1 00:00:01,320 --> 00:00:06,760 Speaker 1: The Around the NFL Podcast Dances with Hog Molly's in 2 00:00:06,840 --> 00:00:09,920 Speaker 1: the Moonlight. Welcome back to another edition of the Around 3 00:00:09,960 --> 00:00:12,319 Speaker 1: the NFL Podcast. My name is Dan Hansus and I 4 00:00:12,360 --> 00:00:16,400 Speaker 1: am joined by failed with heroes Mark Sessler, Chris Westling 5 00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:19,120 Speaker 1: and Gregory Rose. I thought, what's up boys? Hey? Dan 6 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:22,800 Speaker 1: in the Moonlight? I like that in there. I don't 7 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:24,919 Speaker 1: know if anybody I liked it so much, you know, 8 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:27,840 Speaker 1: I'll let you say, Gregory, give me a break, Gregory, 9 00:00:28,280 --> 00:00:30,840 Speaker 1: is that on your birth certificate? Now? That's the extra 10 00:00:30,920 --> 00:00:33,120 Speaker 1: G on the end. Just better than what handsome hand 11 00:00:33,120 --> 00:00:37,400 Speaker 1: calls you were in the office. What's up Gregor's that's yeah, 12 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:41,400 Speaker 1: that's shameful. Uh well, better also than what Greg calls 13 00:00:41,440 --> 00:00:45,920 Speaker 1: handsome Hank on the Dave Podcast Dave Damastuk Show, which 14 00:00:45,960 --> 00:00:49,519 Speaker 1: is oh a sidekick, sidekick, a lot of love, a 15 00:00:49,520 --> 00:00:51,520 Speaker 1: lot of friendship, it's real, a lot of heat. Welcome 16 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:54,480 Speaker 1: back to another edition of the podcast. Very nice show 17 00:00:54,480 --> 00:00:56,560 Speaker 1: of action packed show, a lot of stuff to get 18 00:00:56,600 --> 00:01:00,320 Speaker 1: to um, you know, between all the news happening in 19 00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:02,800 Speaker 1: camping and two phone calls we're gonna be on, including 20 00:01:02,840 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 1: one megastar of the NFL. I definitely not Ian Rappaport, 21 00:01:10,520 --> 00:01:12,640 Speaker 1: but an m VP candidate last year and one of 22 00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:15,080 Speaker 1: the most well known players in the league. Why why 23 00:01:15,160 --> 00:01:18,480 Speaker 1: might teasing Tony Romo is on the show today? Uh, 24 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:20,679 Speaker 1: he's gonna call in. We're gonna talk to him about 25 00:01:20,880 --> 00:01:24,399 Speaker 1: the Cowboys and their their chances and two thousand fifteen, Mark, 26 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:26,640 Speaker 1: and Mark, are you gonna let him know about your 27 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:29,280 Speaker 1: adjectives about his team's defense from lesson? You know, we 28 00:01:29,319 --> 00:01:32,399 Speaker 1: have limited time with Romo. I'm not gonna soil it 29 00:01:32,440 --> 00:01:35,679 Speaker 1: with that list because the list was also not accurate, 30 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:38,120 Speaker 1: and let's stay accurate. And let's also mentioned Mark, you 31 00:01:38,160 --> 00:01:42,440 Speaker 1: are leaving us tomorrow. Well, tonight, three of us are 32 00:01:42,440 --> 00:01:45,360 Speaker 1: going to see Wilco courtesy of the boss. That's right, 33 00:01:45,480 --> 00:01:47,640 Speaker 1: Thank you, buddy. I think we want money, but yeah, 34 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:49,280 Speaker 1: oh do we owe your money? No? I was that 35 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:51,680 Speaker 1: was gonna be you know my treat Well, I I 36 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:53,520 Speaker 1: don't know. I assume that I didn't know his courtesy 37 00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:57,480 Speaker 1: that is courtesy purchase. But I didn't give you a 38 00:01:57,560 --> 00:02:00,559 Speaker 1: choice either, So in that case, then that's what I mean. Yeah, 39 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:02,640 Speaker 1: that's that's why maybe I'm I didn't want to be 40 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:05,920 Speaker 1: assuming you should you should have assumed, but Mark after 41 00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:08,880 Speaker 1: the Wilco What was that Mark was gonna say, why 42 00:02:08,919 --> 00:02:11,160 Speaker 1: isn't West coming along for the country? Well I didn't. 43 00:02:11,160 --> 00:02:13,240 Speaker 1: I yeah, I didn't. I thought. I thought. You've asked 44 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:15,480 Speaker 1: West to go to concerts before, and this reply is 45 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:18,120 Speaker 1: always the same. I don't go to concerts where when 46 00:02:18,120 --> 00:02:21,720 Speaker 1: I am a big Wilco fan, but I would probably 47 00:02:21,800 --> 00:02:23,920 Speaker 1: rather read a book than go to a live music 48 00:02:24,240 --> 00:02:26,880 Speaker 1: I don't think they recreate the sound whale in a lie. 49 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:31,679 Speaker 1: I love like small venues in surprise, like surprise concerts 50 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:34,040 Speaker 1: that you don't expect it's going to be this. This 51 00:02:34,560 --> 00:02:36,640 Speaker 1: band that you've never heard of is awesome. I love that, 52 00:02:36,680 --> 00:02:39,360 Speaker 1: But I don't like going to see like ten thousand 53 00:02:39,440 --> 00:02:42,799 Speaker 1: people just like you just like a walking down the 54 00:02:42,840 --> 00:02:45,079 Speaker 1: street or whatever. You turn the corner. Hey there's a 55 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:52,160 Speaker 1: band play right there. These guys are good accordion, accord overall, 56 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:54,040 Speaker 1: slapping on his knee with a pipe in his mouth. 57 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:57,399 Speaker 1: It's like that this is real music. This is exactly 58 00:02:57,680 --> 00:02:59,760 Speaker 1: of that corporate stuff. There's there's no That's one of 59 00:02:59,840 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 1: my favorites. The pop up concert in my local village. 60 00:03:03,040 --> 00:03:06,520 Speaker 1: What's so controversy village? I've never heard of it. There's 61 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:08,880 Speaker 1: no handling fee to co see this man. What is 62 00:03:08,919 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 1: Wilco gonna play that I've not heard already? Well, their 63 00:03:11,480 --> 00:03:14,240 Speaker 1: new album. There's definitely a disconnect and how you view 64 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:18,160 Speaker 1: live music and how other people do. That's okay, that's fine. 65 00:03:18,200 --> 00:03:19,960 Speaker 1: I'm not saying. I'm just like I asked you back 66 00:03:19,960 --> 00:03:21,720 Speaker 1: in September if you wanted to join us to see 67 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:23,400 Speaker 1: Tom Petty, and you said the same thing. It's like, 68 00:03:23,840 --> 00:03:26,920 Speaker 1: like Petty, but I'm not gonna We asked counting Crows too, 69 00:03:26,960 --> 00:03:28,560 Speaker 1: and I get why you said no to that, Like 70 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:33,000 Speaker 1: traffic all right? You know what? You could say the 71 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:36,560 Speaker 1: same thing about Will Yeah, alright, So anyway, but after 72 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:39,280 Speaker 1: the Wilco show, Mark, you're going to Canton. Uh, you're 73 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:40,840 Speaker 1: doing all sorts of things. Yeah, if I get on 74 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:42,400 Speaker 1: the plane, you're going to the Hall of Fame. You're 75 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:45,720 Speaker 1: going to that old Indian barrel ground out in Baria. Yeah, 76 00:03:45,760 --> 00:03:48,080 Speaker 1: a lot of stuff. You're looking forward to that. I am. 77 00:03:48,160 --> 00:03:50,520 Speaker 1: It's a great time in the year, first football game 78 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 1: of the year to be there in person. What more 79 00:03:52,320 --> 00:03:55,120 Speaker 1: could you ask for? The bad game? But well it 80 00:03:55,240 --> 00:03:59,200 Speaker 1: isn't though, when you've been waiting months and months for it, 81 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:01,520 Speaker 1: but you're right around two or two or three series in. 82 00:04:01,600 --> 00:04:03,800 Speaker 1: It's a snoozer. Plus you could see Connor Shaw. I 83 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:06,200 Speaker 1: believe Dwayne Bowse called him one of the top two 84 00:04:06,280 --> 00:04:08,360 Speaker 1: athletes in America. I gotta take a look at this 85 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:11,360 Speaker 1: team after what we've heard in clean thoughts on Tarrell 86 00:04:11,440 --> 00:04:13,400 Speaker 1: Prior as hamstring injury. Mark, I know that must have 87 00:04:13,480 --> 00:04:16,000 Speaker 1: hit your hard. Well. It seems to me that there 88 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:19,560 Speaker 1: there's enough pr around this Terrell Prior thing that like 89 00:04:19,640 --> 00:04:22,560 Speaker 1: they could have another four Josh Gordon's and need still 90 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:26,159 Speaker 1: make the team. It seems like it just seems destined 91 00:04:26,160 --> 00:04:28,360 Speaker 1: to happen unless it's leg falls off. Another four Josh 92 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:33,960 Speaker 1: Gordon sounds like a quite a party, does um? Alright? So, yes, Mark, 93 00:04:34,200 --> 00:04:35,680 Speaker 1: we're gonna miss you when you're gone, but you have 94 00:04:35,720 --> 00:04:38,640 Speaker 1: a lot of good work to do. Uh. Today's show, Yes, 95 00:04:38,680 --> 00:04:41,320 Speaker 1: Tony Romo will be on the line. We'll try not 96 00:04:41,400 --> 00:04:43,640 Speaker 1: to offend him, try to get some answers out of him. 97 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:46,279 Speaker 1: Look forward to that. We're also going to talk about 98 00:04:46,760 --> 00:04:49,680 Speaker 1: maybe some quarterbacks like Tony Romo, veteran qbs that are 99 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:52,200 Speaker 1: facing a lot of heat this season. It's time to 100 00:04:52,240 --> 00:04:56,840 Speaker 1: get something done. Time waits for nomad. Undefeated is time 101 00:04:58,440 --> 00:05:02,680 Speaker 1: true story also fiction. We're gonna get on the line 102 00:05:02,720 --> 00:05:05,520 Speaker 1: my old my old buddy at the Journal News and Westchester, 103 00:05:05,600 --> 00:05:09,440 Speaker 1: New York and now the NFL media insider, uh Ian Rappaport, 104 00:05:09,600 --> 00:05:12,039 Speaker 1: known as at rap Sheet. That's where you can following Twitter. 105 00:05:12,040 --> 00:05:13,919 Speaker 1: He's gonna call and he's gone. He's all over the 106 00:05:13,920 --> 00:05:17,919 Speaker 1: country right now, um, traveling and reporting and doing the 107 00:05:17,960 --> 00:05:20,560 Speaker 1: information man thing. So we're gonna catch up with him 108 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:22,320 Speaker 1: and talk about some of the places he's visiting and 109 00:05:22,360 --> 00:05:24,559 Speaker 1: some of the some of the things he's seen. Teas 110 00:05:24,600 --> 00:05:26,880 Speaker 1: for that too. He was just in colts camp. He 111 00:05:26,960 --> 00:05:29,920 Speaker 1: might have some good information on the rookies. He's got 112 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:32,839 Speaker 1: enough followers. By the way, how about following around the 113 00:05:32,920 --> 00:05:35,400 Speaker 1: NFL on Twitter? It's a lot less than rap Sheet. 114 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:38,120 Speaker 1: Give me a break, Dan, You and rap sheet career arc? 115 00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:42,599 Speaker 1: Who's better career? I would start at the same local paper, 116 00:05:42,680 --> 00:05:44,800 Speaker 1: same age, same everything. I would say he went on 117 00:05:44,800 --> 00:05:47,120 Speaker 1: a more traditional career arc, which put him ahead of 118 00:05:47,120 --> 00:05:51,000 Speaker 1: the game. I'm sure compensation wise, he's far ahead of me. 119 00:05:51,040 --> 00:05:53,240 Speaker 1: But I'm very happy where I am in my career 120 00:05:53,320 --> 00:05:58,800 Speaker 1: right now. I'd rather it's a good policy to destroy 121 00:05:58,800 --> 00:06:03,480 Speaker 1: our guests before the even um. And yes, so we're 122 00:06:03,480 --> 00:06:05,479 Speaker 1: getting all that coming up, but before we do any 123 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:08,640 Speaker 1: of that, we check behind the glass. T D still 124 00:06:09,080 --> 00:06:12,599 Speaker 1: vacationing somewhere. So we have the great Sean Sullivan, we 125 00:06:12,640 --> 00:06:15,359 Speaker 1: know him as Sully behind the glass. Gentlemen, how's it 126 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:18,440 Speaker 1: going today. It's up stas not too much. Yeah, actually 127 00:06:18,440 --> 00:06:20,520 Speaker 1: trimmed the stash today. It's feeling feeling nice. I don't 128 00:06:20,520 --> 00:06:22,000 Speaker 1: know if it looks as nice as it feels, but 129 00:06:22,040 --> 00:06:25,720 Speaker 1: it's that's why you would be eligible to marry my daughter. Yes, 130 00:06:25,800 --> 00:06:29,040 Speaker 1: the age range was appropriate, right, right, such a such 131 00:06:29,080 --> 00:06:34,480 Speaker 1: an honor. Yes, let's do some news, buddy. All right, 132 00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:37,880 Speaker 1: we'll start with some crushing news out of Houston, where 133 00:06:37,920 --> 00:06:40,760 Speaker 1: the Texans again must prepare for life without Arian Foster, 134 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:46,000 Speaker 1: who suffered um a serious groin injury on and Monday 135 00:06:46,080 --> 00:06:49,200 Speaker 1: night's first padded practice. UH info started to leak out 136 00:06:49,240 --> 00:06:52,640 Speaker 1: throughout Tuesday. How serious would be. It's gonna require surgery 137 00:06:53,400 --> 00:06:56,120 Speaker 1: most likely, and also he's there's a very good chance 138 00:06:56,279 --> 00:06:58,240 Speaker 1: he will end up on the short term injured reserves. 139 00:06:58,279 --> 00:07:01,320 Speaker 1: So this is a situation where e Arian Foster, who 140 00:07:01,400 --> 00:07:04,080 Speaker 1: was supposed to be the backbone of this Houston offense 141 00:07:04,160 --> 00:07:07,159 Speaker 1: is now going to be gone for not days, not weeks, 142 00:07:07,160 --> 00:07:10,400 Speaker 1: but months. Chris Westling, How devastating is this for a 143 00:07:10,440 --> 00:07:13,360 Speaker 1: Texans team that needed him to be a star. So 144 00:07:13,440 --> 00:07:16,800 Speaker 1: devastating that I considered them a team with I guess 145 00:07:16,840 --> 00:07:19,720 Speaker 1: about a chance of making the playoffs. They could have 146 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:22,280 Speaker 1: gotten a wild card. Now I think it's about two percent. 147 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:25,360 Speaker 1: I I don't see what their offense is now. He 148 00:07:25,480 --> 00:07:28,080 Speaker 1: was their offense. We saw what happened in two thousand 149 00:07:28,120 --> 00:07:29,880 Speaker 1: thirteen he went down with injury. They didn't win another 150 00:07:29,920 --> 00:07:32,280 Speaker 1: game the rest of the year. This guy to use 151 00:07:32,360 --> 00:07:35,640 Speaker 1: damashex Jena phrase, and Damas Check always points to Arian 152 00:07:35,720 --> 00:07:38,680 Speaker 1: Foster in this discussion as an underrated guy that textans 153 00:07:38,840 --> 00:07:42,320 Speaker 1: Texans just aren't a competitive team without him. Yeah. I mean, 154 00:07:42,360 --> 00:07:44,040 Speaker 1: if you you look at what they did last year, 155 00:07:44,080 --> 00:07:46,160 Speaker 1: they won nine games. And I think that sometimes Arian 156 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:50,000 Speaker 1: Foster in recent seasons because he has been he's been 157 00:07:50,040 --> 00:07:53,640 Speaker 1: had a nagging injury situation. He sometimes drive some fantasy 158 00:07:53,640 --> 00:07:56,200 Speaker 1: players nuts. But what he did last season six and 159 00:07:56,240 --> 00:07:58,880 Speaker 1: total Russian yards, one of the most elusive running backs 160 00:07:59,080 --> 00:08:02,400 Speaker 1: according to Profile Ball Focus, really ran well. I thought 161 00:08:02,400 --> 00:08:04,560 Speaker 1: on tape when he was healthy, and it's it's a 162 00:08:04,640 --> 00:08:08,000 Speaker 1: huge loss. That's the centerpiece of their office. As a 163 00:08:08,040 --> 00:08:11,320 Speaker 1: pure runner, he was arguably the best running back in 164 00:08:11,320 --> 00:08:13,040 Speaker 1: the league last year. Just as a runner. I think 165 00:08:13,120 --> 00:08:16,040 Speaker 1: Levan Bell was probably the best overall, but just on 166 00:08:16,080 --> 00:08:18,559 Speaker 1: a game to game basis used to think, oh, Gary 167 00:08:18,640 --> 00:08:21,400 Speaker 1: Kubiak system. You know, the great offensive line. You know, 168 00:08:21,440 --> 00:08:23,880 Speaker 1: that's a big factor in Arian Foster. That was in 169 00:08:23,960 --> 00:08:27,000 Speaker 1: the case last year. They had lousy quarterbacks, an uneven 170 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:29,520 Speaker 1: passing game, and uneven offensive line. The rest of the 171 00:08:29,600 --> 00:08:33,400 Speaker 1: running backs there, who are not impressive, had three point 172 00:08:33,400 --> 00:08:36,080 Speaker 1: one yards per carry. Fosters at four point eight. They 173 00:08:36,080 --> 00:08:39,000 Speaker 1: have no one to replace him. Chris Polke is getting 174 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:42,520 Speaker 1: the early buzz as as the most likely guy to 175 00:08:43,679 --> 00:08:46,600 Speaker 1: Alfred Blues that Chris Poke. Jonathan Rymes is in the mix. 176 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:49,960 Speaker 1: They had Pierre Thomas, um uh, I don't even think 177 00:08:49,960 --> 00:08:52,040 Speaker 1: Pierre Thomas made the l a graybeards and he also 178 00:08:52,679 --> 00:08:58,400 Speaker 1: but he visited the test. Yeah, well you didn't. And 179 00:08:58,400 --> 00:09:00,679 Speaker 1: there's a reason there's not much out there. Stephen Ridley 180 00:09:00,679 --> 00:09:03,280 Speaker 1: and a Bob brad show where my running backs? But 181 00:09:03,320 --> 00:09:06,040 Speaker 1: that's beside the point. Fellas, what I'm trying to say, 182 00:09:06,120 --> 00:09:09,560 Speaker 1: is that uh PR Tomas visited with the Texans. It 183 00:09:09,559 --> 00:09:11,160 Speaker 1: looked like they were heading toward a deal, but then 184 00:09:11,160 --> 00:09:13,240 Speaker 1: they got hung up and we're unable to agree on 185 00:09:13,280 --> 00:09:16,280 Speaker 1: a contract, and then rap. She later reported that now 186 00:09:16,400 --> 00:09:19,000 Speaker 1: the Texans, I guess, had some type of about face 187 00:09:19,080 --> 00:09:22,199 Speaker 1: within the organization and they're happy with their internal options. 188 00:09:22,480 --> 00:09:24,560 Speaker 1: So it looks like they believe the guys on this 189 00:09:24,679 --> 00:09:28,320 Speaker 1: roster not replace our Aaron Foster, but at least can 190 00:09:28,360 --> 00:09:30,960 Speaker 1: give some type of uh impact for them. I don't 191 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:32,959 Speaker 1: believe that for a second. That sounds like we are 192 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:35,000 Speaker 1: we couldn't agree to terms, so now we're gonna pump 193 00:09:35,080 --> 00:09:39,200 Speaker 1: up Jonathan Grimes, Chris Polk, and Alfred Blue over Blue 194 00:09:39,240 --> 00:09:42,040 Speaker 1: average three point one yards per carry last year. He's 195 00:09:42,040 --> 00:09:44,080 Speaker 1: no kind of solution for them. I don't I don't 196 00:09:44,080 --> 00:09:47,280 Speaker 1: believe that at all. I don't think they're done. Maybe 197 00:09:47,320 --> 00:09:50,320 Speaker 1: it'll be Thomas or Bradshaw. After week one, Bradshay has suspended. 198 00:09:50,760 --> 00:09:54,720 Speaker 1: Chris Johnson's out there, well, I mean what every general, 199 00:09:54,720 --> 00:09:57,640 Speaker 1: what's out there is like Steven Jackson's your other option. 200 00:09:57,880 --> 00:10:00,199 Speaker 1: Ray Rice might be the bage. He is the best 201 00:10:00,240 --> 00:10:02,960 Speaker 1: running back again he did his latest um you know, 202 00:10:03,000 --> 00:10:06,640 Speaker 1: his apology to our continues again apologize for his action. 203 00:10:06,679 --> 00:10:09,600 Speaker 1: Studies can trite and said he still believes that he 204 00:10:09,720 --> 00:10:11,640 Speaker 1: will be picked up and can end his career on 205 00:10:11,679 --> 00:10:14,800 Speaker 1: his own terms, hang up his cleats on his own accord. 206 00:10:15,240 --> 00:10:17,560 Speaker 1: Uh so that's another option. I don't see why Ray Rice, 207 00:10:17,640 --> 00:10:19,920 Speaker 1: if you can deal with that, isn't the best option 208 00:10:19,920 --> 00:10:22,120 Speaker 1: out there right now. Someone asked the question, like they 209 00:10:22,120 --> 00:10:25,560 Speaker 1: have hard knocks coming up, do is there going to 210 00:10:25,600 --> 00:10:27,800 Speaker 1: be more resistance from a team facing that kind of 211 00:10:27,800 --> 00:10:30,160 Speaker 1: media glar to big bring Ray Rice in than a 212 00:10:30,200 --> 00:10:33,440 Speaker 1: team that just needs an Absolutely Bob McNair is has 213 00:10:33,480 --> 00:10:36,800 Speaker 1: been public about the type of people he wants on 214 00:10:36,840 --> 00:10:39,600 Speaker 1: his team more than just about any They don't draft 215 00:10:39,720 --> 00:10:42,559 Speaker 1: people with domestic violence in their past exactly. I mean 216 00:10:42,559 --> 00:10:45,319 Speaker 1: they they they have a pretty strict policy of staying 217 00:10:45,320 --> 00:10:47,920 Speaker 1: away from guys with character issues, as they would say. 218 00:10:47,920 --> 00:10:49,800 Speaker 1: And so I don't think they're gonna go with Ray Rice. 219 00:10:50,120 --> 00:10:51,960 Speaker 1: And you can't go with Alford Blue, who who I 220 00:10:51,960 --> 00:10:53,880 Speaker 1: liked for a little bit last year. But he's a guy. 221 00:10:55,040 --> 00:10:56,400 Speaker 1: He's a guy that looks like he has all the 222 00:10:56,400 --> 00:10:59,160 Speaker 1: tools he should be a guy who's good between the tackles, 223 00:10:59,160 --> 00:11:01,160 Speaker 1: but when he gets out there not so much. Well, 224 00:11:01,160 --> 00:11:03,120 Speaker 1: he took Cleveland to town. That was probably the one 225 00:11:03,200 --> 00:11:05,199 Speaker 1: game where I thought, wait a minute, they got something here. 226 00:11:05,240 --> 00:11:07,199 Speaker 1: You know one thing though, and I understand Pierre Thomas 227 00:11:07,320 --> 00:11:09,080 Speaker 1: is not going to be a three down back for 228 00:11:09,120 --> 00:11:11,920 Speaker 1: you no matter what. But this is a major hole 229 00:11:11,960 --> 00:11:14,880 Speaker 1: in your offense. What was the money difference here? You 230 00:11:15,000 --> 00:11:18,520 Speaker 1: gotta get someone intreag and I were talking about that downstairs. 231 00:11:18,520 --> 00:11:21,040 Speaker 1: Did they tell him, Hey, when Aaron Foster gets healthy, 232 00:11:21,080 --> 00:11:23,440 Speaker 1: you won't have a role here. Maybe Pierre Thomas still 233 00:11:23,480 --> 00:11:26,600 Speaker 1: thinks that if if he hangs up, gets hooked up 234 00:11:26,600 --> 00:11:28,120 Speaker 1: with the right team, he could have a big role 235 00:11:28,160 --> 00:11:32,280 Speaker 1: throughout the season. Who knows. Maybe Thomas is debating whether 236 00:11:32,280 --> 00:11:35,439 Speaker 1: he definitely wants to play for for a Veterans minimum 237 00:11:35,440 --> 00:11:36,920 Speaker 1: type of contract. I would have thought he would have 238 00:11:36,920 --> 00:11:40,280 Speaker 1: just accepted whatever pared Thomas back in the league. Could 239 00:11:40,840 --> 00:11:43,680 Speaker 1: be another guy injured tomorrow. He could have multiple teams 240 00:11:43,679 --> 00:11:47,040 Speaker 1: bidding for his services. Let's get caught up with the 241 00:11:47,080 --> 00:11:50,920 Speaker 1: New England Patriots Saga deflate gate, of course. Um we'll 242 00:11:50,960 --> 00:11:53,240 Speaker 1: start with the news that came out Tuesday that the 243 00:11:53,320 --> 00:11:57,080 Speaker 1: NFL p a released Tom Brady's appeal testimony in court filing. 244 00:11:57,120 --> 00:12:00,000 Speaker 1: People were poring over that on all quarters of the internet. 245 00:12:00,000 --> 00:12:03,120 Speaker 1: There wasn't too much, too much juicy to take out 246 00:12:03,120 --> 00:12:05,240 Speaker 1: of that, but I will there's some interesting things, but 247 00:12:05,320 --> 00:12:07,440 Speaker 1: you know, nothing too crazy. But I think the big 248 00:12:07,440 --> 00:12:10,080 Speaker 1: takeaway Greg, at least from the last few days of 249 00:12:10,120 --> 00:12:13,000 Speaker 1: news on this, is that they are both sides are 250 00:12:13,040 --> 00:12:15,280 Speaker 1: looking to get this done ahead of week one, no 251 00:12:15,320 --> 00:12:17,480 Speaker 1: matter what the outcome is. They don't want this dragging 252 00:12:17,520 --> 00:12:19,760 Speaker 1: throughout the season. And that's good news for everybody. Right now, 253 00:12:19,960 --> 00:12:23,040 Speaker 1: we should all send thanks to Judge Richard Berman out there. 254 00:12:23,160 --> 00:12:26,880 Speaker 1: Thanks rich Berman, because he's putting the feet to the fire. 255 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:29,680 Speaker 1: He's saying, first of all, you guys should settle this 256 00:12:29,720 --> 00:12:33,040 Speaker 1: amongst yourself, keep talking, try to figure it out. If 257 00:12:33,040 --> 00:12:36,480 Speaker 1: you can't, you're gonna come. Brady's gonna be there, Goodell 258 00:12:36,559 --> 00:12:38,599 Speaker 1: is gonna be there on August twelve. We'll try to 259 00:12:38,640 --> 00:12:40,560 Speaker 1: figure it out. If that doesn't happen, then you're back 260 00:12:40,559 --> 00:12:42,880 Speaker 1: in our courtroom again. You guys have to be there. 261 00:12:42,880 --> 00:12:45,960 Speaker 1: August nineteen is a very fast timeline, and you would 262 00:12:45,960 --> 00:12:48,559 Speaker 1: think we'll have an answer. I think weeks before the 263 00:12:48,600 --> 00:12:51,920 Speaker 1: season starts, so at least we'll know what the story 264 00:12:52,080 --> 00:12:55,280 Speaker 1: is and and this can finally end. I'm so finished 265 00:12:55,320 --> 00:12:57,880 Speaker 1: with this story. I'm just gonna sit back and wait 266 00:12:57,880 --> 00:13:00,920 Speaker 1: for Bill Simmons to launch grenades at everyone. Neil Simmons 267 00:13:01,040 --> 00:13:04,440 Speaker 1: linked to UH Chris wesleyan post randomly on Twitter. Yet 268 00:13:06,160 --> 00:13:09,720 Speaker 1: I was told by you you can do that now. UM, 269 00:13:09,760 --> 00:13:12,319 Speaker 1: I guess the one one juicy thing that I've taken 270 00:13:12,320 --> 00:13:14,040 Speaker 1: out of the last couple of days the Ravens, who, 271 00:13:14,240 --> 00:13:17,440 Speaker 1: of course, I guess maybe a week ago. Sal Pal 272 00:13:17,760 --> 00:13:20,760 Speaker 1: with ESPN had to come out and retract something he 273 00:13:20,840 --> 00:13:24,640 Speaker 1: said on a ees on a radio show that that 274 00:13:24,720 --> 00:13:27,560 Speaker 1: the Baltimore Ravens owner Steve Bashatti was one of these 275 00:13:27,600 --> 00:13:29,560 Speaker 1: owners that were very up would be very upset with 276 00:13:29,559 --> 00:13:33,280 Speaker 1: the commissioner if this UH suspension were overturned or a 277 00:13:33,280 --> 00:13:36,400 Speaker 1: Brady was somehow exonerated. They've also denied that they they 278 00:13:36,440 --> 00:13:40,280 Speaker 1: tipped off the Colts on any ball deflation issues. UH. However, 279 00:13:40,760 --> 00:13:44,000 Speaker 1: the documents released on Wednesday showed that the NFL's Player 280 00:13:44,000 --> 00:13:48,880 Speaker 1: Association UM tuesdayay excuse me. The NFL Players Association on 281 00:13:48,920 --> 00:13:52,440 Speaker 1: Tuesday included evidence that Ravens officials shared concerns with the 282 00:13:52,480 --> 00:13:55,520 Speaker 1: Colts over the quality of kicking balls in January's Divisional 283 00:13:55,640 --> 00:13:58,959 Speaker 1: round against New England. UH. This led the Ravens to 284 00:13:59,000 --> 00:14:01,800 Speaker 1: release a statement or to the ANFC Championship game. No 285 00:14:01,880 --> 00:14:04,720 Speaker 1: one from the Ravens talked to the Colts about deflated football's. 286 00:14:04,880 --> 00:14:07,480 Speaker 1: We knew nothing of deflated football's. John Harbor has been 287 00:14:07,480 --> 00:14:10,280 Speaker 1: consistent and answers to reporters about this since he was 288 00:14:10,360 --> 00:14:14,160 Speaker 1: first asked on NBC TV at the Super Bowl. I 289 00:14:14,200 --> 00:14:16,400 Speaker 1: ain't buying it. The Ravens have been cooking behind the 290 00:14:16,440 --> 00:14:18,959 Speaker 1: scenes this whole time because they want the Pats out 291 00:14:18,960 --> 00:14:21,640 Speaker 1: of the picture. The throne of ease must be taken down. 292 00:14:22,560 --> 00:14:25,280 Speaker 1: Break It is funny. This whole thing really seems like 293 00:14:25,360 --> 00:14:28,080 Speaker 1: John Harbor just being like, no, we're not We're not 294 00:14:28,120 --> 00:14:30,680 Speaker 1: goobers like the Colts. Those guys are the bad guys, 295 00:14:30,720 --> 00:14:32,760 Speaker 1: Like we're cool, like you know, like I think he 296 00:14:32,800 --> 00:14:35,200 Speaker 1: has a relationship with the Belgian does their friends, and 297 00:14:35,240 --> 00:14:39,160 Speaker 1: that's that's his thing. Belichick was. Belichick was a mentor 298 00:14:39,240 --> 00:14:41,600 Speaker 1: to John Horrible. Hey, it's still the throne of ease 299 00:14:41,600 --> 00:14:43,480 Speaker 1: because which team would rather be? Would you rather be 300 00:14:43,520 --> 00:14:46,400 Speaker 1: the Patriots or we'd rather be Ryan Griggson knocking on 301 00:14:46,440 --> 00:14:48,600 Speaker 1: the door of the NFL was six minutes left in 302 00:14:48,640 --> 00:14:50,840 Speaker 1: the first half. Goat, hey, guys, we got a small ball. 303 00:14:51,280 --> 00:14:54,120 Speaker 1: Got a small ball. That was the quote from the 304 00:14:54,960 --> 00:14:56,800 Speaker 1: He's like, he's like, we've got a small ball on 305 00:14:56,840 --> 00:14:59,200 Speaker 1: the field. That was That was the quote. You know 306 00:14:59,240 --> 00:15:02,800 Speaker 1: he gave the Troy that was very Jeoffrey esque right 307 00:15:02,840 --> 00:15:05,240 Speaker 1: there by Craig just standing up giving his throne of 308 00:15:05,280 --> 00:15:10,520 Speaker 1: each specchi as grapes and Greg's mouth as he was 309 00:15:10,560 --> 00:15:14,160 Speaker 1: making his points. It's been a while, Harp being strum. 310 00:15:14,520 --> 00:15:16,120 Speaker 1: This thing needs to end. I mean, on the same 311 00:15:16,200 --> 00:15:19,440 Speaker 1: day that they the judge was begging for them to 312 00:15:19,480 --> 00:15:23,880 Speaker 1: come to terms, the Patriots were releasing emails that they 313 00:15:23,880 --> 00:15:26,760 Speaker 1: had sent to Jeff Pash of the NFL on on 314 00:15:26,800 --> 00:15:31,400 Speaker 1: their old Wells Report website website that was pretty and 315 00:15:31,520 --> 00:15:35,440 Speaker 1: that are pretty insane, you know, negative emails towards the end. 316 00:15:35,440 --> 00:15:37,840 Speaker 1: I mean, it hasn't really slowed down from the Patriots. 317 00:15:37,880 --> 00:15:41,880 Speaker 1: From another angle, email wise, Tom Brady sort of a jerk, 318 00:15:42,240 --> 00:15:44,520 Speaker 1: like if you go read these emails that got captured, 319 00:15:44,560 --> 00:15:47,680 Speaker 1: he's like some rant about what color pool cover he 320 00:15:47,720 --> 00:15:50,080 Speaker 1: should have. You've got to go get this other guy 321 00:15:50,080 --> 00:15:52,560 Speaker 1: to get the right cover. And on top of it, 322 00:15:52,600 --> 00:15:56,000 Speaker 1: like he's firing off emails to clothing designers asking for 323 00:15:56,120 --> 00:15:59,760 Speaker 1: free like free friends. Takeaways about the pool designers, Well, 324 00:15:59,800 --> 00:16:03,160 Speaker 1: the the pool cover is notable. Mark that he asked 325 00:16:03,160 --> 00:16:05,400 Speaker 1: for a white cover for the wintertime and the snow 326 00:16:05,440 --> 00:16:08,880 Speaker 1: came falling down on Gisell manor And when he found 327 00:16:08,880 --> 00:16:11,440 Speaker 1: out that only black was available, he said, what kind 328 00:16:11,440 --> 00:16:14,080 Speaker 1: of idiots don't have a white pool cover? Come back 329 00:16:14,120 --> 00:16:18,240 Speaker 1: to reality, Tommy boy, what this is all stuff in 330 00:16:18,280 --> 00:16:21,880 Speaker 1: the documents? You know, everyone's got a boss. His boss 331 00:16:21,960 --> 00:16:24,520 Speaker 1: is Giselle. He knows there's gonna that does feel like 332 00:16:24,560 --> 00:16:28,000 Speaker 1: that white snow cut. But it feels Gisell generated. Oh 333 00:16:28,040 --> 00:16:30,960 Speaker 1: like you guys don't know everyone gets the white uh 334 00:16:31,240 --> 00:16:33,640 Speaker 1: pool snow cover for the winter. Yeah. It seems like 335 00:16:33,720 --> 00:16:35,040 Speaker 1: when you just sit down and have a beer with 336 00:16:35,080 --> 00:16:38,240 Speaker 1: Tom Brady and he'd be perfectly normal. We can talk 337 00:16:38,280 --> 00:16:42,600 Speaker 1: about white pool covers, all right. That's it, because that 338 00:16:42,760 --> 00:16:45,640 Speaker 1: sound you hear is is West biting his tongue on 339 00:16:45,640 --> 00:16:48,720 Speaker 1: this whole topic. He wants to go nuts. I do, 340 00:16:48,800 --> 00:16:51,760 Speaker 1: But I mean, what can I say that you're a 341 00:16:51,760 --> 00:16:55,760 Speaker 1: hero to the fans in New England fan but come on, 342 00:16:55,880 --> 00:16:59,240 Speaker 1: this story has been I'm I've gotten a lot of 343 00:16:59,320 --> 00:17:02,720 Speaker 1: Twitter being Chris Wesley and that's the real Patriots fan. 344 00:17:02,760 --> 00:17:04,800 Speaker 1: And this other guy, Rosendal, he doesn't even speak up 345 00:17:04,800 --> 00:17:08,800 Speaker 1: for them. Chris Westling, leader of Patriots Nation. I am 346 00:17:08,840 --> 00:17:11,520 Speaker 1: not a Patriots fan as a matching has a mini 347 00:17:11,560 --> 00:17:14,640 Speaker 1: mansion on Patriot Way. I just can't deal with farces 348 00:17:14,720 --> 00:17:19,320 Speaker 1: when they're so obvious. Fair enough, alright, moving on. The Jaguars, 349 00:17:19,359 --> 00:17:21,560 Speaker 1: of course, used to have a great up and coming 350 00:17:21,600 --> 00:17:24,800 Speaker 1: star receiver. His name is Justin Blackman. Of course, he's 351 00:17:24,840 --> 00:17:27,719 Speaker 1: had substance abuse issues that have taken taken him off 352 00:17:27,760 --> 00:17:30,840 Speaker 1: the field. He hasn't appeared, uh in a game or 353 00:17:30,920 --> 00:17:36,600 Speaker 1: Jaguars practice since midway through the season, and on Wednesday, 354 00:17:36,680 --> 00:17:40,119 Speaker 1: Jacks general manager Dave Caldwell spoke out and made it 355 00:17:40,160 --> 00:17:42,760 Speaker 1: sound like he doesn't think Blackman will ever play again. 356 00:17:43,119 --> 00:17:44,800 Speaker 1: Here's the quote. I have not heard anything, and I 357 00:17:44,840 --> 00:17:46,960 Speaker 1: guess I harbor a little bit of hope, But realistically, 358 00:17:47,040 --> 00:17:49,000 Speaker 1: I think when you're away from the game for two 359 00:17:49,040 --> 00:17:51,760 Speaker 1: and a half years, what you were once is not 360 00:17:51,880 --> 00:17:54,160 Speaker 1: what you will probably be. Your skills do a road 361 00:17:54,200 --> 00:17:56,399 Speaker 1: and especially if you're not staying in tip top shape 362 00:17:56,560 --> 00:17:59,879 Speaker 1: and you're not in football shape. Uh So, making a 363 00:18:00,119 --> 00:18:02,679 Speaker 1: very clear Caldwell is that you're not going to see 364 00:18:02,960 --> 00:18:06,200 Speaker 1: Justin Blackwell and Blackman in a Jags uniform and maybe 365 00:18:06,240 --> 00:18:08,440 Speaker 1: not any uniform. It could be over your thoughts, guys. 366 00:18:09,200 --> 00:18:11,080 Speaker 1: I don't think it's easy to come back from the 367 00:18:11,200 --> 00:18:14,240 Speaker 1: kind of break he's had to begin with, unless what 368 00:18:14,280 --> 00:18:17,120 Speaker 1: he's been doing while away it is preparing to play 369 00:18:17,119 --> 00:18:19,440 Speaker 1: football gain and the indication is that that's maybe not 370 00:18:19,480 --> 00:18:22,240 Speaker 1: happening with him. You forget how good he was in 371 00:18:22,280 --> 00:18:24,679 Speaker 1: two thousand and thirteen when he came back from suspension. 372 00:18:25,040 --> 00:18:28,119 Speaker 1: This is a team that needs playmakers so much for 373 00:18:28,160 --> 00:18:30,080 Speaker 1: them to lose a guy like Blackman who really was 374 00:18:30,160 --> 00:18:33,240 Speaker 1: coming on, I mean, you just can't replace him. Sometimes 375 00:18:33,240 --> 00:18:36,560 Speaker 1: I get annoyed by, you know, players that are analysts 376 00:18:36,600 --> 00:18:39,120 Speaker 1: and they kind of go on maunpious a little bit sick. 377 00:18:39,200 --> 00:18:42,119 Speaker 1: You don't know what it's like you weren't a player. 378 00:18:42,160 --> 00:18:44,240 Speaker 1: But this is one time where I feel a little 379 00:18:44,240 --> 00:18:46,640 Speaker 1: bit of a disconnect. If a GM says that if 380 00:18:46,640 --> 00:18:49,240 Speaker 1: you're away from the game that long, you literally can't 381 00:18:49,240 --> 00:18:52,320 Speaker 1: get your skills back, I take I take their word 382 00:18:52,359 --> 00:18:54,119 Speaker 1: for it a little bit, although it seems strange to me. 383 00:18:54,119 --> 00:18:56,320 Speaker 1: You wouldn't think that the skills would be gone as 384 00:18:56,359 --> 00:18:58,160 Speaker 1: long as you stay in shape and then eventually get 385 00:18:58,160 --> 00:19:00,280 Speaker 1: your act together. But it sounds like there is an 386 00:19:00,280 --> 00:19:03,760 Speaker 1: actual depreciation and talent. Well that's a big gift though, 387 00:19:03,800 --> 00:19:06,199 Speaker 1: getting your act together. And the the issues that I 388 00:19:06,200 --> 00:19:09,680 Speaker 1: think he's dealing with their significant off the field, and 389 00:19:09,920 --> 00:19:12,399 Speaker 1: they they probably have a little more information on that 390 00:19:12,520 --> 00:19:14,560 Speaker 1: than maybe they're letting not, you know, I mean, he well, 391 00:19:14,560 --> 00:19:17,080 Speaker 1: I found it odd though that he specifically didn't speak 392 00:19:17,080 --> 00:19:20,480 Speaker 1: to the substance of Brans issues. He said physically, it's 393 00:19:20,520 --> 00:19:22,280 Speaker 1: been too long for him to come back. Well, if 394 00:19:22,280 --> 00:19:25,399 Speaker 1: we heard anything where Justin Blackman's come out and said, listen, 395 00:19:25,800 --> 00:19:28,400 Speaker 1: I am so driven to return to the NFL, there's 396 00:19:28,440 --> 00:19:31,320 Speaker 1: never been that story. What what a cursed position that 397 00:19:31,440 --> 00:19:33,480 Speaker 1: is for the Jaguars. I mean, they have a good 398 00:19:33,520 --> 00:19:36,080 Speaker 1: looking group here with Alan Robinson and Alan Hearns of 399 00:19:36,160 --> 00:19:38,760 Speaker 1: the marks leaves hurt right now, but just think about 400 00:19:39,040 --> 00:19:44,119 Speaker 1: Matt Jones, Reggie Williams, they had Mike Walker at one 401 00:19:44,160 --> 00:19:47,639 Speaker 1: point where I don't remember conn Connor or did a 402 00:19:47,720 --> 00:19:50,720 Speaker 1: nice uh movie you know the reason that jackson bad 403 00:19:50,800 --> 00:19:52,440 Speaker 1: for so long now as they keep wiping on first 404 00:19:52,520 --> 00:19:55,280 Speaker 1: round picks. And these are some top uh thirty picks 405 00:19:55,280 --> 00:19:58,639 Speaker 1: since two thousand three Byron Left, which Reggie Williams, Matt Jones, 406 00:19:58,680 --> 00:20:03,440 Speaker 1: Mercedes Lewis, Reggie Nelson, Derek Harvey, Eugene Monroe, Tyson Alawu, 407 00:20:04,359 --> 00:20:07,200 Speaker 1: Blaine Gabbert and just Justin Blackman. How many of those 408 00:20:07,200 --> 00:20:10,240 Speaker 1: guys are real players. They were all supposed to be stars. Well, 409 00:20:10,280 --> 00:20:12,480 Speaker 1: they came before the current regime to some degree. So 410 00:20:12,520 --> 00:20:13,960 Speaker 1: I mean that's that. You know, there was a lot 411 00:20:14,000 --> 00:20:16,680 Speaker 1: of GMing in Jacksonville that had a lot of people 412 00:20:16,680 --> 00:20:19,199 Speaker 1: concerned for a long time. I think the new regime 413 00:20:19,200 --> 00:20:22,080 Speaker 1: and I know you know I made David Caldwell and 414 00:20:22,160 --> 00:20:24,239 Speaker 1: making the leap candidate. They did not do that last year, 415 00:20:24,240 --> 00:20:26,120 Speaker 1: and they had better do it this year. Everything could 416 00:20:26,119 --> 00:20:28,960 Speaker 1: be gone in in Jacksonville. But when you lose a 417 00:20:29,000 --> 00:20:31,600 Speaker 1: guy like Blackman, the same thing happened with Josh Gordon 418 00:20:31,600 --> 00:20:34,800 Speaker 1: and Cleveland, you go from to to foundation pieces in 419 00:20:34,800 --> 00:20:38,760 Speaker 1: two thousand thirteen to having to restart on offense. Yeah, 420 00:20:38,800 --> 00:20:41,159 Speaker 1: so we'll see what happened. What word didn't get a 421 00:20:41,240 --> 00:20:43,600 Speaker 1: chance to answer your question. Oh, you threw it out there, 422 00:20:43,600 --> 00:20:47,440 Speaker 1: but I think what the name of the girl you're dating? Okay, 423 00:20:47,520 --> 00:20:51,240 Speaker 1: that wasn't even what was the question about, uh, saying 424 00:20:51,280 --> 00:20:54,960 Speaker 1: that this guy couldn't get back, couldn't recapture his form 425 00:20:55,000 --> 00:20:57,840 Speaker 1: after a couple of years away. I think people underestimate 426 00:20:58,160 --> 00:20:59,840 Speaker 1: that you're playing at the highest level of the game. 427 00:21:00,040 --> 00:21:02,560 Speaker 1: You've heard players say before there's a difference between football 428 00:21:02,560 --> 00:21:06,119 Speaker 1: shape and in being in shape, and I think you 429 00:21:06,119 --> 00:21:08,320 Speaker 1: you have to hone those skills. It's not just being 430 00:21:08,320 --> 00:21:09,760 Speaker 1: in shape. You have to hone those skills on a 431 00:21:09,840 --> 00:21:13,720 Speaker 1: daily basis against competition. Alright, so we'll see what happens 432 00:21:13,720 --> 00:21:16,359 Speaker 1: with Mr Blackman. That is what's happening in the news 433 00:21:17,040 --> 00:21:20,920 Speaker 1: on the phone right now, the quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys, Yes, 434 00:21:21,359 --> 00:21:25,439 Speaker 1: the great Tony Romo. Welcome to the Around the NFL podcast. Tony, 435 00:21:25,720 --> 00:21:28,520 Speaker 1: glad to have you, appreciate thanks for having me. Guys, 436 00:21:29,600 --> 00:21:32,600 Speaker 1: Tony's here on behalf of Direct TV, and you know, 437 00:21:32,640 --> 00:21:35,000 Speaker 1: we'll get to a little bit more about Direct TV later, 438 00:21:35,080 --> 00:21:36,800 Speaker 1: but for star, we got to talk about the season, 439 00:21:36,880 --> 00:21:41,040 Speaker 1: training camp, getting going. Time flies Tony Romo thirteen seasons 440 00:21:41,080 --> 00:21:43,119 Speaker 1: now this year it turned thirty five and April Tony 441 00:21:43,200 --> 00:21:45,400 Speaker 1: you you know you have You're still playing at an 442 00:21:45,400 --> 00:21:47,679 Speaker 1: elite level. You got a big time team around, you 443 00:21:48,160 --> 00:21:51,320 Speaker 1: came close last year, continuity, continuity of the coaching staff. 444 00:21:51,359 --> 00:21:53,560 Speaker 1: Everything is in line for you guys to put it 445 00:21:53,600 --> 00:21:56,159 Speaker 1: together this year. But at the same time, there's some 446 00:21:56,200 --> 00:21:59,680 Speaker 1: pressure involved, right, especially maybe now compared to say five 447 00:21:59,760 --> 00:22:03,440 Speaker 1: years ago. Right, Oh, I wouldn't say that. I think 448 00:22:03,440 --> 00:22:07,119 Speaker 1: every year is kind of the same expectations from the outside. 449 00:22:07,520 --> 00:22:09,760 Speaker 1: You know, some years it supposed to be really good. 450 00:22:09,760 --> 00:22:11,359 Speaker 1: Other the years you're not supposed to be good. But 451 00:22:12,040 --> 00:22:14,280 Speaker 1: you know, you don't let that external stuff really creep 452 00:22:14,280 --> 00:22:16,159 Speaker 1: in your mind. You just go out and do what 453 00:22:16,160 --> 00:22:18,680 Speaker 1: you're supposed to do and be the best version of 454 00:22:18,680 --> 00:22:20,919 Speaker 1: yourself and perfect your craft along the way. And I 455 00:22:20,960 --> 00:22:23,760 Speaker 1: think our team just doesn't get into what, you know, 456 00:22:23,800 --> 00:22:26,680 Speaker 1: these external pressures and what they are. I mean, we 457 00:22:26,760 --> 00:22:28,240 Speaker 1: try and just get rid of that stuff and go 458 00:22:28,359 --> 00:22:31,040 Speaker 1: play and do good. Is that something you've learned over 459 00:22:31,119 --> 00:22:34,320 Speaker 1: your career, because I'm thinking back to the two thousand seven, 460 00:22:34,359 --> 00:22:36,679 Speaker 1: two tho eight teams. You know, there's a lot of 461 00:22:36,840 --> 00:22:39,160 Speaker 1: a lot of hype around those teams. Do you think 462 00:22:39,680 --> 00:22:43,399 Speaker 1: that you know, affected you guys negatively and you somehow 463 00:22:43,480 --> 00:22:48,359 Speaker 1: handle that differently. Now, Um, I wouldn't. I mean, there's 464 00:22:48,400 --> 00:22:50,880 Speaker 1: only probably two of us left from them, so I'm 465 00:22:50,920 --> 00:22:54,960 Speaker 1: not really sure. Um, you know that would apply to 466 00:22:55,000 --> 00:22:57,320 Speaker 1: the football team. These guys don't even know about those years. 467 00:22:57,400 --> 00:23:01,119 Speaker 1: So in some ways, Uh, personally, I think you you 468 00:23:01,160 --> 00:23:05,159 Speaker 1: do learn through experience. And but even back then, I 469 00:23:05,160 --> 00:23:07,680 Speaker 1: think I knew that it was always about just improving 470 00:23:07,680 --> 00:23:11,040 Speaker 1: and getting better and uh continually, you know, if we 471 00:23:11,040 --> 00:23:13,080 Speaker 1: didn't get the job done, you got everyone's got to 472 00:23:13,119 --> 00:23:14,639 Speaker 1: look at themselves and say I wasn't good enough and 473 00:23:14,680 --> 00:23:16,200 Speaker 1: just figure out to get better for the next time. 474 00:23:16,240 --> 00:23:18,479 Speaker 1: And then you go draft some good players, you go 475 00:23:18,480 --> 00:23:21,640 Speaker 1: get some good talent, and coaches coach and guys get 476 00:23:21,640 --> 00:23:23,760 Speaker 1: better as they're here for for a few years, and 477 00:23:24,000 --> 00:23:25,600 Speaker 1: before you know, you've got a good football team. And 478 00:23:25,600 --> 00:23:27,879 Speaker 1: you got to try and do that over and over again. 479 00:23:28,560 --> 00:23:31,120 Speaker 1: Um So, DeMarco Murray Tony is out of the picture now. 480 00:23:31,760 --> 00:23:34,000 Speaker 1: And you know, you obviously have a great offensive line. 481 00:23:34,160 --> 00:23:35,840 Speaker 1: A lot of people think it's the best in the league. 482 00:23:35,880 --> 00:23:38,240 Speaker 1: But admit you're a little bit worried about the running 483 00:23:38,240 --> 00:23:41,000 Speaker 1: back situation. Just a little bit with the offensive player 484 00:23:41,040 --> 00:23:43,040 Speaker 1: of the year at the door and maybe not a 485 00:23:43,160 --> 00:23:45,359 Speaker 1: ready made guys stepping in in the view of people 486 00:23:45,359 --> 00:23:49,600 Speaker 1: at least outside the organization a little bit. Yeah, I think, uh, 487 00:23:50,160 --> 00:23:52,840 Speaker 1: you know, DeMarco obviously had an incredible season last year 488 00:23:52,880 --> 00:23:55,080 Speaker 1: and he's one of my good friends, and so the 489 00:23:55,080 --> 00:23:58,040 Speaker 1: business side that when that takes place, it's never enjoyable 490 00:23:58,080 --> 00:24:00,800 Speaker 1: to watch, you know, something like that happened. At the 491 00:24:00,800 --> 00:24:03,200 Speaker 1: same time, it's an opportunity for some of these other 492 00:24:03,240 --> 00:24:06,280 Speaker 1: guys to step in and take a role that's you know, 493 00:24:06,400 --> 00:24:09,280 Speaker 1: obviously coveted, and I think so far through training camp 494 00:24:09,359 --> 00:24:11,679 Speaker 1: it's it's gone pretty well. These guys have stepped up 495 00:24:11,680 --> 00:24:14,959 Speaker 1: and shown some flashes that we're pretty excited about. Now 496 00:24:14,960 --> 00:24:16,399 Speaker 1: they've got to just take and run with it and 497 00:24:16,440 --> 00:24:19,160 Speaker 1: we'll find out through training camp in the preseason how 498 00:24:19,200 --> 00:24:21,040 Speaker 1: good they really are. But you've got to give an 499 00:24:21,040 --> 00:24:25,240 Speaker 1: opportunity to see Tony. You were in the MVP discussion 500 00:24:25,320 --> 00:24:27,679 Speaker 1: last year, and I think a lot of people attribute 501 00:24:28,200 --> 00:24:30,880 Speaker 1: that you had a better year because of DeMarco's success 502 00:24:30,880 --> 00:24:33,080 Speaker 1: and it's heavy workload. It took some pressure off of you. 503 00:24:33,359 --> 00:24:35,680 Speaker 1: What is your reaction to that kind of I guess 504 00:24:35,680 --> 00:24:38,280 Speaker 1: analysis that you owed a lot of your success to 505 00:24:38,320 --> 00:24:41,560 Speaker 1: your running back. Oh, I a lot of my success 506 00:24:41,600 --> 00:24:44,960 Speaker 1: to a lot of people, you know, to Jason Witten's 507 00:24:45,080 --> 00:24:48,560 Speaker 1: Marco does offensive line are coaches you know, call them 508 00:24:48,560 --> 00:24:51,040 Speaker 1: the right plays, the right situations, putting us in a position, 509 00:24:51,080 --> 00:24:54,080 Speaker 1: and then through experience and the levels, I'm able to 510 00:24:54,080 --> 00:24:55,840 Speaker 1: get us in an out of bad plays and they're 511 00:24:55,880 --> 00:24:58,040 Speaker 1: better ones. And I get a lot of trust from 512 00:24:58,080 --> 00:24:59,520 Speaker 1: my coaching staff to do a lot of things on 513 00:24:59,560 --> 00:25:02,080 Speaker 1: the football field that allowed me allow us to change 514 00:25:02,080 --> 00:25:03,280 Speaker 1: and get in and out of places. And I do 515 00:25:03,320 --> 00:25:05,679 Speaker 1: that probably a lot more than you guys see, But 516 00:25:05,760 --> 00:25:08,639 Speaker 1: that comes through a lot of other people allowing that 517 00:25:08,840 --> 00:25:10,760 Speaker 1: and then other guys having the ability to go make 518 00:25:10,760 --> 00:25:14,120 Speaker 1: plays or their opponents. So I don't ever think anybody's 519 00:25:14,119 --> 00:25:16,920 Speaker 1: success is just themselves. In the NFL's it's a team 520 00:25:16,960 --> 00:25:19,960 Speaker 1: sport and with all need each other. And I think 521 00:25:19,960 --> 00:25:22,760 Speaker 1: that any time you have people around you, it makes 522 00:25:22,760 --> 00:25:25,320 Speaker 1: you look better. Do you think being the Dallas Cowboys 523 00:25:25,359 --> 00:25:28,119 Speaker 1: quarterback is different than being other teams quarterbacks? Like, do 524 00:25:28,160 --> 00:25:30,160 Speaker 1: you ever kind of look at what's going on, Let's 525 00:25:30,160 --> 00:25:32,800 Speaker 1: say in Atlanta, great quarterback and Matt Ryan and just 526 00:25:32,920 --> 00:25:34,760 Speaker 1: you know, they're they're just kind of slipping under the 527 00:25:34,800 --> 00:25:36,880 Speaker 1: ran or no one's really like kind of paying attention. 528 00:25:36,880 --> 00:25:39,840 Speaker 1: Whereas you're coming out to California, it's a whole production. 529 00:25:39,880 --> 00:25:43,120 Speaker 1: Every press conferences a production. Everything your owner says makes 530 00:25:43,200 --> 00:25:45,680 Speaker 1: national news. Do you do you ever think that your 531 00:25:45,760 --> 00:25:50,480 Speaker 1: job is inherently different than other quarterbacks out there? You know, 532 00:25:50,560 --> 00:25:52,960 Speaker 1: I honestly don't. I don't know. It's a good question. 533 00:25:53,080 --> 00:25:55,800 Speaker 1: Just I've never been anywhere but Dallas, so it's kind 534 00:25:55,800 --> 00:25:59,040 Speaker 1: of I'd be speculating. I do know that each one 535 00:25:59,080 --> 00:26:02,560 Speaker 1: of those teams feels the same, and there their local 536 00:26:02,600 --> 00:26:07,240 Speaker 1: fan base about the passions about winning, and you know, 537 00:26:07,280 --> 00:26:09,800 Speaker 1: that's just part of playing in the National Football League, 538 00:26:10,160 --> 00:26:12,760 Speaker 1: you know. So to me, not a whole lot different. 539 00:26:12,800 --> 00:26:15,840 Speaker 1: But I guess you have to ask them. You know, 540 00:26:15,920 --> 00:26:17,600 Speaker 1: you've been in O T A s, You've been in 541 00:26:17,600 --> 00:26:20,680 Speaker 1: training camp for better part of this week. Is there 542 00:26:20,720 --> 00:26:23,920 Speaker 1: a player outside of the Joseph Randall who everyone's talking about, 543 00:26:23,920 --> 00:26:26,920 Speaker 1: a young guy that no one is talking about today, 544 00:26:26,920 --> 00:26:29,000 Speaker 1: but we will be a month from now on offense 545 00:26:29,119 --> 00:26:34,000 Speaker 1: or defense. Yeah, that's a good question. I think Right 546 00:26:34,080 --> 00:26:35,760 Speaker 1: now we're just getting started. It's most of the same 547 00:26:35,840 --> 00:26:37,359 Speaker 1: name as you've seen. I think some of the young 548 00:26:37,400 --> 00:26:41,160 Speaker 1: guys are just trying to um figure the offense out. 549 00:26:41,160 --> 00:26:44,080 Speaker 1: I mean, it takes time to play really fast and 550 00:26:44,480 --> 00:26:48,680 Speaker 1: learn the system. And you know you have to see 551 00:26:48,760 --> 00:26:52,520 Speaker 1: I mean, obviously Joseph Randall and landsdown Bar these guys 552 00:26:52,560 --> 00:26:54,320 Speaker 1: have done a good job taking advantage of the reps 553 00:26:54,320 --> 00:26:56,080 Speaker 1: they've had at the running back position so far, and 554 00:26:56,119 --> 00:26:59,159 Speaker 1: more excited about them. But the other guys um are 555 00:26:59,200 --> 00:27:01,760 Speaker 1: a little bit younger, have to and uh, you know, 556 00:27:01,840 --> 00:27:04,399 Speaker 1: Darren hasn't gotten a lot of reps because he's been 557 00:27:04,400 --> 00:27:05,919 Speaker 1: banged up a little bit, So we'll see if that 558 00:27:05,960 --> 00:27:08,639 Speaker 1: moves on. But yes, it's just part of training. Cam, 559 00:27:08,680 --> 00:27:11,520 Speaker 1: we gotta go figure that stuff out. Have you now 560 00:27:11,520 --> 00:27:13,720 Speaker 1: that you've had, you know, the two back surgeries, have 561 00:27:13,800 --> 00:27:16,560 Speaker 1: you changed any of your let's call it like internal 562 00:27:16,600 --> 00:27:19,720 Speaker 1: hardwiring in terms of how you operate in the pocket, 563 00:27:19,800 --> 00:27:22,080 Speaker 1: when to flee or is it when you take off 564 00:27:22,119 --> 00:27:23,760 Speaker 1: of the ball and run. Is there a part of 565 00:27:23,800 --> 00:27:26,359 Speaker 1: you that that gets scared that you could hurt that 566 00:27:26,400 --> 00:27:28,800 Speaker 1: back again and maybe it could all go out the 567 00:27:28,800 --> 00:27:31,120 Speaker 1: window at any moment. I don't think you can play 568 00:27:31,160 --> 00:27:32,720 Speaker 1: that way. I think when you get on the field, 569 00:27:32,760 --> 00:27:37,000 Speaker 1: you just gotta instinctfuly do with uh through repetition and experience, 570 00:27:37,440 --> 00:27:39,840 Speaker 1: you know, is that gives you the best opportunity to succeed. 571 00:27:40,160 --> 00:27:43,040 Speaker 1: There's obviously times where you don't need to take unnecessary hits, 572 00:27:43,119 --> 00:27:45,359 Speaker 1: but um, for the most part, you gotta do what 573 00:27:45,359 --> 00:27:47,280 Speaker 1: you gotta do to win for four games, you know. 574 00:27:47,280 --> 00:27:49,399 Speaker 1: I try and do that each day and and make 575 00:27:49,440 --> 00:27:52,600 Speaker 1: the same decision of making a game. Um and okay, 576 00:27:52,640 --> 00:27:55,280 Speaker 1: so you are now you know you always no right 577 00:27:55,280 --> 00:27:57,800 Speaker 1: around this time of your commercial start airing and you 578 00:27:57,880 --> 00:27:59,479 Speaker 1: see it and then you're like, oh, I'm gonna have 579 00:27:59,520 --> 00:28:02,560 Speaker 1: to watch this commercial roughly seven million times over the 580 00:28:02,560 --> 00:28:04,920 Speaker 1: course of the NFL season. In the case of these 581 00:28:04,920 --> 00:28:07,680 Speaker 1: direct TV commercials, it's pretty good though, because they obviously 582 00:28:08,080 --> 00:28:11,160 Speaker 1: they put some there's some good production works, some good premises. 583 00:28:11,400 --> 00:28:14,280 Speaker 1: Tony Romo has a great new direct TV commercial for 584 00:28:14,600 --> 00:28:18,399 Speaker 1: a Sunday ticket. The name of the character and Tony, 585 00:28:18,440 --> 00:28:19,840 Speaker 1: you could let us know if you had anything to 586 00:28:19,840 --> 00:28:23,680 Speaker 1: do with us creatively. The background arts and crafts Tony Romo. 587 00:28:24,240 --> 00:28:27,440 Speaker 1: The features gems like this, I mixed a cupcake and 588 00:28:27,480 --> 00:28:30,919 Speaker 1: a brownie up calling it Crownie. I mean, that is 589 00:28:30,960 --> 00:28:34,200 Speaker 1: good stuff. So first of all, Tony, take us through 590 00:28:34,600 --> 00:28:36,560 Speaker 1: this character and had you did you have anything to 591 00:28:36,600 --> 00:28:38,200 Speaker 1: do with coming up with it, and how did you 592 00:28:38,240 --> 00:28:41,880 Speaker 1: like doing you know, arts and crafts Tony Romo. It 593 00:28:42,000 --> 00:28:44,560 Speaker 1: was great. It was definitely a unique experience. I hadn't 594 00:28:44,600 --> 00:28:48,120 Speaker 1: set in a makeup chair for four hours before, but yeah, 595 00:28:48,160 --> 00:28:50,400 Speaker 1: it was it was a little different. I think, um, 596 00:28:51,720 --> 00:28:54,560 Speaker 1: they they had the plan for the situation, and obviously 597 00:28:54,560 --> 00:28:56,400 Speaker 1: I agreed to it, and then but I was in 598 00:28:56,440 --> 00:28:58,560 Speaker 1: there though. They had a certain way. I think that 599 00:28:58,680 --> 00:29:01,280 Speaker 1: they they wanted me to just to be a little 600 00:29:01,320 --> 00:29:05,560 Speaker 1: bit less probably than what you saw. But I ended 601 00:29:05,600 --> 00:29:08,600 Speaker 1: up feeling I ended up feeling as though this guy 602 00:29:08,680 --> 00:29:12,240 Speaker 1: like lives by himself and he's never seen, like he 603 00:29:12,280 --> 00:29:15,280 Speaker 1: doesn't interact with human beings very often. And I felt, 604 00:29:15,320 --> 00:29:17,400 Speaker 1: there's like the camera crew in this guy's house and 605 00:29:17,400 --> 00:29:19,560 Speaker 1: now he's really excited to show, but he's a little 606 00:29:19,600 --> 00:29:22,920 Speaker 1: weirded out by everybody, and say he just kind of 607 00:29:22,920 --> 00:29:24,400 Speaker 1: felt that way when I was on set, so I 608 00:29:24,440 --> 00:29:25,920 Speaker 1: kind of just took on that roll a little bit 609 00:29:25,960 --> 00:29:27,840 Speaker 1: and then they kind of made it into what it 610 00:29:27,880 --> 00:29:30,080 Speaker 1: is and Arts and crafty became a little paranoid arts 611 00:29:30,080 --> 00:29:33,400 Speaker 1: and craftsy, so so you went full method. You're like 612 00:29:33,520 --> 00:29:37,440 Speaker 1: Robert de Niro. You create a whole you know, character 613 00:29:37,560 --> 00:29:39,760 Speaker 1: sketching a story to get you in the mind frame 614 00:29:39,800 --> 00:29:42,960 Speaker 1: before you go. Yeah exactly. I'm just like Robert Nero, 615 00:29:43,120 --> 00:29:45,400 Speaker 1: like it kind of what it was like. I hear 616 00:29:45,440 --> 00:29:50,640 Speaker 1: a little Paul Rodd. I'm sure my Academy awards are 617 00:29:50,720 --> 00:29:52,960 Speaker 1: right around the courting or anything. Now. I would if 618 00:29:53,000 --> 00:29:54,800 Speaker 1: someone asked me to describe it, it would be like 619 00:29:54,960 --> 00:29:59,280 Speaker 1: Bob Vila meets Bob Bross and then just a lot 620 00:29:59,360 --> 00:30:05,360 Speaker 1: of sadness. It's a good description. Uh, that's pretty good. 621 00:30:05,520 --> 00:30:07,200 Speaker 1: But I and I am excited. We're gonna let you 622 00:30:07,200 --> 00:30:09,720 Speaker 1: go in a second, Tony that you have. The NFC 623 00:30:09,760 --> 00:30:11,640 Speaker 1: East is gonna be obviously wide open again this year, 624 00:30:11,680 --> 00:30:14,880 Speaker 1: but the biggest to me battle right now is arts 625 00:30:14,880 --> 00:30:18,280 Speaker 1: and crafts, Tony Romo and bad comedian Eli Manning on 626 00:30:18,360 --> 00:30:22,560 Speaker 1: the commercial front. That's a good one. Before you guys, 627 00:30:22,640 --> 00:30:24,880 Speaker 1: let me go. When I was younger, I used to, 628 00:30:25,440 --> 00:30:28,640 Speaker 1: you know, want to watch our NFC East opponents, and 629 00:30:28,680 --> 00:30:31,080 Speaker 1: I never had actually you know, direct TV, this NFL 630 00:30:31,120 --> 00:30:33,000 Speaker 1: Sunday ticket and I would literally go there and get 631 00:30:33,040 --> 00:30:36,320 Speaker 1: excited about our bye weekend or play Thursday game. They 632 00:30:36,360 --> 00:30:39,000 Speaker 1: we're gonna watch Eli, We're gonna watch the Eagles or 633 00:30:39,040 --> 00:30:41,320 Speaker 1: the Redskins, whoever. And then I get on there and 634 00:30:41,320 --> 00:30:44,200 Speaker 1: they put on Whoever, and I'm like, you gotta be 635 00:30:44,280 --> 00:30:47,160 Speaker 1: kidding me, and I would be so Matt Shop again No, 636 00:30:48,000 --> 00:30:50,680 Speaker 1: And that was like and it was like, you know what, 637 00:30:50,760 --> 00:30:53,400 Speaker 1: you got the Sunday ticket thing. You can watch every 638 00:30:53,440 --> 00:30:56,280 Speaker 1: single game you know, live and then watch every minute 639 00:30:56,280 --> 00:30:58,000 Speaker 1: of it. It's like, this is crazy. I mean, how 640 00:30:58,000 --> 00:31:01,040 Speaker 1: does everybody not have? You know this? My uncle literally 641 00:31:01,160 --> 00:31:03,560 Speaker 1: orders the Max Steel and he gets to watch the 642 00:31:03,760 --> 00:31:06,200 Speaker 1: streams on his phone. He watches it, He goes out 643 00:31:06,240 --> 00:31:08,360 Speaker 1: to the grocery. Strem watches the game like it's so 644 00:31:08,480 --> 00:31:10,440 Speaker 1: different than it was five years ago. So I want 645 00:31:10,440 --> 00:31:12,680 Speaker 1: to thank TV and senday ticket for that. It's made 646 00:31:12,680 --> 00:31:15,040 Speaker 1: it a lot better for our by weekends. It definitely has. 647 00:31:15,160 --> 00:31:18,120 Speaker 1: It's a lot different than sports experience now. Tony Romo, 648 00:31:18,440 --> 00:31:20,840 Speaker 1: good luck in the upcoming season, and thank you for 649 00:31:20,920 --> 00:31:23,760 Speaker 1: joining us something around the NFL podcast. You guts, Thanks guys, 650 00:31:23,760 --> 00:31:26,840 Speaker 1: appreciate it. Thanks Tony. All right, there's Tony Romo big 651 00:31:26,880 --> 00:31:29,000 Speaker 1: star in the podcast, right right near the top by 652 00:31:29,080 --> 00:31:30,800 Speaker 1: the way of like the biggest stars we've had on 653 00:31:30,840 --> 00:31:34,880 Speaker 1: the show. Uh, Jim Brown's like, what about me? Richard Sherman. 654 00:31:35,320 --> 00:31:37,960 Speaker 1: Richard Sherman is gonna tweet about? That was pre that 655 00:31:38,120 --> 00:31:42,040 Speaker 1: was pre around the podcast. Jeff Darlington. We did have 656 00:31:42,080 --> 00:31:45,400 Speaker 1: Jeff Darlings in the show. Ian Rappaport one of the 657 00:31:45,440 --> 00:31:48,920 Speaker 1: great stars. So all different things going on, but it 658 00:31:48,960 --> 00:31:50,560 Speaker 1: was very nice to have Tony Romo on the on 659 00:31:50,600 --> 00:31:52,960 Speaker 1: the line. And I will say this, he's Tony Romo, 660 00:31:53,000 --> 00:31:55,640 Speaker 1: is Gonna Romo, and he's you know, he's from the 661 00:31:55,800 --> 00:31:57,960 Speaker 1: he knows how to speak as a you know, professional 662 00:31:57,960 --> 00:32:00,959 Speaker 1: professional jock speak. You asked him if he's feeling extra pressure. 663 00:32:01,000 --> 00:32:02,760 Speaker 1: He says, no, every year is a new year, blah 664 00:32:02,840 --> 00:32:06,239 Speaker 1: blah blah. But it really, with all due respect, there 665 00:32:06,320 --> 00:32:08,200 Speaker 1: is more pressure on Tony Romo this year. And I'll 666 00:32:08,200 --> 00:32:10,760 Speaker 1: go as far as saying that no veteran quarterback is 667 00:32:10,840 --> 00:32:14,560 Speaker 1: under more pressure than Tony Romo is this year. Um, 668 00:32:14,640 --> 00:32:17,400 Speaker 1: with the back injuries and the fact that he's thirty five, 669 00:32:17,440 --> 00:32:19,960 Speaker 1: and the fact that this the window seems open after 670 00:32:20,000 --> 00:32:24,240 Speaker 1: a very promising return to competitiveness last year for Dallas. 671 00:32:24,800 --> 00:32:27,360 Speaker 1: You know, you never know how long this stuff will last. 672 00:32:27,760 --> 00:32:29,920 Speaker 1: But this year, this team is lined up to go 673 00:32:30,000 --> 00:32:31,920 Speaker 1: deep into the playoffs again. And if you don't do 674 00:32:31,960 --> 00:32:34,600 Speaker 1: it and you're another year older, your back starts hurting 675 00:32:34,600 --> 00:32:36,080 Speaker 1: a little more. You never know what happened. So Tony 676 00:32:36,160 --> 00:32:38,080 Speaker 1: Romo would be my pick if I were to say 677 00:32:38,080 --> 00:32:41,680 Speaker 1: who's under more pressure than anybody? So I will I'm 678 00:32:41,760 --> 00:32:44,120 Speaker 1: curious what you guys think. If you want to throw 679 00:32:44,360 --> 00:32:46,360 Speaker 1: throw out, I know you probably all agree with me. 680 00:32:46,440 --> 00:32:50,320 Speaker 1: Tony Romo, most pressure nailed a day, Yeah, but just 681 00:32:50,440 --> 00:32:52,240 Speaker 1: for the you know, for the sake of the listeners 682 00:32:52,240 --> 00:32:54,600 Speaker 1: and drawing out the show a little bit. Uh No, 683 00:32:54,840 --> 00:32:58,040 Speaker 1: Tell tell me, guys, who you think is another veteran 684 00:32:58,080 --> 00:33:00,600 Speaker 1: quarterback under a lot of pressure this year. I'll start 685 00:33:00,600 --> 00:33:03,600 Speaker 1: with you, Sizzler. I think it's easy. I mean, yes, 686 00:33:03,760 --> 00:33:07,560 Speaker 1: Romo's playoff window and Super Bowl window is closing. But 687 00:33:07,680 --> 00:33:11,080 Speaker 1: Peyton Manning's that this really figures to be his final season. 688 00:33:11,600 --> 00:33:13,400 Speaker 1: I mean, if if he goes beyond this year, I'd 689 00:33:13,400 --> 00:33:16,080 Speaker 1: be surprised personally. I think the team is gearing up 690 00:33:16,120 --> 00:33:19,120 Speaker 1: for potentially brock Oswell or taking over at some point, 691 00:33:19,480 --> 00:33:22,560 Speaker 1: and they brought in a whole new offensive system that's 692 00:33:22,560 --> 00:33:25,880 Speaker 1: gonna put more emphasis on the ground game. Take a 693 00:33:25,960 --> 00:33:27,880 Speaker 1: little bit off Manning. We're not gonna say anything close 694 00:33:27,920 --> 00:33:30,680 Speaker 1: to the number of attempts from last season. The guy 695 00:33:30,840 --> 00:33:34,560 Speaker 1: has a great roster around him. It's on Peyton Manning 696 00:33:34,600 --> 00:33:36,640 Speaker 1: to get it done. He's not done. He's not done 697 00:33:36,640 --> 00:33:38,680 Speaker 1: it yet. That's the only reason they brought him there, 698 00:33:38,960 --> 00:33:40,920 Speaker 1: and after what we saw at the end of last season, 699 00:33:40,960 --> 00:33:43,240 Speaker 1: and there's a lot of questions we have going into 700 00:33:43,240 --> 00:33:44,840 Speaker 1: the preseason. What kind of arm does he have, What 701 00:33:44,880 --> 00:33:47,640 Speaker 1: does he look like physically? A lot of pressure. He 702 00:33:47,720 --> 00:33:50,520 Speaker 1: puts the pressure on himself. But that talent around him 703 00:33:50,560 --> 00:33:52,760 Speaker 1: that you mentioned is why I don't think he makes 704 00:33:52,800 --> 00:33:55,480 Speaker 1: sense as the choice here, because I think he's in 705 00:33:55,520 --> 00:33:58,360 Speaker 1: a situation where he doesn't need to be what Peyton 706 00:33:58,400 --> 00:34:01,400 Speaker 1: Manning used to be. That that there's awesome Emmanuel Sanders, 707 00:34:01,800 --> 00:34:05,240 Speaker 1: Damarrius Thomas, a defense that was as good and as 708 00:34:05,280 --> 00:34:07,560 Speaker 1: talented as any in the league last year for most 709 00:34:07,600 --> 00:34:10,359 Speaker 1: of it, and then they add some piece with Shane Ray. 710 00:34:10,480 --> 00:34:12,200 Speaker 1: I mean they lost some pieces this year, but I 711 00:34:12,280 --> 00:34:13,880 Speaker 1: think he can go out there and kind of does 712 00:34:14,200 --> 00:34:15,799 Speaker 1: what he doesn't, and they're gonna win games for him, 713 00:34:15,800 --> 00:34:17,640 Speaker 1: a little bit like the Cowboys and Tony, Right, But 714 00:34:17,640 --> 00:34:21,280 Speaker 1: if they don't win the super Bowl, it's a colossal failure. 715 00:34:21,400 --> 00:34:23,480 Speaker 1: He's got a ton of pressure. I totally agree. If 716 00:34:23,520 --> 00:34:26,040 Speaker 1: they don't win this, they're in the super Bowl window now. 717 00:34:26,200 --> 00:34:28,640 Speaker 1: And you're right, this might be Peyton Manning's last year. 718 00:34:28,840 --> 00:34:30,880 Speaker 1: Not only for the Broncos that they're putting all their 719 00:34:30,880 --> 00:34:33,640 Speaker 1: eggs in his basket. I mean, they're planning for life 720 00:34:33,640 --> 00:34:35,040 Speaker 1: after him. But that doesn't mean they're going to be 721 00:34:35,080 --> 00:34:37,640 Speaker 1: a super Bowl team. But also does Peyton Manning want 722 00:34:37,640 --> 00:34:39,560 Speaker 1: to be regarded as the best quarterback of all time? 723 00:34:40,000 --> 00:34:41,640 Speaker 1: You need another super Bowl. But he's one of the 724 00:34:41,640 --> 00:34:45,080 Speaker 1: only quarterbacks I think you can say definitively he cares 725 00:34:45,120 --> 00:34:49,560 Speaker 1: about stuff like that. He knows the view of him 726 00:34:49,600 --> 00:34:52,920 Speaker 1: because he has one super Bowl and hiss to right 727 00:34:53,160 --> 00:34:54,920 Speaker 1: and not. I mean one super Bowl is great. I 728 00:34:54,920 --> 00:34:56,680 Speaker 1: mean that's the thing. It's like it would be even 729 00:34:56,719 --> 00:34:59,680 Speaker 1: more pressure had and none. But considering how many games 730 00:34:59,680 --> 00:35:02,280 Speaker 1: he's in his career and how many good his teams 731 00:35:02,280 --> 00:35:03,839 Speaker 1: have been, you would think you would have more than one. 732 00:35:04,239 --> 00:35:07,759 Speaker 1: Chris Wesley, who's your pick. Peyton Manning has nine one 733 00:35:07,800 --> 00:35:10,719 Speaker 1: and duns and in the NFL playoffs, which is more 734 00:35:10,719 --> 00:35:13,759 Speaker 1: than double any other quarterback in history. Second place is 735 00:35:13,800 --> 00:35:16,399 Speaker 1: a guy who's been in the league for four years 736 00:35:16,440 --> 00:35:18,759 Speaker 1: for one and done well. I think I know where 737 00:35:18,760 --> 00:35:22,399 Speaker 1: this is going, Andy Dalton. Look, they've got their best 738 00:35:22,440 --> 00:35:27,080 Speaker 1: offense possibly in team history, maybe going back, maybe going 739 00:35:27,080 --> 00:35:31,000 Speaker 1: back to Jeremy Hill led the NFL and rushing and 740 00:35:31,200 --> 00:35:33,960 Speaker 1: yards per carry in the second half of last season. 741 00:35:34,200 --> 00:35:37,399 Speaker 1: A J. Green is somehow no longer considered a top 742 00:35:37,440 --> 00:35:40,120 Speaker 1: five wide receiver, which is ridiculous. He is. They've got 743 00:35:40,160 --> 00:35:44,960 Speaker 1: Marvin Jones and Tyler Eifert back from injuries. Geover Giovanni Bernardi. 744 00:35:45,160 --> 00:35:47,120 Speaker 1: Bernard is one of the best passing down backs in 745 00:35:47,120 --> 00:35:50,359 Speaker 1: the NFL. This offense is absolutely loaded. And then you've 746 00:35:50,400 --> 00:35:54,600 Speaker 1: got everybody's singing. Geno Atkins praises in in camp. If 747 00:35:54,600 --> 00:35:56,440 Speaker 1: this guy is what he was in two thousand twelve, 748 00:35:56,760 --> 00:35:59,160 Speaker 1: the Bengals should be a Super Bowl contender. Marvin Lewis 749 00:35:59,200 --> 00:36:02,439 Speaker 1: is even talking about Super Bowls now. Andy Dalton has 750 00:36:02,480 --> 00:36:05,799 Speaker 1: to win or else why not try? I mean, it's 751 00:36:05,800 --> 00:36:08,120 Speaker 1: the Bengals, so you never know. They don't like making moves, 752 00:36:08,160 --> 00:36:10,640 Speaker 1: but you would think his job would be on the line. Well, 753 00:36:11,200 --> 00:36:14,920 Speaker 1: the most talented Bengals offense in history, Boomer Sciason just 754 00:36:15,680 --> 00:36:18,319 Speaker 1: threw up a little bit in his mouth, you know, right, 755 00:36:18,960 --> 00:36:21,080 Speaker 1: Craig Carton or something. And you know, you know who 756 00:36:21,120 --> 00:36:24,400 Speaker 1: else did, like a twenty year old Chris Wesleyan or 757 00:36:24,440 --> 00:36:27,759 Speaker 1: sixteen year old how dare you I believe? You know? 758 00:36:28,120 --> 00:36:31,000 Speaker 1: Let's see it well together? Where he is right though? 759 00:36:31,040 --> 00:36:33,279 Speaker 1: Is that every other quarterback we're gonna bring up. No 760 00:36:33,320 --> 00:36:36,279 Speaker 1: one's gonna say they'll win despite this guy. They're gonna 761 00:36:36,320 --> 00:36:39,200 Speaker 1: win because of Tony Romo and because of Peyton Manning. 762 00:36:39,440 --> 00:36:40,920 Speaker 1: But this is a guy that's hanging out as an 763 00:36:40,960 --> 00:36:43,920 Speaker 1: NFL starter on a playoff caliber team viewed as the 764 00:36:43,960 --> 00:36:46,680 Speaker 1: reason that they can't get to the next level. That's 765 00:36:46,680 --> 00:36:48,840 Speaker 1: not a good place to be because they're gonna want change, 766 00:36:48,880 --> 00:36:50,719 Speaker 1: even though that as resistant as they are to that 767 00:36:50,960 --> 00:36:53,560 Speaker 1: in Cincinnati, they're gonna demand it at some point. I 768 00:36:53,560 --> 00:36:56,760 Speaker 1: would argue playing in Cincinnati that makes less pressure playing 769 00:36:56,760 --> 00:36:59,840 Speaker 1: for the Banks because they are just okay with quarterback 770 00:37:00,000 --> 00:37:03,879 Speaker 1: biocrity and coaching. Media. I'll bite West because you did 771 00:37:03,960 --> 00:37:06,880 Speaker 1: mention it that people are saying aj Green not number 772 00:37:07,200 --> 00:37:11,520 Speaker 1: not in the top five? Throwout Beckham, Megatron, Dez Bryant, 773 00:37:11,600 --> 00:37:19,280 Speaker 1: Julio Jones, Antonio Brown, maybe the Mary's Thomas. Well he's 774 00:37:19,320 --> 00:37:21,920 Speaker 1: ahead of you, know, is he? You can't talk about 775 00:37:21,920 --> 00:37:24,439 Speaker 1: the top receivers in the NFL without mentioning A. J. Green, 776 00:37:24,480 --> 00:37:26,520 Speaker 1: And people have started to do that just because of 777 00:37:26,520 --> 00:37:28,960 Speaker 1: one season where he's playing through a bad injury for 778 00:37:29,000 --> 00:37:31,239 Speaker 1: most of the year. I just think it's irresponsible. So 779 00:37:31,320 --> 00:37:33,319 Speaker 1: who's in who? Who does he get out of your 780 00:37:33,360 --> 00:37:35,839 Speaker 1: top five? Well you go top eight, Well you got 781 00:37:35,880 --> 00:37:38,239 Speaker 1: if you say you got to get the other people out, 782 00:37:38,280 --> 00:37:41,239 Speaker 1: he's just top eight. I think it's weird to artificially 783 00:37:41,239 --> 00:37:43,080 Speaker 1: cut it off at five. Well you said five, it 784 00:37:43,160 --> 00:37:44,920 Speaker 1: was going off you. Well, when I think when you 785 00:37:45,000 --> 00:37:48,799 Speaker 1: have the discussion, his name should be in there one 786 00:37:48,840 --> 00:37:50,440 Speaker 1: of those I don't have Jordy, but I could throw 787 00:37:50,520 --> 00:37:52,640 Speaker 1: him in there. He belongs in there. All those guys 788 00:37:52,640 --> 00:37:54,440 Speaker 1: belong on Top eight is a different conference. I think 789 00:37:54,520 --> 00:37:56,880 Speaker 1: Handsas just did a debate supplex on West and he 790 00:37:56,920 --> 00:37:59,879 Speaker 1: doesn't know what to do. Doesn't happen often. I could 791 00:38:00,040 --> 00:38:02,000 Speaker 1: ranked them for you, but then people care more about 792 00:38:02,000 --> 00:38:04,919 Speaker 1: the number than the analysis. And I don't like that 793 00:38:04,920 --> 00:38:07,960 Speaker 1: that's A J. Green in the top five. He belongs 794 00:38:07,960 --> 00:38:10,560 Speaker 1: in the discussion as one of the top five receivers. 795 00:38:10,600 --> 00:38:13,840 Speaker 1: There's very little separation between the van shoots by and 796 00:38:13,920 --> 00:38:17,680 Speaker 1: kidnaps Julio Jones from Falcon's practice. A J. Green gets 797 00:38:17,680 --> 00:38:19,120 Speaker 1: in the top I'm putting him in the top five, 798 00:38:19,160 --> 00:38:24,560 Speaker 1: by the way, anyways, and people people have very short memories. 799 00:38:24,560 --> 00:38:26,960 Speaker 1: It's all about what you did lately. Well, but it's 800 00:38:26,960 --> 00:38:29,120 Speaker 1: about who you pull out of that list though. I'm 801 00:38:29,200 --> 00:38:34,600 Speaker 1: taking out Jordi de Marius and Beckham. Sorry, now that's 802 00:38:34,600 --> 00:38:36,880 Speaker 1: a different guy. And even that's gonna look bad for 803 00:38:36,920 --> 00:38:40,160 Speaker 1: you very shortly. I'm just saying, right now, Greg, you 804 00:38:40,239 --> 00:38:43,239 Speaker 1: give us the quarter veteran quarterback under pressure for you. 805 00:38:44,040 --> 00:38:48,440 Speaker 1: How about Philip Rivers. You know everyone talks about Tony Romo. 806 00:38:49,520 --> 00:38:51,719 Speaker 1: Of course, he's been one of the best quarterbacks of 807 00:38:51,760 --> 00:38:53,840 Speaker 1: the last ten to twelve years. Oh, he's gotta get it, 808 00:38:53,880 --> 00:38:57,040 Speaker 1: he gotta get his title. Now he's getting old thirty five, 809 00:38:57,160 --> 00:39:01,120 Speaker 1: Like you know, he's been underrated. As Philip Rivers. Everyone 810 00:39:01,160 --> 00:39:03,880 Speaker 1: loves him, and yet it's almost like no one has expectation, 811 00:39:04,000 --> 00:39:07,359 Speaker 1: no one, no one says Philip Rivers hasn't been able 812 00:39:07,400 --> 00:39:09,759 Speaker 1: to get to the Super Bowl quarterback that good, and 813 00:39:09,800 --> 00:39:11,680 Speaker 1: I don't think it's Philip rivers fault. It's the team 814 00:39:11,719 --> 00:39:13,600 Speaker 1: around him. But that's that's the same thing with Romo. 815 00:39:13,680 --> 00:39:16,880 Speaker 1: He's running out of years. He's also in a contract 816 00:39:17,000 --> 00:39:20,279 Speaker 1: year where there's some pressure between him and the organization. 817 00:39:20,600 --> 00:39:24,000 Speaker 1: There's the whole San Diego or that pressure there. They 818 00:39:24,040 --> 00:39:26,319 Speaker 1: want to pay him. He won't break their money. That's 819 00:39:26,360 --> 00:39:29,879 Speaker 1: not pressure, that's stressful, that's not pressure. He's wanting one 820 00:39:30,000 --> 00:39:34,160 Speaker 1: big payday before he retires. He's gonna send no matter 821 00:39:34,160 --> 00:39:38,680 Speaker 1: who's fifteen children. He can't say that we wait any 822 00:39:38,680 --> 00:39:42,400 Speaker 1: guy with he has eight children. But that is a 823 00:39:42,400 --> 00:39:44,719 Speaker 1: man under pressure exact. But if he gets hurt he 824 00:39:44,760 --> 00:39:46,680 Speaker 1: played a playoff game with a torn a c L 825 00:39:46,800 --> 00:39:49,319 Speaker 1: there's there's nothing stopping him. I mean, I don't know, 826 00:39:49,400 --> 00:39:52,000 Speaker 1: there's no pressure for a guy worth like nineties seven 827 00:39:52,000 --> 00:39:56,720 Speaker 1: million dollars, that's your list. You don't become Philip Rivers 828 00:39:56,760 --> 00:40:00,200 Speaker 1: and put on that Bolo tie without a desire to 829 00:40:00,280 --> 00:40:03,319 Speaker 1: be great. And that desire it's like Tony Romo telling 830 00:40:03,320 --> 00:40:06,080 Speaker 1: he couldn't afford Sunday ticket four years ago. I don't 831 00:40:06,080 --> 00:40:07,520 Speaker 1: know if I bought that. I don't buy that. You've 832 00:40:07,560 --> 00:40:10,480 Speaker 1: been playing great and these these Philip Rivers teams the 833 00:40:10,520 --> 00:40:12,560 Speaker 1: last four years have been mediocre, and he's running out 834 00:40:12,560 --> 00:40:14,160 Speaker 1: of time. He wants to win a super Bowl. The 835 00:40:14,200 --> 00:40:16,160 Speaker 1: real pressure is the Hall of Fame discussion. There are 836 00:40:16,160 --> 00:40:18,960 Speaker 1: people who believe Eli Manning has been a I mean self. 837 00:40:19,000 --> 00:40:21,680 Speaker 1: There are some deluded people who believe that Eli Manning 838 00:40:21,680 --> 00:40:23,959 Speaker 1: has been a better quarterback throughout his career than Philip Rivers. 839 00:40:24,239 --> 00:40:26,960 Speaker 1: That's what I mean. But Rivers River, doesn't you see 840 00:40:27,200 --> 00:40:29,680 Speaker 1: think he He is a guy that is burning to 841 00:40:29,800 --> 00:40:31,880 Speaker 1: do more than that Chargers team has been able to do. 842 00:40:31,960 --> 00:40:35,200 Speaker 1: For The pressure is on the Chargers, not Philip Rivers. 843 00:40:35,280 --> 00:40:38,520 Speaker 1: All right. I remember those rough and tumble days to 844 00:40:38,520 --> 00:40:40,640 Speaker 1: Tony Romo where you didn't like when he didn't know 845 00:40:40,680 --> 00:40:42,239 Speaker 1: his next where his next meal was coming, like two 846 00:40:42,239 --> 00:40:45,040 Speaker 1: thousand twelve or whatever. If only we knew, he could 847 00:40:45,040 --> 00:40:47,920 Speaker 1: have maybe started a kickstarter, got him that Sunday ticket. 848 00:40:48,080 --> 00:40:50,120 Speaker 1: But now he's okay. His uncle, you know that he 849 00:40:50,200 --> 00:40:52,279 Speaker 1: kept his problems internally, like yeah, that's what a good 850 00:40:52,320 --> 00:40:55,720 Speaker 1: quarterback does. The seating ramen noodles every day, before Cowboys practice. 851 00:40:57,160 --> 00:41:01,360 Speaker 1: Spent it all on that trip with Jason Witten, Dan Campbell, 852 00:41:01,840 --> 00:41:04,399 Speaker 1: those Tipstone don't bring up Jason Witten with Sully behind 853 00:41:04,400 --> 00:41:07,080 Speaker 1: the Glass of My Life straight up with some creepy 854 00:41:07,080 --> 00:41:09,960 Speaker 1: stuff about Mexico and the vacation because he went to 855 00:41:10,000 --> 00:41:12,200 Speaker 1: the same college. Yeah, I know he's a VFL. I 856 00:41:12,200 --> 00:41:16,160 Speaker 1: wouldn't mind sitting on the beach drinking subpoena Colodis with 857 00:41:16,360 --> 00:41:18,520 Speaker 1: Jason Witten. That'd be kind of fun, all right. You 858 00:41:18,600 --> 00:41:20,920 Speaker 1: know what probably would be fun, yeah, slung as it 859 00:41:21,000 --> 00:41:23,480 Speaker 1: stayed there, you know, yeah, no, obviously, I mean come 860 00:41:23,520 --> 00:41:26,320 Speaker 1: on now, he could tell me about his u catching 861 00:41:26,320 --> 00:41:31,280 Speaker 1: over time to beat Arkansas shopped by a listener. Alright, 862 00:41:31,320 --> 00:41:34,239 Speaker 1: so these are the quarterback yes, if anybody could do 863 00:41:34,280 --> 00:41:36,719 Speaker 1: that please and also you can find the Delaware tapes 864 00:41:36,760 --> 00:41:40,160 Speaker 1: that'll be good. So Tony Tony Romo, these are the 865 00:41:40,400 --> 00:41:47,000 Speaker 1: quarterbacks under pressure in Tony Romo debate. Anyways, Tony Romo, 866 00:41:47,200 --> 00:41:50,520 Speaker 1: that's right. I mixed the cup than brownie. I'm calling 867 00:41:50,560 --> 00:41:54,279 Speaker 1: it a crownie. I don't even I'm just going over 868 00:41:54,280 --> 00:41:55,560 Speaker 1: this so I could have gotten that drop in one 869 00:41:55,560 --> 00:41:58,120 Speaker 1: more time, Mark you had Peyton Manning that I don't 870 00:41:58,120 --> 00:41:59,960 Speaker 1: know who that is, Sully about the tea up like 871 00:42:00,000 --> 00:42:04,279 Speaker 1: a chicken parm drop lest you had Andy Dalton, maybe 872 00:42:04,320 --> 00:42:08,360 Speaker 1: Rocky Top, but not Mark, you had Phil Rivers. So hey, listen, listen, 873 00:42:08,480 --> 00:42:12,319 Speaker 1: qbs qb ones. Pressure is on. Thrown in one more 874 00:42:12,360 --> 00:42:15,360 Speaker 1: quickly to Colin. He's on a year to year contract, 875 00:42:15,360 --> 00:42:17,879 Speaker 1: that whole team could be changing if things don't go well, 876 00:42:17,920 --> 00:42:19,680 Speaker 1: And like it's like, who is Colin Kaepernick? Is he 877 00:42:19,719 --> 00:42:21,640 Speaker 1: gonna be a great guy or what is this an 878 00:42:21,640 --> 00:42:26,239 Speaker 1: existential question? Is gonna be Colin Kaepernea? If he just 879 00:42:26,320 --> 00:42:28,120 Speaker 1: some guy? Or is he gonna be one of the 880 00:42:28,120 --> 00:42:29,840 Speaker 1: best quarterbacks in league? Like we all thought he was 881 00:42:29,840 --> 00:42:32,000 Speaker 1: gonna be. I'm with you because if he regresses again 882 00:42:32,080 --> 00:42:35,560 Speaker 1: or remains just you know, at this level he's jag. Well, 883 00:42:35,600 --> 00:42:37,799 Speaker 1: people are gonna look back outside of Russell Wilson on 884 00:42:37,880 --> 00:42:42,040 Speaker 1: that like whole read option quarterback phenomenon, be like, I 885 00:42:42,120 --> 00:42:45,640 Speaker 1: don't think so. All right, So there you go. That's that. 886 00:42:46,960 --> 00:42:49,400 Speaker 1: All right? Here we go. Next up on the line, 887 00:42:49,480 --> 00:42:51,799 Speaker 1: big phone call day. I feel like we're on the 888 00:42:51,800 --> 00:42:54,440 Speaker 1: fan or something. Next up on the line, the hot line, 889 00:42:54,520 --> 00:42:59,400 Speaker 1: the Mark Sessler hot Line, NFL media insider Ian Rappaboard 890 00:42:59,440 --> 00:43:01,839 Speaker 1: on the horny all over America. But right now he's 891 00:43:01,880 --> 00:43:05,120 Speaker 1: on the cell phone. What's up, buddy, what's going on? Guys? 892 00:43:05,280 --> 00:43:07,279 Speaker 1: Are you putting putting the hot and hot line? A 893 00:43:07,320 --> 00:43:10,319 Speaker 1: lot of people actually have called you a younger Tony Roma. Well, 894 00:43:10,320 --> 00:43:12,200 Speaker 1: I guess you're not even younger, but you kind of 895 00:43:12,239 --> 00:43:14,480 Speaker 1: look like Tony Ramo. People say I'm a little older, 896 00:43:14,520 --> 00:43:17,920 Speaker 1: I'm a little shorter. Yeah, I would say probably about 897 00:43:17,960 --> 00:43:20,400 Speaker 1: every day or every other every day during the season, 898 00:43:20,760 --> 00:43:23,040 Speaker 1: somebody will say to any until you look like Tony Romo, 899 00:43:23,040 --> 00:43:25,840 Speaker 1: and I always have the same response, yes, until I 900 00:43:25,920 --> 00:43:28,160 Speaker 1: stand up and then you're like, oh, you're not the 901 00:43:28,239 --> 00:43:31,759 Speaker 1: quarterback with the Cowboys. It does that. It must be 902 00:43:31,800 --> 00:43:35,760 Speaker 1: a decent bit, It must get a good response then, right. Yeah. 903 00:43:35,800 --> 00:43:38,040 Speaker 1: I mean the problem is, you know, we're sort of 904 00:43:38,040 --> 00:43:40,080 Speaker 1: in reruns now since I've used it so awesome, but 905 00:43:40,120 --> 00:43:42,600 Speaker 1: I just haven't found the line that can compare to that, 906 00:43:42,840 --> 00:43:44,959 Speaker 1: and I can't. You know, it's tough to you can't 907 00:43:44,960 --> 00:43:47,839 Speaker 1: really laugh about anything Romo has done anymore because he's 908 00:43:47,840 --> 00:43:50,759 Speaker 1: played so well and like in big games, there's just 909 00:43:50,800 --> 00:43:52,960 Speaker 1: nothing that funny about Romo anymore. So I just go 910 00:43:53,040 --> 00:43:55,680 Speaker 1: to go to my my stock line and you know, 911 00:43:55,719 --> 00:43:57,920 Speaker 1: hopefully have a fairly ignorant audience that will give a 912 00:43:57,960 --> 00:44:01,560 Speaker 1: little laughter and slaves, all right, Saystex always get heavy play. 913 00:44:01,719 --> 00:44:05,040 Speaker 1: Ian is our NFL media insider, and it contractually we 914 00:44:05,160 --> 00:44:08,839 Speaker 1: must say that at least seven times every show. And 915 00:44:08,880 --> 00:44:13,000 Speaker 1: you've been around the country so far seven stops. Uh, 916 00:44:13,160 --> 00:44:16,920 Speaker 1: correct me if I'm wrong, Denver, Oakland, Indie or not 917 00:44:16,960 --> 00:44:21,680 Speaker 1: the cities, but the team's cults Cowboys, Redskins, Browns, and Niners. Um. 918 00:44:21,719 --> 00:44:26,680 Speaker 1: So Ian has been a busy man earning his paycheck. Yeah, 919 00:44:26,719 --> 00:44:30,120 Speaker 1: and I did stopped off at the random laundromat and Anderson, 920 00:44:30,160 --> 00:44:33,040 Speaker 1: Indiana did laundry, which is always the time that you're 921 00:44:33,080 --> 00:44:36,360 Speaker 1: on the road for a long time. Wait, media insiders 922 00:44:36,400 --> 00:44:40,000 Speaker 1: don't get laundry done for them. I had the opportunity 923 00:44:40,160 --> 00:44:42,120 Speaker 1: to give it to the hotel and let them do it. 924 00:44:42,840 --> 00:44:44,880 Speaker 1: But you know, Dan, I'm I'm like a man of 925 00:44:44,920 --> 00:44:48,600 Speaker 1: the people, right all right? Um so you know you 926 00:44:48,680 --> 00:44:52,320 Speaker 1: really you haven't lived until you've gone to a random 927 00:44:52,400 --> 00:44:54,919 Speaker 1: laundromat in a place you've never been and just been 928 00:44:54,960 --> 00:44:58,120 Speaker 1: like here, person I've never met before, just handle all 929 00:44:58,200 --> 00:45:00,400 Speaker 1: my clothes. I trust you with that, and at the 930 00:45:00,440 --> 00:45:02,240 Speaker 1: end up tay you ten dollars. Oh so you weren't 931 00:45:02,280 --> 00:45:05,200 Speaker 1: You weren't like sitting there with Star magazine as your 932 00:45:05,200 --> 00:45:07,480 Speaker 1: clothes are in the background. You gave it to some 933 00:45:07,680 --> 00:45:14,920 Speaker 1: random GABRONI that handled Special and Entertainment Weekly or whatever. No, okay, 934 00:45:14,920 --> 00:45:16,759 Speaker 1: I got you. All right, Let's let's talk a little 935 00:45:16,760 --> 00:45:19,520 Speaker 1: bit about what's going on at these camps. Mark Sessler, 936 00:45:19,640 --> 00:45:21,680 Speaker 1: get us going. All right? You were in Denver, and 937 00:45:21,719 --> 00:45:23,399 Speaker 1: I think the thing that a lot of us want 938 00:45:23,400 --> 00:45:26,560 Speaker 1: to know about this Broncos team is you were there firsthand. 939 00:45:26,600 --> 00:45:29,240 Speaker 1: What does Manning's arm look like? How does he seem physically? 940 00:45:29,280 --> 00:45:33,640 Speaker 1: It feels like the whole Denver seas and hinges on that. Well, 941 00:45:33,800 --> 00:45:37,479 Speaker 1: it's funny you asked, because I have no idea I went. 942 00:45:37,800 --> 00:45:40,320 Speaker 1: It was one of the strangest sites I've ever seen 943 00:45:40,360 --> 00:45:42,480 Speaker 1: at a Peyton Manning on a Peyton Manning team ever, 944 00:45:43,120 --> 00:45:46,520 Speaker 1: And it's because he didn't practice it is. And I 945 00:45:46,680 --> 00:45:48,600 Speaker 1: believe me, like you know, I've gone to all these places, 946 00:45:48,600 --> 00:45:50,600 Speaker 1: and all the coaches that I talked to asked where 947 00:45:50,600 --> 00:45:54,200 Speaker 1: I've been, and everyone has asked me about Manning not 948 00:45:54,320 --> 00:45:58,799 Speaker 1: practicing because it's so weird, Like, you know, Ben takes 949 00:45:58,800 --> 00:46:01,399 Speaker 1: a day off in Pittsburgh and nobody cares. Tayton takes 950 00:46:01,400 --> 00:46:05,239 Speaker 1: a day off and everyone's like, it's just odd um. 951 00:46:05,360 --> 00:46:08,359 Speaker 1: Brock O Wilder has tears strong streaming down his face 952 00:46:08,400 --> 00:46:11,759 Speaker 1: when this happens. Yeah, you know, it was a big 953 00:46:11,840 --> 00:46:13,239 Speaker 1: day for us, and I kind of like how they 954 00:46:13,280 --> 00:46:15,439 Speaker 1: do it. They're like they basically told him, like, act 955 00:46:15,520 --> 00:46:18,200 Speaker 1: like you're the starter today. Just it's your team today, 956 00:46:18,239 --> 00:46:20,399 Speaker 1: and you can sort of you see how a guy 957 00:46:20,719 --> 00:46:22,839 Speaker 1: a little bit, how already a guy is. But you know, 958 00:46:22,880 --> 00:46:25,200 Speaker 1: the reality is, while Peyton wants to win this year, 959 00:46:25,320 --> 00:46:27,879 Speaker 1: you know this certainly might be his last year, and 960 00:46:28,719 --> 00:46:31,120 Speaker 1: the Broncos need to know what they have in brock Oswolder. 961 00:46:31,239 --> 00:46:33,560 Speaker 1: You know that they'd like to give him a contract extension, 962 00:46:33,960 --> 00:46:36,640 Speaker 1: but how much you actually pay, God that you haven't seen. 963 00:46:37,200 --> 00:46:39,600 Speaker 1: It's like a it's a real evaluation issue. And so 964 00:46:39,640 --> 00:46:41,239 Speaker 1: they're trying to see him, trying to make sure he's 965 00:46:41,239 --> 00:46:43,480 Speaker 1: ready and just she means Payton is not on the 966 00:46:43,520 --> 00:46:45,920 Speaker 1: field all the time, which he is rare for him. 967 00:46:46,360 --> 00:46:48,799 Speaker 1: And you've reported in the past how much the Broncos 968 00:46:49,560 --> 00:46:51,960 Speaker 1: how high they are on on brock Oswilder. Do you 969 00:46:52,000 --> 00:46:54,040 Speaker 1: think if you had to say today, will he be 970 00:46:54,080 --> 00:47:00,880 Speaker 1: starting next year? I would say I think there's a 971 00:47:00,920 --> 00:47:03,600 Speaker 1: really good chance he's starting next year based on what 972 00:47:03,719 --> 00:47:06,919 Speaker 1: the organization thinks of him. Um, they kind of work 973 00:47:07,000 --> 00:47:12,320 Speaker 1: they've put into him, and you know, obviously Peyton Manning's 974 00:47:12,360 --> 00:47:15,799 Speaker 1: future kind of plays into that. But um, you know, 975 00:47:15,920 --> 00:47:18,440 Speaker 1: there's one thing that's pretty clear about the organization. I mean, 976 00:47:18,440 --> 00:47:21,680 Speaker 1: there's there's this year, but there is absolutely a preparation 977 00:47:21,800 --> 00:47:24,839 Speaker 1: for for years, you know, for for the next couple 978 00:47:24,840 --> 00:47:28,120 Speaker 1: of years. And um, the worst thing ever is to 979 00:47:28,200 --> 00:47:30,520 Speaker 1: go into a season without a quarterback, go into an 980 00:47:30,520 --> 00:47:33,000 Speaker 1: off season out a quarterback. They have one they're pretty 981 00:47:33,000 --> 00:47:35,920 Speaker 1: comfortable with. They got a good team around him. Um, 982 00:47:35,960 --> 00:47:38,000 Speaker 1: so I would say there's a pretty good chance he's 983 00:47:38,000 --> 00:47:40,440 Speaker 1: he's the guy next year. But obviously, you know what 984 00:47:40,480 --> 00:47:43,440 Speaker 1: if Peyton decides that he wants to be the guy still, 985 00:47:43,920 --> 00:47:46,560 Speaker 1: you know, it's complicated off season for the Broncos. Well, 986 00:47:46,640 --> 00:47:49,120 Speaker 1: they were ready to move on from him, and I 987 00:47:49,160 --> 00:47:51,359 Speaker 1: think that gets lost a little bit. They they were 988 00:47:51,400 --> 00:47:53,880 Speaker 1: ready to move on from him this offseason. You've reported, 989 00:47:54,239 --> 00:47:56,239 Speaker 1: you know, certain aspects of you know, what they asked 990 00:47:56,239 --> 00:47:59,320 Speaker 1: for taking a pay cut and million dollars, Like, how 991 00:47:59,440 --> 00:48:01,520 Speaker 1: do you like do you think just from what you've 992 00:48:01,520 --> 00:48:04,719 Speaker 1: heard behind the scenes that was that was something they 993 00:48:04,719 --> 00:48:07,040 Speaker 1: were absolutely ready to do. Was just hand the keys 994 00:48:07,040 --> 00:48:10,120 Speaker 1: over this year. The best way it was explained to 995 00:48:10,160 --> 00:48:12,360 Speaker 1: me was if you ask you how to take a 996 00:48:12,360 --> 00:48:15,880 Speaker 1: pay cut, you know, one dollar, let alone ten million dollars, 997 00:48:16,640 --> 00:48:20,120 Speaker 1: you have to be ready for the the possibility that 998 00:48:20,120 --> 00:48:23,120 Speaker 1: he's going to say, uh, you know, go shove it, 999 00:48:23,200 --> 00:48:26,360 Speaker 1: or however you would describe it. Go shove it man, 1000 00:48:27,040 --> 00:48:31,600 Speaker 1: go seven, John Elway, stick it up your These are 1001 00:48:31,640 --> 00:48:33,560 Speaker 1: all options of what you could do. Go ahead, and 1002 00:48:33,760 --> 00:48:35,879 Speaker 1: we're allowed to say that on the podcast. Oh yeah, 1003 00:48:35,960 --> 00:48:39,560 Speaker 1: that might get beep. Yeah, it's it's your time and 1004 00:48:39,840 --> 00:48:44,000 Speaker 1: say whatever you want. But you know, really though, like 1005 00:48:44,040 --> 00:48:45,279 Speaker 1: when you asked you got to take a pay cut, 1006 00:48:45,320 --> 00:48:47,879 Speaker 1: there's always a chance that he says, you know, no way. 1007 00:48:48,320 --> 00:48:50,320 Speaker 1: So anytime you do that, you have to be ready 1008 00:48:50,320 --> 00:48:52,239 Speaker 1: for for the option. I mean, I don't know if 1009 00:48:52,239 --> 00:48:54,200 Speaker 1: it would have been brock Osbrower. I mean that's you know, 1010 00:48:54,280 --> 00:48:58,280 Speaker 1: Kubiak has been He's been very successful with a quarterback 1011 00:48:58,760 --> 00:49:02,080 Speaker 1: who I know, Greg has strong films for and In 1012 00:49:02,239 --> 00:49:05,040 Speaker 1: Shoub who has not been successful anywhere else, so you 1013 00:49:05,080 --> 00:49:08,400 Speaker 1: know he can make it happen with different guys. Um, 1014 00:49:08,640 --> 00:49:11,160 Speaker 1: I would say that was definitely an option internally, and 1015 00:49:11,200 --> 00:49:15,359 Speaker 1: if if Peyton Manning turned them down out right, hey, 1016 00:49:15,400 --> 00:49:18,120 Speaker 1: and you I know how high you are on Amari Cooper. 1017 00:49:18,360 --> 00:49:21,920 Speaker 1: You've seen some other rookies. Has anyone stood out like 1018 00:49:21,960 --> 00:49:24,960 Speaker 1: I'm thinking, is Philip door Set? Does he look any 1019 00:49:25,000 --> 00:49:29,720 Speaker 1: better than some of the other young receivers the coltsam Uh, 1020 00:49:29,800 --> 00:49:31,800 Speaker 1: you know, Marie Cooper is definitely the one who stands 1021 00:49:31,800 --> 00:49:34,480 Speaker 1: out like if if there's gonna be a Sammy Watkins 1022 00:49:34,520 --> 00:49:36,200 Speaker 1: of this year, you know, in other words, a guy 1023 00:49:36,880 --> 00:49:39,360 Speaker 1: who just shows up right like just ready to be 1024 00:49:39,360 --> 00:49:41,360 Speaker 1: an NFL player, I think Mary Cooper is it. But 1025 00:49:42,000 --> 00:49:45,279 Speaker 1: I was just in Anderson. With the Colts, they they 1026 00:49:45,280 --> 00:49:47,560 Speaker 1: could not be higher on on Philip door Set, and 1027 00:49:47,600 --> 00:49:49,760 Speaker 1: then it was a weird picket. I think everybody was surprised. 1028 00:49:49,760 --> 00:49:53,440 Speaker 1: Everyone thought they would go defense um or offensive line. 1029 00:49:53,480 --> 00:49:56,880 Speaker 1: But you know, I asked a coach yesterday, I was like, 1030 00:49:56,880 --> 00:49:58,560 Speaker 1: you know, were you surprised you didn't go defense in 1031 00:49:58,600 --> 00:50:02,719 Speaker 1: the first round? And it was, well, no, this guy 1032 00:50:02,800 --> 00:50:05,279 Speaker 1: is that good. I mean they basically feel like he's 1033 00:50:05,320 --> 00:50:09,920 Speaker 1: DeShawn Jackson when he came out. But um, how do 1034 00:50:10,000 --> 00:50:15,799 Speaker 1: I say this a little more put together? You could 1035 00:50:15,800 --> 00:50:17,880 Speaker 1: just say it, you know, you just did say it. 1036 00:50:17,920 --> 00:50:21,640 Speaker 1: You've basically through uh Deshan under the bus? Can we 1037 00:50:21,680 --> 00:50:25,160 Speaker 1: make that the headline rap seat colon Deshan Jackson is 1038 00:50:25,160 --> 00:50:29,880 Speaker 1: a crazy person. Well, I would know, But I also like, 1039 00:50:30,400 --> 00:50:34,200 Speaker 1: just as far as speed, uh Deshan Jackson has had 1040 00:50:34,239 --> 00:50:38,359 Speaker 1: some ridiculous seasons and contributions, So they think this guy 1041 00:50:38,440 --> 00:50:43,440 Speaker 1: is that. Plus again then you know the much more 1042 00:50:43,440 --> 00:50:46,520 Speaker 1: put together it takes care of him his business. Um, 1043 00:50:46,560 --> 00:50:49,000 Speaker 1: so I think I think they think, you know, they 1044 00:50:49,040 --> 00:50:52,000 Speaker 1: just added a superstar. Well, I mean, let's talk about 1045 00:50:52,239 --> 00:50:55,759 Speaker 1: de Sean Jackson's quarterback. In Washington. There's a lot of 1046 00:50:56,600 --> 00:50:59,720 Speaker 1: bizarre whispers coming out about what's going on with Gruden, 1047 00:51:00,239 --> 00:51:03,719 Speaker 1: the ownership and everything over r G three. What what 1048 00:51:03,760 --> 00:51:05,960 Speaker 1: are you hearing? What? What is the real deal with 1049 00:51:06,080 --> 00:51:08,720 Speaker 1: RG three? Because whenever I hear any optimism from Grooten 1050 00:51:08,760 --> 00:51:10,600 Speaker 1: on r G three, I'm my inclination is not to 1051 00:51:10,600 --> 00:51:15,399 Speaker 1: believe a word of it. Well, I mean I would 1052 00:51:15,440 --> 00:51:18,160 Speaker 1: sort of wish everybody would stop talking about I mean, obviously, 1053 00:51:18,200 --> 00:51:20,000 Speaker 1: as a reporter, you want everyone could do every interview, 1054 00:51:20,000 --> 00:51:21,799 Speaker 1: but I kind of wish everybody would stop talking about 1055 00:51:21,800 --> 00:51:23,839 Speaker 1: it because I'm not sure the words really mean much. 1056 00:51:24,480 --> 00:51:28,800 Speaker 1: He's making progress, he's buying in, he's adapting to the system. 1057 00:51:29,360 --> 00:51:31,400 Speaker 1: You know, it's not about the grind, it's about to 1058 00:51:31,440 --> 00:51:37,000 Speaker 1: find I don't think anyone said that. Have they three 1059 00:51:37,120 --> 00:51:40,759 Speaker 1: said that, I'll send you that, I'll send you the link. 1060 00:51:40,840 --> 00:51:44,960 Speaker 1: It's it's amazing. Oh boy. Um. The reality is they're 1061 00:51:44,960 --> 00:51:47,640 Speaker 1: going to do everything they can this year to make 1062 00:51:47,680 --> 00:51:49,400 Speaker 1: sure that he doesn't have to win it. And you 1063 00:51:49,400 --> 00:51:52,279 Speaker 1: can read into that however you want. But he can 1064 00:51:52,320 --> 00:51:55,440 Speaker 1: be a successful quarterback in the NFL, not doing everything 1065 00:51:55,920 --> 00:51:57,600 Speaker 1: like he did because like he did as a rookie, 1066 00:51:57,640 --> 00:52:00,719 Speaker 1: because physically, I'm just not they're not. They're not sure 1067 00:52:00,760 --> 00:52:05,600 Speaker 1: he's there, uh at this point or maybe ever so. 1068 00:52:05,840 --> 00:52:08,120 Speaker 1: But you know, he can distribute the ball, he can 1069 00:52:08,160 --> 00:52:11,000 Speaker 1: still be he can still be really successful, and he's 1070 00:52:11,160 --> 00:52:14,279 Speaker 1: I just yeah, I just I think the player that 1071 00:52:14,320 --> 00:52:16,080 Speaker 1: we saw as a rookie is one we may never 1072 00:52:16,120 --> 00:52:18,440 Speaker 1: see again. He seems to be on board with us 1073 00:52:18,440 --> 00:52:20,200 Speaker 1: of course it's r G three, so he always kind 1074 00:52:20,200 --> 00:52:23,680 Speaker 1: of puts his foot in his mouth. He said on Friday, 1075 00:52:23,840 --> 00:52:27,160 Speaker 1: um that they don't want me to be Superman. They 1076 00:52:27,200 --> 00:52:29,640 Speaker 1: just want me to be ordinary. So that's what I'll be. 1077 00:52:30,080 --> 00:52:33,880 Speaker 1: So like, you know, he's not he's actually not wrong. 1078 00:52:33,960 --> 00:52:35,400 Speaker 1: That is kind of what they were, right, That's what 1079 00:52:35,400 --> 00:52:37,319 Speaker 1: I mean. It's like, if you want to read into 1080 00:52:37,400 --> 00:52:39,359 Speaker 1: a certain way, it's like, oh, he's saying something again 1081 00:52:39,360 --> 00:52:40,840 Speaker 1: that kind of makes it look like the team and 1082 00:52:40,880 --> 00:52:43,400 Speaker 1: player on the same page, But it sounds it sounds 1083 00:52:43,440 --> 00:52:45,439 Speaker 1: that way, it reads that way, but if you look 1084 00:52:45,480 --> 00:52:49,879 Speaker 1: at the actual words and what he's saying, that makes sense. Yeah. 1085 00:52:49,960 --> 00:52:53,560 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, it's it is, it comes. You know, 1086 00:52:53,560 --> 00:52:55,200 Speaker 1: it's a little off putting. You kind of be like, 1087 00:52:55,239 --> 00:52:58,759 Speaker 1: oh really, but that is exactly right. Do you buy 1088 00:52:58,800 --> 00:53:05,160 Speaker 1: that mcgluwen, Snyder, and the the ownership are on the 1089 00:53:05,200 --> 00:53:08,200 Speaker 1: same page like in in everything and do you think 1090 00:53:08,239 --> 00:53:11,440 Speaker 1: that that is potentially combustible again because it basically happens 1091 00:53:11,440 --> 00:53:18,000 Speaker 1: every year. Um, I think that I think that they 1092 00:53:18,000 --> 00:53:19,719 Speaker 1: are all on the same page. I don't know if 1093 00:53:19,760 --> 00:53:22,240 Speaker 1: they're all on the same page with the quarterback because 1094 00:53:22,360 --> 00:53:27,759 Speaker 1: if he can't play then I think they'll just move accordingly. Um, 1095 00:53:27,800 --> 00:53:32,040 Speaker 1: but I really think that Gruden and mccluan are, you know, 1096 00:53:32,080 --> 00:53:34,200 Speaker 1: because all he's done is I mean, it was a 1097 00:53:34,320 --> 00:53:38,359 Speaker 1: very unread Skins like um, you know, very unred Skins 1098 00:53:38,440 --> 00:53:40,400 Speaker 1: like offseason. They didn't spend a ton of money. They 1099 00:53:40,440 --> 00:53:42,279 Speaker 1: got a bunch of midlevel free agents that make a 1100 00:53:42,280 --> 00:53:45,759 Speaker 1: lot of sense, like, um, you know, Ricky Jean Francois 1101 00:53:45,840 --> 00:53:51,239 Speaker 1: and um, you know guys like that pot roast, um, 1102 00:53:51,280 --> 00:53:53,359 Speaker 1: you know. So it just made a lot of sense 1103 00:53:53,360 --> 00:53:56,000 Speaker 1: they got. They made they they took a guy in 1104 00:53:56,000 --> 00:53:58,480 Speaker 1: the first round who might start at the right tackle 1105 00:53:58,560 --> 00:54:00,879 Speaker 1: or guard for them, and it was a great So 1106 00:54:01,000 --> 00:54:05,560 Speaker 1: I think David at the least they've given Gruden better 1107 00:54:05,600 --> 00:54:07,880 Speaker 1: personnel to try to win with the leaf. All right, 1108 00:54:08,000 --> 00:54:10,279 Speaker 1: So I and I was told I heard through the 1109 00:54:10,280 --> 00:54:12,080 Speaker 1: grapevine that you might have some bee for there's some 1110 00:54:12,200 --> 00:54:13,680 Speaker 1: heat to throw around right now. Do you have any 1111 00:54:13,719 --> 00:54:18,880 Speaker 1: flame flame throwing to do? I don't. I wouldn't say that. 1112 00:54:19,040 --> 00:54:21,680 Speaker 1: I don't know you were taking you were taking some 1113 00:54:21,719 --> 00:54:24,960 Speaker 1: shots at one of our hosts. Look, a lot of 1114 00:54:24,960 --> 00:54:27,000 Speaker 1: people have gray hair. I don't think it's flames throwing 1115 00:54:27,040 --> 00:54:29,799 Speaker 1: at all. No, it's not. It's not. There's there's been 1116 00:54:30,280 --> 00:54:33,520 Speaker 1: you know, Jay Leno was very successful. Um, but you 1117 00:54:33,640 --> 00:54:36,319 Speaker 1: brought it up. You know, you brought it up. You know, 1118 00:54:36,480 --> 00:54:39,359 Speaker 1: you just mean it's just that gray, that young. But 1119 00:54:40,960 --> 00:54:43,080 Speaker 1: I mean, I find it strange that every time I 1120 00:54:43,120 --> 00:54:46,799 Speaker 1: see you in on TV, it's like the Exxon Valdis tragedy. 1121 00:54:47,200 --> 00:54:48,960 Speaker 1: His hair gets darker and darker. And I don't know 1122 00:54:49,200 --> 00:54:51,319 Speaker 1: how to make of that. I don't know if there's 1123 00:54:51,360 --> 00:54:53,439 Speaker 1: a maybe we have a little maybe have the same 1124 00:54:53,480 --> 00:54:55,759 Speaker 1: type of jeans as Gary Kubiak, But who knows if 1125 00:54:55,760 --> 00:54:57,920 Speaker 1: that's natural. You know, I'm just saying we are the 1126 00:54:57,960 --> 00:55:00,600 Speaker 1: same age, uh in you and I, and let's let's 1127 00:55:00,680 --> 00:55:04,640 Speaker 1: keep it real. Your hair it doesn't necessarily look natural anymore. No, 1128 00:55:04,920 --> 00:55:08,319 Speaker 1: he is not. Not only is it natural, it is 1129 00:55:08,480 --> 00:55:11,759 Speaker 1: all natural. You know. It's been the the the Tom 1130 00:55:11,760 --> 00:55:14,200 Speaker 1: Brady's situation and waiting around for that for two weeks, 1131 00:55:14,200 --> 00:55:18,400 Speaker 1: preventing me from getting getting a hair cut before before 1132 00:55:18,440 --> 00:55:22,120 Speaker 1: inside training camp started. So I have a little too 1133 00:55:22,200 --> 00:55:23,680 Speaker 1: much hair at this point. And I will say this, 1134 00:55:24,000 --> 00:55:25,520 Speaker 1: I done a lot of compliments on the hair and 1135 00:55:25,760 --> 00:55:29,239 Speaker 1: on I TC. So yeah, I don't go with that 1136 00:55:29,280 --> 00:55:31,840 Speaker 1: I wouldn't. I want to call it your best attribute. No, No, 1137 00:55:31,920 --> 00:55:36,080 Speaker 1: it's true. Uh, And I think for you, and I 1138 00:55:36,120 --> 00:55:37,920 Speaker 1: don't want to be like, yeah, you know, I sure. 1139 00:55:37,960 --> 00:55:39,160 Speaker 1: The last thing I want to do is be rude 1140 00:55:39,160 --> 00:55:41,360 Speaker 1: about it. Just you know, I'm barely listening at this point. 1141 00:55:41,840 --> 00:55:44,160 Speaker 1: You should look into something. You doing something about it? Okay. 1142 00:55:45,680 --> 00:55:48,439 Speaker 1: Coming at Dan about his hair is well pretty much 1143 00:55:48,520 --> 00:55:50,759 Speaker 1: the the thing that hurts him the most. Like you 1144 00:55:50,800 --> 00:55:54,080 Speaker 1: could talk about his family or his work performance, that'd 1145 00:55:54,080 --> 00:55:56,839 Speaker 1: be fine, But his hair, that's like the Boston He's 1146 00:55:56,880 --> 00:56:01,200 Speaker 1: basically like the Boston Madman. Just like, No, it's actually 1147 00:56:01,520 --> 00:56:04,520 Speaker 1: it's the opposite of that, Greg because it's the one 1148 00:56:04,520 --> 00:56:08,000 Speaker 1: thing where I have such confidence that it's impenetrable. There's 1149 00:56:08,040 --> 00:56:11,080 Speaker 1: nothing I could rock me. Finally, Uh, Ian, I could 1150 00:56:11,080 --> 00:56:13,040 Speaker 1: hang up on you for your mouth feasance right now, 1151 00:56:13,040 --> 00:56:16,160 Speaker 1: but I won't. I will uh say that you tweeted 1152 00:56:16,160 --> 00:56:18,040 Speaker 1: about some music you've been listening to on the road, 1153 00:56:18,480 --> 00:56:20,440 Speaker 1: and I wanted to play that Biggie Small song that 1154 00:56:20,480 --> 00:56:23,120 Speaker 1: you tweeted about. I got a story to tell, which 1155 00:56:23,120 --> 00:56:25,560 Speaker 1: I think is about John Starks. But I couldn't even 1156 00:56:25,600 --> 00:56:27,120 Speaker 1: play a clip of it because it's one of the 1157 00:56:27,160 --> 00:56:31,799 Speaker 1: more filthy songs. It has to be in his cattle. 1158 00:56:32,239 --> 00:56:36,200 Speaker 1: It's about a nick Inel and I know there are 1159 00:56:36,200 --> 00:56:38,360 Speaker 1: some rumors it was Johnny Starks and it led to 1160 00:56:38,440 --> 00:56:41,080 Speaker 1: his two for eighteen in ninety four against the Rockets 1161 00:56:41,080 --> 00:56:44,840 Speaker 1: in Game seven. But what I can play, allegedly, I 1162 00:56:44,920 --> 00:56:48,520 Speaker 1: can play a ghost Face Killer song that you you 1163 00:56:48,560 --> 00:56:53,319 Speaker 1: were you were vouching for Sully and this I can 1164 00:56:53,320 --> 00:56:57,440 Speaker 1: get behind this. I remember this. This is more for 1165 00:56:57,760 --> 00:57:00,160 Speaker 1: as much for a rap sheet, getting his personality out there. 1166 00:57:00,160 --> 00:57:04,120 Speaker 1: He's not just information man, but also for West. Yeah, 1167 00:57:04,239 --> 00:57:06,520 Speaker 1: this is one of the franchise stars of the Wu 1168 00:57:06,600 --> 00:57:08,960 Speaker 1: Tang clan. Of course ghost Face Killer. What's the name 1169 00:57:08,960 --> 00:57:13,840 Speaker 1: of the song? Ghost So this gets you through the 1170 00:57:13,880 --> 00:57:18,080 Speaker 1: long bus rides across America. One of the best things 1171 00:57:18,120 --> 00:57:21,200 Speaker 1: I did was I don't know how to This is 1172 00:57:21,240 --> 00:57:23,360 Speaker 1: really embarrassing, but I don't know how to put songs 1173 00:57:23,400 --> 00:57:26,520 Speaker 1: on an iPod um And so I asked my wife. 1174 00:57:26,520 --> 00:57:29,400 Speaker 1: I made a little I was I know. I was like, 1175 00:57:29,680 --> 00:57:31,720 Speaker 1: I have like a sound and iPod shuffle. I was like, 1176 00:57:31,760 --> 00:57:33,680 Speaker 1: can you just put all of my songs on this? 1177 00:57:33,880 --> 00:57:36,760 Speaker 1: So when I have no internet on flights from when 1178 00:57:36,800 --> 00:57:39,439 Speaker 1: you go from like Chicago to Cleveland. You can listen 1179 00:57:39,440 --> 00:57:42,720 Speaker 1: to your jams. You just throw a fish scale on 1180 00:57:42,880 --> 00:57:45,080 Speaker 1: by ghost Face. You can let the whole thing just 1181 00:57:45,160 --> 00:57:50,160 Speaker 1: go to buy the album though, whatever support support the artists. 1182 00:57:50,800 --> 00:57:52,880 Speaker 1: This will be all part of our Wu Tang and 1183 00:57:52,960 --> 00:57:56,480 Speaker 1: its satellite's podcast coming up after the Chris Westling Theology 1184 00:57:56,600 --> 00:57:59,520 Speaker 1: podcast and the Chris Westling is Dating podcast. There's a 1185 00:57:59,520 --> 00:58:01,800 Speaker 1: lot of stuff. We have a whole network and if 1186 00:58:01,840 --> 00:58:05,320 Speaker 1: anyone's listening in serious x MNFL radio, we can have 1187 00:58:05,360 --> 00:58:09,040 Speaker 1: an entire channel at this point. Ian Rappaport, thank you 1188 00:58:09,080 --> 00:58:11,760 Speaker 1: for joining us, and uh, you know, we'll see you 1189 00:58:11,800 --> 00:58:14,080 Speaker 1: down the line, hopefully not too long from now, buddy. 1190 00:58:14,200 --> 00:58:15,560 Speaker 1: And you know what, I know what's going on with 1191 00:58:15,600 --> 00:58:18,640 Speaker 1: these minutes back. I know what's going out with your hair, 1192 00:58:19,320 --> 00:58:26,960 Speaker 1: and I know the secret, all right, Ian Rappaport our 1193 00:58:27,080 --> 00:58:30,560 Speaker 1: NFL media insider, And yes that's the truth, Greg, Like 1194 00:58:31,080 --> 00:58:33,320 Speaker 1: I have no problem with any comments about gray in 1195 00:58:33,360 --> 00:58:36,280 Speaker 1: my hair. I am confident that the look is working. 1196 00:58:36,800 --> 00:58:38,880 Speaker 1: I don't get that. I'm not confident about everything about 1197 00:58:38,880 --> 00:58:42,240 Speaker 1: myself physically, but my hair. A lot of women like 1198 00:58:42,320 --> 00:58:45,880 Speaker 1: Salt and Pepper exactly well at least they say that. Plus, 1199 00:58:45,960 --> 00:58:47,840 Speaker 1: you know one of your one of your heroes in 1200 00:58:47,880 --> 00:58:52,120 Speaker 1: your in life, Keith Hansas, similar type of hair, very similar. 1201 00:58:52,200 --> 00:58:54,640 Speaker 1: He's look, he's looking pretty good. Father. You mean yeah, 1202 00:58:54,760 --> 00:58:57,240 Speaker 1: I'm just saying, so you see, you see him, and 1203 00:58:57,280 --> 00:58:59,720 Speaker 1: you see if that's my role model, that that's that's 1204 00:58:59,720 --> 00:59:02,280 Speaker 1: the kind here I want, very true. All right, that's 1205 00:59:02,320 --> 00:59:05,720 Speaker 1: it for another edition of the Around the NFL podcast. 1206 00:59:06,600 --> 00:59:11,040 Speaker 1: Uh we will be back on Friday, right with another show. 1207 00:59:11,080 --> 00:59:13,560 Speaker 1: Make sure, by the way, you subscribe on iTunes. That's 1208 00:59:13,560 --> 00:59:16,000 Speaker 1: how we got the Gloria then hands a signing off 1209 00:59:16,200 --> 00:59:18,560 Speaker 1: for the Sizzler, hath Fun and Canton, Buddy the Mailman, 1210 00:59:18,760 --> 00:59:29,720 Speaker 1: the Boss, Sully and the team behind the Glass till Friday. 1211 00:59:35,920 --> 00:59:38,439 Speaker 1: I've decided that that is not worthy of the show.