1 00:00:01,320 --> 00:00:17,720 Speaker 1: The volume. What is going on everybody? How are we doing? 2 00:00:18,480 --> 00:00:22,880 Speaker 1: John Mitticoff three and now podcast? Not ideal lighting, less 3 00:00:22,920 --> 00:00:28,640 Speaker 1: than ideal microphone situation here, I forgot something extremely important. 4 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:33,720 Speaker 1: My traveling operation is held together by a thing called 5 00:00:33,720 --> 00:00:37,040 Speaker 1: a Zoom recorder that plugs in my microphone to my computer, 6 00:00:37,560 --> 00:00:40,080 Speaker 1: and I left it on my desk and there's just 7 00:00:40,159 --> 00:00:42,920 Speaker 1: no way one. They've come out different models since it 8 00:00:42,920 --> 00:00:44,639 Speaker 1: wouldn't be here for a couple of days, and it's 9 00:00:44,680 --> 00:00:47,000 Speaker 1: just it wasn't going to happen. So I had to 10 00:00:47,280 --> 00:00:50,800 Speaker 1: add lib and get this USB mic. So the audio 11 00:00:50,880 --> 00:00:54,400 Speaker 1: quality is not great, but I had to record a 12 00:00:54,800 --> 00:01:00,639 Speaker 1: couple mailbag here for business purposes. So I apology for 13 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:03,320 Speaker 1: forcing you to sit through this quality, because I pride 14 00:01:03,360 --> 00:01:07,760 Speaker 1: myself on good audio quality, especially someone who listens to podcasts, like, 15 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:11,440 Speaker 1: if you have bad audio quality, I'm out. So I 16 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:13,720 Speaker 1: screwed up that there's no way around it, and we'll 17 00:01:13,760 --> 00:01:16,920 Speaker 1: just have to battle through and I'll be back here 18 00:01:17,319 --> 00:01:19,320 Speaker 1: end of next week potentially, because I don't know if 19 00:01:19,319 --> 00:01:23,160 Speaker 1: I can do podcasts even from Lake Tahoe with this microphone. 20 00:01:23,200 --> 00:01:26,440 Speaker 1: It's just too terrible. It's embarrassment and it's an embarrassment 21 00:01:26,440 --> 00:01:28,360 Speaker 1: that I cost. So it's like I'm a football coach 22 00:01:28,640 --> 00:01:31,399 Speaker 1: at my press conference saying put this on my shoulders, 23 00:01:31,440 --> 00:01:34,720 Speaker 1: put this on my back. But before we dive into 24 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:37,280 Speaker 1: any mail bag at John Middlecoff is the instagram you 25 00:01:37,319 --> 00:01:41,000 Speaker 1: guys know, the drill fire in those dms. I got 26 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:42,840 Speaker 1: to tell you about my friends, my partners in the 27 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:46,759 Speaker 1: official ticketing app of this podcast, Game Time best ticketing 28 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:48,640 Speaker 1: app in America, doesn't get any easier. 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I think more elite 44 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:26,040 Speaker 1: players should stop taking these massive contracts from bad teams 45 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:29,240 Speaker 1: that overpay because they suck, and go to a place 46 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:31,600 Speaker 1: that will elevate them to new heights. I think that's 47 00:02:31,600 --> 00:02:34,920 Speaker 1: easier said than done. When someone offers you millions of dollars. 48 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:38,440 Speaker 1: Let's just say you know your team is offering you 49 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:41,040 Speaker 1: and you've never made any money thirty forty fifty million 50 00:02:41,080 --> 00:02:43,920 Speaker 1: dollars guaranteed, and you're playing at a high level, and 51 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:46,560 Speaker 1: that total contract is eighty ninety million dollars, and you're 52 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:50,440 Speaker 1: looking at yourself, well, I'm probably gonna make eighty ninety 53 00:02:50,440 --> 00:02:53,480 Speaker 1: million dollars. It's easy to go, well, I'll play this 54 00:02:53,520 --> 00:02:56,160 Speaker 1: out another two years because I got to play out 55 00:02:56,280 --> 00:03:02,960 Speaker 1: usually my my the year in which a last year 56 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:05,720 Speaker 1: in my contract, and then they're usually gonna franchise tag 57 00:03:05,760 --> 00:03:08,480 Speaker 1: me if I'm a good player, So it doesn't it's 58 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:11,760 Speaker 1: easier said than done. I know where you're coming from, 59 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:15,160 Speaker 1: but I think that's easier in theory than it is 60 00:03:15,240 --> 00:03:18,079 Speaker 1: done in reality. And that's why it's never done in reality, 61 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:20,720 Speaker 1: I'm surprised the forty nine ers brought back Kyle Huscheck 62 00:03:21,040 --> 00:03:23,079 Speaker 1: when they cut them. I thought it was justified. He's 63 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:27,560 Speaker 1: a thirty four year old expensive But what was the 64 00:03:27,600 --> 00:03:30,280 Speaker 1: thinking behind it? Is it more based on intangibles? Yeah, 65 00:03:30,320 --> 00:03:33,000 Speaker 1: I think it's it's hard to find that position, right, 66 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:37,000 Speaker 1: that it don't really exist in the NFL, that there 67 00:03:37,040 --> 00:03:39,640 Speaker 1: aren't fullbacks, There aren't guys coming out of college that 68 00:03:39,680 --> 00:03:43,160 Speaker 1: play that position. He knows the offense, he's a versatile player. 69 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:46,080 Speaker 1: He also, at this point in time, given that they've 70 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:48,480 Speaker 1: done a bunch of pay cuts, is a cheap player, 71 00:03:49,280 --> 00:03:51,920 Speaker 1: and he took a discount because he was offered more. 72 00:03:51,960 --> 00:03:54,480 Speaker 1: I think to go to Pittsburgh. He values the forty 73 00:03:54,520 --> 00:03:58,040 Speaker 1: nine ers. He likes playing with McCaffrey. He likes Kyle Shanahan, 74 00:03:58,520 --> 00:04:02,280 Speaker 1: he likes Purty, like that's Kittles this guy. So there's 75 00:04:02,320 --> 00:04:06,520 Speaker 1: a comfort level in cohesion just together. You know. I 76 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:08,560 Speaker 1: don't know. I don't have his total off the top 77 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:09,720 Speaker 1: of my head, but I think it's just a couple 78 00:04:09,720 --> 00:04:12,120 Speaker 1: of million dollars. Now he's gonna go down as the 79 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:16,360 Speaker 1: highest paid pullback in the history league. I know you're 80 00:04:16,400 --> 00:04:19,720 Speaker 1: a big Sopranos fan, which moment's episode is the funniest 81 00:04:19,720 --> 00:04:21,480 Speaker 1: to you. When I first got into the show, I 82 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:24,600 Speaker 1: anticipated at being super serious crime drama, which at times 83 00:04:24,640 --> 00:04:27,240 Speaker 1: it is, but most part it's like a comedy. A 84 00:04:27,279 --> 00:04:30,159 Speaker 1: classic moment for me is when John gets escorted away 85 00:04:30,279 --> 00:04:33,960 Speaker 1: crying at his daughter's wedding and the conversation all the 86 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:37,479 Speaker 1: guys have afterwards. I do think the all time episode 87 00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:41,560 Speaker 1: is when they're in the woods freezing their ass off, 88 00:04:41,640 --> 00:04:45,360 Speaker 1: chasing that like Russian spy who is like got confirmed 89 00:04:45,400 --> 00:04:47,840 Speaker 1: like twenty five kills, and they can't find them, they 90 00:04:47,839 --> 00:04:52,440 Speaker 1: can't kill them, and it's just they have no self service. 91 00:04:53,520 --> 00:04:55,000 Speaker 1: To me, that's got to be one of the more 92 00:04:55,160 --> 00:04:57,960 Speaker 1: iconic moments in the show. I would say the best 93 00:04:58,000 --> 00:05:02,440 Speaker 1: scene in the show is and the intervention with Chrissy 94 00:05:02,720 --> 00:05:07,920 Speaker 1: when they're all sitting around in his apartment and it's 95 00:05:07,960 --> 00:05:10,920 Speaker 1: just I've watched that scene on YouTube probably fifty times 96 00:05:10,960 --> 00:05:13,040 Speaker 1: in my life. It's hard to beat. I mean, some 97 00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:17,480 Speaker 1: of the comments by Polly, I mean, it's it's it's 98 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:22,200 Speaker 1: pretty funny. Regard to the mailback question about UFC, I 99 00:05:22,240 --> 00:05:24,720 Speaker 1: had some additional thoughts, not only is there a buried 100 00:05:24,960 --> 00:05:27,400 Speaker 1: barrier to entry with pay per view? But the main 101 00:05:27,520 --> 00:05:30,280 Speaker 1: card doesn't come on until eleven or twelve at night 102 00:05:30,800 --> 00:05:33,520 Speaker 1: on the East Coast. Let's be honest, most people don't 103 00:05:33,520 --> 00:05:36,159 Speaker 1: have the energy to stay up till one or two 104 00:05:36,200 --> 00:05:39,880 Speaker 1: am watching. Also, you're right, it's very niche. I'm in 105 00:05:39,880 --> 00:05:42,479 Speaker 1: the military, and the UFC is very popular with us. 106 00:05:42,800 --> 00:05:45,200 Speaker 1: Because of the violence. I would say a majority of 107 00:05:45,200 --> 00:05:47,800 Speaker 1: Americans just don't have the stomach for it. I'm with you. 108 00:05:48,279 --> 00:05:51,160 Speaker 1: I do think there are There was a moment last 109 00:05:51,200 --> 00:05:55,760 Speaker 1: fight where the dude kotom he hit the ground, I 110 00:05:55,839 --> 00:05:57,720 Speaker 1: might have knocked himself out on the ground as well, 111 00:05:57,760 --> 00:05:59,719 Speaker 1: and then the guy hammer cocked him to his face. 112 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:04,159 Speaker 1: I mean, it was, like Jesus, it's a very very 113 00:06:04,240 --> 00:06:08,640 Speaker 1: violent whatever twelve minutes I guess three, five minutes, around 114 00:06:08,640 --> 00:06:13,000 Speaker 1: fifteen minutes, ten minutes, however long the fight lasts. I 115 00:06:13,040 --> 00:06:16,400 Speaker 1: do think though, the human humans are drawn to fights, 116 00:06:16,960 --> 00:06:19,200 Speaker 1: going back to like when we're kids in junior high 117 00:06:19,200 --> 00:06:23,039 Speaker 1: and high school. There's a fight, everyone surrounds it. It's 118 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:27,360 Speaker 1: just a natural instincts of human beings. But you could 119 00:06:27,440 --> 00:06:31,960 Speaker 1: argue with how civilized culture has got, especially in America, 120 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:34,960 Speaker 1: how soft certain regions have gotten. You know, they're not 121 00:06:35,040 --> 00:06:38,880 Speaker 1: around fighting ever. So like you said, it's going to 122 00:06:38,920 --> 00:06:41,000 Speaker 1: turn certain people off. It's going to be too much 123 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:43,400 Speaker 1: for other people. They're just going to be people like 124 00:06:43,520 --> 00:06:47,080 Speaker 1: me who I love violence. I mean I miss it 125 00:06:47,160 --> 00:06:51,080 Speaker 1: in the NFL, I miss fighting in the NBA. I'm 126 00:06:51,160 --> 00:06:53,560 Speaker 1: drawn to violence. I'm drawn to sports and I don't 127 00:06:53,560 --> 00:06:57,039 Speaker 1: watch so it's hard to get people's attention. It just 128 00:06:57,160 --> 00:06:59,719 Speaker 1: is even people like me that should be in the demo, 129 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:02,599 Speaker 1: forty year old guy who watches sports and likes violence, 130 00:07:03,160 --> 00:07:04,640 Speaker 1: and they can't. They can't get me to buy the 131 00:07:04,640 --> 00:07:07,400 Speaker 1: pay per views, and I like Dana White. Julio Jones 132 00:07:07,480 --> 00:07:09,800 Speaker 1: retired after the offseason and a great career had me 133 00:07:09,880 --> 00:07:12,800 Speaker 1: thinking there are only three wide receivers I'd have on 134 00:07:12,840 --> 00:07:17,200 Speaker 1: my team over Julio, Rice Moss and Calvin Johnson. I 135 00:07:17,200 --> 00:07:19,960 Speaker 1: have Julio as the fourth best wide receiver of all time. 136 00:07:20,480 --> 00:07:24,720 Speaker 1: What do you think where would you put Julio? Probably 137 00:07:24,800 --> 00:07:27,840 Speaker 1: a little rich for me, you know, I think many 138 00:07:27,840 --> 00:07:30,640 Speaker 1: people would say Terrell Owens, Terrell Owens is a more 139 00:07:30,640 --> 00:07:35,520 Speaker 1: dominant player than Julio Jones. I would say, I mean, 140 00:07:35,560 --> 00:07:37,240 Speaker 1: there are a lot of guys over the course of 141 00:07:37,280 --> 00:07:40,680 Speaker 1: the last twenty five years. You know, Marvin Harrison was 142 00:07:40,760 --> 00:07:45,360 Speaker 1: pretty elite, pretty unstoppable. I would say that Tyreek Hill 143 00:07:45,560 --> 00:07:51,280 Speaker 1: pretty elite, pretty unstoppable. I would say that. Try it 144 00:07:51,360 --> 00:07:53,720 Speaker 1: else to think it's a good question. I don't know, 145 00:07:54,360 --> 00:07:57,000 Speaker 1: but I to me, he's probably top ten talent of 146 00:07:57,040 --> 00:08:01,480 Speaker 1: all time. But it just in terms of production. I mean, 147 00:08:01,480 --> 00:08:04,000 Speaker 1: you know, when you look, he had some weird years 148 00:08:04,040 --> 00:08:06,440 Speaker 1: where he didn't score touchdowns. I mean, Antonio Brown had 149 00:08:06,480 --> 00:08:09,680 Speaker 1: a six year stretch where he was better than Julio Jones. 150 00:08:09,720 --> 00:08:11,440 Speaker 1: I mean, Antonio Brown had one of the greatest six 151 00:08:11,520 --> 00:08:14,440 Speaker 1: year stretches in the history of the league. But yeah, 152 00:08:14,440 --> 00:08:16,640 Speaker 1: I'd say he's one of the great talents. He's one 153 00:08:16,640 --> 00:08:20,360 Speaker 1: of the great stories of elite blue chip prospect. Right 154 00:08:20,760 --> 00:08:23,880 Speaker 1: he was the number one overall recruit. He then becomes 155 00:08:23,880 --> 00:08:26,480 Speaker 1: a top six or seven draft pick, and then he 156 00:08:26,560 --> 00:08:28,960 Speaker 1: goes on to become a Hall of Fame level career. 157 00:08:29,480 --> 00:08:32,680 Speaker 1: I do think sometimes when these player podcasts, you know, 158 00:08:32,880 --> 00:08:34,680 Speaker 1: I saw a clip the other day He's does he 159 00:08:34,760 --> 00:08:36,960 Speaker 1: do a podcast? Roddy White. I mean, both those guys 160 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:39,520 Speaker 1: are bitching moan about a lot of stuff. It's like Julio, 161 00:08:39,880 --> 00:08:41,839 Speaker 1: you were a great player, then you got old and 162 00:08:41,920 --> 00:08:44,319 Speaker 1: they got rid of you, like, welcome to the league. 163 00:08:44,520 --> 00:08:46,079 Speaker 1: How many of your teammates did they get rid of? 164 00:08:46,120 --> 00:08:48,000 Speaker 1: They got rid of Matt Ryan, they got rid of 165 00:08:48,080 --> 00:08:50,800 Speaker 1: basically every single guy you played with beside you and 166 00:08:50,800 --> 00:08:53,640 Speaker 1: Matt Ryan before you both were discovered. They're always so 167 00:08:53,720 --> 00:08:56,199 Speaker 1: offended when like, yeah, we had a new coach come 168 00:08:56,240 --> 00:08:59,200 Speaker 1: in and I called Arthur Blank and he's like the 169 00:08:59,240 --> 00:09:02,480 Speaker 1: coach is gonna get to decide. He's like, bullshit, Arthur No, 170 00:09:03,160 --> 00:09:05,240 Speaker 1: Arthur Blank hired these guys. He's not a football guy. 171 00:09:05,240 --> 00:09:07,720 Speaker 1: He's gonna let them decide, and he's paid you a 172 00:09:07,760 --> 00:09:10,480 Speaker 1: premium for your services. These players get so offended, like, well, 173 00:09:10,960 --> 00:09:14,440 Speaker 1: you know why because they're treated so well, they're paid 174 00:09:14,679 --> 00:09:17,600 Speaker 1: premium amounts of money, they get everything handed to them, 175 00:09:17,640 --> 00:09:20,040 Speaker 1: and then the moment they're not great anymore, it's like 176 00:09:20,120 --> 00:09:22,160 Speaker 1: kind of you see it with Lebron James right now, 177 00:09:22,640 --> 00:09:24,880 Speaker 1: for the first time in Lebron james career, is like, Eh, 178 00:09:24,920 --> 00:09:27,440 Speaker 1: we don't We're not really worried about what you think, Like, 179 00:09:27,640 --> 00:09:30,120 Speaker 1: we're not going through you. You don't have any leverage anymore. 180 00:09:30,520 --> 00:09:32,960 Speaker 1: We're on we have a new beautiful girl on the 181 00:09:32,960 --> 00:09:36,520 Speaker 1: team now and her name is Luca, and he's very 182 00:09:36,520 --> 00:09:39,440 Speaker 1: offended by it. You could tell we're gonna weigh our option. 183 00:09:39,480 --> 00:09:41,960 Speaker 1: We're gonna Lebron shut up, take your fifty million play 184 00:09:41,960 --> 00:09:45,360 Speaker 1: for the Lakers. Welcome to the NBA. This happens to 185 00:09:45,480 --> 00:09:49,640 Speaker 1: literally every player, and I think the great players really 186 00:09:49,679 --> 00:09:52,560 Speaker 1: struggle with that transition of like, well, you're not just 187 00:09:52,640 --> 00:09:55,160 Speaker 1: kissing my ass, jerking me off and tickling my taint. No, 188 00:09:55,400 --> 00:09:59,400 Speaker 1: we're not anymore. We're just we're over you. And sometimes 189 00:09:59,440 --> 00:10:02,520 Speaker 1: I see these podcast it's like, geez, these guys lived 190 00:10:02,520 --> 00:10:04,199 Speaker 1: in a different world than the rest of the NFL, 191 00:10:04,240 --> 00:10:06,440 Speaker 1: even the because most NFL players are kind of like 192 00:10:06,920 --> 00:10:09,400 Speaker 1: on their toes about stuff, like at any moment, anything 193 00:10:09,440 --> 00:10:13,880 Speaker 1: could go on. I have a question about justin Herbert. 194 00:10:13,960 --> 00:10:16,520 Speaker 1: Correct me if I'm wrong, But it seems like success 195 00:10:16,600 --> 00:10:19,520 Speaker 1: during his rookie season may have raised the bar for 196 00:10:19,720 --> 00:10:23,160 Speaker 1: incoming quarterbacks. Ever since his historic debut, it feels like 197 00:10:23,280 --> 00:10:26,120 Speaker 1: teams expect their rookie quarterbacks to start right away in 198 00:10:26,160 --> 00:10:28,320 Speaker 1: week one. When you look at a trend of rookie 199 00:10:28,400 --> 00:10:31,640 Speaker 1: quarterbacks since Herbert, the expectations to start Week one seemed 200 00:10:31,720 --> 00:10:35,840 Speaker 1: noticeably higher than they used to be when quarterbacks sat 201 00:10:36,000 --> 00:10:42,560 Speaker 1: their first year to learn the new Systemah, listen, man, expectations. 202 00:10:42,640 --> 00:10:45,240 Speaker 1: People have been drafting quarterbacks now for six to seven years, 203 00:10:45,280 --> 00:10:48,160 Speaker 1: hoping to find the next Patrick Mahomes. When I draft 204 00:10:48,160 --> 00:10:51,560 Speaker 1: a play really high at quarterback, especially in the top 205 00:10:51,760 --> 00:10:55,280 Speaker 1: I don't know ten picks. My expectations are high. Whether 206 00:10:55,280 --> 00:10:57,680 Speaker 1: you're compared to Justin Herbert, whether you're compared to Patrick Mahomes, 207 00:10:57,720 --> 00:10:59,880 Speaker 1: whether you're compared to Brett fahrv Peyton Manny or Tom 208 00:11:00,640 --> 00:11:04,000 Speaker 1: you're expecting you're trying to hit a star quarterback and 209 00:11:04,160 --> 00:11:06,319 Speaker 1: fair not like the expectations are never like, yeah, it 210 00:11:06,360 --> 00:11:08,360 Speaker 1: would be cool if he's Dak Prescott, even though if 211 00:11:08,360 --> 00:11:11,120 Speaker 1: you drafted a guy he turned in at Dak Prescott 212 00:11:11,160 --> 00:11:14,440 Speaker 1: or Kirk Cousins, you know, a pick five, would it 213 00:11:14,480 --> 00:11:17,280 Speaker 1: be ideal? No, But like would you keep your job 214 00:11:17,320 --> 00:11:19,880 Speaker 1: for a long time and have just a successful team 215 00:11:19,880 --> 00:11:24,600 Speaker 1: potentially yes? And I think the expectations for high draft 216 00:11:24,600 --> 00:11:27,600 Speaker 1: picks are always really high when it comes to quarterbacks, 217 00:11:27,800 --> 00:11:31,000 Speaker 1: especially with people starting right away. And the other expectation, 218 00:11:31,160 --> 00:11:33,400 Speaker 1: like you said, is like people don't want people to sit, 219 00:11:34,040 --> 00:11:39,480 Speaker 1: the Aaron Rodgers, the Jordan love That is not the norm. 220 00:11:39,559 --> 00:11:42,920 Speaker 1: Even Patrick Mahomes sitting for a year is definitely not 221 00:11:43,080 --> 00:11:46,760 Speaker 1: ever going to be the norm with rookie contracts. With 222 00:11:46,960 --> 00:11:48,880 Speaker 1: how much these guys have played now in seven on 223 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:52,960 Speaker 1: seven and in college, people want to see these guys play. 224 00:11:53,760 --> 00:11:57,320 Speaker 1: Should the NFL add overtime kickoff decision to the opening 225 00:11:57,360 --> 00:11:59,520 Speaker 1: coin toss? For example, if you win the coin toss, 226 00:11:59,559 --> 00:12:02,560 Speaker 1: you get to choose three options kick receive for the game, 227 00:12:02,760 --> 00:12:07,959 Speaker 1: kick receive for overtime, three field direction. This way, everyone 228 00:12:08,000 --> 00:12:11,319 Speaker 1: knows ahead of time who gets the first ball first 229 00:12:11,320 --> 00:12:15,680 Speaker 1: in overtime, so no team doesn't feel screwed after the 230 00:12:15,720 --> 00:12:18,760 Speaker 1: coin toss. Also, teams could play more aggresfully at the 231 00:12:18,840 --> 00:12:21,120 Speaker 1: end of games if they knew they had to kick 232 00:12:21,160 --> 00:12:27,800 Speaker 1: off in overtime. I don't hate this, but I don't 233 00:12:27,800 --> 00:12:31,640 Speaker 1: think at the start of the game you're even thinking 234 00:12:31,640 --> 00:12:36,400 Speaker 1: about overtime. Really, the decision to defer or not is 235 00:12:36,440 --> 00:12:39,679 Speaker 1: based on the start of the second half, which there's 236 00:12:39,720 --> 00:12:44,680 Speaker 1: still thirty minutes of football left, so I think that 237 00:12:44,679 --> 00:12:47,280 Speaker 1: would be an element coaches wouldn't want to mess with. 238 00:12:47,960 --> 00:12:51,000 Speaker 1: I think they would rather just kind of stay focused 239 00:12:51,040 --> 00:12:53,679 Speaker 1: on the present and at worst the start of the 240 00:12:53,720 --> 00:12:56,880 Speaker 1: second half. I don't hate the idea. I think you're 241 00:12:56,880 --> 00:13:00,440 Speaker 1: actually kind of thinking outside the box here. But I 242 00:13:00,440 --> 00:13:02,880 Speaker 1: think if you went to the owner's meetings and threw 243 00:13:02,960 --> 00:13:07,440 Speaker 1: that kind of idea out there, it would get kicked 244 00:13:07,480 --> 00:13:12,080 Speaker 1: back pretty fast. The Texans and brown seem to be 245 00:13:12,080 --> 00:13:15,320 Speaker 1: fully guaranteed way more money than everyone else. There are 246 00:13:15,320 --> 00:13:18,600 Speaker 1: only two teams to guarantee their second round picks, and 247 00:13:18,640 --> 00:13:22,600 Speaker 1: then Watson fully guaranteed with the Browns, and Stingley got 248 00:13:22,640 --> 00:13:25,800 Speaker 1: eighty nine of ninety million dollars guaranteed with the Texans. 249 00:13:26,120 --> 00:13:28,000 Speaker 1: Do you think they're doing this on purpose to screw 250 00:13:28,040 --> 00:13:33,080 Speaker 1: with everyone else's negotiations? If one, if no one else's 251 00:13:33,120 --> 00:13:35,960 Speaker 1: second round picks, that'd be a huge blow. All the 252 00:13:36,000 --> 00:13:39,320 Speaker 1: Cardinal media keeps ping, I didn't see that they guaranteed 253 00:13:39,360 --> 00:13:45,240 Speaker 1: their second round picks fully guaranteed contract. I didn't see that. 254 00:13:45,480 --> 00:13:49,720 Speaker 1: I do wonder you know you could argue Derek Stingley 255 00:13:50,960 --> 00:13:54,720 Speaker 1: giving him eighty nine million dollars of ninety million dollars guaranteed, 256 00:13:54,720 --> 00:13:57,480 Speaker 1: because if I was a star corner, I'd be like, 257 00:13:57,600 --> 00:14:00,920 Speaker 1: why am I getting way? Why is justin Jefferson and 258 00:14:01,000 --> 00:14:04,079 Speaker 1: Nick Bosa getting one hundred and twenty five million dollars guaranteed, 259 00:14:04,120 --> 00:14:07,360 Speaker 1: and I'm only getting eighty or ninety Why wouldn't I 260 00:14:07,400 --> 00:14:10,000 Speaker 1: get the same amount guaranteed as those guys? I play 261 00:14:10,200 --> 00:14:14,719 Speaker 1: premium position. I'm covering the highest paid guy in the league. Right. 262 00:14:14,760 --> 00:14:18,280 Speaker 1: The reason you give these pass rushers so much money 263 00:14:18,440 --> 00:14:20,640 Speaker 1: is because they go, well, I'm going up against Lane Johnson, 264 00:14:20,680 --> 00:14:23,440 Speaker 1: Trent Williams, Tristan Worse. These guys are making thirty million 265 00:14:23,480 --> 00:14:24,960 Speaker 1: dollars a year. If I'm beating them, why am I 266 00:14:24,960 --> 00:14:26,880 Speaker 1: not getting thirty million dollars a year? So if I'm 267 00:14:26,920 --> 00:14:29,560 Speaker 1: Derek Stingley and I'm covering the guy making thirty million 268 00:14:29,600 --> 00:14:32,280 Speaker 1: dollars a year, why wouldn't I make thirty million dollars 269 00:14:32,320 --> 00:14:35,640 Speaker 1: a year? Right? Why am I making twenty? So I 270 00:14:35,640 --> 00:14:37,440 Speaker 1: think it's a way to kind of actually give him 271 00:14:37,480 --> 00:14:41,480 Speaker 1: a little less, But you're right, they have and it 272 00:14:41,480 --> 00:14:43,840 Speaker 1: gives a shorter term contract, right, Like, what are they 273 00:14:43,840 --> 00:14:47,400 Speaker 1: giving four years ninety million dollars? What do they give 274 00:14:47,560 --> 00:14:50,200 Speaker 1: to Nell Hunter two years ago? I think two years 275 00:14:50,200 --> 00:14:52,720 Speaker 1: fifty million dollars and guaranteed forty nine of it. So 276 00:14:52,800 --> 00:14:56,320 Speaker 1: you actually keep yourself more flexible instead of giving like 277 00:14:56,360 --> 00:14:59,680 Speaker 1: the six or seven year deals. Maybe you'd have to 278 00:14:59,720 --> 00:15:02,560 Speaker 1: ask Cereo. That's a good question because I don't view 279 00:15:02,560 --> 00:15:04,800 Speaker 1: the Texans and the Browns as the same. I mean, 280 00:15:04,800 --> 00:15:06,920 Speaker 1: they gave DeShawn Watson two hundred thirty million dollars to 281 00:15:07,880 --> 00:15:10,480 Speaker 1: make sure that he joined the team. I don't know 282 00:15:10,520 --> 00:15:17,040 Speaker 1: why they did it. Honestly, that's a great question. Why 283 00:15:17,160 --> 00:15:20,360 Speaker 1: isn't the Giants GM fired. Especially after the hard knocks, 284 00:15:20,760 --> 00:15:22,640 Speaker 1: he would be on the hot seat, But now since 285 00:15:22,680 --> 00:15:25,080 Speaker 1: Barkley won a championship with the Eagles, I'm surprised John 286 00:15:25,080 --> 00:15:28,360 Speaker 1: didn't fire him already. It's hard to find a proper GM. 287 00:15:29,320 --> 00:15:32,120 Speaker 1: Even the NFL fan knows that it's a bad idea, 288 00:15:32,240 --> 00:15:34,600 Speaker 1: and I doubt he would get another GM job. By 289 00:15:34,640 --> 00:15:38,960 Speaker 1: the way, love the pod appreciate it. I don't know. 290 00:15:39,240 --> 00:15:42,360 Speaker 1: I mean your guess as good as mine. I think 291 00:15:42,360 --> 00:15:47,720 Speaker 1: it's pretty clear the Giants ownership has hesitated when it 292 00:15:47,760 --> 00:15:52,720 Speaker 1: came to making a major major change. They want no 293 00:15:52,800 --> 00:15:56,240 Speaker 1: part of it. So I would guess that that's a 294 00:15:56,280 --> 00:16:01,240 Speaker 1: major reason that they just don't want to They don't 295 00:16:01,240 --> 00:16:03,200 Speaker 1: want to fire anybody because he doesn't want to go 296 00:16:03,720 --> 00:16:05,880 Speaker 1: in a situation where he has to interview new people. 297 00:16:05,960 --> 00:16:08,840 Speaker 1: That sucks. That is the last thing these owners want 298 00:16:08,880 --> 00:16:13,160 Speaker 1: to do. They're printing money. Life's good. 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How could anyone like I've 346 00:18:47,720 --> 00:18:49,680 Speaker 1: lived in the heat my whole life. I grew up. 347 00:18:49,720 --> 00:18:53,480 Speaker 1: I'm actually down the street in a hotel because my 348 00:18:53,600 --> 00:18:55,440 Speaker 1: brother and his kids are living in my mom's house 349 00:18:55,440 --> 00:18:58,680 Speaker 1: because they're premodeling their house. So we stayed at a 350 00:18:58,720 --> 00:19:01,119 Speaker 1: hotel down the street. I mean it was we landed yesterday. 351 00:19:01,119 --> 00:19:03,480 Speaker 1: It was one hundred and two degrees in Davis, California, 352 00:19:03,520 --> 00:19:05,919 Speaker 1: and it was humid. It sure felt humid to me, 353 00:19:06,280 --> 00:19:09,159 Speaker 1: Like it's hot. So summers are hot, you play golf, 354 00:19:09,960 --> 00:19:12,000 Speaker 1: not going to kill you. How could anyone function in 355 00:19:12,160 --> 00:19:14,280 Speaker 1: zero degrees? All you guys in the Midwest or the 356 00:19:14,280 --> 00:19:17,439 Speaker 1: Northeast live in the snow, Like, you couldn't pay me 357 00:19:17,480 --> 00:19:19,919 Speaker 1: to do that. So everyone's always like, how do you 358 00:19:20,000 --> 00:19:21,480 Speaker 1: live in the heat? I don't know. You drink some 359 00:19:21,520 --> 00:19:27,000 Speaker 1: water that you put on a hat. It's not that complicated. Okay. 360 00:19:27,040 --> 00:19:29,160 Speaker 1: When you look at recent history, none of the offensive 361 00:19:29,160 --> 00:19:31,560 Speaker 1: play college head coaches hired in the past five years 362 00:19:31,920 --> 00:19:37,080 Speaker 1: have won more than one playoff game. Yet CEO coaches 363 00:19:37,119 --> 00:19:39,679 Speaker 1: like Sirianni, Dan Campbell, de Miko Ryans, Dan Quinn have 364 00:19:39,720 --> 00:19:42,200 Speaker 1: won multiple playoff games. It seems like there are more 365 00:19:42,240 --> 00:19:44,680 Speaker 1: distractions now than ever to manage as a head coach. 366 00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:49,399 Speaker 1: Long schedules, more weekday games, more primetime games, more international games. 367 00:19:49,640 --> 00:19:52,960 Speaker 1: Social media and podcast gives players an outlet. Analytics have 368 00:19:53,000 --> 00:19:56,360 Speaker 1: contributed to the unconventional in game decision making. A lot 369 00:19:56,400 --> 00:19:58,919 Speaker 1: of this is new over the last five ish years. 370 00:19:59,280 --> 00:20:01,600 Speaker 1: Do you think tions are too high for Ben Johnson 371 00:20:01,640 --> 00:20:03,479 Speaker 1: the Bears this year, given that he's a first year 372 00:20:03,520 --> 00:20:07,480 Speaker 1: head coach. Yeah? Man, I think it's really really hard 373 00:20:07,520 --> 00:20:11,639 Speaker 1: to be a head coach, especially when your bread and 374 00:20:11,720 --> 00:20:15,680 Speaker 1: butter is like calling the game. And that's why Ben Johnson, 375 00:20:15,760 --> 00:20:19,800 Speaker 1: that's why Sean McVay, that's why Kyle Shanahan. And when 376 00:20:19,880 --> 00:20:22,640 Speaker 1: you're young, you have a million things going on. Sometimes 377 00:20:22,640 --> 00:20:24,639 Speaker 1: you get to go to a crappy team, right, you 378 00:20:24,680 --> 00:20:28,200 Speaker 1: just get to go to a team that has no expectations. 379 00:20:28,240 --> 00:20:31,600 Speaker 1: People just think it's gonna suck, right, Like I'm gonna win. 380 00:20:32,240 --> 00:20:34,719 Speaker 1: I'm gonna win three or four games. It's like whatever 381 00:20:35,480 --> 00:20:38,280 Speaker 1: you win six or seven, everyone's happy. Then there's a 382 00:20:38,280 --> 00:20:41,160 Speaker 1: guy like Ben Johnson who is just anointed the next 383 00:20:41,240 --> 00:20:44,600 Speaker 1: great play caller. It's like, next Mike Shanahan, next Mike Homber, 384 00:20:44,680 --> 00:20:49,000 Speaker 1: next Andy Reid, and listen, he was incredible in Detroit. Well, 385 00:20:49,040 --> 00:20:51,280 Speaker 1: he goes to a team who's expectation. I would say 386 00:20:51,280 --> 00:20:54,600 Speaker 1: this year, anything less than nine to ten wins gonna 387 00:20:54,600 --> 00:20:56,280 Speaker 1: be a does Like he wins seven eight, it's gonna 388 00:20:56,280 --> 00:20:59,520 Speaker 1: get weird like and that's not a normal landing spot 389 00:20:59,520 --> 00:21:04,399 Speaker 1: for a first time head coach. So godspeed, I'm with you. 390 00:21:04,480 --> 00:21:07,720 Speaker 1: I think there's a lot going on. Like Sirianni is 391 00:21:07,720 --> 00:21:11,400 Speaker 1: a good example, young guy, ton of help, ton of help. 392 00:21:12,040 --> 00:21:14,280 Speaker 1: Right when he first got there, his two coordinators, Jonathan 393 00:21:14,359 --> 00:21:17,000 Speaker 1: Gannon and Shane sykein two head coaches. Now how good 394 00:21:17,040 --> 00:21:18,439 Speaker 1: they are A sad coach, I don't know, but like 395 00:21:19,040 --> 00:21:23,119 Speaker 1: legit head coaching candidates and really good like Jonathan Gannon 396 00:21:23,160 --> 00:21:27,200 Speaker 1: is a good leader. Shane Syken's an excellent like offensive innovator. 397 00:21:27,480 --> 00:21:31,520 Speaker 1: He's got Howie Roseman the best GM. Like that's Ben 398 00:21:31,600 --> 00:21:34,400 Speaker 1: Johnson's got Ryan Poles, which seems like a nice guy. 399 00:21:34,560 --> 00:21:37,280 Speaker 1: No clue if he knows what he's going on. He's 400 00:21:37,280 --> 00:21:42,200 Speaker 1: got he's the offensive play caller. I guess Dennis Allen's 401 00:21:42,240 --> 00:21:46,439 Speaker 1: is defensive coordinator. That that will help. I hear you. 402 00:21:47,440 --> 00:21:51,239 Speaker 1: I've been beating this trump for a long time. I 403 00:21:51,280 --> 00:21:55,399 Speaker 1: was wondering why some NFL organizations the head coach outranks 404 00:21:55,440 --> 00:21:58,680 Speaker 1: the GM, but in others it doesn't. How does the 405 00:21:58,760 --> 00:22:02,320 Speaker 1: hierarchy work. Doesn't the head coach make more than gms? 406 00:22:03,520 --> 00:22:07,120 Speaker 1: I can there can't be many teams where the GM 407 00:22:07,160 --> 00:22:11,000 Speaker 1: makes more than the head coach. Maybe Philly, but Sirianni 408 00:22:11,080 --> 00:22:14,200 Speaker 1: just got a raise. So I mean listen to how 409 00:22:14,200 --> 00:22:17,000 Speaker 1: he probably should make fifteen or twenty million. But let's 410 00:22:17,000 --> 00:22:18,760 Speaker 1: say he's making ten, that'd be one of the highest 411 00:22:18,760 --> 00:22:22,359 Speaker 1: paed GMS. If Sirianne's making ten, he's lower half of 412 00:22:22,359 --> 00:22:26,439 Speaker 1: the NFL and head coach salaries, so or definitely, you know, 413 00:22:26,440 --> 00:22:28,320 Speaker 1: he wouldn't be in the top twelve or fourteen and 414 00:22:28,359 --> 00:22:30,639 Speaker 1: Gain just won a Super Bowl, so I think it 415 00:22:30,720 --> 00:22:34,960 Speaker 1: just gets the money. It's also in the contract, so 416 00:22:35,080 --> 00:22:38,840 Speaker 1: like when Kyle Shanahan was hired, he gets final say 417 00:22:38,920 --> 00:22:41,920 Speaker 1: on everything. Now that doesn't mean like in a draft room, 418 00:22:42,119 --> 00:22:44,600 Speaker 1: he might let John Lynch do it, but it is 419 00:22:44,640 --> 00:22:47,359 Speaker 1: in his contract. If he wants something, he gets it. 420 00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:49,280 Speaker 1: And that's how it works with a lot of these. 421 00:22:49,800 --> 00:22:53,119 Speaker 1: When Ben Johnson got hired, Ben Johnson had a leverage, 422 00:22:53,560 --> 00:22:56,200 Speaker 1: So if Ben Johnson wanted in his contract, he get 423 00:22:56,200 --> 00:22:59,800 Speaker 1: basically whatever he wanted in his contract. Mike Frabele hired 424 00:22:59,800 --> 00:23:02,040 Speaker 1: in England, Well, who do you think had all the juice? 425 00:23:02,520 --> 00:23:05,879 Speaker 1: Liam Cohen. Remember they were desperately trying to hire. So 426 00:23:06,119 --> 00:23:09,520 Speaker 1: sometimes coaches, even if they don't have experience like Vabel 427 00:23:10,400 --> 00:23:13,040 Speaker 1: or Pete Carroll or whatever that a guy like Liam 428 00:23:13,080 --> 00:23:18,960 Speaker 1: Cohen has has leveraged because you need you're desperate to 429 00:23:19,000 --> 00:23:21,119 Speaker 1: hire him, so he has on the leverage of like 430 00:23:21,160 --> 00:23:22,840 Speaker 1: I need this in my contract, I get the final 431 00:23:22,880 --> 00:23:25,520 Speaker 1: say that's where I think that happens a lot. It's 432 00:23:25,520 --> 00:23:29,840 Speaker 1: not like a there's not a set hierarchy, like there 433 00:23:29,840 --> 00:23:32,680 Speaker 1: are at a lot of you guys jobs that let's just 434 00:23:32,720 --> 00:23:34,920 Speaker 1: say at a corporate structure, like if you went to 435 00:23:35,000 --> 00:23:38,160 Speaker 1: Chase Bank, or you went to Oracle, or you went 436 00:23:38,240 --> 00:23:40,879 Speaker 1: to you know, some of these major companies. Like if 437 00:23:40,920 --> 00:23:43,000 Speaker 1: you were at a retailer like Safeway and you were 438 00:23:43,800 --> 00:23:48,680 Speaker 1: or an alcohol company a distributor, there's very clear org chart, 439 00:23:49,600 --> 00:23:52,760 Speaker 1: the org chart. Sometimes in football it's like, well, who 440 00:23:52,800 --> 00:23:55,159 Speaker 1: had all the juice? Like if I'm desperately trying to 441 00:23:55,240 --> 00:23:59,040 Speaker 1: hire let's say Adam Peters to be my GM, Well, 442 00:23:59,040 --> 00:24:01,600 Speaker 1: if he's hired before the coach and I had a 443 00:24:01,600 --> 00:24:03,399 Speaker 1: bunch of leverage. If I'm Adam Peters, I get it 444 00:24:03,440 --> 00:24:05,359 Speaker 1: in my contract that I get to run the draft, 445 00:24:05,560 --> 00:24:09,080 Speaker 1: and I get to run free agency, and maybe I 446 00:24:09,160 --> 00:24:11,399 Speaker 1: get to pick the final fifty three. Now it doesn't 447 00:24:11,440 --> 00:24:13,240 Speaker 1: mean that I don't let my coach do a lot 448 00:24:13,240 --> 00:24:15,120 Speaker 1: of that, but it's in my contract that I do. 449 00:24:15,760 --> 00:24:18,240 Speaker 1: And it's just based on which one of those guys 450 00:24:18,280 --> 00:24:21,720 Speaker 1: when you hired him either had the leverage slash use 451 00:24:21,800 --> 00:24:25,680 Speaker 1: the leverage to make sure that was written in stone. Now, ideally, 452 00:24:25,800 --> 00:24:29,800 Speaker 1: like John Schneider was hired by Pete Carroll by the 453 00:24:29,800 --> 00:24:32,320 Speaker 1: middle of their run, like Pete Carroll relied on him 454 00:24:32,359 --> 00:24:36,120 Speaker 1: a lot, brett Veach was hired by Andy Reid. Right, 455 00:24:36,720 --> 00:24:40,720 Speaker 1: Andy Truss Bretton lets him operate. So you know, Sean 456 00:24:40,800 --> 00:24:44,440 Speaker 1: McVeigh makes more money than less need McVeigh. Let's less 457 00:24:44,480 --> 00:24:47,880 Speaker 1: need pick the players. Now here's the other thing. Even 458 00:24:47,920 --> 00:24:52,359 Speaker 1: if you are an equal with the coach, you don't 459 00:24:52,400 --> 00:24:56,479 Speaker 1: want to pick a player. Let's say I'm scouting and 460 00:24:56,560 --> 00:25:00,480 Speaker 1: I love this this badass linebacker named John middle Coff. 461 00:25:00,600 --> 00:25:04,320 Speaker 1: Like this guy John Middlecoff, What is this? Is this 462 00:25:04,400 --> 00:25:07,359 Speaker 1: Patrick willis two point zero and my coach hates him. 463 00:25:07,560 --> 00:25:09,280 Speaker 1: He's like, I don't like him. I don't think he 464 00:25:09,320 --> 00:25:12,080 Speaker 1: fits my scheme. Maybe he meets him at the combine 465 00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:16,320 Speaker 1: and it's like turned him off. I don't like this cat. Well, 466 00:25:17,160 --> 00:25:18,680 Speaker 1: even if you love the player, are you going to 467 00:25:18,760 --> 00:25:21,640 Speaker 1: force that on your coach knowing he hates him. That's 468 00:25:21,680 --> 00:25:23,800 Speaker 1: not a It's not a fun way to work. So 469 00:25:24,200 --> 00:25:26,120 Speaker 1: I think a lot of that stuff works itself out. 470 00:25:28,000 --> 00:25:31,120 Speaker 1: So I think I think overall, there's not like, there's 471 00:25:31,160 --> 00:25:34,679 Speaker 1: not a set ORG chart. The only ORG chart in 472 00:25:34,720 --> 00:25:37,080 Speaker 1: football that stays the same is whenever the GM and 473 00:25:37,200 --> 00:25:40,479 Speaker 1: head coach is hired, the coaching staff and the scouting 474 00:25:40,480 --> 00:25:44,480 Speaker 1: staff are both under those guys. My bad if you 475 00:25:44,480 --> 00:25:46,760 Speaker 1: already answered this question. But who would you say is 476 00:25:46,800 --> 00:25:49,920 Speaker 1: the greatest college prospect ever? And if there was an 477 00:25:49,920 --> 00:25:53,959 Speaker 1: all time draft, would that same prospect go first overall? 478 00:25:54,160 --> 00:25:58,040 Speaker 1: Like a quarterback, I think many would argue that Elway 479 00:25:58,760 --> 00:26:02,679 Speaker 1: was the best prospect of all time. I mean, he's 480 00:26:02,680 --> 00:26:05,040 Speaker 1: six three sixty four, he could run, he had a 481 00:26:05,119 --> 00:26:09,280 Speaker 1: huge arm, and he was a Stanford intellect guy who 482 00:26:09,520 --> 00:26:13,560 Speaker 1: was whose dad was a coach. I think it would 483 00:26:13,560 --> 00:26:16,439 Speaker 1: be hard You'd be hard pressed to call John Elway 484 00:26:16,520 --> 00:26:19,440 Speaker 1: the greatest quarterback prospect of all time. And if the 485 00:26:19,480 --> 00:26:21,840 Speaker 1: greatest quarterback prospect of all time, that means you're the 486 00:26:21,840 --> 00:26:26,280 Speaker 1: greatest prospect of all time, because even if you're I'm 487 00:26:26,280 --> 00:26:32,560 Speaker 1: trying to think, you know it was funny. Is some 488 00:26:32,600 --> 00:26:38,040 Speaker 1: of the great tackles in the history of the league, 489 00:26:39,200 --> 00:26:45,280 Speaker 1: like Jonathan Ogden. Let's use him as an example. Jonathan Ogden. 490 00:26:45,600 --> 00:26:47,439 Speaker 1: I think he was like the twelfth pick in the draft. 491 00:26:49,280 --> 00:26:53,160 Speaker 1: It was a fourth pick. I'd say Jonathan Ogden would 492 00:26:53,160 --> 00:26:56,840 Speaker 1: be pretty high. Nine time first or second team All 493 00:26:56,880 --> 00:27:00,959 Speaker 1: Pro I mean guys like that. But Trent Williams, Jonathan Ogden, 494 00:27:01,920 --> 00:27:03,879 Speaker 1: you know, Lane Johnson's gonna be a first bout Hall 495 00:27:03,880 --> 00:27:06,359 Speaker 1: of Famer. A lot of these tackles, they were the 496 00:27:06,400 --> 00:27:09,360 Speaker 1: fourth overall pick. So it's hard for me to call 497 00:27:09,400 --> 00:27:12,480 Speaker 1: some of these tackles the greatest prospect of all time 498 00:27:12,520 --> 00:27:17,400 Speaker 1: if they're the fourth overall pick. I'd imagine Reggie White 499 00:27:18,280 --> 00:27:23,439 Speaker 1: a little before my time, but he's probably gonna be 500 00:27:23,520 --> 00:27:30,040 Speaker 1: one of the great prospects of all time. Lawrence Taylor 501 00:27:30,160 --> 00:27:36,440 Speaker 1: would probably be up there, but Reggie White was technically yeah, 502 00:27:36,480 --> 00:27:39,119 Speaker 1: he was in the supplemental Draft. I forget the exact 503 00:27:39,160 --> 00:27:42,160 Speaker 1: details on that one, but he was the fourth overall pick. 504 00:27:43,000 --> 00:27:49,399 Speaker 1: Lawrence Taylor was the second overall pick, so you know, 505 00:27:49,440 --> 00:27:52,480 Speaker 1: I'd say l Way'd be hard to beat. I'd say 506 00:27:52,520 --> 00:27:55,040 Speaker 1: the two best quarterback prospects of my life would be 507 00:27:55,160 --> 00:27:59,879 Speaker 1: Lway Peyton and then a lot of these other g 508 00:28:00,200 --> 00:28:02,200 Speaker 1: You know, Lawrence Taylor, you know Reggie White played in 509 00:28:02,240 --> 00:28:05,560 Speaker 1: the USFL. I'll tell you it was a fucking sweet prospect. 510 00:28:05,760 --> 00:28:13,000 Speaker 1: Von Miller was pretty sweet. He went two overall. You 511 00:28:13,440 --> 00:28:15,439 Speaker 1: briefly mentioned it when you were all with Colin a 512 00:28:15,440 --> 00:28:17,360 Speaker 1: few weeks ago, that you spend some time in San 513 00:28:17,400 --> 00:28:21,000 Speaker 1: Sebastian when you were younger, wondering what your thoughts were 514 00:28:21,040 --> 00:28:24,880 Speaker 1: on the place. If so, I went back. I went 515 00:28:24,960 --> 00:28:27,040 Speaker 1: back a few years ago from my thirtieth and was 516 00:28:27,080 --> 00:28:31,640 Speaker 1: blown away by the food. Watch your thoughts on international fixtures, 517 00:28:31,800 --> 00:28:34,720 Speaker 1: even possibly future teams in Europe as a European fan, 518 00:28:34,800 --> 00:28:38,400 Speaker 1: I can say for certain that I would I wouldn't 519 00:28:38,440 --> 00:28:40,720 Speaker 1: like any team based outside of the America, even in London. 520 00:28:40,720 --> 00:28:42,880 Speaker 1: If you're a European fan, in my opinion, you don't 521 00:28:42,880 --> 00:28:45,240 Speaker 1: want to support watch one of the established thirty two 522 00:28:45,240 --> 00:28:48,040 Speaker 1: American teams. You want to watch the other base in Europe. 523 00:28:48,200 --> 00:28:52,080 Speaker 1: It's a good question. When I went to San Sebastian, 524 00:28:52,120 --> 00:28:56,400 Speaker 1: I was that's almost twenty years ago. Now. What's funny 525 00:28:56,480 --> 00:28:58,280 Speaker 1: is we went to the beach. I was there for 526 00:28:58,280 --> 00:29:00,760 Speaker 1: like a month, went to the beach like every single day. 527 00:29:00,840 --> 00:29:04,720 Speaker 1: It was incredible. The water was warm, the food. I 528 00:29:04,760 --> 00:29:07,240 Speaker 1: just remember there being a lot of tapas, remembering tapas 529 00:29:07,280 --> 00:29:10,800 Speaker 1: every day, was drinking a lot, would go for runs 530 00:29:10,800 --> 00:29:14,080 Speaker 1: along the beach. We went to class I think like 531 00:29:14,080 --> 00:29:16,800 Speaker 1: twice a week was stupid. I don't remember anything that 532 00:29:16,840 --> 00:29:18,640 Speaker 1: was said. We actually went out drinking one night with 533 00:29:18,680 --> 00:29:21,480 Speaker 1: the teacher who didn't speak great English, but he was 534 00:29:21,480 --> 00:29:24,920 Speaker 1: a cool guy. I just remember screwing around there. I 535 00:29:24,920 --> 00:29:29,040 Speaker 1: didn't surf, but it was it's technically that beach, I 536 00:29:29,520 --> 00:29:31,840 Speaker 1: you know, has decent surf. I just remember swimming and 537 00:29:31,840 --> 00:29:34,200 Speaker 1: going to the beach and I was just I've never 538 00:29:34,240 --> 00:29:37,840 Speaker 1: been more tan in my life. It's absolutely beautiful there. 539 00:29:38,000 --> 00:29:40,960 Speaker 1: I remember being hot and humid, but it was It's 540 00:29:40,960 --> 00:29:43,280 Speaker 1: been a long time and that was a time too. 541 00:29:43,440 --> 00:29:45,959 Speaker 1: You know, we didn't have a cell phone with a camera, 542 00:29:46,560 --> 00:29:49,280 Speaker 1: so I don't even have that many pictures. I have 543 00:29:49,320 --> 00:29:52,200 Speaker 1: a couple that are on like a buddy probably someone 544 00:29:52,200 --> 00:29:55,080 Speaker 1: else that I went with Facebook page back in the day. 545 00:29:56,320 --> 00:29:59,480 Speaker 1: It's like a completely different time in life. I remember 546 00:29:59,560 --> 00:30:02,040 Speaker 1: having a Nokia flip phone with me so I could 547 00:30:02,080 --> 00:30:06,960 Speaker 1: like call my parents, but it was it was fun. 548 00:30:07,360 --> 00:30:10,280 Speaker 1: Not gonna lie question for the pod. I'm a diehard 549 00:30:10,280 --> 00:30:12,960 Speaker 1: app State football fan and truly believe on any given 550 00:30:12,960 --> 00:30:15,320 Speaker 1: Sunday we could beat anyone in the country. That being said, 551 00:30:15,360 --> 00:30:18,640 Speaker 1: I realized we are tremendously outclassed and talent with the 552 00:30:18,680 --> 00:30:21,400 Speaker 1: portal and turned G five schools into breeding grounds for 553 00:30:21,440 --> 00:30:24,720 Speaker 1: Power five. What does the future of G five football 554 00:30:24,760 --> 00:30:27,160 Speaker 1: look like to you? And is there a G five 555 00:30:27,240 --> 00:30:32,760 Speaker 1: school from their own league? There is there any world 556 00:30:32,760 --> 00:30:36,440 Speaker 1: where the G five schools formed their own league. It 557 00:30:36,520 --> 00:30:38,560 Speaker 1: kind of hit me when we were talking about Simmons 558 00:30:38,600 --> 00:30:40,920 Speaker 1: the other day because someone asked a question about Jason 559 00:30:40,960 --> 00:30:44,320 Speaker 1: Kelcey comparing Josh Simmons to the best, you know, a 560 00:30:44,440 --> 00:30:47,160 Speaker 1: prospect with his physical capabilities, like a Jason Peters or 561 00:30:47,240 --> 00:30:51,240 Speaker 1: Trent Williams. And then I didn't realize this because again 562 00:30:51,280 --> 00:30:54,719 Speaker 1: I'm not living and dying in this world anymore. I 563 00:30:54,800 --> 00:30:57,520 Speaker 1: just assumed, if you're just starting left tackle for Ohio State, 564 00:30:57,600 --> 00:31:00,480 Speaker 1: that you went to Ohio State at high and you 565 00:31:00,520 --> 00:31:03,240 Speaker 1: were just some blue chip guy, right, like your CJ. Stroud, 566 00:31:03,360 --> 00:31:06,880 Speaker 1: or you're Jeremiah Smith or your even Caleb Downs right 567 00:31:06,960 --> 00:31:11,800 Speaker 1: Alabama Ohio State blue chipper. Simmons was at San Diego State, 568 00:31:12,240 --> 00:31:13,720 Speaker 1: I mean a couple of years ago. San Diego State 569 00:31:13,800 --> 00:31:16,880 Speaker 1: was pretty good. You know, UNLV had a moment last year. 570 00:31:16,960 --> 00:31:20,240 Speaker 1: Obviously you guys had some moments. Those days are done 571 00:31:20,440 --> 00:31:23,680 Speaker 1: when you get a Josh Simmons. Now, when you get 572 00:31:23,960 --> 00:31:27,480 Speaker 1: at San Diego State a legitimate NFL prospect, I got 573 00:31:27,480 --> 00:31:30,520 Speaker 1: my start at Fresno State. We had Ryan Matthews. When 574 00:31:30,560 --> 00:31:34,120 Speaker 1: I got there, Ryan Matthews was a top fifteen pick 575 00:31:34,480 --> 00:31:38,920 Speaker 1: at running back. The Chargers drafted Ryan Matthews to literally 576 00:31:39,000 --> 00:31:42,800 Speaker 1: replace Ledanian Tomlinson, who's one of the greatest players ever. 577 00:31:43,640 --> 00:31:46,720 Speaker 1: Ryan Matthews at point in time in his childhood grew 578 00:31:46,840 --> 00:31:50,560 Speaker 1: up in a car. His mom and him lived out 579 00:31:50,560 --> 00:31:53,040 Speaker 1: of a car. It was an incredible story. And Ryan 580 00:31:53,120 --> 00:31:56,640 Speaker 1: has gone on now to everyone that's ever met Ryan 581 00:31:56,760 --> 00:31:58,600 Speaker 1: loved him. He's gone on to coach I think a 582 00:31:58,840 --> 00:32:03,120 Speaker 1: high school football at baker Field. Ryan Matthews was so 583 00:32:03,280 --> 00:32:06,160 Speaker 1: loyal to coach Chill because he did not academically qualify 584 00:32:06,240 --> 00:32:08,640 Speaker 1: when he was being recruited by the big boys, and 585 00:32:08,680 --> 00:32:10,840 Speaker 1: then the last second to get into Fresnel State, he 586 00:32:10,880 --> 00:32:14,360 Speaker 1: academically qualifies, and Pete Carroll and this is like seven 587 00:32:14,920 --> 00:32:19,280 Speaker 1: in the peak of the USC dynasty, offers Ryan Matthews 588 00:32:19,320 --> 00:32:22,480 Speaker 1: a scholarship and Ryan turn says no and goes to 589 00:32:22,480 --> 00:32:24,840 Speaker 1: Fresnel State. Well, maybe he would have still done that, 590 00:32:25,280 --> 00:32:27,880 Speaker 1: but after a year or two, the nil he would 591 00:32:27,880 --> 00:32:29,520 Speaker 1: have been offered too much money and he wouldn't have 592 00:32:29,520 --> 00:32:32,440 Speaker 1: been able to stay at presdent State and financially, people 593 00:32:32,440 --> 00:32:33,640 Speaker 1: would have had to look at him and sayd bro, 594 00:32:33,760 --> 00:32:36,040 Speaker 1: you got to take eight hundred thousand dollars to go 595 00:32:36,040 --> 00:32:38,160 Speaker 1: play at sc or play at Oregon. No one would 596 00:32:38,200 --> 00:32:42,600 Speaker 1: Texas wherever. And I think that's where you just don't 597 00:32:42,800 --> 00:32:46,040 Speaker 1: even if the guy is loyal, it's really really hard 598 00:32:46,120 --> 00:32:47,800 Speaker 1: to turn that and no one would even blame you. 599 00:32:49,080 --> 00:32:51,440 Speaker 1: The NFL has always had an edge over other sports, 600 00:32:51,440 --> 00:32:54,480 Speaker 1: and part because the regular season games carry far more 601 00:32:54,520 --> 00:32:57,640 Speaker 1: weight than any other league. Is the NFL diluting its 602 00:32:57,640 --> 00:33:01,080 Speaker 1: product by adding an eighteenth game. There's a reason NBA 603 00:33:01,200 --> 00:33:06,200 Speaker 1: ratings are average. Their product is watered down. Would love 604 00:33:06,200 --> 00:33:09,400 Speaker 1: to hear your thoughts. Yeah, I mean, listen, the NFL 605 00:33:09,440 --> 00:33:11,200 Speaker 1: product at this point in time is a little watered 606 00:33:11,200 --> 00:33:15,200 Speaker 1: down based on they play Thursday night football, They've added 607 00:33:15,240 --> 00:33:19,960 Speaker 1: the extra game, they forced games in constantly on short weeks. 608 00:33:20,240 --> 00:33:22,440 Speaker 1: It is not the same as it was twenty years ago, 609 00:33:22,920 --> 00:33:25,760 Speaker 1: and the league has never been more popular now. Part 610 00:33:25,760 --> 00:33:27,400 Speaker 1: of that is still like even if I forced a 611 00:33:27,440 --> 00:33:31,600 Speaker 1: game in on Thursday, there still is a lack of inventory, 612 00:33:31,640 --> 00:33:33,840 Speaker 1: and the greatest thing the NFL has going for it 613 00:33:33,880 --> 00:33:36,760 Speaker 1: is the setup of the sport is built for short 614 00:33:36,800 --> 00:33:42,000 Speaker 1: attention spans. It's literally built for modern day people because 615 00:33:42,240 --> 00:33:44,680 Speaker 1: there's only one game a week for your team, and 616 00:33:44,720 --> 00:33:50,080 Speaker 1: in basketball, especially baseball, there are just a ton of games. 617 00:33:50,240 --> 00:33:52,360 Speaker 1: But there always have been a ton of games. But 618 00:33:52,600 --> 00:33:55,680 Speaker 1: twenty thirty forty years ago, our attention spans were shorter. 619 00:33:56,200 --> 00:33:58,720 Speaker 1: There was we were allowed to be bored. Think about this, 620 00:33:58,760 --> 00:34:01,560 Speaker 1: when was the last time I remember thinking all the 621 00:34:01,560 --> 00:34:04,719 Speaker 1: time when I was a kid, like I'm bored. I 622 00:34:04,760 --> 00:34:07,160 Speaker 1: was just with swimming with my nephews. Do you know 623 00:34:07,160 --> 00:34:10,359 Speaker 1: what they're probably never ever going to say in their 624 00:34:10,520 --> 00:34:15,520 Speaker 1: entire life I'm bored, which is you could argue sad 625 00:34:16,040 --> 00:34:19,040 Speaker 1: because I think some of the most creative people, some 626 00:34:19,120 --> 00:34:21,560 Speaker 1: of the best ideas have come when you just get 627 00:34:21,600 --> 00:34:24,320 Speaker 1: to spend time with your thoughts and think and create. 628 00:34:25,480 --> 00:34:28,520 Speaker 1: Maria was telling me something yesterday that Shaw on Instagram about, 629 00:34:28,840 --> 00:34:31,280 Speaker 1: you know, scrolling. I don't even know if it's true, 630 00:34:31,360 --> 00:34:33,960 Speaker 1: but has some impact on part of your brain that 631 00:34:34,120 --> 00:34:39,319 Speaker 1: helps with problem solving. And I wonder if that's true 632 00:34:39,320 --> 00:34:41,160 Speaker 1: because I was actually taking the trash out the other 633 00:34:41,239 --> 00:34:43,280 Speaker 1: day and there's like a rip in the trash bag 634 00:34:43,400 --> 00:34:44,880 Speaker 1: and we were both looking at each other in the 635 00:34:46,080 --> 00:34:48,759 Speaker 1: kitchen and there's just like coffee spilling all over and 636 00:34:48,840 --> 00:34:51,799 Speaker 1: I just froze. It's like, what do I do. She's like, 637 00:34:51,880 --> 00:34:55,279 Speaker 1: I don't know, run outside. And I was like, does 638 00:34:55,320 --> 00:34:59,240 Speaker 1: my problem solving part of my brain not work anymore 639 00:34:59,239 --> 00:35:01,920 Speaker 1: because I've scrolled too much? I hope not, but I 640 00:35:01,960 --> 00:35:06,160 Speaker 1: can't discount that possibility. But overall, listen, I think the 641 00:35:06,200 --> 00:35:08,600 Speaker 1: eighteenth game, I'm not for it. I was for the 642 00:35:08,600 --> 00:35:11,759 Speaker 1: seventeenth game, but it's coming. It's it's inevitable. So I 643 00:35:11,800 --> 00:35:14,760 Speaker 1: don't know what else to tell you. I was rewatching 644 00:35:14,760 --> 00:35:17,880 Speaker 1: The Sopranos and there was a scene where Sylvia steps 645 00:35:17,920 --> 00:35:20,600 Speaker 1: in as the acting boss while Tony is in the hospital. 646 00:35:21,280 --> 00:35:23,879 Speaker 1: He tells his wife he better as a number He's 647 00:35:23,880 --> 00:35:25,759 Speaker 1: better as a number two. And I really believe that's 648 00:35:25,760 --> 00:35:28,400 Speaker 1: a real thing. Some people thrive in that role, and 649 00:35:28,480 --> 00:35:32,880 Speaker 1: putting them out can be risky when coaching moves. With 650 00:35:33,000 --> 00:35:35,520 Speaker 1: coaching moves, the last couple of years, we've seen a 651 00:35:35,520 --> 00:35:38,000 Speaker 1: lot of former head coaches go back to coordinator rules. 652 00:35:38,200 --> 00:35:40,520 Speaker 1: I think this could possibly raise the quality of football 653 00:35:40,680 --> 00:35:44,120 Speaker 1: this season alone, We've got Solid, Dennis Allen, Eberflus, all 654 00:35:44,200 --> 00:35:48,200 Speaker 1: these guys. Josh McDaniels, Chip Kelly curious to hear your take. Yeah, 655 00:35:48,200 --> 00:35:50,040 Speaker 1: you could argue, though, I mean, what if Ben Johnson 656 00:35:50,239 --> 00:35:54,239 Speaker 1: is you know, fails at his position taking over as 657 00:35:54,280 --> 00:35:57,520 Speaker 1: a head coach, leaving as a coordinator. I think there's 658 00:35:57,560 --> 00:36:01,360 Speaker 1: always Eban flows in this business in terms of people 659 00:36:01,400 --> 00:36:04,239 Speaker 1: being a head coach, people being a coordinator. It kind 660 00:36:04,280 --> 00:36:07,399 Speaker 1: of goes in circles. But you could argue, definitely from 661 00:36:07,400 --> 00:36:11,160 Speaker 1: a defensive coordinator standpoint, solid being a defensive coordinator is 662 00:36:11,200 --> 00:36:14,800 Speaker 1: a plus ibra Flus being a defensive coordinator in theories 663 00:36:14,800 --> 00:36:17,680 Speaker 1: of plus. Dennis Allen for sure, Robert Solid, Dennis Allen 664 00:36:18,320 --> 00:36:22,799 Speaker 1: are big additions to the league who defensively. I mean, 665 00:36:23,160 --> 00:36:26,400 Speaker 1: it's a shitty coach league, so there's a small percentage 666 00:36:26,440 --> 00:36:29,840 Speaker 1: of guys that know what they're doing. I think, in fairness, 667 00:36:29,840 --> 00:36:31,880 Speaker 1: it's hard to coach defense. The rules are not on 668 00:36:31,920 --> 00:36:37,239 Speaker 1: your side. It is basically officiated against you, so you 669 00:36:37,320 --> 00:36:40,040 Speaker 1: have to be so freaking good. There's always been a 670 00:36:40,120 --> 00:36:43,719 Speaker 1: huge advantage with you know, great defensive coaches because it's 671 00:36:43,760 --> 00:36:48,640 Speaker 1: like a great combination of of motivation of like the 672 00:36:48,680 --> 00:36:55,880 Speaker 1: academic motive, the academic schematic coaching, developing a scheme, teaching 673 00:36:55,920 --> 00:36:58,880 Speaker 1: your players that with like a level of craziness and 674 00:36:59,000 --> 00:37:03,000 Speaker 1: violence that off. It's just it's basically just out thinking 675 00:37:03,040 --> 00:37:05,440 Speaker 1: you of playing chess. There is a level of like 676 00:37:06,160 --> 00:37:09,040 Speaker 1: being kind of a crazy asshole on defense, which is 677 00:37:09,200 --> 00:37:13,680 Speaker 1: always resonated with the consumer with fans watching defensive coordinators, 678 00:37:13,680 --> 00:37:16,480 Speaker 1: like watching Kirby Smart or Nick Saban kind of address 679 00:37:16,520 --> 00:37:18,719 Speaker 1: the team. That's what made Belichick kind of unique is 680 00:37:18,719 --> 00:37:21,719 Speaker 1: he was like this academic but he was a defensive guy. 681 00:37:23,160 --> 00:37:26,520 Speaker 1: But he wasn't like a huge you know, Belichick wasn't 682 00:37:26,520 --> 00:37:30,799 Speaker 1: given raw Ross speeches right like Tomlin or the Harbaugh can. 683 00:37:31,680 --> 00:37:33,439 Speaker 1: So I think a raw Ross speech is a big 684 00:37:33,440 --> 00:37:35,360 Speaker 1: part of a defensive coordinator for most of them not 685 00:37:35,440 --> 00:37:38,080 Speaker 1: named Belichick, but I like where you're coming from there. 686 00:37:41,400 --> 00:37:42,040 Speaker 1: The volume