1 00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:16,840 Speaker 1: What is going on every fundy Thursday afternoon, Happy March madness. 2 00:00:17,360 --> 00:00:19,560 Speaker 1: Thank god we got the tournament. You're listening to this. 3 00:00:19,600 --> 00:00:22,520 Speaker 1: I put a little cash on Santa Barbara. Uh, I 4 00:00:22,640 --> 00:00:25,279 Speaker 1: hope you enjoy the weekend. I also have some bets 5 00:00:25,320 --> 00:00:27,040 Speaker 1: on the Sony Open. But you know, I'm kind of 6 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:30,880 Speaker 1: a degenerate this podcast about the NFL football in general. 7 00:00:30,880 --> 00:00:32,600 Speaker 1: Some people like, why don't you ever talk holld football. 8 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:34,400 Speaker 1: I I do. We talk. We're gonna talk a ton 9 00:00:34,479 --> 00:00:40,240 Speaker 1: about the draft. Absolute draft heavy coverage coming up really 10 00:00:40,720 --> 00:00:43,640 Speaker 1: probably starting. I guess next week we'll probably still have 11 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:46,680 Speaker 1: some free agency stuff, but moving forward we'll do some 12 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:49,520 Speaker 1: draft I'm i gotta I think I got a couple 13 00:00:49,520 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 1: of cool guests lined up, some draft angles that uh, 14 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:58,560 Speaker 1: some unique people. You know. I don't like getting voices 15 00:00:58,720 --> 00:01:01,160 Speaker 1: like a million podcasts, interview a lot of people. I 16 00:01:01,560 --> 00:01:03,800 Speaker 1: try to do different type interviews. I don't do them 17 00:01:03,880 --> 00:01:07,320 Speaker 1: very often here. When I had Blair Walshawn, that was fantastic, 18 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:10,200 Speaker 1: Like you just don't hear kickers that often. I got 19 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:11,960 Speaker 1: one in the opera. I think would be really cool, 20 00:01:12,040 --> 00:01:14,840 Speaker 1: especially come draft time. That would be a name that 21 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:19,240 Speaker 1: everyone would know. But I'm excited with it will definitely happen. 22 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:22,120 Speaker 1: I was actually texting with him earlier this week. NFL 23 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:26,720 Speaker 1: player former NFL player had a had a very interesting career, 24 00:01:27,120 --> 00:01:30,840 Speaker 1: a very famous guy though. And uh, and yeah, obviously 25 00:01:30,880 --> 00:01:34,400 Speaker 1: this week I'm gonna dive into some Bear Seattle. Uh, 26 00:01:34,440 --> 00:01:37,520 Speaker 1: the NFL. Earlier today, I'm recording this, you know, a 27 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:41,280 Speaker 1: little before dinner time announced that they have a huge 28 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:47,000 Speaker 1: media deal hundred million dollars, hundred million dollars, hundred billion dollars, 29 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:51,160 Speaker 1: ten billion dollars a year. As well. I just saw 30 00:01:51,240 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 1: Florio and Pro Football Talk tweeted out that the NFL 31 00:01:54,920 --> 00:01:57,680 Speaker 1: will go to seventeen games, which I guess we knew 32 00:01:57,800 --> 00:02:02,280 Speaker 1: was likely, but it's now basically unofficially official. Uh. The 33 00:02:02,320 --> 00:02:04,920 Speaker 1: wide receiver market right now is getting a little interesting 34 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:07,800 Speaker 1: little thing we call supply and demand, not ideal for 35 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:10,399 Speaker 1: wide receivers trying to get big money. And then I'll 36 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:12,720 Speaker 1: just bang off some things that just happened over the 37 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:16,799 Speaker 1: last couple of days. Okay, let's get to the trade 38 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:20,560 Speaker 1: that did not happen but became a big story this week, 39 00:02:21,280 --> 00:02:24,960 Speaker 1: the Bears and Seattle. Now I'm gonna start from the 40 00:02:25,040 --> 00:02:29,320 Speaker 1: Chicago angle. The thing that I like most about the 41 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:34,000 Speaker 1: business world. It's very black and white. You either get 42 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:38,040 Speaker 1: it done or you don't. You either land the big 43 00:02:38,080 --> 00:02:43,560 Speaker 1: clients or you don't. You either sell something or you don't. 44 00:02:44,080 --> 00:02:47,079 Speaker 1: There is no gray area. You know, we came close 45 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:49,240 Speaker 1: to doing this deal. Did you do the deal? No, 46 00:02:49,480 --> 00:02:54,000 Speaker 1: we didn't. You know we almost did. No one gives 47 00:02:54,200 --> 00:02:58,480 Speaker 1: a ship. How often do you, wherever you are, talk 48 00:02:58,560 --> 00:03:00,960 Speaker 1: to your boss, your partner or and go, you know what, 49 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:04,679 Speaker 1: I think we got him, and then a week later 50 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:06,720 Speaker 1: you don't have him. Well, no one cares that you 51 00:03:06,800 --> 00:03:11,280 Speaker 1: almost got him. That's it's no one cares. You Either 52 00:03:11,360 --> 00:03:15,720 Speaker 1: you either land whoever you're going after as a business 53 00:03:15,720 --> 00:03:19,959 Speaker 1: deal in the NFL players in free agency, or you don't. 54 00:03:21,160 --> 00:03:22,960 Speaker 1: No one cares. And I see it what the San 55 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:26,640 Speaker 1: Francsco giants all the time, they always leaked it. You know, 56 00:03:26,760 --> 00:03:29,400 Speaker 1: we almost got Bryce Harper, We almost got this. No 57 00:03:29,400 --> 00:03:33,720 Speaker 1: one cares. I mean honestly, we couldn't care less. And 58 00:03:33,760 --> 00:03:36,480 Speaker 1: I know people are like, well what about transparency for 59 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:42,080 Speaker 1: the fans. Two, if Russell Wilson is available for trade, 60 00:03:42,760 --> 00:03:46,000 Speaker 1: teams are calling and trying to get him. So you 61 00:03:46,040 --> 00:03:50,240 Speaker 1: don't need transparency. He's fucking Russell Wilson. Of course the 62 00:03:50,280 --> 00:03:53,120 Speaker 1: Bears are trying to get him. But here's the problem 63 00:03:53,120 --> 00:03:55,880 Speaker 1: for the Bears, and here's what Ryan Pace, who, let's 64 00:03:55,920 --> 00:03:58,160 Speaker 1: face it, isn't very good as being a general manager. 65 00:03:58,520 --> 00:04:01,560 Speaker 1: I think it's safe to say he's over head. And 66 00:04:01,760 --> 00:04:04,640 Speaker 1: right now, Ryan Pace went all in for Russell Wilson 67 00:04:05,400 --> 00:04:08,920 Speaker 1: despite if he just would have any common sense realized, 68 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:12,280 Speaker 1: why is Pete Carroll gonna trade me Russell Wilson? Whether 69 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:15,920 Speaker 1: I give him seven picks Khalil Mack, ro Kuan Smith 70 00:04:16,520 --> 00:04:20,080 Speaker 1: and a chem Hicks. Can a chem Hicks play quarterback 71 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:23,160 Speaker 1: for Seattle? Can ro Kuan Smith play quarterback for Seattle? 72 00:04:23,560 --> 00:04:26,680 Speaker 1: Or any of my draft picks gonna net him a quarterback? 73 00:04:27,120 --> 00:04:30,480 Speaker 1: The answer is no, No, Ande no. So every minute 74 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:34,120 Speaker 1: that I waste trying to offer all this stuff to Seattle, 75 00:04:34,520 --> 00:04:37,360 Speaker 1: if you if you understand the way ultimately the big 76 00:04:37,400 --> 00:04:39,880 Speaker 1: picture of any deal, you know the answer is always 77 00:04:39,920 --> 00:04:43,159 Speaker 1: gonna be no. And when you waste time, it'd be 78 00:04:43,200 --> 00:04:46,200 Speaker 1: like if I was d MNG NonStop KDUP Dinner Cindy 79 00:04:46,240 --> 00:04:48,200 Speaker 1: Crawford trying to get them to go out with me, 80 00:04:48,360 --> 00:04:51,960 Speaker 1: and they never responded even if they did respond like, 81 00:04:51,960 --> 00:04:55,800 Speaker 1: like one of my comments, what's the point in wasting 82 00:04:55,839 --> 00:05:00,120 Speaker 1: my time something that is unn like it's never are 83 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:03,800 Speaker 1: gonna happen? And listen. I'm a dreamer at heart, right. 84 00:05:04,040 --> 00:05:06,880 Speaker 1: I dreamed in college like I didn't want to do 85 00:05:06,920 --> 00:05:09,560 Speaker 1: a normal job. I wanted to work in pro sports, 86 00:05:09,560 --> 00:05:12,080 Speaker 1: and then I got to the NFL, and then I 87 00:05:12,160 --> 00:05:14,599 Speaker 1: got a radio show, Like I'm a big dreamer. I'm 88 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:18,040 Speaker 1: not anti dreaming, big, trust me. I will always tell 89 00:05:18,080 --> 00:05:22,040 Speaker 1: and hopefully my children one day I will promote dreaming. 90 00:05:22,720 --> 00:05:26,520 Speaker 1: I think dreaming bring hope, brings hope and can help 91 00:05:26,560 --> 00:05:30,240 Speaker 1: you get you out of certain times. Right, But there 92 00:05:30,320 --> 00:05:34,040 Speaker 1: is a point in time when you are running an 93 00:05:34,120 --> 00:05:38,640 Speaker 1: NFL franchise when a dream of landing Russell Wilson, you 94 00:05:38,720 --> 00:05:42,719 Speaker 1: have to balance the real realistic element of it all. 95 00:05:43,320 --> 00:05:47,159 Speaker 1: You have nothing to give them, Like obviously they want 96 00:05:47,160 --> 00:05:49,960 Speaker 1: your players, but if they don't have a quarterback, they're 97 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:52,960 Speaker 1: not gonna give you their Hall of Fame quarterback because 98 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:55,640 Speaker 1: who the hell is gonna play quarterback for them. Pete 99 00:05:55,680 --> 00:05:59,240 Speaker 1: Carroll six nine years old. He's trying to win, so 100 00:05:59,320 --> 00:06:01,720 Speaker 1: he spends all the time he leads to reporters how 101 00:06:01,720 --> 00:06:05,440 Speaker 1: aggressive they are. And ultimately the answer despite all the 102 00:06:05,440 --> 00:06:08,000 Speaker 1: hoop law on social media and god, they tried, and 103 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:10,240 Speaker 1: they had lunch at the North Dakotast State Pro Day 104 00:06:10,240 --> 00:06:13,719 Speaker 1: and he offered all these picks, who cares? Who cares? 105 00:06:14,080 --> 00:06:17,160 Speaker 1: The answer was no. Of course, the answer was gonna 106 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:21,159 Speaker 1: be no. And meanwhile, when ultimately they get the no 107 00:06:21,279 --> 00:06:24,839 Speaker 1: answer in the middle of the week, Ryan Fitzpatrick boom 108 00:06:25,120 --> 00:06:28,400 Speaker 1: goes to Washington. So you go, well, who's the best 109 00:06:28,480 --> 00:06:32,320 Speaker 1: free agent bridge quarterback? If you watch football last year, 110 00:06:32,680 --> 00:06:37,039 Speaker 1: Fitzpatrick was dramatically better than Andy Dalton. And here's the 111 00:06:37,080 --> 00:06:38,760 Speaker 1: thing with Andy Dalton, I hear this a lot, and 112 00:06:38,760 --> 00:06:41,560 Speaker 1: I got nothing against him, actually respected his game. When 113 00:06:41,600 --> 00:06:43,719 Speaker 1: he was on the Bengals, he went to the playoffs 114 00:06:43,760 --> 00:06:47,279 Speaker 1: all the time with the Bengals. In two thousand fifteen, 115 00:06:48,200 --> 00:06:50,640 Speaker 1: Jack del Rio's first year with the Raiders, I was 116 00:06:50,720 --> 00:06:54,000 Speaker 1: doing the Raiders post game, meaning I went to every 117 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:56,680 Speaker 1: home game. And the cool part about like working in 118 00:06:56,680 --> 00:06:59,560 Speaker 1: the NFL, working covering a team, you know, for a 119 00:06:59,680 --> 00:07:02,039 Speaker 1: radio station that has them, You get there early, you 120 00:07:02,160 --> 00:07:04,640 Speaker 1: go on the field before the game. I would get 121 00:07:04,640 --> 00:07:07,680 Speaker 1: there several hours before the game. I would bullshit with 122 00:07:07,680 --> 00:07:10,600 Speaker 1: assistant coaches. I would get some good Scoop and I 123 00:07:10,640 --> 00:07:13,600 Speaker 1: would just kind of the fan in me loved watching warmups. 124 00:07:14,080 --> 00:07:15,680 Speaker 1: I spent a lot of time around the Raiders. I 125 00:07:15,720 --> 00:07:18,560 Speaker 1: watched warmups for the other team, whoever they were playing. 126 00:07:18,600 --> 00:07:20,600 Speaker 1: I wanted to see their team come out of the tunnel. 127 00:07:21,360 --> 00:07:23,520 Speaker 1: And I'll never forget that weekend they opened up with 128 00:07:23,560 --> 00:07:25,760 Speaker 1: the Bengals. And I've been around the league at that 129 00:07:25,800 --> 00:07:28,920 Speaker 1: time on a very personal basis, like being around players 130 00:07:28,920 --> 00:07:30,840 Speaker 1: and teams and knowing what it looks like for about 131 00:07:30,880 --> 00:07:34,520 Speaker 1: five years. At that point, that team came out of 132 00:07:34,520 --> 00:07:38,960 Speaker 1: the tunnel and I remember thinking, holy shit, I don't 133 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:40,240 Speaker 1: know if this is the best looking team in the 134 00:07:40,320 --> 00:07:43,240 Speaker 1: NFL physically, just coming out of the tunnel getting off 135 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:46,360 Speaker 1: the bus. There can't be five better looking teams in 136 00:07:46,360 --> 00:07:50,280 Speaker 1: the league. And five years later now six really having 137 00:07:50,320 --> 00:07:52,480 Speaker 1: been around the league for over a decade still to 138 00:07:52,560 --> 00:07:54,880 Speaker 1: this day, that is physically one of the best looking 139 00:07:54,920 --> 00:07:59,040 Speaker 1: teams I've ever seen. Andy Dalton was the quarterback, and 140 00:07:59,080 --> 00:08:01,080 Speaker 1: those were the Marvin Lewis teams that were really good, 141 00:08:01,280 --> 00:08:03,960 Speaker 1: and that team destroyed the Raiders Week one ultimately went 142 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:08,440 Speaker 1: twelve and four. That team was stacked. Their offensive line 143 00:08:08,600 --> 00:08:11,440 Speaker 1: was loaded. A. J. Green was in the peak of 144 00:08:11,440 --> 00:08:14,720 Speaker 1: his powers. They had multiple running backs, they had Tyler Eifford, 145 00:08:14,960 --> 00:08:18,200 Speaker 1: they had a defensive line. Every single guy looked like 146 00:08:18,240 --> 00:08:21,680 Speaker 1: Alden Smith mixed with J. J. Watt. They were massive, 147 00:08:22,560 --> 00:08:26,320 Speaker 1: Their dbs were all sweet. So Andy Dalton had a 148 00:08:26,360 --> 00:08:29,280 Speaker 1: lot of team success and he was solid. His team 149 00:08:29,360 --> 00:08:32,520 Speaker 1: was loaded. If I would have put a good quarterback 150 00:08:32,600 --> 00:08:35,320 Speaker 1: on that Bengals team, like the equivalent of like if 151 00:08:35,320 --> 00:08:37,800 Speaker 1: I just would have mixed the Steelers and the Roethlisberger 152 00:08:37,840 --> 00:08:41,760 Speaker 1: boom boom in fifteen and fourteen and sixteen, those Bangles 153 00:08:41,760 --> 00:08:44,480 Speaker 1: team might have won a Super Bowl. So this notion 154 00:08:44,520 --> 00:08:48,360 Speaker 1: that like oh, Andy Dalton's had success unloaded teams. He 155 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:50,319 Speaker 1: didn't take like some crappy team and get them to 156 00:08:50,360 --> 00:08:54,199 Speaker 1: eight and eate. He took teams with elite players at 157 00:08:54,240 --> 00:08:58,839 Speaker 1: all positions and was a good game manager. And to 158 00:08:58,960 --> 00:09:01,120 Speaker 1: ultimately to tell your fans, and I had a couple 159 00:09:01,160 --> 00:09:05,280 Speaker 1: of people like I love the transparency, do you It's 160 00:09:05,280 --> 00:09:08,520 Speaker 1: obvious they're gonna be interested in Russell Wilson. It's clear, 161 00:09:09,280 --> 00:09:12,800 Speaker 1: like if we don't need, you know, some league insider 162 00:09:12,840 --> 00:09:15,320 Speaker 1: to be like, you know what the Bears. He put 163 00:09:15,400 --> 00:09:19,000 Speaker 1: them on their list. Of course they're talking. They were 164 00:09:19,040 --> 00:09:22,880 Speaker 1: never gonna say. The trade was never gonna happen. It 165 00:09:23,320 --> 00:09:28,480 Speaker 1: had zero uh possibility for that place, that trade to 166 00:09:28,559 --> 00:09:32,040 Speaker 1: take place. Zero. No matter he could have offered him 167 00:09:32,160 --> 00:09:36,520 Speaker 1: a hundred first round picks, the entire roster, Chicago style pizza, 168 00:09:36,760 --> 00:09:39,840 Speaker 1: and half his coaching staff. Pete said no, you don't 169 00:09:39,880 --> 00:09:42,120 Speaker 1: have a quarterback to give me, So he waste all 170 00:09:42,120 --> 00:09:43,920 Speaker 1: this time. He ends up with Andy Dalton, he loses 171 00:09:43,920 --> 00:09:46,360 Speaker 1: out of Fitzpatrick, and now the Bears fans are pissed. 172 00:09:46,760 --> 00:09:49,640 Speaker 1: Of course they are, because in pro sports, like in 173 00:09:49,720 --> 00:09:53,400 Speaker 1: big business, no one cares if you came close. Just 174 00:09:53,480 --> 00:09:55,840 Speaker 1: either get it done or don't. But if you don't, 175 00:09:56,600 --> 00:09:59,600 Speaker 1: don't act like you came close, because you don't get credit. 176 00:10:00,600 --> 00:10:03,360 Speaker 1: The only thing really you could argue in life that 177 00:10:03,480 --> 00:10:08,000 Speaker 1: you get credit for for coming close, or horseshoes and 178 00:10:08,080 --> 00:10:11,240 Speaker 1: hand grenades. And that's not what Ryan Pace's job is 179 00:10:11,280 --> 00:10:14,079 Speaker 1: as a general manager. It's two land players ain't in 180 00:10:14,160 --> 00:10:16,800 Speaker 1: Landham because of course he didn't. He never was going through. 181 00:10:17,400 --> 00:10:20,360 Speaker 1: And let's go to the Seattle element of this. Do 182 00:10:20,440 --> 00:10:22,360 Speaker 1: I think they played the Bears a little bit by 183 00:10:22,480 --> 00:10:25,440 Speaker 1: leading them on, probably a little because they were what 184 00:10:25,520 --> 00:10:28,160 Speaker 1: could they have offered? But I think it's fair to say, 185 00:10:28,160 --> 00:10:30,880 Speaker 1: and I did a little digging this week of people 186 00:10:30,920 --> 00:10:34,720 Speaker 1: in the know that not necessarily on Seattle staff, but 187 00:10:34,840 --> 00:10:37,320 Speaker 1: people that work around people that have been on Seattle 188 00:10:37,320 --> 00:10:40,600 Speaker 1: staff and just are in the loop. It's pretty clear 189 00:10:40,640 --> 00:10:45,040 Speaker 1: that Seattle does not love the Russell Wilson drama. And 190 00:10:45,080 --> 00:10:48,079 Speaker 1: whether that means they don't love Russell Wilson. They do 191 00:10:48,240 --> 00:10:51,480 Speaker 1: love the player, They love what he brings the franchise. 192 00:10:51,880 --> 00:10:54,400 Speaker 1: They love winning, and obviously Russell is a huge part 193 00:10:54,440 --> 00:10:59,280 Speaker 1: of winning. Do they love this caricature diva Hollywood drama? 194 00:10:59,400 --> 00:11:04,319 Speaker 1: Of course not, despite Pete being the most energetic, outgoing, 195 00:11:05,280 --> 00:11:10,040 Speaker 1: you know coach probably the league history in his late sixties. Uh, 196 00:11:10,080 --> 00:11:12,720 Speaker 1: it's not Pete style. When you look at Pete's team 197 00:11:12,840 --> 00:11:16,360 Speaker 1: at SC, they were big ass kickers. When you look 198 00:11:16,400 --> 00:11:18,480 Speaker 1: at the teams that he won with early on Seattle, 199 00:11:18,760 --> 00:11:20,840 Speaker 1: big they talked a big game, They hit you in 200 00:11:20,840 --> 00:11:24,120 Speaker 1: the mouth. It wasn't like Hollywood. It was really like 201 00:11:24,320 --> 00:11:28,520 Speaker 1: Mike Tyson. What Russell has become is not really their ethos. 202 00:11:29,480 --> 00:11:33,160 Speaker 1: If Russell Wilson was not a quarterback Let's say he 203 00:11:33,360 --> 00:11:36,959 Speaker 1: was a corner like Jalen Ramsey when he was in Jacksonville. 204 00:11:37,360 --> 00:11:40,280 Speaker 1: Let's say he was a safety like Jamal Adams when 205 00:11:40,280 --> 00:11:44,480 Speaker 1: he was in New York and pulling this on their team, 206 00:11:44,559 --> 00:11:48,240 Speaker 1: he would be gone. They would have traded him. But 207 00:11:48,360 --> 00:11:51,120 Speaker 1: I think as we see this playing out, it's complicated. 208 00:11:52,200 --> 00:11:55,560 Speaker 1: I don't think ideally they want to deal with them. 209 00:11:55,600 --> 00:11:58,679 Speaker 1: But like what I said about the Bears, the NFL 210 00:11:59,000 --> 00:12:02,440 Speaker 1: is about two things or Pete Carroll wins and losses. 211 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:08,240 Speaker 1: Literally nothing else matters, especially at his age. He's not rebuilding. 212 00:12:08,440 --> 00:12:11,040 Speaker 1: He's not going to reset the franchise. All he cares 213 00:12:11,080 --> 00:12:13,920 Speaker 1: about in two thousand one, we gotta get used to 214 00:12:13,960 --> 00:12:16,640 Speaker 1: doing the math on the seventeen game schedule is going 215 00:12:16,720 --> 00:12:21,400 Speaker 1: like ten and seven or eleven and six. It's gonna 216 00:12:21,400 --> 00:12:23,880 Speaker 1: sound weird, I know, but we gotta get used to it. 217 00:12:24,200 --> 00:12:26,240 Speaker 1: He's trying to win. He's trying to get back to 218 00:12:26,280 --> 00:12:28,720 Speaker 1: the playoffs. Actually know what he just did. He won 219 00:12:28,760 --> 00:12:32,560 Speaker 1: the NFC West for probably like the fifth or sixth time, 220 00:12:32,720 --> 00:12:36,640 Speaker 1: maybe even seventh time in his tenure. He's definitely gonna 221 00:12:36,640 --> 00:12:39,200 Speaker 1: try to do it again. And despite Russell being a 222 00:12:39,200 --> 00:12:41,280 Speaker 1: pain for him, and having to deal with all this 223 00:12:41,320 --> 00:12:44,160 Speaker 1: crap and listen to the teammates love him, probably not. 224 00:12:44,920 --> 00:12:47,800 Speaker 1: He by far gives Pete the best chance to win 225 00:12:47,840 --> 00:12:50,319 Speaker 1: the NFC West and make a run in the playoffs. 226 00:12:51,200 --> 00:12:54,120 Speaker 1: So until you can give him either a star rookie 227 00:12:54,120 --> 00:12:56,960 Speaker 1: back and we know who drafts really high, none of 228 00:12:56,960 --> 00:12:59,920 Speaker 1: those teams are on Russell's list or a legit start 229 00:13:00,000 --> 00:13:03,320 Speaker 1: and quarterback. Only one team on that list, the Raiders 230 00:13:03,480 --> 00:13:06,040 Speaker 1: have Derek Carr and doing some dig in this week. 231 00:13:06,120 --> 00:13:09,199 Speaker 1: I don't think that's necessarily gonna happen, though we get 232 00:13:09,240 --> 00:13:12,520 Speaker 1: to Grooten a little later. Who knows he's liable to 233 00:13:12,559 --> 00:13:15,400 Speaker 1: do anything at any moment. And if I was Grooden, 234 00:13:15,640 --> 00:13:17,680 Speaker 1: I mean, I don't think it's that crazy. I probably 235 00:13:17,679 --> 00:13:20,000 Speaker 1: would do it. But if you told me that they 236 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:22,000 Speaker 1: could get Derek Carr in several ones, I would say 237 00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:24,520 Speaker 1: it has a decent chance to get done. But if 238 00:13:24,559 --> 00:13:27,079 Speaker 1: the Raiders aren't gonna play ball, he's just gonna stay. 239 00:13:27,559 --> 00:13:30,720 Speaker 1: Not because they necessarily want to keep him, just because 240 00:13:30,840 --> 00:13:33,120 Speaker 1: in this bottom line business, when all they're trying to 241 00:13:33,160 --> 00:13:37,040 Speaker 1: do is win football games, Rustled by far gives them 242 00:13:37,040 --> 00:13:39,960 Speaker 1: the best chance back to the Bears, they had nothing 243 00:13:40,000 --> 00:13:43,360 Speaker 1: to give Pete beside defensive players, which don't help when 244 00:13:43,400 --> 00:13:46,680 Speaker 1: you don't have a quarterback. Because Pete goes, Hey, Ryan Pace, 245 00:13:46,960 --> 00:13:49,280 Speaker 1: I've been watching your team. You haven't really had a 246 00:13:49,360 --> 00:13:52,440 Speaker 1: quarterback in Mr Biscuit, who has been averaged below. You've 247 00:13:52,480 --> 00:13:54,840 Speaker 1: had a great defense, which I don't have here in 248 00:13:54,880 --> 00:13:57,920 Speaker 1: Seattle anymore, and you've struggled to go eight and eight. 249 00:13:58,760 --> 00:14:00,160 Speaker 1: I don't want to do that. You know what I 250 00:14:00,200 --> 00:14:03,480 Speaker 1: like doing winning eleven twelve games because that's what I do. 251 00:14:03,920 --> 00:14:06,920 Speaker 1: And Russell's been my quarterback while I do that. So 252 00:14:07,320 --> 00:14:10,720 Speaker 1: Ryan Pace and the Bears. But this is Ryan Pace 253 00:14:10,840 --> 00:14:13,360 Speaker 1: like he's the boss. You go, now, here's your guy, John. 254 00:14:13,480 --> 00:14:16,600 Speaker 1: That's true. Naggi is the coach. He is not in 255 00:14:16,679 --> 00:14:20,800 Speaker 1: charge of the roster. That's Ryan Pace. Botch this Russell situation. 256 00:14:21,120 --> 00:14:23,840 Speaker 1: And when I say botched, because he wasted time on 257 00:14:23,920 --> 00:14:26,360 Speaker 1: something he was never gonna do. I could d M 258 00:14:26,440 --> 00:14:30,920 Speaker 1: Cindy Crawford all day long. I'm never dating her. In Seattle, 259 00:14:31,440 --> 00:14:33,440 Speaker 1: they feel like they're just kind of stuck right now. 260 00:14:34,320 --> 00:14:37,240 Speaker 1: Being stuck with Russell Wilson is not the worst problem 261 00:14:37,280 --> 00:14:41,240 Speaker 1: to have. But I think we all can acknowledge if 262 00:14:41,240 --> 00:14:45,280 Speaker 1: he was another position, if he was like Stephon digs Right, 263 00:14:45,440 --> 00:14:48,200 Speaker 1: why didn't he be gone? What happened in Minnesota? They 264 00:14:48,200 --> 00:14:51,960 Speaker 1: trade stuff. It's easy to trade position players help clil 265 00:14:52,000 --> 00:14:55,360 Speaker 1: Mac got traded hasn't really worked out, but still it happens. 266 00:14:55,960 --> 00:14:58,640 Speaker 1: Quarterbacks in the peak of their powers, in their prime, 267 00:14:58,880 --> 00:15:01,960 Speaker 1: in their early thirties. Hall of Famers don't get traded. 268 00:15:02,000 --> 00:15:06,760 Speaker 1: Why because they're irreplaceable. Fox Sports Radio has the best 269 00:15:06,760 --> 00:15:09,600 Speaker 1: sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch all of our 270 00:15:09,640 --> 00:15:13,120 Speaker 1: shows at Fox Sports Radio dot com and within the 271 00:15:13,160 --> 00:15:18,120 Speaker 1: I Heart Radio apps search f s R to listen live. Okay, 272 00:15:18,200 --> 00:15:22,040 Speaker 1: let's get into the wide receiver market. And I know 273 00:15:22,160 --> 00:15:24,880 Speaker 1: many people. I live in the suburbs. Most of my 274 00:15:24,920 --> 00:15:28,720 Speaker 1: friends and families live in the suburbs. I'm actually playing 275 00:15:28,760 --> 00:15:32,000 Speaker 1: golf tomorrow, uh in the Bay Area with a buddy 276 00:15:32,040 --> 00:15:35,040 Speaker 1: who actually has a nice place in the city. And 277 00:15:35,080 --> 00:15:37,680 Speaker 1: a lot of people throughout the country leaving cities move 278 00:15:37,720 --> 00:15:40,160 Speaker 1: into the bourbs. So what does that do when a 279 00:15:40,160 --> 00:15:43,040 Speaker 1: lot of people are leaving one area going to another area, 280 00:15:43,320 --> 00:15:47,000 Speaker 1: that drives the price up in the suburbs. Look around 281 00:15:47,000 --> 00:15:49,640 Speaker 1: real estate right now all around the country in nice 282 00:15:49,680 --> 00:15:54,400 Speaker 1: suburbs in every state the housing market is high. Why 283 00:15:54,560 --> 00:15:56,560 Speaker 1: is that? Because if I put a house on the 284 00:15:56,600 --> 00:16:00,480 Speaker 1: market for five grand and twenty people want the house, 285 00:16:00,880 --> 00:16:02,480 Speaker 1: you know what. The house is not gonna sell for 286 00:16:03,000 --> 00:16:07,440 Speaker 1: five grand. You know what's probably gonna go for five 287 00:16:08,880 --> 00:16:12,640 Speaker 1: basic supply demand. When more people want something, it's gonna 288 00:16:12,720 --> 00:16:16,000 Speaker 1: drive the price up. Basically, economics learn about this in 289 00:16:16,000 --> 00:16:20,320 Speaker 1: like high school. The NFL is no different. Why did 290 00:16:20,360 --> 00:16:23,560 Speaker 1: Trent Williams get when he got resigned by the Niners 291 00:16:23,760 --> 00:16:27,600 Speaker 1: get so much freaking money. I'll tell you why. Because 292 00:16:27,640 --> 00:16:31,480 Speaker 1: the Chiefs desperately wanted him. They thought they had him 293 00:16:31,520 --> 00:16:36,160 Speaker 1: as of Wednesday morning. Well, when one team is trying 294 00:16:36,200 --> 00:16:39,040 Speaker 1: to get a player, what does that do? It drives 295 00:16:39,160 --> 00:16:41,960 Speaker 1: up his market because if you're gonna pay me a 296 00:16:42,040 --> 00:16:44,880 Speaker 1: hundred bucks, You're like, hey, I'll pay you a hundred bucks, 297 00:16:45,200 --> 00:16:48,360 Speaker 1: and I go, well, you know the problem is, I 298 00:16:48,400 --> 00:16:51,400 Speaker 1: got Billy over here willing to pay me two hundred. 299 00:16:52,120 --> 00:16:54,920 Speaker 1: You either have to say, well, take Billy's money, or 300 00:16:54,960 --> 00:16:57,920 Speaker 1: here is two hundred and ten dollars. That's the way 301 00:16:57,960 --> 00:17:01,080 Speaker 1: business works. It's no different than football. It's why the 302 00:17:01,160 --> 00:17:05,040 Speaker 1: average per year players always want more and you can't 303 00:17:05,080 --> 00:17:07,439 Speaker 1: get more if you don't have multiple teams bidding for 304 00:17:07,520 --> 00:17:10,640 Speaker 1: your services. Trent Williams got a boatload of money. Why 305 00:17:10,880 --> 00:17:13,359 Speaker 1: he's an elite player. That not just the Chiefs, the Colts, 306 00:17:13,520 --> 00:17:16,360 Speaker 1: the Bears, Several teams were more than willing to give 307 00:17:16,440 --> 00:17:18,920 Speaker 1: him huge cash. Why the Niners gave him fifty five 308 00:17:18,960 --> 00:17:23,440 Speaker 1: million dollars guaranteed three million dollars a year. Also, he's, 309 00:17:23,480 --> 00:17:28,679 Speaker 1: you know, plays an elite position. The supply on tackles 310 00:17:29,280 --> 00:17:32,960 Speaker 1: is not great. There aren't many Trent Williams walking around. 311 00:17:33,680 --> 00:17:36,440 Speaker 1: How many human beings? And think about this in your 312 00:17:36,600 --> 00:17:39,600 Speaker 1: entire life, have you ever seen that are six four 313 00:17:39,640 --> 00:17:44,720 Speaker 1: to six six three twenty pounds and the best athlete 314 00:17:44,720 --> 00:17:47,520 Speaker 1: in every room they walk into. Well, let me tell 315 00:17:47,560 --> 00:17:51,400 Speaker 1: you who those individuals are. The top tackles in the NFL. 316 00:17:52,480 --> 00:17:59,720 Speaker 1: Trent Williams, Lane Johnson, Ronnie Stanley, back tri There aren't 317 00:17:59,760 --> 00:18:02,000 Speaker 1: many of them. Last year a lot of them came 318 00:18:02,000 --> 00:18:03,600 Speaker 1: into the league. We'll see how many of them turn 319 00:18:04,080 --> 00:18:06,560 Speaker 1: turn out to be good. Well, what happened last year? 320 00:18:06,800 --> 00:18:08,880 Speaker 1: It's like, God, we got a lot of good offensive tackles. 321 00:18:09,359 --> 00:18:13,560 Speaker 1: They all went before pick thirteen. You ain't getting sweet 322 00:18:13,600 --> 00:18:17,720 Speaker 1: tackles in the fourth round. Trent Brown, who's now back 323 00:18:17,760 --> 00:18:21,639 Speaker 1: on the Patriots, who's a freak, is an outlier, and 324 00:18:21,680 --> 00:18:24,480 Speaker 1: really he fell that far because of question marks with 325 00:18:24,560 --> 00:18:28,480 Speaker 1: work ethic, personality and other stuff. Walking through the door. 326 00:18:28,680 --> 00:18:31,400 Speaker 1: He doesn't look like most guys in the NFL. There 327 00:18:31,440 --> 00:18:35,560 Speaker 1: aren't many good offensive linemen. You can find guards and centers, 328 00:18:35,640 --> 00:18:38,680 Speaker 1: you can't find tackles. They do not exist. It's the 329 00:18:38,760 --> 00:18:42,000 Speaker 1: reason they make the second most money behind quarterbacks. Same 330 00:18:42,040 --> 00:18:45,240 Speaker 1: with pass rushers. There aren't many Khalil Max Aaron Donald's 331 00:18:45,359 --> 00:18:48,240 Speaker 1: walking this earth. You know what there are? There are 332 00:18:48,240 --> 00:18:51,560 Speaker 1: a ton of wide receivers. Look at the last couple 333 00:18:51,600 --> 00:18:54,800 Speaker 1: of years in the draft. You know who the worst 334 00:18:54,800 --> 00:18:57,440 Speaker 1: player in the draft was production wise. Of the top 335 00:18:57,720 --> 00:19:01,240 Speaker 1: fifteen seventeen wide receivers taken last year, the first guy 336 00:19:01,320 --> 00:19:07,760 Speaker 1: taken Henry Rugs, Ceedee Lamb, Justin Jefferson, Brandon Ayuk Higgins, 337 00:19:08,359 --> 00:19:11,359 Speaker 1: all these guys went after him. Think about the year before. 338 00:19:12,119 --> 00:19:16,639 Speaker 1: Think about the second round wide receivers. Deebo Samuel, who's 339 00:19:16,640 --> 00:19:19,080 Speaker 1: a really good player, was a major factor on the 340 00:19:19,119 --> 00:19:23,000 Speaker 1: forty Niners super Bowl team. If the forty Niners could 341 00:19:23,000 --> 00:19:25,960 Speaker 1: do it over, they would have taken Dk Metcalf or A. J. Brown. 342 00:19:26,800 --> 00:19:29,840 Speaker 1: Those guys went late in the second round. So if 343 00:19:29,880 --> 00:19:32,520 Speaker 1: I'm and all free agency in the draft, is is 344 00:19:32,560 --> 00:19:36,360 Speaker 1: an economic exercise. While you're trying to get the best players, 345 00:19:36,600 --> 00:19:39,760 Speaker 1: you're also factoring in your salary cap building your roster. 346 00:19:40,320 --> 00:19:42,760 Speaker 1: And the reason you're always having to pay pass rushers 347 00:19:42,800 --> 00:19:45,000 Speaker 1: and tackles a ton of money. A lot of them 348 00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:48,520 Speaker 1: don't exist. They do not exist in the draft. But 349 00:19:48,600 --> 00:19:51,000 Speaker 1: you know what does exist in the draft? Sweet wide 350 00:19:51,000 --> 00:19:53,480 Speaker 1: receivers and guys that can get in the second round 351 00:19:53,480 --> 00:19:56,119 Speaker 1: that end up making a million dollars. So Juju Smith, 352 00:19:56,760 --> 00:20:00,000 Speaker 1: first thing I had asked myself is the Pittsburgh Steelers one, 353 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:03,800 Speaker 1: Why don't they want you to They literally just replace 354 00:20:04,080 --> 00:20:07,800 Speaker 1: Juju Smith with a second round wide receiver named Claypool. 355 00:20:09,160 --> 00:20:12,439 Speaker 1: So Chase Claypool. The year Juju is about to hit 356 00:20:12,440 --> 00:20:14,800 Speaker 1: free agency, they take a second round pick. I'm looking 357 00:20:14,880 --> 00:20:17,359 Speaker 1: up one day at my TV. Do this four touchdowns? 358 00:20:18,040 --> 00:20:21,240 Speaker 1: Physically he looks better than Juju Smith. They would say 359 00:20:21,320 --> 00:20:25,359 Speaker 1: he's a more talented player. I think the biggest problem 360 00:20:25,359 --> 00:20:27,840 Speaker 1: for all these wide receivers is the influx the last 361 00:20:27,840 --> 00:20:29,680 Speaker 1: three or four years. And look, I don't think it's 362 00:20:29,680 --> 00:20:32,720 Speaker 1: slowing down because you watch college football. What's going on 363 00:20:33,040 --> 00:20:36,640 Speaker 1: all these spread teams. Hell, Alabama's producing wide receivers now, 364 00:20:36,920 --> 00:20:39,359 Speaker 1: and not just one every couple of years, like an Amori, 365 00:20:39,400 --> 00:20:43,520 Speaker 1: like a like a Julio. I'm talking every year, multiple 366 00:20:43,520 --> 00:20:48,159 Speaker 1: guys going top fifteen l s U Clemson, Ohio State taxis. 367 00:20:48,200 --> 00:20:50,960 Speaker 1: You just start going around the country. They're coming in waves, 368 00:20:51,359 --> 00:20:54,159 Speaker 1: and you know what they are. They're cheap. If you 369 00:20:54,240 --> 00:20:56,800 Speaker 1: ran a business and you had a guy on you know, 370 00:20:56,840 --> 00:20:59,359 Speaker 1: you ran a solid small business and you were paying 371 00:20:59,400 --> 00:21:02,639 Speaker 1: some dude two d grand and he's like, you know, 372 00:21:03,320 --> 00:21:07,040 Speaker 1: I think I'm worth five hundred thousand dollars, and you went, well, 373 00:21:08,000 --> 00:21:11,359 Speaker 1: I got this guy from Harvard who actually can do 374 00:21:11,480 --> 00:21:13,680 Speaker 1: everything you can do, and he's willing to work for 375 00:21:13,920 --> 00:21:17,000 Speaker 1: eight five thou dollars. Do you know what you would do? 376 00:21:17,200 --> 00:21:19,040 Speaker 1: You'd go, you know what, you can work somewhere else 377 00:21:19,119 --> 00:21:21,080 Speaker 1: if you can get five thousand dollars. I'm gonna take 378 00:21:21,080 --> 00:21:24,360 Speaker 1: this guy from Harvard who's gonna give me of your 379 00:21:24,359 --> 00:21:27,920 Speaker 1: production potentially more, and I'm gonna pay less than half. 380 00:21:28,560 --> 00:21:31,000 Speaker 1: And in that analogy is bad because in my in 381 00:21:31,040 --> 00:21:35,320 Speaker 1: the real football portion of this, these guys want twelve 382 00:21:36,400 --> 00:21:39,280 Speaker 1: million dollars. Well, when I get Chase Claypool in the 383 00:21:39,280 --> 00:21:42,120 Speaker 1: second round, when I get Deebo Samuel in the second round, 384 00:21:42,280 --> 00:21:44,840 Speaker 1: when I get dk Metcalf in the second round, these 385 00:21:44,880 --> 00:21:49,400 Speaker 1: guys get contracts worth four years, five million dollars total. 386 00:21:51,000 --> 00:21:53,600 Speaker 1: Second round picks. I've been told this for years and 387 00:21:53,600 --> 00:21:56,080 Speaker 1: it's just true if you just watch the league, or 388 00:21:56,160 --> 00:21:59,200 Speaker 1: I think third rounders can factor into this too, are 389 00:21:59,200 --> 00:22:02,199 Speaker 1: the best deals in football because you're getting guys that 390 00:22:02,440 --> 00:22:06,119 Speaker 1: some would argue, you realize immediately easily could have been 391 00:22:06,119 --> 00:22:08,840 Speaker 1: first round picks for whatever reason, they got dinged in 392 00:22:08,840 --> 00:22:10,600 Speaker 1: the draft process and they go in the second round. 393 00:22:11,280 --> 00:22:13,639 Speaker 1: So you get a first round player, an immediate starter. 394 00:22:13,760 --> 00:22:16,280 Speaker 1: Some of these guys turned into Pro Bowls. Yet you 395 00:22:16,440 --> 00:22:19,879 Speaker 1: don't pay anything close to first round money, and you 396 00:22:19,920 --> 00:22:22,760 Speaker 1: can replace guys. They're hitting free agency for huge cash 397 00:22:23,040 --> 00:22:25,399 Speaker 1: for really cheap. So when you're building your team and 398 00:22:25,440 --> 00:22:27,200 Speaker 1: you're paying your left tackle a lot of money, and 399 00:22:27,240 --> 00:22:29,120 Speaker 1: you're paying your defensive linement a lot of money, you're 400 00:22:29,119 --> 00:22:31,440 Speaker 1: paying your quarterback a lot of money, you say, you 401 00:22:31,480 --> 00:22:34,760 Speaker 1: know what, Juju Smith, good luck go getting your twelve 402 00:22:34,840 --> 00:22:38,600 Speaker 1: thirteen million dollars we enjoyed paying you a million and 403 00:22:38,920 --> 00:22:41,480 Speaker 1: let you go, and we will now play Chase Claypool 404 00:22:41,880 --> 00:22:44,400 Speaker 1: what you used to make and you can go attempt 405 00:22:44,400 --> 00:22:46,159 Speaker 1: to get this contract, which again, at the time of 406 00:22:46,200 --> 00:22:49,760 Speaker 1: recording this five fifteen on Thursday afternoon, he has not 407 00:22:49,840 --> 00:22:52,280 Speaker 1: signed because I bet in his mind, I'm gonna get 408 00:22:52,280 --> 00:22:57,000 Speaker 1: fourteen fifteen million dollars. No one's offering him that. Now 409 00:22:57,080 --> 00:22:59,480 Speaker 1: part of his deal might be some of the TikTok 410 00:23:00,080 --> 00:23:03,240 Speaker 1: And again that sounds stupid, but it's not stupid. He 411 00:23:03,280 --> 00:23:05,359 Speaker 1: did the TikTok thing on Thursday night football. It was 412 00:23:05,359 --> 00:23:08,240 Speaker 1: a Sunday night football, played like ship. It became a 413 00:23:08,240 --> 00:23:10,080 Speaker 1: big deal and then Mike tom wanted to talk about 414 00:23:10,119 --> 00:23:14,000 Speaker 1: it like comes with some baggage. Allen Robinson, who I 415 00:23:14,040 --> 00:23:17,040 Speaker 1: think we all view as a really good player. Can 416 00:23:17,080 --> 00:23:19,280 Speaker 1: I talk to people with the Bears like he's good, 417 00:23:20,080 --> 00:23:24,359 Speaker 1: but he's not like elite good. He's not worth seventeen 418 00:23:24,400 --> 00:23:27,880 Speaker 1: million dollars a year. And in Allen Robinson's mind, he goes, well, 419 00:23:27,920 --> 00:23:30,960 Speaker 1: I look at my production. Amari Cooper last year got 420 00:23:31,160 --> 00:23:33,920 Speaker 1: five years, twenty million dollars a year and sixty million 421 00:23:33,960 --> 00:23:37,280 Speaker 1: dollars guaranteed. Now I'd say, hey, that's Jerry being Jerry, 422 00:23:37,840 --> 00:23:41,400 Speaker 1: because Allen Robinson, there's in no world would I give 423 00:23:41,400 --> 00:23:44,080 Speaker 1: you sixty million dollars guaranteed, Not because I don't think 424 00:23:44,080 --> 00:23:45,560 Speaker 1: you're good, and even if I did pay you that, 425 00:23:45,600 --> 00:23:47,960 Speaker 1: not because I didn't think you could be productive, but 426 00:23:48,080 --> 00:23:51,840 Speaker 1: because I can find Allen Robinson in the second round 427 00:23:52,400 --> 00:23:55,040 Speaker 1: and pay that guy a million dollars a year and 428 00:23:55,080 --> 00:23:57,639 Speaker 1: pay my other positions that do cost a lot, and 429 00:23:57,680 --> 00:24:01,720 Speaker 1: most of those guys don't exist more money. So it's 430 00:24:01,760 --> 00:24:05,240 Speaker 1: just the wide receivers are learning the economics of the game, 431 00:24:05,480 --> 00:24:08,480 Speaker 1: and the influx of all this young talent is working 432 00:24:08,520 --> 00:24:13,719 Speaker 1: against him. Okay, let's get to some league business, and 433 00:24:13,840 --> 00:24:15,960 Speaker 1: I'll start with this element of it I've been saying 434 00:24:16,000 --> 00:24:18,080 Speaker 1: for a while. I mean, I read it. I didn't 435 00:24:18,080 --> 00:24:21,120 Speaker 1: predict this. I don't know people like you know at 436 00:24:21,160 --> 00:24:24,359 Speaker 1: the Jeff Bezos number two told me, I don't pretend 437 00:24:24,359 --> 00:24:26,200 Speaker 1: to know this. I read it in some like I 438 00:24:26,240 --> 00:24:29,480 Speaker 1: don't know, some article online that Amazon was gonna get 439 00:24:29,520 --> 00:24:32,040 Speaker 1: Thursday Night Football because I heard Colins say that Thursday 440 00:24:32,119 --> 00:24:35,080 Speaker 1: Night Football is a money loser. I think the amount 441 00:24:35,119 --> 00:24:37,800 Speaker 1: of money you pay you just you can't make up 442 00:24:37,800 --> 00:24:44,040 Speaker 1: the money. Well, Amazon doesn't care. I was driving around recently, uh, 443 00:24:44,080 --> 00:24:46,280 Speaker 1: maybe picking up dinner or something in Like a night 444 00:24:46,320 --> 00:24:49,760 Speaker 1: host on local radio is like, you know, these apps, 445 00:24:50,200 --> 00:24:54,439 Speaker 1: they're very complicated to use, and I've been thinking about this. 446 00:24:54,720 --> 00:24:56,440 Speaker 1: He said it within the last week, and it's really 447 00:24:56,440 --> 00:24:59,560 Speaker 1: been on, you know, the top of my mind, and 448 00:24:59,560 --> 00:25:02,040 Speaker 1: I went, know, in two thousand, I think that's one 449 00:25:02,080 --> 00:25:05,320 Speaker 1: of the dumbest things I've ever heard. I have comcast 450 00:25:05,480 --> 00:25:10,040 Speaker 1: from cable the other day. My bills like two fifty dollars. 451 00:25:10,040 --> 00:25:12,560 Speaker 1: Now part of it is I, uh, I have all 452 00:25:12,560 --> 00:25:15,040 Speaker 1: these extra boxes. You know, I got TVs in every room. 453 00:25:15,080 --> 00:25:18,879 Speaker 1: I got multiple TVs in my main room, and I 454 00:25:18,920 --> 00:25:21,639 Speaker 1: got internet because of what I do I have, Like 455 00:25:21,720 --> 00:25:25,000 Speaker 1: I pay like seventy dollars extra for the highest speed internet. 456 00:25:25,359 --> 00:25:27,560 Speaker 1: But like my bill, instead of being too fifties should 457 00:25:27,560 --> 00:25:30,720 Speaker 1: have been like to twenty. Ultimately I write it off, 458 00:25:30,800 --> 00:25:32,399 Speaker 1: but it was just out of principle, like this is 459 00:25:32,480 --> 00:25:36,280 Speaker 1: kind of crazy. So I called him. And the first 460 00:25:36,320 --> 00:25:38,080 Speaker 1: thing the lady says to me as we're going through 461 00:25:38,080 --> 00:25:39,840 Speaker 1: it was a guy. He says to me is like, 462 00:25:39,920 --> 00:25:42,520 Speaker 1: you know, do you uh, do you really need this 463 00:25:42,760 --> 00:25:45,640 Speaker 1: special movie channel? And I'm like, you know, I've never 464 00:25:45,680 --> 00:25:49,480 Speaker 1: heard of it. What channel number is it? And he says, 465 00:25:49,560 --> 00:25:52,600 Speaker 1: like five fifty, And I'm thinking to myself, I have 466 00:25:52,920 --> 00:25:56,240 Speaker 1: never ever been to the five hundreds on Comcast because 467 00:25:56,240 --> 00:25:59,560 Speaker 1: most of the main channels are in the seven hundreds. Like, no, 468 00:25:59,680 --> 00:26:03,000 Speaker 1: I don't need it, take it off. And last night, 469 00:26:03,040 --> 00:26:04,320 Speaker 1: in the last couple of days, you know, you go 470 00:26:04,400 --> 00:26:08,480 Speaker 1: to Amazon, Primer, Netflix, you don't ever not miss anything. 471 00:26:09,080 --> 00:26:12,560 Speaker 1: They constantly put everything right in front of you. What's trending, 472 00:26:12,680 --> 00:26:16,880 Speaker 1: They have everything by category. There's no missing anything. Think 473 00:26:16,880 --> 00:26:19,600 Speaker 1: how many channels on Comcast And I got every channel 474 00:26:19,640 --> 00:26:22,160 Speaker 1: known to man except that movie channel. Now that I discontinued, 475 00:26:22,760 --> 00:26:25,800 Speaker 1: I go to the same six or seven channels every 476 00:26:25,840 --> 00:26:29,439 Speaker 1: fucking day, right. I watched a couple. I watched some 477 00:26:29,480 --> 00:26:33,679 Speaker 1: of the basic channels during the weekend, ABC, NBCCBS, mainly 478 00:26:33,680 --> 00:26:39,040 Speaker 1: for sporting events. I watch news and sports and in 479 00:26:39,200 --> 00:26:42,840 Speaker 1: Golf Channel and the Food Network and HBO and Showtime. 480 00:26:43,320 --> 00:26:45,720 Speaker 1: Other than that, like, I'm not venturing to a lot 481 00:26:45,720 --> 00:26:47,520 Speaker 1: of channels now. Occasionally you'll end up on a t 482 00:26:47,720 --> 00:26:50,679 Speaker 1: NT or whatever if you're watching a movie in your board, 483 00:26:51,280 --> 00:26:54,959 Speaker 1: but like the majority of channels I'm not watching and 484 00:26:55,000 --> 00:26:56,760 Speaker 1: I don't even know some of them I don't even 485 00:26:56,760 --> 00:26:59,159 Speaker 1: know exist. But I go to Netflix or I go 486 00:26:59,200 --> 00:27:03,080 Speaker 1: to Amazon Prime. It tells me immediately what's trending, what's new. 487 00:27:03,480 --> 00:27:07,240 Speaker 1: And I'll never forget this year when Amazon Prime had 488 00:27:07,280 --> 00:27:11,480 Speaker 1: the had the Saturday game Niners Cardinals. I'm like, I'm 489 00:27:11,520 --> 00:27:14,680 Speaker 1: interested to see how this looks. You go to Amazon Prime. 490 00:27:14,760 --> 00:27:17,920 Speaker 1: It was not on normal television, right, You couldn't get 491 00:27:17,920 --> 00:27:20,159 Speaker 1: it on Fox, you couldn't get it on cable. You 492 00:27:20,200 --> 00:27:22,840 Speaker 1: had to watch it on Amazon Prime. I'm pretty sure 493 00:27:22,880 --> 00:27:25,080 Speaker 1: I definitely did. Maybe maybe you could watch it on 494 00:27:25,160 --> 00:27:27,080 Speaker 1: both Maybe that was it. There was a trial run 495 00:27:27,560 --> 00:27:31,840 Speaker 1: and I went to Amazon Prime and you press one button, 496 00:27:32,119 --> 00:27:36,719 Speaker 1: load in, you sign in immediately. You I mean you couldn't. 497 00:27:36,920 --> 00:27:40,600 Speaker 1: You could add binoculars from a hundred miles away. You 498 00:27:40,640 --> 00:27:43,679 Speaker 1: would have been able to see this forty Niners Cardinals. 499 00:27:44,040 --> 00:27:48,040 Speaker 1: You press a button. It literally started. My mom once 500 00:27:48,040 --> 00:27:50,560 Speaker 1: I gave her my Netflix account. Whenever I go to 501 00:27:50,640 --> 00:27:55,399 Speaker 1: her house, what is she watching? Not television? She watches Netflix. 502 00:27:55,760 --> 00:27:57,560 Speaker 1: So this radio host. But I think a lot of 503 00:27:57,560 --> 00:28:00,160 Speaker 1: people think this it's an archaic way of thinking. It's 504 00:28:00,240 --> 00:28:04,120 Speaker 1: very antiquated, Like it's so complicated. These apps, these apps 505 00:28:04,440 --> 00:28:08,400 Speaker 1: are much more user friendly than television. You press two 506 00:28:08,440 --> 00:28:12,080 Speaker 1: buttons and it's there, and anything big, anything important, they 507 00:28:12,119 --> 00:28:14,920 Speaker 1: hit you over the head with it. I actually think 508 00:28:14,920 --> 00:28:17,919 Speaker 1: TV is very difficult to find what the fox on? Like, 509 00:28:17,960 --> 00:28:20,080 Speaker 1: I don't know where any these channels are beside the 510 00:28:20,080 --> 00:28:23,200 Speaker 1: ones I'm used to going to. But Amazon, You're gonna 511 00:28:23,240 --> 00:28:25,600 Speaker 1: press one button, So it's like, how's my dad that's 512 00:28:25,600 --> 00:28:29,560 Speaker 1: seventy gonna figure it out? I don't know, Load Amazon 513 00:28:29,640 --> 00:28:32,280 Speaker 1: Prime on a smart TV show him. You hit load, 514 00:28:32,480 --> 00:28:35,560 Speaker 1: you hit boom boom, and it's on. It's no different 515 00:28:35,560 --> 00:28:39,400 Speaker 1: than going boom boom to another channel. I I actually 516 00:28:39,440 --> 00:28:41,160 Speaker 1: think there's gonna be a lot of blowback. People are 517 00:28:41,160 --> 00:28:44,120 Speaker 1: gonna be like, I can't believe they're Amazon Prime. Those 518 00:28:44,120 --> 00:28:48,120 Speaker 1: guys are just complainers because the actual functionality of it 519 00:28:48,280 --> 00:28:53,080 Speaker 1: could not be any easier. I mean, honestly, it really couldn't. 520 00:28:53,600 --> 00:28:57,480 Speaker 1: And I'm the only reason I still own Basic cable 521 00:28:58,600 --> 00:29:02,880 Speaker 1: is just because it's probably partially out of laziness and 522 00:29:03,000 --> 00:29:07,480 Speaker 1: partially economic. It's not like I I my my home business. 523 00:29:07,680 --> 00:29:11,120 Speaker 1: It's all, you know, integrated, so it's basically be no 524 00:29:11,160 --> 00:29:13,480 Speaker 1: different than having cable at your office. It doesn't matter, 525 00:29:14,160 --> 00:29:16,600 Speaker 1: but it doesn't pencil and part of it like a 526 00:29:16,600 --> 00:29:18,640 Speaker 1: couple of my TVs in my living room. When I 527 00:29:18,680 --> 00:29:22,840 Speaker 1: moved here, I put multiple TVs up. They're not newer TVs, 528 00:29:22,960 --> 00:29:25,640 Speaker 1: you know, they're like sixteen, so I'd have to go 529 00:29:25,720 --> 00:29:30,120 Speaker 1: buy new TVs and these TVs are fine. I don't 530 00:29:30,120 --> 00:29:31,800 Speaker 1: even want to deal with it. I I just don't 531 00:29:31,800 --> 00:29:35,440 Speaker 1: even care. But it I am actually doing it the 532 00:29:35,480 --> 00:29:38,240 Speaker 1: hard way right now. People used to always tell me 533 00:29:38,240 --> 00:29:42,680 Speaker 1: about fire Fox or Firestick and Apple TV. Once you 534 00:29:42,720 --> 00:29:44,760 Speaker 1: start playing around with them all you're like, god, these 535 00:29:44,760 --> 00:29:47,880 Speaker 1: are easy. I mean, Netflix, Amazon Prime. They could not 536 00:29:47,960 --> 00:29:50,480 Speaker 1: be any easier. So of course the league. Obviously the 537 00:29:50,560 --> 00:29:53,040 Speaker 1: league wanted to go there for money, but I think 538 00:29:53,160 --> 00:29:55,880 Speaker 1: just the the ease for the consumer is gonna find 539 00:29:55,880 --> 00:29:57,960 Speaker 1: It's like, yeah, it won't be a problem at all. 540 00:29:59,000 --> 00:30:01,760 Speaker 1: The other thing is the seven games season. And I 541 00:30:01,800 --> 00:30:04,440 Speaker 1: did not know this, but remember they used to play 542 00:30:04,440 --> 00:30:08,840 Speaker 1: fourteen games and they moved that from eight. Here's a 543 00:30:08,880 --> 00:30:13,160 Speaker 1: crazy part. They used to play six preseason games. They like, 544 00:30:13,320 --> 00:30:16,440 Speaker 1: for whatever reason, the number twenty and obviously for the 545 00:30:16,520 --> 00:30:21,120 Speaker 1: last eight till two one not counting. You know, the 546 00:30:21,160 --> 00:30:24,720 Speaker 1: Corona year, they always played four preseason games. They like 547 00:30:24,760 --> 00:30:29,160 Speaker 1: getting to the twenty right sixteen and four, Florio wrote that, 548 00:30:29,360 --> 00:30:32,160 Speaker 1: you know, there's a decent possibility that they play seventeen 549 00:30:32,240 --> 00:30:36,320 Speaker 1: regular season games and three preseason games because it ultimately 550 00:30:36,320 --> 00:30:40,160 Speaker 1: gives them ability to go to eight teen regular season 551 00:30:40,160 --> 00:30:43,680 Speaker 1: games one day. But that's for a whole another conversation. 552 00:30:44,400 --> 00:30:47,680 Speaker 1: Two things really stand out to me about adding a game, 553 00:30:48,520 --> 00:30:51,280 Speaker 1: because adding a game week is a big deal. I'm 554 00:30:51,280 --> 00:30:52,920 Speaker 1: telling you, I mentioned earlier, We're gonna have to get 555 00:30:53,000 --> 00:30:56,400 Speaker 1: very used to. Like, if I tell you you're listening 556 00:30:56,440 --> 00:30:59,320 Speaker 1: to this podcast, you probably an NFL fan what a 557 00:30:59,320 --> 00:31:01,400 Speaker 1: team's record was. I'm like, you know, they only won 558 00:31:01,400 --> 00:31:03,760 Speaker 1: four games, Like, damn, they went four and twelve. You know, 559 00:31:03,800 --> 00:31:05,680 Speaker 1: they just they were average. They went five dred, they 560 00:31:05,680 --> 00:31:07,520 Speaker 1: went eight and eight. You know, God, they had a 561 00:31:07,560 --> 00:31:10,200 Speaker 1: powerhouse team. They won fifteen games, like damn, they went 562 00:31:10,240 --> 00:31:13,760 Speaker 1: fifteen and one. It's now fifteen and two, or you know, 563 00:31:13,840 --> 00:31:18,760 Speaker 1: sixteen and one or seven and ten. Seven and ten 564 00:31:18,800 --> 00:31:21,320 Speaker 1: sounds a lot worse than seven and nine. Some people 565 00:31:21,400 --> 00:31:23,479 Speaker 1: kept their jobs seven and nine. I don't know if 566 00:31:23,480 --> 00:31:26,720 Speaker 1: you're keeping your job seven and ten ten and seven Also, 567 00:31:26,800 --> 00:31:29,000 Speaker 1: doesn't that sound quite as good as ten and six? 568 00:31:29,680 --> 00:31:32,160 Speaker 1: Always not fifteen and one sounded sweet, fourteen and two 569 00:31:32,160 --> 00:31:35,959 Speaker 1: sounds really good to fourteen and three, you know, still excellent, 570 00:31:36,000 --> 00:31:37,800 Speaker 1: but it doesn't sound quite as good as fourteen and two. 571 00:31:38,600 --> 00:31:41,120 Speaker 1: But here's two things that stand out to me. Coaching 572 00:31:41,200 --> 00:31:43,280 Speaker 1: is going to be even more important. And I don't 573 00:31:43,520 --> 00:31:46,560 Speaker 1: just mean scheme. We'll get into Kyle Along a little 574 00:31:46,560 --> 00:31:49,320 Speaker 1: bit later. But one thing coach Read is fantastic with 575 00:31:49,880 --> 00:31:52,000 Speaker 1: and he was like this. I remember reading when he 576 00:31:52,000 --> 00:31:55,160 Speaker 1: first got to Kansas City with tom Baali and Justin 577 00:31:55,240 --> 00:31:57,640 Speaker 1: Houston too. And I'm sure with Jamal Charles some of 578 00:31:57,720 --> 00:32:00,480 Speaker 1: his older players. He does not You don't need to 579 00:32:00,520 --> 00:32:03,040 Speaker 1: prove to him in the middle of the season in 580 00:32:03,080 --> 00:32:07,760 Speaker 1: a Wednesday practice. He has no problem giving UH veteran 581 00:32:07,840 --> 00:32:13,040 Speaker 1: players established players Wednesday off. Hell with seventeen games, make 582 00:32:13,200 --> 00:32:16,960 Speaker 1: n Wednesday and Thursday off. Lebron James doesn't practice. He 583 00:32:17,000 --> 00:32:19,280 Speaker 1: doesn't need to. Like you know, he works out on 584 00:32:19,280 --> 00:32:20,840 Speaker 1: his own. He's ready to go when the game's come. 585 00:32:21,200 --> 00:32:22,800 Speaker 1: Tom Baldie at the end of his career, like just 586 00:32:22,800 --> 00:32:26,320 Speaker 1: get him ready for Sunday. Coaches that understand the big 587 00:32:26,320 --> 00:32:29,080 Speaker 1: picture and they aren't living in the minutia on it 588 00:32:29,360 --> 00:32:32,640 Speaker 1: of it. So I'll be interested in Matt Rule Urban Meyer. 589 00:32:33,720 --> 00:32:36,240 Speaker 1: It's gonna be Can you imagine Matt Rule and Urban Meyer. 590 00:32:36,400 --> 00:32:38,440 Speaker 1: At least Matt Rule got a year under his belt. 591 00:32:38,840 --> 00:32:42,240 Speaker 1: Urban going from always playing thirteen or fourteen games to 592 00:32:42,360 --> 00:32:46,760 Speaker 1: now going to seventeen plus three preseason games, but seventeen 593 00:32:46,800 --> 00:32:50,480 Speaker 1: games that actually count. That's a lot. Man. Does he understand, 594 00:32:50,520 --> 00:32:52,520 Speaker 1: like he can't really work on on Wednesday? I don't. 595 00:32:52,560 --> 00:32:55,000 Speaker 1: I don't know. I mean, I Urban's a smart guy, 596 00:32:55,080 --> 00:32:58,160 Speaker 1: but that's a big transition. So to me, the coaching, 597 00:32:58,600 --> 00:33:01,800 Speaker 1: the big picture element of coaching, Like with GMS, you 598 00:33:01,840 --> 00:33:04,360 Speaker 1: gotta think big picture, right, How I'm building my team, 599 00:33:04,400 --> 00:33:06,520 Speaker 1: Why I'm drafting? I know everyone shipped on the Aaron 600 00:33:06,600 --> 00:33:09,160 Speaker 1: Jones contract, Like why do we draft A J. Dillon 601 00:33:09,200 --> 00:33:13,680 Speaker 1: Because they let Jamal Williams walk. I mean that's why 602 00:33:14,160 --> 00:33:15,840 Speaker 1: A J. Dillons was the best player on their board. 603 00:33:15,880 --> 00:33:17,920 Speaker 1: B p A ever heard of it? Like you can't 604 00:33:17,920 --> 00:33:21,320 Speaker 1: have b P A but then nitpick certain positions. They 605 00:33:21,360 --> 00:33:23,520 Speaker 1: resigned Aaron Jones because he's an lead player. He's there. 606 00:33:23,560 --> 00:33:26,440 Speaker 1: Alvin Alvin Kamara. They paid him. It's basically a two year, 607 00:33:26,440 --> 00:33:29,480 Speaker 1: twenty million dollar contract for their second best offensive player. 608 00:33:29,880 --> 00:33:31,680 Speaker 1: Last time I checked, they got Davanta Adams. They don't 609 00:33:31,720 --> 00:33:34,440 Speaker 1: have much else. Young tight ends pretty good, but you 610 00:33:34,480 --> 00:33:39,479 Speaker 1: get rid of Jamal Williams and and Aaron Jones, then 611 00:33:39,480 --> 00:33:42,479 Speaker 1: you've got nothing. Like they have separated themselves. They won 612 00:33:42,520 --> 00:33:45,680 Speaker 1: twenty six games the last two years because they dominated 613 00:33:45,720 --> 00:33:48,320 Speaker 1: on the ground. That's how this offense works. Now you 614 00:33:48,360 --> 00:33:50,480 Speaker 1: can say you should be able to find running backs easily, 615 00:33:50,840 --> 00:33:53,720 Speaker 1: that's true, but Aaron Jones proved his worth. He's a 616 00:33:53,840 --> 00:33:57,720 Speaker 1: borderline elite player. He's awesome. But back to the coaching thing, 617 00:33:57,800 --> 00:34:00,480 Speaker 1: like coaches to get it. Coaches with experience are gonna 618 00:34:00,480 --> 00:34:02,800 Speaker 1: have a huge leg up. The other thing that's gonna 619 00:34:02,800 --> 00:34:06,320 Speaker 1: be key is depth. And I've always said I don't 620 00:34:06,360 --> 00:34:09,880 Speaker 1: think late round picks are overvalued, but I think we 621 00:34:09,960 --> 00:34:12,840 Speaker 1: hide them up a little much. I do think the 622 00:34:12,920 --> 00:34:15,800 Speaker 1: gms that are better at finding undrafted free agents and 623 00:34:15,840 --> 00:34:18,319 Speaker 1: are hitting on fifth, six and seventh round picks over 624 00:34:18,360 --> 00:34:20,040 Speaker 1: the next several years are going to have a better 625 00:34:20,120 --> 00:34:25,319 Speaker 1: chance to win twelve thirteen games. We know guys get hurt. 626 00:34:25,440 --> 00:34:32,080 Speaker 1: It's football. There's just it's a war of attrition. Every year, lineman, linebackers, 627 00:34:32,120 --> 00:34:35,400 Speaker 1: wide receivers, running backs, they go down for portions of 628 00:34:35,400 --> 00:34:39,080 Speaker 1: the season. Luckily, the NFL has changed the injured reserve rules. 629 00:34:39,120 --> 00:34:41,799 Speaker 1: You're able to place guys and take them off. But 630 00:34:41,920 --> 00:34:43,920 Speaker 1: one thing will injuries are not going to go away, 631 00:34:44,320 --> 00:34:46,319 Speaker 1: and if anything, the seventeen games, you just have one 632 00:34:46,320 --> 00:34:49,600 Speaker 1: more game to get injured. So the teams that have 633 00:34:49,760 --> 00:34:53,359 Speaker 1: the most stepth, that developed players the best, that are 634 00:34:53,440 --> 00:34:56,080 Speaker 1: best at using their practice squad to get guys ready 635 00:34:56,120 --> 00:34:59,759 Speaker 1: to play in actual games are gonna have a huge advantage. 636 00:35:00,080 --> 00:35:02,160 Speaker 1: And I think it'll play itself out over the next 637 00:35:02,200 --> 00:35:04,840 Speaker 1: couple of years and you'll see teams Obviously it's a 638 00:35:04,880 --> 00:35:08,879 Speaker 1: quarterback league in a head coaching league, but that that's 639 00:35:09,040 --> 00:35:12,080 Speaker 1: gets you to ten to The difference between ten and 640 00:35:12,080 --> 00:35:16,640 Speaker 1: thirteen and fourteen is depth and and the coaching aspect 641 00:35:16,680 --> 00:35:20,840 Speaker 1: of it. So it's it's gonna get a little more interesting. 642 00:35:20,960 --> 00:35:23,520 Speaker 1: I'm telling you. I think getting used to the numbers 643 00:35:23,920 --> 00:35:27,239 Speaker 1: the records is gonna be a gonna be a work 644 00:35:27,239 --> 00:35:29,279 Speaker 1: in progress for us. All you'd be like, oh, we're 645 00:35:29,440 --> 00:35:32,280 Speaker 1: we're six and six. It's like, well, you still got 646 00:35:32,320 --> 00:35:34,320 Speaker 1: You know, you're you know you got twelve games in, 647 00:35:34,440 --> 00:35:36,600 Speaker 1: you still got five left. You know that there's a 648 00:35:36,640 --> 00:35:40,000 Speaker 1: big difference, like nine in nine and eight. Nine and 649 00:35:40,080 --> 00:35:43,520 Speaker 1: eight sounds a lot better in eight and nine. Okay, 650 00:35:43,600 --> 00:35:46,160 Speaker 1: let's just hit some league stuff. I actually just saw 651 00:35:46,200 --> 00:35:50,080 Speaker 1: this between segments. The Bears have granted a chem Hicks 652 00:35:50,719 --> 00:35:54,720 Speaker 1: the opportunity to seek a trade. He's making ten million dollars. 653 00:35:54,800 --> 00:35:57,239 Speaker 1: He wants a lot more. Here's the issue right now. 654 00:35:57,239 --> 00:36:00,520 Speaker 1: I got back to Ryan Pace. The only reason your 655 00:36:00,520 --> 00:36:02,600 Speaker 1: team has been good or competitive the last couple of 656 00:36:02,680 --> 00:36:05,919 Speaker 1: years is your defense. And he argued he was better 657 00:36:05,960 --> 00:36:09,200 Speaker 1: than cleil Back last year. He's one of the key guys. 658 00:36:09,200 --> 00:36:13,000 Speaker 1: Like your offense sucks, Andy Dalton is your quarterback. You 659 00:36:13,040 --> 00:36:18,760 Speaker 1: need good defensive players. What are you doing? I I 660 00:36:18,960 --> 00:36:22,760 Speaker 1: can't over emphasizes enough. I think Ryan Pace is just lost. 661 00:36:24,320 --> 00:36:27,000 Speaker 1: I don't think he gets it. I I really don't. 662 00:36:28,080 --> 00:36:32,480 Speaker 1: Uh John Gruden, John Gruden's nuts. There's just he's crazy, 663 00:36:32,920 --> 00:36:35,160 Speaker 1: no rhyme or reason anything he does. I've talked a 664 00:36:35,200 --> 00:36:36,680 Speaker 1: lot about him in the last couple of weeks. I'm 665 00:36:36,680 --> 00:36:40,319 Speaker 1: not gonna spend too much time here, but uh yeah, 666 00:36:40,400 --> 00:36:44,120 Speaker 1: I just you know, backed like Ryan Pace. The strength 667 00:36:44,200 --> 00:36:46,840 Speaker 1: of the Raiders last year was their offensive line. So 668 00:36:46,880 --> 00:36:48,439 Speaker 1: what do they do. They get rid of Rodney Hudson, 669 00:36:48,480 --> 00:36:52,000 Speaker 1: they get rid of Dabe Jackson, and they trade Trent Brown. Now, 670 00:36:52,000 --> 00:36:53,759 Speaker 1: Trent Brown had been an issue. I don't blame them 671 00:36:53,800 --> 00:36:56,799 Speaker 1: for getting rid of him, but your Gardner center, like, 672 00:36:57,120 --> 00:36:59,600 Speaker 1: what are you trying to do? Buddy? You ain't winning 673 00:36:59,600 --> 00:37:04,680 Speaker 1: with defense? Check that defensive roster. Y'all stink. You had 674 00:37:04,680 --> 00:37:08,520 Speaker 1: a power running game because those two guys are fucking beasts. 675 00:37:09,719 --> 00:37:11,880 Speaker 1: You get rid of both of them because you like 676 00:37:12,000 --> 00:37:14,319 Speaker 1: your young center that no one's heard of. Good luck. 677 00:37:14,880 --> 00:37:20,080 Speaker 1: Jon Gruden has been an unmitigated disaster. Now maybe not 678 00:37:20,160 --> 00:37:22,960 Speaker 1: a disaster. He makes them relevant. We talk about him, 679 00:37:23,000 --> 00:37:27,680 Speaker 1: but from a football standpoint, Holy Moley, what a nightmare. 680 00:37:28,400 --> 00:37:31,840 Speaker 1: Deshaun Watson and some of his legal troubles. Me and 681 00:37:31,880 --> 00:37:33,960 Speaker 1: Guy and my other podcast talked a lot about it, 682 00:37:34,080 --> 00:37:35,919 Speaker 1: so you can go there if you want to listen 683 00:37:35,920 --> 00:37:38,480 Speaker 1: to my take on DeShawn Watson in the situation that is, 684 00:37:39,280 --> 00:37:43,759 Speaker 1: it's getting kind of weird the tech. Speaking of the Texans, 685 00:37:44,120 --> 00:37:48,200 Speaker 1: they signed a lot of dudes, Tyrod Taylor, mark Ingram, 686 00:37:48,440 --> 00:37:51,640 Speaker 1: so they signed Desmond King today. I'm not really sure 687 00:37:51,680 --> 00:37:56,000 Speaker 1: what they're doing, Like, they're not any good. Uh if Deshan, 688 00:37:56,360 --> 00:37:58,279 Speaker 1: if this legal trouble gets behind them, they're able to 689 00:37:58,320 --> 00:38:01,799 Speaker 1: trade him, they're gonna think. I mean, they are going 690 00:38:01,840 --> 00:38:05,520 Speaker 1: to be really really bad. It's gonna get really really ugly. 691 00:38:05,560 --> 00:38:09,600 Speaker 1: They're from the fan base from the perception. I don't 692 00:38:09,640 --> 00:38:14,640 Speaker 1: even it's gonna be bad. Washington football team, Ryan Fitzpatrick. 693 00:38:15,880 --> 00:38:18,000 Speaker 1: I don't know if I talked about this on the 694 00:38:18,080 --> 00:38:20,719 Speaker 1: last podcast or not, but I know I talked about 695 00:38:20,719 --> 00:38:23,840 Speaker 1: this with guy. I saw a lot of people on 696 00:38:23,880 --> 00:38:26,960 Speaker 1: the internet being like, uh, you know what, what's Belichick 697 00:38:27,040 --> 00:38:30,960 Speaker 1: doing all this for to uh to come in third 698 00:38:31,000 --> 00:38:35,040 Speaker 1: again in the division? Come in third again? The Miami 699 00:38:35,080 --> 00:38:38,280 Speaker 1: Dolphins won ten games last year. I watched the Miami 700 00:38:38,400 --> 00:38:40,680 Speaker 1: I watched a lot of Dolphins games last year. One 701 00:38:40,719 --> 00:38:43,000 Speaker 1: game I remember when they came to San Francisco and 702 00:38:43,080 --> 00:38:47,200 Speaker 1: Ryan Fitzpatrick was like, Dan freaking Marino. They did not 703 00:38:47,239 --> 00:38:50,000 Speaker 1: win ten games because of two a Tongo Bloa. They 704 00:38:50,000 --> 00:38:53,480 Speaker 1: had to bench him multiple times, A major reason why 705 00:38:53,520 --> 00:38:56,560 Speaker 1: they were winning games is no longer on their team, 706 00:38:56,600 --> 00:38:59,120 Speaker 1: and he happens to be the most important position on 707 00:38:59,160 --> 00:39:01,920 Speaker 1: your squad. So how do I just assume that the 708 00:39:01,960 --> 00:39:04,399 Speaker 1: Dolphins are, like, yeah, they'd be good. I don't know. 709 00:39:04,880 --> 00:39:07,360 Speaker 1: The two I saw last your pretty big red flag. 710 00:39:07,719 --> 00:39:10,560 Speaker 1: Now maybe two it was coming back from the injury. 711 00:39:10,600 --> 00:39:12,759 Speaker 1: And he's a shell of himself and he'll be way better. 712 00:39:13,480 --> 00:39:18,600 Speaker 1: We'll see because he's small, doesn't have a great arm. 713 00:39:18,880 --> 00:39:21,760 Speaker 1: I thought Colin had a pretty good you know, verbage 714 00:39:21,960 --> 00:39:25,200 Speaker 1: verbiage on him, called him robotic. I think there's a 715 00:39:25,200 --> 00:39:28,360 Speaker 1: little roboticness to him. Now. They signed Will Fuller. He 716 00:39:28,400 --> 00:39:30,520 Speaker 1: has a great deep thrower, so get him a deep threat. 717 00:39:31,640 --> 00:39:34,000 Speaker 1: But I don't know. The Patriots went seven and nine. 718 00:39:34,080 --> 00:39:39,080 Speaker 1: Was zero talent. If I gave the Patriots Adam Gaze 719 00:39:39,760 --> 00:39:42,440 Speaker 1: or you know, just some random coach, they would have 720 00:39:42,440 --> 00:39:45,200 Speaker 1: won one game. You don't think Belichick is gonna be 721 00:39:45,280 --> 00:39:48,600 Speaker 1: dramatically better with all this talent. Put down the pipe. 722 00:39:49,640 --> 00:39:52,560 Speaker 1: But Washington signs Fitzpatrick, which is a good signing. I mean, 723 00:39:52,600 --> 00:39:54,799 Speaker 1: he's just a hot and cold guy, but he has 724 00:39:54,840 --> 00:39:57,120 Speaker 1: some talent. He's just kind of a gamer, kind of 725 00:39:57,160 --> 00:40:00,920 Speaker 1: a gun slinger. They have a big time defense. Uh, 726 00:40:01,000 --> 00:40:04,560 Speaker 1: They signed Taylor Heineke and they just resigned Kyle Allen. 727 00:40:05,160 --> 00:40:07,920 Speaker 1: I think it's fair to say they're not drafting very 728 00:40:08,000 --> 00:40:11,239 Speaker 1: high because they made the playoffs. That's probably their quarterback unit, 729 00:40:11,360 --> 00:40:13,240 Speaker 1: and they go, you know, we could probably make another 730 00:40:13,280 --> 00:40:15,680 Speaker 1: wild card or compete for a wild card with that group. 731 00:40:16,200 --> 00:40:18,120 Speaker 1: Maybe they're right, maybe they're wrong. They didn't really have 732 00:40:18,160 --> 00:40:21,520 Speaker 1: any options. Don't totally blame them, but I like the 733 00:40:21,520 --> 00:40:24,960 Speaker 1: Fitzpatrick signing. I think the Washington football team, I think 734 00:40:24,960 --> 00:40:27,200 Speaker 1: that division is gonna be pretty bad again. You know, 735 00:40:27,280 --> 00:40:28,600 Speaker 1: you get to eight and eight, you have a chance 736 00:40:28,640 --> 00:40:32,000 Speaker 1: to win that division. Cowboys defense is terrible, Eagles have 737 00:40:32,280 --> 00:40:36,480 Speaker 1: I mean, they're just resetting the franchise. The Giants, I mean, 738 00:40:37,440 --> 00:40:39,399 Speaker 1: I don't know. I mean I kind of like Daniel 739 00:40:39,480 --> 00:40:42,840 Speaker 1: Jones talent, but they just don't really have the skill guys. 740 00:40:42,880 --> 00:40:46,520 Speaker 1: Their offensive line stinks, their defense is solid. I think 741 00:40:46,600 --> 00:40:49,400 Speaker 1: Joe Judge is pretty good. Obviously, the draft will win 742 00:40:49,480 --> 00:40:51,719 Speaker 1: back these teams, but I don't I don't see why 743 00:40:51,760 --> 00:40:54,080 Speaker 1: the Washington football team couldn't win that division again if 744 00:40:54,120 --> 00:40:56,759 Speaker 1: it's Patrick plays exactly like he did with Washington, or 745 00:40:56,760 --> 00:41:00,040 Speaker 1: excuse me, the Dolphins, and remember the Dolphins, who's a 746 00:41:00,160 --> 00:41:03,719 Speaker 1: talent on offense? You know they were not O. J. 747 00:41:03,880 --> 00:41:06,600 Speaker 1: McDuffie wasn't walking through that door. They didn't have Ricky 748 00:41:06,640 --> 00:41:09,839 Speaker 1: Williams that that team. That's why when TWA got in there, 749 00:41:09,880 --> 00:41:12,959 Speaker 1: he was overwhelmed. He wasn't used to having no talent 750 00:41:13,000 --> 00:41:16,040 Speaker 1: around him. He's like, where's Jerry Judy, Where's Henry Ruggs? 751 00:41:16,160 --> 00:41:18,880 Speaker 1: Where's not J Harris? You know? Where's O. J. Howard? 752 00:41:19,800 --> 00:41:23,240 Speaker 1: Where's Uh? I don't they have so many wide receivers? 753 00:41:23,239 --> 00:41:28,520 Speaker 1: Where's Jalen Waddle? They ain't there? Uh. Kyle Long went 754 00:41:28,560 --> 00:41:31,760 Speaker 1: to the Chiefs and he gave a great quote about 755 00:41:31,760 --> 00:41:34,320 Speaker 1: the Raiders how things. It feels a little different with 756 00:41:34,360 --> 00:41:37,200 Speaker 1: the Chiefs, basically like giving a shot at the Raiders. 757 00:41:37,600 --> 00:41:40,520 Speaker 1: I botched the exact quote, but of course he went 758 00:41:40,560 --> 00:41:42,520 Speaker 1: to the Chiefs. They have Patrick Mahomes, his chance to 759 00:41:42,520 --> 00:41:46,759 Speaker 1: win Super Bowl? Like, why would he sign with the Raiders? Uh? 760 00:41:46,880 --> 00:41:49,920 Speaker 1: Will Fuller, I said, I think I mentioned that with 761 00:41:49,960 --> 00:41:52,719 Speaker 1: the Dolphins. I had a Browns fan very mad at 762 00:41:52,760 --> 00:41:54,880 Speaker 1: me that I did not mention the ram safety Johnson 763 00:41:54,880 --> 00:41:57,560 Speaker 1: that signed with them. I'm sorry, good player, you guys 764 00:41:57,600 --> 00:42:01,160 Speaker 1: are solid team. It's all I got. I don't really 765 00:42:01,200 --> 00:42:03,239 Speaker 1: have much more. I think the Browns will be good. 766 00:42:04,520 --> 00:42:06,520 Speaker 1: I think the a f C is really good, right. 767 00:42:06,600 --> 00:42:09,080 Speaker 1: I think the Bills are a powerhouse. The Chiefs are 768 00:42:09,120 --> 00:42:12,400 Speaker 1: a powerhouse. I think the Patriots are gonna be a factor. 769 00:42:13,360 --> 00:42:15,040 Speaker 1: I think the Browns are gonna be a factor. The 770 00:42:15,120 --> 00:42:17,560 Speaker 1: Ravens are gonna be awesome because they just always are 771 00:42:17,600 --> 00:42:22,440 Speaker 1: in the regular season. Um, the Cults are gonna be good. 772 00:42:23,120 --> 00:42:27,680 Speaker 1: The Titans will be solid. The the Chargers, if their 773 00:42:27,719 --> 00:42:30,840 Speaker 1: coaches any good, should be decent. Like the the f C, 774 00:42:30,960 --> 00:42:33,160 Speaker 1: it's I think it's gonna take probably ten and seven. 775 00:42:33,239 --> 00:42:35,000 Speaker 1: Remember you gotta get to those new uh those new 776 00:42:35,080 --> 00:42:38,319 Speaker 1: numbers ten and seven to make the playoffs. That's about 777 00:42:38,320 --> 00:42:40,960 Speaker 1: all I got. Oh, Kyle Fuller was also cut from 778 00:42:40,960 --> 00:42:42,759 Speaker 1: the Bears back to pace, Like, why why do you 779 00:42:42,840 --> 00:42:47,480 Speaker 1: keep cutting all your good defensive players. You're a defensive team, 780 00:42:47,640 --> 00:42:53,319 Speaker 1: don't get it? Okay? Middlecoff mail bag, and also gotta 781 00:42:53,360 --> 00:42:58,520 Speaker 1: remind everybody leave a review Apple iTunes would greatly appreciate it. 782 00:42:58,520 --> 00:42:59,880 Speaker 1: A lot of you have. I think we're almost a 783 00:43:00,000 --> 00:43:02,400 Speaker 1: two thousand reviews, So that's that's good for the business. 784 00:43:02,880 --> 00:43:04,719 Speaker 1: Middle Cooff mail back at John middle Coffe. You guys 785 00:43:04,760 --> 00:43:09,319 Speaker 1: know the drill. J. T. Question for the mail bag. 786 00:43:10,000 --> 00:43:12,040 Speaker 1: If you had to find some way to make sense 787 00:43:12,040 --> 00:43:15,040 Speaker 1: of the Raiders front office moves, how do you do so? 788 00:43:15,800 --> 00:43:18,640 Speaker 1: Right now, it looks like Gruden is almost intentionally damaging 789 00:43:18,680 --> 00:43:22,920 Speaker 1: the team. I think it's pretty simple. I just think John, 790 00:43:23,480 --> 00:43:25,360 Speaker 1: I see a lot of people like Mike Mayock and 791 00:43:25,400 --> 00:43:29,759 Speaker 1: Gruden are ruining this team. Come on, guys like Mike 792 00:43:29,760 --> 00:43:34,319 Speaker 1: Mayock answers to Jon Gruden. We've all had bosses. I 793 00:43:34,360 --> 00:43:39,560 Speaker 1: would never in a million years if Pat Hill, Howie Roseman, 794 00:43:40,360 --> 00:43:44,760 Speaker 1: Andy Reid, you know, wanted to do something. Hell, Jason Barrett, 795 00:43:44,800 --> 00:43:47,759 Speaker 1: who hired me from ESPN at the radio show, he 796 00:43:47,880 --> 00:43:50,120 Speaker 1: was from ESPN. He worked with Dan Patrick and ran 797 00:43:50,200 --> 00:43:53,480 Speaker 1: the station in San Francisco. When they said something, I listened. 798 00:43:53,600 --> 00:43:56,680 Speaker 1: I did it now I wasn't. I think sometimes we 799 00:43:56,760 --> 00:43:59,719 Speaker 1: see GM head coach like they're on equal footing. That's 800 00:43:59,719 --> 00:44:02,160 Speaker 1: not the way it is. You know, John Gruden makes 801 00:44:02,200 --> 00:44:05,040 Speaker 1: ten million dollars a year. Mike probably makes like two. 802 00:44:05,600 --> 00:44:08,640 Speaker 1: But John has all the power. John has the decision 803 00:44:08,719 --> 00:44:13,359 Speaker 1: making ability, you know, and I don't. I don't really 804 00:44:13,360 --> 00:44:17,560 Speaker 1: know what to say. I just think John is a madman, 805 00:44:17,760 --> 00:44:23,239 Speaker 1: a wild man, and it's just I don't think he 806 00:44:23,280 --> 00:44:30,520 Speaker 1: has the ability to be patient, and patience is a virtue, 807 00:44:30,560 --> 00:44:32,759 Speaker 1: and a virtue never hurt you. Listen. I hate I'm 808 00:44:32,800 --> 00:44:35,880 Speaker 1: not that patient either. I imagine many people listening aren't patient. 809 00:44:36,760 --> 00:44:40,279 Speaker 1: There are smart times when it's like, you know, I 810 00:44:40,320 --> 00:44:42,640 Speaker 1: really want to buy a stock and it's up a 811 00:44:42,680 --> 00:44:46,080 Speaker 1: thousand percent. Maybe I'll wait till it comes down, right, 812 00:44:46,200 --> 00:44:49,120 Speaker 1: I really want this player. Well maybe way today the 813 00:44:49,120 --> 00:44:52,200 Speaker 1: player is still gonna be available, right, I I really 814 00:44:52,400 --> 00:44:54,480 Speaker 1: this guy's pissed me off. Cut him. Let's just take 815 00:44:54,480 --> 00:44:57,320 Speaker 1: a deep breath. Let's see if you and Rodney Hudson 816 00:44:57,360 --> 00:45:01,359 Speaker 1: get on the same page. You don't always the first 817 00:45:01,360 --> 00:45:03,759 Speaker 1: thing that comes to your mind. My dad used to 818 00:45:03,760 --> 00:45:05,200 Speaker 1: tell me this all the time, like, you don't have 819 00:45:05,239 --> 00:45:07,480 Speaker 1: to always say the first thing that comes to your mind. Now, 820 00:45:07,719 --> 00:45:09,160 Speaker 1: this was when I was like ten, because I used 821 00:45:09,160 --> 00:45:11,400 Speaker 1: to talk a lot, and I didn't know that at 822 00:45:11,400 --> 00:45:13,320 Speaker 1: the time I would turn it into a career just talking. 823 00:45:14,239 --> 00:45:17,920 Speaker 1: But sometimes like your first uh, just take a deep breath. 824 00:45:18,800 --> 00:45:21,560 Speaker 1: How often have you with your significant other, your wife, 825 00:45:21,560 --> 00:45:25,000 Speaker 1: your girlfriend from a girl's listening, Not many. I've seen 826 00:45:25,000 --> 00:45:30,040 Speaker 1: the demos about mail. Uh. You know a guy when 827 00:45:30,040 --> 00:45:32,239 Speaker 1: you guys have a big fight. Like sometimes just go 828 00:45:32,280 --> 00:45:36,160 Speaker 1: in your separate rooms, take a deep breath. Just everyone, 829 00:45:36,320 --> 00:45:39,840 Speaker 1: maybe just take five or six hours to yourself. I 830 00:45:39,880 --> 00:45:43,680 Speaker 1: don't think John can do that. He is he is very, 831 00:45:43,800 --> 00:45:49,360 Speaker 1: very impulsive. Is everyone being a little hard on Dalton? 832 00:45:49,520 --> 00:45:52,239 Speaker 1: It's not the it's not his fault. Teams keep giving 833 00:45:52,320 --> 00:45:56,400 Speaker 1: him money. I agree there. He took the bangles of 834 00:45:56,400 --> 00:45:59,040 Speaker 1: the playoffs. Talked about that earlier. I know he flopped 835 00:45:59,040 --> 00:46:00,920 Speaker 1: in the playoffs a few times. But everyone with an 836 00:46:00,920 --> 00:46:03,840 Speaker 1: outlet is treating him like the village idiot. Stole that 837 00:46:03,920 --> 00:46:06,279 Speaker 1: phrase from you. I don't think they're calling him the 838 00:46:06,320 --> 00:46:08,480 Speaker 1: village idiot. And he's a smart guy and he's an 839 00:46:08,520 --> 00:46:12,560 Speaker 1: impressive guy. If Andy was your neighbor, right, and to 840 00:46:12,640 --> 00:46:14,239 Speaker 1: be Andy's neighbor, he's made a lot of money. You 841 00:46:14,280 --> 00:46:16,279 Speaker 1: have to have a big, gass house on a country club. 842 00:46:16,360 --> 00:46:18,680 Speaker 1: You'd probably like hanging with him. He'd probably be fun 843 00:46:18,719 --> 00:46:21,600 Speaker 1: to drink beers with and like talk about football with. 844 00:46:22,160 --> 00:46:24,600 Speaker 1: He's just not very good at this point in time. 845 00:46:24,880 --> 00:46:28,439 Speaker 1: He was better when he was younger. But I'm with you, like, yeah, 846 00:46:28,480 --> 00:46:30,600 Speaker 1: it's it is not his fault. I say this about 847 00:46:30,680 --> 00:46:33,520 Speaker 1: David Kelley and Jim tom sewel all the time. It 848 00:46:33,640 --> 00:46:36,120 Speaker 1: is not Jim tom Sewell's fault. He became a head coach. 849 00:46:36,680 --> 00:46:38,600 Speaker 1: What was he supposed to do? Hey, you want a 850 00:46:38,640 --> 00:46:41,120 Speaker 1: three year deal five million dollars a year? Say no, 851 00:46:42,120 --> 00:46:44,880 Speaker 1: it was Trent Bulky and Jed York's fault. It was 852 00:46:44,920 --> 00:46:48,600 Speaker 1: not Jim tom Sewell's fault. Like David Culley, Like listen, 853 00:46:49,000 --> 00:46:51,680 Speaker 1: that's more personal than me because I was around him. 854 00:46:51,800 --> 00:46:53,560 Speaker 1: I'm sure he's gonna get made fun of a lot 855 00:46:53,640 --> 00:46:56,440 Speaker 1: when their team really stinks. It is not his fault. 856 00:46:56,480 --> 00:46:59,040 Speaker 1: He's the head coach. He was sixty five years old. 857 00:47:00,080 --> 00:47:01,640 Speaker 1: He had the opportunity to become a head coach in 858 00:47:01,640 --> 00:47:05,200 Speaker 1: the NFL. If he's awful, which I hate to say it, 859 00:47:05,239 --> 00:47:08,160 Speaker 1: but he might be because he's never been a head coach. 860 00:47:08,200 --> 00:47:11,320 Speaker 1: He's sixty five. That's pretty random. That's on Nick Assario, 861 00:47:11,680 --> 00:47:14,759 Speaker 1: that's on Jack Easterby, like you you, that's on the 862 00:47:14,760 --> 00:47:17,520 Speaker 1: guy that hires you. Yeah, I mean you've never heard 863 00:47:17,520 --> 00:47:19,520 Speaker 1: a bad word about it. I'm with you. No one 864 00:47:19,560 --> 00:47:22,880 Speaker 1: thinks like Andy Dalton is a bad person, or you wouldn't. 865 00:47:22,920 --> 00:47:25,240 Speaker 1: I want him on my team as my backup quarterback 866 00:47:25,760 --> 00:47:28,600 Speaker 1: we we applauded last year when the Cowboys made him 867 00:47:28,640 --> 00:47:32,560 Speaker 1: the backup quarterback. Well, I think Trevor Lawrence is gonna 868 00:47:32,560 --> 00:47:35,200 Speaker 1: be great. Why wouldn't the Jags trade out for a 869 00:47:35,280 --> 00:47:38,600 Speaker 1: proven quarterback Wilson or Watson and a boatload of picks? 870 00:47:38,840 --> 00:47:43,160 Speaker 1: Wouldn't that get them the Super Bowl faster? From Adam? True, 871 00:47:44,360 --> 00:47:48,000 Speaker 1: both those guys have no trade clauses, and Russell, Wilson 872 00:47:48,000 --> 00:47:52,120 Speaker 1: and Ciarra would rather swan dive off the Golden gate 873 00:47:52,160 --> 00:47:55,880 Speaker 1: Bridge into the ocean. Did go play for the Jacks? 874 00:47:56,160 --> 00:47:59,560 Speaker 1: I'll promise you that. And Deshaun Watson, they would never 875 00:47:59,600 --> 00:48:01,319 Speaker 1: trade him in the division, and he has no trade 876 00:48:01,360 --> 00:48:04,400 Speaker 1: claws too, so he would never say yes. But I 877 00:48:04,480 --> 00:48:07,200 Speaker 1: hear you, I mean I think urban Meyer might if 878 00:48:07,200 --> 00:48:12,279 Speaker 1: it was an option. I've been listening to the show 879 00:48:12,320 --> 00:48:14,160 Speaker 1: for about a year now, big fan of the show, 880 00:48:14,200 --> 00:48:16,080 Speaker 1: and I appreciate your take. A couple of questions for 881 00:48:16,120 --> 00:48:20,600 Speaker 1: you after listening to the first show this week. One, 882 00:48:20,800 --> 00:48:25,920 Speaker 1: instead of pursuing a path in broadcasting, how successful do 883 00:48:25,960 --> 00:48:28,080 Speaker 1: you think a guy like Drew Brees would be if 884 00:48:28,080 --> 00:48:32,040 Speaker 1: he pursued a coordinator job after spending so many years 885 00:48:32,040 --> 00:48:34,879 Speaker 1: in the League learning how to attack different defenses. My 886 00:48:34,920 --> 00:48:37,960 Speaker 1: first reaction would be he would be very successful. Do 887 00:48:38,000 --> 00:48:40,920 Speaker 1: you agree or would it be different if you were 888 00:48:40,960 --> 00:48:44,720 Speaker 1: implementing his own system instead of using the template provided 889 00:48:44,719 --> 00:48:47,560 Speaker 1: by Sean Payton. I think he would use Sean Payne's 890 00:48:47,560 --> 00:48:50,720 Speaker 1: system because it's what he excels at, it's what he knows, 891 00:48:50,880 --> 00:48:57,040 Speaker 1: it's what works. I uh, I think he would crush it. 892 00:48:57,760 --> 00:49:01,920 Speaker 1: If Drew Brees said this offseas right, like in two 893 00:49:02,000 --> 00:49:05,160 Speaker 1: thousand one, I want to be a head coach in 894 00:49:05,200 --> 00:49:10,319 Speaker 1: the NFL. I would bet five thousand dollars right now, 895 00:49:10,400 --> 00:49:12,080 Speaker 1: I put it on the table if Drew Brees came 896 00:49:12,080 --> 00:49:14,120 Speaker 1: out and said this, someone would hire him to be 897 00:49:14,160 --> 00:49:17,240 Speaker 1: the head coach. I don't think it would be that crazy. 898 00:49:17,480 --> 00:49:19,799 Speaker 1: If I owned a team I would want if I 899 00:49:19,840 --> 00:49:22,840 Speaker 1: needed a coach, would one million percent interview Drew Brees 900 00:49:23,480 --> 00:49:26,600 Speaker 1: so as a coordinator. I think he'd fucking crush it. 901 00:49:29,320 --> 00:49:32,080 Speaker 1: Where would you rank Breeze on your all time quarterback list? 902 00:49:32,200 --> 00:49:35,520 Speaker 1: Probably ten to fifteen. I would not have him in 903 00:49:35,560 --> 00:49:42,560 Speaker 1: the top ten, obviously, Brady Montana, Elway, Marino Peyton, Aaron Rodgers, 904 00:49:42,600 --> 00:49:45,960 Speaker 1: Brett Farvest. This is no no particular order after the 905 00:49:46,000 --> 00:49:51,319 Speaker 1: first two, Aaron Rodgers, Brett Farves, Steve Young. You know, 906 00:49:51,320 --> 00:49:54,360 Speaker 1: there were some guys that I missed that the Otto, Grahams, 907 00:49:55,400 --> 00:49:59,120 Speaker 1: the stall Box. That's before my time. But the historians 908 00:49:59,120 --> 00:50:01,879 Speaker 1: speak very highly of them. So I wouldn't have Drew 909 00:50:01,880 --> 00:50:05,120 Speaker 1: Brees in that in my lifetime. I would not put 910 00:50:05,200 --> 00:50:08,360 Speaker 1: him ahead obviously, Brady Manning, no way, Roger's far of 911 00:50:08,400 --> 00:50:14,200 Speaker 1: No way. I'd take Steve Young over and for sure. Uh, 912 00:50:14,000 --> 00:50:18,839 Speaker 1: I mean, I'd probably rather have Russell Wilson over him. 913 00:50:18,880 --> 00:50:22,680 Speaker 1: But Russell has a lot of career left. Roethlisberger, you know, 914 00:50:22,880 --> 00:50:27,359 Speaker 1: Roethlisberger was a freak. I love Roethlisberger. I'd probably take 915 00:50:27,400 --> 00:50:30,000 Speaker 1: ten peak years of Roethlisberger over ten peak years of Breeze. 916 00:50:30,560 --> 00:50:32,480 Speaker 1: But again, Roethlisberger is the first ballot Hall of Famer, 917 00:50:32,520 --> 00:50:37,120 Speaker 1: so it's not like I'm speaking out of Turner. With 918 00:50:37,239 --> 00:50:40,239 Speaker 1: Watson and Wilson still wanting to move in all the 919 00:50:40,239 --> 00:50:43,960 Speaker 1: teams picking up quarterbacks, thoughts on a Watson Wilson trade 920 00:50:44,000 --> 00:50:47,520 Speaker 1: between the two teams. No chance, Russell Wilson is not 921 00:50:47,520 --> 00:50:50,120 Speaker 1: gonna go to Houston. I see this a lot like 922 00:50:50,160 --> 00:50:54,160 Speaker 1: what about this guy going to Houston? No quarterbacks gonna 923 00:50:54,160 --> 00:50:57,880 Speaker 1: go to Houston, no chance zero. I saw von Miller 924 00:50:57,920 --> 00:51:00,839 Speaker 1: resigned with the Broncos. I'm a worker for von Miller. 925 00:51:01,040 --> 00:51:03,960 Speaker 1: I bet a couple of grand on that uh on 926 00:51:03,960 --> 00:51:06,040 Speaker 1: that Super Bowl in two thousand sixteen when it came 927 00:51:06,040 --> 00:51:07,680 Speaker 1: to the Bay Area. I got to go because my 928 00:51:07,719 --> 00:51:10,400 Speaker 1: cousin is in the beer business and Corse Light and 929 00:51:11,480 --> 00:51:13,799 Speaker 1: had a sweet seat. It was badass. I mean, it 930 00:51:13,880 --> 00:51:16,800 Speaker 1: was gambling on the super Bowl. Being at the Super Bowl. 931 00:51:17,200 --> 00:51:20,320 Speaker 1: I think it was Lady Gaga giving you a million reasons. 932 00:51:21,320 --> 00:51:24,480 Speaker 1: It was really cool. You know, I probably won't go 933 00:51:24,480 --> 00:51:28,600 Speaker 1: to Super Bowl anytime soon, but that that was I 934 00:51:28,680 --> 00:51:31,160 Speaker 1: like how you mentioned there are superstars and pros with 935 00:51:31,200 --> 00:51:35,839 Speaker 1: regard to color commentators and that maddening Gruden or superstar Aree. 936 00:51:36,480 --> 00:51:39,520 Speaker 1: I even think Tony Romo could be mentioned as an 937 00:51:39,560 --> 00:51:42,440 Speaker 1: emerging third superstar. I think you could go into this 938 00:51:42,480 --> 00:51:44,600 Speaker 1: more with basketball and mentioned some of the great color 939 00:51:44,640 --> 00:51:48,120 Speaker 1: commentators like Bill Walden and even Jeff Fanny Gunny. Also, 940 00:51:48,200 --> 00:51:52,280 Speaker 1: you said Webber was horrible. I actually disagree. He is unconventional, 941 00:51:52,640 --> 00:51:56,520 Speaker 1: but he might be a better color than player. Yeah, 942 00:51:56,640 --> 00:51:59,360 Speaker 1: I mean, I grew up in the Sacramento area. Listen 943 00:51:59,719 --> 00:52:03,120 Speaker 1: where he is overrated given that like his his talent, 944 00:52:03,280 --> 00:52:05,640 Speaker 1: he should have been a Gardnett, he should have been 945 00:52:05,800 --> 00:52:08,800 Speaker 1: a KG. He probably shouldn't have been Duncan, but I 946 00:52:08,840 --> 00:52:12,040 Speaker 1: mean maybe a Barkley. He was an elite talent, an 947 00:52:12,120 --> 00:52:15,840 Speaker 1: all time elite talent, and in not in a million 948 00:52:15,960 --> 00:52:17,920 Speaker 1: years did you ever want him to have the ball 949 00:52:18,200 --> 00:52:21,560 Speaker 1: when it mattered. Now, he was special, like his talent 950 00:52:21,760 --> 00:52:24,840 Speaker 1: was immense, but he's kind of soft love shooting jumpers. 951 00:52:25,239 --> 00:52:27,640 Speaker 1: I mean, always shooting that fifteen foot jumper like the 952 00:52:27,640 --> 00:52:31,400 Speaker 1: top of the key. It's like bro fucking pound the post. Uh. 953 00:52:31,440 --> 00:52:33,640 Speaker 1: I mean Shack always clowned him, but in fairness, Shack 954 00:52:33,760 --> 00:52:37,040 Speaker 1: was way better than him, but Duncan was better KG. 955 00:52:37,560 --> 00:52:41,160 Speaker 1: I just but I get back to my he was 956 00:52:41,200 --> 00:52:43,560 Speaker 1: a really good player. I mean's a borderline Hall of famer. 957 00:52:43,640 --> 00:52:46,040 Speaker 1: He's like an all time college guy. Obviously with the 958 00:52:46,080 --> 00:52:50,719 Speaker 1: Fab five. I think he's bad at color commentator. I 959 00:52:50,760 --> 00:52:53,960 Speaker 1: also think, in fairness to him, this guy's a legend. 960 00:52:54,760 --> 00:52:58,480 Speaker 1: Marv Albert is shot. If Marve if Marv Albert was 961 00:52:58,520 --> 00:53:04,040 Speaker 1: a picture, he'd be throw like sixty like I can't believe, 962 00:53:04,640 --> 00:53:07,560 Speaker 1: and it's probably hard. He's one of the most probably 963 00:53:07,600 --> 00:53:12,680 Speaker 1: the second most famous, you know, maybe Brent Musburger. I'd say, 964 00:53:12,680 --> 00:53:14,960 Speaker 1: obviously Howard Corsel would be one. Right. If you just 965 00:53:14,960 --> 00:53:18,080 Speaker 1: said most famous sports played by play guys of all time, 966 00:53:18,080 --> 00:53:23,879 Speaker 1: you go Howard Corsel. I can't speak Howard Cosell, Musburger, 967 00:53:24,400 --> 00:53:28,439 Speaker 1: Marv I don't. I wouldn't Nance. You know, you could 968 00:53:28,520 --> 00:53:30,759 Speaker 1: argue in that mix. I mean, Nance has done a 969 00:53:30,800 --> 00:53:34,880 Speaker 1: lot of stuff, but Marv is done. I mean, at least, 970 00:53:34,960 --> 00:53:37,120 Speaker 1: you know, Musburger is still kind of got a personality 971 00:53:37,120 --> 00:53:40,920 Speaker 1: and still kind of kicking. Wondering what your thoughts are 972 00:53:40,920 --> 00:53:44,000 Speaker 1: on the brown signing Josh Johnson. He is the key 973 00:53:44,040 --> 00:53:46,680 Speaker 1: piece and the Browns depleted secondary. And do you think 974 00:53:46,719 --> 00:53:48,919 Speaker 1: we overpaid it anyway? Or was it a great move 975 00:53:48,960 --> 00:53:51,400 Speaker 1: by Barry? They didn't give him that much money? Was 976 00:53:51,440 --> 00:53:54,920 Speaker 1: this contract like four million dollars guaranteed? Basically give him 977 00:53:54,960 --> 00:53:58,439 Speaker 1: a two year deal? Isn't Isn't he like twenty six 978 00:53:58,520 --> 00:54:04,600 Speaker 1: years old? I think? What's John Johnson? I mean, I 979 00:54:04,640 --> 00:54:06,960 Speaker 1: think he's a pretty good player. Is that just what's 980 00:54:06,960 --> 00:54:12,880 Speaker 1: his first name? Yeah, John Johnson, the third He's twenty 981 00:54:12,880 --> 00:54:16,960 Speaker 1: five years old. I like it. I'd be lying if 982 00:54:17,000 --> 00:54:19,960 Speaker 1: I said, I like Broke Down his film, but he's 983 00:54:20,000 --> 00:54:24,480 Speaker 1: been a consistent starter for the rams um since the 984 00:54:24,520 --> 00:54:27,200 Speaker 1: last couple of years. He's just a good player. I 985 00:54:27,280 --> 00:54:31,200 Speaker 1: like it. To me, you're you're gonna run the ball. 986 00:54:31,239 --> 00:54:34,640 Speaker 1: Odell Beckham's tweeting weird stuff. I don't know if you've noticed, 987 00:54:34,719 --> 00:54:37,319 Speaker 1: but Odell Beckham is kind of all over the map 988 00:54:37,440 --> 00:54:39,279 Speaker 1: right now. If you just follow his Twitter, you're like, 989 00:54:39,560 --> 00:54:41,360 Speaker 1: this guy gott a quit football, this guy about to 990 00:54:41,360 --> 00:54:43,960 Speaker 1: get traded. Like, what's going on here? Something's up with 991 00:54:44,000 --> 00:54:45,880 Speaker 1: Odell Beckham. I can't quite put my finger on it. 992 00:54:46,760 --> 00:54:49,440 Speaker 1: So to me, the Browns like, just get more d Lineman, 993 00:54:49,840 --> 00:54:52,880 Speaker 1: get Myles Garrett, another dude up front, and just dominate. 994 00:54:53,080 --> 00:54:55,400 Speaker 1: Because I saw when the Niners were good. They're running 995 00:54:55,400 --> 00:54:58,480 Speaker 1: the same defense. They had a great defensive line, pretty 996 00:54:58,480 --> 00:55:02,200 Speaker 1: good safety play in this corner. Is were okay? I 997 00:55:02,200 --> 00:55:05,480 Speaker 1: guess Sherman was really good that year. It's probably unfair. 998 00:55:07,600 --> 00:55:10,400 Speaker 1: While you're input on college football. My buddies and I 999 00:55:10,480 --> 00:55:14,319 Speaker 1: have this ongoing argument about these Power five conferences and 1000 00:55:14,320 --> 00:55:20,719 Speaker 1: their terrible football programs. Example Vanderbilt, Kansas, Rutgers. Why doesn't 1001 00:55:20,760 --> 00:55:24,279 Speaker 1: the Power five conferences kick these absolute dog tresh programs 1002 00:55:24,800 --> 00:55:28,960 Speaker 1: out of the conference and bring in better, more competitive programs. 1003 00:55:29,680 --> 00:55:32,680 Speaker 1: If you can bring in more money, eyes competition for 1004 00:55:32,760 --> 00:55:36,800 Speaker 1: the conference, and inevitably more draft picks. Imagine kicking KU 1005 00:55:36,880 --> 00:55:39,560 Speaker 1: football out of the Big Twelve and bringing in Houston 1006 00:55:39,680 --> 00:55:42,160 Speaker 1: or s m U. While they may not be the best, 1007 00:55:42,200 --> 00:55:46,800 Speaker 1: they truly be more competitive. Well, Vanderbilt and Rutgers. I 1008 00:55:46,840 --> 00:55:50,280 Speaker 1: hear what you're saying. Here's the problem. The Big Twelve 1009 00:55:50,680 --> 00:55:54,120 Speaker 1: likes are basketball, and they are a powerhouse basketball program. 1010 00:55:54,320 --> 00:55:58,320 Speaker 1: You know conference Well, the Alabama l s U Ohio 1011 00:55:58,400 --> 00:56:02,480 Speaker 1: state of their basketball ofference by a mile is Bill 1012 00:56:02,520 --> 00:56:05,879 Speaker 1: self and the KU basketball team, So yeah, they're they're 1013 00:56:05,920 --> 00:56:09,600 Speaker 1: football team sucks, but they do so much in college 1014 00:56:09,600 --> 00:56:13,160 Speaker 1: hoops with the tournament, with the relevancy, with the television deals. 1015 00:56:14,000 --> 00:56:17,800 Speaker 1: KU is worth their weight in gold as a basketball program. 1016 00:56:17,840 --> 00:56:20,839 Speaker 1: Do you deal with their football program sucks? The other 1017 00:56:20,840 --> 00:56:26,440 Speaker 1: two programs Vanderbilt, you know, Vanderbilt whatever, Rutgers, Um, I 1018 00:56:26,520 --> 00:56:29,040 Speaker 1: hear you, all right, I see what you're you actually 1019 00:56:29,040 --> 00:56:33,760 Speaker 1: gave pretty good examples though, Houston and SMU. Uh. Yeah, 1020 00:56:33,800 --> 00:56:37,080 Speaker 1: that's it's just the basketball program is worth so much. 1021 00:56:37,120 --> 00:56:41,200 Speaker 1: The Big Twelve having KU Basketball with a with a 1022 00:56:41,200 --> 00:56:45,080 Speaker 1: lot of major players restructuring contracts before free agency, I 1023 00:56:45,080 --> 00:56:47,440 Speaker 1: think it's pretty telling that Jimmy g hasn't restructed his 1024 00:56:47,560 --> 00:56:50,680 Speaker 1: contract yet, meaning he'd be committed to San Francisco for 1025 00:56:50,719 --> 00:56:53,840 Speaker 1: the next year or two. Definitely, I think they cut 1026 00:56:53,920 --> 00:56:56,960 Speaker 1: or trade will happen either now or on Draft night 1027 00:56:57,080 --> 00:56:59,520 Speaker 1: because of the fact. I think they'll wait till Draft 1028 00:56:59,640 --> 00:57:01,719 Speaker 1: night so they're not tipping their hand around the league 1029 00:57:01,719 --> 00:57:04,719 Speaker 1: that they're desperate for a quarterback in case they do 1030 00:57:04,800 --> 00:57:08,160 Speaker 1: trade up sucks. It has to be that way because 1031 00:57:08,400 --> 00:57:10,839 Speaker 1: an extra twenty million right now would be nice. Let 1032 00:57:10,840 --> 00:57:13,879 Speaker 1: me know your thoughts. I had heard some rumors that 1033 00:57:13,920 --> 00:57:17,760 Speaker 1: they were trying to trade up to number three right now. Um, 1034 00:57:17,880 --> 00:57:20,320 Speaker 1: maybe they're waiting for the same Donald situation to play 1035 00:57:20,320 --> 00:57:25,200 Speaker 1: itself out. But yeah, I mean, I think Jimmy they 1036 00:57:25,240 --> 00:57:27,680 Speaker 1: they haven't restructured him for a reason. They could have 1037 00:57:27,720 --> 00:57:29,880 Speaker 1: got If Jimmy Garoppolo is gonna be their quarterback next 1038 00:57:29,960 --> 00:57:33,920 Speaker 1: year oneent, his capit would have gone from twenty to 1039 00:57:34,000 --> 00:57:37,960 Speaker 1: about two because they would have moved money back. They 1040 00:57:38,440 --> 00:57:41,560 Speaker 1: The last thing in a million years Kyle Shanahan wants 1041 00:57:41,560 --> 00:57:45,840 Speaker 1: to do is hitch his wagon to Jimmy Garoppolo March eighteen. 1042 00:57:47,760 --> 00:57:51,360 Speaker 1: So I'm with you. Good call by you. They're not 1043 00:57:51,440 --> 00:57:53,560 Speaker 1: restructuring him. Tells you everything you need to know. But 1044 00:57:53,600 --> 00:57:55,840 Speaker 1: it also makes sense. Of course they didn't restructure him. 1045 00:57:55,840 --> 00:57:58,360 Speaker 1: They couldn't. I mean, that would have been that would 1046 00:57:58,360 --> 00:58:01,280 Speaker 1: have been nuts if they did. But yeah, I appreciate 1047 00:58:01,320 --> 00:58:04,520 Speaker 1: everyone listening. Have a great weekend, Enjoy March madness. It's 1048 00:58:04,560 --> 00:58:07,120 Speaker 1: pouring rain outside right now, but hopefully wherever you are 1049 00:58:07,120 --> 00:58:09,400 Speaker 1: it's warming up, some sun's out. If it's not, I 1050 00:58:09,440 --> 00:58:11,480 Speaker 1: don't know what to tell you. It's supposed to play 1051 00:58:11,480 --> 00:58:14,920 Speaker 1: golf tomorrow, but it is pouring right now. Um, enjoy, 1052 00:58:15,360 --> 00:58:16,840 Speaker 1: Enjoy the weekend. Audios