 Speaker 6: And if you watched Kyle Shannan's press conference, which will 67 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:22,560 Speaker 6: showed you a piece of it right there, he sounded 68 00:03:22,600 --> 00:03:26,000 Speaker 6: frustrated and terrible. This is clearly caught everyone by surprise. 69 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:27,720 Speaker 6: It is very real that we are not going to 70 00:03:27,760 --> 00:03:30,600 Speaker 6: see McCaffrey now for several weeks. The fact that they 71 00:03:30,639 --> 00:03:33,520 Speaker 6: have a backup in Jordan Mason, who is really good 72 00:03:33,560 --> 00:03:35,880 Speaker 6: and ran for over one hundred yards against the Jess 73 00:03:35,880 --> 00:03:37,920 Speaker 6: devensive Week one maybe makes this. 74 00:03:37,880 --> 00:03:38,680 Speaker 7: A little easier. 75 00:03:38,840 --> 00:03:43,720 Speaker 6: But obviously, after paying McCaffrey this offseason, going into the 76 00:03:43,760 --> 00:03:45,280 Speaker 6: season believing he's going. 77 00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:46,600 Speaker 3: To be fine, he is not fine. 78 00:03:46,920 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 6: It's not what anybody wanted. 79 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:52,880 Speaker 8: And you can say that, yes, Jordan Mason proved that 80 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:55,560 Speaker 8: he can carry the load in Christian McCaffrey's absence, and 81 00:03:55,560 --> 00:03:58,000 Speaker 8: you go, okay, cool, so they've got the but they 82 00:03:58,560 --> 00:04:01,920 Speaker 8: planned their entire office around having McCaffrey. It's a different 83 00:04:01,960 --> 00:04:05,280 Speaker 8: skill set that Jordan Mason has. Now, you've got enough 84 00:04:05,320 --> 00:04:09,080 Speaker 8: talent and you've got a terrific offensive minded head coach 85 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:11,280 Speaker 8: in Kyle Shanahan, so you know the forty nine ers 86 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:13,160 Speaker 8: are going to be able to adapt. But it's just 87 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:16,880 Speaker 8: not ideal, knowing what they had in Christian McCaffrey, what 88 00:04:16,960 --> 00:04:18,720 Speaker 8: they were coming into the season, and what they were 89 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:21,039 Speaker 8: able to do with him last year as well. So 90 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:23,960 Speaker 8: you adapt as much as you possibly can, and you 91 00:04:24,080 --> 00:04:25,919 Speaker 8: hope that this quiets it down. I mean, that was 92 00:04:25,960 --> 00:04:28,680 Speaker 8: the point of letting him sit in training camp. They 93 00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:30,760 Speaker 8: weren't alarmed because they thought they had enough time for 94 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:32,960 Speaker 8: this to quiet down. It didn't quiet down. It's now 95 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:36,800 Speaker 8: getting worse. So now four weeks on injury reserve, which 96 00:04:36,839 --> 00:04:39,120 Speaker 8: I agree with Ian. I think it's like ninety nine 97 00:04:39,200 --> 00:04:41,800 Speaker 8: point nine percent of the time a team says we're 98 00:04:41,839 --> 00:04:43,840 Speaker 8: considering putting a guy on IR, he's on IR like 99 00:04:43,880 --> 00:04:46,680 Speaker 8: the next day. So I'm definitely gonna be keeping an 100 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:49,240 Speaker 8: eye on this tomorrow because that's the day where the 101 00:04:49,279 --> 00:04:51,800 Speaker 8: IR decisions are made ahead of Sunday. Would not be 102 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:55,560 Speaker 8: surprised at by this point tomorrow Christian McCaffrey is on IR, And. 103 00:04:55,520 --> 00:04:57,960 Speaker 1: If McCaffery were placed on IR, who had missed obviously 104 00:04:57,960 --> 00:05:00,520 Speaker 1: Sunday's game, he's already out against the Vikings next week 105 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:03,919 Speaker 1: there at the Rams, then week four against New England, 106 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:07,080 Speaker 1: Weeks five against Arizona, Week six is a Thursday night 107 00:05:07,080 --> 00:05:10,000 Speaker 1: game in Seattle, so realistically, we might be talking about 108 00:05:10,040 --> 00:05:13,479 Speaker 1: the October twentieth Super Bowl rematch against the Chiefs before 109 00:05:13,520 --> 00:05:16,520 Speaker 1: we see Christian McCaffrey on the field again. Certainly one 110 00:05:16,520 --> 00:05:19,400 Speaker 1: of the most significant injuries in the early portions of 111 00:05:19,400 --> 00:05:24,200 Speaker 1: the NFL schedule. Another took place last night in Miami, 112 00:05:24,320 --> 00:05:28,479 Speaker 1: where Dolphins quarterback to A tungua Iloa suffered a concussion 113 00:05:28,560 --> 00:05:32,680 Speaker 1: when he lowered his head during a tackle by Bill's 114 00:05:32,680 --> 00:05:36,200 Speaker 1: safety Damarrow Hamlin. He was able to walk off the 115 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:39,279 Speaker 1: field under his own power. Of course, there is a 116 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:43,200 Speaker 1: history with two a toungue of Biloa two diagnosed concussions 117 00:05:43,240 --> 00:05:46,320 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty two. At this point, there are more 118 00:05:46,440 --> 00:05:49,280 Speaker 1: questions than answers about exactly what the future is going 119 00:05:49,320 --> 00:05:51,640 Speaker 1: to hold for to a Tungo byloa, Here's what Mike 120 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:53,360 Speaker 1: McDaniel had to say earlier. 121 00:05:53,040 --> 00:06:00,200 Speaker 9: Today, realistically, like for me, yeah, our first or foremas 122 00:06:00,320 --> 00:06:07,280 Speaker 9: Like I'm not assessing the injury through the lens of 123 00:06:07,440 --> 00:06:10,200 Speaker 9: like all right, so what does this mean for him playing? 124 00:06:10,839 --> 00:06:11,039 Speaker 5: You know? 125 00:06:11,480 --> 00:06:16,120 Speaker 9: And so the just the you know, what I know 126 00:06:16,520 --> 00:06:20,680 Speaker 9: and uh to be of the utmost importance and what 127 00:06:20,800 --> 00:06:22,919 Speaker 9: I really care about. 128 00:06:24,200 --> 00:06:24,279 Speaker 1: It. 129 00:06:25,080 --> 00:06:28,000 Speaker 9: You know, it didn't really matters the severity of it. 130 00:06:28,279 --> 00:06:31,719 Speaker 9: You know, I think, uh, this is this is something 131 00:06:31,760 --> 00:06:38,160 Speaker 9: that you it's super important to like the whole all 132 00:06:38,200 --> 00:06:44,160 Speaker 9: the science behind you know, concussions tells you and what 133 00:06:44,200 --> 00:06:48,920 Speaker 9: we've learned is how delicate these you know, the time 134 00:06:49,040 --> 00:06:53,360 Speaker 9: is right right after an injury, and how. 135 00:06:52,960 --> 00:06:54,480 Speaker 3: Of how important it. 136 00:06:54,360 --> 00:07:02,800 Speaker 9: Is that you don't institute extra sources of anxiety. So 137 00:07:03,600 --> 00:07:07,960 Speaker 9: you know, from from my vantage point, I feel it's 138 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:13,240 Speaker 9: supremely important that in understanding that that there's I'm not 139 00:07:13,280 --> 00:07:16,040 Speaker 9: giving off any sort of vibes. I'm not trying to 140 00:07:16,080 --> 00:07:20,280 Speaker 9: even look at Okay, well, how serious is this relative 141 00:07:20,880 --> 00:07:26,800 Speaker 9: to you know, his past ones? That's really really for me. 142 00:07:27,880 --> 00:07:29,560 Speaker 8: I'm I know. 143 00:07:29,640 --> 00:07:35,720 Speaker 9: The facts are that it's important that he gets healthy 144 00:07:36,200 --> 00:07:41,520 Speaker 9: day by day, and in that the actual the best 145 00:07:41,560 --> 00:07:46,080 Speaker 9: thing I can do is not try to assess what 146 00:07:46,120 --> 00:07:51,800 Speaker 9: this even means from a football standpoint. And and you know, 147 00:07:51,800 --> 00:07:58,880 Speaker 9: knowing that and with my relationship with players, specifically with 148 00:07:58,880 --> 00:08:02,480 Speaker 9: with two of it, with all the players, like, it's 149 00:08:02,600 --> 00:08:07,400 Speaker 9: not in my DNA to think like, hey, what does 150 00:08:07,440 --> 00:08:14,600 Speaker 9: this mean for the anything. What it means is is 151 00:08:14,640 --> 00:08:22,720 Speaker 9: that to properly prioritize what's most important that I have 152 00:08:22,840 --> 00:08:28,080 Speaker 9: to put his health as the primary and. 153 00:08:32,040 --> 00:08:35,000 Speaker 1: Very thorough answer there from Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel, who 154 00:08:35,040 --> 00:08:39,480 Speaker 1: was clearly emotional at the scene on Thursday night to 155 00:08:39,600 --> 00:08:43,480 Speaker 1: a tongue. Bailoa has had several documented concussions, one in 156 00:08:43,520 --> 00:08:46,720 Speaker 1: twenty nineteen same play where he also dislocated his hip 157 00:08:46,760 --> 00:08:50,000 Speaker 1: and broke his nose, then obviously had two concussions in 158 00:08:50,080 --> 00:08:54,160 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two, followed by the one on Thursday night. 159 00:08:54,720 --> 00:08:59,320 Speaker 1: Knowing that injury history and concussion history. Manti Tao our 160 00:08:59,360 --> 00:09:02,560 Speaker 1: College in Fill network, who is a fellow Hawaii native, 161 00:09:02,640 --> 00:09:03,520 Speaker 1: he knows Tua. 162 00:09:03,960 --> 00:09:07,079 Speaker 2: He had some emotional responses of his own this. 163 00:09:07,040 --> 00:09:11,120 Speaker 4: Morning after he suffered the one against the Bengals. I 164 00:09:11,120 --> 00:09:14,080 Speaker 4: wanted him to walk that that that when I saw 165 00:09:14,240 --> 00:09:18,720 Speaker 4: him have to be carted off the field, I wanted 166 00:09:18,800 --> 00:09:19,600 Speaker 4: him to walk like. 167 00:09:19,720 --> 00:09:20,120 Speaker 8: That was. 168 00:09:22,120 --> 00:09:26,480 Speaker 7: Mm hmm yep, that was hard, bro. 169 00:09:27,040 --> 00:09:33,560 Speaker 4: Yeah, Like what people have to understand is this is 170 00:09:33,640 --> 00:09:36,439 Speaker 4: just a game, you know, and then and then there's life. 171 00:09:38,880 --> 00:09:43,720 Speaker 4: And when you watch when you watch a young man 172 00:09:43,720 --> 00:09:46,400 Speaker 4: that you've known since she was a little boy, I'll 173 00:09:46,440 --> 00:09:48,160 Speaker 4: go out there, you. 174 00:09:48,120 --> 00:09:49,000 Speaker 2: Know, Yeah, is it hard. 175 00:09:49,120 --> 00:09:49,679 Speaker 4: Is it hard for me? 176 00:09:49,760 --> 00:09:49,960 Speaker 3: Yeah? 177 00:09:49,960 --> 00:09:52,079 Speaker 4: But I can't imagine how it is for Uncle Nahlu 178 00:09:52,120 --> 00:09:55,520 Speaker 4: and Anti Diane to watch their son again go down. 179 00:09:55,679 --> 00:09:58,160 Speaker 4: I want the best for Tula the man, the father. 180 00:09:58,240 --> 00:10:01,040 Speaker 4: He's a father of two now. I want him to 181 00:10:01,120 --> 00:10:05,400 Speaker 4: be able not today, but ten, fifteen, twenty years down 182 00:10:05,480 --> 00:10:07,280 Speaker 4: the line, to be able to raise his children, to 183 00:10:07,440 --> 00:10:10,000 Speaker 4: be able to walk his daughter down the aisle. That's 184 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:11,920 Speaker 4: what I want for Tour. That's true joy and I 185 00:10:12,000 --> 00:10:14,400 Speaker 4: know the competitor and to everybody, like how Jamien talked 186 00:10:14,400 --> 00:10:17,000 Speaker 4: about Slide to a like, I was saying the same thing, bro, 187 00:10:17,200 --> 00:10:20,280 Speaker 4: just slide, but knowing the competitor, competitor in him, he 188 00:10:20,320 --> 00:10:20,960 Speaker 4: wants to win. 189 00:10:24,679 --> 00:10:26,640 Speaker 1: I thought that Manti did a good job right there 190 00:10:26,640 --> 00:10:29,559 Speaker 1: as welcome in our camera Wolf to the insiders here 191 00:10:29,640 --> 00:10:33,360 Speaker 1: of walking that line. Because we've heard from so many 192 00:10:33,400 --> 00:10:36,880 Speaker 1: different people and seeing it all over social media, the 193 00:10:36,960 --> 00:10:40,080 Speaker 1: number of people immediately jumping to he needs to retire. 194 00:10:40,360 --> 00:10:41,760 Speaker 2: NFL should bar him from playing again. 195 00:10:41,800 --> 00:10:44,240 Speaker 1: I think it's important for all of us to understand 196 00:10:44,280 --> 00:10:46,520 Speaker 1: here cam the people involved in that decision are not 197 00:10:46,640 --> 00:10:47,040 Speaker 1: going to. 198 00:10:47,000 --> 00:10:47,880 Speaker 2: Be us in the media. 199 00:10:47,920 --> 00:10:49,679 Speaker 1: It's not gonna be the fans It's not going to 200 00:10:49,720 --> 00:10:52,640 Speaker 1: be Twitter doctors. It's not going to be former players 201 00:10:52,679 --> 00:10:55,000 Speaker 1: trying to go viral into tweet. It's going to be Tua, 202 00:10:55,400 --> 00:10:58,680 Speaker 1: his family, his doctors, the Dolphins doctors. 203 00:10:58,920 --> 00:11:00,800 Speaker 2: And there's a lot of dad onto a. 204 00:11:00,840 --> 00:11:02,960 Speaker 1: Tongue of I loo because back in twenty twenty two, 205 00:11:03,400 --> 00:11:05,960 Speaker 1: when he was seeking answers on the health of his 206 00:11:06,120 --> 00:11:11,000 Speaker 1: brain after suffering those concussions, he visited multiple specialists, and 207 00:11:11,200 --> 00:11:13,840 Speaker 1: everyone knows what the baseline is here. I would anticipate 208 00:11:13,880 --> 00:11:17,400 Speaker 1: it's a very thorough process. Again moving forward here, we're 209 00:11:17,400 --> 00:11:19,480 Speaker 1: not there to the point of having answers yet, But 210 00:11:19,559 --> 00:11:21,800 Speaker 1: what do you know from the people you've talked to 211 00:11:22,200 --> 00:11:25,160 Speaker 1: around that team here in the past twenty four hours. 212 00:11:25,400 --> 00:11:27,440 Speaker 10: Tom, The focus is on two of the man, not 213 00:11:27,559 --> 00:11:29,920 Speaker 10: too of the player. I was at that stadium last 214 00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:33,079 Speaker 10: night and it got eerily quiet. It was apparent quickly 215 00:11:33,360 --> 00:11:36,240 Speaker 10: how serious the injury was. You saw his center Aaron 216 00:11:36,280 --> 00:11:39,400 Speaker 10: Brewer immediately call for trainers. You saw the fencing response 217 00:11:39,440 --> 00:11:42,840 Speaker 10: that often happens with concussions, and once he got up 218 00:11:42,840 --> 00:11:45,000 Speaker 10: and walked off the field, we saw that emotional moment 219 00:11:45,040 --> 00:11:47,760 Speaker 10: with Mike McDaniel where he kisses him on the forehead. 220 00:11:47,960 --> 00:11:50,360 Speaker 10: He later told us. He told him, you're the starting 221 00:11:50,440 --> 00:11:53,440 Speaker 10: quarterback of your family. Take a deep breath, go into 222 00:11:53,440 --> 00:11:56,240 Speaker 10: the locker room and I'll see you soon. And really, 223 00:11:56,280 --> 00:11:58,880 Speaker 10: to me, as I listened to Mike McDaniel talk today, 224 00:11:59,120 --> 00:12:01,200 Speaker 10: you really learn more and more about the bond he 225 00:12:01,240 --> 00:12:04,959 Speaker 10: has with Tua. He refused to go any conversation about 226 00:12:05,000 --> 00:12:08,400 Speaker 10: timeline and football and return to play, and he just 227 00:12:08,440 --> 00:12:11,400 Speaker 10: wanted to care for his guy. And so the plan 228 00:12:11,520 --> 00:12:14,880 Speaker 10: for Tua today is they called him. Mike Daniel called 229 00:12:14,960 --> 00:12:18,000 Speaker 10: him around nine am. He was still asleep. Once Tua 230 00:12:18,040 --> 00:12:19,800 Speaker 10: woke up, the plan was for him to come to 231 00:12:19,800 --> 00:12:23,680 Speaker 10: the facility, start to speak with concussion experts and start 232 00:12:23,679 --> 00:12:26,559 Speaker 10: that process. He's right now on the concussion protocol. Mike 233 00:12:26,640 --> 00:12:29,200 Speaker 10: McDaniel did offer that he doesn't see any way that 234 00:12:29,240 --> 00:12:32,400 Speaker 10: he plays this week, but beyond that, he wants that 235 00:12:32,480 --> 00:12:36,720 Speaker 10: to be up to too. He gave a plead to people. 236 00:12:36,440 --> 00:12:37,560 Speaker 2: At home media. 237 00:12:37,880 --> 00:12:39,640 Speaker 10: He said, look, the worst thing you can do is 238 00:12:39,679 --> 00:12:43,480 Speaker 10: talk about timeline. This is his career, this is his decision. 239 00:12:43,720 --> 00:12:46,160 Speaker 10: And you heard Mantai talk about his family. They have 240 00:12:46,200 --> 00:12:50,040 Speaker 10: a close knit family. The tongue bailoas and politician community 241 00:12:50,040 --> 00:12:53,080 Speaker 10: as a whole. And I know his parents Nalu and Diane, 242 00:12:53,320 --> 00:12:55,480 Speaker 10: and Diane was the one who was actually talking to 243 00:12:55,559 --> 00:12:58,439 Speaker 10: Tua about the decision to retire after the twenty twenty 244 00:12:58,440 --> 00:13:01,880 Speaker 10: two season. And he also as a husband to Anna, 245 00:13:01,960 --> 00:13:06,040 Speaker 10: he has two kids and Ace amazing, and all of 246 00:13:06,040 --> 00:13:09,079 Speaker 10: these people want to be private and had that conversation 247 00:13:09,120 --> 00:13:12,200 Speaker 10: about what's next for him. And so as we look 248 00:13:12,280 --> 00:13:15,800 Speaker 10: forward about the Dolphins, Tua will handle this privately and 249 00:13:15,840 --> 00:13:19,160 Speaker 10: recover on his own best. To know that we are 250 00:13:19,200 --> 00:13:22,120 Speaker 10: not doctors, We are not medical professionals in any of this. 251 00:13:22,600 --> 00:13:26,760 Speaker 10: And as we move forward towards the football element, there's 252 00:13:27,000 --> 00:13:30,160 Speaker 10: definitely an urgent from the Dolphins that we try to 253 00:13:30,240 --> 00:13:32,920 Speaker 10: keep Tua and the anxiety and the pressure of when 254 00:13:32,960 --> 00:13:35,640 Speaker 10: does he come back away from him. So just talking 255 00:13:35,679 --> 00:13:37,920 Speaker 10: to players in the locker room, that's sick. It was 256 00:13:37,960 --> 00:13:40,640 Speaker 10: a somber mood. Austin Jackson, the right tackle, tried to 257 00:13:40,679 --> 00:13:43,080 Speaker 10: take culpability, saying, hey, there's pressure on the right side. 258 00:13:43,120 --> 00:13:43,880 Speaker 3: I felt bad. 259 00:13:44,160 --> 00:13:46,200 Speaker 10: You know, maybe if I played better in that moment, 260 00:13:46,400 --> 00:13:49,040 Speaker 10: Tua doesn't have to escape a lot of emotions going 261 00:13:49,040 --> 00:13:52,440 Speaker 10: on here. But more importantly than anything, Mike McDaniel left 262 00:13:52,440 --> 00:13:55,080 Speaker 10: that message to Tua this weekend. We just need you 263 00:13:55,120 --> 00:13:57,280 Speaker 10: to be a father, worry about the rest later. 264 00:13:57,840 --> 00:14:00,240 Speaker 6: That's a great message, and McDaniels delivering a lot of 265 00:14:00,240 --> 00:14:03,800 Speaker 6: those messages last night at the podium today on the 266 00:14:03,840 --> 00:14:06,920 Speaker 6: conference called just really making sure that the focus is 267 00:14:07,080 --> 00:14:10,000 Speaker 6: just on Tua getting better and kind of ignoring all 268 00:14:10,080 --> 00:14:12,240 Speaker 6: the other people who seem to want to think that 269 00:14:12,320 --> 00:14:14,200 Speaker 6: they know best for him, when the reality is he 270 00:14:14,280 --> 00:14:16,160 Speaker 6: and his family are the ones who know best. 271 00:14:16,440 --> 00:14:17,240 Speaker 7: Meanwhile, for the. 272 00:14:17,200 --> 00:14:19,880 Speaker 6: Mammi Dolphins, they do need to play a football game 273 00:14:20,160 --> 00:14:23,160 Speaker 6: in now nine days, whether or not, too obviously unlikely, 274 00:14:23,200 --> 00:14:25,600 Speaker 6: whether or not to a plays. They're moving forward with 275 00:14:25,600 --> 00:14:28,840 Speaker 6: Skylar Thompson, their backup quarterback who beat out Mike White 276 00:14:28,880 --> 00:14:33,480 Speaker 6: in the backup quarterback battle during training camp. He is 277 00:14:33,560 --> 00:14:35,840 Speaker 6: essentially going to be their starter going forward, absent and 278 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:38,720 Speaker 6: until they make some sort of free agents signing. Now 279 00:14:38,920 --> 00:14:42,080 Speaker 6: McDaniel mentioned they may sign someone for depth. Mike White 280 00:14:42,200 --> 00:14:46,720 Speaker 6: is still on the Buffalo Bills practice squad. But you know, 281 00:14:46,880 --> 00:14:49,160 Speaker 6: for I think for the Dolphins, guys, when you want 282 00:14:49,200 --> 00:14:52,440 Speaker 6: to talk about kind of limiting the anxiety for Tua, 283 00:14:52,520 --> 00:14:54,600 Speaker 6: the best thing they could do is go out and 284 00:14:54,600 --> 00:14:57,600 Speaker 6: win some games and have him not feel like he 285 00:14:57,840 --> 00:15:00,280 Speaker 6: has to come back Mike and kind of say the 286 00:15:00,360 --> 00:15:02,560 Speaker 6: day if they start winning, if they start rolling a 287 00:15:02,600 --> 00:15:05,360 Speaker 6: little bit, that everyone could breathe a little easier too. 288 00:15:05,440 --> 00:15:07,320 Speaker 7: It could just not worry about it and just heal. 289 00:15:09,400 --> 00:15:12,440 Speaker 8: There's a business part of this. I mean, it feels 290 00:15:12,440 --> 00:15:14,160 Speaker 8: weird to bring it up, and I know Mike McDaniel 291 00:15:14,200 --> 00:15:15,960 Speaker 8: is stressing about two of the person, not two of 292 00:15:15,960 --> 00:15:18,960 Speaker 8: the bole trutheut player. But there's a business side of this, 293 00:15:19,120 --> 00:15:20,920 Speaker 8: and that was an important part of the off season 294 00:15:21,040 --> 00:15:23,720 Speaker 8: for Tua tongue Biler to get this deal done with 295 00:15:23,760 --> 00:15:25,840 Speaker 8: the Dolphins. He knew his injury history. They knew his 296 00:15:25,880 --> 00:15:29,640 Speaker 8: injury history. It certainly factored into negotiations for him to 297 00:15:29,640 --> 00:15:33,160 Speaker 8: get well over one hundred million dollars guaranteed to make 298 00:15:33,200 --> 00:15:35,800 Speaker 8: sure that he had that security, because we would be 299 00:15:35,880 --> 00:15:38,960 Speaker 8: having a different conversation now about that contract about his 300 00:15:39,040 --> 00:15:42,880 Speaker 8: financial future if that deal wasn't done. Now, his decision 301 00:15:43,160 --> 00:15:45,000 Speaker 8: about what he's going to do in his football future, 302 00:15:45,040 --> 00:15:49,400 Speaker 8: having already, as we talked about, considered retirement before, is 303 00:15:49,440 --> 00:15:51,720 Speaker 8: going to factor into how those dollars are played out 304 00:15:51,760 --> 00:15:54,640 Speaker 8: moving forward. I just know that the hope is that 305 00:15:54,840 --> 00:15:58,200 Speaker 8: the symptoms on this, in this latest concussion will not 306 00:15:58,280 --> 00:16:02,000 Speaker 8: be as pronounced as they were previously. He can then 307 00:16:02,080 --> 00:16:04,840 Speaker 8: make a decision about his football future, about his future 308 00:16:04,840 --> 00:16:08,080 Speaker 8: as a human being moving forward. It's not going to 309 00:16:08,120 --> 00:16:10,400 Speaker 8: be rushed. We've got the extra time because of the 310 00:16:10,440 --> 00:16:12,160 Speaker 8: Thursday game. This is all going to play out. We 311 00:16:12,200 --> 00:16:15,360 Speaker 8: will follow it closely, and Cam certainly down there in 312 00:16:15,400 --> 00:16:17,440 Speaker 8: South Florida, will follow it closely. I think Cam, you've 313 00:16:17,440 --> 00:16:19,840 Speaker 8: done a terrific job, not only with this the tyreque thing, 314 00:16:20,040 --> 00:16:22,280 Speaker 8: you're also our guy on DeMar Hamlin who was involved 315 00:16:22,280 --> 00:16:24,360 Speaker 8: in this one. So Cam, shout out to you for 316 00:16:24,400 --> 00:16:27,400 Speaker 8: some great reporting on some serious heavy duty stuff lately. 317 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:31,760 Speaker 1: I would also note this in terms of the Dolphins 318 00:16:31,800 --> 00:16:34,760 Speaker 1: given him that contract, Mike, the Dolphins wouldn't commit one 319 00:16:34,840 --> 00:16:35,880 Speaker 1: hundred and sixty. 320 00:16:35,640 --> 00:16:36,600 Speaker 2: Seven million dollars. 321 00:16:36,600 --> 00:16:39,960 Speaker 1: I believe it is in injury guarantees, total guarantees, if 322 00:16:39,960 --> 00:16:42,480 Speaker 1: they believe the next hit to his head was definitely 323 00:16:42,880 --> 00:16:43,840 Speaker 1: the end of his career. 324 00:16:43,960 --> 00:16:45,840 Speaker 2: And that's not to say that the. 325 00:16:45,800 --> 00:16:49,400 Speaker 1: Dolphins would be cavalier moving forward, nor can they unilaterally 326 00:16:49,440 --> 00:16:52,560 Speaker 1: make any of these types of decisions. It's reflective of 327 00:16:52,600 --> 00:16:56,080 Speaker 1: the fact that they have data, they have information based 328 00:16:56,120 --> 00:16:58,040 Speaker 1: on all the tests, based on all the specialists. The 329 00:16:58,080 --> 00:17:01,600 Speaker 1: Tutungue Valois saw that he did emerge from the prior 330 00:17:01,800 --> 00:17:05,879 Speaker 1: concussion incidents with a healthy brain, and that gives him 331 00:17:05,880 --> 00:17:08,800 Speaker 1: the opportunity here if he chooses to take it, to 332 00:17:08,880 --> 00:17:12,240 Speaker 1: continue to move forward. Let's also remember, in terms of 333 00:17:12,560 --> 00:17:15,639 Speaker 1: how these protocols work, there are several steps in the 334 00:17:15,720 --> 00:17:18,280 Speaker 1: process the Tua would need to go through, and he 335 00:17:18,400 --> 00:17:22,200 Speaker 1: will go through those steps, even pending anything regarding the 336 00:17:22,280 --> 00:17:25,280 Speaker 1: future here. It includes the Dolphins team doctors as well 337 00:17:25,320 --> 00:17:30,040 Speaker 1: as an independent neurologist clearing Tua to play. History would 338 00:17:30,080 --> 00:17:32,399 Speaker 1: suggest those are all based upon the baseline you have 339 00:17:32,560 --> 00:17:35,040 Speaker 1: and your neurological functions. Get back to the baseline, he 340 00:17:35,200 --> 00:17:38,200 Speaker 1: probably will pass it. But beyond that, that's where Tua, 341 00:17:38,560 --> 00:17:41,679 Speaker 1: it's his doctors, it's the specialists and all the information 342 00:17:42,040 --> 00:17:44,800 Speaker 1: that they're going to gather here as they navigate if 343 00:17:44,840 --> 00:17:47,680 Speaker 1: and when Tua returns to the field. Well, we know 344 00:17:47,800 --> 00:17:50,760 Speaker 1: as of now, as the Dolphins, as Ian mentioned there, 345 00:17:50,800 --> 00:17:54,879 Speaker 1: are moving forward Skyler Thompson as they're starting quarterback for 346 00:17:55,040 --> 00:17:58,440 Speaker 1: the moment. There are some notable free agent quarterbacks out there, 347 00:17:58,480 --> 00:18:02,080 Speaker 1: of course Ryan Tannehill, chief among them the former Dolphins 348 00:18:02,200 --> 00:18:06,040 Speaker 1: first round draft pick Brian Hoyer, who is essentially in 349 00:18:06,400 --> 00:18:10,560 Speaker 1: semi retirement at this point, playing Gabbert Trevor Simeon. Mike White, 350 00:18:10,640 --> 00:18:13,120 Speaker 1: the former Dolphins quarterback who was with them in training camp, 351 00:18:13,200 --> 00:18:15,960 Speaker 1: now on the Bills practice squad, so hypothetically they could 352 00:18:16,000 --> 00:18:18,520 Speaker 1: bring him in as well, though it certainly sounds like 353 00:18:18,600 --> 00:18:21,440 Speaker 1: Skyler Thompson at this point. His plan a cam which 354 00:18:21,800 --> 00:18:23,800 Speaker 1: makes all of us out there who really haven't seen 355 00:18:23,800 --> 00:18:26,600 Speaker 1: a lot of Skyler Thompson since he started a playoff 356 00:18:26,680 --> 00:18:30,240 Speaker 1: game after to his concussion issues in twenty twenty two, 357 00:18:30,760 --> 00:18:33,000 Speaker 1: a couple of years later, what are we getting with 358 00:18:33,240 --> 00:18:36,520 Speaker 1: Skyler Thompson at quarterback? Unlike last night when he was 359 00:18:36,600 --> 00:18:38,120 Speaker 1: throwing to a bunch of backup receivers. 360 00:18:39,080 --> 00:18:41,080 Speaker 10: The plan is for Skyler Thompson to make his fourth 361 00:18:41,160 --> 00:18:44,200 Speaker 10: career start, but only his first since, like you mentioned 362 00:18:44,240 --> 00:18:46,480 Speaker 10: that twenty twenty two season, and we saw him in 363 00:18:46,520 --> 00:18:49,359 Speaker 10: that playoff game versus Buffalo. But Mike McDaniel has talked 364 00:18:49,359 --> 00:18:52,399 Speaker 10: about how he's grown immensely since that game. He was 365 00:18:52,480 --> 00:18:55,520 Speaker 10: in a battle with Mike White for the backup quarterback job, 366 00:18:55,600 --> 00:18:58,639 Speaker 10: and McDaniel told me the reason Skyler won was in 367 00:18:58,720 --> 00:19:01,479 Speaker 10: that last playoff game, there was a moment where Skyler 368 00:19:01,560 --> 00:19:03,879 Speaker 10: led his team back guys got off the bench to 369 00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:06,360 Speaker 10: watch him play. He felt like he rallied the team. 370 00:19:06,400 --> 00:19:08,760 Speaker 10: He said, that's what you need for your backup quarterback. 371 00:19:08,800 --> 00:19:11,159 Speaker 10: You're going to be put in adverse situations like this. 372 00:19:11,320 --> 00:19:13,760 Speaker 10: One who responds best. So they think that he can 373 00:19:13,880 --> 00:19:17,000 Speaker 10: respond well to the moment. Now we'll see how long 374 00:19:17,080 --> 00:19:19,359 Speaker 10: it is in the matter, but Skylar Thompson is going 375 00:19:19,440 --> 00:19:22,120 Speaker 10: to be a mobile quarterback. He doesn't have the ability 376 00:19:22,119 --> 00:19:24,119 Speaker 10: as far as accuracy as to it, but they believe 377 00:19:24,200 --> 00:19:26,880 Speaker 10: with the speed they have with Tyreek Hill Jay Lwattle 378 00:19:26,960 --> 00:19:29,399 Speaker 10: on those running backs, they can lean on their playmakers 379 00:19:29,520 --> 00:19:31,879 Speaker 10: and he can run Mike McDaniels offense the way it 380 00:19:31,960 --> 00:19:32,560 Speaker 10: needs to be run. 381 00:19:34,080 --> 00:19:36,359 Speaker 1: Skylar Thompson has now started since twenty twenty two, in 382 00:19:36,480 --> 00:19:39,439 Speaker 1: large part because Tua Tongue of l was healthy throughout 383 00:19:39,480 --> 00:19:41,840 Speaker 1: the twenty twenty three season and into twenty twenty four 384 00:19:42,000 --> 00:19:44,600 Speaker 1: prior to the concussion on Thursday Night, Cam. 385 00:19:44,840 --> 00:19:47,240 Speaker 2: Thank you very much. I am certain we will be 386 00:19:47,359 --> 00:19:50,040 Speaker 2: talking to you again very soon. Coming up after this. 387 00:19:50,600 --> 00:19:53,080 Speaker 1: Every talking about a guy who's got a big game 388 00:19:53,280 --> 00:19:56,119 Speaker 1: for a Saints team looked pretty impressive last week. To 389 00:19:56,240 --> 00:19:59,760 Speaker 1: Mario Davis, one of the best linebackers right now in 390 00:19:59,840 --> 00:20:02,480 Speaker 1: the the NFL, how do they slow down deck in company? 391 00:20:02,520 --> 00:20:13,040 Speaker 1: We'll ask tomorrow right after this on the Insiders, what. 392 00:20:13,119 --> 00:20:14,960 Speaker 2: Do you want to look back to hear me? 393 00:20:15,640 --> 00:20:17,960 Speaker 3: Hey, everything already been saying. 394 00:20:18,240 --> 00:20:19,000 Speaker 2: This ain't not low. 395 00:20:19,200 --> 00:20:21,800 Speaker 11: It's time to jump out that plane. Hey, put this 396 00:20:21,880 --> 00:20:24,520 Speaker 11: students built those work, so we put the turn up 397 00:20:24,560 --> 00:20:27,800 Speaker 11: in this thing. On the first it's old, you say who. 398 00:20:28,200 --> 00:20:29,520 Speaker 11: On the second it's sold. 399 00:20:29,720 --> 00:20:30,200 Speaker 12: You say that. 400 00:20:30,800 --> 00:20:32,960 Speaker 7: The first is all say who, the second you say that, 401 00:20:33,160 --> 00:20:33,800 Speaker 7: and we're gonna. 402 00:20:33,680 --> 00:20:34,480 Speaker 3: Keep it on repeating. 403 00:20:35,119 --> 00:20:40,159 Speaker 7: It's all this the old girl, it's this old guy, this. 404 00:20:40,400 --> 00:20:45,240 Speaker 2: Whole this A this, a this, this. 405 00:20:50,560 --> 00:20:52,679 Speaker 8: We gotta figure out a way to fire ourselves up 406 00:20:52,720 --> 00:20:55,159 Speaker 8: before this show. Who that Who that? 407 00:20:55,400 --> 00:20:55,680 Speaker 10: Who that? 408 00:20:55,840 --> 00:20:56,080 Speaker 2: You know? 409 00:20:56,200 --> 00:20:56,720 Speaker 8: Who that is? 410 00:20:57,119 --> 00:20:57,480 Speaker 10: That is? 411 00:20:57,680 --> 00:21:01,440 Speaker 8: To Mario Davis, linebacker for the same joining me Mike 412 00:21:01,480 --> 00:21:05,520 Speaker 8: Aarrolfolo and Ian Rappaport. We're loving the fact that we 413 00:21:05,600 --> 00:21:07,800 Speaker 8: have a couple of minutes here on a Friday to 414 00:21:07,880 --> 00:21:11,640 Speaker 8: spend with you. De Mario especially ahead of your one 415 00:21:11,840 --> 00:21:15,720 Speaker 8: hundredth consecutive start. Now, some folks might say, one hundredth 416 00:21:16,000 --> 00:21:18,399 Speaker 8: consecutive start, let me figure out, maybe I'll plan a 417 00:21:18,480 --> 00:21:20,440 Speaker 8: party or something like that. You, on the other hand, 418 00:21:21,359 --> 00:21:24,560 Speaker 8: you are partnering with Ashley for a good cause. What 419 00:21:24,600 --> 00:21:25,960 Speaker 8: are you doing with those folks? 420 00:21:26,880 --> 00:21:31,119 Speaker 13: Yes, it's been amazing to partner with Ashley around this 421 00:21:32,080 --> 00:21:36,399 Speaker 13: unique one hundred consecutive start. We'll be partnering with Ashley. 422 00:21:36,560 --> 00:21:38,280 Speaker 13: It is a part of a much bigger partnership that 423 00:21:38,359 --> 00:21:41,040 Speaker 13: we're doing. But what the program we're gonna do off 424 00:21:41,080 --> 00:21:44,560 Speaker 13: the one hundred a hundred career start is we're going 425 00:21:44,640 --> 00:21:48,960 Speaker 13: to replace one hundred percent of bids for the Covenant House, 426 00:21:49,119 --> 00:21:56,280 Speaker 13: which is a shelter that looks out after young individuals 427 00:21:56,400 --> 00:21:59,560 Speaker 13: between ages sixteen to twenty two. And so we're gonna 428 00:21:59,600 --> 00:22:01,920 Speaker 13: we're gonna pace one hundred percent of those beds. As 429 00:22:01,920 --> 00:22:03,800 Speaker 13: I said, it's part of a much loger partnership. So 430 00:22:03,880 --> 00:22:06,400 Speaker 13: really excited about that, and really excited about the partnership 431 00:22:06,440 --> 00:22:09,280 Speaker 13: with Ashley, and grateful for them and how they continue 432 00:22:09,320 --> 00:22:10,280 Speaker 13: to show up in the community. 433 00:22:12,480 --> 00:22:14,800 Speaker 6: Love to hear that it is an excellent cause of 434 00:22:14,840 --> 00:22:19,320 Speaker 6: great opportunity to give back. How have you done this? 435 00:22:19,560 --> 00:22:22,680 Speaker 6: One hundred starts is a lot. To be back every 436 00:22:22,760 --> 00:22:25,000 Speaker 6: week and still play at such a high level is 437 00:22:25,080 --> 00:22:25,400 Speaker 6: a lot. 438 00:22:26,119 --> 00:22:27,040 Speaker 8: What is the secret? 439 00:22:30,600 --> 00:22:34,880 Speaker 13: I don't know if it's any any secret. Number one 440 00:22:35,880 --> 00:22:40,000 Speaker 13: is a blessing, So praise Jesus. I think I've been 441 00:22:40,080 --> 00:22:43,960 Speaker 13: fortunate to be around a lot of great players. From 442 00:22:44,000 --> 00:22:46,280 Speaker 13: the time I've came in, I've played with some of 443 00:22:46,280 --> 00:22:50,080 Speaker 13: the phenomenal bets. I played with quite a list of 444 00:22:50,440 --> 00:22:54,200 Speaker 13: Hall of famers, And I think between asking them, you know, 445 00:22:54,560 --> 00:22:55,439 Speaker 13: what allowed them to. 446 00:22:55,440 --> 00:22:57,040 Speaker 3: Play so long? And how did they take care of 447 00:22:57,080 --> 00:22:57,600 Speaker 3: their bodies? 448 00:22:58,359 --> 00:23:02,119 Speaker 13: How did they prepare, how did they find ways in 449 00:23:02,160 --> 00:23:04,679 Speaker 13: the offseason to get better, how did they take care 450 00:23:04,680 --> 00:23:06,360 Speaker 13: of themselves and grow inside the game. 451 00:23:06,400 --> 00:23:08,000 Speaker 3: And then what do they do late in their career 452 00:23:08,600 --> 00:23:10,120 Speaker 3: to allow them to extend themselves? 453 00:23:10,160 --> 00:23:12,760 Speaker 13: And I think just being around all those guys, from 454 00:23:13,160 --> 00:23:17,600 Speaker 13: Ray Lewis to air Reed, to Barscott, Antonio Camarti, Derel Reeves, 455 00:23:18,560 --> 00:23:20,240 Speaker 13: you know it really asked them about their playing in 456 00:23:20,240 --> 00:23:22,560 Speaker 13: their process, it really has helped me. 457 00:23:24,040 --> 00:23:25,760 Speaker 3: As I've gotten later in my career. 458 00:23:27,560 --> 00:23:30,240 Speaker 8: And your career now your thirteen NFL season, as we 459 00:23:30,320 --> 00:23:33,159 Speaker 8: see there on the bottom of the screen. You've been 460 00:23:33,200 --> 00:23:36,120 Speaker 8: around long enough that they actually used to play sixteen games. 461 00:23:36,160 --> 00:23:38,440 Speaker 8: Now they play seventeen. So we know the season is 462 00:23:38,640 --> 00:23:41,160 Speaker 8: long and getting longer, maybe even longer one day, maybe 463 00:23:41,160 --> 00:23:44,159 Speaker 8: you'll be around for that as well. But so you know, 464 00:23:44,680 --> 00:23:46,880 Speaker 8: week one, it's nice to get off to the way 465 00:23:46,960 --> 00:23:49,639 Speaker 8: that you guys did, but you know, it's a long season. 466 00:23:49,680 --> 00:23:52,040 Speaker 8: But how do you take what you guys did on 467 00:23:52,240 --> 00:23:54,240 Speaker 8: both sides of the ball in week one and say, 468 00:23:54,320 --> 00:23:56,480 Speaker 8: all right, this is the catalyst for our season. 469 00:23:58,080 --> 00:24:00,560 Speaker 3: It's a long season and it's a race to get faster. 470 00:24:01,160 --> 00:24:04,480 Speaker 13: That's happening across the league, and that's what our mindset is, 471 00:24:05,119 --> 00:24:07,720 Speaker 13: is the race to get better week by week. And 472 00:24:09,600 --> 00:24:11,560 Speaker 13: you know, we we we got out of the bloss good. 473 00:24:11,680 --> 00:24:13,440 Speaker 13: But you know, we got a big challenge coming in 474 00:24:14,160 --> 00:24:16,320 Speaker 13: this weekend. You know, travel on the road against a 475 00:24:16,359 --> 00:24:20,520 Speaker 13: really good team that that's that's been on fire for years, 476 00:24:20,720 --> 00:24:22,960 Speaker 13: that there's really in the middle of their stride. Uh, 477 00:24:23,359 --> 00:24:25,440 Speaker 13: you know, led by phenomenal quarterback, one of the best 478 00:24:25,440 --> 00:24:30,040 Speaker 13: players in our league. And so it's going to be 479 00:24:30,080 --> 00:24:33,159 Speaker 13: a challenge. You know, offense and defense. They have have 480 00:24:33,240 --> 00:24:36,320 Speaker 13: a ton of weapons and uh, you know, as you 481 00:24:36,400 --> 00:24:38,200 Speaker 13: go on throughout the season, the game is don't get. 482 00:24:38,080 --> 00:24:39,480 Speaker 3: Easier, and so we just have to be ready to 483 00:24:39,480 --> 00:24:40,399 Speaker 3: step up to the challenge. 484 00:24:42,359 --> 00:24:44,080 Speaker 7: It has been a challenge I know this week for 485 00:24:44,160 --> 00:24:44,639 Speaker 7: you as well. 486 00:24:44,680 --> 00:24:47,560 Speaker 6: I mean talked about some of the challenges of facing 487 00:24:47,600 --> 00:24:50,439 Speaker 6: the Cowboys really a multi faceted, excellent offense. 488 00:24:50,520 --> 00:24:53,640 Speaker 7: You mentioned how good Dak Prescott is. All that is true. 489 00:24:54,000 --> 00:24:57,320 Speaker 6: You've also locally dealt with Hurricane Francine, which I know 490 00:24:57,480 --> 00:25:00,560 Speaker 6: has been uh hit the area hard and has adjusted 491 00:25:00,640 --> 00:25:03,240 Speaker 6: the practice schedules. Uh. What has that been like and 492 00:25:03,320 --> 00:25:05,840 Speaker 6: how has the weak of preparation been for the Cowboys. 493 00:25:07,359 --> 00:25:07,479 Speaker 14: Uh? 494 00:25:07,920 --> 00:25:10,920 Speaker 13: Yeah, I mean that's that's that's one of the things 495 00:25:10,960 --> 00:25:15,280 Speaker 13: about living in New Orleans. Every couple of years or so, Uh, 496 00:25:15,560 --> 00:25:18,920 Speaker 13: you face with threat of a hurricane and you really 497 00:25:18,960 --> 00:25:21,000 Speaker 13: don't know what that's like until you live here and 498 00:25:21,520 --> 00:25:23,879 Speaker 13: kind of see how it is constant and how it 499 00:25:23,960 --> 00:25:26,560 Speaker 13: impacts family, and you know how you always have to, 500 00:25:27,440 --> 00:25:31,000 Speaker 13: you know, kind of gaugement and be prepared for the worst. Fortunately, 501 00:25:32,520 --> 00:25:35,199 Speaker 13: you know where we are, it wasn't it wasn't as 502 00:25:35,280 --> 00:25:38,840 Speaker 13: bad as and so we've been able to kind of 503 00:25:38,880 --> 00:25:42,159 Speaker 13: get back to work as quickly as possible. You know, 504 00:25:42,520 --> 00:25:45,040 Speaker 13: not everyone has been as fortunate, and so we're kind 505 00:25:45,080 --> 00:25:48,520 Speaker 13: of still just dealing with that. And you know, any 506 00:25:48,600 --> 00:25:51,400 Speaker 13: any area that that that was more damaged, of course, 507 00:25:51,480 --> 00:25:55,120 Speaker 13: our prayers are with those families. And what I can 508 00:25:55,280 --> 00:25:58,800 Speaker 13: say is the city has been fast with the response 509 00:25:58,880 --> 00:26:01,760 Speaker 13: and making sure all all the powers getting back on, 510 00:26:01,920 --> 00:26:05,119 Speaker 13: making sure all the roads and trees are being you know, 511 00:26:05,240 --> 00:26:07,480 Speaker 13: cleaned up in anybody that that that is needing intra 512 00:26:07,520 --> 00:26:11,680 Speaker 13: support is getting that. And so it's amazing to see 513 00:26:12,960 --> 00:26:15,040 Speaker 13: how to how the city in the area really comes 514 00:26:15,040 --> 00:26:18,760 Speaker 13: together around these storms. And it's unfortunate that didn't come 515 00:26:18,800 --> 00:26:21,320 Speaker 13: so often, but we've been prepared to deal with them, 516 00:26:21,359 --> 00:26:23,520 Speaker 13: and this one was pretty good. I mean, our prayers 517 00:26:23,560 --> 00:26:25,440 Speaker 13: are still out with with those who are still struggling, 518 00:26:25,480 --> 00:26:27,600 Speaker 13: but for the most part, it's been good. 519 00:26:29,560 --> 00:26:31,720 Speaker 8: I know that we've been through this before with the Saints, 520 00:26:31,760 --> 00:26:33,920 Speaker 8: and you try to help in the community. You also 521 00:26:33,960 --> 00:26:36,520 Speaker 8: try to help by providing a victory and lift spirits 522 00:26:36,520 --> 00:26:37,880 Speaker 8: a little bit, and I know that that can help 523 00:26:37,960 --> 00:26:40,840 Speaker 8: some folks when it comes to this. To get this victory, 524 00:26:41,520 --> 00:26:43,240 Speaker 8: your offense is going to have to score some points. 525 00:26:43,320 --> 00:26:46,880 Speaker 8: They did that on Sunday against the Carolina Panthers. Did 526 00:26:46,920 --> 00:26:49,440 Speaker 8: you see this coming with your offense, because it sounded 527 00:26:49,520 --> 00:26:52,680 Speaker 8: like in training camp things were really clicking on that 528 00:26:52,800 --> 00:26:54,280 Speaker 8: side of the ball. Were you watching it saying, hey, 529 00:26:54,320 --> 00:26:55,520 Speaker 8: we could be dynamic this year. 530 00:26:56,840 --> 00:26:58,280 Speaker 13: I mean, I just have I just have a ton 531 00:26:58,320 --> 00:27:01,560 Speaker 13: of confidence in our locker room in general. I love 532 00:27:01,680 --> 00:27:04,399 Speaker 13: I love Derek and how he leaves that offense. Just 533 00:27:04,480 --> 00:27:08,560 Speaker 13: watching him this office offseason and how they've been united 534 00:27:08,600 --> 00:27:12,000 Speaker 13: and coming together, watching our old line kind of grow together. 535 00:27:12,680 --> 00:27:14,760 Speaker 3: Was not shocked to see how explosive they were off 536 00:27:14,840 --> 00:27:15,160 Speaker 3: the ball. 537 00:27:16,119 --> 00:27:18,720 Speaker 13: When you look at you know, Taysom and Alvin and 538 00:27:18,800 --> 00:27:20,520 Speaker 13: what they can do out of the backfield, I think 539 00:27:20,560 --> 00:27:22,639 Speaker 13: that's going to be challenging as a linebacker that has 540 00:27:22,680 --> 00:27:25,840 Speaker 13: to go against that position. Just the amount of looks 541 00:27:25,880 --> 00:27:28,440 Speaker 13: that they can give you. You know, they they both 542 00:27:28,520 --> 00:27:31,680 Speaker 13: are positioning at the top of their league. Then you 543 00:27:31,800 --> 00:27:34,320 Speaker 13: got so much speed on the outside with Chris Olive 544 00:27:34,560 --> 00:27:38,120 Speaker 13: and she Shied and some of those other young guys 545 00:27:38,119 --> 00:27:39,879 Speaker 13: stepping up and even in our tight end room. And 546 00:27:39,960 --> 00:27:42,399 Speaker 13: so when you you just look at the personnel, it 547 00:27:42,480 --> 00:27:44,320 Speaker 13: can do so much. And when you get a coordinator 548 00:27:45,520 --> 00:27:49,159 Speaker 13: that that comes from you know, probably the greatest offensive 549 00:27:50,119 --> 00:27:53,959 Speaker 13: uh scheme tree uh there is in the league, at 550 00:27:54,080 --> 00:27:57,479 Speaker 13: least in today's era. You you only you only can 551 00:27:57,560 --> 00:28:00,440 Speaker 13: have high hopes, and so it doesn't matter what the 552 00:28:00,560 --> 00:28:03,520 Speaker 13: expectations are. It all matters what you go out there 553 00:28:03,520 --> 00:28:05,560 Speaker 13: and do on Sunday. And Sunday they did that, but 554 00:28:06,280 --> 00:28:08,360 Speaker 13: you know, it's just that's just one game we got. 555 00:28:08,400 --> 00:28:12,040 Speaker 13: We got a long season ago and we're gonna need 556 00:28:12,080 --> 00:28:16,399 Speaker 13: all our pieces offense, defense, and special team. So definitely 557 00:28:16,520 --> 00:28:19,399 Speaker 13: encouraged and not shocked by how they showed up in 558 00:28:19,880 --> 00:28:20,480 Speaker 13: the first week. 559 00:28:21,280 --> 00:28:22,720 Speaker 3: Just excited to see them continue to do it. 560 00:28:24,680 --> 00:28:28,360 Speaker 8: To Mario Davis, one hundred consecutive starts. He's reliable, he's 561 00:28:28,400 --> 00:28:31,720 Speaker 8: doing great work in the community with Ashley related to 562 00:28:31,800 --> 00:28:34,080 Speaker 8: that streak that he's got going on, and this is 563 00:28:34,160 --> 00:28:36,359 Speaker 8: something I can always appreciate. He's got great hair. To 564 00:28:36,440 --> 00:28:39,200 Speaker 8: Mario Davis, thank you so much for joining us. Good 565 00:28:39,280 --> 00:28:40,640 Speaker 8: luck week two against the Cowboys. 566 00:28:40,680 --> 00:28:41,080 Speaker 2: Thank you man. 567 00:28:41,200 --> 00:28:44,840 Speaker 3: I appreciate you guys. I'll be blessed, all right. 568 00:28:44,880 --> 00:28:49,760 Speaker 8: Thank you to Mario. The Pittsburgh Steelers going with Justin 569 00:28:50,000 --> 00:28:53,400 Speaker 8: Fields for the second time. Here is Russell Wilson, recovering 570 00:28:53,440 --> 00:28:57,320 Speaker 8: from a calf injury. Can Fields stave off Wilson. That's 571 00:28:57,360 --> 00:28:58,960 Speaker 8: a question we've been asking all week on We're about 572 00:28:58,960 --> 00:29:00,200 Speaker 8: to find the answer it a couple of day. He're 573 00:29:00,200 --> 00:29:02,400 Speaker 8: gonna take one more look at this match up here 574 00:29:02,440 --> 00:29:09,000 Speaker 8: on the Insiders coming up next, Mike Tomlin began the 575 00:29:09,080 --> 00:29:12,040 Speaker 8: week by saying that they were preparing as if Justin 576 00:29:12,160 --> 00:29:16,440 Speaker 8: Fields would be the starter because Russell Wilson's availability didn't 577 00:29:16,480 --> 00:29:19,240 Speaker 8: look like it was going to be on track. We 578 00:29:19,440 --> 00:29:22,959 Speaker 8: ended the week with the Steelers listing Wilson as questionable 579 00:29:23,000 --> 00:29:26,120 Speaker 8: with that calf issue. There here is Mike Tomon on 580 00:29:26,280 --> 00:29:28,360 Speaker 8: his status for Sunday. 581 00:29:29,640 --> 00:29:31,120 Speaker 2: Regarding Russell's availability. 582 00:29:31,160 --> 00:29:33,760 Speaker 5: I'm going to list him as questionable and so obviously 583 00:29:33,800 --> 00:29:36,840 Speaker 5: if his availability is questionable, then starting is less so, 584 00:29:37,640 --> 00:29:39,200 Speaker 5: but we've been in that mindset all week. 585 00:29:39,280 --> 00:29:39,400 Speaker 9: Man. 586 00:29:39,760 --> 00:29:42,760 Speaker 5: Like I've said, we've been focused on getting Justin ready 587 00:29:42,840 --> 00:29:45,640 Speaker 5: to play, and we'll continue in that mindset as we 588 00:29:45,720 --> 00:29:46,960 Speaker 5: push forward toward game time. 589 00:29:49,000 --> 00:29:52,040 Speaker 8: Questionable for the game, doubtful to start if you're scoring 590 00:29:52,200 --> 00:29:56,440 Speaker 8: at home. Meanwhile, Malik willis extremely probable to start on 591 00:29:56,680 --> 00:30:01,320 Speaker 8: Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts with Jordan Love listed is questionable. 592 00:30:01,840 --> 00:30:05,200 Speaker 8: He didn't practice all week, but Matt Lafleur, the head coach, 593 00:30:05,360 --> 00:30:08,400 Speaker 8: keeping the door open for the possibility of Love starting. 594 00:30:08,480 --> 00:30:11,440 Speaker 8: We are expecting though, that it will be Willis and 595 00:30:11,600 --> 00:30:14,160 Speaker 8: Love could miss maybe perhaps a couple of games, but 596 00:30:14,200 --> 00:30:17,320 Speaker 8: the hope is that he backed in short order. Meanwhile, 597 00:30:17,400 --> 00:30:21,440 Speaker 8: the Cincinnati Bengals a jamar Chase. He did play on Sunday, 598 00:30:22,440 --> 00:30:26,040 Speaker 8: just not to the expectations of many around the league 599 00:30:26,040 --> 00:30:29,280 Speaker 8: and certainly those in Cincinnati, and the expectations that Chase 600 00:30:29,440 --> 00:30:32,360 Speaker 8: has of the Bengals as a team. They need to 601 00:30:32,360 --> 00:30:34,080 Speaker 8: start meeting them. Here's what Chase had to say. 602 00:30:35,800 --> 00:30:38,000 Speaker 15: Oh, yeah, the energy is there both sides. I'm sure 603 00:30:38,040 --> 00:30:40,120 Speaker 15: they know we don't like them, they know they don't 604 00:30:40,160 --> 00:30:42,160 Speaker 15: like us. So, i mean, Dan's already already. There is 605 00:30:42,200 --> 00:30:43,720 Speaker 15: not really much we got to say now to this point, 606 00:30:43,720 --> 00:30:45,400 Speaker 15: it's been four years now, so everyone gets it. 607 00:30:45,560 --> 00:30:46,760 Speaker 8: The turfing of the talking. 608 00:30:46,800 --> 00:30:49,160 Speaker 2: Does that make it more fun for you in the game. 609 00:30:49,240 --> 00:30:50,719 Speaker 15: Yeah, you know what I'm saying. When the media come, 610 00:30:50,760 --> 00:30:52,680 Speaker 15: y'all just blow it up and then make some stuff 611 00:30:52,720 --> 00:30:54,120 Speaker 15: out of it. But I'll just wait for the game 612 00:30:54,160 --> 00:30:56,720 Speaker 15: come not. I'm smarter now now I'm four years in. 613 00:30:56,960 --> 00:30:59,800 Speaker 15: It's not no if you know what I'm saying, we are. 614 00:31:00,160 --> 00:31:01,840 Speaker 15: It seemed to be an AFC and we know it, 615 00:31:02,160 --> 00:31:03,719 Speaker 15: and we got to act like it and we got 616 00:31:03,800 --> 00:31:04,479 Speaker 15: to play like it too. 617 00:31:07,360 --> 00:31:07,440 Speaker 5: Now. 618 00:31:07,560 --> 00:31:11,160 Speaker 8: Baldy Brian Baldinger joining us. Hi Baldy, I was getting 619 00:31:11,200 --> 00:31:12,920 Speaker 8: right into my point because I feel good about this one. 620 00:31:13,000 --> 00:31:16,880 Speaker 8: I feel like the Bengals getting the Chiefs is a 621 00:31:17,040 --> 00:31:19,840 Speaker 8: good thing right now because they sort of slept walk 622 00:31:19,920 --> 00:31:21,520 Speaker 8: through a game that I think that they felt like 623 00:31:21,760 --> 00:31:23,600 Speaker 8: they could probably just show up and win and it 624 00:31:23,760 --> 00:31:25,720 Speaker 8: was not the case. They needed a wake up call. 625 00:31:25,960 --> 00:31:28,600 Speaker 8: Here it comes. You heard what Jamar Chase had to say, 626 00:31:28,840 --> 00:31:31,680 Speaker 8: Are you buying it? Well? 627 00:31:31,800 --> 00:31:34,440 Speaker 14: I mean I remember last year with Jamar Chase saying 628 00:31:34,520 --> 00:31:37,160 Speaker 14: that I'm open, I'm always bleeping open, and he kind 629 00:31:37,200 --> 00:31:39,560 Speaker 14: of proved it. You know, He's backed up a lot 630 00:31:39,640 --> 00:31:42,040 Speaker 14: of things. Now, they've got to be more than a 631 00:31:42,160 --> 00:31:45,520 Speaker 14: ten point offense like they were last week. Then they 632 00:31:45,560 --> 00:31:47,520 Speaker 14: gave two hundred and twenty yards. They didn't really attack 633 00:31:47,840 --> 00:31:50,520 Speaker 14: down the field. You show one play to Jamar where 634 00:31:50,680 --> 00:31:53,320 Speaker 14: it went over twenty yards. They had no explosive plays. 635 00:31:53,280 --> 00:31:53,880 Speaker 8: In the offense. 636 00:31:53,960 --> 00:31:56,680 Speaker 14: So if they're gonna get after Kansas City. You know, 637 00:31:56,800 --> 00:31:59,000 Speaker 14: you got to match the explosive ofs that Kansas City 638 00:31:59,080 --> 00:32:02,880 Speaker 14: showed opening night with Xavier Worthy and his two touchdowns 639 00:32:02,960 --> 00:32:05,400 Speaker 14: and how they scored and what Patrick Mahomes is used 640 00:32:05,400 --> 00:32:08,640 Speaker 14: to So look, Joe Burrow, Mike, honestly, he was very 641 00:32:08,680 --> 00:32:10,680 Speaker 14: accurate with the bault. But everything was dink and dunk. 642 00:32:10,880 --> 00:32:13,840 Speaker 14: Everything was short, and that's not couldn't get it done. 643 00:32:13,840 --> 00:32:15,800 Speaker 14: I don't believe against Kansas City. So if they open 644 00:32:15,920 --> 00:32:19,240 Speaker 14: up the offense and they attack, I think they have 645 00:32:19,280 --> 00:32:22,400 Speaker 14: a much a better chance of Jamar packing up what 646 00:32:22,520 --> 00:32:23,960 Speaker 14: he was saying right there that they're the team to 647 00:32:24,000 --> 00:32:24,640 Speaker 14: beat in the AFC. 648 00:32:25,200 --> 00:32:27,880 Speaker 8: Baldy gonna be in Cincinnati or excuse me in Kansas 649 00:32:27,880 --> 00:32:31,560 Speaker 8: City to call this game between Cincinnati uh and the 650 00:32:31,680 --> 00:32:34,400 Speaker 8: Chiefs here. Looking forward to your analysis on that, Looking 651 00:32:34,440 --> 00:32:37,680 Speaker 8: forward to your breakdown once this game is over. Steve 652 00:32:37,760 --> 00:32:42,200 Speaker 8: Spagnolo and lou Anrilo, two good coordinators on the defensive side, 653 00:32:42,240 --> 00:32:45,000 Speaker 8: going up against two good offenses. It's always a great show. 654 00:32:45,280 --> 00:32:46,960 Speaker 8: This guy usually puts on a great show. But we 655 00:32:47,000 --> 00:32:49,239 Speaker 8: need a little bounce back. I think we I've got him. 656 00:32:49,240 --> 00:32:52,320 Speaker 8: In fantasy. Adam rant coming up to talk about cdee 657 00:32:52,400 --> 00:32:55,280 Speaker 8: Lamb and some other players who need to bounce back 658 00:32:55,320 --> 00:32:56,680 Speaker 8: for fantasy purposes. 659 00:32:56,320 --> 00:32:56,760 Speaker 2: In Week two. 660 00:33:06,800 --> 00:33:11,160 Speaker 1: Fantasy Live returns Monday at six pm Eastern Time. Hopefully 661 00:33:11,240 --> 00:33:15,200 Speaker 1: no news during that show that completely blows up fantasy 662 00:33:15,280 --> 00:33:16,800 Speaker 1: lineups nationwide. 663 00:33:16,960 --> 00:33:19,360 Speaker 2: If it happens, our guy Adam. 664 00:33:19,160 --> 00:33:21,680 Speaker 1: Rank will of course be on the scene to tell 665 00:33:21,720 --> 00:33:24,000 Speaker 1: you who you should be grabbing on the waiverwear and 666 00:33:24,120 --> 00:33:27,040 Speaker 1: he also joins us right now, right here on the 667 00:33:27,160 --> 00:33:31,720 Speaker 1: Insiders alongside me, Tom Pilicero and Ian Rappaport Ranked. There's 668 00:33:31,840 --> 00:33:34,360 Speaker 1: always some of those guys in the first week of 669 00:33:34,440 --> 00:33:37,840 Speaker 1: Fantasy who you want to strangle after the game because hey, 670 00:33:37,920 --> 00:33:39,880 Speaker 1: I used a high pick got him only two points. 671 00:33:40,080 --> 00:33:40,680 Speaker 2: Do you panic? 672 00:33:41,000 --> 00:33:41,400 Speaker 10: Do you not? 673 00:33:41,960 --> 00:33:43,800 Speaker 2: Let's go to the Saints Cowboys game. 674 00:33:43,840 --> 00:33:46,040 Speaker 1: Give me a couple of names that maybe you're expecting 675 00:33:46,160 --> 00:33:48,160 Speaker 1: for a big return in Week two. 676 00:33:48,960 --> 00:33:50,760 Speaker 12: Well, here's the thing, Tom, I'm gonna give you two 677 00:33:50,880 --> 00:33:53,479 Speaker 12: names from one game, and it's the two guys who 678 00:33:53,520 --> 00:33:56,360 Speaker 12: are my highest draft picks in my league of record, 679 00:33:56,760 --> 00:33:58,719 Speaker 12: and it did not go very well the first week. 680 00:33:58,760 --> 00:34:00,600 Speaker 12: I'm gonna talk about CD and Chris A. 681 00:34:00,640 --> 00:34:00,840 Speaker 8: Lave. 682 00:34:01,000 --> 00:34:03,560 Speaker 12: Well, let's talk about Ceedee Lamb, who in Week one. 683 00:34:03,840 --> 00:34:06,600 Speaker 12: It wasn't a complete disaster. He did get you double 684 00:34:06,640 --> 00:34:09,680 Speaker 12: digit points. But for a player who likely went in 685 00:34:09,760 --> 00:34:13,560 Speaker 12: the top three of your fantasy drafts this season, you're 686 00:34:13,600 --> 00:34:16,120 Speaker 12: expecting a little bit more. Especially with the Dallas Cowboys 687 00:34:16,200 --> 00:34:19,360 Speaker 12: coming out with a victory. You thought perhaps he would 688 00:34:19,400 --> 00:34:21,280 Speaker 12: flirt with the end zone, but of course that touchdown 689 00:34:21,320 --> 00:34:23,320 Speaker 12: went to Brandon Cooks. But the good news about this 690 00:34:23,480 --> 00:34:25,799 Speaker 12: week is that the Saints play a lot of man, 691 00:34:25,920 --> 00:34:27,799 Speaker 12: and they play a lot of single high man, which 692 00:34:27,880 --> 00:34:32,280 Speaker 12: is where Ceedee Lamb and Dak Prescott beast. I expect 693 00:34:32,360 --> 00:34:35,680 Speaker 12: a complete bounce back for Ceedee Lamb and you're going 694 00:34:35,760 --> 00:34:37,600 Speaker 12: to be enjoying the output this week. 695 00:34:37,960 --> 00:34:39,640 Speaker 7: On the other side, when you look at Chris A. 696 00:34:39,719 --> 00:34:43,160 Speaker 12: Lave, it was a little disappointing because the Saints scored 697 00:34:43,400 --> 00:34:44,440 Speaker 12: forty seven points. 698 00:34:45,040 --> 00:34:46,200 Speaker 7: My guy Rashid. 699 00:34:45,920 --> 00:34:48,719 Speaker 12: Shahed went out there, scored a touchdown, the Island of 700 00:34:48,840 --> 00:34:52,320 Speaker 12: Foster Moreau scored a touchdown, Juwan Johnson scored a touchdown. 701 00:34:52,560 --> 00:34:54,600 Speaker 7: I think Joe Horne even got into the mix. I 702 00:34:54,680 --> 00:34:58,480 Speaker 7: think you know it was bad except for Chris Alave 703 00:34:58,640 --> 00:34:58,880 Speaker 7: did not. 704 00:34:58,880 --> 00:34:59,640 Speaker 8: Get into the en zone. 705 00:34:59,680 --> 00:35:03,120 Speaker 12: But what he did do was be a huge contributor 706 00:35:03,520 --> 00:35:06,280 Speaker 12: on offense, sprung a couple of blocks. So I feel 707 00:35:06,440 --> 00:35:08,839 Speaker 12: I hope that when Derek Carr and and Derek Carr 708 00:35:08,920 --> 00:35:11,799 Speaker 12: mentioned this in the postgame presser, noting all the little 709 00:35:11,840 --> 00:35:15,480 Speaker 12: things that Chris Olave did, expect, expect the Saints to 710 00:35:15,600 --> 00:35:18,600 Speaker 12: target him early in this game against the Cowboys. Tough matchup, 711 00:35:18,800 --> 00:35:22,240 Speaker 12: but sometimes good players have to overcome those tough matchups. 712 00:35:23,400 --> 00:35:23,759 Speaker 8: It's true. 713 00:35:23,760 --> 00:35:27,560 Speaker 6: Okay, So while we're talking about receivers who will be targeted, 714 00:35:27,640 --> 00:35:28,960 Speaker 6: Oh my god, this is Joe Horn. 715 00:35:29,360 --> 00:35:30,040 Speaker 3: This is so bad. 716 00:35:31,160 --> 00:35:34,200 Speaker 7: Nice job, Tom, that was good. Called it back. I 717 00:35:34,280 --> 00:35:36,279 Speaker 7: was gonna go with Marcus Colson anyway, doesn't matter. 718 00:35:37,280 --> 00:35:39,080 Speaker 6: Let's talk about a receiver who may or may not 719 00:35:39,160 --> 00:35:43,320 Speaker 6: be targeted. Let's just say someone here drafted Drake London 720 00:35:43,480 --> 00:35:46,880 Speaker 6: early and he didn't quite produce like you sort of 721 00:35:46,960 --> 00:35:47,479 Speaker 6: maybe wanted. 722 00:35:47,600 --> 00:35:51,080 Speaker 7: Would he be a bounce back player? I would certainly hope. 723 00:35:51,120 --> 00:35:53,000 Speaker 12: So I saw have a lot of faith in this 724 00:35:53,160 --> 00:35:55,960 Speaker 12: Falcons offense, and I you know what, in a number 725 00:35:55,960 --> 00:35:57,839 Speaker 12: of leagues, I used a high draft pick on Drake 726 00:35:57,920 --> 00:36:00,279 Speaker 12: London as well. I was I was making in front 727 00:36:00,280 --> 00:36:03,080 Speaker 12: of Jamie Erdahl on GMFB a couple of weeks ago 728 00:36:03,160 --> 00:36:06,400 Speaker 12: because she omitted Drake London and of course two receptions 729 00:36:06,440 --> 00:36:08,640 Speaker 12: for fifteen yards against the Steelers. Isn't quite going to 730 00:36:08,680 --> 00:36:10,879 Speaker 12: go out there and get it out. Yeah, she's she's 731 00:36:10,960 --> 00:36:14,560 Speaker 12: taking her victory laps now. But I anticipate the Falcons 732 00:36:14,640 --> 00:36:15,800 Speaker 12: to bounce back this week. 733 00:36:15,640 --> 00:36:16,440 Speaker 2: Against the Eagles. 734 00:36:16,560 --> 00:36:20,080 Speaker 12: Last Friday in Brazil, we saw the Eagles give up 735 00:36:20,080 --> 00:36:22,400 Speaker 12: a lot of production to guys like Jayden Reid and 736 00:36:22,520 --> 00:36:25,080 Speaker 12: some of the other Packers wide receivers. I do believe 737 00:36:25,120 --> 00:36:28,160 Speaker 12: the Falcons will start getting back into the mix. Kirk 738 00:36:28,200 --> 00:36:30,520 Speaker 12: Cousins had such a long layoff. I'm not going to 739 00:36:30,560 --> 00:36:32,920 Speaker 12: panic about this at all. I think both those players 740 00:36:33,040 --> 00:36:36,040 Speaker 12: bounce back this week. So don't panic on Drake London. 741 00:36:36,080 --> 00:36:36,839 Speaker 7: He's going to be great. 742 00:36:38,960 --> 00:36:41,839 Speaker 1: Jamie took Zay Flowers over Drake London that draft save 743 00:36:41,880 --> 00:36:43,360 Speaker 1: Flowers up to a pretty good start. 744 00:36:43,640 --> 00:36:46,440 Speaker 2: Just say, watch your back the Bears. 745 00:36:46,520 --> 00:36:49,080 Speaker 1: Meanwhile, through for I want to say, about fourteen yards 746 00:36:49,280 --> 00:36:51,960 Speaker 1: in week one, is there a bounce back player this 747 00:36:52,120 --> 00:36:53,880 Speaker 1: week as they get set to take on the Texans. 748 00:36:54,520 --> 00:36:56,759 Speaker 7: I'm not sure that I appreciate your tone there, Tom, 749 00:36:56,800 --> 00:36:57,359 Speaker 7: but that's okay. 750 00:36:57,800 --> 00:37:01,520 Speaker 12: I I do believe they will bounce will they will 751 00:37:01,560 --> 00:37:04,880 Speaker 12: bounce back this week against the Houston Texas. Again, tough matchup, 752 00:37:04,920 --> 00:37:08,800 Speaker 12: nothing wrong with the Houston Texans, the defending AFC South champions, 753 00:37:09,040 --> 00:37:10,920 Speaker 12: but I do believe that DJ Moore is going to 754 00:37:10,960 --> 00:37:11,720 Speaker 12: be the more. 755 00:37:11,719 --> 00:37:13,560 Speaker 7: Targeted guy in this offense. 756 00:37:13,600 --> 00:37:16,759 Speaker 12: We saw during the preseason that despite the chemistry that 757 00:37:16,880 --> 00:37:21,040 Speaker 12: has developed between Caleb Williams and Roma Dunese, there really 758 00:37:21,239 --> 00:37:23,200 Speaker 12: was an effort to get the ball into the hands 759 00:37:23,239 --> 00:37:25,360 Speaker 12: of DJ Moore. And when he's making catches like that, 760 00:37:25,640 --> 00:37:28,120 Speaker 12: you can see why. There are a number of things 761 00:37:28,200 --> 00:37:31,680 Speaker 12: that the Bears could clean up offensively in this next game. 762 00:37:31,840 --> 00:37:34,160 Speaker 7: But I think they're gonna target Dj Moore. 763 00:37:34,520 --> 00:37:37,759 Speaker 12: Maybe get those three players including Keenan Allen all on 764 00:37:37,840 --> 00:37:39,239 Speaker 12: the field at the same time and. 765 00:37:39,320 --> 00:37:40,800 Speaker 7: See what happens with these guys. 766 00:37:42,520 --> 00:37:44,399 Speaker 2: Sorry, I didn't want to sell your guys short. 767 00:37:44,480 --> 00:37:44,600 Speaker 15: Here. 768 00:37:44,960 --> 00:37:48,120 Speaker 1: Ninety three passing yards for the Bears in Week one. 769 00:37:48,400 --> 00:37:50,880 Speaker 1: It's just the start for job one pick Caleb Williams. 770 00:37:51,040 --> 00:37:53,200 Speaker 1: We're all going to be okay. Ran looked forward to 771 00:37:53,239 --> 00:37:58,319 Speaker 1: see watching Fantasy Live six pm Eastern Time on Monday one. 772 00:37:58,360 --> 00:38:00,360 Speaker 2: A Bears homer coming up back after this. 773 00:38:00,760 --> 00:38:03,080 Speaker 1: There're obviously a lot of emotions on the field last 774 00:38:03,160 --> 00:38:05,880 Speaker 1: night in Miami, certainly some of those emotions on The 775 00:38:05,960 --> 00:38:10,080 Speaker 1: Bill's sideline as James Cooking Company took over. 776 00:38:10,239 --> 00:38:12,120 Speaker 2: What does it mean moving forward? 777 00:38:12,440 --> 00:38:15,680 Speaker 1: Baldy and Cam Wolf back to discuss that next on 778 00:38:15,760 --> 00:38:16,400 Speaker 1: the Insects. 779 00:38:24,280 --> 00:38:27,359 Speaker 6: Can't say I expected to finish up week or their 780 00:38:27,400 --> 00:38:30,880 Speaker 6: Week two game and have James Cook be the breakout 781 00:38:30,920 --> 00:38:31,919 Speaker 6: star of the Buffalo Bills. 782 00:38:31,920 --> 00:38:32,839 Speaker 7: That's exactly where we are. 783 00:38:32,880 --> 00:38:36,319 Speaker 6: Eleven carries, seventy eight yards, two touchdowns. 784 00:38:36,480 --> 00:38:37,239 Speaker 7: We can talk all we. 785 00:38:37,320 --> 00:38:41,040 Speaker 6: Want about Josh Allen and his hand and running the 786 00:38:41,120 --> 00:38:44,200 Speaker 6: ball and throw. No, this was all about James Cook. 787 00:38:44,520 --> 00:38:48,480 Speaker 6: Let's welcome in our good friends, Cam Wolf and Brian 788 00:38:48,600 --> 00:38:53,000 Speaker 6: Baldinger for ass the aces presented by Ace Hardware. Cam, 789 00:38:53,280 --> 00:38:56,360 Speaker 6: you were at that game last night. You took notes 790 00:38:57,080 --> 00:38:59,800 Speaker 6: very heavily. You wrote, you reported on a lot of 791 00:38:59,840 --> 00:39:02,120 Speaker 6: things the Bill. I know we talked Dolbins a lot. 792 00:39:02,360 --> 00:39:03,200 Speaker 3: Thillse are two and zero? 793 00:39:03,640 --> 00:39:04,680 Speaker 7: What do we make of the Boss? 794 00:39:05,840 --> 00:39:07,600 Speaker 2: And I'm a big fan of the Wire. 795 00:39:07,840 --> 00:39:09,719 Speaker 10: And there's a line in the Wire that said, come 796 00:39:09,800 --> 00:39:12,480 Speaker 10: at the King, you best not miss. The Bills are 797 00:39:12,520 --> 00:39:16,280 Speaker 10: still the Kings of the AFC East until proven otherwise. 798 00:39:16,400 --> 00:39:20,200 Speaker 10: The rumors of the demise of the Bills were exaggerated. 799 00:39:20,360 --> 00:39:22,799 Speaker 10: They came out, and one thing that really stood out 800 00:39:22,840 --> 00:39:25,719 Speaker 10: to me was this Buffalo Bill's defense. We talk a 801 00:39:25,760 --> 00:39:27,799 Speaker 10: lot about Josh Allen with the Bills, but they held 802 00:39:27,840 --> 00:39:31,160 Speaker 10: the Dolphins to ten points. Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddo 803 00:39:31,239 --> 00:39:35,879 Speaker 10: had under seventy five yards combined. They really held them tight. 804 00:39:35,960 --> 00:39:39,279 Speaker 10: They played a lot of two deep safeties three quarter 805 00:39:39,360 --> 00:39:40,000 Speaker 10: of their snaps. 806 00:39:40,040 --> 00:39:41,239 Speaker 3: They played too deep, and. 807 00:39:41,320 --> 00:39:43,680 Speaker 10: So they really limited at those vertical weapons that the 808 00:39:43,719 --> 00:39:46,359 Speaker 10: Dolphins loved to have downfield. And they had a lot 809 00:39:46,440 --> 00:39:49,000 Speaker 10: of contributions for guys that we don't hear their name 810 00:39:49,080 --> 00:39:52,319 Speaker 10: a lot. JaMarcus Ingram, a backup corner, had two interceptions. 811 00:39:52,640 --> 00:39:55,600 Speaker 10: Von Miller, who people took in the burial. He had 812 00:39:55,840 --> 00:39:58,560 Speaker 10: a sack again, back to back games with sacks two 813 00:39:58,640 --> 00:40:02,520 Speaker 10: point one second per pressure, his fastest in twenty twenty one. 814 00:40:03,040 --> 00:40:06,560 Speaker 10: Bayle inspector at the Green Dot once Terrell Bernard got 815 00:40:06,640 --> 00:40:09,400 Speaker 10: hurt and so Bobby Babbage special shout out to him, 816 00:40:09,400 --> 00:40:12,120 Speaker 10: the defensive coordinator first year for the Buffalo Bills, called 817 00:40:12,160 --> 00:40:15,640 Speaker 10: a great game plan and the Bills definitely deserve our respect. 818 00:40:17,480 --> 00:40:19,960 Speaker 14: I would agree with you, Cam defensively. You know they 819 00:40:20,520 --> 00:40:23,200 Speaker 14: the week before obviously we saw Tyreek Hill go eighty 820 00:40:23,280 --> 00:40:26,400 Speaker 14: yards for touchdown. Well, there was no explosive plays in 821 00:40:26,440 --> 00:40:28,840 Speaker 14: the offense except for Devon h Chan and they were 822 00:40:28,920 --> 00:40:31,640 Speaker 14: willing to give up those rush yards. But like you said, 823 00:40:31,680 --> 00:40:33,680 Speaker 14: they're playing in that deep shell. You're not gonna get 824 00:40:33,680 --> 00:40:35,360 Speaker 14: behind him. They're going to keep everything in front of you, 825 00:40:35,640 --> 00:40:37,920 Speaker 14: and they frustrate you. And you know they get the 826 00:40:37,960 --> 00:40:42,000 Speaker 14: turnovers and the takeaways. You know, I said this this week, 827 00:40:42,080 --> 00:40:44,600 Speaker 14: Cam and the and I said, you know when these 828 00:40:45,080 --> 00:40:48,160 Speaker 14: when these Miami kids come back to South Florida to play, 829 00:40:48,960 --> 00:40:51,720 Speaker 14: like you know, James Cook went to Central High School 830 00:40:51,719 --> 00:40:54,600 Speaker 14: in Miami, When they come back to Miami, it's a 831 00:40:54,680 --> 00:40:57,279 Speaker 14: big deal. Heck, I remember when EMITTT Smith came back 832 00:40:57,320 --> 00:40:59,959 Speaker 14: and played in Florida. They come back to the family 833 00:41:00,000 --> 00:41:02,160 Speaker 14: at least there, their friends are there. They come to 834 00:41:02,239 --> 00:41:05,319 Speaker 14: put on a show. And James Cook scored those three 835 00:41:05,400 --> 00:41:07,799 Speaker 14: touchdowns in the first half. He put on a show. 836 00:41:08,040 --> 00:41:10,640 Speaker 14: That forty nine yard touchdown run. It was a blur 837 00:41:11,160 --> 00:41:12,759 Speaker 14: and you know here it is right here and right 838 00:41:12,840 --> 00:41:15,120 Speaker 14: forget it like you could put your morning cup of 839 00:41:15,200 --> 00:41:17,799 Speaker 14: coffee on his helmet, it wouldn't have spilt the drop 840 00:41:17,920 --> 00:41:20,320 Speaker 14: until he did that flip in the end zone like 841 00:41:20,480 --> 00:41:23,000 Speaker 14: he's just smooth and I'm with you. Like that was 842 00:41:23,040 --> 00:41:25,839 Speaker 14: an impressive performance all the way around, but I thought 843 00:41:25,880 --> 00:41:29,040 Speaker 14: it was led by their defense, which you mentioned some 844 00:41:29,120 --> 00:41:31,520 Speaker 14: of the new names to Marcus Ingram and Balon Spector 845 00:41:32,520 --> 00:41:36,520 Speaker 14: cam Lewis. It just seems like they changed personnel, but 846 00:41:36,760 --> 00:41:39,160 Speaker 14: the effectiveness of what they do still stays the same. 847 00:41:39,200 --> 00:41:43,120 Speaker 14: Minutes a credit to Sean McDermott and the staff man. 848 00:41:43,200 --> 00:41:45,480 Speaker 6: I can't wait to figure out who had a bigger 849 00:41:45,600 --> 00:41:49,400 Speaker 6: primetime performance, James Cook or Baldy eating all those ribs 850 00:41:49,440 --> 00:41:51,399 Speaker 6: and brisket in Kansas City this week. 851 00:41:51,920 --> 00:41:54,000 Speaker 7: Baldy, thank you, thank you. Cam. 852 00:41:54,280 --> 00:41:56,040 Speaker 6: Don't tell me the answer. I can't wait to find 853 00:41:56,080 --> 00:42:00,319 Speaker 6: out next week. That's the That'll be the dramatic reveal. 854 00:42:00,400 --> 00:42:03,319 Speaker 6: I would say that was as the Acesta presented by 855 00:42:03,320 --> 00:42:06,759 Speaker 6: ACE Hardware. Coming up next, we will talk about why 856 00:42:06,800 --> 00:42:08,120 Speaker 6: are we showing the leak neighbors? 857 00:42:08,400 --> 00:42:08,959 Speaker 10: Is this bad? 858 00:42:09,680 --> 00:42:10,160 Speaker 2: Is it good? 859 00:42:10,760 --> 00:42:11,640 Speaker 3: Is it a little of both? 860 00:42:12,040 --> 00:42:14,200 Speaker 6: I think we'll go through all of the things getting 861 00:42:14,280 --> 00:42:17,920 Speaker 6: you ready for Sunday coming up right away on The Insiders. 862 00:42:18,040 --> 00:42:18,720 Speaker 8: It's good body. 863 00:42:24,400 --> 00:42:28,319 Speaker 2: The Insiders is back on Monday. That is our YouTube show. 864 00:42:28,440 --> 00:42:31,680 Speaker 1: It's also a podcast Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday will be on 865 00:42:31,680 --> 00:42:32,400 Speaker 1: the NFL. 866 00:42:32,160 --> 00:42:34,879 Speaker 2: Network and NFL Plus at seven pm Eastern Time. 867 00:42:34,960 --> 00:42:38,960 Speaker 1: And Thursday, don't miss that edition on the NFL channel 868 00:42:39,000 --> 00:42:44,400 Speaker 1: on fast streaming platforms, also on YouTube, also on NFL Plus. Well, 869 00:42:44,400 --> 00:42:46,800 Speaker 1: we'll be talking about a j Brown come Monday. It 870 00:42:46,920 --> 00:42:50,000 Speaker 1: was limited in practice today because of a hamstring issues. 871 00:42:50,000 --> 00:42:52,680 Speaker 1: Certainly something to monitor lean up to their Monday night 872 00:42:52,760 --> 00:42:54,280 Speaker 1: game against the Texans. 873 00:42:54,320 --> 00:42:55,800 Speaker 2: Also bad news for the Chiefs. 874 00:42:56,160 --> 00:42:59,560 Speaker 1: Marquise Hollywood Brown headed to injured reserve. Andy Reid says 875 00:42:59,560 --> 00:43:02,560 Speaker 1: it's going to be measured in months, not weeks, as 876 00:43:02,600 --> 00:43:04,080 Speaker 1: he gets set to undergo surgery. 877 00:43:04,160 --> 00:43:05,080 Speaker 2: Ian what else we got? 878 00:43:07,040 --> 00:43:10,400 Speaker 6: We got the two Bears receivers once again listed as questionable, 879 00:43:10,440 --> 00:43:15,280 Speaker 6: kidding Allen with here Roma the Heel Romadoons with MCL issues. 880 00:43:15,320 --> 00:43:17,000 Speaker 7: We'll see if either of those guys play. 881 00:43:17,400 --> 00:43:20,080 Speaker 6: T Higgins doubtful with a hamstring injury, though he is 882 00:43:20,239 --> 00:43:23,800 Speaker 6: rapidly improving. Jordan Addison out this week. A lot of 883 00:43:23,880 --> 00:43:25,680 Speaker 6: nailer tom for the Minnesota Vikings. 884 00:43:28,560 --> 00:43:31,399 Speaker 8: Some good news. Malik Neighbors Giants Wide Receiver. A little 885 00:43:31,400 --> 00:43:33,239 Speaker 8: bit of a scare on Thursday, but he is set 886 00:43:33,360 --> 00:43:36,600 Speaker 8: to go on Sunday against the Commanders. Giants were confident 887 00:43:36,600 --> 00:43:38,319 Speaker 8: as long as he woke up fine, he'd be good. 888 00:43:38,760 --> 00:43:42,319 Speaker 8: Kenneth Walker out for the Seahawks. Zach Sharbon Ay, he'll 889 00:43:42,400 --> 00:43:45,600 Speaker 8: get the start. I want a nice Chardonay's time to go. 890 00:43:45,800 --> 00:43:46,279 Speaker 8: Show's over. 891 00:43:47,200 --> 00:43:48,880 Speaker 2: If you're the weekend back, goodbye,