1 00:00:04,428 --> 00:00:06,628 Speaker 1: Good Morning Football is the production of the NFL in 2 00:00:06,708 --> 00:00:27,068 Speaker 1: partnership with iHeartRadio. Yeah, good morning, Welcome to Good Morning Football. 3 00:00:27,308 --> 00:00:29,468 Speaker 1: We're live here in New York City. It's Monday, August 4 00:00:29,508 --> 00:00:31,908 Speaker 1: twenty nine. Time Jamie hurt All alongside Kyle brandt our 5 00:00:32,028 --> 00:00:34,188 Speaker 1: NFL Network insider Mike You're a follow and a Super 6 00:00:34,228 --> 00:00:37,828 Speaker 1: Bowl champion Jason mccordy. And we were shocked. I was shocked. 7 00:00:38,068 --> 00:00:39,828 Speaker 1: We did our white boards with who we thought was 8 00:00:39,868 --> 00:00:42,188 Speaker 1: going to be number one? Who we thought, Yeah, me 9 00:00:42,308 --> 00:00:45,268 Speaker 1: number one, and my mind was blown. I did not 10 00:00:45,348 --> 00:00:47,148 Speaker 1: see a coming, which is so embarrassing to say about 11 00:00:47,188 --> 00:00:48,708 Speaker 1: Tom Brady. Yeah, we had a whole thing that's gonna 12 00:00:48,708 --> 00:00:50,588 Speaker 1: be Aaron Donald theirs. And then it was just in 13 00:00:50,628 --> 00:00:53,108 Speaker 1: the end as Tom Brady as always number one player 14 00:00:53,148 --> 00:00:59,228 Speaker 1: in the world, as voted by the players. I still 15 00:00:59,228 --> 00:01:01,468 Speaker 1: think maybe Chris Traveler might be the numbern player in 16 00:01:01,468 --> 00:01:03,428 Speaker 1: the NFL, but we'll get to that right now. All right. 17 00:01:03,428 --> 00:01:07,908 Speaker 1: So Zach Wilson underwent successful knee surgery were on August sixteenth. 18 00:01:08,068 --> 00:01:11,068 Speaker 1: Is he gonna play the opener? We don't know. Tyrod 19 00:01:11,108 --> 00:01:14,308 Speaker 1: Taylor's now with the Giants and just gets crunched by 20 00:01:14,348 --> 00:01:17,308 Speaker 1: Michael Clemens. It says here on my sheet Tyrod Taylor 21 00:01:17,348 --> 00:01:20,468 Speaker 1: would leave the game before the back injury. Per Mike Garafolo, Mike, 22 00:01:20,508 --> 00:01:22,588 Speaker 1: you're on the sheet. You want to autograph for me afterwards? 23 00:01:22,708 --> 00:01:25,308 Speaker 1: I feel bad for Tyrod. He's tough and plays through 24 00:01:25,308 --> 00:01:27,508 Speaker 1: it and the Jets win thirty one twenty seven. What 25 00:01:27,548 --> 00:01:29,388 Speaker 1: we call the snoopy bull. Jason, what do you have? Oh, 26 00:01:29,428 --> 00:01:32,228 Speaker 1: I have another game going all we have the Pittsburgh 27 00:01:32,308 --> 00:01:36,028 Speaker 1: Steelers and the Lions. Kenny Pickett, he's trying to earn 28 00:01:36,108 --> 00:01:38,828 Speaker 1: a starting job. Last week he was six of seven 29 00:01:38,868 --> 00:01:41,468 Speaker 1: for seventy six yards. Just Steelers to be the Lions 30 00:01:41,508 --> 00:01:44,428 Speaker 1: if you care. Of course we care, and we care 31 00:01:44,508 --> 00:01:48,028 Speaker 1: that Tom Brady is back and playing the aforementioned number 32 00:01:48,068 --> 00:01:52,548 Speaker 1: one undisputed well actually very disputed, top ranked player in 33 00:01:52,588 --> 00:01:55,908 Speaker 1: the league. But the Colts would win twenty seven to 34 00:01:56,028 --> 00:01:59,828 Speaker 1: ten Brady six or eight forty four yards. But it 35 00:01:59,908 --> 00:02:01,708 Speaker 1: was less about what happened on the field and more 36 00:02:01,748 --> 00:02:05,988 Speaker 1: about what Brady said after the game. Let's listen, it's 37 00:02:06,028 --> 00:02:08,548 Speaker 1: all personal. You know, everyone's got different situations are dealing 38 00:02:08,548 --> 00:02:11,068 Speaker 1: with so we all have really unique challenges to our life. 39 00:02:11,068 --> 00:02:13,908 Speaker 1: And you know, I'm forty five years old. Man's life 40 00:02:13,988 --> 00:02:16,268 Speaker 1: going on, So you know, you just kind of try 41 00:02:16,268 --> 00:02:18,668 Speaker 1: to figure out like the best you can, and you 42 00:02:18,748 --> 00:02:24,028 Speaker 1: know it's a continuous process. So that's a fairly human 43 00:02:24,108 --> 00:02:26,588 Speaker 1: moment from the goat yesterday. What do we think of 44 00:02:26,668 --> 00:02:28,828 Speaker 1: Brady and what he had to say after his eleven 45 00:02:28,868 --> 00:02:31,708 Speaker 1: day absence. That's what he was referring to before he 46 00:02:31,788 --> 00:02:35,068 Speaker 1: played in that book's preseason finale. I don't know, Jamie, 47 00:02:35,148 --> 00:02:36,628 Speaker 1: I got a lot of bleep going on. Okay, I'm 48 00:02:36,668 --> 00:02:38,548 Speaker 1: forty three years old. We all do. This is the 49 00:02:38,588 --> 00:02:40,628 Speaker 1: Brady that we want. This is the one that we love, 50 00:02:40,908 --> 00:02:43,708 Speaker 1: not the one who does the tweets or the strange 51 00:02:43,748 --> 00:02:46,548 Speaker 1: ad campaigns. Clearly someone came up for him. This is 52 00:02:46,588 --> 00:02:49,108 Speaker 1: the guy who no teammates ever speak out against, who 53 00:02:49,108 --> 00:02:51,348 Speaker 1: always say he's our guy. That's so real. At this 54 00:02:51,388 --> 00:02:53,948 Speaker 1: point in my life, almost all of the social invitations 55 00:02:53,948 --> 00:02:56,588 Speaker 1: I get to do something, I reply with the text, sorry, man, 56 00:02:56,628 --> 00:02:58,388 Speaker 1: I got a lot of bleep going on. That is 57 00:02:58,388 --> 00:03:01,268 Speaker 1: just what life was like. We all do, especially Tom 58 00:03:01,308 --> 00:03:04,028 Speaker 1: Brady now who has kids who are becoming teenagers and 59 00:03:04,108 --> 00:03:06,668 Speaker 1: at a lessons and he's on boards and running companies 60 00:03:06,668 --> 00:03:07,988 Speaker 1: and he also is gonna try to win a Super 61 00:03:07,988 --> 00:03:09,708 Speaker 1: Bowl this year with the Bucks. It's probably my favorite 62 00:03:09,748 --> 00:03:11,788 Speaker 1: Brady quote ever. We've been listening to this man talk 63 00:03:11,788 --> 00:03:13,948 Speaker 1: for over twenty years. I'm forty five years old. I 64 00:03:13,988 --> 00:03:15,628 Speaker 1: got a lot of bleep going on, so that on 65 00:03:15,628 --> 00:03:18,388 Speaker 1: a pillow, Tom, It's absolutely perfect. My question is it 66 00:03:18,468 --> 00:03:20,588 Speaker 1: pertains the football? Is? Will they I got a lot 67 00:03:20,588 --> 00:03:23,108 Speaker 1: of bleep going on mentality follow him this year. And 68 00:03:23,148 --> 00:03:24,908 Speaker 1: I don't mean that's gonna bring him down. I just 69 00:03:24,948 --> 00:03:27,228 Speaker 1: mean like, is he gonna have some I got a 70 00:03:27,228 --> 00:03:29,508 Speaker 1: lot of bleep going on days built in to the 71 00:03:29,548 --> 00:03:34,188 Speaker 1: schedule on Thursdays or Mondays or Tuesdays. Is there gonna be? 72 00:03:34,348 --> 00:03:36,188 Speaker 1: You know, Lebron at one point had a lot of 73 00:03:36,188 --> 00:03:38,388 Speaker 1: bleep going on and became load management the middle of 74 00:03:38,388 --> 00:03:39,468 Speaker 1: the season. He's like, I just want to take a 75 00:03:39,468 --> 00:03:41,348 Speaker 1: couple of weeks off. Where are we gonna go with Brady? 76 00:03:41,348 --> 00:03:43,268 Speaker 1: Because if he's gonna play this year and maybe even 77 00:03:43,308 --> 00:03:45,228 Speaker 1: the next year, would we even get so radical as 78 00:03:45,308 --> 00:03:47,908 Speaker 1: to week nine? He's not gonna play. He's that's just 79 00:03:47,948 --> 00:03:49,668 Speaker 1: gonna be the Tom Brady. I have a lot of 80 00:03:49,668 --> 00:03:52,308 Speaker 1: bleep going on week and blame gathers is gonna start 81 00:03:52,348 --> 00:03:54,028 Speaker 1: that week. Are there going to be times when he 82 00:03:54,108 --> 00:03:55,788 Speaker 1: doesn't show up until the end of the week because 83 00:03:55,828 --> 00:03:57,748 Speaker 1: he doesn't feel like he needs to practice. Why because 84 00:03:57,788 --> 00:03:59,108 Speaker 1: he has a lot of bleep going on? I don't 85 00:03:59,108 --> 00:04:01,428 Speaker 1: even mind it, like he's earned all that stuff. I 86 00:04:01,468 --> 00:04:03,388 Speaker 1: want to know how far this mentality goes when the 87 00:04:03,428 --> 00:04:06,388 Speaker 1: season starts. Are we all in every single second or 88 00:04:06,388 --> 00:04:08,588 Speaker 1: do we say, I'm Tom Brady, I've kind of earned it? 89 00:04:08,708 --> 00:04:10,868 Speaker 1: And again I said one more time, I have a 90 00:04:10,868 --> 00:04:12,548 Speaker 1: lot of bleep going on, Jason, you played with them. 91 00:04:12,668 --> 00:04:14,388 Speaker 1: Lea just just named the second I got a lot 92 00:04:14,388 --> 00:04:17,788 Speaker 1: of bleep or the show exactly. I love how it 93 00:04:17,868 --> 00:04:19,628 Speaker 1: was tied in there. But to me, I think this 94 00:04:19,708 --> 00:04:22,108 Speaker 1: moment shows I think sometimes we look at athletes and 95 00:04:22,348 --> 00:04:24,708 Speaker 1: they seem like some type of machine, especially a guy 96 00:04:24,788 --> 00:04:27,108 Speaker 1: like Brady who has been at the very top for 97 00:04:27,188 --> 00:04:30,628 Speaker 1: so long, and we compartmentalize that different things going on 98 00:04:30,708 --> 00:04:33,108 Speaker 1: in our lives. I think about different places I've been. 99 00:04:33,188 --> 00:04:35,628 Speaker 1: One of the sayings was put everything in the drawer 100 00:04:35,708 --> 00:04:39,268 Speaker 1: when the season starts, all your personal matters, everything going 101 00:04:39,308 --> 00:04:42,228 Speaker 1: on outside of football. Put it in the drawer when 102 00:04:42,228 --> 00:04:44,948 Speaker 1: the season's over. Opened the drawer back up. Another place 103 00:04:44,988 --> 00:04:46,708 Speaker 1: I played that we had a little box at the 104 00:04:46,708 --> 00:04:48,828 Speaker 1: top right before you walk onto the field. It was 105 00:04:48,868 --> 00:04:51,268 Speaker 1: like the thoughts box, So anything that didn't have anything 106 00:04:51,268 --> 00:04:53,108 Speaker 1: to do with football. As you're walking on the field, 107 00:04:53,268 --> 00:04:54,988 Speaker 1: you take the thoughts out of your head, put them 108 00:04:55,028 --> 00:04:57,108 Speaker 1: in a box. On your way off, you take your 109 00:04:57,108 --> 00:04:58,988 Speaker 1: thoughts back out of the box, put them back in 110 00:04:59,068 --> 00:05:04,788 Speaker 1: your head. That's so hard to do this. We all rollbox, right, Ruckers. 111 00:05:04,828 --> 00:05:07,628 Speaker 1: You can go up to the practice field the boxes 112 00:05:07,748 --> 00:05:10,828 Speaker 1: right there, the thought box, and Brady's like, dang the 113 00:05:10,868 --> 00:05:12,868 Speaker 1: box right now. I've got a lot of stuff going on, 114 00:05:13,108 --> 00:05:16,508 Speaker 1: married three kids. Like you said, everybody hasn't gone on. 115 00:05:16,628 --> 00:05:19,428 Speaker 1: And you appreciate him saying that because it is very 116 00:05:19,468 --> 00:05:21,948 Speaker 1: hard for an athlete to continue to be great and 117 00:05:21,988 --> 00:05:24,828 Speaker 1: do the things you do on a daily basis when 118 00:05:24,868 --> 00:05:28,988 Speaker 1: stuff's not right, whatever the case it may be body injuries, family, 119 00:05:29,108 --> 00:05:31,308 Speaker 1: there so many different things, So I appreciate it, Tom. 120 00:05:31,428 --> 00:05:33,228 Speaker 1: I believe it was a couple of weeks ago Brady 121 00:05:33,268 --> 00:05:35,468 Speaker 1: was on a podcast where he said, my kids are 122 00:05:35,508 --> 00:05:38,868 Speaker 1: never going to know what it was like for normal people. Yeah, 123 00:05:38,868 --> 00:05:40,668 Speaker 1: we got people to take us to the airport and 124 00:05:40,668 --> 00:05:43,388 Speaker 1: you do this, and he was ruined. It wasn't saying 125 00:05:43,428 --> 00:05:46,708 Speaker 1: that he appreciates that. He'd rather his kids have to 126 00:05:46,748 --> 00:05:48,308 Speaker 1: go through that like the rest of us have to go, 127 00:05:48,468 --> 00:05:52,108 Speaker 1: and now here he is standing up there. Tom Brady 128 00:05:52,148 --> 00:05:56,268 Speaker 1: has never felt less like a borderline billionaire, a guy 129 00:05:56,308 --> 00:05:59,148 Speaker 1: that's married to a supermodel, a six time champion, a 130 00:05:59,228 --> 00:06:02,548 Speaker 1: future Hall of Famer, and more like Roger Murtok, Lad, 131 00:06:02,948 --> 00:06:05,348 Speaker 1: you know I'm too old for this leap right there. 132 00:06:05,868 --> 00:06:09,428 Speaker 1: But then again, Murtog three movies later, still after it. 133 00:06:09,468 --> 00:06:10,988 Speaker 1: I mean, he was on the verge of retirement in 134 00:06:11,028 --> 00:06:13,708 Speaker 1: the first one. So it's just we still don't have 135 00:06:13,748 --> 00:06:16,108 Speaker 1: the full picture of what's happening with Tom Brady. The 136 00:06:16,108 --> 00:06:18,308 Speaker 1: best understanding we have is that there was some kind 137 00:06:18,308 --> 00:06:22,028 Speaker 1: of pre planned vacation family thing in between him retiring 138 00:06:22,028 --> 00:06:23,868 Speaker 1: and coming back, and he was still going to carry 139 00:06:23,908 --> 00:06:27,388 Speaker 1: through that family obligation. But I did appreciate the fact 140 00:06:27,388 --> 00:06:29,668 Speaker 1: that he was up there talking to us, like Kyle, 141 00:06:29,868 --> 00:06:32,028 Speaker 1: you're talking to your friends, and Jason you're talking and 142 00:06:32,268 --> 00:06:34,468 Speaker 1: you know, Jamie, I mean, it's it's I love the 143 00:06:34,508 --> 00:06:36,588 Speaker 1: realness of it, I really do, because it's a lot 144 00:06:36,628 --> 00:06:38,988 Speaker 1: of weight for this many years to beat Tom Brady 145 00:06:39,028 --> 00:06:40,588 Speaker 1: and just let it down there for a second one. 146 00:06:40,788 --> 00:06:43,748 Speaker 1: It was very real, But I also respected the fact 147 00:06:43,748 --> 00:06:46,628 Speaker 1: that it created a boundary that I think sometimes we 148 00:06:46,668 --> 00:06:49,948 Speaker 1: all need to be reminded that in this world of accessibility, 149 00:06:50,148 --> 00:06:53,188 Speaker 1: with everybody constantly we want answers, we want them now, 150 00:06:53,388 --> 00:06:55,428 Speaker 1: he's just not giving them to us, and more power 151 00:06:55,508 --> 00:06:58,068 Speaker 1: to you. I was struck by when the way he 152 00:06:58,188 --> 00:07:02,588 Speaker 1: delivered that statement. I had a memory of years ago. 153 00:07:02,708 --> 00:07:05,148 Speaker 1: It was October twenty sixteen. I had the first game 154 00:07:05,188 --> 00:07:07,308 Speaker 1: back on the sideline for him. He was in Cleveland 155 00:07:07,548 --> 00:07:09,988 Speaker 1: and it was back from his suspension, and it's a 156 00:07:09,988 --> 00:07:12,068 Speaker 1: big production meeting. Then you're in the room and it's 157 00:07:12,068 --> 00:07:13,628 Speaker 1: the first time he's back, and what is he going 158 00:07:13,708 --> 00:07:15,868 Speaker 1: to say? And you feel a bit of an obligation 159 00:07:16,028 --> 00:07:18,388 Speaker 1: to try to get as much as you can from him, 160 00:07:18,508 --> 00:07:21,148 Speaker 1: especially everything that he had gone through. And he sat 161 00:07:21,228 --> 00:07:22,908 Speaker 1: and he listened to our questions and he said the 162 00:07:22,948 --> 00:07:25,588 Speaker 1: same thing. You know, that's all very personal, and I'm 163 00:07:25,628 --> 00:07:27,468 Speaker 1: gonna go out there and try to make my team better. 164 00:07:27,468 --> 00:07:29,308 Speaker 1: And I think he threw for four touchdowns that day 165 00:07:29,348 --> 00:07:31,468 Speaker 1: and he took care of business. But he listens to 166 00:07:31,508 --> 00:07:34,548 Speaker 1: your questions. He analyzes it, and then he doesn't really 167 00:07:34,548 --> 00:07:35,948 Speaker 1: give you what you want, but he says it a 168 00:07:36,028 --> 00:07:38,268 Speaker 1: nice way. By all that's all. Personally, I'm like, you 169 00:07:38,308 --> 00:07:40,068 Speaker 1: know what, more power to you. Sorry, I tried to 170 00:07:40,068 --> 00:07:42,228 Speaker 1: cross the boundary. You got it, Tom Brady, to do 171 00:07:42,228 --> 00:07:44,308 Speaker 1: what you want to do for me. I just couldn't 172 00:07:44,348 --> 00:07:46,628 Speaker 1: imagine being Tom Brady. I remember one of the guys 173 00:07:46,628 --> 00:07:49,228 Speaker 1: in New England asked him, Hey, Tom, it's ten o'clock 174 00:07:49,268 --> 00:07:51,028 Speaker 1: at night. Someone in the house goals he used a 175 00:07:51,108 --> 00:07:54,428 Speaker 1: restaurant and there's no toilet paper, Like, what do you do? Okay? 176 00:07:54,508 --> 00:07:58,708 Speaker 1: Tom can't just roll into Walgreens or another fast pharmacy 177 00:07:58,948 --> 00:08:01,908 Speaker 1: to grab it. He was like, I never run out 178 00:08:01,908 --> 00:08:06,548 Speaker 1: of toilet. Brady doesn't run. It's just so hard to 179 00:08:06,588 --> 00:08:09,708 Speaker 1: be him. Can't be a normal guy. So that might 180 00:08:09,788 --> 00:08:13,388 Speaker 1: be my favorite Brady that The joke is that Brady 181 00:08:13,428 --> 00:08:15,548 Speaker 1: has been days, but we don't need to get I 182 00:08:15,628 --> 00:08:17,428 Speaker 1: think with the way you're laying out that maybe there 183 00:08:17,468 --> 00:08:19,948 Speaker 1: was a pre existing family plan before. Can't you just 184 00:08:20,028 --> 00:08:22,428 Speaker 1: hear that conversation which Gizelle that he's, yeah, I think 185 00:08:22,428 --> 00:08:23,588 Speaker 1: I want to come back and place. She's like, well, 186 00:08:23,628 --> 00:08:25,828 Speaker 1: we're still going on that vacation in August. Yeah, honey, 187 00:08:25,868 --> 00:08:28,828 Speaker 1: we can't. No, we're going. I'm just signing along with him, 188 00:08:28,868 --> 00:08:30,868 Speaker 1: and you have to just be like, all right, we'll 189 00:08:30,868 --> 00:08:33,348 Speaker 1: figure it out. I think I just I relate. I 190 00:08:33,388 --> 00:08:36,388 Speaker 1: honestly think Jess and Giselle are kindred spirits that right 191 00:08:36,388 --> 00:08:38,628 Speaker 1: away we gotta get them together. Is that right? Tom? 192 00:08:38,748 --> 00:08:42,188 Speaker 1: Give us a sholl since since we're real now, So, Mike, 193 00:08:42,548 --> 00:08:45,508 Speaker 1: you reported on a scary situation yesterday with Commander's rookie 194 00:08:45,548 --> 00:08:49,108 Speaker 1: running back Brian Robinson Junior. Last night the news came out, 195 00:08:49,148 --> 00:08:51,028 Speaker 1: but you were all over it. So what's the latest. Yes, 196 00:08:51,148 --> 00:08:54,348 Speaker 1: Brian Robinson Junior, who has been extremely impressive and looking 197 00:08:54,388 --> 00:08:56,188 Speaker 1: like he was going to take over the Commander's starting 198 00:08:56,268 --> 00:08:59,028 Speaker 1: running back role, now going to be sideline at least 199 00:08:59,068 --> 00:09:02,348 Speaker 1: for a bit here after being shot multiple times and 200 00:09:02,428 --> 00:09:06,188 Speaker 1: what we are told was an attempt did robbery, slash carjacking. 201 00:09:06,268 --> 00:09:09,068 Speaker 1: Our Tom Pallisero, who added the details along with me, 202 00:09:09,148 --> 00:09:11,348 Speaker 1: said the police told him that they responded to a 203 00:09:11,388 --> 00:09:14,388 Speaker 1: shooting at the one thousand block of Eighth Street Northeast 204 00:09:14,428 --> 00:09:16,828 Speaker 1: in DC. One victim, excuse me, it was Robinson with 205 00:09:16,868 --> 00:09:19,868 Speaker 1: two gunshot wounds to the lower extremities. Two suspects fled. 206 00:09:19,948 --> 00:09:23,668 Speaker 1: The police recovered a firearm nearby, so this could have 207 00:09:23,828 --> 00:09:27,948 Speaker 1: been much worse. Thankfully, Robinson in stable condition. We were 208 00:09:28,028 --> 00:09:30,868 Speaker 1: told immediately and it was made clear to us immediately 209 00:09:30,868 --> 00:09:33,068 Speaker 1: that he was the victim in this case. Here. The 210 00:09:33,108 --> 00:09:36,508 Speaker 1: commanders releasing a statement afterwards saying that they were aware 211 00:09:36,548 --> 00:09:39,108 Speaker 1: of the situation and aware of the injuries. And Ron 212 00:09:39,228 --> 00:09:42,788 Speaker 1: Rivera also said that he met with Robinson last night 213 00:09:42,828 --> 00:09:46,028 Speaker 1: and he tweeted out his statement as well. So everyone 214 00:09:46,468 --> 00:09:50,068 Speaker 1: thankful that this was not worse. Excuse me. We will 215 00:09:50,108 --> 00:09:53,788 Speaker 1: continue to gather information on Robinson and what happened in 216 00:09:53,828 --> 00:09:56,108 Speaker 1: this situation as we move forward here. But again, the 217 00:09:56,108 --> 00:09:59,348 Speaker 1: good news is that Robinson's injuries definitely not life threatening. 218 00:09:59,348 --> 00:10:01,828 Speaker 1: We'll see how long he's sidelined. Football seems to be 219 00:10:01,908 --> 00:10:04,788 Speaker 1: secondary in this case right now. Absolutely. Ron Rivera tweet 220 00:10:04,828 --> 00:10:07,228 Speaker 1: saying that he's in good spirit. So that's fantastic. Tier 221 00:10:07,268 --> 00:10:10,628 Speaker 1: about Brian Robinson Jr. Grab your coffee, Grab your tea. 222 00:10:10,748 --> 00:10:13,388 Speaker 1: It's time for today's week up Call, presented by Verizon. 223 00:10:13,508 --> 00:10:16,388 Speaker 1: Tom Brady is ranked number one in the NFL Top 224 00:10:16,428 --> 00:10:18,988 Speaker 1: one hundred voted on by the players. Aaron Donald comes 225 00:10:18,988 --> 00:10:21,388 Speaker 1: in at number two. Cooper Cooper Cup is the highest 226 00:10:21,428 --> 00:10:24,628 Speaker 1: wide receiver at four. Jonathan Taylor made his first ever 227 00:10:24,668 --> 00:10:28,188 Speaker 1: top one hundred appearance at ranked fifth. That is quite 228 00:10:28,228 --> 00:10:30,468 Speaker 1: the jomp. Not the best one, but that's quite the jomp. 229 00:10:30,508 --> 00:10:33,108 Speaker 1: As for Brady, though he is apparently there should be 230 00:10:33,148 --> 00:10:34,908 Speaker 1: a new term. He is the goat sure of everything. 231 00:10:35,068 --> 00:10:37,628 Speaker 1: But of the NFL Top one hundred, this was Brady's 232 00:10:37,628 --> 00:10:41,148 Speaker 1: fourth time ranked number one. No, not a single other 233 00:10:41,188 --> 00:10:45,028 Speaker 1: player has everyone ranked one that once since it began 234 00:10:45,268 --> 00:10:47,748 Speaker 1: in twenty eleven. So now we have a look at 235 00:10:47,748 --> 00:10:50,668 Speaker 1: the entire list. But the top twenty was released last night. 236 00:10:50,708 --> 00:10:52,628 Speaker 1: What was the biggest surprise to us? Some on the 237 00:10:52,668 --> 00:10:56,148 Speaker 1: top twenty In the NFL Top one hundred, Josh Allen 238 00:10:56,228 --> 00:10:59,988 Speaker 1: at number thirteen thirty. Last week we talked about who 239 00:11:00,028 --> 00:11:02,068 Speaker 1: we thought would be number one, who we thought should 240 00:11:02,108 --> 00:11:06,468 Speaker 1: be number one. Peter said he thought Josh Allen number one, 241 00:11:06,748 --> 00:11:09,548 Speaker 1: and he came up thirteen. I mean this guy. You 242 00:11:09,628 --> 00:11:12,908 Speaker 1: just google MVP favorites for the two thousand and twenty 243 00:11:12,948 --> 00:11:15,988 Speaker 1: two season. Josh Allen is at the top of that. 244 00:11:16,188 --> 00:11:19,228 Speaker 1: We as players, as a former player, thought that he 245 00:11:19,348 --> 00:11:22,108 Speaker 1: was thirteen. It's just hard for me to kind of 246 00:11:22,108 --> 00:11:25,148 Speaker 1: wrap my head around it. Josh Allen has some amazing 247 00:11:25,348 --> 00:11:28,628 Speaker 1: plays last season. He's dragging guys, he's throwing the ball 248 00:11:28,668 --> 00:11:32,148 Speaker 1: across his body. He's just doing things that it doesn't 249 00:11:32,188 --> 00:11:34,668 Speaker 1: look like a quarterback should be doing. I thought he 250 00:11:34,668 --> 00:11:38,268 Speaker 1: would be higher because it's a lot of those wild plays. 251 00:11:38,308 --> 00:11:41,308 Speaker 1: I can't say that there's twelve players in the NFL 252 00:11:41,628 --> 00:11:45,348 Speaker 1: that I'm choosing over a Josh Allen. You're more up 253 00:11:45,348 --> 00:11:48,068 Speaker 1: in arms about that because you picked Aaron Donalds go 254 00:11:48,228 --> 00:11:50,588 Speaker 1: should and will, and yet the fact that Aaron Donald 255 00:11:50,628 --> 00:11:53,668 Speaker 1: isn't one doesn't bother you as my thirteen. He's too Yeah, 256 00:11:53,668 --> 00:11:55,988 Speaker 1: he's right there, he's too. There should be a player 257 00:11:56,028 --> 00:11:58,428 Speaker 1: that would have the most number one ranking since this 258 00:11:58,508 --> 00:12:00,628 Speaker 1: has come out. I mean, can we think of somebody 259 00:12:00,668 --> 00:12:04,588 Speaker 1: better than Tom Bradio as voted by the players. And 260 00:12:04,588 --> 00:12:07,108 Speaker 1: it's incredible. The NFL players, for all their physical gifts 261 00:12:07,108 --> 00:12:09,548 Speaker 1: and all their physical talents, they can't see or hear. 262 00:12:09,668 --> 00:12:12,068 Speaker 1: Apparently they have no hearing to know here. Did you 263 00:12:12,108 --> 00:12:14,908 Speaker 1: watch a game last year you thought there were twelve 264 00:12:15,108 --> 00:12:18,148 Speaker 1: players better than seventeen on the Buffalo but never even 265 00:12:18,148 --> 00:12:20,188 Speaker 1: mind the Chiefs game. What about the week before against 266 00:12:20,228 --> 00:12:22,188 Speaker 1: the Patriots. I don't know if a player has ever 267 00:12:22,268 --> 00:12:24,788 Speaker 1: had back to back better games in NFL history than 268 00:12:24,828 --> 00:12:28,508 Speaker 1: those two games. And he's a Baker's dozen. I get it. 269 00:12:28,508 --> 00:12:30,028 Speaker 1: You see the game differently, and you know, I want 270 00:12:30,028 --> 00:12:31,508 Speaker 1: to hear people who didn't play bla blah blah blah 271 00:12:31,508 --> 00:12:33,748 Speaker 1: blah blah. Can you see the giant e on the scene? 272 00:12:33,828 --> 00:12:37,548 Speaker 1: I chart because that's sense for error right now? Thirteen, Mike, 273 00:12:37,828 --> 00:12:39,748 Speaker 1: why not just make him fifty? Why not just have 274 00:12:39,828 --> 00:12:41,828 Speaker 1: him out of the top one hundred. Let's say he's 275 00:12:41,868 --> 00:12:44,828 Speaker 1: the thirteen hundredth best player? Is it the Jaguars josh Owen? 276 00:12:44,868 --> 00:12:46,788 Speaker 1: You know, I know there's two josh Owns. It gets confused. 277 00:12:47,028 --> 00:12:50,028 Speaker 1: This is the Bill's quarterback one and you have at thirteen. Okay, 278 00:12:50,068 --> 00:12:52,348 Speaker 1: it's your list. It's awful. What are you guys doing? 279 00:12:52,388 --> 00:12:54,308 Speaker 1: I love you guys. I put food on the table 280 00:12:54,348 --> 00:12:57,708 Speaker 1: with you guys. What are you doing? Thirteen? What are 281 00:12:57,708 --> 00:13:00,228 Speaker 1: we going? Mike with you? Check the trash? Can you 282 00:13:00,228 --> 00:13:04,388 Speaker 1: ever see election when there's a couple of ballots? Yeah? Yeah, 283 00:13:04,628 --> 00:13:06,828 Speaker 1: she's ahead of josh Own on this list. Must have 284 00:13:06,908 --> 00:13:11,228 Speaker 1: seen Chris Klein's broad I'm the best NFL players, Matthew 285 00:13:11,228 --> 00:13:12,948 Speaker 1: Broder because I had of Josh own. I think, guys, 286 00:13:12,988 --> 00:13:15,428 Speaker 1: I love you. I know you're busy, but like thirteen, 287 00:13:15,548 --> 00:13:17,188 Speaker 1: I know you have a lot of bleep going a lot, 288 00:13:17,828 --> 00:13:20,668 Speaker 1: a lot. I'm afraid to go somewhere else with this conversation. 289 00:13:20,708 --> 00:13:26,988 Speaker 1: I feel like thirteen thirteen, yeah, not third, thirteen thirteen 290 00:13:27,068 --> 00:13:28,548 Speaker 1: one on the front when the thh in the back, 291 00:13:28,828 --> 00:13:31,828 Speaker 1: something's wrong there. The hard part about this list, especially 292 00:13:31,868 --> 00:13:35,068 Speaker 1: when it comes to Josh Allen being thirteenth, is that, really, 293 00:13:35,068 --> 00:13:37,148 Speaker 1: if we're doing this based on the way the NFL 294 00:13:37,308 --> 00:13:40,828 Speaker 1: goes these days, the top twenty should probably all be quarterbacks, right, 295 00:13:40,828 --> 00:13:42,948 Speaker 1: That's what happens when it comes to MVPs and all 296 00:13:42,948 --> 00:13:46,028 Speaker 1: that stuff, or maybe the top nineteen and Aaron Donald 297 00:13:46,108 --> 00:13:47,948 Speaker 1: something like that. So when I look at the top 298 00:13:47,988 --> 00:13:51,068 Speaker 1: twenty and I don't see Joe Burrow in there, now, look, 299 00:13:51,188 --> 00:13:53,068 Speaker 1: you know a lot of times these things are kind 300 00:13:53,068 --> 00:13:55,868 Speaker 1: of like Pro Bowls. You're a little bit further behind 301 00:13:55,908 --> 00:13:58,388 Speaker 1: where you know, the first year that you're in you're 302 00:13:58,428 --> 00:14:00,428 Speaker 1: you're too low, and the last year that you're in 303 00:14:00,508 --> 00:14:03,868 Speaker 1: you're too high. One of those things But Joe Burrow, 304 00:14:03,908 --> 00:14:05,908 Speaker 1: to me, is a guy that we're gonna be looking 305 00:14:05,948 --> 00:14:09,668 Speaker 1: back in twenty years and maybe seeing the kind of 306 00:14:09,708 --> 00:14:11,788 Speaker 1: skinny font that we saw for Tom Brady in that 307 00:14:11,828 --> 00:14:13,788 Speaker 1: graphic where we've got to fit them all in. So 308 00:14:14,068 --> 00:14:16,628 Speaker 1: he's been voted number one four times, and I go 309 00:14:16,668 --> 00:14:19,828 Speaker 1: back to Steve Spagnola last year, the defensive coordinator the Chiefs, 310 00:14:19,828 --> 00:14:24,468 Speaker 1: the very accomplished defensive coordinator. Seeve spagnolah comparing Joe Burrow 311 00:14:24,668 --> 00:14:27,468 Speaker 1: to Tom Brady, and he wouldn't do that lightly. That's 312 00:14:27,468 --> 00:14:29,428 Speaker 1: a guy who've seen Tom Brady in best at him 313 00:14:29,428 --> 00:14:30,948 Speaker 1: on the biggest stage, and he said, this is the 314 00:14:31,028 --> 00:14:33,708 Speaker 1: kind of guy who creates the same kind of problems 315 00:14:33,708 --> 00:14:35,588 Speaker 1: as Tom Brady. So Joe Burrow not being the top 316 00:14:35,628 --> 00:14:38,708 Speaker 1: twenty surprise for me. I'm gonna slowly back away from 317 00:14:38,708 --> 00:14:43,588 Speaker 1: the quarterback conversation, just safely remove myself and make a 318 00:14:43,668 --> 00:14:47,228 Speaker 1: left turn to the wide receiver topic bar because congratulations, 319 00:14:47,268 --> 00:14:49,708 Speaker 1: Cooper Cup, you were voted the best wide receiver. And 320 00:14:49,748 --> 00:14:51,548 Speaker 1: I'm just gonna say this in a very calm, cool 321 00:14:51,548 --> 00:14:53,468 Speaker 1: and collected voice because I feel like the table needs 322 00:14:53,468 --> 00:14:56,188 Speaker 1: it right now. Cooper Cup, you're the best wide receiver 323 00:14:56,308 --> 00:14:59,188 Speaker 1: as voted once your peers. It's fantastic. Good for you, 324 00:14:59,588 --> 00:15:02,268 Speaker 1: but I also apologize because no longer are we allowed 325 00:15:02,268 --> 00:15:05,748 Speaker 1: to say that you are underrated, under appreciation, under seeing 326 00:15:06,188 --> 00:15:08,428 Speaker 1: any of the unders. I'm sorry. You're the best wide 327 00:15:08,428 --> 00:15:10,668 Speaker 1: receiver as voted on by your team, by your teammates 328 00:15:10,668 --> 00:15:14,308 Speaker 1: and your peers, and four spots ahead of Davante Adams. 329 00:15:14,348 --> 00:15:17,028 Speaker 1: I mean last week we were on the show bickering 330 00:15:17,228 --> 00:15:20,628 Speaker 1: about who was better and why, and I'm pretty sure, Jason, 331 00:15:20,668 --> 00:15:22,948 Speaker 1: you took Davante and you were a ghast at anybody 332 00:15:22,988 --> 00:15:25,668 Speaker 1: who would go a different direction. And so what did 333 00:15:25,668 --> 00:15:26,948 Speaker 1: you make of that when you saw the fact that 334 00:15:26,988 --> 00:15:29,308 Speaker 1: Cooper Cup four spots ahead of Davante. I mean I 335 00:15:29,428 --> 00:15:32,628 Speaker 1: had I had DeVante one as receivers. Yeah, Cooper Cup too. 336 00:15:32,828 --> 00:15:35,228 Speaker 1: It's not like I had him far off. But I 337 00:15:35,268 --> 00:15:37,468 Speaker 1: think Kyle said it did troumple crown. He had the 338 00:15:37,588 --> 00:15:40,548 Speaker 1: yards of receptions a touchdown, so you understand it. I 339 00:15:40,588 --> 00:15:43,108 Speaker 1: still think if I'm choosing a team, I'm going Davante one. 340 00:15:44,268 --> 00:15:46,908 Speaker 1: But I'm still going Davanta. It's a great take by James. 341 00:15:47,308 --> 00:15:50,068 Speaker 1: Don't ever say he's underappreciated. Yeah, yeah, he is paid, 342 00:15:50,468 --> 00:15:52,548 Speaker 1: he is a super Bowl champion. He was just voted 343 00:15:52,588 --> 00:15:54,388 Speaker 1: by his peers as the best wide receiver. So I 344 00:15:54,428 --> 00:15:56,908 Speaker 1: know it's a great little phrase to attach to someone. 345 00:15:56,908 --> 00:15:59,628 Speaker 1: Cooper Cup is not underappreciated at all. He's just awesome. 346 00:15:59,668 --> 00:16:02,188 Speaker 1: He's a star a super Bowl he went at all. 347 00:16:02,788 --> 00:16:06,188 Speaker 1: Not deceptively fast, not a Jim rat, a son of 348 00:16:06,188 --> 00:16:07,988 Speaker 1: a coach, none of that stuff. Like, just a great 349 00:16:08,068 --> 00:16:10,948 Speaker 1: NFL player. Stop, everybody stopped. Hey, coming up, Mike Thailand 350 00:16:10,988 --> 00:16:12,708 Speaker 1: has a decision to make, and we all want to 351 00:16:12,708 --> 00:16:14,548 Speaker 1: know the answer. But he's not given it to anybody. 352 00:16:14,548 --> 00:16:32,228 Speaker 1: Who the quarterback? Who's the quarterback? Like you have a 353 00:16:32,268 --> 00:16:35,228 Speaker 1: story quarterback? I might, but you guys, not gonna have 354 00:16:35,228 --> 00:16:37,308 Speaker 1: it today again. Like I told you guys the other week, man, 355 00:16:37,348 --> 00:16:39,748 Speaker 1: We're not gonna make knee jerk reactions and statements. Following 356 00:16:39,788 --> 00:16:43,188 Speaker 1: the performance. We'll go through our proper professional procedure, will 357 00:16:43,228 --> 00:16:45,668 Speaker 1: evaluate the game. We'll meet with our front office people, 358 00:16:45,668 --> 00:16:49,468 Speaker 1: will have discussions, We'll talk internally, we'll talk external possibilities. 359 00:16:49,548 --> 00:16:51,868 Speaker 1: We'll go through our normal procedure this time of year, 360 00:16:51,988 --> 00:16:54,268 Speaker 1: and we'll disclose it to you at our at our leisure. 361 00:16:54,308 --> 00:16:59,308 Speaker 1: To be quite honest with you, proper professional procedure. I 362 00:16:59,308 --> 00:17:01,108 Speaker 1: don't care. I just want to pick it with your gut, man, 363 00:17:01,228 --> 00:17:02,908 Speaker 1: go with your heart. I guess we're gonna have to 364 00:17:02,908 --> 00:17:07,428 Speaker 1: wait and see them. Thank you. Oh might have just 365 00:17:07,548 --> 00:17:09,108 Speaker 1: fought me there. And he also sounds like he's on 366 00:17:09,108 --> 00:17:11,388 Speaker 1: the fence. But let me let me get to the 367 00:17:11,468 --> 00:17:14,148 Speaker 1: question at first. Who should be the starting quarterback for 368 00:17:14,188 --> 00:17:16,148 Speaker 1: the Pittsburgh Yeah, better to ask us here, don't ask 369 00:17:16,148 --> 00:17:18,668 Speaker 1: my tongue. No, he's got things under control. Will let 370 00:17:18,708 --> 00:17:20,588 Speaker 1: you know. And I really like it. This has been 371 00:17:20,588 --> 00:17:23,508 Speaker 1: really fascinating because each brings something to the table, Picket 372 00:17:23,508 --> 00:17:25,588 Speaker 1: and Trubisky, and let's just let's let's look how those 373 00:17:25,588 --> 00:17:27,188 Speaker 1: things played out over the last few weeks. Look just 374 00:17:27,188 --> 00:17:28,628 Speaker 1: look at the rotten numbers. If you want to be 375 00:17:28,628 --> 00:17:31,668 Speaker 1: objective about this, side by side, it's the same completion, 376 00:17:31,788 --> 00:17:34,508 Speaker 1: it's the same yards, it's pretty much the same everything. 377 00:17:34,588 --> 00:17:38,148 Speaker 1: They both played really well. And so there is the thought, 378 00:17:38,628 --> 00:17:41,308 Speaker 1: the conservative way to look at this is if Trubisky 379 00:17:41,468 --> 00:17:43,828 Speaker 1: loses the job, let me tell you something. Mitch was 380 00:17:43,868 --> 00:17:45,948 Speaker 1: even better than those numbers. He came in and executed 381 00:17:45,988 --> 00:17:49,268 Speaker 1: and made good throws downfield everywhere. I think if you 382 00:17:49,268 --> 00:17:51,788 Speaker 1: look at this, they both played well. So you go 383 00:17:51,828 --> 00:17:54,268 Speaker 1: at Trubisky because he's way more experienced. He knows how 384 00:17:54,308 --> 00:17:55,828 Speaker 1: to be a number one. He knows not the media, 385 00:17:55,948 --> 00:17:58,228 Speaker 1: all that stuff. And yet, guys, I can't shake this 386 00:17:58,268 --> 00:18:01,668 Speaker 1: Picket thing because I think Trubisky is Trubisky. Flashes are 387 00:18:01,708 --> 00:18:04,228 Speaker 1: really good and then some like long stretches of decent. 388 00:18:04,468 --> 00:18:06,828 Speaker 1: See if Picket is special though, like, don't you have 389 00:18:06,868 --> 00:18:09,228 Speaker 1: a gut? And Mike Tomlin will make the decision, and 390 00:18:09,348 --> 00:18:11,388 Speaker 1: I just I keep coming back to this. He is 391 00:18:11,428 --> 00:18:13,108 Speaker 1: a coach who I do what I want. I answered 392 00:18:13,148 --> 00:18:15,988 Speaker 1: to nobody, maybe five or six in the whole league, 393 00:18:16,028 --> 00:18:17,868 Speaker 1: who is just in a vacuum. I don't have to 394 00:18:17,908 --> 00:18:20,268 Speaker 1: appease anyone, and I know one upstairs, no one out there. 395 00:18:20,468 --> 00:18:22,068 Speaker 1: I do what I want to do. If he has 396 00:18:22,068 --> 00:18:24,348 Speaker 1: a feeling that Mitch has been great, can he seems 397 00:18:24,388 --> 00:18:26,148 Speaker 1: special and I want to get to the super Bowl 398 00:18:26,228 --> 00:18:28,148 Speaker 1: this year, and I don't care if it's a rookie quarterback. 399 00:18:28,188 --> 00:18:29,708 Speaker 1: I think that's when you do it, if you just 400 00:18:29,748 --> 00:18:31,828 Speaker 1: want to sit back and say, well, Mitch didn't lose 401 00:18:31,868 --> 00:18:33,348 Speaker 1: the job, and we'll go to Battle of Mitch and 402 00:18:33,468 --> 00:18:35,828 Speaker 1: ten and seven would be amazing. Or we think we 403 00:18:35,908 --> 00:18:37,948 Speaker 1: got something. We think we have a Russell Wilson type 404 00:18:37,948 --> 00:18:40,708 Speaker 1: as a rookie. We think this Kenny Pickett has magic. 405 00:18:40,788 --> 00:18:42,108 Speaker 1: We're going to take a ride on. And it's a 406 00:18:42,108 --> 00:18:44,148 Speaker 1: tough decision because a lot of people will question it, 407 00:18:44,188 --> 00:18:45,828 Speaker 1: and if you start one and two, they'll say, why 408 00:18:45,828 --> 00:18:47,548 Speaker 1: the hell did you play Picket? I hope he does, 409 00:18:47,668 --> 00:18:51,148 Speaker 1: because just watch him. From my perspective, my very naive perspective, 410 00:18:51,188 --> 00:18:52,508 Speaker 1: I think Pickett has it and I'd like to see 411 00:18:52,588 --> 00:18:54,068 Speaker 1: him out there Week one. I would I think you 412 00:18:54,188 --> 00:18:56,948 Speaker 1: go with Mitchell Trubiski for probably a couple of reasons, 413 00:18:57,108 --> 00:18:59,868 Speaker 1: but the one that I'm thinking about is the long 414 00:18:59,988 --> 00:19:02,868 Speaker 1: term reason. You signed this guy to a two year deal. Right, 415 00:19:02,908 --> 00:19:05,348 Speaker 1: So let's say he goes out there and he plays 416 00:19:05,388 --> 00:19:09,108 Speaker 1: well and he resets his value here. He could potentially 417 00:19:09,188 --> 00:19:12,188 Speaker 1: flip him, right, You could trete him somewhere else and 418 00:19:12,308 --> 00:19:14,668 Speaker 1: get some value back, because you know, in the long run, 419 00:19:14,708 --> 00:19:16,988 Speaker 1: it's going to be Kenny Pickett at some point, and 420 00:19:17,108 --> 00:19:19,188 Speaker 1: maybe someday we're gonna be sitting there saying in the 421 00:19:19,268 --> 00:19:22,908 Speaker 1: year that the Steelers needed a quarterback after Ben Roethlisberger retired. 422 00:19:22,908 --> 00:19:25,108 Speaker 1: They had the twentieth pick in the NFL draft, and 423 00:19:25,228 --> 00:19:28,188 Speaker 1: nobody took a quarterback ahead of them or jumped ahead 424 00:19:28,188 --> 00:19:29,828 Speaker 1: of them, despite the fact that they knew that the 425 00:19:29,828 --> 00:19:32,788 Speaker 1: Steelers needed a quarterback. How did Kenny Pickett fall into 426 00:19:32,828 --> 00:19:35,148 Speaker 1: their lapse? I would let that happen. But in the meantime, 427 00:19:35,468 --> 00:19:38,308 Speaker 1: you could potentially set yourself up to have a guy 428 00:19:38,388 --> 00:19:41,388 Speaker 1: play well, play better than he did in Chicago because 429 00:19:41,668 --> 00:19:43,668 Speaker 1: you feel like you've given him a better chance to 430 00:19:43,708 --> 00:19:46,268 Speaker 1: succeed with the Pittsburgh Steelers in an offense that plays 431 00:19:46,308 --> 00:19:48,188 Speaker 1: to his strengths, and then turn around and get some 432 00:19:48,268 --> 00:19:49,828 Speaker 1: value back for him as you turn it over to 433 00:19:49,868 --> 00:19:51,748 Speaker 1: the young guy. That's the way I would do it. Yeah, 434 00:19:51,828 --> 00:19:53,388 Speaker 1: to me, I agree with you, Mike. You go with 435 00:19:53,468 --> 00:19:56,148 Speaker 1: the better. You go with mister Trubisky. He's performed well. 436 00:19:56,228 --> 00:19:58,188 Speaker 1: You brought him there for a reason, Like you said, 437 00:19:58,348 --> 00:20:00,468 Speaker 1: you've given him a two year deal, and then if 438 00:20:00,508 --> 00:20:03,588 Speaker 1: things don't go well, you can always insert the rookie 439 00:20:03,628 --> 00:20:06,268 Speaker 1: Kenny Pickett. The thing is, if you start with Kenny Pickett, 440 00:20:06,308 --> 00:20:08,188 Speaker 1: he's your guy in the future. He's the one you 441 00:20:08,268 --> 00:20:11,668 Speaker 1: selected twentieth overall to lead your franchise. If things don't 442 00:20:11,708 --> 00:20:14,188 Speaker 1: go well early for the rookie and you pull him 443 00:20:14,228 --> 00:20:16,868 Speaker 1: and put the veteran in, stuff starts to get dicey. 444 00:20:17,108 --> 00:20:20,268 Speaker 1: Confidence is mess well, So you start out with mister bisky, 445 00:20:20,308 --> 00:20:22,828 Speaker 1: Plus you don't throw the rookie into the fire. They 446 00:20:22,868 --> 00:20:26,468 Speaker 1: start off with the Cincinnati Bengals and the New England Patriots. 447 00:20:26,668 --> 00:20:28,988 Speaker 1: The games last year where they played against the Bengals, 448 00:20:29,068 --> 00:20:32,348 Speaker 1: they didn't fare too well. They lost a combined sixty 449 00:20:32,348 --> 00:20:36,028 Speaker 1: five to twenty. In those games. The Bengals defense versus 450 00:20:36,028 --> 00:20:40,228 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh had four in acceptions, seven sacks, and Mike Hilton 451 00:20:40,468 --> 00:20:43,468 Speaker 1: took one of those interceptions back for a touchdown. So 452 00:20:43,588 --> 00:20:46,348 Speaker 1: to me, a young Kenny Pickett, Yes, he's looked great 453 00:20:46,388 --> 00:20:49,748 Speaker 1: in the preseason. There's no game plan, there's not much pressure. 454 00:20:50,548 --> 00:20:53,388 Speaker 1: Teams aren't blitzing, so it's a totally different ball game 455 00:20:53,388 --> 00:20:55,788 Speaker 1: when you get out there in the regular season. So 456 00:20:55,908 --> 00:20:58,708 Speaker 1: Week one, Cincinnati Bengals. Then you go and you have 457 00:20:58,788 --> 00:21:02,548 Speaker 1: to host the New England Patriots, Conny into town. You 458 00:21:02,548 --> 00:21:04,548 Speaker 1: know the one thing about the New England Patriots, the 459 00:21:04,588 --> 00:21:06,988 Speaker 1: head coach is Bill Belichick. Do you guys know how 460 00:21:06,988 --> 00:21:11,468 Speaker 1: he has fared against rookie quarterbacks in the NFL all 461 00:21:11,548 --> 00:21:15,428 Speaker 1: time rookie quarterbacks against Bill Belichick six and twenty four 462 00:21:15,708 --> 00:21:20,788 Speaker 1: since two thousand and fourteen one and third team who 463 00:21:21,068 --> 00:21:24,508 Speaker 1: does not lose to rookie quarterbacks? Yes, Kyl, you're right, 464 00:21:24,708 --> 00:21:27,268 Speaker 1: two of got him in two thousand and twenty COVID year. 465 00:21:27,308 --> 00:21:29,828 Speaker 1: I mean, Bill looks again, you know it was COVID 466 00:21:29,948 --> 00:21:31,988 Speaker 1: was a lot of different things going on. There was 467 00:21:32,028 --> 00:21:34,428 Speaker 1: a lot of bleak going on. To me, you you 468 00:21:34,628 --> 00:21:37,348 Speaker 1: let this guy sit down and watch for the beginning 469 00:21:37,348 --> 00:21:39,268 Speaker 1: of the season. If it comes to a point where, 470 00:21:39,308 --> 00:21:42,068 Speaker 1: like you said, Mitch kind of starts moving towards Mitch, 471 00:21:42,308 --> 00:21:44,348 Speaker 1: then you insert Kenny Pickett. But you want to start 472 00:21:44,348 --> 00:21:46,748 Speaker 1: out with the veteran who's been in these situations. I 473 00:21:46,748 --> 00:21:49,428 Speaker 1: don't care put Kenny Pickett on that list. He get 474 00:21:49,428 --> 00:21:52,388 Speaker 1: two and fourteen or whatever the number was, start him 475 00:21:52,428 --> 00:21:55,308 Speaker 1: blame against anybody, because how we have gotten to the 476 00:21:55,308 --> 00:21:57,308 Speaker 1: fourth person in this conversation, and as no one has 477 00:21:57,348 --> 00:22:00,348 Speaker 1: mentioned the fact that the Steelers defense is so life 478 00:22:00,428 --> 00:22:03,468 Speaker 1: changing that they will handle their business. No one's gonna 479 00:22:03,468 --> 00:22:05,548 Speaker 1: go out in two weeks sixty five points against the 480 00:22:05,548 --> 00:22:08,268 Speaker 1: Steelers defense. They're gonna handle it. Just fine, all right, 481 00:22:08,308 --> 00:22:10,388 Speaker 1: So now that the ship is already being led by 482 00:22:10,388 --> 00:22:13,588 Speaker 1: a Steelers defense, allow Kenny Pickett to be your guy. 483 00:22:13,868 --> 00:22:16,468 Speaker 1: Just let him take over. It's what the people want. 484 00:22:16,668 --> 00:22:19,908 Speaker 1: It's he's a Pittsburgh guy. He's been walking those halls 485 00:22:19,908 --> 00:22:22,348 Speaker 1: the last five year, six years. It feels like as 486 00:22:22,348 --> 00:22:25,068 Speaker 1: a pitt panther. Kyle just pointed the numbers out. The 487 00:22:25,188 --> 00:22:27,388 Speaker 1: numbers are even. So if you're looking at a better 488 00:22:27,428 --> 00:22:30,068 Speaker 1: in a Mitch Trubisky, in my mind, those numbers should 489 00:22:30,068 --> 00:22:32,108 Speaker 1: be better than when a rookie comes in and plays 490 00:22:32,148 --> 00:22:35,108 Speaker 1: three preseason games and you're putting up the same numbers. 491 00:22:35,388 --> 00:22:37,108 Speaker 1: What does that mean in terms of both of their 492 00:22:37,108 --> 00:22:40,468 Speaker 1: floors and ceilings. I'm not assigned labels to anybody, but 493 00:22:40,508 --> 00:22:42,188 Speaker 1: the fact of the matter is, it's not even like 494 00:22:42,268 --> 00:22:44,428 Speaker 1: Kenny Pickett had this flash where we were like, we've 495 00:22:44,508 --> 00:22:47,188 Speaker 1: liked what we've seen and he'll grow like he has 496 00:22:47,188 --> 00:22:49,548 Speaker 1: shown us what we needed to see to be considered 497 00:22:49,588 --> 00:22:52,788 Speaker 1: an equal from a staff perspective to Mitsch Trubisky, he 498 00:22:52,948 --> 00:22:56,228 Speaker 1: just feels like the guy And you're right, But Mike 499 00:22:56,268 --> 00:22:57,908 Speaker 1: Tomlin could be listening to me right now and be like, 500 00:22:57,988 --> 00:23:00,868 Speaker 1: I'm definitely not doing that I don't think. You know, 501 00:23:01,028 --> 00:23:03,468 Speaker 1: the question is who should be the Steelers quarterback? If 502 00:23:03,468 --> 00:23:06,108 Speaker 1: you ask me who will be from reporting perspective, I 503 00:23:06,148 --> 00:23:08,428 Speaker 1: don't know. But back to your point, I don't know 504 00:23:08,428 --> 00:23:10,468 Speaker 1: that Mike Tomlin truly knows right now, and they've got 505 00:23:10,468 --> 00:23:12,788 Speaker 1: to talk about it. And when he says no knee 506 00:23:12,828 --> 00:23:15,108 Speaker 1: jerk reactions and they're going to evaluate everything, I think 507 00:23:15,108 --> 00:23:16,748 Speaker 1: they still have to go through that. But I just 508 00:23:16,788 --> 00:23:19,548 Speaker 1: I've been gearing myself up this entire offseason to see 509 00:23:19,588 --> 00:23:22,348 Speaker 1: Mitchell Trubisky in the chance for redemption. And then Kenny 510 00:23:22,348 --> 00:23:24,628 Speaker 1: Pickett comes in to try to steal and I'm like, no, no, no, 511 00:23:24,668 --> 00:23:26,828 Speaker 1: I'm not ready for that. I still want to see Trubisky. 512 00:23:26,908 --> 00:23:29,188 Speaker 1: That's still a good storyline that I want to see. Yeah, 513 00:23:29,268 --> 00:23:33,188 Speaker 1: proper professional procedure, nothing about it. Nothing more Mike Tomlin 514 00:23:33,228 --> 00:23:35,028 Speaker 1: than those two words when he tells you who's going 515 00:23:35,028 --> 00:23:37,748 Speaker 1: to be his quarterback. All Right, Some news over the 516 00:23:37,788 --> 00:23:40,948 Speaker 1: weekend that's kind of been dominating the headlines a little bit. 517 00:23:40,988 --> 00:23:44,948 Speaker 1: Matt Ariza, the Bills punter, the now former Bills punter 518 00:23:45,068 --> 00:23:47,708 Speaker 1: who was accused along with a few other San Diego 519 00:23:47,788 --> 00:23:51,628 Speaker 1: State teammates last year in a gang rape lawsuit involving 520 00:23:51,668 --> 00:23:54,668 Speaker 1: a minor was released by the team Bill's general manager 521 00:23:54,748 --> 00:23:57,908 Speaker 1: Brandon Bean and head coach Sean McDermott, saying that they 522 00:23:57,908 --> 00:24:01,628 Speaker 1: had received information a couple of weeks ago regarding Ariza 523 00:24:01,708 --> 00:24:05,108 Speaker 1: and the accusations being calling them the boulder the bigger 524 00:24:05,148 --> 00:24:08,228 Speaker 1: points of what was being accused and alleged. Excuse me, 525 00:24:08,268 --> 00:24:10,868 Speaker 1: and the team sort of putting it together along the way. 526 00:24:10,868 --> 00:24:14,388 Speaker 1: But then once the lawsuit became public, the public outcry 527 00:24:14,468 --> 00:24:16,788 Speaker 1: and the pressure on the team to make a decision 528 00:24:16,908 --> 00:24:18,988 Speaker 1: on Ariza, who was held out of the preseason game, 529 00:24:18,988 --> 00:24:21,468 Speaker 1: then held out a practice on Saturday, and eventually released 530 00:24:21,508 --> 00:24:24,388 Speaker 1: on Saturday night, the team saying they want Ariza to 531 00:24:24,548 --> 00:24:27,348 Speaker 1: focus on that situation. It's bigger than football. They said 532 00:24:27,348 --> 00:24:30,988 Speaker 1: they learned more things as this situation became more public, 533 00:24:31,028 --> 00:24:35,308 Speaker 1: and that ultimately led to them releasing Ariza after releasing 534 00:24:35,428 --> 00:24:37,948 Speaker 1: fellow punter Matt Hack last week, So the Bills now 535 00:24:37,988 --> 00:24:40,788 Speaker 1: without a punter. They worked out four veterans yesterday. I 536 00:24:40,788 --> 00:24:43,028 Speaker 1: am told they're going to keep their options over open. 537 00:24:43,068 --> 00:24:44,868 Speaker 1: Excuse me. Over the next couple of days, has more 538 00:24:45,028 --> 00:24:47,948 Speaker 1: punters become available, maybe a trade, maybe perhaps even signing 539 00:24:47,948 --> 00:24:49,748 Speaker 1: one of the punters that they worked out yesterday, but 540 00:24:50,268 --> 00:24:54,708 Speaker 1: football obviously secondary in this situation. Here, as we bring 541 00:24:54,748 --> 00:24:57,588 Speaker 1: it back here for a conversation, Jamie will start with 542 00:24:57,588 --> 00:25:00,028 Speaker 1: you your thoughts on the developments over the weekend involving 543 00:25:00,068 --> 00:25:03,068 Speaker 1: Ariza and the Buffalo Bills. Well, I continue to find 544 00:25:03,148 --> 00:25:07,708 Speaker 1: it frustrating and disgusting that we have to leave space 545 00:25:07,748 --> 00:25:11,268 Speaker 1: in our day to address things like this and behavior 546 00:25:11,308 --> 00:25:13,948 Speaker 1: that goes on with people with men that are supposed 547 00:25:13,948 --> 00:25:17,548 Speaker 1: to be of high class caliber athletes that we put 548 00:25:17,588 --> 00:25:20,428 Speaker 1: on a pedestal and watch every Sunday afternoon. That being said, 549 00:25:20,708 --> 00:25:23,308 Speaker 1: this alleged behavior is disgusting, but I always like to 550 00:25:23,308 --> 00:25:25,588 Speaker 1: look at the bigger picture here and from what I 551 00:25:25,628 --> 00:25:27,828 Speaker 1: read and Mike pleased correct me if any of this 552 00:25:27,868 --> 00:25:30,348 Speaker 1: isn't correct that I have come across. But it sounds 553 00:25:30,388 --> 00:25:33,028 Speaker 1: like the Bills were informed of this a few weeks ago. 554 00:25:33,308 --> 00:25:37,548 Speaker 1: It sounds like other teams knew of this. His name 555 00:25:37,628 --> 00:25:39,828 Speaker 1: matteris his name was in a police report from last 556 00:25:39,828 --> 00:25:42,468 Speaker 1: October in San Diego before they drafted him. It sounds 557 00:25:42,468 --> 00:25:45,668 Speaker 1: like some teams were aware and the Bills were not. 558 00:25:46,188 --> 00:25:48,708 Speaker 1: The first time the Bills were informed was in late July. 559 00:25:48,988 --> 00:25:51,308 Speaker 1: If a name of a player who was going to 560 00:25:51,308 --> 00:25:53,548 Speaker 1: be drafted in the NFL has his name in a 561 00:25:53,548 --> 00:25:56,268 Speaker 1: police report in the last ten years of this young 562 00:25:56,308 --> 00:25:58,548 Speaker 1: man's life, that should be put in an email to 563 00:25:58,708 --> 00:26:02,108 Speaker 1: thirty two NFL teams before the NFL draft process begins. 564 00:26:02,508 --> 00:26:04,828 Speaker 1: I don't care what it's for. I don't care the 565 00:26:04,908 --> 00:26:07,668 Speaker 1: nature of the behavior. If it's in a police report, 566 00:26:07,908 --> 00:26:10,828 Speaker 1: it should not become a we're better investigators than you. 567 00:26:11,188 --> 00:26:13,868 Speaker 1: We found this and you didn't. That shouldn't be the 568 00:26:13,908 --> 00:26:16,708 Speaker 1: way you win a game in the NFL. The fact 569 00:26:16,708 --> 00:26:19,548 Speaker 1: that some teams knew this and the Bills did not 570 00:26:20,068 --> 00:26:23,228 Speaker 1: is inexcusable to me on a lot of different levels. 571 00:26:23,268 --> 00:26:25,348 Speaker 1: But this should not be the way that we find 572 00:26:25,468 --> 00:26:27,308 Speaker 1: that we can take advantage of how to have a 573 00:26:27,308 --> 00:26:30,668 Speaker 1: better draft than another team. If this young woman went 574 00:26:30,828 --> 00:26:34,348 Speaker 1: the day after this alleged incident occurred back in October, 575 00:26:34,428 --> 00:26:36,308 Speaker 1: and Matt Arise his name was on that piece of 576 00:26:36,308 --> 00:26:39,108 Speaker 1: paper the second he became eligible for the NFL draft, 577 00:26:39,148 --> 00:26:41,308 Speaker 1: thirty two teams should have been notified that this was 578 00:26:41,348 --> 00:26:43,668 Speaker 1: even a possibility. I don't care that it took up 579 00:26:43,748 --> 00:26:45,588 Speaker 1: until a few weeks ago for the team that did 580 00:26:45,668 --> 00:26:48,708 Speaker 1: end up drafting him to be notified of this behavior. 581 00:26:48,748 --> 00:26:53,308 Speaker 1: That is sick. The information is powerful and for all 582 00:26:53,348 --> 00:26:54,748 Speaker 1: the things that we want to talk about with the 583 00:26:54,828 --> 00:26:57,468 Speaker 1: NFL draft, how that was not one of them, and 584 00:26:57,628 --> 00:27:00,388 Speaker 1: how the greater Good didn't think that this would be 585 00:27:00,388 --> 00:27:03,428 Speaker 1: important for everybody to know. The public doesn't need to know, 586 00:27:03,668 --> 00:27:06,268 Speaker 1: but his future employers, I think that they need to know. 587 00:27:06,428 --> 00:27:08,508 Speaker 1: And again I say, what can we do to change 588 00:27:08,468 --> 00:27:11,468 Speaker 1: when we forward so this does not happen again? That 589 00:27:11,508 --> 00:27:13,948 Speaker 1: would be my thing. If someone's on a police report, 590 00:27:14,228 --> 00:27:16,908 Speaker 1: everybody should know without a doubt. I think what you're 591 00:27:16,948 --> 00:27:19,108 Speaker 1: saying is spot on in when you look at the 592 00:27:19,148 --> 00:27:23,348 Speaker 1: details of the alleged behavior, is just discussing. You know, 593 00:27:22,908 --> 00:27:26,828 Speaker 1: you hope and you pray that this is not the account, 594 00:27:26,828 --> 00:27:31,708 Speaker 1: but what he's being allegedly accused of is just downright awful. 595 00:27:32,108 --> 00:27:35,108 Speaker 1: And to hear you say that as a woman is 596 00:27:35,108 --> 00:27:37,388 Speaker 1: disheartening for me to sit here as a man, as 597 00:27:37,428 --> 00:27:40,668 Speaker 1: a former NFL player, and to hear that, and to 598 00:27:40,708 --> 00:27:43,988 Speaker 1: know the way that this makes people feel. To just 599 00:27:44,148 --> 00:27:47,148 Speaker 1: hear these types of things, it just becomes extremely frustrating. 600 00:27:47,188 --> 00:27:48,748 Speaker 1: Now you just said, we have to take the time 601 00:27:48,948 --> 00:27:51,108 Speaker 1: to discuss the alleged behavior or some of our men 602 00:27:51,188 --> 00:27:53,308 Speaker 1: that play this game. As a man, we just we 603 00:27:53,388 --> 00:27:55,868 Speaker 1: have to do better. We have to do better. Well. Listen, 604 00:27:55,868 --> 00:27:58,148 Speaker 1: I think we all in fans us and everyone is 605 00:27:58,308 --> 00:28:01,588 Speaker 1: emotionally hungover from what went down in Cleveland for months 606 00:28:01,588 --> 00:28:03,508 Speaker 1: and months and month, and we're particularly sensitive about it. 607 00:28:03,548 --> 00:28:05,188 Speaker 1: Not that we shouldn't be, all right, we are. I'm 608 00:28:05,228 --> 00:28:08,948 Speaker 1: pleased that the Bills cut this player. The allegations are horrifying. 609 00:28:09,188 --> 00:28:11,908 Speaker 1: The phrase that is being used for the allegations is 610 00:28:11,948 --> 00:28:14,948 Speaker 1: disgusting to even see on TV. If it turns out 611 00:28:14,948 --> 00:28:17,548 Speaker 1: that Matta Raisa did nothing wrong, he will have a 612 00:28:17,628 --> 00:28:20,668 Speaker 1: chance to defend himself and if that he sees that through, 613 00:28:20,948 --> 00:28:23,468 Speaker 1: then he can and will should be able to punt 614 00:28:23,468 --> 00:28:25,428 Speaker 1: the football again in the NFL. But I also come 615 00:28:25,428 --> 00:28:27,748 Speaker 1: out with Jamie is that I am curious how it 616 00:28:27,748 --> 00:28:31,028 Speaker 1: took this long. We were about twelve days from this 617 00:28:31,068 --> 00:28:33,428 Speaker 1: player punting in Sofi Stadium against the Rams and the 618 00:28:33,508 --> 00:28:36,388 Speaker 1: NFL opener, which is unsettling and disturbing. So I'm glad 619 00:28:36,388 --> 00:28:37,748 Speaker 1: the Bills cut them. I think it was the right 620 00:28:37,788 --> 00:28:40,908 Speaker 1: thing for them to do, optics wise and football wise 621 00:28:40,988 --> 00:28:42,988 Speaker 1: and across the board wise. I just wish that it 622 00:28:42,988 --> 00:28:44,588 Speaker 1: would have gotten this far and down the line. We 623 00:28:44,588 --> 00:28:46,668 Speaker 1: were this close to really flirting with the NFL opener 624 00:28:46,668 --> 00:28:48,828 Speaker 1: with this type of allegation hanging, and hopefully the next 625 00:28:48,828 --> 00:28:50,988 Speaker 1: time it will not. I'd be remiserfied and include a 626 00:28:51,068 --> 00:28:53,068 Speaker 1: rises statement, by the way, saying, quote, the facts of 627 00:28:53,108 --> 00:28:55,148 Speaker 1: the incident are not what they are portrayed in the 628 00:28:55,228 --> 00:28:57,348 Speaker 1: lawsuit or in the press. I look forward to quickly 629 00:28:57,468 --> 00:29:00,628 Speaker 1: setting the record straight. So, and that's what the Bills 630 00:29:00,628 --> 00:29:02,748 Speaker 1: had leaned on. They had said, you know, Ariza gave 631 00:29:02,828 --> 00:29:05,508 Speaker 1: us one version of things. A suit obviously is a 632 00:29:05,548 --> 00:29:07,548 Speaker 1: different version of things, and we were trying to piece 633 00:29:07,588 --> 00:29:09,868 Speaker 1: them together, and a lot of folks will continue to 634 00:29:09,868 --> 00:29:12,228 Speaker 1: try to piece these things together as we see what 635 00:29:12,268 --> 00:29:15,108 Speaker 1: happens with Matt Ariz's future. It does not include being 636 00:29:15,108 --> 00:29:17,908 Speaker 1: with the Buffalo Bills in the short term for sure. 637 00:29:32,068 --> 00:29:35,188 Speaker 1: Gino Smith being announced as the official starter for the Seahawks. 638 00:29:35,468 --> 00:29:39,588 Speaker 1: We now know almost every starting quarterback heading into Week one, 639 00:29:39,668 --> 00:29:42,148 Speaker 1: So what's starting quarterback are you guys most excited to 640 00:29:42,188 --> 00:29:45,468 Speaker 1: see in Week one? With our should be? Who should be? 641 00:29:45,468 --> 00:29:48,068 Speaker 1: Who should be? Who? Who are you most excited to 642 00:29:48,108 --> 00:29:49,908 Speaker 1: see in week one. I said it was a new segment. 643 00:29:50,068 --> 00:29:51,868 Speaker 1: I said it was a new segment. Stay hot. Here 644 00:29:51,868 --> 00:29:56,028 Speaker 1: we go what stay hot? Say who? What? Oh? What? Oh? 645 00:29:56,068 --> 00:29:59,548 Speaker 1: It's justin fields. So I'm trying to make it because listen, 646 00:29:59,548 --> 00:30:02,548 Speaker 1: we could do the whole vanilla defense and don't necessarily 647 00:30:02,628 --> 00:30:04,748 Speaker 1: look at what he did over the weekend and say, well, 648 00:30:04,748 --> 00:30:07,148 Speaker 1: that's gonna be how it's gonna look weak one. But 649 00:30:07,228 --> 00:30:09,508 Speaker 1: it might it just might. I mean, this is a 650 00:30:09,548 --> 00:30:12,068 Speaker 1: guy who in his rookie year really didn't have everything 651 00:30:12,108 --> 00:30:14,788 Speaker 1: around him that he needed to succeed. And this was 652 00:30:14,868 --> 00:30:17,268 Speaker 1: all about making sure that he comes out and he 653 00:30:17,308 --> 00:30:19,308 Speaker 1: plays well and he has that confidence and he feels 654 00:30:19,308 --> 00:30:21,708 Speaker 1: good about the scheme. Could they have done more from 655 00:30:21,708 --> 00:30:25,028 Speaker 1: a personnel standpoint around him. It's too late. We can't 656 00:30:25,068 --> 00:30:27,148 Speaker 1: have that. We can't have that conversation now because the 657 00:30:27,148 --> 00:30:29,548 Speaker 1: off season's over. You're heading in the regular season. So 658 00:30:29,868 --> 00:30:31,468 Speaker 1: it could go one of two ways. I can't wait 659 00:30:31,468 --> 00:30:34,028 Speaker 1: to see which way it goes. Yeah, for me, this 660 00:30:34,068 --> 00:30:36,108 Speaker 1: is an easy one to a Tonga bay Looa. You 661 00:30:36,148 --> 00:30:38,908 Speaker 1: talk about a quarterback not having everything around him that 662 00:30:38,988 --> 00:30:41,748 Speaker 1: he needs to succeed TOOA. Now has that you saw 663 00:30:41,788 --> 00:30:44,868 Speaker 1: the fifty yard bomb to Tyrig Hill where he most 664 00:30:44,868 --> 00:30:46,748 Speaker 1: start had a twenty five yard run out of the 665 00:30:46,748 --> 00:30:49,708 Speaker 1: backfield versus the Eagles, if you care, it's preseason, but 666 00:30:50,348 --> 00:30:53,868 Speaker 1: had a perfect quarterback passer rating in this game Verse 667 00:30:53,948 --> 00:30:56,788 Speaker 1: the Eagles. So all we've talked about all off season. 668 00:30:57,148 --> 00:30:59,788 Speaker 1: Tyring Hills on the Dolphins. They shored up the offensive 669 00:30:59,828 --> 00:31:02,948 Speaker 1: line too, has weapons all around him. Jail and Waddle's 670 00:31:02,948 --> 00:31:06,108 Speaker 1: still there, Mike, just set, He's still there. I'm fired 671 00:31:06,268 --> 00:31:09,308 Speaker 1: up to see my guy to go out there week one. 672 00:31:09,548 --> 00:31:12,068 Speaker 1: Verse the Patriots will be game plan of going on, 673 00:31:12,388 --> 00:31:16,428 Speaker 1: but new offensive coordinator Mike McDaniels now there, what are 674 00:31:16,428 --> 00:31:18,308 Speaker 1: they gonna run? There will be a lot of unknown. 675 00:31:18,468 --> 00:31:20,868 Speaker 1: I'm looking forward to seeing to a man out there 676 00:31:20,868 --> 00:31:23,068 Speaker 1: who are early to this Suja you've been saying since 677 00:31:23,108 --> 00:31:24,868 Speaker 1: we sat down, I'm to a guy. I'm too a guy. 678 00:31:24,908 --> 00:31:26,428 Speaker 1: So if he lights the world on fire, like you 679 00:31:26,468 --> 00:31:28,508 Speaker 1: deserve credit you were in there early. I like, whatever 680 00:31:28,588 --> 00:31:30,708 Speaker 1: the question is, I'm excited to see Trey Lance and 681 00:31:30,788 --> 00:31:32,868 Speaker 1: be Juane all right, So what was the number three 682 00:31:32,948 --> 00:31:35,348 Speaker 1: hundred and eighteen pass attempts for him in college? Like 683 00:31:35,388 --> 00:31:37,588 Speaker 1: I think he's gotten north of four hundred by now, 684 00:31:37,588 --> 00:31:39,988 Speaker 1: and apparently that's enough for us to know that he 685 00:31:40,108 --> 00:31:42,668 Speaker 1: is the answer for the San Francisco forty niners. And 686 00:31:42,708 --> 00:31:44,628 Speaker 1: this is the thing. It's very funny, and this speaks 687 00:31:44,628 --> 00:31:47,428 Speaker 1: to Kyle's point about like surprises they're coming. Like he 688 00:31:47,548 --> 00:31:51,188 Speaker 1: showed us enough to essentially not call Kyle Shanahan crazy 689 00:31:51,228 --> 00:31:53,428 Speaker 1: for making this move. We're like, Okay, we see it. 690 00:31:53,468 --> 00:31:56,068 Speaker 1: We saw the connection. The Danny Gray touchdown seventy eight 691 00:31:56,108 --> 00:31:57,828 Speaker 1: yard bomb on the left down left side of the 692 00:31:57,828 --> 00:31:59,668 Speaker 1: field in preseason was a beautiful thing. It kind of 693 00:31:59,668 --> 00:32:01,908 Speaker 1: showed us a little bit what we needed to know. 694 00:32:01,988 --> 00:32:04,788 Speaker 1: But I'm just excited to get more answers to really 695 00:32:04,868 --> 00:32:07,908 Speaker 1: understand the reason behind why he is the guy I 696 00:32:07,948 --> 00:32:09,748 Speaker 1: think he is. But I want just I want more 697 00:32:09,748 --> 00:32:11,788 Speaker 1: confirmation are too, And that's a great answer. And I 698 00:32:11,788 --> 00:32:13,908 Speaker 1: would have said him and he's playing against Justin Fields 699 00:32:13,908 --> 00:32:15,228 Speaker 1: week once we get both of them the field the 700 00:32:15,268 --> 00:32:19,588 Speaker 1: same time. But the number one viral moments, Internet moments, 701 00:32:19,628 --> 00:32:23,668 Speaker 1: pr moment everything will come when and if Baker Mayfield 702 00:32:23,708 --> 00:32:25,668 Speaker 1: beats the Cleveland Browns and week one as a member 703 00:32:25,668 --> 00:32:28,868 Speaker 1: of the Carolina Panthers and addresses the media afterwards and 704 00:32:28,908 --> 00:32:30,748 Speaker 1: The question is simple of Baker, how does it feel? 705 00:32:30,828 --> 00:32:33,228 Speaker 1: And whatever he says next is the moment of week 706 00:32:33,268 --> 00:32:35,748 Speaker 1: one and maybe the moment of the first month. It 707 00:32:35,908 --> 00:32:37,868 Speaker 1: is that big. It is so much bigger than football. 708 00:32:37,868 --> 00:32:40,108 Speaker 1: You guys know I've been on this. When second they 709 00:32:40,108 --> 00:32:42,308 Speaker 1: announced never mind that Baker was a starter. I knew 710 00:32:42,308 --> 00:32:43,428 Speaker 1: he was gonna be the start of the second. The 711 00:32:43,428 --> 00:32:45,228 Speaker 1: pass has got him and everybody the same thing. Oh, 712 00:32:45,268 --> 00:32:48,068 Speaker 1: the Panthers said to wait a second week when they're 713 00:32:48,068 --> 00:32:50,628 Speaker 1: playing the Browns. Sure enough, that is. It's a one 714 00:32:50,628 --> 00:32:54,228 Speaker 1: o'clock matchup. It's sleepy game, Browns at Panthers. It's not 715 00:32:54,348 --> 00:32:57,348 Speaker 1: national anything, and it doesn't matter. It's from start to finish. 716 00:32:57,388 --> 00:33:00,468 Speaker 1: This is a Shakespearean tale of revenge and betrayal. And 717 00:33:00,508 --> 00:33:02,388 Speaker 1: Baker's not gonna say nothing. I know He's gonna try 718 00:33:02,388 --> 00:33:03,988 Speaker 1: to go a little high road. He's always got that 719 00:33:04,508 --> 00:33:06,028 Speaker 1: whole thing in It is the number one moment I'm 720 00:33:06,028 --> 00:33:08,108 Speaker 1: looking forward to when Baker beats the Browns. And I 721 00:33:08,108 --> 00:33:09,588 Speaker 1: do think he'll beat the Browns. I knew you were 722 00:33:09,628 --> 00:33:11,628 Speaker 1: going there. You got someone has to and that's the 723 00:33:11,628 --> 00:33:15,428 Speaker 1: biggest one. So it's Fantasy Week here at NFL Network 724 00:33:15,668 --> 00:33:17,988 Speaker 1: and as you couldn't tell by today, a ton of 725 00:33:18,028 --> 00:33:19,788 Speaker 1: questions that have to be answered about your leagues and 726 00:33:19,828 --> 00:33:21,908 Speaker 1: your team. And this is happening in real time. Jason 727 00:33:21,988 --> 00:33:26,108 Speaker 1: mccorty is essentially being convinced to join someone's fantasy football team. 728 00:33:26,708 --> 00:33:29,388 Speaker 1: Excuse me, one of you. Yeah, go go to Twitter 729 00:33:29,628 --> 00:33:33,028 Speaker 1: or Instagram or anything at Jason mccordy's mccorty twins on Instagram. 730 00:33:33,068 --> 00:33:35,308 Speaker 1: Still am I great? And plead your case as to 731 00:33:35,388 --> 00:33:37,628 Speaker 1: why Jason mccordy should join your league, and he says 732 00:33:37,628 --> 00:33:39,668 Speaker 1: he'll do it. Yeah, I'll do it. I'm looking to learn. 733 00:33:39,708 --> 00:33:43,708 Speaker 1: I need to know all these acronyms, what PPS, right, 734 00:33:43,788 --> 00:33:49,828 Speaker 1: AdPT AARP all. I have no idea. Let me join 735 00:33:49,868 --> 00:33:52,308 Speaker 1: your league. Teach me, coach me a little bit, but 736 00:33:52,388 --> 00:33:54,228 Speaker 1: I'm going to go in there. I'm going to compete. 737 00:33:54,268 --> 00:33:55,908 Speaker 1: There's only I can't. I can't win a ton of 738 00:33:55,948 --> 00:33:58,548 Speaker 1: money though we're NFL. No, No, I just want I 739 00:33:58,588 --> 00:34:00,468 Speaker 1: just want bragging right well, and let me join it. 740 00:34:00,508 --> 00:34:02,308 Speaker 1: For man. That means that we have to bring the 741 00:34:02,308 --> 00:34:04,548 Speaker 1: fantasy name generator back. You got to get the thing. 742 00:34:04,548 --> 00:34:06,268 Speaker 1: You've got a name kicked out like, we gotta get 743 00:34:06,268 --> 00:34:08,308 Speaker 1: things working here. But the point is mccordy wants to 744 00:34:08,348 --> 00:34:11,428 Speaker 1: join your fantasy La Jason mccordy, come tweeting me, I'm 745 00:34:11,468 --> 00:34:14,868 Speaker 1: joining somebody's fantasy team Jason. Jason has never played before, 746 00:34:14,908 --> 00:34:17,028 Speaker 1: but he's played a large role in earning people fantasy 747 00:34:17,028 --> 00:34:18,868 Speaker 1: points on the field. So like that that's the reason 748 00:34:18,868 --> 00:34:23,628 Speaker 1: you should bring him in or taking Fantasy Fantasy. Did 749 00:34:23,628 --> 00:34:26,068 Speaker 1: you see the subtle shot in the game. Yeah, no, no, 750 00:34:26,148 --> 00:34:28,148 Speaker 1: it was no subtle. No, you were you were not 751 00:34:28,188 --> 00:34:30,748 Speaker 1: getting George Pickens. You were standing up