1 00:00:04,428 --> 00:00:06,628 Speaker 1: Good Morning Football is a production of the NFL in 2 00:00:06,708 --> 00:00:28,748 Speaker 1: partnership with iHeartRadio. Ye good morning, Welcome to Good Morning Football. 3 00:00:28,788 --> 00:00:30,708 Speaker 1: We are live here in New York City. It's Wednesday, 4 00:00:30,748 --> 00:00:33,668 Speaker 1: August thirty. First, my name is Jamie Arden, alongside Kyle Brent, 5 00:00:33,748 --> 00:00:36,668 Speaker 1: Peter Straeger, and a Super Bowl champion in Shaun O'Hara. 6 00:00:36,748 --> 00:00:38,588 Speaker 1: And every morning I say good morning to all the 7 00:00:38,588 --> 00:00:41,348 Speaker 1: people that watch our show, but specifically right now I 8 00:00:41,348 --> 00:00:43,668 Speaker 1: want to say good morning to Jason mccordy because he 9 00:00:43,788 --> 00:00:46,868 Speaker 1: is in a hospital. He had surgery last night. We're 10 00:00:46,908 --> 00:00:49,388 Speaker 1: pretty sure that Jason mccordy did the show yesterday with 11 00:00:49,428 --> 00:00:52,348 Speaker 1: an appendix that was hot and bothered and it was 12 00:00:52,908 --> 00:00:55,148 Speaker 1: getting inflamed as we were doing a show, because last 13 00:00:55,228 --> 00:00:57,628 Speaker 1: night we get this text. It was just two lines, 14 00:00:57,828 --> 00:00:59,988 Speaker 1: I have appendis, iis I will be having surgery tonight. 15 00:00:59,988 --> 00:01:01,948 Speaker 1: And we just got the update that it's all good. 16 00:01:01,948 --> 00:01:05,748 Speaker 1: It's not surgery successful. Jason mccordy. Yep. So that is 17 00:01:05,788 --> 00:01:08,828 Speaker 1: why one Shaun O'Hara is here. All right. So that's 18 00:01:08,868 --> 00:01:10,628 Speaker 1: what's up from here. And now we're gonna check out 19 00:01:10,628 --> 00:01:12,468 Speaker 1: with you in rapport for the latest. We're on the 20 00:01:12,508 --> 00:01:15,868 Speaker 1: league with our of course, wonderful NFL Network insider igan 21 00:01:15,988 --> 00:01:17,788 Speaker 1: thirty two rosters. They had to be cut down to 22 00:01:17,788 --> 00:01:20,228 Speaker 1: fifty three players. Yesterday you were all over it, man. 23 00:01:20,268 --> 00:01:22,148 Speaker 1: There was a lot of action. So walk us through 24 00:01:22,148 --> 00:01:24,268 Speaker 1: some of the biggest moves over the last twenty four hours. 25 00:01:24,548 --> 00:01:27,948 Speaker 1: Alex Leatherwood, the former Las Vegas Raiders first front pick 26 00:01:28,188 --> 00:01:31,628 Speaker 1: from literally just last year, struggled to tackle, struggled at guard. 27 00:01:32,068 --> 00:01:34,988 Speaker 1: Clearly this new regime, more than willing to move on 28 00:01:35,028 --> 00:01:37,068 Speaker 1: from some of the mistakes of the old regime, tried 29 00:01:37,108 --> 00:01:39,948 Speaker 1: to shop him to every team, got thirty one nos 30 00:01:40,348 --> 00:01:42,668 Speaker 1: ended up not being able to trade Alex Leatherwood, who 31 00:01:42,668 --> 00:01:45,508 Speaker 1: has three years and five point one million dollars fully 32 00:01:45,548 --> 00:01:48,308 Speaker 1: guaranteed on his contract. He was waived, so now we 33 00:01:48,348 --> 00:01:50,908 Speaker 1: will see if someone claims him today. The part of 34 00:01:50,948 --> 00:01:53,148 Speaker 1: Waves with a couple others from the previous regime. Trey 35 00:01:53,188 --> 00:01:56,268 Speaker 1: von Mohan was trade to the Arizona Cardinals as well. Meanwhile, 36 00:01:56,308 --> 00:02:00,268 Speaker 1: the Buffalo Bills finalize the fate of their star cornerback 37 00:02:00,308 --> 00:02:04,588 Speaker 1: Tredavious White, still recovering from a torn acl miners dandings 38 00:02:04,628 --> 00:02:08,668 Speaker 1: he's doing well. It's really more now about strengthening solidifying 39 00:02:08,708 --> 00:02:12,148 Speaker 1: and feeling comfortable on that knee doesn't always happen immediately. 40 00:02:12,348 --> 00:02:15,148 Speaker 1: He is on the reserve pup list out the first 41 00:02:15,228 --> 00:02:18,068 Speaker 1: four games, hope as he could return soon after that. 42 00:02:18,388 --> 00:02:19,828 Speaker 1: No one is going to rush that. They want to 43 00:02:19,828 --> 00:02:22,068 Speaker 1: make sure that he is one hundred percent healthy. And 44 00:02:22,108 --> 00:02:25,668 Speaker 1: then maybe the biggest splash of the day, the Philadelphia 45 00:02:25,668 --> 00:02:28,588 Speaker 1: Eagles general manager Howie Roseman, who has never met a 46 00:02:28,708 --> 00:02:33,828 Speaker 1: trade he wouldn't explore, traded for Chauncey Gardner Johnson, the 47 00:02:34,188 --> 00:02:37,508 Speaker 1: Saints standout safety's played a lot in the slot, wanted 48 00:02:37,548 --> 00:02:40,388 Speaker 1: a new contract, in fact, had advanced talks with the 49 00:02:40,508 --> 00:02:43,868 Speaker 1: Saints on that new contract, ended up not getting done, 50 00:02:43,868 --> 00:02:47,108 Speaker 1: and didn't sound like he reacted great to all of that. 51 00:02:47,308 --> 00:02:50,308 Speaker 1: The Saints end up getting a pair of late round 52 00:02:50,348 --> 00:02:53,708 Speaker 1: picks for Gardner Johnson, another late round pick, a big 53 00:02:53,748 --> 00:02:58,308 Speaker 1: time starter now in Philadelphia. All right, So Gardner Johnson 54 00:02:58,628 --> 00:03:01,868 Speaker 1: is now in Philly, capping off a pretty impressive offseason 55 00:03:01,908 --> 00:03:03,988 Speaker 1: for the Eagles. And as you said, Howie Roseman doesn't 56 00:03:04,028 --> 00:03:05,628 Speaker 1: hasn't ever at a trade he doesn't like. I love 57 00:03:05,668 --> 00:03:07,748 Speaker 1: that one. So let's look around the division, though, because 58 00:03:07,788 --> 00:03:10,428 Speaker 1: this makes it very interesting for the Eagles, the reigning 59 00:03:10,588 --> 00:03:13,828 Speaker 1: East champs are out in Dallas. Who has the best 60 00:03:13,908 --> 00:03:16,188 Speaker 1: roster in the Nfcas as we get closer to Week one, 61 00:03:16,228 --> 00:03:19,228 Speaker 1: the Eagles or the Cowboys, you can't ask about one 62 00:03:19,268 --> 00:03:21,828 Speaker 1: without asking about the other. Yeah, I feel like the 63 00:03:22,148 --> 00:03:25,988 Speaker 1: Eagles and Cowboys entered the free agency and the draft 64 00:03:26,068 --> 00:03:29,108 Speaker 1: season as neck and neck, and you can say, well, 65 00:03:29,108 --> 00:03:31,148 Speaker 1: the Eagles were surging towards end of the season, but 66 00:03:31,188 --> 00:03:33,988 Speaker 1: the Cowboys, well, I look at the rosters and we're 67 00:03:34,028 --> 00:03:37,108 Speaker 1: not even talking about the coaching situations or the rosters. 68 00:03:37,108 --> 00:03:38,868 Speaker 1: The Eagles have about a roster right now. I go 69 00:03:38,948 --> 00:03:40,468 Speaker 1: into this season and I look at what the Eagles 70 00:03:40,468 --> 00:03:42,148 Speaker 1: did in the off season and they said, well what 71 00:03:42,148 --> 00:03:44,228 Speaker 1: we did last year wasn't good enough. Let's get better. 72 00:03:44,788 --> 00:03:47,308 Speaker 1: And they added in the draft and added in free 73 00:03:47,348 --> 00:03:50,108 Speaker 1: agency a ton of star players, Hassan Reddick being one 74 00:03:50,108 --> 00:03:52,668 Speaker 1: of them, James Bradberry from the Giants, and they traded 75 00:03:52,708 --> 00:03:55,108 Speaker 1: for A J. Brown and then yesterday they trade for 76 00:03:55,188 --> 00:03:57,548 Speaker 1: Chauncey Gardner Johnson. This was a good team last year, 77 00:03:57,748 --> 00:03:59,588 Speaker 1: could they get significantly better? And I look at Howie 78 00:03:59,628 --> 00:04:01,828 Speaker 1: Roseman and he's like, say what you want about Howie 79 00:04:01,868 --> 00:04:06,348 Speaker 1: he's not satisfied with anything less and being Super Bowl contenders. 80 00:04:06,868 --> 00:04:10,028 Speaker 1: I look at the Cowboys this offseason, it was like, well, 81 00:04:10,868 --> 00:04:14,548 Speaker 1: we hosted a playoff game, let's hit the draft. See 82 00:04:14,548 --> 00:04:16,988 Speaker 1: where we're at. They traded Amari Cooper because of salary 83 00:04:17,028 --> 00:04:19,828 Speaker 1: cap reasons. They got a fifth round pick back, whereas 84 00:04:19,868 --> 00:04:24,148 Speaker 1: Davante Adams and Tyreek Hill got multiple first round picks back. 85 00:04:24,228 --> 00:04:25,828 Speaker 1: And then you look at the last few weeks where 86 00:04:25,828 --> 00:04:28,708 Speaker 1: there's been injuries riddling this team, and I haven't seen 87 00:04:28,748 --> 00:04:31,588 Speaker 1: the major move be made. Everyone wants to crush Hawiy 88 00:04:31,628 --> 00:04:34,468 Speaker 1: Roseman in Philly. A lot of times it's the draft 89 00:04:34,548 --> 00:04:37,308 Speaker 1: questions and how could you take jj Arsego Whiteside over 90 00:04:37,428 --> 00:04:40,268 Speaker 1: DK Matt Cappan say this about the guy. He doesn't 91 00:04:40,268 --> 00:04:42,068 Speaker 1: go to sleep at night without trying to think about 92 00:04:42,068 --> 00:04:44,268 Speaker 1: how his team can get better, at least on paper. 93 00:04:44,428 --> 00:04:46,308 Speaker 1: I don't know what the Cowboys did this offseason to 94 00:04:46,308 --> 00:04:48,348 Speaker 1: make me think that they're significantly better than they were 95 00:04:48,388 --> 00:04:50,828 Speaker 1: a year ago. Right now, on paper, I'll take the 96 00:04:50,828 --> 00:04:53,708 Speaker 1: Eagles roster some to play football. The Cowboys kicked the 97 00:04:53,708 --> 00:04:56,308 Speaker 1: Eagles butts twice last year, but I think the roster wise, 98 00:04:56,348 --> 00:04:58,068 Speaker 1: I'm looking at it. I'd rather have Phillies right now 99 00:04:58,188 --> 00:05:00,588 Speaker 1: going to this season. Yeah, paper versus flush right now, 100 00:05:00,868 --> 00:05:02,388 Speaker 1: no doubt about it. The Cowboys I think are the 101 00:05:02,388 --> 00:05:04,668 Speaker 1: better team right now. Look, there are twelve games last 102 00:05:04,708 --> 00:05:06,508 Speaker 1: year they won, they won the division, and I think 103 00:05:06,548 --> 00:05:08,948 Speaker 1: Dak Prescott I'll take him over Jalen Hurts any day 104 00:05:08,988 --> 00:05:10,628 Speaker 1: right now. But I agree with you. The roster when 105 00:05:10,668 --> 00:05:13,468 Speaker 1: you look at it, it's deeper, it looks more talented. 106 00:05:13,588 --> 00:05:17,348 Speaker 1: I will say this, Eagles fans, don't mistake activity for achievement. 107 00:05:17,428 --> 00:05:19,108 Speaker 1: You've been through this before. A couple of years ago. 108 00:05:19,188 --> 00:05:20,948 Speaker 1: They brought an Alston Jeffrey. They were one of the 109 00:05:21,028 --> 00:05:23,268 Speaker 1: deepest wide receiver corps and one of the deepest running 110 00:05:23,308 --> 00:05:25,508 Speaker 1: back corps, and then they got depleted by injuries. They 111 00:05:25,588 --> 00:05:28,148 Speaker 1: ended up winning a division with Greg Ward playing wide 112 00:05:28,148 --> 00:05:30,868 Speaker 1: receiver and Carson Wentz willing them with Zach Ertz. But 113 00:05:30,948 --> 00:05:34,308 Speaker 1: I look at this Cowboys offensive line, and the Eagles 114 00:05:34,388 --> 00:05:37,228 Speaker 1: offensive line is better than the Cowboys offensive line in 115 00:05:37,268 --> 00:05:41,108 Speaker 1: a couple of different areas. But I can't understate the 116 00:05:41,228 --> 00:05:44,028 Speaker 1: impact that the Tyron Smith injury is having down in 117 00:05:44,068 --> 00:05:46,908 Speaker 1: Dallas already. Look, Tyron Smith has missed games the last 118 00:05:46,908 --> 00:05:48,588 Speaker 1: couple of years, so this is not new for him, 119 00:05:49,028 --> 00:05:51,628 Speaker 1: but it's always been three to four weeks back elbow 120 00:05:51,708 --> 00:05:56,068 Speaker 1: knee like. Having Tyron Smith out now totally changes up 121 00:05:56,068 --> 00:05:59,108 Speaker 1: the entire Cowboys offensive line. Tyler Smith, who you said, 122 00:05:59,148 --> 00:06:01,148 Speaker 1: who did they add this all? See? They added him 123 00:06:01,188 --> 00:06:02,908 Speaker 1: to be the future left tackle, but he has not 124 00:06:02,948 --> 00:06:05,148 Speaker 1: been playing left tackle. So look at what the Eagles 125 00:06:05,188 --> 00:06:07,428 Speaker 1: have right now at left tackle with Jordan Mailatta, with 126 00:06:07,508 --> 00:06:10,308 Speaker 1: Lane Johnson on the other side, They're stronger upfront and 127 00:06:10,508 --> 00:06:12,548 Speaker 1: we've got the number one rinked rushing offense with the 128 00:06:12,548 --> 00:06:15,028 Speaker 1: Eagles against the number one total offense against Cowboys. I 129 00:06:15,028 --> 00:06:16,908 Speaker 1: think this office line shake up is going to be 130 00:06:16,948 --> 00:06:18,788 Speaker 1: a big factor with the Cowboys and when they come 131 00:06:18,828 --> 00:06:20,628 Speaker 1: down to the stretch and when they need somebody to 132 00:06:20,628 --> 00:06:22,668 Speaker 1: step up, they don't have any depth right now at 133 00:06:22,668 --> 00:06:25,028 Speaker 1: the left tackle position and left card position. I will 134 00:06:25,068 --> 00:06:29,268 Speaker 1: find out. This is another just perfect seven a Dallas 135 00:06:29,268 --> 00:06:33,068 Speaker 1: Cowboys topic. Do they have the best roster? Who cares 136 00:06:33,308 --> 00:06:37,148 Speaker 1: like we're developing a coffee table book of just fluff nonsense? Cowboy? 137 00:06:37,188 --> 00:06:39,108 Speaker 1: Are they have power team right at top five? Do 138 00:06:39,228 --> 00:06:40,948 Speaker 1: they have a roster? And the answer I think, I 139 00:06:40,948 --> 00:06:43,948 Speaker 1: actually think they do have a better roster, so you're 140 00:06:43,948 --> 00:06:46,348 Speaker 1: engaging in the coffee table. I'm paid to be here. 141 00:06:46,548 --> 00:06:48,548 Speaker 1: I can't. I can't take every segment, broke some of them. 142 00:06:48,548 --> 00:06:51,028 Speaker 1: I have to answer. The Dallas Cowboys quarterback is better, 143 00:06:51,188 --> 00:06:54,508 Speaker 1: far more experience. Their coach is far more experienced. As 144 00:06:54,508 --> 00:06:57,148 Speaker 1: a super Bowl they have maybe the best overall player 145 00:06:57,148 --> 00:06:58,868 Speaker 1: on both teams and Michael Parsons, and they have a 146 00:06:58,948 --> 00:07:01,908 Speaker 1: running back who makes like almost eighteen million dollars this year, 147 00:07:01,908 --> 00:07:03,948 Speaker 1: who I think is maybe the eighteenth best running back 148 00:07:03,948 --> 00:07:06,788 Speaker 1: in the league. It should be Dallas, like they're there, 149 00:07:06,828 --> 00:07:09,308 Speaker 1: and yet Peter, I'm kind of with you, like there 150 00:07:09,348 --> 00:07:12,108 Speaker 1: seems to be a shifting of the tide right now. 151 00:07:12,188 --> 00:07:14,748 Speaker 1: There's a lot of heat on Philly and Dallas is 152 00:07:14,788 --> 00:07:18,148 Speaker 1: almost crickets, which I know they hate Dallas, Dallas, Dallas, 153 00:07:18,228 --> 00:07:20,428 Speaker 1: but they hosted a playoff game last year. Philadelphia was 154 00:07:20,468 --> 00:07:22,028 Speaker 1: in a playoff game last year too, with a brand 155 00:07:22,068 --> 00:07:23,708 Speaker 1: new head coach and a young quarterback, and they said no, 156 00:07:23,868 --> 00:07:26,748 Speaker 1: screw it. Where was the pounding of the table in 157 00:07:26,788 --> 00:07:28,988 Speaker 1: the off season to say no, not good enough, We're 158 00:07:29,028 --> 00:07:30,788 Speaker 1: gonna do this, We're gonna do that. They lost one 159 00:07:30,828 --> 00:07:33,028 Speaker 1: of their best linemen, and they traded Amari Cooper for nothing. 160 00:07:33,108 --> 00:07:34,588 Speaker 1: That was basically their off season, and then they got 161 00:07:34,588 --> 00:07:36,508 Speaker 1: a few rookies when maybe make a difference. I think 162 00:07:36,508 --> 00:07:38,708 Speaker 1: they got better players at the star position, But like 163 00:07:38,908 --> 00:07:41,188 Speaker 1: when don't they? They have for my entire adult life, 164 00:07:41,228 --> 00:07:43,428 Speaker 1: they have better players at the star position. It's very 165 00:07:43,508 --> 00:07:46,388 Speaker 1: Dallas Cowboys, good stars, but maybe there's more meat and 166 00:07:46,428 --> 00:07:49,028 Speaker 1: potatoes with Philly, and I don't think they did much either, Like, 167 00:07:49,028 --> 00:07:51,508 Speaker 1: what was the push that you made to get the 168 00:07:51,588 --> 00:07:54,548 Speaker 1: championship this year? What was the Oh my gosh, look 169 00:07:54,548 --> 00:07:57,148 Speaker 1: what the Jones boys did. They made a gangster move 170 00:07:57,148 --> 00:07:59,348 Speaker 1: and they brought in this They didn't really do anything. 171 00:07:59,628 --> 00:08:02,708 Speaker 1: How am I convinced they're like, oh wow, this Cowboys 172 00:08:02,708 --> 00:08:04,908 Speaker 1: team is different. That's my problem. It seems like fifty 173 00:08:04,908 --> 00:08:08,428 Speaker 1: other Cowboys teams after Tyren Smith's injury, besides Jerry Jones 174 00:08:08,428 --> 00:08:11,468 Speaker 1: trying to speak the playoffs into existence in August was 175 00:08:11,548 --> 00:08:14,708 Speaker 1: about as much as we saw. But I would rather 176 00:08:14,948 --> 00:08:18,508 Speaker 1: take the Eagles unknown than the known with the Dallas Cowboys. 177 00:08:18,508 --> 00:08:22,068 Speaker 1: And that's the in terms of upside across many positions, 178 00:08:22,108 --> 00:08:24,668 Speaker 1: and really the quarterback being the biggest issue for me 179 00:08:24,748 --> 00:08:27,228 Speaker 1: here are the biggest difference maker pound for pound roster 180 00:08:27,268 --> 00:08:29,788 Speaker 1: to roster, the Eagles are better, I think. I think 181 00:08:29,828 --> 00:08:31,668 Speaker 1: the Cowboys quarterback is better though, and that to me 182 00:08:31,708 --> 00:08:35,028 Speaker 1: is thearence maker. However, that being said, Jalen Hurts is 183 00:08:35,148 --> 00:08:37,628 Speaker 1: right to have a standout season in which he has 184 00:08:37,628 --> 00:08:40,548 Speaker 1: been growing, he's been developing. He can make the difference. 185 00:08:40,588 --> 00:08:42,908 Speaker 1: He can be the guy that changes my answer in 186 00:08:42,948 --> 00:08:45,628 Speaker 1: November if Jalen Hurts has had the season that I 187 00:08:45,668 --> 00:08:50,188 Speaker 1: anticipate him having. That be said, the additions that the 188 00:08:50,228 --> 00:08:53,428 Speaker 1: Eagles did make in the secondary this offseason I think 189 00:08:53,708 --> 00:08:56,508 Speaker 1: was purely triggered by what Dak Prescott did to the 190 00:08:56,508 --> 00:09:00,788 Speaker 1: Eagles last season forty two for fifty three, eight touchdowns 191 00:09:00,828 --> 00:09:03,988 Speaker 1: just against the Eagles. When you consider franchises and rivalries 192 00:09:03,988 --> 00:09:07,108 Speaker 1: and whatnot, Eagles, Cowboys, Hallie Roseman, what would keep him 193 00:09:07,188 --> 00:09:09,028 Speaker 1: up at night if the Cowboys just picked them apart? 194 00:09:09,148 --> 00:09:11,348 Speaker 1: So he goes out and he improves his secondary, and 195 00:09:11,348 --> 00:09:13,548 Speaker 1: so I do think I would rather take the Eagles 196 00:09:13,548 --> 00:09:16,388 Speaker 1: in this moment, especially considering the upside that Jalen Hurts 197 00:09:16,348 --> 00:09:20,028 Speaker 1: has been showing us. That last name there, Chauncey Gardner Johnson, 198 00:09:20,388 --> 00:09:23,548 Speaker 1: do a minute on CG unbelievable. All right, So if 199 00:09:23,548 --> 00:09:25,788 Speaker 1: you don't know how much about Chauncey Gardner Johnson, he 200 00:09:25,868 --> 00:09:27,828 Speaker 1: is a really good defensive back, but he is a 201 00:09:27,868 --> 00:09:30,988 Speaker 1: first ballot Hall of Fame agitator. Like he gets under 202 00:09:30,988 --> 00:09:34,388 Speaker 1: people's skins. Think of Courtland Finnigan years ago, who Jason 203 00:09:34,428 --> 00:09:38,028 Speaker 1: played with. He has forced multiple ejections, multiple people to 204 00:09:38,148 --> 00:09:40,588 Speaker 1: punch him. He got in Tom Brady's face. There's something 205 00:09:40,628 --> 00:09:43,148 Speaker 1: he has a real talent for that is irritating his hell. 206 00:09:43,628 --> 00:09:45,668 Speaker 1: And some of the reactions yesterday was like, oh my god, 207 00:09:45,708 --> 00:09:47,428 Speaker 1: this guy is so Philly it hurts. They're gonna love 208 00:09:47,508 --> 00:09:49,268 Speaker 1: him in Philly. I saw somebody say this is the 209 00:09:49,268 --> 00:09:52,668 Speaker 1: most Philadelphia athletes since Alan Iverson. This is a perfect fit. 210 00:09:53,148 --> 00:09:55,228 Speaker 1: And the first team they play, they play the Lions 211 00:09:55,268 --> 00:09:57,268 Speaker 1: first of all. Like he'll be chirping, not at the players, 212 00:09:57,308 --> 00:09:59,668 Speaker 1: They'll be chripping to Dan Campbell on the sideline. This 213 00:09:59,748 --> 00:10:02,548 Speaker 1: is what he does. He is all entertainment. CJ. Gardner 214 00:10:02,628 --> 00:10:04,628 Speaker 1: Johnson is going to get under people's skin. In lived 215 00:10:04,668 --> 00:10:06,068 Speaker 1: there in Philadelphia. In the Love and For he got 216 00:10:06,108 --> 00:10:07,708 Speaker 1: in a fight with Mike Thomas, his teammate. A couple 217 00:10:07,708 --> 00:10:09,388 Speaker 1: of years. Yeah, I think he lost the fight too. 218 00:10:09,388 --> 00:10:12,268 Speaker 1: I think he usually does, but he causes that's fine. 219 00:10:12,348 --> 00:10:15,148 Speaker 1: He fits it perfect with a double bird scenario that 220 00:10:15,188 --> 00:10:17,628 Speaker 1: you get from the Eagles. Yeah, absolutely, I think I 221 00:10:17,628 --> 00:10:20,428 Speaker 1: think it's a fit time for today's wake up Call, 222 00:10:20,548 --> 00:10:23,588 Speaker 1: presented by Hoverizon. It's Fantasy week here on NFL Network. 223 00:10:23,628 --> 00:10:25,948 Speaker 1: Let's take a coastal look at the position rankings on 224 00:10:25,988 --> 00:10:29,068 Speaker 1: Fantasy dot NFL dot com. We've discussed Hire Kill at 225 00:10:29,148 --> 00:10:32,228 Speaker 1: number nine amongst wideouts. There's a zuk Elliott. He landed 226 00:10:32,268 --> 00:10:35,228 Speaker 1: at seventeen for the running backs. But here's the top 227 00:10:35,268 --> 00:10:38,908 Speaker 1: ten quarterbacks. There's a name that's not in there. It's 228 00:10:38,988 --> 00:10:42,668 Speaker 1: kind of notable. It's the Raging MVP, and Aaron Rodgers 229 00:10:42,908 --> 00:10:46,988 Speaker 1: finds him at thirteenth. Is it insulting to Aaron Rodgers. 230 00:10:47,628 --> 00:10:49,228 Speaker 1: Let's not ask him because he would probably go on 231 00:10:49,268 --> 00:10:50,988 Speaker 1: and on about it, But is it insulting to have 232 00:10:51,028 --> 00:10:54,348 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers ranked at thirteenth best fantasy football quarterback as 233 00:10:54,348 --> 00:10:57,148 Speaker 1: you approach your drafts? I'm sure Aaron Rodgers is badly 234 00:10:57,188 --> 00:11:01,068 Speaker 1: insulted by those He really compartmentalizes the fantasy football portion 235 00:11:01,108 --> 00:11:03,028 Speaker 1: of his career. Peter I was mentioning this a lot 236 00:11:03,068 --> 00:11:04,988 Speaker 1: on Monday, weren't here. I had a draft last weekend, 237 00:11:05,028 --> 00:11:07,228 Speaker 1: and I kept bringing it up just because it's immediately relatable. 238 00:11:07,228 --> 00:11:10,188 Speaker 1: And I remember Rogers in our draft, just sitting there 239 00:11:10,428 --> 00:11:13,748 Speaker 1: round after round after round. And I don't think it's insulting. 240 00:11:13,828 --> 00:11:18,308 Speaker 1: I don't. It's fantasy. It is purely statistical regurgitation. And 241 00:11:18,628 --> 00:11:20,508 Speaker 1: you you were in this era now of like there's 242 00:11:20,508 --> 00:11:23,108 Speaker 1: some maniacs out there with stats and the Herbert types, 243 00:11:23,148 --> 00:11:25,508 Speaker 1: and then even like the Kyler Rogers isn't gonna give 244 00:11:25,508 --> 00:11:27,868 Speaker 1: you the rushing yards. He's not gonna have some seventeen 245 00:11:27,948 --> 00:11:31,748 Speaker 1: touchdown wide receiver, but you know he'll probably win thirteen games. 246 00:11:31,748 --> 00:11:34,228 Speaker 1: It's a different deal. So he's a guy who I'm like, 247 00:11:34,428 --> 00:11:36,388 Speaker 1: you take running backs and wide receiver, and you're like, 248 00:11:36,628 --> 00:11:38,228 Speaker 1: am I about to take Aaron Rodgers like in the 249 00:11:38,228 --> 00:11:39,948 Speaker 1: fifth round of the draft, the two time empafy. I 250 00:11:39,948 --> 00:11:41,988 Speaker 1: think I will, And yet I don't think he'll be 251 00:11:41,988 --> 00:11:43,908 Speaker 1: at the top of the list statistically. I've said this 252 00:11:43,948 --> 00:11:46,028 Speaker 1: for months now about the real football. I think they 253 00:11:46,028 --> 00:11:48,028 Speaker 1: are going to be a big time running team and 254 00:11:48,028 --> 00:11:49,668 Speaker 1: play a lot of defense. I think his stats will 255 00:11:49,668 --> 00:11:51,548 Speaker 1: be down, but his wins won't, So that's fantasy losses. 256 00:11:51,588 --> 00:11:53,148 Speaker 1: I think a lot of passes to the running backs, 257 00:11:53,148 --> 00:11:56,508 Speaker 1: Like yeah, like that's not huge forty yard games, that's 258 00:11:56,628 --> 00:11:58,628 Speaker 1: that's ten yards at a time. If I'm Derek Carr, 259 00:11:58,628 --> 00:12:01,228 Speaker 1: I'm like, I just got Davante Adams. I'm Kirk Cousins. 260 00:12:01,228 --> 00:12:03,508 Speaker 1: I know I do all these things stats. If you're 261 00:12:03,508 --> 00:12:06,388 Speaker 1: gonna get upset about fantasy football rankings, you gotta get 262 00:12:06,428 --> 00:12:08,668 Speaker 1: into another gig. Like, you can't be worried about this. 263 00:12:08,748 --> 00:12:11,788 Speaker 1: And I look at Rogers and what might trigger him, 264 00:12:11,788 --> 00:12:14,188 Speaker 1: and it might be being passed over by Alex Smith 265 00:12:14,188 --> 00:12:16,188 Speaker 1: and twenty four other players, or I look at Brady 266 00:12:16,228 --> 00:12:18,468 Speaker 1: who's not so high on this list. You can't let 267 00:12:18,548 --> 00:12:21,788 Speaker 1: fantasy rankings in August affect you. And I don't think 268 00:12:21,868 --> 00:12:24,948 Speaker 1: Rodgers is even letting this. No, you cannot be insulted. 269 00:12:25,028 --> 00:12:28,428 Speaker 1: This is strictly statistical. The two MVPs. That's your validation 270 00:12:28,468 --> 00:12:31,068 Speaker 1: if you need it. Yeah, listen, Aaron Rodgers can find 271 00:12:31,068 --> 00:12:33,708 Speaker 1: a slight and pretty much anything that anybody says these days, 272 00:12:33,708 --> 00:12:35,628 Speaker 1: and you're gonna air it out on Pat McAfee show 273 00:12:35,628 --> 00:12:37,068 Speaker 1: at some point. He's gonna talk about it. When I 274 00:12:37,108 --> 00:12:38,548 Speaker 1: look at that list that you just brought up to 275 00:12:39,028 --> 00:12:40,948 Speaker 1: the thing that I can't get over is people are 276 00:12:40,988 --> 00:12:43,628 Speaker 1: picking trade lance ahead of Aaron Rodgers and fantasy foot 277 00:12:44,268 --> 00:12:46,668 Speaker 1: in What world are you in right now? Like whatdy 278 00:12:46,708 --> 00:12:48,948 Speaker 1: Tripp are you on right now that you're doing that? 279 00:12:49,268 --> 00:12:51,748 Speaker 1: Like I got through footy in touchdowns two years ago? Yeah, 280 00:12:51,828 --> 00:12:54,508 Speaker 1: forty eight touchdowns? Look, I know Demante Adams is not 281 00:12:54,588 --> 00:12:56,588 Speaker 1: there a right, guess what in games where Devanta Adams 282 00:12:56,628 --> 00:12:58,468 Speaker 1: wasn't there, he was still pip throwing the pill, all right, 283 00:12:58,508 --> 00:13:00,548 Speaker 1: He's still gonna find a way to get thirty eight. 284 00:13:00,908 --> 00:13:04,628 Speaker 1: So I don't understand the disrespect for Aaron Rodgers fantasy football. Sure, 285 00:13:04,628 --> 00:13:06,148 Speaker 1: maybe people don't like to fight. He's got some young 286 00:13:06,228 --> 00:13:10,268 Speaker 1: quarterbacks or he doesn't run, but I mean Jalen Hurts. Look, 287 00:13:10,468 --> 00:13:12,468 Speaker 1: we don't know if he's gonna rush for ten rushing 288 00:13:12,508 --> 00:13:14,828 Speaker 1: touchdowns either, but yeah he's in top five. Like it's 289 00:13:14,868 --> 00:13:17,108 Speaker 1: definitely bizarre world out there, and you know a lot 290 00:13:17,108 --> 00:13:19,548 Speaker 1: of this look, fantasy football a lot of its kids. 291 00:13:19,708 --> 00:13:21,268 Speaker 1: Keep that in mind, right, I'm in a couple of 292 00:13:21,268 --> 00:13:23,228 Speaker 1: fathers sudden leagues right now, So there are kids are 293 00:13:23,628 --> 00:13:25,628 Speaker 1: kids they don't know any better. There's it's the popular 294 00:13:25,708 --> 00:13:29,828 Speaker 1: names and kind of theball, right, It's incredible. It's incredible. 295 00:13:29,908 --> 00:13:32,308 Speaker 1: The fantasy experts, for all their physical gifts and all 296 00:13:32,308 --> 00:13:35,268 Speaker 1: their physical talents, they can't see or hear. Apparently they 297 00:13:35,308 --> 00:13:37,748 Speaker 1: have no idea what they're doing. Did you watch a 298 00:13:37,748 --> 00:13:39,428 Speaker 1: game last year? I'm supposed to go around the table 299 00:13:39,548 --> 00:13:42,628 Speaker 1: or something. I'm just gonna be thereon Rodgers thirteen and 300 00:13:42,748 --> 00:13:45,228 Speaker 1: not like six? All right? Nine? No, you thought they 301 00:13:45,268 --> 00:13:48,708 Speaker 1: were twelve? Fantasy girl better than than the twelve on 302 00:13:48,748 --> 00:13:51,308 Speaker 1: the Packers? Never even mine three hundred and seventy yards. 303 00:13:51,468 --> 00:13:54,148 Speaker 1: What about a week before Moore touchdowns against the Vikings, 304 00:13:54,268 --> 00:13:58,228 Speaker 1: He's a fantasy Baker's dozen worse than other quarterbacks. I 305 00:13:58,268 --> 00:14:00,428 Speaker 1: get it. He analyzed talent differently. You don't want to 306 00:14:00,468 --> 00:14:01,948 Speaker 1: hear from other people and how you absist over for 307 00:14:01,948 --> 00:14:04,068 Speaker 1: the restaurants about but that, But can you see the 308 00:14:04,108 --> 00:14:06,548 Speaker 1: giant's on the seeing eye chart for the Sands for 309 00:14:06,828 --> 00:14:11,028 Speaker 1: error right now? Thirteen? Right? Not five? Not seven, thirteen, 310 00:14:11,308 --> 00:14:13,308 Speaker 1: not just out of the top thirty two, No number 311 00:14:13,308 --> 00:14:15,148 Speaker 1: thirty three put him at thirty three? Is it the 312 00:14:15,188 --> 00:14:20,988 Speaker 1: Australian rules football a question he put twenty four in Melbourne, Melbourne. 313 00:14:21,308 --> 00:14:23,508 Speaker 1: It's not the same guy. I know, there's two and Rodgers. 314 00:14:23,548 --> 00:14:26,188 Speaker 1: It gets confused. It doesn't get confused. Hackers quarterback and 315 00:14:26,268 --> 00:14:30,348 Speaker 1: you've got thirteen thirteen All right, fantasy experts, it's your's 316 00:14:30,388 --> 00:14:33,628 Speaker 1: awful and what are they doing? Right? It's take Brett 317 00:14:33,668 --> 00:14:35,228 Speaker 1: farm was ahead of what are you doing? I love 318 00:14:35,268 --> 00:14:38,028 Speaker 1: those guys. Hey more Good morning football coming up right 319 00:14:38,068 --> 00:14:53,308 Speaker 1: after this. Stick with us. All thirty two rosters got 320 00:14:53,348 --> 00:14:56,068 Speaker 1: cut down to fifty three players yesterday, but the big 321 00:14:56,148 --> 00:14:58,748 Speaker 1: news of the week came the day before. Actually, Jimmy 322 00:14:58,748 --> 00:15:01,228 Speaker 1: Garoppolo the forty nine Ers reached in agreement for a 323 00:15:01,268 --> 00:15:04,268 Speaker 1: contract restructuring that keeps him in San Francisco to be 324 00:15:04,428 --> 00:15:08,668 Speaker 1: Trey Lances backup for now. Kyle Shanahan spoke about this 325 00:15:08,708 --> 00:15:12,908 Speaker 1: move yesterday. This wasn't an option until I think Jimmy 326 00:15:12,948 --> 00:15:15,668 Speaker 1: saw all the other situations and once that final preseason 327 00:15:15,708 --> 00:15:17,668 Speaker 1: game ended. I'm glad that what he thought was the 328 00:15:17,668 --> 00:15:20,148 Speaker 1: best option for him was a great option for us. 329 00:15:20,308 --> 00:15:22,308 Speaker 1: We have a starting quarterback as a backup. The rest 330 00:15:22,348 --> 00:15:24,028 Speaker 1: of the league had a chance to get him, and 331 00:15:24,108 --> 00:15:26,948 Speaker 1: I'm just feel so fortunate that he's still here. In 332 00:15:26,988 --> 00:15:29,588 Speaker 1: that case, Trey and Jimmy have a great relationship. Trey 333 00:15:29,588 --> 00:15:31,828 Speaker 1: actually likes having Jimmy in the building, and Trey was 334 00:15:31,948 --> 00:15:33,948 Speaker 1: very grateful to how Jimmy was to him last year. 335 00:15:34,068 --> 00:15:36,668 Speaker 1: We feel very strongly from the two people that Jimmy 336 00:15:36,708 --> 00:15:38,748 Speaker 1: will give that back to trade this year. They'll do 337 00:15:38,828 --> 00:15:40,908 Speaker 1: for Trey what Jimmy did for him in the year before. 338 00:15:41,708 --> 00:15:43,988 Speaker 1: So Kach Shanahan has made it clear that Jimmy G 339 00:15:44,148 --> 00:15:46,668 Speaker 1: will be the number two quarterback on jep Tart up 340 00:15:46,668 --> 00:15:49,028 Speaker 1: from four earlier in the summer for Week one against 341 00:15:49,068 --> 00:15:51,188 Speaker 1: the Bears. Now that we have some clarity on the 342 00:15:51,228 --> 00:15:53,388 Speaker 1: situation out in the Bay Area, are we more or 343 00:15:53,508 --> 00:15:56,188 Speaker 1: less confident in Tree Lance as a starting quarterback than 344 00:15:56,268 --> 00:15:58,428 Speaker 1: you were before we found out about this Jimmy G 345 00:15:58,548 --> 00:16:00,428 Speaker 1: news and how it was announced. You can't help myself 346 00:16:00,428 --> 00:16:03,868 Speaker 1: a bit less. I liked the message from Shanahan strong, oh, 347 00:16:04,428 --> 00:16:06,508 Speaker 1: very aggressive, clearly trying to get the message out. This 348 00:16:06,548 --> 00:16:07,788 Speaker 1: is how we feel. And he's gonna have to be 349 00:16:07,828 --> 00:16:10,428 Speaker 1: like that a lot this season because inevitably there will 350 00:16:10,508 --> 00:16:13,148 Speaker 1: be some sort of hubbub and or controversy about who 351 00:16:13,148 --> 00:16:15,828 Speaker 1: should play. Unless you know Trey Lance is the next Mahomes, 352 00:16:15,828 --> 00:16:18,268 Speaker 1: we'll see this is I think bias decide. I'm not 353 00:16:18,308 --> 00:16:20,468 Speaker 1: with the forty nine ers organization. You watch this from 354 00:16:20,468 --> 00:16:22,908 Speaker 1: a from a thousand feet. It seemed to be, let's 355 00:16:22,948 --> 00:16:24,668 Speaker 1: try to trade Jimmy. We'll try to trade Jimmy. It's 356 00:16:24,668 --> 00:16:27,148 Speaker 1: trace team as trades team. Jimmy's hurt, it's complicated, and 357 00:16:27,148 --> 00:16:28,428 Speaker 1: no one's to trade for him. Or if we can't 358 00:16:28,428 --> 00:16:29,788 Speaker 1: trade him, then we'll cut him, will cut him, will 359 00:16:29,788 --> 00:16:32,708 Speaker 1: cut him. During which time, Trey Lance didn't look great 360 00:16:32,828 --> 00:16:35,388 Speaker 1: in the preseason. It didn't look great on the field. 361 00:16:35,588 --> 00:16:37,508 Speaker 1: I mean, it wasn't disastrous or I think, but it 362 00:16:37,548 --> 00:16:39,348 Speaker 1: was sloppy and it wasn't sharp. And you hear he's 363 00:16:39,428 --> 00:16:41,268 Speaker 1: up and down in camp, and so you go from 364 00:16:41,268 --> 00:16:43,428 Speaker 1: where you were gonna cut Jimmy're gonna cut Jimmy. There 365 00:16:43,468 --> 00:16:45,548 Speaker 1: was a conversation at one point in a conference room 366 00:16:45,588 --> 00:16:47,468 Speaker 1: in the San Francisco area where it's like, what if 367 00:16:47,468 --> 00:16:49,468 Speaker 1: we just go to Jimmy and just offer from this, 368 00:16:49,548 --> 00:16:51,068 Speaker 1: what if what if he would go for this, and 369 00:16:51,108 --> 00:16:53,188 Speaker 1: what if we could keep him because we might need him. 370 00:16:53,628 --> 00:16:57,188 Speaker 1: I can't believe that the Trays preseason had nothing to 371 00:16:57,268 --> 00:17:00,468 Speaker 1: do with Jimmy Garoppolo very strangely still being on the team. 372 00:17:00,548 --> 00:17:04,028 Speaker 1: It's very unconventional. So you go back to what Peter 373 00:17:04,028 --> 00:17:06,668 Speaker 1: brought up yesterday, the Patrick Mahomes Alex Smith. That it's 374 00:17:06,668 --> 00:17:08,868 Speaker 1: different because Oox Smith wasn't hurt, but like they traded 375 00:17:08,908 --> 00:17:11,428 Speaker 1: Alex Smith before the Super Bowl was even played that year. 376 00:17:11,428 --> 00:17:14,108 Speaker 1: They were like done, We're done. We love Mahomes, Will Mahomes, 377 00:17:14,108 --> 00:17:16,028 Speaker 1: and then Washington traded for him. I don't see that 378 00:17:16,108 --> 00:17:17,708 Speaker 1: kind of certainty. I don't think they have it. I 379 00:17:17,708 --> 00:17:19,068 Speaker 1: don't think they should have it. And I think it 380 00:17:19,148 --> 00:17:21,148 Speaker 1: became an option at some point that maybe we can 381 00:17:21,268 --> 00:17:24,148 Speaker 1: bring Jimmy back. And it's a little unconventional, but then 382 00:17:24,188 --> 00:17:25,548 Speaker 1: you go to your lineup, we feel like we have 383 00:17:25,548 --> 00:17:27,988 Speaker 1: a starting quarterback as a backup quarterback. It may leaves 384 00:17:27,988 --> 00:17:30,228 Speaker 1: me a little less confident. I think, if you love 385 00:17:30,348 --> 00:17:32,308 Speaker 1: Tray and you think Trays an all pro, let's get 386 00:17:32,388 --> 00:17:34,388 Speaker 1: Jimmy out of the building, let's play football. The fact 387 00:17:34,428 --> 00:17:35,788 Speaker 1: that they didn't, I think it shows their hand a 388 00:17:35,788 --> 00:17:38,148 Speaker 1: little bit. I do. I brought a situation up yesterday 389 00:17:38,188 --> 00:17:40,988 Speaker 1: and I did at haphazardly going deep into you know, 390 00:17:41,068 --> 00:17:44,668 Speaker 1: my resources of nineteen nineties football was like, let me 391 00:17:44,708 --> 00:17:46,708 Speaker 1: do a little more research on it. And this is 392 00:17:46,748 --> 00:17:48,828 Speaker 1: the situation I bring up. It was the nineteen ninety 393 00:17:48,908 --> 00:17:51,868 Speaker 1: nine Buffalo Bills, and I mentioned it. Doug Flutie was 394 00:17:51,908 --> 00:17:54,308 Speaker 1: coming off the CFL. Was this guy that they had 395 00:17:54,348 --> 00:17:57,108 Speaker 1: and the roster was a veteran that everyone loved, and 396 00:17:57,348 --> 00:18:01,348 Speaker 1: they had Rob Johnson as this young quarterback number eleven, 397 00:18:01,428 --> 00:18:05,068 Speaker 1: who was the strapping USC quarterback with the organization love. 398 00:18:05,668 --> 00:18:08,068 Speaker 1: Flutie gets in there. They win seven straight games and 399 00:18:08,188 --> 00:18:11,428 Speaker 1: they to the playoffs, and Flute was amazing, but Johnson 400 00:18:11,468 --> 00:18:13,628 Speaker 1: looked apart and Johnson was the guy that they made 401 00:18:13,628 --> 00:18:17,788 Speaker 1: the move for. Comes half jump passes like unorthodox, like 402 00:18:17,788 --> 00:18:20,988 Speaker 1: it looks hideous, and yet it's so cool. The playoffs come, 403 00:18:21,508 --> 00:18:25,468 Speaker 1: Rob Johnson gets to start, can't get it done. They're like, 404 00:18:25,508 --> 00:18:28,028 Speaker 1: and everyone's wondering, why didn't Flute play? Why didn't Flutie play? 405 00:18:28,068 --> 00:18:30,828 Speaker 1: They went to the guy that decided was the young quarterback. 406 00:18:31,988 --> 00:18:35,468 Speaker 1: Ronically enough talk about the researcher Rich Goldberg. It's like, 407 00:18:35,908 --> 00:18:38,548 Speaker 1: go back a couple of years later. Flute and Drew 408 00:18:38,588 --> 00:18:41,508 Speaker 1: Brees is one to watch too, Like they drafted Drew 409 00:18:41,548 --> 00:18:44,788 Speaker 1: Brees Breeze was there as a second round pick, but 410 00:18:44,868 --> 00:18:48,668 Speaker 1: like Flutie, one games and Breeze might not have been 411 00:18:48,668 --> 00:18:51,708 Speaker 1: ready yet, And it was when it mattered most in 412 00:18:51,788 --> 00:18:53,948 Speaker 1: this two thousand like it was it was gonna be 413 00:18:53,988 --> 00:18:58,068 Speaker 1: Flute at times because maybe Breeze wasn't all there yet 414 00:18:58,148 --> 00:19:00,468 Speaker 1: and it wasn't time to put him in, and Flutie 415 00:19:00,628 --> 00:19:02,988 Speaker 1: was the guy. I love those uniforms, you know, shout 416 00:19:02,988 --> 00:19:06,948 Speaker 1: out to Rochet Caldwell. There. It's this weird thing where 417 00:19:06,948 --> 00:19:08,668 Speaker 1: it's like, we drafted this guy, so we have to 418 00:19:08,668 --> 00:19:10,588 Speaker 1: find a way to get him on the field. Yet 419 00:19:10,668 --> 00:19:13,668 Speaker 1: there might be a veteran player in the building that 420 00:19:13,788 --> 00:19:16,668 Speaker 1: everyone kind of knows might be more capable of getting 421 00:19:16,668 --> 00:19:20,028 Speaker 1: the job done. Now, that's where this is fascinating. Is 422 00:19:20,028 --> 00:19:23,148 Speaker 1: my confidence less in Trey a little bit? Because if 423 00:19:23,188 --> 00:19:25,988 Speaker 1: they weren't threatened by this and they thought they then 424 00:19:26,068 --> 00:19:27,828 Speaker 1: just let Jimmy go, And you've let Jimmy had a 425 00:19:27,828 --> 00:19:29,468 Speaker 1: little bit like a backup plan. It seems like a 426 00:19:29,548 --> 00:19:32,148 Speaker 1: back which is fine, it's practicable. Yes and yesterday I 427 00:19:32,148 --> 00:19:34,508 Speaker 1: explained why this is good for Jimmy in a lot 428 00:19:34,508 --> 00:19:37,188 Speaker 1: of ways, that his free agency impact is going to 429 00:19:37,228 --> 00:19:39,188 Speaker 1: be different and he's gonna now he's got the new 430 00:19:39,268 --> 00:19:40,708 Speaker 1: trade clause, and he could pick where he wants go. 431 00:19:40,828 --> 00:19:42,868 Speaker 1: There's all sorts of things that help out Jimmy also 432 00:19:42,908 --> 00:19:44,748 Speaker 1: in this. It's a two way street. But gosh, I 433 00:19:44,788 --> 00:19:48,228 Speaker 1: don't wake up yesterday morning thinking Trey Lance is slam 434 00:19:48,308 --> 00:19:50,348 Speaker 1: dunked is the best situation ever because Jimmy was good 435 00:19:50,348 --> 00:19:52,028 Speaker 1: to him last year and their boys like, I don't 436 00:19:52,028 --> 00:19:53,308 Speaker 1: see it that though. It definitely feel it's like the 437 00:19:53,348 --> 00:19:55,108 Speaker 1: Ford de Niners are channeling their inner just go with 438 00:19:55,148 --> 00:19:57,748 Speaker 1: it right now, right just like, Hey, this isn't a plan. 439 00:19:57,828 --> 00:20:00,628 Speaker 1: We don't have this preconceived plan for how it's going 440 00:20:00,668 --> 00:20:02,628 Speaker 1: to happen. We're just going with it. Jimmy g is too. 441 00:20:02,668 --> 00:20:05,068 Speaker 1: The shoulder surgery and the injury aspect of I think 442 00:20:05,148 --> 00:20:07,828 Speaker 1: is what has thrown this whole thing off and changed everything. 443 00:20:07,908 --> 00:20:09,668 Speaker 1: It doesn't move the needle at all for me with 444 00:20:09,748 --> 00:20:11,908 Speaker 1: regards to Trade Lance. This has nothing to do with 445 00:20:11,948 --> 00:20:14,188 Speaker 1: the confidence of trade Lands. To me, I'm more confident 446 00:20:14,228 --> 00:20:16,388 Speaker 1: than forty nine ers now with Jimmy g there. If 447 00:20:16,388 --> 00:20:18,068 Speaker 1: they had traded him, if they had cut him and 448 00:20:18,108 --> 00:20:19,868 Speaker 1: he wasn't there now, I'd be a little worried. If 449 00:20:19,908 --> 00:20:22,468 Speaker 1: I'm a Niners fan, what happens if Trey lances right now? 450 00:20:22,508 --> 00:20:24,668 Speaker 1: What do we do? Guess what? Only one time since 451 00:20:24,748 --> 00:20:26,268 Speaker 1: Kyle has been in San franc have they had a 452 00:20:26,308 --> 00:20:28,348 Speaker 1: quarterback play the entire season. Just one time. It's the 453 00:20:28,388 --> 00:20:30,228 Speaker 1: first year with Jimmy G. They went thirteen and three. 454 00:20:30,268 --> 00:20:32,548 Speaker 1: Every year it's been hey, someone, he's someone's getting hurt. 455 00:20:32,548 --> 00:20:34,788 Speaker 1: So it happens in the NFL. Look at Zach Wilson 456 00:20:34,788 --> 00:20:37,028 Speaker 1: and Joe Flacco. You don't think they're ecstatic the fact 457 00:20:37,068 --> 00:20:38,948 Speaker 1: they have Joe Flacco there right now. If something happens 458 00:20:38,948 --> 00:20:40,908 Speaker 1: to Trey Lance and Jimmy G can step right in 459 00:20:40,948 --> 00:20:43,268 Speaker 1: and you don't skip a beat. They look like geniuses. 460 00:20:43,348 --> 00:20:45,828 Speaker 1: So to me, the confidence is in the forty nine 461 00:20:45,868 --> 00:20:47,668 Speaker 1: Ers are a better team right now because of Jimmy GI. 462 00:20:47,788 --> 00:20:49,628 Speaker 1: Kudos to him for staying there and saying, you know what, 463 00:20:49,628 --> 00:20:51,308 Speaker 1: I'm gonna help him out. I will say this too, 464 00:20:51,348 --> 00:20:53,628 Speaker 1: there's something about being a young quarterback and having a 465 00:20:53,708 --> 00:20:56,708 Speaker 1: veteran quarterback that you trust, that you know that you're 466 00:20:56,748 --> 00:20:58,628 Speaker 1: not worried about. Man, this guy is trying to undercut me. 467 00:20:58,788 --> 00:21:00,788 Speaker 1: You don't think he's that all threatened that they still 468 00:21:00,868 --> 00:21:03,228 Speaker 1: help think not one iota, and I think that's real. 469 00:21:03,228 --> 00:21:06,868 Speaker 1: That's a lot about it in quarterback competition situations where 470 00:21:06,868 --> 00:21:08,628 Speaker 1: it's not that case. All right. When I was at Cleveland, 471 00:21:08,668 --> 00:21:10,548 Speaker 1: Tim Couch, Kelly him, they got along, they were fined, 472 00:21:10,588 --> 00:21:12,788 Speaker 1: but they were both fighting and biting at the same apple, 473 00:21:12,868 --> 00:21:15,308 Speaker 1: and they rotated during the season. It was tough on everybody. 474 00:21:15,348 --> 00:21:16,668 Speaker 1: It was tough on the locker room because it's like, 475 00:21:16,708 --> 00:21:18,468 Speaker 1: all right, one week we're sitting with Tim Couch in 476 00:21:18,908 --> 00:21:20,308 Speaker 1: the keft here, and then the next week is Kelly 477 00:21:20,308 --> 00:21:21,748 Speaker 1: because you're just trying to go over the place. So 478 00:21:21,748 --> 00:21:24,068 Speaker 1: it was like this carouself, No, this is trades team. 479 00:21:24,228 --> 00:21:26,748 Speaker 1: Jimmy knows it. He just signed a contract that says 480 00:21:26,828 --> 00:21:29,108 Speaker 1: exactly that. And hey, look if you play, you get 481 00:21:29,148 --> 00:21:30,748 Speaker 1: a little extra dough. All right, we're throwing at a 482 00:21:30,788 --> 00:21:33,068 Speaker 1: little more change your way. But for Jimmy g I 483 00:21:33,108 --> 00:21:35,188 Speaker 1: think he understands where he's at and I think he's 484 00:21:35,188 --> 00:21:37,228 Speaker 1: comfortable and saying, look, you can bounce stuff off of 485 00:21:37,308 --> 00:21:38,548 Speaker 1: me and come back to me and say, hey, what 486 00:21:38,588 --> 00:21:40,508 Speaker 1: did you see on that play? Did you see that blitz? 487 00:21:40,548 --> 00:21:42,228 Speaker 1: Would you have done that? Would you have made that throw. 488 00:21:42,508 --> 00:21:44,188 Speaker 1: It's always great to have a sounding board or in 489 00:21:44,228 --> 00:21:47,468 Speaker 1: New York City newsstands still exists, right, yeah, you said 490 00:21:47,468 --> 00:21:49,948 Speaker 1: mispapers out here, Yeah right, not by an understand and 491 00:21:50,068 --> 00:21:52,388 Speaker 1: pick up like a Cosmopolitan if you will, And like 492 00:21:52,428 --> 00:21:54,788 Speaker 1: one of the catchy things on the cover is always 493 00:21:54,788 --> 00:21:57,748 Speaker 1: like five reasons why someone could be cheating on you. Yes, 494 00:21:57,988 --> 00:21:59,468 Speaker 1: And so you're like, oh, dang, I should flip to 495 00:21:59,468 --> 00:22:01,588 Speaker 1: page ad Knicks and see this list. And usually on 496 00:22:01,628 --> 00:22:04,068 Speaker 1: the list, it's like they try to over explain their 497 00:22:04,068 --> 00:22:06,668 Speaker 1: behavior vier like I just need Kyle Shanahan to like 498 00:22:06,868 --> 00:22:09,628 Speaker 1: stop trying to explain this away. So we think that 499 00:22:09,708 --> 00:22:11,588 Speaker 1: you believe that Trey Lance is a guy, it's too 500 00:22:11,628 --> 00:22:14,388 Speaker 1: many words. All summer, it's too many words. It's like, 501 00:22:14,428 --> 00:22:16,428 Speaker 1: we didn't need to know that you viewed him as 502 00:22:16,428 --> 00:22:19,268 Speaker 1: the Jimmy Garoppolo as the fourth quarterback on your depth chart. 503 00:22:19,308 --> 00:22:21,308 Speaker 1: We didn't need to know the actual intricacies of the 504 00:22:21,308 --> 00:22:23,668 Speaker 1: fact that, like, Jimmy Garoppolo is practicing, but he's way 505 00:22:23,708 --> 00:22:26,148 Speaker 1: over there. He is nowhere near us. Trey Lance is 506 00:22:26,148 --> 00:22:27,668 Speaker 1: the one, he's our guy, and then he goes on. 507 00:22:27,748 --> 00:22:29,908 Speaker 1: Yesterday I felt better, I felt more confident in this 508 00:22:29,948 --> 00:22:32,428 Speaker 1: Tray Lance situation. Before I read this clip, he's bringing 509 00:22:32,468 --> 00:22:35,428 Speaker 1: up questions that we didn't even have until the head 510 00:22:35,428 --> 00:22:39,348 Speaker 1: coach talks about the situation. To me, it's it's mildly 511 00:22:39,388 --> 00:22:42,148 Speaker 1: alarming that, like, what are you trying to say? What 512 00:22:42,228 --> 00:22:45,468 Speaker 1: are you trying to speak into existence before we actually 513 00:22:45,508 --> 00:22:47,868 Speaker 1: see the forty nine ers More than anybody else, more 514 00:22:47,908 --> 00:22:51,148 Speaker 1: than Kyle Brandt need football to start like tomorrow, So 515 00:22:51,428 --> 00:22:54,028 Speaker 1: Trey Lance can just show us what's up, and Kyle 516 00:22:54,028 --> 00:22:57,108 Speaker 1: Shanahan can just stop speaking what ifs into the universe 517 00:22:57,108 --> 00:22:59,868 Speaker 1: because frankly, from the preseason, like Kyle said, we didn't 518 00:22:59,868 --> 00:23:01,508 Speaker 1: see exactly what we would have want to do to 519 00:23:01,548 --> 00:23:03,428 Speaker 1: make us as it, shut up and stop talking about 520 00:23:03,468 --> 00:23:06,228 Speaker 1: Jimmy Garoppolo. There is still the what if? And like 521 00:23:06,308 --> 00:23:08,268 Speaker 1: Kyle Chanahan, what are you trying to say? Man, with 522 00:23:08,308 --> 00:23:10,628 Speaker 1: all your words, what are you trying to tell us? Yeah, 523 00:23:10,668 --> 00:23:13,388 Speaker 1: it is it that me thinks thou doth protest too much? Yes, 524 00:23:13,388 --> 00:23:15,548 Speaker 1: he is very coming out, very strong, and this is 525 00:23:15,548 --> 00:23:17,548 Speaker 1: how it is. And we have this and this let 526 00:23:17,628 --> 00:23:20,428 Speaker 1: me ask you real quick, Sean, Jimmy garfilos a sea 527 00:23:20,428 --> 00:23:22,988 Speaker 1: on his jerseys the captain is that now stripped from him, Like, 528 00:23:22,988 --> 00:23:26,468 Speaker 1: how does that work? Like, is he no longer the captain? Yeah, 529 00:23:26,468 --> 00:23:28,348 Speaker 1: because if the players vote for it, which they should, 530 00:23:28,388 --> 00:23:30,788 Speaker 1: they would vote Trey Lance over Jimmy because he's the starters. 531 00:23:31,788 --> 00:23:35,148 Speaker 1: So yesterday was a tough day across the league. A 532 00:23:35,148 --> 00:23:38,428 Speaker 1: lot of hard conversations went on, tough decisions that had 533 00:23:38,428 --> 00:23:40,908 Speaker 1: to be made, and they the teams had a narrow 534 00:23:40,908 --> 00:23:43,428 Speaker 1: down their rosters to fifty three. Here's a look at 535 00:23:43,508 --> 00:23:45,748 Speaker 1: some notable players who were let go. You know, the 536 00:23:45,788 --> 00:23:46,988 Speaker 1: one that stood out, I think to a lot of 537 00:23:46,988 --> 00:23:51,148 Speaker 1: people was Alex Leatherwood from Las Vegas. Course, of course, 538 00:23:51,228 --> 00:23:53,748 Speaker 1: the Browns are working through their quarterback situations. They'll be 539 00:23:53,748 --> 00:23:56,148 Speaker 1: without Josh Rose and the Vikings made a trade to 540 00:23:56,148 --> 00:23:59,348 Speaker 1: get Sean Mannion there, so they released Kellen Mond. But 541 00:24:00,228 --> 00:24:03,148 Speaker 1: this list, and amongst many other guys, what stood out 542 00:24:03,188 --> 00:24:05,988 Speaker 1: to you about all all the cuts that were made yesterday. 543 00:24:06,268 --> 00:24:09,188 Speaker 1: I mean, listen, the draft is hard. The Josh Rossen 544 00:24:09,268 --> 00:24:11,028 Speaker 1: thing is so fascinating to me ab how many teams 545 00:24:11,028 --> 00:24:12,468 Speaker 1: he's been on, and he was the most pro ready 546 00:24:12,508 --> 00:24:14,988 Speaker 1: quarterback in that draft with Lamar and Josh Allen all 547 00:24:15,028 --> 00:24:18,668 Speaker 1: but the Alex Leatherwood thing is is unbelievable. So understand, 548 00:24:19,028 --> 00:24:21,708 Speaker 1: this is a guy they just cut this tackle who 549 00:24:21,788 --> 00:24:25,868 Speaker 1: was the seventeenth overall pick last year. I've never heard 550 00:24:25,908 --> 00:24:29,708 Speaker 1: of that. And listen, he played eighteen games last year. 551 00:24:29,748 --> 00:24:31,548 Speaker 1: He was out there in a playoff game against the 552 00:24:31,548 --> 00:24:34,228 Speaker 1: AFC champion Bengals, and he gave up sacks and stuff, 553 00:24:34,228 --> 00:24:35,828 Speaker 1: and he didn't play well, and he moved to guard 554 00:24:35,828 --> 00:24:38,628 Speaker 1: and tackling and he didn't play great. But I mean 555 00:24:38,628 --> 00:24:42,748 Speaker 1: to cut the seventeenth overall pick after one year in 556 00:24:42,788 --> 00:24:44,828 Speaker 1: which he started eighteen games is unheard of. I don't 557 00:24:44,828 --> 00:24:47,228 Speaker 1: know if it's ever happened in NFL history. And I 558 00:24:47,268 --> 00:24:50,428 Speaker 1: honestly I almost credit the Raiders and Derek harr In 559 00:24:50,428 --> 00:24:52,828 Speaker 1: in a way Rich Basaccia and not what Josh McDonalds 560 00:24:52,868 --> 00:24:54,428 Speaker 1: is doing, because if these draft picks in the last 561 00:24:54,428 --> 00:24:57,468 Speaker 1: three years have not panned out, the best ones are 562 00:24:57,468 --> 00:24:59,428 Speaker 1: the ones who are guys who haven't had their option 563 00:24:59,508 --> 00:25:01,588 Speaker 1: picked up and the Josh Jacobs types, and those are fine, 564 00:25:01,868 --> 00:25:05,068 Speaker 1: but just some real almost his story, racal whiffs. And 565 00:25:05,108 --> 00:25:06,868 Speaker 1: yet they're still a really good team. They still were 566 00:25:06,868 --> 00:25:08,508 Speaker 1: in the playoffs last year, So I try to spend 567 00:25:08,508 --> 00:25:10,308 Speaker 1: positive on them. We don't embrace any of this. It's 568 00:25:10,308 --> 00:25:12,628 Speaker 1: a really interesting diconomy with the Raiders because they wiff 569 00:25:12,668 --> 00:25:14,108 Speaker 1: on all these first round picks with then they get 570 00:25:14,108 --> 00:25:16,908 Speaker 1: like Hunter Revenfro in the fifth or like Max Crosby 571 00:25:16,908 --> 00:25:18,188 Speaker 1: in the fourth, and you're like, so are they good 572 00:25:18,188 --> 00:25:20,188 Speaker 1: at drafting or they just terrible in the first round 573 00:25:20,228 --> 00:25:22,588 Speaker 1: and doesn't It's a new regime. And that's where I'm 574 00:25:22,628 --> 00:25:24,508 Speaker 1: going too. With the Vikings. They've got a new GM 575 00:25:24,508 --> 00:25:26,108 Speaker 1: and a new head coach and they're basically like, let's 576 00:25:26,228 --> 00:25:28,508 Speaker 1: look at last year's draft and they cut three different 577 00:25:28,508 --> 00:25:31,228 Speaker 1: players taken to the top one hundred last year, the 578 00:25:31,308 --> 00:25:33,948 Speaker 1: same kind of thing. Kellen Mond was the sixty sixth 579 00:25:33,948 --> 00:25:37,108 Speaker 1: overall pick, they cut them. Chaz Serat was a seventy 580 00:25:37,148 --> 00:25:40,348 Speaker 1: eighth overall pick, they cut them, Hyatt Davis eighty six 581 00:25:40,388 --> 00:25:42,428 Speaker 1: overall pick. It's not easy to do this. I mean, 582 00:25:42,468 --> 00:25:45,068 Speaker 1: this is to cut guys who are Day two picks 583 00:25:45,348 --> 00:25:47,908 Speaker 1: the following year. To your point about Alex Leather where 584 00:25:47,948 --> 00:25:51,388 Speaker 1: the Vikings, I almost credit Quesca do Sementa what they're 585 00:25:51,428 --> 00:25:54,428 Speaker 1: doing because it's like, I gotta be honest, we respect 586 00:25:54,468 --> 00:25:57,308 Speaker 1: these players, were respect the pass regime they're just not 587 00:25:57,548 --> 00:26:00,148 Speaker 1: right for us right now. And to make that decision 588 00:26:00,268 --> 00:26:02,548 Speaker 1: is so hard. It's embarrassing for the young man, it's 589 00:26:02,628 --> 00:26:05,268 Speaker 1: embarrassing for the pass regime. But after you do it, it 590 00:26:05,188 --> 00:26:07,068 Speaker 1: it probably feels so good, the relief of all right, 591 00:26:07,108 --> 00:26:09,028 Speaker 1: at least I know I've got my guys in here 592 00:26:09,068 --> 00:26:12,148 Speaker 1: and the vikings there. They are not shying away from 593 00:26:12,148 --> 00:26:14,828 Speaker 1: making some tough decisions and ridding themselves or some of 594 00:26:14,828 --> 00:26:17,988 Speaker 1: that Spielman Zimmer era. What's so bitter emphasis on bitter 595 00:26:18,028 --> 00:26:19,948 Speaker 1: or bitter sweet about seeing a list like that is 596 00:26:20,068 --> 00:26:21,908 Speaker 1: guys are getting cut, Teams are moving on from them 597 00:26:21,948 --> 00:26:24,108 Speaker 1: because they have found a better solution, one that might 598 00:26:24,188 --> 00:26:27,268 Speaker 1: fit the current GM or coach that's there, or just 599 00:26:27,308 --> 00:26:29,308 Speaker 1: where the direction of the team is going. So when 600 00:26:29,308 --> 00:26:31,788 Speaker 1: I saw Marlon Mack get cut, who is essentially a 601 00:26:31,828 --> 00:26:35,028 Speaker 1: guaranteed thousand yard rusher for some teams that he's on, 602 00:26:35,668 --> 00:26:39,228 Speaker 1: Damian Pierce what he showed the Texans in preseason, to me, 603 00:26:39,268 --> 00:26:41,588 Speaker 1: it's it marks the beginning of the Damian Pierce era. 604 00:26:41,788 --> 00:26:45,948 Speaker 1: Because Marlon Mack is good, he's proven. He's not guaranteed, 605 00:26:45,948 --> 00:26:49,828 Speaker 1: I really do take, but he's a proven rusher, and 606 00:26:50,228 --> 00:26:53,628 Speaker 1: I think That tells you what the Texans think about 607 00:26:53,708 --> 00:26:55,748 Speaker 1: Damian Pierce coming out of the back room for this team. 608 00:26:55,828 --> 00:26:57,748 Speaker 1: But again, it's hard. You got to move on from 609 00:26:57,748 --> 00:27:00,548 Speaker 1: a guy like that, and that it becomes, you know, 610 00:27:00,748 --> 00:27:03,948 Speaker 1: fascinating to see what they obviously they can expect from 611 00:27:04,028 --> 00:27:06,668 Speaker 1: Damie here is. It's fantastic. I'm excited for him to 612 00:27:06,668 --> 00:27:09,148 Speaker 1: get a shot running back one with no question now. Yeah, 613 00:27:09,188 --> 00:27:11,588 Speaker 1: Marlon Mack was a surprised Sony Michelle. He was leading 614 00:27:11,628 --> 00:27:13,228 Speaker 1: rushing for the Rams last year. That was a surprise 615 00:27:13,428 --> 00:27:15,188 Speaker 1: when I look at at what the Buffalo Bills did. 616 00:27:15,268 --> 00:27:17,828 Speaker 1: Like Oj Howard, to me, getting released was a surprise 617 00:27:17,908 --> 00:27:19,668 Speaker 1: for a couple of reasons. I thought when he signed 618 00:27:19,668 --> 00:27:21,708 Speaker 1: with the Bills, I'm like, this is perfect, another big 619 00:27:21,748 --> 00:27:24,428 Speaker 1: target for Josh Allen. Here we go. He's been phenomenal 620 00:27:24,508 --> 00:27:26,748 Speaker 1: with his blocking. I'm looking at this saying, hey, Oji Howard, 621 00:27:26,828 --> 00:27:28,748 Speaker 1: this is gonna be a great fit for the Buffle Bills. Nope. Cut. 622 00:27:28,988 --> 00:27:31,268 Speaker 1: And not only is he cut, but they are paying 623 00:27:31,348 --> 00:27:33,468 Speaker 1: him to not play. That's how good the Bills are 624 00:27:33,548 --> 00:27:35,348 Speaker 1: right now, Kyle, you should feel pretty good right now. 625 00:27:35,428 --> 00:27:37,508 Speaker 1: They're willing to pay this guy three million dollars to 626 00:27:37,548 --> 00:27:40,148 Speaker 1: not be on the team because they're that good, They're 627 00:27:40,148 --> 00:27:42,468 Speaker 1: that loaded. So I was a little bit surprised on 628 00:27:42,508 --> 00:27:45,228 Speaker 1: that one. And look, Ian Rapchie supports all over it. 629 00:27:46,068 --> 00:27:51,068 Speaker 1: Do you want me to read it? Yeah? I went 630 00:27:51,068 --> 00:27:53,268 Speaker 1: too long on the on the disco of the you're good. 631 00:27:55,228 --> 00:27:57,348 Speaker 1: That would be an interesting fit in terms of what 632 00:27:57,388 --> 00:28:00,148 Speaker 1: the Bengals are trying to accomplish, especially with Joe Burrow. 633 00:28:00,188 --> 00:28:02,228 Speaker 1: Another weapon for Joe burda throw too, all right, So 634 00:28:02,268 --> 00:28:06,028 Speaker 1: Peter Straeker, because he remains aware of all these guys 635 00:28:06,028 --> 00:28:07,708 Speaker 1: that are kind of right on the cuff there all 636 00:28:07,748 --> 00:28:09,428 Speaker 1: for preseason, he has to take a chance on me 637 00:28:09,548 --> 00:28:11,948 Speaker 1: team from earlier in trading camp. So Peter walk us 638 00:28:11,948 --> 00:28:14,548 Speaker 1: through kind of the setup and then what has unfolded 639 00:28:14,548 --> 00:28:16,548 Speaker 1: for some of these days. If everyone two weeks ago 640 00:28:16,628 --> 00:28:19,868 Speaker 1: ten players to root for this preseason who are trying 641 00:28:19,868 --> 00:28:22,388 Speaker 1: to make teams, and there are some surprises. I thought 642 00:28:22,428 --> 00:28:24,948 Speaker 1: for sure Tony Jefferson would make it in Baltimore, but 643 00:28:25,028 --> 00:28:27,428 Speaker 1: it was just a loaded room. He's coming back from 644 00:28:27,508 --> 00:28:30,988 Speaker 1: four knee surgeries and try to play in his Kendall 645 00:28:31,068 --> 00:28:33,148 Speaker 1: Hitton the story we love. The COVID quarterback for the 646 00:28:33,148 --> 00:28:35,468 Speaker 1: bron did not make it. But gosh, how happy are 647 00:28:35,508 --> 00:28:38,948 Speaker 1: we for guys like Bernie Jared Bernhardt, the lacrosse superstar 648 00:28:38,988 --> 00:28:42,788 Speaker 1: who's making the Atlanta Falcons roster and Tonio Hamilton finally 649 00:28:42,868 --> 00:28:45,668 Speaker 1: going to be the man day one for an NFL team. 650 00:28:45,708 --> 00:28:47,508 Speaker 1: And we go down these lists. Six of the ten 651 00:28:47,548 --> 00:28:49,268 Speaker 1: guys that are like root for these stories, here are 652 00:28:49,268 --> 00:28:51,788 Speaker 1: stories to rally around, made it. But four of them didn't. 653 00:28:51,788 --> 00:28:54,068 Speaker 1: And that's the NFL. That's actual reality. I don't make 654 00:28:54,108 --> 00:28:57,788 Speaker 1: this happen. Josh Johnson, thirty six years old, fourteenth professional 655 00:28:57,788 --> 00:29:00,468 Speaker 1: team looked like a reliable backup option for Russell. Wilson 656 00:29:00,668 --> 00:29:05,188 Speaker 1: was cut just like the undrafted guy Obena in Detroit, 657 00:29:05,628 --> 00:29:08,348 Speaker 1: the same fate. And that's just what it is. And Sean, 658 00:29:08,548 --> 00:29:10,628 Speaker 1: you've been there in the locker rooms. It's never easy 659 00:29:10,708 --> 00:29:13,028 Speaker 1: that morning because it could be veterans, it could be rookies, 660 00:29:13,028 --> 00:29:14,588 Speaker 1: and it could be guys that you least expect no 661 00:29:14,628 --> 00:29:16,508 Speaker 1: longer with you the following day. Yeah, cut day is 662 00:29:16,508 --> 00:29:20,108 Speaker 1: always tough on everybody. And really, even if you don't 663 00:29:20,108 --> 00:29:22,028 Speaker 1: get cut like that first day, I had a couple 664 00:29:22,068 --> 00:29:23,948 Speaker 1: of guys myself included, they were like, oh man, hey, 665 00:29:23,948 --> 00:29:25,388 Speaker 1: we made the team, and they're like, no, no no, arre's 666 00:29:25,428 --> 00:29:27,068 Speaker 1: still another cut day, like they could pick somebody else 667 00:29:27,148 --> 00:29:28,988 Speaker 1: up from another team. You think you're on the team 668 00:29:28,988 --> 00:29:30,988 Speaker 1: because you made it through that day at four o'clock. 669 00:29:31,028 --> 00:29:32,588 Speaker 1: If nobody has coming to you to tell your release, 670 00:29:32,668 --> 00:29:34,308 Speaker 1: you think you're good. I think there's one name on 671 00:29:34,308 --> 00:29:36,148 Speaker 1: that list that jumps out of the Isaiah pa Chaco. 672 00:29:36,348 --> 00:29:38,468 Speaker 1: All right. I've known as kids since he was at Rutgers. 673 00:29:38,668 --> 00:29:41,148 Speaker 1: This kid was an unbelievable talent coming out of high school. 674 00:29:41,668 --> 00:29:43,628 Speaker 1: Blew everybody away to combine with four three. But his 675 00:29:43,708 --> 00:29:45,788 Speaker 1: nick name is Pop because and that's the way he plays, 676 00:29:45,828 --> 00:29:48,388 Speaker 1: that's what he brings. And they were raving about him 677 00:29:48,388 --> 00:29:50,988 Speaker 1: in trading camp about how alive his legs are. But man, 678 00:29:51,028 --> 00:29:53,548 Speaker 1: when you watch him with the football, he is just electric. 679 00:29:53,748 --> 00:29:56,748 Speaker 1: I can't wait to see how Andy reuses him. He's 680 00:29:56,788 --> 00:29:58,628 Speaker 1: got good hands too. And another name. I know he 681 00:29:58,668 --> 00:30:00,828 Speaker 1: wasn't on this partulial list, but you did want us 682 00:30:00,828 --> 00:30:02,548 Speaker 1: to remain aware of him as at Lancement Cutch in 683 00:30:02,748 --> 00:30:04,988 Speaker 1: LA and in that clip that he sent out which 684 00:30:05,028 --> 00:30:06,828 Speaker 1: I think he was miked up in the preseason game 685 00:30:06,828 --> 00:30:08,548 Speaker 1: and he just I think he was talking to himself 686 00:30:08,628 --> 00:30:09,908 Speaker 1: or really he was talking to his mom and just 687 00:30:09,908 --> 00:30:12,068 Speaker 1: being like, MoMA, I'm trying to make it, and then 688 00:30:12,108 --> 00:30:17,348 Speaker 1: he did. It's fantastic, all right? Which quarterback situation are 689 00:30:17,388 --> 00:30:20,308 Speaker 1: we watching the closest? As Week one approaches. We're gonna 690 00:30:20,308 --> 00:30:22,148 Speaker 1: break it all down after the break because there are 691 00:30:22,188 --> 00:30:42,428 Speaker 1: a lot of options to pick from all around the league. 692 00:30:42,468 --> 00:30:46,228 Speaker 1: There are a ton of different fascinating quarterback situations heading 693 00:30:46,268 --> 00:30:49,668 Speaker 1: into this regular season in the Week one, So which 694 00:30:49,748 --> 00:30:52,548 Speaker 1: is the one that draws our eyes? I gotta go there. 695 00:30:52,588 --> 00:30:54,188 Speaker 1: I'm going right back to the Bay and I just 696 00:30:54,188 --> 00:30:56,348 Speaker 1: I'm fascinating to have it plays out because the Niners 697 00:30:56,348 --> 00:30:58,228 Speaker 1: are so good. The Niners are so good. Then to 698 00:30:58,228 --> 00:31:00,548 Speaker 1: the NACY Championship game last year. They were up ten 699 00:31:00,588 --> 00:31:03,188 Speaker 1: in the fourth quarter, which Immy Garoppo a quarterback and 700 00:31:03,508 --> 00:31:05,348 Speaker 1: they anointed and I kind of did it and said, 701 00:31:05,348 --> 00:31:07,988 Speaker 1: we're not worried about it's Trey Lance's team. Trailers didn't 702 00:31:07,988 --> 00:31:10,588 Speaker 1: beat out Jimmy Garoppolo for this job through practice or 703 00:31:10,628 --> 00:31:12,628 Speaker 1: through some one on one battle. He was handed this 704 00:31:12,748 --> 00:31:14,908 Speaker 1: job because it was time to pass that torch on. 705 00:31:14,988 --> 00:31:17,548 Speaker 1: And yet Garoppolo remains. I could I could talk about 706 00:31:17,588 --> 00:31:20,628 Speaker 1: the psychology of that quarterback room for days because I 707 00:31:20,628 --> 00:31:23,708 Speaker 1: am so fascinating what happens as the season progresses. There's 708 00:31:23,748 --> 00:31:27,028 Speaker 1: another game in week one that's got my eye, and 709 00:31:27,188 --> 00:31:30,108 Speaker 1: I'm really fascinated. You've already alluded to it on the 710 00:31:30,148 --> 00:31:32,428 Speaker 1: show earlier on Russell Wilson. How many times we get 711 00:31:32,428 --> 00:31:36,748 Speaker 1: hear him say, let's ride Russell Wilson going back to Seattle, 712 00:31:36,908 --> 00:31:39,028 Speaker 1: all right, where he was a king. He was godlike 713 00:31:39,028 --> 00:31:40,908 Speaker 1: out there, and he's on his new team now, and 714 00:31:40,908 --> 00:31:43,108 Speaker 1: I guess who's going up against Gino Smith. Here's all 715 00:31:43,108 --> 00:31:45,548 Speaker 1: I'm saying. History has shown us that quarterbacks can get 716 00:31:45,588 --> 00:31:48,588 Speaker 1: traded to the team don't fare very well in week one. 717 00:31:49,108 --> 00:31:51,628 Speaker 1: And here's some of the background. Who are Sam Bratt 718 00:31:51,628 --> 00:31:53,348 Speaker 1: for trade of the Eagles? Are he loses first game, 719 00:31:53,468 --> 00:31:55,908 Speaker 1: throws an interception, throws a touch off, fine, Donald McNabb 720 00:31:56,308 --> 00:31:59,348 Speaker 1: not one touchdown, Jay Color four picks in his first 721 00:31:59,388 --> 00:32:03,748 Speaker 1: game after being traded. So here's what fascinates me. Can 722 00:32:03,788 --> 00:32:06,948 Speaker 1: you just like everything's been positive about Russell Wilson says 723 00:32:06,988 --> 00:32:09,348 Speaker 1: he got to Denver and really after you know for 724 00:32:09,468 --> 00:32:12,508 Speaker 1: years it's been that way. He's radiates positivity. But what 725 00:32:12,588 --> 00:32:15,028 Speaker 1: if he doesn't win. What if he goes back to 726 00:32:15,148 --> 00:32:18,188 Speaker 1: luwin Field with his new league field and they just 727 00:32:18,268 --> 00:32:21,068 Speaker 1: traded everybody. We traded Drew Locke and no Offense and 728 00:32:21,988 --> 00:32:24,868 Speaker 1: Shelby Harris, We trade all these guys for you, And 729 00:32:24,908 --> 00:32:28,388 Speaker 1: what if he loses to Geno Smith? Right? How is 730 00:32:28,388 --> 00:32:30,588 Speaker 1: that flight home going to be for the Denver Broncos? 731 00:32:30,628 --> 00:32:32,868 Speaker 1: How do you how is that new ownership feeling about 732 00:32:32,868 --> 00:32:36,948 Speaker 1: their new toy, dangerous Wilson right now? Look, we don't 733 00:32:36,948 --> 00:32:38,068 Speaker 1: know what he's gonna look like. We don't know what 734 00:32:38,108 --> 00:32:40,428 Speaker 1: this office is gonna look like with him. I think 735 00:32:40,588 --> 00:32:43,748 Speaker 1: with Seattle, we know one thing. With Geno a quarterback, 736 00:32:43,788 --> 00:32:45,908 Speaker 1: they are going to run the football. Are you better 737 00:32:45,948 --> 00:32:48,228 Speaker 1: be in for it. They're gonna be physical. Pete Carroll's 738 00:32:48,228 --> 00:32:51,348 Speaker 1: reinventing himself and his team as we speak. This is 739 00:32:51,908 --> 00:32:54,068 Speaker 1: this is curious, and it's Sunday night football. So yeah, 740 00:32:54,148 --> 00:32:56,148 Speaker 1: we're all watching, We're all locked in, we're tuned in. 741 00:32:56,228 --> 00:32:58,588 Speaker 1: A month ago, six weeks ago, I would agree with 742 00:32:58,628 --> 00:33:01,468 Speaker 1: you and our guy Mike North, the NFL schedules are 743 00:33:01,548 --> 00:33:04,588 Speaker 1: gave us this incredible presence of seeing Russell Wilson turn 744 00:33:04,628 --> 00:33:06,308 Speaker 1: home in a week one and I've only he had 745 00:33:06,348 --> 00:33:08,108 Speaker 1: known back then, you know what I should do, Brown's 746 00:33:08,228 --> 00:33:10,348 Speaker 1: Panthers should be the Sunday night game. I just got 747 00:33:10,348 --> 00:33:12,588 Speaker 1: a feeling about that. As the game ever been flexed 748 00:33:12,588 --> 00:33:15,028 Speaker 1: in week one? Can we get Baker versus the Browns 749 00:33:15,108 --> 00:33:18,028 Speaker 1: already flexed into Week one? This is the one for me, 750 00:33:18,108 --> 00:33:21,028 Speaker 1: It's already I said this. It's Shakespearean, this idea that 751 00:33:21,268 --> 00:33:24,708 Speaker 1: just by coincidence, Baker's new team goes against his old 752 00:33:24,708 --> 00:33:27,868 Speaker 1: team in the first game with Deshaun Watson not in 753 00:33:27,908 --> 00:33:30,948 Speaker 1: the building. And you saw the story yesterday. Our girl 754 00:33:31,028 --> 00:33:33,268 Speaker 1: Cynthia had talked to Baker in a preseason game. There 755 00:33:33,348 --> 00:33:36,508 Speaker 1: was some sort of exchange where he issued a kind 756 00:33:36,548 --> 00:33:39,068 Speaker 1: of an R rated sentiment about what he wants to 757 00:33:39,108 --> 00:33:41,508 Speaker 1: do to the Browns week one. Well, they run that 758 00:33:41,508 --> 00:33:43,748 Speaker 1: back to Miles Garrett yesterday and he's like, yeah, I mean, 759 00:33:43,748 --> 00:33:46,228 Speaker 1: that's Baker's mentality, That's how he does it. Even just 760 00:33:46,348 --> 00:33:49,548 Speaker 1: the Miles Garrett Baker Mayfield portion of this. I'm reminded 761 00:33:49,548 --> 00:33:51,548 Speaker 1: of when Brett Farve used to play Warren Sap and 762 00:33:51,548 --> 00:33:53,428 Speaker 1: they would go like face mask to face mask after 763 00:33:53,468 --> 00:33:55,148 Speaker 1: every play, and it was a game within a game. 764 00:33:55,188 --> 00:33:57,748 Speaker 1: I've said it again. If Baker wins this game, his 765 00:33:57,948 --> 00:34:00,828 Speaker 1: statement afterwards in the press conference is the number one 766 00:34:00,868 --> 00:34:03,148 Speaker 1: piece of sound, as we say, in the whole industry. 767 00:34:03,388 --> 00:34:05,748 Speaker 1: And if he loses this game, if he throws four 768 00:34:05,788 --> 00:34:09,548 Speaker 1: picks and loses, it's also just this criminal, pathetic, like 769 00:34:09,908 --> 00:34:13,348 Speaker 1: massive steaks performance. But oh my god, if he wins 770 00:34:13,348 --> 00:34:15,548 Speaker 1: and lights up the Browns and throws four touchdowns and 771 00:34:15,628 --> 00:34:19,108 Speaker 1: takes a bleeping Panthers drum and says keep pounding in 772 00:34:19,148 --> 00:34:21,828 Speaker 1: the middle of the field and does all the stuff 773 00:34:21,868 --> 00:34:25,388 Speaker 1: he did at Kansas up to and including himself versus Kansas, 774 00:34:25,468 --> 00:34:27,708 Speaker 1: all that stuff, like Baker's going to be on one. 775 00:34:27,748 --> 00:34:30,348 Speaker 1: I cannot wait to watch it, and like, I'm unapologetically 776 00:34:30,428 --> 00:34:32,628 Speaker 1: rooting for Baker in this one because you want to 777 00:34:32,628 --> 00:34:35,388 Speaker 1: move on from me with that guy for that much 778 00:34:35,588 --> 00:34:38,268 Speaker 1: bleep you Week one, I'll see you there. I love it. 779 00:34:39,268 --> 00:34:41,108 Speaker 1: The one that I am most fascinated by. I don't 780 00:34:41,108 --> 00:34:43,468 Speaker 1: even know who the quarterback is because in Pittsburgh, what 781 00:34:43,668 --> 00:34:46,108 Speaker 1: is going on? In my notes, it says take the 782 00:34:46,148 --> 00:34:48,388 Speaker 1: emotions out of it. I can't. I can't take the 783 00:34:48,388 --> 00:34:51,548 Speaker 1: emotions of it. When I can, yeah, well, someone someone 784 00:34:51,588 --> 00:34:53,748 Speaker 1: helps me put them together, and Matt Hamilton, our guy 785 00:34:53,748 --> 00:34:55,828 Speaker 1: extra ar says, take the emotions out of it. I 786 00:34:55,868 --> 00:34:58,708 Speaker 1: can't with Kenny Pickett because I know much Trubisky. He 787 00:34:59,228 --> 00:35:02,428 Speaker 1: did fine enough in Chicago. Let him the two playoffs 788 00:35:02,508 --> 00:35:05,548 Speaker 1: to find himself in this situation in Pittsburgh, signed a 789 00:35:05,588 --> 00:35:08,508 Speaker 1: two year deal, and mister Whisky, I like the fight 790 00:35:08,548 --> 00:35:10,508 Speaker 1: I saw on him a preseason. All of a sudden, 791 00:35:10,668 --> 00:35:14,188 Speaker 1: the Kenny Pickett uproar came, and mister Whisky just kept 792 00:35:14,188 --> 00:35:17,068 Speaker 1: hammering away. He kept very solid, very solid, kept growing, 793 00:35:17,148 --> 00:35:19,348 Speaker 1: kept showing us why he should be the guy, and 794 00:35:19,508 --> 00:35:23,108 Speaker 1: he Picket and George Pickens. There is nothing that sounds better, 795 00:35:23,228 --> 00:35:25,468 Speaker 1: I think against the Bengals in Week one than a 796 00:35:25,548 --> 00:35:28,068 Speaker 1: Kenny Pickett. But Mike Tomlin, I think he's laughing at 797 00:35:28,068 --> 00:35:31,028 Speaker 1: all of us, Like, what was it professional procedure evaluation 798 00:35:31,108 --> 00:35:33,228 Speaker 1: that he is going through. That's just like, please make 799 00:35:33,268 --> 00:35:36,548 Speaker 1: it so bland for us. How you are going to decide, 800 00:35:36,548 --> 00:35:38,628 Speaker 1: because the rest of us are absolutely up in arms 801 00:35:38,788 --> 00:35:40,308 Speaker 1: as to who the hell the quarterback is going to 802 00:35:40,348 --> 00:35:42,548 Speaker 1: be for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He's making the routine play 803 00:35:42,668 --> 00:35:47,548 Speaker 1: routine right now. He is drive me crazy. Lets you know, Oh, 804 00:35:48,228 --> 00:35:54,388 Speaker 1: I feel like we are divided now, a table divided. Um, 805 00:35:54,668 --> 00:35:56,508 Speaker 1: if you're watching him right now and you're like, well, 806 00:35:56,588 --> 00:36:00,668 Speaker 1: where's mccordy. Where's mccordy? Is our friend shown O'Hara old 807 00:36:00,868 --> 00:36:03,508 Speaker 1: and our our wacky sitcom neighborho comes in because Jason, 808 00:36:03,668 --> 00:36:06,908 Speaker 1: our new brother there at the table, had a penicitis emergency. 809 00:36:06,948 --> 00:36:08,828 Speaker 1: Happened neck to me, yes, and because Sean was here. 810 00:36:08,868 --> 00:36:10,148 Speaker 1: We didn't want to end the show that we had 811 00:36:10,148 --> 00:36:12,148 Speaker 1: one little thing we wanted to bring up. And there 812 00:36:12,188 --> 00:36:18,308 Speaker 1: he is, Jason, what's up? I made it. I said 813 00:36:18,348 --> 00:36:20,348 Speaker 1: if I was good enough to tweet, then I should 814 00:36:20,348 --> 00:36:22,188 Speaker 1: be good enough to come to work. So I made 815 00:36:22,188 --> 00:36:24,708 Speaker 1: sure I'm made it it to work too. So seriously, 816 00:36:24,788 --> 00:36:26,788 Speaker 1: you were on the show yesterday you said you weren't 817 00:36:26,788 --> 00:36:29,308 Speaker 1: feeling that great, and then now you're in a hospital 818 00:36:29,308 --> 00:36:31,228 Speaker 1: bed on live TV. Take us through the last twenty 819 00:36:31,228 --> 00:36:34,188 Speaker 1: four hours. Yeah, it was crazy. I text you guys, 820 00:36:34,388 --> 00:36:37,388 Speaker 1: woke up stomach all night just in knots killing me. 821 00:36:37,548 --> 00:36:39,988 Speaker 1: We do the show, muscle through it. After the show, 822 00:36:40,028 --> 00:36:41,988 Speaker 1: I said, you guys, hey, I'm still kind of down, 823 00:36:41,988 --> 00:36:44,148 Speaker 1: but I made it through. Go home, take a nap 824 00:36:44,148 --> 00:36:46,828 Speaker 1: when I'll wake up. I'll feel better. Didn't happen? Go 825 00:36:46,948 --> 00:36:50,068 Speaker 1: back to the doctor. They're like, you probably should go 826 00:36:50,148 --> 00:36:52,908 Speaker 1: to the emergency room. Came into the emergency room. Did 827 00:36:52,948 --> 00:36:55,628 Speaker 1: to scan all of that stuff? Appendix needs to come out. 828 00:36:55,788 --> 00:36:59,548 Speaker 1: Surgery last night, recovering today, so surgery number nine. I 829 00:36:59,628 --> 00:37:02,308 Speaker 1: consider myself a tough guy. When my makeup isn't done 830 00:37:02,308 --> 00:37:05,468 Speaker 1: properly or my hair isn't combed right. You're showing true 831 00:37:05,508 --> 00:37:08,748 Speaker 1: grit right now, grit. I am amazed at this toughness. 832 00:37:08,788 --> 00:37:10,948 Speaker 1: And I love your dedication to the show. Tweeting the 833 00:37:10,948 --> 00:37:14,948 Speaker 1: show from a hospital, Bet Jason. That's incredible, It's incredible. Yeah, 834 00:37:14,948 --> 00:37:17,948 Speaker 1: I'm so sorry that you thought that upon your retirement 835 00:37:18,148 --> 00:37:21,068 Speaker 1: you were going to be over surgeries two weeks off 836 00:37:21,068 --> 00:37:23,748 Speaker 1: from work. What you're showing us is that kind of 837 00:37:23,788 --> 00:37:26,228 Speaker 1: being on television is like being professional athlete. It's essentially 838 00:37:26,268 --> 00:37:28,108 Speaker 1: the same thing. And like, really, that's what we get 839 00:37:28,148 --> 00:37:30,468 Speaker 1: to qualify for us. So thank you for really pulling 840 00:37:30,508 --> 00:37:33,708 Speaker 1: the parallel together for us. We're all professional athletes. Hey, 841 00:37:33,788 --> 00:37:36,308 Speaker 1: Jay Mac, listen real quick now, I think we can 842 00:37:36,588 --> 00:37:39,028 Speaker 1: let let them know that the gig is up. You're 843 00:37:39,068 --> 00:37:40,988 Speaker 1: faking it. You just didn't want to do the fantasy 844 00:37:41,068 --> 00:37:45,508 Speaker 1: draft segment paralyzing. It can be paralyzed, so you fake 845 00:37:45,588 --> 00:37:46,908 Speaker 1: this whole thing so you didn't have to do that 846 00:37:46,948 --> 00:37:49,708 Speaker 1: one segment. Ball talked it over last night. He got 847 00:37:49,748 --> 00:37:51,868 Speaker 1: a good looking polo going. I knew he'd be ready 848 00:37:51,868 --> 00:37:53,988 Speaker 1: to go, so we worked it out. This is unbelievable. 849 00:37:54,108 --> 00:37:56,788 Speaker 1: This is the first Jim FB first, maybe a TB first. 850 00:37:56,828 --> 00:37:58,948 Speaker 1: We love you, we miss you until then we have 851 00:37:58,988 --> 00:38:01,148 Speaker 1: another Rutgers guy holding it down, and then we're gonna 852 00:38:01,188 --> 00:38:03,028 Speaker 1: have Kenny Britt the day after that. We're gonna do 853 00:38:03,108 --> 00:38:05,268 Speaker 1: Rutgers guys. And that's how we attribute to you. You're 854 00:38:05,308 --> 00:38:07,148 Speaker 1: the best man. Get well soon. I appreciate it to 855 00:38:07,188 --> 00:38:09,788 Speaker 1: see you goss feel better, buddy, I oh, Mid, how 856 00:38:09,788 --> 00:38:12,628 Speaker 1: cool is that? It's amazing? Anti frad he's all those nurses, 857 00:38:13,028 --> 00:38:16,188 Speaker 1: anti fragile Jason, how do you do? Like? Can you 858 00:38:16,188 --> 00:38:17,868 Speaker 1: guys like I gotta be on TV? Can you leave 859 00:38:17,908 --> 00:38:21,508 Speaker 1: my room for a second? The conversation? One word grit? 860 00:38:21,708 --> 00:38:25,188 Speaker 1: How about it with a catheter? He's got it. It's incredible. 861 00:38:25,308 --> 00:38:27,028 Speaker 1: We love you Jason, all right. I know I make 862 00:38:27,108 --> 00:38:29,548 Speaker 1: up with the whole show. Who did it