1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:09,879 Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntire. 2 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:15,000 Speaker 2: What is up, Straight Fire player, It's me Jason McIntire, 3 00:00:15,080 --> 00:00:22,160 Speaker 2: Straight Fire for Thursday, October the second. Oh my gosh, 4 00:00:22,200 --> 00:00:25,000 Speaker 2: do we have a day in sports? Folks? Listen. I 5 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:27,160 Speaker 2: know we don't do a lot of baseball on the podcast. 6 00:00:27,200 --> 00:00:29,960 Speaker 2: We'll do some Otani, we'll sprinkle in some Aaron Judge, 7 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:34,600 Speaker 2: some hot button issues. But man, today's gonna be a good, good, 8 00:00:34,720 --> 00:00:39,279 Speaker 2: good day of baseball. Three game threes like win or 9 00:00:39,320 --> 00:00:43,280 Speaker 2: season over right, and then you have Thursday Night football 10 00:00:43,479 --> 00:00:45,600 Speaker 2: Rams Niners. Wait till you hear about what's going on 11 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:48,839 Speaker 2: with the Niners. Holy hell. And then to cap things off, 12 00:00:48,880 --> 00:00:52,520 Speaker 2: I got a big, big men's league basketball game. We're 13 00:00:52,520 --> 00:00:54,680 Speaker 2: not gonna be able to stream it unfortunately, no no 14 00:00:54,800 --> 00:00:58,320 Speaker 2: Netflix deal for this league. But you know, we're clearly 15 00:00:58,320 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 2: the best team. It's only a fourteen league this year, 16 00:01:00,520 --> 00:01:04,440 Speaker 2: but we're missing three guys and we're playing this guy 17 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:07,039 Speaker 2: who played point guard USC and he talks. He's awesome. 18 00:01:07,080 --> 00:01:09,000 Speaker 2: His dad talks a lot of trash and now coaches 19 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:12,920 Speaker 2: the team. So I gotta lock in for that. But 20 00:01:13,120 --> 00:01:15,400 Speaker 2: I do want to start with the NFL because Rams 21 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:19,160 Speaker 2: Diners historically has been an awesome matchup shanahan and McVeigh. 22 00:01:19,520 --> 00:01:22,160 Speaker 2: We know they know each other well. For a while 23 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:25,880 Speaker 2: Shanahan dominated and then now McVeigh is kind of surging, 24 00:01:26,360 --> 00:01:30,000 Speaker 2: and then as if it's the Niners are not in 25 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:34,480 Speaker 2: enough trouble. Have you seen the injury report for this one? 26 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:38,760 Speaker 2: Rock Purdy Wednesday ruled out. It'll be Matt Jones, who's 27 00:01:38,840 --> 00:01:41,240 Speaker 2: not even one hundred percent. Maybe he remember he had 28 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:44,679 Speaker 2: the ankle injuries suffered two weeks to ago in the 29 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:47,800 Speaker 2: Arizona game, he was hobbled. Who's he gonna be thrown to? 30 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:51,920 Speaker 2: Robbi Christian McCaffrey. Hopefully McCaffrey doesn't overdo it. I think 31 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:55,280 Speaker 2: this will be probably fifteen targets for McCaffrey. I would 32 00:01:55,400 --> 00:01:59,360 Speaker 2: honestly ten for Brian Robinson. And that's because Juwan Jennings 33 00:01:59,360 --> 00:02:02,880 Speaker 2: will not play. He's been ruled out. And Ricky Pearsall, 34 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:05,440 Speaker 2: the young kid who's actually shown well this season, he 35 00:02:05,480 --> 00:02:08,000 Speaker 2: has been ruled out. So you don't have wide receiver 36 00:02:08,120 --> 00:02:12,400 Speaker 2: one in Ayu, you don't have wide receiver two in Pearsall. 37 00:02:12,440 --> 00:02:15,079 Speaker 2: You don't have wide receiver three. In Jinnings. You don't 38 00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:19,040 Speaker 2: have tight end one in George Kittle. Guys, you know 39 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:23,959 Speaker 2: there's no way any coach would hunt a game. That's 40 00:02:25,240 --> 00:02:29,320 Speaker 2: it's unheard of, right, And there's no way any coach 41 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:32,280 Speaker 2: would punt a divisional game, especially against someone you cared, 42 00:02:32,360 --> 00:02:36,679 Speaker 2: you know, and you know, well, right, but all these 43 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:40,120 Speaker 2: guys out and it's like, geez, if you overdo it 44 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 2: with McCaffrey, your season's gonna be it's gonna be done. 45 00:02:43,760 --> 00:02:44,760 Speaker 1: You lose McCaffrey. 46 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:46,560 Speaker 2: In addition, all these and I don't care about the 47 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:49,799 Speaker 2: three and one start. I don't care about the easy schedule. 48 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:53,160 Speaker 2: I don't see you bouncing back from that. And so 49 00:02:53,680 --> 00:02:57,840 Speaker 2: this line has surged from Niners three and a half. 50 00:02:57,880 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 2: I'm sorry Niners with three and a half point underdogs, 51 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:04,560 Speaker 2: they're now getting nine in Vegas, and I don't know 52 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:08,040 Speaker 2: that that's enough now. I was texting with my buddy 53 00:03:08,040 --> 00:03:10,320 Speaker 2: Ta because he early in the week kind of sniffed 54 00:03:10,320 --> 00:03:11,600 Speaker 2: this out, and he was like, I think you have 55 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:16,920 Speaker 2: to bet Rams minus three and a half. I waited. 56 00:03:16,919 --> 00:03:18,560 Speaker 2: I was like, ay, my p but he's my guy. 57 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:21,520 Speaker 2: You know. I got fears all, I got Jennings. And 58 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:23,160 Speaker 2: then I see it go up to four and a half. 59 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:24,520 Speaker 2: I was like, oh, damn, so I grabbed some four 60 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:26,600 Speaker 2: and a half. Next thing, you know, it's six and 61 00:03:26,680 --> 00:03:29,840 Speaker 2: a half before perty was ruled out. I was like, damn, 62 00:03:29,840 --> 00:03:31,240 Speaker 2: so I got some more six and a half. So 63 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:34,360 Speaker 2: I am loaded to the gills on this one. And 64 00:03:34,400 --> 00:03:39,200 Speaker 2: you know that never ends well when you go overboard 65 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 2: like that. So just to recap, so Shanahan, if you 66 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:47,000 Speaker 2: date back to twenty nineteen, it was Niners win, Niners win, 67 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:50,720 Speaker 2: Niners win, Niners win, Niners win, Niners win in overtime, 68 00:03:51,480 --> 00:03:55,240 Speaker 2: Rams twenty to seventeen in that epic NFC Championship game. 69 00:03:55,640 --> 00:03:58,600 Speaker 2: I was there. I just it was an awesome scene. 70 00:03:58,720 --> 00:04:02,800 Speaker 2: And then the next year Niners win, Niners win. The 71 00:04:02,960 --> 00:04:09,280 Speaker 2: last three meetings Rams, Rams and Rams now they were 72 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:12,240 Speaker 2: Rams by one, rams by three, rams by six. And 73 00:04:12,360 --> 00:04:15,320 Speaker 2: some of these are kind of wacky. For instance, last 74 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:20,120 Speaker 2: year it was only field goals really really of the game. 75 00:04:20,160 --> 00:04:24,320 Speaker 2: I think that was on Thursday night. I'm fairly certain 76 00:04:25,640 --> 00:04:26,640 Speaker 2: one of these. 77 00:04:28,080 --> 00:04:29,320 Speaker 1: Was. No. 78 00:04:29,360 --> 00:04:31,800 Speaker 2: That was a week eighteen game tost in there. That 79 00:04:31,920 --> 00:04:36,880 Speaker 2: was Wentz versus Donald. Yeah, Donald, Remembery started for the Niners. 80 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:40,039 Speaker 2: So some wackiness. I just don't see a world where 81 00:04:40,040 --> 00:04:43,840 Speaker 2: the Rams don't win this game, right, I'm considering them 82 00:04:43,839 --> 00:04:45,720 Speaker 2: a survivor, But again, it's like, do you want to 83 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:48,480 Speaker 2: burn Rams? If you're in a survivor. You look at 84 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:51,640 Speaker 2: week nine, Rams host the Saints, they will probably be 85 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:54,200 Speaker 2: ten and a half point favorites or whatever. RAMS defensive 86 00:04:54,200 --> 00:04:58,560 Speaker 2: front is just a beastly and they're going to be 87 00:04:58,600 --> 00:05:01,080 Speaker 2: attacking a hobbled mac Jones. It's gonna be like one 88 00:05:01,080 --> 00:05:04,200 Speaker 2: of those wounded animals on the Serengetti that you know 89 00:05:04,360 --> 00:05:06,400 Speaker 2: is just cooked and it's like, oh my gosh, that 90 00:05:06,440 --> 00:05:09,080 Speaker 2: guy's toast. Just wait, wait, somebody's gonna show up and 91 00:05:09,080 --> 00:05:11,680 Speaker 2: grab him. And I don't know that mac Jones is 92 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:14,640 Speaker 2: going to be able to survive. Back there, I'm trying 93 00:05:14,640 --> 00:05:19,080 Speaker 2: to look at the depth chart for the Niners because 94 00:05:19,120 --> 00:05:21,960 Speaker 2: I think Jacob Cowen a young guy. I don't even 95 00:05:21,960 --> 00:05:25,719 Speaker 2: know if he's healthy as of now. It looks like 96 00:05:26,240 --> 00:05:29,000 Speaker 2: they will be going with Kendrick Bourne, who had a 97 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:33,880 Speaker 2: brutal drop last week, DeMarcus Robinson, he ain't getting no separation, 98 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:38,320 Speaker 2: the Immortal Sky More of Chiefs Fame, and then MVS. 99 00:05:38,360 --> 00:05:40,240 Speaker 2: Maybe MVS beat you over the top for one. Yeah, 100 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:44,600 Speaker 2: Jacob Cowing's on ir they got nothing. I mean, what 101 00:05:44,680 --> 00:05:47,760 Speaker 2: would you get ten targets for Jake Tungus, who nobody 102 00:05:47,800 --> 00:05:50,880 Speaker 2: had heard of before that Seattle opener. So Rob listen, 103 00:05:50,960 --> 00:05:52,600 Speaker 2: I know this is a big one out here in La. 104 00:05:52,680 --> 00:05:56,480 Speaker 2: It's that so Fi. I guess the night before I 105 00:05:56,520 --> 00:05:59,000 Speaker 2: think Dua Lipa is having a concert at so Far. 106 00:05:59,200 --> 00:06:01,919 Speaker 2: I know that you're Demo rub By. The way, if 107 00:06:01,960 --> 00:06:04,479 Speaker 2: you follow dual liip on ig. She is a great 108 00:06:04,640 --> 00:06:06,520 Speaker 2: great Instagram. I'm like a huge fan. 109 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:08,680 Speaker 3: You know, I'm a huge I'm trying to go to 110 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:11,280 Speaker 3: the concerts, are you really? Yeah? Yeah, I'm really trying. 111 00:06:11,279 --> 00:06:12,160 Speaker 2: A great catalog. 112 00:06:13,320 --> 00:06:15,120 Speaker 3: She got hits on top of hits on top of hits, 113 00:06:15,120 --> 00:06:17,680 Speaker 3: and and and I've been telling the missus that I 114 00:06:17,720 --> 00:06:20,080 Speaker 3: would love for my oldest first concert be du A Leap. 115 00:06:20,120 --> 00:06:22,280 Speaker 3: But she's like, well, it's too provocative. You can't be 116 00:06:22,320 --> 00:06:23,159 Speaker 3: taken here to go see that. 117 00:06:23,200 --> 00:06:26,960 Speaker 2: I'm like, oh, so that's that. Who's the provocative? Which Sabrin? 118 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:27,839 Speaker 2: Is it Serena Carpenter? 119 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:29,240 Speaker 3: Sabrina Carpenter is really bad? 120 00:06:29,400 --> 00:06:30,360 Speaker 2: Or but yeah, yes, Serena. 121 00:06:30,480 --> 00:06:32,960 Speaker 3: But it's like I've been on the you know, these 122 00:06:33,040 --> 00:06:36,000 Speaker 3: various secondary markets, and I can see tickets as low 123 00:06:36,040 --> 00:06:39,640 Speaker 3: as like thirty eight dollars from you know, Thursday morning. 124 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:42,120 Speaker 3: So if I play my cards right, I feel like 125 00:06:42,160 --> 00:06:45,640 Speaker 3: if I want to go like Saturday night, like one pm, 126 00:06:45,720 --> 00:06:47,800 Speaker 3: two pm, check, I might be in the twenties at 127 00:06:47,800 --> 00:06:50,280 Speaker 3: that point. They don't have to be great seizing, you 128 00:06:50,279 --> 00:06:51,400 Speaker 3: know what I mean, Like they'n got to be great 129 00:06:51,400 --> 00:06:53,279 Speaker 3: seats for a six year old, and we're you. 130 00:06:53,279 --> 00:06:56,279 Speaker 2: Know, they projected, they projected on the big screen, so 131 00:06:56,320 --> 00:06:58,800 Speaker 2: it doesn't really matter. I will say, so it's gonna 132 00:06:58,800 --> 00:06:59,680 Speaker 2: be you and your daughter or. 133 00:06:59,760 --> 00:07:01,680 Speaker 3: Wow, I would like to as long as as long 134 00:07:01,720 --> 00:07:02,359 Speaker 3: as the wife. 135 00:07:02,200 --> 00:07:04,840 Speaker 2: Gives the okay, yes, well I'll just say this. If 136 00:07:04,880 --> 00:07:08,040 Speaker 2: it's just you and the daughter, bruh, well that's gonna 137 00:07:08,040 --> 00:07:09,680 Speaker 2: be tough for like your kid going to the bathroom. 138 00:07:09,720 --> 00:07:12,600 Speaker 2: But I did go to a Taylor Swift concert, and 139 00:07:12,640 --> 00:07:15,480 Speaker 2: I think I went to one other concert at SOFI 140 00:07:15,560 --> 00:07:20,000 Speaker 2: that was and the ladies. It was just outrageous, Like 141 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:22,040 Speaker 2: I don't think you should go without the wife. 142 00:07:22,080 --> 00:07:25,200 Speaker 3: Bro. Well, okay, so let me. I'm just looking at 143 00:07:25,280 --> 00:07:27,400 Speaker 3: up here. Dua Lipa is not playing at SOFI. She's 144 00:07:27,440 --> 00:07:28,960 Speaker 3: not big enough, she's not Taylor Swift's going to be 145 00:07:28,960 --> 00:07:30,840 Speaker 3: at the Forum, so right across the street. 146 00:07:31,120 --> 00:07:33,320 Speaker 2: Oh, Forum's a good venue. I just saw Dave Matthews 147 00:07:33,360 --> 00:07:35,240 Speaker 2: there a little while where it is. Wait, how was 148 00:07:35,320 --> 00:07:36,840 Speaker 2: dua leep? But not big enough? She got over a 149 00:07:36,880 --> 00:07:37,720 Speaker 2: million followers on the. 150 00:07:37,720 --> 00:07:40,679 Speaker 3: Ground, I know, but I mean if out of stadium 151 00:07:40,800 --> 00:07:41,600 Speaker 3: is much different? 152 00:07:42,440 --> 00:07:45,559 Speaker 2: Uh oh yeah, the Forum is good. Oh Man Forum 153 00:07:45,600 --> 00:07:47,280 Speaker 2: is a nice setup. I like it a lot. 154 00:07:47,520 --> 00:07:50,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's small, it's intimate. But back to football. Yeah, 155 00:07:50,960 --> 00:07:54,400 Speaker 3: this whole situation with the Niners is bizarre. And we 156 00:07:54,400 --> 00:07:57,440 Speaker 3: talked about this, you know, maybe three weeks ago, where 157 00:07:57,480 --> 00:07:58,760 Speaker 3: I said, you know, I don't like to call for 158 00:07:58,800 --> 00:08:01,200 Speaker 3: people's job, especially the guy who don't get the multi 159 00:08:01,240 --> 00:08:03,560 Speaker 3: million dollar contracts, like the coaches and the players and 160 00:08:03,560 --> 00:08:07,440 Speaker 3: that kind of stuff. But whoever their strength and conditioning coach, 161 00:08:09,600 --> 00:08:12,600 Speaker 3: Maybe fire up the LinkedIn buddy, Maybe get the resume going, 162 00:08:13,280 --> 00:08:15,480 Speaker 3: Maybe hit up hot jobs dot com. Because you are 163 00:08:15,640 --> 00:08:19,360 Speaker 3: terrible at this. This is not a this year problem. 164 00:08:19,480 --> 00:08:21,440 Speaker 3: This is year in and year out, and the only 165 00:08:21,520 --> 00:08:24,560 Speaker 3: time that they were relatively healthy here in the last 166 00:08:24,640 --> 00:08:27,600 Speaker 3: five years, they made a run to the Super Bowl. Like, 167 00:08:28,240 --> 00:08:31,680 Speaker 3: you can't bake this in every single year you have 168 00:08:31,720 --> 00:08:36,240 Speaker 3: to where you're gonna be missing key players for several 169 00:08:36,320 --> 00:08:41,200 Speaker 3: games at a time, and this whole situation heading into 170 00:08:41,200 --> 00:08:43,880 Speaker 3: Thursday Night football. I'll tell you this. I'm an avid 171 00:08:43,920 --> 00:08:46,640 Speaker 3: fantasy player, just like you are. I was talking to 172 00:08:46,880 --> 00:08:50,479 Speaker 3: or not talking. I was listening to Matthew Berry's podcast 173 00:08:50,520 --> 00:08:55,480 Speaker 3: on Wednesday, and one thing he mentioned was, don't be 174 00:08:55,640 --> 00:08:59,440 Speaker 3: surprised if, because it's a Thursday night game, because you're 175 00:08:59,480 --> 00:09:02,120 Speaker 3: so short handed and we're expecting the Rams to roll 176 00:09:02,120 --> 00:09:05,160 Speaker 3: in this one, that Christian McCaffrey's worklow gets cut in half. 177 00:09:05,960 --> 00:09:06,640 Speaker 2: In half. 178 00:09:06,800 --> 00:09:10,520 Speaker 3: Yep, let's see Brian Robinson Junior take on a lot 179 00:09:10,520 --> 00:09:12,320 Speaker 3: of work, especially if the game gets away from us early. 180 00:09:12,600 --> 00:09:15,440 Speaker 3: Because you know what happened last time they were this shorthanded. 181 00:09:15,640 --> 00:09:19,720 Speaker 3: I believe it was Wink one and Christian McCaffrey had 182 00:09:19,720 --> 00:09:23,320 Speaker 3: thirty plus touches in that game. If you have any 183 00:09:23,440 --> 00:09:26,640 Speaker 3: aspirations for winning that division or making some noise here 184 00:09:26,679 --> 00:09:29,960 Speaker 3: in the NFC, you cannot run him rough shot on 185 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:33,080 Speaker 3: a Thursday night on a short week, when you're this shorthanded, 186 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:35,640 Speaker 3: you can do it so the Niners. I know, people 187 00:09:35,640 --> 00:09:37,240 Speaker 3: don't want to punt the game. You don't want to 188 00:09:37,280 --> 00:09:40,600 Speaker 3: do that because it sounds bad, But there are ways 189 00:09:40,679 --> 00:09:43,160 Speaker 3: that you can navigate this situation where you say, hey, 190 00:09:43,400 --> 00:09:45,600 Speaker 3: Brian Robbins is going to get fifteen touches. We are 191 00:09:45,600 --> 00:09:48,040 Speaker 3: going to run the ball, We're going to take the 192 00:09:48,040 --> 00:09:51,240 Speaker 3: play clock down to three every single time, and we're 193 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:54,680 Speaker 3: going to try to limit possessions every single snap and 194 00:09:54,840 --> 00:09:57,000 Speaker 3: hope that when we get to the fourth quarter we've 195 00:09:57,000 --> 00:09:59,920 Speaker 3: done a good enough job defensively where instead of us 196 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:03,040 Speaker 3: being down by fourteen seventeen points, we're only down by 197 00:10:03,120 --> 00:10:05,679 Speaker 3: ten and we can give the illusion that we were competitive. 198 00:10:06,360 --> 00:10:11,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's not a bad idea. I actually don't hate that. 199 00:10:11,600 --> 00:10:15,000 Speaker 2: Uh you know what I do hate is I think 200 00:10:15,040 --> 00:10:20,800 Speaker 2: I have Ricky Piersall or Juwan Jennings on like all 201 00:10:20,800 --> 00:10:24,000 Speaker 2: of my fantasy teams and Rob with Bys kicking in. 202 00:10:24,679 --> 00:10:27,679 Speaker 2: This is the brutal week. I mean, remember Neighbors is done, 203 00:10:27,840 --> 00:10:30,160 Speaker 2: Tyreek Hill's done. I mean, are you taking a flyer 204 00:10:30,160 --> 00:10:34,800 Speaker 2: on Taekwan Thornton this week? You going Hollywood Brown, Troy Franklin, 205 00:10:34,920 --> 00:10:37,280 Speaker 2: Like that's how bleak the waiver wire is? Bro. I 206 00:10:37,360 --> 00:10:40,640 Speaker 2: need a name Rob. I'm gonna try Tory Wharton, but 207 00:10:40,720 --> 00:10:41,840 Speaker 2: he's such a non factor. 208 00:10:42,640 --> 00:10:45,040 Speaker 3: I'll tell you what. One guy I'm actually starting this 209 00:10:45,120 --> 00:10:46,800 Speaker 3: week and my competitive. 210 00:10:46,280 --> 00:10:48,800 Speaker 2: Fox let me guess, Let me guess, Luke McCaffrey. 211 00:10:49,480 --> 00:10:51,640 Speaker 3: No, that's in my other league. That's in my fourteen 212 00:10:51,720 --> 00:10:57,160 Speaker 3: team league. But no one guy that I'm actually starting. 213 00:10:57,160 --> 00:11:01,440 Speaker 3: And it's because Pearsall's out. I have some other injuries 214 00:11:01,480 --> 00:11:03,680 Speaker 3: throughout my team, but Pierceall was gonna be my last 215 00:11:03,679 --> 00:11:06,680 Speaker 3: receiver there. I'm gonna start from the Titans alec i 216 00:11:06,720 --> 00:11:07,160 Speaker 3: am an Ore. 217 00:11:08,360 --> 00:11:09,520 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, yeah, the rookie. 218 00:11:10,160 --> 00:11:11,320 Speaker 3: So I got to put him in there as a 219 00:11:11,320 --> 00:11:13,040 Speaker 3: flex and you know, hopefully I can get eight to 220 00:11:13,120 --> 00:11:14,960 Speaker 3: nine points out of them. Stay alive because you know, 221 00:11:15,000 --> 00:11:17,840 Speaker 3: with the buys and everything like that, Like it's real 222 00:11:17,880 --> 00:11:18,800 Speaker 3: in these fantasy streets. 223 00:11:18,840 --> 00:11:22,320 Speaker 1: Right now, Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk 224 00:11:22,400 --> 00:11:25,120 Speaker 1: lineup in the nation. Catch all of our shows at 225 00:11:25,120 --> 00:11:29,360 Speaker 1: foxsports Radio dot com and within the iHeartRadio app. Search 226 00:11:29,600 --> 00:11:31,240 Speaker 1: FSR to listen live. 227 00:11:31,760 --> 00:11:34,320 Speaker 2: There's just so many injuries around the league and nothing. 228 00:11:34,559 --> 00:11:36,440 Speaker 2: I mean, listen, I'm gonna be real with you. I'm 229 00:11:36,480 --> 00:11:39,800 Speaker 2: a Yankee fan. We'll talk baseball in a second. I 230 00:11:40,440 --> 00:11:42,280 Speaker 2: this is gonna this game's gonna it's tough to get 231 00:11:42,320 --> 00:11:45,080 Speaker 2: excited about. I know historically it's like a Rams Diners 232 00:11:45,080 --> 00:11:48,760 Speaker 2: contenders every year. Coaches, It's just like, when you start 233 00:11:48,800 --> 00:11:51,160 Speaker 2: telling me these guys, I'm like, I hope this is 234 00:11:51,240 --> 00:11:54,079 Speaker 2: kind of a painless one and and you know, Seemac 235 00:11:54,080 --> 00:11:56,319 Speaker 2: gets a touchdown or give me fifteen points and then 236 00:11:56,360 --> 00:11:59,360 Speaker 2: rest the second half. I don't know what the interest 237 00:11:59,400 --> 00:12:03,640 Speaker 2: levelayers here. Frankly, you know Andre's Cubs do or Die 238 00:12:04,200 --> 00:12:07,800 Speaker 2: one more interesting obviously. Yankees Red Sox. You guys know 239 00:12:07,840 --> 00:12:10,439 Speaker 2: the history there. Yeah, you know. I don't need to 240 00:12:10,880 --> 00:12:14,520 Speaker 2: go over that. Those are two incredibly interesting series. Now 241 00:12:16,000 --> 00:12:19,079 Speaker 2: real quick, I'll just say my history with baseball. Rob. 242 00:12:19,320 --> 00:12:21,960 Speaker 2: I know you're a big Dodger guy, but I grew 243 00:12:22,040 --> 00:12:24,559 Speaker 2: up in Northern Virginia and I was a Yankee fan 244 00:12:24,600 --> 00:12:25,720 Speaker 2: because I was like, I don't want to root for 245 00:12:25,720 --> 00:12:27,520 Speaker 2: the freakin' Orioles. I was born in New York. I'm 246 00:12:27,800 --> 00:12:30,880 Speaker 2: a Yankee guy, and the Yankees always stunk, right yead 247 00:12:30,920 --> 00:12:33,319 Speaker 2: Don Mattingly was my guy, and then it was just 248 00:12:33,360 --> 00:12:35,800 Speaker 2: a bunch of jokers. They were terrible, and then we 249 00:12:35,920 --> 00:12:38,200 Speaker 2: hit the gold mine in the nineties with the Jeter 250 00:12:38,320 --> 00:12:43,559 Speaker 2: Birdie Williams Posada Tino Martine like it was just perfect 251 00:12:43,800 --> 00:12:47,120 Speaker 2: and they go on this epic run and I'm living 252 00:12:47,280 --> 00:12:49,760 Speaker 2: in uh well, I was in New Jersey, but I've 253 00:12:49,760 --> 00:12:51,440 Speaker 2: been over this. I lied to girls to say I 254 00:12:51,480 --> 00:12:53,920 Speaker 2: lived in New York City because they want to. If 255 00:12:54,080 --> 00:12:56,600 Speaker 2: they're like, oh, you're bridging tunnel will have off, I'm like, 256 00:12:56,640 --> 00:12:59,080 Speaker 2: all right, fine, I live in New York. He lies. 257 00:13:01,160 --> 00:13:04,040 Speaker 2: And you know you'd be in the city in the fall. 258 00:13:04,559 --> 00:13:07,840 Speaker 2: All the colleges are back NYU f T. You know, 259 00:13:07,880 --> 00:13:11,200 Speaker 2: people from Columbia come downtown and it's just amazing and 260 00:13:11,440 --> 00:13:15,640 Speaker 2: fall New York City and the Yankees dominating. There's just 261 00:13:15,640 --> 00:13:19,200 Speaker 2: nothing like it. And I will say, Rob last night, 262 00:13:19,360 --> 00:13:22,800 Speaker 2: I'm transfixed to the TV. It is I think it 263 00:13:22,840 --> 00:13:25,560 Speaker 2: was the eighth inning and it's not looking good for 264 00:13:25,600 --> 00:13:29,840 Speaker 2: the Yanks. And then Jazz Chisholm, who again, I'm don't 265 00:13:29,880 --> 00:13:32,359 Speaker 2: follow baseball like I used to. I got an extensive 266 00:13:32,400 --> 00:13:35,480 Speaker 2: card collection, me and my brother, and I just I'm 267 00:13:35,480 --> 00:13:38,120 Speaker 2: not as into baseball as I used to. Chisholm walks, 268 00:13:38,400 --> 00:13:41,240 Speaker 2: and then this guy ropes a single into the corner 269 00:13:41,280 --> 00:13:43,280 Speaker 2: and I'm and you know, you just see the highlight 270 00:13:43,880 --> 00:13:46,760 Speaker 2: and Chisholm's on his horse. He's he looked like Willie 271 00:13:46,800 --> 00:13:51,360 Speaker 2: Mays Hayes in Major League Wesley Science obviously, And I'll 272 00:13:51,400 --> 00:13:54,200 Speaker 2: just say I stood up. I'm cranking the volume on 273 00:13:54,240 --> 00:13:56,640 Speaker 2: the surround sound and You're like, come on, come on, 274 00:13:56,960 --> 00:13:59,440 Speaker 2: And it was just one of those like baseball moments 275 00:13:59,440 --> 00:14:02,560 Speaker 2: in the post and he slides and barely beats the 276 00:14:02,600 --> 00:14:06,200 Speaker 2: tag bedlam in the Bronx, and I'm just like, this 277 00:14:06,280 --> 00:14:09,360 Speaker 2: is yes, you're going crazy. And meanwhile, you know, I 278 00:14:09,360 --> 00:14:10,840 Speaker 2: go to Dodgers games out here, Rob, you go to 279 00:14:10,840 --> 00:14:15,120 Speaker 2: Dodgers games. It's fun. But postseason baseball is next level. 280 00:14:15,120 --> 00:14:18,240 Speaker 2: And I just thought Lank's win was epic. It almost 281 00:14:18,240 --> 00:14:20,880 Speaker 2: makes me wonder. And again, I know there's gonna baseball 282 00:14:20,920 --> 00:14:24,480 Speaker 2: fit purest will hate this, but Rob, if they chopped 283 00:14:25,320 --> 00:14:29,160 Speaker 2: I don't know, and they won't thirty games off the 284 00:14:29,320 --> 00:14:33,840 Speaker 2: regular season and made an extended the postseason a little 285 00:14:33,840 --> 00:14:35,760 Speaker 2: bit instead of a three game series, you made it 286 00:14:35,920 --> 00:14:39,440 Speaker 2: I don't know, seven. Don't you think that it would 287 00:14:39,440 --> 00:14:42,480 Speaker 2: It would enhance the playoffs because the regular season is 288 00:14:42,480 --> 00:14:45,000 Speaker 2: tough to get excited about Game one thirty seven. You know, 289 00:14:45,280 --> 00:14:48,840 Speaker 2: it just is. But I mean last night and today, 290 00:14:49,040 --> 00:14:52,720 Speaker 2: I mean Cubs Padres is gonna be wild because Cubs 291 00:14:52,720 --> 00:14:55,080 Speaker 2: fans are all juiced up. The Padres, I think are 292 00:14:55,080 --> 00:14:57,240 Speaker 2: probably the better team I have any I'm not betting 293 00:14:57,240 --> 00:14:59,160 Speaker 2: on baseball. I think it's crazy. I hear friends doing it, 294 00:14:59,160 --> 00:15:02,160 Speaker 2: and I'm like, y'all are crazy. Rob, you can get 295 00:15:02,160 --> 00:15:05,560 Speaker 2: into the interesting intricacy is a bullpen action because you 296 00:15:05,640 --> 00:15:08,520 Speaker 2: guys on your show, odd couple. I know Rob Parker 297 00:15:08,560 --> 00:15:11,440 Speaker 2: is a big baseball honk, but I don't do you 298 00:15:11,480 --> 00:15:15,520 Speaker 2: get as into it as you do, say NBA or NFL. 299 00:15:16,320 --> 00:15:19,320 Speaker 3: I'll tell you what. We've talked about this before, and 300 00:15:19,880 --> 00:15:21,920 Speaker 3: you totally disagree with me. But I'm gonna double down, 301 00:15:21,960 --> 00:15:25,680 Speaker 3: triple down, quadruple down here for my money, the MLB 302 00:15:25,760 --> 00:15:29,440 Speaker 3: postseason is the best playoff in all sports, above way above. 303 00:15:29,440 --> 00:15:35,800 Speaker 3: Marked mannis yes, because it's better than the NBA. It's 304 00:15:35,840 --> 00:15:39,320 Speaker 3: better than the NFL. The only thing that's comparable to 305 00:15:39,360 --> 00:15:42,360 Speaker 3: me is hockey. But because I don't necessarily understand the 306 00:15:42,480 --> 00:15:44,960 Speaker 3: sport that well, it's hard for me to get that excited. 307 00:15:44,960 --> 00:15:49,880 Speaker 3: But payoff hockey is great too. Playoff postseason baseball is 308 00:15:51,000 --> 00:15:56,040 Speaker 3: high drama, high tension every pitch, and that's something you 309 00:15:56,120 --> 00:15:58,920 Speaker 3: just don't get in the NBA because the game's too fluid. 310 00:15:58,920 --> 00:16:02,480 Speaker 3: It's up and down. Usual in football, you can have 311 00:16:02,560 --> 00:16:04,600 Speaker 3: like a three yard carry, then a six yard carrier, 312 00:16:04,640 --> 00:16:06,480 Speaker 3: then a punt and then like you can go six 313 00:16:06,520 --> 00:16:09,480 Speaker 3: minutes with really nothing happening in the grand scheme of things. 314 00:16:09,560 --> 00:16:13,240 Speaker 3: Right in baseball, you can go six minutes. You can 315 00:16:13,280 --> 00:16:16,840 Speaker 3: go sixty minutes with quote unquote nothing happening. But the 316 00:16:16,840 --> 00:16:20,560 Speaker 3: difference is every pitch you can feel like the hairs 317 00:16:20,600 --> 00:16:22,760 Speaker 3: on the back of your neck tingle up, like this 318 00:16:22,840 --> 00:16:24,480 Speaker 3: is the one Like if we get a hit here, 319 00:16:24,720 --> 00:16:27,920 Speaker 3: this changes everything. Oh we get one strike here, you 320 00:16:27,960 --> 00:16:32,400 Speaker 3: know we're okay. And you can't duplicate that in other scores. 321 00:16:32,480 --> 00:16:34,640 Speaker 3: So to your point, if there was a way for 322 00:16:34,720 --> 00:16:37,280 Speaker 3: them to again, they'll do it well. They could cut 323 00:16:37,600 --> 00:16:41,120 Speaker 3: thirty forty games of the regular season and add I 324 00:16:41,160 --> 00:16:43,240 Speaker 3: mean when I add around, But to your point, every 325 00:16:43,320 --> 00:16:46,760 Speaker 3: series now is seven games in the postseason, I think 326 00:16:46,760 --> 00:16:50,120 Speaker 3: it would be a phenomenal idea. And and last, but 327 00:16:50,160 --> 00:16:52,800 Speaker 3: not least, I'll say this. You mentioned the Jets doesn't play, 328 00:16:52,840 --> 00:16:54,720 Speaker 3: which was great, Like that would if you just if 329 00:16:54,720 --> 00:16:56,720 Speaker 3: you haven't seen it yet, watching the highlight on Twitter 330 00:16:56,760 --> 00:16:59,760 Speaker 3: or YouTube whatever you can going different angles to you, right, 331 00:17:00,040 --> 00:17:02,080 Speaker 3: compared it to Willy mays Hayes. Fun fact for you 332 00:17:02,800 --> 00:17:07,040 Speaker 3: for further people who were in the biz. You know 333 00:17:07,200 --> 00:17:10,880 Speaker 3: why in Major League every Willy mays Hayes was shot 334 00:17:10,920 --> 00:17:11,680 Speaker 3: in slow motion. 335 00:17:13,840 --> 00:17:16,280 Speaker 2: Because Wesley Sipe says slow. 336 00:17:16,240 --> 00:17:20,240 Speaker 3: He's unbelievably slow. He's ridiculously slow. They said he was 337 00:17:20,280 --> 00:17:22,879 Speaker 3: one of the slowest actors they had out there, like 338 00:17:23,359 --> 00:17:24,880 Speaker 3: bar none say well. 339 00:17:24,840 --> 00:17:29,359 Speaker 2: No, wait, hold on, which did he make first? White 340 00:17:29,359 --> 00:17:30,600 Speaker 2: men can't jump? Or Major League? 341 00:17:30,600 --> 00:17:34,560 Speaker 3: Because in major they can't jump Major League Now he 342 00:17:34,880 --> 00:17:37,320 Speaker 3: has skills, right, he looks like it obviously in white 343 00:17:37,320 --> 00:17:40,000 Speaker 3: men can't jump. He's athletic, he can yeah do things. 344 00:17:40,200 --> 00:17:42,399 Speaker 3: But in terms of just straight up speed, he was 345 00:17:42,600 --> 00:17:45,119 Speaker 3: really slow. So the only way they can get away 346 00:17:45,119 --> 00:17:47,520 Speaker 3: with it was to shoot everything he did in slow motion. 347 00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:50,080 Speaker 3: And he's pumping his arms and making that face so 348 00:17:50,160 --> 00:17:52,159 Speaker 3: it looks like he's moving fast. We really not so 349 00:17:53,040 --> 00:17:55,480 Speaker 3: for you to compare jazz chism to Willie mays Hayes 350 00:17:55,480 --> 00:17:57,160 Speaker 3: in a weird way, it's kind of disrespectful. 351 00:17:57,640 --> 00:18:01,560 Speaker 2: No apologizes. Goodness, I can't believe I would do such 352 00:18:01,560 --> 00:18:05,160 Speaker 2: a such a thing, but I am curious quickly. 353 00:18:04,840 --> 00:18:06,960 Speaker 3: With baseball go ahead. You know you stayed ably watching 354 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:10,520 Speaker 3: the Dodge game. Force started recording any faith whatsoever in 355 00:18:10,560 --> 00:18:11,560 Speaker 3: their bullpen at this point. 356 00:18:11,760 --> 00:18:13,960 Speaker 2: Well, that's what I was gonna ask you. So Dodgers 357 00:18:14,040 --> 00:18:17,199 Speaker 2: take out the Reds in two, but in both games 358 00:18:17,880 --> 00:18:21,840 Speaker 2: their bullpen gave up a bunch of stuff. I think 359 00:18:21,840 --> 00:18:23,879 Speaker 2: it was in the eighth inning both times, and it 360 00:18:24,040 --> 00:18:28,240 Speaker 2: just leads to the panic. Now, Rob, you you've played sports, 361 00:18:28,440 --> 00:18:31,239 Speaker 2: you know how this stuff goes like it. Stuff can 362 00:18:31,280 --> 00:18:34,879 Speaker 2: get in your head pretty easily. If you miss a shot, 363 00:18:34,960 --> 00:18:37,760 Speaker 2: you can't make free throws, chuck not block throwing from 364 00:18:37,800 --> 00:18:40,439 Speaker 2: second base to first you get the yips. I just 365 00:18:40,480 --> 00:18:42,919 Speaker 2: wonder if the entire bullpen it's in their head, like 366 00:18:42,960 --> 00:18:45,560 Speaker 2: we haven't delivered a month. Everybody's saying, well the problem 367 00:18:46,000 --> 00:18:48,359 Speaker 2: and then boom in the boat games that you survive 368 00:18:48,359 --> 00:18:50,640 Speaker 2: against the Reds because the red stink And the Dodgers 369 00:18:50,640 --> 00:18:53,480 Speaker 2: posted what ten and eight or something like that or 370 00:18:53,520 --> 00:18:55,920 Speaker 2: eight whatever whatever. They scored a lot, so you don't 371 00:18:55,960 --> 00:18:57,840 Speaker 2: have to worry about it. They're gonna have to worry 372 00:18:57,920 --> 00:18:59,680 Speaker 2: next round, right, isn't it against the Phillies next? 373 00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:04,240 Speaker 3: Yes, sir it is, yes, sir, And if you've been 374 00:19:04,240 --> 00:19:06,040 Speaker 3: following the Dodge watch, I know you do. But it's 375 00:19:06,080 --> 00:19:09,840 Speaker 3: America who's not or hasn't been. About a week ago, 376 00:19:10,160 --> 00:19:15,960 Speaker 3: Dave Roberts said in his postgame press conference that the Dodgers' 377 00:19:16,000 --> 00:19:19,080 Speaker 3: bullpen was pitching scared and they can't do that. You know, 378 00:19:19,160 --> 00:19:21,120 Speaker 3: you can't do it. You gotta you can't have fear 379 00:19:21,119 --> 00:19:23,800 Speaker 3: when you're in this game. And he's totally right. I 380 00:19:24,000 --> 00:19:26,320 Speaker 3: maintained as soon as he did that he laid the 381 00:19:26,320 --> 00:19:28,600 Speaker 3: groundwork to have games like he had here in Games 382 00:19:28,640 --> 00:19:31,040 Speaker 3: one and two of this series. Because now it's in 383 00:19:31,160 --> 00:19:34,680 Speaker 3: their heads. Every single player that got picture that comes 384 00:19:34,720 --> 00:19:37,680 Speaker 3: out of the pen and can't find the strike zone 385 00:19:37,760 --> 00:19:39,800 Speaker 3: for a bit or gives up a hit here, or 386 00:19:40,080 --> 00:19:43,320 Speaker 3: in which case weppitsol last night, an untimely error to 387 00:19:43,400 --> 00:19:46,399 Speaker 3: the first batter leads the guys on second base like 388 00:19:46,480 --> 00:19:50,680 Speaker 3: right off rip Suddenly that that doubt creeps into your mind. 389 00:19:50,680 --> 00:19:52,680 Speaker 3: And that's the thing about baseball is because every pitch 390 00:19:52,760 --> 00:19:56,240 Speaker 3: is so important and every you know, it matters so 391 00:19:56,400 --> 00:19:59,680 Speaker 3: much more in the postseason than any other sport. It's 392 00:20:00,080 --> 00:20:03,840 Speaker 3: feel easy for these guys to you know, get shook. Yeah, 393 00:20:03,920 --> 00:20:07,040 Speaker 3: and the Dodgers bullpen is really shook. And if you 394 00:20:07,160 --> 00:20:09,879 Speaker 3: are a Dodgers fan, I don't know how you feel 395 00:20:09,920 --> 00:20:12,560 Speaker 3: good heading to a series against the Phillies when you know, 396 00:20:13,240 --> 00:20:15,720 Speaker 3: maybe we don't have to get runs off the starters. 397 00:20:16,359 --> 00:20:18,440 Speaker 3: But if we can be patient and grind out at 398 00:20:18,440 --> 00:20:21,040 Speaker 3: bats and work these guys into the count so that 399 00:20:21,440 --> 00:20:23,600 Speaker 3: they can't give you seven eight innings, maybe they can 400 00:20:23,640 --> 00:20:26,439 Speaker 3: give you only five or six. You can tattoo that 401 00:20:26,480 --> 00:20:27,760 Speaker 3: bullpen real easily. 402 00:20:28,040 --> 00:20:30,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, seems like it's a big problem. 403 00:20:31,320 --> 00:20:34,240 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 404 00:20:34,280 --> 00:20:37,639 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at Foxsports Radio 405 00:20:37,760 --> 00:20:41,879 Speaker 1: dot com and within the iHeartRadio app search FSR to 406 00:20:41,960 --> 00:20:42,639 Speaker 1: listen live. 407 00:20:43,080 --> 00:20:47,720 Speaker 2: I'd want to close with a topic and listen. There's 408 00:20:47,760 --> 00:20:51,000 Speaker 2: no easy way to say this. This is difficult, but 409 00:20:52,680 --> 00:20:55,240 Speaker 2: something seems off with Shador Sanders. Now. We talked about 410 00:20:55,320 --> 00:20:58,000 Speaker 2: earlier this week about Oh, Chador, maybe you should have 411 00:20:58,000 --> 00:21:00,439 Speaker 2: gone to Baltimore. You could be starting this week or 412 00:21:00,560 --> 00:21:02,320 Speaker 2: maybe beats out Cooper Rush for the back of it. 413 00:21:02,480 --> 00:21:05,840 Speaker 2: I don't know. But after it was announced by the 414 00:21:05,840 --> 00:21:09,119 Speaker 2: Browns that Dylan Gabriel was going to be their starter, 415 00:21:09,280 --> 00:21:12,439 Speaker 2: the media you know, they didn't go to Joe Flacco 416 00:21:12,520 --> 00:21:16,240 Speaker 2: for a quote. They went to the third stringer who's 417 00:21:16,240 --> 00:21:18,879 Speaker 2: getting practice team reps. They went to Shador Sanders for 418 00:21:18,920 --> 00:21:23,560 Speaker 2: a quote, which I understand that's a little weird. Why 419 00:21:23,560 --> 00:21:26,600 Speaker 2: are you going to But then again, he's famous, right 420 00:21:27,359 --> 00:21:30,800 Speaker 2: Shadoor Sanders, Partially because he's diance on, Partially because he 421 00:21:30,840 --> 00:21:33,280 Speaker 2: was a Heisman Trophy candidate last year, Partially because he 422 00:21:33,320 --> 00:21:36,919 Speaker 2: had like a watch celebration people were gravitating towards the 423 00:21:36,920 --> 00:21:41,560 Speaker 2: Colorado Buffaloes. He had a crazy NFL Draft party when 424 00:21:41,560 --> 00:21:45,200 Speaker 2: he slid to the fifth round. Like, some of it was, hey, 425 00:21:45,520 --> 00:21:47,399 Speaker 2: he was born into this, and some of it as 426 00:21:47,440 --> 00:21:49,720 Speaker 2: he invited it, And who wouldn't want to be a 427 00:21:49,720 --> 00:21:52,200 Speaker 2: celebrity at twenty one and rich and taking five million 428 00:21:52,240 --> 00:21:55,040 Speaker 2: or whatever it is in Nil. So the media goes 429 00:21:55,040 --> 00:21:57,359 Speaker 2: to him rob and everybody's seen a clip by now 430 00:21:57,400 --> 00:22:01,320 Speaker 2: it's got like seventeen million views or whatever. He's speaking, 431 00:22:01,440 --> 00:22:03,960 Speaker 2: but no words are actually coming out of his mouth. 432 00:22:03,960 --> 00:22:10,760 Speaker 2: He's miming or pantomiming his answers, and at first you're like, wait, 433 00:22:10,800 --> 00:22:12,679 Speaker 2: what is this a joke? Now he's doing it with 434 00:22:12,680 --> 00:22:17,800 Speaker 2: a smile, he's not angry, he's like smiling and happy 435 00:22:17,880 --> 00:22:21,960 Speaker 2: and affable. But after answering the first question, like he 436 00:22:21,960 --> 00:22:24,360 Speaker 2: gets asked again and he does like the same thing, 437 00:22:24,880 --> 00:22:26,359 Speaker 2: and then someone else asks him and he does the 438 00:22:26,359 --> 00:22:28,040 Speaker 2: same thing. And at this point you're like, what is 439 00:22:28,080 --> 00:22:28,800 Speaker 2: going on here? 440 00:22:28,920 --> 00:22:29,080 Speaker 1: Now? 441 00:22:29,080 --> 00:22:31,040 Speaker 2: Listen? I know people instantly you're like, what about when 442 00:22:31,080 --> 00:22:32,880 Speaker 2: Marshaw and Lynch said, I'm just here so I don't 443 00:22:32,880 --> 00:22:37,400 Speaker 2: get fined. It's a freaking running back who cares. At 444 00:22:37,400 --> 00:22:40,399 Speaker 2: the time, it was kind of funny, But you're a 445 00:22:40,480 --> 00:22:43,600 Speaker 2: running back. Running Backs aren't the face of the franchise. 446 00:22:43,840 --> 00:22:46,439 Speaker 2: I mean, maybe Walter Payton because he was an all 447 00:22:46,480 --> 00:22:51,280 Speaker 2: time great, Maybe Barry Standards, maybe Jim Brown, Marshall Lynch 448 00:22:51,320 --> 00:22:54,000 Speaker 2: and then that he's a great player Ian in that category. Okay, 449 00:22:54,480 --> 00:22:56,560 Speaker 2: Emitt's Smith. I don't even know who's the face of 450 00:22:56,600 --> 00:22:59,879 Speaker 2: the franchise and at Michael Irvin, Troyeko, whatever. But quarterbacks 451 00:23:00,440 --> 00:23:02,480 Speaker 2: they're the ones you invest a lot of money in. 452 00:23:02,640 --> 00:23:04,920 Speaker 2: They're the ones who were always at the podium. They're 453 00:23:04,960 --> 00:23:07,720 Speaker 2: the biggest hero and then the biggest goat. That's just 454 00:23:07,760 --> 00:23:09,880 Speaker 2: how it goes. Quarterbacks when your games and lose your games, 455 00:23:09,880 --> 00:23:12,200 Speaker 2: they and they get paid for it, right, they get 456 00:23:12,200 --> 00:23:15,720 Speaker 2: paid handsomely. They're the highest paid players sports. Well I'm sorry, 457 00:23:15,800 --> 00:23:18,840 Speaker 2: highest play players in the NFL. But Rob, what's weird 458 00:23:18,880 --> 00:23:25,679 Speaker 2: about this is I couldn't tell if Shaduur was like 459 00:23:26,920 --> 00:23:29,359 Speaker 2: somebody put him up to this? Did Dion say this? 460 00:23:30,080 --> 00:23:33,080 Speaker 2: I didn't realize this, but I guess Rex Ryan went 461 00:23:33,119 --> 00:23:35,560 Speaker 2: in on Shadur a week or a month or whatever 462 00:23:35,560 --> 00:23:37,920 Speaker 2: it was. I don't know. I don't follow Rex ryan commentary. 463 00:23:38,000 --> 00:23:38,720 Speaker 3: It was on Sunday. 464 00:23:39,520 --> 00:23:40,600 Speaker 2: Oh was it that recently? 465 00:23:41,520 --> 00:23:43,360 Speaker 3: What did he from Monday? It was on Monday off 466 00:23:43,359 --> 00:23:44,000 Speaker 3: of his high. 467 00:23:43,840 --> 00:23:45,440 Speaker 2: I see, that's the thing. I don't even care about 468 00:23:45,440 --> 00:23:46,840 Speaker 2: Rex Ryan, So I didn't even look it up. But 469 00:23:46,880 --> 00:23:47,720 Speaker 2: I don't know what he say. 470 00:23:48,320 --> 00:23:53,159 Speaker 3: So on Friday, you'll recall, Schaduur went viral when he 471 00:23:53,280 --> 00:23:55,359 Speaker 3: said that he believed, and we talked about on the show, 472 00:23:55,760 --> 00:23:59,720 Speaker 3: that he could play quarterback better than a lot of 473 00:23:59,760 --> 00:24:02,159 Speaker 3: the C and QB once that's the way they've been playing. 474 00:24:02,840 --> 00:24:05,000 Speaker 3: And you know, because it was he didn't if he 475 00:24:05,080 --> 00:24:07,360 Speaker 3: watched the full context of the interview, he didn't say 476 00:24:07,359 --> 00:24:10,000 Speaker 3: anything wrong. Really like the way he was talking. He's 477 00:24:10,080 --> 00:24:13,080 Speaker 3: actually very media savvy, you know, if you realize if 478 00:24:13,080 --> 00:24:15,639 Speaker 3: you've ever listened to him talk like, he's well trained. 479 00:24:15,680 --> 00:24:17,639 Speaker 3: He kind of knows what to say. He's very complimentary 480 00:24:17,640 --> 00:24:19,600 Speaker 3: of his teammates and then of the snaff things like that. 481 00:24:19,960 --> 00:24:21,399 Speaker 3: But one thing he did say was he things he 482 00:24:21,440 --> 00:24:26,280 Speaker 3: played better than a lot of other quarterbacks. So, following 483 00:24:26,359 --> 00:24:30,680 Speaker 3: the browns Ugly loss, Joe Flacco played bad and Rex 484 00:24:30,760 --> 00:24:33,359 Speaker 3: Ryan went off on Shador Sanders saying, like, you know, 485 00:24:33,440 --> 00:24:35,400 Speaker 3: you shouldn't be saying things like that, you'd be worried 486 00:24:35,400 --> 00:24:39,280 Speaker 3: about learning the playbook and YadA, YadA, YadA. Right, So, Shadoor, 487 00:24:39,800 --> 00:24:42,399 Speaker 3: for whatever reason, and again this is guy who is 488 00:24:42,520 --> 00:24:45,920 Speaker 3: very well trained with the media, decided the best way 489 00:24:46,119 --> 00:24:49,439 Speaker 3: to combat that kind of narrative about him that he 490 00:24:49,480 --> 00:24:51,240 Speaker 3: talks too much and he says too many things, that 491 00:24:51,280 --> 00:24:53,800 Speaker 3: he's talking out of his neck and he shouldn't because 492 00:24:53,800 --> 00:24:57,080 Speaker 3: he's not good enough. Decides it'd be better to pantomime 493 00:24:57,359 --> 00:25:02,439 Speaker 3: his answers to the reporters on Wednesday, and in doing so, 494 00:25:02,560 --> 00:25:06,879 Speaker 3: I think actually made it worse. Backfired, Yes, so I 495 00:25:07,080 --> 00:25:08,480 Speaker 3: don't know if he should have done that. And again, 496 00:25:08,520 --> 00:25:13,160 Speaker 3: it's just so odd that he would have two such 497 00:25:13,240 --> 00:25:18,040 Speaker 3: egregious missteps considering all off season he's only said and 498 00:25:18,080 --> 00:25:24,000 Speaker 3: done the right things all that. I I mean, I mean, 499 00:25:24,040 --> 00:25:26,119 Speaker 3: you know what I mean to the media about his 500 00:25:26,240 --> 00:25:28,840 Speaker 3: role on the team and being thirty public. OK. Yeah, 501 00:25:29,400 --> 00:25:31,440 Speaker 3: I feel like he's done a good job of of, 502 00:25:32,160 --> 00:25:35,000 Speaker 3: you know, towing the company line, and for him to 503 00:25:35,080 --> 00:25:38,640 Speaker 3: have these two egregious missteps within a week of each other, 504 00:25:39,119 --> 00:25:41,800 Speaker 3: it's maybe he's just really frustrated at this point. 505 00:25:41,840 --> 00:25:45,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, clearly. So first of all, I missed the rat 506 00:25:45,119 --> 00:25:48,600 Speaker 2: I don't know if we talked about that, No, I was. 507 00:25:48,680 --> 00:25:51,840 Speaker 2: I totally missed it. So Sunday he said I could 508 00:25:51,880 --> 00:25:53,159 Speaker 2: be playing better quarterbacks on. 509 00:25:53,200 --> 00:25:56,000 Speaker 3: A Friday Friday he said that leading into the game. 510 00:25:56,960 --> 00:25:59,360 Speaker 2: That's I mean, that's kind of crazy, bro. I mean, 511 00:25:59,400 --> 00:26:00,159 Speaker 2: you're on the pract the. 512 00:26:00,160 --> 00:26:03,439 Speaker 3: Squad and he doesn't even get full time practice squad reps. 513 00:26:03,520 --> 00:26:04,760 Speaker 3: He splits them with what are you doing? 514 00:26:05,359 --> 00:26:08,800 Speaker 2: I wonder if that's why we heard Deshaun Watson the 515 00:26:08,840 --> 00:26:12,720 Speaker 2: window is open for him to return from Puplist or 516 00:26:12,720 --> 00:26:15,639 Speaker 2: whatever the hell he's on. And I wonder if that's 517 00:26:15,840 --> 00:26:20,240 Speaker 2: why they did that so quickly with him. Watson just 518 00:26:20,320 --> 00:26:21,960 Speaker 2: kind of squatched the shud dore thing. But I guess 519 00:26:21,960 --> 00:26:25,359 Speaker 2: that's how far he's fallen is that it didn't even register. 520 00:26:25,400 --> 00:26:27,600 Speaker 2: I didn't even see that. Now here's the weird thing, Rob, 521 00:26:28,920 --> 00:26:31,879 Speaker 2: because of how do I put this delicately? A certain 522 00:26:31,960 --> 00:26:36,439 Speaker 2: individual who occupies the Oval office. We've gotten to a 523 00:26:36,480 --> 00:26:39,400 Speaker 2: place in America where you're either with someone or you're 524 00:26:39,440 --> 00:26:43,440 Speaker 2: against them. We're very divided on literally every topic. There 525 00:26:43,560 --> 00:26:46,280 Speaker 2: is no gray area, there is no well I kind 526 00:26:46,280 --> 00:26:48,920 Speaker 2: of like him. You either hate him or you're a fanboy, 527 00:26:49,480 --> 00:26:52,159 Speaker 2: right or a staan or whatever whatever the phrase is. 528 00:26:52,960 --> 00:26:55,560 Speaker 2: And so the commentary I've had on Shoudour this week 529 00:26:55,640 --> 00:26:58,160 Speaker 2: is just like, I don't get it. What's he doing? Boy? 530 00:26:58,280 --> 00:27:01,400 Speaker 2: Bad decision to punt on the Ravens, blah blah blah. 531 00:27:01,440 --> 00:27:02,919 Speaker 2: And so so why are you a hater? Why are 532 00:27:02,960 --> 00:27:07,920 Speaker 2: you racist? Well, I'm like, whoa hold up? I back 533 00:27:07,960 --> 00:27:13,760 Speaker 2: at the draft said I would take Shaduur first. I 534 00:27:13,800 --> 00:27:16,000 Speaker 2: said I would do that. I was I was like, 535 00:27:16,040 --> 00:27:17,520 Speaker 2: you got to take him, not to find if you 536 00:27:17,520 --> 00:27:19,040 Speaker 2: don't want to take it first, trade back a couple 537 00:27:19,000 --> 00:27:21,280 Speaker 2: of spots and take him there. But I said, I 538 00:27:21,280 --> 00:27:24,600 Speaker 2: think he's a first round quarterback. I would take him 539 00:27:24,920 --> 00:27:27,480 Speaker 2: now again, I'm not interviewing him at the combine, but listen, 540 00:27:27,560 --> 00:27:30,680 Speaker 2: I was not on an island Daniel Jeremiah. Everybody who 541 00:27:30,680 --> 00:27:33,760 Speaker 2: does the draft, I find ninety eight percent who do 542 00:27:33,840 --> 00:27:37,439 Speaker 2: who talks draft and evaluates the place. Everybody had him 543 00:27:37,440 --> 00:27:39,840 Speaker 2: first round, at worst second round. Nobody had him fit. 544 00:27:41,240 --> 00:27:45,080 Speaker 2: So I'm a hater because I really thought highly of him. 545 00:27:45,119 --> 00:27:46,959 Speaker 2: And then I'm like, oh my gosh, the entire NFL's 546 00:27:46,960 --> 00:27:48,680 Speaker 2: passing on him. And then he goes out and get 547 00:27:48,680 --> 00:27:52,760 Speaker 2: speeding tickets and then he looks okay or whatever, nothing special, 548 00:27:53,640 --> 00:27:55,639 Speaker 2: and he I don't want to say, he keeps stepping 549 00:27:55,640 --> 00:27:57,040 Speaker 2: in it, Rob Is that a fair Do you think 550 00:27:57,080 --> 00:27:59,440 Speaker 2: he stepped in it a lot lately in. 551 00:27:59,400 --> 00:28:02,439 Speaker 3: The last week. Absolutely, But prior to that, I mean, 552 00:28:02,640 --> 00:28:05,320 Speaker 3: the speaking thing is obviously notwithstanding, that's a totally different conversation. 553 00:28:05,400 --> 00:28:09,400 Speaker 3: But the way that he has handled himself, at least publicly, 554 00:28:09,480 --> 00:28:12,000 Speaker 3: with regards to this whole situation and this groundswell that 555 00:28:12,040 --> 00:28:14,280 Speaker 3: he's being sabotaged and he's not getting a fair shake 556 00:28:14,359 --> 00:28:17,720 Speaker 3: and what's going on in Cleveland, Like he's only said 557 00:28:17,800 --> 00:28:21,359 Speaker 3: the right things, and he's like, hey, I control what 558 00:28:21,400 --> 00:28:23,480 Speaker 3: I can control. I'm just trying to be the best 559 00:28:23,480 --> 00:28:25,679 Speaker 3: player I can be. You know, he even mentioned all 560 00:28:25,720 --> 00:28:27,200 Speaker 3: this is doing to give me more time to bake, 561 00:28:27,280 --> 00:28:29,080 Speaker 3: so I can cook, you know, and get myself better 562 00:28:29,160 --> 00:28:30,720 Speaker 3: ready to go from my numbers call to be ready 563 00:28:30,760 --> 00:28:36,760 Speaker 3: to play. Right, And now it's maybe because Joe Flacco 564 00:28:36,920 --> 00:28:39,440 Speaker 3: was so bad, has been so bad that he's like 565 00:28:39,480 --> 00:28:41,440 Speaker 3: bro like at this point, it's getting comical. 566 00:28:41,880 --> 00:28:42,200 Speaker 2: Yeah. 567 00:28:42,240 --> 00:28:45,560 Speaker 3: And then now on Wednesday, you know, Joe Flacco gets benched, 568 00:28:46,120 --> 00:28:49,280 Speaker 3: yet Chador doesn't get elevated up the depth chart. He's 569 00:28:49,280 --> 00:28:52,080 Speaker 3: still number three, which is crazy. 570 00:28:52,400 --> 00:28:56,760 Speaker 2: Well, let me ask you where was Tyler Schuck drafted 571 00:28:57,480 --> 00:29:01,400 Speaker 2: second round, many many rounds ahead of Shador? How come 572 00:29:01,520 --> 00:29:03,960 Speaker 2: there's no microphones in his face after every loss? Tyler, Hey, 573 00:29:04,000 --> 00:29:06,960 Speaker 2: Spencer Ratler stunk up the joint? Are you what do 574 00:29:07,000 --> 00:29:08,920 Speaker 2: you think? How come we're not getting that? Well, a 575 00:29:11,400 --> 00:29:13,200 Speaker 2: Tyler Shu could deliver a pizza to your house, you 576 00:29:13,200 --> 00:29:15,880 Speaker 2: would know who his facts, right, I mean, I don't 577 00:29:15,920 --> 00:29:18,200 Speaker 2: know who he is. All I know is he's like 578 00:29:18,240 --> 00:29:22,280 Speaker 2: twenty five or twenty six, and uh, you know he 579 00:29:22,360 --> 00:29:25,600 Speaker 2: bounced around like multiple colleges. I don't even know why. 580 00:29:25,640 --> 00:29:27,680 Speaker 2: I don't even know why they drafted him, But nobody's 581 00:29:27,680 --> 00:29:31,320 Speaker 2: asking him question. He's the literal backup rob yet the 582 00:29:31,360 --> 00:29:36,280 Speaker 2: media is going to the third stringer. Now, listen, it 583 00:29:36,320 --> 00:29:38,920 Speaker 2: cannot be tough if your dad is super famous. Okay, 584 00:29:39,200 --> 00:29:43,840 Speaker 2: Michael Jordan's kids famously struggled with some stuff. You know, 585 00:29:44,360 --> 00:29:47,760 Speaker 2: we know Lebron's son, Bronnie is going through some tough 586 00:29:47,760 --> 00:29:51,320 Speaker 2: stuff because your dad is legitimately a big I'm not 587 00:29:51,360 --> 00:29:54,440 Speaker 2: putting Dion in the category of Jordan or Lebron, but 588 00:29:54,520 --> 00:29:58,120 Speaker 2: guess what, he ain't that far behind, right, right? Am 589 00:29:58,120 --> 00:29:59,040 Speaker 2: I going overboard Robie? 590 00:29:59,440 --> 00:30:00,920 Speaker 3: Terms of football, he's right there? 591 00:30:01,280 --> 00:30:03,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, two sport athlete, one of the best 592 00:30:03,800 --> 00:30:06,720 Speaker 2: cornerbacks ever, Hall of Fame, Hall of Famer, Like, he's 593 00:30:06,960 --> 00:30:09,720 Speaker 2: the guy's unbelievable. And it's tough when your dad is 594 00:30:09,760 --> 00:30:11,800 Speaker 2: a legend and you're not going to live up to that. Man, 595 00:30:11,840 --> 00:30:14,960 Speaker 2: it's just damn near impossible, and so that makes it tough. 596 00:30:14,960 --> 00:30:18,040 Speaker 2: But I guess you have a choice. You could recede 597 00:30:18,080 --> 00:30:23,440 Speaker 2: into the background, right, or you could embrace it. He 598 00:30:23,560 --> 00:30:25,800 Speaker 2: chose to embrace it, and when the goal was good, 599 00:30:25,800 --> 00:30:27,960 Speaker 2: it was freaking awesome. Right, Colorado, You're on top of 600 00:30:27,960 --> 00:30:30,160 Speaker 2: the world and now when it's not going good man, 601 00:30:30,200 --> 00:30:32,600 Speaker 2: it sucks because you know, the media loves to build 602 00:30:32,640 --> 00:30:34,280 Speaker 2: you up and tear you down, right, that's what they do. 603 00:30:34,320 --> 00:30:36,400 Speaker 2: And I know I'm saying the media and people are like, Jake, 604 00:30:36,480 --> 00:30:39,160 Speaker 2: that's you. I'm just calling him like I see it. 605 00:30:40,000 --> 00:30:42,840 Speaker 2: Charua goes out there and crushes hey man, wonderful. I'm 606 00:30:42,880 --> 00:30:45,800 Speaker 2: happy for him. It's a tough spot for him. And 607 00:30:46,160 --> 00:30:47,479 Speaker 2: I don't know, Rob, I'm kind of trying to make 608 00:30:47,480 --> 00:30:51,800 Speaker 2: a decision here. Maybe we just don't talk about him 609 00:30:51,800 --> 00:30:53,720 Speaker 2: again until he actually throws in an NFL pass? Do 610 00:30:53,760 --> 00:30:55,200 Speaker 2: you think is that too hard of a line? 611 00:30:55,400 --> 00:30:59,680 Speaker 3: That is a borderline impossible, because you know, as much 612 00:30:59,720 --> 00:31:02,120 Speaker 3: as we try to be objective and we want to 613 00:31:02,120 --> 00:31:04,520 Speaker 3: say like we're elevated sports talk, we're also in the 614 00:31:04,600 --> 00:31:09,920 Speaker 3: ratings business. And Shador Sanders is great for ratings. So 615 00:31:10,200 --> 00:31:13,040 Speaker 3: as long as ESPN Cleveland, because they're the ones who 616 00:31:13,080 --> 00:31:15,760 Speaker 3: keep doing this, they're credit to them. They interview him 617 00:31:15,800 --> 00:31:19,480 Speaker 3: basically every week at his locker, like five six minutes 618 00:31:19,520 --> 00:31:22,479 Speaker 3: of straight just them and him, nobody else around, and 619 00:31:22,600 --> 00:31:25,920 Speaker 3: Shadur usually says something and I promise you if Dylan 620 00:31:25,960 --> 00:31:30,680 Speaker 3: Gabriel struggles. We're gonna get some innocuous comment. It's gonna 621 00:31:30,680 --> 00:31:32,360 Speaker 3: get spun in such a way that it's gonna lead 622 00:31:32,400 --> 00:31:34,440 Speaker 3: the herd. It's gonna lead this podcast, and it's gonna 623 00:31:34,480 --> 00:31:35,760 Speaker 3: be great talking content. 624 00:31:36,240 --> 00:31:39,040 Speaker 2: I mean, you could say when Dylan Gabe. Now here's 625 00:31:39,040 --> 00:31:42,440 Speaker 2: the other weird thing. The Browns are chosen to start 626 00:31:42,480 --> 00:31:45,720 Speaker 2: a rookie quarterback, not at home, not on the road 627 00:31:45,800 --> 00:31:50,200 Speaker 2: in London against the Vikings who have already been international 628 00:31:50,240 --> 00:31:52,320 Speaker 2: for a week, and Brian Flores is one of the 629 00:31:52,360 --> 00:31:55,600 Speaker 2: booth splitz happy coaches in the league. Like, how is 630 00:31:55,640 --> 00:31:56,920 Speaker 2: that a recipe for success? 631 00:31:57,160 --> 00:32:01,440 Speaker 3: It's not. It's gonna be terrible. I don't get the Vikings. 632 00:32:01,920 --> 00:32:04,160 Speaker 2: This is how you did that was smart? This is 633 00:32:04,200 --> 00:32:07,160 Speaker 2: how bad it is. Rob. I was down the chat 634 00:32:07,240 --> 00:32:10,240 Speaker 2: GBT rabbit hole trying to find out how Dylan Gabriel 635 00:32:10,320 --> 00:32:13,440 Speaker 2: does against pressure and blitzes. But there's no NFL atas, 636 00:32:13,440 --> 00:32:17,400 Speaker 2: so you have to go to Oregon, and the numbers 637 00:32:17,400 --> 00:32:19,640 Speaker 2: from say the oh House daycame last year the Rose 638 00:32:19,640 --> 00:32:24,880 Speaker 2: Bowl are horrific. I mean, unless Kevin Savanski will be 639 00:32:24,960 --> 00:32:27,600 Speaker 2: rolling that pocket and getting them on the move, Low 640 00:32:27,600 --> 00:32:31,160 Speaker 2: Bro is gonna be in some trouble. So I don't know. Man, 641 00:32:31,360 --> 00:32:33,120 Speaker 2: this is a tough spot for him, but I don't. 642 00:32:33,160 --> 00:32:35,440 Speaker 2: Maybe should, but I don't see. Do you see being 643 00:32:35,440 --> 00:32:38,320 Speaker 2: elevated to back up and Flacco kick to the third 644 00:32:38,920 --> 00:32:39,880 Speaker 2: I don't see them doing that. 645 00:32:39,920 --> 00:32:43,600 Speaker 3: To you, I think that it would make sense for 646 00:32:43,680 --> 00:32:46,120 Speaker 3: them to do that. The problem is I see the 647 00:32:46,160 --> 00:32:48,360 Speaker 3: other side of it, where it's like, as soon as 648 00:32:48,400 --> 00:32:52,040 Speaker 3: we elevate him to two and Dylan Gabriel struggles, which 649 00:32:52,080 --> 00:32:53,760 Speaker 3: he is going to struggle at some point here in 650 00:32:53,760 --> 00:32:55,720 Speaker 3: the next couple of games, then it's like, hey, why 651 00:32:55,720 --> 00:32:57,520 Speaker 3: are you not starting Shador? And as long as they 652 00:32:57,600 --> 00:33:02,080 Speaker 3: keep him on third string, they can pre tax their investment, 653 00:33:02,160 --> 00:33:03,400 Speaker 3: so to speak. With Dylan Gabriel. 654 00:33:04,000 --> 00:33:07,280 Speaker 2: Jeez, it's it's wild. All right, fine, we will do 655 00:33:07,440 --> 00:33:10,680 Speaker 2: our best to not bring him up anymore, not to 656 00:33:10,720 --> 00:33:16,440 Speaker 2: make no promises. Yes, all right, we're back tomorrow. Good 657 00:33:16,520 --> 00:33:18,880 Speaker 2: luck to the Niners, but not too much luck. Go Rams.