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I'm recording this middlecop 11 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:51,239 Speaker 1: mail back at John Middlecopp. Is the Instagram fire in 12 00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:54,760 Speaker 1: those d M s on Friday afternoon, it's about lunch time. 13 00:00:55,040 --> 00:00:57,760 Speaker 1: So if you're listening to this on Sunday, I don't 14 00:00:57,760 --> 00:00:59,840 Speaker 1: know what happened in the Bills Miami game. I guess 15 00:00:59,880 --> 00:01:03,160 Speaker 1: is the Bills one. Uh, we have football for the 16 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:06,120 Speaker 1: next eight team straight days. Great time year beside it 17 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:08,800 Speaker 1: being really cold, but other than that, it's the stretch 18 00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:12,080 Speaker 1: run in the NFL leading to the playoffs and obviously 19 00:01:12,200 --> 00:01:16,039 Speaker 1: college football ball games and the college football playoffs. Uh, 20 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:18,840 Speaker 1: it's just this is football Heaven. This is this is 21 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:21,679 Speaker 1: the best time of year gets cold, the tough teams 22 00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 1: starts separating. The teams that are good start waving goodbye 23 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:28,200 Speaker 1: to the teams that suck. Uh and many already have 24 00:01:29,240 --> 00:01:31,880 Speaker 1: and appreciate everyone that's listening. If you listen on Collins feed, 25 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:34,400 Speaker 1: make sure you subscribe to the Three and Out podcast. 26 00:01:34,480 --> 00:01:38,040 Speaker 1: I greatly appreciate all of you. Happy Holidays, Happy Hanukah, 27 00:01:38,319 --> 00:01:41,319 Speaker 1: Happy Merry Christmas. And UH could not do this without 28 00:01:41,319 --> 00:01:43,720 Speaker 1: you White technically could. I would just be talking into 29 00:01:43,720 --> 00:01:46,399 Speaker 1: a mic and no one would be listening. But you 30 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:48,760 Speaker 1: know things are going well here because of you, guys, 31 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:52,280 Speaker 1: So thank you, honestly from the bottom of my heart. 32 00:01:52,840 --> 00:01:56,600 Speaker 1: UH this Uh, you guys support people listening the messages 33 00:01:56,640 --> 00:01:58,880 Speaker 1: I get. UH. And before we get into some of 34 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:01,280 Speaker 1: your questions at John Little conference, the Instagram fire in 35 00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:03,840 Speaker 1: those dams. I didn't want to hit on two things 36 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:07,440 Speaker 1: first and foremost, forty Niners win the division last night 37 00:02:07,920 --> 00:02:10,400 Speaker 1: they beat Seattle, who you know, they've actually beat the 38 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:13,560 Speaker 1: crap out of Seattle twice and the NFC West is 39 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:17,120 Speaker 1: down right. The Cardinals are in shambles. The Rams all 40 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:20,120 Speaker 1: their sweet players are on the shelf. They suck in 41 00:02:20,320 --> 00:02:24,560 Speaker 1: Seattle really impressive story. I think most people, including myself, 42 00:02:24,560 --> 00:02:26,919 Speaker 1: thought they were gonna suck their seven and seven. They're 43 00:02:26,919 --> 00:02:29,320 Speaker 1: trending the wrong direction. But even if they get to 44 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:31,800 Speaker 1: nine and eight or eight and nine, that's a fantastic season. 45 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:35,280 Speaker 1: They have the Denver Broncos pick, never Broncos three intent. 46 00:02:35,440 --> 00:02:38,920 Speaker 1: So it's I if I'm a Seattle fan, I would 47 00:02:38,919 --> 00:02:40,600 Speaker 1: say you have a bright future. Now your coach is 48 00:02:40,639 --> 00:02:43,120 Speaker 1: old too. There's gonna be a transition sometime soon. But 49 00:02:43,639 --> 00:02:46,080 Speaker 1: it's a pretty impressive year. The way you battled what 50 00:02:46,200 --> 00:02:49,160 Speaker 1: you did, like, I would be proud. But to me, 51 00:02:49,240 --> 00:02:52,400 Speaker 1: the forty niners where they separated themselves over the last 52 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:53,959 Speaker 1: couple of years. The reason that they were in the 53 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:57,520 Speaker 1: championship game last year and now they've won seven straight games, 54 00:02:58,440 --> 00:03:00,840 Speaker 1: is they on the left when every team hangs all right. 55 00:03:01,639 --> 00:03:03,520 Speaker 1: Like we talked about it with the passing of Mike 56 00:03:03,639 --> 00:03:07,519 Speaker 1: Leach r ap, football is a passing game. Now it's 57 00:03:07,560 --> 00:03:11,480 Speaker 1: a quarterback, wide receiver center game. Just twenty years ago, 58 00:03:11,560 --> 00:03:14,760 Speaker 1: when I was in high school, every team we played 59 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:18,960 Speaker 1: ran the option, ran the wing, t ran the veer. 60 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:22,080 Speaker 1: The best team when I was a kid, and really 61 00:03:22,120 --> 00:03:25,120 Speaker 1: up until like ten years ago, in the country day 62 00:03:25,200 --> 00:03:28,839 Speaker 1: Lissal ran the triple option. Hell, they still do now, 63 00:03:28,919 --> 00:03:32,080 Speaker 1: They're not what they once were. But that that was 64 00:03:32,120 --> 00:03:33,920 Speaker 1: in vote when when I was a kid in the 65 00:03:34,040 --> 00:03:37,760 Speaker 1: nineties and you watched Nebraska, who was like the Alabama 66 00:03:37,760 --> 00:03:40,440 Speaker 1: at the time they were in the option. Most teams 67 00:03:40,440 --> 00:03:42,880 Speaker 1: were not spreading it out and throwing it. Now the 68 00:03:42,920 --> 00:03:47,400 Speaker 1: game has changed, leeches influence, the influence of just a 69 00:03:47,400 --> 00:03:50,480 Speaker 1: lot of different coaches. It is very very past happy 70 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:54,160 Speaker 1: And if I had Josh Alan or Joe Burrow or 71 00:03:54,240 --> 00:03:58,120 Speaker 1: Mahomes or Herbert, I throw it every play too, Like 72 00:03:58,480 --> 00:04:02,280 Speaker 1: I get it. But when you do of that toughness 73 00:04:02,280 --> 00:04:06,680 Speaker 1: in football, Like football is a unique sport you play 74 00:04:06,760 --> 00:04:09,520 Speaker 1: once a week, the majority of your time in the 75 00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:13,920 Speaker 1: sport is spent preparing in practicing a lot like us 76 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:16,800 Speaker 1: in most industries, right, the majority of us that do 77 00:04:16,920 --> 00:04:22,200 Speaker 1: whatever spend time researching, preparing for a sales, call, a meeting, 78 00:04:22,279 --> 00:04:24,760 Speaker 1: hew a podcast, my podcast if it lasts an hour. 79 00:04:25,240 --> 00:04:27,240 Speaker 1: That you know, if I if I do a podcast 80 00:04:27,279 --> 00:04:30,919 Speaker 1: on Sunday, I spent Saturday and Sunday watching games, reading, 81 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:34,039 Speaker 1: putting my thoughts. Like the majority of my time is 82 00:04:34,080 --> 00:04:37,560 Speaker 1: not spent in front of the microphone. Honestly, football is 83 00:04:37,720 --> 00:04:40,760 Speaker 1: much like most of our businesses. Right, Baseball you play 84 00:04:40,800 --> 00:04:43,800 Speaker 1: every day, Basketball, you play three times a week. Football 85 00:04:43,880 --> 00:04:46,760 Speaker 1: you spend all your time practicing. Well, how you practice, 86 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:49,920 Speaker 1: as any coach from peewee football to the pros will 87 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:53,120 Speaker 1: tell you, reflects how you play. And Kyle Shanahan, while 88 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:56,600 Speaker 1: being forty three, is an old soul. Kyle Shanahan would 89 00:04:56,600 --> 00:04:59,960 Speaker 1: have thrived in terms of like the way he thinks 90 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:04,039 Speaker 1: about football in the eighties against guys like Parcels and 91 00:05:04,120 --> 00:05:07,680 Speaker 1: Dick Kin, Like that's that was his style, Like he's 92 00:05:07,680 --> 00:05:11,240 Speaker 1: he's an old school football coach. Why he loves running 93 00:05:11,240 --> 00:05:15,680 Speaker 1: the football. Physicality means a lot to him. And I've 94 00:05:15,839 --> 00:05:20,039 Speaker 1: always been a big believer of physical teams. That ship 95 00:05:20,240 --> 00:05:24,039 Speaker 1: translates in the playoffs. Now if the Chiefs have some 96 00:05:24,120 --> 00:05:26,280 Speaker 1: physical players, but the reason they're so great is they 97 00:05:26,279 --> 00:05:28,440 Speaker 1: have one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time. You know, 98 00:05:28,960 --> 00:05:31,360 Speaker 1: Josh Allen is a very physical player. But if the 99 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:33,440 Speaker 1: Bills are gonna win Super Bowl, he's gonna play at 100 00:05:33,440 --> 00:05:35,719 Speaker 1: a high level and he's gotta Hall of Fame talent. 101 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:38,760 Speaker 1: The majority of teams do not have that. I e. 102 00:05:38,960 --> 00:05:42,440 Speaker 1: Forty and what Kyle is doing the way he built 103 00:05:42,440 --> 00:05:46,080 Speaker 1: his team with a bunch of guys that inflict pain 104 00:05:46,160 --> 00:05:49,479 Speaker 1: on other people their offense. Their best skill guy on 105 00:05:49,520 --> 00:05:52,920 Speaker 1: offense is a wide receiver, but he's not a wide receiver. 106 00:05:53,160 --> 00:05:58,159 Speaker 1: He's he's a self proclaimed wide back. Been around Deebo Samuel. 107 00:05:58,200 --> 00:06:01,800 Speaker 1: He doesn't look like other wide receivers, Justin Jefferson, DK Metcalf, 108 00:06:01,880 --> 00:06:05,400 Speaker 1: Davantae Adams. These guys are long and linear. Deebo Samuel 109 00:06:05,400 --> 00:06:09,360 Speaker 1: looks like he's Frank Gore. He's thick, he's round, and 110 00:06:09,440 --> 00:06:12,960 Speaker 1: when you hit him, he hits you. George Kittle last 111 00:06:13,040 --> 00:06:15,360 Speaker 1: night on Thursday was the first time I ever saw 112 00:06:15,440 --> 00:06:19,680 Speaker 1: him juke people out. He made guys miss. Usually he 113 00:06:19,839 --> 00:06:23,400 Speaker 1: lowers his shoulder and hits you. And defensively in a 114 00:06:23,480 --> 00:06:26,680 Speaker 1: league that is devalued, linebacker play and I never understood it. 115 00:06:26,960 --> 00:06:29,000 Speaker 1: To me, my favorite two positions are running back in 116 00:06:29,040 --> 00:06:33,279 Speaker 1: linebacker because it incorporates everything. You gotta block, you gotta tackle, 117 00:06:33,520 --> 00:06:36,880 Speaker 1: you gotta cover, you gotta catch literally everything on the 118 00:06:36,920 --> 00:06:38,840 Speaker 1: field on offense and defense. Running backs have to do 119 00:06:38,880 --> 00:06:41,160 Speaker 1: when linebackers have to do, and most teams in the 120 00:06:41,279 --> 00:06:45,239 Speaker 1: NFL view linebacker as one of the least important positions 121 00:06:45,240 --> 00:06:47,760 Speaker 1: on defense. I've always called bullshit on that Listen. I 122 00:06:47,839 --> 00:06:50,320 Speaker 1: worked for the Eagles. They do not value middle linebackers, 123 00:06:50,720 --> 00:06:53,200 Speaker 1: and maybe i'm you know, just watching the forty Niners 124 00:06:53,240 --> 00:06:56,680 Speaker 1: play Patrick Willis, Navarro Bowman and now Fred Warner and 125 00:06:56,720 --> 00:07:00,560 Speaker 1: Dre Greenlaw. They inflict payne on offenses and they can 126 00:07:00,600 --> 00:07:03,320 Speaker 1: do it all. They can cover guys they make combined 127 00:07:03,400 --> 00:07:06,800 Speaker 1: for fifteen tackles where you're only getting sixty snaps a game. 128 00:07:07,600 --> 00:07:11,160 Speaker 1: And the forty Niners mentality in mindset is different than 129 00:07:11,200 --> 00:07:15,560 Speaker 1: most teams because they want to get into a into 130 00:07:15,680 --> 00:07:17,880 Speaker 1: the boxing ring and they just want to throw body 131 00:07:17,920 --> 00:07:21,240 Speaker 1: blows that they're not even looking for knockout shots. They'll go, 132 00:07:21,280 --> 00:07:25,280 Speaker 1: We'll just throw body blows all game long. Most people 133 00:07:25,320 --> 00:07:27,200 Speaker 1: in the NFL now, a lot of teams are built 134 00:07:27,600 --> 00:07:32,480 Speaker 1: like Floyd Mayweather in their prime, sexy, jumping around, bouncing around, 135 00:07:32,800 --> 00:07:36,200 Speaker 1: moving around the ring, hitting you, moving, hitting you, and moving. 136 00:07:36,480 --> 00:07:38,840 Speaker 1: The forty Niners are not built like that. They come 137 00:07:38,840 --> 00:07:43,160 Speaker 1: in like Chuck Lightell just want to throw haymakers at 138 00:07:43,280 --> 00:07:47,280 Speaker 1: you and inflict pain. And that's where they've separated. And 139 00:07:47,760 --> 00:07:51,200 Speaker 1: most teams cannot win with their backup quarterback, let alone 140 00:07:51,200 --> 00:07:54,480 Speaker 1: a third string quarterback who's Mr. Irelevant. But the forty Niners, 141 00:07:54,480 --> 00:07:56,600 Speaker 1: in a weird way, are not predicated on the quarterback 142 00:07:56,640 --> 00:07:59,480 Speaker 1: at all. Now, Brock parties played well, you know, he's 143 00:07:59,640 --> 00:08:02,960 Speaker 1: been some Actually he really has a couple of mistakes 144 00:08:02,960 --> 00:08:05,320 Speaker 1: that he's got lucky have been called back, but he's 145 00:08:05,360 --> 00:08:09,800 Speaker 1: thrown touchdowns his movement like he's better than Jimmy Garoppolo. 146 00:08:10,200 --> 00:08:13,000 Speaker 1: But the reason they're winning is the culture in which 147 00:08:13,040 --> 00:08:15,640 Speaker 1: they've built their team, right, It's it's why to me, 148 00:08:15,680 --> 00:08:17,840 Speaker 1: a lot of people that are successful in life in 149 00:08:17,920 --> 00:08:21,280 Speaker 1: quote unquote white collar jobs did make a lot of 150 00:08:21,280 --> 00:08:25,320 Speaker 1: money bring a blue collar mindset, and I think the 151 00:08:25,360 --> 00:08:28,320 Speaker 1: forty nine ers just bring an old school mindset to 152 00:08:28,440 --> 00:08:31,760 Speaker 1: a new game and it's helped them kind of. You know. 153 00:08:31,960 --> 00:08:35,400 Speaker 1: Now in the last two years they've won twenty games 154 00:08:35,440 --> 00:08:38,760 Speaker 1: and county and they're gonna be favored in several playoffs. 155 00:08:38,800 --> 00:08:40,680 Speaker 1: The only team they're not gonna be favored against in 156 00:08:40,720 --> 00:08:43,319 Speaker 1: the playoffs is gonna be on the road against Philly, 157 00:08:43,400 --> 00:08:45,160 Speaker 1: and let's face it, like they're gonna have a chance 158 00:08:45,160 --> 00:08:48,079 Speaker 1: in that game. Another quick story, Zach Wilson, now named 159 00:08:48,120 --> 00:08:52,400 Speaker 1: the starter one cool part about the NFL as a player, 160 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:55,720 Speaker 1: and you can say as a coach to things change fast. 161 00:08:56,679 --> 00:08:59,240 Speaker 1: You can go from hero to zero. You can also 162 00:08:59,280 --> 00:09:01,560 Speaker 1: go from zero to hero. You can go from the 163 00:09:01,559 --> 00:09:03,680 Speaker 1: worst coach ever to like, God, this guy is not bad. 164 00:09:04,559 --> 00:09:08,360 Speaker 1: You know. And in football, because of injuries, so many 165 00:09:08,400 --> 00:09:12,560 Speaker 1: players get prolonged chances, and when you're drafted high you 166 00:09:12,679 --> 00:09:15,960 Speaker 1: get more chances. But the reality of the sport is 167 00:09:16,240 --> 00:09:19,680 Speaker 1: guys drop like flies. It is the most violent game. 168 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:23,160 Speaker 1: There are obviously the most amount of injuries. Guys get 169 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:27,000 Speaker 1: injured seasons right the season long injuries, but they get 170 00:09:27,440 --> 00:09:30,040 Speaker 1: month long injuries like every single game. You cannot watch 171 00:09:30,120 --> 00:09:33,040 Speaker 1: an NFL game where someone doesn't get hurt. Right now, 172 00:09:33,120 --> 00:09:35,360 Speaker 1: they're varying levels of injuries, but I would say the 173 00:09:35,400 --> 00:09:38,760 Speaker 1: majority of NFL games throughout the season, there is an 174 00:09:38,840 --> 00:09:42,240 Speaker 1: injury in that game. It's almost unheard of. If every 175 00:09:42,280 --> 00:09:45,439 Speaker 1: single player in a sixty minute game comes out healthy 176 00:09:45,480 --> 00:09:46,959 Speaker 1: and can play the next week. That's usually not the 177 00:09:47,000 --> 00:09:49,000 Speaker 1: way it works. Now. It might be a special teams guy, 178 00:09:49,120 --> 00:09:52,200 Speaker 1: might be a backup, but someone's going down, and when 179 00:09:52,200 --> 00:09:56,440 Speaker 1: that happens, someone comes up and Zach Wilson, who has 180 00:09:56,480 --> 00:09:59,240 Speaker 1: been historically pretty terrible through a year and a half. 181 00:09:59,760 --> 00:10:03,200 Speaker 1: Get it's a chance to kind of prove that these 182 00:10:03,280 --> 00:10:06,680 Speaker 1: last couple of weeks of resetting, of being the third quarterback, 183 00:10:06,760 --> 00:10:08,720 Speaker 1: of saying the right things. I saw an interview the 184 00:10:08,720 --> 00:10:11,440 Speaker 1: other day. I was impressed he said all the right things. 185 00:10:11,600 --> 00:10:15,440 Speaker 1: But I also, like I judge people off actions, not words. 186 00:10:15,480 --> 00:10:18,400 Speaker 1: But when the bar is really low, you know, he 187 00:10:18,440 --> 00:10:20,920 Speaker 1: went from a guy that wouldn't take accountability several weeks 188 00:10:20,920 --> 00:10:23,559 Speaker 1: ago to kind of wearing it and saying this was healthy. 189 00:10:23,600 --> 00:10:27,599 Speaker 1: And now Mike White, who's ribs and stomach was destroyed 190 00:10:27,679 --> 00:10:31,000 Speaker 1: for this moment, Zach gets an opportunity and you're playing 191 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:33,600 Speaker 1: a team with a lot of the line like this game. 192 00:10:33,640 --> 00:10:36,000 Speaker 1: As I said on the podcast on Friday, this game 193 00:10:36,080 --> 00:10:39,920 Speaker 1: is fascinating. This is my favorite game on Sunday. And 194 00:10:39,960 --> 00:10:43,000 Speaker 1: if Zach Wilson plays well, all of a sudden, he 195 00:10:43,000 --> 00:10:45,800 Speaker 1: can go from zero to hero quick And then you 196 00:10:45,800 --> 00:10:48,600 Speaker 1: start asking yourself do you keep rolling with Zac? Now? 197 00:10:48,679 --> 00:10:52,560 Speaker 1: Like I've said, you know the teammates internally, they have 198 00:10:52,600 --> 00:10:55,440 Speaker 1: a lot of young guys. Their core group are you know, 199 00:10:55,559 --> 00:11:00,520 Speaker 1: recently drafted players. But I'm fascinated to watch Ac Wilson 200 00:11:00,559 --> 00:11:03,480 Speaker 1: this week, and I think he kind of symbolizes the 201 00:11:03,559 --> 00:11:07,040 Speaker 1: National Football League. You can go from being benched thrown 202 00:11:07,040 --> 00:11:08,679 Speaker 1: into the trash from all of a sudden starting a 203 00:11:08,720 --> 00:11:11,400 Speaker 1: week later. 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Let's dive 234 00:12:55,760 --> 00:12:58,240 Speaker 1: into the mail bag at John middlecopp is the Instagram 235 00:12:58,280 --> 00:13:01,439 Speaker 1: at John middlecopp is the Instagram. Fire in those d 236 00:13:01,800 --> 00:13:05,040 Speaker 1: m s and get your question answered here on the show. Hello, 237 00:13:05,160 --> 00:13:07,560 Speaker 1: my boyfriend, who doesn't have an Instagram, listens to you 238 00:13:07,720 --> 00:13:10,360 Speaker 1: what seems to me daily. He wants me to send 239 00:13:10,360 --> 00:13:12,720 Speaker 1: you a question. I'd like to get your take on 240 00:13:12,760 --> 00:13:15,320 Speaker 1: this idea I had the other day. We all know 241 00:13:15,400 --> 00:13:17,480 Speaker 1: that Mahomes is the most talented quarterback in the league 242 00:13:17,480 --> 00:13:19,800 Speaker 1: and already has a ring, But I believe Burrow will 243 00:13:19,920 --> 00:13:22,360 Speaker 1: end his career with more rings. Mahomes would be the 244 00:13:22,360 --> 00:13:25,679 Speaker 1: pay manning to Burrows. Tom Brady Peyton, as I saw it, 245 00:13:25,720 --> 00:13:28,439 Speaker 1: was always the more respected quarterback, and the star was 246 00:13:28,480 --> 00:13:32,080 Speaker 1: bigger than Tom Brady's. But Tom has more rings. Do 247 00:13:32,120 --> 00:13:34,800 Speaker 1: you think this could play out the same way between 248 00:13:34,840 --> 00:13:38,840 Speaker 1: Burrow and Mahomes? Well to think that, I don't know 249 00:13:38,920 --> 00:13:42,000 Speaker 1: what logic you would say that Burrow would have more 250 00:13:42,160 --> 00:13:45,800 Speaker 1: rings than Mahomes because my Homes already in the lead. 251 00:13:46,080 --> 00:13:49,320 Speaker 1: So Burrow's gotta win his first one to even match him. Uh. 252 00:13:49,400 --> 00:13:51,080 Speaker 1: Burro's been to the super Bowl, my Home has been 253 00:13:51,120 --> 00:13:54,760 Speaker 1: to two. Uh. I know Cincinnati's beat him three series times, 254 00:13:54,800 --> 00:13:57,760 Speaker 1: but I would say just when you look at the schedule, 255 00:13:57,960 --> 00:14:00,240 Speaker 1: more than likely, you know things can change. We have 256 00:14:00,280 --> 00:14:03,400 Speaker 1: four games left, Cincinnati is gonna have to play at 257 00:14:03,480 --> 00:14:06,840 Speaker 1: Kansas City in the second round, and I would say 258 00:14:07,160 --> 00:14:10,200 Speaker 1: the Chiefs, like I can't remember in recent memory a 259 00:14:10,400 --> 00:14:13,319 Speaker 1: team that is going to be more motivated to win 260 00:14:13,360 --> 00:14:16,240 Speaker 1: a game. Right, You've been beating three straight times. This 261 00:14:16,280 --> 00:14:18,520 Speaker 1: team knocked you out of the playoffs. Last year knocked 262 00:14:18,520 --> 00:14:20,760 Speaker 1: you out of the super Bowl. So if you tell 263 00:14:20,800 --> 00:14:22,680 Speaker 1: me Burro wins that game and gets back to the 264 00:14:22,680 --> 00:14:24,600 Speaker 1: super Bowl and they win the super Bowl, then maybe 265 00:14:24,640 --> 00:14:27,320 Speaker 1: we'll have this discussion. But I think this notion that 266 00:14:27,960 --> 00:14:31,720 Speaker 1: Burrow is gonna have more super Bowls than the Homes 267 00:14:32,600 --> 00:14:36,480 Speaker 1: here here's listen. I think we'd all agree mahomes a 268 00:14:36,600 --> 00:14:38,920 Speaker 1: better player than Joe, though the gap is, you know, 269 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:43,360 Speaker 1: Joe is a fantastic player, ma Home says Andy. Buru 270 00:14:43,520 --> 00:14:46,800 Speaker 1: has Zach Taylor, so who has given up play calling? 271 00:14:46,920 --> 00:14:49,120 Speaker 1: But I'll just I'll bet on Andy Reid and Burrow 272 00:14:49,160 --> 00:14:53,760 Speaker 1: figuring this thing out as time goes on. Uh over, 273 00:14:54,800 --> 00:14:57,880 Speaker 1: excuse me, I'll bet on the Chiefs, you know, kind 274 00:14:57,880 --> 00:15:01,840 Speaker 1: of outlasting them. Yeah. I don't see that one, actually, 275 00:15:02,320 --> 00:15:04,960 Speaker 1: but I hear. I hear. You typically a big fan 276 00:15:05,000 --> 00:15:06,640 Speaker 1: of the pod, but your takes have seemed to be 277 00:15:06,680 --> 00:15:09,520 Speaker 1: getting lazy as someone who's profession is centered around the 278 00:15:09,600 --> 00:15:12,400 Speaker 1: NFL and football. I find it quite arrogant that you 279 00:15:12,440 --> 00:15:16,360 Speaker 1: consistently saying that you do not watch certain teams and games. 280 00:15:16,840 --> 00:15:19,520 Speaker 1: This is coming from someone who could be who would 281 00:15:19,560 --> 00:15:21,880 Speaker 1: die to be in the position to watch football for 282 00:15:21,960 --> 00:15:26,120 Speaker 1: my career. Please be better and remember where you come from. 283 00:15:26,160 --> 00:15:29,480 Speaker 1: Your head's getting too big. It's quite obvious that you 284 00:15:29,560 --> 00:15:31,760 Speaker 1: do not go back and listen to your past recordings. 285 00:15:32,080 --> 00:15:35,120 Speaker 1: I would recommend you do so in order to cut 286 00:15:35,160 --> 00:15:38,480 Speaker 1: back on the constant contradictions. Well, when I say I 287 00:15:38,520 --> 00:15:42,920 Speaker 1: do not watch teams, if there are twelve games going on, right, 288 00:15:43,640 --> 00:15:47,920 Speaker 1: I'm not watching the Houston Texans. I'm watching the games 289 00:15:47,960 --> 00:15:50,640 Speaker 1: with the playoff teams. Right if the Bills are playing 290 00:15:50,680 --> 00:15:54,760 Speaker 1: the Jets and the Giants are playing the football team, 291 00:15:54,960 --> 00:15:57,800 Speaker 1: I don't have seven team TVs. I'm also not going 292 00:15:57,840 --> 00:16:01,680 Speaker 1: to talk about the Texas. I'm in the entertainment business, 293 00:16:01,720 --> 00:16:04,720 Speaker 1: and the worst teams like the Denver Broncos, they're not 294 00:16:04,920 --> 00:16:08,960 Speaker 1: on my television. If there are important games on TV, 295 00:16:09,920 --> 00:16:13,560 Speaker 1: and once you get to December, you have to determine 296 00:16:13,640 --> 00:16:16,520 Speaker 1: who you watch. So he's saying I'm getting lazy. No, 297 00:16:17,960 --> 00:16:21,440 Speaker 1: I'm watching Cowboys, Eagles, and I ain't watching Texans Colts. 298 00:16:21,840 --> 00:16:24,800 Speaker 1: Welcome to the business that I am in, right, Like, 299 00:16:24,840 --> 00:16:27,520 Speaker 1: you don't spend time if you talk about the NBA 300 00:16:27,840 --> 00:16:31,720 Speaker 1: watching the fucking Orlando Magic, you know, play I don't 301 00:16:31,720 --> 00:16:33,800 Speaker 1: even know who some other crappy team is when the 302 00:16:33,800 --> 00:16:36,720 Speaker 1: Warriors are playing the Celtics as part of the deal. 303 00:16:36,760 --> 00:16:40,200 Speaker 1: My man, So my takes are getting lazy. I just 304 00:16:40,600 --> 00:16:44,200 Speaker 1: I watch what matters, and in football in December, certain 305 00:16:44,240 --> 00:16:47,480 Speaker 1: games matters more than others. Plus they're not gonna get 306 00:16:47,480 --> 00:16:50,760 Speaker 1: talked about on this show. So yeah, there are certain 307 00:16:50,760 --> 00:16:54,560 Speaker 1: teams the Colts, who I'm gonna end up watching, probably 308 00:16:54,600 --> 00:16:58,240 Speaker 1: on Saturday. But yeah, I don't. I don't really know 309 00:16:58,240 --> 00:17:01,520 Speaker 1: what to tell you. He's not happy with me. Kudos 310 00:17:01,520 --> 00:17:03,960 Speaker 1: for the wonderful tribute on your pod to Mike Leach. 311 00:17:04,160 --> 00:17:07,480 Speaker 1: I hope you're doing great on the pod. It really is. 312 00:17:08,400 --> 00:17:11,520 Speaker 1: You know, I was thinking about this too. It's I mean, 313 00:17:11,520 --> 00:17:16,080 Speaker 1: it's obviously a devastating, you know, loss to his family. Um, 314 00:17:16,119 --> 00:17:19,320 Speaker 1: you know, clearly he had been sick. But think about 315 00:17:19,400 --> 00:17:23,159 Speaker 1: like they elevated the defensive coordinator who I didn't know 316 00:17:23,280 --> 00:17:26,240 Speaker 1: much about, thirty six year old guy from san Diego State. 317 00:17:26,720 --> 00:17:29,959 Speaker 1: Who was San Diego States? I think who had been 318 00:17:30,000 --> 00:17:32,000 Speaker 1: at San Diego State. I'm not sure exactly where he 319 00:17:32,080 --> 00:17:36,200 Speaker 1: played forget I looked it up, Oh, New Mexico, and uh, 320 00:17:36,400 --> 00:17:37,840 Speaker 1: Leech just hired him. I don't I don't know what 321 00:17:37,880 --> 00:17:41,600 Speaker 1: their connection was. But he becomes the defensive coordinator. You know, 322 00:17:41,640 --> 00:17:44,119 Speaker 1: there are some things that you just don't prepare you 323 00:17:44,160 --> 00:17:47,479 Speaker 1: for in life, Like if you're the athletic director, you know, 324 00:17:47,720 --> 00:17:51,000 Speaker 1: you hire Mike Leach, you're having success. You're thinking like, God, 325 00:17:51,240 --> 00:17:54,120 Speaker 1: this is gonna be We're gonna have We're gonna win 326 00:17:54,200 --> 00:17:56,399 Speaker 1: eight nine games every single year. I have one of 327 00:17:56,440 --> 00:17:59,200 Speaker 1: the most famous coaches. We're kicking ask and then he dies. 328 00:18:00,040 --> 00:18:02,440 Speaker 1: And if you're this defensive coordinator, you're thinking like, I'm 329 00:18:02,520 --> 00:18:05,720 Speaker 1: Mike Leeches defensive coordinator. I have dudes. Now we're successful 330 00:18:05,720 --> 00:18:09,240 Speaker 1: because part of the knock on the the air raid 331 00:18:09,920 --> 00:18:13,000 Speaker 1: is like, you know, it's hard to develop a defense 332 00:18:13,119 --> 00:18:16,199 Speaker 1: because you just practice against like go routes and the 333 00:18:16,240 --> 00:18:18,159 Speaker 1: passing game NonStop. So how do you ever learn to 334 00:18:18,160 --> 00:18:20,880 Speaker 1: stop the run? Well, thing in the SEC is even 335 00:18:20,920 --> 00:18:22,840 Speaker 1: if you practice against it every day. If you're recruiting 336 00:18:22,880 --> 00:18:26,440 Speaker 1: Fletcher Cox you know, and Darius slays like, you're getting 337 00:18:26,480 --> 00:18:29,119 Speaker 1: a different level of athlete then you were at Washington 338 00:18:29,200 --> 00:18:32,959 Speaker 1: State or Texas Tech. So you can get NFL players. 339 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:35,560 Speaker 1: So yeah, even though you practice against leeches offense, like 340 00:18:36,080 --> 00:18:39,639 Speaker 1: you can become something and they were. But then all 341 00:18:39,640 --> 00:18:42,600 Speaker 1: of a sudden, it's like boom and there is no 342 00:18:42,880 --> 00:18:45,639 Speaker 1: there's no handbook for life. Right when you're in a 343 00:18:45,680 --> 00:18:48,240 Speaker 1: position as an a d as a as a position coach, 344 00:18:48,280 --> 00:18:50,840 Speaker 1: and you know, the guy passes away, you know, I 345 00:18:50,880 --> 00:18:53,680 Speaker 1: think about the players on that team. That's a crazy 346 00:18:53,720 --> 00:18:56,200 Speaker 1: thing is in football. I was talking to a buddy 347 00:18:56,200 --> 00:18:58,600 Speaker 1: of mine that works at a college program and and 348 00:18:58,720 --> 00:19:02,040 Speaker 1: the head coach just got fired and he's like, honestly, 349 00:19:02,040 --> 00:19:04,280 Speaker 1: I'm just waiting for them to let me go. I 350 00:19:04,359 --> 00:19:06,080 Speaker 1: want to be let go, but I'm just sitting at 351 00:19:06,080 --> 00:19:09,560 Speaker 1: my office doing nothing. And in football, and maybe this 352 00:19:09,640 --> 00:19:11,720 Speaker 1: is like in in some industries when you when you're 353 00:19:11,720 --> 00:19:15,000 Speaker 1: a head coach. Yeah, I I'd say it's pretty unique 354 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:17,639 Speaker 1: in football, right, Like if you're a CEO or whatever, 355 00:19:17,840 --> 00:19:21,000 Speaker 1: not everyone under you, especially a bigger company, is directly 356 00:19:21,040 --> 00:19:23,200 Speaker 1: tied to you. But like if I'm the head coach 357 00:19:23,520 --> 00:19:27,440 Speaker 1: of Mississippi State, of the Arizona Cardinals, of whoever, every 358 00:19:27,440 --> 00:19:30,399 Speaker 1: single one under me, like all my coaches, all my 359 00:19:30,440 --> 00:19:33,600 Speaker 1: support staff, like they all answered me. So when I 360 00:19:33,640 --> 00:19:36,280 Speaker 1: get fired or I leave for a job, or I mean, 361 00:19:36,320 --> 00:19:40,040 Speaker 1: worst case scenario, I die, I think the ripple effects 362 00:19:40,080 --> 00:19:42,760 Speaker 1: that have on the amount of people that are all 363 00:19:42,800 --> 00:19:45,159 Speaker 1: answering to this guy. And I've seen it when I 364 00:19:45,200 --> 00:19:47,040 Speaker 1: was with Pat Hill and I was with Andy Reid, 365 00:19:47,119 --> 00:19:48,720 Speaker 1: Like there was one guy at the top of the 366 00:19:48,720 --> 00:19:53,360 Speaker 1: food chain, you know, and when that guy is fired, leaves, 367 00:19:53,800 --> 00:19:59,480 Speaker 1: retires whatever, obviously bleach. It's it's just a crazy time 368 00:19:59,560 --> 00:20:04,960 Speaker 1: for every one involved. And it's just I don't even know, man, 369 00:20:05,000 --> 00:20:08,479 Speaker 1: It's one of those stories that, yeah, it just sucks, 370 00:20:08,880 --> 00:20:12,040 Speaker 1: it really does. I appreciate the genuine opinions you give 371 00:20:12,080 --> 00:20:13,720 Speaker 1: on your show. I've been listening to you since New 372 00:20:13,840 --> 00:20:16,760 Speaker 1: Days your pod came out. I was listening to your 373 00:20:16,760 --> 00:20:19,640 Speaker 1: middleof mail bag on Tuesday. Someone complained about you highlighting 374 00:20:19,640 --> 00:20:23,960 Speaker 1: weak ass arm quarterbacks in Brandon Staley. In my humble opinion, 375 00:20:24,040 --> 00:20:26,560 Speaker 1: you should actually talk about how the Chargers are gonna 376 00:20:26,560 --> 00:20:30,280 Speaker 1: be a lifetime underachieving franchise and how Mac Jones has 377 00:20:30,320 --> 00:20:33,840 Speaker 1: a noodle arm more ps. I'm a huge Pats fan, 378 00:20:34,080 --> 00:20:38,320 Speaker 1: bald brother for life. I was actually listening the other 379 00:20:38,400 --> 00:20:42,359 Speaker 1: day to Russilo and he had on Sean Payton and 380 00:20:42,400 --> 00:20:45,440 Speaker 1: Sean Payton, and you know, Ryan kind of knew that 381 00:20:45,480 --> 00:20:48,359 Speaker 1: Shahn's not going to admit that he's gonna, like, you know, 382 00:20:48,560 --> 00:20:50,879 Speaker 1: hammer like give him a specific job that he was 383 00:20:50,920 --> 00:20:54,640 Speaker 1: interested in. So and Sean Smarty did a good job 384 00:20:54,640 --> 00:20:58,560 Speaker 1: of kind of like circumventing the direct talk. But one 385 00:20:58,600 --> 00:21:00,679 Speaker 1: thing he did bring up is like when he was 386 00:21:00,680 --> 00:21:03,280 Speaker 1: gonna look at a future job, whether it's this year 387 00:21:03,359 --> 00:21:07,040 Speaker 1: or next year, it's gonna be about the entire picture. 388 00:21:07,200 --> 00:21:09,600 Speaker 1: And and really what he was talking about his ownership, 389 00:21:10,119 --> 00:21:13,040 Speaker 1: and he drops something like why some teams haven't won 390 00:21:13,080 --> 00:21:16,359 Speaker 1: for four plus decades. It almost felt like he was 391 00:21:16,400 --> 00:21:20,560 Speaker 1: talking about Dean Spanos. Now I would fire Brand Sallee 392 00:21:20,560 --> 00:21:21,960 Speaker 1: at the end of this year unless he, like won 393 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:24,720 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl, which is not gonna happen. And I 394 00:21:24,720 --> 00:21:27,240 Speaker 1: would go all in for Sean Payton. And I think 395 00:21:27,240 --> 00:21:29,800 Speaker 1: it would be hard for Sean Payton to pass up 396 00:21:30,520 --> 00:21:34,280 Speaker 1: on Justin Herbert. You just you only get those opportunities 397 00:21:34,320 --> 00:21:36,520 Speaker 1: to work with a guy like that. I mean, it 398 00:21:36,600 --> 00:21:38,640 Speaker 1: just doesn't happen, right, I mean, look at the floor. 399 00:21:38,960 --> 00:21:40,960 Speaker 1: He was handed a job that actually didn't look great. 400 00:21:40,960 --> 00:21:42,959 Speaker 1: But then Aaron Rodgers turned back and Aaron Rodgers and 401 00:21:43,080 --> 00:21:45,280 Speaker 1: won multiple m vps. A guy got a contract, Stenson, 402 00:21:45,320 --> 00:21:46,640 Speaker 1: you want a bunch of games, one of the playoffs 403 00:21:46,640 --> 00:21:50,320 Speaker 1: all the time. But can you win with the Chargers 404 00:21:50,440 --> 00:21:53,320 Speaker 1: for whatever reason? Like they have all these successful teams 405 00:21:53,320 --> 00:21:55,439 Speaker 1: with the majority of my life, and one time they 406 00:21:55,480 --> 00:21:57,879 Speaker 1: went to a super Bowl, and really one time that 407 00:21:57,960 --> 00:22:00,880 Speaker 1: year and ninety four a little out of nowhere, they've 408 00:22:00,880 --> 00:22:02,440 Speaker 1: had a lot of teams that's like, yeah, this team 409 00:22:02,480 --> 00:22:04,560 Speaker 1: is not gonna be a threat, and they just never are. 410 00:22:05,400 --> 00:22:08,680 Speaker 1: Yet they have no business not being some powerhouse because 411 00:22:08,680 --> 00:22:11,440 Speaker 1: they're always pretty loaded in a weird way. They always 412 00:22:11,480 --> 00:22:13,760 Speaker 1: do a good job drafting, you know, they always have 413 00:22:13,840 --> 00:22:15,800 Speaker 1: teams that you go gotta want, Like seven of those 414 00:22:15,800 --> 00:22:17,639 Speaker 1: guys on my team. The guy that got mad that 415 00:22:17,640 --> 00:22:20,240 Speaker 1: I don't watch the Houston Texans, Like the Texans would 416 00:22:20,280 --> 00:22:23,240 Speaker 1: take the majority of their roster, right, The Colts would 417 00:22:23,280 --> 00:22:25,560 Speaker 1: love a lot of their players. The Jacks would line 418 00:22:25,640 --> 00:22:28,159 Speaker 1: up for some of their dudes. Um, I feel for 419 00:22:28,240 --> 00:22:29,959 Speaker 1: all you guys watching a lot of Jack's film here 420 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:32,720 Speaker 1: in December. Actually they're coming. I'll give the Jack's little respect. 421 00:22:32,840 --> 00:22:35,760 Speaker 1: Jack's Cowboys. Actually pretty interesting game on on Sunday. That's 422 00:22:35,760 --> 00:22:38,679 Speaker 1: the playoff game. I'll be paying attention to. Uh, But 423 00:22:39,520 --> 00:22:44,320 Speaker 1: to me ownership man, you see, like like er say, like, 424 00:22:44,760 --> 00:22:46,600 Speaker 1: is er say a good owner? Or does he just 425 00:22:46,680 --> 00:22:50,000 Speaker 1: kind of luck into Peyton Manning and Andrew luck because 426 00:22:50,000 --> 00:22:52,399 Speaker 1: since he's had Ballard and Frank, you know, they've had 427 00:22:52,440 --> 00:22:55,000 Speaker 1: competitive teams. But it's kind of getting weird. It's definitely 428 00:22:55,040 --> 00:22:57,200 Speaker 1: getting weird. Now. Is he kind of a kok? Is 429 00:22:57,240 --> 00:22:59,639 Speaker 1: he kind of a whack job? Everyone? I know? McAfee 430 00:22:59,680 --> 00:23:01,639 Speaker 1: like some Well, of course he does. The guy that 431 00:23:01,640 --> 00:23:04,199 Speaker 1: paid him all a bunch of money and still supports him, right, 432 00:23:04,240 --> 00:23:06,560 Speaker 1: I don't. I'm not mean financially, but like their buddies, 433 00:23:06,800 --> 00:23:08,879 Speaker 1: a guy like people that I know that are in 434 00:23:09,600 --> 00:23:12,960 Speaker 1: important positions to give me fucking free tickets? But is 435 00:23:13,000 --> 00:23:16,240 Speaker 1: Jim Marsell good owner? Like? Is that a good desirable job? 436 00:23:16,720 --> 00:23:20,200 Speaker 1: Is the Arizona Cardinals with the Bidwell family a desirable job? 437 00:23:20,760 --> 00:23:22,719 Speaker 1: You know? I think when you look historically, a lot 438 00:23:22,760 --> 00:23:25,560 Speaker 1: of these jobs you know, not really like do do 439 00:23:25,640 --> 00:23:28,920 Speaker 1: the Eagles randomly win or do they win because Jeffrey 440 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:32,840 Speaker 1: Lury just does everything humanly possible to support the football team. 441 00:23:32,920 --> 00:23:35,960 Speaker 1: What do you need? What check? Can I cut? You 442 00:23:36,000 --> 00:23:38,239 Speaker 1: need something else? We need to do this? Do it? 443 00:23:38,400 --> 00:23:41,360 Speaker 1: Here are the resources. That is just not the case 444 00:23:41,400 --> 00:23:45,159 Speaker 1: in a lot of places. It clearly isn't because in 445 00:23:45,200 --> 00:23:49,200 Speaker 1: a league with everyone has money. But that's the unique 446 00:23:49,200 --> 00:23:52,359 Speaker 1: part about the business of football. Right in the NBA, 447 00:23:52,480 --> 00:23:54,600 Speaker 1: there are the haves and the have nots. In baseball, 448 00:23:54,640 --> 00:23:57,920 Speaker 1: there definitely are. In football, everyone gets three plus million 449 00:23:57,920 --> 00:23:59,120 Speaker 1: dollars at the end of the year from the media, 450 00:23:59,200 --> 00:24:01,520 Speaker 1: right steals. Since Santi Bengals have the same amount of 451 00:24:01,520 --> 00:24:03,600 Speaker 1: money as the Dallas Cowboys in terms to spend on 452 00:24:03,640 --> 00:24:06,119 Speaker 1: the players, salary caps the same, they all have the 453 00:24:06,160 --> 00:24:09,240 Speaker 1: amount to pay players every single team. Now as the 454 00:24:09,280 --> 00:24:12,080 Speaker 1: money has gotten bigger, I guess some teams have more 455 00:24:12,160 --> 00:24:14,960 Speaker 1: money to give cash bonuses, but at this point in time, 456 00:24:15,000 --> 00:24:17,760 Speaker 1: the majority of the teams if they want to sign 457 00:24:17,760 --> 00:24:20,960 Speaker 1: a quarterback. Even the Bengals sold the naming rights to 458 00:24:21,000 --> 00:24:22,680 Speaker 1: the to the stadium because they know they got to 459 00:24:22,720 --> 00:24:25,480 Speaker 1: give Burrow hundred eighty million dollars and a hundred and 460 00:24:25,520 --> 00:24:28,879 Speaker 1: twenty million dollar signing bugs. So it's like, no one's 461 00:24:28,920 --> 00:24:32,239 Speaker 1: really at a disadvantage. It's like, Howry Roseman, I've been 462 00:24:32,240 --> 00:24:33,919 Speaker 1: saying this for a while, said this years ago, and 463 00:24:33,880 --> 00:24:37,560 Speaker 1: it's it's pretty basic, but most people don't think like this. 464 00:24:38,119 --> 00:24:40,840 Speaker 1: Every single team starts every single season with the same 465 00:24:40,880 --> 00:24:44,240 Speaker 1: amount of resources, same money, same salary cap, in the 466 00:24:44,280 --> 00:24:47,359 Speaker 1: same uh, in the same amount of draft picks. You 467 00:24:47,440 --> 00:24:49,520 Speaker 1: just choose how to allocate it. Like, the reason the 468 00:24:49,560 --> 00:24:52,040 Speaker 1: Denver Broncos don't have picks coming up is because they 469 00:24:52,200 --> 00:24:55,080 Speaker 1: chose to invest in Russell Wilson. The reason they have 470 00:24:55,160 --> 00:24:58,520 Speaker 1: less salary cap space. Then, let's say the Raiders because 471 00:24:58,520 --> 00:25:01,560 Speaker 1: they gave Russell Wilson all that. Like, you get to 472 00:25:01,600 --> 00:25:05,480 Speaker 1: dictate how you want to allocate your resources. But every 473 00:25:05,520 --> 00:25:08,480 Speaker 1: team technically has the same amount of resources, the same 474 00:25:08,480 --> 00:25:10,560 Speaker 1: amount of draft picks a first round pick through seventh 475 00:25:10,600 --> 00:25:13,080 Speaker 1: round pick, and obviously get compensed story picks, you know, 476 00:25:13,280 --> 00:25:14,680 Speaker 1: throw a little bit of a curve ball, and the 477 00:25:14,720 --> 00:25:16,439 Speaker 1: same amount of salary cap. You just choose you want 478 00:25:16,440 --> 00:25:18,600 Speaker 1: to pay George Kittle or do you want to pay 479 00:25:19,040 --> 00:25:21,520 Speaker 1: you know, dk metcalf Right. You get to pick and 480 00:25:21,600 --> 00:25:24,159 Speaker 1: choose who you want to extend who you want to 481 00:25:24,200 --> 00:25:26,280 Speaker 1: trade for. You want to get Jalen Ramsey, Well, it's 482 00:25:26,280 --> 00:25:27,879 Speaker 1: gonna cost you two ones and a two and then 483 00:25:27,920 --> 00:25:29,800 Speaker 1: you're gonna have to give him x amount of money 484 00:25:29,880 --> 00:25:32,920 Speaker 1: hundred million dollars and twenty million dollars a year, Like 485 00:25:33,320 --> 00:25:36,560 Speaker 1: you are actively choosing that. And that's where people separate 486 00:25:36,680 --> 00:25:39,560 Speaker 1: and what where teams really separated? Like are you willing 487 00:25:39,600 --> 00:25:41,600 Speaker 1: to go buy a ten to fifteen million dollar coach? 488 00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:44,520 Speaker 1: Are you willing to pay for the best defensive coordinator 489 00:25:44,720 --> 00:25:46,679 Speaker 1: because that they cost three and a half million dollars 490 00:25:46,680 --> 00:25:49,119 Speaker 1: And that's not on the salary cap, but because of 491 00:25:49,160 --> 00:25:51,480 Speaker 1: the huge media right steals, every team has that money. 492 00:25:51,800 --> 00:25:54,159 Speaker 1: It's like, oh, would you rather just save a million 493 00:25:54,200 --> 00:25:56,760 Speaker 1: dollars for yourself? Maybe you get to buy an extra 494 00:25:56,800 --> 00:25:58,800 Speaker 1: condo somewhere where you want to go, I don't know, 495 00:25:59,000 --> 00:26:02,879 Speaker 1: fucking Puerto Rico, Florida, Keys wherever. Like that's that's on 496 00:26:02,960 --> 00:26:07,280 Speaker 1: the owner. That that's where I think teams and front 497 00:26:07,320 --> 00:26:11,560 Speaker 1: offices and ultimately like winning and losing, it is really separated. 498 00:26:11,800 --> 00:26:13,960 Speaker 1: And that's the stuff that it's hard to quantify and 499 00:26:14,000 --> 00:26:16,880 Speaker 1: only people like on the inside of those individual buildings 500 00:26:17,040 --> 00:26:20,480 Speaker 1: really know it's harder for us on the outside, you know, 501 00:26:20,520 --> 00:26:23,960 Speaker 1: to really gauge that, but it definitely shows over time 502 00:26:24,320 --> 00:26:27,600 Speaker 1: because like, how for you know, thirty years of the 503 00:26:27,600 --> 00:26:30,280 Speaker 1: Steelers being competitive, right? Why why have the Eagles now 504 00:26:30,359 --> 00:26:34,320 Speaker 1: for two plus decades been just a consistent winning franchise? 505 00:26:34,920 --> 00:26:39,520 Speaker 1: Like I think it's pretty clear ownership. Ownership matters, and 506 00:26:39,600 --> 00:26:43,320 Speaker 1: ultimately what ownership is is leadership, right, And some are 507 00:26:43,320 --> 00:26:46,359 Speaker 1: more vocal than others. But like to me, Jim Mercy 508 00:26:46,440 --> 00:26:50,639 Speaker 1: will invest right, he will give the resources, but is 509 00:26:50,640 --> 00:26:53,680 Speaker 1: he the most you know, stable individual. It feels a 510 00:26:53,680 --> 00:26:56,159 Speaker 1: little all over that something historically has been off with 511 00:26:56,240 --> 00:27:00,280 Speaker 1: Shot con right or Jimmy hasn't like you just red 512 00:27:00,320 --> 00:27:03,280 Speaker 1: flags certain places. Now can they overcome that with Doug 513 00:27:03,320 --> 00:27:07,280 Speaker 1: Peterson and Trevor Lawrence Stefanski, Deshaun Watson. Time will tell, 514 00:27:07,720 --> 00:27:11,200 Speaker 1: but you would say historically probably not. Probably not. You 515 00:27:11,200 --> 00:27:14,800 Speaker 1: could argue small sample size, but the small sample size 516 00:27:14,840 --> 00:27:18,240 Speaker 1: has been pretty ugly. Uh. Well, w ended on that, 517 00:27:18,400 --> 00:27:42,879 Speaker 1: have a good weekend, Talk to everyone soon. Peace The 518 00:27:43,040 --> 00:27:43,480 Speaker 1: volume