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 --> 00:00:15,960 Speaker 1: me and person while recording. Get the app on Apple's 5 00:00:16,040 --> 00:00:18,360 Speaker 1: app store and make sure you follow me at John 6 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:30,360 Speaker 1: Middlecoff to get notified when I go live. What is 7 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:34,280 Speaker 1: going on? Everybody? John Middlecoff three and out podcasts, How 8 00:00:34,400 --> 00:00:38,520 Speaker 1: are we doing? My people? Wednesday afternoon recording a little 9 00:00:38,560 --> 00:00:43,320 Speaker 1: podcast reacting to the viral video of Chase Claypool and 10 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:48,640 Speaker 1: how that reflects current Bears management, some piggybacking on the 11 00:00:48,680 --> 00:00:51,000 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers story they just won't die and Robert Sola. 12 00:00:51,520 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 1: Some teams that are basically and yeah, I mean you can't. 13 00:00:54,040 --> 00:00:56,160 Speaker 1: You can't start ohing too, you know, especially if you 14 00:00:56,160 --> 00:00:58,560 Speaker 1: were a playoff team last year and hired high expectations. 15 00:00:58,920 --> 00:01:02,040 Speaker 1: There's a lot of teams from the Steelers to the Giants, 16 00:01:02,040 --> 00:01:04,640 Speaker 1: to Buffalo Bills to the Seattle Seahawks, They're gonna have 17 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:08,600 Speaker 1: some pressure on them immediately, right you go into Week 18 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:11,360 Speaker 1: three and you don't have a win, you got problems. 19 00:01:11,920 --> 00:01:15,920 Speaker 1: And something I noticed in college football when it comes 20 00:01:15,959 --> 00:01:18,520 Speaker 1: to Nick Saban, I read an article today that I 21 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:21,839 Speaker 1: realize he doesn't get any credit for, at least publicly 22 00:01:22,040 --> 00:01:24,760 Speaker 1: and nationally, because it gets all the credit for what 23 00:01:24,840 --> 00:01:26,720 Speaker 1: he's done on the field, but something he did off 24 00:01:26,760 --> 00:01:31,000 Speaker 1: the field, it really changed the sport forever and really 25 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:35,040 Speaker 1: for the better. He will discuss it coming up, So 26 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:37,920 Speaker 1: big show today, and then of course Middlecoff mailbag at 27 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:40,720 Speaker 1: John Middlecoff is the Instagram at John Middleoff is the instagram. 28 00:01:40,800 --> 00:01:44,520 Speaker 1: Firing those dms and ask your question and get it 29 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:46,880 Speaker 1: answered here on the show. Very very easy to do. 30 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:50,640 Speaker 1: The dms are wide open, easy to slide into. Other 31 00:01:50,720 --> 00:01:53,200 Speaker 1: than that, the Volume dot Com. You want to get 32 00:01:53,200 --> 00:01:55,160 Speaker 1: yourself a three and out hat. We got flex fit hats. 33 00:01:55,200 --> 00:01:58,320 Speaker 1: We have trucker hats. Very very easy. Just go check 34 00:01:58,320 --> 00:02:00,200 Speaker 1: out the Volume dot com search three and out out. 35 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:02,400 Speaker 1: You can get some merch. And we've had a lot 36 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:04,559 Speaker 1: of podcasts, so if you missed any, we had one. 37 00:02:04,640 --> 00:02:07,200 Speaker 1: I did it with Colin on Sunday night. I did 38 00:02:07,240 --> 00:02:09,680 Speaker 1: a podcast Monday night reacting to Rogers. I did a 39 00:02:09,680 --> 00:02:13,000 Speaker 1: podcast yesterday talking more about Rogers, and then we got 40 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:16,480 Speaker 1: one today so and then we will have one Thursday 41 00:02:16,639 --> 00:02:20,799 Speaker 1: reacting to the Eagles Vikings game, and we will talk 42 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:23,239 Speaker 1: to Stucky as well, making some gambling picks. As you 43 00:02:23,280 --> 00:02:26,840 Speaker 1: can tell DraftKings brand new sponsor promo code John get 44 00:02:26,919 --> 00:02:29,520 Speaker 1: your gam belone. So let's rock and roll. But first 45 00:02:29,560 --> 00:02:32,359 Speaker 1: let me tell you about my friends. This Saturday night, 46 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:34,680 Speaker 1: I plan on going to watch my Frozen State Bulldogs 47 00:02:34,919 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 1: get their second Power five win in three weeks. Babyat 48 00:02:38,320 --> 00:02:42,240 Speaker 1: Perdue Week one. They plan on beating ASU Saturday night, 49 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:44,760 Speaker 1: and I plan on attending. And the way I plan 50 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:48,040 Speaker 1: on attending is my smartphone because I downloaded the game 51 00:02:48,080 --> 00:02:50,440 Speaker 1: Time app, who happens to be the official ticketing app 52 00:02:50,520 --> 00:02:53,320 Speaker 1: of this podcast, And when I downloaded it, I signed 53 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:54,880 Speaker 1: up originally back in the day for a pair of 54 00:02:54,919 --> 00:02:56,840 Speaker 1: spring training tickets. If you want to go to a 55 00:02:56,880 --> 00:02:59,320 Speaker 1: football game, are you a swiftye and a Chiefs fan? 56 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 1: You want to watch the most powerful couple right now 57 00:03:02,200 --> 00:03:05,320 Speaker 1: in America, Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift. Well, you can 58 00:03:05,360 --> 00:03:07,040 Speaker 1: go to both. You can go to a concert, you 59 00:03:07,040 --> 00:03:08,760 Speaker 1: can go to a football game, you can go to 60 00:03:08,840 --> 00:03:11,400 Speaker 1: World Series, you go to a comedy show. You can 61 00:03:11,440 --> 00:03:14,880 Speaker 1: do anything. With game Time interactive ticketing map tells you 62 00:03:14,960 --> 00:03:17,560 Speaker 1: all the best prices, all the hottest deals, and when 63 00:03:17,600 --> 00:03:20,720 Speaker 1: you use the promo code John. That's promo code John. 64 00:03:20,840 --> 00:03:25,240 Speaker 1: Just my name j o Hn. You get twenty dollars off. 65 00:03:25,480 --> 00:03:28,560 Speaker 1: You can't beat that twenty dollars off. And these inflationary times, 66 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 1: every dollar helps. And get outside, have a good time, 67 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:34,200 Speaker 1: enjoy yourself and do it on us. Download the game 68 00:03:34,200 --> 00:03:36,920 Speaker 1: time app, fast scrowing ticketing app in America. Promo code John, 69 00:03:37,280 --> 00:03:40,080 Speaker 1: and go do something. Okay, I wanted to start with 70 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:44,280 Speaker 1: the hype machine. And let's face it, the impact of 71 00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:48,760 Speaker 1: the offseason, because of the distance between games, can get 72 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:52,960 Speaker 1: pretty outrageous, right, And I think we saw it somewhat 73 00:03:53,120 --> 00:03:55,880 Speaker 1: this offseason with the Chicago Bears. They make a big 74 00:03:55,960 --> 00:04:00,680 Speaker 1: draft day trade. Their general manager is you know, he's 75 00:04:00,760 --> 00:04:05,440 Speaker 1: willing to say some pretty bold comments he did when 76 00:04:05,440 --> 00:04:08,560 Speaker 1: he was hired about eventually running the division. He did 77 00:04:08,640 --> 00:04:12,120 Speaker 1: this offseason about how hardy was working evaluating the draft. 78 00:04:12,440 --> 00:04:14,840 Speaker 1: They obviously have justin fields who once upon a time 79 00:04:14,880 --> 00:04:18,120 Speaker 1: they traded up for highly touted prospects, like the Bears 80 00:04:18,200 --> 00:04:21,960 Speaker 1: could be good this year. And I think sometimes we 81 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:25,160 Speaker 1: talk about gms in general and what their job is 82 00:04:25,279 --> 00:04:27,960 Speaker 1: like if you make a good draft pick, right, like, 83 00:04:28,120 --> 00:04:30,760 Speaker 1: look at who he found in the second round. Like 84 00:04:30,880 --> 00:04:34,640 Speaker 1: the job of a GM encapsulates so many things. First 85 00:04:34,640 --> 00:04:38,680 Speaker 1: and foremost is hiring the coach. Second, it's running the 86 00:04:38,920 --> 00:04:44,560 Speaker 1: entire roster so that free agency trades the draft. It's 87 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:46,080 Speaker 1: not just like, well he hit on some draft picks. 88 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:48,240 Speaker 1: Who designed in free agency? Has he ever made any 89 00:04:48,240 --> 00:04:51,000 Speaker 1: waiver claims? Who's he make trades for? And I think 90 00:04:51,040 --> 00:04:54,520 Speaker 1: sometimes the hype machine with a franchise that feels a 91 00:04:54,520 --> 00:04:57,560 Speaker 1: little dead, especially a big market franchise. I think you 92 00:04:57,560 --> 00:04:59,920 Speaker 1: see it sometimes in the NBA, like with the nick 93 00:05:00,560 --> 00:05:03,839 Speaker 1: people desperately this year they actually were good, but for 94 00:05:03,920 --> 00:05:05,760 Speaker 1: a long period of time like this could be the year. 95 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:07,680 Speaker 1: It's like, have you guys looked at their roster? They're 96 00:05:07,720 --> 00:05:11,000 Speaker 1: not gonna be any good. And I'm pretty unbiased when 97 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:13,240 Speaker 1: it comes to football, like if you got a good team, 98 00:05:13,360 --> 00:05:14,880 Speaker 1: tell you got a good team and listen. I can 99 00:05:14,920 --> 00:05:18,279 Speaker 1: be wrong sometimes we'll see on the Miami Dolphins, but 100 00:05:18,320 --> 00:05:20,960 Speaker 1: I've never acted like the Miami Dolphins stink. Do I 101 00:05:20,960 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 1: think they're probably closer to a nine win team than 102 00:05:22,960 --> 00:05:25,440 Speaker 1: a thirteen win team. I do, but time will tell, 103 00:05:25,440 --> 00:05:27,279 Speaker 1: and if I'm wrong, I'll be the first to wave 104 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:30,159 Speaker 1: my hand and say, God, miss that one because I 105 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:32,799 Speaker 1: love Dick Fangio, I like Mike McDaniel. I just don't 106 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:35,400 Speaker 1: quite see it with their personnel on defense. But who knows. 107 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:37,640 Speaker 1: Now Aaron Rodgers is gone, maybe they cruise that division 108 00:05:38,040 --> 00:05:40,440 Speaker 1: with the Bears. This one was a pretty easy one 109 00:05:40,480 --> 00:05:44,360 Speaker 1: for me because the hype machine this offseason was outrageous. 110 00:05:44,760 --> 00:05:47,080 Speaker 1: People were picking and I love Justin Fields coming out 111 00:05:47,120 --> 00:05:49,000 Speaker 1: in the draft, but I've loved a lot of players 112 00:05:49,040 --> 00:05:50,880 Speaker 1: that didn't turn out to be very good, and I've 113 00:05:50,960 --> 00:05:53,080 Speaker 1: questioned a lot of players that turned out to be 114 00:05:53,120 --> 00:05:56,159 Speaker 1: pretty good. Right, So this is the way football works. 115 00:05:56,200 --> 00:05:58,440 Speaker 1: Whether you're a GM or whether you're just a fan 116 00:05:58,600 --> 00:06:01,760 Speaker 1: sitting on your couch, we all opinions on football, and 117 00:06:01,800 --> 00:06:04,760 Speaker 1: then over the course of time, when the games happened, 118 00:06:04,920 --> 00:06:07,039 Speaker 1: we're they're proven right, We're proven wrong. It's the fun 119 00:06:07,080 --> 00:06:09,640 Speaker 1: part of watching sports, right. You get to have takes, 120 00:06:09,880 --> 00:06:11,719 Speaker 1: you get to have thoughts, you get to root for 121 00:06:11,760 --> 00:06:14,039 Speaker 1: a player, you get to root against a player. Now, 122 00:06:14,120 --> 00:06:17,760 Speaker 1: gms have skin in the game, right, They're no different 123 00:06:17,800 --> 00:06:21,039 Speaker 1: than you. They like certain guys and they dislike certain guys. 124 00:06:21,279 --> 00:06:23,840 Speaker 1: They just have the power to add them to their 125 00:06:23,880 --> 00:06:27,920 Speaker 1: team and there was a video that went viral over 126 00:06:27,960 --> 00:06:30,800 Speaker 1: the last twenty four hours, and it was of Chase Claypool, 127 00:06:31,120 --> 00:06:34,200 Speaker 1: a player that the Chicago Bears last year traded a 128 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:37,440 Speaker 1: second round pick that turned out wait for it to 129 00:06:37,520 --> 00:06:41,800 Speaker 1: be pick thirty two, and this video of Chase Claypool. 130 00:06:41,839 --> 00:06:44,159 Speaker 1: And once upon a time, I watched a lot of 131 00:06:44,200 --> 00:06:48,360 Speaker 1: All twenty two. I spent basically every waking hour in 132 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:52,920 Speaker 1: the NFL watching All twenty two tape on either college 133 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:54,599 Speaker 1: or a lot of time when I worked in the 134 00:06:54,600 --> 00:06:58,520 Speaker 1: office professional players, and it can get pretty monotonous and 135 00:06:58,600 --> 00:07:02,159 Speaker 1: redundant and boring at times, because, especially when you're just 136 00:07:02,160 --> 00:07:05,400 Speaker 1: a random scout, you're not spending most of your time 137 00:07:05,839 --> 00:07:08,800 Speaker 1: watching Patrick Mahomes and Aaron dund You're watching a lot 138 00:07:08,839 --> 00:07:12,400 Speaker 1: of random guys. And Chase Claypool would be a guy 139 00:07:12,520 --> 00:07:15,320 Speaker 1: that every team in the league this year will evaluate 140 00:07:15,360 --> 00:07:17,320 Speaker 1: why he's gonna be a free agent and I got 141 00:07:17,360 --> 00:07:19,920 Speaker 1: a new slash. The Bears are not going to extend him. 142 00:07:20,360 --> 00:07:23,040 Speaker 1: This video on Chase Claypool is one of the more 143 00:07:23,080 --> 00:07:27,800 Speaker 1: embarrassing things you'll see. And this gets back to the organization. 144 00:07:28,320 --> 00:07:32,440 Speaker 1: You're only as strong as your head coach and your quarterback, 145 00:07:32,560 --> 00:07:34,400 Speaker 1: and a lot of teams like you know, your GM 146 00:07:34,440 --> 00:07:37,160 Speaker 1: plays a pretty big role in that too, And clearly 147 00:07:37,320 --> 00:07:41,800 Speaker 1: right now the Chicago Bears, I have question market quarterback. 148 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:45,360 Speaker 1: Very talented individual, but is he good enough in the 149 00:07:45,400 --> 00:07:47,880 Speaker 1: passing game? And right now I think it's more than 150 00:07:48,400 --> 00:07:50,720 Speaker 1: up in the air that he is most people the 151 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:54,360 Speaker 1: evidence we have he's not. But anytime that you attempt 152 00:07:54,400 --> 00:07:57,440 Speaker 1: to surround a player like, part of being a GM 153 00:07:57,600 --> 00:08:00,560 Speaker 1: and part of being that kind of grow as the 154 00:08:00,560 --> 00:08:03,280 Speaker 1: head coach in the GM is having a direct idea 155 00:08:03,840 --> 00:08:08,080 Speaker 1: and a specific idea of the type players you want, 156 00:08:08,280 --> 00:08:12,120 Speaker 1: not just from a physical standpoint right, heightweight, speed, all 157 00:08:12,120 --> 00:08:15,680 Speaker 1: that craft, but their football character, how hard they play, 158 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:19,880 Speaker 1: how much football means to them, how willing they are 159 00:08:20,080 --> 00:08:24,080 Speaker 1: to do absolutely everything to improve at their craft. Because 160 00:08:24,120 --> 00:08:26,360 Speaker 1: once you get to the professional level, if that's your 161 00:08:26,400 --> 00:08:29,560 Speaker 1: mindset and you have talent, sky's the limit. You make 162 00:08:29,600 --> 00:08:32,199 Speaker 1: millions of dollars, You become a star, and you become 163 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:35,480 Speaker 1: a productive player. You know, in the most watts league 164 00:08:35,679 --> 00:08:39,120 Speaker 1: in America, and the Pittsburgh Steelers now have a long 165 00:08:39,280 --> 00:08:41,720 Speaker 1: history of knowing what they're doing when it comes to 166 00:08:41,760 --> 00:08:45,400 Speaker 1: personnel departments. They find a lot of gems in the draft, 167 00:08:45,559 --> 00:08:47,920 Speaker 1: and when they don't work out, if they get rid 168 00:08:47,960 --> 00:08:49,920 Speaker 1: of a guy, it's usually to me a red flag. 169 00:08:50,600 --> 00:08:53,200 Speaker 1: And Antonio Brown had a six year stretch which just 170 00:08:53,320 --> 00:08:55,679 Speaker 1: google a stats it's one of the best stretches you'll 171 00:08:55,720 --> 00:08:58,800 Speaker 1: ever see in football history. And then when they were willing, 172 00:08:58,840 --> 00:09:01,160 Speaker 1: obviously got weird at the end and they were trading 173 00:09:01,200 --> 00:09:03,600 Speaker 1: him when the Raiders were the team that wanted, I'm like, 174 00:09:03,640 --> 00:09:05,280 Speaker 1: this is not gonna be a good fit. You don't 175 00:09:05,280 --> 00:09:07,920 Speaker 1: have the infrastructure, You're not a good team. You're not 176 00:09:07,960 --> 00:09:11,400 Speaker 1: even remotely close to being ready to win. Taking in 177 00:09:11,640 --> 00:09:14,720 Speaker 1: this personality flyer, and even at the time, we didn't 178 00:09:14,760 --> 00:09:17,680 Speaker 1: know he was remotely as crazy as he was, and 179 00:09:17,720 --> 00:09:20,280 Speaker 1: it completely blew up. He was cut before I think 180 00:09:20,280 --> 00:09:21,800 Speaker 1: he ever played a game. Remember he showed up in 181 00:09:21,840 --> 00:09:25,040 Speaker 1: trading camp with the burnt feet from the cryo in 182 00:09:25,080 --> 00:09:28,760 Speaker 1: a hot air balloon. It was batshit nuts. And then 183 00:09:28,800 --> 00:09:31,240 Speaker 1: a couple days later he puts out a video on 184 00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:34,440 Speaker 1: YouTube of his phone call with John Gruden. Well, last year, 185 00:09:34,480 --> 00:09:37,079 Speaker 1: when the Pittsburgh Steelers are going to put Chase Claypool 186 00:09:37,400 --> 00:09:40,720 Speaker 1: on the trading block, that should be a giant red flag. 187 00:09:40,880 --> 00:09:44,520 Speaker 1: To any team. Now I understand, like this is it's 188 00:09:44,520 --> 00:09:47,319 Speaker 1: a very black and white league. Either win or you lose, 189 00:09:47,640 --> 00:09:50,760 Speaker 1: and you need to acquire talent to win. He can't 190 00:09:50,800 --> 00:09:54,800 Speaker 1: win with just Johnny Tryhart's that won't work. Like look 191 00:09:54,840 --> 00:09:57,280 Speaker 1: at the best teams of the league. It's Micah Parsons 192 00:09:57,280 --> 00:10:01,240 Speaker 1: and Trent Williams right, and Travis Kelcey's mahomes Like. You 193 00:10:01,640 --> 00:10:05,640 Speaker 1: need elite guys to win in the NFL, and you 194 00:10:05,720 --> 00:10:08,440 Speaker 1: need elite guys to even just improve in the NFL. 195 00:10:08,559 --> 00:10:12,280 Speaker 1: And talent. There's a big difference right between guys that 196 00:10:12,640 --> 00:10:16,040 Speaker 1: are fringe NFL talents and guys that have the NFL 197 00:10:16,080 --> 00:10:19,960 Speaker 1: like high end physical capabilities. But if you don't like football, 198 00:10:20,240 --> 00:10:23,160 Speaker 1: if you don't care about football, and you don't play hard, 199 00:10:23,480 --> 00:10:27,120 Speaker 1: no one cares. In this video on Chase Claypool. To me, 200 00:10:27,360 --> 00:10:29,640 Speaker 1: you could argue, well, it's a reflection on Chase Claypool, 201 00:10:29,679 --> 00:10:31,480 Speaker 1: but he's kind of been this guy for a while. 202 00:10:31,760 --> 00:10:33,760 Speaker 1: The Steelers knew it, and they couldn't have got rid 203 00:10:33,800 --> 00:10:36,600 Speaker 1: of him any faster. And for the Bears, a team 204 00:10:36,640 --> 00:10:39,679 Speaker 1: that aren't even remotely close to being good, to not 205 00:10:39,720 --> 00:10:42,880 Speaker 1: only bring this guy in, but to play him and 206 00:10:43,000 --> 00:10:45,680 Speaker 1: trade a second round pick for him, Like when you're bad, 207 00:10:46,120 --> 00:10:49,880 Speaker 1: premium picks mean a lot to you. So a guy 208 00:10:49,920 --> 00:10:52,560 Speaker 1: like Chase Claypool, if you would be interested, should be 209 00:10:52,559 --> 00:10:54,960 Speaker 1: a team that's much closer to making the playoffs. Never 210 00:10:55,000 --> 00:10:57,040 Speaker 1: made sense to me. I honestly, I thought the trade 211 00:10:57,040 --> 00:10:59,560 Speaker 1: at the time, this is not playing Monday morning quarterback. 212 00:11:00,080 --> 00:11:02,880 Speaker 1: But then when this happens, like there's an old adage 213 00:11:02,880 --> 00:11:05,560 Speaker 1: by Bill Belichick, you're either coaching it or allowing it 214 00:11:05,559 --> 00:11:08,920 Speaker 1: to happen. So both the guys, the head coach and 215 00:11:08,960 --> 00:11:11,040 Speaker 1: the GM, you know, kind of have egg on their 216 00:11:11,080 --> 00:11:13,800 Speaker 1: face when it comes to this player. Obviously, the GM 217 00:11:13,880 --> 00:11:15,800 Speaker 1: is the guy pulling the trigger to make this trade, 218 00:11:15,840 --> 00:11:21,360 Speaker 1: which aged incredibly poorly and was awful at the time, 219 00:11:21,600 --> 00:11:24,599 Speaker 1: let alone right now it's even worse. And this is 220 00:11:24,640 --> 00:11:27,400 Speaker 1: a reflection of the coach because you're either coaching or 221 00:11:27,440 --> 00:11:31,000 Speaker 1: allowing to happen, and that reflects you because this is 222 00:11:31,040 --> 00:11:33,240 Speaker 1: not pee wee football, this is the pros. If he's 223 00:11:33,280 --> 00:11:34,640 Speaker 1: doing that, you got to get him out of the game. 224 00:11:34,679 --> 00:11:36,120 Speaker 1: And I know it was easy for him to say 225 00:11:36,160 --> 00:11:38,440 Speaker 1: that everything's on the table and maybe he'll get bench 226 00:11:38,520 --> 00:11:42,320 Speaker 1: this week. It's too eight like that. That is I 227 00:11:42,360 --> 00:11:45,880 Speaker 1: think the Bears are so far away because they don't 228 00:11:45,920 --> 00:11:48,760 Speaker 1: even have an identity of what they're looking for if 229 00:11:48,800 --> 00:11:52,000 Speaker 1: you're willing to do that, and that mistake that they're 230 00:11:52,040 --> 00:11:54,640 Speaker 1: still a year away from being a year away. Whether 231 00:11:54,720 --> 00:11:57,120 Speaker 1: this Justin Fields thing which is not headed in the 232 00:11:57,200 --> 00:12:00,520 Speaker 1: right direction, but this just shows you that happens all 233 00:12:00,559 --> 00:12:04,560 Speaker 1: the time with like coaching assistants, and it definitely happens 234 00:12:04,559 --> 00:12:07,280 Speaker 1: in college the hype machine. And I'm guilty of this, 235 00:12:07,720 --> 00:12:10,400 Speaker 1: the overall media is guilty of this. Is there becomes 236 00:12:10,400 --> 00:12:14,640 Speaker 1: a hype machine, this coordinator in this you know, assistant GM, 237 00:12:15,240 --> 00:12:16,640 Speaker 1: and then you'll talk to a guy for the team. 238 00:12:16,679 --> 00:12:18,280 Speaker 1: They're like, yeah, this guy's kind of a fraud, or 239 00:12:18,440 --> 00:12:20,679 Speaker 1: yeah he's actually not that good, or sometimes they're like, yeah, 240 00:12:20,720 --> 00:12:23,040 Speaker 1: this guy's a stud. Love him. But when the hype 241 00:12:23,080 --> 00:12:27,000 Speaker 1: machine grows, there's just no stopping it. And I think 242 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:30,640 Speaker 1: this offseason the hype machine on the Bears was borderline laughable. 243 00:12:30,960 --> 00:12:34,120 Speaker 1: It really was. And this I got no agenda here, 244 00:12:34,160 --> 00:12:36,760 Speaker 1: there's no bias. Just look at their roster. It's not 245 00:12:36,880 --> 00:12:40,520 Speaker 1: that good. And it was dependent on Justin Field's taking 246 00:12:40,559 --> 00:12:44,680 Speaker 1: a massive step, a massive step just for them to 247 00:12:44,720 --> 00:12:47,280 Speaker 1: be competitive. And if he's gonna play just like he 248 00:12:47,320 --> 00:12:50,240 Speaker 1: did last year, and then they're gonna have stuff like 249 00:12:50,480 --> 00:12:53,600 Speaker 1: that happened with Chase Claypool. They have no shot. Say 250 00:12:53,600 --> 00:12:56,880 Speaker 1: what you want about the Packers, right and we're still unknown. 251 00:12:56,880 --> 00:12:59,200 Speaker 1: Like I'm not giving him that much credit in terms 252 00:12:59,240 --> 00:13:01,160 Speaker 1: of Jordan Love because I think they played one of 253 00:13:01,200 --> 00:13:02,800 Speaker 1: the worst teams in the league. But they have a 254 00:13:02,800 --> 00:13:05,680 Speaker 1: clear identity. They know exactly what they're looking for, and 255 00:13:05,720 --> 00:13:08,160 Speaker 1: they have for a long period of time, from Ted 256 00:13:08,240 --> 00:13:12,040 Speaker 1: Thompson to Goutikins to Ron Wolf. They have consistency in 257 00:13:12,080 --> 00:13:15,520 Speaker 1: their front office. They're typically pretty aligned with the GM 258 00:13:15,559 --> 00:13:18,679 Speaker 1: and the head coach, and I thought the Packers' performance 259 00:13:18,760 --> 00:13:22,400 Speaker 1: on Sunday was just like, yeah, that's an organization that 260 00:13:22,480 --> 00:13:24,920 Speaker 1: has not only a specific type, but they're all on 261 00:13:24,960 --> 00:13:28,480 Speaker 1: the same page. I think Coward said this, and I agree. 262 00:13:28,600 --> 00:13:32,720 Speaker 1: Their offense looked disjointed. I'd argue their franchise feels disjointed. 263 00:13:33,080 --> 00:13:36,079 Speaker 1: And I was critical of the Chargers for having the 264 00:13:36,160 --> 00:13:38,680 Speaker 1: cheap disease, and that's what the owner. I think the 265 00:13:38,679 --> 00:13:42,680 Speaker 1: Bears battled this. Sometimes there's just a cheapness to their operation. 266 00:13:42,800 --> 00:13:45,160 Speaker 1: I've known people that have worked there, and it's sad 267 00:13:45,240 --> 00:13:49,720 Speaker 1: because they're one of the stalwart brands of the league, 268 00:13:49,800 --> 00:13:53,080 Speaker 1: one of the biggest markets. The Bears, a historic team. 269 00:13:53,960 --> 00:13:56,400 Speaker 1: But let's face it, for the last twenty the majority 270 00:13:56,400 --> 00:14:00,520 Speaker 1: of my life kind of been pretty average and off offensively, 271 00:14:00,600 --> 00:14:05,520 Speaker 1: they've really really struggled, and it's not really a secret 272 00:14:05,600 --> 00:14:08,080 Speaker 1: why they're struggling. When you watch a guy like Chase 273 00:14:08,280 --> 00:14:13,480 Speaker 1: Claypool dog it, imagine doing that for one of the 274 00:14:13,480 --> 00:14:17,040 Speaker 1: top coaches in the NFL. Imagine doing that for Bill 275 00:14:17,040 --> 00:14:19,800 Speaker 1: Belichick or Andy Reid or Kyle or Sean McVay or 276 00:14:19,840 --> 00:14:23,320 Speaker 1: Pete Carroll. That would never be tolerated, that would never 277 00:14:23,360 --> 00:14:25,160 Speaker 1: be tall. And I know you traded a second round 278 00:14:25,160 --> 00:14:26,640 Speaker 1: pick for him. You want to dry a line in 279 00:14:26,680 --> 00:14:28,960 Speaker 1: the fucking sand. Cut that guy on Monday. This is 280 00:14:28,960 --> 00:14:31,680 Speaker 1: how just automatically gonna improved. Be one thing. If he 281 00:14:31,800 --> 00:14:34,880 Speaker 1: was a rookie. Guy's been in the league for several years. 282 00:14:34,920 --> 00:14:37,600 Speaker 1: This is fourth season. He's in a contract year. He's 283 00:14:37,720 --> 00:14:41,280 Speaker 1: literally playing for money. I mean you're actually paying him, 284 00:14:41,320 --> 00:14:43,160 Speaker 1: and his contract's gonna end. He's gonna try to get 285 00:14:43,160 --> 00:14:47,160 Speaker 1: an extension somewhere or have someone pay him that's what 286 00:14:47,200 --> 00:14:51,680 Speaker 1: you're tolerating. I never understand when bad teams don't immediately 287 00:14:52,400 --> 00:14:54,440 Speaker 1: cut a guy in a situation like that. What do 288 00:14:54,480 --> 00:14:56,240 Speaker 1: you have to lose more games? You're probably gonna lose 289 00:14:56,320 --> 00:14:59,880 Speaker 1: him anyway. So I think the Bears have major, major problems. 290 00:15:00,240 --> 00:15:03,240 Speaker 1: I've always found it funny and I get why coaches do. 291 00:15:03,320 --> 00:15:08,200 Speaker 1: This is the quote unquote next man up mentality, and 292 00:15:08,480 --> 00:15:10,400 Speaker 1: which is the case for a lot of players when 293 00:15:10,400 --> 00:15:12,960 Speaker 1: they get injured. If, like you know, your second corner 294 00:15:13,000 --> 00:15:15,720 Speaker 1: gets hurt or a guard gets hurt, like next man up. 295 00:15:15,960 --> 00:15:18,600 Speaker 1: But there comes a point when certain players get injured 296 00:15:18,880 --> 00:15:21,640 Speaker 1: there just is usually no replacing them. And there are 297 00:15:21,720 --> 00:15:25,160 Speaker 1: clearly several quarterbacks in the NFL that I don't care 298 00:15:25,800 --> 00:15:30,720 Speaker 1: who the backup is. It is a gigantic dropoff, and 299 00:15:30,800 --> 00:15:33,680 Speaker 1: a drop off that is impossible to bridge the gap, 300 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:36,840 Speaker 1: right that, there is no when Aaron Rodgers gets hurt, 301 00:15:37,720 --> 00:15:41,920 Speaker 1: there is no next man up. Zach, let's figure this out. 302 00:15:42,240 --> 00:15:46,040 Speaker 1: Everyone knows the players. Robert Saal can say whatever he wants, 303 00:15:46,080 --> 00:15:48,920 Speaker 1: and obviously every one of us on the outside, they're 304 00:15:48,960 --> 00:15:51,960 Speaker 1: screwed at the quarterback position. Now, they're not necessarily screwed 305 00:15:51,960 --> 00:15:53,960 Speaker 1: as a team because they got a really good defense 306 00:15:54,000 --> 00:15:56,640 Speaker 1: and they got some good running backs. But I go 307 00:15:56,720 --> 00:15:59,360 Speaker 1: back to the late nineties when Trent Green towards ACL 308 00:16:00,160 --> 00:16:03,800 Speaker 1: and Dick Formeal gave the impassioned speech, Kurt Warner is 309 00:16:03,800 --> 00:16:07,040 Speaker 1: our quarterback and we will win with Kurt Warner at 310 00:16:07,080 --> 00:16:10,360 Speaker 1: the time. Do I think he truly believe that? Probably not, 311 00:16:10,840 --> 00:16:12,920 Speaker 1: But clearly Kurt Warner went on to be a Hall 312 00:16:12,960 --> 00:16:15,120 Speaker 1: of Famer and it worked out pretty well. You know 313 00:16:15,120 --> 00:16:17,960 Speaker 1: when Tom Brady tore his ACL the year after the 314 00:16:18,040 --> 00:16:21,080 Speaker 1: undefeated season, well actually didn't end undefeated because they lost 315 00:16:21,160 --> 00:16:23,960 Speaker 1: the Giants. Matt Castle came in and they won eleven games. 316 00:16:24,200 --> 00:16:26,720 Speaker 1: But there is no next man up to Tom Brady, 317 00:16:26,760 --> 00:16:29,680 Speaker 1: even if it's to Matt Castle in this situation. I 318 00:16:29,720 --> 00:16:33,000 Speaker 1: was thinking about it today. If Robert Sala can keep 319 00:16:33,040 --> 00:16:35,720 Speaker 1: them above five hundred, like if the dust settles and 320 00:16:35,760 --> 00:16:37,840 Speaker 1: they go nine to eight or better, I think he 321 00:16:37,920 --> 00:16:42,320 Speaker 1: probably got to extend him. I really do, because everyone 322 00:16:42,840 --> 00:16:46,080 Speaker 1: in that building. I don't care how optimistic he is, 323 00:16:46,160 --> 00:16:48,040 Speaker 1: and I'm sure he was when he addressed the team 324 00:16:48,520 --> 00:16:51,600 Speaker 1: on Wednesday morning. Like most teams come to the team 325 00:16:51,640 --> 00:16:54,160 Speaker 1: meeting to get the you know, the game plan before 326 00:16:54,160 --> 00:16:56,520 Speaker 1: they break up the offense defense, and the head coach 327 00:16:56,560 --> 00:16:58,840 Speaker 1: addresses him. Every coach is a little bit different, and 328 00:16:58,960 --> 00:17:02,000 Speaker 1: every set up of that meeting is obviously different. But 329 00:17:02,080 --> 00:17:04,479 Speaker 1: I would I think it's fair to venture to guests 330 00:17:04,840 --> 00:17:09,800 Speaker 1: that Robert Sala opened the meeting with some positive reinforcement 331 00:17:10,040 --> 00:17:13,000 Speaker 1: that were bigger than one guy. That we have a 332 00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:15,959 Speaker 1: good enough team to compete. The season is not over, 333 00:17:16,240 --> 00:17:19,040 Speaker 1: we're one to zero, that we got a long season ahead. 334 00:17:19,080 --> 00:17:22,480 Speaker 1: Everyone needs to band together. And he's not wrong like 335 00:17:22,520 --> 00:17:25,080 Speaker 1: that message. What else is he supposed to say? But 336 00:17:25,119 --> 00:17:28,680 Speaker 1: these guys aren't idiots, they know. But if he's able 337 00:17:28,720 --> 00:17:31,360 Speaker 1: to keep the you know, and I thought he did 338 00:17:31,359 --> 00:17:35,879 Speaker 1: an incredible job on Monday night. The team kept playing hard. 339 00:17:36,320 --> 00:17:38,600 Speaker 1: They just kept themselves in the game. You know, you 340 00:17:38,640 --> 00:17:41,080 Speaker 1: could argue, and I had people dming me like you're 341 00:17:41,160 --> 00:17:43,919 Speaker 1: just you're acting like Josh Allen played like shit. Why 342 00:17:44,000 --> 00:17:46,520 Speaker 1: not give the Jets defense more credit? Listen, I'll give 343 00:17:46,520 --> 00:17:47,919 Speaker 1: the Jets all the credit in the world. Two of 344 00:17:47,920 --> 00:17:49,800 Speaker 1: those interceptions, I mean threw it right to the dB. 345 00:17:50,600 --> 00:17:52,280 Speaker 1: One thing when you break on a route like the 346 00:17:52,320 --> 00:17:55,480 Speaker 1: third pick by Whitehead. The other two are kind of 347 00:17:55,520 --> 00:17:57,600 Speaker 1: yolo throws, Like, I don't give you that much credit 348 00:17:57,600 --> 00:17:59,639 Speaker 1: as a defense for yolo throws. I do give them 349 00:17:59,640 --> 00:18:01,720 Speaker 1: a lot of it, just for the pace in which 350 00:18:01,760 --> 00:18:04,360 Speaker 1: they played, the violence in which they play with and 351 00:18:04,440 --> 00:18:06,840 Speaker 1: just the overall quickness and just how good they are. Like, 352 00:18:07,040 --> 00:18:10,200 Speaker 1: I'm not just arguing that, but I do think Robert 353 00:18:10,280 --> 00:18:12,560 Speaker 1: Sala has a lot on the line this year for 354 00:18:12,600 --> 00:18:15,159 Speaker 1: a lot to gain, because anytime you go through a 355 00:18:15,200 --> 00:18:17,720 Speaker 1: moment like that, like when do you really learn something 356 00:18:17,760 --> 00:18:21,600 Speaker 1: about yourself, about people you work with, about your significant other. 357 00:18:22,119 --> 00:18:25,080 Speaker 1: It's not when times are great. It's when you hit adversity, 358 00:18:25,440 --> 00:18:29,320 Speaker 1: when shit hits the fan, right, when you learn a 359 00:18:29,359 --> 00:18:31,720 Speaker 1: lot about yourself. I know professionally when I've been fired. 360 00:18:32,160 --> 00:18:33,720 Speaker 1: You know, when you spend a lot of time in 361 00:18:33,800 --> 00:18:36,639 Speaker 1: deep thought, when you lose a parent, Right when you 362 00:18:36,680 --> 00:18:39,320 Speaker 1: go through times that you don't wish upon anyone else 363 00:18:39,359 --> 00:18:42,240 Speaker 1: that they're not easy, but that's usually your greatest time 364 00:18:42,240 --> 00:18:44,720 Speaker 1: for growth and if you can make it through it, 365 00:18:44,760 --> 00:18:47,080 Speaker 1: and sometimes it's very very difficult. I don't care what 366 00:18:47,119 --> 00:18:49,520 Speaker 1: you do, whether it's a personal situation, whether it's a 367 00:18:49,560 --> 00:18:52,359 Speaker 1: professional situation. You just gotta find a way to make 368 00:18:52,400 --> 00:18:54,159 Speaker 1: it through it. Now, The hard part about football is 369 00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:57,400 Speaker 1: like you could have the right mentality and you can 370 00:18:57,440 --> 00:18:59,680 Speaker 1: try really hard. If Zach Wilson's gonna suck, they're gonna 371 00:18:59,680 --> 00:19:03,360 Speaker 1: be at a disadvantage. And we've talked about earlier in the week, 372 00:19:03,400 --> 00:19:05,240 Speaker 1: like who should they go get? Like this is week two, 373 00:19:05,400 --> 00:19:08,040 Speaker 1: what are they supposed to do? You know he's mentioned 374 00:19:08,080 --> 00:19:12,399 Speaker 1: today he doesn't expect Aaron Rodgers to retire. I don't either, 375 00:19:12,800 --> 00:19:14,680 Speaker 1: So he's gonna come back. You're still own a bunch 376 00:19:14,680 --> 00:19:16,640 Speaker 1: of money. You can't trade for any of these quarterbacks, 377 00:19:16,720 --> 00:19:18,800 Speaker 1: make it any coin. You already are giving up a 378 00:19:18,800 --> 00:19:21,760 Speaker 1: second round pick next year because of the Rogers trade. 379 00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:25,280 Speaker 1: You drafted Zach Wilson number two overall. You might as 380 00:19:25,280 --> 00:19:27,440 Speaker 1: well see if he grew it all this offseason, see 381 00:19:27,480 --> 00:19:29,040 Speaker 1: what he has for a couple of weeks. But you 382 00:19:29,080 --> 00:19:31,040 Speaker 1: don't have any other options. Like it kind of is 383 00:19:31,040 --> 00:19:33,400 Speaker 1: what it is. It's the reason you trade for Aaron Rodgers. 384 00:19:33,760 --> 00:19:36,400 Speaker 1: It's the reason this game is so fickle that if 385 00:19:36,440 --> 00:19:39,800 Speaker 1: your quarterback has a major injury, you're just you're kind 386 00:19:39,800 --> 00:19:42,120 Speaker 1: of on the sideline. But if he's able to keep 387 00:19:42,160 --> 00:19:45,320 Speaker 1: it just you know, the boat above water, which is 388 00:19:45,359 --> 00:19:47,320 Speaker 1: not gonna be easy. I don't care how good their 389 00:19:47,359 --> 00:19:50,600 Speaker 1: defense is, and Zach Wilson just improves enough to make 390 00:19:50,600 --> 00:19:53,960 Speaker 1: them competitive. I think Robert Salak can earn himself a 391 00:19:53,960 --> 00:19:56,640 Speaker 1: contract extension right now. It can go the other way, 392 00:19:56,680 --> 00:19:59,040 Speaker 1: and we could argue they could win six games and 393 00:19:59,119 --> 00:20:02,200 Speaker 1: it could be just, you know, every game tightly contested, 394 00:20:02,320 --> 00:20:05,040 Speaker 1: kind of like last year, but even even closer, and 395 00:20:05,080 --> 00:20:07,920 Speaker 1: you got that's still pretty impressive, and I'd agree, right, 396 00:20:08,160 --> 00:20:11,080 Speaker 1: but I don't know, you know, it wasn't his fault. 397 00:20:11,080 --> 00:20:13,040 Speaker 1: It was no one's fault that Aaron Rodgers got hurt. 398 00:20:13,240 --> 00:20:17,400 Speaker 1: I don't quite understand. And I saw Diana Russini say 399 00:20:17,440 --> 00:20:20,040 Speaker 1: that Aaron didn't love some of the blocking schemes with 400 00:20:20,080 --> 00:20:22,520 Speaker 1: the cut blocks of the defensive lineman. I didn't get 401 00:20:22,520 --> 00:20:24,600 Speaker 1: why they were going five wide four wide and in 402 00:20:24,680 --> 00:20:27,080 Speaker 1: the shotgun, just can't understand and run the ball early 403 00:20:27,080 --> 00:20:30,040 Speaker 1: in the game, just establish your toughness. But that's kind 404 00:20:30,040 --> 00:20:32,119 Speaker 1: of irrelevant now because they didn't, and they lost their 405 00:20:32,160 --> 00:20:35,480 Speaker 1: quarterback to a torn achilles. So that next man up. 406 00:20:35,880 --> 00:20:37,880 Speaker 1: It's so easy to say when it's a random guy, 407 00:20:38,440 --> 00:20:40,640 Speaker 1: and then like Aaron Donald goes down, you're like, next 408 00:20:40,680 --> 00:20:44,000 Speaker 1: man up, like, well, what does that mean he's ten 409 00:20:44,040 --> 00:20:47,480 Speaker 1: percent of the player? Michaeh Parsons goes down, right, AJ 410 00:20:47,600 --> 00:20:51,120 Speaker 1: Brown goes down like that. There is twenty thirty non 411 00:20:51,240 --> 00:20:53,640 Speaker 1: quarterbacks in this league that I laugh in your face. 412 00:20:53,640 --> 00:20:56,480 Speaker 1: Travis Kelcey hurts his knee before Week one, like, good 413 00:20:56,600 --> 00:21:00,960 Speaker 1: luck supplementing that. I don't care how long the Bulldozer 414 00:21:01,520 --> 00:21:04,280 Speaker 1: and Noah Gray have been around the Chiefs. There's no 415 00:21:04,400 --> 00:21:08,520 Speaker 1: replacing Travis Kelcey. It's impossible, just like there's no replacing 416 00:21:08,600 --> 00:21:12,399 Speaker 1: Chris Jones up with his two mob buddies, who orchestrated 417 00:21:12,400 --> 00:21:15,840 Speaker 1: one of the worst holdouts in the league history. And yeah, 418 00:21:15,920 --> 00:21:19,160 Speaker 1: I just I'm fascinated to watch. I don't necessarily want 419 00:21:19,200 --> 00:21:21,600 Speaker 1: to watch the Jets, Like I'm not that interested really 420 00:21:21,640 --> 00:21:25,680 Speaker 1: in watching Zach Wilson. I just want to follow the team, right, 421 00:21:26,080 --> 00:21:28,320 Speaker 1: I don't have to watch I was really I think 422 00:21:28,359 --> 00:21:31,520 Speaker 1: the shittiest part about this is if you love football, 423 00:21:31,600 --> 00:21:33,640 Speaker 1: you're just like I just want to watch Aaron Rodgers 424 00:21:33,680 --> 00:21:35,920 Speaker 1: New Jersey play, Like I don't care at all about 425 00:21:35,920 --> 00:21:38,400 Speaker 1: the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. But when Tom first got there, 426 00:21:38,440 --> 00:21:41,080 Speaker 1: it was impossible to not be glued and that's what 427 00:21:41,160 --> 00:21:43,720 Speaker 1: Aaron was bringing to the table. Now I'm just interested 428 00:21:43,720 --> 00:21:46,560 Speaker 1: in kind of following the story and not having to 429 00:21:46,600 --> 00:21:50,359 Speaker 1: be glued to every one of their snaps. Okay, I 430 00:21:50,960 --> 00:21:54,560 Speaker 1: think after week one, if we think you're going to 431 00:21:54,600 --> 00:21:56,920 Speaker 1: be a good team or a competitive team, a playoff 432 00:21:56,960 --> 00:22:00,000 Speaker 1: level team. You know, we have long heard the stats 433 00:22:00,080 --> 00:22:02,960 Speaker 1: of being zero to two in the league, the percentage 434 00:22:03,040 --> 00:22:05,199 Speaker 1: chance of making the playoffs, I think it's close to 435 00:22:05,240 --> 00:22:08,639 Speaker 1: ten percent. It's a little skewed because now we got 436 00:22:08,840 --> 00:22:11,800 Speaker 1: the seventh team, right, we have the added wild card spot, 437 00:22:12,080 --> 00:22:14,480 Speaker 1: and that's only been going now for what two years, 438 00:22:15,040 --> 00:22:18,040 Speaker 1: so we have a small sample size. But it's clear 439 00:22:18,119 --> 00:22:20,080 Speaker 1: like if you start zero and two, you are at 440 00:22:20,080 --> 00:22:24,040 Speaker 1: a huge disadvantage and your margin forreer is very very 441 00:22:24,040 --> 00:22:28,000 Speaker 1: small because you're really staring right two and five in 442 00:22:28,040 --> 00:22:31,399 Speaker 1: the face and you could play well. So I picked 443 00:22:31,400 --> 00:22:34,240 Speaker 1: some teams this week that I think kind of got 444 00:22:34,240 --> 00:22:36,360 Speaker 1: to draw a line in the sand. And I saw 445 00:22:36,400 --> 00:22:40,080 Speaker 1: Trent Williams had a quote about the Steelers is early 446 00:22:40,160 --> 00:22:43,000 Speaker 1: on in that game, once the Niners took the lead, 447 00:22:43,240 --> 00:22:46,119 Speaker 1: the Steelers went three and out basically every drive to 448 00:22:46,200 --> 00:22:48,840 Speaker 1: the final drive of the first half. He said, by 449 00:22:48,840 --> 00:22:52,000 Speaker 1: about the third drive, he was so tired because they 450 00:22:52,040 --> 00:22:55,760 Speaker 1: got no rest. He was rooting for the Steelers just 451 00:22:55,800 --> 00:22:58,199 Speaker 1: to get a first down. So instead of running three plays, 452 00:22:58,240 --> 00:23:01,520 Speaker 1: they ran like six or eight, just so he could 453 00:23:01,520 --> 00:23:04,360 Speaker 1: catch a breather. Now, he was not saying that like 454 00:23:04,560 --> 00:23:07,480 Speaker 1: he's not being mean or anything. He just honestly saying, 455 00:23:07,600 --> 00:23:12,040 Speaker 1: I was exhausted. It was crazy how fast our defense 456 00:23:12,160 --> 00:23:15,080 Speaker 1: was going on the field and coming right off. That 457 00:23:15,200 --> 00:23:19,240 Speaker 1: was an embarrassing performance, like it for all the Tomlin 458 00:23:19,359 --> 00:23:22,800 Speaker 1: games I can remember in recent memory. That was about 459 00:23:22,800 --> 00:23:25,360 Speaker 1: his gutless of a performance. It's one thing to lose 460 00:23:25,400 --> 00:23:27,760 Speaker 1: the forty nine ers. They're better than you, no big deal. 461 00:23:28,160 --> 00:23:31,119 Speaker 1: It's another thing to just get curb stomped like they did. 462 00:23:31,440 --> 00:23:36,239 Speaker 1: And this week they're playing the Browns at home. I 463 00:23:36,359 --> 00:23:40,879 Speaker 1: like the Steelers in this spot, but I definitely am 464 00:23:40,920 --> 00:23:44,720 Speaker 1: a little nervous, And I said this all week my 465 00:23:44,840 --> 00:23:49,000 Speaker 1: preseason thoughts on them. If they don't show and bounce back, 466 00:23:49,119 --> 00:23:51,840 Speaker 1: I'm probably out on them. Like they'll have their classic 467 00:23:51,960 --> 00:23:54,040 Speaker 1: start slow and then somehow get to eight, you know, 468 00:23:54,160 --> 00:23:56,840 Speaker 1: nine wins and not be under five hundred. But they 469 00:23:56,880 --> 00:24:00,840 Speaker 1: already have some major injuries Hayward, team captain forever out 470 00:24:01,160 --> 00:24:04,520 Speaker 1: Deontay Johnson's injured. This is kind of must I don't 471 00:24:04,520 --> 00:24:07,119 Speaker 1: want to say it's must win territory because obviously you 472 00:24:07,200 --> 00:24:10,360 Speaker 1: still have fifteen games left. But you get beat by 473 00:24:10,400 --> 00:24:12,840 Speaker 1: a divisional opponent at home, and you get curves up 474 00:24:12,880 --> 00:24:15,439 Speaker 1: by the Niners. I mean, are we finally looking at 475 00:24:15,440 --> 00:24:17,920 Speaker 1: a team that's under five hundred after all that hype? 476 00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:21,639 Speaker 1: And again I'm guilty of it. They better win this 477 00:24:21,680 --> 00:24:27,399 Speaker 1: week Seattle. Until I looked at the schedule early Wednesday morning, 478 00:24:27,440 --> 00:24:31,119 Speaker 1: I was thinking, listen, I rewatched Seattle. I really watched 479 00:24:31,119 --> 00:24:33,000 Speaker 1: it for the first time. I had it on. If 480 00:24:33,000 --> 00:24:36,119 Speaker 1: you got four games on your TV, it's fun and 481 00:24:36,160 --> 00:24:38,080 Speaker 1: you can consume a little bit at a time, but 482 00:24:38,119 --> 00:24:40,959 Speaker 1: it's not the same of just watching a game. Like 483 00:24:41,040 --> 00:24:44,920 Speaker 1: I had the Charger in the afternoon slate on Week one. 484 00:24:45,080 --> 00:24:47,359 Speaker 1: I got two TVs in my office and on the 485 00:24:47,400 --> 00:24:49,880 Speaker 1: big TV on like sixty incher I had the four 486 00:24:49,960 --> 00:24:52,760 Speaker 1: TV box and then a little TV like the forty inch. 487 00:24:52,880 --> 00:24:54,920 Speaker 1: I just had the Chargers Dolphins. So I had four 488 00:24:54,960 --> 00:24:57,200 Speaker 1: games going on one and Chargers Dolphins going on the other. 489 00:24:57,560 --> 00:25:00,520 Speaker 1: It's way easier to follow the Chargers Dolphins game on 490 00:25:00,600 --> 00:25:03,400 Speaker 1: just the one TV than it is the four box game. 491 00:25:03,880 --> 00:25:06,480 Speaker 1: So I love doing it, but in terms of this 492 00:25:06,520 --> 00:25:09,440 Speaker 1: show and feeling confident about what I'm talking about, it 493 00:25:09,480 --> 00:25:13,040 Speaker 1: is difficult to watch and just have like strong takes 494 00:25:13,119 --> 00:25:15,879 Speaker 1: on the four box situation. So I watched the Rams 495 00:25:15,920 --> 00:25:18,399 Speaker 1: Seattle game and Seattle had the lead. They were up 496 00:25:18,440 --> 00:25:21,399 Speaker 1: thirteen to seven at halftime, and in the second half the 497 00:25:21,480 --> 00:25:24,160 Speaker 1: Rams a bunch of their random guys played really well. 498 00:25:24,280 --> 00:25:27,240 Speaker 1: When I say random, like young mid round picks were 499 00:25:27,240 --> 00:25:29,479 Speaker 1: making plays left and right, and Matt Stafford was awesome, 500 00:25:30,320 --> 00:25:33,600 Speaker 1: and Seattle got worked in the second half. Like McVeigh 501 00:25:33,960 --> 00:25:36,639 Speaker 1: kicked the shit out of Pete. He really did. He 502 00:25:36,640 --> 00:25:38,600 Speaker 1: got him on a fourth down play call for a 503 00:25:38,640 --> 00:25:41,480 Speaker 1: touchdown that Akers walked into the end zone. It was 504 00:25:41,480 --> 00:25:43,879 Speaker 1: a coaching mismatch in the second half. It really was. 505 00:25:44,080 --> 00:25:47,159 Speaker 1: Seattle plays the Lions this week, and the Lions are 506 00:25:47,160 --> 00:25:50,320 Speaker 1: coming off a long week where because it's Week one, 507 00:25:51,000 --> 00:25:52,520 Speaker 1: I don't know if they're really gonna be in the 508 00:25:52,520 --> 00:25:55,040 Speaker 1: position where they're kind of feeling themselves right. And the 509 00:25:55,080 --> 00:25:57,840 Speaker 1: other thing is, and I don't agree with this anyone 510 00:25:57,920 --> 00:26:02,560 Speaker 1: trying to diminish the opening game because Chris Jones was 511 00:26:02,600 --> 00:26:05,920 Speaker 1: in the stands and Kelsey was, you know, in street clothes, 512 00:26:05,960 --> 00:26:08,600 Speaker 1: Texan Taylor Swift. I don't buy into that. A wins 513 00:26:08,640 --> 00:26:11,040 Speaker 1: a win. This is this is football. He only gets 514 00:26:11,040 --> 00:26:13,760 Speaker 1: so many games. This isn't you know the NBA where 515 00:26:13,800 --> 00:26:16,760 Speaker 1: guys rest every other game, Like this is the Chiefs 516 00:26:16,800 --> 00:26:18,760 Speaker 1: are hard to beat. I don't give a shit who's playing. 517 00:26:18,960 --> 00:26:21,720 Speaker 1: If Andy's coaching and Mahomes is the quarterback, that's a 518 00:26:21,720 --> 00:26:24,840 Speaker 1: good win. But I think the Lions, and they mentioned 519 00:26:24,840 --> 00:26:27,760 Speaker 1: this during the broadcast, like season tickets are sold out. 520 00:26:27,920 --> 00:26:30,200 Speaker 1: The buzz coming into this season is an all time high, 521 00:26:30,240 --> 00:26:32,600 Speaker 1: as it should be. I think that place is gonna 522 00:26:32,600 --> 00:26:36,320 Speaker 1: be going bananas, you know, kind of what Primetime has 523 00:26:36,359 --> 00:26:39,320 Speaker 1: brought to Colorado. I think you're gonna sense a little 524 00:26:39,320 --> 00:26:41,800 Speaker 1: bit of NFL version of that with the Lions. This 525 00:26:41,840 --> 00:26:44,280 Speaker 1: is not gonna be an easy spot for Seattle. Now, 526 00:26:44,320 --> 00:26:47,480 Speaker 1: Seattle's got a lot of good players. But and honestly, 527 00:26:47,560 --> 00:26:51,080 Speaker 1: Gino his stat line was worse the eye test. He 528 00:26:51,200 --> 00:26:54,080 Speaker 1: wasn't as bad like watching the game he was. I didn't. 529 00:26:54,119 --> 00:26:55,960 Speaker 1: I know, if you just go to the box score, 530 00:26:56,000 --> 00:26:57,480 Speaker 1: it does not look great. He did not look like 531 00:26:57,520 --> 00:27:00,600 Speaker 1: some scrub, but se yeah, I'll been to find a 532 00:27:00,640 --> 00:27:02,840 Speaker 1: way to win this game, man, because if they don't, 533 00:27:03,160 --> 00:27:05,320 Speaker 1: with how hard the schedule is. The NFC West, they 534 00:27:05,359 --> 00:27:07,400 Speaker 1: haven't played the forty nine ers yet, they've already lost 535 00:27:07,440 --> 00:27:12,520 Speaker 1: the Rams. The NFC West plays the NFC East, and 536 00:27:12,600 --> 00:27:14,600 Speaker 1: so they still got to play the Eagles, the Cowboys, 537 00:27:14,640 --> 00:27:18,040 Speaker 1: the Giants, and they played the AFC North. All of 538 00:27:18,080 --> 00:27:19,960 Speaker 1: a sudden that could be one of the swing teams. 539 00:27:20,040 --> 00:27:22,479 Speaker 1: Is like, Seattle's out of the playoffs and you know 540 00:27:22,560 --> 00:27:25,679 Speaker 1: some new random NFC team is in. So that's that 541 00:27:25,800 --> 00:27:28,639 Speaker 1: is a massive game now, a game on paper that 542 00:27:28,800 --> 00:27:31,960 Speaker 1: is a massive mismatch regardless of what happened last weekend. 543 00:27:32,119 --> 00:27:35,360 Speaker 1: The Giants have no excuse, they really don't. They're coming 544 00:27:35,400 --> 00:27:39,720 Speaker 1: to Arizona. If you are a playoff team, you win 545 00:27:39,760 --> 00:27:41,920 Speaker 1: this game, and honestly, you should win this game by 546 00:27:41,920 --> 00:27:46,720 Speaker 1: ten plus, especially after that absolute she lacking that the Cowboys, 547 00:27:46,880 --> 00:27:51,760 Speaker 1: that's the Steelers were embarrassed. The Cowboys made the Giants 548 00:27:51,800 --> 00:27:54,320 Speaker 1: look like a JV team. And for a team that 549 00:27:54,480 --> 00:27:57,239 Speaker 1: had so much hyped it won a playoff game, won 550 00:27:57,320 --> 00:27:59,359 Speaker 1: a road playoff game, to have that happen to you 551 00:27:59,400 --> 00:28:01,160 Speaker 1: at home, don't care if the Cowboys are a lot 552 00:28:01,160 --> 00:28:05,560 Speaker 1: better than you. That's unacceptable. And clearly anyone that's not 553 00:28:05,600 --> 00:28:07,399 Speaker 1: a Daniel Jones guy, and I don't blame you if you're 554 00:28:07,400 --> 00:28:09,360 Speaker 1: not a Daniel Jones guy. Everyone is shitting on him 555 00:28:09,359 --> 00:28:13,200 Speaker 1: this week. Every single person was, and rightfully so because 556 00:28:13,240 --> 00:28:14,959 Speaker 1: they're paying them a lot of money. Anytime you get 557 00:28:15,000 --> 00:28:20,000 Speaker 1: paid a lot, the criticism the microscope just increases everyone's 558 00:28:20,080 --> 00:28:24,560 Speaker 1: paying closer attention to you. And it's gonna be fascinating 559 00:28:24,600 --> 00:28:27,320 Speaker 1: to watch that play out. The last but not least team. 560 00:28:27,480 --> 00:28:29,919 Speaker 1: Like Listen, I was not one of those people that, like, 561 00:28:29,960 --> 00:28:31,760 Speaker 1: you know, I can see Buffalo coming back to Earth 562 00:28:31,920 --> 00:28:33,760 Speaker 1: as long as they got Josh Allen. I'm chocking them 563 00:28:33,800 --> 00:28:36,000 Speaker 1: up as a playoff team, but that version of Josh Allen, 564 00:28:36,000 --> 00:28:38,920 Speaker 1: they'd have major problems. And I'm not saying I'm on 565 00:28:38,920 --> 00:28:43,280 Speaker 1: the Raider bandwagon yet, but I've been pretty bullish on 566 00:28:43,320 --> 00:28:45,800 Speaker 1: the Raiders this preseason. They just feel, i don't know, 567 00:28:46,280 --> 00:28:50,320 Speaker 1: more cohesion. Maybe the coach feels a little more comfortable 568 00:28:50,400 --> 00:28:53,120 Speaker 1: with a quarterback that knows what he wants. Even though 569 00:28:53,200 --> 00:28:55,600 Speaker 1: Jimmy is every bit the roller coaster is Derek Carr. 570 00:28:56,560 --> 00:28:58,200 Speaker 1: You know, they get rid of some players, they add 571 00:28:58,240 --> 00:29:01,480 Speaker 1: some guys on defense. Even the Chandler Jones situation last week, 572 00:29:01,520 --> 00:29:03,880 Speaker 1: which we don't even really have details. Did he just 573 00:29:03,920 --> 00:29:06,120 Speaker 1: go nuts? Did they say something to piss him off? 574 00:29:06,240 --> 00:29:08,239 Speaker 1: He clearly is not around the team. He wasn't at 575 00:29:08,240 --> 00:29:11,360 Speaker 1: the game. He was gonna be the starting pass riser 576 00:29:11,440 --> 00:29:14,200 Speaker 1: or opposite Max Crosby, who might not even need an 577 00:29:14,240 --> 00:29:19,560 Speaker 1: opposite pass user because he was ruining McGlinchey. I think Buffalo, 578 00:29:19,720 --> 00:29:22,720 Speaker 1: you talk about must win. You lose your first two games, 579 00:29:22,760 --> 00:29:25,800 Speaker 1: and you lose your second game at home to the Raiders. 580 00:29:26,440 --> 00:29:28,960 Speaker 1: There is tangible pressure, not just on the Bills but 581 00:29:29,080 --> 00:29:32,200 Speaker 1: Josh Allen to just play dramatically better than he did 582 00:29:32,240 --> 00:29:34,520 Speaker 1: the other night. Okay, last, but not least. I read 583 00:29:34,520 --> 00:29:38,240 Speaker 1: this article today on The Athletic about the rise of 584 00:29:38,360 --> 00:29:43,280 Speaker 1: the GM in college football. And when I got hired 585 00:29:43,280 --> 00:29:45,840 Speaker 1: in the NFL. By my second year, we hired a 586 00:29:45,880 --> 00:29:49,560 Speaker 1: guy named Ed Manowitz, and he was the director of 587 00:29:49,600 --> 00:29:53,600 Speaker 1: player Personnel, which is essentially the GM of Alabama football, 588 00:29:54,000 --> 00:29:56,920 Speaker 1: and they had won a couple national championships, and he 589 00:29:57,000 --> 00:30:01,920 Speaker 1: really him. He had worked for Nick Say and revolutionize 590 00:30:01,960 --> 00:30:06,800 Speaker 1: the position in college football because historically the main difference 591 00:30:07,400 --> 00:30:10,720 Speaker 1: obviously in college, players pick you and in the NFL 592 00:30:10,960 --> 00:30:13,960 Speaker 1: you pick the players. But one of the main differences 593 00:30:14,000 --> 00:30:17,240 Speaker 1: in a coaching staff in college in the pros is 594 00:30:17,240 --> 00:30:21,160 Speaker 1: in the pros your scouts are scouts, not the coaches. 595 00:30:22,280 --> 00:30:26,560 Speaker 1: In college, your scouts are your coaches. They're your recruiters, right, 596 00:30:26,600 --> 00:30:29,680 Speaker 1: They're equivalent to your road scouts. They go to the 597 00:30:29,760 --> 00:30:33,800 Speaker 1: high schools and help you recruit and find players and 598 00:30:33,920 --> 00:30:37,160 Speaker 1: work with your head coach, who is essentially the GM 599 00:30:37,240 --> 00:30:40,120 Speaker 1: as well, because he's the guy who has final decision 600 00:30:40,160 --> 00:30:43,560 Speaker 1: making power on every player on the roster on who 601 00:30:43,600 --> 00:30:46,720 Speaker 1: to sign and who to recruit. Well, once Ed and 602 00:30:46,840 --> 00:30:51,800 Speaker 1: Saban really created this position in nine ten twenty eleven, 603 00:30:52,440 --> 00:30:57,600 Speaker 1: so many of Saban's coaches started spreading throughout college football, 604 00:30:57,640 --> 00:31:00,840 Speaker 1: and because of the success Nick was hading, having many 605 00:31:00,880 --> 00:31:04,160 Speaker 1: consider him the greatest college coach of all time, everyone 606 00:31:04,280 --> 00:31:07,640 Speaker 1: copied what he did, and what he did was build 607 00:31:07,640 --> 00:31:11,640 Speaker 1: a personnel department, so he essentially had a GM, and 608 00:31:11,680 --> 00:31:16,080 Speaker 1: then he would take students or student assistants and train 609 00:31:16,240 --> 00:31:20,360 Speaker 1: them to work with different coaches in different positions, so 610 00:31:20,440 --> 00:31:24,240 Speaker 1: they would basically have an operation and this article on 611 00:31:24,280 --> 00:31:28,760 Speaker 1: the Athletic basically talked about every team now has a 612 00:31:28,840 --> 00:31:31,880 Speaker 1: GM and these gms around college football are making two 613 00:31:32,000 --> 00:31:34,400 Speaker 1: hundred and fifty three hundred and four hundred thousand dollars 614 00:31:35,240 --> 00:31:38,360 Speaker 1: and they are in charge of the transfer portal high 615 00:31:38,400 --> 00:31:42,000 Speaker 1: school recruiting, working with their coaches going throughout the country. 616 00:31:42,240 --> 00:31:45,240 Speaker 1: My buddy Derek who works at Florida State, who is 617 00:31:45,280 --> 00:31:47,680 Speaker 1: the GM of Florida State, has like a team of 618 00:31:47,720 --> 00:31:51,480 Speaker 1: fifteen twenty guys working under him. And before the last 619 00:31:51,520 --> 00:31:55,480 Speaker 1: couple of years, historically Florida State, for being a power program, 620 00:31:55,640 --> 00:31:58,080 Speaker 1: was actually one of the lower budget in terms of 621 00:31:58,120 --> 00:32:01,840 Speaker 1: some of their recruiting resources relative like the Clemsons, the Alabama's, 622 00:32:01,840 --> 00:32:04,480 Speaker 1: and the Georgia's now all these If you're a Power 623 00:32:04,520 --> 00:32:07,240 Speaker 1: five program and you not only not have a GM 624 00:32:07,400 --> 00:32:09,640 Speaker 1: or a Director of player Personnel, but you don't have 625 00:32:09,680 --> 00:32:12,680 Speaker 1: a staff of that minimum ten people give or take, 626 00:32:12,920 --> 00:32:16,280 Speaker 1: you are way behind the times. In this article, Steve 627 00:32:16,320 --> 00:32:19,640 Speaker 1: Sarkisian talked about hiring a guy that he needed someone 628 00:32:19,680 --> 00:32:22,280 Speaker 1: with experience, and he plucked a guy from a different program. 629 00:32:22,480 --> 00:32:25,360 Speaker 1: Lane Kiffen did that, Georgia did that. They all have 630 00:32:25,520 --> 00:32:28,000 Speaker 1: these The guy that originally hired me at Fresno State 631 00:32:28,280 --> 00:32:31,040 Speaker 1: has been in Oklahoma in that position with Bob Stoops, 632 00:32:31,040 --> 00:32:34,480 Speaker 1: Lincoln Riley, and now Brett Venables, drew Ill and their job. 633 00:32:34,680 --> 00:32:38,520 Speaker 1: And now it's clearly expanded with the transfer portal is 634 00:32:38,680 --> 00:32:41,200 Speaker 1: operating just like you do in the NFL. When I 635 00:32:41,240 --> 00:32:44,040 Speaker 1: worked in the NFL, my first job was evaluate a 636 00:32:44,040 --> 00:32:47,080 Speaker 1: couple teams, keep an eye on the practice squad, run 637 00:32:47,120 --> 00:32:49,880 Speaker 1: the boards of any guy that's cut. Well, now, these 638 00:32:49,920 --> 00:32:52,920 Speaker 1: personnel departments, it's not just high school recruiting. If you 639 00:32:52,960 --> 00:32:54,800 Speaker 1: talk to any of these gms, and I'm lucky enough 640 00:32:54,840 --> 00:32:58,400 Speaker 1: to know them, any starter who enters the transfer portal. 641 00:32:58,840 --> 00:33:02,400 Speaker 1: In Division one foot ball, we put a grade on right. Hell, 642 00:33:02,760 --> 00:33:05,880 Speaker 1: Florida State took a D two player, So you're keeping 643 00:33:05,920 --> 00:33:08,920 Speaker 1: an eye on absolutely everybody. If a guy plays at 644 00:33:08,960 --> 00:33:11,760 Speaker 1: a Division one program, you're putting a great You're getting 645 00:33:11,760 --> 00:33:14,320 Speaker 1: eyes on him, and if he's decent, you're giving him 646 00:33:14,400 --> 00:33:16,480 Speaker 1: up to the position coach, the coordinator or the head coach. 647 00:33:17,080 --> 00:33:19,000 Speaker 1: And the only way you can keep track of all 648 00:33:19,040 --> 00:33:21,800 Speaker 1: this shit because you obviously still have to high school recruit. 649 00:33:22,000 --> 00:33:24,400 Speaker 1: You obviously during the season have to game plan for 650 00:33:24,440 --> 00:33:27,520 Speaker 1: your opponents. There's a lot going on. It's why in 651 00:33:27,920 --> 00:33:31,240 Speaker 1: the NFL there is no chance. It's why it was 652 00:33:31,280 --> 00:33:34,840 Speaker 1: so stupid whenever these coaches would try to be coach GM. 653 00:33:34,920 --> 00:33:38,320 Speaker 1: It's impossible. Now, there's one thing about like having decision 654 00:33:38,400 --> 00:33:42,440 Speaker 1: making power, but you need a GM, you need personnel people. 655 00:33:42,800 --> 00:33:46,160 Speaker 1: And I think these college coaches realized it because they 656 00:33:46,160 --> 00:33:48,600 Speaker 1: all copied Nick Saban that this is the only way 657 00:33:48,600 --> 00:33:51,320 Speaker 1: to operate. It's the only way possible to be competitive. 658 00:33:52,000 --> 00:33:54,720 Speaker 1: And I think Nick Saban, for all the credit he 659 00:33:54,760 --> 00:33:58,360 Speaker 1: deserves on the field, having this dynasty in the Internet era, 660 00:33:58,920 --> 00:34:01,520 Speaker 1: kicking the shit out of everyone he played over you know, 661 00:34:01,640 --> 00:34:05,440 Speaker 1: fifteen year span, winning all the championships, even as bad 662 00:34:05,520 --> 00:34:09,160 Speaker 1: teams are winning ten eleven games, I think something that 663 00:34:09,200 --> 00:34:13,600 Speaker 1: he'll never get enough credit for is changing the landscape 664 00:34:13,640 --> 00:34:17,239 Speaker 1: of college football in terms of personnel departments and in 665 00:34:17,320 --> 00:34:21,560 Speaker 1: terms of essentially bringing an NFL front office to every 666 00:34:21,560 --> 00:34:24,799 Speaker 1: team and you know, power five football, because in the 667 00:34:24,840 --> 00:34:29,040 Speaker 1: next ten years, these GM positions in college football, I 668 00:34:29,040 --> 00:34:31,200 Speaker 1: would imagine all the big boys are paying over five 669 00:34:31,280 --> 00:34:34,280 Speaker 1: hundred grand. I mean, they are great jobs. You actually 670 00:34:34,320 --> 00:34:38,480 Speaker 1: have more juice than most people have in the NFL like, ultimately, 671 00:34:38,480 --> 00:34:41,480 Speaker 1: if you're a college scouting director, it's an awesome job, 672 00:34:42,360 --> 00:34:44,360 Speaker 1: but you know you got to go to your GM 673 00:34:44,400 --> 00:34:46,720 Speaker 1: and then has to work with his coach. Like in college, 674 00:34:47,160 --> 00:34:49,120 Speaker 1: you are the right hand man of the head coach. 675 00:34:49,920 --> 00:34:52,680 Speaker 1: You're essentially the I mean you are technically a lot 676 00:34:52,719 --> 00:34:55,440 Speaker 1: of people call themselves the GM. But the closer you 677 00:34:55,440 --> 00:34:57,279 Speaker 1: get to your head coach, like he leans on you. 678 00:34:58,040 --> 00:35:00,840 Speaker 1: Now it goes on his resume if you pick a 679 00:35:00,880 --> 00:35:02,880 Speaker 1: guy that's not any good, but you get to have 680 00:35:02,920 --> 00:35:04,600 Speaker 1: a lot of juice that you might not get in 681 00:35:04,640 --> 00:35:07,200 Speaker 1: the NFL. So we talk so much about Nick Saban 682 00:35:07,280 --> 00:35:09,040 Speaker 1: on the field, but off the field, he's been just 683 00:35:09,040 --> 00:35:13,440 Speaker 1: as impactful in college football. Sure football is back in 684 00:35:13,520 --> 00:35:16,320 Speaker 1: full swing with another week of epic games, and who's 685 00:35:16,360 --> 00:35:19,160 Speaker 1: got you covered on the action for every single one 686 00:35:19,160 --> 00:35:22,080 Speaker 1: of them. Draftking sportsbook and official sports betting partner of 687 00:35:22,120 --> 00:35:25,800 Speaker 1: the NFL. New customers can bet five dollars on football 688 00:35:25,840 --> 00:35:28,880 Speaker 1: and get two hundred dollars instantly in bonus bets. Nobody's 689 00:35:28,880 --> 00:35:31,840 Speaker 1: missing out on the action this season. All Draftking customers 690 00:35:31,840 --> 00:35:34,600 Speaker 1: can take advantage of two new offers every game day 691 00:35:34,680 --> 00:35:37,200 Speaker 1: this September. Get in on the NFL Week two Action 692 00:35:37,320 --> 00:35:40,400 Speaker 1: with Draftking Sportsbook. Download the app now and use the 693 00:35:40,440 --> 00:35:44,040 Speaker 1: code John John to sign up. New customers can bet 694 00:35:44,080 --> 00:35:47,480 Speaker 1: five dollars and take on two hundred instantly in bonus 695 00:35:47,520 --> 00:35:51,000 Speaker 1: bets only on Draftking Sportsbook with code John. The crown 696 00:35:51,120 --> 00:35:54,279 Speaker 1: is yours. Gambling problem, call Wine Hunter Gambler or visit 697 00:35:54,680 --> 00:35:58,000 Speaker 1: www one Hunter Gambler dot net. In New York, call 698 00:35:58,160 --> 00:36:01,040 Speaker 1: eight seven to seven eight hope and why, or text 699 00:36:01,239 --> 00:36:03,800 Speaker 1: hope and why four six seven three six y nine. 700 00:36:03,960 --> 00:36:07,359 Speaker 1: In Connecticut, help is available for problem gambling. Call eight 701 00:36:07,360 --> 00:36:10,320 Speaker 1: eight eight seven eight nine seven seven seven seven or 702 00:36:10,400 --> 00:36:13,799 Speaker 1: visit CCPG dot org. Please play responsibly on behalf of 703 00:36:13,760 --> 00:36:17,239 Speaker 1: Boothill Casino and Resort, Kansas twenty one plus. Age varies 704 00:36:17,280 --> 00:36:21,279 Speaker 1: by jurisdiction void in Ontario. See dk NNG dot co 705 00:36:21,680 --> 00:36:26,440 Speaker 1: slash football for eligibility terms and responsible gaming resources. Bonus 706 00:36:26,480 --> 00:36:30,320 Speaker 1: bets expire seven days after issue I Eligibility and deposit 707 00:36:30,400 --> 00:36:34,440 Speaker 1: restrictions apply. Okay, let's dive into a little thing we 708 00:36:34,480 --> 00:36:39,000 Speaker 1: call the Middlecoff mailbag at John Middlecoff Instagram, DMS wide open. 709 00:36:39,760 --> 00:36:41,920 Speaker 1: I have a million dms, so if I don't get 710 00:36:41,960 --> 00:36:45,000 Speaker 1: to yours, you know If I am ever to skip yours, 711 00:36:45,080 --> 00:36:49,439 Speaker 1: it is not intentional. I apologize. It's hard the way 712 00:36:49,600 --> 00:36:53,440 Speaker 1: Instagram and my man's Zuck has this thing when you 713 00:36:53,480 --> 00:36:55,719 Speaker 1: get as many just you know, and I get a 714 00:36:55,760 --> 00:36:58,799 Speaker 1: lot of repeat dm ers, that there's not a way, 715 00:36:59,160 --> 00:37:02,000 Speaker 1: like on an email or an Excel spreadsheet to really 716 00:37:03,000 --> 00:37:06,360 Speaker 1: categorize it. So if I ever miss you, I apologize. 717 00:37:06,400 --> 00:37:10,400 Speaker 1: I appreciate everyone who slides in. Start with Patrick. I 718 00:37:10,440 --> 00:37:12,960 Speaker 1: know Aaron Rodgers is a very positive person, and I'm 719 00:37:13,040 --> 00:37:16,239 Speaker 1: cheering for him. However, I'm in the Navy and part 720 00:37:16,280 --> 00:37:20,280 Speaker 1: of a very select and special community. I blew attendant 721 00:37:20,280 --> 00:37:25,120 Speaker 1: out in my foot at forty full reconstruction. To expect 722 00:37:25,160 --> 00:37:27,840 Speaker 1: a forty year old to recover from that and be 723 00:37:27,920 --> 00:37:31,400 Speaker 1: close to what he was well. I had the best nutritionists, 724 00:37:31,680 --> 00:37:35,640 Speaker 1: therapists and doctors the US military, many who came from 725 00:37:35,640 --> 00:37:39,560 Speaker 1: pro sports offers, and I have yet been able to 726 00:37:39,600 --> 00:37:43,200 Speaker 1: pivot or balance on that foot. Cheering for him and 727 00:37:43,280 --> 00:37:47,239 Speaker 1: wish him the best, but I'm afraid reality is in kind. 728 00:37:48,280 --> 00:37:51,759 Speaker 1: I don't want to be negative here, but obviously I'm 729 00:37:51,800 --> 00:37:56,520 Speaker 1: not in a very special community. Podcasters, we can't be 730 00:37:56,560 --> 00:37:59,600 Speaker 1: considered a special community, though we are a little community, 731 00:38:00,120 --> 00:38:02,920 Speaker 1: a bald brotherhood. Though I tend to agree with you. 732 00:38:03,280 --> 00:38:06,680 Speaker 1: I think this is age is a huge factor here. 733 00:38:07,120 --> 00:38:09,480 Speaker 1: It really is. And I mentioned this the other day, 734 00:38:09,520 --> 00:38:13,719 Speaker 1: but hearing Marino talk and clearly medicine and the procedures 735 00:38:13,719 --> 00:38:18,200 Speaker 1: have changed or improved, I think age is a massive, 736 00:38:18,320 --> 00:38:22,360 Speaker 1: massive factor. Right. It's one thing, and we've all known people. 737 00:38:22,880 --> 00:38:27,439 Speaker 1: The older you get, you'll realize your parents, your friends' parents, 738 00:38:27,800 --> 00:38:32,000 Speaker 1: older colleagues will get the knee replacement, the hip replacement, whatever, 739 00:38:32,520 --> 00:38:35,399 Speaker 1: just and they're not even pro athletes. They just need 740 00:38:35,440 --> 00:38:39,759 Speaker 1: it and they're fine. And I think sometimes we don't 741 00:38:39,800 --> 00:38:44,319 Speaker 1: realize those people, and even just older former athletes that 742 00:38:44,440 --> 00:38:48,719 Speaker 1: get the replacements or you know, knee surgeries, they don't 743 00:38:48,760 --> 00:38:53,040 Speaker 1: have to play pro sports anymore. So the other reality 744 00:38:53,080 --> 00:38:56,600 Speaker 1: with Rogers is that like you could tell, like he's 745 00:38:57,000 --> 00:38:59,520 Speaker 1: clearly slower than he once was. Of course he is. 746 00:38:59,560 --> 00:39:02,400 Speaker 1: He's thirty thirty years old. So I tend to be 747 00:39:02,440 --> 00:39:05,840 Speaker 1: with you. I think it's a it's a devastating injury. 748 00:39:06,040 --> 00:39:08,960 Speaker 1: It really is to a guy of that age. That's 749 00:39:08,960 --> 00:39:11,720 Speaker 1: the crazy part about Brady. You know, really from forty 750 00:39:11,760 --> 00:39:15,160 Speaker 1: to forty five, as he aged, he never really haves, 751 00:39:15,400 --> 00:39:19,319 Speaker 1: he never had significant injuries. What up? Brother, have a 752 00:39:19,320 --> 00:39:22,800 Speaker 1: bone to pick with these NFL broadcasts. The networks zoom 753 00:39:22,840 --> 00:39:26,200 Speaker 1: in so much that you can't see half the play develop, 754 00:39:27,000 --> 00:39:30,360 Speaker 1: especially in the dropback game. ALL twenty two from the 755 00:39:30,400 --> 00:39:33,640 Speaker 1: sideline or end zone would be a better viewing experience. 756 00:39:34,120 --> 00:39:38,120 Speaker 1: Does this bother anyone else or just me? The simple 757 00:39:38,160 --> 00:39:40,600 Speaker 1: reality is that this has always been the way they've 758 00:39:40,640 --> 00:39:43,399 Speaker 1: done it right. It's why when you hear coaches talk, 759 00:39:43,480 --> 00:39:46,200 Speaker 1: I have to watch the tape. Now they're obviously not 760 00:39:46,280 --> 00:39:49,360 Speaker 1: watching on TV. They're watching on the sideline. But until 761 00:39:49,400 --> 00:39:52,400 Speaker 1: you watch the All twenty two you don't. It's impossible 762 00:39:52,520 --> 00:39:54,920 Speaker 1: to be a scout and scout off TV. I mean, 763 00:39:54,920 --> 00:39:58,480 Speaker 1: you can gain some stuff, but the All twenty two 764 00:39:58,520 --> 00:40:01,640 Speaker 1: tape is dramatically different than the TV copy. The TV 765 00:40:01,760 --> 00:40:06,680 Speaker 1: copy is really just an entertainment, you know, the broadcast 766 00:40:07,360 --> 00:40:10,359 Speaker 1: where the ball is. That's all that matters. No one 767 00:40:10,480 --> 00:40:14,560 Speaker 1: actually cares. Well, excuse me, you do, and I'm sure 768 00:40:14,600 --> 00:40:17,440 Speaker 1: some people would, But I don't think they're changing a 769 00:40:17,480 --> 00:40:21,560 Speaker 1: formula which news slash is working pretty well in terms 770 00:40:21,560 --> 00:40:25,120 Speaker 1: of TV with the NFL. But I hear you love 771 00:40:25,160 --> 00:40:27,640 Speaker 1: the pod. Let's say in fantasy football world, the Jets 772 00:40:27,680 --> 00:40:30,680 Speaker 1: make the playoffs with Zach Wilson as quarterback. Where does 773 00:40:30,719 --> 00:40:33,400 Speaker 1: that leave the Jets next with the decision of rolling 774 00:40:33,400 --> 00:40:35,879 Speaker 1: with Wilson going forward or turning the team back over 775 00:40:35,920 --> 00:40:38,520 Speaker 1: to Rogers. Do you think Wilson would have to win 776 00:40:38,520 --> 00:40:40,879 Speaker 1: at least a playoff game or the Jets to turn 777 00:40:40,920 --> 00:40:43,560 Speaker 1: the page from Rogers. Well, there's no turning the page 778 00:40:43,560 --> 00:40:46,600 Speaker 1: from Rogers. I mean this is we talked about this 779 00:40:46,640 --> 00:40:51,719 Speaker 1: the other day. When you pay massive contracts to these quarterbacks, 780 00:40:52,480 --> 00:40:58,200 Speaker 1: you amortize the cap numbers, right, That's why you saw 781 00:40:58,320 --> 00:41:02,879 Speaker 1: recently like the Niners restructured contracts. All that's essentially doing 782 00:41:02,960 --> 00:41:06,160 Speaker 1: is pushing money back to impact the salary cap in 783 00:41:06,200 --> 00:41:09,480 Speaker 1: the short term, making more space. So part of Aaron 784 00:41:09,560 --> 00:41:13,040 Speaker 1: Rodgers is his cap hits. I don't have his contract though, 785 00:41:13,080 --> 00:41:15,719 Speaker 1: but it's over a several year period of time, and 786 00:41:15,800 --> 00:41:18,920 Speaker 1: his contract is not small. So it's you can't just 787 00:41:19,120 --> 00:41:22,600 Speaker 1: even if he's even if he's never the same Like 788 00:41:22,640 --> 00:41:27,719 Speaker 1: those guarantees are the guarantees. It's why injury and play guarantees. 789 00:41:27,760 --> 00:41:30,600 Speaker 1: Teams try to separate it out right, And that's where 790 00:41:30,600 --> 00:41:33,000 Speaker 1: this gets very, very complicated. That the Jets are in. 791 00:41:33,840 --> 00:41:36,480 Speaker 1: Trust me, if they make the playoffs with Zach Wilson, 792 00:41:36,560 --> 00:41:40,080 Speaker 1: they will take that and run with it. That they would. 793 00:41:40,680 --> 00:41:43,400 Speaker 1: They would happily make the playoffs and figure out the 794 00:41:43,440 --> 00:41:48,920 Speaker 1: consequences of their quarterback situation next year. Obviously, Coward is 795 00:41:48,960 --> 00:41:51,720 Speaker 1: a big influence on you since going to the sports 796 00:41:51,800 --> 00:41:56,560 Speaker 1: media route. What other personalities would you consider an influence? 797 00:41:57,239 --> 00:42:01,920 Speaker 1: Still loving the pod I listened to like a lot 798 00:42:02,000 --> 00:42:04,719 Speaker 1: of people my age growing up on the West Coast. 799 00:42:04,760 --> 00:42:06,799 Speaker 1: Now he was a national show, but I love Jim Row. 800 00:42:07,320 --> 00:42:09,520 Speaker 1: I listened to Jim Rome in high school and in 801 00:42:09,560 --> 00:42:13,600 Speaker 1: college before I ever knew who Colin was. I would 802 00:42:13,640 --> 00:42:16,960 Speaker 1: say him and Dan Patrick obviously are just people that 803 00:42:17,000 --> 00:42:19,400 Speaker 1: I've listened to. I don't listen to Dan as much, 804 00:42:19,920 --> 00:42:21,919 Speaker 1: but I definitely did when I was young. I would 805 00:42:21,960 --> 00:42:25,000 Speaker 1: say Rome, and I've always been a huge, huge sports 806 00:42:25,120 --> 00:42:28,120 Speaker 1: radio guy. I mean Rome when I was young was 807 00:42:28,200 --> 00:42:33,840 Speaker 1: huge obviously once, like most people, probably found Colin through ESPN. 808 00:42:35,080 --> 00:42:38,720 Speaker 1: One of my favorite shows ever was Roussillo and SVP, 809 00:42:39,840 --> 00:42:42,480 Speaker 1: and Dan was just, I mean such a star his 810 00:42:42,600 --> 00:42:45,879 Speaker 1: radio show, having Reggie Miller and Charles Barkley calling in. 811 00:42:47,000 --> 00:42:50,160 Speaker 1: You know, it's just that those were special radio days 812 00:42:50,200 --> 00:42:53,920 Speaker 1: for sure. Obviously Roscillo still does essentially radio. He's got 813 00:42:53,920 --> 00:42:56,800 Speaker 1: one of the biggest podcasts. And I think Dan Patrick 814 00:42:56,840 --> 00:43:01,040 Speaker 1: and Scott Van Pelt kind of share this like kind 815 00:43:01,040 --> 00:43:06,120 Speaker 1: of relatability for famous guys and they're just they're just 816 00:43:06,200 --> 00:43:09,600 Speaker 1: an easy listen. I think what makes Colin so special 817 00:43:10,640 --> 00:43:13,840 Speaker 1: is most people I hang out with like we're talking business, 818 00:43:13,960 --> 00:43:16,839 Speaker 1: like we're talking sports, we're talking our you know, our 819 00:43:16,920 --> 00:43:20,920 Speaker 1: personal lives, or we're talking business. And Colin was the 820 00:43:20,960 --> 00:43:24,719 Speaker 1: first radio host and even still to this day that 821 00:43:24,960 --> 00:43:29,640 Speaker 1: like can integrate business and money and just real life stuff. 822 00:43:29,680 --> 00:43:34,640 Speaker 1: Obviously his analogies, but his takes with finances work like, 823 00:43:34,719 --> 00:43:36,680 Speaker 1: let's face in most of the media, they all think alike, 824 00:43:37,360 --> 00:43:40,040 Speaker 1: and most of them are kind of anti business. And 825 00:43:40,080 --> 00:43:44,120 Speaker 1: that's what that's what like, that's what makes Dan Patrick 826 00:43:44,480 --> 00:43:47,680 Speaker 1: and Scott you know, they don't feel like you know, 827 00:43:47,760 --> 00:43:51,200 Speaker 1: the group think media. They're just themselves, right, And Jim 828 00:43:51,320 --> 00:43:53,200 Speaker 1: was kind of like a renegade when he was young. 829 00:43:53,400 --> 00:43:59,840 Speaker 1: And Colin's probably the smartest, most talented just so like 830 00:43:59,880 --> 00:44:02,200 Speaker 1: he doesn't need interviews. He can just he can just 831 00:44:02,280 --> 00:44:06,280 Speaker 1: hammer out takes and Uh, one thing that I've definitely 832 00:44:06,320 --> 00:44:08,520 Speaker 1: gained from him over the in the last four or 833 00:44:08,600 --> 00:44:12,040 Speaker 1: five years. It's just not worrying about like part of 834 00:44:12,040 --> 00:44:14,919 Speaker 1: this job. You're gonna say things. Who gives a shit 835 00:44:14,960 --> 00:44:17,120 Speaker 1: if people hate you or disagree on the internet. It's 836 00:44:17,200 --> 00:44:22,239 Speaker 1: completely irrelevant. Everything on Twitter is completely irrelevant, and it 837 00:44:22,320 --> 00:44:23,880 Speaker 1: used to not be when I was younger and I 838 00:44:23,920 --> 00:44:26,719 Speaker 1: started in radio, and I think Collins the best at it, 839 00:44:26,840 --> 00:44:30,560 Speaker 1: completely unfazed by all that stuff, and I've I've gained 840 00:44:30,560 --> 00:44:33,200 Speaker 1: callouses just by watching the way he operates, Like God, 841 00:44:33,239 --> 00:44:35,560 Speaker 1: if he can be unfazed, Like why why am I 842 00:44:35,640 --> 00:44:39,399 Speaker 1: worked up over some guy with seven followers saying mean 843 00:44:39,480 --> 00:44:42,960 Speaker 1: things to me on the internet? And uh, you just 844 00:44:42,960 --> 00:44:45,239 Speaker 1: just say what you think and it's in two days. 845 00:44:45,239 --> 00:44:47,720 Speaker 1: It might change, like this is it's sports. It's fluid. 846 00:44:47,760 --> 00:44:50,680 Speaker 1: Things change all the time. My opinions are constantly changing. 847 00:44:51,160 --> 00:44:54,279 Speaker 1: And that's That's definitely one thing I've gained from him. 848 00:44:54,400 --> 00:44:58,120 Speaker 1: But I love, you know, I listen to a lot 849 00:44:58,120 --> 00:45:02,160 Speaker 1: of financial podcasts, so I joy that aspect of the world. 850 00:45:02,760 --> 00:45:05,560 Speaker 1: And obviously I love football and just sports in general, 851 00:45:05,640 --> 00:45:09,239 Speaker 1: but football and golf, and I try to cross, you know, 852 00:45:09,400 --> 00:45:12,240 Speaker 1: bring those two together, like him I'm not as smart 853 00:45:12,239 --> 00:45:14,799 Speaker 1: as him. I'm sure he reads a lot more than 854 00:45:14,840 --> 00:45:18,240 Speaker 1: I do. I'm more of an audiobook guy. You talked 855 00:45:18,280 --> 00:45:21,200 Speaker 1: last episode about the arrow pointing up for the Jets 856 00:45:21,200 --> 00:45:23,839 Speaker 1: with Rogers under center, and it's like the arrow went 857 00:45:23,920 --> 00:45:27,680 Speaker 1: up in flames. I'm curious what your thoughts are setting 858 00:45:27,719 --> 00:45:31,200 Speaker 1: the ship with a trade for another team strong backup. 859 00:45:31,760 --> 00:45:34,160 Speaker 1: This team seems good enough to grab a playoff spot 860 00:45:34,239 --> 00:45:37,839 Speaker 1: if they have a serviceable quarterback. I don't even think 861 00:45:37,840 --> 00:45:40,640 Speaker 1: it's really an option, though, Like a strong backup, like 862 00:45:40,640 --> 00:45:43,239 Speaker 1: who's one of the best backups in the league. A 863 00:45:43,280 --> 00:45:46,760 Speaker 1: guy that's played a lot like Mariota's not. Sam Darnold's 864 00:45:46,760 --> 00:45:48,439 Speaker 1: played a lot, but he was already on the Jets. 865 00:45:48,440 --> 00:45:52,480 Speaker 1: They're not gonna go back to that. Well some young guys, 866 00:45:52,520 --> 00:45:55,960 Speaker 1: I just I don't see their options. I think you 867 00:45:56,040 --> 00:45:57,960 Speaker 1: just got to figure it out, Zach Wilson. I mean 868 00:45:57,960 --> 00:45:59,960 Speaker 1: I really do, and want to say, figure it out. 869 00:46:00,160 --> 00:46:02,959 Speaker 1: Just if he can keep the train on the tracks, great, 870 00:46:03,000 --> 00:46:05,799 Speaker 1: and if he can't, I don't think anyone's gonna blame you. 871 00:46:06,040 --> 00:46:10,840 Speaker 1: But this is just a it's a situation that is 872 00:46:10,920 --> 00:46:15,399 Speaker 1: almost unfixable. There's not a fix the fix literally has 873 00:46:15,480 --> 00:46:20,399 Speaker 1: torn achilles. I mean Aaron Rodgers was the fix, right, 874 00:46:20,560 --> 00:46:23,080 Speaker 1: So it's like, I don't know what to tell you 875 00:46:23,880 --> 00:46:28,280 Speaker 1: if you know that that was the move. That's why 876 00:46:28,320 --> 00:46:31,600 Speaker 1: this whole thing is so devastating. There's usually not a 877 00:46:31,640 --> 00:46:36,080 Speaker 1: contingency plan for the contingency plan, and that was Aaron 878 00:46:36,160 --> 00:46:39,560 Speaker 1: Rodgers was your pivot away from the Zach Wilson situation. 879 00:46:40,719 --> 00:46:44,560 Speaker 1: It's what makes sports really what it is. I've only 880 00:46:44,600 --> 00:46:47,440 Speaker 1: listened to half anyways, Jets and the quarterback debacle. What 881 00:46:47,560 --> 00:46:50,400 Speaker 1: about wins He's mobile? I think we talked about him 882 00:46:50,400 --> 00:46:53,640 Speaker 1: the other day. Is that Joe Douglas was in Philly 883 00:46:53,760 --> 00:46:57,080 Speaker 1: when he was around. I just I don't see that 884 00:46:57,120 --> 00:46:59,480 Speaker 1: really as being an option. That's just one of those 885 00:46:59,480 --> 00:47:04,800 Speaker 1: situations that he's already experienced it. He's got the inside information, 886 00:47:05,400 --> 00:47:07,879 Speaker 1: you know. I heard some stories about people who were 887 00:47:07,920 --> 00:47:10,920 Speaker 1: in the backup quarterback market doing some due diligence on 888 00:47:11,000 --> 00:47:13,279 Speaker 1: Wentz and they were turned off. I'll just put it 889 00:47:13,320 --> 00:47:17,040 Speaker 1: that way. And he's clearly good enough as a player, 890 00:47:17,560 --> 00:47:20,600 Speaker 1: but you can't have your backup quarterback being that big 891 00:47:20,640 --> 00:47:23,759 Speaker 1: of a distraction. I was talking to a neighbor who 892 00:47:23,800 --> 00:47:27,160 Speaker 1: played college ball and played with future NFL players. He 893 00:47:27,239 --> 00:47:30,480 Speaker 1: said that players get paid via paycheck every Tuesday or Wednesday, 894 00:47:30,640 --> 00:47:34,160 Speaker 1: after necessary taxes were taken out, depending on where they play. 895 00:47:34,880 --> 00:47:37,720 Speaker 1: Is it true that players get pay per checks every week? 896 00:47:38,280 --> 00:47:41,520 Speaker 1: I found that shocking when I heard it. I think 897 00:47:41,560 --> 00:47:44,680 Speaker 1: back in the day, they got checks. I mean, there 898 00:47:44,680 --> 00:47:47,600 Speaker 1: was a famous story about I think Ricky Henderson had 899 00:47:47,600 --> 00:47:50,279 Speaker 1: a million dollar check in his locker and they found 900 00:47:50,320 --> 00:47:53,480 Speaker 1: it like two years later. I'm pretty sure in twenty 901 00:47:53,600 --> 00:47:57,200 Speaker 1: twenty three you get direct deposits, right, but you are 902 00:47:57,320 --> 00:48:00,000 Speaker 1: paid most players. I guess you could set it up differently, 903 00:48:00,239 --> 00:48:04,960 Speaker 1: but throughout the season, so seventeen weeks and that's typically 904 00:48:05,320 --> 00:48:08,280 Speaker 1: how it operates. Right, You're you're paid throughout the season. 905 00:48:08,960 --> 00:48:12,560 Speaker 1: And uh and yeah, direct deposits. I think in twenty 906 00:48:12,640 --> 00:48:16,160 Speaker 1: twenty three, I don't think they're receiving checks. Maybe some 907 00:48:16,320 --> 00:48:20,440 Speaker 1: organizations still potentially do that, but I that seems crazy 908 00:48:20,480 --> 00:48:23,560 Speaker 1: to me. I would be show shocked if the overwhelming 909 00:48:23,640 --> 00:48:27,880 Speaker 1: majority of players don't get their payments. You know, in golf, 910 00:48:27,920 --> 00:48:30,880 Speaker 1: I think they call it wad Wednesday. That's after you 911 00:48:30,880 --> 00:48:32,960 Speaker 1: you know, you play a golf tournament ends on Sunday 912 00:48:33,000 --> 00:48:36,000 Speaker 1: and the payout comes Wednesday and they call it wad Wednesday. 913 00:48:36,920 --> 00:48:38,640 Speaker 1: That's also not a want to cat. You're paid in 914 00:48:38,680 --> 00:48:42,320 Speaker 1: a direct deposit. If the Raiders beat the Bills next week, 915 00:48:42,440 --> 00:48:45,759 Speaker 1: will we have to talk about them as a playoff contender. 916 00:48:46,120 --> 00:48:49,879 Speaker 1: They have two road wins against AFC opponents, they would 917 00:48:49,880 --> 00:48:52,840 Speaker 1: be in fantastic position. And let's face it, the Raiders 918 00:48:52,840 --> 00:48:58,040 Speaker 1: do have high end players. Max Crosby, pro bowler, DeVante Adams, baller. 919 00:48:59,000 --> 00:49:00,759 Speaker 1: It's like I stopped there, like they got another guy, 920 00:49:00,800 --> 00:49:04,520 Speaker 1: Colton Miller, Josh Jacobs. I mean they have. I mean 921 00:49:04,560 --> 00:49:07,600 Speaker 1: last year they lost so many tight games that they 922 00:49:07,640 --> 00:49:10,799 Speaker 1: were leading, that they blew lead after lead after lead. 923 00:49:11,360 --> 00:49:14,160 Speaker 1: And one thing's clear, Josh McDaniels likes Jimmy Garoppolo a 924 00:49:14,200 --> 00:49:17,040 Speaker 1: lot more than Derek Carr to run his offense. Now, 925 00:49:17,160 --> 00:49:19,520 Speaker 1: how will that go as time? You know, will Jimmy 926 00:49:19,520 --> 00:49:24,440 Speaker 1: stay healthy? Only time will tell. But I mentioned earlier 927 00:49:24,600 --> 00:49:27,400 Speaker 1: there is a ton of pressure on the Bills. You 928 00:49:27,440 --> 00:49:30,320 Speaker 1: can't start the season. Zhe two, you can't start the season, 929 00:49:30,320 --> 00:49:35,319 Speaker 1: oh and two not to Roger less Jets and then 930 00:49:35,360 --> 00:49:39,400 Speaker 1: the Raiders at home. You could argue no team at 931 00:49:39,480 --> 00:49:42,120 Speaker 1: least if the Steelers lose, you know, hell, maybe the 932 00:49:42,160 --> 00:49:45,440 Speaker 1: Browns are like a twelve one team Seattle lose the Lions, Well, 933 00:49:45,440 --> 00:49:48,399 Speaker 1: what if the Lions are twelve one team Buffalo. I 934 00:49:48,800 --> 00:49:50,919 Speaker 1: obviously the Giants can't lose and go o and two 935 00:49:50,920 --> 00:49:54,080 Speaker 1: to the Cardinals. I don't think Buffalo can lose the Raiders, 936 00:49:54,160 --> 00:49:56,400 Speaker 1: even though I think the Raiders are obviously better than 937 00:49:56,440 --> 00:49:59,120 Speaker 1: like the Cardinals. After watching the Monday night game, I'm 938 00:49:59,160 --> 00:50:03,960 Speaker 1: surprised people talking about how volatile the entire Bills organization seems. 939 00:50:04,360 --> 00:50:07,320 Speaker 1: Alan and McDermott look like they had played a grueling 940 00:50:07,320 --> 00:50:12,080 Speaker 1: full season after losing the Damar thing last year. Obviously, 941 00:50:12,120 --> 00:50:15,560 Speaker 1: the Digs dynamic, Leslie Fraser walking away he was fired, 942 00:50:16,120 --> 00:50:18,920 Speaker 1: and the McDermott heat, they've had a ton of shit 943 00:50:18,960 --> 00:50:23,120 Speaker 1: going on. Seems to be there's zero stability in the building. 944 00:50:23,480 --> 00:50:26,520 Speaker 1: They're easily a top three team that can have this 945 00:50:26,640 --> 00:50:29,360 Speaker 1: thing blown up if they don't at least get to 946 00:50:29,400 --> 00:50:33,360 Speaker 1: the AFC title game. Thoughts I blow up would be strong. 947 00:50:33,680 --> 00:50:35,880 Speaker 1: I could see some big moves getting rid of Diggs. 948 00:50:36,400 --> 00:50:38,759 Speaker 1: I have a hard time, if they make the playoffs 949 00:50:39,160 --> 00:50:42,399 Speaker 1: seeing them getting rid of Sean McDermott, Like who are 950 00:50:42,440 --> 00:50:46,280 Speaker 1: their options, but you never say never. Obviously their owners 951 00:50:46,320 --> 00:50:48,520 Speaker 1: have a lot of money. They're under a lot of 952 00:50:48,520 --> 00:50:51,480 Speaker 1: pressure given that they got a franchise quarterback. So yeah, 953 00:50:51,480 --> 00:50:53,440 Speaker 1: I mean, I think there's just a lot of pressure. 954 00:50:53,880 --> 00:50:55,720 Speaker 1: I think there's a lot of pressure on you whenever 955 00:50:55,840 --> 00:50:58,319 Speaker 1: you have a star quarterback to win every single year, 956 00:50:58,960 --> 00:51:01,799 Speaker 1: right that there is no guarantee year to year. Every 957 00:51:01,840 --> 00:51:04,320 Speaker 1: season matters, especially once you start paying a guy forty 958 00:51:04,320 --> 00:51:07,160 Speaker 1: forty five to fifty million dollars, So they're not alone. 959 00:51:07,200 --> 00:51:08,800 Speaker 1: There's a ton of pressure on the Chargers. There's a 960 00:51:08,840 --> 00:51:11,799 Speaker 1: ton of pressure on the Bengals there once they pay 961 00:51:11,840 --> 00:51:13,719 Speaker 1: Trevor Lawrence. There's gonna be a ton of pressure on 962 00:51:13,760 --> 00:51:16,640 Speaker 1: Trevor Lawrence and Doug Peterson. It's just the nature of 963 00:51:16,680 --> 00:51:18,160 Speaker 1: the beasts. Like there's a ton of pressure on the 964 00:51:18,160 --> 00:51:20,600 Speaker 1: Eagles with Jalen Hurts, a ton of pressure on the 965 00:51:20,640 --> 00:51:24,399 Speaker 1: Giants Daniel Jones, Like the only reason the Chiefs, who 966 00:51:24,480 --> 00:51:27,240 Speaker 1: I'm telling you, internally just feel pressure because it's football. 967 00:51:27,280 --> 00:51:29,920 Speaker 1: But like they've won a couple of Super Bowls. Every 968 00:51:29,920 --> 00:51:33,040 Speaker 1: other team, like every other contending team, think about it. 969 00:51:33,080 --> 00:51:35,640 Speaker 1: That's what makes this kind of unique, is like in 970 00:51:35,680 --> 00:51:37,600 Speaker 1: the two thousands, Like once Peyton won a Super Bowl, 971 00:51:37,640 --> 00:51:39,759 Speaker 1: you had Peyton and Brady. You had a couple guys 972 00:51:39,760 --> 00:51:41,640 Speaker 1: that won super Bowls and Drew Brees won one, that 973 00:51:41,800 --> 00:51:44,440 Speaker 1: Rogers won one. Like all these guys had a championship. 974 00:51:44,760 --> 00:51:49,240 Speaker 1: Well beside Mahomes, think about his contemporaries, Alan, no Burrow, 975 00:51:49,440 --> 00:51:54,120 Speaker 1: no Hurts, no Dak, no Lamar, No. A lot of 976 00:51:54,120 --> 00:51:58,000 Speaker 1: those guys haven't even sniffed a Super Bowl appearance beside 977 00:51:58,040 --> 00:52:02,160 Speaker 1: Joe Burrow, Like, Allen hasn't been there obviously, Lawrence hasn't 978 00:52:02,200 --> 00:52:06,080 Speaker 1: been there, Lamar hasn't been there. Hurts has and had 979 00:52:06,080 --> 00:52:08,640 Speaker 1: a pretty devastating loss. Was not his fault. But so 980 00:52:08,680 --> 00:52:11,240 Speaker 1: you start looking at Dak hasn't sniffed the NFC championship 981 00:52:11,239 --> 00:52:14,920 Speaker 1: game yet. Yeah. I just think anytime you start paying guys, 982 00:52:14,680 --> 00:52:18,840 Speaker 1: there's just pressure. Pressure builds. Man. You kind of feel 983 00:52:18,840 --> 00:52:21,760 Speaker 1: it when you're watching these teams. What would the Lions 984 00:52:21,840 --> 00:52:24,319 Speaker 1: need to do to be considered a serious contender in 985 00:52:24,320 --> 00:52:27,799 Speaker 1: the NFC? Some people look at them that way, but 986 00:52:27,840 --> 00:52:30,120 Speaker 1: some still look at them as the same old Lions. 987 00:52:30,360 --> 00:52:31,719 Speaker 1: I don't know how you could look at them like 988 00:52:31,760 --> 00:52:34,560 Speaker 1: the same old Lions. They went nine to eight last year. Right, 989 00:52:34,640 --> 00:52:37,799 Speaker 1: they're one to zero, so they're above five hundred in 990 00:52:37,840 --> 00:52:40,880 Speaker 1: their last eighteen games, and if they win this week, 991 00:52:41,000 --> 00:52:44,040 Speaker 1: they would be eleven and eight. You start stacking up 992 00:52:44,080 --> 00:52:46,640 Speaker 1: wins like that, like they're clearly trending. They have a 993 00:52:46,680 --> 00:52:50,200 Speaker 1: core group of high end players. They're good at the 994 00:52:50,239 --> 00:52:55,400 Speaker 1: main positions, offensive line, defensive line. They have impact skill guys. 995 00:52:55,800 --> 00:52:57,920 Speaker 1: That young running back they drafted looks like he's got 996 00:52:57,920 --> 00:53:01,720 Speaker 1: a chance to be a stud. There is very solid. 997 00:53:02,239 --> 00:53:05,120 Speaker 1: It looks like they're coaching stats pretty good. So are 998 00:53:05,160 --> 00:53:07,320 Speaker 1: the Lions as good as like the Cowboys, the Eagles 999 00:53:07,360 --> 00:53:10,160 Speaker 1: and the Niners? I would I would pump the brakes there, 1000 00:53:10,880 --> 00:53:12,800 Speaker 1: But do they have a chance to be the fourth 1001 00:53:12,840 --> 00:53:16,319 Speaker 1: best NFC team? For sure? Think of that? Think about 1002 00:53:16,360 --> 00:53:20,560 Speaker 1: that if the Niners win the West, if the Cowboys 1003 00:53:20,600 --> 00:53:22,760 Speaker 1: or Eagles win the East, and the other ones the wildcard. 1004 00:53:22,880 --> 00:53:25,360 Speaker 1: So those are your top three teams. Who's in contention 1005 00:53:25,440 --> 00:53:28,320 Speaker 1: to be the fourth team? The Giants? I thought they would, 1006 00:53:28,320 --> 00:53:31,400 Speaker 1: but they need a couple of games to get there. 1007 00:53:31,880 --> 00:53:37,520 Speaker 1: You know, there's there's swag back the South like the Saints. 1008 00:53:37,600 --> 00:53:40,080 Speaker 1: I think the Lions have a chance to be the 1009 00:53:40,080 --> 00:53:41,680 Speaker 1: fourth best team in the NFC, and if you're the 1010 00:53:41,719 --> 00:53:43,640 Speaker 1: fourth best team, that means you can win a playoff game, 1011 00:53:43,680 --> 00:53:47,200 Speaker 1: and that would be an incredible season. Obviously, any a 1012 00:53:47,280 --> 00:53:49,360 Speaker 1: lot of you guys asking about these quarterback trades, I 1013 00:53:49,640 --> 00:53:52,520 Speaker 1: just I don't think they exist. I really don't. I'm 1014 00:53:52,520 --> 00:53:55,600 Speaker 1: not trying to be a negative Nancy here, but they're 1015 00:53:55,640 --> 00:53:59,160 Speaker 1: just you're not going to trade for a good quarterback. 1016 00:53:59,600 --> 00:54:05,600 Speaker 1: The last time emotional trade happened, let's face it, it 1017 00:54:05,600 --> 00:54:08,919 Speaker 1: was a bad trade, and it was when Minnesota lost 1018 00:54:08,920 --> 00:54:11,520 Speaker 1: Teddy Bridgewater to the injury and they traded for Sam Bradford. 1019 00:54:12,560 --> 00:54:15,719 Speaker 1: You typically don't want to make moves out of desperation. 1020 00:54:16,480 --> 00:54:18,200 Speaker 1: You want to make moves because you really like a 1021 00:54:18,239 --> 00:54:21,000 Speaker 1: guy and you're like, okay, we'll get aggressive to land. 1022 00:54:21,400 --> 00:54:24,200 Speaker 1: Like last year with Christian McCaffrey. The Niners really liked him, 1023 00:54:24,280 --> 00:54:26,680 Speaker 1: the Rams also liked them. The Rams were offering a 1024 00:54:26,719 --> 00:54:28,160 Speaker 1: second and third, and the ninersre like, we'll give you 1025 00:54:28,200 --> 00:54:31,000 Speaker 1: a second, third, and fourth. The Rams are like, I 1026 00:54:31,000 --> 00:54:32,880 Speaker 1: think the Rams didn't have a fourth so they couldn't 1027 00:54:32,920 --> 00:54:35,759 Speaker 1: match the offer. But it wasn't really desperation. It was 1028 00:54:35,800 --> 00:54:37,840 Speaker 1: just two teams that liked the player. A lot. I 1029 00:54:37,840 --> 00:54:41,239 Speaker 1: think the Bradford move and I'm sure that's not I 1030 00:54:41,239 --> 00:54:44,600 Speaker 1: think the Browns move. Now we'll see, because Deshaun was 1031 00:54:44,680 --> 00:54:47,000 Speaker 1: a good player, but that was pretty desperate when they 1032 00:54:47,719 --> 00:54:50,080 Speaker 1: gave him all that money. Is that the smart way 1033 00:54:50,120 --> 00:54:53,680 Speaker 1: to do business? I would say historically, in any industry, 1034 00:54:54,640 --> 00:55:00,440 Speaker 1: desperate deals usually backfire. How's it going? Brother? Quick question? 1035 00:55:00,840 --> 00:55:03,120 Speaker 1: How much better do you think brock Purdy could get? 1036 00:55:03,400 --> 00:55:05,520 Speaker 1: Has he even hit a ceiling yet? Or do you 1037 00:55:05,520 --> 00:55:07,800 Speaker 1: think he'll come back down to earth sooner than later. 1038 00:55:08,360 --> 00:55:10,400 Speaker 1: I think he's a really good player right now, so 1039 00:55:10,480 --> 00:55:13,120 Speaker 1: I think if he can just sustain this level of play, 1040 00:55:14,239 --> 00:55:16,360 Speaker 1: I think he's a top half starter in the NFL. 1041 00:55:16,960 --> 00:55:21,200 Speaker 1: And given with the talent around him, McCaffrey, deebo, Iu Kittle, 1042 00:55:22,200 --> 00:55:24,480 Speaker 1: they got several other running backs. Juwan Jennings a good 1043 00:55:24,520 --> 00:55:27,480 Speaker 1: player and his play caller. Yeah, he's got a chance 1044 00:55:27,480 --> 00:55:30,960 Speaker 1: to be really good. He's mobile, he's accurate, and he's mobile. 1045 00:55:31,000 --> 00:55:32,839 Speaker 1: He does not have a great arm, like that's really 1046 00:55:32,840 --> 00:55:35,200 Speaker 1: the knock on him. He's not I would not say 1047 00:55:35,200 --> 00:55:39,480 Speaker 1: he has an explosive arm, but his understanding of the offense. 1048 00:55:40,040 --> 00:55:42,239 Speaker 1: He gets rid of the ball fast, he knows where 1049 00:55:42,280 --> 00:55:43,759 Speaker 1: he wants to go with it, so he can lead 1050 00:55:43,840 --> 00:55:46,120 Speaker 1: guys like he's never gonna make plays like Josh Allen 1051 00:55:46,160 --> 00:55:47,879 Speaker 1: makes or Herbert he doesn't have that in the bag, 1052 00:55:48,800 --> 00:55:51,640 Speaker 1: but he gets he's able to kind of get around 1053 00:55:51,680 --> 00:55:54,560 Speaker 1: that with his smarts and he's actually a really, really 1054 00:55:54,600 --> 00:55:58,359 Speaker 1: instinctive little scramblers. It's one of the craziest things I've 1055 00:55:58,360 --> 00:56:01,120 Speaker 1: ever seen. Seventh round pick is that good, and it 1056 00:56:01,160 --> 00:56:03,880 Speaker 1: makes you think, like, are there other guys in the 1057 00:56:03,960 --> 00:56:06,160 Speaker 1: NFL right now? And definitely in the history of the 1058 00:56:06,239 --> 00:56:08,879 Speaker 1: league there were just late round picks that weren't lucky 1059 00:56:08,960 --> 00:56:10,520 Speaker 1: enough to have injuries in front of them, that just 1060 00:56:10,560 --> 00:56:12,960 Speaker 1: never got a chance to play. That's the crazy part 1061 00:56:12,960 --> 00:56:17,000 Speaker 1: about the sport of football is all these other positions. 1062 00:56:17,040 --> 00:56:19,200 Speaker 1: Like if you're a good d lineman, you're eventually gonna play, 1063 00:56:19,320 --> 00:56:22,080 Speaker 1: rotate in and establish yourself. Same with a wide receiver. 1064 00:56:22,160 --> 00:56:26,239 Speaker 1: Same with most positions because most positions have so many options, right. 1065 00:56:26,480 --> 00:56:30,080 Speaker 1: You can rotate safeties, you can rotate wide receivers, running backs, 1066 00:56:30,400 --> 00:56:33,080 Speaker 1: at quarterback. If you're a late round pick, depending on 1067 00:56:33,120 --> 00:56:35,759 Speaker 1: where you go, you might never get the shot. Hell, 1068 00:56:35,840 --> 00:56:38,560 Speaker 1: Tom Brady was the fourth quarterback. His rookie year, and 1069 00:56:38,560 --> 00:56:40,000 Speaker 1: then he worked his way up. But if it wasn't 1070 00:56:40,000 --> 00:56:44,400 Speaker 1: for Bledesel getting kot who knows right, Rock Purdy to 1071 00:56:44,520 --> 00:56:48,080 Speaker 1: become the starter needed a shattered ankle and a broken 1072 00:56:48,120 --> 00:56:52,880 Speaker 1: foot to even just get a shot. So there's a 1073 00:56:52,960 --> 00:56:55,560 Speaker 1: huge it's a good life lesson, man. We all need 1074 00:56:55,600 --> 00:56:58,200 Speaker 1: a little luck. Kurt Warren, once upon a time was 1075 00:56:58,320 --> 00:57:01,759 Speaker 1: dude was bagging groceries. He never starts for that Rams team. 1076 00:57:01,800 --> 00:57:04,840 Speaker 1: If Trent Green doesn't tear his ACL, Matt Castle doesn't 1077 00:57:04,840 --> 00:57:07,319 Speaker 1: become a multi millionaire, if Tom Brady's knee doesn't get 1078 00:57:07,400 --> 00:57:12,279 Speaker 1: ripped up. So you just need a quarterback. If you 1079 00:57:12,320 --> 00:57:14,320 Speaker 1: are a backup, you need a guy to get injured 1080 00:57:14,480 --> 00:57:16,920 Speaker 1: or a guy to suck, which is completely out of 1081 00:57:16,960 --> 00:57:19,880 Speaker 1: your control to even just get an opportunity. And then 1082 00:57:19,920 --> 00:57:22,000 Speaker 1: we know a lot of guys to get an opportunity. 1083 00:57:22,040 --> 00:57:25,720 Speaker 1: Don't ever actually make anything of it. But yeah, just 1084 00:57:27,040 --> 00:57:31,640 Speaker 1: incredible story. Mister irrelevant to starting quarterback for arguably the 1085 00:57:31,680 --> 00:57:35,120 Speaker 1: best team in the NFL. Can't make that up. It's 1086 00:57:35,160 --> 00:57:37,160 Speaker 1: what the NFL has in the bag that really no 1087 00:57:37,240 --> 00:57:42,280 Speaker 1: other sport has. Mister irrelevant starting quarterback. San Francsco forty 1088 00:57:42,360 --> 00:57:46,680 Speaker 1: nine Ers powerhouse his second year in the league. Crazy 1089 00:57:47,040 --> 00:57:51,280 Speaker 1: appreciate everyone listening. We'll have a podcast out Friday morning. 1090 00:57:51,400 --> 00:57:56,560 Speaker 1: We will be reacting football's already back. We got Eagles, Vikings, Cousins, Hurts. 1091 00:57:57,320 --> 00:58:01,480 Speaker 1: Opening game at the Link Place should be wild, Amazon 1092 00:58:01,600 --> 00:58:04,800 Speaker 1: Prime streaming, so we'll have a lot to talk about 1093 00:58:04,880 --> 00:58:10,200 Speaker 1: come come Thursday night. After the game. The volume