1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:14,200 Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntire, Straight Fire September three. Uh, 2 00:00:14,440 --> 00:00:16,960 Speaker 1: this is one of those mornings, folks where I'm bringing 3 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:19,440 Speaker 1: the heat. Like you guys know, there was some phenomenal 4 00:00:19,600 --> 00:00:23,720 Speaker 1: NBA basketball phenomenally bad as well on Wednesday night. There's 5 00:00:23,840 --> 00:00:27,480 Speaker 1: huge NFL news. But listen when we started hyping September 6 00:00:28,080 --> 00:00:31,560 Speaker 1: as one of the greatest sports months, seriously in recent 7 00:00:31,720 --> 00:00:37,280 Speaker 1: sports memory. It's gonna get pretty incredible here soon. NBA playoffs, 8 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:41,080 Speaker 1: NFL Now one week from tonight the NFL season starts, 9 00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:43,680 Speaker 1: and I listen, I know you guys love this. The 10 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:46,360 Speaker 1: best bet went to it our again. Oh my gosh, 11 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:52,599 Speaker 1: I can't believe it. Unbelievable. So Rockets thunder Under easily cashes, 12 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:55,840 Speaker 1: and the Heat Bucks, despite you know, Miami trying to 13 00:00:55,840 --> 00:00:57,720 Speaker 1: give that game away, they were able to cash as 14 00:00:57,760 --> 00:01:00,960 Speaker 1: dogs and went out right The best on this podcast 15 00:01:01,880 --> 00:01:04,200 Speaker 1: is now eleven and three, and I know it's gaining 16 00:01:04,280 --> 00:01:07,000 Speaker 1: steam because you guys are tweeting at me in the 17 00:01:07,080 --> 00:01:09,280 Speaker 1: d M s. Hey, I didn't catch traight fire. What 18 00:01:09,319 --> 00:01:11,440 Speaker 1: were the picks? Well, obviously I'm not giving them out. Listen, man, 19 00:01:11,440 --> 00:01:13,160 Speaker 1: I gotta get paid. You guys gotta get listened to 20 00:01:13,160 --> 00:01:15,120 Speaker 1: the podcast. I'm sure some of you are going to 21 00:01:15,160 --> 00:01:17,600 Speaker 1: fast forward to the end for the great Thursday night 22 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:21,080 Speaker 1: picks since I'm rolling, but you gotta wait and obviously 23 00:01:21,120 --> 00:01:24,640 Speaker 1: remember subscribe, rate and review. I'm just gonna keep hammering 24 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:26,800 Speaker 1: that home, you know the drill at this point. Uh. 25 00:01:26,840 --> 00:01:29,240 Speaker 1: And if you want listen, spread the word that we're 26 00:01:29,280 --> 00:01:31,640 Speaker 1: hot on this, tag me on Facebook, tag me on 27 00:01:31,680 --> 00:01:34,600 Speaker 1: the Graham whatever you want. Uh, it's all fun and guys, 28 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:38,440 Speaker 1: I just want to add this quick final note. UM, 29 00:01:38,480 --> 00:01:41,160 Speaker 1: you guys have said like this podcast, at least to 30 00:01:41,240 --> 00:01:44,080 Speaker 1: me maybe privately. I've actually gotten emails, which is crazy. 31 00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:47,800 Speaker 1: I don't post my email anywhere that there's something about 32 00:01:47,800 --> 00:01:52,160 Speaker 1: this podcast that just sounds different and energetic and vibrant 33 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 1: to start the day and listen. There's some other sports 34 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:57,400 Speaker 1: podcasts out there that I've given a listen to. I'm 35 00:01:57,400 --> 00:01:59,800 Speaker 1: not taking shots. I just it's a different vibe. But 36 00:01:59,840 --> 00:02:02,480 Speaker 1: if energy and you guys know me, I we're talking 37 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:07,160 Speaker 1: about sports. We're happy. This is exciting. Who doesn't love sports? Um, 38 00:02:07,240 --> 00:02:10,000 Speaker 1: and other other sports podcasts are a little dull and 39 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:12,919 Speaker 1: you don't want to get all npr ish and we're 40 00:02:12,919 --> 00:02:14,560 Speaker 1: gonna have fun, and that's what we're here to do. 41 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:17,680 Speaker 1: And we're starting with the biggest story in sports is 42 00:02:17,720 --> 00:02:22,760 Speaker 1: not the NBA, folks, it's the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Huge 43 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:29,080 Speaker 1: news in the NFL Leonard four Net signing with the Buccaneers, 44 00:02:29,160 --> 00:02:32,080 Speaker 1: and I think the quick takeaway here is that Tampa 45 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:33,960 Speaker 1: Bay is going to be the most hated team in 46 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:38,160 Speaker 1: the NFL. This is starting to already feel like Lebron 47 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:40,640 Speaker 1: when he went to Miami and they started just gathering 48 00:02:40,760 --> 00:02:44,480 Speaker 1: players and everybody hated the heat. Lebron was kind of 49 00:02:44,520 --> 00:02:47,080 Speaker 1: wearing the black cat. You know, they were talking about 50 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:51,000 Speaker 1: not one, not to not five, winning everything, and everybody 51 00:02:51,080 --> 00:02:54,560 Speaker 1: kind of disliked Miami. I mean, think about this. They 52 00:02:54,639 --> 00:02:58,920 Speaker 1: just signed Leonard Fournette, who who just got the it's 53 00:02:58,919 --> 00:03:02,320 Speaker 1: not you, it's treatment from the Jags. The Jags outright 54 00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:04,200 Speaker 1: cut for Net. Remember, he was a top ten pick, 55 00:03:04,480 --> 00:03:06,840 Speaker 1: just a battering ram of a running back. He was 56 00:03:06,880 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 1: a monster at l s U comes into the league 57 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:11,799 Speaker 1: and is a beast. He's trucking people left and right, 58 00:03:12,680 --> 00:03:15,880 Speaker 1: and they just kicked him to the curb. They were like, oh, 59 00:03:15,919 --> 00:03:18,519 Speaker 1: you know, it's not the locker room. His cheroose Leonard. 60 00:03:18,520 --> 00:03:21,080 Speaker 1: We just, you know, we just wanted to move on. Okay, 61 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:23,480 Speaker 1: sure it's not you know, like when you break up 62 00:03:23,480 --> 00:03:25,079 Speaker 1: with a girl and you say, oh no it's not you, 63 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:29,360 Speaker 1: it's me. It's obviously her. And this is obviously Leonard Fournette, 64 00:03:29,400 --> 00:03:32,480 Speaker 1: a guy who was suspended as a rookie for skipping 65 00:03:32,520 --> 00:03:35,720 Speaker 1: the team picture. He was just above that. They deactivated 66 00:03:35,760 --> 00:03:38,320 Speaker 1: him once as a rookie for bad attitude. He was 67 00:03:38,440 --> 00:03:42,880 Speaker 1: fine for being late to meetings, lack of attention. This 68 00:03:42,960 --> 00:03:44,480 Speaker 1: is a young guy who's in the league and he 69 00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:47,080 Speaker 1: feels like he's above all this. Remember I'll never forget 70 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:50,400 Speaker 1: last year, the season finale, he just like sat on 71 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:53,520 Speaker 1: the bench. He was injured, inactive, he just didn't talk 72 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:55,160 Speaker 1: to anybody. It's like he didn't want to be there. 73 00:03:55,840 --> 00:03:59,040 Speaker 1: That's who you're bringing into Tampa. Tom Brady's just like, 74 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:01,880 Speaker 1: gather them all up, give me everybody, Okay, think about 75 00:04:01,920 --> 00:04:05,280 Speaker 1: who this team has now. Tom Brady bails on Belichick 76 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:07,480 Speaker 1: one last hurrah. I want to prove I can do 77 00:04:07,520 --> 00:04:11,240 Speaker 1: it without Bill and his system. He coaxes Gronkowski out 78 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:15,520 Speaker 1: of retirement. Okay, then they go out and sign Shady McCoy. 79 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:18,880 Speaker 1: You guys know his history, right, Shady mcoy obviously a 80 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:21,600 Speaker 1: very good back one time, he's a top five back 81 00:04:21,880 --> 00:04:23,960 Speaker 1: with the Eagles. He's pretty good with the Bills. But 82 00:04:24,040 --> 00:04:27,280 Speaker 1: another guy who's a little petulant, difficult to get along with. 83 00:04:27,600 --> 00:04:30,200 Speaker 1: But if you look at the skill position players on 84 00:04:30,279 --> 00:04:33,160 Speaker 1: this Tampa Bay Bucks team, you've got probably the best 85 00:04:33,160 --> 00:04:35,880 Speaker 1: pair of receivers of the league in Evans and Godwin. 86 00:04:36,520 --> 00:04:38,920 Speaker 1: The offensive line is suspect. There are three deep at 87 00:04:38,920 --> 00:04:41,320 Speaker 1: tight end with gronk o J. Howard who was a 88 00:04:41,360 --> 00:04:44,000 Speaker 1: stud at Alabama and Cameron Brad who's like one of 89 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:47,240 Speaker 1: these sneaky red zone guys. And now the backfield has 90 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:51,080 Speaker 1: Ronald Jones, the home run hitter from USC. Then you 91 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:53,719 Speaker 1: add Shady McCoy, who's gonna make people miss and and 92 00:04:53,800 --> 00:04:56,360 Speaker 1: kind of embarrass people in space. And you've got four 93 00:04:56,400 --> 00:04:58,960 Speaker 1: net who's just gonna be out here running people over 94 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:01,680 Speaker 1: in the open field. I'm telling you, there is gonna 95 00:05:01,760 --> 00:05:04,520 Speaker 1: be so much hate for this Bucks team. Remember they 96 00:05:04,560 --> 00:05:08,120 Speaker 1: are tied for the league lead with five prime time games. 97 00:05:08,400 --> 00:05:11,479 Speaker 1: The hate is gonna flow like magma. I can't wait. 98 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:14,800 Speaker 1: It's gonna be like Lebron's Miami Heat all over again, 99 00:05:15,040 --> 00:05:18,960 Speaker 1: Tampa ads Leonard four Nett. All right, let's move to 100 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:23,760 Speaker 1: basketball in the NBA. Pretty wild night. I know Rob 101 00:05:23,839 --> 00:05:26,160 Speaker 1: G doesn't like it when I tut my winning picks, 102 00:05:26,200 --> 00:05:29,040 Speaker 1: but now eleven and three, I've gotta I gotta hype 103 00:05:29,040 --> 00:05:32,640 Speaker 1: that a little bit. I'm gonna start with the Rockets 104 00:05:33,320 --> 00:05:36,320 Speaker 1: outlasting the Thunder. And it's funny because if you listen 105 00:05:36,360 --> 00:05:39,719 Speaker 1: to yesterday's podcast, this was framed as Chris Paul versus 106 00:05:39,760 --> 00:05:42,800 Speaker 1: James Harden, and it didn't really materialize because Chris Paul 107 00:05:42,839 --> 00:05:45,040 Speaker 1: was very good. Chris Paul and a triple double. You 108 00:05:45,080 --> 00:05:47,679 Speaker 1: saw them flash the stat on the screen. Chris Paul 109 00:05:47,960 --> 00:05:51,119 Speaker 1: the oldest player in the NBA playoff game, he's thirty 110 00:05:51,120 --> 00:05:54,760 Speaker 1: five to get a triple double. And they lost one 111 00:05:54,760 --> 00:05:57,560 Speaker 1: oh four to one oh two. Really fascinating end of 112 00:05:57,600 --> 00:06:00,000 Speaker 1: the game. And I'll go off on the referees and ay, 113 00:06:00,480 --> 00:06:03,039 Speaker 1: but about James Harden, and I'm sure Rob G is 114 00:06:03,520 --> 00:06:06,520 Speaker 1: champing at the bit to jump in here. James Harden 115 00:06:06,640 --> 00:06:09,839 Speaker 1: was not good. He was four for fifteen, shooting one 116 00:06:09,880 --> 00:06:12,720 Speaker 1: of nine from three, and it was your typical Oh, 117 00:06:12,839 --> 00:06:15,640 Speaker 1: this is James Harden versus the Spurs. Maybe he was 118 00:06:15,680 --> 00:06:17,760 Speaker 1: at the Strip Club. You remember all those rumors back 119 00:06:17,760 --> 00:06:19,440 Speaker 1: in the day he was partying the night before the game. 120 00:06:19,760 --> 00:06:22,920 Speaker 1: They got squashed by like thirty at home, and then 121 00:06:22,960 --> 00:06:25,960 Speaker 1: of course there's been hardened meltdowns against the Warriors, two 122 00:06:26,040 --> 00:06:29,719 Speaker 1: of them, and here in gave seven four or fifteen 123 00:06:30,240 --> 00:06:33,279 Speaker 1: one of nine from three, only had seventeen points. But 124 00:06:34,040 --> 00:06:39,360 Speaker 1: he redeemed himself. He totally redeemed himself blocking a three 125 00:06:39,400 --> 00:06:44,599 Speaker 1: point attempt by lou Dort. I'm serious. Luke Dort was 126 00:06:44,640 --> 00:06:49,039 Speaker 1: the guy that Billy Donovan and Chris Paul trusted with 127 00:06:49,160 --> 00:06:51,360 Speaker 1: the go ahead shot in the final. You know, five 128 00:06:51,400 --> 00:06:54,560 Speaker 1: seconds Dort did have thirty, a career high, but it 129 00:06:54,680 --> 00:06:57,599 Speaker 1: was one of those finishes that was super duper ugly 130 00:06:58,480 --> 00:07:01,520 Speaker 1: and rob g Before we get to you for bashing 131 00:07:01,600 --> 00:07:05,039 Speaker 1: James Harden, I just want to say last night the 132 00:07:05,200 --> 00:07:10,800 Speaker 1: refereeing was problem no. One in the thunder Rocket scheme. 133 00:07:11,200 --> 00:07:14,320 Speaker 1: I mean it was. The play itself was awful, but 134 00:07:14,400 --> 00:07:17,000 Speaker 1: the refereeing was like, I'm not here to see you 135 00:07:17,400 --> 00:07:21,360 Speaker 1: call off ball fouls and swallow your whistle and call 136 00:07:21,480 --> 00:07:24,480 Speaker 1: flops and not tee up Russell Westbrook when he slaps 137 00:07:24,480 --> 00:07:26,480 Speaker 1: the ball out of your hand. I mean they're giving 138 00:07:26,520 --> 00:07:29,880 Speaker 1: out text like candy, and then Russell Westbrook slaps the 139 00:07:29,880 --> 00:07:31,960 Speaker 1: ball out of the refs hand yelling him in his 140 00:07:32,040 --> 00:07:35,760 Speaker 1: face and nothing. I mean, the inconsistency is maddening. The 141 00:07:35,880 --> 00:07:38,640 Speaker 1: NBA has really gotta get a grip on this, and 142 00:07:38,760 --> 00:07:41,320 Speaker 1: quickly we will get to the Buck's heat finish. But 143 00:07:41,840 --> 00:07:44,840 Speaker 1: I mean, that was just all kinds of awful. I 144 00:07:44,920 --> 00:07:46,920 Speaker 1: know you've gotta blow the whistle there on your honest, 145 00:07:46,960 --> 00:07:50,480 Speaker 1: but it's just it's a whistle happy fourth quarter in 146 00:07:50,520 --> 00:07:52,280 Speaker 1: the bubble. I don't like it, and I'll tell you 147 00:07:52,360 --> 00:07:55,080 Speaker 1: right now, it's gonna get real crazy if we get 148 00:07:55,080 --> 00:07:58,080 Speaker 1: down a Clippers. Lakers decided by refs uh to see 149 00:07:58,080 --> 00:08:00,480 Speaker 1: who wins the NBA title, because let's be honest, with 150 00:08:00,480 --> 00:08:02,680 Speaker 1: the Bucks down oh two, whoever wins the West is 151 00:08:02,680 --> 00:08:05,600 Speaker 1: winning the title, all right, Rob g fire away on 152 00:08:05,640 --> 00:08:09,240 Speaker 1: your boy, James Harden. He looked as bad as I 153 00:08:09,240 --> 00:08:12,480 Speaker 1: mean many thought he would. And I'm sure that you've 154 00:08:12,480 --> 00:08:14,200 Speaker 1: got a Lakers prediction that you want to get in 155 00:08:14,280 --> 00:08:18,440 Speaker 1: here real quick. Well, first off, James Harden is getting 156 00:08:18,640 --> 00:08:23,160 Speaker 1: entirely too much credit for blocking a low door kind 157 00:08:23,160 --> 00:08:25,680 Speaker 1: of push jump shot. I mean he didn't even really 158 00:08:25,720 --> 00:08:27,680 Speaker 1: have to jump to block it, but where he got it, 159 00:08:27,760 --> 00:08:31,440 Speaker 1: So stop it. With all that, James Harden played like trash. 160 00:08:31,440 --> 00:08:33,800 Speaker 1: He said so much. On the postgame interview, he the 161 00:08:33,840 --> 00:08:36,280 Speaker 1: admitted said I played like ship. So you know, if 162 00:08:36,280 --> 00:08:38,600 Speaker 1: he's getting admitted, I'm gonna agree with him. Thank you 163 00:08:38,679 --> 00:08:41,880 Speaker 1: James for pointing out the obvious. That's number one. Number two, 164 00:08:43,200 --> 00:08:47,920 Speaker 1: this should have been the game that ended the Houston Rockets. 165 00:08:47,960 --> 00:08:49,840 Speaker 1: As we know that this this would have been the 166 00:08:49,840 --> 00:08:53,319 Speaker 1: one where Mike Nantony gets fired, Darryl Morey gets fired, 167 00:08:53,679 --> 00:08:58,239 Speaker 1: small ball rest in peace, and Billy Donovan did everything 168 00:08:58,280 --> 00:09:01,000 Speaker 1: he could to ensure that that Houston is gonna live 169 00:09:01,000 --> 00:09:03,880 Speaker 1: on Twice. I don't know if you watch this, but 170 00:09:03,920 --> 00:09:06,800 Speaker 1: I had to replay the last two plays of the 171 00:09:06,840 --> 00:09:12,600 Speaker 1: last second four different times. Steven Adams is underneath the 172 00:09:12,679 --> 00:09:17,120 Speaker 1: basket with nobody within three ft of him, and he's 173 00:09:17,120 --> 00:09:19,120 Speaker 1: not even looking at the rim. So that was the 174 00:09:19,120 --> 00:09:21,880 Speaker 1: first time. Then they called time out, they reset, they 175 00:09:22,080 --> 00:09:25,640 Speaker 1: have him again a second time. On the second play, 176 00:09:25,840 --> 00:09:28,520 Speaker 1: Steven add has had the free throw line, nobody between 177 00:09:28,559 --> 00:09:31,480 Speaker 1: him and the basket, not looking at the rim, and 178 00:09:31,520 --> 00:09:33,400 Speaker 1: then I saw this after the fact that the fourth 179 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:37,160 Speaker 1: time I've rewounded to make sure I wasn't tripping Dennis 180 00:09:37,200 --> 00:09:41,560 Speaker 1: Shrewder's on the backside three point line. Nobody within seven 181 00:09:41,600 --> 00:09:44,200 Speaker 1: ft of him. If he just jogs to the front 182 00:09:44,240 --> 00:09:46,000 Speaker 1: of the rim, there's like an alley you play up. 183 00:09:46,720 --> 00:09:48,840 Speaker 1: I can't give James hard and sorry to bring it 184 00:09:48,920 --> 00:09:52,640 Speaker 1: full circle, I can't give James Harden credit for a 185 00:09:52,720 --> 00:09:56,200 Speaker 1: game where there was so many blunders by everybody else 186 00:09:56,240 --> 00:09:59,600 Speaker 1: around him, including I'm built for this Chris Paul. He 187 00:09:59,640 --> 00:10:02,400 Speaker 1: didn't earn anything. I will agree. I think this team 188 00:10:02,400 --> 00:10:05,080 Speaker 1: will get blown up because um, as we you know, 189 00:10:05,120 --> 00:10:07,680 Speaker 1: if you look really into the Thunder, their owner lost 190 00:10:07,720 --> 00:10:10,040 Speaker 1: a lot of money. They had a very high payroll. 191 00:10:11,040 --> 00:10:13,080 Speaker 1: They're gonna look to ship Chris Paul out of town. 192 00:10:13,120 --> 00:10:15,040 Speaker 1: I don't know if they'll be successful. Although Paul was 193 00:10:15,040 --> 00:10:17,440 Speaker 1: pretty good this year. Uh, you know, some people are 194 00:10:17,480 --> 00:10:19,600 Speaker 1: saying he's an All NBA like third team. He was good. 195 00:10:19,880 --> 00:10:22,480 Speaker 1: But I think Gallinari will be moved somewhere. I think 196 00:10:22,520 --> 00:10:24,880 Speaker 1: the Warriors will kick the tires on him. I don't 197 00:10:24,960 --> 00:10:28,040 Speaker 1: think Billy Donovan will be back. Uh, he was awful. 198 00:10:28,080 --> 00:10:30,240 Speaker 1: As as you pointed out, Rob G. So the Rockets 199 00:10:30,280 --> 00:10:34,880 Speaker 1: advanced to the Lakers. Obviously, Listen, the first game of 200 00:10:34,960 --> 00:10:39,280 Speaker 1: this series isn't until when is it, rob G? It's 201 00:10:39,280 --> 00:10:42,600 Speaker 1: on Friday Night, game on Friday, Sunday Tuesday, and then 202 00:10:42,679 --> 00:10:45,480 Speaker 1: head to head with opening Night in the NFL Thursday. 203 00:10:45,600 --> 00:10:48,120 Speaker 1: Lebron hardened. Well, we know the NFL is going to 204 00:10:48,200 --> 00:10:49,920 Speaker 1: destroy it head to head, but the NBA should be 205 00:10:49,960 --> 00:10:52,880 Speaker 1: smart and make it not as head to head as possible. 206 00:10:53,120 --> 00:10:55,080 Speaker 1: So we will look deeper into this series. But my 207 00:10:55,240 --> 00:10:59,880 Speaker 1: gut tells me that the Lakers probably steamroll the Rockets, 208 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:03,040 Speaker 1: and you never want to go overboard. Uh, Rockets just 209 00:11:03,080 --> 00:11:06,040 Speaker 1: look so tired in that second half, and I gotta 210 00:11:06,040 --> 00:11:09,200 Speaker 1: be honest, rob G. Nobody on that team overly impressed me. 211 00:11:09,240 --> 00:11:11,400 Speaker 1: It's like, Okay, Jeff Green showed up for a couple 212 00:11:11,360 --> 00:11:14,520 Speaker 1: of quarters, and Covington had a pretty nice showing, but 213 00:11:15,160 --> 00:11:18,560 Speaker 1: I don't see it from Westbrook, and I don't We'll see, 214 00:11:18,720 --> 00:11:21,200 Speaker 1: but initial gut tells me Lakers in five or six. 215 00:11:21,679 --> 00:11:24,880 Speaker 1: My initial feeling is Lakers in six and it should 216 00:11:24,920 --> 00:11:28,360 Speaker 1: be Lakers sweep. But I'm concerned about Anthony Davis because, 217 00:11:28,400 --> 00:11:30,280 Speaker 1: like I've told you before, Anthony Davis if he gets 218 00:11:30,280 --> 00:11:31,719 Speaker 1: a big guy on and he's killing him, he's too 219 00:11:31,720 --> 00:11:35,400 Speaker 1: fast where he has issues with these undersized guys you 220 00:11:35,440 --> 00:11:38,160 Speaker 1: know six eight and under that are a little bit stocky, 221 00:11:38,160 --> 00:11:40,000 Speaker 1: that just kind of get underneath inside of him and 222 00:11:40,320 --> 00:11:42,720 Speaker 1: it turns him into a finesse player instead of the 223 00:11:42,720 --> 00:11:44,480 Speaker 1: big man that he should be and against those kind 224 00:11:44,520 --> 00:11:47,959 Speaker 1: of guys. And the Rockets have a handful of those guys. 225 00:11:48,120 --> 00:11:51,480 Speaker 1: So if Anthony Davis decides that he's gonna take over, 226 00:11:51,520 --> 00:11:53,880 Speaker 1: it should be a sweep. If he takes until game 227 00:11:53,960 --> 00:11:56,599 Speaker 1: three or four to do that, it'll go six p. J. 228 00:11:56,720 --> 00:11:59,440 Speaker 1: Tucker average thirty four minutes a game in this series. 229 00:11:59,480 --> 00:12:02,560 Speaker 1: He is already five years old. That's an old man 230 00:12:03,080 --> 00:12:06,000 Speaker 1: getting beaten on by Steven Adams. All right, let's quickly 231 00:12:06,040 --> 00:12:11,240 Speaker 1: pivot to Janice and I, you know, I really want 232 00:12:11,240 --> 00:12:13,120 Speaker 1: to go all in on Janice here and just taking 233 00:12:13,160 --> 00:12:16,160 Speaker 1: tear of the Shreds, but I can't. Unfortunately now he 234 00:12:16,160 --> 00:12:20,079 Speaker 1: hasn't been great. But when you look at this series, 235 00:12:21,120 --> 00:12:24,960 Speaker 1: the Heat are doing exactly what the Raptors did last 236 00:12:25,040 --> 00:12:28,160 Speaker 1: year to Janice. In the final four games, they build 237 00:12:28,160 --> 00:12:32,000 Speaker 1: a wall essentially three guys at the foul line say, Janice, 238 00:12:32,080 --> 00:12:34,400 Speaker 1: we'll give you any shot you want. You're not driving 239 00:12:34,440 --> 00:12:39,720 Speaker 1: on us, and Buddenholzer hasn't adjusted. This is unbelievable. You know, 240 00:12:39,760 --> 00:12:42,920 Speaker 1: the buddenholes is a great regular season coach, and in 241 00:12:42,960 --> 00:12:45,760 Speaker 1: the postseason he has just totally shot the bed every year. 242 00:12:45,840 --> 00:12:48,400 Speaker 1: Remember he had a sixty win Hawks team with four 243 00:12:48,400 --> 00:12:50,960 Speaker 1: All Stars and Lebron swept their ass out of the playoffs. 244 00:12:51,240 --> 00:12:54,120 Speaker 1: Boodenos are last year. I mean he got clown suited 245 00:12:54,600 --> 00:12:56,480 Speaker 1: by Nick Nurse and here he is now down o 246 00:12:56,640 --> 00:12:59,920 Speaker 1: t to Spolstra. I'm gonna say this. A lot of 247 00:13:00,000 --> 00:13:01,959 Speaker 1: you guys know that I if you listen to my 248 00:13:01,960 --> 00:13:05,080 Speaker 1: Saturday radio show, I am a coach for my kids 249 00:13:05,120 --> 00:13:07,600 Speaker 1: who play sports. I coached my son and my daughter, 250 00:13:07,640 --> 00:13:09,520 Speaker 1: and it just so happens that we usually have good 251 00:13:09,559 --> 00:13:13,480 Speaker 1: teams because a I'm into it, be my kids get 252 00:13:13,480 --> 00:13:16,000 Speaker 1: into it because I'm into it, and then my kids 253 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:18,360 Speaker 1: happen to know the other good players, uh the other 254 00:13:18,440 --> 00:13:21,439 Speaker 1: the parents get into it, and the parents end up 255 00:13:21,480 --> 00:13:25,199 Speaker 1: wanting the good players on our team because we practice. Um, 256 00:13:25,240 --> 00:13:27,920 Speaker 1: you know, we're willing to do the drills. I don't 257 00:13:28,040 --> 00:13:31,560 Speaker 1: sugarcoat it, and and I've expressed this before. Guys. You know, 258 00:13:31,600 --> 00:13:35,160 Speaker 1: my wife's not big into sports, but I have let 259 00:13:35,200 --> 00:13:38,560 Speaker 1: her understand, like, the values you learn in sports at 260 00:13:38,559 --> 00:13:42,840 Speaker 1: a young age are life lessons that stick with you forever. Teamwork, okay, 261 00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:47,000 Speaker 1: everybody's working toward an objective, right, you get positive reinforcement 262 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:48,720 Speaker 1: for your teammate if he misses a shot or she 263 00:13:48,760 --> 00:13:53,640 Speaker 1: misses a shot. You know, communication is vital in sports. Uh, 264 00:13:53,679 --> 00:13:56,760 Speaker 1: you know, it's competitive, and listen, life is competitive, it 265 00:13:56,880 --> 00:14:01,199 Speaker 1: really is, and and sports is a huge avenue to that. 266 00:14:01,320 --> 00:14:03,400 Speaker 1: Even if you're not that good. I mean, my kids 267 00:14:03,400 --> 00:14:06,080 Speaker 1: are good to not getting scholarships. My kids are into it, 268 00:14:06,160 --> 00:14:09,240 Speaker 1: you know, not they're not star players, but I pushed 269 00:14:09,240 --> 00:14:11,319 Speaker 1: them to enjoy it and be part of a team. 270 00:14:11,360 --> 00:14:14,120 Speaker 1: And I'll never forget. Last year we had a really 271 00:14:14,120 --> 00:14:16,640 Speaker 1: good third grade basketball team, second grade. We lost in 272 00:14:16,679 --> 00:14:19,760 Speaker 1: the championship. Third grade And I know your laughing third 273 00:14:19,760 --> 00:14:23,200 Speaker 1: grade basketball, Jason, Really yeah, listen, So we had we 274 00:14:23,240 --> 00:14:24,760 Speaker 1: had the best point guard in the league. We've got 275 00:14:24,800 --> 00:14:26,920 Speaker 1: a really good team, probably one of the three best 276 00:14:26,960 --> 00:14:30,080 Speaker 1: teams in the league. And we're going up against a 277 00:14:30,120 --> 00:14:32,320 Speaker 1: buddy of mine and he's the commissioner of the league 278 00:14:32,320 --> 00:14:35,600 Speaker 1: and he's got a dominant player, and I had I 279 00:14:35,680 --> 00:14:37,080 Speaker 1: knew what they were going to do because we had 280 00:14:37,120 --> 00:14:38,880 Speaker 1: beat his team in the summer, but he had a 281 00:14:38,920 --> 00:14:43,760 Speaker 1: better team now, and he opened the game essentially doing 282 00:14:43,880 --> 00:14:46,720 Speaker 1: a triple team of our point guard. They had one 283 00:14:46,720 --> 00:14:48,920 Speaker 1: guy up high right as he crossed the court and 284 00:14:48,920 --> 00:14:51,080 Speaker 1: two guys behind him, and they just moved in unison. 285 00:14:51,600 --> 00:14:53,520 Speaker 1: And our point guard had been he could dribble through 286 00:14:53,560 --> 00:14:56,960 Speaker 1: double teams. He's dominant, he can't be three guys and 287 00:14:57,000 --> 00:14:59,880 Speaker 1: their best player was up top. And I'm telling you, folks, 288 00:15:00,040 --> 00:15:03,240 Speaker 1: we were shook earlier, and I'm like totally rattled. I'm like, okay, 289 00:15:03,240 --> 00:15:05,800 Speaker 1: hold up, hold up. So it like midway through the 290 00:15:05,840 --> 00:15:07,600 Speaker 1: second quarter, I'm like, all right, let's take our point 291 00:15:07,600 --> 00:15:10,360 Speaker 1: guard off the ball, let's make some changes, let's bring 292 00:15:10,360 --> 00:15:12,160 Speaker 1: our second best player to point, and we start to 293 00:15:12,200 --> 00:15:14,440 Speaker 1: mount a rally. But then we had to go small, 294 00:15:14,520 --> 00:15:15,880 Speaker 1: and you don't need to hear all the details. We 295 00:15:15,960 --> 00:15:19,880 Speaker 1: end up losing the game. But on the fly, I 296 00:15:19,920 --> 00:15:23,320 Speaker 1: had to adjust, and this is in the game, You've 297 00:15:23,360 --> 00:15:26,960 Speaker 1: got to make adjustments. And I'm telling you, you watch Budenholzer, guys, 298 00:15:27,120 --> 00:15:31,640 Speaker 1: he ain't adjusting. This is a borderline embarrassing for a 299 00:15:31,760 --> 00:15:34,200 Speaker 1: good coach to do this to Janice. And I'm telling 300 00:15:34,240 --> 00:15:37,480 Speaker 1: you right now, Janice has to see this. If they 301 00:15:37,520 --> 00:15:40,640 Speaker 1: happen to get swept, I don't see them winning the series. 302 00:15:41,760 --> 00:15:43,760 Speaker 1: I picked the Heat in I think it was six 303 00:15:43,840 --> 00:15:47,000 Speaker 1: or seven for Fox. And if they don't win the series, 304 00:15:47,280 --> 00:15:50,520 Speaker 1: Janice is gonna scoff when they offer the Supermax Yo, 305 00:15:50,640 --> 00:15:53,560 Speaker 1: we have not gotten better. That's the instant come back. 306 00:15:53,600 --> 00:15:57,000 Speaker 1: How how wim I closer to winning a championship and 307 00:15:57,240 --> 00:16:00,160 Speaker 1: he's losing to a team with guys like Bam out 308 00:16:00,160 --> 00:16:03,600 Speaker 1: of Bio, who is a really nice young player, Jimmy Butler, 309 00:16:03,640 --> 00:16:05,440 Speaker 1: who is a I mean, he's just a dog. He 310 00:16:05,520 --> 00:16:07,080 Speaker 1: nearly blew the game for the Heat at the end. 311 00:16:07,120 --> 00:16:11,040 Speaker 1: But I love me some Jimmy Butler, Jay Crowder, Goran Dragic, 312 00:16:11,600 --> 00:16:14,480 Speaker 1: uh Duncan Robinson, and then my guy off the bench, 313 00:16:14,520 --> 00:16:17,680 Speaker 1: Tyler Hero. I can't say enough about Tyler Hero rob G. 314 00:16:18,320 --> 00:16:20,280 Speaker 1: I don't have the man crush on Hero that I 315 00:16:20,360 --> 00:16:23,160 Speaker 1: have on Jayson Tatum, but I'm telling you right now, 316 00:16:23,520 --> 00:16:26,960 Speaker 1: Hero to me is a perennial All Star. I believe 317 00:16:27,000 --> 00:16:29,720 Speaker 1: he will be an All NBA player. This guy has 318 00:16:29,800 --> 00:16:33,200 Speaker 1: Superstar written all over him. This guy comes in his handle, 319 00:16:33,480 --> 00:16:37,040 Speaker 1: his vision, his shooting ability. This guy is a stud 320 00:16:37,080 --> 00:16:40,520 Speaker 1: in the NBA. And I mean, Johannice has to look 321 00:16:40,560 --> 00:16:42,080 Speaker 1: at this team. And if you remember, I know I 322 00:16:42,160 --> 00:16:44,880 Speaker 1: keep referencing almost every show. Brian Winhorse came on this 323 00:16:44,920 --> 00:16:47,960 Speaker 1: podcast two weeks ago and said, listen, the Miami Heat 324 00:16:47,960 --> 00:16:49,560 Speaker 1: are going to be in position to make a run 325 00:16:49,560 --> 00:16:54,160 Speaker 1: at Janice and Rob g. Kevin Durant got beat by 326 00:16:54,160 --> 00:16:56,160 Speaker 1: the Warriors. Remember they led three two and then they 327 00:16:56,200 --> 00:16:59,840 Speaker 1: end up losing for three, and then Kevin Durant went 328 00:17:00,000 --> 00:17:04,840 Speaker 1: to the Warriors. Would it be something? Janice losers to 329 00:17:04,920 --> 00:17:07,919 Speaker 1: the Heat this year and he can't go through this offseason, 330 00:17:08,359 --> 00:17:11,440 Speaker 1: but in one he goes to the team that made 331 00:17:11,480 --> 00:17:16,879 Speaker 1: him rethink everything about the Milwaukee Bucks and the action 332 00:17:16,920 --> 00:17:21,919 Speaker 1: doesn't stop. In the NBA. Uh tonight, Oh boy, huge 333 00:17:22,080 --> 00:17:25,480 Speaker 1: game for the Toronto Raptors. Down O two. We'll get 334 00:17:25,480 --> 00:17:28,800 Speaker 1: the best bet shortly, but um, this is their season. 335 00:17:28,840 --> 00:17:30,639 Speaker 1: You don't come back from down all three in the bubble. 336 00:17:30,680 --> 00:17:33,120 Speaker 1: I've seen nothing from Toronto that leads me to believe 337 00:17:33,119 --> 00:17:36,439 Speaker 1: they win this game. And the other game is Denver 338 00:17:36,680 --> 00:17:39,600 Speaker 1: against the Clippers. You guys know how we feel. We 339 00:17:39,680 --> 00:17:43,320 Speaker 1: discussed this on the podcast yesterday. I'm hopeful for a 340 00:17:43,320 --> 00:17:45,960 Speaker 1: good game, but I don't I would not be surprised if, if, 341 00:17:46,040 --> 00:17:48,439 Speaker 1: if the Clippers blew them off the floor. So NBA 342 00:17:48,560 --> 00:17:51,280 Speaker 1: is really getting hot. We are one week away, write 343 00:17:51,320 --> 00:17:53,800 Speaker 1: it down, circle it on the calendar, one week away 344 00:17:54,080 --> 00:17:56,399 Speaker 1: from the NFL season. It's just gonna get crazy. On 345 00:17:56,480 --> 00:17:59,800 Speaker 1: the podcast, you gotta tell all your friends. Coming up next, 346 00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:03,280 Speaker 1: we've got a phenomenal interview with an NFL guy. Albert Brier. 347 00:18:03,680 --> 00:18:06,440 Speaker 1: Knows the NFL as well as anybody. He's gonna talk 348 00:18:06,480 --> 00:18:10,680 Speaker 1: a little Patriots, he's gonna talk a little college football. 349 00:18:11,560 --> 00:18:14,280 Speaker 1: We'll do it all. That's next Albert Brier from Monday Morning. 350 00:18:14,359 --> 00:18:20,560 Speaker 1: Quarterback Jason likes to think he knows everything when it 351 00:18:20,640 --> 00:18:23,919 Speaker 1: comes to sports. I know what sports dance want, but 352 00:18:24,000 --> 00:18:26,800 Speaker 1: for everything he doesn't. He knows a guy who does. 353 00:18:27,119 --> 00:18:29,960 Speaker 1: Let's just say I know a guy who knows the 354 00:18:30,040 --> 00:18:33,800 Speaker 1: guy who knows another guy. All right, let's welcome into 355 00:18:33,840 --> 00:18:36,240 Speaker 1: straight fire. A guy I've known for a long time. 356 00:18:36,280 --> 00:18:38,439 Speaker 1: I think I met him at a combine or a 357 00:18:38,560 --> 00:18:42,000 Speaker 1: Super Bowl. Albert Breer, you know him. He's at s 358 00:18:42,000 --> 00:18:44,719 Speaker 1: I He's been everywhere. One of the more plugged in 359 00:18:44,920 --> 00:18:48,160 Speaker 1: NFL guys. He speaks the truth in a league where 360 00:18:48,200 --> 00:18:51,000 Speaker 1: a lot of the media members tend to become cheerleaders. 361 00:18:51,000 --> 00:18:53,239 Speaker 1: Briers not one of those guys. Albert Brier, How are 362 00:18:53,280 --> 00:18:55,960 Speaker 1: you man, I'm good. How are you doing. I'm great, 363 00:18:56,080 --> 00:18:58,560 Speaker 1: having a lot of fun with the podcast. Unfortunately, the 364 00:18:58,680 --> 00:19:03,200 Speaker 1: NFL's like sneaking up on everybody. It's crazy, right, Yeah, 365 00:19:03,320 --> 00:19:05,840 Speaker 1: it feels like there's it feels like there's less buzz. 366 00:19:06,119 --> 00:19:08,600 Speaker 1: I mean, I like I've said this, like you know, 367 00:19:08,640 --> 00:19:10,760 Speaker 1: they were shutting down the they're shutting down like what 368 00:19:10,840 --> 00:19:13,240 Speaker 1: people can report out of practice and everything else. And 369 00:19:13,440 --> 00:19:15,240 Speaker 1: I just like I was part of me that thinks 370 00:19:15,280 --> 00:19:18,320 Speaker 1: like that owners And look, I'm not a big like 371 00:19:18,480 --> 00:19:21,199 Speaker 1: like give us access guy, Like we make our own access. 372 00:19:21,240 --> 00:19:22,960 Speaker 1: If you're good at the job, you can get access. 373 00:19:23,040 --> 00:19:28,040 Speaker 1: But I just almost think, like, like from a league standpoint, 374 00:19:28,040 --> 00:19:30,520 Speaker 1: from like an ownership standpoint, don't you want to be 375 00:19:30,600 --> 00:19:32,479 Speaker 1: kind of creating buzz and a lot of the buzzes 376 00:19:32,560 --> 00:19:34,040 Speaker 1: like where guys are on the depth chart, but that 377 00:19:34,119 --> 00:19:36,200 Speaker 1: sort of stuff. And so if you don't have preseason games, 378 00:19:36,480 --> 00:19:38,639 Speaker 1: you know that like how much is it really for 379 00:19:38,680 --> 00:19:40,879 Speaker 1: all of us to talk about? So I do it 380 00:19:40,920 --> 00:19:42,920 Speaker 1: does feel like there's a little less buzz. Doesn't feel 381 00:19:42,960 --> 00:19:44,679 Speaker 1: like we're a week away from the season. I wonder 382 00:19:44,720 --> 00:19:48,119 Speaker 1: if you know NBA being pushed into August and September 383 00:19:48,359 --> 00:19:51,119 Speaker 1: kind of factors into that because at night everybody's watching NBA. 384 00:19:51,200 --> 00:19:53,879 Speaker 1: There's no I'm a hard Knox is pretty weak. But actually, 385 00:19:53,960 --> 00:19:56,520 Speaker 1: let me start here, who do you think has the 386 00:19:56,600 --> 00:20:00,720 Speaker 1: big advantage going into the season with no prec in games? 387 00:20:01,000 --> 00:20:03,840 Speaker 1: You know, the players obviously aren't gonna be as fit 388 00:20:03,880 --> 00:20:06,880 Speaker 1: as they normally would be. Um, it are we gonna 389 00:20:06,920 --> 00:20:10,400 Speaker 1: Do you expect heavy, heavy offense dominating in the first 390 00:20:10,400 --> 00:20:12,440 Speaker 1: couple of weeks? Well, I do think there's like a 391 00:20:12,480 --> 00:20:14,280 Speaker 1: little bit of a shell game going on there. So 392 00:20:14,359 --> 00:20:16,040 Speaker 1: you are going to see some teams that I think 393 00:20:16,040 --> 00:20:18,920 Speaker 1: have an advantage offensively because you haven't been able to 394 00:20:18,960 --> 00:20:22,200 Speaker 1: see scheme wise what they're doing. Um, it's interesting. I 395 00:20:22,280 --> 00:20:23,840 Speaker 1: actually sort of put in New England at the top 396 00:20:23,840 --> 00:20:27,400 Speaker 1: of that list because they're going to look vastly different, 397 00:20:27,480 --> 00:20:30,040 Speaker 1: but it's sort of a guessing game and on exactly 398 00:20:30,040 --> 00:20:33,280 Speaker 1: what they're going to be right, So, um, you know, there, 399 00:20:33,320 --> 00:20:34,920 Speaker 1: they'd be one team that I think would be in 400 00:20:34,960 --> 00:20:37,200 Speaker 1: a scheme advantage. And I do think there's gonna be 401 00:20:37,240 --> 00:20:39,879 Speaker 1: a little bit of that going on, where it is 402 00:20:39,920 --> 00:20:41,720 Speaker 1: a guessing game and teams aren't going to know what 403 00:20:41,800 --> 00:20:44,879 Speaker 1: other teams are throwing at them. That said, you know, 404 00:20:44,960 --> 00:20:48,680 Speaker 1: from an execution standpoint, you know, offense needs more time 405 00:20:48,680 --> 00:20:51,320 Speaker 1: than defense does, so that sort of balances that out. 406 00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:54,000 Speaker 1: You know, I think it's the stock answer is some 407 00:20:54,040 --> 00:20:57,080 Speaker 1: easy answer is probably the correct answer to is that 408 00:20:57,240 --> 00:20:59,880 Speaker 1: you the teams that have veteran quarterbacks and veteran coach 409 00:21:00,040 --> 00:21:01,879 Speaker 1: are going to be at an advantage. And you can 410 00:21:02,000 --> 00:21:03,679 Speaker 1: roll this back to two thousand and eleven and look 411 00:21:03,720 --> 00:21:05,280 Speaker 1: at that year. Who was in the Super Bowl was 412 00:21:05,280 --> 00:21:07,359 Speaker 1: the Giants with Tom Coughlin and Eli Manning and the 413 00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:10,720 Speaker 1: Patriots with Tom Brady and Bill Belichick. And so, you know, 414 00:21:10,800 --> 00:21:12,800 Speaker 1: I do think that the teams that have veteran quarterback, 415 00:21:12,880 --> 00:21:16,520 Speaker 1: veteran coach, teams like Seattle, teams like New Orleans, do 416 00:21:16,560 --> 00:21:19,199 Speaker 1: you have a little bit of an edge going in, um, 417 00:21:19,240 --> 00:21:21,600 Speaker 1: you know, and then I think for the new coaches 418 00:21:21,640 --> 00:21:24,920 Speaker 1: it's gonna really come down to creativity. The interesting thing 419 00:21:25,040 --> 00:21:27,760 Speaker 1: is if you look back at that eleven season j Mac, 420 00:21:27,800 --> 00:21:29,280 Speaker 1: which I think it can be a point of reference 421 00:21:29,280 --> 00:21:31,520 Speaker 1: because they didn't have an offseason program that year either. 422 00:21:32,160 --> 00:21:34,520 Speaker 1: Who are the two teams that the the two new 423 00:21:34,520 --> 00:21:37,240 Speaker 1: coaches who made it right into the playoffs. It was 424 00:21:37,560 --> 00:21:40,960 Speaker 1: Jim Harbaugh who was coming from college, UM going from 425 00:21:40,960 --> 00:21:44,080 Speaker 1: Stanford to San Francisco, and so he had to think 426 00:21:44,119 --> 00:21:46,120 Speaker 1: a little bit more creatively in college because they did 427 00:21:46,119 --> 00:21:48,239 Speaker 1: have time constraints there and teams didn't know what they 428 00:21:48,240 --> 00:21:50,640 Speaker 1: were gonna throw at them. And then the other one 429 00:21:50,680 --> 00:21:52,840 Speaker 1: was John Fox and it was with Tim Tebow and 430 00:21:52,880 --> 00:21:56,399 Speaker 1: they were basically throwing an entirely new offense at at 431 00:21:56,560 --> 00:21:58,560 Speaker 1: at the league and UM trying to make it work 432 00:21:58,600 --> 00:22:01,400 Speaker 1: for Tebow. So, you know, I think it's on one side, 433 00:22:01,400 --> 00:22:03,480 Speaker 1: it's gonna be the you know, the teams that have, 434 00:22:04,280 --> 00:22:07,680 Speaker 1: you know, established quarterback, established coach, You're definitely gonna have 435 00:22:07,680 --> 00:22:10,480 Speaker 1: an advantage going in. But then I think it's also 436 00:22:10,520 --> 00:22:13,359 Speaker 1: teams that are creative enough to think outside the box 437 00:22:13,400 --> 00:22:16,320 Speaker 1: and maybe throw some things, and other teams they aren't expected. 438 00:22:16,440 --> 00:22:18,520 Speaker 1: That's interesting. We might as well stick with the Patriots 439 00:22:18,520 --> 00:22:20,960 Speaker 1: since you brought them up. You're a you're a Boston guy. 440 00:22:21,040 --> 00:22:25,359 Speaker 1: I follow your instagram exploits out on the Cape. Um, 441 00:22:25,480 --> 00:22:28,280 Speaker 1: so it sounds like it's probably gonna be Cam Newton. 442 00:22:28,720 --> 00:22:31,440 Speaker 1: I don't know, man, Listen, Calherd has pushed this whole 443 00:22:31,520 --> 00:22:33,760 Speaker 1: like maybe the Patriots are just throwing the season. I 444 00:22:33,800 --> 00:22:36,760 Speaker 1: can't see Belichick doing something like that. But man, I 445 00:22:36,760 --> 00:22:38,800 Speaker 1: gotta say, you look at their skill position players, the 446 00:22:38,800 --> 00:22:42,359 Speaker 1: opt outs for COVID. Everything to me screams like this 447 00:22:42,400 --> 00:22:44,520 Speaker 1: could be a six or seven win team for the Patriots. 448 00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:49,240 Speaker 1: The talents and issue, no question about it. And I think, like, 449 00:22:49,480 --> 00:22:52,880 Speaker 1: what counterbalances that a little bit? Is that I think 450 00:22:52,920 --> 00:22:56,119 Speaker 1: that when you're throwing different circumstances, you're throwing curveballs, no 451 00:22:56,160 --> 00:22:59,440 Speaker 1: one's better at hitting them than Bill Belichick. And so 452 00:23:00,160 --> 00:23:01,800 Speaker 1: you know, I do think that the fact that there 453 00:23:01,800 --> 00:23:05,120 Speaker 1: are more obstacles actually probably gives the Patriots a little 454 00:23:05,119 --> 00:23:06,679 Speaker 1: bit of an advantage. But you're right. I mean, the 455 00:23:06,760 --> 00:23:09,679 Speaker 1: roster's got issues. Offensive line depths an issue. What do 456 00:23:09,720 --> 00:23:12,440 Speaker 1: they do it right tackle? If Isaiah wind gets hurt again? 457 00:23:12,480 --> 00:23:15,160 Speaker 1: What do they do at left tackle? The receiver positions 458 00:23:15,160 --> 00:23:17,320 Speaker 1: a problem, it's tight end positions a problem. Running back, 459 00:23:17,320 --> 00:23:19,520 Speaker 1: they've got some depth um, but then you look on 460 00:23:19,600 --> 00:23:23,879 Speaker 1: defense and at linebacker, I mean you're losing Jamie Collins, 461 00:23:23,960 --> 00:23:27,720 Speaker 1: Kyle Van Noyd, Dante high Tower, and so it's really 462 00:23:27,800 --> 00:23:30,000 Speaker 1: you sort of have to look for the identity of 463 00:23:30,040 --> 00:23:32,560 Speaker 1: the team, and I think where you're gonna find it 464 00:23:32,640 --> 00:23:35,720 Speaker 1: is through Cam Newton, and I think this is I'll 465 00:23:35,720 --> 00:23:38,000 Speaker 1: give you an interesting anecdote from two thousand eleven if 466 00:23:38,040 --> 00:23:39,720 Speaker 1: you want to roll it back there, J Mack, because 467 00:23:39,760 --> 00:23:44,800 Speaker 1: that's obviously the applicable thing. Right, So in eleven Bill 468 00:23:44,920 --> 00:23:47,639 Speaker 1: kept harping on it to his players. There are going 469 00:23:47,680 --> 00:23:50,600 Speaker 1: to be poorly conditioned teams out there. Don't be one 470 00:23:50,640 --> 00:23:53,639 Speaker 1: of them. We want to be taking advantage of those teams. Well, 471 00:23:53,720 --> 00:23:55,240 Speaker 1: let's say there are some teams that are a little 472 00:23:55,240 --> 00:23:58,200 Speaker 1: out of shape early in the year, right, What better 473 00:23:58,240 --> 00:24:02,360 Speaker 1: way to attack an outer shape team then with a 474 00:24:02,400 --> 00:24:05,960 Speaker 1: punishing running game spearheaded by a two seventy pound quarterback 475 00:24:07,800 --> 00:24:10,199 Speaker 1: battering rim That's a smart Yeah, that's a great idea. 476 00:24:10,720 --> 00:24:12,760 Speaker 1: And again I think Damian Harris can be that type 477 00:24:12,760 --> 00:24:14,639 Speaker 1: of runner for him. We'll see if Sonny Michelle can 478 00:24:14,640 --> 00:24:17,639 Speaker 1: stay healthy. Obviously that's been a problem. But you know, 479 00:24:17,680 --> 00:24:20,439 Speaker 1: I think the makeup of that team is gonna be 480 00:24:20,440 --> 00:24:23,560 Speaker 1: a lot different in um. You know, if you look 481 00:24:23,560 --> 00:24:25,520 Speaker 1: at them defensively, how good they were for most of 482 00:24:25,640 --> 00:24:29,320 Speaker 1: last year. If they can find solutions at linebacker, which 483 00:24:29,359 --> 00:24:31,720 Speaker 1: won't be easy because it's not easy to play linebacker 484 00:24:31,760 --> 00:24:34,919 Speaker 1: for Belichick. But if they can find solutions at linebacker 485 00:24:34,960 --> 00:24:36,560 Speaker 1: and get back to the point where there are top 486 00:24:36,560 --> 00:24:38,760 Speaker 1: five defense again, you can sort of see the identity 487 00:24:38,760 --> 00:24:41,639 Speaker 1: of the team coming together where you have Cam Newton 488 00:24:41,720 --> 00:24:46,320 Speaker 1: leading a punishing, ground based offense and the team winning 489 00:24:46,359 --> 00:24:50,040 Speaker 1: games on defense. Interesting that this idea of you know, 490 00:24:50,200 --> 00:24:53,320 Speaker 1: shifting things quickly and reinvention. I've talked on my radio 491 00:24:53,320 --> 00:24:57,720 Speaker 1: show before about how like Madonna reinvented herself as a 492 00:24:57,800 --> 00:25:00,600 Speaker 1: singer and Bradley Cooper as an actor. And I do 493 00:25:00,680 --> 00:25:02,679 Speaker 1: have to ask you about Lamar Jackson. I know he 494 00:25:02,720 --> 00:25:05,280 Speaker 1: won the m v P Okay and he's lost in 495 00:25:05,280 --> 00:25:08,000 Speaker 1: the playoffs both times. I wouldn't say this past year 496 00:25:08,040 --> 00:25:11,399 Speaker 1: against Tennessee was his faulty at a massive numbers, but 497 00:25:11,560 --> 00:25:15,800 Speaker 1: I just wonder how sustainable it is Albert. He cannot 498 00:25:15,840 --> 00:25:19,560 Speaker 1: go out and rush for another thousand yards. It's just 499 00:25:19,840 --> 00:25:23,280 Speaker 1: the likelihood of him surviving this to me. I just 500 00:25:23,359 --> 00:25:25,800 Speaker 1: I don't think that's realistic. Do you think we see 501 00:25:25,920 --> 00:25:29,600 Speaker 1: less running from Lamar and more pocket winning attempts this year? 502 00:25:29,880 --> 00:25:32,320 Speaker 1: I will say the one good sign, okay, And I 503 00:25:32,320 --> 00:25:34,359 Speaker 1: can tell you this. I've been told by multiple people 504 00:25:35,119 --> 00:25:39,520 Speaker 1: that his focus has really been in areas where those 505 00:25:39,600 --> 00:25:42,359 Speaker 1: questions would come up. And I think that that shows 506 00:25:42,359 --> 00:25:44,280 Speaker 1: a maturity for a guy coming off of an m 507 00:25:44,359 --> 00:25:47,240 Speaker 1: v P, that he's willing to look at his game 508 00:25:47,320 --> 00:25:50,320 Speaker 1: humbly enough and identify what he didn't do well last year, 509 00:25:50,320 --> 00:25:51,840 Speaker 1: because I think a lot of like kids at that 510 00:25:51,880 --> 00:25:54,399 Speaker 1: age would look at it and say, well, you know, 511 00:25:54,440 --> 00:25:57,119 Speaker 1: I do all this stuff really well, Like let's just 512 00:25:57,200 --> 00:25:59,560 Speaker 1: keep working on the positive to me, like the fact 513 00:25:59,600 --> 00:26:02,040 Speaker 1: like the and and the specific things that he worked on, 514 00:26:02,560 --> 00:26:07,480 Speaker 1: consistency in the pocket, right, working on throwing outside the numbers, 515 00:26:07,560 --> 00:26:09,919 Speaker 1: because that's something that you know, when you run the 516 00:26:09,920 --> 00:26:12,760 Speaker 1: ball the way that they run the ball, you've got 517 00:26:12,760 --> 00:26:15,360 Speaker 1: advantages outside the numbers. It's hard for teams to match 518 00:26:15,440 --> 00:26:18,280 Speaker 1: up with you outside the numbers. And so he's working 519 00:26:18,280 --> 00:26:21,280 Speaker 1: on things where there have been deficiencies in his game, 520 00:26:21,920 --> 00:26:24,359 Speaker 1: and I think that that gives him, That gives the 521 00:26:24,480 --> 00:26:26,840 Speaker 1: Ravens an edge because if you know, you have a 522 00:26:26,920 --> 00:26:29,360 Speaker 1: whole full offseason to break down the tape and look 523 00:26:29,400 --> 00:26:31,119 Speaker 1: at and everything else, you're gonna be like, okay, Like 524 00:26:31,600 --> 00:26:34,920 Speaker 1: he's been a little shaky in areas A, B and C. 525 00:26:35,760 --> 00:26:38,720 Speaker 1: So if they can incorporate some stuff into those areas, now, 526 00:26:38,720 --> 00:26:41,400 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, it's a lot harder to catch 527 00:26:41,480 --> 00:26:43,280 Speaker 1: up with what they're doing, you know. And so I 528 00:26:43,280 --> 00:26:45,520 Speaker 1: think that that's kind of part of it. And the 529 00:26:45,560 --> 00:26:47,640 Speaker 1: other thing. J McK and I had an interesting conversation 530 00:26:47,680 --> 00:26:51,040 Speaker 1: with John Harbob about this about a week ago. Um. 531 00:26:51,160 --> 00:26:53,680 Speaker 1: I think he thinks it's a little insulting that people 532 00:26:53,720 --> 00:26:56,760 Speaker 1: think that they're gonna catch up to Lamar Jackson, And 533 00:26:56,880 --> 00:26:58,760 Speaker 1: that sort of makes me feel that maybe deep down, 534 00:26:58,840 --> 00:27:01,160 Speaker 1: Lamar fields that way too, you know what I mean, 535 00:27:01,240 --> 00:27:03,800 Speaker 1: Like that Lamar feels like you're just gonna catch up 536 00:27:03,840 --> 00:27:07,160 Speaker 1: to me. We'll see about that. So I just think 537 00:27:07,160 --> 00:27:09,440 Speaker 1: he's got like such a good mindset about all of this. 538 00:27:10,040 --> 00:27:14,320 Speaker 1: That's I think he's gonna do everything. Now. We'll see 539 00:27:14,359 --> 00:27:17,159 Speaker 1: if it's sustainable, because you know, history tells us you 540 00:27:17,200 --> 00:27:20,639 Speaker 1: can't play a quarterback that way in the NFL. UM 541 00:27:20,680 --> 00:27:22,800 Speaker 1: but I do think he's working really hard in areas 542 00:27:22,840 --> 00:27:26,160 Speaker 1: that you would have considered his deficiencies. And UM, it'll 543 00:27:26,200 --> 00:27:29,120 Speaker 1: be interesting to see what it looks like this year, 544 00:27:29,160 --> 00:27:31,520 Speaker 1: because I do know that the Ravens aren't planning on 545 00:27:31,640 --> 00:27:34,040 Speaker 1: standing still. They are going to keep moving the ball forward. 546 00:27:34,040 --> 00:27:35,679 Speaker 1: They're not going to be the same offense they were 547 00:27:35,720 --> 00:27:38,040 Speaker 1: a year. And if you remember late in the season, 548 00:27:38,080 --> 00:27:40,119 Speaker 1: the Browns, I think they were on like their third 549 00:27:40,160 --> 00:27:42,520 Speaker 1: turn of seeing Lamar Jackson, and the Steelers as well. 550 00:27:42,960 --> 00:27:45,920 Speaker 1: Both teams started to do a better job containing and 551 00:27:46,000 --> 00:27:48,600 Speaker 1: teams that haven't seen him, like the Rams and the Dolphins. 552 00:27:48,640 --> 00:27:51,000 Speaker 1: I mean, they're getting destroyed. But when you've seen this 553 00:27:51,040 --> 00:27:53,000 Speaker 1: guy a couple of times, you start to slow him 554 00:27:53,040 --> 00:27:54,439 Speaker 1: down a little bit. I by the way, I love 555 00:27:54,520 --> 00:27:56,680 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson. I don't want anyone taken it the wrong way. 556 00:27:56,960 --> 00:28:00,560 Speaker 1: While we're on the Ravens, Can I ask about Earl Thomas? Um? 557 00:28:01,119 --> 00:28:02,920 Speaker 1: I don't know if you've got details on the orgy 558 00:28:02,960 --> 00:28:05,800 Speaker 1: that maybe a little too much for our audience. Um, 559 00:28:06,000 --> 00:28:09,800 Speaker 1: But how so we're people what what went down at 560 00:28:09,840 --> 00:28:12,640 Speaker 1: the practice where he gets to fight with the teammate. Well, 561 00:28:12,720 --> 00:28:14,919 Speaker 1: let's let's let's start off the top here. I do 562 00:28:15,000 --> 00:28:17,760 Speaker 1: think that there's been this issue with Earle for longer 563 00:28:17,800 --> 00:28:21,800 Speaker 1: than most people know. And the thing about Earl in Seattle, 564 00:28:22,080 --> 00:28:25,399 Speaker 1: Earl was never the alpha. Now, Earl, like schematically, was 565 00:28:25,440 --> 00:28:27,680 Speaker 1: the guy you were building around, right Like, Earl was 566 00:28:27,760 --> 00:28:30,840 Speaker 1: like the centerpiece of how Pete Carroll wanted to play defense, 567 00:28:30,880 --> 00:28:33,399 Speaker 1: because you need to have a range center fielder to 568 00:28:33,440 --> 00:28:38,600 Speaker 1: play that way. But like the the alpha was Cam Chancellor, 569 00:28:39,080 --> 00:28:41,880 Speaker 1: and the number two as far as that goes in 570 00:28:41,920 --> 00:28:44,480 Speaker 1: the locker room, was Richard Sherman. And I know in 571 00:28:44,520 --> 00:28:47,400 Speaker 1: Seattle they really felt like as like Earl was always 572 00:28:47,400 --> 00:28:50,040 Speaker 1: a little weird, like a little off, you know, And 573 00:28:50,200 --> 00:28:53,200 Speaker 1: as long as Seattle had Cam and Sherm they were 574 00:28:53,240 --> 00:28:56,080 Speaker 1: able to keep that in check. What happened when those 575 00:28:56,080 --> 00:28:59,160 Speaker 1: two left, and all of a sudden, it's like walking 576 00:28:59,160 --> 00:29:03,240 Speaker 1: into the freaking cow boys locker room like right like 577 00:29:03,240 --> 00:29:05,680 Speaker 1: like so like you saw those signs at the end 578 00:29:05,680 --> 00:29:08,840 Speaker 1: in Seattle, and you know, then you go to you 579 00:29:08,880 --> 00:29:10,520 Speaker 1: go to Baltimore. Now all of a sudden, he's got 580 00:29:10,560 --> 00:29:12,600 Speaker 1: all the leverage there too, because they paid him fourteen 581 00:29:12,640 --> 00:29:14,280 Speaker 1: million a year and they're able to sort of keep 582 00:29:14,320 --> 00:29:17,640 Speaker 1: it under control for a time. But I can tell you, 583 00:29:17,720 --> 00:29:21,120 Speaker 1: like this was this was not like a one event thing. 584 00:29:21,240 --> 00:29:23,840 Speaker 1: This was this was the straw breaking the camel's back. 585 00:29:23,880 --> 00:29:26,440 Speaker 1: He was late to stuff, He wasn't all that responsive 586 00:29:26,440 --> 00:29:30,760 Speaker 1: at times. Like they had issues with him pretty much 587 00:29:30,800 --> 00:29:34,800 Speaker 1: since he got there, and that like and and and 588 00:29:34,960 --> 00:29:38,080 Speaker 1: in the end, that's why when John Harbaugh went to 589 00:29:38,120 --> 00:29:40,560 Speaker 1: the leadership council, they said, yeah, you can take him, 590 00:29:40,640 --> 00:29:41,880 Speaker 1: Like if you got to get rid of them, do 591 00:29:41,920 --> 00:29:44,480 Speaker 1: what you gotta do, you know, Like that's why they did. 592 00:29:44,520 --> 00:29:46,760 Speaker 1: That's that's why that happened, because they had seen what 593 00:29:46,800 --> 00:29:49,400 Speaker 1: had been happening in the building. So yeah, I mean 594 00:29:49,800 --> 00:29:53,240 Speaker 1: it wasn't good the way that Earl Thomas reacted, you 595 00:29:53,280 --> 00:29:56,160 Speaker 1: know when especially when what happened in practice was really 596 00:29:56,160 --> 00:29:58,760 Speaker 1: on him. Like so it wasn't good that he reacted 597 00:29:58,800 --> 00:30:01,240 Speaker 1: that way and through his helmet and all that. That's 598 00:30:01,240 --> 00:30:04,400 Speaker 1: not good. But you know, if it's just a one 599 00:30:04,440 --> 00:30:06,719 Speaker 1: time thing, those things happen in training camp. You know, 600 00:30:06,760 --> 00:30:08,880 Speaker 1: guys are worn out and you get a week or 601 00:30:08,920 --> 00:30:10,760 Speaker 1: two in and you're in the dog days and those 602 00:30:10,800 --> 00:30:14,240 Speaker 1: things happen. It was way more than that, So you 603 00:30:14,320 --> 00:30:17,480 Speaker 1: had your flashpoint. But everybody had observed what had happened 604 00:30:17,520 --> 00:30:19,960 Speaker 1: in the building over time. All right, just a quick 605 00:30:20,000 --> 00:30:21,480 Speaker 1: buzz through two more and then I'll get to the 606 00:30:21,480 --> 00:30:24,160 Speaker 1: college football. So it's your Mr. Ohio State. So first 607 00:30:24,200 --> 00:30:27,840 Speaker 1: of all, uh, do you think the Cowboys schedule is 608 00:30:28,000 --> 00:30:30,720 Speaker 1: very favorable for like the first six games? They could 609 00:30:30,720 --> 00:30:32,560 Speaker 1: start out like six and one, seven and one, something 610 00:30:32,640 --> 00:30:34,920 Speaker 1: like that. So do you think they paid Doc during 611 00:30:34,960 --> 00:30:36,680 Speaker 1: the season? And I mean, are you bullish on this 612 00:30:36,720 --> 00:30:39,000 Speaker 1: Cowboys team to get to the playoffs and perhaps you know, 613 00:30:39,040 --> 00:30:42,040 Speaker 1: make a run. So I think you want to watch 614 00:30:42,120 --> 00:30:45,520 Speaker 1: the Deshaun Watson negotiation because I think that will further 615 00:30:45,600 --> 00:30:48,600 Speaker 1: define the market for Dak Prescott. The problem with the 616 00:30:48,640 --> 00:30:53,760 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes extension was it's the structure is so unique 617 00:30:53,800 --> 00:30:56,960 Speaker 1: and so different, and it locks him up for ten 618 00:30:57,040 --> 00:31:00,320 Speaker 1: years and most players, yeah, most players would talk at 619 00:31:00,360 --> 00:31:03,640 Speaker 1: that um and the Cowboys have wanted a longer structure. 620 00:31:04,320 --> 00:31:08,920 Speaker 1: So I think like, if Deshaun Watson signs a more 621 00:31:09,280 --> 00:31:11,920 Speaker 1: I I would say, a more a contract with a 622 00:31:12,000 --> 00:31:16,040 Speaker 1: more conventional quarterback structure like the way Russell Wilson did, 623 00:31:16,800 --> 00:31:19,120 Speaker 1: then I think you've got something that's an actual comp 624 00:31:19,160 --> 00:31:21,240 Speaker 1: and I think that that can help get a deal done. 625 00:31:22,040 --> 00:31:25,880 Speaker 1: Because if Deshaun Watson gets say Deshaun Watson signs at 626 00:31:25,920 --> 00:31:28,160 Speaker 1: forty two, All right, let's just throw that number out there. 627 00:31:28,200 --> 00:31:30,600 Speaker 1: Signs at forty two. Now, all of a sudden, and 628 00:31:30,920 --> 00:31:33,840 Speaker 1: it's a conventional structure under a four or five year extension. Now, 629 00:31:33,840 --> 00:31:35,960 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, you can say, okay, like this 630 00:31:36,160 --> 00:31:39,480 Speaker 1: is a conventional quarterback deal that we can kind of 631 00:31:39,600 --> 00:31:42,800 Speaker 1: build off of. And so I think it's sort of 632 00:31:42,880 --> 00:31:45,920 Speaker 1: gonna depend on what happens in the rest of the league. 633 00:31:46,160 --> 00:31:48,960 Speaker 1: And um, I do think that the Cowboys would be 634 00:31:48,960 --> 00:31:51,080 Speaker 1: amenable to getting something. I do think the Cowboys would 635 00:31:51,080 --> 00:31:53,800 Speaker 1: be amenable to getting something done between now and the 636 00:31:53,880 --> 00:31:55,440 Speaker 1: end of the season. And I do think it's worth 637 00:31:55,520 --> 00:31:57,960 Speaker 1: noting too, the last time they were in this sort 638 00:31:57,960 --> 00:32:00,400 Speaker 1: of situation, it was with Tony Romo, and I was 639 00:32:00,440 --> 00:32:03,840 Speaker 1: covering the Cowboys at the time in two thousand and seven. 640 00:32:04,320 --> 00:32:06,280 Speaker 1: They were able to get him done during the bye 641 00:32:06,320 --> 00:32:09,160 Speaker 1: week and he was in a contract year. And so 642 00:32:09,920 --> 00:32:13,000 Speaker 1: the Cowboys aren't against doing those sorts of things, and 643 00:32:13,080 --> 00:32:16,400 Speaker 1: I certainly think they would like to avoid getting to 644 00:32:16,400 --> 00:32:17,960 Speaker 1: the end of the year where they have to franchise 645 00:32:18,040 --> 00:32:20,560 Speaker 1: him again, because if they've got to tag him again 646 00:32:20,600 --> 00:32:22,200 Speaker 1: at the number they're gonna have to tag him at. 647 00:32:22,880 --> 00:32:27,560 Speaker 1: His leverage is off the charts. So um, I think 648 00:32:27,640 --> 00:32:29,600 Speaker 1: right where we are right now, if he gets off 649 00:32:29,640 --> 00:32:31,959 Speaker 1: to a strong start, I would expect another push from 650 00:32:32,000 --> 00:32:33,959 Speaker 1: the Cowboys to try and get something done. All right, 651 00:32:34,040 --> 00:32:36,600 Speaker 1: before last question before college, do you have a Super 652 00:32:36,600 --> 00:32:38,920 Speaker 1: Bowl pick? I mean it's so easy to say, all right, 653 00:32:39,000 --> 00:32:42,600 Speaker 1: give me my homes against uh Lamar Jackson or forty Niners. 654 00:32:42,640 --> 00:32:45,320 Speaker 1: Get back there. I mean, do you have a lean 655 00:32:45,440 --> 00:32:47,600 Speaker 1: at this point? I actually haven't like done my I 656 00:32:47,640 --> 00:32:50,320 Speaker 1: gotta sit down. I think I got one of my editors. 657 00:32:50,320 --> 00:32:52,120 Speaker 1: I'm always late with this stuff and I just I 658 00:32:52,200 --> 00:32:54,640 Speaker 1: forget to do it and everything else. I haven't actually 659 00:32:54,680 --> 00:32:57,720 Speaker 1: made an official Super Bowl pick. Um, you know. I 660 00:32:58,160 --> 00:33:00,520 Speaker 1: I think, you know, like the Ravens and Chiefs are 661 00:33:00,560 --> 00:33:03,640 Speaker 1: easy teams to say, Okay, they're established, they've got great 662 00:33:03,680 --> 00:33:07,240 Speaker 1: young quarterbacks, they'll be in the mix. Um, you know 663 00:33:07,320 --> 00:33:11,240 Speaker 1: the team that I think I'll give you something that 664 00:33:11,280 --> 00:33:14,680 Speaker 1: I've been sort of batting around. I've been batting around 665 00:33:14,720 --> 00:33:17,160 Speaker 1: to Shaun Watson as the NFL m v P, and 666 00:33:17,240 --> 00:33:19,440 Speaker 1: I've been batting around the idea that the Texans could 667 00:33:19,440 --> 00:33:23,160 Speaker 1: wind up being better than people think and you lose 668 00:33:23,200 --> 00:33:26,080 Speaker 1: DeAndre Hopkins. But from what I understand, like the buying 669 00:33:26,160 --> 00:33:29,000 Speaker 1: in their training camp has been like really really strong, 670 00:33:30,040 --> 00:33:34,080 Speaker 1: and Deshaun Watson played really well early in that playoff 671 00:33:34,120 --> 00:33:35,440 Speaker 1: game and they got out to that what was the 672 00:33:35,480 --> 00:33:39,840 Speaker 1: twenty four and nothing leaking against. So I'm just like, 673 00:33:40,000 --> 00:33:42,280 Speaker 1: I'm not like, like, I don't know if I'm ready 674 00:33:42,320 --> 00:33:44,080 Speaker 1: to pick them to go all the way, but in 675 00:33:44,120 --> 00:33:46,160 Speaker 1: the a f C, they'd be one team that I 676 00:33:46,200 --> 00:33:49,480 Speaker 1: would certainly be keeping an eye on. And I picked 677 00:33:49,520 --> 00:33:51,240 Speaker 1: the Saints the last couple of years in the a 678 00:33:51,360 --> 00:33:53,840 Speaker 1: f C or the NFC, and I just like, I 679 00:33:53,880 --> 00:33:56,320 Speaker 1: look at their talent base. I mean, like, if you 680 00:33:56,360 --> 00:33:58,200 Speaker 1: look at their last three or four drafts, J Mack, 681 00:33:58,200 --> 00:33:59,520 Speaker 1: I don't know if you've gotten back and done this 682 00:34:00,000 --> 00:34:02,680 Speaker 1: well they draft all Ohio was taking. But but but 683 00:34:03,360 --> 00:34:05,760 Speaker 1: aside from that, aside from that, I mean, it's home 684 00:34:05,880 --> 00:34:08,080 Speaker 1: run after home run after home run, even like one 685 00:34:08,080 --> 00:34:10,400 Speaker 1: of the first round picks that did like Sheldon Rick Brankins, 686 00:34:10,480 --> 00:34:12,400 Speaker 1: like it was a really good player before you had 687 00:34:12,440 --> 00:34:15,520 Speaker 1: the injury issues, right, and you had the one draft 688 00:34:15,600 --> 00:34:18,840 Speaker 1: where they got and I wanted to. I think that 689 00:34:19,000 --> 00:34:24,879 Speaker 1: order right here, Marshawn Lattimer, Ryan Ramshack, Alvin Kamara, Marcus Williams. Right, 690 00:34:25,280 --> 00:34:27,680 Speaker 1: they draft Marcus Davenport. The year after that get tray 691 00:34:27,719 --> 00:34:29,239 Speaker 1: Kwan Smith, who I think is gonna be a really 692 00:34:29,320 --> 00:34:32,600 Speaker 1: good young player for them. And they draft three guys 693 00:34:32,640 --> 00:34:34,520 Speaker 1: this year. And I can tell you the strategy behind 694 00:34:34,560 --> 00:34:37,200 Speaker 1: what they did this year was to draft mature guys 695 00:34:37,239 --> 00:34:38,920 Speaker 1: who can play right away. So they gave up all 696 00:34:38,920 --> 00:34:42,560 Speaker 1: their draft capital and targeted three guys and brought in 697 00:34:42,680 --> 00:34:44,640 Speaker 1: three guys that they think can play right away. Of 698 00:34:44,719 --> 00:34:48,440 Speaker 1: course headed by the center from Michigan Um Caesar Louise 699 00:34:48,520 --> 00:34:51,360 Speaker 1: and so like. It seems like a cop out, like 700 00:34:51,400 --> 00:34:54,239 Speaker 1: the Saints aren't like, uh, the Saints aren't like a 701 00:34:54,560 --> 00:34:57,000 Speaker 1: under the radar pick. I just think the talent has 702 00:34:57,000 --> 00:34:59,320 Speaker 1: been too good there the last few years, where Breezes 703 00:34:59,840 --> 00:35:02,520 Speaker 1: is some semblance of Drew Brees. When we get to January, 704 00:35:02,920 --> 00:35:05,520 Speaker 1: I think eventually that that group has everything it takes 705 00:35:05,600 --> 00:35:07,320 Speaker 1: to break through. All right, let's do a couple of 706 00:35:07,360 --> 00:35:09,719 Speaker 1: minutes on college football that I know you have a 707 00:35:09,960 --> 00:35:12,600 Speaker 1: deep passion for Ohio State. I'm sure you saw the 708 00:35:12,680 --> 00:35:16,479 Speaker 1: news on Wednesday, Ohio State practiced. There was also news 709 00:35:16,680 --> 00:35:20,279 Speaker 1: about the Georgia quarterback Jamie Newman, who was awesome at 710 00:35:20,320 --> 00:35:23,840 Speaker 1: Wake Forest last year. He's opting out. We saw Chase 711 00:35:23,920 --> 00:35:27,000 Speaker 1: from LS. You opt out. College football is a bit 712 00:35:27,000 --> 00:35:29,120 Speaker 1: of a mess. But I know you're a huge college 713 00:35:29,160 --> 00:35:32,080 Speaker 1: football guy. You probably one of the big donators at 714 00:35:32,120 --> 00:35:34,320 Speaker 1: Ohio State. You're riding the riding the jet with the 715 00:35:34,360 --> 00:35:37,279 Speaker 1: team to games. Um, I don't know where are is 716 00:35:37,280 --> 00:35:38,960 Speaker 1: the big Tent gonna play? You think this fall or 717 00:35:39,200 --> 00:35:41,800 Speaker 1: what's your gut telling you? Yeah, my gut tells me that. 718 00:35:42,120 --> 00:35:43,560 Speaker 1: My my gut tells me it's gonna be up to 719 00:35:43,600 --> 00:35:47,000 Speaker 1: the presidents. Like I do think that. Like I don't 720 00:35:47,000 --> 00:35:52,040 Speaker 1: think Kevin Warren expected the blowback he got, which I mean, 721 00:35:52,120 --> 00:35:55,720 Speaker 1: look like, I think this mistake gets made sometimes because 722 00:35:56,000 --> 00:35:58,080 Speaker 1: of the makeup of the Big Ten. Sometimes I think 723 00:35:58,120 --> 00:36:00,520 Speaker 1: the Big Ten tries to be the IVY League when 724 00:36:00,520 --> 00:36:03,080 Speaker 1: the identity of the conference is much closer to being SEC. 725 00:36:03,920 --> 00:36:06,759 Speaker 1: And so I think he had been around those presidents, 726 00:36:06,760 --> 00:36:08,600 Speaker 1: and he had been around the administrators and gives you 727 00:36:08,680 --> 00:36:10,680 Speaker 1: this feeling that maybe the league is something that it isn't. 728 00:36:10,760 --> 00:36:13,680 Speaker 1: He didn't expect the sec blowback that he got, you know, 729 00:36:14,360 --> 00:36:17,480 Speaker 1: um so you know, I think what's gonna happen. I 730 00:36:17,520 --> 00:36:20,160 Speaker 1: think Kevin Warren's gonna work with the government and try 731 00:36:20,239 --> 00:36:23,680 Speaker 1: to get us the resources he can and put uh. 732 00:36:24,239 --> 00:36:26,120 Speaker 1: I think they're gonna be able to put an NFL 733 00:36:26,360 --> 00:36:29,239 Speaker 1: style plan, like an NFL NFL style protocols in front 734 00:36:29,239 --> 00:36:31,000 Speaker 1: of the presidents, and that's gonna be up to the president. 735 00:36:31,080 --> 00:36:32,759 Speaker 1: And I don't know how the presidents are gonna vote, 736 00:36:32,800 --> 00:36:35,440 Speaker 1: but I think if you can get NFL style protocols 737 00:36:35,480 --> 00:36:38,279 Speaker 1: in front of the presidents, this is my opinion. If 738 00:36:38,360 --> 00:36:40,120 Speaker 1: you say no, you just didn't want to play football 739 00:36:40,120 --> 00:36:43,239 Speaker 1: in the or there's some other like you just didn't 740 00:36:43,280 --> 00:36:44,800 Speaker 1: want to play football in the first place, and I 741 00:36:44,840 --> 00:36:47,920 Speaker 1: would say this and I would mark this down because 742 00:36:47,920 --> 00:36:51,000 Speaker 1: I think that this is an important piece of it. Right, So, 743 00:36:51,400 --> 00:36:53,120 Speaker 1: if you don't have football in the fall, you're killing 744 00:36:53,160 --> 00:36:56,240 Speaker 1: one golden goose. I think what some people didn't account 745 00:36:56,280 --> 00:36:59,920 Speaker 1: for is you'll be kind of killing two golden gooses too, 746 00:37:00,080 --> 00:37:03,040 Speaker 1: because if you're not letting these kids play football, how 747 00:37:03,120 --> 00:37:07,480 Speaker 1: are you allowing basketball to start in October? So for 748 00:37:07,560 --> 00:37:10,080 Speaker 1: some of these schools that aren't necessarily football schools but 749 00:37:10,160 --> 00:37:13,080 Speaker 1: make a lot of money off of basketball. I think 750 00:37:13,120 --> 00:37:15,600 Speaker 1: that that's something that's sort of snuck into the equation 751 00:37:15,680 --> 00:37:18,960 Speaker 1: the last few weeks, where the fact like that they're like, 752 00:37:19,120 --> 00:37:22,920 Speaker 1: oh crap, we can't start basketball if we're telling the 753 00:37:22,960 --> 00:37:25,560 Speaker 1: football players they can't play, right, how does it make 754 00:37:25,600 --> 00:37:27,400 Speaker 1: any sense to start like that? How does it make 755 00:37:27,440 --> 00:37:30,320 Speaker 1: any sense to start basketball practice on October one? Have 756 00:37:30,480 --> 00:37:33,560 Speaker 1: midnight mad madness and all of that. If you're telling 757 00:37:33,560 --> 00:37:36,399 Speaker 1: the football players they can't play. I think that that's 758 00:37:36,440 --> 00:37:38,880 Speaker 1: a I think that's like an under the radar factor 759 00:37:39,000 --> 00:37:43,200 Speaker 1: here that could wind up pushing this thing over the 760 00:37:43,239 --> 00:37:46,480 Speaker 1: goal line. And I I mean like, look like the 761 00:37:46,520 --> 00:37:49,080 Speaker 1: October tenth day. I know Dan Patrick kicked it around. 762 00:37:49,160 --> 00:37:50,640 Speaker 1: It's a date that I can tell you I've heard 763 00:37:50,640 --> 00:37:54,440 Speaker 1: from multiple people. Too interesting. All right, Um, Trevor Lawrence 764 00:37:54,719 --> 00:37:59,080 Speaker 1: the number one pick in draft. I speculated other people 765 00:37:59,160 --> 00:38:01,960 Speaker 1: have done it as well, that maybe he and Dabo 766 00:38:02,080 --> 00:38:05,319 Speaker 1: Sweeney go as a package deal to Jacksonville. Dabo gets 767 00:38:05,400 --> 00:38:08,239 Speaker 1: full control as GM and coach. Is that a pipe 768 00:38:08,320 --> 00:38:10,480 Speaker 1: dream or do you think there maybe something to it? 769 00:38:10,560 --> 00:38:12,839 Speaker 1: We know Lawrence is going. The question really is does 770 00:38:12,920 --> 00:38:15,279 Speaker 1: Dabbo want to stay at Clemson after he's had one 771 00:38:15,280 --> 00:38:18,960 Speaker 1: of the best quarterback prospects in decades. Or does he 772 00:38:19,000 --> 00:38:21,000 Speaker 1: want to wait for the Alabama job to replace Saban 773 00:38:21,040 --> 00:38:23,279 Speaker 1: because he did play at Alabama. What are your thoughts 774 00:38:23,320 --> 00:38:25,200 Speaker 1: on that? Right? I mean, like, I don't know Dabo 775 00:38:25,239 --> 00:38:28,000 Speaker 1: at all, so I can't speak to what his desires are. 776 00:38:28,360 --> 00:38:31,239 Speaker 1: What I would say is that if he has in 777 00:38:31,320 --> 00:38:33,000 Speaker 1: the back of his head that at some point he 778 00:38:33,120 --> 00:38:36,239 Speaker 1: wants to give the NFL a shot, how much of 779 00:38:36,320 --> 00:38:38,680 Speaker 1: being a how much of making it? You answer this 780 00:38:38,800 --> 00:38:41,000 Speaker 1: for me. How much of making it as an NFL 781 00:38:41,120 --> 00:38:48,680 Speaker 1: coach is your quarterback? Maybe it's up there, right, And 782 00:38:48,840 --> 00:38:52,160 Speaker 1: so like if Dabo says hasn't the back of his head, 783 00:38:52,200 --> 00:38:54,640 Speaker 1: I'm gonna take my one shot at this at some point, 784 00:38:54,719 --> 00:38:55,920 Speaker 1: I'm not sure what I'm gonna do it, but I'm 785 00:38:55,920 --> 00:38:58,800 Speaker 1: gonna take my one shot at it. And then he 786 00:38:58,960 --> 00:39:04,320 Speaker 1: sees a place that has given everyone time, right Like 787 00:39:04,400 --> 00:39:08,000 Speaker 1: since shod Kano bought that team, everyone's gotten time. David 788 00:39:08,080 --> 00:39:13,600 Speaker 1: Caldwell's going into year eight. I believe it is right, right. 789 00:39:13,760 --> 00:39:16,800 Speaker 1: So Gus Bradley got four years before he was fired. 790 00:39:16,840 --> 00:39:20,480 Speaker 1: Doug Morone is going into his fourth year, everyone's gotten 791 00:39:20,600 --> 00:39:24,680 Speaker 1: rope there, right, And so like if you're if you're 792 00:39:24,960 --> 00:39:26,879 Speaker 1: Dabbo and you're saying to yourself, like, at some point, 793 00:39:26,920 --> 00:39:29,120 Speaker 1: I'm gonna take my shot at this, and you look 794 00:39:29,160 --> 00:39:31,680 Speaker 1: at it and say, let's let's just say for argument's 795 00:39:31,680 --> 00:39:33,600 Speaker 1: sake that your scenario plays out and they have the 796 00:39:33,640 --> 00:39:36,520 Speaker 1: first pick when this hell comes up, like you're looking 797 00:39:36,520 --> 00:39:39,440 Speaker 1: at you're saying, Okay, I get to go with my quarterback. 798 00:39:39,480 --> 00:39:43,359 Speaker 1: Who I know, I got an ownership this patient. I'm 799 00:39:43,400 --> 00:39:45,520 Speaker 1: gonna be going to a market that's in the South, 800 00:39:45,800 --> 00:39:48,719 Speaker 1: that's familiar with me, and I'm probably gonna have some 801 00:39:49,760 --> 00:39:51,719 Speaker 1: and I'm I'm probably gonna have some rope and some 802 00:39:51,880 --> 00:39:54,480 Speaker 1: capital with those people to begin with, because it is 803 00:39:54,520 --> 00:39:57,839 Speaker 1: a college football market, right. If you start to add 804 00:39:57,880 --> 00:40:01,040 Speaker 1: all that up it and sort of it might be 805 00:40:01,160 --> 00:40:04,480 Speaker 1: tough to say no. And he can always go back 806 00:40:04,520 --> 00:40:07,120 Speaker 1: to college. And and if he wants to pass Nick Saban, 807 00:40:07,160 --> 00:40:09,279 Speaker 1: you win in the NFL, you you're probably gonna pass 808 00:40:09,280 --> 00:40:15,320 Speaker 1: Saban all time. Not Saban didn't himself. Yeah, like Saban 809 00:40:15,640 --> 00:40:17,680 Speaker 1: Saban went and gave the NFL a shot and came 810 00:40:17,719 --> 00:40:22,440 Speaker 1: back and has been even better, right, right, Like, so 811 00:40:22,760 --> 00:40:24,160 Speaker 1: you know, like a lot of these guys, like I 812 00:40:24,400 --> 00:40:27,399 Speaker 1: I think that there's that I think, if you're gonna 813 00:40:27,440 --> 00:40:28,880 Speaker 1: take your one shot at it, I think a lot 814 00:40:28,920 --> 00:40:30,799 Speaker 1: of it has to be based on like the thing 815 00:40:30,880 --> 00:40:33,480 Speaker 1: that you're walking into. And these guys, like most of 816 00:40:33,480 --> 00:40:35,480 Speaker 1: these guys have the leverage, the great ones have the 817 00:40:35,560 --> 00:40:37,640 Speaker 1: leverage to pick their spot right, Like they don't have 818 00:40:37,800 --> 00:40:39,239 Speaker 1: to go at any point because they know the offer 819 00:40:39,360 --> 00:40:41,440 Speaker 1: is gonna keep coming. I mean, I can tell you 820 00:40:41,600 --> 00:40:44,160 Speaker 1: that he's been on an NFL list before. Um, I 821 00:40:44,239 --> 00:40:46,880 Speaker 1: had Mike Tannebaum, Um, you know who started all of 822 00:40:46,920 --> 00:40:49,840 Speaker 1: this days ago on ESPN on my on my podcast yesterday, 823 00:40:50,480 --> 00:40:53,120 Speaker 1: and um, you know, he mentioned the comparison to Pete Carroll, 824 00:40:53,160 --> 00:40:55,520 Speaker 1: which I think is a fair one. You know, program builder, 825 00:40:55,760 --> 00:40:58,360 Speaker 1: very positive, is able to get guys to buy in, 826 00:40:58,800 --> 00:41:02,960 Speaker 1: brings people together, all that, Like I think that applies. Yeah, 827 00:41:03,080 --> 00:41:05,279 Speaker 1: I mean I just I look at that and it's 828 00:41:05,360 --> 00:41:07,080 Speaker 1: like that makes all the sense in the world to me. Now, 829 00:41:07,160 --> 00:41:09,000 Speaker 1: I again, I don't know if he has a desire 830 00:41:09,040 --> 00:41:11,520 Speaker 1: to coach in the NFL, but if that's been sitting 831 00:41:11,520 --> 00:41:14,399 Speaker 1: in the back of his head, it makes a ton 832 00:41:14,480 --> 00:41:17,279 Speaker 1: of sense that that would be the last question, albert Um. 833 00:41:17,600 --> 00:41:20,239 Speaker 1: You know, we look at quarterbacks for draft, and the 834 00:41:20,320 --> 00:41:22,239 Speaker 1: weird thing we start to see a little bit of 835 00:41:22,320 --> 00:41:23,880 Speaker 1: I think you might have put me onto this was 836 00:41:24,480 --> 00:41:26,880 Speaker 1: teams are now saying we're either taking a quarterback in 837 00:41:26,960 --> 00:41:30,399 Speaker 1: the first round or we're gonna take him later less 838 00:41:30,400 --> 00:41:34,000 Speaker 1: than this second, third, fourth area and more like fifth, sixth, 839 00:41:34,040 --> 00:41:36,759 Speaker 1: seventh round. And when you look at the quarterback crop 840 00:41:36,840 --> 00:41:40,319 Speaker 1: between Lawrence, your guy Fields, this kid Trade Lance out 841 00:41:40,320 --> 00:41:44,280 Speaker 1: of North Dakota State, maybe the kid Jamie Newman, brock Purty, 842 00:41:44,600 --> 00:41:47,080 Speaker 1: There's a bunch of names. How do you see it 843 00:41:47,160 --> 00:41:49,000 Speaker 1: shaking out? Or is it just too early to to 844 00:41:49,120 --> 00:41:51,759 Speaker 1: really think about it? Too? Lawrence has talked about in 845 00:41:51,800 --> 00:41:56,280 Speaker 1: a way that only one quarterback that Lawrences is discussed 846 00:41:56,320 --> 00:41:59,640 Speaker 1: in a way among NFL people that I've only heard 847 00:41:59,719 --> 00:42:04,040 Speaker 1: one quarterback disgusting since I started covering the league fifteen 848 00:42:04,080 --> 00:42:07,160 Speaker 1: years ago, and that's Andrew Luck. Like it's Luck and 849 00:42:07,280 --> 00:42:09,520 Speaker 1: Lawrence are the two that I've heard really discussed this way. 850 00:42:10,080 --> 00:42:12,160 Speaker 1: That's where it's like, this is Peyton Manning, John Elway 851 00:42:12,200 --> 00:42:15,640 Speaker 1: type of prospect. So I think Lawrence is the first pick, 852 00:42:16,520 --> 00:42:21,000 Speaker 1: and I actually think that, like justin Fields, and Trey 853 00:42:21,080 --> 00:42:24,160 Speaker 1: Lance are relatively close to him, not like they're not 854 00:42:24,160 --> 00:42:26,520 Speaker 1: on the level of him, and they're not as polished 855 00:42:26,560 --> 00:42:28,320 Speaker 1: as he is. They obviously don't have the amount of 856 00:42:28,360 --> 00:42:31,560 Speaker 1: snaps that he does. Um, you know. But I had 857 00:42:31,640 --> 00:42:34,360 Speaker 1: somebody who knows Justin really well, you know, say this 858 00:42:34,480 --> 00:42:38,279 Speaker 1: to me before he uh before Justin you know, it 859 00:42:38,360 --> 00:42:40,880 Speaker 1: was my actually played a snap at Ohio State and 860 00:42:40,920 --> 00:42:43,560 Speaker 1: he obviously knew I was, you don't Ohio State guy. 861 00:42:43,560 --> 00:42:46,040 Speaker 1: And he said to me, he's known Justine. He's a teenager. 862 00:42:46,040 --> 00:42:48,080 Speaker 1: And he said to me, he's like Justin Fields is 863 00:42:48,120 --> 00:42:51,239 Speaker 1: a little bit of a smaller Cam Newton with natural accuras. 864 00:42:52,160 --> 00:42:55,400 Speaker 1: And so I can sort of see that, you know. 865 00:42:55,760 --> 00:42:58,160 Speaker 1: And so I I think what we saw from Fields 866 00:42:58,239 --> 00:43:00,320 Speaker 1: last year was really good. I think he needs more naps, 867 00:43:00,400 --> 00:43:02,480 Speaker 1: and you know a lot of kids do, but I think, 868 00:43:02,960 --> 00:43:05,640 Speaker 1: like his his potential is off the charts. And then 869 00:43:05,680 --> 00:43:09,200 Speaker 1: I'm telling you, like, so you mentioned Newman with Lance 870 00:43:09,239 --> 00:43:12,080 Speaker 1: and Newman, they started popping up in those early MOKS. 871 00:43:12,120 --> 00:43:14,600 Speaker 1: So I started asking around about him. The consensus I got, 872 00:43:14,680 --> 00:43:16,960 Speaker 1: and I'd say this is unanimous from NFL people, is 873 00:43:17,000 --> 00:43:19,480 Speaker 1: that Lance is real as a first round pick. And 874 00:43:19,560 --> 00:43:24,680 Speaker 1: Newman is not. And like Lance to me, you know, 875 00:43:24,840 --> 00:43:28,400 Speaker 1: I I you look at the numbers, you look at 876 00:43:28,440 --> 00:43:30,960 Speaker 1: the level of competition. You know, obviously there's a lot 877 00:43:31,000 --> 00:43:33,920 Speaker 1: of gray area there and everything else. But everything that 878 00:43:34,040 --> 00:43:37,680 Speaker 1: you've heard on him is outstanding. And the way NFL 879 00:43:37,760 --> 00:43:41,640 Speaker 1: people who evaluate him talk about him, it's like, now, again, 880 00:43:41,719 --> 00:43:44,080 Speaker 1: maybe he's not Lawrence, but the high end potential is 881 00:43:44,200 --> 00:43:48,319 Speaker 1: really it's it's real high end potential. And the comp 882 00:43:48,400 --> 00:43:52,640 Speaker 1: I heard for him was my homes. So and I 883 00:43:52,719 --> 00:43:54,440 Speaker 1: know these things are silly. It's like, right like, so 884 00:43:54,520 --> 00:43:56,759 Speaker 1: I just told you the next year's draft, we're gonna 885 00:43:56,800 --> 00:44:00,080 Speaker 1: have like a Peyton Manning John Elway, right like, and 886 00:44:00,120 --> 00:44:02,799 Speaker 1: then we're gonna have Cam Newton, but with natural accuracy, 887 00:44:04,000 --> 00:44:06,200 Speaker 1: we're gonna have Patrick Mahope. So these things do get 888 00:44:06,239 --> 00:44:08,719 Speaker 1: a little out of control. Um, but I do think, 889 00:44:08,800 --> 00:44:10,600 Speaker 1: like what you have, I think what that tells you 890 00:44:10,760 --> 00:44:13,640 Speaker 1: is like, next year's groups really good. Next year's groups 891 00:44:13,680 --> 00:44:17,319 Speaker 1: got potential to be really good. And obviously what's gonna 892 00:44:17,320 --> 00:44:20,640 Speaker 1: be fascinating about it is if Ohio State doesn't play 893 00:44:21,600 --> 00:44:24,719 Speaker 1: in North Dakota State isn't playing right, They're playing one game, 894 00:44:25,400 --> 00:44:28,000 Speaker 1: Like we're going to have two guys of the three 895 00:44:28,600 --> 00:44:30,799 Speaker 1: that only have a year tape, right like, and they 896 00:44:30,840 --> 00:44:33,160 Speaker 1: didn't play in the fall. So I mean, I hope 897 00:44:33,200 --> 00:44:34,919 Speaker 1: we get to see fields in the fall. God knows, 898 00:44:34,960 --> 00:44:36,680 Speaker 1: you know that, Like, you know, how bad I want 899 00:44:36,680 --> 00:44:39,279 Speaker 1: to see fields in the fall. But you know, like 900 00:44:39,400 --> 00:44:41,880 Speaker 1: like that's gonna be sort of unique to and that 901 00:44:42,080 --> 00:44:44,840 Speaker 1: history tells us that guys who are one year starters 902 00:44:44,880 --> 00:44:48,560 Speaker 1: in college. It's almost impossible j Mac to find guys 903 00:44:48,640 --> 00:44:50,239 Speaker 1: who went in the first round after one year of 904 00:44:50,320 --> 00:44:53,520 Speaker 1: starting at that position in college that make it as pros. 905 00:44:54,400 --> 00:44:57,360 Speaker 1: You know, So it's gonna be really unique from that standpoint. 906 00:44:57,400 --> 00:44:59,400 Speaker 1: But I think if you're a team that's like like 907 00:44:59,560 --> 00:45:02,000 Speaker 1: Jackson Bill that like we might be pretty bad this year, 908 00:45:02,040 --> 00:45:04,200 Speaker 1: we might be picking in the top five. If you're 909 00:45:04,200 --> 00:45:06,600 Speaker 1: one of those teams, I think you probably feel pretty 910 00:45:06,640 --> 00:45:09,000 Speaker 1: good about what's coming out at the quarterback position when 911 00:45:09,040 --> 00:45:13,520 Speaker 1: you look at at Lawrence and Fields and um Lawrence 912 00:45:13,560 --> 00:45:17,040 Speaker 1: and Fields and and uh and Lance And I mean, 913 00:45:17,120 --> 00:45:19,839 Speaker 1: if you wanted a dark horse, like, you know, keep 914 00:45:19,840 --> 00:45:23,760 Speaker 1: an eye on JT. Daniels at Georgia. Interesting really okay? 915 00:45:23,880 --> 00:45:27,080 Speaker 1: J T. Daniels at Georgia might be why Newman opted out. 916 00:45:27,440 --> 00:45:30,000 Speaker 1: That probably is where we're headed. Yeah, alright, Albert Beer, 917 00:45:30,480 --> 00:45:33,720 Speaker 1: the Monday Morning quarterback. You've been at what, NFL Network, 918 00:45:33,880 --> 00:45:38,520 Speaker 1: Boston Globe, bunch of places. He's a veteran. Follow his 919 00:45:38,600 --> 00:45:40,640 Speaker 1: stuff and thanks for the stuff. We'll definitely bring you 920 00:45:40,680 --> 00:45:44,600 Speaker 1: on again during the season. Albert appreciate it. The only 921 00:45:44,719 --> 00:45:47,520 Speaker 1: thing better than sitting on your couch watching the game. 922 00:45:48,520 --> 00:45:52,279 Speaker 1: He's making money while you do it. Here's your best bet. 923 00:45:53,480 --> 00:45:55,479 Speaker 1: You guys know me, A couple of you have probably 924 00:45:55,520 --> 00:45:57,800 Speaker 1: been to been to Vegas with me, a couple of 925 00:45:57,880 --> 00:46:00,880 Speaker 1: my buddies listening to this, and you know I'm not 926 00:46:02,400 --> 00:46:05,439 Speaker 1: I'm not afraid to load up. Whether you know you're 927 00:46:05,560 --> 00:46:08,160 Speaker 1: just dicking around playing roulette, and you know you put 928 00:46:08,200 --> 00:46:10,399 Speaker 1: a bunch of chips on, like you know, twenty one 929 00:46:10,560 --> 00:46:13,319 Speaker 1: or something silly. I don't mind doing that. Like I'll 930 00:46:13,360 --> 00:46:15,439 Speaker 1: never forget. I was walking out of a conference when 931 00:46:15,680 --> 00:46:17,359 Speaker 1: the Big Lead was owned by USA. Today, I had 932 00:46:17,360 --> 00:46:19,839 Speaker 1: to go to the airport and I had some chips left. 933 00:46:20,200 --> 00:46:22,239 Speaker 1: So we're walking through the casino and I just roll 934 00:46:22,360 --> 00:46:24,680 Speaker 1: up and put like a hundred fifty bucks on black 935 00:46:25,120 --> 00:46:26,880 Speaker 1: and the people around me were like whoa, what are 936 00:46:26,880 --> 00:46:28,200 Speaker 1: you doing? I was like, listen, I gotta go to 937 00:46:28,200 --> 00:46:29,839 Speaker 1: the airport. You know, I don't have time to cash 938 00:46:29,880 --> 00:46:32,200 Speaker 1: in these chips. Just threw it. I'm black, lost it 939 00:46:32,600 --> 00:46:34,960 Speaker 1: walk away, you know. Not not that I'm just going 940 00:46:35,000 --> 00:46:37,080 Speaker 1: through money like it was nothing, but you know, I'm 941 00:46:37,120 --> 00:46:39,400 Speaker 1: not afraid to just throw money around. And here we go, 942 00:46:41,480 --> 00:46:45,160 Speaker 1: Boston Celtics getting a point. I don't know how the 943 00:46:45,239 --> 00:46:48,640 Speaker 1: hell they're still getting a point against the Raptors. I 944 00:46:48,719 --> 00:46:50,719 Speaker 1: know Toronto is gonna throw the kitchen sink at him. 945 00:46:51,239 --> 00:46:54,239 Speaker 1: I'm gonna ride Boston. They are delivering for me in 946 00:46:54,280 --> 00:46:56,719 Speaker 1: these playoffs. I'm taking the Celtics and I'm going for 947 00:46:56,800 --> 00:46:59,160 Speaker 1: the double up again. Now this is getting a little 948 00:46:59,160 --> 00:47:02,040 Speaker 1: bit greedy. I don't know how the Clippers are only 949 00:47:02,120 --> 00:47:03,800 Speaker 1: favored by eight and a half. I don't even know 950 00:47:03,920 --> 00:47:06,920 Speaker 1: if Patrick Beverley is playing. I don't know if Montrez 951 00:47:06,960 --> 00:47:09,680 Speaker 1: Harrold's playing. Like I don't need to know it. I 952 00:47:09,800 --> 00:47:11,960 Speaker 1: saw enough from Denver. Now Denver will come out in 953 00:47:12,000 --> 00:47:15,800 Speaker 1: the first half and have some fire, and the Clippers 954 00:47:15,880 --> 00:47:17,879 Speaker 1: will lock it down in the third quarter and pull 955 00:47:17,920 --> 00:47:20,200 Speaker 1: away if it is a game. So the Clippers are 956 00:47:20,239 --> 00:47:22,319 Speaker 1: favored by eight and a half. I think they went 957 00:47:22,400 --> 00:47:25,040 Speaker 1: by double digits. This line will probably creep up as 958 00:47:25,080 --> 00:47:29,120 Speaker 1: the day continues, and I'm going with Boston getting a 959 00:47:29,239 --> 00:47:33,000 Speaker 1: point for hopefully another two and know. Alright. Guys, Hey, 960 00:47:33,080 --> 00:47:35,719 Speaker 1: thanks a lot for listening. We're crushing it here. It's 961 00:47:35,719 --> 00:47:39,120 Speaker 1: a lot of fun. Subscribe rate, give me that five 962 00:47:39,200 --> 00:47:41,480 Speaker 1: star review, YO, talk to you tomorrow.