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A lot going on today. I uh I 19 00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:17,800 Speaker 1: watched about three games on Monday morning, Little NFL plus 20 00:01:17,800 --> 00:01:21,560 Speaker 1: Style fired through Chargers Raiders, watch the Little sa Kwan 21 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:26,120 Speaker 1: Carson Wentz. I watched the Chiefs yesterday. God, they look fantastic. 22 00:01:26,160 --> 00:01:29,039 Speaker 1: I mean the Chiefs and the Bills. Holy molly, I 23 00:01:29,080 --> 00:01:32,320 Speaker 1: mean both those two teams look like the Kevin Durant Warriors. Uh. 24 00:01:32,480 --> 00:01:34,280 Speaker 1: Then we'll fly around the league to some other a 25 00:01:34,319 --> 00:01:37,360 Speaker 1: lot of injuries, some upsets, you know, some places I 26 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:40,200 Speaker 1: was right, some places I was wrong. Of course. If 27 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:42,280 Speaker 1: you're listening on Collins feed, make sure you subscribe to 28 00:01:42,319 --> 00:01:45,720 Speaker 1: three Now podcast. If you are, you wanted on the 29 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:47,600 Speaker 1: mail bag, I'll do a couple of mail bag questions 30 00:01:47,600 --> 00:01:50,360 Speaker 1: at the end at John middlecopp is the Instagram fire 31 00:01:50,440 --> 00:01:52,840 Speaker 1: up into those d m s. But why waste any 32 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:55,360 Speaker 1: time when we just went his, Pete Carroll and Russell 33 00:01:55,360 --> 00:01:57,520 Speaker 1: Wilson going at it. I'm gonna read a text from 34 00:01:57,520 --> 00:02:00,440 Speaker 1: a buddy right now from the NF fell to just 35 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:03,080 Speaker 1: send me this about five minutes after that game just ended. 36 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:08,320 Speaker 1: That is a billion dollar cluster. Fuck. I don't think 37 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:11,600 Speaker 1: I could have said it any better myself. What did 38 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:15,160 Speaker 1: we just witness? Now I'm gonna put some blame not 39 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 1: just on the head coach, but on the quarterback as well, 40 00:02:18,680 --> 00:02:23,480 Speaker 1: because the quarterback has been outspoken about his desire to 41 00:02:23,639 --> 00:02:26,280 Speaker 1: be in a partnership. And I say this all the time. 42 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:29,560 Speaker 1: The NBA is about partnerships. It's what Kevin Durant wants, 43 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:32,320 Speaker 1: it's what Kyrie wants. They want to tell the coach 44 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:34,959 Speaker 1: what to do. Hell, in baseball, that works. The general 45 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:38,040 Speaker 1: managers tell the coaches what to do. Andy Read tells 46 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:41,120 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes where to throw. Belichick forever told people and 47 00:02:41,240 --> 00:02:44,519 Speaker 1: Brady what to do right. Peyton Manning was somewhat of 48 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:47,360 Speaker 1: an outlier, and as we saw on that last drive, 49 00:02:47,639 --> 00:02:49,840 Speaker 1: you want to let Russ cook. Well, they handed him 50 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:52,440 Speaker 1: a couple of filets and he moved with the urgency 51 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:55,680 Speaker 1: of a snail. What was that like, It's easy to 52 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:59,040 Speaker 1: crush Hacket and listen, I have picked the Denver Broncos 53 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:02,160 Speaker 1: to come and last in that division because of him, 54 00:03:02,200 --> 00:03:06,280 Speaker 1: because he's a guy that in in what world like tonight, 55 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:10,320 Speaker 1: Pete Carroll is a Hall of Famer. The gap between 56 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:13,760 Speaker 1: Pete Carroll and Nathaniel Hackett as a head coach is 57 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:16,880 Speaker 1: a mile wide just in terms of accomplishments. But on 58 00:03:16,919 --> 00:03:18,960 Speaker 1: the field you saw Pete had the boys ready to go. 59 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:21,480 Speaker 1: Now we could argue that was Pete Super Bowl, and 60 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:25,040 Speaker 1: it probably was. He just traded the greatest player in 61 00:03:25,040 --> 00:03:27,119 Speaker 1: the history of the franchise. Now, I've said it all along, 62 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:29,400 Speaker 1: Russ wanted out, like they didn't like each other, they 63 00:03:29,480 --> 00:03:32,520 Speaker 1: both wanted a divorce. But the end of that game 64 00:03:33,160 --> 00:03:36,840 Speaker 1: I've been saying over and over is that Russ does 65 00:03:36,880 --> 00:03:41,240 Speaker 1: not want to play anymore. Like Josh Allen and Deshaun Watson, 66 00:03:41,280 --> 00:03:44,240 Speaker 1: and like younger Russ and Lamar Jackson, he wants to 67 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:46,600 Speaker 1: play within the pocket. He wants to get all the 68 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:48,440 Speaker 1: credit as a thrower. He wants to become an m 69 00:03:48,480 --> 00:03:51,840 Speaker 1: v P. He wants to be Peyton Manning or Tom Brady. Well, 70 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:54,400 Speaker 1: you know who drives him down the field with one 71 00:03:54,440 --> 00:03:58,720 Speaker 1: time out in that situation, Tom Brady, Peyton Manning. They 72 00:03:58,800 --> 00:04:03,000 Speaker 1: are pocket order backs that are complete control. And Russ 73 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:05,880 Speaker 1: on third down dumped the ball off. I know where 74 00:04:05,920 --> 00:04:08,320 Speaker 1: I come from. A lot of times a guy that 75 00:04:08,440 --> 00:04:10,960 Speaker 1: dumped the ball off in those situations. Derek Carr used 76 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:13,840 Speaker 1: to get crushed. It's like push the ball down the field. 77 00:04:14,160 --> 00:04:17,600 Speaker 1: He put them in that situation. So everyone and their mother, 78 00:04:17,640 --> 00:04:20,080 Speaker 1: if you're listening to this on Tuesday morning, is gonna 79 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:23,159 Speaker 1: be crushing Nathaniel Hackett. He is gonna be enemy number one. 80 00:04:23,640 --> 00:04:26,360 Speaker 1: Yet the reason that they were in this weird situation 81 00:04:27,080 --> 00:04:32,480 Speaker 1: is because of the quarterback. Like Russell, Wilson wanted this. 82 00:04:32,640 --> 00:04:35,040 Speaker 1: He wants his own team. He wants everyone to answer 83 00:04:35,040 --> 00:04:37,800 Speaker 1: to him. He literally had a confidante tell Peter King 84 00:04:38,360 --> 00:04:41,400 Speaker 1: that we are equals. Me and the coach are partners. 85 00:04:41,600 --> 00:04:45,360 Speaker 1: Think about that. In the history of the league. Walsh 86 00:04:45,440 --> 00:04:48,280 Speaker 1: to Montana, Walsh was the boss. Think about some of 87 00:04:48,320 --> 00:04:51,960 Speaker 1: the greatest players of all time. Lawrence Taylor, he answered 88 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:56,200 Speaker 1: the Bill Parcels. Tom Brady, he answered the Bill Belichick. 89 00:04:56,600 --> 00:04:59,720 Speaker 1: This isn't this is a partnerships. This is not the NBA. 90 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:03,120 Speaker 1: That's not how it works. And if it did, you 91 00:05:03,279 --> 00:05:06,760 Speaker 1: better be Peyton Manning or Tom Brady. And Russ isn't 92 00:05:06,760 --> 00:05:10,159 Speaker 1: that guy? Now, I am not overreacting like rust blew 93 00:05:10,240 --> 00:05:12,120 Speaker 1: this game. I thought he was fine for the most part, 94 00:05:12,160 --> 00:05:14,560 Speaker 1: made a lot of plays. A huge reason that le 95 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:16,799 Speaker 1: Broncos lost this game is because they fumbled the ball 96 00:05:17,200 --> 00:05:20,279 Speaker 1: inside the five yard line. Like I'm not blaming Russ 97 00:05:20,400 --> 00:05:23,120 Speaker 1: or the coach for that that they could have I 98 00:05:23,160 --> 00:05:25,840 Speaker 1: guess would have could have should have right if he 99 00:05:25,839 --> 00:05:29,839 Speaker 1: held onto the ball. They didn't. And but that's just 100 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:32,120 Speaker 1: the reality of the sport. Sometimes you turn the ball 101 00:05:32,160 --> 00:05:33,800 Speaker 1: over and you're still in a position to win. Hell, 102 00:05:33,839 --> 00:05:35,920 Speaker 1: it happened to the Bengals. It happened to a lot 103 00:05:35,920 --> 00:05:39,279 Speaker 1: of teams. It happens all season long. It's part of 104 00:05:39,320 --> 00:05:42,320 Speaker 1: the National Football League that you can't we don't play 105 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:45,760 Speaker 1: in many blowouts on Sundays. That happens on Saturdays, but 106 00:05:45,880 --> 00:05:49,320 Speaker 1: not on Sundays. And you're in this position, you have 107 00:05:49,440 --> 00:05:52,600 Speaker 1: the horses to drive the field. Seattle had played well, 108 00:05:52,640 --> 00:05:54,400 Speaker 1: but it's not I mean, let's look around. They don't 109 00:05:54,440 --> 00:05:57,880 Speaker 1: have Cam Chancellor and Richard Sherman and to meet Russell's 110 00:05:58,000 --> 00:06:01,240 Speaker 1: urgency on that last drive and then just the cluster 111 00:06:01,320 --> 00:06:03,120 Speaker 1: at the end of the game. Now, if I wanted 112 00:06:03,160 --> 00:06:05,039 Speaker 1: to give them a little bit of a pass, you'd 113 00:06:05,040 --> 00:06:08,400 Speaker 1: say first game together. They've only been really working together 114 00:06:08,480 --> 00:06:11,400 Speaker 1: for you know, six months, but really with pads on 115 00:06:11,480 --> 00:06:14,200 Speaker 1: now one training camp, a lot of new pieces. But 116 00:06:14,360 --> 00:06:16,960 Speaker 1: this is why I was so hesitant with this team. 117 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:19,000 Speaker 1: This is why I was so hesitant with this team. 118 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:21,880 Speaker 1: None of these guys on this squad have won anything 119 00:06:21,920 --> 00:06:24,800 Speaker 1: in the league all the self. You know, all the 120 00:06:24,800 --> 00:06:27,960 Speaker 1: guys that Denver have have drafted Over the years, the 121 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:30,120 Speaker 1: guys that they have built their team around, they have 122 00:06:30,240 --> 00:06:34,359 Speaker 1: been losing. Now Russ is one, but they've never played together. 123 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:37,680 Speaker 1: And now you get Nathaniel Hackett, who has no experience 124 00:06:37,680 --> 00:06:40,080 Speaker 1: as a head coach, who really is resume is pretty 125 00:06:40,120 --> 00:06:43,279 Speaker 1: limited even as an offensive coordinator. Now he has the pressure, 126 00:06:43,360 --> 00:06:47,679 Speaker 1: let's face it, enormous pressure. His franchise was just bought 127 00:06:47,720 --> 00:06:51,320 Speaker 1: for four point seven billion dollars. The dude that cut 128 00:06:51,360 --> 00:06:55,200 Speaker 1: the check doesn't even fucking know Roger Goodell's name. He's 129 00:06:55,240 --> 00:06:58,599 Speaker 1: that rich. The guy that bought the Denver Broncos does 130 00:06:58,680 --> 00:07:00,640 Speaker 1: not know how to say Roger Goode his name. That's 131 00:07:00,640 --> 00:07:03,080 Speaker 1: how much money this guy has. You talk about, f 132 00:07:03,080 --> 00:07:06,680 Speaker 1: you money? This guy Walmart has unlimited money. Like you 133 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:09,240 Speaker 1: know how the government in two thousand one just literally 134 00:07:09,240 --> 00:07:11,360 Speaker 1: printed money out of fresh air and gave it to 135 00:07:11,360 --> 00:07:13,920 Speaker 1: everyone in America, and now we got a little inflation problem. 136 00:07:13,960 --> 00:07:16,280 Speaker 1: That's basically what Walmart has been doing for like my 137 00:07:16,520 --> 00:07:19,320 Speaker 1: entire life, just printing cash. He has so much of 138 00:07:19,360 --> 00:07:21,640 Speaker 1: it buys the Broncos. I don't evenink he likes football. 139 00:07:22,040 --> 00:07:24,680 Speaker 1: I mean, he basically gave the team to his daughter 140 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:27,800 Speaker 1: and let his daughter's husband is now the president of team. 141 00:07:27,840 --> 00:07:31,160 Speaker 1: But when you cut those type checks, losing is not accepted. 142 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:32,920 Speaker 1: And then they give Russell all this money and we 143 00:07:32,960 --> 00:07:35,680 Speaker 1: know Russell. Here's the other thing with Russell Wilson. Don't 144 00:07:35,680 --> 00:07:38,440 Speaker 1: ever forget this with Russell Wilson in a in a 145 00:07:38,640 --> 00:07:42,400 Speaker 1: in a sport historically where star quarterbacks their coaches, and 146 00:07:42,440 --> 00:07:45,680 Speaker 1: want to say coaches, their offensive coordinators, and o cs 147 00:07:45,720 --> 00:07:48,400 Speaker 1: go on to become head coaches. That's just the natural 148 00:07:48,560 --> 00:07:50,760 Speaker 1: plight of those guys. Right, you win an m v 149 00:07:50,840 --> 00:07:54,720 Speaker 1: P and you're Matt Ryan, Kyle Shanahan gets a job, Right, 150 00:07:54,840 --> 00:07:58,480 Speaker 1: you are La Fleur, You come up under Sean McVeigh, boom, 151 00:07:58,520 --> 00:08:01,640 Speaker 1: you get a job. It's just you work for Andy Reid, Mahomes. 152 00:08:01,800 --> 00:08:05,320 Speaker 1: Guys get jobs. It's just Tom Brady forever, Peyton Manning forever, 153 00:08:05,400 --> 00:08:09,400 Speaker 1: Ben Roethlisberger forever. Guys get jobs off really good. Uh. 154 00:08:09,440 --> 00:08:11,880 Speaker 1: You know, when you're an offensive coordinator for a star quarterback. 155 00:08:12,240 --> 00:08:15,200 Speaker 1: Every single offensive coordinator Russell Wilson's ever had every single 156 00:08:15,240 --> 00:08:19,360 Speaker 1: one been fired been fired. Think about that. Not one 157 00:08:19,400 --> 00:08:21,960 Speaker 1: guy it happens the guy get fired. Every single one 158 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:24,200 Speaker 1: of them has been fired. And now this situation when 159 00:08:24,280 --> 00:08:27,160 Speaker 1: Nathaniel Hackett is gonna work well, Like, listen, you guys 160 00:08:27,160 --> 00:08:28,720 Speaker 1: know where I stand. I think the guy is weird. Now, 161 00:08:28,760 --> 00:08:30,320 Speaker 1: I've had people that have been around him forever, so 162 00:08:30,480 --> 00:08:33,680 Speaker 1: he's always been weird. That's fine, But like, there comes 163 00:08:33,679 --> 00:08:37,920 Speaker 1: a point every single guy on Twitter, Richard Sherman, Doug Baldwin, 164 00:08:38,080 --> 00:08:40,760 Speaker 1: all the guys that played with them are all basically 165 00:08:40,800 --> 00:08:44,280 Speaker 1: making rooting for Seattle because they can't stand Russell Wilson. 166 00:08:44,559 --> 00:08:46,720 Speaker 1: It's one thing. Listen, I don't get along with everybody. 167 00:08:46,760 --> 00:08:49,120 Speaker 1: If you're listening, you don't get along with everybody. That 168 00:08:49,400 --> 00:08:53,760 Speaker 1: entire team did not like him, the entire fucking team. 169 00:08:53,800 --> 00:08:55,839 Speaker 1: They want a super Bowl together. They went to another 170 00:08:55,880 --> 00:08:57,560 Speaker 1: super Bowl together. They were one of the best teams 171 00:08:57,600 --> 00:08:59,720 Speaker 1: in the league for like five years. They can't stand 172 00:08:59,720 --> 00:09:01,920 Speaker 1: the guy, and I'm sorry. You see some of these 173 00:09:01,920 --> 00:09:04,520 Speaker 1: clips of high five and air him doing a huddle 174 00:09:04,520 --> 00:09:07,679 Speaker 1: with the broken hand. It's just weirdo stuff. Listen, we're 175 00:09:07,679 --> 00:09:11,079 Speaker 1: all a little weird. I'm weird, You're weird. Everyone has 176 00:09:11,080 --> 00:09:14,040 Speaker 1: their own quirks. Like he's in a different level of weird, 177 00:09:14,480 --> 00:09:17,160 Speaker 1: like kind of unrelatable. Now, he is pretty talented, Like 178 00:09:17,160 --> 00:09:19,200 Speaker 1: I watched him today, like I'm not writing off and 179 00:09:19,200 --> 00:09:23,000 Speaker 1: seeing this guy sucks. But that was a disaster at 180 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:24,960 Speaker 1: the end of the game. They signed up for this. 181 00:09:25,120 --> 00:09:27,200 Speaker 1: They now have a coach that doesn't have any experience 182 00:09:27,240 --> 00:09:30,040 Speaker 1: with the quarterback who's always worked for let me tell 183 00:09:30,080 --> 00:09:32,600 Speaker 1: you a Hall of Fame coach, And tonight was a 184 00:09:32,640 --> 00:09:35,480 Speaker 1: clinic about a guy that and I'm probably guilty of 185 00:09:35,520 --> 00:09:39,680 Speaker 1: this too, has made fun and ripped Pete over the years. Well, 186 00:09:39,840 --> 00:09:42,640 Speaker 1: Pete Carroll, who's gonna be the old His birthday is 187 00:09:42,640 --> 00:09:44,839 Speaker 1: on Thursday. He's gonna be the oldest coach in the league. 188 00:09:45,200 --> 00:09:49,360 Speaker 1: Has been winning big games now for decades, from USC 189 00:09:49,600 --> 00:09:52,439 Speaker 1: to Seattle. And he had his team ready. I say 190 00:09:52,480 --> 00:09:54,400 Speaker 1: this all the time. You are a reflection how your 191 00:09:54,400 --> 00:09:58,120 Speaker 1: team's ready is of the headman. And his team was ready. 192 00:09:58,200 --> 00:10:00,360 Speaker 1: They treated that thing like the super Bowl, and they 193 00:10:00,360 --> 00:10:02,040 Speaker 1: came out and they hit Denver in the mouth. Now, 194 00:10:02,080 --> 00:10:04,480 Speaker 1: sometimes you know, when you don't have the talent, the 195 00:10:04,480 --> 00:10:06,640 Speaker 1: most talented team on the field, you come out you 196 00:10:06,720 --> 00:10:08,760 Speaker 1: treated like a super Bowl, especially in these Monday night games. 197 00:10:08,800 --> 00:10:11,280 Speaker 1: I was thinking about this during the telecast. Thank God 198 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:14,559 Speaker 1: for whoever invented Monday night football. I mean, if I could, 199 00:10:14,600 --> 00:10:16,760 Speaker 1: you're probably passed away. Because the first Monday Night football 200 00:10:16,760 --> 00:10:18,839 Speaker 1: game was in nineteen seventy. I wouldn't just give you 201 00:10:18,920 --> 00:10:21,640 Speaker 1: a handshake, I'd give you a hug. I love him. 202 00:10:21,640 --> 00:10:24,079 Speaker 1: Monday Night football. It's just you just got a football 203 00:10:24,080 --> 00:10:26,400 Speaker 1: game on Monday night. How do you beat that? And 204 00:10:26,600 --> 00:10:29,160 Speaker 1: then now Roger and the Boys have added Thursday Night Football, Like, 205 00:10:29,240 --> 00:10:30,840 Speaker 1: we got it pretty good. We we do got it 206 00:10:30,840 --> 00:10:33,360 Speaker 1: pretty good. But Pete Carroll didn't just have the Boys ready. 207 00:10:33,559 --> 00:10:36,640 Speaker 1: They never wilted. They kept playing well all game. They 208 00:10:36,760 --> 00:10:40,040 Speaker 1: kept making plays, they kept creating things, they kept creating turnovers. 209 00:10:40,440 --> 00:10:42,800 Speaker 1: You know, dk is making plays, Gino's making plays, or 210 00:10:42,840 --> 00:10:44,960 Speaker 1: Shot Penny, who I always loved out of San Diego State, 211 00:10:45,080 --> 00:10:47,920 Speaker 1: looks pretty good. Jamal Adams, of course he got injured again, 212 00:10:47,920 --> 00:10:51,520 Speaker 1: it didn't even matter. And ultimately, when the dust settles, 213 00:10:51,679 --> 00:10:57,199 Speaker 1: weird ending whatever. Pete beat Russ. Pete beat Russ because 214 00:10:57,240 --> 00:10:59,440 Speaker 1: I would imagine I haven't been to Seattle on a 215 00:10:59,440 --> 00:11:02,680 Speaker 1: long time. That fan base was created this last like 216 00:11:02,760 --> 00:11:05,240 Speaker 1: twelve years, right and rightfully so they've been really good 217 00:11:05,320 --> 00:11:07,599 Speaker 1: under Pete. Russell's the best player in the history of 218 00:11:07,640 --> 00:11:10,800 Speaker 1: the franchise. And that's it's hard to lose your star 219 00:11:10,960 --> 00:11:14,760 Speaker 1: player at quarterback and kind of, you know, potentially we'll 220 00:11:14,760 --> 00:11:16,959 Speaker 1: see the peak of his powers, but in the prime 221 00:11:17,040 --> 00:11:19,960 Speaker 1: of his career. And one thing Pete's always gonna have. 222 00:11:19,960 --> 00:11:22,400 Speaker 1: And I saw Richard Sherman mentioned this on social media, 223 00:11:22,480 --> 00:11:25,079 Speaker 1: like they ain't gonna play it again for a while, 224 00:11:25,160 --> 00:11:27,200 Speaker 1: Like Seattle is not going to the Stuper Bowl, and hell, 225 00:11:27,320 --> 00:11:29,400 Speaker 1: neither is Denver. So like this matchup is not gonna 226 00:11:29,440 --> 00:11:32,160 Speaker 1: happen for at minimum three more years. Is Pete Carroll 227 00:11:32,200 --> 00:11:34,520 Speaker 1: gonna still be in Seattle at seventy seventy five years old? 228 00:11:34,640 --> 00:11:37,200 Speaker 1: Probably not, And who knows, the way the schedules lined up, 229 00:11:37,200 --> 00:11:39,360 Speaker 1: it could be at Denver, and that wouldn't be the same. 230 00:11:39,600 --> 00:11:42,160 Speaker 1: This might be the only time that Pete Carroll and 231 00:11:42,240 --> 00:11:45,240 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson on opposing sidelines ever go up against each other, 232 00:11:45,400 --> 00:11:48,200 Speaker 1: and Pete will always have till his dying day. He won, well, 233 00:11:48,240 --> 00:11:50,280 Speaker 1: of course he did. He was going up against Nathaniel Hackett. 234 00:11:50,400 --> 00:11:53,000 Speaker 1: And I'm gonna say that over and over and over again. 235 00:11:53,120 --> 00:11:56,559 Speaker 1: Denver's clearly really talented. They have good players, But it's 236 00:11:56,600 --> 00:11:59,559 Speaker 1: a coaching league. You can't just like, oh, Steve Nash, 237 00:11:59,600 --> 00:12:01,840 Speaker 1: come Code, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Yeah, you're gonna get 238 00:12:01,840 --> 00:12:05,920 Speaker 1: your ass kicked. That's what happened. You need a good coach, 239 00:12:06,280 --> 00:12:09,720 Speaker 1: even in basketball, hell, even in baseball historically, but no 240 00:12:09,920 --> 00:12:12,920 Speaker 1: sport like football do you need a fantastic coach to 241 00:12:12,960 --> 00:12:16,840 Speaker 1: win big random coaches typically don't win. The same guys 242 00:12:16,880 --> 00:12:21,400 Speaker 1: are typically there or they sustained success. And I gotta 243 00:12:21,760 --> 00:12:24,440 Speaker 1: you gotta get Pete Carroll credit because he came and 244 00:12:24,440 --> 00:12:26,760 Speaker 1: he kind of kicked the Denver Broncos asked from the jump. 245 00:12:27,200 --> 00:12:29,800 Speaker 1: And now Russell Wilson and Nathaniel Hackett kind of have 246 00:12:29,840 --> 00:12:33,160 Speaker 1: egg on their face. Especially Nathaniel hackett sixty four yard 247 00:12:33,200 --> 00:12:35,439 Speaker 1: field goal pretty extreme, even though when it came off 248 00:12:35,480 --> 00:12:37,800 Speaker 1: his foot kind of thought it was good. Uh, the 249 00:12:37,840 --> 00:12:40,520 Speaker 1: Monday night football jerseys, my my girlfriend was like, they 250 00:12:40,600 --> 00:12:43,559 Speaker 1: kind of looked like, uh, it's called like bugs life 251 00:12:43,559 --> 00:12:47,520 Speaker 1: at Disneyland. Listen. I don't hate the Seattle Jersey's. I 252 00:12:47,520 --> 00:12:50,680 Speaker 1: think the kind of neon green kind of pops how awesome. 253 00:12:51,040 --> 00:12:53,840 Speaker 1: Here's what's so key about the NFL that makes it 254 00:12:53,880 --> 00:12:56,000 Speaker 1: a lot different than college. Right you you turn on 255 00:12:56,040 --> 00:12:57,839 Speaker 1: the University of Texas is how they had a hundred 256 00:12:57,920 --> 00:13:01,480 Speaker 1: five thousand people at the Alta Bama game and the 257 00:13:01,520 --> 00:13:05,280 Speaker 1: atmosphere was incredible. Right, the atmosphere was just like Jesus, 258 00:13:05,720 --> 00:13:09,079 Speaker 1: you turn on Florida, Kentucky the atmosphere. The NFL is 259 00:13:09,160 --> 00:13:11,560 Speaker 1: not really like that. It has four or five spots. 260 00:13:11,880 --> 00:13:14,520 Speaker 1: Well that's one of them, but they haven't been as good, 261 00:13:14,600 --> 00:13:17,240 Speaker 1: so it hasn't quite been the same. They approached that 262 00:13:17,320 --> 00:13:19,320 Speaker 1: the fan base like the super Bowl, and it was fun. 263 00:13:19,720 --> 00:13:22,760 Speaker 1: It felt like you're watching a college game with NFL 264 00:13:22,800 --> 00:13:25,760 Speaker 1: players and when you get that, like, that's why the 265 00:13:25,840 --> 00:13:28,520 Speaker 1: NFL is king. I mean, and I had money on 266 00:13:28,559 --> 00:13:32,280 Speaker 1: the game, but like I was glued. Um. My producer 267 00:13:32,360 --> 00:13:34,840 Speaker 1: James like, you're watching the Manning cast, You're watching the 268 00:13:34,840 --> 00:13:36,640 Speaker 1: main thing. I was like, honestly, I'm watching the main 269 00:13:36,720 --> 00:13:40,040 Speaker 1: thing because I love Peyton and Eli. They entertained me. 270 00:13:40,160 --> 00:13:42,320 Speaker 1: But in a big game, which last year it felt 271 00:13:42,360 --> 00:13:45,200 Speaker 1: like Monday night football really wasn't even that important. You 272 00:13:45,240 --> 00:13:48,440 Speaker 1: put Troy, you put Joe, you put that game, and 273 00:13:48,480 --> 00:13:50,440 Speaker 1: it's a close game, Like I approached it like a 274 00:13:50,480 --> 00:13:53,360 Speaker 1: normal game. I was really locked in, and uh, it 275 00:13:53,440 --> 00:13:57,640 Speaker 1: really popped on television thoroughly enjoyed it. That's just that's 276 00:13:57,640 --> 00:14:00,720 Speaker 1: a great product of entertainment right there. Thank you Russell, 277 00:14:01,080 --> 00:14:04,440 Speaker 1: thank you Nathaniel Hackett, thank you Pete for bringing it 278 00:14:05,040 --> 00:14:07,280 Speaker 1: uh and thank you Seattle for covering it and winning. 279 00:14:07,320 --> 00:14:08,840 Speaker 1: I wish I would have dabbled on the money line, 280 00:14:08,840 --> 00:14:12,560 Speaker 1: but that was a fun, fun game for sure. 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Big game, really, I 316 00:16:16,240 --> 00:16:19,440 Speaker 1: mean two of I think the Chiefs, you know, I 317 00:16:19,440 --> 00:16:21,120 Speaker 1: gotta give them the nod over the Bills just because 318 00:16:21,120 --> 00:16:22,360 Speaker 1: they beat the Bills. But as we saw in the 319 00:16:22,360 --> 00:16:25,680 Speaker 1: playoff game, they're they're basically equals and the Chargers, I 320 00:16:25,680 --> 00:16:27,800 Speaker 1: would put it wrong under but the Chargers have a chance. 321 00:16:27,800 --> 00:16:30,360 Speaker 1: I mean, justin Herbert looked awesome. But I'm gonna start 322 00:16:30,360 --> 00:16:33,680 Speaker 1: with the Raiders. And when they made the move to 323 00:16:33,760 --> 00:16:36,200 Speaker 1: this big building, it was a really really big deal 324 00:16:36,800 --> 00:16:40,440 Speaker 1: because they had played in I'm I drive by it 325 00:16:40,560 --> 00:16:42,720 Speaker 1: sometimes when I go to the airport and right now 326 00:16:42,800 --> 00:16:45,960 Speaker 1: attempting to move back and forth between Scottsdale and you 327 00:16:46,080 --> 00:16:49,080 Speaker 1: drive by the Colosseum and it makes you shake your 328 00:16:49,080 --> 00:16:52,840 Speaker 1: head and you go, I can't believe that professional sports 329 00:16:52,840 --> 00:16:55,400 Speaker 1: and healthy a's are still in there. But only about 330 00:16:55,840 --> 00:16:58,600 Speaker 1: people ever attend those games we're played in this place. 331 00:16:58,840 --> 00:17:02,080 Speaker 1: This is a complete up. They're not in a million years. 332 00:17:02,120 --> 00:17:04,760 Speaker 1: In two thousand twenty two. Even the smaller cities like 333 00:17:04,800 --> 00:17:08,680 Speaker 1: Green Bay or Buffalo what you would never put anything 334 00:17:09,040 --> 00:17:12,240 Speaker 1: in Oakland, So them moving. I didn't want her to 335 00:17:12,280 --> 00:17:16,080 Speaker 1: move five years ago, not revision history was selfish. I 336 00:17:16,160 --> 00:17:19,240 Speaker 1: liked having two teams. Now obviously I don't care at all. 337 00:17:19,480 --> 00:17:22,800 Speaker 1: Glad they're in Vegas. Want to attend the new stadium 338 00:17:22,840 --> 00:17:25,200 Speaker 1: one day if Mark would let me. Me and Mark 339 00:17:25,200 --> 00:17:28,120 Speaker 1: got along in person, clearly behind the scenes. I don't 340 00:17:28,119 --> 00:17:30,680 Speaker 1: think he was a big fan of my my critical takes. 341 00:17:31,440 --> 00:17:34,359 Speaker 1: But I've known Derek since he was in high school 342 00:17:34,640 --> 00:17:37,199 Speaker 1: when I was a graduate assistant at Fresno State. For 343 00:17:37,200 --> 00:17:39,520 Speaker 1: a lot of you guys are new listeners, We've we've 344 00:17:39,520 --> 00:17:42,400 Speaker 1: grown exponentially. Thank you, uh to you guys, not to me. 345 00:17:42,720 --> 00:17:45,840 Speaker 1: I appreciate it. I was a graduate assistant in the 346 00:17:45,840 --> 00:17:48,000 Speaker 1: recruiting office at Fresno State, and when I got the 347 00:17:48,080 --> 00:17:50,880 Speaker 1: job in two thousand and eight, he was already committed there, 348 00:17:51,240 --> 00:17:53,560 Speaker 1: so he came on his visit as a senior in 349 00:17:53,600 --> 00:17:55,679 Speaker 1: high school. We watched all of his games and Bakersfields 350 00:17:55,760 --> 00:17:59,840 Speaker 1: Christian spent a year with him, then his true freshman year, 351 00:17:59,840 --> 00:18:02,639 Speaker 1: where he was the backup. I have followed his career 352 00:18:02,720 --> 00:18:05,520 Speaker 1: extremely closely for a lot of those games in Oakland 353 00:18:05,560 --> 00:18:08,560 Speaker 1: I attended. I think he has really turned himself into 354 00:18:08,560 --> 00:18:11,680 Speaker 1: his solid NFL player. He was really good the one 355 00:18:11,760 --> 00:18:14,480 Speaker 1: season for del Rio, but other than that, I think 356 00:18:14,520 --> 00:18:17,000 Speaker 1: for many years he left a lot to be desired. 357 00:18:17,400 --> 00:18:20,760 Speaker 1: These last couple of years and specifically last year was very, 358 00:18:20,880 --> 00:18:24,960 Speaker 1: very impressive. But now they get a real coach in 359 00:18:25,080 --> 00:18:28,359 Speaker 1: Josh McDaniels. They get rid of the Gruden just disaster, 360 00:18:29,240 --> 00:18:33,240 Speaker 1: and the situation is just it was too much bullshit. 361 00:18:33,720 --> 00:18:36,240 Speaker 1: You know, it was so much about other than football 362 00:18:36,320 --> 00:18:38,840 Speaker 1: with John, and now it feels like, even though I'm 363 00:18:38,840 --> 00:18:41,400 Speaker 1: gonna give John some credit, he helped Derek at the 364 00:18:41,400 --> 00:18:43,960 Speaker 1: the uh kind of the train back on the tracks, 365 00:18:44,359 --> 00:18:47,840 Speaker 1: and now Derek lab based on last year was very impressive. 366 00:18:48,320 --> 00:18:50,200 Speaker 1: But the thing was when you're the head, when you're 367 00:18:50,240 --> 00:18:52,239 Speaker 1: the not the head coach, because Gruden had a lot 368 00:18:52,240 --> 00:18:54,159 Speaker 1: of pressure on him because he made a hundred million dollars. 369 00:18:54,440 --> 00:18:56,639 Speaker 1: When you're the starting quarterback and really a player for 370 00:18:56,680 --> 00:18:59,400 Speaker 1: the Raiders, they haven't really had expectations over the last 371 00:18:59,400 --> 00:19:02,440 Speaker 1: couple of decades, and specifically when Derek's been there, they've 372 00:19:02,440 --> 00:19:05,880 Speaker 1: only had expectations one time, and that was the year 373 00:19:05,920 --> 00:19:08,359 Speaker 1: after they made the playoffs with Jack del Rio, and 374 00:19:08,359 --> 00:19:11,600 Speaker 1: it was a disaster. They got Jack obviously got fired. 375 00:19:11,600 --> 00:19:13,480 Speaker 1: They didn't even come close to making the playoffs, and 376 00:19:13,520 --> 00:19:15,360 Speaker 1: then Gruden came in. They were terrible for a little 377 00:19:15,359 --> 00:19:18,360 Speaker 1: while after. So this is the first year that they 378 00:19:18,359 --> 00:19:21,560 Speaker 1: have tangible pressure on them. They trade for Davante, they 379 00:19:21,560 --> 00:19:25,040 Speaker 1: go land Josh McDaniels. Their team on paper is really good, 380 00:19:25,440 --> 00:19:27,680 Speaker 1: and in the first game against one of the most 381 00:19:27,720 --> 00:19:30,320 Speaker 1: talented teams in the NFL, I've been saying over and over, 382 00:19:30,680 --> 00:19:32,840 Speaker 1: the Chargers might be the best team on paper in 383 00:19:32,880 --> 00:19:38,119 Speaker 1: the league. Derek's terrible, Like Derek through three interceptions and 384 00:19:38,520 --> 00:19:41,520 Speaker 1: just awful picks. I mean two of them are just 385 00:19:41,920 --> 00:19:45,080 Speaker 1: in excuse like they can't happen, not in that magnitude. 386 00:19:45,080 --> 00:19:48,159 Speaker 1: And when you start making huge money and there is 387 00:19:48,320 --> 00:19:51,640 Speaker 1: literally pressure behind you, listen, I am critical on Dak. 388 00:19:51,960 --> 00:19:54,840 Speaker 1: One thing I will a major difference between Dac and Derek. 389 00:19:55,240 --> 00:19:58,320 Speaker 1: The pressure on Dak every single year to make the 390 00:19:58,440 --> 00:20:01,600 Speaker 1: playoffs and every single game is consumed by twenty to 391 00:20:01,760 --> 00:20:05,159 Speaker 1: thirty million people, is a completely different ball game than 392 00:20:05,200 --> 00:20:08,160 Speaker 1: one Derek's used to. Well, this year, two thousand two, 393 00:20:08,440 --> 00:20:11,840 Speaker 1: all the microscopes are out. Everyone's following the Raiders, like 394 00:20:11,840 --> 00:20:13,480 Speaker 1: what are the Because we're talking about the Raiders being 395 00:20:13,520 --> 00:20:16,960 Speaker 1: a playoff team, They're they're being discussed like they're an equal. 396 00:20:17,240 --> 00:20:19,640 Speaker 1: Last year, they got to creep up on everybody. Last year, 397 00:20:19,680 --> 00:20:22,600 Speaker 1: literally their star wide receiver killed someone, their coach was 398 00:20:22,640 --> 00:20:24,840 Speaker 1: fired the next week, and everyone wrote them off. So 399 00:20:24,880 --> 00:20:26,840 Speaker 1: they got to really fly under the radar and beat 400 00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:29,679 Speaker 1: the hunter. Well, this year, I'm not saying they're the hunted, 401 00:20:30,040 --> 00:20:33,200 Speaker 1: but people are picking them to be good. There are expectations. 402 00:20:34,119 --> 00:20:36,680 Speaker 1: It's so easy in life to be the little guy 403 00:20:36,720 --> 00:20:39,880 Speaker 1: swinging up hell I'm at right now, I truly don't 404 00:20:39,920 --> 00:20:42,120 Speaker 1: give a ship about any of this because I don't 405 00:20:42,119 --> 00:20:44,560 Speaker 1: have that much to lose. It is so much more 406 00:20:44,560 --> 00:20:47,639 Speaker 1: difficult being in Coward or dan Patrick or one of 407 00:20:47,680 --> 00:20:51,080 Speaker 1: their seats. Everyone is gunning for them. They are on 408 00:20:51,200 --> 00:20:53,720 Speaker 1: top of the mountain where I'm at. I'm not acting 409 00:20:53,760 --> 00:20:57,040 Speaker 1: like I'm not doing well, but by no means do 410 00:20:57,080 --> 00:20:59,639 Speaker 1: I have the pressure in terms of everything I say 411 00:21:00,080 --> 00:21:02,760 Speaker 1: under a microscope. Blogs are picking it up and people like, 412 00:21:03,040 --> 00:21:06,000 Speaker 1: who know, that's just not happening. It's easy to be 413 00:21:06,040 --> 00:21:08,200 Speaker 1: in my position, and I get a lot of credit 414 00:21:08,240 --> 00:21:11,679 Speaker 1: from obviously you guys like it because I'm very unfiltered. Well, 415 00:21:11,960 --> 00:21:15,159 Speaker 1: hopefully that never changes, but let's face it, it has 416 00:21:15,200 --> 00:21:17,879 Speaker 1: for a lot of people over the years in my seat, 417 00:21:18,320 --> 00:21:21,280 Speaker 1: and no different with with athletes. It's easy to be 418 00:21:21,359 --> 00:21:23,400 Speaker 1: on the come up. Well what happens when you get 419 00:21:23,400 --> 00:21:25,760 Speaker 1: to the top of the mountain. Only so many guys 420 00:21:25,840 --> 00:21:29,720 Speaker 1: Tom Brady, Steph Curry, right, can just Derek Jeter can 421 00:21:29,760 --> 00:21:33,960 Speaker 1: just handle that spot. Now. Obviously Derek Carr's not anywhere 422 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:35,399 Speaker 1: near the top of the mountain. But this is the 423 00:21:35,400 --> 00:21:38,640 Speaker 1: first year he's got expectations and he was terrible yesterday, 424 00:21:38,840 --> 00:21:40,840 Speaker 1: and he made some really nice throws he made. He's 425 00:21:40,880 --> 00:21:43,800 Speaker 1: got a very good arm. He can make plays that 426 00:21:43,840 --> 00:21:47,440 Speaker 1: goes wow. But overall that that was a game too 427 00:21:47,480 --> 00:21:50,159 Speaker 1: where Herbert was really good. He did not turn the 428 00:21:50,200 --> 00:21:53,639 Speaker 1: ball over, no picks through three touchdowns. The Chargers were up, 429 00:21:53,680 --> 00:21:56,119 Speaker 1: the Raiders came right back. That was a game that 430 00:21:56,200 --> 00:21:58,960 Speaker 1: they could have had. The Raiders could have won that game. 431 00:21:59,040 --> 00:22:01,440 Speaker 1: It's not like the Charges were up thirty points. They 432 00:22:01,480 --> 00:22:05,480 Speaker 1: were right in the game. Turnover, turnover, turnover. You can't 433 00:22:05,560 --> 00:22:08,280 Speaker 1: have second half turnovers if you're gonna be a forty 434 00:22:08,320 --> 00:22:11,399 Speaker 1: to forty million dollar quarterback playing other Let's face it, 435 00:22:11,440 --> 00:22:13,000 Speaker 1: the Charges are gonna be a playoff team like that. 436 00:22:13,000 --> 00:22:16,159 Speaker 1: That can't happen. And I would imagine today Josh Mdaniels 437 00:22:16,160 --> 00:22:18,280 Speaker 1: doesn't that happen happy, And I know Derek's not either. 438 00:22:18,320 --> 00:22:21,320 Speaker 1: I watched his postgame press conference, basically took all the blame. 439 00:22:21,440 --> 00:22:24,359 Speaker 1: But you get to this point at the highest level, 440 00:22:24,359 --> 00:22:26,600 Speaker 1: when you're making the most money, no one gives a 441 00:22:26,600 --> 00:22:28,720 Speaker 1: shit about what you say. It's just about what you do. 442 00:22:29,320 --> 00:22:31,360 Speaker 1: And then another guy who's taken a lot of heat, 443 00:22:31,680 --> 00:22:33,840 Speaker 1: and unlike Derek, hasn't been able to fly under the 444 00:22:33,920 --> 00:22:36,480 Speaker 1: radar because the moment he got to the league, he 445 00:22:36,560 --> 00:22:39,119 Speaker 1: played for the Eagles, one of the marquee brands and 446 00:22:39,119 --> 00:22:41,840 Speaker 1: one of the biggest markets in the league, and he's 447 00:22:41,880 --> 00:22:44,920 Speaker 1: become one of the most polarizing players. And I've said 448 00:22:44,960 --> 00:22:46,880 Speaker 1: over and over I was kind of out on him 449 00:22:46,880 --> 00:22:50,199 Speaker 1: just because literally everyone's always out on him. The Eagles 450 00:22:50,200 --> 00:22:52,479 Speaker 1: were out on him, the Cults were immediately out on him, 451 00:22:52,480 --> 00:22:55,560 Speaker 1: and I'm like, listen, if it walks like a duck 452 00:22:55,600 --> 00:22:57,600 Speaker 1: and quacks like a duck, maybe it's a duck. Maybe 453 00:22:57,600 --> 00:23:00,080 Speaker 1: there's something off with this guy. Maybe it's some on 454 00:23:00,280 --> 00:23:02,840 Speaker 1: it's not someone else's fault. We all know that guy. 455 00:23:02,920 --> 00:23:06,600 Speaker 1: It's this guy. It was that guy. It wasn't me. No. Eventually, 456 00:23:06,720 --> 00:23:09,440 Speaker 1: if it constantly things keep happening to you, it's you. 457 00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:12,320 Speaker 1: And that's where I kind of ended up with Carson Wentz. 458 00:23:12,480 --> 00:23:16,000 Speaker 1: I've never argued, and no one could his physical attributes, 459 00:23:16,240 --> 00:23:19,919 Speaker 1: his size, his athleticism, and his arm, but the turnovers 460 00:23:19,960 --> 00:23:23,040 Speaker 1: are an issue. And yesterday I'm not acting like I 461 00:23:23,080 --> 00:23:25,840 Speaker 1: was watching the Commanders and the Jacks, but I was 462 00:23:25,920 --> 00:23:27,920 Speaker 1: keeping an eye on it, and the moment he threw 463 00:23:27,960 --> 00:23:32,240 Speaker 1: an interception, everyone went, oh my god, I can't believe 464 00:23:32,320 --> 00:23:35,120 Speaker 1: what Carson Wentz just did. So I went back this 465 00:23:35,200 --> 00:23:37,720 Speaker 1: morning and I watched it, and I watched the pick 466 00:23:37,760 --> 00:23:40,040 Speaker 1: that he threw to the number one overall pick from 467 00:23:40,080 --> 00:23:43,160 Speaker 1: Georgia against the Jacks. I think it was a much 468 00:23:43,240 --> 00:23:47,040 Speaker 1: more incredible player by the defensive lineman than it was 469 00:23:47,119 --> 00:23:50,080 Speaker 1: a bad throw by Carson Wentz. The dude was literally 470 00:23:50,160 --> 00:23:53,120 Speaker 1: hiding behind an offensive tackle on a screenplay and then 471 00:23:53,119 --> 00:23:55,320 Speaker 1: he throws it to his running back or tight end 472 00:23:55,400 --> 00:23:57,280 Speaker 1: or whoever the screen was supposed to go to and 473 00:23:57,320 --> 00:23:59,639 Speaker 1: this guy kind of Jettison's out out of nowhere and 474 00:23:59,680 --> 00:24:02,080 Speaker 1: makes a play. But the internet totally shoot on him. 475 00:24:02,080 --> 00:24:03,959 Speaker 1: So I assumed when I saw everyone shopping on him 476 00:24:03,960 --> 00:24:05,959 Speaker 1: on the internet, like, oh, Wentz sucks, I went back 477 00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:08,360 Speaker 1: and watched. I thought Carson was pretty good. And then 478 00:24:08,400 --> 00:24:10,480 Speaker 1: what did he do? He threw a touchdown when the 479 00:24:10,960 --> 00:24:13,440 Speaker 1: football team or the Commanders were down twenty four team 480 00:24:13,480 --> 00:24:16,000 Speaker 1: he had a dime down the sideline, and then later 481 00:24:16,040 --> 00:24:17,879 Speaker 1: in the game he threw the game winning touchdown. He 482 00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:21,760 Speaker 1: threw four touchdowns yesterday. That's a pretty good start. Now. 483 00:24:22,000 --> 00:24:24,240 Speaker 1: I am not one of those believers that the Jags 484 00:24:24,840 --> 00:24:28,040 Speaker 1: are gonna win more than probably five games six at 485 00:24:28,080 --> 00:24:30,199 Speaker 1: the most. It's not like they're a good team. But 486 00:24:30,240 --> 00:24:32,320 Speaker 1: when you look at the landscape of the NFC East, 487 00:24:32,400 --> 00:24:34,480 Speaker 1: we'll get into the Giants here in a second, Like, 488 00:24:34,560 --> 00:24:38,120 Speaker 1: you know, the why couldn't the Commanders, especially with Dak 489 00:24:38,200 --> 00:24:40,560 Speaker 1: being out and Cooper Rush and just we we saw 490 00:24:40,600 --> 00:24:44,159 Speaker 1: the Cowboys. If Carson Wentz is just a solid player, 491 00:24:44,160 --> 00:24:46,760 Speaker 1: why couldn't they compete in that division? They can? And 492 00:24:46,760 --> 00:24:48,920 Speaker 1: if Carson Wentz is gonna play like that and throw 493 00:24:49,000 --> 00:24:53,680 Speaker 1: four touchdowns, listen, you're gonna throw picks, unless like Aaron Rodgers, 494 00:24:54,160 --> 00:24:56,000 Speaker 1: you know who last year had like four or five 495 00:24:56,000 --> 00:24:58,480 Speaker 1: picks or whatever. Some of these these the small percentage 496 00:24:58,480 --> 00:25:01,119 Speaker 1: of quarterbacks that throw note picks. I can live with 497 00:25:01,160 --> 00:25:04,399 Speaker 1: picks if you throw forty five touchdowns. Now Stafford is 498 00:25:04,440 --> 00:25:05,960 Speaker 1: like right on the line of a guy that throws 499 00:25:06,000 --> 00:25:07,359 Speaker 1: a lot of touchdowns on a lot of picks. I 500 00:25:07,400 --> 00:25:10,560 Speaker 1: don't want fifteen picks, but I can live with nine 501 00:25:10,600 --> 00:25:14,399 Speaker 1: to eleven if you are producing points. That's literally the 502 00:25:14,480 --> 00:25:17,000 Speaker 1: point of the game is to score points. And when 503 00:25:17,000 --> 00:25:19,960 Speaker 1: you throw touchdowns, you put points on the board. And 504 00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:23,080 Speaker 1: when you push the ball down the field, you give myself, 505 00:25:23,119 --> 00:25:26,440 Speaker 1: you give the team a chance to have an explosive offense. 506 00:25:26,800 --> 00:25:30,560 Speaker 1: I thought Carson Wentz was pretty impressive yesterday down the stretch, 507 00:25:30,560 --> 00:25:33,000 Speaker 1: which is what quarterbacks get paid for. So I would 508 00:25:33,040 --> 00:25:36,360 Speaker 1: imagine today Ron Rivere and Washington's pretty happy with your quarterback. 509 00:25:37,000 --> 00:25:39,640 Speaker 1: And speaking of a talent that had kind of fallen 510 00:25:39,680 --> 00:25:43,640 Speaker 1: on rough times. And sometimes in football, you know it's 511 00:25:43,680 --> 00:25:46,359 Speaker 1: out of your control in the sense of you get hurt. 512 00:25:46,560 --> 00:25:49,679 Speaker 1: You know you can be an excellent player, an elite player. 513 00:25:50,080 --> 00:25:52,960 Speaker 1: Tarryn A. C. L. Tarr shoulder, shadow a leg and 514 00:25:53,000 --> 00:25:56,439 Speaker 1: it derail your career. Right, most of us, if we 515 00:25:56,480 --> 00:26:00,120 Speaker 1: are elite at our job, it would take me doing 516 00:26:00,160 --> 00:26:04,359 Speaker 1: something stupid to derail my career, right, committing some crime 517 00:26:04,400 --> 00:26:08,240 Speaker 1: and going to jail. Right, Um, you know, getting a 518 00:26:08,320 --> 00:26:10,680 Speaker 1: d U, I a car accident, hurting myself, it would 519 00:26:10,680 --> 00:26:12,960 Speaker 1: be my fault if something happens to me that's out 520 00:26:12,960 --> 00:26:16,280 Speaker 1: of my control. Right, I get sick, Uh, something happens 521 00:26:16,320 --> 00:26:17,960 Speaker 1: to a family member that I have to take some 522 00:26:18,040 --> 00:26:20,880 Speaker 1: time off, Like, no one would say anything. People would understand. 523 00:26:21,280 --> 00:26:23,960 Speaker 1: But that's the thing. In football, You get injured a 524 00:26:23,960 --> 00:26:26,160 Speaker 1: lot of the times. It wasn't Sae Kwon Barkley's fault 525 00:26:26,200 --> 00:26:28,679 Speaker 1: that he tores a c L. No player in a 526 00:26:28,720 --> 00:26:31,040 Speaker 1: million like that didn't want to break his hands. T J. 527 00:26:31,119 --> 00:26:33,359 Speaker 1: Watt didn't want to roris peck. None of these guys 528 00:26:33,359 --> 00:26:36,040 Speaker 1: are trying to get hurt. And in football, more than 529 00:26:36,040 --> 00:26:38,040 Speaker 1: most sports, that happens all the time just because of 530 00:26:38,080 --> 00:26:40,359 Speaker 1: the nature of the game. So Se Kwan had an 531 00:26:40,359 --> 00:26:42,520 Speaker 1: ankle injury in nineteen, he had an a c L 532 00:26:42,560 --> 00:26:45,679 Speaker 1: in in twenty And I think sometimes and I'm as 533 00:26:45,680 --> 00:26:48,960 Speaker 1: guilty as anyone. I struggled with patients, and I struggled 534 00:26:49,000 --> 00:26:51,920 Speaker 1: with patients in my everyday life. I struggled with patients. 535 00:26:52,280 --> 00:26:56,560 Speaker 1: As a follower of sports, I struggled with patients. It's 536 00:26:56,600 --> 00:26:59,399 Speaker 1: a huge, you know, red flag on the way I 537 00:26:59,440 --> 00:27:03,399 Speaker 1: operate in life. It's something I work on constantly. Is 538 00:27:03,480 --> 00:27:06,000 Speaker 1: just slow down, strugg on patients on the golf course. 539 00:27:06,240 --> 00:27:09,600 Speaker 1: Take a deep breath, Jahn, just relax. It's just naturally 540 00:27:09,600 --> 00:27:12,160 Speaker 1: in my personality. Now. The amount of caffeine I take 541 00:27:12,200 --> 00:27:14,200 Speaker 1: on a daily basis probably does not help, but I'll 542 00:27:14,200 --> 00:27:17,400 Speaker 1: promise you one thing, caffeine is not slowing down. So 543 00:27:17,560 --> 00:27:19,520 Speaker 1: the Sa Kuan Barkley I saw the last couple of years, 544 00:27:19,600 --> 00:27:22,080 Speaker 1: he just looked pretty terrible. And then when I watched 545 00:27:22,119 --> 00:27:24,520 Speaker 1: them against the Titans, because I had to after seeing 546 00:27:24,520 --> 00:27:27,400 Speaker 1: the hype, I went, that's the guy. I love. Sake 547 00:27:27,480 --> 00:27:30,399 Speaker 1: Kuon Barkley a Penn State I loved him as a rookie. 548 00:27:30,640 --> 00:27:33,080 Speaker 1: Running back is one of my favorite positions in all 549 00:27:33,160 --> 00:27:36,199 Speaker 1: of sports because it encompasses everything. You gotta run the 550 00:27:36,200 --> 00:27:38,479 Speaker 1: ball inside, you gotta run the ball outside, you have 551 00:27:38,520 --> 00:27:40,639 Speaker 1: to catch the ball. You have to know every element 552 00:27:40,640 --> 00:27:42,360 Speaker 1: of the offense because you gotta know what the offensive 553 00:27:42,400 --> 00:27:45,080 Speaker 1: lines doing and the quarterbacks doing. And you also got 554 00:27:45,160 --> 00:27:47,600 Speaker 1: a pass block. Now, sake one doesn't pass block. But 555 00:27:48,040 --> 00:27:50,480 Speaker 1: if you are gonna be that great in that explosive, 556 00:27:50,840 --> 00:27:54,120 Speaker 1: I can somewhat give you a pass and watching sake 557 00:27:54,200 --> 00:27:57,440 Speaker 1: kuon Barkley against the Tennessee Titans, bust off, big run 558 00:27:57,520 --> 00:27:59,400 Speaker 1: and big run. Now he had a couple. He had 559 00:27:59,440 --> 00:28:01,560 Speaker 1: one that was like up sixty seventy yard run. He 560 00:28:01,600 --> 00:28:04,040 Speaker 1: had another one that was probably like thirty yards, which 561 00:28:04,080 --> 00:28:06,880 Speaker 1: those are awesome and those are fun in the long run, 562 00:28:07,119 --> 00:28:09,160 Speaker 1: he hit a corner and he beat up a dB 563 00:28:09,320 --> 00:28:12,040 Speaker 1: with speed. That was stuff he was doing early on 564 00:28:12,119 --> 00:28:14,520 Speaker 1: in his career. That was a big reason. Listen, we 565 00:28:14,560 --> 00:28:17,600 Speaker 1: can call Dave Gettleman the village idiot, and let's face it, 566 00:28:17,680 --> 00:28:20,440 Speaker 1: he was pretty god awful at his job. I mean, 567 00:28:20,480 --> 00:28:23,840 Speaker 1: he was terrible, deserved to be fired years before he was. 568 00:28:24,640 --> 00:28:27,600 Speaker 1: But he wasn't wrong at the talent in which Sae 569 00:28:27,680 --> 00:28:30,919 Speaker 1: Kwon Barkley was. He was wrong in which where you 570 00:28:31,040 --> 00:28:33,160 Speaker 1: draft a running back like you don't take a guy 571 00:28:33,240 --> 00:28:36,000 Speaker 1: number two. You know, I'm sorry, Walter Payton, you don't 572 00:28:36,000 --> 00:28:38,880 Speaker 1: even take two, not in two thousand two. But when 573 00:28:38,920 --> 00:28:41,520 Speaker 1: Sae Kwon Barkley is right. He can be the best 574 00:28:41,560 --> 00:28:45,160 Speaker 1: player on the field against any given team, and you 575 00:28:45,200 --> 00:28:48,760 Speaker 1: could argue that he was yesterday in that game against 576 00:28:48,800 --> 00:28:50,760 Speaker 1: a guy that's like a fringe Hall of Famer in 577 00:28:50,840 --> 00:28:54,360 Speaker 1: Derrick Henry, and he's clearly the more explosive running back. 578 00:28:54,880 --> 00:28:57,120 Speaker 1: And I just think it's sometimes it's cool to watch 579 00:28:57,120 --> 00:28:59,720 Speaker 1: a guy. And this is what makes sports the greatest 580 00:28:59,720 --> 00:29:02,920 Speaker 1: reality show. Right. We have the great players that are humming. 581 00:29:03,240 --> 00:29:06,280 Speaker 1: We have the former great players that are kind of 582 00:29:06,320 --> 00:29:09,240 Speaker 1: trending down or getting cut and budget teams, and then 583 00:29:09,280 --> 00:29:11,280 Speaker 1: you have the great players that kind of get lost 584 00:29:11,280 --> 00:29:13,600 Speaker 1: in no man's land because of injury, and a lot 585 00:29:13,600 --> 00:29:15,800 Speaker 1: of them just disappear. And every once in a while 586 00:29:15,840 --> 00:29:17,760 Speaker 1: you get a guy to kind of resurrect his career. 587 00:29:18,200 --> 00:29:20,360 Speaker 1: And the guy that I saw in day Ball kind 588 00:29:20,360 --> 00:29:23,200 Speaker 1: of road you went if he could just get it back. 589 00:29:23,360 --> 00:29:26,040 Speaker 1: I still don't think the Giants are a very good team. 590 00:29:26,080 --> 00:29:28,640 Speaker 1: I'm not a big Daniel Jones guy, not a big 591 00:29:28,680 --> 00:29:32,120 Speaker 1: to a guy either. Both those quarterbacks one like is 592 00:29:32,400 --> 00:29:35,440 Speaker 1: winning and losing a quarterback stat Obviously, if you have 593 00:29:35,480 --> 00:29:37,800 Speaker 1: a good quarterback, you're gonna win more often than you do. 594 00:29:38,280 --> 00:29:40,400 Speaker 1: But I can watch a player whose team wins and 595 00:29:40,440 --> 00:29:44,120 Speaker 1: goes don't really see it. But when I watched Sakewe Barkley, 596 00:29:44,200 --> 00:29:47,880 Speaker 1: I think that guy is remarkable. Now, top end speed 597 00:29:48,000 --> 00:29:50,440 Speaker 1: is probably the last attribute you have to have as 598 00:29:50,480 --> 00:29:52,560 Speaker 1: a running back, Like you can be a great running 599 00:29:52,560 --> 00:29:54,440 Speaker 1: back and not run a four three. You can run 600 00:29:54,440 --> 00:29:58,360 Speaker 1: a four six if you have instincts uh, you know, 601 00:29:58,480 --> 00:30:02,160 Speaker 1: elusive vision. You have the ability to break tackles. You're tough, 602 00:30:02,280 --> 00:30:05,480 Speaker 1: you're smart, you can catch the ball. Sae Kwon Barkley 603 00:30:05,520 --> 00:30:09,440 Speaker 1: basically has everything you would want, beside the pass blocking, 604 00:30:09,680 --> 00:30:12,640 Speaker 1: which we've all seen the videos of him lifting. He's 605 00:30:12,640 --> 00:30:16,040 Speaker 1: definitely strong enough to take onlinebackers. It's just to want to. 606 00:30:16,560 --> 00:30:19,320 Speaker 1: So I'm glad, like I if I'm a Giants fan, 607 00:30:19,680 --> 00:30:22,040 Speaker 1: at least every time you enter the game. I'm not 608 00:30:22,080 --> 00:30:23,880 Speaker 1: acting like you're winning eight nine games, because I do 609 00:30:23,920 --> 00:30:25,920 Speaker 1: not believe you will. But if you could just win 610 00:30:25,960 --> 00:30:27,600 Speaker 1: a couple more than you have the last couple of 611 00:30:27,640 --> 00:30:30,600 Speaker 1: seasons and be much more interesting because of number twenty six, 612 00:30:31,040 --> 00:30:33,280 Speaker 1: that would be fun. That would be fun, And it 613 00:30:33,360 --> 00:30:35,680 Speaker 1: was cool to watch Brian Dable go for it. I 614 00:30:35,720 --> 00:30:38,440 Speaker 1: think guys going for it when your team sucks, when 615 00:30:38,480 --> 00:30:41,360 Speaker 1: you have nothing to like. It's not like you're the 616 00:30:41,440 --> 00:30:44,160 Speaker 1: Chiefs or the Bills or the Rams, Like, why would 617 00:30:44,200 --> 00:30:45,880 Speaker 1: you not go for what do you have to lose 618 00:30:46,040 --> 00:30:50,040 Speaker 1: more games? To me, that was right pick or the 619 00:30:50,120 --> 00:30:52,920 Speaker 1: right move. I'm glad it worked out because you should 620 00:30:52,960 --> 00:30:57,120 Speaker 1: get rewarded when you have balls in society, and day 621 00:30:57,160 --> 00:31:00,760 Speaker 1: ball clearly did. Uh And last but not least before 622 00:31:00,760 --> 00:31:04,040 Speaker 1: we kind of dive into some nuggets the Chiefs, I 623 00:31:04,520 --> 00:31:08,240 Speaker 1: said over and over again, what one just having the 624 00:31:08,280 --> 00:31:10,560 Speaker 1: opportunity to work in a building for two years around 625 00:31:10,640 --> 00:31:16,960 Speaker 1: Andy Reid. He he's probably the most driven, maniacal competitor 626 00:31:17,000 --> 00:31:21,080 Speaker 1: I've ever seen, just in terms of his relentless competitive 627 00:31:21,120 --> 00:31:25,080 Speaker 1: stamina to just grind on football. Now, obviously a lot 628 00:31:25,200 --> 00:31:28,840 Speaker 1: you know, all great coaches have it, but the reason 629 00:31:28,880 --> 00:31:32,280 Speaker 1: that really separates them is his knowledge of football, his 630 00:31:32,880 --> 00:31:36,560 Speaker 1: ability to work with players, and just his grind mentality. 631 00:31:37,000 --> 00:31:38,760 Speaker 1: The guy would grind if he was a five win 632 00:31:38,840 --> 00:31:40,840 Speaker 1: coach or if he was winning twelve wins. It's not 633 00:31:40,920 --> 00:31:44,120 Speaker 1: even about like he's trying to prove something. Wins the 634 00:31:44,160 --> 00:31:47,080 Speaker 1: Super Bowl. I remember talking to people with the Chiefs 635 00:31:47,120 --> 00:31:48,880 Speaker 1: after they won the Super Bowl, They're like, yeah, I 636 00:31:48,880 --> 00:31:50,800 Speaker 1: was droven by the opposite of today. Coach reads there 637 00:31:51,040 --> 00:31:54,560 Speaker 1: like a Sunday. It wouldn't change, and it doesn't change that. 638 00:31:54,680 --> 00:31:58,280 Speaker 1: Belichick is the same. All great competitors don't change whether 639 00:31:58,320 --> 00:32:02,120 Speaker 1: they're winning or losing. Is though, it's easier when you've 640 00:32:02,200 --> 00:32:06,560 Speaker 1: lost to find motivation. It's easier to grind, Like when 641 00:32:06,640 --> 00:32:09,160 Speaker 1: you get fired from your job, it's easier to go 642 00:32:09,240 --> 00:32:11,520 Speaker 1: try to find some cash. When you look at your 643 00:32:11,520 --> 00:32:12,960 Speaker 1: bank account you don't have any You're like, Okay, I 644 00:32:13,000 --> 00:32:14,880 Speaker 1: need to go lock some some deals. Why I give 645 00:32:14,920 --> 00:32:16,680 Speaker 1: you a ten million dollars. You're gonna work as hard 646 00:32:16,880 --> 00:32:21,920 Speaker 1: some people will. Some people have that maniacal competitive just 647 00:32:22,320 --> 00:32:25,120 Speaker 1: make some nuts. And listen. When I say nuts, I 648 00:32:25,200 --> 00:32:28,800 Speaker 1: mean that in a positive way, like the nutty nature, 649 00:32:28,840 --> 00:32:31,520 Speaker 1: Like the majority of people like staying in the slow lane. 650 00:32:31,760 --> 00:32:35,880 Speaker 1: The majority of people like it easy. The highest level 651 00:32:35,880 --> 00:32:40,200 Speaker 1: of competitors in any industry, especially with his ones that 652 00:32:40,240 --> 00:32:42,240 Speaker 1: are public or a ton of money on the line, 653 00:32:42,560 --> 00:32:46,640 Speaker 1: are fucking crazy. And I say that in a good way. 654 00:32:46,680 --> 00:32:49,240 Speaker 1: And I think one thing we're finding out about Andy's 655 00:32:49,320 --> 00:32:51,960 Speaker 1: quarterback is he kind of has that too. And I 656 00:32:52,000 --> 00:32:54,920 Speaker 1: said over and over and over this year. This guy 657 00:32:54,960 --> 00:32:57,240 Speaker 1: is gonna come back with a vengeance. And I had 658 00:32:57,320 --> 00:32:59,520 Speaker 1: a buddy on the staff that said, this guy, he's 659 00:32:59,560 --> 00:33:01,960 Speaker 1: got a ocus in his eye. And if you watch 660 00:33:02,040 --> 00:33:04,400 Speaker 1: him through the preseason, and we're lucky because coach Reid 661 00:33:04,520 --> 00:33:08,080 Speaker 1: puts these guys in the game in the preseason, you went, god, 662 00:33:08,200 --> 00:33:10,239 Speaker 1: Mahomes looks pretty good. But it was easy to go, 663 00:33:10,320 --> 00:33:12,720 Speaker 1: you know, it could just be the preseason and then 664 00:33:12,800 --> 00:33:17,240 Speaker 1: you watch but then you watch them go into the 665 00:33:17,320 --> 00:33:20,320 Speaker 1: desert and play the Cardinals, who, let's face it, reeling 666 00:33:20,360 --> 00:33:23,800 Speaker 1: a little bit not a big believer. Uh well earned 667 00:33:23,880 --> 00:33:31,120 Speaker 1: six point favorite and absolutely eviscerate Cliff Kingsbury and Kyler Murray. 668 00:33:31,240 --> 00:33:34,360 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray think about the flip side. Kyler Murray is 669 00:33:34,400 --> 00:33:38,040 Speaker 1: a guy who bits and moaned he didn't have a 670 00:33:38,080 --> 00:33:40,680 Speaker 1: contract even though he still had multiple years left on 671 00:33:40,800 --> 00:33:44,520 Speaker 1: his had just had the most embarrassing playoff loss, and 672 00:33:44,560 --> 00:33:47,520 Speaker 1: like modern history for a really good player, I mean, 673 00:33:47,840 --> 00:33:50,880 Speaker 1: he it doesn't we all have to agree. It couldn't 674 00:33:50,880 --> 00:33:54,840 Speaker 1: have looked any worse. Mahomes meanwhile, had the worst loss 675 00:33:54,880 --> 00:33:57,400 Speaker 1: of his career at home in the a f C 676 00:33:57,560 --> 00:34:00,760 Speaker 1: Championship Game, where they were up three, he had throw 677 00:34:00,880 --> 00:34:04,760 Speaker 1: three touchdowns. Now he had a terrible second half. But 678 00:34:05,240 --> 00:34:07,600 Speaker 1: Kyler bitch and Moan hadn't got paid. They had to 679 00:34:07,600 --> 00:34:11,200 Speaker 1: put the video game clause in there. Meanwhile, Mahomes, who's 680 00:34:11,239 --> 00:34:14,200 Speaker 1: already been paid, has a terrible loss, comes back and 681 00:34:14,280 --> 00:34:16,600 Speaker 1: looks like Tom Brady two point out, like, I'm on 682 00:34:16,640 --> 00:34:18,560 Speaker 1: a mission to win this thing again. Now is he 683 00:34:18,640 --> 00:34:21,720 Speaker 1: going to? I don't know, but you watch Patrick Mahomes 684 00:34:21,880 --> 00:34:24,759 Speaker 1: and you watch Andy in that game, good luck. And 685 00:34:24,800 --> 00:34:27,360 Speaker 1: I've been thinking about this. The NFL is very lucky 686 00:34:27,480 --> 00:34:29,640 Speaker 1: that Buffalo and Kansas City don't play in it. Don't 687 00:34:29,760 --> 00:34:32,160 Speaker 1: because if they were, like in Indy, they would eviscerate 688 00:34:32,239 --> 00:34:34,760 Speaker 1: the league. The only thing that's gonna neutralize those guys 689 00:34:34,840 --> 00:34:36,319 Speaker 1: is the cold weather, and they both playing it. And 690 00:34:36,360 --> 00:34:39,440 Speaker 1: when I say neutralize it, give yourself a chance because 691 00:34:39,480 --> 00:34:41,680 Speaker 1: they are better than you. And he's got the best 692 00:34:41,760 --> 00:34:45,520 Speaker 1: quarterback in the league arguably. Rogers will see he's two 693 00:34:45,560 --> 00:34:46,920 Speaker 1: time m v P. But you know what I mean, 694 00:34:47,280 --> 00:34:50,920 Speaker 1: who is on a mission? Josh Allen had the same 695 00:34:50,960 --> 00:34:54,920 Speaker 1: look on a mission. Meanwhile, Kyler is like, oh, I 696 00:34:54,960 --> 00:34:57,200 Speaker 1: wonder when the new College duty comes out? Anyone want 697 00:34:57,200 --> 00:35:00,920 Speaker 1: a game tomorrow Monday. If I'm Michael been well, I'm thinking, 698 00:35:00,960 --> 00:35:03,560 Speaker 1: and I said this over and over and over, how 699 00:35:03,600 --> 00:35:05,600 Speaker 1: are you going to give contract extensions your coach and 700 00:35:05,640 --> 00:35:09,080 Speaker 1: GM and then to give a contracts extension to your 701 00:35:09,560 --> 00:35:11,880 Speaker 1: to your quarterback who clearly I don't think you like 702 00:35:12,160 --> 00:35:14,840 Speaker 1: all three maybe like Steve Kin personally because you've known 703 00:35:14,880 --> 00:35:17,040 Speaker 1: him for so long, but you can't think Kingsbury is 704 00:35:17,080 --> 00:35:20,240 Speaker 1: that good. And you definitely got questions on the quarterback. Meanwhile, 705 00:35:20,280 --> 00:35:22,719 Speaker 1: Clark Hunt's feed up and go God. I got the 706 00:35:22,719 --> 00:35:26,319 Speaker 1: most stable coach in the franchise, really since like Hanks 707 00:35:26,440 --> 00:35:28,360 Speaker 1: Ram you can say Marty, but come on, that was 708 00:35:28,360 --> 00:35:31,200 Speaker 1: a roller coaster ride, and I got easily the best 709 00:35:31,280 --> 00:35:33,520 Speaker 1: quarterback in the history of my franchise. R I p 710 00:35:33,719 --> 00:35:36,920 Speaker 1: Len Dawson and we are rolling and and you look 711 00:35:36,960 --> 00:35:39,400 Speaker 1: at the Cardinals. It was like a dichotomy, the opposite 712 00:35:39,440 --> 00:35:42,479 Speaker 1: ends of the sphere of just an organization high level 713 00:35:42,560 --> 00:35:45,440 Speaker 1: with high level people. You you could pay Andy and 714 00:35:45,440 --> 00:35:47,959 Speaker 1: you could pay my homes five dollars and you would 715 00:35:47,960 --> 00:35:50,400 Speaker 1: get the same effort. Kyler Murray basically just told you, 716 00:35:50,440 --> 00:35:53,399 Speaker 1: if you don't pay me, I'm gonna quit. Wait, wait, wait, wait, 717 00:35:54,120 --> 00:35:56,560 Speaker 1: and what team beat the living piss out of the 718 00:35:56,560 --> 00:35:59,480 Speaker 1: other The team of the guys that aren't driven by money, 719 00:35:59,719 --> 00:36:02,080 Speaker 1: the team of the guys that have more talent than 720 00:36:02,080 --> 00:36:04,080 Speaker 1: the other team, the team of the guys that are 721 00:36:04,200 --> 00:36:08,399 Speaker 1: dramatically more talented and just better. And think about this. 722 00:36:08,880 --> 00:36:11,880 Speaker 1: It's why character and mindset and we talk about it 723 00:36:11,960 --> 00:36:17,240 Speaker 1: all the time because it matters, It really really matters. 724 00:36:20,760 --> 00:36:22,719 Speaker 1: Let's dive into some nuggets around the league. Last night, 725 00:36:22,719 --> 00:36:25,360 Speaker 1: I saw t J. Watt torn pack, you know, looking 726 00:36:25,360 --> 00:36:28,200 Speaker 1: around see if he has to get a he's going 727 00:36:28,239 --> 00:36:30,680 Speaker 1: to like second and third opinion, not ideal. I mean 728 00:36:30,719 --> 00:36:34,319 Speaker 1: that sucks that That is a massive, massive blow for 729 00:36:34,360 --> 00:36:36,040 Speaker 1: the Pittsburgh Steelers. I mean, he's one of the best 730 00:36:36,600 --> 00:36:38,719 Speaker 1: players in the league. So if he's out for a 731 00:36:38,719 --> 00:36:41,960 Speaker 1: considerable amount of time, if his season is derailed, I 732 00:36:41,960 --> 00:36:44,040 Speaker 1: don't want to say they're screwed, but I'm not gonna 733 00:36:44,040 --> 00:36:46,160 Speaker 1: say I told you so. But come on, guys, you 734 00:36:46,200 --> 00:36:49,520 Speaker 1: get four picks whatever from Burrow in the first half. Mitchell, 735 00:36:49,960 --> 00:36:51,400 Speaker 1: you guys should have won that game. And I have 736 00:36:51,480 --> 00:36:53,239 Speaker 1: someone that bet on the Steelers. They should have been 737 00:36:53,320 --> 00:36:55,600 Speaker 1: up by several touchesdown Trip biscuit is just not good enough. 738 00:36:56,120 --> 00:36:59,279 Speaker 1: He's just not good enough? Is Kenny Pickett? You know 739 00:36:59,320 --> 00:37:00,799 Speaker 1: where I stand on. Can't pick it, but just put 740 00:37:00,840 --> 00:37:03,840 Speaker 1: him in the game. Why what are you doing with Rabisky? 741 00:37:04,120 --> 00:37:07,040 Speaker 1: He stinks good backup? And one say good backup means 742 00:37:07,239 --> 00:37:08,919 Speaker 1: you feel good about a guy with experience you don't 743 00:37:08,920 --> 00:37:13,040 Speaker 1: ever want to play. Uh, Dennis Allen. I'm not a 744 00:37:13,080 --> 00:37:15,760 Speaker 1: believer in Dennis Allen, and I don't know if much changed, 745 00:37:15,840 --> 00:37:17,960 Speaker 1: but here's what I do know. He had to win 746 00:37:18,000 --> 00:37:22,600 Speaker 1: that game under no circumstances. Could you where the majority 747 00:37:22,920 --> 00:37:25,880 Speaker 1: of the two starters in that game on both sides? 748 00:37:26,320 --> 00:37:29,920 Speaker 1: What does the Saints have better starters at eighteen to 749 00:37:30,040 --> 00:37:32,880 Speaker 1: nineteen of the positions? You had to win that game. 750 00:37:32,960 --> 00:37:35,120 Speaker 1: And I wasn't watching it, but I looked up and 751 00:37:35,120 --> 00:37:38,560 Speaker 1: it was and I went, Dennis Allen is gonna lose 752 00:37:38,880 --> 00:37:42,640 Speaker 1: his first game being a head coach. It's like Marcus 753 00:37:42,680 --> 00:37:46,319 Speaker 1: Freeman at Notre Dame. When you get handed something that's 754 00:37:46,400 --> 00:37:49,719 Speaker 1: running at a high level, you can't then take a 755 00:37:49,719 --> 00:37:52,840 Speaker 1: step back with that thing. It has to keep going 756 00:37:52,880 --> 00:37:57,200 Speaker 1: in the trajectory at best staying stable. And it felt 757 00:37:57,200 --> 00:38:00,319 Speaker 1: like God clearly Notre Dame. They're an embarrassment right now. 758 00:38:00,320 --> 00:38:02,520 Speaker 1: They just lost at home to Marshall. People. You're talking 759 00:38:02,520 --> 00:38:04,640 Speaker 1: about him getting fired, Yeah, I am talking about Marcus 760 00:38:04,680 --> 00:38:08,080 Speaker 1: Freeman getting fired. He was handed a program. Scott Frost 761 00:38:08,200 --> 00:38:10,399 Speaker 1: was handed a ship sandwich. Now it turns out Scott 762 00:38:10,440 --> 00:38:12,680 Speaker 1: Frost doesn't know what he's doing. He can't fix the 763 00:38:12,719 --> 00:38:16,360 Speaker 1: Power five program. Marcus Freeman was handed a program that 764 00:38:16,600 --> 00:38:20,200 Speaker 1: averaged ten point eight wins the last five seasons all 765 00:38:20,320 --> 00:38:23,600 Speaker 1: round up say eleven, and it's been consistently a top 766 00:38:23,800 --> 00:38:27,719 Speaker 1: seven eight program in the country, a high level operation 767 00:38:28,040 --> 00:38:31,719 Speaker 1: with NFL guys all over the place, their own TV deal. 768 00:38:31,800 --> 00:38:34,400 Speaker 1: It doesn't get any better. And he lost to Marshall 769 00:38:34,400 --> 00:38:36,879 Speaker 1: at home, a twenty point favorite. Like, that's just that's 770 00:38:36,920 --> 00:38:39,600 Speaker 1: one of the most embarrassing losses I think I've ever seen, 771 00:38:39,880 --> 00:38:43,120 Speaker 1: Like Nebraska losing to Georgia's the Southern Like, yeah, Nebraska 772 00:38:43,200 --> 00:38:45,200 Speaker 1: losing to do a lot of people. Notre Dame over 773 00:38:45,200 --> 00:38:47,239 Speaker 1: the last five six years does not lose to a 774 00:38:47,280 --> 00:38:49,520 Speaker 1: lot of people, And they definitely don't lose to Marshall 775 00:38:49,560 --> 00:38:53,160 Speaker 1: at home. So just Dennis Allen had to win that game, 776 00:38:53,200 --> 00:38:55,040 Speaker 1: just like Marcus Freeman had to win that game. Dennis 777 00:38:55,040 --> 00:38:58,880 Speaker 1: Allen wanted Marcus Freeman didn't. Uh. Jalen Hurts watched some 778 00:38:58,920 --> 00:39:02,760 Speaker 1: of the Eagles game today and I actually am really 779 00:39:02,800 --> 00:39:05,759 Speaker 1: coming around now. He still I would like him to 780 00:39:05,800 --> 00:39:08,240 Speaker 1: throw the football better. But here would be my comp 781 00:39:08,560 --> 00:39:11,319 Speaker 1: He's like a poor man's Lamar Jackson. There are some 782 00:39:11,400 --> 00:39:14,600 Speaker 1: basic throws that sometimes he misses that make you go, God, Jalen, 783 00:39:14,920 --> 00:39:17,040 Speaker 1: that's such an easy throw. But then he does some 784 00:39:17,120 --> 00:39:21,560 Speaker 1: spectacular stuff. And he is a very natural runner of 785 00:39:21,600 --> 00:39:24,600 Speaker 1: the football, like when he runs when he doesn't take 786 00:39:24,640 --> 00:39:28,160 Speaker 1: that many big shots and he is just natural in 787 00:39:28,200 --> 00:39:31,160 Speaker 1: the open field and his blend of running. Him and A. J. 788 00:39:31,320 --> 00:39:34,560 Speaker 1: Brown clearly have a rapport. I mean their buddies. They're 789 00:39:34,560 --> 00:39:37,360 Speaker 1: on the same page. They're hitting big plays. The Eagles 790 00:39:37,360 --> 00:39:39,640 Speaker 1: have a very talented team. Now. I know the Lions 791 00:39:39,680 --> 00:39:43,080 Speaker 1: came back in the game. It was last year the 792 00:39:43,160 --> 00:39:44,920 Speaker 1: Niners played in Week one and it was like thirty 793 00:39:44,920 --> 00:39:46,279 Speaker 1: one to ten in the final score was like an 794 00:39:46,320 --> 00:39:49,920 Speaker 1: eight point win. So the Lions under Dan Campbell do 795 00:39:50,040 --> 00:39:54,600 Speaker 1: not die easily. But I thought the Eagles their offense 796 00:39:54,719 --> 00:39:57,120 Speaker 1: was very, very impressive defense. You know, they didn't have 797 00:39:57,160 --> 00:39:59,799 Speaker 1: a pick six, but you would like to not give 798 00:39:59,840 --> 00:40:02,120 Speaker 1: up all those points late in the game, But I'll 799 00:40:02,120 --> 00:40:03,840 Speaker 1: give you a little bit of a pass there. I 800 00:40:03,880 --> 00:40:06,879 Speaker 1: think it's pretty clear from a talent standpoint, Eagles are 801 00:40:06,920 --> 00:40:10,560 Speaker 1: clearly the most talented team in that division. I mentioned 802 00:40:10,600 --> 00:40:12,960 Speaker 1: Justin Herbert earlier. He's a stud. He he made some 803 00:40:13,040 --> 00:40:15,160 Speaker 1: throws in that game against the Raiders. And this is 804 00:40:15,160 --> 00:40:17,240 Speaker 1: the problem for Derek and this back to the car 805 00:40:17,760 --> 00:40:21,080 Speaker 1: like they need him to be good because I'm recording 806 00:40:21,080 --> 00:40:23,080 Speaker 1: this part before the sun of the Monday night game. 807 00:40:23,560 --> 00:40:25,440 Speaker 1: Just as as soon Russell kind of gets to swag 808 00:40:25,480 --> 00:40:27,719 Speaker 1: back a little bit. Mahome is the best quarterback in 809 00:40:27,719 --> 00:40:30,319 Speaker 1: the league. Uh. Justin Herbert when he's playing like that's 810 00:40:30,320 --> 00:40:32,160 Speaker 1: the top five quarterback in the league, and depending on 811 00:40:32,200 --> 00:40:34,000 Speaker 1: how Russell plays this year, could easily be a top 812 00:40:34,080 --> 00:40:37,040 Speaker 1: five or six quarterback. That's who the Raiders are dealing with. 813 00:40:37,239 --> 00:40:39,480 Speaker 1: So they need Derek, who's never gonna be a top 814 00:40:39,480 --> 00:40:41,359 Speaker 1: four or five player in the league, but to be 815 00:40:41,400 --> 00:40:47,320 Speaker 1: like eight, not even right, And that's where the Justin 816 00:40:47,360 --> 00:40:51,640 Speaker 1: Herbert's thrown BB after BB after BB. God, I mean 817 00:40:51,680 --> 00:40:53,719 Speaker 1: that guy. If I'm a Charger fan, if I'm just 818 00:40:53,760 --> 00:40:58,719 Speaker 1: a fan of football, him mahomes Lamar Josh Helen that 819 00:40:58,840 --> 00:41:01,840 Speaker 1: there are some very entertaining talents right now in the league. 820 00:41:02,600 --> 00:41:08,280 Speaker 1: Speaking of talents, Justin Jefferson, Holy Connoli, as Clay Thompson 821 00:41:08,320 --> 00:41:11,640 Speaker 1: would say, what a special player. To me. The coolest 822 00:41:11,640 --> 00:41:14,600 Speaker 1: part about football and just probably sports in general, but 823 00:41:14,640 --> 00:41:17,719 Speaker 1: specifically football is how fast you know? And then we 824 00:41:17,760 --> 00:41:21,360 Speaker 1: always talk about isn't it crazy that Justine Jefferson went? 825 00:41:22,239 --> 00:41:24,279 Speaker 1: Isn't it crazy that A J. Brown went in the 826 00:41:24,320 --> 00:41:27,080 Speaker 1: second round? Isn't it crazy that Deebo Samuel went in 827 00:41:27,120 --> 00:41:30,040 Speaker 1: the second round? Isn't it crazy that DK Metcalf? It 828 00:41:30,080 --> 00:41:33,520 Speaker 1: happens all the time with wide receivers. How you're telling 829 00:41:33,560 --> 00:41:35,600 Speaker 1: me the Bengals got Tee Higgins in the second round? 830 00:41:35,800 --> 00:41:37,759 Speaker 1: You're telling me the forty Niners got Brandon a Uk 831 00:41:37,800 --> 00:41:39,719 Speaker 1: at the end of the first round. It happens every 832 00:41:39,719 --> 00:41:42,200 Speaker 1: single year and we immediately know. And he's the highest 833 00:41:42,280 --> 00:41:46,120 Speaker 1: high end of it because he is a He's a star. 834 00:41:46,760 --> 00:41:52,520 Speaker 1: He is a absolute matchup, nightmare playmaking Jesse. The Vikings 835 00:41:52,520 --> 00:41:55,240 Speaker 1: are very very lucky to have him and their offense 836 00:41:55,280 --> 00:41:59,719 Speaker 1: with him. Holy jeez, looks good. Uh. Big week coming 837 00:41:59,760 --> 00:42:02,239 Speaker 1: up for Trey Lance. It's gonna be a nice day 838 00:42:02,440 --> 00:42:05,360 Speaker 1: in in Levi Stadium, unlike the day in the monsoon. 839 00:42:05,920 --> 00:42:07,840 Speaker 1: If I'm I'm not giving the guy a pass, but 840 00:42:08,080 --> 00:42:10,480 Speaker 1: he's gonna need to make some play Sunday. He's gonna 841 00:42:10,520 --> 00:42:12,640 Speaker 1: need to throw some touchdowns. He's gonna need to be 842 00:42:12,680 --> 00:42:15,080 Speaker 1: an explosive player. I'm not saying they're gonna have a 843 00:42:15,120 --> 00:42:17,040 Speaker 1: quick hook and go to Jimmy Garoppolo week three if 844 00:42:17,040 --> 00:42:19,759 Speaker 1: it doesn't go well. But this, this is this is 845 00:42:19,760 --> 00:42:21,719 Speaker 1: a must win week for the forty n You can't 846 00:42:21,719 --> 00:42:24,040 Speaker 1: open your season with losses against the Bears in the 847 00:42:24,040 --> 00:42:26,600 Speaker 1: Seattle and then your next two games are Denver and 848 00:42:27,200 --> 00:42:30,000 Speaker 1: in the Ramps. Like that, you gotta beat Seattle at home. 849 00:42:30,400 --> 00:42:32,680 Speaker 1: And I start listening like the defense will be fine, 850 00:42:32,760 --> 00:42:35,879 Speaker 1: but quarterbacks gotta make some places, gotta be explosive down 851 00:42:35,920 --> 00:42:38,040 Speaker 1: the field. And I'd be like I saw enough to 852 00:42:38,080 --> 00:42:40,560 Speaker 1: think that there is potential there. Who's gotta get it done? 853 00:42:40,800 --> 00:42:44,520 Speaker 1: Hit I you hit Debo. Shanahan had a play schemed 854 00:42:44,600 --> 00:42:46,279 Speaker 1: up for him wide open and he missed it. It's 855 00:42:46,280 --> 00:42:48,560 Speaker 1: got to happen. I just don't see it with to 856 00:42:49,160 --> 00:42:52,200 Speaker 1: I I just don't I'm not trying to be a hater. 857 00:42:52,400 --> 00:42:54,239 Speaker 1: I'm just telling you what I see. And I get 858 00:42:54,239 --> 00:42:55,960 Speaker 1: some d ms like Middlecoff, why do you hate to 859 00:42:56,120 --> 00:42:58,640 Speaker 1: I do not. I honestly kind of want to like him. 860 00:42:58,680 --> 00:43:02,200 Speaker 1: I enjoyed watch him at Alabama. I watched his arm. 861 00:43:02,239 --> 00:43:04,279 Speaker 1: It resembles more of a peace shooter than it does 862 00:43:04,320 --> 00:43:06,839 Speaker 1: a bazooka when I when I the ball comes out 863 00:43:06,840 --> 00:43:09,839 Speaker 1: of his hand, it just goes so slow. If he 864 00:43:09,880 --> 00:43:13,839 Speaker 1: was a baseball pitcher, He's thrown like eighty seven. Like 865 00:43:14,080 --> 00:43:16,400 Speaker 1: you have to admit if you're a Dolphins fan and 866 00:43:16,400 --> 00:43:19,120 Speaker 1: I watched the I watched the Patriot Dolphin game early 867 00:43:19,160 --> 00:43:23,120 Speaker 1: Monday morning. Uh NFL, NFL plus the watching the condense games. 868 00:43:23,120 --> 00:43:24,680 Speaker 1: I mean I can bang out five or six games 869 00:43:24,680 --> 00:43:27,160 Speaker 1: pretty quickly, go to the gym, watch couple, come home 870 00:43:27,200 --> 00:43:29,719 Speaker 1: at my desk work what little watch couple in the background. 871 00:43:30,080 --> 00:43:33,000 Speaker 1: It's just any person on Monday morning if they're just 872 00:43:33,040 --> 00:43:35,239 Speaker 1: banging off. Unless I got three TVs acting like they 873 00:43:35,239 --> 00:43:38,440 Speaker 1: saw all the games, complete bullshit. It's impossible. And at 874 00:43:38,520 --> 00:43:40,480 Speaker 1: my condo in the Bay, I have two TVs. You 875 00:43:40,480 --> 00:43:43,279 Speaker 1: know I'm fighting up Bill Battle adopt adapting. I just 876 00:43:43,440 --> 00:43:45,840 Speaker 1: rented an office so we'll be ready to rock and 877 00:43:45,960 --> 00:43:49,920 Speaker 1: roll here um here in Scottsdale, pulling up the operation 878 00:43:50,400 --> 00:43:53,520 Speaker 1: very very quickly. Uh and all of multiple TVs. But 879 00:43:53,760 --> 00:43:57,000 Speaker 1: like to me too, I just they have talent, uh 880 00:43:57,320 --> 00:44:00,960 Speaker 1: waddle and obviously Tyreek is a star and most are 881 00:44:01,040 --> 00:44:03,440 Speaker 1: is a good player. That they have talent on the 882 00:44:03,680 --> 00:44:06,959 Speaker 1: on the offensive weaponry. I just I don't know, man, 883 00:44:08,200 --> 00:44:09,840 Speaker 1: how tough the a f C is. I have a 884 00:44:09,840 --> 00:44:12,920 Speaker 1: hard time seeing two a win big games. The Pats suck. 885 00:44:13,800 --> 00:44:15,759 Speaker 1: New England looks like a five win team to me 886 00:44:15,880 --> 00:44:18,200 Speaker 1: now because of Belichick will probably somehow find a way 887 00:44:18,200 --> 00:44:21,319 Speaker 1: to win like seven. But that was not an impressive win. 888 00:44:21,640 --> 00:44:23,920 Speaker 1: I'm sorry because the final scores should have been like 889 00:44:24,040 --> 00:44:28,120 Speaker 1: forty two seven. Somehow it's twenty seven. Not a hater, 890 00:44:28,480 --> 00:44:33,400 Speaker 1: just do not see it. Let's bang out a couple 891 00:44:33,440 --> 00:44:36,839 Speaker 1: of Middlecoff mail bags. See what you guys are saying 892 00:44:36,880 --> 00:44:40,920 Speaker 1: at John Middlecoff, Hey John, watching Monday night football and 893 00:44:41,000 --> 00:44:45,560 Speaker 1: nothing uh and noticing all the scrambling before Denver Place. 894 00:44:46,360 --> 00:44:49,080 Speaker 1: Is that a lack of practice or two complicated plays? 895 00:44:49,400 --> 00:44:54,560 Speaker 1: Love the show? It's bad coaching. I figured it out. Thanks. Yeah, listen, 896 00:44:55,000 --> 00:44:57,759 Speaker 1: this is their first game they've been together. But I 897 00:44:57,800 --> 00:45:00,720 Speaker 1: think you got Russell who wants to run the offense. 898 00:45:00,719 --> 00:45:03,360 Speaker 1: I'm not some anti Russell guy. I think he's a 899 00:45:03,360 --> 00:45:05,960 Speaker 1: great player, but he wants to be Peyton Manning. He 900 00:45:06,000 --> 00:45:08,520 Speaker 1: wants to have this like legacy and brand, like that's 901 00:45:08,800 --> 00:45:11,560 Speaker 1: he already does, like the r W that's what he's into. 902 00:45:12,080 --> 00:45:15,239 Speaker 1: And to get a brand like like Carmelo Anthony's not 903 00:45:15,280 --> 00:45:17,880 Speaker 1: a brand. Why he never won To get a brand? 904 00:45:17,880 --> 00:45:20,600 Speaker 1: You get Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods. They build brands. Brands 905 00:45:20,600 --> 00:45:23,040 Speaker 1: are built off winning TV twelve. Why because they win? 906 00:45:23,680 --> 00:45:26,319 Speaker 1: You can't. Everyone wants a brand. A brand comes with 907 00:45:26,320 --> 00:45:28,520 Speaker 1: like yeah, this guy won three Super Bowls. Yeah, this 908 00:45:28,560 --> 00:45:32,320 Speaker 1: guy has been dominating for twenty years. You know. Russell 909 00:45:32,960 --> 00:45:37,800 Speaker 1: wants like so desperately to prove that he didn't need Pete. 910 00:45:37,920 --> 00:45:41,080 Speaker 1: It's weird, like this revenge thing I think about Peyton Manning. 911 00:45:41,280 --> 00:45:45,640 Speaker 1: Peyton Manning's neck got messed up, the Colts cut him, 912 00:45:45,680 --> 00:45:47,440 Speaker 1: and it never felt like when he went to Denver 913 00:45:47,520 --> 00:45:49,080 Speaker 1: that he had like this vandetta. He's like, you know, 914 00:45:49,120 --> 00:45:50,960 Speaker 1: I'm healthy. Now I get it. You guys got luck. 915 00:45:51,000 --> 00:45:52,719 Speaker 1: I'm just here to kick ash. Good luck to you guys. 916 00:45:53,320 --> 00:45:55,680 Speaker 1: Right now, you could argue. Listen, I've said over and 917 00:45:55,760 --> 00:45:58,799 Speaker 1: over I'm not a Vandetta revenge guy. I'm not saying 918 00:45:58,840 --> 00:46:01,239 Speaker 1: I don't think about those things when someone screws me. 919 00:46:01,560 --> 00:46:03,839 Speaker 1: But when I when I use that to motivate me, 920 00:46:04,000 --> 00:46:09,359 Speaker 1: I struggle. Now. Some people thrive right, Portnoy thrives. Uh, 921 00:46:09,400 --> 00:46:13,040 Speaker 1: Michael Jordan's thrives. Some people anger and like, I'm coming 922 00:46:13,080 --> 00:46:15,400 Speaker 1: for your throat, and it works for me. It's not 923 00:46:15,440 --> 00:46:19,280 Speaker 1: when I'm most productive. Like, does Russell Wilson really strike 924 00:46:19,320 --> 00:46:22,160 Speaker 1: you as like vengeance guy? I feel like he's kind 925 00:46:22,160 --> 00:46:25,560 Speaker 1: of unsure of who he actually is, and he's now 926 00:46:25,560 --> 00:46:28,279 Speaker 1: in this position with Nathaniel Hackett and they're probably like 927 00:46:28,600 --> 00:46:32,359 Speaker 1: Nathaniel ideas, Russell ideas, and it's just I don't know, man. 928 00:46:32,760 --> 00:46:34,239 Speaker 1: Good luck to them. They do have a lot of 929 00:46:34,239 --> 00:46:36,719 Speaker 1: good players, but I would bet against it. You've been 930 00:46:36,760 --> 00:46:38,800 Speaker 1: talking about how you believe the Vikings are overrated, the 931 00:46:38,840 --> 00:46:40,759 Speaker 1: Package is still the best team in that division. Does 932 00:46:40,760 --> 00:46:43,840 Speaker 1: the Week one game change your preview your view of 933 00:46:43,880 --> 00:46:45,719 Speaker 1: either team or do you still believe the Packers will 934 00:46:45,719 --> 00:46:48,839 Speaker 1: win the North. I still believe the Packers will win 935 00:46:48,880 --> 00:46:51,960 Speaker 1: the North, but I now believe Minnesota can. I did 936 00:46:51,960 --> 00:46:54,879 Speaker 1: not believe that Minnesota could win the North before that game. 937 00:46:55,320 --> 00:46:58,240 Speaker 1: I would I would not change my bet after one game, 938 00:46:58,560 --> 00:47:01,239 Speaker 1: but I would change my view the Minnesota can win 939 00:47:01,280 --> 00:47:05,000 Speaker 1: it now. I said before the game, if Minnesota's gonna 940 00:47:05,000 --> 00:47:07,000 Speaker 1: win the North, you gotta beat the Packers at home, 941 00:47:07,120 --> 00:47:08,520 Speaker 1: because if you can't beat at home, you're not gonna 942 00:47:08,520 --> 00:47:10,799 Speaker 1: beat the Lambeau. If you're not being the Packers at home, 943 00:47:10,880 --> 00:47:13,000 Speaker 1: like are you beating other good teams at home? That's 944 00:47:13,000 --> 00:47:15,200 Speaker 1: a big win and the way they wanted. I was impressed. 945 00:47:15,200 --> 00:47:17,800 Speaker 1: So yes, they can win the North. I'm not gonna 946 00:47:17,840 --> 00:47:20,880 Speaker 1: budge off my pick off one game, but if I 947 00:47:20,920 --> 00:47:24,320 Speaker 1: was in Minnesota Van, I would feel pretty good. I 948 00:47:24,560 --> 00:47:27,319 Speaker 1: would feel really good about my stance. Then listen to 949 00:47:27,360 --> 00:47:30,040 Speaker 1: you since you joined the volume, love the content, bringing 950 00:47:30,160 --> 00:47:32,840 Speaker 1: a different perspective and insight. Keep up the work. My 951 00:47:32,960 --> 00:47:36,319 Speaker 1: question is why is the Casey Mahomes reads slander? I 952 00:47:36,320 --> 00:47:38,960 Speaker 1: don't get it. Is it media fatigue? I live in 953 00:47:38,960 --> 00:47:42,279 Speaker 1: Denver and I get shipped from Donkey fans. Oh, I 954 00:47:42,320 --> 00:47:44,880 Speaker 1: think we got you guys this year. We still have 955 00:47:44,920 --> 00:47:48,640 Speaker 1: Andy and fifteen. I doubt three and the first year coach, 956 00:47:48,680 --> 00:47:51,440 Speaker 1: are gonna turn this around in year one. Colin is 957 00:47:51,440 --> 00:47:54,799 Speaker 1: insufferable when it comes to his man Chrest Wilson, But yes, 958 00:47:55,239 --> 00:47:57,759 Speaker 1: he's about to get it right. Yeah. I think I 959 00:47:57,880 --> 00:48:00,840 Speaker 1: was brought to the volume by the it's God's to 960 00:48:01,080 --> 00:48:04,279 Speaker 1: balance out the Russell Wilson love. Now. I'm with him 961 00:48:04,360 --> 00:48:07,560 Speaker 1: on his playing ability and his career has been fantastic, 962 00:48:07,960 --> 00:48:10,120 Speaker 1: but this notion that he was gonna go to Denver 963 00:48:10,440 --> 00:48:13,520 Speaker 1: with a head coach that, let's face it, felt a 964 00:48:13,520 --> 00:48:16,080 Speaker 1: little over his head in week one felt a little 965 00:48:16,080 --> 00:48:18,080 Speaker 1: strong to me. And take over a team that hasn't 966 00:48:18,120 --> 00:48:20,319 Speaker 1: been winning. When you take over a team that has 967 00:48:20,360 --> 00:48:23,280 Speaker 1: been winning, you have a chance. If Nick Saban retires 968 00:48:23,320 --> 00:48:25,520 Speaker 1: next year, and let's just say Lane Kiffin takes it over, 969 00:48:25,719 --> 00:48:28,720 Speaker 1: Alabama is probably gonna keep winning. It's like Dennis Allen 970 00:48:28,760 --> 00:48:30,719 Speaker 1: gets to take over the Saints. Now. I don't think 971 00:48:30,719 --> 00:48:32,480 Speaker 1: the Saints are gonna win twelve games, but if you 972 00:48:32,560 --> 00:48:35,040 Speaker 1: told me that the Saints win nine games or ten, 973 00:48:35,239 --> 00:48:38,640 Speaker 1: it is somewhat believable. He has a really good team. Now, 974 00:48:38,719 --> 00:48:41,480 Speaker 1: I think he'll end up winning seven, but you know, 975 00:48:41,520 --> 00:48:44,040 Speaker 1: if he wins nine, like I could see it, Please 976 00:48:44,080 --> 00:48:47,440 Speaker 1: apologize the Bears, fans and Matt Eberflus on Monday's episode. 977 00:48:47,600 --> 00:48:50,919 Speaker 1: You know that's what's right after you ship talk. I did. 978 00:48:51,200 --> 00:48:53,960 Speaker 1: I I fairly squared up. I did it on Sunday night. 979 00:48:54,160 --> 00:48:59,520 Speaker 1: I will I will take it on my chin because listen, 980 00:48:59,840 --> 00:49:02,000 Speaker 1: I had I remember I had a GM who at 981 00:49:02,000 --> 00:49:04,000 Speaker 1: the time he's no longer one, like get really mad 982 00:49:04,000 --> 00:49:06,279 Speaker 1: at me for saying some things. And I've thought a 983 00:49:06,280 --> 00:49:09,200 Speaker 1: lot about that. I and I think about I don't 984 00:49:09,239 --> 00:49:12,960 Speaker 1: talk to this guy anymore. But like GM's also talk 985 00:49:13,000 --> 00:49:15,880 Speaker 1: a lot of ship right about players, about other coaches, 986 00:49:16,040 --> 00:49:20,000 Speaker 1: about UH player agents, and they tell the media, but 987 00:49:20,080 --> 00:49:22,680 Speaker 1: they always do it anonymously, like it's never they've never 988 00:49:22,719 --> 00:49:25,600 Speaker 1: put their name on it. Everything I fucking say, here 989 00:49:26,360 --> 00:49:29,040 Speaker 1: is my name's on it? Now. I know we're just 990 00:49:29,120 --> 00:49:32,560 Speaker 1: joking around, but sometimes I think, like, like people get mad, 991 00:49:32,680 --> 00:49:35,040 Speaker 1: like in the league, I know, fans whatever, we're having 992 00:49:35,080 --> 00:49:37,040 Speaker 1: a good time. I was like, well, I put my 993 00:49:37,200 --> 00:49:40,760 Speaker 1: name on everything. You guys never put your name on anything. 994 00:49:41,120 --> 00:49:44,360 Speaker 1: I've never forgotten that this guy got so mad, Like, no, 995 00:49:44,600 --> 00:49:48,200 Speaker 1: everything I say, like it's this ain't anonymous. This is 996 00:49:48,239 --> 00:49:51,520 Speaker 1: three and out with John Middlecuff. So I have no 997 00:49:51,640 --> 00:49:54,400 Speaker 1: problem if I say something to be mad enough to 998 00:49:54,719 --> 00:49:58,680 Speaker 1: UH to answer it. For the mail bag, Monday Night 999 00:49:58,680 --> 00:50:02,000 Speaker 1: football less of a clown show. There was a difference 1000 00:50:02,040 --> 00:50:04,600 Speaker 1: almost still weekend vibe to the game. These two men 1001 00:50:04,680 --> 00:50:07,239 Speaker 1: are worth it from Monday Night. I I said it 1002 00:50:07,280 --> 00:50:09,920 Speaker 1: earlier in the podcast when we opened up. I agree. 1003 00:50:10,440 --> 00:50:13,040 Speaker 1: I did not watch Peyton and Eli tonight, not because 1004 00:50:13,040 --> 00:50:16,080 Speaker 1: I don't love those guys. I thoroughly enjoyed last year 1005 00:50:16,200 --> 00:50:18,759 Speaker 1: hanging out with Peyton and Eli. I would love to 1006 00:50:18,960 --> 00:50:21,360 Speaker 1: play golf and drink some beers with Peyton and Eli. 1007 00:50:21,600 --> 00:50:23,799 Speaker 1: I think most of you listening would as well. They 1008 00:50:23,840 --> 00:50:25,840 Speaker 1: feel like they would be a lot of fun to 1009 00:50:26,040 --> 00:50:29,960 Speaker 1: just pack of c LS, hit a golf course, you know, 1010 00:50:30,200 --> 00:50:32,439 Speaker 1: hit a bar or whatever. They feel like they would 1011 00:50:32,440 --> 00:50:34,319 Speaker 1: be a cool hang. And they are a good hang, 1012 00:50:34,480 --> 00:50:37,040 Speaker 1: I mean, clearly, and those guys are good hanks. But 1013 00:50:37,239 --> 00:50:41,320 Speaker 1: that game tonight, when the game's big and it felt big, 1014 00:50:41,400 --> 00:50:44,560 Speaker 1: the lights everything, and you had Joel, Joe and Troy, 1015 00:50:44,640 --> 00:50:47,120 Speaker 1: it just like I had to watch Joe and Troy, 1016 00:50:47,200 --> 00:50:49,480 Speaker 1: so you know, you know, I had a buddy, he's 1017 00:50:49,520 --> 00:50:51,799 Speaker 1: a broadcaster, text me like Joe doesn't even know the names. 1018 00:50:51,960 --> 00:50:54,319 Speaker 1: Did Joe buck mail it in a little maybe, But 1019 00:50:54,400 --> 00:50:57,640 Speaker 1: I don't view it from a play by play guys mindset, 1020 00:50:57,680 --> 00:51:00,000 Speaker 1: like as a I just view myself as a consumer. 1021 00:51:00,400 --> 00:51:04,000 Speaker 1: They feel big, they've done super Bowls. Aikman's one. I 1022 00:51:04,040 --> 00:51:07,400 Speaker 1: actually think Aikman's got a swagger back because the moment 1023 00:51:07,400 --> 00:51:10,120 Speaker 1: they gave Tony Romo all that money, it pissed Troy off. 1024 00:51:10,400 --> 00:51:13,160 Speaker 1: Troy's thinking like, hey, I'm the number one guy in 1025 00:51:13,160 --> 00:51:16,440 Speaker 1: the NFL. Hey I'm the best cowboy quarterback. And I 1026 00:51:16,480 --> 00:51:18,680 Speaker 1: feel like he's kind of got his edge back. And 1027 00:51:18,719 --> 00:51:22,000 Speaker 1: I've always been an Aikman guy. Um. I've just enjoyed 1028 00:51:22,080 --> 00:51:23,760 Speaker 1: him since washed him as a kid as a player. 1029 00:51:23,840 --> 00:51:25,360 Speaker 1: Not that I liked him as a player because I 1030 00:51:25,400 --> 00:51:27,080 Speaker 1: was rooting for the Niners and he was always kicking 1031 00:51:27,080 --> 00:51:29,279 Speaker 1: the Niners ass. But I've just always kind of liked 1032 00:51:29,280 --> 00:51:32,520 Speaker 1: his vibe, like the Mannings. Also seems like a cool hang, 1033 00:51:32,880 --> 00:51:34,920 Speaker 1: like I would love to just get some beers now, 1034 00:51:35,239 --> 00:51:37,120 Speaker 1: you know he has like the zero calorie beers, maybe 1035 00:51:37,120 --> 00:51:42,160 Speaker 1: some cocktails, some Tito's and sodas with Troy Um. But 1036 00:51:42,239 --> 00:51:46,080 Speaker 1: that that did feel big night. That was probably you know, 1037 00:51:46,280 --> 00:51:49,040 Speaker 1: ESP and let's face and I I think the network besides, 1038 00:51:49,080 --> 00:51:51,040 Speaker 1: like Adam Schefter, trying to think of my friends there, 1039 00:51:51,080 --> 00:51:55,600 Speaker 1: Adam Schefter like him, uh, field Yates like him, you know, 1040 00:51:55,680 --> 00:51:58,960 Speaker 1: since his short list. So I would say I don't 1041 00:51:59,000 --> 00:52:02,240 Speaker 1: watch it at all, But I did watch that tonight 1042 00:52:02,320 --> 00:52:06,400 Speaker 1: and I couldn't have enjoyed it anymore. Russell Wilson is 1043 00:52:06,480 --> 00:52:09,799 Speaker 1: very poor at clock management. Coaches trash. I haven't seen 1044 00:52:09,840 --> 00:52:12,560 Speaker 1: such a bad clock management in my entire life. And 1045 00:52:12,600 --> 00:52:16,240 Speaker 1: then how Hackett calls tied time outs and kneel downs 1046 00:52:16,480 --> 00:52:19,240 Speaker 1: my Broncos look bad. I'll give the benefit of the doubt. 1047 00:52:19,280 --> 00:52:21,640 Speaker 1: It was an emotional game, but that was bad. That 1048 00:52:21,719 --> 00:52:24,839 Speaker 1: was a clusterfuck. There's just no way around it. That 1049 00:52:25,160 --> 00:52:28,440 Speaker 1: was bad. But I'm very happy that I bet on 1050 00:52:28,480 --> 00:52:31,920 Speaker 1: Seattle and you you could tell, like listen as someone 1051 00:52:32,880 --> 00:52:35,880 Speaker 1: like who just watched Pete really closely for twenty years 1052 00:52:35,880 --> 00:52:38,239 Speaker 1: since he's been at USC And obviously I've just West 1053 00:52:38,280 --> 00:52:42,280 Speaker 1: Coast guy watched a lot of Seattle Seahawks football. I'm 1054 00:52:42,360 --> 00:52:46,760 Speaker 1: not sure they're very good, Like I mean, DK is good. Uh, 1055 00:52:47,840 --> 00:52:50,560 Speaker 1: A couple of good guys on defense. Penny's actually turned 1056 00:52:50,560 --> 00:52:53,120 Speaker 1: his career around. You know, Gino actually might be like 1057 00:52:53,960 --> 00:52:56,120 Speaker 1: quarterback in the league, Gino. Actually it's not terrible, you 1058 00:52:56,160 --> 00:52:58,759 Speaker 1: know Gino. A lot of people have talked a lot 1059 00:52:58,800 --> 00:53:02,480 Speaker 1: of crap about Gino. Smith didn't look terrible tonight. Uh, 1060 00:53:02,560 --> 00:53:05,320 Speaker 1: but they were gonna throw the kitchen sink at Denver 1061 00:53:05,680 --> 00:53:09,120 Speaker 1: Any and Pete Carroll on his worst day is a 1062 00:53:09,160 --> 00:53:11,839 Speaker 1: better coach than Nate Hacket probably on his best day. 1063 00:53:11,920 --> 00:53:16,080 Speaker 1: So that was a mismatch tonight. And ultimately, like Nate Hackey, 1064 00:53:16,120 --> 00:53:18,080 Speaker 1: better pick a ship up because you don't pay four 1065 00:53:18,120 --> 00:53:21,640 Speaker 1: point seven billion dollars to lose, and you don't pay 1066 00:53:21,680 --> 00:53:24,080 Speaker 1: a quarterback a hundred sixty million dollars in trade all 1067 00:53:24,080 --> 00:53:27,600 Speaker 1: your draft picks to lose, so there is immediate pressure. Uh, 1068 00:53:27,680 --> 00:53:30,759 Speaker 1: it's what's so fun about the NFL. People get mad 1069 00:53:30,800 --> 00:53:33,719 Speaker 1: like middlecott the Yankees game matters now that you got 1070 00:53:33,760 --> 00:53:35,359 Speaker 1: a hundred six two of them, Like you don't get 1071 00:53:35,400 --> 00:53:38,800 Speaker 1: fired after a game like in football, you feel asses 1072 00:53:38,880 --> 00:53:41,400 Speaker 1: get tight after You could see if you watch that 1073 00:53:41,440 --> 00:53:44,960 Speaker 1: Notre Dame game, Marcus Freeman's face, it was like he 1074 00:53:45,040 --> 00:53:48,680 Speaker 1: saw a ghost. Did you see Jimbo Fisher's face when 1075 00:53:48,719 --> 00:53:51,319 Speaker 1: Applash and State was beating him? Did you see Nate 1076 00:53:51,400 --> 00:53:54,640 Speaker 1: Hackett's vibe at the end of that game. Football, one 1077 00:53:54,760 --> 00:53:58,359 Speaker 1: loss feels like the end of the world, and it's 1078 00:53:58,360 --> 00:54:00,839 Speaker 1: what makes the sports so great and makes us care 1079 00:54:00,960 --> 00:54:04,480 Speaker 1: sitting on our couch consuming this thing because they care 1080 00:54:04,600 --> 00:54:07,879 Speaker 1: so much and they know the moment they lose, it's 1081 00:54:07,960 --> 00:54:10,560 Speaker 1: such a bad thing. I watched Kyle Shannon and go 1082 00:54:10,600 --> 00:54:13,520 Speaker 1: to that press conference yesterday, and he looked like he 1083 00:54:13,560 --> 00:54:17,160 Speaker 1: had seen a ghost. Because losing, especially when you're supposed 1084 00:54:17,200 --> 00:54:21,200 Speaker 1: to win, is not good. It's not good. That can't 1085 00:54:21,200 --> 00:54:23,560 Speaker 1: be said. Baseball, you lose, you could be the you 1086 00:54:23,560 --> 00:54:26,319 Speaker 1: could be a win team and lose to a team 1087 00:54:26,360 --> 00:54:30,399 Speaker 1: with forty wins all season and no one gives a shit. 1088 00:54:31,360 --> 00:54:34,239 Speaker 1: I've watched the Warriors for the last steph Clay and 1089 00:54:34,280 --> 00:54:37,040 Speaker 1: Draymond run. They lose the random teams all the time 1090 00:54:37,120 --> 00:54:41,600 Speaker 1: during the regular season. It doesn't matter. In football, it 1091 00:54:41,800 --> 00:54:44,960 Speaker 1: is like the Titans lost to the Giants. Can you imagine, 1092 00:54:44,960 --> 00:54:47,760 Speaker 1: like Mike Vrabel after that game. Can you imagine Dennis 1093 00:54:47,760 --> 00:54:49,719 Speaker 1: Allen on the sideline for a brief second when you 1094 00:54:49,719 --> 00:54:52,839 Speaker 1: think he's gonna lose the game. It's the best man 1095 00:54:53,000 --> 00:54:55,920 Speaker 1: that there's nothing like football. At John Middlecoff Instagram. Talk 1096 00:54:55,920 --> 00:55:18,400 Speaker 1: to every at the game and say the volume