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Get started now sign up. 10 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:37,159 Speaker 1: Please use the promo code Colin so they know we 11 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:40,600 Speaker 1: sent you. Please use the promo code Colins c O 12 00:00:40,760 --> 00:00:52,240 Speaker 1: l I in FanDuel sports Book App. Sign up, Hi, everybody, 13 00:00:52,240 --> 00:00:54,400 Speaker 1: and welcome into the Monday Podcast. You're gonna love one 14 00:00:54,440 --> 00:00:58,600 Speaker 1: stat today. So he coached the Dolphins. He's got strong 15 00:00:58,640 --> 00:01:02,000 Speaker 1: feelings on what to do with two. He coached the Bears, 16 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:05,920 Speaker 1: super strong opinions on Matt Naggi. He's from Pittsburgh. There's 17 00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:09,560 Speaker 1: something about the Steelers driving him nuts. He coached won 18 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 1: a Super Bowl with the Cowboys. We're gonna talk about 19 00:01:11,880 --> 00:01:14,360 Speaker 1: what drives him nuts with that team. He coached the 20 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:17,160 Speaker 1: Miami Hurricanes. He's going to talk about Mario Crystaball. He's 21 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:22,320 Speaker 1: got great insight with Mario Crista ball. He's also going 22 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:25,600 Speaker 1: to talk Brian Kelly and Lincoln Riley why they took 23 00:01:25,640 --> 00:01:28,279 Speaker 1: those jobs. So Dave Wantsta's going to give you college, 24 00:01:28,319 --> 00:01:30,960 Speaker 1: gonna give you pro So let me just start with 25 00:01:31,000 --> 00:01:35,440 Speaker 1: the NFL. You know, Major League Baseball has no salary cap, 26 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:37,800 Speaker 1: so we all know that thirty to forty percent of 27 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:41,399 Speaker 1: the league can't really financially compete in the NBA to 28 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:44,959 Speaker 1: glamour league, we know there's about twenty thirty some years 29 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:47,440 Speaker 1: forty percent that just can't attract the stars. You have 30 00:01:47,480 --> 00:01:51,640 Speaker 1: to draft your way to greatness, and even then year 31 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:54,520 Speaker 1: seven or eight, guys like Lebron will bolt your franchise 32 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:58,480 Speaker 1: or sooner if your zion. The NFL's great, and we 33 00:01:58,520 --> 00:02:02,520 Speaker 1: also know in college football that because the more you win, 34 00:02:02,600 --> 00:02:05,840 Speaker 1: the better you're recruiting. It's a sport built for dynasties. 35 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:09,200 Speaker 1: We could very well see George and Alabama end up 36 00:02:09,200 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 1: in the National Championship, which would drive most of America 37 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:17,280 Speaker 1: outside of the South crazy. But I was thinking as 38 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:21,680 Speaker 1: I watched the NFL all Sunday nineteen of thirty two 39 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:25,160 Speaker 1: teams are still in it. In the AFC, I feel 40 00:02:25,160 --> 00:02:28,840 Speaker 1: like there's six teams, I absolutely believe, feel like playoff 41 00:02:28,880 --> 00:02:33,959 Speaker 1: teams Buffalo, New England, Kansas City, the Chargers despite the loss, 42 00:02:34,120 --> 00:02:37,960 Speaker 1: Baltimore and the Titans, and then I think Denver, Pittsburgh, 43 00:02:37,960 --> 00:02:41,520 Speaker 1: the Colts, Bengals in Miami will battle for the final 44 00:02:41,600 --> 00:02:46,120 Speaker 1: playoff spot. All of those teams have bigger issues Pittsburgh, 45 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:53,480 Speaker 1: Denver quarterback issues, Bengals defensive issues, Colts Carson Wentz's reckless Miami. 46 00:02:53,880 --> 00:02:56,200 Speaker 1: Not a great running game, little bit of a ceiling 47 00:02:56,240 --> 00:02:58,840 Speaker 1: on TWA, but he's playing well. But I think we 48 00:02:59,040 --> 00:03:02,760 Speaker 1: know six playoff teams in the AFC, but I count 49 00:03:02,760 --> 00:03:07,520 Speaker 1: today five battling for the final spot. In the NFC, 50 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:13,240 Speaker 1: we have similar clarity. Dallas has won their division, Zona, Rams, 51 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:16,680 Speaker 1: Green Bay, Tampa five of the seven. Now I think 52 00:03:16,680 --> 00:03:19,919 Speaker 1: it's a smaller pool of teams competing for the final 53 00:03:19,960 --> 00:03:23,120 Speaker 1: two playoff spots. Philadelphia. I mean, when you can win 54 00:03:23,160 --> 00:03:25,560 Speaker 1: with your backup, I know it's the Jets, but if 55 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:27,600 Speaker 1: you can win with your backup in the NFL, that's 56 00:03:27,600 --> 00:03:30,320 Speaker 1: what Arizona do with Colt McCoy. That's what Philly did 57 00:03:30,320 --> 00:03:35,120 Speaker 1: with Gardner Minshew pretty damn impressive. San Francisco lost, but 58 00:03:35,200 --> 00:03:38,320 Speaker 1: I think they in Washington. Now, the Washington football teams 59 00:03:38,360 --> 00:03:41,760 Speaker 1: suddenly hot. We'll battle for two of the three final spots. 60 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:47,400 Speaker 1: That's nineteen of thirty two teams and we're in week thirteen, 61 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:50,600 Speaker 1: And I think the NFL has always been the League 62 00:03:50,640 --> 00:03:54,920 Speaker 1: of hope, and you're really seeing it on display. I 63 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:57,440 Speaker 1: also think there's seven or eight teams that can win 64 00:03:57,480 --> 00:04:00,680 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl, and it always feels around that. The 65 00:04:00,800 --> 00:04:04,920 Speaker 1: thing I would keep your eye on is running the football. 66 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:09,080 Speaker 1: Arizona with James Conner, Dallas with Tony Pollard and Zeke. 67 00:04:09,280 --> 00:04:12,760 Speaker 1: You notice Tampa now's leaning into Leonard Furnett. Green Bay's 68 00:04:12,800 --> 00:04:16,839 Speaker 1: going to get Aaron Jones back. Watch the good teams 69 00:04:16,920 --> 00:04:20,839 Speaker 1: start to get more physical. Buffalo and New England physical teams. 70 00:04:21,520 --> 00:04:25,880 Speaker 1: Kansas City doesn't run much, Chargers can, Baltimore can. Titans 71 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:29,360 Speaker 1: will eventually get Derrick Henry back. So whereas September and 72 00:04:29,400 --> 00:04:33,640 Speaker 1: October are warm weather, pretty football, you start looking at 73 00:04:33,640 --> 00:04:35,400 Speaker 1: the really good teams now. I don't think it's a 74 00:04:35,400 --> 00:04:39,240 Speaker 1: coincidence that Tom Brady is leaning in to Gronk and 75 00:04:39,400 --> 00:04:43,600 Speaker 1: Leonard Furnett. He did the same thing last year. Physical 76 00:04:43,920 --> 00:04:50,640 Speaker 1: football is the dimension that wins games. Post Thanksgiving years ago, 77 00:04:51,440 --> 00:04:54,360 Speaker 1: I created a segment. It's my highest rated segment. It's 78 00:04:54,360 --> 00:04:58,040 Speaker 1: called Colin was Right, Colin was wrong. And when you're 79 00:04:58,040 --> 00:05:03,200 Speaker 1: an opinionist, I know, just watching political opinionists, conservative or liberal, 80 00:05:03,240 --> 00:05:07,320 Speaker 1: and sports opinionists, nobody ever acknowledges the whiff on stuff. 81 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:12,320 Speaker 1: It just disappears into the ether. So I created Colin Right, 82 00:05:12,320 --> 00:05:15,400 Speaker 1: Colin Wrong, and I'd do it every Monday, top of 83 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:19,000 Speaker 1: the second hour. It's always my highest rated segment of 84 00:05:19,040 --> 00:05:23,679 Speaker 1: the week, and I think it's fascinating to watch TUAH. 85 00:05:24,400 --> 00:05:29,240 Speaker 1: I've been both right and wrong on TUA generally Westbrook, 86 00:05:29,279 --> 00:05:34,720 Speaker 1: Carmelo Anthony, I'm right, Baker Mayfield, I'm right. There's been 87 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:37,359 Speaker 1: other times. I never thought Kevin Durant would go to 88 00:05:37,400 --> 00:05:40,800 Speaker 1: the Warriors total whiff, and then when he got to 89 00:05:40,839 --> 00:05:43,240 Speaker 1: the Warriors, I didn't know how it would work. I 90 00:05:43,320 --> 00:05:47,599 Speaker 1: was skeptical total whiff, but two was fascinating. I loved 91 00:05:47,680 --> 00:05:50,040 Speaker 1: him in college, and then before he played a game 92 00:05:50,080 --> 00:05:54,120 Speaker 1: with Miami, I said, where's the it. I keep seeing 93 00:05:54,600 --> 00:05:59,400 Speaker 1: he's hurt, he's small and so I looked right, and 94 00:05:59,480 --> 00:06:02,479 Speaker 1: he had a very bumpy first year and a very 95 00:06:02,520 --> 00:06:05,880 Speaker 1: bumpy start to hear this year. But you know, when 96 00:06:05,880 --> 00:06:08,839 Speaker 1: I watch Miami, what they really are is a poor 97 00:06:08,839 --> 00:06:13,720 Speaker 1: man's New England. New England does everything slightly better than Miami. 98 00:06:14,320 --> 00:06:16,279 Speaker 1: But you know, I think one of the things you 99 00:06:16,320 --> 00:06:17,880 Speaker 1: can see in this league look at some of the 100 00:06:17,960 --> 00:06:20,800 Speaker 1: quarterbacks winning right now. Taylor Heineke's won four in a row, 101 00:06:21,640 --> 00:06:26,160 Speaker 1: two is winning, mac Jones is winning. We don't think 102 00:06:26,160 --> 00:06:31,320 Speaker 1: of these as big arm, big stature, dynamic athletes, but 103 00:06:31,400 --> 00:06:36,520 Speaker 1: in all three instances, what do you have defensive coaches 104 00:06:36,880 --> 00:06:41,760 Speaker 1: and quarterbacks that don't make a ton of mistakes? Taylor Heineke, 105 00:06:42,360 --> 00:06:46,400 Speaker 1: Mac Jones and Tuah and so in my world of 106 00:06:46,400 --> 00:06:50,039 Speaker 1: Colin right, Colin wrong. I've said before I always thought 107 00:06:50,040 --> 00:06:55,560 Speaker 1: ta could win games. I'm very skeptical about him winning 108 00:06:55,640 --> 00:07:01,080 Speaker 1: divisions and playoff games, but I have to acknowledge mac 109 00:07:01,160 --> 00:07:05,440 Speaker 1: Jones and Tua share a lot of similarities beyond their 110 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:10,840 Speaker 1: college Alabama. They really do. One's left handed, right handed, 111 00:07:10,880 --> 00:07:14,880 Speaker 1: but they're really accurate. They get rid of the ball quickly. 112 00:07:15,920 --> 00:07:20,160 Speaker 1: They don't tend to be big interception throwers. They throw 113 00:07:20,200 --> 00:07:24,440 Speaker 1: a nice soft deep ball, but don't have a ton 114 00:07:24,440 --> 00:07:27,960 Speaker 1: of zip on it. They love throwing to the tight 115 00:07:28,080 --> 00:07:31,040 Speaker 1: ends as an outlet, and they're both better with a 116 00:07:31,080 --> 00:07:34,920 Speaker 1: strong running game. But as I watched Tuah, I say, oh, 117 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:38,120 Speaker 1: I've seen this. It's called mac Jones in New England. 118 00:07:38,200 --> 00:07:41,240 Speaker 1: It's just the better version of it. So I have 119 00:07:41,280 --> 00:07:45,240 Speaker 1: no problem acknowledging that Toua is not only going to 120 00:07:45,320 --> 00:07:47,600 Speaker 1: finish this year. And I'll last day've watched that about it. 121 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:52,880 Speaker 1: But considering it's a weak draft, there's certainly an argument 122 00:07:52,920 --> 00:07:56,960 Speaker 1: to be made. Don't waste your draft on a quarterback. 123 00:07:57,080 --> 00:08:01,160 Speaker 1: Don't waste your pick on a quarterback. Build the offensive lineup. 124 00:08:01,240 --> 00:08:03,840 Speaker 1: You went out and got receivers last year, You've spent 125 00:08:03,880 --> 00:08:06,640 Speaker 1: money on free agency on the defense, build up your 126 00:08:06,720 --> 00:08:10,120 Speaker 1: running game in your old line. Go with Tua this 127 00:08:10,200 --> 00:08:14,400 Speaker 1: year and next year, and just keep your eye open 128 00:08:14,640 --> 00:08:17,720 Speaker 1: for available talent. But I don't have a problem being wrong. 129 00:08:18,400 --> 00:08:22,280 Speaker 1: I think Ta has really become a left handed Mac Jones. 130 00:08:22,560 --> 00:08:26,040 Speaker 1: I think that's exactly what he looks like. You're gonna love. 131 00:08:26,080 --> 00:08:28,440 Speaker 1: Dave wants that today on all these topics, I want 132 00:08:28,440 --> 00:08:32,360 Speaker 1: to talk about college football. So Brett Venimbles is going 133 00:08:32,360 --> 00:08:35,440 Speaker 1: to get the Oklahoma job, Brian Kelly got the LSU job, 134 00:08:35,640 --> 00:08:39,600 Speaker 1: Lincoln Riley got the USC job, and Mario crystal Ball 135 00:08:40,200 --> 00:08:43,280 Speaker 1: is going to get, I'm told, the Miami Hurricanes job. 136 00:08:43,360 --> 00:08:45,720 Speaker 1: He's from Miami, his wife is not in love with 137 00:08:45,760 --> 00:08:48,880 Speaker 1: Eugene Oregon. I think it's a home run for Miami. 138 00:08:49,040 --> 00:08:52,800 Speaker 1: I think Mario's got a presence he can recruit, and 139 00:08:53,240 --> 00:08:57,840 Speaker 1: it won't guarantee ACC titles because of Clemson, but it 140 00:08:57,880 --> 00:09:01,000 Speaker 1: will make them a really good number two in the 141 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:03,559 Speaker 1: conference with the ability to beat Clemson, and I think 142 00:09:03,559 --> 00:09:05,000 Speaker 1: they'll do it. You got to give him a couple 143 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:07,400 Speaker 1: of years to build up those offense and defensive lines 144 00:09:07,480 --> 00:09:09,720 Speaker 1: at the university, but I think it's going to take 145 00:09:09,760 --> 00:09:12,439 Speaker 1: two to three years and Miami will back be back 146 00:09:12,480 --> 00:09:15,679 Speaker 1: to being a national program. I feel about the same 147 00:09:15,679 --> 00:09:20,240 Speaker 1: timeline with Lincoln Riley at the PAC twelve, where Oregon's 148 00:09:20,280 --> 00:09:22,920 Speaker 1: a dominant program, they're now looking for a coach. I 149 00:09:22,960 --> 00:09:25,520 Speaker 1: think it's going to take USC two years to fortify 150 00:09:25,559 --> 00:09:30,480 Speaker 1: their offense and defensive lines. But the Miami USC programs 151 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:33,600 Speaker 1: are great for the sport. They're in similar situations. They've 152 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:38,720 Speaker 1: got some pro players, but line play is well below 153 00:09:38,800 --> 00:09:44,400 Speaker 1: what's needed to beat the Ohio States, Bama's, George's Clemsons 154 00:09:44,400 --> 00:09:47,960 Speaker 1: and the like. You know, a lot has been made 155 00:09:49,120 --> 00:09:51,679 Speaker 1: of the playoff, where we're going to get Bama against 156 00:09:51,720 --> 00:09:57,320 Speaker 1: Cincinnati and Michigan against Georgia. And I love college football, 157 00:09:57,600 --> 00:10:00,120 Speaker 1: and I think some of the bowl games that are 158 00:10:00,160 --> 00:10:03,000 Speaker 1: announced yesterday were great. I mean Ohio State Utah and 159 00:10:03,040 --> 00:10:06,640 Speaker 1: the Rolls Bowls fantastic because Ohio State probably doesn't want 160 00:10:06,640 --> 00:10:09,959 Speaker 1: to be there, and Utah is historically the best bowl 161 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:12,320 Speaker 1: team in the country the last fifteen years in terms 162 00:10:12,360 --> 00:10:15,720 Speaker 1: of winning percentage. So Utah remember of years ago when 163 00:10:15,720 --> 00:10:19,120 Speaker 1: they beat Saban. Utah will play with an underdog mentality, 164 00:10:19,160 --> 00:10:21,360 Speaker 1: their hair on fire, and I'm not sure the Buckeys 165 00:10:21,400 --> 00:10:24,079 Speaker 1: even want to be there. So Ohio State may win, 166 00:10:24,200 --> 00:10:27,720 Speaker 1: but that'll be competitive. I think Michigan State against Pittsburgh 167 00:10:27,720 --> 00:10:29,840 Speaker 1: and the Peach is great. I think Baylor against Old 168 00:10:29,880 --> 00:10:35,480 Speaker 1: Miss is a fantastic bowl game. But there's two things 169 00:10:35,520 --> 00:10:37,880 Speaker 1: that people get worked up on. You don't want to 170 00:10:37,880 --> 00:10:41,959 Speaker 1: see Bama and Georgia play again, folks. You've got to 171 00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:44,199 Speaker 1: come to terms with this. You may not want to 172 00:10:44,240 --> 00:10:47,400 Speaker 1: see Brady or Belichick in a Super Bowl again. But 173 00:10:47,520 --> 00:10:51,640 Speaker 1: college football is doing nothing different than the NFL. The 174 00:10:51,720 --> 00:10:55,000 Speaker 1: cream rises to the top. Would you be shocked today 175 00:10:55,000 --> 00:10:57,760 Speaker 1: have Brady met Belichick in the Super Bowl? You would not. 176 00:10:58,720 --> 00:11:01,000 Speaker 1: I know you all want to eat the inch, but 177 00:11:01,559 --> 00:11:05,680 Speaker 1: you gotta get over it. All these fans you're looking 178 00:11:06,080 --> 00:11:10,360 Speaker 1: for parody. It does not exist in tennis. It does 179 00:11:10,400 --> 00:11:13,240 Speaker 1: not exist in the NBA. It does not exist. How 180 00:11:13,240 --> 00:11:15,760 Speaker 1: many years in neurow the Dodgers won their division. You're 181 00:11:15,800 --> 00:11:19,640 Speaker 1: all screaming for parody in college football. Show me where 182 00:11:19,640 --> 00:11:24,520 Speaker 1: it exists anywhere, men's or women's. There is no parody 183 00:11:24,520 --> 00:11:28,600 Speaker 1: in these sports. The SEC footprint has the most Division 184 00:11:28,640 --> 00:11:32,480 Speaker 1: one athletes, and whoever wins the recruiting wars, which by 185 00:11:32,559 --> 00:11:35,559 Speaker 1: the way, has been three schools, LSU, Georgia and BAMMA 186 00:11:35,640 --> 00:11:39,040 Speaker 1: for the last twelve years, they got the national championships. 187 00:11:39,040 --> 00:11:42,440 Speaker 1: Now Georgia doesn't, but BAMMA and LSU do. I mean 188 00:11:42,600 --> 00:11:47,240 Speaker 1: LSU's winning national titles with ed Orgeron and less Miles. 189 00:11:48,440 --> 00:11:49,640 Speaker 1: How do you think they're going to do with Bryan 190 00:11:49,720 --> 00:11:55,480 Speaker 1: and Kelly better than both? All right, he's my buddy, 191 00:11:55,520 --> 00:11:57,880 Speaker 1: Dave Juan Stat try to bring them on every four 192 00:11:57,960 --> 00:12:00,600 Speaker 1: or five weeks. Former Bear head coach off and head 193 00:12:00,600 --> 00:12:05,640 Speaker 1: coach playoffs with both Fox NFL analysts Pitt Panther coach, 194 00:12:05,880 --> 00:12:07,280 Speaker 1: all right, I want to do I want to start 195 00:12:07,320 --> 00:12:10,880 Speaker 1: with Steelers and Ravens. So John Harbaugh, end of the 196 00:12:10,920 --> 00:12:15,560 Speaker 1: game goes for two. They had the play open, didn't 197 00:12:15,600 --> 00:12:19,319 Speaker 1: get it. Your thought on the play call, on the decision, well, 198 00:12:20,040 --> 00:12:22,720 Speaker 1: I would have. I would have kicked the extra point. 199 00:12:23,240 --> 00:12:25,360 Speaker 1: I mean, to be quite honest with you, just because 200 00:12:25,400 --> 00:12:28,480 Speaker 1: it's the race is so tight in the playoffs, and 201 00:12:28,559 --> 00:12:31,319 Speaker 1: I always believe when you're in that situation, give you 202 00:12:31,760 --> 00:12:34,240 Speaker 1: give your players a chance to win the game for you. 203 00:12:34,640 --> 00:12:37,760 Speaker 1: And maybe that's a little bit conservative, but I would 204 00:12:37,760 --> 00:12:40,760 Speaker 1: have kicked the extra point and let's play. I mean, 205 00:12:40,840 --> 00:12:43,839 Speaker 1: Ben's capable of doing anything. God bless him, you know 206 00:12:43,840 --> 00:12:47,440 Speaker 1: what I mean. He played good today. But I'd take 207 00:12:47,520 --> 00:12:52,360 Speaker 1: my chances with Lamar. You know. It's interesting. So the 208 00:12:52,480 --> 00:12:55,520 Speaker 1: rumor came out. Adam Schefter broke a story that Ben's 209 00:12:55,559 --> 00:12:59,360 Speaker 1: telling people I'm out. So if that's true, there's two 210 00:12:59,480 --> 00:13:04,040 Speaker 1: or three out. Dwayne Haskins draft a quarterback. I could 211 00:13:04,040 --> 00:13:06,360 Speaker 1: make an argument for Mitch Trubisky, a guy that you 212 00:13:06,440 --> 00:13:08,840 Speaker 1: always said you know, we made the playoffs twice. If 213 00:13:08,880 --> 00:13:12,600 Speaker 1: I said, you're running the organization, go get Trubisky the 214 00:13:12,720 --> 00:13:16,319 Speaker 1: backup in Buffalo, give Dwayne Haskins a second shot, or 215 00:13:16,400 --> 00:13:20,600 Speaker 1: draft a quarterback. Where do you go? Well, from a 216 00:13:20,679 --> 00:13:26,439 Speaker 1: draft standpoint, they're not going to draft Kenny Pickens from Pitt. Now, 217 00:13:26,520 --> 00:13:28,640 Speaker 1: I'm a little bit partial to him. I think he 218 00:13:28,679 --> 00:13:32,840 Speaker 1: could be the first quarterback drafted this year. Okay, you 219 00:13:32,880 --> 00:13:35,920 Speaker 1: don't think they'll take him. I don't think it's been 220 00:13:36,480 --> 00:13:39,760 Speaker 1: I'll tell you, when Tony Dorsett came out, it was 221 00:13:39,800 --> 00:13:42,640 Speaker 1: always kind of a mentality, when Dan Marino came out, 222 00:13:43,040 --> 00:13:45,440 Speaker 1: there was always a little bit of a mentality with 223 00:13:45,520 --> 00:13:48,600 Speaker 1: the Steel organization going back to mister Rooney that we 224 00:13:48,720 --> 00:13:51,839 Speaker 1: do not want to take someone from Pitt because if 225 00:13:51,880 --> 00:13:55,840 Speaker 1: it doesn't work out. You know, there's a lot of 226 00:13:55,840 --> 00:13:58,600 Speaker 1: hard feelings in this city. I mean, it's a double, 227 00:13:59,440 --> 00:14:01,839 Speaker 1: it's a double will mess for us. So I don't 228 00:14:01,840 --> 00:14:04,040 Speaker 1: think they I don't think they would draft Kenny Picktt 229 00:14:04,040 --> 00:14:05,840 Speaker 1: even if they thought he was the best guy. I 230 00:14:05,920 --> 00:14:09,680 Speaker 1: really don't. Uh, you know, you name some good free agent, 231 00:14:10,160 --> 00:14:14,880 Speaker 1: you know, options, I mean they're not you know, they're rolling. Yeah, 232 00:14:14,880 --> 00:14:19,120 Speaker 1: they're relatively a young team. You know what, Nigie Harris, 233 00:14:19,120 --> 00:14:21,480 Speaker 1: They've got some young offensive lineman's. You know, a couple 234 00:14:21,520 --> 00:14:25,080 Speaker 1: of those young defensive backs. Uh, you know, t J. 235 00:14:25,280 --> 00:14:29,880 Speaker 1: Wats Got, He's a young guy comparably, so I think 236 00:14:29,880 --> 00:14:35,280 Speaker 1: they could afford to get a draft pick or Mitch 237 00:14:35,320 --> 00:14:38,360 Speaker 1: Trubisky would not bother me. I don't see Haskins being 238 00:14:38,400 --> 00:14:41,480 Speaker 1: a guy. I really don't. I mean, I you know, 239 00:14:42,240 --> 00:14:44,320 Speaker 1: God bless him, but I don't see him be in 240 00:14:44,320 --> 00:14:48,040 Speaker 1: the future at the Steelers. No. I mean, listen, Jimmy 241 00:14:48,040 --> 00:14:51,000 Speaker 1: Garoppolo is going to be on the market. That's potentially 242 00:14:51,120 --> 00:14:53,640 Speaker 1: Mitch Trubisky's on the market. We can say all we want, 243 00:14:53,680 --> 00:14:56,320 Speaker 1: but they've won. Uh. You know, they've gotten to the 244 00:14:56,320 --> 00:14:59,040 Speaker 1: playoffs before. One's got into a super Bowl. One's gotten 245 00:14:59,040 --> 00:15:02,080 Speaker 1: to the playoffs twice. It's better than an old band 246 00:15:02,120 --> 00:15:04,680 Speaker 1: in my opinion. You know, it's funny. I was I 247 00:15:04,720 --> 00:15:07,720 Speaker 1: was thinking about this today as I was watching, you know, 248 00:15:07,720 --> 00:15:12,840 Speaker 1: a really ugly game. Mike Tomlin has never earned my 249 00:15:13,440 --> 00:15:16,360 Speaker 1: respect more than the last two years. That was kind 250 00:15:16,400 --> 00:15:20,960 Speaker 1: of a mess. Ben was decent, But I will say 251 00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:24,440 Speaker 1: this about Mike Tomlin. If you have an old quarterback 252 00:15:24,560 --> 00:15:27,120 Speaker 1: or an average one, and Pittsburgh has one in the 253 00:15:27,200 --> 00:15:31,960 Speaker 1: same Ben is both old and average. They're in the 254 00:15:31,960 --> 00:15:35,520 Speaker 1: playoff picture. They're absolutely in the playoff picture. Coach, Yeah, 255 00:15:35,520 --> 00:15:38,040 Speaker 1: oh no, they are. You know what bothers me about 256 00:15:38,840 --> 00:15:41,960 Speaker 1: the Steelers right now. At the end of last season, 257 00:15:42,960 --> 00:15:46,600 Speaker 1: Art Rooney, the owner, came out and said, we have 258 00:15:46,840 --> 00:15:53,360 Speaker 1: lost our Steeler identity. We are going to run the football. Okay, 259 00:15:53,560 --> 00:15:57,560 Speaker 1: quote unquote from the owner. They draft Nigie Harris, the 260 00:15:57,560 --> 00:16:00,160 Speaker 1: best running back in the first run. They fire are 261 00:16:00,240 --> 00:16:03,800 Speaker 1: the offensive coordinator, they fire the offensive line coach, and 262 00:16:03,840 --> 00:16:06,720 Speaker 1: they bring in two more offensive linemen, and they aren't. 263 00:16:07,160 --> 00:16:09,760 Speaker 1: They aren't running the ball. If if someone asked me, 264 00:16:09,800 --> 00:16:12,040 Speaker 1: a coach, what can you do to get the most 265 00:16:12,080 --> 00:16:15,040 Speaker 1: out of Ben Roethlisberger, I would say, Hey, we gotta 266 00:16:15,080 --> 00:16:17,840 Speaker 1: we gotta do with San Francisco. Look at the teams 267 00:16:17,840 --> 00:16:23,680 Speaker 1: in the NFL that have turned it in the last 268 00:16:23,760 --> 00:16:28,080 Speaker 1: five six weeks. The Redskins totally. I mean they Ron Rivera, 269 00:16:28,160 --> 00:16:31,040 Speaker 1: Scott Turner. They made a commitment that this is all 270 00:16:31,080 --> 00:16:33,760 Speaker 1: we can do. On offense. They're running a sixty some 271 00:16:33,920 --> 00:16:37,320 Speaker 1: percent more. They're running it more than throwing it. Who else, 272 00:16:37,440 --> 00:16:40,440 Speaker 1: Denver made a decision, this is what we're gonna do. 273 00:16:40,600 --> 00:16:43,920 Speaker 1: They're running it more and throwing it the Patriots. The 274 00:16:43,960 --> 00:16:48,840 Speaker 1: Patriots have committed major to the run game. Mentioned to 275 00:16:48,920 --> 00:16:52,160 Speaker 1: Washington Redskins. You know, so the teams in my mind 276 00:16:52,200 --> 00:16:55,320 Speaker 1: that have made a turn the San Francisco forty nine 277 00:16:55,440 --> 00:16:59,320 Speaker 1: Ers with Jimmy Garoppolo. He's completing seventies percent of his passes. Now, 278 00:16:59,600 --> 00:17:01,960 Speaker 1: why all of a sudden they beat Cam. They got 279 00:17:01,960 --> 00:17:05,240 Speaker 1: back to their identity and they're running the ball. Steelers 280 00:17:05,440 --> 00:17:09,360 Speaker 1: never did that, and that bothered me all along. 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Okay, I 313 00:18:53,480 --> 00:18:55,640 Speaker 1: want to ask you about two teams you know well, 314 00:18:55,720 --> 00:18:57,720 Speaker 1: the Dolphins and the Bears. We don't have to spend 315 00:18:57,720 --> 00:19:00,560 Speaker 1: a lot of time on this, but I said this week, 316 00:19:00,640 --> 00:19:04,240 Speaker 1: Miami's a poor man's New England. They've got a quarterback 317 00:19:04,280 --> 00:19:08,400 Speaker 1: who's accurate, gets rid of the ball quickly, very limited athletically, 318 00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:11,480 Speaker 1: but they play real good defense, and they control the clock, 319 00:19:12,280 --> 00:19:15,400 Speaker 1: kind of control field position. A poor man's Patriots. Would 320 00:19:15,400 --> 00:19:18,480 Speaker 1: you stick with Tua next year? It's a bad draft 321 00:19:18,520 --> 00:19:22,560 Speaker 1: for quarterbacks. Would you stick with Tua? Yes? I was 322 00:19:22,640 --> 00:19:24,959 Speaker 1: so disappointed in them, and I think I said on 323 00:19:25,000 --> 00:19:32,080 Speaker 1: our last podcast, move on Dolphins from the undefeated season, 324 00:19:32,520 --> 00:19:36,359 Speaker 1: and move on Dolphins from Dan Marino. I mean, that's 325 00:19:36,440 --> 00:19:40,520 Speaker 1: who they're looking for to walk through that door. It's 326 00:19:40,880 --> 00:19:43,840 Speaker 1: it's like USC looking for a football coach, and they're 327 00:19:43,880 --> 00:19:46,600 Speaker 1: never probably never going to be happy. I mean, right now, 328 00:19:46,600 --> 00:19:49,399 Speaker 1: they're in fantasy Land. But well, let's see. So my 329 00:19:49,520 --> 00:19:53,880 Speaker 1: point is that I'm I'm excited. I'm a TA fan. 330 00:19:54,760 --> 00:19:58,240 Speaker 1: You know, run the ball, play defense, and right now 331 00:19:58,280 --> 00:20:01,040 Speaker 1: the guy is on fire. I mean, every sense of 332 00:20:01,119 --> 00:20:06,200 Speaker 1: the shaung watching stuff became a non factor. He catches fire, right, 333 00:20:06,240 --> 00:20:09,120 Speaker 1: they commit to him. They got no choice. He catches 334 00:20:09,160 --> 00:20:12,760 Speaker 1: fire and the defense responds to it. The biggest thing 335 00:20:12,760 --> 00:20:14,960 Speaker 1: we're too he's got to stay healthy calling. If he 336 00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:18,040 Speaker 1: can stay healthy, he can win for games for him. 337 00:20:18,040 --> 00:20:22,880 Speaker 1: There's no question about that. All right, Matt Naggy, would 338 00:20:22,880 --> 00:20:25,399 Speaker 1: you let him go? You've you've never been You've been 339 00:20:25,480 --> 00:20:27,840 Speaker 1: respectful of him, but you had questions from the very 340 00:20:27,880 --> 00:20:30,639 Speaker 1: beginning that he didn't have a lot of game management 341 00:20:30,640 --> 00:20:34,800 Speaker 1: experience or play calling experience. I would imagine you're probably 342 00:20:34,800 --> 00:20:37,960 Speaker 1: ready to move on. Well, and I think today was 343 00:20:38,000 --> 00:20:42,080 Speaker 1: a last week in Chicago. And hear what I'm saying. 344 00:20:43,320 --> 00:20:46,520 Speaker 1: Someone said, what's going on in Chicago? And I said, 345 00:20:46,640 --> 00:20:52,400 Speaker 1: it was the quietest week in Chicago since before the draft. 346 00:20:53,200 --> 00:20:56,640 Speaker 1: There was no noise. You know. The noise was Bulls 347 00:20:56,760 --> 00:21:00,760 Speaker 1: and Blackhawks. That's what the noise was. It wasn't Bears. 348 00:21:01,080 --> 00:21:05,480 Speaker 1: It was an eerie week. Last week it was almost 349 00:21:05,520 --> 00:21:08,320 Speaker 1: like it was such a mess with Detroit. We barely 350 00:21:08,359 --> 00:21:13,800 Speaker 1: got by Detroit, Khalil Maxi, Keim hicks Is, Alan Robertson, 351 00:21:13,920 --> 00:21:18,919 Speaker 1: Zach Justin Fields. Okay, let's let's let's see what happens 352 00:21:18,960 --> 00:21:22,840 Speaker 1: against the Arizona Cardinals. And we got about what everybody 353 00:21:22,920 --> 00:21:27,679 Speaker 1: expected here. And it's uh. I think the inevitable is 354 00:21:27,720 --> 00:21:30,720 Speaker 1: that they're gonna have to make a change. I don't 355 00:21:30,720 --> 00:21:32,800 Speaker 1: think the Bears do it till the end of the year, though. 356 00:21:32,840 --> 00:21:37,480 Speaker 1: I mean that'sh They're a very traditionalized from a standpoint 357 00:21:37,480 --> 00:21:40,200 Speaker 1: of this is the way coach Allis did it from 358 00:21:40,680 --> 00:21:46,680 Speaker 1: stadium to marketing, to personnel to budgets and and they've 359 00:21:46,720 --> 00:21:48,479 Speaker 1: just never fired a coach. And I don't see him 360 00:21:48,520 --> 00:21:49,960 Speaker 1: doing it till the end of the year. But I 361 00:21:49,960 --> 00:21:52,320 Speaker 1: think they got to make a change. They got a 362 00:21:52,359 --> 00:21:56,080 Speaker 1: good young football team Ryan Pace. People are down on him, 363 00:21:56,119 --> 00:21:58,080 Speaker 1: but I'm telling you, now, think about this. If you're 364 00:21:58,080 --> 00:22:01,680 Speaker 1: going to start with a team, you got Justin David Montgomery, 365 00:22:01,840 --> 00:22:04,919 Speaker 1: Herbert the other running back, You've got the Mooney, a 366 00:22:04,960 --> 00:22:10,040 Speaker 1: young receiver. You've got four good young offensive lineman. You've 367 00:22:10,080 --> 00:22:13,760 Speaker 1: got the tight end comet from Notre Dame. I mean, 368 00:22:14,080 --> 00:22:17,479 Speaker 1: there's some talent there call when there really is. All right, 369 00:22:17,600 --> 00:22:19,760 Speaker 1: Cowboys used to coach there, won a Super Bowl with 370 00:22:19,880 --> 00:22:22,479 Speaker 1: Jimmy You know. I said this the other night they 371 00:22:22,480 --> 00:22:24,399 Speaker 1: went on the road. They won by ten. It was 372 00:22:24,520 --> 00:22:29,200 Speaker 1: ugly December. Football's often ugly. My biggest concern is if 373 00:22:29,280 --> 00:22:32,520 Speaker 1: Dak doesn't have a healthy Amari Cooper, it really affects him. 374 00:22:32,600 --> 00:22:35,399 Speaker 1: He's just not the same quarterback. And I like Amari Cooper, 375 00:22:35,720 --> 00:22:38,600 Speaker 1: but if I'm paying my quarterback forty million dollars, he 376 00:22:38,680 --> 00:22:42,320 Speaker 1: cannot be tied to a B plus wide receiver like 377 00:22:42,720 --> 00:22:47,920 Speaker 1: I understand. Kyler Murray with or without DeAndre Hopkins is magical. 378 00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:53,199 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers is ten and oh without Davante Adams. Patrick 379 00:22:53,280 --> 00:22:57,720 Speaker 1: Mahomes is four and one without Tyreek Hill. Dak is 380 00:22:57,760 --> 00:23:01,600 Speaker 1: an average quarterback without Amari Cooper. That worries me. Now 381 00:23:01,680 --> 00:23:04,800 Speaker 1: Cooper's back, he's healthy, COVID's in the rearview mirror. What 382 00:23:04,960 --> 00:23:08,919 Speaker 1: bothers you about Dallas? Well, I'll tell you sure, I agree. 383 00:23:08,960 --> 00:23:11,560 Speaker 1: I'm glad to hear you say that that they went 384 00:23:11,640 --> 00:23:15,959 Speaker 1: on the road against the number four defense in the NFL, 385 00:23:16,400 --> 00:23:20,919 Speaker 1: A desperate Saints team and the offense struggle. Mark Cooper 386 00:23:20,920 --> 00:23:23,320 Speaker 1: on who played forty someplace because of coming off of COVID, 387 00:23:24,320 --> 00:23:27,920 Speaker 1: seeks out there limping around. So they get to win. 388 00:23:28,240 --> 00:23:30,840 Speaker 1: The defense was that was the one area on the 389 00:23:30,920 --> 00:23:34,360 Speaker 1: Cowboys football team that had the advantage over the Saints, 390 00:23:34,960 --> 00:23:38,480 Speaker 1: and they rose up the four four turnovers. They get 391 00:23:38,480 --> 00:23:40,919 Speaker 1: four takeaways in that game, and that's a difference in 392 00:23:40,960 --> 00:23:44,080 Speaker 1: the game. Now here's the elephant in the room in 393 00:23:44,119 --> 00:23:47,200 Speaker 1: my opinion, and I've been saying this all year. For 394 00:23:47,280 --> 00:23:52,480 Speaker 1: some reason, they don't want to the running game. Kellen Moore, 395 00:23:52,800 --> 00:23:55,320 Speaker 1: Mike McCarthy. They need to get together. They need to 396 00:23:55,320 --> 00:23:58,520 Speaker 1: do one of three things because they're gonna win their division. 397 00:23:58,640 --> 00:24:01,600 Speaker 1: I believe they're gonna win their vision. Yeah, and now 398 00:24:01,600 --> 00:24:03,960 Speaker 1: they're in the playoffs, but it's going to be a 399 00:24:04,040 --> 00:24:08,120 Speaker 1: short stay in the playoffs unless they address the running game. 400 00:24:08,400 --> 00:24:10,639 Speaker 1: And there's three things, and I've been thinking about this 401 00:24:10,720 --> 00:24:12,760 Speaker 1: that they can do. Number One, come up with some 402 00:24:12,840 --> 00:24:16,160 Speaker 1: new plays. Okay, because in a minute that they run 403 00:24:16,200 --> 00:24:19,320 Speaker 1: the same ones, they get stuff or get on some 404 00:24:19,400 --> 00:24:21,960 Speaker 1: blocking schemes. Come up with the way to run what 405 00:24:22,040 --> 00:24:24,399 Speaker 1: you want to run. And if they blitz into it, 406 00:24:24,480 --> 00:24:27,120 Speaker 1: we got to block the blitz and still run the play. 407 00:24:27,320 --> 00:24:31,680 Speaker 1: Or three, get Tony Pollard more carries and get CD 408 00:24:31,920 --> 00:24:35,800 Speaker 1: Lambs some carries. I think CD Lamb is as dangerous 409 00:24:35,800 --> 00:24:39,200 Speaker 1: with the football as he is catching the football. I mean, 410 00:24:39,200 --> 00:24:41,720 Speaker 1: this guy with the ball in his hand is a star. 411 00:24:41,960 --> 00:24:44,800 Speaker 1: I think. So I would get I would get Pollard. 412 00:24:44,960 --> 00:24:49,080 Speaker 1: So you know, look at that and come up with 413 00:24:49,119 --> 00:24:51,960 Speaker 1: the way to generate and make some adjustments to generate 414 00:24:52,000 --> 00:24:54,199 Speaker 1: more running game because that's what's going to get him 415 00:24:54,200 --> 00:24:57,120 Speaker 1: in the playoffs if they do not change. And nobody 416 00:24:57,119 --> 00:25:00,480 Speaker 1: wants to talk about it. All right. So we've talked 417 00:25:00,480 --> 00:25:03,400 Speaker 1: about the Steelers, you're from Pittsburgh. We've talked about the Dolphins, 418 00:25:03,440 --> 00:25:05,840 Speaker 1: the Bears, and the Cowboys. You have experienced with each 419 00:25:05,920 --> 00:25:09,760 Speaker 1: coaching them. I here's a team you haven't coached. I 420 00:25:09,760 --> 00:25:14,359 Speaker 1: don't believe in any capacity. Monday Night Football, Patriots Bills. 421 00:25:14,520 --> 00:25:17,800 Speaker 1: So the weather is going to be ugly. Yep, I'll 422 00:25:17,840 --> 00:25:23,240 Speaker 1: take Buffalo at home. My takeaways this would you rather 423 00:25:23,320 --> 00:25:25,880 Speaker 1: be at this point? Would you rather be the coach 424 00:25:25,920 --> 00:25:29,720 Speaker 1: of Buffalo where you have a star quarterback, a great 425 00:25:29,800 --> 00:25:33,680 Speaker 1: deep threat, but virtually no running game? Or you check 426 00:25:33,800 --> 00:25:36,040 Speaker 1: all the boxes with New England. But you have a 427 00:25:36,119 --> 00:25:39,640 Speaker 1: rookie quarterback and no really true over the top component. 428 00:25:39,720 --> 00:25:43,720 Speaker 1: If I gave you both teams for the Monday night 429 00:25:43,800 --> 00:25:48,080 Speaker 1: football game, which would you prefer? And why I'm taking Buffalo? Okay, 430 00:25:48,800 --> 00:25:53,280 Speaker 1: and the first in September, Buffalo was the flavor of 431 00:25:53,280 --> 00:25:55,560 Speaker 1: the month. They were the one that everybody was talking 432 00:25:55,560 --> 00:25:58,480 Speaker 1: about right well, the last five six weeks since New 433 00:25:58,520 --> 00:26:00,960 Speaker 1: England's but on this run, they've been the flavor of 434 00:26:00,960 --> 00:26:04,359 Speaker 1: the NFL. It's everything they're doing is right okay. But 435 00:26:04,440 --> 00:26:07,560 Speaker 1: if you look, okay, if our listeners, if they take 436 00:26:07,800 --> 00:26:12,360 Speaker 1: you take a good loop. Look at oh, New England's 437 00:26:12,400 --> 00:26:15,360 Speaker 1: second in the NFL with takeaways. On defense, guess who 438 00:26:15,400 --> 00:26:20,240 Speaker 1: they're tied with, Buffalo. Look at the rushing statistics. Buffalo 439 00:26:20,359 --> 00:26:23,320 Speaker 1: is like lumber eleven in the league in rushing. Last 440 00:26:23,400 --> 00:26:25,879 Speaker 1: year they were twenty second. They're running the ball better 441 00:26:26,280 --> 00:26:29,480 Speaker 1: all the categories. One is New England's one in defense, 442 00:26:29,680 --> 00:26:32,800 Speaker 1: Buffalo's two in defense. So I mean the numbers are 443 00:26:32,840 --> 00:26:36,160 Speaker 1: so close. And I've always believed this. In big games, 444 00:26:36,600 --> 00:26:41,760 Speaker 1: your stars need to play big, and Josh Allen, in 445 00:26:41,800 --> 00:26:45,600 Speaker 1: my mind right now, is a star and I believe 446 00:26:45,640 --> 00:26:48,879 Speaker 1: he's gonna play big at home in Buffalo, and he 447 00:26:48,920 --> 00:26:53,480 Speaker 1: can make plays with his legs that Mac Jones can't do. 448 00:26:53,800 --> 00:26:57,600 Speaker 1: He can make plays extending pass plays that Mac Jones 449 00:26:57,640 --> 00:27:00,280 Speaker 1: can't do. So I look at this thing and I say, 450 00:27:00,320 --> 00:27:02,440 Speaker 1: you know what, I'm gonna trust him, and I'm gonna 451 00:27:02,440 --> 00:27:05,160 Speaker 1: say you're gonna play good, You're gonna be a star, 452 00:27:05,560 --> 00:27:09,200 Speaker 1: and you're gonna win the game. Yeah, it's funny. There's 453 00:27:09,320 --> 00:27:13,000 Speaker 1: nineteen of thirty two teams are still I mean forget 454 00:27:13,040 --> 00:27:16,560 Speaker 1: mathematically feel like they have a chance to be a 455 00:27:16,600 --> 00:27:19,520 Speaker 1: playoff team or at least fight for a wild card spot. 456 00:27:19,560 --> 00:27:22,560 Speaker 1: Now some of them. Washington's a little ugly, but they're hot. 457 00:27:22,640 --> 00:27:25,880 Speaker 1: Miami can be ugly, but they're hot. Pittsburgh's hot and cold, 458 00:27:25,880 --> 00:27:29,520 Speaker 1: but they have a chance. But when I look at 459 00:27:29,520 --> 00:27:32,040 Speaker 1: all these teams right now, and I really believe this 460 00:27:32,680 --> 00:27:38,879 Speaker 1: dave on their best day, if you got everybody's best punch, 461 00:27:39,240 --> 00:27:42,679 Speaker 1: Arizona and Buffalo are the two best teams I've seen. Now, 462 00:27:42,680 --> 00:27:46,960 Speaker 1: I think green Bay has never been healthy, so we've 463 00:27:47,000 --> 00:27:49,879 Speaker 1: never gotten their best punch. So I do think green 464 00:27:49,960 --> 00:27:52,240 Speaker 1: Bay right now, I would rank them number one. But 465 00:27:52,280 --> 00:27:55,560 Speaker 1: if you're telling me, I got green Bay, Buffalo and 466 00:27:55,600 --> 00:27:59,480 Speaker 1: Arizona's best day. I think there's an argument to be 467 00:27:59,560 --> 00:28:02,520 Speaker 1: made that I watched the Arizona gain, Arizona and Buffalo 468 00:28:02,600 --> 00:28:05,520 Speaker 1: were the two best teams in this league. Your thoughts, Yeah, 469 00:28:05,240 --> 00:28:12,520 Speaker 1: I would, Uh, yeah, I would. I would make that case. 470 00:28:12,600 --> 00:28:15,600 Speaker 1: I could support that. You know. The only thing that 471 00:28:15,680 --> 00:28:18,239 Speaker 1: bothers me a little about Arizona and the thing that 472 00:28:18,280 --> 00:28:23,240 Speaker 1: I liked about Arizona is the players that they brought 473 00:28:23,320 --> 00:28:27,720 Speaker 1: in have taken ownership of that locker room, right, Yeah, 474 00:28:27,800 --> 00:28:31,240 Speaker 1: they have. I saw James Connerton and make some plays. 475 00:28:31,280 --> 00:28:33,399 Speaker 1: I mean he was he was a great. He had 476 00:28:33,480 --> 00:28:35,440 Speaker 1: no place to go, he was a great. They win 477 00:28:35,520 --> 00:28:38,520 Speaker 1: two out of three with Colt McCoy right, and a 478 00:28:38,880 --> 00:28:41,640 Speaker 1: great addition Rodney Huts in the center, AJ green on 479 00:28:41,720 --> 00:28:45,760 Speaker 1: and on. So you know they're a mature team. I 480 00:28:45,800 --> 00:28:48,880 Speaker 1: don't know. I mean green Bay they've got the best 481 00:28:49,000 --> 00:28:51,000 Speaker 1: quarterback of the group. We all agree that when you 482 00:28:51,080 --> 00:28:55,720 Speaker 1: get down the playoff time, the quarterback usually separates the pack. 483 00:28:56,800 --> 00:29:00,120 Speaker 1: I like green Bay over Arizona in the NFC and 484 00:29:00,120 --> 00:29:03,600 Speaker 1: then in the AFC. I'm with you. I'm with Buffalo 485 00:29:03,760 --> 00:29:07,640 Speaker 1: because I think they're a more complete team today. Than 486 00:29:07,680 --> 00:29:11,000 Speaker 1: they were a year ago because they're they're running the 487 00:29:11,080 --> 00:29:14,800 Speaker 1: ball more effectively. They truly are. I mean look at 488 00:29:14,800 --> 00:29:19,160 Speaker 1: the numbers and and they're doing it more frequently and 489 00:29:19,200 --> 00:29:23,640 Speaker 1: they're getting better results. So I like Buffalo and we're 490 00:29:23,640 --> 00:29:26,120 Speaker 1: all saying this kind of on the quarterbacks playing big. 491 00:29:26,160 --> 00:29:28,640 Speaker 1: So I'm kind of on Josh Allen showing up Monday 492 00:29:28,720 --> 00:29:32,320 Speaker 1: night and they putting on a performance. Somebody told me 493 00:29:32,360 --> 00:29:34,360 Speaker 1: you wanted to talk about Matt Stafford. What's up with 494 00:29:34,400 --> 00:29:37,440 Speaker 1: Matt Stafford? No, you don't want the Rams. And I 495 00:29:37,480 --> 00:29:40,000 Speaker 1: know they had a big win today against Jacksonville. Yeah, 496 00:29:40,320 --> 00:29:44,280 Speaker 1: but you know what, They've got enough talent they're gonna 497 00:29:44,280 --> 00:29:47,440 Speaker 1: get into the playoffs. But you know what bothers me 498 00:29:47,480 --> 00:29:52,000 Speaker 1: and I said this on the air this week, I 499 00:29:52,040 --> 00:29:56,040 Speaker 1: don't see the physicality. It concerns me about this football 500 00:29:56,080 --> 00:30:00,440 Speaker 1: team and Green Bay when they get into a team 501 00:30:00,440 --> 00:30:03,400 Speaker 1: that wants to roll up their sleeves with them, and 502 00:30:03,440 --> 00:30:07,640 Speaker 1: I you know green Bay. Aj Dillon the running back 503 00:30:07,640 --> 00:30:11,520 Speaker 1: for Green Bay, right, he had sixty nine yards rushing. 504 00:30:12,120 --> 00:30:16,760 Speaker 1: Forty seven of those yards were after contact. I saw 505 00:30:16,840 --> 00:30:20,240 Speaker 1: Aaron Donald dragging them down three yards down the field. 506 00:30:20,560 --> 00:30:24,680 Speaker 1: That's not Aaron Donald, And I go back to this 507 00:30:25,000 --> 00:30:29,240 Speaker 1: that you know when when they made their run, when 508 00:30:29,240 --> 00:30:34,120 Speaker 1: the Rams made their run with Goff, they were run, play, pass, 509 00:30:34,560 --> 00:30:38,000 Speaker 1: play defense. And when you're in that situation, and I've 510 00:30:38,000 --> 00:30:40,400 Speaker 1: had most of my teams have been that way, it 511 00:30:40,480 --> 00:30:43,000 Speaker 1: was if we give up three scores, we're gonna lose 512 00:30:43,040 --> 00:30:44,640 Speaker 1: the game because we're not going to score all points. 513 00:30:44,640 --> 00:30:47,040 Speaker 1: So we got to be well, how the Rams start 514 00:30:47,080 --> 00:30:49,120 Speaker 1: off this year. The first six or seven games, they're 515 00:30:49,160 --> 00:30:52,920 Speaker 1: scoring thirty some points a game, and they're spreading everybody out. 516 00:30:53,000 --> 00:30:56,200 Speaker 1: The running game is not a factor, and it just 517 00:30:56,400 --> 00:30:58,680 Speaker 1: bothers me, and it concerns me that here we are, 518 00:30:58,720 --> 00:31:04,600 Speaker 1: week thirteen, and you know that they might be a 519 00:31:04,640 --> 00:31:09,240 Speaker 1: little bit. The physicality that we saw him get hammered 520 00:31:09,280 --> 00:31:11,880 Speaker 1: by the Rams, I mean by the forty nine ers, 521 00:31:12,000 --> 00:31:14,560 Speaker 1: beat up physically. We saw him get beat up, in 522 00:31:14,600 --> 00:31:19,480 Speaker 1: my opinion, against the Packers. And I'm concerned that, you know, 523 00:31:19,560 --> 00:31:22,560 Speaker 1: this whole philosophy thing is now rubbing over on the 524 00:31:22,680 --> 00:31:25,880 Speaker 1: defense and it could catch him at the end. Hope, 525 00:31:25,960 --> 00:31:28,440 Speaker 1: I hope not. You know, because I think Sean McVay 526 00:31:28,480 --> 00:31:31,800 Speaker 1: and I'm doing a great job, but the mentality has 527 00:31:32,000 --> 00:31:35,400 Speaker 1: changed because of Matthew Stafford. It's all It's a Matthew 528 00:31:35,440 --> 00:31:38,600 Speaker 1: Stafford show. Spread them out and let's throw it and roll. 529 00:31:39,120 --> 00:31:41,600 Speaker 1: And I just think that that's gonna has a chance 530 00:31:41,600 --> 00:31:43,120 Speaker 1: to catch up with you when you get into the 531 00:31:43,160 --> 00:31:46,240 Speaker 1: playoffs against the Green Bay Packers and the forty nine 532 00:31:46,320 --> 00:31:50,479 Speaker 1: ers and teams like that. Well, when you give up 533 00:31:50,640 --> 00:31:53,600 Speaker 1: draft picks and you're paying a quarterback or a wide 534 00:31:53,600 --> 00:31:56,000 Speaker 1: receiver a lot of money, you feel you have to 535 00:31:56,120 --> 00:31:59,640 Speaker 1: validate the purchase. And I think they've gone from a 536 00:31:59,720 --> 00:32:02,520 Speaker 1: run first team, a sixty forty run to a sixty 537 00:32:02,520 --> 00:32:05,120 Speaker 1: five thirty five pass. I think they're trying to validate O. 538 00:32:05,280 --> 00:32:09,080 Speaker 1: B J, validate Matt Stafford. And I think you lose 539 00:32:09,120 --> 00:32:11,960 Speaker 1: your core identity when you Troy Aikman talked about all 540 00:32:11,960 --> 00:32:14,400 Speaker 1: star teams in the NFL. The problem with them is 541 00:32:14,960 --> 00:32:17,479 Speaker 1: you start bringing in stars, you feel you have to 542 00:32:17,480 --> 00:32:20,120 Speaker 1: get them the ball. It's a tight salary cap. And 543 00:32:20,280 --> 00:32:23,800 Speaker 1: I've seen this before, and you know, the best teams 544 00:32:25,120 --> 00:32:31,520 Speaker 1: Green Bay, New England, Tampa. Brady decides what he wants 545 00:32:31,560 --> 00:32:35,720 Speaker 1: to do, and right now, Brady loves Leonard Furnette this week, 546 00:32:35,800 --> 00:32:38,640 Speaker 1: and he loved Chris Godwin. You know, the previous weekend. 547 00:32:38,640 --> 00:32:41,520 Speaker 1: He loved Leonard, Fournett and Gronk and it was at 548 00:32:41,560 --> 00:32:46,240 Speaker 1: the discretion of Tom Brady, and I do agree. I 549 00:32:46,280 --> 00:32:49,560 Speaker 1: think the Rams have gotten a little pretty and I 550 00:32:49,600 --> 00:32:51,920 Speaker 1: think there's a sense that, you know, we gave up 551 00:32:51,960 --> 00:32:53,640 Speaker 1: these picks. We're spending a lot of money for a 552 00:32:53,680 --> 00:32:56,920 Speaker 1: star quarterback. Let's go to eleven personnel, drop him back, 553 00:32:56,960 --> 00:32:59,360 Speaker 1: get rid of the jet sweeps and sling it. And 554 00:32:59,360 --> 00:33:02,760 Speaker 1: I don't think Stafford or any quarterback maybe Aaron Rodgers 555 00:33:02,840 --> 00:33:04,600 Speaker 1: or Mahomes is good enough to carry a team without 556 00:33:04,640 --> 00:33:06,560 Speaker 1: a run game. Yeah, And I think it affects the 557 00:33:06,640 --> 00:33:09,720 Speaker 1: mindset of your defense. When you're not practicing against the run, 558 00:33:09,840 --> 00:33:11,280 Speaker 1: you know what I mean, and you're not working on 559 00:33:11,320 --> 00:33:14,000 Speaker 1: it in training camp, you can become I don't I 560 00:33:14,040 --> 00:33:16,000 Speaker 1: hate to use the word soft. I used it once 561 00:33:16,040 --> 00:33:20,040 Speaker 1: and I got some you know, throwback from it. But 562 00:33:20,360 --> 00:33:23,320 Speaker 1: you can become a little bit mentally soft if you're 563 00:33:23,360 --> 00:33:25,840 Speaker 1: not practicing that every day. It's like the Big Twelve. 564 00:33:25,880 --> 00:33:27,760 Speaker 1: That's what I talked to all those coaches in the 565 00:33:27,760 --> 00:33:30,920 Speaker 1: Big Twelve conference, and they say, we can't play defense 566 00:33:30,960 --> 00:33:33,520 Speaker 1: down here. Why because we throw it more in any 567 00:33:33,560 --> 00:33:36,600 Speaker 1: conference in the league. Don't work on it, you don't 568 00:33:36,600 --> 00:33:40,640 Speaker 1: improve on it. It's interesting you mentioned Tampa. You know Tampa, 569 00:33:40,760 --> 00:33:45,080 Speaker 1: this is about the time last year if you remember that, 570 00:33:45,160 --> 00:33:49,959 Speaker 1: they made a decision, we're gonna become more balanced on offense. 571 00:33:50,120 --> 00:33:52,600 Speaker 1: You're going to get a play action passed. Just what 572 00:33:52,680 --> 00:33:55,080 Speaker 1: you said going, Gronk is going to become a player, 573 00:33:55,320 --> 00:33:58,000 Speaker 1: and all of a sudden, the defense got better. So 574 00:33:58,200 --> 00:34:01,040 Speaker 1: this is their blueprint for success. And you know, I 575 00:34:01,160 --> 00:34:03,600 Speaker 1: just I'm a Bucks fan, so I just hope they 576 00:34:03,600 --> 00:34:07,360 Speaker 1: stay with that. By the way, Leonard Fournett physical, Gronk 577 00:34:07,600 --> 00:34:10,960 Speaker 1: physical last year at the end of the year. This year, 578 00:34:11,000 --> 00:34:12,719 Speaker 1: at the end of the year, they go to their 579 00:34:12,760 --> 00:34:17,080 Speaker 1: more physical players. Okay, so you coach college football with 580 00:34:17,200 --> 00:34:19,759 Speaker 1: Jimmy Johnson, you want to Natty at Miami and you 581 00:34:20,520 --> 00:34:22,640 Speaker 1: know the sport well, you coached at pitt So I 582 00:34:22,640 --> 00:34:25,640 Speaker 1: want to talk about two things with college football, and 583 00:34:26,160 --> 00:34:28,640 Speaker 1: I don't care about the playoff right now. The first 584 00:34:28,640 --> 00:34:33,439 Speaker 1: thing is I have defended coaches leaving to where they're leaving. 585 00:34:33,440 --> 00:34:36,880 Speaker 1: And this is why because once they introduced the early 586 00:34:37,040 --> 00:34:42,160 Speaker 1: signing periods, so there's now two recruiting days, right, it's screwed. 587 00:34:42,160 --> 00:34:46,120 Speaker 1: The coaches. So you essentially, if Lincoln Riley and Brian 588 00:34:46,200 --> 00:34:52,000 Speaker 1: Kelly don't bail immediately, they lose. They lose ten days 589 00:34:52,040 --> 00:34:56,400 Speaker 1: of recruiting, and you're just giving those players to Alabama, Georgia, Auburn, 590 00:34:56,520 --> 00:34:59,960 Speaker 1: or you're giving them to Oregon, Washington, UCLA or whoever 591 00:35:00,080 --> 00:35:03,640 Speaker 1: recruits the West coast. So the NC double A to 592 00:35:03,840 --> 00:35:06,839 Speaker 1: me is at fault here. Once they created the early 593 00:35:06,880 --> 00:35:10,640 Speaker 1: signing period, coaches have no life. I mean, you essentially 594 00:35:10,640 --> 00:35:13,360 Speaker 1: are recruiting year round, which I think is an awful 595 00:35:13,400 --> 00:35:17,520 Speaker 1: thing for coaches in their family. And secondarily, like Luke Fickle, 596 00:35:17,520 --> 00:35:19,440 Speaker 1: I understand because he's going to be in the playoffs, 597 00:35:19,440 --> 00:35:21,000 Speaker 1: so you don't want to leave. But Notre Dame had 598 00:35:21,000 --> 00:35:23,160 Speaker 1: a long shot to get into the playoff, and I 599 00:35:23,160 --> 00:35:25,719 Speaker 1: think Brian Kelly looked at it and thought, listen, every 600 00:35:25,719 --> 00:35:27,759 Speaker 1: time I play one of these Georges and Bamas, I 601 00:35:27,800 --> 00:35:30,440 Speaker 1: know I have far less NFL talent. I'm a sixty 602 00:35:30,480 --> 00:35:34,120 Speaker 1: year old guy. Okay, this is my last shot LSU job. 603 00:35:34,440 --> 00:35:36,160 Speaker 1: They're not going to hire me if I'm sixty four 604 00:35:36,239 --> 00:35:38,880 Speaker 1: years old and this guy fails. So I kind of 605 00:35:38,920 --> 00:35:40,759 Speaker 1: defend Brian Kelly. I don't think he's always the most 606 00:35:40,760 --> 00:35:43,440 Speaker 1: likable guy. Your takeaway on it. You know what Brian 607 00:35:43,600 --> 00:35:48,319 Speaker 1: Kelly and I was told three years ago, you got 608 00:35:48,320 --> 00:35:50,480 Speaker 1: to go back with Notre Dame. Notre Dame kind of 609 00:35:50,680 --> 00:35:55,480 Speaker 1: is the old Al Davis mentality. Ten years is about 610 00:35:55,520 --> 00:36:00,440 Speaker 1: all that we want to hear. You're taught win one 611 00:36:00,480 --> 00:36:02,759 Speaker 1: for the Gipper talks and you want to hear us 612 00:36:03,200 --> 00:36:07,920 Speaker 1: and Lou Holtz after ten years, they've basically said, Lou, 613 00:36:08,120 --> 00:36:10,920 Speaker 1: you have been fantastic, you won a national championship, but 614 00:36:11,000 --> 00:36:15,120 Speaker 1: it's time to move on. And knowing what I know 615 00:36:15,239 --> 00:36:18,080 Speaker 1: about Notre Dame, and I know there's three years ago 616 00:36:18,200 --> 00:36:20,840 Speaker 1: Brian Kelly, before Bruce arians got the job, he was 617 00:36:20,840 --> 00:36:23,080 Speaker 1: trying to get the Tampa Bay job, and last year 618 00:36:23,160 --> 00:36:25,600 Speaker 1: he was trying to get the Philadelphia Eagles job. So 619 00:36:25,760 --> 00:36:30,120 Speaker 1: my point is Brian Kelly was looking to move on, 620 00:36:30,280 --> 00:36:34,640 Speaker 1: and I'm sure that it was a mutual feeling, even 621 00:36:34,680 --> 00:36:36,759 Speaker 1: though it was never public. I bet you you know 622 00:36:36,800 --> 00:36:40,640 Speaker 1: there was a mutual feeling between administration and the coach. Okay, 623 00:36:40,680 --> 00:36:42,600 Speaker 1: we've kind of been here and done it. You've done 624 00:36:42,600 --> 00:36:45,880 Speaker 1: a great job for us. We appreciate it. Now, what's next? 625 00:36:46,520 --> 00:36:52,040 Speaker 1: What's next? That's the Notre Dame situation. The Oklahoma situation, 626 00:36:53,280 --> 00:36:55,879 Speaker 1: you know. And I coached in Oklahoma State for four years, 627 00:36:55,880 --> 00:37:00,480 Speaker 1: so I know Oklahoma. And now they're going to the 628 00:37:00,520 --> 00:37:04,799 Speaker 1: Southeast Conference. The whole competition level goes up. And in 629 00:37:04,880 --> 00:37:08,359 Speaker 1: the state of Oklahoma. I remember having a conversation with 630 00:37:08,400 --> 00:37:13,120 Speaker 1: Mike Gunde and out of eighty five players, seventy them 631 00:37:13,280 --> 00:37:15,480 Speaker 1: on his football team where he says they have to 632 00:37:15,520 --> 00:37:18,520 Speaker 1: be from the state of Texas because there's not enough 633 00:37:18,719 --> 00:37:22,680 Speaker 1: players in the state of Oklahoma to be able to 634 00:37:22,719 --> 00:37:25,880 Speaker 1: compete and get good players. Well, now they're going to 635 00:37:25,960 --> 00:37:29,520 Speaker 1: Southeast Conference and the states get raised competitions a lot 636 00:37:29,560 --> 00:37:31,440 Speaker 1: better than it is in the Big Twelve. We all 637 00:37:31,480 --> 00:37:34,399 Speaker 1: know that. So I think that Lincoln Riley's sitting there 638 00:37:34,440 --> 00:37:37,000 Speaker 1: and he's saying, at USC, I may not have to 639 00:37:37,040 --> 00:37:40,960 Speaker 1: get on airplane. You know, I can drive six hours 640 00:37:41,120 --> 00:37:44,640 Speaker 1: any direction I want and get all the players that 641 00:37:44,760 --> 00:37:50,280 Speaker 1: I need to win a national championship. The competence there's 642 00:37:50,320 --> 00:37:53,799 Speaker 1: just as good a tradition or better at USC with 643 00:37:53,880 --> 00:37:59,480 Speaker 1: Isisland's national championships and recruiting, and they're gonna pay me. 644 00:38:00,000 --> 00:38:04,120 Speaker 1: It's a mint of dollars. So to me, I think 645 00:38:04,160 --> 00:38:06,040 Speaker 1: I get it. I think that was a move for 646 00:38:06,080 --> 00:38:10,439 Speaker 1: a job, thinking that this is a better opportunity, where 647 00:38:10,480 --> 00:38:13,720 Speaker 1: I think Brian Kelly's that he was kind of looking 648 00:38:13,760 --> 00:38:16,600 Speaker 1: for It was time. He was looking for a way up, 649 00:38:16,719 --> 00:38:19,040 Speaker 1: but he wasn't going to just take something to take it. 650 00:38:19,440 --> 00:38:22,400 Speaker 1: And this was obviously from a money in statures dandpoint 651 00:38:22,440 --> 00:38:26,760 Speaker 1: a great opportunity. So I think it was two different situations. Okay, 652 00:38:27,040 --> 00:38:30,239 Speaker 1: Mario Crista Ball my source, which is one of the 653 00:38:30,320 --> 00:38:33,040 Speaker 1: moneyed people, one of the four or five moneyed people 654 00:38:33,080 --> 00:38:35,640 Speaker 1: with the Miami Hurricanes, I've been in connection with all weekend, 655 00:38:36,200 --> 00:38:38,840 Speaker 1: and he said that you know it was it was 656 00:38:38,880 --> 00:38:41,759 Speaker 1: all but crossing teas and dotting eyes with Mario Crista Ball. 657 00:38:42,080 --> 00:38:45,040 Speaker 1: So when we record this on Sunday night, I see 658 00:38:45,040 --> 00:38:48,000 Speaker 1: your shirt. I don't know what will happen, but I've 659 00:38:48,000 --> 00:38:51,600 Speaker 1: been told two things. Mario's from Miami. His wife doesn't 660 00:38:51,680 --> 00:38:55,919 Speaker 1: love Eugene. Number one. Number two is if you look 661 00:38:55,920 --> 00:38:58,399 Speaker 1: at where Oregon's at right now, there's a feeling he's 662 00:38:58,400 --> 00:39:02,680 Speaker 1: sort of topped out and he can go and be 663 00:39:02,760 --> 00:39:04,759 Speaker 1: one or two in the Pac twelve, or he can 664 00:39:04,760 --> 00:39:06,960 Speaker 1: go to the ACC with Clemson and be one or 665 00:39:06,960 --> 00:39:09,760 Speaker 1: two in the ACC and his family lives at home 666 00:39:10,040 --> 00:39:14,000 Speaker 1: in a recruiting hotbed. So to me, the only reason 667 00:39:14,080 --> 00:39:17,440 Speaker 1: he wouldn't take the job is finances because the facilities 668 00:39:17,480 --> 00:39:20,000 Speaker 1: now are new. I mean they have to play off campus. 669 00:39:20,040 --> 00:39:22,680 Speaker 1: That's you know, that's the case. But the only reason 670 00:39:22,719 --> 00:39:24,960 Speaker 1: he wouldn't take it is he doesn't get the coaching 671 00:39:25,600 --> 00:39:29,280 Speaker 1: money pool that he wants for coordinators. But I totally 672 00:39:29,280 --> 00:39:32,000 Speaker 1: get his move, do you yeah? And I'll tell you what. 673 00:39:32,080 --> 00:39:35,400 Speaker 1: Jimmy Johnson and I were talking about this yesterday and 674 00:39:36,280 --> 00:39:40,440 Speaker 1: Mario's brother, Lewis played for US at the U. And 675 00:39:40,480 --> 00:39:43,239 Speaker 1: I know Mario very well, you know. So I mean 676 00:39:43,280 --> 00:39:46,279 Speaker 1: I got Oregon gear in here that I work out 677 00:39:46,280 --> 00:39:48,920 Speaker 1: in so I mean I've got a great relationship with 678 00:39:49,000 --> 00:39:53,160 Speaker 1: him and my agent, Brian Harlan, who you know, he 679 00:39:53,280 --> 00:39:57,560 Speaker 1: is Mario, He's Mario's agent. So I've got a good 680 00:39:57,560 --> 00:40:00,480 Speaker 1: feel for this. And this is the one determined factor. 681 00:40:01,200 --> 00:40:04,880 Speaker 1: Having lived in Miami for four years, for ten years, 682 00:40:05,239 --> 00:40:08,360 Speaker 1: ten years in Miami between the Dolphins and the Hurricanes, 683 00:40:09,800 --> 00:40:16,120 Speaker 1: the Cuban community is about as close knit family community 684 00:40:16,360 --> 00:40:20,880 Speaker 1: is there is with any nationality or any group of 685 00:40:20,920 --> 00:40:25,440 Speaker 1: people and in Miami, you know, the crystal balls. You know, 686 00:40:25,600 --> 00:40:29,080 Speaker 1: Mario's brother, Lewis is a police officer down there in Miami, 687 00:40:29,800 --> 00:40:36,680 Speaker 1: and the family ties. I don't know, you know what 688 00:40:37,440 --> 00:40:39,560 Speaker 1: how much of an emphasis or what's the quality of 689 00:40:39,640 --> 00:40:43,200 Speaker 1: life to be with family, you know, And that's who 690 00:40:43,239 --> 00:40:46,279 Speaker 1: I think could be the determining factorness. It may not 691 00:40:46,360 --> 00:40:51,400 Speaker 1: be money, assistant coaches, facilities, any of that stuff, conferences. 692 00:40:51,719 --> 00:40:56,439 Speaker 1: The determining factor could be being close to family. It's 693 00:40:56,480 --> 00:41:00,440 Speaker 1: a long way from Eugene to Miami floor or for 694 00:41:00,520 --> 00:41:02,960 Speaker 1: any family to see you, your wife, your whole bit. 695 00:41:03,400 --> 00:41:08,800 Speaker 1: So if it happens, I guarantee you that Lewis's connection 696 00:41:08,840 --> 00:41:12,040 Speaker 1: and his wife and the family in Miami, that that's 697 00:41:12,080 --> 00:41:14,400 Speaker 1: going to be that's going to be the deal breaker 698 00:41:14,400 --> 00:41:17,960 Speaker 1: in this. You know, the first thing I thought of, 699 00:41:18,040 --> 00:41:21,400 Speaker 1: it's not great news for the SEC because Mario is 700 00:41:21,440 --> 00:41:25,200 Speaker 1: going to put a fence around you know, I mean 701 00:41:25,239 --> 00:41:27,360 Speaker 1: that county. He's a great recruiter, He's got a presence, 702 00:41:27,360 --> 00:41:30,480 Speaker 1: he's a great recruiter. They'll run the football, He'll get 703 00:41:30,520 --> 00:41:35,080 Speaker 1: the crowds going up. Whether or not he develops great quarterbacks. 704 00:41:35,160 --> 00:41:37,239 Speaker 1: Every coach outside of Saban has a hole. That's the 705 00:41:37,360 --> 00:41:41,080 Speaker 1: knock on Mario crystal ball. But my takeaway was, I mean, 706 00:41:41,120 --> 00:41:43,960 Speaker 1: he'll really when you and Jimmy were there. Of the 707 00:41:44,040 --> 00:41:47,640 Speaker 1: twenty five recruits annually, how many were from like Dade 708 00:41:47,640 --> 00:41:51,040 Speaker 1: County in Miami. Majority of them? Majority of them? I mean, 709 00:41:51,320 --> 00:41:56,480 Speaker 1: I mean we uh twenty Well. Our philosophy was what 710 00:41:56,600 --> 00:41:58,640 Speaker 1: I said in the Originally we were not going to 711 00:41:58,760 --> 00:42:02,000 Speaker 1: go unless it was a quarterback, you know, or an 712 00:42:02,040 --> 00:42:06,160 Speaker 1: exceptional player. We would not go any farther than a 713 00:42:06,239 --> 00:42:09,160 Speaker 1: six hour drive from campus. And you can get you 714 00:42:09,200 --> 00:42:12,200 Speaker 1: can get into Orlando, you can go into Tampa, you 715 00:42:12,239 --> 00:42:14,040 Speaker 1: can go you know. So, I mean you can cover 716 00:42:14,160 --> 00:42:17,359 Speaker 1: the whole darned state within six hours and get all 717 00:42:17,400 --> 00:42:20,120 Speaker 1: the talents you want. You just gotta be a good evaluator. 718 00:42:20,120 --> 00:42:23,520 Speaker 1: And that's Mario strength. I mean, he can evaluate talent, 719 00:42:23,640 --> 00:42:26,160 Speaker 1: he can he can recruit. I remember when I was 720 00:42:26,200 --> 00:42:28,600 Speaker 1: at pit we played Mario when he was at FIU, 721 00:42:29,320 --> 00:42:31,120 Speaker 1: and he had this little and we beat him, but 722 00:42:31,160 --> 00:42:33,400 Speaker 1: only beat him by a touchdown. He had this receiver 723 00:42:33,800 --> 00:42:38,200 Speaker 1: the caught like fifteen passes against us, And afterwards we're 724 00:42:38,239 --> 00:42:41,120 Speaker 1: standing at midfield talking, I said, you know who the 725 00:42:41,120 --> 00:42:43,960 Speaker 1: hell is this guy and he says his name's t 726 00:42:44,200 --> 00:42:46,719 Speaker 1: Y Hilton. He says he could have gone to Miami. 727 00:42:47,160 --> 00:42:50,400 Speaker 1: I said, and the next and he's still playing and 728 00:42:50,520 --> 00:42:53,640 Speaker 1: making those same plays at the Colts. But the point 729 00:42:53,880 --> 00:42:56,279 Speaker 1: was that he can get talent. And he had a 730 00:42:56,360 --> 00:42:58,799 Speaker 1: running back. I can't remember the guys now, but you're 731 00:42:59,080 --> 00:43:03,600 Speaker 1: you're correct. He's gonna get players. And you know in 732 00:43:03,640 --> 00:43:06,400 Speaker 1: his pedigram, he's been with saving, he's been a head coach. 733 00:43:06,480 --> 00:43:09,200 Speaker 1: I mean, he would be great if they if Miami 734 00:43:09,239 --> 00:43:12,279 Speaker 1: could get them, I would be really excited, and I 735 00:43:12,320 --> 00:43:16,600 Speaker 1: know the city of Miami would be also. Pete Carroll's 736 00:43:16,680 --> 00:43:20,239 Speaker 1: rule was, we're not leaving California unless it's a first 737 00:43:20,320 --> 00:43:22,960 Speaker 1: round pick. Unless it's a first round pick. They went 738 00:43:23,200 --> 00:43:26,000 Speaker 1: to Florida to get Mike Williams, they went to New 739 00:43:26,080 --> 00:43:29,319 Speaker 1: Jersey to get Brian Cushing. But but Pete would say, 740 00:43:29,440 --> 00:43:31,640 Speaker 1: if he's a first round pick, we'll leave the state. 741 00:43:32,320 --> 00:43:34,840 Speaker 1: Otherwise we won't, and you can stay in California and 742 00:43:34,880 --> 00:43:38,480 Speaker 1: get your quarterbacks. Mark Sanchez, Matt Liner, Matt Barkley. California's 743 00:43:38,480 --> 00:43:42,160 Speaker 1: got about fifteen. You know, you'll get at least six 744 00:43:42,320 --> 00:43:46,840 Speaker 1: legitimate Division one quarterbacks out of California and annually fifteen 745 00:43:47,200 --> 00:43:50,520 Speaker 1: over three or four years. So but no, I'm excited 746 00:43:50,560 --> 00:43:53,279 Speaker 1: for it as well because I really do think I 747 00:43:53,520 --> 00:43:57,719 Speaker 1: was the national when I coached at USC. Now I'm 748 00:43:57,760 --> 00:43:59,680 Speaker 1: thinking about I'm pretty much coached everywhere. But when I 749 00:43:59,760 --> 00:44:04,880 Speaker 1: was USC, I was the national report recruiter and it 750 00:44:04,920 --> 00:44:07,439 Speaker 1: was and we had the same philosophy to peace talking 751 00:44:07,440 --> 00:44:09,640 Speaker 1: about and that must have been passed on from John 752 00:44:09,680 --> 00:44:11,759 Speaker 1: McKay to John Robinson. That's how they did it to 753 00:44:11,800 --> 00:44:14,799 Speaker 1: their seat. So there was a running back that was 754 00:44:14,840 --> 00:44:18,279 Speaker 1: on the cover of Parague magazine and his name was 755 00:44:18,400 --> 00:44:24,720 Speaker 1: Craig Ironhead Hayward Okay and from Psaic, New Jersey. And 756 00:44:25,120 --> 00:44:28,560 Speaker 1: I said I got him and he listed into magazine. 757 00:44:28,960 --> 00:44:33,760 Speaker 1: That is three schools. He had three covers of players 758 00:44:33,800 --> 00:44:36,759 Speaker 1: hanging in his room. And he had Marcus Allen I 759 00:44:36,760 --> 00:44:40,359 Speaker 1: believe it was from USC. He had Roger Craig because 760 00:44:40,360 --> 00:44:42,920 Speaker 1: he was playing for the New Jersey Generals or no 761 00:44:43,080 --> 00:44:45,920 Speaker 1: herschell Walker. Herschel Walker was playing for the New Jersey 762 00:44:46,000 --> 00:44:49,680 Speaker 1: down and Roger Craig was playing at Nebraska. But he's 763 00:44:49,719 --> 00:44:53,200 Speaker 1: a New Jersey guy. Okay. That was his three So 764 00:44:53,280 --> 00:44:58,760 Speaker 1: I fly out to Psaic and there's a line to 765 00:44:58,800 --> 00:45:01,719 Speaker 1: try to visit with him all the way down the hallway. 766 00:45:01,840 --> 00:45:06,160 Speaker 1: So I walk in. I walked in and I tell 767 00:45:06,200 --> 00:45:09,080 Speaker 1: the assistant coach coach wants that from USC. They said, 768 00:45:09,080 --> 00:45:11,839 Speaker 1: oh yeah, it's kind of like Disneyland at the fact 769 00:45:11,920 --> 00:45:14,759 Speaker 1: with having a fast pass. You come with me, sir, 770 00:45:14,960 --> 00:45:17,400 Speaker 1: you know, I mean right up to the front of 771 00:45:17,400 --> 00:45:19,279 Speaker 1: the line. And I walk in and the coach is 772 00:45:19,320 --> 00:45:22,879 Speaker 1: sitting there and Ironhead's there and he's got a basketball 773 00:45:23,320 --> 00:45:27,880 Speaker 1: and he's bonsing it and there's a little kid standing 774 00:45:27,920 --> 00:45:31,840 Speaker 1: in the corner. So and that's it. So it's a coach, Ironhead, 775 00:45:32,120 --> 00:45:34,280 Speaker 1: this guy over there that I think is a manager, 776 00:45:34,360 --> 00:45:38,160 Speaker 1: and myself. So I get into the USC pitch and 777 00:45:38,239 --> 00:45:40,759 Speaker 1: Ironhead's got a basketball. He get dunk a basketball and 778 00:45:40,800 --> 00:45:43,200 Speaker 1: he's played basketball and for SAE so he's kind of 779 00:45:43,200 --> 00:45:46,440 Speaker 1: spinning the basketball and I give him my spill and 780 00:45:46,520 --> 00:45:49,560 Speaker 1: he says, Coach, I'm going to visit three places and 781 00:45:49,800 --> 00:45:52,600 Speaker 1: USC is one of them. I said great, So I 782 00:45:52,680 --> 00:45:55,680 Speaker 1: fly back. I tell tell Ted Toner, who's the head coach. 783 00:45:56,000 --> 00:45:58,759 Speaker 1: We got him set up for this business. Ironhead's coming in. 784 00:45:58,960 --> 00:46:01,520 Speaker 1: He's gonna go to George because of herschel Walker. He's 785 00:46:01,520 --> 00:46:04,080 Speaker 1: gonna come here, and he's gonna go to Nebraska because 786 00:46:04,080 --> 00:46:08,040 Speaker 1: of Roger Krag. But we will get this kid two 787 00:46:08,160 --> 00:46:13,320 Speaker 1: days before he's gonna visit. Phone rings. Hey, coach wants that. 788 00:46:13,520 --> 00:46:17,960 Speaker 1: This is coach McCarron from PASAE. Hey, coach, Ironheads coach, 789 00:46:18,239 --> 00:46:20,279 Speaker 1: what's going on out there? How are you doing? We're 790 00:46:20,320 --> 00:46:24,120 Speaker 1: excited to have Frank come in. He said, you know 791 00:46:24,200 --> 00:46:26,600 Speaker 1: that little guy that was standing in the corner. I 792 00:46:26,640 --> 00:46:29,400 Speaker 1: probably should have told you this. I said, yeah, I 793 00:46:29,520 --> 00:46:33,120 Speaker 1: kind of do. He said, that's little Ironhead, his brother. 794 00:46:33,800 --> 00:46:40,400 Speaker 1: Wherever Big Ironhead goes, Little Ironheads coming with him. I said, 795 00:46:40,440 --> 00:46:43,200 Speaker 1: are you kidding me? We got his plane ticket made. 796 00:46:43,239 --> 00:46:46,160 Speaker 1: He's getting on them. So we went in and we couldn't. 797 00:46:46,160 --> 00:46:50,360 Speaker 1: I said, you mean coming with him like scholarship play football? 798 00:46:50,800 --> 00:46:55,480 Speaker 1: He says yes, So we didn't offer him. So pitt 799 00:46:55,480 --> 00:46:59,080 Speaker 1: Nebraska didnto it. George did into it. University of Pittsburgh. 800 00:46:59,080 --> 00:47:02,520 Speaker 1: My all the mater comes in and gives Ironhead an offer, 801 00:47:02,960 --> 00:47:05,919 Speaker 1: and I call him little Ironhead, little Craig, and Little 802 00:47:06,000 --> 00:47:08,040 Speaker 1: Craig actually turned into be a heck of a little 803 00:47:08,040 --> 00:47:11,880 Speaker 1: player for him. And yeah, that's why Ironhead ended up 804 00:47:11,880 --> 00:47:18,879 Speaker 1: in Pittsburgh. Recruiting tales from Dave Juan Stat. All right, coach, 805 00:47:18,920 --> 00:47:21,799 Speaker 1: it's great talking to you as usual. We'll talk soon 806 00:47:22,400 --> 00:47:24,360 Speaker 1: and I'm having a diet coke tonight. I have to 807 00:47:24,400 --> 00:47:29,520 Speaker 1: have clear vision as I as I talk football all week. Okay, 808 00:47:29,520 --> 00:47:35,400 Speaker 1: come and see us in Chicago. All right, all right, 809 00:47:35,440 --> 00:47:37,520 Speaker 1: Dave jon Stat, you got everything. First of all, his 810 00:47:37,600 --> 00:47:40,160 Speaker 1: that guy coached everywhere. He's coached at Miami, he's coached 811 00:47:40,160 --> 00:47:45,520 Speaker 1: at USC, He's coached Pittsburgh, Dallas, Miami, Chicago, he's from Pittsburgh. 812 00:47:45,600 --> 00:47:47,440 Speaker 1: I wanted to ask him every question about all the 813 00:47:47,440 --> 00:47:49,279 Speaker 1: cultures he knows, and he always hits it out of 814 00:47:49,280 --> 00:47:51,560 Speaker 1: the park. Great insight, Dave Wonstat. 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