1 00:00:04,428 --> 00:00:06,628 Speaker 1: Good Morning Football is the production of the NFL in 2 00:00:06,708 --> 00:00:29,428 Speaker 1: partnership with iHeartRadio. Good morning, Well, well, well, welcome into 3 00:00:29,468 --> 00:00:32,428 Speaker 1: Good Morning Football. It's Wednesday, May Tea. I don't know 4 00:00:32,468 --> 00:00:35,308 Speaker 1: if you watch the opening credits, but I'm Jane Slater 5 00:00:35,428 --> 00:00:39,908 Speaker 1: alongside Kyle Brand, Peter Schraeger, and Super Bowl champion micrub Kyle, Peter, 6 00:00:40,108 --> 00:00:45,468 Speaker 1: you guys asked and you received. Kyle your thoughts? Are 7 00:00:45,508 --> 00:00:49,108 Speaker 1: you Jane Slater? The incredible face? I just saw the 8 00:00:49,188 --> 00:00:51,868 Speaker 1: start the show? And is that Michael Robinson who just 9 00:00:51,908 --> 00:00:55,148 Speaker 1: looked amazing to start the show? And wait, is that 10 00:00:55,188 --> 00:00:58,388 Speaker 1: Peter Schraeger who looked great, who still has his face 11 00:00:58,428 --> 00:01:02,708 Speaker 1: in after six years? Peter, how do you feel? Feels great? 12 00:01:02,708 --> 00:01:04,828 Speaker 1: It feels like Good Morning Football is back on track 13 00:01:04,868 --> 00:01:07,148 Speaker 1: and I'm ready to talk some football in May. Let's go, 14 00:01:08,428 --> 00:01:11,468 Speaker 1: Let's go. These guys are in such a good mood 15 00:01:11,548 --> 00:01:13,828 Speaker 1: as a result of that, so let's get to the 16 00:01:13,908 --> 00:01:17,828 Speaker 1: lead block to keep that energy going. The Mangos are 17 00:01:17,828 --> 00:01:21,028 Speaker 1: holding OTAs this week, putting in work after that unlikely 18 00:01:21,108 --> 00:01:24,348 Speaker 1: run to the Super Bowl last season, and yesterday Joe 19 00:01:24,388 --> 00:01:30,028 Speaker 1: Burrows spoke about the expectations in Cincinnati for twenty twenty two. No, 20 00:01:30,068 --> 00:01:31,788 Speaker 1: I would say we raised the standard in the eyes 21 00:01:31,828 --> 00:01:35,188 Speaker 1: of you guys and the fans, but our standard has 22 00:01:35,228 --> 00:01:39,428 Speaker 1: never changed. Coming in here, you're one I expected to 23 00:01:39,868 --> 00:01:42,348 Speaker 1: win every game, and that's how I go into every 24 00:01:42,388 --> 00:01:47,188 Speaker 1: single game thinking I can't. I'm not going to accept losing. 25 00:01:51,228 --> 00:01:54,108 Speaker 1: All right, So Burrows got that perfect season mindset. But Kyle, 26 00:01:54,108 --> 00:01:55,748 Speaker 1: you brought this up. Yesa was a great point. In 27 00:01:55,788 --> 00:01:57,908 Speaker 1: the last thirty or so years, there's only been one 28 00:01:57,948 --> 00:02:00,588 Speaker 1: team who lost the Super Bowl and got back then 29 00:02:00,588 --> 00:02:02,908 Speaker 1: next year. It'll be no surprise anyone watching at home 30 00:02:02,908 --> 00:02:05,868 Speaker 1: that that was Tom Brady and twenty eighteen Patriots. So 31 00:02:05,988 --> 00:02:08,308 Speaker 1: why could these Bengals be different? We turned back to 32 00:02:08,348 --> 00:02:11,468 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl this season, Kyle, I gotta ask you 33 00:02:11,508 --> 00:02:16,148 Speaker 1: first your thoughts. Yeah, yeah, I mean they probably won't. 34 00:02:16,428 --> 00:02:18,508 Speaker 1: I'm sorry. Good morning to Cincinnati. I hope they do. 35 00:02:18,548 --> 00:02:20,388 Speaker 1: It would be a really good story, just not the 36 00:02:20,388 --> 00:02:22,628 Speaker 1: way it works, even what we just saw there. There's 37 00:02:22,628 --> 00:02:24,548 Speaker 1: the Patriots, who are just kind of an exception in 38 00:02:24,588 --> 00:02:27,228 Speaker 1: so many ways, and then that Bill's teams nearly nineties 39 00:02:27,228 --> 00:02:29,868 Speaker 1: who got back three times. They're their own exception. It's 40 00:02:29,988 --> 00:02:33,708 Speaker 1: unbelievably rare for some reason. Recently, the Golden State Warriors 41 00:02:33,708 --> 00:02:36,348 Speaker 1: could get back after losing the Finals. The Dodgers could 42 00:02:36,388 --> 00:02:39,148 Speaker 1: get back after losing the World Series if football doesn't happen. 43 00:02:39,348 --> 00:02:41,548 Speaker 1: So let's just look at this and maybe pull some 44 00:02:41,628 --> 00:02:44,348 Speaker 1: lessons learned for the Bengals out of the last five years. 45 00:02:44,668 --> 00:02:46,988 Speaker 1: Look at the top there the Chiefs. Why didn't they 46 00:02:47,028 --> 00:02:48,948 Speaker 1: get back? While they started three and four in the 47 00:02:49,028 --> 00:02:51,148 Speaker 1: home threw a bunch of interceptions, He wasn't playing like 48 00:02:51,148 --> 00:02:54,788 Speaker 1: an MVP. The forty nine or twenty nineteen injuries boom 49 00:02:54,868 --> 00:02:58,868 Speaker 1: Vosa Kittle Garoppolo season over. More or less, the Rams 50 00:02:59,428 --> 00:03:02,548 Speaker 1: up and down just didn't have the mojo that Jared 51 00:03:02,548 --> 00:03:06,028 Speaker 1: Goff hangover. It just didn't click that year the Falcons. 52 00:03:06,068 --> 00:03:08,988 Speaker 1: They lost both coordinators, including Kyle Shanahan. Their offense went 53 00:03:09,068 --> 00:03:12,188 Speaker 1: from number one to number sixteen. And finally the Panthers, 54 00:03:12,428 --> 00:03:14,348 Speaker 1: the one I think is very interesting because if there's 55 00:03:14,388 --> 00:03:17,988 Speaker 1: any comp it's this young, cool quarterback, a young, fun 56 00:03:18,028 --> 00:03:19,788 Speaker 1: team who was seen to be on the way up. No, 57 00:03:20,108 --> 00:03:22,588 Speaker 1: they lost most of their secondary started one in five 58 00:03:22,708 --> 00:03:26,308 Speaker 1: after the dabbing season, cam didn't have the magic good Night. 59 00:03:26,868 --> 00:03:29,468 Speaker 1: So is there hope for Cincinnati to actually get back 60 00:03:29,468 --> 00:03:31,708 Speaker 1: to the Super Bowl to break the streak. Of course 61 00:03:31,748 --> 00:03:33,708 Speaker 1: there is. And I think the reason we're also enticed 62 00:03:33,748 --> 00:03:36,668 Speaker 1: by them and is because of their youth. They got 63 00:03:36,668 --> 00:03:39,028 Speaker 1: a second year quarterback and they have that maniac as 64 00:03:39,028 --> 00:03:42,548 Speaker 1: a rookie. They're so young, they're so on the way 65 00:03:42,628 --> 00:03:46,428 Speaker 1: up that it wasn't like they just spent every resource 66 00:03:46,468 --> 00:03:48,388 Speaker 1: and every ounce of energy they could get in there. 67 00:03:48,548 --> 00:03:50,548 Speaker 1: And it's all the other reasons that Peter and others 68 00:03:50,548 --> 00:03:53,468 Speaker 1: on this show have talked about. They didn't get fleeced 69 00:03:53,508 --> 00:03:56,788 Speaker 1: in their coaching staff, they brought in more players, all 70 00:03:56,868 --> 00:04:01,108 Speaker 1: the recipes are there to get back. But the best reason, guys, 71 00:04:01,148 --> 00:04:04,788 Speaker 1: it's just it's damn hard. It's really hard. There are 72 00:04:04,988 --> 00:04:07,748 Speaker 1: fifteen other teams in the a FC that are ready 73 00:04:07,908 --> 00:04:09,708 Speaker 1: and that are loaded, and they're healthy, and they love 74 00:04:09,708 --> 00:04:12,388 Speaker 1: their coaching staff. I would love to say I think 75 00:04:12,388 --> 00:04:15,388 Speaker 1: the Bengals are gonna be the exception, But bleep happens, guys, 76 00:04:15,548 --> 00:04:17,948 Speaker 1: It doesn't typically happen. I hope they get over it, 77 00:04:18,148 --> 00:04:21,108 Speaker 1: but microbs. Sometimes teams go and even win the Super 78 00:04:21,108 --> 00:04:23,948 Speaker 1: Bowl and the very next year, bleep happens. Like I 79 00:04:23,988 --> 00:04:25,508 Speaker 1: don't know, they're on the goal line and they don't 80 00:04:25,508 --> 00:04:27,508 Speaker 1: hand it to Marshawn. That's just the way the football 81 00:04:27,548 --> 00:04:34,108 Speaker 1: guys work. KAYB, You're absolutely right, man. Bleep gus happened. 82 00:04:34,228 --> 00:04:36,348 Speaker 1: Bleep happens a lot, you know what I mean. I 83 00:04:36,388 --> 00:04:38,828 Speaker 1: don't know how many bleeps we can say in this segment, 84 00:04:38,988 --> 00:04:41,588 Speaker 1: but bleep, man, it just happens, you know what I'm saying. 85 00:04:41,828 --> 00:04:45,268 Speaker 1: But I'm gonna I'm gonna talk about the Cincinnati Bengals 86 00:04:45,268 --> 00:04:50,068 Speaker 1: and just give some some some some I don't know, 87 00:04:50,748 --> 00:04:53,868 Speaker 1: some confidence into into this team because, simply put, when 88 00:04:53,908 --> 00:04:55,708 Speaker 1: I look at what they have offensively, when I look 89 00:04:55,708 --> 00:04:58,188 Speaker 1: at what they have defensively, they really didn't lose anything. 90 00:04:58,188 --> 00:05:02,028 Speaker 1: And offensively, you have three number one receivers. I think 91 00:05:02,068 --> 00:05:04,468 Speaker 1: some of those teams that you show just didn't have 92 00:05:04,548 --> 00:05:08,468 Speaker 1: as much of the offensive firepower that we've you know 93 00:05:08,708 --> 00:05:10,948 Speaker 1: that we've see the Cincinnati Bengals. Have. You got Tyler 94 00:05:10,948 --> 00:05:13,668 Speaker 1: Boyd who rules the slot. You got te Higgins who's 95 00:05:13,668 --> 00:05:16,108 Speaker 1: the big red zone threat, and then you have what 96 00:05:16,668 --> 00:05:19,948 Speaker 1: Jamar Chase, who's the explosives that all guys who are 97 00:05:19,988 --> 00:05:23,148 Speaker 1: capable of having over a thousand yards receiver. You have 98 00:05:23,268 --> 00:05:25,788 Speaker 1: your quarterback who's been compared to a Tom Brady, who 99 00:05:25,828 --> 00:05:28,028 Speaker 1: wasn't he the last guy to kind of do this 100 00:05:28,188 --> 00:05:30,308 Speaker 1: lead this team back to a super Bowl after losing 101 00:05:30,588 --> 00:05:33,228 Speaker 1: the year before. So there is a comparison with the 102 00:05:33,228 --> 00:05:36,188 Speaker 1: mentality of the quarterback and talking about Joe Burrow. That's 103 00:05:36,188 --> 00:05:38,028 Speaker 1: why I loved that sound bite with Joe Burrow. He 104 00:05:38,068 --> 00:05:40,548 Speaker 1: was talking about just this was just a normal game. 105 00:05:40,588 --> 00:05:42,588 Speaker 1: We lost, you know what I'm saying. We looked at 106 00:05:42,628 --> 00:05:45,428 Speaker 1: the film, we got better from it, and it's time 107 00:05:45,548 --> 00:05:47,748 Speaker 1: to move on. I just think that when you look 108 00:05:47,788 --> 00:05:51,748 Speaker 1: at the Cincinnati Bengals team, the culture has changed from 109 00:05:51,748 --> 00:05:54,748 Speaker 1: those old Cincinnati Bengals teams of old that was just 110 00:05:54,828 --> 00:05:59,148 Speaker 1: kind of the bottom basement of the AFC. But I 111 00:05:59,148 --> 00:06:01,148 Speaker 1: think they can do it, but it will be hard. 112 00:06:01,188 --> 00:06:03,748 Speaker 1: I look at the Baltimore ravens Lamar Jackson. You can't 113 00:06:03,748 --> 00:06:05,948 Speaker 1: count on him being hurt. You can't counter that entire 114 00:06:05,988 --> 00:06:08,788 Speaker 1: team being hurt like it was last year. And there 115 00:06:08,868 --> 00:06:11,628 Speaker 1: is a guy in Cleveland, yaway, He's gonna be suspended 116 00:06:11,668 --> 00:06:14,028 Speaker 1: a little bit. But there is a guy in Cleveland, 117 00:06:14,948 --> 00:06:20,948 Speaker 1: quarterback Deshaun Watson, who is one of the premier quarterbacks 118 00:06:21,028 --> 00:06:23,548 Speaker 1: franchise quarterbacks in the National Football league. When he gets 119 00:06:23,548 --> 00:06:27,468 Speaker 1: on the field, it's gonna be instant improvement for a 120 00:06:27,588 --> 00:06:33,268 Speaker 1: Cleveland Brown's team who's already good. So yes, the ingredients 121 00:06:33,268 --> 00:06:35,628 Speaker 1: are there for the Cincinnati Bengals to do it. I 122 00:06:35,668 --> 00:06:38,348 Speaker 1: just don't think it's realistic that it happens this year 123 00:06:38,388 --> 00:06:40,748 Speaker 1: because I just think that the rest of that division, 124 00:06:40,828 --> 00:06:45,788 Speaker 1: the AFC North, will be a lot better. Fair It's fair. 125 00:06:46,228 --> 00:06:50,228 Speaker 1: Here here's my counter to all this. All right, what's 126 00:06:50,228 --> 00:06:54,188 Speaker 1: a bigger accomplishment getting back to the Super Bowl despite 127 00:06:54,228 --> 00:06:56,628 Speaker 1: the history of all these teams who have failed to 128 00:06:56,668 --> 00:07:00,748 Speaker 1: do so, or getting to the super Bowl after being 129 00:07:01,508 --> 00:07:04,948 Speaker 1: the worst team in your conference two years. Look at 130 00:07:04,988 --> 00:07:07,708 Speaker 1: the numbers with Zach Taylor as the head coach and 131 00:07:07,828 --> 00:07:11,028 Speaker 1: what they did last year. Think about the same head 132 00:07:11,028 --> 00:07:13,828 Speaker 1: coach walking into that locker room in July after two 133 00:07:13,828 --> 00:07:15,668 Speaker 1: and fourteen and four and eleven and one and looking 134 00:07:15,708 --> 00:07:17,828 Speaker 1: at the tam and being like, all right, guys, it's 135 00:07:17,868 --> 00:07:21,628 Speaker 1: me again, Zach. Let's rally the troops, let's go to war, 136 00:07:21,868 --> 00:07:24,468 Speaker 1: let's go and do it. And how did these guys 137 00:07:24,548 --> 00:07:27,548 Speaker 1: not tune him out after those first two seasons. I 138 00:07:27,588 --> 00:07:30,228 Speaker 1: think that is what makes them different, The fact that 139 00:07:30,268 --> 00:07:33,268 Speaker 1: they have been to the very deep depths of the 140 00:07:33,388 --> 00:07:35,468 Speaker 1: valley that they have been at the bottom of the mountain. 141 00:07:35,548 --> 00:07:38,908 Speaker 1: The nader of the conference and the same coach was 142 00:07:38,948 --> 00:07:41,108 Speaker 1: able to look at them and be like, trust me, 143 00:07:41,548 --> 00:07:44,108 Speaker 1: have faith in me. He can walk into that locker 144 00:07:44,228 --> 00:07:48,108 Speaker 1: room now and say, guys, what we're gonna do this year. 145 00:07:48,308 --> 00:07:50,028 Speaker 1: It's not even gonna come close to what we did 146 00:07:50,108 --> 00:07:52,828 Speaker 1: last year. The fact they went from two wins and 147 00:07:53,028 --> 00:07:56,868 Speaker 1: four wins to the super Bowl with the same coaching 148 00:07:56,948 --> 00:08:01,468 Speaker 1: staff is miraculous. And then Michael, you mentioned this, shout 149 00:08:01,508 --> 00:08:06,108 Speaker 1: out to our friends at LFG since Shirt Company. This 150 00:08:06,228 --> 00:08:10,628 Speaker 1: is what they have, is what they have. They have 151 00:08:10,868 --> 00:08:16,068 Speaker 1: a young core that is not on their second contracts. 152 00:08:16,148 --> 00:08:19,428 Speaker 1: Yet there's a window they can afford all these guys. 153 00:08:19,548 --> 00:08:22,308 Speaker 1: As much as we could say that they're going to 154 00:08:22,388 --> 00:08:24,948 Speaker 1: be this group for the next ten years, there's an 155 00:08:24,988 --> 00:08:28,308 Speaker 1: urgency here, and I think they know there's an urgency here. 156 00:08:28,588 --> 00:08:30,508 Speaker 1: Not all of those young guys are going to get paid. 157 00:08:30,508 --> 00:08:33,748 Speaker 1: And Jesse Bates might be learning that right now that hey, 158 00:08:34,148 --> 00:08:36,708 Speaker 1: there's a salary cap in football and just because we 159 00:08:36,708 --> 00:08:38,268 Speaker 1: were all drafted by the Bengals in the last few 160 00:08:38,348 --> 00:08:40,348 Speaker 1: years doesn't mean We're going to be hoisting Lombardies ten 161 00:08:40,428 --> 00:08:43,228 Speaker 1: years from now. I think the fact that Zach Taylor 162 00:08:43,748 --> 00:08:46,988 Speaker 1: took this team from the very depth of the AFC 163 00:08:47,348 --> 00:08:49,628 Speaker 1: and looked at them in the eyes and said, believe 164 00:08:49,628 --> 00:08:52,908 Speaker 1: in me, and they actually did, gives them a leg 165 00:08:52,988 --> 00:08:56,508 Speaker 1: up from all these other teams who were good and 166 00:08:56,548 --> 00:08:59,348 Speaker 1: then fail to return. I honestly think so there is 167 00:08:59,388 --> 00:09:02,068 Speaker 1: some Johnny drama to this whole thing, and maybe he's 168 00:09:02,108 --> 00:09:04,588 Speaker 1: the guy that can lead them and that entourage right 169 00:09:04,588 --> 00:09:08,028 Speaker 1: to the super Bowl. I like it. I love all 170 00:09:08,068 --> 00:09:10,668 Speaker 1: the points that you guys brought up, and honestly jumping 171 00:09:10,668 --> 00:09:12,708 Speaker 1: off kind of what Kyle said there, the Bengals know 172 00:09:12,748 --> 00:09:14,388 Speaker 1: what this is all about, go back to nineteen to 173 00:09:14,428 --> 00:09:17,388 Speaker 1: eighty eight. I talked to Boomerssayasin recently, and he talked 174 00:09:17,388 --> 00:09:18,908 Speaker 1: about how hard it was to get to the super 175 00:09:18,948 --> 00:09:21,548 Speaker 1: Bowl and how deflating it was to lose it in 176 00:09:21,588 --> 00:09:24,028 Speaker 1: a close game. But something really stood out to me 177 00:09:24,068 --> 00:09:26,188 Speaker 1: at OTAs and I want to go and show you 178 00:09:26,188 --> 00:09:28,068 Speaker 1: a little video and then we'll get to some sound. 179 00:09:28,388 --> 00:09:30,988 Speaker 1: It was Joe Burrow playing without a knee brace the 180 00:09:31,068 --> 00:09:33,108 Speaker 1: first time. Since twenty twenty has been dealing with that 181 00:09:33,148 --> 00:09:35,948 Speaker 1: acl injury. See look at this. This isn't a big 182 00:09:35,988 --> 00:09:38,188 Speaker 1: deal to some people that might look at the video 183 00:09:38,228 --> 00:09:40,548 Speaker 1: at home or see the pictures. But all you gotta 184 00:09:40,588 --> 00:09:43,228 Speaker 1: do is listen to Joe Burrow talk about not playing 185 00:09:43,268 --> 00:09:45,268 Speaker 1: with that thing and how it's not limiting him the 186 00:09:45,268 --> 00:09:50,148 Speaker 1: way that it was before practicing without a knee brace significant. Yeah, 187 00:09:50,148 --> 00:09:52,588 Speaker 1: it's fun, Like I don't really like wearing that thing, 188 00:09:53,388 --> 00:09:55,348 Speaker 1: so it's it's good to have that off and go 189 00:09:55,508 --> 00:09:57,948 Speaker 1: play with lun or is that a thing of the 190 00:09:58,028 --> 00:10:03,588 Speaker 1: past to be determined. Maybe I don't anticipate wearing it, 191 00:10:03,588 --> 00:10:05,348 Speaker 1: but maybe you get to get a day and I 192 00:10:05,388 --> 00:10:08,588 Speaker 1: feel a little more comfortable having an answer. We'll see. 193 00:10:10,828 --> 00:10:12,868 Speaker 1: So my point in bringing this up is, yes, he's 194 00:10:12,908 --> 00:10:14,948 Speaker 1: getting a lot of upgrades around him in lieu of 195 00:10:14,948 --> 00:10:16,828 Speaker 1: the offensive line. I mean, he's getting a guy like 196 00:10:16,868 --> 00:10:20,068 Speaker 1: Lil Collins there who was big for Dallas. But the 197 00:10:20,108 --> 00:10:21,988 Speaker 1: big thing I think for him is feeling like you 198 00:10:22,028 --> 00:10:24,068 Speaker 1: can play a little bit more free. This might be 199 00:10:24,108 --> 00:10:26,748 Speaker 1: the healthiest version of Joe Burrow that we've gotten. And 200 00:10:26,828 --> 00:10:29,428 Speaker 1: it's scary to think how good he was down the stretch, 201 00:10:29,548 --> 00:10:32,068 Speaker 1: not when he was one hundred percent what he could 202 00:10:32,068 --> 00:10:33,948 Speaker 1: look like when he is actually one hundred percent in 203 00:10:33,988 --> 00:10:36,108 Speaker 1: MicroB I gotta ask you, Yeah, I don't know if 204 00:10:36,108 --> 00:10:38,348 Speaker 1: you've played through some of these injuries, but how limiting 205 00:10:38,508 --> 00:10:41,188 Speaker 1: is that for you in practice? Are you always second 206 00:10:41,308 --> 00:10:44,268 Speaker 1: guessing yourself when you still have that brace and you're 207 00:10:44,268 --> 00:10:45,908 Speaker 1: playing with it and you're not feeling as loose and 208 00:10:45,948 --> 00:10:50,748 Speaker 1: free as you normally are. Yeah. So when I played 209 00:10:50,788 --> 00:10:53,148 Speaker 1: quarterback at Penn State, my first couple of years there, 210 00:10:53,188 --> 00:10:55,788 Speaker 1: we were forced to wear knee braces on our left 211 00:10:55,868 --> 00:10:58,148 Speaker 1: leg in the front leg. Most of our comst quarterbacks 212 00:10:58,228 --> 00:11:01,188 Speaker 1: understand that some teams forced you to do it, and 213 00:11:01,548 --> 00:11:05,108 Speaker 1: it's not that it hurts or anything, but you just 214 00:11:05,348 --> 00:11:09,388 Speaker 1: know the braces on. There were times where I fell 215 00:11:09,628 --> 00:11:12,548 Speaker 1: just simply because because my braces clicked while I was 216 00:11:12,628 --> 00:11:15,748 Speaker 1: running and you end up falling. I think Joe Burrow 217 00:11:15,908 --> 00:11:18,108 Speaker 1: was a great answer by Joe Burrow, you know, and 218 00:11:18,188 --> 00:11:20,468 Speaker 1: may he may get into game situations. It just feel 219 00:11:20,548 --> 00:11:23,468 Speaker 1: more comfortable because he had a whole year with the 220 00:11:23,508 --> 00:11:28,108 Speaker 1: brace on. But to everybody's point, the correlation and wins 221 00:11:28,148 --> 00:11:31,428 Speaker 1: the correlation and just how good the turnaround that this 222 00:11:31,508 --> 00:11:34,508 Speaker 1: team had. Yes, it was Zach Taylor, Peter but it 223 00:11:34,588 --> 00:11:38,388 Speaker 1: also correlated with Joe Burrow being healthy. When Joe Burrow 224 00:11:38,428 --> 00:11:40,988 Speaker 1: got healthy, this team took off. And you just saw 225 00:11:41,028 --> 00:11:42,948 Speaker 1: it in that in that plot right there, that Jane 226 00:11:43,028 --> 00:11:46,148 Speaker 1: just showed the mentality of this young guy. Man. I'm 227 00:11:46,188 --> 00:11:50,268 Speaker 1: telling you that's something that can't be overstated. Facts. I 228 00:11:50,308 --> 00:11:52,268 Speaker 1: love it. Thank you. I put you on the spot there, 229 00:11:52,308 --> 00:11:54,388 Speaker 1: but I just I figured you probably has a pretty 230 00:11:54,428 --> 00:11:56,628 Speaker 1: good insight there. All right. Well, coming up on Good 231 00:11:56,628 --> 00:12:00,868 Speaker 1: Morning Football players entering an absolute make or break season, 232 00:12:00,948 --> 00:12:04,028 Speaker 1: Grab your markers because we've got whiteboard Wednesday and it's 233 00:12:04,108 --> 00:12:06,668 Speaker 1: on the way. And up next, we know Tom Brady 234 00:12:06,708 --> 00:12:08,708 Speaker 1: has headed to the booth when he retires, So Kyle 235 00:12:08,788 --> 00:12:12,468 Speaker 1: went on a deep dive. Has Brady really said anything 236 00:12:12,628 --> 00:12:15,508 Speaker 1: memorable over the years. I can't wait for this one. 237 00:12:15,868 --> 00:12:28,148 Speaker 1: Top five from TV twelve is next and bring it 238 00:12:28,188 --> 00:12:30,308 Speaker 1: back to Tom Brady, who's making half a billion bucks 239 00:12:30,308 --> 00:12:32,868 Speaker 1: to do whatever. Let's see, Let's see how it goes, 240 00:12:32,908 --> 00:12:35,028 Speaker 1: because I mean, I can't think of an interesting thing 241 00:12:35,028 --> 00:12:36,948 Speaker 1: that Tom Brady has ever said in his life. And 242 00:12:37,068 --> 00:12:38,468 Speaker 1: yet you're gonna be in there and he's gonna be 243 00:12:38,508 --> 00:12:41,508 Speaker 1: unbelievably compelling. Drew Brees wasn't, and a lot of other 244 00:12:41,548 --> 00:12:46,348 Speaker 1: people weren't. All right, So I posed the question earlier 245 00:12:46,348 --> 00:12:48,348 Speaker 1: this week. It was a little harsh, or was it. 246 00:12:48,388 --> 00:12:51,148 Speaker 1: But in the wake of Tom Brady's signing a ten 247 00:12:51,268 --> 00:12:55,068 Speaker 1: year deal for three hundred and seventy five million dollars 248 00:12:55,268 --> 00:12:57,668 Speaker 1: for a job that he has never done, it does 249 00:12:57,788 --> 00:13:00,268 Speaker 1: beg the question because as much as we respect Tom 250 00:13:00,308 --> 00:13:02,268 Speaker 1: Brady as a player and as a human being and 251 00:13:02,308 --> 00:13:05,188 Speaker 1: as an ambassador as a leader, we've never really looked 252 00:13:05,188 --> 00:13:07,348 Speaker 1: at him as one of these great talkers, one of 253 00:13:07,348 --> 00:13:11,748 Speaker 1: these charismatic interviews. He's no Charles Barkley. So instance, this 254 00:13:11,908 --> 00:13:15,188 Speaker 1: Quarterback weeker in Good Morning Football, and Peter and Mike 255 00:13:15,228 --> 00:13:17,668 Speaker 1: have done their top five lists of different varieties and 256 00:13:17,748 --> 00:13:20,068 Speaker 1: avenues they want to go in. I thought, I'm gonna 257 00:13:20,108 --> 00:13:22,388 Speaker 1: do the work. I'm gonna do the digging, and I 258 00:13:22,508 --> 00:13:26,548 Speaker 1: bring you the top five Tom Brady quotes of his 259 00:13:26,828 --> 00:13:30,948 Speaker 1: entire career. What is this guy said? Maybe I'm wrong. 260 00:13:31,228 --> 00:13:33,508 Speaker 1: Let's get into it. First of all, we're gonna start naturally. 261 00:13:33,748 --> 00:13:36,908 Speaker 1: January twenty twelve, he's doing an interview and interview magazine 262 00:13:36,908 --> 00:13:41,028 Speaker 1: actually that Matthew McConaughey is conducting and McConaughey asked him, so, 263 00:13:41,068 --> 00:13:43,788 Speaker 1: all right, Tommy, what's the craziest thing that ever happened 264 00:13:43,828 --> 00:13:46,468 Speaker 1: in the pile? And here's Brady's response coming in at 265 00:13:46,548 --> 00:13:49,948 Speaker 1: number five. Tom Brady said, ten years ago, I've had 266 00:13:50,028 --> 00:13:53,388 Speaker 1: just divide everything punched. I've had things grabbed that just 267 00:13:53,428 --> 00:13:56,868 Speaker 1: shouldn't be grabbed. Now, that's funny, especially in the context 268 00:13:56,908 --> 00:13:59,708 Speaker 1: of a game broadcast, or maybe at least to an anecdote. 269 00:13:59,708 --> 00:14:01,828 Speaker 1: I would only ask them to go further, give us 270 00:14:01,828 --> 00:14:04,268 Speaker 1: a name, give us a team. Many of people are 271 00:14:04,508 --> 00:14:07,908 Speaker 1: some things up in the pile. Jump in and empathize 272 00:14:07,908 --> 00:14:10,068 Speaker 1: with those peeping can go a little further. That's number five. 273 00:14:10,388 --> 00:14:12,988 Speaker 1: Number four, We're going to our dear friend of the show, 274 00:14:13,068 --> 00:14:16,388 Speaker 1: Jimmy traina at Sports Illustrated. Trainer had asked Brady about 275 00:14:16,388 --> 00:14:19,428 Speaker 1: his experience doing a video for Funnier Die that showed 276 00:14:19,428 --> 00:14:22,308 Speaker 1: a different side of Brady's personality, which we're coming to 277 00:14:22,388 --> 00:14:24,948 Speaker 1: learn here. What did Tom Brady say in response to 278 00:14:24,948 --> 00:14:26,908 Speaker 1: that number four? What do we have ring up the quote, 279 00:14:27,468 --> 00:14:30,428 Speaker 1: I'm much more comfortable and confident running out on the 280 00:14:30,468 --> 00:14:33,748 Speaker 1: field in front of seventy thousand people instead of standing 281 00:14:33,788 --> 00:14:36,108 Speaker 1: in front of a camera trying to say some lions. 282 00:14:36,588 --> 00:14:38,868 Speaker 1: So I think that's interesting just in the sense that 283 00:14:38,908 --> 00:14:41,468 Speaker 1: it's very candid of him, but also it's very telling 284 00:14:41,468 --> 00:14:43,988 Speaker 1: about what he's about to do in his next career. 285 00:14:43,988 --> 00:14:46,148 Speaker 1: For three hundred and seventy five million dollars. We know 286 00:14:46,188 --> 00:14:48,988 Speaker 1: you're comfortable out on the field, the Ravens and the Steelers. 287 00:14:49,348 --> 00:14:52,548 Speaker 1: What about in the booth when it's not seventy thousand 288 00:14:52,548 --> 00:14:55,348 Speaker 1: people cheering for you, it's the Cowboys have gone four, 289 00:14:55,468 --> 00:14:57,188 Speaker 1: three and out four times in a row, and Tom, 290 00:14:57,228 --> 00:14:58,948 Speaker 1: now you might have to say something critical. Are you 291 00:14:58,988 --> 00:15:02,348 Speaker 1: comfortable there? Let's go to number three that this is 292 00:15:02,348 --> 00:15:04,348 Speaker 1: the top five time Brady quotes of all time comes curty. 293 00:15:04,468 --> 00:15:07,948 Speaker 1: His former Michigan teammate Aaron Shay. Shave was telling his 294 00:15:07,988 --> 00:15:10,308 Speaker 1: story about staying up at night and talking with Tom 295 00:15:10,348 --> 00:15:12,468 Speaker 1: about the things that they would like to do if 296 00:15:12,468 --> 00:15:14,468 Speaker 1: they ever make it big and make a bunch of money, 297 00:15:14,668 --> 00:15:16,948 Speaker 1: and Aaron Shay said, well, I'd buy a mansion, I'd 298 00:15:16,988 --> 00:15:19,148 Speaker 1: buy a sports car, that type of thing. Here's what 299 00:15:19,228 --> 00:15:20,868 Speaker 1: Tom Brady had to say way back in the day 300 00:15:20,868 --> 00:15:22,308 Speaker 1: when he was an ann arbor about if he ever 301 00:15:22,348 --> 00:15:25,068 Speaker 1: made it big. Quote, if I hit it real big. 302 00:15:25,428 --> 00:15:27,388 Speaker 1: I want to be able to wake up, put a 303 00:15:27,428 --> 00:15:29,588 Speaker 1: pair of socks on, and at the end of the 304 00:15:29,708 --> 00:15:33,148 Speaker 1: day I throw him away. I actually thought this quote 305 00:15:33,188 --> 00:15:36,468 Speaker 1: was really and really insightful about what his goals are 306 00:15:36,508 --> 00:15:39,588 Speaker 1: and when he wants to accomplish. Very poetic. Actually, that 307 00:15:39,668 --> 00:15:42,428 Speaker 1: was one of my favorite quotes by far. You got 308 00:15:42,468 --> 00:15:44,228 Speaker 1: a lot of socks he can throw away. Now I 309 00:15:44,228 --> 00:15:46,588 Speaker 1: would follow up then and be like, well, Tom, do 310 00:15:46,708 --> 00:15:48,668 Speaker 1: you actually throw away your socks at the end of 311 00:15:48,708 --> 00:15:51,188 Speaker 1: the day. Do you do that? Because now people would 312 00:15:51,188 --> 00:15:53,148 Speaker 1: probably tell you it's wasteful. But I think it's interesting 313 00:15:53,148 --> 00:15:55,028 Speaker 1: that he didn't think about the house, in the car 314 00:15:55,148 --> 00:15:57,428 Speaker 1: and all that stuff. But number two, this is the 315 00:15:57,468 --> 00:15:59,388 Speaker 1: top five times Brady quicks of all time. As he 316 00:15:59,428 --> 00:16:02,028 Speaker 1: prepares eventually make three hundred and seventy five million dollars 317 00:16:02,108 --> 00:16:04,668 Speaker 1: to talk, here we go. We're going back to September 318 00:16:04,708 --> 00:16:09,068 Speaker 1: of nine for an interview with Details magazine. After talking 319 00:16:09,068 --> 00:16:13,428 Speaker 1: about his split with his former love interest, Tom Brady 320 00:16:13,468 --> 00:16:17,068 Speaker 1: shared his thoughts on how he thinks life should unfold. 321 00:16:17,188 --> 00:16:18,988 Speaker 1: Check this quote out. Tom one deep here and I 322 00:16:19,028 --> 00:16:21,628 Speaker 1: like it. Life is not living in the suburbs with 323 00:16:21,668 --> 00:16:25,588 Speaker 1: a white pick offense. That's not life. Somehow our American 324 00:16:25,628 --> 00:16:27,748 Speaker 1: culture has made it out that that's what life needs 325 00:16:27,788 --> 00:16:30,148 Speaker 1: to be. And then if it's not that it's all 326 00:16:30,188 --> 00:16:33,868 Speaker 1: screwed up, it's not. You go through life and try 327 00:16:33,948 --> 00:16:37,828 Speaker 1: the best you can. That's September two thousand and nine, 328 00:16:37,948 --> 00:16:40,348 Speaker 1: years and years and many Super Bowls ago. But that's 329 00:16:40,348 --> 00:16:42,668 Speaker 1: a great quote. I like that, and I would love 330 00:16:42,708 --> 00:16:45,028 Speaker 1: to hear more of that. And there's gonna be times 331 00:16:45,548 --> 00:16:48,148 Speaker 1: during the broadcast, and whether it's because there's news around 332 00:16:48,188 --> 00:16:50,508 Speaker 1: the world or the game is slow, the time just 333 00:16:50,548 --> 00:16:52,428 Speaker 1: gonna have to share with us his thoughts. It's not 334 00:16:52,508 --> 00:16:55,108 Speaker 1: all about the route should have been broken off at 335 00:16:55,108 --> 00:16:57,508 Speaker 1: twelve yards instead of ten yards. I really want to 336 00:16:57,508 --> 00:16:59,388 Speaker 1: hear those thoughts. And way back at O nine he 337 00:16:59,468 --> 00:17:02,828 Speaker 1: was giving them. We go now to the number one 338 00:17:02,908 --> 00:17:05,228 Speaker 1: Tom Brady quote that I have found through all kinds 339 00:17:05,228 --> 00:17:08,588 Speaker 1: of deep digging. You'll remember when he appeared on the 340 00:17:08,628 --> 00:17:11,268 Speaker 1: Shop and this was after he was changing teams from 341 00:17:11,268 --> 00:17:13,228 Speaker 1: New England and there was all this mystery about what 342 00:17:13,308 --> 00:17:16,308 Speaker 1: team who was going to go to and he said 343 00:17:16,668 --> 00:17:19,348 Speaker 1: this about one team that he had spoken to about 344 00:17:19,428 --> 00:17:22,348 Speaker 1: joining them. One of the teams they weren't interested at 345 00:17:22,388 --> 00:17:25,228 Speaker 1: the very end, and I was like, you're sticking with 346 00:17:25,308 --> 00:17:28,948 Speaker 1: that mother bleep. That is hbos the Shop June twenty 347 00:17:29,148 --> 00:17:33,828 Speaker 1: twenty one. It is completely honest, up to and including 348 00:17:33,948 --> 00:17:37,188 Speaker 1: the vulgarity. That is the real Tom Brady. Now, maybe 349 00:17:37,188 --> 00:17:38,748 Speaker 1: he was turning and on a little bit for the 350 00:17:38,788 --> 00:17:41,388 Speaker 1: fellas there at the shop, but he led to a mystery. 351 00:17:41,468 --> 00:17:44,628 Speaker 1: It was intriguing. It was it was forthright, It cut 352 00:17:44,708 --> 00:17:48,508 Speaker 1: like a knife, and it set off this massive movement 353 00:17:48,588 --> 00:17:50,988 Speaker 1: online and in the media about who is he talking about? 354 00:17:51,108 --> 00:17:53,588 Speaker 1: Who is this bleeper bleeper he was speaking about. I 355 00:17:53,828 --> 00:17:56,148 Speaker 1: come back to it that he's gonna have to talk 356 00:17:56,228 --> 00:17:59,628 Speaker 1: about a quarterback or a coach as that bleeper bleeper, 357 00:17:59,828 --> 00:18:01,068 Speaker 1: except doesn't have to do it on the air. He 358 00:18:01,108 --> 00:18:03,108 Speaker 1: doesn't have to clean it up for television. That is 359 00:18:03,148 --> 00:18:05,588 Speaker 1: my list. That doesn't mean that's all of them. That 360 00:18:05,628 --> 00:18:07,788 Speaker 1: means those are my five favorites. I post a question, 361 00:18:07,908 --> 00:18:11,068 Speaker 1: has he ever said anything interesting? The answer is yes, Peter. 362 00:18:11,388 --> 00:18:13,308 Speaker 1: I'm sure you'll have thoughts on this as we go 363 00:18:13,348 --> 00:18:15,788 Speaker 1: into more Tom Brady talk. What do you think about 364 00:18:15,788 --> 00:18:19,548 Speaker 1: the list? Yeah, I think at the podium, you know, 365 00:18:19,668 --> 00:18:22,508 Speaker 1: Tom Brady says anything that's somewhat funny that local media 366 00:18:22,548 --> 00:18:25,268 Speaker 1: will always like belly ache and laugh, you know, belly laugh. 367 00:18:25,308 --> 00:18:27,508 Speaker 1: I oh my gosh, that's so funny. This guy's amazing. 368 00:18:27,548 --> 00:18:31,028 Speaker 1: And we see on social media where there's I'm sure 369 00:18:31,068 --> 00:18:34,068 Speaker 1: a team of young social media Maven's putting out content 370 00:18:34,108 --> 00:18:36,388 Speaker 1: with him, but he is the one doing it. I 371 00:18:36,428 --> 00:18:38,828 Speaker 1: will say this, Brady's been in the league for more 372 00:18:38,828 --> 00:18:43,468 Speaker 1: than twenty years. He's had hundreds and hundreds of teammates. 373 00:18:44,548 --> 00:18:47,548 Speaker 1: At no point do we hear from any of those teammates, 374 00:18:48,148 --> 00:18:51,788 Speaker 1: the old lineman, the old receivers, the Randy moss Is, 375 00:18:52,028 --> 00:18:55,228 Speaker 1: the Vince wille forks that Brady's anything other than a 376 00:18:55,308 --> 00:19:00,148 Speaker 1: dude that is authentic and real and cool. If you 377 00:19:00,228 --> 00:19:03,548 Speaker 1: bring that to the booth and not some plastic, polished, 378 00:19:04,068 --> 00:19:08,228 Speaker 1: cure rated type deal, I think he's going to be successful. 379 00:19:08,588 --> 00:19:10,908 Speaker 1: You never hear anyone come out of playing in New 380 00:19:10,908 --> 00:19:13,068 Speaker 1: England or Tampa and be like, at Brady's a fraud. 381 00:19:13,588 --> 00:19:17,908 Speaker 1: All the guys love him, young, old, black, white. Everybody 382 00:19:18,108 --> 00:19:21,468 Speaker 1: says that Brady is that dude. There's a certain charisma 383 00:19:21,508 --> 00:19:24,468 Speaker 1: about him. I don't need him necessarily to be up 384 00:19:24,508 --> 00:19:27,548 Speaker 1: there doing jokes like he's a you know, a bush 385 00:19:27,588 --> 00:19:30,348 Speaker 1: felt comedian. But I do think there is a personality 386 00:19:30,428 --> 00:19:32,748 Speaker 1: in there, and I'm curious to see how he does. 387 00:19:33,028 --> 00:19:38,308 Speaker 1: Will he be critical, Kyle, That's my biggest question. Yeah, 388 00:19:38,308 --> 00:19:40,748 Speaker 1: I'm interested in how he does as well. Guys, he's 389 00:19:40,748 --> 00:19:43,508 Speaker 1: gonna have to be critical. He's gonna have to you know, 390 00:19:43,708 --> 00:19:47,548 Speaker 1: talk through born parts of games, you know, and things 391 00:19:47,588 --> 00:19:49,628 Speaker 1: like that. But I do think Tom Brady can open 392 00:19:49,668 --> 00:19:51,628 Speaker 1: the door for a lot of broadcasters coming after him 393 00:19:51,628 --> 00:19:54,068 Speaker 1: because he's gonna be able to rewrite the rules. Sometimes 394 00:19:54,068 --> 00:19:56,068 Speaker 1: sometimes you get into the booth. I do some games 395 00:19:56,068 --> 00:19:58,268 Speaker 1: and they tell you got to fit into this box 396 00:19:58,268 --> 00:19:59,988 Speaker 1: and things like that. So you need a guy like 397 00:20:00,068 --> 00:20:03,028 Speaker 1: Tom Brady to push the rules. But Kyle, to your point, 398 00:20:03,228 --> 00:20:08,468 Speaker 1: I thought it was interesting about Brady's quote being underneath piles. Guys, 399 00:20:09,228 --> 00:20:12,108 Speaker 1: I've been scratched. I've been I felt like somebody had 400 00:20:12,108 --> 00:20:14,428 Speaker 1: a knife under there before. Like I just could not 401 00:20:14,548 --> 00:20:17,948 Speaker 1: imagine somebody, you know, grabbing Tom punch of time doing 402 00:20:17,948 --> 00:20:20,228 Speaker 1: whatever the time to try to intimidate him. And it 403 00:20:20,228 --> 00:20:21,828 Speaker 1: has been times where I've been on the pile. Do 404 00:20:21,828 --> 00:20:24,188 Speaker 1: you hear guys yelling and screaming? And I remember I'm 405 00:20:24,188 --> 00:20:25,708 Speaker 1: not gonna say the guy that I saw on the 406 00:20:25,708 --> 00:20:28,028 Speaker 1: bottom of the pile grabbing somebody and I'm like, yo, 407 00:20:28,348 --> 00:20:30,588 Speaker 1: what you're doing And he's like and all he did 408 00:20:30,668 --> 00:20:32,268 Speaker 1: was look at me at the bottom of the pile 409 00:20:32,468 --> 00:20:34,468 Speaker 1: and he put his head down and it's like, dude, 410 00:20:34,628 --> 00:20:40,988 Speaker 1: stop grabbing man. But it had Angelo Hall incredible. See, Kyle, 411 00:20:41,108 --> 00:20:42,548 Speaker 1: you can go on the show and you don't have 412 00:20:42,628 --> 00:20:45,548 Speaker 1: to name check and put all the dirty laundry out there. 413 00:20:45,868 --> 00:20:47,908 Speaker 1: I will say this, I think he's the type of 414 00:20:47,908 --> 00:20:50,108 Speaker 1: guy that less bulletin board material. I hope he gives 415 00:20:50,108 --> 00:20:52,508 Speaker 1: you ten percent when he crushes it in the booth 416 00:20:52,548 --> 00:20:56,908 Speaker 1: because your face is somewhere. That's gonna make him motivated 417 00:20:56,988 --> 00:20:58,268 Speaker 1: to be the best he can be. I don't know 418 00:20:58,268 --> 00:20:59,588 Speaker 1: about you, guys, but I've seen a little bit of 419 00:20:59,628 --> 00:21:02,228 Speaker 1: a Tommy Sons and I'm talking about a renaissance for 420 00:21:02,308 --> 00:21:04,908 Speaker 1: Tom Brady since he left New England. I think he's 421 00:21:04,908 --> 00:21:08,548 Speaker 1: become more real, more interesting. His social media is sort 422 00:21:08,588 --> 00:21:11,188 Speaker 1: of appointment in viewing. I think he's going to be 423 00:21:11,228 --> 00:21:13,908 Speaker 1: great in the booth. And when we talk about quarterbacks 424 00:21:13,908 --> 00:21:16,668 Speaker 1: that give you great sound bites, name a current quarterback 425 00:21:16,908 --> 00:21:20,188 Speaker 1: that's on his second contract. Not the rookies. They haven't 426 00:21:20,188 --> 00:21:23,188 Speaker 1: really dealt with people marinating about and ruminating about what 427 00:21:23,228 --> 00:21:25,748 Speaker 1: they should get paid, and they're not frustrated the media. 428 00:21:25,788 --> 00:21:28,868 Speaker 1: I'm talking about the guys like Aaron Rodgers and the 429 00:21:28,948 --> 00:21:32,668 Speaker 1: Matt Staffords that are truly giving you sound bites that 430 00:21:32,748 --> 00:21:35,468 Speaker 1: you love. You're not gonna find them. I remember when 431 00:21:35,508 --> 00:21:37,708 Speaker 1: Dan Patrick asked me what he thought Tony Romo is 432 00:21:37,748 --> 00:21:38,908 Speaker 1: going to be like in the booth, and I said, 433 00:21:38,908 --> 00:21:41,028 Speaker 1: he's I don't think he's gonna be that good. I 434 00:21:41,068 --> 00:21:42,708 Speaker 1: don't think that he's going to be able to give 435 00:21:42,748 --> 00:21:44,948 Speaker 1: you an authentic take in an opinion because he was 436 00:21:45,028 --> 00:21:47,828 Speaker 1: so worried about what people would say about him. I 437 00:21:47,868 --> 00:21:49,988 Speaker 1: could tell you things about what his teammates would say 438 00:21:50,188 --> 00:21:52,268 Speaker 1: about how he would respond to criticism. And he was 439 00:21:52,308 --> 00:21:54,068 Speaker 1: constantly worried about what people were saying about him in 440 00:21:54,108 --> 00:21:57,428 Speaker 1: the news. And he's been excellent. In fact, I apologize 441 00:21:57,468 --> 00:21:59,988 Speaker 1: to Tony Romo at the Miami super Bowl for saying 442 00:22:00,388 --> 00:22:03,068 Speaker 1: I'm sorry that I doubted you. You're absolutely great at 443 00:22:03,108 --> 00:22:05,708 Speaker 1: your job. I think little bit of arrogance and a 444 00:22:05,708 --> 00:22:08,108 Speaker 1: little bit of narcissism to be good at this job 445 00:22:08,108 --> 00:22:10,988 Speaker 1: and I'm talking about myself even as we talk about 446 00:22:11,028 --> 00:22:12,988 Speaker 1: doing this, and I think Tom has got a perfect 447 00:22:12,988 --> 00:22:14,628 Speaker 1: balance of all of that. I think he's gonna be 448 00:22:14,628 --> 00:22:16,468 Speaker 1: really great in the booth. So that's just my thought. 449 00:22:20,268 --> 00:22:21,908 Speaker 1: This is my favorite part of the year. And we're 450 00:22:21,948 --> 00:22:25,828 Speaker 1: already predicting who's gonna win get to the playoffs. He's 451 00:22:25,828 --> 00:22:27,748 Speaker 1: gonna win the division, he's gonna win the Super Bowl. 452 00:22:27,788 --> 00:22:29,948 Speaker 1: But there's so much going on behind the scenes right now, 453 00:22:30,188 --> 00:22:33,228 Speaker 1: conditioning drills. We don't even really know what some of 454 00:22:33,268 --> 00:22:36,508 Speaker 1: your teams look like. So let's focus on one side 455 00:22:36,508 --> 00:22:39,428 Speaker 1: of the ball, shall we? Which offense has them most 456 00:22:39,508 --> 00:22:44,828 Speaker 1: unanswered questions right now? Mike, There's a lot of offenses 457 00:22:44,828 --> 00:22:47,548 Speaker 1: in the National Football League that have some unanswered questions. 458 00:22:47,588 --> 00:22:50,868 Speaker 1: I'm gonna focus on the New York Giants. Daniel Jones. 459 00:22:50,908 --> 00:22:54,628 Speaker 1: I just don't believe he's the franchise is a franchise quarterback. 460 00:22:54,668 --> 00:22:56,828 Speaker 1: I don't. I think we need to start believing what 461 00:22:56,948 --> 00:23:00,668 Speaker 1: we see from him. Here's the offensive starters or projective 462 00:23:00,708 --> 00:23:04,868 Speaker 1: starters for the Giants in twenty twenty two, say Quan Cany, Golladay, Shepfrider, 463 00:23:04,948 --> 00:23:06,668 Speaker 1: Darius Tony, who's a guy they have to get the 464 00:23:06,708 --> 00:23:10,708 Speaker 1: ball too. Even more. He's a shifty slot guy. But again, 465 00:23:11,028 --> 00:23:14,188 Speaker 1: you can't have Daniel Jones out here. What does he have? 466 00:23:14,308 --> 00:23:16,948 Speaker 1: Twenty nine interceptions since he's been in the National Football League, 467 00:23:16,948 --> 00:23:19,228 Speaker 1: thirty six fumbles, one hundred and five sacks. And I 468 00:23:19,268 --> 00:23:22,468 Speaker 1: know what people are saying, that's not all on Daniel Jones, 469 00:23:22,508 --> 00:23:25,828 Speaker 1: and it's not. But some of those sacks happen from 470 00:23:25,908 --> 00:23:27,828 Speaker 1: him just holding onto the ball so long. How many 471 00:23:27,868 --> 00:23:30,508 Speaker 1: times are we screaming at our TV, Daniel, just throw 472 00:23:30,548 --> 00:23:33,028 Speaker 1: the ball, throw it away, do something with it. Just 473 00:23:33,148 --> 00:23:34,988 Speaker 1: don't do what you're about to do with it. Then 474 00:23:35,068 --> 00:23:37,708 Speaker 1: get sacked, but turn the football over. They need much 475 00:23:37,748 --> 00:23:40,188 Speaker 1: better play out of that position. And then I got 476 00:23:40,188 --> 00:23:42,628 Speaker 1: to go in the backfield. My Penn stayed up. Say 477 00:23:42,708 --> 00:23:46,148 Speaker 1: Quon Barkley love say Quan. I think he's a generational 478 00:23:46,228 --> 00:23:49,388 Speaker 1: talent when he's healthy, when he's confident, you gotta get 479 00:23:49,428 --> 00:23:51,628 Speaker 1: more out of him. You look at last year with it. 480 00:23:51,828 --> 00:23:54,388 Speaker 1: In thirteen games he played, he barely had six hundred 481 00:23:54,428 --> 00:23:56,988 Speaker 1: yards and rus three point seven yards per rush. They 482 00:23:56,988 --> 00:23:58,708 Speaker 1: need him to get back on track. He needs to 483 00:23:58,748 --> 00:24:01,508 Speaker 1: be the workhorse for this offense and he needs to show, 484 00:24:02,068 --> 00:24:05,548 Speaker 1: not just the New York Giants, but Allen evaluates across 485 00:24:05,548 --> 00:24:09,028 Speaker 1: the National Football League, in the entire NFL world, that 486 00:24:09,108 --> 00:24:11,628 Speaker 1: he's a franchise back and he can carry a team, 487 00:24:11,668 --> 00:24:15,028 Speaker 1: because if not, I think it's gonna do injustice to 488 00:24:15,188 --> 00:24:18,748 Speaker 1: future running backs, future generational running backs coming out of college. 489 00:24:18,748 --> 00:24:20,428 Speaker 1: So I got a lot of questions about the New 490 00:24:20,508 --> 00:24:24,508 Speaker 1: York Giants. Not so sure, especially if they stayed with 491 00:24:24,588 --> 00:24:26,828 Speaker 1: Daniel Jones. Not so sure how this season is gonna 492 00:24:26,908 --> 00:24:29,988 Speaker 1: pan out. They do have the fourth easiest schedule, but 493 00:24:30,028 --> 00:24:33,548 Speaker 1: if I had to guess, I think backup quarterback ty 494 00:24:33,708 --> 00:24:36,228 Speaker 1: Rod Taylor will be playing by week nine. I'm just saying, 495 00:24:37,148 --> 00:24:40,548 Speaker 1: m all right, Well, geez, Mike, maybe you're right, and 496 00:24:40,708 --> 00:24:45,388 Speaker 1: I've about Daniel Jones. Wow. But man, those those those 497 00:24:45,428 --> 00:24:47,948 Speaker 1: say Quon highlights man to get us fired up. We'd 498 00:24:47,948 --> 00:24:50,188 Speaker 1: love to have that guy maker a comeback this year, 499 00:24:50,228 --> 00:24:52,348 Speaker 1: both he and Christian McCaffrey. I feel like we haven't 500 00:24:52,348 --> 00:24:54,508 Speaker 1: seen him in a couple of years because of injuries. 501 00:24:54,828 --> 00:24:56,788 Speaker 1: But last hour in the show, if you're watching, we 502 00:24:56,828 --> 00:24:58,988 Speaker 1: had on as a guest. We had on really Chicago 503 00:24:59,068 --> 00:25:01,708 Speaker 1: Bears icon Jim McMahon, who won a Super Bowl ring 504 00:25:01,708 --> 00:25:04,708 Speaker 1: with the Bears and with the Packers, and we asked them, 505 00:25:04,748 --> 00:25:06,868 Speaker 1: so Jim, like, did you hear that thing about Aaron 506 00:25:06,948 --> 00:25:09,268 Speaker 1: Rodgers and saying you know, I own you, I own you, 507 00:25:09,348 --> 00:25:11,828 Speaker 1: I own you all my life. And McMahon, who's this 508 00:25:11,948 --> 00:25:14,308 Speaker 1: beloved barrass Is he does own him, he does. He 509 00:25:14,388 --> 00:25:16,308 Speaker 1: does own the Bears. And when you play in Chicago, 510 00:25:16,548 --> 00:25:18,908 Speaker 1: you gotta beat green Bay. That brings me to the 511 00:25:18,988 --> 00:25:23,428 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two Chicago Bears guys, Week two at Green 512 00:25:23,508 --> 00:25:27,508 Speaker 1: Bay Sunday Night football. This is the group that will 513 00:25:27,588 --> 00:25:29,548 Speaker 1: be going to Lambeaux and it will be trying to 514 00:25:29,628 --> 00:25:32,348 Speaker 1: beat Aaron Rodgers and Matt Lafloor and all those defenders 515 00:25:32,708 --> 00:25:35,308 Speaker 1: and man and the left column. You got the you know, 516 00:25:35,348 --> 00:25:38,228 Speaker 1: the great hope and fields, good running back in Montgomery 517 00:25:38,468 --> 00:25:42,028 Speaker 1: Mooney promising Pringle a new guy, Econimius Saint Brown, a 518 00:25:42,108 --> 00:25:46,228 Speaker 1: Packers reject, a new guy, Valis Jones, a rookie, Dante Pettis, 519 00:25:46,228 --> 00:25:49,588 Speaker 1: a new guy. Co Comet promising it's just I don't 520 00:25:49,628 --> 00:25:51,748 Speaker 1: know where we're hanging our hat necessarily. And then you 521 00:25:51,788 --> 00:25:53,788 Speaker 1: look at this coordinator. Guess who they're gonna be? The 522 00:25:53,908 --> 00:25:58,188 Speaker 1: new coordinator Luke getsy guests where he came from Green Bay. 523 00:25:58,308 --> 00:26:00,708 Speaker 1: It is all coming back to this whole deal. Now 524 00:26:00,708 --> 00:26:04,028 Speaker 1: here's the thing about our coordinator. He was with the 525 00:26:04,028 --> 00:26:08,068 Speaker 1: Pack through McCarthy, stayed through to the transition through Lafleur. 526 00:26:08,468 --> 00:26:10,468 Speaker 1: Which take away with that way you will, I take 527 00:26:10,468 --> 00:26:13,588 Speaker 1: away that Rogers liked them, Rogers could stand them, Rogers 528 00:26:13,588 --> 00:26:16,108 Speaker 1: wanted them there. But now he has to take that 529 00:26:16,188 --> 00:26:18,628 Speaker 1: and use it against Rogers. What I'm saying is Week 530 00:26:18,668 --> 00:26:21,468 Speaker 1: two is gonna be unbelievably compelling, and I hope it is. 531 00:26:21,468 --> 00:26:23,308 Speaker 1: I hope the Bears don't get their doors blown off 532 00:26:23,348 --> 00:26:25,508 Speaker 1: like they have so many times, because we can go 533 00:26:25,508 --> 00:26:28,708 Speaker 1: through these highlights from last year of Justin Fields try 534 00:26:28,748 --> 00:26:31,228 Speaker 1: to just call out the Bear who's even catching the pass. 535 00:26:31,708 --> 00:26:34,868 Speaker 1: This is not a juggernaut Bears team. This is a 536 00:26:34,948 --> 00:26:37,388 Speaker 1: mysterious enigma of a Bears team in which we have 537 00:26:37,548 --> 00:26:40,228 Speaker 1: no idea what we're getting at all. Alan Robinson is 538 00:26:40,228 --> 00:26:42,868 Speaker 1: with the Rams. It is raw, it is new, It 539 00:26:43,028 --> 00:26:45,348 Speaker 1: is fresh from the head coach to the coordinator to 540 00:26:45,428 --> 00:26:48,668 Speaker 1: everybody but number one. So I don't know, chuck it 541 00:26:48,788 --> 00:26:51,108 Speaker 1: and pray or hopefully they surprised us and they're one 542 00:26:51,108 --> 00:26:52,828 Speaker 1: of these teams. After the first month they're saying, oh 543 00:26:52,908 --> 00:26:55,028 Speaker 1: my god, the Bears really blew us away. Who knew 544 00:26:55,028 --> 00:26:57,908 Speaker 1: that was coming. There's always one Peter. Maybe it's the 545 00:26:57,908 --> 00:27:03,228 Speaker 1: Bears Week two at Lambeo national television and get ready fast. Yeah, 546 00:27:03,268 --> 00:27:04,908 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go with the other team in that game, 547 00:27:04,988 --> 00:27:08,148 Speaker 1: because whereas the Bears are not Super Bowl contenders this year, 548 00:27:08,788 --> 00:27:11,868 Speaker 1: the Packers are. And I don't know what their offense 549 00:27:11,988 --> 00:27:14,748 Speaker 1: is going to look like for a team that everyone 550 00:27:14,828 --> 00:27:17,348 Speaker 1: is penciling in for a division title in an NFC 551 00:27:17,508 --> 00:27:22,148 Speaker 1: championship game, Berth, what is this Packers offense? The one 552 00:27:22,228 --> 00:27:25,188 Speaker 1: constant is the quarterback. But we're not just talking about 553 00:27:25,228 --> 00:27:29,668 Speaker 1: Davante Adams leaving. You're also losing your offensive coordinator. You're 554 00:27:29,708 --> 00:27:32,148 Speaker 1: losing your quarterbacks coach, which you just mentioned is now 555 00:27:32,188 --> 00:27:35,748 Speaker 1: in the rival Chicago Bears locker room. You lose Davante Adams, 556 00:27:35,748 --> 00:27:38,228 Speaker 1: the best wide receiver pound for pound in the in 557 00:27:38,268 --> 00:27:41,348 Speaker 1: the NFL, and you also lose your number two, Marques 558 00:27:41,468 --> 00:27:45,988 Speaker 1: Valdez Scantling. So Adam Stenovich, who played at Michigan was 559 00:27:45,988 --> 00:27:49,668 Speaker 1: the offensive line coach, is now the offensive coordinator. I 560 00:27:49,668 --> 00:27:52,188 Speaker 1: don't know if he's got that relationship with Rogers that 561 00:27:52,228 --> 00:27:54,228 Speaker 1: Hacket had. I also don't know if he can draw 562 00:27:54,228 --> 00:27:57,108 Speaker 1: it up in the sand like Hacket kid. Tom Clements 563 00:27:57,188 --> 00:27:59,428 Speaker 1: is sixty nine years old coming out of retirement to 564 00:27:59,468 --> 00:28:03,508 Speaker 1: coach this team. The rookie wide receivers Christian Watson and 565 00:28:03,668 --> 00:28:08,908 Speaker 1: Romeo dub are from North Dakota State and Nevada. They're 566 00:28:08,948 --> 00:28:13,748 Speaker 1: not from Alabama and Ohio State. These are valid concerns. Now. 567 00:28:14,428 --> 00:28:16,948 Speaker 1: The immediate thing would say, well, it's going to be 568 00:28:16,988 --> 00:28:20,028 Speaker 1: a little bit different. But this team went seven and 569 00:28:20,108 --> 00:28:22,868 Speaker 1: oh without Davante Adams, and that's been the stat that 570 00:28:22,908 --> 00:28:26,028 Speaker 1: I've heard time and time again. Yes, they went seven 571 00:28:26,068 --> 00:28:28,268 Speaker 1: and oh without Davante Adams, but they haven't had to 572 00:28:28,268 --> 00:28:31,948 Speaker 1: go through a season without Davante Adams. They haven't had 573 00:28:31,988 --> 00:28:34,428 Speaker 1: to have that big clutch moment in week seventeen or 574 00:28:34,468 --> 00:28:38,068 Speaker 1: eighteen where Rogers is looking and a rookie ran the 575 00:28:38,108 --> 00:28:39,788 Speaker 1: wrong route and he has to throw it out of 576 00:28:39,828 --> 00:28:43,028 Speaker 1: the back of the end zone. I think the Packers 577 00:28:43,068 --> 00:28:45,228 Speaker 1: of all the great teams in the NFC, and there's 578 00:28:45,228 --> 00:28:47,948 Speaker 1: a limited amount, I think you're talking about the Buccaneers, 579 00:28:48,108 --> 00:28:50,108 Speaker 1: the Rams, and the Packers right now, where are like Yep, 580 00:28:50,148 --> 00:28:52,908 Speaker 1: they're playoff team. I think the Packers have some serious, 581 00:28:52,948 --> 00:28:56,148 Speaker 1: serious question marks, and I'm not doubting Matt Laflorinara Rodgers 582 00:28:56,188 --> 00:28:58,628 Speaker 1: to figure it out. And they've beefed up on defense 583 00:28:58,668 --> 00:29:01,668 Speaker 1: and that might be the way they win games. But gosh, 584 00:29:01,748 --> 00:29:05,028 Speaker 1: I don't remember a team in recent history that's gotten 585 00:29:05,108 --> 00:29:07,788 Speaker 1: so much hey cake walk to the playoffs talk in 586 00:29:07,828 --> 00:29:10,748 Speaker 1: the offseason, yet with so many question marks, a key 587 00:29:10,788 --> 00:29:13,428 Speaker 1: spots and one offensive side of the field not only 588 00:29:13,468 --> 00:29:17,468 Speaker 1: one wide receiver, two wide receiver spots, and their offensive 589 00:29:17,508 --> 00:29:20,548 Speaker 1: coordinator and their quarterbacks coach. I'm sure they'll be fine. 590 00:29:21,348 --> 00:29:26,908 Speaker 1: There definitely are some questions. I know Kyle Brand has 591 00:29:26,908 --> 00:29:28,988 Speaker 1: tried to enforce a gag order as it relates to 592 00:29:28,988 --> 00:29:31,148 Speaker 1: the Cowboys on this show, but when it comes to 593 00:29:31,188 --> 00:29:33,348 Speaker 1: their offense, that's one of the biggest question marks and 594 00:29:33,428 --> 00:29:35,388 Speaker 1: probably the biggest question mark I've had on that team 595 00:29:35,388 --> 00:29:38,068 Speaker 1: since covering him the last six years. And that's because 596 00:29:38,108 --> 00:29:40,668 Speaker 1: this was the number one ranked offense last year. But 597 00:29:40,788 --> 00:29:43,268 Speaker 1: that's hard to believe when you look at the way 598 00:29:43,308 --> 00:29:45,588 Speaker 1: they caved against the forty nine ers in the playoffs. 599 00:29:45,628 --> 00:29:47,588 Speaker 1: And I don't really know what to make of Kellen 600 00:29:47,668 --> 00:29:49,828 Speaker 1: Moore at this point, guys. And then when I look 601 00:29:49,828 --> 00:29:52,908 Speaker 1: at the wide receiver room, obviously you've got Amari Cooper 602 00:29:52,948 --> 00:29:56,428 Speaker 1: who is no longer with Dallas. He's with the Browns 603 00:29:56,428 --> 00:30:00,028 Speaker 1: and Deshaun Watson. So in his place you've got, Okay, 604 00:30:00,068 --> 00:30:02,828 Speaker 1: you've got Ezekiel Elliott, who I We're still waiting to 605 00:30:02,868 --> 00:30:05,028 Speaker 1: see where Zeke is these days? Are they gonna use 606 00:30:05,068 --> 00:30:07,868 Speaker 1: Tony Pollard Moore? Is Ceedee Lamb going to be the 607 00:30:07,908 --> 00:30:10,268 Speaker 1: guy that so many people are giving the favorable comps 608 00:30:10,268 --> 00:30:12,788 Speaker 1: of DeAndre Hopkins. If he emerges as that number one 609 00:30:12,868 --> 00:30:16,228 Speaker 1: dominant wide receiver, then I think they're okay. But you know, 610 00:30:16,348 --> 00:30:19,228 Speaker 1: he wasn't that guy that stepped up in situations last 611 00:30:19,308 --> 00:30:21,468 Speaker 1: year when they needed him at times. And then when 612 00:30:21,468 --> 00:30:23,908 Speaker 1: I look at Michael Gallup, doesn't look like you're going 613 00:30:23,948 --> 00:30:25,748 Speaker 1: to have him the first couple of weeks as he's 614 00:30:25,788 --> 00:30:28,668 Speaker 1: recovering from his injury last year. So is it Jalen 615 00:30:28,748 --> 00:30:32,028 Speaker 1: Tolbert or South Alabama wide receiver? Now they've said the 616 00:30:32,068 --> 00:30:34,468 Speaker 1: ceiling is really high for him, and I'm not doubting him. 617 00:30:34,468 --> 00:30:36,228 Speaker 1: We haven't seen a lot from and again I already 618 00:30:36,228 --> 00:30:39,908 Speaker 1: talked about this we're prognosticating before we've seen him in camp. 619 00:30:40,068 --> 00:30:42,108 Speaker 1: But then you've also got a guy like James Washington 620 00:30:42,188 --> 00:30:44,708 Speaker 1: who didn't do much with the Steelers, and so I 621 00:30:44,788 --> 00:30:46,588 Speaker 1: just don't know what to make in this group. Oh 622 00:30:46,628 --> 00:30:48,908 Speaker 1: and by the way, you'll also lost two of your 623 00:30:48,908 --> 00:30:52,708 Speaker 1: offensive linemen. Now, is Tyler Smith gonna step in their 624 00:30:52,748 --> 00:30:57,068 Speaker 1: favorably for Connor Williams? Is Tyrants Tyrant Smith going to 625 00:30:57,108 --> 00:30:59,068 Speaker 1: be healthy this year? So when I look at this offense, 626 00:30:59,148 --> 00:31:00,548 Speaker 1: I don't know if they're gonna be the number one 627 00:31:00,588 --> 00:31:02,988 Speaker 1: ranked offense this year. I don't know how Dak is 628 00:31:02,988 --> 00:31:05,108 Speaker 1: gonna look. I've just got a lot of answered questions 629 00:31:05,108 --> 00:31:07,588 Speaker 1: as it relates to Dallas moving forward. I think a 630 00:31:07,588 --> 00:31:10,188 Speaker 1: lot of us that cover them here in Dallas, we 631 00:31:10,268 --> 00:31:18,868 Speaker 1: all share the same sentiment. Yeah, look, Jane Giants, Bears, Packers, Cowboys. 632 00:31:19,108 --> 00:31:23,148 Speaker 1: For NFC teams that are in traditional big football markets, 633 00:31:23,548 --> 00:31:26,948 Speaker 1: the NFC is wide open and there are question marks galore. 634 00:31:31,868 --> 00:31:35,268 Speaker 1: He's the punky QB known as McMahon that shuffle the 635 00:31:35,308 --> 00:31:41,268 Speaker 1: Bears to a Super Bowl title. Well, I'm a punky 636 00:31:41,348 --> 00:31:43,868 Speaker 1: QB known as McMahon. When I hit the turf, I 637 00:31:43,868 --> 00:31:46,188 Speaker 1: don't got no plan. I just throw my body all 638 00:31:46,228 --> 00:31:48,388 Speaker 1: over the field. I can't dance, but I can throw 639 00:31:48,468 --> 00:31:50,988 Speaker 1: the pill I motivate the cats. I like to tease. 640 00:31:51,148 --> 00:31:53,588 Speaker 1: I play so cool. I aim to please the reason 641 00:31:53,668 --> 00:31:56,148 Speaker 1: y'all got here on the double to catch me doing 642 00:31:56,268 --> 00:32:02,788 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl Shuffle. Whoa that song on a Grammy? 643 00:32:02,868 --> 00:32:05,548 Speaker 1: You can look it up. And that is our adoration 644 00:32:05,708 --> 00:32:08,388 Speaker 1: and our respect for our next guests. He is the 645 00:32:08,428 --> 00:32:12,468 Speaker 1: fifth overall pick in the nineteen eighty two NFL Draft. 646 00:32:12,868 --> 00:32:15,068 Speaker 1: He is one of the most interesting and one of 647 00:32:15,068 --> 00:32:17,748 Speaker 1: the most colorful personalities this league has ever seen. Is 648 00:32:17,788 --> 00:32:19,708 Speaker 1: also a two time Super Bowl champ, and here to 649 00:32:19,748 --> 00:32:22,428 Speaker 1: talk about Dick because Gridiron greats Hall of Fame dinner. 650 00:32:22,708 --> 00:32:26,628 Speaker 1: Here he is. Jim McMahon, Good morning football, Hey, good 651 00:32:26,628 --> 00:32:31,148 Speaker 1: morning guys. How are you doing. Thrilled to talk to you, 652 00:32:31,948 --> 00:32:34,988 Speaker 1: Thrilled to wrap alongside you and to give you the 653 00:32:35,068 --> 00:32:38,708 Speaker 1: musical homage that you deserve. Jim first and foremost, so 654 00:32:39,148 --> 00:32:42,108 Speaker 1: we start out the Super Bowl Shuffle. It just won't 655 00:32:42,268 --> 00:32:45,828 Speaker 1: no nineteen eighty five. It's still here, Jim. We know it. 656 00:32:45,988 --> 00:32:48,548 Speaker 1: We remember your career. We were young watching you. Remember it. 657 00:32:48,548 --> 00:32:50,748 Speaker 1: You're all about There's a lot of people watching who 658 00:32:50,748 --> 00:32:53,708 Speaker 1: weren't even alive for the eighty five Bears, let alone 659 00:32:53,748 --> 00:32:56,308 Speaker 1: the shuffle. So for Jim, for those people watching, how 660 00:32:56,348 --> 00:33:00,028 Speaker 1: would you describe your playing style and your personality when 661 00:33:00,028 --> 00:33:04,068 Speaker 1: you were in the league? Well, I played to win, 662 00:33:04,388 --> 00:33:07,068 Speaker 1: you know, whatever that took me to do to win 663 00:33:07,108 --> 00:33:08,988 Speaker 1: a ball game, that's what I would do. I really 664 00:33:09,028 --> 00:33:12,228 Speaker 1: didn't care about, you know what, the what the sports 665 00:33:12,308 --> 00:33:15,148 Speaker 1: writers or what the coach was thought. I was worried 666 00:33:15,148 --> 00:33:21,948 Speaker 1: about winning ball games, and the people around me understood that. Jim. Obviously, 667 00:33:21,948 --> 00:33:24,108 Speaker 1: you're the face and one of the many faces of 668 00:33:24,708 --> 00:33:27,308 Speaker 1: that eighty five Bears team. It is so beloved in 669 00:33:27,308 --> 00:33:29,828 Speaker 1: the history of the game, and it still brings up 670 00:33:29,868 --> 00:33:32,708 Speaker 1: such memories and smiles from everybody with how you guys 671 00:33:32,748 --> 00:33:35,508 Speaker 1: went about your business and then finished the job. Are 672 00:33:35,548 --> 00:33:38,548 Speaker 1: you amazed at all these years later people still are 673 00:33:38,588 --> 00:33:40,748 Speaker 1: in love with that team and bring it up probably 674 00:33:40,788 --> 00:33:45,548 Speaker 1: everywhere you go. Well, I think what most people liked 675 00:33:45,668 --> 00:33:47,948 Speaker 1: was the personalities we had on that team. It wasn't 676 00:33:47,988 --> 00:33:50,348 Speaker 1: just about us playing football. We were pretty damn good 677 00:33:50,388 --> 00:33:53,188 Speaker 1: football team, but we had a lot of great personalities 678 00:33:53,188 --> 00:33:56,388 Speaker 1: on that team. And you know, the NFL was struggling 679 00:33:56,428 --> 00:33:58,788 Speaker 1: back in the early eighties, and I've talked to a 680 00:33:58,788 --> 00:34:00,508 Speaker 1: lot of people since then, a lot of you know, 681 00:34:00,548 --> 00:34:03,388 Speaker 1: older people, the grandmas and stuff, saying, we never watched 682 00:34:03,428 --> 00:34:06,388 Speaker 1: football until we saw you guys. And I think they 683 00:34:06,428 --> 00:34:09,268 Speaker 1: saw us without our helmets on and having a lot 684 00:34:09,308 --> 00:34:11,508 Speaker 1: of fun, and I think that's what they remember. It's 685 00:34:11,508 --> 00:34:13,468 Speaker 1: how much fun we had and as well as how 686 00:34:13,508 --> 00:34:18,068 Speaker 1: good we were. Well, Jim, it doesn't hurt that the grandmas, 687 00:34:18,068 --> 00:34:21,548 Speaker 1: we're likely, you know, doing appointment viewing at ten o'clock 688 00:34:21,588 --> 00:34:24,188 Speaker 1: with Letterman. Of course, you were also on a Johnny 689 00:34:24,228 --> 00:34:27,348 Speaker 1: Carson show, Millions and endorsements. What was it like being 690 00:34:27,388 --> 00:34:32,388 Speaker 1: such a hot commodity on Madison Avenue back in the eighties. Well, 691 00:34:32,428 --> 00:34:35,828 Speaker 1: actually doing all those commercials as a painting a butt, uh, 692 00:34:35,908 --> 00:34:39,748 Speaker 1: you know, it takes about it takes about eight hours 693 00:34:39,748 --> 00:34:42,188 Speaker 1: to do a thirty second commercial. I didn't I never 694 00:34:42,268 --> 00:34:45,748 Speaker 1: understood that that math. But I'm glad I didn't have 695 00:34:45,788 --> 00:34:47,548 Speaker 1: to do that for a living. But it definitely helped 696 00:34:47,548 --> 00:34:51,548 Speaker 1: me in the off season. I've been lucky enough not 697 00:34:51,628 --> 00:34:54,188 Speaker 1: having a job since I retired, so I'm glad I 698 00:34:54,228 --> 00:35:00,108 Speaker 1: was able to do those things all the field. That's awesome. 699 00:34:59,668 --> 00:35:09,348 Speaker 1: Also and Hugh, you got stories, a lot of stories, Jim. 700 00:35:11,508 --> 00:35:15,668 Speaker 1: That was actually a pretty fun day at the Playboy Mansion. Uh, 701 00:35:15,828 --> 00:35:20,108 Speaker 1: mister Heffner, he thought I got screwed on the MVP voting, 702 00:35:20,148 --> 00:35:22,948 Speaker 1: so he actually gave me a car himself, and so 703 00:35:22,988 --> 00:35:24,988 Speaker 1: it was had had a nice time at the mansion, 704 00:35:25,628 --> 00:35:28,188 Speaker 1: and uh, I actually got I got to go back 705 00:35:28,188 --> 00:35:29,788 Speaker 1: to the mansion a couple of times with my buddy 706 00:35:29,788 --> 00:35:33,188 Speaker 1: Bruce Willis. We went up there and watched the Tommy 707 00:35:33,268 --> 00:35:35,668 Speaker 1: Hearns and uh, I think it was should be Ray 708 00:35:35,708 --> 00:35:38,068 Speaker 1: Fight back in the day. So yeah, I've had had 709 00:35:38,068 --> 00:35:43,468 Speaker 1: some good times there at the Playboy Mansion. Wow, I mean, 710 00:35:43,588 --> 00:35:46,148 Speaker 1: I just can't just let you go by. You just 711 00:35:46,228 --> 00:35:50,148 Speaker 1: dropped Bruce Willis's name, like everybody just knows that guy. 712 00:35:50,268 --> 00:35:54,228 Speaker 1: Man talk about how relationship came to which I'm sorry 713 00:35:54,228 --> 00:35:58,588 Speaker 1: I had another question, but you said Bruce Willis bro's Diehard. Well, 714 00:35:58,908 --> 00:36:01,348 Speaker 1: I was, I was actually doing I was either taping 715 00:36:01,348 --> 00:36:03,548 Speaker 1: The Carson Show or the There was one of those 716 00:36:03,548 --> 00:36:07,428 Speaker 1: shows I was in in LA taping for and this 717 00:36:07,468 --> 00:36:11,268 Speaker 1: was when Bruce Willis was doing Moodline and they were 718 00:36:11,308 --> 00:36:13,668 Speaker 1: taping a show as well. He heard that I was 719 00:36:13,708 --> 00:36:15,548 Speaker 1: in town. You ask if you know I could come 720 00:36:15,548 --> 00:36:18,068 Speaker 1: to the set and meet him. Ended up having to 721 00:36:18,068 --> 00:36:19,908 Speaker 1: go to the airport, But he ended up showing up 722 00:36:19,948 --> 00:36:22,708 Speaker 1: at the airport and we just sat and had a 723 00:36:22,748 --> 00:36:25,188 Speaker 1: couple of cocktails before I got on the plane, and 724 00:36:25,788 --> 00:36:28,548 Speaker 1: we became pretty good friends. And every time I got 725 00:36:28,588 --> 00:36:31,148 Speaker 1: to LA i'd call him up and we'd have some fun. 726 00:36:31,268 --> 00:36:34,068 Speaker 1: So it's been a while since I've seen him, but yeah, 727 00:36:34,108 --> 00:36:35,868 Speaker 1: we had we had a good time back in the day. 728 00:36:36,868 --> 00:36:38,948 Speaker 1: I'm glad to hear it. And I know that Bruce 729 00:36:39,068 --> 00:36:40,468 Speaker 1: is going through a lot right now and we're all 730 00:36:40,508 --> 00:36:42,228 Speaker 1: thinking about him. But it's great to hear some times 731 00:36:42,228 --> 00:36:44,588 Speaker 1: from the good old days that I know you guys. Oh, 732 00:36:44,628 --> 00:36:46,348 Speaker 1: I don't know, Jim raised some hell. I think that's 733 00:36:46,388 --> 00:36:49,188 Speaker 1: fair to say. Another question for you, Jim, as you're 734 00:36:49,188 --> 00:36:52,108 Speaker 1: talking to your your your event with Coach Dicka in Chicago. 735 00:36:52,148 --> 00:36:55,548 Speaker 1: You're there in Chicago to attend you know, your career 736 00:36:55,588 --> 00:36:57,908 Speaker 1: is so interesting because you're looked at as this iconic bear, 737 00:36:57,988 --> 00:37:00,388 Speaker 1: which you are. But again, the younger people went out. 738 00:37:00,388 --> 00:37:03,468 Speaker 1: You also won another Super Bowl with the Packers, and Jim, 739 00:37:03,468 --> 00:37:05,708 Speaker 1: this is fascinating. You go to the White House with 740 00:37:05,748 --> 00:37:09,548 Speaker 1: the Green Bay Packers, and you wore your Chicago Bears jersey, 741 00:37:09,668 --> 00:37:12,668 Speaker 1: including in all the pictures. There's a lot of intrigue 742 00:37:12,668 --> 00:37:14,588 Speaker 1: about on the internet, and I think a lot of 743 00:37:14,628 --> 00:37:17,668 Speaker 1: confusion there. You are with a pretty much a household name, 744 00:37:17,668 --> 00:37:19,908 Speaker 1: I think in this country, Jim, why did you wear 745 00:37:19,948 --> 00:37:23,268 Speaker 1: it your Bears uniform to go with the Packers to 746 00:37:23,308 --> 00:37:27,508 Speaker 1: the White House. Well, back when we won in eighty five, 747 00:37:27,788 --> 00:37:29,628 Speaker 1: we didn't get to go to the White House. The 748 00:37:29,668 --> 00:37:32,508 Speaker 1: space shuttle blew up two days after we won, so 749 00:37:32,548 --> 00:37:35,188 Speaker 1: all the focus was on that, which is right rightfully so. 750 00:37:35,948 --> 00:37:37,748 Speaker 1: But I think they could have snuck the Bears in 751 00:37:37,868 --> 00:37:40,828 Speaker 1: at some point between, you know, the time I went 752 00:37:40,868 --> 00:37:43,908 Speaker 1: with the Packers and we did. We did end up 753 00:37:43,908 --> 00:37:46,628 Speaker 1: going as the Bears a few years later. But I 754 00:37:46,668 --> 00:37:49,908 Speaker 1: explained to all my teammates in Green Bay. I explained 755 00:37:49,908 --> 00:37:51,428 Speaker 1: it to the coaches what I was going to do. 756 00:37:52,948 --> 00:37:55,548 Speaker 1: I said, I'm just going to represent our team in Chicago. 757 00:37:55,588 --> 00:37:58,348 Speaker 1: I actually called a couple of my old linemen in 758 00:37:58,468 --> 00:38:00,828 Speaker 1: Chicago said some of your jerseys, I'll hold those up 759 00:38:00,828 --> 00:38:03,988 Speaker 1: two during the team picture. I just wanted to represent 760 00:38:04,068 --> 00:38:07,068 Speaker 1: the Bear team that never got to go, Like I said, 761 00:38:07,068 --> 00:38:08,828 Speaker 1: we did get to go a few years after that, 762 00:38:08,908 --> 00:38:12,348 Speaker 1: but you know that was kind of an afterthought, but basically, 763 00:38:12,388 --> 00:38:16,188 Speaker 1: but that's the whole reason behind it. I know a 764 00:38:16,188 --> 00:38:18,148 Speaker 1: few of the fans in Green Bay might have been upset, 765 00:38:18,188 --> 00:38:20,068 Speaker 1: but I think the coaches and players knew what I 766 00:38:20,108 --> 00:38:23,908 Speaker 1: was doing. Yeah, speaking of green Bay, Jim, I'm sure 767 00:38:23,908 --> 00:38:26,268 Speaker 1: you still follow the game. Last year, Aaron Rodgers scored 768 00:38:26,308 --> 00:38:28,388 Speaker 1: a touchdown and Soldier Field and look at the fans 769 00:38:28,428 --> 00:38:32,508 Speaker 1: and said, we own you. I own you, I still 770 00:38:32,508 --> 00:38:34,708 Speaker 1: own you. And it made a lot of headlines. As 771 00:38:35,108 --> 00:38:38,428 Speaker 1: as a Bears and slash Packers player, and he saw 772 00:38:38,548 --> 00:38:41,628 Speaker 1: Rogers do that in Soldier Field. What was your reaction 773 00:38:41,668 --> 00:38:44,388 Speaker 1: and maybe the eighty five Bears reaction if you guys 774 00:38:44,388 --> 00:38:48,828 Speaker 1: had any conversations about that moment. Well, this is actually 775 00:38:48,868 --> 00:38:50,548 Speaker 1: the first time I'm hearing about it because I don't 776 00:38:50,548 --> 00:38:54,468 Speaker 1: really follow the game. I held a lot, but it's 777 00:38:54,788 --> 00:38:57,348 Speaker 1: not surprising. I mean, he has owned the Bears. I mean, 778 00:38:57,548 --> 00:39:00,348 Speaker 1: I don't know if he's ever lost to him. When 779 00:39:00,388 --> 00:39:03,028 Speaker 1: I was with the Bears, I owned the Packers and 780 00:39:03,148 --> 00:39:06,668 Speaker 1: I think I only yeah the Packers and all that time. 781 00:39:06,748 --> 00:39:09,388 Speaker 1: So yeah, if you play here in Chicago. You've got 782 00:39:09,388 --> 00:39:11,508 Speaker 1: to be able to beat Green Bay or you're gonna 783 00:39:11,508 --> 00:39:15,868 Speaker 1: catch a lot of grief. I love it. I'm miss 784 00:39:15,948 --> 00:39:18,588 Speaker 1: quarterbacks of this sort of authenticity. I could listen to 785 00:39:18,588 --> 00:39:21,788 Speaker 1: his stories all morning long. I would love to be 786 00:39:21,828 --> 00:39:23,588 Speaker 1: a fly on the wall when you and Mike Dick 787 00:39:23,588 --> 00:39:26,388 Speaker 1: could get together for this. Uh, Mike Dick has Gridiron 788 00:39:26,468 --> 00:39:29,388 Speaker 1: Greats Hall of Fame dinner this Friday. Are you excited 789 00:39:29,588 --> 00:39:31,148 Speaker 1: about the event? Tell me a little bit about it 790 00:39:31,188 --> 00:39:35,188 Speaker 1: and seeing your former coach. Well, I'm definitely excited to 791 00:39:35,228 --> 00:39:38,748 Speaker 1: see coach. You know, he started this foundation probably I 792 00:39:38,748 --> 00:39:42,188 Speaker 1: don't know, fifteen years ago to help out the retired 793 00:39:42,228 --> 00:39:45,148 Speaker 1: players that were really struggling, and he's done a heck 794 00:39:45,148 --> 00:39:49,108 Speaker 1: of a job with this charity. I'm looking forward to 795 00:39:49,108 --> 00:39:52,708 Speaker 1: seeing him. I know he's been struggling healthwise, and maybe 796 00:39:52,708 --> 00:39:54,468 Speaker 1: I can, you know, maybe piss him off a little 797 00:39:54,468 --> 00:40:00,468 Speaker 1: bit and get him going again tomorrow or Friday night. Well, 798 00:40:00,788 --> 00:40:03,148 Speaker 1: nobody was as good as that as you, Jim, and 799 00:40:03,188 --> 00:40:04,788 Speaker 1: I love that you put it that way. There it 800 00:40:04,908 --> 00:40:07,908 Speaker 1: is this Friday. It's an incredible event that is Chicago 801 00:40:08,108 --> 00:40:12,748 Speaker 1: Royalty and Jim, You're still amazing. You really are incredible career, 802 00:40:12,788 --> 00:40:15,828 Speaker 1: incredible football life. And I have to say personally, growing 803 00:40:15,868 --> 00:40:17,468 Speaker 1: up as a kid in Chicago in the eighties, you 804 00:40:17,508 --> 00:40:19,988 Speaker 1: and Walter were my heroes. So it's really special that 805 00:40:19,988 --> 00:40:22,868 Speaker 1: you came a Good morning football and we love you. Man. Hey, 806 00:40:22,908 --> 00:40:25,468 Speaker 1: I appreciate the time guys. You guys, have a good day. 807 00:40:25,508 --> 00:40:26,548 Speaker 1: I gotta go to work now