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For Lebron's return, John Moran suspension, 20 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:10,560 Speaker 1: ah welcoming Mark steinback and for the great year of 21 00:01:10,640 --> 00:01:14,520 Speaker 1: NBA talk with him. But to continue our conversation from 22 00:01:14,520 --> 00:01:16,200 Speaker 1: a few minutes ago, right, and we'll get to a 23 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:19,120 Speaker 1: big hot take off of Thursday Night Football. And yes 24 00:01:19,120 --> 00:01:20,440 Speaker 1: there was a hot take even though the game was 25 00:01:20,480 --> 00:01:24,280 Speaker 1: ten to seven, and it was absolutely fantastic. So Denver's 26 00:01:24,280 --> 00:01:26,400 Speaker 1: eight and two. Are they great? 27 00:01:27,319 --> 00:01:27,360 Speaker 3: No? 28 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:29,600 Speaker 1: And you would think I would take this moment to 29 00:01:29,640 --> 00:01:31,320 Speaker 1: say Denver's great. I told you they're going to the 30 00:01:31,360 --> 00:01:33,480 Speaker 1: AFC Championship minute pick them before the season and go 31 00:01:33,560 --> 00:01:35,479 Speaker 1: to the AFC title game. You would think I would 32 00:01:35,480 --> 00:01:38,040 Speaker 1: take every opportunity now to say, hey, look where I am, 33 00:01:38,120 --> 00:01:40,039 Speaker 1: best record in the af No, that's they're going. 34 00:01:40,120 --> 00:01:43,120 Speaker 4: That's the thing, right, is that this is a being 35 00:01:43,160 --> 00:01:48,600 Speaker 4: an honesty seller here of you've got a great pick 36 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:51,920 Speaker 4: for them, that is live and you hate them. 37 00:01:52,360 --> 00:01:55,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, they're just I would tell you if I 38 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:57,520 Speaker 1: thought they were great, they're not. They have a terrific 39 00:01:57,560 --> 00:02:00,880 Speaker 1: defense and boy, will really get into bon Nicks in 40 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:04,760 Speaker 1: a few minutes. But if you said, okay, there's no 41 00:02:04,960 --> 00:02:08,000 Speaker 1: great teams in the NFL right now, there's no. Usually 42 00:02:08,040 --> 00:02:10,080 Speaker 1: by now we have two or three teams that have 43 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:12,560 Speaker 1: separated themselves. We say, okay, going to the last half 44 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:15,000 Speaker 1: of the season, these are the teams to beat on 45 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:17,280 Speaker 1: any given Sunday on a neutral field, they will beat 46 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:20,000 Speaker 1: just about everybody in the NFL. There's nobody like that 47 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:26,320 Speaker 1: right now. But in a month, who can be those teams? Right? 48 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:28,600 Speaker 1: A few minutes ago, I gave you the Bills in 49 00:02:28,639 --> 00:02:32,600 Speaker 1: the AFC, he gave us the Ravens. They get the Jets. 50 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:34,600 Speaker 1: Anybody plays the Jets. We have a chance we play 51 00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:35,720 Speaker 1: the Jets. Yeah, I mean with the Ravens. 52 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:38,240 Speaker 4: I'm looking at the longer picture and coming a bit 53 00:02:38,360 --> 00:02:39,000 Speaker 4: off the board. 54 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 1: Right. 55 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:41,799 Speaker 4: We talked about the Super Bowl odds earlier in the show, 56 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:44,760 Speaker 4: where we've got Kansas City in Buffalo. All that early 57 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:47,680 Speaker 4: money is just sitting there. So there's still the favorites 58 00:02:47,720 --> 00:02:49,160 Speaker 4: as we sit here, even with Wartz. 59 00:02:49,320 --> 00:02:51,920 Speaker 1: Yeah oh yeah. So if you go to the NFC, 60 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:55,640 Speaker 1: the team I expect to say, Okay, who's the best 61 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:58,520 Speaker 1: team in the NFC over the course of the next month, 62 00:02:59,480 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 1: And I'm giving the Rams. The Rams have already started 63 00:03:03,040 --> 00:03:05,800 Speaker 1: better than I expected, because normally the Rams start terribly 64 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:07,520 Speaker 1: and then they make a huge run the last half 65 00:03:07,560 --> 00:03:08,880 Speaker 1: of the year to say, hey, look we're the best 66 00:03:08,919 --> 00:03:11,200 Speaker 1: team in the NFL. We just don't have the record. 67 00:03:11,240 --> 00:03:13,799 Speaker 1: We're playing on the road in the NFC Championship. Oh man, 68 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:17,640 Speaker 1: we should have beat the Eagles. But from the beginning 69 00:03:17,639 --> 00:03:20,280 Speaker 1: of the year this year, you can tell it was 70 00:03:20,320 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 1: a little bit of a different Rams team. They were 71 00:03:22,200 --> 00:03:25,480 Speaker 1: more focused. They won games early. You can say that 72 00:03:25,960 --> 00:03:28,280 Speaker 1: they might be one or two special teams plays away 73 00:03:28,280 --> 00:03:30,880 Speaker 1: from being undefeated. You can also say, well, if ad 74 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:33,480 Speaker 1: Ni Mitchell holds onto the football crossing the goal line, 75 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:36,440 Speaker 1: he's still a cult and not a Jet and it's 76 00:03:36,440 --> 00:03:39,760 Speaker 1: another loss of the Rams. But the Rams defense, when 77 00:03:39,760 --> 00:03:41,760 Speaker 1: we talk about the Broncos defense, how good it is 78 00:03:41,760 --> 00:03:44,680 Speaker 1: the Rams defense is that good? The Rams offense can 79 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:47,040 Speaker 1: win any kind of game. They can bludget you running 80 00:03:47,040 --> 00:03:49,480 Speaker 1: the football. They can throw the football on you. Doesn't 81 00:03:49,520 --> 00:03:51,760 Speaker 1: matter if Kien Williams is running the football or if 82 00:03:51,760 --> 00:03:54,600 Speaker 1: it's Eric Dickerson. Whoever comes steps in for the Rams 83 00:03:54,920 --> 00:03:57,960 Speaker 1: runs the football well. Now, with Devonte Adams being another 84 00:03:58,040 --> 00:04:00,800 Speaker 1: huge weapon, the number two behind pout Gonakua, who is 85 00:04:00,800 --> 00:04:03,880 Speaker 1: hopefully be able to play this week, they win with Nikua, 86 00:04:03,960 --> 00:04:06,920 Speaker 1: they win without him. Over the course of the next month, 87 00:04:07,040 --> 00:04:08,880 Speaker 1: I expect the Rams to step to the front. And 88 00:04:08,920 --> 00:04:11,840 Speaker 1: we're getting into the middle of December and we're saying 89 00:04:11,880 --> 00:04:14,119 Speaker 1: or the beginning part of December, we're saying, hey, man, 90 00:04:14,480 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 1: the Rams should be in the Super Bowl. They are 91 00:04:16,680 --> 00:04:19,560 Speaker 1: this good. They are a complete football team, and I 92 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:21,840 Speaker 1: have confidence every week that Sean McVay is gonna out 93 00:04:21,839 --> 00:04:23,760 Speaker 1: coach whoever's on the other side of him. So if 94 00:04:23,760 --> 00:04:25,599 Speaker 1: you say to me in a month, who can be 95 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:28,000 Speaker 1: that team? The Rams quite aren't there yet, But a 96 00:04:28,040 --> 00:04:29,000 Speaker 1: month I expect to be the. 97 00:04:29,040 --> 00:04:31,000 Speaker 4: Rams eight and a half to one. As we sit 98 00:04:31,120 --> 00:04:33,560 Speaker 4: here today, you know the balance that you're looking for. 99 00:04:33,600 --> 00:04:36,400 Speaker 4: And obviously that defensive front went into the trade market, 100 00:04:36,680 --> 00:04:39,280 Speaker 4: tried to bolster things in that secondary where they were 101 00:04:39,279 --> 00:04:41,680 Speaker 4: picked on a little bit, and that's where you know 102 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:44,400 Speaker 4: there's still some proving ground to be had. But to 103 00:04:44,440 --> 00:04:46,960 Speaker 4: your point, Matthew Stafford's been fantastic. I don't think we've 104 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:50,200 Speaker 4: said enough about him, all right, There's too many guys 105 00:04:50,200 --> 00:04:53,320 Speaker 4: that we've had problems with that have sucked out all 106 00:04:53,360 --> 00:04:57,640 Speaker 4: the oxygen, either for injury issues, stuff like Gino tonight 107 00:04:57,839 --> 00:04:59,080 Speaker 4: or whence a couple of weeks ago. 108 00:04:59,080 --> 00:05:01,279 Speaker 1: It's like, why is this I still out here? Why 109 00:05:01,279 --> 00:05:02,000 Speaker 1: are we doing this? 110 00:05:02,279 --> 00:05:07,360 Speaker 4: Like those stories have trumped what Matthew Stafford's been able 111 00:05:07,360 --> 00:05:11,720 Speaker 4: to do so. He's been fantastic for them. Tampa's been 112 00:05:11,720 --> 00:05:14,800 Speaker 4: a great story the year of living dangerously early on 113 00:05:15,560 --> 00:05:20,240 Speaker 4: second half of the year. Do they get and stay healthy? Like, 114 00:05:20,279 --> 00:05:24,080 Speaker 4: that's just a giant enigma as we look at them. 115 00:05:24,480 --> 00:05:26,680 Speaker 4: If I wanted to go bold, I'd say, you've got 116 00:05:26,720 --> 00:05:29,360 Speaker 4: four up and four down in terms of our our 117 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:33,360 Speaker 4: tracker of good, good and bad teams. I'm very hopeful 118 00:05:33,760 --> 00:05:36,520 Speaker 4: that we get good football from the Cowboys. Now that's 119 00:05:36,560 --> 00:05:40,080 Speaker 4: all wishing and hoping. Yeah, but the idea that they 120 00:05:40,120 --> 00:05:44,240 Speaker 4: are viable come December first would be great for the 121 00:05:44,320 --> 00:05:50,560 Speaker 4: National Footballs because Jerry would start taking victory laps. The 122 00:05:50,640 --> 00:05:52,440 Speaker 4: Jets would have shown, Hey, we got rid of a 123 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:53,920 Speaker 4: guy who became a difference maker. 124 00:05:54,480 --> 00:05:57,080 Speaker 1: Oh, I know that. Look, I fully expect Quinn Williams 125 00:05:57,120 --> 00:06:00,600 Speaker 1: to play well with the Cowboys. He's him to play 126 00:06:00,600 --> 00:06:02,640 Speaker 1: better for the Cowboys and Sauce Gardener with the Colts. 127 00:06:02,839 --> 00:06:04,840 Speaker 1: Becausauce is not the same player. He's on a three 128 00:06:04,920 --> 00:06:07,240 Speaker 1: year decline. But quinnin Williams still in the middle of 129 00:06:07,279 --> 00:06:09,880 Speaker 1: his prime. He wanted to leave. He's gonna play the 130 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:12,080 Speaker 1: last half of the season like his hair is on fire. 131 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:14,599 Speaker 1: He's a plug and play guy. He was a All 132 00:06:14,640 --> 00:06:16,839 Speaker 1: Pro couple of years ago. He's still a Pro Bowl 133 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:20,120 Speaker 1: caliber player. You can you can rip the Cowboys for 134 00:06:20,200 --> 00:06:21,960 Speaker 1: what they've done in the past. I get it, but 135 00:06:22,200 --> 00:06:24,960 Speaker 1: all that stuff is not coming back. Did they overpay 136 00:06:25,160 --> 00:06:28,800 Speaker 1: on Tuesday for Quinn Wiams. Yeah, but he's a guy 137 00:06:28,880 --> 00:06:30,760 Speaker 1: that's gonna come in and be a huge difference maker 138 00:06:30,800 --> 00:06:32,359 Speaker 1: on the defensive. I'm just gonna look at it for 139 00:06:32,440 --> 00:06:34,440 Speaker 1: the second half of this season. And again, you know 140 00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:37,080 Speaker 1: when we talk about the plus minus where you are 141 00:06:37,240 --> 00:06:41,960 Speaker 1: record wise and expectations going forward on their schedule. At 142 00:06:42,040 --> 00:06:44,880 Speaker 1: Las Vegas, all right, that's got to be a win. 143 00:06:45,080 --> 00:06:45,279 Speaker 3: Yep. 144 00:06:45,560 --> 00:06:48,080 Speaker 4: Although you thought they were gonna beat Arizona. Then you 145 00:06:48,160 --> 00:06:53,719 Speaker 4: got Philadelphia. Philadelphia at home, No great shakes there. Kansas 146 00:06:53,720 --> 00:06:59,120 Speaker 4: City has its warts, get winnable game. Detroit. We've talked 147 00:06:59,160 --> 00:07:06,200 Speaker 4: about Detroit frustrating Herky Jerky in terms of their production. Minnesota, Okay, 148 00:07:06,320 --> 00:07:09,840 Speaker 4: JJ McCarthy. Now everybody's pulling all the locker room things 149 00:07:09,840 --> 00:07:12,560 Speaker 4: and wondering if the guy is just a great actor. 150 00:07:13,040 --> 00:07:13,160 Speaker 1: Uh. 151 00:07:13,280 --> 00:07:15,280 Speaker 4: And then the final three games of the season, you 152 00:07:15,320 --> 00:07:17,720 Speaker 4: got Washington, you got the Giants, but ahead of them, 153 00:07:17,800 --> 00:07:20,200 Speaker 4: you got a date at home with the Chargers, who 154 00:07:20,200 --> 00:07:23,520 Speaker 4: we like and assuming they're healthy. But the defensive line 155 00:07:23,600 --> 00:07:26,040 Speaker 4: is tough. That's a tough schedule, man, that that's tough 156 00:07:26,080 --> 00:07:28,760 Speaker 4: to say, Hey, no, but but but it's but it's 157 00:07:28,760 --> 00:07:30,920 Speaker 4: a lot of teams that are beatable, is my point. 158 00:07:30,920 --> 00:07:32,920 Speaker 4: It's like there's not four games, right, you say l 159 00:07:33,520 --> 00:07:36,600 Speaker 4: L y l L. So to that end, I'm going 160 00:07:36,640 --> 00:07:39,600 Speaker 4: for a bit of a price shot up. We're talking viable. 161 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:43,080 Speaker 4: Are we talking super Bowl? No, but we're talking a 162 00:07:43,120 --> 00:07:46,040 Speaker 4: team that could make some noise and get a little 163 00:07:46,040 --> 00:07:47,920 Speaker 4: bit and make things a little crazy in the NFC. 164 00:07:47,960 --> 00:07:49,880 Speaker 1: I never told you everybody had to just chill the 165 00:07:49,880 --> 00:07:52,400 Speaker 1: blank out. I'd get it going. And I did. Did 166 00:07:52,440 --> 00:07:54,400 Speaker 1: I tell you I got it? We got in, We 167 00:07:54,440 --> 00:07:58,320 Speaker 1: got in the Williams kid and uh, I'm gonna go 168 00:07:58,360 --> 00:08:00,680 Speaker 1: get more players now before or the end of the year. 169 00:08:00,680 --> 00:08:02,840 Speaker 1: But Joey, the trade deadline is over. No, no, it's 170 00:08:02,840 --> 00:08:05,920 Speaker 1: been extended specifically for me to be able to bring 171 00:08:05,960 --> 00:08:08,360 Speaker 1: in whoever else I need. So I'm gonna go get 172 00:08:08,360 --> 00:08:09,880 Speaker 1: the rest of the good players on the Jets. Is 173 00:08:09,880 --> 00:08:12,760 Speaker 1: only a couple and then make another couple of deals too. Well, 174 00:08:12,800 --> 00:08:14,360 Speaker 1: this works like that guillotine league. 175 00:08:14,440 --> 00:08:17,440 Speaker 4: Right, every week I can go into free agency and 176 00:08:17,600 --> 00:08:18,920 Speaker 4: waiver wire and go find guys. 177 00:08:18,960 --> 00:08:21,360 Speaker 1: When teams get eliminated, I could just pluck anybody. Pluck 178 00:08:21,400 --> 00:08:24,720 Speaker 1: anybody off of the wire, right and so so so 179 00:08:24,800 --> 00:08:27,520 Speaker 1: and so gets like the Jets are eliminated, Titans are eliminated. 180 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:29,600 Speaker 1: I could just go get anybody, right, come on the 181 00:08:29,640 --> 00:08:31,520 Speaker 1: team that That's that's what Steven told me how those 182 00:08:31,560 --> 00:08:32,560 Speaker 1: guillotine leagues work. 183 00:08:32,720 --> 00:08:35,600 Speaker 4: Yeah, clearly they're two hundred to one for Super Bowl odds. 184 00:08:35,600 --> 00:08:40,240 Speaker 4: I'm not bold enough to to try to push that 185 00:08:40,640 --> 00:08:44,120 Speaker 4: narrative on you. Detroit would be the team that that 186 00:08:44,240 --> 00:08:47,559 Speaker 4: stands out obviously first and foremost. I have no idea, 187 00:08:47,679 --> 00:08:49,640 Speaker 4: like are the Falcons ever gonna figure anything out? 188 00:08:49,800 --> 00:08:49,880 Speaker 5: No? 189 00:08:50,240 --> 00:08:53,640 Speaker 1: But the division stinks? Yeah, that's true, right, does think? 190 00:08:53,679 --> 00:08:57,120 Speaker 4: I mean you're you're still looking at what Carolina and 191 00:08:57,840 --> 00:08:59,760 Speaker 4: Tampa are week to week? 192 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:00,760 Speaker 1: How good are they? 193 00:09:01,000 --> 00:09:01,120 Speaker 3: Right? 194 00:09:01,120 --> 00:09:04,000 Speaker 4: Because even Tampa winning those games early on, it was 195 00:09:04,040 --> 00:09:07,560 Speaker 4: all a lot of hero ball late. Doesn't change that 196 00:09:07,559 --> 00:09:10,280 Speaker 4: they got the w's, But it wasn't as clean and 197 00:09:10,360 --> 00:09:13,080 Speaker 4: easy as it might look when you just look at 198 00:09:13,080 --> 00:09:15,800 Speaker 4: the cold hard stats of the standings. Much like we 199 00:09:15,800 --> 00:09:17,400 Speaker 4: were talking about with the Denver Broncos. 200 00:09:17,600 --> 00:09:22,360 Speaker 1: Now for bo Nicks, really quick, This was another ok 201 00:09:22,679 --> 00:09:25,400 Speaker 1: game for bon Knicks in a six week span in 202 00:09:25,440 --> 00:09:29,520 Speaker 1: which most of his games have been okay at best. 203 00:09:29,960 --> 00:09:32,120 Speaker 1: He really is making a living this year off of 204 00:09:32,160 --> 00:09:34,800 Speaker 1: two games, two big games. But he's making his living 205 00:09:34,840 --> 00:09:38,120 Speaker 1: off of two big games. The last six weeks, he's 206 00:09:38,160 --> 00:09:41,160 Speaker 1: been somewhat ordinary now. The picky threw in the second 207 00:09:41,200 --> 00:09:43,520 Speaker 1: half tonight not his fault because it bounces off Franklin 208 00:09:43,559 --> 00:09:47,360 Speaker 1: shoulder pads when he's wide open. But overall boon Knicks 209 00:09:47,440 --> 00:09:51,600 Speaker 1: hasn't quite been the same and he definitely seems a 210 00:09:51,600 --> 00:09:56,400 Speaker 1: little bit more quicker to leave the pocket. He is 211 00:09:56,480 --> 00:09:59,280 Speaker 1: not quite as accurate as last two games under fifty 212 00:09:59,280 --> 00:10:03,000 Speaker 1: percent complete percentage. He's not been great now for the 213 00:10:03,480 --> 00:10:05,680 Speaker 1: look the better part of the better half of this year. 214 00:10:06,280 --> 00:10:08,680 Speaker 1: Coming into this year, he was supposed to be terrific, 215 00:10:08,720 --> 00:10:11,160 Speaker 1: and we heard about how much Sean Payton loveshim and 216 00:10:11,160 --> 00:10:14,040 Speaker 1: certainly had a really good rookie year. But boy, these 217 00:10:14,160 --> 00:10:17,240 Speaker 1: last six weeks, I watch and I go, he seems 218 00:10:17,280 --> 00:10:18,880 Speaker 1: like a guy that in the NFL they saw him 219 00:10:18,880 --> 00:10:21,480 Speaker 1: as a rookie. First four games of this year, and 220 00:10:21,480 --> 00:10:23,200 Speaker 1: now the league is getting used to him a little bit, 221 00:10:23,559 --> 00:10:26,040 Speaker 1: Like he seems to me like he's gonna wind up 222 00:10:26,040 --> 00:10:28,360 Speaker 1: being the new Joe Flacco, where for ten years we 223 00:10:28,400 --> 00:10:31,640 Speaker 1: had the is Joe Flacco elite? Is Joe Flacco elite? 224 00:10:31,760 --> 00:10:33,800 Speaker 1: We're gonna do the same thing. Is bow Nick's elite, 225 00:10:33,880 --> 00:10:35,599 Speaker 1: And he's gonna have his defenders and he's gonna have 226 00:10:35,600 --> 00:10:38,040 Speaker 1: his detractors where it's gonna say, yeah, the guy's just 227 00:10:38,080 --> 00:10:40,080 Speaker 1: been okay for the better part of half the season. 228 00:10:40,240 --> 00:10:43,760 Speaker 1: You were going from is Joe Flacco elite? Uh? For 229 00:10:43,880 --> 00:10:46,040 Speaker 1: ten years and now ten years of his bow Nick's elite. 230 00:10:46,040 --> 00:10:48,000 Speaker 4: That's well, he gets fun in that we get into 231 00:10:48,040 --> 00:10:51,280 Speaker 4: those discussions of his winning enough, right, some of the 232 00:10:51,440 --> 00:10:54,880 Speaker 4: arguments that's being had with Jalen Hurts still and even 233 00:10:54,920 --> 00:10:56,480 Speaker 4: if you look at his numbers right now, was he 234 00:10:56,520 --> 00:10:59,760 Speaker 4: fifteen touchdowns against one pick? Yeah, he's been terrific. Yeah, 235 00:11:00,760 --> 00:11:04,000 Speaker 4: because the offense sputtered a bunch, and you did you 236 00:11:04,040 --> 00:11:07,560 Speaker 4: know AJ Brown's unhappy and Saquon Barkley's not running for 237 00:11:07,640 --> 00:11:10,959 Speaker 4: three hundred yards a week. Everybody starts doing all their 238 00:11:10,960 --> 00:11:13,080 Speaker 4: hand ringing. They got a half a season to figure 239 00:11:13,080 --> 00:11:15,559 Speaker 4: it out. But for bow Nixon company, right now, they're 240 00:11:15,559 --> 00:11:18,479 Speaker 4: being carried by the defense. How long is that sustainable? 241 00:11:18,679 --> 00:11:21,520 Speaker 4: Can you keep winning close games? Because that's they did today. 242 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:25,040 Speaker 4: Some survive in advance, Right, Carlson misses that field goal, 243 00:11:25,240 --> 00:11:28,840 Speaker 4: you make just enough plays to not end it. But 244 00:11:29,120 --> 00:11:32,480 Speaker 4: his numbers seventeen touchdowns against six picks. That's a nice 245 00:11:32,559 --> 00:11:36,440 Speaker 4: ratio about two thousand total yards. But most of that 246 00:11:36,520 --> 00:11:40,319 Speaker 4: damage coming against Cincinnati and Dallas. Look, you can only 247 00:11:40,360 --> 00:11:43,080 Speaker 4: play who's on the schedule, and they're winning games. So 248 00:11:43,120 --> 00:11:46,520 Speaker 4: for Sean Payton, I would hope, and I'm sure Denver 249 00:11:46,600 --> 00:11:49,400 Speaker 4: fans are all wringing their hands, going, we're gonna figure 250 00:11:49,440 --> 00:11:53,520 Speaker 4: this out, right, this offense is gonna give us a 251 00:11:53,520 --> 00:11:54,760 Speaker 4: little way halfway through the season. 252 00:11:54,800 --> 00:11:55,440 Speaker 1: We're gonna figure this. 253 00:11:55,720 --> 00:11:57,800 Speaker 4: We talked about it earlier, right the graphic, they had 254 00:11:57,880 --> 00:12:01,400 Speaker 4: longest winning streak since twenty fifth when Peyton Manning was there. 255 00:12:01,559 --> 00:12:06,040 Speaker 4: It's only appropriate because that offense outside of Damarius Thomas stunk. 256 00:12:06,200 --> 00:12:09,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, I just I just don't know if 257 00:12:09,080 --> 00:12:12,560 Speaker 1: bo Nicks really is this good, Like seeing did hit 258 00:12:12,880 --> 00:12:15,480 Speaker 1: did he hit his ceiling? And this is kind of 259 00:12:15,520 --> 00:12:18,040 Speaker 1: who he is, Like I gotta see more from if 260 00:12:18,080 --> 00:12:20,839 Speaker 1: he's gonna be anointed. Hey, he's the next great Super 261 00:12:20,840 --> 00:12:23,600 Speaker 1: Bowl winning quarterback. That's okay, I'll start talking about Drake 262 00:12:23,640 --> 00:12:25,880 Speaker 1: maymore for you. I got to see him beat a 263 00:12:25,880 --> 00:12:29,000 Speaker 1: good team and not play the easiest schedule in the 264 00:12:29,080 --> 00:12:31,840 Speaker 1: last ten years in the NFL winning percentage of the 265 00:12:31,840 --> 00:12:35,000 Speaker 1: rest of the teams for the Patriots zero three fifty eight. 266 00:12:35,840 --> 00:12:37,760 Speaker 1: It doesn't get any harder for New England, you know 267 00:12:37,880 --> 00:12:40,760 Speaker 1: it does not. Great exit out about a Fresco exit 268 00:12:40,760 --> 00:12:42,920 Speaker 1: swollen dome. 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Yeah, it's 312 00:15:01,680 --> 00:15:05,680 Speaker 1: kind of cool. Big first couple of weeks in the NBA. 313 00:15:06,080 --> 00:15:08,480 Speaker 1: Nobody better to break it all down with Welcome back 314 00:15:08,480 --> 00:15:11,920 Speaker 1: another year with us here on Fox Sports Radio. Longtime 315 00:15:12,000 --> 00:15:15,600 Speaker 1: NBA insider check him out at the Steinline on Twitter. 316 00:15:15,600 --> 00:15:19,200 Speaker 1: That's at the Steinline. Also on substack it is Mark 317 00:15:19,240 --> 00:15:20,800 Speaker 1: Stein Mark. What's happening man? How are you? 318 00:15:22,320 --> 00:15:25,120 Speaker 3: If there's nobody better? Why am I only hearing from 319 00:15:25,120 --> 00:15:26,880 Speaker 3: you guys in the third week of the season. 320 00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:30,240 Speaker 1: Well, because we we kind of had football in the 321 00:15:30,240 --> 00:15:32,480 Speaker 1: World series going on, Mark, it was kind of a thing. 322 00:15:33,520 --> 00:15:35,960 Speaker 3: And didn't you guys just play football music? Was that 323 00:15:36,000 --> 00:15:36,720 Speaker 3: football music? 324 00:15:39,560 --> 00:15:46,320 Speaker 4: Don't listen, Mark, blame the guy behind the curtain. 325 00:15:46,440 --> 00:15:48,480 Speaker 1: It was a football game to Mark. Mark, you should 326 00:15:48,480 --> 00:15:51,920 Speaker 1: see Alex Eyes just got really wide with like, well, 327 00:15:51,960 --> 00:15:55,120 Speaker 1: wait a minute, I played the rock music. Oh my goodness, we. 328 00:15:55,040 --> 00:15:56,840 Speaker 3: Are off to a roaring start. 329 00:15:57,400 --> 00:15:59,720 Speaker 1: Jason, introduce him again. All right, a right, here you go, 330 00:16:00,120 --> 00:16:03,560 Speaker 1: joining us now the hot line, longtime NBA insider, nobody better. 331 00:16:03,840 --> 00:16:06,080 Speaker 1: He is on Twitter at the Steinline. Check him out 332 00:16:06,080 --> 00:16:11,800 Speaker 1: on substack as well. It is Mark Stein. Here we go. 333 00:16:11,880 --> 00:16:17,280 Speaker 2: How's that? Wow? 334 00:16:17,320 --> 00:16:18,640 Speaker 3: Did I get traded to TNC? 335 00:16:24,000 --> 00:16:25,120 Speaker 2: It's good to be with you guys. 336 00:16:25,200 --> 00:16:26,520 Speaker 3: Enough jokes, enough part. 337 00:16:28,080 --> 00:16:31,520 Speaker 1: Oh you as well? Man. So listen. Here we are 338 00:16:31,800 --> 00:16:35,160 Speaker 1: beginning of the season, and we said last night, look 339 00:16:35,360 --> 00:16:37,320 Speaker 1: probably game of the year so far. We had the 340 00:16:37,320 --> 00:16:39,760 Speaker 1: Spurs and the Lakers. We had the craziness at the end. 341 00:16:39,800 --> 00:16:42,080 Speaker 1: And look, seven and two is seven and two for 342 00:16:42,120 --> 00:16:46,680 Speaker 1: the Lakers. Now going forward, we've seen Luca play fantastic, 343 00:16:47,080 --> 00:16:50,760 Speaker 1: Austin Reeves plays fantastic. Lebron's not going to be back 344 00:16:50,800 --> 00:16:54,440 Speaker 1: for a while. What happens when Lebron does come back? 345 00:16:54,520 --> 00:16:56,560 Speaker 1: Marcuse you come out and as the option number three? 346 00:16:56,640 --> 00:16:58,240 Speaker 1: Is it going to be awkward at all, what do 347 00:16:58,240 --> 00:16:59,000 Speaker 1: you think is going on? 348 00:17:00,080 --> 00:17:01,240 Speaker 3: I mean, I think they're going to be a much 349 00:17:01,280 --> 00:17:04,800 Speaker 3: better team. I mean, they've already won a couple games 350 00:17:04,840 --> 00:17:07,320 Speaker 3: that have us all scratching our heads. How did they 351 00:17:07,359 --> 00:17:10,000 Speaker 3: do this without Luca? They won a game without Luca 352 00:17:10,119 --> 00:17:13,560 Speaker 3: and Reeves. I was actually there last night. I would 353 00:17:13,600 --> 00:17:17,800 Speaker 3: not put it in Game of the season discussion because guys, 354 00:17:17,840 --> 00:17:20,480 Speaker 3: it was a three hour game with all the fouls 355 00:17:20,760 --> 00:17:24,520 Speaker 3: and it did not go to overtime. Despite despite the 356 00:17:24,760 --> 00:17:28,560 Speaker 3: stepping over the end line on the inbounds that would 357 00:17:28,600 --> 00:17:32,280 Speaker 3: have haunted Marcus Smart for a long time, the Spurs 358 00:17:32,280 --> 00:17:34,679 Speaker 3: would have found a way to steal that win. But 359 00:17:34,720 --> 00:17:38,199 Speaker 3: I mean that was that was a long slog of 360 00:17:38,240 --> 00:17:43,960 Speaker 3: a game. But no, I'm I look, I thought coming 361 00:17:43,960 --> 00:17:47,920 Speaker 3: into this season, I mean I knew Luca was going 362 00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:51,040 Speaker 3: to be a monster. I saw him in year, I 363 00:17:51,080 --> 00:17:55,840 Speaker 3: saw him in the summer before EuroBasket. Now he's he's playing. 364 00:17:56,640 --> 00:17:58,200 Speaker 3: I mean, I'm not going to sit here and tell 365 00:17:58,240 --> 00:18:00,560 Speaker 3: you that I saw forty ten and ten or whatever 366 00:18:00,640 --> 00:18:04,080 Speaker 3: his across the more numbers are right now. But I 367 00:18:04,080 --> 00:18:10,360 Speaker 3: mean I think you know Reeves has you know, played 368 00:18:10,800 --> 00:18:14,760 Speaker 3: so well next to him and also without him that, 369 00:18:14,960 --> 00:18:17,240 Speaker 3: like I have to you know, I have to think 370 00:18:17,320 --> 00:18:20,879 Speaker 3: Lebron is itching to get back and to see what 371 00:18:20,960 --> 00:18:23,880 Speaker 3: this team can do. Now, can can they win as 372 00:18:23,920 --> 00:18:28,199 Speaker 3: currently constructed? I mean, it's such a weird deal in 373 00:18:28,240 --> 00:18:32,000 Speaker 3: the NBA because we talk so much about how stacked 374 00:18:32,160 --> 00:18:36,080 Speaker 3: the West is, and it is ridiculously stacked, and yet 375 00:18:36,600 --> 00:18:42,600 Speaker 3: the Thunder are just so deep and seemingly just so 376 00:18:42,760 --> 00:18:45,800 Speaker 3: much stronger than everyone else, and the rest of the 377 00:18:45,840 --> 00:18:49,320 Speaker 3: West is chasing them. And even even last night, on 378 00:18:49,400 --> 00:18:53,000 Speaker 3: the second night of a back to back, missing key guys, 379 00:18:53,840 --> 00:18:58,439 Speaker 3: the Thunder still outshot and out remounted Portland and you know, 380 00:18:59,320 --> 00:19:01,400 Speaker 3: might have been able to steal a win and keep 381 00:19:01,440 --> 00:19:07,600 Speaker 3: their unbeaten start going. So can the Lakers contend as 382 00:19:07,680 --> 00:19:12,120 Speaker 3: currently constructed? They probably don't have enough to make that 383 00:19:12,240 --> 00:19:15,160 Speaker 3: kind of playoff run. But are they going to win 384 00:19:15,200 --> 00:19:19,600 Speaker 3: fifty plus games the way Luca is playing and eventually 385 00:19:19,640 --> 00:19:22,000 Speaker 3: adding Lebron back? I do think. 386 00:19:22,040 --> 00:19:26,400 Speaker 4: So we're eight games into the new era there in Dallas. 387 00:19:26,440 --> 00:19:28,200 Speaker 4: What do you make of Cooper flag thus far? 388 00:19:28,320 --> 00:19:28,520 Speaker 1: Mark? 389 00:19:30,080 --> 00:19:32,800 Speaker 3: I mean, it's been a really rough situation to walk 390 00:19:32,840 --> 00:19:38,560 Speaker 3: into and that's you know, that is not the way 391 00:19:38,600 --> 00:19:42,840 Speaker 3: it was builed was how lucky Cooper flag is they 392 00:19:42,840 --> 00:19:45,560 Speaker 3: have Anthony Davis. Obviously Kyrie was not gonna be healthy 393 00:19:45,680 --> 00:19:48,720 Speaker 3: enough to start the season after a March knee injury, 394 00:19:48,760 --> 00:19:53,120 Speaker 3: but all the talk was the pressures off, he's going 395 00:19:53,160 --> 00:19:56,840 Speaker 3: to be He's on a team that can be competitive. Now, 396 00:19:56,880 --> 00:19:59,879 Speaker 3: this is such a great opportunity for the number one 397 00:20:00,080 --> 00:20:04,440 Speaker 3: overall pick, who doesn't normally walk into situations like that. 398 00:20:05,200 --> 00:20:08,439 Speaker 3: And you really feel for him because the MAVs have 399 00:20:08,520 --> 00:20:12,920 Speaker 3: gotten off to a terrible start and it is a 400 00:20:13,040 --> 00:20:18,359 Speaker 3: pressure packed situation filled with tension. I mean, they have 401 00:20:18,480 --> 00:20:21,520 Speaker 3: the worst record in the Western Conference. They've played almost 402 00:20:21,560 --> 00:20:25,359 Speaker 3: exclusively at home to this point. They've had six home 403 00:20:25,400 --> 00:20:28,640 Speaker 3: games and a neutral site game in Mexico City. They've 404 00:20:28,680 --> 00:20:32,600 Speaker 3: only played one real road game to this point. And 405 00:20:32,640 --> 00:20:35,600 Speaker 3: you know now they're going to start playing some games 406 00:20:35,640 --> 00:20:39,879 Speaker 3: away from Dallas. It has just been there is fan 407 00:20:40,040 --> 00:20:44,119 Speaker 3: anger is dialed back up to where it was, you 408 00:20:44,119 --> 00:20:45,679 Speaker 3: know after the Luca trade. 409 00:20:45,880 --> 00:20:47,320 Speaker 1: Wow, really it's that bad? 410 00:20:48,000 --> 00:20:51,399 Speaker 3: And yeah, and it's and and so like again, Cooper Flaggs, 411 00:20:51,520 --> 00:20:55,800 Speaker 3: you know, he's walked into this situation, none of it 412 00:20:55,880 --> 00:20:58,600 Speaker 3: of his own making. And I think you heard him 413 00:20:58,600 --> 00:21:01,719 Speaker 3: at the podium on I mean they're playing New Orleans 414 00:21:01,720 --> 00:21:04,880 Speaker 3: has no zion. New Orleans is on the second night 415 00:21:04,920 --> 00:21:10,399 Speaker 3: of a back to back, and the MAVs fall behind early. 416 00:21:10,720 --> 00:21:14,639 Speaker 3: They're playing ketchup all night, and you know, Cooper Flag 417 00:21:14,680 --> 00:21:17,480 Speaker 3: did have a shot that could have forced ot or 418 00:21:17,520 --> 00:21:21,200 Speaker 3: you know that he has the last chance doesn't go down. 419 00:21:21,640 --> 00:21:23,720 Speaker 3: And you heard him after the game talking and it's like, 420 00:21:23,880 --> 00:21:27,720 Speaker 3: you know, he's said, you know, this is more losing 421 00:21:27,800 --> 00:21:30,880 Speaker 3: than he's ever experienced in his life. I think college, 422 00:21:31,240 --> 00:21:34,320 Speaker 3: high school and college. I think he lost eight games combined. 423 00:21:35,440 --> 00:21:39,399 Speaker 3: The MAVs were an Aaron Neith Smith wide open wing 424 00:21:39,600 --> 00:21:44,359 Speaker 3: three away from starting one in seven. Indiana, even with 425 00:21:44,480 --> 00:21:49,080 Speaker 3: all their injuries, almost came into Dallas and beat the MAVs. 426 00:21:49,119 --> 00:21:54,720 Speaker 3: So it's it has been a very difficult situation to 427 00:21:54,800 --> 00:21:59,400 Speaker 3: walk into. But look, he's he's a he's you watch 428 00:21:59,440 --> 00:22:03,399 Speaker 3: him and you were he's He's only eighteen, and had 429 00:22:03,440 --> 00:22:05,600 Speaker 3: he been born ten eleven days later, he wouldn't have 430 00:22:05,680 --> 00:22:10,560 Speaker 3: even been draft eligible. He is an incredible athlete. He's 431 00:22:10,600 --> 00:22:15,600 Speaker 3: already a good finisher. But yeah, I mean, hit'spin you know, 432 00:22:16,680 --> 00:22:19,280 Speaker 3: this franchise, It's not just being the number one pick 433 00:22:19,400 --> 00:22:24,040 Speaker 3: this whole franchise, top to bottom is under a microscope 434 00:22:24,119 --> 00:22:28,280 Speaker 3: right now, and so he's he's got to learn how 435 00:22:28,320 --> 00:22:30,600 Speaker 3: to adjust to that and deal with that. 436 00:22:31,440 --> 00:22:34,320 Speaker 1: NBA insider Mark Stein, our guest Jason Smith Mike Harmon 437 00:22:34,359 --> 00:22:36,639 Speaker 1: live from the Fox Sports Radio studios. All right, so 438 00:22:36,720 --> 00:22:38,840 Speaker 1: you mentioned the Thunder and how well they look and 439 00:22:38,880 --> 00:22:40,920 Speaker 1: how good they look so far. I don't think anybody 440 00:22:40,960 --> 00:22:43,800 Speaker 1: is surprised about You look at the Eastern Conference and 441 00:22:43,800 --> 00:22:46,080 Speaker 1: you see that team at the top of the Chicago Bulls. 442 00:22:46,640 --> 00:22:48,760 Speaker 1: Was this just a good start? Are you buying them? 443 00:22:48,800 --> 00:22:52,000 Speaker 1: Where are you on the Bulls? 444 00:22:52,359 --> 00:22:52,600 Speaker 2: Yeah? 445 00:22:52,680 --> 00:22:55,840 Speaker 3: You know, I guess it just depends what you mean 446 00:22:55,920 --> 00:22:59,199 Speaker 3: by buying them. Can they you know, they've been stuck 447 00:22:59,359 --> 00:23:02,919 Speaker 3: in this red mill of playing playing, playing, and you know, 448 00:23:03,000 --> 00:23:06,600 Speaker 3: win high thirties and losing the playing Like, will they 449 00:23:06,640 --> 00:23:07,359 Speaker 3: be better than that? 450 00:23:07,520 --> 00:23:07,720 Speaker 2: Yeah? 451 00:23:07,760 --> 00:23:10,439 Speaker 3: I think they. I mean, the East is so wide 452 00:23:10,520 --> 00:23:13,800 Speaker 3: open that the opportunity is there for them. But like 453 00:23:14,080 --> 00:23:18,639 Speaker 3: they they're they're playing a fun style of fast style. 454 00:23:18,680 --> 00:23:22,200 Speaker 3: They have a lot of depth. Josh Giddy has been 455 00:23:22,680 --> 00:23:27,399 Speaker 3: as good as we've ever seen him. Vucevic is, you know, 456 00:23:27,920 --> 00:23:32,280 Speaker 3: still a very productive center in the East. I mean 457 00:23:32,400 --> 00:23:35,239 Speaker 3: last season, he was a borderline All Star. I mean, 458 00:23:35,320 --> 00:23:38,480 Speaker 3: he's playing in an All star level right now. Can 459 00:23:38,520 --> 00:23:41,800 Speaker 3: they win forty five ish and be a playoff team? Yeah, 460 00:23:41,880 --> 00:23:46,320 Speaker 3: they can't. You know, they have continuity, and especially early 461 00:23:46,359 --> 00:23:49,600 Speaker 3: in the season, that pays off. We haven't even seen 462 00:23:49,640 --> 00:23:52,159 Speaker 3: Kobe White yet. You know last season, Kobe White and 463 00:23:52,240 --> 00:23:54,480 Speaker 3: Josh Getty, they were very good in the second half 464 00:23:54,520 --> 00:23:57,040 Speaker 3: of the season, and the Bulls were hoping, you know 465 00:23:57,040 --> 00:23:59,959 Speaker 3: that Bulls really wanted to see is that going to continue? 466 00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:02,280 Speaker 3: You know, they've been doing this without Kobe White, who 467 00:24:02,400 --> 00:24:06,199 Speaker 3: started the season with a calf injury. So they have 468 00:24:06,280 --> 00:24:09,520 Speaker 3: a lot going on and there they are in the 469 00:24:09,600 --> 00:24:15,560 Speaker 3: right conference like that. That obviously helps because you know, 470 00:24:15,640 --> 00:24:18,560 Speaker 3: even even the teams that we thought were in good 471 00:24:18,600 --> 00:24:22,320 Speaker 3: shape to start the season, the Calves and you know, 472 00:24:22,680 --> 00:24:24,800 Speaker 3: a certain host favorite team in New York. 473 00:24:25,800 --> 00:24:27,680 Speaker 1: Well, that's where I'm going next, you know, That's where 474 00:24:27,720 --> 00:24:31,320 Speaker 1: I'm going. I feel like I've seen good things from 475 00:24:31,359 --> 00:24:33,720 Speaker 1: the Knicks. I feel like there's a little more drama 476 00:24:34,000 --> 00:24:36,399 Speaker 1: going on than I would expect this early in the 477 00:24:36,440 --> 00:24:38,639 Speaker 1: season with the Knicks and Karl Anthony Towns and his 478 00:24:38,720 --> 00:24:41,920 Speaker 1: role and everything. But overall, I'm like, Okay, either we're 479 00:24:41,920 --> 00:24:44,080 Speaker 1: going to be really good or we're gonna get Yannis 480 00:24:44,080 --> 00:24:45,800 Speaker 1: at the deadline. So Mark, I feel like I have 481 00:24:45,840 --> 00:24:47,520 Speaker 1: a good free next couple of months coming up. 482 00:24:48,240 --> 00:24:53,439 Speaker 3: Well, I look, if if Yannis ever reaches the point 483 00:24:53,560 --> 00:24:57,800 Speaker 3: that he is actually legitimately on the trade market, your 484 00:24:57,880 --> 00:25:00,520 Speaker 3: knicks will be in the discussion. But I would be 485 00:25:00,680 --> 00:25:04,199 Speaker 3: very surprised if that was an in season development. I 486 00:25:04,480 --> 00:25:09,280 Speaker 3: just don't see that happening in season. And looks Jannis 487 00:25:09,560 --> 00:25:13,480 Speaker 3: was pretty you know, he spoke about this, you know, 488 00:25:13,520 --> 00:25:17,920 Speaker 3: pretty extensively when the season started and camp started, and 489 00:25:17,960 --> 00:25:22,640 Speaker 3: he said, look, do I entertain the notion of playing elsewhere? Yes, 490 00:25:22,680 --> 00:25:25,040 Speaker 3: in the off season, that's the time to think about 491 00:25:25,400 --> 00:25:29,159 Speaker 3: these scenarios. But once the season starts, I'm locked in. 492 00:25:29,320 --> 00:25:32,159 Speaker 3: It's not something I want to contemplate during the season. 493 00:25:32,359 --> 00:25:35,240 Speaker 3: And I believe him, you know, I don't think he 494 00:25:35,359 --> 00:25:39,120 Speaker 3: wants to think about Look, he loves Milwaukee so much. 495 00:25:39,160 --> 00:25:42,879 Speaker 3: This is your thirteen for Yannis. He's now a thirty 496 00:25:42,960 --> 00:25:47,440 Speaker 3: something like, this is the only NBA city he's known. Obviously, 497 00:25:47,520 --> 00:25:50,960 Speaker 3: he's dropped enough hints, He's cracked the window open enough 498 00:25:50,960 --> 00:25:54,040 Speaker 3: times that you can't sit there and say he's going 499 00:25:54,080 --> 00:25:56,159 Speaker 3: to be a Buck for life. He might not be. 500 00:25:56,400 --> 00:25:58,399 Speaker 3: He might eventually reach the point that he wants to 501 00:25:58,440 --> 00:26:01,560 Speaker 3: try something else. But I believe him when he says 502 00:26:02,320 --> 00:26:05,880 Speaker 3: it's not something that he wants to think about midstream, 503 00:26:06,040 --> 00:26:08,639 Speaker 3: mid season and the Bucks because the East is so 504 00:26:08,760 --> 00:26:12,080 Speaker 3: wide open and because jannest is the best player in 505 00:26:12,119 --> 00:26:15,159 Speaker 3: the East. Still like, you got to give the Bucks 506 00:26:15,200 --> 00:26:18,399 Speaker 3: a puncher's chance to win a round or two in 507 00:26:18,400 --> 00:26:20,480 Speaker 3: the playoffs. I know they're coming off three straight first 508 00:26:20,560 --> 00:26:23,160 Speaker 3: round exits, but injuries have been a big factor there. 509 00:26:23,240 --> 00:26:27,720 Speaker 3: So I do not Like I said, if and when 510 00:26:27,760 --> 00:26:30,840 Speaker 3: that day comes, the Knicks will be at the forefront 511 00:26:30,880 --> 00:26:34,439 Speaker 3: of it. But I really don't think it's happening in 512 00:26:34,600 --> 00:26:35,680 Speaker 3: season now. 513 00:26:35,680 --> 00:26:38,520 Speaker 4: Mark, he's asking about all sorts of winning teams. Let 514 00:26:38,520 --> 00:26:40,320 Speaker 4: me let me go to the other end again, back 515 00:26:40,359 --> 00:26:43,560 Speaker 4: to the Western Conference. What happens with Ja Morant? 516 00:26:45,720 --> 00:26:49,000 Speaker 3: Well, look, it's everyone around the league is asking that question. 517 00:26:49,800 --> 00:26:54,160 Speaker 3: Keys you know the hey's now the superstar that everybody's 518 00:26:54,200 --> 00:26:57,560 Speaker 3: wondering about. Will you know what is the future for 519 00:26:57,640 --> 00:27:00,159 Speaker 3: John Morant in Memphis? But look to this point to 520 00:27:00,440 --> 00:27:03,920 Speaker 3: a one game suspension, after everything that has been said, 521 00:27:04,040 --> 00:27:06,240 Speaker 3: after everything, we can see with our own eyes that 522 00:27:06,280 --> 00:27:09,920 Speaker 3: I mean, you know, he was disengaged in that Laker game, 523 00:27:10,480 --> 00:27:14,159 Speaker 3: you know, to a dramatic degree. And I don't know 524 00:27:14,160 --> 00:27:16,000 Speaker 3: that it's really gotten better. I mean, tomorrow night we 525 00:27:16,080 --> 00:27:18,639 Speaker 3: got Dallas at Memphis. I mean, that's two teams that 526 00:27:18,720 --> 00:27:23,480 Speaker 3: are just wounded right now. But to this point, there 527 00:27:23,520 --> 00:27:28,520 Speaker 3: have been no concrete, credible signals that the Grizzlies have 528 00:27:28,680 --> 00:27:33,000 Speaker 3: any intention of entertaining offers for John Morant, even if 529 00:27:33,000 --> 00:27:36,439 Speaker 3: there were teams trying to make it happen, and there 530 00:27:37,040 --> 00:27:41,360 Speaker 3: there are no clear indications that Jaw is really pushing 531 00:27:41,520 --> 00:27:46,080 Speaker 3: for that. So it's obviously a major story, and it's, 532 00:27:46,240 --> 00:27:51,359 Speaker 3: you know, the first real kind of dramatic turn that 533 00:27:52,000 --> 00:27:57,399 Speaker 3: everybody's monitoring at the start of the season. But I 534 00:27:57,400 --> 00:28:00,200 Speaker 3: guess that's my long win away and I can't call 535 00:28:00,600 --> 00:28:05,119 Speaker 3: right now because all the whispers are nothing's really going 536 00:28:05,160 --> 00:28:09,639 Speaker 3: on here the Grizzlies, and look, JOA. Morant is insanely 537 00:28:09,760 --> 00:28:14,840 Speaker 3: popular in Memphis. He is the face of that franchise. 538 00:28:15,760 --> 00:28:19,600 Speaker 3: The fans love him, they still support him, and so 539 00:28:20,320 --> 00:28:22,840 Speaker 3: the Grizzlies if they're ever going to if they ever 540 00:28:22,880 --> 00:28:25,200 Speaker 3: reached the point that it's that they want to move 541 00:28:25,240 --> 00:28:27,640 Speaker 3: on from him and try something different. I mean, that's 542 00:28:27,640 --> 00:28:32,080 Speaker 3: a that's a major, major contemplation that they're gonna have 543 00:28:32,080 --> 00:28:35,399 Speaker 3: to go through and deal with. And so and I 544 00:28:36,359 --> 00:28:39,880 Speaker 3: don't think five six, seven games into the season, after 545 00:28:39,960 --> 00:28:43,280 Speaker 3: they just traded Desmond Bane, I don't really think they're 546 00:28:43,320 --> 00:28:45,600 Speaker 3: ready to think in those terms. All right. 547 00:28:45,680 --> 00:28:49,040 Speaker 1: Lastly, Mark, look hanging over the beginning of the NBA season, 548 00:28:49,080 --> 00:28:52,920 Speaker 1: the gambling scandal. We saw today that Damon Jones pleaded 549 00:28:52,960 --> 00:28:55,280 Speaker 1: not guilty to charge as he profited from a rig 550 00:28:55,320 --> 00:28:59,880 Speaker 1: poker game. Is this a story where this is the 551 00:29:00,040 --> 00:29:02,960 Speaker 1: tip of the iceberg? Is this a story where we 552 00:29:03,120 --> 00:29:05,440 Speaker 1: found out what there is to find out? And and 553 00:29:05,720 --> 00:29:08,360 Speaker 1: it kind of calms down, Now, what do you think 554 00:29:08,400 --> 00:29:10,120 Speaker 1: this is now? And what you've heard people you talked to? 555 00:29:11,960 --> 00:29:14,680 Speaker 3: No, I mean I think I think again that a 556 00:29:14,760 --> 00:29:18,880 Speaker 3: lot of people within the league are asking those same questions. 557 00:29:18,920 --> 00:29:22,760 Speaker 3: And look, this was a really rough start to the 558 00:29:22,840 --> 00:29:27,760 Speaker 3: season for the NBA too. You know, in September it's 559 00:29:27,960 --> 00:29:33,080 Speaker 3: all the allegations of salary cap circumvention that were thrown 560 00:29:33,120 --> 00:29:36,000 Speaker 3: at the Clippers, and then one day into the season, 561 00:29:36,040 --> 00:29:39,400 Speaker 3: two days into the season to have a story like this, 562 00:29:39,520 --> 00:29:43,600 Speaker 3: I mean, this is the coach of the Portland Trailblazer, 563 00:29:43,680 --> 00:29:48,080 Speaker 3: isn't a sitting NBA coach is put on indefinite leave 564 00:29:48,280 --> 00:29:52,000 Speaker 3: by the league. I mean that is, you know, a 565 00:29:52,160 --> 00:29:58,240 Speaker 3: staggering thing. And these are again allegations, but incredibly serious ones. 566 00:29:58,400 --> 00:30:05,600 Speaker 3: And you know, we don't know yet how how much brought, 567 00:30:05,720 --> 00:30:08,520 Speaker 3: how much broader this story can stretch. But I mean, 568 00:30:09,000 --> 00:30:14,720 Speaker 3: are people still very very interested and curious? And yeah, 569 00:30:14,720 --> 00:30:17,760 Speaker 3: I mean I don't think it can't go away. It's 570 00:30:17,880 --> 00:30:18,920 Speaker 3: just too significant. 571 00:30:19,600 --> 00:30:22,240 Speaker 1: He's on Twitter at the Steinline. He also plants trees 572 00:30:22,240 --> 00:30:24,960 Speaker 1: with Kawhi Leonard that's at the Steinline also. 573 00:30:24,720 --> 00:30:26,320 Speaker 4: Said what he did on his off day when he 574 00:30:26,360 --> 00:30:27,520 Speaker 4: didn't play the other man, And. 575 00:30:28,360 --> 00:30:31,800 Speaker 1: He's on substack as well. Mark is always buddy, appreciate 576 00:30:31,840 --> 00:30:33,680 Speaker 1: your visits. We'll talk to you next week, man. Enjoy 577 00:30:33,760 --> 00:30:34,200 Speaker 1: the weekend. 578 00:30:34,800 --> 00:30:36,400 Speaker 3: Just got traded at NBC. 579 00:30:39,560 --> 00:30:42,160 Speaker 1: Running the gamut. Did I get traded at TNT? 580 00:30:42,440 --> 00:30:42,600 Speaker 3: Oh? 581 00:30:42,920 --> 00:30:43,720 Speaker 1: Very nice? 582 00:30:44,360 --> 00:30:44,560 Speaker 3: Yeah. 583 00:30:44,560 --> 00:30:47,240 Speaker 1: Look, you know the thing is with this this scandal 584 00:30:47,240 --> 00:30:50,880 Speaker 1: that that's hanging over the league. You see sometimes how 585 00:30:50,960 --> 00:30:55,360 Speaker 1: quickly that stories can fade, and they need oxygen to 586 00:30:55,600 --> 00:30:58,080 Speaker 1: continue to keep them front page right, you'll get the 587 00:30:58,080 --> 00:31:01,280 Speaker 1: gambling scandal last year with and show Heyo Tani, right, 588 00:31:01,320 --> 00:31:03,840 Speaker 1: that was a huge deal. But then what happened There 589 00:31:03,880 --> 00:31:06,720 Speaker 1: was no more oxygen in that story after and we 590 00:31:06,840 --> 00:31:09,320 Speaker 1: found out what went on and Epay the way he 591 00:31:09,360 --> 00:31:12,680 Speaker 1: acted on and that story was gone like after a 592 00:31:12,680 --> 00:31:15,360 Speaker 1: couple of months. Now I know, and Mark's look right now, 593 00:31:15,400 --> 00:31:17,600 Speaker 1: I think everybody is afraid, and I get it because 594 00:31:17,680 --> 00:31:20,000 Speaker 1: last in the NBA wants is to find out that, hey, 595 00:31:20,160 --> 00:31:23,040 Speaker 1: these things are happening. If it's we find out it's 596 00:31:23,040 --> 00:31:25,880 Speaker 1: more about guys hanging out at rig poker games. That's 597 00:31:25,920 --> 00:31:29,800 Speaker 1: different than guys giving out gambling information at the night 598 00:31:29,840 --> 00:31:32,160 Speaker 1: because we're going one thing where these guys have really 599 00:31:32,160 --> 00:31:35,160 Speaker 1: bad habits and it's easy to excize them to Hey, 600 00:31:35,600 --> 00:31:38,600 Speaker 1: the game is really struggling and it has all kinds 601 00:31:38,640 --> 00:31:42,080 Speaker 1: of problems. If this story goes away, if we if 602 00:31:42,120 --> 00:31:45,000 Speaker 1: this is the story what we've seen, and the next 603 00:31:45,040 --> 00:31:48,520 Speaker 1: couple of months it's just a continuation of Damon Jones 604 00:31:48,520 --> 00:31:51,719 Speaker 1: and Chauncey Billups, it's gonna go away pretty fast. And 605 00:31:51,800 --> 00:31:54,280 Speaker 1: even if it's just the poker games, it'll go away 606 00:31:54,280 --> 00:31:56,840 Speaker 1: pretty fast. Never great to hear, hey, man, we got 607 00:31:56,840 --> 00:31:59,560 Speaker 1: the mafia involved with NBA. But these are guys making 608 00:31:59,600 --> 00:32:02,920 Speaker 1: money stuff off the court, and unfortunately, you know, people 609 00:32:02,960 --> 00:32:05,360 Speaker 1: sometimes do things they shouldn't off the court. But as 610 00:32:05,400 --> 00:32:07,880 Speaker 1: long as it's fabric of the game, and it's the 611 00:32:07,920 --> 00:32:12,600 Speaker 1: gambling scandal, that that kind of hits the back burner 612 00:32:13,000 --> 00:32:14,800 Speaker 1: in a couple of months, Like, we're not even gonna 613 00:32:14,800 --> 00:32:17,160 Speaker 1: remember remember that big gambling scandal beginning of the season. 614 00:32:17,240 --> 00:32:19,680 Speaker 1: It'll be like the show, hey, gambling scandal with EPA 615 00:32:19,840 --> 00:32:22,000 Speaker 1: last year. By the time we hit June, we're gonna 616 00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:22,520 Speaker 1: forget about it. 617 00:32:22,600 --> 00:32:22,760 Speaker 2: Yeah. 618 00:32:22,800 --> 00:32:25,400 Speaker 4: I mean, look, I'm old enough to remember the show 619 00:32:25,480 --> 00:32:29,680 Speaker 4: Cribs and all of its uh you know offshoots that 620 00:32:29,720 --> 00:32:33,080 Speaker 4: we had. What did everybody always have scarface posters? Uh, 621 00:32:33,200 --> 00:32:38,120 Speaker 4: mobster posters. So there's a there's a kindred, you know, 622 00:32:38,240 --> 00:32:41,600 Speaker 4: spirit going on here of fascination on one side and 623 00:32:41,640 --> 00:32:43,920 Speaker 4: people that want to be around athletes, so they're gonna 624 00:32:43,960 --> 00:32:44,920 Speaker 4: get into the room together. 625 00:32:45,040 --> 00:32:47,760 Speaker 1: That's not going to change. It never has, uh. 626 00:32:48,000 --> 00:32:51,120 Speaker 4: And where you have the hope, I guess if you're 627 00:32:51,160 --> 00:32:54,720 Speaker 4: the NBA, is that somewhere in all of the data 628 00:32:54,760 --> 00:32:58,160 Speaker 4: points and all of the cross examinations and whatever you 629 00:32:58,200 --> 00:33:03,640 Speaker 4: can get out of these part dissipants, suspects whatever, that 630 00:33:03,920 --> 00:33:06,840 Speaker 4: you get a little bit of plausible deniability. And man, 631 00:33:06,880 --> 00:33:09,920 Speaker 4: I knew these guys were more mob guys, but I 632 00:33:10,280 --> 00:33:12,400 Speaker 4: was just there like as the entertainer, right, I was 633 00:33:12,440 --> 00:33:15,640 Speaker 4: just a name because it's it's worked before, right. I mean, 634 00:33:15,920 --> 00:33:19,520 Speaker 4: we had guys suspended from the NFL all those years ago, 635 00:33:19,640 --> 00:33:22,560 Speaker 4: and Major League Baseball. Willie May has had to step 636 00:33:22,600 --> 00:33:25,680 Speaker 4: away for a while because he was hanging out at 637 00:33:25,760 --> 00:33:29,000 Speaker 4: casinos to cash a check right there. There's a lot 638 00:33:29,000 --> 00:33:31,720 Speaker 4: of that, but that Yeah, for Adam Silver, the do 639 00:33:31,840 --> 00:33:36,920 Speaker 4: nothing commissioner, he's really hoping that this blows blows over 640 00:33:37,040 --> 00:33:40,960 Speaker 4: very quickly. The no show jobs thing with with Kawhi 641 00:33:41,040 --> 00:33:43,600 Speaker 4: Leon or whatever, that really never got the oxygen that 642 00:33:43,640 --> 00:33:47,280 Speaker 4: it probably should have. And a part of it is 643 00:33:47,480 --> 00:33:50,120 Speaker 4: you didn't have a bunch of owners getting together to 644 00:33:50,200 --> 00:33:53,560 Speaker 4: go after Steve Balmer, maybe because they didn't want anybody 645 00:33:53,560 --> 00:33:55,640 Speaker 4: examining what was hanging out in the corners of their 646 00:33:55,680 --> 00:34:00,200 Speaker 4: own you know, wreck rooms as it were, like what's 647 00:34:00,240 --> 00:34:00,920 Speaker 4: behind that poster? 648 00:34:01,000 --> 00:34:01,600 Speaker 1: You don't want to know? 649 00:34:02,280 --> 00:34:05,640 Speaker 4: So but with the gambling scandal, yeah, I mean they're 650 00:34:05,720 --> 00:34:08,600 Speaker 4: hopeful that you can get to the All Star break 651 00:34:08,680 --> 00:34:10,879 Speaker 4: and maybe a little bit beyond where we don't get 652 00:34:10,920 --> 00:34:14,440 Speaker 4: any more extensions of this. And I gotta imagine that 653 00:34:15,080 --> 00:34:18,600 Speaker 4: all those notices that you hear about, hey, they sent 654 00:34:18,640 --> 00:34:22,400 Speaker 4: down a note reminding folks that that's a daily. 655 00:34:22,440 --> 00:34:26,600 Speaker 1: Process exit out about a Fresco exit Swallen Dome. Jason 656 00:34:26,640 --> 00:34:29,520 Speaker 1: Smith Mike Harmon live from the Fox Sports Radio studios. Hey, 657 00:34:29,520 --> 00:34:32,160 Speaker 1: don't forget. Our brand new YouTube channel is up. Go 658 00:34:32,200 --> 00:34:34,880 Speaker 1: to YouTube dot com slash at Jason Smith Show, or 659 00:34:34,920 --> 00:34:38,040 Speaker 1: if you're already within YouTube, just search Jason Smith Show. 660 00:34:38,120 --> 00:34:41,000 Speaker 1: Check out our videos. Let us know what you think. Again, 661 00:34:41,280 --> 00:34:43,239 Speaker 1: Mike and I love putting this content out for you 662 00:34:43,400 --> 00:34:47,080 Speaker 1: every single night. Well, coming up next. You know what, 663 00:34:47,160 --> 00:34:50,040 Speaker 1: It's been easy tonight to say what a bad, craptastic, 664 00:34:50,160 --> 00:34:53,880 Speaker 1: horrendous Thursday night football game this was between the Broncos 665 00:34:53,920 --> 00:34:57,719 Speaker 1: and the Raiders unless you hit the under. However, there 666 00:34:57,880 --> 00:35:01,839 Speaker 1: was something absolutely out standing about the game tonight, and 667 00:35:01,880 --> 00:35:04,800 Speaker 1: we'll tell you next Jason and Mike Fox Sports Radio. 668 00:35:05,040 --> 00:35:07,680 Speaker 2: Be sure to catch live editions of The Jason Smith 669 00:35:07,719 --> 00:35:10,800 Speaker 2: Show with Mike Harmon weekdays at ten pm Eastern, seven 670 00:35:10,840 --> 00:35:13,320 Speaker 2: pm Pacific. Are we gonna really. 671 00:35:13,200 --> 00:35:17,440 Speaker 1: Run John Prine as our final I just discovered him. 672 00:35:17,640 --> 00:35:20,880 Speaker 1: How great is this? Love this guy? My dad was 673 00:35:20,920 --> 00:35:25,319 Speaker 1: a big fan. Okay, narn see, I hear this and 674 00:35:25,360 --> 00:35:26,880 Speaker 1: I all I all I can think of is the 675 00:35:26,920 --> 00:35:30,520 Speaker 1: Michael Sarah Went went l Ellen Page Elliott Page version 676 00:35:30,680 --> 00:35:40,120 Speaker 1: of from Juno. Okay, sure, Oh the Clay Pigeons. Yeah, Jason, Yeah, 677 00:35:40,200 --> 00:35:43,360 Speaker 1: Why does he look like an old j T the brick? Uh? 678 00:35:43,400 --> 00:35:46,520 Speaker 1: He's standing up in the studio. I'm standing up in 679 00:35:46,600 --> 00:35:50,879 Speaker 1: the studio, Jason Smith. What's your here? Mike Herman Lock 680 00:35:50,960 --> 00:35:54,520 Speaker 1: from the Fox Sports radio studios where t NF tonight 681 00:35:55,520 --> 00:35:57,840 Speaker 1: was awful? Right, it was? It was bad. It was 682 00:35:57,880 --> 00:36:01,760 Speaker 1: an awful game. It was played poorly. Interceptions were thrown, 683 00:36:01,840 --> 00:36:05,200 Speaker 1: mistakes were made, Interceptions were thrown that bounced off wide 684 00:36:05,239 --> 00:36:08,520 Speaker 1: open players, their jerseys up in the air like they 685 00:36:08,520 --> 00:36:12,080 Speaker 1: were wearing some sort of repellent. It was a bad game. Yeah, 686 00:36:12,120 --> 00:36:14,399 Speaker 1: both quarterbacks got screwed. By the way. It was ten 687 00:36:14,480 --> 00:36:17,480 Speaker 1: to seven. We didn't see a lot of fun. It 688 00:36:17,520 --> 00:36:19,879 Speaker 1: wasn't a lot of anything. Again, these are the games 689 00:36:19,880 --> 00:36:21,759 Speaker 1: where al Michaels is on the plane home right now, 690 00:36:21,800 --> 00:36:23,560 Speaker 1: going I do it all the time. I do it 691 00:36:23,600 --> 00:36:25,080 Speaker 1: all the time. I don't know why I do this, Sir, 692 00:36:25,200 --> 00:36:27,840 Speaker 1: just put your police seat up. We're taking off. But 693 00:36:27,840 --> 00:36:29,200 Speaker 1: why do I do it? I don't know why I 694 00:36:29,239 --> 00:36:31,759 Speaker 1: do it. I really don't I have the money. I 695 00:36:31,760 --> 00:36:32,600 Speaker 1: don't know why I do this. 696 00:36:32,840 --> 00:36:34,680 Speaker 4: Does he get to make the argument that he should 697 00:36:34,680 --> 00:36:37,160 Speaker 4: just have a studio at his house, that he doesn't 698 00:36:37,160 --> 00:36:38,360 Speaker 4: actually have to travel anymore. 699 00:36:38,400 --> 00:36:41,719 Speaker 1: I call the games from here. I'm virtual al I 700 00:36:41,840 --> 00:36:44,520 Speaker 1: call it games of my underwear eating a sandwich, and 701 00:36:44,560 --> 00:36:47,840 Speaker 1: no one's gonna care. Well, just when we need to 702 00:36:47,880 --> 00:36:50,160 Speaker 1: show stuff in the studio, we'll show Kirk and we'll 703 00:36:50,200 --> 00:36:52,440 Speaker 1: show his dog with a headset on. I've seen the 704 00:36:52,520 --> 00:36:55,480 Speaker 1: dog podcast they work really well. It will just look 705 00:36:55,520 --> 00:37:01,480 Speaker 1: like it's a dog podcast after this one. That's probably 706 00:37:01,520 --> 00:37:03,880 Speaker 1: not a bad idea. The dog podcasts are really funny. 707 00:37:04,040 --> 00:37:06,000 Speaker 1: Like you see the two they're wearing headsets and the 708 00:37:06,000 --> 00:37:07,640 Speaker 1: one will say to the other, you know, I like 709 00:37:08,280 --> 00:37:10,680 Speaker 1: my human said to me today, who's a good boy? 710 00:37:10,800 --> 00:37:14,640 Speaker 1: And I said, obviously me ha I. They'll laugh and 711 00:37:14,680 --> 00:37:17,120 Speaker 1: bang their paws on the table. It's hysterical and I 712 00:37:17,239 --> 00:37:18,879 Speaker 1: just keep watching it. In the new one, you really 713 00:37:18,880 --> 00:37:21,400 Speaker 1: get sucked into that it's awesome. I just keep watching 714 00:37:21,800 --> 00:37:25,799 Speaker 1: the dog podcast. Now, tonight's game was terrible. It was 715 00:37:25,960 --> 00:37:30,879 Speaker 1: absolutely awful. Two seventies for sure. Oh yeah, like there's 716 00:37:30,920 --> 00:37:34,200 Speaker 1: two seventy two, this would be I don't know that 717 00:37:34,239 --> 00:37:35,919 Speaker 1: you're gonna get more than two. That might be worse. 718 00:37:35,960 --> 00:37:38,160 Speaker 4: For now, we're gonna put it down in at you know, 719 00:37:38,200 --> 00:37:40,799 Speaker 4: bottom five, and then we'll float it as we need. 720 00:37:41,000 --> 00:37:44,640 Speaker 1: We had Jet's thirteen eleven two Broncos games. Yeah, involved 721 00:37:44,640 --> 00:37:48,120 Speaker 1: in here. But the best thing from tonight's game, this 722 00:37:48,200 --> 00:37:51,440 Speaker 1: is inarguable. This is inarguable. You say, no, no, you're right. 723 00:37:51,560 --> 00:37:53,480 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna say the best thing was it's over 724 00:37:53,960 --> 00:37:56,200 Speaker 1: the best thing. The best thing was I didn't have 725 00:37:56,239 --> 00:37:58,840 Speaker 1: anybody going in fantasy, which are both good reasons. No, 726 00:37:58,960 --> 00:38:00,520 Speaker 1: you had a couple of guys. I gave you a 727 00:38:00,520 --> 00:38:04,879 Speaker 1: decent day, nothing world, both reasons. The best thing from 728 00:38:04,960 --> 00:38:09,480 Speaker 1: tonight's game one hundred percent the Broncos uniforms. You know 729 00:38:09,560 --> 00:38:12,080 Speaker 1: that is true. This was this was not just to 730 00:38:12,120 --> 00:38:15,759 Speaker 1: throw back to the eighties Broncos, the l Way era, 731 00:38:16,000 --> 00:38:18,840 Speaker 1: the mid to late eighties and early nineties. Now this 732 00:38:19,000 --> 00:38:22,520 Speaker 1: was a throw This was the seventies. Randy Gratis jar, 733 00:38:22,760 --> 00:38:26,640 Speaker 1: Craig Morton, Broncos. That orange was spectacular. It's almost like 734 00:38:26,680 --> 00:38:30,000 Speaker 1: it was like the color Rush night. But that was 735 00:38:30,160 --> 00:38:36,120 Speaker 1: absolutely Sometimes when you just watch somebody looking good doing something, uh, 736 00:38:36,280 --> 00:38:39,440 Speaker 1: it takes away from the craptasticness. Now that's fair. In 737 00:38:39,480 --> 00:38:41,120 Speaker 1: the end, it didn't really. It was still a really 738 00:38:41,160 --> 00:38:43,160 Speaker 1: bad game. And you see the orange uniforms and you 739 00:38:43,160 --> 00:38:46,600 Speaker 1: watch the ball bounce off of Troy Troy Franklin's jersey 740 00:38:46,600 --> 00:38:48,279 Speaker 1: and into the arms of a Raiders dB, and you go, 741 00:38:48,320 --> 00:38:51,279 Speaker 1: oh no, no, this game still sucks. But the Broncos 742 00:38:51,400 --> 00:38:56,960 Speaker 1: uniforms outstanding, absolutely outstand Even Peyton wearing the hoodie that 743 00:38:57,000 --> 00:38:59,600 Speaker 1: he did takes you back. And sure, there's just something 744 00:38:59,640 --> 00:39:02,480 Speaker 1: about night seeing that orange. It looked so good, so 745 00:39:02,640 --> 00:39:04,719 Speaker 1: much brighter. That's why it goes back to like seventies 746 00:39:04,760 --> 00:39:08,719 Speaker 1: Orange Crush Bronze. This is seventy seven. Yeah, it was 747 00:39:08,760 --> 00:39:12,080 Speaker 1: the Inspira. This was this was absolutely outstanding tonight. 748 00:39:12,160 --> 00:39:16,880 Speaker 4: So Craig Morton, Yeah, Haven Moses, ricup Church, Yeah yeah, 749 00:39:16,960 --> 00:39:18,320 Speaker 4: I love Rick up Church. 750 00:39:18,360 --> 00:39:25,799 Speaker 1: Jim Jensen, uh, Lonnie parrin Otis Armstrong oh yeah yeah yeah, yeah, yeah, 751 00:39:26,120 --> 00:39:29,919 Speaker 1: Idle yeah, Jim kill two Yeah, yeah, Jim kick Tom 752 00:39:30,000 --> 00:39:32,600 Speaker 1: Jackson I think was it was? Yeah, he would have 753 00:39:32,600 --> 00:39:36,360 Speaker 1: been on that squad. TJ rookie on that team. Lyle 754 00:39:36,440 --> 00:39:39,480 Speaker 1: al Zado. Look, I really wanted to see the Raiders 755 00:39:39,640 --> 00:39:42,600 Speaker 1: wearing big throwbacks tonight too, but instead they wore their 756 00:39:42,920 --> 00:39:45,480 Speaker 1: their snow jerseys, you know, the uh oh it's the 757 00:39:45,480 --> 00:39:47,520 Speaker 1: white ones with the silver numbers and a little bit 758 00:39:47,520 --> 00:39:50,160 Speaker 1: of black. And I was like, okay, okay, but I mean. 759 00:39:50,160 --> 00:39:55,000 Speaker 4: Yeah, Tom Jackson was an All Pro ninety five. Well 760 00:39:55,000 --> 00:39:58,479 Speaker 4: do you have four interceptions including a return that year? 761 00:39:58,680 --> 00:40:01,960 Speaker 1: You tried? Different leagues try to make things happen with 762 00:40:02,040 --> 00:40:07,120 Speaker 1: throwback unis, and to an extent, they work in baseball, right, 763 00:40:07,239 --> 00:40:10,160 Speaker 1: like the Cardinals wearing the sky blue throwbacks, the Phillies, 764 00:40:10,520 --> 00:40:13,840 Speaker 1: the A's wearing that seventies green. But a lot of 765 00:40:13,840 --> 00:40:16,440 Speaker 1: teams like, oh, look at those great throwbacks. Yeah, I'm 766 00:40:16,520 --> 00:40:18,319 Speaker 1: kind of you. No, I think you're kind of trying 767 00:40:18,320 --> 00:40:20,200 Speaker 1: to make it, make it work. Same thing in the NBA. 768 00:40:20,320 --> 00:40:22,560 Speaker 1: Oh look at those throwbacks. Yeah, a few of the 769 00:40:22,640 --> 00:40:24,480 Speaker 1: throwbacks in the NBA work, right. 770 00:40:24,480 --> 00:40:27,040 Speaker 4: I think the Nuggets hit just bring back that lumberjet 771 00:40:27,120 --> 00:40:27,920 Speaker 4: dude full time. 772 00:40:28,120 --> 00:40:32,040 Speaker 1: NHL, there are a few throwbacks that work, right. We 773 00:40:32,080 --> 00:40:34,239 Speaker 1: had the Whalers in the Nord Deeks last year, which 774 00:40:34,280 --> 00:40:38,880 Speaker 1: was awesome, But nothing works on the larger scale in 775 00:40:38,960 --> 00:40:43,360 Speaker 1: sports better than NFL throwbacks. You might be able to 776 00:40:43,400 --> 00:40:46,160 Speaker 1: get to college football throwbacks a little bit in college basketball, 777 00:40:46,200 --> 00:40:48,080 Speaker 1: but with the NFL NF because you have more to 778 00:40:48,120 --> 00:40:48,520 Speaker 1: choose from. 779 00:40:48,520 --> 00:40:51,960 Speaker 4: We got thes, we got these prison guard ones, we 780 00:40:52,080 --> 00:40:54,319 Speaker 4: got the night ones, even the. 781 00:40:54,280 --> 00:40:57,120 Speaker 1: Bad ones to go eh, at least you tried. But 782 00:40:57,640 --> 00:41:01,520 Speaker 1: generally the NFL, it is almost possible to not put 783 00:41:01,560 --> 00:41:04,680 Speaker 1: out a great throwback jersey and and and certain teams 784 00:41:04,680 --> 00:41:06,759 Speaker 1: can do it better than there's the Broncos tonight with that, 785 00:41:07,000 --> 00:41:11,240 Speaker 1: but just the Eagles and the Kelly Green Bucko Bruce 786 00:41:11,600 --> 00:41:14,480 Speaker 1: on down the line. That was that. Again, that was 787 00:41:14,520 --> 00:41:16,080 Speaker 1: the best part of the game to the highlight. Not 788 00:41:16,160 --> 00:41:18,080 Speaker 1: that we wanted to end with with something, but I 789 00:41:18,120 --> 00:41:19,719 Speaker 1: wanted to give you something good out of the game. 790 00:41:19,760 --> 00:41:21,799 Speaker 1: We want to go into a positivity Friday. I want 791 00:41:21,800 --> 00:41:23,600 Speaker 1: to give you something good. You can punt better than 792 00:41:23,600 --> 00:41:25,839 Speaker 1: they did today, yeah oh yeah, yeah, absolutely, you can 793 00:41:25,880 --> 00:41:26,279 Speaker 1: punt better. 794 00:41:26,320 --> 00:41:26,560 Speaker 2: Yeah? 795 00:41:26,640 --> 00:41:30,760 Speaker 1: How about that? Adding value exit? How about a fresca 796 00:41:30,920 --> 00:41:33,759 Speaker 1: at Swollen Dome for Mike, I'm Jason, my buddy Ben 797 00:41:33,800 --> 00:41:36,400 Speaker 1: Maller Coming up next to this is Fox. Do you 798 00:41:36,440 --> 00:41:36,840 Speaker 1: tell me