WEBVTT - Super Bowl Winning Quarterback Theismann on the Game

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<v Speaker 1>This is Bloomberg Business Week with Carol Messer and Bloomberg

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<v Speaker 1>Quick Takes Tim Stinovic from Bloomberg Radio. The last year

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<v Speaker 1>we were with him in Miami for the Super Bowl

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<v Speaker 1>on Radio Row. This is our third time getting some

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<v Speaker 1>time actually with him to talk about the big game

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<v Speaker 1>coming up. I've got to say though, even last year,

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<v Speaker 1>I think he let me put on I don't think

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<v Speaker 1>he did let me put on one of his Super

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<v Speaker 1>or his Super Bowl ring, which was pretty cool. We

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<v Speaker 1>know it's a different super Bowl this year, and we're

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<v Speaker 1>bummed that we're not there with him, but great to

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<v Speaker 1>have with us. Super Bowl winning quarterback College Football Hall

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<v Speaker 1>of Famer Joe Eisman. He's on site in Tampa for

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<v Speaker 1>the big Game. But I understand right now you're on

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<v Speaker 1>a driving range, Is that right? I am, Carol. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>working on you know, always working on something. Here you are.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm in one of the base here, just trying to

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<v Speaker 1>although the weather is just absolutely gorgeous to seventy four

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<v Speaker 1>degrees here and um that hurts Kansas City. I think

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<v Speaker 1>comes in tonight or tomorrow for the game on Sunday,

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<v Speaker 1>which is very unprecedented, interesting because under normal circumstances, they

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<v Speaker 1>would have all the media commitments and would both teams

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<v Speaker 1>would be on site. But this is just a little again,

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<v Speaker 1>it's very unprecedented and very different. Well let's talk about

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<v Speaker 1>that because it has been you know, as I said,

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<v Speaker 1>last year, we were with you on site, uh in Miami. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>because it's different, and you know, I saw a interview

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<v Speaker 1>that Tom Brady didn't He said, listen, my team, my

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<v Speaker 1>family isn't coming in. I've been twelve days in this

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<v Speaker 1>home here in Tampa, you know, planning for the game.

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<v Speaker 1>This is unusual for me. You know, how does that

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<v Speaker 1>different approach before a game potentially for the players? How

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<v Speaker 1>do you think it might impact them or just I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know, impact the game that we see on Sunday.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know. I don't know if it will impact

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<v Speaker 1>the game as much as it impacts the players from

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<v Speaker 1>a mental standpoint. Physically, you're going to practice, you're going

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<v Speaker 1>to meetings, but when the meeting is over. In Tom's case,

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<v Speaker 1>he's been away from Zell and the kids for two

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<v Speaker 1>weeks now, twelve days, and so that the hardest thing

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<v Speaker 1>to do when you don't have something to do is

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<v Speaker 1>mentally stay focused and and there is such a thing

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<v Speaker 1>as over preparation or overthinking. It's like anything. It's like

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<v Speaker 1>classic example is the markets right now you've got all

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<v Speaker 1>time highs. So now you start thinking, well, what happens

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<v Speaker 1>if this happens? What is there going to be a

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<v Speaker 1>sell off? Is there going to be profit? Taking? Your

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<v Speaker 1>mind starts to play these games, And that's the thing

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<v Speaker 1>you can't afford to do in football. What I used

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<v Speaker 1>to do before a game is I would study my

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<v Speaker 1>game plan on my way to I would ride with

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<v Speaker 1>one of the guys and I would read through just

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<v Speaker 1>lead through People magazine before the game, just to give

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<v Speaker 1>mine just to clear my mind a little bit and

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<v Speaker 1>then be able to focus on what I needed to.

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<v Speaker 1>So you want to have enough creativity in your head

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<v Speaker 1>that you're not all program just to play right exactly now.

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<v Speaker 1>It's um, I hear that a lot. I tend to

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<v Speaker 1>being over prepared sometimes for interviews and it's like you

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<v Speaker 1>gotta walk away from it sometimes and just just go

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<v Speaker 1>um and gets fresh. Then, yes, it gets a little

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<v Speaker 1>more fresh, all right. So having said that, I've gotta

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<v Speaker 1>make you, or at least ask you, uh the game itself.

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<v Speaker 1>Brady versus Mahomes, what's your call? It's not I like

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<v Speaker 1>Kansas City in this game. And that's one of the

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<v Speaker 1>classic ways people look at this game, Brady versus Mahomes

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<v Speaker 1>with this game really boils down to it's Tom Brady

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<v Speaker 1>versus uh, Steve Spagnola, who's the defensive coordinator of the Chiefs,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's Todd Bowles versus Patrick Mahomes. Of course Andy

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<v Speaker 1>Reid is the play caller. Uh. It's it's flattering that. Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>people always refer to the quarterback winning the Super Bowl,

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<v Speaker 1>But if you look at Tom's first three wins, they

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<v Speaker 1>were on the foot of Adam Venatari. He made kicks

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<v Speaker 1>that allowed New England to win. Of course Tom got

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<v Speaker 1>him in that position, taking nothing away from the absolute

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<v Speaker 1>greatest quarterback that ever played the game. But it's that

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<v Speaker 1>to me, I, as I watched this game, I want

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<v Speaker 1>to see what Spagnola does to Brady. I want to

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<v Speaker 1>see what Bowls does to Mahomes. That and and that way.

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<v Speaker 1>If the guys are going to be great, then they're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna have a chance to be able to do it,

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<v Speaker 1>and they're gonna do it against somebody that's prepared for him.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, last night needs two teams played to score.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm just gonna say, were you anticipating that it's going

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<v Speaker 1>to be a close game? I think so. There's only

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<v Speaker 1>so much you can change. That's about all you can

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<v Speaker 1>do is prepare and how much do you change? That's

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<v Speaker 1>the big thing, the fundament you've you've played football all

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<v Speaker 1>this time, eighteen thanking football games. You're not gonna throw

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<v Speaker 1>everything out and starts up something new. What you're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>is your add about fift You'll add about half a

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<v Speaker 1>dozen plays, maybe two or three or four formations, just

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<v Speaker 1>to try and create an opportunity for a big play.

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<v Speaker 1>So I gotta ask you about your old team, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>the Washington Redskins. We know now that the Washington football

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<v Speaker 1>team when the division made the playoffs this year. Good season.

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<v Speaker 1>With all the changes that you're seeing with the team,

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<v Speaker 1>what are your thoughts about the direction of the franchise.

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<v Speaker 1>I think the direction of the franchise is solid as

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<v Speaker 1>can be. Make it to the playoffs, put a great

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<v Speaker 1>taste in everybody's mouth for the off season as far

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<v Speaker 1>as the name goes, Just to put in perspective, there's

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<v Speaker 1>so much more than just a name change. The Los

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<v Speaker 1>Angeles rams change their logo on their helmets. That took

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<v Speaker 1>two years. So you have all of the things that

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<v Speaker 1>you need to go through from a legal standpoint to

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<v Speaker 1>make sure it's okay. And in the case of the

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<v Speaker 1>Washington football team, you want to be able to find

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<v Speaker 1>a name that most people won't be upset with. Somebody's

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<v Speaker 1>probably gonna be upset with it. I mean, that's just

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<v Speaker 1>everybody's upset with something. So but most people, what do

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<v Speaker 1>they do, how are they approaching it, and how do

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<v Speaker 1>they feel about it. I think they've done a great

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<v Speaker 1>job taking their time, and I believe it will be

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<v Speaker 1>two thousand and twenty two before there's actually a new

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<v Speaker 1>name for the Washington football team, because we can't stay

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<v Speaker 1>the Washington football team. That's just I'm sorry, it's got

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<v Speaker 1>to be something else. It seems kind of like not descript. Unfortunately,

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<v Speaker 1>it's like watching white paint dry. Exactly. Got a name

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<v Speaker 1>out that maybe you've proposed to them, No, I haven't.

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<v Speaker 1>I haven't really thought about it, to be honest with yet.

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<v Speaker 1>I will, and I will as we get more into

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<v Speaker 1>the off season. But there's a bunch of them out there,

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<v Speaker 1>and who knows what it's going to be so listen, Joe,

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<v Speaker 1>I've only got a couple of minutes, but I got

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<v Speaker 1>to ask you the market. I know when we talked

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<v Speaker 1>with you down in Miami last year, I think you

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<v Speaker 1>took a call from your broker or you were trading

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<v Speaker 1>Game Stop. Were you playing that at all? I didn't

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<v Speaker 1>play Game Stop, to be honest with you. It got

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<v Speaker 1>when stocks get parabolic sometimes, you know, it scares the

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<v Speaker 1>when when they run like that. And we saw with

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<v Speaker 1>game stock, you know when Robin Hood got involved and

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<v Speaker 1>read it and knows people started doing that and they

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<v Speaker 1>took it up there. A lot of people made a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of money, but a lot of people make the

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<v Speaker 1>money going the other way too. Now all of a sudden,

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<v Speaker 1>somebody shorted it. So now it's back down. Um. I

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<v Speaker 1>just I've you and I talked about this. I like

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<v Speaker 1>cannabis stocks. I think that with this administration, and there's

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<v Speaker 1>been a lot of talk that there will be legalization

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<v Speaker 1>of marijuana in this country in all the states. And

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<v Speaker 1>if you stop and think about it from a common

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<v Speaker 1>sense standpoint, uh, some states have it now. If they

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<v Speaker 1>were to legalize it, then they could tax it like

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<v Speaker 1>gasoline and tobacco. Then you could then the government would

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<v Speaker 1>have a revenue stream as far as money goes, and

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<v Speaker 1>you wouldn't have to raise taxes, you wouldn't have to

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<v Speaker 1>hit people. You could you know, dig into the stimulus

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<v Speaker 1>packages that have been given out, but you would have

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<v Speaker 1>a way for the government to be able to collect,

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<v Speaker 1>like I say, with tobacco and alcohol, right, and it's come.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's yeah, certainly politically. And I'm just looking

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<v Speaker 1>at the Advisors shares pure us Cannabis et F it's

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<v Speaker 1>up three five per already. H this year. Joe. Never

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<v Speaker 1>enough time, so I hope somewhere in the next few

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<v Speaker 1>months we can find some more time with you. You're

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<v Speaker 1>always a gem to make sure your carve out a

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<v Speaker 1>little space for us every year, and we really appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 1>Have fun at the game, Stay safe, UH, and look

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<v Speaker 1>forward to talking to you again. Joe Thiesman of course,

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<v Speaker 1>winning quarterback of Super Bowl seventeen and joining us UH

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<v Speaker 1>on the phone from Tampa. What a week, folks. I

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<v Speaker 1>want to thank our Bloomberg Business Week team, UH, Sarah Livesey,

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<v Speaker 1>Reggie Brazil, Nick Falcom, Marufo Hussein, Chris Tracomi, Tim Harrow,

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<v Speaker 1>Charlie Valmer, Donnie Holloway, Aerial Legami and Paul Brennan. It

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<v Speaker 1>takes a village, have a safe week and enjoy the game. Everyone.

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<v Speaker 1>For Tim Standavick, I'm Carol Masser.