1 00:00:00,640 --> 00:00:10,520 Speaker 1: Be Around the NFL Podcasts. Welcome back to another edition 2 00:00:10,560 --> 00:00:14,760 Speaker 1: of the Around the NFL podcast. I'm Greg Rosenthal alongside 3 00:00:14,760 --> 00:00:18,840 Speaker 1: of room filled with heroes or not, No Johnny chuckles. Today, 4 00:00:18,920 --> 00:00:21,720 Speaker 1: Dan Hanis is outsick, but Mark Sessler, Chris Wesley and 5 00:00:21,880 --> 00:00:25,200 Speaker 1: Erica tam Posey is a full room in my mind, 6 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:29,240 Speaker 1: it's going on. Hey, Greg, I mean i'd argue it's 7 00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:31,159 Speaker 1: not a full room without Dan, but that's quite a 8 00:00:31,280 --> 00:00:35,120 Speaker 1: power grabbing statement right out of the gate. I honestly 9 00:00:35,159 --> 00:00:37,680 Speaker 1: didn't even Yeah, I'm just I don't know why I need. 10 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:39,600 Speaker 1: You need to say the exact say it the exact 11 00:00:39,640 --> 00:00:41,720 Speaker 1: same way every time, So I just messed it up. 12 00:00:41,880 --> 00:00:45,680 Speaker 1: A anarchist, I should never be hosting the show again 13 00:00:45,760 --> 00:00:49,080 Speaker 1: on such a moment. This show. I'll see you later, guys, 14 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:52,720 Speaker 1: we would have sat if you left. Dan is fighting 15 00:00:52,800 --> 00:00:55,400 Speaker 1: the little ce. So we hope he gets better and 16 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:58,920 Speaker 1: is back for the Thursday show. But we we four 17 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:02,000 Speaker 1: John on what uh you know? A big day in 18 00:01:02,040 --> 00:01:07,960 Speaker 1: this room, a big birthday of our guys. Mark Sessler, 19 00:01:08,800 --> 00:01:12,760 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, we're gonna play like a happy birthday this 20 00:01:12,800 --> 00:01:15,319 Speaker 1: song again. You're gonna play a happy birthday song? But 21 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:19,400 Speaker 1: who needs that when you've got Enya light, I called 22 00:01:19,480 --> 00:01:22,920 Speaker 1: this guy Benya. Well, yeah, no Shadowy League figures can 23 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:25,839 Speaker 1: come down on this song because Erica sourts this from 24 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:29,080 Speaker 1: our library. I was attempting to keep this birthday super 25 00:01:29,120 --> 00:01:32,120 Speaker 1: low on the radar, so thank you, but no thing 26 00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 1: I was trying to. Yeah, we were gonna start the 27 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:35,880 Speaker 1: show a different way. You said no, So let's start 28 00:01:35,880 --> 00:01:37,399 Speaker 1: it with the big day. I want to give you 29 00:01:37,440 --> 00:01:40,039 Speaker 1: the best birthday present I can give you. Mark. We've 30 00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:44,440 Speaker 1: worked together for five or six years, and I told Emmaca, 31 00:01:44,560 --> 00:01:46,479 Speaker 1: my wife today that it was your birthday and how 32 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:49,080 Speaker 1: old you are. I won't reveal that here, and she said, 33 00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:52,640 Speaker 1: got to admit, Mark looks pretty good, looks pretty good 34 00:01:52,720 --> 00:01:54,960 Speaker 1: for at that age, looks pretty good for Thank you, Emma. 35 00:01:55,520 --> 00:01:58,160 Speaker 1: A bigger gift, which I agree with you are call 36 00:01:58,240 --> 00:02:00,360 Speaker 1: him today. Want to go back down to the something 37 00:02:00,400 --> 00:02:02,800 Speaker 1: write the column that I'm supposed to punch out after this. 38 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:06,120 Speaker 1: But I appreciate that very much, um from your wife. 39 00:02:06,880 --> 00:02:10,720 Speaker 1: I agree. Remember I liked you first before even meeting 40 00:02:10,919 --> 00:02:13,399 Speaker 1: I met West and Greg a long time ago. Yeah, 41 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:16,280 Speaker 1: but just remember I liked you first. I will remember that. 42 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:18,720 Speaker 1: I thank you. We We tried to find some old 43 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:21,920 Speaker 1: clips because we've been doing this show now for five years, 44 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:24,000 Speaker 1: so there's been birth you know, in theory, we had 45 00:02:24,040 --> 00:02:26,040 Speaker 1: your birthday five years ago, which was a big round 46 00:02:26,120 --> 00:02:28,680 Speaker 1: number two. I don't think we mentioned it. That's that 47 00:02:28,800 --> 00:02:31,200 Speaker 1: was the research that we've come along way. We've barely 48 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:34,360 Speaker 1: mentioned it. You usually try to keep it incognito. I yeah, 49 00:02:34,440 --> 00:02:38,240 Speaker 1: it's I am not. I feel generally lost at this point. 50 00:02:38,280 --> 00:02:42,120 Speaker 1: So yeah, my taking life or just I yeah, I 51 00:02:42,160 --> 00:02:52,320 Speaker 1: don't even know. I don't thank you. Yeah, you can 52 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:55,239 Speaker 1: talk to I thought that it was gonna be read 53 00:02:57,840 --> 00:03:01,000 Speaker 1: what have you done for the kissing cousin? Brother? Put 54 00:03:01,480 --> 00:03:03,880 Speaker 1: that as here with Mark? What have you done for marketday? 55 00:03:04,040 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 1: What have I done? First birthday? Exit? Facebook had really 56 00:03:07,800 --> 00:03:11,280 Speaker 1: hurt my ability to tell when it's somebody's birthday. I 57 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:14,760 Speaker 1: tweeted somebody else wishing him happy. You did I noticed that. 58 00:03:14,760 --> 00:03:17,480 Speaker 1: That's the only reason I know is because yeah, thank 59 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:20,880 Speaker 1: you for retweeting that West. Thank you, Louisa Toledo. Thank 60 00:03:20,919 --> 00:03:24,400 Speaker 1: you Louisa who is a listener. Um. At some point 61 00:03:24,400 --> 00:03:28,080 Speaker 1: the song will end and we will joint since Mark 62 00:03:28,240 --> 00:03:31,000 Speaker 1: is clearly uncomfortable, We'll get to the rest of the show, 63 00:03:31,240 --> 00:03:33,600 Speaker 1: and it's a big show. No Dan here, but we 64 00:03:33,720 --> 00:03:39,120 Speaker 1: have some news. We have a t NF preview Eagles Giants. 65 00:03:39,160 --> 00:03:41,360 Speaker 1: That's a big game, and we are going to ask 66 00:03:41,520 --> 00:03:45,280 Speaker 1: some questions Chris Westling that we were not expecting to 67 00:03:45,320 --> 00:03:47,920 Speaker 1: ask this early in the season. But yeah, we're the 68 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:50,520 Speaker 1: season started. That first Sunday was about a month ago, 69 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:53,520 Speaker 1: so we're just over a month into the season. There 70 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:55,880 Speaker 1: are many things we did not expect to be asking 71 00:03:55,920 --> 00:03:58,400 Speaker 1: a month ago that we're going to ask now the 72 00:03:58,440 --> 00:04:01,280 Speaker 1: important questions. But before we do any of that again, 73 00:04:01,480 --> 00:04:04,600 Speaker 1: we mentioned the loose cannon behind the glass. How are 74 00:04:04,600 --> 00:04:07,280 Speaker 1: you doing. I'm doing so good today. It's Mark's birthday. 75 00:04:07,400 --> 00:04:09,800 Speaker 1: I'm just riding high. Well, yeah, it's great to be 76 00:04:09,840 --> 00:04:17,400 Speaker 1: with you, my work wife. Let's do some news and 77 00:04:17,440 --> 00:04:21,760 Speaker 1: we will start in Philadelphia where they'll be watching the 78 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:25,120 Speaker 1: Thursday night football game this week without j A. G 79 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:29,280 Speaker 1: i E the Eagles running back hit injured reserve this 80 00:04:29,320 --> 00:04:32,880 Speaker 1: week a surprise that he tores a c l during 81 00:04:32,960 --> 00:04:35,240 Speaker 1: last week's game. Don't know if that happened before or 82 00:04:35,279 --> 00:04:38,760 Speaker 1: after that crushing fumble he had, but he is out 83 00:04:38,880 --> 00:04:42,760 Speaker 1: for the season and an Eagles team that's rather thin. 84 00:04:42,839 --> 00:04:46,599 Speaker 1: It running back using Wendell Smallwood quite a bit heads 85 00:04:46,640 --> 00:04:50,039 Speaker 1: to the meadow Lands this week, thinner than ever. Do 86 00:04:50,080 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 1: you think do you think this really hurts the Eagles team? 87 00:04:52,560 --> 00:04:56,000 Speaker 1: Mark Sessler? I do. I mean, that's the one thing 88 00:04:56,040 --> 00:04:58,440 Speaker 1: about the Eagles last year that is not showing up 89 00:04:58,520 --> 00:05:01,240 Speaker 1: right now. Obviously they're tistically, the ground game is not 90 00:05:01,320 --> 00:05:04,040 Speaker 1: as strong, but they were able to use a dosage 91 00:05:04,080 --> 00:05:06,160 Speaker 1: of La Garry Blunt and when they traded for a 92 00:05:06,279 --> 00:05:08,560 Speaker 1: G I. E And get these other guys involved, they 93 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:10,240 Speaker 1: could hit you in so many different ways with the 94 00:05:10,279 --> 00:05:12,280 Speaker 1: ground game and you and Carson Wentz playing an m 95 00:05:12,320 --> 00:05:14,640 Speaker 1: v P level. None of that is happening right now, 96 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:16,680 Speaker 1: and they have on paper they have one of the 97 00:05:16,720 --> 00:05:19,600 Speaker 1: thinner back fields around and these guys aren't. Darren Sprowles 98 00:05:20,160 --> 00:05:22,919 Speaker 1: has not been healthy himself. Yeah. I think the difference 99 00:05:22,960 --> 00:05:25,000 Speaker 1: between this year and last year is last year they 100 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:27,839 Speaker 1: had two power backs La Garrett Blunt and j. G Iu. 101 00:05:27,880 --> 00:05:29,919 Speaker 1: They could run between the tackles, they could shoulder the 102 00:05:29,960 --> 00:05:33,240 Speaker 1: load when they needed to. And now they've got guys 103 00:05:33,279 --> 00:05:36,680 Speaker 1: they've used as role players, complementary pieces, change of pace 104 00:05:36,720 --> 00:05:41,280 Speaker 1: backs Wendel Smallwood, Corey Clement and rookie Josh Adams. Can 105 00:05:41,320 --> 00:05:43,159 Speaker 1: any of those guys carry the load? Can they be 106 00:05:43,240 --> 00:05:47,120 Speaker 1: counted on to establish a chain moving ground attack because 107 00:05:47,800 --> 00:05:50,400 Speaker 1: I know Greg said maybe the efficiency is there this year, 108 00:05:50,960 --> 00:05:54,240 Speaker 1: but they haven't been a consistent week to week ground attack. No. 109 00:05:54,480 --> 00:05:56,680 Speaker 1: The Clement is the guy who I think has the 110 00:05:56,760 --> 00:06:01,480 Speaker 1: characteristics of a lead running back, especially if you're supporting him. 111 00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:04,800 Speaker 1: He's just such a physical guy. I think it's much 112 00:06:04,839 --> 00:06:06,520 Speaker 1: easier to do when you're a role playing You're think. 113 00:06:07,680 --> 00:06:09,920 Speaker 1: I think they call him Swedel Beckham because of that. 114 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:12,600 Speaker 1: He's he's he can do a little bit of everything. 115 00:06:12,640 --> 00:06:14,920 Speaker 1: He's a big guy. Uh. And as long as you're 116 00:06:14,960 --> 00:06:17,320 Speaker 1: supported by Smallwood, who's played pretty well I think, and 117 00:06:17,400 --> 00:06:20,160 Speaker 1: Darren sprawls, then you're fine. But right now Clement hasn't 118 00:06:20,200 --> 00:06:22,120 Speaker 1: shown he can stay healthy. We used to chuckle about 119 00:06:22,160 --> 00:06:25,000 Speaker 1: Smallwood in this podcast studio back in the day, right, 120 00:06:25,120 --> 00:06:27,960 Speaker 1: I mean, a lot of Eagles reporters did not expect 121 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:30,840 Speaker 1: him to make the team coming into training camp. Uh, 122 00:06:30,839 --> 00:06:32,720 Speaker 1: and he's played well. Are you a Smallwood guy? And 123 00:06:32,760 --> 00:06:36,120 Speaker 1: you've hold held some sort of against us that we 124 00:06:36,200 --> 00:06:39,240 Speaker 1: mocked you for that? I I believe this. You know, 125 00:06:39,320 --> 00:06:42,000 Speaker 1: I don't want to go speak out of turn about Dan, 126 00:06:42,040 --> 00:06:44,560 Speaker 1: who was suffering um a cold right now, which is 127 00:06:44,680 --> 00:06:47,080 Speaker 1: just a devastating stetback for him. I believe he was 128 00:06:47,120 --> 00:06:49,240 Speaker 1: the one that in why when I had some preseason 129 00:06:49,279 --> 00:06:52,680 Speaker 1: takes about liking Wendel Small that some chuckles came my way. 130 00:06:52,920 --> 00:06:56,880 Speaker 1: My My only mention of their efficiency West was, you know, 131 00:06:56,920 --> 00:07:00,880 Speaker 1: football Outsiders has them twenty fifth and passing eighth and rushing. Uh. 132 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:03,560 Speaker 1: Their offensive line has really struggled to pass protect. I 133 00:07:03,560 --> 00:07:05,720 Speaker 1: think if they needed one position more than anything, it 134 00:07:05,760 --> 00:07:08,919 Speaker 1: would be defensive tackle. They they're really thin there. So 135 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:11,400 Speaker 1: just on the list of things that really concerned me 136 00:07:11,440 --> 00:07:13,880 Speaker 1: about the Eagles, J J. I. E's absence is not 137 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:16,160 Speaker 1: high among them. With that said, they might go pick 138 00:07:16,280 --> 00:07:19,040 Speaker 1: up another running back. There was a radio report and 139 00:07:19,080 --> 00:07:22,800 Speaker 1: Buffalo that McCoy Lashawn McCoy um could be someone the 140 00:07:22,800 --> 00:07:25,640 Speaker 1: Eagles are interested in. Mike Garretfolo and Ian rap report 141 00:07:25,720 --> 00:07:28,520 Speaker 1: did follow that up, that that there could be some 142 00:07:28,640 --> 00:07:31,720 Speaker 1: level of interest. I was reading between the lines and 143 00:07:31,720 --> 00:07:34,560 Speaker 1: that thinking, yeah, they might go after a running back. 144 00:07:34,600 --> 00:07:36,720 Speaker 1: I don't know if Lashaw McCoy would be number one 145 00:07:36,880 --> 00:07:40,040 Speaker 1: on their list, but they always are looking to trade. 146 00:07:40,080 --> 00:07:42,640 Speaker 1: What do you think of the fit of McCoy potentially 147 00:07:42,720 --> 00:07:44,880 Speaker 1: joining the team. I think they can find a better 148 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:47,640 Speaker 1: human being to put in their locker room than Lashawn McCoy. 149 00:07:47,800 --> 00:07:50,760 Speaker 1: A reigning super Bowl team should not mess with their 150 00:07:50,840 --> 00:07:53,920 Speaker 1: chemistry by bringing in that guy. Is that's my personal 151 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:56,960 Speaker 1: feeling on it. I agree with you, and they know 152 00:07:57,080 --> 00:08:00,960 Speaker 1: the person so that it feels to me it's always odd. 153 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:02,920 Speaker 1: I know the Patriots make a bit of a cottage 154 00:08:02,920 --> 00:08:06,480 Speaker 1: cottage industry of bringing guys back that Belichick is familiar with, 155 00:08:06,480 --> 00:08:08,800 Speaker 1: and it works for them, but in general, when like 156 00:08:08,840 --> 00:08:11,120 Speaker 1: an X Star player who was shipped out of the 157 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:13,120 Speaker 1: building and not a guy that was not somewhat of 158 00:08:13,120 --> 00:08:16,600 Speaker 1: a drama magnet as well in Philadelphia, it's always bizarre 159 00:08:16,680 --> 00:08:19,840 Speaker 1: to me when these teams are these players potentially resurface 160 00:08:19,960 --> 00:08:22,200 Speaker 1: back in that same uniform. I feel like once a 161 00:08:22,240 --> 00:08:25,240 Speaker 1: player is gone that was a big part of the 162 00:08:25,240 --> 00:08:27,240 Speaker 1: team and you've moved on, you don't bring him back. 163 00:08:27,280 --> 00:08:30,239 Speaker 1: It's just too I mean. On our Twitter show, Colleen Wolf, 164 00:08:30,400 --> 00:08:33,240 Speaker 1: Eagles fan, mentioned the same thing where she thought it 165 00:08:33,280 --> 00:08:35,320 Speaker 1: was this was a depressing turn of events and it 166 00:08:35,440 --> 00:08:37,880 Speaker 1: is a weird turn of events energy wise for the 167 00:08:37,880 --> 00:08:39,440 Speaker 1: Eagles to bring them back. Well, if they can look 168 00:08:39,480 --> 00:08:41,680 Speaker 1: good on the ground on Thursday night, maybe that's something 169 00:08:41,720 --> 00:08:43,680 Speaker 1: that would prevent them. I think they might look for 170 00:08:43,760 --> 00:08:47,480 Speaker 1: another type of j AGII like pick up maybe a 171 00:08:47,559 --> 00:08:49,959 Speaker 1: younger guy that you can get for cheap in a trade. 172 00:08:49,960 --> 00:08:52,160 Speaker 1: The argument for McCoy would be, you probably don't have 173 00:08:52,200 --> 00:08:54,200 Speaker 1: to give up anything for him. He'd be free, and 174 00:08:54,240 --> 00:08:56,880 Speaker 1: he looked great last week, and he would just be 175 00:08:56,960 --> 00:08:59,120 Speaker 1: on the team for half of the season and probably 176 00:08:59,160 --> 00:09:02,160 Speaker 1: not back after that. But I'm with you, why bother? 177 00:09:02,240 --> 00:09:04,760 Speaker 1: I think it's been linked to some other names, Jordan 178 00:09:04,840 --> 00:09:07,360 Speaker 1: Howard particularly. I don't know if that one passes the 179 00:09:07,400 --> 00:09:09,920 Speaker 1: smell test even if the Eagles were interested. I believe 180 00:09:10,040 --> 00:09:13,199 Speaker 1: Joe Douglas, who's in their front office, helped draft him 181 00:09:13,240 --> 00:09:16,160 Speaker 1: for the Bears. Um, why would the Bears do that 182 00:09:16,240 --> 00:09:19,280 Speaker 1: if they're in first place and they need I mean, 183 00:09:19,320 --> 00:09:22,160 Speaker 1: you can't turn your whole backfield over to Terry Cohen, 184 00:09:22,200 --> 00:09:23,640 Speaker 1: who's more of a scat. I don't get that at 185 00:09:23,640 --> 00:09:25,760 Speaker 1: all from so I don't know. And Tevin Coleman's name 186 00:09:25,760 --> 00:09:28,199 Speaker 1: has been thrown out there because with the Falcons now 187 00:09:28,200 --> 00:09:30,719 Speaker 1: have Edo Smith to pair with DeVonta Freeman, and and 188 00:09:30,800 --> 00:09:33,760 Speaker 1: can they really pay Tevin Coleman and DeVonta Freeman. That 189 00:09:33,800 --> 00:09:35,439 Speaker 1: makes a lot of sense to me because I don't 190 00:09:35,480 --> 00:09:37,880 Speaker 1: think Tevin Coleman is on the Falcons next year. If 191 00:09:38,160 --> 00:09:40,079 Speaker 1: a Edo Smith has looked great, but how much of 192 00:09:40,160 --> 00:09:42,040 Speaker 1: you're the Eagles? Are you really going to give up 193 00:09:42,080 --> 00:09:44,319 Speaker 1: for him just for half of a season? Is it 194 00:09:44,440 --> 00:09:46,080 Speaker 1: worth it? Then? For the Falcon? I mean, you get 195 00:09:46,280 --> 00:09:48,319 Speaker 1: your Super Bowl window, You've got a quarterback on a 196 00:09:48,400 --> 00:09:50,880 Speaker 1: rookie contract. You gotta win. Now, what about like a 197 00:09:50,920 --> 00:09:53,640 Speaker 1: guy like Doug Martin, who would come from very cheap 198 00:09:53,640 --> 00:09:56,719 Speaker 1: and good. I think they'd rather good. Question in their 199 00:09:56,800 --> 00:09:59,400 Speaker 1: perfect world, Corey Clements healthy enough to play Thursday night. 200 00:09:59,400 --> 00:10:01,320 Speaker 1: He looks good, and I think they roll with that 201 00:10:01,400 --> 00:10:03,679 Speaker 1: for a couple of weeks and see if that's enough. 202 00:10:03,960 --> 00:10:06,600 Speaker 1: They could also just look on the street for running backs. 203 00:10:06,600 --> 00:10:15,200 Speaker 1: That's what the Jacksonville Jaguars did this week. I thought 204 00:10:15,679 --> 00:10:23,199 Speaker 1: they signed Jamal Charles, the future Hall of Fame finalist. 205 00:10:23,320 --> 00:10:24,959 Speaker 1: How about that? I don't I don't know if he's 206 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:27,520 Speaker 1: I don't know if he's gonna make it one day, 207 00:10:27,559 --> 00:10:29,360 Speaker 1: But I think he'll be on that list of fifteen 208 00:10:29,400 --> 00:10:31,319 Speaker 1: where they talk about him the all time leader in 209 00:10:31,400 --> 00:10:35,600 Speaker 1: yards per carry among running backs. He I think ran 210 00:10:35,679 --> 00:10:37,880 Speaker 1: for four point three yards per carry in Denver last 211 00:10:37,960 --> 00:10:39,680 Speaker 1: year and he now has a job with t J 212 00:10:39,840 --> 00:10:43,480 Speaker 1: yelled In. The reports from our ian reports are that 213 00:10:43,600 --> 00:10:45,720 Speaker 1: Leonard four Nett not only out this week, might be 214 00:10:45,800 --> 00:10:48,640 Speaker 1: out through their by which I think would be week nine. 215 00:10:48,720 --> 00:10:50,920 Speaker 1: So he that's a few more weeks and Jamal Charles 216 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:54,000 Speaker 1: gets into the mix. Do you like this, Mark? I mean, 217 00:10:54,040 --> 00:10:56,200 Speaker 1: the Jaguars sort of remind me of the Eagles, where 218 00:10:56,240 --> 00:10:58,240 Speaker 1: the ground game was such a big part of their 219 00:10:58,280 --> 00:11:01,360 Speaker 1: identity last year. They haven't had four net healthy all year. 220 00:11:01,480 --> 00:11:04,240 Speaker 1: I mean, from what we saw of Jamal Charles last 221 00:11:04,240 --> 00:11:07,720 Speaker 1: few seasons, like everyone knows the name, everyone remembers having 222 00:11:07,800 --> 00:11:09,880 Speaker 1: him on their fantasy team at some point. I I 223 00:11:10,280 --> 00:11:13,599 Speaker 1: don't necessarily like it from an on field place in 224 00:11:14,520 --> 00:11:17,520 Speaker 1: right now. I thought he looked good in September last year, 225 00:11:17,520 --> 00:11:19,560 Speaker 1: and then when the Broncos fell out of contention, he 226 00:11:19,600 --> 00:11:23,240 Speaker 1: fell out of the rotation in favor of younger backs um, 227 00:11:23,280 --> 00:11:26,040 Speaker 1: but then nobody wanted him all year. That doesn't necessarily 228 00:11:26,040 --> 00:11:29,760 Speaker 1: mean he's washed up. Nobody wanted Adrian Peterson either. They're similar. 229 00:11:29,920 --> 00:11:32,240 Speaker 1: I think it's a guy that you give some carries 230 00:11:32,280 --> 00:11:34,600 Speaker 1: to if you can get a lead to help. You know, 231 00:11:35,120 --> 00:11:37,040 Speaker 1: sought the game away. The reason they're doing this is 232 00:11:37,040 --> 00:11:39,360 Speaker 1: because Corey Grant, who was a good player for them, 233 00:11:39,440 --> 00:11:41,520 Speaker 1: is out for the season. I think that was a 234 00:11:41,559 --> 00:11:45,400 Speaker 1: significant loss, and I love seeing Jamal Charles back in 235 00:11:45,440 --> 00:11:47,839 Speaker 1: the mix. Just one of the most underrated players at 236 00:11:47,920 --> 00:11:50,440 Speaker 1: least ten years. For what it's worth. Doug Maron said 237 00:11:50,440 --> 00:11:52,720 Speaker 1: that t J yelled and will remain the man going forward. 238 00:11:52,800 --> 00:11:55,839 Speaker 1: T J Alden's look good at a pleasant surprise this year. 239 00:11:56,360 --> 00:12:00,880 Speaker 1: Uh not unlike James Conner in Pittsburgh. A isn't surprised 240 00:12:00,920 --> 00:12:05,000 Speaker 1: in this. I mean it Dan feeling a major disturbance 241 00:12:05,000 --> 00:12:08,240 Speaker 1: in the forest that has anything to do with Dan. 242 00:12:08,400 --> 00:12:12,240 Speaker 1: But James Conner has played so well this year that 243 00:12:12,360 --> 00:12:16,280 Speaker 1: Ben Roethlisberger to me, was speaking the obvious and speaking 244 00:12:16,320 --> 00:12:19,600 Speaker 1: the truth this week in the Steelers locker room, saying 245 00:12:19,600 --> 00:12:22,480 Speaker 1: that James Conner has earned the right to be a 246 00:12:22,520 --> 00:12:26,559 Speaker 1: part of this offense even when Levy on Bell returns. 247 00:12:26,600 --> 00:12:29,040 Speaker 1: I know you like James Connor. Chris Wesley. I do 248 00:12:29,160 --> 00:12:31,160 Speaker 1: like him. I'm first of all, he's a cancer survivor. 249 00:12:31,440 --> 00:12:34,920 Speaker 1: Second of all, he looked better last week then he's 250 00:12:34,960 --> 00:12:37,600 Speaker 1: looked at any point this year. He looked explosive as 251 00:12:37,640 --> 00:12:40,680 Speaker 1: a runner and as a receiver, and I haven't always 252 00:12:40,720 --> 00:12:44,200 Speaker 1: liked him as a receiver. He looked a lot more natural, um, 253 00:12:44,240 --> 00:12:46,280 Speaker 1: not just catching the ball, but turning and making a 254 00:12:46,320 --> 00:12:49,199 Speaker 1: move to make guys miss, which is the most underrated 255 00:12:49,200 --> 00:12:52,160 Speaker 1: part of a running back as a receiver. Um. But 256 00:12:52,240 --> 00:12:54,560 Speaker 1: Big benk came out I thought pretty strongly and said, 257 00:12:54,840 --> 00:12:57,240 Speaker 1: in no way, shape or form, should James just take 258 00:12:57,280 --> 00:13:00,680 Speaker 1: a back seat to Levy on bell Um. We've seen 259 00:13:00,760 --> 00:13:02,840 Speaker 1: some great things from him in all phases of football, 260 00:13:03,160 --> 00:13:04,959 Speaker 1: and I will push for James to get as much 261 00:13:05,040 --> 00:13:07,520 Speaker 1: run as we can. To me, that's pretty strong. The 262 00:13:08,280 --> 00:13:10,440 Speaker 1: of course Levan bell when he comes back, he's going 263 00:13:10,520 --> 00:13:12,920 Speaker 1: to play. But I don't I don't think they want 264 00:13:12,920 --> 00:13:15,640 Speaker 1: to forget about James Conner. I don't love everything that 265 00:13:15,679 --> 00:13:18,320 Speaker 1: Big Ben has said over the years or done, but 266 00:13:18,440 --> 00:13:21,160 Speaker 1: I think this one is directed right at the locker 267 00:13:21,200 --> 00:13:24,240 Speaker 1: room that we've gone this far with James Connor and 268 00:13:24,320 --> 00:13:26,160 Speaker 1: he's a he's a good player, that does a lot 269 00:13:26,160 --> 00:13:28,079 Speaker 1: of the same things that Levan Bell can do. You 270 00:13:28,120 --> 00:13:30,640 Speaker 1: don't put him away and then cis Kater the entire 271 00:13:30,679 --> 00:13:33,560 Speaker 1: offense when Levian Bell decides to roll back in to 272 00:13:33,640 --> 00:13:35,720 Speaker 1: deal with his career in a pretty little fashion. I 273 00:13:35,760 --> 00:13:38,400 Speaker 1: love the idea of Connor having a big part of 274 00:13:38,400 --> 00:13:40,400 Speaker 1: a Steelers team that's trying to back themselves out of 275 00:13:40,400 --> 00:13:41,839 Speaker 1: a corner right now. I mean, I think they're a 276 00:13:41,920 --> 00:13:46,080 Speaker 1: better team being able to mix both of those guys. 277 00:13:46,200 --> 00:13:48,400 Speaker 1: James Conner has shown he's what you're looking for and 278 00:13:48,640 --> 00:13:50,320 Speaker 1: running back. He's a three down back, so when they 279 00:13:50,360 --> 00:13:52,560 Speaker 1: go to hurry up, he can just stay on the field. 280 00:13:52,840 --> 00:13:56,920 Speaker 1: So you can just play Levian Bell snaps. You can 281 00:13:56,920 --> 00:14:02,040 Speaker 1: play James Conner snaps. You don't You don't lose that 282 00:14:02,040 --> 00:14:04,599 Speaker 1: that much. Don't you think that Bell probably would be 283 00:14:04,640 --> 00:14:06,319 Speaker 1: on board at this because I think he's looking the 284 00:14:06,400 --> 00:14:08,120 Speaker 1: coast to the end of the year and then hit 285 00:14:08,160 --> 00:14:11,360 Speaker 1: free agency. I do think so until the game store, Like, 286 00:14:11,400 --> 00:14:14,280 Speaker 1: I think in his mind he's okay with it, and 287 00:14:14,280 --> 00:14:16,640 Speaker 1: then the game start and he's like, well, I want 288 00:14:16,640 --> 00:14:19,560 Speaker 1: to be on the field and I want to maximize 289 00:14:19,600 --> 00:14:23,320 Speaker 1: my value by putting up numbers. The Steelers head to 290 00:14:23,360 --> 00:14:26,720 Speaker 1: Cincinnati this week, which is a sneaky big Week six game. 291 00:14:26,760 --> 00:14:30,640 Speaker 1: I feel like with the Levy on Bell return looming 292 00:14:30,760 --> 00:14:33,120 Speaker 1: during their Week seven by and the four and one 293 00:14:33,200 --> 00:14:36,960 Speaker 1: Bengals record, that if the Steelers can't get that road win, 294 00:14:37,760 --> 00:14:39,480 Speaker 1: it's a pretty big deficit that you have in the 295 00:14:39,480 --> 00:14:41,160 Speaker 1: a f C North. But if they can win it, 296 00:14:41,200 --> 00:14:44,480 Speaker 1: then it's like everyone's in one big pile and who knows, 297 00:14:44,560 --> 00:14:47,240 Speaker 1: maybe your brown sneak up and win that fascinating division. 298 00:14:47,600 --> 00:14:52,960 Speaker 1: The Eagles, as we mentioned, are heading to the Meadowlands 299 00:14:53,040 --> 00:14:55,400 Speaker 1: on Thursday night, and there's a lot of people that 300 00:14:55,480 --> 00:14:58,280 Speaker 1: have different opinions of what's wrong with this team. We 301 00:14:58,320 --> 00:15:02,480 Speaker 1: talked about the running game, you defensive tackle position. But 302 00:15:02,560 --> 00:15:06,160 Speaker 1: the Philly news anchor at Fox twenty nine, I believe, 303 00:15:06,320 --> 00:15:09,800 Speaker 1: was that Connie's old station. Well she's she's been all 304 00:15:09,880 --> 00:15:11,960 Speaker 1: over that city and I feel like she worked at 305 00:15:11,960 --> 00:15:14,600 Speaker 1: Fox at one point. Gary Cobb, who is a former 306 00:15:14,720 --> 00:15:18,880 Speaker 1: NFL linebacker but now is a news anchor, said the 307 00:15:18,880 --> 00:15:22,280 Speaker 1: team needed to go to drastic measures. He thinks they 308 00:15:22,320 --> 00:15:25,080 Speaker 1: need to go on a fast, and he said not 309 00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:28,560 Speaker 1: a food fast. He's talking about getting busy in the 310 00:15:28,560 --> 00:15:31,960 Speaker 1: bedroom or not getting busy, not getting busy in the bedroom. 311 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:36,960 Speaker 1: He thinks that's a problem. He thinks that's what needs that. 312 00:15:37,120 --> 00:15:40,360 Speaker 1: He does not want them making any twins, any any 313 00:15:40,440 --> 00:15:44,280 Speaker 1: anything in Philadelphia, Mark Sessler, do you believe in the 314 00:15:44,320 --> 00:15:49,200 Speaker 1: science behind this opinion? I'll never forget um when I 315 00:15:49,280 --> 00:15:52,360 Speaker 1: when when Sports Illustrated used to arrive at your doorstep 316 00:15:52,360 --> 00:15:55,320 Speaker 1: on like a Thursday afternoon. And millennials will never understand 317 00:15:55,360 --> 00:15:57,680 Speaker 1: what it was like to have Sports Illustrated arrived on 318 00:15:57,720 --> 00:16:01,160 Speaker 1: your doorstep. But what day would to arrive it would? 319 00:16:01,320 --> 00:16:04,960 Speaker 1: I mean, I guess, yeah, Thursday typically right before the week, 320 00:16:05,000 --> 00:16:07,720 Speaker 1: like your only source of sports information. Oh yeah, and 321 00:16:07,760 --> 00:16:09,840 Speaker 1: like those stories like you'd be reading stuff that you 322 00:16:09,880 --> 00:16:13,280 Speaker 1: didn't hear about in your hideous local Newspero, throw it 323 00:16:13,320 --> 00:16:15,080 Speaker 1: on your door from a bike. Now it arrived in 324 00:16:15,120 --> 00:16:21,240 Speaker 1: the magazines, come through normal males, mayle solicits. I was also, 325 00:16:21,880 --> 00:16:23,760 Speaker 1: I mean, we had a we had paper boys. I 326 00:16:23,840 --> 00:16:28,080 Speaker 1: was a paper boy for a little bit TV. That's 327 00:16:28,160 --> 00:16:32,480 Speaker 1: a little paper boy action summer now. So anyways, inside 328 00:16:32,480 --> 00:16:34,520 Speaker 1: of the Sports Illustrated there was a story about John 329 00:16:34,560 --> 00:16:36,680 Speaker 1: Elway with the Broncos were great and they were always 330 00:16:36,680 --> 00:16:39,800 Speaker 1: sort of careening towards new Super Bowls and losing them. 331 00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:42,880 Speaker 1: But one thing that Elway had been talked to about 332 00:16:43,040 --> 00:16:45,480 Speaker 1: or believed in, was he would not have sex for 333 00:16:45,600 --> 00:16:49,720 Speaker 1: weeks and weeks in a row two basically be you know, 334 00:16:49,840 --> 00:16:52,080 Speaker 1: the best version of the player he could be by 335 00:16:52,120 --> 00:16:56,720 Speaker 1: retaining not I guess not like losing O relinquishing sexual fluids, 336 00:16:56,720 --> 00:16:59,120 Speaker 1: and there was There have been multiple studies about this, 337 00:16:59,320 --> 00:17:00,720 Speaker 1: and you can say you buy him or you don't, 338 00:17:00,760 --> 00:17:03,440 Speaker 1: but there are I do buy into it that I 339 00:17:03,480 --> 00:17:05,040 Speaker 1: don't think it's like, by the way, even if your 340 00:17:05,080 --> 00:17:07,640 Speaker 1: life that even some sort of life force that you're yes, 341 00:17:07,680 --> 00:17:09,560 Speaker 1: and if you I would just suggest that if you're 342 00:17:09,560 --> 00:17:11,639 Speaker 1: listening and you're curious, go just go read about it, 343 00:17:11,720 --> 00:17:13,639 Speaker 1: maybe not on a work computer, but on a different 344 00:17:14,119 --> 00:17:17,720 Speaker 1: on your home computer, about this this the science behind 345 00:17:17,720 --> 00:17:24,280 Speaker 1: it or the theory behind it. That Tom Brady married 346 00:17:24,320 --> 00:17:29,399 Speaker 1: to Giselle is dry and still winning all those Super Bowls. 347 00:17:29,480 --> 00:17:31,240 Speaker 1: I'm not sure that that's true at all. I don't 348 00:17:31,280 --> 00:17:33,840 Speaker 1: know what he's doing. Right. He thinks maybe Brady would 349 00:17:33,840 --> 00:17:36,639 Speaker 1: be even better if Brady is also doing tons of 350 00:17:36,680 --> 00:17:40,639 Speaker 1: other things. The counterpoint, let's let's not tarnish the words science. 351 00:17:40,680 --> 00:17:44,400 Speaker 1: By using it here, it's science, thank you, and your 352 00:17:44,440 --> 00:17:49,720 Speaker 1: confidence would rise after sex naturally. I think psychologically that 353 00:17:50,640 --> 00:17:53,720 Speaker 1: this goes back to the nineteen forties Paul Brown, who 354 00:17:53,760 --> 00:17:58,760 Speaker 1: basically started modern football. It was forbidden for Brown's players 355 00:17:58,760 --> 00:18:01,040 Speaker 1: in the nineteen forties to have sex that was a 356 00:18:01,040 --> 00:18:04,440 Speaker 1: team role, like seventy two hours before the game. Maybe 357 00:18:04,440 --> 00:18:10,879 Speaker 1: that's the answer to the problems there. I I just 358 00:18:10,960 --> 00:18:13,439 Speaker 1: enjoyed that. This is like a kind of story that 359 00:18:13,480 --> 00:18:15,920 Speaker 1: we would often talk about on the jessel Nick and 360 00:18:16,000 --> 00:18:20,320 Speaker 1: Rosenthal Vanity Project Jerry Juniors President only. But it's great. 361 00:18:20,359 --> 00:18:22,160 Speaker 1: It's great to talk about it here too. The only 362 00:18:22,200 --> 00:18:24,040 Speaker 1: problem I have with this I feel like Greg would 363 00:18:24,119 --> 00:18:25,639 Speaker 1: rather be on the other show right now. But that's fine, No, 364 00:18:25,760 --> 00:18:27,480 Speaker 1: not at all. This is beautiful. The only problem with 365 00:18:27,520 --> 00:18:30,639 Speaker 1: this topic is given this guy credit for Gary Cobb, 366 00:18:30,720 --> 00:18:32,960 Speaker 1: credit whatever for throwing this out there. He did not 367 00:18:33,040 --> 00:18:35,600 Speaker 1: come up with this. He he felt like practiced it 368 00:18:35,760 --> 00:18:38,439 Speaker 1: or around people that did when he played. That's uh. 369 00:18:38,640 --> 00:18:40,360 Speaker 1: I just think we needed to add a little fun 370 00:18:40,400 --> 00:18:43,520 Speaker 1: to a short news. It hails from the Far East, 371 00:18:43,560 --> 00:18:47,840 Speaker 1: by the way, So hey guys, speaking of sex. 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It 382 00:19:18,160 --> 00:19:21,560 Speaker 1: sounds like a sexy birthday present for Mark Sesslers. We 383 00:19:21,600 --> 00:19:26,240 Speaker 1: didn't we switch positions, Yeah, we didn't either, but now 384 00:19:26,320 --> 00:19:29,000 Speaker 1: we do. A three degree ark swing means you can 385 00:19:29,040 --> 00:19:31,800 Speaker 1: loosen are tightened bolts with less movement and those hard 386 00:19:31,840 --> 00:19:34,639 Speaker 1: to reach spots that should make it easy to tackle 387 00:19:34,760 --> 00:19:37,199 Speaker 1: any auto or d I Y grag what's d I 388 00:19:37,359 --> 00:19:40,600 Speaker 1: Y do it yourself projects on your list? Plus they 389 00:19:40,640 --> 00:19:43,679 Speaker 1: come in gun metal chrome finish that's not only sharp looking, 390 00:19:43,880 --> 00:19:49,000 Speaker 1: it makes them corrosion Resistant's cool? Right? 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And Mark, I know you had 401 00:20:20,600 --> 00:20:22,480 Speaker 1: something to say. Yeah, he's probably if he's listening to 402 00:20:22,520 --> 00:20:25,840 Speaker 1: this show, which I guarantee probably not. Um, he's heard 403 00:20:25,880 --> 00:20:28,520 Speaker 1: me ding him on the Wendel Smallwood thing. We're keep 404 00:20:28,560 --> 00:20:31,280 Speaker 1: cascading Greg with compliments about the transitions. He might be 405 00:20:31,320 --> 00:20:34,960 Speaker 1: feeling like we're a little unappreciated, but we do appreciate Dan. 406 00:20:35,119 --> 00:20:41,080 Speaker 1: So I wanted just to read a group prayer for Dan. Basically, 407 00:20:41,240 --> 00:20:42,639 Speaker 1: you know this is a guy that save it for 408 00:20:42,680 --> 00:20:45,800 Speaker 1: the theology part, Well he is. He is battling right now, 409 00:20:46,200 --> 00:20:50,240 Speaker 1: tremendous cold. His Yankees have been swept taken right out 410 00:20:50,280 --> 00:20:53,640 Speaker 1: of the playoffs, which I know nothing about, but I'm 411 00:20:53,680 --> 00:20:55,440 Speaker 1: sure he's down in the dumps. So here we go. 412 00:20:56,320 --> 00:21:00,600 Speaker 1: Dear universal powers that rule overall we live up to you, 413 00:21:00,760 --> 00:21:04,200 Speaker 1: our friend and host, Dan. Please unfold Dan in your 414 00:21:04,280 --> 00:21:07,240 Speaker 1: arms as he battles a cold, nestle him as you 415 00:21:07,240 --> 00:21:10,120 Speaker 1: would a small and innocent child. He is a hard 416 00:21:10,160 --> 00:21:13,119 Speaker 1: worker and often professional in all he does. He is 417 00:21:13,160 --> 00:21:15,840 Speaker 1: also busy operating as a husband to Emily and a 418 00:21:15,880 --> 00:21:19,120 Speaker 1: father to two young boys, Jack and Harrison. We lift 419 00:21:19,200 --> 00:21:21,960 Speaker 1: up Dan and beseech you to grace his physical body 420 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:25,520 Speaker 1: with newfound health. Let healing waters flow through Dan's internal 421 00:21:25,560 --> 00:21:29,960 Speaker 1: system and remove any disease causing debris. Please also refresh 422 00:21:30,040 --> 00:21:33,520 Speaker 1: Dan's spirit and remind his conscience that he remains connected 423 00:21:33,560 --> 00:21:35,159 Speaker 1: not only to the people around him, but to the 424 00:21:35,200 --> 00:21:38,640 Speaker 1: great flowing universe beyond. We now lift up our connected 425 00:21:38,760 --> 00:21:40,800 Speaker 1: energies in a moment of silence for Dan, who was 426 00:21:40,840 --> 00:21:44,040 Speaker 1: battling a cold. That means nobody in the studio talks 427 00:21:44,240 --> 00:21:47,000 Speaker 1: and the listeners should not fast forward, but also lift 428 00:21:47,080 --> 00:21:49,760 Speaker 1: up Dan and your prayers. Take it away, loose Cannon. 429 00:22:35,720 --> 00:22:40,560 Speaker 1: I felt good. It was really soothing. Yeah, thinking of 430 00:22:40,600 --> 00:22:42,840 Speaker 1: you Dan, I'm feeling at peace now. I hope Dan 431 00:22:43,000 --> 00:22:45,919 Speaker 1: is too, I know. I hope that's better. We should 432 00:22:46,080 --> 00:22:47,720 Speaker 1: I feel like we should stop every show for a 433 00:22:47,720 --> 00:22:52,840 Speaker 1: thirty seconds to centered and relaxed and ready to talk 434 00:22:52,880 --> 00:22:59,280 Speaker 1: about Thursday night football. Yeah, how about that for a transition. 435 00:22:59,640 --> 00:23:05,359 Speaker 1: The Eagles head to New Jersey this Thursday night. Colin 436 00:23:05,400 --> 00:23:10,080 Speaker 1: wilf in the house, Michael Irvin, Carson wentz, a lot 437 00:23:10,119 --> 00:23:13,080 Speaker 1: of players for a big game. The Eagles are trying 438 00:23:13,080 --> 00:23:14,960 Speaker 1: to be the first team to win on the road 439 00:23:15,000 --> 00:23:18,159 Speaker 1: on Thursday night. That's been a historical issue for t 440 00:23:18,359 --> 00:23:22,080 Speaker 1: NF teams, especially this year. And they go to a 441 00:23:22,119 --> 00:23:25,000 Speaker 1: Giants team that is hurting right now that they figured 442 00:23:25,040 --> 00:23:29,000 Speaker 1: out some things defensive offensively last week, got the ball moving, 443 00:23:29,080 --> 00:23:31,040 Speaker 1: pushed the ball down the field in the fourth quarter, 444 00:23:31,320 --> 00:23:34,639 Speaker 1: ultimately lost to the Panthers, and the Giants are sitting 445 00:23:34,680 --> 00:23:38,880 Speaker 1: there at one in four while the Eagles are at 446 00:23:38,920 --> 00:23:42,200 Speaker 1: two and three. But no matter who when's this game, 447 00:23:42,720 --> 00:23:45,920 Speaker 1: they are right back in the mix. In the NFC East. 448 00:23:45,920 --> 00:23:48,040 Speaker 1: The Eagles would be tied for first at three and three, 449 00:23:48,320 --> 00:23:50,560 Speaker 1: and the Giants would at least feel like even at 450 00:23:50,600 --> 00:23:52,439 Speaker 1: two and four. They are in the middle of the 451 00:23:52,480 --> 00:23:55,760 Speaker 1: worst division in football and they are not out of it. 452 00:23:55,840 --> 00:23:59,240 Speaker 1: How do you see this game playing out, Chris Wesley, Well, 453 00:23:59,480 --> 00:24:02,240 Speaker 1: you mentioned and defensive tackle is a weakness and I 454 00:24:02,240 --> 00:24:07,000 Speaker 1: saw that on Twitter several times this week. Someone's to me, 455 00:24:07,680 --> 00:24:11,040 Speaker 1: how that is their biggest weakness when they keep getting 456 00:24:11,040 --> 00:24:14,520 Speaker 1: pressure on opposing quarterbacks. Kirk Cousins was under pressure throughout 457 00:24:14,560 --> 00:24:16,840 Speaker 1: the game. They shut down their running attack and it's 458 00:24:16,880 --> 00:24:20,200 Speaker 1: their secondary. Even though their front seven keeps getting pressure. 459 00:24:20,440 --> 00:24:23,600 Speaker 1: Their secondary gave up tons of big plays to Marcus Mariota, 460 00:24:23,920 --> 00:24:27,159 Speaker 1: tons of big plays to Adam Feeling and Stefon Digs. 461 00:24:27,600 --> 00:24:29,320 Speaker 1: And I don't think it's the front seven. I think 462 00:24:29,359 --> 00:24:32,919 Speaker 1: it's the secondary that's getting washed right now. And to me, 463 00:24:32,960 --> 00:24:36,359 Speaker 1: that's the matchup of this game. The offensive line for 464 00:24:36,359 --> 00:24:39,080 Speaker 1: the Giants is probably gonna lose the matchup up front, 465 00:24:40,160 --> 00:24:42,679 Speaker 1: but they can exploit this defense down the field or 466 00:24:42,720 --> 00:24:45,280 Speaker 1: can they with a checkdown quarterback? To me, that's the 467 00:24:45,320 --> 00:24:48,040 Speaker 1: matchup to what crazy to me that they scoring thirty 468 00:24:48,080 --> 00:24:50,040 Speaker 1: points against the Panthers last we because the first time 469 00:24:50,080 --> 00:24:54,320 Speaker 1: they've done at the Giant since that is an incredible drought. 470 00:24:54,880 --> 00:24:56,720 Speaker 1: I to me, when I think about this game, it 471 00:24:56,800 --> 00:24:59,480 Speaker 1: just feels like because these things tend to happen on 472 00:24:59,600 --> 00:25:04,040 Speaker 1: national television and Sequon Barkley has already had some fascinating moments, 473 00:25:04,040 --> 00:25:07,040 Speaker 1: but it's largely come on Sunday afternoon on the East 474 00:25:07,080 --> 00:25:09,159 Speaker 1: Coast and people not seeing it. This feels like the 475 00:25:09,160 --> 00:25:11,880 Speaker 1: breakout game for me to come out of this where 476 00:25:11,880 --> 00:25:15,199 Speaker 1: he's done two or three fascinating things. Yeah, it's a 477 00:25:15,200 --> 00:25:17,920 Speaker 1: great point. He's looked good as an all around player. 478 00:25:17,960 --> 00:25:19,800 Speaker 1: But Philip Lindsay right now, I think is still the 479 00:25:20,280 --> 00:25:22,800 Speaker 1: leading rookie rusher, which is just no shame in that. No, 480 00:25:23,080 --> 00:25:25,400 Speaker 1: just as shocking. Just shows how shocking the draft can be. 481 00:25:25,600 --> 00:25:27,520 Speaker 1: I think if you're an Eagles fan, you're right, the 482 00:25:27,520 --> 00:25:30,000 Speaker 1: secondary is the worst part of the team. I think 483 00:25:30,040 --> 00:25:34,159 Speaker 1: there's a concern, uh for their defensive line west just 484 00:25:34,280 --> 00:25:36,600 Speaker 1: that there they were at their best last year when 485 00:25:36,640 --> 00:25:40,200 Speaker 1: they were rotating all of these guys. Suddenly you're playing 486 00:25:40,560 --> 00:25:44,520 Speaker 1: You're playing destiny, Destiny Viajo every snap of the game. 487 00:25:44,640 --> 00:25:47,800 Speaker 1: His backup is a guy Trevin Hester, and suddenly a 488 00:25:47,880 --> 00:25:49,840 Speaker 1: group that was really thin in your room. You know, 489 00:25:49,880 --> 00:25:52,320 Speaker 1: that was like the story super Bowl week. Every everyone 490 00:25:52,400 --> 00:25:54,000 Speaker 1: you know is coming in and out. That's keeping them fresh. 491 00:25:54,040 --> 00:25:55,960 Speaker 1: Now you're playing Fletcher Cox and a guy like in 492 00:25:56,040 --> 00:25:58,680 Speaker 1: Viejo who's barely played and he's not coming off the 493 00:25:58,720 --> 00:26:01,000 Speaker 1: field whatsoever. Sure, they missed Timmy John again, but this 494 00:26:01,080 --> 00:26:04,800 Speaker 1: is the first world problem. This It's like, okay, secondary's 495 00:26:04,800 --> 00:26:07,919 Speaker 1: an issue. Their quarterback keeps getting hit, that's an issue. 496 00:26:08,200 --> 00:26:11,800 Speaker 1: They run the boat inconsistently, their wide receivers don't make plays, 497 00:26:11,880 --> 00:26:14,480 Speaker 1: and then somewhere down around number eight it's like, oh, 498 00:26:14,600 --> 00:26:19,399 Speaker 1: defensive tackle depth. I find them boring this year. I 499 00:26:19,760 --> 00:26:22,920 Speaker 1: did not expect that they's around this time last year 500 00:26:22,960 --> 00:26:25,560 Speaker 1: where the Eagles became my favorite team to watch, and 501 00:26:25,600 --> 00:26:27,439 Speaker 1: it's what we talked about before, their ability when they 502 00:26:27,440 --> 00:26:30,320 Speaker 1: would get these leads to pound teams down the stretch 503 00:26:30,359 --> 00:26:33,000 Speaker 1: and just put them away. And they lacked that entirely 504 00:26:33,080 --> 00:26:35,600 Speaker 1: right now. And if they don't come out of this 505 00:26:35,640 --> 00:26:38,320 Speaker 1: game with against the Giants on the road with a win, 506 00:26:38,520 --> 00:26:41,080 Speaker 1: I have no confidence in where their season is heading. Well. 507 00:26:41,119 --> 00:26:44,320 Speaker 1: I think they're boring because they're not explosive. They are 508 00:26:44,440 --> 00:26:47,040 Speaker 1: a station the station offense. You get out on Jeffrey 509 00:26:47,040 --> 00:26:49,600 Speaker 1: back and that helps, but he is not a vertical 510 00:26:49,720 --> 00:26:52,600 Speaker 1: receiver necessarily right now, or at least we haven't seen 511 00:26:52,640 --> 00:26:55,879 Speaker 1: it yet this year. But remember he did make somebody 512 00:26:55,880 --> 00:26:57,960 Speaker 1: missing the open field last week. He did that was 513 00:26:58,080 --> 00:27:01,679 Speaker 1: that was surprising. To see. And he was physical and 514 00:27:01,840 --> 00:27:03,800 Speaker 1: great in the game against Tennessee, so you want to 515 00:27:03,840 --> 00:27:05,480 Speaker 1: see more of that, but they haven't been able to 516 00:27:05,520 --> 00:27:07,720 Speaker 1: push the ball down the field. I found it interesting 517 00:27:07,720 --> 00:27:11,119 Speaker 1: that Jason Peters, you know, the they're great left tackle 518 00:27:11,240 --> 00:27:13,520 Speaker 1: hasn't maybe been at his best this year, said we're 519 00:27:13,520 --> 00:27:15,920 Speaker 1: not blocking as well because we have a quarterback who's 520 00:27:15,960 --> 00:27:19,240 Speaker 1: holding onto the ball longer and wants to make plays. 521 00:27:19,520 --> 00:27:22,639 Speaker 1: And you've heard Doug Peterson kind of talk about Carson Wentz. 522 00:27:23,280 --> 00:27:24,640 Speaker 1: I don't know if it's that he wants to make 523 00:27:24,680 --> 00:27:27,760 Speaker 1: big plays or he's just not making decisions quite as quickly. 524 00:27:27,840 --> 00:27:30,280 Speaker 1: I think Wentz has thrown the ball really well, but 525 00:27:30,320 --> 00:27:32,240 Speaker 1: he's just getting back into the flow. I mean, he 526 00:27:32,240 --> 00:27:34,720 Speaker 1: hadn't played football and forever. He's just that style of 527 00:27:34,800 --> 00:27:37,600 Speaker 1: quarterback who wants to improvise and you know, wait for 528 00:27:37,640 --> 00:27:40,760 Speaker 1: the play to kind of see what happens. And and 529 00:27:40,960 --> 00:27:42,879 Speaker 1: we saw this week Big Ben early in his career 530 00:27:42,880 --> 00:27:45,320 Speaker 1: where a lot of the big sack numbers were his fault, 531 00:27:45,359 --> 00:27:48,000 Speaker 1: not the offensive lines bolt because he's at his best 532 00:27:48,320 --> 00:27:50,119 Speaker 1: when he's waiting for the play to break down and 533 00:27:50,160 --> 00:27:53,080 Speaker 1: then throwing downfield. Don't you admit West, even as an 534 00:27:53,119 --> 00:27:57,600 Speaker 1: Eli Hayter uh that Manning made some good throws last week. 535 00:27:57,600 --> 00:27:59,919 Speaker 1: I actually don't think Eli Manning's his arms looked as 536 00:28:00,080 --> 00:28:02,440 Speaker 1: bad this season. Overall, he hasn't played well. He made 537 00:28:02,440 --> 00:28:05,840 Speaker 1: two bad interceptions last week. The offensive line is still 538 00:28:05,840 --> 00:28:08,520 Speaker 1: a problem. They waived Eric Flowers this week, their former 539 00:28:08,600 --> 00:28:11,119 Speaker 1: first round pick, not that he was even in the 540 00:28:11,160 --> 00:28:12,959 Speaker 1: lineup for them at this point, but I think they 541 00:28:12,960 --> 00:28:14,840 Speaker 1: have problems at center, which could be a problem in 542 00:28:14,840 --> 00:28:17,200 Speaker 1: this game, and certainly on the edges. I think Eli 543 00:28:17,560 --> 00:28:19,919 Speaker 1: threw it fairly well in that game, other than the 544 00:28:19,920 --> 00:28:23,480 Speaker 1: mental mistakes on the interceptions. I I agree that Eli's 545 00:28:24,080 --> 00:28:26,520 Speaker 1: arm to me looks stronger now than it did last 546 00:28:26,600 --> 00:28:29,240 Speaker 1: year in the year before. Um I don't think the 547 00:28:29,359 --> 00:28:33,680 Speaker 1: arm is the issue right now. I think it's consistency 548 00:28:34,080 --> 00:28:37,159 Speaker 1: in giving up on plays. He gives up on plays 549 00:28:37,200 --> 00:28:40,240 Speaker 1: too easily because he's fallen into bad habits where he 550 00:28:40,240 --> 00:28:42,840 Speaker 1: doesn't trust his offensive line. And you even heard him 551 00:28:42,840 --> 00:28:45,800 Speaker 1: say last week, I don't want to take risk downfield 552 00:28:45,880 --> 00:28:49,080 Speaker 1: unless the throw is there. Sometimes you have to make 553 00:28:49,160 --> 00:28:50,840 Speaker 1: the throw, even if it's not that the one part 554 00:28:50,920 --> 00:28:52,760 Speaker 1: of the Eagles offense, I still think they do a 555 00:28:52,800 --> 00:28:54,719 Speaker 1: better job of than most teams. Is the way they 556 00:28:54,800 --> 00:28:57,520 Speaker 1: use their tight end. Zach Ertz has been fantastic. And 557 00:28:57,520 --> 00:28:59,840 Speaker 1: then for the Giants, Evan Ingram not playing. I think 558 00:28:59,840 --> 00:29:03,080 Speaker 1: that that's that's a major loss. It is and they 559 00:29:03,240 --> 00:29:05,080 Speaker 1: I am not impressed by their defense. I think they 560 00:29:05,120 --> 00:29:07,760 Speaker 1: have a good coach in James Betcher. I think they're overachieving. 561 00:29:07,880 --> 00:29:10,800 Speaker 1: Eli Apple's actually played pretty well this year. Uh, they 562 00:29:10,840 --> 00:29:13,880 Speaker 1: haven't had Olivier Vernon and they have very little pass 563 00:29:13,960 --> 00:29:17,000 Speaker 1: rush and Vernon is expected to come back for this game, 564 00:29:17,280 --> 00:29:19,600 Speaker 1: which is a big addition for them. But to me, 565 00:29:19,800 --> 00:29:21,959 Speaker 1: you're only gonna beat the Eagles if you can get 566 00:29:22,040 --> 00:29:24,720 Speaker 1: after Carson Wentz. And this is where the eagles is 567 00:29:24,760 --> 00:29:27,640 Speaker 1: weakness so far this year on the offensive line. I 568 00:29:27,680 --> 00:29:29,720 Speaker 1: don't think it's gonna show up. And I am still 569 00:29:29,800 --> 00:29:32,080 Speaker 1: not that concerned about this Eagles team. I think they're 570 00:29:32,120 --> 00:29:34,640 Speaker 1: gonna go on a run and I feel so confident 571 00:29:34,680 --> 00:29:41,600 Speaker 1: in it. I'm gonna lock it up. Oh, this is surprises. 572 00:29:41,720 --> 00:29:43,480 Speaker 1: I'm just I mean, maybe I'm just gonna lock up 573 00:29:43,520 --> 00:29:45,760 Speaker 1: the Eagles every week that allowed. I think I'm gonna 574 00:29:45,920 --> 00:29:49,080 Speaker 1: lock them up moving forward until proven otherwise, you do 575 00:29:49,160 --> 00:29:52,640 Speaker 1: have a long standing affinity for that franchise. It's just 576 00:29:52,760 --> 00:29:56,000 Speaker 1: like knowing your proclivities with the Desert people to take 577 00:29:56,040 --> 00:29:58,400 Speaker 1: a road team on Thursday night as a Lock, I 578 00:29:58,440 --> 00:30:02,000 Speaker 1: think it's just like you're just feeling it. You're feeling well, no, 579 00:30:02,120 --> 00:30:05,520 Speaker 1: I'm not feeling it. I think the clear uh takeaway 580 00:30:05,560 --> 00:30:07,720 Speaker 1: from the Locks this week is I have no idea 581 00:30:07,800 --> 00:30:10,120 Speaker 1: what's going to happen in the future, so you might 582 00:30:10,160 --> 00:30:13,040 Speaker 1: as well pick something that you can root for when 583 00:30:13,080 --> 00:30:14,840 Speaker 1: you watch the game. Is this you know what I mean? 584 00:30:15,120 --> 00:30:17,360 Speaker 1: Is this like a rebuilding here and suck for luck 585 00:30:17,400 --> 00:30:21,080 Speaker 1: campaign or something. I mean, I I never know. I know, 586 00:30:21,360 --> 00:30:24,200 Speaker 1: I never know what's going to happen in the future. Ever, 587 00:30:24,520 --> 00:30:27,720 Speaker 1: I've that's my biggest takeaway. None of us do. Some 588 00:30:27,800 --> 00:30:30,479 Speaker 1: years you get luckier than than others, and I clearly 589 00:30:30,560 --> 00:30:33,920 Speaker 1: don't know anything. Does that extend to women's tennis, Well, 590 00:30:33,920 --> 00:30:37,400 Speaker 1: I think over time you can get an edge. Uh. 591 00:30:37,520 --> 00:30:40,840 Speaker 1: But even then, it's like what good people in terms 592 00:30:40,880 --> 00:30:42,960 Speaker 1: of working with the Desert, it's a long play and 593 00:30:43,120 --> 00:30:46,000 Speaker 1: you women are unpredictable, so you're gonna you know, figuring 594 00:30:46,040 --> 00:30:48,280 Speaker 1: out women's I mean, even the best are gonna you're 595 00:30:48,320 --> 00:30:50,840 Speaker 1: trying to get that edge from to like fifty seven 596 00:30:50,960 --> 00:30:53,800 Speaker 1: fifty eight percent, then you're you're golden. It still means 597 00:30:53,800 --> 00:30:55,960 Speaker 1: you're gonna be wrong. You know, we're talking about the 598 00:30:56,000 --> 00:30:58,440 Speaker 1: giants here though, I mean him walking up the Eagles. 599 00:30:58,440 --> 00:31:01,760 Speaker 1: You guys are like surprised at that, yes, knowing how 600 00:31:01,800 --> 00:31:04,520 Speaker 1: strong that trend is on Thursday nights. Yeah, but it's 601 00:31:04,600 --> 00:31:08,040 Speaker 1: the giants. Why are you more into women's tennis than 602 00:31:08,120 --> 00:31:11,280 Speaker 1: men's tennis, Gregg, I'm not. I I love men's tennis 603 00:31:11,400 --> 00:31:14,800 Speaker 1: right now. I think the women's game Twitter profile suggests otherwise. Well, 604 00:31:14,840 --> 00:31:17,240 Speaker 1: I just thought that was a funny picture of Naomi Osaka, 605 00:31:17,320 --> 00:31:19,600 Speaker 1: who is is my lady? I love him. I love 606 00:31:19,680 --> 00:31:21,680 Speaker 1: them both right now. The women's game a little bigger, 607 00:31:22,680 --> 00:31:26,080 Speaker 1: a little more dynamic, a little more dynamic, a little 608 00:31:26,080 --> 00:31:29,800 Speaker 1: more unpredictable, better personalities, better depth. I would say at 609 00:31:29,840 --> 00:31:32,320 Speaker 1: the top, you know the men's are better. We really 610 00:31:32,320 --> 00:31:36,600 Speaker 1: got tam Post is my favorite tennis player. Thanks. People 611 00:31:36,640 --> 00:31:39,600 Speaker 1: don't know this U n H Division one tennis player, 612 00:31:39,760 --> 00:31:43,120 Speaker 1: Erica tam Post captain. You have that leadership quality to 613 00:31:43,160 --> 00:31:46,240 Speaker 1: you as well. Can you believe that I can totally 614 00:31:46,240 --> 00:31:50,680 Speaker 1: Can you totally imagine tam posse as uh, kind of 615 00:31:50,720 --> 00:31:56,080 Speaker 1: the tennis captain version of Parker posey and dazed and confused, 616 00:31:56,120 --> 00:31:59,040 Speaker 1: just hazing the crap out of some younger play and 617 00:31:59,080 --> 00:32:01,760 Speaker 1: like she's gonna take out. They're gonna have fun, They're gonna, 618 00:32:01,880 --> 00:32:04,120 Speaker 1: you know, they're gonna have a good time out, you know, 619 00:32:04,240 --> 00:32:08,200 Speaker 1: in whatever you do in Hanover, New Hampshire. But you 620 00:32:08,200 --> 00:32:10,640 Speaker 1: you're gonna be yelling at him. Yeah, no, we we 621 00:32:10,680 --> 00:32:14,200 Speaker 1: had some good keggers at my apartment with the Often, 622 00:32:14,400 --> 00:32:17,000 Speaker 1: as an athlete, don't you have to sign these agreements 623 00:32:17,040 --> 00:32:19,480 Speaker 1: where you will not buibe alcohol and do anything that's 624 00:32:19,880 --> 00:32:22,440 Speaker 1: a moral during the Sylvan You're right, yeah, and so 625 00:32:22,520 --> 00:32:24,880 Speaker 1: you just you would go right against that in my instagram. 626 00:32:25,360 --> 00:32:27,680 Speaker 1: That's true. This is low to mid level D one 627 00:32:27,880 --> 00:32:38,280 Speaker 1: college tennis. As someone who is someone who it's serious. 628 00:32:37,680 --> 00:32:41,480 Speaker 1: It's it is, it's but it's not like it's like 629 00:32:41,520 --> 00:32:43,880 Speaker 1: someone who has brought up their high school tennis career 630 00:32:43,960 --> 00:32:49,480 Speaker 1: roughly seven thousand. Okay, I was eleven, ranked eleven in 631 00:32:49,520 --> 00:32:51,640 Speaker 1: the state of New Hampshire. Oh yeah, I mean that's 632 00:32:51,680 --> 00:32:56,680 Speaker 1: legitam defense sometimes is the team leader and captain. Your 633 00:32:56,760 --> 00:32:59,480 Speaker 1: job is to ensure that there's a fun camaraderie and 634 00:32:59,520 --> 00:33:03,680 Speaker 1: there's a atmosphere conducive to winning. Absolutely sometimes despite what 635 00:33:03,720 --> 00:33:06,040 Speaker 1: the coaches wish for, you know better than they do. 636 00:33:06,720 --> 00:33:09,920 Speaker 1: I'm not doubting that you were a leader of women. 637 00:33:10,080 --> 00:33:11,360 Speaker 1: Had to be. We still have to play. I think 638 00:33:11,400 --> 00:33:13,760 Speaker 1: I could beat beat Greg. I think you probably could. 639 00:33:13,800 --> 00:33:17,800 Speaker 1: Like high school, no way, but right now I'm I'm 640 00:33:17,800 --> 00:33:20,920 Speaker 1: pretty terrible. I did not expect to be asking, uh, 641 00:33:21,000 --> 00:33:24,200 Speaker 1: you know, the question that whether Tim Possey was a 642 00:33:24,280 --> 00:33:27,640 Speaker 1: legit d one player in the show, and not expecting 643 00:33:27,680 --> 00:33:30,840 Speaker 1: to ask a lot of these questions about the NFL 644 00:33:31,720 --> 00:33:36,400 Speaker 1: coming out this season. But this was an idea that 645 00:33:36,440 --> 00:33:40,600 Speaker 1: we that Chris Wesseling had and uh, just explain it 646 00:33:40,640 --> 00:33:43,360 Speaker 1: basically that, you know, five weeks into the season, our 647 00:33:43,400 --> 00:33:46,080 Speaker 1: world has been turned upside down and we have to 648 00:33:46,120 --> 00:33:49,120 Speaker 1: ask some tough questions about these NFL players and teams. 649 00:33:49,160 --> 00:33:53,680 Speaker 1: This was inspired by the Denver Broncos watching case Keenom 650 00:33:53,720 --> 00:33:56,120 Speaker 1: play and credit to Dan. When we were in London 651 00:33:56,160 --> 00:33:59,240 Speaker 1: at Sky Sports, he blurted out the line Keendom's going 652 00:33:59,280 --> 00:34:01,520 Speaker 1: to be a disaster there during the middle of the 653 00:34:01,560 --> 00:34:04,480 Speaker 1: first game of the year. And honestly, he has been 654 00:34:04,520 --> 00:34:09,160 Speaker 1: he's been outplayed by every he's been between the thirty 655 00:34:09,200 --> 00:34:11,440 Speaker 1: second best quarterback in the NFL this year, he's been 656 00:34:11,440 --> 00:34:15,359 Speaker 1: outplayed by his counterpart in every game this year. Last 657 00:34:15,440 --> 00:34:17,520 Speaker 1: year we saw him with the Vikings, and to me, 658 00:34:17,640 --> 00:34:20,440 Speaker 1: the most impressive thing with him last year was his 659 00:34:20,480 --> 00:34:23,719 Speaker 1: pocket movement, his pocket presence, the authority with which he 660 00:34:23,800 --> 00:34:26,680 Speaker 1: made moves in the pocket to create plays downfield. And 661 00:34:26,719 --> 00:34:31,640 Speaker 1: it's the polar opposite this year. He he's seeing ghosts. 662 00:34:32,239 --> 00:34:34,319 Speaker 1: He doesn't. He doesn't look confident in the pocket. It 663 00:34:34,320 --> 00:34:35,960 Speaker 1: looks like he can't wait to dump the ball off 664 00:34:35,960 --> 00:34:38,200 Speaker 1: and get it out of his hands. And he's a 665 00:34:38,200 --> 00:34:41,719 Speaker 1: major reason why they're not winning right now. The question 666 00:34:41,920 --> 00:34:44,200 Speaker 1: that popped into my head watching them play was win 667 00:34:44,239 --> 00:34:47,400 Speaker 1: are we gonna see Chad Kelly? A guy they drafted 668 00:34:47,400 --> 00:34:49,520 Speaker 1: into seventh round two years ago, would have been drafted 669 00:34:49,600 --> 00:34:52,960 Speaker 1: higher if not for injuries. Um and look good in 670 00:34:53,000 --> 00:34:55,799 Speaker 1: the preseason, and I think, if you're the Broncos, if 671 00:34:55,840 --> 00:34:59,520 Speaker 1: the tailspin continues, and I think it will, you have 672 00:34:59,560 --> 00:35:01,200 Speaker 1: to ask when are we gonna see Jack Hill? You 673 00:35:01,239 --> 00:35:04,520 Speaker 1: have a coach firmly attached to the hot seat. He 674 00:35:04,680 --> 00:35:06,520 Speaker 1: seems like the guy that could go before anyone else 675 00:35:06,640 --> 00:35:08,800 Speaker 1: right now, and that's when you start to take chances 676 00:35:08,840 --> 00:35:10,800 Speaker 1: at quarterback. You want it, you want some sort of 677 00:35:10,840 --> 00:35:13,200 Speaker 1: a spark. And this is a team that under him 678 00:35:13,280 --> 00:35:16,320 Speaker 1: last year, Vance Joseph rotated quarterbacks all year long. He 679 00:35:16,360 --> 00:35:18,480 Speaker 1: didn't he could say one thing all offseason, but the 680 00:35:18,520 --> 00:35:20,960 Speaker 1: minute there was trouble, it was quarterback switches left and right. 681 00:35:21,160 --> 00:35:23,759 Speaker 1: So I totally could see this happening. But it's not 682 00:35:23,840 --> 00:35:26,600 Speaker 1: something we expected to be asking, so it's worth it's 683 00:35:26,640 --> 00:35:30,640 Speaker 1: worth noting. His contract essentially is a two year contract. 684 00:35:30,640 --> 00:35:35,040 Speaker 1: There's significant guaranteed money into next year. I personally don't 685 00:35:35,080 --> 00:35:37,960 Speaker 1: think Case Kingdom has played at the level that you 686 00:35:38,000 --> 00:35:41,160 Speaker 1: would bend him. I don't think he's played well, but 687 00:35:41,239 --> 00:35:44,399 Speaker 1: I think he's been He's been an upgrade from what 688 00:35:44,440 --> 00:35:47,319 Speaker 1: they had a year ago. And I don't even know 689 00:35:47,360 --> 00:35:52,719 Speaker 1: if his struggles are significant. But they're also taking attention 690 00:35:52,719 --> 00:35:55,759 Speaker 1: away from what happened, for instance, last week when they 691 00:35:55,800 --> 00:36:01,560 Speaker 1: turned Isaiah Crowell and Billy Powell into Jim Kick. And 692 00:36:01,680 --> 00:36:04,840 Speaker 1: who was with Jim Kick? Come on West on those 693 00:36:04,960 --> 00:36:07,719 Speaker 1: mid eighties the Butch Cassity and a sun dance kid 694 00:36:07,880 --> 00:36:13,880 Speaker 1: and it's mercury more for the Dolphins of the early seventies. 695 00:36:14,000 --> 00:36:15,839 Speaker 1: What if it? What if it? Though, it's not just 696 00:36:15,920 --> 00:36:20,080 Speaker 1: based purely off of Keenham's isolated performance, but situationally because 697 00:36:20,080 --> 00:36:22,960 Speaker 1: they play the Rams this week. You then have the 698 00:36:23,000 --> 00:36:28,160 Speaker 1: Cardinals that's at Arizona and under advanced Joseph, the Broncos 699 00:36:28,160 --> 00:36:30,240 Speaker 1: have been one of the worst road teams in the NFL. 700 00:36:30,320 --> 00:36:33,239 Speaker 1: They get their doors blown off regularly on the road. 701 00:36:33,360 --> 00:36:35,000 Speaker 1: Then after that you have the Chiefs and let's say 702 00:36:35,040 --> 00:36:38,400 Speaker 1: in Arizona Rose and Josh Rosen plays, well, he's the 703 00:36:38,400 --> 00:36:41,120 Speaker 1: guy you could have drafted at number four. They passed 704 00:36:41,120 --> 00:36:43,359 Speaker 1: on all these quarterbacks for this guy that came out 705 00:36:43,400 --> 00:36:46,759 Speaker 1: of That's when suddenly maybe I could see, you know, 706 00:36:46,760 --> 00:36:49,120 Speaker 1: the wheels are completely off. Maybe you have an interim 707 00:36:49,120 --> 00:36:51,520 Speaker 1: coach and that says we're gonna roll with Check. You 708 00:36:51,600 --> 00:36:55,040 Speaker 1: just never know Check Kelly did was fun wa Kelly. 709 00:36:55,120 --> 00:36:56,480 Speaker 1: I would love to see him. I know he's one 710 00:36:56,480 --> 00:36:58,360 Speaker 1: of your favorites. Marks. I love him. I think he 711 00:36:58,360 --> 00:37:00,560 Speaker 1: gave them reason to take a chance on him and 712 00:37:00,680 --> 00:37:03,120 Speaker 1: some start at some point in this season. I agree 713 00:37:03,160 --> 00:37:05,040 Speaker 1: with that, especially if they fall out of contention. What's 714 00:37:05,080 --> 00:37:08,879 Speaker 1: the question that you have, Mark, I incorrectly phrase these 715 00:37:08,920 --> 00:37:10,640 Speaker 1: as non questions, So on the fly, I'm going to 716 00:37:10,760 --> 00:37:12,880 Speaker 1: turn this into a question. But I did not expect 717 00:37:12,960 --> 00:37:17,239 Speaker 1: to be asking myself at this point, this early in 718 00:37:17,280 --> 00:37:20,400 Speaker 1: the career of John Gruden, why every time he speaks 719 00:37:20,719 --> 00:37:23,600 Speaker 1: and responds to anything that's happened during this ugly season 720 00:37:23,640 --> 00:37:26,440 Speaker 1: for the Raiders, why I'm convinced he is no different 721 00:37:26,480 --> 00:37:29,400 Speaker 1: than a Kardashian about two weeks into a marriage that 722 00:37:29,520 --> 00:37:33,120 Speaker 1: he wishes he never got himself into. The money is 723 00:37:33,560 --> 00:37:36,920 Speaker 1: like Kardashion is not a question I expected to be asking. 724 00:37:37,160 --> 00:37:39,440 Speaker 1: I feel like they asked him about troubles with the 725 00:37:39,560 --> 00:37:41,160 Speaker 1: with the team, and I realized part of it is 726 00:37:41,239 --> 00:37:43,439 Speaker 1: humor and playing with the media. But he's talking about 727 00:37:43,440 --> 00:37:45,160 Speaker 1: he doesn't want to jump on this airplane. He's more 728 00:37:45,160 --> 00:37:47,840 Speaker 1: concerned about the airplane. He he can't get off the 729 00:37:47,920 --> 00:37:50,680 Speaker 1: Khalil Mac thing. He's He's had to circle the wagons 730 00:37:50,680 --> 00:37:52,480 Speaker 1: on Khalil Mac over and over. And I think that 731 00:37:52,520 --> 00:37:55,560 Speaker 1: this could not have gone any possibly worse for Gruden 732 00:37:55,640 --> 00:37:57,879 Speaker 1: and the Raiders. And I don't see someone right now 733 00:37:57,920 --> 00:38:00,399 Speaker 1: that looks like he is fired up to dig them out. 734 00:38:00,600 --> 00:38:02,440 Speaker 1: And I, you know, we look at coaches, and we 735 00:38:02,480 --> 00:38:04,560 Speaker 1: could be we couldn't be more wrong. Sometimes. I don't 736 00:38:04,560 --> 00:38:07,120 Speaker 1: know what's going through Gruden's head, but I just feel 737 00:38:07,160 --> 00:38:09,920 Speaker 1: like I've see someone that sort of is wondering why 738 00:38:09,920 --> 00:38:12,960 Speaker 1: did I do this money? Is? Let me piggyback off that, 739 00:38:13,080 --> 00:38:17,120 Speaker 1: because I also have a question involving that one I 740 00:38:17,160 --> 00:38:19,839 Speaker 1: did not expect to be asking. Will John Gruden's house 741 00:38:19,880 --> 00:38:25,920 Speaker 1: cleaning ultimately extended Derek Carr and Maori Cooper? Yeah, Cooper, 742 00:38:26,360 --> 00:38:28,440 Speaker 1: I think that definitely could happen. In the car is 743 00:38:28,440 --> 00:38:31,319 Speaker 1: the big surprise because of all the wind and hot 744 00:38:31,320 --> 00:38:34,000 Speaker 1: air about their quarterback situation in the off season. He's 745 00:38:34,080 --> 00:38:38,359 Speaker 1: someone in Derek Carr that he's learning this offense, which 746 00:38:38,400 --> 00:38:43,560 Speaker 1: is a very safe offense for quarterbacks, and fifty two 747 00:38:43,600 --> 00:38:46,960 Speaker 1: plays out of fifty seven he looks good. I think 748 00:38:46,960 --> 00:38:49,000 Speaker 1: he looks like an NFL starter. I don't think anyone's 749 00:38:49,080 --> 00:38:51,560 Speaker 1: question that. And then he he tends to have two 750 00:38:51,680 --> 00:38:55,120 Speaker 1: or three kind of bone headed moments, but you're not 751 00:38:55,160 --> 00:38:58,040 Speaker 1: sure what he's thinking, what he's seeing. And now I 752 00:38:58,080 --> 00:39:00,520 Speaker 1: don't know if that's just getting used to the offense 753 00:39:00,600 --> 00:39:02,280 Speaker 1: or what that is. I don't think the Raider should 754 00:39:02,280 --> 00:39:03,920 Speaker 1: get rid of him. There just seems to be a 755 00:39:03,960 --> 00:39:08,960 Speaker 1: lot of whispering and back talk around Raiders channels about 756 00:39:09,120 --> 00:39:12,239 Speaker 1: they're just really frustrated with Derek Carr and they're a 757 00:39:12,239 --> 00:39:13,879 Speaker 1: lot of fans are kind of done with it. That's 758 00:39:13,960 --> 00:39:17,680 Speaker 1: that's Gruden. That's Gruden's m O. As you hear frustrations 759 00:39:17,719 --> 00:39:20,759 Speaker 1: about his quarterbacks behind the scenes, and I think that's 760 00:39:20,760 --> 00:39:22,919 Speaker 1: an unhealthy way to run the team. And that's how 761 00:39:23,200 --> 00:39:26,160 Speaker 1: he ran the Bucks. And uh A question like I 762 00:39:26,400 --> 00:39:29,080 Speaker 1: along the same lines of question with the Raiders to 763 00:39:29,160 --> 00:39:31,600 Speaker 1: me that I feel like he's been answered at this point. 764 00:39:31,840 --> 00:39:35,719 Speaker 1: Is is Amari Cooper a number one receiver? Remember the 765 00:39:35,800 --> 00:39:38,000 Speaker 1: receivers are there every week. I don't think he is there. 766 00:39:38,040 --> 00:39:40,680 Speaker 1: I don't think he is he what's he been under? 767 00:39:40,719 --> 00:39:42,920 Speaker 1: Like thirty yards in three or five games and then 768 00:39:42,920 --> 00:39:45,000 Speaker 1: the other one most of his yards came in the 769 00:39:45,000 --> 00:39:47,760 Speaker 1: fourth quarter. He's been under twenty Yeah, I mean, Casey 770 00:39:47,760 --> 00:39:50,360 Speaker 1: Hayward has not had his best season. You put Casey 771 00:39:50,400 --> 00:39:52,600 Speaker 1: Hayward on Cooper last week and just shut him down. 772 00:39:52,719 --> 00:39:54,760 Speaker 1: It was over and it's a player again. The Gruden 773 00:39:54,960 --> 00:39:58,960 Speaker 1: kept promising, almost scolding reporters, telling them the offense is 774 00:39:59,000 --> 00:40:01,040 Speaker 1: going to run through Amar Cooper. We're going to turn 775 00:40:01,120 --> 00:40:03,160 Speaker 1: them into what the past coaching staff could not. And 776 00:40:03,200 --> 00:40:07,040 Speaker 1: it's like, well, no, you've actually done the exact opposite. 777 00:40:07,239 --> 00:40:09,640 Speaker 1: My question, uh to to kick it off for me 778 00:40:09,719 --> 00:40:13,279 Speaker 1: will be will the Chiefs can the Chiefs all but 779 00:40:13,440 --> 00:40:17,760 Speaker 1: clinch a bye in weeks six with a winning Kansas 780 00:40:17,760 --> 00:40:22,400 Speaker 1: in Foxboro? Now mathematically, of course that's not the case. 781 00:40:22,560 --> 00:40:25,040 Speaker 1: But they go to Foxboro and they go to six 782 00:40:25,040 --> 00:40:28,520 Speaker 1: and oh, and there two games up on the Jaguars 783 00:40:28,719 --> 00:40:31,120 Speaker 1: with a with a game in hand, their three games 784 00:40:31,200 --> 00:40:34,080 Speaker 1: up on the Patriots with the head to head game 785 00:40:34,080 --> 00:40:37,080 Speaker 1: in hand. What is the route for them not being 786 00:40:37,120 --> 00:40:39,080 Speaker 1: one of the top two teams at the end of 787 00:40:39,080 --> 00:40:40,879 Speaker 1: the year, and what is the route for them not 788 00:40:41,000 --> 00:40:43,799 Speaker 1: being the heavy favorite to be the number one team 789 00:40:43,800 --> 00:40:45,799 Speaker 1: in the a f C at the end of the year. 790 00:40:45,880 --> 00:40:49,359 Speaker 1: I don't I always think that the season can surprise you, 791 00:40:49,880 --> 00:40:52,960 Speaker 1: and I just cannot see a scenario where they're good 792 00:40:53,080 --> 00:40:55,799 Speaker 1: enough to go to Foxboro win that game and that 793 00:40:55,880 --> 00:40:58,399 Speaker 1: they're gonna collapse down the stretch. Because once you're six 794 00:40:58,440 --> 00:41:00,480 Speaker 1: and oh, all you gotta do the rest of the 795 00:41:00,520 --> 00:41:03,080 Speaker 1: way is win half your games in this a f 796 00:41:03,200 --> 00:41:05,759 Speaker 1: C and you're probably getting a bye and if if 797 00:41:05,840 --> 00:41:08,239 Speaker 1: you can, you know, go six and four the rest 798 00:41:08,239 --> 00:41:10,000 Speaker 1: of the way, you might be twelve wins might be 799 00:41:10,120 --> 00:41:12,279 Speaker 1: enough to get the one seed in the a f C. 800 00:41:12,440 --> 00:41:14,160 Speaker 1: And I don't think this team is gonna fall apart. 801 00:41:14,200 --> 00:41:16,040 Speaker 1: I think they have enough on defense that they're gonna 802 00:41:16,080 --> 00:41:18,759 Speaker 1: start having weeks like they did last week where they 803 00:41:18,760 --> 00:41:21,120 Speaker 1: start turning the ball over because they have enough playmakers 804 00:41:21,320 --> 00:41:23,439 Speaker 1: and you give them homes an extra possession or two 805 00:41:23,480 --> 00:41:25,399 Speaker 1: and its lights out. I like this from you because 806 00:41:25,400 --> 00:41:29,040 Speaker 1: it's a typical for you. And weeks after what would 807 00:41:29,080 --> 00:41:31,880 Speaker 1: be six, six and oh, start to basically put a 808 00:41:31,920 --> 00:41:34,080 Speaker 1: team in that position that they're gonna be a by 809 00:41:34,239 --> 00:41:36,520 Speaker 1: they're gonna be a bye that because they'd have they 810 00:41:36,560 --> 00:41:39,560 Speaker 1: have the games over the best teams, and they'd have 811 00:41:39,600 --> 00:41:41,160 Speaker 1: the home the head to head and I just think 812 00:41:41,160 --> 00:41:43,680 Speaker 1: they've proven that they're good. And you have a big 813 00:41:43,760 --> 00:41:46,520 Speaker 1: if games against the Raiders coming up, You've got another 814 00:41:46,560 --> 00:41:49,640 Speaker 1: one against the Broncos, You've got the Cardinals, and you've 815 00:41:49,640 --> 00:41:52,520 Speaker 1: got a Seahawks teams beautible, So it's like it's not 816 00:41:52,640 --> 00:41:54,600 Speaker 1: it's not a murderous road down the stretch for this 817 00:41:54,640 --> 00:41:56,719 Speaker 1: for this not a great a f C West. You know, 818 00:41:56,760 --> 00:41:59,319 Speaker 1: the Chargers are there, They've already won, you know in 819 00:41:59,400 --> 00:42:02,640 Speaker 1: Los Angeles, US. I don't. I don't know if this 820 00:42:02,719 --> 00:42:06,200 Speaker 1: is a new trend or just something I've learned about 821 00:42:06,239 --> 00:42:09,680 Speaker 1: the NFL. The most important thing you do for the 822 00:42:09,719 --> 00:42:12,160 Speaker 1: first three months of the season is win close games 823 00:42:12,160 --> 00:42:14,879 Speaker 1: and just build the best record possible. It doesn't really 824 00:42:15,080 --> 00:42:17,319 Speaker 1: matter how you're playing. It matters how you're playing from 825 00:42:17,360 --> 00:42:20,759 Speaker 1: Thanksgiving on or you know, December on, and if the 826 00:42:20,800 --> 00:42:23,720 Speaker 1: Chiefs get that by it's still gonna be like, Okay, 827 00:42:23,800 --> 00:42:26,160 Speaker 1: now show me something in the playoffs. Yeah, I want 828 00:42:26,160 --> 00:42:28,040 Speaker 1: to know that your defense can stop people in the 829 00:42:28,040 --> 00:42:30,719 Speaker 1: playoff games. Yeah, I totally, I totally agree with that. 830 00:42:30,760 --> 00:42:33,759 Speaker 1: But I I think Arrowhead is a huge advantage and 831 00:42:33,800 --> 00:42:35,239 Speaker 1: they would they would love to be at home. I 832 00:42:35,239 --> 00:42:37,160 Speaker 1: don't think this is a team. Let's be a little 833 00:42:37,239 --> 00:42:40,440 Speaker 1: quicker than next time around. Mark Seler I did not 834 00:42:40,520 --> 00:42:43,799 Speaker 1: expect to ask why both of my Super Bowl picks, 835 00:42:43,880 --> 00:42:46,719 Speaker 1: the Steelers and Falcons, have, in my opinion of very 836 00:42:46,760 --> 00:42:49,799 Speaker 1: good chance of both finishing last in their division, which 837 00:42:49,800 --> 00:42:53,439 Speaker 1: would essentially mirror what happened with my Super Bowl picks 838 00:42:53,560 --> 00:42:56,239 Speaker 1: last year. With the Chargers and Giants, which suggests I 839 00:42:56,239 --> 00:43:01,239 Speaker 1: should never do this exercise ever again. Wow that it 840 00:43:01,360 --> 00:43:04,040 Speaker 1: dove sails into a question I was gonna ask two, 841 00:43:04,040 --> 00:43:08,399 Speaker 1: which was could the Falcons consider playing for next year? 842 00:43:09,120 --> 00:43:11,680 Speaker 1: And by that it would be trading Tevin Coleman, maybe 843 00:43:11,719 --> 00:43:14,600 Speaker 1: a couple other moves where you're playing young players if 844 00:43:14,640 --> 00:43:16,560 Speaker 1: they're at a spot where they're one in six, and 845 00:43:16,840 --> 00:43:19,200 Speaker 1: it's not really how the NFL works, but just making 846 00:43:19,239 --> 00:43:21,839 Speaker 1: a couple of little moves and thoughts about next year 847 00:43:22,080 --> 00:43:23,600 Speaker 1: if they don't win a couple of games in the 848 00:43:23,640 --> 00:43:25,440 Speaker 1: next few weeks. Yeah, I don't think they can trade 849 00:43:25,520 --> 00:43:29,359 Speaker 1: Vic Beasley, who has basically not shown up. He's underperformed 850 00:43:29,400 --> 00:43:32,560 Speaker 1: really this year. And I think the Falcons picked up 851 00:43:32,560 --> 00:43:34,440 Speaker 1: his fifth year option for next year, which is over 852 00:43:34,520 --> 00:43:37,440 Speaker 1: twelve million, So that would be one guy who I 853 00:43:37,440 --> 00:43:39,560 Speaker 1: think teams might be interested in, but I don't know 854 00:43:39,600 --> 00:43:41,200 Speaker 1: if they could trade. They kind of remind me it's 855 00:43:41,200 --> 00:43:43,359 Speaker 1: sort of like with San Francisco. If you're a Niners fan, 856 00:43:44,360 --> 00:43:46,720 Speaker 1: you know, maybe Sundays are better to rake the leaves, 857 00:43:46,800 --> 00:43:49,560 Speaker 1: go shopping, hit Costco because it's gonna be a lost 858 00:43:49,600 --> 00:43:52,640 Speaker 1: wilderness this year. But there is hope next year because 859 00:43:52,640 --> 00:43:54,440 Speaker 1: your quarterback comes back, and with the Falcons, it's like 860 00:43:54,440 --> 00:43:56,600 Speaker 1: you've lost all these players, and when you get them 861 00:43:56,640 --> 00:43:58,560 Speaker 1: all back and you add something in the offseason, this 862 00:43:58,640 --> 00:44:00,440 Speaker 1: still is a super Bowl team. I think it's still 863 00:44:00,480 --> 00:44:02,439 Speaker 1: too early to give up on this season. I don't 864 00:44:02,440 --> 00:44:04,680 Speaker 1: think they're done at one and four, but it just 865 00:44:04,760 --> 00:44:07,200 Speaker 1: needs to change fast. They need to win a couple 866 00:44:07,200 --> 00:44:09,600 Speaker 1: of these offensive, shootout close games, and they need Dan 867 00:44:09,680 --> 00:44:12,239 Speaker 1: Quinn to coach his ass off and figure out how 868 00:44:12,480 --> 00:44:14,680 Speaker 1: you shouldn't fall apart this bad just because you'd lose 869 00:44:14,680 --> 00:44:19,200 Speaker 1: a couple of players. You just shouldn't the right to 870 00:44:19,280 --> 00:44:23,040 Speaker 1: West's stacking wins during this time of year. You can't 871 00:44:23,080 --> 00:44:25,279 Speaker 1: be the team that's backed into a one and four. 872 00:44:25,360 --> 00:44:27,520 Speaker 1: Let's say two weeks from now there two and fro. 873 00:44:27,600 --> 00:44:29,719 Speaker 1: They got home games against They've had a really home 874 00:44:29,719 --> 00:44:32,360 Speaker 1: heavy schedule so far, and they have two more home games, 875 00:44:32,400 --> 00:44:34,000 Speaker 1: so they have the Bucks and the Giants the next 876 00:44:34,000 --> 00:44:36,120 Speaker 1: two weeks. They can win those games and then you 877 00:44:36,120 --> 00:44:38,439 Speaker 1: have a bye. Maybe you get a little healthier. If 878 00:44:38,480 --> 00:44:40,360 Speaker 1: we've we've talked up this coaching staff, if they're a 879 00:44:40,360 --> 00:44:43,959 Speaker 1: great coaching staff, you start figuring some things out ugly 880 00:44:44,080 --> 00:44:46,600 Speaker 1: second half. They've got six road games off the back, 881 00:44:46,719 --> 00:44:48,680 Speaker 1: and the Steelers I think could end up in last 882 00:44:48,680 --> 00:44:51,520 Speaker 1: place only because I think seven If they go seven, 883 00:44:51,520 --> 00:44:53,279 Speaker 1: eight and one, that might be last place in the 884 00:44:53,320 --> 00:44:55,640 Speaker 1: n f C North. I think the Falcons coaching staff 885 00:44:55,680 --> 00:44:59,360 Speaker 1: we talked up was involved Kyle Shanahan with dan Quinn. 886 00:44:59,360 --> 00:45:01,399 Speaker 1: I don't think have been talking up the dan Quinn 887 00:45:01,440 --> 00:45:03,960 Speaker 1: coaching staff since Shanahan left. Well, defense has been not 888 00:45:04,040 --> 00:45:07,160 Speaker 1: on the defense, that's fair, but dan Quinton Sarkisian has 889 00:45:07,200 --> 00:45:09,840 Speaker 1: not been talked up by anyone. He's a defensive head coach, 890 00:45:09,840 --> 00:45:12,480 Speaker 1: and offense really, for the most part, at least at home, 891 00:45:12,480 --> 00:45:15,640 Speaker 1: hasn't been their problem. What's your next question, West has 892 00:45:15,760 --> 00:45:18,000 Speaker 1: I did not expect to be asking. Has there ever 893 00:45:18,080 --> 00:45:21,799 Speaker 1: been a time when defenses are less confident in what 894 00:45:21,880 --> 00:45:25,400 Speaker 1: the offenses are gonna do before the snap? Mhmm, that 895 00:45:25,600 --> 00:45:30,319 Speaker 1: all of these jet sweeps, fly sweeps, muddle huddles, all 896 00:45:30,360 --> 00:45:33,399 Speaker 1: of this misdirection and subterfuge, which Andy Reid and Sean 897 00:45:33,480 --> 00:45:38,040 Speaker 1: McVeigh and Sean Payton excel at his spreading to other coaches, 898 00:45:38,719 --> 00:45:42,080 Speaker 1: and I feel like defenses this is an underrated reason 899 00:45:42,120 --> 00:45:45,160 Speaker 1: why scoring is up. Of course, quarterbacks are healthy. The 900 00:45:45,200 --> 00:45:49,040 Speaker 1: new rules are helping offenses, but also borrowing from the 901 00:45:49,080 --> 00:45:54,440 Speaker 1: college game, all of that misdirection, all of that trickery. 902 00:45:54,480 --> 00:45:56,560 Speaker 1: I think it's gonna take a little bit for defenses 903 00:45:56,600 --> 00:45:58,560 Speaker 1: to adjust it. And to me, that is one of 904 00:45:58,560 --> 00:46:00,799 Speaker 1: the stories of the early season. So I mean, it's 905 00:46:01,080 --> 00:46:05,359 Speaker 1: it's now so normal to see teams in empty backfields 906 00:46:05,400 --> 00:46:09,919 Speaker 1: with four or five receivers in any situation down up, 907 00:46:10,160 --> 00:46:13,040 Speaker 1: short yardage, long yardage. It doesn't matter like you get. 908 00:46:13,120 --> 00:46:15,200 Speaker 1: You're getting so used to that. It's a different NFL. 909 00:46:15,280 --> 00:46:17,160 Speaker 1: It looks a lot more like the Big twelve. Is 910 00:46:17,200 --> 00:46:19,160 Speaker 1: it still called the Big twelve? They change the number 911 00:46:19,239 --> 00:46:24,880 Speaker 1: like every probably probably the main and UH teams in 912 00:46:24,880 --> 00:46:27,319 Speaker 1: Florida and teams in Alaska in the Big Twelve. It's 913 00:46:27,360 --> 00:46:29,440 Speaker 1: a different sport right now, and I like it. I 914 00:46:29,480 --> 00:46:31,960 Speaker 1: love innovation, and I love changing and the way the 915 00:46:32,040 --> 00:46:34,759 Speaker 1: NFL works. Defenses will adjust at some point. It just 916 00:46:34,880 --> 00:46:37,200 Speaker 1: hasn't happened yet. Should we do like a speed round 917 00:46:37,239 --> 00:46:38,879 Speaker 1: to start moving or you have one that's a little 918 00:46:38,920 --> 00:46:41,680 Speaker 1: more meaty, I why you throw a few out and 919 00:46:41,719 --> 00:46:43,480 Speaker 1: I'll I have one that I can tack on you 920 00:46:43,760 --> 00:46:45,279 Speaker 1: you want to wrap it up with your well, no, 921 00:46:45,440 --> 00:46:47,479 Speaker 1: I think it would be jarring to then go back 922 00:46:47,520 --> 00:46:49,520 Speaker 1: to spreed. Okay, let's do a speed round just for 923 00:46:49,560 --> 00:46:51,600 Speaker 1: a couple of minutes. I'll ask could could nine and 924 00:46:51,680 --> 00:46:54,680 Speaker 1: seven win the NFC East? That was not a question 925 00:46:54,680 --> 00:46:57,360 Speaker 1: I was expecting to ask. Yeah, I agree with that, 926 00:46:58,040 --> 00:47:01,560 Speaker 1: but I think it could. I we would not have 927 00:47:01,560 --> 00:47:04,040 Speaker 1: said that. We would expected the Eagles, especially, Yeah, who's 928 00:47:04,080 --> 00:47:06,680 Speaker 1: the twelve win team right now? The Eagles would have 929 00:47:06,719 --> 00:47:08,719 Speaker 1: the best chance. I've haven't given up on the Redskins, 930 00:47:08,719 --> 00:47:11,960 Speaker 1: but those are I guess your two chances. Seven might 931 00:47:11,960 --> 00:47:13,640 Speaker 1: be time I'm giving I'm getting close to giving up 932 00:47:13,640 --> 00:47:17,360 Speaker 1: on the Redskins. I save this one for the lightning 933 00:47:17,440 --> 00:47:19,000 Speaker 1: round because I don't want to. I don't want to 934 00:47:19,040 --> 00:47:21,880 Speaker 1: give it too much thought. But I never expected to 935 00:47:21,880 --> 00:47:26,879 Speaker 1: be asking how long can the Browns stay undefeated at home? Wow? Yeah, 936 00:47:26,960 --> 00:47:29,880 Speaker 1: that's not a question anyone was pondering in August. I 937 00:47:29,920 --> 00:47:31,640 Speaker 1: was like a guy who might lock up the Browns 938 00:47:31,640 --> 00:47:34,719 Speaker 1: against the Charger that I think that's this is a 939 00:47:34,760 --> 00:47:39,080 Speaker 1: sticky one. The Chargers is not. Unlike Dan, I believe 940 00:47:39,160 --> 00:47:41,759 Speaker 1: that the Chargers are a good team. Okay, Okay. I 941 00:47:41,800 --> 00:47:43,719 Speaker 1: also think the Browns aren't you know, the Browns are 942 00:47:43,719 --> 00:47:46,160 Speaker 1: really hard to beat in Cleveland, so I would stay 943 00:47:46,160 --> 00:47:49,239 Speaker 1: away from that game. I like the Denzil Award has 944 00:47:49,320 --> 00:47:51,200 Speaker 1: one Rookie of the Week one week and then he 945 00:47:51,360 --> 00:47:54,719 Speaker 1: because he because you can't politically keep winning that he 946 00:47:54,800 --> 00:47:57,719 Speaker 1: won Special Teams Player of the of the Week this time. 947 00:47:58,440 --> 00:48:00,480 Speaker 1: Isn't winning any Rookie of the week awards. I like 948 00:48:00,560 --> 00:48:04,560 Speaker 1: that he was named after Denzel Washington. Greatness follows greatness, 949 00:48:04,719 --> 00:48:06,839 Speaker 1: like that too. You got a lightning one. Let's let's 950 00:48:06,840 --> 00:48:10,200 Speaker 1: just wrap up with Mark. Okay, why can't the Ravens 951 00:48:10,239 --> 00:48:12,040 Speaker 1: get as much out of Lamar Jackson is the Saints 952 00:48:12,040 --> 00:48:14,319 Speaker 1: get out of Taysom Hill didn't expect to be asking that. 953 00:48:15,440 --> 00:48:20,959 Speaker 1: It's a great point. Here's the Sean Payton, Yes, Sean 954 00:48:21,000 --> 00:48:23,600 Speaker 1: Payton versus Marty Morton wick one of the one of 955 00:48:23,960 --> 00:48:27,400 Speaker 1: It's almost underrated how great an offensive coach Sean Payton 956 00:48:27,520 --> 00:48:30,800 Speaker 1: is because his lack of a defense is hamstrung in 957 00:48:31,040 --> 00:48:33,640 Speaker 1: some of the personnel has hamstrung that team for a decade, 958 00:48:33,800 --> 00:48:36,400 Speaker 1: but he's he might be the best offensive coach of 959 00:48:36,440 --> 00:48:38,840 Speaker 1: this century. If they knew this, would we have committed 960 00:48:39,280 --> 00:48:42,600 Speaker 1: roughly forty to fifty thousand words in August to Lamar 961 00:48:42,760 --> 00:48:46,320 Speaker 1: Jackson NFL dot Com. Taysom Hill, also about five or 962 00:48:46,360 --> 00:48:48,920 Speaker 1: six years older, has a year in the Saints system, 963 00:48:49,200 --> 00:48:52,120 Speaker 1: plays multiple positions, can do multiple things. So and he's 964 00:48:52,160 --> 00:48:54,919 Speaker 1: a freak show. I heard something like there's some Twitter chatter. 965 00:48:54,960 --> 00:48:57,239 Speaker 1: It's like, oh, they love like pumping up, like you know, 966 00:48:57,239 --> 00:48:59,640 Speaker 1: whenever a white guy is a little bit better as 967 00:48:59,680 --> 00:49:01,080 Speaker 1: an a I'm like, this guy is one of the 968 00:49:01,080 --> 00:49:03,920 Speaker 1: best athletes in the well. There's a reason why. Michael Thomas, 969 00:49:03,960 --> 00:49:05,560 Speaker 1: who is one of the best athletes in the NFL, 970 00:49:05,640 --> 00:49:08,680 Speaker 1: said Taysom Hill is a created player. He's the guy 971 00:49:08,719 --> 00:49:10,680 Speaker 1: in Madden where you just, you know, you add a 972 00:49:10,680 --> 00:49:12,359 Speaker 1: little bit of this and strength. I mean, if you've 973 00:49:12,400 --> 00:49:15,000 Speaker 1: seen him on the punt returns, he's he might. He 974 00:49:15,040 --> 00:49:17,400 Speaker 1: says he's faster than Alvin Camara and I can believe it. 975 00:49:17,560 --> 00:49:20,120 Speaker 1: And he's so physical you just don't see many guys are. 976 00:49:20,160 --> 00:49:22,359 Speaker 1: In one of the broadcasts, they said that Michael Vick 977 00:49:22,400 --> 00:49:24,360 Speaker 1: and r G three are the only quarterbacks ever to 978 00:49:24,440 --> 00:49:27,920 Speaker 1: run a faster forty. He's a big dude. All right, 979 00:49:27,960 --> 00:49:30,480 Speaker 1: Let's wrap it up. And see him start all right, 980 00:49:30,520 --> 00:49:33,239 Speaker 1: I did not expect to be asking why m VP 981 00:49:33,960 --> 00:49:37,160 Speaker 1: Producer Extraordinaire of a different podcast, Dave Damna Sex Show 982 00:49:37,760 --> 00:49:41,760 Speaker 1: is so full of really disturbing surprises. And I recently 983 00:49:41,880 --> 00:49:45,279 Speaker 1: visited the broadcast, which when is that erin Erica that 984 00:49:45,440 --> 00:49:50,000 Speaker 1: drops tomorrow that you gotta get to plug in? And uh, yeah, 985 00:49:50,040 --> 00:49:52,440 Speaker 1: I mean so beforehand, because you know, I like to 986 00:49:52,600 --> 00:49:56,000 Speaker 1: work with various people in the know, uh to source 987 00:49:56,440 --> 00:49:59,160 Speaker 1: letters and text from people run the lead, right, It's 988 00:49:59,239 --> 00:50:01,759 Speaker 1: much easier to do that. Um And I could even 989 00:50:01,760 --> 00:50:03,600 Speaker 1: show you how if you want to track people inside 990 00:50:03,600 --> 00:50:05,560 Speaker 1: our own building. I have personnel inside of I t 991 00:50:06,200 --> 00:50:08,040 Speaker 1: that we think. Oh, we're on on my work phone. 992 00:50:08,080 --> 00:50:10,279 Speaker 1: I'm just texting back and forth. No one's ever gonna 993 00:50:10,320 --> 00:50:13,360 Speaker 1: read it. No, they very easily tracked the stuff and 994 00:50:13,400 --> 00:50:15,200 Speaker 1: I had found um and there are a couple more 995 00:50:15,200 --> 00:50:16,759 Speaker 1: of these on the broadcast. But this is one that 996 00:50:16,800 --> 00:50:18,840 Speaker 1: I did not read because I didn't know if it 997 00:50:18,880 --> 00:50:21,480 Speaker 1: was appropriate for that show or this. But this is 998 00:50:21,600 --> 00:50:26,000 Speaker 1: a text that Emma sent to Erica, and it made 999 00:50:26,000 --> 00:50:28,320 Speaker 1: me think a little bit differently about Emma, who seems 1000 00:50:28,320 --> 00:50:32,640 Speaker 1: like a very sweet natured person. Um. Here it goes, 1001 00:50:32,800 --> 00:50:36,520 Speaker 1: She writes, Hey, sister of Justice, just a quick update 1002 00:50:36,560 --> 00:50:39,200 Speaker 1: on the arms stash. As of this writing, we have 1003 00:50:39,719 --> 00:50:43,520 Speaker 1: seven Heckler and Cotch MP five's fourteen Star models the 1004 00:50:43,640 --> 00:50:47,239 Speaker 1: eighty four submachine guns. I've also sourced twenty five Iranian 1005 00:50:47,280 --> 00:50:50,279 Speaker 1: made anti material rifles, a full stock hate as a 1006 00:50:50,320 --> 00:50:52,800 Speaker 1: far anti ship missiles, and we have at least a 1007 00:50:52,880 --> 00:50:56,399 Speaker 1: hundred and twenty PC nine semi laser models. We are 1008 00:50:56,440 --> 00:51:00,279 Speaker 1: prepared to make a statement the one snag a you know. 1009 00:51:00,360 --> 00:51:03,719 Speaker 1: I sourced these through my Syrian contact, I'll call him Zanzibar. 1010 00:51:03,960 --> 00:51:06,640 Speaker 1: We were very professional with each other. That said, there 1011 00:51:06,719 --> 00:51:08,960 Speaker 1: was one occasion where he took me out to dinner 1012 00:51:09,120 --> 00:51:11,799 Speaker 1: when I was on that one month self exploration break 1013 00:51:11,840 --> 00:51:15,239 Speaker 1: from Brett. It was mostly fine, but I found him 1014 00:51:15,280 --> 00:51:18,200 Speaker 1: to be very strong willed and opinionated, a brute. And 1015 00:51:18,239 --> 00:51:20,480 Speaker 1: we went out for this Italian meal and he demanded 1016 00:51:20,480 --> 00:51:23,120 Speaker 1: on ordering for me, and he was really annoying, but 1017 00:51:23,200 --> 00:51:26,080 Speaker 1: also had this wild male energy I couldn't quite stop 1018 00:51:26,160 --> 00:51:28,560 Speaker 1: thinking about. In the following weekend when I was on 1019 00:51:28,600 --> 00:51:32,240 Speaker 1: a reacclamation hyke with Brett, it kept haunting my mind. Anyway, 1020 00:51:32,320 --> 00:51:34,520 Speaker 1: I probably should find a new arms contact out of 1021 00:51:34,520 --> 00:51:39,600 Speaker 1: Syria as we build up our resistance number. Yeah, so 1022 00:51:39,640 --> 00:51:42,400 Speaker 1: she texted the wrong stuff. She did not send it 1023 00:51:42,400 --> 00:51:44,960 Speaker 1: to Erica. It was meant for someone else, or it 1024 00:51:45,120 --> 00:51:48,759 Speaker 1: was someone else, you know with all that you know, No, 1025 00:51:48,920 --> 00:51:51,680 Speaker 1: that's Emma's phone, that's all that weaponry involved. You know 1026 00:51:51,719 --> 00:51:54,960 Speaker 1: who took who took the stray fire and that one, 1027 00:51:55,239 --> 00:51:58,600 Speaker 1: it's Brett. Yeah. I don't know Brett, So I don't, 1028 00:51:58,840 --> 00:52:03,360 Speaker 1: but I'm just saying whoever saying yeah Emma, I'm just 1029 00:52:03,400 --> 00:52:06,360 Speaker 1: saying that's who I agree with. Brett came out in 1030 00:52:06,400 --> 00:52:08,560 Speaker 1: the like there's a winner Losers columns. I was like, 1031 00:52:08,600 --> 00:52:12,160 Speaker 1: straight out of Patty. I actually have a clip from 1032 00:52:12,200 --> 00:52:15,839 Speaker 1: the broadcast that I'm gonna find with Mark Um. Basically, 1033 00:52:16,040 --> 00:52:20,399 Speaker 1: we happened to flash forward to the future where there's 1034 00:52:20,400 --> 00:52:22,400 Speaker 1: a chance that the Browns might win the Super Bowl. 1035 00:52:24,480 --> 00:52:28,080 Speaker 1: Al Right, it's Atlanta, Mercedes Benz Stadium, Super Bowl fifty 1036 00:52:28,120 --> 00:52:31,640 Speaker 1: three night. The clock winds down to a meager three 1037 00:52:31,680 --> 00:52:35,399 Speaker 1: seconds as Baker Mayfield and the Cleveland Brown's offense line 1038 00:52:35,480 --> 00:52:38,560 Speaker 1: up against the ferocious Los Angeles Rams defense at their 1039 00:52:38,600 --> 00:52:43,480 Speaker 1: own forty five yard line to score thirty. Los Angeles 1040 00:52:43,920 --> 00:52:46,919 Speaker 1: a hush falls over the crowd. Lebron James walks out, 1041 00:52:47,040 --> 00:52:50,319 Speaker 1: covering his eyes. He can't handle the pressure. Suddenly, the 1042 00:52:50,360 --> 00:52:54,160 Speaker 1: faint sound of a perky, loudmouth named Erica fills the dome, 1043 00:52:54,280 --> 00:52:58,839 Speaker 1: shaking bake baby, Oh yeah, get it, because his name 1044 00:52:58,920 --> 00:53:03,560 Speaker 1: is Baker. Bake it up, big time, big bake. Check 1045 00:53:03,600 --> 00:53:08,840 Speaker 1: out that ass. Emma, a rigid loser girl with adult 1046 00:53:08,840 --> 00:53:12,239 Speaker 1: braces kicks Erica, Erica. We're here for the Around the 1047 00:53:12,320 --> 00:53:15,960 Speaker 1: NFL podcast, not spring Break and Punta Cut show some respect. 1048 00:53:16,600 --> 00:53:20,680 Speaker 1: Dan Hans is a lovable egotist. Greg Rosenthal a short 1049 00:53:20,760 --> 00:53:25,280 Speaker 1: tennis nerd, Chris Wesling, a bookish contrarian, and Mark Sussler, 1050 00:53:25,440 --> 00:53:29,840 Speaker 1: Brown's fan, an eccentric thank Emma with a synchronized knot 1051 00:53:29,840 --> 00:53:32,640 Speaker 1: of the head and watches Baker. Mayfield reaches under the 1052 00:53:32,640 --> 00:53:38,120 Speaker 1: center's headquarters for the snap. Yeah. So check that that 1053 00:53:38,280 --> 00:53:40,400 Speaker 1: that full script and you can see what happens on 1054 00:53:40,440 --> 00:53:43,880 Speaker 1: the broadcast. It's pretty insane. It's your lucky day that 1055 00:53:43,960 --> 00:53:45,719 Speaker 1: Dan wasn't here for this, because he would have cut 1056 00:53:45,719 --> 00:53:47,719 Speaker 1: that off about halfway through. Yeah, that would not have 1057 00:53:48,160 --> 00:53:50,160 Speaker 1: that would not have been sustainable with him. We are 1058 00:53:50,480 --> 00:53:52,120 Speaker 1: at the end of the podcast, but what a fun 1059 00:53:52,160 --> 00:53:54,960 Speaker 1: show it was. We will be back here on Thursday 1060 00:53:55,080 --> 00:53:58,960 Speaker 1: to preview all the week five games and what a 1061 00:53:59,040 --> 00:54:02,280 Speaker 1: cat week six games this week or a cast of thousands, 1062 00:54:02,520 --> 00:54:08,120 Speaker 1: the loose cannon, the sizzler, the male man didn't get better. 1063 00:54:08,880 --> 00:54:39,719 Speaker 1: Let's see your third day m hm.