1 00:00:07,400 --> 00:00:11,520 Speaker 1: Just nine more days until we see number one in action. 2 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:14,800 Speaker 1: What can we expect from Kaylin Williams in his debut 3 00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:17,759 Speaker 1: against the Titans. We'll tell you how the Bears quarterback 4 00:00:17,920 --> 00:00:21,880 Speaker 1: is progressing. Just seven days until the NFL takes Brazil 5 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:22,760 Speaker 1: by storm. 6 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:24,479 Speaker 2: Brian Baldier is going to be there. 7 00:00:24,520 --> 00:00:27,520 Speaker 1: He will show you what he's expecting from Jalen Hurts 8 00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:30,680 Speaker 1: and the Eagles against the Packers. Also, if you haven't 9 00:00:30,680 --> 00:00:33,239 Speaker 1: done your fantasy draft yet, well you might be like 10 00:00:33,280 --> 00:00:35,720 Speaker 1: the league with my high school friends. Herbode's quiet. Quitting 11 00:00:35,720 --> 00:00:38,640 Speaker 1: in the league actually might fold if not. Adam Rank 12 00:00:38,680 --> 00:00:41,200 Speaker 1: has a crash course for you to dominate your draft. 13 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:43,839 Speaker 1: How else would you want to start off a holiday 14 00:00:43,840 --> 00:00:45,640 Speaker 1: weekend than with us. 15 00:00:46,040 --> 00:00:47,919 Speaker 2: Welcome inside with. 16 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:51,920 Speaker 1: The insiders alongside Judiy Battista and Mike Garafalo. I am 17 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:55,360 Speaker 1: Tom Pellicero here at NFL Network Headquarters in Los Angeles, 18 00:00:55,640 --> 00:00:59,360 Speaker 1: six days away now from kickoff. In the NFL, it's 19 00:00:59,400 --> 00:01:02,000 Speaker 1: the Raven it's the Chiefs. And when you get this 20 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:05,319 Speaker 1: close to a game, guys, guess what we've got actual 21 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:09,520 Speaker 1: injury updates that matter. Let's start out for Kansas City, 22 00:01:09,840 --> 00:01:12,760 Speaker 1: where it's not a surprise but Hollywood Brown, according to 23 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:16,720 Speaker 1: coach Andy Reid, unlikely to play in the Chiefs opener. 24 00:01:16,800 --> 00:01:21,039 Speaker 1: He suffered a collarbone injury in sc joint spring back 25 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:23,959 Speaker 1: in training camp. Expectations he'll be back on the field 26 00:01:24,040 --> 00:01:26,440 Speaker 1: sooner than later, but a big speed threat they added 27 00:01:26,480 --> 00:01:29,000 Speaker 1: in the off season more than likely not going to 28 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:32,039 Speaker 1: be out there for Week one. Better news for the 29 00:01:32,080 --> 00:01:34,880 Speaker 1: Baltimore Ravens, who, for the first time since a car 30 00:01:34,959 --> 00:01:39,000 Speaker 1: accident involving tight end Mark Andrews back on August fourteenth, 31 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:41,600 Speaker 1: had their star tight end on the field. 32 00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:42,679 Speaker 2: So how are you feeling, Mark? 33 00:01:43,400 --> 00:01:46,080 Speaker 3: Like I said, I feel really good. I'm excited. I'm 34 00:01:46,080 --> 00:01:47,720 Speaker 3: excited for this game. It's a big game. The guy's 35 00:01:47,800 --> 00:01:50,920 Speaker 3: been working hard and my body feels great. And you know, 36 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:54,480 Speaker 3: for me, I'm moving forward and yeah, I've always kind 37 00:01:54,480 --> 00:01:56,680 Speaker 3: of had that mindset of being resilient, moving forward and 38 00:01:57,360 --> 00:01:59,640 Speaker 3: you can't take things for granted. And I think for me, 39 00:02:00,320 --> 00:02:03,760 Speaker 3: you know, you know showed me that, and yeah, you know, 40 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:06,000 Speaker 3: just moving forward, you know, you know, having a big 41 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:08,639 Speaker 3: picture in mind, and that's the team that's winning games 42 00:02:08,639 --> 00:02:11,200 Speaker 3: and trying to be the best player and best teammate. 43 00:02:10,960 --> 00:02:11,360 Speaker 4: That I can be. 44 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:12,280 Speaker 3: For this team moving forward. 45 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:15,560 Speaker 1: This is notable, Mike, because initially the Ravens had announced 46 00:02:15,560 --> 00:02:18,200 Speaker 1: there were no injuries for Mark Andrews. Anybody, though, who 47 00:02:18,200 --> 00:02:20,720 Speaker 1: has been in a car crash knows you may not 48 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:24,120 Speaker 1: be injured, but you might be hurting for a while. 49 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:27,400 Speaker 1: What do we know right now about Mark anders and 50 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:29,640 Speaker 1: given the time he's missed, as well as the nature 51 00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:32,320 Speaker 1: of the situation, what do we expect from him in 52 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:33,600 Speaker 1: that Thursday night kickoff game. 53 00:02:34,480 --> 00:02:34,720 Speaker 4: Tom. 54 00:02:34,760 --> 00:02:36,800 Speaker 5: We're just a couple of days away from when injury 55 00:02:36,840 --> 00:02:39,520 Speaker 5: reports are actually filed, and if you've got an ailment 56 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:41,720 Speaker 5: at in a specific part of the body, you have 57 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:43,200 Speaker 5: to list that on the injury report. 58 00:02:43,240 --> 00:02:44,880 Speaker 6: You don't have to do that during training camp. So 59 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:46,239 Speaker 6: Mark Andrews. 60 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:49,359 Speaker 5: Taking the time off of practice and then returning today, 61 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:53,160 Speaker 5: you're right. I mean, even if you're not technically injured, 62 00:02:53,320 --> 00:02:56,200 Speaker 5: you can be hurt from a car crash. So clearly 63 00:02:56,240 --> 00:02:59,200 Speaker 5: something that they wanted to make sure was behind him 64 00:02:59,240 --> 00:03:02,079 Speaker 5: before they put him back on the field. There Andrews 65 00:03:02,160 --> 00:03:05,120 Speaker 5: wearing a seatbelt, as he made clear several times, So 66 00:03:05,320 --> 00:03:08,440 Speaker 5: that was very good, good jub Mark Andrews wearing the seatbelt. 67 00:03:08,639 --> 00:03:11,000 Speaker 5: He talked about the importance of that, also the perspective 68 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:14,120 Speaker 5: he got out of this car accident. So one of 69 00:03:14,120 --> 00:03:16,040 Speaker 5: the great guys to cover around the league, one of 70 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:18,360 Speaker 5: the great football players that we have in our league 71 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:21,800 Speaker 5: right now. His target share last year before he got 72 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:24,640 Speaker 5: injured with that hip drop tackle, which was a big 73 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:28,359 Speaker 5: reason why the NFL this offseason decided to ban the 74 00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:32,240 Speaker 5: hip drop tackle. He was on pace to blow past 75 00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:34,320 Speaker 5: the year before in the target share, So we know 76 00:03:34,360 --> 00:03:35,920 Speaker 5: what he means to this offense. We know what he 77 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:39,560 Speaker 5: means as a security blanket for Lamar Jackson. So the 78 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:41,920 Speaker 5: fact that these two who have such great chemistry are 79 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:43,920 Speaker 5: back on the field working together is a great sigh 80 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:44,520 Speaker 5: for Baltimore. 81 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:44,880 Speaker 6: Judy. 82 00:03:44,920 --> 00:03:48,000 Speaker 1: There's so many fun rematches of games from last season 83 00:03:48,120 --> 00:03:50,000 Speaker 1: on this schedule. I don't know that any are better 84 00:03:50,320 --> 00:03:52,480 Speaker 1: than Ravens Chiefs. The last time that we saw them 85 00:03:52,640 --> 00:03:55,800 Speaker 1: was back on January twenty eighth. The ragining NFL MVP 86 00:03:55,880 --> 00:03:59,320 Speaker 1: and Lamar Jackson, the multiple time Super Bowl MVP in 87 00:03:59,400 --> 00:04:01,400 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes, two great offenses. 88 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:03,920 Speaker 2: Neither one of them could generate. 89 00:04:03,640 --> 00:04:06,520 Speaker 1: A whole lot of offense, particularly in the second half 90 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:09,600 Speaker 1: of this game. The conditions should be slightly improved for 91 00:04:09,640 --> 00:04:10,960 Speaker 1: this one next Thursday night. 92 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:12,360 Speaker 2: What are you looking for in this matchup? 93 00:04:12,720 --> 00:04:15,440 Speaker 7: Well, and also Baltimore's approach to this game should be 94 00:04:15,560 --> 00:04:18,440 Speaker 7: much improved from where it was during that game. Remember, 95 00:04:18,560 --> 00:04:21,320 Speaker 7: they went away from the run very quickly. They were 96 00:04:21,360 --> 00:04:24,200 Speaker 7: the number one rushing team in the NFL going into 97 00:04:24,200 --> 00:04:28,120 Speaker 7: the AFC Championship game. They only rushed sixteen times for 98 00:04:28,279 --> 00:04:31,400 Speaker 7: eighty one yards. They went away from it really early 99 00:04:31,520 --> 00:04:33,800 Speaker 7: in the game. There wasn't a lot of scoring. You 100 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:36,640 Speaker 7: were right that Baltimore defense did its job. It held 101 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:39,440 Speaker 7: the Chiefs in check, but the Ravens just could not 102 00:04:39,839 --> 00:04:43,240 Speaker 7: generate any points. Again, they went away from the run. 103 00:04:43,320 --> 00:04:45,720 Speaker 7: You assume they're probably not going to do that now 104 00:04:45,720 --> 00:04:49,080 Speaker 7: that they have Derrick Henry on the roster. One piece 105 00:04:49,120 --> 00:04:51,240 Speaker 7: to keep in mind, though, if there is any question 106 00:04:51,400 --> 00:04:54,080 Speaker 7: mark about the Ravens going into this season, they are 107 00:04:54,080 --> 00:04:55,160 Speaker 7: a very complete team. 108 00:04:55,640 --> 00:04:58,240 Speaker 8: But that offensive line is in a bit of flux. 109 00:04:58,279 --> 00:04:59,960 Speaker 7: The right side of the offensive line is going to 110 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:03,599 Speaker 7: to look new. Center Tyler Linderbaum has missed most of 111 00:05:03,680 --> 00:05:07,080 Speaker 7: training camp and missed the preseason with a neck injury. 112 00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:09,440 Speaker 7: He has been back at practice, although wearing the red 113 00:05:09,520 --> 00:05:12,160 Speaker 7: non contact jersey so in the next few days as 114 00:05:12,200 --> 00:05:14,600 Speaker 7: they really gear up for the opener. You want to 115 00:05:14,640 --> 00:05:17,280 Speaker 7: see him engage in practice fully, and you want to 116 00:05:17,320 --> 00:05:19,960 Speaker 7: see how that offensive line looks, because again, this is 117 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:23,720 Speaker 7: a great, great rushing team. When they commit to it, 118 00:05:24,360 --> 00:05:25,880 Speaker 7: they need to commit to it. 119 00:05:25,800 --> 00:05:29,320 Speaker 1: Thursday Night Ravens and Chiefs kick off Week one on 120 00:05:29,600 --> 00:05:33,040 Speaker 1: Thursday night. Several nights later Monday Night Football. It wraps 121 00:05:33,120 --> 00:05:35,320 Speaker 1: up Week one with another really intriguing matchup. It's the 122 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:37,920 Speaker 1: Jets against the forty nine ers. There's a lot of 123 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:40,719 Speaker 1: questions of course, entering this game, including how Aaron Rodgers 124 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:43,320 Speaker 1: is going to look coming off of his achilles injury. 125 00:05:43,600 --> 00:05:46,240 Speaker 1: Also an open question right now when we see that 126 00:05:46,279 --> 00:05:49,640 Speaker 1: guy hasan reddick on the field, a holdout for all 127 00:05:49,680 --> 00:05:51,840 Speaker 1: a training camp, has not gone through a practice, a 128 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:54,800 Speaker 1: walk through anything with his new team since he was 129 00:05:54,839 --> 00:05:58,040 Speaker 1: acquired back in the spring. Here's what GM Joe Douglas 130 00:05:58,120 --> 00:05:59,960 Speaker 1: had to say about the Reddick situation yesterday. 131 00:06:01,279 --> 00:06:06,520 Speaker 9: I can't lay out any expectations right now, but you 132 00:06:06,560 --> 00:06:09,760 Speaker 9: know when when when he does arrive, we're all going 133 00:06:09,839 --> 00:06:12,400 Speaker 9: to be excited. I wouldn't say frustration. I mean, obviously 134 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:14,960 Speaker 9: we've we we made them, we made the move because 135 00:06:14,960 --> 00:06:16,360 Speaker 9: we have a lot of respect for him as a 136 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:19,440 Speaker 9: as a player and a person, and you know, we 137 00:06:19,440 --> 00:06:22,960 Speaker 9: think he can he can help us win games. And 138 00:06:23,160 --> 00:06:27,400 Speaker 9: UH felt really really good about the conversations UH leading 139 00:06:27,480 --> 00:06:31,279 Speaker 9: up to and at at the moment of trade. So 140 00:06:31,960 --> 00:06:34,960 Speaker 9: again we're just we're going to be excited to add 141 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:36,920 Speaker 9: him when when he decides to arrive. 142 00:06:37,880 --> 00:06:40,320 Speaker 1: This is a different one, Mike. We've had some weird 143 00:06:40,360 --> 00:06:42,719 Speaker 1: situations in this off seas. We wrapped up one yesterday 144 00:06:42,760 --> 00:06:45,080 Speaker 1: with Brandon Ayuk the Thrilly conclusion. He goes back to 145 00:06:45,160 --> 00:06:47,760 Speaker 1: the same team for basically the same money that he 146 00:06:47,880 --> 00:06:50,599 Speaker 1: was going to get along the way with Hassan Reddick. 147 00:06:50,839 --> 00:06:53,800 Speaker 1: There even been negotiations. It doesn't sell at this point. 148 00:06:53,800 --> 00:06:55,680 Speaker 1: There's really not a lot going on. They want him 149 00:06:55,680 --> 00:06:57,560 Speaker 1: to come in and be a part of the team 150 00:06:57,600 --> 00:07:00,240 Speaker 1: before they work on the contract. Reddick is yet to 151 00:07:00,279 --> 00:07:02,560 Speaker 1: show up. What gives in the coming days? Is there 152 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:04,120 Speaker 1: any chance we actually see him out there for the 153 00:07:04,160 --> 00:07:04,760 Speaker 1: kickoff game? 154 00:07:06,200 --> 00:07:06,680 Speaker 8: Well, I was. 155 00:07:06,600 --> 00:07:08,159 Speaker 6: Struck by Hassan Reddick. 156 00:07:08,160 --> 00:07:11,280 Speaker 5: They're working out at Temple Temple taking on Oklahoma tonight. 157 00:07:11,320 --> 00:07:15,040 Speaker 6: Boy, they could use Hassan Reddick in that game. Unfortunately, 158 00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:16,360 Speaker 6: it doesn't work that way. 159 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:20,040 Speaker 5: Has Son Reddick now an NFL player, So you know, 160 00:07:20,320 --> 00:07:23,440 Speaker 5: as you see the workout again, you're right, it's. 161 00:07:23,280 --> 00:07:23,920 Speaker 6: A weird one. 162 00:07:24,040 --> 00:07:30,040 Speaker 5: And you know for Ayuk Jamar Chase, Ceedee Lamb, even 163 00:07:30,080 --> 00:07:31,280 Speaker 5: Trent Williams. 164 00:07:30,800 --> 00:07:33,880 Speaker 6: Like you can see the end of how. 165 00:07:33,720 --> 00:07:35,680 Speaker 5: This could come to fruition right at some point the 166 00:07:35,720 --> 00:07:39,560 Speaker 5: team offers enough money and the players expectations come down 167 00:07:39,560 --> 00:07:41,400 Speaker 5: and they meet in the middle of okay, fine, Like 168 00:07:41,480 --> 00:07:42,800 Speaker 5: you can see how it's going to end. 169 00:07:43,080 --> 00:07:43,960 Speaker 6: The problem with this. 170 00:07:43,880 --> 00:07:47,800 Speaker 5: One is the Jets aren't willing to negotiate until Reddick 171 00:07:47,840 --> 00:07:49,920 Speaker 5: shows up, and Reddick's not willing to show up until 172 00:07:49,960 --> 00:07:50,720 Speaker 5: he has his new deal. 173 00:07:50,800 --> 00:07:52,880 Speaker 6: So it's like who's going to blink? Who's going to 174 00:07:52,920 --> 00:07:54,000 Speaker 6: flinch it? How does it happen? 175 00:07:54,040 --> 00:07:56,120 Speaker 5: Do the Jets have some kind of injury early in 176 00:07:56,160 --> 00:07:58,240 Speaker 5: the season and they say, okay, you know what, assuming 177 00:07:58,240 --> 00:07:59,680 Speaker 5: it last into the season, they say, you know what, 178 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:01,800 Speaker 5: all right, well we want Negotia, we need you here. 179 00:08:02,120 --> 00:08:04,240 Speaker 5: Or does Reddick see what's happening with the Jets and go, 180 00:08:04,480 --> 00:08:07,160 Speaker 5: oh man, this team really could be going somewhere special. 181 00:08:07,520 --> 00:08:09,200 Speaker 5: Forget it, Let's just go in there and take the 182 00:08:09,200 --> 00:08:10,440 Speaker 5: best possible offer. 183 00:08:10,240 --> 00:08:12,720 Speaker 6: Like I just I don't know. We got to look 184 00:08:12,720 --> 00:08:15,200 Speaker 6: into the future to see how this one's going to end. 185 00:08:15,360 --> 00:08:16,920 Speaker 5: And you're right, Tom, it is a tough one because 186 00:08:16,920 --> 00:08:19,760 Speaker 5: there haven't been negotiations and no sense that either side 187 00:08:19,840 --> 00:08:20,920 Speaker 5: is going to blink right now. 188 00:08:21,840 --> 00:08:22,480 Speaker 8: I was struck. 189 00:08:22,520 --> 00:08:27,320 Speaker 7: I thought Joe Douglas sounded decidedly less optimistic than Robert 190 00:08:27,360 --> 00:08:31,320 Speaker 7: Sala sounded a few days ago. Maybe that's just their personalities, 191 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:34,960 Speaker 7: but Robert Sala sounded like, you know, he doesn't really 192 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:37,120 Speaker 7: need to come into practice. Look how he'll be in 193 00:08:37,160 --> 00:08:38,880 Speaker 7: great shape. You know, he knows how to prepare for 194 00:08:38,920 --> 00:08:42,320 Speaker 7: the season. He's a veteran. And he said at that point, 195 00:08:42,360 --> 00:08:44,840 Speaker 7: plenty of time. Now that was early this week. Obviously 196 00:08:44,880 --> 00:08:46,960 Speaker 7: the days have gone by since then and he's still 197 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:50,559 Speaker 7: not there. And so maybe that led to Joe Douglas's tone. 198 00:08:50,880 --> 00:08:51,760 Speaker 8: But something else that. 199 00:08:51,760 --> 00:08:54,200 Speaker 7: Joe Douglas said stuck with me, and he said, you know, 200 00:08:54,679 --> 00:08:56,840 Speaker 7: as a GM, you have to consider you can't just 201 00:08:56,920 --> 00:08:58,839 Speaker 7: deal with one player and one agent. You have to 202 00:08:58,880 --> 00:09:01,600 Speaker 7: think sort of about how it reverberates throughout the locker 203 00:09:01,679 --> 00:09:04,920 Speaker 7: room with other players. If you give one guy a contract, 204 00:09:04,920 --> 00:09:07,400 Speaker 7: how will that affect the other guys in the locker room. 205 00:09:08,000 --> 00:09:10,280 Speaker 7: So that sounded to me like he knows this is 206 00:09:10,320 --> 00:09:11,839 Speaker 7: not going to be easy. It's not going to be 207 00:09:11,880 --> 00:09:14,839 Speaker 7: easy to sort of break this stare down with Hassan Redick. 208 00:09:14,880 --> 00:09:17,439 Speaker 7: It wouldn't be easy even if he comes in to. 209 00:09:17,440 --> 00:09:19,120 Speaker 8: Negotiate a contract. 210 00:09:19,400 --> 00:09:22,680 Speaker 7: I just thought like that did not sound very hopeful 211 00:09:22,760 --> 00:09:25,960 Speaker 7: that they think he's going to come in in week one, And. 212 00:09:25,880 --> 00:09:27,120 Speaker 8: That makes me flash back to it. 213 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:29,520 Speaker 7: You remember Chris Jones sitting up in the luxury suite 214 00:09:29,559 --> 00:09:32,959 Speaker 7: when the chief season started, and then they didn't look 215 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:34,920 Speaker 7: so great without Chris Jones, And all of a sudden, 216 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:37,640 Speaker 7: Chris Jones is back with the team, and I wondered, 217 00:09:37,720 --> 00:09:40,240 Speaker 7: is it going to take something like that to sort 218 00:09:40,280 --> 00:09:43,320 Speaker 7: of break this logjam and get the two sides to 219 00:09:43,320 --> 00:09:45,160 Speaker 7: come to the table and get to an agreement. 220 00:09:45,240 --> 00:09:47,600 Speaker 1: The twenty twenty three season began for the Chiefs with 221 00:09:47,720 --> 00:09:50,120 Speaker 1: Chris Jones and his agents sitting in a luxury box 222 00:09:50,160 --> 00:09:53,520 Speaker 1: and ended with Travis Kelcey kissing Taylor Swift on the field. 223 00:09:53,760 --> 00:09:55,040 Speaker 2: That's a storyline, Okay. 224 00:09:55,080 --> 00:09:57,160 Speaker 1: Through the course the twenty twenty three season, well, twenty 225 00:09:57,160 --> 00:10:00,200 Speaker 1: twenty four, break hasn't brought Hassan Reddick back yet the 226 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:02,480 Speaker 1: New York Jets across town, though the Giants made an 227 00:10:02,480 --> 00:10:05,800 Speaker 1: addition to their defense just a short time ago. That's 228 00:10:05,800 --> 00:10:08,959 Speaker 1: a guy that they know well. They are resigning adri Jackson, 229 00:10:08,960 --> 00:10:11,319 Speaker 1: according to Mike as well as our friend Ian Rapport, 230 00:10:11,360 --> 00:10:13,200 Speaker 1: who apparently had better things to do on the Friday 231 00:10:13,280 --> 00:10:15,960 Speaker 1: night of Labor Day weekend, twenty eight years old. 232 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:17,640 Speaker 2: He's played some good football for the Giants. 233 00:10:17,679 --> 00:10:20,680 Speaker 1: The market seemingly just didn't quite materialize the way that 234 00:10:20,679 --> 00:10:23,560 Speaker 1: the Dori Jackson was anticipating that it would, so he 235 00:10:23,559 --> 00:10:26,640 Speaker 1: heads back to New York on a one year deal. 236 00:10:26,920 --> 00:10:31,280 Speaker 1: Mike McDaniel, the Dolphins coach, also has a new contract, Miami, 237 00:10:31,440 --> 00:10:34,880 Speaker 1: extending its coach through twenty twenty eight on a multi 238 00:10:34,960 --> 00:10:39,440 Speaker 1: year contract extension that was finalized earlier this week. Of course, 239 00:10:39,480 --> 00:10:42,679 Speaker 1: the Dolphins also paid to a tongue Illoa, the quarterback 240 00:10:42,679 --> 00:10:45,120 Speaker 1: who since Mike McDaniel got there, has played at a 241 00:10:45,160 --> 00:10:48,160 Speaker 1: Pro Bowl level, just got his big deal. Now those 242 00:10:48,200 --> 00:10:51,280 Speaker 1: two are locked up together for the next five seasons 243 00:10:51,280 --> 00:10:54,600 Speaker 1: they try to take the next step in Miami. Brandon Aiyuk, 244 00:10:54,679 --> 00:10:59,040 Speaker 1: you might have heard, also got his monster contract officially today, 245 00:10:59,120 --> 00:11:01,640 Speaker 1: signing a four year, one hundred twenty million dollar deal 246 00:11:01,640 --> 00:11:05,959 Speaker 1: includes seventy six million dollars in guarantees. He's hugging John 247 00:11:06,120 --> 00:11:09,400 Speaker 1: lynch all as well. It's as if none of the 248 00:11:09,520 --> 00:11:12,280 Speaker 1: walkouts of the train talks and the social posts and 249 00:11:12,320 --> 00:11:15,880 Speaker 1: anything happened. That's what one hundred and twenty million dollars 250 00:11:16,120 --> 00:11:19,360 Speaker 1: will do. Jalen Hurts got a big deal not that 251 00:11:19,480 --> 00:11:21,439 Speaker 1: long ago. First though, let's lay here, what with Brendon. 252 00:11:21,600 --> 00:11:25,600 Speaker 8: You had to say, it's been a long time, come here, 253 00:11:27,160 --> 00:11:29,079 Speaker 8: but we hear faithful. 254 00:11:30,160 --> 00:11:31,079 Speaker 4: Four more years. 255 00:11:31,200 --> 00:11:31,760 Speaker 6: Let's get it. 256 00:11:31,920 --> 00:11:35,160 Speaker 10: Let's get to it. Let's go. 257 00:11:37,200 --> 00:11:39,719 Speaker 1: Like I was saying, Jalen Hurts got his contract not 258 00:11:39,880 --> 00:11:42,560 Speaker 1: that long ago. It was a tricky twenty twenty three 259 00:11:42,559 --> 00:11:45,440 Speaker 1: season on a lot of levels for the Philadelphia Eagles. Well, 260 00:11:45,480 --> 00:11:47,960 Speaker 1: they get to kick things off one week from tonight 261 00:11:48,320 --> 00:11:51,760 Speaker 1: in Brazil. Our guy Brian Boldinger is going to be there. 262 00:11:52,040 --> 00:11:54,760 Speaker 1: You let the whole company know that in no uncertain terms. 263 00:11:54,760 --> 00:11:56,800 Speaker 1: We'll explain that next and Baldy will break it all 264 00:11:56,840 --> 00:12:03,319 Speaker 1: down on the inside. 265 00:12:04,120 --> 00:12:06,840 Speaker 6: Kick off the first Friday of NFL. 266 00:12:06,520 --> 00:12:09,200 Speaker 5: Football with the first international game of the season, and 267 00:12:09,240 --> 00:12:12,480 Speaker 5: tune in September sixth, the week from today, to watch 268 00:12:12,559 --> 00:12:15,160 Speaker 5: Jordan Love and the Green Bay Packers take on Jalen 269 00:12:15,200 --> 00:12:18,920 Speaker 5: Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles in South Polo, Brazil, streaming 270 00:12:18,960 --> 00:12:22,720 Speaker 5: exclusively on Peacock. Go to NFL dot com slash Kickoff 271 00:12:22,720 --> 00:12:26,320 Speaker 5: to learn more. The Eagles and Packers revealing today what 272 00:12:26,360 --> 00:12:29,599 Speaker 5: they'll be wearing. The Packers will be wearing green, the 273 00:12:29,760 --> 00:12:33,480 Speaker 5: Eagles usually green. We'll be wearing black, the black helmet, 274 00:12:33,480 --> 00:12:35,800 Speaker 5: the black pants. They said, you've never seen this combination. 275 00:12:35,840 --> 00:12:36,320 Speaker 6: That's trade. 276 00:12:36,360 --> 00:12:38,679 Speaker 5: You've never seen this combination. So Eagles go with the 277 00:12:38,720 --> 00:12:42,560 Speaker 5: white jerseys and the black hats and pants. Speaking of 278 00:12:42,600 --> 00:12:45,080 Speaker 5: black and white, here's a email that came across in 279 00:12:45,160 --> 00:12:48,239 Speaker 5: black and white to who, to the entire. 280 00:12:48,720 --> 00:12:50,800 Speaker 6: NFL dot com media. 281 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:54,360 Speaker 5: Anybody who's got a NFL dot com email got this. 282 00:12:54,360 --> 00:12:57,320 Speaker 5: This is Baldy Charlie. So Baldy said this to the 283 00:12:57,480 --> 00:12:59,440 Speaker 5: entire company. We're trying to email one person. It's our 284 00:12:59,480 --> 00:13:02,600 Speaker 5: friend Alex. It's Fragola. What's up frags? And it was 285 00:13:02,600 --> 00:13:06,000 Speaker 5: an email from twenty seventeen that Brian Baldinger was replying 286 00:13:06,040 --> 00:13:11,400 Speaker 5: to if I'm not mistaken, mistaken, so listen as reply emails, 287 00:13:11,840 --> 00:13:13,400 Speaker 5: Reply all emails, go, Baldy. 288 00:13:14,559 --> 00:13:16,160 Speaker 6: It could have been a lot worse. 289 00:13:16,160 --> 00:13:17,760 Speaker 2: Like it could it could have been. 290 00:13:18,000 --> 00:13:20,280 Speaker 11: Yes, yes, I'm glad it was just about travel to 291 00:13:20,320 --> 00:13:25,080 Speaker 11: Brazil and credential pickup there, Mike up. Yes, I'm still 292 00:13:26,120 --> 00:13:27,760 Speaker 11: I still need to get on point here when it 293 00:13:27,800 --> 00:13:29,240 Speaker 11: comes to emails and things. 294 00:13:29,520 --> 00:13:34,000 Speaker 5: Yes, it's all good, bro, it's all just just don't 295 00:13:34,040 --> 00:13:35,960 Speaker 5: ever attach any pictures or anything like that. 296 00:13:36,080 --> 00:13:39,600 Speaker 6: You'll be fine. Yes, you'll be all good, Baldy. 297 00:13:39,960 --> 00:13:42,640 Speaker 5: Speaking of travel and speaking of their credentials speaking, you're 298 00:13:42,679 --> 00:13:44,959 Speaker 5: going down to Brazil, You're heading down the South Pillow, 299 00:13:45,120 --> 00:13:48,439 Speaker 5: as everybody in the entire company knows. Let's talk about 300 00:13:48,440 --> 00:13:50,679 Speaker 5: this game and what you're expecting. 301 00:13:50,320 --> 00:13:52,160 Speaker 6: Or what you're looking for from the Eagles on this 302 00:13:52,200 --> 00:13:52,760 Speaker 6: side of the game. 303 00:13:53,720 --> 00:13:56,080 Speaker 11: Well, you know, Mike, Look, nobody have seen the Eagle 304 00:13:56,120 --> 00:13:59,720 Speaker 11: starters at all throughout preseason, the offseason. We've all been 305 00:13:59,720 --> 00:14:02,360 Speaker 11: down there in Novacare, We've all watched them practice. But 306 00:14:02,400 --> 00:14:05,040 Speaker 11: we really want to see what is Saquon going to 307 00:14:05,120 --> 00:14:06,880 Speaker 11: be like in this offense. I mean, it's one of 308 00:14:06,880 --> 00:14:10,720 Speaker 11: the big questions. Great acquisition by Howie Roseman, but how 309 00:14:10,840 --> 00:14:14,839 Speaker 11: Isquon going to be used. How is you know Kellen 310 00:14:14,880 --> 00:14:17,720 Speaker 11: Moore and Dougnusemeyer gonna use him in this offense? I 311 00:14:17,720 --> 00:14:20,280 Speaker 11: mean that's number one, because I don't think that Saquon 312 00:14:20,360 --> 00:14:23,160 Speaker 11: has ever played behind the offense line quite as good 313 00:14:23,160 --> 00:14:25,000 Speaker 11: as what the Eagles are going to put out there 314 00:14:25,000 --> 00:14:28,080 Speaker 11: as all polo next Friday Night. And then let's just 315 00:14:28,120 --> 00:14:31,200 Speaker 11: see what Jalen Hurts looks like. I think they've made 316 00:14:31,240 --> 00:14:34,880 Speaker 11: a lot of changes personnel changes, but I think the 317 00:14:34,960 --> 00:14:37,480 Speaker 11: protections are different. I think there's going to be much 318 00:14:37,480 --> 00:14:41,200 Speaker 11: better answers to the blitz when that would happen, And 319 00:14:41,320 --> 00:14:44,120 Speaker 11: I think that his role is going to. 320 00:14:44,120 --> 00:14:46,080 Speaker 4: Be much easier and much easier to. 321 00:14:46,080 --> 00:14:47,840 Speaker 11: Find where he's going to be able to keep his 322 00:14:47,920 --> 00:14:50,400 Speaker 11: eyes down the field to look for his target. So 323 00:14:50,800 --> 00:14:53,680 Speaker 11: I think the Eagles offense could look decidedly different than 324 00:14:53,680 --> 00:14:56,640 Speaker 11: it did in those horrible final seven weeks of the season. 325 00:14:57,240 --> 00:15:02,040 Speaker 4: Jalen hearts Jalen Hurts should be a big part of that. Well. 326 00:15:02,080 --> 00:15:05,080 Speaker 7: If the Eagles offense is going to look different, the Packers' 327 00:15:05,120 --> 00:15:07,240 Speaker 7: defense is probably going to look pretty different too. They 328 00:15:07,240 --> 00:15:10,680 Speaker 7: have a new defensive coordinator, Jeff Haflee, who came by 329 00:15:10,760 --> 00:15:14,400 Speaker 7: way of Boston College, but certainly has an NFL background too. 330 00:15:14,680 --> 00:15:16,960 Speaker 7: What do you expect that defense to look like Baldy. 331 00:15:18,080 --> 00:15:20,320 Speaker 4: I think it's going to be much more aggressive. 332 00:15:21,040 --> 00:15:22,840 Speaker 11: You go back and even go back and watch Jeff 333 00:15:22,840 --> 00:15:25,640 Speaker 11: Haflee last year at Boston College and how he played. 334 00:15:25,960 --> 00:15:28,400 Speaker 11: You know some pretty good programs like Louisville. You're going 335 00:15:28,480 --> 00:15:30,560 Speaker 11: to see a four man front. You're going to see 336 00:15:30,560 --> 00:15:33,080 Speaker 11: a single high safety. You're going to see their corners 337 00:15:33,160 --> 00:15:36,360 Speaker 11: Jay r Alexander, Eric Stokes, Keishawn Dixon. They're going to 338 00:15:36,440 --> 00:15:41,000 Speaker 11: be pressing wide receivers and challenging receivers and quarterbacks. Rashaan 339 00:15:41,120 --> 00:15:43,760 Speaker 11: Gary is going to be coming full team off the edge. 340 00:15:43,760 --> 00:15:46,800 Speaker 11: We'll look for that matchup against Lane Johnson next Friday night. 341 00:15:47,120 --> 00:15:48,360 Speaker 4: I think it's going to look a lot different. 342 00:15:48,400 --> 00:15:51,920 Speaker 11: Jeff Hafley coach in this league, like you mentioned, for 343 00:15:52,000 --> 00:15:54,880 Speaker 11: seven years in this business. He coached with the forty 344 00:15:54,960 --> 00:15:57,200 Speaker 11: nine ers, he coached with the Browns, with the Buccaneers, 345 00:15:57,200 --> 00:16:00,960 Speaker 11: he's coached secondaries. When I hear from the guys in 346 00:16:01,000 --> 00:16:04,680 Speaker 11: the secondary, including Xavier McKinney, the big free agent acquisition 347 00:16:04,720 --> 00:16:07,760 Speaker 11: from the Giants, who I expect big things from this defense. 348 00:16:09,080 --> 00:16:11,680 Speaker 11: They really like the style of defense. They like challenging 349 00:16:11,720 --> 00:16:14,320 Speaker 11: those receivers. I think they played a lot of zone, 350 00:16:14,360 --> 00:16:17,680 Speaker 11: they played off the ball. They weren't as aggressive as 351 00:16:17,720 --> 00:16:20,040 Speaker 11: I think these guys want to play. And for a 352 00:16:20,080 --> 00:16:22,760 Speaker 11: team that has acquired so much talent over the last 353 00:16:22,800 --> 00:16:25,680 Speaker 11: few years via the draft, I think you might see 354 00:16:25,720 --> 00:16:28,840 Speaker 11: him in the best position possible to showcase that talent. 355 00:16:30,440 --> 00:16:32,360 Speaker 6: All right, Bald, we talked about your email off the top. 356 00:16:32,400 --> 00:16:33,760 Speaker 5: I'm not gonna give it away, but it's got the 357 00:16:33,800 --> 00:16:36,640 Speaker 5: word travel in there somewhere, because you are a big 358 00:16:36,680 --> 00:16:39,280 Speaker 5: travel guys. Here you're heading down to Brazil. I know 359 00:16:39,320 --> 00:16:41,600 Speaker 5: the game's in South palom don't show the email again. 360 00:16:42,160 --> 00:16:44,720 Speaker 5: Game is in South palom But I gather you're gonna 361 00:16:44,720 --> 00:16:47,320 Speaker 5: get the full Brazil experience. 362 00:16:47,680 --> 00:16:50,160 Speaker 6: Are you going to go see the Christ the Redeemer statue? 363 00:16:50,360 --> 00:16:53,400 Speaker 5: You heard a touchdown Jesus in Notre Dame. That's incomplete 364 00:16:53,480 --> 00:16:54,480 Speaker 5: Jesus right here. 365 00:16:55,360 --> 00:16:57,720 Speaker 11: Now, I've already got the I've already got the ride 366 00:16:57,760 --> 00:16:59,560 Speaker 11: taken me to the top of Corcobado. I mean that's 367 00:16:59,600 --> 00:17:01,920 Speaker 11: already on. You don't go to Brazil, Mike, you don't 368 00:17:01,960 --> 00:17:04,560 Speaker 11: go to Brazil. Not pay a visit to Rio. I mean, 369 00:17:04,800 --> 00:17:07,199 Speaker 11: we play in Rio, we work in South Paula. So 370 00:17:07,320 --> 00:17:09,320 Speaker 11: we'll get to the work. But you got to play first. 371 00:17:09,640 --> 00:17:11,960 Speaker 11: You gotta go, you know, play on Copa Cabana beach, 372 00:17:12,000 --> 00:17:14,560 Speaker 11: maybe throw a football round, maybe taking the sites. 373 00:17:15,200 --> 00:17:17,560 Speaker 4: There's some great shroscoreas. 374 00:17:16,760 --> 00:17:19,919 Speaker 11: Right there in Copa Cabana, right there on the on 375 00:17:19,960 --> 00:17:20,399 Speaker 11: the strip. 376 00:17:21,240 --> 00:17:24,040 Speaker 4: You got to go up to all the sites. So 377 00:17:24,440 --> 00:17:25,480 Speaker 4: you go to Rio first. 378 00:17:25,600 --> 00:17:27,640 Speaker 11: We'll get to salth Paula, we'll get to the stadium, 379 00:17:27,640 --> 00:17:28,400 Speaker 11: we'll get to the game. 380 00:17:29,000 --> 00:17:31,600 Speaker 5: The man breaks down more than just football, ladies and gentlemen. 381 00:17:31,600 --> 00:17:34,280 Speaker 5: If you don't follow him on all social media platforms 382 00:17:34,280 --> 00:17:35,440 Speaker 5: that he's on, you're crazy. 383 00:17:35,640 --> 00:17:36,320 Speaker 2: You gotta do that. 384 00:17:36,440 --> 00:17:38,160 Speaker 6: Baldy. Wish you did the best. 385 00:17:38,160 --> 00:17:40,480 Speaker 5: Looking forward to hearing from you next week and seeing 386 00:17:40,520 --> 00:17:43,960 Speaker 5: your coverage of this game in Brazil. 387 00:17:43,600 --> 00:17:45,040 Speaker 6: The first one ever coming up. 388 00:17:45,400 --> 00:17:49,200 Speaker 5: We are gonna talk Caleb Williams with our buddies Stacy DALs. 389 00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:51,560 Speaker 5: There's spent a ton of time around the Bears this 390 00:17:51,800 --> 00:17:54,240 Speaker 5: entire offseason. You're not gonna miss want to miss her 391 00:17:54,280 --> 00:17:55,320 Speaker 5: thoughts on Caleb and. 392 00:17:55,240 --> 00:17:56,520 Speaker 6: The Bears. 393 00:18:04,119 --> 00:18:06,760 Speaker 5: And Kata Williams ready to make his first snap das 394 00:18:06,800 --> 00:18:09,720 Speaker 5: a Chicago Bear that everyone overall picked the excitement level 395 00:18:09,760 --> 00:18:10,640 Speaker 5: off the chart. 396 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:12,200 Speaker 2: Williams, this is the pass. 397 00:18:12,280 --> 00:18:14,720 Speaker 12: There you go, the first completion as a Chicago Bear. 398 00:18:14,800 --> 00:18:15,320 Speaker 2: Burst out. 399 00:18:15,520 --> 00:18:18,199 Speaker 13: He has faith in his arm strength and cut it 400 00:18:18,240 --> 00:18:19,680 Speaker 13: through the win snap back. 401 00:18:19,560 --> 00:18:22,520 Speaker 2: Pressure, under pressure, Kayleb Williams stumps. 402 00:18:22,240 --> 00:18:25,159 Speaker 10: It off that Bear's first down. Caleb creativity. 403 00:18:25,359 --> 00:18:28,480 Speaker 2: That's exactly what that play was, and hopefully. 404 00:18:28,080 --> 00:18:30,080 Speaker 10: We say that a lot throughout his career. 405 00:18:32,480 --> 00:18:36,719 Speaker 1: Is this the quarterback that finally stops the ongoing carousel 406 00:18:36,880 --> 00:18:39,760 Speaker 1: in Chicago? The last three guys who stepped in and 407 00:18:39,800 --> 00:18:42,879 Speaker 1: attempted to do that a combined zero to three in 408 00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:47,200 Speaker 1: their debuts. None of those guys, not even Justin Fields, though, 409 00:18:47,320 --> 00:18:50,120 Speaker 1: arrived with the type of pipe as the number one 410 00:18:50,240 --> 00:18:54,040 Speaker 1: overall pick Caleb Williams, who in just nine days makes 411 00:18:54,040 --> 00:18:57,480 Speaker 1: his NFL regular season debut against the Titans. Welcome back 412 00:18:57,520 --> 00:19:00,880 Speaker 1: to the insiders. I'm Tom Pellicero. That is Dales who 413 00:19:00,920 --> 00:19:04,159 Speaker 1: spends more time around the Bears than anyone, even though 414 00:19:04,240 --> 00:19:07,520 Speaker 1: Caleb Williams once left her alma mater, Oklahoma and transferred 415 00:19:07,520 --> 00:19:10,120 Speaker 1: to USC But that's the story for another day. 416 00:19:10,680 --> 00:19:11,880 Speaker 2: Stacey with Caleb. 417 00:19:11,720 --> 00:19:13,520 Speaker 1: Williams you spent a lot of time around that team, 418 00:19:13,960 --> 00:19:15,840 Speaker 1: saw him in training cap We've talked about it a lot, 419 00:19:15,880 --> 00:19:18,640 Speaker 1: but as we get ready for the real games, what's 420 00:19:18,680 --> 00:19:20,080 Speaker 1: your impression of what are you looking for. 421 00:19:22,840 --> 00:19:23,439 Speaker 8: So much? 422 00:19:23,880 --> 00:19:26,399 Speaker 12: By the way, I was really ticked off when Caleb 423 00:19:26,440 --> 00:19:30,560 Speaker 12: Williams left Oklahoma for USC Tom, and I'm really ticked 424 00:19:30,560 --> 00:19:32,399 Speaker 12: off that we didn't have Jim McMahon up there on 425 00:19:32,440 --> 00:19:35,800 Speaker 12: that full screen with those other Bears quarterbacks, just saying, 426 00:19:36,000 --> 00:19:38,240 Speaker 12: I'm sure Jim McMahon is too if he's watching right now. 427 00:19:39,119 --> 00:19:42,920 Speaker 12: To answer the question, right, Tom, this is probably we 428 00:19:43,160 --> 00:19:46,080 Speaker 12: were just talking during the break with our production team, 429 00:19:46,160 --> 00:19:48,400 Speaker 12: Jeff Kalett and company. This is probably the most excited 430 00:19:48,400 --> 00:19:50,840 Speaker 12: that I can ever remember the Chicago Bears fans being 431 00:19:50,840 --> 00:19:53,840 Speaker 12: about a quarterback. And it's real. I know people are gonna, 432 00:19:53,920 --> 00:19:56,359 Speaker 12: you know, continue to break down his tape from the preseason, 433 00:19:56,480 --> 00:20:00,639 Speaker 12: but everything has been confirmed if you're the chicag Go Bears, 434 00:20:00,680 --> 00:20:04,600 Speaker 12: in terms of his ability to learn, his maturity, his 435 00:20:04,880 --> 00:20:08,159 Speaker 12: arm talent, that the platforms with which he throws, and 436 00:20:08,200 --> 00:20:11,240 Speaker 12: then his feel, his natural feel in the pocket at 437 00:20:11,240 --> 00:20:12,280 Speaker 12: the quarterback position. 438 00:20:12,359 --> 00:20:13,960 Speaker 8: I mean, he's just special. 439 00:20:14,080 --> 00:20:16,280 Speaker 12: You talk with that, anybody there watch that little flick 440 00:20:16,280 --> 00:20:18,160 Speaker 12: pass right there on our screen in our b roll. 441 00:20:19,359 --> 00:20:22,639 Speaker 12: But what has been also confirmed within Hallis Hall and 442 00:20:22,680 --> 00:20:27,480 Speaker 12: the structure at Hallis Hall, Tom is the intangibles. Everything 443 00:20:27,760 --> 00:20:30,720 Speaker 12: about him that the Bears had studied in their lead 444 00:20:30,800 --> 00:20:33,960 Speaker 12: up to drafting him, which starts with Ryan Poles, was 445 00:20:34,000 --> 00:20:37,480 Speaker 12: confirmed and nothing, as Poles recently talked about, has been forced. 446 00:20:37,880 --> 00:20:41,000 Speaker 12: He is such a natural born leader and that should 447 00:20:41,040 --> 00:20:42,520 Speaker 12: translate very well for this team. 448 00:20:42,560 --> 00:20:44,959 Speaker 8: What are they looking for with Caleb Williams. 449 00:20:45,160 --> 00:20:48,560 Speaker 12: They're looking for him to as Poles has talked about, 450 00:20:48,640 --> 00:20:50,960 Speaker 12: and I've also talked with people on the staff about 451 00:20:50,960 --> 00:20:53,439 Speaker 12: this trust in the talent around him because they have 452 00:20:53,560 --> 00:20:57,399 Speaker 12: formulated an outstanding roster. You know the talent Tom, I 453 00:20:57,400 --> 00:20:59,880 Speaker 12: could go through the bevy of receivers that they have. 454 00:21:00,400 --> 00:21:03,720 Speaker 12: It is in stark difference to what they've had in 455 00:21:03,800 --> 00:21:06,640 Speaker 12: years previous. They love their running back room and Ryan 456 00:21:06,640 --> 00:21:09,480 Speaker 12: Pols thinks this is the deepest offensive line group piece 457 00:21:09,520 --> 00:21:12,080 Speaker 12: had yet. This is a really good roster. They want 458 00:21:12,119 --> 00:21:15,560 Speaker 12: Caleb to trust that roster and then let that special 459 00:21:15,640 --> 00:21:18,720 Speaker 12: player come out when they need him to come out, 460 00:21:18,840 --> 00:21:21,040 Speaker 12: kind of like a guy we know in Kansas City 461 00:21:21,080 --> 00:21:22,639 Speaker 12: that we're going to see next week to kick off 462 00:21:22,640 --> 00:21:23,920 Speaker 12: the season in Patrick Mahomes. 463 00:21:24,119 --> 00:21:27,720 Speaker 1: Soldier Field is going to be absolutely rocking for that debut. 464 00:21:27,800 --> 00:21:30,879 Speaker 1: There's also the excitement around this Titans team. They got 465 00:21:30,880 --> 00:21:33,320 Speaker 1: a new coaching staff led by Brian Callahan. 466 00:21:33,400 --> 00:21:34,159 Speaker 2: He's got a young. 467 00:21:34,080 --> 00:21:37,000 Speaker 1: Quarterback in Will Levis, who we certainly saw at various 468 00:21:37,000 --> 00:21:40,680 Speaker 1: points stacy last season. Why some people really liked Will 469 00:21:40,760 --> 00:21:42,880 Speaker 1: Levis coming out in the pre draft process, even though 470 00:21:42,880 --> 00:21:45,040 Speaker 1: he ended up sliding to the second round. He is 471 00:21:45,119 --> 00:21:49,240 Speaker 1: a big dude with a big arm. He is committed 472 00:21:49,280 --> 00:21:51,879 Speaker 1: to it. He works his butt off here. What have 473 00:21:51,960 --> 00:21:54,000 Speaker 1: you heard so far about the way that those two 474 00:21:54,119 --> 00:21:56,880 Speaker 1: Brian Callahan and Will Levis are getting on the same 475 00:21:56,920 --> 00:21:57,520 Speaker 1: page together. 476 00:22:00,160 --> 00:22:02,520 Speaker 12: Well, much like Kayla Williams, Tom is going to be 477 00:22:02,520 --> 00:22:06,280 Speaker 12: this year. Different circumstances to a strong degree. But Will 478 00:22:06,320 --> 00:22:08,399 Speaker 12: Levis was a rookie last year, Mike Rabel was his 479 00:22:08,440 --> 00:22:11,119 Speaker 12: head coach, and all of a sudden, now he's got 480 00:22:11,160 --> 00:22:13,520 Speaker 12: a head coach with a whole different pedigree. This is 481 00:22:13,560 --> 00:22:17,320 Speaker 12: a quarterback driven coach. This is a player friendly quarterback coach. 482 00:22:17,480 --> 00:22:20,919 Speaker 12: And what I've learned in my sort of assessment of 483 00:22:20,960 --> 00:22:23,800 Speaker 12: the Titans and talking with some folks is will Levis 484 00:22:23,920 --> 00:22:27,320 Speaker 12: is much more relaxed, which you would expect entering your 485 00:22:27,359 --> 00:22:30,440 Speaker 12: sophomore season. But when you look at those numbers, right, 486 00:22:30,480 --> 00:22:33,240 Speaker 12: when you talk about quarterback efficiency, we always talk about 487 00:22:33,320 --> 00:22:36,119 Speaker 12: quarterback rating. He had an eighty four rating. He was 488 00:22:36,160 --> 00:22:38,240 Speaker 12: three and six as a starter last season as a 489 00:22:38,320 --> 00:22:41,199 Speaker 12: rookie in nine games, he had a fifty eight percent 490 00:22:41,280 --> 00:22:45,480 Speaker 12: completion percentage. If you watched him throughout this preseason, this 491 00:22:45,840 --> 00:22:49,119 Speaker 12: offense is very efficient for him. It is make that 492 00:22:49,160 --> 00:22:51,240 Speaker 12: first lead, hit that check down, and let's keep the 493 00:22:51,320 --> 00:22:54,400 Speaker 12: chains moving. Lots of screen game in this offense. They 494 00:22:54,480 --> 00:22:57,040 Speaker 12: love to use and push with their offensive line, which 495 00:22:57,080 --> 00:23:01,160 Speaker 12: they consider a very big strength offense. When you think 496 00:23:01,200 --> 00:23:04,240 Speaker 12: about JC Latham on the left side at the bookend 497 00:23:04,240 --> 00:23:07,240 Speaker 12: on left and then Peter Scarnsky, two first rounders over 498 00:23:07,280 --> 00:23:11,200 Speaker 12: the last two seasons, that athletic offensive line should allow 499 00:23:11,320 --> 00:23:13,960 Speaker 12: some push with the run game and allow this team to. 500 00:23:13,880 --> 00:23:14,520 Speaker 8: Move the chains. 501 00:23:14,560 --> 00:23:18,200 Speaker 12: Will Levis already seems more comfortable. You know Brian Callahan 502 00:23:18,640 --> 00:23:22,160 Speaker 12: Tom and he loves to teach quarterbacks and he loves 503 00:23:22,160 --> 00:23:24,360 Speaker 12: an efficient offense. And I think that's what Bears fans 504 00:23:24,359 --> 00:23:27,200 Speaker 12: should expect to come into Soldier Field next week. 505 00:23:27,400 --> 00:23:30,399 Speaker 1: Brian Callahan a very level headed guy in terms of 506 00:23:30,440 --> 00:23:33,280 Speaker 1: his approach, which for a really tightly wound dude like 507 00:23:33,359 --> 00:23:35,720 Speaker 1: Will Levis might be a good kind of Ying and 508 00:23:35,840 --> 00:23:38,679 Speaker 1: Yang type situation. Good luck to your sooners tight against Temple, 509 00:23:38,720 --> 00:23:41,399 Speaker 1: They probably don't need luck to look forward. Stacy to 510 00:23:41,480 --> 00:23:46,359 Speaker 1: talk with you again soon, Thank caurs. This Fantasy football 511 00:23:46,800 --> 00:23:49,879 Speaker 1: is back. Head to NFL dot com slash fantasy to 512 00:23:49,960 --> 00:23:55,080 Speaker 1: create your NFL fantasy team. 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One of 514 00:24:01,400 --> 00:24:04,280 Speaker 1: our exclusive features, well maybe not that exclusive on this show, 515 00:24:04,320 --> 00:24:06,600 Speaker 1: but a guy we like to have on often, our 516 00:24:06,640 --> 00:24:09,920 Speaker 1: buddy Adam Rank, one of our fantasy experts right here 517 00:24:09,920 --> 00:24:11,720 Speaker 1: on the show, such an expert as Mike Cara Fuller 518 00:24:11,760 --> 00:24:13,280 Speaker 1: rejoins us as well that. 519 00:24:13,320 --> 00:24:14,800 Speaker 2: I have been texting Rank. 520 00:24:14,920 --> 00:24:18,440 Speaker 1: I'd say over under seventy five techts over the past 521 00:24:18,560 --> 00:24:21,760 Speaker 1: week here about two different drafts, trying to stack by 522 00:24:21,960 --> 00:24:25,119 Speaker 1: cap Keeper league as well as to handle the Snake draft. 523 00:24:25,200 --> 00:24:26,960 Speaker 2: Appreciate all the input, so. 524 00:24:26,920 --> 00:24:28,240 Speaker 1: We wanted to bring you on right to kind of 525 00:24:28,240 --> 00:24:31,320 Speaker 1: give us a final cheat sheet, a path forward for 526 00:24:31,320 --> 00:24:34,359 Speaker 1: anybody who's doing a cram session for their final fantasy 527 00:24:34,400 --> 00:24:34,920 Speaker 1: drafts here. 528 00:24:35,560 --> 00:24:37,400 Speaker 13: But one of the things that really impressed me, Tom 529 00:24:37,520 --> 00:24:39,119 Speaker 13: is what you were able to lay out what your 530 00:24:39,200 --> 00:24:41,480 Speaker 13: league is and what your needs are, because every league 531 00:24:41,560 --> 00:24:43,720 Speaker 13: is different. And the one thing I tell everybody that 532 00:24:43,760 --> 00:24:46,080 Speaker 13: when you go and sit down for a draft, please 533 00:24:46,200 --> 00:24:49,439 Speaker 13: understand what your scoring settings are. Understand if you're playing 534 00:24:49,520 --> 00:24:52,119 Speaker 13: super flex, which would be two quarterbacks, do you start 535 00:24:52,119 --> 00:24:54,520 Speaker 13: two wide receivers or three? That makes a huge difference. 536 00:24:54,560 --> 00:24:57,240 Speaker 13: Can you flex the tight end? Is it six points 537 00:24:57,240 --> 00:24:59,879 Speaker 13: for passing touchdowns? There's all these details, And believe me, 538 00:25:00,359 --> 00:25:02,720 Speaker 13: I know every one of Tom's leagues now because he 539 00:25:02,800 --> 00:25:03,199 Speaker 13: does that. 540 00:25:03,640 --> 00:25:04,440 Speaker 10: But that is the. 541 00:25:04,400 --> 00:25:06,080 Speaker 13: First thing I do. I just got another text from 542 00:25:06,080 --> 00:25:08,159 Speaker 13: my friend Matt. He's like, I have done no prep 543 00:25:08,200 --> 00:25:09,600 Speaker 13: and I'm like, what's your league look like? 544 00:25:09,960 --> 00:25:10,640 Speaker 10: What are we doing? 545 00:25:10,680 --> 00:25:13,000 Speaker 13: So once you get that all situated, then you got 546 00:25:13,040 --> 00:25:14,840 Speaker 13: to kind of catch up on the news a little bit. 547 00:25:15,080 --> 00:25:17,439 Speaker 13: In case you missed it. Brandon Ayuk and something that 548 00:25:17,520 --> 00:25:19,920 Speaker 13: was broken here on this network. Brandon Ayuk is now 549 00:25:19,960 --> 00:25:22,520 Speaker 13: back with the San Francisco forty nine ers, and I 550 00:25:22,640 --> 00:25:25,800 Speaker 13: still really like him because what we've seen over the 551 00:25:25,840 --> 00:25:30,000 Speaker 13: past couple of weeks is that his ADP has drifted 552 00:25:30,400 --> 00:25:32,359 Speaker 13: all the way down to the fourth round, which is 553 00:25:32,400 --> 00:25:35,719 Speaker 13: a tremendous value. So a lot of people in your 554 00:25:35,760 --> 00:25:37,679 Speaker 13: league probably don't pay attention to as much as you 555 00:25:37,760 --> 00:25:41,000 Speaker 13: do if you're sitting here watching the insiders. So you 556 00:25:41,080 --> 00:25:43,080 Speaker 13: got a little bit of an edge right there. Don't 557 00:25:43,080 --> 00:25:45,400 Speaker 13: be afraid of Brandon Ayuk. He should hit the ground running. 558 00:25:45,440 --> 00:25:47,560 Speaker 13: He's going to be a great option and another great 559 00:25:47,600 --> 00:25:50,240 Speaker 13: option as a player that just recently signed as well. 560 00:25:50,320 --> 00:25:51,119 Speaker 10: Ceedee Lamb. 561 00:25:51,600 --> 00:25:54,359 Speaker 13: And for a lot of people, Ceedee Lamb could be 562 00:25:54,440 --> 00:25:58,400 Speaker 13: the first player off the board. Now, I still like CMC, 563 00:25:58,600 --> 00:26:00,880 Speaker 13: but depending on how your league, and again this goes 564 00:26:00,920 --> 00:26:03,200 Speaker 13: back to your prep of is this a ten team league? 565 00:26:03,240 --> 00:26:04,320 Speaker 10: Is this a twelve team league? 566 00:26:04,560 --> 00:26:06,800 Speaker 13: Do the guys in your league love to draft wide 567 00:26:06,880 --> 00:26:09,960 Speaker 13: receivers or running backs? Ceedee Lamb should be one of 568 00:26:09,960 --> 00:26:13,359 Speaker 13: the top three picks in your league, third at worst, 569 00:26:13,680 --> 00:26:14,520 Speaker 13: first at best. 570 00:26:14,720 --> 00:26:16,320 Speaker 10: He's he's gonna have a monster year. 571 00:26:16,359 --> 00:26:20,359 Speaker 13: There's nobody there outside of old Fergie who's battling for 572 00:26:20,480 --> 00:26:21,359 Speaker 13: targets with him. 573 00:26:21,359 --> 00:26:23,800 Speaker 10: So Ceedee Lamb is a great option to have. 574 00:26:23,880 --> 00:26:25,359 Speaker 13: You though it's been a little bit of a hold on, 575 00:26:25,480 --> 00:26:28,040 Speaker 13: but also keep an eye out on what's happening with 576 00:26:28,080 --> 00:26:29,880 Speaker 13: Jamar Chase over the next couple of days too. 577 00:26:31,560 --> 00:26:34,240 Speaker 5: Well, Ceedee Lamb is going to have the longest consistent 578 00:26:34,320 --> 00:26:36,800 Speaker 5: run up of practice time of these wide receivers before 579 00:26:36,840 --> 00:26:38,400 Speaker 5: the start of the season. You want to make sure 580 00:26:38,600 --> 00:26:40,760 Speaker 5: you don't have those soft tissue injuries. So I'd say 581 00:26:40,760 --> 00:26:43,439 Speaker 5: he's the least amount of risk. Are you coming back? 582 00:26:43,480 --> 00:26:46,000 Speaker 5: Should get a full week of practice, so a little 583 00:26:46,040 --> 00:26:48,639 Speaker 5: less risk there. You're right, keep an eye on Jamar 584 00:26:48,720 --> 00:26:50,560 Speaker 5: Chase because you don't want to draft them so highly, 585 00:26:50,560 --> 00:26:52,200 Speaker 5: and all of a sudden he's got a handfinger something 586 00:26:52,240 --> 00:26:52,600 Speaker 5: going on. 587 00:26:52,960 --> 00:26:53,320 Speaker 6: Early on. 588 00:26:53,359 --> 00:26:55,679 Speaker 5: All right, I switched from the wide receiver position to 589 00:26:55,840 --> 00:26:57,199 Speaker 5: the running back position. 590 00:26:57,240 --> 00:26:58,000 Speaker 6: Who do you like there? 591 00:26:58,760 --> 00:27:01,040 Speaker 13: Well, obviously the top three off the board should be 592 00:27:01,080 --> 00:27:05,320 Speaker 13: cmc reyes Hall Orjeon Robinson. Unless you're on Good Morning Football, 593 00:27:05,320 --> 00:27:06,480 Speaker 13: then I don't know what you're doing. 594 00:27:06,520 --> 00:27:07,879 Speaker 10: But that's okay. Tom did great. 595 00:27:08,240 --> 00:27:10,640 Speaker 13: Tom did great, by the way, I was very impressed 596 00:27:10,640 --> 00:27:12,679 Speaker 13: with him over the last couple of days. One player 597 00:27:12,680 --> 00:27:15,080 Speaker 13: that I really love though, is Jonathan Taylor. At the 598 00:27:15,160 --> 00:27:17,520 Speaker 13: end of last season, he was on fire. He was 599 00:27:17,560 --> 00:27:20,160 Speaker 13: scoring a touchdown and seemingly every game that he played, 600 00:27:20,160 --> 00:27:21,840 Speaker 13: I think it was the last five or six games 601 00:27:22,000 --> 00:27:25,159 Speaker 13: he had a touchdown. The best part about him is 602 00:27:25,200 --> 00:27:28,600 Speaker 13: that we haven't seen him play with Anthony Richardson for 603 00:27:28,640 --> 00:27:30,919 Speaker 13: an extended period of time. I really do believe that 604 00:27:30,960 --> 00:27:33,480 Speaker 13: these two players can go out there and do a 605 00:27:33,560 --> 00:27:35,919 Speaker 13: lot of damage. You get near the goal line, and 606 00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:38,920 Speaker 13: you have the run threat option with both of these players. 607 00:27:39,480 --> 00:27:41,359 Speaker 10: Man Jonathan Taylor. 608 00:27:41,080 --> 00:27:44,000 Speaker 13: Who has been drifting into the second round, I believe 609 00:27:44,000 --> 00:27:45,760 Speaker 13: that's a mistake. I think that if you're at the 610 00:27:45,840 --> 00:27:48,119 Speaker 13: end of the first round, early in the second round, 611 00:27:48,600 --> 00:27:51,560 Speaker 13: make the decision go for Jonathan Taylor. You gotta have 612 00:27:51,600 --> 00:27:53,639 Speaker 13: one of those big time running backs. We call it 613 00:27:53,680 --> 00:27:58,200 Speaker 13: a hero RB strategy. One stud bell cow running back, 614 00:27:58,240 --> 00:28:00,880 Speaker 13: and then you can fix the other stuff down down 615 00:28:00,960 --> 00:28:03,360 Speaker 13: the draft board. But at getting a guy like Jonathan 616 00:28:03,400 --> 00:28:06,320 Speaker 13: Taylor or Saquon Barkley or somebody at the end there, 617 00:28:06,359 --> 00:28:09,520 Speaker 13: even Travis Etn those guys are going to be hugely 618 00:28:09,640 --> 00:28:10,560 Speaker 13: valuable this season. 619 00:28:10,880 --> 00:28:13,640 Speaker 1: All right, now about quarterbacks your rank because quarterback again, 620 00:28:13,680 --> 00:28:15,920 Speaker 1: to your point, I'm in a super flex league where 621 00:28:16,040 --> 00:28:19,080 Speaker 1: essentially you're being told you should probably just start a 622 00:28:19,119 --> 00:28:22,200 Speaker 1: second quarterback here, that's not every league. I also blew 623 00:28:22,280 --> 00:28:24,359 Speaker 1: the minds of my friends in a non super flex 624 00:28:24,440 --> 00:28:26,760 Speaker 1: leage by taking Josh Allen as high as I did. 625 00:28:26,880 --> 00:28:30,200 Speaker 1: Who do you love right now at the quarterback position? 626 00:28:30,840 --> 00:28:32,639 Speaker 13: Well, the reason that you love Josh Allen is the 627 00:28:32,720 --> 00:28:35,280 Speaker 13: rushing ability, going into every game with at least a 628 00:28:35,359 --> 00:28:37,479 Speaker 13: floor of forty points because he's going to run for 629 00:28:37,480 --> 00:28:40,520 Speaker 13: forty yards. Which is why I've really focused on Kyler 630 00:28:40,680 --> 00:28:41,840 Speaker 13: Murray this season. 631 00:28:41,920 --> 00:28:43,560 Speaker 10: I went into the I went into this. 632 00:28:43,520 --> 00:28:45,400 Speaker 13: Draft season thinking I was going to get a lot 633 00:28:45,440 --> 00:28:48,440 Speaker 13: of Anthony Richardson, but you know what, everybody was hip 634 00:28:48,480 --> 00:28:51,400 Speaker 13: to that like that, you couldn't pull that past anybody. 635 00:28:51,440 --> 00:28:53,520 Speaker 10: But Kyler Murray has been. 636 00:28:53,360 --> 00:28:56,720 Speaker 13: Coming off the board as the quarterback ten, which to 637 00:28:56,800 --> 00:28:59,440 Speaker 13: me is way too tremendous of a value. When you 638 00:28:59,480 --> 00:29:02,880 Speaker 13: sit there and thinking about, like, hey, Anthony Richardson or 639 00:29:03,000 --> 00:29:05,800 Speaker 13: Jayden Daniels or somebody like that, why not go with 640 00:29:05,840 --> 00:29:06,720 Speaker 13: one of the originators. 641 00:29:06,760 --> 00:29:08,040 Speaker 10: Why not go with Kyler Murray. 642 00:29:08,040 --> 00:29:11,880 Speaker 13: Now he's got Marvin Harrison Junior, his tight end, Trey McBride. 643 00:29:12,280 --> 00:29:16,400 Speaker 13: Those two guys combined last year to average about fourteen 644 00:29:16,440 --> 00:29:18,360 Speaker 13: Fantasy points per game. I'm talking about Tree McBride, I 645 00:29:18,360 --> 00:29:22,000 Speaker 13: should say Trey McBride was amazing. He was the tight 646 00:29:22,080 --> 00:29:24,960 Speaker 13: end one when Kyler Murray was his quarterback. So that's 647 00:29:25,240 --> 00:29:27,040 Speaker 13: that's the guy that I'm really focusing in on. And 648 00:29:27,040 --> 00:29:29,120 Speaker 13: I'll tell you what, Tom, because I sit here and 649 00:29:29,160 --> 00:29:30,840 Speaker 13: I made fun of you guys. I made fun of 650 00:29:30,880 --> 00:29:34,360 Speaker 13: Kyle Brandt for all his things. But you know what, 651 00:29:34,880 --> 00:29:37,880 Speaker 13: let me show you that I put my money where 652 00:29:37,880 --> 00:29:40,280 Speaker 13: my mouth is, and this is my team right here, 653 00:29:40,320 --> 00:29:41,480 Speaker 13: this is most of it. 654 00:29:41,840 --> 00:29:42,000 Speaker 10: Now. 655 00:29:42,040 --> 00:29:46,040 Speaker 13: Obviously I took Kyler Murray and early. So okay, now, 656 00:29:46,040 --> 00:29:48,320 Speaker 13: you guys know, Michael F. Florio comes on the show 657 00:29:48,360 --> 00:29:50,920 Speaker 13: all the time. Who's who does he love the most? 658 00:29:51,040 --> 00:29:54,960 Speaker 13: Isaiah Pacheco and he loves Trey McBride, and he passed 659 00:29:54,960 --> 00:29:58,440 Speaker 13: on McBride, and I'm like, oh, Florio, You're gonna pay 660 00:29:58,480 --> 00:30:02,320 Speaker 13: for this one grab. I grabbed Trey McBride and then 661 00:30:02,360 --> 00:30:04,120 Speaker 13: I took Kyler Murray so I could have that stack. 662 00:30:04,160 --> 00:30:06,200 Speaker 13: I would have loved to have stack Marvin Harrison Junior 663 00:30:06,640 --> 00:30:08,120 Speaker 13: with Kyler Murray, but I'll take it. 664 00:30:08,360 --> 00:30:09,920 Speaker 10: I'll take it with Trey McBride. 665 00:30:10,000 --> 00:30:12,400 Speaker 13: And I think if you also noticed too, I took 666 00:30:12,480 --> 00:30:16,719 Speaker 13: two rookie running backs that are gonna be big this season. 667 00:30:16,960 --> 00:30:18,880 Speaker 13: Blake Corum was one of them, and the other one 668 00:30:18,920 --> 00:30:22,320 Speaker 13: was probably like Jayla, Tyrone Tracy. Make sure you stack 669 00:30:22,400 --> 00:30:24,160 Speaker 13: up on those rookie running backs. They're gonna have a 670 00:30:24,240 --> 00:30:26,520 Speaker 13: huge impact this season. They always are the guys who 671 00:30:26,560 --> 00:30:29,080 Speaker 13: win for you. We remember last year, if you had 672 00:30:29,120 --> 00:30:32,440 Speaker 13: Sam Laporta and Pukaakua, you probably won your fantasy league. 673 00:30:32,480 --> 00:30:34,800 Speaker 10: So do not ignore those rookie players. 674 00:30:35,120 --> 00:30:38,320 Speaker 1: Fantasy Live six PM week nights, you can get all 675 00:30:38,440 --> 00:30:41,719 Speaker 1: the best fantasy advice and maybe hear Rank sing like 676 00:30:41,760 --> 00:30:44,360 Speaker 1: thirty seconds of eminem to break while begging the producers 677 00:30:44,360 --> 00:30:45,440 Speaker 1: to get him out of the segment. 678 00:30:45,520 --> 00:30:47,480 Speaker 10: Were we not sued by somebody, I was. 679 00:30:47,480 --> 00:30:50,120 Speaker 1: Gonna say, you're gonna keep getting that until the lawyers 680 00:30:50,120 --> 00:30:52,120 Speaker 1: get involved and tell them to knock it off. Rank, 681 00:30:52,280 --> 00:30:55,360 Speaker 1: Thank you very much. We will chat with you again soon. 682 00:30:55,400 --> 00:30:57,600 Speaker 1: I will be texting you over the next twenty four hours. 683 00:30:57,600 --> 00:31:00,720 Speaker 1: Can I got another draft tomorrow? These guys next week? 684 00:31:00,800 --> 00:31:04,360 Speaker 1: Jared Goff Big season lines made a deep playoff run 685 00:31:05,120 --> 00:31:08,320 Speaker 1: Week one. He's facing his old team, Hut of the Rams. 686 00:31:08,320 --> 00:31:10,920 Speaker 1: Stop him without Aaron Donald talk about it next on 687 00:31:11,040 --> 00:31:11,680 Speaker 1: the Insiders. 688 00:31:19,400 --> 00:31:23,080 Speaker 7: Well, during the preseason we saw a number of Indianapolis 689 00:31:23,080 --> 00:31:27,200 Speaker 7: Colts players wearing the Guardian Caps in a game, and 690 00:31:27,960 --> 00:31:30,840 Speaker 7: earlier this week we heard from some players who say 691 00:31:30,880 --> 00:31:34,479 Speaker 7: they plan to wear Guardian caps during the regular season. 692 00:31:34,600 --> 00:31:37,560 Speaker 7: To talk about that more and other issues as we 693 00:31:37,640 --> 00:31:41,600 Speaker 7: head into the regular season, Welcome to the Insiders, Doctor 694 00:31:41,640 --> 00:31:45,640 Speaker 7: Alan Sills, the NFL's chief medical Officer. Doctor Sills, great 695 00:31:45,680 --> 00:31:47,640 Speaker 7: to see you as we get ready for the start 696 00:31:47,640 --> 00:31:49,880 Speaker 7: of the season. I want to start by asking you 697 00:31:49,960 --> 00:31:51,120 Speaker 7: about the Guardian Caps. 698 00:31:51,120 --> 00:31:51,360 Speaker 8: Again. 699 00:31:51,400 --> 00:31:53,280 Speaker 7: We heard from a couple of players this week who 700 00:31:53,320 --> 00:31:57,080 Speaker 7: said they plan to wear Guardian caps during the regular season, 701 00:31:57,160 --> 00:32:00,280 Speaker 7: which is allowed for the first time this season. What 702 00:32:00,400 --> 00:32:03,520 Speaker 7: is your expectation when the regular season starts next week 703 00:32:03,520 --> 00:32:05,840 Speaker 7: about how many players we might see wearing the Guardian 704 00:32:05,840 --> 00:32:08,680 Speaker 7: caps and how many players might be wearing the helmets 705 00:32:08,960 --> 00:32:12,040 Speaker 7: that in testing have actually outperformed Guardian caps. 706 00:32:13,880 --> 00:32:15,520 Speaker 14: Well, let's start with the Guardian Caps, Judy. 707 00:32:15,720 --> 00:32:17,520 Speaker 15: I think we're going to have a handful of players 708 00:32:17,920 --> 00:32:20,240 Speaker 15: at the start of the season, probably something in the 709 00:32:20,280 --> 00:32:22,440 Speaker 15: five to ten range, but I think that number may 710 00:32:22,480 --> 00:32:25,000 Speaker 15: grow over the course of the season. Obviously, some of 711 00:32:25,000 --> 00:32:27,200 Speaker 15: that will depend on the initial experience of that group, 712 00:32:27,280 --> 00:32:29,719 Speaker 15: but that's about the number we saw in the preseason, 713 00:32:29,760 --> 00:32:32,400 Speaker 15: and so that's kind of what I would expect going forward, 714 00:32:32,920 --> 00:32:35,480 Speaker 15: and that's obviously something will continue to monitor and track. 715 00:32:36,080 --> 00:32:38,240 Speaker 15: So far, we've had good feedback from the players that 716 00:32:38,400 --> 00:32:41,320 Speaker 15: did wear the Guardian cap in preseason. There's really no downside, 717 00:32:41,320 --> 00:32:43,880 Speaker 15: and so again something that I think will probably see 718 00:32:43,920 --> 00:32:47,280 Speaker 15: grow during the season. In terms of the position specific 719 00:32:47,320 --> 00:32:50,960 Speaker 15: helmets and specifically those that are testing the highest, that's 720 00:32:51,000 --> 00:32:52,880 Speaker 15: been an amazing story. I mean, this year we have 721 00:32:53,000 --> 00:32:56,520 Speaker 15: over two hundred linemen and almost thirty quarterbacks that are 722 00:32:56,520 --> 00:32:59,400 Speaker 15: wearing helmets that are specific for their position, that are 723 00:32:59,400 --> 00:33:02,200 Speaker 15: designed to all for some additional protection. And so those 724 00:33:02,240 --> 00:33:04,400 Speaker 15: numbers are way up from what we saw in the 725 00:33:04,520 --> 00:33:06,600 Speaker 15: very first year of the introduction, and I think it 726 00:33:06,640 --> 00:33:08,600 Speaker 15: reflects the fact that players are taking an interest in 727 00:33:08,640 --> 00:33:11,080 Speaker 15: this topic, they're paying attention to the science, and the 728 00:33:11,160 --> 00:33:14,200 Speaker 15: testing data from the laboratory says these elements really are 729 00:33:14,280 --> 00:33:16,040 Speaker 15: much safer than anything we've seen before. 730 00:33:18,600 --> 00:33:19,800 Speaker 8: What were the early returns. 731 00:33:19,840 --> 00:33:23,200 Speaker 7: More players had to wear Guardian caps during training camp 732 00:33:23,240 --> 00:33:26,720 Speaker 7: practices this season than ever before. What have been the 733 00:33:26,720 --> 00:33:29,400 Speaker 7: early returns on what you saw about concussion numbers and 734 00:33:29,520 --> 00:33:30,920 Speaker 7: injuries as a result. 735 00:33:32,080 --> 00:33:33,920 Speaker 15: Well, we're still getting that data in Judy, so I 736 00:33:33,920 --> 00:33:35,960 Speaker 15: don't have final numbers, but I would say that early 737 00:33:36,000 --> 00:33:39,040 Speaker 15: returns look really, really promising, and so we'll look forward 738 00:33:39,080 --> 00:33:41,720 Speaker 15: to kind of sharing that as we let that data mature. 739 00:33:41,880 --> 00:33:44,320 Speaker 14: We did not hear anything in terms of negative effects. 740 00:33:44,360 --> 00:33:46,920 Speaker 15: You know, there were no unintended consequences, and we didn't 741 00:33:46,920 --> 00:33:48,800 Speaker 15: have any issues with heat illness and things like that 742 00:33:48,880 --> 00:33:52,040 Speaker 15: for example. And I think overall players adapted to it 743 00:33:52,080 --> 00:33:54,880 Speaker 15: really well. I mean, again, most all the players joining 744 00:33:54,880 --> 00:33:57,720 Speaker 15: the league now Judy as rookies, wore these in college 745 00:33:57,720 --> 00:33:59,280 Speaker 15: and so they're very used to it, so it's not 746 00:33:59,360 --> 00:34:01,680 Speaker 15: a big trans for them. So we'll be eager to 747 00:34:01,680 --> 00:34:03,560 Speaker 15: see what the final data shows. But I would say 748 00:34:03,560 --> 00:34:07,800 Speaker 15: the early returns look really promising, all right. 749 00:34:07,840 --> 00:34:10,080 Speaker 7: Obviously, in the preseason we got our first look at 750 00:34:10,120 --> 00:34:13,759 Speaker 7: the dynamic kickoff, which was created in part because of 751 00:34:13,800 --> 00:34:17,360 Speaker 7: safety issues because of the disproportionate number of concussions suffered 752 00:34:17,719 --> 00:34:21,359 Speaker 7: on kickoffs and kickoff returns. What was your impression of 753 00:34:21,520 --> 00:34:25,239 Speaker 7: how that play as it is currently designed worked in 754 00:34:25,360 --> 00:34:28,800 Speaker 7: terms of slowing the play down and maybe decreasing the 755 00:34:28,920 --> 00:34:30,080 Speaker 7: risk of head injury there. 756 00:34:31,160 --> 00:34:33,480 Speaker 14: Well, Judy, I'm not sure we've seen the actual play yet. 757 00:34:33,520 --> 00:34:36,279 Speaker 15: I think in preseason we don't always see the full 758 00:34:36,360 --> 00:34:38,359 Speaker 15: range of strategy, and certainly we don't see the same 759 00:34:38,400 --> 00:34:40,399 Speaker 15: personnel on the field. So I don't really think we've 760 00:34:40,400 --> 00:34:43,480 Speaker 15: seen the play in its entirety yet. Obviously we've all 761 00:34:43,520 --> 00:34:45,600 Speaker 15: now seen what it's going to look like, and there's 762 00:34:45,640 --> 00:34:48,160 Speaker 15: some early experience, and I would just say, again, our 763 00:34:48,200 --> 00:34:49,839 Speaker 15: early data doesn't show a. 764 00:34:49,840 --> 00:34:51,960 Speaker 14: Dramatic increase in risk of injury. 765 00:34:51,800 --> 00:34:54,400 Speaker 15: But again, we need a much bigger sample size. Sample 766 00:34:54,440 --> 00:34:56,440 Speaker 15: size really matters here. You can't take one week or 767 00:34:56,440 --> 00:34:58,520 Speaker 15: two weeks worth of games. You really need a longer 768 00:34:58,520 --> 00:35:00,480 Speaker 15: period to look at it and sort of compare apples 769 00:35:00,520 --> 00:35:02,319 Speaker 15: to apples with what we've done in the past. But 770 00:35:03,120 --> 00:35:04,799 Speaker 15: you know, this is something where it was a very 771 00:35:04,880 --> 00:35:06,799 Speaker 15: collaborative effort between those of us on the health and 772 00:35:06,840 --> 00:35:10,520 Speaker 15: safety side, our rules committee, coaches, players, all these different 773 00:35:10,600 --> 00:35:14,040 Speaker 15: levels of input. And I really am excited personally about it, Judy, 774 00:35:14,080 --> 00:35:16,960 Speaker 15: because I think the two elements of the former kickoff 775 00:35:17,000 --> 00:35:19,720 Speaker 15: play that really led the injury were space and speed, 776 00:35:20,040 --> 00:35:22,560 Speaker 15: and both of those have been reduced in this new formation. 777 00:35:22,680 --> 00:35:24,239 Speaker 14: So I'm really excited to track it. 778 00:35:24,600 --> 00:35:27,080 Speaker 15: We'll follow the data really carefully, and we'll continue to 779 00:35:27,120 --> 00:35:28,400 Speaker 15: evolve the play if we need to. 780 00:35:28,480 --> 00:35:30,160 Speaker 14: I think you know we've said all options are on 781 00:35:30,239 --> 00:35:30,880 Speaker 14: the table there. 782 00:35:32,840 --> 00:35:34,799 Speaker 7: I know you spend a lot of time working on 783 00:35:34,920 --> 00:35:39,200 Speaker 7: soft tissue injuries and ways to decrease them and decrease 784 00:35:39,280 --> 00:35:42,520 Speaker 7: the fallout going into the season. What did you see 785 00:35:42,560 --> 00:35:45,279 Speaker 7: from the ramp up period going into training camp this 786 00:35:45,400 --> 00:35:47,520 Speaker 7: year in terms of soft tissue injuries. 787 00:35:48,719 --> 00:35:50,960 Speaker 15: Well, once again still waiting on the final numbers, but 788 00:35:51,000 --> 00:35:52,920 Speaker 15: the early returns again looked very favorable. 789 00:35:52,960 --> 00:35:54,919 Speaker 14: We had a great off season of meeting with every 790 00:35:54,920 --> 00:35:55,479 Speaker 14: single club. 791 00:35:55,520 --> 00:35:57,120 Speaker 15: We met with every single one of our thirty two 792 00:35:57,120 --> 00:35:59,680 Speaker 15: clubs and talked with coaching staffs and talked about what 793 00:35:59,719 --> 00:36:02,120 Speaker 15: we've seen in the first couple of years of this effort, 794 00:36:02,400 --> 00:36:04,279 Speaker 15: and the results have been really dramatic. As you know, 795 00:36:04,320 --> 00:36:07,720 Speaker 15: we've had decreasing numbers of soft tissue injuries in training camp, 796 00:36:07,960 --> 00:36:10,719 Speaker 15: which leads to more players being available, which also leads 797 00:36:10,760 --> 00:36:13,040 Speaker 15: to fewer recurrent injuries. You know, we had about a 798 00:36:13,080 --> 00:36:15,719 Speaker 15: fifty percent drop in our recurrent injuries last year during 799 00:36:15,760 --> 00:36:18,239 Speaker 15: the season, and so that just translates to more of 800 00:36:18,280 --> 00:36:20,320 Speaker 15: the best players on the field, which is what everybody 801 00:36:20,360 --> 00:36:20,959 Speaker 15: wants to see. 802 00:36:21,000 --> 00:36:23,399 Speaker 14: So we're really encouraged by that. There's always more work 803 00:36:23,400 --> 00:36:24,080 Speaker 14: to be done, but. 804 00:36:24,440 --> 00:36:27,840 Speaker 15: This particular offseason, Judy, our coaches really dove into that, 805 00:36:27,960 --> 00:36:30,160 Speaker 15: really tried to understand it and work together with us 806 00:36:30,200 --> 00:36:33,160 Speaker 15: in their own sports science strength conditioning staff to design 807 00:36:33,200 --> 00:36:35,200 Speaker 15: those practices and figure out, hey, how do we bring 808 00:36:35,239 --> 00:36:38,440 Speaker 15: players back into activity, get them ready for preseason and 809 00:36:38,480 --> 00:36:40,600 Speaker 15: ultimately the regular season, but but do it in as 810 00:36:40,600 --> 00:36:41,840 Speaker 15: safe a manner as possible. 811 00:36:43,640 --> 00:36:46,400 Speaker 7: All Right, last one from me, where do things stand 812 00:36:46,440 --> 00:36:49,040 Speaker 7: on the league's review of surfaces? Because you know, as 813 00:36:49,040 --> 00:36:51,600 Speaker 7: soon as the regular season start, that question is going 814 00:36:51,640 --> 00:36:54,640 Speaker 7: to come up about whether some surfaces lead to more 815 00:36:54,640 --> 00:36:55,680 Speaker 7: injuries than others. 816 00:36:56,000 --> 00:36:57,399 Speaker 8: Where does that stand right now? 817 00:36:58,440 --> 00:37:00,520 Speaker 15: Well, once again, Judy, that's an area where we a 818 00:37:00,560 --> 00:37:02,640 Speaker 15: lot of research and a lot of activity going on, 819 00:37:02,719 --> 00:37:05,160 Speaker 15: and I'll just boil it down to a couple of points. 820 00:37:05,480 --> 00:37:07,719 Speaker 15: One is we're doing more testing than we've ever done 821 00:37:07,760 --> 00:37:10,879 Speaker 15: of surfaces. We've got new devices that are testing those 822 00:37:10,920 --> 00:37:14,399 Speaker 15: surfaces and measuring more things about the surface because what 823 00:37:14,400 --> 00:37:16,359 Speaker 15: we've come to realize is that we don't just have 824 00:37:16,400 --> 00:37:18,880 Speaker 15: two surfaces in the league where we have an artificial 825 00:37:18,920 --> 00:37:21,840 Speaker 15: and a natural grass, we've got really thirty different surfaces. 826 00:37:21,880 --> 00:37:23,880 Speaker 15: One in every one of our stadiums is different in 827 00:37:23,920 --> 00:37:26,640 Speaker 15: some ways, and so we have two efforts there. One 828 00:37:26,719 --> 00:37:29,480 Speaker 15: is to better measure those surfaces, what are their properties, 829 00:37:29,760 --> 00:37:31,839 Speaker 15: then try to take those measurements and see if there's 830 00:37:31,840 --> 00:37:35,040 Speaker 15: a correlation with injury, because sometimes you can associate those things, 831 00:37:35,040 --> 00:37:38,200 Speaker 15: sometimes you can't. But most importantly, I think our efforts, 832 00:37:38,280 --> 00:37:40,319 Speaker 15: together with the player Association, is going to be let's 833 00:37:40,440 --> 00:37:43,640 Speaker 15: decrease the variance from one surface to another, because right 834 00:37:43,680 --> 00:37:46,000 Speaker 15: now around the league, with those thirty different surfaces, there's 835 00:37:46,040 --> 00:37:48,719 Speaker 15: a lot of variability just among natural grass fields of 836 00:37:48,719 --> 00:37:50,920 Speaker 15: how one feels in place versus another one, and so 837 00:37:51,280 --> 00:37:53,719 Speaker 15: a lot of excitement about that work. We've got a 838 00:37:53,760 --> 00:37:56,239 Speaker 15: new person heading that up within the NFL, and I'm 839 00:37:56,239 --> 00:37:58,280 Speaker 15: personally really excited that at the end of the season 840 00:37:58,280 --> 00:38:00,600 Speaker 15: we're going to have more data and a better understanding 841 00:38:00,600 --> 00:38:02,560 Speaker 15: than we've ever had in the past, and hopefully can 842 00:38:02,600 --> 00:38:05,680 Speaker 15: continue to evolve this to where we use that information 843 00:38:05,760 --> 00:38:08,760 Speaker 15: to create safer surfaces and surfaces that players prefer. 844 00:38:11,200 --> 00:38:13,520 Speaker 7: Doctor Sales, thanks so much for joining us. Great to 845 00:38:13,520 --> 00:38:15,800 Speaker 7: see you and we'll see you again during the regular season, 846 00:38:15,920 --> 00:38:18,919 Speaker 7: I am sure. And when we return on the Insiders, 847 00:38:19,000 --> 00:38:21,319 Speaker 7: Omar Reves is going to join us and he is 848 00:38:21,400 --> 00:38:24,640 Speaker 7: going to be talking about this guy, Josh Allen and 849 00:38:24,680 --> 00:38:27,839 Speaker 7: how the Arizona Cardinals defense might try to handle him 850 00:38:27,920 --> 00:38:30,120 Speaker 7: or or might not be able to handle him. 851 00:38:30,239 --> 00:38:43,000 Speaker 16: Next on the Insiders, Josh Allen going to be quite 852 00:38:43,040 --> 00:38:48,000 Speaker 16: the test for the young Cardinals defense coming up here 853 00:38:48,040 --> 00:38:48,719 Speaker 16: in Week one. 854 00:38:48,800 --> 00:38:51,720 Speaker 5: There you see his record as a starter in regular 855 00:38:51,800 --> 00:38:52,800 Speaker 5: season openers. 856 00:38:53,440 --> 00:38:55,680 Speaker 6: And with that we bring in our Omar. 857 00:38:55,440 --> 00:38:59,280 Speaker 5: Ruiz to talk about a couple of NFC West young defense. 858 00:38:59,400 --> 00:39:01,480 Speaker 6: You heard me, just make this young Cardinals defense. So 859 00:39:01,560 --> 00:39:02,600 Speaker 6: let's get right there. 860 00:39:03,120 --> 00:39:06,400 Speaker 5: How does this young Cardinals defense approach this matchup with 861 00:39:06,600 --> 00:39:08,680 Speaker 5: Josh Allen right out of the gate week one. 862 00:39:08,600 --> 00:39:12,480 Speaker 17: There, well, with a sense of urgency, Mike, That's exactly 863 00:39:12,520 --> 00:39:15,040 Speaker 17: what Jonathan Gannon said. He said they ramped up their 864 00:39:15,080 --> 00:39:18,600 Speaker 17: intensity this Week one's on ones, good on good, fast, 865 00:39:18,920 --> 00:39:21,440 Speaker 17: on fast. He did say that he does believe there 866 00:39:21,600 --> 00:39:24,040 Speaker 17: is a sense of fatigue if you start preparing for 867 00:39:24,080 --> 00:39:25,919 Speaker 17: your Week one opponent too soon. 868 00:39:26,000 --> 00:39:27,920 Speaker 2: So not much specific on preparing for. 869 00:39:27,960 --> 00:39:31,040 Speaker 17: Josh Allen and Buffalo just yet, just knowing that they're 870 00:39:31,040 --> 00:39:33,880 Speaker 17: going to have to play their best football in Buffalo 871 00:39:34,120 --> 00:39:36,799 Speaker 17: against a Sean McDermott coach team. I asked earlier this 872 00:39:36,840 --> 00:39:39,480 Speaker 17: week Jonathan Gannon how he felt about the depth about 873 00:39:39,480 --> 00:39:42,640 Speaker 17: his defensive front, given that bj Ojulari was lost for 874 00:39:42,680 --> 00:39:45,960 Speaker 17: this season and Darius Robinson, their first round rookie, is 875 00:39:45,960 --> 00:39:47,960 Speaker 17: probably going to miss some time with that CAF injury, 876 00:39:47,960 --> 00:39:50,360 Speaker 17: and that was before they traded away Cam Thomas, and 877 00:39:50,400 --> 00:39:53,560 Speaker 17: he said they are comfortable with that depth in their 878 00:39:53,600 --> 00:39:56,200 Speaker 17: defensive front. Xavier Thomas is a fifth round rookie who 879 00:39:56,200 --> 00:39:58,800 Speaker 17: has really shined in training camp, hoping to get production 880 00:39:58,840 --> 00:40:00,880 Speaker 17: from him. They'll obviously re rely on the back end 881 00:40:00,920 --> 00:40:04,240 Speaker 17: of Buddha Baker and his experience to put that defense 882 00:40:04,280 --> 00:40:07,400 Speaker 17: all together, but he said we may not be comfortable 883 00:40:07,400 --> 00:40:09,719 Speaker 17: with it in the media, maybe fans, but he said 884 00:40:09,920 --> 00:40:13,000 Speaker 17: there is more than one way to win in the NFL. 885 00:40:13,040 --> 00:40:14,919 Speaker 17: He is confident with the game plan that they'll put 886 00:40:14,920 --> 00:40:18,720 Speaker 17: together to face Buffalo. They'll go into Buffalo in Western 887 00:40:18,719 --> 00:40:21,120 Speaker 17: New York with confidence with a young group, and we'll 888 00:40:21,120 --> 00:40:23,880 Speaker 17: see how they do Week one and how they fare 889 00:40:24,520 --> 00:40:27,120 Speaker 17: against that Josh Allen led offense. 890 00:40:28,320 --> 00:40:29,640 Speaker 6: Max Meltain, the second round pick. 891 00:40:29,680 --> 00:40:32,160 Speaker 5: The cornerback going to be tesked with being a big 892 00:40:32,200 --> 00:40:34,640 Speaker 5: part of this defense as well this upcoming season. You 893 00:40:34,719 --> 00:40:37,680 Speaker 5: saw those rankings there not so hot last year. I'm 894 00:40:37,680 --> 00:40:38,720 Speaker 5: expecting those to improve. 895 00:40:38,719 --> 00:40:39,000 Speaker 6: Certainly. 896 00:40:39,080 --> 00:40:41,799 Speaker 5: Jonathan Gannon, a defensive minded head coach, expects them to 897 00:40:41,800 --> 00:40:45,000 Speaker 5: improve as well. Elsewhere in the NFC West, you might 898 00:40:45,040 --> 00:40:48,040 Speaker 5: have heard no Aaron Donald for the Rams anymore. So 899 00:40:48,160 --> 00:40:49,920 Speaker 5: this is a defense that is going to have to 900 00:40:49,960 --> 00:40:52,040 Speaker 5: look for somebody else to be a corners or a 901 00:40:52,040 --> 00:40:54,160 Speaker 5: combination of people. You don't replace them with just one guy, 902 00:40:54,640 --> 00:40:57,920 Speaker 5: but a combination of guys to replace that production upfront 903 00:40:58,239 --> 00:40:58,720 Speaker 5: and as. 904 00:40:58,560 --> 00:40:59,960 Speaker 6: Well as some of the young guys on the back 905 00:41:00,480 --> 00:41:00,879 Speaker 6: as well. 906 00:41:00,880 --> 00:41:04,000 Speaker 5: They've got a challenge in former Rams quarterback Josh Jared 907 00:41:04,040 --> 00:41:07,000 Speaker 5: Goff excuse me, and that Lions offense Week one. 908 00:41:08,800 --> 00:41:10,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, that young defense for the Rams. 909 00:41:10,600 --> 00:41:14,240 Speaker 17: No way to hide in Detroit Sunday Night football. Jared 910 00:41:14,320 --> 00:41:18,279 Speaker 17: Goff and those Detroit Lions coming in with full of confidence. 911 00:41:18,280 --> 00:41:20,800 Speaker 17: But the Rams are confident too, obviously, No Aaron Dondey, 912 00:41:20,800 --> 00:41:23,160 Speaker 17: you mentioned they can't replace him with one player, but 913 00:41:23,200 --> 00:41:26,080 Speaker 17: they expect Kobe Turner for the sensational season he had 914 00:41:26,120 --> 00:41:28,759 Speaker 17: obviously was in defensive Rookie of the Year talk most 915 00:41:28,800 --> 00:41:29,200 Speaker 17: of the year. 916 00:41:29,640 --> 00:41:31,040 Speaker 6: Last year, obviously. 917 00:41:30,640 --> 00:41:33,680 Speaker 17: Byron Young flashed, hoping for a big jump from him 918 00:41:33,760 --> 00:41:36,800 Speaker 17: in year two, but then Jared Verse and Braden Fisk, 919 00:41:37,120 --> 00:41:40,080 Speaker 17: the two rookies this year, have flashed all training camp. 920 00:41:40,120 --> 00:41:42,560 Speaker 17: They expect big production from him, and while that young, 921 00:41:43,200 --> 00:41:48,120 Speaker 17: untested front is talented, they believe in them, it's that 922 00:41:48,320 --> 00:41:52,120 Speaker 17: backhend with all that veteran leadership that they hope will 923 00:41:52,120 --> 00:41:55,560 Speaker 17: put it all together. Tradevious white Darius Williams at corner, 924 00:41:55,600 --> 00:41:58,920 Speaker 17: you have John Johnson back there who's been around for 925 00:41:58,960 --> 00:42:01,280 Speaker 17: all this time. And then Qui Lake, another young player, 926 00:42:01,360 --> 00:42:05,080 Speaker 17: third year nickelback slash safety who was voted team captain 927 00:42:05,440 --> 00:42:08,360 Speaker 17: along with Kobe Turner. So they expect them to help 928 00:42:08,600 --> 00:42:12,239 Speaker 17: all bring that together. And if they get that ferocious 929 00:42:12,360 --> 00:42:15,320 Speaker 17: pass rush like they got last year from those young guys, 930 00:42:15,400 --> 00:42:18,440 Speaker 17: they can grow. They get that veteran leadership. Cam curl 931 00:42:18,800 --> 00:42:21,160 Speaker 17: is a big free agent addition who has shined all 932 00:42:21,239 --> 00:42:24,480 Speaker 17: off season. If they can put that together, help replace 933 00:42:24,840 --> 00:42:27,879 Speaker 17: Aaron Donald and Ernest Jones now who was traded last 934 00:42:27,880 --> 00:42:29,640 Speaker 17: week to the Tennessee Titans. To get some of that 935 00:42:29,719 --> 00:42:30,560 Speaker 17: leadership as well. 936 00:42:32,280 --> 00:42:33,759 Speaker 6: It was a heck of a playoff game. 937 00:42:33,920 --> 00:42:37,120 Speaker 5: Cannot wait for the rematch Week one, Sunday Night under 938 00:42:37,160 --> 00:42:40,799 Speaker 5: the lights, Rams and the Lions. Omar Ruiz, You're a 939 00:42:40,840 --> 00:42:42,320 Speaker 5: heck of a guy and a heck of a reporter 940 00:42:42,440 --> 00:42:46,200 Speaker 5: as well. We appreciate your time. The season approaching. You 941 00:42:46,239 --> 00:42:49,000 Speaker 5: know what that means, game day morning on NFL Network 942 00:42:49,280 --> 00:42:51,919 Speaker 5: and sit downs and interviews kind of like this Kurt 943 00:42:51,960 --> 00:42:52,880 Speaker 5: Warner with Sean McVay. 944 00:42:53,960 --> 00:42:55,520 Speaker 10: Well, yeah, let's start out with Week one. 945 00:42:55,560 --> 00:42:57,480 Speaker 4: Schedule makers always do a great job. 946 00:42:57,560 --> 00:43:00,840 Speaker 13: Back to Detroit where you guys had that great playoff 947 00:43:00,920 --> 00:43:02,839 Speaker 13: matchup to finish the season last year. 948 00:43:03,000 --> 00:43:04,240 Speaker 6: Yeah, what a great challenge. 949 00:43:04,280 --> 00:43:07,479 Speaker 5: I mean, physical, tough, excellent football team coming a couple 950 00:43:07,440 --> 00:43:08,600 Speaker 5: of plays away from. 951 00:43:08,400 --> 00:43:09,399 Speaker 10: Going to a super Bowl. 952 00:43:09,560 --> 00:43:11,120 Speaker 6: And that atmosphere was incredible. 953 00:43:11,200 --> 00:43:13,720 Speaker 2: I mean they were booing and it was I mean they. 954 00:43:13,600 --> 00:43:16,080 Speaker 13: Were just saying some mean things to me, and it 955 00:43:16,120 --> 00:43:17,319 Speaker 13: was a great atmosphere. 956 00:43:17,480 --> 00:43:18,880 Speaker 14: That's what you love about the NFL. 957 00:43:18,960 --> 00:43:20,440 Speaker 10: The opportunity to go see if you. 958 00:43:20,360 --> 00:43:22,840 Speaker 16: Can be at your best and whatever happens happens, and 959 00:43:22,960 --> 00:43:25,080 Speaker 16: let's get back up and let's keep swinging. And so 960 00:43:25,400 --> 00:43:27,719 Speaker 16: we're gonna prepare as well as we can so that 961 00:43:27,760 --> 00:43:29,680 Speaker 16: we can be at our best on the age of September. 962 00:43:36,800 --> 00:43:39,239 Speaker 1: The next time we do this show, it will officially 963 00:43:39,360 --> 00:43:42,880 Speaker 1: be Game Week. Be here Monday night, seven Eastern. 964 00:43:43,040 --> 00:43:45,560 Speaker 2: We'll see you. Then enjoy the weekend, everybody,