1 00:00:00,680 --> 00:00:03,480 Speaker 1: You are listening to the Dan Patrick Show on Fox 2 00:00:03,560 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: Sports Radio. Welcome to the program. It's our two on 3 00:00:06,760 --> 00:00:09,520 Speaker 1: this Friday. It's a trigger meat Friday, but we have 4 00:00:09,640 --> 00:00:16,200 Speaker 1: mahi mahi cooking on the trigger grill. Can't you smell 5 00:00:16,239 --> 00:00:21,360 Speaker 1: the mahi mahi. Gang's all here? Ready to go? Glad 6 00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:25,240 Speaker 1: you're part of the program. If you're watching, you're listening, tweeting, emailing, 7 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:28,800 Speaker 1: or all the above. Dan Patrick Show. Coming up, we'll 8 00:00:28,880 --> 00:00:32,040 Speaker 1: check in with the Kansas City Chiefs. They've started negotiations 9 00:00:32,159 --> 00:00:37,760 Speaker 1: quietly privately with Patrick Mahomes his agent. The question is, 10 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:40,519 Speaker 1: if you're Patrick Mahomes and his agent, what do you 11 00:00:40,600 --> 00:00:43,479 Speaker 1: take and when do you take it. We'll talk to 12 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:46,680 Speaker 1: Sam Mellinger, he covers the Kansa City Chiefs with the 13 00:00:46,760 --> 00:00:49,000 Speaker 1: Kansas City Star. He'll join us. Coming up a little bit. 14 00:00:49,360 --> 00:00:53,640 Speaker 1: The popular Rebecca Lowe on loan from NBCSN. She courses 15 00:00:53,680 --> 00:00:55,960 Speaker 1: the host of the Premier League. She will join us. 16 00:00:55,960 --> 00:00:57,840 Speaker 1: The Premier League is coming back here in a couple 17 00:00:57,880 --> 00:01:00,720 Speaker 1: of weeks, the Premiership and feels like they're just coming 18 00:01:00,760 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 1: back to say, all right, let's make an officials so 19 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:07,080 Speaker 1: Liverpool can finally get a title. Liverpool's first since nineteen 20 00:01:07,200 --> 00:01:10,560 Speaker 1: ninety yay, because they were what twenty five points ahead 21 00:01:10,560 --> 00:01:14,959 Speaker 1: of everybody else. They can't lose this. It's a coronation 22 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:20,039 Speaker 1: for Paulie's Liverpool squad and Fritzie's got a kit on 23 00:01:20,200 --> 00:01:23,959 Speaker 1: today a Manchester United. I couldn't name one player, but 24 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:25,920 Speaker 1: they figured with Rebecca on it, you'd wears up in 25 00:01:25,959 --> 00:01:28,679 Speaker 1: soccer related So found this in the deep recesses of 26 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:31,440 Speaker 1: my closet. There, stand up, let's see what it looks 27 00:01:31,440 --> 00:01:35,080 Speaker 1: like that. Oh yeah, okay, got your your red kit 28 00:01:35,319 --> 00:01:39,959 Speaker 1: Manchester United? There? What happened to Manchester United? Point? They've 29 00:01:39,959 --> 00:01:42,800 Speaker 1: had about a four year stretch where they just can't 30 00:01:42,800 --> 00:01:46,760 Speaker 1: get back to that top four level and they keep 31 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:50,800 Speaker 1: churning through different players, they keep spending money. They just 32 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:54,360 Speaker 1: have a four year window just whiffing basically, and then 33 00:01:54,440 --> 00:01:56,520 Speaker 1: Liverpool got the right guys about two years ago and 34 00:01:56,800 --> 00:01:59,320 Speaker 1: they're on a run. Is this a big deal for 35 00:01:59,360 --> 00:02:03,080 Speaker 1: you for Liverpool? Yes? No, for you Yes, I'm a 36 00:02:03,080 --> 00:02:06,680 Speaker 1: pretty long term Liverpool fan, probably about sixteen seventeen years now, 37 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:08,919 Speaker 1: and they've come close a few times. A few years 38 00:02:08,919 --> 00:02:11,600 Speaker 1: ago they had it within their grasp and there's a 39 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:15,080 Speaker 1: horrendous mistake by a star player. And now I of 40 00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:18,520 Speaker 1: course have my Liverpool hat that I've had for How 41 00:02:18,600 --> 00:02:20,960 Speaker 1: long have I had this? Four weeks? No, I think 42 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:23,400 Speaker 1: it's longer now it's a couple of months. A couple 43 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:25,720 Speaker 1: of months I've had this Liverpool hat. You tied it 44 00:02:25,720 --> 00:02:28,080 Speaker 1: out right, front Runner, Well, I learned from my kids, 45 00:02:28,680 --> 00:02:31,399 Speaker 1: you know, they'd like somebody right away. It's like, oh, 46 00:02:31,440 --> 00:02:33,760 Speaker 1: I've been a fan of theirs for like a year. 47 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:36,600 Speaker 1: I'm curious what Patriot fans are going to be like 48 00:02:36,680 --> 00:02:40,640 Speaker 1: this year because they love the Patriots and Tom and 49 00:02:40,760 --> 00:02:44,080 Speaker 1: you're a super Bowl team. What if New England goes 50 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:47,800 Speaker 1: nine and seven this year, maybe ten and six if 51 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:50,040 Speaker 1: all goes well, what if they go eight and eat 52 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:54,160 Speaker 1: How dedicated are those fans going to be if you're 53 00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:59,040 Speaker 1: not a super Bowl caliber team? Yeah? See, yeah, sure 54 00:02:59,040 --> 00:03:01,480 Speaker 1: it will be interesting to you that. Are you still 55 00:03:01,520 --> 00:03:04,200 Speaker 1: going to be a Patriot fan? Yeah? Yeah, yeah, yeah. 56 00:03:04,240 --> 00:03:07,240 Speaker 1: It's definitely a Patriot's household for sure, although we're much 57 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:10,280 Speaker 1: more interested I know I am for sure in seeing 58 00:03:10,280 --> 00:03:13,680 Speaker 1: what the Buccaneers do. That'll be fun, but it's definitely 59 00:03:13,720 --> 00:03:17,040 Speaker 1: a Patriot's house If I said the Buccaneers we're gonna 60 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:19,400 Speaker 1: go far in the playoffs, or the Patriots We're gonna 61 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:22,799 Speaker 1: go far in the playoffs. I would take the Patriots, 62 00:03:23,960 --> 00:03:27,359 Speaker 1: although I don't know. I guess both are really interesting storylines, 63 00:03:27,639 --> 00:03:29,680 Speaker 1: you know, I mean from from what we do for 64 00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:32,400 Speaker 1: a living. But I think both are pretty interesting. I 65 00:03:32,440 --> 00:03:36,200 Speaker 1: saw where Brady's suv is for sale. Yeah, that looks bad, 66 00:03:36,280 --> 00:03:40,800 Speaker 1: not too bad. It looks boring, it looks comfy, and 67 00:03:40,920 --> 00:03:44,480 Speaker 1: what does it looks like the inside of a private jet. 68 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:48,120 Speaker 1: But it's three hundred thousand dollars for Tom Brady's suv. 69 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:51,760 Speaker 1: I know, Wait, what did they do? You could lounge, Jenny, 70 00:03:51,840 --> 00:03:54,240 Speaker 1: you get you got a couple of chairs that reclined, 71 00:03:54,280 --> 00:03:56,880 Speaker 1: has got a thirty two inch TV. He said that 72 00:03:56,920 --> 00:03:59,880 Speaker 1: it was his sanctuary, that it helped him after game 73 00:04:00,120 --> 00:04:02,080 Speaker 1: when he would be driven home and then he could 74 00:04:02,080 --> 00:04:04,480 Speaker 1: watch film. And I can look at it and you go, 75 00:04:04,880 --> 00:04:08,240 Speaker 1: three hundred thousand dollars, you can take a tour of it. 76 00:04:08,640 --> 00:04:12,960 Speaker 1: It's got you know, fine, the finest Italian leather, natch, 77 00:04:13,440 --> 00:04:16,800 Speaker 1: is every Italian leather the finest Italian leather, because it 78 00:04:16,839 --> 00:04:20,120 Speaker 1: feels like that, right, is there a subprime Italian leather 79 00:04:20,480 --> 00:04:23,200 Speaker 1: like this is average Italian leather. But if it was, 80 00:04:23,400 --> 00:04:27,599 Speaker 1: it's the finest Italian leather and it looks really comfortable, 81 00:04:27,880 --> 00:04:32,160 Speaker 1: but it's it's sort of a beige interior. Little Bland, yeah, 82 00:04:32,320 --> 00:04:35,120 Speaker 1: little Blansky, Yes, Paul. How come stuff in other countries 83 00:04:35,240 --> 00:04:38,760 Speaker 1: is always better, like Italian leather, you know, Himalayan sea salt. 84 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:40,560 Speaker 1: We don't have sea salt here. They don't have sea 85 00:04:40,600 --> 00:04:44,720 Speaker 1: salt down in a near New Orleans or something. It's 86 00:04:44,720 --> 00:04:46,560 Speaker 1: something that out of the country is always better. But 87 00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:49,560 Speaker 1: it's because you can't it's not readily available. This is 88 00:04:49,600 --> 00:04:52,840 Speaker 1: Italian marble. Oh, Italian marble. Oh crap. Yeah. And if 89 00:04:52,839 --> 00:04:57,160 Speaker 1: you get shoes, the Italian shoes, yes, Ton, don't you 90 00:04:57,160 --> 00:04:59,359 Speaker 1: need like the jacuzzi and a brick oven looks something 91 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:03,000 Speaker 1: more than three hundred thousand dollars? Wouldn't that be cool? 92 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:04,520 Speaker 1: If there was a way to fit at mini jacuzi, 93 00:05:04,600 --> 00:05:06,360 Speaker 1: you can get you know, bake some pizza in there 94 00:05:06,360 --> 00:05:08,320 Speaker 1: in the back. You gotta have something more than bay 95 00:05:08,360 --> 00:05:10,720 Speaker 1: seats and reclining chairs and a couple of TV sets. 96 00:05:11,360 --> 00:05:14,320 Speaker 1: I don't know if you're a Brady fan, is that 97 00:05:14,360 --> 00:05:17,440 Speaker 1: who's going to buy this? I'm assuming you're gonna buy, 98 00:05:17,640 --> 00:05:20,400 Speaker 1: But you're spending three hundred thousand dollars to sit where 99 00:05:20,400 --> 00:05:23,760 Speaker 1: Tom sat. Yeah, see, I love that. Peek into what 100 00:05:23,839 --> 00:05:26,479 Speaker 1: Todd would do if he won the lottery, Like, say 101 00:05:26,480 --> 00:05:29,080 Speaker 1: Todd won three hundred million dollars, he would get an 102 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:32,200 Speaker 1: escalade and inside of it he would put a jacuzzi 103 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:35,680 Speaker 1: dto pizza oven. That's what he would do if he 104 00:05:35,720 --> 00:05:38,159 Speaker 1: had unlimited wealth. He doesn't. Those are the things like 105 00:05:38,240 --> 00:05:39,560 Speaker 1: right off the top of his head, He's like, what 106 00:05:39,640 --> 00:05:42,600 Speaker 1: don't you want like a jacuzi endo pizza oven? Make 107 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:46,400 Speaker 1: a little minia hot dougs. You actually stop and listen 108 00:05:46,480 --> 00:05:48,640 Speaker 1: to what Todd says. When I hear it, I just 109 00:05:48,760 --> 00:05:51,480 Speaker 1: keep moving, you do tune me out. Don't you want 110 00:05:51,520 --> 00:05:53,120 Speaker 1: like a jacuzi and a pizza oven? You're sitting in 111 00:05:53,160 --> 00:05:54,960 Speaker 1: the jacuzi, you bake yourself a little snack on your 112 00:05:54,960 --> 00:05:57,080 Speaker 1: way home, not just get there in your jacuzi holding 113 00:05:57,080 --> 00:06:00,279 Speaker 1: at Pepperonis. No, but Tod, who's going to cooking? Because 114 00:06:00,279 --> 00:06:02,960 Speaker 1: you don't. Well, if I could for a three hundred 115 00:06:02,960 --> 00:06:05,720 Speaker 1: thousand dollars vehicle, I'll have someone that's on my beck 116 00:06:05,760 --> 00:06:08,280 Speaker 1: and call that could make these things I'm not doing 117 00:06:08,360 --> 00:06:12,320 Speaker 1: it's three hundred thousand dollars suv. That's still just a car, 118 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:15,720 Speaker 1: three hundred thousand dollars, I know, but it's not an airplane. Well, 119 00:06:15,760 --> 00:06:18,599 Speaker 1: I can understand if you're buying certain cars like Steve 120 00:06:18,720 --> 00:06:23,159 Speaker 1: McQueen's horses Show, you know, all right, I get it. Yeah, 121 00:06:23,240 --> 00:06:25,360 Speaker 1: you spend a million dollars on something like that a 122 00:06:25,440 --> 00:06:28,120 Speaker 1: collector's item there, and there's certain you know, cars out 123 00:06:28,120 --> 00:06:32,560 Speaker 1: of movies here. But Tom's suv for three hundred large 124 00:06:32,680 --> 00:06:34,560 Speaker 1: you know. See, if you got all that money, though, 125 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:37,320 Speaker 1: why not spend it to make yourself as comfortable as 126 00:06:37,320 --> 00:06:39,679 Speaker 1: you could be. It's not like one of the benefits 127 00:06:39,720 --> 00:06:42,159 Speaker 1: of being just filthy rich is that you're like, oh, 128 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:45,760 Speaker 1: just comfort. But if I have the money, why am 129 00:06:45,760 --> 00:06:49,080 Speaker 1: I not doing that for my own suv instead of 130 00:06:49,120 --> 00:06:53,279 Speaker 1: taking Tom's leftovers here? Okay. It's when the rich people 131 00:06:53,320 --> 00:06:55,760 Speaker 1: buy a house and then they tear it down. It's 132 00:06:55,800 --> 00:06:58,680 Speaker 1: because they can. Okay, yeah, I see the difference. Yeah, 133 00:06:58,760 --> 00:07:00,800 Speaker 1: right right, Why would you could just get your own 134 00:07:00,800 --> 00:07:03,640 Speaker 1: three hundred thousand dollars. Why are you getting Tom's? Yeah, 135 00:07:03,640 --> 00:07:06,240 Speaker 1: I got it. Maybe I want Team Colors in there. 136 00:07:06,680 --> 00:07:09,320 Speaker 1: I mean, it's it's nice but it looks like the inside. 137 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:11,080 Speaker 1: If I said, oh, what is this, you'd say, all 138 00:07:11,120 --> 00:07:13,560 Speaker 1: looks like the inside of a private jet there, but uh, 139 00:07:14,240 --> 00:07:17,960 Speaker 1: three hundred thousand dollars for Tom's shoe v Yes, McLean. 140 00:07:18,040 --> 00:07:20,080 Speaker 1: When I was in high school, I got to drive 141 00:07:20,160 --> 00:07:23,640 Speaker 1: my parents minivan for a year and everyone said, wow, 142 00:07:23,680 --> 00:07:25,200 Speaker 1: you just got a lot of action in the back 143 00:07:25,200 --> 00:07:28,520 Speaker 1: of that. And I'm seriously, people said, I'm like, what 144 00:07:28,680 --> 00:07:32,520 Speaker 1: are you talking about? But nothing uncoler than a minivan, 145 00:07:32,560 --> 00:07:35,440 Speaker 1: by the way, when you're yeah, but when you have kids, 146 00:07:37,120 --> 00:07:39,160 Speaker 1: I know, it's one of those it was really hard 147 00:07:39,240 --> 00:07:41,680 Speaker 1: to pull the trigger on or for a minivan you 148 00:07:41,840 --> 00:07:45,640 Speaker 1: had one? Yeah, yeah, I had a minivan. Oh seven 149 00:07:45,840 --> 00:07:49,000 Speaker 1: round there. I don't remember. It's all a blur pollie. Yeah, 150 00:07:49,760 --> 00:07:51,720 Speaker 1: you would you approve it or did it get past 151 00:07:51,720 --> 00:07:54,120 Speaker 1: the goalie. I knew we needed it because we had 152 00:07:54,120 --> 00:07:56,720 Speaker 1: four kids under the age of seven, and I just 153 00:07:56,800 --> 00:08:00,200 Speaker 1: remember you got to strap them in and I just said, right, 154 00:08:00,280 --> 00:08:02,640 Speaker 1: we're good. You know, I gotta have enough baby seats 155 00:08:02,680 --> 00:08:05,400 Speaker 1: in there. But when you go and you're gonna spend 156 00:08:05,480 --> 00:08:09,560 Speaker 1: some money on a minivan, there's so much that goes 157 00:08:09,560 --> 00:08:12,520 Speaker 1: through your head where you go God, this is the end, 158 00:08:13,240 --> 00:08:18,680 Speaker 1: Like this is I've given up. It's over sweatpants. Yes, 159 00:08:18,760 --> 00:08:23,880 Speaker 1: I'm gonna have socks with sandals, like I'm in trouble here. 160 00:08:23,960 --> 00:08:26,400 Speaker 1: Yes see, there was a moment. It's sort of not 161 00:08:26,440 --> 00:08:28,520 Speaker 1: about giving up, but when you realize that you're sort 162 00:08:28,560 --> 00:08:32,520 Speaker 1: of living a cliche. Is that I was sitting in 163 00:08:33,320 --> 00:08:35,360 Speaker 1: I had I was in a Prius in the Whole 164 00:08:35,360 --> 00:08:38,160 Speaker 1: Foods parking lot with my wife and my dog, and 165 00:08:38,200 --> 00:08:40,360 Speaker 1: I was like, oh my god, you're right out of 166 00:08:40,360 --> 00:08:42,480 Speaker 1: a commercial. How did we just this is? And like 167 00:08:42,520 --> 00:08:44,520 Speaker 1: I stopped in the moment and I was like, Babe, 168 00:08:44,520 --> 00:08:46,360 Speaker 1: look at what we're doing right now. Look at what 169 00:08:46,520 --> 00:08:48,439 Speaker 1: just happened. How did this happen? How did we get here? 170 00:08:48,559 --> 00:08:50,880 Speaker 1: How did this happen? And you you vow that it 171 00:08:50,920 --> 00:08:53,959 Speaker 1: won't happen. I won't drive a minivan rock and roll 172 00:08:54,080 --> 00:08:57,920 Speaker 1: till I die. No next thing, you know, got a minivan? Yeah, 173 00:08:58,120 --> 00:09:02,480 Speaker 1: pulling up for a soccer game. It's wild. Oh by 174 00:09:02,480 --> 00:09:04,640 Speaker 1: the way, this didn't take very long. But chat row 175 00:09:05,400 --> 00:09:09,439 Speaker 1: Brandon in Florida, Yeah, saying he would buy Tom Brady's 176 00:09:09,600 --> 00:09:11,680 Speaker 1: SUV but it gets horrible gas mileage. Do you know 177 00:09:11,720 --> 00:09:17,920 Speaker 1: why Andrew because it tires are deflated. The tires are deflated. 178 00:09:20,080 --> 00:09:24,120 Speaker 1: Zing all right, that one stung, Fritzie. The gift that 179 00:09:24,200 --> 00:09:28,360 Speaker 1: keeps on giving. I got a little beaten up by level. Yeah, yeah, 180 00:09:28,400 --> 00:09:30,560 Speaker 1: all right, mcleven. You wanted to talk about the NBA 181 00:09:30,720 --> 00:09:33,920 Speaker 1: the playing proposal here? Yeah, put up a pole, which 182 00:09:33,960 --> 00:09:37,280 Speaker 1: is the best system? Play in with twenty teams, playing 183 00:09:37,320 --> 00:09:41,000 Speaker 1: tournament with twenty teams, go straight to sixteen playoffs, or 184 00:09:41,240 --> 00:09:43,880 Speaker 1: try to have a regular season and the normal playoffs. 185 00:09:43,960 --> 00:09:46,560 Speaker 1: If you're the NBA, Mark Cubans Mavericks would have the 186 00:09:46,600 --> 00:09:49,800 Speaker 1: most to lose in a play in scenario under previously 187 00:09:50,080 --> 00:09:53,720 Speaker 1: discussed terms. That would include the teams that are seventh 188 00:09:53,960 --> 00:09:57,880 Speaker 1: through tenth in the conference standings. The Maps are seventh 189 00:09:58,000 --> 00:10:00,600 Speaker 1: right now in the Western Conference standings with forty and 190 00:10:00,679 --> 00:10:04,320 Speaker 1: twenty seven record, seven games ahead of the eighth place 191 00:10:04,679 --> 00:10:08,000 Speaker 1: Memphis Grizzlies. But this is how close Dallas is to 192 00:10:08,120 --> 00:10:11,240 Speaker 1: the fourth seed. Overall, we're gonna have them in the 193 00:10:11,360 --> 00:10:16,440 Speaker 1: play in scenario. Apparently, I'm looking at the standings in 194 00:10:16,440 --> 00:10:19,680 Speaker 1: the West. The Lakers have forty nine wins, Clippers have 195 00:10:19,760 --> 00:10:24,559 Speaker 1: forty four, the Nuggets have forty three. Jazz have forty one. 196 00:10:24,679 --> 00:10:29,720 Speaker 1: Then it's Oklahoma City, Houston, and Dallas all with forty wins. 197 00:10:29,720 --> 00:10:33,320 Speaker 1: So it's that tightly bunged plus with Utah losing one 198 00:10:33,360 --> 00:10:36,400 Speaker 1: of its better players by Danovitch, you know, they may 199 00:10:36,440 --> 00:10:39,440 Speaker 1: be an early exit team I saw were the Rockets. 200 00:10:39,559 --> 00:10:43,600 Speaker 1: Jim Darryl Moorey said that he likes this scenario as 201 00:10:43,600 --> 00:10:46,679 Speaker 1: an advantage for the Rockets. They're a deep team and 202 00:10:46,960 --> 00:10:49,800 Speaker 1: they're a tough team to kind of prepare for. With 203 00:10:49,880 --> 00:10:53,040 Speaker 1: Russell Westbrook and James Harden. They said, sort of like 204 00:10:53,080 --> 00:10:56,360 Speaker 1: our chances here. But the Lakers right now with forty 205 00:10:56,440 --> 00:10:59,840 Speaker 1: nine wins and then they're going to open up against 206 00:11:00,120 --> 00:11:02,360 Speaker 1: whoever is going to come out of that with the 207 00:11:02,800 --> 00:11:09,040 Speaker 1: eighth seed. Overall, I feel like we've played enough games 208 00:11:09,040 --> 00:11:12,119 Speaker 1: that Memphis deserves to be in there. I thought, John Morant, 209 00:11:13,080 --> 00:11:17,040 Speaker 1: Jaren Jackson, you know, they're the eighth seed. You've earned it. 210 00:11:17,040 --> 00:11:20,800 Speaker 1: It feels like, and I'm sure that thank god David 211 00:11:20,840 --> 00:11:24,440 Speaker 1: Stern's not still the NBA commissioner, the late great commissioner, 212 00:11:24,480 --> 00:11:26,640 Speaker 1: because he'd be yelling at me right now because I'm 213 00:11:26,679 --> 00:11:29,880 Speaker 1: going to say the following feels like the NBA certainly 214 00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:34,240 Speaker 1: wants to get Zion Williamson into the playoff picture here 215 00:11:37,120 --> 00:11:40,319 Speaker 1: in New Orleans. I love watching them. I would love 216 00:11:40,360 --> 00:11:43,320 Speaker 1: to see Zion play a couple more games. But if 217 00:11:43,320 --> 00:11:46,880 Speaker 1: I'm looking at the standings here, the Pelicans are four 218 00:11:46,920 --> 00:11:53,319 Speaker 1: games behind Memphis, the Blazers are three games behind. Just 219 00:11:53,440 --> 00:11:56,080 Speaker 1: feels like we're going to extend this and extend this 220 00:11:56,280 --> 00:12:00,280 Speaker 1: for the opportunity for Zion Williamson. I just get nervesous 221 00:12:00,320 --> 00:12:03,280 Speaker 1: in how people are going to perceive this. Oh, are 222 00:12:03,320 --> 00:12:08,200 Speaker 1: you making concessions to get a team or a player 223 00:12:08,240 --> 00:12:12,840 Speaker 1: in here? I want it to be about fairness. It 224 00:12:12,960 --> 00:12:16,080 Speaker 1: feels like it's a little bit for marketing as well, 225 00:12:17,840 --> 00:12:21,000 Speaker 1: And it might be fairness in the marketing here if 226 00:12:21,040 --> 00:12:24,120 Speaker 1: you're the commissioner. I don't want to accuse him of anything. 227 00:12:24,200 --> 00:12:26,760 Speaker 1: I'm just telling you and I haven't heard anything. I 228 00:12:26,880 --> 00:12:29,960 Speaker 1: just get the feeling. How do we get Zion Williamson 229 00:12:30,320 --> 00:12:33,520 Speaker 1: in the playoff picture? And I do believe Mark Cuban 230 00:12:33,760 --> 00:12:36,400 Speaker 1: is okay with this format. I don't know if I'm 231 00:12:36,440 --> 00:12:40,040 Speaker 1: paraphrasing McLevin, but did Mark Cuban say I'll take the 232 00:12:40,080 --> 00:12:42,760 Speaker 1: bullet on this and we'll have our team in there? 233 00:12:42,840 --> 00:12:46,120 Speaker 1: Even though they're not really a seventh seed overall. Yeah, 234 00:12:46,120 --> 00:12:49,760 Speaker 1: I believe Cuban is all about the twenty team play 235 00:12:49,800 --> 00:12:53,000 Speaker 1: in tournament. I think he's proposed he's at least supported 236 00:12:53,040 --> 00:12:56,600 Speaker 1: that proposal. I get it now, because given everything that's 237 00:12:56,640 --> 00:13:00,600 Speaker 1: going on, you don't want to be that guy who says, well, 238 00:13:00,640 --> 00:13:04,040 Speaker 1: this isn't fair. I don't know what is fair with 239 00:13:04,080 --> 00:13:07,640 Speaker 1: all of this. But and now are the San Antonio 240 00:13:07,720 --> 00:13:09,760 Speaker 1: Spur Are you going to extend it so the Spurs 241 00:13:09,800 --> 00:13:13,040 Speaker 1: can get in? I just feel like you get one shot, 242 00:13:13,240 --> 00:13:16,520 Speaker 1: do it right. The less teams, the less risk, and 243 00:13:16,559 --> 00:13:19,880 Speaker 1: if you're going to have sixteen teams in Orlando, I 244 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:22,839 Speaker 1: don't don't. Let's put it this way, if the Pelicans 245 00:13:22,840 --> 00:13:26,400 Speaker 1: were the eighth seed, would we be having a play 246 00:13:26,440 --> 00:13:30,360 Speaker 1: in game? What? We have a playoff format? And I'm 247 00:13:30,360 --> 00:13:34,440 Speaker 1: gonna guess we probably wouldn't. But that's just me. That's 248 00:13:34,480 --> 00:13:37,320 Speaker 1: just me. Yes, could you make the case that the 249 00:13:37,320 --> 00:13:39,319 Speaker 1: Pelicans at the franchise don't want to be in the 250 00:13:39,320 --> 00:13:41,760 Speaker 1: playoffs and don't want to have a playoff format? They 251 00:13:41,800 --> 00:13:44,959 Speaker 1: have no chance, except for a technical chance, to win 252 00:13:45,000 --> 00:13:47,480 Speaker 1: the NBA title this year. Putting Zion Williamson on the 253 00:13:47,520 --> 00:13:50,600 Speaker 1: court after this long layoff could only endanger him for 254 00:13:50,679 --> 00:13:53,760 Speaker 1: next year? Is that fair? Well, I guess you can 255 00:13:53,760 --> 00:13:55,600 Speaker 1: look at that. But he's had a long layoff here 256 00:13:55,840 --> 00:13:59,599 Speaker 1: because we weren't sure. Reggie Miller and I had conversations 257 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:02,520 Speaker 1: December where we didn't know if Zion would even come 258 00:14:02,520 --> 00:14:05,760 Speaker 1: back this season. Now we're talking about can you get 259 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:09,720 Speaker 1: Kevin Durant back for the playoffs? That would be a 260 00:14:09,720 --> 00:14:12,400 Speaker 1: bigger risk to me having Kevin Durant come back than 261 00:14:12,640 --> 00:14:16,040 Speaker 1: having Zion Williamson's season extended by a week or so. Yeah, 262 00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:18,760 Speaker 1: McLevin one and Den and Mark Cuban really and you 263 00:14:18,800 --> 00:14:21,040 Speaker 1: mentioned this earlier in the week, really wants regular season 264 00:14:21,080 --> 00:14:23,760 Speaker 1: games too. He wants before so he doesn't want this 265 00:14:23,800 --> 00:14:25,760 Speaker 1: season to be set. He wants a few more regular 266 00:14:25,760 --> 00:14:29,120 Speaker 1: season games. So maybe people could move upper down. Okay, 267 00:14:29,120 --> 00:14:31,840 Speaker 1: But and he's saying that because where his team is 268 00:14:31,960 --> 00:14:34,880 Speaker 1: right now, they're seventh, but they're tied with two teams 269 00:14:34,920 --> 00:14:37,080 Speaker 1: with forty wins, and they can move up and maybe 270 00:14:37,280 --> 00:14:40,520 Speaker 1: supplant Utah there who has forty one wins, and if 271 00:14:40,560 --> 00:14:43,440 Speaker 1: you're going to have five regular season games, Mark Cuban 272 00:14:43,560 --> 00:14:46,760 Speaker 1: is saying, maybe that we can take the Mavericks out 273 00:14:46,760 --> 00:14:49,800 Speaker 1: of this play in scenario there. I like the play 274 00:14:49,840 --> 00:14:53,360 Speaker 1: in scenario just because it's if it's one game between 275 00:14:53,920 --> 00:14:56,400 Speaker 1: two teams, and then one game between two teams and 276 00:14:56,400 --> 00:14:58,400 Speaker 1: then they face each other and then they go in 277 00:14:58,840 --> 00:15:02,080 Speaker 1: what do the other teams do? Or is it just 278 00:15:02,560 --> 00:15:04,480 Speaker 1: I'm just trying to figure out how you get this done. 279 00:15:04,560 --> 00:15:07,080 Speaker 1: So you're gonna have each team play and then they 280 00:15:07,120 --> 00:15:09,360 Speaker 1: win and then that's it. That's the that's the playoff 281 00:15:09,360 --> 00:15:14,240 Speaker 1: format one through eight in the East and West. Yeah mcclub. Yeah, 282 00:15:14,560 --> 00:15:16,560 Speaker 1: Cuban does want to split up in the East and West, 283 00:15:16,640 --> 00:15:19,920 Speaker 1: not crossover apparent what I'm reading now. What about this 284 00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:23,360 Speaker 1: World Cup thing where they'd have different pools, it seemed 285 00:15:23,400 --> 00:15:25,880 Speaker 1: like the latest it's the Gems were not into that 286 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:29,080 Speaker 1: so much. I think the commissioner was into it. But 287 00:15:29,120 --> 00:15:31,760 Speaker 1: that was when we didn't have the pandemic, when we 288 00:15:31,760 --> 00:15:34,880 Speaker 1: were going to have maybe a middle of the season 289 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:40,200 Speaker 1: tournament here with that kind of World Cup format there. Yeah, see, 290 00:15:40,560 --> 00:15:42,480 Speaker 1: is that very much different than sort of the way 291 00:15:42,520 --> 00:15:47,400 Speaker 1: the NCAA does the the tournament and the brackets And 292 00:15:47,480 --> 00:15:49,640 Speaker 1: what's the difference between the East and the West and 293 00:15:49,680 --> 00:15:53,240 Speaker 1: the you know whatever. I don't think. So it's just 294 00:15:53,360 --> 00:15:56,080 Speaker 1: you only have four teams here and then four teams here, 295 00:15:56,120 --> 00:15:59,040 Speaker 1: and you know with World Cup, so you're it's some 296 00:15:59,280 --> 00:16:01,840 Speaker 1: places got a for draw the others, you know. I mean, 297 00:16:01,840 --> 00:16:03,880 Speaker 1: that's that's all part of the fun. You know, when 298 00:16:03,920 --> 00:16:07,280 Speaker 1: you find out that Paris Saint Germaine got the same 299 00:16:07,520 --> 00:16:09,640 Speaker 1: place as Liverpool or something, you're like, oh, dang, that's 300 00:16:09,640 --> 00:16:12,320 Speaker 1: gonna be awesome. I think the only difference is we 301 00:16:12,400 --> 00:16:15,520 Speaker 1: don't know enough about the college basketball matchups where we 302 00:16:15,560 --> 00:16:19,120 Speaker 1: do the NBA. If you're saying Northern Iowa, I don't 303 00:16:19,160 --> 00:16:20,920 Speaker 1: know if they're any good, and then all of a 304 00:16:20,960 --> 00:16:23,680 Speaker 1: sudden you go, oh, Northern Iowa was really good, or 305 00:16:24,080 --> 00:16:26,000 Speaker 1: this team is not as good as we thought. With 306 00:16:26,040 --> 00:16:29,320 Speaker 1: college basketball because I think the NBA, we get a 307 00:16:29,400 --> 00:16:31,520 Speaker 1: larger sample size and we have an idea because you 308 00:16:31,520 --> 00:16:33,200 Speaker 1: have stars on there. How many times you go into 309 00:16:33,240 --> 00:16:36,440 Speaker 1: March madness and you go, I don't know. I'll take 310 00:16:37,360 --> 00:16:41,120 Speaker 1: Michigan State because they got Tom Izzo. I'll take Syracuse 311 00:16:41,120 --> 00:16:44,200 Speaker 1: they got Jim bay Hunt. Yeah, all right, we'll take 312 00:16:44,200 --> 00:16:46,600 Speaker 1: a break here. I wanted to talk to Sam Mellinger. 313 00:16:46,800 --> 00:16:50,000 Speaker 1: He covers the Kansas City Chiefs. It's quiet right now, 314 00:16:50,560 --> 00:16:54,680 Speaker 1: but there are private discussions going on reportedly with Patrick 315 00:16:54,760 --> 00:16:57,360 Speaker 1: Mahomes's agent and the Kansas City Chiefs. I'm just curious 316 00:16:57,360 --> 00:17:00,800 Speaker 1: the time frame of this of if your Patrick Mahomes, 317 00:17:01,440 --> 00:17:05,920 Speaker 1: when do you ask for your money? How much is guaranteed? 318 00:17:06,160 --> 00:17:08,800 Speaker 1: Is it going to be attached to the salary cap 319 00:17:08,880 --> 00:17:12,040 Speaker 1: going up or down in the coming years, And do 320 00:17:12,080 --> 00:17:14,920 Speaker 1: you want to do a four year deal so you'll 321 00:17:14,920 --> 00:17:18,320 Speaker 1: be twenty eight when you get into the next country. 322 00:17:18,359 --> 00:17:21,040 Speaker 1: The fact that you can have a quarterback who can 323 00:17:21,080 --> 00:17:24,159 Speaker 1: get a contract that's going to be a couple hundred 324 00:17:24,160 --> 00:17:27,520 Speaker 1: million dollars and do that twice in your career is 325 00:17:27,560 --> 00:17:30,359 Speaker 1: going to be pretty amazing for Patrick Mahomes. And what 326 00:17:30,480 --> 00:17:34,959 Speaker 1: happens to Deshaun Watson and Dak Prescott, what happens with 327 00:17:35,000 --> 00:17:37,840 Speaker 1: their salaries, because you have to be watching now. If 328 00:17:37,840 --> 00:17:40,680 Speaker 1: I'm Mahomes, I don't I want to wait till Dak 329 00:17:40,720 --> 00:17:43,520 Speaker 1: Prescott gets his money, and I want to wait till 330 00:17:43,560 --> 00:17:46,160 Speaker 1: Deshaun Watson gets his money, and I want to see 331 00:17:46,160 --> 00:17:48,680 Speaker 1: what the salary cap is going to look like, because 332 00:17:48,680 --> 00:17:50,600 Speaker 1: if you don't have fans in the stands and they've 333 00:17:50,640 --> 00:17:52,880 Speaker 1: already said the salary cap could go down as much 334 00:17:52,880 --> 00:17:55,520 Speaker 1: as I think twenty five percent. That sound right, McLevin. 335 00:17:56,160 --> 00:18:00,840 Speaker 1: Somebody at reporting possibly okay, yeah, but might have his 336 00:18:00,920 --> 00:18:04,600 Speaker 1: salary attached to the salary cap if it goes it 337 00:18:04,720 --> 00:18:07,800 Speaker 1: goes down, but then when it goes up exponentially with 338 00:18:07,840 --> 00:18:11,760 Speaker 1: the new TV deal, you could be looking at maybe 339 00:18:11,800 --> 00:18:14,520 Speaker 1: fifty million dollars a year for Patrick Mahomes. So we'll 340 00:18:14,840 --> 00:18:17,879 Speaker 1: get an update on the contract talks there coming up 341 00:18:17,920 --> 00:18:21,280 Speaker 1: a little bit, and Rebecca Lowe on loan from NBCSN 342 00:18:21,359 --> 00:18:24,359 Speaker 1: to talk about the return of the Premiership Hill join us. 343 00:18:24,400 --> 00:18:27,160 Speaker 1: Coming up in about an hour. Take a break here, 344 00:18:27,480 --> 00:18:29,520 Speaker 1: it's a twenty after the hour. This is The Dan 345 00:18:29,600 --> 00:18:32,400 Speaker 1: Patrick Show. Thanks for listening to The Dan Patrick Show podcast. 346 00:18:32,480 --> 00:18:35,359 Speaker 1: Be sure to catch us live every weekday morning nine 347 00:18:35,400 --> 00:18:38,160 Speaker 1: to noon Eastern or six to nine Pacific on Fox 348 00:18:38,160 --> 00:18:41,040 Speaker 1: Sports Radio. Find your local station for The Dan Patrick 349 00:18:41,080 --> 00:18:44,000 Speaker 1: Show at Fox Sports Radio dot com, or stream us 350 00:18:44,000 --> 00:18:47,520 Speaker 1: live every day on the iHeartRadio app by searching f 351 00:18:48,040 --> 00:18:50,840 Speaker 1: s R. We'll check in with the Kansas City Chiefs 352 00:18:50,840 --> 00:18:55,240 Speaker 1: here in a moment. Just got this stat nineteen ninety 353 00:18:55,240 --> 00:18:59,439 Speaker 1: two Shack's rookie season led the Magic. They tied the 354 00:18:59,480 --> 00:19:01,879 Speaker 1: Pacers for the final playoffs spot in the East. The 355 00:19:01,920 --> 00:19:05,520 Speaker 1: Pacers got the spot on a tiebreaker. NBA wouldn't want 356 00:19:05,520 --> 00:19:08,119 Speaker 1: to see another case where it's prize rookie missing the 357 00:19:08,160 --> 00:19:11,520 Speaker 1: postseason on a technicality. By the way, the Magic missed 358 00:19:11,520 --> 00:19:14,680 Speaker 1: out on the playoffs that year. They won the draft lottery. 359 00:19:15,240 --> 00:19:18,960 Speaker 1: Won that Pat Williams, who was the GM, and they 360 00:19:20,400 --> 00:19:24,280 Speaker 1: they selected Chris Webber and then they traded for Penny Hardaway. 361 00:19:24,560 --> 00:19:27,639 Speaker 1: After that, God, I thought Penny Hardaway was going to 362 00:19:27,760 --> 00:19:30,600 Speaker 1: change the NBA until he got hurt. He was a 363 00:19:30,600 --> 00:19:35,240 Speaker 1: whole lot of fun. Sam Mellinger, he covers Kansas City Sports, 364 00:19:35,240 --> 00:19:37,840 Speaker 1: covers the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kents City Star, 365 00:19:37,960 --> 00:19:40,919 Speaker 1: Kansas City dot Com, and the Great Columnists, joins us 366 00:19:40,920 --> 00:19:43,800 Speaker 1: on the program. Good morning, Sam. How are you? I'm good? 367 00:19:43,880 --> 00:19:46,720 Speaker 1: I'm good. How are you? I'm good? These talks have 368 00:19:46,840 --> 00:19:49,560 Speaker 1: been kind of quiet with Patrick Mahomes, which I think 369 00:19:49,680 --> 00:19:54,640 Speaker 1: is good. But well, first of all, are they going on? Yeah, okay, 370 00:19:55,560 --> 00:19:58,480 Speaker 1: what is the sort of the parameters here or the 371 00:19:58,600 --> 00:20:01,879 Speaker 1: framework here from each side of what they hope to get. 372 00:20:01,960 --> 00:20:03,840 Speaker 1: Let me start with the Kansas City Chiefs what would 373 00:20:03,840 --> 00:20:07,760 Speaker 1: be ideal for them to get with Patrick Mahomes long 374 00:20:07,880 --> 00:20:11,399 Speaker 1: term employment of Patrick Holmes. I think that that is 375 00:20:11,440 --> 00:20:14,040 Speaker 1: the goal from the team for sure. I think that, 376 00:20:14,359 --> 00:20:17,960 Speaker 1: you know, these talks have been going on, and I 377 00:20:18,040 --> 00:20:21,920 Speaker 1: think that there's a mutual there's mutual ground here. Um, 378 00:20:22,000 --> 00:20:24,120 Speaker 1: Patrick wants to be with the Chiefs. The Chiefs obviously 379 00:20:24,119 --> 00:20:26,440 Speaker 1: want him here long term. He'll be the highest paid 380 00:20:26,440 --> 00:20:29,160 Speaker 1: player in the league. You know. I think that's that's 381 00:20:29,160 --> 00:20:31,960 Speaker 1: a rap. It's just a matter of structure and figuring 382 00:20:31,960 --> 00:20:34,240 Speaker 1: out exactly how to do it. But also, if you're 383 00:20:34,359 --> 00:20:37,560 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes and his agent, what is your strategy of 384 00:20:38,119 --> 00:20:42,640 Speaker 1: how long and how much? And then get that second 385 00:20:42,960 --> 00:20:45,679 Speaker 1: he'll get another contract too, that's going to be a 386 00:20:45,680 --> 00:20:49,080 Speaker 1: big one by before he's even thirty. Yeah, And I 387 00:20:49,119 --> 00:20:51,840 Speaker 1: want to be clear, like Chris Cabot, who is you know, 388 00:20:51,960 --> 00:20:55,440 Speaker 1: leading the leading the negotiations on Patrick's side. He's been, 389 00:20:55,560 --> 00:20:58,159 Speaker 1: He's been ice quiet. Um. You know. The the insight 390 00:20:58,200 --> 00:21:00,200 Speaker 1: that I'm getting is from other people in the business, 391 00:21:00,200 --> 00:21:03,399 Speaker 1: and it is tantalizing for them because this is a 392 00:21:03,440 --> 00:21:07,160 Speaker 1: possibility to really change future negotiations. I mean, the thing 393 00:21:07,200 --> 00:21:10,440 Speaker 1: that comes up when you talk to anybody in football, 394 00:21:10,480 --> 00:21:14,040 Speaker 1: really agents, especially is nobody has ever had this kind 395 00:21:14,040 --> 00:21:17,240 Speaker 1: of leverage. You know, U League MVP the first year, 396 00:21:17,320 --> 00:21:19,320 Speaker 1: Super Bowl MVP in the second year of playing obviously 397 00:21:19,320 --> 00:21:22,400 Speaker 1: set the first year, and he's twenty four years old. 398 00:21:22,600 --> 00:21:25,320 Speaker 1: He's changed a franchise, kind of turned them from you know, 399 00:21:25,400 --> 00:21:29,399 Speaker 1: sort of a perennial postseason heartbreaker to you know, a 400 00:21:29,480 --> 00:21:33,240 Speaker 1: possible next dynasty and and that she's so he's got them. 401 00:21:33,680 --> 00:21:35,600 Speaker 1: You know, he can ask for whatever he wants. And 402 00:21:35,600 --> 00:21:38,479 Speaker 1: that's what people keep talking about, like, is this the 403 00:21:38,520 --> 00:21:40,920 Speaker 1: time that something gets tied to a percentage of the 404 00:21:40,960 --> 00:21:43,520 Speaker 1: salary cap? You know, that's something that some agents have 405 00:21:43,920 --> 00:21:46,720 Speaker 1: wanted for a long time and teams have always resisted. 406 00:21:46,840 --> 00:21:48,960 Speaker 1: Is it just a full guarantee? I know Kirk Cousins 407 00:21:49,000 --> 00:21:51,359 Speaker 1: did that a couple of years ago, but this, you know, 408 00:21:51,400 --> 00:21:54,520 Speaker 1: Patrick's numbers would obviously dwarf that. So it's it's sort 409 00:21:54,560 --> 00:21:56,560 Speaker 1: of I think what people around the game we're looking 410 00:21:56,600 --> 00:21:59,159 Speaker 1: at is not just the bottom line money, which will 411 00:21:59,200 --> 00:22:02,320 Speaker 1: be enormous, but it's also what kind of new precedence 412 00:22:02,320 --> 00:22:04,560 Speaker 1: can be set that can help other players. But you 413 00:22:04,800 --> 00:22:07,160 Speaker 1: if you tie into the salary cap and if I'm 414 00:22:07,160 --> 00:22:09,240 Speaker 1: going to follow what you pointed out in your column. 415 00:22:09,640 --> 00:22:12,480 Speaker 1: Let's say the salary cap goes down twenty five percent. 416 00:22:13,400 --> 00:22:17,639 Speaker 1: Mahomes Is salary then will go down, but then it 417 00:22:17,720 --> 00:22:21,280 Speaker 1: will go up exponentially with the long term possibilities with 418 00:22:21,320 --> 00:22:27,600 Speaker 1: the new TV deal in gambling involved in the NFL, right, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, 419 00:22:27,600 --> 00:22:29,359 Speaker 1: I mean yeah, there's risk on both sides if you 420 00:22:29,400 --> 00:22:31,720 Speaker 1: do that for sure. What kind of money though? Can 421 00:22:31,760 --> 00:22:35,520 Speaker 1: you overpay for Patrick Mahomes I don't think so. I mean, 422 00:22:35,920 --> 00:22:37,920 Speaker 1: I just I feel like all the rules are different 423 00:22:37,960 --> 00:22:40,320 Speaker 1: with him. You know, when you look at his age 424 00:22:40,400 --> 00:22:42,240 Speaker 1: and just what he's been able to do, there's no 425 00:22:43,680 --> 00:22:45,760 Speaker 1: I tend to think about things like this, like, okay, 426 00:22:45,800 --> 00:22:48,120 Speaker 1: if if he turns out to not be as good 427 00:22:48,119 --> 00:22:49,879 Speaker 1: as we think he is right now, if he just 428 00:22:49,920 --> 00:22:52,720 Speaker 1: becomes a good quarterback not to transcendent one, what is 429 00:22:52,720 --> 00:22:55,320 Speaker 1: the reason? And I can't figure it out, you know 430 00:22:55,320 --> 00:22:58,399 Speaker 1: what I mean? Like, is it his physical talent? Like 431 00:22:58,400 --> 00:23:01,240 Speaker 1: obviously no is? It is obviously no is it is 432 00:23:01,240 --> 00:23:03,960 Speaker 1: a work ethic. You never know how money can change somebody. 433 00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:07,359 Speaker 1: But there's nothing in his background or sort of his 434 00:23:07,480 --> 00:23:10,000 Speaker 1: personality that makes you think he's a risk to you know, 435 00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:12,080 Speaker 1: sort of start mailing it in, you know, once he 436 00:23:12,119 --> 00:23:14,879 Speaker 1: gets paid. The only thing that would concern me, though, Sam, 437 00:23:15,000 --> 00:23:18,520 Speaker 1: is we've seen this before where quarterbacks get their money. 438 00:23:18,920 --> 00:23:21,399 Speaker 1: And you know, Seattle built a team that was on 439 00:23:21,440 --> 00:23:24,200 Speaker 1: the verge of a dynasty or mini dynasty because of 440 00:23:24,280 --> 00:23:26,639 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson where he was drafted and how much he 441 00:23:26,720 --> 00:23:29,600 Speaker 1: was making. We've seen this with you know, teams trying 442 00:23:29,600 --> 00:23:31,919 Speaker 1: to draft a rookie quarterback, get him to play, and 443 00:23:31,960 --> 00:23:34,280 Speaker 1: then build the team around him. Can City's going to 444 00:23:34,359 --> 00:23:37,680 Speaker 1: have some big ticket items and Chris Jones, who could 445 00:23:37,720 --> 00:23:40,199 Speaker 1: have been the MVP of the Super Bowl, you know 446 00:23:40,320 --> 00:23:42,840 Speaker 1: he might be a guy who has to pay the 447 00:23:42,880 --> 00:23:46,560 Speaker 1: price for mahomes getting his money. Yeah, there's no question. 448 00:23:46,600 --> 00:23:48,800 Speaker 1: I mean they've got these are smart points that you're making. 449 00:23:48,880 --> 00:23:51,359 Speaker 1: They you know, you know how these contracts work, Like 450 00:23:51,400 --> 00:23:55,000 Speaker 1: you can actually create some short term contracts or some 451 00:23:55,119 --> 00:23:59,120 Speaker 1: short term payroll space with a long term deal with 452 00:23:59,119 --> 00:24:01,119 Speaker 1: with Chris Jones, right like he's on the quote for 453 00:24:01,200 --> 00:24:03,520 Speaker 1: what is it sixteen million something like that under the 454 00:24:03,520 --> 00:24:06,760 Speaker 1: franchise tag. You can create some short term cap space 455 00:24:06,800 --> 00:24:08,879 Speaker 1: by giving him a long term deal. But the Chiefs 456 00:24:08,920 --> 00:24:11,600 Speaker 1: are in a really you know, it's a good problem. 457 00:24:11,680 --> 00:24:13,600 Speaker 1: It's one of these good problems to have because they're 458 00:24:13,640 --> 00:24:16,840 Speaker 1: paying good players. But you know, there was a moment 459 00:24:16,960 --> 00:24:18,680 Speaker 1: I think a week or two before the draft where 460 00:24:18,680 --> 00:24:21,520 Speaker 1: the Chiefs had one hundred and seventy seven dollars I know, 461 00:24:22,680 --> 00:24:25,240 Speaker 1: not one hundred and seventy seven grand, one hundred and 462 00:24:25,320 --> 00:24:27,200 Speaker 1: seventy seven dollars. I could not go out to eat 463 00:24:27,520 --> 00:24:31,160 Speaker 1: in a big group with that. So you know they've 464 00:24:31,320 --> 00:24:33,440 Speaker 1: they've got some hard decisions. But again, I mean, these 465 00:24:33,440 --> 00:24:35,840 Speaker 1: are the problems that you want, right Like you want 466 00:24:35,920 --> 00:24:38,199 Speaker 1: the problem to be, like, how can we tie up, 467 00:24:38,359 --> 00:24:40,120 Speaker 1: you know, the best player in the game long term. 468 00:24:40,600 --> 00:24:43,840 Speaker 1: Sam Mellinger, Kansas City Star, joining us on the program. 469 00:24:44,640 --> 00:24:47,280 Speaker 1: Take me back to the draft and when the Kansa 470 00:24:47,280 --> 00:24:51,159 Speaker 1: City Chiefs were moving up and then you had Alex Smith, 471 00:24:51,480 --> 00:24:53,800 Speaker 1: I believe, coming off a Pro Bowl season, and all 472 00:24:53,840 --> 00:24:56,720 Speaker 1: of a sudden you're drafting a quarterback there, what the 473 00:24:57,000 --> 00:25:00,119 Speaker 1: what was the local media reaction in Kansa City? As 474 00:25:00,160 --> 00:25:03,520 Speaker 1: bonkers man, you have to remember that in Kansas City 475 00:25:03,840 --> 00:25:07,320 Speaker 1: it had just been a long line of somebody else's 476 00:25:07,320 --> 00:25:09,879 Speaker 1: backup quarterback that was starting for the Chiefs. It was 477 00:25:10,920 --> 00:25:13,439 Speaker 1: Trent Green, it was Steve DeBerg, it was Steve Bono, 478 00:25:13,520 --> 00:25:16,280 Speaker 1: it was Joe Montana for you know, two glorious seasons 479 00:25:16,280 --> 00:25:19,800 Speaker 1: in the nineties. But they had not drafted a quarterback 480 00:25:19,840 --> 00:25:23,000 Speaker 1: in the first round since the nineteen eighty three draft. 481 00:25:23,080 --> 00:25:24,800 Speaker 1: But they came out of that with Todd black Ledge 482 00:25:25,080 --> 00:25:27,640 Speaker 1: while other people got Hall of Famers. So this had 483 00:25:27,680 --> 00:25:30,560 Speaker 1: been a cry. I mean, it was like almost part 484 00:25:30,600 --> 00:25:34,160 Speaker 1: of Kansas City's you know, it's almost embedded in Kansas 485 00:25:34,200 --> 00:25:36,040 Speaker 1: City as a sports fans, like, why the hell want 486 00:25:36,040 --> 00:25:38,320 Speaker 1: the Chiefs draft to quarterback in the first round? And 487 00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:41,680 Speaker 1: when they right before that draft, you know, all the 488 00:25:41,760 --> 00:25:44,120 Speaker 1: smoke screens that teams throw out, but there was there's 489 00:25:44,160 --> 00:25:47,600 Speaker 1: some talk that that they wanted a linebacker to stop 490 00:25:47,640 --> 00:25:49,600 Speaker 1: the run, and you know, short terms, just for that 491 00:25:49,640 --> 00:25:51,880 Speaker 1: next season, maybe that would have been the smarter move, 492 00:25:51,960 --> 00:25:53,600 Speaker 1: you know, somebody just stopped the run, because he certainly 493 00:25:53,640 --> 00:25:55,760 Speaker 1: saw how that ended in the playoffs. But you know, 494 00:25:55,800 --> 00:25:58,600 Speaker 1: when they traded up and it was you know, not 495 00:25:58,640 --> 00:26:01,800 Speaker 1: just a quarterback, a lot of people soon it might 496 00:26:01,800 --> 00:26:04,800 Speaker 1: be Deshaun Watson there, right, and he was, you know, 497 00:26:04,840 --> 00:26:08,160 Speaker 1: the National Championship quarterback against Alabama and the two minutes 498 00:26:08,160 --> 00:26:09,600 Speaker 1: of all that, all that stuff, but when they took 499 00:26:09,760 --> 00:26:12,240 Speaker 1: Patrico Mahomes and now you're taking a really big swing 500 00:26:12,480 --> 00:26:15,520 Speaker 1: right now, now you're really going for the highest ceiling 501 00:26:15,560 --> 00:26:18,000 Speaker 1: you can get. I mean, it was just I think 502 00:26:18,000 --> 00:26:20,200 Speaker 1: there was a nervous energy, you know, like, oh my god, 503 00:26:20,200 --> 00:26:22,000 Speaker 1: it finally happened. I hope it's the right move. But 504 00:26:22,040 --> 00:26:24,560 Speaker 1: it was also like, finally, at least at least they're 505 00:26:24,560 --> 00:26:27,639 Speaker 1: taking their move. And you know this covering drafts, I 506 00:26:27,640 --> 00:26:32,199 Speaker 1: don't believe anything until usually that day of or right before, 507 00:26:32,359 --> 00:26:35,200 Speaker 1: maybe the day before, and I had an NFL scout 508 00:26:35,240 --> 00:26:39,040 Speaker 1: who said, uh, your guy Mahomes is moving up now. 509 00:26:39,440 --> 00:26:41,640 Speaker 1: He said, my guy, because I would come in every 510 00:26:41,640 --> 00:26:44,240 Speaker 1: Monday and tell my guys, you got to watch this guy. 511 00:26:44,320 --> 00:26:45,720 Speaker 1: I don't know if you can play in the NFL, 512 00:26:45,840 --> 00:26:48,600 Speaker 1: but he's as fun as any quarterback I've ever seen. 513 00:26:49,240 --> 00:26:53,000 Speaker 1: And Mike's NFL scouts, your guy's moving up the draft board. 514 00:26:53,040 --> 00:26:54,439 Speaker 1: I go, what do you mean? He goes, Oh, no, 515 00:26:54,560 --> 00:26:57,360 Speaker 1: he's going top fifteen. I go, you got all these 516 00:26:57,400 --> 00:27:00,359 Speaker 1: people say that he's you know, he's like are but 517 00:27:00,440 --> 00:27:02,199 Speaker 1: he's you know, he's gonna be a little bit more 518 00:27:02,200 --> 00:27:05,760 Speaker 1: of a project here, like what happened where it's still 519 00:27:05,760 --> 00:27:08,080 Speaker 1: an in exact science when we look at these quarterbacks 520 00:27:08,240 --> 00:27:11,760 Speaker 1: and Mahomes is one of those classic cases of he 521 00:27:11,800 --> 00:27:14,160 Speaker 1: was he was there. Everybody could have you know, seen 522 00:27:14,240 --> 00:27:17,040 Speaker 1: this or maybe had him, and uh, what was it 523 00:27:17,119 --> 00:27:20,640 Speaker 1: about him that we missed out on? I think that 524 00:27:20,920 --> 00:27:22,960 Speaker 1: it was a lot of surface stuff. To be honest 525 00:27:23,000 --> 00:27:24,760 Speaker 1: with you, I think that you know, if you go 526 00:27:24,840 --> 00:27:28,479 Speaker 1: back in time to twenty seventeen, you know the air 527 00:27:28,600 --> 00:27:31,159 Speaker 1: rate that was that was a knock. You know, nobody 528 00:27:31,160 --> 00:27:33,040 Speaker 1: had ever come out of Texas Tech or that system 529 00:27:33,080 --> 00:27:37,080 Speaker 1: and had a great career. There was some questions about um, 530 00:27:37,119 --> 00:27:38,800 Speaker 1: you know, as handling of a huddle or is his 531 00:27:38,880 --> 00:27:41,480 Speaker 1: grasp of a playbook that kind of thing, because what 532 00:27:41,760 --> 00:27:44,840 Speaker 1: you see on tape, what you see on film is outrageous. 533 00:27:45,119 --> 00:27:47,880 Speaker 1: Um it is now in the NFL, and it certainly 534 00:27:48,000 --> 00:27:51,200 Speaker 1: was at Texas Tech. Um. But you sort of wonder, 535 00:27:51,600 --> 00:27:54,359 Speaker 1: you're just used to guys like that that put up 536 00:27:54,359 --> 00:27:56,639 Speaker 1: these big numbers just not being able to do it 537 00:27:56,720 --> 00:27:58,960 Speaker 1: in the NFL for whatever reason. I think one thing 538 00:27:59,000 --> 00:28:01,240 Speaker 1: that doesn't show up one with these, you know, in 539 00:28:01,359 --> 00:28:04,520 Speaker 1: these outrageous highlights it's how smart he is and how 540 00:28:04,600 --> 00:28:07,240 Speaker 1: quickly he can grasp things and how quickly he can 541 00:28:07,520 --> 00:28:10,359 Speaker 1: absorb it, own it and then move on. You know 542 00:28:10,400 --> 00:28:13,320 Speaker 1: what I mean? Like this is it is different with him. 543 00:28:13,359 --> 00:28:17,119 Speaker 1: For sure. You surprise the Chiefs drafted running back that high. 544 00:28:17,160 --> 00:28:19,800 Speaker 1: I was a little bit look. I thought that they 545 00:28:19,800 --> 00:28:22,960 Speaker 1: should have gone defensive back with that first pick and 546 00:28:22,960 --> 00:28:24,960 Speaker 1: then gotten your running back later. I just I believe 547 00:28:25,000 --> 00:28:27,199 Speaker 1: that you can get value a little bit later on 548 00:28:27,240 --> 00:28:30,040 Speaker 1: at that position. But you know, Clyde Edwards Hilaire, he is, 549 00:28:30,160 --> 00:28:33,240 Speaker 1: he is something different. And when you watch him, you know, 550 00:28:33,320 --> 00:28:35,200 Speaker 1: during the season, snap by stamp, throughout a whole game, 551 00:28:35,200 --> 00:28:37,760 Speaker 1: and then certainly like you know, the highlight takes now. 552 00:28:37,760 --> 00:28:39,680 Speaker 1: I mean you can see exactly what the Chiefs saw 553 00:28:39,680 --> 00:28:43,480 Speaker 1: in him and how he is an unbelievable fit for 554 00:28:43,560 --> 00:28:46,000 Speaker 1: that system. If he can protect, you know, if you're 555 00:28:46,040 --> 00:28:48,280 Speaker 1: gonna play running back, you gotta pass protect, you gotta 556 00:28:48,280 --> 00:28:50,800 Speaker 1: be able to protect the franchise. But assuming he can, 557 00:28:50,880 --> 00:28:53,520 Speaker 1: he can learn that part of it, it's just an 558 00:28:53,640 --> 00:28:56,240 Speaker 1: absolutely ridiculous fit. They're gonna be tough to stop. Sham. 559 00:28:56,280 --> 00:28:58,400 Speaker 1: I can't help but go back to that knee injury 560 00:28:58,640 --> 00:29:02,360 Speaker 1: with Mahomes and what we thought at the time and 561 00:29:02,440 --> 00:29:04,920 Speaker 1: what it could have meant. I mean that that was 562 00:29:06,000 --> 00:29:10,080 Speaker 1: that was historical and what it did for the franchise 563 00:29:10,160 --> 00:29:14,160 Speaker 1: and a quarterback and other quarterbacks and you know, legacy, 564 00:29:14,320 --> 00:29:18,520 Speaker 1: like it was pretty That was a big moment there. Yeah, 565 00:29:18,560 --> 00:29:21,440 Speaker 1: it was horrific. I mean, right when that happened, I 566 00:29:21,440 --> 00:29:23,760 Speaker 1: can't remember if it was McCole, Hardman or Tyreek Kill 567 00:29:23,800 --> 00:29:25,840 Speaker 1: one of the receivers. It might have been to Barcus Robbins. Anyway, 568 00:29:26,200 --> 00:29:28,920 Speaker 1: taking their helmet off after they see what happened, after 569 00:29:28,960 --> 00:29:31,160 Speaker 1: they see what that knee looked like, taking their helmet 570 00:29:31,200 --> 00:29:33,080 Speaker 1: off and slam it in into the ground. And when 571 00:29:33,120 --> 00:29:35,600 Speaker 1: you see that kind of reaction, you know, you think 572 00:29:35,600 --> 00:29:38,200 Speaker 1: this is more than a spraying knee. And then when 573 00:29:38,200 --> 00:29:41,520 Speaker 1: you hear dislocated kneecap, I mean, it kind of makes 574 00:29:41,560 --> 00:29:43,840 Speaker 1: you cringe, you know what I mean. But then it 575 00:29:43,880 --> 00:29:46,360 Speaker 1: was weird. I remember he's starting to walk off the 576 00:29:46,400 --> 00:29:49,920 Speaker 1: field and he's got arms around and he's being helped, 577 00:29:50,400 --> 00:29:52,640 Speaker 1: and then you know, damned if by the time he 578 00:29:52,640 --> 00:29:54,560 Speaker 1: gets to the fifty yard line is not walking on 579 00:29:54,600 --> 00:29:57,840 Speaker 1: his own. And it was just like, what is this 580 00:29:57,880 --> 00:29:59,840 Speaker 1: guy is just different. And then you hear these guys 581 00:29:59,840 --> 00:30:03,000 Speaker 1: like double joint at me or something that he missed 582 00:30:03,040 --> 00:30:08,160 Speaker 1: two games, just located kneecap. It's absolutely insane. It should 583 00:30:08,200 --> 00:30:11,480 Speaker 1: be fun to seat. Now. Does does Kansas City try 584 00:30:11,480 --> 00:30:14,400 Speaker 1: to wrap him up before Dak Prescott and Deshaun Watson 585 00:30:14,480 --> 00:30:18,200 Speaker 1: or after? Well? I think the better questions the cowboys 586 00:30:18,200 --> 00:30:20,000 Speaker 1: of the Texans want to get those deals done, because 587 00:30:20,120 --> 00:30:23,600 Speaker 1: that's what I thought. I think like Patrick's going to 588 00:30:23,680 --> 00:30:25,600 Speaker 1: get his money regardless. I don't think they really care 589 00:30:25,640 --> 00:30:27,640 Speaker 1: what these other guys are gonna get. Good stuff, Sam, 590 00:30:27,720 --> 00:30:30,720 Speaker 1: thanks for joining us. All right, thanks guys, That's Sam Mellinger, 591 00:30:30,840 --> 00:30:33,840 Speaker 1: Kan City Star. This program brought to you by Mercedes 592 00:30:33,880 --> 00:30:36,080 Speaker 1: AMGB Prepared for whatever comes your way, the all new 593 00:30:36,120 --> 00:30:38,320 Speaker 1: GT four door coup. Because life is a race, visit 594 00:30:38,320 --> 00:30:40,680 Speaker 1: your local dealership for a test drive today. If you 595 00:30:40,800 --> 00:30:43,240 Speaker 1: missed any of our interviews this week or any week 596 00:30:43,240 --> 00:30:45,640 Speaker 1: from the Mercedes AMG Man Cave, go to the Dan 597 00:30:45,720 --> 00:30:48,440 Speaker 1: Patrick Show, lapp watch and listen from inside the Mercedes 598 00:30:48,480 --> 00:30:52,400 Speaker 1: AMG Man Cave. Mercedes AMGE Driving Performance. A couple of 599 00:30:52,400 --> 00:30:54,880 Speaker 1: phone calls in here. Marcus in New Orleans joins us. 600 00:30:55,040 --> 00:30:58,520 Speaker 1: Good morning, Marcus, what do you have for me? Good morning, Dan, 601 00:30:58,640 --> 00:31:00,760 Speaker 1: Thanks for having me sure. I just wanted to point 602 00:31:00,760 --> 00:31:05,400 Speaker 1: out the Pelicans the remaining schedule was the easiest remaining schedule, 603 00:31:05,480 --> 00:31:09,480 Speaker 1: whereas Memphis had a top five heartest schedule. So I 604 00:31:09,520 --> 00:31:11,920 Speaker 1: think to leave leave our boys out would have been 605 00:31:12,840 --> 00:31:15,280 Speaker 1: just not as fair, I guess. But I get your 606 00:31:15,280 --> 00:31:17,760 Speaker 1: point about the marketing with Zion. Who wouldn't want to 607 00:31:17,800 --> 00:31:20,280 Speaker 1: see Zion play more basketball? We love them down here. Yeah, 608 00:31:20,320 --> 00:31:22,760 Speaker 1: I don't blame you. I want to see him. I 609 00:31:22,840 --> 00:31:26,120 Speaker 1: just don't want the NBA to give the impression that 610 00:31:26,320 --> 00:31:30,120 Speaker 1: they're sort of how do we make this work? So 611 00:31:30,160 --> 00:31:32,720 Speaker 1: it seems legitimate where we get Zion Williamson into the 612 00:31:32,720 --> 00:31:36,200 Speaker 1: playoffs here? Yeah? See. And if you're so willing to 613 00:31:36,640 --> 00:31:40,000 Speaker 1: publicly manipulate the playoffs to make sure Zion gets in there, 614 00:31:40,040 --> 00:31:42,720 Speaker 1: what kind of public perception does that open up in 615 00:31:42,840 --> 00:31:45,000 Speaker 1: terms of, well, look at that we're willing to manipulate 616 00:31:45,000 --> 00:31:46,640 Speaker 1: the game here to make sure our stars are in it. 617 00:31:46,800 --> 00:31:50,560 Speaker 1: That's interesting. And the NBA has always had this sort 618 00:31:50,560 --> 00:31:55,400 Speaker 1: of lingering suspicion about a lot of things, you know, 619 00:31:55,760 --> 00:32:03,520 Speaker 1: accusations former official and the Patrick Ewing lottery, I still go. 620 00:32:03,600 --> 00:32:06,080 Speaker 1: But I was there for the Patrick Ewing lottery and 621 00:32:06,200 --> 00:32:09,640 Speaker 1: you're just watching this and I just remember watching Dave 622 00:32:09,680 --> 00:32:13,760 Speaker 1: de Buscher's face because he was so excited. Former Nick's great, 623 00:32:13,840 --> 00:32:18,640 Speaker 1: but he was so excited. And if you and maybe 624 00:32:18,640 --> 00:32:21,280 Speaker 1: you don't understand, maybe if you're not old enough to understand, 625 00:32:21,840 --> 00:32:25,640 Speaker 1: you know, Patrick Ewing was really, really famous. This was 626 00:32:25,680 --> 00:32:29,440 Speaker 1: a big deal getting Patrick Ewing in New York Marquis franchise. 627 00:32:30,240 --> 00:32:34,080 Speaker 1: And I just remember saying somebody said it in such 628 00:32:34,120 --> 00:32:36,480 Speaker 1: a cynical way, and I'm going, nit, well, there's no 629 00:32:36,560 --> 00:32:40,400 Speaker 1: what Well what if they somehow fix the lottery? I go, 630 00:32:41,880 --> 00:32:43,560 Speaker 1: they can't. How do you fix the lottery? And then 631 00:32:43,560 --> 00:32:45,760 Speaker 1: somebody says, well, what if you put an envelope and 632 00:32:45,880 --> 00:32:49,680 Speaker 1: it's cold? And I go, So then I'm going back 633 00:32:49,720 --> 00:32:52,160 Speaker 1: and you know, like CSI, NBA, and I'm going, wait 634 00:32:52,160 --> 00:32:54,400 Speaker 1: a minute, slow it down, slow it down, and I'm 635 00:32:54,680 --> 00:32:57,400 Speaker 1: looking to see if you know the commissioner's hand is, 636 00:32:57,600 --> 00:33:01,160 Speaker 1: and I'm going, I can't. I love sports too much. 637 00:33:01,200 --> 00:33:05,320 Speaker 1: I just can't go this conspiracy theory. Can't go that 638 00:33:05,400 --> 00:33:08,120 Speaker 1: deep on it. But man, it exists, it still exists, 639 00:33:08,200 --> 00:33:12,200 Speaker 1: and that's a you can't bring once again the late 640 00:33:12,200 --> 00:33:14,920 Speaker 1: great David Stern. He'd be yelling at me right now. Yeah, 641 00:33:15,320 --> 00:33:17,760 Speaker 1: this is a total hypothetical. But part of the job 642 00:33:17,800 --> 00:33:20,480 Speaker 1: of a commissioner is to make a sport better for 643 00:33:20,480 --> 00:33:22,600 Speaker 1: the fans. If you knew you weren't going to get 644 00:33:22,640 --> 00:33:24,800 Speaker 1: caught and can fix a draft to make a player 645 00:33:24,840 --> 00:33:27,240 Speaker 1: go to a certain spot, and you knew you wouldn't 646 00:33:27,280 --> 00:33:29,040 Speaker 1: get caught like the frozen card, you'll never get caught, 647 00:33:29,160 --> 00:33:31,120 Speaker 1: just you and your the one knows. Would you do 648 00:33:31,160 --> 00:33:34,560 Speaker 1: it ethically? In your head, you know you're not gonna 649 00:33:34,640 --> 00:33:35,840 Speaker 1: cause you don't have to worry about that. You just 650 00:33:35,880 --> 00:33:38,280 Speaker 1: have to worry about the ethics of it. Would you 651 00:33:38,320 --> 00:33:42,880 Speaker 1: fix a sport for the good of the fans? Not 652 00:33:42,960 --> 00:33:47,360 Speaker 1: if I'm a commissioner, because then at what point do 653 00:33:47,440 --> 00:33:50,080 Speaker 1: you say, well, I'll do that, But I wouldn't do that. 654 00:33:50,240 --> 00:33:51,880 Speaker 1: Like if I could have found if you were the 655 00:33:51,880 --> 00:33:55,120 Speaker 1: commissioner and could have placed Zion Williamson on blank team, 656 00:33:56,080 --> 00:33:58,000 Speaker 1: New Orleans is fine, But if you could put him 657 00:33:58,040 --> 00:34:02,800 Speaker 1: on blank team, would you have done so some maneuver? Well, 658 00:34:02,560 --> 00:34:05,880 Speaker 1: I would have New York, but New York doesn't deserve 659 00:34:06,000 --> 00:34:09,640 Speaker 1: Zion Williamson that ownership doesn't deserve him. I wanted to 660 00:34:09,680 --> 00:34:14,080 Speaker 1: make sure New Orleans kept an NBA franchise because they've 661 00:34:14,120 --> 00:34:17,000 Speaker 1: been in a state of flux and now you're in 662 00:34:17,040 --> 00:34:21,520 Speaker 1: great shape. And so if I want to make sure 663 00:34:21,560 --> 00:34:24,319 Speaker 1: that I have franchises that are all valuable to a 664 00:34:24,360 --> 00:34:26,680 Speaker 1: certain degree, I think you're going to see two NBA 665 00:34:26,719 --> 00:34:30,279 Speaker 1: franchises relocate. And you know, one of those might be 666 00:34:30,320 --> 00:34:33,399 Speaker 1: in Vegas, maybe ones in Seattle. But I just get 667 00:34:33,440 --> 00:34:39,640 Speaker 1: the feeling that, you know, somebody's gonna lose their franchise here, yeah, 668 00:34:39,680 --> 00:34:42,319 Speaker 1: pay somehow here. Here's how you know it's a set up. 669 00:34:42,920 --> 00:34:45,239 Speaker 1: If the Pelicans face of Lakers in the first round 670 00:34:45,280 --> 00:34:47,480 Speaker 1: of the playoffs whever the first round is, if it's 671 00:34:47,480 --> 00:34:51,040 Speaker 1: Pelicans Lakers, then you know the fixes. Wait, I thought 672 00:34:51,040 --> 00:34:54,520 Speaker 1: it was just a one game playoff play in game no, no, no, 673 00:34:54,520 --> 00:35:00,520 Speaker 1: we want to do best of three. Yeah, Zion lost opener, 674 00:35:00,600 --> 00:35:02,960 Speaker 1: so he's got you gotta give him one more chance here. 675 00:35:04,040 --> 00:35:07,560 Speaker 1: This is just all hypothetical, that's all all. This is 676 00:35:08,160 --> 00:35:10,120 Speaker 1: a couple of phone calls coming up. We'll update the 677 00:35:10,120 --> 00:35:13,440 Speaker 1: poll results. We'll check in with Rebecca Loo, who hosts 678 00:35:13,760 --> 00:35:16,960 Speaker 1: the Premier League on NBCSN. They're back in business here 679 00:35:17,080 --> 00:35:19,520 Speaker 1: at least coming up in a couple of weeks. Have that. 680 00:35:20,360 --> 00:35:23,560 Speaker 1: Scott Boris, in an email to his clients, had some 681 00:35:23,600 --> 00:35:26,319 Speaker 1: things to say. I'll have some things to say about that. 682 00:35:27,040 --> 00:35:30,960 Speaker 1: And a former New York Met minor leaguer has some 683 00:35:31,600 --> 00:35:33,840 Speaker 1: mean things to say about Tim Tebow. Have that for 684 00:35:33,960 --> 00:35:36,200 Speaker 1: you coming up as well, Dan Patrick Show. Thanks for 685 00:35:36,239 --> 00:35:38,680 Speaker 1: listening to The Dan Patrick Show podcast. Be sure to 686 00:35:38,719 --> 00:35:41,680 Speaker 1: catch us live every weekday morning nine until noon eastern 687 00:35:41,719 --> 00:35:44,520 Speaker 1: six to nine Pacific on Fox Sports Radio, and you 688 00:35:44,560 --> 00:35:48,279 Speaker 1: can find us on the iHeartRadio app at FSR or 689 00:35:48,360 --> 00:35:51,360 Speaker 1: stream us live every day at YouTube dot com slash 690 00:35:51,560 --> 00:35:56,439 Speaker 1: The Dan Patrick Show. Alrighty, I was opening up mail 691 00:35:57,680 --> 00:36:02,200 Speaker 1: and Penny the house dog getting a lot of treats 692 00:36:02,600 --> 00:36:05,680 Speaker 1: and he getting a lot of love there. Yeah. McLellan. 693 00:36:05,800 --> 00:36:08,240 Speaker 1: Remember when fans used to send stuff to the Danettes, 694 00:36:08,600 --> 00:36:15,440 Speaker 1: you know us four Guys T shirts. Yeah, memorabilia. Yeah, 695 00:36:15,719 --> 00:36:18,840 Speaker 1: somebody sent me a Morey Wills bobblehead doll. The problem 696 00:36:18,920 --> 00:36:21,600 Speaker 1: is it used to be a boba a doll. It 697 00:36:22,080 --> 00:36:25,960 Speaker 1: came in pieces there. But I do appreciate that. I 698 00:36:26,080 --> 00:36:30,239 Speaker 1: do always appreciate people taking time there also sending in 699 00:36:30,280 --> 00:36:35,799 Speaker 1: their patches. We have firefighters, we have Secret Service, we 700 00:36:35,880 --> 00:36:38,960 Speaker 1: have police officers. So I have so many that I 701 00:36:38,960 --> 00:36:41,520 Speaker 1: put on my desk and then I had to start 702 00:36:41,600 --> 00:36:44,719 Speaker 1: a cork wall over there with all the patches that 703 00:36:44,760 --> 00:36:47,080 Speaker 1: we get sent in here. So please continue to do that. 704 00:36:47,120 --> 00:36:50,200 Speaker 1: I love to fly the colors of those in service here. 705 00:36:50,520 --> 00:36:53,160 Speaker 1: Our Discover moment of the week it was Charles Barkley. 706 00:36:53,200 --> 00:36:55,400 Speaker 1: He was on Tuesday and I asked him if he 707 00:36:55,440 --> 00:36:57,799 Speaker 1: would play in a charity match, and he said he 708 00:36:57,800 --> 00:37:01,160 Speaker 1: would play in a charity match under one condition. Would 709 00:37:01,200 --> 00:37:05,879 Speaker 1: you be playing if they asked me to play? Dude, 710 00:37:05,880 --> 00:37:09,000 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna listen. As long as I can drink 711 00:37:09,000 --> 00:37:13,399 Speaker 1: and smoke when I play golf, I'm good. I'm gonna 712 00:37:13,440 --> 00:37:15,480 Speaker 1: have a couple of listen. I'm gonna have some drinks 713 00:37:15,480 --> 00:37:19,440 Speaker 1: and some stogies. I'm not gonna be overly concerned about 714 00:37:19,480 --> 00:37:22,560 Speaker 1: how good a bad I played. I mean, I don't 715 00:37:22,600 --> 00:37:25,040 Speaker 1: think Tom Brady lost a lot of sleep because he 716 00:37:25,080 --> 00:37:29,400 Speaker 1: was struggling on the front nine. That's Charles Barkley on Tuesday. 717 00:37:29,480 --> 00:37:31,520 Speaker 1: That's the Discover Card moment of the week at your 718 00:37:31,560 --> 00:37:34,640 Speaker 1: free credit scorecard today. Even if you're not a discovered customer. 719 00:37:34,880 --> 00:37:37,640 Speaker 1: It includes your FICO credit score. Checking your scorecard will 720 00:37:37,640 --> 00:37:40,120 Speaker 1: not hurt your credit. Learn more at discover dot com. 721 00:37:40,120 --> 00:37:45,759 Speaker 1: Slash credit scorecard limitations do apply. I mentioned that a 722 00:37:45,800 --> 00:37:49,080 Speaker 1: former New York Met farm hand minor leaguer Andrew Church 723 00:37:49,600 --> 00:37:54,120 Speaker 1: among the minor leaguers the Mets released on Thursday. He's 724 00:37:54,160 --> 00:37:57,920 Speaker 1: a twenty five year old right hander. He I think 725 00:37:58,280 --> 00:38:01,600 Speaker 1: tour one of the ligaments in his arm, but he 726 00:38:01,760 --> 00:38:07,320 Speaker 1: ripped into his now former organization. He said that twenty 727 00:38:07,400 --> 00:38:10,279 Speaker 1: thirteen he was a twenty thirteen second round pick, and 728 00:38:10,320 --> 00:38:15,520 Speaker 1: he said about the Mets on Instagram that signing a 729 00:38:15,640 --> 00:38:19,520 Speaker 1: celebrity that has to be Tim Tebow. He blamed the 730 00:38:19,640 --> 00:38:22,440 Speaker 1: organization for doing that. They made a mockery of our 731 00:38:22,440 --> 00:38:25,440 Speaker 1: team by putting a celebrity on it to sell more tickets, 732 00:38:26,560 --> 00:38:29,760 Speaker 1: apparently a reference to Tebo, who was signed in twenty sixteen. 733 00:38:29,880 --> 00:38:32,239 Speaker 1: I saw players lose their jobs because of it. We 734 00:38:32,239 --> 00:38:34,640 Speaker 1: weren't playing to win. We were playing to make everyone 735 00:38:34,680 --> 00:38:37,480 Speaker 1: else money, not the players. We never saw a cut, well, 736 00:38:37,520 --> 00:38:42,200 Speaker 1: allegedly one player did. Tebow and Church were teammates Class 737 00:38:42,200 --> 00:38:46,799 Speaker 1: A Saint Lucy for much of twenty seventeen and so 738 00:38:48,480 --> 00:38:51,000 Speaker 1: not a good situation. A lot of minor leaguers out 739 00:38:51,040 --> 00:38:54,120 Speaker 1: of their jobs here. By the way, the other thing, 740 00:38:54,200 --> 00:38:58,120 Speaker 1: speaking of baseball, Scott Boris, agent to the Stars, major 741 00:38:58,160 --> 00:39:02,359 Speaker 1: League Baseball. He is an email that was received by 742 00:39:02,360 --> 00:39:06,320 Speaker 1: the Associated Press from Scott Boris. He did not apparently 743 00:39:06,360 --> 00:39:09,960 Speaker 1: send it to the Associated Press, but they somehow got it. 744 00:39:10,000 --> 00:39:13,320 Speaker 1: Maybe he did send it, and he said, don't bail 745 00:39:13,400 --> 00:39:16,960 Speaker 1: out the owners, don't take pay cuts here. Here's the 746 00:39:16,960 --> 00:39:20,640 Speaker 1: only thing that I would question Scott Boris about with 747 00:39:20,640 --> 00:39:23,680 Speaker 1: that philosophy with his players, and he's got over seventy 748 00:39:23,920 --> 00:39:27,840 Speaker 1: marquee players, is there are owners who don't want the 749 00:39:27,880 --> 00:39:31,560 Speaker 1: season to come back Major League Baseball, owners who don't 750 00:39:31,600 --> 00:39:34,279 Speaker 1: want the season to come back. I think that's what 751 00:39:34,719 --> 00:39:36,880 Speaker 1: Scott has to understand. I'm sure he does. He's a 752 00:39:36,960 --> 00:39:40,000 Speaker 1: very bright man. But if you're saying to these players, hey, 753 00:39:40,360 --> 00:39:42,440 Speaker 1: don't give him a break, don't bail out the owners, 754 00:39:42,920 --> 00:39:45,640 Speaker 1: you might be bailing out the owners by not coming back, 755 00:39:46,960 --> 00:39:48,719 Speaker 1: because there's some owners that are gonna look at this 756 00:39:48,760 --> 00:39:52,040 Speaker 1: and say, I'm gonna lose money here. I'm not the 757 00:39:52,120 --> 00:39:54,879 Speaker 1: Yankees and I'm not the Dodgers. I'm gonna lose money here, 758 00:39:55,680 --> 00:39:57,839 Speaker 1: so I don't know what kind of progress we're going 759 00:39:57,880 --> 00:40:00,920 Speaker 1: to have with this anytime soon. But the players are 760 00:40:01,040 --> 00:40:04,040 Speaker 1: taking the risk here and that should be noted and 761 00:40:04,239 --> 00:40:08,279 Speaker 1: reminded you. People need to be reminded of that. The 762 00:40:08,320 --> 00:40:12,560 Speaker 1: players are taking the risk, and there has to be 763 00:40:12,600 --> 00:40:14,680 Speaker 1: a middle ground here to be fair to the players 764 00:40:14,880 --> 00:40:17,600 Speaker 1: to come back with the risk and they're going to 765 00:40:17,680 --> 00:40:20,640 Speaker 1: lose money. Make it pro rated if you can get 766 00:40:20,640 --> 00:40:23,160 Speaker 1: it one hundred games in there, and at least that's 767 00:40:23,160 --> 00:40:26,480 Speaker 1: a starting point. Maybe you get eighty games here. But 768 00:40:27,239 --> 00:40:29,640 Speaker 1: some baseball is better than no baseball, at least it 769 00:40:29,680 --> 00:40:32,320 Speaker 1: feels that way. But with no fans in the stands, 770 00:40:32,520 --> 00:40:35,760 Speaker 1: there will be owners who will not want the season 771 00:40:35,800 --> 00:40:41,640 Speaker 1: to return. They don't want to spend this salary, and 772 00:40:41,680 --> 00:40:44,680 Speaker 1: then they don't get any fans, they don't get any concessions, 773 00:40:44,680 --> 00:40:47,719 Speaker 1: they're not getting any of that money there. But from 774 00:40:47,760 --> 00:40:50,040 Speaker 1: what I'm told, there are owners who will not want 775 00:40:50,040 --> 00:40:53,399 Speaker 1: to come back and play. Shane and North Carolina joins 776 00:40:53,440 --> 00:40:55,680 Speaker 1: us Hi, Shane, what do you have for me? Hey? 777 00:40:55,800 --> 00:40:58,239 Speaker 1: First time caller, love the show. Thank you, Shane. I 778 00:40:58,680 --> 00:41:03,040 Speaker 1: was just going to commiserate on your minivan misery. Twenty 779 00:41:03,120 --> 00:41:05,239 Speaker 1: years ago, I became a dad for the first time, 780 00:41:06,200 --> 00:41:08,759 Speaker 1: one of the greatest things in my life. But I 781 00:41:08,840 --> 00:41:13,040 Speaker 1: drove onto a car lot in a Nissan Red two 782 00:41:13,200 --> 00:41:17,160 Speaker 1: forty x two seater with a stick shift, drove off 783 00:41:17,160 --> 00:41:22,880 Speaker 1: the lot in a green Nissan Quest minivan with a 784 00:41:23,040 --> 00:41:29,360 Speaker 1: built in VHS player. Yeah killing it. Yeah yeah, yeah, 785 00:41:29,360 --> 00:41:32,160 Speaker 1: thank you Shane. Yeah I can. I can relate to it. 786 00:41:32,719 --> 00:41:35,800 Speaker 1: I remember when my wife sat me down, said we 787 00:41:35,920 --> 00:41:39,920 Speaker 1: got to get a minivan. Then I said, oh no, 788 00:41:40,239 --> 00:41:44,359 Speaker 1: it's over. Gotta get a minivan. Can't we get like 789 00:41:45,000 --> 00:41:49,120 Speaker 1: a Jeep Cherokee. No, you got four kids? Can't come on, 790 00:41:50,440 --> 00:41:54,400 Speaker 1: can't they share a baby seat? Car seat? Yeah? Poling. 791 00:41:54,680 --> 00:41:57,239 Speaker 1: Then we have to figure out today, what's the best alternative. 792 00:41:57,280 --> 00:41:59,040 Speaker 1: If you're a thirty three year old bro with a 793 00:41:59,120 --> 00:42:01,680 Speaker 1: family out there, you don't want a minivan. You should 794 00:42:01,680 --> 00:42:10,080 Speaker 1: get what Tom Brady's suv a limousine. Final hour coming up.