1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:07,320 Speaker 1: The Around the NFL podcast. It's ready for their bye. 2 00:00:07,440 --> 00:00:12,959 Speaker 1: We from the Chris Wesley podcast studio. It's Around the NFL. 3 00:00:15,560 --> 00:00:18,759 Speaker 1: The new voice of Around the NFL. Jason Smof could 4 00:00:18,760 --> 00:00:22,759 Speaker 1: not be more spot on. Just got off of you know, 5 00:00:22,920 --> 00:00:30,480 Speaker 1: fourteen hour flight from London, yet we soldier on. Dan 6 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:35,040 Speaker 1: hansis Mark Sessler and that wonderful voice you heard listen, 7 00:00:35,159 --> 00:00:41,279 Speaker 1: You're wonderful husband, John Gonzalez. My name is Colleen Wolf. Everyone. 8 00:00:44,360 --> 00:00:50,040 Speaker 1: He's been taking your polaroid around Europa. Photos galore with 9 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:52,080 Speaker 1: the polaroid. So you're kind of you did coming to 10 00:00:52,360 --> 00:00:55,520 Speaker 1: the present exhausted from all this traveling. I've been doing 11 00:00:55,560 --> 00:00:58,520 Speaker 1: stuff in l A and in London. It's a lot 12 00:00:58,520 --> 00:01:02,120 Speaker 1: of work. Um yeah, So Colleen Wolves here, Marks here, 13 00:01:02,160 --> 00:01:06,319 Speaker 1: Greg handled a Monday night football recap rams forts with 14 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:08,880 Speaker 1: j B Long our buddy, so you could check that 15 00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:11,920 Speaker 1: out for a deep dive on the final game of 16 00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:14,399 Speaker 1: week four. I am I have to say, and this 17 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:17,360 Speaker 1: probably will not come as a surprise two people, given 18 00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:20,759 Speaker 1: the narratives in place on this particular program. I'm happy 19 00:01:20,760 --> 00:01:24,480 Speaker 1: to be back in America. I U it was time 20 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:27,640 Speaker 1: to come home. Old Juicer put in the seven Days 21 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:32,200 Speaker 1: and I had an incredible time uh in England, meeting 22 00:01:32,240 --> 00:01:38,440 Speaker 1: all our wonderful listeners and getting to experience these career 23 00:01:39,160 --> 00:01:42,560 Speaker 1: highlights really together, Mark, you and I and with Greg 24 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:46,160 Speaker 1: and with Grave, Digger and Jessica. But it was time 25 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:50,080 Speaker 1: to return to the stars and stripes, and I'm feeling good. 26 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:53,040 Speaker 1: I am with you on that front. I we we 27 00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:55,160 Speaker 1: did the best we could. I thought we did um 28 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:58,840 Speaker 1: some great shows, uh, most of them. Uh. And my 29 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:01,280 Speaker 1: feeling was that I was becoming more Are you that 30 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:04,960 Speaker 1: the show in which we were recording from the hotel 31 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:07,440 Speaker 1: respective the hotel rooms at three thirty in the morning 32 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:10,079 Speaker 1: maybe not our best word? Yeah, I just I if 33 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:12,160 Speaker 1: I could remember any of it, I could comment on it. 34 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:16,519 Speaker 1: We just did a power rankings podcast, Colleen and I, 35 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:19,360 Speaker 1: which you could check out wherever you get your podcasts. 36 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:22,680 Speaker 1: And as Colleen was teeing me up to talk different teams, 37 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:24,800 Speaker 1: I'm like glancing down at the power rankings that are 38 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:26,919 Speaker 1: live on NFL dot com. But I'm like, oh, I 39 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:29,040 Speaker 1: don't agree with that. Oh that's a good point. I'm like, 40 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:31,240 Speaker 1: now I will talk about this. I have no memory 41 00:02:31,280 --> 00:02:36,160 Speaker 1: of writing the entirety power rankings on the Transcontinental flight, 42 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:38,840 Speaker 1: but here I watched you write some of it, so 43 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:41,000 Speaker 1: I know that you did. I saw you just like 44 00:02:41,080 --> 00:02:43,080 Speaker 1: staring at me from the side of the plane. So, 45 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:44,920 Speaker 1: I mean, we had a lot of kind of rather 46 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:48,320 Speaker 1: celebrity like people on our on our flight. Don't stop 47 00:02:48,360 --> 00:02:50,799 Speaker 1: thinking about tomorrow, Lindsay Buckingham. Do you want to hear 48 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:54,359 Speaker 1: something crazy about chilling with Lindsey Buckingham and Fleetwood Mac 49 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:57,840 Speaker 1: for twelve hours or whatever? It turned out? Yesterday was 50 00:02:57,880 --> 00:03:00,360 Speaker 1: his birthday, right, I don't know if we were chilling 51 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:03,680 Speaker 1: with him. I don't know if he ad And then 52 00:03:03,680 --> 00:03:07,280 Speaker 1: the dude from Scrubs McGinley, he was on the plane too, yes, 53 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:09,120 Speaker 1: sitting right next to me, Like it's the kind of 54 00:03:09,160 --> 00:03:11,600 Speaker 1: sharing the conversation with McGinley. I did not want to. 55 00:03:11,720 --> 00:03:13,320 Speaker 1: I don't want to bug him, but I also was like, 56 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:15,120 Speaker 1: it seems like a nice guy. He seemed nice, but 57 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:16,440 Speaker 1: you know, it's a kind of thing way the way 58 00:03:16,480 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 1: those seats were arranged, like his hair was like an 59 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:20,960 Speaker 1: inch from my face, Like, so, I you know, it 60 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:22,560 Speaker 1: was like, how do I even started coming in a 61 00:03:22,600 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 1: halt the whole time? So maybe you should tell a 62 00:03:24,320 --> 00:03:26,520 Speaker 1: story that makes sense. Well, I mean, you could see 63 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:28,320 Speaker 1: the hair coming out from under the hat at the 64 00:03:28,320 --> 00:03:30,679 Speaker 1: bottom of the hair that was coming off from underneath 65 00:03:30,680 --> 00:03:33,359 Speaker 1: the cap. He has actually actually did take it off 66 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:36,320 Speaker 1: for a while and he's got quite um nice flowing 67 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:39,360 Speaker 1: white hair. Well what great salt and pepper whitish hair. 68 00:03:39,520 --> 00:03:40,840 Speaker 1: I think there's some red to it too. I think 69 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:43,560 Speaker 1: he's a bit of a ginger. So again that were 70 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:46,080 Speaker 1: you on the plane with me. That was less than 71 00:03:46,120 --> 00:03:50,040 Speaker 1: the case yesterday in the terms of ginger and a Yeah, 72 00:03:50,080 --> 00:03:51,720 Speaker 1: that is the other breaking news here. I got some 73 00:03:51,840 --> 00:03:56,880 Speaker 1: developing news. Mark Sessler got up, slept three hours, and 74 00:03:56,920 --> 00:04:01,640 Speaker 1: then drove into the office at three in the morning. 75 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:06,520 Speaker 1: And you understand this is unusual behavior by an eccentric. 76 00:04:07,400 --> 00:04:09,600 Speaker 1: Well so, I mean it wasn't just to hang around 77 00:04:09,640 --> 00:04:12,560 Speaker 1: the office. It was I'm a professional and had an 78 00:04:12,640 --> 00:04:15,800 Speaker 1: article to write and UH needed to get in here 79 00:04:15,840 --> 00:04:19,680 Speaker 1: and get down to business. Sounds amazing that you've been here. 80 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:24,159 Speaker 1: So you're now almost impossibly almost ten hours into a 81 00:04:24,160 --> 00:04:27,160 Speaker 1: work day by choice basically right now. I don't know 82 00:04:27,160 --> 00:04:29,800 Speaker 1: if i'd say by choice by professional choice, where it's 83 00:04:29,839 --> 00:04:32,240 Speaker 1: like I I like to continue to fulfill my job 84 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:36,039 Speaker 1: responsibilities so that I don't get essentially acts from the company. 85 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:38,920 Speaker 1: He really wanted to be on time after what happened 86 00:04:38,920 --> 00:04:47,719 Speaker 1: in London, right, Who was that unnecessary? Um? You did 87 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:51,960 Speaker 1: have some struggles with punctuality for some for me, to 88 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:53,920 Speaker 1: be honest, so I thought, I hope we can view 89 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:56,200 Speaker 1: that as a typical You don't see me writing you 90 00:04:56,240 --> 00:04:58,520 Speaker 1: on it, But the producer seems to no. I mean 91 00:04:58,560 --> 00:05:01,200 Speaker 1: it's he found a way to He saved that till 92 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:04,279 Speaker 1: now write a dagger put right through your chest when 93 00:05:04,279 --> 00:05:09,320 Speaker 1: we got back to America. All right, let's get into 94 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:12,160 Speaker 1: things coming up today the Thursday night football preview. Can 95 00:05:12,200 --> 00:05:14,240 Speaker 1: you believe it? Week five will kick off in just 96 00:05:14,279 --> 00:05:18,320 Speaker 1: a couple of days with a Indianapolis Colts against Denver 97 00:05:18,400 --> 00:05:22,680 Speaker 1: Brown Broncos matchup at Mile High Stadium. Is that all correct? 98 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:27,320 Speaker 1: It seems like it checks out, and uh, we will 99 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:31,599 Speaker 1: also check in you guys, remember do you remember back 100 00:05:31,640 --> 00:05:37,800 Speaker 1: in August? Connie, thank you? Justin he's sharp today. I 101 00:05:37,839 --> 00:05:39,280 Speaker 1: don't know what's gonna on with this guy. He got 102 00:05:39,320 --> 00:05:43,400 Speaker 1: he got plenty of sleeping right yeah. Um. On July, 103 00:05:44,520 --> 00:05:49,120 Speaker 1: we each offered some predictions about something in the NFL 104 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:53,239 Speaker 1: that will happen or be a reality come October four, 105 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:57,840 Speaker 1: the day after Lindsay Buckingham's seventy third birthday, and guess 106 00:05:57,920 --> 00:06:01,440 Speaker 1: what that is now that day, So we will now 107 00:06:01,920 --> 00:06:08,400 Speaker 1: revisit those fearless predictions from July ninth. Now I'm seeing 108 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:11,160 Speaker 1: a graphic that says the twenty night Justin came in hard. 109 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:19,000 Speaker 1: I'll have to double check check our sources on that one. Uh, somebody, 110 00:06:19,040 --> 00:06:22,360 Speaker 1: somebody somewhere created a major error that is now part 111 00:06:22,360 --> 00:06:24,400 Speaker 1: of that. We have it. There's some dynamic in this 112 00:06:24,640 --> 00:06:26,359 Speaker 1: part of the room. On the other side of the glass, 113 00:06:26,360 --> 00:06:31,080 Speaker 1: there's a Drew Christians in versus Justin graver dynamic. What 114 00:06:31,160 --> 00:06:33,120 Speaker 1: was the correct date for the fear And if we 115 00:06:33,160 --> 00:06:35,560 Speaker 1: know Justin, he'll just take true if possible and whip 116 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:41,480 Speaker 1: him under a bus from Drew. And who's Drew? Drew 117 00:06:41,600 --> 00:06:44,240 Speaker 1: is our video producer because guess what you could catch 118 00:06:44,320 --> 00:06:48,000 Speaker 1: every episode of around the NFL um pretty much at 119 00:06:48,040 --> 00:06:51,120 Speaker 1: this point streaming. Where can you get them? This is 120 00:06:51,120 --> 00:06:52,880 Speaker 1: where Greg would come in because he's good at having 121 00:06:52,880 --> 00:06:59,160 Speaker 1: this baseline channel NFL dot com slash NFL channel that's 122 00:06:59,160 --> 00:07:02,440 Speaker 1: the name, that's it, the NFL channel. There you go. 123 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:05,560 Speaker 1: According to Apple Podcast, that show came out on but 124 00:07:05,600 --> 00:07:10,280 Speaker 1: who knows where, Mike, maybe there was a time. And 125 00:07:10,320 --> 00:07:13,080 Speaker 1: then you go to the NFL channel on the app 126 00:07:13,200 --> 00:07:15,360 Speaker 1: and you can find the show. If you're watching this 127 00:07:15,760 --> 00:07:19,240 Speaker 1: on the stream, they've correctly just changed the the subtitle 128 00:07:19,320 --> 00:07:24,040 Speaker 1: the graphic to July. So I think we've solved that 129 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:27,240 Speaker 1: for now. Nobody's wrong anymore. And I think you can 130 00:07:27,240 --> 00:07:29,640 Speaker 1: get this on YouTube as well, right, yes, yes, go 131 00:07:29,720 --> 00:07:32,120 Speaker 1: find the show the video show if you care, and 132 00:07:32,200 --> 00:07:34,840 Speaker 1: see Mark and I super jet lagged and Connie decked 133 00:07:34,880 --> 00:07:38,880 Speaker 1: out in her Philadelphia Phillies gears, the Fighting Phil's Clinch, 134 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:42,480 Speaker 1: a playoff spot red October to the Dance You Go. 135 00:07:42,560 --> 00:07:46,200 Speaker 1: I wish Charlie Manuel was still all right. So, yes, 136 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:48,200 Speaker 1: we got ten f preview. We're gonna check in in 137 00:07:48,200 --> 00:07:51,840 Speaker 1: a fearless predictions. Um, we are going to do all that. 138 00:07:51,880 --> 00:07:55,600 Speaker 1: Before before we do that, let's hit some news. You 139 00:07:55,600 --> 00:07:58,040 Speaker 1: can watch this NFL season like a fan, or you 140 00:07:58,040 --> 00:08:00,080 Speaker 1: can prep like a scout if you listen to the 141 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:06,120 Speaker 1: award winning Moved the Sticks podcast. Now, as we discussed 142 00:08:06,160 --> 00:08:10,880 Speaker 1: recently on a Friday Fun Show, I have been known 143 00:08:10,960 --> 00:08:14,520 Speaker 1: to occasionally check in on episodes just to see how 144 00:08:14,560 --> 00:08:18,080 Speaker 1: certain things came out and just out of curiosity, uh, 145 00:08:18,120 --> 00:08:21,240 Speaker 1: and just interest in our program. And because of that, 146 00:08:21,360 --> 00:08:23,480 Speaker 1: I am aware of many of the ads that air 147 00:08:24,320 --> 00:08:27,680 Speaker 1: ahead of or during our episodes. Okay, can you play 148 00:08:27,720 --> 00:08:30,239 Speaker 1: that again? So this is the one that Moved the Sticks, 149 00:08:30,520 --> 00:08:32,600 Speaker 1: which is one of our new podcasts that we've launched 150 00:08:32,640 --> 00:08:38,559 Speaker 1: apparently alongside, uh, this flagship program. Uh, let's hear that again. 151 00:08:40,200 --> 00:08:42,520 Speaker 1: You can watch this NFL season like a fan, or 152 00:08:42,640 --> 00:08:44,640 Speaker 1: you can prep like a Scout if you listen to 153 00:08:44,679 --> 00:08:48,959 Speaker 1: the award winning Moved the Sticks podcast. You could listen 154 00:08:49,040 --> 00:08:53,040 Speaker 1: like a fan, which is being sort of condescending to 155 00:08:55,720 --> 00:08:59,200 Speaker 1: listen to the Scouts or engage in a massive vanity 156 00:08:59,200 --> 00:09:02,880 Speaker 1: project but don't be paid for it. And I'm just 157 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:05,679 Speaker 1: curious if anybody else found that to be a subtle 158 00:09:06,200 --> 00:09:10,160 Speaker 1: shot at the Kingmakers over at a t N. Just 159 00:09:10,240 --> 00:09:14,040 Speaker 1: throwing it out there, Colleen, I know, I believe this 160 00:09:14,120 --> 00:09:15,960 Speaker 1: is the floor. Is you ares here? My throat is 161 00:09:16,000 --> 00:09:22,959 Speaker 1: closing up and I won't be able to answer. Can 162 00:09:22,960 --> 00:09:26,360 Speaker 1: we get water? So she'll be potentially her life will 163 00:09:26,400 --> 00:09:29,560 Speaker 1: be saved. Um. So I just you know, there is 164 00:09:29,559 --> 00:09:31,120 Speaker 1: what can I hear one more part of that? By 165 00:09:31,160 --> 00:09:35,520 Speaker 1: the way, you'll learn a talk about the NFL, and 166 00:09:35,559 --> 00:09:38,320 Speaker 1: I promise will make it fun along the way. So 167 00:09:38,360 --> 00:09:40,319 Speaker 1: what happens if you break a promise of the podcast? 168 00:09:40,400 --> 00:09:44,200 Speaker 1: If are there any repercussions? I think your credibility, Like 169 00:09:44,240 --> 00:09:47,559 Speaker 1: you're the way that we view you, right, not you 170 00:09:47,640 --> 00:09:50,240 Speaker 1: being in this case being Daniel Jeremiah and the rest 171 00:09:50,280 --> 00:09:52,400 Speaker 1: of the people on that show. How are they held accountable? 172 00:09:53,600 --> 00:09:56,280 Speaker 1: It's like kids, kids gather around, we have fun news 173 00:09:56,320 --> 00:10:01,319 Speaker 1: for the whole family. Oh, Disneyland, No, the sticks is available. 174 00:10:01,880 --> 00:10:07,600 Speaker 1: Are all platforms. This feels oddly personal because it is 175 00:10:08,360 --> 00:10:11,760 Speaker 1: vengeance is mine? Hey, Dan, who hosted the power ranking 176 00:10:11,760 --> 00:10:13,679 Speaker 1: show while you were in London? I don't know, I 177 00:10:13,720 --> 00:10:16,600 Speaker 1: don't care. Who was it, Colleen Well I hosted with 178 00:10:16,720 --> 00:10:23,760 Speaker 1: Daniel Jeremiah. Now we're following some bread crumbs vengeance. All right, 179 00:10:23,880 --> 00:10:26,880 Speaker 1: let's get into it. Here we go. I bet he 180 00:10:26,880 --> 00:10:30,520 Speaker 1: did a great job. Brown knows it was good. Whatever, 181 00:10:30,520 --> 00:10:34,760 Speaker 1: it's good. It was good, up, good fun. Yeah, I 182 00:10:34,800 --> 00:10:38,880 Speaker 1: bet he was great. Mark pick a side. It just did. 183 00:10:39,520 --> 00:10:43,520 Speaker 1: Apparently I'm out of here. Let's get to the news. 184 00:10:44,480 --> 00:10:49,320 Speaker 1: Kenny Pickett Stunner. He is going to be the starter 185 00:10:49,400 --> 00:10:56,400 Speaker 1: for the Pittsburgh Pirates. We got this is the best 186 00:10:56,440 --> 00:10:59,440 Speaker 1: show ever. Kenny pick it will be the starter for 187 00:10:59,520 --> 00:11:02,040 Speaker 1: the base all team that plays in Pittsburgh, the Pirates. 188 00:11:02,760 --> 00:11:05,080 Speaker 1: I don't know about that. I don't follow the Pirates closely. 189 00:11:05,160 --> 00:11:07,000 Speaker 1: I know it's the end of the season, but I 190 00:11:07,040 --> 00:11:11,200 Speaker 1: know he'll be starting for the Pittsburgh Steelers UH this weekend. 191 00:11:11,559 --> 00:11:14,440 Speaker 1: Here's what head coach Mike Tomlin had to say about 192 00:11:14,440 --> 00:11:17,120 Speaker 1: the move. I don't want to dump the responsibility of 193 00:11:17,200 --> 00:11:20,520 Speaker 1: what transpired. It at Mitch's feet. That's not fair to him. 194 00:11:20,520 --> 00:11:23,520 Speaker 1: He's played better than that description, but we have it. 195 00:11:24,040 --> 00:11:26,080 Speaker 1: And so in an effort to be better, in an 196 00:11:26,080 --> 00:11:27,959 Speaker 1: effort to score more points, in an effort to move 197 00:11:28,000 --> 00:11:31,160 Speaker 1: the ball more fluidly, we decided to go to Kenny 198 00:11:31,240 --> 00:11:33,280 Speaker 1: and in the hopes that he would provide a spark 199 00:11:33,360 --> 00:11:38,160 Speaker 1: for us. UM. You know, we felt that um um, 200 00:11:38,200 --> 00:11:41,000 Speaker 1: not only in terms of our ability to move the ball, 201 00:11:41,040 --> 00:11:44,200 Speaker 1: but just in terms of energy and so hopefully, um, 202 00:11:44,320 --> 00:11:46,240 Speaker 1: that's a catalyst for us as we try to move 203 00:11:46,280 --> 00:11:49,840 Speaker 1: forward and change the outcome of some of these games. Man, yes, 204 00:11:49,960 --> 00:11:53,079 Speaker 1: there it is. Mike Tomlin, UH said, I don't want 205 00:11:53,080 --> 00:11:56,840 Speaker 1: to dump the responsibility of what transpired at Mitch's feet, 206 00:11:57,080 --> 00:12:01,319 Speaker 1: but ultimately mark for everyone in these Steelers and Pirates organization, 207 00:12:01,640 --> 00:12:04,079 Speaker 1: it just felt like it was the right time because 208 00:12:04,480 --> 00:12:06,720 Speaker 1: it's not all Mitch's fault that the offense wasn't working 209 00:12:06,720 --> 00:12:09,120 Speaker 1: with him at the controls, But we kind of knew 210 00:12:09,160 --> 00:12:11,240 Speaker 1: what the ceiling was here. It was the next straining 211 00:12:11,240 --> 00:12:13,800 Speaker 1: type of ceiling and pick it gives you a chance 212 00:12:13,880 --> 00:12:17,720 Speaker 1: not only to add some juice to the proceedings on offense, 213 00:12:17,840 --> 00:12:20,240 Speaker 1: but also to develop a young quarterback that you see 214 00:12:20,240 --> 00:12:23,839 Speaker 1: as a future of the offense. Yeah. I think that 215 00:12:23,960 --> 00:12:26,800 Speaker 1: the what was happening in Pittsburgh a little bit too, 216 00:12:27,240 --> 00:12:29,800 Speaker 1: And it wasn't all on Mr Robisky, who didn't play 217 00:12:29,880 --> 00:12:31,800 Speaker 1: terribly if we kind of agree that we know what 218 00:12:31,880 --> 00:12:35,679 Speaker 1: Mr Robinsky was coming into this exactly. But I think 219 00:12:35,760 --> 00:12:39,400 Speaker 1: that the there was a growing war cry from the 220 00:12:39,440 --> 00:12:43,480 Speaker 1: other skill position players at wide receiver and tight end saying, look, 221 00:12:43,520 --> 00:12:46,040 Speaker 1: we're just doing what they tell us to do. Uh, 222 00:12:46,160 --> 00:12:48,520 Speaker 1: we can only get open the way that we're allowed 223 00:12:48,559 --> 00:12:51,000 Speaker 1: to in this offense. And it was a growing critique 224 00:12:51,040 --> 00:12:54,800 Speaker 1: of Matt Canada's scheme and Strabisky's sort of unwillingness. I 225 00:12:54,840 --> 00:12:58,240 Speaker 1: think too, maybe be more of a gun slinger, which 226 00:12:58,280 --> 00:12:59,760 Speaker 1: I think could get that with Kenny Pickett. You know, 227 00:12:59,760 --> 00:13:02,480 Speaker 1: I know through three interceptions. One of them was just 228 00:13:02,520 --> 00:13:04,840 Speaker 1: a deep shot that was sort of ended the game material, 229 00:13:05,160 --> 00:13:06,720 Speaker 1: but one of them, I thought there was a bit 230 00:13:06,720 --> 00:13:08,880 Speaker 1: of a silver lining to it because it was him 231 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:12,880 Speaker 1: choosing to target Chase Claypool deep down the field turned 232 00:13:12,880 --> 00:13:15,839 Speaker 1: into a misfire that landed in the hands of a 233 00:13:15,920 --> 00:13:18,719 Speaker 1: Jets defender, but it was Kenny Pickett. After the game, 234 00:13:18,760 --> 00:13:21,319 Speaker 1: we basically said, if I'm going to tell the other 235 00:13:21,360 --> 00:13:23,640 Speaker 1: players on this team, I'm gonna trust you. If I 236 00:13:23,679 --> 00:13:26,000 Speaker 1: see you downfield, I'm going to take the shot. And 237 00:13:26,040 --> 00:13:27,920 Speaker 1: I think that's really all these guys were asking for. 238 00:13:28,280 --> 00:13:30,599 Speaker 1: Will it work, I don't know, but I thought he 239 00:13:30,600 --> 00:13:33,560 Speaker 1: he brought life to the offense and this team needed 240 00:13:33,559 --> 00:13:35,840 Speaker 1: a change because the Mitch thing just ran its course. 241 00:13:36,120 --> 00:13:38,720 Speaker 1: Will we see him again? There's no guarantee that Picket's 242 00:13:38,720 --> 00:13:40,360 Speaker 1: going to pick this up right away, but he also 243 00:13:40,480 --> 00:13:43,640 Speaker 1: forcefully and confidantly said, I know this playbook, I'm completely 244 00:13:43,640 --> 00:13:46,600 Speaker 1: ready to do this. So it was time. Yeah. Tomlin 245 00:13:46,760 --> 00:13:50,280 Speaker 1: said that the offense needed a spark, and Kenny Pickett 246 00:13:50,559 --> 00:13:53,040 Speaker 1: brought them to life, but then also put them to 247 00:13:53,120 --> 00:13:57,040 Speaker 1: death with the interceptions. He had the two rushing touchdowns, 248 00:13:57,520 --> 00:13:59,920 Speaker 1: but he only had three in completions. All three of 249 00:14:00,040 --> 00:14:04,160 Speaker 1: those were three interceptions and the one was really ultimately 250 00:14:04,200 --> 00:14:07,280 Speaker 1: like the turning point in the game. So the fact 251 00:14:07,360 --> 00:14:10,880 Speaker 1: that their next four games they're pretty pretty rough. They 252 00:14:10,920 --> 00:14:15,280 Speaker 1: faced the Bills, the Bucks, the Dolphins, and then the Eagles. Um, 253 00:14:15,320 --> 00:14:19,360 Speaker 1: So yeah, that's where you can get on Tomlin a 254 00:14:19,400 --> 00:14:21,200 Speaker 1: little bit if you want. And it's all in the 255 00:14:21,240 --> 00:14:23,040 Speaker 1: past now. It is what it is. It's not going 256 00:14:23,080 --> 00:14:25,040 Speaker 1: to make a big difference at the end. But they 257 00:14:25,080 --> 00:14:27,720 Speaker 1: had a mini bye week after the Thursday night game 258 00:14:27,720 --> 00:14:30,440 Speaker 1: against Cleveland, and then they got the ten days to 259 00:14:30,480 --> 00:14:32,960 Speaker 1: get ready for the Jets, who are middling at best 260 00:14:32,960 --> 00:14:36,280 Speaker 1: team right now. And if you wanted to put Kenny 261 00:14:36,280 --> 00:14:38,480 Speaker 1: Peckett in, just do it at that point and then 262 00:14:38,520 --> 00:14:40,600 Speaker 1: give him a long runway to his first start against 263 00:14:40,680 --> 00:14:42,920 Speaker 1: the Jets, and then he'll have his feet wet for 264 00:14:42,960 --> 00:14:45,600 Speaker 1: the schedule and it tightens up instead. I think Tomlin 265 00:14:45,680 --> 00:14:47,280 Speaker 1: got caught in between a little bit. It was a 266 00:14:47,280 --> 00:14:50,600 Speaker 1: half measure. He's like he wanted to, he wasn't fully ready, 267 00:14:50,600 --> 00:14:54,000 Speaker 1: in my opinion, Tomlin after years and years and years 268 00:14:54,160 --> 00:14:57,160 Speaker 1: with Ben Roethlisberger wasn't ready to start over with a 269 00:14:57,240 --> 00:14:58,960 Speaker 1: rookie and everything that goes with that, as we saw 270 00:14:59,000 --> 00:15:01,680 Speaker 1: in the second half with and overs. But it got 271 00:15:01,720 --> 00:15:04,240 Speaker 1: to a point where I think he Tomlin was like, 272 00:15:04,280 --> 00:15:06,840 Speaker 1: I gotta make this move into your point. Mr Sessler, 273 00:15:07,440 --> 00:15:09,880 Speaker 1: in that debut against the Jets pick at average nine 274 00:15:09,920 --> 00:15:13,040 Speaker 1: point two yards per attempt and thirteen point two air 275 00:15:13,120 --> 00:15:17,640 Speaker 1: yards per attempt, and Trabiski season average UH in three 276 00:15:17,680 --> 00:15:20,000 Speaker 1: and a half games was five point six per attempt 277 00:15:20,080 --> 00:15:22,360 Speaker 1: and nine point nine area. So he's airing it out, 278 00:15:22,680 --> 00:15:25,240 Speaker 1: which is good because they have talented players, especially a 279 00:15:25,280 --> 00:15:28,040 Speaker 1: wide receiver. And I like it about the schedule, but 280 00:15:29,160 --> 00:15:32,280 Speaker 1: if you're gonna be Pittsburgh's starting quarterback, you're gonna get 281 00:15:32,320 --> 00:15:34,480 Speaker 1: these games no matter what. You can't really protect him, 282 00:15:34,480 --> 00:15:38,480 Speaker 1: and their schedule is like Bills, Bucks, Dolphins, Eagles. Then 283 00:15:38,520 --> 00:15:41,080 Speaker 1: you're by like, are we waiting a month to protect 284 00:15:41,120 --> 00:15:43,440 Speaker 1: him because we have missed. That was the original plan, 285 00:15:43,560 --> 00:15:47,240 Speaker 1: like can we get to and then it became an 286 00:15:47,280 --> 00:15:49,920 Speaker 1: unsustainable thing. But I think going back to what you're saying, yeah, 287 00:15:49,960 --> 00:15:52,600 Speaker 1: he was gonna face these opponents that's part of life 288 00:15:52,600 --> 00:15:54,960 Speaker 1: in the NFL. But the idea of getting his feet wet. First, 289 00:15:55,200 --> 00:15:56,960 Speaker 1: he got one half with the Jets and now he 290 00:15:56,960 --> 00:15:58,800 Speaker 1: gets a week of practice and you know, good luck 291 00:15:58,840 --> 00:16:02,200 Speaker 1: to him. Well, I have no affiliation with an f 292 00:16:02,240 --> 00:16:03,960 Speaker 1: C North. Maybe none of us do. I don't know, 293 00:16:04,280 --> 00:16:07,520 Speaker 1: but some will be rooting against Kenny Pickt. I kind 294 00:16:07,520 --> 00:16:09,640 Speaker 1: of thought that I was surprised that it went down 295 00:16:09,680 --> 00:16:11,400 Speaker 1: like that with Tomlin because I think we talked about 296 00:16:11,400 --> 00:16:14,120 Speaker 1: it on the show that Tomlin is not a reactionary coach, 297 00:16:14,480 --> 00:16:18,160 Speaker 1: that he's someone that I view as having more patients 298 00:16:18,320 --> 00:16:21,560 Speaker 1: and maybe a little bit more leeway to have patients 299 00:16:21,640 --> 00:16:23,880 Speaker 1: because he's been there for so long because he always 300 00:16:23,920 --> 00:16:26,240 Speaker 1: has a winning record. But also he's never been in 301 00:16:26,280 --> 00:16:30,040 Speaker 1: this spot because of Ben Roethlisberger. So I wasn't sure how, 302 00:16:31,200 --> 00:16:33,720 Speaker 1: but yeah, it was I think it was interesting. I 303 00:16:33,760 --> 00:16:36,560 Speaker 1: was kind of surprised, all right. And one more note 304 00:16:36,600 --> 00:16:40,720 Speaker 1: about this the um Mitch Drobinsky is still team captain 305 00:16:40,920 --> 00:16:42,880 Speaker 1: and Mike Tomlin confirmed that he'll be going out for 306 00:16:42,880 --> 00:16:45,400 Speaker 1: the coin flip on Sunday. That seems kind of a 307 00:16:45,520 --> 00:16:48,240 Speaker 1: rough rough, but that's just the way it is in 308 00:16:48,280 --> 00:16:51,160 Speaker 1: the NFL. A bigger slap in the face to suddenly 309 00:16:51,200 --> 00:16:57,280 Speaker 1: also just removed. Also Toppy Toffy next level. In other news, 310 00:16:57,400 --> 00:16:59,440 Speaker 1: we all know what's going on with Cooper Rush in 311 00:16:59,440 --> 00:17:02,480 Speaker 1: the Dallas how Boys. Dak Prescott broke his thumb in 312 00:17:02,520 --> 00:17:05,400 Speaker 1: Week one, got surgery, and the thought was Dallas would 313 00:17:05,400 --> 00:17:07,800 Speaker 1: go down well. Instead, Cooper Rush has stepped in and 314 00:17:07,800 --> 00:17:12,040 Speaker 1: played really well, and the Dallas defense has been among 315 00:17:12,080 --> 00:17:14,760 Speaker 1: the league's very best, and they've won three straight games. 316 00:17:15,400 --> 00:17:18,240 Speaker 1: And now it's gone from reports of he'll be back 317 00:17:18,240 --> 00:17:22,240 Speaker 1: by week four, week five to now Jared Jones going 318 00:17:22,280 --> 00:17:25,800 Speaker 1: on Dallas local radio and saying, well, you know, Dak, 319 00:17:25,840 --> 00:17:28,520 Speaker 1: he can't quite you see where I'm going with this. 320 00:17:28,840 --> 00:17:31,360 Speaker 1: He can't quite grip the ball yet. Here's some more 321 00:17:31,400 --> 00:17:33,360 Speaker 1: from Jari, because it's just fun to hear Jared talk 322 00:17:33,400 --> 00:17:39,000 Speaker 1: about football in life. Considering the injury, considering the location 323 00:17:39,040 --> 00:17:41,000 Speaker 1: of the injury, I don't know that you can make 324 00:17:41,040 --> 00:17:44,800 Speaker 1: any more progress. And there are some things here about 325 00:17:44,840 --> 00:17:49,080 Speaker 1: healing that again, how often say only the man upstairs 326 00:17:49,160 --> 00:17:52,680 Speaker 1: knows how that works. But he'll have a big week 327 00:17:52,800 --> 00:17:55,960 Speaker 1: and he'll be hard on himself getting ready to go. 328 00:17:56,600 --> 00:18:01,520 Speaker 1: That's my favorite yes of coming you have the big 329 00:18:01,560 --> 00:18:05,879 Speaker 1: man upstairs, right, Uh. Prescott a schedule to meet with 330 00:18:05,920 --> 00:18:09,399 Speaker 1: the doctors today Tuesday at surgery and September twelve and 331 00:18:09,560 --> 00:18:12,400 Speaker 1: had the stitch removed from his right thumb September twenty six. 332 00:18:12,480 --> 00:18:17,480 Speaker 1: So Connie, Yeah, the big Man upstairs does dictate many things. Uh, 333 00:18:17,720 --> 00:18:20,359 Speaker 1: we'll save it for the theology podcast. But at the 334 00:18:20,400 --> 00:18:24,200 Speaker 1: same time, if the Cowboys were one and three instead 335 00:18:24,240 --> 00:18:26,400 Speaker 1: of three and one, I think Jared might be having 336 00:18:26,440 --> 00:18:29,120 Speaker 1: some conversations with God and saying, no, it is time 337 00:18:29,119 --> 00:18:31,200 Speaker 1: for Doc to return. Whether you can grip the damn 338 00:18:31,240 --> 00:18:34,440 Speaker 1: ball or not. Cooper Rush has bought Dak Prescott some time. 339 00:18:34,800 --> 00:18:38,200 Speaker 1: Best case scenario a totally different story if they don't 340 00:18:38,240 --> 00:18:41,160 Speaker 1: win these games. But with Cooper Rush, he's not making 341 00:18:41,200 --> 00:18:44,520 Speaker 1: mistakes and that defense is really holding up the team. 342 00:18:44,560 --> 00:18:47,520 Speaker 1: They're so legit. They're really, really good. They've only allowed 343 00:18:47,680 --> 00:18:50,880 Speaker 1: one touchdown and each of their games. Um and obviously 344 00:18:50,920 --> 00:18:53,240 Speaker 1: playing Carson Wentz that's kind of a gimme. That's nice 345 00:18:53,240 --> 00:18:56,040 Speaker 1: for a defense because you get sacked so many times 346 00:18:56,040 --> 00:18:58,639 Speaker 1: and picked off. But is the confident Eagles fan come 347 00:18:58,680 --> 00:19:01,920 Speaker 1: out again? That's I mean, you're probably right, but but yeah, 348 00:19:02,160 --> 00:19:05,280 Speaker 1: this is um, this is nice for the Cowboys to have. 349 00:19:05,400 --> 00:19:08,399 Speaker 1: It's a luxury to have this, to have Cooper Rush 350 00:19:08,440 --> 00:19:10,920 Speaker 1: in there, and to be able to let Dak Prescott 351 00:19:10,920 --> 00:19:14,159 Speaker 1: hell because now at this point, with the record that 352 00:19:14,200 --> 00:19:16,919 Speaker 1: they have, he can come back and they're not up 353 00:19:16,960 --> 00:19:20,479 Speaker 1: against the wall. They were such a mess in that 354 00:19:20,520 --> 00:19:22,639 Speaker 1: Week one lost to the box. Not a lot to 355 00:19:22,640 --> 00:19:24,840 Speaker 1: do with the Bucks, I think, and just the fact 356 00:19:24,920 --> 00:19:26,920 Speaker 1: of you know, week one is week one, but it 357 00:19:27,040 --> 00:19:29,000 Speaker 1: kind of gave I thought. The only thing was kind 358 00:19:29,000 --> 00:19:31,080 Speaker 1: of tough for Dak Prescott was like, there weren't there 359 00:19:31,119 --> 00:19:33,240 Speaker 1: wasn't a history this season of him being in that 360 00:19:33,320 --> 00:19:35,720 Speaker 1: offense with three or four games like this, I think 361 00:19:35,720 --> 00:19:37,800 Speaker 1: in general the offense is rounded out a little bit 362 00:19:37,920 --> 00:19:40,840 Speaker 1: where when Prescott comes back, he should be able to 363 00:19:40,960 --> 00:19:44,080 Speaker 1: duplicate what Rush has done. Otherwise all hell is going 364 00:19:44,160 --> 00:19:46,360 Speaker 1: to break loose. I mean, I think they're hoping he'll 365 00:19:46,440 --> 00:19:50,480 Speaker 1: be better than Cooper Rush. But is fourth and QBR 366 00:19:50,560 --> 00:19:53,480 Speaker 1: right now? I know, well that's what It's just one 367 00:19:53,520 --> 00:19:56,520 Speaker 1: metric out there, But he's been interception. I think one 368 00:19:56,560 --> 00:19:59,800 Speaker 1: thing that can't be overlooked with what the Rush situation, 369 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:02,800 Speaker 1: what's going on here is the defense is putting him 370 00:20:02,880 --> 00:20:06,360 Speaker 1: in a positive game script. Every single game, they've given 371 00:20:06,400 --> 00:20:10,480 Speaker 1: up one touchdown each of their first four games. If 372 00:20:10,520 --> 00:20:12,600 Speaker 1: if I don't know, if we see that, we're talking 373 00:20:12,600 --> 00:20:14,199 Speaker 1: about the same things. And by the way, he had 374 00:20:14,200 --> 00:20:17,800 Speaker 1: two interceptions that got wiped away by penalty on Sunday, 375 00:20:17,840 --> 00:20:20,080 Speaker 1: So these certain things you see when you you check 376 00:20:20,119 --> 00:20:22,320 Speaker 1: out the game. But at the same time, he's been 377 00:20:22,440 --> 00:20:25,280 Speaker 1: very good and been putting a very good situation, not 378 00:20:25,359 --> 00:20:27,840 Speaker 1: a very good situation for tow a tongue of Viola, 379 00:20:28,040 --> 00:20:31,359 Speaker 1: who is already been ruled out of the Week five 380 00:20:31,400 --> 00:20:35,560 Speaker 1: game against the Jets UM after suffering that really scary 381 00:20:36,440 --> 00:20:40,479 Speaker 1: brain injury on Thursday Night Football this past week against 382 00:20:40,480 --> 00:20:45,160 Speaker 1: the Bengals. The right move obviously here Mark Teddy Bridgewater 383 00:20:45,240 --> 00:20:47,600 Speaker 1: is one of the best backups UM you could ask for. 384 00:20:47,760 --> 00:20:49,480 Speaker 1: So that was a good job by them building in 385 00:20:49,600 --> 00:20:52,879 Speaker 1: some security blanket there. And now he gets the call 386 00:20:53,400 --> 00:20:55,760 Speaker 1: and the question becomes when do we see two again? 387 00:20:55,800 --> 00:21:00,280 Speaker 1: Because obviously this is a very hot button issue. Yeah, 388 00:21:00,320 --> 00:21:02,880 Speaker 1: I mean, we spent all offseason talking about not if, 389 00:21:02,920 --> 00:21:07,840 Speaker 1: but when Bridgewater would supplant to ah in the in 390 00:21:07,880 --> 00:21:10,840 Speaker 1: the lineup because of frustration performance and instead too has 391 00:21:10,840 --> 00:21:13,280 Speaker 1: had a surprise season. He's been I think you know 392 00:21:13,320 --> 00:21:15,920 Speaker 1: that one game was an outlier against the Ravens in 393 00:21:16,040 --> 00:21:17,680 Speaker 1: terms of thinking that that was gonna be the way 394 00:21:17,680 --> 00:21:19,439 Speaker 1: that the offense was going to produce week after week 395 00:21:19,440 --> 00:21:21,600 Speaker 1: because it's just not been the case. But to uh, 396 00:21:21,640 --> 00:21:23,800 Speaker 1: I think they have to at this point because it's 397 00:21:23,880 --> 00:21:27,280 Speaker 1: become a national story. Um. Although I think Mike McDaniel 398 00:21:27,440 --> 00:21:29,760 Speaker 1: had had one of the better coaches around in terms 399 00:21:29,840 --> 00:21:32,600 Speaker 1: of how he responded to and just being real about it. Yeah, 400 00:21:32,600 --> 00:21:34,280 Speaker 1: we talked about this on the way to the airport 401 00:21:34,280 --> 00:21:39,560 Speaker 1: actually yesterday that um McDaniel, who's eloquent and he comes 402 00:21:39,560 --> 00:21:42,919 Speaker 1: from a different um angle, and I feel like the 403 00:21:42,920 --> 00:21:47,160 Speaker 1: way he's handling the situation is helpful to the Dolphins 404 00:21:47,160 --> 00:21:49,879 Speaker 1: as opposed to and more. I don't want to say basic, 405 00:21:49,960 --> 00:21:52,320 Speaker 1: but your typical head coach, you might say something the 406 00:21:52,320 --> 00:21:54,920 Speaker 1: wrong way and it makes a story bigger and worse 407 00:21:55,040 --> 00:21:58,879 Speaker 1: for Miami. Here are some comments made um late last 408 00:21:58,920 --> 00:22:01,879 Speaker 1: week by my McDaniel that really kind of caught my 409 00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:04,639 Speaker 1: interest and how he went about the answer and the 410 00:22:04,680 --> 00:22:07,480 Speaker 1: tricky idea of when do you play to it and 411 00:22:07,720 --> 00:22:14,119 Speaker 1: how do you handle a very tricky situation. If I 412 00:22:14,119 --> 00:22:20,920 Speaker 1: if I were to sit someone for a uh uh 413 00:22:21,160 --> 00:22:26,560 Speaker 1: medical issue going against medical people abstractly, then when do 414 00:22:26,600 --> 00:22:31,240 Speaker 1: I play him again? Uh? And that is kind of 415 00:22:31,280 --> 00:22:34,200 Speaker 1: what what struck me there. What he's saying is he's 416 00:22:34,880 --> 00:22:38,040 Speaker 1: McDaniel says he's passing all the the eyeball test to him, 417 00:22:38,240 --> 00:22:40,480 Speaker 1: and then he has the doctors telling him one thing. 418 00:22:40,520 --> 00:22:43,840 Speaker 1: He's referring by the way, to the initial um, what 419 00:22:43,920 --> 00:22:46,480 Speaker 1: was ruled as a back injury um, and then turned 420 00:22:46,480 --> 00:22:48,640 Speaker 1: out he compounds it with the head injury the next week, 421 00:22:48,720 --> 00:22:50,520 Speaker 1: even though it looked like a head injury the first time. 422 00:22:50,840 --> 00:22:53,160 Speaker 1: He's saying, he's in a tricky situation because if you're 423 00:22:53,200 --> 00:22:56,320 Speaker 1: telling him that, oh, you just can't play him, Uh, 424 00:22:56,400 --> 00:22:58,800 Speaker 1: that's kind of an abstraction, like you're you're just so 425 00:22:58,880 --> 00:23:01,600 Speaker 1: when do you put him back in at that point? Um? 426 00:23:01,640 --> 00:23:04,280 Speaker 1: That that that kind of tells you where McDaniel and 427 00:23:04,320 --> 00:23:06,679 Speaker 1: the dolphins are right now, because they know eyeballs are 428 00:23:06,720 --> 00:23:08,399 Speaker 1: on them right now. And it's hard to have a 429 00:23:08,480 --> 00:23:10,560 Speaker 1: right answer when you want to protect the guy, but 430 00:23:10,640 --> 00:23:12,760 Speaker 1: you also need to listen to what the doctors are saying. 431 00:23:12,960 --> 00:23:15,040 Speaker 1: And if the doctor's gonna say he's ready to return. 432 00:23:15,880 --> 00:23:18,120 Speaker 1: Does McDaniel just put him in the lineup? You would, 433 00:23:18,160 --> 00:23:20,000 Speaker 1: it would make sense if he felt confident about it. 434 00:23:20,000 --> 00:23:22,280 Speaker 1: But you could tell in his voice that it's something 435 00:23:22,320 --> 00:23:24,440 Speaker 1: that he's, you know, struggling with. It. Seems like he's 436 00:23:24,480 --> 00:23:27,880 Speaker 1: really wrestling with it, just like having having this conversation 437 00:23:28,200 --> 00:23:30,639 Speaker 1: and the way that he's talking about it, because normally 438 00:23:30,720 --> 00:23:36,119 Speaker 1: he is a little more streamlined in his responses and 439 00:23:36,240 --> 00:23:38,879 Speaker 1: that full response. You didn't hear the full response, but everyone, 440 00:23:38,920 --> 00:23:41,840 Speaker 1: but there's a lot of halting and very carefully choosing 441 00:23:41,880 --> 00:23:45,040 Speaker 1: his words. Yeah, right, So you can tell that he's 442 00:23:45,080 --> 00:23:48,480 Speaker 1: obviously under a ton of pressure. And everyone saw what 443 00:23:48,600 --> 00:23:52,119 Speaker 1: happened in that primetime game and Amazon played it a 444 00:23:52,119 --> 00:23:55,800 Speaker 1: lot too, so we all we all were there for 445 00:23:55,920 --> 00:24:01,160 Speaker 1: it basically, and they when they do get cleared for two, um, 446 00:24:01,200 --> 00:24:03,960 Speaker 1: I think that they will put him in. But it's like, yeah, yeah, 447 00:24:03,960 --> 00:24:05,399 Speaker 1: I mean, how do you really know? How do you 448 00:24:05,400 --> 00:24:08,000 Speaker 1: really Nobody really knows to be honest, Like, I don't 449 00:24:08,000 --> 00:24:11,239 Speaker 1: know how a concussion is so difficult too. I've had 450 00:24:11,240 --> 00:24:13,760 Speaker 1: a concussion before and like a lot of times, those 451 00:24:13,760 --> 00:24:16,120 Speaker 1: things come back like it's not something that is so 452 00:24:16,240 --> 00:24:18,920 Speaker 1: black and white. His job as a coach is to 453 00:24:19,040 --> 00:24:22,480 Speaker 1: play players when there he's told that they're healthy. He's 454 00:24:22,480 --> 00:24:24,919 Speaker 1: not claiming to be a doctor. And I do like 455 00:24:25,040 --> 00:24:28,280 Speaker 1: the line essentially about saying if I go against medical 456 00:24:28,320 --> 00:24:31,639 Speaker 1: people abstract lee, then him as a coach, when is 457 00:24:31,680 --> 00:24:34,560 Speaker 1: he supposed when is the decision correct to put anyone 458 00:24:34,560 --> 00:24:36,320 Speaker 1: back on the field. And I think that's what's different 459 00:24:36,359 --> 00:24:39,439 Speaker 1: about him as a a speaker. Uh, there, you're right. 460 00:24:39,480 --> 00:24:41,080 Speaker 1: Then there could have been a lot of coach speak 461 00:24:41,160 --> 00:24:43,800 Speaker 1: from other people where you play dumb or you just 462 00:24:43,880 --> 00:24:46,040 Speaker 1: like you kind of put the reporters and the people, 463 00:24:46,080 --> 00:24:48,120 Speaker 1: the fans in a tough place. Um. He does kind 464 00:24:48,119 --> 00:24:50,879 Speaker 1: of remind me of when I would attempt to like 465 00:24:51,280 --> 00:24:53,720 Speaker 1: call girls on a rotary phone in like sixth grade. 466 00:24:53,760 --> 00:24:56,120 Speaker 1: I sound very much like that in that performance back 467 00:24:56,119 --> 00:25:00,520 Speaker 1: in the day. Tell me more about the seventies, that 468 00:25:00,640 --> 00:25:04,320 Speaker 1: was the eighties as much as I can. Finally, as 469 00:25:04,320 --> 00:25:08,680 Speaker 1: a report from the New York Post that Brady and Giselle, 470 00:25:08,720 --> 00:25:13,040 Speaker 1: Tom Brady and Giselle have hired divorce lawyers. So this 471 00:25:13,240 --> 00:25:17,080 Speaker 1: might be turning into the end of that road, but 472 00:25:17,160 --> 00:25:20,639 Speaker 1: you'd be sad. I haven't really enjoyed Giselle in the 473 00:25:20,680 --> 00:25:23,760 Speaker 1: football orbit, and of course i'd rather than being a 474 00:25:23,920 --> 00:25:27,480 Speaker 1: happy family dynamic. But that's a report that's out there, Marky, 475 00:25:27,680 --> 00:25:30,000 Speaker 1: it is and I feel like we've been on the 476 00:25:30,040 --> 00:25:33,000 Speaker 1: case of this UM situation. We don't celebrate it on 477 00:25:33,080 --> 00:25:36,160 Speaker 1: any level. We just we we observe it. And I'm 478 00:25:36,200 --> 00:25:38,240 Speaker 1: sure there's a lot going on inside the mind of 479 00:25:38,240 --> 00:25:41,879 Speaker 1: Tom Brady beyond just robotic football situations right now. And 480 00:25:41,880 --> 00:25:45,119 Speaker 1: they just went through a a big storm down there. 481 00:25:45,160 --> 00:25:48,280 Speaker 1: To be Tom Brady, you gotta make a lot of sacrifices, 482 00:25:48,400 --> 00:25:51,639 Speaker 1: I think too, to have football be such a huge 483 00:25:51,680 --> 00:25:53,800 Speaker 1: part of your life and to be that, you know, 484 00:25:53,840 --> 00:25:56,159 Speaker 1: on top of the game we should. It gives me 485 00:25:56,200 --> 00:25:58,879 Speaker 1: an idea because I know Aaron Rodgers is a weekly 486 00:25:58,920 --> 00:26:03,280 Speaker 1: guest during the season the Pat McAfee show. Uh, justin, 487 00:26:03,320 --> 00:26:06,359 Speaker 1: can we get Tom Brady on every Tuesday Tuesdays with 488 00:26:06,400 --> 00:26:08,719 Speaker 1: Tom Brady? Yeah, I'll just I'll hook that up and 489 00:26:08,960 --> 00:26:10,480 Speaker 1: that'll be a thing and just let him know, because 490 00:26:10,520 --> 00:26:11,920 Speaker 1: I think this will be a part of the hook 491 00:26:11,920 --> 00:26:14,240 Speaker 1: of getting him to agree a lot of it. Most 492 00:26:14,280 --> 00:26:16,320 Speaker 1: of it will be based on his personal life and 493 00:26:16,600 --> 00:26:22,320 Speaker 1: what's going on and some private conversations. UM and unpaid Yeah, 494 00:26:22,480 --> 00:26:24,919 Speaker 1: of course, I think we're the right show to handle 495 00:26:24,920 --> 00:26:27,520 Speaker 1: that with um, with kid gloves and a sensitive fashion 496 00:26:27,520 --> 00:26:31,439 Speaker 1: that would also elicit truth from him on that is 497 00:26:31,440 --> 00:26:34,639 Speaker 1: what's happening in the news. Let's take a break and 498 00:26:34,680 --> 00:26:40,000 Speaker 1: then we will get to the fearless predictions of late July. 499 00:26:42,960 --> 00:26:51,160 Speaker 1: Welcome back up, fearless prediction. We felt strongly about something 500 00:26:51,720 --> 00:26:55,800 Speaker 1: in the summer, and now it's time to pay the pauper. 501 00:26:56,280 --> 00:27:00,800 Speaker 1: Here we go, totally absurd. Yeah. Us, in late July 502 00:27:01,040 --> 00:27:05,040 Speaker 1: on this very program, we tried to read the tea leaves. 503 00:27:05,359 --> 00:27:07,520 Speaker 1: I wish Colleen you were on this episode. Yeah, but 504 00:27:07,680 --> 00:27:11,479 Speaker 1: me too. I listened. Did you like that episode? I 505 00:27:11,480 --> 00:27:16,480 Speaker 1: loved it, one of my favorites. Oh wonderful. Okay, So 506 00:27:16,520 --> 00:27:19,520 Speaker 1: then you'll know exactly what we're about to discuss because 507 00:27:19,560 --> 00:27:24,520 Speaker 1: you've processed it all and retained it apparently incredibly. Um. 508 00:27:24,680 --> 00:27:27,800 Speaker 1: We'll go through each of our late July predictions, and 509 00:27:28,040 --> 00:27:31,200 Speaker 1: the way we set it up was these predictions. This 510 00:27:31,240 --> 00:27:33,640 Speaker 1: is what people will be talking about on October four, 511 00:27:34,480 --> 00:27:37,960 Speaker 1: once the week four Monday night football game is over 512 00:27:38,000 --> 00:27:41,600 Speaker 1: between the Niners and Ramps. So let's go in order. Um, 513 00:27:41,640 --> 00:27:45,800 Speaker 1: the Great Eric Roberts another. Really got a really talented 514 00:27:45,840 --> 00:27:48,920 Speaker 1: crop of people working behind the scenes for NFL media 515 00:27:48,960 --> 00:27:53,960 Speaker 1: and this show put together this dock flawlessly. Let's get 516 00:27:54,000 --> 00:27:57,080 Speaker 1: to it, Greggy. Um, did we mention that Greg's not 517 00:27:57,160 --> 00:28:02,800 Speaker 1: here today? I don't think we had nobody? Where's this doc? 518 00:28:02,840 --> 00:28:05,280 Speaker 1: Where could I check out this doctor? You could share? 519 00:28:05,480 --> 00:28:09,040 Speaker 1: You can. Let let's talk about just take us through 520 00:28:09,040 --> 00:28:10,920 Speaker 1: the second all right, that's what the talk about does. 521 00:28:11,359 --> 00:28:15,159 Speaker 1: Greg obviously wasn't feeling great over the weekend. He couldn't 522 00:28:15,160 --> 00:28:18,360 Speaker 1: even do the Sunday Stadium experience with us, but he 523 00:28:18,359 --> 00:28:20,160 Speaker 1: he was a trooper. He gave us the Monday night 524 00:28:20,160 --> 00:28:23,800 Speaker 1: show and then he said take Tuesday off. Let the 525 00:28:23,840 --> 00:28:27,120 Speaker 1: iron men and women handle it for Tuesday. See you Thursday. Well, 526 00:28:27,160 --> 00:28:33,119 Speaker 1: he'll love that. Nice summarization, Greg said, Mark Sessler. Do 527 00:28:33,240 --> 00:28:38,400 Speaker 1: we have this, let's hear it. Let's listen. In QB 528 00:28:38,560 --> 00:28:45,760 Speaker 1: Index after week four, Um Mark's writing Lamar Jackson number two. 529 00:28:45,880 --> 00:28:49,040 Speaker 1: This is his his profile. Wow, Lamar is up at 530 00:28:49,160 --> 00:28:54,560 Speaker 1: number two through a season. In subsequent off season of Endless, 531 00:28:54,600 --> 00:28:58,680 Speaker 1: Storm Clouds, Waves of Chaos, and Old Fortune, Lamar Jackson 532 00:28:58,720 --> 00:29:01,920 Speaker 1: never blinked. They're in emphasis on Lamar's legs and the 533 00:29:02,000 --> 00:29:05,120 Speaker 1: Ravens running game is overshadowed how Big plays with his 534 00:29:05,360 --> 00:29:08,840 Speaker 1: arm left the Patriots, Bills and Bengals looking like soaking 535 00:29:08,920 --> 00:29:15,000 Speaker 1: school children who lost their umbrellas. The voters now resemble 536 00:29:15,240 --> 00:29:18,719 Speaker 1: bright yellow chickadees, but the only foul carcass in the 537 00:29:18,720 --> 00:29:21,360 Speaker 1: a f C North lying a nert to the north 538 00:29:21,640 --> 00:29:25,560 Speaker 1: in Cleveland. Send that to me, I will use so. 539 00:29:27,000 --> 00:29:29,040 Speaker 1: First of all, spot On Lamar has been one of 540 00:29:29,080 --> 00:29:31,760 Speaker 1: the very best quarterbacks in the league through four weeks, 541 00:29:31,760 --> 00:29:34,680 Speaker 1: So Greg nailed that one. H Are you just gonna 542 00:29:34,760 --> 00:29:38,320 Speaker 1: use that copy? Wow? I'm really I'm really thinking about 543 00:29:38,320 --> 00:29:39,920 Speaker 1: that right now because that's what I'm in the middle of. 544 00:29:40,800 --> 00:29:43,480 Speaker 1: That's why you came in almost and possibly at three 545 00:29:43,520 --> 00:29:46,120 Speaker 1: o'clock in the morning today, which has never happened in 546 00:29:46,120 --> 00:29:48,400 Speaker 1: history of this company, to work on this. So you 547 00:29:48,480 --> 00:29:50,560 Speaker 1: have the chance now to insert that into the copy 548 00:29:50,640 --> 00:29:52,920 Speaker 1: for what's going live on NFL dot com tomorrow. Why 549 00:29:52,960 --> 00:29:55,040 Speaker 1: would I not use it? Why would I not save 550 00:29:55,080 --> 00:30:00,280 Speaker 1: an extra twenty minutes? It's a it's a slam. Good jobs, marter, 551 00:30:00,560 --> 00:30:05,640 Speaker 1: not harder, Alright the bucket Danny said that the Buccaneers 552 00:30:05,680 --> 00:30:08,360 Speaker 1: will be one in three after four weeks, the blame 553 00:30:08,400 --> 00:30:12,120 Speaker 1: will fall on Tom Brady. This is the end. Type 554 00:30:12,160 --> 00:30:15,000 Speaker 1: of talk will start, but they will figure it out 555 00:30:15,000 --> 00:30:17,720 Speaker 1: in time. Greggy thought they'd be three and one. Mark 556 00:30:17,800 --> 00:30:20,680 Speaker 1: said two and two. That was really gutsy. Uh, they 557 00:30:20,720 --> 00:30:25,200 Speaker 1: are two and two, but they are not playing well 558 00:30:25,320 --> 00:30:28,320 Speaker 1: and they just got absolutely hammered on Sunday Night Football. 559 00:30:28,760 --> 00:30:32,800 Speaker 1: And I believe people are, you know, expressing some concerns 560 00:30:32,840 --> 00:30:35,160 Speaker 1: about the Bucks early on, but my idea was more 561 00:30:35,280 --> 00:30:38,360 Speaker 1: going to be, uh, the offense would be in a 562 00:30:38,440 --> 00:30:42,200 Speaker 1: deep funk. And quite frankly, I'm gonna say, because of 563 00:30:42,240 --> 00:30:44,320 Speaker 1: all the injuries, that hasn't even had a chance to 564 00:30:44,320 --> 00:30:46,600 Speaker 1: be an issue. No one's giving the Bucks offense heat 565 00:30:46,960 --> 00:30:50,040 Speaker 1: right now, Colleen, because they haven't had their guys on 566 00:30:50,080 --> 00:30:52,120 Speaker 1: the field, so that they've kind of gotten a pass 567 00:30:52,160 --> 00:30:55,160 Speaker 1: actually for their inability to produce a lot of points. True, 568 00:30:55,440 --> 00:30:57,760 Speaker 1: but they did have their guys back for this game. 569 00:30:57,800 --> 00:30:59,720 Speaker 1: I guess you could say, all right, well, maybe they're 570 00:30:59,720 --> 00:31:02,360 Speaker 1: just not in rhythm at this point. And well, I 571 00:31:02,360 --> 00:31:06,640 Speaker 1: mean they put up three D seventy three passing yards 572 00:31:05,680 --> 00:31:10,560 Speaker 1: thirty one, barely ignored the ground game. They ran the 573 00:31:10,600 --> 00:31:13,080 Speaker 1: ball like twice the whole game, and half that yardage 574 00:31:13,120 --> 00:31:15,520 Speaker 1: was in garbage time. I don't know. I just don't. 575 00:31:16,000 --> 00:31:17,680 Speaker 1: Do you think did you watch a game and think, oh, 576 00:31:17,720 --> 00:31:20,760 Speaker 1: their offenses? I was sort of stunned by what happened 577 00:31:20,760 --> 00:31:22,880 Speaker 1: to their defense, although it was the Chiefs and Mahomes 578 00:31:22,880 --> 00:31:25,640 Speaker 1: playing at like his very best for big chunks of 579 00:31:25,680 --> 00:31:27,600 Speaker 1: that game. That said, I mean, home is gonna be 580 00:31:27,680 --> 00:31:31,520 Speaker 1: number one in your QBS? Well should I reveal that now? 581 00:31:32,640 --> 00:31:34,520 Speaker 1: But I could say that if if you wanted to 582 00:31:34,520 --> 00:31:36,880 Speaker 1: do what Greg just did, it would be the second 583 00:31:36,880 --> 00:31:38,720 Speaker 1: thing that I mean, like you're saying you got this 584 00:31:38,760 --> 00:31:41,880 Speaker 1: Bucks thing right? Um did all right? Well? I was 585 00:31:42,080 --> 00:31:43,640 Speaker 1: it seemed like you were going there. Someone said they'd 586 00:31:43,680 --> 00:31:46,959 Speaker 1: be too right. I kind of felt that way. What 587 00:31:47,240 --> 00:31:49,560 Speaker 1: would it be fair to say that anyone's blaming Tom 588 00:31:49,600 --> 00:31:52,520 Speaker 1: Brady for this? Nobody is okay? But I think you 589 00:31:52,560 --> 00:31:56,320 Speaker 1: would be right about Mahomes very possibly being the top 590 00:31:56,400 --> 00:32:01,520 Speaker 1: quarterback right now in this piece, in this piece written 591 00:32:01,520 --> 00:32:04,680 Speaker 1: by one person, got it all right? Mark Baker Mayfield 592 00:32:04,680 --> 00:32:06,640 Speaker 1: wins the job in Caroline. I don't know anything that 593 00:32:06,760 --> 00:32:10,760 Speaker 1: just happened. Where is Lamar Jackson gonna be in the 594 00:32:11,880 --> 00:32:15,280 Speaker 1: he is top three? But he's not two. But but 595 00:32:15,360 --> 00:32:17,560 Speaker 1: now that I've remembered that, Greg said all that, and 596 00:32:17,600 --> 00:32:20,120 Speaker 1: if I could get someone behind the glass to transcribe 597 00:32:20,120 --> 00:32:23,720 Speaker 1: it directly, I'll just move him to number to transcribe it. 598 00:32:23,720 --> 00:32:26,240 Speaker 1: You have to have someone do it for you. If 599 00:32:26,240 --> 00:32:28,640 Speaker 1: someone could, it would be helpful if someone could. If 600 00:32:28,960 --> 00:32:30,720 Speaker 1: they can't, then I'll do it. But I will just 601 00:32:30,800 --> 00:32:34,720 Speaker 1: make him number two. Kind of a weird ask. Um, Okay, 602 00:32:34,720 --> 00:32:37,040 Speaker 1: so number two, he's going to be here saying if 603 00:32:37,040 --> 00:32:41,720 Speaker 1: I can get a transcription of what Greg's Baker man 604 00:32:41,880 --> 00:32:44,640 Speaker 1: may feel Disaccording to Mark, wins the job in Carolina 605 00:32:45,080 --> 00:32:48,080 Speaker 1: and beats the Browns in Week one. The Panthers lose 606 00:32:48,160 --> 00:32:51,760 Speaker 1: the next three games, and now we're going into Mark universe. 607 00:32:51,800 --> 00:32:54,280 Speaker 1: Sam Donald has announced the Week five started before being 608 00:32:54,360 --> 00:32:57,520 Speaker 1: jumped by a child gang and losing the starting job 609 00:32:57,560 --> 00:33:00,680 Speaker 1: to Baker for the rest of the season. Tell me 610 00:33:00,720 --> 00:33:03,440 Speaker 1: more about the child gang. Well, this is happening um 611 00:33:03,440 --> 00:33:11,640 Speaker 1: around the globe. There are outbreaks or instances of younger individuals, teens, adolescents, um, 612 00:33:11,720 --> 00:33:14,040 Speaker 1: kind of group mobbing adults in the street and taking 613 00:33:14,080 --> 00:33:20,200 Speaker 1: them down. And but this didn't happen. Yeah, as of today, 614 00:33:20,240 --> 00:33:23,840 Speaker 1: it did not Dan has the Panthers started three and 615 00:33:23,880 --> 00:33:26,760 Speaker 1: one and get their fans pumped for the season, but 616 00:33:26,880 --> 00:33:30,200 Speaker 1: Dan won't be buying in and predicts the fade. Greg 617 00:33:30,240 --> 00:33:32,920 Speaker 1: says Panthers feel like a team that can win seven games. 618 00:33:32,920 --> 00:33:35,960 Speaker 1: Now the Panthers are one in three, so that is incorrect. 619 00:33:36,120 --> 00:33:39,640 Speaker 1: But according also this prediction, Connie, I was going to 620 00:33:39,680 --> 00:33:42,120 Speaker 1: be saying I'm not buying it because they stink, which 621 00:33:42,120 --> 00:33:44,760 Speaker 1: they do. So I'm taking a half credit on this 622 00:33:44,800 --> 00:33:49,320 Speaker 1: one and nobody could take it from me. Uh Greg 623 00:33:49,320 --> 00:33:53,040 Speaker 1: did seven wins? Seven wins? How are you taking credit 624 00:33:53,120 --> 00:33:55,719 Speaker 1: for this? Took a half credit because I said they 625 00:33:55,760 --> 00:33:58,520 Speaker 1: stink and even if they're doing well, they're still not good. 626 00:33:59,600 --> 00:34:02,920 Speaker 1: I was a head of curve. They're feel strong well 627 00:34:05,080 --> 00:34:09,680 Speaker 1: al right up next, Greg? Uh oh, he did one 628 00:34:09,760 --> 00:34:12,520 Speaker 1: for me to where he predicted how I would write 629 00:34:12,520 --> 00:34:15,600 Speaker 1: about the Texans, which I already have done because that's 630 00:34:15,680 --> 00:34:18,400 Speaker 1: live in NFL dot com. The latest power rankings. Uh, 631 00:34:18,520 --> 00:34:20,640 Speaker 1: let's hit it behind the glass shares Gregg's prediction from 632 00:34:20,640 --> 00:34:26,320 Speaker 1: what I would write this week Power rankings coming in 633 00:34:26,920 --> 00:34:32,000 Speaker 1: at number twenty the Houston Texas And here's the content. 634 00:34:32,160 --> 00:34:34,440 Speaker 1: The old zuser doesn't know what to do with these 635 00:34:34,480 --> 00:34:37,360 Speaker 1: three and one Texans. One point went over the Colts, 636 00:34:37,400 --> 00:34:39,560 Speaker 1: and the opener was all about special teams, and it's 637 00:34:39,600 --> 00:34:42,680 Speaker 1: tough for dan Zeus to get excited when they dispatched 638 00:34:42,800 --> 00:34:46,719 Speaker 1: the moribund Bears, and three and Sunday's win was a 639 00:34:46,840 --> 00:34:52,160 Speaker 1: classic case of chargers gonna charger. Still, the old New 640 00:34:52,200 --> 00:34:55,120 Speaker 1: Blue Eyes has to admit a fondness for Davis Mills. 641 00:34:55,239 --> 00:34:59,800 Speaker 1: It is becoming impossible to ignore the eradicable greatness that 642 00:35:00,160 --> 00:35:04,000 Speaker 1: Kiami Fairband has given the world. After another game winner, 643 00:35:04,600 --> 00:35:16,200 Speaker 1: especially to Daddy Rich this one all right, so this one. 644 00:35:16,520 --> 00:35:19,640 Speaker 1: The Texans are dead last in the power rankings at 645 00:35:19,800 --> 00:35:23,200 Speaker 1: oh three and one. Also, part of the reason why 646 00:35:23,360 --> 00:35:25,520 Speaker 1: Greg was spotting that one is because there was some 647 00:35:26,440 --> 00:35:29,880 Speaker 1: Greg in uh sessy heat around the Texans that I 648 00:35:30,000 --> 00:35:34,120 Speaker 1: wasn't buying into. And sure enough, Davis Mills is not. 649 00:35:34,480 --> 00:35:37,240 Speaker 1: No heat around Davis Mills, no heat around the Texans. 650 00:35:38,000 --> 00:35:46,520 Speaker 1: They stink. Any thoughts on that, Mark, I just I 651 00:35:46,600 --> 00:35:49,400 Speaker 1: find it funny that Greg he would be agitated that 652 00:35:49,480 --> 00:35:51,719 Speaker 1: he can't defend himself at all in the show. We 653 00:35:51,840 --> 00:35:53,440 Speaker 1: hear him and what he said, and then he's just 654 00:35:53,840 --> 00:35:56,000 Speaker 1: taken out with a bat right. Well, he got that 655 00:35:56,040 --> 00:35:58,040 Speaker 1: one wrong. You got that one really wrong. Sorry, buddy. 656 00:35:58,200 --> 00:36:00,920 Speaker 1: I can't believe he didn't have any thing on Geno 657 00:36:01,320 --> 00:36:04,840 Speaker 1: or Teddy. True. We were at a point. We were 658 00:36:04,840 --> 00:36:07,520 Speaker 1: at a point where those topics had tired in and 659 00:36:07,600 --> 00:36:09,480 Speaker 1: Mark to such a degree that I think Greg took 660 00:36:09,480 --> 00:36:13,720 Speaker 1: a left turn. Yeah, most likely all right. Mark also 661 00:36:14,360 --> 00:36:17,400 Speaker 1: um went to mark Land and spoke of a bounty 662 00:36:17,480 --> 00:36:21,800 Speaker 1: gate two point oh controversy. Eric at tempos. He tackles 663 00:36:21,840 --> 00:36:26,000 Speaker 1: a streaker during rams fort is Monday Night football and 664 00:36:26,120 --> 00:36:30,759 Speaker 1: becomes a national figure. One game is postponed because of 665 00:36:30,800 --> 00:36:34,520 Speaker 1: an earthquake or birds turning on humans. I do remember 666 00:36:34,600 --> 00:36:37,640 Speaker 1: this episode now one, and I think Mark was doing 667 00:36:37,719 --> 00:36:39,960 Speaker 1: like a rapid fire. This is this is a bit 668 00:36:39,960 --> 00:36:41,719 Speaker 1: of a cliff Notes version the way you're reading it, 669 00:36:41,800 --> 00:36:44,080 Speaker 1: but it was I think there was more like option 670 00:36:44,200 --> 00:36:46,400 Speaker 1: A B, C or D could occur right right right. 671 00:36:46,520 --> 00:36:49,480 Speaker 1: One NFL coach fired because of an M D M 672 00:36:49,600 --> 00:36:53,480 Speaker 1: A scandal. Kyler Murray has a new TD celebration where 673 00:36:53,560 --> 00:36:57,279 Speaker 1: he fake reads a book and says independent study this 674 00:36:57,480 --> 00:37:00,319 Speaker 1: because that was back during the you know, we need 675 00:37:00,440 --> 00:37:02,040 Speaker 1: him to be studying four hours a day. But in 676 00:37:02,120 --> 00:37:04,080 Speaker 1: this case, he would have been a victorious player and 677 00:37:04,200 --> 00:37:10,399 Speaker 1: basically said, take that clause and stick it somewhere. Now 678 00:37:10,719 --> 00:37:16,520 Speaker 1: there was a prominent on field presence, um a unwelcome 679 00:37:16,560 --> 00:37:20,080 Speaker 1: presence at rams forts Monday night football and in the 680 00:37:20,280 --> 00:37:23,000 Speaker 1: Horseshoes and hand Grenades world of Mark's predictions, I'm sure 681 00:37:23,000 --> 00:37:25,600 Speaker 1: you're going to take this as a w and if so, 682 00:37:25,760 --> 00:37:30,719 Speaker 1: what is your attitude? What is the attitude? Why don't 683 00:37:30,719 --> 00:37:33,040 Speaker 1: you say what actually happen? It was a streaker? It 684 00:37:33,160 --> 00:37:36,480 Speaker 1: was not a streaker. Is it a streaker someone that's nude? Well, 685 00:37:36,640 --> 00:37:39,560 Speaker 1: I guess technically, but I think that this could fall 686 00:37:39,800 --> 00:37:42,359 Speaker 1: as a streaker because it was someone that ran onto 687 00:37:42,400 --> 00:37:44,719 Speaker 1: the field. I'm getting I'm going I'm getting word that 688 00:37:44,840 --> 00:37:47,720 Speaker 1: you don't have to be clearly he would be naked 689 00:37:47,800 --> 00:37:51,080 Speaker 1: to figure you're getting word from who Drew Christensen behind 690 00:37:51,120 --> 00:37:56,560 Speaker 1: the glass? I'm I think in general with these predictions, 691 00:37:56,640 --> 00:37:58,359 Speaker 1: what I try to tell you is that you get 692 00:37:58,400 --> 00:38:01,360 Speaker 1: a sense of something happening, in this case a disturbance, 693 00:38:01,440 --> 00:38:04,560 Speaker 1: and then I to flesh out the show add too 694 00:38:04,640 --> 00:38:09,480 Speaker 1: much detail, but in general, like the idea of spot, 695 00:38:09,719 --> 00:38:12,600 Speaker 1: I said in The Horseshoe and hand Grenades World of 696 00:38:12,680 --> 00:38:15,960 Speaker 1: Mark Predictions. We're gonna I'm sure you'll take credit for it. Right. 697 00:38:16,040 --> 00:38:20,000 Speaker 1: You have given yourself half a point for predicting that 698 00:38:20,080 --> 00:38:22,399 Speaker 1: the Panthers would be three and one and get their 699 00:38:22,440 --> 00:38:25,520 Speaker 1: fans pumped for the season. No, I took the half 700 00:38:25,560 --> 00:38:27,120 Speaker 1: point for the other half of that, which is saying 701 00:38:27,160 --> 00:38:29,040 Speaker 1: I don't buy into the Panthers. They stink, And the 702 00:38:29,280 --> 00:38:33,120 Speaker 1: judges granted the half point. I think the judges feel 703 00:38:33,120 --> 00:38:34,800 Speaker 1: pretty good about this one. We're right back where we 704 00:38:34,880 --> 00:38:38,040 Speaker 1: started with these, with these contests and games called a 705 00:38:38,120 --> 00:38:41,840 Speaker 1: streaker on the field during rams for that's incredible that 706 00:38:42,080 --> 00:38:45,640 Speaker 1: that actually happened. Was he was wearing clothes though? Yes, 707 00:38:45,719 --> 00:38:48,800 Speaker 1: but if you look a little and search ram streaker, 708 00:38:48,920 --> 00:38:51,600 Speaker 1: like there's a hundred millions and Tamposey was just dressed 709 00:38:51,640 --> 00:38:54,080 Speaker 1: as Bobby Wagner was Erka, there was she the one? 710 00:38:54,480 --> 00:38:57,399 Speaker 1: Was she the one that I'm just saying it really 711 00:38:57,480 --> 00:39:05,080 Speaker 1: you really struggle with celebrating anyone but yourself. I'm just saying, 712 00:39:05,160 --> 00:39:09,680 Speaker 1: it's not really that close. But cool. Uh, how about 713 00:39:10,120 --> 00:39:13,200 Speaker 1: let's listen to our friend Harlan with the call of 714 00:39:13,360 --> 00:39:16,640 Speaker 1: the protester, the clothed protest there that ran on the 715 00:39:16,719 --> 00:39:21,720 Speaker 1: field and here comes and you stopped it him playing 716 00:39:21,800 --> 00:39:25,400 Speaker 1: because someone has run on the field with a smoke 717 00:39:25,520 --> 00:39:28,120 Speaker 1: bomb that is drink and he's running up the sideline. 718 00:39:28,120 --> 00:39:30,680 Speaker 1: How a couple of rams come over there and make 719 00:39:30,760 --> 00:39:34,640 Speaker 1: the tackle head first, and he's in a cloud of 720 00:39:34,800 --> 00:39:38,120 Speaker 1: pink smoke. Tree can't see him, and now on him 721 00:39:38,120 --> 00:39:42,280 Speaker 1: are a couple of security guards. That guy is headed 722 00:39:42,320 --> 00:39:49,200 Speaker 1: to the slammer. Did wait a minute, Gummer, Didn't that 723 00:39:49,320 --> 00:39:53,520 Speaker 1: happen at Bill's Rams? Two? There was a similar incident 724 00:39:53,600 --> 00:39:56,200 Speaker 1: where at Bill's Rams there was a guy surrounded in 725 00:39:56,280 --> 00:39:58,360 Speaker 1: pink smoke. And I just remember seeing it after I 726 00:39:58,400 --> 00:40:00,279 Speaker 1: had left the stadium to do with the things. I 727 00:40:00,360 --> 00:40:04,000 Speaker 1: love it. Kevin same same, probably the same unified sort 728 00:40:04,040 --> 00:40:06,600 Speaker 1: of protest front, a small collection been on the show. 729 00:40:07,960 --> 00:40:10,759 Speaker 1: There's no one else that uses the term slammer. And 730 00:40:10,840 --> 00:40:14,000 Speaker 1: he did it so confidently, and he's just wonderful, just 731 00:40:14,160 --> 00:40:16,959 Speaker 1: wonderful work. All right. The judges are coming in. Mark, 732 00:40:17,040 --> 00:40:19,799 Speaker 1: here we go, and half a point. You got half 733 00:40:19,840 --> 00:40:22,280 Speaker 1: a point for this prediction. That's cool. That actually seems 734 00:40:22,320 --> 00:40:24,800 Speaker 1: fair because I suggested five or six other things that 735 00:40:24,840 --> 00:40:28,200 Speaker 1: didn't occur within that. I was Erica and not Bobby 736 00:40:28,239 --> 00:40:30,799 Speaker 1: Wagner that took him out? Would you would you still 737 00:40:30,920 --> 00:40:36,359 Speaker 1: say oh with the technical streaker, like not you get 738 00:40:36,400 --> 00:40:40,759 Speaker 1: point seven five points. It was Eric, which is a 739 00:40:40,800 --> 00:40:45,319 Speaker 1: really nice like that nice bump. Um. I think it's 740 00:40:45,360 --> 00:40:49,640 Speaker 1: incredible that a man ran out with a smoke bomb 741 00:40:49,680 --> 00:40:51,279 Speaker 1: at a game. I don't think it's a good thing, 742 00:40:52,320 --> 00:40:54,719 Speaker 1: but it did look kind of cool. The photos were 743 00:40:54,800 --> 00:40:57,400 Speaker 1: kind of cool, like the hint of Bobby Wagner with 744 00:40:57,600 --> 00:41:01,040 Speaker 1: all the smoke around him visually visual feast, Like if 745 00:41:01,040 --> 00:41:03,560 Speaker 1: I'm Bobby Wagner when I retire and I have my 746 00:41:03,680 --> 00:41:05,960 Speaker 1: whole room in my study with all the great photos 747 00:41:06,040 --> 00:41:08,719 Speaker 1: from my career, it's got to be there. Yeah. Him 748 00:41:08,760 --> 00:41:11,880 Speaker 1: and Attack McKinley just like coming in all right. And 749 00:41:12,000 --> 00:41:14,680 Speaker 1: finally this one is um it's a bit of a 750 00:41:15,600 --> 00:41:19,120 Speaker 1: I was gonna say shoehorn, but a horseshoe horn. Our 751 00:41:19,200 --> 00:41:24,520 Speaker 1: producer Justin uh he uh. He says he had a 752 00:41:24,560 --> 00:41:27,279 Speaker 1: prediction as well, do you wanna should we seed the 753 00:41:27,360 --> 00:41:29,440 Speaker 1: Florida Justin because he did, he went out of his 754 00:41:29,520 --> 00:41:31,759 Speaker 1: way to say I would like to also speak on 755 00:41:31,800 --> 00:41:33,320 Speaker 1: the show on this. I think it's good to support 756 00:41:33,400 --> 00:41:36,360 Speaker 1: a younger person beginning in their at this aspect of 757 00:41:36,400 --> 00:41:42,319 Speaker 1: their career. Are I agree the turn the mic off? 758 00:41:42,960 --> 00:41:45,160 Speaker 1: But since you took the lead there and and you 759 00:41:45,280 --> 00:41:47,239 Speaker 1: spoke with so you'd agree with what either? If I 760 00:41:47,280 --> 00:41:49,680 Speaker 1: could advise said, we don't say the other the other way. 761 00:41:50,080 --> 00:41:51,560 Speaker 1: We've heard a lot from Justin on the show, and 762 00:41:51,600 --> 00:41:52,960 Speaker 1: I feel like he's used up a lot of real 763 00:41:53,040 --> 00:41:56,040 Speaker 1: estate already. Now you're totally right, that's enough. Enough is enough, 764 00:41:56,360 --> 00:41:58,560 Speaker 1: is what I say. But which one are you going with? 765 00:42:00,480 --> 00:42:07,279 Speaker 1: I think the ladder people, you know, is that it 766 00:42:07,360 --> 00:42:10,000 Speaker 1: for the show today? That's it? You know how much 767 00:42:10,040 --> 00:42:13,080 Speaker 1: it's killing Justin right now because we have a game 768 00:42:13,160 --> 00:42:17,320 Speaker 1: to talk about. His fearless prediction was at the cult 769 00:42:17,400 --> 00:42:20,480 Speaker 1: start one in three hates the cults. I mean, he's 770 00:42:20,600 --> 00:42:22,719 Speaker 1: a big time homer for the Titans. So this is 771 00:42:22,800 --> 00:42:27,239 Speaker 1: so exciting for him. You're crushing him and like this 772 00:42:27,680 --> 00:42:29,560 Speaker 1: he already wants to do is talk about it right now? 773 00:42:32,280 --> 00:42:34,759 Speaker 1: He can't do it, well, not until Mark gives him 774 00:42:34,760 --> 00:42:36,759 Speaker 1: the clearance. But Mark, what would the ladder? Mark? What 775 00:42:36,840 --> 00:42:39,640 Speaker 1: do you think? Let's let him back in? I feel 776 00:42:40,040 --> 00:42:43,000 Speaker 1: I feel kind of mean and we already already seven 777 00:42:44,160 --> 00:42:46,120 Speaker 1: time he could turn on my golf. He did a 778 00:42:46,120 --> 00:42:50,880 Speaker 1: great chap in London. Alright, alright, you can come in justin. 779 00:42:50,960 --> 00:42:54,240 Speaker 1: What do you got? Well, thanks Dan and Mark and Colleen. 780 00:42:54,400 --> 00:42:57,879 Speaker 1: You're letting me come on. Yeah, I said the Coults 781 00:42:57,920 --> 00:42:59,879 Speaker 1: would start one in three. The cults have like Star 782 00:43:00,080 --> 00:43:03,040 Speaker 1: did one in three or worse every year since. I think, 783 00:43:04,160 --> 00:43:07,160 Speaker 1: by the way, it is one, two and one. The 784 00:43:07,400 --> 00:43:10,080 Speaker 1: judges to the judges, all right, here we go, and 785 00:43:10,160 --> 00:43:17,680 Speaker 1: the judges say, oh, point to five a quarter point 786 00:43:17,800 --> 00:43:20,120 Speaker 1: not bad, not bad, could be worse. It could be worse. 787 00:43:20,520 --> 00:43:24,800 Speaker 1: I'll take it. Could be better. Could Wait? How annoyed 788 00:43:24,840 --> 00:43:27,640 Speaker 1: were you justin when that game ended in a tie, 789 00:43:27,640 --> 00:43:29,560 Speaker 1: because you already knew you were banged for this segment. 790 00:43:30,360 --> 00:43:33,080 Speaker 1: I was mostly yeah, I mean the segment, sure, but 791 00:43:33,239 --> 00:43:35,239 Speaker 1: just because like now, the Colts and Texans both get 792 00:43:35,320 --> 00:43:38,879 Speaker 1: us stupid non loss whatever. It's fine, that's true, that's true. 793 00:43:39,000 --> 00:43:40,520 Speaker 1: But and you and you did get a quarter of 794 00:43:40,560 --> 00:43:42,880 Speaker 1: a point, so there you go. Alright, Uh, that is 795 00:43:42,960 --> 00:43:45,319 Speaker 1: fearless predictions for week four. That's fun. That was good. 796 00:43:45,400 --> 00:43:48,480 Speaker 1: That was good. We'll do it again. Uh down the line, 797 00:43:49,280 --> 00:43:51,040 Speaker 1: all right, we got the TNF preview coming up. At 798 00:43:51,080 --> 00:43:56,359 Speaker 1: first a break alright, let's hit the TNF preview before 799 00:43:56,400 --> 00:44:00,760 Speaker 1: we say goodbye. It is speaking of the Indian apples cults. 800 00:44:01,719 --> 00:44:03,920 Speaker 1: They're all banged up. I mean, it feels like everybody's 801 00:44:03,920 --> 00:44:07,160 Speaker 1: banged up. I know what's going on with that. It's weird, 802 00:44:07,200 --> 00:44:10,320 Speaker 1: weird time here. Mercury is now out of retrograde, so 803 00:44:10,560 --> 00:44:14,279 Speaker 1: maybe this will fix itself. It's funny, the mercury out 804 00:44:14,320 --> 00:44:17,760 Speaker 1: of retrograde bit that's been around forever. I never understand 805 00:44:17,800 --> 00:44:20,600 Speaker 1: anything about I missed whatever the baseline, like when people what, 806 00:44:21,000 --> 00:44:22,879 Speaker 1: I guess it was a news story for real ones 807 00:44:22,920 --> 00:44:25,399 Speaker 1: and I didn't read it. And now people say that's 808 00:44:25,680 --> 00:44:27,319 Speaker 1: all the time, and I never know what it means. 809 00:44:27,680 --> 00:44:29,840 Speaker 1: Does it mean? Just like weird stuff going on. Everything 810 00:44:29,920 --> 00:44:33,320 Speaker 1: just like kind of sucks if you're if you're attuned 811 00:44:33,360 --> 00:44:35,279 Speaker 1: to it, it may not affect if you're if you're 812 00:44:35,320 --> 00:44:37,000 Speaker 1: not buying into it. I mean you're calling it a bit. 813 00:44:37,080 --> 00:44:40,040 Speaker 1: It's a celestial event to some degree, like uh, mercury 814 00:44:40,080 --> 00:44:42,960 Speaker 1: and yeah, I told you, I don't know what it is. 815 00:44:43,080 --> 00:44:45,520 Speaker 1: What is it? I don't really know exactly what it is, 816 00:44:45,640 --> 00:44:47,920 Speaker 1: but I just know that something happens with mercury and 817 00:44:48,000 --> 00:44:50,200 Speaker 1: then it just like messes up all of the alignment 818 00:44:51,800 --> 00:44:53,759 Speaker 1: a lot of chaotic in theory, it creates a lot 819 00:44:53,800 --> 00:44:58,360 Speaker 1: of chaotic um theology podcast. I don't think it's a 820 00:44:58,440 --> 00:45:01,799 Speaker 1: theological event. It's more about if you view the star 821 00:45:02,040 --> 00:45:10,360 Speaker 1: star movements astrology to that one planet Mercury is retrograding. 822 00:45:10,480 --> 00:45:12,759 Speaker 1: It's like, if the tides are affected by the moon, 823 00:45:13,080 --> 00:45:16,520 Speaker 1: why aren't the people affected by the right. It kind 824 00:45:16,560 --> 00:45:18,880 Speaker 1: of just makes sense. I don't think you're the target 825 00:45:18,920 --> 00:45:21,520 Speaker 1: audience stand necessarily at the for the way it's being 826 00:45:21,600 --> 00:45:27,160 Speaker 1: marketed today, Cults Broncos. As as we know, the Cults 827 00:45:27,160 --> 00:45:30,239 Speaker 1: are one, two and one, the Broncos two and two 828 00:45:30,560 --> 00:45:34,080 Speaker 1: and a reminder, this TNF preview is presented by Prime Video, 829 00:45:34,239 --> 00:45:38,680 Speaker 1: the new exclusive home for Thursday Night Football. Uh, Connie, 830 00:45:41,520 --> 00:45:45,520 Speaker 1: here we are the The Broncos are favored by three 831 00:45:45,600 --> 00:45:48,480 Speaker 1: points in this game. And you understand it because the 832 00:45:48,520 --> 00:45:51,279 Speaker 1: Cults have been so bad. But um, I find it 833 00:45:51,400 --> 00:45:54,360 Speaker 1: hard to get behind the Broncos in any scenario. And 834 00:45:54,600 --> 00:45:56,319 Speaker 1: I see that they keep on getting put in prime 835 00:45:56,360 --> 00:45:58,239 Speaker 1: time because everyone thought there were going to be a 836 00:45:58,280 --> 00:46:00,680 Speaker 1: big deal, but so far, And we saw it again 837 00:46:00,719 --> 00:46:03,920 Speaker 1: against the Raiders on Sunday They're just not a big deal. 838 00:46:04,000 --> 00:46:06,200 Speaker 1: They don't seem like a big time team. Do you 839 00:46:06,320 --> 00:46:09,560 Speaker 1: see them getting against the weaker opponent at home? Is 840 00:46:09,640 --> 00:46:11,040 Speaker 1: this and I set up for them to get some 841 00:46:11,160 --> 00:46:13,120 Speaker 1: swagger back. Do they have the ability to even do 842 00:46:13,280 --> 00:46:16,160 Speaker 1: such a thing? You know, it's so difficult to say 843 00:46:16,200 --> 00:46:18,800 Speaker 1: that because every time I watch their games, I'm just 844 00:46:18,880 --> 00:46:22,800 Speaker 1: so frustrated by them, and especially like with Nathaniel Hackett 845 00:46:23,040 --> 00:46:25,360 Speaker 1: with the decisions that he's made, and now you have 846 00:46:25,560 --> 00:46:29,080 Speaker 1: Javonte Williams out for the year, and he was one 847 00:46:29,160 --> 00:46:32,319 Speaker 1: of the things that kept me interested in their team 848 00:46:32,360 --> 00:46:35,120 Speaker 1: in general. He was one of the things that made 849 00:46:35,200 --> 00:46:38,520 Speaker 1: the offense pop and I thought that he could be 850 00:46:38,640 --> 00:46:41,160 Speaker 1: one of the guys that would really help aid them. 851 00:46:41,200 --> 00:46:43,839 Speaker 1: And we saw a little bit of Russell Wilson kind 852 00:46:43,880 --> 00:46:48,080 Speaker 1: of becoming and channeling his old self with the more 853 00:46:48,160 --> 00:46:51,600 Speaker 1: that he freelances, the more success that they have. But 854 00:46:52,239 --> 00:46:55,480 Speaker 1: it's just really difficult to get behind this team. And 855 00:46:56,200 --> 00:46:58,239 Speaker 1: we were told that the a f C West was 856 00:46:58,280 --> 00:47:00,480 Speaker 1: going to be good and we believed it, and by 857 00:47:00,560 --> 00:47:03,879 Speaker 1: we I mean me, and it just has not happened yet. 858 00:47:03,960 --> 00:47:06,279 Speaker 1: And now going up against the Colts, who are in 859 00:47:06,360 --> 00:47:09,120 Speaker 1: their own malaise right now. And they can't run the 860 00:47:09,160 --> 00:47:12,400 Speaker 1: ball either. Jonathan Taylor. That whole offense was built around 861 00:47:12,520 --> 00:47:15,520 Speaker 1: running the ball, and this past week he averaged two 862 00:47:15,560 --> 00:47:18,320 Speaker 1: point one yards per carry. This is a team with 863 00:47:18,440 --> 00:47:22,439 Speaker 1: all of the turnovers that Matt Ryan. He just can't 864 00:47:22,640 --> 00:47:25,800 Speaker 1: he can't get into a rhythm. And now you have 865 00:47:25,880 --> 00:47:28,839 Speaker 1: Shack Leonard who had his debut on defense and now 866 00:47:29,200 --> 00:47:32,280 Speaker 1: he's out again. It's just tough with all of the injuries. 867 00:47:32,320 --> 00:47:34,719 Speaker 1: Everyone is banged. Mark, before I throw to just a 868 00:47:34,800 --> 00:47:39,400 Speaker 1: quick update on Jonathan Taylor. Last year's rushing champ, and 869 00:47:39,480 --> 00:47:41,960 Speaker 1: he was unbelievable for them and really has not been 870 00:47:42,000 --> 00:47:43,800 Speaker 1: able to get going the last couple of weeks. Suffered 871 00:47:43,880 --> 00:47:45,520 Speaker 1: up what they believed to be a high ankle sprain 872 00:47:46,000 --> 00:47:49,320 Speaker 1: on Sunday. Frank Reich said on Tuesday that this is 873 00:47:49,360 --> 00:47:51,799 Speaker 1: the type of injury that he's not really at risk 874 00:47:51,840 --> 00:47:54,440 Speaker 1: of injuring his ankle. War but also not like hearing that, Mark, 875 00:47:54,440 --> 00:47:56,200 Speaker 1: because that probably means it's just something he's just got 876 00:47:56,320 --> 00:47:59,000 Speaker 1: now pain management, and you worry about is either going 877 00:47:59,040 --> 00:48:02,879 Speaker 1: to be the same player going forward after suffering it. Right, 878 00:48:02,920 --> 00:48:04,400 Speaker 1: It's the kind of thing where after the season you 879 00:48:04,480 --> 00:48:06,600 Speaker 1: find out, Oh well, this was why he never really 880 00:48:06,640 --> 00:48:09,880 Speaker 1: became the Jonathan Taylor that anchored that offense and was 881 00:48:10,000 --> 00:48:13,279 Speaker 1: such a revelation a season ago. And they are not 882 00:48:13,400 --> 00:48:15,160 Speaker 1: an offense they can say, we'll just give it to 883 00:48:15,239 --> 00:48:17,800 Speaker 1: our quarterback because he's thriving. I mean, one of the 884 00:48:17,840 --> 00:48:19,640 Speaker 1: most really one of the reasons that the Cults have 885 00:48:19,760 --> 00:48:23,160 Speaker 1: been totally unwatchable is that, you know, they backed into 886 00:48:23,200 --> 00:48:25,439 Speaker 1: this Matt Ryan thing because the Falcons went and chased 887 00:48:25,440 --> 00:48:27,919 Speaker 1: after Deshaun Watson and turned into a divorce for Matt 888 00:48:28,000 --> 00:48:30,480 Speaker 1: Ryan in Atlanta. But it's not worked. I think that 889 00:48:30,520 --> 00:48:33,319 Speaker 1: you could have projected Matt Ryan being in the same 890 00:48:33,360 --> 00:48:36,080 Speaker 1: good situation that Carson Wentz was a year ago in theory, 891 00:48:36,480 --> 00:48:39,120 Speaker 1: behind a good offensive line, a good ground game. Whether 892 00:48:39,160 --> 00:48:41,680 Speaker 1: offensive line has been abysmal, and he's been on the 893 00:48:41,760 --> 00:48:46,320 Speaker 1: run NonStop and it's created total chaos with turnovers, fumbles. 894 00:48:46,600 --> 00:48:48,920 Speaker 1: I'm Matt Ryan right now. I mean, I feel like 895 00:48:49,160 --> 00:48:52,480 Speaker 1: I'm watching him thinking like, is this guy playing next season? 896 00:48:52,719 --> 00:48:55,080 Speaker 1: He has a league high nine fumbles, He's taken fifteen 897 00:48:55,120 --> 00:48:57,719 Speaker 1: sacks and four games, he has five interceptions, a lot 898 00:48:57,800 --> 00:49:00,200 Speaker 1: of them coming when pressure is all over him. And 899 00:49:00,280 --> 00:49:02,520 Speaker 1: I don't know their way out of this. Here's something 900 00:49:02,560 --> 00:49:04,759 Speaker 1: from our friend Zach Kiefer, who by the way, wrote 901 00:49:04,800 --> 00:49:07,680 Speaker 1: that incredible piece on Chris Wesley on the Athletic seek 902 00:49:07,680 --> 00:49:09,520 Speaker 1: it out if you haven't read it before, does a 903 00:49:09,520 --> 00:49:14,040 Speaker 1: great job covering that scene in Indie from nahem Hinz 904 00:49:14,480 --> 00:49:16,960 Speaker 1: on Monday had this to say about the Colts and 905 00:49:17,040 --> 00:49:19,600 Speaker 1: their inability to get out of the gates past this 906 00:49:19,719 --> 00:49:22,600 Speaker 1: year and many years. Him said, this not an excuse, 907 00:49:22,680 --> 00:49:25,239 Speaker 1: but every year we have a new quarterback. So each 908 00:49:25,360 --> 00:49:27,640 Speaker 1: year we have growing pains while we sit here and 909 00:49:27,719 --> 00:49:31,000 Speaker 1: watch Tennessee, which has had Tannehill what my whole career, 910 00:49:31,400 --> 00:49:33,440 Speaker 1: and each year where we're starting and we have to 911 00:49:33,560 --> 00:49:36,160 Speaker 1: turn the page. So that sucks a little bit too 912 00:49:36,560 --> 00:49:38,680 Speaker 1: that most teams we play have an established guy, but 913 00:49:38,760 --> 00:49:41,480 Speaker 1: that doesn't matter. We have figured it out and we 914 00:49:41,600 --> 00:49:44,920 Speaker 1: will figure it out. And two things people could say, 915 00:49:44,960 --> 00:49:47,080 Speaker 1: and I'm sure Graver is probably shaking his head and saying, 916 00:49:47,200 --> 00:49:50,160 Speaker 1: what a cry baby. I think he's right. What he's saying, 917 00:49:50,239 --> 00:49:53,200 Speaker 1: I think checks out. Every single year since Luck walked 918 00:49:53,239 --> 00:49:56,600 Speaker 1: away from the football, they are trying to establish a 919 00:49:56,680 --> 00:49:59,000 Speaker 1: new identity with a new quarterback, and that is not 920 00:49:59,160 --> 00:50:02,560 Speaker 1: easy to do. Um. The one thing that I pushed 921 00:50:02,600 --> 00:50:05,520 Speaker 1: back on a little bit here is if the offensive 922 00:50:05,560 --> 00:50:08,320 Speaker 1: line is not going to be what we thought it 923 00:50:08,440 --> 00:50:11,040 Speaker 1: was gonna be, I don't think this gets better because 924 00:50:11,120 --> 00:50:13,279 Speaker 1: you have Taylor. Maybe he will be healthy and he'll 925 00:50:13,320 --> 00:50:15,680 Speaker 1: be the guy down the line. But this whole Matt 926 00:50:15,800 --> 00:50:19,719 Speaker 1: Ryan thing was all built on him getting protection, having 927 00:50:19,800 --> 00:50:22,760 Speaker 1: a better structure around him. The guy that we're getting 928 00:50:22,800 --> 00:50:25,279 Speaker 1: now is basically the guy with the falcons last year, 929 00:50:25,320 --> 00:50:27,440 Speaker 1: where he'll make some nice throws, but they don't have 930 00:50:27,640 --> 00:50:29,719 Speaker 1: some lost weeks and he'll look like an old man 931 00:50:29,800 --> 00:50:31,839 Speaker 1: at times. And I don't think that's something that's going 932 00:50:31,880 --> 00:50:33,239 Speaker 1: to get better as the year goes out. No, And 933 00:50:33,239 --> 00:50:35,839 Speaker 1: I mean I I you're already hearing and you can 934 00:50:35,920 --> 00:50:38,160 Speaker 1: sense a lot of heat suddenly on Frank Reich, who 935 00:50:38,200 --> 00:50:41,919 Speaker 1: a year ago, I mean before last season, like had 936 00:50:42,040 --> 00:50:45,919 Speaker 1: one of the highest sort of tea. Yeah, it's true, 937 00:50:45,960 --> 00:50:47,600 Speaker 1: I mean like, but you could say that if their 938 00:50:47,640 --> 00:50:49,960 Speaker 1: owner was annoyed by what happened last season, he has 939 00:50:50,040 --> 00:50:52,759 Speaker 1: to be extremely agitated right now. And so I think 940 00:50:52,840 --> 00:50:55,360 Speaker 1: his job is on the line. Chris Bower's job is 941 00:50:55,400 --> 00:50:57,439 Speaker 1: on the line. But I mean, also those are guys 942 00:50:57,480 --> 00:51:00,160 Speaker 1: that have had to deal with this quarterback situation year 943 00:51:00,200 --> 00:51:02,000 Speaker 1: after year. They're one of these teams that are kind 944 00:51:02,000 --> 00:51:04,320 Speaker 1: of good but not great, and they've not figured it 945 00:51:04,360 --> 00:51:07,040 Speaker 1: out at quarterback. If they can't run the ball, then 946 00:51:07,239 --> 00:51:09,440 Speaker 1: this offense just does not work. They use the run 947 00:51:09,520 --> 00:51:11,120 Speaker 1: to set up the past and then when you add 948 00:51:11,160 --> 00:51:15,120 Speaker 1: in all of the turnovers, it's just a disaster for them. Uh. Mark, 949 00:51:15,200 --> 00:51:17,640 Speaker 1: remind me again who was the first subject of the 950 00:51:18,040 --> 00:51:24,759 Speaker 1: Around the NFL Flashpoint series, Baker Mayfield. I mean, I said, 951 00:51:27,320 --> 00:51:30,680 Speaker 1: we all decided to really go ahead and star. No, 952 00:51:30,800 --> 00:51:32,680 Speaker 1: we had Zach keeper on, didn't we Then we talked 953 00:51:32,719 --> 00:51:38,040 Speaker 1: about the cults. Guys. Listen, I thought up, I tried 954 00:51:39,080 --> 00:51:41,439 Speaker 1: great shaking his head right. Yeah, it was Carson Wentz. 955 00:51:41,680 --> 00:51:43,680 Speaker 1: It was like a week before they traded him. Zack 956 00:51:43,719 --> 00:51:45,279 Speaker 1: Keefer said they're probably going to trade him, and then 957 00:51:45,320 --> 00:51:47,040 Speaker 1: they did, right, and we were talking about how did 958 00:51:47,080 --> 00:51:51,640 Speaker 1: they move forward? And that went well. Um, So here 959 00:51:51,680 --> 00:51:53,680 Speaker 1: we are with this game. I think this is a 960 00:51:53,760 --> 00:51:57,239 Speaker 1: good set up for the Broncos, especially with Taylor potentially out. 961 00:51:57,280 --> 00:52:00,280 Speaker 1: That might be gamesmanship from Reich as well, talking about 962 00:52:00,280 --> 00:52:02,239 Speaker 1: at this stage in the game that Taylor you know, 963 00:52:02,400 --> 00:52:04,839 Speaker 1: might not get worse. I don't know how you play 964 00:52:05,280 --> 00:52:07,800 Speaker 1: Jonathan Taylor on a short week, given how important he 965 00:52:07,920 --> 00:52:09,719 Speaker 1: is to the team. But I guess you could also 966 00:52:09,760 --> 00:52:11,800 Speaker 1: look at it as this game is important for the cults. 967 00:52:11,840 --> 00:52:16,040 Speaker 1: They need to start stacking some w's. I would say 968 00:52:16,080 --> 00:52:18,279 Speaker 1: this is a Broncos win and the easy Broncos win 969 00:52:18,320 --> 00:52:21,120 Speaker 1: at home. But there's nothing about the Broncos that's been 970 00:52:21,160 --> 00:52:23,080 Speaker 1: easy so far, so it could be a close one here. 971 00:52:23,200 --> 00:52:25,600 Speaker 1: And also Matt Ryan with the fumbles. I mean, I 972 00:52:25,680 --> 00:52:27,960 Speaker 1: know we're talking about the turnovers, but it is really 973 00:52:28,640 --> 00:52:32,120 Speaker 1: surprising to me that he has nine fumbles in four games. 974 00:52:32,280 --> 00:52:34,320 Speaker 1: Like that is old guys that can't move, and we 975 00:52:34,480 --> 00:52:36,640 Speaker 1: just saw it with Flacco during his time with the Jets, 976 00:52:37,040 --> 00:52:41,160 Speaker 1: even guys that were established stars or real talented guys. 977 00:52:41,200 --> 00:52:43,000 Speaker 1: Flacco was a Super Bowl m v. P. Ryan. We 978 00:52:43,080 --> 00:52:45,120 Speaker 1: know it was a borderline Hall of Fame type guy. 979 00:52:45,200 --> 00:52:48,640 Speaker 1: With the Falcons. Once they lose any mobility and they 980 00:52:48,719 --> 00:52:52,200 Speaker 1: become that older statue, as we call the stone age pony, 981 00:52:52,800 --> 00:52:54,960 Speaker 1: they don't hold out to the ball anymore either. A 982 00:52:55,040 --> 00:52:57,680 Speaker 1: lot of it's not just him, you know, running around 983 00:52:57,719 --> 00:52:59,719 Speaker 1: untouched in it. The ball is slipping out of his hands. 984 00:52:59,760 --> 00:53:02,360 Speaker 1: It's I'm getting destroyed by two or three people. Sometimes 985 00:53:02,560 --> 00:53:04,960 Speaker 1: he's taken some terribly brutal hits, so you wonder if 986 00:53:04,960 --> 00:53:07,440 Speaker 1: he's gonna last the season. The Broncos don't have Randy Gregory. 987 00:53:07,840 --> 00:53:09,560 Speaker 1: He's been put on I r with a knee and 988 00:53:09,640 --> 00:53:11,960 Speaker 1: I will He'll be back. I will add one other 989 00:53:12,040 --> 00:53:15,279 Speaker 1: note from Grave Digger that the game, if you're a 990 00:53:15,400 --> 00:53:18,880 Speaker 1: viewer or a fan, appears only on Amazon Prime in 991 00:53:18,920 --> 00:53:23,440 Speaker 1: the NFL Plus Mark, I was going to tag the 992 00:53:23,520 --> 00:53:25,600 Speaker 1: cover with that, but you just went and grabbed the race. 993 00:53:25,719 --> 00:53:27,360 Speaker 1: I didn't know. I thought that I didn't want to 994 00:53:27,440 --> 00:53:31,760 Speaker 1: leave you feeling. Are you feeling some heat? Like maybe 995 00:53:32,360 --> 00:53:35,000 Speaker 1: Mark is coming for you, just trying to help you. 996 00:53:35,239 --> 00:53:38,720 Speaker 1: Quite the opposite, Broncos Country, Quite the opposite. I loved 997 00:53:38,960 --> 00:53:41,319 Speaker 1: that Mark took that initiative that I'm going to get 998 00:53:41,400 --> 00:53:44,520 Speaker 1: that plug. I'm Russell Wilson and if some guys are 999 00:53:44,600 --> 00:53:47,800 Speaker 1: interested in a pregame show leading up to the game, 1000 00:53:50,160 --> 00:53:52,200 Speaker 1: it's emotional. We gotta get out of here. Good bye. 1001 00:53:52,520 --> 00:53:55,000 Speaker 1: Go ahead, get the plug in. You can check out 1002 00:53:55,320 --> 00:53:58,200 Speaker 1: NFL Game Day kick Off, making sure that it's the 1003 00:53:58,280 --> 00:54:00,960 Speaker 1: name of the show. Yeah right here NFL Network. She 1004 00:54:01,120 --> 00:54:04,240 Speaker 1: is the anchor of NFL Networks Thursday night football coverage 1005 00:54:04,320 --> 00:54:09,120 Speaker 1: is Colleen Wolves and check that out. Come on y'all, 1006 00:54:09,200 --> 00:54:15,600 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson. Very exciting, oh man, more innocent times, a 1007 00:54:15,680 --> 00:54:17,920 Speaker 1: different period at least, you know with Nate Hacke. By 1008 00:54:17,960 --> 00:54:21,280 Speaker 1: the way, we're not talking about the other grizzly mishaps 1009 00:54:21,320 --> 00:54:23,880 Speaker 1: in his coaching career in the first two weeks. That 1010 00:54:24,000 --> 00:54:25,759 Speaker 1: thing's calmed down a little bit less two weeks. But 1011 00:54:25,800 --> 00:54:29,319 Speaker 1: here we are again in another prime time spotlight game 1012 00:54:29,520 --> 00:54:32,960 Speaker 1: for our guy. That was the t NAF preview presented 1013 00:54:33,040 --> 00:54:36,200 Speaker 1: by Prime Video. The new era of Thursday Night Football 1014 00:54:36,280 --> 00:54:39,960 Speaker 1: is officially here and it's only on Prime Video, all right? 1015 00:54:40,200 --> 00:54:44,120 Speaker 1: Any anything else, anything, any final London takeaways Mark that 1016 00:54:44,200 --> 00:54:46,239 Speaker 1: you might have had in the chamber. I wanted to 1017 00:54:46,320 --> 00:54:52,160 Speaker 1: share my absolute um admiration for the recording artist young Blood. 1018 00:54:52,480 --> 00:54:54,200 Speaker 1: I had a note about young Blood two, so go on. 1019 00:54:54,320 --> 00:54:56,440 Speaker 1: I think that we both enjoyed that young Blood, who 1020 00:54:56,680 --> 00:54:59,240 Speaker 1: I was not aware of his material. He's a English 1021 00:55:00,080 --> 00:55:02,600 Speaker 1: I think he's like in the mold of kind of 1022 00:55:02,719 --> 00:55:07,279 Speaker 1: like I'm George Michael. But if I was Green Day, 1023 00:55:07,320 --> 00:55:09,880 Speaker 1: if I listened to Green Day growing up. Um, it 1024 00:55:10,000 --> 00:55:12,719 Speaker 1: kind of has that punk pop vibe. And I know 1025 00:55:12,840 --> 00:55:14,800 Speaker 1: I'm not supposed to like him, but I thought he 1026 00:55:14,960 --> 00:55:18,880 Speaker 1: had an electric stage presence in the halftime show Saints Vikings. 1027 00:55:19,520 --> 00:55:22,440 Speaker 1: I couldn't keep my eyes off him. The music seems 1028 00:55:22,440 --> 00:55:25,000 Speaker 1: to be catchy enough. I'm in. I'm a young Blood fan. 1029 00:55:25,320 --> 00:55:28,840 Speaker 1: And by the way, the spelling, why you n G 1030 00:55:29,840 --> 00:55:32,480 Speaker 1: B l U D And if you think that's him 1031 00:55:32,520 --> 00:55:37,800 Speaker 1: trying too hardy, aren't you supposed to like him? It 1032 00:55:38,000 --> 00:55:40,200 Speaker 1: just doesn't seem like I'm the demographic for the young 1033 00:55:40,280 --> 00:55:44,480 Speaker 1: Blood nation, uh, the Bloodies, the Bloody Noses. But I uh, 1034 00:55:45,520 --> 00:55:49,280 Speaker 1: I am, I'm a member. I'm not a young Blood. 1035 00:55:49,320 --> 00:55:51,839 Speaker 1: I'm at all Blood and I'm in. So I wanted 1036 00:55:51,880 --> 00:55:55,080 Speaker 1: to share that plug for young Blood. Yeah, the note 1037 00:55:55,120 --> 00:55:56,919 Speaker 1: that I had which I wrote during the halftime show, 1038 00:55:56,920 --> 00:55:59,279 Speaker 1: I don't know if they disappeared in the American version 1039 00:55:59,320 --> 00:56:01,920 Speaker 1: of the broadcast. Young Blood putting his all into it. 1040 00:56:02,000 --> 00:56:03,920 Speaker 1: I thought that that's what he was, Just a tremendous 1041 00:56:03,960 --> 00:56:07,840 Speaker 1: effort by young Blood. I mean, he really the showcase 1042 00:56:07,920 --> 00:56:11,919 Speaker 1: end with him lying on his back at midfield after 1043 00:56:12,040 --> 00:56:14,920 Speaker 1: he had a cameraman with a steadicam chasing him around 1044 00:56:15,239 --> 00:56:17,040 Speaker 1: for probably if they did the next gen stats on 1045 00:56:18,440 --> 00:56:23,239 Speaker 1: going exactly they always are, by the way, So John 1046 00:56:23,320 --> 00:56:26,719 Speaker 1: is still over there in London and I guess there 1047 00:56:26,840 --> 00:56:29,880 Speaker 1: is a rail strike coming up on Saturday, and he 1048 00:56:30,200 --> 00:56:32,680 Speaker 1: think it's ongoing. It's but they picked different days for 1049 00:56:33,360 --> 00:56:37,520 Speaker 1: so he's supposed to travel to some club and it's 1050 00:56:37,560 --> 00:56:40,279 Speaker 1: two and a half hours away. For the story, he 1051 00:56:40,360 --> 00:56:42,279 Speaker 1: was going he was going to train there. I asked 1052 00:56:42,360 --> 00:56:44,920 Speaker 1: him about that initially, Yes, And it's the day that 1053 00:56:44,960 --> 00:56:46,720 Speaker 1: he has to go that they're doing the rail strikes. 1054 00:56:46,960 --> 00:56:49,680 Speaker 1: He has to rent a car and drive two and 1055 00:56:49,680 --> 00:56:51,480 Speaker 1: a half hours on the other side of the street. 1056 00:56:52,040 --> 00:56:54,000 Speaker 1: I think it's going to go great. Oh what if 1057 00:56:54,200 --> 00:56:57,719 Speaker 1: like John was actually driving all around the country of 1058 00:56:57,800 --> 00:57:00,600 Speaker 1: England just to go to nightclubs. I got this four 1059 00:57:00,680 --> 00:57:03,440 Speaker 1: hour drive to go to the hottest club in Manchester 1060 00:57:04,040 --> 00:57:08,000 Speaker 1: and then I got to go to the This is 1061 00:57:08,040 --> 00:57:11,279 Speaker 1: for Sports Illustrated. Sure. The thing I would ask is like, 1062 00:57:11,440 --> 00:57:14,160 Speaker 1: because our experience in London in the in the deep 1063 00:57:14,280 --> 00:57:16,800 Speaker 1: urban area parts of it, like the taxis are going 1064 00:57:16,920 --> 00:57:19,200 Speaker 1: insane all over the place. Suddenly like it's want to 1065 00:57:19,240 --> 00:57:22,200 Speaker 1: get you dropped? Gonzo in his rental car deep out 1066 00:57:22,200 --> 00:57:23,960 Speaker 1: in the country somewhere. It's like he's got to find 1067 00:57:24,000 --> 00:57:25,400 Speaker 1: a way to get out of London where it's like 1068 00:57:25,600 --> 00:57:28,520 Speaker 1: it's like Central Iran trying to drive there at this point. 1069 00:57:28,640 --> 00:57:32,200 Speaker 1: So good luck to John. Iran known for its gridlock traffic. 1070 00:57:32,720 --> 00:57:34,880 Speaker 1: It just seems like a chaotic place to suddenly be 1071 00:57:35,000 --> 00:57:38,440 Speaker 1: driving a car, but especially ronalds born in March twel 1072 00:57:38,560 --> 00:57:40,680 Speaker 1: ninety seven is an American sports writer who's married to 1073 00:57:40,800 --> 00:57:43,160 Speaker 1: NFL media broadcaster Calling Wolf. John, who is a Pisces 1074 00:57:43,200 --> 00:57:45,000 Speaker 1: resides in Los Angeles with his wife and two dogs. 1075 00:57:45,040 --> 00:57:47,520 Speaker 1: All Right, that's it. Thank you to everybody for listening. 1076 00:57:47,600 --> 00:57:52,520 Speaker 1: We'll be back on Thursday with the Week five Preview show, 1077 00:57:52,720 --> 00:57:56,800 Speaker 1: and then Friday with the Friday Fun Show, and then yes, 1078 00:57:57,440 --> 00:58:01,920 Speaker 1: Sunday the Week five Flagship Program. Honey, always I've done 1079 00:58:03,040 --> 00:58:05,560 Speaker 1: and a pleasure and you've said it all. I always do. 1080 00:58:06,480 --> 00:58:12,040 Speaker 1: Get some sleep you too. That was really cool you 1081 00:58:12,160 --> 00:58:14,600 Speaker 1: to let Justin talk on that one in three Dare. 1082 00:58:16,080 --> 00:58:18,280 Speaker 1: I felt my heart pulled in that direction. I felt power. 1083 00:58:19,440 --> 00:58:20,040 Speaker 1: He the call