1 00:00:07,226 --> 00:00:09,666 Speaker 1: The season with Peter Schreeger as a production of the 2 00:00:09,786 --> 00:00:23,986 Speaker 1: NFL in partnership with my Heart Radio. Welcome everybody to 3 00:00:24,306 --> 00:00:28,506 Speaker 1: another episode of the Season with Peter Schreeger. I'm Peter Schreeger. 4 00:00:28,586 --> 00:00:31,386 Speaker 1: I host Good Morning Football in the NFL network every 5 00:00:31,426 --> 00:00:35,066 Speaker 1: single morning Monday to Friday from seven at ten AM, 6 00:00:35,066 --> 00:00:38,506 Speaker 1: and then I do the Fox NFL Kickoff out in 7 00:00:38,586 --> 00:00:43,346 Speaker 1: Los Angeles on the weekends. And it is now week fifteen, 8 00:00:43,866 --> 00:00:46,626 Speaker 1: and I feel like we're figuring some things out with 9 00:00:46,706 --> 00:00:49,906 Speaker 1: some teams, but there's still a lot to be figured out. 10 00:00:50,146 --> 00:00:52,906 Speaker 1: And as we do this podcast, it's a weekly one 11 00:00:52,946 --> 00:00:54,506 Speaker 1: and it's week after weekend, we're trying to tell the 12 00:00:54,546 --> 00:00:57,586 Speaker 1: story of the season. I still don't have a lot 13 00:00:57,626 --> 00:01:00,826 Speaker 1: of answers in my producer here, Aaron jan Kaufman. Aaron, 14 00:01:01,186 --> 00:01:03,986 Speaker 1: do you feel like this thing is just completely wide open? 15 00:01:04,066 --> 00:01:07,786 Speaker 1: Like I do. Yeah. I feel like even this weekend 16 00:01:08,026 --> 00:01:09,666 Speaker 1: there were some games that I was like, Oh, yeah, 17 00:01:09,706 --> 00:01:12,666 Speaker 1: the Dolphins are gonna win, that's gonna be the division, 18 00:01:12,706 --> 00:01:14,506 Speaker 1: Like the fight is going to be there with Buffalo 19 00:01:14,546 --> 00:01:16,866 Speaker 1: in Miami. And No, there's so many things that are 20 00:01:16,906 --> 00:01:19,586 Speaker 1: still open. Uh. We were just talking about a couple 21 00:01:19,586 --> 00:01:22,906 Speaker 1: of teams that like, there's there's a lot of games left. 22 00:01:23,306 --> 00:01:25,866 Speaker 1: I'm looking at the schedule for week fifteen, and we'll 23 00:01:25,866 --> 00:01:29,306 Speaker 1: get into the Saturday tripleheader. I will be on the 24 00:01:29,386 --> 00:01:34,346 Speaker 1: sidelines as the sideline reporter for Dolphins at Bills. I 25 00:01:34,386 --> 00:01:39,426 Speaker 1: am wildly, wildly unprepared for what to wear on that sideline. 26 00:01:39,466 --> 00:01:41,306 Speaker 1: I have not thought that through, and I will have 27 00:01:41,346 --> 00:01:46,186 Speaker 1: to pack something. Um. I also am wildly, wildly confident 28 00:01:46,626 --> 00:01:49,306 Speaker 1: that I will be eating my weight in Buffalo wings 29 00:01:49,306 --> 00:01:52,546 Speaker 1: when I arrive on Friday, and thus will be waddling 30 00:01:52,546 --> 00:01:55,266 Speaker 1: around the field and six layers of clothing trying to 31 00:01:55,306 --> 00:01:59,106 Speaker 1: concentrate on football while I'm wondering where the nearest toilet is. 32 00:01:59,146 --> 00:02:02,826 Speaker 1: I will also, um say this, that's just one of 33 00:02:02,826 --> 00:02:06,946 Speaker 1: the games, like Giants Commanders, two teams that are seven 34 00:02:07,026 --> 00:02:10,946 Speaker 1: five and one on Sunday night. Awesome game, Lions at Jets, 35 00:02:11,746 --> 00:02:17,906 Speaker 1: awesome game, Titans at Chargers, awesome games. Suddenly Patriots at Raiders, 36 00:02:18,906 --> 00:02:21,666 Speaker 1: very interesting game. And if you want to talk about 37 00:02:21,666 --> 00:02:24,546 Speaker 1: two teams going in the wrong directions, like all right, 38 00:02:24,746 --> 00:02:28,466 Speaker 1: we've got the Vikings who just lost again and you're like, 39 00:02:28,506 --> 00:02:31,986 Speaker 1: all right, like what's up with those guys? And then 40 00:02:32,026 --> 00:02:34,106 Speaker 1: I go over to the other teams in the NFC 41 00:02:34,146 --> 00:02:35,986 Speaker 1: and it's like, all right, well, the Cowboys, they they 42 00:02:36,066 --> 00:02:38,026 Speaker 1: might have the wins, but they almost lost to the Texans. 43 00:02:38,106 --> 00:02:40,986 Speaker 1: And now they play the Jaguars in Jacksonville, Like really 44 00:02:40,986 --> 00:02:44,426 Speaker 1: cool slate a lot of games, um, and I'm excited 45 00:02:44,466 --> 00:02:46,226 Speaker 1: for it. I don't have all the answers, but I 46 00:02:46,226 --> 00:02:49,226 Speaker 1: do know this. Patrick Mahomes pulled one out of his 47 00:02:49,306 --> 00:02:51,546 Speaker 1: ass again, and I love that pass. It was one 48 00:02:51,546 --> 00:02:55,626 Speaker 1: of the coolest passes we will see. And Baker Mayfield 49 00:02:55,706 --> 00:02:58,066 Speaker 1: did something that we've never seen in NFL history showing 50 00:02:58,146 --> 00:03:01,226 Speaker 1: up thirty six hours before a game and winning an 51 00:03:01,306 --> 00:03:04,186 Speaker 1: NFL game as a starting quarterback and doing it without 52 00:03:04,226 --> 00:03:07,266 Speaker 1: any false starts or any delay games. That's just the intro. 53 00:03:07,386 --> 00:03:09,746 Speaker 1: Let's get to the four downs, Aaron, All right, here 54 00:03:09,786 --> 00:03:13,026 Speaker 1: we go. First down. You were there on the sideline 55 00:03:13,026 --> 00:03:14,826 Speaker 1: this weekend for the Eagles. You got to see him 56 00:03:14,906 --> 00:03:17,786 Speaker 1: up close and personal. Are they as good in person 57 00:03:17,826 --> 00:03:20,426 Speaker 1: as they look on TV? Alright? So the Eagles have 58 00:03:20,546 --> 00:03:22,906 Speaker 1: something that I don't know if it's been coined before, 59 00:03:22,946 --> 00:03:27,426 Speaker 1: but they're like, get off the bus, scary. What do 60 00:03:27,466 --> 00:03:29,386 Speaker 1: I mean by that? I watched this team get off 61 00:03:29,426 --> 00:03:31,706 Speaker 1: the bus on Sunday. I was there at nine am. 62 00:03:31,746 --> 00:03:34,786 Speaker 1: I was interviewing Sirianni for the Fox pregame show, right 63 00:03:34,826 --> 00:03:37,466 Speaker 1: outside their locker room. And they come off the bus 64 00:03:38,386 --> 00:03:41,306 Speaker 1: and it's six ft eight, three fifty pounds Jordan my 65 00:03:41,386 --> 00:03:44,706 Speaker 1: Alatta and he's followed by h I don't know, and 66 00:03:44,826 --> 00:03:48,546 Speaker 1: Dominican Sue, and then Fletcher Cox and then Lane Johnson 67 00:03:48,746 --> 00:03:52,746 Speaker 1: and then Javon Hargrave and then Brandon Graham and they're 68 00:03:52,826 --> 00:03:57,466 Speaker 1: just the biggest, most physical looking team coming off the bus. 69 00:03:57,546 --> 00:03:59,586 Speaker 1: And then they've got these guys like a J. Brown, 70 00:03:59,706 --> 00:04:02,666 Speaker 1: who's a who's an all pro talent, and you've got 71 00:04:02,706 --> 00:04:05,266 Speaker 1: Davante Smith who's not get off the bus scary, but 72 00:04:05,266 --> 00:04:07,066 Speaker 1: then you get him in that uniform him and he's 73 00:04:07,106 --> 00:04:10,346 Speaker 1: downright frightening. And of course you've got the quarterback in 74 00:04:10,426 --> 00:04:13,266 Speaker 1: Jalen Hurts who was wearing like a magenta blazer and 75 00:04:13,346 --> 00:04:16,146 Speaker 1: it just looks to look it comes in, does not smile, 76 00:04:16,666 --> 00:04:18,546 Speaker 1: and then they go out there and it's you know, 77 00:04:18,746 --> 00:04:20,306 Speaker 1: focus on the game, and you know this could be 78 00:04:20,346 --> 00:04:22,186 Speaker 1: a trap game. You've got two games ahead of your 79 00:04:22,346 --> 00:04:24,906 Speaker 1: air with the Bears, and then the Cowboys that are 80 00:04:24,906 --> 00:04:27,786 Speaker 1: big games and they just kick the snot out of 81 00:04:27,826 --> 00:04:29,946 Speaker 1: the Giants in the Giants building, and it was like 82 00:04:29,986 --> 00:04:33,066 Speaker 1: from go. They had two sacks on the first three 83 00:04:33,106 --> 00:04:35,706 Speaker 1: plays of the game. They ran all over the Giants 84 00:04:35,706 --> 00:04:38,226 Speaker 1: Smiles Sanders had a hundred forty four yards and then 85 00:04:38,866 --> 00:04:41,906 Speaker 1: you know, the passing game was going to the defense. Electric. 86 00:04:42,706 --> 00:04:45,706 Speaker 1: That's what scares me about this Eagles team. Last week 87 00:04:46,066 --> 00:04:49,026 Speaker 1: they played Derrick Henry and the Mighty Mighty Derrick Henry. 88 00:04:49,306 --> 00:04:52,266 Speaker 1: You know, running game, he runs alert thirty yards. This 89 00:04:52,306 --> 00:04:54,386 Speaker 1: week at Sae Kwon Barkley, he's gonna play. I don't 90 00:04:54,426 --> 00:04:56,906 Speaker 1: think Sae Kwon did anything in this game. Instead, it's 91 00:04:56,946 --> 00:05:01,386 Speaker 1: just blowouts. They're rolling. That seems good. And I think 92 00:05:01,426 --> 00:05:03,186 Speaker 1: they're as deep as any team in the league if 93 00:05:03,186 --> 00:05:06,986 Speaker 1: you go through all the different levels. And I also think, uh, 94 00:05:07,026 --> 00:05:09,306 Speaker 1: they're as mentally tough as any team. Like they are 95 00:05:09,386 --> 00:05:11,946 Speaker 1: so focused, so dialed in. They didn't treat that like 96 00:05:11,986 --> 00:05:14,186 Speaker 1: it was some surprise or some Super Bowl win. They 97 00:05:14,186 --> 00:05:15,866 Speaker 1: were like, oh, yeah, the Giants will beat the Giants 98 00:05:15,906 --> 00:05:18,306 Speaker 1: and will be whoever's in front of us next. Really 99 00:05:18,306 --> 00:05:22,466 Speaker 1: disciplined team, really good team, really well coached. Uh get 100 00:05:22,466 --> 00:05:25,466 Speaker 1: off the bus. Scary. That's the Philadelphia Eagles speaking of 101 00:05:25,466 --> 00:05:27,666 Speaker 1: getting off the bus. Uh, you know it's a few 102 00:05:27,746 --> 00:05:30,466 Speaker 1: days removed, and we know you have some connections in 103 00:05:30,546 --> 00:05:34,186 Speaker 1: Los Angeles. What do you think about Baker Mayfield. Let 104 00:05:34,186 --> 00:05:36,466 Speaker 1: me unempty the bag a little bit on just how 105 00:05:36,506 --> 00:05:40,986 Speaker 1: crazy this was. So he gets there thirty six hours 106 00:05:40,986 --> 00:05:42,986 Speaker 1: at a time. First of all, the story is true. 107 00:05:43,266 --> 00:05:46,106 Speaker 1: He didn't have any knowledge of it, but he booked 108 00:05:46,106 --> 00:05:48,306 Speaker 1: a flight to l A just in case that they 109 00:05:48,506 --> 00:05:50,306 Speaker 1: they picked him up off the waiver wire. He thought 110 00:05:50,306 --> 00:05:52,186 Speaker 1: logically it would make sense. He didn't have any contact 111 00:05:52,186 --> 00:05:55,546 Speaker 1: with the Rams, he can't legally, and they do put 112 00:05:55,626 --> 00:05:57,826 Speaker 1: the waiver wire claiming on him. They get them, and 113 00:05:57,986 --> 00:06:00,666 Speaker 1: the thought was, all right, maybe he'll play a few 114 00:06:00,666 --> 00:06:03,186 Speaker 1: snaps then, Like before the game, I think McVeigh was 115 00:06:03,226 --> 00:06:04,906 Speaker 1: really tempted just to start him because they had a 116 00:06:04,946 --> 00:06:08,466 Speaker 1: conversation like we'll go to it instead, they start Wolford. 117 00:06:08,466 --> 00:06:10,666 Speaker 1: It's one drive and they put in Baker. Now here's 118 00:06:10,666 --> 00:06:15,586 Speaker 1: the cool part. So Baker Mayfield comes from you know, Carolina, 119 00:06:15,626 --> 00:06:19,266 Speaker 1: but before that, Cleveland where Bill Callahan was the offensive 120 00:06:19,266 --> 00:06:21,626 Speaker 1: line coach, and some of those same concepts are what 121 00:06:21,666 --> 00:06:25,466 Speaker 1: they do in UH in l A. As Kevin Carberry, 122 00:06:25,466 --> 00:06:28,386 Speaker 1: who's the offensive line coach for the Rams, was was 123 00:06:28,466 --> 00:06:31,746 Speaker 1: under Callahan in Washington. All right, that seems very like, 124 00:06:32,106 --> 00:06:34,746 Speaker 1: you know, tangent or whatever. But he knew the concepts, 125 00:06:34,746 --> 00:06:39,066 Speaker 1: but isn't the language. So the offensive coaches UH put 126 00:06:39,106 --> 00:06:41,186 Speaker 1: together a wristband for Baker Mayfield and it was a 127 00:06:41,226 --> 00:06:45,146 Speaker 1: detailed like sixteen plays on his wristband with the exact 128 00:06:45,226 --> 00:06:47,666 Speaker 1: verbiage of what they call it in l A. And 129 00:06:47,706 --> 00:06:50,066 Speaker 1: the hope was they would call it into Baker, he 130 00:06:50,106 --> 00:06:52,266 Speaker 1: would look at his wrist band and he'd be able 131 00:06:52,266 --> 00:06:53,946 Speaker 1: to relay it to the to the huddle and then 132 00:06:53,946 --> 00:06:57,426 Speaker 1: they'll go play. The game starts and Sean McVeigh has 133 00:06:57,506 --> 00:07:01,986 Speaker 1: access in Baker Mayfield's ear from the forty second mark 134 00:07:02,026 --> 00:07:04,226 Speaker 1: on the play clock to the fifteen second mark, so 135 00:07:04,266 --> 00:07:06,866 Speaker 1: for thirty seconds he can speak to him in his ear. 136 00:07:07,026 --> 00:07:08,666 Speaker 1: He can get in his ear and tell him everything. 137 00:07:09,226 --> 00:07:12,586 Speaker 1: They didn't use the wristband once McVeigh would tell him 138 00:07:12,626 --> 00:07:14,586 Speaker 1: what he wanted, so we could say like we're gonna 139 00:07:14,626 --> 00:07:17,346 Speaker 1: go fly pattern here, or we're gonna go UH four 140 00:07:17,466 --> 00:07:20,306 Speaker 1: verts whatever. And then after telling him what the play 141 00:07:20,306 --> 00:07:23,906 Speaker 1: call is McVeigh would tell Baker what they call it 142 00:07:23,946 --> 00:07:26,666 Speaker 1: in the offense. So he's like, four verts, which just 143 00:07:26,706 --> 00:07:29,746 Speaker 1: means four guys going deep. Okay, we call that this. 144 00:07:30,306 --> 00:07:32,186 Speaker 1: Then he goes back in the huddle so the offensive 145 00:07:32,226 --> 00:07:34,626 Speaker 1: lineman could hear it, and he's like, all right, we're 146 00:07:34,626 --> 00:07:37,826 Speaker 1: gonna run this which is what you guys call this play? Right, Like, 147 00:07:37,866 --> 00:07:39,546 Speaker 1: that's what you call it? Okay, so we're gonna run 148 00:07:39,826 --> 00:07:41,546 Speaker 1: that um and that's what you and they all are 149 00:07:41,586 --> 00:07:43,186 Speaker 1: nodding and they're like, hey, yeah, that's that's what we 150 00:07:43,266 --> 00:07:45,546 Speaker 1: call it. They get to the center, they get to 151 00:07:45,586 --> 00:07:49,346 Speaker 1: the snap. Zero delayed games, zero false starts, and a 152 00:07:49,386 --> 00:07:53,626 Speaker 1: fourteen point come back to do what they did nine yards, 153 00:07:53,626 --> 00:07:56,746 Speaker 1: no timeouts without knowing the name of any of the 154 00:07:56,786 --> 00:07:59,106 Speaker 1: plays on the offense is some of the most absurd 155 00:07:59,146 --> 00:08:02,106 Speaker 1: stuff you'll ever hear. Now, you could say a million 156 00:08:02,146 --> 00:08:04,706 Speaker 1: things about the Raiders defense, how they had dumb penalties, 157 00:08:04,746 --> 00:08:07,346 Speaker 1: and you know what is Jerry Hillary slapping the ball 158 00:08:07,346 --> 00:08:09,826 Speaker 1: out of Baker's hands for why are they doing past interference? 159 00:08:09,826 --> 00:08:11,866 Speaker 1: And wow, the Raiders gave him the game. I don't 160 00:08:11,866 --> 00:08:14,506 Speaker 1: care who that was against what Baker Mayfield did last 161 00:08:14,546 --> 00:08:18,386 Speaker 1: Thursday night. Was was was in the face of all convention, 162 00:08:18,586 --> 00:08:20,946 Speaker 1: like all convention about what we've learned about football, how 163 00:08:21,386 --> 00:08:24,346 Speaker 1: it's the most uh you know, difficult thing to understand 164 00:08:24,466 --> 00:08:27,226 Speaker 1: and quarterback is it takes years and years to find. 165 00:08:27,466 --> 00:08:31,146 Speaker 1: Baker Mayfield walked off a bus, had one walk through 166 00:08:31,186 --> 00:08:34,746 Speaker 1: practice uh twenty place uh the day before, and then 167 00:08:34,826 --> 00:08:36,746 Speaker 1: was able to run an offense and did it without 168 00:08:37,266 --> 00:08:41,026 Speaker 1: any you know, personal miscuse, without any penalties, and they 169 00:08:41,026 --> 00:08:43,026 Speaker 1: won the game. I don't know if they win another 170 00:08:43,066 --> 00:08:44,506 Speaker 1: game all season, I don't care. That was one of 171 00:08:44,546 --> 00:08:47,786 Speaker 1: the coolest things we'll see all season long. Alright, Peter, 172 00:08:47,906 --> 00:08:50,146 Speaker 1: third down, like you said, you're head in the Buffalo 173 00:08:50,226 --> 00:08:52,986 Speaker 1: for this Saturday. I think it's supposed to be six 174 00:08:52,986 --> 00:08:55,946 Speaker 1: inches of snow. Are you ready? Yeah? It's been everything 175 00:08:55,986 --> 00:08:59,146 Speaker 1: from they said one inch and then they said six inches. 176 00:08:59,186 --> 00:09:00,946 Speaker 1: Now they're saying it's like four inches, and then they're 177 00:09:00,946 --> 00:09:03,786 Speaker 1: saying it's gonna be ten to twenty degrees. And the 178 00:09:03,826 --> 00:09:07,306 Speaker 1: word was lake effect. I don't know that means. Aaron, 179 00:09:07,306 --> 00:09:09,186 Speaker 1: are you from Buffalo? I know you're a Bills fan, Like, 180 00:09:09,186 --> 00:09:12,026 Speaker 1: what's your Buffalo ties? So I'm not from Buffalo. My 181 00:09:12,106 --> 00:09:14,386 Speaker 1: family is My dad's side of the family is from Buffalo. 182 00:09:14,386 --> 00:09:16,706 Speaker 1: My dad grew up there, but I used to go there. 183 00:09:16,746 --> 00:09:18,786 Speaker 1: You know, we would like do Christmas at home and 184 00:09:18,826 --> 00:09:22,306 Speaker 1: then drive up to Buffalo from Connecticut. Okay, so I 185 00:09:22,826 --> 00:09:26,586 Speaker 1: am familiar with snow and cold weather, but I don't 186 00:09:26,666 --> 00:09:32,626 Speaker 1: have a ton of Saturdays in December Buffalo experience. But yeah, 187 00:09:32,866 --> 00:09:35,746 Speaker 1: just pack a hat, a scarf, some gloves, some you know, 188 00:09:35,906 --> 00:09:38,226 Speaker 1: long underwear. I think you'll be Okay, Okay, I'm gonna 189 00:09:38,226 --> 00:09:40,906 Speaker 1: do it. I've done cold weather games before. I worked 190 00:09:40,946 --> 00:09:44,706 Speaker 1: a Seahawks at Vikings playoff game when the Vikings had 191 00:09:44,746 --> 00:09:46,826 Speaker 1: those couple of years where they were playing outside at 192 00:09:47,226 --> 00:09:50,066 Speaker 1: the University of Minnesota Stadium, and that was the famous 193 00:09:50,066 --> 00:09:51,906 Speaker 1: Blair Walsh game. That one was the coldest game I've 194 00:09:51,906 --> 00:09:54,106 Speaker 1: ever been to. I was outside for that one. I 195 00:09:54,146 --> 00:09:57,346 Speaker 1: did a Packers forty Niners playoff game where I was 196 00:09:57,466 --> 00:09:59,826 Speaker 1: roaming the sidelines and it was a Saturday night in 197 00:09:59,866 --> 00:10:03,506 Speaker 1: Greenbair or Sunday night in Green Bay, and uh Kaepernick 198 00:10:03,546 --> 00:10:05,466 Speaker 1: came out sleeveless, and I was like, all right, if 199 00:10:05,506 --> 00:10:08,386 Speaker 1: he's playing sleeve this, why am I crying with my 200 00:10:08,466 --> 00:10:13,546 Speaker 1: eight layers and my giant jacket from Cabilla's I'll be okay, 201 00:10:14,226 --> 00:10:17,546 Speaker 1: I kidd it. I kid around earlier about the eating situation. 202 00:10:17,666 --> 00:10:20,506 Speaker 1: I have this I don't know if it's a this 203 00:10:20,586 --> 00:10:22,026 Speaker 1: is my therapy couch. I don't know what it is, 204 00:10:22,066 --> 00:10:24,186 Speaker 1: but like I have this like feeling that I need 205 00:10:24,266 --> 00:10:27,026 Speaker 1: to go nuts with the wings and like it's my obligation, 206 00:10:27,106 --> 00:10:29,226 Speaker 1: it's my pilgrimage, Like I've got to go and if 207 00:10:29,626 --> 00:10:31,746 Speaker 1: if I'm getting I want to try Buffalo wings that 208 00:10:31,786 --> 00:10:34,106 Speaker 1: are great, but I have this like feeling I'm gonna 209 00:10:34,106 --> 00:10:36,826 Speaker 1: I'm gonna overdo it. Um, do you have a wings place? 210 00:10:36,946 --> 00:10:38,546 Speaker 1: Do you have any knowledge of that stuff? Or is 211 00:10:38,586 --> 00:10:40,146 Speaker 1: this one of those we've got a kind of crowdsource. 212 00:10:40,546 --> 00:10:44,626 Speaker 1: So I actually, you know, I haven't been to Buffalo 213 00:10:44,666 --> 00:10:47,226 Speaker 1: and probably like ten years, but I do have a 214 00:10:47,306 --> 00:10:49,906 Speaker 1: good list of some of the top places that you 215 00:10:49,946 --> 00:10:52,186 Speaker 1: know are kind of like if you're going there and 216 00:10:52,186 --> 00:10:55,626 Speaker 1: you want some wings, I have a good variety for you. Okay, 217 00:10:55,666 --> 00:10:57,666 Speaker 1: do you have it? Do you have it handy? Yeah? Yeah? Alright, 218 00:10:57,706 --> 00:10:59,546 Speaker 1: so let on because I'll pick one right now based 219 00:10:59,586 --> 00:11:03,986 Speaker 1: on this list. One of them is Lennova, another is 220 00:11:04,026 --> 00:11:06,866 Speaker 1: bar Bill and then to it like kind of the 221 00:11:07,426 --> 00:11:09,306 Speaker 1: ones that are always pitted against each other. I think 222 00:11:09,346 --> 00:11:12,986 Speaker 1: our anchor bar and Duff's. Now. One of the great 223 00:11:13,026 --> 00:11:15,626 Speaker 1: things is you can go to pretty much any of 224 00:11:15,666 --> 00:11:17,986 Speaker 1: these wings spots. You don't have to just get wings. 225 00:11:18,026 --> 00:11:20,346 Speaker 1: You can also order a pizza. You can also you know, 226 00:11:20,386 --> 00:11:21,866 Speaker 1: you can get a whole bunch of stuff, so it 227 00:11:21,866 --> 00:11:23,666 Speaker 1: doesn't have to just be wings at each thing. So 228 00:11:23,706 --> 00:11:25,506 Speaker 1: I don't know how many days you're there. I don't 229 00:11:25,506 --> 00:11:28,026 Speaker 1: know if you can carve out enough time for lunch 230 00:11:28,186 --> 00:11:30,226 Speaker 1: a couple, it's gonna be one meal. I want to 231 00:11:30,306 --> 00:11:33,146 Speaker 1: fly on Friday. Do good morning football. I'm gonna fly 232 00:11:33,226 --> 00:11:37,266 Speaker 1: on Friday, and we've got meetings that Oh there's actual 233 00:11:37,266 --> 00:11:38,866 Speaker 1: football game going on. I probably have to worry about 234 00:11:38,906 --> 00:11:41,226 Speaker 1: that at some point. Um, but I do want to 235 00:11:41,226 --> 00:11:44,866 Speaker 1: get toys. Now. I've heard about this Lenovo. Uh is 236 00:11:44,866 --> 00:11:48,306 Speaker 1: it Lenovo or Lenova Nova? Nova? Lenovo is like a 237 00:11:48,386 --> 00:11:50,986 Speaker 1: laptop right like was like in the Dell computer days. 238 00:11:51,066 --> 00:11:53,826 Speaker 1: I've got a Lenovo. Um. Sorry, if they're a big 239 00:11:53,826 --> 00:11:56,346 Speaker 1: sponsor to I heart radio guys, apologize. Maybe we can 240 00:11:56,386 --> 00:11:59,146 Speaker 1: get some free stuff. Um. Then I heard about this 241 00:11:59,186 --> 00:12:01,466 Speaker 1: bar bill that's where Kyle Brandt went last year when 242 00:12:01,466 --> 00:12:03,946 Speaker 1: he went. And Kyle is kind of the resident Bill's guy. 243 00:12:03,986 --> 00:12:05,946 Speaker 1: I feel like I'd be kind of going in on 244 00:12:05,986 --> 00:12:07,466 Speaker 1: his terrible tory if I went to bar. But he 245 00:12:07,466 --> 00:12:11,026 Speaker 1: also came back and he was like, I had the honey, ginger, salmon, pineapple, 246 00:12:11,146 --> 00:12:13,386 Speaker 1: fruit like fruit tasting one. I'm like, what is that 247 00:12:13,506 --> 00:12:15,786 Speaker 1: I got? Give me buffalo wings. I don't do all 248 00:12:15,826 --> 00:12:19,786 Speaker 1: that stuff. So I think I'm gonna do Lenova because 249 00:12:20,386 --> 00:12:22,186 Speaker 1: I think there's an anchor bar in the airport. There's 250 00:12:22,226 --> 00:12:23,906 Speaker 1: a there's a restaurant in the airport that's a no. 251 00:12:24,306 --> 00:12:27,146 Speaker 1: And then I think, uh, Duff's I've been hearing about 252 00:12:27,146 --> 00:12:29,266 Speaker 1: since my friends went to like Sunny Buffalo. My friend 253 00:12:30,186 --> 00:12:33,306 Speaker 1: Scott Berman, my summer camp buddy went to went to 254 00:12:33,866 --> 00:12:36,546 Speaker 1: Sunny Buffalo and he was big on Duffs and duffs 255 00:12:36,546 --> 00:12:38,946 Speaker 1: and duffs and always talking duffs. And I feel like 256 00:12:39,106 --> 00:12:41,346 Speaker 1: I want to try something different. So I'm making my 257 00:12:41,426 --> 00:12:45,786 Speaker 1: choice right now. Lenova. Lenova is the choice. I'm going 258 00:12:45,826 --> 00:12:48,026 Speaker 1: to alert them, um. I hope they listened to the 259 00:12:48,026 --> 00:12:50,946 Speaker 1: podcast and then I'll give my full review next week. Perfect. 260 00:12:51,586 --> 00:12:55,666 Speaker 1: I'm excited. Alright. Fourth down we like to shout someone 261 00:12:55,746 --> 00:12:59,066 Speaker 1: out and I want to give a shout out. Uh, 262 00:12:59,146 --> 00:13:02,466 Speaker 1: let me get on my soapbox here. I'm gonna get emotional. UM. 263 00:13:02,506 --> 00:13:05,426 Speaker 1: I really really like and respect Jared Goff, and I 264 00:13:05,466 --> 00:13:07,706 Speaker 1: think what he's on over the last year and a 265 00:13:07,746 --> 00:13:09,986 Speaker 1: half is pretty cool stuff. In a world of social 266 00:13:10,026 --> 00:13:14,826 Speaker 1: media and online bullying and everybody having an opinion and 267 00:13:14,866 --> 00:13:19,786 Speaker 1: everyone being a Twitter keyboard, tough guy, Jared Goff was 268 00:13:19,826 --> 00:13:23,746 Speaker 1: a punchline. Jared Goff was traded, along with two first 269 00:13:23,826 --> 00:13:25,946 Speaker 1: round picks and a third round pick to the Detroit 270 00:13:25,986 --> 00:13:29,306 Speaker 1: Lions in exchange for Matthew Stafford. Matthew Stafford goes on 271 00:13:29,386 --> 00:13:31,946 Speaker 1: and wins a Super Bowl with the Rams, and Golf 272 00:13:32,026 --> 00:13:34,226 Speaker 1: is on one of the worst teams in football, and 273 00:13:34,306 --> 00:13:36,146 Speaker 1: they start off one in six and it's like, we're 274 00:13:36,186 --> 00:13:37,906 Speaker 1: gonna be moving on in Detroit. They're gonna get the 275 00:13:37,906 --> 00:13:39,866 Speaker 1: first pick in the draft, they're gonna fire everybody, they're 276 00:13:39,866 --> 00:13:42,186 Speaker 1: gonna get a new quarterback, and Jared Goff is gonna 277 00:13:42,186 --> 00:13:44,266 Speaker 1: be some backup for the rest of his career. Instead, 278 00:13:45,146 --> 00:13:47,826 Speaker 1: Jared Golf is having not only a Pro Bowl season, 279 00:13:47,906 --> 00:13:50,626 Speaker 1: but he's one of the top I'd say I would 280 00:13:50,666 --> 00:13:52,866 Speaker 1: say he's the number two quarterback in the entire NFC 281 00:13:52,986 --> 00:13:54,746 Speaker 1: this season, I would say it's Jalen Hurts and it's 282 00:13:54,786 --> 00:13:58,026 Speaker 1: Jared Golf. And he's eighth in the league in passing yards, 283 00:13:58,026 --> 00:14:01,026 Speaker 1: he's fit in passing touchdowns, he's all over all the 284 00:14:01,066 --> 00:14:04,066 Speaker 1: PFF advanced stuff. And they're winning games. And the Lions 285 00:14:04,066 --> 00:14:07,586 Speaker 1: are like this awesome story. And you know, they say 286 00:14:07,626 --> 00:14:11,106 Speaker 1: that comparison is the thief of joy. That's a statement. 287 00:14:11,186 --> 00:14:13,386 Speaker 1: I really think it's cool because you start looking at 288 00:14:13,426 --> 00:14:15,186 Speaker 1: your career and you look at other people are doing, 289 00:14:15,306 --> 00:14:17,226 Speaker 1: and you start looking at your friends from college and 290 00:14:17,306 --> 00:14:19,906 Speaker 1: what they're doing. If you're Jared Golf, if you wanted 291 00:14:19,946 --> 00:14:23,826 Speaker 1: to compare situations, you were the number one overall picked 292 00:14:23,866 --> 00:14:26,386 Speaker 1: for the Los Angeles Rams. He won multiple playoff games. 293 00:14:26,386 --> 00:14:29,106 Speaker 1: You beat Drew Brees in an NFC Championship game in 294 00:14:29,186 --> 00:14:32,706 Speaker 1: his building. You went to the Super Bowl, you were 295 00:14:32,746 --> 00:14:35,706 Speaker 1: given an extension by the Rams. You you were everything 296 00:14:35,746 --> 00:14:39,746 Speaker 1: living in southern California, and you were traded to what 297 00:14:39,786 --> 00:14:43,666 Speaker 1: was a graveyard for NFL players, the Detroit Lions, whoever 298 00:14:43,706 --> 00:14:47,306 Speaker 1: won since ninety seven, and you were forgotten, and if 299 00:14:47,346 --> 00:14:51,226 Speaker 1: not forgotten, you were dismissed. And now like how what 300 00:14:51,306 --> 00:14:53,586 Speaker 1: a cool story? Like, what a cool story? And I'll 301 00:14:53,586 --> 00:14:55,546 Speaker 1: tell you the best part about what I love about golf. 302 00:14:56,146 --> 00:14:59,906 Speaker 1: He hasn't said a peep. He didn't bitch, he didn't moan, 303 00:15:00,106 --> 00:15:03,546 Speaker 1: he didn't complain when everyone was saying that, oh McVeigh, 304 00:15:03,546 --> 00:15:05,186 Speaker 1: you know, couldn't get over the top with golf. He 305 00:15:05,226 --> 00:15:07,826 Speaker 1: didn't have some pithy respond. It's about mcphig's game planning 306 00:15:07,826 --> 00:15:11,186 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl that day. Nothing nothing but class all 307 00:15:11,226 --> 00:15:13,186 Speaker 1: the way through. And I know the guys in l 308 00:15:13,226 --> 00:15:16,226 Speaker 1: A really well, as we mentioned already, and I know 309 00:15:16,306 --> 00:15:18,346 Speaker 1: they really like Jared Golf, and I think they're really 310 00:15:18,346 --> 00:15:20,986 Speaker 1: happy for him. Um, that's a rare trade that might 311 00:15:20,986 --> 00:15:23,106 Speaker 1: have worked out for both sides because I don't think 312 00:15:23,106 --> 00:15:25,546 Speaker 1: the Rams in a million years would give up anything 313 00:15:25,746 --> 00:15:28,226 Speaker 1: for what they got last year's Super Bowl run. It's 314 00:15:28,306 --> 00:15:30,826 Speaker 1: once in a lifetime stuff, and Stafford led him there. 315 00:15:31,546 --> 00:15:33,546 Speaker 1: But the Lions, I don't think they were winning a 316 00:15:33,546 --> 00:15:35,506 Speaker 1: super Bowl last year with Matthew Stafford. I think they're 317 00:15:35,506 --> 00:15:37,946 Speaker 1: pretty happy with Jared Golf and they'll have two first 318 00:15:38,026 --> 00:15:40,506 Speaker 1: round picks in a third round pick to go with it. Uh, 319 00:15:40,586 --> 00:15:42,906 Speaker 1: Jared Golf, we see you, and not only do our respect, 320 00:15:42,906 --> 00:15:45,426 Speaker 1: your your play on the field. I love the way 321 00:15:45,466 --> 00:15:47,426 Speaker 1: you've handled the last eighteen months and the way you've 322 00:15:47,426 --> 00:15:49,986 Speaker 1: been able to block things out and just focus on yourself, 323 00:15:50,026 --> 00:15:52,106 Speaker 1: your team, and now you're getting all the success for it. 324 00:15:52,266 --> 00:15:54,466 Speaker 1: Very cool story, Jared Golf. That's the kind of stuff 325 00:15:54,506 --> 00:15:57,346 Speaker 1: I love in the NFL. All right, Aaron, fourth down, 326 00:15:57,666 --> 00:15:58,986 Speaker 1: you get a shout out to have you giving it 327 00:15:59,066 --> 00:16:01,946 Speaker 1: to I'm gonna do another number one drafted quarterback. I'm 328 00:16:01,946 --> 00:16:04,506 Speaker 1: gonna do Trevor Lawrence. Yeah, talk about it. The Jags. 329 00:16:05,066 --> 00:16:09,026 Speaker 1: You know, there's there's like Josh Allen had Stefon Diggs 330 00:16:09,066 --> 00:16:11,986 Speaker 1: come in that really helped his progression. H Jalen Hurts 331 00:16:12,026 --> 00:16:15,546 Speaker 1: had a j. Brown come in, and Lawrence really hasn't 332 00:16:15,546 --> 00:16:18,426 Speaker 1: had the big marquee receiver. I mean, they signed Christian 333 00:16:18,466 --> 00:16:23,066 Speaker 1: Kirk this offseason to a big contract that, regardless of 334 00:16:23,106 --> 00:16:26,546 Speaker 1: whether or not you think the money was the right amount, um, 335 00:16:26,826 --> 00:16:32,826 Speaker 1: Lawrence doesn't have like the guy. He's got a bunch 336 00:16:32,826 --> 00:16:35,466 Speaker 1: of different guys. He's got Kirk, He's got z Jones, 337 00:16:35,546 --> 00:16:38,866 Speaker 1: Evan Ingram, Marvin Jones. This is not like Murders row 338 00:16:38,946 --> 00:16:42,026 Speaker 1: of receivers, but they're they're playing really well for him. 339 00:16:42,066 --> 00:16:44,226 Speaker 1: He's shown so much growth in just the last month 340 00:16:44,266 --> 00:16:46,986 Speaker 1: even um and they may not win the a f 341 00:16:47,066 --> 00:16:51,346 Speaker 1: C South, but they're nipping at the titans heels and 342 00:16:51,866 --> 00:16:54,026 Speaker 1: this may not be their year, but I think it's 343 00:16:54,026 --> 00:16:57,706 Speaker 1: it's clear going forward the next few seasons. The Jaguars 344 00:16:57,706 --> 00:17:00,866 Speaker 1: are on the right path for like them taking over 345 00:17:00,906 --> 00:17:03,786 Speaker 1: the AC We got a quarterback coach and Doug Peterson 346 00:17:04,026 --> 00:17:06,706 Speaker 1: like that was Urban Meyer was a disaster last years 347 00:17:06,706 --> 00:17:09,106 Speaker 1: ahead coach. I say that objectively, it didn't work. He 348 00:17:09,106 --> 00:17:11,146 Speaker 1: gets fired midway through the season and it's like, all right, 349 00:17:11,226 --> 00:17:12,986 Speaker 1: let's start from scratch again. I would almost give last 350 00:17:13,026 --> 00:17:15,986 Speaker 1: year of Mulligan and I would say this. Titans have 351 00:17:16,066 --> 00:17:18,986 Speaker 1: lost three straight. They look rudderless. The last two weeks 352 00:17:18,986 --> 00:17:22,386 Speaker 1: have been have been, you know, crazy, with the with 353 00:17:22,466 --> 00:17:24,506 Speaker 1: the firing of a general manager, with the loss to 354 00:17:24,546 --> 00:17:27,746 Speaker 1: the Eagles. Within the loss here, uh, you know at 355 00:17:27,786 --> 00:17:31,386 Speaker 1: home to the Jaguars. There seven and six and the 356 00:17:31,506 --> 00:17:34,786 Speaker 1: Jaguars are five and eight. There's four weeks left. There 357 00:17:34,906 --> 00:17:38,306 Speaker 1: is a chance that the Jaguars can hurdle the Titans, 358 00:17:38,306 --> 00:17:39,906 Speaker 1: but the Jags are gonna have to beat the Cowboys 359 00:17:39,946 --> 00:17:43,466 Speaker 1: this weekend. I mean in recent memory. I don't have 360 00:17:43,706 --> 00:17:47,826 Speaker 1: any I remember I all these games. I know, I've 361 00:17:47,826 --> 00:17:50,226 Speaker 1: got this crazy bank of like who called the games. 362 00:17:50,866 --> 00:17:53,986 Speaker 1: I'm trying to go through it. This is the first time, 363 00:17:54,026 --> 00:17:57,786 Speaker 1: I think in probably five ten years, that Fox is 364 00:17:57,826 --> 00:18:02,746 Speaker 1: setting their A crew, which is Burkhart Olson, Aaron Andrews 365 00:18:03,146 --> 00:18:07,106 Speaker 1: to Jacksonville. They're calling Jaguars Cowboys. That's obviously because the 366 00:18:07,106 --> 00:18:09,466 Speaker 1: Cowboys bring his national audience and it's an early window 367 00:18:09,546 --> 00:18:12,786 Speaker 1: and whatever you whatever you want to say, but Jaguars 368 00:18:12,786 --> 00:18:14,186 Speaker 1: are deserved of it. I don't. I didn't roll my 369 00:18:14,226 --> 00:18:16,266 Speaker 1: eyes or say what when I saw that the Jaguars 370 00:18:16,266 --> 00:18:18,946 Speaker 1: were getting the Fox A game treatment. That's pretty cool. 371 00:18:18,986 --> 00:18:20,506 Speaker 1: And Aaron, I think a spot on. I think Trevor 372 00:18:20,586 --> 00:18:23,706 Speaker 1: Lawrence is leading the way. That's great stuff. Aaron um 373 00:18:23,746 --> 00:18:26,626 Speaker 1: this week on the season with Peter Schrager, We're gonna 374 00:18:26,626 --> 00:18:29,306 Speaker 1: have an awesome guest. And he's he's one of my 375 00:18:29,346 --> 00:18:30,906 Speaker 1: favorite guys in the league. He might not be a 376 00:18:30,946 --> 00:18:34,386 Speaker 1: household name yet. He's the running backs coach at the 377 00:18:34,426 --> 00:18:37,826 Speaker 1: Philadelphia Eagles. He's also the assistant head coach to Nick Sirianni. 378 00:18:37,826 --> 00:18:40,306 Speaker 1: He's got a really cool path. His name is Jamal Singleton. 379 00:18:40,746 --> 00:18:42,706 Speaker 1: Jamal played at air Force, was one of the great 380 00:18:42,706 --> 00:18:45,666 Speaker 1: players in air Force history. He went coached in college, 381 00:18:45,866 --> 00:18:47,666 Speaker 1: then he bounced around the NFL a little bit. Two 382 00:18:47,706 --> 00:18:50,306 Speaker 1: years ago he joined the Eagles coaching staff. That the 383 00:18:50,386 --> 00:18:52,866 Speaker 1: number one team in the NFL right now. They've got 384 00:18:52,906 --> 00:18:55,426 Speaker 1: a great running back in Miles Sanders, and I think 385 00:18:55,426 --> 00:18:58,426 Speaker 1: you really are gonna get to know and like Jamal Singleton. 386 00:18:58,746 --> 00:19:05,226 Speaker 1: Let's bring him on the podcast right after this. Joining 387 00:19:05,306 --> 00:19:07,266 Speaker 1: us is our guest this week on the season with 388 00:19:07,306 --> 00:19:12,466 Speaker 1: Peter Schreeger. Is the running backs coach and the assistant 389 00:19:12,546 --> 00:19:16,306 Speaker 1: head coach in Philadelphia, the number one team in the NFC. 390 00:19:16,546 --> 00:19:18,346 Speaker 1: He's an awesome dude. He's been around the league, he 391 00:19:18,426 --> 00:19:19,786 Speaker 1: was in the college game, and he's got a great 392 00:19:19,786 --> 00:19:23,306 Speaker 1: story to tell. Ladies, gentlemen, let's welcome in. Jamal Singleton's 393 00:19:24,626 --> 00:19:26,506 Speaker 1: doing great, man. Thanks for having me. That interrom is 394 00:19:26,546 --> 00:19:28,786 Speaker 1: pretty cool. Make me sound better than I really am. 395 00:19:28,866 --> 00:19:31,626 Speaker 1: It's not bad, right I think your story is really cool. 396 00:19:31,706 --> 00:19:33,746 Speaker 1: But this team right now is the is the main 397 00:19:33,866 --> 00:19:38,306 Speaker 1: story for everybody. The Eagles run game has been among 398 00:19:38,346 --> 00:19:40,066 Speaker 1: the best in the league for years, and the last 399 00:19:40,106 --> 00:19:42,506 Speaker 1: two seasons you've been running that running backs room. But 400 00:19:42,626 --> 00:19:44,906 Speaker 1: right now, Miles Sanders is having his first one thousand 401 00:19:45,026 --> 00:19:47,626 Speaker 1: yards season. He had a hundred and forty four and 402 00:19:47,666 --> 00:19:50,826 Speaker 1: a tug the other day against the Giants. What are 403 00:19:50,866 --> 00:19:52,746 Speaker 1: you seeing from Miles Sanders on a day to day 404 00:19:52,786 --> 00:19:55,266 Speaker 1: basis That has him stepping up one extra notch. But 405 00:19:55,426 --> 00:19:58,626 Speaker 1: was already a great NFL career, You know, it's it's awesome. 406 00:19:58,666 --> 00:20:00,986 Speaker 1: He came back this season on a mission. There was 407 00:20:01,026 --> 00:20:02,986 Speaker 1: no offense butts about it. I think the way he 408 00:20:03,066 --> 00:20:05,146 Speaker 1: worked in the off season, and I think some of 409 00:20:05,186 --> 00:20:07,506 Speaker 1: that just takes the maturity of own up in this league. 410 00:20:07,506 --> 00:20:09,906 Speaker 1: But he came back fired up. You can see there's 411 00:20:09,906 --> 00:20:12,266 Speaker 1: a little bit of nasty, physical nous to his play 412 00:20:12,386 --> 00:20:14,466 Speaker 1: right now that I think has helped him gain some 413 00:20:14,506 --> 00:20:17,026 Speaker 1: of those extra yards and put himself in position to 414 00:20:17,026 --> 00:20:18,906 Speaker 1: to get some of the accolades he's getting now. But 415 00:20:18,986 --> 00:20:21,426 Speaker 1: you ask him, he's not done yet, right We've got 416 00:20:21,426 --> 00:20:23,186 Speaker 1: a lot left in the tank and we want to 417 00:20:23,186 --> 00:20:25,466 Speaker 1: make sure we keep pushing forward. You know, I was 418 00:20:25,506 --> 00:20:28,266 Speaker 1: talking to coach Sirianni before the game for Fox. We 419 00:20:28,346 --> 00:20:31,906 Speaker 1: did an interview and I said, like this cold, it's winter, 420 00:20:32,986 --> 00:20:35,466 Speaker 1: and this Eagles team it kind of feels like this 421 00:20:35,506 --> 00:20:37,986 Speaker 1: is what you guys were built for. Is there something 422 00:20:37,986 --> 00:20:40,386 Speaker 1: in the culture about these type of games in December, 423 00:20:40,546 --> 00:20:44,946 Speaker 1: cold weather and hopefully January and February as well, no doubt. 424 00:20:44,986 --> 00:20:46,306 Speaker 1: I mean, I think you just look at the heart 425 00:20:46,306 --> 00:20:49,066 Speaker 1: of this city. I mean there's a rugged toughness about 426 00:20:49,186 --> 00:20:51,586 Speaker 1: being here, and I think just our players are have 427 00:20:51,666 --> 00:20:53,786 Speaker 1: kind of adapted to that just with the time here. 428 00:20:53,786 --> 00:20:56,386 Speaker 1: We kind of represent Philadelphia and I think that's what 429 00:20:56,506 --> 00:20:58,746 Speaker 1: we have to be this time of year and really 430 00:20:58,746 --> 00:21:01,266 Speaker 1: throughout the years, that tough, kind of nasty, kind of 431 00:21:01,266 --> 00:21:03,826 Speaker 1: get after people in it. It's really our veteran leadership 432 00:21:03,866 --> 00:21:05,866 Speaker 1: that we have. You see those guys, man, you should 433 00:21:05,866 --> 00:21:08,626 Speaker 1: flet your actually see Kelsey. I mean, those are those 434 00:21:08,626 --> 00:21:10,466 Speaker 1: are tough guys that that you want to go to 435 00:21:10,506 --> 00:21:12,346 Speaker 1: war with. And it's it's great that this is the 436 00:21:12,386 --> 00:21:14,506 Speaker 1: time of year that hey, it's time to go to war. 437 00:21:15,186 --> 00:21:18,106 Speaker 1: You know, your quarterback is twenty four years old. And 438 00:21:18,146 --> 00:21:21,026 Speaker 1: this guy, uh, we knew about the college accolades, but 439 00:21:21,026 --> 00:21:22,946 Speaker 1: he goes in the second round and then he finally 440 00:21:22,986 --> 00:21:24,666 Speaker 1: gets the gig. He does take you to the playoffs 441 00:21:24,746 --> 00:21:27,306 Speaker 1: last year, but there were even questions this offseason, I 442 00:21:27,346 --> 00:21:31,026 Speaker 1: feel like, watching objectively, Jalen Hurts has made a giant leap. 443 00:21:31,786 --> 00:21:33,706 Speaker 1: You tell me, did you see this coming? Did you 444 00:21:33,746 --> 00:21:35,706 Speaker 1: did your coaching staff know that this would be Jalen 445 00:21:35,786 --> 00:21:38,386 Speaker 1: Hurts not only just great leader, a great running quarterback, 446 00:21:38,386 --> 00:21:40,826 Speaker 1: good passer, but potential m v P of the league. 447 00:21:41,386 --> 00:21:43,946 Speaker 1: I think if you know Jalen at all, and I've 448 00:21:43,946 --> 00:21:46,146 Speaker 1: had an interesting perspective of it because when I was 449 00:21:46,186 --> 00:21:48,306 Speaker 1: in college in the college game, I got to see 450 00:21:48,386 --> 00:21:50,866 Speaker 1: him in camps and then actually was when we were 451 00:21:50,946 --> 00:21:52,826 Speaker 1: the Senior Bowl. He was on our team, so he 452 00:21:52,866 --> 00:21:54,826 Speaker 1: was a Senior Bowl quarterback at that point, So I 453 00:21:54,826 --> 00:21:57,026 Speaker 1: had some interaction there and there's just some things that 454 00:21:57,066 --> 00:21:59,506 Speaker 1: I took away personally from that. I watched how he 455 00:21:59,586 --> 00:22:02,106 Speaker 1: interacted with fans. I watched how he worked, I watched 456 00:22:02,106 --> 00:22:04,026 Speaker 1: how he prepared, and then when I got here to 457 00:22:04,066 --> 00:22:07,386 Speaker 1: the Eagles, same guy. I mean, just working and preparing, 458 00:22:07,626 --> 00:22:10,146 Speaker 1: and I think he's just he's gonna will himself to 459 00:22:10,226 --> 00:22:12,746 Speaker 1: do great things. And I think that's what's been great 460 00:22:12,826 --> 00:22:15,306 Speaker 1: about him and this year, and he's only gonna get better. 461 00:22:15,386 --> 00:22:17,786 Speaker 1: He continues to get better. But I mean, come on, now, 462 00:22:18,146 --> 00:22:20,906 Speaker 1: Jalen hurts his ball in this year and it's awesome 463 00:22:20,906 --> 00:22:22,946 Speaker 1: to see it and just to see the supporting cast 464 00:22:22,986 --> 00:22:25,466 Speaker 1: around him, all the guys and the pieces and just 465 00:22:25,506 --> 00:22:28,106 Speaker 1: the team camaraderie that we have. He's a big part 466 00:22:28,106 --> 00:22:29,986 Speaker 1: of that because of how he works day in and 467 00:22:30,066 --> 00:22:32,746 Speaker 1: day out. Like what's he like? Because we see it 468 00:22:32,826 --> 00:22:34,866 Speaker 1: on TV and there's a great shot on the Fox 469 00:22:34,906 --> 00:22:39,986 Speaker 1: broadcast of a j Brown calculin laughing and quiz walkings, 470 00:22:40,106 --> 00:22:45,186 Speaker 1: and there's Jalen Hurts the quarterback amidst those guys, but 471 00:22:45,346 --> 00:22:48,986 Speaker 1: laser focused, no smiles, no goofing. This isn't a blowout 472 00:22:48,986 --> 00:22:52,586 Speaker 1: tony one nothing score and and Jalen's just focused. Is 473 00:22:52,626 --> 00:22:55,506 Speaker 1: at him every day? That is And it's funny because 474 00:22:55,546 --> 00:22:57,626 Speaker 1: I saw that and I had to laugh myself. But 475 00:22:57,946 --> 00:23:00,546 Speaker 1: he is, He's locked in, He's got that laser focus. 476 00:23:00,786 --> 00:23:03,186 Speaker 1: He's got plenty things that are motivating him. Maybe the 477 00:23:03,226 --> 00:23:05,826 Speaker 1: doubters are part of that, and just seeing him he's 478 00:23:05,866 --> 00:23:08,346 Speaker 1: about his business. You go back and I'm not to 479 00:23:08,386 --> 00:23:10,986 Speaker 1: call out a stadium, you know, stadium fell down and 480 00:23:10,986 --> 00:23:13,466 Speaker 1: fans kind of and the man who just standing there, calm, 481 00:23:13,546 --> 00:23:16,346 Speaker 1: cool and collective, and I think that's what allows him 482 00:23:16,346 --> 00:23:18,506 Speaker 1: to continue to grow, to continue to be the leader 483 00:23:18,546 --> 00:23:20,866 Speaker 1: that he is. It's awesome. It's awesome to have a 484 00:23:20,906 --> 00:23:23,106 Speaker 1: young man like that who's doing all the things that 485 00:23:23,146 --> 00:23:25,826 Speaker 1: he's doing, is having the success he's having, and ultimately 486 00:23:25,906 --> 00:23:27,786 Speaker 1: the team is winning the way we are now. All right, 487 00:23:27,786 --> 00:23:29,666 Speaker 1: so you're the running backs coach. We also have this. 488 00:23:29,666 --> 00:23:32,386 Speaker 1: This title is an associate head coach or assistant head coach. 489 00:23:32,426 --> 00:23:35,346 Speaker 1: What's the title? This assistant head coach? Right? All right? 490 00:23:35,386 --> 00:23:37,386 Speaker 1: So what is that? What are those duties? What does 491 00:23:37,426 --> 00:23:39,666 Speaker 1: that mean? Because obviously you've got your own position group 492 00:23:39,666 --> 00:23:41,826 Speaker 1: and those guys live and die and swear by your 493 00:23:41,826 --> 00:23:43,906 Speaker 1: words and your coaching. But then you've got this assistant 494 00:23:43,906 --> 00:23:45,666 Speaker 1: head coaching thing. Just looking at an ORC chart. If 495 00:23:45,666 --> 00:23:47,906 Speaker 1: someone's coming out of college or wants to be a coach, 496 00:23:48,066 --> 00:23:49,986 Speaker 1: what does the assistant head coach in the NFL do? 497 00:23:50,786 --> 00:23:53,546 Speaker 1: If I'm being honest, whatever Nick tells me to do, 498 00:23:53,746 --> 00:23:56,226 Speaker 1: that's exactly what my job is. So it's it does. 499 00:23:56,266 --> 00:23:57,866 Speaker 1: It's like you said, it starts with the room. It 500 00:23:57,906 --> 00:24:00,146 Speaker 1: will always start with the running back room. Those are 501 00:24:00,146 --> 00:24:02,346 Speaker 1: my those guys are my first priority for helping to 502 00:24:02,426 --> 00:24:04,346 Speaker 1: prepare them for game day and all that, and then 503 00:24:04,386 --> 00:24:06,706 Speaker 1: there's just anything that Nick will need from me. You know, 504 00:24:06,746 --> 00:24:09,026 Speaker 1: I have a different background on things, and he bounces 505 00:24:09,066 --> 00:24:11,146 Speaker 1: ideas off me every now and then, and there's certain 506 00:24:11,186 --> 00:24:13,586 Speaker 1: things that we talk about, but it's it starts with 507 00:24:13,626 --> 00:24:15,786 Speaker 1: the running back room and then again, whatever Nick needs 508 00:24:15,826 --> 00:24:18,066 Speaker 1: me to do, I'm ready and willing. What is he 509 00:24:18,146 --> 00:24:21,026 Speaker 1: like Take us through a day with Nick Sirianni because 510 00:24:21,186 --> 00:24:22,746 Speaker 1: he might be on his way to be an NFL 511 00:24:22,826 --> 00:24:24,786 Speaker 1: Coach of the Year, and I still feel like fans 512 00:24:24,826 --> 00:24:27,426 Speaker 1: at home know him for wearing a Philly sweatshirt and 513 00:24:27,466 --> 00:24:30,826 Speaker 1: maybe and beat hat, But like, what's he like as 514 00:24:30,826 --> 00:24:32,826 Speaker 1: a coach? What's he like in those meetings and what's 515 00:24:32,866 --> 00:24:35,586 Speaker 1: he like on those fields in the practices? You know, 516 00:24:35,626 --> 00:24:37,786 Speaker 1: I'll tell you what this is. And being a military 517 00:24:37,826 --> 00:24:40,666 Speaker 1: man and coming from some different organizations, you look at 518 00:24:40,786 --> 00:24:42,706 Speaker 1: kind of what what's what is the team built on? 519 00:24:42,826 --> 00:24:45,786 Speaker 1: What are their core values? And you really saw Nick 520 00:24:45,826 --> 00:24:48,266 Speaker 1: came in with his his core values of what he wanted. 521 00:24:48,306 --> 00:24:50,546 Speaker 1: He wanted a team to connect, he wanted him to compete, 522 00:24:50,666 --> 00:24:52,946 Speaker 1: he wanted to be accountable, he wanted to have a 523 00:24:52,986 --> 00:24:54,866 Speaker 1: good football i Q right, and he wanted to be 524 00:24:54,906 --> 00:24:58,066 Speaker 1: great and fundamentals and those are those are catchphrases in 525 00:24:58,106 --> 00:25:00,906 Speaker 1: some places, right, but he came in and those are 526 00:25:00,946 --> 00:25:04,626 Speaker 1: the epitome of what we do every single day. It's like, hey, 527 00:25:04,626 --> 00:25:06,106 Speaker 1: we need to connect, we need to get to know 528 00:25:06,146 --> 00:25:08,146 Speaker 1: each other. There we need to compete. We got hoops 529 00:25:08,226 --> 00:25:10,746 Speaker 1: up all over this building. I brought my daughter's facilities. 530 00:25:11,026 --> 00:25:13,946 Speaker 1: Basketball hoops everywhere. So I brought my daughter in and 531 00:25:14,026 --> 00:25:16,106 Speaker 1: she's nine years old. She's asking why all the hoops 532 00:25:16,106 --> 00:25:19,266 Speaker 1: that because we compete, doesn't matter what we're doing. We compete. 533 00:25:19,266 --> 00:25:21,586 Speaker 1: And that's just the mindset that he's put in, and 534 00:25:21,626 --> 00:25:24,266 Speaker 1: it's it's amazing. A bunch of much of my coaching 535 00:25:24,306 --> 00:25:26,506 Speaker 1: friends in the in the profession of have reached out 536 00:25:26,546 --> 00:25:28,706 Speaker 1: and the one thing that they've said is like, man, 537 00:25:29,186 --> 00:25:32,826 Speaker 1: it looks like you guys are having so much fun. Yes, 538 00:25:33,106 --> 00:25:35,706 Speaker 1: and of course winning is fun, don't get no doubt. 539 00:25:35,746 --> 00:25:38,106 Speaker 1: But we have an environment here in a culture where 540 00:25:38,106 --> 00:25:40,666 Speaker 1: guys are allowed to be themselves and know how to 541 00:25:40,666 --> 00:25:42,426 Speaker 1: flip the switch and time to go, time to get 542 00:25:42,426 --> 00:25:44,946 Speaker 1: to work. And I think Nick is really the embodiment 543 00:25:44,986 --> 00:25:47,186 Speaker 1: of that. He's a great dude, he's crazy dude. We've 544 00:25:47,186 --> 00:25:49,866 Speaker 1: seen him on the sideline. He gets excited, he's emotionally 545 00:25:51,186 --> 00:25:54,386 Speaker 1: he runs down the sideline chasing the other day. Come on, 546 00:25:54,466 --> 00:25:56,426 Speaker 1: I mean, if you're a player and you see your 547 00:25:56,426 --> 00:25:59,066 Speaker 1: head coach getting that excited about you doing well, it's 548 00:25:59,106 --> 00:26:01,626 Speaker 1: it's awesome, and it just the whole building feeds off 549 00:26:01,626 --> 00:26:04,026 Speaker 1: of it, and it's it's it's been a great environment 550 00:26:04,026 --> 00:26:05,586 Speaker 1: here for two years. I mean, we had some low 551 00:26:05,666 --> 00:26:08,346 Speaker 1: times the first year out, and he can just stay true, 552 00:26:08,426 --> 00:26:11,106 Speaker 1: stay true to his process and all that. So I 553 00:26:11,146 --> 00:26:12,986 Speaker 1: got much love for Nick and we're having a great 554 00:26:12,986 --> 00:26:14,786 Speaker 1: time right now, just trying to keep this thing going 555 00:26:14,826 --> 00:26:17,306 Speaker 1: as far as we can take me through that basketball 556 00:26:17,346 --> 00:26:19,506 Speaker 1: hoop philosophy, because I remember going out to Seattle and 557 00:26:19,546 --> 00:26:21,106 Speaker 1: I was at a practice and Pete had one in 558 00:26:21,146 --> 00:26:22,946 Speaker 1: the meeting room, and I said, what's this all about? 559 00:26:22,986 --> 00:26:25,146 Speaker 1: It goes offense, defense, we shoot free throws. But it 560 00:26:25,146 --> 00:26:27,386 Speaker 1: sounds like Nick's got it to another level where how 561 00:26:27,386 --> 00:26:29,426 Speaker 1: do you incorporate the basketball hoops and what does that 562 00:26:29,466 --> 00:26:32,346 Speaker 1: breed as far as a culture. You know, it's interesting 563 00:26:32,426 --> 00:26:35,826 Speaker 1: you go before before every meeting, team meeting starts, there's 564 00:26:35,826 --> 00:26:37,866 Speaker 1: gonna be five or six guys in there, if not 565 00:26:37,906 --> 00:26:41,466 Speaker 1: even more shooting hoops, talking trash. I mean, they're they're 566 00:26:41,466 --> 00:26:43,866 Speaker 1: playing games and competing against each other, and it's just 567 00:26:43,946 --> 00:26:46,106 Speaker 1: a part of the core values that Nick says about, 568 00:26:46,186 --> 00:26:48,666 Speaker 1: let's compete. And then you know, us coaches get involved 569 00:26:48,706 --> 00:26:50,266 Speaker 1: every now and then and we're shooting it from the 570 00:26:50,346 --> 00:26:53,066 Speaker 1: rafters as far back as we can and it's just fun. 571 00:26:53,066 --> 00:26:55,026 Speaker 1: And you lead into the meeting, there's some energy, there's 572 00:26:55,026 --> 00:26:57,706 Speaker 1: a vibe that goes in. You know, our offensive coordinator 573 00:26:57,786 --> 00:27:00,026 Speaker 1: coordinator saints like and does some things. He'll throw a 574 00:27:00,066 --> 00:27:02,666 Speaker 1: ball back to offensive line to start the meeting, say hey, 575 00:27:02,866 --> 00:27:04,426 Speaker 1: you got to hit this shot from there, and they're 576 00:27:04,506 --> 00:27:07,146 Speaker 1: chucking and they're just banging off the back board and 577 00:27:07,186 --> 00:27:09,026 Speaker 1: all that stuff. So it's like it's a great time 578 00:27:09,026 --> 00:27:11,026 Speaker 1: and it's a great vibe, and I think it's just, hey, 579 00:27:11,026 --> 00:27:13,586 Speaker 1: we're just doing those things that allow us to, Hey, 580 00:27:13,666 --> 00:27:15,186 Speaker 1: you know, we got a job to do. We've got 581 00:27:15,186 --> 00:27:17,266 Speaker 1: work to do, but dang it, you can be passionate 582 00:27:17,306 --> 00:27:19,026 Speaker 1: and love what you do and have fun. And I 583 00:27:19,026 --> 00:27:21,306 Speaker 1: think that's probably the biggest thing that's going on here. 584 00:27:21,306 --> 00:27:24,506 Speaker 1: People are having fun playing here. Yeah, you know, I'm 585 00:27:24,506 --> 00:27:27,146 Speaker 1: a big fan of Patti Mills. I liked Andrew Gays 586 00:27:27,186 --> 00:27:29,346 Speaker 1: when he was at Seaton Hall. Does Jordan my Alatta 587 00:27:29,426 --> 00:27:32,026 Speaker 1: the Australia have any sort of stroke? Can he shoot 588 00:27:32,266 --> 00:27:36,306 Speaker 1: all the big lefty he Yeah, he comes, he takes 589 00:27:36,306 --> 00:27:38,626 Speaker 1: some hooves. Yeah, he shoot, He shoots some hooves and 590 00:27:38,626 --> 00:27:41,106 Speaker 1: and gets it done. So now Jordan's got a little 591 00:27:41,146 --> 00:27:42,946 Speaker 1: game to him, and you see how athletic he is. 592 00:27:42,986 --> 00:27:45,826 Speaker 1: He can definitely shoot the hoop. I love that. Um 593 00:27:46,146 --> 00:27:47,786 Speaker 1: let's talk about you a little bit because I think 594 00:27:47,786 --> 00:27:49,866 Speaker 1: you got one of the cooler stories. You mentioned you're 595 00:27:49,866 --> 00:27:52,386 Speaker 1: a military man. You went to Air Force, but your 596 00:27:52,386 --> 00:27:54,906 Speaker 1: father was a military man as well. Take us through 597 00:27:54,946 --> 00:27:57,266 Speaker 1: your childhood and what led you to the game of football. 598 00:27:57,906 --> 00:28:00,826 Speaker 1: You know, it's it's interesting because it wasn't probably about 599 00:28:00,906 --> 00:28:03,146 Speaker 1: ten years ago. I actually lived in the US more 600 00:28:03,146 --> 00:28:05,546 Speaker 1: than I lived overseas. You know. My dad was in 601 00:28:05,546 --> 00:28:08,106 Speaker 1: the military. My other was British and he met her 602 00:28:08,146 --> 00:28:10,386 Speaker 1: when he was stationed in England. I was actually born 603 00:28:10,426 --> 00:28:13,146 Speaker 1: in Turkey. Um, no memories of it was it was 604 00:28:13,786 --> 00:28:16,026 Speaker 1: very very very young when we left. My first memories 605 00:28:16,266 --> 00:28:18,666 Speaker 1: are of England and and really I got family over 606 00:28:18,706 --> 00:28:21,106 Speaker 1: there as well. But I traveled a lot growing up 607 00:28:21,186 --> 00:28:24,226 Speaker 1: as a kid, and uh really kind of enjoyed it. 608 00:28:24,306 --> 00:28:26,226 Speaker 1: I got to see things and do things that people 609 00:28:26,226 --> 00:28:28,586 Speaker 1: have never seen. I love now that the NFL is 610 00:28:28,626 --> 00:28:31,186 Speaker 1: being so active in in London with those games. My 611 00:28:31,266 --> 00:28:34,346 Speaker 1: first ever NFL football game was at one Blee Stadium. 612 00:28:34,386 --> 00:28:37,266 Speaker 1: It was a exhibition match way back when when I 613 00:28:37,306 --> 00:28:39,826 Speaker 1: was a kid. So for me that I've actually had 614 00:28:39,866 --> 00:28:42,306 Speaker 1: the opportunity to coach over there was over there as well. 615 00:28:42,386 --> 00:28:45,626 Speaker 1: So to be able to be at my first game overseas, 616 00:28:45,986 --> 00:28:48,906 Speaker 1: coaching a game overseas has been pretty cool. But yeah, 617 00:28:48,906 --> 00:28:51,466 Speaker 1: that that military path, just the people you've met, people 618 00:28:51,466 --> 00:28:54,186 Speaker 1: I've met. I followed in my dad's footsteps. My brother 619 00:28:54,266 --> 00:28:57,106 Speaker 1: serves too. I've got a nephew that's currently serving, and 620 00:28:57,146 --> 00:28:59,546 Speaker 1: you know, the Air Force Academy really kind of built 621 00:28:59,586 --> 00:29:02,546 Speaker 1: my foundation as a coach. I was fortunate I had 622 00:29:02,586 --> 00:29:05,186 Speaker 1: one of the greatest men, not just coaches, greatest men 623 00:29:05,506 --> 00:29:07,146 Speaker 1: that I ever got to play for and Fisher to 624 00:29:07,226 --> 00:29:09,386 Speaker 1: Bury and he I still get text from him after 625 00:29:09,506 --> 00:29:11,906 Speaker 1: games today and it's it's awesome. But he was one 626 00:29:11,906 --> 00:29:13,906 Speaker 1: of those guys that cared more about what type of 627 00:29:13,946 --> 00:29:16,426 Speaker 1: man you became than just what type of football coach 628 00:29:16,466 --> 00:29:18,826 Speaker 1: you became and and I tried to get both and 629 00:29:18,826 --> 00:29:20,786 Speaker 1: and just fell in love with the game at a 630 00:29:20,866 --> 00:29:23,546 Speaker 1: very early age. When you're stationed overseas, there's you know, 631 00:29:23,586 --> 00:29:26,466 Speaker 1: the military basis, and you play the other military bases, 632 00:29:26,506 --> 00:29:28,066 Speaker 1: you play the other kids. So I was I was 633 00:29:28,066 --> 00:29:30,146 Speaker 1: playing football at a very early age. I didn't quite 634 00:29:30,186 --> 00:29:32,146 Speaker 1: get into soccer. That was the one thing I kind 635 00:29:32,146 --> 00:29:34,546 Speaker 1: of stayed away from. But uh, but it was great 636 00:29:34,626 --> 00:29:36,386 Speaker 1: just growing up and and started there. I was in 637 00:29:36,466 --> 00:29:38,666 Speaker 1: high school my freshman year playing ball there, and then 638 00:29:38,866 --> 00:29:41,466 Speaker 1: came back stateside my sophomore year and and kind of 639 00:29:41,466 --> 00:29:43,666 Speaker 1: went from there. And it was just an opportunity for 640 00:29:43,706 --> 00:29:46,066 Speaker 1: me at the Air Force Academy to play football, to 641 00:29:46,106 --> 00:29:48,666 Speaker 1: get a great degree, and and really have a job afterwards. 642 00:29:48,706 --> 00:29:50,666 Speaker 1: I didn't quite realize what that job was going to 643 00:29:50,746 --> 00:29:53,346 Speaker 1: be at the time, and uh have ended up being coaching. 644 00:29:53,426 --> 00:29:55,706 Speaker 1: So I'm just was thankful for that opportunity, and I 645 00:29:55,786 --> 00:29:57,826 Speaker 1: think it really helps me and my coaching day to 646 00:29:57,906 --> 00:30:00,986 Speaker 1: day profession of having that military background and having some 647 00:30:01,026 --> 00:30:02,986 Speaker 1: of those things that I use and just how I 648 00:30:03,066 --> 00:30:06,626 Speaker 1: coach and how I teach. We'll see ultimate resp acts 649 00:30:06,626 --> 00:30:09,466 Speaker 1: from around the league when everyone knows your path and 650 00:30:09,466 --> 00:30:11,666 Speaker 1: and your military background. So you said you were born 651 00:30:11,666 --> 00:30:14,426 Speaker 1: in Turkey and of course lived in in England. Where 652 00:30:14,426 --> 00:30:16,426 Speaker 1: else did you live? Did you have other countries? Like 653 00:30:16,466 --> 00:30:18,626 Speaker 1: what's on the passport when we go through your Yeah, 654 00:30:19,626 --> 00:30:22,026 Speaker 1: so as a kid, we also we lived in Germany 655 00:30:22,026 --> 00:30:24,586 Speaker 1: for two and a half years um actually about an 656 00:30:24,586 --> 00:30:26,666 Speaker 1: hour south of the Munich game. So we were went 657 00:30:26,706 --> 00:30:29,266 Speaker 1: into place called Augsburg. So maybe I'll get a chance 658 00:30:29,306 --> 00:30:31,466 Speaker 1: to get over there, because all I remember about Germany 659 00:30:31,546 --> 00:30:35,066 Speaker 1: is how amazing the food was, how amazing the candy was. 660 00:30:35,186 --> 00:30:37,866 Speaker 1: And we used to have a Dang bakery truck that 661 00:30:37,946 --> 00:30:40,066 Speaker 1: rolled through the neighborhood and we'd be chasing people at 662 00:30:40,066 --> 00:30:41,906 Speaker 1: the ice cream truck in the US. We were chasing 663 00:30:41,946 --> 00:30:44,706 Speaker 1: donuts over there in Germany. But it was a lot 664 00:30:44,746 --> 00:30:46,826 Speaker 1: of fun and just doing that and and get be 665 00:30:46,826 --> 00:30:48,426 Speaker 1: able to get back there when I'm older would be 666 00:30:48,426 --> 00:30:50,706 Speaker 1: pretty cool. Again, was a kid there, but spent a 667 00:30:50,706 --> 00:30:52,746 Speaker 1: little bit of time in Italy. Don't have a whole 668 00:30:52,826 --> 00:30:55,066 Speaker 1: lot of memories of it. But my brother and I 669 00:30:55,106 --> 00:30:56,866 Speaker 1: were talking about it the other day. He was talking 670 00:30:56,906 --> 00:31:01,586 Speaker 1: like I knew what we was talking about. And kids, 671 00:31:01,626 --> 00:31:04,226 Speaker 1: so but no, I've been able to do some awesome things. 672 00:31:04,226 --> 00:31:06,506 Speaker 1: Germany was a pretty cool place with just the histre 673 00:31:06,666 --> 00:31:08,826 Speaker 1: of it, and got to see castles and you know, 674 00:31:08,946 --> 00:31:10,626 Speaker 1: just some different things that I think, at the end 675 00:31:10,666 --> 00:31:12,306 Speaker 1: of the day of allowed me just to have a 676 00:31:12,346 --> 00:31:16,546 Speaker 1: slightly different perspective on things. You get to the college 677 00:31:16,586 --> 00:31:18,826 Speaker 1: game as a coach, you really take off at Oklahoma 678 00:31:18,906 --> 00:31:20,986 Speaker 1: State with some great running backs, and you enter the 679 00:31:21,106 --> 00:31:23,546 Speaker 1: NFL game and you get to coach some of the 680 00:31:23,546 --> 00:31:25,746 Speaker 1: all time legends. I'm gonna say some names and you 681 00:31:25,826 --> 00:31:28,986 Speaker 1: tell me some memories. Let's start off with Frank Gore. 682 00:31:30,466 --> 00:31:33,866 Speaker 1: Frank to Tank, that's my man. Now. So here's the thing. 683 00:31:33,906 --> 00:31:36,786 Speaker 1: You walk into a room, Yeah, this is your first 684 00:31:36,866 --> 00:31:39,746 Speaker 1: day coaching in the NFL, and you're coaching a guy 685 00:31:39,826 --> 00:31:42,946 Speaker 1: that you've watched play for years, is a Hall of 686 00:31:42,986 --> 00:31:46,066 Speaker 1: Fame guy, and all that's going through my mind is 687 00:31:46,106 --> 00:31:48,146 Speaker 1: what the heck am I going to teach this? What 688 00:31:48,186 --> 00:31:51,666 Speaker 1: do I say to him? Exactly? You know? And and 689 00:31:51,706 --> 00:31:54,946 Speaker 1: that's that was an amazing thing. Just he would sit 690 00:31:55,026 --> 00:31:57,586 Speaker 1: back and you just knew he was taking in every 691 00:31:57,626 --> 00:32:00,466 Speaker 1: single word that I said. And it was probably a 692 00:32:00,466 --> 00:32:02,506 Speaker 1: week or two where I think I got the stamp 693 00:32:02,546 --> 00:32:05,106 Speaker 1: of approval for him, he's like this guy those ball 694 00:32:05,586 --> 00:32:08,706 Speaker 1: and bay. Basically at that point I kind of kind 695 00:32:08,706 --> 00:32:10,306 Speaker 1: of had the room. You know, it was a good 696 00:32:10,346 --> 00:32:12,546 Speaker 1: opportunity for me to teach and do those things, and 697 00:32:12,546 --> 00:32:15,026 Speaker 1: I think I had, actually, as crazy it may sound, 698 00:32:15,066 --> 00:32:17,266 Speaker 1: taught Frank maybe a thing or two he hadn't learned 699 00:32:17,266 --> 00:32:19,386 Speaker 1: in in the past. And we still have a good 700 00:32:19,386 --> 00:32:21,986 Speaker 1: relationship and keep in touch now. But that it is. 701 00:32:22,066 --> 00:32:24,666 Speaker 1: You walk into that room and its it could be intimidating, 702 00:32:24,706 --> 00:32:26,986 Speaker 1: but I always just stay true to myself and made 703 00:32:26,986 --> 00:32:28,746 Speaker 1: sure that you know, it was all about the ball 704 00:32:28,746 --> 00:32:31,706 Speaker 1: and different techniques and be detailed, and I think he 705 00:32:31,786 --> 00:32:34,426 Speaker 1: appreciated that, and you know it was fortunately he had 706 00:32:34,426 --> 00:32:36,226 Speaker 1: a thousand yards of Russian when I was there when 707 00:32:36,266 --> 00:32:37,946 Speaker 1: the oldest guys to get it, so that was a 708 00:32:37,986 --> 00:32:40,826 Speaker 1: cool moment for him. And the crazy, crazy thing about Frank, 709 00:32:40,826 --> 00:32:42,986 Speaker 1: I gotta tell his story. So he would get all 710 00:32:43,026 --> 00:32:46,066 Speaker 1: the game balls after games and he didn't care, but 711 00:32:46,226 --> 00:32:48,066 Speaker 1: like he get he was like, here have this. He 712 00:32:48,106 --> 00:32:50,106 Speaker 1: would give me these game balls I still have in 713 00:32:50,146 --> 00:32:51,986 Speaker 1: my house and I told him, hey, when you were 714 00:32:52,066 --> 00:32:54,706 Speaker 1: tired and you get I'm giving you these back. They're 715 00:32:54,706 --> 00:32:57,786 Speaker 1: gonna meet something. Yeah, so I've kind of been holding 716 00:32:57,826 --> 00:32:59,906 Speaker 1: them for him all these years now that I gotta 717 00:32:59,906 --> 00:33:01,866 Speaker 1: get him back to hopefully I just maybe take it 718 00:33:01,906 --> 00:33:03,506 Speaker 1: when he gets inducted to the Hall of Fame and 719 00:33:03,506 --> 00:33:05,666 Speaker 1: give him to him. I remember doing a game of 720 00:33:05,706 --> 00:33:07,586 Speaker 1: Frank Corps. Maybe he was. I forget what team he 721 00:33:07,626 --> 00:33:09,146 Speaker 1: was even on at this point. It was at the 722 00:33:09,226 --> 00:33:11,786 Speaker 1: end of the run for him, and I asked him, like, 723 00:33:11,866 --> 00:33:13,466 Speaker 1: you want to get into coaching, and his son was 724 00:33:13,466 --> 00:33:16,586 Speaker 1: playing already in college, and he said, I've always liked 725 00:33:16,826 --> 00:33:19,666 Speaker 1: scouting and I have an eye for talent. And I 726 00:33:19,706 --> 00:33:21,626 Speaker 1: was like, damn you remember. Can you imagine Frank Gore's 727 00:33:21,626 --> 00:33:23,666 Speaker 1: an NFL general manager? Could you see that some day? 728 00:33:25,186 --> 00:33:27,226 Speaker 1: You know? He used to come in and that's how 729 00:33:27,266 --> 00:33:29,786 Speaker 1: he kind of watched opponent tape and he was like 730 00:33:29,906 --> 00:33:31,626 Speaker 1: he knew. He was like, yeah, he ain't got no 731 00:33:31,746 --> 00:33:34,266 Speaker 1: dog in and Mark, yeah, he's shop. This guy is 732 00:33:34,266 --> 00:33:36,466 Speaker 1: pretty good, Like he would have some details stuff. So 733 00:33:36,466 --> 00:33:39,506 Speaker 1: I could definitely see him transitioning into that part of 734 00:33:39,586 --> 00:33:42,066 Speaker 1: the football career. Here, I'm gonna give you one more 735 00:33:42,106 --> 00:33:44,626 Speaker 1: named Marshawn Lynch. You coached him when he was in Oakland. 736 00:33:44,906 --> 00:33:47,386 Speaker 1: What do you got from Marshall, especially walking into that room, 737 00:33:47,706 --> 00:33:50,706 Speaker 1: no doubt. You know, I love that dude. He's such 738 00:33:50,906 --> 00:33:53,986 Speaker 1: He's so genuine and that's what you see the media 739 00:33:54,066 --> 00:33:56,306 Speaker 1: stuff and you maybe get a little bit of him 740 00:33:56,306 --> 00:33:57,986 Speaker 1: when he was playing. You know, I'm just here, so 741 00:33:58,026 --> 00:34:00,746 Speaker 1: I don't get fine, everybody knows all that stuff. But 742 00:34:00,986 --> 00:34:03,346 Speaker 1: here's the one thing about Marshawn, and this is all 743 00:34:03,386 --> 00:34:05,586 Speaker 1: I needed to know when I got to Oakland. You know, 744 00:34:05,626 --> 00:34:07,826 Speaker 1: I sat down with the young running backs each individually 745 00:34:07,826 --> 00:34:09,666 Speaker 1: when I get there. It's kind of common thing I do. 746 00:34:10,106 --> 00:34:12,986 Speaker 1: Sat down with them and I just remember, hey, you know, 747 00:34:13,066 --> 00:34:15,266 Speaker 1: I had a little tough time, but Marshaun helped me 748 00:34:15,306 --> 00:34:17,666 Speaker 1: out and boom next guy. Yeah it was rough here, 749 00:34:17,946 --> 00:34:20,706 Speaker 1: but Marshawn, you know, he helped me get through some things. 750 00:34:20,986 --> 00:34:22,506 Speaker 1: And he kept saying it was like all that. I 751 00:34:22,546 --> 00:34:24,306 Speaker 1: was like, that's all I need to know. This man 752 00:34:24,466 --> 00:34:27,066 Speaker 1: is a phenomenal teammate and he takes care of his 753 00:34:27,146 --> 00:34:29,226 Speaker 1: guys and they love him in the locker room. I 754 00:34:29,226 --> 00:34:31,226 Speaker 1: didn't need to know anything else. You know. Now we 755 00:34:31,386 --> 00:34:34,106 Speaker 1: had some great conversations. There's even some you know, teaching 756 00:34:34,106 --> 00:34:37,346 Speaker 1: techniques and things that he did visually that I've incorporated 757 00:34:37,386 --> 00:34:39,746 Speaker 1: into the things that I teach as well. It's a 758 00:34:39,786 --> 00:34:41,506 Speaker 1: give and take. I tell these guys all the time, 759 00:34:41,586 --> 00:34:43,346 Speaker 1: I'm stealing stuff from you. Do you maybe think you're 760 00:34:43,346 --> 00:34:45,506 Speaker 1: getting stuff from me? I'm stealing stuff from you as well. 761 00:34:45,786 --> 00:34:49,026 Speaker 1: And he was just great that way and just phenomenal physical. 762 00:34:49,106 --> 00:34:51,386 Speaker 1: Still one of the toughest running backs to play the game. 763 00:34:51,466 --> 00:34:54,146 Speaker 1: I truly who You'd watch some tape and not to 764 00:34:54,186 --> 00:34:56,346 Speaker 1: call out anybody, but there's a few people that turned 765 00:34:56,346 --> 00:34:59,746 Speaker 1: it down when he was coming through. The whole business 766 00:34:59,786 --> 00:35:05,306 Speaker 1: decision is definite business. I'm so happy for your success 767 00:35:05,346 --> 00:35:06,906 Speaker 1: now and you're you guys are that top team in 768 00:35:06,946 --> 00:35:08,946 Speaker 1: the NFC. You and I have had conversations in recent 769 00:35:08,946 --> 00:35:13,026 Speaker 1: offseasons about coaching, you know, hiring practices and you know, 770 00:35:13,146 --> 00:35:15,706 Speaker 1: things that maybe we'd like to see changed over the years. Now. 771 00:35:15,746 --> 00:35:20,586 Speaker 1: Obviously you're a person of color, You've got this incredible resume. Uh. 772 00:35:20,746 --> 00:35:23,506 Speaker 1: When you look at the NFL as a landscape, you 773 00:35:23,626 --> 00:35:25,386 Speaker 1: personally like, do you want to have a large, a 774 00:35:25,386 --> 00:35:27,826 Speaker 1: louder voice, maybe have access to Hey, here's some things 775 00:35:27,826 --> 00:35:30,226 Speaker 1: you can do, and if you could make any suggestions 776 00:35:30,266 --> 00:35:33,426 Speaker 1: on opening doors for other faces and other voices, what 777 00:35:33,426 --> 00:35:36,946 Speaker 1: would be some of the suggestions you might have. You know, definitely, 778 00:35:37,026 --> 00:35:39,346 Speaker 1: that's that's something that's at the forefront right now. And 779 00:35:39,706 --> 00:35:43,146 Speaker 1: I've always felt that it comes down to training and opportunities, 780 00:35:43,426 --> 00:35:45,706 Speaker 1: right It's it's do the people have the proper training, 781 00:35:45,706 --> 00:35:48,106 Speaker 1: do they have access to that training? And you know, 782 00:35:48,146 --> 00:35:50,386 Speaker 1: obviously a little bit of military jargon there, but it 783 00:35:50,466 --> 00:35:53,146 Speaker 1: really is that coaching is the same way. How can 784 00:35:53,186 --> 00:35:55,826 Speaker 1: I how can we get guys the ability to learn 785 00:35:55,906 --> 00:35:58,146 Speaker 1: maybe to be in the coach in the quarterback room, 786 00:35:58,186 --> 00:36:00,586 Speaker 1: to learn quarterback play. And I think it may go 787 00:36:00,666 --> 00:36:03,786 Speaker 1: down to even at the lower levels, like having more 788 00:36:04,026 --> 00:36:07,826 Speaker 1: minorities playing the blows positions, playing the quarterback position, to 789 00:36:07,906 --> 00:36:09,866 Speaker 1: where they kind of grows. You just look at the 790 00:36:09,946 --> 00:36:14,106 Speaker 1: nature of this profession, that position, because of its leadership, 791 00:36:14,186 --> 00:36:16,586 Speaker 1: because of its having to understand the entire side of 792 00:36:16,586 --> 00:36:18,826 Speaker 1: the ball, those type of things kind of lends itself 793 00:36:18,866 --> 00:36:21,626 Speaker 1: for those guys to become head coaches. So just just 794 00:36:21,666 --> 00:36:24,426 Speaker 1: training in opportunities, anything that the NFL can do, and 795 00:36:24,466 --> 00:36:26,386 Speaker 1: I know there's some programs that they have in place 796 00:36:26,626 --> 00:36:29,386 Speaker 1: to where they do that, and then just the interaction 797 00:36:29,626 --> 00:36:31,746 Speaker 1: at the end of the day, there's there's thirty two 798 00:36:31,746 --> 00:36:34,266 Speaker 1: guys that are making kind of those decisions and being 799 00:36:34,306 --> 00:36:37,106 Speaker 1: able to have some interactions with those guys to where 800 00:36:37,106 --> 00:36:39,066 Speaker 1: they get a chance to maybe meet the young man 801 00:36:39,146 --> 00:36:41,986 Speaker 1: from a different part and kind of build their list 802 00:36:42,106 --> 00:36:45,226 Speaker 1: of possible candidates. You know, GM is the same way. 803 00:36:45,306 --> 00:36:48,026 Speaker 1: So just anything that we can do that from training 804 00:36:48,066 --> 00:36:50,586 Speaker 1: from the ground roots, from the start, from the bottom up, 805 00:36:50,746 --> 00:36:52,666 Speaker 1: and then anything that we can have that allows these 806 00:36:52,666 --> 00:36:56,106 Speaker 1: guys to have some accessibility to some of the people 807 00:36:56,106 --> 00:36:58,866 Speaker 1: that are kind of making the decisions, it's only going 808 00:36:58,946 --> 00:37:02,026 Speaker 1: to help. And I think I was gonna cut you 809 00:37:02,066 --> 00:37:04,186 Speaker 1: off and say, I think getting in the room for 810 00:37:04,266 --> 00:37:06,706 Speaker 1: the interview helps to you know, like and getting that 811 00:37:06,746 --> 00:37:08,866 Speaker 1: opportunity to have your reps and getting all that I 812 00:37:09,346 --> 00:37:11,826 Speaker 1: want to help anyway I can to make it a 813 00:37:11,866 --> 00:37:14,826 Speaker 1: different situation. Obviously, the optics as we see it now 814 00:37:14,866 --> 00:37:17,706 Speaker 1: are not ideal. And it's you know, a lot of 815 00:37:17,706 --> 00:37:19,866 Speaker 1: it is just like you said, there's thirty two owners. 816 00:37:19,866 --> 00:37:23,546 Speaker 1: How do we introduce different faces, different voices that maybe 817 00:37:23,546 --> 00:37:25,586 Speaker 1: those owners won't have interaction with every day, especially if 818 00:37:25,626 --> 00:37:29,026 Speaker 1: they're not in their building exactly it is, and it's 819 00:37:29,266 --> 00:37:31,306 Speaker 1: you know, you have some of the coach meeting. I 820 00:37:31,306 --> 00:37:33,106 Speaker 1: think that, Actually I don't. I don't know the name 821 00:37:33,146 --> 00:37:34,586 Speaker 1: of the program. I hate to say that, but the 822 00:37:34,586 --> 00:37:36,466 Speaker 1: the NFL had a recent program where they did some 823 00:37:36,706 --> 00:37:39,306 Speaker 1: things like that. I mean, and it's even from simple 824 00:37:39,346 --> 00:37:41,386 Speaker 1: stuff to you know what, Maybe it's a golf outing, 825 00:37:41,426 --> 00:37:44,066 Speaker 1: Maybe it's just some social meetings that you can set 826 00:37:44,146 --> 00:37:46,466 Speaker 1: up for those guys. And but I do think that 827 00:37:46,586 --> 00:37:49,906 Speaker 1: the most important thing is do we have viable candidates, 828 00:37:49,946 --> 00:37:52,666 Speaker 1: And that's making sure that the pool of viable candidates 829 00:37:52,746 --> 00:37:55,866 Speaker 1: from guys that are trained, guys that are prepared because 830 00:37:56,106 --> 00:37:58,226 Speaker 1: you just never know, I mean going into an interview 831 00:37:58,266 --> 00:38:00,066 Speaker 1: for a head coach. Not that I've had one of those, 832 00:38:00,106 --> 00:38:02,466 Speaker 1: but I could see is it could be pretty intimidating. 833 00:38:02,546 --> 00:38:05,106 Speaker 1: You've got GM, you've got owners, you've got all that stuff. Well, 834 00:38:05,746 --> 00:38:07,746 Speaker 1: how prepared it as a guy to walk into that 835 00:38:07,786 --> 00:38:10,386 Speaker 1: situation and allowing that? And I think that's just for 836 00:38:10,426 --> 00:38:13,106 Speaker 1: everybody just getting those experience you mentioned it, getting the reps. 837 00:38:13,306 --> 00:38:15,826 Speaker 1: I remember my first ever interview for a coaching job. 838 00:38:15,906 --> 00:38:18,386 Speaker 1: Oh my gosh, that's the worst thing I've ever done. 839 00:38:18,786 --> 00:38:22,346 Speaker 1: But I learned so much from that one failure that 840 00:38:22,386 --> 00:38:24,306 Speaker 1: it helped me grow so much but if you never 841 00:38:24,346 --> 00:38:26,986 Speaker 1: even have that chance to to experience that failure, the 842 00:38:26,986 --> 00:38:30,186 Speaker 1: growth is a little bit harder to achieve. I think 843 00:38:30,586 --> 00:38:32,626 Speaker 1: you're an incredible dude, and I think this team is 844 00:38:32,666 --> 00:38:34,506 Speaker 1: on a roll right now. If you could sum up 845 00:38:35,106 --> 00:38:38,386 Speaker 1: the vibe in that building right now, from ownership from 846 00:38:38,466 --> 00:38:41,706 Speaker 1: Mr LORII on down to to the guys who worked 847 00:38:41,746 --> 00:38:43,466 Speaker 1: the day to day in the cafeteria and the ladies 848 00:38:43,506 --> 00:38:45,186 Speaker 1: work in the cafteria, Like, what's the feeling right now 849 00:38:45,226 --> 00:38:47,666 Speaker 1: in Philadelphia for our listeners who are tuning in now 850 00:38:47,706 --> 00:38:49,746 Speaker 1: as we enter week fifteen of what's been a really 851 00:38:49,786 --> 00:38:52,546 Speaker 1: cool Eagles season. Well, let me see that. And I've 852 00:38:52,586 --> 00:38:54,706 Speaker 1: been a couple of other places, and this is not 853 00:38:54,786 --> 00:38:57,186 Speaker 1: me kissing up. This is just true to my heart. 854 00:38:57,186 --> 00:38:59,826 Speaker 1: This place here is unlike any other place I've been 855 00:38:59,826 --> 00:39:02,586 Speaker 1: in this facility, just the people here, and it starts 856 00:39:02,626 --> 00:39:04,346 Speaker 1: at the top of Mr. Laura. I mean, we have 857 00:39:04,506 --> 00:39:07,186 Speaker 1: everything you could possibly need to succe eat and he's 858 00:39:07,226 --> 00:39:09,346 Speaker 1: gonna give us everything that we need. You jump down 859 00:39:09,386 --> 00:39:11,506 Speaker 1: to how we talk about the players that we have 860 00:39:11,626 --> 00:39:13,146 Speaker 1: here and the things that he's been able to bring 861 00:39:13,146 --> 00:39:15,706 Speaker 1: into this building. It's it's been phenomenal. I mean I 862 00:39:15,746 --> 00:39:17,786 Speaker 1: just my room alone. It's always been like, hey, what 863 00:39:17,786 --> 00:39:19,226 Speaker 1: do you need? How can we get better? How can 864 00:39:19,266 --> 00:39:22,266 Speaker 1: we get better? And that when it starts there, it's awesome. 865 00:39:22,306 --> 00:39:24,506 Speaker 1: Then you got nick. I mean, running things is is 866 00:39:24,586 --> 00:39:26,986 Speaker 1: always a great vibe. We already talked about the fun, 867 00:39:27,266 --> 00:39:30,546 Speaker 1: the competing, just his passion and energy that's gone that 868 00:39:30,746 --> 00:39:33,186 Speaker 1: everybody it's this building is awesome. I mean, it's just 869 00:39:33,266 --> 00:39:35,386 Speaker 1: it's one of those things that we're in Philly. We're 870 00:39:35,506 --> 00:39:37,826 Speaker 1: winning the vibe you talk about. I've been some places 871 00:39:37,826 --> 00:39:40,866 Speaker 1: where you win and it ain't always as fun here 872 00:39:40,906 --> 00:39:43,226 Speaker 1: it is. It's it's top of the world right now. 873 00:39:43,466 --> 00:39:45,466 Speaker 1: We've gotta keep it and and it's the great thing 874 00:39:45,546 --> 00:39:48,626 Speaker 1: is we've got it, but everybody's still hungry. It's like 875 00:39:48,666 --> 00:39:51,266 Speaker 1: in the building, we haven't done anything yet. We haven't 876 00:39:51,266 --> 00:39:53,706 Speaker 1: done anything. Miles is all, yeah, I got no, he 877 00:39:53,746 --> 00:39:55,746 Speaker 1: hasn't done anything yet, and he'll tell you that. So 878 00:39:55,826 --> 00:39:58,106 Speaker 1: it's just that vibe of you know, it's a mission 879 00:39:58,106 --> 00:40:00,026 Speaker 1: like military man, We're on a mission and then we 880 00:40:00,026 --> 00:40:03,586 Speaker 1: ain't done until the mission is completed. And that's the vibe. It's, hey, 881 00:40:03,586 --> 00:40:06,106 Speaker 1: we're having fun, We're enjoying what we're doing. But we 882 00:40:06,426 --> 00:40:08,306 Speaker 1: came here to work and we're going to continue to 883 00:40:08,386 --> 00:40:11,826 Speaker 1: work until the work is done. Oh man, you gotta 884 00:40:11,866 --> 00:40:13,946 Speaker 1: ready to run through a wall right now. And I'll 885 00:40:13,946 --> 00:40:16,826 Speaker 1: tell you what, tell you what. You got the Bears 886 00:40:16,866 --> 00:40:19,306 Speaker 1: this weekend and then you got that game Christmas Eve 887 00:40:19,746 --> 00:40:26,746 Speaker 1: in Dallas. Hey, I'm not saying you're I heard the 888 00:40:26,786 --> 00:40:30,146 Speaker 1: Bears that I know, I know, I know, and I 889 00:40:30,186 --> 00:40:32,626 Speaker 1: think that's important. And I feel like I got that 890 00:40:32,706 --> 00:40:35,026 Speaker 1: vibe being around this team just a little bit on 891 00:40:35,066 --> 00:40:37,866 Speaker 1: Sunday on the sidelines that they were focused on the 892 00:40:37,866 --> 00:40:40,226 Speaker 1: Giants and they weren't thinking about Super Bowl, and they 893 00:40:40,266 --> 00:40:42,666 Speaker 1: weren't thinking about the Cowboys, and they weren't thinking about 894 00:40:42,666 --> 00:40:45,026 Speaker 1: the forty niners in Brock Party. You guys are doing 895 00:40:45,066 --> 00:40:47,866 Speaker 1: something really special and I think you, specifically in that 896 00:40:47,946 --> 00:40:50,786 Speaker 1: running backs room, have been doing something really special. I 897 00:40:50,786 --> 00:40:53,186 Speaker 1: gotta thank you for doing all that. And I guess, 898 00:40:53,186 --> 00:40:55,946 Speaker 1: on the way out, just your one message from I 899 00:40:55,946 --> 00:40:58,226 Speaker 1: guess for Philly fans who might be tuning in what 900 00:40:58,386 --> 00:41:00,986 Speaker 1: this team, what you want to represent from Philadelphia, and 901 00:41:01,066 --> 00:41:03,346 Speaker 1: you know kind of you're feeling as far as the 902 00:41:03,426 --> 00:41:08,426 Speaker 1: mutual relationship between this Eagles franchise that fan base. It's 903 00:41:08,666 --> 00:41:12,786 Speaker 1: we're brothers. It's amazing. And keep going back to multiple 904 00:41:12,866 --> 00:41:16,186 Speaker 1: road games. We're down in Arizona and we have home 905 00:41:16,226 --> 00:41:19,426 Speaker 1: field advantage. The home team has to go silent cadence 906 00:41:19,426 --> 00:41:22,666 Speaker 1: in a two minute series because our fans are so loud. 907 00:41:23,066 --> 00:41:25,386 Speaker 1: And I said that, I don't I don't want lukewarm. 908 00:41:25,546 --> 00:41:28,226 Speaker 1: I don't want lukewarm. I want all in. And these 909 00:41:28,346 --> 00:41:30,106 Speaker 1: they're gonna be all in, and they're all in when 910 00:41:30,106 --> 00:41:32,106 Speaker 1: you're doing right, and they're gonna let you know when 911 00:41:32,146 --> 00:41:34,906 Speaker 1: you're doing wrong. And that's the best part about this place. 912 00:41:35,106 --> 00:41:37,346 Speaker 1: It's the team that they don't understand. These guys walking 913 00:41:37,386 --> 00:41:40,786 Speaker 1: down working in the streets, affiliate here, we're the same way. 914 00:41:40,866 --> 00:41:42,666 Speaker 1: We're just doing it a little bit different. We're working 915 00:41:42,706 --> 00:41:44,866 Speaker 1: just as hard as you guys were, trying to bring 916 00:41:44,906 --> 00:41:47,386 Speaker 1: everything we can to to your lives, your daily so 917 00:41:47,466 --> 00:41:50,386 Speaker 1: when you come into that stadium on Sundays, you can 918 00:41:50,426 --> 00:41:54,386 Speaker 1: have a good time, get going, hooting holler, maybe maybe 919 00:41:54,386 --> 00:41:56,466 Speaker 1: a boo every now and then, just because you're passage 920 00:41:56,506 --> 00:41:59,586 Speaker 1: about it, and that's okay, that's okay. But this is 921 00:41:59,866 --> 00:42:01,466 Speaker 1: this is place right here. When you talk about the 922 00:42:01,466 --> 00:42:04,026 Speaker 1: fan base, when you talk about this organization. I can't 923 00:42:04,026 --> 00:42:05,666 Speaker 1: think of a better place in the world to be 924 00:42:05,746 --> 00:42:09,106 Speaker 1: than right here. Now. I'll tell you, it almost feels 925 00:42:09,106 --> 00:42:11,986 Speaker 1: like it's cliche or it's pandering or something like you 926 00:42:12,026 --> 00:42:15,626 Speaker 1: watch Elane Johnson, you watch Jason Kelsey, you see a 927 00:42:15,706 --> 00:42:19,466 Speaker 1: Javon Hargrave, Like those guys are lunch pale guys and 928 00:42:19,506 --> 00:42:23,106 Speaker 1: they represent Philadelphia, and I feel like your team right now, 929 00:42:23,266 --> 00:42:27,226 Speaker 1: this Eagles is as symbolic of that city as any 930 00:42:27,266 --> 00:42:29,586 Speaker 1: of the Eagles teams we've had in recent history. No, No, 931 00:42:29,786 --> 00:42:31,746 Speaker 1: they're a big part of it. We're doing a lot 932 00:42:31,786 --> 00:42:33,386 Speaker 1: for them and they're doing a lot for us, and 933 00:42:33,426 --> 00:42:36,386 Speaker 1: it's it's it's a great opportunity. And these guys are 934 00:42:36,466 --> 00:42:38,706 Speaker 1: getting fired up about things that really matter. I mean, 935 00:42:38,746 --> 00:42:41,186 Speaker 1: Miles the other day, he's got so hyped up about 936 00:42:41,186 --> 00:42:44,226 Speaker 1: a block, his blocking and now I'm not gonna lie. 937 00:42:44,226 --> 00:42:46,426 Speaker 1: I got pretty hyped up too because he got after it. 938 00:42:46,866 --> 00:42:48,826 Speaker 1: But those are the thing. And you see our line 939 00:42:48,826 --> 00:42:52,146 Speaker 1: on a QB sneak and they're so far. The energy 940 00:42:52,626 --> 00:42:55,546 Speaker 1: is awesome, and the energy is phenomenal. Again starts with 941 00:42:55,666 --> 00:42:57,466 Speaker 1: up at the top of our ownership and our GM 942 00:42:57,506 --> 00:42:59,586 Speaker 1: and then obviously coming down our head coach with Nick 943 00:42:59,786 --> 00:43:02,106 Speaker 1: and it's just permeating throughout the building. We got the 944 00:43:02,186 --> 00:43:04,866 Speaker 1: right people in this building. Dude. I love talking to 945 00:43:05,106 --> 00:43:08,226 Speaker 1: Jamal Singleton, running backs coach for the Eagles, also the 946 00:43:08,266 --> 00:43:10,546 Speaker 1: assistant head coach. You got a bright future ahead of you, 947 00:43:10,626 --> 00:43:12,986 Speaker 1: but you've already done such a cool thing in your career. 948 00:43:13,026 --> 00:43:16,506 Speaker 1: And thanks for representing not only uh, you know, the 949 00:43:16,506 --> 00:43:19,946 Speaker 1: Eagles every week, but also your military background and all 950 00:43:19,986 --> 00:43:22,106 Speaker 1: the different people who want to be head coaches someday. 951 00:43:22,386 --> 00:43:24,426 Speaker 1: You're doing something on a day to day basis that 952 00:43:24,466 --> 00:43:27,546 Speaker 1: I think is really inspiring and I appreciate that. Just 953 00:43:27,826 --> 00:43:29,426 Speaker 1: trying to be the best I can be for these 954 00:43:29,426 --> 00:43:32,106 Speaker 1: young men in this building. That service, that's what that is. 955 00:43:32,226 --> 00:43:36,146 Speaker 1: And uh, Jamal, thank you so much. Good luck this weekend, 956 00:43:36,186 --> 00:43:39,426 Speaker 1: and we won't talk about any weeks further one at 957 00:43:39,426 --> 00:43:47,626 Speaker 1: a time, all right. Thank you. Jamal Singleton was fantastic 958 00:43:48,146 --> 00:43:52,106 Speaker 1: running backs coach for the Eagles, a great man, great story, 959 00:43:52,706 --> 00:43:54,986 Speaker 1: and we love bringing him on the podcast. We also 960 00:43:55,066 --> 00:43:58,666 Speaker 1: like bringing in our guy, Taylor Kyle's. Taylor works with 961 00:43:58,746 --> 00:44:02,186 Speaker 1: the NFL Network Research group back in Los Angeles and 962 00:44:02,226 --> 00:44:04,386 Speaker 1: he and I go back and forth during the week 963 00:44:04,426 --> 00:44:06,906 Speaker 1: and say, what can we do that makes this podcast 964 00:44:06,946 --> 00:44:10,786 Speaker 1: a little bit smarter? And I I kicked off my 965 00:44:10,866 --> 00:44:12,906 Speaker 1: shout out this week to Jared Goff and what he's 966 00:44:12,946 --> 00:44:15,466 Speaker 1: been through off the field in his mental toughness, but 967 00:44:15,506 --> 00:44:17,306 Speaker 1: I wanted to bring in Taylor talk a little bit 968 00:44:17,346 --> 00:44:20,106 Speaker 1: more on the field. Taylor, Welcome to the season with 969 00:44:20,106 --> 00:44:23,146 Speaker 1: Peter Schregen. Thank you brother, great to be back. Thank 970 00:44:23,146 --> 00:44:26,066 Speaker 1: you again for having me. Love having you on. And uh, 971 00:44:26,106 --> 00:44:28,186 Speaker 1: I love what the Lions are doing on offense. You're 972 00:44:28,186 --> 00:44:30,986 Speaker 1: gonna make us smarter. Jared Goff is having this Pro 973 00:44:31,026 --> 00:44:33,106 Speaker 1: Bowl season. If it wasn't for Jalen Hurts, he'd be 974 00:44:33,106 --> 00:44:35,706 Speaker 1: the number one quarterback in the NFC this season. And 975 00:44:35,746 --> 00:44:38,066 Speaker 1: I think it feels like I came out of seemingly nowhere, 976 00:44:38,146 --> 00:44:40,306 Speaker 1: but golf has done this in the past. What are 977 00:44:40,306 --> 00:44:43,226 Speaker 1: you seeing from Jared Goff this year that maybe we 978 00:44:43,266 --> 00:44:46,706 Speaker 1: haven't seen the past few seasons. So it's pretty funny 979 00:44:46,826 --> 00:44:50,466 Speaker 1: because roster wise, there are some overlaps that kind of 980 00:44:50,506 --> 00:44:53,386 Speaker 1: the rams, like he got the really good receiving corps obviously, 981 00:44:53,426 --> 00:44:56,666 Speaker 1: Almon Ross st Brown Shark, Jamison Williams catching his first 982 00:44:56,706 --> 00:45:00,226 Speaker 1: career touchdown, which is pretty fantastic. But the Lions, he 983 00:45:00,386 --> 00:45:02,746 Speaker 1: may have the best offensive line he's ever had. Talk 984 00:45:02,786 --> 00:45:05,626 Speaker 1: about it. I love that's sucking Lions offensive line. Let's go. 985 00:45:06,226 --> 00:45:09,906 Speaker 1: I'm mean Peney school going in motion and catching the 986 00:45:10,146 --> 00:45:12,506 Speaker 1: game clinching pass was one of the most out of 987 00:45:12,586 --> 00:45:15,426 Speaker 1: pocket things I have ever seen, and it gave me 988 00:45:15,506 --> 00:45:18,626 Speaker 1: the best goose bumps. Like that was fantastic. But when 989 00:45:18,666 --> 00:45:20,466 Speaker 1: you got athletes like that on the line, man, you're 990 00:45:20,466 --> 00:45:23,426 Speaker 1: gonna get a lot done. And you know, with the Rams, 991 00:45:23,466 --> 00:45:25,866 Speaker 1: they had that whole outside sown scheme boot off It, 992 00:45:25,946 --> 00:45:29,426 Speaker 1: which everyone's still trying to copy. But with Dan Campbell's system, 993 00:45:29,466 --> 00:45:30,946 Speaker 1: what they're doing more is they run a lot of 994 00:45:31,026 --> 00:45:33,506 Speaker 1: downhill schemes. They can do anything, but it's a lot 995 00:45:33,506 --> 00:45:36,226 Speaker 1: of downhill stuff where teams are saying, Okay, we need 996 00:45:36,266 --> 00:45:39,506 Speaker 1: to load the box to defend these guys. Now, Jared 997 00:45:39,506 --> 00:45:43,626 Speaker 1: Golf is getting more opportunities against more man coverage, more 998 00:45:43,666 --> 00:45:47,186 Speaker 1: single high defenses, and he despite the fact that he's 999 00:45:47,266 --> 00:45:49,346 Speaker 1: using play action and one of the lowest rates of 1000 00:45:49,386 --> 00:45:52,786 Speaker 1: his career, he has three more touchdowns on play action 1001 00:45:52,786 --> 00:45:55,986 Speaker 1: than the closest player, So the play action is one 1002 00:45:56,026 --> 00:45:58,066 Speaker 1: element of it. He's getting a lot of good plays 1003 00:45:58,066 --> 00:46:00,546 Speaker 1: with his receivers obviously doing a great job. He's getting 1004 00:46:00,546 --> 00:46:03,106 Speaker 1: the protection back there. But I think you have to 1005 00:46:03,146 --> 00:46:05,506 Speaker 1: bring the off field part of it as well, because 1006 00:46:05,546 --> 00:46:08,506 Speaker 1: the confidence he's playing with is something that we just 1007 00:46:08,666 --> 00:46:11,426 Speaker 1: we saw glimpses of it last season his first year 1008 00:46:11,466 --> 00:46:15,306 Speaker 1: with the Lions, but really like the decision making, the anticipation, 1009 00:46:15,786 --> 00:46:17,746 Speaker 1: just the willingness to kind of let him rip it 1010 00:46:17,786 --> 00:46:21,026 Speaker 1: and not necessarily lean on play action. As I said before, 1011 00:46:21,266 --> 00:46:23,026 Speaker 1: you know, they're giving them more chances to drop back 1012 00:46:23,026 --> 00:46:26,346 Speaker 1: and go downfield. And although he's not throwing downfield really 1013 00:46:26,346 --> 00:46:28,106 Speaker 1: more than he used to. He's got some of the 1014 00:46:28,146 --> 00:46:30,586 Speaker 1: lowest air yards per attempt that he's had in his 1015 00:46:30,706 --> 00:46:33,786 Speaker 1: career past two years, or top three lowest he's had. 1016 00:46:34,146 --> 00:46:36,186 Speaker 1: But at the same time, he's actually making the throws, 1017 00:46:36,186 --> 00:46:39,466 Speaker 1: and you see him throwing more confidence where instead of 1018 00:46:39,546 --> 00:46:41,666 Speaker 1: kind of being reserved to just a handful of plays 1019 00:46:41,706 --> 00:46:44,226 Speaker 1: where if its long yardage pretty much with the rams 1020 00:46:44,226 --> 00:46:45,946 Speaker 1: could guarantee he was just going to throw a deep 1021 00:46:46,026 --> 00:46:48,426 Speaker 1: end route. Now you're seeing a little more diversity in 1022 00:46:48,426 --> 00:46:51,186 Speaker 1: the scheme and him knowing I got these top receivers 1023 00:46:51,186 --> 00:46:53,266 Speaker 1: and the staff that believes in me, I can kind 1024 00:46:53,266 --> 00:46:55,266 Speaker 1: of let that thing ring and go downfield when I 1025 00:46:55,306 --> 00:46:57,906 Speaker 1: need to and actually execute. It's been really, really cool 1026 00:46:57,946 --> 00:46:59,986 Speaker 1: to watch for a guy who, as you said, has 1027 00:46:59,986 --> 00:47:02,186 Speaker 1: been through a lot in his career, especially mentally. And 1028 00:47:02,226 --> 00:47:04,666 Speaker 1: now here's the question from men, let's put your hat 1029 00:47:04,666 --> 00:47:07,826 Speaker 1: on a you're an a p voter. You know NFL honors, 1030 00:47:07,826 --> 00:47:09,346 Speaker 1: we do comeback Player of the Year, and a lot 1031 00:47:09,346 --> 00:47:11,266 Speaker 1: of times it's just the guy who tore his knee 1032 00:47:11,306 --> 00:47:13,546 Speaker 1: up last year. And I'm saying that flippantly. I mean, 1033 00:47:13,586 --> 00:47:15,426 Speaker 1: that's an awesome story, and that guy comes back and 1034 00:47:15,506 --> 00:47:18,826 Speaker 1: runs for a thousand yards. Jared Goff wasn't injured last year. 1035 00:47:18,946 --> 00:47:21,706 Speaker 1: Jared Goff, if anything, his feelings might have been hurt. 1036 00:47:22,426 --> 00:47:24,466 Speaker 1: Would you say he's eligible for comeback player here? Do 1037 00:47:24,506 --> 00:47:27,266 Speaker 1: you think that's insulting to golf, who would probably say, like, hey, 1038 00:47:27,306 --> 00:47:29,466 Speaker 1: I've been here all along. It's not some comeback story. 1039 00:47:29,506 --> 00:47:31,186 Speaker 1: I've been here. It's just it just took time to 1040 00:47:31,186 --> 00:47:34,346 Speaker 1: get together and to make this thing work. I don't 1041 00:47:34,346 --> 00:47:36,386 Speaker 1: think he'd be disrespectful to golf because I think even 1042 00:47:36,466 --> 00:47:38,786 Speaker 1: he'd acknowledge that the pieces around him or some of 1043 00:47:38,826 --> 00:47:41,026 Speaker 1: the best again, that he's had in his career, and 1044 00:47:41,106 --> 00:47:43,386 Speaker 1: now I think he's being able to elevate the talent 1045 00:47:43,426 --> 00:47:45,866 Speaker 1: around him as well and kind of capitalize on it now. 1046 00:47:45,986 --> 00:47:48,706 Speaker 1: Personally come back player of the Year, I'd go Geno 1047 00:47:48,786 --> 00:47:51,546 Speaker 1: Smith had a rough week last week, I will admit that, 1048 00:47:51,626 --> 00:47:54,266 Speaker 1: but I mean, what he's done after being off the 1049 00:47:54,306 --> 00:47:57,186 Speaker 1: map for so long, it's been very impressive. But at 1050 00:47:57,186 --> 00:47:59,266 Speaker 1: the same time, what Golf is doing, man like, I 1051 00:47:59,266 --> 00:48:02,426 Speaker 1: don't think anybody's you know, saying that, oh, this is 1052 00:48:02,466 --> 00:48:04,026 Speaker 1: exactly what we thought we were going to see from 1053 00:48:04,066 --> 00:48:07,186 Speaker 1: Jared Goff, and even he speaks to you the confidence 1054 00:48:07,186 --> 00:48:08,706 Speaker 1: that he has this season. I keep going back to 1055 00:48:08,706 --> 00:48:11,266 Speaker 1: that word confidence. Confidence. But when you know you're the 1056 00:48:11,866 --> 00:48:14,146 Speaker 1: essentially the face of a franchise, is the quarterback, that's 1057 00:48:14,146 --> 00:48:17,346 Speaker 1: a pretty impressive piece of the pie there. And uh yeah, 1058 00:48:17,386 --> 00:48:19,546 Speaker 1: I don't think it's disrespectful. I think it's pretty fair 1059 00:48:19,586 --> 00:48:23,386 Speaker 1: to say, you know, Golf was successful obviously helped bring 1060 00:48:23,426 --> 00:48:25,426 Speaker 1: his team to a Super Bowl with the Rams, but 1061 00:48:25,546 --> 00:48:27,946 Speaker 1: he wasn't the guy. He wasn't the featured player. And 1062 00:48:27,986 --> 00:48:30,786 Speaker 1: I'm not necessarily saying that he is the guy for 1063 00:48:30,906 --> 00:48:33,706 Speaker 1: the Lions offense. I think those running backs are doing 1064 00:48:33,706 --> 00:48:36,386 Speaker 1: a fantastic job as well. They're really doing a lot 1065 00:48:36,426 --> 00:48:39,146 Speaker 1: for that offense. But I mean, he's playing in a 1066 00:48:39,266 --> 00:48:41,466 Speaker 1: level that he hasn't in his career, So I think 1067 00:48:41,466 --> 00:48:43,426 Speaker 1: it's very fair to say that he's in the running 1068 00:48:43,426 --> 00:48:44,986 Speaker 1: for comeback Player of the Year. I love it. I'm 1069 00:48:45,026 --> 00:48:46,826 Speaker 1: gonna give you one name right now, and it's gonna 1070 00:48:46,866 --> 00:48:49,866 Speaker 1: come up a bunch in the final weeks of this season. 1071 00:48:50,626 --> 00:48:54,786 Speaker 1: Ben Johnson. Ben Johnson is the offensive coordinator of the Lions. 1072 00:48:54,826 --> 00:48:58,186 Speaker 1: He's thirty six years old. He does play calls, and 1073 00:48:58,226 --> 00:49:00,746 Speaker 1: he's the one who's calling that sewell play. And I 1074 00:49:00,786 --> 00:49:02,946 Speaker 1: know we're always looking for the next young offensive mind. 1075 00:49:02,986 --> 00:49:04,746 Speaker 1: There's a lot of great ones out there. But don't 1076 00:49:04,746 --> 00:49:07,586 Speaker 1: be shocked if a thirty six year old you've probably 1077 00:49:07,586 --> 00:49:09,746 Speaker 1: not as familiar with not you ever, what I'm saying 1078 00:49:09,746 --> 00:49:12,026 Speaker 1: because he's been with the Detroit Lions and he's with 1079 00:49:12,066 --> 00:49:15,306 Speaker 1: the Miami Dolphins. Is a wide receivers coach before then, Uh, 1080 00:49:15,346 --> 00:49:17,506 Speaker 1: Ben Johnson has been been really in golf here. I 1081 00:49:17,506 --> 00:49:20,266 Speaker 1: think it's a cool story and Uh, Taylor, I appreciate you. 1082 00:49:20,386 --> 00:49:22,906 Speaker 1: Thanks for bringing a light exactly what Jared Goff is doing. 1083 00:49:23,066 --> 00:49:24,786 Speaker 1: I didn't realize he's doing even less play action. I 1084 00:49:24,786 --> 00:49:26,426 Speaker 1: feel like every time I'm watching him, it's that play 1085 00:49:26,426 --> 00:49:28,546 Speaker 1: action pass and that deep pass. No, they're just calling 1086 00:49:28,546 --> 00:49:31,666 Speaker 1: at the right time. He's making most of those opportunities exactly. 1087 00:49:31,906 --> 00:49:33,746 Speaker 1: All Right, you're the man. Thanks for making us smarter. 1088 00:49:33,786 --> 00:49:36,426 Speaker 1: We'll get back with you next week. Absolutely can't wait. 1089 00:49:36,466 --> 00:49:38,786 Speaker 1: Thank you, brother. All Right, Taylor was great and does 1090 00:49:38,786 --> 00:49:40,826 Speaker 1: a lot of the NFL network research and I really 1091 00:49:40,826 --> 00:49:43,026 Speaker 1: appreciate it. But I go back with my next guest. 1092 00:49:43,546 --> 00:49:47,546 Speaker 1: Jason Thornberry is one of the smartest football guys I know, 1093 00:49:47,946 --> 00:49:51,666 Speaker 1: an amazing researcher, fantasy football expert, all the stuff. We 1094 00:49:51,666 --> 00:49:55,346 Speaker 1: were on a crew together for many years uh doing 1095 00:49:55,386 --> 00:49:57,986 Speaker 1: Fox games. I was a sideline reporter. He was the 1096 00:49:57,986 --> 00:50:00,826 Speaker 1: stats and research guy. And on Friday nights, thorn was 1097 00:50:00,866 --> 00:50:02,706 Speaker 1: what we called him. He got to pick where we're 1098 00:50:02,706 --> 00:50:04,946 Speaker 1: going for dinner, and he would always pick the best 1099 00:50:04,946 --> 00:50:07,746 Speaker 1: steakhouse in town. We would have the best time and 1100 00:50:07,786 --> 00:50:09,786 Speaker 1: we would rattle up that bill and Thorn would have 1101 00:50:09,826 --> 00:50:12,906 Speaker 1: a giant t bone steak or a tomahawk And I 1102 00:50:12,946 --> 00:50:15,706 Speaker 1: love this guy. And then I stopped doing the sidelines. 1103 00:50:15,746 --> 00:50:18,706 Speaker 1: I get in the studio and Jason Thornberry gets elevated 1104 00:50:18,706 --> 00:50:20,946 Speaker 1: to the number one crew at Fox through and work 1105 00:50:20,986 --> 00:50:23,466 Speaker 1: with Olson and Burkhardt, and I couldn't be prouder of him. 1106 00:50:23,626 --> 00:50:26,146 Speaker 1: Then I'm watching this game on Sunday. It's a blowout 1107 00:50:26,786 --> 00:50:29,826 Speaker 1: late in the fourth quarter, and Kevin Burkhart just throws 1108 00:50:29,866 --> 00:50:32,746 Speaker 1: out a little comment and says, Jason Thornberry is gonna 1109 00:50:32,746 --> 00:50:36,426 Speaker 1: be traveling from San Francisco where the game was, to 1110 00:50:36,626 --> 00:50:39,426 Speaker 1: Seattle where he lives, and he's going through. Okay, nahwa 1111 00:50:39,786 --> 00:50:43,226 Speaker 1: okay nawa. I said, Oh, I know exactly what that means. 1112 00:50:43,266 --> 00:50:45,546 Speaker 1: That's an inside joke I had to bring on thorn 1113 00:50:45,586 --> 00:50:49,106 Speaker 1: because we're gonna go deep cut sports media travel situations 1114 00:50:49,306 --> 00:50:51,746 Speaker 1: and we're gonna talk about what that means. Jason Thornberry, 1115 00:50:51,786 --> 00:50:54,426 Speaker 1: welcome to the show. Well, thank you for having me. Peter, 1116 00:50:54,626 --> 00:50:57,826 Speaker 1: you are a crazy man for having uh. Behind the 1117 00:50:57,826 --> 00:51:00,666 Speaker 1: scenes you talked about is travel. But that's that's what 1118 00:51:00,746 --> 00:51:02,746 Speaker 1: makes the podcast so good. I've been, first of all, 1119 00:51:02,786 --> 00:51:05,466 Speaker 1: a big fan, big fan of the podcast. He texted 1120 00:51:05,506 --> 00:51:07,706 Speaker 1: me a couple of weeks ago. I flattered and overwhelmed 1121 00:51:07,746 --> 00:51:09,826 Speaker 1: that you were listening. If you if you would like 1122 00:51:09,906 --> 00:51:12,106 Speaker 1: to get into why you were wrong about Turkey on 1123 00:51:12,186 --> 00:51:14,906 Speaker 1: Thanksgiving at some point today. I could do that for you, 1124 00:51:15,026 --> 00:51:17,146 Speaker 1: but you know it's your show, so you go where 1125 00:51:17,186 --> 00:51:20,946 Speaker 1: you want. It is. Uh, you're a Seattle guy, and 1126 00:51:21,266 --> 00:51:23,826 Speaker 1: you fly out of Seattle, and what's that airport called 1127 00:51:23,866 --> 00:51:30,866 Speaker 1: tack Sea, giant monstrosity of an airport. Um, but you 1128 00:51:30,986 --> 00:51:33,026 Speaker 1: probably do a lot of East Coast games, do it 1129 00:51:33,066 --> 00:51:35,106 Speaker 1: working with Burkhardt and those guys, a lot of Dallas trips, 1130 00:51:35,106 --> 00:51:38,066 Speaker 1: on of Philadelphia trips. You are living a lot of 1131 00:51:38,106 --> 00:51:41,186 Speaker 1: your life on an airplane, true or false, I plead 1132 00:51:41,186 --> 00:51:44,066 Speaker 1: guilty to that. Yeah, I'm I do it. Yeah, I 1133 00:51:44,106 --> 00:51:46,026 Speaker 1: do a lot of a lot of the times. I'm 1134 00:51:46,066 --> 00:51:47,586 Speaker 1: doing a lot of work on an airplane, working on 1135 00:51:47,586 --> 00:51:49,146 Speaker 1: an airplane all the time. So I hear you, I 1136 00:51:49,186 --> 00:51:50,746 Speaker 1: do the same. I live in New York and I 1137 00:51:50,786 --> 00:51:53,466 Speaker 1: work in l A every weekend, so I spend fourteen 1138 00:51:53,506 --> 00:51:56,866 Speaker 1: hours a week during this season on the weekends on 1139 00:51:56,946 --> 00:52:02,506 Speaker 1: those airplanes. And you become not obsessed, but the life 1140 00:52:02,626 --> 00:52:06,066 Speaker 1: of air plane and flight travel becomes a big part 1141 00:52:06,106 --> 00:52:08,466 Speaker 1: of your happiness and your mental health and everything, and 1142 00:52:08,506 --> 00:52:12,506 Speaker 1: your physical well being. And when you get a certain 1143 00:52:12,626 --> 00:52:15,946 Speaker 1: status on the airline, your life becomes a little easier. 1144 00:52:16,026 --> 00:52:18,346 Speaker 1: You get to board the plan first, you get the 1145 00:52:18,426 --> 00:52:21,306 Speaker 1: upgrades when they're available, and you get to at least 1146 00:52:21,746 --> 00:52:23,946 Speaker 1: lean into the fact that, hey, I gave my entire 1147 00:52:24,026 --> 00:52:27,186 Speaker 1: winter to traveling, and now I'm getting some perks out 1148 00:52:27,186 --> 00:52:30,026 Speaker 1: of this thing. So when I giggle and cackle at 1149 00:52:30,066 --> 00:52:33,946 Speaker 1: home hearing that Jason Thornbury on a national broadcast is 1150 00:52:33,986 --> 00:52:39,746 Speaker 1: traveling from San Francisco through Okinawa to Seattle, I had 1151 00:52:39,786 --> 00:52:41,626 Speaker 1: to hit you up and say, get us into it, 1152 00:52:41,666 --> 00:52:43,306 Speaker 1: tell us what that means. We didn't get any context 1153 00:52:43,386 --> 00:52:46,106 Speaker 1: from Burkhardt. I just laughed because I know this certainly 1154 00:52:46,266 --> 00:52:49,466 Speaker 1: was some illusion or some reference to the way you're 1155 00:52:49,466 --> 00:52:51,146 Speaker 1: going to collect your miles at the end of the year, 1156 00:52:51,186 --> 00:52:55,106 Speaker 1: because on January one, you started zero on the doometer again. 1157 00:52:55,386 --> 00:52:57,226 Speaker 1: And I know where you're probably at. You're probably right 1158 00:52:57,226 --> 00:53:00,546 Speaker 1: at that gold medallion thing, right. I mean, I'm close, baby, 1159 00:53:01,266 --> 00:53:04,026 Speaker 1: I'm close, and I'm not. Uh. I got to I 1160 00:53:04,026 --> 00:53:06,546 Speaker 1: got to late November and I realized I got a 1161 00:53:06,546 --> 00:53:08,586 Speaker 1: little bit of work to do here, because you know, 1162 00:53:10,066 --> 00:53:12,906 Speaker 1: sometimes I just lost track of it. I usually I'll 1163 00:53:12,906 --> 00:53:15,706 Speaker 1: bring it down for you. I usually I'm I'm obsessed 1164 00:53:15,706 --> 00:53:18,346 Speaker 1: with this, So I usually keep the spreadsheet to make 1165 00:53:18,386 --> 00:53:21,386 Speaker 1: sure that the airline is properly crediting me and all 1166 00:53:21,386 --> 00:53:23,586 Speaker 1: this stuff. And there was one year where they screwed 1167 00:53:23,706 --> 00:53:25,266 Speaker 1: up and I was on the phone with him, like, look, 1168 00:53:25,266 --> 00:53:26,906 Speaker 1: I got a spreadsheet that shows me I know how 1169 00:53:26,946 --> 00:53:28,946 Speaker 1: many miles I got. I went back and forth and 1170 00:53:28,986 --> 00:53:30,466 Speaker 1: they figured it out and they were wrong and I 1171 00:53:30,506 --> 00:53:32,866 Speaker 1: got credit. So I'm kind of obsessed with it. But 1172 00:53:32,906 --> 00:53:34,186 Speaker 1: this year I let it go a little bit. I 1173 00:53:34,226 --> 00:53:35,986 Speaker 1: got to the end of November and I'm like, wow, 1174 00:53:36,026 --> 00:53:38,786 Speaker 1: I'm really behind. So I had to make some trips up. 1175 00:53:38,786 --> 00:53:42,866 Speaker 1: I didn't actually connect through Okinawa, that was Burkhart's funny 1176 00:53:42,866 --> 00:53:45,186 Speaker 1: way of saying, but I did have a crazy trip. 1177 00:53:45,266 --> 00:53:48,666 Speaker 1: Where can I just say to this is all above board, 1178 00:53:48,706 --> 00:53:51,186 Speaker 1: by the way, I'm not. I'm all all these things 1179 00:53:51,186 --> 00:53:55,586 Speaker 1: are within policy with Fox, the Fox travel folks, they're awhere. 1180 00:53:55,746 --> 00:54:00,786 Speaker 1: It's it's all under budget. These flights cost less. What 1181 00:54:00,906 --> 00:54:04,666 Speaker 1: do you do seven connecting flights that justice? You're actually true? 1182 00:54:04,746 --> 00:54:08,026 Speaker 1: It's actually true. So uh. Anyway, So I went from 1183 00:54:08,186 --> 00:54:12,866 Speaker 1: Seattle where I lived, to Boston, back to Seattle and 1184 00:54:12,906 --> 00:54:15,666 Speaker 1: then to San Jose and then on the way home, 1185 00:54:15,866 --> 00:54:19,346 Speaker 1: I went the way home, I went San Jose, Seattle, 1186 00:54:19,626 --> 00:54:24,426 Speaker 1: Jay Seattle, so you know it was it was an 1187 00:54:24,426 --> 00:54:29,066 Speaker 1: eleven thousand mile weekend. And put it on the board, Baby, 1188 00:54:29,226 --> 00:54:31,826 Speaker 1: put it on the board, and you know, I'm back 1189 00:54:31,826 --> 00:54:33,986 Speaker 1: on track. So this week I have another kind of 1190 00:54:34,026 --> 00:54:36,026 Speaker 1: crazy one, but then after that it'll be okay. I 1191 00:54:36,066 --> 00:54:38,866 Speaker 1: needed I also needed to build up a little buffer 1192 00:54:38,946 --> 00:54:42,786 Speaker 1: because um, we have a Christmas Eve game and I 1193 00:54:42,826 --> 00:54:45,986 Speaker 1: really want to get home for Christmas morning, so I 1194 00:54:46,026 --> 00:54:49,986 Speaker 1: can't be taking a while. So I got to get 1195 00:54:49,986 --> 00:54:51,426 Speaker 1: home for that. So I needed to build it up 1196 00:54:51,466 --> 00:54:54,106 Speaker 1: a little bit. All Right, if you think you're crazy, hey, 1197 00:54:54,266 --> 00:54:58,746 Speaker 1: I've done this. I've done this multiple years because all right, 1198 00:54:58,786 --> 00:55:00,866 Speaker 1: I'm a I'm a Delta flyer. I'll just say it 1199 00:55:00,906 --> 00:55:03,746 Speaker 1: like it isn't Delta flyer and the highest level is diamond. 1200 00:55:04,266 --> 00:55:06,346 Speaker 1: And you get to mid December and you've been on 1201 00:55:06,346 --> 00:55:08,786 Speaker 1: the road all season and you're flying, and you're like, 1202 00:55:09,426 --> 00:55:11,626 Speaker 1: I'm gonna be short. And what they do is the 1203 00:55:11,666 --> 00:55:15,266 Speaker 1: different legs count and all the miles count. So sometimes 1204 00:55:15,306 --> 00:55:17,186 Speaker 1: if I've got to go to Los Angeles from New York, 1205 00:55:17,826 --> 00:55:19,986 Speaker 1: I might take a pit stop in Salt Lake City. 1206 00:55:20,066 --> 00:55:22,066 Speaker 1: I might just to get those extra ones. We might 1207 00:55:22,066 --> 00:55:24,866 Speaker 1: be going through Atlanta and everyone might think that's crazy, 1208 00:55:24,906 --> 00:55:28,066 Speaker 1: but the difference of of seeing that status hit is 1209 00:55:28,106 --> 00:55:30,346 Speaker 1: such a sick thing for us folks who travel for 1210 00:55:30,346 --> 00:55:33,226 Speaker 1: a living that it matters. Now you're going to Jacksonville. 1211 00:55:33,306 --> 00:55:35,506 Speaker 1: That's can't be a direct shot from Seattle. What is 1212 00:55:35,546 --> 00:55:39,546 Speaker 1: the route this week? There actually is a direct shot 1213 00:55:39,586 --> 00:55:44,346 Speaker 1: from Jacksonville, but from Seattle Jacksonville. Yeah, but what I'm 1214 00:55:44,386 --> 00:55:49,186 Speaker 1: doing is uh again a little crazy. But I'm doing 1215 00:55:49,266 --> 00:55:55,106 Speaker 1: in Seattle to Boston to Miami to Jacksonville. And and 1216 00:55:55,146 --> 00:55:57,426 Speaker 1: what you just said was the pits stop, the pit 1217 00:55:57,546 --> 00:56:02,666 Speaker 1: stop in Miami shog because this how long the flights 1218 00:56:02,706 --> 00:56:07,506 Speaker 1: of from Miami to Javil is very short. But but 1219 00:56:07,706 --> 00:56:11,546 Speaker 1: the minimum, the minimum amount of of miles they give 1220 00:56:11,586 --> 00:56:14,106 Speaker 1: me is five hundred. So even though that's like a 1221 00:56:14,186 --> 00:56:17,386 Speaker 1: hundred and eighty two three hundred miles, whatever, you get 1222 00:56:17,386 --> 00:56:20,666 Speaker 1: the free three. I mean, it's it's a win for everyone. 1223 00:56:20,906 --> 00:56:24,346 Speaker 1: So we're beating the system. You have to. And I 1224 00:56:24,426 --> 00:56:27,426 Speaker 1: want to say too, it isn't just about like and 1225 00:56:27,546 --> 00:56:30,346 Speaker 1: partly it's about the scoreboard. Like when I'm getting on 1226 00:56:30,386 --> 00:56:32,986 Speaker 1: that flight and I'm standing in line and they're like, Okay, 1227 00:56:32,986 --> 00:56:36,506 Speaker 1: are hundred thousand miles or whatever the top group, the diamonds. 1228 00:56:37,026 --> 00:56:39,786 Speaker 1: I want to be in that group, Like, I don't 1229 00:56:39,786 --> 00:56:43,346 Speaker 1: want anybody getting on that flight thinking that they got 1230 00:56:43,346 --> 00:56:46,346 Speaker 1: one over on me, Like I am the top guy, right, 1231 00:56:46,466 --> 00:56:49,546 Speaker 1: first one on, first one off. That's my that's my thing. 1232 00:56:50,306 --> 00:56:53,586 Speaker 1: So but but the real reason is is anybody who's 1233 00:56:53,626 --> 00:56:57,186 Speaker 1: traveled knows traveling is not fun. It's not easy. And 1234 00:56:57,266 --> 00:57:00,226 Speaker 1: if you don't have status on that airline, you barely 1235 00:57:00,226 --> 00:57:03,106 Speaker 1: get a smile out of those people. If you have status, 1236 00:57:03,186 --> 00:57:05,906 Speaker 1: they roll out the red carpet for you. So um, 1237 00:57:06,426 --> 00:57:08,146 Speaker 1: you know, the higher you are on the status level, 1238 00:57:08,186 --> 00:57:10,546 Speaker 1: the more likely you are to get a first class upgrade. 1239 00:57:10,866 --> 00:57:13,666 Speaker 1: And let me tell you, sitting sitting in the coach, 1240 00:57:13,786 --> 00:57:19,186 Speaker 1: it's it's a dehumanizing experience. You know, you're you're sitting 1241 00:57:19,186 --> 00:57:21,586 Speaker 1: there and I have you know, I'm not a huge 1242 00:57:21,586 --> 00:57:26,266 Speaker 1: but I have fairly cart. The cart comes, the cart, 1243 00:57:26,826 --> 00:57:30,466 Speaker 1: the cart every single time, bam in the shoulder every 1244 00:57:30,466 --> 00:57:32,466 Speaker 1: single time. And then you got this guy next to 1245 00:57:32,506 --> 00:57:36,106 Speaker 1: you in the middle seat who's like six pounds and 1246 00:57:36,106 --> 00:57:38,866 Speaker 1: he's spilling over into your seat. You're trying to work 1247 00:57:38,906 --> 00:57:40,546 Speaker 1: on your laptop and the guy in front of you 1248 00:57:40,586 --> 00:57:44,026 Speaker 1: is putting down, is reclining, and you're you're right like 1249 00:57:44,146 --> 00:57:46,986 Speaker 1: and you're going like this, it's impossible. Right. I have 1250 00:57:47,066 --> 00:57:49,506 Speaker 1: two good stories for you in recent memory. All Right, 1251 00:57:49,866 --> 00:57:52,946 Speaker 1: I'm racing to make a flight out of l A 1252 00:57:53,306 --> 00:57:54,946 Speaker 1: racing and they're like, you know when they do the 1253 00:57:55,026 --> 00:57:57,306 Speaker 1: name on the on the thing, like Mr Shroger. We're 1254 00:57:57,346 --> 00:57:59,506 Speaker 1: about to close the doors and I get to the 1255 00:57:59,506 --> 00:58:02,466 Speaker 1: gate and there's a line of like of like you know, 1256 00:58:02,586 --> 00:58:04,866 Speaker 1: ten people, and I'm last on the line. I'm like fine, 1257 00:58:05,146 --> 00:58:08,106 Speaker 1: I'm fine, and I put my thing in and the 1258 00:58:08,146 --> 00:58:09,906 Speaker 1: woman at the gate like lights up. She's like, oh 1259 00:58:09,906 --> 00:58:11,506 Speaker 1: my god, thank you for being diamond. Am I go, no, 1260 00:58:11,586 --> 00:58:14,586 Speaker 1: no, no no problem, like, no, no big deal, no big deal. 1261 00:58:14,786 --> 00:58:16,586 Speaker 1: I walk on and I've got a I've got a 1262 00:58:16,586 --> 00:58:18,866 Speaker 1: carry on bag and I go into the first class 1263 00:58:18,866 --> 00:58:21,386 Speaker 1: where I got upgraded to because of my diamond status, 1264 00:58:21,946 --> 00:58:24,066 Speaker 1: and I'm about to put it up and I'm last 1265 00:58:24,106 --> 00:58:27,426 Speaker 1: one on the plane and the lovely flight attendants like, sir, 1266 00:58:27,466 --> 00:58:30,506 Speaker 1: you're gonna have to check that, and I go, oh no, no, no, no, no, 1267 00:58:31,026 --> 00:58:34,426 Speaker 1: I'm diamond. And she looked at me and said Okay, 1268 00:58:34,546 --> 00:58:36,906 Speaker 1: put it right there. You deserve it. Thank you for 1269 00:58:36,946 --> 00:58:38,946 Speaker 1: your thank you for your service, as if I was, 1270 00:58:38,986 --> 00:58:43,186 Speaker 1: as you know, thank you for your service. Please please. 1271 00:58:43,906 --> 00:58:46,626 Speaker 1: You know what's sick too is sometimes when I am 1272 00:58:46,666 --> 00:58:48,786 Speaker 1: in coach, they come by and they give you this, 1273 00:58:48,906 --> 00:58:51,386 Speaker 1: uh they give it this a chocolate bar, and you know, 1274 00:58:51,426 --> 00:58:53,746 Speaker 1: and they say, oh, thank you, you know, thank you 1275 00:58:53,786 --> 00:58:57,066 Speaker 1: for all your your your service or whatever you're thinking. 1276 00:58:58,066 --> 00:59:00,506 Speaker 1: And the times that they don't do that, I look 1277 00:59:00,546 --> 00:59:02,586 Speaker 1: at him, I'm like, don't you got a chocolate bar 1278 00:59:02,626 --> 00:59:06,546 Speaker 1: for me? I mean, I want them. I want to 1279 00:59:06,666 --> 00:59:10,066 Speaker 1: say thank you for flying, like I want acknowledgement. But 1280 00:59:10,186 --> 00:59:12,546 Speaker 1: really it's about the first class upgrades. That's why I 1281 00:59:12,626 --> 00:59:14,906 Speaker 1: do it. And I was explaining this to the guys 1282 00:59:14,946 --> 00:59:19,426 Speaker 1: on Saturday night at a production meeting, and our producer 1283 00:59:19,506 --> 00:59:23,426 Speaker 1: Richie Zience was calling me Marco Polo and which was funny. 1284 00:59:23,626 --> 00:59:28,066 Speaker 1: But the like KB and Greg Olsen and they don't 1285 00:59:28,066 --> 00:59:30,666 Speaker 1: know those guys are flying first class their That's what 1286 00:59:30,706 --> 00:59:32,826 Speaker 1: I said. I'm like, you think Craig Olson's ever sat 1287 00:59:32,866 --> 00:59:35,466 Speaker 1: in coach, That's what I'm saying. I was like, if 1288 00:59:35,506 --> 00:59:37,826 Speaker 1: I had, you know, if I had a first class 1289 00:59:39,626 --> 00:59:41,226 Speaker 1: like that, I would, but I can't. So I got 1290 00:59:42,546 --> 00:59:46,826 Speaker 1: receiving yards. And you know, maybe you know all things 1291 00:59:46,906 --> 00:59:49,066 Speaker 1: hied in ho many year or whatever it is. You know, 1292 00:59:49,106 --> 00:59:50,946 Speaker 1: maybe I would be on that list too, but I'm not. 1293 00:59:51,146 --> 00:59:53,426 Speaker 1: My My only other story that you'll love is this, 1294 00:59:53,586 --> 00:59:56,546 Speaker 1: My wife travels with me sometimes and like she sees 1295 00:59:56,586 --> 00:59:58,986 Speaker 1: a version of me that she does not like. It 1296 00:59:59,106 --> 01:00:01,786 Speaker 1: is a version of me that she is disgusted by. 1297 01:00:02,026 --> 01:00:04,626 Speaker 1: She thinks, I'm just this this hard. Like she calls 1298 01:00:04,626 --> 01:00:08,306 Speaker 1: an airport Peter because I walk in and I'm telling you, 1299 01:00:08,426 --> 01:00:10,386 Speaker 1: they're like, all right, we'll be doing boarding in like 1300 01:00:10,426 --> 01:00:12,986 Speaker 1: fifteen minutes. And she's like, I gotta use the restaurant. Like, 1301 01:00:12,986 --> 01:00:15,066 Speaker 1: you're not gonna be sorry. We're not missing that first. 1302 01:00:15,106 --> 01:00:17,506 Speaker 1: We're not missing our group. I'm not walking with group two. 1303 01:00:17,666 --> 01:00:19,586 Speaker 1: I cannot get on group. You are getting right on 1304 01:00:19,626 --> 01:00:21,626 Speaker 1: this gate. You're sitting right here. She's like, stop it. 1305 01:00:21,626 --> 01:00:23,666 Speaker 1: I'm going to get a tollbar own bar from Hudson 1306 01:00:23,706 --> 01:00:26,506 Speaker 1: News and like you no, no, we are not missing 1307 01:00:26,506 --> 01:00:28,426 Speaker 1: group on. And there she's like, they still have to 1308 01:00:28,466 --> 01:00:30,306 Speaker 1: do the pre boarding and they got to do the 1309 01:00:30,666 --> 01:00:33,146 Speaker 1: you know, the people with the you know, the need 1310 01:00:33,186 --> 01:00:36,306 Speaker 1: extra help and they have the military service. I go Erica. 1311 01:00:36,786 --> 01:00:39,506 Speaker 1: You're not going anywhere. Hold your pe in, you're not 1312 01:00:39,546 --> 01:00:41,666 Speaker 1: getting your food. We're sitting right here. You had an 1313 01:00:41,666 --> 01:00:43,466 Speaker 1: hour in the airport to do all that. We are 1314 01:00:43,466 --> 01:00:45,746 Speaker 1: not getting boarded. No one is getting on that plane 1315 01:00:45,746 --> 01:00:48,666 Speaker 1: before me. I am using my servant, my my status. Um, 1316 01:00:49,106 --> 01:00:51,946 Speaker 1: I become a different person. But there are a few 1317 01:00:52,026 --> 01:00:53,826 Speaker 1: kindred spirits out there. So when I heard you were 1318 01:00:53,826 --> 01:00:56,706 Speaker 1: going through Okay, Nawa to get to Seattle from San Francisco, 1319 01:00:57,186 --> 01:00:59,826 Speaker 1: I said, Thorne, you were my brother, my brother in arms. 1320 01:01:00,626 --> 01:01:03,346 Speaker 1: I'm right there with you. I had a similar story 1321 01:01:03,386 --> 01:01:06,106 Speaker 1: where my whole life, you know, I'm I'm standing there 1322 01:01:06,146 --> 01:01:08,466 Speaker 1: waiting board and they always say if you have children, 1323 01:01:08,866 --> 01:01:10,986 Speaker 1: you can get on, right And I always thought, man, 1324 01:01:11,026 --> 01:01:13,146 Speaker 1: I can't wait for that. So one of the first 1325 01:01:13,186 --> 01:01:16,146 Speaker 1: times I'm flying my wife and my young son. At 1326 01:01:16,186 --> 01:01:20,146 Speaker 1: that point, my wife decides to go to the restroom 1327 01:01:20,226 --> 01:01:24,866 Speaker 1: and where I'm like, what no, And so I gotta 1328 01:01:24,906 --> 01:01:26,826 Speaker 1: take him. I'm not going to change his diaper on 1329 01:01:26,866 --> 01:01:29,746 Speaker 1: the plane. All this stuff. I'm like, okay, we're the 1330 01:01:29,786 --> 01:01:32,026 Speaker 1: first one on. Sure enough, They're like, if you have 1331 01:01:32,106 --> 01:01:34,226 Speaker 1: little kids, you can get on the plane, and I'm 1332 01:01:34,266 --> 01:01:36,146 Speaker 1: just I'm I don't know what. I'm just out of 1333 01:01:36,146 --> 01:01:38,066 Speaker 1: my mind. I'm out of my mind. I'm like my 1334 01:01:38,106 --> 01:01:39,786 Speaker 1: whole life. This is the moment I've been waiting for 1335 01:01:40,146 --> 01:01:42,546 Speaker 1: my whole life. And that is why I had the kids. 1336 01:01:42,826 --> 01:01:45,026 Speaker 1: This is the only reason I had the kid. This 1337 01:01:45,346 --> 01:01:48,346 Speaker 1: was it. Yeah, she um, she thinks I'm a little 1338 01:01:48,426 --> 01:01:51,746 Speaker 1: nuts when it comes to it, but you know whatever, 1339 01:01:51,866 --> 01:01:54,026 Speaker 1: she you know, she's great, She's awesome with it. But yeah, 1340 01:01:54,106 --> 01:01:56,306 Speaker 1: traveling with her, you know, I've trained her, and I've 1341 01:01:56,306 --> 01:01:59,106 Speaker 1: trained the kids to have two boys. I've trained them. 1342 01:01:59,306 --> 01:02:02,026 Speaker 1: We go through security like we are awesome through security, 1343 01:02:02,346 --> 01:02:05,066 Speaker 1: and they know, they know the whole situation and and 1344 01:02:05,146 --> 01:02:07,706 Speaker 1: it's good. But they they also want to sit in 1345 01:02:07,786 --> 01:02:13,946 Speaker 1: first class. And I'm like, I'm sorry, sorry, okay. So 1346 01:02:13,986 --> 01:02:16,266 Speaker 1: that's that's a good airline discussion real quick before we 1347 01:02:16,306 --> 01:02:20,746 Speaker 1: wrap it. There's nothing that I find um more, I 1348 01:02:20,786 --> 01:02:23,106 Speaker 1: don't know what the word is, like discouraging or unsettling 1349 01:02:23,186 --> 01:02:25,826 Speaker 1: or I feel less successful. Then when I go into 1350 01:02:25,906 --> 01:02:27,586 Speaker 1: that first class and I get the upgrade and I'm 1351 01:02:27,586 --> 01:02:31,066 Speaker 1: sitting there and I see, you know, four seats, two 1352 01:02:31,146 --> 01:02:33,986 Speaker 1: parents and and two kids, and I'm like, gosh, does 1353 01:02:34,026 --> 01:02:37,626 Speaker 1: that six year old? No, does he understand just how 1354 01:02:37,706 --> 01:02:40,026 Speaker 1: good that is? And it's he gonna grow up to 1355 01:02:40,106 --> 01:02:42,666 Speaker 1: be a different person because he was flying first classes 1356 01:02:42,706 --> 01:02:45,506 Speaker 1: a six year old, Like, like, we we cut our teeth, dude, 1357 01:02:45,706 --> 01:02:49,266 Speaker 1: we sat in thirty two. Way we turned this. That kid, 1358 01:02:49,626 --> 01:02:51,786 Speaker 1: that kid with the iPad, that kild kick in my seat. 1359 01:02:51,786 --> 01:02:53,026 Speaker 1: I don't even mind the kick in the seat in 1360 01:02:53,026 --> 01:02:55,506 Speaker 1: the iPad. It's just the entitlement that he gets to 1361 01:02:55,546 --> 01:02:58,026 Speaker 1: sit in first class while you know I had to 1362 01:02:58,026 --> 01:02:59,906 Speaker 1: wait until I was thirty eight years old to get 1363 01:02:59,946 --> 01:03:02,786 Speaker 1: that upgrade. It's the same thing if people, if you 1364 01:03:02,826 --> 01:03:04,506 Speaker 1: can't relate to that, let me let me give you this. 1365 01:03:04,586 --> 01:03:07,146 Speaker 1: It's the same thing as you take your kid to 1366 01:03:07,226 --> 01:03:09,506 Speaker 1: the ball game, right do you do you get the 1367 01:03:09,546 --> 01:03:12,386 Speaker 1: best seats behind home play? No, you go up to 1368 01:03:12,426 --> 01:03:14,786 Speaker 1: the right field bleachers and you make them sit in 1369 01:03:14,826 --> 01:03:18,026 Speaker 1: the nosebleeds for like five, six, seven game a couple 1370 01:03:18,026 --> 01:03:21,106 Speaker 1: of seasons worth. So he knows what a privilege it 1371 01:03:21,186 --> 01:03:23,506 Speaker 1: is to sit behind the dugout, you know what I mean. 1372 01:03:23,546 --> 01:03:25,306 Speaker 1: I took my kid up there and he's like, wow, 1373 01:03:25,346 --> 01:03:27,346 Speaker 1: I can't see anything, Like yeah, that's the point that's 1374 01:03:27,346 --> 01:03:30,066 Speaker 1: the point. You can't see anything. So when we finally 1375 01:03:30,146 --> 01:03:32,666 Speaker 1: do go sit behind the behind the dugout, we do 1376 01:03:32,706 --> 01:03:34,946 Speaker 1: sit behind home plate, you'll really enjoy it. You really 1377 01:03:34,986 --> 01:03:37,146 Speaker 1: appreciate it. The same thing with find I don't get 1378 01:03:37,346 --> 01:03:39,786 Speaker 1: I have a lot of airline rules and we probably 1379 01:03:39,786 --> 01:03:41,426 Speaker 1: you probably don't want to hear them, but one of them, 1380 01:03:41,826 --> 01:03:44,386 Speaker 1: this is the best stuff we thought. One of the 1381 01:03:44,426 --> 01:03:47,466 Speaker 1: A number one is kids do not sit in first class. 1382 01:03:47,506 --> 01:03:49,346 Speaker 1: It must be it has to be like an emergency 1383 01:03:49,426 --> 01:03:53,466 Speaker 1: or something, because they don't understand what it means to 1384 01:03:53,546 --> 01:03:56,226 Speaker 1: be in that wide seat and not have your shoulder hit. 1385 01:03:56,466 --> 01:03:58,426 Speaker 1: They just don't get it. It's not their fault. They 1386 01:03:58,426 --> 01:04:01,026 Speaker 1: just don't belong there. They don't get it. But yeah, 1387 01:04:01,066 --> 01:04:02,706 Speaker 1: that's that's right at the top of the list. I 1388 01:04:02,746 --> 01:04:06,226 Speaker 1: can't especially if I don't get an upgrade and I 1389 01:04:06,266 --> 01:04:08,146 Speaker 1: walk through and I'm like, oh, there's a five year 1390 01:04:08,146 --> 01:04:10,546 Speaker 1: old sitting there. What do you think when you get 1391 01:04:10,546 --> 01:04:11,906 Speaker 1: on there and you don't have the upgrade and you 1392 01:04:11,986 --> 01:04:14,426 Speaker 1: see one of the uh, one of the you know, 1393 01:04:14,466 --> 01:04:16,626 Speaker 1: a flight attendant from a different flight sitting up there, 1394 01:04:16,826 --> 01:04:19,466 Speaker 1: or you see that one. That one hurts. That hurts 1395 01:04:19,826 --> 01:04:23,306 Speaker 1: anytime an the fly first class. I do, but I 1396 01:04:23,306 --> 01:04:29,386 Speaker 1: mean I'm a long time paying I've paid my dues, man, 1397 01:04:29,506 --> 01:04:34,266 Speaker 1: I've paid my dues. Yeah, anytime, any any I'm always 1398 01:04:34,306 --> 01:04:36,786 Speaker 1: And that's another reason why having status is important, because 1399 01:04:36,946 --> 01:04:38,706 Speaker 1: I check in for the flight and if I'm not 1400 01:04:38,826 --> 01:04:41,746 Speaker 1: immediately upgraded, and I go onto wait list and I 1401 01:04:41,826 --> 01:04:43,866 Speaker 1: checked that wait list, and if I'm not number if 1402 01:04:43,906 --> 01:04:49,666 Speaker 1: I'm not number one on the wait list, wed me too. 1403 01:04:49,706 --> 01:04:51,786 Speaker 1: I'm like, who is this guy? Who is it? Who? 1404 01:04:52,146 --> 01:04:53,866 Speaker 1: So I'm looking at the I'm getting in line. I'm 1405 01:04:53,906 --> 01:04:56,546 Speaker 1: looking like, who's who? Who's the one that got the upgrade. 1406 01:04:56,746 --> 01:04:58,546 Speaker 1: It's like when you were in high school and and 1407 01:04:58,626 --> 01:05:00,666 Speaker 1: like you'd be like the best player on your team 1408 01:05:00,746 --> 01:05:02,026 Speaker 1: or whatever, and then you hear about the kid from 1409 01:05:02,026 --> 01:05:06,866 Speaker 1: the other town. I want who is that kid? No doubt? Yeah, 1410 01:05:06,906 --> 01:05:09,466 Speaker 1: so doorn Berry. In addition to flying, you do a 1411 01:05:09,506 --> 01:05:11,106 Speaker 1: great job every week. You do a lot of those 1412 01:05:11,106 --> 01:05:13,706 Speaker 1: stats and the research on that number one Fox game. 1413 01:05:13,986 --> 01:05:16,226 Speaker 1: Really appreciate your work and your friendship over the years, 1414 01:05:16,346 --> 01:05:20,266 Speaker 1: and uh, incredible, incredible stuff right here and I'm laughing 1415 01:05:20,266 --> 01:05:22,866 Speaker 1: by off. Great job, all right, thanks for having me on. 1416 01:05:22,906 --> 01:05:25,626 Speaker 1: You're the man. You do great work. Uh you know, 1417 01:05:25,946 --> 01:05:27,626 Speaker 1: I wish we were still working on a crew together, 1418 01:05:27,706 --> 01:05:29,826 Speaker 1: but you went on too, better and bigger and better things. 1419 01:05:29,866 --> 01:05:31,906 Speaker 1: So not true, not true. I love working with you 1420 01:05:31,946 --> 01:05:34,066 Speaker 1: and we'll work again in the future. It sounds great. 1421 01:05:34,106 --> 01:05:37,746 Speaker 1: All right, thanks quickly. Plug plug your podcast, plug your stuff. 1422 01:05:38,546 --> 01:05:41,026 Speaker 1: All right. Well, I don't have a podcast, but um 1423 01:05:41,506 --> 01:05:44,186 Speaker 1: my my day job. My day job work for rotal 1424 01:05:44,266 --> 01:05:48,346 Speaker 1: Wire fantasy sports website, the premier fantasy sports website, rotal Wire, 1425 01:05:48,746 --> 01:05:52,426 Speaker 1: right there. So any fantasy news information go there if 1426 01:05:52,426 --> 01:05:54,066 Speaker 1: you want. You can get a free ten day trial. 1427 01:05:54,106 --> 01:05:55,386 Speaker 1: You'd have to pay for anything. You don't have to 1428 01:05:55,426 --> 01:05:57,426 Speaker 1: put your credit card in you just sign up, get 1429 01:05:57,426 --> 01:05:59,226 Speaker 1: a free ten day trial out to subscrip from site. 1430 01:05:59,546 --> 01:06:01,986 Speaker 1: But I do all the the football editor there and 1431 01:06:01,986 --> 01:06:04,106 Speaker 1: all the football stuff, and we put out a magazine 1432 01:06:04,106 --> 01:06:07,266 Speaker 1: in the spring, summer preview in the season, so and 1433 01:06:07,306 --> 01:06:09,746 Speaker 1: even if you're not a fantasy football guy, you can 1434 01:06:09,906 --> 01:06:11,706 Speaker 1: get that magazine and learn everything you want to know 1435 01:06:11,706 --> 01:06:14,506 Speaker 1: about the upcoming season. So maybe I'll get you in there. 1436 01:06:14,506 --> 01:06:16,626 Speaker 1: You get do you do a mock draft with us? 1437 01:06:17,266 --> 01:06:19,146 Speaker 1: I'll do it. I'll do it, wrote a wire. I 1438 01:06:19,186 --> 01:06:22,186 Speaker 1: would have said, take Brock take brock Purty first. Over all, 1439 01:06:22,226 --> 01:06:25,746 Speaker 1: that would back in the spring, and um, you're the 1440 01:06:25,786 --> 01:06:27,586 Speaker 1: man wrote a wire everybody check it out. And that 1441 01:06:27,666 --> 01:06:32,186 Speaker 1: right there is Jason Thornberry. Uh, Jason, thanks dude, thorns 1442 01:06:32,186 --> 01:06:34,866 Speaker 1: the Man. Uh, what a fun podcast for having here. 1443 01:06:35,026 --> 01:06:38,466 Speaker 1: Lots of voices, but I wanted to end it, Aaron. Um, 1444 01:06:38,626 --> 01:06:41,066 Speaker 1: we said before last week's episode or that we would 1445 01:06:41,066 --> 01:06:44,826 Speaker 1: watch the final two White Lotus episodes. Spoiler alert. If 1446 01:06:44,866 --> 01:06:46,786 Speaker 1: you haven't watched any of the season, you haven't watched 1447 01:06:46,786 --> 01:06:51,346 Speaker 1: the finale. Spoiler alert. We're gonna have a quick, quick 1448 01:06:51,466 --> 01:06:55,386 Speaker 1: discussion on it, Aaron. I want to know from one 1449 01:06:55,426 --> 01:06:57,346 Speaker 1: to ten your feelings on the finale. Did it? Did 1450 01:06:57,346 --> 01:07:00,546 Speaker 1: it fulfill all the expectations for you? Yeah? I loved it. 1451 01:07:00,586 --> 01:07:05,186 Speaker 1: I mean I think that uh, having twenty four hours 1452 01:07:05,226 --> 01:07:08,266 Speaker 1: now to digest it, I think I preferred season one 1453 01:07:08,306 --> 01:07:12,066 Speaker 1: over season two actually, but the finale was great. Had 1454 01:07:12,106 --> 01:07:16,066 Speaker 1: like probably the funniest moment of the season as well 1455 01:07:16,106 --> 01:07:20,066 Speaker 1: as the best acting moment, and so the finale was 1456 01:07:20,146 --> 01:07:22,666 Speaker 1: like top notch for sure. I say season two by 1457 01:07:22,666 --> 01:07:25,706 Speaker 1: a landslide over season one. And I thought, as funny 1458 01:07:25,786 --> 01:07:28,786 Speaker 1: as you might think, the Tanya scene was I thought 1459 01:07:28,826 --> 01:07:32,026 Speaker 1: the tension of those ten minutes, I was on the 1460 01:07:32,106 --> 01:07:34,026 Speaker 1: edge of my seat. That was like any thriller I've 1461 01:07:34,026 --> 01:07:38,226 Speaker 1: ever seen. I was far more, um, I guess, dramatically 1462 01:07:38,226 --> 01:07:40,826 Speaker 1: affected than comedically. I thought I saw the fear in 1463 01:07:40,866 --> 01:07:42,746 Speaker 1: Porsche's eyes when she was in that car with Jack, 1464 01:07:42,786 --> 01:07:45,186 Speaker 1: and I'm like, this is really scary. I don't know 1465 01:07:45,186 --> 01:07:48,306 Speaker 1: where this is going. Um and Quentin and his crew, 1466 01:07:49,186 --> 01:07:51,466 Speaker 1: I thought that was that was some of the great 1467 01:07:51,586 --> 01:07:55,586 Speaker 1: villain Uh, you know acting, we've seen that actor. I'm 1468 01:07:55,626 --> 01:08:00,346 Speaker 1: going Tom Tom Huer, Tom Hollander. I am not familiar 1469 01:08:00,426 --> 01:08:02,906 Speaker 1: with him. Are you familiar with his work? So he 1470 01:08:03,066 --> 01:08:07,266 Speaker 1: has done um god, he's been in like a lot 1471 01:08:07,306 --> 01:08:11,266 Speaker 1: of TV shows as well as like uh uh Pride 1472 01:08:11,266 --> 01:08:15,786 Speaker 1: and Prejudice so British, Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Um. He 1473 01:08:15,946 --> 01:08:19,066 Speaker 1: is also a theater guy. I mean, he's he's very talented. 1474 01:08:19,186 --> 01:08:26,026 Speaker 1: He was he just oozed like slides terror, terror and 1475 01:08:26,026 --> 01:08:28,146 Speaker 1: and in the beginning, like you see him as this, 1476 01:08:29,026 --> 01:08:34,066 Speaker 1: he's sort of doting on on Jennifer Coolidge and um, 1477 01:08:34,186 --> 01:08:36,946 Speaker 1: you do get a little undercurrent of like this can't 1478 01:08:36,946 --> 01:08:38,866 Speaker 1: be all good. Yeah, And it keeps going and it 1479 01:08:38,946 --> 01:08:42,506 Speaker 1: keeps going, and like the I mean, I love the 1480 01:08:42,506 --> 01:08:44,866 Speaker 1: them at the opera and oh is that the Queen? 1481 01:08:45,946 --> 01:08:49,746 Speaker 1: So there's so much Yeah, Um, he's incredible. H the 1482 01:08:49,786 --> 01:08:52,586 Speaker 1: guy who played Jack, Like, where did he come from? 1483 01:08:52,626 --> 01:08:54,426 Speaker 1: I have no idea. So what I heard was what 1484 01:08:54,506 --> 01:08:56,506 Speaker 1: he's singing, that thing about the bubbles and and that 1485 01:08:56,906 --> 01:09:00,826 Speaker 1: through the town. Apparently that's the west Ham United song. 1486 01:09:01,186 --> 01:09:06,626 Speaker 1: And he's like this brash, you know. And then when 1487 01:09:06,666 --> 01:09:08,986 Speaker 1: Porsche calls him out on you know, the stuff with 1488 01:09:09,026 --> 01:09:11,946 Speaker 1: the uncle, and you see the whole look in his 1489 01:09:11,986 --> 01:09:15,106 Speaker 1: eyes change, and like you get the feeling that when 1490 01:09:15,106 --> 01:09:17,306 Speaker 1: he was talking about being in a hole and you 1491 01:09:17,346 --> 01:09:19,466 Speaker 1: know that these guys are not guys you mess with 1492 01:09:19,866 --> 01:09:22,906 Speaker 1: Quentin and those boys, and I thought that it was 1493 01:09:22,946 --> 01:09:27,946 Speaker 1: just terrifying. Um, the m v P of the finale, 1494 01:09:28,266 --> 01:09:29,866 Speaker 1: or have an MVP of this season for you? Because 1495 01:09:29,866 --> 01:09:31,186 Speaker 1: I love this show. I think it's gonna win all 1496 01:09:31,186 --> 01:09:33,786 Speaker 1: the Emmys, and I think they're all gonna win awards. 1497 01:09:33,826 --> 01:09:37,066 Speaker 1: But if you're not watching White Lotus, just it's six episodes, 1498 01:09:37,066 --> 01:09:41,746 Speaker 1: seven episodes, it's fantastic. Um, Aaron, you'r m VP of 1499 01:09:41,786 --> 01:09:46,226 Speaker 1: this season. So I want to pick Daphne Megan Faye 1500 01:09:46,346 --> 01:09:50,346 Speaker 1: because I thought she was someone who was so unassuming. 1501 01:09:50,386 --> 01:09:52,026 Speaker 1: At the beginning, I thought she was one of the 1502 01:09:52,106 --> 01:09:56,786 Speaker 1: characters I disliked the most after episode one and I 1503 01:09:56,826 --> 01:09:59,586 Speaker 1: thought I had her figured out and I percented not 1504 01:10:00,146 --> 01:10:02,746 Speaker 1: and she I mean like the scene with her on 1505 01:10:02,786 --> 01:10:05,586 Speaker 1: the beach with him, the look in her eyes, her 1506 01:10:05,626 --> 01:10:09,826 Speaker 1: face changed, it's all visual amazing, and that was like, 1507 01:10:09,946 --> 01:10:12,586 Speaker 1: she's another theater person. She she started off on Broadway. 1508 01:10:13,026 --> 01:10:16,386 Speaker 1: I loved her so much. I do think you have 1509 01:10:16,546 --> 01:10:20,946 Speaker 1: to consider Jennifer Coolidge for m v P. And I 1510 01:10:20,986 --> 01:10:26,106 Speaker 1: also think, um Lucy, Lucia and Mia you have to 1511 01:10:26,146 --> 01:10:28,666 Speaker 1: be in there too. So that's that's where I'm going. 1512 01:10:28,746 --> 01:10:30,586 Speaker 1: I really want to give it to Daphne. I think, yeah, 1513 01:10:30,666 --> 01:10:33,106 Speaker 1: I think it's Daphne. The actress's name is what Megan 1514 01:10:33,186 --> 01:10:35,826 Speaker 1: Fayhey or Morgan Faye I think I think it's never 1515 01:10:35,946 --> 01:10:38,266 Speaker 1: had seen her before, never had heard of her. And 1516 01:10:38,306 --> 01:10:41,266 Speaker 1: I was listening to a podcast, I think the Prestige 1517 01:10:41,386 --> 01:10:44,706 Speaker 1: TV podcast with Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin and Joanna 1518 01:10:45,266 --> 01:10:48,306 Speaker 1: and they were saying that she's a very well known, 1519 01:10:48,386 --> 01:10:53,706 Speaker 1: decorated theater actor and um wonderful musicals and has a 1520 01:10:53,706 --> 01:10:56,186 Speaker 1: beautiful singing voice and all that like, but I thought 1521 01:10:56,186 --> 01:11:00,546 Speaker 1: the facial stuff from her was amazing. So now quick questions. One, 1522 01:11:01,626 --> 01:11:03,626 Speaker 1: it goes without saying, I guess now, but I wasn't 1523 01:11:03,666 --> 01:11:06,706 Speaker 1: sure at the time. Um Ethan played by Will Arp 1524 01:11:06,866 --> 01:11:11,906 Speaker 1: and Daphne played by the aforementioned Uh Megan Faye. They 1525 01:11:11,906 --> 01:11:14,306 Speaker 1: go to that little island. They do they do do 1526 01:11:14,346 --> 01:11:16,026 Speaker 1: the deed? Is that what you that what we're supposed 1527 01:11:16,026 --> 01:11:20,106 Speaker 1: to thank? Yes? I think so. Uh. There's a there's 1528 01:11:20,106 --> 01:11:23,546 Speaker 1: this little thing on HBO after the episode UM where 1529 01:11:23,546 --> 01:11:25,826 Speaker 1: Mike Waite talks about it and he's kind of flipping 1530 01:11:25,866 --> 01:11:29,466 Speaker 1: about it like it's we can assume what we want 1531 01:11:29,586 --> 01:11:32,346 Speaker 1: and um, and yes, the assumption is yes. But I 1532 01:11:32,386 --> 01:11:34,586 Speaker 1: think the main thing is like that trip to the 1533 01:11:34,586 --> 01:11:38,266 Speaker 1: island where Ethan goes and he doesn't stop, and he 1534 01:11:38,346 --> 01:11:41,466 Speaker 1: keeps looking back and he keeps walking. That is when 1535 01:11:41,546 --> 01:11:47,466 Speaker 1: like the two couples transition and suddenly Ethan becomes Camp 1536 01:11:47,506 --> 01:11:52,666 Speaker 1: becomes d that's good. They merge and they're they're so judgmental. 1537 01:11:52,946 --> 01:11:56,866 Speaker 1: He and Harper the entire first half of the series, 1538 01:11:56,906 --> 01:11:58,906 Speaker 1: and then by the end of it they're no better. 1539 01:11:59,226 --> 01:12:00,786 Speaker 1: They're in the same position. And it seemed like Ethan 1540 01:12:00,826 --> 01:12:02,266 Speaker 1: needed to do that to be able to look at 1541 01:12:02,266 --> 01:12:05,186 Speaker 1: Harper and obviously have that moment with her at the end, 1542 01:12:05,266 --> 01:12:07,186 Speaker 1: but like they're cuddling in the air report at the end, 1543 01:12:07,346 --> 01:12:09,466 Speaker 1: Like it almost reminded me of the first season when 1544 01:12:10,186 --> 01:12:13,146 Speaker 1: you had, uh, I guess it was what's your name 1545 01:12:13,186 --> 01:12:18,706 Speaker 1: Alexis Didario? What's her name? Yeah? Yeah, her character. I'm 1546 01:12:18,746 --> 01:12:21,506 Speaker 1: terrible with names, but she and you think she's gonna 1547 01:12:21,546 --> 01:12:23,386 Speaker 1: have the courage to make a big change and walk 1548 01:12:23,426 --> 01:12:26,506 Speaker 1: away and all this stuff, but she doesn't either. There 1549 01:12:26,586 --> 01:12:29,106 Speaker 1: was something I do feel like season one, everyone kind 1550 01:12:29,106 --> 01:12:31,626 Speaker 1: of left and kind of was in almost the same 1551 01:12:31,666 --> 01:12:34,506 Speaker 1: state as when they got there, and in season two 1552 01:12:34,546 --> 01:12:37,346 Speaker 1: it did feel like some characters sort of fell back 1553 01:12:37,346 --> 01:12:40,386 Speaker 1: into the same Like you have the three guys the 1554 01:12:40,706 --> 01:12:43,386 Speaker 1: generational thing with the woman walking by them in line 1555 01:12:43,386 --> 01:12:45,506 Speaker 1: and they all look so some of it is like, oh, yeah, 1556 01:12:45,546 --> 01:12:48,266 Speaker 1: we have almost appreciative Albis, like yeah I got played 1557 01:12:48,866 --> 01:12:54,026 Speaker 1: just down the drains, but like whatever, yeah I got played. 1558 01:12:54,786 --> 01:12:57,506 Speaker 1: But but there is something nice kind of seeing Ethan 1559 01:12:57,506 --> 01:12:59,866 Speaker 1: and Harper like maybe they did change a little bit, 1560 01:12:59,866 --> 01:13:01,826 Speaker 1: whether or not it's good and whether or not they're 1561 01:13:01,866 --> 01:13:04,106 Speaker 1: proud of the change. Uh, you know. One of the 1562 01:13:04,146 --> 01:13:06,746 Speaker 1: big things that Daphne said is like, what is it 1563 01:13:06,866 --> 01:13:10,186 Speaker 1: that makes you happy? And it's not something that you 1564 01:13:10,226 --> 01:13:13,746 Speaker 1: can necessarily judge for an outside relationship. And to say 1565 01:13:13,826 --> 01:13:16,946 Speaker 1: like they didn't vote their lovey dovey in public, so 1566 01:13:16,986 --> 01:13:19,666 Speaker 1: they can't possibly be happy, well maybe they are. And like, 1567 01:13:20,506 --> 01:13:24,066 Speaker 1: you know, the conspiracy theory online or the thought is 1568 01:13:24,786 --> 01:13:27,626 Speaker 1: that that kid is not Cameron's kid, and that's an 1569 01:13:27,666 --> 01:13:30,426 Speaker 1: illegitimate kid. It's the trainer's kid because a she said 1570 01:13:30,466 --> 01:13:33,146 Speaker 1: earlier on in the season, blonde hair, blue eyes was 1571 01:13:33,186 --> 01:13:35,826 Speaker 1: the trainer And then she shows the photo to Harper 1572 01:13:35,866 --> 01:13:37,266 Speaker 1: and she's like, you're showing me a picture you're a kid. 1573 01:13:37,306 --> 01:13:39,826 Speaker 1: She's like, oh, am, I never mind. And then he 1574 01:13:39,986 --> 01:13:43,306 Speaker 1: is so angry and annoyed and in such disdain when 1575 01:13:43,306 --> 01:13:46,026 Speaker 1: she's like, come say hello to your son and he's like, oh, 1576 01:13:46,186 --> 01:13:49,066 Speaker 1: well he's flossing. Um did you read it that way too? 1577 01:13:49,506 --> 01:13:52,106 Speaker 1: So I had this conversation with some friends the other day, 1578 01:13:52,306 --> 01:13:55,906 Speaker 1: and I personally am not convinced, just by him being 1579 01:13:55,986 --> 01:13:58,346 Speaker 1: upset at flossing and having to stop. If I'm in 1580 01:13:58,346 --> 01:14:00,466 Speaker 1: the middle of flossing and I have to stop doing something, 1581 01:14:00,466 --> 01:14:02,866 Speaker 1: I'm gonna forget what tooth time on. It's gonna be 1582 01:14:02,866 --> 01:14:05,746 Speaker 1: hard to go back. And I just think, you know, 1583 01:14:05,866 --> 01:14:09,146 Speaker 1: they've had maybe a rough dinner and he's just a 1584 01:14:09,146 --> 01:14:13,026 Speaker 1: little preturbed with that. I love the mystery around the 1585 01:14:13,026 --> 01:14:15,706 Speaker 1: trainer and the showing of the children and what does 1586 01:14:15,746 --> 01:14:18,146 Speaker 1: that mean? Does that just mean like, does she not 1587 01:14:18,226 --> 01:14:20,066 Speaker 1: really have a trainer? It's just the kids that are 1588 01:14:20,106 --> 01:14:22,546 Speaker 1: this thing that she finds happiness from. Is the trainer 1589 01:14:22,586 --> 01:14:24,666 Speaker 1: actually the father of the children? I mean, I loved it. 1590 01:14:24,826 --> 01:14:27,506 Speaker 1: I thought that the whole thing was great, and I 1591 01:14:27,546 --> 01:14:31,146 Speaker 1: love having that unanswered mystery about the trainer and yes 1592 01:14:31,226 --> 01:14:34,506 Speaker 1: or no with the father last one, Greg gets all 1593 01:14:34,506 --> 01:14:38,066 Speaker 1: the money. So did you watch the thing at the 1594 01:14:38,146 --> 01:14:40,986 Speaker 1: end with with Mike White? Did? Yeah? And so he 1595 01:14:40,986 --> 01:14:43,146 Speaker 1: he has like the little comment of you know, maybe 1596 01:14:43,146 --> 01:14:45,746 Speaker 1: they'll be able to trace it back to Greg Um. 1597 01:14:45,906 --> 01:14:49,586 Speaker 1: I don't know, because that's not satisfying. I hate that dude. 1598 01:14:50,586 --> 01:14:52,626 Speaker 1: But maybe that's White lotus in a nutshell, that that's 1599 01:14:52,626 --> 01:14:55,946 Speaker 1: how the world works. Yeah, it's Abitania is not a 1600 01:14:55,946 --> 01:14:58,626 Speaker 1: likable character either. I mean, she treats Porsha terribly. She 1601 01:14:58,706 --> 01:15:01,626 Speaker 1: treats the woman from the first season horribly, there's nothing 1602 01:15:01,666 --> 01:15:03,506 Speaker 1: re deeming, and you're rooting for at the end because 1603 01:15:03,826 --> 01:15:05,946 Speaker 1: you just wanted to work, you know. And that's like 1604 01:15:05,986 --> 01:15:08,746 Speaker 1: one of the things about great TV is you change 1605 01:15:08,866 --> 01:15:11,546 Speaker 1: your feelings about people throughout your rooting for someone, and 1606 01:15:11,586 --> 01:15:14,306 Speaker 1: then you're not, and then you're rooting against everyone. And 1607 01:15:14,346 --> 01:15:17,866 Speaker 1: then like you thought you were rooting for Tanya and 1608 01:15:17,866 --> 01:15:20,306 Speaker 1: then the phone call she has with Porsche, and then 1609 01:15:20,306 --> 01:15:22,346 Speaker 1: you're suddenly like, wait, am I rooting for you right now? 1610 01:15:22,346 --> 01:15:25,466 Speaker 1: And now I don't know? Yeah, so, uh, I don't know. 1611 01:15:25,546 --> 01:15:30,306 Speaker 1: It's uh. Greg is a fascinating character with how horrible 1612 01:15:30,346 --> 01:15:33,706 Speaker 1: he is, but very well done with everyone on that 1613 01:15:33,746 --> 01:15:36,506 Speaker 1: show loved it, and I'm so glad I loved it. 1614 01:15:36,506 --> 01:15:38,946 Speaker 1: I love season one last year, I love season two. 1615 01:15:39,026 --> 01:15:40,786 Speaker 1: I told you that when I was at mcveigh's house 1616 01:15:40,786 --> 01:15:42,746 Speaker 1: over the bye week, I made him and his wife 1617 01:15:42,826 --> 01:15:45,186 Speaker 1: Ronica watched season one. I'm gonna let him get through 1618 01:15:45,266 --> 01:15:46,986 Speaker 1: this season. I'm gonna make him watch season two. Maybe 1619 01:15:46,986 --> 01:15:48,466 Speaker 1: we'll have him on the podcast to give a full 1620 01:15:48,506 --> 01:15:51,826 Speaker 1: review of White Lotus, but uh gosh, this is a 1621 01:15:51,826 --> 01:15:54,306 Speaker 1: three hour podcast. Guys. I hope you enjoyed it. You 1622 01:15:54,386 --> 01:15:57,146 Speaker 1: got you got plenty of action. We talked everything from 1623 01:15:57,466 --> 01:16:01,986 Speaker 1: Eagles running backs room to Jared Golf to Airline miles 1624 01:16:02,026 --> 01:16:04,266 Speaker 1: to White Lotus. I dare you to find a more 1625 01:16:04,306 --> 01:16:09,226 Speaker 1: diverse and more dynamic podcast on the NFL UH feed. 1626 01:16:09,826 --> 01:16:12,306 Speaker 1: I want to thank everyone for listening. I'm loving doing this. 1627 01:16:12,426 --> 01:16:16,546 Speaker 1: Aaron You're great, You're You're everything. Jason English here every week, 1628 01:16:16,866 --> 01:16:20,186 Speaker 1: tremendous from my Heart the NFL Network of course forgiving 1629 01:16:20,226 --> 01:16:23,226 Speaker 1: us the platform NFL Digital and then UH our guy 1630 01:16:23,306 --> 01:16:25,746 Speaker 1: Jack Road with the music, but on behalf of the 1631 01:16:25,786 --> 01:16:29,386 Speaker 1: crew here, Jamal Singleton, our guests, Taylor Kyle's our guests, 1632 01:16:29,466 --> 01:16:32,346 Speaker 1: Jason Thornberry our guest, and of course Mike White, not 1633 01:16:32,386 --> 01:16:34,986 Speaker 1: the quarterback, but the showrunner, writer and director of White 1634 01:16:34,986 --> 01:17:00,706 Speaker 1: Lotus until next week, The Season with Peter Schreeger. The 1635 01:17:00,786 --> 01:17:03,826 Speaker 1: Season with Peter Schreeger is a production of the NFL 1636 01:17:03,946 --> 01:17:06,906 Speaker 1: and partnership with I Heart Radio. 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