1 00:00:01,360 --> 00:00:06,640 Speaker 1: The volume. Just a reminder you can catch me recording 2 00:00:06,640 --> 00:00:09,879 Speaker 1: this podcast live on amp. Amp is a new live 3 00:00:10,000 --> 00:00:12,320 Speaker 1: radio app. They'll let you call in and chat with 4 00:00:12,440 --> 00:00:15,920 Speaker 1: me and person while recording. Get the app on Apple's 5 00:00:16,040 --> 00:00:18,400 Speaker 1: app store and make sure you follow me at John 6 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:30,520 Speaker 1: Middlecoff to get notified when I go live. What is 7 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:33,720 Speaker 1: going on by people? How are we doing on this 8 00:00:33,880 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 1: beautiful Wednesday. I'm recording this on Tuesday, and we have 9 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:41,800 Speaker 1: several podcasts outs so far this week. If you missed 10 00:00:41,920 --> 00:00:45,000 Speaker 1: yesterday's podcast, we reacted to the Monday night football games 11 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:48,280 Speaker 1: as well as some other nuggets from Sunday. Today, we 12 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:51,159 Speaker 1: will piggyback on that. Talk a little Cowboys talk a 13 00:00:51,159 --> 00:00:58,080 Speaker 1: little Rogers, just talk the overall you know, status, some teams, 14 00:00:58,120 --> 00:01:01,000 Speaker 1: some buzz, some just football. I'll talk get down and 15 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:04,720 Speaker 1: dirty in the trenches, and uh talk a little Dion 16 00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:08,039 Speaker 1: Sanders Oregon. It's just a story that just kind of 17 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 1: fascinates me, not as much the story, but just the 18 00:01:10,480 --> 00:01:13,840 Speaker 1: reaction by so many of these former players who I 19 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:16,880 Speaker 1: didn't see really getting mad over the Colorado player videos 20 00:01:16,880 --> 00:01:19,919 Speaker 1: that were going viral today of them talking about Oregon. 21 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:23,720 Speaker 1: Have a couple thoughts on that and Uh yeah, so 22 00:01:23,760 --> 00:01:25,679 Speaker 1: a lot of football talk. Plan is to have podcast 23 00:01:25,720 --> 00:01:28,399 Speaker 1: every day. We're just grinding here seasons off and running 24 00:01:28,680 --> 00:01:32,480 Speaker 1: a lot going on and uh excited to talk ball. 25 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:35,080 Speaker 1: So that that is the plan. Make sure you subscribe 26 00:01:35,120 --> 00:01:38,000 Speaker 1: to the podcast if you listen on Collins Feed. 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I should be able to somehow put 37 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:09,560 Speaker 1: it in like a query or something, but you just can't. 38 00:02:09,680 --> 00:02:12,239 Speaker 1: You know, these are first world problems on Instagram. Before 39 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:14,000 Speaker 1: we get into football. Do you tell you about something? 40 00:02:14,240 --> 00:02:15,639 Speaker 1: Do you want to get out of your house? Do 41 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:17,440 Speaker 1: you want to go do something fun? Do you want 42 00:02:17,440 --> 00:02:19,320 Speaker 1: to go to a Taylor Swift concert whenever she goes 43 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:22,160 Speaker 1: touring again? Do you want to go see your favorite comedian. 44 00:02:22,360 --> 00:02:25,120 Speaker 1: You want to go see Dion Sanders. Well, here's what 45 00:02:25,160 --> 00:02:26,600 Speaker 1: I need to do. You need to grab that little 46 00:02:26,639 --> 00:02:29,000 Speaker 1: thing called the smartphone. 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Football games, basketball games, World series games, concerts, 56 00:02:55,120 --> 00:02:59,600 Speaker 1: comedy shows, game Time app promo code John, Save twenty dollars. 57 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:03,120 Speaker 1: Keep hammering that promo code people I wanted to start. 58 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:07,919 Speaker 1: I talked to briefly with Coward after on Sunday Night, 59 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:12,800 Speaker 1: and we hit on the Cowboy situation. And clearly, the 60 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:16,400 Speaker 1: cool part about the NFL is the stats speak for themselves. 61 00:03:16,480 --> 00:03:19,000 Speaker 1: Every year you have teams that made the pre playoffs 62 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:21,760 Speaker 1: previously miss the playoffs, and teams that missed the playoffs 63 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:24,680 Speaker 1: make the playoffs. And every year we all picked teams 64 00:03:24,720 --> 00:03:27,280 Speaker 1: like this team's gonna suck, this team's gonna be awful, 65 00:03:27,639 --> 00:03:30,600 Speaker 1: and then they're actually kind of competitive, and we think, oh, 66 00:03:30,639 --> 00:03:32,320 Speaker 1: this team might be a fringe playoff team, and then 67 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:35,520 Speaker 1: they draft fourth. Overall, there's a ton of parody in 68 00:03:35,560 --> 00:03:38,360 Speaker 1: this league. Right. Every team has the same amount of 69 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:41,119 Speaker 1: money and same amount of draft picks. You just get 70 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:44,360 Speaker 1: to choose how you allocate it. And typically what changes 71 00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:45,880 Speaker 1: for a lot of teams is who's your head coach 72 00:03:45,920 --> 00:03:48,920 Speaker 1: and who's your quarterback. But even then, sometimes people get injured, 73 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:51,880 Speaker 1: things change all of a sudden. We all thought Arizona 74 00:03:52,040 --> 00:03:55,119 Speaker 1: was gonna suck, Caleb William's gonna refuse to go there, 75 00:03:55,400 --> 00:03:57,880 Speaker 1: And now listen, I don't think they're headed toward nine wins, 76 00:03:58,200 --> 00:04:01,200 Speaker 1: but they're clearly pretty damn competit. It's like, oh, maybe 77 00:04:01,240 --> 00:04:03,360 Speaker 1: the Broncos will be decent this year. No, they blow. 78 00:04:03,880 --> 00:04:06,240 Speaker 1: So you find out things even earlier in the season 79 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:08,560 Speaker 1: where you're like, wrong on that one, right on that one, 80 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:12,640 Speaker 1: and you know relatively quick. And one thing with the 81 00:04:12,720 --> 00:04:15,440 Speaker 1: Dallas Cowboys. The NFL is hard that there are a 82 00:04:15,480 --> 00:04:18,480 Speaker 1: lot of cliches that come out of locker rooms, cliches 83 00:04:18,480 --> 00:04:21,040 Speaker 1: that come out of post games, cliches that you hear 84 00:04:21,080 --> 00:04:22,840 Speaker 1: at the beginning of the week when you're watching your 85 00:04:22,839 --> 00:04:26,480 Speaker 1: favorite teams coaches press conference. Some of it is true, 86 00:04:26,720 --> 00:04:29,520 Speaker 1: Like it's very difficult to win in the league. As 87 00:04:29,520 --> 00:04:31,840 Speaker 1: a fan, I would have been like, give me a break. 88 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:35,520 Speaker 1: This team's one and eleven. You know you have eight wins. 89 00:04:35,560 --> 00:04:37,880 Speaker 1: You should win this game. But I've seen it, and 90 00:04:37,960 --> 00:04:41,200 Speaker 1: I'll never forget going into David Cully's office. He was 91 00:04:41,200 --> 00:04:43,120 Speaker 1: the wide receiver coach when I was with the Eagles. 92 00:04:43,160 --> 00:04:46,200 Speaker 1: He ended up, obviously fantausly getting the Texans job won 93 00:04:46,279 --> 00:04:49,000 Speaker 1: and done. Nice guy, though, you know, good position coach, 94 00:04:49,120 --> 00:04:51,839 Speaker 1: probably not a head coach, clearly, But I said I 95 00:04:51,880 --> 00:04:54,240 Speaker 1: made a comment like my first year in the NFL, 96 00:04:54,279 --> 00:04:56,800 Speaker 1: I'm like, God, these guys suck. He's like, what did 97 00:04:56,800 --> 00:04:59,960 Speaker 1: you say. He's like, don't ever say that, man. He's like, 98 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:02,919 Speaker 1: they have big houses and drive nice cars too. And 99 00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:06,520 Speaker 1: it's true. This is not college football, where Oregon has 100 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:10,440 Speaker 1: dramatically a much better roster than Colorado. Even in the NFL, 101 00:05:10,440 --> 00:05:13,159 Speaker 1: where teams have better rosters, all those guys are getting paid, 102 00:05:13,160 --> 00:05:14,599 Speaker 1: and some of them are getting paid a lot of money. 103 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:18,640 Speaker 1: It's difficult to win so to me, Dallas, like I 104 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:21,360 Speaker 1: maybe overvalued them a little bit, thinking they'd went they 105 00:05:21,360 --> 00:05:24,160 Speaker 1: had like fifteen win upside, there's still a twelve thirteen 106 00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:27,440 Speaker 1: win team. I feel strongly about that. But one thing 107 00:05:27,640 --> 00:05:31,360 Speaker 1: came to light the other day is Mike McCarthy and 108 00:05:31,640 --> 00:05:35,080 Speaker 1: I saw them play live in Mike McCarthy and Aaron Rodgers' 109 00:05:35,120 --> 00:05:39,159 Speaker 1: young career several times, and it was a sight to 110 00:05:39,200 --> 00:05:42,200 Speaker 1: be seen. You had Clay Matthews with the hair flying around, 111 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:44,919 Speaker 1: and you had Aaron just slinging it to guys like 112 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:48,280 Speaker 1: Driver Jones and Jordy Nelson in the peak of his 113 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:52,279 Speaker 1: young powers. And he was really really special. And you 114 00:05:52,320 --> 00:05:54,919 Speaker 1: can look up his red zone numbers. They're some of 115 00:05:54,960 --> 00:05:58,640 Speaker 1: the best in NFL history. Now, most great quarterbacks are 116 00:05:58,720 --> 00:06:02,160 Speaker 1: good in the red zone, just like most solid quarterbacks 117 00:06:02,440 --> 00:06:05,039 Speaker 1: like a Dak Prescott is gonna throw most of his 118 00:06:05,160 --> 00:06:08,520 Speaker 1: touchdowns in the red zone. But what made Aaron Rodgers 119 00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:11,120 Speaker 1: really special for a long period of time, and he 120 00:06:11,240 --> 00:06:13,000 Speaker 1: was even good when he was winning the MVPs a 121 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:15,960 Speaker 1: couple of years ago, was he can really add lib 122 00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:19,080 Speaker 1: It's really one of his greatest strengths. When you think 123 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:21,680 Speaker 1: about the greatest quarterbacks of all time, at least in 124 00:06:21,720 --> 00:06:26,000 Speaker 1: my life, Tom Brady, Peyton Manning like they weren't ad 125 00:06:26,040 --> 00:06:29,120 Speaker 1: lib guys. They couldn't really move. They could add a 126 00:06:29,120 --> 00:06:31,840 Speaker 1: lib at the line of scrimmage, they could add lib 127 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:34,400 Speaker 1: a hot read to their wide receiver with a look 128 00:06:34,520 --> 00:06:37,599 Speaker 1: or hand movement, but they couldn't move. They couldn't just 129 00:06:37,640 --> 00:06:41,600 Speaker 1: all of a sudden Juka Defender scramble around and make 130 00:06:41,720 --> 00:06:44,040 Speaker 1: some laser to the back corner of the end zone. 131 00:06:44,080 --> 00:06:47,400 Speaker 1: That wasn't their deal. Well, Aaron, at least in my lifetime, 132 00:06:47,760 --> 00:06:50,080 Speaker 1: you could maybe throw Patrick Mahomes a Josh Allen now 133 00:06:50,200 --> 00:06:53,080 Speaker 1: in that mix. But of a guy with a long career, 134 00:06:53,600 --> 00:06:57,120 Speaker 1: is clearly one of the great ad libbers and freelancers 135 00:06:57,320 --> 00:07:00,520 Speaker 1: we've ever seen. When a play breaks down, he cannot 136 00:07:00,520 --> 00:07:03,000 Speaker 1: only keep it alive, he then can make a play 137 00:07:03,080 --> 00:07:06,200 Speaker 1: that only a handful of guys in NFL history have 138 00:07:06,279 --> 00:07:09,240 Speaker 1: the capability of making, which is a big reason his 139 00:07:09,760 --> 00:07:14,200 Speaker 1: red zone performances are historically great because in the construct 140 00:07:14,560 --> 00:07:17,440 Speaker 1: of the offense, he can dominate when the play called 141 00:07:17,520 --> 00:07:20,240 Speaker 1: and it just works right. You run a slant, an 142 00:07:20,240 --> 00:07:23,080 Speaker 1: out whatever, and it's his go to read and the 143 00:07:23,080 --> 00:07:26,360 Speaker 1: guy's open he's gonna hit it like a layup. But 144 00:07:26,440 --> 00:07:29,040 Speaker 1: when those plays are covered, he then can move and 145 00:07:29,080 --> 00:07:32,760 Speaker 1: make something happen. And his physical capabilities with his arm strength, 146 00:07:33,080 --> 00:07:36,680 Speaker 1: his intelligence, and I'm talking about Green Bay Aaron and 147 00:07:36,720 --> 00:07:39,320 Speaker 1: then the stretch he had, you know, year two, in 148 00:07:39,400 --> 00:07:42,560 Speaker 1: year three with Lafleur. It's just all time great stuff. 149 00:07:43,160 --> 00:07:46,360 Speaker 1: Just because you pay a player a lot of money, 150 00:07:46,880 --> 00:07:49,800 Speaker 1: whether you give a baseball player an NFL player one 151 00:07:49,880 --> 00:07:53,280 Speaker 1: hundred two hundred million dollars in the NBA Max contract, 152 00:07:53,640 --> 00:07:57,360 Speaker 1: does not mean they're a max player, just the market value. 153 00:07:57,800 --> 00:08:01,360 Speaker 1: Typically front office or the coach feels we can't upgrade 154 00:08:01,480 --> 00:08:03,640 Speaker 1: if we don't pay this guy. A lot of times 155 00:08:03,640 --> 00:08:07,160 Speaker 1: you're backed into a corner. Maybe you have a higher 156 00:08:07,200 --> 00:08:11,200 Speaker 1: opinion of the player than other people. Whatever, he's just 157 00:08:11,280 --> 00:08:13,200 Speaker 1: as good as you're gonna do, So you pay him 158 00:08:13,240 --> 00:08:16,640 Speaker 1: whatever the market determines that you owe him, right. And 159 00:08:17,240 --> 00:08:20,080 Speaker 1: you know, in the NFL you start franchising, it actually 160 00:08:20,120 --> 00:08:24,520 Speaker 1: is you know more, you have more options on your 161 00:08:24,560 --> 00:08:27,640 Speaker 1: salary cap if you give him a more lucrative long 162 00:08:27,720 --> 00:08:29,560 Speaker 1: term deal because the way you're able to manipulate it 163 00:08:29,600 --> 00:08:32,160 Speaker 1: on the books. So just because Dak Prescott is making 164 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:36,120 Speaker 1: all this money doesn't mean he's that level of player. 165 00:08:36,280 --> 00:08:38,440 Speaker 1: Dak Prescott has been the same guy now for about 166 00:08:38,559 --> 00:08:40,560 Speaker 1: five years, and there's nothing wrong with it. He's a 167 00:08:40,640 --> 00:08:44,280 Speaker 1: really really solid player, great guy team captain. If you 168 00:08:44,320 --> 00:08:46,400 Speaker 1: can't have one of the top seven to eight guys, 169 00:08:46,679 --> 00:08:48,640 Speaker 1: if you do a good job team building, which the 170 00:08:48,640 --> 00:08:50,440 Speaker 1: Cowboys do, you're gonna win a lot of games with 171 00:08:50,440 --> 00:08:54,000 Speaker 1: that guy plan. But here's a problem. Is McCarthy kind 172 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:55,880 Speaker 1: of I don't want to say, you know, became a 173 00:08:55,960 --> 00:08:59,920 Speaker 1: high end NFL coach when he had peak Aaron Rodgers, right, 174 00:09:00,240 --> 00:09:03,880 Speaker 1: And now he's got Dak Prescott, who is nowhere near 175 00:09:04,000 --> 00:09:06,520 Speaker 1: the version that put Mike McCarthy kind of on the 176 00:09:06,520 --> 00:09:09,400 Speaker 1: map and made him a guy that Jerry Jones would 177 00:09:09,440 --> 00:09:12,559 Speaker 1: immediately offer out of a year out of the NFL. 178 00:09:13,120 --> 00:09:16,120 Speaker 1: And now that McCarthy has taken over play calling, you 179 00:09:16,200 --> 00:09:19,680 Speaker 1: watched him the other day in Arizona, like Dak, Prescott's 180 00:09:19,720 --> 00:09:22,040 Speaker 1: not going to pull plays out of his ass consistently. 181 00:09:22,080 --> 00:09:24,800 Speaker 1: Like Aaron Rodgers. There's gonna be a lot of pressure 182 00:09:25,320 --> 00:09:30,320 Speaker 1: on McCarthy the schemer, the chess player to get him 183 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:33,640 Speaker 1: some easy looks. And there isn't really an excuses. Tony 184 00:09:33,679 --> 00:09:38,400 Speaker 1: Pollard a very unique, talented, skilled running back, can catch 185 00:09:38,440 --> 00:09:41,439 Speaker 1: the ball obviously, can run the ball between and outside 186 00:09:41,480 --> 00:09:44,000 Speaker 1: the tackles. You got Ceedee Lamb, a guy that can 187 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:47,240 Speaker 1: basically run every route right, but it's easy. And they 188 00:09:47,280 --> 00:09:48,800 Speaker 1: did this a couple of times, like, let's just run 189 00:09:48,800 --> 00:09:51,560 Speaker 1: the fade and listen. I'm not anti the fade, but 190 00:09:52,160 --> 00:09:54,280 Speaker 1: I like scheming a guy to get an easier look 191 00:09:54,320 --> 00:09:57,080 Speaker 1: than that. And Brandon Cooks, who's a smaller player, but 192 00:09:57,160 --> 00:10:00,320 Speaker 1: with his speed, you can utilize it, you know, to 193 00:10:00,360 --> 00:10:03,880 Speaker 1: get him in some open space. I e. The Cardinals 194 00:10:03,920 --> 00:10:06,600 Speaker 1: when they ran Hollywood Brown late in that game for 195 00:10:06,640 --> 00:10:09,640 Speaker 1: basically the game clinching touchdown. He's ran across the field 196 00:10:09,679 --> 00:10:11,600 Speaker 1: and he eventually got open. Dobs kept the play alive, 197 00:10:11,679 --> 00:10:14,000 Speaker 1: ad libbed a little bit. So I think there's gonna 198 00:10:14,040 --> 00:10:17,080 Speaker 1: be a lot of pressure. Everyone's gonna constantly be critical 199 00:10:17,120 --> 00:10:19,720 Speaker 1: of Dak. It's the nature of playing that position and 200 00:10:19,760 --> 00:10:22,640 Speaker 1: making a lot of money. He is what he is, right, 201 00:10:22,800 --> 00:10:26,800 Speaker 1: It's on the coaching staff really and the play caller 202 00:10:27,160 --> 00:10:30,640 Speaker 1: to get him easier. Looks like he's not going to 203 00:10:30,679 --> 00:10:34,360 Speaker 1: make Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen, Aaron Rodgers in his prime 204 00:10:34,600 --> 00:10:38,080 Speaker 1: place he never really has and especially now, like his 205 00:10:38,240 --> 00:10:42,679 Speaker 1: arm's okay, his mobility's solid, but like the guy Dak 206 00:10:42,720 --> 00:10:44,360 Speaker 1: Prescott has been the last couple of years is the 207 00:10:44,360 --> 00:10:47,000 Speaker 1: guy you're getting right now. So there is pressure. Like 208 00:10:47,120 --> 00:10:49,720 Speaker 1: he's kind of established where he's at nine, ten, eleven, 209 00:10:49,800 --> 00:10:52,679 Speaker 1: somewhere like that as an NFL quarterback, which is good 210 00:10:52,720 --> 00:10:55,160 Speaker 1: why the Cowboys probably want to keep the guy. But 211 00:10:55,440 --> 00:10:58,240 Speaker 1: he's gonna be a little dependent on the guy moving 212 00:10:58,240 --> 00:11:01,839 Speaker 1: the chest pieces around as the play call, and that 213 00:11:01,960 --> 00:11:05,600 Speaker 1: to me, watching that game against Arizona, most good teams 214 00:11:05,600 --> 00:11:07,600 Speaker 1: in the NFL, the Eagles, the forty nine ers in 215 00:11:07,640 --> 00:11:10,720 Speaker 1: Miami could all go fourteen and three or fifteen and two. 216 00:11:11,520 --> 00:11:15,000 Speaker 1: One of their losses is gonna be stunning. They easily 217 00:11:15,080 --> 00:11:17,880 Speaker 1: could lose a game at some point in the season, 218 00:11:18,000 --> 00:11:21,240 Speaker 1: especially late in the season, overlooking opponent to a team 219 00:11:21,240 --> 00:11:24,040 Speaker 1: where they're a fourteen point favorite. Teams in the NFL 220 00:11:24,040 --> 00:11:26,520 Speaker 1: get upset all the time. I don't want to even 221 00:11:26,600 --> 00:11:29,480 Speaker 1: make that big a deal over the one game, but 222 00:11:29,640 --> 00:11:33,679 Speaker 1: specifically in the red zone, it's pretty clear like Dak's 223 00:11:33,679 --> 00:11:36,040 Speaker 1: gonna need some help, and to me, there's a lot 224 00:11:36,080 --> 00:11:38,480 Speaker 1: of pressure right now, if I'm Jerry looking at Mike, 225 00:11:38,520 --> 00:11:40,839 Speaker 1: because who do I gotta beat in the conference? Well, 226 00:11:40,880 --> 00:11:44,280 Speaker 1: I know Kyle can move chess pieces around, right. Even 227 00:11:44,320 --> 00:11:47,080 Speaker 1: the Eagles, they just have so much talent that me 228 00:11:47,120 --> 00:11:49,120 Speaker 1: and you could figure out a way to score some 229 00:11:49,160 --> 00:11:51,040 Speaker 1: touchdowns when we got in the red zone with that 230 00:11:51,160 --> 00:11:55,560 Speaker 1: offensive line, with that quarterback sneak with aj Brown, DeVante Smith, 231 00:11:55,600 --> 00:11:58,560 Speaker 1: got Ter. It's just it's hard not to. But the Cowboys, listen, 232 00:11:58,640 --> 00:12:00,720 Speaker 1: this might not be the ninety three cow on offense, 233 00:12:01,160 --> 00:12:02,840 Speaker 1: but they do have a lot of talent and they 234 00:12:02,880 --> 00:12:04,640 Speaker 1: should be scoring points. And it's gonna be a lot 235 00:12:04,679 --> 00:12:06,520 Speaker 1: of pressure on them if they're going to want to 236 00:12:06,520 --> 00:12:08,600 Speaker 1: compete with the Niners and the Eagles to get it 237 00:12:08,600 --> 00:12:10,840 Speaker 1: done in the red zone. And to me, that doesn't 238 00:12:10,840 --> 00:12:13,320 Speaker 1: start with Dak because we've established what he is. It 239 00:12:13,360 --> 00:12:17,800 Speaker 1: starts with a head coach speaking to Aaron Rodgers. I 240 00:12:17,800 --> 00:12:21,160 Speaker 1: watched some clips of him today with Pat McAfee where 241 00:12:21,200 --> 00:12:23,720 Speaker 1: he goes on every week. He continues to go on 242 00:12:23,920 --> 00:12:27,360 Speaker 1: as he's in southern California, listening to dolphins, have sex, 243 00:12:27,440 --> 00:12:31,160 Speaker 1: trying to heal his his achilles, and seemed like he 244 00:12:31,200 --> 00:12:33,600 Speaker 1: was in pretty good spirits, which it has to suck 245 00:12:33,679 --> 00:12:36,800 Speaker 1: watching your team get dominated by Belichick while you're sitting 246 00:12:36,840 --> 00:12:40,000 Speaker 1: at home, and it's a shitty situation. Like I said 247 00:12:40,080 --> 00:12:44,320 Speaker 1: yesterday on My Zach Wilson thoughts, no one signs up 248 00:12:44,360 --> 00:12:47,440 Speaker 1: for this like this. This is something you can't control. 249 00:12:47,520 --> 00:12:49,480 Speaker 1: You can control who the backup is, but you can't 250 00:12:49,480 --> 00:12:53,120 Speaker 1: control a guy Terron his Achilles, especially someone who your 251 00:12:53,280 --> 00:12:56,880 Speaker 1: entire season depended on. But we're here and Aaron clearly 252 00:12:56,880 --> 00:13:01,320 Speaker 1: watched the game and kinda, I would say, took some shots. 253 00:13:01,800 --> 00:13:03,319 Speaker 1: I didn't know if he was gonna take shots at 254 00:13:03,320 --> 00:13:06,720 Speaker 1: like the coaching staff or even specifically Zach, but he 255 00:13:06,800 --> 00:13:09,640 Speaker 1: kind of just took shots at the entire offense. He's like, 256 00:13:09,720 --> 00:13:11,719 Speaker 1: we kind of gotta be a little more mature than 257 00:13:11,720 --> 00:13:15,440 Speaker 1: we were. Because one clip that went viral on Sunday 258 00:13:16,120 --> 00:13:19,240 Speaker 1: was the backup running back screaming at the running back coach. 259 00:13:19,600 --> 00:13:22,240 Speaker 1: And there was another visual don't totally blame him, Garrett 260 00:13:22,240 --> 00:13:26,559 Speaker 1: Wilson kind of being frustrated with Zach Wilson and clearly anytime, 261 00:13:26,679 --> 00:13:30,280 Speaker 1: and this happened last year with the Jets. Your your 262 00:13:30,320 --> 00:13:34,760 Speaker 1: offense is just incapable of operating like it's beyond a mnemic. 263 00:13:35,040 --> 00:13:38,679 Speaker 1: It doesn't move, it's just it's unwatchable. Like the Bears 264 00:13:38,679 --> 00:13:42,280 Speaker 1: and the Jets, this version of their offenses are unwatchable. 265 00:13:42,800 --> 00:13:45,920 Speaker 1: People get mad, especially skill guys for the most part. 266 00:13:46,440 --> 00:13:48,120 Speaker 1: You know, you see blow ups every once in a 267 00:13:48,120 --> 00:13:50,960 Speaker 1: while with linemen. A lot of their blow ups typically 268 00:13:51,040 --> 00:13:53,880 Speaker 1: at least in my experience, happened behind closed doors. It 269 00:13:53,880 --> 00:13:57,080 Speaker 1: can get really ugly in the office, in the meeting rooms, 270 00:13:57,679 --> 00:14:00,840 Speaker 1: in the locker room, but they tend to do it. 271 00:14:00,920 --> 00:14:04,040 Speaker 1: Now we've seen it. Remember the two Washington guys, the 272 00:14:04,040 --> 00:14:06,520 Speaker 1: two d linemen fought. I was like, I wouldn't want 273 00:14:06,520 --> 00:14:07,800 Speaker 1: to be in the middle of those guys. I think 274 00:14:07,840 --> 00:14:09,920 Speaker 1: we have a long history of skill guys kind of 275 00:14:09,920 --> 00:14:12,800 Speaker 1: losing their cool, right just it kind of is what 276 00:14:12,840 --> 00:14:15,720 Speaker 1: it is. And those guys aren't happy because they know 277 00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:19,040 Speaker 1: nothing's gonna change, and nothing's going to change fast. But 278 00:14:19,280 --> 00:14:23,880 Speaker 1: on Thursday, after the Giants got their butts kicked by 279 00:14:23,880 --> 00:14:27,200 Speaker 1: the forty nine ers, by the end or middle of 280 00:14:27,240 --> 00:14:32,160 Speaker 1: the next day, John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan had been extended. 281 00:14:32,840 --> 00:14:35,480 Speaker 1: And a big reason they had been extended is because 282 00:14:35,480 --> 00:14:38,960 Speaker 1: in the NFL, like they had just traded Trey Lance. 283 00:14:39,440 --> 00:14:42,080 Speaker 1: What three weeks, three and a half weeks less than 284 00:14:42,120 --> 00:14:45,800 Speaker 1: thirty days ago. A guy that is easily the worst 285 00:14:45,880 --> 00:14:48,600 Speaker 1: draft pick. I'm not the player. His career is not over. 286 00:14:48,680 --> 00:14:51,640 Speaker 1: I'm just talking about the compensation what it took to 287 00:14:51,640 --> 00:14:54,360 Speaker 1: get him. The guy didn't even last till week one 288 00:14:54,680 --> 00:14:56,840 Speaker 1: season three. It doesn't get any worse than that. Even 289 00:14:56,880 --> 00:15:01,080 Speaker 1: JaMarcus Russell and Zach Wilson, they've lasted year three on 290 00:15:01,120 --> 00:15:03,480 Speaker 1: their team. Trey Lance did not. Doesn't get any worse. 291 00:15:04,280 --> 00:15:06,920 Speaker 1: But guess what. You're not paid to draft in the NFL, 292 00:15:07,040 --> 00:15:09,680 Speaker 1: You're paid to win. And the forty nine ers are 293 00:15:09,720 --> 00:15:11,720 Speaker 1: fifteen to one in their last sixteen games. That includes 294 00:15:11,720 --> 00:15:14,200 Speaker 1: the playoffs the loss of the Eagles. They the last 295 00:15:14,200 --> 00:15:18,840 Speaker 1: two years are twenty six and eleven, with four playoff victories. 296 00:15:19,040 --> 00:15:21,000 Speaker 1: They're currently obviously three to zero right now, looks like 297 00:15:21,040 --> 00:15:24,560 Speaker 1: they're headed toward fourteen to fifteen wins. But their operation 298 00:15:24,840 --> 00:15:28,600 Speaker 1: is just very stable and like the Jets, like shit 299 00:15:28,640 --> 00:15:32,360 Speaker 1: goes wrong all the time. Last year they had Trey 300 00:15:32,440 --> 00:15:35,720 Speaker 1: Lance breaks his ankle in the second game. Later in 301 00:15:35,760 --> 00:15:38,800 Speaker 1: the season when they're rolling, Jimmy Garoppolo breaks his foot. 302 00:15:39,240 --> 00:15:42,960 Speaker 1: Constant adversity. Yet players hell players even in the offseason, 303 00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:46,360 Speaker 1: asks for trades Deebo Samuel and it never gets that weird. 304 00:15:46,880 --> 00:15:50,760 Speaker 1: So basically, Jed York clearly is extending them and the 305 00:15:50,760 --> 00:15:54,840 Speaker 1: forty nine ers ownership his parents because they win. That's 306 00:15:54,920 --> 00:15:57,080 Speaker 1: first and foremost. That is what you were paid to do. 307 00:15:57,480 --> 00:16:00,160 Speaker 1: Not to draft, not to land guys in free agency, 308 00:16:00,720 --> 00:16:05,360 Speaker 1: not to develop coaches. Win fucking games on Sunday, Monday 309 00:16:05,360 --> 00:16:08,040 Speaker 1: and Thursday. That's all that matters in the NFL. It 310 00:16:08,080 --> 00:16:11,960 Speaker 1: band aids everything. Sean Payton that Russell Wilson could be 311 00:16:12,040 --> 00:16:14,200 Speaker 1: worse than last year. If they were two to one, 312 00:16:14,320 --> 00:16:17,080 Speaker 1: they'd be singing his praises. But he's owing three and 313 00:16:17,080 --> 00:16:19,160 Speaker 1: they're giving up seventy points. It feels like a disaster. 314 00:16:19,920 --> 00:16:24,600 Speaker 1: And I think sometimes as coaching staffs, and obviously once 315 00:16:24,640 --> 00:16:27,640 Speaker 1: you're there longer, you have a much better rapport with 316 00:16:27,680 --> 00:16:30,520 Speaker 1: your guys. But for example, now Robert Sala has been 317 00:16:30,520 --> 00:16:32,600 Speaker 1: there long enough with these guys. Most of the guys, 318 00:16:32,640 --> 00:16:34,600 Speaker 1: especially the young players, he drafted them all or as 319 00:16:34,640 --> 00:16:38,000 Speaker 1: part of drafting them, and he's in charge of hiring 320 00:16:38,040 --> 00:16:41,720 Speaker 1: the offensive coordinator, and shit's gonna go wrong. It's the NFL. Hell, 321 00:16:42,040 --> 00:16:44,600 Speaker 1: McCarthy has been part of seasons where I remember when 322 00:16:44,680 --> 00:16:47,160 Speaker 1: Rogers broke his collarbone. I think it happened on Monday night. 323 00:16:47,640 --> 00:16:49,440 Speaker 1: And remember that season they ended up figuring out a 324 00:16:49,440 --> 00:16:51,600 Speaker 1: way to get to the playoffs as a wildcard. So 325 00:16:51,800 --> 00:16:55,520 Speaker 1: part of being a good coach is handling some rough waters. 326 00:16:55,840 --> 00:16:58,600 Speaker 1: Things are not always gonna go smoothly. Things are gonna 327 00:16:58,640 --> 00:17:01,400 Speaker 1: be difficult, Injuries are going to happen, and I think 328 00:17:01,480 --> 00:17:04,760 Speaker 1: sometimes in the NFL, like it's one thing to win, 329 00:17:04,920 --> 00:17:07,240 Speaker 1: like I said, most important thing, it's also another thing 330 00:17:07,280 --> 00:17:09,879 Speaker 1: to win and just be pretty normal and pretty stable. 331 00:17:09,920 --> 00:17:12,440 Speaker 1: The Chiefs are a good example this year. Their first game, 332 00:17:12,840 --> 00:17:15,239 Speaker 1: Travis Kelcey at one moment they probably thought he had 333 00:17:15,280 --> 00:17:17,440 Speaker 1: torn his acl his knee was all messed up. He's 334 00:17:17,480 --> 00:17:20,320 Speaker 1: standing on the sideline. They got their star defensive player 335 00:17:20,800 --> 00:17:22,720 Speaker 1: up in the stands. It's like, God, this isn't easy. 336 00:17:22,760 --> 00:17:25,520 Speaker 1: And they lose the game at home to the Detroit Lions. 337 00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:28,520 Speaker 1: To the Detroit freaking Lions, who are honestly pretty good. 338 00:17:28,720 --> 00:17:31,320 Speaker 1: I think are I feel pretty good about them winning 339 00:17:31,320 --> 00:17:34,280 Speaker 1: that division, even with the Packers, you know, being feisty, 340 00:17:34,280 --> 00:17:35,920 Speaker 1: and they're gonna have a lot of guys returning for injury. 341 00:17:35,960 --> 00:17:39,919 Speaker 1: But listen, like it's tough. It's never easy. Even the 342 00:17:39,920 --> 00:17:43,359 Speaker 1: Detroit Lions they draft Jamison Williams comes back off the 343 00:17:43,400 --> 00:17:46,280 Speaker 1: ACL and they starts making parlays and can't stay out 344 00:17:46,320 --> 00:17:48,920 Speaker 1: of trouble, gets spending for six games. And you see 345 00:17:48,920 --> 00:17:51,600 Speaker 1: some of these teams like the Jets, like Aaron Rodgers 346 00:17:51,680 --> 00:17:54,120 Speaker 1: tears Achilles. That sucks. A lot of players have gotten 347 00:17:54,200 --> 00:17:55,840 Speaker 1: hurt in the history of league. Happens all the time. 348 00:17:56,400 --> 00:17:59,639 Speaker 1: Does your team just unravel? Do your players start fighting 349 00:17:59,640 --> 00:18:02,359 Speaker 1: other co coaches, because that's a reflection of your coach, 350 00:18:02,440 --> 00:18:04,360 Speaker 1: And that's when shit starts hitting the fan and things 351 00:18:04,359 --> 00:18:08,920 Speaker 1: get weird. That's when owners get antsy, like the Bears. Listen, 352 00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:11,160 Speaker 1: just it feels sucks. That's not your fault, you didn't 353 00:18:11,200 --> 00:18:14,439 Speaker 1: draft him, but your defensive coordinators forced to resign. You 354 00:18:14,480 --> 00:18:18,000 Speaker 1: haven't won a game in almost a calendar year, like 355 00:18:18,080 --> 00:18:21,800 Speaker 1: players are starting to get antsy, things get weird, and 356 00:18:22,040 --> 00:18:24,359 Speaker 1: you just have to wonder. Like, listen, I was told 357 00:18:24,400 --> 00:18:28,840 Speaker 1: this offseason about Jonathan Gannon and listen, a lot of 358 00:18:28,880 --> 00:18:30,560 Speaker 1: people listening. If you're a Cardinal fan, I don't know 359 00:18:30,600 --> 00:18:32,359 Speaker 1: if we have that many Cardinal fans listening, But no, 360 00:18:32,480 --> 00:18:34,480 Speaker 1: I was pretty critical, just thought it was kind of 361 00:18:34,480 --> 00:18:38,280 Speaker 1: crazy that the guy got hired. You know, he bought 362 00:18:38,320 --> 00:18:40,199 Speaker 1: a ten million dollar house and then listen, I'm pro 363 00:18:40,320 --> 00:18:42,520 Speaker 1: getting a ten million dollar house, but first time head 364 00:18:42,520 --> 00:18:44,159 Speaker 1: coach is like, this a crazy world we live in. 365 00:18:44,640 --> 00:18:47,240 Speaker 1: And I had guys with the Eagles telling me listen, John. 366 00:18:47,760 --> 00:18:52,359 Speaker 1: He might not be Belichick or Vic Fangio when it 367 00:18:52,359 --> 00:18:56,280 Speaker 1: comes to just dominance of defensive scheme, but he's an 368 00:18:56,280 --> 00:18:59,960 Speaker 1: impressive guy and he is a fantastic just kind of leader. 369 00:19:00,320 --> 00:19:02,640 Speaker 1: And some of those videos this year went viral, right 370 00:19:02,840 --> 00:19:06,200 Speaker 1: of him doing the pew pew pews to Rondale Moore, 371 00:19:06,640 --> 00:19:10,119 Speaker 1: of him having the video inside with the players about 372 00:19:10,520 --> 00:19:13,280 Speaker 1: fire in their gut and everyone was shitting on them. Well, 373 00:19:13,280 --> 00:19:16,000 Speaker 1: that's what Twitter does. Everyone just is negative. It's just 374 00:19:16,040 --> 00:19:19,760 Speaker 1: an area where the angry congregate and the media lives 375 00:19:20,040 --> 00:19:23,720 Speaker 1: most of their days. But Jonathan Gannon, you give him credit, Like, 376 00:19:23,800 --> 00:19:27,119 Speaker 1: clearly his team feels very motivated, is trying really hard, 377 00:19:27,240 --> 00:19:29,359 Speaker 1: and he doesn't have that many guys that feel like 378 00:19:30,000 --> 00:19:34,080 Speaker 1: would be huge core pieces of contending teams. But you 379 00:19:34,160 --> 00:19:37,400 Speaker 1: watch the Jets, it's like guys kind of unraveling off 380 00:19:37,440 --> 00:19:40,440 Speaker 1: one injury. So you really were just obviously your success 381 00:19:40,520 --> 00:19:43,200 Speaker 1: this year of going deep in the playoffs was gonna 382 00:19:43,200 --> 00:19:45,800 Speaker 1: be because of Aaron Rodgers, but I just remove him. 383 00:19:45,800 --> 00:19:48,040 Speaker 1: You're just a five to six win team because that's 384 00:19:48,040 --> 00:19:49,960 Speaker 1: where it kind of feels like you're headed now. I'm 385 00:19:49,960 --> 00:19:52,440 Speaker 1: pretty sure you're playing the Chiefs this week at home 386 00:19:52,920 --> 00:19:56,760 Speaker 1: Sunday night football. I'm sure you know who's gonna be 387 00:19:56,760 --> 00:19:59,200 Speaker 1: in the house. A lot of eyeballs on that bad 388 00:19:59,240 --> 00:20:01,960 Speaker 1: boy Taylor Swift in a suite at an NFL game 389 00:20:02,560 --> 00:20:05,679 Speaker 1: to see those numbers, like ten extra million people watch. 390 00:20:06,240 --> 00:20:08,919 Speaker 1: So this could get ugly. This could get ugly really fast. 391 00:20:09,080 --> 00:20:12,880 Speaker 1: And owners, to me get very very uneasy. It's one 392 00:20:12,920 --> 00:20:14,679 Speaker 1: thing if I like you and I'm rooting for you, 393 00:20:14,760 --> 00:20:17,680 Speaker 1: and I think clearly they like Sala, they like Joe Douglas, 394 00:20:18,359 --> 00:20:20,800 Speaker 1: but like so shit hits the fan, Like it's no 395 00:20:20,880 --> 00:20:23,720 Speaker 1: guarantee if we draft Caleb Williams he won't get hurt. Well, 396 00:20:23,880 --> 00:20:26,200 Speaker 1: so your backup comes in. We're just automatically gonna suck. 397 00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:29,000 Speaker 1: And that's that's what I wonder. And you're seeing it 398 00:20:29,000 --> 00:20:31,240 Speaker 1: with the Bears. You're seeing it with the Jets. Obviously, 399 00:20:31,240 --> 00:20:34,040 Speaker 1: Sean Payton's getting a little time because he's just only 400 00:20:34,080 --> 00:20:38,360 Speaker 1: coached three games. But it can't go much worse much, 401 00:20:38,560 --> 00:20:42,439 Speaker 1: you know, more quickly than it has right seventy to twenty. 402 00:20:42,640 --> 00:20:47,000 Speaker 1: I still can't get over that. I really can't. Seventy points. 403 00:20:47,080 --> 00:20:50,040 Speaker 1: Seventy points and they had seventy points like seven minutes 404 00:20:50,119 --> 00:20:53,840 Speaker 1: remaining in the game. That's insane. I've said over and over. 405 00:20:53,880 --> 00:20:55,760 Speaker 1: I said it yesterday, I'm gonna say it all week. 406 00:20:56,000 --> 00:20:58,200 Speaker 1: I'd rather lose like fifty to nothing. They lost my 407 00:20:58,240 --> 00:21:00,560 Speaker 1: fifty points. I'd rather lose fifty to nothing if you 408 00:21:00,600 --> 00:21:03,320 Speaker 1: give up seventy points. That's basically three more touchdowns from 409 00:21:03,320 --> 00:21:06,040 Speaker 1: fifty to nothing. That is so many touchdowns. Is that 410 00:21:06,080 --> 00:21:10,359 Speaker 1: even possible? How is that possible? How did anyone ever 411 00:21:11,040 --> 00:21:13,520 Speaker 1: show up to the meeting the next day? How could 412 00:21:13,600 --> 00:21:16,280 Speaker 1: you walk into the office. I used to be petrified 413 00:21:16,359 --> 00:21:19,520 Speaker 1: in college in the pros after a loss, how angry 414 00:21:19,600 --> 00:21:22,840 Speaker 1: everyone was, how tense everyone was. These are like game 415 00:21:22,880 --> 00:21:26,480 Speaker 1: winning field goal losses or a late interception loss. These 416 00:21:26,480 --> 00:21:29,840 Speaker 1: are close games. Can't even imagine walking in. I was 417 00:21:29,840 --> 00:21:33,080 Speaker 1: at the Fresno State game. A couple of weeks back, 418 00:21:33,200 --> 00:21:35,160 Speaker 1: and I was hanging out with a guy that played 419 00:21:35,160 --> 00:21:36,919 Speaker 1: in the NFL for six seven years. He was kind 420 00:21:36,920 --> 00:21:39,239 Speaker 1: of like a journeyman tight end and he played all 421 00:21:39,280 --> 00:21:41,679 Speaker 1: over the place. And he said that he played for 422 00:21:41,680 --> 00:21:43,480 Speaker 1: the Patriots for a couple of years in their heyday 423 00:21:43,560 --> 00:21:46,240 Speaker 1: with like Randy Moss. They never lost. And he said 424 00:21:46,320 --> 00:21:50,000 Speaker 1: it was every meeting was so intense because the coaching 425 00:21:50,040 --> 00:21:54,000 Speaker 1: staff didn't miss They never missed miss assignment. So if 426 00:21:54,040 --> 00:21:57,000 Speaker 1: you fucked up, not even talking like a drop or 427 00:21:57,000 --> 00:22:02,000 Speaker 1: a miss block, like a misstep run, just angling your 428 00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:05,400 Speaker 1: body the wrong way for half a yard, that might 429 00:22:05,440 --> 00:22:10,000 Speaker 1: screw up the coverage to cheat, he said, you got undressed. 430 00:22:10,520 --> 00:22:14,280 Speaker 1: The standard there, he's like, was stupid high. Everywhere else 431 00:22:14,320 --> 00:22:16,959 Speaker 1: I would go. I was terrified to go into these 432 00:22:17,000 --> 00:22:20,560 Speaker 1: meetings because I expected to get that. Yet most places 433 00:22:20,920 --> 00:22:23,680 Speaker 1: this guy went, and he went to some successful places, 434 00:22:23,680 --> 00:22:25,879 Speaker 1: He's like, it wasn't nearly like that. Not that he 435 00:22:25,880 --> 00:22:27,960 Speaker 1: didn't get yelled at when you had a missed assignment, 436 00:22:28,520 --> 00:22:31,439 Speaker 1: but the standard was nowhere near what it was. What 437 00:22:31,560 --> 00:22:34,959 Speaker 1: is Sean Payton doing? And I followed the stories of 438 00:22:35,320 --> 00:22:37,480 Speaker 1: you know, some of the local media, especially some former 439 00:22:37,520 --> 00:22:40,120 Speaker 1: Denver Broncos are kind of being critical because he's being 440 00:22:40,160 --> 00:22:43,400 Speaker 1: short with the reporters, and he's a classic like good 441 00:22:43,440 --> 00:22:46,080 Speaker 1: to the local reporters, bad to the local reporters, good 442 00:22:46,080 --> 00:22:48,400 Speaker 1: to the national reporters. I don't really care about any 443 00:22:48,400 --> 00:22:52,479 Speaker 1: of that, because ultimately, none of that means anything if 444 00:22:52,520 --> 00:22:55,720 Speaker 1: you're losing seventy to twenty, like I don't, no one 445 00:22:55,840 --> 00:23:00,000 Speaker 1: Adam Schefter Colin, No one could justify giving up seventy 446 00:23:00,080 --> 00:23:03,119 Speaker 1: points in twenty twenty three in the National Football League. 447 00:23:03,160 --> 00:23:06,960 Speaker 1: It's no one can offend that, not even your biggest, 448 00:23:07,440 --> 00:23:11,080 Speaker 1: you know, fanboy, It's impossible. And the Jets are at 449 00:23:11,080 --> 00:23:13,320 Speaker 1: the point like, how do you defend keep running out 450 00:23:13,400 --> 00:23:16,280 Speaker 1: Zach Wilson right the Bears? What else they supposed to do? 451 00:23:16,359 --> 00:23:18,600 Speaker 1: I owed run fields into the ground, so no one 452 00:23:18,640 --> 00:23:22,000 Speaker 1: has any excuse, but the Zach will Trevor Simeon like 453 00:23:22,160 --> 00:23:25,959 Speaker 1: much's gonna change there, and I don't know, man, crazy league. 454 00:23:26,640 --> 00:23:29,520 Speaker 1: One more thing I wanted to hit on because this story. 455 00:23:29,800 --> 00:23:33,800 Speaker 1: Some of the discourse on this has just been kind 456 00:23:33,800 --> 00:23:37,239 Speaker 1: of laughable. I talked about it briefly yesterday, and then 457 00:23:37,280 --> 00:23:40,400 Speaker 1: this morning when I woke up, about fifty people had 458 00:23:40,400 --> 00:23:44,520 Speaker 1: forwarded me, and it was on my Twitter account and 459 00:23:44,560 --> 00:23:48,200 Speaker 1: Instagram account as well. The video that the Oregon Ducks 460 00:23:48,200 --> 00:23:52,840 Speaker 1: put out about basically the entire week of the Colorado Week, 461 00:23:53,200 --> 00:23:56,040 Speaker 1: and the thing I wanted to focus on was the pregame. 462 00:23:56,359 --> 00:23:58,160 Speaker 1: I have no problem, and I've said this over and over, 463 00:23:58,840 --> 00:24:02,240 Speaker 1: the NFL and college football don't really parallel each other. 464 00:24:02,720 --> 00:24:05,680 Speaker 1: Beside the football game on Saturday or Sunday, and even 465 00:24:05,720 --> 00:24:07,480 Speaker 1: there are some different rules in the games and the 466 00:24:07,520 --> 00:24:10,280 Speaker 1: hash marks are different, but the money all comes from 467 00:24:10,280 --> 00:24:15,040 Speaker 1: the games. But Monday and for college Sunday through Friday 468 00:24:15,400 --> 00:24:19,040 Speaker 1: is completely different. In college football, there are elements that 469 00:24:19,080 --> 00:24:22,320 Speaker 1: an NFL coach never has to deal with. In the NFL, 470 00:24:22,560 --> 00:24:25,840 Speaker 1: Monday and Tuesday are one hundred percent just game planning. 471 00:24:25,880 --> 00:24:29,320 Speaker 1: That's all you do. You just play chess against the 472 00:24:29,400 --> 00:24:31,760 Speaker 1: other team on film. You try to figure out your 473 00:24:31,760 --> 00:24:35,920 Speaker 1: game plan and then you completely you know, implement at 474 00:24:36,000 --> 00:24:38,359 Speaker 1: practice what's gonna work, what's not gonna work, and you 475 00:24:38,400 --> 00:24:43,080 Speaker 1: continue to change, adapt, ad or subtrac throughout the week. Now, 476 00:24:43,119 --> 00:24:46,639 Speaker 1: while you do that in college, you game plan, practice, 477 00:24:46,760 --> 00:24:50,359 Speaker 1: ad subtract throughout the week. You also spend a lot 478 00:24:50,359 --> 00:24:55,760 Speaker 1: of time talking to recruits on the phone, texting, interacting. 479 00:24:56,160 --> 00:25:00,000 Speaker 1: You also with your players have to do some stuff academic, 480 00:25:00,560 --> 00:25:02,760 Speaker 1: and you can only spend so much time with them, 481 00:25:03,080 --> 00:25:07,200 Speaker 1: so your days are much different. Recruiting is an area 482 00:25:07,320 --> 00:25:10,720 Speaker 1: in the NFL that's irrelevant. Andy Reid this week is 483 00:25:10,760 --> 00:25:15,399 Speaker 1: not recruiting anybody, Pete Carroll, Kyle Shanahan, Belichick. Their only 484 00:25:15,480 --> 00:25:19,280 Speaker 1: focus is first, second, third down, offensive defense, and special 485 00:25:19,280 --> 00:25:21,359 Speaker 1: teams against their opponent. That's the only thing that matters 486 00:25:21,760 --> 00:25:25,120 Speaker 1: where Dion is hosting. I saw the twenty twenty five 487 00:25:25,240 --> 00:25:28,960 Speaker 1: number one recruit. You're constantly marketing, and Dion's one of 488 00:25:28,960 --> 00:25:33,000 Speaker 1: the great marketers of all time. Nick Saban underrated marketer. 489 00:25:33,080 --> 00:25:36,680 Speaker 1: Pete Carroll was a great marketer. Honestly, I'm not a 490 00:25:36,720 --> 00:25:39,120 Speaker 1: great marketer. It's one thing in this profession I think 491 00:25:39,119 --> 00:25:41,159 Speaker 1: I could be better at. I'm a good salesman. I 492 00:25:41,160 --> 00:25:43,360 Speaker 1: can talk, I can sell the shit out of anybody, 493 00:25:43,680 --> 00:25:47,520 Speaker 1: but marketing's not really my strong one. Dion can fucking market. 494 00:25:47,920 --> 00:25:49,840 Speaker 1: He's been great at it since I was a little kid. 495 00:25:50,160 --> 00:25:52,760 Speaker 1: He's just he's a lead apt I mean, doesn't get 496 00:25:52,800 --> 00:25:55,600 Speaker 1: any better. And he's clearly a pretty good salesman too. 497 00:25:55,680 --> 00:25:57,720 Speaker 1: Once he gets in the room. But any of this 498 00:25:57,760 --> 00:26:00,640 Speaker 1: stuff that the coaches said, it didn't trigger. I thought 499 00:26:00,760 --> 00:26:04,199 Speaker 1: the reaction was moronic. Dan Lanning Deon Sanders. You can 500 00:26:04,280 --> 00:26:06,960 Speaker 1: say whatever you want, but some of the clips of 501 00:26:07,000 --> 00:26:10,840 Speaker 1: the Colorado players talking shit to Oregon on the field, 502 00:26:11,640 --> 00:26:13,600 Speaker 1: it was like, Yeah, I think this is a little much. 503 00:26:14,359 --> 00:26:17,439 Speaker 1: You guys are acting like you're Deon Sanders or like 504 00:26:17,520 --> 00:26:20,600 Speaker 1: this is the you in nineteen ninety eight, or you 505 00:26:20,640 --> 00:26:23,520 Speaker 1: play for Urban Meyer in the Florida team in O seven, 506 00:26:24,080 --> 00:26:26,720 Speaker 1: like come on, guys, let's pump the bricks, talking about 507 00:26:26,720 --> 00:26:30,040 Speaker 1: we're gonna kick your ass, staring him down. I don't 508 00:26:30,080 --> 00:26:34,400 Speaker 1: know about that. That's where I think sometimes Dion who 509 00:26:35,200 --> 00:26:39,720 Speaker 1: his bravado, His confidence is earned. He's earned it for 510 00:26:39,800 --> 00:26:43,440 Speaker 1: thirty years. All he's ever done is be successful, dominate 511 00:26:43,720 --> 00:26:47,119 Speaker 1: in or on and off the field in football, in 512 00:26:47,160 --> 00:26:50,679 Speaker 1: the marketing sphere, of selling himself in ads of just 513 00:26:50,720 --> 00:26:54,600 Speaker 1: being the ultimate cash cow. But besides, like Travis Hunter 514 00:26:54,680 --> 00:26:58,000 Speaker 1: and Shador, I think most guys on Colorado should just 515 00:26:58,080 --> 00:27:01,160 Speaker 1: kind of ease in when they're playing opponent like Oregon, 516 00:27:01,400 --> 00:27:04,720 Speaker 1: like USC and to do like that. I was thinking 517 00:27:04,720 --> 00:27:07,919 Speaker 1: about this morning, if the Oregon players had been on 518 00:27:08,040 --> 00:27:10,480 Speaker 1: video saying I'm gonna beat the shit out of you, 519 00:27:10,720 --> 00:27:14,200 Speaker 1: just talking a bunch of shit, and then got mollywopped. 520 00:27:14,359 --> 00:27:19,320 Speaker 1: I can't even imagine the outcry of all the former players. 521 00:27:19,320 --> 00:27:21,080 Speaker 1: And the other thing has bothered me about the former 522 00:27:21,160 --> 00:27:24,800 Speaker 1: players who are all pro Dion, which I am too, right, 523 00:27:25,000 --> 00:27:27,160 Speaker 1: I just think that like his team, now, we gotta 524 00:27:27,160 --> 00:27:29,520 Speaker 1: pump the brakes, like we gotta come back to hers, 525 00:27:29,760 --> 00:27:32,320 Speaker 1: not in terms of recruiting, but like you don't get 526 00:27:32,320 --> 00:27:35,199 Speaker 1: to act like you're the equals of Oregon because clearly 527 00:27:35,200 --> 00:27:38,520 Speaker 1: you're not. You have to prove that, Like once we 528 00:27:38,600 --> 00:27:41,359 Speaker 1: get to the field, you have to prove your worth. 529 00:27:41,720 --> 00:27:45,760 Speaker 1: Dion's proving his worth as a marketer as a coach, right. 530 00:27:46,119 --> 00:27:49,119 Speaker 1: I think sometimes these guys and these players all on TV, 531 00:27:49,359 --> 00:27:51,120 Speaker 1: who played at a high level, who played at all 532 00:27:51,119 --> 00:27:54,439 Speaker 1: these colleges, if other players on a team that was 533 00:27:54,520 --> 00:27:58,040 Speaker 1: not their equal was talking shit about all the guys 534 00:27:58,080 --> 00:28:00,440 Speaker 1: on TV, they would all want to I can fight 535 00:28:00,520 --> 00:28:04,119 Speaker 1: them right there. It would be a brawl. So I 536 00:28:04,280 --> 00:28:07,159 Speaker 1: one thing Colorado is gonna have to be careful in 537 00:28:07,240 --> 00:28:10,800 Speaker 1: this group is it feels like they've taken on Dion's bravado, 538 00:28:11,320 --> 00:28:14,960 Speaker 1: but they're not playing Nebraska anymore. They're playing some of 539 00:28:15,000 --> 00:28:17,560 Speaker 1: these squads that are the real deal. They got NFL dos. Ever, 540 00:28:17,920 --> 00:28:20,919 Speaker 1: like Oregon, if I played for Oregon and I was 541 00:28:20,960 --> 00:28:24,399 Speaker 1: walking out and I saw all these Colorado guys talking 542 00:28:24,440 --> 00:28:28,560 Speaker 1: all this shit when we're at home, clearly, how many 543 00:28:28,600 --> 00:28:32,840 Speaker 1: guys on Colorado do you think Oregon would not just want, 544 00:28:32,880 --> 00:28:35,120 Speaker 1: but would have offered coming out of high school beside 545 00:28:35,119 --> 00:28:38,760 Speaker 1: Travis Hunter, I bet it's a pretty pretty small list. Well, 546 00:28:38,800 --> 00:28:42,160 Speaker 1: guess what. The players at Oregon know that, so they 547 00:28:42,160 --> 00:28:45,480 Speaker 1: don't view Colorado as the same, just like USC this weekend, 548 00:28:45,760 --> 00:28:50,200 Speaker 1: will not view them as equals. So this notion that, 549 00:28:50,360 --> 00:28:54,000 Speaker 1: like I feel like Colorado because of Dion is almost 550 00:28:54,040 --> 00:28:56,800 Speaker 1: being held to this other standard like the players, I 551 00:28:56,840 --> 00:29:00,480 Speaker 1: didn't see any criticism beside from former NFL organ players. 552 00:29:00,800 --> 00:29:03,440 Speaker 1: All these other NFL players are always critical of all 553 00:29:03,480 --> 00:29:05,440 Speaker 1: this stuff, like you gotta earn it, can't just run 554 00:29:05,480 --> 00:29:07,600 Speaker 1: your mouth, and then Colorado does it not a peep. 555 00:29:07,840 --> 00:29:12,200 Speaker 1: I just I don't get it. I really don't. It's 556 00:29:12,320 --> 00:29:15,480 Speaker 1: kind of baffling to me, though not surprising, because no 557 00:29:15,520 --> 00:29:17,680 Speaker 1: one wants to really piss off Don But I would 558 00:29:17,720 --> 00:29:20,640 Speaker 1: imagine Dion tells these guys, let's let's rate it back 559 00:29:20,640 --> 00:29:22,680 Speaker 1: in a little bit, not like me and the social 560 00:29:22,720 --> 00:29:25,160 Speaker 1: media videos, but on the field, like I wouldn't be 561 00:29:25,240 --> 00:29:28,560 Speaker 1: calling fucking saying something to Kayleb Williams pre game, right, 562 00:29:28,600 --> 00:29:32,280 Speaker 1: it's probably not a good idea because you're not they're equals, 563 00:29:32,920 --> 00:29:35,640 Speaker 1: even though you've had some success. Now it is amazing 564 00:29:36,040 --> 00:29:37,640 Speaker 1: and this is the power of Deon and this is 565 00:29:37,640 --> 00:29:40,440 Speaker 1: why his confidence is a high. They had more people 566 00:29:40,480 --> 00:29:44,680 Speaker 1: watching that game Colorado Oregon a blowout the Notre Dame 567 00:29:44,720 --> 00:29:47,280 Speaker 1: in Ohio State, and you could argue the two biggest 568 00:29:47,280 --> 00:29:50,640 Speaker 1: brands in college football definitely two of the top four 569 00:29:51,080 --> 00:29:54,520 Speaker 1: are Ohio State and Notre Dame, two brands rate. NBC 570 00:29:54,600 --> 00:29:57,280 Speaker 1: has literally signed an exclusive deal to have Notre Dame 571 00:29:57,320 --> 00:30:01,120 Speaker 1: games because they rate Ohio State. Printed cash for Fox 572 00:30:01,200 --> 00:30:04,440 Speaker 1: Forever on Big newon Kickoff just because they get seven 573 00:30:04,480 --> 00:30:08,560 Speaker 1: eight million people in Colorado. And this shows how polarizing 574 00:30:08,720 --> 00:30:12,560 Speaker 1: Dion is. Right because of everything he's saying, he just 575 00:30:12,680 --> 00:30:15,720 Speaker 1: caused everyone to have an opinion. Right in my business. 576 00:30:15,920 --> 00:30:17,240 Speaker 1: I don't care if you hate me or love me. 577 00:30:17,400 --> 00:30:20,360 Speaker 1: Just listen, right, just have an opinion. Once you get 578 00:30:20,400 --> 00:30:23,800 Speaker 1: apathetic and don't care I'd be in trouble, right, Dion 579 00:30:23,840 --> 00:30:25,880 Speaker 1: knows is recruiter like you got to move the needle. 580 00:30:25,920 --> 00:30:28,160 Speaker 1: It doesn't care if like the media or former players 581 00:30:28,160 --> 00:30:31,080 Speaker 1: were pissed off, but it does matter when his players 582 00:30:31,120 --> 00:30:33,760 Speaker 1: are crossing the line. And I thought it wasn't a 583 00:30:33,800 --> 00:30:37,600 Speaker 1: good idea, and clearly it was not because Oregon made 584 00:30:37,640 --> 00:30:48,160 Speaker 1: them pay. Okay, let's dive into a little thing we 585 00:30:48,320 --> 00:30:50,640 Speaker 1: like to call the mail bang at John Middlecoff is 586 00:30:50,640 --> 00:30:54,320 Speaker 1: the instagram to fire in those dms. Here is a 587 00:30:54,560 --> 00:30:57,840 Speaker 1: jay question. When scouts are looking into talent, do you 588 00:30:57,880 --> 00:31:00,960 Speaker 1: give all players full credit for plays they may not 589 00:31:01,160 --> 00:31:04,920 Speaker 1: technically have netted any stats? I eat, a quarterback throw 590 00:31:05,840 --> 00:31:08,720 Speaker 1: throws a dime but the receiver drops it. dB gets 591 00:31:08,720 --> 00:31:11,680 Speaker 1: a pick, but a DT was lined up off sides, etc. 592 00:31:12,280 --> 00:31:16,440 Speaker 1: One thousand. You are you know there are gonna be 593 00:31:16,440 --> 00:31:19,640 Speaker 1: some very very talented players drafted in the first several 594 00:31:19,720 --> 00:31:24,320 Speaker 1: rounds and honestly throughout the draft whose stats don't look great. Right, 595 00:31:24,480 --> 00:31:26,440 Speaker 1: some of it's predicated on the offense. If you're a 596 00:31:26,480 --> 00:31:28,880 Speaker 1: wide receiver, do you not play with a great quarterback? 597 00:31:29,640 --> 00:31:34,440 Speaker 1: If you are, you know, a corner, are they not 598 00:31:34,520 --> 00:31:37,040 Speaker 1: playing you correctly? But you would have the skills in 599 00:31:37,080 --> 00:31:39,880 Speaker 1: our defense. To me, the key is to make a 600 00:31:39,880 --> 00:31:42,920 Speaker 1: good scout is to know exactly what your NFL team 601 00:31:42,960 --> 00:31:45,840 Speaker 1: is looking for. And it's why once you have these 602 00:31:45,920 --> 00:31:51,320 Speaker 1: franchises that have consistency Pete Carroll, obviously, Andy Reid, now 603 00:31:51,360 --> 00:31:53,520 Speaker 1: the forty nine ers in McVeigh, you know what those 604 00:31:53,520 --> 00:31:56,840 Speaker 1: guys like. So when you're out on the road evaluating 605 00:31:56,840 --> 00:32:00,680 Speaker 1: these guys, you're not just looking at the stat sheet 606 00:32:00,720 --> 00:32:03,760 Speaker 1: when you're walking in. Now, sometimes the stat sheet, let's 607 00:32:03,760 --> 00:32:05,880 Speaker 1: say you're low on a guy or haven't really been 608 00:32:05,880 --> 00:32:08,760 Speaker 1: paying much attention and he's at It's one thing if 609 00:32:08,760 --> 00:32:11,760 Speaker 1: you're putting up numbers at a Texas USC, Oregon whatever, right, 610 00:32:11,800 --> 00:32:14,400 Speaker 1: it's impossible to miss you. But if you're at like 611 00:32:15,480 --> 00:32:18,960 Speaker 1: let's say a random school, McNee State, a Weaver State, 612 00:32:20,320 --> 00:32:23,920 Speaker 1: a non Division one Power five program, and you start 613 00:32:23,960 --> 00:32:27,800 Speaker 1: putting up big time numbers, sometimes that draws a scout 614 00:32:27,840 --> 00:32:29,600 Speaker 1: to you. And then you could see it and you go, 615 00:32:29,680 --> 00:32:31,880 Speaker 1: I don't really see it. I remember. You know you're 616 00:32:31,920 --> 00:32:34,360 Speaker 1: gonna find guys sometimes that have eight nine sacks on 617 00:32:34,400 --> 00:32:37,920 Speaker 1: the season. Well, if five of them are unblocked, what 618 00:32:37,960 --> 00:32:41,120 Speaker 1: does that actually mean? So it goes both ways. You 619 00:32:41,320 --> 00:32:45,200 Speaker 1: have to scout with contexts, right. It's why a lot 620 00:32:45,240 --> 00:32:49,240 Speaker 1: of these quarterbacks in this modern day college football throwing 621 00:32:49,280 --> 00:32:51,880 Speaker 1: a lot of touchdowns, But are they throws that are 622 00:32:51,880 --> 00:32:54,800 Speaker 1: going to translate to Sunday Because let's just pick a number. 623 00:32:54,840 --> 00:32:57,920 Speaker 1: Let's say you throw thirty eight touchdowns. Let's say like 624 00:32:57,960 --> 00:33:01,760 Speaker 1: fourteen of them the guy is borderline wide open, or 625 00:33:01,800 --> 00:33:03,720 Speaker 1: a screen pass that a guy takes the whole way, 626 00:33:03,760 --> 00:33:06,760 Speaker 1: does that really do much for you? The whole key 627 00:33:06,800 --> 00:33:12,080 Speaker 1: with scouting a college player is putting him in context. 628 00:33:12,480 --> 00:33:15,480 Speaker 1: Is this going to translate? Do the skills he has translate? 629 00:33:15,720 --> 00:33:17,680 Speaker 1: That's why you see guys that don't have a lot 630 00:33:17,720 --> 00:33:21,840 Speaker 1: of production get drafted high because you view their skills 631 00:33:21,880 --> 00:33:26,160 Speaker 1: as translating, and sometimes they they don't, right because sometimes 632 00:33:26,200 --> 00:33:28,040 Speaker 1: like oh, he didn't have he only had four sacks 633 00:33:28,040 --> 00:33:30,480 Speaker 1: his senior year, but he's six ' five, he's got 634 00:33:30,520 --> 00:33:32,640 Speaker 1: long arms, he can bend. You're like, this is gonna work, 635 00:33:33,080 --> 00:33:34,960 Speaker 1: And I'm like, well, maybe there's a reason those of sacks. 636 00:33:35,000 --> 00:33:38,000 Speaker 1: He's not the most instinctive rusher. So it's it's why 637 00:33:38,040 --> 00:33:40,920 Speaker 1: it's so hard. It's why it's difficult. What's up with 638 00:33:40,960 --> 00:33:45,280 Speaker 1: the McDaniels. This dude is a straight clown down eight 639 00:33:45,360 --> 00:33:47,040 Speaker 1: with two and a half minutes left in the game, 640 00:33:47,120 --> 00:33:49,520 Speaker 1: and he opts to kick a field goal fireable offense. 641 00:33:49,840 --> 00:33:54,040 Speaker 1: Jimmy garoppolos stinks and McDaniel's hand picks this dude, and 642 00:33:54,120 --> 00:33:56,120 Speaker 1: let's talk about his recent draft picks. We need an 643 00:33:56,120 --> 00:33:59,160 Speaker 1: immediate impact with our draft pick. And he takes Tyree Wilson, 644 00:33:59,240 --> 00:34:01,440 Speaker 1: who is a proud DNN who has slow off the 645 00:34:01,480 --> 00:34:05,000 Speaker 1: snap and then only has one move and it's the bullrush, 646 00:34:05,080 --> 00:34:08,000 Speaker 1: and he's ineffective and allergic to pressure. And second round 647 00:34:08,000 --> 00:34:10,480 Speaker 1: pick Michael Mayer, who can't get on the field and 648 00:34:10,560 --> 00:34:13,400 Speaker 1: when he does, he's a damn liability. Mark needs to 649 00:34:13,440 --> 00:34:17,759 Speaker 1: clean house. Yeah, man, it's it's not pretty. I I 650 00:34:17,800 --> 00:34:19,600 Speaker 1: don't know if I'm a sucker for Josh or I 651 00:34:19,880 --> 00:34:23,600 Speaker 1: bought into the hypeer. I don't know, man, but I 652 00:34:24,080 --> 00:34:29,120 Speaker 1: just thumbs off. And I just don't understand why coaches 653 00:34:30,080 --> 00:34:33,560 Speaker 1: are so unwilling to coach a guy they don't know, right, 654 00:34:33,680 --> 00:34:36,600 Speaker 1: Like one of the reasons the Raiders gravitated towards Jimmy 655 00:34:36,600 --> 00:34:39,440 Speaker 1: Garoppolo because they were around him in New England. Jimmy 656 00:34:39,440 --> 00:34:42,960 Speaker 1: Garoppolo is not good anymore. Newslash not that good anymore. 657 00:34:43,760 --> 00:34:45,960 Speaker 1: Taylor Jones, Well, we had experienced them with him in 658 00:34:45,960 --> 00:34:50,920 Speaker 1: New England. How's that going? Not good? Clearly? So does 659 00:34:50,960 --> 00:34:53,400 Speaker 1: he get that much credit for DeVante Adams? DeVante Adams like, 660 00:34:53,440 --> 00:34:56,440 Speaker 1: the only place I want to go is is the Raiders? 661 00:34:56,680 --> 00:34:59,160 Speaker 1: Does he get credit for Max Crosby? He inherited him 662 00:34:59,400 --> 00:35:03,760 Speaker 1: Newslash cross me's good for several years. So, Josh McDaniels 663 00:35:03,800 --> 00:35:07,719 Speaker 1: a disaster right now, disaster love the pot. I appreciate 664 00:35:07,760 --> 00:35:11,760 Speaker 1: your grind Niner fan myself wanted to know your thoughts 665 00:35:11,800 --> 00:35:15,160 Speaker 1: on Purty from a three week sample size, I think 666 00:35:15,160 --> 00:35:19,759 Speaker 1: he's been solid. I wouldn't call him some huge star, 667 00:35:20,160 --> 00:35:24,360 Speaker 1: and I wouldn't call him some just full product of Shanahan. 668 00:35:25,040 --> 00:35:29,240 Speaker 1: I would say he's been very good for stretches. He's 669 00:35:29,280 --> 00:35:34,000 Speaker 1: looked a little rusty at times. Overall, the team is 670 00:35:34,040 --> 00:35:37,959 Speaker 1: so freaking good. They've gotten away with it. I thought 671 00:35:37,960 --> 00:35:41,520 Speaker 1: Thursday he was clearly rusty early. Every time you're like, god, 672 00:35:41,600 --> 00:35:44,560 Speaker 1: what is off? He'll put together a driver You're like, okay, 673 00:35:44,680 --> 00:35:47,400 Speaker 1: feel pretty good. I love the way he carries himself 674 00:35:48,120 --> 00:35:51,640 Speaker 1: like he's a confident player. He clearly benefits from having 675 00:35:51,640 --> 00:35:54,160 Speaker 1: an excellent play caller and playing with really good skill guys. 676 00:35:54,400 --> 00:35:56,320 Speaker 1: But he doesn't turn the ball over. Now there's a 677 00:35:56,440 --> 00:35:59,560 Speaker 1: luck involved, like some picks have been dropped. But I'm 678 00:35:59,640 --> 00:36:02,360 Speaker 1: bully where he's headed now? Is he good enough to 679 00:36:02,360 --> 00:36:04,520 Speaker 1: win the Super Bowl? As I said after the Thursday 680 00:36:04,600 --> 00:36:07,880 Speaker 1: night game, that's the big question mark. That's really the 681 00:36:07,960 --> 00:36:10,440 Speaker 1: question mark. Can he play really good in the playoffs 682 00:36:10,480 --> 00:36:16,319 Speaker 1: against really good teams the Chiefs? Who else? The Dolphins? Though, 683 00:36:16,360 --> 00:36:18,040 Speaker 1: when the forty nine ers played two last year, they 684 00:36:18,040 --> 00:36:22,319 Speaker 1: made him look pretty terrible. Chiefs destroyed the Niners, the 685 00:36:22,360 --> 00:36:25,280 Speaker 1: Eagles like that. That's gonna be the test. The Cowboys defense. 686 00:36:26,280 --> 00:36:29,560 Speaker 1: They're gonna beat so many teams just based on town alone. 687 00:36:29,680 --> 00:36:32,239 Speaker 1: It's gonna come down to four or five games. Question 688 00:36:32,320 --> 00:36:35,560 Speaker 1: for the pod, what would be your dream broadcast team? 689 00:36:35,800 --> 00:36:39,239 Speaker 1: Heard you talking about bad Michaels and Herd Street, and 690 00:36:39,320 --> 00:36:41,560 Speaker 1: I gotta tell you, I don't think Joe Buck is 691 00:36:41,600 --> 00:36:44,320 Speaker 1: that good either. A lot of times he doesn't sound interested, 692 00:36:44,360 --> 00:36:47,080 Speaker 1: and he also takes these fifteen second pauses in the 693 00:36:47,080 --> 00:36:49,960 Speaker 1: middle of the game. You think anyone would give Gruden 694 00:36:50,000 --> 00:36:52,759 Speaker 1: another shot. Say what you want about the man, but 695 00:36:52,800 --> 00:36:57,200 Speaker 1: he was excellent on Monday Night Football with too Rico. Uh, well, 696 00:36:57,200 --> 00:37:01,120 Speaker 1: he's currently suing the league. I agree with you, he's 697 00:37:01,120 --> 00:37:04,520 Speaker 1: just kind of a wild card. It was really more entertainment. 698 00:37:04,560 --> 00:37:06,720 Speaker 1: I would call him like the poor man's John Madden 699 00:37:07,160 --> 00:37:10,080 Speaker 1: than he was giving you incredible insight. But he was 700 00:37:10,160 --> 00:37:12,840 Speaker 1: a good entertainer on TV. He was natural at it. 701 00:37:13,680 --> 00:37:17,920 Speaker 1: I would say it's gonna be difficult because you can't 702 00:37:17,920 --> 00:37:21,040 Speaker 1: really justify it for ratings, though he would give an 703 00:37:21,040 --> 00:37:24,680 Speaker 1: initial ratings boost. As a partner of the league, you 704 00:37:24,760 --> 00:37:28,400 Speaker 1: want to be in good standing. He clearly hates with 705 00:37:28,600 --> 00:37:31,520 Speaker 1: all of his guts Roger Goodell in the NFL league office, 706 00:37:31,560 --> 00:37:35,720 Speaker 1: and he's suing them. So I would say, right now, Gruden, 707 00:37:36,000 --> 00:37:39,000 Speaker 1: no go. I think Joe Buck's better than you do. 708 00:37:39,880 --> 00:37:41,719 Speaker 1: And again I don't think Al. I think Al's one 709 00:37:41,719 --> 00:37:43,400 Speaker 1: of the greatest of all time. You could argue he 710 00:37:43,480 --> 00:37:45,200 Speaker 1: is the greatest of all time. I just think it's 711 00:37:45,200 --> 00:37:47,600 Speaker 1: seventy eight years old. You know, Peyton Manning had to 712 00:37:47,600 --> 00:37:50,279 Speaker 1: retire when his arm didn't work. Roethlisberger couldn't throw it 713 00:37:50,360 --> 00:37:53,560 Speaker 1: fifteen yards down the field, had to retire in football 714 00:37:53,800 --> 00:37:57,680 Speaker 1: or in basketball. Marv Albert all time great. He couldn't 715 00:37:57,680 --> 00:38:00,000 Speaker 1: figure out who was on the court ten guys in basketball. 716 00:38:00,160 --> 00:38:02,200 Speaker 1: I was like, God, this is hard to watch. I 717 00:38:02,280 --> 00:38:06,640 Speaker 1: think Troy Aikman's really good. I think Tariko's probably right 718 00:38:06,680 --> 00:38:11,879 Speaker 1: now the best and clearly like his high end is 719 00:38:11,960 --> 00:38:17,239 Speaker 1: not Alan is prime, Marvin is prime. What's his name? 720 00:38:17,320 --> 00:38:22,959 Speaker 1: Kevin Harlan's really good, but I listen, most tandems aren't great. 721 00:38:22,960 --> 00:38:25,279 Speaker 1: I think Greg Olsen's excellent. I don't know if I've 722 00:38:25,280 --> 00:38:27,840 Speaker 1: actually met him in person, but we've definitely exchanged texts. 723 00:38:27,840 --> 00:38:30,239 Speaker 1: I think he's come on this podcast before. I really 724 00:38:30,280 --> 00:38:33,600 Speaker 1: like Kevin Burkhart. I think that is an excellent duo. 725 00:38:34,239 --> 00:38:39,160 Speaker 1: Olson's really really good. I like Nance. You know, he 726 00:38:39,200 --> 00:38:42,360 Speaker 1: can be a little cheesy, but I know people that 727 00:38:42,400 --> 00:38:44,839 Speaker 1: have met him and say he's like awesome, So it's 728 00:38:44,840 --> 00:38:46,759 Speaker 1: not like he's some elitist in terms of the way 729 00:38:46,760 --> 00:38:50,360 Speaker 1: he treats people. But him and Romo, you know, I 730 00:38:50,400 --> 00:38:53,480 Speaker 1: wouldn't call them my favorite. Romo has his moments and 731 00:38:53,520 --> 00:38:56,120 Speaker 1: other moments where he kind of annoys me, but that's 732 00:38:56,280 --> 00:38:59,600 Speaker 1: that's the nature of that job. He's gonna all these announcers, 733 00:38:59,640 --> 00:39:02,960 Speaker 1: unless you're John Madden, are just gonna ultimately piss some 734 00:39:03,000 --> 00:39:06,640 Speaker 1: people off. Now, there are some terrible crews. Here's what 735 00:39:06,680 --> 00:39:10,520 Speaker 1: I'll say, though broadcasting football is difficult. It's not easy 736 00:39:10,640 --> 00:39:13,840 Speaker 1: to have everyone watch and go God love these guys 737 00:39:14,320 --> 00:39:16,920 Speaker 1: because think about this, they're not local, so they're a 738 00:39:17,000 --> 00:39:20,400 Speaker 1: national traveling group. They don't do most of your games. 739 00:39:20,920 --> 00:39:24,920 Speaker 1: If you are the fan of Dallas Cowboys, bad example. 740 00:39:24,960 --> 00:39:29,200 Speaker 1: But let's just pick a random team, the Chicago Bears, 741 00:39:29,280 --> 00:39:33,440 Speaker 1: or the Minnesota Vikings or the Atlanta Falcons, you're gonna 742 00:39:33,480 --> 00:39:35,920 Speaker 1: know your team better than that guy. And for the 743 00:39:35,960 --> 00:39:38,360 Speaker 1: most part, once your team kind of gets derailed and 744 00:39:38,360 --> 00:39:40,879 Speaker 1: has a bad season, you're gonna get the lower level 745 00:39:40,920 --> 00:39:43,759 Speaker 1: crew and you're gonna feel like this guy doesn't even 746 00:39:43,800 --> 00:39:46,160 Speaker 1: know what he's talking about. You know, when Joe Buck 747 00:39:46,200 --> 00:39:48,680 Speaker 1: and Alt, these guys see the top team so often 748 00:39:49,400 --> 00:39:51,720 Speaker 1: they're the national story. If those guys just watch sports 749 00:39:51,760 --> 00:39:54,919 Speaker 1: television or listening to sports radio, you know what's going on. 750 00:39:55,480 --> 00:39:59,640 Speaker 1: So I'm critical of Al just because I think it's 751 00:39:59,680 --> 00:40:02,279 Speaker 1: time to go, not because I don't think. I mean, 752 00:40:02,320 --> 00:40:05,440 Speaker 1: he's Al Michaels and I think they forced her beyond 753 00:40:05,520 --> 00:40:08,920 Speaker 1: him because McVeigh and John Lynch didn't want to leave 754 00:40:08,920 --> 00:40:11,479 Speaker 1: the NFL. That's what they wanted to do. They wanted 755 00:40:11,520 --> 00:40:13,719 Speaker 1: to put Sean McVeigh first, and then when he said no, 756 00:40:13,800 --> 00:40:16,279 Speaker 1: they wanted John Lynch and they both said no. They 757 00:40:16,360 --> 00:40:20,359 Speaker 1: ended up with Herbstreet, who, like Jim Nantz, I've heard 758 00:40:20,360 --> 00:40:22,759 Speaker 1: great things about awesome dude. I would love to be 759 00:40:22,800 --> 00:40:25,440 Speaker 1: friends with her. Herbstreet don't really want him call in 760 00:40:25,520 --> 00:40:28,680 Speaker 1: my NFL games. He's in a tough spot. There's really 761 00:40:28,719 --> 00:40:31,840 Speaker 1: it's very very difficult for him to impress me and 762 00:40:31,920 --> 00:40:34,080 Speaker 1: you sitting where we sit, and I just feel like 763 00:40:34,080 --> 00:40:37,759 Speaker 1: they're chemistry. They just don't have much. It's you know, 764 00:40:37,880 --> 00:40:41,400 Speaker 1: Herbstreet's one of the most famous college announcers or analysts 765 00:40:41,400 --> 00:40:43,560 Speaker 1: of all time. Right, He's been doing the biggest games 766 00:40:43,600 --> 00:40:46,120 Speaker 1: now for a long time. But it does feel like 767 00:40:46,200 --> 00:40:50,480 Speaker 1: Al views himself like he's like the Michael Jordan of broadcasters. 768 00:40:50,680 --> 00:40:52,200 Speaker 1: So even if he sits next to Herb Street, he 769 00:40:52,200 --> 00:40:54,279 Speaker 1: doesn't view him as an equal. Say what you want 770 00:40:54,320 --> 00:40:57,880 Speaker 1: about Joe and Troy, they just feel on level playing field, 771 00:40:58,600 --> 00:41:01,600 Speaker 1: and that to me, Burke hard. They just feel like 772 00:41:01,640 --> 00:41:05,000 Speaker 1: there's chemistry. Now you don't need chemistry, like it's a podcast, 773 00:41:05,640 --> 00:41:08,239 Speaker 1: but you need some and I just don't think they 774 00:41:08,239 --> 00:41:11,799 Speaker 1: have any. Uh, you should talk about your expectations for 775 00:41:11,840 --> 00:41:14,040 Speaker 1: the Lions a little curious your thoughts. I think they 776 00:41:14,040 --> 00:41:16,680 Speaker 1: are a ten to eleven win team. Same, I mean, 777 00:41:17,960 --> 00:41:23,480 Speaker 1: I think they they're really good their offense once Jamison 778 00:41:23,560 --> 00:41:27,520 Speaker 1: comes back. Listen, it's one of the rare win win trades. 779 00:41:27,600 --> 00:41:30,719 Speaker 1: Like clearly they had just moved on from Swift. And 780 00:41:30,760 --> 00:41:32,959 Speaker 1: you can have a good player who for whatever reason, 781 00:41:33,000 --> 00:41:36,440 Speaker 1: doesn't fit your culture, doesn't fit your scheme, doesn't just 782 00:41:36,800 --> 00:41:39,640 Speaker 1: he just don't like him right, not personally, but just 783 00:41:39,880 --> 00:41:42,759 Speaker 1: he just doesn't fit. And that was Swift, and that's 784 00:41:42,800 --> 00:41:45,160 Speaker 1: why they trade him for the Eagles. He's clearly pretty talented. 785 00:41:45,160 --> 00:41:48,200 Speaker 1: No one ever disputed his physical attributes, but they wanted 786 00:41:48,200 --> 00:41:49,799 Speaker 1: to go in a different direction. They get Gibbs, once 787 00:41:49,840 --> 00:41:52,759 Speaker 1: they get them with Jamison Saint Brown, their offensive line 788 00:41:52,760 --> 00:41:56,080 Speaker 1: gets healthy, that offense is top notch, and their defense 789 00:41:56,160 --> 00:41:58,000 Speaker 1: is just gonna get tougher as the season goes on. 790 00:41:58,520 --> 00:42:00,520 Speaker 1: I don't see how they don't win the division even 791 00:42:00,560 --> 00:42:02,759 Speaker 1: if the Packers get healthy. I still like them over 792 00:42:02,840 --> 00:42:06,759 Speaker 1: the Packers. Now I could see a world where if 793 00:42:06,800 --> 00:42:10,480 Speaker 1: it's Eagles, Cowboys make the playoffs, Niners make the playoffs, 794 00:42:11,640 --> 00:42:15,359 Speaker 1: a team from the South makes the playoffs, Seattle makes 795 00:42:15,360 --> 00:42:19,760 Speaker 1: the playoffs. That's six and then maybe you know, Lions 796 00:42:19,800 --> 00:42:21,600 Speaker 1: and the Packers both make the playoffs, so maybe the 797 00:42:21,600 --> 00:42:24,240 Speaker 1: Packers are a playoff team. Big fan of the Pod, 798 00:42:24,560 --> 00:42:27,480 Speaker 1: huge Eagles fan. Carter is a monster. I believe you 799 00:42:27,480 --> 00:42:30,160 Speaker 1: were in Philly when they drafted Fletcher Cox. I believe 800 00:42:30,320 --> 00:42:33,560 Speaker 1: Carter will be better than Cox. I think Cox is 801 00:42:33,600 --> 00:42:36,399 Speaker 1: at the twilight stage of his career and that Carter 802 00:42:36,560 --> 00:42:40,719 Speaker 1: eclipses him as a full time starter next year. I 803 00:42:40,760 --> 00:42:43,399 Speaker 1: mean it was they were somewhat on the fence about 804 00:42:43,400 --> 00:42:46,239 Speaker 1: Fletcher Cox coming back. Remember a couple of years ago 805 00:42:46,400 --> 00:42:50,080 Speaker 1: they thought about trading Fletcher Cox. So I think it's 806 00:42:50,080 --> 00:42:52,920 Speaker 1: fair to say there's a decent chance. This is Fletcher 807 00:42:52,920 --> 00:42:56,880 Speaker 1: Cox last year as an Eagle. Now maybe he comes 808 00:42:56,920 --> 00:43:01,160 Speaker 1: back on a very reduced salary. But yeah, why you 809 00:43:01,239 --> 00:43:04,719 Speaker 1: draft players to replace other starters. It's the nature of 810 00:43:04,719 --> 00:43:07,760 Speaker 1: the beast. What are your early thoughts on CJ. Stroud. 811 00:43:07,920 --> 00:43:09,680 Speaker 1: I know it's only been three games and it's a 812 00:43:09,680 --> 00:43:12,920 Speaker 1: long season, but he looks natural and very poised. Do 813 00:43:12,920 --> 00:43:17,160 Speaker 1: you think Carolina will ultimately regret taking Bryce over him? 814 00:43:17,640 --> 00:43:20,200 Speaker 1: I just don't see how Bryce will be successful in 815 00:43:20,200 --> 00:43:23,719 Speaker 1: the NFL. Full disclosure. I haven't watched a lot of 816 00:43:23,719 --> 00:43:26,440 Speaker 1: Texans football. That was a games like I'm not watching this, 817 00:43:26,520 --> 00:43:27,480 Speaker 1: and then all of a sudden you look at the 818 00:43:27,480 --> 00:43:30,240 Speaker 1: score and they're kicking their ass. Now because this weekend 819 00:43:30,280 --> 00:43:33,000 Speaker 1: they're a standalone game I'm gonna watch, or no, they're 820 00:43:33,000 --> 00:43:37,640 Speaker 1: not playing it. It's Atlanta Jacksonville. Excuse me. Clearly, I've 821 00:43:37,680 --> 00:43:41,000 Speaker 1: seen some of the stats, his records, you know, reading 822 00:43:41,000 --> 00:43:44,800 Speaker 1: about him. Listen, he clearly has been impressive through three games. 823 00:43:44,800 --> 00:43:49,360 Speaker 1: From a poise standpoint. That offense can be very quarterback 824 00:43:49,440 --> 00:43:53,360 Speaker 1: friendly if you are a smart and accurate player. He 825 00:43:53,400 --> 00:43:56,840 Speaker 1: also has a real coach, Demiko Newsflash is gonna be 826 00:43:56,880 --> 00:43:59,680 Speaker 1: a star. I would say he's like the younger version 827 00:43:59,719 --> 00:44:05,360 Speaker 1: of He's gonna be big time. So I'd be lying 828 00:44:05,400 --> 00:44:06,920 Speaker 1: if I said I thought he was gonna be some 829 00:44:07,040 --> 00:44:09,520 Speaker 1: stud as a rookie. But it's impressed of what he's doing. 830 00:44:09,640 --> 00:44:12,080 Speaker 1: I gotta go back and at least watch some highlights 831 00:44:12,120 --> 00:44:14,759 Speaker 1: of him. I just haven't made time too busy to 832 00:44:14,760 --> 00:44:18,520 Speaker 1: watch Texans highlights. I do think the concerning thing about 833 00:44:18,560 --> 00:44:22,560 Speaker 1: the Bryce Young experience is I loved him in college, 834 00:44:23,080 --> 00:44:27,680 Speaker 1: but he's goodly playing on a superior team. And listen, 835 00:44:27,719 --> 00:44:29,680 Speaker 1: his toughness was evident a couple of years ago when 836 00:44:29,719 --> 00:44:32,920 Speaker 1: they played Georgia, even in the National Championship, when Mechi 837 00:44:33,040 --> 00:44:35,320 Speaker 1: and Jamison Williams had been injured and he was getting 838 00:44:35,360 --> 00:44:38,680 Speaker 1: pepper by the team that has seven million NFL players 839 00:44:38,719 --> 00:44:41,360 Speaker 1: on defense. You can't really do that in the NFL. 840 00:44:41,719 --> 00:44:45,319 Speaker 1: He's already injured. He does look really really tiny, and 841 00:44:45,400 --> 00:44:48,919 Speaker 1: their team just stinks. Their offensive line isn't that good. 842 00:44:49,040 --> 00:44:51,200 Speaker 1: They had to get Dj Moore to trade for him. 843 00:44:51,520 --> 00:44:54,640 Speaker 1: They got Thilan, who's old. I just think it's very, 844 00:44:54,719 --> 00:44:57,239 Speaker 1: very difficult in the NFL when you have a lot 845 00:44:57,239 --> 00:45:01,200 Speaker 1: of flaws around you and you need help. Right, He's 846 00:45:01,280 --> 00:45:04,279 Speaker 1: not able to just turn into like Kyler Murray. This 847 00:45:04,360 --> 00:45:06,359 Speaker 1: is one of the things about him coming out, was like, 848 00:45:07,000 --> 00:45:09,720 Speaker 1: you know, he's tiny, and he's not really that fast. 849 00:45:10,440 --> 00:45:12,600 Speaker 1: You know, Kyler was small, but he was actually he 850 00:45:12,680 --> 00:45:15,399 Speaker 1: weighs twenty pounds more than Bryce, and he can run 851 00:45:15,440 --> 00:45:17,919 Speaker 1: like he's Dean Sanders. So when shit hits the fan 852 00:45:17,960 --> 00:45:20,040 Speaker 1: and he can't see anything. They can just take off 853 00:45:20,680 --> 00:45:23,040 Speaker 1: and pretty evident when he's healthy, not many people can 854 00:45:23,080 --> 00:45:26,120 Speaker 1: catch him. Bryce is actually much more closer to like 855 00:45:26,120 --> 00:45:29,560 Speaker 1: a pocket quarterback. So I was bullish on Bryce Young, 856 00:45:29,800 --> 00:45:31,920 Speaker 1: liked him a lot coming out. The eye test has 857 00:45:31,960 --> 00:45:34,560 Speaker 1: not been good. The eye test has not been good. 858 00:45:34,719 --> 00:45:36,920 Speaker 1: Do you think Jimmy G's embarrassing performs in the Steelers 859 00:45:37,000 --> 00:45:39,400 Speaker 1: game and him possibly having percussion? Do you think the 860 00:45:39,480 --> 00:45:41,840 Speaker 1: Raiders will move to Aidan O'Connell for Week four against 861 00:45:41,840 --> 00:45:45,800 Speaker 1: the Chargers? Well, why wouldn't they have Aidan O'Connell's the backup? 862 00:45:45,920 --> 00:45:48,480 Speaker 1: That's why I don't understand. They have Brian Hoyer. So 863 00:45:48,520 --> 00:45:50,319 Speaker 1: if they loved Daidan O'Connell, when they just make him 864 00:45:50,320 --> 00:45:52,799 Speaker 1: the backup? Okay, Jimmy goes down. You can't just roll 865 00:45:52,840 --> 00:45:56,320 Speaker 1: with Aidan O'Connell. If Jimmy goes down, You're not winning 866 00:45:56,320 --> 00:45:58,759 Speaker 1: with Brian Hoyer. How you're not winning with Jimmy garoppolo. 867 00:45:59,200 --> 00:46:03,800 Speaker 1: I never understand when coaches draft a player, Right, they 868 00:46:03,920 --> 00:46:06,880 Speaker 1: draft a O'Connell. He looks really good. He's clearly a 869 00:46:06,920 --> 00:46:09,600 Speaker 1: smart player. You clearly liked him enough to pick him, 870 00:46:10,360 --> 00:46:12,320 Speaker 1: and he does enough to not only make the team, 871 00:46:12,360 --> 00:46:14,200 Speaker 1: but like prove that he probably should be the backup, 872 00:46:14,239 --> 00:46:16,800 Speaker 1: and he don't make in the backup. I have nothing 873 00:46:16,880 --> 00:46:21,600 Speaker 1: personal against Josh McDaniel's, but god, he's terrible everything he does. 874 00:46:21,640 --> 00:46:24,120 Speaker 1: I'm like, what the fuck are you doing? Do you 875 00:46:24,160 --> 00:46:28,480 Speaker 1: think Nick Sirianni is an undervalued head coach? They lost 876 00:46:28,520 --> 00:46:30,960 Speaker 1: both coordinators last year and are coming off the loss 877 00:46:30,960 --> 00:46:32,920 Speaker 1: in the Super Bowl and they still are three to zero. 878 00:46:33,000 --> 00:46:36,000 Speaker 1: What are your thoughts? He's got an excellent team. I 879 00:46:36,040 --> 00:46:39,080 Speaker 1: mean that squad we talked about it on Monday night. 880 00:46:39,320 --> 00:46:44,680 Speaker 2: Is is loaded at every position group with high end 881 00:46:44,920 --> 00:46:49,000 Speaker 2: impact Pro Bowler guys and not the Pro Bowl player 882 00:46:49,080 --> 00:46:50,840 Speaker 2: that needs like three guys to drop out, like the 883 00:46:50,840 --> 00:46:51,720 Speaker 2: guy you call first. 884 00:46:52,280 --> 00:46:54,719 Speaker 1: So he has a lot going for him. It's been 885 00:46:54,760 --> 00:46:57,600 Speaker 1: a little rocky, right. He clearly is a good motivator, 886 00:46:57,680 --> 00:47:02,920 Speaker 1: players really like him. Unknown how big of an influence 887 00:47:03,000 --> 00:47:05,120 Speaker 1: he has offensively, I don't think he does anything with 888 00:47:05,200 --> 00:47:08,480 Speaker 1: defense and how he picks all the players. So undervalued 889 00:47:08,560 --> 00:47:10,560 Speaker 1: I'd say no, I think he's getting his proper respect. 890 00:47:10,680 --> 00:47:13,640 Speaker 1: He's winning a lot, he's celebrating. People think he's good. 891 00:47:14,080 --> 00:47:16,920 Speaker 1: I think it's proper. But I'm not gonna anoint the 892 00:47:16,960 --> 00:47:19,719 Speaker 1: guy as some genius just yet. He's not bad. I mean, 893 00:47:19,760 --> 00:47:23,920 Speaker 1: I'm not acting like he sucks, but undervalued feels like 894 00:47:24,480 --> 00:47:27,680 Speaker 1: he's not being properly talked about, and I probably wouldn't 895 00:47:27,719 --> 00:47:30,280 Speaker 1: agree with that. Do you think the culture ahead of schedule? 896 00:47:30,600 --> 00:47:32,720 Speaker 1: I know it's only been three weeks, but Shannon Anthony 897 00:47:32,719 --> 00:47:35,000 Speaker 1: appear to be trending up and they are currently in 898 00:47:35,000 --> 00:47:38,920 Speaker 1: first place in the AFC South. I fully expect Jacksonville 899 00:47:39,000 --> 00:47:41,399 Speaker 1: to catch them. Well, it's hard to be a head 900 00:47:41,400 --> 00:47:44,160 Speaker 1: of schedule when your quarterback has had to leave both 901 00:47:44,200 --> 00:47:48,000 Speaker 1: games and then missed the game, So I'd say that's 902 00:47:48,040 --> 00:47:50,880 Speaker 1: somewhat concerning. Is the way your quarterback's gonna have to 903 00:47:50,920 --> 00:47:54,280 Speaker 1: play because he is He's like a Cam Newton level 904 00:47:54,719 --> 00:47:56,759 Speaker 1: menace with the ball in his hands in the open field, 905 00:47:56,840 --> 00:48:00,400 Speaker 1: he's enormous. He can run. The passing is a major 906 00:48:00,440 --> 00:48:03,120 Speaker 1: work in progress. So the only way to ever be 907 00:48:03,360 --> 00:48:05,880 Speaker 1: on schedule is that's gonna have to improve, and the 908 00:48:05,920 --> 00:48:08,359 Speaker 1: only way it can improve is with him playing. It's 909 00:48:08,360 --> 00:48:10,920 Speaker 1: hard to play when you're constantly getting KOed, and I 910 00:48:10,960 --> 00:48:12,920 Speaker 1: know he's not like getting knocked out. I just mean 911 00:48:13,160 --> 00:48:15,280 Speaker 1: he's gonna take a lot of hits because he's running quarterback. 912 00:48:15,600 --> 00:48:18,640 Speaker 1: So I think it's a delicate balance. How do we 913 00:48:18,680 --> 00:48:21,200 Speaker 1: improve this guy compete to win because our best chance 914 00:48:21,200 --> 00:48:22,640 Speaker 1: to compete to win when he's in is kind of 915 00:48:22,680 --> 00:48:26,440 Speaker 1: run him around, but give him thirty pass attempts a 916 00:48:26,440 --> 00:48:30,479 Speaker 1: game or whatever. I don't know. This is why you 917 00:48:30,520 --> 00:48:33,280 Speaker 1: pay Shane Siching to be your head coach, who's clearly 918 00:48:33,280 --> 00:48:37,080 Speaker 1: pretty innovative offensive mind. So I think it's a major challenge. 919 00:48:37,160 --> 00:48:39,960 Speaker 1: Head of schedule, I would say no, but definitely it's 920 00:48:40,640 --> 00:48:43,960 Speaker 1: going well. You feel bullish about the draft, pick your 921 00:48:43,960 --> 00:48:46,759 Speaker 1: head coach, and then I think you just ask yourself 922 00:48:47,120 --> 00:48:50,840 Speaker 1: how we take steps in future years. Infuse more talent, 923 00:48:51,000 --> 00:48:56,200 Speaker 1: get more playmakers around him, get an elite weapon on 924 00:48:56,280 --> 00:49:00,359 Speaker 1: the outside. Figure out this Jonathan Taylor situation. Still got 925 00:49:00,360 --> 00:49:03,919 Speaker 1: a lot of questions around Anthony richardson what's the deal 926 00:49:03,960 --> 00:49:06,040 Speaker 1: with Trevor Lawrence and the Jacks. They were supposed to 927 00:49:06,080 --> 00:49:08,960 Speaker 1: be building off last year and dominate the AFC South. 928 00:49:09,080 --> 00:49:11,760 Speaker 1: Instead they looked like crap. I saw a headline today 929 00:49:11,760 --> 00:49:14,200 Speaker 1: that I guess Doug kind of denied that he yelled 930 00:49:14,200 --> 00:49:17,000 Speaker 1: at all his coaches at halftime. I thought coming into 931 00:49:17,000 --> 00:49:19,560 Speaker 1: this season they were gonna be like a top five 932 00:49:19,600 --> 00:49:23,240 Speaker 1: offense and their defense. Talking to the people around that operation, 933 00:49:23,320 --> 00:49:24,799 Speaker 1: it was like, listen, our defense is not gonna be 934 00:49:24,800 --> 00:49:27,359 Speaker 1: that great, but our offense should be dominant. We should 935 00:49:27,400 --> 00:49:31,960 Speaker 1: score points on everybody. Calvin Ridley, Kirk Etn Lawrence takes 936 00:49:31,960 --> 00:49:34,160 Speaker 1: a big step. Every time you look up, they're struggling 937 00:49:34,200 --> 00:49:36,640 Speaker 1: to score. What the hell's going on? And part of 938 00:49:36,680 --> 00:49:38,520 Speaker 1: the reason I was so confident on them winning the 939 00:49:38,520 --> 00:49:44,440 Speaker 1: division was young stud quarterback and proven head coach who's 940 00:49:44,480 --> 00:49:47,279 Speaker 1: an offensive guy and it's just not working. And now 941 00:49:47,320 --> 00:49:51,279 Speaker 1: they're rumblings about Doug press Taylor. Who's this guy? But 942 00:49:52,520 --> 00:49:56,920 Speaker 1: get mad about the situation in regards to the offensive 943 00:49:56,960 --> 00:50:01,520 Speaker 1: game plan. A lot going on. I would big week. 944 00:50:01,960 --> 00:50:05,200 Speaker 1: They're in Europe, Europe England for a couple of weeks, 945 00:50:05,719 --> 00:50:09,000 Speaker 1: play the Atlanta Falcons, like used to beat the Atlanta Falcons. 946 00:50:09,080 --> 00:50:11,480 Speaker 1: You got Trevor Lawrence, they got Desmond Ritter. I had 947 00:50:11,520 --> 00:50:14,200 Speaker 1: a question regarding my Bears. Obviously, this has been the 948 00:50:14,239 --> 00:50:18,280 Speaker 1: most disappointing season in Bear's history, with the Rogers leaving 949 00:50:18,280 --> 00:50:21,760 Speaker 1: the North, DJ Moore coming in, and fields turning out 950 00:50:22,040 --> 00:50:25,320 Speaker 1: to be a more athletic miss Trubisky. It's a rough line. 951 00:50:25,360 --> 00:50:28,000 Speaker 1: It's apparent that the Bears will be taking a quarterback 952 00:50:28,000 --> 00:50:31,080 Speaker 1: again in the upcoming draft, and hopefully it's Caleb Williams. 953 00:50:31,360 --> 00:50:33,279 Speaker 1: A buddy of mine in the NFL texts me, do 954 00:50:33,320 --> 00:50:36,080 Speaker 1: you remember what he was saying? Do you remember when 955 00:50:36,080 --> 00:50:38,480 Speaker 1: you used to call this guy Uberflus? He used to 956 00:50:38,520 --> 00:50:40,960 Speaker 1: call him Uberflus and then just turns out his name 957 00:50:41,040 --> 00:50:44,200 Speaker 1: is actually pronounced Eberflus. And then he beat the forty 958 00:50:44,280 --> 00:50:46,200 Speaker 1: nine Ers Week one, and a bunch of Bears fans 959 00:50:46,280 --> 00:50:48,400 Speaker 1: last year's like call him by his correct name. So 960 00:50:48,440 --> 00:50:50,960 Speaker 1: I started calling him Eberflues. Maybe I should call him 961 00:50:51,000 --> 00:50:53,239 Speaker 1: uber Flues again because he cannot win a game in 962 00:50:53,239 --> 00:50:55,800 Speaker 1: the NFL. If you were the Bears, who would you 963 00:50:55,880 --> 00:50:58,520 Speaker 1: hire as the perfect fit for Caleb Williams in the NFL? 964 00:50:58,760 --> 00:51:01,960 Speaker 1: Would you let Caleb have a say in the hiring process, 965 00:51:02,440 --> 00:51:06,680 Speaker 1: even as a rookie. The problem is is that, let's 966 00:51:06,680 --> 00:51:09,040 Speaker 1: just say USC is in the playoffs or playing a 967 00:51:09,040 --> 00:51:13,120 Speaker 1: bowl game like January one, you're communicating with his agent 968 00:51:13,760 --> 00:51:19,760 Speaker 1: about who he wants as a head coach. Not implausible, 969 00:51:20,320 --> 00:51:24,480 Speaker 1: not even that crazy. I mean this business. It's just 970 00:51:24,800 --> 00:51:28,400 Speaker 1: they are not exactly the most progressive organization. Feels a 971 00:51:28,400 --> 00:51:32,080 Speaker 1: little far fetched from the McCaskey family. It has to 972 00:51:32,080 --> 00:51:35,080 Speaker 1: be an offensive guy. I think you would ask. Now, 973 00:51:35,239 --> 00:51:38,319 Speaker 1: look at the coaches they've hired. They're not exactly you know, 974 00:51:38,400 --> 00:51:41,200 Speaker 1: fishing in the Sean Payton, Beryl. But I would say 975 00:51:41,320 --> 00:51:44,120 Speaker 1: Lincoln Riley would be of interest. Now I don't know 976 00:51:44,200 --> 00:51:46,560 Speaker 1: if he leaves, but I think you would ask him, 977 00:51:46,600 --> 00:51:49,400 Speaker 1: would you be interested in I don't know. Following Caleb Williams, 978 00:51:49,880 --> 00:51:52,160 Speaker 1: I think Jim Harbaugh would have to be of interest. 979 00:51:52,680 --> 00:51:56,440 Speaker 1: He's played there, He's a tough guy. He's also an 980 00:51:56,560 --> 00:51:59,880 Speaker 1: offensive guy. He's clearly turned around Michigan and has them 981 00:52:00,600 --> 00:52:04,000 Speaker 1: He's won in the NFL. So I would say Lincoln 982 00:52:04,040 --> 00:52:07,960 Speaker 1: and Jim Harbaugh. It's hard with coordinators. It's like what 983 00:52:08,080 --> 00:52:13,200 Speaker 1: offensive coordinator in the NFL? Mike Kafka, Eric Bienemy. There's 984 00:52:13,280 --> 00:52:15,040 Speaker 1: just no guarantee. It's like you could just be in 985 00:52:15,080 --> 00:52:18,360 Speaker 1: the same situation. The hard part with asking Caleb Williams, 986 00:52:18,400 --> 00:52:19,680 Speaker 1: like how the fuck does he know any of these 987 00:52:19,760 --> 00:52:22,400 Speaker 1: NFL people? But if he says I want Lincoln, well, 988 00:52:22,400 --> 00:52:24,840 Speaker 1: of course, yeah, we do. Too, but he's like, I 989 00:52:24,840 --> 00:52:27,680 Speaker 1: want this coordinator, you know, the guy you're a metim 990 00:52:28,480 --> 00:52:30,919 Speaker 1: looking at the speed on Miami. Do you think these 991 00:52:31,000 --> 00:52:33,600 Speaker 1: new offensive minds are going to change the way scouting 992 00:52:33,600 --> 00:52:37,120 Speaker 1: departments evaluate talent. Obviously, guys like Jamar Chase and Jefferson 993 00:52:37,200 --> 00:52:40,359 Speaker 1: are studs, but when you start getting to the later 994 00:52:40,480 --> 00:52:43,920 Speaker 1: rounds are track stars more likely to be drafted highly 995 00:52:44,040 --> 00:52:49,319 Speaker 1: because these offensive mines of McDaniel, Kyle, and McVeigh can 996 00:52:49,440 --> 00:52:54,640 Speaker 1: utilize their speed compared to be considered football players. Hope 997 00:52:54,680 --> 00:52:56,960 Speaker 1: this makes sense, but I think you know what I'm 998 00:52:56,960 --> 00:53:00,200 Speaker 1: getting at. I think it's always been Whenever you're scouting 999 00:53:00,320 --> 00:53:04,360 Speaker 1: and you have a guy who can fly right, who 1000 00:53:04,400 --> 00:53:07,040 Speaker 1: may not be a first or second round pick, but 1001 00:53:07,080 --> 00:53:08,719 Speaker 1: he's in the mid rounds, you go, this guy's gonna 1002 00:53:08,760 --> 00:53:11,719 Speaker 1: ruin like the four threes. He's on the radar of 1003 00:53:11,800 --> 00:53:15,920 Speaker 1: NFL teams, and teams are intrigued by that. But you 1004 00:53:16,040 --> 00:53:18,800 Speaker 1: have to be able to play. Like. The reason Tyreek 1005 00:53:19,000 --> 00:53:22,360 Speaker 1: and Waddle are so fucking good is they are elite 1006 00:53:22,440 --> 00:53:27,640 Speaker 1: football players. I mean, Jalen Wattle played at Alabama. Tyreek 1007 00:53:27,760 --> 00:53:31,120 Speaker 1: Hill went on one of the great stretches for one 1008 00:53:31,160 --> 00:53:33,560 Speaker 1: of the best teams we've seen in recent memories, Like, 1009 00:53:33,680 --> 00:53:37,080 Speaker 1: he's a dominant, dominant player. So when you see some 1010 00:53:37,160 --> 00:53:39,839 Speaker 1: of these guys like too to at well, really fast guys. 1011 00:53:39,880 --> 00:53:41,560 Speaker 1: Took him a couple years to figure it out, but 1012 00:53:41,640 --> 00:53:45,840 Speaker 1: every team was intrigued by the guy. Thinking about the Packers. 1013 00:53:45,880 --> 00:53:48,319 Speaker 1: Guy's injured right now. But Watson out of North Dakota State, 1014 00:53:49,280 --> 00:53:52,319 Speaker 1: you know, he's a raw player who's gonna deal with 1015 00:53:52,360 --> 00:53:54,920 Speaker 1: some drops. But his speed is evident right how fast 1016 00:53:54,960 --> 00:53:58,839 Speaker 1: he plays. I don't think it's changing anything. I think 1017 00:53:58,920 --> 00:54:02,400 Speaker 1: teams have always value speed. You know, historically Al Davis 1018 00:54:02,480 --> 00:54:04,960 Speaker 1: valued it more than anyone else. It felt like at 1019 00:54:05,000 --> 00:54:07,560 Speaker 1: times Belichick was on the opposite of the spectrum. Andy 1020 00:54:07,600 --> 00:54:12,160 Speaker 1: Reid always really liked it. Tyreek Hill, Deshaun Jackson, Jeremy 1021 00:54:12,200 --> 00:54:15,120 Speaker 1: Macklin thinking about Terrell Owens, thinking about the players he 1022 00:54:15,239 --> 00:54:19,440 Speaker 1: likes speed. Offensive coaches like explosive players like part of 1023 00:54:19,480 --> 00:54:22,279 Speaker 1: what makes Waddle and Tyreek is I hear what you're 1024 00:54:22,280 --> 00:54:24,640 Speaker 1: saying about quote unquote football players leaning the track guy. 1025 00:54:24,640 --> 00:54:26,239 Speaker 1: I can't have a track guy if he doesn't want 1026 00:54:26,239 --> 00:54:28,360 Speaker 1: to get hit, or if he gets injured, or if 1027 00:54:28,400 --> 00:54:29,560 Speaker 1: he doesn't know how to play with the ball in 1028 00:54:29,600 --> 00:54:32,000 Speaker 1: his hands. So there is an element of being a 1029 00:54:32,000 --> 00:54:35,560 Speaker 1: really good football player because there's like an instinctive nature 1030 00:54:35,680 --> 00:54:38,439 Speaker 1: once you get the rock and knowing how to track 1031 00:54:38,480 --> 00:54:41,040 Speaker 1: the ball. So it's a hard balance. It's why when 1032 00:54:41,040 --> 00:54:43,200 Speaker 1: someone asked me the other day, like when you go 1033 00:54:43,239 --> 00:54:47,120 Speaker 1: into these different programs, do you evaluate based on Well, 1034 00:54:47,120 --> 00:54:49,239 Speaker 1: Ohio State always struggles with quarterback. We got to stay 1035 00:54:49,239 --> 00:54:52,040 Speaker 1: away from the quarterback. Well, if you had done that CJ. Stroud, 1036 00:54:52,280 --> 00:54:54,920 Speaker 1: you wouldn't have touched him. And now he's have more 1037 00:54:54,960 --> 00:54:57,200 Speaker 1: passing yards through three games than anyone else. You know, 1038 00:54:57,200 --> 00:54:59,600 Speaker 1: I think in NFL history a little skewed modern da NFL, 1039 00:54:59,600 --> 00:55:01,600 Speaker 1: but you know what I mean. So no, I think 1040 00:55:01,640 --> 00:55:04,759 Speaker 1: every player's his own entity and the history of the league. 1041 00:55:04,800 --> 00:55:06,840 Speaker 1: There's always been a ton of fast guys in the draft. 1042 00:55:07,160 --> 00:55:09,640 Speaker 1: Some can play, some can't, And it's on the evaluator, 1043 00:55:09,680 --> 00:55:11,479 Speaker 1: it's on the scheme, you know, to kind of figure 1044 00:55:11,480 --> 00:55:13,960 Speaker 1: it out. Mail bad question the Cowboys lost to the 1045 00:55:13,960 --> 00:55:16,360 Speaker 1: Cardinals more of an indictment of Dallas or more of 1046 00:55:16,400 --> 00:55:19,160 Speaker 1: a statement for Arizona, who we thought was a lock 1047 00:55:19,200 --> 00:55:21,719 Speaker 1: for the number one pick, but looks competitive. I understand 1048 00:55:21,719 --> 00:55:24,920 Speaker 1: being shorthanded without Digs and three guys in the offensive line. 1049 00:55:25,040 --> 00:55:27,200 Speaker 1: But I feel like we're quick to call Dallas a 1050 00:55:27,239 --> 00:55:29,600 Speaker 1: contender after two wins over bad teams Giants and the 1051 00:55:29,680 --> 00:55:32,800 Speaker 1: Jets with no Rogers, and the offense doesn't look special 1052 00:55:33,080 --> 00:55:36,000 Speaker 1: with Dack's limitations. I talked about it earlier. I think 1053 00:55:36,040 --> 00:55:38,239 Speaker 1: a Lot's gonna come down because they're gonna be able 1054 00:55:38,239 --> 00:55:41,400 Speaker 1: to run the ball. Paulard's just stuck. Their run game translates, 1055 00:55:41,760 --> 00:55:43,560 Speaker 1: and their passing game is gonna be more than good 1056 00:55:43,680 --> 00:55:46,560 Speaker 1: enough with Cooks and Ceede Lamb. It's gonna come down 1057 00:55:46,560 --> 00:55:48,680 Speaker 1: to red zone. It's gonna come down to Mike's scheming 1058 00:55:48,719 --> 00:55:52,520 Speaker 1: guys four Dak and having special plays and having unique 1059 00:55:52,520 --> 00:55:56,080 Speaker 1: play calls, which I would say is not really his specialty. 1060 00:55:56,520 --> 00:55:58,520 Speaker 1: But their defense is really good, and like you said, 1061 00:55:58,520 --> 00:56:00,880 Speaker 1: even without Digs, their defense, so we be good and 1062 00:56:00,920 --> 00:56:03,440 Speaker 1: they're When you have that good of a defense and 1063 00:56:03,760 --> 00:56:06,920 Speaker 1: you know, more than capable offense, you should be able 1064 00:56:06,960 --> 00:56:09,640 Speaker 1: to cruise to ten wins and if you don't lose 1065 00:56:09,640 --> 00:56:12,440 Speaker 1: games like Arizona twelve or thirteen. They were twelve win 1066 00:56:12,480 --> 00:56:15,960 Speaker 1: team last year, So I would say yeah, And I 1067 00:56:16,040 --> 00:56:19,120 Speaker 1: was a little guilty of this too. Super Bowl contender Listen, 1068 00:56:19,239 --> 00:56:22,040 Speaker 1: Dak and McCarthy probably holding them back, but they're gonna 1069 00:56:22,040 --> 00:56:24,319 Speaker 1: be one of the better teams in the NFL. Now. 1070 00:56:24,360 --> 00:56:26,759 Speaker 1: I think sometimes I'm guilty of this. It's like, I think, 1071 00:56:27,080 --> 00:56:28,439 Speaker 1: you know, if they can just get hot for three 1072 00:56:28,480 --> 00:56:32,160 Speaker 1: or four weeks, can you close your eyes and picture 1073 00:56:32,239 --> 00:56:35,880 Speaker 1: Mike McCarthy and Dak just rattling off these three wins, 1074 00:56:35,880 --> 00:56:37,799 Speaker 1: Because this is what, let's just say this hypothetically will 1075 00:56:37,960 --> 00:56:41,959 Speaker 1: take to win the Super Bowl. Eagles second round in Philadelphia, 1076 00:56:42,840 --> 00:56:46,480 Speaker 1: Jalen hurts that operation, then go to San Francisco. This 1077 00:56:46,600 --> 00:56:49,040 Speaker 1: could also be opposite, right, I'm not trying to act 1078 00:56:49,080 --> 00:56:50,680 Speaker 1: like the Niners are gonna be get the number one seed. 1079 00:56:50,719 --> 00:56:54,320 Speaker 1: Couldn't be vice versa. Go to San Francisco Levi Stadium, 1080 00:56:54,400 --> 00:56:56,960 Speaker 1: beat Kyle Shanahan and that squad, and then in the 1081 00:56:56,960 --> 00:57:01,680 Speaker 1: Super Bowl in Las Vegas beating Andy Reid. It feels unlikely, right, 1082 00:57:02,040 --> 00:57:04,640 Speaker 1: It feels unlikely. And I've always said, like, all he's 1083 00:57:04,640 --> 00:57:06,520 Speaker 1: got to do is just go on one Joe Flacco 1084 00:57:06,640 --> 00:57:09,799 Speaker 1: Eli Manning type of run. Looking back on those runs, 1085 00:57:09,840 --> 00:57:12,239 Speaker 1: it's pretty fucking crazy how it happened. It really is. 1086 00:57:13,280 --> 00:57:16,040 Speaker 1: It probably shouldn't have happened, but it did. Knocking out 1087 00:57:16,080 --> 00:57:18,439 Speaker 1: like Peyton Mannings and that forty nine er team and 1088 00:57:18,560 --> 00:57:21,200 Speaker 1: the Patriots when Eli did it, He's taken out like 1089 00:57:21,240 --> 00:57:25,760 Speaker 1: Brett farre and sweet Cowboys teams. It's very, very unlikely. 1090 00:57:26,280 --> 00:57:28,200 Speaker 1: So it would for them to win the Super Bowl. 1091 00:57:28,640 --> 00:57:31,600 Speaker 1: They're not good enough at quarterback and head coach. Right. 1092 00:57:31,760 --> 00:57:34,920 Speaker 1: I know Mike's won one, but let's be real, like 1093 00:57:34,960 --> 00:57:39,080 Speaker 1: the combination, but could they just have their greatest month stretch. 1094 00:57:40,200 --> 00:57:42,600 Speaker 1: It feels like it would take a miracle, So it does. 1095 00:57:42,880 --> 00:57:45,200 Speaker 1: I'm not acting like just because they lost the game 1096 00:57:45,240 --> 00:57:47,720 Speaker 1: that they suck. They're gonna be right in the mix 1097 00:57:48,240 --> 00:57:50,640 Speaker 1: and they're gonna be depending on how their games look 1098 00:57:50,680 --> 00:57:54,120 Speaker 1: against the Niners and the Eagles in the playoffs, three 1099 00:57:54,240 --> 00:57:55,960 Speaker 1: or four point underdog. It's not like they're gonna be 1100 00:57:55,960 --> 00:57:58,960 Speaker 1: a ten point dog. They can win the game. Can 1101 00:57:59,000 --> 00:58:00,600 Speaker 1: they went back to back game they got to play 1102 00:58:00,560 --> 00:58:02,520 Speaker 1: them both, because that's what they would have had it 1103 00:58:02,600 --> 00:58:05,760 Speaker 1: done last year. Feels unlikely. It feels really hard just 1104 00:58:05,760 --> 00:58:07,560 Speaker 1: for them to get to this Bowl. Hell, I think 1105 00:58:07,600 --> 00:58:09,720 Speaker 1: people that don't like the Cowboys, and a lot of 1106 00:58:09,720 --> 00:58:12,560 Speaker 1: people don't just because they're like the Yankees or Duke Basketball. 1107 00:58:12,560 --> 00:58:16,080 Speaker 1: They're just a polarizing team. They go John win the 1108 00:58:16,120 --> 00:58:18,600 Speaker 1: Super Bowl. They haven't been to the NFC Championship game 1109 00:58:18,640 --> 00:58:21,320 Speaker 1: in twenty five years. You're talking about a team that 1110 00:58:21,320 --> 00:58:26,280 Speaker 1: hasn't been to the NFC Championship game in twenty five years. Hell, 1111 00:58:26,520 --> 00:58:29,560 Speaker 1: the Jets and the Bears have been at NFC and 1112 00:58:29,600 --> 00:58:33,160 Speaker 1: NFC championship games, you know, way more recently. Right, the 1113 00:58:33,240 --> 00:58:35,960 Speaker 1: Jets were there in what ten or eleven. The Bears 1114 00:58:35,960 --> 00:58:38,280 Speaker 1: were there the year Rogers won it. Think about that. 1115 00:58:38,480 --> 00:58:43,280 Speaker 1: Have a great day, audios, See if the volume