WEBVTT - Hour 1 - What Are the Bears Doing?, Chris Mannix

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<v Speaker 1>You are listening to the Dan Patrick Show on Fox

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<v Speaker 1>Sports Radio. Welcome to the program. It's hour one on

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<v Speaker 1>this Wednesday.

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<v Speaker 2>Morale is high because Chris Mannox is going to join

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<v Speaker 2>us at about twenty minutes from now. We're always in

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<v Speaker 2>a better mood when Mannix joins us, we'll talk to

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<v Speaker 2>some basketball. Should we be allowed to critique Ronnie James?

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<v Speaker 2>Lebron says, lay off here, So we'll talk to Mannix.

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<v Speaker 2>He'll join us in a little bit. Daniel Jeremiah NFL Network,

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<v Speaker 2>he's at the combine and I want to ask him

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<v Speaker 2>about the possibility of the NFL changing its kickoff yet again.

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<v Speaker 2>How many kickoffs do you think we're returned in the

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<v Speaker 2>Super Bowl?

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<v Speaker 3>Super Bowl fifty eight? How many?

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<v Speaker 2>If you said zero, I think you'd be correct. I

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<v Speaker 2>think there were thirteen kickoffs and none were returned.

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<v Speaker 3>It's all part of the chess, man, is that what

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<v Speaker 3>it is?

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<v Speaker 2>I just love the chess match, so the most exciting

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<v Speaker 2>play in the biggest game of the year, and no

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<v Speaker 2>kickoffs returned there.

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<v Speaker 3>But there is help on the way.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll have that for you coming up eight seven to

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<v Speaker 2>so a couple of items here when you got some

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<v Speaker 2>football news. Sean Payton talking about Russell Wilson certainly sounds

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<v Speaker 2>like to me that they're moving on from Russell Wilson. Also,

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<v Speaker 2>Mel Kiper had his mock draft, his latest mock draft,

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<v Speaker 2>and it feels like every mock draft that I've seen

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<v Speaker 2>has the Broncos taking JJ McCarthy from Michigan. That would

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<v Speaker 2>mean Russell Wilson on the outside looking in. And Sean

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<v Speaker 2>Payton has not made any secret of the fact that

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<v Speaker 2>they are at least exploring that possibility. And then there's

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<v Speaker 2>going to be a deadline if they do keep Russ

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<v Speaker 2>on the roster. What it's going to cost them they

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<v Speaker 2>might have to take a thirty seven million dollar cap

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<v Speaker 2>hit and move on from Russell Wilson, and then maybe

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<v Speaker 2>somebody else like the Steelers, would pick him up. Some

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<v Speaker 2>have suggested maybe he goes to the Jets and sits

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<v Speaker 2>for a year behind Aaron Rodgers. Well, there's no guarantee

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<v Speaker 2>that Aaron Rodgers is only going to play one more year,

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<v Speaker 2>but that was suggested. So there's a lot of drama

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<v Speaker 2>going on. And then you have the Chicago Bears. The

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<v Speaker 2>Chicago Bears are on the clock. The Bears aren't interesting.

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<v Speaker 2>The situation is interesting. Are they going to take Caleb Williams?

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<v Speaker 2>Are they going to stay with Justin Fields. We'll explore

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<v Speaker 2>that coming up, because it feels like they're a little

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<v Speaker 2>more attached to Ryan Poles' words. He's the GM of

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<v Speaker 2>the Bears. He didn't draft Justin Fields, and he spoke

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<v Speaker 2>yesterday and he had this to say about his quarterback.

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<v Speaker 4>We're open minded as we walk into the combine. If

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<v Speaker 4>it hits me that there's something you know worth capitalizing

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<v Speaker 4>on or jumping on, that's what we'll do. If something

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<v Speaker 4>doesn't feel right and we need to gather more information,

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<v Speaker 4>then we'll wait. But again, I'm always gonna have in

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<v Speaker 4>my mind to make sure we do right by Justin.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, you're gonna do right by Justin. No, you do

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<v Speaker 2>right by the organization. That's what you This isn't one

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<v Speaker 2>of those man, this isn't good for the organization. But

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<v Speaker 2>we want to be good to Justin Fields. It's a business.

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<v Speaker 2>He understands that. Are you going to stay with him?

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<v Speaker 2>Then you have to pay him or you start over

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<v Speaker 2>and you take Caleb Williams. So there is intrigue here

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<v Speaker 2>of what it does to the rest of the draft.

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<v Speaker 2>So you might say, well, I don't care what the

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<v Speaker 2>Bears do. Well, you might because it might affect who's

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<v Speaker 2>going to be available or not be available, just like

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<v Speaker 2>last year. You might not have cared. But then all

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<v Speaker 2>of a sudden, Carolina is going to go up and

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<v Speaker 2>get that, and then c J. Stroud goes to Houston,

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<v Speaker 2>they go to the playoffs. So there's a lot more

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<v Speaker 2>attached to this, and we'll discuss that. If you're the Bears,

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<v Speaker 2>what are you doing. I know you want to give

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<v Speaker 2>the impression that hey, we're open for business, but we

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<v Speaker 2>want to do right by Justin Fields. But we may

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<v Speaker 2>take Caleb Williams, we may take somebody else. This is

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<v Speaker 2>what it comes down to for me. Does Caleb Williams

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<v Speaker 2>want to play for the Bears? If he's drafted now,

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<v Speaker 2>he's from Washington d C. They have the number two

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<v Speaker 2>pick in the draft. I would have to at least

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<v Speaker 2>factor that in if I'm the Bears. Well, if you

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<v Speaker 2>haven't met with him, he's not going to be at

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<v Speaker 2>the combine to work out. Is he going to sit

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<v Speaker 2>down with you? Is he going to tell you, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>don't take me, I want to go to Washington. He

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<v Speaker 2>hasn't said this publicly. Do you want to ask that

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<v Speaker 2>question to Caleb Williams?

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<v Speaker 3>Now?

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<v Speaker 2>I would he comes in and I would say, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>I'd bring in a jersey. I'd bring in his you know,

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<v Speaker 2>number thirteen jersey and say we're ready for you. Like

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<v Speaker 2>find out you're already gonna move on from Justin Fields.

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<v Speaker 2>It certainly feels that way that do you want to

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<v Speaker 2>keep a guy you didn't draft and hasn't proven to

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<v Speaker 2>be a franchise quarterback? I would rather make the mistake,

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<v Speaker 2>if you want to call it that, that I take

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<v Speaker 2>Caleb Williams and maybe he's not as great as I

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<v Speaker 2>think he's going to be. Then Justin Fields goes to

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<v Speaker 2>Atlanta and becomes an all pro. Caleb Williams, I feel

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<v Speaker 2>a lot more confident with him coming in in his

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<v Speaker 2>rookie deal than I do Justin Fields. And I got

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<v Speaker 2>to pay him twenty five million, then I'm gonna have

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<v Speaker 2>to pay him forty five million dollars. So you got

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<v Speaker 2>to factor that in. How much do you really love

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<v Speaker 2>Justin Fields? And if you're the Bears, why wouldn't you

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<v Speaker 2>just say we plan on having Justin Fields as our

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<v Speaker 2>quarterback as of right now? Okay, so that means everybody

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<v Speaker 2>who wants to go up and get the number one pick,

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<v Speaker 2>now you're open for business. Now you can take in

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<v Speaker 2>all these trade offers. Or if you say, hey, we're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna move on from Justin Field, Hey we're gonna take

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<v Speaker 2>a quarterback, We're going to start over, then the bargaining

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<v Speaker 2>begins for I don't know if there's any secrets here.

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<v Speaker 3>I think it's basically, do you want Justin Fields all right?

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<v Speaker 3>What are you going to give us?

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<v Speaker 2>Or you want to give us some outlandish package for

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<v Speaker 2>the number one overall pick. Okay, let's say the Raiders

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<v Speaker 2>go crazy and go we're going up to get Caleb Williams. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>then we move down and then maybe we even trade again.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe you keep Justin Fields for another year, pay him

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<v Speaker 2>twenty five million. But if I'm the Bears, you either

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<v Speaker 2>have to make that decision. It's Caleb Williams. We're not

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<v Speaker 2>passing on a quarterback again, and we did last year.

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<v Speaker 2>We're not going to do that this year. Or if

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<v Speaker 2>you feel like Justin Fields is your guy, then everybody knows.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's put together trade proposal for the number one overall.

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<v Speaker 2>But where he's talking about, we have to do right

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<v Speaker 2>by Justin Fields.

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<v Speaker 3>Now you don't.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, hey, we want to make sure that he finds

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<v Speaker 2>a home here. Hey we're gonna pay his moving call.

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<v Speaker 2>They don't care, and you shouldn't care. It's business. He

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<v Speaker 2>gave you three years. He didn't impress you enough that

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<v Speaker 2>you're going to keep him. He's not a franchise quarterback

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<v Speaker 2>in Chicago. Then he goes someplace else and then all

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<v Speaker 2>of a sudden, you're on the clock and you take

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<v Speaker 2>Caleb Williams or you at least entertain offers here.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, pul Ryan Poles, the Gym of the Bears did

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<v Speaker 5>a lot of interviews in Chicago yesterday, and a lot

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<v Speaker 5>of the speculation change from is that cayleb Williams or

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<v Speaker 5>Justin Fields? Who could it be other because he's so noncommittal.

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<v Speaker 5>Could the Bears trade down a couple times and go

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<v Speaker 5>on to completely different direction where it's more about stockpiling

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<v Speaker 5>draft picks and taking a different quarterback or signing a

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<v Speaker 5>different quarterback. Okay, that was just very I wonder if

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<v Speaker 5>others in play. Okay, Seaton brought this earlier this morning.

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<v Speaker 5>It feels like the Bears. It's a paralysis by analysis.

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<v Speaker 5>When you go to a restaurant where you can.

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<v Speaker 2>Get a steak or a burger or ribs, or you

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<v Speaker 2>could get pancakes at any hour of the day, and

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<v Speaker 2>then you can't decide. You look at one of those

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<v Speaker 2>menus and you go, I don't know. The Bears, it

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<v Speaker 2>feels like they could be approaching that territory. They got

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<v Speaker 2>the menu. There's so many things on the menu, and

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<v Speaker 2>then do you screw it up? How do you screw

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<v Speaker 2>it up? Can you screw this up?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 6>See, because I wonder too how much the Bears are

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<v Speaker 6>looking at, well, maybe we trade the pick, maybe we

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<v Speaker 6>look at what quarterbacks are going to be available free

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<v Speaker 6>agents wise, or is there a trade there about maybe

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<v Speaker 6>there's maybe we don't draft a quarterback and instead we

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<v Speaker 6>get a bargain on Russell Wilson or something.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, yeah, Or if they like all three of the

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<v Speaker 5>top three quarterbacks equally or similar.

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<v Speaker 6>It's never it's taking none of them. I wouldn't get

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<v Speaker 6>any of them. That if they're like, I don't know,

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<v Speaker 6>they're all kind of the same, I wouldn't take any

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<v Speaker 6>of them.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, golly, but it's the Bears, So everything's on the menu.

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<v Speaker 5>They don't know their quarterback, they don't know where they're

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<v Speaker 5>playing in a couple of years.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes. Other than that, congratulations, Just keep hitting the reset

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<v Speaker 2>button though. Yeah, we're going to keep passing on quarterbacks here.

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<v Speaker 5>That's the only passing they do.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, nobody passes the way we do when it comes

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<v Speaker 2>to quarterbacks. All righty, poll question today is going to

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<v Speaker 2>be once see.

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<v Speaker 6>Most likely to be on a new team next season,

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<v Speaker 6>justin fields, Russell Wilson, Kirk Cousins. Oh, that's a same yeah, boom,

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<v Speaker 6>throw it right in your face, right at you. So

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<v Speaker 6>it could be all three, but you're saying most likely,

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<v Speaker 6>most likely to be honest.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, I've said all along that Kirk d Cousins and

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<v Speaker 2>the Vikings are together forever. I don't think Sean Payton

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<v Speaker 2>wants Russell Wilson Junior the third You don't, No, I

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<v Speaker 2>don't really what gives you that impression? I'm I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 2>go out on a limb and say, here is a

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<v Speaker 2>Sean Payton talking to reporters.

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<v Speaker 7>I saw this like humorous meme the other day where

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<v Speaker 7>there was a Bronco fan with a shirt on and

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<v Speaker 7>there was like eight quarterbacks names across through it, you know,

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<v Speaker 7>and he's drinking the quarterback kool aid.

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<v Speaker 3>And our job is to make sure.

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<v Speaker 7>That this next one, you know, doesn't have a line

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<v Speaker 7>through it.

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<v Speaker 3>The next one. Not not the current one they have,

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<v Speaker 3>it's the next one.

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<v Speaker 5>Yes, he didn't accidentally say next one, meaning the next

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<v Speaker 5>quarterback like the one after Russell? Did he mean that

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<v Speaker 5>or misspeak?

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<v Speaker 8>Well?

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<v Speaker 5>Did he mean the next one like the next one

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<v Speaker 5>on the shirt?

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<v Speaker 3>I took it as the next quarterback? We get, so

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<v Speaker 3>did I.

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<v Speaker 5>But that seems very committal to a direction for a franchise.

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<v Speaker 5>Not even that's not even like cryptic, as they say.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think there's any secret of the fact that

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<v Speaker 2>Sean Payton and Russell Wilson are not on the same

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<v Speaker 2>page and probably not on the same sideline.

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<v Speaker 3>I just don't see it, you know.

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<v Speaker 2>And even when you know Russ and Sean are on

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<v Speaker 2>the sidelines and Shawn's right in his face there, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>Russ doesn't change his temperament there. But I mean he's

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<v Speaker 2>thirty five. Where did the magic go?

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<v Speaker 3>His man?

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<v Speaker 2>Did he have it in Seattle? And all of a

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<v Speaker 2>sudden he got to Denver and he just didn't have

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<v Speaker 2>that mojo? And now if you're Pittsburgh, do you say

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<v Speaker 2>that's the guy?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, Pauline.

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<v Speaker 5>In twenty twenty two, Russell had fifteen starts and the

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<v Speaker 5>Broncos were four and eleven, and he was bad sixteen touchdowns,

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<v Speaker 5>eleven picks, and everyone jumped off the bandwagon. Last year

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<v Speaker 5>the Broncos were seven and eight, non threatening, but seven

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<v Speaker 5>and eight he was a sixty six percent passer with

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<v Speaker 5>twenty eight touchdowns and eight picks. In theory, you would

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<v Speaker 5>love aquarterback to throw us twenty eight touchdowns at eight picks,

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<v Speaker 5>but it didn't feel great at all.

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<v Speaker 3>Wait, they only played fifteen games. He played fifteen games

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<v Speaker 3>Russ played fifteen, Yes, oh, oh okay.

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<v Speaker 5>If Russ was seven and eight, twenty six touchdowns, eight picks,

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<v Speaker 5>But it felt I don't.

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<v Speaker 2>Think that there's numbers, yes, and there's numbers like numbers

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<v Speaker 2>don't lie when you go, oh okay, fourth quarter, comeback,

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<v Speaker 2>all of those things you could put up. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>Ryan Tannehill had a career of Hey, those aren't bad numbers. There,

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<v Speaker 2>even Kirk Cousins where you go, those aren't bad numbers.

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<v Speaker 5>Three years ago in Indianapolis, Carson wentz through twenty seven

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<v Speaker 5>touchdowns and seven picks.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and you probably don't remember any of them. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>it feels like it feels like they're going to move

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<v Speaker 2>on from Russ. Feels like the Vikings are to keep

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<v Speaker 2>Kirk Cousins. And I just get the feeling if that

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<v Speaker 2>GM didn't draft Justin Fields, you're not fully committed to him,

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<v Speaker 2>because you'd already say, look, we're keeping him. Now come

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<v Speaker 2>up and give us a trade proposal, because they did

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<v Speaker 2>that year. We see how that worked out. Yeah, Martin,

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<v Speaker 2>if you're the Falcons, do you try to go after

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<v Speaker 2>Justin Fields or Russell Wilson.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh, Justin Fields? Yes, I mean I want to see

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<v Speaker 3>what I have with a young group there, and let's

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<v Speaker 3>go out and have fun. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Why, well, he's from there, and I think putting him

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<v Speaker 2>on turf inside. He's got some weapons there and maybe

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<v Speaker 2>they maybe they accept who he is. The Bears wanted

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<v Speaker 2>him to throw from the pocket. The GM even says, well,

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<v Speaker 2>he's got to improve from the pocket.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay.

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<v Speaker 2>I think if I'm Atlanta, I just go, hey, guys,

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<v Speaker 2>let's be like the Ravens. Let's have some fun here.

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<v Speaker 2>Put some pressure on the defense there. Doesn't mean it's

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<v Speaker 2>going to be successful, but I think it would be fun.

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<v Speaker 2>It's like Kyler Murray. You know, Arizona, you're in with

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<v Speaker 2>Kyler Murray. That's a different kind of offense than you

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<v Speaker 2>know most teams have, so utilize his talents. I would

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<v Speaker 2>try to use. I would say to justin Fields, do

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<v Speaker 2>your best to stay healthy the entire season. Good luck,

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<v Speaker 2>good luck. But our approach is going to be to

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<v Speaker 2>have you be the dual threat that Lamar Jackson is,

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<v Speaker 2>and you're going to run the ball. We're going to

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<v Speaker 2>put pressure on the defense. You got Bijeon, you got Pits,

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<v Speaker 2>you got London. We have some weapons here now, we

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<v Speaker 2>need to utilize those weapons. Let's go out and have

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<v Speaker 2>some fun. Yeah, point, I.

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<v Speaker 5>Think you're absolutely right. It's like when they told Cam

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<v Speaker 5>Newton to stay in the pocket after his MVP year

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<v Speaker 5>and he's like, I'm not running anymore, or Michael Vick,

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<v Speaker 5>let's stop the running justin fields and bijon. You want

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<v Speaker 5>like eleven hundred yards out of one and fifteen hundred

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<v Speaker 5>out of the other.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, yeah, see.

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<v Speaker 6>But there's only been something like thirty four quarterbacks who

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<v Speaker 6>have won the Super Bowl in the history of the game. Okay,

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<v Speaker 6>and Russell Wilson is one of them, and he's also

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<v Speaker 6>gotten you there again a second time. I think people

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<v Speaker 6>undervalue how difficult it is to just get there, let

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<v Speaker 6>alone win one. And then, in the face of the

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<v Speaker 6>promise of a kid who has three seasons to prove

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<v Speaker 6>that he could do it, so far hasn't shown it,

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<v Speaker 6>but I don't Maybe if we gets exactly the right

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<v Speaker 6>temperature inside the dome, maybe he can. People grossly undervalue

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<v Speaker 6>just getting to the super Bowl.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I'm not even talking about getting to the super

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<v Speaker 2>Bowl in Atlanta. I'm talking about getting to the playoffs.

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<v Speaker 2>So I'm talking about being relevant. Russ is thirty five?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 2>Do I want to have a thirty five thirty six

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<v Speaker 2>year old quarterback with that young group. I would roll

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<v Speaker 2>the dice and say, we're gonna, we're gonna, We're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>try this. Plus you know I can get Justin Fields.

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<v Speaker 2>What am I gonna have to pay for us? Is

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<v Speaker 2>Russ gonna come in and go I'm gonna pay for

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<v Speaker 2>play for one dollar? You know, Hey, I want to

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<v Speaker 2>prove that the Denver made a mistake there. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>they're both gonna cost you, but Justin Fields, I think

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<v Speaker 2>coming in proving something young and a good group there,

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<v Speaker 2>that would be fun. I mean that that's just my

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<v Speaker 2>feeling on it.

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<v Speaker 3>Have some fun.

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<v Speaker 6>How did Russell turn get thirty five already? I don't

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<v Speaker 6>know the hell how did that happen? You know, his

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<v Speaker 6>spiritual advisor passed away. That was a couple of years ago.

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<v Speaker 6>And maybe yes, and we had him on the show.

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<v Speaker 2>Nice guy, and that might have had Russ doesn't seem

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<v Speaker 2>Russ gives you the impression that he's really confident, but

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think he's been confident there. And now you

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<v Speaker 2>have a coach that you know has yelled at you

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<v Speaker 2>on the sidelines and has talked about, hey, we're exploring

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<v Speaker 2>the possibility here. That's a you know, he was going

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<v Speaker 2>to the Hall of Fame. Now all of a sudden,

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<v Speaker 2>is he going to be a backup? Is he going

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<v Speaker 2>to be taking the minimum veterans minimum to play court?

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<v Speaker 2>Like it's wild to fall from grace there, but feels

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<v Speaker 2>like Denver's moving on because Sean Payton is going to

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<v Speaker 2>won his next Drew Brees and he realizes it's not

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<v Speaker 2>Russell Wilson Junior the third yeah point.

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<v Speaker 5>Unless Russ can somehow pull off the Kurt Warner come

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<v Speaker 5>from nowhere back half of the career. Even though Kurt

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<v Speaker 5>Warner didn't complete the deal with Arizona, getting Arizona the

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<v Speaker 5>super Bowl was like winning a super Bowl.

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<v Speaker 2>He made it to the Hall of Fame because he

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<v Speaker 2>got Arizona to the super Bowl in my opinion correct.

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<v Speaker 2>And he even said, what do you think I have

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<v Speaker 2>to do? And I said, if you get Arizona to

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<v Speaker 2>the super Bowl, you'll make the Hall of Fame. And

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<v Speaker 2>I'm thinking in getting Arizona to the super Bowl. And

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<v Speaker 2>then he did, yes, Mark and performed great in the

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<v Speaker 2>Super Bowl. If it didn't take an amazing pass from

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<v Speaker 2>Ben Roethlisberger. He wins a Super Bowl with the Rams,

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<v Speaker 2>who were always the sorry as Rams, and then the Cardinals.

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<v Speaker 2>Right well, Also I found the meme. Okay, so it's

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<v Speaker 2>a guy drinking a beer with names crossed out. Simeon Osweiler,

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<v Speaker 2>keenan Keenum, Allen, Locke, Bridgewater, Russell Wilson all cross cross downrrect.

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<v Speaker 2>So he's saying the next one, Russ has already crossed it.

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<v Speaker 2>He is already crossed that. Yes he is sorry, Yes

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<v Speaker 2>he is.

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<v Speaker 5>Hackton Lenz never forget.

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<v Speaker 3>And Russ has his house for sale in Denver hell pricey,

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<v Speaker 3>Yes it is pricey. Yes, I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if JJ McCarthy from Michigan will be

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<v Speaker 2>able to afford that if he goes yes time.

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<v Speaker 8>I'm not a Russell.

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<v Speaker 9>Wilson apologist, but I watched enough games to know that

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<v Speaker 9>there was improvement from this past year to the year before.

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<v Speaker 9>And you could blame it on Hacket or whatever. But

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<v Speaker 9>when they let him roll out and have the option

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<v Speaker 9>to buy some time to get these young receivers open,

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<v Speaker 9>they're far better in their offense. When he's allowed to run,

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<v Speaker 9>I know he's not there. He's thirty five and he

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<v Speaker 9>can't run the way he is.

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<v Speaker 3>Do you think Sean Payton would understand that? I mean

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<v Speaker 3>you did, Yeah, but you have.

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<v Speaker 9>I watched every game and when he sits in the pocket,

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<v Speaker 9>he just gets sacked over and over again.

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<v Speaker 8>When something positive happens, it's.

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<v Speaker 3>Because I watched on record.

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<v Speaker 2>You're going to make the decision Broncos keep Russell Wilson

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<v Speaker 2>or do they move on and draft a quarterback time.

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<v Speaker 8>I think they move on, but I wouldn't have a problem.

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<v Speaker 2>No, no, I want you to know we've made the decision.

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<v Speaker 2>You can't do both. I'm saying what I would do

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<v Speaker 2>with the Broncos, will do what the what you would.

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<v Speaker 3>Do if you're running the Broncos.

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<v Speaker 9>Ultimately, with all these young quarterback options. I'm gonna preface

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<v Speaker 9>it by saying, yeah, I guess they got.

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<v Speaker 2>To move on.

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<v Speaker 9>It's not what they signed up for, not at that salary.

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<v Speaker 9>And if they couldn't, Okay, now it's your choice, my choice.

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<v Speaker 9>I would give Russell Wilson one more shot. Okay, I

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<v Speaker 9>think the Broncos will move on, but I would I

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<v Speaker 9>wouldn't be totally I wouldn't be heartbroken if they ran it.

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<v Speaker 9>Back with him and mixed up the offense a little

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<v Speaker 9>more to have him run some more. But I could

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<v Speaker 9>see the Broncos and after those arguments on the sideline,

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<v Speaker 9>it's going to be very hard to believe that they're

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<v Speaker 9>going to stay with Wilson.

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<v Speaker 3>That clears that up. How about we take a break here.

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<v Speaker 3>Chris Mannick's going to join us. Coming up.

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<v Speaker 2>Should we be able to analyze Bronnie James as a

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<v Speaker 2>future NBA player? Lebron says, back off, let him just

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<v Speaker 2>be a kid. We'll talk to Mannix about that back

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<v Speaker 2>Age seven to seven to three DP show. We'll get

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<v Speaker 2>to your phone calls coming up. I think we settle

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<v Speaker 2>on a poll question which quarterback is more likely to

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<v Speaker 2>be with a new team, Russell Wilson, Kirk d Cousins

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<v Speaker 2>or Justin Fields.

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<v Speaker 3>That's what we're going with. First hour, Seaton correct Monday. Okay,

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<v Speaker 3>any updates early returns yet on this poll question.

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<v Speaker 6>I think that this is a little recency bias, not really,

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<v Speaker 6>but right now fifty six percent of the audience have

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<v Speaker 6>Russell Wilson, Kirk Cousins staying right where he is.

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<v Speaker 3>Though, yeah, I believe so.

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<v Speaker 2>I think the Vikings are going to say, hey, we

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<v Speaker 2>want you back, here's your deal, and that Kirk, who's

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<v Speaker 2>made a lot of money in his career, will say

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<v Speaker 2>all right, I'll stay here.

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<v Speaker 5>Yet, Plus, you know Kirk, he doesn't want to pull

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<v Speaker 5>his kids out of school.

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<v Speaker 3>Now, you know, and can't do that. You can't do that.

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<v Speaker 2>Chris mannix Sports Illustrated. They're a senior NBA writer back

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<v Speaker 2>on the program. Always great to see Chris. Let me

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<v Speaker 2>start with the All Star Game? Is there any fallout

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<v Speaker 2>from how bad that basketball was?

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<v Speaker 5>That?

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<v Speaker 2>Is there anything you could do, or the commissioner or

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<v Speaker 2>the players Association are going to say, you know what,

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<v Speaker 2>let's make this something a little bit more appealing.

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<v Speaker 8>I think there will be attempts DAN next season to

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<v Speaker 8>modify the game once again. I think something that's on

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<v Speaker 8>the table right now now is a USA versus the

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<v Speaker 8>World type of game, which would be kind of the

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<v Speaker 8>latest incarnation of what this game has been. I think

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<v Speaker 8>there's been and there will continue to be conversations about

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<v Speaker 8>upping the financial incentive to winners of this game. We

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<v Speaker 8>saw that work to some effect with making the ND

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<v Speaker 8>season tournaments a little bit more competitive, and the NBA

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<v Speaker 8>is going to try that. But when I think of

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<v Speaker 8>the All Star Game, DAN, I'm reminded of something that

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<v Speaker 8>the great Larry Merchant, who covered boxing so many years

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<v Speaker 8>for HBO, once set about boxing, and that's you can't

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<v Speaker 8>save it and you can't kill it. And that's kind

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<v Speaker 8>of how I feel about the All Star Game. I

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<v Speaker 8>don't think it's going to get appreciably better because today's

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<v Speaker 8>NBA players simply don't care about it, and it's never

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<v Speaker 8>going to go away because regardless of what people like

0:22:54.960 --> 0:22:57.040
<v Speaker 8>you and me think about it, it's still going to

0:22:57.160 --> 0:23:01.120
<v Speaker 8>draw up between five and seven million viewers every single year,

0:23:01.600 --> 0:23:05.520
<v Speaker 8>which would be the equivalent of the highest rated regular

0:23:05.600 --> 0:23:07.440
<v Speaker 8>season game that the NBA has.

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<v Speaker 2>I suggested yesterday, just off hand, how about the first

0:23:11.200 --> 0:23:15.040
<v Speaker 2>team to two hundred, so there is some kind of

0:23:15.720 --> 0:23:19.560
<v Speaker 2>incentive or that, you know, you get to two hundred,

0:23:19.600 --> 0:23:20.200
<v Speaker 2>you win the game.

0:23:22.040 --> 0:23:25.200
<v Speaker 8>Yeah, I mean that's not I mean, that's it's kind

0:23:25.240 --> 0:23:27.520
<v Speaker 8>of similar to what they did with the elam ending

0:23:27.600 --> 0:23:30.000
<v Speaker 8>right where they you know, put a score up there

0:23:30.119 --> 0:23:33.800
<v Speaker 8>and said, whoever gets that score first wins, which is

0:23:33.920 --> 0:23:37.080
<v Speaker 8>great at the end of games, but doesn't do a

0:23:37.119 --> 0:23:39.240
<v Speaker 8>heck of a lot making it more interesting in the

0:23:39.359 --> 0:23:42.199
<v Speaker 8>very beginning. I think what's what made this past All

0:23:42.280 --> 0:23:45.960
<v Speaker 8>Star Game so much worse is that in years past

0:23:46.080 --> 0:23:49.800
<v Speaker 8>it's been that bad. You know, it hasn't been two

0:23:49.920 --> 0:23:53.000
<v Speaker 8>hundred points for one team record scoring bad, but it's

0:23:53.200 --> 0:23:56.440
<v Speaker 8>been a bad game. It's been salvaged to a certain

0:23:56.480 --> 0:24:00.119
<v Speaker 8>degree by the fact that the last few minutes or

0:24:00.280 --> 0:24:02.720
<v Speaker 8>competitive that you had guys for at least five minutes

0:24:02.800 --> 0:24:05.480
<v Speaker 8>during that game competing like it was an actual game.

0:24:05.560 --> 0:24:08.160
<v Speaker 8>This game didn't have that because it was out of hand,

0:24:08.520 --> 0:24:11.680
<v Speaker 8>you know, really by the start of the second half

0:24:11.720 --> 0:24:14.520
<v Speaker 8>and there was no competitive fourth quarter. So all the

0:24:14.680 --> 0:24:16.639
<v Speaker 8>NBA can hope for I think moving forward is that

0:24:17.200 --> 0:24:20.600
<v Speaker 8>the game stays close enough that we get some of

0:24:20.640 --> 0:24:23.560
<v Speaker 8>those moments down the stretch where we had it. Was

0:24:23.560 --> 0:24:26.040
<v Speaker 8>it a year ago when it was Jason Tatum versus

0:24:26.160 --> 0:24:28.800
<v Speaker 8>Jalen Brown who were on opposite teams. You know, maybe

0:24:28.840 --> 0:24:31.800
<v Speaker 8>you get Luca, you know, versus Giannis on opposite teams.

0:24:32.200 --> 0:24:34.760
<v Speaker 8>I think that's the best the NBA can hope for

0:24:34.880 --> 0:24:35.640
<v Speaker 8>at the All Star Game.

0:24:36.000 --> 0:24:37.760
<v Speaker 2>And I would love, you know, the rest of the

0:24:37.800 --> 0:24:40.600
<v Speaker 2>world versus the United States. But let's say I did

0:24:40.680 --> 0:24:43.520
<v Speaker 2>that this year. Who were you taking If I give

0:24:43.600 --> 0:24:47.000
<v Speaker 2>you the world or you take the players from the

0:24:47.119 --> 0:24:48.160
<v Speaker 2>United States.

0:24:48.359 --> 0:24:50.320
<v Speaker 8>I don't know, Dan Like one of the conversations I've

0:24:50.359 --> 0:24:55.200
<v Speaker 8>had with league people about that is, while you know,

0:24:55.280 --> 0:24:59.159
<v Speaker 8>there's a natural inclination to believe that that would make

0:24:59.200 --> 0:25:01.240
<v Speaker 8>the game more right, like if you're competing for your

0:25:01.280 --> 0:25:03.600
<v Speaker 8>country and you're competing for the world, it has sort

0:25:03.640 --> 0:25:06.960
<v Speaker 8>of an Olympic style vibe to it. The problem is

0:25:07.760 --> 0:25:10.119
<v Speaker 8>the two guys that were the most indifferent to the

0:25:10.200 --> 0:25:13.639
<v Speaker 8>All Star Game were Nikola Jokic and Luka Daci. Like

0:25:13.800 --> 0:25:18.480
<v Speaker 8>they could not have cared less about the outcome of

0:25:18.640 --> 0:25:20.960
<v Speaker 8>that game. You know, Jokic was just there trying to

0:25:21.080 --> 0:25:24.080
<v Speaker 8>win mills at the end. Luca took a seventy five

0:25:24.160 --> 0:25:27.399
<v Speaker 8>footer in the second quarter. He went for two for

0:25:27.560 --> 0:25:30.439
<v Speaker 8>one at the end of the second quarter from seventy

0:25:30.480 --> 0:25:33.080
<v Speaker 8>five feet away. This is These are not guys that

0:25:33.200 --> 0:25:36.480
<v Speaker 8>are acting serious about that game, and I'm not criticizing

0:25:36.520 --> 0:25:39.080
<v Speaker 8>them for it. You know, if I'm Luca and I'm

0:25:39.160 --> 0:25:41.879
<v Speaker 8>Jokic and I just want to relax Overall Star weekend,

0:25:41.920 --> 0:25:44.639
<v Speaker 8>That's kind of how I would treat it. But I

0:25:44.760 --> 0:25:49.159
<v Speaker 8>don't think getting you know, the best of Europe and

0:25:49.920 --> 0:25:53.280
<v Speaker 8>Asia together on the on one team is going to

0:25:53.359 --> 0:25:57.080
<v Speaker 8>suddenly get the motivational and competitive juices of Luca and

0:25:57.240 --> 0:25:57.880
<v Speaker 8>Nikola Jokich.

0:25:58.000 --> 0:25:59.119
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, but it can't hurt.

0:26:00.400 --> 0:26:02.320
<v Speaker 2>So I think you have to look at these and say,

0:26:02.320 --> 0:26:05.800
<v Speaker 2>all right, I think that they would play harder because

0:26:05.880 --> 0:26:08.920
<v Speaker 2>they are It's US against the NBA, you know, the

0:26:09.080 --> 0:26:11.840
<v Speaker 2>United States. So you would get Canada and then you

0:26:11.880 --> 0:26:14.080
<v Speaker 2>would get the rest of the world. And I would

0:26:14.119 --> 0:26:17.560
<v Speaker 2>take the rest of the world versus players from born

0:26:17.600 --> 0:26:18.720
<v Speaker 2>in America.

0:26:19.480 --> 0:26:22.879
<v Speaker 8>Yeah, in a vacuum, Yes, I would probably do that,

0:26:23.119 --> 0:26:25.920
<v Speaker 8>and I think it could create some interesting storylines going

0:26:26.000 --> 0:26:29.440
<v Speaker 8>into the game and some fun narratives. But Dan, I've

0:26:29.480 --> 0:26:31.080
<v Speaker 8>never known you to be this kind of wide eyed

0:26:31.080 --> 0:26:33.960
<v Speaker 8>optimist to think that it would suddenly make these guys

0:26:34.080 --> 0:26:36.479
<v Speaker 8>care about the outcome of the game. And the only

0:26:36.520 --> 0:26:39.159
<v Speaker 8>thing would make these guys care is if, like, you know,

0:26:39.359 --> 0:26:44.240
<v Speaker 8>some gambling outfit came in and offered, you know, three

0:26:44.320 --> 0:26:46.600
<v Speaker 8>million dollars for a player for the winner.

0:26:46.680 --> 0:26:49.560
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, but fans, I'm fans would hate that that we

0:26:49.680 --> 0:26:52.560
<v Speaker 2>have to incentiviize you for playing in an All Star game.

0:26:52.920 --> 0:26:55.720
<v Speaker 8>Now, that which brings me back to the original point.

0:26:56.080 --> 0:26:58.320
<v Speaker 8>You can't kill it and you can't save it. It's

0:26:58.359 --> 0:27:01.240
<v Speaker 8>going to be exactly what it's going to be. Lebron

0:27:01.320 --> 0:27:04.520
<v Speaker 8>said that, hey, let's let Bronnie be a kid and

0:27:05.119 --> 0:27:08.960
<v Speaker 8>back off here. But he did say at one point,

0:27:09.160 --> 0:27:11.720
<v Speaker 8>what a month ago, that Bronni could play for the

0:27:11.800 --> 0:27:14.800
<v Speaker 8>Lakers right now. And then I started to wonder about

0:27:14.840 --> 0:27:18.960
<v Speaker 8>that comment by Lebron. Was he hyping his son or

0:27:19.160 --> 0:27:22.720
<v Speaker 8>was he saying to Laker management, this is how bad

0:27:22.840 --> 0:27:25.639
<v Speaker 8>we are. I'm trying to figure out, because you know

0:27:25.720 --> 0:27:28.880
<v Speaker 8>how passive aggressive Lebron is, but now he's saying, hey,

0:27:29.280 --> 0:27:32.720
<v Speaker 8>maybe hadn't lived up to your expectations and the mock drafts,

0:27:33.040 --> 0:27:35.879
<v Speaker 8>let's just let him be a kid. But Lebron has

0:27:36.000 --> 0:27:39.440
<v Speaker 8>hyped his own son right before a very eyes. I

0:27:39.520 --> 0:27:42.000
<v Speaker 8>think it's a little bit of both. That you know,

0:27:42.119 --> 0:27:45.879
<v Speaker 8>off the cuff comment about how Bronny could play in

0:27:46.000 --> 0:27:47.760
<v Speaker 8>the NBA right now, when it was said at the

0:27:47.840 --> 0:27:51.640
<v Speaker 8>time the Lakers were still going through a process where

0:27:51.720 --> 0:27:54.240
<v Speaker 8>they weren't very good and there were opportunities for that

0:27:54.400 --> 0:27:57.080
<v Speaker 8>team to get better via trade. And we know the

0:27:57.160 --> 0:28:00.800
<v Speaker 8>Lebron's done that. Offen did that with the hourglass, you know, tweet,

0:28:00.920 --> 0:28:03.160
<v Speaker 8>you know, just before the trade deadline. He is constantly

0:28:03.200 --> 0:28:06.159
<v Speaker 8>putting pressure on the front offices of the teams that

0:28:06.200 --> 0:28:09.560
<v Speaker 8>he plays for. The problem I had with Lebron hosting

0:28:09.680 --> 0:28:13.280
<v Speaker 8>about everybody should kind of back off Bronnie and let

0:28:13.320 --> 0:28:16.400
<v Speaker 8>the kid plays is to your point. He's the one

0:28:16.920 --> 0:28:21.000
<v Speaker 8>that has made the media interest ratchet up to an

0:28:21.000 --> 0:28:23.560
<v Speaker 8>all time level. Dan, I'm mount in La a lot now.

0:28:23.880 --> 0:28:26.600
<v Speaker 8>I've been to half a dozen USC games. I've written

0:28:26.640 --> 0:28:29.359
<v Speaker 8>about Bronnie, you know, three or four times already and

0:28:29.440 --> 0:28:33.720
<v Speaker 8>will continue to over the rest of this college basketball season.

0:28:34.440 --> 0:28:37.880
<v Speaker 8>I'm only doing that because Lebron has put it out

0:28:37.920 --> 0:28:41.040
<v Speaker 8>there that not only does he believe Bronny can play

0:28:41.320 --> 0:28:43.520
<v Speaker 8>in the NBA, but he has put it out there

0:28:43.560 --> 0:28:46.760
<v Speaker 8>that he wants to play with him. So the landscape

0:28:46.840 --> 0:28:52.120
<v Speaker 8>of the NBA could shift seismically if we're to believe

0:28:52.200 --> 0:28:54.040
<v Speaker 8>what Lebron said what was a year or so ago,

0:28:54.200 --> 0:28:57.760
<v Speaker 8>that he wants to play with Bronnie. So, for example,

0:28:58.120 --> 0:29:00.520
<v Speaker 8>if a team like the New York Knicks is in

0:29:00.600 --> 0:29:03.480
<v Speaker 8>the back half of the first round this year and says,

0:29:03.520 --> 0:29:05.800
<v Speaker 8>you know what, we've got enough young talent, We've got

0:29:05.880 --> 0:29:08.680
<v Speaker 8>great depth. Screw it, Let's just use our first round

0:29:08.760 --> 0:29:11.360
<v Speaker 8>draft pick draft Bronnie James and see what that means

0:29:11.920 --> 0:29:14.240
<v Speaker 8>when it comes to Lebron and him wanted to play

0:29:14.640 --> 0:29:17.800
<v Speaker 8>with his son. That's the reason the interest is ratcheted

0:29:17.920 --> 0:29:21.440
<v Speaker 8>up to the level that it is because Lebron has

0:29:22.120 --> 0:29:26.720
<v Speaker 8>created it. So I think it's disingenuous to be critical

0:29:27.040 --> 0:29:30.960
<v Speaker 8>of the mock drafters and the reporters that are watching

0:29:31.040 --> 0:29:34.800
<v Speaker 8>Bronnie's every move because the reality is that Lebron put

0:29:34.880 --> 0:29:37.960
<v Speaker 8>that spotlight on him by tying his own future to it.

0:29:39.120 --> 0:29:40.760
<v Speaker 3>And when I saw the mock drafts.

0:29:40.800 --> 0:29:43.120
<v Speaker 2>You know, here's Bronni coming back from the heart condition

0:29:43.920 --> 0:29:47.480
<v Speaker 2>and he needs a full year and needs to come back.

0:29:47.840 --> 0:29:50.160
<v Speaker 2>I think people are afraid to say the obvious is

0:29:50.440 --> 0:29:53.800
<v Speaker 2>Bronnie is not an NBA player. He's not even close

0:29:53.840 --> 0:29:56.440
<v Speaker 2>to it right now. He's you know, third or fourth

0:29:56.560 --> 0:30:00.280
<v Speaker 2>best player on his own team. Here is he all

0:30:00.280 --> 0:30:04.600
<v Speaker 2>appearances a good kid. You know, he knows the game.

0:30:04.720 --> 0:30:08.040
<v Speaker 2>He you know, sees the court, can pass, plays defense.

0:30:09.240 --> 0:30:12.120
<v Speaker 2>But he needs to stay another year. I think when

0:30:12.160 --> 0:30:14.920
<v Speaker 2>the mock drafts put him in, because then you get

0:30:15.000 --> 0:30:18.000
<v Speaker 2>more clicks. If you look at these mock drafts, Chris,

0:30:18.120 --> 0:30:20.960
<v Speaker 2>and I know you have, most of the players are

0:30:21.440 --> 0:30:26.440
<v Speaker 2>from Europe. The top ten players. You might get a

0:30:26.520 --> 0:30:28.800
<v Speaker 2>player out of Kentucky, or you might get a player

0:30:28.840 --> 0:30:32.080
<v Speaker 2>out of Colorado, and everybody else is from overseas. Here

0:30:32.600 --> 0:30:34.760
<v Speaker 2>put Bronnie in a mock draft, and all of a

0:30:34.800 --> 0:30:37.880
<v Speaker 2>sudden you care. You don't care about some guy from

0:30:38.400 --> 0:30:42.840
<v Speaker 2>Perth who is French and he could go second overall.

0:30:43.440 --> 0:30:46.560
<v Speaker 2>And I think that I think my feeling is mock

0:30:46.640 --> 0:30:50.120
<v Speaker 2>drafters putting Bronnie in did a disservice to him because

0:30:50.120 --> 0:30:52.280
<v Speaker 2>he is not an NBA player certainly right now.

0:30:53.080 --> 0:30:56.240
<v Speaker 8>I think that's there's truths to that, because you know,

0:30:56.400 --> 0:30:59.160
<v Speaker 8>last year you could do mock drafts and generate interest

0:30:59.240 --> 0:31:01.360
<v Speaker 8>because it was the Victor Webbin Yama year and the

0:31:01.440 --> 0:31:06.560
<v Speaker 8>fascination with him was incredible. This year, I don't think

0:31:06.640 --> 0:31:11.360
<v Speaker 8>that mock drafters are necessarily throwing him in there because

0:31:11.640 --> 0:31:14.920
<v Speaker 8>it will generate more web traffic. That's definitely a byproduct

0:31:15.000 --> 0:31:18.280
<v Speaker 8>of it. But they're doing what I'm doing and talking

0:31:18.400 --> 0:31:22.720
<v Speaker 8>to a lot of college scouts and asking every single day,

0:31:23.400 --> 0:31:26.320
<v Speaker 8>is this kid getting better? What is his draft potential?

0:31:26.480 --> 0:31:28.400
<v Speaker 8>If he was on the board when you drafted, say

0:31:28.440 --> 0:31:31.320
<v Speaker 8>in the second round, would you take a flyer on him?

0:31:31.400 --> 0:31:31.480
<v Speaker 7>Dan?

0:31:31.520 --> 0:31:33.640
<v Speaker 8>I agree with you. I am not a draft knick,

0:31:33.720 --> 0:31:36.760
<v Speaker 8>but I've seen a lot of Brownie this year. As

0:31:36.840 --> 0:31:40.200
<v Speaker 8>of right now, he is not an NBA player. I

0:31:40.280 --> 0:31:42.880
<v Speaker 8>think he has the potential to become one, because I

0:31:43.000 --> 0:31:46.400
<v Speaker 8>do think he has elite defensive skills and I think

0:31:46.440 --> 0:31:49.680
<v Speaker 8>he is a pretty good playmaker who, if given more time,

0:31:49.920 --> 0:31:52.840
<v Speaker 8>can develop a more consistent three point shot. But he

0:31:53.000 --> 0:31:56.360
<v Speaker 8>is probably a full year away from developing that shot,

0:31:56.400 --> 0:31:59.240
<v Speaker 8>and quite frankly, Dan, he should be. He had a

0:31:59.400 --> 0:32:02.320
<v Speaker 8>near cardiac event. He had a cardiac event near death

0:32:02.760 --> 0:32:05.640
<v Speaker 8>over the summer. Took him four months to get back

0:32:05.760 --> 0:32:07.800
<v Speaker 8>on the basketball card. He was on a minutes restriction

0:32:08.320 --> 0:32:12.040
<v Speaker 8>really throughout the month of January. So it's not unusual

0:32:12.120 --> 0:32:16.960
<v Speaker 8>at all that he is slowly developing in his first year.

0:32:17.080 --> 0:32:20.400
<v Speaker 8>The best thing he could possibly do, I think it's

0:32:20.440 --> 0:32:22.160
<v Speaker 8>been made easier because he can make a lot of

0:32:22.200 --> 0:32:24.640
<v Speaker 8>money staying in college now, is to stay in school,

0:32:25.080 --> 0:32:28.360
<v Speaker 8>keep developing, and then going into next year, let's see

0:32:28.360 --> 0:32:30.600
<v Speaker 8>where he is, because I do believe that he can

0:32:30.760 --> 0:32:33.560
<v Speaker 8>develop into a first round pick with one more year

0:32:33.800 --> 0:32:34.360
<v Speaker 8>of seasoning.

0:32:34.600 --> 0:32:36.840
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I get it, and you know I understand it.

0:32:37.040 --> 0:32:39.680
<v Speaker 2>But Lebron put a spotlight er, you know, a brighter

0:32:39.760 --> 0:32:43.000
<v Speaker 2>spotlight on his son and didn't let him just be

0:32:43.080 --> 0:32:45.120
<v Speaker 2>a kid when you mentioned he could play for the

0:32:45.200 --> 0:32:48.920
<v Speaker 2>Lakers before I let you go, At what point will

0:32:49.040 --> 0:32:52.680
<v Speaker 2>we buy into the Clippers being legitimate?

0:32:54.120 --> 0:32:57.120
<v Speaker 8>I think we have to already be there. They've had

0:32:57.120 --> 0:32:58.680
<v Speaker 8>a little bit of a blip since the All Star

0:32:59.040 --> 0:33:02.320
<v Speaker 8>Break with their defense, but I'm not overly concerned with that.

0:33:03.400 --> 0:33:05.520
<v Speaker 8>I was talking to some Clippers people actually over the

0:33:05.600 --> 0:33:09.040
<v Speaker 8>weekend about you know, what makes them a little bit

0:33:09.120 --> 0:33:11.440
<v Speaker 8>different this year, and the obvious answer is health, right.

0:33:11.480 --> 0:33:13.160
<v Speaker 8>I mean, Kawhi and Paul George missed a bunch of

0:33:13.240 --> 0:33:16.920
<v Speaker 8>time last year, they haven't this season. A lot of

0:33:16.960 --> 0:33:19.400
<v Speaker 8>talk about the MVP conversation right now. I think Kawhi

0:33:19.480 --> 0:33:22.880
<v Speaker 8>should be squarely in it and be more in the

0:33:22.960 --> 0:33:26.080
<v Speaker 8>conversation because of how he's played, how good that team

0:33:26.120 --> 0:33:28.360
<v Speaker 8>has been since a slow start. But the real reason

0:33:28.480 --> 0:33:32.000
<v Speaker 8>Dan that we should take this team more seriously is

0:33:32.040 --> 0:33:34.640
<v Speaker 8>James Harden. I mean, that's the reality of it. I

0:33:34.800 --> 0:33:38.520
<v Speaker 8>had questions about James Harden coming into this situation with

0:33:38.600 --> 0:33:40.320
<v Speaker 8>the Clippers. I thought he might be a little bit

0:33:40.360 --> 0:33:45.000
<v Speaker 8>too me first, going into a really important contract year.

0:33:45.320 --> 0:33:47.600
<v Speaker 8>He has been the opposite of that. He has been

0:33:48.160 --> 0:33:51.400
<v Speaker 8>a facilitator from day one. He's taken a lot of

0:33:51.480 --> 0:33:54.080
<v Speaker 8>pressure off of Kawhi and off of Paul George, allowing

0:33:54.120 --> 0:33:56.760
<v Speaker 8>them to just be finishers and not have to worry about,

0:33:58.040 --> 0:34:00.240
<v Speaker 8>you know, playmaking and being an a sis guy. You know,

0:34:00.360 --> 0:34:02.720
<v Speaker 8>during games this season, there was a great stat somebody

0:34:02.760 --> 0:34:05.760
<v Speaker 8>brought to my attention over there. He has made the

0:34:05.800 --> 0:34:09.400
<v Speaker 8>Clippers the ultimate closers, right, And this was as recently

0:34:09.440 --> 0:34:12.200
<v Speaker 8>as a couple of games ago, but they were thirty

0:34:12.280 --> 0:34:16.359
<v Speaker 8>one to one in games that they led going into

0:34:16.440 --> 0:34:19.160
<v Speaker 8>the fourth quarter, and that they attribute a lot of

0:34:19.719 --> 0:34:22.560
<v Speaker 8>to James Harden. His ability to take over games with

0:34:22.719 --> 0:34:25.959
<v Speaker 8>his playmaking and later round down the stretch with his shot.

0:34:26.360 --> 0:34:30.640
<v Speaker 8>He has had just an overwhelmingly positive impact on the Clippers,

0:34:30.640 --> 0:34:32.799
<v Speaker 8>and I think that's raised them to a level they

0:34:32.840 --> 0:34:35.480
<v Speaker 8>haven't been in years past. Because Dan, they have been

0:34:35.560 --> 0:34:38.640
<v Speaker 8>searching for years for a point guard. How many point

0:34:38.640 --> 0:34:41.439
<v Speaker 8>guards have they cycled through over the last five years.

0:34:41.440 --> 0:34:43.719
<v Speaker 8>They brought in Rajon Rondo, they brought in John Wall,

0:34:43.880 --> 0:34:46.360
<v Speaker 8>they brought in Russell Westbrook. They have been looking for

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<v Speaker 8>somebody to claim this position. James Harden's done that and

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<v Speaker 8>he's made them so much better.

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>I go back to Pooh Richardson. You know, they've been

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<v Speaker 3>looking for great to talk to you again, Bud, So

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<v Speaker 3>you got it.

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<v Speaker 9>Damn.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you.

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<v Speaker 6>Chris.

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<v Speaker 2>That's Chris Mannock's senior NBA rider for Sports Illustrator. Take

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<v Speaker 2>Sho hey Otani made his spring training debut, and this

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<v Speaker 2>is how it sounded.

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<v Speaker 3>Three and two to show hey Otani swung I hit

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<v Speaker 3>high in the air to the left in d this

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<v Speaker 3>Bob carry.

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<v Speaker 1>This Pa is gone.

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<v Speaker 3>It is Dodger debut. That's what they've been waiting for.

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<v Speaker 2>That's courtesy of AM five seventy LA Sports, the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>radio network. There's certain players when they hit a baseball,

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<v Speaker 2>it sounds different than anybody else, and Show Hey Tani

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<v Speaker 2>is one of those players. And it's just when you

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<v Speaker 2>go and then you'll have players take batting practice, and

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<v Speaker 2>there's certain times when you go, ooh, that sounds different,

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<v Speaker 2>and you'll just look and you'll see who it is

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<v Speaker 2>in the cage. Now, Sometimes it's somebody you know, somebody

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<v Speaker 2>you expect to have the ball jump off their bat.

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<v Speaker 2>Other times it could be I've mentioned this before. First

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<v Speaker 2>time I saw Jack Peterson play for the Dodgers and

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<v Speaker 2>he hit a home run and I went, oh my god,

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<v Speaker 2>that ball sounded different coming off his bat.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, PAULI.

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<v Speaker 5>By the way, I was watching the highlights, and do

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<v Speaker 5>you know what, show Hey Otani looks like in that

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<v Speaker 5>Dodger uniform.

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<v Speaker 3>He so awesome, a superstar awesome.

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<v Speaker 5>The glistening white pants and you couldn't see through them,

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<v Speaker 5>and I was really looking, Oh okay, the blue jersey.

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<v Speaker 5>Isn't it fascinating that someone could have what we thought

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<v Speaker 5>was Tommy John surgery and he's right back in the

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<v Speaker 5>batter's box a couple months later.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I think they keep saying it's a procedure, that

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<v Speaker 2>he's already had Tommy John surgery. But I don't know

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<v Speaker 2>if this time around it's Tommy John. Now he throws

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<v Speaker 2>right bats left. I don't know what kind of impact

0:38:06.840 --> 0:38:09.359
<v Speaker 2>that has or allows you to swing as freely as

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<v Speaker 2>he does, because when I heard that he was getting

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<v Speaker 2>Tommy John, even if it's on your right arm or

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<v Speaker 2>right elbow, you still have to swing the bat.

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<v Speaker 5>But I think it's a procedure that he had. PAULI,

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<v Speaker 5>you're correct. Otani's agent, nas Bello Belelo. I'm sorry. He

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<v Speaker 5>did an interview in mid December for the update on

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<v Speaker 5>his progress, and he said it is not Tommy John surgery.

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<v Speaker 5>It has no name. That's how uncommonness. Procedure was not

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<v Speaker 5>surgery procedure. They use that word.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's gonna be the show. He Tani surgery Otani? Yeah, Oh,

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<v Speaker 2>did you have the Otani now the Tommy John.

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<v Speaker 5>Oh Otani is the newer model, Yes, and he said

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<v Speaker 5>the progress and timetable is already way ahead of typical

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<v Speaker 5>Tommy John surgery timetable. Okay, Tani, that's a good name.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, well I don't think you want it. If it works, you.

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<v Speaker 5>Want it, and it seems to be working.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, are they going to change you know the Achilles

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<v Speaker 2>surgery that Aaron Rodgers had. You know Tommy John got

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<v Speaker 2>his own surgery named after it. Is Aaron Rodgers going

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<v Speaker 2>to get this because his procedure was a medical advancement

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<v Speaker 2>with that kind of injury, Yes, mar maybe, oh.

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<v Speaker 3>Maybe he's gonna get it.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe it was a medical advance Yes, same doctor as

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<v Speaker 2>Joe Heyo, Tony correct. Maybe maybe we name it after

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<v Speaker 2>the doctor he seems to be the most important person

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<v Speaker 2>in all of this.

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<v Speaker 5>His name is doctor Neil l. Atrasche.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, Marvin.

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<v Speaker 11>You know what, do they win one hundred and ten

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<v Speaker 11>games and win the World Series? Or do they not

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<v Speaker 11>even care about the regular season? Just don't lose to

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<v Speaker 11>the Diamondbacks in the divisional round?

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<v Speaker 2>Uh?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, yeah, take that.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's the beauty of baseball where you have the

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<v Speaker 2>regular season and we put so much emphasis on the

0:39:51.120 --> 0:39:53.440
<v Speaker 2>regular season and you get to the playoffs and it

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't matter.

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<v Speaker 11>I'm with see and I'm ready to go back to

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<v Speaker 11>a to two best teams with the best records meet

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<v Speaker 11>in the World Series.

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<v Speaker 3>Now, that's why they keep expanding.

0:40:03.760 --> 0:40:07.799
<v Speaker 2>It's more money. They want more money, more teams, more excitement.

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<v Speaker 2>It's just like March madness. Hey sixty eight, No, let's

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<v Speaker 2>go to ninety six.

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<v Speaker 3>And I'm all for that.

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<v Speaker 2>But if your team doesn't make the postseason, you lose

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<v Speaker 2>your job. Like, let's add some drama to this other

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<v Speaker 2>than everybody gets in. And I like how the NCAA

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<v Speaker 2>is you know, he's talking about an inclusion. Let's get

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<v Speaker 2>more teams. You know, you have the regular season to

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<v Speaker 2>qualify for the tournament. That's why we have a regular

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<v Speaker 2>season here.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah. See.

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<v Speaker 6>Do you ever notice that the more we continue to

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<v Speaker 6>tinker with sports, the more like convoluted and meaningless they get.

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<v Speaker 6>But then it's like, no, no, no, this is how

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<v Speaker 6>you add meaning back into it, when if you just

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<v Speaker 6>took it as like whoever wins the most games is

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<v Speaker 6>the winner.

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<v Speaker 3>Uh, it's pretty simple, it's pretty basic.

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<v Speaker 9>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Now, you gotta have playoffs, you gotta have revenue.

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<v Speaker 2>We have extra layers of playoff games. Oh, you can

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<v Speaker 2>never have too many playoff games, right in any sport.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah see, we won the whole season, right, but now

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<v Speaker 6>you have to do this other second mini season where

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<v Speaker 6>it all starts over again. But now that's the one

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<v Speaker 6>though that really matters, is the mini season.

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<v Speaker 2>We're gonna have six months where you proved your greatness,

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<v Speaker 2>but you can have a two week period where you're

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<v Speaker 2>off a little bit.

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<v Speaker 6>And now you're a massive failure. Sorry, you're one of

0:41:24.840 --> 0:41:29.319
<v Speaker 6>the overrated teams of all time. Yeah, all right, one

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<v Speaker 6>hour in the books, two more to go. We'll go

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<v Speaker 6>to the combine. Coming up next hour, the NFL is

0:41:35.400 --> 0:41:42.080
<v Speaker 6>looking to adopt a new kickoff. Hmmm, we'll talk about that.