1 00:00:00,480 --> 00:00:07,960 Speaker 1: Be Around the NFL Podcast can't wait for the Pro Bowl? 2 00:00:08,840 --> 00:00:13,160 Speaker 1: Oh that's right, this is our Pro Bowl preview episode. 3 00:00:13,600 --> 00:00:17,119 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Around the NFL Podcast, Um, Dan Jnsas. 4 00:00:17,560 --> 00:00:21,319 Speaker 1: I'm in a virtual room and possibly still in a 5 00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:25,280 Speaker 1: virtual room filled with some heroes. Greg Rosenthalf, Mark Sessler. 6 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:27,840 Speaker 1: That's right, Mark, and you would you would hinted that 7 00:00:27,880 --> 00:00:30,600 Speaker 1: you were going to have a WiFi issue. Well, now 8 00:00:30,640 --> 00:00:32,960 Speaker 1: we've lured you into this podcast and we're gonna go 9 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:35,440 Speaker 1: deep dive on a f C V n f C. 10 00:00:36,120 --> 00:00:39,280 Speaker 1: Well you you are bait and switched me because Greg 11 00:00:39,320 --> 00:00:42,240 Speaker 1: even went through the problem of coming up with six 12 00:00:42,360 --> 00:00:44,440 Speaker 1: or seven news items that I spent a ton of time, 13 00:00:44,760 --> 00:00:48,840 Speaker 1: you know, researching, But we're talking Pro Bowl. What man acture, Joe. 14 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:54,080 Speaker 1: I had to check our old site NFL jesus dot com, 15 00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:56,200 Speaker 1: um to make sure it is NFC a f C. 16 00:00:56,640 --> 00:00:59,640 Speaker 1: Because as much as like that makes sense and I 17 00:00:59,680 --> 00:01:02,600 Speaker 1: get it, I was more of a team Sanders guy, 18 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:05,760 Speaker 1: uh And I know, like Team Sanders, Team Irvan no 19 00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:07,880 Speaker 1: longer with us, but I just I kind of wish 20 00:01:07,959 --> 00:01:09,720 Speaker 1: they would just keep it that way. That was when 21 00:01:09,720 --> 00:01:11,479 Speaker 1: the Pro Bowl to me was at its peak. Team 22 00:01:11,800 --> 00:01:13,560 Speaker 1: if you want to, well, they've done a really I 23 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:16,200 Speaker 1: have to say, we've done a really excellent job cultivating 24 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:19,200 Speaker 1: the archive on our website, so it's probably no way 25 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:21,200 Speaker 1: to find it. But once upon a time I was 26 00:01:21,319 --> 00:01:25,840 Speaker 1: tasked with doing a live diary of the Pro Bowl Draft, 27 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:29,759 Speaker 1: the first ever. It was Rice Verse, Dion and Jerry. 28 00:01:29,840 --> 00:01:34,240 Speaker 1: Rice had one of the worst drafts that you could 29 00:01:34,280 --> 00:01:37,840 Speaker 1: possibly comprehend it. That's one of the only things I remember. 30 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:40,119 Speaker 1: I also remember they did a stand up live hit 31 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:42,559 Speaker 1: that they threw it to at one point and it 32 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:45,320 Speaker 1: was I don't know who it was, maybe Irvan or Mooch, 33 00:01:45,480 --> 00:01:49,559 Speaker 1: and they were by this like rocky uh see where 34 00:01:49,560 --> 00:01:52,400 Speaker 1: the waves were crashing upon the jetty and it was like, 35 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:54,800 Speaker 1: oh my god, these guys are gonna get swept into 36 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:57,919 Speaker 1: the ocean and killed at the Pro Bowl live draft 37 00:01:57,960 --> 00:02:01,480 Speaker 1: telecast utterly needless way die I couldn't would be a 38 00:02:01,560 --> 00:02:07,400 Speaker 1: terrible video. That's the same draft that Henry Hodgson almost 39 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:11,560 Speaker 1: ended uh someone's career in the newsroom and was very angry. 40 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:13,760 Speaker 1: It was very memorable he killed a man and got 41 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:18,000 Speaker 1: away with it. For not quite having the live draft 42 00:02:18,040 --> 00:02:22,320 Speaker 1: on the website going in the time or as live 43 00:02:22,400 --> 00:02:24,480 Speaker 1: as Henry wanted it to be. But handsome Hank is 44 00:02:24,520 --> 00:02:29,440 Speaker 1: one of those guys. He's handsome, he's charming, He's British. 45 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:31,240 Speaker 1: But if you get on the wrong side of him, 46 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:36,160 Speaker 1: look out. He's He's also going to be Commissioner in 47 00:02:36,200 --> 00:02:39,680 Speaker 1: a couple of years. So the power his, his external 48 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:42,720 Speaker 1: power continues to grow by leaps and bounds. So I 49 00:02:42,760 --> 00:02:45,240 Speaker 1: do my best to stay on his on his good side, 50 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:47,639 Speaker 1: right And in this case, he was on the side 51 00:02:47,639 --> 00:02:51,520 Speaker 1: of the righteous because he was removing a thorn in 52 00:02:51,720 --> 00:02:57,040 Speaker 1: everyone's side from that newsroom. So ultimately, someone's sometimes it 53 00:02:57,320 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 1: takes a man like Henry to step up in that situation. 54 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:01,600 Speaker 1: All right. I don't know. I don't know if that 55 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:04,200 Speaker 1: was necessary context, but I guess it helps out Henry. 56 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:10,000 Speaker 1: Ultimately it was. It was true. I was honest that 57 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:13,120 Speaker 1: that night and beyond. Wait a second, Wait a second, 58 00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:18,079 Speaker 1: is that I think it is? That's Connie Fox's music. 59 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:24,359 Speaker 1: Look at this. That's right, there's a wolf in the 60 00:03:24,440 --> 00:03:27,840 Speaker 1: podcast studio. Where what are you this? Wait a second, 61 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:31,400 Speaker 1: this is some epic bulls right here. First of all, Colleen, 62 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:34,120 Speaker 1: I'm so happy to see you. Welcome back to the Round. 63 00:03:34,120 --> 00:03:37,400 Speaker 1: The NFL podcast always a joy. But you're doing it 64 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:42,000 Speaker 1: from the Chris Westling podcast studio, the very studio that 65 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:44,600 Speaker 1: me and the boys have been banned from for going 66 00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:47,720 Speaker 1: on a month. Now. This this is an issue. This, 67 00:03:47,920 --> 00:03:49,640 Speaker 1: this could be a this could be a civil lawsuit. 68 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:52,839 Speaker 1: I'll leave it there. Yeah. Not only that, Um, I'm 69 00:03:52,840 --> 00:03:55,680 Speaker 1: doing it from the studio. I'm doing the show from 70 00:03:55,760 --> 00:03:59,080 Speaker 1: your chair, Dan, where you sit. I'm just keeping it 71 00:03:59,160 --> 00:04:03,240 Speaker 1: warm for you. I mean, does that feel just to you, Colleen? 72 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:06,120 Speaker 1: Do you feel good about the way this is the 73 00:04:06,160 --> 00:04:09,160 Speaker 1: way you proceeded here? I think that this feel I 74 00:04:09,200 --> 00:04:12,840 Speaker 1: feel very comfortable in in this situation in the seat. 75 00:04:13,880 --> 00:04:16,960 Speaker 1: It feels nice. Yeah, the lighting is great. There's people 76 00:04:17,080 --> 00:04:19,160 Speaker 1: buzzing around. I don't know why you guys aren't here. 77 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:24,200 Speaker 1: You should come check out the studio. It's beautiful place. Listen. 78 00:04:24,279 --> 00:04:27,840 Speaker 1: I understand we are we continue, almost impossibly for two 79 00:04:27,880 --> 00:04:31,120 Speaker 1: years running, to be in the grips of a global pandemic, 80 00:04:31,200 --> 00:04:33,360 Speaker 1: and everyone's trying to do the right things. But I 81 00:04:33,960 --> 00:04:35,880 Speaker 1: think it's time for the boys to get back in 82 00:04:35,960 --> 00:04:38,719 Speaker 1: that studio. Greg. What do we have to do? Is 83 00:04:38,760 --> 00:04:41,200 Speaker 1: there a shadowy league figured door we have to knock 84 00:04:41,240 --> 00:04:44,720 Speaker 1: on do we have to go see Dr Sills? Like, 85 00:04:44,800 --> 00:04:47,400 Speaker 1: what do we need to do to be together again 86 00:04:47,880 --> 00:04:51,120 Speaker 1: in the Chris Westling podcast studio. Maybe like just set 87 00:04:51,200 --> 00:04:54,080 Speaker 1: up a little desk next to the desk or extend 88 00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:56,440 Speaker 1: the desk, you know. I think that's that's the because 89 00:04:56,440 --> 00:04:58,880 Speaker 1: remember that one week you weren't you weren't there, Mark 90 00:04:58,920 --> 00:05:00,600 Speaker 1: and I got to do it. The that's big enough 91 00:05:00,640 --> 00:05:04,920 Speaker 1: for two people, not for three. Um. I feel like 92 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:08,960 Speaker 1: we could figure this out. We will try. Connie, how 93 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:12,680 Speaker 1: are you? Is a super Bowl week almost? It's the 94 00:05:12,720 --> 00:05:15,960 Speaker 1: super Bowl bye week? And um, how you feeling right now? 95 00:05:16,960 --> 00:05:20,480 Speaker 1: I'm feeling good? Um getting my energy up for this week. 96 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:23,760 Speaker 1: I was just taping a show, super Bowl Countdown Show 97 00:05:23,800 --> 00:05:27,159 Speaker 1: and studio with David Carve. Talked to Lamar Jackson and 98 00:05:27,200 --> 00:05:29,760 Speaker 1: Stefon Diggs. I didn't know what we were talking about 99 00:05:29,760 --> 00:05:32,520 Speaker 1: the Pro Bowl today, So that's some good breaking news. 100 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:34,839 Speaker 1: I'm excited about that. I'm gonna bring a lot of 101 00:05:34,839 --> 00:05:38,880 Speaker 1: perspective for that topic. But guys, I've missed you. It's 102 00:05:38,880 --> 00:05:40,719 Speaker 1: great to see you. Great to be back on the show, 103 00:05:40,960 --> 00:05:43,080 Speaker 1: and I'm excited to hang out with you guys this weekend. 104 00:05:43,120 --> 00:05:46,400 Speaker 1: It's gonna be great. Yes, it is gonna be excellent, 105 00:05:46,760 --> 00:05:49,400 Speaker 1: Um to be together. We can't be together right now, 106 00:05:49,440 --> 00:05:53,200 Speaker 1: but this weekend we'll be all together celebrating Chris Westling 107 00:05:53,360 --> 00:05:59,440 Speaker 1: on the year anniversary of his passing. Obviously sad, but 108 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:02,160 Speaker 1: also it's nice to be together and we're gonna do 109 00:06:02,240 --> 00:06:06,400 Speaker 1: a lot of the things mark uh on Saturday that 110 00:06:06,600 --> 00:06:09,360 Speaker 1: we're the hallmarks of the great times we had with 111 00:06:09,440 --> 00:06:11,840 Speaker 1: Chris when he was with us. Yeah, I mean, I 112 00:06:11,880 --> 00:06:14,520 Speaker 1: think it's like we all think so much of Chris 113 00:06:14,560 --> 00:06:18,200 Speaker 1: every single day. But one of the enduring um concepts 114 00:06:18,240 --> 00:06:20,120 Speaker 1: that West brought to my life was that when you 115 00:06:20,160 --> 00:06:23,159 Speaker 1: hang out on a Saturday, you do something that is 116 00:06:23,200 --> 00:06:27,040 Speaker 1: extremely memorable every time, and it is never anything but original. 117 00:06:27,120 --> 00:06:30,560 Speaker 1: West was one of the better hangs on planet Earth. 118 00:06:30,640 --> 00:06:32,599 Speaker 1: So we will we will do it in his honor. 119 00:06:33,240 --> 00:06:36,880 Speaker 1: M absolutely so. By the way, before we get into 120 00:06:36,880 --> 00:06:39,479 Speaker 1: the show, we got a lot to get to. There's 121 00:06:39,480 --> 00:06:44,039 Speaker 1: some news. Obviously, the bombshell involving Brian Flores dropped right 122 00:06:44,080 --> 00:06:45,960 Speaker 1: in the middle of our Tuesday show, so we'll get 123 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:50,480 Speaker 1: some updates where that story is from Tuesday afternoon to 124 00:06:50,960 --> 00:06:54,040 Speaker 1: right now, and we tape mid afternoon on the East 125 00:06:54,080 --> 00:06:57,680 Speaker 1: Coast after twelve years, so we're gonna check in on 126 00:06:57,760 --> 00:07:02,240 Speaker 1: that story. Um. Also head coach hiring on the way 127 00:07:02,320 --> 00:07:04,720 Speaker 1: in Minnesota, and it's not the guy that we kind 128 00:07:04,720 --> 00:07:07,280 Speaker 1: of thought it was gonna be a day ago. And 129 00:07:07,320 --> 00:07:11,320 Speaker 1: also this will be fun um thinking like when you 130 00:07:11,320 --> 00:07:15,320 Speaker 1: you look forward, you spin forward into the off season. Uh, 131 00:07:15,440 --> 00:07:17,840 Speaker 1: we were very close to Hollywood County right now. You're 132 00:07:17,880 --> 00:07:23,880 Speaker 1: technically in the district park called Hollywood Park, and we are. 133 00:07:24,280 --> 00:07:26,280 Speaker 1: If you are where I live on a hill, you 134 00:07:26,320 --> 00:07:28,680 Speaker 1: could see the Hollywood signs, so we are. We're not 135 00:07:28,960 --> 00:07:32,280 Speaker 1: in the middle of it, all the glitz and the glamour, right, 136 00:07:32,920 --> 00:07:36,320 Speaker 1: So what if you viewed the off seasons of upcoming 137 00:07:36,360 --> 00:07:40,120 Speaker 1: team of teams upcoming off seasons through the lens of Hollywood. 138 00:07:40,440 --> 00:07:43,160 Speaker 1: And one of the things in the business, my wife 139 00:07:43,160 --> 00:07:46,560 Speaker 1: works in the business, is securing the rights to tell 140 00:07:46,600 --> 00:07:49,920 Speaker 1: a team's story. And you gotta get in early, you 141 00:07:50,040 --> 00:07:52,000 Speaker 1: gotta get in. You know, somebody got it in early 142 00:07:52,040 --> 00:07:54,760 Speaker 1: on the Kirk Warner story and that thing went all 143 00:07:54,800 --> 00:07:56,680 Speaker 1: the way to the theaters and marks gonna gave a 144 00:07:56,680 --> 00:08:00,640 Speaker 1: full review. Uh. Super Bowl Week happened of years after 145 00:08:00,680 --> 00:08:03,800 Speaker 1: the real life events. But um, they were the first 146 00:08:03,800 --> 00:08:05,960 Speaker 1: ones to nab it correct. So we're gonna get in 147 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:09,280 Speaker 1: on the ground floor with telling. Some of this is projecting. 148 00:08:09,320 --> 00:08:11,360 Speaker 1: We're using our football knowledge. What are going to be 149 00:08:11,400 --> 00:08:13,240 Speaker 1: the best stories of the offseason, the teams that are 150 00:08:13,240 --> 00:08:15,680 Speaker 1: gonna be the most exciting and are going to bring 151 00:08:15,800 --> 00:08:18,360 Speaker 1: box office. So that's coming up later. We're gonna put 152 00:08:18,400 --> 00:08:24,680 Speaker 1: on our studio Honcho. Uh, hairpieces and giant cigars and 153 00:08:25,120 --> 00:08:27,920 Speaker 1: dark pasts hidden away. It's good. I already have my 154 00:08:27,960 --> 00:08:30,880 Speaker 1: hairpiece on, so perfect, Dan, Dan, did you get a 155 00:08:30,920 --> 00:08:33,600 Speaker 1: hair Dan always gets the haircut about like eleven days 156 00:08:33,679 --> 00:08:35,520 Speaker 1: before the Super Bowl. He likes to talk about the 157 00:08:35,600 --> 00:08:39,520 Speaker 1: magic window. So that would mean you've already gotten yours. Yes, 158 00:08:39,720 --> 00:08:42,160 Speaker 1: it's very good. Greg. See that's good. That's that's a 159 00:08:42,200 --> 00:08:45,640 Speaker 1: personal side of you connected to me, knowing things about me. 160 00:08:45,800 --> 00:08:54,240 Speaker 1: Because you've shaved, you've saved, you, your young sons. It's time. 161 00:08:54,520 --> 00:08:56,240 Speaker 1: It's time to come out of the wilderness of the 162 00:08:56,360 --> 00:08:59,319 Speaker 1: end of the regular season. So Papa Bear is coming 163 00:08:59,360 --> 00:09:01,679 Speaker 1: out of the cave. Been trying to clean things up 164 00:09:01,679 --> 00:09:05,520 Speaker 1: a little bit. And thank you for noticing. Uh, my 165 00:09:05,640 --> 00:09:09,440 Speaker 1: boys noticed you have noticed. Others have noticed. My wife 166 00:09:09,520 --> 00:09:12,520 Speaker 1: is still not noticed that I shaved. I think that 167 00:09:12,720 --> 00:09:14,240 Speaker 1: we I mean I noticed it two. But I have 168 00:09:14,320 --> 00:09:17,439 Speaker 1: to you and Gregor are such indestructible bedfellows that of 169 00:09:17,559 --> 00:09:20,200 Speaker 1: course you know he would he would verbalize at first, 170 00:09:21,720 --> 00:09:23,679 Speaker 1: is there? And we got so much to get to. 171 00:09:23,800 --> 00:09:26,160 Speaker 1: But Mark and I think you would handle this sense 172 00:09:26,320 --> 00:09:29,000 Speaker 1: with with sensitivity. Can you send a message to my 173 00:09:29,120 --> 00:09:31,440 Speaker 1: wife for not noticing that I got shaved? I can 174 00:09:31,480 --> 00:09:33,360 Speaker 1: be shaved down here, like what's going on here? I 175 00:09:33,400 --> 00:09:36,320 Speaker 1: will handle that. Yes, I will handle that. Right after 176 00:09:36,360 --> 00:09:39,240 Speaker 1: the show ends. Just have twenty clowns show up at 177 00:09:39,320 --> 00:09:41,880 Speaker 1: Dan's house. You're like, You're like Jim Harby, you just 178 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:44,719 Speaker 1: you just want to be wanted, just to see, like 179 00:09:45,360 --> 00:09:48,760 Speaker 1: you want more attention. All right? So this is um. 180 00:09:49,200 --> 00:09:52,439 Speaker 1: I know I have mentioned super Bowl already. We got Bengals. 181 00:09:53,559 --> 00:09:58,720 Speaker 1: Who are they playing? The Rams? Mark's favorite team, Bengals Rams? 182 00:09:59,360 --> 00:10:02,400 Speaker 1: Super Bowl fifty six a week from Sunday, and we're 183 00:10:02,400 --> 00:10:06,800 Speaker 1: gonna get into that and dive deep next week with 184 00:10:07,240 --> 00:10:11,000 Speaker 1: three shows from Radio Row in downtown Los Angeles. It's 185 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:14,560 Speaker 1: gonna be sick. And then Sunday Night, the flagship show, 186 00:10:14,640 --> 00:10:17,440 Speaker 1: the final show of the season, where we break down 187 00:10:17,480 --> 00:10:19,160 Speaker 1: everything that happened in the game. I don't know if 188 00:10:19,160 --> 00:10:21,200 Speaker 1: anybody had anything they wanted to share about the Super Bowl, 189 00:10:21,240 --> 00:10:25,319 Speaker 1: because I'm about to shut down the term super Bowl 190 00:10:25,400 --> 00:10:28,000 Speaker 1: for the rest of this episode. UH penalty is loss 191 00:10:28,040 --> 00:10:31,840 Speaker 1: of limb if you even reference uh super Bowl. Anybody 192 00:10:32,080 --> 00:10:33,719 Speaker 1: have anything to say about the game so far? I 193 00:10:33,760 --> 00:10:37,160 Speaker 1: know it's been a little quiet on both fronts, Uh understandably, 194 00:10:37,200 --> 00:10:40,520 Speaker 1: So I just want to say, super Bowl, you know, 195 00:10:40,679 --> 00:10:43,199 Speaker 1: just get get out of my system. Just feels good. 196 00:10:43,240 --> 00:10:46,040 Speaker 1: Super Bowl, super Bowl, super Bowl. I do like that 197 00:10:46,120 --> 00:10:49,800 Speaker 1: the Bengals have to practice at the University of Cincinnati 198 00:10:50,200 --> 00:10:52,760 Speaker 1: this week because they don't have an indoor facility and 199 00:10:52,800 --> 00:10:54,920 Speaker 1: they're gonna be playing the Super Bowl indoors, and it's 200 00:10:55,040 --> 00:10:58,160 Speaker 1: it's cold there, and since then it if West was here, 201 00:10:58,200 --> 00:11:01,040 Speaker 1: he would note some things about the angles still haven't changed. 202 00:11:01,240 --> 00:11:06,120 Speaker 1: It's it's one your your billion dollar NFL franchise. How 203 00:11:06,200 --> 00:11:09,319 Speaker 1: do we go get an indoor facility to practice that 204 00:11:09,960 --> 00:11:12,800 Speaker 1: that's fair? Maybe maybe the increased revenues that comes with 205 00:11:12,920 --> 00:11:15,520 Speaker 1: being a winner and having a franchise quarterback and going 206 00:11:15,559 --> 00:11:19,319 Speaker 1: to a super Bowl. Maybe the Mike Brown uh family 207 00:11:19,640 --> 00:11:23,400 Speaker 1: will you shouldn't be focusing on the negative. It's a 208 00:11:23,440 --> 00:11:27,520 Speaker 1: beautiful time. It's a beautiful time. All right, let's lock 209 00:11:27,559 --> 00:11:30,080 Speaker 1: it up. Super Bowl, super Bowl, super Bowl, super Bowl. Hey, Ricky, 210 00:11:30,600 --> 00:11:36,439 Speaker 1: let's send the super Bowl downstairs to the basement. That's good. 211 00:11:36,920 --> 00:11:38,839 Speaker 1: But let's that's let's keep going. Let's take it a 212 00:11:38,880 --> 00:11:41,719 Speaker 1: little further. Put it behind it. I want to put 213 00:11:41,720 --> 00:11:48,080 Speaker 1: it in a bank vault. Yes please? Whoa, yeah, all right, 214 00:11:48,160 --> 00:11:55,000 Speaker 1: why don't we uh put it behind a door? Getting locked? 215 00:11:58,040 --> 00:12:01,360 Speaker 1: So that was the ocular cavity access drop. Very good. 216 00:12:01,440 --> 00:12:05,360 Speaker 1: So we have this thing buried. There is no conversation 217 00:12:05,600 --> 00:12:09,920 Speaker 1: about the super Bowl. I just did it. I thought 218 00:12:09,960 --> 00:12:12,959 Speaker 1: it was in the sub basement. Come on, blew it. 219 00:12:13,120 --> 00:12:15,520 Speaker 1: So this is yeah, it knows where the sound effects 220 00:12:15,600 --> 00:12:21,520 Speaker 1: that before, right in that clean shaven cheek. Actually, Dan, 221 00:12:21,640 --> 00:12:24,000 Speaker 1: if you had to lose a limb, which limb would 222 00:12:24,040 --> 00:12:27,880 Speaker 1: you lose first? Uh? Thank you to? Thank you to? 223 00:12:28,480 --> 00:12:31,200 Speaker 1: Does that count? That's not a limb. That's not a limb. 224 00:12:31,520 --> 00:12:35,640 Speaker 1: That doesn't count as appendance. It's like a lower digit. 225 00:12:35,720 --> 00:12:37,199 Speaker 1: I mean, that's that's kind of what I had in 226 00:12:37,280 --> 00:12:39,079 Speaker 1: mind in terms of penalties. But I guess since I 227 00:12:39,160 --> 00:12:44,160 Speaker 1: said limb, oh, I don't know. Uh, it's got to 228 00:12:44,200 --> 00:12:48,000 Speaker 1: be an armor leg then maybe we can decide for you. Yeah, 229 00:12:48,480 --> 00:12:51,000 Speaker 1: I'm fine with toe Dan. You know I noticed your hair, 230 00:12:51,360 --> 00:12:54,679 Speaker 1: your mark. I only want to take the toe off. Dude, 231 00:12:54,880 --> 00:12:57,480 Speaker 1: you're the best buddy. All right, let's do some news, 232 00:12:57,880 --> 00:13:03,320 Speaker 1: and let's start with a story that rocked the NFL. 233 00:13:03,679 --> 00:13:08,720 Speaker 1: The day after announcing his lawsuit against the league. Giants, Dolphins, 234 00:13:08,760 --> 00:13:14,000 Speaker 1: and Broncos, Brian Flores has now elaborated on his allegations 235 00:13:14,480 --> 00:13:21,120 Speaker 1: of discrimination, discrimination, racial discrimination, and unethical practices involving uh 236 00:13:21,240 --> 00:13:24,880 Speaker 1: certain figures in the league, and he was on CBS 237 00:13:25,080 --> 00:13:31,360 Speaker 1: Morning show. Flora's was on Wednesday, and Nate Earlson, our 238 00:13:31,480 --> 00:13:34,959 Speaker 1: former colleague, asked how it felt to be part of 239 00:13:35,200 --> 00:13:38,800 Speaker 1: what Flora's alleges was a sham process during the interview 240 00:13:39,320 --> 00:13:42,360 Speaker 1: with the New York Giants. How did that make you feel, 241 00:13:42,440 --> 00:13:45,559 Speaker 1: knowing that you were walking into an interview where a 242 00:13:45,640 --> 00:13:47,680 Speaker 1: decision might have already been made. It was a range 243 00:13:47,679 --> 00:13:57,640 Speaker 1: of emotions humiliation, uh uh, disbelief, um uh anger Um. 244 00:13:58,440 --> 00:14:02,319 Speaker 1: I worked so hard to get to it, um to 245 00:14:02,440 --> 00:14:05,079 Speaker 1: where I am from uh in football, to become a 246 00:14:05,120 --> 00:14:08,640 Speaker 1: head coach um for eighteen years in this league, and 247 00:14:08,800 --> 00:14:13,920 Speaker 1: it was uh to go on what was going to be? 248 00:14:14,679 --> 00:14:16,880 Speaker 1: What felt like or what was a sham? Who I was? 249 00:14:17,720 --> 00:14:22,840 Speaker 1: I was hurt. After Flora's filed his lawsuit, the NFL 250 00:14:22,880 --> 00:14:27,160 Speaker 1: issued a statement saying it had no merit but um that, 251 00:14:27,440 --> 00:14:31,080 Speaker 1: according to ESPN, was only connected to the accusations of 252 00:14:31,160 --> 00:14:34,960 Speaker 1: discrimination and hiring processes. The ESPN source said the league 253 00:14:34,960 --> 00:14:39,640 Speaker 1: will investigate allegations that Stephen rossa Dolphins owner, offered Flora's 254 00:14:39,680 --> 00:14:42,840 Speaker 1: money to lose games and tank the Dolphins twenty nineteen 255 00:14:42,880 --> 00:14:44,920 Speaker 1: season to get the number one overall pick, which would 256 00:14:44,920 --> 00:14:49,880 Speaker 1: have been Joe Burrow. So, Greg Um, where are you 257 00:14:50,160 --> 00:14:52,080 Speaker 1: on the story? What? What do you feel like? We've 258 00:14:52,200 --> 00:14:57,800 Speaker 1: learned since Tuesday to now? I think Cameron Wolfe's reporting Um, 259 00:14:57,960 --> 00:15:00,120 Speaker 1: who's now with us at the NFL Network. We've had 260 00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:02,680 Speaker 1: him on the show The wolf Pack in effect with 261 00:15:02,840 --> 00:15:06,440 Speaker 1: Colleen and Cameron. Um. He's had some reporting where he 262 00:15:06,560 --> 00:15:09,680 Speaker 1: he talked to a witness who said he heard Stephen 263 00:15:09,760 --> 00:15:13,760 Speaker 1: Ross say those words. So that that is providing more 264 00:15:13,960 --> 00:15:19,160 Speaker 1: evidence into the investigation that it is a little easier 265 00:15:19,280 --> 00:15:23,480 Speaker 1: to see the NFL following through to the utmost degree 266 00:15:23,560 --> 00:15:25,960 Speaker 1: in the in the in the coming weeks and months 267 00:15:26,360 --> 00:15:28,680 Speaker 1: if they were to fine that is true, and Stephen 268 00:15:28,760 --> 00:15:31,680 Speaker 1: Ross came out with a very strong statement, uh, saying 269 00:15:31,720 --> 00:15:36,000 Speaker 1: it was all malicious lies and uh that that's gonna 270 00:15:36,080 --> 00:15:38,160 Speaker 1: be a big story that we follow for a while. 271 00:15:38,600 --> 00:15:42,280 Speaker 1: Wolf said that, uh, there's or Flores's team rather said 272 00:15:42,320 --> 00:15:46,720 Speaker 1: that they have corroborating evidence, including messages from the general 273 00:15:46,800 --> 00:15:50,800 Speaker 1: manager Chris Greer, so that goes to the integrity of 274 00:15:50,920 --> 00:15:53,840 Speaker 1: the game, which I think was very pointed that he 275 00:15:54,280 --> 00:15:59,080 Speaker 1: put that item and the Broncos item into the lawsuit 276 00:15:59,200 --> 00:16:01,720 Speaker 1: because it made it bigger than than just trying to 277 00:16:01,880 --> 00:16:05,640 Speaker 1: prove the discrimination, which which the Belichick text obviously will 278 00:16:05,960 --> 00:16:08,600 Speaker 1: will assist him in doing that, and really makes it bigger. 279 00:16:08,720 --> 00:16:11,880 Speaker 1: And it comes very specifically after one over Stephen Ross, 280 00:16:11,920 --> 00:16:15,240 Speaker 1: who who like I said, it took him almost two days, 281 00:16:15,320 --> 00:16:20,120 Speaker 1: but did release a statement around midnight on Wednesday, Miami time. 282 00:16:20,280 --> 00:16:23,600 Speaker 1: I think it's interesting to um that when you look 283 00:16:23,680 --> 00:16:28,800 Speaker 1: at Hugh Jackson coming out and he sort of backtracked 284 00:16:29,600 --> 00:16:32,800 Speaker 1: the claim that the Browns offered him money to lose games. 285 00:16:32,960 --> 00:16:36,160 Speaker 1: He went on Sports Center and said, basically, the way 286 00:16:36,360 --> 00:16:38,440 Speaker 1: that the team was built, there was no chance to 287 00:16:38,520 --> 00:16:40,400 Speaker 1: win at a high level. But I thought that that 288 00:16:40,520 --> 00:16:43,800 Speaker 1: was really interesting when those reports first came out that 289 00:16:44,200 --> 00:16:48,960 Speaker 1: Hugh Jackson was also in a situation where he was 290 00:16:49,080 --> 00:16:51,360 Speaker 1: being offered money to tank. I mean, this is just 291 00:16:51,960 --> 00:16:57,960 Speaker 1: so incredibly messy for everyone involved. And watching Brian Flores 292 00:16:58,680 --> 00:17:03,680 Speaker 1: on ESPN and on these various outlets, I just see 293 00:17:03,720 --> 00:17:06,800 Speaker 1: a man that was driven to the absolute brink and 294 00:17:07,440 --> 00:17:10,840 Speaker 1: he is obviously to a point where he's willing to 295 00:17:11,320 --> 00:17:14,440 Speaker 1: risk it all just to get the story out there, 296 00:17:14,680 --> 00:17:18,480 Speaker 1: just to maybe help inspire some type of change for 297 00:17:18,760 --> 00:17:20,679 Speaker 1: people to come after. Well, he really thought he had 298 00:17:20,720 --> 00:17:23,800 Speaker 1: the Giants job, right, right, He he really thought he 299 00:17:23,880 --> 00:17:25,680 Speaker 1: had the Giants job. And once I got to read 300 00:17:25,720 --> 00:17:27,560 Speaker 1: all the details that that was part of it is 301 00:17:27,680 --> 00:17:30,000 Speaker 1: he he really thought he had an inside track there 302 00:17:30,320 --> 00:17:33,160 Speaker 1: based on things someone in the front office had told 303 00:17:33,240 --> 00:17:35,680 Speaker 1: him there. Uh, and he said that was his dream job, 304 00:17:35,880 --> 00:17:38,400 Speaker 1: essentially working for the Giants in the way it flipped 305 00:17:38,480 --> 00:17:41,480 Speaker 1: essentially when Joe Shane became the general manager. Also points 306 00:17:41,520 --> 00:17:43,159 Speaker 1: out something we kind of talked about, like why are 307 00:17:43,200 --> 00:17:46,840 Speaker 1: they doing these interviews without the general manager? Um, it 308 00:17:47,040 --> 00:17:50,119 Speaker 1: just it's sort of a confusing way to go about it. 309 00:17:50,160 --> 00:17:52,680 Speaker 1: They sort of did these preliminary interviews and so that 310 00:17:53,040 --> 00:17:55,320 Speaker 1: that I think that was part of it, the heartbreak 311 00:17:55,359 --> 00:17:57,280 Speaker 1: of that how that Giants thing played out. And it 312 00:17:57,280 --> 00:17:59,600 Speaker 1: will be interesting to like Belichick will be asked about 313 00:17:59,640 --> 00:18:02,000 Speaker 1: this event, Jean, whether he's going to need to cooperate 314 00:18:02,040 --> 00:18:03,840 Speaker 1: it if it ever does go to a civil trial, 315 00:18:03,960 --> 00:18:05,600 Speaker 1: Like that's a long way down. Yeah, I mean I 316 00:18:05,680 --> 00:18:09,160 Speaker 1: want to I want to know how Belichick got that information. 317 00:18:09,240 --> 00:18:11,560 Speaker 1: I mean we all do. And I I I think 318 00:18:11,640 --> 00:18:13,800 Speaker 1: with like you look at the Broncos situation, because John 319 00:18:13,840 --> 00:18:18,480 Speaker 1: Elway came out, um very strongly to say, hold on, um, 320 00:18:18,920 --> 00:18:22,320 Speaker 1: your your perception of that interview, um, is not the 321 00:18:22,359 --> 00:18:24,919 Speaker 1: same as mine. And you know Elway was described as 322 00:18:25,000 --> 00:18:28,760 Speaker 1: disheveled um in the suit, you know, during that Broncos interview. 323 00:18:28,840 --> 00:18:30,800 Speaker 1: And you know, the more we're learning that that that 324 00:18:30,920 --> 00:18:33,960 Speaker 1: Denver um what didn't get into Providence, Rhode Island for 325 00:18:34,000 --> 00:18:35,560 Speaker 1: that interview till two in the morning. I think they 326 00:18:35,560 --> 00:18:38,119 Speaker 1: had been interviewing Mike Munchak for the job back in 327 00:18:38,960 --> 00:18:41,440 Speaker 1: the day before. And um, so Elway kind of came 328 00:18:41,520 --> 00:18:44,680 Speaker 1: up with, here's why I maybe presented myself that way 329 00:18:44,720 --> 00:18:46,560 Speaker 1: to you. But we've been through a long day that's said. 330 00:18:46,600 --> 00:18:49,960 Speaker 1: I mean, my takeaway from Brian Flores through all of 331 00:18:50,000 --> 00:18:52,240 Speaker 1: this is that, um, this is one of the biggest 332 00:18:52,280 --> 00:18:56,000 Speaker 1: sports stories UM that will ever deal with because if 333 00:18:56,080 --> 00:18:58,240 Speaker 1: real change comes through this, and you know, there's always 334 00:18:58,720 --> 00:19:01,480 Speaker 1: there's a reason to be suspicion is of the owners 335 00:19:01,520 --> 00:19:04,360 Speaker 1: in general that real change is not happy happily had 336 00:19:04,440 --> 00:19:06,840 Speaker 1: coming easy to them on this front, and it's it's 337 00:19:06,880 --> 00:19:11,000 Speaker 1: not happened. But Brian Floores, UM, this is not just 338 00:19:11,359 --> 00:19:14,359 Speaker 1: trying to get back at someone or be vindictive at all. 339 00:19:14,400 --> 00:19:16,720 Speaker 1: I mean, he talked over and over about change, and 340 00:19:16,840 --> 00:19:19,440 Speaker 1: just my takeaway from him getting to know more through 341 00:19:19,480 --> 00:19:22,840 Speaker 1: these interviews is that he is putting his entire career 342 00:19:23,040 --> 00:19:25,520 Speaker 1: in life on the line for this and it's for 343 00:19:25,600 --> 00:19:28,359 Speaker 1: other coaches, and I like, I just I see someone 344 00:19:28,440 --> 00:19:31,800 Speaker 1: who genuinely believes what he's doing. And that's how I 345 00:19:31,880 --> 00:19:35,199 Speaker 1: do think that the NFL could be changed forever UM 346 00:19:35,359 --> 00:19:38,480 Speaker 1: coaching practice wise, because Rooney rule, like the way it 347 00:19:38,680 --> 00:19:40,399 Speaker 1: came in and the way it's being used, and X, 348 00:19:40,520 --> 00:19:42,800 Speaker 1: Y and Z, it's just simply not working there and 349 00:19:43,680 --> 00:19:46,479 Speaker 1: finally going for it. There are two huge stories here, obviously, 350 00:19:46,640 --> 00:19:50,919 Speaker 1: so one and there both massive in terms of the NFL. 351 00:19:51,080 --> 00:19:55,800 Speaker 1: One is the hiring practices and and all the issues 352 00:19:56,240 --> 00:19:59,480 Speaker 1: and problems that continue to plague the NFL in that realm. 353 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:04,120 Speaker 1: And then there's the competitive issue and the the talk 354 00:20:04,320 --> 00:20:08,080 Speaker 1: of tanking and paying a coach to make the team lose. 355 00:20:08,200 --> 00:20:10,960 Speaker 1: And then Hugh Jackson, who was involved with one of 356 00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:12,800 Speaker 1: the worst teams in all of all time with the 357 00:20:12,840 --> 00:20:14,640 Speaker 1: Browns when they went what were they one in thirty 358 00:20:14,720 --> 00:20:18,159 Speaker 1: one or whatever it was over uh two seasons, he 359 00:20:18,320 --> 00:20:21,679 Speaker 1: comes out and he says, uh, it doesn't hide behind anything. 360 00:20:22,080 --> 00:20:25,080 Speaker 1: He says alleged. He says that he was the same 361 00:20:25,160 --> 00:20:28,320 Speaker 1: thing was done. Basically, he was being told by ownership 362 00:20:28,520 --> 00:20:31,560 Speaker 1: it's okay to lose because we're trying to build towards something. 363 00:20:31,960 --> 00:20:35,600 Speaker 1: And I just think that is I don't know how 364 00:20:35,680 --> 00:20:38,480 Speaker 1: they fix how they fixed the issue with hiring the 365 00:20:38,600 --> 00:20:42,720 Speaker 1: right people in head coaches and front offices, because it 366 00:20:42,840 --> 00:20:44,520 Speaker 1: is a thorny issue and there's a lot of layers 367 00:20:44,600 --> 00:20:46,399 Speaker 1: to it, and that's something the NFL is gonna have 368 00:20:46,440 --> 00:20:48,920 Speaker 1: to look in the mirror on and and ask some 369 00:20:49,040 --> 00:20:52,359 Speaker 1: hard questions and figure out some answers. This other side 370 00:20:52,400 --> 00:20:54,919 Speaker 1: of this is the one that's like whoa, I mean 371 00:20:55,000 --> 00:20:57,480 Speaker 1: this could be lead to owners exiting the picture. This 372 00:20:57,560 --> 00:21:01,800 Speaker 1: could lead to major sanctions. Again, it's various teams, and 373 00:21:02,200 --> 00:21:04,720 Speaker 1: you wonder, as we peel back the layers of the 374 00:21:04,880 --> 00:21:08,320 Speaker 1: onion here, if the story is just just gonna keep ballooning. 375 00:21:08,440 --> 00:21:11,240 Speaker 1: We've talked about it in broad terms for years, and 376 00:21:11,359 --> 00:21:14,359 Speaker 1: it's not just the NFL the idea of tanking and 377 00:21:14,440 --> 00:21:18,120 Speaker 1: how teams are trying to lose to get that hot 378 00:21:18,200 --> 00:21:21,159 Speaker 1: shot coming into the draft to rebuild the organization. But 379 00:21:21,320 --> 00:21:23,639 Speaker 1: what what would happen if there was actually proof that 380 00:21:23,720 --> 00:21:28,160 Speaker 1: teams are doing it and monetary rewards for losing. Meanwhile, 381 00:21:28,440 --> 00:21:31,560 Speaker 1: the fan the big loser and all this is the fan. Uh, 382 00:21:31,680 --> 00:21:34,160 Speaker 1: if this is true, you're charging the fans the same 383 00:21:34,200 --> 00:21:36,600 Speaker 1: amount of money you are if if they're trying to win, 384 00:21:36,880 --> 00:21:39,119 Speaker 1: or as if you're actively trying to put a losing 385 00:21:39,160 --> 00:21:41,520 Speaker 1: product on the field and asking people to pay two 386 00:21:41,560 --> 00:21:43,879 Speaker 1: hundred dollars for a ticket and eighty dollars for parking 387 00:21:44,160 --> 00:21:48,400 Speaker 1: and two under for concessions like this, this is massive. Well, 388 00:21:48,440 --> 00:21:50,600 Speaker 1: I think we would learn a lot more too if 389 00:21:50,680 --> 00:21:52,760 Speaker 1: it gets to the point where this lawsuit moves to 390 00:21:52,960 --> 00:21:56,800 Speaker 1: the discovery phase and then that's when it really gets messy, 391 00:21:56,960 --> 00:22:01,080 Speaker 1: but also a starting point for moving in the right 392 00:22:01,119 --> 00:22:05,520 Speaker 1: direction and changing some of these hiring practices that we've seen, 393 00:22:05,840 --> 00:22:09,479 Speaker 1: is how about a black owner in the NFL. I mean, 394 00:22:09,640 --> 00:22:12,680 Speaker 1: that's that's probably one of the main things that needs 395 00:22:12,760 --> 00:22:16,520 Speaker 1: to happen to have that representation at the absolute highest level. 396 00:22:16,720 --> 00:22:19,600 Speaker 1: And then another thing, I just want to clarify real quick. 397 00:22:19,640 --> 00:22:22,879 Speaker 1: Are we saying that like Bill Belichick is saying that 398 00:22:23,320 --> 00:22:27,400 Speaker 1: he got the wrong information. Um, but when you look 399 00:22:27,440 --> 00:22:31,000 Speaker 1: at the text messages, I think it's clearly that Belichick 400 00:22:31,080 --> 00:22:36,399 Speaker 1: just texted the wrong Brian because he got confused. He 401 00:22:36,480 --> 00:22:40,320 Speaker 1: got confused, just making sure that Belichick for do for 402 00:22:40,480 --> 00:22:44,240 Speaker 1: mixing up the Brian right. I was surprised that people 403 00:22:44,560 --> 00:22:46,639 Speaker 1: were like, well, how would Belichick even know? It's like, 404 00:22:47,480 --> 00:22:49,959 Speaker 1: what are we talking about here? Like every they're all 405 00:22:50,000 --> 00:22:53,200 Speaker 1: in the same industry, coaches, I'll talk to each other, 406 00:22:53,280 --> 00:22:55,440 Speaker 1: and it's not like he's like reporting it on a 407 00:22:55,560 --> 00:22:58,919 Speaker 1: national level. But whoever he's talking like they're all they 408 00:22:58,960 --> 00:23:01,760 Speaker 1: all work together. He's in the middle of hiring offensive staff, 409 00:23:01,800 --> 00:23:05,600 Speaker 1: defensive staff, like it's a it's a network of people 410 00:23:05,720 --> 00:23:08,880 Speaker 1: who talk, and he had clearly had information probably from 411 00:23:09,240 --> 00:23:11,280 Speaker 1: you know, a very high level that that he believed 412 00:23:11,359 --> 00:23:13,240 Speaker 1: like he he knew what was happening there and he 413 00:23:13,359 --> 00:23:15,920 Speaker 1: and he he sent the wrong text. And it is 414 00:23:16,000 --> 00:23:18,159 Speaker 1: interesting because I think without that text, not none of 415 00:23:18,240 --> 00:23:22,560 Speaker 1: this is happening. That's the most granted piece of evidence, 416 00:23:22,840 --> 00:23:25,040 Speaker 1: and that's and that's really the focus. I think it's 417 00:23:25,119 --> 00:23:28,280 Speaker 1: key when you look at the the the lawsuit, you know, 418 00:23:28,359 --> 00:23:31,120 Speaker 1: it starts talking about Black History Month and and everything 419 00:23:31,200 --> 00:23:33,040 Speaker 1: to do with the black coach, and that's really the focus. 420 00:23:33,119 --> 00:23:35,399 Speaker 1: And that's what started this. And I think his anger 421 00:23:35,520 --> 00:23:37,800 Speaker 1: and hurt about the giants things started it. And then 422 00:23:38,320 --> 00:23:41,200 Speaker 1: while he's there, you can imagine Brian Flores and you 423 00:23:41,240 --> 00:23:44,000 Speaker 1: could hear him talk about it in these interviews. Um, 424 00:23:44,280 --> 00:23:48,280 Speaker 1: how upsetting it was to be offered yea, that money. 425 00:23:48,680 --> 00:23:51,280 Speaker 1: You know what he's alleging that he's held on too 426 00:23:51,359 --> 00:23:53,760 Speaker 1: that for a while and that you know now that 427 00:23:53,840 --> 00:23:56,240 Speaker 1: he's doing doing the coaches. He he went for the 428 00:23:56,280 --> 00:23:58,320 Speaker 1: whole thing, and I think it's instructive. Mark, as you 429 00:23:58,440 --> 00:24:02,480 Speaker 1: said that the statement was reportedly about the coaching hiring, 430 00:24:02,840 --> 00:24:06,480 Speaker 1: and that our reporter Ian Rappaport, you know, I said 431 00:24:06,560 --> 00:24:13,320 Speaker 1: that an investigation is expected into the competitive has to 432 00:24:13,359 --> 00:24:16,280 Speaker 1: be right. But that's that's that right off the bat, 433 00:24:16,400 --> 00:24:19,480 Speaker 1: that that is is hitting a different bell inside the 434 00:24:19,560 --> 00:24:22,359 Speaker 1: league office. We should note that he is UM. Brian 435 00:24:22,440 --> 00:24:26,200 Speaker 1: Floores is a finalist UM along with Jonathan Gannon and 436 00:24:26,320 --> 00:24:29,399 Speaker 1: Josh McCown for the Texans job. I mean it would 437 00:24:29,560 --> 00:24:31,560 Speaker 1: you'd like to see Brian Flores, who is a very 438 00:24:31,600 --> 00:24:33,600 Speaker 1: talented coach, still get a chance to be a head coach. 439 00:24:33,640 --> 00:24:35,720 Speaker 1: I hope that's the other side of this. He's acknowledged, 440 00:24:35,760 --> 00:24:37,639 Speaker 1: you know, this may end my chance to do that, 441 00:24:37,760 --> 00:24:40,680 Speaker 1: and he loves coaching football, and it's like it shouldn't, 442 00:24:40,760 --> 00:24:42,879 Speaker 1: but that the way this league works, you never know. 443 00:24:43,000 --> 00:24:47,600 Speaker 1: The general the general takeaway out of all this is 444 00:24:47,760 --> 00:24:51,280 Speaker 1: that Brian Flores is forfeiting a chance to be a 445 00:24:51,320 --> 00:24:54,800 Speaker 1: head coach again in the NFL, and that certainly is possible. 446 00:24:54,880 --> 00:24:57,359 Speaker 1: I think it would be obviously, it would be a 447 00:24:57,400 --> 00:25:00,320 Speaker 1: positive sign if if he was hired because he is 448 00:25:01,040 --> 00:25:03,800 Speaker 1: uh and I mean higher now, because he is obviously 449 00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:07,119 Speaker 1: qualified for the job. And what he's bringing up is 450 00:25:07,200 --> 00:25:10,000 Speaker 1: are the very same issues that we've talked about on 451 00:25:10,160 --> 00:25:12,760 Speaker 1: this show with Steve Wish, who has been incredibly informed 452 00:25:12,840 --> 00:25:16,480 Speaker 1: and sharing information on this for a long time. He's 453 00:25:16,520 --> 00:25:20,560 Speaker 1: just bringing it up in a much more broad way 454 00:25:20,800 --> 00:25:23,880 Speaker 1: that shines a spotlight on the issue. UM, so we'll 455 00:25:23,920 --> 00:25:26,600 Speaker 1: see he is a finalist. You're right, they announced that. 456 00:25:26,800 --> 00:25:29,120 Speaker 1: So does he have a chance to get a job? 457 00:25:29,240 --> 00:25:31,680 Speaker 1: I don't know. Is he out of the league completely? 458 00:25:32,040 --> 00:25:36,240 Speaker 1: It's certainly a possibility. It was a bold gambit. There's 459 00:25:36,320 --> 00:25:40,240 Speaker 1: there's no doubt about it. Um. All right, let's check 460 00:25:40,280 --> 00:25:44,840 Speaker 1: in on what else is going on in our league? 461 00:25:45,560 --> 00:25:50,520 Speaker 1: The Minnesota Vikings. Huh? How about that here? The Minnesota 462 00:25:50,560 --> 00:25:52,919 Speaker 1: I don't know. Did you guys read there is speaking 463 00:25:53,040 --> 00:25:58,320 Speaker 1: of the athletic? Did we bring up the athletic? I 464 00:25:58,359 --> 00:26:01,680 Speaker 1: don't know, Chad Brad, I don't need to last show, 465 00:26:01,840 --> 00:26:05,040 Speaker 1: and I just consider any time in between shows. It's 466 00:26:05,119 --> 00:26:07,040 Speaker 1: kind of a waste of time. Our lives are lived 467 00:26:07,119 --> 00:26:10,800 Speaker 1: on air, right. Did anyone UM read the piece from 468 00:26:10,920 --> 00:26:16,560 Speaker 1: Chad graf in John Krasinski? Uh, on the Vikings head coach. 469 00:26:17,920 --> 00:26:21,040 Speaker 1: It is tremendous. It is very well, very well done. 470 00:26:21,280 --> 00:26:24,840 Speaker 1: That is that is great work, um. And it tells 471 00:26:24,920 --> 00:26:28,879 Speaker 1: the story with inside nuggets from people that were inside 472 00:26:29,040 --> 00:26:32,639 Speaker 1: the building or connected directly yesterday. How it all happened 473 00:26:32,680 --> 00:26:36,560 Speaker 1: with Jim Harbaugh, who, Um, I think the general vibe 474 00:26:36,640 --> 00:26:39,040 Speaker 1: from US and many others was that, Okay, Harbaugh is 475 00:26:39,040 --> 00:26:42,000 Speaker 1: flying in Minnesota. There's reports out there that when he 476 00:26:42,119 --> 00:26:45,200 Speaker 1: left Michigan it was kind of like a goodbye, this 477 00:26:45,400 --> 00:26:50,240 Speaker 1: is a done deal. But the real story of this, uh, Marcus, 478 00:26:50,280 --> 00:26:53,440 Speaker 1: you know, is that Jim Harbaugh was never quite the 479 00:26:53,640 --> 00:26:56,960 Speaker 1: leader in the clubhouse. In fact, the Vikings during a 480 00:26:57,080 --> 00:27:00,440 Speaker 1: very thorough search to replace Mike Zimmer, they were a 481 00:27:00,520 --> 00:27:03,480 Speaker 1: little bit spooked by the idea after a taskmaster, a 482 00:27:03,480 --> 00:27:06,440 Speaker 1: guy that was kind of a hardass in Zimmer, was 483 00:27:06,520 --> 00:27:08,520 Speaker 1: finally moved out of the building, do you want to 484 00:27:08,560 --> 00:27:10,800 Speaker 1: bring in another guy that has kind of an edge 485 00:27:10,880 --> 00:27:13,359 Speaker 1: to him, especially after they flew to l A and 486 00:27:13,440 --> 00:27:16,480 Speaker 1: an interviewed Kevin O'Connell, who blew them away. And and 487 00:27:17,040 --> 00:27:21,280 Speaker 1: that's ultimately where they decide. They never even offered hardball contract. Yeah, 488 00:27:21,320 --> 00:27:23,680 Speaker 1: I mean they talk about, you know, literal line from 489 00:27:23,720 --> 00:27:27,160 Speaker 1: the articles that Harbaugh arrived at the Vikings headquarters early 490 00:27:27,200 --> 00:27:30,560 Speaker 1: in the morning, brimming with his trademark confidence. And you know, 491 00:27:30,640 --> 00:27:33,000 Speaker 1: there was a sense that I think for Vikings fans 492 00:27:33,080 --> 00:27:34,800 Speaker 1: that you know, you're getting Jim Harbor on the building. 493 00:27:35,160 --> 00:27:38,280 Speaker 1: Maybe this this is just um a coronation that of 494 00:27:38,359 --> 00:27:40,240 Speaker 1: course he's going to get the job, and these other 495 00:27:40,359 --> 00:27:43,359 Speaker 1: names don't mean anything. UM. But they made it clear 496 00:27:43,440 --> 00:27:46,320 Speaker 1: to him, abundantly clear. It said that Hardball was coming 497 00:27:46,359 --> 00:27:48,600 Speaker 1: in to compete with the other guys for the job, 498 00:27:48,640 --> 00:27:51,240 Speaker 1: and they had really already been super sold on Kevin O'Connell. 499 00:27:51,280 --> 00:27:53,760 Speaker 1: They loved him, so it was not this UM. It 500 00:27:53,880 --> 00:27:56,880 Speaker 1: wasn't like those interviews had no meaning. They absolutely did, 501 00:27:57,400 --> 00:28:00,359 Speaker 1: and they I think that the questions they started to 502 00:28:00,400 --> 00:28:04,320 Speaker 1: ask him UM lead them as a group, the search committee, 503 00:28:04,480 --> 00:28:07,040 Speaker 1: in a direction where maybe they were just not comfortable 504 00:28:07,280 --> 00:28:09,760 Speaker 1: with the concept of Jim Harbaugh on all fronts. You said, 505 00:28:09,800 --> 00:28:13,240 Speaker 1: sometime around three pm, for reasons that are not exactly clear, 506 00:28:13,640 --> 00:28:16,359 Speaker 1: things started to take a left turn. The tenor started 507 00:28:16,400 --> 00:28:18,840 Speaker 1: to change, and if there was any momentum at Hardball's 508 00:28:18,840 --> 00:28:21,600 Speaker 1: back as he tried to secure the job, it disappeared. 509 00:28:21,840 --> 00:28:23,520 Speaker 1: So it's almost like, I don't know if you've ever 510 00:28:23,600 --> 00:28:25,520 Speaker 1: had a job that you thought you'd get, Um, you 511 00:28:25,560 --> 00:28:28,119 Speaker 1: went for that last interview and somehow you don't get it. 512 00:28:28,200 --> 00:28:30,840 Speaker 1: I mean, I typically nail these things, but UM, you know, 513 00:28:30,920 --> 00:28:32,879 Speaker 1: it doesn't always happen to everyone. You can lose it 514 00:28:32,960 --> 00:28:35,399 Speaker 1: in an interview, and I think that Harbaugh probably did 515 00:28:35,480 --> 00:28:37,840 Speaker 1: not think that someone named Kevin O'Connell was going to 516 00:28:37,960 --> 00:28:40,200 Speaker 1: come and influence the way he did. I mean, they 517 00:28:40,400 --> 00:28:43,400 Speaker 1: it seems like they found their guy. Despite Harbaugh, for 518 00:28:43,560 --> 00:28:49,640 Speaker 1: Jim Harball to interview on National Signing Day, one thousand percent, 519 00:28:49,880 --> 00:28:53,200 Speaker 1: he thought that he had this job. There is no world, 520 00:28:53,480 --> 00:28:57,240 Speaker 1: no way that he is flying to Minnesota and and 521 00:28:58,080 --> 00:29:02,800 Speaker 1: risking losing the job and having everybody see him lose 522 00:29:02,920 --> 00:29:05,520 Speaker 1: the job like this is a man who's super proud. 523 00:29:05,760 --> 00:29:07,920 Speaker 1: What why? Why would he do that on such an 524 00:29:07,960 --> 00:29:11,240 Speaker 1: important day on the college calendar too, and the group 525 00:29:11,400 --> 00:29:14,680 Speaker 1: there were reports that he was telling his recruits that 526 00:29:14,920 --> 00:29:18,080 Speaker 1: he might be gone and sort of being transparent about that. 527 00:29:18,320 --> 00:29:22,360 Speaker 1: So I think for me, clearly Jim Harball wants to 528 00:29:23,120 --> 00:29:25,880 Speaker 1: maybe leave college and get back into the NFL. But 529 00:29:25,960 --> 00:29:28,080 Speaker 1: I really thought, I think that he thought he had 530 00:29:28,160 --> 00:29:32,320 Speaker 1: this in the bag, right, Yeah, I mean, he he 531 00:29:33,440 --> 00:29:36,720 Speaker 1: works for the you know, the University of Michigan, and 532 00:29:37,360 --> 00:29:40,360 Speaker 1: people there thought he was leaving the Wolverine dot com, 533 00:29:40,800 --> 00:29:43,560 Speaker 1: which is you know, I guess a premier the premier 534 00:29:43,600 --> 00:29:48,960 Speaker 1: website essentially covering Michigan football. I I mean, I I 535 00:29:49,040 --> 00:29:50,840 Speaker 1: don't know if there's a better one out there, but 536 00:29:50,880 --> 00:29:54,720 Speaker 1: it's the Wolverine or nothing. It's it's prominent. Uh. And 537 00:29:54,840 --> 00:29:57,200 Speaker 1: I saw other places kind of running with this too, 538 00:29:57,240 --> 00:30:00,320 Speaker 1: of like, well if the Wolverine says, so he's gone. Uh. 539 00:30:00,440 --> 00:30:02,640 Speaker 1: And they said he was gone because he started saying 540 00:30:02,680 --> 00:30:06,080 Speaker 1: some goodbyes and he's just like assuming that he has 541 00:30:06,120 --> 00:30:09,840 Speaker 1: the job. And whether that was right or not, I mean, 542 00:30:10,920 --> 00:30:15,040 Speaker 1: something happened. ESPN reported that he should that essentially he 543 00:30:15,160 --> 00:30:16,920 Speaker 1: acted like a guy who thought he didn't really have 544 00:30:17,080 --> 00:30:19,160 Speaker 1: to interview for the job either, Like he kind of 545 00:30:19,280 --> 00:30:22,560 Speaker 1: just showed up and was expecting to get it, and 546 00:30:22,680 --> 00:30:25,760 Speaker 1: that that that created an awkwardness. And I was reading 547 00:30:25,800 --> 00:30:27,840 Speaker 1: between the lines a little bit mark in that piece 548 00:30:27,960 --> 00:30:31,360 Speaker 1: and there when they talk about the search committee met 549 00:30:31,440 --> 00:30:35,160 Speaker 1: with O'Connell and they were blown away. He had studied 550 00:30:35,200 --> 00:30:37,760 Speaker 1: the team's roster from the previous season. He came prepared 551 00:30:37,840 --> 00:30:39,600 Speaker 1: with ideas on how to improve the team and was 552 00:30:39,640 --> 00:30:42,840 Speaker 1: able to offer a nuanced review of quarterback Kirk Cousins, 553 00:30:43,040 --> 00:30:46,000 Speaker 1: whom he coached for one season in Washington. I read 554 00:30:46,040 --> 00:30:48,000 Speaker 1: him through that. It almost feels like Harbag just like 555 00:30:48,200 --> 00:30:51,560 Speaker 1: rolled in with some you know, big energy, big blank energy, 556 00:30:51,920 --> 00:30:53,760 Speaker 1: and maybe when they said all right, what's your plan, 557 00:30:53,840 --> 00:30:55,920 Speaker 1: He's like, well, I'm Jim Harbaugh, go look at my resume. 558 00:30:56,280 --> 00:30:58,520 Speaker 1: Absolutely I think that I think to what Colleen and 559 00:30:58,560 --> 00:31:01,160 Speaker 1: Greg said, that's exactly the case that you know these 560 00:31:01,240 --> 00:31:04,200 Speaker 1: days you have to go in with Kevin O'Connell did 561 00:31:04,280 --> 00:31:06,480 Speaker 1: what you should do in an interview, have a dense, 562 00:31:06,960 --> 00:31:09,520 Speaker 1: you know, thought out plan for the people that are 563 00:31:09,560 --> 00:31:11,240 Speaker 1: on your roster you're gonna be taking over in a 564 00:31:11,320 --> 00:31:13,640 Speaker 1: week or so, and he had that in. Harball just said, 565 00:31:13,840 --> 00:31:15,840 Speaker 1: look at me, I've already done this. I'm rolling in 566 00:31:15,920 --> 00:31:18,640 Speaker 1: and being Jim harbaughts like that's not gonna quite cut it. 567 00:31:18,840 --> 00:31:21,480 Speaker 1: And their new GM had worked with Harball in San Francisco. 568 00:31:21,560 --> 00:31:24,040 Speaker 1: They asked some pointed questions about what happened at the 569 00:31:24,200 --> 00:31:25,840 Speaker 1: end of that run, because it got ugly and like 570 00:31:26,160 --> 00:31:29,040 Speaker 1: what happens to the vikings into the Jim Harball experience. 571 00:31:29,360 --> 00:31:31,360 Speaker 1: Not in year one or year two when things tend 572 00:31:31,400 --> 00:31:33,520 Speaker 1: to go well, but when you start to get grumpy 573 00:31:33,600 --> 00:31:36,160 Speaker 1: and angry and um at wanting, it's starting to have 574 00:31:36,200 --> 00:31:39,360 Speaker 1: a wandering eye. That's where the Jim Harba experience goes south. 575 00:31:39,400 --> 00:31:41,320 Speaker 1: And I don't think he was able to answer those questions, 576 00:31:41,520 --> 00:31:44,320 Speaker 1: and it probably became more tense and uncomfortable, and I 577 00:31:44,440 --> 00:31:45,920 Speaker 1: just wish I had been able to been able to 578 00:31:45,920 --> 00:31:48,920 Speaker 1: see it. It sounds quite delightful. Give me that hard 579 00:31:49,000 --> 00:31:54,080 Speaker 1: knocks behind the scenes wandering high part of this too, 580 00:31:54,360 --> 00:31:57,600 Speaker 1: I think is really interesting because now he goes back 581 00:31:57,680 --> 00:32:01,640 Speaker 1: to Michigan with everybody knowing that he has this wandering 582 00:32:01,720 --> 00:32:05,360 Speaker 1: eye and that the it wasn't reciprocated. It was not 583 00:32:05,800 --> 00:32:08,280 Speaker 1: he was trying to get out like he assumed he 584 00:32:08,360 --> 00:32:10,360 Speaker 1: was getting an NFL job to do all this stuff. 585 00:32:10,520 --> 00:32:13,080 Speaker 1: He let his defensive coordinator go to his brother John 586 00:32:13,200 --> 00:32:15,520 Speaker 1: in Baltimore that that was part of it too. He 587 00:32:15,640 --> 00:32:17,920 Speaker 1: thought this was gonna happen, and the and the Dolphins 588 00:32:18,360 --> 00:32:20,320 Speaker 1: are are a little part of this. And there's there's 589 00:32:20,360 --> 00:32:22,680 Speaker 1: some conspiracy theories out there. I don't know if I'm 590 00:32:22,720 --> 00:32:24,720 Speaker 1: gonna believe him or not, but Stephen Ross, the owner 591 00:32:24,760 --> 00:32:27,440 Speaker 1: of the Dolphins, said publicly because he is one of 592 00:32:27,520 --> 00:32:30,040 Speaker 1: the biggest, you know, Michigan donors and backers, he's a 593 00:32:30,080 --> 00:32:32,160 Speaker 1: Michigan grad, that he would not be the guy to 594 00:32:32,280 --> 00:32:36,400 Speaker 1: take Hardbaugh from Michigan because he didn't he didn't want 595 00:32:36,520 --> 00:32:38,880 Speaker 1: he didn't want to do that to his college. Now, 596 00:32:38,960 --> 00:32:41,160 Speaker 1: he was the guy who tried to hid higher Harbaugh 597 00:32:41,280 --> 00:32:43,640 Speaker 1: in the same cycle that he ended up going to 598 00:32:43,680 --> 00:32:46,840 Speaker 1: the forty Ironers way back, struck out. Didn't didn't happen, 599 00:32:47,560 --> 00:32:51,040 Speaker 1: And it's it's just fascinating because some people think that's 600 00:32:51,080 --> 00:32:54,040 Speaker 1: a marriage that that would happen if not for what's 601 00:32:54,080 --> 00:32:56,480 Speaker 1: happening now, or that Ross didn't want to make that 602 00:32:56,560 --> 00:32:59,880 Speaker 1: look bad with Michigan. Meanwhile, our guy Ian rap War 603 00:33:00,120 --> 00:33:02,760 Speaker 1: reported that it really that it was Tom Brady who 604 00:33:02,880 --> 00:33:06,520 Speaker 1: was set to meet Brian Flores on that boat with 605 00:33:07,000 --> 00:33:11,240 Speaker 1: with ownership in Miami again in a Michigan alum, so 606 00:33:11,320 --> 00:33:13,120 Speaker 1: he can sort of, you know, connect the dots all 607 00:33:13,160 --> 00:33:15,680 Speaker 1: there and it's just like all this stuff is swirling 608 00:33:15,760 --> 00:33:18,480 Speaker 1: together and it is a wild pre super Bowl week. 609 00:33:18,920 --> 00:33:21,360 Speaker 1: But Stephen Ross saying that he didn't want to like 610 00:33:21,560 --> 00:33:24,400 Speaker 1: mess up the whole relationship that Jim Harball and everything 611 00:33:24,440 --> 00:33:27,520 Speaker 1: he had going on at Michigan for him to come 612 00:33:27,600 --> 00:33:32,880 Speaker 1: to Miami, that feels not true, Like why that's either 613 00:33:33,000 --> 00:33:36,280 Speaker 1: coming from Harball not wanting to go there, or Steven 614 00:33:36,360 --> 00:33:39,080 Speaker 1: Ross not actually wanting him, because if Harball is doing 615 00:33:39,160 --> 00:33:43,440 Speaker 1: interviews with teams like the Vikings, obviously the want was there. Well, 616 00:33:43,520 --> 00:33:46,000 Speaker 1: these guys always tell the truth, so I know, I 617 00:33:46,120 --> 00:33:48,560 Speaker 1: just believe it. Also, there is a you know, a 618 00:33:48,640 --> 00:33:52,000 Speaker 1: sea change in the NFL, and there's a thirty six 619 00:33:52,120 --> 00:33:55,480 Speaker 1: year old offensive hot shot connected to Sean McVeigh and 620 00:33:55,520 --> 00:33:58,080 Speaker 1: all this stuff that carries a lot of weight. And 621 00:33:58,200 --> 00:34:00,520 Speaker 1: I know Harball is a ton of success, but he's 622 00:34:00,520 --> 00:34:03,800 Speaker 1: an eccentric, fifty eight year old guy. I think the 623 00:34:03,880 --> 00:34:07,280 Speaker 1: league is just getting younger at the position. Um young 624 00:34:07,360 --> 00:34:10,799 Speaker 1: GM two. I think that seems awkward, like an awkward fit. 625 00:34:10,880 --> 00:34:13,520 Speaker 1: A guy who's the first time uh GM in a 626 00:34:13,600 --> 00:34:17,440 Speaker 1: dopo mena and and Harbaugh trying to work together. We 627 00:34:17,560 --> 00:34:20,600 Speaker 1: we should talk O'Connell because, like, he's an interesting guy. 628 00:34:20,640 --> 00:34:22,719 Speaker 1: You mentioned he worked with Cousins. Cousins had a good 629 00:34:22,760 --> 00:34:26,240 Speaker 1: year with him. He was his quarterbacks coach in seen Washington, 630 00:34:26,520 --> 00:34:28,279 Speaker 1: went to the Pro Bowl, one of the better Kirk 631 00:34:28,320 --> 00:34:31,920 Speaker 1: Cousins seasons. Never been a play caller though, you know, 632 00:34:32,840 --> 00:34:36,160 Speaker 1: was drafted. I remember when Patriots fans were furious that 633 00:34:36,560 --> 00:34:38,879 Speaker 1: uh the team drafted him in the third round because 634 00:34:38,880 --> 00:34:41,320 Speaker 1: people were like, why are you burning third round picks 635 00:34:41,719 --> 00:34:43,799 Speaker 1: on backups? They ended up doing that a million times 636 00:34:43,880 --> 00:34:46,320 Speaker 1: with Jimmy g and Jacoby Brissette and Ryan Mallett, and 637 00:34:46,360 --> 00:34:48,080 Speaker 1: that's just was sort of their thing that they did. 638 00:34:48,360 --> 00:34:50,560 Speaker 1: But O'Connell was the first one. And it's just it's 639 00:34:50,600 --> 00:34:52,440 Speaker 1: insane that he was like a bat. He was supposed 640 00:34:52,480 --> 00:34:54,600 Speaker 1: to be the backup to Tom Brady like eight seasons 641 00:34:54,640 --> 00:34:56,799 Speaker 1: into his career, and yet he's now a head coach 642 00:34:56,840 --> 00:34:59,080 Speaker 1: in the NFL. It does, you know, point out some 643 00:34:59,160 --> 00:35:02,080 Speaker 1: of these guys rise pretty quickly, And I think that's 644 00:35:02,120 --> 00:35:04,640 Speaker 1: why some of the blackhead coaches that have been around 645 00:35:04,719 --> 00:35:07,800 Speaker 1: longer or had bigger experience get upset when when someone 646 00:35:08,160 --> 00:35:11,600 Speaker 1: like O'Connell kind of skips to the head of the lines. Alright, 647 00:35:11,760 --> 00:35:17,120 Speaker 1: and other news, Yes, it is indeed the Washington Commanders. 648 00:35:17,480 --> 00:35:21,319 Speaker 1: After eighty seven years with the former name. There were 649 00:35:21,360 --> 00:35:24,319 Speaker 1: two years as the Washington Football Team, which will never, 650 00:35:24,520 --> 00:35:27,600 Speaker 1: for me ever be anything other than the stupidest thing 651 00:35:27,640 --> 00:35:30,680 Speaker 1: in the history of the NFL. The franchise announced Wednesday 652 00:35:30,760 --> 00:35:33,600 Speaker 1: morning that its new name would be the Commanders. That 653 00:35:33,680 --> 00:35:37,800 Speaker 1: also unveiled the new logo and uniforms. So yes, Joe Eisman, 654 00:35:38,360 --> 00:35:42,880 Speaker 1: you know he did give it away. And I and 655 00:35:43,000 --> 00:35:46,840 Speaker 1: since we're since we're talking about Joe Tisman. I don't know, Connie, 656 00:35:46,880 --> 00:35:50,600 Speaker 1: if you listened to Tuesday's show, but Joe had some 657 00:35:50,760 --> 00:35:54,160 Speaker 1: real trenchant thoughts on commanders. So listen to a lot 658 00:35:54,200 --> 00:35:58,839 Speaker 1: of commanders in Washington, D C. And the Pentagon. That's true. 659 00:35:59,000 --> 00:36:02,480 Speaker 1: I mean, I said, that's it's hard to argue that 660 00:36:03,360 --> 00:36:06,200 Speaker 1: you can't argue. I heard Sessler go pretty hard on 661 00:36:06,280 --> 00:36:10,920 Speaker 1: the Pentagon. Came after the Pentagon hard controversial, Like it 662 00:36:11,080 --> 00:36:13,719 Speaker 1: seemed like the Pentagon is, you know, writing poetry and 663 00:36:13,880 --> 00:36:17,239 Speaker 1: looking doing nice things. Again, a lot of commanders in Washington, 664 00:36:17,360 --> 00:36:20,880 Speaker 1: D C. And the Pentagon. Once again, Mark, there's no 665 00:36:21,040 --> 00:36:23,960 Speaker 1: there's nothing saying the Pentagon is this paragon of purity 666 00:36:24,640 --> 00:36:27,640 Speaker 1: they met. He merely mentions that commanders reside within the 667 00:36:27,719 --> 00:36:30,600 Speaker 1: Pentagon's walls. A lot of commanders in Washington, D C. 668 00:36:30,800 --> 00:36:34,360 Speaker 1: In the Pentagon. Was I too critical of of the 669 00:36:34,800 --> 00:36:39,560 Speaker 1: goings on inside the Pentagon? Care for potential? Careful? I 670 00:36:39,600 --> 00:36:47,360 Speaker 1: mean it's you know, you think they took out you know, 671 00:36:47,600 --> 00:36:50,600 Speaker 1: JFK So he's upset. No, no, no, that's that and 672 00:36:50,719 --> 00:36:53,399 Speaker 1: that's just reducing it down to something you know, that's 673 00:36:53,480 --> 00:36:56,120 Speaker 1: that's folly. I mean there there is. There's nothing but 674 00:36:56,760 --> 00:36:59,759 Speaker 1: a continual drumbeat of the Pentagon doing things that are 675 00:36:59,800 --> 00:37:02,440 Speaker 1: just vicious along with things that we can wave our 676 00:37:02,480 --> 00:37:04,000 Speaker 1: flag about two if you want to do that. I 677 00:37:04,040 --> 00:37:06,040 Speaker 1: mean there is, there's there is something about it, just 678 00:37:06,160 --> 00:37:09,640 Speaker 1: it's a random Rhoto pa Pat Doherty for at Rhodo World. 679 00:37:09,640 --> 00:37:11,000 Speaker 1: Who I like a lot, he said. He said it 680 00:37:11,120 --> 00:37:13,880 Speaker 1: sounded like who I like a lot? Yeah, well I 681 00:37:13,960 --> 00:37:17,240 Speaker 1: also enjoy him. We all like Greg like some cool Greg, 682 00:37:17,880 --> 00:37:21,400 Speaker 1: I said. I said, we like him? Uh oh no, 683 00:37:21,560 --> 00:37:22,960 Speaker 1: I meant you know, I don't know. I don't know 684 00:37:23,040 --> 00:37:25,960 Speaker 1: what your thoughts are. Maybe your big anti Rhodo Pad. 685 00:37:26,160 --> 00:37:29,040 Speaker 1: Remember when we did our Fantasy Spectacular and I said 686 00:37:29,080 --> 00:37:30,840 Speaker 1: we got to get Rooto Pad on the show. That 687 00:37:31,000 --> 00:37:32,840 Speaker 1: was good. I believe that I either back to you 688 00:37:32,960 --> 00:37:34,799 Speaker 1: or actually came up with that idea on my own. 689 00:37:34,920 --> 00:37:37,959 Speaker 1: So he wrote that the Commander sounds like the first 690 00:37:38,040 --> 00:37:43,040 Speaker 1: team to hold the XFL and USFL championships simultaneous. That's 691 00:37:43,080 --> 00:37:49,399 Speaker 1: something with I think it's it's it's very easy. That's 692 00:37:49,400 --> 00:37:51,960 Speaker 1: a great sweet but it's very easy for the old standard, 693 00:37:52,040 --> 00:37:54,680 Speaker 1: like whether it's a uniform change or a team name. 694 00:37:55,040 --> 00:37:58,000 Speaker 1: Oh man, that's like a fake name from a football movie. 695 00:37:58,080 --> 00:38:00,640 Speaker 1: It's like, well, yeah, it kind of is. I'm more 696 00:38:00,840 --> 00:38:04,560 Speaker 1: annoyed with you can't shorten it. How we're going to 697 00:38:04,800 --> 00:38:08,279 Speaker 1: shorten this thing because because the other and this is 698 00:38:08,320 --> 00:38:10,120 Speaker 1: not funny. But it's like they're already be called the 699 00:38:10,320 --> 00:38:13,360 Speaker 1: Washington Commies, which is a mixed message in terms of 700 00:38:14,719 --> 00:38:17,399 Speaker 1: the comms. It's just not gonna be a great look 701 00:38:17,440 --> 00:38:19,799 Speaker 1: when they finished last in the division and their name 702 00:38:20,080 --> 00:38:22,440 Speaker 1: is the Commanders, Like they're not going to be commanding. 703 00:38:23,400 --> 00:38:26,320 Speaker 1: Do you think less of Giants now? Like large giant 704 00:38:26,400 --> 00:38:28,200 Speaker 1: people now that the Giants are like the worst team 705 00:38:28,200 --> 00:38:29,759 Speaker 1: in the n s A. Someone noted though it's the 706 00:38:29,920 --> 00:38:36,040 Speaker 1: longest name, Washington Commanders is twenty letters. You gotta put 707 00:38:36,080 --> 00:38:39,840 Speaker 1: that ghost characters in in the headlines a lot the 708 00:38:39,880 --> 00:38:44,160 Speaker 1: battle from Washington, d C. And the Pentagon. I get Joe, Joe, 709 00:38:44,239 --> 00:38:48,680 Speaker 1: we get it. You educated us through this whole process. 710 00:38:49,840 --> 00:38:53,080 Speaker 1: And finally we should mention, by the way, what a 711 00:38:53,160 --> 00:38:56,160 Speaker 1: week for the what is this? We should mention episode? 712 00:38:56,719 --> 00:39:00,440 Speaker 1: While we're talking commanders to mess up is transition again, right, 713 00:39:00,800 --> 00:39:03,720 Speaker 1: But I I showed it before the show. You mentioned 714 00:39:03,800 --> 00:39:06,360 Speaker 1: that that Dan Snyder that yea, their owner had to 715 00:39:06,400 --> 00:39:11,840 Speaker 1: put out a lengthy press release denying new allegations of 716 00:39:12,360 --> 00:39:16,960 Speaker 1: sexual misconduct directly against him. Um, that came out in 717 00:39:17,000 --> 00:39:20,680 Speaker 1: a press conference this week. So that was time specifically 718 00:39:20,760 --> 00:39:24,320 Speaker 1: with this name change. But uh, it's it's an insane 719 00:39:24,400 --> 00:39:27,360 Speaker 1: it's a quite a week that he had to release that. 720 00:39:27,719 --> 00:39:29,920 Speaker 1: And Greg, I'm not going to end there either. I 721 00:39:29,960 --> 00:39:32,120 Speaker 1: don't make light of this cy it sounds you know, 722 00:39:32,320 --> 00:39:34,440 Speaker 1: you take that with with with gravity, the whole thing. 723 00:39:34,520 --> 00:39:36,760 Speaker 1: But it was a cheerleader, as I mentioned, or sandwich 724 00:39:36,800 --> 00:39:40,319 Speaker 1: props prior to the season that um, you know, unfurled 725 00:39:40,360 --> 00:39:43,759 Speaker 1: the allegations against in Snyder. So just that's that only 726 00:39:43,880 --> 00:39:47,399 Speaker 1: backs up my sandwich prop, which I already won because 727 00:39:47,400 --> 00:39:51,520 Speaker 1: a cheerleader already had been involved in Probably what do 728 00:39:51,560 --> 00:39:55,400 Speaker 1: you mean you get your sandwich? Yeah, I'm saying, but 729 00:39:55,600 --> 00:39:59,040 Speaker 1: even you're just spiking, Yeah, it just shows you that 730 00:39:59,200 --> 00:40:03,759 Speaker 1: you're spiking the ball connected to some hideous allegations. I said, 731 00:40:03,760 --> 00:40:08,000 Speaker 1: I do not back then it's been I'll see you later. 732 00:40:08,120 --> 00:40:12,239 Speaker 1: I gotta get out of here. Um. Finally, if there's 733 00:40:12,239 --> 00:40:17,000 Speaker 1: anything else. Uh. Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, who's been 734 00:40:17,000 --> 00:40:21,200 Speaker 1: in the news this week, Amana Hammeda and he has 735 00:40:21,239 --> 00:40:27,200 Speaker 1: an iPhone, Ricky and Connie. Uh, He issued the following 736 00:40:28,280 --> 00:40:32,839 Speaker 1: He issued the following statement on Tom Brady's retirement. I'll 737 00:40:32,880 --> 00:40:36,200 Speaker 1: just would lead a read a piece of it. Hit it, Ricky. 738 00:40:36,440 --> 00:40:40,000 Speaker 1: I am privileged to have drafted and coached Tom Brady, 739 00:40:40,080 --> 00:40:44,480 Speaker 1: the ultimate competitor and winner. Tom's humble beginning in professional 740 00:40:44,520 --> 00:40:48,040 Speaker 1: football ultimately ended with him becoming the best player in 741 00:40:48,360 --> 00:40:52,280 Speaker 1: NFL history. Blah blah blah blah blah blah dash, Bill Belichick. 742 00:40:52,880 --> 00:40:54,719 Speaker 1: I just want to tell you something. Belichick is a 743 00:40:54,760 --> 00:40:57,760 Speaker 1: smart guy. I mean, he's stupid in that one instance 744 00:40:57,840 --> 00:41:01,080 Speaker 1: that's caused a major issue in the NFL, but otherwise, 745 00:41:01,200 --> 00:41:04,880 Speaker 1: very shrewd, very smart. This is what you do. It 746 00:41:05,040 --> 00:41:08,440 Speaker 1: was very small of Tom not to mention the Patriots. 747 00:41:08,880 --> 00:41:13,719 Speaker 1: Bill rolls in with a glowing, glowing statement and it 748 00:41:13,840 --> 00:41:17,200 Speaker 1: just makes him look better. Well, he's also doing some 749 00:41:17,280 --> 00:41:23,720 Speaker 1: damage control right now. Oh, you think it's connected the subject. 750 00:41:23,960 --> 00:41:26,439 Speaker 1: He had a very similar statement when when Brady left 751 00:41:26,719 --> 00:41:30,279 Speaker 1: the first time, Brady did respond, you know, in very 752 00:41:30,360 --> 00:41:35,480 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two fashion, you know, in his Instagram stories, 753 00:41:36,520 --> 00:41:39,440 Speaker 1: you know, showing that he showing that statement and then 754 00:41:39,560 --> 00:41:44,080 Speaker 1: saying best coach ever. I love you heart emoji, heart emoji, 755 00:41:44,200 --> 00:41:47,360 Speaker 1: heart emoji. So once once you go triple heart emojis, 756 00:41:47,480 --> 00:41:50,920 Speaker 1: I feel like everything's cool now everything It's gonna be 757 00:41:51,000 --> 00:41:55,200 Speaker 1: emotionally taxing to Dan on multiple levels when Brady with 758 00:41:55,360 --> 00:41:59,000 Speaker 1: no complaint rolls into Foxborough and you're filling the blank 759 00:41:59,360 --> 00:42:03,160 Speaker 1: um from all to bowl, you know, Patriots ceremonies and um, 760 00:42:03,320 --> 00:42:05,759 Speaker 1: feel good scenarios like I just I don't see the 761 00:42:05,800 --> 00:42:09,239 Speaker 1: grudge um at this point. Well he here he heard 762 00:42:09,280 --> 00:42:13,600 Speaker 1: the feedback because he released another video on Thursday and 763 00:42:13,719 --> 00:42:17,640 Speaker 1: he said thank you to all my supporters and teammates 764 00:42:17,680 --> 00:42:20,279 Speaker 1: and everything, and he capitalized all and it was heavy 765 00:42:20,360 --> 00:42:22,680 Speaker 1: on Patriots, and I did. I did get a note 766 00:42:22,760 --> 00:42:27,279 Speaker 1: from a communication professional who his theory and he at 767 00:42:27,320 --> 00:42:29,959 Speaker 1: the levels now, a friend of mine who had worked 768 00:42:30,000 --> 00:42:32,640 Speaker 1: the highest levels. He said, you'd be surprised, like when 769 00:42:32,760 --> 00:42:34,560 Speaker 1: when it's stuff like this and it's panicked. He thought 770 00:42:34,560 --> 00:42:36,879 Speaker 1: it might have just been user error. He really thought 771 00:42:36,920 --> 00:42:38,840 Speaker 1: it might have been a panicked like quick thing, and 772 00:42:38,960 --> 00:42:41,240 Speaker 1: it wasn't a lot of thought put into it because 773 00:42:41,320 --> 00:42:44,359 Speaker 1: the user error by Tom Brady with his statement right 774 00:42:44,560 --> 00:42:47,040 Speaker 1: essentially that look they and that there was a lot 775 00:42:47,120 --> 00:42:50,560 Speaker 1: of that wasn't just pressing like control all the lead 776 00:42:50,600 --> 00:42:53,080 Speaker 1: by mistake. I mean, he know, but he's effort put 777 00:42:53,120 --> 00:42:55,000 Speaker 1: into that message. There was a lot of effort, but 778 00:42:55,080 --> 00:42:56,840 Speaker 1: that it just went out too quickly, and it's like 779 00:42:57,080 --> 00:43:05,799 Speaker 1: it wasn't really too to well communications former White House work. 780 00:43:05,960 --> 00:43:10,520 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna go even but he just thought, he 781 00:43:10,640 --> 00:43:13,480 Speaker 1: just thought, he just thought. Basically, the rapid response of 782 00:43:13,719 --> 00:43:16,480 Speaker 1: tom Brady's team was just bad. He's coming back from 783 00:43:16,520 --> 00:43:20,919 Speaker 1: the other other or something. Were you speaking with Oliver North? 784 00:43:21,040 --> 00:43:25,719 Speaker 1: I mean, who's the operative he had? He had a 785 00:43:25,760 --> 00:43:28,719 Speaker 1: good theory too. Is like that it was so hard 786 00:43:28,800 --> 00:43:33,880 Speaker 1: on Tampa early because he knew how Brady was feeling 787 00:43:34,120 --> 00:43:40,880 Speaker 1: very um apologetic. That basically the part that Adam Schefter's 788 00:43:40,920 --> 00:43:45,719 Speaker 1: report coming out really Yeah, he hadn't told the Bucks. 789 00:43:45,800 --> 00:43:47,480 Speaker 1: I'm saying he hadn't told the Bucks yet, and that's 790 00:43:47,520 --> 00:43:50,399 Speaker 1: what the chef. Why is he? Why must he keep 791 00:43:50,480 --> 00:43:52,680 Speaker 1: his identity secret? It feels like he's just sort of 792 00:43:52,920 --> 00:43:55,560 Speaker 1: throwing out it's worth fun that way, all right, but 793 00:43:56,520 --> 00:44:01,640 Speaker 1: is this a friend to you? I have no idea 794 00:44:01,640 --> 00:44:04,440 Speaker 1: what's happening at this point. That's what's happening in the news. 795 00:44:04,520 --> 00:44:07,680 Speaker 1: Let's take a break and then let's head to Hollywood. 796 00:44:10,400 --> 00:44:16,640 Speaker 1: All right, welcome back. Hit it Reggy, Hollywood something something something, 797 00:44:16,760 --> 00:44:20,600 Speaker 1: Holly would Holly would something something. But it's in glamour 798 00:44:21,880 --> 00:44:29,759 Speaker 1: and fair mhm official lyrics. Here's how it works in 799 00:44:29,800 --> 00:44:34,640 Speaker 1: the business, this glitz and glamour. I feel like I 800 00:44:34,719 --> 00:44:37,600 Speaker 1: need a feather boa right now, Martini, would you know 801 00:44:37,760 --> 00:44:39,759 Speaker 1: you kind of have the look, Connie, especially now you 802 00:44:39,840 --> 00:44:42,920 Speaker 1: have the short do compared to when we first met you, 803 00:44:42,960 --> 00:44:44,920 Speaker 1: when it was long, like you could easily if you 804 00:44:45,000 --> 00:44:47,680 Speaker 1: had like a flapper type get up, you would. You 805 00:44:47,719 --> 00:44:50,640 Speaker 1: would look right. If you put somebody in those like 806 00:44:50,760 --> 00:44:58,160 Speaker 1: nineteen twenties shots, bang, you're an old Hollywood flapper. That's me, 807 00:44:58,600 --> 00:45:00,880 Speaker 1: the only California roo in your house. I mean, it 808 00:45:01,000 --> 00:45:05,640 Speaker 1: just it fits too well. All right. So in in 809 00:45:05,760 --> 00:45:09,160 Speaker 1: the business as it will be referred to going forward, 810 00:45:09,320 --> 00:45:12,440 Speaker 1: because only people in the business called the business and 811 00:45:12,520 --> 00:45:18,000 Speaker 1: wearing the business of show. That's where Greg jumps in. Well, 812 00:45:18,080 --> 00:45:23,120 Speaker 1: before we move on, we should say one thing, you 813 00:45:23,200 --> 00:45:25,440 Speaker 1: have an update on your on your inside source from 814 00:45:25,440 --> 00:45:28,320 Speaker 1: the White House, your communications guys, that dude, who is he? 815 00:45:29,520 --> 00:45:34,160 Speaker 1: That was good? I'm really glad I did that wasn't glad? Um. 816 00:45:34,719 --> 00:45:37,759 Speaker 1: To make a movie's a long process. But the first 817 00:45:37,840 --> 00:45:40,000 Speaker 1: thing if you're telling a true story is you need 818 00:45:40,600 --> 00:45:43,120 Speaker 1: to gain the rights and marks that such a long 819 00:45:43,160 --> 00:45:47,520 Speaker 1: and winding career as a writer before becoming a NFL 820 00:45:47,680 --> 00:45:51,200 Speaker 1: network personality. Maybe even Mark investigated this for one of 821 00:45:51,280 --> 00:45:55,200 Speaker 1: the fascinations he's had in his past. Um is that true? 822 00:45:55,239 --> 00:45:57,440 Speaker 1: By the way, absolutely? UM. I had come up with 823 00:45:57,520 --> 00:46:01,360 Speaker 1: two concepts that hit a hard all. UM. One was 824 00:46:01,680 --> 00:46:05,400 Speaker 1: an adult Nancy Drew who had a major pill issue. UM, 825 00:46:05,480 --> 00:46:08,040 Speaker 1: but she she had cast off the idea of being 826 00:46:08,080 --> 00:46:10,640 Speaker 1: a girl investigator to be an adult, but then she 827 00:46:10,719 --> 00:46:12,719 Speaker 1: comes she gets pulled back into her true destiny. The 828 00:46:12,760 --> 00:46:16,840 Speaker 1: second was UM E T two where like Elliott, Elliott 829 00:46:17,080 --> 00:46:20,720 Speaker 1: and Gertie are adults and UM, clearly they're totally fucked 830 00:46:20,800 --> 00:46:23,600 Speaker 1: up mentally because as kids they met an alien and 831 00:46:23,640 --> 00:46:25,560 Speaker 1: no one believes them. So it's you know, at them 832 00:46:25,600 --> 00:46:28,440 Speaker 1: in their current state. And both both ideas they were 833 00:46:28,480 --> 00:46:30,759 Speaker 1: said like the idea, UM, you're not going to be 834 00:46:30,840 --> 00:46:32,440 Speaker 1: the person to write it, and you certainly are not 835 00:46:32,480 --> 00:46:34,720 Speaker 1: going to get the rights. Have a nice day, okay, 836 00:46:35,200 --> 00:46:37,239 Speaker 1: all right, Well that's what we're speaking to, where you know, 837 00:46:38,440 --> 00:46:40,520 Speaker 1: on this guy thinking he'd get the rights to E. 838 00:46:40,640 --> 00:46:43,399 Speaker 1: T two, Right, I didn't think. I wasn't talking about 839 00:46:43,440 --> 00:46:46,239 Speaker 1: like that's existing. I p e T. Okay, So well 840 00:46:46,280 --> 00:46:49,280 Speaker 1: I'm talking about We'll use Kurt Wander again as the example. 841 00:46:49,560 --> 00:46:51,920 Speaker 1: Kurt Warner, what a story. I want the rights to 842 00:46:52,000 --> 00:46:54,680 Speaker 1: his story, So I will pay Kurt Warner lock that 843 00:46:54,880 --> 00:46:57,480 Speaker 1: in so no one else could tell this story. Okay, 844 00:46:57,960 --> 00:47:01,399 Speaker 1: at least not with his guy in hand. Okay, We're 845 00:47:01,400 --> 00:47:04,200 Speaker 1: gonna tell the story of an NFL team this offseason. Now, 846 00:47:04,239 --> 00:47:06,200 Speaker 1: this where it gets tricky. You have to kind of 847 00:47:06,360 --> 00:47:08,879 Speaker 1: look into the crystal ball a little bit. You gotta 848 00:47:08,880 --> 00:47:10,680 Speaker 1: look at where the team is right now and how 849 00:47:10,840 --> 00:47:15,120 Speaker 1: things can play out before figuring out who's the story 850 00:47:15,160 --> 00:47:17,080 Speaker 1: you want to tell. So I'll get it going just 851 00:47:17,200 --> 00:47:20,040 Speaker 1: because it's easier that way, and then we could all 852 00:47:20,120 --> 00:47:24,160 Speaker 1: get a get a shot at this UM and this 853 00:47:24,440 --> 00:47:31,600 Speaker 1: this area of the football universe is sometimes um not properly. Uh, 854 00:47:31,719 --> 00:47:33,719 Speaker 1: the story isn't told. So I'm actually gonna shine the 855 00:47:33,800 --> 00:47:39,440 Speaker 1: light on the NFC South and the Carolina Panthers. I'm 856 00:47:39,480 --> 00:47:44,640 Speaker 1: buying the rights to the Carolina Panthers off season because 857 00:47:45,000 --> 00:47:48,759 Speaker 1: there are certain there are several situations, several things going 858 00:47:48,800 --> 00:47:51,520 Speaker 1: on at the same time here. Um, as we've heard 859 00:47:51,600 --> 00:47:55,640 Speaker 1: for years, David Tepper since buying the team, he wants results. 860 00:47:55,680 --> 00:47:57,640 Speaker 1: He wants to be a big fish. He wants to 861 00:47:57,719 --> 00:48:00,680 Speaker 1: be the NFL version. This is all kind of conjecture 862 00:48:00,719 --> 00:48:03,440 Speaker 1: and hearsay, but let's buy into it. He wants to 863 00:48:03,560 --> 00:48:06,520 Speaker 1: be bomber over in the NBA. The Clippers owner, a 864 00:48:06,560 --> 00:48:10,040 Speaker 1: guy that comes in it makes a grand entrance, buys 865 00:48:11,080 --> 00:48:14,360 Speaker 1: the biggest players in free agency, immediately puts together a contender. 866 00:48:14,760 --> 00:48:17,080 Speaker 1: He's learning temper that it's hard in the NFL to 867 00:48:17,160 --> 00:48:19,360 Speaker 1: do such a thing, especially if you don't have a quarterback. 868 00:48:19,800 --> 00:48:22,840 Speaker 1: So you have this in play, the Sam Donald drama. 869 00:48:23,120 --> 00:48:25,480 Speaker 1: It didn't work out with Bridgewater the year before. He 870 00:48:25,600 --> 00:48:28,879 Speaker 1: needs a quarterback. He's now been waiting for three plus 871 00:48:29,000 --> 00:48:32,399 Speaker 1: years since being over being becoming owner, uh, to find 872 00:48:32,400 --> 00:48:35,000 Speaker 1: a quarterback. So there's a QB panic going on right 873 00:48:35,040 --> 00:48:37,880 Speaker 1: now and that could lead to some things. Uh, some 874 00:48:38,080 --> 00:48:41,319 Speaker 1: drastic measures being taken. Now you have the possibility as 875 00:48:41,320 --> 00:48:43,880 Speaker 1: well of the best player on the team being traded. 876 00:48:43,920 --> 00:48:47,359 Speaker 1: That is Christian McCaffrey, who has made thirty million over 877 00:48:47,440 --> 00:48:52,440 Speaker 1: the last two years to play about seven games uh injuries, 878 00:48:52,480 --> 00:48:54,759 Speaker 1: but when on the field, remains an electric presence and 879 00:48:55,200 --> 00:48:58,280 Speaker 1: arguably the best running back in the game. Could Christian 880 00:48:58,360 --> 00:49:02,000 Speaker 1: McCaffrey be used as and dangled as a trade chip 881 00:49:02,120 --> 00:49:04,680 Speaker 1: to bring in the quarterback we want? So we got 882 00:49:04,719 --> 00:49:07,880 Speaker 1: an angry owner, we got a uh, scared as hell 883 00:49:08,000 --> 00:49:11,920 Speaker 1: head coach who knows he's on very soggy ground right now, 884 00:49:12,480 --> 00:49:15,760 Speaker 1: and a huge hole in the center of the roster. 885 00:49:16,520 --> 00:49:18,640 Speaker 1: Give me those rights. Let's follow along with this story 886 00:49:18,640 --> 00:49:22,279 Speaker 1: because I think there could be some splashes. I would 887 00:49:22,320 --> 00:49:26,680 Speaker 1: watch that. I like it. I think you can get 888 00:49:26,719 --> 00:49:29,160 Speaker 1: really involved. Keep Pounding, I would think would be the 889 00:49:29,239 --> 00:49:33,719 Speaker 1: title keeping keep pounding man. That is a really nice 890 00:49:33,760 --> 00:49:35,320 Speaker 1: element to the sag that I wish we would have 891 00:49:35,320 --> 00:49:39,839 Speaker 1: thought of before. Have a title for the movie. Um yeah, 892 00:49:39,880 --> 00:49:42,440 Speaker 1: I'll work on that. I'll workshop that. But keep pounding 893 00:49:42,560 --> 00:49:46,560 Speaker 1: is the working tight another industry more industry jargon. Also, 894 00:49:46,640 --> 00:49:49,520 Speaker 1: remember that the Panthers went hard for Matthew Stafford last year. 895 00:49:49,760 --> 00:49:52,400 Speaker 1: So they want to find and identify someone like that 896 00:49:52,480 --> 00:49:56,759 Speaker 1: again this year. All right, Connie, how about you? Okay, Well, 897 00:49:57,680 --> 00:50:00,040 Speaker 1: I actually do have a title for you. It's a 898 00:50:00,120 --> 00:50:03,879 Speaker 1: working title. I'm just spitballing here, but my movie would 899 00:50:03,880 --> 00:50:08,520 Speaker 1: be called how We Doing and We're going to Philadelphia? 900 00:50:08,719 --> 00:50:13,600 Speaker 1: I know, shocker, but there's just way too many fun 901 00:50:13,800 --> 00:50:16,840 Speaker 1: things happening there for it to not be a movie. 902 00:50:17,000 --> 00:50:20,800 Speaker 1: And we've seen so many movies being made about Eagles 903 00:50:20,880 --> 00:50:25,080 Speaker 1: fans Philadelphia fans in general. So there's a rich history 904 00:50:25,640 --> 00:50:29,120 Speaker 1: of movies coming out of that Sports City, Silver Linings, 905 00:50:29,160 --> 00:50:33,480 Speaker 1: playbook Invincible. Who doesn't love those movies? But Howie Roseman 906 00:50:33,880 --> 00:50:37,120 Speaker 1: is the point of how We're Doing the GM. We've 907 00:50:37,200 --> 00:50:41,360 Speaker 1: seen him drunk with power before and this year. I 908 00:50:41,400 --> 00:50:43,279 Speaker 1: don't think it's going to be any different. He has 909 00:50:43,400 --> 00:50:46,440 Speaker 1: three first round picks, and with the way that the 910 00:50:46,520 --> 00:50:51,800 Speaker 1: Eagles season ended, wonderful that they made the playoffs, the expectations, 911 00:50:51,920 --> 00:50:55,240 Speaker 1: I don't think we're anywhere near this being a playoff 912 00:50:55,280 --> 00:50:57,439 Speaker 1: team at the beginning of the season, with a brand 913 00:50:57,480 --> 00:51:00,879 Speaker 1: new coaching staff and Jalen Hurts only getting a full 914 00:51:00,920 --> 00:51:03,840 Speaker 1: season to be the starter, they ended up in the 915 00:51:04,000 --> 00:51:08,080 Speaker 1: wild card spot. They got embarrassed in Tampa Bay, and 916 00:51:08,400 --> 00:51:11,719 Speaker 1: I think that going into that game, I'm not sure 917 00:51:11,760 --> 00:51:16,440 Speaker 1: a lot of people thought that the Eagles would by 918 00:51:16,560 --> 00:51:20,399 Speaker 1: chance maybe move on from Jalen Hurts. But that game 919 00:51:20,560 --> 00:51:23,080 Speaker 1: was just so god awful that I think it's sewed 920 00:51:23,440 --> 00:51:27,000 Speaker 1: some seeds of doubt. So I think his future is 921 00:51:27,040 --> 00:51:30,120 Speaker 1: super super interesting. Jalen Hurts, you have the quirky kind 922 00:51:30,160 --> 00:51:33,600 Speaker 1: of bro head coach and Nick Sirianni that's a great character. 923 00:51:34,280 --> 00:51:36,640 Speaker 1: So there's there's a lot to work with their But 924 00:51:36,840 --> 00:51:40,080 Speaker 1: really it's just all the drama with the quarterback position, 925 00:51:40,160 --> 00:51:44,920 Speaker 1: because that's all Philadelphia. That's what Philadelphia specializes in, is 926 00:51:45,239 --> 00:51:49,040 Speaker 1: backup quarterback love. And so we'll see what they do 927 00:51:49,160 --> 00:51:51,800 Speaker 1: with those three first round picks. But we've seen Howie 928 00:51:51,880 --> 00:51:55,359 Speaker 1: in the past before makes some huge trades and move up. 929 00:51:55,440 --> 00:51:57,960 Speaker 1: He's not afraid of doing it. He's also not afraid 930 00:51:58,160 --> 00:52:01,600 Speaker 1: of drafting players that are not on his scouts boards, 931 00:52:02,000 --> 00:52:05,640 Speaker 1: like a guy like Jalen raagor perhaps over Justin Jefferson. 932 00:52:05,800 --> 00:52:08,840 Speaker 1: So so much drama just already built in story rights itself. 933 00:52:09,400 --> 00:52:11,800 Speaker 1: I can I interrupt the pitch here, your this is 934 00:52:11,840 --> 00:52:15,440 Speaker 1: the meeting, this is the meeting at Paramount or wherever. Um, 935 00:52:15,840 --> 00:52:19,320 Speaker 1: what about the news that Jalen Hurts underwent surgery on 936 00:52:19,440 --> 00:52:21,880 Speaker 1: his ankle and the fact that he really was a 937 00:52:22,000 --> 00:52:28,000 Speaker 1: rising talent before he hurt himself, and the Eagles probably 938 00:52:28,160 --> 00:52:30,600 Speaker 1: more than likely are going to say, let's get this 939 00:52:30,640 --> 00:52:32,800 Speaker 1: guy back and see if you could build on what 940 00:52:32,920 --> 00:52:36,120 Speaker 1: was really promising medical drama medical drama. Well, I'm just 941 00:52:36,120 --> 00:52:38,719 Speaker 1: gonna say medical drama if it's a serious surgery. But 942 00:52:38,880 --> 00:52:41,360 Speaker 1: I don't know what the level of the ankle surgery. 943 00:52:41,440 --> 00:52:43,400 Speaker 1: It just could be it could lead to a bit 944 00:52:43,440 --> 00:52:46,480 Speaker 1: of a deflating of the balloons story wise, if it's 945 00:52:46,480 --> 00:52:47,960 Speaker 1: just like, oh, yeah, he's gonna get his ankle done 946 00:52:47,960 --> 00:52:50,399 Speaker 1: and he'll be okay again. So so what I would 947 00:52:50,440 --> 00:52:53,040 Speaker 1: do in that situation, Dan, And you know what, I 948 00:52:53,160 --> 00:52:55,120 Speaker 1: love the point that you brought up. I thank you 949 00:52:55,480 --> 00:52:59,320 Speaker 1: obviously are really great. You're you're so talented at this. 950 00:53:00,239 --> 00:53:02,640 Speaker 1: What I would do is use that as a big 951 00:53:02,760 --> 00:53:06,279 Speaker 1: reveal in the middle of the movie. Because also you 952 00:53:06,400 --> 00:53:11,200 Speaker 1: have to consider that Jalen Hurts has never had offensive 953 00:53:11,360 --> 00:53:14,200 Speaker 1: or play callers in the same play caller and back 954 00:53:14,239 --> 00:53:16,319 Speaker 1: to back seasons. You gotta go all the way back 955 00:53:16,360 --> 00:53:20,320 Speaker 1: to when he was sixteen years old about and his 956 00:53:20,440 --> 00:53:22,839 Speaker 1: head coach was his dad. That was the last time. 957 00:53:23,000 --> 00:53:26,800 Speaker 1: So his offensive coordinators and play callers are constantly changing. 958 00:53:26,840 --> 00:53:30,000 Speaker 1: There's no continuity. So I think if he's healthy and 959 00:53:30,320 --> 00:53:33,560 Speaker 1: he's able to kind of get used to an offense 960 00:53:33,800 --> 00:53:36,840 Speaker 1: and find his rhythm in it and build up on it, 961 00:53:37,239 --> 00:53:39,400 Speaker 1: that's how the second part, the second half of the 962 00:53:39,440 --> 00:53:43,400 Speaker 1: movie ends and resolves itself. But the whole beginning, we're 963 00:53:43,400 --> 00:53:46,120 Speaker 1: gonna green light it. We're gonna green light it. Amazing, 964 00:53:46,320 --> 00:53:48,360 Speaker 1: that's great. Love it. By the way, I thought of 965 00:53:48,400 --> 00:53:50,960 Speaker 1: the title of my movie. You know how the like 966 00:53:51,080 --> 00:53:55,040 Speaker 1: a prestige picture. Uh, it's sometimes like a one word 967 00:53:55,120 --> 00:54:02,560 Speaker 1: in this little ponderous My movie is called Pounds. It's 968 00:54:02,640 --> 00:54:04,520 Speaker 1: it's it's a good sign when you can just start 969 00:54:04,600 --> 00:54:06,880 Speaker 1: to see it. It's just very easy to visualize Dan, 970 00:54:06,960 --> 00:54:10,640 Speaker 1: which all lowercase. I think it's gritty looking. Yeah, that's 971 00:54:10,680 --> 00:54:13,880 Speaker 1: a big picture of like Matt Rule and a sweatshirt 972 00:54:14,000 --> 00:54:21,360 Speaker 1: and pound mm hmm. Anyway, any thoughts on Ricky Connie's 973 00:54:21,360 --> 00:54:24,520 Speaker 1: pitch there for what was the film called again? How 974 00:54:24,520 --> 00:54:29,919 Speaker 1: are we doing? Like the title suggested, maybe there could 975 00:54:29,920 --> 00:54:32,040 Speaker 1: be some elements from some comedy in there. Right, we 976 00:54:32,120 --> 00:54:34,400 Speaker 1: need more comedy. I feel like we need more comedy. 977 00:54:36,920 --> 00:54:39,160 Speaker 1: I think, yeah, Jaguett Jeffrey Laurie son has been like 978 00:54:39,239 --> 00:54:41,480 Speaker 1: showing up to the Senior Bowl. Get him more involved 979 00:54:41,560 --> 00:54:44,239 Speaker 1: with the story. I think, um, that that could be. 980 00:54:44,360 --> 00:54:47,200 Speaker 1: That's great, big Hollywood guy. I think, right, his son, 981 00:54:50,320 --> 00:54:52,279 Speaker 1: Gregg has his buddy that works for the Eagles. You 982 00:54:52,320 --> 00:54:55,319 Speaker 1: could have Greg and a walk on cameo some comedy. Really, 983 00:54:55,400 --> 00:54:58,000 Speaker 1: he can bring his communications professional with him for um, 984 00:54:58,120 --> 00:54:59,759 Speaker 1: you know, to do him a favor after he did 985 00:54:59,880 --> 00:55:03,440 Speaker 1: us a favor. So I like that he had the 986 00:55:03,680 --> 00:55:06,960 Speaker 1: man is a communications professional. And his theory was that 987 00:55:07,040 --> 00:55:11,640 Speaker 1: Tom Brady forgot the Patriots. Not really so much forgot, 988 00:55:11,800 --> 00:55:15,440 Speaker 1: but just like you know, it's like in succession, like 989 00:55:15,520 --> 00:55:19,759 Speaker 1: things happen quickly in these in these situations, in major responses. 990 00:55:20,160 --> 00:55:22,719 Speaker 1: Maybe not like that. Maybe less thought goes into it 991 00:55:22,800 --> 00:55:26,840 Speaker 1: than you thought. Do you have a comedy? Yeah? I 992 00:55:27,000 --> 00:55:30,160 Speaker 1: like it, you know, I think, um, I think Philadelphia 993 00:55:30,160 --> 00:55:34,279 Speaker 1: has been overrepresented at this point in moment. It's very 994 00:55:34,360 --> 00:55:38,040 Speaker 1: Eagles fans to like make um silver linings playbook about 995 00:55:38,080 --> 00:55:39,880 Speaker 1: them when it's like a like a men you know, 996 00:55:39,920 --> 00:55:42,160 Speaker 1: it's sort of about like mental health in this relationship. 997 00:55:42,239 --> 00:55:45,719 Speaker 1: It's like, oh no, it's an eagle. It's also all 998 00:55:45,800 --> 00:55:48,960 Speaker 1: about Eagles fans. It's very much about the Eagles. I 999 00:55:50,440 --> 00:55:52,080 Speaker 1: just said, do you have a comment, and I that's 1000 00:55:52,239 --> 00:55:54,120 Speaker 1: all I had. And you were an extra in Silver 1001 00:55:54,200 --> 00:55:57,920 Speaker 1: Linings Playbook. Yeah. Oh you were in the dance competition, right, 1002 00:55:58,239 --> 00:56:02,600 Speaker 1: that's right, it's really that was my big break was 1003 00:56:02,680 --> 00:56:05,480 Speaker 1: Johnny in it too. No, just me. I was like, 1004 00:56:05,520 --> 00:56:08,359 Speaker 1: I gotta go do this thing. So it was fun. 1005 00:56:08,480 --> 00:56:11,480 Speaker 1: Well who did you dance with him? Oh? I don't. 1006 00:56:11,520 --> 00:56:14,239 Speaker 1: Just a bunch of randos that Once I was there, 1007 00:56:14,280 --> 00:56:16,600 Speaker 1: I was like, this was a terrible decision. Why am 1008 00:56:16,640 --> 00:56:18,560 Speaker 1: I doing this? And I was locked into three days? 1009 00:56:19,040 --> 00:56:23,360 Speaker 1: You didn't keep in touch with him? No, they nobody 1010 00:56:23,480 --> 00:56:26,800 Speaker 1: noticed anything. Various male dancing partners over the course of 1011 00:56:26,880 --> 00:56:31,920 Speaker 1: three days. Interesting because we're friends with john too, So 1012 00:56:32,000 --> 00:56:33,360 Speaker 1: it's kind of now we're in a tough spot of 1013 00:56:33,440 --> 00:56:35,279 Speaker 1: like should we tell him. I don't think we I 1014 00:56:35,280 --> 00:56:36,799 Speaker 1: don't think we should. It's in our place to bring 1015 00:56:36,840 --> 00:56:38,840 Speaker 1: it up, and it would drop me off. I'd be like, 1016 00:56:38,920 --> 00:56:40,880 Speaker 1: have fun. I don't know why. He doesn't know what 1017 00:56:41,160 --> 00:56:43,200 Speaker 1: he's dropping you off with no concept of what you're 1018 00:56:43,239 --> 00:56:45,400 Speaker 1: doing inside the behind the wall of a building. So, 1019 00:56:45,880 --> 00:56:47,440 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm sure it was very pure, you know, 1020 00:56:47,719 --> 00:56:49,640 Speaker 1: I'm sure it was fine. All Right, you got a 1021 00:56:50,000 --> 00:56:52,960 Speaker 1: room dancing, alright, you have nobody cares you have a picture? Greg, 1022 00:56:53,239 --> 00:56:55,000 Speaker 1: Do you have a comedic pitch whatever you got, No, 1023 00:56:55,239 --> 00:56:58,799 Speaker 1: it's not, it's not comedic. It's it's more dramatic Hollywood 1024 00:56:58,920 --> 00:57:06,120 Speaker 1: something something, Holly. We're gonna call this Rocky Mountains, the 1025 00:57:06,200 --> 00:57:11,759 Speaker 1: story of power of intrigue, um of some of the 1026 00:57:11,800 --> 00:57:15,760 Speaker 1: biggest names, uh in the NFL, and it's in Denver. 1027 00:57:15,960 --> 00:57:22,880 Speaker 1: It starts actually last off season when lawsuits between the 1028 00:57:22,960 --> 00:57:28,280 Speaker 1: Bowland family start between the Bowland ownership trusts different family members, 1029 00:57:28,560 --> 00:57:33,200 Speaker 1: very succession like uh, all of those lawsuits and really 1030 00:57:33,240 --> 00:57:35,960 Speaker 1: families breaking apart over money. It's it's tough. It's a 1031 00:57:36,040 --> 00:57:39,920 Speaker 1: tough thing eventually settled and leaves us to the point 1032 00:57:39,960 --> 00:57:43,880 Speaker 1: where the Broncos are for sale. In one corner, we've 1033 00:57:43,920 --> 00:57:46,760 Speaker 1: got Peyton Manning involved in trying to buy this team. 1034 00:57:47,920 --> 00:57:52,000 Speaker 1: Another subplot, John Elway just just brought up in our 1035 00:57:52,040 --> 00:57:58,600 Speaker 1: news segments involved in in an ownership uh, you know fight. 1036 00:57:59,120 --> 00:58:02,360 Speaker 1: So this bidding um is going to be the centerpiece 1037 00:58:02,560 --> 00:58:04,520 Speaker 1: of the story, but it's not it. We have a 1038 00:58:04,640 --> 00:58:09,000 Speaker 1: fresh faced new head coach in Nathaniel Hackett, trying to 1039 00:58:09,120 --> 00:58:12,960 Speaker 1: lure one of the marquee stars of the NFL, Aaron Rodgers, 1040 00:58:13,520 --> 00:58:17,360 Speaker 1: to come to his town amidst all of this ownership 1041 00:58:17,560 --> 00:58:21,320 Speaker 1: drama above him. We got A stories, we got b 1042 00:58:21,600 --> 00:58:26,440 Speaker 1: stories and uh and Jerry Judy is our comedic relief. 1043 00:58:26,600 --> 00:58:30,280 Speaker 1: Just a hilarious lot, a lot of Jerry Judy. He's 1044 00:58:30,320 --> 00:58:33,000 Speaker 1: really gifted. He's a physical comedian, is how I would 1045 00:58:33,200 --> 00:58:38,720 Speaker 1: characterize him. Comment Instead of Rocky Mountains, Um, it's not 1046 00:58:38,840 --> 00:58:41,640 Speaker 1: a great title. I would go Englewood, not Inglewood, but 1047 00:58:41,720 --> 00:58:44,960 Speaker 1: Englewood where their player complexes. It's sort of it's interesting, 1048 00:58:45,160 --> 00:58:47,560 Speaker 1: kind of strange. We don't know exactly what it is. 1049 00:58:47,840 --> 00:58:51,600 Speaker 1: What about it? You know Englewood parenthetical up to No Good. 1050 00:58:53,400 --> 00:58:55,520 Speaker 1: We are see where this is how these this is 1051 00:58:55,560 --> 00:58:57,680 Speaker 1: how these projects start to come together. So it's like 1052 00:58:57,720 --> 00:58:59,040 Speaker 1: if you don't even you don't even know what the 1053 00:58:59,080 --> 00:59:01,640 Speaker 1: A story is here? Is it the ownership? Uh? Some 1054 00:59:01,720 --> 00:59:04,080 Speaker 1: people sink their teeth into that. Is it the pursuit 1055 00:59:04,200 --> 00:59:08,240 Speaker 1: of Rogers? Other's people will sink their teeth into that. 1056 00:59:08,440 --> 00:59:10,720 Speaker 1: There there's a lot, there's a lot going on the 1057 00:59:11,000 --> 00:59:15,160 Speaker 1: there's a lot, there's juice even beyond so um the 1058 00:59:15,640 --> 00:59:18,919 Speaker 1: former owner pat Bowl and passes away, and as Greg saying, 1059 00:59:18,960 --> 00:59:21,560 Speaker 1: their siblings, and they couldn't figure out who should be 1060 00:59:21,680 --> 00:59:24,200 Speaker 1: leading the way on it. And then on top of it, 1061 00:59:24,280 --> 00:59:27,120 Speaker 1: there was this this other juice before Bowl and the 1062 00:59:27,200 --> 00:59:31,560 Speaker 1: owner was Edgar Kaiser Jr. And his heirs wanted to 1063 00:59:31,720 --> 00:59:33,920 Speaker 1: go through a loophole and say that they had the 1064 00:59:34,080 --> 00:59:37,640 Speaker 1: right of first refusal to get back in and rebuy 1065 00:59:37,720 --> 00:59:40,480 Speaker 1: the Broncos. And then another part of that, this is 1066 00:59:40,560 --> 00:59:44,080 Speaker 1: good because money makes the world go around. As Mrs 1067 00:59:44,160 --> 00:59:47,400 Speaker 1: Miller said, my social studies teacher pro over middle school 1068 00:59:49,040 --> 00:59:52,560 Speaker 1: that but well she that was her way to express 1069 00:59:52,640 --> 00:59:54,919 Speaker 1: how so many things, how things move in the world. 1070 00:59:54,960 --> 00:59:57,480 Speaker 1: And it's true. The team is valued at just under 1071 00:59:57,600 --> 01:00:03,640 Speaker 1: four billion dollars right now in North America. Steve Cohen 1072 01:00:03,720 --> 01:00:07,960 Speaker 1: just paid two point four billion uh in for the Mets. 1073 01:00:08,640 --> 01:00:12,919 Speaker 1: This would go for four billion in that neighborhood. That's 1074 01:00:12,920 --> 01:00:14,840 Speaker 1: a lot. And by the way to buy in as 1075 01:00:14,920 --> 01:00:18,240 Speaker 1: a and so on some level, I think Peyton Manning 1076 01:00:18,240 --> 01:00:22,280 Speaker 1: would have to like put together over a hundred million 1077 01:00:22,360 --> 01:00:25,120 Speaker 1: dollars of his own money something maybe even something more 1078 01:00:25,160 --> 01:00:27,320 Speaker 1: than that. So it's he would he would if here 1079 01:00:27,360 --> 01:00:30,800 Speaker 1: always especially Manning were involved, maybe as a you know, 1080 01:00:30,880 --> 01:00:35,560 Speaker 1: it's a relatively minor partner or somewhat minor, but might 1081 01:00:35,800 --> 01:00:39,120 Speaker 1: might have an executive type role. There's a lot going on, 1082 01:00:39,280 --> 01:00:42,080 Speaker 1: and just with all these lawsuits and everything going, I mean, 1083 01:00:42,280 --> 01:00:44,680 Speaker 1: how how that all that billions of money is getting 1084 01:00:44,760 --> 01:00:47,560 Speaker 1: split up is also you know, maybe still up for 1085 01:00:47,640 --> 01:00:50,000 Speaker 1: grabs well and Greg, what's more poetic than we could 1086 01:00:50,000 --> 01:00:53,280 Speaker 1: have a flashback to Alway, Um, you know, doing what 1087 01:00:53,440 --> 01:00:55,560 Speaker 1: he did to get Manning into the building back in 1088 01:00:55,640 --> 01:00:57,800 Speaker 1: the day, but now it would be Manning who would 1089 01:00:57,800 --> 01:01:00,040 Speaker 1: help get Rogers in. So it's there's a lot of 1090 01:01:00,680 --> 01:01:02,800 Speaker 1: you know, there's a lot what if there's like and 1091 01:01:03,080 --> 01:01:06,560 Speaker 1: it could connect to the news this week. Elway, it's 1092 01:01:06,720 --> 01:01:09,600 Speaker 1: he needs to to get this done, um, and he 1093 01:01:09,680 --> 01:01:12,000 Speaker 1: knows he needs to look right, so he actually does 1094 01:01:12,040 --> 01:01:15,840 Speaker 1: like an American psycho type beauty routine and there's like 1095 01:01:15,960 --> 01:01:17,920 Speaker 1: no one's gonna say, I'm gonna look the shoveled for this, 1096 01:01:18,680 --> 01:01:21,400 Speaker 1: and he's like peels his face and does a hundred 1097 01:01:21,600 --> 01:01:24,920 Speaker 1: thousand crunches and he's in the white boxer briefs and 1098 01:01:25,040 --> 01:01:28,080 Speaker 1: he just stares in the mirror menacingly for twenty five minutes. 1099 01:01:28,160 --> 01:01:29,680 Speaker 1: And we do it in real time in the movie. 1100 01:01:30,480 --> 01:01:33,320 Speaker 1: That's the visual that just takes off in the mind. 1101 01:01:33,800 --> 01:01:40,320 Speaker 1: This peeling face mask is for John. All the drama 1102 01:01:40,480 --> 01:01:42,120 Speaker 1: with the ownership. I think I feel like they need 1103 01:01:42,200 --> 01:01:44,440 Speaker 1: Lakisha to bring over her stage. And it was kind 1104 01:01:44,480 --> 01:01:48,160 Speaker 1: of like, I think what you're saying is my movie 1105 01:01:48,280 --> 01:01:50,560 Speaker 1: is box office is what I think. There's a lot. 1106 01:01:50,720 --> 01:01:55,000 Speaker 1: I think you're you're cashing in on the succession angle, 1107 01:01:55,320 --> 01:02:00,680 Speaker 1: which is I don't watch Billions, um because typically steer 1108 01:02:00,760 --> 01:02:03,680 Speaker 1: clear from showtime. I don't know why, but uh, I 1109 01:02:03,760 --> 01:02:07,600 Speaker 1: think that's a similar show that's about general rule. You 1110 01:02:07,760 --> 01:02:12,920 Speaker 1: just don't want for me. It's like it's HBO or 1111 01:02:13,680 --> 01:02:16,000 Speaker 1: I'm out on the previum cable. Like if I it's 1112 01:02:16,000 --> 01:02:18,200 Speaker 1: just if it doesn't have that HBO stamp of approval, 1113 01:02:18,240 --> 01:02:22,680 Speaker 1: I don't watch it. You're not You're not like a 1114 01:02:22,800 --> 01:02:25,480 Speaker 1: p Valley fan on Stars. You know. I was gonna say, like, 1115 01:02:25,520 --> 01:02:27,600 Speaker 1: who do any of you watch a show on Stars 1116 01:02:27,760 --> 01:02:32,520 Speaker 1: with a Z? I not? I actually just purchased upon 1117 01:02:32,760 --> 01:02:37,040 Speaker 1: great recommendation from our friend Lukisha P Valley for the 1118 01:02:37,120 --> 01:02:41,280 Speaker 1: first season, and I'm excited about it. That's right, get 1119 01:02:41,320 --> 01:02:43,160 Speaker 1: back to us. Let us know how P Valley is. 1120 01:02:44,240 --> 01:02:46,800 Speaker 1: UM are going to close this out all right? Well, 1121 01:02:46,960 --> 01:02:51,960 Speaker 1: you know, not every UM movie needs to detail heroic 1122 01:02:52,040 --> 01:02:54,040 Speaker 1: events necessarily. I mean, a good movie has a lot 1123 01:02:54,080 --> 01:02:55,720 Speaker 1: of conflict in it. So I want to go to 1124 01:02:55,800 --> 01:02:59,640 Speaker 1: an organization, UM in massive flux. UM. We're gonna be 1125 01:02:59,720 --> 01:03:04,320 Speaker 1: calling this working title Jackie Bang Bang UM. It's going 1126 01:03:04,360 --> 01:03:07,760 Speaker 1: to take place in Houston, inside the Texans organization, and 1127 01:03:07,880 --> 01:03:10,600 Speaker 1: we're going to look at an organization with a lot 1128 01:03:10,680 --> 01:03:14,120 Speaker 1: of warring elements within within the building. UM, jack Easter 1129 01:03:14,280 --> 01:03:17,040 Speaker 1: be to start the fact that this movie begins right 1130 01:03:17,080 --> 01:03:23,600 Speaker 1: about now where they're making a decision between two potential 1131 01:03:23,640 --> 01:03:27,800 Speaker 1: head couch cud coaches, Josh McCown or maybe even Brian Flores. 1132 01:03:28,120 --> 01:03:33,440 Speaker 1: Either scenario UM would be highly gripping to observe because 1133 01:03:33,560 --> 01:03:36,440 Speaker 1: number one, Josh McCown, who was simply a player a 1134 01:03:36,480 --> 01:03:38,520 Speaker 1: couple of years ago, UM, and you could even have 1135 01:03:38,600 --> 01:03:40,400 Speaker 1: a flashback of him on the Eagles when he was 1136 01:03:40,480 --> 01:03:42,760 Speaker 1: there in your movie, colleaguen to link these two together. 1137 01:03:43,120 --> 01:03:45,160 Speaker 1: But he comes in as a head coach UM in 1138 01:03:45,200 --> 01:03:48,120 Speaker 1: a way that is almost Hollywood esque. There's no resume. 1139 01:03:48,280 --> 01:03:50,800 Speaker 1: It's like a very bizarre hire um. Or you get 1140 01:03:50,840 --> 01:03:54,480 Speaker 1: Brian Flores returning UM to the head coaching spot, which 1141 01:03:54,520 --> 01:03:57,360 Speaker 1: would be incredible and incredible story in itself. And then 1142 01:03:57,440 --> 01:03:59,960 Speaker 1: you know you've got a quarterback scenario where Deshaun Watts 1143 01:04:00,040 --> 01:04:02,440 Speaker 1: and UM, we don't we. You go in not liking 1144 01:04:02,520 --> 01:04:04,960 Speaker 1: this character and you probably don't like him ever in 1145 01:04:05,040 --> 01:04:07,720 Speaker 1: the whole thing, but he he was interested in Brian 1146 01:04:07,800 --> 01:04:10,520 Speaker 1: Flores in Miami. That was one of the draws there. 1147 01:04:10,600 --> 01:04:13,280 Speaker 1: So what happens there? Do you start over with it? 1148 01:04:13,400 --> 01:04:16,200 Speaker 1: Maybe someone steps in and just says, listen, we're gonna 1149 01:04:16,280 --> 01:04:18,320 Speaker 1: do the right thing at quarterback. We're gonna start over, 1150 01:04:18,720 --> 01:04:20,840 Speaker 1: and you just find someone that comes in again like 1151 01:04:21,320 --> 01:04:23,880 Speaker 1: Josh McCown an unknown and there's a lot of like 1152 01:04:24,120 --> 01:04:27,720 Speaker 1: you know, worst the first UM heroic type stuff happening here. 1153 01:04:27,720 --> 01:04:29,200 Speaker 1: But you've got to I don't want to call it 1154 01:04:29,280 --> 01:04:31,760 Speaker 1: a bumbling owner, but an owner with some questions to 1155 01:04:31,800 --> 01:04:35,040 Speaker 1: answer on their own front. And Cal McNair, you've got Um, 1156 01:04:35,360 --> 01:04:38,600 Speaker 1: You've got Nick Serio the second year GM who wants 1157 01:04:38,640 --> 01:04:40,520 Speaker 1: to follow up Patriots plan. They put a bunch of 1158 01:04:40,920 --> 01:04:43,960 Speaker 1: one year contract dudes out there. But now everything starts 1159 01:04:44,000 --> 01:04:46,200 Speaker 1: to come but to come together, and this laughing stock 1160 01:04:46,640 --> 01:04:49,240 Speaker 1: turns into something else. And maybe along the way we 1161 01:04:49,400 --> 01:04:52,680 Speaker 1: learned that Jack Easter be Um painted as a total villain? 1162 01:04:53,040 --> 01:04:54,920 Speaker 1: Is he more? Is that all he is? Do we 1163 01:04:55,040 --> 01:04:57,720 Speaker 1: learn about him? Is their character transformation here and we 1164 01:04:57,840 --> 01:05:00,760 Speaker 1: leave the film thinking maybe this Easter big guy had 1165 01:05:00,800 --> 01:05:03,360 Speaker 1: it right all along, or maybe not. There's just a 1166 01:05:03,440 --> 01:05:05,760 Speaker 1: lot to learn about this team. And I'm saying going 1167 01:05:05,840 --> 01:05:08,920 Speaker 1: behind the curtain of the Texans is fascinating. And I 1168 01:05:09,000 --> 01:05:12,280 Speaker 1: do said because I just rewatched randomly the pilot of 1169 01:05:12,320 --> 01:05:16,200 Speaker 1: Friday Night Lights, the television show, and maybe Josh McCown 1170 01:05:16,240 --> 01:05:18,360 Speaker 1: could be played up as a almost like a Matt 1171 01:05:18,520 --> 01:05:23,120 Speaker 1: Saracen type where he's like he's an innocent almost and 1172 01:05:23,280 --> 01:05:25,840 Speaker 1: he's he just loves ball and he just was coaching 1173 01:05:25,920 --> 01:05:29,040 Speaker 1: the high school Sons high school football team as an assistant, 1174 01:05:29,560 --> 01:05:32,040 Speaker 1: and he's wide eyed and he just wants a shot. 1175 01:05:32,800 --> 01:05:36,280 Speaker 1: But it's like the personality of Saracen, but the looks 1176 01:05:36,360 --> 01:05:39,720 Speaker 1: of Tim Reggan's that's that's what I mean, Josh McCown 1177 01:05:39,920 --> 01:05:43,320 Speaker 1: is made for cinema. I mean the hair, the jaw line, right, 1178 01:05:43,400 --> 01:05:45,240 Speaker 1: I mean, he's perfect for this. You don't need to 1179 01:05:45,320 --> 01:05:47,240 Speaker 1: const it with some you know Ham and Egger. You 1180 01:05:47,280 --> 01:05:50,120 Speaker 1: just put him in it and imagine all the opportunities 1181 01:05:50,280 --> 01:05:53,840 Speaker 1: that you'll have for flashbacks. I mean the Duyne Brown 1182 01:05:54,000 --> 01:05:57,400 Speaker 1: trade to Seattle and all of the drama was going on. 1183 01:05:57,560 --> 01:06:01,280 Speaker 1: There was it Ryan Mallett. That was he the quarterback 1184 01:06:01,400 --> 01:06:04,840 Speaker 1: that overslept and missed like the team bus for a 1185 01:06:05,480 --> 01:06:07,840 Speaker 1: game or something. Was it him? I can't know if 1186 01:06:07,960 --> 01:06:10,000 Speaker 1: that's like one of the top moments in their history, 1187 01:06:13,000 --> 01:06:15,080 Speaker 1: because there is a there's a narrative thread that might 1188 01:06:15,160 --> 01:06:18,800 Speaker 1: bog down the film a little bit or like ramp 1189 01:06:18,880 --> 01:06:20,560 Speaker 1: up the stakes and make it more interesting. Did you 1190 01:06:20,640 --> 01:06:24,120 Speaker 1: mention Deshaun Watson? Yes? I did, Okay, Yeah, that's where 1191 01:06:24,160 --> 01:06:25,840 Speaker 1: you were you sleeping during that part of the pitch. 1192 01:06:26,240 --> 01:06:30,479 Speaker 1: It was a rambling. But you're like them Friday meeting 1193 01:06:30,600 --> 01:06:33,040 Speaker 1: where the guys have been getting pitches all day. People 1194 01:06:33,120 --> 01:06:34,960 Speaker 1: mentally left the building, you know, a half an hour ago. 1195 01:06:34,960 --> 01:06:36,400 Speaker 1: I get that, but we could get you know, our 1196 01:06:36,440 --> 01:06:39,720 Speaker 1: friends Seth Payne. You imagine we opened you know with 1197 01:06:39,920 --> 01:06:42,680 Speaker 1: him in his studio with all these fans calling in. 1198 01:06:42,760 --> 01:06:45,120 Speaker 1: They're furious at the Texans. The thing is a disaster 1199 01:06:45,440 --> 01:06:47,240 Speaker 1: and there's a lot of Seth pain through it and like, 1200 01:06:47,480 --> 01:06:50,000 Speaker 1: but then he has to if the team starts to rise, 1201 01:06:50,640 --> 01:06:52,680 Speaker 1: you get your you were in the first hand look 1202 01:06:52,760 --> 01:06:54,920 Speaker 1: at Seth Payne in the radio show having to look 1203 01:06:54,960 --> 01:06:57,000 Speaker 1: at this team differently. We're starting to fall for them, 1204 01:06:57,080 --> 01:07:01,960 Speaker 1: so you and Seth will take a job. Is the 1205 01:07:02,440 --> 01:07:05,200 Speaker 1: audience conduit here right? Like he's doing a lot of 1206 01:07:05,200 --> 01:07:08,120 Speaker 1: the narrative heavy lifting which the announcers in sports movies 1207 01:07:08,200 --> 01:07:11,120 Speaker 1: often do. They are really like explaining a lot of 1208 01:07:11,320 --> 01:07:14,320 Speaker 1: of what just happened, like that you can bring in 1209 01:07:14,440 --> 01:07:16,680 Speaker 1: Lancer Line to to help with things. I mean, I 1210 01:07:16,680 --> 01:07:18,440 Speaker 1: don't know if McCown is going to have the time 1211 01:07:18,560 --> 01:07:21,960 Speaker 1: to act in the movie starring himself while he's also 1212 01:07:22,040 --> 01:07:25,479 Speaker 1: being the head coach priorities, but um that's for another 1213 01:07:25,480 --> 01:07:28,120 Speaker 1: And you could also have um Dolph Lundron play Josh 1214 01:07:28,200 --> 01:07:31,920 Speaker 1: McCown's father, or it's a movie about creating a movie 1215 01:07:32,000 --> 01:07:35,280 Speaker 1: about the Texans where Josh McCown he is actually the coach, 1216 01:07:35,360 --> 01:07:39,040 Speaker 1: but also an actor playing himself as coach it's very meta. Um, 1217 01:07:39,120 --> 01:07:41,200 Speaker 1: you have no idea what's reality, what's not? It breaks 1218 01:07:41,240 --> 01:07:46,240 Speaker 1: in the documentary then has you know featurettes that are fictional. Yes, 1219 01:07:46,320 --> 01:07:49,720 Speaker 1: it's very very Sinadeck, New York. Or however you pronounced 1220 01:07:49,760 --> 01:07:52,640 Speaker 1: that movie which it's also film given for me was 1221 01:07:52,720 --> 01:07:55,840 Speaker 1: too much. We can film in reverse order like Memento. 1222 01:07:56,000 --> 01:07:58,200 Speaker 1: That's the next thing I do with it. Alright, Jeff 1223 01:07:58,200 --> 01:08:04,240 Speaker 1: film in Vancouver to save money. That's true. We could 1224 01:08:04,400 --> 01:08:07,560 Speaker 1: subb in Vancouver, Houston. Anyway, let's let's wrap this up. 1225 01:08:08,000 --> 01:08:13,080 Speaker 1: The four films all greenlit. By the way, here in 1226 01:08:13,160 --> 01:08:17,320 Speaker 1: Hollywood they're handing out money like there's nothing here in 1227 01:08:17,400 --> 01:08:26,600 Speaker 1: tensel Town, saying there's the gritty um drama Pound all owercase, 1228 01:08:28,280 --> 01:08:31,439 Speaker 1: there is the Eagles feel good tale. How you doing? 1229 01:08:32,400 --> 01:08:38,519 Speaker 1: How we how? Oh how how we got here? I 1230 01:08:38,760 --> 01:08:42,120 Speaker 1: just got it. That's like I thought, how you doing? 1231 01:08:42,200 --> 01:08:44,400 Speaker 1: It's like a Brooklyn thing. But I don't know Philadelphia. 1232 01:08:46,000 --> 01:08:51,400 Speaker 1: I don't. Wait's trying to get that title right, because 1233 01:08:51,400 --> 01:08:54,599 Speaker 1: that's so stylized. Mostly about the title. It was mostly 1234 01:08:54,680 --> 01:08:56,800 Speaker 1: the title. Did everyone else get that? I didn't get 1235 01:08:56,800 --> 01:08:59,040 Speaker 1: that until she explained that that's my that you know 1236 01:08:59,240 --> 01:09:04,040 Speaker 1: that's on me and I take full responsibility. The right 1237 01:09:04,120 --> 01:09:08,600 Speaker 1: people got it? Does it pass the billboard test? Like 1238 01:09:08,760 --> 01:09:12,479 Speaker 1: if it says how we doing Howie? It's just funny 1239 01:09:12,560 --> 01:09:15,240 Speaker 1: too because like it's thinking of Howie on the billboard. 1240 01:09:15,320 --> 01:09:19,280 Speaker 1: It's just that him in at the most Goodwill Hunting 1241 01:09:19,360 --> 01:09:23,360 Speaker 1: is literally the worst movie title ever. And that's a 1242 01:09:23,400 --> 01:09:30,320 Speaker 1: great Hey, that's gretty. We have anglewood open parenthetical up 1243 01:09:30,360 --> 01:09:32,680 Speaker 1: to no good clothes parenthetical. That's up to you. That's 1244 01:09:32,680 --> 01:09:36,200 Speaker 1: your project. It's your project, Greg, that's just the workshop 1245 01:09:36,320 --> 01:09:39,080 Speaker 1: within the meeting. You could lose the parenthetical, but you 1246 01:09:39,160 --> 01:09:43,519 Speaker 1: might lose some funding as well. I'm fine with it. 1247 01:09:43,840 --> 01:09:45,800 Speaker 1: I don't have a I don't have anything better. All 1248 01:09:45,880 --> 01:09:48,280 Speaker 1: I have, you know, all I had was Rocky Mountains, 1249 01:09:48,280 --> 01:09:51,680 Speaker 1: pretty rough. So and then Jackie bang Bang on the 1250 01:09:51,760 --> 01:09:55,800 Speaker 1: Texans right film order. By the way, Jackie bang Bang 1251 01:09:56,000 --> 01:09:58,679 Speaker 1: it's a documentary within a film within a documentary film 1252 01:09:58,720 --> 01:10:01,719 Speaker 1: and reverse order. Oh, I just got the Jack Easter 1253 01:10:01,880 --> 01:10:04,840 Speaker 1: be part of jack Jack bang Bang. Because on the 1254 01:10:04,920 --> 01:10:07,400 Speaker 1: side Jack Jack used to be, we learned is also 1255 01:10:07,479 --> 01:10:11,200 Speaker 1: committing um I think it's too exercise sort of um 1256 01:10:11,280 --> 01:10:14,840 Speaker 1: inner demons. He he commits small crimes all around Houston. Um, 1257 01:10:15,400 --> 01:10:18,080 Speaker 1: you know, sticks up small convenience stores and things on 1258 01:10:18,160 --> 01:10:25,120 Speaker 1: the side, and you're gonna need Frank signettistig just so 1259 01:10:25,240 --> 01:10:29,920 Speaker 1: you guys know, Um pound is a hard are How 1260 01:10:29,960 --> 01:10:32,760 Speaker 1: are you doing? Is pg? Thirteen angle it up to 1261 01:10:32,800 --> 01:10:34,600 Speaker 1: no good? They're they're not sure yet. It might be 1262 01:10:34,680 --> 01:10:37,559 Speaker 1: Pg thirteen. He could go our Jackie Jackie Bang Bang 1263 01:10:37,720 --> 01:10:44,519 Speaker 1: is n C seventeen at best, Thank you. There's a 1264 01:10:44,640 --> 01:10:47,640 Speaker 1: lot of there's like a surprising amount of nudity in 1265 01:10:47,760 --> 01:10:50,360 Speaker 1: Jackie Bang Bang well to the point where you're wondering 1266 01:10:50,400 --> 01:10:54,240 Speaker 1: about the man behind the project, what he's seeking to accomplish. True, 1267 01:10:54,360 --> 01:10:57,080 Speaker 1: it's like it's like, oh, it's like we oh, we 1268 01:10:57,160 --> 01:10:59,960 Speaker 1: get it. We're very progressive. Lots of full male news 1269 01:11:00,040 --> 01:11:02,840 Speaker 1: to me. But like you know, there's there's sometimes just 1270 01:11:02,960 --> 01:11:13,680 Speaker 1: too much a all right, all right, we are we're 1271 01:11:13,720 --> 01:11:17,040 Speaker 1: done for the week, no Sunday show. For the first time, 1272 01:11:17,600 --> 01:11:19,880 Speaker 1: i'd be I gotta say this before we move on. 1273 01:11:20,720 --> 01:11:23,360 Speaker 1: I gotta be greg for a second. I have had 1274 01:11:23,720 --> 01:11:27,800 Speaker 1: my finger on the on the trigger all show, and 1275 01:11:28,080 --> 01:11:30,760 Speaker 1: you guys didn't even come close to saying the word 1276 01:11:30,920 --> 01:11:33,360 Speaker 1: that we weren't a loot. It would have been way 1277 01:11:33,439 --> 01:11:36,200 Speaker 1: more fun if you guys had slipped up or whatever. 1278 01:11:36,320 --> 01:11:40,320 Speaker 1: I feel like we need to do this again. You're 1279 01:11:40,360 --> 01:11:42,800 Speaker 1: dealing with professionals here, so you know, we understood that. 1280 01:11:43,320 --> 01:11:45,880 Speaker 1: But I thought I thought you guys might slip up 1281 01:11:45,960 --> 01:11:47,600 Speaker 1: and it would add a little show up, like you 1282 01:11:47,680 --> 01:11:49,240 Speaker 1: just want to shoot you want to shoot Greg in 1283 01:11:49,280 --> 01:11:51,040 Speaker 1: the neck with that dark dunch. Yeah. I thought he 1284 01:11:51,080 --> 01:11:54,519 Speaker 1: would be like, oh, and then you know super Bowl. 1285 01:11:58,720 --> 01:12:01,400 Speaker 1: Oh that's Coory. Next time you hear from us, it 1286 01:12:01,439 --> 01:12:03,360 Speaker 1: will be Tuesday. We're gonna be We're not getting on 1287 01:12:03,439 --> 01:12:05,880 Speaker 1: a plane. We are gonna be right here in Los 1288 01:12:05,920 --> 01:12:12,280 Speaker 1: Angeles side of blank blank And see if you wouldn't 1289 01:12:12,280 --> 01:12:14,760 Speaker 1: have jumped in there, Ricky, I would have absolutely said 1290 01:12:14,760 --> 01:12:20,920 Speaker 1: it just now if it had come up. It's just 1291 01:12:21,120 --> 01:12:24,080 Speaker 1: we were talking about movies. Yeah, that's that's really. So 1292 01:12:24,120 --> 01:12:27,360 Speaker 1: we're gonna be at Radio Row Tuesday a show. We'll 1293 01:12:27,360 --> 01:12:29,479 Speaker 1: have a show for you Tuesday, So no show Sunday, 1294 01:12:29,520 --> 01:12:32,840 Speaker 1: no show Monday. Uh, Wednesday, we'll have a show for you. 1295 01:12:33,840 --> 01:12:36,120 Speaker 1: And then Friday we got a double dip for you. 1296 01:12:36,600 --> 01:12:40,360 Speaker 1: We have the around the NFL Broadcast super Bowl Special 1297 01:12:40,520 --> 01:12:51,240 Speaker 1: on NFL Network and also our annual Friday super. I 1298 01:12:51,280 --> 01:12:53,000 Speaker 1: didn't say the second word. I don't know if that 1299 01:12:53,240 --> 01:12:55,320 Speaker 1: I took the dart anyway, but right in the jugular 1300 01:12:56,200 --> 01:12:58,719 Speaker 1: our preview of the game, and then of course Sunday 1301 01:12:58,800 --> 01:13:04,080 Speaker 1: night the recap VABA game and maybe some surprises along 1302 01:13:04,120 --> 01:13:07,160 Speaker 1: the way. So thank you, Connie, you've said it all. 1303 01:13:09,520 --> 01:13:12,880 Speaker 1: Thanks Dan, And if you're going, I'm sure you had 1304 01:13:12,920 --> 01:13:16,800 Speaker 1: to raise that seat about two ft. If you could 1305 01:13:16,840 --> 01:13:20,760 Speaker 1: just return the seat to its prior. I actually had 1306 01:13:20,840 --> 01:13:24,120 Speaker 1: to lower the seat. And now I'm putting my feet 1307 01:13:24,160 --> 01:13:29,920 Speaker 1: on the desk. That's just disrespect. I don't like to disrespress. 1308 01:13:29,960 --> 01:13:34,120 Speaker 1: It is that gum on the bottom. That's just the 1309 01:13:34,200 --> 01:13:37,559 Speaker 1: way that. Okay, let me, you know, please clean up 1310 01:13:37,600 --> 01:13:40,639 Speaker 1: the workspace around you. Don't leave, you know, rappers, bottles 1311 01:13:40,640 --> 01:13:43,880 Speaker 1: of water. It's not it's not someone else some notes. 1312 01:13:44,320 --> 01:13:48,400 Speaker 1: Let us back in our studio please, whoever is listening, 1313 01:13:48,600 --> 01:13:51,000 Speaker 1: all right, that's it, Thank you everybody for listening. Have 1314 01:13:51,320 --> 01:13:55,800 Speaker 1: a great weekend. Um and gang will see you on 1315 01:13:55,960 --> 01:13:58,400 Speaker 1: Saturday and Ricky as well as we celebrate the great 1316 01:13:58,479 --> 01:14:02,080 Speaker 1: Chris Wesling, who was known to say a phrase that 1317 01:14:02,160 --> 01:14:04,200 Speaker 1: we all have come to admire. Greg even has a 1318 01:14:04,400 --> 01:14:06,599 Speaker 1: tattoo uns on heed the call