1 00:00:00,640 --> 00:00:03,520 Speaker 1: You are listening to The Dan Patrick Show on Fox 2 00:00:03,520 --> 00:00:06,520 Speaker 1: Sports Radio. Made it to a Thursday. It's our one. 3 00:00:06,640 --> 00:00:08,920 Speaker 1: Come on in, stay a while. We'll check in with 4 00:00:08,960 --> 00:00:13,360 Speaker 1: the Buffalo Bills. Their former great special team pro bowler 5 00:00:13,520 --> 00:00:16,680 Speaker 1: Steve Tasker will join us. He covers the team. Chris 6 00:00:16,680 --> 00:00:20,280 Speaker 1: Simms Football Night in America, former NFL quarterback, will stop 7 00:00:20,280 --> 00:00:22,279 Speaker 1: by a little bit later on as well. The big news. 8 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:25,160 Speaker 1: Josh Allen is day to day with that tender elbow. 9 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:30,280 Speaker 1: Matthew Stafford is in concussion protocol. 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Jacque Vaughan is now the 35 00:02:01,520 --> 00:02:04,800 Speaker 1: official head coach of the Nets, as he had an 36 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:10,760 Speaker 1: interim basis. But Jacque Vaughan got elevated there and Mudoka 37 00:02:11,160 --> 00:02:13,600 Speaker 1: it was supposed to be imminent that he was going 38 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:15,160 Speaker 1: to be named the new head coach, and then all 39 00:02:15,200 --> 00:02:17,680 Speaker 1: of a sudden, did somebody have a change of heart. 40 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 1: The owner Joe sigh. Did he go, maybe we're gonna 41 00:02:22,560 --> 00:02:26,600 Speaker 1: get some backlash here. How you didn't think there was 42 00:02:26,639 --> 00:02:28,560 Speaker 1: going to be backlash if you were going to hire 43 00:02:28,600 --> 00:02:33,079 Speaker 1: the Celtics head coach who's been suspended for having an 44 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:36,680 Speaker 1: affair with a subordinate and you're gonna bring him in 45 00:02:36,760 --> 00:02:40,080 Speaker 1: with all the drama you got with Kyrie Irving, how 46 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:43,800 Speaker 1: about you start reducing your drama, not adding to your drama. 47 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:46,280 Speaker 1: And Jacque Vaughan has been with the team for a 48 00:02:46,320 --> 00:02:49,320 Speaker 1: couple of years and he's got a pretty good resume there, 49 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:52,680 Speaker 1: and you know, maybe he gets them to play defense, 50 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 1: because that's really going to be a key for this team. 51 00:02:55,240 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 1: They're one of the worst defensive teams in the league. 52 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 1: Here's the other thing. We tend to look at a 53 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:06,240 Speaker 1: sample size of about five to ten games, go oh, 54 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 1: that's who they're going to be this year. The Nets 55 00:03:09,480 --> 00:03:13,959 Speaker 1: still have the six best odds according to Vegas DraftKings, 56 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:19,200 Speaker 1: to win the title. They're a mess, but there's a 57 00:03:19,320 --> 00:03:25,120 Speaker 1: lot of We got seventy games to get ready. If 58 00:03:25,120 --> 00:03:28,000 Speaker 1: you're gonna have drama, it helps when you have talent. 59 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:32,880 Speaker 1: They have both there. Do I think Kyrie plays for them? 60 00:03:32,919 --> 00:03:35,560 Speaker 1: If I'm Kevin Durant. If I'm the Nets, if I'm 61 00:03:35,640 --> 00:03:39,400 Speaker 1: Jacque Vaughan, you know what, great talent, but he's just 62 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:42,960 Speaker 1: not worth it because he giveth and he taketh away. 63 00:03:43,440 --> 00:03:46,240 Speaker 1: And you know, maybe this is where the Lakers go, well, 64 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:49,560 Speaker 1: we'll take him. You don't want him. What do you 65 00:03:49,600 --> 00:03:54,040 Speaker 1: want for him? Maybe, but at some point you gotta 66 00:03:54,160 --> 00:03:57,480 Speaker 1: just say, let's cut our losses here. And maybe this 67 00:03:57,600 --> 00:04:01,080 Speaker 1: owner had an epiphany and he's gonna go. Why would 68 00:04:01,080 --> 00:04:03,560 Speaker 1: I bring in this coach who I we had him 69 00:04:03,600 --> 00:04:08,320 Speaker 1: on the staff. We don't even know all the information 70 00:04:08,360 --> 00:04:11,880 Speaker 1: about what happened in Boston with Emma Judoka, very very little, 71 00:04:12,720 --> 00:04:16,160 Speaker 1: and it went quiet for a week, and then all 72 00:04:16,200 --> 00:04:18,120 Speaker 1: of a sudden, you're gonna wait a minute. I thought 73 00:04:18,120 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 1: he was gonna get hired. This is a mere formality. 74 00:04:20,720 --> 00:04:24,640 Speaker 1: Now he's not. I'm still baffled by this, that the 75 00:04:24,720 --> 00:04:28,560 Speaker 1: Celtics would just let him go without asking for something 76 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:31,920 Speaker 1: in return. But it turns out Brooklyn didn't hire him. 77 00:04:31,920 --> 00:04:34,640 Speaker 1: But I watched the game last night and Katie had 78 00:04:34,680 --> 00:04:38,200 Speaker 1: a triple double. He's the most unstoppable player in the league. 79 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:43,000 Speaker 1: Is you can talk about Luca, you can talk about 80 00:04:43,040 --> 00:04:47,039 Speaker 1: the Greek freak, John Morant, Steph Curry, Kevin Durant's the 81 00:04:47,040 --> 00:04:52,960 Speaker 1: most unstoppable player in the league. Double teams always and 82 00:04:53,520 --> 00:04:56,680 Speaker 1: still put up great numbers, and he makes it look easy. 83 00:04:57,200 --> 00:04:59,960 Speaker 1: Where you go, Here comes the jumper. He could almost 84 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:04,120 Speaker 1: say to you, Hey, here comes to jumper. Hey, I'm 85 00:05:04,120 --> 00:05:06,240 Speaker 1: gonna go left and shoot the jumper. Hey, I'm going 86 00:05:06,360 --> 00:05:09,920 Speaker 1: right shooting the jumper. He's just too tall that release 87 00:05:10,040 --> 00:05:15,960 Speaker 1: point and he's it's a great rhythm that he gets into. Yeah. More, 88 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:18,920 Speaker 1: did you see his crossover over the weekend against the 89 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:22,160 Speaker 1: guy from the Wiz. I mean, he was doing stuff. 90 00:05:22,279 --> 00:05:24,880 Speaker 1: There's some guards in this league who can't pull that 91 00:05:24,920 --> 00:05:31,440 Speaker 1: move off. Pretty impressive. That was nasty, Yeah, it was. Yeah, Polly, 92 00:05:31,520 --> 00:05:34,320 Speaker 1: there's gotta be more with Emi Adoka. The guy has 93 00:05:34,360 --> 00:05:37,359 Speaker 1: lost two head coaching jobs before Thanksgiving. You know, he 94 00:05:37,440 --> 00:05:39,960 Speaker 1: lost the Celtics job. He was imminent to get the 95 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:41,720 Speaker 1: other job and they were a mess and they needed 96 00:05:41,720 --> 00:05:43,840 Speaker 1: a winning coach. Usually guys who win as much as 97 00:05:43,880 --> 00:05:48,000 Speaker 1: he did and they're young don't get thrown away. There's 98 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:50,960 Speaker 1: got me way more to the story here is Jacques Vaughan, 99 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:54,520 Speaker 1: the Nets head coach. On was he the first choice, 100 00:05:55,760 --> 00:05:57,880 Speaker 1: being passed over impact or thinking about your odds of 101 00:05:57,960 --> 00:06:01,760 Speaker 1: getting this. I guess I was the h was at 102 00:06:01,760 --> 00:06:05,479 Speaker 1: the right end candidate in the minds of UH of 103 00:06:05,560 --> 00:06:08,480 Speaker 1: elections right now. But I'm okay with that. I said 104 00:06:08,480 --> 00:06:11,279 Speaker 1: to my wife, I might have not been her first choice, 105 00:06:11,320 --> 00:06:14,000 Speaker 1: and uh, we've we've been together twenty years, so you 106 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:16,880 Speaker 1: know it could all work out. So um, off we go. 107 00:06:17,440 --> 00:06:21,239 Speaker 1: I like it. Great answer. Katie had a triple double 108 00:06:21,279 --> 00:06:25,480 Speaker 1: twenty nine, twelve and twelve, the first player since Michael 109 00:06:25,560 --> 00:06:28,719 Speaker 1: Jordan Oh to score at least twenty five points in 110 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:36,080 Speaker 1: each of his team's first twelve games. And day start 111 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:39,280 Speaker 1: in the day, start out of the day, start out 112 00:06:39,320 --> 00:06:45,880 Speaker 1: of the day. This is the start of the day. 113 00:06:47,920 --> 00:06:50,600 Speaker 1: Lakers lost to the Clippers one fourteen, one oh one. 114 00:06:50,640 --> 00:06:53,360 Speaker 1: They're now two and nine, matching the worst start in 115 00:06:53,480 --> 00:06:58,200 Speaker 1: franchise history. There will continue to be conversations about what 116 00:06:58,320 --> 00:07:01,599 Speaker 1: the Lakers can do, should do, will do, won't do, 117 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:05,720 Speaker 1: And it might just come down to Anthony Davis, if 118 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:09,000 Speaker 1: you want to trade Anthony Davis, and maybe you just say, 119 00:07:09,040 --> 00:07:11,160 Speaker 1: this is the lineup we have. We're gonna take our 120 00:07:11,240 --> 00:07:15,760 Speaker 1: lumps here. See what happens here in the off season. 121 00:07:16,200 --> 00:07:20,200 Speaker 1: But I wonder what this means next season, Like we're 122 00:07:20,320 --> 00:07:23,200 Speaker 1: what eleven games in, and I think you got to 123 00:07:23,240 --> 00:07:25,760 Speaker 1: start looking at next season because I don't know if 124 00:07:25,760 --> 00:07:28,920 Speaker 1: anything gets better. They have no depth whatsoever on that team. 125 00:07:29,960 --> 00:07:34,200 Speaker 1: Russ off the bench. Great, Lebron's got an injury. In fact, 126 00:07:34,200 --> 00:07:38,360 Speaker 1: here's Lebron talking about his groin injury. Lebron, can you 127 00:07:38,400 --> 00:07:40,240 Speaker 1: just take us through how you feel and then what 128 00:07:40,280 --> 00:07:42,520 Speaker 1: you felt. I'm not play with about five minutes left, 129 00:07:42,600 --> 00:07:45,560 Speaker 1: I feel good. I mean, besides the injury. You'll get 130 00:07:45,560 --> 00:07:48,160 Speaker 1: pictures on it tomorrow and uh and go from there. 131 00:07:48,240 --> 00:07:52,000 Speaker 1: But didn't do anything, you know, extreme us on the play. 132 00:07:52,080 --> 00:07:55,600 Speaker 1: Just when I landed, I felt a little into spasm 133 00:07:55,680 --> 00:07:58,880 Speaker 1: or or strain, am I am? I growing so immediately 134 00:07:58,920 --> 00:08:00,760 Speaker 1: A has to come out after that through the next play, 135 00:08:00,800 --> 00:08:02,240 Speaker 1: Dow when I went to the free time. I'm sure 136 00:08:02,280 --> 00:08:04,080 Speaker 1: you don't want to speculate too much. We know that 137 00:08:04,320 --> 00:08:05,880 Speaker 1: back in the Christmas game, gold And said a few 138 00:08:05,960 --> 00:08:08,800 Speaker 1: years ago. It is a similar area, same side anything. 139 00:08:10,280 --> 00:08:16,520 Speaker 1: It's not as bad. Okay, sure, okay, I mean at 140 00:08:16,560 --> 00:08:20,840 Speaker 1: his age, the way he plays still plays, Uh, it's amazing. 141 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:23,000 Speaker 1: But he's gonna have these more and more and more, 142 00:08:23,680 --> 00:08:28,000 Speaker 1: and you can't limit his minutes because you don't have 143 00:08:28,040 --> 00:08:31,200 Speaker 1: any talent on that roster right now. Paul George played 144 00:08:31,280 --> 00:08:35,400 Speaker 1: really well last night. No Kawhi, but I wouldn't. I 145 00:08:35,400 --> 00:08:39,080 Speaker 1: wouldn't prepare for Kawhi Leonard playing a majority of games, 146 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:42,640 Speaker 1: that's for sure. Yes, Marv. And this isn't ten years ago. 147 00:08:42,800 --> 00:08:44,960 Speaker 1: Remember what like when the Calves or the Heat they 148 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:46,319 Speaker 1: would kind of get off to a slow start and 149 00:08:46,360 --> 00:08:48,720 Speaker 1: say up, once Lebron turns it on, they can just 150 00:08:48,840 --> 00:08:51,400 Speaker 1: get on a roll. This isn't that anymore because he's 151 00:08:51,400 --> 00:08:53,800 Speaker 1: in what year twenty Yeah, and his team is not 152 00:08:53,960 --> 00:08:57,280 Speaker 1: very good. Yeah, it's not like you can rest him 153 00:08:57,320 --> 00:08:59,480 Speaker 1: a little bit or have somebody. This is what I 154 00:08:59,520 --> 00:09:02,160 Speaker 1: thought the role was going to be for Anthony Davis. 155 00:09:02,240 --> 00:09:05,240 Speaker 1: It was gradually going to be his team. And then 156 00:09:05,280 --> 00:09:07,959 Speaker 1: you would get Russell Westbrook during the regular season who 157 00:09:08,000 --> 00:09:12,040 Speaker 1: would handle the majority of the minutes running the point, 158 00:09:12,440 --> 00:09:16,680 Speaker 1: and this would allow Lebron to sort of manage himself 159 00:09:16,760 --> 00:09:19,119 Speaker 1: throughout the season, and then you got to the postseason 160 00:09:19,240 --> 00:09:21,720 Speaker 1: and then that's what he can take over. But there's 161 00:09:21,760 --> 00:09:26,559 Speaker 1: no depth and you watch that team, there's no life 162 00:09:26,600 --> 00:09:30,080 Speaker 1: there and it's only eleven games into the season, but 163 00:09:30,240 --> 00:09:34,360 Speaker 1: they know, players know before we know, and you just 164 00:09:34,400 --> 00:09:39,360 Speaker 1: get that feeling when you're watching. It's like it's just inevitable. Yeah. 165 00:09:39,440 --> 00:09:41,920 Speaker 1: Have you ever covered a really bad team, like even 166 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:44,000 Speaker 1: before the season started or early in the season, where 167 00:09:44,040 --> 00:09:46,080 Speaker 1: you're just like, oh, this is going to be a 168 00:09:46,120 --> 00:09:47,360 Speaker 1: long year and you get to see it on the 169 00:09:47,360 --> 00:09:52,480 Speaker 1: players faces. I don't remember covering anybody who was not 170 00:09:52,800 --> 00:09:58,440 Speaker 1: good on a consistent basis. I remember going out. I'd 171 00:09:58,480 --> 00:10:01,280 Speaker 1: go to the Jets, but they were still competitive when 172 00:10:01,280 --> 00:10:04,800 Speaker 1: they had Ken O'Brien this sack exchange. The Giants were 173 00:10:05,000 --> 00:10:07,640 Speaker 1: winning Super Bowls or at least competing in Super Bowls. 174 00:10:07,960 --> 00:10:11,599 Speaker 1: The Mets were playing in the World Series. The Yankees 175 00:10:11,720 --> 00:10:15,360 Speaker 1: were kind of a mess with Billy Martin when I 176 00:10:15,400 --> 00:10:20,439 Speaker 1: first started covering them, And as a reporter, you sort 177 00:10:20,440 --> 00:10:23,400 Speaker 1: of want one or the other. You want the team 178 00:10:23,480 --> 00:10:27,440 Speaker 1: that's a mess or the team that's unbelievable. You root 179 00:10:27,520 --> 00:10:30,240 Speaker 1: for the extremes because then that gives you a storyline 180 00:10:30,720 --> 00:10:33,240 Speaker 1: when I would go to Yankee Stadium. I went to 181 00:10:33,320 --> 00:10:36,679 Speaker 1: Yankee Stadium to do a profile on Don Mattingly. I 182 00:10:36,720 --> 00:10:40,120 Speaker 1: got out there Billy Martin had been fired, and all 183 00:10:40,120 --> 00:10:42,000 Speaker 1: of a sudden, you're going, all right, well, let me 184 00:10:42,040 --> 00:10:45,920 Speaker 1: cover this because that had happened right in front of you. 185 00:10:46,520 --> 00:10:50,520 Speaker 1: And I remember one of the Yankees said, oh, he'll 186 00:10:50,559 --> 00:10:53,800 Speaker 1: be back, and I it always stayed in my mind 187 00:10:54,000 --> 00:10:56,600 Speaker 1: that they knew the drama that was there. They dealt 188 00:10:56,640 --> 00:10:58,599 Speaker 1: with a drama and it was just part of the 189 00:10:58,679 --> 00:11:02,440 Speaker 1: landscape there. All right, poll question seton what do we 190 00:11:02,480 --> 00:11:06,280 Speaker 1: have today? Damn we're looking at because of the Josh 191 00:11:06,280 --> 00:11:11,679 Speaker 1: Allen's story, best backup quarterback situation in the National Football League? 192 00:11:11,960 --> 00:11:15,680 Speaker 1: Oh all right, so you're looking at the Bills with 193 00:11:15,800 --> 00:11:19,720 Speaker 1: case Keenum. That's a high end backupe it is, Yeah, yeah, okay, 194 00:11:19,800 --> 00:11:21,720 Speaker 1: I feel good turning the ball over to him Atley. 195 00:11:21,800 --> 00:11:24,199 Speaker 1: I mean, it's not ideal. It's not like, oh crap, 196 00:11:24,240 --> 00:11:25,680 Speaker 1: I don't know what we're gonna do with this guy. 197 00:11:25,920 --> 00:11:28,640 Speaker 1: I would say the Colts have the best backup situation 198 00:11:28,720 --> 00:11:34,200 Speaker 1: because they have Matt Ryan and Nick Foles. But why 199 00:11:34,320 --> 00:11:37,640 Speaker 1: Nick Foles is not playing? I still don't understand that, 200 00:11:38,040 --> 00:11:42,640 Speaker 1: because he's better than Sam Ellinger. That's where if you say, okay, 201 00:11:42,679 --> 00:11:45,160 Speaker 1: what's I just want somebody to tell me why is 202 00:11:45,280 --> 00:11:47,800 Speaker 1: Nick Foles not playing? I mean, I'm not making him 203 00:11:47,840 --> 00:11:50,720 Speaker 1: out to be uh, you know, Joe Namath here, but 204 00:11:50,800 --> 00:11:55,520 Speaker 1: he does have success, and he has success in the 205 00:11:55,600 --> 00:11:59,160 Speaker 1: Super Bowl, and I just think that guy's at least 206 00:11:59,160 --> 00:12:04,120 Speaker 1: proofn You's got a statue, yeah, and born importantly, he's 207 00:12:04,160 --> 00:12:06,360 Speaker 1: got a statue of himself. That's how good he is. Yeah. 208 00:12:06,400 --> 00:12:09,360 Speaker 1: And Matt Ryan is a statue. Yeah. And he's slower 209 00:12:09,400 --> 00:12:13,160 Speaker 1: than a statue. Yeah. But I just keep going, all right, 210 00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:15,960 Speaker 1: what's going on here? Because you're not going to play 211 00:12:16,040 --> 00:12:18,840 Speaker 1: Nick Foles? All right, We'll talk to Steve Tasker about 212 00:12:18,880 --> 00:12:21,400 Speaker 1: what's going on with the Buffalo Bills. Yes, Seaton, was 213 00:12:21,400 --> 00:12:24,040 Speaker 1: there something else you wanted down? Oh? No, I was 214 00:12:24,080 --> 00:12:25,720 Speaker 1: just ready to go down the rest of the poll question. 215 00:12:26,120 --> 00:12:28,839 Speaker 1: But we could move on. Oh oh okay, whatever you 216 00:12:28,880 --> 00:12:31,520 Speaker 1: want to do the rest of the poll question with 217 00:12:31,640 --> 00:12:34,360 Speaker 1: backup quarterbacks? Yeah, yeah, because we really just got to 218 00:12:34,360 --> 00:12:35,840 Speaker 1: the two. We could just do those two options if 219 00:12:35,880 --> 00:12:37,719 Speaker 1: you no, no, there's other teams. No, you give me 220 00:12:37,800 --> 00:12:42,480 Speaker 1: the h Teddy Bridgewater, the Dolphins. I love Teddy. He's 221 00:12:42,600 --> 00:12:45,640 Speaker 1: high end. Right. Um, we have now where do you 222 00:12:45,679 --> 00:12:50,640 Speaker 1: put people like uh, say, Jacoby Brissette, he's kind of 223 00:12:50,679 --> 00:12:53,400 Speaker 1: a backup, but he's a starting backup right now. Or 224 00:12:53,520 --> 00:12:59,400 Speaker 1: Jimmy Garoppolo is a backup quarterback but he's starting. Yeah, 225 00:12:59,440 --> 00:13:02,920 Speaker 1: I think this is some current situations. It's fluid. Yeah, 226 00:13:03,000 --> 00:13:05,920 Speaker 1: like a Garoppolo is now the starter and Brissette will 227 00:13:05,960 --> 00:13:11,240 Speaker 1: be the backup. Yeah, and then we're probably gonna go 228 00:13:11,280 --> 00:13:15,880 Speaker 1: to the backup with the Rams if Matthew Stafford Wafford 229 00:13:16,640 --> 00:13:21,560 Speaker 1: John Wafford instead of Matthew Stafford Eagles, Uh, your boy 230 00:13:21,760 --> 00:13:24,920 Speaker 1: Gardner Minshew. I think Gardner Minshew's a starter in this league. 231 00:13:25,600 --> 00:13:28,839 Speaker 1: I do you know what if we kept it there 232 00:13:29,559 --> 00:13:33,599 Speaker 1: Bill's Cults, Dolphins, Eagles, Sure, why not? Right? Yeah, you 233 00:13:33,600 --> 00:13:35,400 Speaker 1: could do whatever we want. There's no rules. No, it's 234 00:13:35,440 --> 00:13:37,280 Speaker 1: my show. I can do whatever I want. You make 235 00:13:37,280 --> 00:13:39,920 Speaker 1: it up and people think it's scripted. So we've already 236 00:13:40,240 --> 00:13:41,920 Speaker 1: you know, we know the results of this when it's 237 00:13:41,920 --> 00:13:45,560 Speaker 1: all said and done, don't we are you reading? Yes? 238 00:13:45,600 --> 00:13:50,480 Speaker 1: We do. That's scripted that. Yeah, it's like a screenplay 239 00:13:50,679 --> 00:13:52,880 Speaker 1: that the Danets get every morning and I they have 240 00:13:53,040 --> 00:13:55,400 Speaker 1: their lines there that have been scripted out. We got 241 00:13:55,440 --> 00:13:58,600 Speaker 1: some writers from Hollywood who helped out Yeampo ten forty five, 242 00:13:58,600 --> 00:14:04,160 Speaker 1: Fritzie chokes on himself a little bit. Everyone lax, Yeah, Yeah, 243 00:14:04,360 --> 00:14:07,240 Speaker 1: that'll be coming up a little bit later on. We'll 244 00:14:07,240 --> 00:14:09,600 Speaker 1: get to your phone calls, emails, tweets before we take 245 00:14:09,640 --> 00:14:13,080 Speaker 1: a break. A person I worked with at CNN many 246 00:14:13,080 --> 00:14:16,679 Speaker 1: many years ago, Fred Hickman, passed away and Freddie was 247 00:14:16,720 --> 00:14:19,760 Speaker 1: sixty six years of age. I know there have been 248 00:14:19,760 --> 00:14:21,480 Speaker 1: a lot of tributes, so I can only tell you 249 00:14:23,160 --> 00:14:25,800 Speaker 1: firsthand what it was like to be with him and 250 00:14:25,920 --> 00:14:30,120 Speaker 1: Nick Charles. I had great admiration for how they did 251 00:14:30,160 --> 00:14:34,400 Speaker 1: a sports show at eleven thirty every single night. And 252 00:14:35,480 --> 00:14:38,600 Speaker 1: you know, when you see charisma, you know it, and 253 00:14:39,240 --> 00:14:43,120 Speaker 1: Fred Hickman had charisma. He had that twinkle in his eye. 254 00:14:42,920 --> 00:14:45,040 Speaker 1: He was a little you know, a little bit of 255 00:14:45,080 --> 00:14:48,520 Speaker 1: mischief in him, but you talk about chemistry with him 256 00:14:48,520 --> 00:14:51,640 Speaker 1: and Nick Charles, and I thought that show was better 257 00:14:51,640 --> 00:14:55,160 Speaker 1: than anything that ESPN Sports Center had up until that point. 258 00:14:55,440 --> 00:15:00,600 Speaker 1: But I took great inspiration of what he Freddie did 259 00:15:00,600 --> 00:15:02,840 Speaker 1: every single night, and nobody's had a bad word to 260 00:15:02,840 --> 00:15:06,480 Speaker 1: say about him. He was a wonderful person and he 261 00:15:07,960 --> 00:15:12,240 Speaker 1: did it well. He did it great and age sixty 262 00:15:12,240 --> 00:15:15,560 Speaker 1: six and an inspiration to a lot of African Americans 263 00:15:15,760 --> 00:15:18,600 Speaker 1: getting into the business, and I didn't realize it, and 264 00:15:18,680 --> 00:15:22,000 Speaker 1: I don't even know if Freddie realized it at the time. 265 00:15:22,080 --> 00:15:25,560 Speaker 1: Later on he did because people would tell him that, 266 00:15:25,960 --> 00:15:29,280 Speaker 1: you know, thank you, I saw you do sports. And 267 00:15:29,600 --> 00:15:33,479 Speaker 1: when you think about inspirational, certainly with African Americans minorities, 268 00:15:33,680 --> 00:15:36,240 Speaker 1: you know, Stewart Scott paved the way for a lot 269 00:15:36,320 --> 00:15:39,560 Speaker 1: of people, but fred Hickman paved the way for Stuart 270 00:15:39,640 --> 00:15:44,120 Speaker 1: and a lot of anchors. But I admired him just 271 00:15:44,200 --> 00:15:50,440 Speaker 1: because he had fun every night. He enjoyed it, he 272 00:15:50,520 --> 00:15:54,000 Speaker 1: appreciated it. And he and Nick Charles Nick, who passed 273 00:15:54,000 --> 00:15:57,360 Speaker 1: away over a decade ago, that's as good a tandem 274 00:15:57,400 --> 00:16:01,560 Speaker 1: as you'll find who've ever done this nightly basis. We'll 275 00:16:01,600 --> 00:16:06,560 Speaker 1: take a break back after this. Stan Patrick's show Tunnel 276 00:16:06,560 --> 00:16:10,600 Speaker 1: to Towers Foundation is well, they're always going to be 277 00:16:10,640 --> 00:16:13,160 Speaker 1: there supporting Americas. He rose in their family since nine 278 00:16:13,160 --> 00:16:17,520 Speaker 1: to eleven. And Christopher Slutman is one of those heroes. 279 00:16:17,960 --> 00:16:21,600 Speaker 1: He was with the New York Fire Department for fifteen years. 280 00:16:21,680 --> 00:16:24,720 Speaker 1: Later became a staff sergeant in the Marine Corps and 281 00:16:24,880 --> 00:16:27,960 Speaker 1: he was in Afghanistan serving our country. He was killed 282 00:16:27,960 --> 00:16:31,240 Speaker 1: in action, and he left behind three young children and 283 00:16:31,360 --> 00:16:34,000 Speaker 1: his wife. That was twenty nineteen. When a first responder, 284 00:16:34,040 --> 00:16:37,400 Speaker 1: a military service member doesn't come home, young children left behind. 285 00:16:37,400 --> 00:16:40,640 Speaker 1: Tunnel to Towers pays off their mortgage, lifting the financial 286 00:16:40,720 --> 00:16:44,880 Speaker 1: burden and bringing their family stability. 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Be 296 00:17:12,080 --> 00:17:14,640 Speaker 1: sure to catch us live every weekday morning nine until 297 00:17:14,680 --> 00:17:17,680 Speaker 1: noon eastern six to nine Pacific on Fox Sports Radio, 298 00:17:17,920 --> 00:17:20,879 Speaker 1: and you can find us on the iHeartRadio app at 299 00:17:20,920 --> 00:17:24,760 Speaker 1: FSR or stream us live on the Peacock app. We'll 300 00:17:24,760 --> 00:17:27,800 Speaker 1: settle on a poll question coming up. Phone calls are 301 00:17:27,840 --> 00:17:31,679 Speaker 1: always welcome. There have been various reports a major announcement 302 00:17:31,800 --> 00:17:37,919 Speaker 1: regarding the Washington commanders expected tomorrow afternoon by the DC 303 00:17:38,280 --> 00:17:42,200 Speaker 1: Attorney General. So the Attorney General will hold a press 304 00:17:42,240 --> 00:17:46,800 Speaker 1: conference to make a major announcement regarding the Washington commanders. 305 00:17:48,080 --> 00:17:50,199 Speaker 1: We'll try to find out a little bit more information 306 00:17:50,280 --> 00:17:53,919 Speaker 1: on that as we move along with this program. Yesterday, 307 00:17:54,119 --> 00:17:57,639 Speaker 1: the Buffalo Bills had a press conference. They're a head coach, 308 00:17:58,000 --> 00:18:00,879 Speaker 1: Sean McDermott, and everybody wanted to know the status of 309 00:18:01,000 --> 00:18:04,719 Speaker 1: Josh Allen. And here is how he answered that question. 310 00:18:06,040 --> 00:18:08,920 Speaker 1: All Right, I know everyone's gonna be anxious to ask 311 00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:12,280 Speaker 1: questions about Josh. Certainly respect you guys. I'll have a 312 00:18:12,359 --> 00:18:16,800 Speaker 1: job to do, so I'll give you what I've got 313 00:18:16,840 --> 00:18:21,640 Speaker 1: on Josh. Is he's day to day? And the next 314 00:18:21,720 --> 00:18:23,960 Speaker 1: question will be is he gonna play? And the answer, 315 00:18:24,000 --> 00:18:27,159 Speaker 1: as we'll see, so based on the medical report that 316 00:18:27,600 --> 00:18:32,880 Speaker 1: we have Josh's day to day all righty, day to day. 317 00:18:33,240 --> 00:18:37,240 Speaker 1: Everybody holds their collective breadths and very vague. Steve Tasker, 318 00:18:37,320 --> 00:18:41,080 Speaker 1: the former Bills, all pro and former Hall of Fame 319 00:18:41,200 --> 00:18:44,359 Speaker 1: finalists joining us on the program. Steve, what do you 320 00:18:44,400 --> 00:18:49,960 Speaker 1: make of what Sean mcderman had to say about this situation? Yeah, 321 00:18:50,000 --> 00:18:51,480 Speaker 1: I don't think they know if he's gonna play. Or not. 322 00:18:51,560 --> 00:18:53,560 Speaker 1: I'm sure Josh feels like he's gonna be able to 323 00:18:53,560 --> 00:18:56,800 Speaker 1: get there. I think what it comes down to, Dan, 324 00:18:57,119 --> 00:19:01,879 Speaker 1: is they're gonna weigh the risk of how likely it 325 00:19:01,920 --> 00:19:04,600 Speaker 1: is that Josh hurts himself further and has to drag 326 00:19:04,680 --> 00:19:08,919 Speaker 1: this elbow thing around all season, and how likely it 327 00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:10,800 Speaker 1: is that he can play, play well and they can win. 328 00:19:10,920 --> 00:19:13,280 Speaker 1: I think that's the that's the real question. I don't 329 00:19:13,280 --> 00:19:15,320 Speaker 1: think there's any question he could drag himself out there 330 00:19:15,359 --> 00:19:17,520 Speaker 1: and play, But how much of a risk is it 331 00:19:17,560 --> 00:19:20,040 Speaker 1: to the rest of the season if he does. I 332 00:19:20,040 --> 00:19:22,960 Speaker 1: don't think they know that. How important is he when 333 00:19:22,960 --> 00:19:26,280 Speaker 1: you look at all the quarterbacks and what's at stake 334 00:19:26,359 --> 00:19:29,160 Speaker 1: now where Buffalo this is supposed to be their year, 335 00:19:29,359 --> 00:19:35,080 Speaker 1: his year the importance. Can they survive without him? And 336 00:19:35,160 --> 00:19:39,240 Speaker 1: if so, how long? Yeah? I think they can survive 337 00:19:39,320 --> 00:19:43,560 Speaker 1: without him. But every in every game they play this year, 338 00:19:43,600 --> 00:19:45,200 Speaker 1: he's gonna be the best player on the field. I 339 00:19:45,240 --> 00:19:47,800 Speaker 1: think they're almost treading into places where they where the 340 00:19:47,880 --> 00:19:50,400 Speaker 1: Patriots went with Brady and where the Colts went with 341 00:19:50,640 --> 00:19:56,919 Speaker 1: Peyton Manning. He is an enormous eraser Dan. Whatever goes wrong, 342 00:19:57,119 --> 00:19:59,720 Speaker 1: it don't matter. He can overcome it. I mean, that's 343 00:19:59,720 --> 00:20:01,920 Speaker 1: where they're at with him, and that's you know, that's 344 00:20:01,920 --> 00:20:05,240 Speaker 1: how good he is. He can I mean, you take 345 00:20:05,320 --> 00:20:07,280 Speaker 1: that last play of the game when he threw at 346 00:20:07,280 --> 00:20:10,280 Speaker 1: seventy yards last week at the end of the game. 347 00:20:10,680 --> 00:20:13,760 Speaker 1: You can't imagine how hard it is for a defense 348 00:20:14,359 --> 00:20:19,639 Speaker 1: to defend that much field every play. But he forces 349 00:20:19,680 --> 00:20:21,919 Speaker 1: you to do it, and that's uh and he can 350 00:20:21,960 --> 00:20:25,160 Speaker 1: overcome it. So whatever goes wrong, so you can throw 351 00:20:25,200 --> 00:20:27,960 Speaker 1: whatever you want at him as a defense, it may 352 00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:30,800 Speaker 1: not matter even if you get it right. That's how 353 00:20:30,840 --> 00:20:32,760 Speaker 1: good he is. So they're gonna miss him. Now. Case 354 00:20:32,840 --> 00:20:34,520 Speaker 1: Keenum can play. They can play. They can win with 355 00:20:34,600 --> 00:20:36,880 Speaker 1: Case Keenum, no question. But they got to the rest 356 00:20:36,920 --> 00:20:40,200 Speaker 1: of the roster's gotta rise up. They gotta play really good. 357 00:20:40,240 --> 00:20:42,439 Speaker 1: And it's gonna look a lot different with Case Keenum 358 00:20:42,480 --> 00:20:44,960 Speaker 1: than Josh Allen, that's for sure. Well, I wondered if 359 00:20:45,000 --> 00:20:47,240 Speaker 1: you had a reliable running game, then maybe you do 360 00:20:47,359 --> 00:20:50,080 Speaker 1: take a little bit of pressure off whoever's the quarterback. 361 00:20:50,240 --> 00:20:54,000 Speaker 1: You don't have that luxury here. Does the game plan 362 00:20:54,119 --> 00:20:56,320 Speaker 1: change at all of Case Keenum as your starter against 363 00:20:56,359 --> 00:20:59,480 Speaker 1: the Vikings as opposed to Josh Allen. Yeah, I don't know. 364 00:20:59,600 --> 00:21:01,960 Speaker 1: You could go with the exact same game plan that 365 00:21:02,040 --> 00:21:04,359 Speaker 1: you do with Josh Allen, but it's gonna look different. 366 00:21:04,600 --> 00:21:07,440 Speaker 1: Case Keenum's gonna make different choices than than Josh does. 367 00:21:07,480 --> 00:21:09,760 Speaker 1: You're gonna spread the football around. The running backs are 368 00:21:09,760 --> 00:21:11,520 Speaker 1: gonna get the ball a little more, the tight end's 369 00:21:11,520 --> 00:21:13,919 Speaker 1: gonna get the ball a little more. Gabe Davis is 370 00:21:13,920 --> 00:21:17,479 Speaker 1: gonna get the ball a little more. That the offense 371 00:21:17,560 --> 00:21:20,560 Speaker 1: really depends on Josh and Steph Diggs a lot when 372 00:21:20,560 --> 00:21:24,200 Speaker 1: it's healthy, and you know, they really, you know, they 373 00:21:24,200 --> 00:21:25,879 Speaker 1: really don't need the running game to be all that 374 00:21:26,040 --> 00:21:28,600 Speaker 1: good with Josh Allen and Steph Diggs in there, so 375 00:21:28,640 --> 00:21:31,600 Speaker 1: they really don't depend on it. With Case Keenum, it's 376 00:21:31,640 --> 00:21:33,720 Speaker 1: gonna look different. They may hand it off once or 377 00:21:33,760 --> 00:21:37,400 Speaker 1: twice more than they do otherwise. Certainly when they drop 378 00:21:37,440 --> 00:21:39,960 Speaker 1: back to pass, they're gonna take the check down a 379 00:21:40,040 --> 00:21:43,200 Speaker 1: lot more than they did with Josh Allen, and Case 380 00:21:43,280 --> 00:21:45,720 Speaker 1: Keenam's not the runner that Josh is either. So even 381 00:21:45,720 --> 00:21:48,200 Speaker 1: if you go in there with the exact same game plan, 382 00:21:48,560 --> 00:21:52,520 Speaker 1: it will manifest itself completely differently with Case Keenam taking snaps, 383 00:21:52,520 --> 00:21:54,560 Speaker 1: and it does with Josh and I wondered, we're talking 384 00:21:54,600 --> 00:21:58,560 Speaker 1: to Steve Tasker, the former Bills all Pro. If you 385 00:21:58,640 --> 00:22:00,520 Speaker 1: start to look at where we thought the Bills were 386 00:22:00,520 --> 00:22:02,200 Speaker 1: going to be in that division, they would have a 387 00:22:02,280 --> 00:22:05,320 Speaker 1: luxury of a few games a cushion. You don't have 388 00:22:05,400 --> 00:22:08,040 Speaker 1: that cushion. The Jets are better than we thought. Miami's 389 00:22:08,040 --> 00:22:11,040 Speaker 1: gonna be there. It feels like, and you lost last week, 390 00:22:11,119 --> 00:22:13,400 Speaker 1: so it's not like you go, let's sit him down 391 00:22:13,520 --> 00:22:18,120 Speaker 1: for a week or two and see if rest helps him. Yeah, 392 00:22:18,119 --> 00:22:20,840 Speaker 1: I mean they're oh and two in the division. You know, 393 00:22:20,920 --> 00:22:22,920 Speaker 1: the only two losses they've got are the Dolphins and 394 00:22:22,960 --> 00:22:24,720 Speaker 1: the Jets. I'll say this too, the Jets. You gotta 395 00:22:24,760 --> 00:22:27,600 Speaker 1: tip your hat to them. There's a lot of teams 396 00:22:27,600 --> 00:22:29,359 Speaker 1: in the NFL that are really good that would have 397 00:22:29,640 --> 00:22:32,520 Speaker 1: gotten beat by the Jets last weekend. They played really good. 398 00:22:33,080 --> 00:22:34,639 Speaker 1: When you get it, When you get an effort like 399 00:22:34,680 --> 00:22:38,359 Speaker 1: that out of the Jets, and Zach Wilson doesn't make mistakes, 400 00:22:38,960 --> 00:22:43,119 Speaker 1: they're pretty tough out. The Bills found that out. That's 401 00:22:43,240 --> 00:22:45,199 Speaker 1: you know. So the Bills are sitting there, they're a 402 00:22:45,280 --> 00:22:47,320 Speaker 1: half game, maybe a game and a half up on 403 00:22:47,359 --> 00:22:52,920 Speaker 1: the Chiefs because if they've head to head, the Bills 404 00:22:52,960 --> 00:22:54,760 Speaker 1: are sitting there in a nice spot. They're the one seed. 405 00:22:54,760 --> 00:22:57,080 Speaker 1: They've beaten the Chiefs, they've beaten the Ravens, and they've 406 00:22:57,119 --> 00:23:00,479 Speaker 1: beaten Tennessee the other three division leaders right in their 407 00:23:00,520 --> 00:23:03,439 Speaker 1: own division. They lose this weekend, they could go from 408 00:23:03,480 --> 00:23:06,200 Speaker 1: the one seed to the third seed in their own 409 00:23:06,240 --> 00:23:09,520 Speaker 1: division with a loss. So there's a lot of there's 410 00:23:09,520 --> 00:23:12,080 Speaker 1: a lot of bad things that can happen if they 411 00:23:12,160 --> 00:23:14,960 Speaker 1: don't win this game, even though it's an out of conference, 412 00:23:15,160 --> 00:23:18,520 Speaker 1: out of division game. So you're right, I mean, you 413 00:23:18,640 --> 00:23:20,760 Speaker 1: got to keep pressing. This is a team that went 414 00:23:20,920 --> 00:23:24,280 Speaker 1: to the three seed last year but felt like they 415 00:23:24,280 --> 00:23:25,600 Speaker 1: were good enough at the end of the season to 416 00:23:25,640 --> 00:23:27,920 Speaker 1: be the one and they just weren't there. So if 417 00:23:27,920 --> 00:23:30,159 Speaker 1: you're gonna give yourself the best chance to go to 418 00:23:30,160 --> 00:23:32,200 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl, you gotta win games like this game 419 00:23:32,240 --> 00:23:36,000 Speaker 1: against Minnesota at a time when there's like four teams, 420 00:23:36,400 --> 00:23:39,800 Speaker 1: five teams nipping at your heels in the standings. Yeah, 421 00:23:39,840 --> 00:23:42,600 Speaker 1: and you got home field advantage or you know, there's 422 00:23:42,640 --> 00:23:45,720 Speaker 1: no team that would rely on home field advantage, probably 423 00:23:45,720 --> 00:23:49,240 Speaker 1: more than Buffalo would with the elements there. In January, 424 00:23:49,720 --> 00:23:54,160 Speaker 1: you've lived in Buffalo, you played in Buffalo. The importance 425 00:23:54,200 --> 00:23:58,520 Speaker 1: of this year's team to that community, considering everything that's 426 00:23:58,520 --> 00:24:01,600 Speaker 1: happened in the last you know, thirty years, forty years, 427 00:24:02,200 --> 00:24:05,760 Speaker 1: it's what. Yeah, it's they're a wagon, man. I mean, 428 00:24:05,800 --> 00:24:08,160 Speaker 1: this team's are, this team's full. It's a wrecking crew. 429 00:24:08,320 --> 00:24:11,520 Speaker 1: They're really good when they're clicking on all cylinders. They're 430 00:24:11,520 --> 00:24:14,879 Speaker 1: a sight to behold, and this town lives on them. Man. 431 00:24:15,119 --> 00:24:17,560 Speaker 1: There it's the nectar of the gods for these This 432 00:24:17,640 --> 00:24:21,440 Speaker 1: fan base, I mean, it's unbelievable. Um, they love this crew. 433 00:24:21,480 --> 00:24:23,479 Speaker 1: It's a it's a love. It's a great group of 434 00:24:23,520 --> 00:24:26,960 Speaker 1: guys who like each other a lot. It's a fan 435 00:24:27,040 --> 00:24:31,080 Speaker 1: base who who have kind of the Bills Mafia thing 436 00:24:31,160 --> 00:24:33,119 Speaker 1: is all about family. So it's a fan base with 437 00:24:33,160 --> 00:24:34,919 Speaker 1: a lot of affection not only for their team, but 438 00:24:34,960 --> 00:24:38,160 Speaker 1: for each other because of the commiseration of two decades 439 00:24:38,200 --> 00:24:41,320 Speaker 1: of purgatory that they went through together. So it's a 440 00:24:41,320 --> 00:24:44,120 Speaker 1: fan base that's really got a kind of a family 441 00:24:44,200 --> 00:24:46,640 Speaker 1: feel to it. I mean, you've got fans that don't 442 00:24:46,640 --> 00:24:49,440 Speaker 1: know each other that are embracing kind of loving each other. 443 00:24:49,800 --> 00:24:53,880 Speaker 1: It's a cool atmosphere around this team. The expectations were 444 00:24:53,920 --> 00:24:57,040 Speaker 1: almost so high it was scary for a lot of 445 00:24:57,040 --> 00:24:59,639 Speaker 1: Bills fans. They've never been in that spot before U 446 00:25:00,040 --> 00:25:02,520 Speaker 1: And then they get out of the gate against the 447 00:25:02,520 --> 00:25:04,800 Speaker 1: World champions and then the one seat in the conference 448 00:25:04,840 --> 00:25:07,080 Speaker 1: with the Rams and the Tennessee Titans, and they thump 449 00:25:07,160 --> 00:25:09,919 Speaker 1: those guys. They get off to a rousing start. They 450 00:25:10,040 --> 00:25:12,640 Speaker 1: drop a game to Miami in a game where they 451 00:25:12,680 --> 00:25:16,960 Speaker 1: were really injured, and it was that thing in Miami 452 00:25:17,000 --> 00:25:19,840 Speaker 1: with the heat and the humidity that really it's something 453 00:25:19,880 --> 00:25:21,439 Speaker 1: I never went through as a player down there. We 454 00:25:21,520 --> 00:25:23,840 Speaker 1: never had a game like that in Miami. For all 455 00:25:23,840 --> 00:25:25,720 Speaker 1: the Gate years I played down there, it was never 456 00:25:25,760 --> 00:25:28,760 Speaker 1: like that for our team. And it came out of nowhere. 457 00:25:28,800 --> 00:25:32,480 Speaker 1: So this is the team with expectations and a fan base. 458 00:25:33,160 --> 00:25:36,960 Speaker 1: I mean, they cannot wait to watch this team play 459 00:25:37,080 --> 00:25:39,960 Speaker 1: every week. I mean it's like they're just looking forward 460 00:25:39,960 --> 00:25:42,360 Speaker 1: to it because it's you know, it's like I said, 461 00:25:42,359 --> 00:25:44,960 Speaker 1: it's nectar of the gods here for this fan base. 462 00:25:45,000 --> 00:25:46,639 Speaker 1: It's like, you know, they're a crack pipe and this 463 00:25:47,400 --> 00:25:50,320 Speaker 1: and this town is an addict. They can't get enough 464 00:25:50,320 --> 00:25:53,679 Speaker 1: of this team. Before I let you go, I was 465 00:25:53,720 --> 00:25:56,600 Speaker 1: wondering about this. I know you were a finalist for 466 00:25:56,640 --> 00:25:58,720 Speaker 1: the Hall of Fame and you were a special teamer, 467 00:25:59,359 --> 00:26:03,000 Speaker 1: but I didn't know if did they create the special 468 00:26:03,080 --> 00:26:07,240 Speaker 1: Teamer for the Pro Bowl because of you? No, just 469 00:26:07,320 --> 00:26:09,440 Speaker 1: after me, I was you know, Bill Bates and Mussi 470 00:26:09,520 --> 00:26:11,480 Speaker 1: Tatupu were a big factor in that. A lot of 471 00:26:11,480 --> 00:26:13,840 Speaker 1: great players back then. I got in an eighty five 472 00:26:13,960 --> 00:26:16,560 Speaker 1: and the Pro Bowl thing came around eighty two eighty three. 473 00:26:17,200 --> 00:26:19,960 Speaker 1: What happened, Dan, The rosters got a little bigger in 474 00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:23,880 Speaker 1: the NFL, and to maximize your chance to win, they 475 00:26:23,920 --> 00:26:27,040 Speaker 1: needed everybody to contribute. So now they started having professional 476 00:26:27,119 --> 00:26:29,960 Speaker 1: special teams players. Back in the early eighties, they had 477 00:26:29,960 --> 00:26:32,040 Speaker 1: guys who did it as a team and they were 478 00:26:32,040 --> 00:26:33,920 Speaker 1: a guy. They were here, and there was a guy around, 479 00:26:33,960 --> 00:26:36,919 Speaker 1: you know, Hank Bauer from the Chargers and guys like 480 00:26:37,000 --> 00:26:39,480 Speaker 1: that around the league who had made a name for 481 00:26:39,520 --> 00:26:42,880 Speaker 1: themselves being able to do it, and guys like him 482 00:26:42,960 --> 00:26:44,920 Speaker 1: inspired the league to say, you know what, we got 483 00:26:44,920 --> 00:26:47,120 Speaker 1: to get a guy in there. Because the rosters were 484 00:26:47,160 --> 00:26:51,080 Speaker 1: bigger then and the game expanded, and more and more 485 00:26:51,119 --> 00:26:53,680 Speaker 1: guys down the roster got a chance to really help 486 00:26:53,760 --> 00:26:57,399 Speaker 1: the team on game day. So now during my time, 487 00:26:57,480 --> 00:26:59,639 Speaker 1: you'll have and even now you'll have a half a 488 00:26:59,640 --> 00:27:04,400 Speaker 1: dozen eight guys that are professional special teams players. So 489 00:27:04,480 --> 00:27:06,199 Speaker 1: I came up and I kind of played in the 490 00:27:06,240 --> 00:27:08,639 Speaker 1: golden era of that where there was no salary cap 491 00:27:09,320 --> 00:27:11,199 Speaker 1: and they had guys on the team that were just 492 00:27:11,320 --> 00:27:13,960 Speaker 1: special teams players. And so yeah, I was. I was 493 00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:18,520 Speaker 1: a semifinal never made a finalist, semis a bunch like, yeah, 494 00:27:18,520 --> 00:27:21,280 Speaker 1: a bunch of times I was a semifinalist, never got 495 00:27:21,280 --> 00:27:23,639 Speaker 1: to the final list. But you know that ship has 496 00:27:23,680 --> 00:27:25,960 Speaker 1: sailed for me. I'm I'm you know, I'm out of 497 00:27:26,000 --> 00:27:29,480 Speaker 1: my I'm out of my years of eligibility for the 498 00:27:29,600 --> 00:27:31,240 Speaker 1: for the votes to vote me in, and I'm I 499 00:27:32,119 --> 00:27:34,840 Speaker 1: can't be bitter about being in that conversation. It's flattering. 500 00:27:35,040 --> 00:27:37,240 Speaker 1: I appreciated the debate when I had a chance to 501 00:27:37,240 --> 00:27:41,360 Speaker 1: go on. But uh yeah, somebody someday, somebody, maybe it'll 502 00:27:41,400 --> 00:27:44,600 Speaker 1: be match later that gets in, and I hope he does. 503 00:27:45,480 --> 00:27:48,680 Speaker 1: But you kind to be the most famous special teamer 504 00:27:48,720 --> 00:27:55,000 Speaker 1: in NFL history non return now maybe now, yeah, maybe 505 00:27:55,000 --> 00:27:56,600 Speaker 1: at this point in history, I will be. But there'll 506 00:27:56,640 --> 00:27:59,040 Speaker 1: be other guys too. I was on a great team Dan. 507 00:27:59,640 --> 00:28:01,840 Speaker 1: I got a lot of exposure because of that. I 508 00:28:01,960 --> 00:28:04,639 Speaker 1: made some really nice plays during that time, and that 509 00:28:04,680 --> 00:28:07,520 Speaker 1: team was really good, and that puts you up on 510 00:28:07,560 --> 00:28:10,280 Speaker 1: the consciousness of the average fan, not just Bills fans. 511 00:28:10,640 --> 00:28:14,200 Speaker 1: And I've I've always been really appreciative of what happened 512 00:28:14,240 --> 00:28:15,840 Speaker 1: to me and the things I was able to do 513 00:28:15,880 --> 00:28:17,760 Speaker 1: on that team. They were a great bunch of guys. 514 00:28:17,800 --> 00:28:20,680 Speaker 1: It was fun and I you know, even though we 515 00:28:20,680 --> 00:28:22,439 Speaker 1: were we lost four super Bowls in a row, it 516 00:28:22,480 --> 00:28:26,040 Speaker 1: was a blast to be on that team. A blast. Um. 517 00:28:26,119 --> 00:28:27,919 Speaker 1: I'll never forget. It was something. It was a gift 518 00:28:28,400 --> 00:28:30,359 Speaker 1: and uh and I treat it as such. And I 519 00:28:30,359 --> 00:28:33,159 Speaker 1: appreciate the conversation. But me, I might I think for 520 00:28:33,280 --> 00:28:35,560 Speaker 1: me the hall of fame that that ship has sailed, 521 00:28:35,600 --> 00:28:37,840 Speaker 1: even though I appreciated at the time I had being 522 00:28:37,840 --> 00:28:44,000 Speaker 1: considered what's the super Bowl? You replay in your mind occasionally? Wow, 523 00:28:44,280 --> 00:28:46,880 Speaker 1: they all replayed it? Some of that they don't, you know. 524 00:28:47,000 --> 00:28:49,760 Speaker 1: It's not that that they don't wake me up at night, 525 00:28:49,840 --> 00:28:54,720 Speaker 1: but sometimes I can't get to sleep, you know, That's 526 00:28:54,800 --> 00:28:57,440 Speaker 1: more the way it is, right, So, um, they all 527 00:28:57,480 --> 00:28:59,240 Speaker 1: get I all have I have replays of all of 528 00:28:59,280 --> 00:29:01,360 Speaker 1: them and mostly because of the great guys that were 529 00:29:01,400 --> 00:29:03,360 Speaker 1: on all four of those teams, you know, and the guys. 530 00:29:03,440 --> 00:29:07,200 Speaker 1: But if you see like Bill Parcels, bad things come 531 00:29:07,360 --> 00:29:10,560 Speaker 1: into your mind, or you see Troy Aikman, bad things 532 00:29:10,640 --> 00:29:16,160 Speaker 1: come into your mind. No. I got a lot of 533 00:29:16,200 --> 00:29:18,840 Speaker 1: respect for those guys. Um, you don't get to the 534 00:29:18,880 --> 00:29:21,000 Speaker 1: super Bowl and you don't get to play two and 535 00:29:21,040 --> 00:29:24,280 Speaker 1: fourteen teams that are struggling, you get to play Hall 536 00:29:24,320 --> 00:29:27,160 Speaker 1: of Fame. You can respect him, but when you see them, 537 00:29:27,200 --> 00:29:30,760 Speaker 1: it's like, oh, that brings back bad memories. Yeah. You 538 00:29:30,800 --> 00:29:32,720 Speaker 1: know what though, Dan, I think his players, most of 539 00:29:32,760 --> 00:29:34,520 Speaker 1: the guys think, you know, it was it wasn't them, 540 00:29:34,560 --> 00:29:36,760 Speaker 1: It was me. You know it was me. I should 541 00:29:36,760 --> 00:29:41,040 Speaker 1: have played better. It's great to talk to you. Hopefully 542 00:29:41,600 --> 00:29:44,920 Speaker 1: Hopefully you're it is day to day with Josh Allen 543 00:29:45,080 --> 00:29:47,360 Speaker 1: and uh, he's able to think it is to get 544 00:29:47,360 --> 00:29:49,400 Speaker 1: through this, get through this. Yeah, I think it is. 545 00:29:49,600 --> 00:29:51,480 Speaker 1: I think it is day to day. There's a real 546 00:29:51,600 --> 00:29:54,800 Speaker 1: chance he plays um and I think it comes down to, 547 00:29:54,880 --> 00:29:57,080 Speaker 1: like I said, it's that risk. Do the team really 548 00:29:57,120 --> 00:29:59,200 Speaker 1: believe that he can go out there and play four quarters, 549 00:29:59,240 --> 00:30:01,960 Speaker 1: make every throw, make every play and not be any 550 00:30:02,000 --> 00:30:05,680 Speaker 1: worse for wear. If nothing weird happens, then you got 551 00:30:05,760 --> 00:30:07,680 Speaker 1: a chance for him. But this is a culture here 552 00:30:07,680 --> 00:30:10,560 Speaker 1: in Buffalo. They're pretty cautious with guys. They like him 553 00:30:10,600 --> 00:30:12,280 Speaker 1: to get a hunter. They liked the guy to feel 554 00:30:12,280 --> 00:30:16,360 Speaker 1: like he's ready to play. So there's that too. So 555 00:30:16,440 --> 00:30:18,000 Speaker 1: I don't I really think it's up in the air 556 00:30:18,080 --> 00:30:20,680 Speaker 1: right now. Thank you, Steve. Great to talk to you, 557 00:30:21,360 --> 00:30:24,040 Speaker 1: all right, Dan be good at Steve Tasker, former Bills, 558 00:30:24,080 --> 00:30:28,680 Speaker 1: All Pro and former sideline reporter NFL and CBS. He 559 00:30:30,520 --> 00:30:32,080 Speaker 1: was a semi finals so I had him as a 560 00:30:32,160 --> 00:30:34,160 Speaker 1: finals for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Also co 561 00:30:34,280 --> 00:30:36,920 Speaker 1: host of One Bills Live. Yeah a point. How can 562 00:30:36,960 --> 00:30:39,080 Speaker 1: you make seven pro balls at any position in the 563 00:30:39,240 --> 00:30:42,120 Speaker 1: NFL and not be a Hall of Famer? Well, how 564 00:30:42,120 --> 00:30:45,160 Speaker 1: many people have made the Pro Bowls seven tons seven times? 565 00:30:45,240 --> 00:30:47,160 Speaker 1: But I mean Ray guy got in as a punter. 566 00:30:47,320 --> 00:30:49,880 Speaker 1: He was probably the probably the greatest punter of all time. 567 00:30:49,920 --> 00:30:52,960 Speaker 1: You know you saw him. He just passed away. Steve 568 00:30:53,000 --> 00:30:56,400 Speaker 1: Tasker is considered the greatest coverage guy I think in 569 00:30:56,560 --> 00:31:00,040 Speaker 1: NFL history. Right, It's a niche, but it's he's the 570 00:31:00,120 --> 00:31:02,640 Speaker 1: best at the niche. If Devin Hester gets in a 571 00:31:02,680 --> 00:31:04,760 Speaker 1: would be more impactful scoring and stuff like that. But 572 00:31:05,080 --> 00:31:06,840 Speaker 1: if you're the best of all time at a role 573 00:31:06,840 --> 00:31:09,000 Speaker 1: in NFL, shouldn't you be in the hall? The one 574 00:31:09,040 --> 00:31:11,000 Speaker 1: person in the Hall of Fame? What have you made 575 00:31:11,400 --> 00:31:17,520 Speaker 1: the All Star Team as a middle reliever seven times? Right? 576 00:31:17,840 --> 00:31:20,800 Speaker 1: That you were a great pitcher, but you weren't a 577 00:31:20,960 --> 00:31:24,240 Speaker 1: starter or closer. You're a role player. You're the greatest 578 00:31:24,280 --> 00:31:26,680 Speaker 1: designated hitter of all time. And that's that's been a 579 00:31:26,680 --> 00:31:28,920 Speaker 1: problem too with the Hall of Fame, you know, with 580 00:31:29,040 --> 00:31:31,720 Speaker 1: Edgar Martinez or Don Baylor and who's the Hall of 581 00:31:31,760 --> 00:31:34,680 Speaker 1: Famer and you know you weren't good enough to play 582 00:31:34,720 --> 00:31:39,200 Speaker 1: the field, those kind of things. It's tricky, you know. Punting. 583 00:31:39,640 --> 00:31:42,680 Speaker 1: I think when I look at what punters do and 584 00:31:42,720 --> 00:31:46,040 Speaker 1: how they change games, I think they're probably the most 585 00:31:46,160 --> 00:31:51,160 Speaker 1: underrated position player because you're like, oh, it's the punter, 586 00:31:51,880 --> 00:31:54,840 Speaker 1: But then when you get that punter who pins them back? 587 00:31:55,920 --> 00:32:03,920 Speaker 1: I mean, it's unbelievable. That value unbelievable. Do we have 588 00:32:03,960 --> 00:32:06,600 Speaker 1: any more information on the We should check with stats 589 00:32:07,440 --> 00:32:10,360 Speaker 1: and see the number of players who've made the Pro 590 00:32:10,400 --> 00:32:14,000 Speaker 1: Bowl seven times at any position, at any position. Steve 591 00:32:14,000 --> 00:32:16,480 Speaker 1: Tasker is also on the call during the blackout Super 592 00:32:16,520 --> 00:32:19,160 Speaker 1: Bowl was the Ravens YEA, And they couldn't go up 593 00:32:19,200 --> 00:32:20,880 Speaker 1: to Jim Nanson the guys in the booth. So the 594 00:32:20,880 --> 00:32:23,960 Speaker 1: producer goes, hey, Steve, you're on in thirty Yeah, you're 595 00:32:24,000 --> 00:32:28,520 Speaker 1: on in front of one hundred million people. Go ahead, Yeah, 596 00:32:28,560 --> 00:32:32,960 Speaker 1: any more information on the commanders this press conference tomorrow? No, 597 00:32:33,560 --> 00:32:35,800 Speaker 1: they just it was just issued that there's some type 598 00:32:35,800 --> 00:32:38,080 Speaker 1: of government press conference. They're not pleased about it, though. 599 00:32:38,720 --> 00:32:40,880 Speaker 1: The commanders are. No. This could be one of the 600 00:32:40,960 --> 00:32:48,640 Speaker 1: darkest days in commanders long history. They see, um, is 601 00:32:48,640 --> 00:32:54,040 Speaker 1: there anything, um, you know, let me take a break 602 00:32:54,080 --> 00:32:56,440 Speaker 1: just to there's some comments that are coming in now. 603 00:32:56,480 --> 00:32:59,520 Speaker 1: But the Attorney General is going to hold a press 604 00:32:59,520 --> 00:33:03,320 Speaker 1: conference tomorrow morning, and what's being described as major news 605 00:33:03,520 --> 00:33:06,880 Speaker 1: regarding the commanders. I think Jay Z and Jeff Bezos 606 00:33:07,080 --> 00:33:11,200 Speaker 1: at dinner in Los Angeles last night. Does Jay Z 607 00:33:11,560 --> 00:33:13,520 Speaker 1: offer to pick up the check He's got a lot 608 00:33:13,560 --> 00:33:16,520 Speaker 1: of money. I would. I mean, I'd love to say 609 00:33:16,520 --> 00:33:21,080 Speaker 1: I paid for dinner with a billionaire. I mean I'd say, oh, 610 00:33:21,120 --> 00:33:23,320 Speaker 1: I had to, he made me pit, you know, something 611 00:33:23,400 --> 00:33:27,120 Speaker 1: like that. But maybe they could go Dutch. They each 612 00:33:27,120 --> 00:33:31,160 Speaker 1: put down their black AMMX and split h. I did 613 00:33:31,200 --> 00:33:35,680 Speaker 1: that on a date I went Dutch. That's week one date, 614 00:33:35,840 --> 00:33:39,120 Speaker 1: Yes it was, it was one date. How did that 615 00:33:39,280 --> 00:33:46,280 Speaker 1: conversation started? When the check comes over? Who says what? I? 616 00:33:46,280 --> 00:33:47,880 Speaker 1: I think I might have said, do you want to 617 00:33:48,240 --> 00:33:52,600 Speaker 1: do you want to go hab z? I know, I know? 618 00:33:53,360 --> 00:33:56,680 Speaker 1: Oh boy split it? Yeah, Well that's probably I'll bet 619 00:33:56,760 --> 00:33:58,479 Speaker 1: you I could analyze this one. There was probably no 620 00:33:58,560 --> 00:34:01,320 Speaker 1: future that night or other night with oh I thought 621 00:34:01,360 --> 00:34:04,080 Speaker 1: there was. Oh yeah you killed that right, yeah? Yeah yeah. 622 00:34:04,760 --> 00:34:07,920 Speaker 1: If I could have sold pop cans or something, soda 623 00:34:07,960 --> 00:34:10,680 Speaker 1: cans or anything, just collecting any kind of money that 624 00:34:10,719 --> 00:34:12,960 Speaker 1: would have that would have helped. I would have given 625 00:34:13,040 --> 00:34:17,400 Speaker 1: blood right before I Uh, if there was a place 626 00:34:17,440 --> 00:34:19,680 Speaker 1: to give blood and I could have gotten five dollars, 627 00:34:19,800 --> 00:34:21,680 Speaker 1: I would have done it just to make sure that 628 00:34:21,719 --> 00:34:24,879 Speaker 1: I didn't Yes, yes, time, but you wouldn't go any 629 00:34:24,920 --> 00:34:27,080 Speaker 1: further like, well, you got desserts. I didn't get any deserts, 630 00:34:27,080 --> 00:34:30,040 Speaker 1: so maybe you No. I did go out on a 631 00:34:30,160 --> 00:34:33,839 Speaker 1: date and uh with barbed Doria, and I watched her 632 00:34:33,880 --> 00:34:39,200 Speaker 1: eat because I didn't have any money, dude, just that hungry. Yes, 633 00:34:39,440 --> 00:34:42,280 Speaker 1: I had a big lunch, so yeah, you go ahead. Yeah, 634 00:34:42,360 --> 00:34:50,919 Speaker 1: and I watched her eat yeah. But it goes back 635 00:34:50,960 --> 00:34:53,920 Speaker 1: to my rehearsal dinner when I was getting married in 636 00:34:54,080 --> 00:34:57,480 Speaker 1: little Italy, or rehearsal dinner, and I and I ran 637 00:34:57,520 --> 00:35:01,120 Speaker 1: out of money, and then people were ordering dessert. We're 638 00:35:01,160 --> 00:35:04,560 Speaker 1: done with the dinner and I have just enough, and 639 00:35:04,600 --> 00:35:06,319 Speaker 1: then my wife goes, no, no, we got to get 640 00:35:06,360 --> 00:35:09,319 Speaker 1: dessert and coffee. I go, no, we don't. She goes, yes, 641 00:35:09,440 --> 00:35:12,719 Speaker 1: we do. And I told her later, many many many 642 00:35:12,800 --> 00:35:16,680 Speaker 1: years later, it's like hunt, I didn't have any money 643 00:35:16,719 --> 00:35:19,120 Speaker 1: and I didn't want to borrow from anybody. It's like, 644 00:35:19,480 --> 00:35:22,000 Speaker 1: you know, and now I'm looking at people having cappuccino, like, 645 00:35:22,120 --> 00:35:26,120 Speaker 1: damn you you gotta have cappuccino? No you want a Connola? No? 646 00:35:27,600 --> 00:35:30,919 Speaker 1: All right? Playing today? Coming up next here, Dan Patrick Show. 647 00:35:31,600 --> 00:35:34,160 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening to The Dan Patrick Show podcast. Be 648 00:35:34,200 --> 00:35:36,759 Speaker 1: sure to catch us live every weekday morning nine until 649 00:35:36,800 --> 00:35:39,840 Speaker 1: noon eastern six to nine Pacific on Fox Sports Radio, 650 00:35:40,080 --> 00:35:43,680 Speaker 1: and you can find us on the iHeartRadio app at FSR, 651 00:35:44,040 --> 00:35:47,879 Speaker 1: or stream us live on the Peacock app. Hey what's 652 00:35:47,960 --> 00:35:50,840 Speaker 1: up everybody. 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Durant 667 00:36:46,480 --> 00:36:49,279 Speaker 1: just had cam Rennish on a squibble and the next 668 00:36:49,360 --> 00:36:51,680 Speaker 1: take a sixty two to thirty nine leave to Rand 669 00:36:51,719 --> 00:36:53,359 Speaker 1: comes up with the gives look at the clock, he's 670 00:36:53,400 --> 00:36:55,440 Speaker 1: got full to shoot, takes it left, stops on a 671 00:36:55,520 --> 00:36:58,400 Speaker 1: dime paid away shot. God for Kevin Durant. He's got 672 00:36:58,480 --> 00:37:01,839 Speaker 1: twenty one and did with a triple double Nets beat 673 00:37:01,920 --> 00:37:05,759 Speaker 1: the Knicks for the eighth consecutive time. That's courtesy of 674 00:37:05,920 --> 00:37:10,160 Speaker 1: wfa N, the Nets Radio Network. Play of the Day 675 00:37:10,480 --> 00:37:13,560 Speaker 1: brought to you by Stifle. We all have different ideas 676 00:37:13,600 --> 00:37:16,480 Speaker 1: about success. We achieve it at different times in different ways. 677 00:37:16,840 --> 00:37:19,239 Speaker 1: As we strive to reach our financial goals, we can't 678 00:37:19,239 --> 00:37:21,920 Speaker 1: afford to make mistakes or go it alone. Invest in 679 00:37:22,000 --> 00:37:26,320 Speaker 1: your success. Invest with a Stifle financial advisor Stifle Nicholas 680 00:37:26,400 --> 00:37:31,239 Speaker 1: and Company Incorporator member SYPC at n y sc SO. 681 00:37:31,440 --> 00:37:35,680 Speaker 1: The Commanders had a statement yesterday that read less than 682 00:37:35,760 --> 00:37:38,120 Speaker 1: three months ago, a twenty three year old player on 683 00:37:38,160 --> 00:37:41,799 Speaker 1: our team was shot multiple times in broad daylight. Despite 684 00:37:41,880 --> 00:37:46,120 Speaker 1: the out of control violent crime in DC. Today, the 685 00:37:46,239 --> 00:37:50,040 Speaker 1: Washington Commanders learned for the first time on Twitter that 686 00:37:50,200 --> 00:37:53,360 Speaker 1: the DC Attorney General will be holding a press conference 687 00:37:53,440 --> 00:37:57,200 Speaker 1: to make a major announcement related to the organization. The 688 00:37:57,320 --> 00:38:01,279 Speaker 1: Commanders have fully cooperated with the Attorney General's investigation for 689 00:38:01,400 --> 00:38:05,000 Speaker 1: nearly a year. As recently as Monday, a lawyer for 690 00:38:05,040 --> 00:38:07,200 Speaker 1: the team met with the Attorney General, who did not 691 00:38:07,400 --> 00:38:10,200 Speaker 1: suggest at the time he intended to take any action, 692 00:38:10,360 --> 00:38:15,560 Speaker 1: and in fact revealed fundamental misunderstandings of the underlying facts. 693 00:38:17,719 --> 00:38:24,960 Speaker 1: It feels like the commanders are using Brian Robinson getting 694 00:38:25,040 --> 00:38:28,400 Speaker 1: shot to deflect here. Is there something else going on 695 00:38:28,520 --> 00:38:30,880 Speaker 1: with the Attorney General that has nothing to do with 696 00:38:31,000 --> 00:38:37,560 Speaker 1: Brian Robinson's situation? Brian Robinson's agent tweeted up until an 697 00:38:37,560 --> 00:38:41,759 Speaker 1: hour ago, the commanders handled the Brian Robinson situation with 698 00:38:41,920 --> 00:38:45,920 Speaker 1: so much care, sincerity, and class. I was so grateful 699 00:38:46,040 --> 00:38:48,680 Speaker 1: for all of it. Although I know that there are 700 00:38:48,800 --> 00:38:52,360 Speaker 1: some great humans in that building, whoever is hiding behind 701 00:38:52,520 --> 00:38:58,520 Speaker 1: this statement is not one of them. That's fun. Yeah, 702 00:39:01,120 --> 00:39:03,600 Speaker 1: the Attorney General and I don't know what the major 703 00:39:03,719 --> 00:39:06,560 Speaker 1: news is going to be, but I felt like the 704 00:39:06,600 --> 00:39:09,200 Speaker 1: commanders are saying, Hey, you got all this violent crime 705 00:39:09,280 --> 00:39:12,520 Speaker 1: going on in DC, and then you know you're going 706 00:39:12,560 --> 00:39:17,680 Speaker 1: to focus on Brian Robinson. Yeah, I'm Polly. I'm telling you. 707 00:39:17,880 --> 00:39:20,800 Speaker 1: It's baffling how this franchise can keep doing it. It's not. 708 00:39:20,920 --> 00:39:22,680 Speaker 1: It can't just be the owner, because my guess is 709 00:39:22,880 --> 00:39:25,200 Speaker 1: the owner. Daniel Snyder didn't type out that statement. I 710 00:39:25,280 --> 00:39:27,280 Speaker 1: could be wrong. He could have dictated it to someone, 711 00:39:27,760 --> 00:39:30,200 Speaker 1: but to for some pr person or some executive to 712 00:39:30,360 --> 00:39:32,560 Speaker 1: let that go out and not go, hey, you know 713 00:39:32,640 --> 00:39:35,279 Speaker 1: what we're we're we're using our the carjacking of our 714 00:39:35,480 --> 00:39:39,160 Speaker 1: running back almost died to deflect from our own possible crimes. 715 00:39:40,600 --> 00:39:42,360 Speaker 1: You do pr for a living, you'd be better than that. 716 00:39:42,680 --> 00:39:44,560 Speaker 1: That's a that's the worst thing they could have done yesterday. 717 00:39:44,760 --> 00:39:47,480 Speaker 1: What time is the Attorney General holding a prince conference? 718 00:39:47,560 --> 00:39:50,160 Speaker 1: Do we know yet? Todd? I see one o'clock eastern 719 00:39:50,520 --> 00:39:57,680 Speaker 1: h Deflect, deflect, deflect, take a vacation in the south 720 00:39:57,760 --> 00:40:01,560 Speaker 1: of France. Hey, look at the minorities we hired for 721 00:40:01,680 --> 00:40:04,080 Speaker 1: our front office, so you know, and you should judge 722 00:40:04,120 --> 00:40:08,719 Speaker 1: us now moving forward, Hey, we got a crappy stadium here. Hey, 723 00:40:08,800 --> 00:40:13,479 Speaker 1: we're gonna change our name a couple of times. Other 724 00:40:13,600 --> 00:40:17,680 Speaker 1: than that, done a great job there, Daniel Snyder did 725 00:40:17,760 --> 00:40:20,680 Speaker 1: he bring in Carson Wentz just so people would talk 726 00:40:20,680 --> 00:40:25,040 Speaker 1: about Carson Wentz as opposed to the Washington commanders, as 727 00:40:25,239 --> 00:40:30,480 Speaker 1: has been speculated here. He may have information on some 728 00:40:30,600 --> 00:40:32,520 Speaker 1: of the other owner. I mean, there's there's a whole 729 00:40:32,560 --> 00:40:37,280 Speaker 1: lot going on at some point. As a fellow owner, 730 00:40:37,400 --> 00:40:39,880 Speaker 1: do you want to be part of a group? Now? 731 00:40:39,920 --> 00:40:41,640 Speaker 1: Of course you want to be part of it because 732 00:40:41,920 --> 00:40:44,320 Speaker 1: you know how lucrative it is and prestigious, But do 733 00:40:44,400 --> 00:40:46,560 Speaker 1: you want to be part of a group that includes him? 734 00:40:48,160 --> 00:40:50,520 Speaker 1: But the question is what's he have on some of 735 00:40:50,560 --> 00:40:55,240 Speaker 1: these other owners? Yamar, that TV show about NFL owners, 736 00:40:55,920 --> 00:40:58,160 Speaker 1: somebody's got to do it. Yeah, they'd never let it happen. 737 00:40:58,880 --> 00:41:01,600 Speaker 1: Never let it happen on any station, on any streaming 738 00:41:01,640 --> 00:41:04,400 Speaker 1: service or anything. The NFL has a real stringhold on everyone, 739 00:41:04,440 --> 00:41:06,680 Speaker 1: don't they. The NFL would not You would never be 740 00:41:06,760 --> 00:41:09,880 Speaker 1: a partner with the NFL, that's for sure. Rob and 741 00:41:10,040 --> 00:41:13,680 Speaker 1: Key West Y, Rob, what's on your mind today? Hey? Dan? 742 00:41:14,480 --> 00:41:20,640 Speaker 1: Quick pull up question? Better better laugh? Seaton or Fred Hickman? 743 00:41:22,000 --> 00:41:28,399 Speaker 1: Um I take the yell on that one today. Yeah. 744 00:41:29,120 --> 00:41:32,920 Speaker 1: I mean Freddie just had a smile on his face constantly. Uh, 745 00:41:33,120 --> 00:41:35,480 Speaker 1: Seton's got a great laugh. He was. He was a 746 00:41:35,560 --> 00:41:37,160 Speaker 1: really nice guy. I worked with him a little bit 747 00:41:37,239 --> 00:41:39,279 Speaker 1: when I first got to ESPN, and he was a 748 00:41:39,480 --> 00:41:41,320 Speaker 1: very nice guy. He couldn't have been nicer to me. 749 00:41:42,000 --> 00:41:44,880 Speaker 1: Nobody had a bad thing to say about fred great guy. Yes, 750 00:41:45,480 --> 00:41:49,360 Speaker 1: and he was very talented. And he always Freddie always 751 00:41:49,400 --> 00:41:53,279 Speaker 1: seemed so young and uh, but he just had that 752 00:41:53,440 --> 00:41:57,160 Speaker 1: look about him and he had charisma man and and 753 00:41:57,520 --> 00:42:01,640 Speaker 1: and an ability to entertain. It's hard to describe it. 754 00:42:02,120 --> 00:42:04,719 Speaker 1: You just watched it. And I was very envious of 755 00:42:05,400 --> 00:42:08,759 Speaker 1: Nick Charles and Fred Hickman because we were proud of 756 00:42:08,920 --> 00:42:12,680 Speaker 1: CNN Sports Tonight, we thought, and you know, in large 757 00:42:12,800 --> 00:42:15,759 Speaker 1: part it helped me get a job at ESPN because 758 00:42:15,840 --> 00:42:18,239 Speaker 1: my boss said, I want to do what you guys 759 00:42:18,280 --> 00:42:21,520 Speaker 1: did on CNN Sports Tonight and bring it to ESPN. 760 00:42:22,440 --> 00:42:25,520 Speaker 1: And I was hired in large part because of that. 761 00:42:26,239 --> 00:42:29,279 Speaker 1: But that's you know, Nick and Fred did a wonderful job. 762 00:42:29,360 --> 00:42:32,080 Speaker 1: It's so much talent. Hannah Storm was there, Dan Hicks 763 00:42:32,239 --> 00:42:35,840 Speaker 1: was there, Gary Miller was there? Been a lot of 764 00:42:35,960 --> 00:42:39,479 Speaker 1: talented people came through CNN Sports Yampo. Yeah, and those guys, 765 00:42:39,520 --> 00:42:41,960 Speaker 1: like you said, we're both really smooth. Usually have one 766 00:42:42,000 --> 00:42:44,600 Speaker 1: person who's smooth and one's the alternate. But they were 767 00:42:44,680 --> 00:42:47,600 Speaker 1: just buttery smooth. YEP. One hour in the books, two 768 00:42:47,680 --> 00:42:49,799 Speaker 1: more to go. We'll get to more phone calls coming up, 769 00:42:49,880 --> 00:42:54,080 Speaker 1: Saidle on our poll question as well. Fritzie Seaton, mar 770 00:42:54,440 --> 00:42:56,359 Speaker 1: Paul yours truly, Dan Patrick Shaw