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Get started now sign up. 10 00:00:34,800 --> 00:00:37,360 Speaker 1: Please use the promo code Colin so they know we 11 00:00:37,400 --> 00:00:40,800 Speaker 1: sent you. Please use the promo code Collins c O 12 00:00:40,960 --> 00:00:51,519 Speaker 1: l I N FanDuel Sports Book App. Sign up. This 13 00:00:51,680 --> 00:00:54,120 Speaker 1: is Prime Cuts. The best of the Colin Coward Podcast. 14 00:00:54,560 --> 00:00:59,000 Speaker 1: Great Great Week. Lewis Riddick ESBM Monday Night Football, former 15 00:00:59,080 --> 00:01:03,120 Speaker 1: execond player, What's wrong with the Hawks? Does Tua deserve 16 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:08,200 Speaker 1: more love? Longtime NFL writer Mike Silver a bunch of 17 00:01:08,319 --> 00:01:11,320 Speaker 1: really good topics, including the Niners. He's already tied into them. 18 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:15,920 Speaker 1: Chad Millman tells me Squares Sharps, what are the best 19 00:01:15,920 --> 00:01:18,320 Speaker 1: bats of the week? But first, my top takes of 20 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 1: the week. The big breaking news yesterday, bigger than the NFL, 21 00:01:25,640 --> 00:01:29,039 Speaker 1: was Lincoln Riley to coach USC. It's a grand slam hire. 22 00:01:29,480 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 1: So let me take you back about two months after 23 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:35,279 Speaker 1: they fired Clay Helton. I called Mike Bone, the USC 24 00:01:35,360 --> 00:01:39,000 Speaker 1: athletic director. I called a couple of significant boosters in 25 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:42,120 Speaker 1: the USC family, and I said, I just want to 26 00:01:42,160 --> 00:01:46,120 Speaker 1: remind everybody that when Pete Carroll coached USC, there were 27 00:01:46,120 --> 00:01:49,320 Speaker 1: no NFL teams here. The Clippers were a joke, The 28 00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:51,480 Speaker 1: Dodgers didn't draw four and a half million and were 29 00:01:51,520 --> 00:01:54,600 Speaker 1: not this good. There was not an LAFC team. The 30 00:01:54,680 --> 00:01:57,880 Speaker 1: Silicon Valley money was not as substantial. People are now 31 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:00,680 Speaker 1: more distracted, the markets more distract and I said, you 32 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:05,200 Speaker 1: have to go big. Luke Fickle and Matt Campbell is 33 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:08,480 Speaker 1: not the answer. This is not Norman, Oklahoma. This is 34 00:02:08,480 --> 00:02:12,080 Speaker 1: not a small town where the university is the centerpiece 35 00:02:12,120 --> 00:02:15,280 Speaker 1: of it. USC is a huge brand in Los Angeles, 36 00:02:15,360 --> 00:02:19,160 Speaker 1: but you will disappear very quickly in this city if 37 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:22,919 Speaker 1: you can't cut through. We need a superstar coach. So 38 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:26,560 Speaker 1: I told people connected to USC, go pro, go get 39 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:29,760 Speaker 1: a big, professional coach who's not a control freek who 40 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:33,239 Speaker 1: understands the LA market. Because eventually USC is such a 41 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:36,960 Speaker 1: high glamour job. Whoever succeeds here five or six years. 42 00:02:37,280 --> 00:02:41,160 Speaker 1: USC's coach often John McKay, John Robinson, Pete Carroll gets 43 00:02:41,240 --> 00:02:44,040 Speaker 1: lured by the NFL. We don't need a college lifer. 44 00:02:44,160 --> 00:02:46,880 Speaker 1: We just need to have a culture that's legitimate. It's 45 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:50,200 Speaker 1: been hurting since Pete left. So I of course had 46 00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:54,480 Speaker 1: no idea Lincoln Riley was a possibility. In fact, I 47 00:02:54,560 --> 00:02:58,160 Speaker 1: laughed at the suggestion he would leave Oklahoma for LSU. 48 00:02:58,360 --> 00:03:00,320 Speaker 1: I think Oklahoma has a better job than La Shoe. 49 00:03:00,600 --> 00:03:03,000 Speaker 1: I do not think Oklahoma is a better job than USC, 50 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:07,120 Speaker 1: because of the geography and the conference is much easier. 51 00:03:07,880 --> 00:03:11,720 Speaker 1: So I just thought USC had to go big. So 52 00:03:12,280 --> 00:03:16,000 Speaker 1: the night before a source who I trust, way up 53 00:03:16,040 --> 00:03:19,960 Speaker 1: the line at USC said, don't report anything. A lot 54 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:23,000 Speaker 1: of this Matt Campbell stuff is just simply not true. 55 00:03:23,240 --> 00:03:25,200 Speaker 1: He may get a great job, it won't be ours. 56 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:28,280 Speaker 1: And then you know, the story broke early in the 57 00:03:28,320 --> 00:03:31,160 Speaker 1: afternoon that Lincoln Riley had told his players at Oklahoma 58 00:03:31,200 --> 00:03:34,359 Speaker 1: he was leaving and going to USC. USC because of geography, 59 00:03:34,440 --> 00:03:37,960 Speaker 1: is a better job than Oklahoma. It hasn't performed as 60 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:41,920 Speaker 1: well as Oklahoma recently. But when USC is rolling, regardless 61 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:44,840 Speaker 1: of who Oklahoma's coaches, you will USC will have more 62 00:03:44,960 --> 00:03:49,200 Speaker 1: NFL players. When you look at why Lincoln Riley left 63 00:03:49,280 --> 00:03:53,960 Speaker 1: Oklahoma A, it's a much easier path to go through 64 00:03:54,040 --> 00:03:57,280 Speaker 1: Oregon and Washington in Utah than it is to go 65 00:03:57,360 --> 00:04:00,880 Speaker 1: through Bama and Auburn and Florida at George to an LSU. 66 00:04:01,440 --> 00:04:06,280 Speaker 1: It's just a much easier path. Secondly, what USC sold 67 00:04:06,320 --> 00:04:10,440 Speaker 1: Lincoln Riley on was this, this is the entertainment capital 68 00:04:10,600 --> 00:04:16,159 Speaker 1: of the world. We know how to market, promote, build, 69 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:21,440 Speaker 1: and help stars flourish. And you are a superstar coach. 70 00:04:22,160 --> 00:04:24,320 Speaker 1: There is no reason you should ever have to take 71 00:04:24,360 --> 00:04:28,520 Speaker 1: a backseat in any conference to anybody. And I think 72 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:31,599 Speaker 1: Lincoln Riley understood that that when you come to Los Angeles, 73 00:04:31,880 --> 00:04:37,279 Speaker 1: you will be the most discussed coach in college football. Remember, 74 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:42,719 Speaker 1: television networks are dying to put USC on Texas A 75 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:45,920 Speaker 1: and M doesn't have a national fan base. It doesn't 76 00:04:45,920 --> 00:04:48,680 Speaker 1: give you Dallas or Houston as a market. When USC 77 00:04:48,880 --> 00:04:52,320 Speaker 1: is rolling, the second biggest city in America is watching. 78 00:04:52,839 --> 00:04:55,239 Speaker 1: And that is why networks like to put the Dodgers 79 00:04:55,279 --> 00:04:58,120 Speaker 1: on and the Lakers on and the Rams on, and 80 00:04:58,440 --> 00:05:02,400 Speaker 1: especially in a sport dominan NATed by smaller rural towns, 81 00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:08,280 Speaker 1: the USC Trojans on. So you know, networks are doing 82 00:05:08,360 --> 00:05:12,000 Speaker 1: backflips over this the minute. Notre Dame or a USC 83 00:05:12,200 --> 00:05:15,760 Speaker 1: with massive national exposure and potential get the right coach. 84 00:05:15,960 --> 00:05:18,960 Speaker 1: They want them on every weekend. The other thing about 85 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:23,480 Speaker 1: Lincoln Riley is that California they call it a brain drain. 86 00:05:23,760 --> 00:05:26,120 Speaker 1: Want a lot of college graduates leave an area of 87 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:28,280 Speaker 1: the Midwest and they go to New York or LA 88 00:05:28,480 --> 00:05:32,160 Speaker 1: or you know, Dallas, Atlanta, and they leave the Midwest 89 00:05:32,520 --> 00:05:39,400 Speaker 1: for cooler cities, warmer weather, more opportunities. Well, California has 90 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:43,279 Speaker 1: had a recruit drain because UCLA has more basketball school 91 00:05:43,320 --> 00:05:48,719 Speaker 1: than football power. When USC's not right, the state high 92 00:05:48,720 --> 00:05:52,520 Speaker 1: school football stars leave, They jettison California. They want to 93 00:05:52,560 --> 00:05:56,560 Speaker 1: be seen. I mean Alabama's quarterback California kid, Clemson quarterback 94 00:05:56,600 --> 00:06:00,279 Speaker 1: California kid. You start looking around the NFL, how many 95 00:06:00,320 --> 00:06:05,440 Speaker 1: quarterbacks Brady Aaron Rodgers are California kids. So there has 96 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:10,640 Speaker 1: been a fast train out of Los Angeles for about 97 00:06:10,720 --> 00:06:13,160 Speaker 1: six years with some of the nation's best talent. So 98 00:06:13,200 --> 00:06:15,719 Speaker 1: if you can retain that. I would say by the 99 00:06:15,720 --> 00:06:17,680 Speaker 1: middle of year two, and that's what it took for 100 00:06:17,760 --> 00:06:21,160 Speaker 1: Pete Carroll. The middle of year two the program started 101 00:06:21,160 --> 00:06:24,839 Speaker 1: to take off. The good news for Lincoln Riley. There's 102 00:06:24,839 --> 00:06:28,080 Speaker 1: some talent here. It's mostly on the perimeter. They need 103 00:06:28,120 --> 00:06:30,960 Speaker 1: a star running back. They have to rebuild their offensive 104 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:33,520 Speaker 1: line and they need more. They have some they need 105 00:06:33,600 --> 00:06:37,160 Speaker 1: more big NFL bodies on the defensive front, but there's 106 00:06:37,200 --> 00:06:40,520 Speaker 1: some corners and receivers and tight ends. They have a 107 00:06:40,560 --> 00:06:44,480 Speaker 1: young quarterback, Jackson Dart who will You'll know who he 108 00:06:44,560 --> 00:06:46,799 Speaker 1: is by next year if you've not watched him play. 109 00:06:48,080 --> 00:06:54,400 Speaker 1: There's already stories now of multiple Oklahoma recruits and multiple 110 00:06:54,600 --> 00:06:58,520 Speaker 1: California kids looking to enter the transfer portal and to 111 00:06:58,680 --> 00:07:02,400 Speaker 1: join us. So this is an announcement that will be 112 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:07,640 Speaker 1: made Monday the press conference, either early Tuesday or late 113 00:07:07,760 --> 00:07:11,080 Speaker 1: Tuesday at the Coliseum. They've already booked a spot there. 114 00:07:11,080 --> 00:07:14,720 Speaker 1: I've been told the school has so it's the right higher. 115 00:07:14,720 --> 00:07:16,840 Speaker 1: You've got to go big, you've got to cut through. 116 00:07:16,960 --> 00:07:21,040 Speaker 1: This is a wildly competitive and distracted market in Los Angeles. 117 00:07:21,080 --> 00:07:24,160 Speaker 1: Matt Campbell is a perfect fit in Oklahoma. It's the 118 00:07:24,200 --> 00:07:27,320 Speaker 1: only game in town, he'll win games. He wanted Toledo, 119 00:07:27,360 --> 00:07:30,960 Speaker 1: he wanted Iowa State. He's a perfect fit. But I 120 00:07:31,080 --> 00:07:33,480 Speaker 1: don't think, nor did I ever think he would be 121 00:07:33,520 --> 00:07:36,760 Speaker 1: the perfect fit for USC. A couple of things to 122 00:07:36,840 --> 00:07:39,800 Speaker 1: note here. One of the first calls to congratulate USC, 123 00:07:40,440 --> 00:07:44,280 Speaker 1: I'm told was Pete Carroll, once a Trojano, was a trojan. 124 00:07:44,360 --> 00:07:48,400 Speaker 1: Pete Carroll called the athletic department Mike Bone and congratulated 125 00:07:48,480 --> 00:07:52,240 Speaker 1: and was so happy and so optimistic about what Lincoln 126 00:07:52,320 --> 00:07:55,080 Speaker 1: Riley could do. The second thing is one of the 127 00:07:55,120 --> 00:07:58,200 Speaker 1: advantages Pete Carroll had when he was at USC is 128 00:07:58,240 --> 00:08:01,440 Speaker 1: the conference was down, and then later Chip Kelly entered 129 00:08:01,440 --> 00:08:04,720 Speaker 1: at Oregon and Jim harbaught Stanford. But the same thing 130 00:08:04,840 --> 00:08:08,440 Speaker 1: is going on outside of Oregon. Washington's looking for direction. 131 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:12,239 Speaker 1: Utah and UCLA have the right coaches and they're solid, 132 00:08:12,280 --> 00:08:14,960 Speaker 1: but they won't contend with USC once the recruits start 133 00:08:15,000 --> 00:08:19,720 Speaker 1: piling in the conference. Now, the Era Zona schools are okay, 134 00:08:19,840 --> 00:08:24,760 Speaker 1: Colorado's just okay. Stanford and Cal now are a little 135 00:08:24,800 --> 00:08:28,960 Speaker 1: off the rails. The conference is built to take over 136 00:08:29,680 --> 00:08:33,560 Speaker 1: very very quickly. Something else that was thrown out is 137 00:08:33,920 --> 00:08:37,720 Speaker 1: you know, I can't believe that Lincoln Riley wasn't loyal 138 00:08:37,720 --> 00:08:42,040 Speaker 1: to Oklahoma. We'll remember Oklahoma wasn't loyal to Lincoln Riley. 139 00:08:42,480 --> 00:08:44,480 Speaker 1: They broke her that deal to go to the SEC. 140 00:08:45,160 --> 00:08:47,640 Speaker 1: They didn't ast Lincoln Riley to do that. And the 141 00:08:47,679 --> 00:08:50,040 Speaker 1: truth of the matter is it can be a little 142 00:08:50,040 --> 00:08:53,079 Speaker 1: bit of a cesspool in recruiting in the SEC. There's 143 00:08:53,120 --> 00:08:56,400 Speaker 1: a lot of schools and I don't include Alabama in this, 144 00:08:56,640 --> 00:08:59,640 Speaker 1: but a lot of the schools chasing Alabama are handing 145 00:08:59,640 --> 00:09:03,760 Speaker 1: players the bag. There is a lot of ugly recruiting 146 00:09:03,840 --> 00:09:09,079 Speaker 1: going on in the SEC. Lincoln Riley a little concerned 147 00:09:09,080 --> 00:09:12,120 Speaker 1: Oklahoma could get lost. He doesn't believe he should have 148 00:09:12,160 --> 00:09:14,680 Speaker 1: to take a backseat to anybody. He may not fit 149 00:09:14,840 --> 00:09:17,680 Speaker 1: the Southern culture as well as he fits the Western 150 00:09:17,760 --> 00:09:21,520 Speaker 1: culture in the PAC twelve. Also remember Lincoln and Riley 151 00:09:21,520 --> 00:09:25,080 Speaker 1: could go to the NFL anytime he wants. Stan Crunkie 152 00:09:25,360 --> 00:09:28,280 Speaker 1: is great friends with Jerry Jones. I would not be 153 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:32,520 Speaker 1: surprised if Jerry Jones and Lincoln Riley did not have 154 00:09:32,600 --> 00:09:35,560 Speaker 1: a discussion about this opportunity. And I can guarantee you 155 00:09:35,840 --> 00:09:39,599 Speaker 1: Jerry told him go west, young man. So this is 156 00:09:39,640 --> 00:09:44,080 Speaker 1: a real opportunity. The number one college football program west 157 00:09:44,160 --> 00:09:47,800 Speaker 1: of the Mississippi, in the number two market in the country, 158 00:09:48,960 --> 00:09:53,559 Speaker 1: networks vying to get USC on. They've got the quarterback 159 00:09:53,559 --> 00:09:56,480 Speaker 1: in Jackson Dart for the next two years. Outside of Oregon, 160 00:09:56,679 --> 00:10:01,120 Speaker 1: many of the top programs like Washington and Aford are reeling. 161 00:10:02,160 --> 00:10:04,480 Speaker 1: It's a perfect higher, it's the perfect time, and it 162 00:10:04,520 --> 00:10:08,440 Speaker 1: will not take long to turn it around. You know, 163 00:10:08,800 --> 00:10:12,160 Speaker 1: one of the advantages to being older. I'm in my 164 00:10:12,200 --> 00:10:15,680 Speaker 1: fifties now, you know that, is that just life experience. 165 00:10:16,160 --> 00:10:17,559 Speaker 1: You can go to a prep school, you can go 166 00:10:17,640 --> 00:10:20,439 Speaker 1: to Princeton, but if you're twenty four, is there's limitations 167 00:10:20,440 --> 00:10:23,640 Speaker 1: on what you've actually done in your life. And I've 168 00:10:23,640 --> 00:10:25,959 Speaker 1: really come to terms where there are two types of people, 169 00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:30,800 Speaker 1: people that seek and like change and people that are 170 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:35,079 Speaker 1: totally uncomfortable with change. And I told you a couple 171 00:10:35,120 --> 00:10:37,120 Speaker 1: of months ago about a story from a University of 172 00:10:37,200 --> 00:10:41,800 Speaker 1: Chicago economist named Stephen Levitt who co wrote Freakonomics, And 173 00:10:41,880 --> 00:10:44,080 Speaker 1: he has twenty thousand people to make a decision on 174 00:10:44,080 --> 00:10:46,200 Speaker 1: a dilemma based on the result of a coin toss, 175 00:10:46,400 --> 00:10:49,240 Speaker 1: like should I start my own business or should I propose? 176 00:10:49,280 --> 00:10:51,800 Speaker 1: Should I grow a beard. If a coin landed on heads, 177 00:10:52,280 --> 00:10:54,839 Speaker 1: they had to make a change, even if they didn't 178 00:10:54,840 --> 00:10:57,280 Speaker 1: want to. Tales and they didn't have to make a change. 179 00:10:57,600 --> 00:11:00,120 Speaker 1: And six months later they did follow up research. What 180 00:11:00,160 --> 00:11:04,520 Speaker 1: they found was for important decisions like quitting a job 181 00:11:04,600 --> 00:11:07,920 Speaker 1: or ending a relationship, people who were told they had 182 00:11:07,960 --> 00:11:12,520 Speaker 1: to make a change were more satisfied and happier than 183 00:11:12,600 --> 00:11:17,120 Speaker 1: those that maintain the status quo. Meaning some people have 184 00:11:17,240 --> 00:11:21,679 Speaker 1: to be forced to make changes, they're just not naturally 185 00:11:21,800 --> 00:11:25,360 Speaker 1: innately comfortable with it. There's a reason I support Brian 186 00:11:25,440 --> 00:11:29,600 Speaker 1: Kelly and Lincoln Riley, and maybe this is my progressive side. 187 00:11:30,040 --> 00:11:33,560 Speaker 1: I embrace change. I like change. As I've gotten older, 188 00:11:33,559 --> 00:11:36,440 Speaker 1: I've noticed this. There's just people. They're often I would 189 00:11:36,440 --> 00:11:40,880 Speaker 1: call traditionalists. They're often conservatives. They don't like change. They 190 00:11:40,960 --> 00:11:44,640 Speaker 1: like the way the world is now and it used 191 00:11:44,679 --> 00:11:48,520 Speaker 1: to be. They don't like change. But as this study proved, 192 00:11:48,920 --> 00:11:53,319 Speaker 1: when they're forced to change, their generally six months later 193 00:11:53,679 --> 00:11:56,000 Speaker 1: happy with the change. It can be any kind of 194 00:11:56,080 --> 00:12:00,920 Speaker 1: change of a business, move, a relationship, growing a beard. 195 00:12:01,720 --> 00:12:05,800 Speaker 1: I've come to realize whenever these coaches or these star 196 00:12:05,960 --> 00:12:10,880 Speaker 1: players leave a city, half the fan base immediately gets it, 197 00:12:11,360 --> 00:12:15,520 Speaker 1: and the other half stubbornly resents it, and I don't 198 00:12:15,559 --> 00:12:17,800 Speaker 1: try to fight him on it. I just think I 199 00:12:17,840 --> 00:12:22,559 Speaker 1: think people fall into two groups. Some are very resistant 200 00:12:22,720 --> 00:12:27,000 Speaker 1: to anything changing and half to sometimes be forced to 201 00:12:27,080 --> 00:12:30,400 Speaker 1: change and then eventually they get over it. And some 202 00:12:30,440 --> 00:12:34,560 Speaker 1: people are just naturally more willing to change. I thought 203 00:12:34,559 --> 00:12:36,720 Speaker 1: it was very interesting when it was announced that Matt 204 00:12:36,760 --> 00:12:39,520 Speaker 1: Stafford was going to the Rams. The over under for 205 00:12:39,559 --> 00:12:42,440 Speaker 1: the Detroit Lions did not change, and the over under 206 00:12:42,480 --> 00:12:44,960 Speaker 1: for the Rams win total changed only half a game. 207 00:12:45,679 --> 00:12:48,480 Speaker 1: You are seeing the downside to Matt Stafford third straight 208 00:12:48,520 --> 00:12:51,160 Speaker 1: game of the pick six. He misses open throws, he 209 00:12:51,240 --> 00:12:55,080 Speaker 1: can be erratic, he's inconsistent, He isn't always in the 210 00:12:55,080 --> 00:12:58,240 Speaker 1: biggest games. The best quarterback once again, Aaron Rodgers, looks 211 00:12:58,280 --> 00:13:01,560 Speaker 1: like a different level of quarterback. The Rams and Stafford 212 00:13:01,559 --> 00:13:04,080 Speaker 1: are not completely healthy, but that's not an excuse because 213 00:13:04,080 --> 00:13:06,800 Speaker 1: the Green Bay Packers have been the most injury depleted 214 00:13:06,800 --> 00:13:09,200 Speaker 1: football team in the National Football League. I would argue 215 00:13:09,240 --> 00:13:13,080 Speaker 1: for the last three weeks they won missing eleven starters 216 00:13:13,080 --> 00:13:16,199 Speaker 1: in Arizona, they could have won in Minnesota, missing their 217 00:13:16,240 --> 00:13:20,160 Speaker 1: top tight end, running back, left tackle, corner, and linebackers 218 00:13:20,200 --> 00:13:23,080 Speaker 1: Zadarius Smith. I don't want to hear injuries. I like 219 00:13:23,200 --> 00:13:28,040 Speaker 1: Matt Stafford, but it's remarkable how he was sold as 220 00:13:28,080 --> 00:13:32,280 Speaker 1: the savior of the Rams and Carson Wentz was much 221 00:13:32,320 --> 00:13:35,160 Speaker 1: maligned going to the Colts. Is there that big of 222 00:13:35,200 --> 00:13:40,360 Speaker 1: a difference. Wentz is bigger as good an arm, is 223 00:13:40,400 --> 00:13:45,120 Speaker 1: more athletic, and like Stafford, makes the reckless mistake. I 224 00:13:45,200 --> 00:13:47,720 Speaker 1: like Matt Stafford, but this idea that he was going 225 00:13:47,760 --> 00:13:50,320 Speaker 1: to be the savior for the La Rams. He's better 226 00:13:50,320 --> 00:13:54,400 Speaker 1: than Jared Goff, but what y're seeing is what Lion 227 00:13:54,520 --> 00:13:58,480 Speaker 1: fans saw for years. Great talent, not a super athlete, 228 00:13:58,559 --> 00:14:01,000 Speaker 1: not wildly mobile. He's not going to spin it like 229 00:14:01,040 --> 00:14:03,800 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers. He's not going to move around like Kyler Murray. 230 00:14:03,960 --> 00:14:06,600 Speaker 1: He's clearly not the winner or pre snap as good 231 00:14:06,600 --> 00:14:10,560 Speaker 1: as Tom Brady. He's an upgrade over Jared Goff, but 232 00:14:10,640 --> 00:14:14,960 Speaker 1: the idea, there's this massive gap between Matt Stafford, who 233 00:14:15,000 --> 00:14:18,280 Speaker 1: the media thought would change the Rams, and Carson Wentz, 234 00:14:18,600 --> 00:14:22,360 Speaker 1: who everybody thought was a dubious acquisition by the Colts. 235 00:14:22,960 --> 00:14:27,080 Speaker 1: I think Stafford slightly better, but I don't see the 236 00:14:27,160 --> 00:14:32,320 Speaker 1: huge gap. 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Dot In West Virginia were called one 263 00:16:05,040 --> 00:16:07,200 Speaker 1: hundred Next step or text next step to five three 264 00:16:07,440 --> 00:16:14,040 Speaker 1: four two zone. Well you know him as an analyst 265 00:16:14,400 --> 00:16:17,680 Speaker 1: for Monday Night Football. What you probably know, but I'll 266 00:16:17,720 --> 00:16:20,320 Speaker 1: remind you he played in the NFL for the Falcons, Browns, 267 00:16:20,320 --> 00:16:22,640 Speaker 1: and Raiders. He was in NFL safety and a thumper. 268 00:16:23,360 --> 00:16:25,440 Speaker 1: He was a pro personnel director for Philly and the 269 00:16:25,480 --> 00:16:28,440 Speaker 1: Washington football team. And I can remember years and years 270 00:16:28,440 --> 00:16:31,760 Speaker 1: and years ago when he his step foot on ESPN's 271 00:16:31,800 --> 00:16:34,280 Speaker 1: campus and my career was kind of starting as a 272 00:16:34,320 --> 00:16:37,240 Speaker 1: syndicated radio host, and I had heard him on one 273 00:16:37,280 --> 00:16:39,280 Speaker 1: of the sports centers and I told my staff, I said, 274 00:16:39,880 --> 00:16:42,520 Speaker 1: who is that guy and Google. So I went to 275 00:16:42,560 --> 00:16:44,640 Speaker 1: Google and I'm like, get that go. That guy's good, 276 00:16:44,960 --> 00:16:48,160 Speaker 1: he's confident, he's got he's got a point of view. Well, now, 277 00:16:48,320 --> 00:16:50,720 Speaker 1: Lewis Riddick. So I'm taking all the credit for Lewis 278 00:16:50,760 --> 00:16:52,840 Speaker 1: Riddick start him. I'd like to take all the credit 279 00:16:53,360 --> 00:16:55,240 Speaker 1: for putting him into herd. First of all, it's great 280 00:16:55,240 --> 00:16:57,040 Speaker 1: to see you. You've flourished. That's not a big shock. 281 00:16:57,120 --> 00:16:58,600 Speaker 1: You're You're very good at what you do and you 282 00:16:58,680 --> 00:17:00,080 Speaker 1: have a point of view, and I've always loved that. 283 00:17:00,160 --> 00:17:01,880 Speaker 1: So I'm going to ask your point of view on something. 284 00:17:02,520 --> 00:17:04,960 Speaker 1: So I'm from the Pacific Northwest and I've known Pete. 285 00:17:04,960 --> 00:17:08,920 Speaker 1: I covered him when he was at USC. Every division 286 00:17:08,920 --> 00:17:12,600 Speaker 1: in the NFC is led by an offensive head coach. 287 00:17:13,680 --> 00:17:17,639 Speaker 1: In the AFC West it is as well. My coach 288 00:17:17,640 --> 00:17:20,080 Speaker 1: of the year would be Cliff Kings Barriers Act Taylor 289 00:17:20,160 --> 00:17:23,560 Speaker 1: offensive coaches the team that's not really a playoff team 290 00:17:23,600 --> 00:17:26,399 Speaker 1: now but that's emerging as San Francisco and offensive coach. 291 00:17:26,760 --> 00:17:29,919 Speaker 1: Now we know Sean McDermott Belichick. That division, there's some 292 00:17:30,000 --> 00:17:33,280 Speaker 1: real good coaches. I like Flores sure, but Pete Carroll 293 00:17:33,359 --> 00:17:36,960 Speaker 1: seventy I've had two executives tell me they're weird in 294 00:17:37,000 --> 00:17:40,320 Speaker 1: the draft. They don't like their draft picks, especially early. 295 00:17:40,880 --> 00:17:45,040 Speaker 1: Their schemes appear to be offensively a struggle. Often great 296 00:17:45,040 --> 00:17:48,919 Speaker 1: defensive coaches don't have great offensive relationships and vice versa. 297 00:17:49,119 --> 00:17:53,360 Speaker 1: I mean, I would bet Lincoln Riley has great offensive relationships, 298 00:17:53,400 --> 00:17:56,679 Speaker 1: you know, maybe more than great defensive relationships. Right Like, 299 00:17:56,680 --> 00:18:01,080 Speaker 1: That's how coaches often operate. So Pete seventy. It feels Jurassic. 300 00:18:01,480 --> 00:18:04,560 Speaker 1: The schemes, the O line's bad, the running backs are weak, 301 00:18:05,320 --> 00:18:09,560 Speaker 1: and then Russell Wilson and his team leak. There's four 302 00:18:09,640 --> 00:18:14,440 Speaker 1: places they want out. That's disruptive if you are John 303 00:18:14,520 --> 00:18:18,800 Speaker 1: Snyder tomorrow. There's some things we know are good, there's 304 00:18:18,840 --> 00:18:22,320 Speaker 1: some things we know are bad. Is it a total rebuild? 305 00:18:22,359 --> 00:18:28,240 Speaker 1: Outside of Russell philosophically, they have to figure out going 306 00:18:28,280 --> 00:18:30,600 Speaker 1: forward and even for the rest of this year, exactly 307 00:18:30,600 --> 00:18:33,639 Speaker 1: who are they? Who do they want to be? Go 308 00:18:33,720 --> 00:18:37,520 Speaker 1: back to the Pittsburgh game, Sunday night game. First half 309 00:18:37,560 --> 00:18:39,200 Speaker 1: of the game. Now I know Geno Smith is starting 310 00:18:39,200 --> 00:18:41,000 Speaker 1: a game in Russell's not first half the game. That's 311 00:18:41,000 --> 00:18:43,639 Speaker 1: throwing the ball over to place you know eleven Personale 312 00:18:43,760 --> 00:18:46,320 Speaker 1: three wives are tighten the back, going empty, and it's 313 00:18:46,400 --> 00:18:49,040 Speaker 1: Gino Smith throwing like he's back at West Virginia all 314 00:18:49,040 --> 00:18:51,200 Speaker 1: over the place, but they can't get they can't get 315 00:18:51,200 --> 00:18:53,640 Speaker 1: the ball in the end zone. And you can tell 316 00:18:53,640 --> 00:18:56,120 Speaker 1: Pete's getting frustrated. Second half, what do they come out 317 00:18:56,119 --> 00:18:57,760 Speaker 1: and do they drive the ball right down the field 318 00:18:57,760 --> 00:18:59,720 Speaker 1: by running the ball maybe eight times in a row. 319 00:19:00,560 --> 00:19:04,639 Speaker 1: It looked like Seattle twenty eleven, twelve, thirteen, which is 320 00:19:04,680 --> 00:19:08,359 Speaker 1: who I think. I think ultimately that's who he wants 321 00:19:08,359 --> 00:19:12,479 Speaker 1: to be. But and that's fine, because you know what, 322 00:19:12,520 --> 00:19:14,320 Speaker 1: there's some teams right now that kind of look like 323 00:19:14,480 --> 00:19:17,359 Speaker 1: twenty twelve and thirteen Seattle that right now are going 324 00:19:17,400 --> 00:19:19,280 Speaker 1: to be in the hunt in the end. Yeah, in 325 00:19:19,320 --> 00:19:21,840 Speaker 1: New England. New England looks like that exactly. San Francisco, 326 00:19:21,880 --> 00:19:24,240 Speaker 1: if they can stay healthy, they look like that and 327 00:19:24,240 --> 00:19:27,040 Speaker 1: that that kind of stuff. It does matter in November 328 00:19:27,040 --> 00:19:30,679 Speaker 1: and December. But philosophically they're so all over the place, 329 00:19:31,440 --> 00:19:34,360 Speaker 1: and their offensive line isn't good enough to where it's 330 00:19:34,440 --> 00:19:36,600 Speaker 1: hit and miss. Now it's hit and miss all over 331 00:19:36,960 --> 00:19:39,760 Speaker 1: and if Russell's not there to be the difference maker, 332 00:19:39,800 --> 00:19:42,800 Speaker 1: which he wasn't for a while, they can fall apart defensively. 333 00:19:42,920 --> 00:19:45,560 Speaker 1: You're right. Look, they since the Legion of Boom got 334 00:19:45,560 --> 00:19:49,080 Speaker 1: split up, they haven't been able to recapture that magic. 335 00:19:49,080 --> 00:19:51,040 Speaker 1: They can't rush the Pastors the same way. And you're 336 00:19:51,119 --> 00:19:53,600 Speaker 1: right they have missed on some draft picks, especially in 337 00:19:53,680 --> 00:19:56,960 Speaker 1: the front seven. There is no more. There are no 338 00:19:57,160 --> 00:19:59,600 Speaker 1: you know, Chris Clemens on that football team that can 339 00:19:59,680 --> 00:20:01,760 Speaker 1: rush the passer the way those guys could. There are 340 00:20:01,800 --> 00:20:03,920 Speaker 1: new Cliff Aprils that can rush the passer like that. 341 00:20:04,400 --> 00:20:07,680 Speaker 1: There is no Michael Bennett, you know. Bobby Wagoner is 342 00:20:07,720 --> 00:20:10,639 Speaker 1: really the only last holdover from those glory years. And 343 00:20:10,640 --> 00:20:14,760 Speaker 1: so I think personally that whole organization is headed for 344 00:20:14,800 --> 00:20:17,600 Speaker 1: a rebuild. It's headed for a reboot. That's what I 345 00:20:17,600 --> 00:20:20,040 Speaker 1: think is going to happen sooner rather than later, although 346 00:20:20,560 --> 00:20:22,680 Speaker 1: both John and Pete are locked up for a while, 347 00:20:23,880 --> 00:20:26,960 Speaker 1: so it's going to be interesting to see what happens there. 348 00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:29,440 Speaker 1: I think it's going to need that, though, sooner rather 349 00:20:29,480 --> 00:20:33,080 Speaker 1: than later, a reboot. Yeah, Well, it's Paul Allen money. 350 00:20:33,119 --> 00:20:35,800 Speaker 1: He passed. His sister now owns it, so writing big 351 00:20:35,880 --> 00:20:37,760 Speaker 1: checks is not a problem for them. I think what 352 00:20:37,840 --> 00:20:43,960 Speaker 1: you touched on is Pete has really struggled with an identity. 353 00:20:44,080 --> 00:20:47,680 Speaker 1: I don't feel like, you know it's interesting about this. 354 00:20:49,119 --> 00:20:52,320 Speaker 1: I think the Miami Dolphins all pivot to them. They've 355 00:20:52,320 --> 00:20:57,760 Speaker 1: found their identity is play good defense, special teams. I'm 356 00:20:57,760 --> 00:21:01,800 Speaker 1: a huge Brian Flores fan. Yep, limit what we ask 357 00:21:01,880 --> 00:21:04,960 Speaker 1: of Tuah and Lewis. You can win three out of 358 00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:08,760 Speaker 1: four games in this league playing that way. Just don't 359 00:21:08,920 --> 00:21:11,520 Speaker 1: ask Tuah to be what he's not. They're not asking 360 00:21:11,600 --> 00:21:15,439 Speaker 1: Mac Jones. To me, Miami feels like a poor man's 361 00:21:15,480 --> 00:21:17,600 Speaker 1: New England. I don't know if you can win the 362 00:21:17,640 --> 00:21:20,840 Speaker 1: super Bowl with Mac or Tua. I don't know, but 363 00:21:22,160 --> 00:21:25,880 Speaker 1: you know, if I'm Miami's GM today, Chris Greer, it's 364 00:21:25,960 --> 00:21:28,520 Speaker 1: not a great college class. I don't want to reach. 365 00:21:28,760 --> 00:21:31,720 Speaker 1: I still have to rebuild my offensive line. I'm not 366 00:21:31,760 --> 00:21:36,240 Speaker 1: a big Tua fan. I don't see the it. I 367 00:21:36,280 --> 00:21:39,040 Speaker 1: wonder if he ends the year strongly. I just don't 368 00:21:39,200 --> 00:21:40,959 Speaker 1: go to my owner and I'm like, listen, will you 369 00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:44,199 Speaker 1: be patient one more year with me? I'm not going 370 00:21:44,280 --> 00:21:47,280 Speaker 1: to reach on a college quarterback when I can get 371 00:21:47,280 --> 00:21:49,520 Speaker 1: a starting right tackle or a starting you know, a 372 00:21:49,640 --> 00:21:52,240 Speaker 1: starting white out or a starting corner I mean, where 373 00:21:52,240 --> 00:21:55,560 Speaker 1: do you go in your opinion with Tuah, Yeah, I'm 374 00:21:55,600 --> 00:21:58,920 Speaker 1: always I've always been a fan column and I believe this. 375 00:22:00,480 --> 00:22:05,399 Speaker 1: I think we become in many ways enamored with the 376 00:22:05,440 --> 00:22:08,160 Speaker 1: aesthetics of the position instead of the fundamentals of the position. 377 00:22:08,320 --> 00:22:12,480 Speaker 1: Meaning I want to see the dynamic plays. I want 378 00:22:12,480 --> 00:22:14,600 Speaker 1: to see the off schedule see Patrick, you know what, 379 00:22:14,680 --> 00:22:16,560 Speaker 1: And I think, you know, God bless him because I 380 00:22:16,680 --> 00:22:18,800 Speaker 1: love him and we all know. I mean, he's the future. 381 00:22:18,840 --> 00:22:20,760 Speaker 1: He's gonna He'll see as we go on the rest 382 00:22:20,800 --> 00:22:22,840 Speaker 1: of this year and on forward, Patrick will get back 383 00:22:22,880 --> 00:22:25,159 Speaker 1: to being what he is. I think some of the 384 00:22:25,280 --> 00:22:27,960 Speaker 1: spectacular plays will calm down because teams won't let him 385 00:22:27,960 --> 00:22:32,040 Speaker 1: do it anymore. But we become so like, like that's 386 00:22:32,080 --> 00:22:34,560 Speaker 1: the standard, right, That's what a quarterback has to be, 387 00:22:35,200 --> 00:22:38,280 Speaker 1: Deshaun Watson. Those guys who can just do things that 388 00:22:38,400 --> 00:22:41,520 Speaker 1: just make you go, oh my god, the guys who 389 00:22:41,520 --> 00:22:43,720 Speaker 1: can rack up fantasy points, the guys who just make 390 00:22:43,800 --> 00:22:45,960 Speaker 1: you want to come out and say, look, entertain me, 391 00:22:46,200 --> 00:22:48,320 Speaker 1: show me something I don't get to see every day 392 00:22:48,440 --> 00:22:51,760 Speaker 1: out of quarterbacks. But coaches and gems don't really think 393 00:22:51,800 --> 00:22:55,240 Speaker 1: that way. They think, show me a quarterback who's gonna 394 00:22:55,280 --> 00:22:57,120 Speaker 1: put the ball where it needs to be and put 395 00:22:57,119 --> 00:23:00,639 Speaker 1: it accurately. Who has a huge mental horsepower, a huge 396 00:23:00,640 --> 00:23:03,240 Speaker 1: mental engine that can that can figure out things in 397 00:23:03,240 --> 00:23:05,639 Speaker 1: the blink of an eye, which is what Matt Jones is, 398 00:23:07,040 --> 00:23:08,840 Speaker 1: and who can get the ball where it needs to 399 00:23:09,160 --> 00:23:12,120 Speaker 1: And as we develop him and make everything around him stronger, 400 00:23:12,600 --> 00:23:14,720 Speaker 1: we'll turn him loose a little more, a little more, 401 00:23:14,800 --> 00:23:19,280 Speaker 1: a little more, a little more, to where eventually maybe 402 00:23:19,280 --> 00:23:22,240 Speaker 1: you have a guy And look, Tom is the best 403 00:23:22,240 --> 00:23:23,840 Speaker 1: of all time in terms of how he has been 404 00:23:23,880 --> 00:23:26,320 Speaker 1: able to get other body, everybody else around him to 405 00:23:26,320 --> 00:23:29,440 Speaker 1: play better and win championships. But that's really that that's 406 00:23:29,440 --> 00:23:31,080 Speaker 1: the art that his career took. That's the art that 407 00:23:31,119 --> 00:23:33,760 Speaker 1: Drew Brees's career took, That's the art that Peyton's took. 408 00:23:34,520 --> 00:23:38,680 Speaker 1: And that's what I think. If you can survive without 409 00:23:38,720 --> 00:23:43,280 Speaker 1: the aesthetically pleasing quarterback who has the rocket arm that 410 00:23:43,400 --> 00:23:45,840 Speaker 1: like Josh Allen or the running ability of Lamar, if 411 00:23:45,840 --> 00:23:48,760 Speaker 1: you have the guy who's smart and efficient and you 412 00:23:48,800 --> 00:23:51,399 Speaker 1: don't have to win in spite of and that's what 413 00:23:51,520 --> 00:23:53,760 Speaker 1: I think two it can be and I think you don't. 414 00:23:53,760 --> 00:23:57,399 Speaker 1: You've seen recently over the past months. That's why Miami 415 00:23:57,440 --> 00:23:59,280 Speaker 1: has been winn because their defense has been playing good. 416 00:24:00,119 --> 00:24:03,000 Speaker 1: He's gonna fish in with the football. Next thing you know, 417 00:24:03,800 --> 00:24:06,719 Speaker 1: they're winning games, and you're kind of like, see now, 418 00:24:06,720 --> 00:24:08,560 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, people don't talk about to it 419 00:24:08,640 --> 00:24:12,400 Speaker 1: because he's not doing dumb stuff. Now. It's just like, oh, yeah, 420 00:24:12,440 --> 00:24:14,560 Speaker 1: Miami's winning. Oh that's that's cool. You know, Brian Flores, 421 00:24:14,600 --> 00:24:16,760 Speaker 1: that's great and all. But it's like, oh, wait a minute, 422 00:24:17,400 --> 00:24:20,040 Speaker 1: let's rewind as to why they're winning. He's a big 423 00:24:20,080 --> 00:24:25,280 Speaker 1: part of that. And so I get. I get the 424 00:24:25,359 --> 00:24:28,320 Speaker 1: desire and the want to as far as having that 425 00:24:28,400 --> 00:24:31,480 Speaker 1: quarterback that can make you go, I don't want to 426 00:24:31,480 --> 00:24:32,800 Speaker 1: just sit at home and watch him. I'm gonna go 427 00:24:32,840 --> 00:24:35,760 Speaker 1: to the stadium and watch this guy. Don't think for 428 00:24:35,800 --> 00:24:37,920 Speaker 1: a minute, Colin, you know this as well as anybody 429 00:24:37,920 --> 00:24:41,240 Speaker 1: that owners don't think that way too. I want somebody 430 00:24:41,240 --> 00:24:44,080 Speaker 1: coming to my stadium and buying gear and buying home 431 00:24:44,160 --> 00:24:46,480 Speaker 1: seats and buying sweets because they're like, man, I'll tell 432 00:24:46,480 --> 00:24:48,280 Speaker 1: you what, you see that quarterback. We got to go 433 00:24:48,280 --> 00:24:50,440 Speaker 1: to the stadium and see that guy, and a lot 434 00:24:50,440 --> 00:24:52,639 Speaker 1: of people sitting at home and watching them. So I 435 00:24:52,680 --> 00:24:56,480 Speaker 1: think sometimes all that stuff gets in comes into quarterback 436 00:24:56,520 --> 00:24:58,680 Speaker 1: decision making that can get teams kind of a little 437 00:24:58,680 --> 00:25:01,960 Speaker 1: bit sideways as far as trendon, and I think with 438 00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:03,320 Speaker 1: two of you just have to be careful with that. 439 00:25:03,320 --> 00:25:09,919 Speaker 1: We'll see though, We'll see. Finally, you've had opportunities to 440 00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:11,639 Speaker 1: go to the front office. Years ago, I had this 441 00:25:11,680 --> 00:25:15,639 Speaker 1: discussion with Trent Dilford and he said, coaching is a 442 00:25:15,720 --> 00:25:21,800 Speaker 1: miserable life minutes I'd rather broadcast. And then he decided 443 00:25:21,800 --> 00:25:23,720 Speaker 1: he wanted to go into coaching and changed lives and 444 00:25:23,760 --> 00:25:26,040 Speaker 1: he went to Nashville and he's in the state championship. 445 00:25:27,000 --> 00:25:30,080 Speaker 1: And you've made a lot of money. You're making a 446 00:25:30,160 --> 00:25:34,640 Speaker 1: lot of money, and you're experiencing broadcasting. But man, I've 447 00:25:34,680 --> 00:25:38,359 Speaker 1: been in a war room before. It's freaking cool. It's 448 00:25:38,600 --> 00:25:44,000 Speaker 1: really cool, Lois, And you could you could potentially run one? 449 00:25:44,520 --> 00:25:47,120 Speaker 1: Is that itch? I mean, how do you not think 450 00:25:47,119 --> 00:25:50,360 Speaker 1: of that? Oh? I do? I mean, I'd be lying 451 00:25:50,400 --> 00:25:53,679 Speaker 1: if I told you I didn't. And ESPN knows that. 452 00:25:54,040 --> 00:25:55,800 Speaker 1: I mean, they know it, and I've talked to him 453 00:25:55,800 --> 00:25:58,520 Speaker 1: about it. And that's why you know, those avenues have 454 00:25:58,600 --> 00:26:01,600 Speaker 1: been explored like they were last year, and then we'll 455 00:26:01,600 --> 00:26:03,400 Speaker 1: see what happens here in the next amounth or two 456 00:26:03,560 --> 00:26:08,320 Speaker 1: this year. But it's not I will say this, it's 457 00:26:08,359 --> 00:26:12,560 Speaker 1: not the same. It doesn't rip me apart the same 458 00:26:12,600 --> 00:26:16,479 Speaker 1: as it did when I was in it because of 459 00:26:16,560 --> 00:26:20,640 Speaker 1: how fortunate I feel with the opportunities that I've been 460 00:26:22,119 --> 00:26:25,040 Speaker 1: lucky enough to have here at ESPN column. Quite honestly, 461 00:26:25,119 --> 00:26:28,840 Speaker 1: broadcasting at the at the highest level, doing money like 462 00:26:28,880 --> 00:26:31,200 Speaker 1: football is different. I mean that's not just broadcasting. That's 463 00:26:32,200 --> 00:26:35,520 Speaker 1: that's different. I mean from things that you know, some 464 00:26:35,560 --> 00:26:37,280 Speaker 1: of the greats of all time I've ever done. So 465 00:26:37,320 --> 00:26:39,480 Speaker 1: it's and what it's done for my family and all. 466 00:26:39,760 --> 00:26:42,520 Speaker 1: I mean, it's I'm so fortunate. I can't I can't 467 00:26:42,520 --> 00:26:44,439 Speaker 1: even begin to tell you. But I'll tell you this. 468 00:26:46,760 --> 00:26:51,120 Speaker 1: The being measured by wins and losses, the competing head 469 00:26:51,119 --> 00:26:54,320 Speaker 1: to head with other front office executives and other teams, 470 00:26:54,840 --> 00:26:59,359 Speaker 1: being around the players, being involved in the strategizing and 471 00:26:59,440 --> 00:27:02,840 Speaker 1: the developing and living and dying with the players and 472 00:27:02,880 --> 00:27:05,880 Speaker 1: the coaches and the support staff. That's something that never 473 00:27:05,960 --> 00:27:08,960 Speaker 1: leaves you. That's something you can't replace. I don't care 474 00:27:09,000 --> 00:27:12,359 Speaker 1: what you do. That's why, that's why quite Honestly, the 475 00:27:12,440 --> 00:27:15,120 Speaker 1: NFL football is it will always win, man, no matter 476 00:27:15,160 --> 00:27:17,639 Speaker 1: how much people complain about this and that about it, 477 00:27:18,440 --> 00:27:22,960 Speaker 1: always it'll always win. And for me, it will always win. 478 00:27:23,920 --> 00:27:27,439 Speaker 1: So yeah, right opportunity, right place, and it just matches up. 479 00:27:27,480 --> 00:27:30,200 Speaker 1: Of course, it's going to be one of those situations 480 00:27:30,240 --> 00:27:33,119 Speaker 1: where you go, you know, you have to sit down 481 00:27:33,160 --> 00:27:35,199 Speaker 1: and you have to talk it over with your you know, 482 00:27:35,240 --> 00:27:38,440 Speaker 1: with your with your decision making circle, talk it over 483 00:27:38,480 --> 00:27:40,720 Speaker 1: with the ESPN, and you go from there. But I 484 00:27:40,760 --> 00:27:44,200 Speaker 1: will say that my mindset has changed about it since 485 00:27:44,280 --> 00:27:48,680 Speaker 1: I have left front office work, but the fire still burns. 486 00:27:48,760 --> 00:27:50,520 Speaker 1: Let you know what I look, I know for a 487 00:27:50,560 --> 00:27:52,760 Speaker 1: fact I could do it. I know for a fact. 488 00:27:52,800 --> 00:27:54,600 Speaker 1: I mean I did it for twelve years. I know 489 00:27:54,680 --> 00:27:57,960 Speaker 1: what it takes. I've learned so much more being on 490 00:27:58,000 --> 00:28:00,240 Speaker 1: the outside now, being able to talk to all the 491 00:28:00,280 --> 00:28:03,040 Speaker 1: different coaches in a different way where I'm really able 492 00:28:03,080 --> 00:28:07,760 Speaker 1: to pick their brains and talk about team building, staff building, 493 00:28:08,320 --> 00:28:12,080 Speaker 1: culture building, diving deep into the exes and o's and 494 00:28:12,119 --> 00:28:14,320 Speaker 1: comparing what teams due to one another, what teams are 495 00:28:14,320 --> 00:28:16,920 Speaker 1: doing themselves, how they're taking the game game forward, and 496 00:28:17,880 --> 00:28:23,720 Speaker 1: you know, advancing it. I am ten times more smart 497 00:28:23,760 --> 00:28:25,639 Speaker 1: about the game of football where it's headed now than 498 00:28:25,680 --> 00:28:27,800 Speaker 1: it was than I was in twenty and twelve when 499 00:28:27,800 --> 00:28:29,600 Speaker 1: I last was in the front office, ten times more, 500 00:28:30,000 --> 00:28:32,520 Speaker 1: and I was taught by the very best. Look. I 501 00:28:32,560 --> 00:28:34,439 Speaker 1: played for the very best at the same time in 502 00:28:34,520 --> 00:28:37,080 Speaker 1: Bill and Nick. I was around Andy Read the very best, 503 00:28:37,160 --> 00:28:40,320 Speaker 1: round Joe Gibbs, the very best. But I'm infinitely more 504 00:28:40,360 --> 00:28:42,320 Speaker 1: prepared now than I would have been had I gotten 505 00:28:42,360 --> 00:28:45,160 Speaker 1: a GM job coming out of scouting in twenty and twelve. 506 00:28:45,640 --> 00:28:51,400 Speaker 1: So we'll see what happens, but I'm good either way. 507 00:28:54,760 --> 00:28:58,040 Speaker 1: All Right, it's my buddy Mike Silver covering the NFL forever, 508 00:28:58,160 --> 00:29:00,840 Speaker 1: great sources, great mind. I love him. So let's start 509 00:29:00,880 --> 00:29:03,720 Speaker 1: with this. It is amazing to me as I sat 510 00:29:03,760 --> 00:29:07,440 Speaker 1: there on Sunday and watched you know, to be a 511 00:29:07,480 --> 00:29:11,280 Speaker 1: great quarterback in this league is so rare. You're either 512 00:29:11,360 --> 00:29:13,800 Speaker 1: too young or too limited. And you watch the Aaron 513 00:29:13,880 --> 00:29:17,720 Speaker 1: Rodgers and you'll watch Brady and you're like, it's so rare. 514 00:29:17,880 --> 00:29:21,760 Speaker 1: It's even the great ones, like Herbert's a huge young talent. 515 00:29:22,000 --> 00:29:25,520 Speaker 1: He struggles, he still gets lost. But you know what's 516 00:29:25,560 --> 00:29:28,320 Speaker 1: remarkable in this this is where Aaron Rodgers is different. 517 00:29:28,360 --> 00:29:30,640 Speaker 1: So I'll get to Rodgers in a second, because I 518 00:29:30,640 --> 00:29:32,760 Speaker 1: think Green Bay's the best team in the league. But 519 00:29:32,960 --> 00:29:38,240 Speaker 1: Brady with a healthy Gronk, Mike is so different. When 520 00:29:38,280 --> 00:29:41,000 Speaker 1: you give him a decent running game and a healthy Gronk, 521 00:29:41,120 --> 00:29:44,040 Speaker 1: that is that's his life preserve for He is not 522 00:29:44,560 --> 00:29:48,760 Speaker 1: the same quarterback the Goat without Gronk. I watched him 523 00:29:48,760 --> 00:29:52,320 Speaker 1: and I thought, why is he fighting for Gronk? It 524 00:29:52,360 --> 00:29:56,280 Speaker 1: doesn't matter about Mike Evans, Chris Godwin, ab Gronk's healthy. 525 00:29:56,800 --> 00:30:02,520 Speaker 1: He's a completely different player. And Byron Leftwich is quietly 526 00:30:02,560 --> 00:30:05,920 Speaker 1: doing some stuff over there that I don't know if 527 00:30:05,920 --> 00:30:09,160 Speaker 1: the casual fan notices, and honestly, I don't know if 528 00:30:09,280 --> 00:30:12,520 Speaker 1: NFL owners who have openings are going to notice. But 529 00:30:13,120 --> 00:30:17,280 Speaker 1: you know, we kind of underestimate Byron Leftwich collectively. He 530 00:30:17,480 --> 00:30:20,840 Speaker 1: did it as a player. He's got that horrible long release, 531 00:30:21,000 --> 00:30:24,480 Speaker 1: and he's kind of slow, and you know, he just 532 00:30:24,560 --> 00:30:28,280 Speaker 1: looked like a plotting guy. So he had his moments 533 00:30:28,280 --> 00:30:30,680 Speaker 1: as a quarterback, but a lot of times people thought, 534 00:30:31,120 --> 00:30:34,000 Speaker 1: you know, he's just you know, he's not my kind 535 00:30:34,000 --> 00:30:37,920 Speaker 1: of quarterback. And now as a coach, you know, Bruce 536 00:30:37,920 --> 00:30:40,560 Speaker 1: arians is telling us He's like, look, I'm not running 537 00:30:40,600 --> 00:30:44,400 Speaker 1: the offense Byron Leftwich is. I'm not even in the meetings. 538 00:30:44,480 --> 00:30:47,920 Speaker 1: He's doing all this. And obviously they have Tom Brady, 539 00:30:48,080 --> 00:30:51,160 Speaker 1: and obviously they have all that talent you just referred to, 540 00:30:51,240 --> 00:30:55,440 Speaker 1: And yes, Grunk make some massive difference, but i we've 541 00:30:55,480 --> 00:30:59,800 Speaker 1: seen Tom Brady not look awesome during various times since 542 00:30:59,800 --> 00:31:03,400 Speaker 1: he's been on Tampa. Bayer left which is doing a 543 00:31:03,400 --> 00:31:07,200 Speaker 1: lot of this, And yeah, when you talk about Rogers, 544 00:31:07,240 --> 00:31:10,640 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm watching that game Sunday and I'm thinking, well, 545 00:31:10,640 --> 00:31:13,720 Speaker 1: we're hearing suddenly about how hurt Matthew Stafford is. And 546 00:31:13,800 --> 00:31:16,440 Speaker 1: I'm not denying or I'm not trying to doubt that 547 00:31:16,480 --> 00:31:19,240 Speaker 1: he is. But it's weird that after a bye week, 548 00:31:19,280 --> 00:31:23,520 Speaker 1: we're now hearing about all these ailments, and every time 549 00:31:23,560 --> 00:31:27,600 Speaker 1: Stafford does something wrong, they're saying, well, he's clearly not right. Well, 550 00:31:27,600 --> 00:31:30,360 Speaker 1: we know Aaron Rodgers isn't right. He's coming off of COVID, 551 00:31:30,480 --> 00:31:35,360 Speaker 1: he has a broken pinky toe and he's taken a 552 00:31:35,400 --> 00:31:38,240 Speaker 1: shot for it that seems to wear off during games, 553 00:31:38,400 --> 00:31:43,800 Speaker 1: and he looks amazing. So I'm not saying that every 554 00:31:43,840 --> 00:31:46,080 Speaker 1: other injured quarterback should be able to do that. But 555 00:31:46,120 --> 00:31:50,640 Speaker 1: you're right, it's supernatural sometimes no, I mean Aaron is 556 00:31:50,960 --> 00:31:53,600 Speaker 1: you know it is. He didn't practice and he comes 557 00:31:53,600 --> 00:31:56,640 Speaker 1: out and it's it's funny. I said this about Stafford. 558 00:31:56,680 --> 00:32:01,480 Speaker 1: I said this about Stafford. Is Stafford goes to the Rams, 559 00:32:01,520 --> 00:32:05,160 Speaker 1: he's a savior. Wentz goes to the Colts. It's a 560 00:32:05,240 --> 00:32:09,480 Speaker 1: dubious contract. Wentz is bigger, Wentz is stronger, Wentz is 561 00:32:09,480 --> 00:32:12,600 Speaker 1: more athletic, and they both have a propensity to be reckless. 562 00:32:13,320 --> 00:32:16,800 Speaker 1: But it doesn't stick to Stafford. It sticks to Wentz. 563 00:32:17,520 --> 00:32:23,120 Speaker 1: And I was watching Stafford and I never forget this. 564 00:32:24,160 --> 00:32:26,880 Speaker 1: He goes from Detroit to the Rams. The over undergoes 565 00:32:26,960 --> 00:32:30,280 Speaker 1: up half a game. Vegas didn't buy into this this 566 00:32:30,400 --> 00:32:33,560 Speaker 1: messiah and I like that, I really do. And maybe 567 00:32:33,560 --> 00:32:35,800 Speaker 1: he's hurt, but come on, give me a break. This 568 00:32:35,960 --> 00:32:38,400 Speaker 1: whole league's hurt. I mean, trend Doper used to tell 569 00:32:38,400 --> 00:32:40,400 Speaker 1: me this year is he go he's like October first, 570 00:32:40,800 --> 00:32:48,400 Speaker 1: everyone's hurt, nobody's healthy. Yeah, And watched the Niners kind 571 00:32:48,440 --> 00:32:51,520 Speaker 1: of dismantle with some injuries of their own Minnesota, and 572 00:32:51,560 --> 00:32:55,640 Speaker 1: it happens every year, Mike, A team pops like a 573 00:32:55,640 --> 00:32:58,680 Speaker 1: week or two before Thanksgiving to get a little healthier. 574 00:32:59,240 --> 00:33:01,800 Speaker 1: And I watched the because I think Minnesota's really good. 575 00:33:01,800 --> 00:33:04,000 Speaker 1: I think, I really, I think they're really good. And 576 00:33:04,320 --> 00:33:08,000 Speaker 1: I watched the Niners backers, Yeah yeah, And I watched 577 00:33:08,040 --> 00:33:11,400 Speaker 1: the Niners. Are the Niners that team? Do you buy them? 578 00:33:11,720 --> 00:33:16,520 Speaker 1: Next six weeks? I do? And listen, I basically kicked 579 00:33:16,520 --> 00:33:18,880 Speaker 1: dirt on them three weeks ago because I went to 580 00:33:18,880 --> 00:33:22,360 Speaker 1: watch that game against the Cardinals where Colt McCoy was, 581 00:33:22,600 --> 00:33:25,520 Speaker 1: you know, doing Joe Montana things on that field, and 582 00:33:25,600 --> 00:33:27,800 Speaker 1: I don't think I love cold, but I don't think 583 00:33:27,800 --> 00:33:31,040 Speaker 1: it was just because Colt suddenly became Joe Montana and 584 00:33:31,080 --> 00:33:33,840 Speaker 1: they just they didn't look like they had any juice. 585 00:33:34,000 --> 00:33:36,280 Speaker 1: They looked they had gotten some guys back. It just 586 00:33:36,360 --> 00:33:40,040 Speaker 1: didn't look good. And I thought, you know what, everything 587 00:33:40,080 --> 00:33:44,080 Speaker 1: I thought all off season at all season is wrong. 588 00:33:44,280 --> 00:33:46,520 Speaker 1: They're not good. I thought going into the season they 589 00:33:46,520 --> 00:33:49,120 Speaker 1: were the class of the NFC and clearly the class 590 00:33:49,120 --> 00:33:52,160 Speaker 1: of that division. And obviously I was wrong about the Cardinals. 591 00:33:52,160 --> 00:33:55,840 Speaker 1: So that's a separate topic, but I just I was sure, 592 00:33:55,880 --> 00:33:58,480 Speaker 1: and then after that game, I was like, Okay, got 593 00:33:58,480 --> 00:34:00,920 Speaker 1: it wrong. Kind of like what you're saying about the 594 00:34:00,960 --> 00:34:03,600 Speaker 1: Bills right now and what could be happening. But like, 595 00:34:03,960 --> 00:34:06,160 Speaker 1: I got that one wrong. And then as soon as 596 00:34:06,160 --> 00:34:09,400 Speaker 1: that happened, they played the Rams and look different and 597 00:34:09,680 --> 00:34:13,799 Speaker 1: it continues to look different. So yeah, I think they're 598 00:34:13,800 --> 00:34:17,800 Speaker 1: the best football team in California as we speak, which 599 00:34:17,920 --> 00:34:20,879 Speaker 1: is weird because the Chargers were coming up a big 600 00:34:20,880 --> 00:34:25,040 Speaker 1: way and the Rams had a good start. But I 601 00:34:25,080 --> 00:34:29,319 Speaker 1: think they could be that team. And you know, when 602 00:34:29,360 --> 00:34:31,399 Speaker 1: you go back to Trey, lads like, let me take 603 00:34:31,400 --> 00:34:33,800 Speaker 1: you on the whole roller coasters. So they make that trade, 604 00:34:34,680 --> 00:34:36,920 Speaker 1: which is a dramatic thing to do. They gave up 605 00:34:36,960 --> 00:34:39,200 Speaker 1: so much, and I know I talked to Kyle and 606 00:34:39,560 --> 00:34:42,520 Speaker 1: he was influenced by Stafford and not getting Stafford and 607 00:34:42,840 --> 00:34:45,040 Speaker 1: what the Rams keep doing, and he's like, we got 608 00:34:45,040 --> 00:34:47,520 Speaker 1: to do something big. The Seahawks do it, We got 609 00:34:47,520 --> 00:34:51,520 Speaker 1: to do it. But then I believe he talked himself 610 00:34:51,560 --> 00:34:54,759 Speaker 1: out to Mac Jones. I stand by that reporting, even 611 00:34:54,800 --> 00:34:58,360 Speaker 1: though the outcome didn't, you know, end up being that way. 612 00:34:58,600 --> 00:35:01,400 Speaker 1: And there are good reasons to talk yourself into Trey Lance, 613 00:35:01,560 --> 00:35:07,000 Speaker 1: very very good reasons. And then what happened in trading 614 00:35:07,040 --> 00:35:10,040 Speaker 1: camp was the first week they freaked. They were like, well, 615 00:35:10,120 --> 00:35:13,400 Speaker 1: Jimmy's having his best camp, but like, Trey Lance is 616 00:35:13,440 --> 00:35:16,840 Speaker 1: getting it so fast. He's so smart. They knew he 617 00:35:16,920 --> 00:35:20,359 Speaker 1: was smart. They just were like, he's crazy smart, like 618 00:35:20,440 --> 00:35:23,000 Speaker 1: we've never seen this. And so about a week into 619 00:35:23,000 --> 00:35:26,560 Speaker 1: camp they were like, the plan is Jimmy, but maybe 620 00:35:26,600 --> 00:35:29,920 Speaker 1: we just have to play him now. And then what 621 00:35:30,120 --> 00:35:33,240 Speaker 1: happened to Trey Lance after that was what happens to many, many, 622 00:35:33,280 --> 00:35:38,680 Speaker 1: many young players, which is not some dramatic like just like, okay, well, 623 00:35:38,719 --> 00:35:42,319 Speaker 1: look it's hard. Kyle's offense is hard, the NFL is hard. 624 00:35:42,320 --> 00:35:44,640 Speaker 1: He's leveling off a little bit. And when he started 625 00:35:44,680 --> 00:35:47,440 Speaker 1: to level off, he got in his head a little bit. 626 00:35:47,440 --> 00:35:50,400 Speaker 1: He wasn't as loose, he wasn't as confident. Meanwhile, Jimmy, 627 00:35:50,719 --> 00:35:53,800 Speaker 1: to his credit, ascended and was given them the best 628 00:35:53,840 --> 00:35:57,040 Speaker 1: they'd seen of him. And so instead of we gotta 629 00:35:57,080 --> 00:35:59,640 Speaker 1: play Trey Lance now, it was the original plan, which 630 00:35:59,680 --> 00:36:03,359 Speaker 1: is play Jimmy, try to do the Mahmes thing. And so, yes, 631 00:36:03,480 --> 00:36:06,840 Speaker 1: the answer is I think they're good. I do think 632 00:36:06,960 --> 00:36:10,040 Speaker 1: he's in a great situation, Trey Lance, and I do 633 00:36:10,160 --> 00:36:14,040 Speaker 1: think it could end up being really really special. Yeah, 634 00:36:14,120 --> 00:36:17,960 Speaker 1: and I don't see a need or a priority. It's 635 00:36:18,000 --> 00:36:20,319 Speaker 1: almost like when Andrew Wiggins went to the Warriors, he 636 00:36:20,400 --> 00:36:22,360 Speaker 1: was seen as a trade piece and then all of 637 00:36:22,400 --> 00:36:24,480 Speaker 1: a sudden, you're like, you know, he gives us twenty 638 00:36:24,480 --> 00:36:27,640 Speaker 1: four points about every third game. I would just keep him. Yeah, 639 00:36:27,680 --> 00:36:29,719 Speaker 1: I think. I think with Garoppolo, you look at it 640 00:36:29,719 --> 00:36:34,279 Speaker 1: and me like, you know, there's some limitations, but when 641 00:36:34,280 --> 00:36:38,560 Speaker 1: the running game's jelling, Mike Garoppolo lead you down the field, 642 00:36:38,800 --> 00:36:43,520 Speaker 1: he does well. I mean he is very, very loved 643 00:36:43,560 --> 00:36:45,959 Speaker 1: in that locker room as a player and as a guy. 644 00:36:46,560 --> 00:36:51,480 Speaker 1: And he is obviously tough, though he's, unfortunately for him, 645 00:36:51,640 --> 00:36:56,440 Speaker 1: been injured a lot. I know in some ways he's 646 00:36:56,560 --> 00:36:59,719 Speaker 1: not the perfect quarterback for Kyle at all. There I could, 647 00:36:59,840 --> 00:37:02,040 Speaker 1: I could do a whole segment on that. But in 648 00:37:02,160 --> 00:37:05,400 Speaker 1: one way, he is the absolute perfect quarterback for Kyle. 649 00:37:05,600 --> 00:37:07,319 Speaker 1: And I've talked to a lot of players about this 650 00:37:07,440 --> 00:37:14,000 Speaker 1: there and coaches. He can handle the venting, the tantrums, 651 00:37:14,040 --> 00:37:19,320 Speaker 1: the negativity. Kyle's a perfectionist. Kyle gets angry during games, 652 00:37:19,400 --> 00:37:22,720 Speaker 1: Kyle gets angry during practice. He can get out after 653 00:37:22,800 --> 00:37:26,120 Speaker 1: you and some people don't handle that well. Jimmy, because 654 00:37:26,160 --> 00:37:29,160 Speaker 1: of how he's made up he fine, it bounces right 655 00:37:29,239 --> 00:37:32,520 Speaker 1: off him, and you know that there's something to be 656 00:37:32,600 --> 00:37:35,440 Speaker 1: said for that. And listen, he does throw one of 657 00:37:35,480 --> 00:37:39,520 Speaker 1: the most beautiful balls with the best releases in this sport. 658 00:37:39,600 --> 00:37:42,919 Speaker 1: It's not you know, that's there's no debate about the 659 00:37:42,920 --> 00:37:46,120 Speaker 1: physical talent. It's I know, people go, well, is he 660 00:37:46,160 --> 00:37:49,880 Speaker 1: really like? No, he really throws one of the elite balls. 661 00:37:54,360 --> 00:37:57,840 Speaker 1: All right, let's bring in Chad Milman. Time for Sharper Square, 662 00:37:59,000 --> 00:38:01,880 Speaker 1: chief content of her Action Network. I thought I was 663 00:38:01,920 --> 00:38:03,920 Speaker 1: on the right side most of last week, especially on 664 00:38:03,960 --> 00:38:05,920 Speaker 1: the Denver game. Was my favorite Betton at one. But 665 00:38:05,960 --> 00:38:07,640 Speaker 1: I had a bad record. I'm okay with it. I 666 00:38:07,680 --> 00:38:10,440 Speaker 1: had a great college football season that made me happy. 667 00:38:10,520 --> 00:38:12,640 Speaker 1: So let's start with this. I'm gonna go backwards. I'm 668 00:38:12,640 --> 00:38:14,839 Speaker 1: gonna start hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on, 669 00:38:14,880 --> 00:38:18,600 Speaker 1: hold on. You had a bad record, but we went 670 00:38:18,640 --> 00:38:21,600 Speaker 1: over the games last week and for the third week 671 00:38:21,600 --> 00:38:24,640 Speaker 1: in a row, I had a really good record, so 672 00:38:25,239 --> 00:38:27,959 Speaker 1: what's not translating? And we both and we talked about 673 00:38:28,000 --> 00:38:30,200 Speaker 1: the brown I won that game, but I also took 674 00:38:30,200 --> 00:38:32,359 Speaker 1: the Colts. I took a lot of dogs, I took 675 00:38:32,400 --> 00:38:34,799 Speaker 1: the Colts. So I just took the wrong games. But 676 00:38:34,840 --> 00:38:36,680 Speaker 1: I took a bunch of and I took the favorite. 677 00:38:36,719 --> 00:38:40,879 Speaker 1: My favorite was the Cowboys. Yeah yeah, So I'm gonna 678 00:38:40,880 --> 00:38:45,400 Speaker 1: go backwards. I want to start with a strong play. 679 00:38:45,560 --> 00:38:49,000 Speaker 1: I'm gonna take Patriots plus two points at Buffalo eight 680 00:38:49,640 --> 00:38:53,640 Speaker 1: ninety percent chance of snow. Who does that hurt? Buffalo? 681 00:38:55,080 --> 00:39:00,359 Speaker 1: Windy snowy Stefan Diggs not a factor. Also, the don't 682 00:39:00,440 --> 00:39:04,239 Speaker 1: run the football effectively? Who does New England? And during 683 00:39:04,280 --> 00:39:06,680 Speaker 1: the six game winning streak, I know everybody wants to 684 00:39:06,719 --> 00:39:11,000 Speaker 1: say it's about defense. They're averaging thirty five points right now. 685 00:39:11,040 --> 00:39:13,680 Speaker 1: New England's the better team because they have an identity 686 00:39:14,000 --> 00:39:17,840 Speaker 1: and an identity that plays really well in windy cold weather. 687 00:39:18,400 --> 00:39:21,800 Speaker 1: I love New England in this spot. Sharper Square totally sharp. 688 00:39:22,320 --> 00:39:26,640 Speaker 1: The wise guys have been playing the Patriots. It's been 689 00:39:26,719 --> 00:39:31,840 Speaker 1: really interesting when the wise guys will play the Patriots. 690 00:39:32,320 --> 00:39:34,680 Speaker 1: If the number moves down a little bit to two 691 00:39:34,719 --> 00:39:38,400 Speaker 1: and a half, they immediately buy back on the Bills. 692 00:39:38,600 --> 00:39:41,680 Speaker 1: So the bookmakers know that three is sort of the 693 00:39:41,840 --> 00:39:47,360 Speaker 1: number where they're finding the most balance. Everything you're saying 694 00:39:47,440 --> 00:39:53,000 Speaker 1: is right, I'm gonna go opposite. I love the Bills 695 00:39:53,040 --> 00:39:58,240 Speaker 1: in this spot like strong feelings about the Bills. My favorites. 696 00:39:58,360 --> 00:40:01,719 Speaker 1: Co host Simon Hunter professional better. Simon Hunter is going 697 00:40:01,760 --> 00:40:05,200 Speaker 1: against everybody he talks to in the industry. He loves 698 00:40:05,200 --> 00:40:11,520 Speaker 1: the Bills. Listen. I have lost many times this year 699 00:40:13,000 --> 00:40:20,640 Speaker 1: fading mac Jones peak Mac Jones. I just think that 700 00:40:20,719 --> 00:40:23,600 Speaker 1: this is a time where it's going to be a 701 00:40:23,640 --> 00:40:27,240 Speaker 1: real challenge, and you're getting the Bills in a primetime game, 702 00:40:27,640 --> 00:40:32,000 Speaker 1: and the line is probably a little bit closer than 703 00:40:32,080 --> 00:40:35,279 Speaker 1: what it should be pile rated at because of all 704 00:40:35,280 --> 00:40:39,879 Speaker 1: the mac Jones hype. I think there's an overadjustment that's 705 00:40:39,920 --> 00:40:42,920 Speaker 1: been had. So give me the Bills, all right. So 706 00:40:42,960 --> 00:40:45,320 Speaker 1: I'm going to take another dog Chargers plus three and 707 00:40:45,360 --> 00:40:48,320 Speaker 1: a half at the Bengals. So the Bengals have maybe 708 00:40:48,360 --> 00:40:52,320 Speaker 1: their biggest in Division win in a decade. They destroy 709 00:40:52,400 --> 00:40:55,879 Speaker 1: and humiliate the Steelers. Pittsburgh's a bad team right now, 710 00:40:56,640 --> 00:40:58,960 Speaker 1: and the Bengals are a good team. But there's still 711 00:40:59,000 --> 00:41:00,880 Speaker 1: a little bit of this roster is still in the 712 00:41:00,880 --> 00:41:03,200 Speaker 1: rebuilding mode, and I think now we're going a little 713 00:41:03,280 --> 00:41:05,240 Speaker 1: high in them. I've made more money on the Chargers 714 00:41:05,239 --> 00:41:07,399 Speaker 1: than any team in the league this year betting against them, 715 00:41:08,040 --> 00:41:09,560 Speaker 1: but I'm going to take the three and a half. 716 00:41:09,680 --> 00:41:11,840 Speaker 1: I think it's a shootout. I think you have a 717 00:41:11,960 --> 00:41:14,800 Speaker 1: very desperate Charger team on the brink of being knocked 718 00:41:14,840 --> 00:41:18,120 Speaker 1: out of the top seven in the AFC. I do 719 00:41:18,239 --> 00:41:21,640 Speaker 1: worry that Joe Mixon, and I think the Chargers know this. 720 00:41:21,920 --> 00:41:25,640 Speaker 1: They can control the clock, but I feel like sometimes 721 00:41:26,040 --> 00:41:29,279 Speaker 1: there's the regression to the mean. Since then he's not 722 00:41:29,440 --> 00:41:32,080 Speaker 1: nearly as good as they look last week. Now people 723 00:41:32,120 --> 00:41:34,279 Speaker 1: will come pouring in. I'll take the Chargers and the 724 00:41:34,280 --> 00:41:38,920 Speaker 1: points sharper square, totally sharp, so sharp. This line has 725 00:41:38,960 --> 00:41:42,640 Speaker 1: moved from three and a half down to three and 726 00:41:44,120 --> 00:41:46,640 Speaker 1: it's everything you said. You hit all the buzzwords right. 727 00:41:47,000 --> 00:41:51,839 Speaker 1: There's a bounceback scenario for the Chargers. There's a desperation 728 00:41:52,040 --> 00:41:55,319 Speaker 1: scenario for the Chargers. There's a regression to the mean 729 00:41:55,800 --> 00:41:58,680 Speaker 1: on both sides, for the Chargers and the Bengals. And 730 00:41:59,000 --> 00:42:02,480 Speaker 1: we talked about the Broncho right last week. We loved 731 00:42:02,560 --> 00:42:06,160 Speaker 1: the Broncos and we have both been fading the Chargers 732 00:42:06,200 --> 00:42:08,759 Speaker 1: for weeks because we faded them against the Steelers the 733 00:42:08,800 --> 00:42:12,399 Speaker 1: week before when they were six point favorites. Like the 734 00:42:12,480 --> 00:42:15,120 Speaker 1: Chargers early in the year were winning and where everyone's 735 00:42:15,200 --> 00:42:19,600 Speaker 1: darling because they were converting so well on third and 736 00:42:19,719 --> 00:42:23,680 Speaker 1: fourth downs. They've stopped doing that. Their defense has been exposed, 737 00:42:23,719 --> 00:42:27,600 Speaker 1: justin Herbert's accuracy problems have been exposed, and teams are 738 00:42:27,680 --> 00:42:29,719 Speaker 1: learning how to play them defensively a little bit better. 739 00:42:30,200 --> 00:42:32,360 Speaker 1: But now the pendulum has swung a little bit. What 740 00:42:32,360 --> 00:42:34,359 Speaker 1: I've talked about with the Patriots. The pendulum has swung 741 00:42:34,480 --> 00:42:38,000 Speaker 1: so much against the Chargers. And you're always going to 742 00:42:38,040 --> 00:42:40,880 Speaker 1: find value on a team that has an ugly loss 743 00:42:41,840 --> 00:42:45,160 Speaker 1: against a team everyone thought was not as good against 744 00:42:45,160 --> 00:42:48,200 Speaker 1: a team in the Bengals that just come off a 745 00:42:48,239 --> 00:42:52,440 Speaker 1: massive win against the Steelers. So one hundred percent you're 746 00:42:52,440 --> 00:42:57,560 Speaker 1: buying the right side here. Having an identity is really important. 747 00:42:57,840 --> 00:43:01,360 Speaker 1: I feel the Niners have found their identity once Elijah 748 00:43:01,440 --> 00:43:06,080 Speaker 1: Mitchell got healthy. Now they lack Deebo Samuel. So what 749 00:43:06,200 --> 00:43:08,879 Speaker 1: concerns me about San Francisco is this is a low 750 00:43:08,920 --> 00:43:11,960 Speaker 1: scoring game. They win one way, and that's run the football. 751 00:43:13,600 --> 00:43:17,719 Speaker 1: They're minus three at Seattle. That has no identity. My 752 00:43:17,880 --> 00:43:22,319 Speaker 1: gut would say, take San Francisco Sharper swear square. It's 753 00:43:23,440 --> 00:43:28,600 Speaker 1: the This is dictated by the number right, So the 754 00:43:28,760 --> 00:43:32,920 Speaker 1: number had been at three and a half. If you 755 00:43:32,920 --> 00:43:34,960 Speaker 1: can still get it at three and a half, you 756 00:43:35,040 --> 00:43:38,320 Speaker 1: take the Seahawks. If it's at three, it's generally a 757 00:43:38,400 --> 00:43:41,200 Speaker 1: pass because what you're getting here is, as you said, 758 00:43:41,239 --> 00:43:45,080 Speaker 1: there's no debot. Also, Fred Warner's out, Green Laws out, 759 00:43:45,360 --> 00:43:47,520 Speaker 1: the Niners finally started getting healthy and then they have 760 00:43:47,560 --> 00:43:52,480 Speaker 1: another cluster cluster of injuries. You're just getting a massive 761 00:43:52,680 --> 00:43:55,640 Speaker 1: by low spot on the Seahawks because of how bad 762 00:43:55,680 --> 00:43:58,640 Speaker 1: they've worked Russell Wilson. Something is off right. Either he 763 00:43:58,760 --> 00:44:02,120 Speaker 1: rushed back, there's a lack of comfort with the offense, 764 00:44:02,239 --> 00:44:06,520 Speaker 1: new offensive coordinator, whatever it is. But this is a 765 00:44:06,600 --> 00:44:09,880 Speaker 1: market play. It's not a team play. It's you bet 766 00:44:09,880 --> 00:44:12,120 Speaker 1: this with the three and a half because it's the 767 00:44:12,160 --> 00:44:15,239 Speaker 1: hook because of the home team that is an underdog 768 00:44:15,400 --> 00:44:17,960 Speaker 1: in that spot and over the long term, which is 769 00:44:17,960 --> 00:44:19,640 Speaker 1: what you want to be as a better You don't 770 00:44:19,680 --> 00:44:22,160 Speaker 1: want to play a game to game. You buy the 771 00:44:22,200 --> 00:44:31,360 Speaker 1: hook in that spot. At the Volume Sports YouTube channel, Twitter, Instagram, 772 00:44:31,440 --> 00:44:56,280 Speaker 1: rate review, subscribe, we'll talk soon. The Volume