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Speaker 1: NFL Podcast, not Bad one Star. Welcome to another edition

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Speaker 1: of the Around the NFL Podcast. My name is Dan Hantus,

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Speaker 1: and I am coming to you from the city filled

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Speaker 1: with heroes in bunkers. Mark Sessler, Chris Westling, Greg Roselipal,

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Speaker 1: What is up? Boyees? Hey Dan, Hey, let's have live

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Speaker 1: Sessler today based on our pre pre show talk Westling too.

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Speaker 1: We've got a couple of live wires. I don't know,

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Speaker 1: I mean, is anyone else dealing with a home It's

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Speaker 1: like a hundred and seventeen degrees in this room that

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Speaker 1: quick episode. We need to get in and we need

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Speaker 1: to get out. Morson whistles and nonsense. Today you're looking

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Speaker 1: a little more Ted Kazinski like as the Beard Grannis. Yeah, yeah,

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Speaker 1: you know, and it's it's not gonna get any better.

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Speaker 1: There's no improving any of this at this point. I mean,

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Speaker 1: I cannot contain the adrenaline pumping through my veins for

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Speaker 1: the schedule release. That's why you get alive Westling today,

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Speaker 1: we're we are twenty four hours of lay. It is.

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Speaker 1: It is the new West of Us until Joe Burrow

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Speaker 1: Now the heat is rising in southern California, but you

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Speaker 1: head over to Santa Monica, Greg in Paradise, So Greg,

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Speaker 1: probably another beautiful day for you with the family and quarantine.

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Speaker 1: I mean it's it's not like the weather is that

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Speaker 1: But in the quarantine it kind of focuses your purpose.

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Speaker 1: you know, Walker basically had Ellis in a total headlock,

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Speaker 1: talking about wrestling Walker, are you like, what do you

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Speaker 1: all right? Coming up on today's show, Uh, Ricky, Hey, Ricky,

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Speaker 1: what's up? You are the resident twenty something of the

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Speaker 1: Social Today's segment come back season, we need you to

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Speaker 1: on Gina. What if bear with me here the Jets

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Speaker 1: I don't even want Gino coming back to the Jets.

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Speaker 1: They don't deserve him um and Gino deserves better than

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Speaker 1: this segment. If this means that they're this segment is

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Speaker 1: which was not the case late in his Arizona tenure. Actually,

425
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Speaker 1: I didn't think he was washed up last year. I

426
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Speaker 1: thought he was playing through a back injury, and that

427
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Speaker 1: explained everything to me. The same thing is is Alvin

428
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Speaker 1: Kamara playing through a high ankle. You just you don't

429
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Speaker 1: expect running backs to do well playing through those kinds

430
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Speaker 1: of injuries. There's there's levels to it, though, and and

431
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Speaker 1: Johnson has just been a while. He hasn't been the

432
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Speaker 1: same guy since his injury, you know, which is now

433
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Speaker 1: a few years. I think Duke Johnson's got to be

434
00:23:59,200 --> 00:24:00,960
Speaker 1: sitting there seeing like, what what do I gotta do?

435
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Speaker 1: I won you a playoff game. He I mean, Duke

436
00:24:03,400 --> 00:24:06,840
Speaker 1: Johnson was the second most valuable player on that offense

437
00:24:06,880 --> 00:24:08,760
Speaker 1: in that playoff game. He was the one making plays

438
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Speaker 1: at the end when they needed to win the game.

439
00:24:10,520 --> 00:24:12,920
Speaker 1: And I do think in the end he'll be a factor,

440
00:24:13,080 --> 00:24:15,280
Speaker 1: just because I guess I have my doubts that that

441
00:24:15,400 --> 00:24:19,919
Speaker 1: David Johnson's gonna be back to his own self. I

442
00:24:19,960 --> 00:24:23,040
Speaker 1: will stick in the running back realm and I'll Since

443
00:24:23,040 --> 00:24:26,480
Speaker 1: Arety hinted at it Levy on Bell, I think last

444
00:24:26,560 --> 00:24:29,520
Speaker 1: year was a bit of a perfect storm of poop

445
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Speaker 1: for Bell, and I agree that he seemed a little

446
00:24:35,280 --> 00:24:40,760
Speaker 1: bit lethargic and did not have explosion. And I just

447
00:24:40,920 --> 00:24:43,800
Speaker 1: wonder how much of that had to do with the

448
00:24:43,880 --> 00:24:47,400
Speaker 1: layoff and if if that is ever gonna come back

449
00:24:47,480 --> 00:24:49,359
Speaker 1: or if it's gone, but I would like to see

450
00:24:49,359 --> 00:24:52,000
Speaker 1: it in a situation where he has more of an opportunity.

451
00:24:52,280 --> 00:24:57,119
Speaker 1: The Jets famously had a almost historically horrendous offensive line that,

452
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Speaker 1: in addition to not having any talent, was completely decimated

453
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Speaker 1: by injuries. So it was really um one of the

454
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Speaker 1: all time bad situations. From a lot of the season

455
00:25:06,880 --> 00:25:10,040
Speaker 1: or a portion of the season, you had quarterback play

456
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Speaker 1: that was, you know, amongst some of the worst quarterback

457
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Speaker 1: play we've seen in years. Uh there, which does a

458
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Speaker 1: running back no favors. So now you have him kind

459
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Speaker 1: of back in the swing of things with a year

460
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Speaker 1: under his belt. You have a I'm not gonna say

461
00:25:24,359 --> 00:25:26,879
Speaker 1: it's gonna be the best offensive line in the league.

462
00:25:26,880 --> 00:25:29,080
Speaker 1: We're gonna see how if these guys can play together,

463
00:25:29,119 --> 00:25:33,479
Speaker 1: but on paper and upgraded offensive line, Sam Donald year three,

464
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Speaker 1: hopefully playing a full season, and uh, I just would

465
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Speaker 1: not be surprised even with people now kind of um

466
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Speaker 1: forecasting doom and gloom because Frank Gore signed and all

467
00:25:44,119 --> 00:25:46,680
Speaker 1: of a sudden, now Frank Gore is going to uh

468
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Speaker 1: be the leading rusher or close to it. I don't

469
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Speaker 1: see that either. I still think we're gonna get a

470
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Speaker 1: lot of Bell, who had over three under touches last year,

471
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Speaker 1: and I think we'll get a better Bell. I mean

472
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Speaker 1: it could be worse three point two yards per carry

473
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Speaker 1: last year, which for the amount of workload he had

474
00:25:59,240 --> 00:26:02,359
Speaker 1: was the worst in Jets history. Um. I just would

475
00:26:02,359 --> 00:26:04,480
Speaker 1: not be stunned if we see a much better version

476
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Speaker 1: of him, not elite late Levian Bell of his Steelers heyday,

477
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Speaker 1: but a guy that is better than an average running

478
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Speaker 1: back and the Jets then at least get some return

479
00:26:15,080 --> 00:26:17,359
Speaker 1: on their investment. Am I being an optimistic Jets man,

480
00:26:17,440 --> 00:26:20,520
Speaker 1: of course, But I also don't know if it's possible

481
00:26:20,800 --> 00:26:22,479
Speaker 1: for the guy to go from where he was at

482
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Speaker 1: that point, uh to where he was last year without

483
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Speaker 1: other circumstances coming into play, which I think, like I said,

484
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Speaker 1: a poop storm for Bell. I mean, my one concern

485
00:26:32,119 --> 00:26:34,119
Speaker 1: would be, and you know we mentioned him too, is

486
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Speaker 1: I've just never gotten the sense um that Adam Gaze

487
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Speaker 1: wanted anything to do with this Levan bell Um price

488
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Speaker 1: tag or overall, it's not a sense I mean it's

489
00:26:45,640 --> 00:26:48,479
Speaker 1: but he also gave him like touches, so it's not

490
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Speaker 1: like they then didn't use him maybe. I mean, you know,

491
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Speaker 1: like you mentioned the injuries and you're not gonna lose

492
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Speaker 1: Sam Donald too, Mono again and all this other stuff

493
00:26:57,160 --> 00:26:59,400
Speaker 1: that happened, and they just the beginning of their year

494
00:26:59,480 --> 00:27:02,080
Speaker 1: last year was about as disastrous as you could could

495
00:27:02,160 --> 00:27:05,240
Speaker 1: dream up. But Levy on bell Um, Adam Gates just

496
00:27:05,280 --> 00:27:09,639
Speaker 1: to me feels Um tilted towards Machiavellian behavior and if

497
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Speaker 1: he is out on the whole bell thing, that could

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Speaker 1: be Um, as Greg likes to say, a fly in

499
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Speaker 1: the ointment. Potentially. Yeah, I didn't know that, but I

500
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Speaker 1: like it. I was so wrong about bell. I thought

501
00:27:21,840 --> 00:27:23,600
Speaker 1: it was a great signing. I didn't think they paid

502
00:27:23,600 --> 00:27:25,960
Speaker 1: too much like I defended it. I just think he,

503
00:27:26,280 --> 00:27:28,199
Speaker 1: for a stretch, is one of the best running backs

504
00:27:28,760 --> 00:27:32,000
Speaker 1: I've I've covered or seen, and I thought you could

505
00:27:32,000 --> 00:27:34,040
Speaker 1: see the instincts were all there, like he was making

506
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Speaker 1: some people miss in tight quarters like he would do,

507
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Speaker 1: and you could see that sort of special ability as

508
00:27:39,760 --> 00:27:41,240
Speaker 1: but then once he would make a miss, it was

509
00:27:41,280 --> 00:27:43,840
Speaker 1: like it would just get tackled two yards later. There

510
00:27:43,920 --> 00:27:47,600
Speaker 1: was no big plays, and that's tricky. I mean, when

511
00:27:47,640 --> 00:27:50,760
Speaker 1: you have three touches and there's no big plays. The

512
00:27:50,760 --> 00:27:53,800
Speaker 1: the offensive line was abysmal, and that's partly why it

513
00:27:53,840 --> 00:27:55,520
Speaker 1: was three point two yards procared. I don't think he

514
00:27:55,520 --> 00:27:58,480
Speaker 1: was that bad. I think he was an average running back.

515
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Speaker 1: He caught sixty six, he was fine, and the old

516
00:28:01,920 --> 00:28:03,480
Speaker 1: line was a lot a lot of it. But if

517
00:28:03,480 --> 00:28:06,000
Speaker 1: you're not making any explosive plays on that many touches,

518
00:28:06,119 --> 00:28:08,240
Speaker 1: I mean, he had his chances where he could have

519
00:28:08,640 --> 00:28:10,919
Speaker 1: taken it to the second or third level, and he

520
00:28:11,000 --> 00:28:13,000
Speaker 1: just couldn't do it like you would. You could see

521
00:28:13,000 --> 00:28:15,760
Speaker 1: almost the mind was working, but the body wasn't. Wasn't there.

522
00:28:15,760 --> 00:28:17,119
Speaker 1: I don't know if that comes back or not. I

523
00:28:17,119 --> 00:28:20,400
Speaker 1: hope it does because I like watching him. When when

524
00:28:20,440 --> 00:28:22,960
Speaker 1: thirty year old balal Pal comes in and looks more

525
00:28:22,960 --> 00:28:27,359
Speaker 1: explosive than the starter, that's a problem. Yeah, well maybe

526
00:28:27,400 --> 00:28:29,320
Speaker 1: maybe don't go bowling in the middle of the year

527
00:28:29,320 --> 00:28:32,040
Speaker 1: when you tell everyone you have us he had the flu.

528
00:28:33,040 --> 00:28:35,600
Speaker 1: I just I mean, but like this bell is he

529
00:28:35,760 --> 00:28:37,520
Speaker 1: is hew plugged in as this guy will find out.

530
00:28:37,640 --> 00:28:40,120
Speaker 1: That's fair. That's a fair question. He had the flu

531
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Speaker 1: and he didn't want to infect any of his teammates, understand,

532
00:28:44,200 --> 00:28:45,880
Speaker 1: so you go to the lanes. I don't get that

533
00:28:45,920 --> 00:28:48,880
Speaker 1: as a as a tonic, but he was just clearing

534
00:28:48,920 --> 00:28:51,920
Speaker 1: his mind. Everything was above board in my opinion, and

535
00:28:52,000 --> 00:29:00,760
Speaker 1: he rolled the two fifty that well, I was looking

536
00:29:00,760 --> 00:29:03,520
Speaker 1: for a guy who has a good bet to bounce back.

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Speaker 1: Was not injured. Access denied. Go to one oh one

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Speaker 1: soundboards dot com to access the sound If you already

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Speaker 1: came from there, please reload the page In business. Wait,

540
00:29:17,760 --> 00:29:20,880
Speaker 1: I thought that was a great Dan like surprise drop

541
00:29:20,960 --> 00:29:26,440
Speaker 1: or something. It was like, no, West is out of

542
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Speaker 1: the show, oh sleeper going for just wow, it is

543
00:29:38,120 --> 00:29:42,160
Speaker 1: getting hotter and hotter in here, all right, go ahead West. Well,

544
00:29:42,200 --> 00:29:44,520
Speaker 1: I was gonna say it. He was a guy who

545
00:29:44,560 --> 00:29:47,880
Speaker 1: was on a Hall of Fame career track and and

546
00:29:47,960 --> 00:29:51,440
Speaker 1: may still be. Khalil Mack Um only had eight point

547
00:29:51,440 --> 00:29:53,560
Speaker 1: five sacks last year. The year before he was in

548
00:29:53,640 --> 00:29:56,200
Speaker 1: the I mean, nobody was in the defensive Player of

549
00:29:56,240 --> 00:29:59,440
Speaker 1: the Year conversation except Aaron Donald. But if there, if

550
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Speaker 1: it was, and Khalil mack would have been one of

551
00:30:01,280 --> 00:30:03,960
Speaker 1: the guys discussed. Um he was one of the best

552
00:30:04,280 --> 00:30:07,120
Speaker 1: defensive players in the league. And then last year he

553
00:30:07,280 --> 00:30:09,320
Speaker 1: like the second half of the season, he just disappeared

554
00:30:09,400 --> 00:30:12,480
Speaker 1: and Akeem Hicks was injured. Thank Eddie Goldman missed some

555
00:30:12,520 --> 00:30:14,560
Speaker 1: time so he didn't have those big bodies up front

556
00:30:14,600 --> 00:30:18,680
Speaker 1: occupying blockers. Now they bring in Robert Quinn opposite him.

557
00:30:18,800 --> 00:30:21,200
Speaker 1: Um and Quinn looked fantastic last year. I I I

558
00:30:21,200 --> 00:30:24,280
Speaker 1: see Cleio mac bouncing back, especially for a guy. I

559
00:30:24,320 --> 00:30:27,440
Speaker 1: think Dan heard some whispers at the combine. Maybe the

560
00:30:27,480 --> 00:30:31,960
Speaker 1: Bears would look into seeing what he's worth around the league. Yeah,

561
00:30:32,120 --> 00:30:35,120
Speaker 1: I can't. I can't say too much other than someone

562
00:30:35,200 --> 00:30:38,840
Speaker 1: high ranking within the team was openly asking if he

563
00:30:38,920 --> 00:30:42,720
Speaker 1: was somebody that you know should be around. That's somebody

564
00:30:42,760 --> 00:30:44,920
Speaker 1: that if that's a player who should be in the

565
00:30:44,920 --> 00:30:50,360
Speaker 1: team's futures in the future. M Yeah, there's there's no

566
00:30:50,400 --> 00:30:53,480
Speaker 1: reason to think that. He mean more team drinks in

567
00:30:53,600 --> 00:30:58,600
Speaker 1: during that conversation that happened, right, I know who you

568
00:30:58,640 --> 00:31:01,480
Speaker 1: were speaking with, And it's one situation where you wouldn't

569
00:31:01,480 --> 00:31:03,680
Speaker 1: need a triple source it because it was the most

570
00:31:03,840 --> 00:31:07,080
Speaker 1: um impeccable source you could one could imagine. Let's leave

571
00:31:07,080 --> 00:31:09,120
Speaker 1: it at that, before it becomes as easy as Wes's

572
00:31:09,160 --> 00:31:12,880
Speaker 1: neighbors right right, Uh, MACKI is on track to be

573
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Speaker 1: a Hall of Famer. And I do think like defensive

574
00:31:16,040 --> 00:31:20,160
Speaker 1: lineman or basically non skill players, like they're allowed to

575
00:31:20,240 --> 00:31:24,120
Speaker 1: have down years. I'm saying, like, basically, like when skill

576
00:31:24,200 --> 00:31:26,640
Speaker 1: players have like an eleven hundred yard year when they're

577
00:31:26,720 --> 00:31:30,000
Speaker 1: usually getting yard, people like understand that and they're like, Okay,

578
00:31:30,040 --> 00:31:33,200
Speaker 1: so sometimes guys have bad seasons. It's like that. That

579
00:31:33,280 --> 00:31:35,520
Speaker 1: happens at every position. And yet but I think when

580
00:31:35,520 --> 00:31:37,880
Speaker 1: it's like lineman, it's just like what happened? Is Khalil

581
00:31:37,920 --> 00:31:40,440
Speaker 1: Mack just bad forever? There's no reason or not bad.

582
00:31:40,480 --> 00:31:42,320
Speaker 1: But at a different level, there's no reason to think

583
00:31:42,360 --> 00:31:45,320
Speaker 1: he's anything but one of the best five pass rushers

584
00:31:45,320 --> 00:31:47,080
Speaker 1: in the league. So you see him west as a

585
00:31:47,080 --> 00:31:49,640
Speaker 1: guy that easily could be back in the d P

586
00:31:49,760 --> 00:31:52,920
Speaker 1: o I conversation this year. Absolutely, I see him as

587
00:31:52,960 --> 00:31:56,560
Speaker 1: a guy who among edge rushers, is there anybody better

588
00:31:59,400 --> 00:32:01,800
Speaker 1: who needs them back with a strong year? Is that

589
00:32:01,840 --> 00:32:05,800
Speaker 1: Chicago's only chance? You know that they you expect them

590
00:32:05,840 --> 00:32:07,880
Speaker 1: if they're going to be in playoff contention, they have

591
00:32:08,000 --> 00:32:10,200
Speaker 1: to be dominant on defense like they were in that

592
00:32:10,280 --> 00:32:12,719
Speaker 1: first MAX season for stretches. Yeah, they seem like a

593
00:32:12,720 --> 00:32:15,000
Speaker 1: team that and I don't like this dynamic at all.

594
00:32:15,040 --> 00:32:17,480
Speaker 1: That there were too many games where it's like, unless

595
00:32:17,880 --> 00:32:20,160
Speaker 1: they pull off a pick six in the final ten minutes,

596
00:32:20,200 --> 00:32:21,720
Speaker 1: they're not winning the game. I mean it was like

597
00:32:21,760 --> 00:32:27,240
Speaker 1: they need they've they've needed their defense to produce points. Alright, Greg,

598
00:32:27,520 --> 00:32:32,440
Speaker 1: all right, I like this one. Um. Only two receivers

599
00:32:32,480 --> 00:32:36,920
Speaker 1: in NFL history have gained more yards in there before

600
00:32:36,920 --> 00:32:41,400
Speaker 1: their age twenty three than Juju Smith Schuster. Those two receivers,

601
00:32:41,440 --> 00:32:43,600
Speaker 1: by the way, we're Randy Moss and Josh Gordon. What

602
00:32:43,720 --> 00:32:47,080
Speaker 1: a what a combo there. I feel like people have

603
00:32:47,160 --> 00:32:49,720
Speaker 1: given up on Juju as like a difference making receiver

604
00:32:49,800 --> 00:32:52,880
Speaker 1: a little too Steelers maybe right, including the Steelers maybe,

605
00:32:52,880 --> 00:32:58,480
Speaker 1: as I'm not saying that he's he's Julio Jones exactly.

606
00:32:58,800 --> 00:33:01,000
Speaker 1: And uh maybe last here felt like a bit of

607
00:33:01,000 --> 00:33:04,000
Speaker 1: a bit, a bit of a la reveal that he

608
00:33:05,280 --> 00:33:07,520
Speaker 1: had so much trouble with the double coverage that he

609
00:33:07,560 --> 00:33:09,640
Speaker 1: was getting in missing Antonio Brown. But he also had

610
00:33:09,720 --> 00:33:12,720
Speaker 1: Mason Rudolph as his quarterback. He also had Duck Hodges

611
00:33:12,760 --> 00:33:15,160
Speaker 1: as his quarterback. He's a young player who hadn't had

612
00:33:15,160 --> 00:33:17,720
Speaker 1: a lot of a lot of adversity, and I think

613
00:33:17,760 --> 00:33:21,040
Speaker 1: what he showed in his couple of seasons to start

614
00:33:21,160 --> 00:33:24,880
Speaker 1: his career makes some a great candidate. Uh for what

615
00:33:25,120 --> 00:33:27,600
Speaker 1: Erica was talking about a little early, Come on, Erica,

616
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Speaker 1: hit it. Let's hear it. Create that d D drama

617
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Speaker 1: vide he d J Dallas, Yeah that was me. Did

618
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Speaker 1: you just do that like while we were doing the

619
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Speaker 1: front half of the show. Wait, you guys are doing

620
00:33:47,200 --> 00:33:56,400
Speaker 1: a show. Well. I also think is in a good spot. Um.

621
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Speaker 1: I think that receiver group in Pittsburgh's pretty good. Uh.

622
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Speaker 1: You add Claypool, who who they think supposedly he's gonna

623
00:34:02,680 --> 00:34:05,400
Speaker 1: start Chase Claypool. We'll see. I mean everyone's high on

624
00:34:05,480 --> 00:34:07,400
Speaker 1: rookies this time of year. He's a six four guy

625
00:34:07,480 --> 00:34:10,319
Speaker 1: that they say blocks as well as Hines Ward. And

626
00:34:10,360 --> 00:34:12,759
Speaker 1: you can go deep. You have James Washington, who led

627
00:34:12,760 --> 00:34:14,600
Speaker 1: their team in receiving last year, who might be their

628
00:34:14,600 --> 00:34:17,120
Speaker 1: fourth receiver now. Deonte Johnson was pretty good as a

629
00:34:17,200 --> 00:34:19,360
Speaker 1: rookie and and suddenly it's kind of back to this

630
00:34:19,400 --> 00:34:21,600
Speaker 1: whole thing where the Steelers have a nice receiver crew

631
00:34:21,680 --> 00:34:23,560
Speaker 1: that takes a little pressure after Juju, I think he

632
00:34:23,600 --> 00:34:25,360
Speaker 1: can be a nice little bounce Pa. I'm with you.

633
00:34:25,480 --> 00:34:27,840
Speaker 1: I think like he There's a metric out there that

634
00:34:28,120 --> 00:34:32,640
Speaker 1: the percentage of catchable passages that went towards Juju's direction

635
00:34:32,719 --> 00:34:35,359
Speaker 1: last season UM compared to the year with Big Ben

636
00:34:35,360 --> 00:34:38,240
Speaker 1: in the in the lineup dropped like ten percentage points.

637
00:34:38,520 --> 00:34:42,360
Speaker 1: I mean, so you know, the the quarterback uh situation

638
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Speaker 1: falling off a cliff had a huge impact on him.

639
00:34:45,000 --> 00:34:48,279
Speaker 1: And I think he's got to be motivated to basically

640
00:34:48,320 --> 00:34:51,120
Speaker 1: turned Antonio Brown into a liar because it was Antonio

641
00:34:51,160 --> 00:34:53,719
Speaker 1: Brown that went on air UM not too long ago

642
00:34:53,800 --> 00:34:56,880
Speaker 1: and squawked endlessly about the fact that Juju is not

643
00:34:56,960 --> 00:34:59,719
Speaker 1: a lead receiver UM and simply you know it made

644
00:34:59,760 --> 00:35:02,960
Speaker 1: his a off of Antonio Brown pulling the top cornerback

645
00:35:03,040 --> 00:35:13,440
Speaker 1: lack Colonels, Farcesler, come back, come back Colinals. Can we

646
00:35:13,520 --> 00:35:23,120
Speaker 1: just come back with box come back Clonals, come back good.

647
00:35:23,160 --> 00:35:26,840
Speaker 1: It's the three minute version of this, son. Are we

648
00:35:26,920 --> 00:35:31,680
Speaker 1: just sitting random buttons now totally off hanging out and

649
00:35:31,800 --> 00:35:34,560
Speaker 1: hanging out right now? I'm with you guys. By the way,

650
00:35:34,600 --> 00:35:38,600
Speaker 1: I don't want to put um, you know, a hex

651
00:35:38,640 --> 00:35:41,560
Speaker 1: on any of these guys. But this, this, this topic

652
00:35:41,719 --> 00:35:44,520
Speaker 1: is a tough one for me because my fantasy team

653
00:35:44,520 --> 00:35:48,400
Speaker 1: was Alvin Kamara first and Juju Smith Schuster second. But Juju,

654
00:35:48,440 --> 00:35:51,399
Speaker 1: what are you gonna do? Like the quarterback, like we said,

655
00:35:51,520 --> 00:35:54,080
Speaker 1: was not there and then for you to then think

656
00:35:54,120 --> 00:35:56,320
Speaker 1: that he's he's peaked or he's not a true number

657
00:35:56,360 --> 00:35:59,399
Speaker 1: one because the Duke Devon or what what was his name,

658
00:35:59,440 --> 00:36:06,000
Speaker 1: Dutch Devil, Duck Hodges Duck Hodges likes and Mason Rudolph

659
00:36:06,080 --> 00:36:08,600
Speaker 1: like these guys, these guys can't play. I mean, we

660
00:36:08,600 --> 00:36:10,920
Speaker 1: we learned that. So you're a fresh start. Now. The

661
00:36:10,920 --> 00:36:13,799
Speaker 1: one caveat I'll add is we'll find out a big

662
00:36:13,840 --> 00:36:16,879
Speaker 1: Ben can still play, yeah, after a year off, but

663
00:36:17,280 --> 00:36:19,640
Speaker 1: that could hold back his ceiling as well, if he's

664
00:36:19,719 --> 00:36:22,200
Speaker 1: even just healthy enough to But I have thought about that,

665
00:36:22,239 --> 00:36:24,879
Speaker 1: Like I feel like the Steelers are the biggest boomer bust.

666
00:36:24,880 --> 00:36:28,120
Speaker 1: See if if Ben Roethlisberger is healthy and plays like

667
00:36:28,160 --> 00:36:29,440
Speaker 1: he did a couple of years ago, it's like they're

668
00:36:29,480 --> 00:36:32,240
Speaker 1: a super Bowl contender. But it would it surprise anyone

669
00:36:32,239 --> 00:36:35,960
Speaker 1: I feel never plays much or plays well again, Like

670
00:36:36,000 --> 00:36:38,239
Speaker 1: he feels like that's possible. A thirty eight year old

671
00:36:38,280 --> 00:36:40,880
Speaker 1: coming off elbow surgery. Normally we would say like that

672
00:36:40,960 --> 00:36:42,960
Speaker 1: kind of guy is done well, you know, we'll have

673
00:36:43,040 --> 00:36:45,560
Speaker 1: to see and currently looks like a troll living under

674
00:36:45,560 --> 00:36:48,120
Speaker 1: a bridge. So no, that would not surprise me. Did

675
00:36:48,160 --> 00:36:50,839
Speaker 1: anyone else find like when you were doing this exercise,

676
00:36:51,360 --> 00:36:54,600
Speaker 1: you could point to almost the entire offense for several teams,

677
00:36:54,600 --> 00:36:57,120
Speaker 1: and the Steelers being one of them, James Conner, but

678
00:36:57,239 --> 00:37:01,080
Speaker 1: the Eagles Carson wentz Um with health receivers and then

679
00:37:01,160 --> 00:37:04,320
Speaker 1: Miles Sanders emerging, uh, and the Browns to me or

680
00:37:04,360 --> 00:37:07,279
Speaker 1: another one where the entire offense could just bounce back.

681
00:37:07,800 --> 00:37:10,600
Speaker 1: I feel like the Steelers for me, rise above everyone

682
00:37:10,640 --> 00:37:12,640
Speaker 1: in terms of you have no idea which way they're

683
00:37:12,680 --> 00:37:15,160
Speaker 1: going as an organization. They could be playing the NFC

684
00:37:15,280 --> 00:37:17,080
Speaker 1: title game. They can go six and ten. To me,

685
00:37:17,640 --> 00:37:19,800
Speaker 1: it's it's really it's really hard. And I think James

686
00:37:19,800 --> 00:37:23,239
Speaker 1: Conner like on that subject, I have whiplash because I

687
00:37:23,280 --> 00:37:27,640
Speaker 1: remember the beginning of the season when all anybody in

688
00:37:27,680 --> 00:37:31,759
Speaker 1: the football Gagna sent. The I had to say was

689
00:37:31,800 --> 00:37:34,480
Speaker 1: that this guy can play. You'll see he's going to

690
00:37:34,560 --> 00:37:36,040
Speaker 1: be a stud. And then he had a really nice

691
00:37:36,040 --> 00:37:39,560
Speaker 1: season and class road to this offseason. It's like, oh,

692
00:37:39,560 --> 00:37:41,120
Speaker 1: he can't play, he can't carry the load. And I

693
00:37:41,160 --> 00:37:43,800
Speaker 1: know the Steelers internally were disappointed about last year too,

694
00:37:44,120 --> 00:37:46,840
Speaker 1: but last year was pretty messed up. That whole offense

695
00:37:46,880 --> 00:37:49,759
Speaker 1: got sidetracked by the quarterback injury. I just wonder if

696
00:37:49,800 --> 00:37:53,120
Speaker 1: he is a guy that could be bouncing back, which

697
00:37:53,160 --> 00:37:56,239
Speaker 1: you're not hearing a lot of. But I also argue

698
00:37:56,280 --> 00:38:13,080
Speaker 1: Mike Tomlin, I'll let is played instead. Yes, Mark Well,

699
00:38:13,160 --> 00:38:15,480
Speaker 1: I was just gonna say I thought that Mike Tomlin

700
00:38:15,600 --> 00:38:18,560
Speaker 1: was coach of the Year material ten or eleven weeks

701
00:38:18,600 --> 00:38:21,359
Speaker 1: until last year. I know other teams would have gone

702
00:38:21,360 --> 00:38:25,440
Speaker 1: three and thirteen in that situation. I mean, the defense

703
00:38:25,520 --> 00:38:28,440
Speaker 1: is still arguably maybe top two or three in the league. Well,

704
00:38:28,440 --> 00:38:30,719
Speaker 1: while we're on the Steelers, Eric Ebron is another guy

705
00:38:31,160 --> 00:38:33,640
Speaker 1: down year with the Colts last year, signs up the Steelers.

706
00:38:33,640 --> 00:38:36,640
Speaker 1: Big Ben's always liked a big red zone weapon, and

707
00:38:36,640 --> 00:38:38,400
Speaker 1: and Abrons proved to be one of the better red

708
00:38:38,480 --> 00:38:40,160
Speaker 1: zone tight ends in the league over the last couple

709
00:38:40,200 --> 00:38:42,799
Speaker 1: of years. All you want to throw out quick ones

710
00:38:43,200 --> 00:38:47,960
Speaker 1: before we start off, sure, I'll go um back to Chicago,

711
00:38:47,960 --> 00:38:50,399
Speaker 1: and I think the combination of Matt Nagy and Nick

712
00:38:50,440 --> 00:38:53,920
Speaker 1: Foles who who both Um, I thought last year very

713
00:38:53,920 --> 00:38:57,000
Speaker 1: disappointing for both in different ways. Now they're together. I

714
00:38:57,080 --> 00:39:00,200
Speaker 1: like the fact that Nick Foles knows this coaching off

715
00:39:00,239 --> 00:39:03,319
Speaker 1: really well. Offensive coordinator, head coach, quarterback, coach has worked

716
00:39:03,320 --> 00:39:05,480
Speaker 1: with all of them, so you know, it's not like

717
00:39:05,520 --> 00:39:07,440
Speaker 1: you have to learn a new system. Um, it's a

718
00:39:07,440 --> 00:39:10,359
Speaker 1: good fit for Nick Foles. I'm always suspicious of Nick

719
00:39:10,440 --> 00:39:13,560
Speaker 1: Foles when he is named a starter for the entire season.

720
00:39:13,560 --> 00:39:16,080
Speaker 1: Can he get through without another? Um? You know, it's

721
00:39:16,080 --> 00:39:19,719
Speaker 1: one injury after the next. And frankly like was not

722
00:39:19,800 --> 00:39:22,239
Speaker 1: a good quarterback when he played for the Jaguars last year.

723
00:39:22,920 --> 00:39:27,720
Speaker 1: So that both this combination were people not to trust

724
00:39:27,760 --> 00:39:32,040
Speaker 1: there believing well, So none of these guys are coming

725
00:39:32,400 --> 00:39:34,719
Speaker 1: someone that well because that you believe in as a

726
00:39:34,760 --> 00:39:40,000
Speaker 1: comeback Baker Mayfield, Marcus Like, I can't think of anyone

727
00:39:40,000 --> 00:39:43,200
Speaker 1: other than the Browns I'm gonna pick. Let me throw

728
00:39:43,239 --> 00:39:45,319
Speaker 1: one other name out who I do think, who I

729
00:39:45,360 --> 00:39:47,640
Speaker 1: do think could have a comeback season. Who I've also

730
00:39:47,719 --> 00:39:53,399
Speaker 1: flamed on this show recently. Mike McCarthy. Okay, Cowboys coach

731
00:39:53,680 --> 00:39:57,160
Speaker 1: Mike McCarthy because him as well. Well, here's what I

732
00:39:57,200 --> 00:39:59,080
Speaker 1: think there's a lot of pressure on Mike McCarthy. What

733
00:39:59,200 --> 00:40:02,399
Speaker 1: I was questioning is if the man himself has gone

734
00:40:02,440 --> 00:40:07,200
Speaker 1: through this um incredible personal revolution that we were, you know,

735
00:40:07,480 --> 00:40:10,120
Speaker 1: that has been touted all offseason, that needs a changed person.

736
00:40:10,480 --> 00:40:12,600
Speaker 1: I don't. I believe people can change. I don't know

737
00:40:12,640 --> 00:40:15,239
Speaker 1: if all football coaches can to the same degree. And

738
00:40:15,760 --> 00:40:19,400
Speaker 1: but it would be an incredible disappointment if Mike McCarthy

739
00:40:19,440 --> 00:40:21,959
Speaker 1: and the combination of what they have on offense don't

740
00:40:21,960 --> 00:40:23,560
Speaker 1: go to the playoffs. This was an eight and eight

741
00:40:23,560 --> 00:40:26,719
Speaker 1: team last season last year. Uh, what's not to like

742
00:40:26,880 --> 00:40:30,280
Speaker 1: about Mike McCarthy stepping into this role in a NFC

743
00:40:30,320 --> 00:40:32,560
Speaker 1: East that has two very questionable teams in the Giants

744
00:40:32,600 --> 00:40:34,640
Speaker 1: and Redskins right in there. So if they're not a

745
00:40:34,680 --> 00:40:37,480
Speaker 1: wild card team with an extra seventh team added to

746
00:40:37,480 --> 00:40:40,799
Speaker 1: the NFC, UM it would be a I consider a

747
00:40:40,840 --> 00:40:43,480
Speaker 1: massive problem for Mike McCarthy to have to deal with.

748
00:40:43,520 --> 00:40:46,200
Speaker 1: Pr wise, UM, I had Baker Mayfield on my list

749
00:40:46,280 --> 00:40:48,279
Speaker 1: as well. He just makes a ton of sense how

750
00:40:48,320 --> 00:40:51,760
Speaker 1: promising was as a rookie, and the the Browns obviously

751
00:40:51,760 --> 00:40:55,879
Speaker 1: poured a lot of resources and tender love and care

752
00:40:56,400 --> 00:40:59,839
Speaker 1: in trying to get things fixed around him, So now

753
00:40:59,840 --> 00:41:03,080
Speaker 1: he's just gotta do it. And uh, I will throw

754
00:41:03,120 --> 00:41:07,680
Speaker 1: in one more running back, Todd Gurley, who everyone has

755
00:41:07,800 --> 00:41:11,080
Speaker 1: essentially written off, and as I've noted on this podcast,

756
00:41:11,080 --> 00:41:13,399
Speaker 1: the Rams offensive line was kind of crap last year

757
00:41:13,920 --> 00:41:17,080
Speaker 1: and he still found the end zone a ton last year,

758
00:41:17,360 --> 00:41:22,200
Speaker 1: and these professional athletes are are proud dudes. I wonder

759
00:41:22,280 --> 00:41:25,320
Speaker 1: if a fresh start is exactly what what he needs

760
00:41:25,719 --> 00:41:27,440
Speaker 1: in Atlanta in a nice set up there, with a

761
00:41:27,480 --> 00:41:30,200
Speaker 1: good offense around him. Is Todd Gurley ever going to

762
00:41:30,280 --> 00:41:33,480
Speaker 1: be the guy that exploded on the scene? Uh with

763
00:41:33,520 --> 00:41:36,680
Speaker 1: the Rams? Probably not? But can he be a Pro

764
00:41:36,800 --> 00:41:40,759
Speaker 1: Bowl guy total yard, ten touchdown guy this year? Absolutely?

765
00:41:40,760 --> 00:41:43,799
Speaker 1: And to me that would be comeback season. Yeah. He

766
00:41:43,840 --> 00:41:46,040
Speaker 1: was on my list too, And it's not something I

767
00:41:46,080 --> 00:41:48,640
Speaker 1: feel strongly about because there's still so many questions. But

768
00:41:48,760 --> 00:41:52,600
Speaker 1: I thought he did run better around Thanksgiving and into

769
00:41:52,600 --> 00:41:56,280
Speaker 1: December last year. And I don't know, another year removed

770
00:41:56,360 --> 00:41:59,560
Speaker 1: from a nebulus knee injury that we never really figured

771
00:41:59,560 --> 00:42:02,239
Speaker 1: out what it was. I guess it's arthritic now, but

772
00:42:03,040 --> 00:42:06,920
Speaker 1: maybe I don't know. Maybe another year away will help um.

773
00:42:07,040 --> 00:42:09,440
Speaker 1: But but going a little bit deeper, a guy I

774
00:42:09,480 --> 00:42:11,880
Speaker 1: thought was the best running back on the forty Niners

775
00:42:12,040 --> 00:42:16,440
Speaker 1: entering last season. Matt Breeda now with the Dolphins, and

776
00:42:16,480 --> 00:42:18,719
Speaker 1: I think it's a better player than Jordan Howard. So

777
00:42:19,080 --> 00:42:21,360
Speaker 1: if he can stay healthy, which for Matt Brida is

778
00:42:21,400 --> 00:42:24,799
Speaker 1: a huge if because he never stays healthy, I don't

779
00:42:24,800 --> 00:42:27,319
Speaker 1: think he's I think he's over five yards per carry

780
00:42:27,360 --> 00:42:30,440
Speaker 1: for his career. He's a dynamic, playmaking running back when

781
00:42:30,480 --> 00:42:34,319
Speaker 1: he's healthy. Close out, all right, I'm gonna run through

782
00:42:34,320 --> 00:42:37,200
Speaker 1: a the speed round. Maybe we'll get to these topics

783
00:42:37,280 --> 00:42:40,239
Speaker 1: later in the offseason. Mattie Ice with Todd Gurley. You

784
00:42:40,239 --> 00:42:42,120
Speaker 1: know he didn't play that great last year or either.

785
00:42:42,400 --> 00:42:45,040
Speaker 1: I think he can get better. Uh my boy, Phil Rivers,

786
00:42:45,080 --> 00:42:50,560
Speaker 1: I'm just sensing I'm gonna be into the Colts this year. Yeah.

787
00:42:50,640 --> 00:42:53,239
Speaker 1: I think I'm with the team of westl this year.

788
00:42:53,400 --> 00:42:58,799
Speaker 1: It's the Cults, Bronco Colts. Oh, I'm higher on the Cools. Yeah,

789
00:42:58,880 --> 00:43:01,480
Speaker 1: I'm into the Heart like your hearts with Denver though, no,

790
00:43:01,600 --> 00:43:04,399
Speaker 1: I think you guys want my heart to be with Denver. Well,

791
00:43:04,440 --> 00:43:06,319
Speaker 1: I consider that news. So I thought you were all

792
00:43:06,360 --> 00:43:09,759
Speaker 1: in on the Broncos. I know you guys did Uh

793
00:43:09,920 --> 00:43:11,719
Speaker 1: Sean McVeigh, I think is getting back in the lab.

794
00:43:11,760 --> 00:43:14,600
Speaker 1: He's got some young players. Uh, he's got Cooper cut back.

795
00:43:14,960 --> 00:43:17,040
Speaker 1: I could see Sean McVeigh coming back and looking a

796
00:43:17,040 --> 00:43:19,280
Speaker 1: little smarter this year. But I'm gonna wrap up and

797
00:43:19,280 --> 00:43:21,359
Speaker 1: and be a bit longer and the more surprising deck.

798
00:43:21,360 --> 00:43:25,480
Speaker 1: How about the Jaguars defense, which you look, you lose Shamble,

799
00:43:25,760 --> 00:43:28,400
Speaker 1: but you you look at their front seven and you

800
00:43:28,480 --> 00:43:31,279
Speaker 1: have Josh Allen, who was almost a defensive Rookie of

801
00:43:31,280 --> 00:43:33,520
Speaker 1: the Year. You have Unique and Gockway who's back. He

802
00:43:33,560 --> 00:43:35,960
Speaker 1: has no choice. He's playing. He can make more money

803
00:43:36,000 --> 00:43:37,960
Speaker 1: by week three than he's made an his entire career.

804
00:43:38,000 --> 00:43:41,080
Speaker 1: He's not holding out and so they knew that. Um,

805
00:43:41,120 --> 00:43:43,600
Speaker 1: they're okay. In the middle, you get Joe Schober who

806
00:43:43,640 --> 00:43:45,920
Speaker 1: was a pretty good pick up, Miles Jack's coming off

807
00:43:45,920 --> 00:43:48,719
Speaker 1: a bad year. You draft uh, Collevion Chase On like

808
00:43:48,800 --> 00:43:52,200
Speaker 1: that's a that's a nice looking h little front seven

809
00:43:52,840 --> 00:43:54,960
Speaker 1: H for the Jacksonville Jaguars, And I think, I mean

810
00:43:54,960 --> 00:43:56,520
Speaker 1: they were so bad, they were one of the worst

811
00:43:56,560 --> 00:44:00,520
Speaker 1: defensive league. It didn't make any sense. Put a button

812
00:44:00,560 --> 00:44:02,920
Speaker 1: on this by somebody's gotta bring up Cam Newton, and

813
00:44:02,920 --> 00:44:05,719
Speaker 1: I know he doesn't have a team, but if he

814
00:44:05,880 --> 00:44:09,759
Speaker 1: if he's when he signs, I just think there's a

815
00:44:09,840 --> 00:44:13,200
Speaker 1: chance he could not only you know, end up starting games,

816
00:44:13,239 --> 00:44:16,400
Speaker 1: depending depending where he goes. But surprise, a lot of

817
00:44:16,400 --> 00:44:18,920
Speaker 1: people are still just thirty one years old. Hopefully the

818
00:44:18,920 --> 00:44:21,719
Speaker 1: shoulder is right and uh, I'd like to see it,

819
00:44:22,080 --> 00:44:23,480
Speaker 1: but he's got a sign to the team, so it's

820
00:44:23,520 --> 00:44:28,320
Speaker 1: hard to really prognosticate that. But Cam Newton obvious comeback

821
00:44:28,320 --> 00:44:30,440
Speaker 1: Player of the Year candidate, if he ever got the

822
00:44:30,440 --> 00:44:33,800
Speaker 1: opportunity this year, where would you want to see him play?

823
00:44:34,040 --> 00:44:36,279
Speaker 1: If if it was up to Dan Hantis, like you

824
00:44:36,400 --> 00:44:41,600
Speaker 1: most enjoy it. I already know it. Den. Yeah, I'm

825
00:44:41,640 --> 00:44:44,960
Speaker 1: on board with that. And that defense again in my

826
00:44:45,040 --> 00:44:47,719
Speaker 1: mentions are gonna be attacking me, but you look, he's

827
00:44:47,760 --> 00:44:50,680
Speaker 1: the next savior. Calm down. Cam Newton would make you

828
00:44:50,719 --> 00:44:55,680
Speaker 1: a better team. He'd make the Bears better instantly. I

829
00:44:55,719 --> 00:44:57,600
Speaker 1: know they're tied up in all this money with foals

830
00:44:57,640 --> 00:45:00,799
Speaker 1: who have just touted us a comeback figure. I mean,

831
00:45:01,560 --> 00:45:03,799
Speaker 1: it always mystified me that they didn't just go after

832
00:45:03,920 --> 00:45:06,040
Speaker 1: Cam Newton to begin with. He looked, he looked perfect

833
00:45:06,040 --> 00:45:09,440
Speaker 1: in the Bear's uniform ian he'd fit everything, He'd fit perfectly.

834
00:45:09,560 --> 00:45:12,960
Speaker 1: Got an awesome comeback situation. Your endorsement of nick fools

835
00:45:13,040 --> 00:45:16,319
Speaker 1: last seconds. Well, I'm just I yeah, I'm seeing those

836
00:45:16,320 --> 00:45:22,600
Speaker 1: guys need to come Back's important person in your organization

837
00:45:22,680 --> 00:45:25,120
Speaker 1: is your quarterback. In the second most important person in

838
00:45:25,160 --> 00:45:29,160
Speaker 1: your organization is your back up quarter back. Go get one.

839
00:45:30,040 --> 00:45:33,560
Speaker 1: All right, that's it for today's show. Now, very important

840
00:45:33,560 --> 00:45:35,160
Speaker 1: that everyone knows this. If you missed the end of

841
00:45:35,400 --> 00:45:39,759
Speaker 1: last week's show, We have an NFL Network program coming

842
00:45:39,840 --> 00:45:45,000
Speaker 1: up on Friday, three pm Pacific, six pm Eastern to

843
00:45:45,040 --> 00:45:47,440
Speaker 1: be around the NFL Show. It is going to be

844
00:45:47,520 --> 00:45:51,520
Speaker 1: completely fresh content. Nothing that we're really talking about here

845
00:45:51,880 --> 00:45:54,520
Speaker 1: will be subjects on that program. So it's essentially a

846
00:45:54,560 --> 00:45:57,120
Speaker 1: brand new episode of the podcast, only it's on TV

847
00:45:57,280 --> 00:46:02,240
Speaker 1: and you could see our beautiful warrantine beards uh and

848
00:46:02,800 --> 00:46:05,640
Speaker 1: everyone will be excited. In fact, I see this as

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Speaker 1: a show of faith from the company. This will air

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Speaker 1: five different times on Friday alone, So if you miss

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Speaker 1: the initial airing, just know that you will have many

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Speaker 1: opportunities on Friday and even into Saturday to watch the

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Speaker 1: premier episode. We hope there's a long run for this one.

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Speaker 1: We don't know yet, but we definitely have a show

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Speaker 1: coming up on Friday, and we will west be touching

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Speaker 1: on the schedule release tomorrow, So get excited for that.

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Speaker 1: Oh yeah, Edgy, your seat for that one. And I

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Speaker 1: personally and thankful if it's gonna be on five times.

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Speaker 1: I'm not even gonna bother figuring out when it's on

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Speaker 1: in British summertime or Greenwich meantime or whatever. You know.

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Speaker 1: You're yeah, you have, you have if you're out there,

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Speaker 1: no excuse not to track it down at some point.

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Speaker 1: Do our overseas listeners even have the option to watch

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Speaker 1: the program? Well, they're a game pass right International has

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Speaker 1: NFL network? Yeah, yea. Well, by the way, and when

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Speaker 1: you talk about our mentions, don't tweet at us if

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Speaker 1: you don't have NFL network. That's not something I'm concerned with.

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Speaker 1: Figure it out. I'm not figuring that out for you.

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Speaker 1: I've got enough on my plate right now as it is.

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Speaker 1: We have a lot on our plate. Greg his plate

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Speaker 1: is full and he and he likes it that way

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Speaker 1: at Gregg. He'll help you out with us with the

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Speaker 1: network issues. The man is completely a piece right now.

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Speaker 1: So that is the guy to go do with any

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Speaker 1: questions about how to catch the Around the NFL Show

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Speaker 1: on NFL Network. Nothing great, I mean I've been distracted

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Speaker 1: here by a child disturbing this piece. Are changing in

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Speaker 1: showtime has taking me out of my piece. Alright. This

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Speaker 1: is Dan Hanson signing off for The Quiet Storm, The Mailman,

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Speaker 1: the Old Boss Walker, Ricky Hollywood. Thank you for watching

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Speaker 1: it or listening and watch us on Friday. Until then,

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