1 00:00:01,280 --> 00:00:17,560 Speaker 1: The volume. What is going on everybody? John Middlecock three 2 00:00:17,560 --> 00:00:21,560 Speaker 1: and now podcasting back at it again. How are we doing? 3 00:00:21,840 --> 00:00:25,040 Speaker 1: My people? We had a lot of news coming out 4 00:00:25,239 --> 00:00:29,560 Speaker 1: of the owners meetings. The NFL owners love getting together 5 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:32,400 Speaker 1: at some four seasons all across the country. It feels 6 00:00:32,400 --> 00:00:36,640 Speaker 1: like about every month to just create some headlines, pass 7 00:00:36,680 --> 00:00:40,400 Speaker 1: some rules, keep their keep the league in the in 8 00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:43,440 Speaker 1: the headlines, and keep people like me talking about them. 9 00:00:43,440 --> 00:00:45,840 Speaker 1: So a lot going on coming to day, from super 10 00:00:45,840 --> 00:00:51,880 Speaker 1: Bowls to drafts to Thursday night football flexing, third quarterback activity. 11 00:00:52,520 --> 00:00:56,800 Speaker 1: We will discuss it all as well as fellow podcaster 12 00:00:57,520 --> 00:01:01,680 Speaker 1: Big Ben Roethlisberger had some comments that you know, quite interesting. 13 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:05,640 Speaker 1: We will dive into as well. And I will also 14 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:11,360 Speaker 1: do a mailbag at John Middlecoff is the Instagram and 15 00:01:11,400 --> 00:01:13,800 Speaker 1: that's where you get in the mailbag. You just fire 16 00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:16,039 Speaker 1: in the dms and get your question answer on the mailbag. 17 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:18,920 Speaker 1: Very very easy to do. Fire in those dms at 18 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:22,480 Speaker 1: John Middlecoff, just my name do it. Very easy to 19 00:01:22,520 --> 00:01:26,800 Speaker 1: do podcasts on YouTube. I got a backwards hat on today, 20 00:01:26,840 --> 00:01:30,039 Speaker 1: so all those people like middle cough, I don't understand 21 00:01:30,080 --> 00:01:32,440 Speaker 1: how coward allows you to do that. Like I said, 22 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 1: bald people. We follow different rules. You can hear us 23 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:39,520 Speaker 1: live on AMP. 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Probably a pretty 51 00:03:03,560 --> 00:03:06,240 Speaker 1: fun thing to go do. But they're having another set 52 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:10,360 Speaker 1: of meetings currently. I'm recording this on Monday afternoon, and 53 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:13,519 Speaker 1: a bunch of things have just happened, I mean, pretty 54 00:03:13,680 --> 00:03:17,280 Speaker 1: some breaking news, future super Bowls, the future of the 55 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:19,639 Speaker 1: NFL Draft, where it's going to go. We will dive 56 00:03:19,919 --> 00:03:22,919 Speaker 1: into all of it. Quarterback rule changed. But I think 57 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:26,000 Speaker 1: the most eye opening thing is this Thursday Night story. 58 00:03:26,760 --> 00:03:30,920 Speaker 1: They can now flex Thursday Night football week thirteen to seventeen, 59 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:34,760 Speaker 1: So that includes week thirteen is Seattle, a Dallas fourteen, 60 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:39,440 Speaker 1: New England and Pittsburgh fifteen Chargers in Vegas, sixteen Saints 61 00:03:39,480 --> 00:03:43,360 Speaker 1: at Rams, and seventeen Jets at Cleveland are now flexible. 62 00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:48,280 Speaker 1: Now this rule does include you can't flex the week before. 63 00:03:48,440 --> 00:03:51,480 Speaker 1: You have to give a twenty eight day notice. It 64 00:03:51,600 --> 00:03:55,160 Speaker 1: passed twenty four to eight. To get anything done in 65 00:03:55,160 --> 00:03:58,240 Speaker 1: the NFL, you need twenty four plus votes. Clearly they 66 00:03:58,280 --> 00:04:01,320 Speaker 1: got it right on the number. Now, a ton of 67 00:04:01,360 --> 00:04:04,040 Speaker 1: owners have been outspoken. I give them a lot of credit. 68 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:07,600 Speaker 1: John Mora hated this from the beginning. He had no 69 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:12,080 Speaker 1: hesitation going public with not just his reservations but his anger, 70 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:15,000 Speaker 1: and I think he was quoted today saying not shocked 71 00:04:15,040 --> 00:04:19,360 Speaker 1: at all. Mark Davis another guy, very very outspoken about this. 72 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:22,640 Speaker 1: I thought it was very anti fan, and listen, having 73 00:04:22,680 --> 00:04:26,200 Speaker 1: been someone who's worked around Mark Davis, it's weird because 74 00:04:26,240 --> 00:04:27,800 Speaker 1: he didn't move his team. He tried to move to 75 00:04:27,839 --> 00:04:31,400 Speaker 1: like multiple different cities. He does care about fans. He's actually, 76 00:04:31,400 --> 00:04:35,520 Speaker 1: of all the owners, the closest in relation to the fans. 77 00:04:36,080 --> 00:04:40,679 Speaker 1: So these owners, clearly, I've been saying for a long time, 78 00:04:40,800 --> 00:04:43,200 Speaker 1: and this isn't like you don't need me to say it. 79 00:04:43,200 --> 00:04:47,440 Speaker 1: It's basic economics. If you're listening to this and you 80 00:04:47,480 --> 00:04:50,640 Speaker 1: are a season ticket holder, you are important to said 81 00:04:50,640 --> 00:04:53,839 Speaker 1: team and you helped generate them revenue. But on the 82 00:04:53,960 --> 00:04:57,799 Speaker 1: hierarchy me and everyone else listening that does not attend 83 00:04:57,800 --> 00:05:01,320 Speaker 1: many NFL games and watched it them all on television, 84 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:05,000 Speaker 1: we are way more valuable through their business than you 85 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:08,400 Speaker 1: are as a season ticket holder. And honestly, the gap 86 00:05:08,480 --> 00:05:11,599 Speaker 1: is only widening. Why because the NFL makes all of 87 00:05:11,640 --> 00:05:16,159 Speaker 1: them all the majority of their money from television slash 88 00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:19,520 Speaker 1: now streaming. So taking care when I hear like, just 89 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:23,880 Speaker 1: taking care of their broadcast partners, that is the majority 90 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:26,760 Speaker 1: of their revenue. So the reason when you see that headline, oh, 91 00:05:26,760 --> 00:05:29,320 Speaker 1: they're just taking care of the broadcast partners, that'd be 92 00:05:29,440 --> 00:05:33,040 Speaker 1: like you if you work for a Mercedes Benz dealership going, 93 00:05:33,080 --> 00:05:35,360 Speaker 1: they're just taking care of Mercedes. Well, yeah, that's where 94 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:38,120 Speaker 1: the money comes from. That is and only going to 95 00:05:38,200 --> 00:05:41,600 Speaker 1: continue to be the most important thing when it comes 96 00:05:41,640 --> 00:05:44,440 Speaker 1: to the bottom line. And here's the other elements of this. 97 00:05:45,200 --> 00:05:49,320 Speaker 1: NFL teams their desires that are usually led by you know, 98 00:05:49,360 --> 00:05:52,400 Speaker 1: the coach or the GM and the desires of the 99 00:05:52,480 --> 00:05:55,760 Speaker 1: owners and the you know, front office of the league 100 00:05:55,800 --> 00:06:00,120 Speaker 1: office are not aligned. Right, owners and the league office. 101 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:04,039 Speaker 1: Their number one goal is not winning, It's to make 102 00:06:04,120 --> 00:06:06,960 Speaker 1: money and to generate more and more money and have 103 00:06:07,040 --> 00:06:09,960 Speaker 1: it keep increasing. If I'm a general manager or a coach, 104 00:06:10,360 --> 00:06:13,920 Speaker 1: my goal is to improve my football team and win games. 105 00:06:14,320 --> 00:06:17,440 Speaker 1: And winning games and ideas when it comes to money 106 00:06:17,600 --> 00:06:22,160 Speaker 1: don't always align. Clearly, this is not aligned with the 107 00:06:22,160 --> 00:06:25,880 Speaker 1: health of football teams, because we already saw it happen 108 00:06:25,920 --> 00:06:29,240 Speaker 1: this year. There are several teams that are playing multiple 109 00:06:29,640 --> 00:06:33,080 Speaker 1: short week games like that. That makes no sense. But 110 00:06:33,160 --> 00:06:36,520 Speaker 1: the league told you they don't care. I've said forever, 111 00:06:37,040 --> 00:06:39,920 Speaker 1: I don't care what your industry is, what you are 112 00:06:39,960 --> 00:06:43,680 Speaker 1: as a human being, if you tweet or facebook post 113 00:06:44,200 --> 00:06:47,080 Speaker 1: or as a company put out statements that say one 114 00:06:47,120 --> 00:06:52,160 Speaker 1: thing and then live or operate the complete opposite way, 115 00:06:53,040 --> 00:06:55,479 Speaker 1: like I don't believe anything that you put out. It's 116 00:06:55,560 --> 00:06:58,360 Speaker 1: all fluff. And the NFL has said for a long 117 00:06:58,400 --> 00:07:02,280 Speaker 1: period of time, safety safety, safety first, and they've added 118 00:07:02,320 --> 00:07:06,839 Speaker 1: some rule changes right rightfully, so hits over the middle 119 00:07:06,880 --> 00:07:10,960 Speaker 1: protecting the quarterback, which can suck if you're gambling on 120 00:07:11,000 --> 00:07:13,400 Speaker 1: a game and you just get the worst you know, 121 00:07:13,560 --> 00:07:17,000 Speaker 1: roughing the passer you've ever seen, or some hit that 122 00:07:17,040 --> 00:07:21,400 Speaker 1: looked pretty legal and very just like a normal form 123 00:07:21,480 --> 00:07:25,520 Speaker 1: tackle and the guy gets flagged with hitting a defensive receiver. 124 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:28,560 Speaker 1: I've still never understood that no one on the football 125 00:07:28,600 --> 00:07:31,440 Speaker 1: field is defenseless when they are running around like they 126 00:07:31,480 --> 00:07:34,280 Speaker 1: know the defenders are out there. But the reason they 127 00:07:34,320 --> 00:07:37,200 Speaker 1: did that was because they got sued, not because they 128 00:07:37,240 --> 00:07:40,840 Speaker 1: actually cared. So when they keep saying that, they actually 129 00:07:40,920 --> 00:07:44,080 Speaker 1: don't care. They care about their bottom line, which is 130 00:07:44,120 --> 00:07:47,080 Speaker 1: making money, and they continue to do it at a 131 00:07:47,120 --> 00:07:49,720 Speaker 1: pretty high rate. So when I see this Thursday night, 132 00:07:49,720 --> 00:07:52,720 Speaker 1: football got flex it was clear when these owners like 133 00:07:52,840 --> 00:07:56,120 Speaker 1: John Mora were talking down upon it the last owner's 134 00:07:56,160 --> 00:07:59,880 Speaker 1: meetings at some four Seasons in Arizona, that it was inevitable, 135 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:02,720 Speaker 1: like this is where it was gonna go. This is 136 00:08:02,760 --> 00:08:05,640 Speaker 1: not politics where a bunch of buffoons are running things. 137 00:08:06,160 --> 00:08:10,320 Speaker 1: These are super rich, super wealthy, and the most successful 138 00:08:10,320 --> 00:08:12,360 Speaker 1: people in this country. Well some of them inherited it, 139 00:08:12,400 --> 00:08:15,200 Speaker 1: but others like the Waltons, the Joneses, I mean, these 140 00:08:15,240 --> 00:08:18,960 Speaker 1: people are very, very tempers important to the landscape of 141 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:22,080 Speaker 1: their set industry separate from the sport of football. So 142 00:08:22,160 --> 00:08:25,280 Speaker 1: when something goes to a vote, it's pretty clear that 143 00:08:25,720 --> 00:08:28,600 Speaker 1: they know it's gonna pass. Something is gonna get done. 144 00:08:29,240 --> 00:08:31,400 Speaker 1: And so when this story came out a month ago 145 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:33,160 Speaker 1: that this was on the table, You're like, yeah, this 146 00:08:33,240 --> 00:08:36,200 Speaker 1: is going down. Is this gonna hurt football? Is this 147 00:08:36,280 --> 00:08:39,160 Speaker 1: the beginning of the end? I don't know. I've said 148 00:08:39,160 --> 00:08:41,840 Speaker 1: forever football is not gonna stay on top forever. We've 149 00:08:41,840 --> 00:08:43,360 Speaker 1: seen the EBB and flows. Now I don't know if 150 00:08:43,440 --> 00:08:45,920 Speaker 1: I don't think baseball or basketball is going to pass them, 151 00:08:46,360 --> 00:08:50,240 Speaker 1: but they're dominance them. Having the market cornered on our 152 00:08:50,240 --> 00:08:53,520 Speaker 1: attention is I don't want to say short lived, but 153 00:08:54,240 --> 00:08:55,959 Speaker 1: there's a light at the end of the tunnel. Now. 154 00:08:56,040 --> 00:08:58,640 Speaker 1: Is that in thirty years, in twenty years and five 155 00:08:58,720 --> 00:09:01,320 Speaker 1: years and one hundred years, I don't know. But you 156 00:09:01,440 --> 00:09:05,640 Speaker 1: continue to do stuff strictly for financial reasons when you're 157 00:09:05,640 --> 00:09:08,319 Speaker 1: already making a ton, the league's having a lot of success, 158 00:09:08,720 --> 00:09:11,320 Speaker 1: and you hurt the product, because that's ultimately what this 159 00:09:11,360 --> 00:09:14,640 Speaker 1: could do. It could hurt the product if you're forcing 160 00:09:14,720 --> 00:09:17,480 Speaker 1: teams to play more Thursday night games and it's just 161 00:09:17,480 --> 00:09:20,040 Speaker 1: gonna be fascinating to watch because Thursday night football can 162 00:09:20,040 --> 00:09:22,040 Speaker 1: already be very hit or miss. But part of the 163 00:09:22,080 --> 00:09:27,000 Speaker 1: reason clearly flexing it is to get better teams involved. Now, 164 00:09:27,040 --> 00:09:28,960 Speaker 1: the Cowboys are not getting flexed out no matter what 165 00:09:29,080 --> 00:09:31,560 Speaker 1: brand's too big. The Steelers are not getting flexed out. 166 00:09:31,760 --> 00:09:35,760 Speaker 1: Also brands too big, Vegas at the Chargers. I would say, 167 00:09:35,760 --> 00:09:38,560 Speaker 1: if Jimmy Garoppolo and Herbert are playing, that's got a 168 00:09:38,559 --> 00:09:41,280 Speaker 1: pretty good chance to stick. This game's got a very 169 00:09:41,400 --> 00:09:44,080 Speaker 1: very good chance to be moved. The Saints playing the Rams, 170 00:09:44,120 --> 00:09:46,520 Speaker 1: I mean, the Rams could be really terrible, and who knows. 171 00:09:46,559 --> 00:09:48,920 Speaker 1: I mean, you're banking on Derek Carr and Dennis Allen. 172 00:09:49,320 --> 00:09:51,520 Speaker 1: Now it's also based on, well, what would you flex 173 00:09:51,559 --> 00:09:54,640 Speaker 1: it for? Right, Sunday Night's not giving up their game. 174 00:09:55,200 --> 00:09:57,880 Speaker 1: Monday Night clearly is not given up their game. Fox 175 00:09:57,920 --> 00:10:01,280 Speaker 1: and CBS have rights to their games. So it'll be 176 00:10:01,400 --> 00:10:06,960 Speaker 1: very fascinating and interesting how this whole thing plays out. Okay, 177 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:09,080 Speaker 1: some other information to come out of the league meetings. 178 00:10:09,880 --> 00:10:15,560 Speaker 1: The third quarterback ak the Brock Party rule, and I 179 00:10:15,600 --> 00:10:19,320 Speaker 1: think this relates to the flexing of Thursday Night games 180 00:10:19,760 --> 00:10:26,120 Speaker 1: because it's a reflection of television television, television television. What 181 00:10:26,240 --> 00:10:28,760 Speaker 1: happened last year in the NFC Championship game. Does it 182 00:10:28,880 --> 00:10:31,720 Speaker 1: actually matter that it was Brock Party that got injured 183 00:10:31,920 --> 00:10:36,120 Speaker 1: or Josh Johnson? The league doesn't actually care about those individuals. 184 00:10:36,840 --> 00:10:40,040 Speaker 1: It was that the game was ruined, right if that 185 00:10:40,480 --> 00:10:42,800 Speaker 1: event had not happened and brock Purty had just been 186 00:10:42,840 --> 00:10:46,200 Speaker 1: healthy and the Eagles had won in a walk off 187 00:10:46,200 --> 00:10:48,599 Speaker 1: field goal, or the forty nine Ers had beaten the 188 00:10:48,600 --> 00:10:50,680 Speaker 1: Eagles by seven and it was just a normal NFC 189 00:10:50,760 --> 00:10:55,720 Speaker 1: championship game. It was not disrupted and basically unwatchable for 190 00:10:55,880 --> 00:10:58,840 Speaker 1: non Eagles fans, just in terms of it was just 191 00:10:58,880 --> 00:11:01,280 Speaker 1: a bad game. I mean, the Niners couldn't throw the game, 192 00:11:01,360 --> 00:11:04,280 Speaker 1: was the second half sucked? Just from an entertainment standpoint. 193 00:11:04,640 --> 00:11:07,560 Speaker 1: It's not my pro Niners side saying that. I'm just 194 00:11:07,559 --> 00:11:09,760 Speaker 1: saying that I would have been cool if the Eagles 195 00:11:09,800 --> 00:11:11,920 Speaker 1: win by ten as long as the game was competitive, 196 00:11:11,960 --> 00:11:15,360 Speaker 1: and that wasn't. Well. Non competitive game in an NFC 197 00:11:15,440 --> 00:11:19,839 Speaker 1: championship game is a television disaster. That is the reason 198 00:11:19,880 --> 00:11:23,880 Speaker 1: they changed that. So now teams will have the opportunity 199 00:11:24,320 --> 00:11:27,960 Speaker 1: to have a third quarterback active for game day, and 200 00:11:28,040 --> 00:11:31,679 Speaker 1: I would imagine most teams will do that. But here's 201 00:11:31,720 --> 00:11:37,640 Speaker 1: the thing. Some teams last year had three quarterbacks make 202 00:11:37,880 --> 00:11:41,400 Speaker 1: the team after training camp. The forty nine Ers were 203 00:11:41,440 --> 00:11:45,319 Speaker 1: one of them. Brock Purty made the fifty three man roster, 204 00:11:46,160 --> 00:11:49,880 Speaker 1: but in Week one before Trey Lance he was healthy, 205 00:11:50,480 --> 00:11:54,080 Speaker 1: Trey Lance was a starting quarterback, Jimmy Garoppolo was the backup, 206 00:11:54,640 --> 00:11:58,320 Speaker 1: and Brock Purdy was just an inactive in sweats holding 207 00:11:58,360 --> 00:12:01,640 Speaker 1: a clipboard right. The same example goes for the Miami 208 00:12:01,679 --> 00:12:06,640 Speaker 1: Dolphins tuatongo IAI Loa, Teddy Bridgewater, and Skyler Thompson, who 209 00:12:06,800 --> 00:12:09,880 Speaker 1: like Perty, was a late seventh round pick made the team. 210 00:12:10,120 --> 00:12:13,080 Speaker 1: So some teams before this rule had guys they didn't 211 00:12:13,120 --> 00:12:15,640 Speaker 1: want to cut because they thought would be claimed they 212 00:12:15,720 --> 00:12:18,440 Speaker 1: kept on their fifty three man roster, even though both 213 00:12:18,480 --> 00:12:21,959 Speaker 1: of those teams never intended to play the two guys. Ironically, 214 00:12:22,240 --> 00:12:24,559 Speaker 1: Skyler started a playoff game and obviously Perty started a 215 00:12:24,600 --> 00:12:26,560 Speaker 1: bunch of games at the end of the season. Now 216 00:12:26,720 --> 00:12:29,960 Speaker 1: that individual will be able to be active for game day, 217 00:12:30,160 --> 00:12:32,800 Speaker 1: assuming all the other guys are healthy. Now where I 218 00:12:32,800 --> 00:12:34,920 Speaker 1: think the wrinkle comes in, and this is what I 219 00:12:34,960 --> 00:12:38,760 Speaker 1: think it really affects. I think there are two ripple 220 00:12:38,800 --> 00:12:42,520 Speaker 1: effects for this rule. Is one, I think teams are 221 00:12:42,520 --> 00:12:46,320 Speaker 1: going to be more inclined now to draft a fourth 222 00:12:46,320 --> 00:12:49,080 Speaker 1: to fifth sixth round quarterback, not that they weren't before, 223 00:12:49,200 --> 00:12:51,200 Speaker 1: like if they liked the player, but I think if 224 00:12:51,240 --> 00:12:53,920 Speaker 1: all else is equal, right, some teams like, we don't 225 00:12:53,920 --> 00:12:55,839 Speaker 1: really have a quarterback. Need we got two guys we like, 226 00:12:55,920 --> 00:12:58,360 Speaker 1: so let's take an offensive lineman. Now, if you like 227 00:12:58,360 --> 00:13:01,160 Speaker 1: a quarterback, if you like JK in the fourth, you go, 228 00:13:01,240 --> 00:13:03,640 Speaker 1: we could use an offensive lineman. But let's just lean 229 00:13:03,720 --> 00:13:06,600 Speaker 1: the quarterback because you will take a guy that you 230 00:13:06,640 --> 00:13:09,760 Speaker 1: think can inevitably be your backup quarterback and just keep 231 00:13:09,760 --> 00:13:12,120 Speaker 1: on your fifty three man roster. And then when you 232 00:13:12,160 --> 00:13:16,160 Speaker 1: have those individuals, you know that before you might have 233 00:13:16,200 --> 00:13:18,440 Speaker 1: had a Skylar Thompson or a rock party where you went, 234 00:13:18,720 --> 00:13:22,439 Speaker 1: you know, I can cut this guy on September first, 235 00:13:22,520 --> 00:13:24,720 Speaker 1: or whenever the date is that you cut down. The 236 00:13:25,480 --> 00:13:28,280 Speaker 1: it goes what ninety is it seventy five or seventy 237 00:13:28,400 --> 00:13:30,720 Speaker 1: to fifty three. When you have the big cut down before, 238 00:13:30,920 --> 00:13:33,800 Speaker 1: you know essentially week one that you are going to 239 00:13:33,800 --> 00:13:36,160 Speaker 1: be more inclined to hold on to a quarterback that 240 00:13:36,200 --> 00:13:39,480 Speaker 1: you go, you know this guy might get claimed, not 241 00:13:39,679 --> 00:13:42,640 Speaker 1: because we think he's a starting quarterback immediately, just because 242 00:13:42,640 --> 00:13:44,680 Speaker 1: some team might go, yeah, I view him as my 243 00:13:44,800 --> 00:13:50,280 Speaker 1: third quarterback. So it changes the you know, the kind 244 00:13:50,320 --> 00:13:52,920 Speaker 1: of the puz putting the puzzle together, for your roster. 245 00:13:53,120 --> 00:13:55,320 Speaker 1: It just impacts a little bit. Now, you're not going 246 00:13:55,400 --> 00:13:57,640 Speaker 1: to keep a guy on your fifty three man roster 247 00:13:57,840 --> 00:13:59,719 Speaker 1: just to say you have a third quarterback if the 248 00:13:59,720 --> 00:14:03,760 Speaker 1: guy can't play over some defensive linemen or offensive line. 249 00:14:04,200 --> 00:14:06,680 Speaker 1: So guys that get cut because they're viewed as like 250 00:14:06,720 --> 00:14:09,160 Speaker 1: this guy's probably more off more likely than not right 251 00:14:09,160 --> 00:14:12,120 Speaker 1: now to be a practice squad guy. That will still happen. 252 00:14:12,600 --> 00:14:14,679 Speaker 1: But the guys that are much closer to the line 253 00:14:14,840 --> 00:14:16,960 Speaker 1: or that like earn their spot and go, you know what, 254 00:14:17,120 --> 00:14:19,960 Speaker 1: we're going to keep three quarterbacks. I think that is 255 00:14:20,160 --> 00:14:24,520 Speaker 1: more more likely to happen more now. I think you'll 256 00:14:24,560 --> 00:14:27,000 Speaker 1: see a ton of teams with three quarterbacks. But they're 257 00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:30,120 Speaker 1: still gonna be teams that carry two quarterbacks heading into 258 00:14:30,120 --> 00:14:32,760 Speaker 1: Week one on their fifty three men roster and have 259 00:14:32,920 --> 00:14:36,520 Speaker 1: the third quarterback you know, on the practice squad. But 260 00:14:36,600 --> 00:14:39,160 Speaker 1: I do believe that you know, this is going to 261 00:14:39,200 --> 00:14:42,640 Speaker 1: extend some careers. Just have got random players to be 262 00:14:42,680 --> 00:14:44,760 Speaker 1: able to play a couple of years longer, make a 263 00:14:44,760 --> 00:14:48,120 Speaker 1: couple more million dollars. I also think this brings more 264 00:14:48,160 --> 00:14:51,560 Speaker 1: into play some of these random leagues. You know. I've 265 00:14:51,560 --> 00:14:55,480 Speaker 1: seen some headlines over the last several weeks of players 266 00:14:55,560 --> 00:14:58,960 Speaker 1: you know from the UFL or the XFL, or shit, 267 00:14:59,040 --> 00:15:01,080 Speaker 1: I can't even keep up. I actually saw I was 268 00:15:01,080 --> 00:15:02,800 Speaker 1: at the gym the other day and there was again 269 00:15:02,920 --> 00:15:05,320 Speaker 1: the TV was on mute. I think it was the XFL. 270 00:15:05,360 --> 00:15:07,360 Speaker 1: It could have been the USFL, I whatever, one of 271 00:15:07,360 --> 00:15:09,960 Speaker 1: those leagues. You know, if I'm a general manager my 272 00:15:10,000 --> 00:15:13,280 Speaker 1: scouting department, we got to really lock in on those quarterbacks, 273 00:15:13,360 --> 00:15:15,400 Speaker 1: like is there a guy that could potentially be our 274 00:15:15,440 --> 00:15:18,360 Speaker 1: third guy? 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And I saw a lot of people in 301 00:16:46,320 --> 00:16:48,840 Speaker 1: the interwebs talking shit like why would you give the 302 00:16:48,960 --> 00:16:52,960 Speaker 1: NFL Draft to Green Bay? Why not? Who cares? It's 303 00:16:53,000 --> 00:16:56,800 Speaker 1: just an easy one. It's throwing them vone. You're not 304 00:16:56,840 --> 00:16:59,920 Speaker 1: going to have the Super Bowl February tenth at Lambeuf. 305 00:17:00,760 --> 00:17:03,560 Speaker 1: It's like an Arctic winner. You're never going to do that. 306 00:17:04,040 --> 00:17:06,960 Speaker 1: It was hard for them to do that in New York. 307 00:17:07,400 --> 00:17:09,400 Speaker 1: But one of the rules is you get a new 308 00:17:09,400 --> 00:17:11,360 Speaker 1: stadium done, you kind of get the super Bowl. It's 309 00:17:11,359 --> 00:17:14,080 Speaker 1: why Minnesota got the super Bowl. But for the most part, 310 00:17:14,119 --> 00:17:17,760 Speaker 1: there is a rotation of warm weather cities getting the 311 00:17:17,800 --> 00:17:20,720 Speaker 1: super Bowl. If you told me that the super Bowl 312 00:17:20,880 --> 00:17:26,560 Speaker 1: the market was cornered on Scottsdale, Vegas, Miami, and New Orleans, 313 00:17:26,800 --> 00:17:28,840 Speaker 1: I'd be good. Like, I don't think you have to 314 00:17:28,840 --> 00:17:31,600 Speaker 1: go to all these places, though I understand it. When 315 00:17:31,600 --> 00:17:34,520 Speaker 1: it comes to the Draft, all the cold weather city 316 00:17:34,520 --> 00:17:37,840 Speaker 1: should get it. It's fun, it's easy. Now I can't. 317 00:17:37,920 --> 00:17:40,000 Speaker 1: I've never been to Green Bay. Even in my scouting days, 318 00:17:40,000 --> 00:17:43,560 Speaker 1: I never went there. Logistically, it's probably not as easy 319 00:17:43,600 --> 00:17:46,679 Speaker 1: to operate as a Chicago, Philly or Kansas City in 320 00:17:46,760 --> 00:17:49,480 Speaker 1: terms of people, but I would guess that less people 321 00:17:49,480 --> 00:17:51,359 Speaker 1: are going to go to the Draft in Green Bay 322 00:17:51,720 --> 00:17:55,399 Speaker 1: then let's say Chicago or Philadelphia. I still think it 323 00:17:55,440 --> 00:17:59,520 Speaker 1: will be successful. It's just part of being in business, 324 00:18:00,320 --> 00:18:03,719 Speaker 1: regardless of the scope. Is whoever your partners with, whoever 325 00:18:03,800 --> 00:18:05,760 Speaker 1: is involved, like you got to take care of everybody. 326 00:18:05,920 --> 00:18:08,080 Speaker 1: Like the Green Bay Packers have helped make the league 327 00:18:08,520 --> 00:18:10,639 Speaker 1: a shit ton of money over the last thirty years 328 00:18:11,040 --> 00:18:12,720 Speaker 1: they've been on Fox, and they have been one of 329 00:18:12,760 --> 00:18:14,680 Speaker 1: the premium brands and one of been one of the 330 00:18:14,720 --> 00:18:17,159 Speaker 1: most successful franchises. So you're not gonna give them a 331 00:18:17,160 --> 00:18:20,200 Speaker 1: super Bowl, which makes sense. You're you're not gonna have Lambelle. 332 00:18:20,200 --> 00:18:23,159 Speaker 1: It's just too cold and it's not set up for 333 00:18:23,240 --> 00:18:25,679 Speaker 1: a super Bowl city. But the draft, like, isn't that 334 00:18:25,720 --> 00:18:29,000 Speaker 1: big a deal. I saw all these people complaining online, like, ultimately, 335 00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:33,320 Speaker 1: who cares. I was living in the Bay Area when 336 00:18:33,400 --> 00:18:38,320 Speaker 1: San Francisco got the twenty sixteen Super Bowl Denver versus Carolina. 337 00:18:38,800 --> 00:18:42,040 Speaker 1: I participated that week in radio row and I went 338 00:18:42,080 --> 00:18:44,440 Speaker 1: to the Super Bowl and it was awesome. I put 339 00:18:44,440 --> 00:18:46,600 Speaker 1: a couple of g's on the Denver Broncos Von Miller 340 00:18:46,600 --> 00:18:50,840 Speaker 1: Super Bowl MVP. I got pretty drunk. I cheered on 341 00:18:50,920 --> 00:18:53,640 Speaker 1: the Broncos and it was It was very, very enjoyable. 342 00:18:53,800 --> 00:18:57,679 Speaker 1: I won some money. It was awesome. But San Francisco 343 00:18:57,920 --> 00:19:00,480 Speaker 1: was a lot different place six seven years years ago, 344 00:19:01,119 --> 00:19:03,200 Speaker 1: and I haven't been to New York in the last 345 00:19:03,240 --> 00:19:05,640 Speaker 1: four or five years, but I listened to a lot 346 00:19:05,640 --> 00:19:09,199 Speaker 1: of financial podcasts of people based there. Everyone says that 347 00:19:09,720 --> 00:19:12,320 Speaker 1: obviously a lot like San Francisco in twenty twenty, it's 348 00:19:12,320 --> 00:19:16,240 Speaker 1: shut down. They're completely rocking and rolling. Now. San Francisco, 349 00:19:16,320 --> 00:19:22,119 Speaker 1: of all the major cities, has responded the worst to 350 00:19:22,240 --> 00:19:26,840 Speaker 1: coming back from all the shutdowns because in terms of workplace, 351 00:19:27,040 --> 00:19:29,840 Speaker 1: people have not returned to work. It's almost a forty 352 00:19:29,880 --> 00:19:34,600 Speaker 1: percent unoccupancy rate of commercial real estate in downtown San Francisco. 353 00:19:34,880 --> 00:19:37,320 Speaker 1: And when I lived there and when I used to 354 00:19:37,320 --> 00:19:39,919 Speaker 1: go out in San Francisco in the twenty tens, the 355 00:19:39,960 --> 00:19:43,880 Speaker 1: place was packed, you know, giants, games, all the tech companies, everyone. 356 00:19:44,000 --> 00:19:45,520 Speaker 1: It was hard to get the city because there were 357 00:19:45,520 --> 00:19:48,320 Speaker 1: so much traffic. City was booming. Now this had a 358 00:19:48,320 --> 00:19:51,480 Speaker 1: homeless problem, a drug problem. It's very pro criminal, but 359 00:19:51,720 --> 00:19:54,800 Speaker 1: now the city is empty. Besides, there's a lot of chaos. 360 00:19:54,920 --> 00:19:57,560 Speaker 1: There's a lot of crime. There's just not many laws 361 00:19:57,600 --> 00:20:00,400 Speaker 1: that have to be followed, and the city is kind 362 00:20:00,440 --> 00:20:05,080 Speaker 1: of the all in podcast, you know for successful venture capitalists. 363 00:20:05,640 --> 00:20:08,440 Speaker 1: Multiple that live in the city call it Gotham City 364 00:20:08,680 --> 00:20:10,760 Speaker 1: because it's kind of a fucked up place right now. 365 00:20:10,920 --> 00:20:13,960 Speaker 1: So ultimately, historically it's one of the great cities in America. 366 00:20:14,040 --> 00:20:16,600 Speaker 1: Right now, it's going through some shit and there's not 367 00:20:16,640 --> 00:20:18,520 Speaker 1: really a light at the end of the tunnel because 368 00:20:18,560 --> 00:20:20,800 Speaker 1: people ain't coming back to work like that's just there 369 00:20:21,160 --> 00:20:23,920 Speaker 1: every all these other cities rocking and rolling, people coming 370 00:20:23,960 --> 00:20:26,320 Speaker 1: back at least partial. People just are not showing up 371 00:20:26,480 --> 00:20:29,800 Speaker 1: cities and chambles. And I understand. I like the people 372 00:20:29,800 --> 00:20:32,400 Speaker 1: that run the forty nine Ers, obviously, I understand them 373 00:20:32,440 --> 00:20:36,200 Speaker 1: wanting a super Bowl. Their operation is actually forty five 374 00:20:36,240 --> 00:20:39,000 Speaker 1: minutes south of the city, but all the events for 375 00:20:39,119 --> 00:20:42,960 Speaker 1: the super Bowl are held in San Francisco. Was announced 376 00:20:43,000 --> 00:20:45,399 Speaker 1: today that San Francisco will get the super Bowl in 377 00:20:45,400 --> 00:20:49,160 Speaker 1: twenty twenty six. Two years ago, when the super Bowl 378 00:20:49,440 --> 00:20:54,200 Speaker 1: was in Los Angeles, I went down for like twenty 379 00:20:54,240 --> 00:20:56,840 Speaker 1: four hours because I went to the Volumes party and 380 00:20:56,880 --> 00:21:00,280 Speaker 1: wherever I stayed, I got an uber to the to 381 00:21:00,359 --> 00:21:03,520 Speaker 1: the house that coward you know, had rented out to 382 00:21:03,560 --> 00:21:05,880 Speaker 1: throw the party, and I was going on the uber. 383 00:21:05,880 --> 00:21:07,200 Speaker 1: I was talking to the guy and he's like, you 384 00:21:07,240 --> 00:21:11,240 Speaker 1: know what's crazy is clearly the NFL has cleaned up 385 00:21:11,359 --> 00:21:14,400 Speaker 1: a lot of certain areas around here, the homelessness, which 386 00:21:14,440 --> 00:21:18,879 Speaker 1: in California is a major problem and it's only getting worse. 387 00:21:19,560 --> 00:21:22,760 Speaker 1: He's like, they clearly move some people around because this area, 388 00:21:23,280 --> 00:21:25,520 Speaker 1: I don't know La that well in terms of like 389 00:21:25,560 --> 00:21:27,800 Speaker 1: what it had looked like recently. He's like, they cleared 390 00:21:27,840 --> 00:21:30,040 Speaker 1: this out, they cleared that out, and I was like, damn. 391 00:21:30,720 --> 00:21:33,480 Speaker 1: And so for the for the league to go to 392 00:21:33,560 --> 00:21:36,760 Speaker 1: San Francisco, which in theory should you know, not a 393 00:21:36,800 --> 00:21:39,120 Speaker 1: crazy place to host some Super Bowls, I think right 394 00:21:39,160 --> 00:21:42,400 Speaker 1: now it's they're going to have to do some serious 395 00:21:42,440 --> 00:21:45,560 Speaker 1: cleaning up, Like it's not really the safest place to 396 00:21:45,640 --> 00:21:49,919 Speaker 1: operate in Downtown. San Francisco is not really what it 397 00:21:50,080 --> 00:21:53,720 Speaker 1: was hell just seven eight years ago when they hosted 398 00:21:53,760 --> 00:21:56,200 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl. So I'm going to be very very 399 00:21:56,240 --> 00:22:01,040 Speaker 1: fascinating how the league handles this. Still got some time. 400 00:22:01,119 --> 00:22:04,119 Speaker 1: Obviously it's twenty twenty three, so we're three years away. 401 00:22:04,240 --> 00:22:07,280 Speaker 1: But there ain't gonna be major changes in that city. 402 00:22:07,320 --> 00:22:11,800 Speaker 1: I promise you that. Yeah. So who I guess for 403 00:22:11,840 --> 00:22:15,760 Speaker 1: the forty nine ers getting another Super Bowl, but I 404 00:22:15,760 --> 00:22:18,760 Speaker 1: think it's gonna be a little bit. It was logistically 405 00:22:18,840 --> 00:22:21,920 Speaker 1: a challenge just because everything was so spread out. The 406 00:22:22,000 --> 00:22:24,000 Speaker 1: game was forty five minutes away from where all the 407 00:22:24,040 --> 00:22:27,639 Speaker 1: festivities are. I think they're gonna have some other uphill 408 00:22:27,680 --> 00:22:30,399 Speaker 1: battles when it comes to that week, just given the 409 00:22:30,440 --> 00:22:35,479 Speaker 1: current state of the city. Last, but not least, I 410 00:22:35,480 --> 00:22:38,320 Speaker 1: got this one just kind of red flagged would be 411 00:22:38,320 --> 00:22:40,440 Speaker 1: the wrong way to put it, but just I'm keeping 412 00:22:40,440 --> 00:22:43,439 Speaker 1: an eye on this one. Tom Brady now owns a 413 00:22:43,480 --> 00:22:47,160 Speaker 1: piece of the Las Vegas Raiders. Mark Davis, i think, 414 00:22:47,200 --> 00:22:49,720 Speaker 1: said at the owners meetings he was very excited Tom, 415 00:22:49,760 --> 00:22:52,040 Speaker 1: who's already you know, had a little piece of the 416 00:22:52,119 --> 00:22:56,920 Speaker 1: Vegas Aces, the defending w NBA champions. Never forget Mark Davis, 417 00:22:57,160 --> 00:22:59,840 Speaker 1: owner of the Raiders, is a champion. He knows what 418 00:23:00,040 --> 00:23:04,080 Speaker 1: champions look like. The Las Vegas Aces, even though they 419 00:23:04,080 --> 00:23:07,840 Speaker 1: had to suspend their coach, Becky Hammond for treating pregnant 420 00:23:07,840 --> 00:23:11,960 Speaker 1: women not very nicely, and Mark Davis paying some players 421 00:23:12,040 --> 00:23:15,520 Speaker 1: under the table and bypassing the salary cap in the WNBA, 422 00:23:15,600 --> 00:23:18,760 Speaker 1: but he is a champion. They hosted whatever the hell 423 00:23:18,800 --> 00:23:22,719 Speaker 1: you call that trophy in the WNBA. He's added Tom Brady, 424 00:23:23,160 --> 00:23:27,600 Speaker 1: another champion to his operation. I do think the league 425 00:23:27,960 --> 00:23:32,359 Speaker 1: wouldn't mind having Tom Brady involved in that kind of area. 426 00:23:32,560 --> 00:23:35,560 Speaker 1: The problem was going to be Tom's worth hundreds of 427 00:23:35,680 --> 00:23:39,120 Speaker 1: millions of dollars to buy an NFL team, Even if 428 00:23:39,119 --> 00:23:42,320 Speaker 1: he was had people with him, he would need a 429 00:23:42,320 --> 00:23:45,040 Speaker 1: lot of money. Right, five hundred million in cash is 430 00:23:45,080 --> 00:23:47,439 Speaker 1: not getting it done. Look at some of these recent 431 00:23:47,480 --> 00:23:52,000 Speaker 1: sales for the Broncos and the Commanders. I do wonder 432 00:23:52,040 --> 00:23:54,800 Speaker 1: though the league like he's not in there just randomly, 433 00:23:55,119 --> 00:23:58,560 Speaker 1: even though he's the best player. It has some parallels, 434 00:23:58,560 --> 00:24:01,639 Speaker 1: at least to me, of when the league got Michael 435 00:24:01,680 --> 00:24:06,920 Speaker 1: Jordan involved. Now, clearly that went bad, and Michael Jordan 436 00:24:07,000 --> 00:24:08,800 Speaker 1: now is I think, selling his steak and is not 437 00:24:08,840 --> 00:24:11,680 Speaker 1: even going to own the Hornets or Bobcats or whatever 438 00:24:11,680 --> 00:24:15,159 Speaker 1: the hell they're called. But I do think Tom Brady 439 00:24:15,240 --> 00:24:18,480 Speaker 1: owning an NFL team one day, or at least being, 440 00:24:18,600 --> 00:24:20,720 Speaker 1: you know, own twenty five percent. I think I read 441 00:24:20,720 --> 00:24:22,960 Speaker 1: the day, just to own a couple percent would cost 442 00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:27,520 Speaker 1: him sixty seventy million dollars. So the price of entry 443 00:24:28,480 --> 00:24:32,040 Speaker 1: is a lot for a little tiny piece that when 444 00:24:32,080 --> 00:24:35,520 Speaker 1: you're a minority owner in the NFL. Tom Brady has 445 00:24:35,960 --> 00:24:39,919 Speaker 1: zero say in Josh McDaniels in players. Now, that doesn't 446 00:24:39,920 --> 00:24:43,320 Speaker 1: mean Mark wouldn't rely on him, you know, bring him 447 00:24:43,320 --> 00:24:45,879 Speaker 1: to games, listen to him, ask for his advice. Clearly, 448 00:24:45,880 --> 00:24:50,200 Speaker 1: his relationship with Josh McDaniels Ziegler, there's already some carryover 449 00:24:50,760 --> 00:24:55,040 Speaker 1: and commonality there obviously those guys' friendships and New England ties. 450 00:24:55,760 --> 00:24:58,040 Speaker 1: But keep an eye on that one because I think 451 00:24:58,080 --> 00:25:01,240 Speaker 1: one day Tom could continue to take a bigger role. 452 00:25:01,760 --> 00:25:04,560 Speaker 1: Let's face it, Mark Davis, the Davis family is not 453 00:25:04,760 --> 00:25:08,560 Speaker 1: long for the NFL. One day that will be in 454 00:25:08,600 --> 00:25:12,040 Speaker 1: different hands. I promise you that, Like the Jones family 455 00:25:12,359 --> 00:25:15,359 Speaker 1: not going away, the Lurry family, the Marra family, like 456 00:25:15,400 --> 00:25:20,160 Speaker 1: there were some families, the Hunt family going nowhere. That's 457 00:25:20,240 --> 00:25:24,000 Speaker 1: one that's like, yeah, they ain't gonna be forever. So 458 00:25:24,520 --> 00:25:26,600 Speaker 1: Tom Brady one day, does he have the funds? I 459 00:25:26,600 --> 00:25:31,000 Speaker 1: don't know. Clearly he doesn't have billions of dollars, especially 460 00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:33,239 Speaker 1: with FTX going under, but something to keep an eye on. 461 00:25:33,680 --> 00:25:35,560 Speaker 1: You know. The one thing with Michael Jordan, I remember 462 00:25:35,600 --> 00:25:38,399 Speaker 1: always reading or hearing people talk on podcasts how he 463 00:25:38,440 --> 00:25:41,040 Speaker 1: didn't actually have the cash to buy an NBA team. 464 00:25:41,400 --> 00:25:43,399 Speaker 1: And then when you watch air and I love movies 465 00:25:43,440 --> 00:25:46,200 Speaker 1: these days, like I just think like they're going theaters, 466 00:25:46,240 --> 00:25:48,639 Speaker 1: it won't be out for I was gonna say DVDs, 467 00:25:48,640 --> 00:25:51,040 Speaker 1: but who even owns DVDs? But just to watch, you know, 468 00:25:51,080 --> 00:25:53,359 Speaker 1: on our television for a long time, it felt like 469 00:25:53,400 --> 00:25:55,680 Speaker 1: Air was in theaters and then boom, it's on Amazon Prime. 470 00:25:55,760 --> 00:25:58,240 Speaker 1: I love that. Say what you want about streaming. I 471 00:25:58,280 --> 00:26:01,240 Speaker 1: love how fast it is to me. Movie theaters they're dead. 472 00:26:01,520 --> 00:26:04,399 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, they're just their shelf life. You talk about 473 00:26:04,400 --> 00:26:07,040 Speaker 1: something that's hold non for dear life. I turn on 474 00:26:07,400 --> 00:26:10,000 Speaker 1: you know, Amazon Prime a week after you know, the 475 00:26:10,040 --> 00:26:12,280 Speaker 1: opening of Air, and boom, it's right there. I watched 476 00:26:12,320 --> 00:26:15,600 Speaker 1: it in my bed on Saturday night. Fantastic and Michael 477 00:26:15,680 --> 00:26:18,560 Speaker 1: Jordan had to sign one of the great business deals 478 00:26:18,600 --> 00:26:21,520 Speaker 1: in the history of athletes to get a percentage of 479 00:26:21,560 --> 00:26:25,680 Speaker 1: his shoe in nineteen eighty four changed the landscape of everything, 480 00:26:26,040 --> 00:26:29,520 Speaker 1: and clearly financially, it's still doing billions of dollars in revenue. 481 00:26:29,920 --> 00:26:31,640 Speaker 1: It's said at the end of the movie that it's 482 00:26:32,000 --> 00:26:37,560 Speaker 1: it's reported or potentially the number is around four hundred 483 00:26:37,600 --> 00:26:41,840 Speaker 1: million dollars to Michael every single year. So so Michael 484 00:26:41,880 --> 00:26:44,320 Speaker 1: did pretty well, you know, getting some equity in that 485 00:26:44,400 --> 00:26:48,040 Speaker 1: shoe Air Jordan, that movie Shoe Dog is one of 486 00:26:48,040 --> 00:26:51,119 Speaker 1: the best books that I've ever listened to, and that 487 00:26:51,240 --> 00:26:56,560 Speaker 1: the movie's fantastic with a Flack and Matt Damon and yeah, 488 00:26:56,560 --> 00:26:59,760 Speaker 1: it's really really good. If you like, you know, it's 489 00:26:59,760 --> 00:27:06,520 Speaker 1: just I'd recommend it. Watch it easy. Watch another football 490 00:27:06,560 --> 00:27:08,800 Speaker 1: story I saw today that just made me shake my head. 491 00:27:09,440 --> 00:27:13,040 Speaker 1: I've always been a Roethlisberger guy. As a player. I 492 00:27:13,119 --> 00:27:16,760 Speaker 1: thought in his heyday, he's, you know, one of the 493 00:27:16,760 --> 00:27:20,119 Speaker 1: most unique players we've ever seen, right because he could move. 494 00:27:20,240 --> 00:27:22,560 Speaker 1: He wasn't quite as fast, but in terms of power 495 00:27:22,920 --> 00:27:26,280 Speaker 1: and keeping plays alive, he had like this Cam Newton ability, 496 00:27:26,800 --> 00:27:29,200 Speaker 1: but then he could throw it like he was fucking Brady, 497 00:27:29,840 --> 00:27:31,840 Speaker 1: And in the peak of his powers, he was just 498 00:27:31,880 --> 00:27:35,440 Speaker 1: an unstoppable force playing for just one of the sweet 499 00:27:35,480 --> 00:27:39,800 Speaker 1: brands and iconic operations in sports. He was sweet. I 500 00:27:40,200 --> 00:27:44,000 Speaker 1: loved Roethlisberger, those Steeler teams like they're everything I liked 501 00:27:44,000 --> 00:27:47,560 Speaker 1: about football. And then I saw today after he retired 502 00:27:47,640 --> 00:27:51,000 Speaker 1: because he couldn't play anymore, which happens when you're thirty eight, 503 00:27:51,080 --> 00:27:54,439 Speaker 1: thirty nine, forty years old in sports, he retires. I mean, 504 00:27:54,600 --> 00:27:57,600 Speaker 1: last year he could barely throw the football, you know 505 00:27:57,680 --> 00:27:59,960 Speaker 1: it was. It was worse than Drew Brees a couple 506 00:28:00,080 --> 00:28:04,119 Speaker 1: years ago. It was much closer to Peyton Manning his 507 00:28:04,240 --> 00:28:06,880 Speaker 1: last year for Denver Broncos. It was clear he could 508 00:28:06,960 --> 00:28:09,840 Speaker 1: not play football anymore. Like we could make arguments that 509 00:28:09,960 --> 00:28:12,919 Speaker 1: last year Philip Rivers for the Indianapolis Colts like he 510 00:28:13,000 --> 00:28:15,959 Speaker 1: had another year in him, right. Roethlisberger did not. He 511 00:28:16,000 --> 00:28:19,720 Speaker 1: could not continue to be a starting quarterback, so he retired. 512 00:28:20,040 --> 00:28:24,080 Speaker 1: Now ideally did he want to retire. Most athletes probably 513 00:28:24,119 --> 00:28:26,600 Speaker 1: don't want to retire. But he could see the riding 514 00:28:26,640 --> 00:28:29,399 Speaker 1: on the wall. His agents starts sniffing around. No one 515 00:28:29,480 --> 00:28:32,200 Speaker 1: else was gonna sign him. It was over. That happens. 516 00:28:32,280 --> 00:28:34,480 Speaker 1: That's part of the business of being a pro athlete. 517 00:28:34,640 --> 00:28:37,880 Speaker 1: It ends. It literally ends for everybody. Right. No one 518 00:28:37,880 --> 00:28:39,800 Speaker 1: gets to like, yeah, I'm still playing football. I'm sixty 519 00:28:39,840 --> 00:28:42,400 Speaker 1: seven years old. That's not the way it works. Where 520 00:28:42,480 --> 00:28:46,440 Speaker 1: a lot of times, and specifically in football, you get cut, right, 521 00:28:46,560 --> 00:28:49,840 Speaker 1: Peyton Manning was cut or traded, Joe Montana was traded. 522 00:28:50,120 --> 00:28:53,840 Speaker 1: Tom Brady was essentially told by Belichick, you're not wanted 523 00:28:53,880 --> 00:28:56,200 Speaker 1: here anymore. Those are like three of the greatest quarterbacks 524 00:28:56,240 --> 00:29:00,640 Speaker 1: of all time. Joe Montana traded, Brady told get out 525 00:29:00,920 --> 00:29:05,719 Speaker 1: Peyton Manning your cut. Roethlisberger none of those happened to him. 526 00:29:05,760 --> 00:29:07,720 Speaker 1: It was like, bro, it's over. Ben's like, I know, 527 00:29:07,760 --> 00:29:12,040 Speaker 1: it's over. So when Kenny Pickett was drafted, I don't 528 00:29:12,120 --> 00:29:16,480 Speaker 1: view Kenny Pickett replacing Roethlisberger. They just needed a quarterback 529 00:29:16,520 --> 00:29:18,880 Speaker 1: to be a starting quarterback because their starting quarterback retire. 530 00:29:19,720 --> 00:29:23,080 Speaker 1: When Andrew Luck was drafted by the Colts, they replaced 531 00:29:23,080 --> 00:29:28,080 Speaker 1: Peyton Manning with Andrew Luck. They replaced Steve Young for 532 00:29:28,160 --> 00:29:31,960 Speaker 1: Jo when they traded Joe Montana right and Roethlisberger said 533 00:29:32,040 --> 00:29:34,440 Speaker 1: on his podcast, I didn't know he was a fellow podcaster, 534 00:29:34,560 --> 00:29:37,680 Speaker 1: but glad to have him in the biz. I'll be honest. 535 00:29:38,120 --> 00:29:41,680 Speaker 1: I'm gonna get blasted for this, but early on I 536 00:29:41,760 --> 00:29:45,440 Speaker 1: didn't want you to succeed talking about Kenny Pickett. That's 537 00:29:45,440 --> 00:29:49,040 Speaker 1: selfish of me, and I feel sorry for that. So 538 00:29:49,320 --> 00:29:52,480 Speaker 1: I'll give Roethlisberger credit for this. He's saying something that 539 00:29:52,640 --> 00:29:56,040 Speaker 1: is just kind of insane, given that Kenny Pickett didn't 540 00:29:56,080 --> 00:30:00,440 Speaker 1: show up, and then they cut Roethlisberger or traded Roethlisberger tired. 541 00:30:00,760 --> 00:30:05,720 Speaker 1: They drafted a quarterback Roethlisberger while being honest and candid 542 00:30:05,800 --> 00:30:08,120 Speaker 1: and telling his true feelings, which is all we want 543 00:30:08,160 --> 00:30:12,080 Speaker 1: out of any human being, in any anyone that's talking 544 00:30:12,120 --> 00:30:15,560 Speaker 1: for a living. But what he says to me is 545 00:30:15,600 --> 00:30:21,800 Speaker 1: really stupid, Like Ben, Yeah, why would you? I just 546 00:30:21,920 --> 00:30:25,280 Speaker 1: I can't quite fathom that. One can't grasp that. One 547 00:30:25,440 --> 00:30:28,640 Speaker 1: doesn't make any sense to me. Very very poor reflection, 548 00:30:28,880 --> 00:30:32,600 Speaker 1: as Roethlisberger knows, saying Listen, probably shouldn't be dishonest. No, 549 00:30:32,680 --> 00:30:35,240 Speaker 1: I'm gonna get blasted for it. You should get blasted 550 00:30:35,240 --> 00:30:39,240 Speaker 1: for it. I would completely understand. If you get dumped 551 00:30:39,280 --> 00:30:42,240 Speaker 1: by a girl and then she starts dating some other guy, 552 00:30:42,800 --> 00:30:47,680 Speaker 1: you're probably gonna root for that relationship to fail. If 553 00:30:47,760 --> 00:30:52,200 Speaker 1: you get fired I have and replaced on radio by someone, 554 00:30:52,560 --> 00:30:56,000 Speaker 1: you're gonna You're gonna root for that radio show to fail. 555 00:30:56,440 --> 00:31:00,800 Speaker 1: It did I completely understand. But if I turn in 556 00:31:00,840 --> 00:31:04,560 Speaker 1: my two weeks and say hey, I'm leaving or I 557 00:31:04,760 --> 00:31:10,080 Speaker 1: dump you, if I'm bitter in rooting against you after 558 00:31:10,120 --> 00:31:12,480 Speaker 1: I go on and do whatever I'm doing because I 559 00:31:12,640 --> 00:31:16,239 Speaker 1: chose that, that's a poor reflection of me, and it 560 00:31:16,320 --> 00:31:18,800 Speaker 1: kind of shows your true colors. And Listen, we all 561 00:31:18,840 --> 00:31:21,680 Speaker 1: have a pettiness to us. We all have parts of 562 00:31:21,760 --> 00:31:25,640 Speaker 1: us that you know are not perfect. Right, But that one, 563 00:31:26,160 --> 00:31:29,360 Speaker 1: to me reflects a little bit of the big Ben experience, 564 00:31:29,800 --> 00:31:32,640 Speaker 1: kind of all about him, right, kind of just like 565 00:31:33,160 --> 00:31:35,320 Speaker 1: it was always about Big Ben always had to be 566 00:31:35,360 --> 00:31:38,520 Speaker 1: on his terms. And again I'm a fan. I rooted 567 00:31:38,520 --> 00:31:41,840 Speaker 1: for him. I really enjoyed watching him. I thought that 568 00:31:41,880 --> 00:31:48,680 Speaker 1: one's a pretty tough look. Okay, mail bag at John 569 00:31:48,680 --> 00:31:52,000 Speaker 1: middlecov Instagram. Firing those dms, easy to do, fire in them. 570 00:31:52,080 --> 00:31:58,440 Speaker 1: DM's wide open question on the show. Let's start with Ricky. Hey, John, 571 00:31:58,760 --> 00:32:02,960 Speaker 1: I got a question. In some of your most recent podcasts, 572 00:32:02,960 --> 00:32:05,720 Speaker 1: you have talked about the NFL and their relationship with 573 00:32:05,800 --> 00:32:09,480 Speaker 1: Amazon and the other streaming services and how they want 574 00:32:09,520 --> 00:32:12,720 Speaker 1: to make as much money as possible. Why doesn't the 575 00:32:12,800 --> 00:32:15,800 Speaker 1: NFL make it easier for consumers and make their own 576 00:32:15,840 --> 00:32:20,120 Speaker 1: streaming platform or their own like where we as consumers 577 00:32:20,160 --> 00:32:22,680 Speaker 1: can pay a certain amount for all the games on Sunday, 578 00:32:22,720 --> 00:32:26,280 Speaker 1: Monday and Thursday. Curious as to why they can't make 579 00:32:26,320 --> 00:32:30,560 Speaker 1: it easier for us but still generate a bunch of revenue. Basically, 580 00:32:30,560 --> 00:32:32,600 Speaker 1: why can't they put all the games on one service 581 00:32:33,120 --> 00:32:36,480 Speaker 1: and we just pay directly to the NFL. That might 582 00:32:36,560 --> 00:32:40,560 Speaker 1: be inevitable, but I would say this, if you can 583 00:32:40,640 --> 00:32:44,240 Speaker 1: have someone pay you to do work that you don't 584 00:32:44,280 --> 00:32:47,520 Speaker 1: want to do, right, the NFL doesn't want to set 585 00:32:47,560 --> 00:32:51,640 Speaker 1: up cameras, create the production, hire people to call the 586 00:32:51,680 --> 00:32:57,680 Speaker 1: games that's on CBS, Fox, NBC, Amazon Prime. They do 587 00:32:57,720 --> 00:33:00,600 Speaker 1: all that work and they pay the leak. So the 588 00:33:00,680 --> 00:33:02,840 Speaker 1: league all they have to worry about is the games, 589 00:33:02,880 --> 00:33:05,880 Speaker 1: which are gonna happen no matter what. And the more 590 00:33:05,960 --> 00:33:09,400 Speaker 1: people you have involved in the payment for all those games, 591 00:33:09,800 --> 00:33:13,120 Speaker 1: the more the money goes up. Because right now, for example, 592 00:33:14,480 --> 00:33:17,520 Speaker 1: thing of the company with the most money, right Amazon, Well, 593 00:33:17,560 --> 00:33:21,280 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty three, Amazon is not going to pay 594 00:33:22,040 --> 00:33:27,360 Speaker 1: basically what the league gets from every single Fox, CBS 595 00:33:27,440 --> 00:33:30,520 Speaker 1: and whatever that number is on a yearly basis. Amazon's 596 00:33:30,600 --> 00:33:33,920 Speaker 1: not going to pay that number and host all the games, 597 00:33:34,120 --> 00:33:36,400 Speaker 1: right They've got to figure out how to make it 598 00:33:36,440 --> 00:33:40,280 Speaker 1: work first. They're doing that same with you know, all 599 00:33:40,320 --> 00:33:45,360 Speaker 1: the streaming services Netflix, whoever might be Apple, but eventually 600 00:33:45,920 --> 00:33:49,680 Speaker 1: one day could Apple. Like YouTube TV bought the NFL 601 00:33:49,720 --> 00:33:53,280 Speaker 1: Sunday ticket, which I've read is actually much more niche 602 00:33:53,280 --> 00:33:55,239 Speaker 1: than you thought. If you said NFL Sunday ticket, how 603 00:33:55,280 --> 00:33:58,320 Speaker 1: many people get it? You'd be like, oh, fifteen million people. 604 00:33:58,920 --> 00:34:00,719 Speaker 1: I think the numbers really I don't want to say 605 00:34:00,760 --> 00:34:01,840 Speaker 1: it off the top of my head because I feel 606 00:34:01,840 --> 00:34:03,800 Speaker 1: I'll be off, but I thought it was like one 607 00:34:03,840 --> 00:34:06,360 Speaker 1: and a half million people, so it's not nearly as 608 00:34:06,360 --> 00:34:09,279 Speaker 1: big as I assumed it was. But I think it's 609 00:34:09,320 --> 00:34:13,359 Speaker 1: just simply no one's willing to pay them what they 610 00:34:13,400 --> 00:34:16,400 Speaker 1: get from all these people combined, And given what all 611 00:34:16,440 --> 00:34:19,360 Speaker 1: these people pay them combined is such a large number, 612 00:34:19,760 --> 00:34:22,240 Speaker 1: you might as well just keep going like they're going. 613 00:34:23,200 --> 00:34:27,000 Speaker 1: And the other reality is this is some big companies, 614 00:34:27,000 --> 00:34:31,920 Speaker 1: like what made Amazon such a bohemoth customer first, customer first, 615 00:34:31,960 --> 00:34:34,400 Speaker 1: customer first for a long period of time, like they 616 00:34:34,400 --> 00:34:37,520 Speaker 1: weren't even making money on the website, right they'd have 617 00:34:37,560 --> 00:34:41,040 Speaker 1: free returns. It was just to get your loyalty as 618 00:34:41,040 --> 00:34:43,200 Speaker 1: a consumer. And now what do we all do? I 619 00:34:43,360 --> 00:34:45,520 Speaker 1: do not know a soul that doesn't use Amazon. If 620 00:34:45,560 --> 00:34:48,920 Speaker 1: you're not using it, unless you're out in some area 621 00:34:48,960 --> 00:34:53,040 Speaker 1: that doesn't get it, you're wasting energy going to the 622 00:34:53,040 --> 00:34:55,239 Speaker 1: store to buy shit because you can just order it 623 00:34:55,520 --> 00:34:57,000 Speaker 1: and then if you ever don't want something, you can 624 00:34:57,040 --> 00:34:59,239 Speaker 1: just return it for free, which I also read might 625 00:34:59,760 --> 00:35:03,520 Speaker 1: change someday, like it might not be free returns forever, 626 00:35:04,440 --> 00:35:07,080 Speaker 1: which would make sense because I send a lot of 627 00:35:07,120 --> 00:35:10,520 Speaker 1: stuff back. But I think it's just that simple. They're 628 00:35:10,520 --> 00:35:12,520 Speaker 1: getting so much money from so many people and it 629 00:35:12,600 --> 00:35:15,120 Speaker 1: just doesn't pencil, and no one can afford to give 630 00:35:15,160 --> 00:35:16,960 Speaker 1: them what they would need to give them to get 631 00:35:17,000 --> 00:35:21,160 Speaker 1: all the games. Okay, Nick, I just finished my first 632 00:35:21,200 --> 00:35:23,200 Speaker 1: year of law school at Marquette and I'm in the 633 00:35:23,239 --> 00:35:27,040 Speaker 1: process of pursuing a certificate in sports law program here. 634 00:35:27,520 --> 00:35:31,279 Speaker 1: Congratulations smart guy, Nick. One day, my dream job is 635 00:35:31,320 --> 00:35:34,120 Speaker 1: to work in the NFL in the front office. In 636 00:35:34,160 --> 00:35:36,480 Speaker 1: the past few years, I got really into scouting and 637 00:35:36,560 --> 00:35:41,600 Speaker 1: the draft side of football, following guys like Brugler Brett Coleman. 638 00:35:42,120 --> 00:35:45,200 Speaker 1: As a former NFL scout, Do you have any advice 639 00:35:45,280 --> 00:35:48,719 Speaker 1: on getting a foot in the door. What were some 640 00:35:48,800 --> 00:35:51,840 Speaker 1: of the first steps you took to familiarize yourself with 641 00:35:52,040 --> 00:35:56,279 Speaker 1: breaking down film and learning logistical x's and o's. I'm 642 00:35:56,280 --> 00:35:58,239 Speaker 1: still learning to lay the land as it pertains the 643 00:35:58,239 --> 00:36:02,640 Speaker 1: football space. Any advice you would lend is helpful. I'm 644 00:36:02,640 --> 00:36:05,000 Speaker 1: clerking at a firm up in Milwaukee this summer, but 645 00:36:05,040 --> 00:36:07,919 Speaker 1: I have friends and family in Indy. I frequently visit, 646 00:36:07,960 --> 00:36:09,919 Speaker 1: so I've been bringing out three and out on road trips. 647 00:36:09,920 --> 00:36:13,760 Speaker 1: Appreciate you. I would say that I learned through people 648 00:36:13,760 --> 00:36:16,520 Speaker 1: teaching me. And I actually talked to a guy that 649 00:36:16,560 --> 00:36:19,200 Speaker 1: listened to the podcast that has similar aspirations to you 650 00:36:20,000 --> 00:36:23,160 Speaker 1: earlier today. And he's working in football right now and 651 00:36:23,200 --> 00:36:25,000 Speaker 1: he's in college and he's trying to get his foot 652 00:36:25,000 --> 00:36:28,280 Speaker 1: in the door. And my advice always is, and again, 653 00:36:28,320 --> 00:36:31,960 Speaker 1: this is just what worked for me. Certain things work 654 00:36:32,040 --> 00:36:34,719 Speaker 1: for other people. It's very, very difficult just to get 655 00:36:34,760 --> 00:36:37,440 Speaker 1: your foot in the door in the NFL. I didn't 656 00:36:37,480 --> 00:36:40,440 Speaker 1: know anyone in the NFL until I worked in college football. 657 00:36:40,680 --> 00:36:43,160 Speaker 1: I had never met a coach in the NFL. I 658 00:36:43,200 --> 00:36:46,400 Speaker 1: had never met a scout in the NFL. And I 659 00:36:46,440 --> 00:36:49,759 Speaker 1: wouldn't have had any access to NFL people if it 660 00:36:49,920 --> 00:36:53,000 Speaker 1: was not for Fresno State, and I would not have 661 00:36:53,040 --> 00:36:55,839 Speaker 1: worked for the Eagles if Pat Hill did not pick 662 00:36:55,880 --> 00:36:59,000 Speaker 1: up the phone and call his buddy Andy Reid that 663 00:36:59,080 --> 00:37:02,560 Speaker 1: he had known for twenty five years and say that 664 00:37:02,600 --> 00:37:05,640 Speaker 1: you should give this guy an interview, right And the 665 00:37:05,680 --> 00:37:08,560 Speaker 1: reason that I told him to do that was because 666 00:37:08,719 --> 00:37:12,520 Speaker 1: Anthony Patch, who still works for the Eagles, said you 667 00:37:12,520 --> 00:37:14,920 Speaker 1: should have, like, we have a spot. If you have 668 00:37:14,960 --> 00:37:19,440 Speaker 1: Coach Hill call you know, coach Reid, it will go 669 00:37:19,520 --> 00:37:22,200 Speaker 1: a long way. And it did so it was like 670 00:37:22,280 --> 00:37:25,040 Speaker 1: I didn't just randomly fall into place. But I did 671 00:37:25,040 --> 00:37:26,919 Speaker 1: that because I worked in college football for two years. 672 00:37:27,600 --> 00:37:30,760 Speaker 1: And the difference is when I worked in college football 673 00:37:30,800 --> 00:37:32,319 Speaker 1: in two thousand and eight and two thousand and nine, 674 00:37:33,440 --> 00:37:37,920 Speaker 1: no program, including Alabama maybe just started to have like 675 00:37:38,040 --> 00:37:42,040 Speaker 1: gms and personnel people like I worked. I was a 676 00:37:42,120 --> 00:37:46,759 Speaker 1: GA for the head of football administration, who also was 677 00:37:46,880 --> 00:37:49,920 Speaker 1: essentially the head of recruiting, and we broke down film 678 00:37:50,360 --> 00:37:53,000 Speaker 1: and Coach Hill loved recruiting, so I watched a lot 679 00:37:53,040 --> 00:37:56,960 Speaker 1: of recruiting film with him and the other coaches. And 680 00:37:57,000 --> 00:38:00,400 Speaker 1: then you just learn, you know, through the guy on 681 00:38:00,440 --> 00:38:02,400 Speaker 1: your own team that end up making the NFL, the 682 00:38:02,440 --> 00:38:04,520 Speaker 1: guys that you play that end up making the NFL. 683 00:38:04,600 --> 00:38:06,719 Speaker 1: Kind of what it looks like. I didn't learn it 684 00:38:06,760 --> 00:38:09,920 Speaker 1: through a book. I learned it through other people. And 685 00:38:09,960 --> 00:38:11,680 Speaker 1: then when I got to the NFL, I learned it 686 00:38:11,719 --> 00:38:16,760 Speaker 1: through you know, being around guys like Lewis and Veach 687 00:38:16,840 --> 00:38:19,520 Speaker 1: and Howie. You're just around personnel people and you just 688 00:38:19,520 --> 00:38:22,799 Speaker 1: pick up on things. So I learned by doing I 689 00:38:22,800 --> 00:38:25,560 Speaker 1: don't learn probably why I was a bad student. I'm 690 00:38:25,560 --> 00:38:27,479 Speaker 1: not a big like read a book and then put 691 00:38:27,480 --> 00:38:30,720 Speaker 1: it into practice right, I fail by doing. I learned 692 00:38:30,719 --> 00:38:32,840 Speaker 1: by doing. I succeed by doing. I have to do 693 00:38:32,880 --> 00:38:34,800 Speaker 1: it and be around people that are doing it and 694 00:38:34,840 --> 00:38:37,080 Speaker 1: see how it's done, and then do it myself. So 695 00:38:38,080 --> 00:38:42,439 Speaker 1: I would recommend anyone because it's very, very difficult. Maybe 696 00:38:42,480 --> 00:38:45,680 Speaker 1: it's different if you're a lawyer. You know you can 697 00:38:45,719 --> 00:38:48,319 Speaker 1: talk to the guy that runs you know, the contracts, 698 00:38:48,360 --> 00:38:50,719 Speaker 1: maybe you have the better access to that. But getting 699 00:38:50,760 --> 00:38:54,800 Speaker 1: a hold of a GM or an assistant GM, if 700 00:38:54,840 --> 00:38:57,120 Speaker 1: you don't know them and don't work in football, is 701 00:38:57,280 --> 00:39:00,839 Speaker 1: very hard. Now you can hit link in and do that, 702 00:39:00,920 --> 00:39:03,040 Speaker 1: but it's very difficult to get someone to call you 703 00:39:03,120 --> 00:39:06,800 Speaker 1: back or email you back. It just is you Usually 704 00:39:07,000 --> 00:39:09,759 Speaker 1: in this type business, you got to know someone that 705 00:39:09,840 --> 00:39:14,000 Speaker 1: can get you an introduction, and I don't. For me, 706 00:39:14,080 --> 00:39:17,080 Speaker 1: it was just college football. Now you're already working, you 707 00:39:17,120 --> 00:39:22,200 Speaker 1: know in right, you're getting your law degree, which congratulations, 708 00:39:22,200 --> 00:39:25,560 Speaker 1: sound like a very smart guy. Maybe you can use 709 00:39:25,600 --> 00:39:28,000 Speaker 1: that to your benefit to talk to maybe a contract 710 00:39:28,000 --> 00:39:31,720 Speaker 1: negotiator or a team president. I would say, in your shoes, 711 00:39:32,160 --> 00:39:34,360 Speaker 1: a team president, given that you're getting your law degree, 712 00:39:34,680 --> 00:39:36,879 Speaker 1: is an easier guy to get to get an email back. 713 00:39:37,200 --> 00:39:41,520 Speaker 1: So like if you're at where you're at Marquette. You know, 714 00:39:41,560 --> 00:39:43,760 Speaker 1: if you can get the dude that runs the Packers 715 00:39:43,840 --> 00:39:46,520 Speaker 1: or the dude that runs the Bears, right, maybe you 716 00:39:46,640 --> 00:39:50,400 Speaker 1: have shoot them an email on LinkedIn and maybe because 717 00:39:50,400 --> 00:39:52,799 Speaker 1: of a law background, and don't attack it football wise, 718 00:39:52,840 --> 00:39:54,919 Speaker 1: don't go I want to be a scout. Just say hey, 719 00:39:54,920 --> 00:39:57,080 Speaker 1: I want to work in the front office. I will 720 00:39:57,080 --> 00:39:59,640 Speaker 1: do whatever it takes. Like the way Howie Rosemand got 721 00:39:59,680 --> 00:40:01,960 Speaker 1: his foot in the door was like, I'll do whatever 722 00:40:02,000 --> 00:40:05,480 Speaker 1: I have to do, contracts, you name it now, and 723 00:40:05,640 --> 00:40:07,960 Speaker 1: like you he had his law degree and then over 724 00:40:08,040 --> 00:40:11,000 Speaker 1: time he just got more involved, more involved, more involved, 725 00:40:11,160 --> 00:40:13,880 Speaker 1: was to do whatever it takes, or writing up teams 726 00:40:14,640 --> 00:40:19,879 Speaker 1: right as he's doing contracts and then becomes a GM. 727 00:40:20,000 --> 00:40:22,680 Speaker 1: There are a lot of different ways to move up 728 00:40:22,760 --> 00:40:27,120 Speaker 1: once you're in. The hardest part is getting in from Joseph. 729 00:40:27,440 --> 00:40:30,040 Speaker 1: I don't get it. Justin Fields is every bit the 730 00:40:30,040 --> 00:40:33,120 Speaker 1: athlete is Anthony Richardson. Justin is an inch shorter and 731 00:40:33,160 --> 00:40:36,200 Speaker 1: ten pounds later, but just as fast and just as athletic. 732 00:40:37,320 --> 00:40:40,560 Speaker 1: His arm might be just as strong, but it's plenty strong, 733 00:40:40,600 --> 00:40:43,560 Speaker 1: and he throws an incredible deep ball. Justin had much 734 00:40:43,600 --> 00:40:47,000 Speaker 1: more productive career to House State, he was certainly more accurate. 735 00:40:47,640 --> 00:40:50,400 Speaker 1: So why is Richardson being treated like he rose on 736 00:40:50,440 --> 00:40:54,040 Speaker 1: the third day and Fields was the fourth quarterback taking 737 00:40:54,320 --> 00:40:57,200 Speaker 1: in the draft? It just doesn't make sense to me. Well, 738 00:40:57,239 --> 00:41:02,359 Speaker 1: I'll say this, I never understood why Justin Fields wasn't 739 00:41:02,360 --> 00:41:05,640 Speaker 1: the second quarterback in that draft. To me, for him 740 00:41:05,640 --> 00:41:09,399 Speaker 1: not to go to the Jets at number two was insane. Now, 741 00:41:09,440 --> 00:41:11,200 Speaker 1: I do think there are a lot of parallels. Blue 742 00:41:11,280 --> 00:41:15,680 Speaker 1: chip athletes, great runners. Like you said, Fields was much 743 00:41:15,719 --> 00:41:20,359 Speaker 1: more productive in college. Fields also played at Georgia Ohio State. Right, 744 00:41:20,520 --> 00:41:26,160 Speaker 1: pretty well run, just well oiled machines. Right now, I 745 00:41:26,200 --> 00:41:29,240 Speaker 1: would say Florida, you know, kind of has some issues. 746 00:41:29,840 --> 00:41:33,080 Speaker 1: And this isn't scouting where you know, like, is mac 747 00:41:33,120 --> 00:41:35,920 Speaker 1: Jones a great player? It was too awesome? Or are 748 00:41:35,960 --> 00:41:39,840 Speaker 1: they just throwing it to four star players? Is c J. Stroudistud? 749 00:41:40,040 --> 00:41:42,360 Speaker 1: I don't know. We're about to find out. But he 750 00:41:42,440 --> 00:41:45,239 Speaker 1: was throwing to receivers a lot like Tua in mac 751 00:41:45,320 --> 00:41:48,160 Speaker 1: Jones that are way better than every team they ever 752 00:41:48,200 --> 00:41:51,520 Speaker 1: played in college, and against corners that cannot cover any 753 00:41:51,600 --> 00:41:53,839 Speaker 1: of those guys. Because there were a bunch of first 754 00:41:53,920 --> 00:41:58,000 Speaker 1: round players. Marvin Harrison's gonna go like fifth overall, and 755 00:41:58,080 --> 00:42:02,160 Speaker 1: Jig Bow went twentieth. He didn't even play right. All 756 00:42:02,200 --> 00:42:06,640 Speaker 1: the guys that played at Alabama were unstoppable. So I 757 00:42:07,200 --> 00:42:11,680 Speaker 1: do think that when you're judging these quarterbacks coming out, 758 00:42:11,719 --> 00:42:15,120 Speaker 1: it's not just about production, and it's how it translates. 759 00:42:15,160 --> 00:42:17,000 Speaker 1: I think a lot. He has a lot of parallels. 760 00:42:17,200 --> 00:42:20,840 Speaker 1: Like fields is if you can mold this, the ceiling 761 00:42:20,880 --> 00:42:23,319 Speaker 1: is really high. Now, let's face it. Through a couple 762 00:42:23,360 --> 00:42:26,000 Speaker 1: of years, the questions on fields, and I was a 763 00:42:26,080 --> 00:42:28,440 Speaker 1: huge proponent. I thought the Niners should have drafted him 764 00:42:28,440 --> 00:42:31,200 Speaker 1: over Trey Lance. But I do think there are some 765 00:42:31,320 --> 00:42:33,600 Speaker 1: question marks with him as a thrower. Obviously there are 766 00:42:33,680 --> 00:42:36,000 Speaker 1: question marks for Trey too. So I would rather just 767 00:42:36,040 --> 00:42:38,279 Speaker 1: have justin fields, but because at least he can run. 768 00:42:39,400 --> 00:42:44,560 Speaker 1: But I hear you, I think most years, you know, 769 00:42:44,760 --> 00:42:47,000 Speaker 1: Justin Fields goes higher than he did. I think it's 770 00:42:47,000 --> 00:42:49,160 Speaker 1: still kind of crazy that he fell where he fell. 771 00:42:49,320 --> 00:42:52,440 Speaker 1: And when I say fell, you know the guy. Sometimes 772 00:42:52,480 --> 00:42:54,319 Speaker 1: we talk about like how this guy falls. It's like, bro, 773 00:42:54,440 --> 00:42:56,880 Speaker 1: you went thirty third in the draft. I mean this 774 00:42:56,960 --> 00:43:00,360 Speaker 1: is pretty high. Right, you play wide receiver. There are 775 00:43:00,560 --> 00:43:04,319 Speaker 1: offensive Linemen, there are other positions at quarterback. You know 776 00:43:04,840 --> 00:43:08,120 Speaker 1: you should go much higher when you're a blue chip prospect, 777 00:43:08,120 --> 00:43:10,240 Speaker 1: which I thought he was, but some people didn't agree 778 00:43:10,239 --> 00:43:15,279 Speaker 1: with me. Hey, John, love listening since my internship in 779 00:43:15,280 --> 00:43:21,200 Speaker 1: twenty nineteen, somehow old and in my mind now somehow 780 00:43:21,239 --> 00:43:24,200 Speaker 1: old and in my mind to the late twenties. You're 781 00:43:24,239 --> 00:43:27,319 Speaker 1: the best at dissecting the intersection of business sports. But 782 00:43:27,320 --> 00:43:30,600 Speaker 1: that's neither here nor there. Here are my top three 783 00:43:30,640 --> 00:43:35,840 Speaker 1: next cities to move to after Chicago, in no order, Tampa, 784 00:43:36,000 --> 00:43:42,239 Speaker 1: Saint Pete, Clearwater, Austin, Texas, Scottsdale, Phoenix, Arizona. Thoughts on 785 00:43:42,360 --> 00:43:45,239 Speaker 1: which route is best to go, especially with someone who 786 00:43:45,320 --> 00:43:51,799 Speaker 1: values good games to attend in their city of choice, Well, 787 00:43:51,840 --> 00:43:54,560 Speaker 1: I would say this for Scottsdale, Arizona, if you're coming 788 00:43:54,600 --> 00:43:59,280 Speaker 1: for the sports, doesn't really have it here. Diamondback, Stink 789 00:44:00,280 --> 00:44:03,480 Speaker 1: Sun should be pretty good. The Cards are gonna be 790 00:44:03,520 --> 00:44:06,480 Speaker 1: awful though you can watch other NFL teams, but they're 791 00:44:06,520 --> 00:44:09,480 Speaker 1: gonna be pretty bad. I would not call this like 792 00:44:09,520 --> 00:44:12,759 Speaker 1: when I lived in the Bay Area. It has a 793 00:44:12,920 --> 00:44:16,759 Speaker 1: very similar feel like when I lived in Philly. Like 794 00:44:16,840 --> 00:44:18,719 Speaker 1: everywhere you go, it's about the Giants, the forty nine Ers, 795 00:44:18,719 --> 00:44:21,840 Speaker 1: and the Warriors. Pro sports are very meaningful there, just 796 00:44:21,880 --> 00:44:25,520 Speaker 1: like Chicago win loser, draw, like the Bears, the Bulls, 797 00:44:25,560 --> 00:44:29,560 Speaker 1: the Blackhawks, the Cubs. That shit's important in Philly, all 798 00:44:29,600 --> 00:44:32,320 Speaker 1: the teams. Obviously, when you're winning, it matters more. But 799 00:44:32,360 --> 00:44:34,879 Speaker 1: you know what I mean, there's a sense of community there. 800 00:44:35,800 --> 00:44:39,000 Speaker 1: It's not really like that here at all, which is cool, 801 00:44:39,040 --> 00:44:42,279 Speaker 1: Like to me, it's kinda honestly, this has more of 802 00:44:42,280 --> 00:44:45,759 Speaker 1: an La meets Vegas type feel of just people from 803 00:44:45,760 --> 00:44:48,399 Speaker 1: all over a lot of sports fans, but they're rooting 804 00:44:48,400 --> 00:44:51,000 Speaker 1: for their team, you know, like me, I'm watching a 805 00:44:51,040 --> 00:44:54,799 Speaker 1: Niner game right watching the Warriors. Some guy you might 806 00:44:54,840 --> 00:44:57,000 Speaker 1: meet watching the big Knicks fan. I've met so many 807 00:44:57,000 --> 00:44:58,600 Speaker 1: people that are like, I'm a big Vikings fan, I'm 808 00:44:58,640 --> 00:45:02,040 Speaker 1: a big Yankees fan. La kind of has that. Vegas 809 00:45:02,080 --> 00:45:03,799 Speaker 1: kind of has that in the Bay like it was 810 00:45:03,840 --> 00:45:07,279 Speaker 1: like you're watching the Niners, watching the Giants. So that's 811 00:45:07,280 --> 00:45:12,279 Speaker 1: not here. Austin Texas the college I've never been there, 812 00:45:12,320 --> 00:45:14,239 Speaker 1: have a buddy that lives there. You know, Texas is 813 00:45:14,320 --> 00:45:17,359 Speaker 1: king you just kind of gravitate toward go to UT 814 00:45:17,520 --> 00:45:20,279 Speaker 1: football games. That'd be cool. My one time there, I 815 00:45:20,280 --> 00:45:22,320 Speaker 1: didn't love it, though I was only there for a 816 00:45:22,320 --> 00:45:26,240 Speaker 1: couple of days. I would probably prefer Dallas over Austin, 817 00:45:26,320 --> 00:45:31,600 Speaker 1: but again that's just me. Tampa, Saint Pete's Clearwater. Never 818 00:45:31,640 --> 00:45:34,720 Speaker 1: been to Saint Pete's or Clearwater. Been to Tampa one time, 819 00:45:34,920 --> 00:45:39,879 Speaker 1: didn't hate it, didn't hate it one thing. Texas and 820 00:45:40,800 --> 00:45:44,160 Speaker 1: Tampa in that area has, you know, better taxes. I 821 00:45:44,200 --> 00:45:48,840 Speaker 1: would say Arizona like those other two places, it's really hot, 822 00:45:48,880 --> 00:45:51,680 Speaker 1: which I like the heat. Now it's gonna be one 823 00:45:51,760 --> 00:45:54,040 Speaker 1: hundred and fifteen degrees here sometimes in the summer. Now 824 00:45:54,080 --> 00:45:59,320 Speaker 1: in those two places, very very humid. It just depends 825 00:45:59,360 --> 00:46:01,239 Speaker 1: what you like. I think you're gonna have much more 826 00:46:01,280 --> 00:46:05,480 Speaker 1: people from the Northeast in places in Florida. Right So, 827 00:46:05,800 --> 00:46:08,239 Speaker 1: I don't know where you're from, but if you're a 828 00:46:08,280 --> 00:46:12,680 Speaker 1: Northeast you know, even Midwest guye, maybe that's more your vibe. 829 00:46:12,920 --> 00:46:15,680 Speaker 1: Arizona is much more of a West Coast vibe, which 830 00:46:15,760 --> 00:46:18,480 Speaker 1: I like being a West Coast guy, but has way 831 00:46:18,560 --> 00:46:21,520 Speaker 1: less taxes, and even while it's booming here is still 832 00:46:21,560 --> 00:46:24,680 Speaker 1: way more affordable than like La or San Francisco. If 833 00:46:24,719 --> 00:46:26,680 Speaker 1: you like golf, this is a good area. So I 834 00:46:26,680 --> 00:46:29,000 Speaker 1: don't know. I mean for me, i'd rank it. I 835 00:46:29,000 --> 00:46:32,720 Speaker 1: would go Scottsdale, then I'd go Florida, then I'd go Austin. 836 00:46:34,760 --> 00:46:39,879 Speaker 1: But that's just me moving. It's crazy what moving does 837 00:46:39,920 --> 00:46:42,719 Speaker 1: for you. And I don't recommend move just to move, 838 00:46:43,080 --> 00:46:45,279 Speaker 1: but if you're thinking about it and you can do it, 839 00:46:45,920 --> 00:46:48,840 Speaker 1: whether you know you can change a job, you know 840 00:46:48,840 --> 00:46:50,759 Speaker 1: you can pick up and move your family. Obviously, we 841 00:46:50,800 --> 00:46:52,680 Speaker 1: all have a lot of different variables in our life 842 00:46:52,960 --> 00:46:56,600 Speaker 1: with children, with whatever. So it's not it was a 843 00:46:57,160 --> 00:47:01,359 Speaker 1: I could work from wherever. You know, I wasn't don't 844 00:47:01,360 --> 00:47:04,960 Speaker 1: have children, I'm not divorced. You know, I have split custody. 845 00:47:05,000 --> 00:47:08,360 Speaker 1: We all got different things, have a you know, family business. 846 00:47:08,760 --> 00:47:11,239 Speaker 1: It's not easy to do. If you can do it 847 00:47:12,120 --> 00:47:15,360 Speaker 1: and you are thinking about it, I do highly recommend 848 00:47:15,400 --> 00:47:20,360 Speaker 1: it because it really is I'm trying to think of 849 00:47:20,360 --> 00:47:23,120 Speaker 1: the right way to describe it. It just gets some 850 00:47:23,200 --> 00:47:27,200 Speaker 1: more just juice back in your life. It's I saw 851 00:47:27,239 --> 00:47:29,879 Speaker 1: this clip of Aaron Rodgers today the Jets, I mean 852 00:47:30,440 --> 00:47:33,400 Speaker 1: tweet out and instagram about more clips of Aaron Rodgers 853 00:47:33,600 --> 00:47:36,719 Speaker 1: at OTA's and it's pretty amazing, right. The packers gave 854 00:47:36,800 --> 00:47:38,560 Speaker 1: him one hundred and fifty million dollars last year and 855 00:47:38,560 --> 00:47:42,160 Speaker 1: he still wouldn't be inconvenience to show up goes to 856 00:47:42,160 --> 00:47:45,239 Speaker 1: the Jets. He is having the time of his life. 857 00:47:45,360 --> 00:47:48,240 Speaker 1: And I do understand it, man. I think sometimes change 858 00:47:48,239 --> 00:47:50,960 Speaker 1: the scenery if if you kind of feel it in 859 00:47:51,000 --> 00:47:52,480 Speaker 1: your gut. Now, if you don't feel it and things 860 00:47:52,480 --> 00:47:54,319 Speaker 1: are going well, I don't don't just do it to 861 00:47:54,360 --> 00:47:56,879 Speaker 1: do it. But if you're thinking it and you can 862 00:47:57,040 --> 00:48:01,160 Speaker 1: do it, it's a powerful thing works, man, And you 863 00:48:01,160 --> 00:48:02,759 Speaker 1: can see it in his face. Now. Is that going 864 00:48:02,800 --> 00:48:04,600 Speaker 1: to translate to a Super Bowl? I'm not saying that. 865 00:48:05,280 --> 00:48:07,160 Speaker 1: I'm telling you I think they're going to be successful 866 00:48:07,400 --> 00:48:09,880 Speaker 1: because I think he's going to be just so energized, 867 00:48:09,920 --> 00:48:14,000 Speaker 1: so reinvigorated. I want to know if you think that 868 00:48:14,000 --> 00:48:16,960 Speaker 1: the Washington can become the new Jets, Bucks or Broncos 869 00:48:17,000 --> 00:48:19,760 Speaker 1: hopefully not, and be the team that just needs a quarterback, 870 00:48:20,280 --> 00:48:23,440 Speaker 1: especially now that Snyder sold. I saw that it's not 871 00:48:23,520 --> 00:48:26,040 Speaker 1: official yet, and there was a clip going viral on 872 00:48:26,080 --> 00:48:29,720 Speaker 1: the internet of Jerry Jones at the owners meetings talking 873 00:48:29,760 --> 00:48:32,360 Speaker 1: to Snyder's lawyer. You know, Jerry's trying to get this 874 00:48:32,400 --> 00:48:37,000 Speaker 1: deal done. Get Snyder out of there. We have McLaurin, Dotson, 875 00:48:37,360 --> 00:48:41,800 Speaker 1: Curtis Samuel, Brian Robinson, Antonio Gibson and a good defense. 876 00:48:42,160 --> 00:48:45,040 Speaker 1: There aren't many holes in our roster, and I think 877 00:48:45,320 --> 00:48:50,120 Speaker 1: they will all fire, and think they will fire Ron 878 00:48:50,280 --> 00:48:54,280 Speaker 1: for the enemy. Yes, yeah, I don't know. I wouldn't 879 00:48:54,280 --> 00:48:57,319 Speaker 1: go that far because let's just say you have an 880 00:48:57,400 --> 00:49:00,200 Speaker 1: underwhelming year, but the offense looks good. I don't think 881 00:49:00,360 --> 00:49:02,840 Speaker 1: you know. New owner, he's going to hire whoever he 882 00:49:02,840 --> 00:49:06,200 Speaker 1: wants to hire. And most new owners go after big names. 883 00:49:06,280 --> 00:49:09,920 Speaker 1: Look at the Broncos one down year, boom eighteen million 884 00:49:09,920 --> 00:49:13,400 Speaker 1: dollars a year. What did you know Harris do whenever 885 00:49:13,440 --> 00:49:16,319 Speaker 1: he was with the Sixers. They're always going after big names, 886 00:49:16,400 --> 00:49:21,520 Speaker 1: Doc Rivers, Darryl Morey, James Harden. Like new owners, new 887 00:49:21,520 --> 00:49:25,520 Speaker 1: owners with money, I mean they swing dick. So to me, 888 00:49:25,719 --> 00:49:29,160 Speaker 1: Eric Bienemy, if Ron Rivera gets fired, that means it's 889 00:49:29,200 --> 00:49:33,040 Speaker 1: probably pretty ugly. Now. The one thing for bne Mey. 890 00:49:33,239 --> 00:49:36,640 Speaker 1: If Sam Howell looks good, who know what? If Sam 891 00:49:36,680 --> 00:49:42,120 Speaker 1: Howell is just solid, right, we saw Brock Purdy be good. 892 00:49:42,560 --> 00:49:45,160 Speaker 1: We've seen guys over the years. Mid round picks have 893 00:49:45,320 --> 00:49:48,640 Speaker 1: success from Russell Wilson to Dak Prescott to Kirk Cousins. 894 00:49:49,200 --> 00:49:51,319 Speaker 1: So just because you're not a first round pick does 895 00:49:51,400 --> 00:49:53,600 Speaker 1: not mean you can't be a high end starting quarterback. 896 00:49:54,440 --> 00:50:00,400 Speaker 1: One difficult uphill battle. They have division's good, right, and 897 00:50:00,400 --> 00:50:04,759 Speaker 1: Eagles are really really good. And the Giants, I mean 898 00:50:04,760 --> 00:50:06,759 Speaker 1: a coach is good. At least he proved one year 899 00:50:06,800 --> 00:50:09,680 Speaker 1: to be really solid. Now you could argue just guy 900 00:50:09,760 --> 00:50:13,360 Speaker 1: for guy. The rosters. Washington would have an argument like 901 00:50:13,360 --> 00:50:17,319 Speaker 1: if you put Daniel Jones on Washington and just gave 902 00:50:17,400 --> 00:50:20,480 Speaker 1: the Giants snow quarterback, you know, I think you would 903 00:50:20,520 --> 00:50:24,920 Speaker 1: immediately take the Commanders over the Giants. But I don't know. 904 00:50:24,960 --> 00:50:27,600 Speaker 1: We'll see. I think anytime, though, you get a new owner, 905 00:50:28,120 --> 00:50:32,200 Speaker 1: it's very very hard to assume what will happen if 906 00:50:32,239 --> 00:50:35,480 Speaker 1: things get ugly, if things go well, everything's always on 907 00:50:35,520 --> 00:50:40,560 Speaker 1: the table, because I mean, even though money's all relative, 908 00:50:40,680 --> 00:50:44,080 Speaker 1: when you pay five six billion dollars for a team, 909 00:50:44,960 --> 00:50:48,560 Speaker 1: you're gonna want to make your own decisions. Hell, you 910 00:50:48,640 --> 00:50:50,719 Speaker 1: might even like Ron Rivera the guy, and he might 911 00:50:50,760 --> 00:50:53,399 Speaker 1: make the Ron Rivera could make the playoffs this year, 912 00:50:53,960 --> 00:50:56,200 Speaker 1: get KOed in the first round and still get fired 913 00:50:56,520 --> 00:50:58,520 Speaker 1: and just simply like I want to hire my own coach. 914 00:50:59,480 --> 00:51:02,080 Speaker 1: Because think about this. Let's say me and you were 915 00:51:02,080 --> 00:51:06,160 Speaker 1: partners and we just bought the Washington Commanders and we 916 00:51:06,280 --> 00:51:08,840 Speaker 1: pulled together our six and a half seven billion dollars. 917 00:51:09,480 --> 00:51:10,880 Speaker 1: Do you think words like, eh, let's just see how 918 00:51:10,920 --> 00:51:13,520 Speaker 1: it goes, just or we're gonna want to hire the 919 00:51:13,560 --> 00:51:16,120 Speaker 1: coach we're gonna want to hire. What if I came 920 00:51:16,160 --> 00:51:19,239 Speaker 1: in like I want to hire Lincoln Riley, Right, I 921 00:51:19,280 --> 00:51:22,879 Speaker 1: want to hire whoever. You're just gonna want to hire 922 00:51:22,880 --> 00:51:27,560 Speaker 1: your own coach. Okay, last one, here's one for the 923 00:51:27,600 --> 00:51:30,720 Speaker 1: mailbag from my work account. I'm a Colts fan from Germany. 924 00:51:31,280 --> 00:51:32,920 Speaker 1: The Colts had the fourth pick of the draft, and 925 00:51:32,960 --> 00:51:36,120 Speaker 1: the Colts wanted Anthony Richardson. The thing was a quarterback 926 00:51:36,160 --> 00:51:38,080 Speaker 1: needy team could have made a trade with the Cardinals 927 00:51:38,120 --> 00:51:41,720 Speaker 1: at three and scooped up Anthony Richardson. The trade happened, 928 00:51:41,719 --> 00:51:44,600 Speaker 1: but it was the Texans, so nothing bad happened for 929 00:51:44,640 --> 00:51:47,879 Speaker 1: the Colts. My question for the mailbag is, I thought 930 00:51:47,880 --> 00:51:50,480 Speaker 1: the ballard the Colts GM would have asked the Cardinals 931 00:51:50,520 --> 00:51:53,040 Speaker 1: GM to call him once a trade with a quarterback 932 00:51:53,120 --> 00:51:56,480 Speaker 1: needy team was more or less imminent and the Colts 933 00:51:56,480 --> 00:51:59,719 Speaker 1: would top that offer. Is something like that possible or 934 00:51:59,760 --> 00:52:02,520 Speaker 1: does the team with the earlier pick that does not 935 00:52:02,600 --> 00:52:07,200 Speaker 1: care about something like that? Thanks greetings from Germany. Well, 936 00:52:07,600 --> 00:52:12,400 Speaker 1: I think if you are the Cardinals, you're completely indifferent 937 00:52:12,520 --> 00:52:16,359 Speaker 1: to who trades for him, right, So you would one 938 00:52:16,480 --> 00:52:20,000 Speaker 1: hundred percent tell Ballard listen, if someone is going to 939 00:52:20,080 --> 00:52:24,160 Speaker 1: trade for this pick, we have no problem coming back 940 00:52:24,200 --> 00:52:27,120 Speaker 1: to you. It's like an offer for a home, right. 941 00:52:27,160 --> 00:52:29,560 Speaker 1: It's like, hey, we got a one million dollar offer 942 00:52:29,600 --> 00:52:33,040 Speaker 1: on the table. We had you called earlier and offered 943 00:52:33,120 --> 00:52:35,640 Speaker 1: us nine to eighty. Are you willing to pay one 944 00:52:35,680 --> 00:52:39,480 Speaker 1: point one or one point zero five? So of course 945 00:52:39,840 --> 00:52:42,040 Speaker 1: it would be in your best interest as the Cardinals 946 00:52:42,719 --> 00:52:45,040 Speaker 1: to shop that pick around and see if you can 947 00:52:45,080 --> 00:52:47,799 Speaker 1: get more. Now, like you said, the moment the Texans call, 948 00:52:47,960 --> 00:52:49,759 Speaker 1: you know they're not gonna take quarterbacks back to the 949 00:52:49,800 --> 00:52:51,879 Speaker 1: back picks, so you might not even need to call 950 00:52:51,960 --> 00:52:55,600 Speaker 1: Chris Ballard back. But if you know team the Titans 951 00:52:55,640 --> 00:52:58,400 Speaker 1: or whoever was calling and say hey, Chris, this is 952 00:52:58,440 --> 00:53:01,160 Speaker 1: the offer they're giving us, they're clearly gonna come up. 953 00:53:01,239 --> 00:53:02,920 Speaker 1: I don't know who they're gonna take, but they're clearly 954 00:53:02,920 --> 00:53:04,680 Speaker 1: gonna take a quarterback. If you don't want them to 955 00:53:04,680 --> 00:53:07,719 Speaker 1: take your guy, you got to give us, you know, 956 00:53:08,680 --> 00:53:10,640 Speaker 1: ten percent more than they're giving us, or we're gonna 957 00:53:10,640 --> 00:53:13,440 Speaker 1: accept this trade. So I yeah, I think that happens 958 00:53:14,400 --> 00:53:17,320 Speaker 1: all the time in these trades, because it'd be stupid 959 00:53:17,320 --> 00:53:20,160 Speaker 1: for the team that's pulling the trigger on trading back 960 00:53:20,560 --> 00:53:24,520 Speaker 1: to not always shop offers around. Part of now, Sometimes 961 00:53:24,560 --> 00:53:27,239 Speaker 1: an offer, you know, like the Bears and the Panthers, 962 00:53:27,680 --> 00:53:29,200 Speaker 1: you get to a point where the offer is so 963 00:53:29,320 --> 00:53:31,560 Speaker 1: big you're like, no one's paying this weight. You're gonna 964 00:53:31,560 --> 00:53:35,120 Speaker 1: give us two first rounders DJ Moore a third rounder? Like, 965 00:53:35,239 --> 00:53:38,160 Speaker 1: are you serious? It will take it. So I think 966 00:53:38,280 --> 00:53:43,440 Speaker 1: sometimes when that happens, you just pull the trigger. But 967 00:53:43,520 --> 00:53:45,640 Speaker 1: on some of these where it's like, hey, we'll give 968 00:53:45,680 --> 00:53:48,400 Speaker 1: you a second to third, Well can I get a 969 00:53:48,440 --> 00:53:50,719 Speaker 1: second in two threes? Can I get a second third 970 00:53:50,719 --> 00:53:53,040 Speaker 1: and a fifth? You know? Can I get We'll give 971 00:53:53,040 --> 00:53:54,440 Speaker 1: you a one in two? Well can I get a 972 00:53:54,440 --> 00:53:57,680 Speaker 1: one to two? And next year's two? So one ndred percent? 973 00:53:57,719 --> 00:54:00,920 Speaker 1: I think you're always shopping around. Appreciate everyone listening, have 974 00:54:01,080 --> 00:54:04,120 Speaker 1: a great week. Appreciate my guy hosts on the audio 975 00:54:04,600 --> 00:54:07,080 Speaker 1: James on the video and all the people at the 976 00:54:07,160 --> 00:54:11,080 Speaker 1: Volume crushing it watching the Lakers lose. I'm actually recording 977 00:54:11,080 --> 00:54:13,319 Speaker 1: this before the Laker game, but you know, they'll probably lose, 978 00:54:14,000 --> 00:54:16,759 Speaker 1: And for you Laker fans, hell, pretty good run. Sucks 979 00:54:16,760 --> 00:54:43,120 Speaker 1: getting swept audios. Talk soon, See you the Volume