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Speaker 1: good afternoon. Good to be heard. I'm John Middlecop. This

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Speaker 1: is the three and Out podcast. Happy to be Alive.

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Speaker 1: Just watch the little football interesting game and we will

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Speaker 1: dive in right off the top. Uh to the Seattle Rams,

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Speaker 1: big win by Sean McVeigh and the Rams. You know,

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Speaker 1: NFL is a crazy place. Russell Wilson obviously heard his

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Speaker 1: finger Geno Smith through a game ending pick. Wasn't totally

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Speaker 1: his fault, but a lot of other stuff going on.

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Speaker 1: Urban Meyer. The fiasco continues. I just saw his wife

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Speaker 1: quit Twitter. Uh and Dave Temper trades for Stefan Gilmore

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Speaker 1: the Pittsburgh's Steelers who watching the Dodger Cardinal game. I

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Speaker 1: think there are a lot of similarities between the Steelers

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Speaker 1: and the Cardinals. The major difference is when Ben goes down,

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Speaker 1: there's no trading for a legit, you know, star player

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Speaker 1: on someone else's team. Like in baseball. You are stuck

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Speaker 1: and it could be a major problem for the Steelers.

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Speaker 1: Obviously talked to my guy Stucky, who's hot. He's eighting

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Speaker 1: four this year. Uh went you know, picked the two

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Speaker 1: I might need to start betting on some dogs with him,

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Speaker 1: and uh go through some of the games for this Sunday.

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Speaker 1: Some good games, some pretty bad games. There's a London game.

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Speaker 1: I don't know why we keep sending our worst teams

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Speaker 1: holy Moley, imagine sending them some good teams. But Atlanta

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Speaker 1: the Jets here, here you go, Fellas. But the Sunday

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Speaker 1: night game is good. Buffalo going to Kansas City exciting times.

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Speaker 1: And then of course the Middlecoff bail bag at John

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Speaker 1: everyone that's been listening. Okay, let's dive into what we

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Speaker 1: just saw. And I have a very very simple rule

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Speaker 1: don't really judge you. I I don't have strong opinions

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Speaker 1: on your style, on your execution. It gets very, very

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Speaker 1: difficult once you get into October, mid October, late doc Ober, November.

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Speaker 1: And I give extra credit as these weeks go. Once

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Speaker 1: And when it's a divisional game, it doesn't get any better.

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Speaker 1: I don't care who you're playing. And in this instance,

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Speaker 1: And I lookt seven, now, did you throw a terrible pick? Yes?

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Speaker 1: Defensively it's not going that well, but they don't have

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Speaker 1: got a d u I, Uh my head coach is

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Speaker 1: trending on social media. Uh my quarterback is you know,

428
00:22:38,560 --> 00:22:42,119
Speaker 1: has alleged fifty seven masseuses are coming after him for

429
00:22:42,160 --> 00:22:46,080
Speaker 1: sexual assault. That's a problem, you know, you just sometimes

430
00:22:46,160 --> 00:22:47,760
Speaker 1: you have to deal with it with a wide receiver,

431
00:22:47,840 --> 00:22:50,240
Speaker 1: with the defensive lineman, with the quarterback, the coach, and

432
00:22:50,280 --> 00:22:53,320
Speaker 1: the general manager. I never ever want to think about it.

433
00:22:53,680 --> 00:22:56,439
Speaker 1: And right now, Urban Meyer is a major problem for

434
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Speaker 1: the Jacks because he's a huge distraction. He is a

435
00:23:00,119 --> 00:23:03,800
Speaker 1: walking He's a walking distraction at the moment. And the

436
00:23:03,840 --> 00:23:06,680
Speaker 1: main problem. If you are going to be a distraction,

437
00:23:06,800 --> 00:23:09,120
Speaker 1: you better be winning because at the end of the day,

438
00:23:09,119 --> 00:23:12,600
Speaker 1: winning band aids everything in pro sports. Right you win,

439
00:23:13,200 --> 00:23:15,520
Speaker 1: it's like whatever, we'll just deal with that crap later.

440
00:23:15,760 --> 00:23:18,159
Speaker 1: But they're not only not winning, they're not equipped to

441
00:23:18,160 --> 00:23:20,320
Speaker 1: win because the roster sucks and they're not going to

442
00:23:20,359 --> 00:23:23,000
Speaker 1: win this year. I mean they might win two games.

443
00:23:23,440 --> 00:23:26,840
Speaker 1: So I saw Florio just had a headline like will

444
00:23:27,000 --> 00:23:30,359
Speaker 1: Urban survived the season? Now? If you're shot Khan, you

445
00:23:30,400 --> 00:23:33,600
Speaker 1: could afford Let's just hypothetically say they gave him five

446
00:23:33,680 --> 00:23:37,359
Speaker 1: years sixty million dollars, right, like twelve million dollars a

447
00:23:37,400 --> 00:23:40,639
Speaker 1: year or something. You could pay him the twelve million

448
00:23:40,680 --> 00:23:42,800
Speaker 1: dollars or not the twelve million dollars, but like the

449
00:23:42,840 --> 00:23:44,960
Speaker 1: forty eight million dollars after this year to go away.

450
00:23:45,160 --> 00:23:47,080
Speaker 1: Do you want to do that? Of course you do not.

451
00:23:47,600 --> 00:23:50,480
Speaker 1: But money to these guys, it's money is all relative.

452
00:23:50,520 --> 00:23:52,360
Speaker 1: It's just a line item. So they could pay him

453
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Speaker 1: to go away. I do think they're in a tough

454
00:23:55,240 --> 00:24:00,080
Speaker 1: spot because you have, in theory, your franchise on the

455
00:24:00,119 --> 00:24:03,800
Speaker 1: squad in Trevor Lawrence and I saw this way back

456
00:24:03,800 --> 00:24:07,840
Speaker 1: in the day, different circumstances with Alex Smith. Now, Trevor

457
00:24:07,880 --> 00:24:10,760
Speaker 1: Lawrence should be a way better player than Alex Smith.

458
00:24:10,920 --> 00:24:14,240
Speaker 1: He's more physically gifted. But the the Alex Smith Aaron

459
00:24:14,320 --> 00:24:17,280
Speaker 1: Rodgers draft, Alex came to the forty niners, they had

460
00:24:17,359 --> 00:24:19,680
Speaker 1: Mike Nolan, who we all know is one of the

461
00:24:19,680 --> 00:24:22,400
Speaker 1: biggest clown shows we've ever seen. And then after Mike

462
00:24:22,440 --> 00:24:25,400
Speaker 1: Nolan got fired, they got Mike Singletary. So for about

463
00:24:25,480 --> 00:24:29,240
Speaker 1: four or five years, Alex Smith was in quarterback prison

464
00:24:29,680 --> 00:24:33,040
Speaker 1: right like his organization was a clown show. His team

465
00:24:33,080 --> 00:24:36,040
Speaker 1: was a joke, his coaching situation was a joke. The

466
00:24:36,080 --> 00:24:39,800
Speaker 1: ownership was the whole thing, and some it's very very

467
00:24:39,880 --> 00:24:43,400
Speaker 1: hard to overcome that. Most quarterbacks get destroyed and are

468
00:24:43,560 --> 00:24:46,680
Speaker 1: able to overcome that. Now with the Jacks, if you're

469
00:24:47,000 --> 00:24:48,560
Speaker 1: you know shot con you go well. I do have

470
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Speaker 1: a GM, Trent Bulky, who's been a part of some

471
00:24:50,880 --> 00:24:53,679
Speaker 1: weird stuff, but he did have some good drafts and

472
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Speaker 1: he was a part of building a team that made

473
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Speaker 1: several conference championships and a Super Bowl. I have the

474
00:24:59,119 --> 00:25:01,879
Speaker 1: young quarterback who is zero worry for me and I

475
00:25:01,880 --> 00:25:03,920
Speaker 1: don't have to think about. Then I have this coach

476
00:25:04,240 --> 00:25:06,600
Speaker 1: who might not really be a good coach relative to

477
00:25:06,640 --> 00:25:11,080
Speaker 1: the NFL too is causing problems. Now he's got several problems.

478
00:25:11,320 --> 00:25:13,680
Speaker 1: Do I want to deal with this headache? I wonder

479
00:25:13,720 --> 00:25:16,080
Speaker 1: if we can talk to the point now, Listen, men

480
00:25:16,119 --> 00:25:18,440
Speaker 1: have big egos. No one's just gonna be like, hey man,

481
00:25:18,600 --> 00:25:20,679
Speaker 1: I'll quit. You don't have to pay me my forty

482
00:25:20,680 --> 00:25:24,480
Speaker 1: eight million dollars. I doubt that's gonna happen, But can

483
00:25:24,600 --> 00:25:27,080
Speaker 1: you start kind of getting the ball rolling to force

484
00:25:27,160 --> 00:25:30,280
Speaker 1: him out. You know, it's a tough spot for this franchise.

485
00:25:30,520 --> 00:25:34,800
Speaker 1: But Urban Meyer, again, I do not care like you

486
00:25:34,840 --> 00:25:38,240
Speaker 1: would be. You would be crazy to think the coaches

487
00:25:38,320 --> 00:25:43,119
Speaker 1: after wins and definitely losses don't go places to have cocktails. Now.

488
00:25:43,520 --> 00:25:46,120
Speaker 1: Do they do it discreetly? Do they do it in places,

489
00:25:46,520 --> 00:25:48,639
Speaker 1: you know, in v I P rooms? Do they do

490
00:25:48,680 --> 00:25:53,040
Speaker 1: it in private parties? Probably? And I think Urban is

491
00:25:53,080 --> 00:25:55,359
Speaker 1: just he's sixty years old, so it's not like, you know,

492
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Speaker 1: he's only thirty seven. Like if this is what happened

493
00:25:57,480 --> 00:25:59,439
Speaker 1: to Sean McVeigh three or four years ago, we'd be like,

494
00:25:59,480 --> 00:26:02,040
Speaker 1: well he's a little young, he's a little green. That

495
00:26:02,080 --> 00:26:06,080
Speaker 1: ain't Urban Meyer. So I am not acting like he

496
00:26:06,160 --> 00:26:08,120
Speaker 1: deserves to want to keep his job. I never would

497
00:26:08,119 --> 00:26:11,200
Speaker 1: have hired him. I think he's completely over said this

498
00:26:11,320 --> 00:26:15,879
Speaker 1: is not going to work. No chance I would bet

499
00:26:15,920 --> 00:26:18,840
Speaker 1: the farm against this working. I just think that we're

500
00:26:18,920 --> 00:26:22,400
Speaker 1: on the trajectory now and the avalanche is rolling down

501
00:26:22,400 --> 00:26:26,280
Speaker 1: the hill. It's gonna end ugly, because I do I

502
00:26:26,320 --> 00:26:29,960
Speaker 1: do not see urban just tapping out. I can't see

503
00:26:29,960 --> 00:26:31,679
Speaker 1: it now. I think if you're shot Khan, what you

504
00:26:31,680 --> 00:26:34,600
Speaker 1: would really hope for is, you know these buyouts, even

505
00:26:34,600 --> 00:26:37,000
Speaker 1: though I've always been confused, why would a college have

506
00:26:37,160 --> 00:26:40,120
Speaker 1: to pay a buy out separate industries to get urban Meyer?

507
00:26:40,160 --> 00:26:42,440
Speaker 1: But what if you could convince Urban just go back

508
00:26:42,480 --> 00:26:45,240
Speaker 1: to college? And I saw someone put it out there.

509
00:26:45,280 --> 00:26:48,560
Speaker 1: Brett McMurphy, who covers college football, said he pulled a

510
00:26:48,560 --> 00:26:50,520
Speaker 1: bunch of e d s and it was like less

511
00:26:50,520 --> 00:26:53,840
Speaker 1: than fort of the A D said he's untouchable. I'm

512
00:26:53,880 --> 00:26:59,800
Speaker 1: calling bullshit. If urban Meyer beside probably Alabama and Georgia,

513
00:27:01,720 --> 00:27:04,560
Speaker 1: maybe Oregon, but even like Urban is a way better

514
00:27:04,600 --> 00:27:06,840
Speaker 1: coach than Mario, would be a short list if urban

515
00:27:06,920 --> 00:27:09,320
Speaker 1: Meyer wanted to go to those schools, those schools would

516
00:27:09,400 --> 00:27:12,320
Speaker 1: hire him. Now I've heard before the USC, the president,

517
00:27:13,040 --> 00:27:16,119
Speaker 1: who is a woman, has told people she would not

518
00:27:16,240 --> 00:27:19,240
Speaker 1: hire urban Meyer everything that happened at Ohio State. But

519
00:27:19,359 --> 00:27:23,000
Speaker 1: I do think that code that programs would be interested

520
00:27:23,040 --> 00:27:26,360
Speaker 1: in the guy because that's where he belongs. Sunday clearly

521
00:27:26,440 --> 00:27:32,359
Speaker 1: over his head. Talk about ownership in the NFL, we

522
00:27:32,440 --> 00:27:34,480
Speaker 1: saw a move this week. I think the new move

523
00:27:34,720 --> 00:27:37,760
Speaker 1: by NFL teams is when you have a good player,

524
00:27:37,840 --> 00:27:41,320
Speaker 1: The Raiders did this with Rodney Hudson. The Patriots clearly

525
00:27:41,320 --> 00:27:44,840
Speaker 1: did this with Stephan Gilmore. You leak out in the morning,

526
00:27:44,840 --> 00:27:48,159
Speaker 1: because the way it works is, uh, the waiver wire

527
00:27:48,359 --> 00:27:51,840
Speaker 1: comes out at four o'clock Eastern, one o'clock Pacific. So

528
00:27:51,880 --> 00:27:55,000
Speaker 1: if at like seven am you leak out, we are

529
00:27:55,040 --> 00:27:59,000
Speaker 1: going to release a player. The teams, they all have

530
00:27:59,200 --> 00:28:02,399
Speaker 1: little intern hell, I mean, all these gms are on Twitter.

531
00:28:02,800 --> 00:28:06,360
Speaker 1: They see whoa this guy is gonna get released. Immediately

532
00:28:06,560 --> 00:28:08,960
Speaker 1: you called the team and be like hey, because if

533
00:28:09,000 --> 00:28:12,120
Speaker 1: you have by this time, now it's week what week

534
00:28:12,119 --> 00:28:14,880
Speaker 1: are we in? Week four? We're going into week five.

535
00:28:15,560 --> 00:28:19,320
Speaker 1: The waiver wire resets. For the first four weeks, it's

536
00:28:19,400 --> 00:28:22,480
Speaker 1: based on the draft order, so the Jags would have

537
00:28:22,480 --> 00:28:24,800
Speaker 1: the number one pick and so on. But once you

538
00:28:24,840 --> 00:28:27,880
Speaker 1: get to week going into this this week, it resets

539
00:28:27,920 --> 00:28:30,159
Speaker 1: based on records. So if you're a team like the

540
00:28:30,200 --> 00:28:35,359
Speaker 1: Carolina Panthers who had a really really high UH claim

541
00:28:35,440 --> 00:28:37,560
Speaker 1: order originally because you were drafting high in the draft

542
00:28:37,560 --> 00:28:41,440
Speaker 1: what were the eight you're now way farther down because

543
00:28:41,440 --> 00:28:43,200
Speaker 1: you're three and one, So if you want to get

544
00:28:43,200 --> 00:28:45,560
Speaker 1: a step On Gilmore, you would have no chance to

545
00:28:45,600 --> 00:28:48,640
Speaker 1: claim them. And there are also other variables salary cap

546
00:28:48,720 --> 00:28:50,840
Speaker 1: you have to be able to take on his salary.

547
00:28:51,440 --> 00:28:53,680
Speaker 1: They called immediately and said, hey, we trade for you,

548
00:28:53,840 --> 00:28:55,360
Speaker 1: and a lot of teams like this. No, she's like,

549
00:28:55,360 --> 00:28:57,000
Speaker 1: why didn't my team trade for him? Well, a lot

550
00:28:57,000 --> 00:28:59,640
Speaker 1: of teams don't have the salary cap space to take him.

551
00:28:59,640 --> 00:29:03,640
Speaker 1: But Avid Temper paid two point two billion dollars in

552
00:29:03,840 --> 00:29:08,680
Speaker 1: cash for the team. Two point two billion dollars in

553
00:29:08,920 --> 00:29:11,480
Speaker 1: cash for the team. I think you see it right

554
00:29:11,520 --> 00:29:13,760
Speaker 1: now with the housing market. If you look at all

555
00:29:13,760 --> 00:29:17,560
Speaker 1: these different suburbs, the suburbs all over America, houses have

556
00:29:17,880 --> 00:29:22,280
Speaker 1: got up fifty d right home three years ago there

557
00:29:22,320 --> 00:29:25,640
Speaker 1: was five grand is now one point four million a home.

558
00:29:25,720 --> 00:29:28,040
Speaker 1: Two years ago there was one point two million is

559
00:29:28,040 --> 00:29:32,040
Speaker 1: now two point seven million. Housing prices are through the

560
00:29:32,080 --> 00:29:35,600
Speaker 1: fucking roof. It's crazy. So think if you go to

561
00:29:35,680 --> 00:29:39,240
Speaker 1: one of these suburbs and you pay two point five

562
00:29:39,360 --> 00:29:42,440
Speaker 1: million dollars for a home, that's a lot of money.

563
00:29:42,920 --> 00:29:45,160
Speaker 1: And people probably listen to this, like Jesus John, how

564
00:29:45,200 --> 00:29:48,480
Speaker 1: much money were talking depends where you live, right, Maybe

565
00:29:48,480 --> 00:29:51,680
Speaker 1: that expensive houses one point to but they're gonna be

566
00:29:51,760 --> 00:29:54,040
Speaker 1: people in that community. Hell, I see it in the

567
00:29:54,040 --> 00:29:57,520
Speaker 1: Bay Area where houses are so inflated. It's out of control.

568
00:29:57,880 --> 00:29:59,360
Speaker 1: I had a buddy that just bought like a two

569
00:29:59,400 --> 00:30:01,480
Speaker 1: point eight mill in dollar house. It was a complete teardown.

570
00:30:01,840 --> 00:30:05,160
Speaker 1: But there are people in that neighborhood that paid like

571
00:30:05,400 --> 00:30:08,880
Speaker 1: three hundred thousand dollars thirty years ago and still live

572
00:30:08,920 --> 00:30:11,480
Speaker 1: in the neighborhood. So you come into the neighborhood and

573
00:30:11,480 --> 00:30:14,200
Speaker 1: it's just human nature. You're like, well, I just made

574
00:30:14,240 --> 00:30:16,160
Speaker 1: you a lot of money, like you should be kind

575
00:30:16,160 --> 00:30:19,040
Speaker 1: of nice to me. I helped just immediately put equity

576
00:30:19,160 --> 00:30:23,120
Speaker 1: by resetting the market in this in this area. And

577
00:30:23,240 --> 00:30:25,600
Speaker 1: I noticed it, like if you're David Tepper and you

578
00:30:25,640 --> 00:30:29,680
Speaker 1: pay all this money for a franchise. The NFL is

579
00:30:29,920 --> 00:30:32,200
Speaker 1: owned by a ton of families who have been in

580
00:30:32,240 --> 00:30:35,600
Speaker 1: the league for thirty, forty fifty years. How some of them,

581
00:30:35,800 --> 00:30:38,200
Speaker 1: you know, the Bears and the Giants way longer than that.

582
00:30:38,560 --> 00:30:41,240
Speaker 1: They obviously didn't pay that much money for the team.

583
00:30:41,640 --> 00:30:46,360
Speaker 1: And some of these franchises have owners whose net worth

584
00:30:46,520 --> 00:30:50,160
Speaker 1: is entirely tied to the franchise. And I'm not taking

585
00:30:50,240 --> 00:30:53,320
Speaker 1: anything away. At one point in time, they paid a lot.

586
00:30:53,400 --> 00:30:55,320
Speaker 1: Even if it was like in the forties, if you

587
00:30:55,360 --> 00:30:58,960
Speaker 1: paid five million for the franchise relative to that time,

588
00:30:59,360 --> 00:31:01,480
Speaker 1: was a boat load of money. It was a boatload

589
00:31:01,480 --> 00:31:04,880
Speaker 1: of cash. So you benefit from making a good investment.

590
00:31:05,040 --> 00:31:08,680
Speaker 1: But no one ever thought, you know, in sixty seventy years,

591
00:31:08,720 --> 00:31:10,479
Speaker 1: you're gonna be one of the richest people in America

592
00:31:10,560 --> 00:31:13,160
Speaker 1: because you own this team. So David Tepper comes in,

593
00:31:13,320 --> 00:31:16,320
Speaker 1: he's already numb the money he just paid these These

594
00:31:16,360 --> 00:31:19,560
Speaker 1: people could never imagine. They've never had that type money,

595
00:31:19,760 --> 00:31:22,440
Speaker 1: paying that type cash for a franchise. So he comes

596
00:31:22,440 --> 00:31:25,520
Speaker 1: in very, very aggressive, and if you look at what

597
00:31:25,560 --> 00:31:28,800
Speaker 1: he's done from the jump, it's been really really impressive.

598
00:31:29,160 --> 00:31:32,320
Speaker 1: Like it's pretty clear he's a high level owner. I

599
00:31:32,360 --> 00:31:34,400
Speaker 1: was watching Coward this morning. He was talking about it,

600
00:31:34,640 --> 00:31:36,560
Speaker 1: and I wrote the same thing down last night because

601
00:31:36,560 --> 00:31:39,280
Speaker 1: I was thinking, once they made the trade, look at

602
00:31:39,280 --> 00:31:43,360
Speaker 1: Steve Bomber. He's coming to the Clippers who had a

603
00:31:43,520 --> 00:31:47,360
Speaker 1: historically cheap owner, a guy that refused to pay money.

604
00:31:47,400 --> 00:31:50,320
Speaker 1: And the irony is is, uh, what was his name?

605
00:31:50,840 --> 00:31:54,080
Speaker 1: And forgetting that old Clippers, Oh, Donald Sterling. He actually

606
00:31:54,160 --> 00:31:55,800
Speaker 1: had a bunch of money because he was a slum

607
00:31:55,840 --> 00:31:57,560
Speaker 1: lord in l A, owned a ton of real estate.

608
00:31:57,680 --> 00:32:00,160
Speaker 1: He just refused to spend it on the basketball team. Well,

609
00:32:00,200 --> 00:32:02,320
Speaker 1: these new owners, they come into basketball and they come

610
00:32:02,320 --> 00:32:06,200
Speaker 1: into football. Hell, even Jimmy Haslum, who was an awful,

611
00:32:06,560 --> 00:32:08,720
Speaker 1: awful owner of the first you know, four or five

612
00:32:08,800 --> 00:32:11,200
Speaker 1: years of owning that team. He was a big money guy.

613
00:32:11,280 --> 00:32:13,000
Speaker 1: Now did he do it shady with a flying j

614
00:32:13,160 --> 00:32:15,600
Speaker 1: and some of the trucking companies. You know, it's debatable,

615
00:32:15,960 --> 00:32:19,000
Speaker 1: but he never had an issue of just paying coaches

616
00:32:19,040 --> 00:32:20,760
Speaker 1: to go away, like, oh this guy failed. Now you

617
00:32:20,760 --> 00:32:23,880
Speaker 1: could argue was hiring the wrong guys, and he was consistently,

618
00:32:24,160 --> 00:32:26,680
Speaker 1: but the moment that guy sucked, the moment the GM

619
00:32:26,800 --> 00:32:28,680
Speaker 1: was a clown, he would just pay them off like

620
00:32:28,720 --> 00:32:30,440
Speaker 1: go away, go away, and he was running throw him

621
00:32:30,440 --> 00:32:33,120
Speaker 1: at rapid at you know, rapid fire. But it didn't

622
00:32:33,120 --> 00:32:36,000
Speaker 1: matter to him because the money, which is a ton

623
00:32:36,040 --> 00:32:39,240
Speaker 1: of money when you pay someone million dollars to go away.

624
00:32:40,160 --> 00:32:42,640
Speaker 1: If you're listening to this me, like you just say

625
00:32:42,680 --> 00:32:44,720
Speaker 1: those numbers, it's like, God, that's a lot of money.

626
00:32:44,760 --> 00:32:47,160
Speaker 1: But to these guys, it's just a line item. And

627
00:32:47,200 --> 00:32:51,200
Speaker 1: did David Tepper, who's worth over ten billion dollars, making

628
00:32:51,320 --> 00:32:54,040
Speaker 1: moves and being aggressive is something that he naturally did

629
00:32:54,280 --> 00:32:56,960
Speaker 1: in the finance world, and he comes into it like

630
00:32:57,120 --> 00:32:59,880
Speaker 1: money to him, he's numb to it all. Can you

631
00:33:00,080 --> 00:33:02,880
Speaker 1: imagine paying I don't care how much you're worth, giving

632
00:33:02,960 --> 00:33:05,680
Speaker 1: someone cash two point two billion dollars, Like that's a

633
00:33:05,720 --> 00:33:07,440
Speaker 1: lot of money, and then think of the think of

634
00:33:07,480 --> 00:33:09,760
Speaker 1: what he does. He goes and gets Matt Rule. Oh

635
00:33:09,880 --> 00:33:11,840
Speaker 1: it's kind of crazy, but Baylor was paying him like

636
00:33:11,880 --> 00:33:14,960
Speaker 1: eight million dollars, so Matt Rule, you know, could play

637
00:33:15,000 --> 00:33:16,920
Speaker 1: harder to get a little bit. David Tepper's like, how

638
00:33:16,960 --> 00:33:18,959
Speaker 1: much is gonna cost? Oh, seventy two million dollars. Oh,

639
00:33:18,960 --> 00:33:21,160
Speaker 1: here's the money, here's a check. Oh, we want to

640
00:33:21,160 --> 00:33:23,280
Speaker 1: get this guy from Seattle. Okay, we'll buy him too,

641
00:33:23,880 --> 00:33:26,920
Speaker 1: And Balmber did the same thing. He got I guess

642
00:33:27,000 --> 00:33:30,640
Speaker 1: DC Rivers is already there, but bot tylu got Kawhi.

643
00:33:30,760 --> 00:33:33,160
Speaker 1: Leonard goes and makes a trade for Paul George. These

644
00:33:33,160 --> 00:33:36,280
Speaker 1: guys are naturally very aggressive, and they have no problem

645
00:33:36,360 --> 00:33:39,160
Speaker 1: paying huge taxes. You know, in the NBA you get

646
00:33:39,160 --> 00:33:40,560
Speaker 1: tax if you go over the salary cap. In the

647
00:33:40,680 --> 00:33:42,560
Speaker 1: NFL you have to stay under the cap because the hard,

648
00:33:43,040 --> 00:33:46,080
Speaker 1: hard cap. But the way you can take advantage of

649
00:33:46,080 --> 00:33:48,720
Speaker 1: it is paying coaches, paying the front office. And when

650
00:33:48,720 --> 00:33:51,360
Speaker 1: you see this trade for Stefan Gilmour, it's a little

651
00:33:51,400 --> 00:33:54,240
Speaker 1: baseball e Now, they only gave up a six round pick.

652
00:33:54,280 --> 00:33:55,880
Speaker 1: So even if the guy leaves at the end of

653
00:33:55,920 --> 00:33:58,320
Speaker 1: the year, who cares. But I think a lot of

654
00:33:58,360 --> 00:34:00,880
Speaker 1: teams even if they had the salary cap space, because

655
00:34:00,880 --> 00:34:04,320
Speaker 1: there is a question Gilmore tours quad last year. He's

656
00:34:04,320 --> 00:34:06,960
Speaker 1: a man demand corner who hangs his hat on an

657
00:34:07,680 --> 00:34:11,560
Speaker 1: elite athleticism. So you know, like uh, like Darrell Reeves,

658
00:34:11,640 --> 00:34:16,440
Speaker 1: Dion Sanders, a true elite athlete, Jalen Ramsey. You put

659
00:34:16,480 --> 00:34:19,680
Speaker 1: on a star wide receiver and he mirrors him the

660
00:34:19,880 --> 00:34:23,840
Speaker 1: entire game. Well, to do that, your athleticism, your explosive this,

661
00:34:24,080 --> 00:34:26,320
Speaker 1: your speed has to be top notch. So there's a

662
00:34:26,400 --> 00:34:28,760
Speaker 1: question maybe he lost that when he tears the squad.

663
00:34:28,920 --> 00:34:31,360
Speaker 1: We're gonna find out whenever he comes off pup. But

664
00:34:31,440 --> 00:34:33,719
Speaker 1: the mindset in Carolina, And then think about the way

665
00:34:33,719 --> 00:34:36,839
Speaker 1: they got their quarterback, Sam Donald, who I think it's

666
00:34:36,880 --> 00:34:39,480
Speaker 1: probably a little overhyped right now, but it's still playing

667
00:34:39,480 --> 00:34:42,200
Speaker 1: pretty good. Like think about the Niners who watching Trey

668
00:34:42,280 --> 00:34:44,960
Speaker 1: Lance's second half back, I went to god, he has

669
00:34:45,000 --> 00:34:48,360
Speaker 1: a long way to go. They paid a premium to

670
00:34:48,360 --> 00:34:51,080
Speaker 1: get Tray Lance. They paid their first round pick this

671
00:34:51,160 --> 00:34:54,239
Speaker 1: year and two other first round picks to get in

672
00:34:54,280 --> 00:34:57,440
Speaker 1: that spot. That is a lot. So anything less than

673
00:34:57,440 --> 00:35:00,719
Speaker 1: Tray Lance being a pro bowler there in shamp Well,

674
00:35:00,760 --> 00:35:04,520
Speaker 1: before we can nitpick Jimmy Garoppolo all we want, they

675
00:35:04,560 --> 00:35:06,320
Speaker 1: gave up a second round pick to get him. The

676
00:35:06,400 --> 00:35:09,080
Speaker 1: same thing with Sam Donald in Carolina, they gave up

677
00:35:09,120 --> 00:35:12,400
Speaker 1: a second round pick to get up. Now. Like Jimmy Garoppolo,

678
00:35:12,480 --> 00:35:15,960
Speaker 1: his contract is coming up, right, I guess he's in Uh,

679
00:35:16,120 --> 00:35:18,120
Speaker 1: you'd be in year four. He's got his fifth year

680
00:35:18,160 --> 00:35:20,040
Speaker 1: option picked up. Are you going to extend him? How

681
00:35:20,080 --> 00:35:23,000
Speaker 1: much is gonna cost? Like, there are other variables at play,

682
00:35:23,040 --> 00:35:26,640
Speaker 1: but their price to acquire him wasn't that expensive. So

683
00:35:26,680 --> 00:35:30,200
Speaker 1: if he is just a top fifteen quarterback, that's a

684
00:35:30,200 --> 00:35:33,320
Speaker 1: hell of a deal. You can spend money other places

685
00:35:33,440 --> 00:35:36,640
Speaker 1: right now, and they're doing it now. Eventually, Sam Donald,

686
00:35:37,040 --> 00:35:39,359
Speaker 1: how much they pay them will judge that moment and

687
00:35:39,360 --> 00:35:41,080
Speaker 1: we'll see how he plays the rest of the season.

688
00:35:41,560 --> 00:35:44,239
Speaker 1: But the Carolina Panthers feel like they're here to stay.

689
00:35:44,320 --> 00:35:47,319
Speaker 1: Even the Cleveland Browns think about this, and I thought,

690
00:35:47,400 --> 00:35:50,560
Speaker 1: Jimmy hassle him. I mean, it's not even a thought.

691
00:35:50,600 --> 00:35:52,640
Speaker 1: Like everyone agreed. He was not a very good owner.

692
00:35:52,920 --> 00:35:55,319
Speaker 1: It was not going well in Cleveland, but he could

693
00:35:55,400 --> 00:35:58,680
Speaker 1: keep buying his way out of these problems and eventually

694
00:35:58,719 --> 00:36:00,560
Speaker 1: bought his way out. He bought his out, He bought

695
00:36:00,560 --> 00:36:02,560
Speaker 1: his way out. He got Andrew Barry and he got

696
00:36:02,640 --> 00:36:05,680
Speaker 1: Kevin Stefanski and they're they're good. You know, they're they're fine.

697
00:36:05,840 --> 00:36:07,600
Speaker 1: But he just kept buying his way out. A lot

698
00:36:07,680 --> 00:36:10,319
Speaker 1: of these franchises wouldn't have been able to do that,

699
00:36:10,719 --> 00:36:13,120
Speaker 1: or wouldn't have had the mindset because they do have

700
00:36:13,280 --> 00:36:16,840
Speaker 1: the money to pull the trigger on that. So I

701
00:36:16,840 --> 00:36:20,160
Speaker 1: I think David Tepper the Carolina Panthers, uh, even if

702
00:36:20,200 --> 00:36:24,960
Speaker 1: Gilmore doesn't become what he used to be after this injury,

703
00:36:25,320 --> 00:36:28,120
Speaker 1: I love the mindset. I love the move, and I

704
00:36:28,120 --> 00:36:30,960
Speaker 1: think the Carolina Panthers are gonna be very, very feisty,

705
00:36:31,080 --> 00:36:34,200
Speaker 1: and then their success is really gonna be predicated on

706
00:36:34,320 --> 00:36:36,960
Speaker 1: can Sam. I don't know if he'll ever quite be

707
00:36:36,960 --> 00:36:39,440
Speaker 1: a pro bowler, but can he be a really good player?

708
00:36:39,840 --> 00:36:41,600
Speaker 1: Can he be a guy that you view, You know,

709
00:36:41,640 --> 00:36:43,879
Speaker 1: this guy is like a fringe top twelve quarterback because

710
00:36:43,920 --> 00:36:46,080
Speaker 1: if he is, they're they're gonna be a good team

711
00:36:46,160 --> 00:36:51,839
Speaker 1: for a while. The other thing watching uh, the Cardinals

712
00:36:52,080 --> 00:36:55,440
Speaker 1: play the Dodgers on it would have been Wednesday night.

713
00:36:55,480 --> 00:37:00,480
Speaker 1: Fantastic playoff baseball game. Playoff baseball is incredible. Every pitch matters,

714
00:37:00,800 --> 00:37:05,480
Speaker 1: every runner matters, every base matters. It parallels, you know,

715
00:37:05,560 --> 00:37:09,879
Speaker 1: playoff football, where every every yard matters, every first down,

716
00:37:09,960 --> 00:37:14,360
Speaker 1: second down, third down matters, every possession matters. It's very intense.

717
00:37:14,760 --> 00:37:18,800
Speaker 1: It's just you're on tilt the entire time. And the Cardinals,

718
00:37:18,800 --> 00:37:21,400
Speaker 1: who you know, my giants have beat three times in

719
00:37:21,480 --> 00:37:23,160
Speaker 1: the in the playoffs over the last couple of decades.

720
00:37:23,480 --> 00:37:26,440
Speaker 1: But I just googled their last twenty years, like what

721
00:37:26,560 --> 00:37:28,960
Speaker 1: has been their record, and it jumped out. I knew

722
00:37:28,960 --> 00:37:30,520
Speaker 1: they've been good. I mean, they're in the playoffs all

723
00:37:30,520 --> 00:37:35,360
Speaker 1: the time. They have had one losing record in one years,

724
00:37:35,560 --> 00:37:39,440
Speaker 1: one one losing record. And I think that one of

725
00:37:39,480 --> 00:37:43,520
Speaker 1: the most underrated things in any business is being consistent,

726
00:37:44,239 --> 00:37:48,120
Speaker 1: just every day, every week, every month, just showing up.

727
00:37:48,239 --> 00:37:50,480
Speaker 1: I've talked about it before. The rule Pat Hill had

728
00:37:50,520 --> 00:37:52,879
Speaker 1: at for resil State was just be there. And it's

729
00:37:52,880 --> 00:37:55,600
Speaker 1: just like you can pass so many people if you

730
00:37:55,680 --> 00:37:58,080
Speaker 1: just show up every day, show up every day and

731
00:37:58,160 --> 00:38:00,239
Speaker 1: just be consistent. It doesn't mean you always have to

732
00:38:00,239 --> 00:38:02,600
Speaker 1: be the best. It doesn't mean you know, sometimes you're

733
00:38:02,640 --> 00:38:04,520
Speaker 1: not gonna be you're gonna be your worst. But if

734
00:38:04,520 --> 00:38:08,320
Speaker 1: you're just there every day, swing in your pick, answering

735
00:38:08,360 --> 00:38:11,719
Speaker 1: the bell, things are gonna turn out pretty well. Consistency

736
00:38:11,840 --> 00:38:15,480
Speaker 1: is very, very underrated. I just think in business and

737
00:38:15,520 --> 00:38:19,760
Speaker 1: that obviously pro sports is a business, and this the St.

738
00:38:19,760 --> 00:38:23,080
Speaker 1: Louis Cardinals have been one of the most consistent organizations

739
00:38:23,400 --> 00:38:25,799
Speaker 1: in all of pro sports. They've only won two World

740
00:38:25,880 --> 00:38:30,520
Speaker 1: Series over that time. I think winning championships it's not overrated,

741
00:38:30,960 --> 00:38:33,560
Speaker 1: but it's it's basically impossible to do it a lot.

742
00:38:33,719 --> 00:38:37,759
Speaker 1: What the Patriots did is abnormal. We're never gonna see

743
00:38:37,760 --> 00:38:40,600
Speaker 1: that again. Help the Giants winning three World Series in

744
00:38:40,640 --> 00:38:43,000
Speaker 1: five years, that's not gonna happen again. Look how good

745
00:38:43,000 --> 00:38:45,880
Speaker 1: the Dodgers have been for the last decade. They have

746
00:38:45,920 --> 00:38:48,200
Speaker 1: one championship and it's a little bit of flawed one

747
00:38:48,200 --> 00:38:49,959
Speaker 1: because it was the Corona year when they only played

748
00:38:49,960 --> 00:38:52,760
Speaker 1: sixty raglar season games. But like I've watched that team

749
00:38:52,800 --> 00:38:55,080
Speaker 1: for seven eight years ago, they deserve to be a

750
00:38:55,160 --> 00:38:57,799
Speaker 1: champion like the Atlanta Braves in the nineties. They won

751
00:38:57,960 --> 00:39:00,279
Speaker 1: every single year. But I think some people go, you know,

752
00:39:00,280 --> 00:39:03,560
Speaker 1: it's kind of a letdown. I go, you know, the same.

753
00:39:03,640 --> 00:39:07,080
Speaker 1: Wis Cardinals make a ton of money because every year

754
00:39:07,320 --> 00:39:11,160
Speaker 1: their consumer, their fan knows, we got a chance, and

755
00:39:11,600 --> 00:39:14,640
Speaker 1: that is a big deal in pro sports. I googled

756
00:39:14,640 --> 00:39:18,920
Speaker 1: to Pittsburgh Steelers today. They have also had one losing

757
00:39:18,960 --> 00:39:23,280
Speaker 1: season over since two thousand one losing season. It's obviously

758
00:39:23,360 --> 00:39:25,920
Speaker 1: well talked about. Mike Tomlin has never had a season

759
00:39:26,000 --> 00:39:29,800
Speaker 1: under Like the St. Louis Cardinals, you knew what the

760
00:39:29,800 --> 00:39:32,640
Speaker 1: Pittsburgh Steelers. If you're a fan, if you're there consumer,

761
00:39:33,160 --> 00:39:35,560
Speaker 1: every year, we got a chance. That doesn't mean you're

762
00:39:35,560 --> 00:39:37,520
Speaker 1: gonna win it. They haven't won a Super Bowl and

763
00:39:37,719 --> 00:39:40,799
Speaker 1: over a decade, but for the last decade, every year

764
00:39:40,920 --> 00:39:43,719
Speaker 1: their fans went in, we're a playoff team, we got

765
00:39:43,719 --> 00:39:46,120
Speaker 1: a chance, get us to the dance and see what happens.

766
00:39:46,719 --> 00:39:50,160
Speaker 1: And this year I think that's ending. And the problem

767
00:39:50,320 --> 00:39:53,560
Speaker 1: in baseball where it can be more of a group effort. Right,

768
00:39:53,600 --> 00:39:56,200
Speaker 1: you have a solid pitching staff, you get some scrappy

769
00:39:56,239 --> 00:39:59,040
Speaker 1: guys late in the order, You get some good bench

770
00:39:59,080 --> 00:40:01,360
Speaker 1: players each aid for a couple of stars. You can

771
00:40:01,440 --> 00:40:04,160
Speaker 1: kind of patch working together. I mean, the Cardinals lineup

772
00:40:04,200 --> 00:40:06,520
Speaker 1: probably looks dramatically different this year than it did four

773
00:40:06,600 --> 00:40:08,680
Speaker 1: years ago, than it did eight years ago. Like it's

774
00:40:08,680 --> 00:40:12,200
Speaker 1: constantly changing. We're in football. You have some stalwarts, and

775
00:40:12,200 --> 00:40:14,879
Speaker 1: and the Steelers really have had one main stalwart because

776
00:40:14,920 --> 00:40:17,959
Speaker 1: the sport is much more predicated on one human being.

777
00:40:18,560 --> 00:40:21,360
Speaker 1: And Ben has, let's face it, been a huge reason

778
00:40:21,440 --> 00:40:23,640
Speaker 1: for Mike Tomlins success, and there's nothing wrong with that.

779
00:40:23,880 --> 00:40:26,680
Speaker 1: Now they've had good defenses, They've been tough teams, you

780
00:40:26,719 --> 00:40:29,680
Speaker 1: know the division. I guess the Bengals have been good.

781
00:40:29,719 --> 00:40:31,879
Speaker 1: It's been tough. You know, the Ravens have been consistently good.

782
00:40:32,160 --> 00:40:34,520
Speaker 1: Some of those early Flacco teams now with Lamar the

783
00:40:34,560 --> 00:40:36,720
Speaker 1: Bengals have had good teams with Marvin Lewis. The Browns

784
00:40:36,760 --> 00:40:39,960
Speaker 1: for the most part, have sucked. But the Steelers could

785
00:40:40,040 --> 00:40:43,759
Speaker 1: play with anyone basically beside the Patriots. Their problem is

786
00:40:43,880 --> 00:40:46,680
Speaker 1: I don't see how they pivot from this. You know,

787
00:40:47,000 --> 00:40:51,200
Speaker 1: it was it was obtainable when Paul Goldschmidt and Nolan

788
00:40:51,360 --> 00:40:55,440
Speaker 1: Arronado became available, and the Cardinals just well run front office,

789
00:40:55,480 --> 00:40:57,760
Speaker 1: they go land them both, and those guys are star players.

790
00:40:57,800 --> 00:41:00,640
Speaker 1: I'm an n L West Guy Giants fan. Probably beside

791
00:41:00,640 --> 00:41:02,759
Speaker 1: Buster Posey and Clayton Kershaw, those are the best two

792
00:41:02,760 --> 00:41:05,560
Speaker 1: players of the last decade in the division and they're

793
00:41:05,600 --> 00:41:08,160
Speaker 1: they back three and four for them now. It's it's incredible,

794
00:41:08,560 --> 00:41:10,839
Speaker 1: but it's easier to pull off in baseball, like if

795
00:41:10,880 --> 00:41:14,520
Speaker 1: Paul Goldschmidt. The equivalent in football at quarterback would be

796
00:41:14,560 --> 00:41:17,760
Speaker 1: like Kyler Murray's on the block, you know, Joe Burrows

797
00:41:17,760 --> 00:41:20,799
Speaker 1: on the block. That doesn't happen. I don't see what

798
00:41:20,840 --> 00:41:24,120
Speaker 1: the Steelers do. And I've talked about this, and I've

799
00:41:24,120 --> 00:41:26,480
Speaker 1: had some people DM me like, you know, watch the

800
00:41:26,520 --> 00:41:29,960
Speaker 1: Liberty quarterback, and someone forwarded me watch the Pittsburgh quarterback

801
00:41:30,040 --> 00:41:33,640
Speaker 1: University of Pittsburgh. I haven't seen either of them play,

802
00:41:33,680 --> 00:41:37,880
Speaker 1: but just from campusing the landscape on my own texting around,

803
00:41:38,200 --> 00:41:40,560
Speaker 1: I don't think it's a great quarterback draft, and I

804
00:41:40,600 --> 00:41:43,640
Speaker 1: am not into drafting a quarterback. Even Let's say the

805
00:41:43,640 --> 00:41:46,440
Speaker 1: Steelers have a god awful season, win five or six

806
00:41:46,560 --> 00:41:49,840
Speaker 1: years and basically have their second losing season in twenty

807
00:41:49,840 --> 00:41:52,719
Speaker 1: one years, which is an outlier, right, they are a

808
00:41:52,800 --> 00:41:55,879
Speaker 1: model of consistency every year in the playoffs. Well, Ben

809
00:41:55,880 --> 00:41:58,360
Speaker 1: is shot and it's a quarterback league. And if he

810
00:41:58,400 --> 00:42:00,839
Speaker 1: can't move around, if he can't push the ball down

811
00:42:00,920 --> 00:42:04,799
Speaker 1: the field, obviously their offensive line sucks. They're not gonna

812
00:42:04,800 --> 00:42:07,359
Speaker 1: make the playoffs and they're not gonna win. Hell, they're

813
00:42:07,360 --> 00:42:10,319
Speaker 1: not gonna win eight games at this rate. I don't

814
00:42:10,360 --> 00:42:12,200
Speaker 1: really know what they do at the end of the season.

815
00:42:12,280 --> 00:42:16,000
Speaker 1: I know I heard Coward talking about Rogers to Green Bay.

816
00:42:16,320 --> 00:42:19,160
Speaker 1: I know Rogers City really likes Mike Tomlin. When Tomlin

817
00:42:19,239 --> 00:42:21,200
Speaker 1: called the time out last week before he could quit

818
00:42:21,280 --> 00:42:23,800
Speaker 1: count them, they gave each other the eye. Who wouldn't

819
00:42:23,800 --> 00:42:25,600
Speaker 1: like Mike Tomlin. I'd want to be friends with Mike

820
00:42:25,640 --> 00:42:28,760
Speaker 1: Tomlin too, in what world? Like Green Bay is good.

821
00:42:28,920 --> 00:42:31,000
Speaker 1: They're gonna go back to the playoffs. They're gonna have

822
00:42:31,000 --> 00:42:33,680
Speaker 1: a chance to compete for the NFC. I have a

823
00:42:33,719 --> 00:42:36,279
Speaker 1: hard time thinking that Rogers, especially if they break off

824
00:42:36,360 --> 00:42:39,319
Speaker 1: Davante Adams. I think Rogers is gonna stay. I don't

825
00:42:39,320 --> 00:42:41,879
Speaker 1: think he's gonna be available. I don't think that's gonna

826
00:42:41,920 --> 00:42:44,880
Speaker 1: be an option. And I'd also say, why would Aaron

827
00:42:44,960 --> 00:42:47,239
Speaker 1: Rodgers want to go to the Steeler Why would he

828
00:42:47,280 --> 00:42:49,040
Speaker 1: want to leave the Packers and go to the Steelers?

829
00:42:49,440 --> 00:42:51,440
Speaker 1: The Packers are better. Why wouldn't he just want to

830
00:42:51,440 --> 00:42:55,719
Speaker 1: stay like now if he continues to hate Gudikins and

831
00:42:55,719 --> 00:42:57,640
Speaker 1: they can't get along, I kind of understand it, But

832
00:42:57,640 --> 00:43:00,359
Speaker 1: that doesn't really feel like the vibe in in Bay

833
00:43:00,440 --> 00:43:03,960
Speaker 1: right now. So it just shows you what they have

834
00:43:03,960 --> 00:43:07,840
Speaker 1: accomplished is incredible. I have nothing but respect for any

835
00:43:07,920 --> 00:43:11,480
Speaker 1: organization in any business who every year is just consistent

836
00:43:11,560 --> 00:43:15,200
Speaker 1: because they constantly separate from the pack because it is very,

837
00:43:15,320 --> 00:43:18,520
Speaker 1: very difficult to do that. It really is why do

838
00:43:18,640 --> 00:43:22,520
Speaker 1: Chiefs fans love Andy so much? Obviously, Patrick Mahomes and

839
00:43:22,560 --> 00:43:24,839
Speaker 1: winning that Super Bowl was really sweet, but they were

840
00:43:24,880 --> 00:43:27,960
Speaker 1: kind of a joke franchise. Scott Pioli had ruined it

841
00:43:28,120 --> 00:43:30,480
Speaker 1: and then he got there. Immediately they get Alex and

842
00:43:30,560 --> 00:43:33,160
Speaker 1: this every year, double digit wins every year, We're going

843
00:43:33,160 --> 00:43:34,960
Speaker 1: to the playoffs. We're not gonna win the super Bowl

844
00:43:35,000 --> 00:43:37,319
Speaker 1: every year. Before we even knew who Patrick Mahomes are,

845
00:43:37,440 --> 00:43:39,480
Speaker 1: but we just have a chance. We're gonna be in

846
00:43:39,480 --> 00:43:41,799
Speaker 1: a playoff game, We're gonna play in January. We're gonna

847
00:43:41,800 --> 00:43:44,640
Speaker 1: win a division or two. That feels good. That's really

848
00:43:44,680 --> 00:43:47,080
Speaker 1: all a fan base once. There is a shortlist of

849
00:43:47,080 --> 00:43:51,520
Speaker 1: fan bases Alabama, Lakers, Yankees who really think it's like,

850
00:43:51,760 --> 00:43:54,040
Speaker 1: you know, super Bowl or Championship or bust if you

851
00:43:54,080 --> 00:43:57,160
Speaker 1: are just consistent. The problem for the Steelers a little

852
00:43:57,160 --> 00:43:59,400
Speaker 1: bit of a fork in the road, and I just

853
00:43:59,480 --> 00:44:02,680
Speaker 1: don't really see their options, especially if the quarterback draft

854
00:44:02,760 --> 00:44:04,359
Speaker 1: is as bad as I think it is right now,

855
00:44:04,440 --> 00:44:06,120
Speaker 1: because I don't see who's gonna be ava. What are

856
00:44:06,120 --> 00:44:08,680
Speaker 1: you gonna do? Trade for Jimmy Garoppolo. Jimmy Garoppolo is

857
00:44:08,680 --> 00:44:12,400
Speaker 1: already injured, He's not even that good. Your officsive line sucks.

858
00:44:12,239 --> 00:44:14,680
Speaker 1: I just the options to me are just really limited.

859
00:44:14,719 --> 00:44:18,480
Speaker 1: So you know, there's not really a Paul goldschmid eror

860
00:44:18,520 --> 00:44:22,279
Speaker 1: Nolan Arronado for the Pittsburgh Steelers to trade for. Okay,

861
00:44:22,360 --> 00:44:24,040
Speaker 1: let's dive into a couple of games that we have

862
00:44:24,200 --> 00:44:30,360
Speaker 1: not hit on yet. Let's start in Florida, Tampa, Miami, Miami.

863
00:44:30,480 --> 00:44:32,719
Speaker 1: Do you know what sucks about Miami? One they passed

864
00:44:32,760 --> 00:44:36,360
Speaker 1: on Justine Herbert for to a tongue of Iloa. And

865
00:44:36,719 --> 00:44:39,920
Speaker 1: they had three first round picks in twos and two

866
00:44:39,960 --> 00:44:43,279
Speaker 1: of them are to a in Austin Jackson, who is

867
00:44:43,400 --> 00:44:46,400
Speaker 1: a questionable pick at best. Right now, it's a disaster.

868
00:44:46,760 --> 00:44:49,799
Speaker 1: Let's face it, that draft where they got so much

869
00:44:49,840 --> 00:44:51,879
Speaker 1: hype going into it, they had all these picks. Now

870
00:44:51,920 --> 00:44:53,680
Speaker 1: it looks like two years later. God, we'd like a

871
00:44:53,760 --> 00:44:56,920
Speaker 1: redo on that bad boy Tampa coming off an emotional win,

872
00:44:57,000 --> 00:44:59,560
Speaker 1: but they're just way better. And I know Brian Flores

873
00:44:59,600 --> 00:45:02,640
Speaker 1: two year ago, remember it was a year they were

874
00:45:02,680 --> 00:45:05,640
Speaker 1: tanking for two Actually, he beat Brady last game of

875
00:45:05,640 --> 00:45:09,200
Speaker 1: the season. It costs New England the second seed, which

876
00:45:09,200 --> 00:45:11,600
Speaker 1: at the time was a bye. The New England was

877
00:45:11,640 --> 00:45:13,480
Speaker 1: the third seed and they lost the Tennessee in the

878
00:45:13,480 --> 00:45:17,560
Speaker 1: playoff game. I would expect Brady, you know, that's a

879
00:45:17,560 --> 00:45:20,239
Speaker 1: crazy slob. He didn't forget that He's gonna try to

880
00:45:20,280 --> 00:45:24,239
Speaker 1: stick a steak in Miami. Brady hates Miami played him

881
00:45:24,239 --> 00:45:26,839
Speaker 1: for twenty plus years in that division. He probably likes

882
00:45:26,840 --> 00:45:29,960
Speaker 1: Brian Flores. But I would say bye bye Miami and

883
00:45:30,000 --> 00:45:33,000
Speaker 1: welcome to one in four and their franchise kind of

884
00:45:33,040 --> 00:45:36,960
Speaker 1: been shambles. Their their quarterback situation is you know, are

885
00:45:36,960 --> 00:45:39,200
Speaker 1: they gonna have to trade for Deshaun Watson? Is Deshaun

886
00:45:39,239 --> 00:45:42,920
Speaker 1: Watson like what's that even situation? Just a disaster. The

887
00:45:42,920 --> 00:45:46,520
Speaker 1: whole thing is a disaster. And uh and in Tampa's

888
00:45:46,520 --> 00:45:49,000
Speaker 1: in position to just be whatever they be four and

889
00:45:49,080 --> 00:45:53,920
Speaker 1: one and kind of cruising along Saints football team. You

890
00:45:53,920 --> 00:45:57,600
Speaker 1: guys see the story about football team, their trainer got

891
00:45:57,719 --> 00:46:01,320
Speaker 1: raided by the Feds, and the trader is not a

892
00:46:01,400 --> 00:46:03,439
Speaker 1: Dan Snyder guy. He's a Revere a guy. Now I'm

893
00:46:03,440 --> 00:46:06,840
Speaker 1: not I'm not blaming Revere at all. The story that

894
00:46:06,920 --> 00:46:09,480
Speaker 1: I read as he was giving prescription drugs to people

895
00:46:09,520 --> 00:46:11,759
Speaker 1: that are probably gonna got prescription drugs. But anytime I

896
00:46:11,760 --> 00:46:14,759
Speaker 1: see a headline that the Feds have rated your home

897
00:46:15,040 --> 00:46:19,160
Speaker 1: and your offices, that's a problem. Usually the Feds don't

898
00:46:19,160 --> 00:46:22,759
Speaker 1: waste that much time doing that crap. Now, you never

899
00:46:22,800 --> 00:46:24,560
Speaker 1: know what the football team. A lot of people want

900
00:46:24,640 --> 00:46:27,000
Speaker 1: are going after Dan Snyder, But this doesn't feel has

901
00:46:27,000 --> 00:46:29,800
Speaker 1: anything to do with Dan Snyder. Both these two teams

902
00:46:29,800 --> 00:46:32,960
Speaker 1: are two and two. Whoever wins at three and two

903
00:46:33,000 --> 00:46:34,880
Speaker 1: is gonna be feeling pretty good. Whoever loses, Like the

904
00:46:34,880 --> 00:46:37,600
Speaker 1: football team was supposed to have a great defense last week,

905
00:46:37,640 --> 00:46:40,759
Speaker 1: I look up, the Atlanta Falcons are scoring thirty, So

906
00:46:40,840 --> 00:46:43,760
Speaker 1: it's not going that well. Let's face a Taylor Heineke

907
00:46:44,120 --> 00:46:45,759
Speaker 1: is is he gonna be the Saints? I mean, I

908
00:46:45,840 --> 00:46:47,399
Speaker 1: just like the Saints in this game, and I don't

909
00:46:47,440 --> 00:46:51,040
Speaker 1: love the Saints. Jami's is clearly a roller coaster ride,

910
00:46:51,360 --> 00:46:54,720
Speaker 1: but their defense is solid. Um. I like the Saints

911
00:46:54,760 --> 00:46:57,920
Speaker 1: actually pretty easily in this game. Let's see, there are

912
00:46:57,960 --> 00:47:01,480
Speaker 1: some bad games. I wrote down a couple of bad games.

913
00:47:02,160 --> 00:47:09,840
Speaker 1: Titans at Jags, Giants, even the Pats at Texans, Giants

914
00:47:09,960 --> 00:47:13,640
Speaker 1: at Cowboys. Now, I like the Cowboys obviously to kill

915
00:47:13,680 --> 00:47:15,400
Speaker 1: the Giants, but I just to me, I have a

916
00:47:15,440 --> 00:47:17,680
Speaker 1: hard time watching the Giants. I know they are a

917
00:47:17,680 --> 00:47:20,960
Speaker 1: powerhouse franchise in terms of fan base, and probably many

918
00:47:20,960 --> 00:47:23,399
Speaker 1: people are listening their Giants fans. Your team just tough

919
00:47:23,440 --> 00:47:27,280
Speaker 1: to watch, it really is. Cowboys probably kill them. Pats

920
00:47:27,280 --> 00:47:30,680
Speaker 1: at Texans. The Pats are a huge favorite. They're like

921
00:47:30,800 --> 00:47:33,399
Speaker 1: nine points last time I I saw on the road

922
00:47:33,520 --> 00:47:38,600
Speaker 1: passing scorny points. Now Davis Mills against Bill Belichick, this

923
00:47:38,640 --> 00:47:41,080
Speaker 1: game is probably gonna be like thirteen to nothing. Talk

924
00:47:41,160 --> 00:47:44,759
Speaker 1: about a snooze fest. Titans at Jags. The Titans just

925
00:47:44,840 --> 00:47:48,080
Speaker 1: lost to the Jets. The Jags are in shambles with

926
00:47:48,160 --> 00:47:51,239
Speaker 1: urban Meyer. I just don't think I'll watch much of

927
00:47:51,239 --> 00:47:54,400
Speaker 1: any of these games. I mean, just full disclosure, just

928
00:47:54,440 --> 00:47:58,040
Speaker 1: being candid. I'm honest, there's an honest podcast. I do

929
00:47:58,160 --> 00:48:01,640
Speaker 1: not plan on watching any of these games besides when

930
00:48:01,640 --> 00:48:04,000
Speaker 1: they come up on red zone or a highlight package

931
00:48:04,000 --> 00:48:08,000
Speaker 1: at Afternone. Some good games actually, though, the Bears at

932
00:48:08,160 --> 00:48:13,280
Speaker 1: the Raiders. Raiders, Joey Bosa basically just called Derek car

933
00:48:13,320 --> 00:48:16,560
Speaker 1: Soft said he folds like a cheap tent, and he's

934
00:48:16,600 --> 00:48:19,120
Speaker 1: not necessarily wrong, And listen, Derek's a really good player,

935
00:48:19,680 --> 00:48:22,319
Speaker 1: but toughness in the pocket has always been his knock.

936
00:48:22,400 --> 00:48:24,759
Speaker 1: And I have a listen, like, who am I to say?

937
00:48:24,760 --> 00:48:26,400
Speaker 1: Like what I stick in the pocket I would go

938
00:48:26,440 --> 00:48:28,840
Speaker 1: down to. I'm not. I'm not acting like I'm some

939
00:48:28,920 --> 00:48:32,440
Speaker 1: tough guy. Any one of us who talks about quarterbacks

940
00:48:32,440 --> 00:48:35,120
Speaker 1: going in down in the pocket, we're not acknowledging that

941
00:48:35,200 --> 00:48:37,840
Speaker 1: we wouldn't go down. We're just acknowledging that to be

942
00:48:37,880 --> 00:48:40,440
Speaker 1: a great quarterback, you've gotta be able to hang there

943
00:48:40,440 --> 00:48:43,760
Speaker 1: in the pocket and take hits. And that's always been Derek's,

944
00:48:43,800 --> 00:48:46,800
Speaker 1: you know, kind of bugaboo. He likes a nice clean pocket.

945
00:48:46,880 --> 00:48:50,120
Speaker 1: Who doesn't, But you know, staring down when the guys

946
00:48:50,200 --> 00:48:52,279
Speaker 1: running at him to hold that guy open for an

947
00:48:52,280 --> 00:48:55,439
Speaker 1: extra second. And when Joey Bosa said that. I don't

948
00:48:55,440 --> 00:48:57,879
Speaker 1: think Joey Bosa just came up with that on his own.

949
00:48:58,239 --> 00:49:00,920
Speaker 1: I think a lot of times play or is reiterate

950
00:49:01,000 --> 00:49:03,799
Speaker 1: what their coaches tell them throughout the week. That had

951
00:49:03,840 --> 00:49:06,400
Speaker 1: to be the number one coaching point for the Chargers,

952
00:49:06,600 --> 00:49:09,560
Speaker 1: who have a top five defensive coordinator in their head coach,

953
00:49:09,560 --> 00:49:12,560
Speaker 1: and Brandon Staley hammered home to that defense. Where did

954
00:49:12,600 --> 00:49:14,840
Speaker 1: he coach for years I guess not years, but a

955
00:49:14,840 --> 00:49:17,439
Speaker 1: couple of years Denver, Broncos with Vic Fangio. He knows

956
00:49:17,480 --> 00:49:22,080
Speaker 1: Derek pretty well. And uh, the Bears, you know, having

957
00:49:22,080 --> 00:49:24,720
Speaker 1: pretty good pass rush. Khalil Mack, you know who basically

958
00:49:24,760 --> 00:49:26,839
Speaker 1: just takes Wednesdays off now in practice he's a little

959
00:49:26,840 --> 00:49:29,839
Speaker 1: banged up, but I think they can kind of get

960
00:49:29,880 --> 00:49:33,719
Speaker 1: after the Raiders. Alex Leatherwood, who the Raiders chose in

961
00:49:33,760 --> 00:49:39,400
Speaker 1: the first round pick seventeen, right tackle Alabama. They have

962
00:49:39,480 --> 00:49:42,880
Speaker 1: already moved him to guard. They have already moved him

963
00:49:42,920 --> 00:49:45,040
Speaker 1: to guard, Like that's kind of a problem. You don't

964
00:49:45,040 --> 00:49:46,920
Speaker 1: pick a tackle in the top twenty and then move

965
00:49:47,000 --> 00:49:49,120
Speaker 1: him to guard four weeks in the season. Now I

966
00:49:49,120 --> 00:49:51,560
Speaker 1: don't even think they're wrong. Like you watch him a tackle,

967
00:49:51,600 --> 00:49:54,319
Speaker 1: He's got no chance. And clearly he was a talented guy.

968
00:49:54,320 --> 00:49:57,760
Speaker 1: He started Alabama for years, but clearly he's a little

969
00:49:57,960 --> 00:50:00,520
Speaker 1: he's swimming right now now. Could he be better rick guard?

970
00:50:01,440 --> 00:50:04,320
Speaker 1: We'll see. But this is a game I also interested.

971
00:50:04,880 --> 00:50:08,000
Speaker 1: The Raiders defense actually is much better. Uh, they don't

972
00:50:08,040 --> 00:50:10,560
Speaker 1: have I wouldn't say they have a you know, high

973
00:50:10,680 --> 00:50:12,680
Speaker 1: end talent, but they're playing well as a unit. They

974
00:50:12,680 --> 00:50:15,879
Speaker 1: tackle pretty well. Watch Justin Fields? Can he put back

975
00:50:15,920 --> 00:50:19,399
Speaker 1: to back games together? This would be a huge win

976
00:50:19,520 --> 00:50:23,080
Speaker 1: for the Bears, massive, especially with Justin Fields like the

977
00:50:23,160 --> 00:50:26,600
Speaker 1: Raiders are gonna score some points. Ruggs looks good. Waller's

978
00:50:26,680 --> 00:50:29,920
Speaker 1: the store. Um. Brian Edwards, who didn't really do much

979
00:50:29,920 --> 00:50:33,040
Speaker 1: against the Chargers, I expect him to bounce back. Jacob

980
00:50:33,080 --> 00:50:36,200
Speaker 1: is now healthy. Um, I I will watch this game

981
00:50:36,239 --> 00:50:39,719
Speaker 1: the other game. I will definitely watch Browns at the Chargers.

982
00:50:40,320 --> 00:50:44,120
Speaker 1: I'm just fascinated by Brandon Staley. I really am. Uh,

983
00:50:44,280 --> 00:50:47,040
Speaker 1: He's just I'm always fascinated by skinny guys who worked

984
00:50:47,080 --> 00:50:49,160
Speaker 1: like twenty hour days. How do they say, so skinny

985
00:50:49,480 --> 00:50:52,480
Speaker 1: is just natural genetics. Is he eat three salads a day?

986
00:50:52,520 --> 00:50:54,520
Speaker 1: Does he only eat protein? Shake says he never mixed

987
00:50:54,560 --> 00:50:57,480
Speaker 1: in a dirty meal. Because I know the guy, I

988
00:50:57,520 --> 00:51:00,480
Speaker 1: know what coaches, the hours they work, they never saw working.

989
00:51:00,920 --> 00:51:02,880
Speaker 1: So how can you stay skinny? Maybe you get a

990
00:51:02,960 --> 00:51:05,799
Speaker 1: couple of workouts here and there. But he he looks

991
00:51:05,800 --> 00:51:08,279
Speaker 1: fantastic and he's just a big fan of the way

992
00:51:08,320 --> 00:51:12,040
Speaker 1: his teams play. Stefanski the Browns like they've done it

993
00:51:12,120 --> 00:51:15,160
Speaker 1: several different ways. Now. The report today on Thursday that

994
00:51:15,239 --> 00:51:19,000
Speaker 1: I saw Baker's Labraham's messed up, which makes sense because

995
00:51:19,000 --> 00:51:22,040
Speaker 1: a couple of weeks ago, I forget who they're playing.

996
00:51:22,360 --> 00:51:24,200
Speaker 1: But when he threw the pick and he tried to

997
00:51:24,200 --> 00:51:27,000
Speaker 1: make the tackle and he held his arm, my gut

998
00:51:27,040 --> 00:51:28,920
Speaker 1: feeling was like, oh my god, if he just breaks

999
00:51:28,920 --> 00:51:31,520
Speaker 1: his classical And clearly it's been a little off since

1000
00:51:31,560 --> 00:51:33,799
Speaker 1: because he hasn't been that good. That's a problem for

1001
00:51:33,840 --> 00:51:37,200
Speaker 1: the Browns. Now last week against Minnesota, their defense was unreal.

1002
00:51:37,600 --> 00:51:42,399
Speaker 1: Miles Garrett looks like both boast Of brothers Khalil Mack

1003
00:51:42,560 --> 00:51:46,880
Speaker 1: mixed with Reggie White, Like I mean, just google Miles

1004
00:51:46,920 --> 00:51:52,560
Speaker 1: Garrett highlights right now it is. It's absurd, It really is.

1005
00:51:52,840 --> 00:51:58,040
Speaker 1: I've been watching like NFL defensive lineman closely for eleven

1006
00:51:58,080 --> 00:52:03,080
Speaker 1: plus years. He might be just pound for pound body type.

1007
00:52:03,239 --> 00:52:07,200
Speaker 1: Every movie's got the best pass rusher in that time,

1008
00:52:07,280 --> 00:52:10,160
Speaker 1: and that's Von Miller, Khalil, Mack, J. J. Watt, Like

1009
00:52:10,480 --> 00:52:13,160
Speaker 1: it's a list of Hall of Fame level guys, and

1010
00:52:13,200 --> 00:52:15,839
Speaker 1: he might be the most talented of the group. At

1011
00:52:15,840 --> 00:52:18,000
Speaker 1: a buddy in the league who's like he could break

1012
00:52:18,000 --> 00:52:20,879
Speaker 1: the sack record. He's that talented. And when I when

1013
00:52:20,880 --> 00:52:22,759
Speaker 1: he said break the sack record, I think he means

1014
00:52:22,800 --> 00:52:25,799
Speaker 1: like thirty sacks now with the extra game. But I don't.

1015
00:52:25,840 --> 00:52:29,760
Speaker 1: I would never like, at any single moment, Myles Garrett

1016
00:52:29,760 --> 00:52:31,680
Speaker 1: can just take over a game, and that just might

1017
00:52:31,719 --> 00:52:34,680
Speaker 1: be They're gonna have to lean on him if Baker's

1018
00:52:34,680 --> 00:52:37,600
Speaker 1: messed up the run game and the defense. But this,

1019
00:52:38,960 --> 00:52:41,160
Speaker 1: I guess I kind of like the Chargers in this game.

1020
00:52:41,280 --> 00:52:43,399
Speaker 1: But you know, it's it's really is. I was thinking

1021
00:52:43,440 --> 00:52:46,120
Speaker 1: about it. I'm such a I'm a huge believer in

1022
00:52:46,160 --> 00:52:49,799
Speaker 1: the cream always rises and not everyone makes it at

1023
00:52:49,840 --> 00:52:52,960
Speaker 1: the same time. Some people they're discovered when they're five

1024
00:52:53,040 --> 00:52:56,080
Speaker 1: years old, right, Michael Jackson, Tiger Woods. Other guys, it

1025
00:52:56,120 --> 00:52:58,880
Speaker 1: takes a little time. Other guys Phil Mickolson didn't win

1026
00:52:58,920 --> 00:53:01,680
Speaker 1: a major Dill's mid thirties. Some guys don't, you know,

1027
00:53:02,080 --> 00:53:04,840
Speaker 1: their business doesn't take off till they're fifty, right, we

1028
00:53:04,920 --> 00:53:08,040
Speaker 1: all have different pasts in life. Whenever anyone asked me

1029
00:53:08,080 --> 00:53:10,360
Speaker 1: for advice, like, hey, I want to work in the NFL,

1030
00:53:10,440 --> 00:53:12,439
Speaker 1: what do I do? I mean, I can only base

1031
00:53:12,480 --> 00:53:14,640
Speaker 1: it off what I did, but I worked with so

1032
00:53:14,680 --> 00:53:17,560
Speaker 1: many people that had a different route, and we were

1033
00:53:17,600 --> 00:53:21,400
Speaker 1: all in the same building. Like every single person's route

1034
00:53:21,440 --> 00:53:23,800
Speaker 1: to where they want to go is kind of unique

1035
00:53:23,840 --> 00:53:27,200
Speaker 1: to themselves. But I've always believed when you're really talented

1036
00:53:27,560 --> 00:53:30,360
Speaker 1: and you're really good, you're always gonna end up at

1037
00:53:30,400 --> 00:53:32,680
Speaker 1: the top. It might take you a little bit longer,

1038
00:53:32,880 --> 00:53:36,879
Speaker 1: you know, it might be a windy road to where

1039
00:53:36,920 --> 00:53:39,479
Speaker 1: you ultimately want to end up, but you'll get there. Now.

1040
00:53:39,560 --> 00:53:41,759
Speaker 1: Like I said, you gotta stay consistent, you gotta work hard,

1041
00:53:41,760 --> 00:53:45,759
Speaker 1: you gotta have like the the basic attributes. But if

1042
00:53:45,800 --> 00:53:48,960
Speaker 1: you have the talent, you're gonna be all right. And

1043
00:53:49,080 --> 00:53:53,520
Speaker 1: Justin Herbert is a fantastic example of you know, Eugene Oregon.

1044
00:53:53,560 --> 00:53:56,840
Speaker 1: It's where he grew up. No major scholarship offers started

1045
00:53:56,840 --> 00:54:00,200
Speaker 1: immediately at Organ, but like you know, it's kind of nipped.

1046
00:54:00,239 --> 00:54:02,600
Speaker 1: How good is the guy? Really? Yeah, he's six ft six,

1047
00:54:02,640 --> 00:54:04,919
Speaker 1: he's got a huge arm, and he's a high level guy.

1048
00:54:05,360 --> 00:54:07,040
Speaker 1: You watched him in that Raider game, and you go,

1049
00:54:07,840 --> 00:54:10,719
Speaker 1: Derek Carr right now is a top ten quarterback and

1050
00:54:10,719 --> 00:54:13,440
Speaker 1: he's the third best quarterback in his own division. Like

1051
00:54:13,480 --> 00:54:17,520
Speaker 1: if you did a draft for the NFL, Herbert, obviously

1052
00:54:17,560 --> 00:54:20,919
Speaker 1: Mahomes and Herbert would just go before Derek. That's that's

1053
00:54:20,960 --> 00:54:23,960
Speaker 1: pretty nuts. Shows you the talent in that really the

1054
00:54:23,960 --> 00:54:25,959
Speaker 1: talent in the a f C. In the NFC West

1055
00:54:26,000 --> 00:54:31,399
Speaker 1: at quarterback you have car Herbert, Mahomes. The Broncos don't

1056
00:54:31,400 --> 00:54:33,640
Speaker 1: really have one, even though Teddy's actually solid, you know,

1057
00:54:33,680 --> 00:54:38,040
Speaker 1: he's probably quarterback. And then the NFC West has Russell Wilson, Kyler,

1058
00:54:38,120 --> 00:54:42,680
Speaker 1: Murray Stafford and the Niners. Disastrous situation. But hopefully one

1059
00:54:42,719 --> 00:54:45,080
Speaker 1: day Trey LANs turns out to be good. Though he's

1060
00:54:45,080 --> 00:54:48,120
Speaker 1: got on my other podcast, I talked about it, he's

1061
00:54:48,120 --> 00:54:50,279
Speaker 1: got some things to fix. And it starts with that

1062
00:54:50,400 --> 00:54:53,279
Speaker 1: loopy release. You cannot have a loopy release and then

1063
00:54:53,280 --> 00:54:56,160
Speaker 1: not be that accurate, like we gotta we gotta go

1064
00:54:56,200 --> 00:54:59,200
Speaker 1: into the lab before Kyle Shanahan and do some do

1065
00:54:59,320 --> 00:55:03,600
Speaker 1: some coaching in development. But yeah, the Browns, Chargers, and

1066
00:55:03,719 --> 00:55:07,640
Speaker 1: and obviously the Sunday Night football game, the Ravens were

1067
00:55:07,680 --> 00:55:10,160
Speaker 1: able to kind of shed we can't beat the Chiefs,

1068
00:55:10,200 --> 00:55:12,640
Speaker 1: you know, Week two, right on Sunday Night football, and

1069
00:55:12,760 --> 00:55:16,279
Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson just turned into as an NFL coach told me,

1070
00:55:16,320 --> 00:55:19,000
Speaker 1: he's Michael Jackson football. They never see anything like him.

1071
00:55:19,000 --> 00:55:21,920
Speaker 1: I'm like, yeah, I agree. It was remarkable. Now, the

1072
00:55:21,960 --> 00:55:24,640
Speaker 1: Chiefs kind of blew it the fumble, But the Chiefs

1073
00:55:24,680 --> 00:55:27,520
Speaker 1: when they care and Mahomes is locked in, I don't

1074
00:55:27,520 --> 00:55:30,200
Speaker 1: care how shitty that defense is. They can drop fifty

1075
00:55:30,280 --> 00:55:34,160
Speaker 1: on anybody. They would drop twenty five on the Bears.

1076
00:55:34,400 --> 00:55:38,920
Speaker 1: That offense when they're humming, it's an unstoppable force. The

1077
00:55:38,960 --> 00:55:40,840
Speaker 1: Bills have kind of got their mojo back. You know,

1078
00:55:40,880 --> 00:55:43,279
Speaker 1: they lost to Pittsburgh, which looks kind of weird looking back,

1079
00:55:43,280 --> 00:55:46,240
Speaker 1: but weird things happen. Week one last year, the Jags

1080
00:55:46,280 --> 00:55:48,920
Speaker 1: beat the Colts. That was the only win the Jack's

1081
00:55:48,960 --> 00:55:51,280
Speaker 1: had and the Colts had eleven wins the next fifteen weeks,

1082
00:55:51,320 --> 00:55:55,240
Speaker 1: so weird ship happens week one, but you know Kansas

1083
00:55:55,239 --> 00:55:58,600
Speaker 1: City because they start they lost those two games. Obviously

1084
00:55:58,640 --> 00:56:00,680
Speaker 1: they didn't want to go two and three, you know,

1085
00:56:00,960 --> 00:56:02,719
Speaker 1: especially if the Chargers were to win that game all

1086
00:56:02,719 --> 00:56:04,480
Speaker 1: of a sudden, they'd be for in one. Let's say

1087
00:56:04,520 --> 00:56:06,239
Speaker 1: the Raiders win, they be four in one, and you'd

1088
00:56:06,280 --> 00:56:08,280
Speaker 1: be a couple of games behind him, and you've already

1089
00:56:08,280 --> 00:56:10,359
Speaker 1: lost the Chargers. You haven't played the Raiders yet, but

1090
00:56:10,760 --> 00:56:12,719
Speaker 1: you know you kind of behind behind the eight ball.

1091
00:56:13,000 --> 00:56:16,239
Speaker 1: The Bills three and one playing well, Allan's kind of

1092
00:56:16,239 --> 00:56:19,080
Speaker 1: gotta go on again. But this game is in Kansas City.

1093
00:56:19,080 --> 00:56:21,839
Speaker 1: I saw some quotes from Josh Allen. They were like,

1094
00:56:21,920 --> 00:56:24,279
Speaker 1: this place is gonna be really, really loud. It's a

1095
00:56:24,280 --> 00:56:27,719
Speaker 1: hostile environment and they are going to be This is

1096
00:56:27,719 --> 00:56:31,040
Speaker 1: gonna feel like a playoff game. This is an elite matchup.

1097
00:56:31,760 --> 00:56:35,440
Speaker 1: I like the Chiefs, but you know, this defense not

1098
00:56:35,560 --> 00:56:39,840
Speaker 1: a great matchup. I mean, Josh Allen could shred the

1099
00:56:39,920 --> 00:56:42,879
Speaker 1: Chief's defense. Shred that. I mean, Jalen Hurts was making

1100
00:56:42,880 --> 00:56:45,799
Speaker 1: plays all game long. Chiefs can't really cover. But to me,

1101
00:56:46,320 --> 00:56:48,239
Speaker 1: I say it all the time, if you can't cover

1102
00:56:48,719 --> 00:56:51,040
Speaker 1: and really their pass rush, like they invested a first

1103
00:56:51,120 --> 00:56:53,480
Speaker 1: round pick several years ago. And Frank Clark he's nowhere

1104
00:56:53,480 --> 00:56:55,640
Speaker 1: to be found. So Chris Jones can't do it all

1105
00:56:55,640 --> 00:56:57,879
Speaker 1: on his own. He doesn't really have any help. Their

1106
00:56:57,920 --> 00:57:00,879
Speaker 1: linebackers aren't that great. But what you know, I think

1107
00:57:00,920 --> 00:57:02,920
Speaker 1: they probably gotta score thirty five plus to win this

1108
00:57:02,960 --> 00:57:06,920
Speaker 1: game because last week against Jalen Like they were making plays,

1109
00:57:07,040 --> 00:57:09,960
Speaker 1: they scored thirty points. You know, and the Bill's offense

1110
00:57:10,040 --> 00:57:14,279
Speaker 1: is clearly better on the Eagles offense. But I am

1111
00:57:14,400 --> 00:57:19,640
Speaker 1: very excited for this game back again with one of

1112
00:57:19,680 --> 00:57:22,120
Speaker 1: the hottest gamblers in America. Eight and four on the

1113
00:57:22,200 --> 00:57:24,480
Speaker 1: year and really just a couple of completions away from

1114
00:57:24,480 --> 00:57:27,040
Speaker 1: probably being about ten and two right now. But we're

1115
00:57:27,120 --> 00:57:31,880
Speaker 1: rolling Stucky of the Action Network podcasts out every Thursday,

1116
00:57:31,920 --> 00:57:36,080
Speaker 1: every Thursday morning Action Network podcast. Uh, how you doing,

1117
00:57:36,120 --> 00:57:40,520
Speaker 1: Stucky good? I'm doing better than Ben Roethlisberger. Look, last weekend,

1118
00:57:40,760 --> 00:57:43,320
Speaker 1: it was a sad performance. You get that Tomlin spot.

1119
00:57:43,400 --> 00:57:46,280
Speaker 1: They come out, they go up seven nothing, um the

1120
00:57:46,400 --> 00:57:48,320
Speaker 1: blocks field goal at the end of the half that

1121
00:57:48,400 --> 00:57:51,960
Speaker 1: got returned. That was devastating. But look, Roethlisberger, you have

1122
00:57:52,040 --> 00:57:55,200
Speaker 1: to complete some of these passes to cover. So unfortunately

1123
00:57:55,240 --> 00:57:56,919
Speaker 1: that was our loser last week. But it was nice

1124
00:57:56,960 --> 00:58:00,560
Speaker 1: to survive the New York double, which is a little

1125
00:58:00,560 --> 00:58:03,960
Speaker 1: nerve wrecking going into the day. I was following you

1126
00:58:04,000 --> 00:58:06,320
Speaker 1: on Twitter Saturday night. Looked like you were having some fun.

1127
00:58:06,520 --> 00:58:08,800
Speaker 1: You're just out and about rocking and rolling. I was

1128
00:58:08,880 --> 00:58:11,160
Speaker 1: kind of jealous. That's most of my Saturday. So it's

1129
00:58:11,160 --> 00:58:14,360
Speaker 1: where it's grind from Sunday until not allow of sleep

1130
00:58:14,440 --> 00:58:18,480
Speaker 1: until Saturday morning. Once all the bets are final, then uh,

1131
00:58:18,640 --> 00:58:22,040
Speaker 1: it's out to my wife's bar here in in Lexington,

1132
00:58:22,160 --> 00:58:25,440
Speaker 1: which was wild last week because they finally beat Florida,

1133
00:58:25,520 --> 00:58:27,480
Speaker 1: and it should be wild again this week again against

1134
00:58:27,480 --> 00:58:30,520
Speaker 1: Eli see, especially if they win. You guys have a

1135
00:58:30,520 --> 00:58:34,720
Speaker 1: bar in Lexican, Dentucky. Yeah, Stagger and the I need

1136
00:58:34,760 --> 00:58:36,439
Speaker 1: to I might need to make a little trip out

1137
00:58:36,440 --> 00:58:39,080
Speaker 1: that always lest you coming in this week. I mean,

1138
00:58:39,120 --> 00:58:42,320
Speaker 1: that's a big couple of weeks for your the bar anytime.

1139
00:58:42,800 --> 00:58:44,800
Speaker 1: And then it'll be Georgia. If they win the Georgia game,

1140
00:58:44,920 --> 00:58:47,040
Speaker 1: you know, it'll be back to reality for Kentucky football,

1141
00:58:47,040 --> 00:58:49,080
Speaker 1: but basketball season will be around the corner. They go

1142
00:58:49,120 --> 00:58:51,240
Speaker 1: to Georgia the week after, but Yeah, you're welcome any

1143
00:58:51,240 --> 00:58:54,479
Speaker 1: time to come basketball or football season, Like guest rooms

1144
00:58:54,480 --> 00:58:58,520
Speaker 1: always open as well. Awesome, take you up on that. Okay,

1145
00:58:58,600 --> 00:59:03,360
Speaker 1: let's uh, let's start with David Tepper's Carolina Panthers made

1146
00:59:03,400 --> 00:59:05,800
Speaker 1: a big trade this week. Obviously won't really affect the

1147
00:59:05,800 --> 00:59:08,640
Speaker 1: game because I don't think he's gonna play. He's on pup,

1148
00:59:08,720 --> 00:59:14,280
Speaker 1: but he's still I'm not quite sure. Ye, So Philly

1149
00:59:14,320 --> 00:59:17,520
Speaker 1: at Carolina? Who you like? Yeah? I like I like

1150
00:59:17,600 --> 00:59:20,200
Speaker 1: Philly here, and I actually like that trade for Gilmore

1151
00:59:20,440 --> 00:59:24,640
Speaker 1: for the Panthers. I'm a huge seller of man cornerbacks.

1152
00:59:24,680 --> 00:59:26,600
Speaker 1: Once they hit like thirty one years old, you see

1153
00:59:26,600 --> 00:59:28,520
Speaker 1: a big drop off. But if they can go to

1154
00:59:28,560 --> 00:59:30,520
Speaker 1: a scheme where they play more zone and you're not

1155
00:59:30,600 --> 00:59:33,720
Speaker 1: relied on to just you know, man up the corner

1156
00:59:33,720 --> 00:59:35,800
Speaker 1: of the entire game, I like that for Gilmore. You

1157
00:59:35,840 --> 00:59:38,720
Speaker 1: seat up with some older corners. Um. But I like

1158
00:59:38,760 --> 00:59:43,080
Speaker 1: the Eagles here. I think that this is just a perception.

1159
00:59:43,520 --> 00:59:45,680
Speaker 1: It's the perception of these two teams is just off

1160
00:59:45,720 --> 00:59:49,240
Speaker 1: based on the start. Look the Panthers, they started three

1161
00:59:49,280 --> 00:59:52,160
Speaker 1: and oh they beat a rookie quarterback making his first

1162
00:59:52,160 --> 00:59:55,280
Speaker 1: start on the road in Jack Wilson. Then they beat

1163
00:59:55,320 --> 00:59:57,959
Speaker 1: the Saints and just an awful spot for New Orleans.

1164
00:59:58,040 --> 00:59:59,920
Speaker 1: Coming off that win over Green Bay, they had all

1165
00:59:59,920 --> 01:00:03,280
Speaker 1: the assistant coaches out, they had injuries due to COVID,

1166
01:00:03,800 --> 01:00:05,720
Speaker 1: and then the next week, on a short week, they

1167
01:00:05,720 --> 01:00:08,760
Speaker 1: get to play another rookie quarterback making his first career starts.

1168
01:00:08,760 --> 01:00:11,760
Speaker 1: They played two rookies. Then they get Dallas on a

1169
01:00:11,840 --> 01:00:13,920
Speaker 1: short week after a Monday night game. While they that

1170
01:00:14,240 --> 01:00:17,920
Speaker 1: extra rest, and they come crashing back to Earth. They

1171
01:00:17,960 --> 01:00:21,400
Speaker 1: give up seven point seven yards per play. I'm not

1172
01:00:21,440 --> 01:00:25,560
Speaker 1: a believer in this team. The market apparently is and me. Meanwhile,

1173
01:00:25,640 --> 01:00:27,560
Speaker 1: you know, the Eagles haven't looked great, but they just

1174
01:00:27,600 --> 01:00:29,560
Speaker 1: played the Chiefs and the Cowboys. This will be a

1175
01:00:29,640 --> 01:00:32,960
Speaker 1: nice break for them. The Panthers defense has a lot

1176
01:00:32,960 --> 01:00:36,160
Speaker 1: of injury issues that you know, they're tops in their linebacker.

1177
01:00:36,200 --> 01:00:40,640
Speaker 1: Shot Thompson is out. Three of their five defensive backs

1178
01:00:40,640 --> 01:00:43,680
Speaker 1: that played in nickel situations in Week one are now out.

1179
01:00:44,080 --> 01:00:47,160
Speaker 1: It's still a bad offensive line. It's still Sam Donald.

1180
01:00:47,160 --> 01:00:49,680
Speaker 1: I'd be shocked if they rushed in McCaffrey back here.

1181
01:00:50,360 --> 01:00:52,080
Speaker 1: I don't think that this line should be over a

1182
01:00:52,120 --> 01:00:55,320
Speaker 1: field goal. I think these two teams are relatively even.

1183
01:00:55,880 --> 01:00:58,520
Speaker 1: But from what we've seen from Philly over the last

1184
01:00:58,560 --> 01:01:01,040
Speaker 1: few weeks, and then that percept and of Carolina after

1185
01:01:01,200 --> 01:01:04,240
Speaker 1: starting three and oh, which was basically just a gifted

1186
01:01:04,280 --> 01:01:06,600
Speaker 1: three and oh, I think you're getting some value. I

1187
01:01:06,640 --> 01:01:08,480
Speaker 1: took some four. I like three and a half. I

1188
01:01:08,480 --> 01:01:11,160
Speaker 1: would take three smaller. I think that's where it closes.

1189
01:01:11,160 --> 01:01:14,280
Speaker 1: And it looks like Mayata is uh the excellent left

1190
01:01:14,320 --> 01:01:18,320
Speaker 1: tackle for the Eagles is practicing today. That's big for them. Uh.

1191
01:01:18,440 --> 01:01:21,920
Speaker 1: So I like Philly here. I call him the Australian

1192
01:01:21,960 --> 01:01:26,640
Speaker 1: Trent Williams. Yeah, he's good. I'm with you. You're watching

1193
01:01:26,680 --> 01:01:29,800
Speaker 1: Philly against Kansas City and they ran into a buzz

1194
01:01:29,840 --> 01:01:32,320
Speaker 1: saw that night in Dallas on Monday Night football, and

1195
01:01:32,400 --> 01:01:36,480
Speaker 1: Jalen was terrible. But they can I mean, they have

1196
01:01:36,520 --> 01:01:38,680
Speaker 1: a lot of offensive weapons. You saw against Kansas City.

1197
01:01:38,720 --> 01:01:40,480
Speaker 1: They can score. They're not great on defense, but it's

1198
01:01:40,480 --> 01:01:44,760
Speaker 1: not like Carolinas Ms. McCaffrey might want to double, you know,

1199
01:01:44,880 --> 01:01:48,040
Speaker 1: DJ Moore. Other than that, you know, Carolina is not

1200
01:01:48,760 --> 01:01:52,280
Speaker 1: you know, the Kanda City Chiefs. So I'm with you. Jalen. Actually,

1201
01:01:52,800 --> 01:01:55,560
Speaker 1: beside the Dallas game, I thought is for the most

1202
01:01:55,600 --> 01:01:59,040
Speaker 1: part has probably been you know, average to a little above.

1203
01:01:59,200 --> 01:02:02,760
Speaker 1: He hasn't been that bad McCaffrey or not McCaffrey. But

1204
01:02:02,800 --> 01:02:06,240
Speaker 1: looking at Donald's numbers, I like Sam Donald. But is

1205
01:02:06,280 --> 01:02:08,560
Speaker 1: he a little overrated right now? You know? I think

1206
01:02:08,560 --> 01:02:11,280
Speaker 1: the perception that he's resurrected his career, he's been solid,

1207
01:02:11,880 --> 01:02:14,360
Speaker 1: but he's not. I think we're acting like maybe he's

1208
01:02:14,360 --> 01:02:16,800
Speaker 1: a little bit better than he's actually playing. And he's

1209
01:02:16,800 --> 01:02:21,440
Speaker 1: still operating behind a suspect offensive line. There's three, you know,

1210
01:02:21,520 --> 01:02:23,640
Speaker 1: really poor offensive linemen on the line that I think

1211
01:02:23,680 --> 01:02:27,520
Speaker 1: the Eagles can generate some Yeah, yeah, I think that

1212
01:02:27,560 --> 01:02:31,520
Speaker 1: could be. That could cause some issues for Carolina as well. Okay,

1213
01:02:31,560 --> 01:02:35,560
Speaker 1: the Niners, um, you know they crappy. First two games,

1214
01:02:35,680 --> 01:02:37,640
Speaker 1: right play, the Lions play. The Eagles win both those

1215
01:02:37,640 --> 01:02:40,680
Speaker 1: two games. Then they get the Packers and Seattle at

1216
01:02:40,680 --> 01:02:42,600
Speaker 1: home and they lose them both. So now everyone's off

1217
01:02:42,600 --> 01:02:47,720
Speaker 1: the scent going to Arizona, who probably besides I guess

1218
01:02:47,800 --> 01:02:51,840
Speaker 1: maybe the Rams when they beat Tampa. Them beating the Rams,

1219
01:02:51,960 --> 01:02:54,320
Speaker 1: just watching that game was the most impressive win I've

1220
01:02:54,320 --> 01:02:57,320
Speaker 1: seen this year. I mean, they thoroughly man handled them out,

1221
01:02:57,360 --> 01:03:00,640
Speaker 1: physical to them. Kyler was awesome. They made Matt Stafford

1222
01:03:00,680 --> 01:03:04,880
Speaker 1: look kind of pedestrian. Uh So everyone thinks Arizona's you know,

1223
01:03:04,960 --> 01:03:07,040
Speaker 1: and they should. I mean, they're the only undefeated team

1224
01:03:07,080 --> 01:03:09,080
Speaker 1: in the league, arguably a top two or three team

1225
01:03:09,080 --> 01:03:10,880
Speaker 1: in the league. In San Francisco, people are kind of,

1226
01:03:11,560 --> 01:03:13,480
Speaker 1: you know, jumping off that bandwagon. Who do you like

1227
01:03:13,520 --> 01:03:17,040
Speaker 1: in this game? Yeah, just as similar to Philly Carolina.

1228
01:03:17,320 --> 01:03:20,760
Speaker 1: You mentioned my primary talking point two weeks ago. Ever

1229
01:03:20,840 --> 01:03:25,320
Speaker 1: wanted to buy San Franz stock, and now they've sold

1230
01:03:25,320 --> 01:03:28,280
Speaker 1: all that stock and they want to buy Arizona stock.

1231
01:03:28,320 --> 01:03:32,400
Speaker 1: Which is why I think this line is super inflated. Preseason,

1232
01:03:32,600 --> 01:03:35,040
Speaker 1: this was projected to be right around a pick, and

1233
01:03:35,080 --> 01:03:37,440
Speaker 1: now you're getting close to five and a half six.

1234
01:03:37,880 --> 01:03:40,080
Speaker 1: At some point this week, I think this will inevitably

1235
01:03:40,200 --> 01:03:44,120
Speaker 1: crash back down and close at four. Uh maybe even lower.

1236
01:03:45,200 --> 01:03:47,440
Speaker 1: You know, when I look at Arizona, they had they

1237
01:03:47,440 --> 01:03:50,040
Speaker 1: were super impressive last week. And Kyla Murray has been great.

1238
01:03:50,040 --> 01:03:52,080
Speaker 1: He's the He just became the third quarterback in the

1239
01:03:52,120 --> 01:03:57,520
Speaker 1: NFL history to start four now passing at a completion right.

1240
01:03:57,520 --> 01:03:59,440
Speaker 1: The only other two quarterbacks do that Russell Wilson and

1241
01:03:59,480 --> 01:04:02,920
Speaker 1: Peyton Man. He's been great. But if you take a look,

1242
01:04:02,920 --> 01:04:04,680
Speaker 1: I mean, they played Tennessee in Week one, who was

1243
01:04:04,680 --> 01:04:07,000
Speaker 1: dealing a lot of COVID issues and new offensive changes

1244
01:04:07,080 --> 01:04:08,760
Speaker 1: that I loved the Arizona there, so I didn't, But

1245
01:04:08,760 --> 01:04:11,960
Speaker 1: I didn't really take much from that game. The next week,

1246
01:04:12,040 --> 01:04:14,280
Speaker 1: you know, they're down nine late in the third quarter

1247
01:04:14,320 --> 01:04:17,320
Speaker 1: at Jacksonville and they get a you know, a pick six,

1248
01:04:17,360 --> 01:04:19,520
Speaker 1: and that game just flips all of a sudden. Then

1249
01:04:19,560 --> 01:04:22,320
Speaker 1: Minnesota misses a field goal to win the game. They

1250
01:04:22,320 --> 01:04:24,560
Speaker 1: could have easily lost one or both of those games,

1251
01:04:24,560 --> 01:04:26,800
Speaker 1: in the perception would be much different. Yes, they looked

1252
01:04:26,800 --> 01:04:28,880
Speaker 1: like the best team in the NFL this week, so

1253
01:04:28,960 --> 01:04:31,000
Speaker 1: did the Saints Week one against the Packers, Like these

1254
01:04:31,040 --> 01:04:33,760
Speaker 1: are these are It's just one game. You can't overreact.

1255
01:04:34,000 --> 01:04:36,080
Speaker 1: You're getting way too much value. There's also still a

1256
01:04:36,160 --> 01:04:41,440
Speaker 1: lot of holes on this Arizona run defense at linebacker,

1257
01:04:41,600 --> 01:04:44,520
Speaker 1: the defensive line. So I think whether you know, it's

1258
01:04:44,920 --> 01:04:48,360
Speaker 1: whoever goes at quarterback, whether it's Lance. If it is Lance,

1259
01:04:48,560 --> 01:04:49,880
Speaker 1: I think it might be. I don't think they're gonna

1260
01:04:49,920 --> 01:04:52,480
Speaker 1: rush Jimmy g back. Shanahan's gonna come up with the

1261
01:04:52,520 --> 01:04:55,120
Speaker 1: game plan just and I think the unknown here, and

1262
01:04:55,120 --> 01:04:57,360
Speaker 1: the uncertainty works in their favor. Okay, what's he gonna

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Speaker 1: come up with? We haven't really seen the lance packages,

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Speaker 1: and they could just run right down. I think this

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01:05:02,920 --> 01:05:05,960
Speaker 1: this Arizona defense you can see. You saw Jacksonville do

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Speaker 1: that at times, So I think San Fran will be

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Speaker 1: able to sustain drives here. Uh you know, that's the

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01:05:12,040 --> 01:05:16,000
Speaker 1: secondary injuries are a little worrisome against Kyler Murray and

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Speaker 1: those weapons. But this is just way too many points.

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Speaker 1: I don't think even with the injuries, even with the

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Speaker 1: adjustments that I've made for Arizona exceeding expectations last week,

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Speaker 1: I don't think that this mine should be over a

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Speaker 1: field goal. And there's basically no home field advantage here

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Speaker 1: when it's a division game, like hardly any travel. It's

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Speaker 1: a place where the forty Niners played at home, played

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Speaker 1: at home games that last year. Uh you know, and

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Speaker 1: it's not some crazy stadium, so you know, the home

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01:05:44,040 --> 01:05:47,720
Speaker 1: field advantage here is negligible. Uh, this is a desperation

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Speaker 1: spot for San Fran. Everyone is already right righting them off,

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01:05:51,520 --> 01:05:54,400
Speaker 1: and then you know, Arizona's all week hearing how great

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Speaker 1: they are. So I think this is a great by

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01:05:55,840 --> 01:05:59,360
Speaker 1: low Cell high spot on the forty trace Herman looked

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01:05:59,360 --> 01:06:02,040
Speaker 1: good last week. Elijah Mitchell, the guy that went nuts

1284
01:06:02,040 --> 01:06:05,040
Speaker 1: against the Lions Week one, who got hurt, should be back.

1285
01:06:05,160 --> 01:06:07,280
Speaker 1: So you have those two guys who they drafted this year.

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Speaker 1: I'm with you, they're comfortable in that environment. I mean

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01:06:09,880 --> 01:06:12,160
Speaker 1: last last year in a must win game for Cliff

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01:06:12,200 --> 01:06:15,400
Speaker 1: in the Arizona Cardinals, the Niners with a million injury,

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01:06:15,480 --> 01:06:19,840
Speaker 1: c J. Beathard kicked their ass, you know, shoved him around.

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Speaker 1: So they feel pretty comfortable against this team. Um. Okay, last,

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01:06:23,960 --> 01:06:28,480
Speaker 1: but not least, the fighting Joe Burrows who kind of

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01:06:28,520 --> 01:06:33,080
Speaker 1: have got their swag back, Jamaar Chase Cincinnati, the Bengals

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01:06:33,240 --> 01:06:36,760
Speaker 1: kind of fun. Green Bay's now rolling Aaron Rodgers, feeling

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01:06:36,760 --> 01:06:40,280
Speaker 1: good after that Week one ass kicking. Everyone's just like

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01:06:40,320 --> 01:06:41,800
Speaker 1: I was, this team gonna be back in the NFC

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01:06:41,880 --> 01:06:44,919
Speaker 1: Championship game. Uh, since he getting three points at home?

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01:06:45,680 --> 01:06:47,560
Speaker 1: Who do you like here? Yeah, it's scary just to

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01:06:47,600 --> 01:06:49,440
Speaker 1: think about. When I was placing this match. Just on

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01:06:49,480 --> 01:06:51,720
Speaker 1: the surface, it's like, all right, I'm taking the Bengals

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01:06:52,280 --> 01:06:55,760
Speaker 1: only catching three at home against Aaron Rodgers. But the

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01:06:55,840 --> 01:07:00,400
Speaker 1: Packers have some issues here. Uh, mainly on defense. I

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01:07:00,400 --> 01:07:02,480
Speaker 1: mean they have their offensive line is all banged up.

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01:07:02,480 --> 01:07:05,120
Speaker 1: They might be without three starters on the offensive line.

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01:07:05,960 --> 01:07:08,640
Speaker 1: You know, they're missing not as Scantling who you know,

1305
01:07:08,800 --> 01:07:10,920
Speaker 1: not the best receiving more, but he stretches the field,

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01:07:10,920 --> 01:07:14,720
Speaker 1: makes a lot more difficult to cover that Green Bay offense.

1307
01:07:14,760 --> 01:07:16,920
Speaker 1: But more importantly it's the defense. The defense has not

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01:07:16,960 --> 01:07:20,240
Speaker 1: been good this year by any metric. And you're you know,

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01:07:20,280 --> 01:07:24,840
Speaker 1: they played Ben Roethlisberger, they played the Lions, Uh you know,

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01:07:24,920 --> 01:07:27,960
Speaker 1: then you look, they played Jamis Winston who shredded them.

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01:07:28,080 --> 01:07:30,320
Speaker 1: That looks even worse. Now they played you know, Jimmy

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01:07:30,400 --> 01:07:33,920
Speaker 1: g almost got to thirty against them. Defense is not

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01:07:33,960 --> 01:07:37,040
Speaker 1: been playing well and now there's just so many injuries,

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01:07:37,400 --> 01:07:39,920
Speaker 1: you know, to Darius Smith is on ire. Their best

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01:07:39,920 --> 01:07:43,160
Speaker 1: pass rusher, Preston Smith is banged up. And then most importantly,

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01:07:43,440 --> 01:07:47,080
Speaker 1: Jayer Alexander I almost positive is not going to play

1317
01:07:47,120 --> 01:07:50,080
Speaker 1: this weekend, and that is just enormous in this game,

1318
01:07:50,200 --> 01:07:52,760
Speaker 1: he might be one of the most important defensive players

1319
01:07:52,760 --> 01:07:55,000
Speaker 1: in the league to his team. Not only does he

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01:07:55,040 --> 01:07:57,840
Speaker 1: lockdown one side of the field, he allows Green Bay

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01:07:57,880 --> 01:08:01,000
Speaker 1: to do so many things scheme wise that they're not

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01:08:01,000 --> 01:08:03,120
Speaker 1: gonna be able to do here. So Barrow with those weapons,

1323
01:08:03,200 --> 01:08:05,760
Speaker 1: especially with Higgins coming back, can spread Green Bay out.

1324
01:08:05,880 --> 01:08:07,959
Speaker 1: And I mean green Band at this point is hoping

1325
01:08:08,040 --> 01:08:11,360
Speaker 1: Kevin King can come back from injury and play. That's

1326
01:08:11,360 --> 01:08:13,240
Speaker 1: a scary thought when you're opening for that. You know,

1327
01:08:13,240 --> 01:08:15,160
Speaker 1: then you're gonna have a rookie in there and Shannon

1328
01:08:15,200 --> 01:08:19,479
Speaker 1: Sullivan against all of these Bengals weapons. Since defense has

1329
01:08:19,520 --> 01:08:24,240
Speaker 1: actually been much improved this year, so you know, I

1330
01:08:24,520 --> 01:08:27,479
Speaker 1: don't think that they're gonna get Aaron Rodgers is gonna

1331
01:08:27,520 --> 01:08:30,920
Speaker 1: get his, but getting three points at home with this

1332
01:08:31,040 --> 01:08:34,000
Speaker 1: since the offense that I think just matches up really

1333
01:08:34,000 --> 01:08:35,960
Speaker 1: well with this Green Bay defense, that he's going to

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01:08:36,040 --> 01:08:39,720
Speaker 1: generate a lot of pressure. Without Smith and without Alexander

1335
01:08:40,280 --> 01:08:43,400
Speaker 1: h Barrow is just gonna have. You know, he could move.

1336
01:08:43,400 --> 01:08:44,679
Speaker 1: I think he's gonna be able to move the ball

1337
01:08:44,680 --> 01:08:47,519
Speaker 1: effortlessly here. So yeah, just get give me the three

1338
01:08:47,600 --> 01:08:49,760
Speaker 1: at home with a team that I think can move

1339
01:08:49,760 --> 01:08:53,560
Speaker 1: the ball. If Rodgers is torching the Cincinnati defense, it

1340
01:08:53,600 --> 01:08:55,639
Speaker 1: could happen. We've seen it many times before. I think

1341
01:08:55,680 --> 01:08:58,600
Speaker 1: Burrow can keep up and maybe it's a shootout with

1342
01:08:58,640 --> 01:09:00,519
Speaker 1: the last team with the ball, and that case, I'll

1343
01:09:00,560 --> 01:09:03,040
Speaker 1: be happy with having three points in my back pocket.

1344
01:09:03,720 --> 01:09:07,799
Speaker 1: Quick big picture question on Cincinnati. You know, but by

1345
01:09:07,840 --> 01:09:09,720
Speaker 1: you know, December, they could be on pace to be

1346
01:09:09,760 --> 01:09:12,400
Speaker 1: a you know, nine ish win team, So their value

1347
01:09:12,479 --> 01:09:14,200
Speaker 1: might not be great. But do you think this next

1348
01:09:14,240 --> 01:09:16,559
Speaker 1: month you could get pretty good value because I think

1349
01:09:16,600 --> 01:09:18,120
Speaker 1: people look at the Bengals like, oh, they're just a

1350
01:09:18,120 --> 01:09:21,280
Speaker 1: shitty team, when actually, if Burrow is healthy, Jamaar Chase

1351
01:09:21,360 --> 01:09:23,760
Speaker 1: turns out to be a stud Joe Mixing, like you said,

1352
01:09:23,800 --> 01:09:25,880
Speaker 1: their defense watching them on that Thursday night game, I

1353
01:09:25,920 --> 01:09:28,080
Speaker 1: know it was the Jags, It's like, oh, they're pretty physical,

1354
01:09:28,240 --> 01:09:32,160
Speaker 1: they tackled Well, uh, could that be a team that's undervalued,

1355
01:09:32,200 --> 01:09:33,920
Speaker 1: at least for the next month getting some points in

1356
01:09:33,960 --> 01:09:36,599
Speaker 1: some games, maybe a couple like maybe like that extra

1357
01:09:36,640 --> 01:09:39,200
Speaker 1: two or three points that they should not be getting. Yeah,

1358
01:09:39,200 --> 01:09:42,320
Speaker 1: I'm curious to see, you know, because this this line

1359
01:09:42,760 --> 01:09:45,439
Speaker 1: I still like since plus three, but with playing Aaron

1360
01:09:45,560 --> 01:09:47,679
Speaker 1: Rodgers and and and granted you do have a couple

1361
01:09:47,720 --> 01:09:50,559
Speaker 1: extra days, you have a couple oftra days arresting preparation. Here.

1362
01:09:50,640 --> 01:09:52,840
Speaker 1: They played on Thursday at home, and then you know

1363
01:09:53,040 --> 01:09:55,240
Speaker 1: they play a physical game against Pittsburgh, But I would

1364
01:09:55,320 --> 01:09:57,160
Speaker 1: you know, this line tells me that the market is

1365
01:09:57,200 --> 01:10:00,840
Speaker 1: actually giving Cincinnati some respect, so we'll see. It's a

1366
01:10:00,840 --> 01:10:03,200
Speaker 1: good thought. I do think that some people don't believe

1367
01:10:03,200 --> 01:10:06,679
Speaker 1: in this Cincinnati team at all. I do think They're

1368
01:10:06,800 --> 01:10:10,599
Speaker 1: upside is limited a bit by their secondary and their

1369
01:10:10,600 --> 01:10:13,760
Speaker 1: offensive line. Um, you know, but against teams that just

1370
01:10:13,880 --> 01:10:18,760
Speaker 1: aren't going to kill you kill your offensive line with pressure. Um.

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01:10:18,840 --> 01:10:21,960
Speaker 1: You know, we saw what happened when they played um

1372
01:10:22,000 --> 01:10:23,800
Speaker 1: you know, when they played the Bears, and just at

1373
01:10:23,840 --> 01:10:27,440
Speaker 1: the there was pressure everywhere. This team has weapons everywhere

1374
01:10:27,880 --> 01:10:30,960
Speaker 1: and they can score. And as long as Burrows stays healthy,

1375
01:10:31,000 --> 01:10:33,519
Speaker 1: which will be something to watch. Is always with this

1376
01:10:33,560 --> 01:10:37,639
Speaker 1: team in there offensive line, they can compete with almost

1377
01:10:37,640 --> 01:10:42,160
Speaker 1: anybody in the league. I like it. I'm I like

1378
01:10:42,240 --> 01:10:44,040
Speaker 1: all these picks. Last week. I thought you were a

1379
01:10:44,040 --> 01:10:46,360
Speaker 1: little crazy going with the New York teams, but I

1380
01:10:46,360 --> 01:10:49,639
Speaker 1: mean they both want outright, So don't sleep on Stucky here,

1381
01:10:50,400 --> 01:10:53,760
Speaker 1: have a good week and enjoy the game. Go Wildcat.

1382
01:10:53,800 --> 01:10:56,840
Speaker 1: Mark Stoops sneaky best coach in the country right now

1383
01:10:56,840 --> 01:11:00,679
Speaker 1: beside Nick Saban stays, yeah he was. He was being

1384
01:11:00,680 --> 01:11:04,719
Speaker 1: written off here years ago, and uh, he's really turned

1385
01:11:04,760 --> 01:11:07,200
Speaker 1: it around. You know, he brought in Gay I think

1386
01:11:07,200 --> 01:11:09,840
Speaker 1: a great offensivecorded for the program. But the recruiting that

1387
01:11:09,880 --> 01:11:12,360
Speaker 1: they're doing here getting you know, the talent that they're

1388
01:11:12,360 --> 01:11:15,840
Speaker 1: bringing into Lexington a football program that was has gone

1389
01:11:15,840 --> 01:11:19,960
Speaker 1: through some rough patches. Um, yeah, he's Uh, he's the

1390
01:11:20,320 --> 01:11:22,360
Speaker 1: king of the world right now on Lexington. Hopefully they

1391
01:11:22,560 --> 01:11:24,360
Speaker 1: what's our spread? What's our spread on that game? You

1392
01:11:24,400 --> 01:11:26,240
Speaker 1: like a little upset city. There is l s U

1393
01:11:26,320 --> 01:11:30,440
Speaker 1: even that good. Kentucky is a three point favorite UM

1394
01:11:30,520 --> 01:11:33,559
Speaker 1: in that game. And yeah, LSU's coming off at home

1395
01:11:33,600 --> 01:11:35,360
Speaker 1: loss to Auburn and the lost home the aubur for

1396
01:11:35,400 --> 01:11:39,920
Speaker 1: the first time since the so L l s U

1397
01:11:40,000 --> 01:11:44,519
Speaker 1: has some problems. Um, can Kentucky back up that wine

1398
01:11:44,520 --> 01:11:46,560
Speaker 1: for Florida? Like it's like a huge deal in Lexington.

1399
01:11:46,800 --> 01:11:50,000
Speaker 1: They haven't one here. Theyven beat Florida here since six

1400
01:11:50,439 --> 01:11:52,680
Speaker 1: So we'll see how they react to that news. I

1401
01:11:52,680 --> 01:11:54,760
Speaker 1: think the line is about fair. If I had if

1402
01:11:54,800 --> 01:11:56,920
Speaker 1: I had place it that on it, I might look

1403
01:11:56,920 --> 01:12:00,080
Speaker 1: at the under fifty one there well and joy with

1404
01:12:00,200 --> 01:12:02,479
Speaker 1: the game and uh, have a good weekend at the

1405
01:12:02,479 --> 01:12:05,400
Speaker 1: bar after the game. Absolutely, and uh yeah, you gotta

1406
01:12:05,439 --> 01:12:08,679
Speaker 1: come come through one weekend. Brother, I definitely need to

1407
01:12:08,720 --> 01:12:13,960
Speaker 1: see it. Bro Okay, it's that little thing we call

1408
01:12:14,640 --> 01:12:18,880
Speaker 1: the Middlecoff mail bag at John Middlecoff is the Instagram

1409
01:12:19,080 --> 01:12:20,920
Speaker 1: slide up into those d m s get answered here

1410
01:12:20,920 --> 01:12:25,720
Speaker 1: on the show. Let's start with actually, this is just

1411
01:12:25,880 --> 01:12:30,360
Speaker 1: I uh, Giants Dodgers Friday Night, first time they've ever

1412
01:12:30,400 --> 01:12:33,600
Speaker 1: played in the playoffs, at least in my lifetime. I

1413
01:12:33,600 --> 01:12:38,200
Speaker 1: think ever the this standing room only Giants Dodgers Friday

1414
01:12:38,280 --> 01:12:42,880
Speaker 1: Night two right now, A good seat is like seven

1415
01:12:43,400 --> 01:12:47,720
Speaker 1: fifty pretty nuts playoff baseball games. If you've ever been

1416
01:12:47,720 --> 01:12:51,040
Speaker 1: to one, they're badass. I I can't recommend it enough.

1417
01:12:52,800 --> 01:12:56,080
Speaker 1: Uh from Lane, John loved the pot. When's the next episode? Eric?

1418
01:12:56,479 --> 01:12:58,679
Speaker 1: For those of you that don't know, we we've changed

1419
01:12:58,680 --> 01:13:01,240
Speaker 1: it a little bit Monday because we also go on

1420
01:13:01,280 --> 01:13:05,360
Speaker 1: Collins Feed Monday exclusively on the three and out feed

1421
01:13:05,640 --> 01:13:08,120
Speaker 1: exclusively on the three out feed. So you gotta subscribe

1422
01:13:08,120 --> 01:13:11,160
Speaker 1: to my feet John Middlecoff three out go subscribe to

1423
01:13:11,200 --> 01:13:15,519
Speaker 1: that feed. Then Tuesday and and Friday also on my

1424
01:13:15,640 --> 01:13:19,200
Speaker 1: feed as well as Collins. Uh So, but subscribe to

1425
01:13:19,240 --> 01:13:21,840
Speaker 1: my feed. I need you to do that. Subscribe to

1426
01:13:21,840 --> 01:13:23,880
Speaker 1: the three and out feed, So we've got three podcasts

1427
01:13:23,880 --> 01:13:29,360
Speaker 1: a week Monday, Tuesday, Friday. Found you through Colin a

1428
01:13:29,439 --> 01:13:31,439
Speaker 1: year ago. I've been a listener ever since. I appreciate

1429
01:13:31,479 --> 01:13:37,200
Speaker 1: your perspective. Appreciate it from Ireland. My question is do

1430
01:13:37,240 --> 01:13:39,160
Speaker 1: you think the Falcons will move off Matt Ryan at

1431
01:13:39,160 --> 01:13:40,880
Speaker 1: the end of the season. I was surprised they took

1432
01:13:40,880 --> 01:13:43,240
Speaker 1: Pits instead of going after one of the rookie quarterbacks

1433
01:13:43,240 --> 01:13:45,479
Speaker 1: in the draft. To me, it seems like they should

1434
01:13:45,520 --> 01:13:48,080
Speaker 1: be in total rebuild mode, but are somewhere caught in

1435
01:13:48,120 --> 01:13:51,040
Speaker 1: the middle. I kind of agree. I I'm pretty sure.

1436
01:13:52,320 --> 01:13:54,559
Speaker 1: I think last year I was looking at it when

1437
01:13:55,360 --> 01:13:58,360
Speaker 1: because you know, my other podcast, like basically a Niner podcast,

1438
01:13:58,439 --> 01:14:01,439
Speaker 1: we were talking a lot about with the Niners trade

1439
01:14:01,439 --> 01:14:04,160
Speaker 1: from Matt Ryan, but his cap. They paid him so

1440
01:14:04,280 --> 01:14:07,800
Speaker 1: much money, he's not really a tradeable player. And I'm

1441
01:14:07,840 --> 01:14:09,760
Speaker 1: pretty sure even next year they got a lot in

1442
01:14:09,800 --> 01:14:11,560
Speaker 1: the books. Now they could do a Jared Goff of

1443
01:14:11,640 --> 01:14:15,200
Speaker 1: Carson Wentz and kind of eat it. But the problem

1444
01:14:15,240 --> 01:14:16,760
Speaker 1: is that we keep hammering this home. It's not a

1445
01:14:16,760 --> 01:14:19,559
Speaker 1: good quarterback draft. So I'm with you, they're kind of

1446
01:14:19,600 --> 01:14:21,719
Speaker 1: stuck in the middle of just Matt Ryan an older

1447
01:14:21,800 --> 01:14:25,120
Speaker 1: version of Matt Ryan. Before I started recording this, I

1448
01:14:25,120 --> 01:14:28,320
Speaker 1: saw a couple of their guys, Calvin Ridley. I didn't

1449
01:14:28,320 --> 01:14:32,200
Speaker 1: even realize. We have a London game Sunday, six thirty

1450
01:14:32,240 --> 01:14:37,160
Speaker 1: in the morning, Jets Atlanta Falcons, another game I probably

1451
01:14:37,160 --> 01:14:40,240
Speaker 1: will not watch much of. Now it's early in the morning,

1452
01:14:40,280 --> 01:14:41,880
Speaker 1: I'll turn it on. I try to, you know, try

1453
01:14:41,920 --> 01:14:44,599
Speaker 1: to be active on Sunday morning because I don't do

1454
01:14:44,640 --> 01:14:48,439
Speaker 1: anything from basically uh ten am till nine o'clock at night.

1455
01:14:48,640 --> 01:14:50,719
Speaker 1: So I tried to get a workout early in the morning,

1456
01:14:50,800 --> 01:14:53,479
Speaker 1: maybe maybe catch the game on the treadmill. But that

1457
01:14:53,640 --> 01:14:56,120
Speaker 1: is not what I have circled. What are we doing

1458
01:14:56,160 --> 01:14:59,040
Speaker 1: to the people in uh in the UK? Hey guys,

1459
01:14:59,120 --> 01:15:00,920
Speaker 1: you guys want to like full ball, We'll send you

1460
01:15:00,920 --> 01:15:03,360
Speaker 1: the Jets and we'll send you the Falcons. Like, hey, thanks,

1461
01:15:03,720 --> 01:15:08,639
Speaker 1: appreciate it. You know, it's like what you were used

1462
01:15:08,640 --> 01:15:10,800
Speaker 1: to messy over here, and you're sending us this. I

1463
01:15:10,800 --> 01:15:12,559
Speaker 1: don't even know if MESSI plays in the UK, but

1464
01:15:12,760 --> 01:15:15,439
Speaker 1: you know what I'm going for there. I'm a huge

1465
01:15:15,560 --> 01:15:18,400
Speaker 1: University of Utah fan. They have dealt with two players

1466
01:15:18,400 --> 01:15:20,599
Speaker 1: being killed by gun violence in the past year, and

1467
01:15:20,640 --> 01:15:23,400
Speaker 1: one of them, tyed Jordan's was gonna have to be

1468
01:15:23,439 --> 01:15:26,120
Speaker 1: a big time running back. Have you ever been part

1469
01:15:26,160 --> 01:15:28,600
Speaker 1: of a locker room that has dealt with tragedy? Do

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01:15:28,640 --> 01:15:31,800
Speaker 1: you think the utes can recover from something like this

1471
01:15:31,880 --> 01:15:35,400
Speaker 1: and have a good season in the pack. Also, the

1472
01:15:35,439 --> 01:15:37,639
Speaker 1: way you talk about how hard these coaches and players

1473
01:15:37,680 --> 01:15:40,080
Speaker 1: work inspires me to put an extra effort in learning

1474
01:15:40,080 --> 01:15:43,800
Speaker 1: into my profession as a warehouse automation engineer. Thanks for

1475
01:15:43,840 --> 01:15:48,040
Speaker 1: the entertainment every week. I appreciate it. I mean, I

1476
01:15:48,120 --> 01:15:52,280
Speaker 1: think it's pretty consistent theme in life, whether you're you know, Belichecker,

1477
01:15:52,400 --> 01:15:56,160
Speaker 1: Andy Reid, or someone running a warehouse engineer. I mean

1478
01:15:56,720 --> 01:15:59,200
Speaker 1: people that work hard and listen, we're beat. You have

1479
01:15:59,240 --> 01:16:01,960
Speaker 1: to be efficient and you're working hard. But you know,

1480
01:16:02,160 --> 01:16:04,240
Speaker 1: people working for our work weeks. You know. I know

1481
01:16:04,280 --> 01:16:05,840
Speaker 1: there's a book, and I know the guy made a

1482
01:16:05,880 --> 01:16:08,080
Speaker 1: lot of money, but most people ain't. The way they're

1483
01:16:08,080 --> 01:16:12,240
Speaker 1: doing it right, I mean, hell, I listen. My job,

1484
01:16:12,320 --> 01:16:15,360
Speaker 1: by no means is that labor intensive. I just have

1485
01:16:15,439 --> 01:16:17,719
Speaker 1: to talk. But I do have to spend a lot

1486
01:16:17,760 --> 01:16:21,040
Speaker 1: of time watching these games. Now, I'm not acting like

1487
01:16:21,080 --> 01:16:24,160
Speaker 1: it's hard. I watch football for a living. But it's

1488
01:16:24,200 --> 01:16:27,280
Speaker 1: just like I if I if I skip games, you

1489
01:16:27,280 --> 01:16:28,760
Speaker 1: guys will be able to tell you like you're just

1490
01:16:28,840 --> 01:16:32,120
Speaker 1: making ship up. And I think one thing that separates

1491
01:16:32,600 --> 01:16:35,320
Speaker 1: and I try to hang my hat on this. My generation,

1492
01:16:35,479 --> 01:16:38,840
Speaker 1: I think we value authenticity. It's why I like skip

1493
01:16:38,880 --> 01:16:41,960
Speaker 1: Bayliss and stephen A. It's all just all the fluff

1494
01:16:42,000 --> 01:16:44,760
Speaker 1: on these networks. I don't watch a second of it.

1495
01:16:44,920 --> 01:16:47,439
Speaker 1: I think it's terrible. I even think, like I don't

1496
01:16:47,479 --> 01:16:51,360
Speaker 1: consume that much sports content anymore. It's also fake. It's

1497
01:16:51,360 --> 01:16:53,280
Speaker 1: like I don't even think you believe what you're saying.

1498
01:16:53,720 --> 01:16:55,759
Speaker 1: I say it all the time like I might be wrong,

1499
01:16:56,120 --> 01:16:59,000
Speaker 1: but I'm just giving you my opinion. Um trying to

1500
01:16:59,080 --> 01:17:02,360
Speaker 1: entertain you. But it's based on whatever I see. I

1501
01:17:02,360 --> 01:17:04,519
Speaker 1: don't even know why we started talking about that. On

1502
01:17:04,680 --> 01:17:09,320
Speaker 1: the violence, it is crazy. The the Utah running back

1503
01:17:09,360 --> 01:17:12,640
Speaker 1: who died last year, I think over winter break was

1504
01:17:12,680 --> 01:17:15,160
Speaker 1: the Pact twelve rookie of the year, like he was

1505
01:17:15,240 --> 01:17:17,720
Speaker 1: going to be an NFL running back one day, and

1506
01:17:17,720 --> 01:17:20,880
Speaker 1: then the the other guy that just got shot and

1507
01:17:20,960 --> 01:17:25,240
Speaker 1: passed away was wearing his number like it was his

1508
01:17:25,520 --> 01:17:29,679
Speaker 1: friend who wore his number to honor him. I mean,

1509
01:17:29,720 --> 01:17:33,960
Speaker 1: I don't even know that's crazy, That is creepy, just

1510
01:17:34,200 --> 01:17:38,840
Speaker 1: absolutely awful to young guys. Part of a very successful program,

1511
01:17:39,360 --> 01:17:41,120
Speaker 1: a place that puts people, whether you play in the

1512
01:17:41,200 --> 01:17:45,639
Speaker 1: NFL or not, in positions to succeed and be thriving members.

1513
01:17:45,680 --> 01:17:47,080
Speaker 1: I say this all the time. When I was at

1514
01:17:47,120 --> 01:17:50,240
Speaker 1: Fresno State, we have so many guys that never sniffed

1515
01:17:50,280 --> 01:17:54,120
Speaker 1: the NFL that now coach high school football did now

1516
01:17:54,160 --> 01:17:57,320
Speaker 1: have jobs in different communities that play a huge role.

1517
01:17:57,840 --> 01:17:59,559
Speaker 1: You know, if you have a normal person job and

1518
01:17:59,680 --> 01:18:01,360
Speaker 1: you co high school football, but you were a D

1519
01:18:01,439 --> 01:18:04,080
Speaker 1: one football player, the impact you have. I said, this

1520
01:18:04,120 --> 01:18:07,200
Speaker 1: is about Philip Rivers, the impact he's gonna have every

1521
01:18:07,240 --> 01:18:10,760
Speaker 1: year on young people. It's pretty remarkable. I mean, just

1522
01:18:10,840 --> 01:18:14,519
Speaker 1: let's face it, young people admire athletes that they just

1523
01:18:14,600 --> 01:18:17,559
Speaker 1: do and those people, when they're wired the right way,

1524
01:18:17,680 --> 01:18:21,880
Speaker 1: can help influence society in a positive manner. Think how

1525
01:18:21,960 --> 01:18:27,439
Speaker 1: negative and divisive society is right now? Like some you know,

1526
01:18:27,439 --> 01:18:29,919
Speaker 1: I've always thought, like listen, I got some political opinions,

1527
01:18:30,200 --> 01:18:32,519
Speaker 1: but I'm not I don't like being hated. I don't

1528
01:18:32,520 --> 01:18:35,120
Speaker 1: want everyone to hate me. And the in the goal

1529
01:18:35,200 --> 01:18:39,080
Speaker 1: of politics is to be really divisive. Like that's kind

1530
01:18:39,120 --> 01:18:42,840
Speaker 1: of like everyone, regardless what news channel you watch and

1531
01:18:42,960 --> 01:18:46,040
Speaker 1: whatever you believe, they're trying to divide and create chaos.

1532
01:18:46,080 --> 01:18:48,639
Speaker 1: Just know, every person that you watch on TV makes

1533
01:18:48,720 --> 01:18:51,120
Speaker 1: millions of dollars and lives at the top of the

1534
01:18:51,200 --> 01:18:54,040
Speaker 1: hill in their community and goes home behind a big

1535
01:18:54,080 --> 01:18:56,320
Speaker 1: gass gate and as smiling and as happy as shit.

1536
01:18:57,120 --> 01:18:59,439
Speaker 1: Most of them don't even believe what they're saying. I'm

1537
01:18:59,439 --> 01:19:01,840
Speaker 1: not saying they don't stand for what they claim do politically,

1538
01:19:02,040 --> 01:19:04,719
Speaker 1: but their life's great. They get on the air, they divide,

1539
01:19:04,800 --> 01:19:06,840
Speaker 1: and they go home and live like a king or queen.

1540
01:19:07,280 --> 01:19:09,439
Speaker 1: It's like, I don't even think that would be very fun. Honestly,

1541
01:19:09,479 --> 01:19:13,320
Speaker 1: sometimes I get tired. It's part of the job, like

1542
01:19:13,360 --> 01:19:16,000
Speaker 1: being critical all the time, Like it's I find it

1543
01:19:16,040 --> 01:19:18,800
Speaker 1: easier now to be critical of coaches than some of

1544
01:19:18,840 --> 01:19:21,960
Speaker 1: these young players like you know, Zack Wilson, Trevor Lawrence

1545
01:19:22,000 --> 01:19:24,120
Speaker 1: is a sheety game like they're twenty two. You know what,

1546
01:19:24,640 --> 01:19:26,679
Speaker 1: I screwed up all the time when I was twenty two.

1547
01:19:26,720 --> 01:19:29,439
Speaker 1: Now it's one thing if an older veteran player screws up,

1548
01:19:30,120 --> 01:19:32,839
Speaker 1: or a fringe player like you know, it's a cutthroat

1549
01:19:32,920 --> 01:19:35,639
Speaker 1: this business. But like I I find it much easier

1550
01:19:35,640 --> 01:19:37,880
Speaker 1: to be critical of a fifty year old coach who

1551
01:19:37,920 --> 01:19:41,639
Speaker 1: I think, you know, vastly overpaid than a than a player,

1552
01:19:42,160 --> 01:19:44,000
Speaker 1: because it's way harder to do what the player is

1553
01:19:44,000 --> 01:19:46,040
Speaker 1: doing than it is for the majority of coaches that

1554
01:19:46,080 --> 01:19:48,639
Speaker 1: are averages. The day is long, so it gets tirresome.

1555
01:19:48,680 --> 01:19:51,160
Speaker 1: Sometimes it's being critical of people. You know, I don't

1556
01:19:51,160 --> 01:19:54,880
Speaker 1: I don't wanna so much division in the media and

1557
01:19:54,960 --> 01:19:57,639
Speaker 1: everything is so angry and everyone's so mad. It's like, shout,

1558
01:19:57,680 --> 01:19:59,880
Speaker 1: I'm happy. You know, I'm not. I'm not that mad,

1559
01:20:00,520 --> 01:20:02,680
Speaker 1: but I do get it. Passionate and excited to talk

1560
01:20:02,680 --> 01:20:05,760
Speaker 1: about football, you know. I think it's just these type

1561
01:20:05,800 --> 01:20:10,720
Speaker 1: things humanize the whole situation. It's just crazy. I I've

1562
01:20:10,760 --> 01:20:14,040
Speaker 1: never my last year in Philly, and I was good

1563
01:20:14,040 --> 01:20:16,040
Speaker 1: friends with Garrett and we spent a lot of time together.

1564
01:20:16,120 --> 01:20:20,160
Speaker 1: Andy Reid's son passed a training camp. Uh. That was

1565
01:20:20,200 --> 01:20:22,160
Speaker 1: a pretty powerful moment. I mean, something I still think

1566
01:20:22,200 --> 01:20:25,679
Speaker 1: about to this day. And uh, I mean we weren't

1567
01:20:25,760 --> 01:20:27,880
Speaker 1: very good that year, but it had you know, just

1568
01:20:29,080 --> 01:20:31,800
Speaker 1: I don't know, you know, just some some things can

1569
01:20:31,840 --> 01:20:35,680
Speaker 1: just be so powerful. It's hard for people to to

1570
01:20:35,760 --> 01:20:38,880
Speaker 1: get over. And you know, it's one thing to galvanize

1571
01:20:38,880 --> 01:20:42,240
Speaker 1: with an injury, right or something. It's another thing when

1572
01:20:42,240 --> 01:20:46,080
Speaker 1: people die. You know, it's just things that change your

1573
01:20:46,120 --> 01:20:50,400
Speaker 1: life forever. I mean, I my dad passed away almost

1574
01:20:50,439 --> 01:20:52,439
Speaker 1: three years ago. Now, I mean it's something you just

1575
01:20:52,960 --> 01:20:56,160
Speaker 1: remember seeing it with my mom when her parents passed away.

1576
01:20:56,240 --> 01:20:58,080
Speaker 1: It was something that like she would get emotional about

1577
01:20:58,080 --> 01:21:00,280
Speaker 1: a lot just throughout her life, the rest of her life,

1578
01:21:00,880 --> 01:21:03,280
Speaker 1: and until it happens to you, you don't realize, like

1579
01:21:03,320 --> 01:21:06,639
Speaker 1: it's death close to you, whether it's a close friend.

1580
01:21:06,640 --> 01:21:09,680
Speaker 1: I had a close friend pass away this summer. I mean,

1581
01:21:09,840 --> 01:21:12,680
Speaker 1: these things rattle you. I mean they really even if

1582
01:21:12,720 --> 01:21:15,599
Speaker 1: you have grown apart or whatever. But when you grown

1583
01:21:15,680 --> 01:21:20,080
Speaker 1: up with someone definitely a parent or family member, it's

1584
01:21:20,120 --> 01:21:24,200
Speaker 1: not I think it's tough, you know. I I never

1585
01:21:24,280 --> 01:21:27,200
Speaker 1: hold it against anyone in a sports situation when you

1586
01:21:27,240 --> 01:21:30,639
Speaker 1: start playing shitty after someone dies, Like, I mean, that's

1587
01:21:30,680 --> 01:21:34,280
Speaker 1: part of we're all human beings. And it's I'm big

1588
01:21:34,320 --> 01:21:38,240
Speaker 1: believer in compartmentalizing and saying focus. That's easy to say

1589
01:21:38,280 --> 01:21:41,400
Speaker 1: with most most things. Life and death to me is

1590
01:21:41,439 --> 01:21:44,920
Speaker 1: on a completely different level. Uh, listen to the podcast.

1591
01:21:45,000 --> 01:21:46,679
Speaker 1: My question is, do you think it's time to revisit

1592
01:21:46,720 --> 01:21:49,240
Speaker 1: the NFC East being labeled as the worst division in football?

1593
01:21:49,640 --> 01:21:51,640
Speaker 1: My opinion, the a f C South, the a f

1594
01:21:51,720 --> 01:21:54,439
Speaker 1: C East, the NFC South, and the NFC North or

1595
01:21:54,479 --> 01:21:56,960
Speaker 1: all the worst divisions. It also plays a role in

1596
01:21:57,000 --> 01:21:59,240
Speaker 1: why I think the Cowboys are so slept on this year,

1597
01:21:59,840 --> 01:22:01,439
Speaker 1: be because people will say they are the best team

1598
01:22:01,439 --> 01:22:05,320
Speaker 1: in the worst division. Yeah, the South sucks, right, Indies

1599
01:22:05,400 --> 01:22:10,959
Speaker 1: and shambles, The Jags are a joke, the Texans are terrible, um,

1600
01:22:11,000 --> 01:22:14,040
Speaker 1: and Tennessee is a pretty flawed, you know, probably playoff team.

1601
01:22:14,120 --> 01:22:18,280
Speaker 1: So yeah, I would agree the a f C, the

1602
01:22:18,320 --> 01:22:22,120
Speaker 1: a f C East. I think the Patriots will be okay,

1603
01:22:22,600 --> 01:22:25,200
Speaker 1: Jets are bad, Miami okay, Yeah, I mean I think

1604
01:22:25,200 --> 01:22:30,200
Speaker 1: you might be honest. I'm NFC North Lions, They're not

1605
01:22:30,280 --> 01:22:33,839
Speaker 1: gonna win a game for a long time. The Bears,

1606
01:22:33,920 --> 01:22:38,080
Speaker 1: the Viking. Yeah, it's fair. I think at this point

1607
01:22:38,120 --> 01:22:40,720
Speaker 1: in time, the Cowboys are just good. Like whether the

1608
01:22:40,760 --> 01:22:43,320
Speaker 1: division is good or not, the Cowboys are good. That's

1609
01:22:43,400 --> 01:22:45,920
Speaker 1: we can say that the Cowboys are good. Their division

1610
01:22:46,000 --> 01:22:48,719
Speaker 1: is not or their division, who knows, maybe the Eagles

1611
01:22:48,720 --> 01:22:52,200
Speaker 1: are kind of sneakier than we think. We'll see. Uh,

1612
01:22:52,240 --> 01:22:54,000
Speaker 1: the football team. If they were to win this week,

1613
01:22:54,040 --> 01:22:57,240
Speaker 1: like I said, they'd be three and two. The Giants

1614
01:22:57,320 --> 01:23:00,799
Speaker 1: are just not good. Cardinal fan, here two questions on Cliff.

1615
01:23:01,160 --> 01:23:03,080
Speaker 1: I know you gave him some credit about the last game,

1616
01:23:03,240 --> 01:23:05,679
Speaker 1: and after three years, I finally am all in on him.

1617
01:23:05,720 --> 01:23:08,160
Speaker 1: What is considered a successful season for him? This year

1618
01:23:08,479 --> 01:23:11,240
Speaker 1: ten in twelve wins is as great as accomplishment as

1619
01:23:11,240 --> 01:23:13,920
Speaker 1: a pro coach, the development of the run game. I

1620
01:23:14,000 --> 01:23:18,920
Speaker 1: love your show, big fan, appreciate it from Dan. Yeah,

1621
01:23:18,920 --> 01:23:21,880
Speaker 1: I would say making the playoffs. If he makes the playoffs,

1622
01:23:22,120 --> 01:23:25,599
Speaker 1: that's an incredible accomplishment. Like he makes the playoffs, win

1623
01:23:25,720 --> 01:23:28,120
Speaker 1: or lose a playoff game, I don't care, Homer Away,

1624
01:23:28,640 --> 01:23:32,280
Speaker 1: that's an unreal accomplishment. So that that to me, period,

1625
01:23:32,320 --> 01:23:34,599
Speaker 1: point blank, you get in the dance, you are playing

1626
01:23:34,600 --> 01:23:38,360
Speaker 1: a game wild card weekend, or obviously you win the division,

1627
01:23:38,920 --> 01:23:41,400
Speaker 1: be remarkable because if you get in the playoffs, that

1628
01:23:41,439 --> 01:23:43,360
Speaker 1: means Seattle the rams of the Niners one of those

1629
01:23:43,360 --> 01:23:46,920
Speaker 1: teams mrs for sure. So you you know you finished

1630
01:23:46,960 --> 01:23:49,880
Speaker 1: probably second or first in the division. If they were

1631
01:23:49,880 --> 01:23:51,600
Speaker 1: to win the division. I mean you probably have to

1632
01:23:51,600 --> 01:23:53,880
Speaker 1: give him a contract attension. I think part of the

1633
01:23:53,960 --> 01:23:56,679
Speaker 1: run game opens up. Their pass game is so dynamic

1634
01:23:56,800 --> 01:23:58,479
Speaker 1: right now. One thing I might have been wrong on

1635
01:23:58,600 --> 01:24:01,559
Speaker 1: A J. Green. A J. Green looks good when you

1636
01:24:01,600 --> 01:24:04,719
Speaker 1: can pass the ball in the spread offense, everyone starts

1637
01:24:04,720 --> 01:24:07,719
Speaker 1: playing back and then you get the spread run game concepts.

1638
01:24:07,760 --> 01:24:10,360
Speaker 1: You just hand it to Edmunds. He's got gaping holes

1639
01:24:10,400 --> 01:24:13,040
Speaker 1: and he just hits it and he's getting ten yards.

1640
01:24:13,640 --> 01:24:16,280
Speaker 1: And then your quarterback can always run. They got a

1641
01:24:16,320 --> 01:24:18,760
Speaker 1: lot of different pitches right now. Their quarterback runs all

1642
01:24:18,760 --> 01:24:21,720
Speaker 1: over the place. Their little running backs are fast, all

1643
01:24:21,760 --> 01:24:25,519
Speaker 1: the receivers are good. Their offense is unreal. I mean

1644
01:24:25,840 --> 01:24:28,479
Speaker 1: it really is now. It was last year when Kyler

1645
01:24:28,520 --> 01:24:31,320
Speaker 1: was healthy. So if he's healthy, they're gonna be really

1646
01:24:31,360 --> 01:24:35,519
Speaker 1: dynamic on offense. I love the pod, but I think

1647
01:24:35,520 --> 01:24:38,200
Speaker 1: you missed the angle on Urbans. Bender was so egregious.

1648
01:24:38,200 --> 01:24:41,520
Speaker 1: See get a bender. He had fucking a couple of cocktails.

1649
01:24:42,080 --> 01:24:46,200
Speaker 1: I mean a bender would be like, you know, three

1650
01:24:46,280 --> 01:24:50,479
Speaker 1: nights in Vegas with a bag of cocaine, and you know,

1651
01:24:50,720 --> 01:24:54,040
Speaker 1: all nighters for three straight days. Like a bender. He

1652
01:24:54,120 --> 01:24:57,479
Speaker 1: went out. But let's see what you have to say.

1653
01:24:57,560 --> 01:24:59,760
Speaker 1: It's not having a few cocktails are so bad. He's

1654
01:24:59,800 --> 01:25:02,080
Speaker 1: ma married, a father of daughters, and is a visible

1655
01:25:02,160 --> 01:25:05,920
Speaker 1: leader three billion dollar organization. He's out there grinding gun

1656
01:25:05,960 --> 01:25:09,040
Speaker 1: co eds on multiple picks and videos. It's a terrible

1657
01:25:09,080 --> 01:25:13,439
Speaker 1: look and mark against his organizationals. His organizations brand, well,

1658
01:25:13,479 --> 01:25:16,920
Speaker 1: I'll pump the brakes there. His organizations brand is a joke.

1659
01:25:17,960 --> 01:25:22,559
Speaker 1: When I say the Jacksonville Jags, you think losers, you

1660
01:25:22,600 --> 01:25:28,640
Speaker 1: think irrelevant. Urban Myers brand is infinitely bigger than the

1661
01:25:28,720 --> 01:25:32,679
Speaker 1: Jacksonville Jacks. It ain't even close. It's a leadership failure

1662
01:25:32,840 --> 01:25:36,520
Speaker 1: one on one. If he runs around being a pervy grandpa,

1663
01:25:36,680 --> 01:25:41,040
Speaker 1: pervy grandpa, the girls are sliding up on him. He's

1664
01:25:41,040 --> 01:25:43,599
Speaker 1: a sixty year old worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

1665
01:25:43,960 --> 01:25:47,280
Speaker 1: Everywhere he goes. When people know him, women want him.

1666
01:25:47,400 --> 01:25:50,559
Speaker 1: Welcome to America. Now, is it a good look? I've

1667
01:25:50,880 --> 01:25:53,800
Speaker 1: I agreed earlier this show. It's not because of the

1668
01:25:53,840 --> 01:25:57,599
Speaker 1: distraction that it causes. But this notion he's buried, well,

1669
01:25:57,600 --> 01:26:01,519
Speaker 1: what does that mean? You know Bill Clinton and Hillary

1670
01:26:01,520 --> 01:26:06,960
Speaker 1: Clinton are married. You know who cares? Will Smith Jada

1671
01:26:07,000 --> 01:26:11,439
Speaker 1: Pinkett married? What would marriage this isn't nineteen seventy eight.

1672
01:26:12,560 --> 01:26:14,840
Speaker 1: Some people are in real marriages. A lot of people

1673
01:26:14,840 --> 01:26:18,120
Speaker 1: are not. Half the marriages get divorced, Like, what what

1674
01:26:18,160 --> 01:26:22,599
Speaker 1: does marriage mean? Honestly, because I've gotten this a lot.

1675
01:26:23,000 --> 01:26:25,760
Speaker 1: He represents his family. How do you know they even

1676
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Speaker 1: have a happy family. I don't know that. You don't

1677
01:26:27,760 --> 01:26:29,519
Speaker 1: know that. None of us know that. Why are we

1678
01:26:29,560 --> 01:26:32,720
Speaker 1: assuming so many things about urban Meyer? Now, him not

1679
01:26:32,800 --> 01:26:36,400
Speaker 1: flying home with the team, him the players already thinking

1680
01:26:36,400 --> 01:26:39,120
Speaker 1: he's a clown, that's a problem. But him being a

1681
01:26:39,160 --> 01:26:42,840
Speaker 1: pervy grand pervy grandpa, the girls rubbing up on him,

1682
01:26:43,600 --> 01:26:47,680
Speaker 1: like what are we talking about? So it's like, I

1683
01:26:48,000 --> 01:26:50,800
Speaker 1: get it in theory, older guy, younger woman. He's rich,

1684
01:26:51,240 --> 01:26:56,040
Speaker 1: he's powerful. Those guys usually overachieved in the lady department

1685
01:26:56,040 --> 01:26:58,960
Speaker 1: if they want. But this notion that he's in some

1686
01:26:59,120 --> 01:27:01,559
Speaker 1: like perfect happy marriage and he screwed it up, to

1687
01:27:01,680 --> 01:27:04,599
Speaker 1: me is laughable. I don't know that. Maybe he isn't

1688
01:27:04,600 --> 01:27:06,760
Speaker 1: a great marriage. None of us have a clue. I

1689
01:27:06,760 --> 01:27:10,880
Speaker 1: don't know the guy. It's not going well because he

1690
01:27:10,920 --> 01:27:14,200
Speaker 1: can't handle pro players. He's not a schematic genius. His

1691
01:27:14,360 --> 01:27:17,600
Speaker 1: coaching staff sucks because he had some cocktails going on

1692
01:27:17,680 --> 01:27:20,960
Speaker 1: a bender. He didn't go on a bender. He was

1693
01:27:21,040 --> 01:27:24,000
Speaker 1: stayed at home. He went to a bar. This is

1694
01:27:24,040 --> 01:27:25,920
Speaker 1: what I This is my whole take on this thing.

1695
01:27:26,040 --> 01:27:29,759
Speaker 1: I think it jumped the shark on the individual incident.

1696
01:27:30,080 --> 01:27:34,920
Speaker 1: Now did that individual incident represent more things? But I

1697
01:27:35,040 --> 01:27:39,280
Speaker 1: see more and more people talk about the guy's fucking marriage,

1698
01:27:39,840 --> 01:27:43,920
Speaker 1: like like like every single ninety nine percent of marriage,

1699
01:27:44,000 --> 01:27:50,360
Speaker 1: everyone's just happy. What world are we living in? I'm

1700
01:27:50,360 --> 01:27:52,519
Speaker 1: also kind of tired talking about urban Meyer. I don't

1701
01:27:52,560 --> 01:27:55,559
Speaker 1: care he's if it wasn't, But this shows you if

1702
01:27:55,560 --> 01:27:58,639
Speaker 1: it wasn't for urban Meyer, we would never mention the Jacks.

1703
01:27:59,000 --> 01:28:03,240
Speaker 1: They don't move a needle at all. The Urban Meyer

1704
01:28:03,400 --> 01:28:07,479
Speaker 1: organizations brand the organization that that brand. Honestly, if they

1705
01:28:07,560 --> 01:28:11,599
Speaker 1: relegated got rid of the Jags, not a soul would notice.

1706
01:28:12,120 --> 01:28:14,280
Speaker 1: If urban Meyer quit tomorrow and said I'm gonna be

1707
01:28:14,320 --> 01:28:16,640
Speaker 1: a college coach, I think how many people would want

1708
01:28:16,640 --> 01:28:19,920
Speaker 1: to hire him as a college coach. What should the

1709
01:28:20,000 --> 01:28:23,240
Speaker 1: Vikings do for the future. It seems like Kirk and

1710
01:28:23,360 --> 01:28:27,280
Speaker 1: Zimmer combination is football purgatory, with no choice, no chance

1711
01:28:27,320 --> 01:28:30,040
Speaker 1: to be awesome, and no chance to be shitty. Love

1712
01:28:30,120 --> 01:28:33,280
Speaker 1: the pot in the honesty. Yeah, I would say Zimmer

1713
01:28:33,320 --> 01:28:36,240
Speaker 1: is probably more of the problem than Cousins. Um Like,

1714
01:28:36,280 --> 01:28:38,240
Speaker 1: I think you can make the playoffs with Cousins, He's

1715
01:28:38,280 --> 01:28:41,240
Speaker 1: proven that. Zimmer. I think it's run its course. You know,

1716
01:28:41,280 --> 01:28:43,040
Speaker 1: I think where you guys screwed up, if you could

1717
01:28:43,040 --> 01:28:45,680
Speaker 1: have a do over, you would have fired Zimmer and

1718
01:28:45,760 --> 01:28:49,360
Speaker 1: hired Stefanski. And sometimes that happens. You know, it happened

1719
01:28:49,360 --> 01:28:51,360
Speaker 1: once upon a time with the Cowboys and Sean Payton.

1720
01:28:51,680 --> 01:28:53,960
Speaker 1: I think Sean Payton and the New York Giants, Like,

1721
01:28:54,000 --> 01:28:55,960
Speaker 1: you get these guys in your backyard, and it's like

1722
01:28:56,400 --> 01:29:00,320
Speaker 1: the Washington football team, Sean McVeigh, Kyle Shanahan, like you

1723
01:29:00,360 --> 01:29:02,960
Speaker 1: can get the opportunities. Now, Rivere is gonna be solid,

1724
01:29:03,439 --> 01:29:07,240
Speaker 1: but forever, you know, it's like, I don't really know

1725
01:29:07,280 --> 01:29:09,879
Speaker 1: who they hire. Maybe Joe Brady get him with Cousins

1726
01:29:09,880 --> 01:29:14,040
Speaker 1: in that offense, reunited him with Justin Jefferson. But I

1727
01:29:14,080 --> 01:29:16,479
Speaker 1: would imagine when they missed the playoffs, which I think

1728
01:29:16,479 --> 01:29:18,560
Speaker 1: it's fair to say the Vikings are gonna miss the playoffs,

1729
01:29:18,880 --> 01:29:22,120
Speaker 1: Mike Zimmer will be relieved of his duties. Rick Spielman,

1730
01:29:22,160 --> 01:29:24,679
Speaker 1: who I think is a really good GM. I would

1731
01:29:24,720 --> 01:29:30,639
Speaker 1: assume would keep his job. Seems like the offense nighter

1732
01:29:30,680 --> 01:29:33,200
Speaker 1: is related. Seems like the offense is struggling with most

1733
01:29:33,240 --> 01:29:36,360
Speaker 1: catches being contested first previous years. Is a result of

1734
01:29:36,400 --> 01:29:38,519
Speaker 1: the running game struggling or the league catching up with

1735
01:29:38,520 --> 01:29:43,840
Speaker 1: Sannahan scheme. That's a good question. Um, you know, I can't.

1736
01:29:45,720 --> 01:29:48,760
Speaker 1: My opinion is Kyle's just had a rough year. He's

1737
01:29:48,800 --> 01:29:52,280
Speaker 1: just he hasn't been on point just period, point blank.

1738
01:29:52,640 --> 01:29:54,880
Speaker 1: I say this over and over. You couldn't be a

1739
01:29:54,920 --> 01:29:57,200
Speaker 1: really good coach and have a couple of bad games.

1740
01:29:57,680 --> 01:30:00,960
Speaker 1: Elon Musk probably has a bad week, Bezos. Not every

1741
01:30:01,000 --> 01:30:05,240
Speaker 1: week is perfect, Like Lebron James has some bad games, right,

1742
01:30:05,840 --> 01:30:09,479
Speaker 1: Joe Torrey made some bad moves, Bruce Bocci wasn't always right.

1743
01:30:10,720 --> 01:30:13,639
Speaker 1: But like I believe in Kyle Shanahan, and I would

1744
01:30:13,680 --> 01:30:16,519
Speaker 1: say the last three weeks have been pretty questionable for

1745
01:30:16,640 --> 01:30:19,519
Speaker 1: his standards. He makes ten plus million dollars a year,

1746
01:30:19,560 --> 01:30:22,599
Speaker 1: he's considered one of, if not the best offensive mind

1747
01:30:22,600 --> 01:30:25,120
Speaker 1: in the league, and he's not scored enough points. Like

1748
01:30:25,200 --> 01:30:27,040
Speaker 1: he's got to find to get points on the board,

1749
01:30:27,080 --> 01:30:29,680
Speaker 1: whether it's Jimmy Garoppolo or Trey Lance in there, and

1750
01:30:29,720 --> 01:30:32,040
Speaker 1: it's not. We use his excuse sometimes, like, you know,

1751
01:30:32,080 --> 01:30:34,920
Speaker 1: they don't have enough wide receivers, they don't have enough playmakers.

1752
01:30:35,160 --> 01:30:39,400
Speaker 1: He's got Deebo, Samuel Baller, Brandon Aiyuk, super talented, George

1753
01:30:39,479 --> 01:30:42,240
Speaker 1: Kittle Baller, he's got the best fullback in the league.

1754
01:30:42,360 --> 01:30:45,240
Speaker 1: Use check. He's got more than enough running backs. He's

1755
01:30:45,280 --> 01:30:47,439
Speaker 1: got a good offensive line. Like, you've gotta be able

1756
01:30:47,439 --> 01:30:50,280
Speaker 1: to score, you know, twenty five plus points a game,

1757
01:30:50,680 --> 01:30:53,080
Speaker 1: and he's struggling. He scored twenty one in the last

1758
01:30:53,120 --> 01:30:57,960
Speaker 1: two weeks, and really twenty one against the Seattle you know,

1759
01:30:57,960 --> 01:31:01,600
Speaker 1: he got a garbage time touchdown at the end of

1760
01:31:01,600 --> 01:31:05,160
Speaker 1: the game. So it's just he hasn't been good. He's

1761
01:31:05,160 --> 01:31:10,600
Speaker 1: gotta step it up. With the NFC North being relatively

1762
01:31:10,640 --> 01:31:13,559
Speaker 1: weak this year, and with you what you've seen on

1763
01:31:13,600 --> 01:31:16,200
Speaker 1: tape from the Vikings starting one and three, with what

1764
01:31:16,360 --> 01:31:18,240
Speaker 1: was supposed to be the easy part of the schedule

1765
01:31:18,840 --> 01:31:22,160
Speaker 1: is brutal. But the odds you give the Vikings to

1766
01:31:22,200 --> 01:31:26,680
Speaker 1: make a late season run and sneak into the playoffs. Uh,

1767
01:31:26,680 --> 01:31:29,320
Speaker 1: they still have six divisional games and they match up

1768
01:31:29,400 --> 01:31:31,280
Speaker 1: nicely verse Green Bay three and one in the past

1769
01:31:31,320 --> 01:31:35,320
Speaker 1: four years, that's a good little nugget. Let me check

1770
01:31:35,360 --> 01:31:39,240
Speaker 1: their schedule here. I think it's really hard at one

1771
01:31:39,280 --> 01:31:41,400
Speaker 1: and three when your defense isn't great to go on

1772
01:31:41,439 --> 01:31:45,920
Speaker 1: a run. But they got the Lions this week, Okay,

1773
01:31:46,080 --> 01:31:50,040
Speaker 1: there two and three. Then they got the Panthers at Carolina.

1774
01:31:50,240 --> 01:31:52,920
Speaker 1: That's a big game. If they lose that game and

1775
01:31:52,920 --> 01:31:55,479
Speaker 1: go two and four, it's like, well, you in that

1776
01:31:55,520 --> 01:31:57,720
Speaker 1: game and all of a sudden you're three and three. Okay,

1777
01:31:57,840 --> 01:31:59,639
Speaker 1: then you go on a little stress. That looks really

1778
01:31:59,640 --> 01:32:04,800
Speaker 1: really hard. Cowboys at home at Ravens, at Chargers, Packers

1779
01:32:04,840 --> 01:32:09,200
Speaker 1: at Niners. I don't know, man, I don't see it

1780
01:32:09,920 --> 01:32:15,439
Speaker 1: like a I don't see it that that stretch. They're

1781
01:32:15,439 --> 01:32:17,360
Speaker 1: probably gonna have to win the Lions game, win the

1782
01:32:17,400 --> 01:32:23,360
Speaker 1: Panthers game to be three and three, and then Cowboys Ravens, Chargers, Packers, Niners.

1783
01:32:24,040 --> 01:32:25,760
Speaker 1: How do they go three and two? And I think

1784
01:32:25,760 --> 01:32:28,479
Speaker 1: they're in trouble, you know, because nine and eight it's

1785
01:32:28,520 --> 01:32:31,840
Speaker 1: not gonna make the playoffs. You probably gotta be minimum

1786
01:32:31,880 --> 01:32:34,920
Speaker 1: ten and seven and probably eleven and six. So I

1787
01:32:35,120 --> 01:32:37,920
Speaker 1: think it's fair to say that Zimmer the Vikings run

1788
01:32:39,240 --> 01:32:41,160
Speaker 1: not their player, I mean, cousins, not going anywhere. All

1789
01:32:41,160 --> 01:32:43,479
Speaker 1: the offensive guys aren't going anywhere. But I think what

1790
01:32:43,560 --> 01:32:46,120
Speaker 1: they have going for them is it's coming to a

1791
01:32:46,160 --> 01:32:48,719
Speaker 1: screeching halt and listen. At least you beat the Saints

1792
01:32:48,760 --> 01:32:50,519
Speaker 1: a couple of years ago on the road. Cool win,

1793
01:32:51,200 --> 01:32:53,400
Speaker 1: but it's probably over now. We just gotta start talking,

1794
01:32:53,400 --> 01:32:55,479
Speaker 1: maybe by mid season. Who is going to be their

1795
01:32:55,520 --> 01:32:58,400
Speaker 1: next coach. Joe Brady would probably be the name. Brian

1796
01:32:58,479 --> 01:33:01,439
Speaker 1: day Ball would be another name. Uh, it feels I

1797
01:33:01,439 --> 01:33:06,640
Speaker 1: could be an offensive guy for sure. Enjoy the weekend, Um,

1798
01:33:06,680 --> 01:33:10,519
Speaker 1: stay having fun, have some cocktails, enjoy some football, hang

1799
01:33:10,520 --> 01:33:13,160
Speaker 1: out with your family, and uh, talk to you guys

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Speaker 1: next week Monday, exclusively three our podcast. Go subscribe the

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