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Signed up with promo code Colin so 11 00:00:39,080 --> 00:00:53,200 Speaker 1: they know we sent you. What is going on everybody, 12 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:57,480 Speaker 1: John middlecop Three and Out Podcast. I hope everyone is 13 00:00:57,520 --> 00:01:00,680 Speaker 1: doing well. I hope everyone had a good week end. 14 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:03,320 Speaker 1: And uh, I know I did. We haven't done one 15 00:01:03,360 --> 00:01:06,080 Speaker 1: of these Sunday podcasts in a while, but a lot 16 00:01:06,080 --> 00:01:08,399 Speaker 1: of stuff happened this weekend. They got me fired up. 17 00:01:08,520 --> 00:01:10,720 Speaker 1: I had some takes and it was like, you know, 18 00:01:10,880 --> 00:01:13,120 Speaker 1: four thirty in the afternoon, I just got done watching 19 00:01:13,120 --> 00:01:15,400 Speaker 1: a little golf. I'm like, you know, let's go record 20 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:17,840 Speaker 1: a pod. 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Uh, 29 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:42,759 Speaker 1: we were basically I think the Raider game is officially 30 00:01:42,760 --> 00:01:46,000 Speaker 1: done now that I'm press record, not that I even 31 00:01:46,040 --> 00:01:48,320 Speaker 1: have a take on that thing, but uh, you know, 32 00:01:48,360 --> 00:01:50,840 Speaker 1: we're basically on the second week of preseason, which now 33 00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:53,880 Speaker 1: there's only three games because of the added regular season games. 34 00:01:53,920 --> 00:01:57,920 Speaker 1: So you know, we're we're moving, We're moving and shaking. Uh. 35 00:01:58,040 --> 00:02:00,880 Speaker 1: Football is right around the core, and I'm excited. But 36 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:04,080 Speaker 1: I didn't want to start with something that you know, 37 00:02:04,160 --> 00:02:06,560 Speaker 1: this is not the Go Low podcast. But I saw 38 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:09,880 Speaker 1: two things happen, well one thing happened this morning, and 39 00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:11,760 Speaker 1: I do think there are some parallels with football, and 40 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:14,639 Speaker 1: I think there are parallels with a lot of sports. Uh. 41 00:02:14,720 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 1: This company, the volume is in business with a gambling company. 42 00:02:18,639 --> 00:02:21,480 Speaker 1: FanDuel H a lot of people are in business with FanDuel, 43 00:02:21,800 --> 00:02:23,680 Speaker 1: just like a lot of people are in business with 44 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:27,680 Speaker 1: their competition other gambling entities. There's a lot of money 45 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:31,160 Speaker 1: in gambling. Why it's in all cash business, money flows 46 00:02:31,760 --> 00:02:34,960 Speaker 1: and in what we do. Talking about sports, me specifically 47 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:38,119 Speaker 1: talking about football and golf, gamble, it's gambling is heavy. 48 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:40,000 Speaker 1: I mean the number one sport we've been on his football. 49 00:02:40,440 --> 00:02:43,280 Speaker 1: It's why the basketball and baseball like there's this element 50 00:02:43,320 --> 00:02:45,520 Speaker 1: like gambling is not going to impact them as much 51 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:48,639 Speaker 1: as it does football. We've we've always gambled on football 52 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:54,000 Speaker 1: and golf. As someone who is a gambler, and I 53 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:56,519 Speaker 1: can honestly say it's my favorite thing to do is 54 00:02:56,600 --> 00:02:59,840 Speaker 1: gamble on golf. It's fun. But when you get in 55 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:04,079 Speaker 1: bed with this and as it becomes legally throughout the country, Uh, 56 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:06,799 Speaker 1: state by state is coming through even the state that 57 00:03:06,880 --> 00:03:10,519 Speaker 1: I live in currently. Uh, California, who I thought was 58 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:12,840 Speaker 1: gonna fight this thing to the bitter end because we 59 00:03:12,880 --> 00:03:15,720 Speaker 1: have these Indian casinos and their grandfather did they got 60 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:19,760 Speaker 1: the market cornered well that they're basically getting overruled and 61 00:03:19,919 --> 00:03:22,280 Speaker 1: UH they have paid off politicians for years to fight 62 00:03:22,320 --> 00:03:24,359 Speaker 1: it off. Last year, just got thrown off a ballot. 63 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:26,399 Speaker 1: Uh that it doesn't look like it's gonna be the case, 64 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:29,400 Speaker 1: and it could happen as soon as this fall. Uh. 65 00:03:29,480 --> 00:03:32,000 Speaker 1: Gambling could be legal in California. Obviously, just happened in 66 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:34,600 Speaker 1: New York City. It's happening in big states left and right, 67 00:03:34,960 --> 00:03:38,520 Speaker 1: as it should. But when you're gonna make gambling legal, 68 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:44,240 Speaker 1: you have to make sure to be as credible as possible. 69 00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:47,000 Speaker 1: And there was a moment this morning in the Gulf 70 00:03:47,400 --> 00:03:53,200 Speaker 1: where they assess cam Smith two shots a penalty twenty 71 00:03:53,200 --> 00:03:58,320 Speaker 1: four hours after the incident happened, and that that's just unacceptable. 72 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:02,400 Speaker 1: That cannot happen when your balls deep with gambling companies. 73 00:04:02,520 --> 00:04:05,480 Speaker 1: And if you watch golf tournaments every single day, when 74 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:07,920 Speaker 1: this tournament starting or throughout the tournament, they have live 75 00:04:08,040 --> 00:04:11,360 Speaker 1: odds up on the screen. Well, obviously, if a guy's 76 00:04:11,400 --> 00:04:13,600 Speaker 1: two shots back and he's a great player, his odds 77 00:04:13,640 --> 00:04:15,240 Speaker 1: are gonna be a lot better than if he's four 78 00:04:15,280 --> 00:04:17,720 Speaker 1: shot back and he was two shots back on the 79 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:21,120 Speaker 1: gambling markets for almost twenty four hours. I say this 80 00:04:21,240 --> 00:04:25,360 Speaker 1: all the time. In football, you can't have egregious mistakes 81 00:04:25,760 --> 00:04:28,320 Speaker 1: in the second half if you want to take all 82 00:04:28,360 --> 00:04:33,320 Speaker 1: this gambling money. It cannot happen. And listen, I understand 83 00:04:33,680 --> 00:04:38,800 Speaker 1: that being an official referee, an umpire, calling balls and strikes, 84 00:04:39,320 --> 00:04:43,680 Speaker 1: calling fouls, calling pass interference is not easy to do 85 00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:47,679 Speaker 1: in real time. These are human beings. They make human errors. 86 00:04:48,279 --> 00:04:52,400 Speaker 1: I just know, with the technology we have, it's unacceptable. 87 00:04:52,800 --> 00:04:55,760 Speaker 1: You see it all the time in baseball with Angel Hernandez, 88 00:04:55,960 --> 00:04:59,520 Speaker 1: who is one of the most incompetent employees in the 89 00:04:59,600 --> 00:05:03,560 Speaker 1: history America. For someone who maintains his job in no 90 00:05:03,680 --> 00:05:06,560 Speaker 1: other industry beside the government, what a guy like him 91 00:05:06,680 --> 00:05:09,720 Speaker 1: keep his job? He is terrible. And we consistently see 92 00:05:09,760 --> 00:05:14,640 Speaker 1: it with officials in football. And you cannot promote and 93 00:05:14,720 --> 00:05:17,799 Speaker 1: push gambling like all these leagues are doing, and rightfully 94 00:05:17,839 --> 00:05:19,920 Speaker 1: so if I was, they might take all the money 95 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:23,160 Speaker 1: and keep your credibility when ship like this happens. And 96 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:24,840 Speaker 1: you know, we're gonna see a bunch of stuff in 97 00:05:24,839 --> 00:05:28,400 Speaker 1: the NFL season because we're gonna talk gambling, you know, 98 00:05:28,480 --> 00:05:31,320 Speaker 1: those of us, and the growing, the growing percentage adds 99 00:05:31,320 --> 00:05:34,680 Speaker 1: every day new people that gamble on these games. You 100 00:05:34,720 --> 00:05:37,240 Speaker 1: can't call a past interference that leads to a field goal, 101 00:05:37,279 --> 00:05:39,720 Speaker 1: that leads to a loss when there is no past interference, 102 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:42,599 Speaker 1: it cannot happen anymore. Now I don't have a solution, 103 00:05:43,160 --> 00:05:46,560 Speaker 1: uh if everything should be reviewable, but it's just those 104 00:05:46,560 --> 00:05:49,719 Speaker 1: are the type controversies that these leagues when they're taking 105 00:05:49,920 --> 00:05:52,840 Speaker 1: taking the gambling money, have to figure out a way 106 00:05:53,440 --> 00:05:59,160 Speaker 1: to somehow avoid because it's costing real human their consumers cash. 107 00:05:59,400 --> 00:06:02,640 Speaker 1: And the other thing is speaking of Cam Smith. Uh 108 00:06:02,760 --> 00:06:04,880 Speaker 1: live has been one of the most talked about sports 109 00:06:04,920 --> 00:06:07,120 Speaker 1: controversies of the last six months, and rightfully so. It's 110 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:10,560 Speaker 1: very fascinating. Uh every angle you can think of, from 111 00:06:10,600 --> 00:06:13,680 Speaker 1: sport to money to politics, it's got it all. I mean, 112 00:06:13,680 --> 00:06:16,640 Speaker 1: it's it's a fascinating story. Well, one of the best, 113 00:06:16,640 --> 00:06:19,279 Speaker 1: the second best player in the world is going to live. 114 00:06:19,760 --> 00:06:21,520 Speaker 1: It's a it's a lock a hundred million dollars Camp 115 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:24,360 Speaker 1: Smith is going and a lot of people are very 116 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:27,440 Speaker 1: mad that he's playing in these three tournaments, one of 117 00:06:27,480 --> 00:06:30,680 Speaker 1: them eventually pays out fifteen million dollars to the winner, 118 00:06:30,880 --> 00:06:32,800 Speaker 1: which he is going to have a very good chance 119 00:06:32,839 --> 00:06:36,040 Speaker 1: to win. And I've been around several people the last 120 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:38,919 Speaker 1: couple of days and week that think it's kind of 121 00:06:39,240 --> 00:06:42,960 Speaker 1: bush league and bullshit that he's doing this and that 122 00:06:43,040 --> 00:06:46,760 Speaker 1: they can't kick him out. And listen, anyone listening to this. 123 00:06:47,320 --> 00:06:51,000 Speaker 1: In my generation, forty and under changed jobs at rapid 124 00:06:51,080 --> 00:06:54,120 Speaker 1: rates we have had. I think the average of someone 125 00:06:54,160 --> 00:06:57,080 Speaker 1: like fourty years old is like two and a half jobs. 126 00:06:57,920 --> 00:07:00,680 Speaker 1: You know, from twenty to forty. Honestly, I might be higher. 127 00:07:00,760 --> 00:07:03,680 Speaker 1: Like my parents generation never change jobs. They kept their 128 00:07:03,800 --> 00:07:06,800 Speaker 1: job their entire life. That is a complete opposite. I 129 00:07:06,800 --> 00:07:08,680 Speaker 1: mean I know some people and by the time they 130 00:07:08,680 --> 00:07:11,160 Speaker 1: were thirty and like work for four different companies. By 131 00:07:11,160 --> 00:07:13,120 Speaker 1: the time there is ship, they're my age late thirties. 132 00:07:13,560 --> 00:07:16,720 Speaker 1: Double that right. It's a very very different culture. But 133 00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:20,080 Speaker 1: part of that culture is when you earn a bonus, 134 00:07:20,880 --> 00:07:23,640 Speaker 1: you don't leave until you get that bonus, and then 135 00:07:23,720 --> 00:07:27,400 Speaker 1: you bounce. That's the way industries work, That's the way 136 00:07:27,600 --> 00:07:31,640 Speaker 1: humans work. Now. Companies ideally don't like that, but it 137 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:35,760 Speaker 1: happens every day that we don't live in a utopian society. 138 00:07:35,840 --> 00:07:37,640 Speaker 1: We live in the real world. And when you have 139 00:07:37,680 --> 00:07:40,800 Speaker 1: an opportunity to get a bonus, whether you make a 140 00:07:40,880 --> 00:07:44,120 Speaker 1: hundred million dollars or whether you make a hundred thousand dollars, 141 00:07:44,960 --> 00:07:48,600 Speaker 1: a bonus is fifteen percent of that money. There is 142 00:07:48,600 --> 00:07:52,440 Speaker 1: not a human alive who wouldn't wait it out to 143 00:07:52,600 --> 00:07:56,040 Speaker 1: potentially earn that bonus. It's not even guaranteed until they 144 00:07:56,120 --> 00:07:58,800 Speaker 1: left for their new company. That's just the way it works. 145 00:07:59,520 --> 00:08:02,640 Speaker 1: And I don't fault him at all, because, like I said, 146 00:08:02,720 --> 00:08:04,960 Speaker 1: well he's getting a hundred million dollars. Well, the potential 147 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:10,520 Speaker 1: payout is of that. So just put it into normal economics. Right, 148 00:08:10,960 --> 00:08:13,720 Speaker 1: if you made fifty thou dollars, then someone offers you 149 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:16,120 Speaker 1: a job for a hundred thousand dollars, but you had 150 00:08:16,160 --> 00:08:20,160 Speaker 1: an opportunity at that fifty thousand dollar job to make 151 00:08:20,440 --> 00:08:24,320 Speaker 1: fifteen thousand dollars, you would wait until you potentially hit 152 00:08:24,360 --> 00:08:27,160 Speaker 1: that to go to your new company. And I don't 153 00:08:27,200 --> 00:08:29,520 Speaker 1: fault him. I don't fault anyone who does that. The 154 00:08:29,560 --> 00:08:32,719 Speaker 1: other thing in corporate America, and when I worked for 155 00:08:32,760 --> 00:08:35,240 Speaker 1: the Eagles, there was one guy signing the check. Now 156 00:08:35,400 --> 00:08:37,800 Speaker 1: it's you know, an NFL team is not a mom 157 00:08:37,840 --> 00:08:40,840 Speaker 1: and pop shop, but it's one individual that owns the 158 00:08:40,920 --> 00:08:44,160 Speaker 1: squad right where when I worked in radio, it was 159 00:08:44,240 --> 00:08:49,800 Speaker 1: owned by Cumulus or Entercom, these major major corporations where 160 00:08:50,080 --> 00:08:53,160 Speaker 1: the middle manager or whoever your boss is, that's designing 161 00:08:53,280 --> 00:08:56,280 Speaker 1: on your salary. It ain't his money. And the longer 162 00:08:56,320 --> 00:08:58,240 Speaker 1: you're in it, the more numb you get to it. 163 00:08:58,320 --> 00:09:01,720 Speaker 1: Like you just control a budget. You have nothing to 164 00:09:01,760 --> 00:09:05,040 Speaker 1: do with the flow of this cash. And I think 165 00:09:05,080 --> 00:09:07,080 Speaker 1: a lot of people, and I'm sure many people listening, 166 00:09:07,120 --> 00:09:09,959 Speaker 1: this is the longer you work in corporate America, be greedy, 167 00:09:10,880 --> 00:09:13,960 Speaker 1: because I don't believe that when you're involved in mom 168 00:09:13,960 --> 00:09:17,000 Speaker 1: and pop shops and involved in individuals like I would 169 00:09:17,080 --> 00:09:21,040 Speaker 1: never the situation like if the volume was owned by 170 00:09:21,080 --> 00:09:24,360 Speaker 1: a corporate entity and not just I interact with Colin 171 00:09:24,640 --> 00:09:29,120 Speaker 1: talking about stuff, I would probably approach this somewhat differently, right, 172 00:09:29,640 --> 00:09:31,840 Speaker 1: it would just I would look at it differently, but 173 00:09:31,880 --> 00:09:35,880 Speaker 1: instead like this is Colin's project. Colin is the head 174 00:09:35,880 --> 00:09:40,520 Speaker 1: oncho here that this is not currently something run by 175 00:09:40,600 --> 00:09:43,559 Speaker 1: some huge entity. And when you work for those huge 176 00:09:43,679 --> 00:09:46,760 Speaker 1: entities that they look at you like a widget, and 177 00:09:46,840 --> 00:09:49,040 Speaker 1: when you're looked at like a widget, you gotta be 178 00:09:49,040 --> 00:09:52,560 Speaker 1: emotionless and you gotta fight for every single penny because 179 00:09:52,559 --> 00:09:54,800 Speaker 1: at any moment it could it could end. Right, So 180 00:09:54,880 --> 00:09:58,240 Speaker 1: that that's my just piece of advice in general. Uh 181 00:09:58,280 --> 00:10:02,559 Speaker 1: and cam Smith, I not only understand where he's coming 182 00:10:02,600 --> 00:10:04,880 Speaker 1: from I think he's doing the right thing. He's earned 183 00:10:04,920 --> 00:10:07,760 Speaker 1: that bonus. This is not being given to him. 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Visit www Dotler 225 00:12:22,320 --> 00:12:31,720 Speaker 1: dot net, West Virginia. Uh. The other thing I saw 226 00:12:31,760 --> 00:12:36,800 Speaker 1: Matt Lafleur. The forty Niners played the Packers on Friday Night, 227 00:12:37,280 --> 00:12:41,720 Speaker 1: and it's it creates a little nostalgia for me. Uh. 228 00:12:41,840 --> 00:12:44,480 Speaker 1: You know, my fondest memories of being a sports fan 229 00:12:44,520 --> 00:12:46,920 Speaker 1: when it was as pure as it ever was, was 230 00:12:46,960 --> 00:12:52,160 Speaker 1: the nineties and Michael Jordan's uh Niners verse far Niners 231 00:12:52,280 --> 00:12:54,640 Speaker 1: versus the Cowboys, Like, That's what I think of, And 232 00:12:54,679 --> 00:12:57,199 Speaker 1: when I see those teams play still to this day, 233 00:12:57,480 --> 00:12:59,960 Speaker 1: it does something inside of me that I no longer 234 00:13:00,080 --> 00:13:02,320 Speaker 1: or feel like a child very often when it comes 235 00:13:02,360 --> 00:13:05,640 Speaker 1: to sports. I got into this because it was my passion, 236 00:13:05,920 --> 00:13:08,200 Speaker 1: but it's so different once you start doing it for 237 00:13:08,240 --> 00:13:10,920 Speaker 1: a job. And when I'm just on my couch watching 238 00:13:11,000 --> 00:13:14,760 Speaker 1: Niners Packers, even in a meaningless preseason game with every 239 00:13:14,800 --> 00:13:17,240 Speaker 1: good player on both teams on the sideline beside like 240 00:13:17,360 --> 00:13:19,520 Speaker 1: Trey Lance. Uh. And I'm not saying he's a good 241 00:13:19,520 --> 00:13:21,280 Speaker 1: player yet, but I mean, he's the only guy that's 242 00:13:21,280 --> 00:13:24,520 Speaker 1: really gonna matter that played in that game. And it 243 00:13:24,559 --> 00:13:26,720 Speaker 1: made me feel like, I love this game. I wish 244 00:13:26,720 --> 00:13:29,600 Speaker 1: they kind of like the Colts and the Patriots in 245 00:13:29,640 --> 00:13:31,920 Speaker 1: their heyday. And I know they earned it because they 246 00:13:31,920 --> 00:13:33,760 Speaker 1: were always first place. They get to play every year. 247 00:13:33,920 --> 00:13:36,439 Speaker 1: I would love the forty Niners and Packers to play 248 00:13:36,480 --> 00:13:40,280 Speaker 1: every year in the regular season. But Lafleur made a 249 00:13:40,320 --> 00:13:43,040 Speaker 1: comment I think today at practice or in a press conference, 250 00:13:44,559 --> 00:13:48,680 Speaker 1: how bull you know, how Maddie was. He basically just said, 251 00:13:48,679 --> 00:13:51,880 Speaker 1: we got home at five in the morning. How ridiculous 252 00:13:51,960 --> 00:13:56,640 Speaker 1: and ludicrous that is in the preseason because it destroys 253 00:13:56,640 --> 00:13:59,439 Speaker 1: your body clock, whether you're a player, or whether you're 254 00:13:59,440 --> 00:14:02,360 Speaker 1: a coach, or whether you're anyone involved in the team. 255 00:14:02,360 --> 00:14:04,400 Speaker 1: And I was thinking, you see some of these matchups 256 00:14:04,400 --> 00:14:08,520 Speaker 1: in the preseason, teams flying halfway across the country. The 257 00:14:08,559 --> 00:14:11,760 Speaker 1: forty Niners this week are doing a joint practice and 258 00:14:11,800 --> 00:14:15,360 Speaker 1: then playing a preseason game on Saturday night against the 259 00:14:15,400 --> 00:14:21,280 Speaker 1: Minnesota Vikings. Why I just cannot understand for the life 260 00:14:21,280 --> 00:14:24,480 Speaker 1: of me. I think there's an easy solution. You take 261 00:14:24,800 --> 00:14:28,440 Speaker 1: every single conference and you split them up, right, the NFC, 262 00:14:28,520 --> 00:14:31,320 Speaker 1: the f C, and then you take the divisions and 263 00:14:31,480 --> 00:14:33,560 Speaker 1: you just go the a f C West plays the 264 00:14:33,600 --> 00:14:36,280 Speaker 1: NFC West, the the a f C North plays the 265 00:14:36,360 --> 00:14:39,000 Speaker 1: NFC North. So instead of the Packers playing the forty 266 00:14:39,080 --> 00:14:43,040 Speaker 1: Niners in a stupid, meaningless preseason game, they would just 267 00:14:43,040 --> 00:14:46,360 Speaker 1: play the Bengals. They would just play, you know, the Browns. 268 00:14:46,640 --> 00:14:49,760 Speaker 1: They would just play something regionally. That makes a little 269 00:14:49,800 --> 00:14:53,320 Speaker 1: bit more sense. Same thing. A f C South, NFC South. 270 00:14:53,360 --> 00:14:56,480 Speaker 1: Who do the Titans play the Saints, the Falcons? Everything 271 00:14:56,560 --> 00:14:59,160 Speaker 1: is relatively close. Who do the forty Niners play? They 272 00:14:59,160 --> 00:15:01,760 Speaker 1: don't play Minnesota. They would play the Raiders. They would 273 00:15:01,760 --> 00:15:06,280 Speaker 1: play the Chargers and play the Denver Broncos boom And Yeah, 274 00:15:06,320 --> 00:15:10,160 Speaker 1: these aren't all five minute trips, but it still limits 275 00:15:10,280 --> 00:15:13,240 Speaker 1: the amount of this insane travel because I am with 276 00:15:13,320 --> 00:15:15,880 Speaker 1: La Flour that the coaches get there, what do they 277 00:15:15,960 --> 00:15:17,560 Speaker 1: do maybe go home for a couple of hours and 278 00:15:17,560 --> 00:15:20,760 Speaker 1: then come back and work. The players, who probably have 279 00:15:20,760 --> 00:15:23,480 Speaker 1: a lift later that day are all thrown off and 280 00:15:23,520 --> 00:15:26,280 Speaker 1: it just throws off the mojo of camp. Now, it's 281 00:15:26,360 --> 00:15:28,400 Speaker 1: part of the deal. In the regular season, right, you 282 00:15:28,400 --> 00:15:30,480 Speaker 1: play a Monday night game, you get home super late, 283 00:15:30,520 --> 00:15:33,200 Speaker 1: you play a Sunday night game, it's unavoidable. But in 284 00:15:33,240 --> 00:15:37,880 Speaker 1: the preseason, isn't this avoidable in the preseason? I think 285 00:15:37,960 --> 00:15:41,000 Speaker 1: La flour is dead on here. Um. I think it's 286 00:15:41,040 --> 00:15:44,680 Speaker 1: absolutely ridiculous. I mean, you should not be getting home 287 00:15:45,040 --> 00:15:48,640 Speaker 1: at five am in the preseason from a game that 288 00:15:48,640 --> 00:15:52,160 Speaker 1: that That is just beyond stupid. And we we talked 289 00:15:52,160 --> 00:15:54,880 Speaker 1: about this last week. I didn't know if there's a 290 00:15:54,960 --> 00:15:56,960 Speaker 1: right or wrong answer, because I don't believe there is. 291 00:15:57,680 --> 00:16:00,480 Speaker 1: I don't believe you can just say no one needs 292 00:16:00,480 --> 00:16:03,120 Speaker 1: to play in the preseason, or every starter should play 293 00:16:03,120 --> 00:16:07,000 Speaker 1: in the preseason. Every individual in every team is a 294 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:10,840 Speaker 1: little bit different from the other, and clearly some teams 295 00:16:10,960 --> 00:16:15,160 Speaker 1: have philosophical differences when it comes to playing these games. 296 00:16:15,800 --> 00:16:19,360 Speaker 1: And you see Sean McVeigh, who if you watch a 297 00:16:19,480 --> 00:16:22,960 Speaker 1: Rams game for two seconds in a preseason, you will 298 00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:26,240 Speaker 1: see that no human alive in the history of the 299 00:16:26,240 --> 00:16:29,760 Speaker 1: sport of football has ever cared less about the preseason 300 00:16:30,040 --> 00:16:32,840 Speaker 1: than Sean McVeigh. And he has been consistent with that 301 00:16:33,160 --> 00:16:36,680 Speaker 1: his entire career, he does not take it seriously. And 302 00:16:36,680 --> 00:16:39,840 Speaker 1: then on the flip side, Andy Reid takes it very, 303 00:16:39,960 --> 00:16:44,160 Speaker 1: very seriously. He plays his starters to start games and 304 00:16:44,240 --> 00:16:46,280 Speaker 1: he thinks there's a benefit to it. And from what 305 00:16:46,360 --> 00:16:51,000 Speaker 1: I've been told, Patrick Mahomes has been absolutely dialed this preseason. Well, 306 00:16:51,000 --> 00:16:52,880 Speaker 1: they don't just go, well, he's died in the practices, 307 00:16:52,960 --> 00:16:54,920 Speaker 1: let's not worry about the games. They go, let's start 308 00:16:54,920 --> 00:16:56,960 Speaker 1: a game. Boom, he goes six and seven, leads a 309 00:16:56,960 --> 00:16:59,760 Speaker 1: touchdown drive and you keep that momentum. And I'm not 310 00:17:00,040 --> 00:17:02,600 Speaker 1: And even though that's the only thing I've ever experienced 311 00:17:02,800 --> 00:17:06,200 Speaker 1: coach read taken preseason games seriously. I understand where Sean 312 00:17:06,240 --> 00:17:09,800 Speaker 1: McVeigh is coming from. Lafleur copy Sean McVeigh, no one plays. 313 00:17:10,000 --> 00:17:12,760 Speaker 1: I get both sides because I have said this forever 314 00:17:12,920 --> 00:17:16,400 Speaker 1: about the sport of football. You can get hurt literally 315 00:17:16,440 --> 00:17:19,480 Speaker 1: doing anything. You can get hurt playing in regular season games. 316 00:17:19,480 --> 00:17:22,080 Speaker 1: You get hurt playing in playoff games. You get hurt 317 00:17:22,200 --> 00:17:24,840 Speaker 1: during the week in practice. You can get hurt in 318 00:17:24,920 --> 00:17:27,479 Speaker 1: training camp, you get hurt in preseason games. You can 319 00:17:27,520 --> 00:17:32,320 Speaker 1: get hurt in the summer working out. Rahim Mozart. Actually 320 00:17:32,320 --> 00:17:35,199 Speaker 1: it was Jeff Wilson Jr. Who is now like the 321 00:17:35,240 --> 00:17:38,400 Speaker 1: second string running back for the Niners. Last year during 322 00:17:38,400 --> 00:17:43,560 Speaker 1: the off season tourism, meniscus sitting on a chair. So 323 00:17:43,960 --> 00:17:48,440 Speaker 1: there is no perfect strategy to avoid injuries. They happen 324 00:17:48,480 --> 00:17:50,960 Speaker 1: in practice, they happen in the gym, they happen on 325 00:17:51,000 --> 00:17:54,400 Speaker 1: the game field. So I don't blame anyone for any 326 00:17:54,400 --> 00:17:58,440 Speaker 1: of these situations. And I do understand, for example, Trevor Lawrence, 327 00:17:58,880 --> 00:18:02,960 Speaker 1: justin Field, Trey Lance, and Zack Wilson much more than 328 00:18:03,040 --> 00:18:07,480 Speaker 1: Mac Jones, who started every single game last year. And 329 00:18:08,200 --> 00:18:10,119 Speaker 1: there it's just in a little bit, just has more 330 00:18:10,119 --> 00:18:12,880 Speaker 1: experience than those guys, even though Field and and and 331 00:18:13,160 --> 00:18:15,560 Speaker 1: Lawrence I guess played a lot too. I guess Lawrence 332 00:18:15,560 --> 00:18:17,520 Speaker 1: started the majority of games as well, but I don't 333 00:18:17,520 --> 00:18:20,399 Speaker 1: even count that season for the Jacks. I mean, hell, 334 00:18:20,640 --> 00:18:23,280 Speaker 1: Mac Jones started a playoff game, so I understand, and 335 00:18:23,359 --> 00:18:25,720 Speaker 1: Mac Jones played. I guess Mac Jones did not play 336 00:18:25,720 --> 00:18:28,199 Speaker 1: in the preseason, even though Built Belichick his store at 337 00:18:28,240 --> 00:18:32,280 Speaker 1: least the first preseason game has played those guys. Zack 338 00:18:32,320 --> 00:18:36,080 Speaker 1: Wilson got hurt, and as of recording this, I think 339 00:18:36,200 --> 00:18:39,280 Speaker 1: best case scenario, it's just a light tear and it 340 00:18:39,400 --> 00:18:41,159 Speaker 1: might be two to four weeks and he would have 341 00:18:41,200 --> 00:18:44,280 Speaker 1: a chance of playing in the first regular season game. 342 00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:47,480 Speaker 1: And if that's the case, even if he misses Week one, 343 00:18:47,600 --> 00:18:51,160 Speaker 1: he'll be back in September. But it's pretty clear there's 344 00:18:51,160 --> 00:18:54,040 Speaker 1: also information out they don't know for sure that it's 345 00:18:54,080 --> 00:18:57,160 Speaker 1: not worse, and they won't know for sure until they 346 00:18:57,200 --> 00:19:00,160 Speaker 1: basically cut open his knee and look, so they are 347 00:19:00,280 --> 00:19:04,159 Speaker 1: is worst case potential that he's gone for the season, 348 00:19:04,920 --> 00:19:07,480 Speaker 1: And this is just I I can't blame the Jets 349 00:19:07,600 --> 00:19:11,160 Speaker 1: because Zack Wilson needs game reps and when you look 350 00:19:11,200 --> 00:19:14,080 Speaker 1: at the play that he got injured on, honestly, I 351 00:19:14,119 --> 00:19:17,160 Speaker 1: thought it was a pretty innocuous, just kind of leap forward. 352 00:19:17,720 --> 00:19:22,240 Speaker 1: And I know the first reaction whenever there's non contact injuries, 353 00:19:22,240 --> 00:19:25,719 Speaker 1: everyone like, oh, non contact, Well, not all non contact 354 00:19:25,800 --> 00:19:28,840 Speaker 1: injuries look the same. And as someone who is just 355 00:19:28,960 --> 00:19:33,440 Speaker 1: a lover of football, I want to see Zach Wilson play. 356 00:19:33,720 --> 00:19:35,960 Speaker 1: Everyone's like, oh, now you can trade Jimmy Garoppolo to 357 00:19:35,960 --> 00:19:38,280 Speaker 1: the Jets. No, I want Zack Wilson to be healthy 358 00:19:38,359 --> 00:19:40,640 Speaker 1: and just find out, like the Jets, is he any good. 359 00:19:41,160 --> 00:19:43,240 Speaker 1: I don't know, but they have some more pieces. I 360 00:19:43,280 --> 00:19:46,960 Speaker 1: want to see him play. And it just sucks. Now 361 00:19:47,200 --> 00:19:49,240 Speaker 1: keep I'm I'm not a Jets fan by any means, 362 00:19:49,280 --> 00:19:53,199 Speaker 1: but my fingers are crossed. I hope that he is 363 00:19:53,240 --> 00:19:57,360 Speaker 1: not seriously injured and he's able to, you know, come 364 00:19:57,359 --> 00:20:00,960 Speaker 1: back as soon as possible. But if he's not, it's 365 00:20:00,960 --> 00:20:04,040 Speaker 1: just a devastating blow and it and it really really sucks. 366 00:20:04,520 --> 00:20:06,640 Speaker 1: And I know a lot of people like Goddess, it's 367 00:20:06,640 --> 00:20:08,480 Speaker 1: not fun to be a Jets fan, and that would 368 00:20:08,520 --> 00:20:10,159 Speaker 1: be an all time kick. And then you know what, 369 00:20:10,760 --> 00:20:13,600 Speaker 1: But at least if it does happen, uh, which is 370 00:20:13,600 --> 00:20:15,879 Speaker 1: the worst case scenario by far, he's out for the season, 371 00:20:15,920 --> 00:20:18,240 Speaker 1: they find out something bad in there. Once the doctor 372 00:20:18,280 --> 00:20:22,240 Speaker 1: gets in there, the Jimmy Garoppolo thing is pretty smooth 373 00:20:22,320 --> 00:20:25,320 Speaker 1: for them. Robert Sala and his offensive coordinator la Fleur 374 00:20:25,720 --> 00:20:29,080 Speaker 1: were with the forty niners for literally four seasons and 375 00:20:29,160 --> 00:20:31,080 Speaker 1: went to a Super Bowl with the guy. I mean, 376 00:20:31,160 --> 00:20:34,520 Speaker 1: Lafleur was one of Kyle Shanahan's right hand guy, so 377 00:20:34,680 --> 00:20:36,800 Speaker 1: would not only know him really well, Jimmy would know 378 00:20:36,920 --> 00:20:40,399 Speaker 1: the offense and would know the offensive coordinator, so he 379 00:20:40,640 --> 00:20:42,760 Speaker 1: talked about a smooth transition, and there is more and 380 00:20:42,800 --> 00:20:47,119 Speaker 1: more buzz on the internet that Deshaun Watson's gonna get 381 00:20:47,160 --> 00:20:50,040 Speaker 1: suspended for a year, which I've been saying the whole 382 00:20:50,080 --> 00:20:53,119 Speaker 1: time was the easiest decision in the history of Roger 383 00:20:53,119 --> 00:20:56,960 Speaker 1: Goodell's commissionership. Uh, And I know he was like, you know, 384 00:20:57,119 --> 00:20:59,679 Speaker 1: give you guys, I'll give you how about this, Roger 385 00:21:00,040 --> 00:21:03,040 Speaker 1: be eight games and five million dollar fine. I was like, no, bro, 386 00:21:03,480 --> 00:21:05,960 Speaker 1: we're giving you a year and we're finding ten million 387 00:21:05,960 --> 00:21:08,480 Speaker 1: dollars and ten million dollars the fine is based on 388 00:21:08,560 --> 00:21:10,600 Speaker 1: last year, Like he did not get spend it last year, 389 00:21:11,080 --> 00:21:13,200 Speaker 1: and you're not circumventing in the cap just because they're 390 00:21:13,200 --> 00:21:15,120 Speaker 1: paying you a million dollars. So you gotta come down 391 00:21:15,119 --> 00:21:17,679 Speaker 1: with the hammer in this situation. So what's crazy is 392 00:21:17,760 --> 00:21:21,920 Speaker 1: I thought were insane for keeping Jimmy garoppolo. It might 393 00:21:21,960 --> 00:21:25,399 Speaker 1: actually work out in their you know, favor, that it 394 00:21:25,520 --> 00:21:28,000 Speaker 1: might not just be one option, there might be multiple options. 395 00:21:28,040 --> 00:21:30,199 Speaker 1: So that's something to definitely keep an eye on the 396 00:21:30,240 --> 00:21:32,320 Speaker 1: next couple of days. But I mean, if you're just 397 00:21:32,359 --> 00:21:36,080 Speaker 1: a fan of football, I just saw'll keep our fingers 398 00:21:36,119 --> 00:21:38,560 Speaker 1: crossed that this guy did not get seriously injured on 399 00:21:38,760 --> 00:21:43,680 Speaker 1: an absolute meaningless game. And last, but not least, I 400 00:21:44,520 --> 00:21:47,080 Speaker 1: don't unless I know you and don't like you. I'm 401 00:21:47,119 --> 00:21:49,680 Speaker 1: not rooting against any of these people. Did I say 402 00:21:49,720 --> 00:21:52,000 Speaker 1: aren't good enough or I don't like them as a coach. 403 00:21:52,040 --> 00:21:55,640 Speaker 1: I don't know them personally. It might be a nice guy, 404 00:21:55,760 --> 00:21:58,120 Speaker 1: and sometimes I know through other people that like, yeah, 405 00:21:58,200 --> 00:22:00,600 Speaker 1: Cliff King's very great guy. I would hang out with 406 00:22:00,600 --> 00:22:03,919 Speaker 1: Cliff Kingsbury. It seems like a dude's dude. Everyone I 407 00:22:03,960 --> 00:22:05,639 Speaker 1: knew as a scout went through there all the time, 408 00:22:06,119 --> 00:22:09,479 Speaker 1: and they always loved him. I just don't really like 409 00:22:09,640 --> 00:22:12,359 Speaker 1: his style of coaching. I don't like his offense. Me 410 00:22:12,440 --> 00:22:15,920 Speaker 1: and him philosophically don't view football the same way. And honestly, 411 00:22:16,200 --> 00:22:18,600 Speaker 1: he's grown on me much more. I'm out on his quarterback. 412 00:22:18,880 --> 00:22:21,120 Speaker 1: Now that's a reflection to him, because he's the guy 413 00:22:21,160 --> 00:22:24,320 Speaker 1: banging the table. He should be signed. So but I don't. 414 00:22:24,720 --> 00:22:27,720 Speaker 1: I had nothing against these guys personally. And when I 415 00:22:27,760 --> 00:22:30,600 Speaker 1: said that, I thought Kenny Pickett was and this happens 416 00:22:30,600 --> 00:22:33,280 Speaker 1: a lot in the draft. I based everything on value. 417 00:22:33,600 --> 00:22:35,119 Speaker 1: It's like, yeah, I wouldn't have bought that home for 418 00:22:35,160 --> 00:22:38,679 Speaker 1: a million dollars to me, it's worth thou dollars. Well, 419 00:22:38,680 --> 00:22:41,560 Speaker 1: when you talk like that, no one puts any emotion there. 420 00:22:41,720 --> 00:22:43,359 Speaker 1: But when I go, you know, I would never have 421 00:22:43,400 --> 00:22:45,800 Speaker 1: touched Kenny Pickett at pick twenty. I think that's an 422 00:22:45,840 --> 00:22:48,720 Speaker 1: insane movie, like, oh, you hater, you can't you you're 423 00:22:48,760 --> 00:22:51,159 Speaker 1: such a hater man. Now, I just I don't think 424 00:22:51,240 --> 00:22:54,280 Speaker 1: Kenny Pickett is a good enough player to take that high. 425 00:22:54,520 --> 00:22:57,480 Speaker 1: It's very unemotional with me, very black and white, like 426 00:22:57,520 --> 00:23:00,360 Speaker 1: I thought it was an insane pick. I don't think 427 00:23:00,359 --> 00:23:03,040 Speaker 1: he's good enough. Mac Jones I thought was drafted too 428 00:23:03,080 --> 00:23:05,399 Speaker 1: high and this guy is like the poor poor man's 429 00:23:05,480 --> 00:23:08,840 Speaker 1: version of Mac Jones. And then yesterday on social media, 430 00:23:08,840 --> 00:23:12,119 Speaker 1: I'm not watching the game live, but I see Kenny 431 00:23:12,160 --> 00:23:16,600 Speaker 1: Pickett game winning drive, game winning touchdown throw, and I'm 432 00:23:16,600 --> 00:23:19,560 Speaker 1: sitting there, Uh, played golf, had had a couple of pops, 433 00:23:19,560 --> 00:23:22,240 Speaker 1: and I'm thinking to myself, well, this isn't the regular 434 00:23:22,320 --> 00:23:25,960 Speaker 1: game winning drive fourth quarters. I mean, most normal human 435 00:23:26,000 --> 00:23:29,240 Speaker 1: beings that don't work for the team usually turn off 436 00:23:29,280 --> 00:23:32,879 Speaker 1: the game in the second half, right Why, Because guys 437 00:23:32,920 --> 00:23:35,040 Speaker 1: that aren't even gonna be playing in the NFL. No 438 00:23:35,160 --> 00:23:38,480 Speaker 1: disrespect to them. It's just just a simple reality. That's 439 00:23:38,560 --> 00:23:42,280 Speaker 1: usually who's playing at that time. The fourth quarter you 440 00:23:42,359 --> 00:23:44,760 Speaker 1: talk about, I mean, they're garbage time in the regular season, 441 00:23:44,800 --> 00:23:47,960 Speaker 1: and a blog you talk about garbage time now, not 442 00:23:48,119 --> 00:23:51,159 Speaker 1: for those individuals trying to make a practice squad or 443 00:23:51,520 --> 00:23:55,080 Speaker 1: show off to the Sometimes when you're at these NFL practices. 444 00:23:55,880 --> 00:23:57,639 Speaker 1: A couple of days ago, I was watching I was 445 00:23:57,680 --> 00:23:59,720 Speaker 1: on the sideline watching the Niners practice. I look ahead 446 00:23:59,720 --> 00:24:05,320 Speaker 1: of me and there are two CFL scouts they're watching practice. Well, 447 00:24:05,480 --> 00:24:08,280 Speaker 1: what do you think they're doing. They're scouting the guys 448 00:24:09,160 --> 00:24:13,639 Speaker 1: through ninety to eventually offer contracts with or two and 449 00:24:13,680 --> 00:24:16,240 Speaker 1: try to get them to come play in their league. 450 00:24:16,480 --> 00:24:20,320 Speaker 1: The Canadian Football League scouts training camp. When I was 451 00:24:20,359 --> 00:24:22,359 Speaker 1: a scout, I used to be the point man for 452 00:24:22,560 --> 00:24:24,960 Speaker 1: those guys and tell them, you know, this guy's got 453 00:24:24,960 --> 00:24:27,160 Speaker 1: no chance to make our team. He's probably not gonna 454 00:24:27,160 --> 00:24:29,240 Speaker 1: get picked up on a practice squad. You should be 455 00:24:29,280 --> 00:24:31,840 Speaker 1: intrigued by him, like that's just those are the guys 456 00:24:32,119 --> 00:24:34,840 Speaker 1: a lot of times playing in the fourth quarter, dudes 457 00:24:34,920 --> 00:24:38,080 Speaker 1: that the CFL is looking at. And Kenny Picket, who's 458 00:24:38,119 --> 00:24:40,960 Speaker 1: twenty four years old, was playing at the end of 459 00:24:40,960 --> 00:24:44,159 Speaker 1: the fourth quarter. And I've had multiple people and I'm 460 00:24:44,200 --> 00:24:47,640 Speaker 1: not talking about reports from people on the grounds, which 461 00:24:47,680 --> 00:24:49,679 Speaker 1: has been pretty consistent. It has been an up and 462 00:24:49,760 --> 00:24:54,399 Speaker 1: down situation for the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback situation. Well, I 463 00:24:54,440 --> 00:24:57,080 Speaker 1: had more. I text with multiple buddies in the league 464 00:24:57,080 --> 00:24:59,600 Speaker 1: on different teams. They're like, yeah, I've heard it is 465 00:24:59,760 --> 00:25:03,000 Speaker 1: a league. Of course it is. Mr Bisky is not 466 00:25:03,040 --> 00:25:06,040 Speaker 1: a very good player. He's a backup. Kenny Pickett is 467 00:25:06,080 --> 00:25:09,720 Speaker 1: playing at the end of the fourth quarter in a 468 00:25:09,760 --> 00:25:13,600 Speaker 1: preseason game. Tell me this, if you are not a 469 00:25:13,640 --> 00:25:15,720 Speaker 1: fan of the Steelers, which you could be emotionally little 470 00:25:15,760 --> 00:25:17,400 Speaker 1: mad at me right now, you're a fan of any 471 00:25:17,440 --> 00:25:20,159 Speaker 1: of the other thirty one teams, and I tell you 472 00:25:20,200 --> 00:25:25,639 Speaker 1: that you draft a quarterback overall overall in the first 473 00:25:25,760 --> 00:25:29,399 Speaker 1: round and he is playing the last snaps of the 474 00:25:29,480 --> 00:25:33,720 Speaker 1: fourth quarter in his rookie season in the preseason. Would 475 00:25:33,760 --> 00:25:36,240 Speaker 1: you not say, with a straight face, yeah, that's that's 476 00:25:36,240 --> 00:25:40,040 Speaker 1: not ideal. That you know that shouldn't be. And I 477 00:25:40,080 --> 00:25:43,359 Speaker 1: say this all the time. I judge every human being 478 00:25:44,040 --> 00:25:49,439 Speaker 1: off actions, not words. Words mean absolutely nothing. When I 479 00:25:49,480 --> 00:25:51,720 Speaker 1: was a kid, I'd always tell my parents, I'm gonna 480 00:25:51,760 --> 00:25:53,760 Speaker 1: I'm gonna make my bed, I'm gonna clean my room, 481 00:25:53,880 --> 00:25:55,880 Speaker 1: and then they'd come in later and it wasn't made. 482 00:25:56,359 --> 00:25:58,879 Speaker 1: It happens a lot with children. It obviously happens a 483 00:25:58,920 --> 00:26:02,640 Speaker 1: lot with politicians. They say one thing and they never 484 00:26:02,800 --> 00:26:05,800 Speaker 1: follow up. They're all about their words. Well, we'll do 485 00:26:05,840 --> 00:26:09,119 Speaker 1: what means ship And it's no different with coaches. They 486 00:26:09,280 --> 00:26:12,080 Speaker 1: always blow smoke about certain players. This guy is having 487 00:26:12,119 --> 00:26:15,760 Speaker 1: a great camp. We love this guy. Well, if you did, 488 00:26:16,200 --> 00:26:19,080 Speaker 1: you wouldn't put him in that situation because the one 489 00:26:19,119 --> 00:26:21,760 Speaker 1: thing canny pick It has going for him, it's like reps. 490 00:26:22,240 --> 00:26:24,480 Speaker 1: He was a fifth year senior, he's twenty four years old. 491 00:26:24,520 --> 00:26:28,399 Speaker 1: He's been starting forever. I understand, like forcing Trey Lance 492 00:26:28,720 --> 00:26:32,120 Speaker 1: or Zach Wilson to get some reps there one years old, 493 00:26:32,520 --> 00:26:34,680 Speaker 1: you know the COVID year haven't played that much football, 494 00:26:34,760 --> 00:26:36,720 Speaker 1: especially Trey Lance, Like we got we gotta get this 495 00:26:36,760 --> 00:26:40,600 Speaker 1: guy some canny pick It needs reps help. Even Mac 496 00:26:40,640 --> 00:26:43,080 Speaker 1: Jones last year talking about reps. He'd only started for 497 00:26:43,119 --> 00:26:44,320 Speaker 1: like a year and a half because of to a 498 00:26:44,920 --> 00:26:46,680 Speaker 1: canny pick It. The last thing we should be talking 499 00:26:46,720 --> 00:26:51,800 Speaker 1: about is reps. If anything, it's experience experience, experience. So 500 00:26:51,960 --> 00:26:56,200 Speaker 1: you have this old quarterback that you overdrafted and you're 501 00:26:56,200 --> 00:26:59,560 Speaker 1: playing at the end of the fourth quarter. Uh, there's 502 00:26:59,560 --> 00:27:01,960 Speaker 1: just no way around it. You can't convince me this 503 00:27:02,160 --> 00:27:06,399 Speaker 1: thing is anything but not good. You could say whatever 504 00:27:06,440 --> 00:27:09,200 Speaker 1: you want. Judge these judge the team off the actions, 505 00:27:09,560 --> 00:27:13,920 Speaker 1: and the actions say that they clearly have some concerns. Uh. Well, 506 00:27:13,960 --> 00:27:15,960 Speaker 1: the podcast coming out on Tuesday. We'll keep this thing 507 00:27:16,080 --> 00:27:19,119 Speaker 1: rolling at John middlecoff is the Instagram firing those d 508 00:27:19,320 --> 00:27:23,480 Speaker 1: m s, and uh, I will talk to everyone soon. 509 00:27:24,320 --> 00:27:26,040 Speaker 1: And um, have a good week. Let's let's have a 510 00:27:26,080 --> 00:27:27,879 Speaker 1: hopefully you're having a good Monday. Not a case of 511 00:27:27,920 --> 00:27:30,159 Speaker 1: the Mondays. I got a little case of the of 512 00:27:30,240 --> 00:27:32,960 Speaker 1: the Sunday scarias right now. But I'm gonna go barbecue, 513 00:27:33,160 --> 00:27:55,959 Speaker 1: So talk to everyone. Volume