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Cal Hope offers free COVID nineteen emotional support. 27 00:01:36,360 --> 00:01:41,640 Speaker 1: Call eight three three four six seven three or live 28 00:01:41,720 --> 00:01:52,920 Speaker 1: chat at cal Hope dot org. Today this is Straight 29 00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:59,280 Speaker 1: Fire with Jason McIntyre. Happy Tuesday, everybody. It's me Jason McIntyre. 30 00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:04,640 Speaker 1: Straight By April six, a day that I thought we 31 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:10,000 Speaker 1: would be talking about in historical terms as crowning Gonzaga 32 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:12,960 Speaker 1: the greatest team in college basketball history. We'll get to 33 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:15,440 Speaker 1: that shortly. I do want to say at the outset, 34 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:19,440 Speaker 1: thank you guys for subscribing, rating and reviewing. That's the 35 00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:21,760 Speaker 1: way the podcast gets legs, that's the way more people 36 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 1: listen to it. So a shout out from me to you. 37 00:02:24,760 --> 00:02:28,680 Speaker 1: Thank you. Also, we will be talking about Sam Donald 38 00:02:28,960 --> 00:02:31,120 Speaker 1: finally traded by the Jets a little bit later in 39 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:33,400 Speaker 1: the podcast. I thought it was a good move. A 40 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:35,600 Speaker 1: lot of people disagree. Jets fans are yelling at me. 41 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:39,040 Speaker 1: That's what they do. Jets fans are clueless idiots, and 42 00:02:39,200 --> 00:02:42,040 Speaker 1: I'm sorry to be smirch and entire fan base, but 43 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:43,800 Speaker 1: that's the facts. And we'll get to that in a 44 00:02:43,840 --> 00:02:47,800 Speaker 1: little bit. But first we gotta start with what almost 45 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:52,120 Speaker 1: felt like to me a Rocky for a moment. Um, 46 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:56,760 Speaker 1: Gonzaga was Apollo Creed and everybody's hyping them all. They're undefeated, 47 00:02:56,800 --> 00:02:58,440 Speaker 1: and are they the greatest team of all time? And 48 00:02:58,480 --> 00:03:00,680 Speaker 1: you know, you just had Jay Billis on the yesterday 49 00:03:00,880 --> 00:03:04,000 Speaker 1: talking about our good Zaga wanted right there with Indiana 50 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:07,760 Speaker 1: undefeated and uh nine two U c l A and 51 00:03:07,880 --> 00:03:11,639 Speaker 1: the great UNLV and Duke and Kentucky and blah blah blah. 52 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:15,760 Speaker 1: And incomes Baylor as Ivan Drago and then just knocks 53 00:03:15,840 --> 00:03:18,480 Speaker 1: them to bleep out in the first five minutes. And 54 00:03:18,600 --> 00:03:22,239 Speaker 1: that was the game, Baylor Ace. I don't want to 55 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:24,640 Speaker 1: say a stunning upset because you guys know I called it, 56 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:27,640 Speaker 1: I gave it out. I bet it heavily. It's weird 57 00:03:27,680 --> 00:03:29,480 Speaker 1: when you bet a game. We've got my in laws 58 00:03:29,480 --> 00:03:31,240 Speaker 1: in town. You guys follow me on the Graham. You 59 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:34,800 Speaker 1: know that. Um, we've all been vaccinated, so we're taking 60 00:03:34,800 --> 00:03:37,000 Speaker 1: people in town. My brother came on, my wife's parents 61 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:40,760 Speaker 1: and and you know, I'm talking about in game betting 62 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:42,760 Speaker 1: during the game, and my kids know what's going on, 63 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:45,120 Speaker 1: and then of course the question comes up, say how much? 64 00:03:45,160 --> 00:03:47,800 Speaker 1: How much are you gambling on these games? Well, yeah, 65 00:03:48,720 --> 00:03:50,000 Speaker 1: it's a funny thing. So I got a couple of 66 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:52,600 Speaker 1: player props and yeah, too quickly trying to change the subject. 67 00:03:52,760 --> 00:03:54,520 Speaker 1: But I was loaded up on Baylor. I loved them 68 00:03:54,560 --> 00:03:56,160 Speaker 1: plus five at the outside it went down to four 69 00:03:56,160 --> 00:03:59,400 Speaker 1: and a half. Felt good about it, easy winner. That 70 00:03:59,520 --> 00:04:01,000 Speaker 1: ticket was asked you in the first five minutes, I 71 00:04:01,040 --> 00:04:04,360 Speaker 1: think it was nine to one, and then Gonzaga cut 72 00:04:04,360 --> 00:04:06,040 Speaker 1: it to ten at some point, and then they got 73 00:04:06,040 --> 00:04:07,600 Speaker 1: it to nine and they had a couple of chances 74 00:04:07,640 --> 00:04:09,600 Speaker 1: and that was it. They never really were able to 75 00:04:09,640 --> 00:04:11,600 Speaker 1: pull off the upset. And you know, listen, this was 76 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:15,280 Speaker 1: an awkward season for sure, with the COVID pause and 77 00:04:15,320 --> 00:04:19,880 Speaker 1: they bubbled up tournament and you know, no travel. But 78 00:04:19,960 --> 00:04:22,120 Speaker 1: it came down to the two best teams, Baylor Gonzaga 79 00:04:22,200 --> 00:04:25,719 Speaker 1: what everybody wanted. And it's weird because everybody wanted it, 80 00:04:25,760 --> 00:04:29,360 Speaker 1: and it was a destruction. I mean, it left you 81 00:04:29,640 --> 00:04:35,320 Speaker 1: asking questions like, wait, um, if Baylor wasn't hit by COVID, 82 00:04:35,320 --> 00:04:38,000 Speaker 1: would they have run the table? Because there was a moment. 83 00:04:38,200 --> 00:04:40,240 Speaker 1: If you guys remember in January, and I know nobody 84 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:43,480 Speaker 1: remembers paying attention to college hoops in January, are you crazy? 85 00:04:43,800 --> 00:04:49,080 Speaker 1: NFL playoffs are happening, and the question was Baylor and 86 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:52,640 Speaker 1: Gonzaga or the field? And Baylor was that good? Then 87 00:04:52,640 --> 00:04:54,440 Speaker 1: they had COVID. Then they lose a couple of games, 88 00:04:54,480 --> 00:04:58,520 Speaker 1: the defense was off kilter, and then they quickly get 89 00:04:58,560 --> 00:05:00,839 Speaker 1: it back and finished twenty eight and two with a 90 00:05:00,960 --> 00:05:07,000 Speaker 1: beat down of Gonzaga. I don't want to you guys 91 00:05:07,080 --> 00:05:08,960 Speaker 1: know what I'm about to say, but I don't want 92 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:12,120 Speaker 1: it to come off the wrong way. And the beauty 93 00:05:12,160 --> 00:05:14,920 Speaker 1: of this you can't. This is another thing that if 94 00:05:14,960 --> 00:05:17,599 Speaker 1: you guys listen to my Saturday radio show, the producer Gavin, 95 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:20,080 Speaker 1: who also works on this podcast, said, you know, Jay, 96 00:05:20,080 --> 00:05:22,120 Speaker 1: it's funny you will say stuff on the radio show 97 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:25,359 Speaker 1: that I'm like, wow, he really went there, but you 98 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:27,840 Speaker 1: won't say it on social media. And I told him, like, yeah, 99 00:05:27,920 --> 00:05:30,880 Speaker 1: that's a real thing. Social media is black and white. 100 00:05:30,920 --> 00:05:34,120 Speaker 1: There's no gray area and one wrong word and you're 101 00:05:34,160 --> 00:05:39,360 Speaker 1: allegedly canceled and people come after you and whatever. Um, 102 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:43,919 Speaker 1: you can provide context and discuss things like nuance on 103 00:05:44,160 --> 00:05:46,400 Speaker 1: a podcast or a radio show. So what I'm about 104 00:05:46,400 --> 00:05:49,680 Speaker 1: to talk about there is nuance involved. I just want 105 00:05:49,680 --> 00:05:53,560 Speaker 1: to prepare you for it. So Gonzaga looked incredible destroying 106 00:05:53,560 --> 00:05:57,200 Speaker 1: the WCC all season again. I think they had twenty 107 00:05:57,279 --> 00:06:00,680 Speaker 1: seven straight games, winning by double digits. And then they 108 00:06:00,760 --> 00:06:03,159 Speaker 1: run into U c l A in the final four 109 00:06:03,200 --> 00:06:05,040 Speaker 1: and they don't play any defense and they win an 110 00:06:05,040 --> 00:06:07,960 Speaker 1: overtime on a thirty five foot bank job by Sugs. 111 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:12,760 Speaker 1: Incredible game. And you know you guys watched Timmy, the 112 00:06:12,800 --> 00:06:16,760 Speaker 1: big white guy for Baylor throughout the tournament just dominate everybody. 113 00:06:16,960 --> 00:06:21,160 Speaker 1: Uh footwork like Kevin McHale, Corey kiss Burt, who I 114 00:06:21,200 --> 00:06:23,960 Speaker 1: had seen on mock drafts. After I posted mine, I 115 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:26,040 Speaker 1: had him going twenty three. I didn't think he was 116 00:06:26,080 --> 00:06:29,080 Speaker 1: a lottery pick. Everybody after I posted my mock said, 117 00:06:29,120 --> 00:06:32,400 Speaker 1: you're crazy Kissbur on threes, Jay, this guy's the first 118 00:06:32,400 --> 00:06:34,400 Speaker 1: team All American. He's awesome. He's a lottery pick. He 119 00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:38,760 Speaker 1: might go top ten. And I watched Kissburg against U 120 00:06:38,760 --> 00:06:43,919 Speaker 1: C l A. I'm like against top tier athletes, he 121 00:06:43,960 --> 00:06:46,839 Speaker 1: didn't look great. And then against Baylor, I mean he 122 00:06:46,920 --> 00:06:49,240 Speaker 1: looked I don't want to say frightened, but he just 123 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:53,200 Speaker 1: wasn't built for that moment. Baylor's got dogs, they got athletes, 124 00:06:53,240 --> 00:06:56,200 Speaker 1: they got great defensive players on the wing, and kiss 125 00:06:56,240 --> 00:06:59,880 Speaker 1: Burt was two for seven from deep and he had 126 00:06:59,880 --> 00:07:02,760 Speaker 1: a couple of good looks. And I think what happens 127 00:07:02,760 --> 00:07:05,039 Speaker 1: with those good looks is you're so rushed the rest 128 00:07:05,040 --> 00:07:06,840 Speaker 1: of the game that when you get the open look, 129 00:07:07,040 --> 00:07:10,800 Speaker 1: you still rush it a little bit. And I thought, 130 00:07:10,880 --> 00:07:17,400 Speaker 1: kiss Burton, Timmy just we're completely outclassed by Baylor. And again, 131 00:07:17,640 --> 00:07:20,920 Speaker 1: I'm not making this out to be a racial thing. 132 00:07:21,080 --> 00:07:23,040 Speaker 1: I'm not making it out to be a they play 133 00:07:23,080 --> 00:07:27,800 Speaker 1: in a week conference thing. I just don't think kiss 134 00:07:27,800 --> 00:07:30,280 Speaker 1: Burt and Timmy, as good as they look throughout the season, 135 00:07:31,040 --> 00:07:33,560 Speaker 1: are as awful as they were against Baylor, but they're 136 00:07:33,560 --> 00:07:35,200 Speaker 1: not as great as they were during the season, if 137 00:07:35,240 --> 00:07:38,600 Speaker 1: that makes any sense. Rob, I'm trying to thread the 138 00:07:38,600 --> 00:07:40,840 Speaker 1: needle here, Like I think kissbur can be a pro. 139 00:07:41,280 --> 00:07:45,720 Speaker 1: Can he be Duncan Robinson? Maybe? But like Rob, it's 140 00:07:45,760 --> 00:07:48,200 Speaker 1: tough when Corey Kissburg is like the number two or 141 00:07:48,240 --> 00:07:50,800 Speaker 1: three option against Baylor, and then he goes to the 142 00:07:50,800 --> 00:07:53,280 Speaker 1: pros and he's definitely when he's on the court, gonna 143 00:07:53,280 --> 00:07:56,720 Speaker 1: be the fifth option. And it's another thing when Baylor 144 00:07:56,760 --> 00:07:59,880 Speaker 1: knows what's coming and they've got two incredible defenders in 145 00:08:00,040 --> 00:08:03,320 Speaker 1: Butler and Mitchell, and they say, we're gonna take away Kissberg, 146 00:08:03,840 --> 00:08:06,520 Speaker 1: We're gonna take away Sugs and what else do you got? 147 00:08:07,480 --> 00:08:09,720 Speaker 1: And Timmy just got I mean he got I don't 148 00:08:09,720 --> 00:08:13,040 Speaker 1: want to say rag dald in the lane, but you know, 149 00:08:13,240 --> 00:08:17,360 Speaker 1: his his twelve and five, you know, with five turnovers, 150 00:08:18,560 --> 00:08:22,720 Speaker 1: was not his best effort clearly. And the big kid 151 00:08:22,760 --> 00:08:25,560 Speaker 1: Thomba who fouled out, and then Vital Vital had eight 152 00:08:25,560 --> 00:08:29,680 Speaker 1: offensive rebounds. He's like six five Tom six ten, like 153 00:08:30,920 --> 00:08:32,599 Speaker 1: Vital had that dog in him from the jump. I 154 00:08:32,640 --> 00:08:34,880 Speaker 1: think he had two offensive boards in the first possession. 155 00:08:34,920 --> 00:08:36,920 Speaker 1: You were like, oh boy, this could be a long night. 156 00:08:37,880 --> 00:08:41,880 Speaker 1: And you know, I do think Timmy can be a pro. 157 00:08:42,000 --> 00:08:43,559 Speaker 1: I don't. I don't think he's a starter. I think 158 00:08:43,559 --> 00:08:46,880 Speaker 1: he's a pro. I think Sugs obviously is still gonna 159 00:08:46,880 --> 00:08:50,080 Speaker 1: go top five. But I do believe Rob that this 160 00:08:50,160 --> 00:08:53,320 Speaker 1: was a game where Butler, who's twenty years old, look 161 00:08:53,440 --> 00:08:56,280 Speaker 1: like a pro. And I mean, you know he hit 162 00:08:56,320 --> 00:08:57,760 Speaker 1: four threes at one point, I think he was four 163 00:08:57,880 --> 00:09:00,760 Speaker 1: or four from deep, but just a great defensive player. 164 00:09:02,160 --> 00:09:08,320 Speaker 1: Seven zero turnovers, Mitchell fIF six and five controlled the game. 165 00:09:08,400 --> 00:09:12,679 Speaker 1: Those guys are major studs. And the Kidtigue and another transfer, 166 00:09:12,720 --> 00:09:14,880 Speaker 1: and that's another topic I'll talk about, but like this 167 00:09:14,920 --> 00:09:20,680 Speaker 1: is just a ridiculously good Baylor team. Three starters were transfers, 168 00:09:21,000 --> 00:09:22,640 Speaker 1: and we talked about that with Ja Billis, we talked 169 00:09:22,640 --> 00:09:25,360 Speaker 1: about with that with fran Fachella. This is the route 170 00:09:25,360 --> 00:09:29,480 Speaker 1: you gotta go. You need guards, and you need transfers. 171 00:09:29,480 --> 00:09:33,200 Speaker 1: You need those veterans, those older two year old kids 172 00:09:33,320 --> 00:09:36,240 Speaker 1: who can go up against the young kids and dominate. 173 00:09:36,280 --> 00:09:39,559 Speaker 1: And that's kind of what happened. Even off the bench, 174 00:09:39,640 --> 00:09:43,040 Speaker 1: the kid Flaggler, who again a transfer. He's still he's 175 00:09:43,040 --> 00:09:46,800 Speaker 1: a young guy from from Georgia. But this kid looked good. 176 00:09:46,800 --> 00:09:48,920 Speaker 1: I mean he came off the benches overprop I posted 177 00:09:48,960 --> 00:09:50,360 Speaker 1: this on the ground was eight and a half points. 178 00:09:50,400 --> 00:09:52,480 Speaker 1: He had thirteen. He had eight the first half. So 179 00:09:53,440 --> 00:09:55,440 Speaker 1: Bailler just beat him. That's what it was. It was 180 00:09:55,480 --> 00:09:57,920 Speaker 1: just a beat down. And take nothing away from good Zaga. 181 00:09:58,040 --> 00:10:02,280 Speaker 1: But clearly they are not in discussion four greatest teams 182 00:10:02,280 --> 00:10:04,640 Speaker 1: of all time, not with U n l V, not 183 00:10:04,760 --> 00:10:08,559 Speaker 1: with Kentucky. They are a very, very, very good team. 184 00:10:08,600 --> 00:10:12,040 Speaker 1: If you look at the last decade, Rob, I would say, 185 00:10:12,720 --> 00:10:14,800 Speaker 1: you know, going back to are they probably one of 186 00:10:14,840 --> 00:10:18,320 Speaker 1: the ten best teams in college hoops? Yes, they didn't 187 00:10:18,320 --> 00:10:20,760 Speaker 1: win the title, but that doesn't mean they're trash. You 188 00:10:20,800 --> 00:10:24,880 Speaker 1: can't be thirty one and no winning all but two 189 00:10:24,960 --> 00:10:28,640 Speaker 1: games by double figures, and then you lose the title 190 00:10:28,640 --> 00:10:32,120 Speaker 1: game by sixteen and you go from awesome to trash. 191 00:10:32,360 --> 00:10:35,440 Speaker 1: So I don't know, Rob, those are my takeaways from 192 00:10:35,480 --> 00:10:37,640 Speaker 1: you know what's kind of a letdown? An anti climactic 193 00:10:37,720 --> 00:10:41,120 Speaker 1: game after just a ridiculously great Final four game between 194 00:10:41,200 --> 00:10:43,880 Speaker 1: U C l A and Gonzaga. Oh yeah, I think 195 00:10:44,240 --> 00:10:46,319 Speaker 1: underwhelming would be the word I would used to describe 196 00:10:46,400 --> 00:10:48,520 Speaker 1: last night's title game. But I will push back a 197 00:10:48,559 --> 00:10:51,600 Speaker 1: little bit on this. And then you said that Gonzaga 198 00:10:51,640 --> 00:10:53,679 Speaker 1: cannot be considered one of the greatest teams of all 199 00:10:53,720 --> 00:10:55,920 Speaker 1: time because of the loss or not, that they should 200 00:10:56,000 --> 00:10:58,280 Speaker 1: not be eliminated because they still had a great season, 201 00:10:58,320 --> 00:11:01,360 Speaker 1: And I think they did have a great season, But shouldn't. 202 00:11:01,400 --> 00:11:04,199 Speaker 1: Then we argue that Baylor should be one of the 203 00:11:04,240 --> 00:11:05,760 Speaker 1: greatest teams of all time because you don't have to 204 00:11:05,760 --> 00:11:07,800 Speaker 1: be undefeated to be considered one of the greatest teams 205 00:11:07,800 --> 00:11:11,760 Speaker 1: of all time. Like uh SB Nation and Slam Magazine 206 00:11:11,800 --> 00:11:14,840 Speaker 1: pet a collaboration that they put out I think before 207 00:11:14,920 --> 00:11:19,199 Speaker 1: this last season started, and of their top five teams 208 00:11:19,200 --> 00:11:22,120 Speaker 1: that they have listed, three of them weren' undefeated and 209 00:11:22,360 --> 00:11:24,360 Speaker 1: one of the team's number eight it was just unlv 210 00:11:25,240 --> 00:11:28,360 Speaker 1: they didn't even win the championship. Well, it was the 211 00:11:28,400 --> 00:11:31,720 Speaker 1: team that had won like games and dating back to 212 00:11:31,760 --> 00:11:36,119 Speaker 1: less right, But Baylor. I mean, if you as impressive 213 00:11:36,160 --> 00:11:39,079 Speaker 1: as Gonzaga's run has been the last two years and 214 00:11:39,120 --> 00:11:41,640 Speaker 1: they've only lost like four games something like that, four 215 00:11:41,679 --> 00:11:45,480 Speaker 1: or five, I want to say, Baylor's only lost eight, 216 00:11:46,200 --> 00:11:49,600 Speaker 1: so it's not like they have in the last two years. Yes, 217 00:11:49,800 --> 00:11:52,360 Speaker 1: So yeah, last year they were twenty six and four. 218 00:11:52,720 --> 00:11:55,520 Speaker 1: At one point they were twenty four and one and 219 00:11:55,720 --> 00:11:57,480 Speaker 1: looking like they were going to win the title, and 220 00:11:57,480 --> 00:11:59,400 Speaker 1: then they kind of slumped at the end of the season. 221 00:11:59,440 --> 00:12:02,960 Speaker 1: I don't remember what happened, um, but twenty six and 222 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:07,000 Speaker 1: four and then this year and two. So my math 223 00:12:07,120 --> 00:12:11,520 Speaker 1: tells me that's like fifty two and four and six 224 00:12:11,760 --> 00:12:15,200 Speaker 1: in the last two years or fifty four and six. Okay, 225 00:12:15,520 --> 00:12:18,480 Speaker 1: So so just by that logic, if you're gonna say 226 00:12:18,559 --> 00:12:21,520 Speaker 1: Gonzaga was one of the greatest teams ever and they 227 00:12:21,960 --> 00:12:25,040 Speaker 1: man handled them like it wasn't just that they beat them, 228 00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:28,640 Speaker 1: you know, they want seventy six seven. I mean from 229 00:12:28,720 --> 00:12:32,840 Speaker 1: the jump, they were all over them. They were faster 230 00:12:32,960 --> 00:12:35,079 Speaker 1: to them. They they're faster than them. They look more 231 00:12:35,160 --> 00:12:36,959 Speaker 1: skilled than them out there. In a lot of cases, 232 00:12:37,320 --> 00:12:40,000 Speaker 1: they made Gonzaga look like a j A j V team, 233 00:12:40,040 --> 00:12:42,280 Speaker 1: to be honest with you, and I tweeted this out 234 00:12:42,280 --> 00:12:44,280 Speaker 1: after the game and I wanted to get your opinion 235 00:12:44,320 --> 00:12:51,760 Speaker 1: on it. It reminded me so much of the Denver 236 00:12:51,880 --> 00:12:55,840 Speaker 1: Broncos Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl. This was the college basketball 237 00:12:55,840 --> 00:12:59,439 Speaker 1: equivalent of that, because with Denver and Peyton Manning, uh, 238 00:12:59,480 --> 00:13:01,840 Speaker 1: you know, they were the team that was the team 239 00:13:01,840 --> 00:13:04,000 Speaker 1: that everybody was excited about. He had all these touchdowns, 240 00:13:04,000 --> 00:13:06,160 Speaker 1: all these records, They looked good while they did it. 241 00:13:06,160 --> 00:13:09,200 Speaker 1: They were blowing everybody out, playing the style of play 242 00:13:09,240 --> 00:13:12,840 Speaker 1: that everybody seemed to appreciate. And then there was Seattle 243 00:13:12,960 --> 00:13:17,240 Speaker 1: and they were more rough and tumble, physical, a lot 244 00:13:17,280 --> 00:13:20,360 Speaker 1: of great athletes, but you know they're not They're not 245 00:13:20,440 --> 00:13:22,920 Speaker 1: this team, They're not the Denver Broncos, Like they can't 246 00:13:22,960 --> 00:13:25,880 Speaker 1: compete with them. And then once they faced each other, 247 00:13:26,320 --> 00:13:30,200 Speaker 1: the same thing that happened last night with Gonzaga and Baylor, like, 248 00:13:30,240 --> 00:13:34,479 Speaker 1: oh my gosh, Like the athletic difference between the Seahawks 249 00:13:34,520 --> 00:13:38,280 Speaker 1: defense and and the Denver offense is just it's uncanny. 250 00:13:38,320 --> 00:13:40,360 Speaker 1: Like we we thought that Wes Welker would be able 251 00:13:40,400 --> 00:13:43,320 Speaker 1: to get open against Earl Thomas and Camp Chancellor and 252 00:13:43,360 --> 00:13:46,800 Speaker 1: he just can't. And and that's exactly what happened with Baylor, 253 00:13:46,800 --> 00:13:49,439 Speaker 1: I mean Baylor. And I'm glad you brought up the 254 00:13:50,160 --> 00:13:52,000 Speaker 1: Timmy part of it because I thought that was the 255 00:13:52,040 --> 00:13:56,880 Speaker 1: biggest this, you know, the biggest uh difference in the game. 256 00:13:58,400 --> 00:14:00,000 Speaker 1: You mentioned the twelve and five and then I'm glad 257 00:14:00,040 --> 00:14:03,800 Speaker 1: you point out the five turnovers because he looked just 258 00:14:03,960 --> 00:14:09,640 Speaker 1: completely physically outmatched under underneath underneath there, I mean, he 259 00:14:09,800 --> 00:14:14,280 Speaker 1: was getting pushed off the block, watching him trying to 260 00:14:14,280 --> 00:14:17,960 Speaker 1: get permission position on the rebound and box out. It 261 00:14:18,000 --> 00:14:20,440 Speaker 1: looked like me trying to box out shack like like 262 00:14:20,560 --> 00:14:23,760 Speaker 1: these guys. You brought up a good point, But one 263 00:14:23,800 --> 00:14:28,680 Speaker 1: thing we haven't brought up, rob how much did they 264 00:14:28,760 --> 00:14:33,280 Speaker 1: get drained Saturday night going overtime against U c l A. 265 00:14:33,280 --> 00:14:35,840 Speaker 1: Because I'll say this, I just looked this up because 266 00:14:35,840 --> 00:14:39,440 Speaker 1: you mentioned the turnovers for Timmy against usc A really 267 00:14:39,480 --> 00:14:43,080 Speaker 1: good defense with an NBA center and another guy six eleven. 268 00:14:43,080 --> 00:14:46,520 Speaker 1: Timmy had twenty three points and zero turnovers against U 269 00:14:46,520 --> 00:14:53,400 Speaker 1: c l A thirty eight minutes points, zero turnovers. Like again, 270 00:14:53,440 --> 00:14:55,680 Speaker 1: I'm not blaming it on the overtime game and getting 271 00:14:55,760 --> 00:14:59,880 Speaker 1: drained in a just an incredible game, But you just 272 00:15:00,040 --> 00:15:02,680 Speaker 1: said it like Timmy looks slow, he looked out match, 273 00:15:02,920 --> 00:15:06,479 Speaker 1: was he drained? Like did the weight of an undefeated 274 00:15:06,520 --> 00:15:11,560 Speaker 1: season fall upon finally Gonzaga and and did that factory 275 00:15:11,560 --> 00:15:13,320 Speaker 1: in at all? Or was just just this was just 276 00:15:13,360 --> 00:15:18,040 Speaker 1: an ass kicking. I would lean towards the ass kicking 277 00:15:18,080 --> 00:15:20,720 Speaker 1: part for this reason. And it's not to say that 278 00:15:20,720 --> 00:15:23,320 Speaker 1: they weren't physically drained, and I think that that's that's fair. 279 00:15:23,400 --> 00:15:25,240 Speaker 1: You know, it was one of the most I think 280 00:15:25,240 --> 00:15:28,160 Speaker 1: it was the greatest game I've ever seen played in college. 281 00:15:28,240 --> 00:15:30,640 Speaker 1: You know, just start to finish the shot making the 282 00:15:31,120 --> 00:15:34,480 Speaker 1: back and forth. It was great, but watching them, it 283 00:15:34,520 --> 00:15:36,960 Speaker 1: didn't look so much that he was physically drained. Now 284 00:15:36,960 --> 00:15:40,120 Speaker 1: out there, it looked like he was physically outmatched. Now 285 00:15:40,200 --> 00:15:42,760 Speaker 1: he's listed I want to says, listen to two thirty five, 286 00:15:43,680 --> 00:15:46,440 Speaker 1: six to thirty five, which means he's probably six eight 287 00:15:46,480 --> 00:15:51,640 Speaker 1: to something like that. Closer to that, uh samba six 288 00:15:51,680 --> 00:15:54,400 Speaker 1: ten to forty five. So you know he's bigger, he's 289 00:15:54,560 --> 00:15:58,600 Speaker 1: thicker than him vital who looks like a Remember I 290 00:15:58,600 --> 00:16:01,200 Speaker 1: mentioned that the c l A center with a fire 291 00:16:01,280 --> 00:16:06,880 Speaker 1: hydrant five to fifty in your programs, which means when 292 00:16:06,880 --> 00:16:10,520 Speaker 1: a guy's listed like that, he's like six three, you 293 00:16:10,520 --> 00:16:12,640 Speaker 1: know they're trying to slim him down. They go the 294 00:16:12,680 --> 00:16:15,480 Speaker 1: other way, you know, when his guys that heavy and 295 00:16:15,600 --> 00:16:18,080 Speaker 1: so that there's a reason why he was just getting 296 00:16:18,120 --> 00:16:20,720 Speaker 1: pushed around in the paint. And that's something that is 297 00:16:20,760 --> 00:16:23,000 Speaker 1: going to hurt him at the next level because he's 298 00:16:23,080 --> 00:16:26,280 Speaker 1: not a great athlete. He's not a high flyer. He's 299 00:16:26,360 --> 00:16:29,960 Speaker 1: very highly skilled, but you you're you know, being that 300 00:16:30,120 --> 00:16:33,200 Speaker 1: skilled and not having the athleticism to go with it 301 00:16:33,240 --> 00:16:35,600 Speaker 1: only takes you so far. I mean, unless you're Luka done. 302 00:16:35,760 --> 00:16:38,280 Speaker 1: I don't know how successful you're gonna be not being 303 00:16:38,320 --> 00:16:42,160 Speaker 1: able to have any level of equal footing athletically with 304 00:16:42,200 --> 00:16:45,200 Speaker 1: you guys are going against UM. One other thought that 305 00:16:45,200 --> 00:16:49,520 Speaker 1: crossed my mind and I saw somebody put this out 306 00:16:49,560 --> 00:16:53,160 Speaker 1: on social media that oh, Gonzaga they're the new Golden 307 00:16:53,240 --> 00:16:56,760 Speaker 1: State Warriors. When they went seventy three and nine, everybody 308 00:16:56,840 --> 00:16:59,440 Speaker 1: had them crowned his chance and they lose in game 309 00:16:59,480 --> 00:17:05,400 Speaker 1: seven to the Haves, And I'm like, I can't buy that, 310 00:17:05,560 --> 00:17:08,919 Speaker 1: Rob because and and even to a little bit of 311 00:17:08,920 --> 00:17:13,960 Speaker 1: an extent, your Seahawks Broncos analogy, like a little bit 312 00:17:13,960 --> 00:17:17,000 Speaker 1: falls short for me, because I think this is what 313 00:17:17,240 --> 00:17:21,760 Speaker 1: makes March Madness so incredible is that before the tournament, 314 00:17:21,800 --> 00:17:24,240 Speaker 1: you see l A had was like on the bubble. 315 00:17:24,280 --> 00:17:26,159 Speaker 1: Practically they were right, they were on the bubble. They 316 00:17:26,160 --> 00:17:30,280 Speaker 1: were in the playing game. And how's you see la 317 00:17:30,280 --> 00:17:32,520 Speaker 1: playing a game. Well, their body of work was season 318 00:17:32,560 --> 00:17:36,240 Speaker 1: was not incredible. But in the tournament, anybody can get hot. 319 00:17:37,080 --> 00:17:42,639 Speaker 1: Anything can happen. The Swings of Illinois they look like 320 00:17:42,720 --> 00:17:44,560 Speaker 1: the second or third best team in the country. They're 321 00:17:44,600 --> 00:17:46,239 Speaker 1: right there with Baylo Goods, and they get knocked out 322 00:17:46,280 --> 00:17:49,240 Speaker 1: in the second round by Loyola Ohio State went to 323 00:17:49,240 --> 00:17:51,679 Speaker 1: the Big Ten Championship. They're loaded, they get knocked out 324 00:17:51,680 --> 00:17:54,680 Speaker 1: in the first round by Chucks. I forgot who Oral 325 00:17:54,800 --> 00:17:58,480 Speaker 1: Roberts to loser to a fifteen like this is these 326 00:17:58,480 --> 00:18:00,560 Speaker 1: are the Brakes. And we've seen this in the NFL 327 00:18:00,600 --> 00:18:04,840 Speaker 1: a little bit. And the Patriots were undefeated and they 328 00:18:04,880 --> 00:18:07,280 Speaker 1: go as big favorites against the Giants in the Super 329 00:18:07,320 --> 00:18:10,040 Speaker 1: Bowl and lay an egg. Now, they didn't get their 330 00:18:10,080 --> 00:18:12,440 Speaker 1: butts kicked like this, and the Warriors also didn't get 331 00:18:12,440 --> 00:18:15,640 Speaker 1: their butts kicked. However, that's the part of your analogy 332 00:18:15,680 --> 00:18:18,399 Speaker 1: that does line up the Broncos. I think they had 333 00:18:18,400 --> 00:18:20,080 Speaker 1: a safety on the first play of the game, right, 334 00:18:20,320 --> 00:18:23,240 Speaker 1: that is correct, and from there it was like boom 335 00:18:23,560 --> 00:18:25,560 Speaker 1: done like they never were in the game. I think 336 00:18:25,560 --> 00:18:27,760 Speaker 1: it was twenty two nothing at halftime or something like 337 00:18:29,800 --> 00:18:31,800 Speaker 1: this kind of had the same vibe too. I just 338 00:18:32,400 --> 00:18:36,400 Speaker 1: I I do wonder if they just played a regular 339 00:18:36,440 --> 00:18:40,600 Speaker 1: season game when there wasn't a Thursday night overtime game 340 00:18:40,680 --> 00:18:45,240 Speaker 1: right before it in uh no fans or whatever small 341 00:18:45,240 --> 00:18:47,200 Speaker 1: amount of fans there were, like, is this a closer 342 00:18:47,320 --> 00:18:50,600 Speaker 1: game like they were supposed to have in December. I don't. 343 00:18:50,640 --> 00:18:53,760 Speaker 1: I mean, listen Vegas Oddsmakers had they said five or 344 00:18:53,800 --> 00:18:58,080 Speaker 1: four and a half. Nobody on planet Earth outside of 345 00:18:58,080 --> 00:19:01,320 Speaker 1: one guy who listened to this podcast to tell uh Tony, 346 00:19:01,480 --> 00:19:03,520 Speaker 1: I'm sure you saw his tweet, Rob, He's like I 347 00:19:03,600 --> 00:19:05,399 Speaker 1: called this that he showed his tweet from like Saturday, 348 00:19:05,440 --> 00:19:08,560 Speaker 1: he said, Baylor wins by twelve. And I don't know 349 00:19:08,560 --> 00:19:10,480 Speaker 1: anyone else on planet Earth who thought Baylor wins is 350 00:19:10,520 --> 00:19:12,960 Speaker 1: by double digits? Like did you, like? I don't think 351 00:19:13,000 --> 00:19:16,960 Speaker 1: that was on anybody's radar. No. I expected history to 352 00:19:17,040 --> 00:19:19,240 Speaker 1: be made. And because you know, I bought into the hype. 353 00:19:19,240 --> 00:19:22,320 Speaker 1: I I listened to you guys like you and Jay Billis, 354 00:19:22,640 --> 00:19:24,280 Speaker 1: and you guys got me all hyped up. This was 355 00:19:24,320 --> 00:19:26,320 Speaker 1: the greatest team of all times. I'm g ready to 356 00:19:26,400 --> 00:19:28,520 Speaker 1: argue with the bunch of old fogies that you know, 357 00:19:28,560 --> 00:19:31,280 Speaker 1: this team is better than the Duke team, and they're 358 00:19:31,280 --> 00:19:33,439 Speaker 1: better than you and l V and they're better than 359 00:19:33,560 --> 00:19:37,480 Speaker 1: old Kentucky teams, and then this happens. So now you know, 360 00:19:37,760 --> 00:19:40,520 Speaker 1: millennials such as myself look stupid because now trying to 361 00:19:40,640 --> 00:19:44,000 Speaker 1: argue that Gonzaga could hang with those guys, the offensive 362 00:19:44,000 --> 00:19:47,480 Speaker 1: rebounds sixteen to five and they don't really have I 363 00:19:47,480 --> 00:19:51,400 Speaker 1: mean Vital who's six five, the fire hydrant dude eight 364 00:19:51,400 --> 00:19:53,639 Speaker 1: offensive rebounds. That's more than all of Gonzaga. Now is 365 00:19:53,680 --> 00:19:56,479 Speaker 1: that tired legs from Gonzaga because Vital didn't play much 366 00:19:56,480 --> 00:19:58,520 Speaker 1: in the semifinal, I think, like sixteen minutes or something, 367 00:19:59,160 --> 00:20:03,480 Speaker 1: and Gonzaga, I don't know, they're starting lineup Timmy zero 368 00:20:03,520 --> 00:20:08,000 Speaker 1: offensive boards, kissper zero, like they didn't their legs on 369 00:20:08,040 --> 00:20:10,280 Speaker 1: their threes five or seventeen. It's one of the best 370 00:20:10,320 --> 00:20:12,920 Speaker 1: three point shooting teams out there. Like, I don't. I'm 371 00:20:12,920 --> 00:20:15,680 Speaker 1: not making excuses for Gazaga. Baylor was better if they 372 00:20:15,720 --> 00:20:19,480 Speaker 1: played a seven game series. I mean, based on what 373 00:20:19,520 --> 00:20:21,680 Speaker 1: we saw tonight, I think as Baylor would would probably 374 00:20:21,680 --> 00:20:24,639 Speaker 1: win four two. Um, but that's not the tournament. The 375 00:20:24,680 --> 00:20:27,320 Speaker 1: tournament is one game and the Haven off night, and 376 00:20:27,400 --> 00:20:30,800 Speaker 1: you you have the potential to get smoked. Now, um, 377 00:20:31,920 --> 00:20:36,119 Speaker 1: I think this really ends the college basketball season badly. 378 00:20:36,160 --> 00:20:40,400 Speaker 1: Given the tournament was fun and there was I think 379 00:20:40,400 --> 00:20:42,639 Speaker 1: two buzzer beaters one against u c l A that 380 00:20:42,720 --> 00:20:45,160 Speaker 1: sent the game to overtime and Alabama ended up losing, 381 00:20:45,600 --> 00:20:49,560 Speaker 1: and then of course Sugs. But like this game never 382 00:20:49,680 --> 00:20:53,359 Speaker 1: within eight in the final thirty eight minutes is a 383 00:20:53,400 --> 00:20:56,920 Speaker 1: tough sell for like that was awesome, like one shining moment. 384 00:20:56,920 --> 00:20:58,800 Speaker 1: I was waiting for it, you know, and I sat 385 00:20:58,840 --> 00:21:01,679 Speaker 1: there like a nerd, getting all geeked out about it, 386 00:21:01,720 --> 00:21:03,720 Speaker 1: and my mom my wife is looking at me literally 387 00:21:03,800 --> 00:21:06,520 Speaker 1: laughing like I don't want to lose with this guy 388 00:21:06,560 --> 00:21:10,000 Speaker 1: is and I'm like, I just I like it. Um, 389 00:21:10,160 --> 00:21:13,439 Speaker 1: did you watch one shining Moment? I did, And you know, 390 00:21:13,560 --> 00:21:16,120 Speaker 1: my first thought, and I'm sure most of America didn't 391 00:21:16,160 --> 00:21:18,520 Speaker 1: notice it, but because I work in audio production, I 392 00:21:18,640 --> 00:21:21,359 Speaker 1: thought that's whoever put it together. There was something wrong 393 00:21:21,359 --> 00:21:25,840 Speaker 1: with the audio levels. Oh, I thought that that was it? 394 00:21:25,880 --> 00:21:29,280 Speaker 1: Was it? Luther's things are right? Uh Luther maybe. Yeah, 395 00:21:29,640 --> 00:21:31,000 Speaker 1: there's a couple of people who have sung and I 396 00:21:31,000 --> 00:21:33,440 Speaker 1: don't know which one they use. Yeah, well, whatever the 397 00:21:34,040 --> 00:21:36,520 Speaker 1: singing came in was was way too low and the 398 00:21:36,920 --> 00:21:40,199 Speaker 1: play by plays were way too high, and so you know, 399 00:21:40,240 --> 00:21:43,800 Speaker 1: it didn't sound very good to know. I will also 400 00:21:43,880 --> 00:21:47,639 Speaker 1: say one finding moment is one shining moment. I'm sorry. 401 00:21:47,880 --> 00:21:50,119 Speaker 1: It is very exciting for me. I love it. I 402 00:21:50,200 --> 00:21:52,399 Speaker 1: recorded it. I'll probably watch it again tomorrow if I 403 00:21:52,400 --> 00:21:55,840 Speaker 1: don't look at it on YouTube, but it is a 404 00:21:55,880 --> 00:21:59,560 Speaker 1: melancholy moment because the end of March madness. You guys know, 405 00:22:00,560 --> 00:22:03,080 Speaker 1: for me, my two favorite months in the sports here 406 00:22:03,080 --> 00:22:06,840 Speaker 1: are November because of the NFL start of college football, 407 00:22:07,080 --> 00:22:09,560 Speaker 1: not to start a college football started, college hoops, college 408 00:22:09,560 --> 00:22:13,080 Speaker 1: football games that matter, and the NBA's underway. You know, 409 00:22:13,160 --> 00:22:15,280 Speaker 1: four sports that I love the most. Maybe you get 410 00:22:15,320 --> 00:22:18,840 Speaker 1: a World Series game in there, if you're lucky. Second 411 00:22:18,880 --> 00:22:21,400 Speaker 1: favorite month is March for the tournament. To me, it's 412 00:22:21,400 --> 00:22:24,199 Speaker 1: a clear number two, and then after that there's a 413 00:22:24,200 --> 00:22:27,959 Speaker 1: considerable drop off, and we're about to hit the considerable 414 00:22:28,080 --> 00:22:30,879 Speaker 1: drop off zone. You know, I know some people are 415 00:22:30,880 --> 00:22:33,919 Speaker 1: excited for the Masters this weekend. We're what's your master's 416 00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:39,320 Speaker 1: level interest? Rob uh? Were no Tiger? Tiger? We don't 417 00:22:39,320 --> 00:22:41,000 Speaker 1: even know if you can walk right now? Yeah, I 418 00:22:41,000 --> 00:22:43,560 Speaker 1: mean I don't even know who the favorite is. Um 419 00:22:45,520 --> 00:22:48,520 Speaker 1: n okay. Yeah, so Paulina Gretzky in her Instagram will 420 00:22:48,520 --> 00:22:50,480 Speaker 1: be the highlight of the Master's weekend. For me, I'm 421 00:22:50,480 --> 00:22:52,960 Speaker 1: not I'm not a massive golf guy. I probably need 422 00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:54,919 Speaker 1: to get into it more. My kids have played a 423 00:22:54,920 --> 00:22:58,639 Speaker 1: little bit. Um, I actually have a potential golf investment 424 00:22:58,800 --> 00:23:03,520 Speaker 1: on the horizon. Um, that's just something rich people say. Yeah, no, no, 425 00:23:03,560 --> 00:23:07,439 Speaker 1: I'm not having an I am a renter right now, 426 00:23:07,480 --> 00:23:09,520 Speaker 1: so we we don't need to go down that road. 427 00:23:10,240 --> 00:23:11,879 Speaker 1: You know who you know my neighbors are. It's some 428 00:23:11,960 --> 00:23:17,240 Speaker 1: lady named Victoria and a family with six kids. My 429 00:23:17,280 --> 00:23:22,080 Speaker 1: neighbors dy Green the neighborhood. But also, you have a 430 00:23:22,119 --> 00:23:24,720 Speaker 1: brand new vehicle you just bought congratulations a couple of 431 00:23:24,720 --> 00:23:27,959 Speaker 1: months old. I'm driving a two thousand eight Sedan with 432 00:23:28,280 --> 00:23:30,560 Speaker 1: hundred thousand miles on it. So like that's how I 433 00:23:30,640 --> 00:23:34,040 Speaker 1: roll renting incident, and I'd rather invest with high upside 434 00:23:34,040 --> 00:23:37,560 Speaker 1: potential at any rate. Like at the end of the tournament, 435 00:23:37,560 --> 00:23:41,639 Speaker 1: I just I'm like, okay, one of the NBA Playoffs starting. 436 00:23:41,640 --> 00:23:43,920 Speaker 1: And then I started looking at NBA scores last night 437 00:23:44,040 --> 00:23:46,000 Speaker 1: before I went to bed, and I was like, Okay, 438 00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:51,399 Speaker 1: the Mavericks are surging. Um, when's Lebron back? What am 439 00:23:51,440 --> 00:23:54,040 Speaker 1: I going to do now? Like the tournament really consumes 440 00:23:54,040 --> 00:23:58,680 Speaker 1: me significantly for March, and I know baseball started and 441 00:23:58,880 --> 00:24:01,280 Speaker 1: everybody's excited about the first week of baseball. I get that. 442 00:24:01,280 --> 00:24:04,040 Speaker 1: That's cool. U the stadium in Texas was full, but 443 00:24:05,119 --> 00:24:07,800 Speaker 1: I just there is such a drop off from March 444 00:24:07,880 --> 00:24:10,080 Speaker 1: Madness for me in sports. So we're gonna we got 445 00:24:10,160 --> 00:24:14,919 Speaker 1: some good guests lined up this month, and I have 446 00:24:14,960 --> 00:24:17,560 Speaker 1: a couple of interesting ideas that we will put forth 447 00:24:17,600 --> 00:24:21,960 Speaker 1: this month to keep the level of excitement popping post 448 00:24:22,040 --> 00:24:24,359 Speaker 1: March madness. 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I always look 497 00:26:54,280 --> 00:26:56,200 Speaker 1: at like this, like what do I want? I wanted 498 00:26:56,240 --> 00:26:58,119 Speaker 1: to be a w w WE superstar? All right? What 499 00:26:58,160 --> 00:27:00,239 Speaker 1: does it take to be a ww superstar? Of the 500 00:27:00,280 --> 00:27:04,960 Speaker 1: tools I will need to give me every possible opportunity 501 00:27:05,080 --> 00:27:07,560 Speaker 1: I can get. And so I took the tools of 502 00:27:07,600 --> 00:27:11,600 Speaker 1: acting classes, improv classes, wrestling school, everything I possibly can 503 00:27:11,600 --> 00:27:13,520 Speaker 1: to knock on the door of w w the people 504 00:27:13,520 --> 00:27:15,560 Speaker 1: of the everyone on that Real World show would wear 505 00:27:15,560 --> 00:27:19,040 Speaker 1: my t shirts, would always ask me someth like they 506 00:27:19,040 --> 00:27:21,600 Speaker 1: were so supportive, Like you don't give it that very often? 507 00:27:21,880 --> 00:27:27,280 Speaker 1: Really don't. Listen to the Michael Doda podcast network, available 508 00:27:27,280 --> 00:27:30,359 Speaker 1: on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever 509 00:27:30,400 --> 00:27:33,800 Speaker 1: you listen to podcasts. Fox Sports Radio has the best 510 00:27:33,800 --> 00:27:36,639 Speaker 1: sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch all of our 511 00:27:36,680 --> 00:27:40,159 Speaker 1: shows at Fox sports Radio dot com and within the 512 00:27:40,200 --> 00:27:43,359 Speaker 1: I Heart Radio app. Search f s R to listen live. 513 00:27:43,920 --> 00:27:47,080 Speaker 1: Al Right, the other big story in sports Monday, besides 514 00:27:47,240 --> 00:27:51,280 Speaker 1: college basketball and the Natty, was my guy, Sam Donald 515 00:27:51,320 --> 00:27:54,560 Speaker 1: finally got traded. He is going to Carolina. He actually 516 00:27:54,640 --> 00:27:57,080 Speaker 1: got more for the Jets in return than I thought 517 00:27:57,080 --> 00:28:01,080 Speaker 1: they would get. Uh. They get a sixth round pick 518 00:28:01,480 --> 00:28:04,640 Speaker 1: this year and then a two and a four next year. 519 00:28:05,240 --> 00:28:09,160 Speaker 1: That's not a bad haul. It's not quite what the 520 00:28:09,200 --> 00:28:11,439 Speaker 1: Eagles got in return for Carson Wentz, who got a 521 00:28:11,520 --> 00:28:16,240 Speaker 1: two and a three. But the two is conditional. Nevertheless, Uh, 522 00:28:16,359 --> 00:28:19,040 Speaker 1: you know, I do need to talk briefly about Sam 523 00:28:19,080 --> 00:28:23,600 Speaker 1: Donald the Jets, and I was leading the charge when 524 00:28:23,640 --> 00:28:27,920 Speaker 1: the Jets got lucky and we're able to land Donald 525 00:28:27,920 --> 00:28:34,160 Speaker 1: in the draft in twenty What was Theen. Yeah, they 526 00:28:34,200 --> 00:28:37,080 Speaker 1: get Donald because the New York Giants decided to take 527 00:28:37,480 --> 00:28:40,680 Speaker 1: se Kwon Berkley second, and the Jets got what I 528 00:28:40,720 --> 00:28:42,400 Speaker 1: thought was the best quarterback in the draft. I was 529 00:28:42,480 --> 00:28:45,440 Speaker 1: not a believer in Baker Mayfield. I was not a 530 00:28:45,440 --> 00:28:49,440 Speaker 1: believer in Josh Allen or Josh Rosen, Lamar Jackson to 531 00:28:49,520 --> 00:28:51,960 Speaker 1: the level. I was all in on Sam Donald and 532 00:28:51,960 --> 00:28:55,760 Speaker 1: folks as a long suffering Jets fan. Yes, I tell 533 00:28:55,800 --> 00:29:00,360 Speaker 1: the story every single fall without fail my kids. I 534 00:29:00,480 --> 00:29:02,840 Speaker 1: buy them jet skier and they say, I don't want 535 00:29:02,840 --> 00:29:05,320 Speaker 1: to wear it. The Jets stink, Dad, Why do you 536 00:29:05,400 --> 00:29:07,520 Speaker 1: root for them? They lose all the time. I mean, 537 00:29:07,560 --> 00:29:10,880 Speaker 1: my kids have only known the Jets as a dumpster fire. 538 00:29:12,240 --> 00:29:16,600 Speaker 1: My young son was like two when the Jets were 539 00:29:16,640 --> 00:29:20,760 Speaker 1: in the a f C title game against UM. I 540 00:29:20,800 --> 00:29:23,880 Speaker 1: think it was a Colt's maybe or Pittsburgh, one of 541 00:29:23,880 --> 00:29:26,000 Speaker 1: those two. But he was a young guy. He doesn't 542 00:29:26,000 --> 00:29:30,320 Speaker 1: really remember that. And since then the Jets have been crap. 543 00:29:30,400 --> 00:29:33,800 Speaker 1: They have made the playoffs since that Pittsburgh ANFC title 544 00:29:33,840 --> 00:29:36,080 Speaker 1: game which I can recount the entire fourth quarter where 545 00:29:36,080 --> 00:29:39,239 Speaker 1: the Jets are storming back from a massive deficit and 546 00:29:39,320 --> 00:29:41,520 Speaker 1: all they needed was one stop, and I was confident 547 00:29:41,600 --> 00:29:43,920 Speaker 1: Sanchez could get them down the field against what seemed 548 00:29:43,960 --> 00:29:48,240 Speaker 1: like a tired Pittsburgh defense and alas Ben Roethlisberger in 549 00:29:48,280 --> 00:29:50,320 Speaker 1: that offense, they got like three first downs on the 550 00:29:50,320 --> 00:29:53,440 Speaker 1: final drive, and um, it was Curtains. And the Jets 551 00:29:53,480 --> 00:29:56,600 Speaker 1: haven't been the same since they tried Ryan Fitzpatrick and 552 00:29:56,720 --> 00:29:59,440 Speaker 1: it's just been it's been garbage. And I thought Donald 553 00:29:59,480 --> 00:30:02,960 Speaker 1: was gonna change. Yet the problem is they paired him 554 00:30:03,000 --> 00:30:06,120 Speaker 1: after they fired Todd Bowles with Adam Gaze. And you know, 555 00:30:06,200 --> 00:30:08,720 Speaker 1: I fell for the Adam Gaye stick and why And 556 00:30:08,720 --> 00:30:10,840 Speaker 1: people ask me this so often because I get killed 557 00:30:10,880 --> 00:30:14,560 Speaker 1: on social media. Oh you liked Adam Gaze. Well, yeah, no, shout, 558 00:30:14,600 --> 00:30:17,600 Speaker 1: I liked Adam Gaye. Peyton Manning, one of the greatest 559 00:30:17,680 --> 00:30:21,280 Speaker 1: quarterbacks in NFL history, comes out and says, Adam Gage 560 00:30:21,360 --> 00:30:23,480 Speaker 1: is a great coach. He helped me throw fifty five 561 00:30:23,560 --> 00:30:27,120 Speaker 1: touchdown passes. You know pretty clearly Adam Gaze didn't help 562 00:30:27,120 --> 00:30:31,200 Speaker 1: Peyton for squat in Denver, and Adam Gaye comes out 563 00:30:31,320 --> 00:30:34,000 Speaker 1: he was okay in Miami as a head coach. The 564 00:30:34,080 --> 00:30:36,240 Speaker 1: problem is the locker room hated him, and I didn't 565 00:30:36,320 --> 00:30:38,479 Speaker 1: realize that because they had won and he got them 566 00:30:38,480 --> 00:30:42,160 Speaker 1: to the playoffs even though the starter Tannehill had gotten hurt. 567 00:30:43,240 --> 00:30:45,520 Speaker 1: Gaye was able to get them by the way. Tannehill 568 00:30:45,560 --> 00:30:50,160 Speaker 1: at his best year in Miami with Gaze um they 569 00:30:50,360 --> 00:30:52,200 Speaker 1: I think it was Matt Moore got the to the 570 00:30:52,280 --> 00:30:56,160 Speaker 1: playoffs and they lose to Pittsburgh, but he got two playoffs. 571 00:30:56,560 --> 00:30:59,360 Speaker 1: But what I was unaware of was behind the scenes 572 00:30:59,360 --> 00:31:02,760 Speaker 1: in Miami, Gaze was awful in the locker room, and 573 00:31:02,800 --> 00:31:04,680 Speaker 1: none of that had really come out. There was some 574 00:31:04,880 --> 00:31:07,640 Speaker 1: bubbling up of it, but I was blinded by Peyton. 575 00:31:07,640 --> 00:31:11,480 Speaker 1: Manning gave him the stamp of approval and so Gays. 576 00:31:12,800 --> 00:31:17,200 Speaker 1: And I'll never forget his first game against Buffalo, the 577 00:31:17,360 --> 00:31:23,360 Speaker 1: season opener. They're leading Buffalo sixteen nothing and I'm like, oh, yeah, 578 00:31:23,640 --> 00:31:26,960 Speaker 1: we're going to the playoffs sixteen nothing, And I'll never 579 00:31:27,000 --> 00:31:30,120 Speaker 1: forget this. C J. Moseley, the Jets linebacker who they 580 00:31:30,120 --> 00:31:33,280 Speaker 1: had just signed from Baltimore, was having a great game. 581 00:31:34,320 --> 00:31:37,840 Speaker 1: He gets injured in like the third or fourth quarter 582 00:31:38,480 --> 00:31:40,720 Speaker 1: and the Jets defense could not get to stop the 583 00:31:40,760 --> 00:31:43,640 Speaker 1: rest of the way. The Bill score seventeen straight win, 584 00:31:43,760 --> 00:31:46,720 Speaker 1: seventeen sixty just a gut punch for the Jets, and 585 00:31:46,760 --> 00:31:51,800 Speaker 1: then the injury start mounting. Gaze starts feuding with Levian 586 00:31:51,880 --> 00:31:55,520 Speaker 1: Bell and basically everyone else, and the Jets are total garbage. 587 00:31:55,800 --> 00:31:57,680 Speaker 1: And a lot of people said, fire Gazes, you gotta 588 00:31:57,680 --> 00:31:59,800 Speaker 1: give another chance. You don't want to give Sam Donald 589 00:31:59,800 --> 00:32:03,160 Speaker 1: three coaches in three years. But in hindsight it might 590 00:32:03,200 --> 00:32:06,720 Speaker 1: have worked because Sam Donald never really had a fair 591 00:32:06,800 --> 00:32:09,840 Speaker 1: shake in New York. They tried, but there was too 592 00:32:09,920 --> 00:32:13,800 Speaker 1: much change around him. The GM who drafted Donald did 593 00:32:13,840 --> 00:32:18,960 Speaker 1: not last okay, and neither did Todd Bowls. So they 594 00:32:19,000 --> 00:32:21,280 Speaker 1: bring in Gaze, they bring in a new GM, all 595 00:32:21,360 --> 00:32:24,840 Speaker 1: this change in the front office swirling around like there's 596 00:32:24,880 --> 00:32:28,680 Speaker 1: just no way that anybody could be successful with that 597 00:32:28,840 --> 00:32:31,800 Speaker 1: much change. And then you look at the weapons. You're like, oh, well, 598 00:32:32,000 --> 00:32:34,600 Speaker 1: you know they got him Levan Bell a running back 599 00:32:35,440 --> 00:32:37,240 Speaker 1: and Levian Bell. By the way, after that year off 600 00:32:37,240 --> 00:32:39,520 Speaker 1: in Pittsburgh, Gosh, he looked terrible. And I don't want 601 00:32:39,520 --> 00:32:41,160 Speaker 1: to hear it was the Jets because then he goes 602 00:32:41,200 --> 00:32:45,040 Speaker 1: to k C and like basically did nothing. You know, 603 00:32:45,160 --> 00:32:46,480 Speaker 1: I don't even know if he was active for the 604 00:32:46,520 --> 00:32:48,680 Speaker 1: Super Bowl. Um, I'd have to go back and check 605 00:32:48,760 --> 00:32:51,360 Speaker 1: but bottom line, it just didn't work out for Donald. 606 00:32:51,360 --> 00:32:53,760 Speaker 1: Now I think he can thrive in Carolina. I do 607 00:32:53,840 --> 00:32:56,360 Speaker 1: think he can. Carolina has obviously a good running back 608 00:32:56,360 --> 00:33:01,800 Speaker 1: in McCaffrey. They lost Curtis Samuel, but they bring back 609 00:33:01,880 --> 00:33:05,000 Speaker 1: Robbie Anderson. They've got one of the best young offensive 610 00:33:05,000 --> 00:33:07,400 Speaker 1: coordinators in the league, and Joe Brady, who of course 611 00:33:07,560 --> 00:33:10,720 Speaker 1: was in l s U with Joe Burrow. They have 612 00:33:10,880 --> 00:33:13,760 Speaker 1: a eighth pick in the draft, which a lot of 613 00:33:13,760 --> 00:33:16,280 Speaker 1: people had, you know, Pegg to quarterback to go there. 614 00:33:16,400 --> 00:33:18,760 Speaker 1: I don't think that's gonna be the move now, you know, 615 00:33:19,120 --> 00:33:22,560 Speaker 1: I don't know if Donald is long for Carolina, but 616 00:33:22,600 --> 00:33:24,240 Speaker 1: they picked up his fifth year option, so they're gonna 617 00:33:24,240 --> 00:33:27,240 Speaker 1: have him for two years. And remember this, Matt Rule 618 00:33:27,400 --> 00:33:30,440 Speaker 1: was nearly named the Jets coach. But then there was 619 00:33:30,520 --> 00:33:34,560 Speaker 1: that issue with Hey, I want to bring in my 620 00:33:34,600 --> 00:33:37,160 Speaker 1: staff and they were like, uh uh, you know you've 621 00:33:37,200 --> 00:33:40,680 Speaker 1: got a college background. We need to bring in some 622 00:33:40,760 --> 00:33:43,480 Speaker 1: professional coaches as your assistants. And he's like, yeah, that's 623 00:33:43,480 --> 00:33:45,520 Speaker 1: not gonna work. So then the Jets had to settle 624 00:33:45,520 --> 00:33:49,400 Speaker 1: for gays. Joe Brady is a really good offensive coordinator. 625 00:33:49,480 --> 00:33:53,360 Speaker 1: Matt Rule clearly likes the cut of Sam Donald's jib 626 00:33:53,560 --> 00:33:55,240 Speaker 1: because he was ready to coach him in New York. 627 00:33:56,040 --> 00:33:58,400 Speaker 1: And I do believe this is gonna be a bet 628 00:33:58,400 --> 00:34:00,720 Speaker 1: on team. File this away. I'm gonna be doing a 629 00:34:00,720 --> 00:34:03,440 Speaker 1: lot of gambling stuff this summer for Fox as I 630 00:34:03,440 --> 00:34:06,080 Speaker 1: did last summer, and we correctly identified the teams you 631 00:34:06,120 --> 00:34:07,920 Speaker 1: wanted to bet on. And I'm telling you right now, 632 00:34:08,760 --> 00:34:11,960 Speaker 1: this Carolina team is going to be a bet on team. Okay, 633 00:34:11,960 --> 00:34:15,600 Speaker 1: Teddy Bridgewater was okay, early, fizzled out and down the 634 00:34:15,600 --> 00:34:17,439 Speaker 1: stretch they were a train wreck. But that's fine because 635 00:34:17,480 --> 00:34:20,640 Speaker 1: they got a high draft pick, the weapons are in place, 636 00:34:21,640 --> 00:34:25,280 Speaker 1: and the defense started to improve late in the season. 637 00:34:25,320 --> 00:34:28,600 Speaker 1: So I'm bullish on Carolina. I don't think they're a 638 00:34:28,600 --> 00:34:31,279 Speaker 1: playoff team. I I think if everything shook out right there, 639 00:34:31,280 --> 00:34:34,440 Speaker 1: there's a chance. I mean, anything's possible. Every year somebody 640 00:34:34,800 --> 00:34:39,279 Speaker 1: goes from the seller um to to the playoffs. I 641 00:34:39,280 --> 00:34:40,960 Speaker 1: think that's a thing. Like nine out of the last 642 00:34:40,960 --> 00:34:43,080 Speaker 1: ten years someone's gone from last place to the playoffs. 643 00:34:43,600 --> 00:34:46,360 Speaker 1: And remember eight Drew Brees is gone from the scenes, 644 00:34:46,600 --> 00:34:49,040 Speaker 1: So we don't know what's going on with Atlanta, like 645 00:34:49,200 --> 00:34:51,960 Speaker 1: there is there are some openings for Carolina. I think 646 00:34:51,960 --> 00:34:54,319 Speaker 1: they'll be better. I think they'll sniff and I think 647 00:34:54,360 --> 00:34:56,040 Speaker 1: Donald's got a really good chance. And you know what 648 00:34:56,040 --> 00:34:58,879 Speaker 1: people are gonna say, Oh, the Jets are stupid, they 649 00:34:58,920 --> 00:35:01,719 Speaker 1: gave up on Donald. No oh no, no, no, I 650 00:35:01,760 --> 00:35:03,600 Speaker 1: want to nip this in the butt right now. The 651 00:35:03,719 --> 00:35:07,759 Speaker 1: Jets had to move on from Sam Donald. They had 652 00:35:07,760 --> 00:35:12,279 Speaker 1: to otherwise they would have had to pay him. And 653 00:35:12,320 --> 00:35:14,839 Speaker 1: then your your response to that as well. If he's 654 00:35:14,880 --> 00:35:17,839 Speaker 1: good and they pay him, what's a big deal. Well, 655 00:35:17,960 --> 00:35:23,239 Speaker 1: that's a gigantic if. Okay, if you pay him. And 656 00:35:23,680 --> 00:35:28,680 Speaker 1: by the way, like I said, the GM did not repeat, 657 00:35:29,040 --> 00:35:35,880 Speaker 1: did not draft Donald. The new coach, Robert sala From 658 00:35:35,920 --> 00:35:39,040 Speaker 1: he had no input on the Donald decision. You've now 659 00:35:39,120 --> 00:35:40,880 Speaker 1: got a GM and a coach on the same page. 660 00:35:40,880 --> 00:35:43,400 Speaker 1: It's pretty clear they like Zack Wilson a lot and 661 00:35:43,480 --> 00:35:45,719 Speaker 1: he's going to be the guy. It's tough for any 662 00:35:45,840 --> 00:35:50,920 Speaker 1: quarterback to have his coach or his um sense say, 663 00:35:51,000 --> 00:35:55,160 Speaker 1: if you will, his guru who drafts him stick up 664 00:35:55,200 --> 00:35:57,480 Speaker 1: from in the locker, in the in the film room, 665 00:35:57,760 --> 00:35:59,560 Speaker 1: and in the front office. When he's like, they say't 666 00:35:59,560 --> 00:36:02,759 Speaker 1: my guy, I'm not going down swinging with somebody else's guy. 667 00:36:02,920 --> 00:36:05,920 Speaker 1: And I do need to remind you Sam Donald has 668 00:36:05,960 --> 00:36:08,120 Speaker 1: been very bad in New York for three straight years. 669 00:36:09,040 --> 00:36:10,920 Speaker 1: As much as there's the upside, and hey, it was 670 00:36:10,960 --> 00:36:13,960 Speaker 1: great at USC remember that Penn State game. Oh my gosh. Yeah, 671 00:36:14,040 --> 00:36:17,280 Speaker 1: that's all true, but the facts are also that Sam 672 00:36:17,320 --> 00:36:19,879 Speaker 1: Donald was the lowest rated quarterback in the NFL over 673 00:36:19,880 --> 00:36:24,000 Speaker 1: the last three years period. Hard stop. He started thirty 674 00:36:24,080 --> 00:36:27,920 Speaker 1: eight games. There is a body of work that says, huh, 675 00:36:28,000 --> 00:36:31,760 Speaker 1: Sam Donald makes a lot of bad mistakes, and sure 676 00:36:31,800 --> 00:36:33,879 Speaker 1: there is upside, but can you think of a game 677 00:36:33,920 --> 00:36:37,520 Speaker 1: where he elevated the play of everyone around him? I mean, folks, 678 00:36:37,680 --> 00:36:40,200 Speaker 1: he had twelve starts last year, and I know they 679 00:36:40,200 --> 00:36:43,360 Speaker 1: were very bad. He didn't have one fourth quarter comeback, 680 00:36:43,480 --> 00:36:48,319 Speaker 1: not one, Like that's really bad. Everybody every quarterback has 681 00:36:48,400 --> 00:36:51,360 Speaker 1: one game, two games where they make a comeback. Donald 682 00:36:51,400 --> 00:36:53,239 Speaker 1: had I think three the year prior. I didn't have 683 00:36:53,320 --> 00:36:55,440 Speaker 1: one last year. I mean, it was a fad of 684 00:36:55,520 --> 00:36:58,879 Speaker 1: complete you know, the head coaches was was a dead 685 00:36:58,880 --> 00:37:03,799 Speaker 1: man walking. The Jets were essentially tanking. I mean, hell, 686 00:37:04,719 --> 00:37:08,480 Speaker 1: Joe Flacco is the one who cost them. Trevor Lawrence 687 00:37:08,520 --> 00:37:13,239 Speaker 1: with that win. You know, I don't know. All I'll 688 00:37:13,239 --> 00:37:15,080 Speaker 1: say is Sam Jnald's got a chance to be to 689 00:37:15,200 --> 00:37:16,839 Speaker 1: be good in Carolina. I'm not ready to say he's 690 00:37:16,840 --> 00:37:20,160 Speaker 1: gonna be special. He's gonna have a chance. Okay, he's 691 00:37:20,200 --> 00:37:22,040 Speaker 1: gonna have a bit of a chip on his shoulder, 692 00:37:22,880 --> 00:37:26,640 Speaker 1: and yeah, I think he'll do fine. The big question 693 00:37:26,680 --> 00:37:29,160 Speaker 1: now for the Jets is, Okay, what are we gonna 694 00:37:29,200 --> 00:37:32,360 Speaker 1: do with these draft picks, because it's pretty clear that 695 00:37:32,480 --> 00:37:34,360 Speaker 1: Zach Wilson's the guy and he's gonna be the starter 696 00:37:34,440 --> 00:37:37,280 Speaker 1: from day one, which I'm fine with. The Mormon Mahomes, 697 00:37:37,360 --> 00:37:39,520 Speaker 1: by the way, that's totally sticking. I said it on 698 00:37:39,520 --> 00:37:43,120 Speaker 1: the Herd I think a month ago, and again I 699 00:37:43,160 --> 00:37:46,000 Speaker 1: had heard it somewhere, but I wasn't the originator of 700 00:37:46,000 --> 00:37:49,480 Speaker 1: the Mormon mahomes. And now everybody loves Mahomes is like 701 00:37:49,520 --> 00:37:53,920 Speaker 1: his nickname. Somebody tried to sell me on Zach's Fifth 702 00:37:54,000 --> 00:37:57,799 Speaker 1: Avenue and I was like, no, not very cool. The 703 00:37:57,880 --> 00:38:01,759 Speaker 1: Mormon Mahomes is just money and you're gonna need I 704 00:38:01,760 --> 00:38:04,200 Speaker 1: had a buddy texting me, who's a hardcore Jets fan. 705 00:38:04,960 --> 00:38:07,680 Speaker 1: We actually watched that Pittsburgh Jets a f C title 706 00:38:07,719 --> 00:38:12,960 Speaker 1: game together. Um, back in Pennsylvania and he said, well, 707 00:38:13,000 --> 00:38:15,120 Speaker 1: we got to get a veteran, you know, Zack Wilson. 708 00:38:15,320 --> 00:38:18,439 Speaker 1: I don't know a lot of these recent top ten 709 00:38:18,520 --> 00:38:22,040 Speaker 1: picks have uh, you know, not started. I mean Baker 710 00:38:22,080 --> 00:38:26,279 Speaker 1: Mayfield didn't start game one. Okay, Herbert last year did 711 00:38:26,320 --> 00:38:28,239 Speaker 1: not start. To did not start I know to it 712 00:38:28,320 --> 00:38:32,880 Speaker 1: was kind of injured. Um Lamar Jackson did not start, 713 00:38:32,960 --> 00:38:35,560 Speaker 1: Like a lot of these rookies don't come out of 714 00:38:35,560 --> 00:38:38,879 Speaker 1: the gate starting. It's just how it is. So the 715 00:38:38,920 --> 00:38:41,200 Speaker 1: idea of Zack Wilson not starting right now is off 716 00:38:41,239 --> 00:38:44,240 Speaker 1: the table. I don't believe Teddy Bridgewater is an option. 717 00:38:44,360 --> 00:38:46,319 Speaker 1: It sounds like he's gonna probably end up going to 718 00:38:46,400 --> 00:38:49,840 Speaker 1: Denver to compete with Drew lock The new Broncos GM 719 00:38:49,960 --> 00:38:51,759 Speaker 1: spent a lot of time in Minnesota, was there when 720 00:38:51,800 --> 00:38:56,319 Speaker 1: they drafted Teddy Bridgewater. So it seems like Bridgewater will 721 00:38:56,360 --> 00:39:01,560 Speaker 1: be headed to Denver, which leaves perhaps Alex Smith as 722 00:39:01,600 --> 00:39:04,719 Speaker 1: an option in New York. Now, Alex Smith is a 723 00:39:04,800 --> 00:39:09,400 Speaker 1: really good story and he played well last year health wise. 724 00:39:09,480 --> 00:39:14,520 Speaker 1: I I don't know. Um listen, he's been around mahomes, 725 00:39:14,680 --> 00:39:18,719 Speaker 1: which is interesting. In Ksey and now Zach Wilson. Again, 726 00:39:18,719 --> 00:39:22,359 Speaker 1: I'm not comparing Zack Wilson to Patrick Mahomes. Obviously, some 727 00:39:22,480 --> 00:39:27,240 Speaker 1: of the characteristics and traits are similar. Uh that's about 728 00:39:27,320 --> 00:39:30,799 Speaker 1: all that's similar right now. Um. But yeah, I think 729 00:39:30,800 --> 00:39:34,440 Speaker 1: Alex Smith is certainly a veteran option for the Jets, 730 00:39:34,760 --> 00:39:37,200 Speaker 1: um because they're gonna need a veteran quarterback. But overall, listen, 731 00:39:37,200 --> 00:39:40,440 Speaker 1: the Sam Donald era started with oh my gosh, the 732 00:39:40,480 --> 00:39:43,759 Speaker 1: fanfare was ridiculous, and it ended with a whimper. And 733 00:39:43,760 --> 00:39:46,160 Speaker 1: he's gone now, and I think he'll do well in Carolina. 734 00:39:46,480 --> 00:39:48,440 Speaker 1: I do. I do think that. And again, when he 735 00:39:48,480 --> 00:39:51,840 Speaker 1: does well in Carolina, don't say the Jets were stopid 736 00:39:52,000 --> 00:39:54,480 Speaker 1: that gave up bottom. No, No, that's not how it works. 737 00:39:55,120 --> 00:39:58,200 Speaker 1: It's just it's that's not how it works. They had 738 00:39:58,239 --> 00:40:03,040 Speaker 1: a thirty eight gay sample size thirty eight starts for 739 00:40:03,040 --> 00:40:06,560 Speaker 1: Sam Donald, and then the GM who did not draft 740 00:40:06,640 --> 00:40:09,640 Speaker 1: him said, you know what we're gonna We're gonna move on. 741 00:40:09,640 --> 00:40:11,120 Speaker 1: I'm gonna get my guy in here. They've got a 742 00:40:11,120 --> 00:40:13,000 Speaker 1: new head coach. It's a new direction for the Jets, 743 00:40:13,120 --> 00:40:15,919 Speaker 1: So don't kill him. When Donald does well, obviously we'll 744 00:40:15,960 --> 00:40:18,320 Speaker 1: be doing much much more on the NFL draft. In 745 00:40:18,320 --> 00:40:19,920 Speaker 1: a matter of fact, we have a guest coming up 746 00:40:19,960 --> 00:40:23,080 Speaker 1: this week, not draftwise, but he wrote an NFL book 747 00:40:23,080 --> 00:40:25,160 Speaker 1: that's coming out and obviously it's gonna make waves. 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