1 00:00:00,680 --> 00:00:02,759 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio Radio. 2 00:00:03,160 --> 00:00:05,400 Speaker 2: This is up on game. 3 00:00:05,559 --> 00:00:07,440 Speaker 1: Hot Bye Hushbinzada for the touchdown. 4 00:00:07,520 --> 00:00:15,200 Speaker 2: You want thatfl experience, watch it. LeVar ly two that 5 00:00:15,440 --> 00:00:18,840 Speaker 2: this is the show for you with LaVar airing, Tich. 6 00:00:18,720 --> 00:00:22,040 Speaker 3: Matt Carral could possibly play himself into the starting job, TJ. 7 00:00:22,200 --> 00:00:25,200 Speaker 2: Huschman, Zana leave those first round Micha mccoins Outaday and 8 00:00:25,280 --> 00:00:26,600 Speaker 2: Plexico Burres. 9 00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:30,280 Speaker 3: Tom Brady's no longer there turned into a dictatorship up there, newing. 10 00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:32,840 Speaker 2: Three of the best to ever do it on and 11 00:00:32,920 --> 00:00:36,199 Speaker 2: off the field. Live from the Fox Sports Radio studio. 12 00:00:36,400 --> 00:00:40,400 Speaker 2: Here's pro bowlers LaVar Airing, Tech, TJ, Hushman, Zada and 13 00:00:40,600 --> 00:00:43,640 Speaker 2: Super Bowl champion Plexico Burres. 14 00:00:43,800 --> 00:00:45,000 Speaker 1: How are you trying to go hunt? 15 00:00:45,080 --> 00:00:46,040 Speaker 4: Now? 16 00:00:47,120 --> 00:00:47,560 Speaker 1: All right? 17 00:00:47,680 --> 00:00:50,320 Speaker 3: Good day to everybody. Hope you're having a happy Saturday. 18 00:00:50,360 --> 00:00:54,560 Speaker 3: As you heard in the intro, the fellas are out, 19 00:00:55,080 --> 00:00:58,680 Speaker 3: that's right. 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Man, this was a busy 30 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:37,319 Speaker 3: week in sports, and none other than a super big, 31 00:01:37,720 --> 00:01:42,080 Speaker 3: maybe even a shocking and a surprising announcement. Aaron Donald 32 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:45,120 Speaker 3: announces a surprise retirement. 33 00:01:47,520 --> 00:01:47,760 Speaker 1: Wow. 34 00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:49,960 Speaker 3: I gotta say, the first first thing I thought when 35 00:01:49,960 --> 00:01:53,400 Speaker 3: I heard the news was it felt like there's like 36 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:55,600 Speaker 3: there was a car accident or something like that, like 37 00:01:55,640 --> 00:01:59,280 Speaker 3: some type of major tragedy had taken place, because it 38 00:01:59,360 --> 00:02:01,880 Speaker 3: just felt like there was an empty feeling. I know 39 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:07,040 Speaker 3: for me, I was hoping to see Aaron Donald I 40 00:02:07,080 --> 00:02:09,240 Speaker 3: played for a few more years. I know he was 41 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:13,080 Speaker 3: hinting around to doing it right after he you know, 42 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:16,160 Speaker 3: was able to win the Super Bowl. One of the 43 00:02:16,200 --> 00:02:20,040 Speaker 3: most amazing careers, one of the most gifted, most most 44 00:02:20,639 --> 00:02:25,680 Speaker 3: impactful players that has has played this game. And the 45 00:02:25,720 --> 00:02:28,600 Speaker 3: first thing I think when a guy like Aaron Donald 46 00:02:28,720 --> 00:02:33,079 Speaker 3: retires is you start having the conversation of where does 47 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:37,880 Speaker 3: he rank in the annals amongst the all time greats. 48 00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:41,000 Speaker 3: I started like kind of thinking to myself and pulling 49 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:43,720 Speaker 3: some comps, and some of the comps that I came 50 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:48,440 Speaker 3: up with were and it's interesting. Lawrence Taylor was a linebacker, 51 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:53,600 Speaker 3: but he built his reputations pretty much solely off of 52 00:02:53,680 --> 00:02:56,720 Speaker 3: getting to the quarterback and his ability to impact the 53 00:02:56,800 --> 00:03:01,360 Speaker 3: game by getting to the quarterback and so any different ways. 54 00:03:01,880 --> 00:03:03,720 Speaker 1: Then I thought about Lawrence Taylor. 55 00:03:03,800 --> 00:03:05,880 Speaker 3: I see Lawrence Taylor, but I thought about Reggie White, 56 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:12,240 Speaker 3: Bruce Smith, Warren Sapp, JJ Watt, and another name that 57 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:16,120 Speaker 3: came to mind. Like I just started thinking about Aaron 58 00:03:16,120 --> 00:03:19,359 Speaker 3: Donald was six ' one, two hundred and eighty pounds 59 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:23,640 Speaker 3: coming into the league. That is tremendously undersized. There's a 60 00:03:23,639 --> 00:03:25,760 Speaker 3: guy by the name of John Randall who was six 61 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:28,600 Speaker 3: y one two forty four coming out of college and 62 00:03:28,639 --> 00:03:32,560 Speaker 3: nobody wanted him because he was too undersized and went 63 00:03:32,639 --> 00:03:35,080 Speaker 3: up to two ninety in the pros but ended up 64 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:39,960 Speaker 3: having a brilliant career. So I'll start thinking to myself, 65 00:03:41,720 --> 00:03:45,800 Speaker 3: do you keep Aaron Donald? And when speaking of him 66 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:50,080 Speaker 3: and his legacy of how he impacted the game, do 67 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 3: you stay on the defensive side of the ball and 68 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:56,280 Speaker 3: keep it up front or do you open that conversation 69 00:03:56,440 --> 00:04:01,760 Speaker 3: up to the entire the entire game, offense, defense, special teams. 70 00:04:02,920 --> 00:04:06,080 Speaker 3: He was a three time Player of the Year defensive 71 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:10,680 Speaker 3: Player of the Year. His accolades are pretty pretty phenomenal. 72 00:04:10,840 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 3: His stats are pretty phenomenal. Over one hundred and thirty 73 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:17,520 Speaker 3: I believe one hundred and thirty five sacks in his career, 74 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:24,080 Speaker 3: and all I could think about is as undersized as 75 00:04:24,279 --> 00:04:28,640 Speaker 3: Aaron Donald was, his presence on the field was always felt. 76 00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:31,680 Speaker 3: I think we'll always remember him putting the ring on 77 00:04:31,760 --> 00:04:36,000 Speaker 3: his finger after he finished off the Cincinnati Bengals and 78 00:04:36,680 --> 00:04:40,600 Speaker 3: the Super Bowl. There are just so many memorable moments, 79 00:04:40,640 --> 00:04:43,280 Speaker 3: but I think what we all can agree on when 80 00:04:43,320 --> 00:04:47,080 Speaker 3: we think about Aaron Donald was his ability to get 81 00:04:47,120 --> 00:04:51,279 Speaker 3: to the quarterback and to beat blockers. It's interesting he's 82 00:04:51,320 --> 00:04:54,120 Speaker 3: from where I'm from, so a lot of my family 83 00:04:54,160 --> 00:04:57,280 Speaker 3: live in Penhills area. He's from Penhills, went to Penhills 84 00:04:57,360 --> 00:05:01,159 Speaker 3: High School. And one of the things that was always 85 00:05:01,160 --> 00:05:04,080 Speaker 3: said to me about Aaron Donald was his work ethic 86 00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:06,440 Speaker 3: and how hard he worked. Let's start doing some research 87 00:05:06,520 --> 00:05:11,000 Speaker 3: on him. And he trained with a trainer who used 88 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:17,520 Speaker 3: rubber knives, so basically he was being trained self defense, 89 00:05:18,480 --> 00:05:22,039 Speaker 3: and I found that to be very, very creative. I 90 00:05:22,080 --> 00:05:26,040 Speaker 3: found it to be very very innovative because I know, 91 00:05:26,080 --> 00:05:28,320 Speaker 3: for me being a pass rusher when I played the game. 92 00:05:29,440 --> 00:05:31,440 Speaker 3: One of the biggest things that I learned from the 93 00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:35,039 Speaker 3: Minister himself, well not the minister, because Reggie White was 94 00:05:35,040 --> 00:05:37,920 Speaker 3: the Minister, but I don't know, I don't know what 95 00:05:37,960 --> 00:05:40,960 Speaker 3: we call Maybe we called Bruce Smith the Secretary since 96 00:05:40,960 --> 00:05:43,760 Speaker 3: he finished out with me and Washington. But one thing 97 00:05:43,800 --> 00:05:46,400 Speaker 3: I learned from Bruce Smith when he came to Washington, 98 00:05:46,520 --> 00:05:51,640 Speaker 3: d C. Was the skill and the attention to detail 99 00:05:51,839 --> 00:05:55,640 Speaker 3: of defeating the person in front of you. And that 100 00:05:55,760 --> 00:06:00,000 Speaker 3: was interesting because it was such a concept that seems simple, 101 00:06:00,279 --> 00:06:02,400 Speaker 3: but it's not very simple. If you're an athlete out 102 00:06:02,440 --> 00:06:05,480 Speaker 3: there and you play football, you know, more often than 103 00:06:05,520 --> 00:06:09,840 Speaker 3: not you're trying to always find the football. So when 104 00:06:09,880 --> 00:06:12,840 Speaker 3: you're trying to track a football, you tend to take 105 00:06:12,839 --> 00:06:16,839 Speaker 3: your eyes away from what's going on in front of you. 106 00:06:17,160 --> 00:06:20,600 Speaker 3: Offensive lineman, of blocking, running back, whatever it may be, 107 00:06:21,040 --> 00:06:22,800 Speaker 3: you tend to take your eyes off of it. And 108 00:06:22,800 --> 00:06:25,640 Speaker 3: one of the things that Bruce taught me was to 109 00:06:25,800 --> 00:06:28,359 Speaker 3: see your work, to see what it is exactly that 110 00:06:28,440 --> 00:06:33,480 Speaker 3: you're doing defeat the blocker first before you start focusing 111 00:06:33,520 --> 00:06:36,479 Speaker 3: in on getting to the ball carrier. Is if you 112 00:06:36,480 --> 00:06:38,440 Speaker 3: can't defeat the blocker, then you can't get to where 113 00:06:38,480 --> 00:06:42,039 Speaker 3: the ball is. So it just made simple sense. So 114 00:06:42,120 --> 00:06:45,320 Speaker 3: then to take it to another level, I mean, Aaron 115 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:48,719 Speaker 3: Donald had a guy with rubber knives training him on 116 00:06:48,960 --> 00:06:51,240 Speaker 3: how to get to the hands and how to get 117 00:06:51,279 --> 00:06:53,679 Speaker 3: to the wrist and the pressure points of a guy 118 00:06:54,279 --> 00:06:57,320 Speaker 3: and how to leverage. I mean, while he was undersized 119 00:06:57,400 --> 00:06:59,880 Speaker 3: at six ' one, you are going to have some 120 00:07:00,200 --> 00:07:03,360 Speaker 3: some leverage. And so you know, when I look at 121 00:07:03,400 --> 00:07:06,279 Speaker 3: Aaron Donald and the impact he's had on the game, 122 00:07:07,480 --> 00:07:11,800 Speaker 3: he's definitely a great of all time and in the conversation, 123 00:07:12,400 --> 00:07:15,880 Speaker 3: not just with defensive linemen, but I think the amount 124 00:07:15,920 --> 00:07:21,000 Speaker 3: of dominance that he's exercised through the years, and at 125 00:07:21,040 --> 00:07:24,440 Speaker 3: the size that he is, I think you definitely have 126 00:07:24,520 --> 00:07:27,640 Speaker 3: to put him in greats of all time. Now where 127 00:07:27,680 --> 00:07:30,000 Speaker 3: does he fall in that number, I don't know. I 128 00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:34,760 Speaker 3: won't get into that type of ranking or ratings. I 129 00:07:34,840 --> 00:07:36,680 Speaker 3: lead that up to the people who do that for 130 00:07:37,120 --> 00:07:40,080 Speaker 3: a living. But I certainly believe that the career, the 131 00:07:40,120 --> 00:07:44,080 Speaker 3: brilliance of Aaron Donald's career definitely lands him in the 132 00:07:44,120 --> 00:07:51,120 Speaker 3: conversation of greats of all time, and so congratulations to him. 133 00:07:51,320 --> 00:07:56,320 Speaker 3: What a phenomenal career and an amazing career. I know 134 00:07:56,840 --> 00:08:01,040 Speaker 3: he also does a lot of philanthropy topic work where 135 00:08:01,240 --> 00:08:03,040 Speaker 3: he works with the kids, He does. 136 00:08:03,080 --> 00:08:03,840 Speaker 1: Camps at home. 137 00:08:03,880 --> 00:08:07,400 Speaker 3: I know in his his statement that he said he 138 00:08:07,440 --> 00:08:12,440 Speaker 3: doesn't really know what's next for what he does. Whatever 139 00:08:12,520 --> 00:08:15,400 Speaker 3: it is, I'm certain he'll still stay connected to the 140 00:08:15,440 --> 00:08:19,760 Speaker 3: community and do the camps and and do the development deals. 141 00:08:19,800 --> 00:08:21,800 Speaker 3: I know he is a part of that group of 142 00:08:21,840 --> 00:08:27,200 Speaker 3: guys who started doing fundamentals for for players that are 143 00:08:27,240 --> 00:08:30,160 Speaker 3: actually in the league and in college. I forget what 144 00:08:30,200 --> 00:08:33,199 Speaker 3: it's called, but it's defensive linemen, guys like the Marcus 145 00:08:33,240 --> 00:08:37,360 Speaker 3: where von Miller. I believe they all come together and 146 00:08:37,600 --> 00:08:42,280 Speaker 3: do teaching of the fundamentals. And I really enjoy that 147 00:08:42,400 --> 00:08:45,040 Speaker 3: because a lot of times, you know, we get away 148 00:08:45,080 --> 00:08:49,120 Speaker 3: from what the fundamentals represents. So shouts out to to 149 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:53,400 Speaker 3: Aaron Donald. I definitely think that you know clearly him 150 00:08:53,440 --> 00:08:56,760 Speaker 3: and what's my guy, what's my guy that just retired 151 00:08:56,760 --> 00:09:00,840 Speaker 3: in Philly Fellas Kelsey, Travis Jason Traps. 152 00:09:02,600 --> 00:09:03,079 Speaker 1: There we go. 153 00:09:03,800 --> 00:09:07,600 Speaker 3: I think when we go with with Kelsey, you're talking 154 00:09:07,640 --> 00:09:10,199 Speaker 3: about to to first ballot Hall of Famers that that 155 00:09:10,400 --> 00:09:13,439 Speaker 3: retired same year. So I don't know Fletcher clocks. I 156 00:09:13,480 --> 00:09:15,040 Speaker 3: don't know if he's a Hall of Famer. I don't 157 00:09:15,040 --> 00:09:16,559 Speaker 3: know if he gets into the Hall of Fame. But 158 00:09:16,640 --> 00:09:20,800 Speaker 3: he definitely also had a brilliant career as a defensive lineman. 159 00:09:21,120 --> 00:09:25,360 Speaker 3: But it'll be interesting to see what Aaron Donald does 160 00:09:26,440 --> 00:09:28,680 Speaker 3: at the point in time, you know, when he starts 161 00:09:28,679 --> 00:09:32,760 Speaker 3: to put his feet down and start walking post post 162 00:09:32,960 --> 00:09:36,520 Speaker 3: NFL career. I often wonder, you know, there's not a 163 00:09:36,520 --> 00:09:40,640 Speaker 3: lot of defenders that are in media, but there's one 164 00:09:40,679 --> 00:09:42,880 Speaker 3: guy who did make his way into media, and that 165 00:09:43,120 --> 00:09:46,840 Speaker 3: was JJ Watt. You know, Aaron Donald wasn't ever known 166 00:09:46,960 --> 00:09:50,520 Speaker 3: really as a big time talker, you know, things, things 167 00:09:50,640 --> 00:09:53,800 Speaker 3: being said, being in the media, pretty straight to the 168 00:09:53,840 --> 00:09:57,880 Speaker 3: point type of guy. But he clearly holds a lot 169 00:09:57,920 --> 00:10:01,000 Speaker 3: of knowledge and a lot of understand So I wonder 170 00:10:01,040 --> 00:10:06,600 Speaker 3: if there will be maybe commentary, analysts, analysis business that 171 00:10:06,720 --> 00:10:11,200 Speaker 3: he may dipping dab into. Who knows, We'll see, but man, 172 00:10:11,280 --> 00:10:15,120 Speaker 3: what a what a brilliant career that he's had. So 173 00:10:16,080 --> 00:10:19,640 Speaker 3: leads me to the next question of what what is 174 00:10:19,720 --> 00:10:22,280 Speaker 3: McVeigh and what are the Rams thinking right now? You 175 00:10:22,440 --> 00:10:27,679 Speaker 3: can't replace the production and the presence of an Aaron Donald, 176 00:10:28,480 --> 00:10:31,240 Speaker 3: So where do you go? They they had actually a 177 00:10:31,280 --> 00:10:36,600 Speaker 3: pretty pretty decent season. They they finished up pretty fairly 178 00:10:37,040 --> 00:10:40,960 Speaker 3: fairly well and and how they did their season, and 179 00:10:41,120 --> 00:10:45,320 Speaker 3: it just led me to wondering, Okay, this is a 180 00:10:45,360 --> 00:10:50,000 Speaker 3: team that made it to the wild Card and they 181 00:10:50,040 --> 00:10:52,319 Speaker 3: ended up losing, and they only lost by one point. 182 00:10:52,400 --> 00:10:55,720 Speaker 3: But nonetheless, this team did make it into the playoffs. 183 00:10:55,720 --> 00:11:00,000 Speaker 3: You get Poka Nakua, who was an emerging star as 184 00:11:00,080 --> 00:11:04,440 Speaker 3: a rookie, have the receiver's position obviously, you got a 185 00:11:04,480 --> 00:11:07,440 Speaker 3: great and you got Stafford that quarterback. The makings of 186 00:11:07,520 --> 00:11:12,040 Speaker 3: this team seem to be fairly decent. You lose your 187 00:11:12,080 --> 00:11:15,600 Speaker 3: defensive coordinator, you lose rahiem to being a head coach 188 00:11:15,640 --> 00:11:18,600 Speaker 3: in Atlanta, and I'm not sure how that was going 189 00:11:18,679 --> 00:11:20,439 Speaker 3: to play out. And I wonder if that played a 190 00:11:20,520 --> 00:11:26,520 Speaker 3: part in Aaron Donald's early early departure, early retirement or 191 00:11:26,760 --> 00:11:29,319 Speaker 3: just retirement. We won't call it early, but I wonder 192 00:11:29,320 --> 00:11:32,000 Speaker 3: if that played a part in it. But still I 193 00:11:32,040 --> 00:11:36,160 Speaker 3: think that this Rams team now finds themselves reilling to 194 00:11:36,320 --> 00:11:40,960 Speaker 3: figure out what comes next for them as it applies 195 00:11:41,080 --> 00:11:45,880 Speaker 3: moving forward, and how formidable will the defense be without 196 00:11:45,960 --> 00:11:50,560 Speaker 3: having that type of guy in Aaron Donald present on 197 00:11:50,600 --> 00:11:53,240 Speaker 3: your team, and how how does that impact the team 198 00:11:53,320 --> 00:11:59,920 Speaker 3: overall Because of that that now absence of leadership for 199 00:12:00,160 --> 00:12:04,079 Speaker 3: the entire team, guys like Aaron Donald tend to hold 200 00:12:04,120 --> 00:12:08,000 Speaker 3: the entire team together be they're a sounding board, guys 201 00:12:08,040 --> 00:12:10,679 Speaker 3: that are able to talk to the offensive guys and 202 00:12:11,120 --> 00:12:14,719 Speaker 3: work through things and inspire guys, you know, to do 203 00:12:14,800 --> 00:12:17,360 Speaker 3: more than to do better. It'll be interesting to see 204 00:12:17,400 --> 00:12:21,960 Speaker 3: how the Rams handle on what takes place with the 205 00:12:22,040 --> 00:12:26,000 Speaker 3: departure and the retirement of one Aaron Donald. But once again, 206 00:12:26,080 --> 00:12:30,720 Speaker 3: congratulations to Aaron Donald. And wow, what a brilliant career 207 00:12:30,800 --> 00:12:33,840 Speaker 3: and he will be talked about in the animals throughout 208 00:12:33,880 --> 00:12:37,800 Speaker 3: the time of being one of the greatest ever. So 209 00:12:38,040 --> 00:12:41,080 Speaker 3: anyway you're listening to this is up on Game. It 210 00:12:41,160 --> 00:12:43,840 Speaker 3: is a Saturday. Hope you're enjoying it. Hope we're off 211 00:12:43,880 --> 00:12:47,960 Speaker 3: to a good start. Man, I spoke for thirteen minutes. 212 00:12:48,120 --> 00:12:49,839 Speaker 3: How about it. We're gonna do that for the rest 213 00:12:49,840 --> 00:12:50,920 Speaker 3: of the show because. 214 00:12:50,679 --> 00:12:51,319 Speaker 1: It's just me. 215 00:12:51,520 --> 00:12:54,760 Speaker 3: TJ and Plexico are off today. But that's all right. 216 00:12:54,800 --> 00:12:57,600 Speaker 3: We're still gonna put you up on Game. Russell Wilson, 217 00:12:58,120 --> 00:13:02,959 Speaker 3: he signs he's a fish, he's a stealer. But there 218 00:13:03,040 --> 00:13:05,080 Speaker 3: was an interesting plot twist and if you hadn't heard 219 00:13:05,080 --> 00:13:07,280 Speaker 3: of it already, I'll bring it back up to you 220 00:13:07,360 --> 00:13:09,720 Speaker 3: on the other side of it. It is his team 221 00:13:09,840 --> 00:13:12,160 Speaker 3: right now. And when I say it's his team, y'all, 222 00:13:12,760 --> 00:13:16,200 Speaker 3: it's his team. This is LeVar Arrington, This is Up 223 00:13:16,240 --> 00:13:18,959 Speaker 3: on Game. Fox Sports Radio. 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We'll get to an 258 00:15:07,280 --> 00:15:11,560 Speaker 3: interesting signing in New York and what bearing that may 259 00:15:11,680 --> 00:15:14,560 Speaker 3: have on Aaron Rodgers and this New York Jets team. 260 00:15:14,600 --> 00:15:19,560 Speaker 3: But first let's talk about the newly acquired Russell Wilson. 261 00:15:20,320 --> 00:15:23,760 Speaker 3: He officially signs with the Steelers, and before I get 262 00:15:23,760 --> 00:15:26,400 Speaker 3: to the plot twist that I teach you is here 263 00:15:26,440 --> 00:15:29,520 Speaker 3: what Russ had to say officially as he's become a 264 00:15:29,560 --> 00:15:30,600 Speaker 3: Pittsburgh Steeler. 265 00:15:30,960 --> 00:15:32,120 Speaker 5: The reason why I wanted to come here because I 266 00:15:32,160 --> 00:15:34,240 Speaker 5: want to be able to win championships with coach Tomlin 267 00:15:34,280 --> 00:15:35,800 Speaker 5: and these guys in the locker room. And you know, 268 00:15:35,800 --> 00:15:38,240 Speaker 5: we got some amazing players. You know, guys like you know, 269 00:15:38,280 --> 00:15:40,400 Speaker 5: Cam Hayward, guy who's been Man of the Year, a 270 00:15:40,400 --> 00:15:41,880 Speaker 5: guy who's impacted so many people. 271 00:15:41,920 --> 00:15:42,480 Speaker 1: I got to talk to. 272 00:15:42,480 --> 00:15:45,120 Speaker 5: Him for a little while, you know, during this process. 273 00:15:45,160 --> 00:15:48,120 Speaker 5: And then obviously mister t J. Watt himself, guy who 274 00:15:48,360 --> 00:15:50,080 Speaker 5: really should be defensive player. I don't know how many 275 00:15:50,120 --> 00:15:52,280 Speaker 5: times I know, maybe it's his third fourth time, could 276 00:15:52,280 --> 00:15:54,840 Speaker 5: have won it. But just a tremendous athlete, tremendous player, 277 00:15:54,880 --> 00:15:57,920 Speaker 5: and a tremendous competitor. Guys like Minka, George Pickens and 278 00:15:58,000 --> 00:15:59,400 Speaker 5: just so many other great players. 279 00:15:59,080 --> 00:15:59,640 Speaker 1: Along the way. 280 00:16:00,240 --> 00:16:03,080 Speaker 5: See some guys like Firemouth and some Malu in there, 281 00:16:03,120 --> 00:16:05,000 Speaker 5: and you know, just just that's a great place to 282 00:16:05,040 --> 00:16:07,360 Speaker 5: be grateful for the opportunity to be able to get 283 00:16:07,360 --> 00:16:08,960 Speaker 5: after it do what we what we came here to do, 284 00:16:09,000 --> 00:16:10,400 Speaker 5: and that's to win football games. 285 00:16:11,360 --> 00:16:14,080 Speaker 3: I'm not mad at is his his presser. I'm not 286 00:16:14,160 --> 00:16:15,760 Speaker 3: mad at what he had to say. I know I've 287 00:16:15,800 --> 00:16:20,640 Speaker 3: been a critic. I said very early on, I don't 288 00:16:20,720 --> 00:16:26,520 Speaker 3: know that that Russell Wilson's makeup fits that Pittsburgh brand 289 00:16:26,560 --> 00:16:29,120 Speaker 3: of football. But there seems to be a lot of 290 00:16:29,160 --> 00:16:33,120 Speaker 3: people who are positive about the signing and are high 291 00:16:33,200 --> 00:16:37,560 Speaker 3: on the signing. And it was interesting when I saw 292 00:16:38,080 --> 00:16:44,000 Speaker 3: the plotchwists take place. What is that plotchwist? Kenny Pickett? 293 00:16:44,520 --> 00:16:48,240 Speaker 3: He wasn't mentioned by Russell Wilson. You know why well, 294 00:16:48,280 --> 00:16:50,880 Speaker 3: because he's not going to be in the quarterbacks room 295 00:16:51,200 --> 00:16:55,720 Speaker 3: with Russell Wilson. This year, they traded Kenny Pickett to 296 00:16:56,640 --> 00:17:04,240 Speaker 3: the Philadelphia Eagles, leaving a one quarterback room for quarterbacks. 297 00:17:04,480 --> 00:17:11,200 Speaker 3: Mason Rudolph obviously gone. Now Kenny Pickett gone, officially ending 298 00:17:11,560 --> 00:17:17,160 Speaker 3: that era of time for the once hopeful draft pick 299 00:17:17,200 --> 00:17:21,280 Speaker 3: from pitt to be the guy that led this Steelers 300 00:17:21,320 --> 00:17:25,800 Speaker 3: team back to prominence. Now it made me start to wonder, 301 00:17:26,840 --> 00:17:30,040 Speaker 3: you get rid of Kenny Pickett. I know the first 302 00:17:30,040 --> 00:17:33,479 Speaker 3: thing we'll probably think about in recent history is it 303 00:17:33,560 --> 00:17:37,639 Speaker 3: was probably a great move by the Pittsburgh Steelers to 304 00:17:37,720 --> 00:17:42,560 Speaker 3: move on from Kenny Pickett if you're planning on not 305 00:17:42,800 --> 00:17:45,840 Speaker 3: using him anymore, which that looked to be a parent 306 00:17:47,119 --> 00:17:50,479 Speaker 3: in last year's playoff run where he was not playing, 307 00:17:50,640 --> 00:17:54,840 Speaker 3: they were using Mason Rudolph. So you give him an 308 00:17:54,880 --> 00:17:58,000 Speaker 3: opportunity to go somewhere else. Now, he doesn't really get 309 00:17:58,000 --> 00:18:00,720 Speaker 3: a fresh start because he's going to be the backup 310 00:18:00,760 --> 00:18:04,840 Speaker 3: to Jalen Hurts. But that that's a whole nother conversation 311 00:18:04,920 --> 00:18:08,600 Speaker 3: in itself. What does that mean for Jalen Hurts and 312 00:18:08,640 --> 00:18:12,000 Speaker 3: the Philadelphia Eagles that they would invest in trading for 313 00:18:12,520 --> 00:18:16,800 Speaker 3: a once starter that's still young in his career that 314 00:18:16,840 --> 00:18:22,080 Speaker 3: can probably be shaped and molded and maybe salvaged at 315 00:18:22,080 --> 00:18:26,440 Speaker 3: this point. But it made me start wondering, Russell Wilson 316 00:18:26,560 --> 00:18:30,440 Speaker 3: is the only quarterback in that quarterback's room. Everybody's had 317 00:18:30,440 --> 00:18:33,040 Speaker 3: this foregone conclusion that they're turning the team over to 318 00:18:33,119 --> 00:18:35,560 Speaker 3: Russell Wilson. Russell Wilson is saying all the right things, 319 00:18:35,600 --> 00:18:37,760 Speaker 3: I'm here to win championships, want to do it with 320 00:18:37,800 --> 00:18:44,000 Speaker 3: Tom lenn He named players, but he only signed for 321 00:18:44,680 --> 00:18:48,880 Speaker 3: a very very small amount. And now while people will 322 00:18:48,920 --> 00:18:52,320 Speaker 3: sit there and say, well, he's on Denvers, he's on Denvers, 323 00:18:53,359 --> 00:18:56,640 Speaker 3: on their bill, he's on their payroll still, and he's 324 00:18:56,640 --> 00:19:00,520 Speaker 3: going to get somewhere around thirty eight some million dollars 325 00:19:00,560 --> 00:19:05,800 Speaker 3: still from Denver. I made the discussion point that it 326 00:19:06,280 --> 00:19:10,320 Speaker 3: seems strange to me that if you truly believe in 327 00:19:10,400 --> 00:19:13,359 Speaker 3: the talent of the player that you're signing and you 328 00:19:13,400 --> 00:19:17,440 Speaker 3: want him to be your franchise quarterback, do you pay 329 00:19:17,520 --> 00:19:22,160 Speaker 3: him league minimum money. It was something that I had 330 00:19:22,200 --> 00:19:26,560 Speaker 3: to ponder on. Okay, so he's getting paid a large amount. 331 00:19:26,640 --> 00:19:28,600 Speaker 3: He wants to be able to come to this team, 332 00:19:28,920 --> 00:19:31,520 Speaker 3: so he says he's going to take a pay cut, 333 00:19:31,560 --> 00:19:36,320 Speaker 3: a superhircut, But is that what this really is. I mean, 334 00:19:36,400 --> 00:19:40,520 Speaker 3: we've seen Russ maybe not be the best of the 335 00:19:40,560 --> 00:19:43,000 Speaker 3: best he's been during his career over the last couple 336 00:19:43,000 --> 00:19:47,000 Speaker 3: of years in Denver. But it led me to wonder 337 00:19:47,720 --> 00:19:52,560 Speaker 3: and consider, is there another move coming? 338 00:19:54,520 --> 00:19:59,479 Speaker 1: Are they targeting someone? Is it the draft? 339 00:19:59,560 --> 00:20:02,160 Speaker 3: Do they feel like that there's somebody at the pick 340 00:20:02,600 --> 00:20:04,800 Speaker 3: that they have or that they can make some moves 341 00:20:05,320 --> 00:20:07,760 Speaker 3: in the draft to get a guy that they feel 342 00:20:08,240 --> 00:20:11,280 Speaker 3: is someone that they can develop while Russ is there. 343 00:20:12,960 --> 00:20:18,080 Speaker 3: Could it possibly be they're looking at someone like, I 344 00:20:18,119 --> 00:20:23,639 Speaker 3: don't know, Justin Fields. It might sound out landish, but 345 00:20:23,720 --> 00:20:27,760 Speaker 3: would that be a bold move to actually go get 346 00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:36,359 Speaker 3: another younger version of Russell Wilson, a younger, more athletic version, 347 00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:41,800 Speaker 3: maybe not the passer that Russell Wilson has been throughout 348 00:20:41,800 --> 00:20:47,119 Speaker 3: his career, but nonetheless has the potential. You have the 349 00:20:47,160 --> 00:20:55,400 Speaker 3: ability to possibly parlay a trade with Chicago because Chicago 350 00:20:55,880 --> 00:20:59,399 Speaker 3: doesn't have any options right now. When Kirk Cousins went 351 00:20:59,440 --> 00:21:05,080 Speaker 3: to Atlanta, it effectively destroyed the opportunity for the market 352 00:21:05,359 --> 00:21:10,960 Speaker 3: to yield the Chicago Bears a possible trade partner for 353 00:21:11,200 --> 00:21:15,760 Speaker 3: a rookie contract player. Now, the bigger question here would be, 354 00:21:17,119 --> 00:21:22,520 Speaker 3: it's Justin Fields good enough to trade for? Bring in 355 00:21:22,640 --> 00:21:24,960 Speaker 3: knowing that you're going to have to do a new 356 00:21:25,000 --> 00:21:28,919 Speaker 3: contract with him. That would probably be the biggest question 357 00:21:29,200 --> 00:21:31,880 Speaker 3: or domino that would need to be in place in 358 00:21:31,960 --> 00:21:35,320 Speaker 3: order for something to happen with Justin Fields. But it's 359 00:21:35,400 --> 00:21:39,520 Speaker 3: still in my head, doesn't make sense to get rid 360 00:21:39,560 --> 00:21:43,919 Speaker 3: of Mason Rudolph and Kenny Pickett your draft pick and 361 00:21:44,040 --> 00:21:46,600 Speaker 3: Kenny Pickett still being as young as he is, you 362 00:21:46,640 --> 00:21:49,360 Speaker 3: move on from him. Is this just to say, oh, well, 363 00:21:49,400 --> 00:21:52,040 Speaker 3: we're clearing the way for Russ, this is Russ's team. 364 00:21:52,600 --> 00:21:55,200 Speaker 3: It's a fresh start for us, and we're going to 365 00:21:55,280 --> 00:21:59,360 Speaker 3: go from there. I find that hard to believe if 366 00:21:59,359 --> 00:22:03,760 Speaker 3: you paid him league minimum deal. So is there a 367 00:22:03,960 --> 00:22:07,040 Speaker 3: catch to this? Because we do know they have to 368 00:22:07,080 --> 00:22:12,000 Speaker 3: add at least one more quarterback to that quarterback's room. 369 00:22:12,359 --> 00:22:15,680 Speaker 3: I'm just wondering where will that quarterback come from. There's 370 00:22:15,720 --> 00:22:20,480 Speaker 3: some interesting possibilities in some scenarios that could play out, 371 00:22:20,600 --> 00:22:23,480 Speaker 3: or it could just be as simple as we're going 372 00:22:23,480 --> 00:22:27,960 Speaker 3: to draft a quarterback and that quarterback will develop and 373 00:22:28,000 --> 00:22:30,960 Speaker 3: we'll see what happens with Russell Wilson. Will they let 374 00:22:31,040 --> 00:22:36,560 Speaker 3: him cook? I don't know. The personnel set up for 375 00:22:36,640 --> 00:22:41,280 Speaker 3: Pittsburgh actually bodes well for us to be able to 376 00:22:42,920 --> 00:22:47,800 Speaker 3: resurrect or redeem himself in his career. At this stop. 377 00:22:47,920 --> 00:22:50,960 Speaker 3: You got a great defense. The defense is very sturdy. 378 00:22:51,320 --> 00:22:53,919 Speaker 3: They can stay healthy. If TJ. Watt can stay healthy, 379 00:22:54,240 --> 00:22:57,440 Speaker 3: this defense is as formidable as it gets. You got 380 00:22:57,480 --> 00:23:01,159 Speaker 3: a running game. You got multiple momultiple running backs that 381 00:23:01,280 --> 00:23:04,159 Speaker 3: can get it done and do it for you. You 382 00:23:04,240 --> 00:23:07,119 Speaker 3: got pick ends at receiver, you got Friar move that 383 00:23:07,240 --> 00:23:10,520 Speaker 3: tight end. You got talent on that offensive side of 384 00:23:10,560 --> 00:23:15,200 Speaker 3: the ball. The offensive line it's getting there, I don't 385 00:23:15,359 --> 00:23:18,879 Speaker 3: I haven't seen it be the offensive line that it 386 00:23:18,920 --> 00:23:22,240 Speaker 3: should be since Pouncy has retired. We'll see if they 387 00:23:22,240 --> 00:23:26,920 Speaker 3: are able to improve their offensive front. But I'll tell 388 00:23:26,960 --> 00:23:27,880 Speaker 3: you what you got. 389 00:23:27,880 --> 00:23:28,560 Speaker 1: What you think it? 390 00:23:28,600 --> 00:23:31,800 Speaker 6: So I third round pick in the trade kind of 391 00:23:31,840 --> 00:23:36,040 Speaker 6: screams this is where you get a quarterback, not one 392 00:23:36,080 --> 00:23:38,320 Speaker 6: of the top ones you can get in the draft, right, 393 00:23:38,400 --> 00:23:41,280 Speaker 6: but where you can get someone who might sit for 394 00:23:41,320 --> 00:23:44,160 Speaker 6: a couple of years and you know, low tier might 395 00:23:44,160 --> 00:23:46,920 Speaker 6: be a backup, upper tier might turn into a starter 396 00:23:47,040 --> 00:23:49,600 Speaker 6: before Russ is done. For Russ, this feels like the 397 00:23:49,680 --> 00:23:52,800 Speaker 6: proven deal, kind of like what Baker Mayfield got with 398 00:23:52,960 --> 00:23:55,920 Speaker 6: Tampa Bay here last year. So I think it's kind 399 00:23:55,920 --> 00:23:58,240 Speaker 6: of variable. Although from what I read, like a lot 400 00:23:58,240 --> 00:24:00,439 Speaker 6: of this just feels like Pickett just didn't want to 401 00:24:00,480 --> 00:24:04,080 Speaker 6: compete with Russell Wilson, which seems like a very odd 402 00:24:04,200 --> 00:24:06,919 Speaker 6: arc We've gone from before the season talking about all 403 00:24:06,960 --> 00:24:10,040 Speaker 6: these fourth quarter comebacks. Pick It had to suddenly just 404 00:24:10,080 --> 00:24:12,639 Speaker 6: he doesn't want to compete at all with Russ. So 405 00:24:12,840 --> 00:24:15,360 Speaker 6: I know the whole thing's very odd, but it does 406 00:24:15,440 --> 00:24:17,679 Speaker 6: feel like they've cleared the decks. They've decided they've just 407 00:24:18,040 --> 00:24:21,240 Speaker 6: done with this and would rather just go ahead with 408 00:24:21,320 --> 00:24:25,119 Speaker 6: Russell Wilson and try again. Because what was Pickett? He 409 00:24:25,160 --> 00:24:26,200 Speaker 6: was a second round? 410 00:24:26,680 --> 00:24:30,480 Speaker 1: First? Was he first? Right? Round twenty? 411 00:24:31,080 --> 00:24:35,679 Speaker 3: I think just a twenty two draft pick at number twenty. 412 00:24:35,840 --> 00:24:38,680 Speaker 6: It does sometimes doesn't work out, yeah, I mean late 413 00:24:38,720 --> 00:24:39,520 Speaker 6: in that round two. 414 00:24:40,080 --> 00:24:41,960 Speaker 4: I think Justin Fields with the Steelers is kind of 415 00:24:41,960 --> 00:24:44,159 Speaker 4: like telegraphed at this point, to be honest with you, 416 00:24:44,240 --> 00:24:46,320 Speaker 4: Like Mike Tomlin is a fan of the guy. He 417 00:24:46,400 --> 00:24:48,959 Speaker 4: plays the same style as Russell Wilson, so if for 418 00:24:49,000 --> 00:24:51,639 Speaker 4: whatever reason, Wilson gets hurt, you don't have to adjust 419 00:24:51,680 --> 00:24:55,360 Speaker 4: your offense that much. And it's just like, I don't 420 00:24:55,359 --> 00:24:57,119 Speaker 4: think the Steelers are the kind of team that would 421 00:24:57,119 --> 00:24:59,440 Speaker 4: take a rookie quarterback to be their primary backup to 422 00:24:59,520 --> 00:25:01,560 Speaker 4: Russell Wills. And they are one of those teams that 423 00:25:01,560 --> 00:25:03,840 Speaker 4: convinces themselves that they're going to be contending every single year. 424 00:25:03,920 --> 00:25:07,000 Speaker 4: So having a guy like Justin Fields behind Wilson makes 425 00:25:07,040 --> 00:25:10,120 Speaker 4: a lot more sense than round rookie. 426 00:25:09,920 --> 00:25:11,960 Speaker 6: That third round pick. If the Bears take that off 427 00:25:12,000 --> 00:25:14,400 Speaker 6: the Steelers hand, that is, that's a very good price 428 00:25:14,440 --> 00:25:17,000 Speaker 6: for them at this point, considering they've been frozen out 429 00:25:17,520 --> 00:25:19,280 Speaker 6: of most deals for Justin Fields. 430 00:25:19,359 --> 00:25:22,000 Speaker 1: Right now you go, and here's an interesting point there. 431 00:25:22,520 --> 00:25:25,359 Speaker 3: If you guys recall Mike Tomlin said I am going 432 00:25:25,680 --> 00:25:31,160 Speaker 3: to bring competition to the quarterbacks room this offseason. There 433 00:25:31,240 --> 00:25:35,160 Speaker 3: is no quarterbacks room now. Yeah, it's just Russell Wilson's room. 434 00:25:35,480 --> 00:25:39,200 Speaker 3: So if you were to bring in Justin Fields, they're 435 00:25:39,280 --> 00:25:45,480 Speaker 3: both on like low contracts, Justin Bilds on rookie contract 436 00:25:45,720 --> 00:25:49,840 Speaker 3: and Russell Wilson on a seniors league minimum contract. 437 00:25:49,880 --> 00:25:51,879 Speaker 6: I guess the other thing too, is it would Russ 438 00:25:51,920 --> 00:25:53,520 Speaker 6: even want that kind of competition? 439 00:25:53,680 --> 00:25:55,679 Speaker 1: Like I I think that's who have the choice? 440 00:25:55,760 --> 00:25:56,639 Speaker 6: Does he have the choice? 441 00:25:56,640 --> 00:25:56,840 Speaker 1: Sure? 442 00:25:56,880 --> 00:25:59,320 Speaker 6: But we've seen this guy able to flex power wherever 443 00:25:59,400 --> 00:26:01,120 Speaker 6: he goes, and think you'll be able to do it 444 00:26:01,359 --> 00:26:02,240 Speaker 6: with Pittsburgh. 445 00:26:02,240 --> 00:26:04,840 Speaker 3: That's your sure question. You have cash once you have 446 00:26:04,880 --> 00:26:07,439 Speaker 3: a contract that said you can flex. He has a 447 00:26:07,480 --> 00:26:10,119 Speaker 3: contract where they could cut him to day and be okay. 448 00:26:10,400 --> 00:26:12,960 Speaker 6: Has he learned that humility on that regard? I think 449 00:26:13,000 --> 00:26:15,200 Speaker 6: that's the big question here. It's not about the power. 450 00:26:15,200 --> 00:26:17,440 Speaker 6: He has the power he might think he still has. 451 00:26:18,320 --> 00:26:20,560 Speaker 4: I keep thinking about that quote from a Bear's GM 452 00:26:20,600 --> 00:26:23,119 Speaker 4: Ryan Poles, where at the combine he said that they 453 00:26:23,160 --> 00:26:26,000 Speaker 4: wanted to do right by Justin Fields. I think at 454 00:26:26,000 --> 00:26:28,159 Speaker 4: this point, sending him to Pittsburgh is the only thing 455 00:26:28,160 --> 00:26:30,119 Speaker 4: you can possibly do that is doing right by him, 456 00:26:30,119 --> 00:26:33,000 Speaker 4: because I just don't see I don't see an opening 457 00:26:33,480 --> 00:26:37,520 Speaker 4: like Sean Payton doesn't want a quarterback like Justin Field's 458 00:26:37,520 --> 00:26:39,000 Speaker 4: and his offense. The Patriots are going to take a 459 00:26:39,040 --> 00:26:41,920 Speaker 4: quarterback at three, so they don't I don't want that distraction. 460 00:26:42,119 --> 00:26:43,880 Speaker 4: There's not really a place for. 461 00:26:43,960 --> 00:26:46,359 Speaker 3: All the all the places that he would be able 462 00:26:46,359 --> 00:26:48,760 Speaker 3: to land, they have draft picks or movement. 463 00:26:50,320 --> 00:26:51,960 Speaker 4: I thought the two teams that made the most sense 464 00:26:51,960 --> 00:26:53,960 Speaker 4: for Justin Fields were the Rams and the Eagles, and 465 00:26:53,960 --> 00:26:56,080 Speaker 4: they both filled their backup quarterback spot in the last 466 00:26:56,080 --> 00:26:59,000 Speaker 4: couple of days here. So the Steelers having one quarterback 467 00:26:59,000 --> 00:27:00,720 Speaker 4: in their quarterback room, I think that just makes the 468 00:27:00,760 --> 00:27:01,280 Speaker 4: most sense. 469 00:27:01,480 --> 00:27:04,840 Speaker 3: It makes sense, it makes and it's affordable. Outside of 470 00:27:04,880 --> 00:27:07,800 Speaker 3: the idea again that you have to come to terms with. 471 00:27:07,920 --> 00:27:10,479 Speaker 3: If you do get Justin Fields, you have to do 472 00:27:10,520 --> 00:27:14,159 Speaker 3: a contract. You're you're one season away from having to 473 00:27:14,160 --> 00:27:18,439 Speaker 3: do a larger contract with Justin Fields. But with that 474 00:27:18,520 --> 00:27:23,639 Speaker 3: being said, you haven't paid anything to Russell Wilson. Kenny 475 00:27:23,680 --> 00:27:25,720 Speaker 3: Pickett was making more. It was on the books to 476 00:27:25,720 --> 00:27:28,800 Speaker 3: make more money than Russell Wilson was this season if 477 00:27:28,840 --> 00:27:31,919 Speaker 3: he had maintained being on the roster with Pittsburgh. So 478 00:27:32,040 --> 00:27:36,200 Speaker 3: you have a discount quarterback and being approve it. Of course, 479 00:27:36,240 --> 00:27:39,320 Speaker 3: it's a proven contract, it's a it's a minimum contract 480 00:27:39,359 --> 00:27:42,919 Speaker 3: that that goes without saying. But the reality here is again, 481 00:27:43,800 --> 00:27:47,639 Speaker 3: if you're bringing a guy in to be your franchise 482 00:27:47,760 --> 00:27:53,040 Speaker 3: guy to lead your team to that next level, that's 483 00:27:53,080 --> 00:27:56,879 Speaker 3: not that's not reflective in what his paycheck is. I 484 00:27:56,880 --> 00:28:00,520 Speaker 3: don't think that was reflective in Baker Mayfield's signed in 485 00:28:00,560 --> 00:28:04,040 Speaker 3: Tampa Bay. I think that if you're going and this 486 00:28:04,080 --> 00:28:07,120 Speaker 3: is just me, I don't I don't know that I'm 487 00:28:07,240 --> 00:28:10,199 Speaker 3: probably correct on this. It's just how I see it. 488 00:28:10,520 --> 00:28:12,880 Speaker 3: If I go to the to the to the sneakers 489 00:28:12,880 --> 00:28:17,199 Speaker 3: store and I know I have bad arches and in 490 00:28:17,240 --> 00:28:20,160 Speaker 3: fact I have none, I have flat feet, and I 491 00:28:20,240 --> 00:28:23,040 Speaker 3: need a shoe that's going to give me the support 492 00:28:23,080 --> 00:28:25,080 Speaker 3: that I need to perform the way that I'm going 493 00:28:25,119 --> 00:28:29,480 Speaker 3: to perform, and I see three different versions or four 494 00:28:29,520 --> 00:28:32,080 Speaker 3: different versions of that that type of shoe that's going 495 00:28:32,119 --> 00:28:36,000 Speaker 3: to give me that support. I am most likely going 496 00:28:36,119 --> 00:28:38,920 Speaker 3: to get what I paid for if I buy the 497 00:28:39,040 --> 00:28:43,000 Speaker 3: lower end version of that sneaker versus the higher end. 498 00:28:43,880 --> 00:28:45,920 Speaker 3: So if I'm going to get what I pay for? 499 00:28:46,720 --> 00:28:49,440 Speaker 3: How many how many times have we seen somebody really 500 00:28:49,440 --> 00:28:51,080 Speaker 3: and I don't know this, I didn't I didn't look 501 00:28:51,080 --> 00:28:53,320 Speaker 3: this up, but how many times have we seen a 502 00:28:53,400 --> 00:28:57,640 Speaker 3: discounted quarterback take a team to the Super Bowl? 503 00:28:58,800 --> 00:28:59,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's fete. 504 00:29:00,360 --> 00:29:03,080 Speaker 6: The last thing I have thinking about this is I'm 505 00:29:03,080 --> 00:29:06,600 Speaker 6: not sure how well Kenny Pickett has played it himself. Again, 506 00:29:06,600 --> 00:29:08,640 Speaker 6: I'm going off this report that he didn't want to 507 00:29:08,680 --> 00:29:12,720 Speaker 6: compete with Russell Wilson. He asked for this trade. Okay, Well, 508 00:29:12,720 --> 00:29:17,280 Speaker 6: like you've gone from maybe like proving to the Steelers 509 00:29:17,280 --> 00:29:19,760 Speaker 6: you can do as much as Russell Wilson too. You 510 00:29:19,800 --> 00:29:23,240 Speaker 6: are going to be the backup to Jalen Hurts in Philadelphia. 511 00:29:23,360 --> 00:29:25,920 Speaker 6: Like I know, there was rumblings last year people there 512 00:29:25,960 --> 00:29:29,240 Speaker 6: was a contingent who wanted Jalen Hurts benched for Marcus 513 00:29:29,320 --> 00:29:32,280 Speaker 6: Mariota for a while, but that was never serious in 514 00:29:32,320 --> 00:29:35,960 Speaker 6: my mind. But Pickett, I don't know. I know Bo's 515 00:29:36,000 --> 00:29:37,560 Speaker 6: more of the Eagles fan. I just don't see the 516 00:29:37,640 --> 00:29:41,640 Speaker 6: road to Picket starting again now that he's out of Pittsburgh. 517 00:29:41,760 --> 00:29:43,960 Speaker 6: M it's got a very hard road to get back 518 00:29:44,000 --> 00:29:48,080 Speaker 6: to houd really struggles without Kelsey this next year. 519 00:29:48,200 --> 00:29:51,360 Speaker 3: Even though you don't you don't get to choose and trades. 520 00:29:51,440 --> 00:29:54,680 Speaker 3: He was traded. Yeah, generally you don't get to choose. 521 00:29:54,680 --> 00:29:57,080 Speaker 3: Maybe they had a conversation. I don't know, but I 522 00:29:57,120 --> 00:29:59,960 Speaker 3: would say I'm banking on the fact that two things 523 00:30:00,040 --> 00:30:02,720 Speaker 3: could happen in Philly. One, they could get off to 524 00:30:02,800 --> 00:30:09,600 Speaker 3: a slow start with Jalen Hurts and poor play could 525 00:30:09,840 --> 00:30:12,480 Speaker 3: give an opportunity because Siriani is going to be on 526 00:30:12,480 --> 00:30:15,880 Speaker 3: the hot seat this year. Two, Jalen Hurts has to 527 00:30:15,920 --> 00:30:20,160 Speaker 3: stay healthy and he has to stay productive if he's 528 00:30:20,240 --> 00:30:23,040 Speaker 3: not healthy and still playing on the field. I feel 529 00:30:23,040 --> 00:30:25,920 Speaker 3: like those are two elements, two factors that could play 530 00:30:25,920 --> 00:30:29,760 Speaker 3: a part. And Kenny Pickett getting an opportunity to play 531 00:30:29,760 --> 00:30:33,080 Speaker 3: in Philadelphia, and now they add Sakwon Barkley. 532 00:30:33,120 --> 00:30:35,560 Speaker 1: You got a strong you still have a strong offensive. 533 00:30:35,160 --> 00:30:38,800 Speaker 3: Line even though you lost Kelsey, and you I mean, 534 00:30:38,880 --> 00:30:40,920 Speaker 3: your defense has to be better. I mean, that's the 535 00:30:40,920 --> 00:30:43,360 Speaker 3: bottom line. You have the horses on that side of 536 00:30:43,400 --> 00:30:46,080 Speaker 3: the ball to have a better defense. Your defense has 537 00:30:46,120 --> 00:30:48,080 Speaker 3: to be better. So this comes down to coaching to me. 538 00:30:48,400 --> 00:30:52,600 Speaker 3: But ultimately Jalen Hurts, I mean, he's got to know 539 00:30:52,720 --> 00:30:55,360 Speaker 3: that the handwriting is on the wall he doesn't play well. 540 00:30:55,840 --> 00:30:59,600 Speaker 3: Kenny Pickett could come in and potentially be someone who 541 00:30:59,720 --> 00:31:03,040 Speaker 3: shakes this all the way up for the Philadelphia Eagles. 542 00:31:03,280 --> 00:31:05,760 Speaker 3: But again, I'm still curious as to what's going to 543 00:31:05,800 --> 00:31:07,560 Speaker 3: go on on the other side of the state, the 544 00:31:07,560 --> 00:31:12,160 Speaker 3: western side. Who's coming in to the quarterback room with 545 00:31:12,360 --> 00:31:16,360 Speaker 3: Russell Wilson. And then it's a great comment, will he 546 00:31:16,480 --> 00:31:19,080 Speaker 3: be comfortable with who he has to compete with? Who's 547 00:31:19,120 --> 00:31:21,320 Speaker 3: that going to be? Is it going to be a 548 00:31:21,440 --> 00:31:23,840 Speaker 3: draft pick or rookie draft pick? Is it going to 549 00:31:23,960 --> 00:31:27,080 Speaker 3: be someone that they get in free agency? Generally speaking, 550 00:31:27,400 --> 00:31:30,400 Speaker 3: free agency happens, people go, they end up where they're at, 551 00:31:30,400 --> 00:31:32,840 Speaker 3: and that's where they are and that's why Russell Wilson 552 00:31:32,880 --> 00:31:34,840 Speaker 3: is in Pittsburgh. But we'll have to wait and see 553 00:31:34,840 --> 00:31:37,080 Speaker 3: how that all plays out. But right now, what we're 554 00:31:37,080 --> 00:31:38,640 Speaker 3: going to do is we're going to get an update 555 00:31:38,680 --> 00:31:42,440 Speaker 3: from the Man, the myth, the legend himself, mister Isaac 556 00:31:42,920 --> 00:31:46,120 Speaker 3: Loew and crumb Lord Nick is in. 557 00:31:46,320 --> 00:31:49,360 Speaker 1: I'm so sorry, Nick, Sorry Nick? 558 00:31:49,840 --> 00:31:52,800 Speaker 6: You know is the man the mis. 559 00:31:53,760 --> 00:31:57,200 Speaker 3: Man the same entrance, hold on, hold on home, okay, 560 00:31:57,200 --> 00:32:01,760 Speaker 3: and the man filling in more warning this am that 561 00:32:01,800 --> 00:32:04,080 Speaker 3: brings it the way that he does like no other 562 00:32:04,160 --> 00:32:06,840 Speaker 3: man can, with extraordinary precision. 563 00:32:07,240 --> 00:32:09,720 Speaker 1: My man, Nick, Cope, appreciate it. Pat. Here we go, 564 00:32:09,880 --> 00:32:12,120 Speaker 1: Here we go, all right, little NFL news. 565 00:32:12,120 --> 00:32:15,040 Speaker 7: This morning, Keingdon Allen was introduced as the newest member 566 00:32:15,040 --> 00:32:17,400 Speaker 7: of the Bears, and Allen said he wanted to stay 567 00:32:17,440 --> 00:32:20,000 Speaker 7: with the Chargers, but he was not willing to take 568 00:32:20,040 --> 00:32:22,960 Speaker 7: a pay cut, so the Chargers allowed him to explore 569 00:32:23,080 --> 00:32:26,200 Speaker 7: trade options. Allen said that the Jets and the Texans 570 00:32:26,400 --> 00:32:30,320 Speaker 7: were also interested in his services before he ultimately was 571 00:32:30,360 --> 00:32:34,560 Speaker 7: dealt to Chicago. Big Dan College Basketball thirteen auto bids 572 00:32:34,560 --> 00:32:37,680 Speaker 7: to the NCAA tournament up for grabs. The first championship 573 00:32:37,720 --> 00:32:41,160 Speaker 7: game is in the second half the America East title game, 574 00:32:41,280 --> 00:32:44,800 Speaker 7: Vermont leading UMass Low by six with six minutes to play. 575 00:32:45,160 --> 00:32:48,680 Speaker 7: Vermont is the two time defending champs. Later, he got 576 00:32:48,680 --> 00:32:51,520 Speaker 7: the Big East Final, featuring a top ten matchup of 577 00:32:51,640 --> 00:32:54,760 Speaker 7: number two yukon number ten Marquette that six thirty Eastern 578 00:32:54,840 --> 00:32:59,000 Speaker 7: on Fox and the acc NC States magical run continues 579 00:32:59,200 --> 00:33:00,800 Speaker 7: and now they have a chance to steal a bid 580 00:33:00,840 --> 00:33:04,880 Speaker 7: tonight against number four North Carolina. Oregon also a potential 581 00:33:05,000 --> 00:33:07,880 Speaker 7: bid stealer, as they will face Colorado on the PAC 582 00:33:07,960 --> 00:33:10,840 Speaker 7: twelve Final. Also in the Big Twelve, number one Houston 583 00:33:10,920 --> 00:33:13,480 Speaker 7: faces number seven Iowa State, and the Big ten in 584 00:33:13,520 --> 00:33:17,160 Speaker 7: the SEC will have their semifinals at one Eastern. Finally, 585 00:33:17,240 --> 00:33:21,080 Speaker 7: Baseball Yankees ace pitcher Gary Cole, he's dealing with nerve 586 00:33:21,160 --> 00:33:24,080 Speaker 7: inflammation in his elbow. He said he will not throw 587 00:33:24,160 --> 00:33:26,920 Speaker 7: for three to four weeks and then they'll go from there. 588 00:33:27,240 --> 00:33:28,160 Speaker 7: LeVar back to. 589 00:33:28,120 --> 00:33:30,520 Speaker 3: You appreciate it, Nick, listen. If you want to get 590 00:33:30,560 --> 00:33:34,560 Speaker 3: ready do this. Get ready and complete your bracket on 591 00:33:34,760 --> 00:33:39,560 Speaker 3: March seventeenth for the Fox Sports Radio Bracket Challenge. That's right, 592 00:33:39,960 --> 00:33:44,120 Speaker 3: visit Foxsports Radio dot com to register and get rules. 593 00:33:44,440 --> 00:33:47,800 Speaker 3: You could win the Ultimate College Sports Trip with Graduate 594 00:33:47,880 --> 00:33:54,080 Speaker 3: Hotels Challenge sponsored by Tractor Supply and Graduate Hotels where 595 00:33:54,120 --> 00:33:58,120 Speaker 3: college fans stay. Make sure you stay down in tuned in. 596 00:33:58,240 --> 00:34:01,080 Speaker 3: We're gonna talk New York. Jay's on the other side 597 00:34:01,080 --> 00:34:04,440 Speaker 3: of this break, Aaron Rodgers. Will he be playing for 598 00:34:04,560 --> 00:34:10,040 Speaker 3: the New York Jets and is it Tyron Smith's new 599 00:34:10,160 --> 00:34:13,200 Speaker 3: challenge to protect him? That's right, they signed Tyron Spick. 600 00:34:13,440 --> 00:34:15,359 Speaker 3: We'll talk about that on the other side to break. 601 00:34:15,400 --> 00:34:19,000 Speaker 3: This is up on Game Fox Sports Radio. All right, 602 00:34:20,640 --> 00:34:23,480 Speaker 3: welcome back in. This is up on Game. We are 603 00:34:23,600 --> 00:34:27,920 Speaker 3: live from the tyreck dot Com studio. I'm LeVar Arrington. 604 00:34:28,920 --> 00:34:33,480 Speaker 3: I know TJ and PLEX are off, but we're holding 605 00:34:33,520 --> 00:34:34,960 Speaker 3: it down. We're doing what we need to do. We're 606 00:34:34,960 --> 00:34:37,000 Speaker 3: getting some good reps in and if you want to 607 00:34:37,000 --> 00:34:40,200 Speaker 3: hear my reps, well, shortly after the show, our podcast 608 00:34:40,239 --> 00:34:43,680 Speaker 3: will be going up. If you missed any of today's show, 609 00:34:43,719 --> 00:34:46,120 Speaker 3: be sure to check out the podcast. Just search up 610 00:34:46,120 --> 00:34:48,280 Speaker 3: on Game wherever it is you get your podcast from, 611 00:34:48,600 --> 00:34:52,360 Speaker 3: and be sure to also follow rate review the podcast. Again, 612 00:34:52,480 --> 00:34:55,120 Speaker 3: just search up on Game and we have up on 613 00:34:55,200 --> 00:34:58,359 Speaker 3: Game Presents as well. We have legendary moment coming up 614 00:34:58,400 --> 00:34:59,920 Speaker 3: in hour two. So if you want to be a 615 00:35:00,000 --> 00:35:03,440 Speaker 3: able to hear the entirety of those interviews, go to 616 00:35:03,520 --> 00:35:06,080 Speaker 3: up on Game Presents and you can hear those podcasts 617 00:35:06,120 --> 00:35:09,759 Speaker 3: in their entirety as well. All right, before we went 618 00:35:09,800 --> 00:35:12,360 Speaker 3: to break, I was talking to you about the Jets. 619 00:35:12,920 --> 00:35:19,200 Speaker 3: They've signed left tackle Tyron Smith. If you didn't recognize 620 00:35:19,239 --> 00:35:24,920 Speaker 3: the name, that is the long time phenom left tackle 621 00:35:25,080 --> 00:35:29,960 Speaker 3: of the Dallas Cowboys ends up in free agency, didn't 622 00:35:29,960 --> 00:35:33,759 Speaker 3: get taken super quickly, thought that he might end up 623 00:35:33,840 --> 00:35:37,600 Speaker 3: back in Dallas. I was thinking that's what was going 624 00:35:37,640 --> 00:35:41,920 Speaker 3: to happen. And the Jets swoop in and get Tyron Smith? 625 00:35:43,280 --> 00:35:48,640 Speaker 3: Does this make this team better for Aaron Rodgers? And 626 00:35:48,960 --> 00:35:51,200 Speaker 3: I know there's been a lot of speculation going on 627 00:35:51,239 --> 00:35:55,200 Speaker 3: about Aaron Rodgers. Will he be running for the vice presidency? 628 00:35:55,520 --> 00:35:58,840 Speaker 3: I find out to be pretty comical. I don't see 629 00:35:59,000 --> 00:36:02,920 Speaker 3: how how that happens. But but do we have an 630 00:36:03,080 --> 00:36:05,880 Speaker 3: article on I know it came out that it was 631 00:36:05,920 --> 00:36:11,759 Speaker 3: saying that what what was it? Kennedy wanted wanted Aaron 632 00:36:11,840 --> 00:36:14,839 Speaker 3: Rodgers to be his running mate for the presidency. 633 00:36:15,040 --> 00:36:17,200 Speaker 4: Yeah, Aaron Rodgers is on the short list for the 634 00:36:17,440 --> 00:36:20,960 Speaker 4: vice presidency slot with Robert F. Kennedy Junior, along with 635 00:36:21,000 --> 00:36:23,640 Speaker 4: a former Minnesota governor, Jesse Ventura. 636 00:36:24,200 --> 00:36:31,879 Speaker 3: Jesse Ventura, he's popped back up. Oh, he's had some 637 00:36:32,040 --> 00:36:39,520 Speaker 3: very interesting views on on just conspiracy theories anyways. 638 00:36:39,640 --> 00:36:41,080 Speaker 1: That's that's that's interesting. 639 00:36:41,520 --> 00:36:43,839 Speaker 4: It's just not shocking to me that Aaron Rodgers would 640 00:36:43,840 --> 00:36:46,600 Speaker 4: be on this kind of list though, Like honestly. 641 00:36:46,960 --> 00:36:50,720 Speaker 3: M uh, tell me why because I had my shots, 642 00:36:50,719 --> 00:36:52,360 Speaker 3: But tell me what what you're thinking. 643 00:36:52,280 --> 00:36:55,320 Speaker 4: Just like everything he's been for the last couple of years, 644 00:36:55,320 --> 00:36:58,400 Speaker 4: since the whole like I'm immunized thing. Like when I 645 00:36:58,440 --> 00:37:00,319 Speaker 4: when I saw that story pop up, I was I 646 00:37:00,320 --> 00:37:02,399 Speaker 4: didn't even like do a double take. I'm like, yeah, 647 00:37:02,440 --> 00:37:06,120 Speaker 4: that makes sense. That tracks like Aaron Rodgers would would 648 00:37:06,160 --> 00:37:07,960 Speaker 4: be involved in something that is not related to the 649 00:37:07,960 --> 00:37:10,720 Speaker 4: New York Jets. At this point in the the season. 650 00:37:10,960 --> 00:37:13,319 Speaker 6: This feels like when you grow up in high school 651 00:37:13,360 --> 00:37:15,360 Speaker 6: and you've got that one dumb guy that you know, 652 00:37:15,440 --> 00:37:18,719 Speaker 6: but he thinks he's very smart. The idea that the 653 00:37:18,800 --> 00:37:20,560 Speaker 6: dumb guy who thinks he's smart is like, yeah, I 654 00:37:20,560 --> 00:37:23,319 Speaker 6: could be president. You talk yourself into something like that. 655 00:37:23,360 --> 00:37:26,120 Speaker 6: And that's what Aaron Rodgers is really doing here. And 656 00:37:26,200 --> 00:37:28,800 Speaker 6: even when he had to backtrack and walk away from 657 00:37:29,040 --> 00:37:31,440 Speaker 6: all this fear about the Sandy Hook thing, he still 658 00:37:31,480 --> 00:37:37,280 Speaker 6: didn't actually apologize in his statement. He's doing the immunay 659 00:37:37,320 --> 00:37:39,239 Speaker 6: bo brought it up, but he's doing the immunized thing 660 00:37:39,280 --> 00:37:42,880 Speaker 6: again where he's not actually apologizing because he thinks he's clever. 661 00:37:43,000 --> 00:37:46,600 Speaker 6: He thinks he's clever, and unfortunately in this case, those 662 00:37:46,640 --> 00:37:48,680 Speaker 6: people have already shown the fangs on it. And it's 663 00:37:48,680 --> 00:37:51,719 Speaker 6: a much it's it's higher, it's much higher stakes, and 664 00:37:51,760 --> 00:37:55,719 Speaker 6: it's much more visceral to be playing around with than 665 00:37:55,920 --> 00:37:58,080 Speaker 6: than what you were doing with vaccines, because that's not 666 00:37:58,160 --> 00:38:02,680 Speaker 6: a person, whereas Sandy Hook that's real people who are 667 00:38:02,840 --> 00:38:06,600 Speaker 6: Now you're like messing around with different types of conspiracies 668 00:38:06,680 --> 00:38:09,360 Speaker 6: here and just you stack one thing on top of another. 669 00:38:09,440 --> 00:38:11,960 Speaker 6: And I know we use this distraction so that I 670 00:38:11,960 --> 00:38:15,000 Speaker 6: mean this word so much, LeVar, but this really is 671 00:38:15,000 --> 00:38:17,640 Speaker 6: a distraction to the New York jets like. 672 00:38:17,520 --> 00:38:20,239 Speaker 3: That, and they don't need any more distractions than what 673 00:38:20,280 --> 00:38:21,120 Speaker 3: they already had. 674 00:38:21,360 --> 00:38:23,200 Speaker 4: Like I mean, what was it like a month ago 675 00:38:23,239 --> 00:38:25,000 Speaker 4: Aaron Rodgers as an interview where he says, we got 676 00:38:25,040 --> 00:38:27,480 Speaker 4: to get the distractions out of the building, right and 677 00:38:27,520 --> 00:38:29,439 Speaker 4: then yeah, this happens this week. 678 00:38:29,440 --> 00:38:31,440 Speaker 6: Call is coming from inside the house, Roger. 679 00:38:34,120 --> 00:38:35,680 Speaker 1: What do you see? 680 00:38:35,880 --> 00:38:38,600 Speaker 3: Like for me, I look at what Aaron Rodgers is doing, 681 00:38:38,760 --> 00:38:44,000 Speaker 3: and it is a positioning, a strategic positioning for him 682 00:38:44,040 --> 00:38:49,319 Speaker 3: to have options when he's done playing the game. I 683 00:38:49,360 --> 00:38:53,080 Speaker 3: don't know, like everybody had their fun with the whole 684 00:38:53,280 --> 00:38:56,799 Speaker 3: Aaron Rodgers is going to play the same season he 685 00:38:56,960 --> 00:38:59,960 Speaker 3: tore his achilles tendon. I never bought into the rhetoric. 686 00:39:00,680 --> 00:39:03,000 Speaker 3: I never never joined in on it. I thought that 687 00:39:03,120 --> 00:39:05,640 Speaker 3: it was as nine for anybody to even say it 688 00:39:05,760 --> 00:39:10,200 Speaker 3: or think it. Nonetheless, it carried on until basically what 689 00:39:10,400 --> 00:39:14,440 Speaker 3: the last week of the season. I think if you 690 00:39:14,520 --> 00:39:18,960 Speaker 3: asked me, Aaron Rodgers is the distraction. If that's I 691 00:39:19,000 --> 00:39:21,600 Speaker 3: don't know that that's a hot take at this point, 692 00:39:22,320 --> 00:39:27,160 Speaker 3: But I do look at Aaron Rodgers as now where 693 00:39:27,160 --> 00:39:30,200 Speaker 3: we're at in everything that he has going on, the 694 00:39:30,239 --> 00:39:32,760 Speaker 3: things that he's done Nike. He does his weekly interview 695 00:39:32,760 --> 00:39:37,520 Speaker 3: and it's on a large platform, doing it with Pat McAfee. 696 00:39:37,560 --> 00:39:40,439 Speaker 3: He got in a little situation there with dealing with, 697 00:39:40,640 --> 00:39:43,799 Speaker 3: you know, certain things he said about the late night host, who, 698 00:39:43,800 --> 00:39:47,080 Speaker 3: by the way, isn't a late night host anymore. But 699 00:39:47,640 --> 00:39:52,160 Speaker 3: it just seems as though is Aaron Rodgers as a 700 00:39:52,280 --> 00:39:57,800 Speaker 3: player worth the squeeze of all of the extra baggage 701 00:39:57,880 --> 00:40:02,279 Speaker 3: that he brings. Is there enough room in the Jets facility. 702 00:40:03,080 --> 00:40:06,000 Speaker 3: For all of the baggage that Aaron Rodgers brings to 703 00:40:06,040 --> 00:40:09,439 Speaker 3: the table, He's a Shorefire Hall of Famer, first first 704 00:40:09,480 --> 00:40:13,600 Speaker 3: Battlet Hall of Famer. He is a tremendous talent. But 705 00:40:13,880 --> 00:40:17,800 Speaker 3: I just don't know at what point does everything else 706 00:40:17,840 --> 00:40:20,960 Speaker 3: start to outweigh the things he brings to the table 707 00:40:21,200 --> 00:40:24,799 Speaker 3: as a player. And that's something that Robert Siloz is 708 00:40:24,800 --> 00:40:28,120 Speaker 3: going to have to put his job security on in 709 00:40:28,200 --> 00:40:31,719 Speaker 3: terms of what decisions he's making. Anyway, this is up 710 00:40:31,760 --> 00:40:36,160 Speaker 3: on Game We got our two coming up. Next, legendary moment. 711 00:40:36,360 --> 00:40:39,399 Speaker 3: We got Fred Taylor that should be fun to listen to. 712 00:40:39,480 --> 00:40:41,719 Speaker 3: Stay tuned, stay locked in. This is up on Game 713 00:40:41,800 --> 00:40:42,880 Speaker 3: Fox Sports Radio.