1 00:00:09,760 --> 00:00:14,880 Speaker 1: What is up everybody? Welcome to the Three and Out Podcast. 2 00:00:15,120 --> 00:00:18,520 Speaker 1: I'm John Middlecop. Hopefully you guys all had a good weekend. 3 00:00:18,760 --> 00:00:20,960 Speaker 1: I guess if you're listening on Tuesday, had a good Monday. 4 00:00:21,680 --> 00:00:24,560 Speaker 1: I know as of midday Monday, I'm having a good day. 5 00:00:24,720 --> 00:00:27,360 Speaker 1: I hope you are as well. A lot going on. 6 00:00:27,520 --> 00:00:32,680 Speaker 1: We had a big trade finally happened Julio Jones. Now 7 00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:34,879 Speaker 1: on the Titans. I'll dive deep into that from the 8 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:38,200 Speaker 1: Atlanta side, the Titan side, and just some overall winners 9 00:00:38,200 --> 00:00:42,400 Speaker 1: and losers. The Green Bay Packers wide receivers are back. 10 00:00:43,440 --> 00:00:46,360 Speaker 1: We'll do a little bit also on the extension potential 11 00:00:46,479 --> 00:00:51,200 Speaker 1: on some of these young quarterbacks, Baker Lamar and Josh Allen. 12 00:00:51,520 --> 00:00:54,160 Speaker 1: I have a take there, and just some other little 13 00:00:54,200 --> 00:00:57,920 Speaker 1: stuff from around the football world. Nick Saban got a 14 00:00:58,000 --> 00:01:02,120 Speaker 1: contract extension at It's fair to say Nick Saban is 15 00:01:02,160 --> 00:01:05,319 Speaker 1: going to retire an Alabama head coach. Whether that's in 16 00:01:05,319 --> 00:01:07,880 Speaker 1: a year, five years, two years, who knows, but he's 17 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:10,920 Speaker 1: not going anywhere. For those of you that have left 18 00:01:10,959 --> 00:01:14,679 Speaker 1: a review, Three and Out Podcast would greatly appreciate. 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That's just a 37 00:02:06,840 --> 00:02:10,280 Speaker 1: reality of life, right, even if you have a great marriage, right, 38 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:13,600 Speaker 1: people get married, get divorced. The people get married, like 39 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:15,959 Speaker 1: one day we die. I'm not not to sound morbid here, 40 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:20,440 Speaker 1: but everything ends, everything, and I think in business now 41 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:24,480 Speaker 1: more than ever, partnerships are much shorter, right, what Julio 42 00:02:24,600 --> 00:02:28,359 Speaker 1: Jones playing ten years for the same franchise coming out 43 00:02:28,400 --> 00:02:31,320 Speaker 1: in two thousand and eleven draft, that was pretty impressive, right, 44 00:02:31,560 --> 00:02:34,240 Speaker 1: And really he was in the same group of several 45 00:02:34,280 --> 00:02:37,800 Speaker 1: guys A J. Green. J. J. Watt is definitely a 46 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:40,440 Speaker 1: Hall of Famer that you know, this many years into 47 00:02:40,480 --> 00:02:43,200 Speaker 1: their career they finally changed teams. It's kind of an outlier. 48 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:46,120 Speaker 1: It's it's not a normal situation for a guy to 49 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:50,200 Speaker 1: even last in one spot, non quarterback that long. It 50 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:53,800 Speaker 1: went really well and for whatever reason, a lot of variables, 51 00:02:53,919 --> 00:02:57,880 Speaker 1: cap implications, new general manager and new head coach, new vision. 52 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:01,400 Speaker 1: Anyone who's been up part of any business to get 53 00:03:01,480 --> 00:03:06,360 Speaker 1: new management, right, New management changes everything. It always does, 54 00:03:06,840 --> 00:03:10,680 Speaker 1: no matter what, whether it's football or whether it's insurance sales. 55 00:03:11,080 --> 00:03:14,160 Speaker 1: Like you get a new boss that's in charge of 56 00:03:14,440 --> 00:03:16,720 Speaker 1: the you know, in football is the personnel, the employees, 57 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:19,640 Speaker 1: however you want to, you know, categorize it. Things are 58 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:22,480 Speaker 1: gonna change. And then when you factor in their financial 59 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:25,520 Speaker 1: situation like it is what it is now, it's a 60 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:28,359 Speaker 1: big deal when a name moves team. Right When J. J. 61 00:03:28,480 --> 00:03:31,240 Speaker 1: Watt signed with the Cardinals. When A. J. Green signed 62 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:33,680 Speaker 1: with the Cardinals, Cam Newton, who was also in that 63 00:03:33,760 --> 00:03:36,160 Speaker 1: draft class last year, when he left the Panthers, like, 64 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:40,440 Speaker 1: it's they are famous players, right, perennial Pro Bowlers, Julio's 65 00:03:40,600 --> 00:03:44,400 Speaker 1: Hall of Famer. It's it's a big deal in name recognition. 66 00:03:44,440 --> 00:03:48,520 Speaker 1: Now on the field, who knows, right, For every thirty 67 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:51,840 Speaker 1: three year old that has success, there are ten guys 68 00:03:51,880 --> 00:03:54,640 Speaker 1: that kind of fall off a cliff. That's the nature 69 00:03:54,760 --> 00:03:58,520 Speaker 1: of the sport. But when I look at Atlanta, like, listen, 70 00:03:58,560 --> 00:04:01,840 Speaker 1: they're hitting the reset button slash. Maybe they think they 71 00:04:01,880 --> 00:04:04,400 Speaker 1: can be pretty good on offense. They just basically drafted 72 00:04:04,440 --> 00:04:06,480 Speaker 1: his replacement. We'll get into that here in a second. 73 00:04:07,160 --> 00:04:11,800 Speaker 1: But Arthur Smith, who had spent ten years with the 74 00:04:11,840 --> 00:04:16,320 Speaker 1: Tennessee Titans, that's a long time. They clearly Mike Vrabel 75 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:21,279 Speaker 1: changed his career. We're all human beings, no matter. It's like, 76 00:04:21,320 --> 00:04:24,840 Speaker 1: take the best price, do the best deal. It's easier 77 00:04:24,880 --> 00:04:29,000 Speaker 1: to do deals with people you know respect and kind 78 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:33,160 Speaker 1: of care about. Right. Mike Vrabel elevating Arthur Smith when 79 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:37,440 Speaker 1: the floor got the Packers job changed his career. He 80 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:41,160 Speaker 1: went from just being this position coach who was the FedEx. 81 00:04:41,520 --> 00:04:44,760 Speaker 1: You know, Fred Smith's son to the best or top 82 00:04:44,800 --> 00:04:47,039 Speaker 1: two or three offensive coordinator in the league. The last 83 00:04:47,040 --> 00:04:50,159 Speaker 1: couple of years changed Derrick Henry's life, put a J. 84 00:04:50,279 --> 00:04:54,479 Speaker 1: Brown on the map, created Ryan Tannehill's new career. Like 85 00:04:54,680 --> 00:04:59,200 Speaker 1: Arthur Smith became a big deal under vrabel under John Robinson. 86 00:04:59,560 --> 00:05:01,360 Speaker 1: So did he do them a little bit of a 87 00:05:01,360 --> 00:05:05,680 Speaker 1: favor here? I don't know, but clearly the offers were 88 00:05:05,680 --> 00:05:08,359 Speaker 1: not as crazy as you would think because that the 89 00:05:08,400 --> 00:05:12,720 Speaker 1: Atlanta Falcons had to attach a six round pick right, 90 00:05:12,760 --> 00:05:14,599 Speaker 1: and you can say middle coffee sixth round pick is 91 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:17,880 Speaker 1: not anything I would agree. But usually when you are 92 00:05:18,120 --> 00:05:21,320 Speaker 1: if it's a quote unquote seller's market, I don't have 93 00:05:21,360 --> 00:05:24,679 Speaker 1: to attach a pick. I go back to I remember 94 00:05:24,680 --> 00:05:27,719 Speaker 1: when the Raiders traded Khalil Mack and they didn't get 95 00:05:27,720 --> 00:05:30,000 Speaker 1: two ones and a two. They got two ones, and 96 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:33,240 Speaker 1: they did a pick swamp. Like doing pick swaps, you 97 00:05:33,360 --> 00:05:36,719 Speaker 1: got your trading Khalil Mack. You don't attach anything, right, 98 00:05:36,839 --> 00:05:41,120 Speaker 1: Jalen Ramsey, U Jamal Adams, nothing gets attached with them. 99 00:05:41,279 --> 00:05:44,680 Speaker 1: They just go and you get back picks. And that's 100 00:05:44,680 --> 00:05:47,600 Speaker 1: not what happened here because it was complicated older veteran player. 101 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:52,360 Speaker 1: I get it like it's just Atlanta. Julio Jones has 102 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:56,880 Speaker 1: happened thousand times in the NFL in my lifetime, older 103 00:05:56,960 --> 00:06:02,119 Speaker 1: veteran player, new administration. It's tough because Atlanta's history. He's 104 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:04,600 Speaker 1: probably starting to finish. I mean, I know they had 105 00:06:04,680 --> 00:06:07,520 Speaker 1: Dion Sanders for four or five years, they had far 106 00:06:07,720 --> 00:06:11,479 Speaker 1: for years. A backup Morten Anderson played four or five years, 107 00:06:11,560 --> 00:06:14,520 Speaker 1: Dolman played a couple. But this guy played a decade 108 00:06:14,520 --> 00:06:16,400 Speaker 1: basically for one team, and he's gonna go to the 109 00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:19,120 Speaker 1: Hall of Fame as an Atlanta Falcon. I think start 110 00:06:19,200 --> 00:06:21,040 Speaker 1: to finish. He's the best player in the history of 111 00:06:21,040 --> 00:06:24,039 Speaker 1: the franchise. If you're listening and you disagree, fire me 112 00:06:24,080 --> 00:06:26,440 Speaker 1: a DM, but that that would be my take. And 113 00:06:26,440 --> 00:06:29,440 Speaker 1: then on the Titan side, I think it's easier to 114 00:06:29,480 --> 00:06:33,000 Speaker 1: do this deal when you when if A. J. Brown 115 00:06:33,040 --> 00:06:34,880 Speaker 1: had been a first round pick, I think you would 116 00:06:34,920 --> 00:06:37,360 Speaker 1: think about it differently. But you have a little bit 117 00:06:37,360 --> 00:06:40,560 Speaker 1: of found money on your offense. You kind of got 118 00:06:40,560 --> 00:06:43,040 Speaker 1: Tanny Hill for nothing and you're not really paying him 119 00:06:43,040 --> 00:06:44,920 Speaker 1: that much money and he's last year he was a 120 00:06:44,960 --> 00:06:48,200 Speaker 1: top ten quarterback. A J. Brown is a star and 121 00:06:48,240 --> 00:06:51,159 Speaker 1: you got him in you know, pick fifty one. Derrick 122 00:06:51,200 --> 00:06:53,520 Speaker 1: Henry is the most dominant running back in the league, 123 00:06:54,080 --> 00:06:56,080 Speaker 1: so you go, you know, we're playing and let's face it, 124 00:06:56,120 --> 00:06:58,560 Speaker 1: running backs they don't really cost that much. So you 125 00:06:58,600 --> 00:07:01,760 Speaker 1: go second round pick. You know Vrabel and John Robinson, 126 00:07:01,839 --> 00:07:05,880 Speaker 1: Belichick guys, they really value football character. Well, clearly Julio 127 00:07:05,960 --> 00:07:08,560 Speaker 1: is a high football character. I read like Vrabel and 128 00:07:08,640 --> 00:07:11,160 Speaker 1: talk to Saban. What the hell Saban gonna tell you? 129 00:07:11,360 --> 00:07:12,960 Speaker 1: He hasn't been on his team in a decade, and 130 00:07:12,960 --> 00:07:14,520 Speaker 1: he's gonna say, yeah, he's one of the best players 131 00:07:14,560 --> 00:07:17,200 Speaker 1: I've ever coached. My fucking mom could tell you that 132 00:07:18,440 --> 00:07:20,240 Speaker 1: everyone with Atlantic. You didn't even need to be in 133 00:07:20,280 --> 00:07:23,200 Speaker 1: Atlanta's building to know, Like when duty called, Julio was 134 00:07:23,240 --> 00:07:28,080 Speaker 1: there reading a ball when it mattered the most, Like, Julio, 135 00:07:28,280 --> 00:07:31,160 Speaker 1: is what exactly you want? The only question marked is 136 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:33,600 Speaker 1: the age? And if you're John Robinson, you're kind of 137 00:07:33,600 --> 00:07:36,760 Speaker 1: in this arms race against the Colts, right. Really, the 138 00:07:36,800 --> 00:07:39,160 Speaker 1: a f C is very, very difficult. The Chiefs are 139 00:07:39,160 --> 00:07:42,600 Speaker 1: a powerhouse. The Ravens are good, the Steelers are good, 140 00:07:42,640 --> 00:07:46,080 Speaker 1: the Browns are good. Uh. The in the a f 141 00:07:46,160 --> 00:07:49,400 Speaker 1: C East, the Bills are legit. The Patriots are gonna 142 00:07:49,400 --> 00:07:52,480 Speaker 1: be better. The Dolphins, you know, keep improving, like the 143 00:07:52,480 --> 00:07:55,320 Speaker 1: a f C is better than the NFC. So now 144 00:07:55,360 --> 00:07:58,160 Speaker 1: I get an offense with this three Blue Chippers. I 145 00:07:58,200 --> 00:08:01,120 Speaker 1: get Julio Hall of Famer. I get Derrick Henry, who 146 00:08:01,280 --> 00:08:04,920 Speaker 1: is you know, had like fifty touchdowns and seven thousand 147 00:08:05,040 --> 00:08:07,800 Speaker 1: yards the last two years. Has been arguably the most 148 00:08:07,840 --> 00:08:11,640 Speaker 1: dominant individual player in football for two straight years non quarterback. 149 00:08:12,200 --> 00:08:13,880 Speaker 1: And A J. Brown is one of the bright young 150 00:08:13,920 --> 00:08:16,240 Speaker 1: stars in the league. And we know our defense isn't 151 00:08:16,240 --> 00:08:17,720 Speaker 1: that great. So when your defense is not that great, 152 00:08:17,720 --> 00:08:19,560 Speaker 1: what do you gotta do? You gotta double down on offense. 153 00:08:19,760 --> 00:08:21,720 Speaker 1: You gotta double down with what you're good at. It's 154 00:08:21,720 --> 00:08:24,200 Speaker 1: not like there are any defensive players are available. So 155 00:08:24,280 --> 00:08:28,640 Speaker 1: I appreciate John Robinson getting aggressive, and it's what he did, 156 00:08:29,160 --> 00:08:31,280 Speaker 1: and now he's got a good chance. He's he won 157 00:08:31,320 --> 00:08:33,160 Speaker 1: the division last year. I think it's safe to say 158 00:08:33,200 --> 00:08:35,280 Speaker 1: he thinks he can win the division again, and it 159 00:08:35,280 --> 00:08:38,640 Speaker 1: will come down to probably Tanny Hill and Carson Wentz. 160 00:08:39,200 --> 00:08:41,240 Speaker 1: But I think we'd all agree tanny Hill is not 161 00:08:41,280 --> 00:08:45,120 Speaker 1: as talented as Wentz, and Wentz is not gonna play 162 00:08:45,160 --> 00:08:47,040 Speaker 1: probably as bad as he did last year. So even 163 00:08:47,040 --> 00:08:49,760 Speaker 1: if Wentz gets back on the straight narrow, you go, well, 164 00:08:49,760 --> 00:08:52,120 Speaker 1: we got a J. Brown, we got Derrick Henry and 165 00:08:52,120 --> 00:08:55,600 Speaker 1: we got Julio Jones, like you got t Y Cool, 166 00:08:56,080 --> 00:08:58,760 Speaker 1: you got Michael Pittman Jr. And you've got Jonathan Taylor 167 00:08:58,840 --> 00:09:02,000 Speaker 1: like it's it's a like doc. I think the Titans offense, 168 00:09:02,120 --> 00:09:03,920 Speaker 1: which is kind of a big question mark because the 169 00:09:03,920 --> 00:09:07,240 Speaker 1: offensive coordinators gone, So you make it as easy as possible. 170 00:09:07,320 --> 00:09:10,240 Speaker 1: I was covering the Raiders when Todd Downing, their offensive coordinator, 171 00:09:10,520 --> 00:09:13,880 Speaker 1: took over the third year of of Jack del Rio, 172 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:17,079 Speaker 1: and it was it was bad. It was a disaster. Now, 173 00:09:17,240 --> 00:09:20,160 Speaker 1: you know, there are a lot of variables every individual coordinator. 174 00:09:20,240 --> 00:09:22,319 Speaker 1: Some guys have tough starts, like there are a lot 175 00:09:22,400 --> 00:09:25,600 Speaker 1: Brian day Ball didn't start that fast, right, Kyle Shanahan 176 00:09:25,640 --> 00:09:27,480 Speaker 1: had his ups and downs, like it's it's hard to 177 00:09:27,480 --> 00:09:30,520 Speaker 1: be an offensive coordinator, so you assume he's gonna be better, 178 00:09:30,520 --> 00:09:32,960 Speaker 1: but you're stacking the deck form So I you know, 179 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:35,040 Speaker 1: I think this was a win win when you look 180 00:09:35,080 --> 00:09:38,880 Speaker 1: at it all things considered, and ultimately a little bit 181 00:09:39,600 --> 00:09:43,000 Speaker 1: Lions with the Rams with the Stafford deal a little 182 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:47,520 Speaker 1: bit of an inside job. Welcome to America. Inside jobs happen, right, 183 00:09:47,760 --> 00:09:50,400 Speaker 1: That's that's the way the real world works. You usually 184 00:09:50,440 --> 00:09:55,320 Speaker 1: do deals with people you know. Welcome to life. Uh. 185 00:09:55,480 --> 00:09:59,400 Speaker 1: Some winners and losers from this trade. I listed three 186 00:09:59,400 --> 00:10:02,920 Speaker 1: on each side. Let's go through the three winners. First 187 00:10:02,920 --> 00:10:06,840 Speaker 1: and foremost. The biggest winner is Kyle Pitts because the 188 00:10:06,840 --> 00:10:11,520 Speaker 1: Atlanta Falcons Arthur Smith basically are saying we're getting rid 189 00:10:11,559 --> 00:10:14,280 Speaker 1: of Julio and Kyle Pitts is gonna fill that role. 190 00:10:14,679 --> 00:10:18,480 Speaker 1: Obviously they play different positions, but Kyle Pitts is gonna 191 00:10:18,480 --> 00:10:20,360 Speaker 1: be a guy that we're gonna depend on to catch 192 00:10:20,440 --> 00:10:24,280 Speaker 1: eighty to one hundred balls immediately. Him and Calvin Ridley 193 00:10:24,280 --> 00:10:27,440 Speaker 1: boom boom, Let's roll. And Kyle Pitts the way everyone 194 00:10:27,480 --> 00:10:30,040 Speaker 1: in NFL circles talked about him, the way anyone with 195 00:10:30,120 --> 00:10:32,559 Speaker 1: a brain and some eyeballs that watched him play go, 196 00:10:32,720 --> 00:10:35,120 Speaker 1: this guy can be a star. And you were selling 197 00:10:35,120 --> 00:10:37,520 Speaker 1: on Julio because another year, if he get injured, will 198 00:10:37,520 --> 00:10:39,720 Speaker 1: never get a second round pick for him. So you 199 00:10:39,840 --> 00:10:43,240 Speaker 1: just Kyle Pitts is filling that role. Number two Ryan 200 00:10:43,280 --> 00:10:46,280 Speaker 1: tammy Hill and Derrick Henry. Like, I've never been a 201 00:10:46,280 --> 00:10:49,000 Speaker 1: big Ryan tammy Hill guy, but I'll give him his 202 00:10:49,040 --> 00:10:51,439 Speaker 1: new He's played well the last couple of years. I'm 203 00:10:51,480 --> 00:10:53,640 Speaker 1: a big Derrick Henry guy. But I think when you look, 204 00:10:53,679 --> 00:10:56,360 Speaker 1: I think he almost had seven hundred attempts the last 205 00:10:56,400 --> 00:10:59,160 Speaker 1: couple of years. You can't maintain this and if you 206 00:10:59,240 --> 00:11:01,840 Speaker 1: do any moment, it could stop. It could come to 207 00:11:01,880 --> 00:11:05,800 Speaker 1: a screeching halt. Now, the way he plays, he's not 208 00:11:05,960 --> 00:11:08,920 Speaker 1: running guys over, so I don't think he's ever gonna 209 00:11:08,960 --> 00:11:11,480 Speaker 1: take on a big injury because he's not trucking safeties 210 00:11:11,559 --> 00:11:14,600 Speaker 1: or linebackers. But you just take that many carries, We've 211 00:11:14,600 --> 00:11:16,880 Speaker 1: seen it in the history of the league, guys slow down. 212 00:11:17,320 --> 00:11:19,280 Speaker 1: So if I can take a little bit of pressure 213 00:11:19,760 --> 00:11:22,439 Speaker 1: off Henry in the run game and make it easier 214 00:11:22,480 --> 00:11:24,920 Speaker 1: for Ryan Tannehill to go along with a J. Brown, 215 00:11:25,000 --> 00:11:27,480 Speaker 1: you lose Corey Davis, Julio and a J that's called 216 00:11:27,480 --> 00:11:30,120 Speaker 1: two blue chip outside guys. You got three blue chip 217 00:11:30,160 --> 00:11:34,720 Speaker 1: offensive weapons. And then the NFC West. Because I know 218 00:11:34,840 --> 00:11:38,160 Speaker 1: this in Fort Lamp they were very, very nervous that 219 00:11:38,240 --> 00:11:41,600 Speaker 1: the Rams are Seattle, We're gonna get Julio Jones I 220 00:11:41,440 --> 00:11:44,520 Speaker 1: imagine the Rams wanted no part of the Niners or 221 00:11:44,559 --> 00:11:47,079 Speaker 1: Seattle getting him. Same thing with Seattle and the other 222 00:11:47,120 --> 00:11:52,200 Speaker 1: two teams. Kyle Shanahan was the starter for the NASCAR 223 00:11:52,360 --> 00:11:54,720 Speaker 1: race yesterday. They interviewed him, They said, what do you 224 00:11:54,720 --> 00:11:57,760 Speaker 1: think about the Julio Jones trade. First thing he said was, 225 00:11:57,960 --> 00:12:00,960 Speaker 1: thank god he didn't end up in our division. Thank 226 00:12:01,000 --> 00:12:03,680 Speaker 1: god he is just out of out of sight, out 227 00:12:03,720 --> 00:12:06,960 Speaker 1: of mind. Even though the irony is the NFC West 228 00:12:07,400 --> 00:12:10,480 Speaker 1: plays the NFC South this year, so all the teams 229 00:12:10,480 --> 00:12:15,280 Speaker 1: will play Julio. But it's I think all the teams. 230 00:12:15,360 --> 00:12:17,200 Speaker 1: It was kind of a bidding contest, hoping one of 231 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:19,640 Speaker 1: the teams would overpay. Turns out the Titans got him. 232 00:12:19,679 --> 00:12:23,720 Speaker 1: The losers Mattie Ice. Uh. Like I said, Kyle Pitts 233 00:12:23,840 --> 00:12:26,240 Speaker 1: is a winner, but it's an unknown like we know, 234 00:12:26,360 --> 00:12:30,320 Speaker 1: not every rookie hits the ground running. Matt Ryan, who 235 00:12:30,440 --> 00:12:32,679 Speaker 1: is the best quarterback in the history of the Falcons, 236 00:12:33,520 --> 00:12:35,880 Speaker 1: his number, his the best target he's ever had by 237 00:12:35,920 --> 00:12:39,720 Speaker 1: a mile is Julio Jones. That guy is gone, so 238 00:12:39,840 --> 00:12:42,280 Speaker 1: it's gonna take time to build up report. Kyle Pitts 239 00:12:42,640 --> 00:12:45,160 Speaker 1: takes time to build up chemistry we know O, T 240 00:12:45,320 --> 00:12:47,360 Speaker 1: A s are different. Now you're not spending the same 241 00:12:47,400 --> 00:12:52,640 Speaker 1: time grinding there is there is just a gap when 242 00:12:52,720 --> 00:12:56,040 Speaker 1: you have a decade of experience with another human being. Right, 243 00:12:56,080 --> 00:12:58,560 Speaker 1: if you ever have a business partnership for a decade 244 00:12:58,960 --> 00:13:02,280 Speaker 1: and then end it and then get a new business partnership, 245 00:13:02,400 --> 00:13:05,040 Speaker 1: there's a learning curve. No matter if the next guy 246 00:13:05,080 --> 00:13:07,640 Speaker 1: you're with is even better than the previous guy. It 247 00:13:07,720 --> 00:13:11,560 Speaker 1: takes time to build a report. Right, There's there's a 248 00:13:11,559 --> 00:13:14,320 Speaker 1: reason when you you know you first start dating a 249 00:13:14,440 --> 00:13:18,720 Speaker 1: year later, like your relationship is more powerful two years later, 250 00:13:18,840 --> 00:13:21,160 Speaker 1: five years later. It's no different. As a quarterback in 251 00:13:21,200 --> 00:13:24,880 Speaker 1: the wide receiver, Joe Montana and Jerry Rice were much 252 00:13:24,920 --> 00:13:28,320 Speaker 1: more potent year six than they were year one. So 253 00:13:28,440 --> 00:13:31,800 Speaker 1: Matt Ryan, there's just his now quote unquote number one. 254 00:13:32,120 --> 00:13:35,160 Speaker 1: I guess Ridley's technically still the number one, but I 255 00:13:35,200 --> 00:13:37,880 Speaker 1: mean Pitt's ideally they got two number one, and Pitts 256 00:13:37,880 --> 00:13:40,559 Speaker 1: and Calvin Ridley ideally to meet Calvin Ridley's a two 257 00:13:40,559 --> 00:13:44,000 Speaker 1: and Kyle Pitts is like your star player just takes time. 258 00:13:44,360 --> 00:13:47,560 Speaker 1: Number two loser. The Colts, I mean the Colts and 259 00:13:47,559 --> 00:13:50,160 Speaker 1: the Titans are kind of equals. Right, They've been battling 260 00:13:50,160 --> 00:13:52,680 Speaker 1: for this division in the last several years. Uh. They're 261 00:13:52,720 --> 00:13:56,200 Speaker 1: clearly two playoff teams to double digit win teams, and 262 00:13:56,280 --> 00:13:59,600 Speaker 1: any time and one of those two teams improves, it's 263 00:13:59,640 --> 00:14:02,240 Speaker 1: a problem him. Like the second round draft pick this 264 00:14:02,320 --> 00:14:04,880 Speaker 1: year meant nothing to the Colts, for you know, the 265 00:14:04,880 --> 00:14:07,719 Speaker 1: Titans right that that individual player was not going to 266 00:14:07,800 --> 00:14:10,559 Speaker 1: be on the team. So this year, without losing anything 267 00:14:10,559 --> 00:14:13,800 Speaker 1: on their own team, they add Julio Jones. I would 268 00:14:13,800 --> 00:14:17,360 Speaker 1: still probably lean the Colts are the better team. They're 269 00:14:17,400 --> 00:14:20,000 Speaker 1: just more well rounded. Their defense is really good, and 270 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:21,440 Speaker 1: that's the problem with the Titans. I don't know how 271 00:14:21,440 --> 00:14:24,440 Speaker 1: good their defense is. Right they draft the corner from 272 00:14:24,480 --> 00:14:27,800 Speaker 1: Virginia Tech, who what I've been told, he's one back 273 00:14:27,800 --> 00:14:30,440 Speaker 1: injury away from his career being over. Now. He's really talented, 274 00:14:30,480 --> 00:14:33,600 Speaker 1: but who knows can he stay healthy? Uh? So I 275 00:14:33,840 --> 00:14:36,840 Speaker 1: would lead, like very slightly to the Colts. But I'm 276 00:14:36,840 --> 00:14:39,160 Speaker 1: also betting on Carson Wentz being better. If he's not, 277 00:14:39,360 --> 00:14:42,160 Speaker 1: the Titans could win this division by three games. If 278 00:14:42,200 --> 00:14:45,520 Speaker 1: Carson Wentz is terrible again, uh, and then the other 279 00:14:45,640 --> 00:14:49,560 Speaker 1: loser a J Brown Fantasy owners last year, it's seventy 280 00:14:49,560 --> 00:14:51,720 Speaker 1: catches and eleven touchdowns. I know he battled injuries a 281 00:14:51,720 --> 00:14:54,520 Speaker 1: little bit, but I think going into this season, you 282 00:14:54,560 --> 00:14:56,880 Speaker 1: could have seen a scenario where a J. Brown got 283 00:14:56,960 --> 00:15:01,040 Speaker 1: fifteen touchdowns as the clear number one guy, as just 284 00:15:01,280 --> 00:15:04,400 Speaker 1: tanney Hill. They just they throw a hundred fifty targets 285 00:15:04,440 --> 00:15:07,800 Speaker 1: at him. Now, he still might get ten touchdowns, but 286 00:15:07,800 --> 00:15:10,200 Speaker 1: I do think it's gonna be a little more difficult now. Julio, 287 00:15:10,280 --> 00:15:13,840 Speaker 1: for whatever reason, never scored as many touchdowns as his 288 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:16,320 Speaker 1: talent should have. And it wasn't always his fault. For 289 00:15:16,360 --> 00:15:19,280 Speaker 1: whatever reason, he just didn't score that many touchdowns right 290 00:15:19,400 --> 00:15:22,440 Speaker 1: relative to how great he was, like the Davante Adams 291 00:15:22,480 --> 00:15:25,360 Speaker 1: like something. He consistently has years of like twelve touchdowns. 292 00:15:25,560 --> 00:15:27,880 Speaker 1: Hulu has a lot of like five six touchdown years 293 00:15:28,240 --> 00:15:31,040 Speaker 1: even when he's dominating. I just wonder if a J. 294 00:15:31,200 --> 00:15:33,040 Speaker 1: Brown might have a little more catches, but it wouldn't 295 00:15:33,040 --> 00:15:35,680 Speaker 1: shock me. Instead of eleven twelve touchdowns, maybe he gets 296 00:15:35,680 --> 00:15:38,520 Speaker 1: like six or seven and Julio gets you know, six 297 00:15:38,600 --> 00:15:40,840 Speaker 1: or seven, so they end up with like fifteen touchdowns 298 00:15:40,880 --> 00:15:44,080 Speaker 1: between the two of them. So a J. Brown fantasy owners, 299 00:15:44,120 --> 00:15:46,840 Speaker 1: still a J. Brown as a player should open him 300 00:15:46,880 --> 00:15:49,320 Speaker 1: up a little bit more. Fox Sports Radio has the 301 00:15:49,400 --> 00:15:52,320 Speaker 1: best sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch all of 302 00:15:52,320 --> 00:15:55,840 Speaker 1: our shows at Fox Sports Radio dot com and within 303 00:15:55,880 --> 00:15:58,360 Speaker 1: the I Heart Radio app. Search f s R to 304 00:15:58,480 --> 00:16:03,760 Speaker 1: listen live. I wanted to dive into the re emergence 305 00:16:04,520 --> 00:16:08,200 Speaker 1: of the Packers wide receivers all coming back from mandatory 306 00:16:08,280 --> 00:16:11,520 Speaker 1: O t s and it got me thinking. When I 307 00:16:11,560 --> 00:16:14,600 Speaker 1: worked at Fresnol State, I'll never forget Pat Hill said something. 308 00:16:14,760 --> 00:16:17,680 Speaker 1: I forget what setting he set it in, but it's 309 00:16:17,680 --> 00:16:20,760 Speaker 1: something that's stuck with me forever. He said, the only 310 00:16:20,880 --> 00:16:26,760 Speaker 1: person who truly cares about you is you. Now this 311 00:16:27,000 --> 00:16:30,520 Speaker 1: was I forget the exact put this into context. Obviously 312 00:16:30,560 --> 00:16:34,400 Speaker 1: your family cares about you more in a professional setting, right, 313 00:16:34,960 --> 00:16:38,440 Speaker 1: and you gotta be selfish sometimes professionally. And I think, 314 00:16:38,440 --> 00:16:41,360 Speaker 1: just as humans, we learn. Anyone that grew up with 315 00:16:41,400 --> 00:16:46,040 Speaker 1: brothers and sisters knows, you know eight nine, ten, twelve, fifteen. 316 00:16:46,080 --> 00:16:49,400 Speaker 1: Whenever you get into predicaments where your parents goes, tell 317 00:16:49,400 --> 00:16:52,080 Speaker 1: me who did it, tell me who's wrong, tell me 318 00:16:52,160 --> 00:16:54,680 Speaker 1: what they really did, and eventually kind of gotta give 319 00:16:54,760 --> 00:16:57,000 Speaker 1: up brother or sister because you're like, I don't want 320 00:16:57,000 --> 00:16:58,440 Speaker 1: to get in trouble, I didn't do a damn thing, 321 00:16:59,320 --> 00:17:01,720 Speaker 1: and on the to forget Early on in my career 322 00:17:02,280 --> 00:17:06,000 Speaker 1: when Chip Kelly came in UH in Philadelphia, and then 323 00:17:06,040 --> 00:17:08,640 Speaker 1: again in my in my Standing Radio when we got 324 00:17:08,640 --> 00:17:12,960 Speaker 1: new management, I wasn't selfish enough. I thought, you know, 325 00:17:13,119 --> 00:17:15,439 Speaker 1: I just gotta stick through it. I can't start reaching 326 00:17:15,440 --> 00:17:19,400 Speaker 1: out to other entities and start setting myself up. I've 327 00:17:19,400 --> 00:17:22,240 Speaker 1: signed a contract. Things are starting to get weird, but 328 00:17:22,280 --> 00:17:24,920 Speaker 1: I'm just gonna play this out. And both times it 329 00:17:25,000 --> 00:17:28,600 Speaker 1: cost me because I was not selfish enough. And I 330 00:17:28,600 --> 00:17:30,880 Speaker 1: think through those experiences kind of numb me. And now 331 00:17:30,960 --> 00:17:35,359 Speaker 1: sometimes I think I'm too selfish, but especially young, when 332 00:17:35,400 --> 00:17:38,200 Speaker 1: we're young, professionally it's a it's a hard thing to do. 333 00:17:38,680 --> 00:17:41,280 Speaker 1: But I told someone this in another in another industry 334 00:17:41,320 --> 00:17:44,119 Speaker 1: the other day who was like struggling with what he 335 00:17:44,119 --> 00:17:46,760 Speaker 1: should do professionally, and I was like, you gotta know this. 336 00:17:47,640 --> 00:17:52,280 Speaker 1: You shouldn't feel bad about contacting other employers because your 337 00:17:52,440 --> 00:17:55,160 Speaker 1: employer would get rid of you if they could upgrade 338 00:17:55,320 --> 00:17:58,320 Speaker 1: or save money or whatever. You have to be selfish. 339 00:17:58,359 --> 00:18:00,919 Speaker 1: Now you can do it professionally. You don't need to 340 00:18:00,920 --> 00:18:03,639 Speaker 1: be a scumbag about it. But you have to worry 341 00:18:03,640 --> 00:18:06,240 Speaker 1: about yourself first, because if you don't, you will get 342 00:18:06,359 --> 00:18:09,679 Speaker 1: left behind. Now, there's a balance of just being like 343 00:18:09,720 --> 00:18:14,399 Speaker 1: a social, selfish asshole and being someone who just you know, 344 00:18:14,440 --> 00:18:19,040 Speaker 1: puts themselves first in professional situations, right, because you can 345 00:18:19,040 --> 00:18:21,879 Speaker 1: get replaced, you can get thrown to the curb. You 346 00:18:21,960 --> 00:18:25,320 Speaker 1: have to worry about yourself. And listen, I understood when 347 00:18:25,320 --> 00:18:28,720 Speaker 1: the wide receivers no showed for Aaron Rodgers show some 348 00:18:28,840 --> 00:18:33,840 Speaker 1: solidarity Davante. I mean Aaron's created Now, Davante has created 349 00:18:33,920 --> 00:18:37,600 Speaker 1: himself with hard work and talent. But he's obviously benefited 350 00:18:37,680 --> 00:18:41,560 Speaker 1: from playing with Rogers. And we'll have an enormous pay day, 351 00:18:41,600 --> 00:18:43,800 Speaker 1: whether it's from the Packers or whether it's in free 352 00:18:43,800 --> 00:18:46,200 Speaker 1: agency in the next couple of years. Right, he is 353 00:18:46,200 --> 00:18:48,159 Speaker 1: gonna become one of the highest paid players in the 354 00:18:48,240 --> 00:18:52,639 Speaker 1: league non quarterback. But like Rogers is this guy and 355 00:18:52,680 --> 00:18:55,560 Speaker 1: I get it. And all the other young wide receivers, 356 00:18:55,680 --> 00:18:58,919 Speaker 1: uh one with three names Lazard, I mean, you go, 357 00:18:59,119 --> 00:19:00,560 Speaker 1: I don't even know who. They aren't a bunch of 358 00:19:00,560 --> 00:19:03,480 Speaker 1: no names. I get it. They played with Rogers, They've 359 00:19:03,480 --> 00:19:06,280 Speaker 1: had a lot of success with Rogers. They go, we're lucky. 360 00:19:06,480 --> 00:19:09,119 Speaker 1: You know as late round picks and undrafted free agents 361 00:19:09,119 --> 00:19:11,760 Speaker 1: to be playing with this all time. Great, he makes 362 00:19:11,800 --> 00:19:15,040 Speaker 1: me look better. We're not gonna show up at voluntary minicamp. 363 00:19:15,160 --> 00:19:17,800 Speaker 1: I get it, I completely understood it. I actually thought 364 00:19:17,840 --> 00:19:19,480 Speaker 1: it was a major power play and a bad look 365 00:19:19,480 --> 00:19:22,119 Speaker 1: for Goodikins, like you've lost control of your team. But 366 00:19:22,200 --> 00:19:26,840 Speaker 1: now mandatory minicamp, they're all showing up. And I give 367 00:19:26,920 --> 00:19:30,320 Speaker 1: these guys. I respect them for holding out, and I 368 00:19:30,359 --> 00:19:32,879 Speaker 1: also respect them for making the right decision, because you 369 00:19:32,960 --> 00:19:36,200 Speaker 1: gotta worry about you first. You don't control what Aaron's 370 00:19:36,240 --> 00:19:39,520 Speaker 1: doing in Malibu drinking my ties with the tellers and 371 00:19:39,560 --> 00:19:42,960 Speaker 1: his wife doing who knows what. Right. You don't control 372 00:19:43,119 --> 00:19:45,639 Speaker 1: what he's doing in Hawaii, what what's going on between 373 00:19:45,720 --> 00:19:50,000 Speaker 1: him and Goodikins. You can't control that relationship, especially if 374 00:19:50,040 --> 00:19:53,240 Speaker 1: you have a good relationship with management and the coach. 375 00:19:53,960 --> 00:19:57,640 Speaker 1: There's a balance of listen, I want Aaron to be here, 376 00:19:57,680 --> 00:20:00,280 Speaker 1: and like, I'm part of this team. You guys, hey me, 377 00:20:00,520 --> 00:20:03,240 Speaker 1: I work for you. I don't work for Rogers. Like 378 00:20:03,359 --> 00:20:06,879 Speaker 1: if Rogers no shows and start getting fine, Rogers demands 379 00:20:06,880 --> 00:20:09,280 Speaker 1: a trade, like I mean, seriously does it says like 380 00:20:09,359 --> 00:20:11,280 Speaker 1: I will not show up unless you trade me. You 381 00:20:11,320 --> 00:20:14,240 Speaker 1: can't control any of that. It is completely out of 382 00:20:14,280 --> 00:20:17,440 Speaker 1: your control. And it's very cliche. You know what's funny 383 00:20:17,480 --> 00:20:19,760 Speaker 1: is when you're young and you hear you hear a 384 00:20:19,800 --> 00:20:23,120 Speaker 1: lot in sports, but I think you hear successful people say, like, 385 00:20:23,240 --> 00:20:25,880 Speaker 1: you know, be present, be where your feet are, focused 386 00:20:25,880 --> 00:20:28,720 Speaker 1: on the task and the job you have at hand, right, 387 00:20:28,880 --> 00:20:32,399 Speaker 1: worry about that. Control what you can control. And when 388 00:20:32,440 --> 00:20:34,840 Speaker 1: you're young, it's like, shut up, I'll control whatever I can. 389 00:20:35,160 --> 00:20:37,280 Speaker 1: I'll worry about everything. And the older you get, you 390 00:20:37,320 --> 00:20:39,919 Speaker 1: realize what a waste of energy that is. Like if 391 00:20:39,960 --> 00:20:42,920 Speaker 1: you literally just control what you control and don't assume 392 00:20:42,960 --> 00:20:46,120 Speaker 1: all these other things. Things typically take care of themselves. 393 00:20:46,160 --> 00:20:48,320 Speaker 1: You're gonna win some, you're gonna lose some. But I 394 00:20:48,359 --> 00:20:51,640 Speaker 1: do think you'll have more success on that path than 395 00:20:51,720 --> 00:20:54,040 Speaker 1: you will worrying about all these other things and other 396 00:20:54,160 --> 00:20:58,359 Speaker 1: human beings that you can't control. You'll be more successful. 397 00:20:58,760 --> 00:21:01,399 Speaker 1: So the packers have a little bit less of a 398 00:21:01,440 --> 00:21:04,359 Speaker 1: problem on their hand. And now like it has been 399 00:21:04,400 --> 00:21:07,440 Speaker 1: the whole time and Aaron Rodgers issue, but the moment 400 00:21:07,480 --> 00:21:11,199 Speaker 1: those wide receivers didn't show up, it became an organizational 401 00:21:11,280 --> 00:21:14,600 Speaker 1: problem and I was interested to see what was gonna happen. 402 00:21:14,640 --> 00:21:17,200 Speaker 1: Then reading the reports today, they're all coming, I go, okay, 403 00:21:17,600 --> 00:21:21,080 Speaker 1: not that Aaron loses any leverage, but I don't know 404 00:21:21,160 --> 00:21:23,720 Speaker 1: what the endgame is here because Clary the Packers is 405 00:21:23,720 --> 00:21:26,080 Speaker 1: gonna keep saying, no, we're not gonna trade them. We 406 00:21:26,119 --> 00:21:29,960 Speaker 1: don't want the Broncos draft picks. We don't want Derek Carr. 407 00:21:30,000 --> 00:21:33,639 Speaker 1: We want fucking Aaron Rodgers. We want Aaron Rodgers to 408 00:21:33,680 --> 00:21:35,760 Speaker 1: come back. We'll pay you more money. What do we 409 00:21:35,840 --> 00:21:37,840 Speaker 1: have to do. We want you to be the quarterback 410 00:21:38,440 --> 00:21:40,560 Speaker 1: and the wide receivers showing up. I don't know it 411 00:21:40,600 --> 00:21:43,880 Speaker 1: helps it a little bit. It just, you know, Simmers, 412 00:21:43,920 --> 00:21:47,000 Speaker 1: the situation now, more than likely Davante or one of 413 00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:49,440 Speaker 1: these players is going to talk to the media this week. 414 00:21:50,000 --> 00:21:52,800 Speaker 1: And you know, this is the problem with these situations 415 00:21:53,440 --> 00:21:56,920 Speaker 1: is that you create just problems within the locker room. 416 00:21:57,000 --> 00:22:00,359 Speaker 1: It's why average the below average players, when they become 417 00:22:00,400 --> 00:22:03,159 Speaker 1: a problem, they're either cut or traded immediately because you 418 00:22:03,240 --> 00:22:05,199 Speaker 1: do not want the locker room to deal with it. 419 00:22:05,560 --> 00:22:07,479 Speaker 1: But when you have a guy as good as Aaron Rodgers, 420 00:22:07,520 --> 00:22:09,880 Speaker 1: you have no choice because you're not gonna cut him. 421 00:22:09,880 --> 00:22:13,240 Speaker 1: Obviously you're definitely not in the mood to trade him. 422 00:22:13,320 --> 00:22:16,400 Speaker 1: But all the every question that every player on your 423 00:22:16,400 --> 00:22:19,240 Speaker 1: team is gonna get asked, coaches included, is gonna be 424 00:22:19,280 --> 00:22:22,040 Speaker 1: about a guy that is on the beach right now, 425 00:22:22,440 --> 00:22:25,160 Speaker 1: you know, having a corona at one in the afternoon. 426 00:22:25,840 --> 00:22:27,760 Speaker 1: And I don't blame Aaron. I wouldn't be too if 427 00:22:27,760 --> 00:22:31,439 Speaker 1: I was, if I was in But the situation is, 428 00:22:31,800 --> 00:22:34,399 Speaker 1: it's the number one story going into training game. I 429 00:22:34,400 --> 00:22:37,359 Speaker 1: do think Goodikins can sleep a little bit better knowing 430 00:22:37,400 --> 00:22:40,000 Speaker 1: his wide receivers are there, and he gets to see 431 00:22:40,080 --> 00:22:42,280 Speaker 1: Jordan's love, you know, his first round draft pick for 432 00:22:42,560 --> 00:22:45,480 Speaker 1: from a year ago. Throw balls with Davonte Adams like 433 00:22:45,560 --> 00:22:49,840 Speaker 1: that's a big thing because worst case scenario, if Rogers 434 00:22:50,080 --> 00:22:52,639 Speaker 1: really wants to draw a line in the sand and 435 00:22:52,720 --> 00:22:55,240 Speaker 1: not show up, you get these couple of days to 436 00:22:55,280 --> 00:22:58,200 Speaker 1: just see what it might look like the passing game 437 00:22:58,640 --> 00:23:01,119 Speaker 1: with this player. Now, I'm not trying to act like 438 00:23:01,160 --> 00:23:04,240 Speaker 1: O T A. S has much correlation to like Week one, 439 00:23:04,760 --> 00:23:07,560 Speaker 1: but at least they can develop somewhat of a rapport 440 00:23:07,960 --> 00:23:11,000 Speaker 1: here in DeVante. I think with Coward, like a month ago, 441 00:23:11,200 --> 00:23:13,639 Speaker 1: he'd never played catch with him. Why would he was 442 00:23:13,640 --> 00:23:16,400 Speaker 1: a third three quarterback Davantage just with Rogers the whole time. 443 00:23:16,760 --> 00:23:18,680 Speaker 1: So you get some of these reps with the tight ends, 444 00:23:18,720 --> 00:23:20,800 Speaker 1: with the with the running backs and with the wide receivers, 445 00:23:21,280 --> 00:23:22,920 Speaker 1: and you just you get to see what you got. 446 00:23:25,000 --> 00:23:27,760 Speaker 1: I wanted to fly around a lot of stories, a 447 00:23:27,800 --> 00:23:29,840 Speaker 1: lot of different things going on from the last three 448 00:23:29,960 --> 00:23:32,080 Speaker 1: or four days that I wanted to hit on first 449 00:23:32,119 --> 00:23:36,879 Speaker 1: and foremost breaking Today, Nick Saban, in his late sixties 450 00:23:37,359 --> 00:23:41,440 Speaker 1: has been extended shocker through the two thousand twenty eight. 451 00:23:41,480 --> 00:23:44,879 Speaker 1: I already thought he had a lifetime contract. Uh. I 452 00:23:44,960 --> 00:23:47,560 Speaker 1: think the only question is, right now, this is kind 453 00:23:47,560 --> 00:23:51,119 Speaker 1: of irrelevant, is how much longer is saving gonna keep coaching? 454 00:23:51,440 --> 00:23:53,880 Speaker 1: And I think the answer is simple. As long as 455 00:23:53,880 --> 00:23:56,399 Speaker 1: he thinks he can keep winning Natty's. He's a defending 456 00:23:56,480 --> 00:23:59,920 Speaker 1: national champion. He's not going anywhere. And until they're a 457 00:24:00,200 --> 00:24:04,119 Speaker 1: precipitous drop off in his ability to land the top recruits, 458 00:24:04,160 --> 00:24:07,479 Speaker 1: on his ability to you know, he's been losing coaches forever, 459 00:24:08,080 --> 00:24:10,840 Speaker 1: but go into every season thinking he can win the division, 460 00:24:11,440 --> 00:24:14,320 Speaker 1: win the SEC. And when you look at it, Ogeron 461 00:24:14,400 --> 00:24:18,119 Speaker 1: had a year from the football gods, right, that's not 462 00:24:18,200 --> 00:24:20,800 Speaker 1: happening again. When don't they ever had a Joe Burrow 463 00:24:20,840 --> 00:24:25,320 Speaker 1: at quarterback? Ol Miss It's just never gonna get the talent. 464 00:24:25,400 --> 00:24:28,000 Speaker 1: I don't think to to hang with saving in these 465 00:24:28,040 --> 00:24:31,000 Speaker 1: next couple of years. Mississippi State like they have their 466 00:24:31,080 --> 00:24:33,440 Speaker 1: run with Dan Mullen. I think their biggest threat would 467 00:24:33,480 --> 00:24:35,760 Speaker 1: be Texas A and M. But we saw last year 468 00:24:35,760 --> 00:24:39,240 Speaker 1: they beat the hell out of him, so Florida, Georgia. 469 00:24:39,680 --> 00:24:41,679 Speaker 1: He's really just gonna play those guys in the SEC 470 00:24:41,760 --> 00:24:44,919 Speaker 1: championship game. I think we're gonna see Nick. If I 471 00:24:44,920 --> 00:24:47,160 Speaker 1: had to make a guess, I'd say at minimum three 472 00:24:47,200 --> 00:24:50,879 Speaker 1: more years and probably at least another national championship in 473 00:24:50,920 --> 00:24:53,119 Speaker 1: that stretch. I mean, he's the John Wooden of the 474 00:24:53,160 --> 00:24:56,840 Speaker 1: Internet age. It's just that simple. Six championships at Alabama, 475 00:24:56,880 --> 00:24:58,879 Speaker 1: one at l s U. I don't think it's out 476 00:24:58,920 --> 00:25:02,240 Speaker 1: of the realm possibility he could rack up a couple more, right. 477 00:25:02,320 --> 00:25:06,399 Speaker 1: I mean, Clemson is is definitely to me his biggest obstacle, 478 00:25:06,840 --> 00:25:09,879 Speaker 1: Ohio State and then whoever kind of strikes lightning in 479 00:25:09,920 --> 00:25:13,399 Speaker 1: a bottle in the SEC. The problem with Oklahoma is 480 00:25:13,400 --> 00:25:15,560 Speaker 1: gonna be are they ever gonna be good enough on defense? 481 00:25:15,600 --> 00:25:18,359 Speaker 1: And the answer is probably no, but I think they 482 00:25:18,400 --> 00:25:20,960 Speaker 1: feel pretty bullish about their team this year. So Nick 483 00:25:21,040 --> 00:25:23,840 Speaker 1: Saban sucks for SEC fans. If you're not an Alabama fan, 484 00:25:24,000 --> 00:25:29,920 Speaker 1: Roll Tied ain't going anywhere. Uh. Albert Brier touched on this, 485 00:25:30,000 --> 00:25:33,720 Speaker 1: but it's kind of extension season for those guys that 486 00:25:33,760 --> 00:25:37,800 Speaker 1: are third year players going into their fourth year that 487 00:25:38,000 --> 00:25:40,960 Speaker 1: were drafted in two thousand and eighteen. And I think 488 00:25:40,960 --> 00:25:43,359 Speaker 1: the three guys that come up the most would be 489 00:25:43,480 --> 00:25:47,320 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen and he's not on their level, 490 00:25:47,400 --> 00:25:49,600 Speaker 1: but his one year was really successful. Last year was 491 00:25:49,600 --> 00:25:52,719 Speaker 1: Stefanski is Baker Mayfield, and all these guys had their 492 00:25:52,720 --> 00:25:56,119 Speaker 1: fifth year option picked up. And I understand from the 493 00:25:56,160 --> 00:25:59,399 Speaker 1: salary cap people standpoint is you always want to be 494 00:25:59,480 --> 00:26:02,240 Speaker 1: ahead of it. You'll always if you can pay him early, 495 00:26:02,320 --> 00:26:05,800 Speaker 1: you'll end up paying less, you know, uh in years 496 00:26:05,840 --> 00:26:09,080 Speaker 1: to come because every year it gets more expensive. I 497 00:26:09,200 --> 00:26:12,640 Speaker 1: understand Patrick Mahomes giving him the historic extension. He had 498 00:26:12,640 --> 00:26:15,159 Speaker 1: won the m v P, he had won you a 499 00:26:15,200 --> 00:26:18,920 Speaker 1: super Bowl. It was a no brainer. My mom knew 500 00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:21,320 Speaker 1: that he was an all time great. I just think 501 00:26:21,320 --> 00:26:23,520 Speaker 1: with all three of these guys, and I get from 502 00:26:23,560 --> 00:26:25,760 Speaker 1: the Bill standpoint, Josh Allen just took him to the 503 00:26:25,800 --> 00:26:28,560 Speaker 1: n f C Championship Game. That's a big deal in Buffalo, 504 00:26:28,880 --> 00:26:32,159 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson. Every year he started, they've gone to the playoffs, 505 00:26:32,920 --> 00:26:35,720 Speaker 1: a place they were not going post Super Bowl with 506 00:26:35,800 --> 00:26:38,399 Speaker 1: Joe Flacco, just to the playoffs let alone be in 507 00:26:38,400 --> 00:26:41,800 Speaker 1: a consistent twelve, thirteen, fourteen, eleven, I think last year, 508 00:26:41,840 --> 00:26:44,840 Speaker 1: but they've been a powerhouse team, mainly because of him 509 00:26:44,920 --> 00:26:48,600 Speaker 1: in the defense. He's been fantastic and Baker last year. Listen, 510 00:26:48,680 --> 00:26:51,120 Speaker 1: someone called me a Baker hater. I'll tip my hat. 511 00:26:51,200 --> 00:26:53,399 Speaker 1: The second half of the season, I thought he was fantastic, 512 00:26:53,680 --> 00:26:57,080 Speaker 1: he was really good. I would not extend any one 513 00:26:57,119 --> 00:26:59,439 Speaker 1: of these three guys this year because look at it 514 00:26:59,520 --> 00:27:02,960 Speaker 1: like this, They're halfway through their contract. You have their 515 00:27:03,000 --> 00:27:06,200 Speaker 1: fourth year, you have their fifth year option, and while 516 00:27:06,280 --> 00:27:08,159 Speaker 1: you do have to franchise tag, let's just say the 517 00:27:08,160 --> 00:27:10,960 Speaker 1: one franchise tag and really the franchise tag years the 518 00:27:11,040 --> 00:27:13,600 Speaker 1: year you want no part of, right, No one wants 519 00:27:13,840 --> 00:27:16,199 Speaker 1: to have their quarterback play on the franchise tag. So 520 00:27:16,240 --> 00:27:18,280 Speaker 1: technically he's still got two years. You got the fourth 521 00:27:18,359 --> 00:27:21,240 Speaker 1: year and the fifth year option. Take a deep breath, 522 00:27:21,680 --> 00:27:24,960 Speaker 1: play it out. What is the rush? None of these 523 00:27:24,960 --> 00:27:28,520 Speaker 1: guys are Mahomes, clearly Baker's not, but even Lamar, Like, 524 00:27:28,600 --> 00:27:31,560 Speaker 1: let's see if Lamar can improve his outside passing. You 525 00:27:31,600 --> 00:27:34,960 Speaker 1: signed Sammy Watkins, you draft a first round receiver. We'll see. 526 00:27:35,520 --> 00:27:38,359 Speaker 1: Let's see if Josh Allen can sustain this two years 527 00:27:38,359 --> 00:27:40,960 Speaker 1: in a row. We're not trying to give a twenty 528 00:27:41,000 --> 00:27:44,240 Speaker 1: million dollars to a one year wonder. Do it over 529 00:27:44,280 --> 00:27:47,560 Speaker 1: and over again. Now, Lamar has played really well since 530 00:27:47,600 --> 00:27:51,159 Speaker 1: he started. But the contracts on your side, what is 531 00:27:51,200 --> 00:27:54,880 Speaker 1: the rush the next several years with the huge uh 532 00:27:55,040 --> 00:27:58,080 Speaker 1: you know, salary cap boom because of the television contracts, 533 00:27:58,119 --> 00:28:02,440 Speaker 1: it's only gonna go up exponentially. You have so much 534 00:28:02,520 --> 00:28:04,520 Speaker 1: money to deal with over the next five years. Like, 535 00:28:04,680 --> 00:28:08,080 Speaker 1: take a deep breath, enjoy your player auto rookie contract. 536 00:28:08,240 --> 00:28:10,720 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson's probably on the best contract in the league. 537 00:28:11,080 --> 00:28:14,000 Speaker 1: He was a thirty second pick in the draft. The 538 00:28:14,040 --> 00:28:16,320 Speaker 1: thing with Baker Mayfield, he's a number one overall pick. 539 00:28:16,359 --> 00:28:18,159 Speaker 1: He makes a decent It's not like he makes eight 540 00:28:18,280 --> 00:28:21,040 Speaker 1: hundred thousand dollars. Josh Allen was the seventh. Both those 541 00:28:21,080 --> 00:28:25,119 Speaker 1: guys are multimillionaires. Lamar Jackson. I mean, he was the 542 00:28:25,200 --> 00:28:26,919 Speaker 1: last pick that have a fifth year option, So I 543 00:28:27,000 --> 00:28:29,040 Speaker 1: understand from miss standpoint why you want to sign an 544 00:28:29,040 --> 00:28:32,199 Speaker 1: extension if I'm the team, though, my philosophy would be 545 00:28:32,240 --> 00:28:36,160 Speaker 1: with young quarterbacks not named Patrick Mahomes, let's play this out. 546 00:28:36,600 --> 00:28:39,680 Speaker 1: Because we saw with Jared Goth, we saw with Carson Wentz. 547 00:28:39,960 --> 00:28:42,440 Speaker 1: I would have said both those two guys, no brainer, 548 00:28:42,520 --> 00:28:46,520 Speaker 1: extend them. As I sit here today June seven, neither 549 00:28:46,600 --> 00:28:49,000 Speaker 1: one of them were on their teams. They both got 550 00:28:49,000 --> 00:28:51,760 Speaker 1: traded this offseason, and they both were extended after the 551 00:28:51,840 --> 00:28:54,640 Speaker 1: third year. So I just I just think we all 552 00:28:54,680 --> 00:28:56,640 Speaker 1: need to take a deep breath. We all need to 553 00:28:56,760 --> 00:28:59,880 Speaker 1: let the process play out and see these guys doing 554 00:29:00,080 --> 00:29:03,240 Speaker 1: in and not even just see just they're under contract. 555 00:29:04,000 --> 00:29:07,240 Speaker 1: What is the rush? I just do not understand it. 556 00:29:07,800 --> 00:29:10,480 Speaker 1: I think Mahomes is an outlier. These guys have nothing 557 00:29:10,480 --> 00:29:13,240 Speaker 1: in common with him. He's beat all the he's drugged 558 00:29:13,240 --> 00:29:16,160 Speaker 1: all these guys. He's beating them all like a drum 559 00:29:16,160 --> 00:29:18,200 Speaker 1: like he has. He has nothing in common with any 560 00:29:18,200 --> 00:29:20,840 Speaker 1: of these three and all three of these guys, even Baker, 561 00:29:20,840 --> 00:29:22,520 Speaker 1: I'll come around if he does it again. I got 562 00:29:22,560 --> 00:29:25,400 Speaker 1: no problem extending him. But let's just see them all 563 00:29:25,440 --> 00:29:27,600 Speaker 1: do it again, and Lamar like, see if he can 564 00:29:27,600 --> 00:29:29,600 Speaker 1: make the stretch, See if Josh Allen can sustain it. 565 00:29:29,920 --> 00:29:35,240 Speaker 1: See if Baker can just be a dominant player. Uh, 566 00:29:35,400 --> 00:29:38,960 Speaker 1: the Bears. From what I have heard, and I read 567 00:29:39,000 --> 00:29:41,800 Speaker 1: this in Brears article and talking to people with the Bears, 568 00:29:41,840 --> 00:29:44,920 Speaker 1: Justin Field has been really good. They they've really enjoyed 569 00:29:44,960 --> 00:29:47,800 Speaker 1: being around him. His talent is immense on the field. 570 00:29:48,200 --> 00:29:51,320 Speaker 1: Now I've also heard Andy Dalton has been good too. Now, 571 00:29:51,360 --> 00:29:54,640 Speaker 1: Andy Dalton should be good, right, He's a tenure pro, 572 00:29:55,240 --> 00:29:58,440 Speaker 1: He's been in offseason activities forever. He should be very 573 00:29:58,480 --> 00:30:01,760 Speaker 1: comfortable in this scenario, right. I mean it's like take 574 00:30:01,760 --> 00:30:04,240 Speaker 1: a guy from a PGA tour event, bring him out 575 00:30:04,240 --> 00:30:06,560 Speaker 1: to your local country club and have him just play around. 576 00:30:06,800 --> 00:30:10,680 Speaker 1: He's gonna blook good even if he's an average tour player. Right. 577 00:30:10,920 --> 00:30:14,480 Speaker 1: But when the when the push comes to shove and 578 00:30:14,560 --> 00:30:16,880 Speaker 1: the bullets start flying for real, Like the knock on 579 00:30:16,920 --> 00:30:20,520 Speaker 1: Andy Dalton is he can't make plays out of script. Well, 580 00:30:20,520 --> 00:30:22,080 Speaker 1: that doesn't happen in O t A because we ain't 581 00:30:22,120 --> 00:30:25,960 Speaker 1: rushing the quarterback. So to me, if if Justin Fields 582 00:30:26,000 --> 00:30:28,960 Speaker 1: can just maintain right there with Andy Dalton when the 583 00:30:29,000 --> 00:30:32,160 Speaker 1: preseason games come. I don't see any scenario where he 584 00:30:32,200 --> 00:30:36,080 Speaker 1: doesn't pass him, and luckily he's not way behind him 585 00:30:36,080 --> 00:30:38,560 Speaker 1: where it's like even the preseason games can't make up enough. 586 00:30:38,880 --> 00:30:44,080 Speaker 1: I think my gut feeling zero zero inside information on this. 587 00:30:44,240 --> 00:30:46,800 Speaker 1: I wouldn't even ask him if I wanted to, because 588 00:30:46,800 --> 00:30:49,640 Speaker 1: I'm not putting him in that situation. I think Justin 589 00:30:49,720 --> 00:30:53,480 Speaker 1: Fields starts early. I want a lean week one, but 590 00:30:53,560 --> 00:30:56,640 Speaker 1: I could see definitely in September, and I think it 591 00:30:56,640 --> 00:30:58,800 Speaker 1: will happen fast, and I think there's a good chance 592 00:30:59,080 --> 00:31:01,240 Speaker 1: for him to beat him out and training can just 593 00:31:01,320 --> 00:31:04,760 Speaker 1: because when the bullets start flying, you gotta be able 594 00:31:04,800 --> 00:31:08,400 Speaker 1: to move, and Fields can move. Dalton can't really and 595 00:31:08,440 --> 00:31:11,880 Speaker 1: he can't make plays off platform, off script. That's where 596 00:31:11,880 --> 00:31:14,480 Speaker 1: Fields can excel. What do the Bears not have a 597 00:31:14,520 --> 00:31:16,920 Speaker 1: good offensive line. Well, when you don't have a good 598 00:31:16,960 --> 00:31:19,720 Speaker 1: offensive line, you better be mobile, you better be able 599 00:31:19,720 --> 00:31:22,120 Speaker 1: to move behind the pocket. And that's what I know 600 00:31:22,240 --> 00:31:23,960 Speaker 1: Justin Fields can do, so that that would be my 601 00:31:24,000 --> 00:31:28,959 Speaker 1: early favorite there. Roethlisberger report that his arm should be 602 00:31:29,040 --> 00:31:34,000 Speaker 1: much more explosive and powerful in two thousand one, I'll 603 00:31:34,000 --> 00:31:36,280 Speaker 1: never forget. For those of you knew, I had Carson 604 00:31:36,280 --> 00:31:39,640 Speaker 1: Palmer on the podcast probably two years ago, and he 605 00:31:39,720 --> 00:31:43,040 Speaker 1: told me the thing that you can never be equipped 606 00:31:43,080 --> 00:31:45,560 Speaker 1: for as an older player when you get injured in 607 00:31:45,600 --> 00:31:47,480 Speaker 1: your twenties. He was like, when I tear my a 608 00:31:47,560 --> 00:31:49,800 Speaker 1: c l in my twenties, and just think about it 609 00:31:50,040 --> 00:31:52,680 Speaker 1: if you're I'm thirty six. When I used to like 610 00:31:52,720 --> 00:31:55,520 Speaker 1: tweak something in my early pull a hamstring, have a 611 00:31:55,560 --> 00:31:59,840 Speaker 1: pulled muscle, you'd rebound pretty fast. I walk a t 612 00:32:00,040 --> 00:32:03,600 Speaker 1: holes I did. I did on Saturday. I'm a little tired. 613 00:32:03,680 --> 00:32:08,080 Speaker 1: On Sunday. My god, middlecoff just sack up. But I 614 00:32:08,160 --> 00:32:10,440 Speaker 1: was like, God, I'm a little sore. And you all 615 00:32:10,560 --> 00:32:12,840 Speaker 1: heard this forever. I had noticed this, Like I eat 616 00:32:12,840 --> 00:32:15,400 Speaker 1: shitty over the weekend. I'll gained four or five pounds. 617 00:32:15,680 --> 00:32:18,400 Speaker 1: That did not happen to me at It happens to 618 00:32:18,400 --> 00:32:21,720 Speaker 1: you at thirty five. It's no different with athletes, and 619 00:32:21,760 --> 00:32:23,800 Speaker 1: Palmer said, when you get into your mid to late 620 00:32:23,840 --> 00:32:27,360 Speaker 1: thirties and you get injured, your body is never the same. 621 00:32:27,960 --> 00:32:31,560 Speaker 1: Part of the reason Tom Brady has been so good, 622 00:32:31,720 --> 00:32:35,440 Speaker 1: he hasn't been hurt, he hasn't had to rehab. He 623 00:32:35,520 --> 00:32:39,440 Speaker 1: hasn't broken ankle, broken arm, pour a hamstring. Part of 624 00:32:39,440 --> 00:32:42,200 Speaker 1: the reason Drew Brees started falling off a cliff started 625 00:32:42,200 --> 00:32:46,600 Speaker 1: getting injured. Even Peyton Manning like ultimately because his neck 626 00:32:46,720 --> 00:32:50,120 Speaker 1: was all messed up. Tom Brady has had one serious 627 00:32:50,120 --> 00:32:53,520 Speaker 1: injury and it happened thirteen years ago. So when I 628 00:32:53,520 --> 00:32:57,320 Speaker 1: see Roethlisberger, like, yeah, in theory, if you were a 629 00:32:57,360 --> 00:33:01,000 Speaker 1: twenty six year old Noah sinder Guard, you'll come back 630 00:33:01,040 --> 00:33:04,120 Speaker 1: well from Tommy John. If you're a thirty nine year 631 00:33:04,160 --> 00:33:06,880 Speaker 1: old Ben Roethlisberger, I think the guy we saw last year. 632 00:33:06,920 --> 00:33:10,520 Speaker 1: I'm expecting the same. Any human being in their thirties 633 00:33:10,520 --> 00:33:13,240 Speaker 1: and forties can attest to. Like God, if I go 634 00:33:13,320 --> 00:33:16,200 Speaker 1: play pick up basketball, I'm really sore the next day. 635 00:33:16,400 --> 00:33:19,720 Speaker 1: If I do lunges at the gym, my quad's hurt. 636 00:33:20,760 --> 00:33:24,080 Speaker 1: I did it at Nope, not phase. No different, Like 637 00:33:24,120 --> 00:33:26,960 Speaker 1: with hangovers. It's like God. I remember in college I 638 00:33:26,960 --> 00:33:29,480 Speaker 1: could drink Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and be good to 639 00:33:29,480 --> 00:33:32,880 Speaker 1: go Monday. I have one too many cocktails on Friday night, 640 00:33:32,920 --> 00:33:37,240 Speaker 1: Like God, I got the cobwebs on Saturday morning. It's life. 641 00:33:37,760 --> 00:33:42,000 Speaker 1: No different. Athletes with us normal people. The differences with athletes, 642 00:33:42,080 --> 00:33:45,200 Speaker 1: like being as good as you once were is kind 643 00:33:45,200 --> 00:33:47,240 Speaker 1: of required when I'm paying you a lot of money 644 00:33:47,280 --> 00:33:50,840 Speaker 1: so they can hope, they can pray and listen. I'm 645 00:33:50,880 --> 00:33:53,560 Speaker 1: not a Roethlisberger hater. I think he's got I mean, 646 00:33:53,560 --> 00:33:56,560 Speaker 1: he's can be a drama queen, but as a pure player, 647 00:33:57,200 --> 00:33:59,480 Speaker 1: I think over the last couple of decades, I would 648 00:33:59,480 --> 00:34:02,000 Speaker 1: put him up in a big game when it's nutcutting 649 00:34:02,040 --> 00:34:06,520 Speaker 1: time against anybody not named Tom Brady. That includes Peyton Manning, 650 00:34:06,680 --> 00:34:10,480 Speaker 1: that includes Aaron Rodgers. I think anyone, any Steeler fan 651 00:34:10,560 --> 00:34:14,360 Speaker 1: can't test When he was good, he was fucking awesome. 652 00:34:15,080 --> 00:34:18,880 Speaker 1: He was elite. He was like Cam Newton, you know, 653 00:34:19,040 --> 00:34:21,880 Speaker 1: meets like Eli Manning or something, because he had the 654 00:34:21,920 --> 00:34:25,520 Speaker 1: best of both worlds. He was a dominant player. I 655 00:34:25,560 --> 00:34:29,560 Speaker 1: am not someone that's like poo pooing or diminishing Roethlisberger's ability, 656 00:34:30,160 --> 00:34:32,759 Speaker 1: but I think it's kind of over definitely what he 657 00:34:32,800 --> 00:34:35,080 Speaker 1: I mean, I think he's a shell of himself moving forward. 658 00:34:35,520 --> 00:34:37,320 Speaker 1: And they were kind of stuck. They didn't have a choice, 659 00:34:37,400 --> 00:34:39,719 Speaker 1: So it's always easy to be like, oh, it's gonna 660 00:34:39,760 --> 00:34:42,560 Speaker 1: get better now. I probably won't it probably is what 661 00:34:42,600 --> 00:34:44,000 Speaker 1: it is. You're just gonna have to deal with it 662 00:34:44,040 --> 00:34:45,919 Speaker 1: and hope to God your defense and your run game. 663 00:34:45,960 --> 00:34:48,239 Speaker 1: That's why you draft Nag Harris to try to make 664 00:34:48,320 --> 00:34:54,880 Speaker 1: up for roethlisberger shortcomings. Okay, let's dive in at John 665 00:34:54,920 --> 00:35:00,120 Speaker 1: middlecoff is the Instagram handle direct messages wide op and 666 00:35:00,719 --> 00:35:04,279 Speaker 1: you fire in them and you get you get a 667 00:35:04,360 --> 00:35:08,400 Speaker 1: question answered here on the podcast, We'll start with Brandon 668 00:35:09,440 --> 00:35:13,400 Speaker 1: Brandon love the pot question. How does it work on 669 00:35:13,440 --> 00:35:18,040 Speaker 1: the business end when coaches, players, and famous people in 670 00:35:18,080 --> 00:35:22,520 Speaker 1: general do podcast interviews or media hits. Do they get 671 00:35:22,560 --> 00:35:25,839 Speaker 1: paid for this? If so, does every person set their 672 00:35:25,880 --> 00:35:31,320 Speaker 1: own rate? This is a hell of a question. Uh, 673 00:35:31,760 --> 00:35:34,719 Speaker 1: how do I want to attack this one? When you 674 00:35:34,760 --> 00:35:38,240 Speaker 1: hear your local radio show, the best benefit of local 675 00:35:38,320 --> 00:35:41,840 Speaker 1: radio stations the reason they have deals with your local 676 00:35:41,880 --> 00:35:44,680 Speaker 1: teams and the two most powerful teams in most markets 677 00:35:45,040 --> 00:35:47,720 Speaker 1: are gonna be a baseball team because they have games 678 00:35:47,760 --> 00:35:50,880 Speaker 1: inventory every night, and a football team because the NFL 679 00:35:50,960 --> 00:35:54,600 Speaker 1: is king, but mainly because in their contract, Like for example, 680 00:35:54,600 --> 00:35:56,600 Speaker 1: where I live k n b R and listen night. 681 00:35:57,360 --> 00:35:59,359 Speaker 1: I'm not trying to be a hater, but radio is dying, 682 00:35:59,440 --> 00:36:02,799 Speaker 1: especially with my age. But what they still have is 683 00:36:02,880 --> 00:36:06,760 Speaker 1: they get Kyle Shanahan for example, every week during the season, 684 00:36:06,880 --> 00:36:09,680 Speaker 1: Kyle Shanahan comes on every week, right, And with the 685 00:36:09,719 --> 00:36:13,080 Speaker 1: Giants they get the GM Gabe Kapler every week. It's 686 00:36:13,120 --> 00:36:16,480 Speaker 1: part of their contract. Now, when you want a player, 687 00:36:16,960 --> 00:36:20,160 Speaker 1: it's part of the team's contract, depending on the deal 688 00:36:20,239 --> 00:36:22,600 Speaker 1: to provide you a player. So when you hear a 689 00:36:22,640 --> 00:36:26,880 Speaker 1: player on a just random you know, on the team's 690 00:36:27,800 --> 00:36:32,480 Speaker 1: UH radio station, it's typically a contract through the team 691 00:36:32,600 --> 00:36:35,799 Speaker 1: and the the players just obligated to do the media. Now, 692 00:36:35,880 --> 00:36:38,520 Speaker 1: like when you hear Tom Brady and Roethlisberger, those guys 693 00:36:38,560 --> 00:36:41,839 Speaker 1: that do their weekly hits, they have a deal and 694 00:36:41,960 --> 00:36:44,600 Speaker 1: some guys just you know, you pay ten thousand dollars 695 00:36:44,640 --> 00:36:48,240 Speaker 1: a hit to charity, right, some guys you pay them cash. 696 00:36:48,560 --> 00:36:51,520 Speaker 1: Some guys you do you let them sell the sponsorship. 697 00:36:52,280 --> 00:36:54,640 Speaker 1: But from what I heard, like for example, when Joe 698 00:36:54,680 --> 00:36:59,640 Speaker 1: Girardi was with the Yankees, his hit was worth like 699 00:36:59,760 --> 00:37:03,240 Speaker 1: five hundred grand to the station. So if they're willing 700 00:37:03,280 --> 00:37:05,840 Speaker 1: to pay Girardi now, again it's part of his contract. 701 00:37:06,160 --> 00:37:09,000 Speaker 1: But the listenership was that high. In the podcast space, 702 00:37:09,320 --> 00:37:13,840 Speaker 1: there aren't any podcasts, independent podcasts that are incorporated with teams. 703 00:37:14,200 --> 00:37:17,000 Speaker 1: Last year on my podcast I Do with Guy, we 704 00:37:17,000 --> 00:37:19,439 Speaker 1: were trying I try to send it up with Don Yee. 705 00:37:19,440 --> 00:37:21,279 Speaker 1: He never we could never figure it out. I don't 706 00:37:21,280 --> 00:37:23,279 Speaker 1: think he ever got back to me. I wanted to 707 00:37:23,280 --> 00:37:25,880 Speaker 1: do a pay for Jimmy Garoppolo. I would have found 708 00:37:25,880 --> 00:37:28,040 Speaker 1: a sponsor. I you know, I don't know if it's 709 00:37:28,040 --> 00:37:30,439 Speaker 1: worth it a Jimmy he makes million dollars a year. 710 00:37:30,800 --> 00:37:33,040 Speaker 1: But if we get you know, five to ten grand 711 00:37:33,120 --> 00:37:35,719 Speaker 1: to hit a week, that's what I would have been 712 00:37:35,760 --> 00:37:38,920 Speaker 1: willing to pay ten grand a week for Jimmy Garoppolo 713 00:37:39,040 --> 00:37:41,680 Speaker 1: to come on my podcast. Right, But like when you 714 00:37:41,719 --> 00:37:44,560 Speaker 1: hear Colin have guests or callin have people on the show, 715 00:37:44,640 --> 00:37:47,280 Speaker 1: They're not being paid for the most part. Now, certain 716 00:37:47,280 --> 00:37:49,640 Speaker 1: people like Peter King, if you get big enough, you 717 00:37:49,680 --> 00:37:53,000 Speaker 1: do radio hits, you get paid. Right when I go 718 00:37:53,040 --> 00:37:56,480 Speaker 1: on with Gottlieb, I get paid a pretty nominal fee, 719 00:37:56,520 --> 00:37:58,400 Speaker 1: but I do it. It makes it hard, Like I 720 00:37:58,400 --> 00:38:01,000 Speaker 1: don't really go on many other radio shows because hard 721 00:38:01,000 --> 00:38:02,680 Speaker 1: for me to go on a radio show for free. 722 00:38:02,960 --> 00:38:05,359 Speaker 1: My fucking time is too valuable. Not that my time, 723 00:38:05,440 --> 00:38:07,600 Speaker 1: not that I'm acting like I'm Bill Gates or Warren Buffett. 724 00:38:07,600 --> 00:38:10,279 Speaker 1: But it's like I give enough of my takes and 725 00:38:10,320 --> 00:38:12,360 Speaker 1: places that I get paid for it, whether it's the 726 00:38:12,400 --> 00:38:16,080 Speaker 1: podcast or with Doug Right or Colin So it's it 727 00:38:16,200 --> 00:38:20,400 Speaker 1: just becomes the pot. But like when you've heard, you know, 728 00:38:20,520 --> 00:38:22,359 Speaker 1: like when coaches have come on this show, I don't 729 00:38:22,360 --> 00:38:25,000 Speaker 1: have that many guests, but yeah, I don't pay for it. Right, 730 00:38:25,000 --> 00:38:28,000 Speaker 1: There is a benefit obviously, like I would go on 731 00:38:28,200 --> 00:38:30,200 Speaker 1: I could list you the list of shows that I 732 00:38:30,239 --> 00:38:32,799 Speaker 1: would happily go on for free, and I do go 733 00:38:32,880 --> 00:38:34,439 Speaker 1: on shows for free, just like a lot of people 734 00:38:34,480 --> 00:38:36,839 Speaker 1: go on shows for free. So there's a balance to it. 735 00:38:37,200 --> 00:38:41,040 Speaker 1: But most players and coaches, if they do consistent hits, 736 00:38:41,960 --> 00:38:44,719 Speaker 1: they're getting paid, and a lot of coaches it's through 737 00:38:44,760 --> 00:38:47,759 Speaker 1: their contract with the team and then the team does 738 00:38:47,800 --> 00:38:51,279 Speaker 1: a deal with the local station. One thing, you know, 739 00:38:51,400 --> 00:38:54,839 Speaker 1: the uh, the media prediction, and I think it's gonna 740 00:38:54,920 --> 00:38:58,279 Speaker 1: dramatically change over the next decade. Right radio has had 741 00:38:58,320 --> 00:39:01,080 Speaker 1: a stranglehold on that. Pod cast is just gonna grow 742 00:39:01,120 --> 00:39:04,359 Speaker 1: and grow and grow, and the mediums are gonna change, right, 743 00:39:04,560 --> 00:39:07,880 Speaker 1: But you know, as of right now, that's for baseball. 744 00:39:07,920 --> 00:39:12,000 Speaker 1: They're very, very tied to radio football, No one's listening 745 00:39:12,040 --> 00:39:14,279 Speaker 1: to the radio on Sunday. We same with basketball. We 746 00:39:14,400 --> 00:39:18,440 Speaker 1: watched the NBA in the NFL. But if you have 747 00:39:18,880 --> 00:39:22,040 Speaker 1: you know, the Knicks, you get tips once a week. 748 00:39:22,239 --> 00:39:24,759 Speaker 1: You know in theory you should right. Or you have 749 00:39:24,880 --> 00:39:27,600 Speaker 1: the Mavericks, you get Rick Carlisle. Right. If I have 750 00:39:27,719 --> 00:39:30,880 Speaker 1: the Dallas Cowboys station, I'm gonna get mccarthur or Jerry Jones. 751 00:39:31,719 --> 00:39:35,360 Speaker 1: If whoever has Seattle, I get Pete Carroll or a player, 752 00:39:35,760 --> 00:39:37,600 Speaker 1: so that there are benefits to that. But you pay 753 00:39:37,680 --> 00:39:41,279 Speaker 1: for it. You pay a lot. It's just the balancing act. 754 00:39:41,320 --> 00:39:44,560 Speaker 1: It's just the business model. If you're listening, don you 755 00:39:44,640 --> 00:39:47,400 Speaker 1: or Jimmy I mean ship, we're we're open for business. 756 00:39:47,600 --> 00:39:51,600 Speaker 1: I can get the I can get the sponsorship right now, yesterday. 757 00:39:51,760 --> 00:39:53,560 Speaker 1: You gotta pay to play. I would be more than 758 00:39:53,640 --> 00:39:57,120 Speaker 1: willing to uh have paid guests for the diners, for sure. 759 00:39:57,200 --> 00:39:59,799 Speaker 1: I mean, hell, I'd pick how Jan but he would 760 00:39:59,840 --> 00:40:01,520 Speaker 1: never or do what the team would never allow him 761 00:40:01,560 --> 00:40:05,520 Speaker 1: to do it. But yeah, and then random people, you know, 762 00:40:05,800 --> 00:40:10,239 Speaker 1: it just depends they would technically set set their own rate. Yes, right, 763 00:40:10,280 --> 00:40:14,920 Speaker 1: So I mean Peter King might get from some radio stations. 764 00:40:14,960 --> 00:40:16,400 Speaker 1: I don't know if he still does. But like in 765 00:40:16,440 --> 00:40:18,279 Speaker 1: the in the peak of radio, like four or five 766 00:40:18,320 --> 00:40:20,400 Speaker 1: years ago, guys like that, we're making a lot of money, 767 00:40:20,840 --> 00:40:24,040 Speaker 1: Adam Schefter, like they do paid hits. It's easy to 768 00:40:24,080 --> 00:40:26,840 Speaker 1: make the best part about media the one thing having 769 00:40:26,880 --> 00:40:30,120 Speaker 1: been I'm a farmer's kid, you know, worked in industries. 770 00:40:30,120 --> 00:40:32,320 Speaker 1: Like when you work in football, you can't have another job. 771 00:40:32,800 --> 00:40:34,799 Speaker 1: The best part about media is you can have like 772 00:40:34,840 --> 00:40:36,600 Speaker 1: ten jobs. You can do like eight, you can have 773 00:40:36,640 --> 00:40:40,440 Speaker 1: like fifteen different revenue sources. It's pretty incredible. No group 774 00:40:40,440 --> 00:40:43,799 Speaker 1: of people complains more and more. No group of people 775 00:40:43,840 --> 00:40:46,640 Speaker 1: have more access to do more things. Like if if 776 00:40:46,800 --> 00:40:50,560 Speaker 1: if if I owned a local Mercedes dealership and I 777 00:40:50,640 --> 00:40:53,600 Speaker 1: make you the manager of the Mercedes dealership, I don't 778 00:40:53,640 --> 00:40:56,640 Speaker 1: think you're gonna have a second job, right, But if 779 00:40:56,680 --> 00:41:00,880 Speaker 1: I host a radio show for three hours in Dallas, Texas, 780 00:41:01,320 --> 00:41:03,480 Speaker 1: I could also have a TV job. I could also 781 00:41:03,600 --> 00:41:06,960 Speaker 1: call games for a local team. I could also have 782 00:41:07,040 --> 00:41:09,120 Speaker 1: my own YouTube channel. I do whatever the hell I want. 783 00:41:10,360 --> 00:41:13,520 Speaker 1: It's it's probably the best benefit of the media. Sorry 784 00:41:13,520 --> 00:41:15,360 Speaker 1: to go off on Tanus there. Do you believe that 785 00:41:15,400 --> 00:41:17,759 Speaker 1: the league should do something to level the playing field? 786 00:41:17,840 --> 00:41:20,480 Speaker 1: On the salary cap as a Niners fan and annoys 787 00:41:20,480 --> 00:41:22,759 Speaker 1: the hell out of me that the Seahawks will have 788 00:41:22,880 --> 00:41:26,600 Speaker 1: roughly a thirteen percent advantage when recruiting free agents because 789 00:41:26,640 --> 00:41:29,280 Speaker 1: of no state income tax. Is this a real problem 790 00:41:29,360 --> 00:41:31,880 Speaker 1: or am I overstating it? Yeah? I mean it's just 791 00:41:32,360 --> 00:41:35,840 Speaker 1: that's the way America works, determined by the state. You know, 792 00:41:35,960 --> 00:41:43,240 Speaker 1: dat Texas, the Florida teams, the Raiders. Yeah, I would argue, 793 00:41:43,320 --> 00:41:45,200 Speaker 1: like the miners have a lot of benefits from being 794 00:41:45,239 --> 00:41:47,120 Speaker 1: where they are. They have They're in one of the 795 00:41:47,160 --> 00:41:50,520 Speaker 1: biggest markets in America, their owner makes a lot of money. 796 00:41:51,040 --> 00:41:53,720 Speaker 1: I I don't think it's on the league to worry about. 797 00:41:54,360 --> 00:41:59,680 Speaker 1: You know, California, Gavin Newsom has dreams of making if 798 00:41:59,719 --> 00:42:02,680 Speaker 1: he stays in control and not recalled come the fall, 799 00:42:03,000 --> 00:42:05,920 Speaker 1: that number will go to like sixteen. It'll be the 800 00:42:06,000 --> 00:42:08,360 Speaker 1: highest in America by far. That that number is not 801 00:42:08,400 --> 00:42:11,280 Speaker 1: gonna stop growing if we do not, if the business 802 00:42:11,280 --> 00:42:15,200 Speaker 1: community doesn't get a stranglehold on the radicals in this state, 803 00:42:15,480 --> 00:42:19,120 Speaker 1: so like like if they have their druthers, that bad 804 00:42:19,120 --> 00:42:22,560 Speaker 1: boy will get up for even blink. So yeah, then 805 00:42:22,600 --> 00:42:25,480 Speaker 1: that would be a disadvantage. But right now, I don't 806 00:42:25,480 --> 00:42:27,920 Speaker 1: think it is. I'm an Isners fan, so I love 807 00:42:27,920 --> 00:42:30,000 Speaker 1: hearing your takes on the team and just general takes 808 00:42:30,080 --> 00:42:33,120 Speaker 1: on the status of the NFL. I even got my 809 00:42:33,160 --> 00:42:36,200 Speaker 1: girlfriend to start saying promo code ham. Anyways, I have 810 00:42:36,239 --> 00:42:39,560 Speaker 1: a non sports related question. Do you have any suggestions 811 00:42:39,600 --> 00:42:43,319 Speaker 1: on stocks to watch? I'm watching some cannabis stocks and 812 00:42:43,440 --> 00:42:46,160 Speaker 1: want to see if there are any other segments you're watching. 813 00:42:46,880 --> 00:42:52,600 Speaker 1: Funny ask. I am pretty heavily invested in several companies, 814 00:42:52,680 --> 00:42:56,520 Speaker 1: recently Skills. I'm not a financial advisor. This is just 815 00:42:56,640 --> 00:42:59,239 Speaker 1: what I do on the side. S k l Z. 816 00:43:00,680 --> 00:43:06,080 Speaker 1: They basically are like Draft Kings, but for video games 817 00:43:06,840 --> 00:43:09,759 Speaker 1: and people like if you've ever been around a ten 818 00:43:09,840 --> 00:43:15,080 Speaker 1: year old kid, they watch YouTube of video games being played. 819 00:43:16,000 --> 00:43:19,320 Speaker 1: Video games. You know. The biggest threat of professional sports 820 00:43:20,040 --> 00:43:22,680 Speaker 1: I think is gonna be video games. There are gonna 821 00:43:22,680 --> 00:43:26,800 Speaker 1: be generations that grow up watching other people play video games. 822 00:43:27,960 --> 00:43:30,839 Speaker 1: This company allows you to gamble on that. So as 823 00:43:30,880 --> 00:43:34,520 Speaker 1: these kids get from fifteen to they're gonna gamble on 824 00:43:34,560 --> 00:43:37,240 Speaker 1: that because they weren't gonna be watching basketball or baseball. 825 00:43:37,239 --> 00:43:39,239 Speaker 1: They're gonna be gambled on people playing Call of Duty 826 00:43:39,320 --> 00:43:44,400 Speaker 1: or two k Love skills or a R E C 827 00:43:44,920 --> 00:43:49,120 Speaker 1: riic is like, I'm very big into clean energy, not 828 00:43:49,239 --> 00:43:50,960 Speaker 1: necessarily like that's the way I live my life. I 829 00:43:50,960 --> 00:43:52,759 Speaker 1: don't really care one way or the other. I'm not 830 00:43:52,840 --> 00:43:55,359 Speaker 1: like some truth er like I don't even know, but 831 00:43:55,520 --> 00:43:57,759 Speaker 1: it's clear that's where everything's headed, and I'm all in 832 00:43:58,440 --> 00:44:01,200 Speaker 1: a R E C. I have a position there. It 833 00:44:01,320 --> 00:44:03,440 Speaker 1: was up like thirty today and now it ended to 834 00:44:03,480 --> 00:44:06,880 Speaker 1: the day at minus eleven. P BW is an E 835 00:44:06,960 --> 00:44:10,400 Speaker 1: T F also in that space. I'm pretty uh pretty 836 00:44:10,400 --> 00:44:15,880 Speaker 1: heavily on MP is a spack by Shamaan. I'm in 837 00:44:15,960 --> 00:44:19,240 Speaker 1: on that bad boy as well. Uh Til Ray Till 838 00:44:19,520 --> 00:44:22,719 Speaker 1: t l r Y. It's the cannabis company. That's the 839 00:44:22,760 --> 00:44:27,160 Speaker 1: only cannabis company I currently own. I own DraftKings as well, 840 00:44:27,960 --> 00:44:31,680 Speaker 1: and I own a company called Revolve. It's basically like 841 00:44:31,920 --> 00:44:35,160 Speaker 1: U chick shop on it. It's an incredible company. I've 842 00:44:35,160 --> 00:44:38,920 Speaker 1: tripled my money. You know, I like gambling on women's 843 00:44:38,920 --> 00:44:41,920 Speaker 1: and kids products, and then just big picture stuff that 844 00:44:42,080 --> 00:44:44,440 Speaker 1: even if I don't know that much about, like clean energy, 845 00:44:44,880 --> 00:44:46,960 Speaker 1: you know that's just where we're headed that there's no 846 00:44:47,040 --> 00:44:50,239 Speaker 1: disputing that. So those are some of the stocks I'm on, 847 00:44:50,960 --> 00:44:53,080 Speaker 1: I've had a good week. I'm not gonna lie. Business 848 00:44:53,160 --> 00:44:55,640 Speaker 1: is booming, but it's just on paper. It's not like 849 00:44:55,680 --> 00:45:00,520 Speaker 1: I have more cash in my pocket. John years Old 850 00:45:01,040 --> 00:45:03,920 Speaker 1: serve four years in the UH in the Air Force. 851 00:45:04,040 --> 00:45:06,719 Speaker 1: Appreciate your service. You're a badass and I'm currently a 852 00:45:06,719 --> 00:45:10,640 Speaker 1: sophomore going to a solid four year in Chicago. Smart guy. 853 00:45:11,239 --> 00:45:14,920 Speaker 1: Current majors Media and Cinema Studies for directing and producing. 854 00:45:15,400 --> 00:45:18,760 Speaker 1: It's pretty cool major. I've recently have thoughts, if not dreams, 855 00:45:18,800 --> 00:45:22,160 Speaker 1: of working with an NFL organization. How hard and what 856 00:45:22,280 --> 00:45:25,399 Speaker 1: qualifications would you recommend for someone that's interested in being 857 00:45:25,440 --> 00:45:29,440 Speaker 1: a sports equipment manager or a job around that field 858 00:45:29,480 --> 00:45:33,400 Speaker 1: for a team I've served instead of playing college football 859 00:45:33,600 --> 00:45:36,360 Speaker 1: and sincerely missed being a member of the team environment. 860 00:45:36,920 --> 00:45:41,239 Speaker 1: Any advice would be appreciated. Well, you're obviously we're a 861 00:45:41,280 --> 00:45:45,600 Speaker 1: member of the Armed forces, which is always a good thing, right. 862 00:45:45,600 --> 00:45:49,200 Speaker 1: It's always a conversation starter in with an employer. You're 863 00:45:49,200 --> 00:45:52,680 Speaker 1: gonna have a college degree, UH, if you're in media 864 00:45:52,680 --> 00:45:55,440 Speaker 1: and cinema studies. To me, you could run a team's 865 00:45:55,480 --> 00:45:59,400 Speaker 1: media and as everything changes, these teams rely less and 866 00:45:59,480 --> 00:46:01,719 Speaker 1: less on the actual media, and they're gonna die, Like, 867 00:46:01,840 --> 00:46:03,640 Speaker 1: let's face it, like news, our newspaper is gonna be 868 00:46:03,680 --> 00:46:06,080 Speaker 1: around in five ten years. Like beside a couple of 869 00:46:06,080 --> 00:46:08,880 Speaker 1: the big boys, I don't know one person who reads 870 00:46:08,880 --> 00:46:12,000 Speaker 1: my local newspaper, not one human being. I mean the 871 00:46:12,040 --> 00:46:14,040 Speaker 1: athletic who I like a lot of guys I used 872 00:46:14,080 --> 00:46:15,880 Speaker 1: to write for him. They're holding on for dear life. 873 00:46:16,280 --> 00:46:18,680 Speaker 1: A lot of their cities are losing money. So I 874 00:46:18,800 --> 00:46:21,600 Speaker 1: think everything's gonna change. The media hated when everyone's like 875 00:46:21,840 --> 00:46:24,920 Speaker 1: everything's transitioning to video, They're like, bullshit, Well it kind 876 00:46:24,920 --> 00:46:29,160 Speaker 1: of is. That's the consumer dictates, not you. I I 877 00:46:29,200 --> 00:46:31,040 Speaker 1: try to talk about what I think you guys are 878 00:46:31,040 --> 00:46:33,920 Speaker 1: gonna like regardless. Luckily, I hopefully like a lot of 879 00:46:33,960 --> 00:46:38,120 Speaker 1: things you like. We're in a consumer driven world here, 880 00:46:38,600 --> 00:46:42,160 Speaker 1: and the consumers dictate everything. So I would say, if 881 00:46:42,160 --> 00:46:44,520 Speaker 1: you're in the video and stuff like, that's what teams 882 00:46:44,520 --> 00:46:47,239 Speaker 1: are looking for. You could direct stuff. I mean some 883 00:46:47,280 --> 00:46:49,239 Speaker 1: of the stuff that like Belichick and these coaches do 884 00:46:49,480 --> 00:46:53,959 Speaker 1: inside the UH in the organization, That's what I would 885 00:46:53,960 --> 00:46:58,160 Speaker 1: look to do. Equipment manager, I would that's a hard job. 886 00:46:58,280 --> 00:47:01,080 Speaker 1: I would avoid that. I would try to get in 887 00:47:01,200 --> 00:47:04,680 Speaker 1: something in the production element. Unless you're into being equipment manager. 888 00:47:04,680 --> 00:47:06,920 Speaker 1: I think you could just apply and probably would be 889 00:47:06,960 --> 00:47:09,200 Speaker 1: able to somehow figure it out. I don't. I don't 890 00:47:09,200 --> 00:47:11,279 Speaker 1: know exactly. You would just have to kind of start 891 00:47:11,320 --> 00:47:14,600 Speaker 1: cold calling some of the equipment managers with in Chicago, 892 00:47:14,640 --> 00:47:17,719 Speaker 1: wherever you want to live. I'm interested in getting into 893 00:47:17,760 --> 00:47:20,719 Speaker 1: investing in trading and was just curious what apps or 894 00:47:20,719 --> 00:47:24,520 Speaker 1: websites you use recommend to start out A big fan 895 00:47:24,560 --> 00:47:27,759 Speaker 1: of Three and Out and Hey, Roman Minekoff, you know, 896 00:47:27,880 --> 00:47:29,680 Speaker 1: to be honest with you, I would say the Wall 897 00:47:29,680 --> 00:47:32,560 Speaker 1: Street Journal. I guess I don't even read the Wall 898 00:47:32,560 --> 00:47:35,239 Speaker 1: Street Journal anymore. I really get most of my information. 899 00:47:36,280 --> 00:47:39,319 Speaker 1: I'm kind of a gut feel, you know, guy, I 900 00:47:39,360 --> 00:47:42,319 Speaker 1: get a lot of my information on CNBC, Like I don't. 901 00:47:42,640 --> 00:47:45,239 Speaker 1: You're not listening to Warren Buffett here. Like I just 902 00:47:45,320 --> 00:47:47,680 Speaker 1: kind of pick industries. I picked companies. I kind of 903 00:47:47,719 --> 00:47:50,880 Speaker 1: follow Tony Robbin's rule, if you use it and believe 904 00:47:50,920 --> 00:47:52,879 Speaker 1: in the product, it's never dumb to invest in it. 905 00:47:53,320 --> 00:47:57,120 Speaker 1: Right Netflix, Amazon, we're just comp square companies. I've invested 906 00:47:57,160 --> 00:48:00,920 Speaker 1: on DraftKings is a company and just and then I 907 00:48:01,000 --> 00:48:04,600 Speaker 1: invest in industries, whether it's cannabis, whether it's clean energy, 908 00:48:05,280 --> 00:48:08,000 Speaker 1: whether it's women's clothing. You know. I mean, it's just 909 00:48:08,400 --> 00:48:11,160 Speaker 1: I I don't do. I'm not like diving into the financials. 910 00:48:11,600 --> 00:48:14,080 Speaker 1: I'm gonna got field guy. You know, I've made a 911 00:48:14,080 --> 00:48:16,120 Speaker 1: little of lost a little. I don't pretend to be 912 00:48:16,160 --> 00:48:20,920 Speaker 1: some genius, but I'm not breaking down the financials, you know, 913 00:48:21,120 --> 00:48:25,040 Speaker 1: in uh whatever some pdf files that the finance guys 914 00:48:25,040 --> 00:48:28,600 Speaker 1: are reading. I just I listened to a couple of podcasts. Uh. 915 00:48:28,640 --> 00:48:33,160 Speaker 1: This podcast I found pretty good. Actually, it's called Animal Spirits. 916 00:48:33,880 --> 00:48:36,080 Speaker 1: It's a couple of guys that work for this dude 917 00:48:36,120 --> 00:48:39,680 Speaker 1: on CNBC, Josh Brown. I just find it enjoyable listen, 918 00:48:40,280 --> 00:48:43,799 Speaker 1: just kind of just some of the basic stuff that's 919 00:48:43,840 --> 00:48:47,359 Speaker 1: going on in the finance world. I like it. Hey man, 920 00:48:47,440 --> 00:48:49,960 Speaker 1: I'm usually a vodka soda guy, but your pot inspired 921 00:48:50,000 --> 00:48:53,359 Speaker 1: me to have a tequila soda fucking game changer. Appreciate it. 922 00:48:53,760 --> 00:48:57,640 Speaker 1: I agree. I actually might have a big vodka company 923 00:48:57,680 --> 00:48:59,640 Speaker 1: partnering with us, so I'll go back to being a 924 00:48:59,719 --> 00:49:02,479 Speaker 1: vodka guy. But I'm a vodka tequila soda guy. Those 925 00:49:02,520 --> 00:49:06,400 Speaker 1: are my drinks. Part of it because it's just an 926 00:49:06,400 --> 00:49:08,319 Speaker 1: easy one to cut some calories because I can become 927 00:49:08,320 --> 00:49:11,960 Speaker 1: a fatass fast. Who would you take to start your franchise, 928 00:49:12,280 --> 00:49:18,960 Speaker 1: Justin Herbert or Josh Allen. That's a good question. I mean, 929 00:49:19,280 --> 00:49:21,719 Speaker 1: just for I love Justin Herbert, but he's played one 930 00:49:21,760 --> 00:49:26,640 Speaker 1: season with no fans and he was remarkable. I would 931 00:49:26,719 --> 00:49:31,200 Speaker 1: lean Josh Allen, but I wouldn't go wrong with either guy. 932 00:49:31,600 --> 00:49:34,839 Speaker 1: I just I've seen Josh Allen play more. I've seen 933 00:49:34,920 --> 00:49:39,920 Speaker 1: him in multiple playoff games. I just have more information. 934 00:49:40,680 --> 00:49:42,480 Speaker 1: I I think it's really that simple. I just have 935 00:49:42,480 --> 00:49:44,960 Speaker 1: more information on Josh Allen, and I love Justin Herbert. 936 00:49:45,520 --> 00:49:49,359 Speaker 1: Any individual thoughts on Thibodeaux from Oregon. I think most 937 00:49:49,360 --> 00:49:51,120 Speaker 1: people expect him to be like a top ten pick. 938 00:49:51,400 --> 00:49:53,640 Speaker 1: He's gotta have a big season, and I think in 939 00:49:53,719 --> 00:49:56,319 Speaker 1: Oregon they're expecting him to have a big season. He's 940 00:49:56,320 --> 00:50:01,120 Speaker 1: a guy that I haven't I can't pretend like studied him, 941 00:50:01,280 --> 00:50:03,960 Speaker 1: but I've watched enough Oregon and he's a huge recruit. 942 00:50:05,320 --> 00:50:07,120 Speaker 1: I don't think it's out of the realm possibilities to 943 00:50:07,120 --> 00:50:10,480 Speaker 1: top ten pick. Got a question for you, would you 944 00:50:10,520 --> 00:50:12,560 Speaker 1: come back for a full time job in the NFL? 945 00:50:13,000 --> 00:50:15,799 Speaker 1: If you did, what job would it be? Uh? The 946 00:50:15,840 --> 00:50:19,040 Speaker 1: answer is no, I would not. I like what I 947 00:50:19,080 --> 00:50:22,640 Speaker 1: do too much. Now I own everything I do. I'm 948 00:50:22,680 --> 00:50:26,440 Speaker 1: the boss of myself. The other it wouldn't be an option. 949 00:50:27,239 --> 00:50:30,000 Speaker 1: I have the things I have said over the years 950 00:50:30,040 --> 00:50:34,080 Speaker 1: on podcasts on Twitter. If someone hired me to be 951 00:50:34,160 --> 00:50:37,719 Speaker 1: like uh, I wouldn't even be interested in. But let's 952 00:50:37,719 --> 00:50:39,920 Speaker 1: just say hypothetically someone wanted to hire me to be 953 00:50:39,960 --> 00:50:43,680 Speaker 1: like an assistant college director and scout all over the country. 954 00:50:44,160 --> 00:50:46,359 Speaker 1: They would bring up things that the reporters in that 955 00:50:46,400 --> 00:50:48,399 Speaker 1: area would bring up things I said more than likely 956 00:50:48,440 --> 00:50:51,960 Speaker 1: about that coach, about players on that team. It would 957 00:50:52,000 --> 00:50:55,759 Speaker 1: be too controversial. I'm unhirable in the NFL given just 958 00:50:55,800 --> 00:50:58,719 Speaker 1: things I've said on the backlash that would come, and 959 00:50:58,760 --> 00:51:00,920 Speaker 1: depending on the team, maybe I crushed the owner. I 960 00:51:00,920 --> 00:51:02,440 Speaker 1: don't know. I've said a lot of things I've been 961 00:51:02,440 --> 00:51:06,600 Speaker 1: talking now for you know, since pretty consistently since two 962 00:51:06,640 --> 00:51:11,040 Speaker 1: thousand four. So we got eight years of letting it fly. 963 00:51:11,680 --> 00:51:14,000 Speaker 1: My greatest advantage once I left the league, I didn't 964 00:51:14,040 --> 00:51:15,920 Speaker 1: give ship. I didn't want to go back, so I 965 00:51:15,960 --> 00:51:18,440 Speaker 1: didn't hold back. Well, part of not holding back is 966 00:51:18,600 --> 00:51:23,080 Speaker 1: you know you're never going back now. People make money 967 00:51:23,120 --> 00:51:25,640 Speaker 1: in the NFL. I never did. I think the most 968 00:51:25,680 --> 00:51:27,440 Speaker 1: I ever made was my last year in Philly, what 969 00:51:27,440 --> 00:51:31,279 Speaker 1: I made like fifty grand. You know, I just that 970 00:51:31,640 --> 00:51:34,560 Speaker 1: wouldn't pay the bills. Now I'm probably that now, obviously, 971 00:51:34,640 --> 00:51:38,440 Speaker 1: I you know, guys make a hundred thousand, two hundred thousands, 972 00:51:38,440 --> 00:51:40,200 Speaker 1: some scouts, right, I got buddies that make a couple 973 00:51:40,280 --> 00:51:44,719 Speaker 1: hundred thousand dollars. But it just wouldn't interest me. And 974 00:51:44,760 --> 00:51:46,640 Speaker 1: again I'm not I'm not acting. It would not be 975 00:51:46,760 --> 00:51:51,560 Speaker 1: an option. I'm unhirable in the NFL given my past 976 00:51:52,920 --> 00:51:56,759 Speaker 1: of talking. I was watching Draft Day the other night, 977 00:51:57,120 --> 00:52:00,080 Speaker 1: terrible freaking movie. But also I watched whatever is on 978 00:52:00,120 --> 00:52:02,719 Speaker 1: because well, I guess I love football that much. And 979 00:52:02,800 --> 00:52:05,760 Speaker 1: I got to thinking, if John Lynch made the trade 980 00:52:05,800 --> 00:52:09,080 Speaker 1: the Niners made the number three and took Micah Parsons, 981 00:52:09,520 --> 00:52:12,080 Speaker 1: how long until he was fired? Does he make it 982 00:52:12,280 --> 00:52:15,040 Speaker 1: out of the war room. On top of that, let's 983 00:52:15,040 --> 00:52:18,200 Speaker 1: say he miraculously traded back to six and swindled the 984 00:52:18,280 --> 00:52:20,800 Speaker 1: team at seven to give him back three ones. So 985 00:52:21,040 --> 00:52:24,600 Speaker 1: dumb and took a running back. What's almost worse, trading 986 00:52:24,680 --> 00:52:28,760 Speaker 1: two twos for a running back? Yeah? That that film 987 00:52:28,840 --> 00:52:32,879 Speaker 1: is outrageous well, in fairness, it wasn't John Lynch's pick. 988 00:52:33,160 --> 00:52:36,600 Speaker 1: I like John Lynch. I'm a big fan. Um he actually, 989 00:52:36,880 --> 00:52:39,680 Speaker 1: you know, might have been some gifts sent to the 990 00:52:39,800 --> 00:52:43,400 Speaker 1: Niners on behalf they've been good for our business. Lynch 991 00:52:43,880 --> 00:52:47,720 Speaker 1: reached out, was pretty cool, Uh, pretty normal. Guy shot 992 00:52:47,760 --> 00:52:50,839 Speaker 1: me a text. I'm a huge John Lynch fan as 993 00:52:50,880 --> 00:52:55,040 Speaker 1: a human. But like the Trey Lance thing, it was 994 00:52:55,120 --> 00:52:59,000 Speaker 1: Kyle Shanahan's call. So like undernose, like Kyle Shanahan would 995 00:52:59,000 --> 00:53:01,520 Speaker 1: have had to take microL Parson. If John Lynch was 996 00:53:01,600 --> 00:53:06,960 Speaker 1: the guy doing it. Uh yeah, then probably wouldn't have happened, 997 00:53:07,400 --> 00:53:09,080 Speaker 1: you know, I mean, it would have been a disaster 998 00:53:09,239 --> 00:53:11,520 Speaker 1: that just even though I think Michael Parson's gonna be 999 00:53:11,560 --> 00:53:13,759 Speaker 1: pretty good. But what was the dude's name in the 1000 00:53:14,200 --> 00:53:18,160 Speaker 1: in the movie Khalil Max cousin, Billy Mack, James Mac 1001 00:53:18,320 --> 00:53:20,600 Speaker 1: something Mac? You can never go wrong with the football 1002 00:53:20,600 --> 00:53:23,920 Speaker 1: players named Mac. Isn't that Alvin Mack? Wasn't that the 1003 00:53:24,000 --> 00:53:27,640 Speaker 1: dude in the program Khalil Mack? How just the last 1004 00:53:27,760 --> 00:53:30,880 Speaker 1: name is Mac. That dude just sounds like he belongs 1005 00:53:30,960 --> 00:53:34,399 Speaker 1: to make tackles for losses. Who wants to block a guy? 1006 00:53:34,480 --> 00:53:39,160 Speaker 1: With the last name Mac hints nobody appreciate everyone listening, 1007 00:53:39,560 --> 00:53:42,720 Speaker 1: have a great week. UH, share the podcast with your friends, 1008 00:53:43,360 --> 00:53:47,239 Speaker 1: tell tell all your friends. Also on YouTube, John middle 1009 00:53:47,239 --> 00:53:49,879 Speaker 1: coffers the YouTube channel. Appreciate everyone listening, Have a great week. 1010 00:53:49,960 --> 00:54:06,080 Speaker 1: Audios stand SA