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So all 10 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:55,760 Speaker 1: of us, through the course of our journeys, our experiences, 11 00:00:56,360 --> 00:00:59,600 Speaker 1: is going to change our perspectives, right hopefully. You know, 12 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:01,920 Speaker 1: you do something for long enough, it works, you keep 13 00:01:01,960 --> 00:01:04,880 Speaker 1: doing it. It doesn't work, you move off it. And 14 00:01:05,000 --> 00:01:06,760 Speaker 1: I'll give you an example of this. So when I 15 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:11,840 Speaker 1: first started dating my wife and she was an experimenter, 16 00:01:11,920 --> 00:01:13,680 Speaker 1: if we went out to eat, you know, I would 17 00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:18,120 Speaker 1: order the chicken palm, the New York Strip, steak and broccolini. 18 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:20,640 Speaker 1: I would go with things I knew were going to 19 00:01:20,720 --> 00:01:24,720 Speaker 1: be good. And my wife was a big gambler. You know, 20 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:28,720 Speaker 1: she's going out with sea urchin salad, with squid ink 21 00:01:28,840 --> 00:01:32,680 Speaker 1: vinegarette and about half the time she'd be eating off 22 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:36,120 Speaker 1: my plate. She's like, I don't really like it. And 23 00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:41,080 Speaker 1: I said, if you're gonna experiment, experiment at home and 24 00:01:41,120 --> 00:01:42,959 Speaker 1: then just throw it in the trash and start over. 25 00:01:43,440 --> 00:01:46,720 Speaker 1: I said, but when you go to a restaurant, especially 26 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:48,960 Speaker 1: in Los Angeles, it's like one hundred and fifty dollars 27 00:01:48,960 --> 00:01:52,320 Speaker 1: one hundred and sixty dollars for dinner, Why roll the dice. 28 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:55,440 Speaker 1: Just go with something you know as popular. So I 29 00:01:55,480 --> 00:01:57,880 Speaker 1: always go into a restaurant and I'm like, what's the 30 00:01:57,920 --> 00:02:02,400 Speaker 1: most popular dish? Every restaurant has strengths and weaknesses on 31 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 1: the menu, stuff they're really good at and really known 32 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:07,520 Speaker 1: for it, and I order it. I could not tell 33 00:02:07,600 --> 00:02:10,800 Speaker 1: you the last time I went to a restaurant and 34 00:02:11,040 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 1: left unsatisfied. I just go with what I know is 35 00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:16,680 Speaker 1: going to be good. I'm paying a lot of money 36 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:20,359 Speaker 1: for it. My wife, over the course of our relationship 37 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:25,600 Speaker 1: now is a much more consistent restaurant order. She kind 38 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:28,560 Speaker 1: of goes with what she knows. She'll like sea bass, 39 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:33,160 Speaker 1: you know, whatever it is, Bolonaise. And my point is 40 00:02:33,720 --> 00:02:38,120 Speaker 1: her mistakes or her missus, her frustration is probably a 41 00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:42,360 Speaker 1: better word. Changed her perspective in habits, and you know 42 00:02:42,400 --> 00:02:45,280 Speaker 1: I was the other day. I'm sitting there watching some 43 00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:49,000 Speaker 1: footage from the media on the combine, the NFL combine, 44 00:02:49,919 --> 00:02:52,040 Speaker 1: And I used to try to for years and years. 45 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:54,960 Speaker 1: I've been doing this thirty years, try to guess if 46 00:02:55,040 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 1: quarterbacks we're gonna make it, we're gonna bust. And over 47 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:01,960 Speaker 1: the last two years really changed my perspective on this 48 00:03:03,320 --> 00:03:06,280 Speaker 1: about trying to predict what quarterbacks are going to work. 49 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:10,440 Speaker 1: Last year's class and the class two years ago, I 50 00:03:10,480 --> 00:03:14,160 Speaker 1: think I nailed completely. I thought Trevor Lawrence, mac Jones, 51 00:03:14,320 --> 00:03:18,000 Speaker 1: Zach Wilson, justin Fields pretty much nailed that class. Nobody 52 00:03:18,040 --> 00:03:20,320 Speaker 1: really knows about Trey Lance yet. We really don't know. 53 00:03:20,639 --> 00:03:22,280 Speaker 1: My guess is it's not going to work, but nobody 54 00:03:22,320 --> 00:03:25,600 Speaker 1: knows it's not playing. But I've come to the conclusion 55 00:03:25,639 --> 00:03:28,320 Speaker 1: after a lot of misses that here's how I look 56 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:32,720 Speaker 1: about all these first round quarterbacks. In the last ten drafts, 57 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:38,280 Speaker 1: we've had thirty first round quarterbacks. We've only had eight stars. 58 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:45,360 Speaker 1: Eight and in most instances, the stars have landed in 59 00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:50,000 Speaker 1: the right spot with an offensive coach Deshaun Watson, with 60 00:03:50,040 --> 00:03:55,600 Speaker 1: a Bill O'Brien, Patrick Mahomes. It helps with Andy Reid 61 00:03:56,440 --> 00:03:59,360 Speaker 1: is that most of the time, maybe every fourth or 62 00:03:59,400 --> 00:04:03,440 Speaker 1: fifth year, maybe twice a decade, there is a quarterback 63 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:07,680 Speaker 1: good enough. Trevor Lawrence Andrew Locke. I believe Caleb Williams 64 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:13,920 Speaker 1: at USC to overcome chaos, but nine them aren't. Of 65 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:18,800 Speaker 1: the last thirty quarterbacks taken first round. It's a decade 66 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:24,520 Speaker 1: twelve whiffs, twelve misses, ten starters but really need to 67 00:04:24,560 --> 00:04:29,520 Speaker 1: be carried Dak Prescott, Kirk Cousins and eight stars. And 68 00:04:29,600 --> 00:04:31,920 Speaker 1: by the way, I'm giving Kyler Murray a star rating. 69 00:04:34,560 --> 00:04:38,640 Speaker 1: He's close. And so I've just based on so many misses, 70 00:04:38,720 --> 00:04:42,680 Speaker 1: not any individual miss But I just don't think, with 71 00:04:42,839 --> 00:04:46,360 Speaker 1: very few exceptions, any of these kids can overcome the 72 00:04:46,440 --> 00:04:50,200 Speaker 1: Chicago Bears ownership and front office. I like Justin Fields, 73 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:53,320 Speaker 1: Trevor Lawrence would make it work. I don't think he's 74 00:04:53,320 --> 00:04:56,719 Speaker 1: good enough to overcome the nonsense. They hired a defensive coach. 75 00:04:57,040 --> 00:04:59,400 Speaker 1: Now we have a first time GM. I've never liked 76 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:02,839 Speaker 1: the ownership. It's a defensive culture. It's a hard town 77 00:05:02,880 --> 00:05:04,719 Speaker 1: to be a quarterback in the media is tough, the 78 00:05:04,760 --> 00:05:08,040 Speaker 1: weather's brutal. You're in a division with you know Aaron 79 00:05:08,160 --> 00:05:11,800 Speaker 1: Rodgers and right now Kirk Cousins and Jared Goff. You 80 00:05:11,760 --> 00:05:15,520 Speaker 1: gotta win some shootouts. Bears defense sucks offenses are good 81 00:05:15,560 --> 00:05:19,800 Speaker 1: in the division. So that's how I look at this 82 00:05:19,880 --> 00:05:24,080 Speaker 1: draft and the one. None of the quarterbacks who will 83 00:05:24,080 --> 00:05:27,359 Speaker 1: go in the first round. CJ. Stroud, Richardson at Florida, 84 00:05:27,520 --> 00:05:31,680 Speaker 1: Will Levis at Kentucky, or Bryce Young, none of them 85 00:05:31,680 --> 00:05:33,640 Speaker 1: I think are good enough. None of them are all 86 00:05:33,680 --> 00:05:36,479 Speaker 1: star stuff. None of them are Andrew luck Er, Trevor Lawrence, 87 00:05:36,560 --> 00:05:40,960 Speaker 1: or Caleb Williams. I think whichever team goes to Seattle 88 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:43,280 Speaker 1: at the number five pick, if they draft a quarterback, 89 00:05:44,080 --> 00:05:48,760 Speaker 1: that's the quarterback that will win. They have a star coach, 90 00:05:48,760 --> 00:05:51,359 Speaker 1: a star left tackle, a star running back, a star receiver, 91 00:05:51,440 --> 00:05:56,159 Speaker 1: an ascending playoff momentum, roster cap space, and Geno Smith, 92 00:05:56,200 --> 00:05:58,880 Speaker 1: so you don't have to start ear one that feels 93 00:05:58,880 --> 00:06:02,640 Speaker 1: like CJ. Stroud was there sits behind Gino for a year. 94 00:06:02,880 --> 00:06:08,200 Speaker 1: I think he'll be successful. I think Bryce Young, same situation, 95 00:06:08,520 --> 00:06:12,440 Speaker 1: Anthony Richardson Florida, same situation. I don't think there's a 96 00:06:12,520 --> 00:06:16,320 Speaker 1: quarterback guaranteed to succeed. I think there's a spot in 97 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:20,760 Speaker 1: this draft, Seattle number five pick. That's the spot. Whoever 98 00:06:20,839 --> 00:06:24,400 Speaker 1: they get has a very high probability to be somewhere 99 00:06:24,440 --> 00:06:28,320 Speaker 1: between a starter and a star, a really nice, really 100 00:06:28,600 --> 00:06:33,760 Speaker 1: nice starter. All right, quick college football topic. I grew 101 00:06:33,839 --> 00:06:35,719 Speaker 1: up in the Pacific Northwest, as some of you know, 102 00:06:36,320 --> 00:06:38,560 Speaker 1: I was a Washington Husky football fan that I at 103 00:06:38,560 --> 00:06:40,560 Speaker 1: some point in my career moved to Oregon. Covered the 104 00:06:40,640 --> 00:06:43,360 Speaker 1: Ducks and the Beavers, so it's near and dear to 105 00:06:43,440 --> 00:06:46,520 Speaker 1: my heart. I still love watching Pack twelve football every Saturday. 106 00:06:47,600 --> 00:06:51,240 Speaker 1: So there are a lot of stories out there right 107 00:06:51,240 --> 00:06:57,359 Speaker 1: now that the Big Ten wants Oregon and Washington to 108 00:06:57,640 --> 00:07:00,920 Speaker 1: join them in the conference, which would, let's be honest, 109 00:07:02,200 --> 00:07:06,520 Speaker 1: mostly end the Pac twelve Football Conference. It would be irrelevant. 110 00:07:07,480 --> 00:07:09,039 Speaker 1: So that bums me out because I have a lot 111 00:07:09,080 --> 00:07:11,520 Speaker 1: of friends in the conference and I grew up loving it. 112 00:07:12,280 --> 00:07:17,120 Speaker 1: So what I can tell you is that the Big 113 00:07:17,200 --> 00:07:22,360 Speaker 1: Ten is considering bringing Oregon in Washington in, but they 114 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:27,920 Speaker 1: would not get the economic benefit of the other schools. 115 00:07:27,920 --> 00:07:30,960 Speaker 1: They would get half of it. So instead of getting 116 00:07:30,960 --> 00:07:35,520 Speaker 1: that sixty five million dollar annual check from you like 117 00:07:36,080 --> 00:07:39,520 Speaker 1: the Big Ten or Fox Sports, because you know Fox 118 00:07:39,600 --> 00:07:41,840 Speaker 1: is in an ownership position with a conference, they'd get 119 00:07:41,880 --> 00:07:46,120 Speaker 1: half of that. Whatever half a share is, it's somewhere 120 00:07:46,120 --> 00:07:50,160 Speaker 1: in the thirty millions annually, which by the way, is 121 00:07:50,240 --> 00:07:54,760 Speaker 1: still better than what Oregon or Washington would get from 122 00:07:54,760 --> 00:07:58,360 Speaker 1: the television contracts in the PAC twelve. So I think 123 00:07:58,360 --> 00:08:02,640 Speaker 1: Oregon and Washington would absolutely take it. I also think 124 00:08:02,840 --> 00:08:07,040 Speaker 1: that the SEC is a hyper aggressive, full steam ahead 125 00:08:07,080 --> 00:08:09,680 Speaker 1: conference that's still going to try to cherry pick Florida 126 00:08:09,760 --> 00:08:13,440 Speaker 1: State and Clemson from the ACC. So even though the 127 00:08:13,480 --> 00:08:18,480 Speaker 1: Big Twelve has power adding USC and UCLA, I think 128 00:08:18,520 --> 00:08:21,520 Speaker 1: it would benefit from adding the big brand of Oregon 129 00:08:21,520 --> 00:08:25,200 Speaker 1: and the big market of Seattle with Washington. This is 130 00:08:25,200 --> 00:08:27,440 Speaker 1: the reality of what we're going to get in college football. 131 00:08:28,080 --> 00:08:31,720 Speaker 1: My guess is we're going to get the SEC and 132 00:08:31,840 --> 00:08:35,400 Speaker 1: the Big Ten over the next five years will be 133 00:08:35,440 --> 00:08:39,280 Speaker 1: the dominant conferences. Now, that's not all good news for 134 00:08:39,320 --> 00:08:41,600 Speaker 1: the SEC in the Big Ten because as the College 135 00:08:41,600 --> 00:08:44,520 Speaker 1: Football Playoff expands the twelve teams, you're not going to 136 00:08:44,600 --> 00:08:48,200 Speaker 1: take six teams from the SEC and six teams from 137 00:08:48,640 --> 00:08:53,520 Speaker 1: the Big Ten. A water down Big twelve, ACC and 138 00:08:53,800 --> 00:08:58,400 Speaker 1: Pac twelve will still have representatives, and those conferences will 139 00:08:58,440 --> 00:09:01,600 Speaker 1: be so weak it'll be much easier for you know, 140 00:09:02,080 --> 00:09:05,800 Speaker 1: Virginia Tech or a Miami Hurricane squad to run the table. 141 00:09:06,640 --> 00:09:10,040 Speaker 1: So you're going to get somebody from those thin water 142 00:09:10,120 --> 00:09:14,280 Speaker 1: down conferences. But I really do envision a world where 143 00:09:14,600 --> 00:09:18,320 Speaker 1: the Big ten adds four Pack twelve schools, the four 144 00:09:18,360 --> 00:09:24,440 Speaker 1: biggest brands, and the SEC keeps building. They've already plucked Texas, Oklahoma. 145 00:09:24,600 --> 00:09:26,480 Speaker 1: They go out and get a Clemson or a Florida 146 00:09:26,559 --> 00:09:30,840 Speaker 1: State who are unsatisfied with their ACC TV deals. And 147 00:09:30,880 --> 00:09:32,360 Speaker 1: I think that's the world We're going to live in. 148 00:09:32,559 --> 00:09:35,600 Speaker 1: Aggressive wins and you'll have a week ACC in, a 149 00:09:35,600 --> 00:09:37,480 Speaker 1: week Big twelve, and a week Pack twelve when the 150 00:09:37,480 --> 00:09:41,880 Speaker 1: elites put one team, maybe some years two in. But 151 00:09:42,520 --> 00:09:44,880 Speaker 1: I think this is just what's happening everywhere in sports. 152 00:09:45,000 --> 00:09:48,080 Speaker 1: You look at Major League Baseball. Right now, eight teams 153 00:09:48,080 --> 00:09:51,200 Speaker 1: are Triple A teams. The Mets payroll is bigger than 154 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:54,440 Speaker 1: the bottom seven payrolls combined. You look at the NFL, 155 00:09:54,920 --> 00:09:58,360 Speaker 1: because of rule changes to make the sports safer. If 156 00:09:58,360 --> 00:10:01,080 Speaker 1: you don't have a franchise quarterback and then eat franchise quarterback, 157 00:10:01,120 --> 00:10:04,400 Speaker 1: you're out of the Super Bowl bubble. Look at the NBA, 158 00:10:04,520 --> 00:10:06,719 Speaker 1: I mean, come on, Golden State's going on like ten 159 00:10:06,800 --> 00:10:09,880 Speaker 1: years of this dynasty. Celtics Milwaukee. I mean, we've got 160 00:10:09,920 --> 00:10:12,320 Speaker 1: three teams, maybe Katie and the Sun's four that have 161 00:10:12,320 --> 00:10:15,200 Speaker 1: a chance to win this thing. And so we've seen 162 00:10:15,280 --> 00:10:18,680 Speaker 1: this in individual sports like men's and women's tennis, women's 163 00:10:18,679 --> 00:10:21,040 Speaker 1: basketball for years and years, where there's a dominant team, 164 00:10:21,080 --> 00:10:24,560 Speaker 1: a dominant performer for decades. This is what's happening everywhere 165 00:10:24,559 --> 00:10:26,880 Speaker 1: in the world. It doesn't matter if it's streaming services, 166 00:10:27,120 --> 00:10:29,480 Speaker 1: it doesn't matter if it's sports, it doesn't matter if 167 00:10:29,520 --> 00:10:33,559 Speaker 1: it's tech. Two percent dominate, and so all these leagues 168 00:10:33,559 --> 00:10:37,000 Speaker 1: have been fighting forever for parody. I think Oregon and Washington. 169 00:10:37,120 --> 00:10:41,560 Speaker 1: Eventually the economics satisfy Fox in the Big Ten and 170 00:10:41,600 --> 00:10:44,880 Speaker 1: they bring them in, and USC and UCLA are already in, 171 00:10:45,760 --> 00:10:50,160 Speaker 1: and it'll be a super conference in the SEC Texas 172 00:10:50,200 --> 00:10:53,560 Speaker 1: Oklahoma in. They'll probably add a couple other ACC schools. 173 00:10:53,679 --> 00:10:56,600 Speaker 1: It'll be a super conference, and of the twelve spots 174 00:10:56,600 --> 00:11:01,360 Speaker 1: in the College Football Playoff, eight will come from those conferences. 175 00:11:02,120 --> 00:11:04,560 Speaker 1: And then the ACCI get one, the Big Twelve gets one, 176 00:11:04,640 --> 00:11:07,360 Speaker 1: the Pack twelve gets one. Maybe a Cincinnati and on 177 00:11:07,480 --> 00:11:13,520 Speaker 1: Power five team also gets one. 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You can always order that Amazon, all 197 00:12:23,440 --> 00:12:25,480 Speaker 1: places you can order books, We bring them on as 198 00:12:25,520 --> 00:12:28,080 Speaker 1: often as we can. He just got back from Maui, 199 00:12:28,200 --> 00:12:31,440 Speaker 1: and as a West Coast guy, that's like across the street, 200 00:12:31,960 --> 00:12:33,800 Speaker 1: but for an East Coast guy. He was on a 201 00:12:33,840 --> 00:12:39,280 Speaker 1: plane thirteen hours with his lovely wife, who I've met, 202 00:12:39,640 --> 00:12:43,480 Speaker 1: celebrating their thirtieth wedding anniversary. So I've been married fifteen 203 00:12:44,240 --> 00:12:48,560 Speaker 1: So I want you to our audience, what is the 204 00:12:48,800 --> 00:12:54,560 Speaker 1: secret seriously to a thirty year marriage? Well, I know 205 00:12:54,600 --> 00:12:56,480 Speaker 1: people who've been married a lot longer than that, so 206 00:12:56,520 --> 00:12:59,600 Speaker 1: I probably am not qualified to answer a question about 207 00:12:59,600 --> 00:13:02,760 Speaker 1: the sea to long term success in a marriage. But 208 00:13:03,200 --> 00:13:06,760 Speaker 1: just find someone who is your best friend and never 209 00:13:06,800 --> 00:13:10,680 Speaker 1: forget to treat her in that way for the rest 210 00:13:10,679 --> 00:13:14,440 Speaker 1: of your life. So I've always really focused more, I think, 211 00:13:14,480 --> 00:13:18,360 Speaker 1: on our friendship than just about anything else. So hopefully 212 00:13:18,400 --> 00:13:21,000 Speaker 1: I've been a really really good friend to her. I 213 00:13:21,040 --> 00:13:23,480 Speaker 1: know she's been a terrific friend to me, and I 214 00:13:23,559 --> 00:13:26,680 Speaker 1: think that's sort of been at the core of our relationship. Yep, 215 00:13:27,240 --> 00:13:31,040 Speaker 1: Anne is my best friend and knows all my faults, 216 00:13:31,080 --> 00:13:33,080 Speaker 1: and there are many so and she reminds me of 217 00:13:33,120 --> 00:13:38,439 Speaker 1: them regularly, so, you know, so great to be in 218 00:13:38,600 --> 00:13:40,360 Speaker 1: It is really great to be in a great marriage, 219 00:13:40,559 --> 00:13:43,439 Speaker 1: you know, not to sound you know, like an old 220 00:13:43,640 --> 00:13:47,240 Speaker 1: an old guy barking at all you young single peeps 221 00:13:47,280 --> 00:13:49,520 Speaker 1: listening to our podcast. But it's an amazing place in 222 00:13:49,520 --> 00:13:52,560 Speaker 1: our lives. It sure so of the many things to 223 00:13:52,600 --> 00:13:56,199 Speaker 1: talk about, um, you know, oftentimes New York teams, especially 224 00:13:56,200 --> 00:13:58,360 Speaker 1: in baseball. Steve Cohen has made the Mets a bit 225 00:13:58,400 --> 00:14:00,920 Speaker 1: of a villain by having a payroll that's more than 226 00:14:00,960 --> 00:14:02,960 Speaker 1: the bottom seven teams in the sport. And the Yankees 227 00:14:02,960 --> 00:14:04,920 Speaker 1: have always had that sort of image. Although I found 228 00:14:05,040 --> 00:14:09,120 Speaker 1: the Yankees, you know, the Reggie Jackson, Billy Martin Yankees, 229 00:14:09,200 --> 00:14:12,079 Speaker 1: so vulnerable and so likable. Even as a Seattle kid, 230 00:14:12,120 --> 00:14:15,960 Speaker 1: I loved those teams. They always had quirky characters and 231 00:14:16,040 --> 00:14:20,600 Speaker 1: real personality despite steer, even the owner was crazy. I 232 00:14:20,680 --> 00:14:26,840 Speaker 1: find the Knicks incredibly likable. Thibodeaux is an old school guy. 233 00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:30,440 Speaker 1: Brunson got sent off by the MAVs. They didn't understand 234 00:14:30,440 --> 00:14:33,120 Speaker 1: how good he was. You know, the Lakers ran off 235 00:14:33,200 --> 00:14:36,120 Speaker 1: Julius Randall because in a world of threes, he hits twos. 236 00:14:37,040 --> 00:14:39,240 Speaker 1: And I gotta tell you, I think they're going to 237 00:14:39,320 --> 00:14:44,240 Speaker 1: knock somebody off. I like their roster. I think I 238 00:14:44,240 --> 00:14:48,640 Speaker 1: think they're another star away. But Ian I think if 239 00:14:48,640 --> 00:14:52,160 Speaker 1: you sent them up against a Philadelphia I don't know 240 00:14:52,200 --> 00:14:56,120 Speaker 1: if they could keep pace with Cleveland's offense. But kind 241 00:14:56,160 --> 00:14:58,480 Speaker 1: of give me your forecast of the Knicks as a 242 00:14:58,560 --> 00:15:03,120 Speaker 1: playoff team. I agree. I actually think the only two 243 00:15:03,160 --> 00:15:05,800 Speaker 1: teams they cannot beat in the East start Boston and 244 00:15:05,880 --> 00:15:08,120 Speaker 1: Milwaukee in a seven game series. I actually think they'll 245 00:15:08,160 --> 00:15:11,120 Speaker 1: push those teams the way they're playing now, and they're 246 00:15:11,120 --> 00:15:14,240 Speaker 1: getting better. They've got one of the better coaches in 247 00:15:14,280 --> 00:15:17,400 Speaker 1: the NBA, and tips have you mentioned Brunson is so 248 00:15:17,520 --> 00:15:20,080 Speaker 1: much better than I thought he was going to be. 249 00:15:20,240 --> 00:15:22,960 Speaker 1: I now believe after watching him. I admit it's a 250 00:15:22,960 --> 00:15:26,040 Speaker 1: bit of a small sample size, but I do think 251 00:15:26,080 --> 00:15:28,000 Speaker 1: you can win a championship with him as your second 252 00:15:28,040 --> 00:15:31,040 Speaker 1: best player. I think he's not you too, I do yep, 253 00:15:31,480 --> 00:15:33,840 Speaker 1: and I don't think you can win. I don't think 254 00:15:33,880 --> 00:15:36,080 Speaker 1: you can have a dynasty with him. I certainly think 255 00:15:36,120 --> 00:15:38,960 Speaker 1: you can pick one or two off. And he's only 256 00:15:39,120 --> 00:15:41,880 Speaker 1: what he's twenty six years old. I think he's smart 257 00:15:42,000 --> 00:15:43,880 Speaker 1: enough to know he's got a really good thing in 258 00:15:43,880 --> 00:15:46,440 Speaker 1: New York. New York City is a place that loves 259 00:15:46,960 --> 00:15:50,600 Speaker 1: point guards for whatever reason, always has high school college 260 00:15:50,600 --> 00:15:55,120 Speaker 1: in pro and yet the Knicks haven't had one long 261 00:15:55,240 --> 00:15:57,600 Speaker 1: term who was really good since Clyde Fraser, so it's 262 00:15:57,640 --> 00:16:00,680 Speaker 1: been a long time, and finally the Knicks have a 263 00:16:00,760 --> 00:16:05,080 Speaker 1: quarterback who can lead them consistently to the playoffs and 264 00:16:05,120 --> 00:16:07,080 Speaker 1: maybe on some deep runs. I think they will beat 265 00:16:07,120 --> 00:16:09,480 Speaker 1: Cleveland in the first round if that's the matchup. I 266 00:16:09,520 --> 00:16:12,040 Speaker 1: wouldn't be surprised if the Knicks hurdle the Cavaliers and 267 00:16:12,160 --> 00:16:14,320 Speaker 1: get that four seed and home court advantage in the 268 00:16:14,320 --> 00:16:17,720 Speaker 1: first round. I think they can certainly win that series. 269 00:16:18,040 --> 00:16:21,600 Speaker 1: I think there's a shot they could upset Philly. I 270 00:16:21,640 --> 00:16:24,800 Speaker 1: think where it ends is Boston Milwaukee, wherever that series 271 00:16:25,040 --> 00:16:28,480 Speaker 1: happens in the playoffs. They'll lose that series. But that's 272 00:16:28,520 --> 00:16:31,520 Speaker 1: a really good step from where they were last year, 273 00:16:31,560 --> 00:16:35,080 Speaker 1: when it seemed like Tibs's program was unraveling after a 274 00:16:35,160 --> 00:16:40,920 Speaker 1: really good year one. So Brunson's injections obviously key. There 275 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:45,000 Speaker 1: is a sense around all sports there are certain franchises 276 00:16:45,000 --> 00:16:47,040 Speaker 1: where you have to overcome the owner. That's always been 277 00:16:47,040 --> 00:16:50,240 Speaker 1: a feeling with James Dolan. Give me the person inside 278 00:16:50,280 --> 00:16:54,320 Speaker 1: the organization that is orchestrated most of this, not a player, 279 00:16:54,800 --> 00:17:03,760 Speaker 1: but because Dolan has a reputation, fair or not. Who's 280 00:17:03,840 --> 00:17:06,800 Speaker 1: behind the scenes, who's the puppeteer, who's making these moves 281 00:17:06,800 --> 00:17:09,280 Speaker 1: in the front office. Because I've always you always hear 282 00:17:09,320 --> 00:17:12,960 Speaker 1: the same four or five names. You tell me the hierarchy, 283 00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:15,680 Speaker 1: who's the key, I think you have to go to 284 00:17:16,080 --> 00:17:19,200 Speaker 1: Leon Rose. I mean, people talk about Worldwide West being 285 00:17:19,240 --> 00:17:21,840 Speaker 1: one of the more mysterious figures in all of basketball 286 00:17:22,240 --> 00:17:27,200 Speaker 1: and his connections, but I think and listen, Worldwide West 287 00:17:27,280 --> 00:17:29,400 Speaker 1: and Leon Rose, they've been a bit of a partnership 288 00:17:29,400 --> 00:17:32,280 Speaker 1: over the years. They've made their share of mistakes, certainly, 289 00:17:32,440 --> 00:17:35,080 Speaker 1: without question. You look at forty A, you look at 290 00:17:35,160 --> 00:17:39,919 Speaker 1: Kemba Walker, and Rose actually gave TIBs some players he 291 00:17:39,920 --> 00:17:43,080 Speaker 1: didn't want reddish and they had to send out a 292 00:17:43,080 --> 00:17:45,440 Speaker 1: first round pick to get Reddish and then send out 293 00:17:45,440 --> 00:17:48,080 Speaker 1: another first round pick to get rid of them. So 294 00:17:48,440 --> 00:17:52,040 Speaker 1: they've made their share of mistakes. But Leon Rose is 295 00:17:52,080 --> 00:17:55,720 Speaker 1: the guy who made one of the best acquisitions I've 296 00:17:55,760 --> 00:17:58,600 Speaker 1: seen in New York in any sport in many years, 297 00:17:58,600 --> 00:18:01,480 Speaker 1: and that was Brunson. He got that done. He had 298 00:18:01,480 --> 00:18:04,119 Speaker 1: the relationship to get it done through the family, his 299 00:18:04,600 --> 00:18:09,600 Speaker 1: representation as well. And so now having you said, don't 300 00:18:09,640 --> 00:18:12,120 Speaker 1: name a player. I think it's impossible not to name Brunson, 301 00:18:12,840 --> 00:18:16,280 Speaker 1: because I think he's going to draw free agent significant 302 00:18:16,359 --> 00:18:20,080 Speaker 1: NBA veterans, either through a trade or free agency, who 303 00:18:20,160 --> 00:18:23,479 Speaker 1: now want to play with a point who looks at 304 00:18:23,480 --> 00:18:26,359 Speaker 1: the big picture. Now, listen, he just had thirty points 305 00:18:26,400 --> 00:18:28,159 Speaker 1: and a half against the Nets, and he finished with 306 00:18:28,240 --> 00:18:32,280 Speaker 1: thirty nine. He was not interested in, Hey, let me 307 00:18:32,320 --> 00:18:35,119 Speaker 1: try to hang fifty fifty five sixty on these guys. 308 00:18:35,359 --> 00:18:38,199 Speaker 1: He only cares about winning. He should have been an 309 00:18:38,200 --> 00:18:41,119 Speaker 1: All Star and he wasn't. And he was genuinely happy 310 00:18:41,240 --> 00:18:44,800 Speaker 1: for Julius Randall after he went through a miserable season 311 00:18:44,800 --> 00:18:47,560 Speaker 1: with the fans and everything else last year, that he 312 00:18:47,800 --> 00:18:50,280 Speaker 1: personally helped resurrect his career and make him an All 313 00:18:50,320 --> 00:18:53,879 Speaker 1: Star again. He didn't just say that. It looked to 314 00:18:53,920 --> 00:18:55,480 Speaker 1: me and a lot of people around the NIXT that 315 00:18:55,560 --> 00:18:59,359 Speaker 1: he really meant it. So his generosity of spirit, the 316 00:18:59,400 --> 00:19:01,480 Speaker 1: way he played his body language, the way he runs 317 00:19:01,480 --> 00:19:04,480 Speaker 1: a team, I think he's going to draw better players 318 00:19:04,720 --> 00:19:08,240 Speaker 1: and put the Knicks finally in position to win a championship. Well, 319 00:19:08,240 --> 00:19:11,320 Speaker 1: it's funny Luca couldn't work with port Zingis Porzingis has 320 00:19:11,320 --> 00:19:14,120 Speaker 1: actually been pretty good since leaving him. Brunson's a star, 321 00:19:14,640 --> 00:19:17,560 Speaker 1: He's not winning now with Kyrie Is, there's a there's 322 00:19:17,600 --> 00:19:20,600 Speaker 1: a James Harden quality to Luca, where he's a remarkable 323 00:19:20,680 --> 00:19:23,520 Speaker 1: score but a bit ball centric. And so I think 324 00:19:23,920 --> 00:19:26,399 Speaker 1: I think that it was really a catch, and I 325 00:19:26,440 --> 00:19:28,199 Speaker 1: think the Knicks deserve a lot of credit. I think 326 00:19:28,200 --> 00:19:32,320 Speaker 1: they're relatable. I think they I think they really you know, 327 00:19:32,440 --> 00:19:35,439 Speaker 1: Julius Randall's a fascinating player. So I was in like 328 00:19:35,520 --> 00:19:37,840 Speaker 1: in Los Angeles when he was a Laker. He comes 329 00:19:37,840 --> 00:19:40,600 Speaker 1: out of Kentucky and the league was really in transitioning 330 00:19:40,600 --> 00:19:42,159 Speaker 1: to a three point league. It was the beginning of 331 00:19:42,160 --> 00:19:44,440 Speaker 1: the Golden State stuff. And I can remember having a 332 00:19:44,440 --> 00:19:46,680 Speaker 1: discussion with somebody inside the Lakers and they're like, he's 333 00:19:46,720 --> 00:19:48,440 Speaker 1: going to make a really good player for somebody. We're 334 00:19:48,480 --> 00:19:51,000 Speaker 1: not sure it's the Lakers. But you know what, I'll 335 00:19:51,040 --> 00:19:53,959 Speaker 1: give Julius Randall credit for he mostly ian knows what 336 00:19:54,000 --> 00:19:56,520 Speaker 1: he is and what he's not. He has worked on 337 00:19:56,560 --> 00:20:00,280 Speaker 1: his game. I think he's a lot better offensive player 338 00:20:00,320 --> 00:20:02,959 Speaker 1: than the league thought he was gonna be. I mean, 339 00:20:02,960 --> 00:20:05,760 Speaker 1: he was a great high school player, very good at Kentucky, 340 00:20:05,840 --> 00:20:09,360 Speaker 1: I said, if I had never watched Julius Randall, and 341 00:20:09,400 --> 00:20:12,840 Speaker 1: I said, hey, and his numbers are pretty good. Describe him? 342 00:20:12,880 --> 00:20:16,320 Speaker 1: How would you describe him? He did shoot, I believe 343 00:20:16,320 --> 00:20:18,400 Speaker 1: it was forty one percent from three two years ago. 344 00:20:18,400 --> 00:20:20,840 Speaker 1: Of course, a lot of that was empty Jim's in 345 00:20:20,960 --> 00:20:25,480 Speaker 1: the pandemic, and so some people subtracted from that performance 346 00:20:25,520 --> 00:20:29,320 Speaker 1: from three point range. But I think he's a guy 347 00:20:29,400 --> 00:20:33,240 Speaker 1: who is a load offensively, and you're right, he's got 348 00:20:33,280 --> 00:20:36,639 Speaker 1: a little bit of an old school game. But I 349 00:20:36,720 --> 00:20:38,760 Speaker 1: think he's also given a lot of credit to Brunson 350 00:20:38,840 --> 00:20:42,560 Speaker 1: for bringing him back. Remember last year, he fought with 351 00:20:42,600 --> 00:20:45,320 Speaker 1: the fans, he fought with everybody. He had this great 352 00:20:45,560 --> 00:20:50,200 Speaker 1: first year with Tibbs and helped really gave New Yorkers 353 00:20:50,760 --> 00:20:52,920 Speaker 1: a gift really during the pandemic, the fact that the 354 00:20:53,000 --> 00:20:57,560 Speaker 1: Knicks were competent again and just playing some winning basketball 355 00:20:57,600 --> 00:20:59,560 Speaker 1: had been so long, I mean really for the better 356 00:20:59,560 --> 00:21:02,640 Speaker 1: part of two decades, and Knicks had been a dysfunctional product, 357 00:21:03,400 --> 00:21:06,399 Speaker 1: and so Randall I thought, would never ever have to 358 00:21:06,440 --> 00:21:08,520 Speaker 1: pay for a meal or a drink ever again in 359 00:21:08,520 --> 00:21:11,000 Speaker 1: the Five Boroughs. But then last year, all of a sudden, 360 00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:12,760 Speaker 1: it all fell apart on him. It looked like he 361 00:21:12,800 --> 00:21:15,399 Speaker 1: was going to get traded, he was going to play 362 00:21:15,480 --> 00:21:19,280 Speaker 1: and complain his way out of town. And then he 363 00:21:19,359 --> 00:21:21,520 Speaker 1: came back this year. He worked out in the offseason. 364 00:21:21,640 --> 00:21:26,040 Speaker 1: Brunson really helped bring him back. And listen, remember Colin. 365 00:21:26,080 --> 00:21:30,200 Speaker 1: When the Knicks signed him in twenty nineteen after missing 366 00:21:30,200 --> 00:21:33,320 Speaker 1: out on Kevin Durant into some degree Kyrie, they had 367 00:21:33,320 --> 00:21:35,720 Speaker 1: to apologize to their fan base. Steve Mills, then the 368 00:21:35,760 --> 00:21:39,919 Speaker 1: team president apologized for the consolation pieces that he signed 369 00:21:39,960 --> 00:21:42,639 Speaker 1: because they were supposed to get Kevin Durant and maybe 370 00:21:42,760 --> 00:21:45,840 Speaker 1: Kyrie Irving and they struck out and lost out to 371 00:21:45,920 --> 00:21:49,360 Speaker 1: the Brooklyn Nets. They get Julius Randall, who has done 372 00:21:49,400 --> 00:21:51,720 Speaker 1: a lot for the organization, will continue to do that, 373 00:21:52,000 --> 00:21:55,800 Speaker 1: and they basically had to apologize for signing in. So 374 00:21:55,880 --> 00:21:59,080 Speaker 1: he's come a long way, and I think he deserves 375 00:21:59,080 --> 00:22:00,800 Speaker 1: a lot of credit for the kind of bounced back 376 00:22:00,840 --> 00:22:04,880 Speaker 1: he had off of last year. So I've said before 377 00:22:05,240 --> 00:22:09,000 Speaker 1: is that I've always viewed the Mars as a reasonably 378 00:22:09,040 --> 00:22:13,200 Speaker 1: good ownership group. You know, mostly pretty stoic. They stay 379 00:22:13,200 --> 00:22:18,760 Speaker 1: out of the headlines. I don't think they're as impulsive 380 00:22:18,840 --> 00:22:23,359 Speaker 1: sometimes as the Johnson family and the Jets or Dolan 381 00:22:23,480 --> 00:22:27,159 Speaker 1: can be. I tend to think they're a little methodical. 382 00:22:27,600 --> 00:22:30,560 Speaker 1: You know, they gave Tom Coughlin. There was a couple 383 00:22:30,600 --> 00:22:32,600 Speaker 1: of years it was pretty lean at the end, and 384 00:22:32,640 --> 00:22:36,280 Speaker 1: then listen, nobody would have guessed Coughlin out of Boston 385 00:22:36,320 --> 00:22:40,000 Speaker 1: College would have been that good. They whipped on some guys, 386 00:22:40,040 --> 00:22:43,679 Speaker 1: and I my takeaway is they see in Daniel Jones 387 00:22:43,920 --> 00:22:47,280 Speaker 1: even physically esthetically, they see Eli and they know how 388 00:22:47,320 --> 00:22:49,400 Speaker 1: long it took for Ely and they see a really 389 00:22:49,440 --> 00:22:54,200 Speaker 1: good kid from the South, hard worker, doesn't make headlines, 390 00:22:54,240 --> 00:22:58,000 Speaker 1: stays out of trouble, committed to the process. And I 391 00:22:58,040 --> 00:23:01,800 Speaker 1: think they they see Brian day Ball as kind of 392 00:23:01,800 --> 00:23:05,440 Speaker 1: this Tom Coughlin. It's like we found this gem and 393 00:23:05,640 --> 00:23:08,280 Speaker 1: it's a little rough around the edges, but he's our 394 00:23:08,400 --> 00:23:10,320 Speaker 1: Tom Coughlin. You know, they always say about New York 395 00:23:10,320 --> 00:23:13,760 Speaker 1: it's got its issues, but New Yorkers those problems, those 396 00:23:13,760 --> 00:23:17,320 Speaker 1: are our problems. And it's like Coughlin was, you know, 397 00:23:17,640 --> 00:23:21,040 Speaker 1: purple as a plum. He's screaming, but he adapted. And 398 00:23:21,200 --> 00:23:23,640 Speaker 1: day Ball still feels at times he's as emotional as 399 00:23:23,640 --> 00:23:27,040 Speaker 1: a coordinator, but it works, and so I think they 400 00:23:27,040 --> 00:23:31,760 Speaker 1: are committed to Daniel Jones. I think there's limitations. Here's 401 00:23:31,800 --> 00:23:38,000 Speaker 1: the rub though, running backs getting second contracts. It's bad business. 402 00:23:38,600 --> 00:23:41,720 Speaker 1: If you pay sa Quan and Daniel, you're gonna have 403 00:23:41,800 --> 00:23:45,960 Speaker 1: sixty million bucks in the backfield. That's gonna hamper free agency, 404 00:23:47,359 --> 00:23:52,280 Speaker 1: and that defensive line's not cheap. In where do you go? 405 00:23:52,560 --> 00:23:55,560 Speaker 1: Do you? What would you do? What do the fans want? 406 00:23:55,560 --> 00:23:57,879 Speaker 1: Because I think most New Yorkers know you want a 407 00:23:57,920 --> 00:24:00,720 Speaker 1: playoff game two of his best games where the Vikings 408 00:24:00,720 --> 00:24:04,520 Speaker 1: a horrific defense. There's a ceiling here. But I think 409 00:24:04,560 --> 00:24:07,040 Speaker 1: the Maras are in on him. I think they see Eli. 410 00:24:07,320 --> 00:24:10,840 Speaker 1: I really do. That's my perception. Outside. You give me 411 00:24:10,880 --> 00:24:14,160 Speaker 1: your kind of your feeling about how the Maras. What 412 00:24:14,200 --> 00:24:16,200 Speaker 1: do you do with Daniel? What do you do with Saquan? 413 00:24:16,320 --> 00:24:19,040 Speaker 1: What do the fans want? I do think the fans 414 00:24:19,040 --> 00:24:22,119 Speaker 1: want both of them back, and it's kind of funny. 415 00:24:22,840 --> 00:24:26,040 Speaker 1: Daniel Jones he had fifteen touchdown passes year. He did 416 00:24:26,119 --> 00:24:28,560 Speaker 1: run for seven two and that counts for something. Ran 417 00:24:28,640 --> 00:24:31,879 Speaker 1: for seven hundred yards. His athleticism is the difference maker 418 00:24:31,960 --> 00:24:34,800 Speaker 1: between Eli. Manning was the better player in the better 419 00:24:34,880 --> 00:24:37,359 Speaker 1: quarterback Daniel is much more athletic than Eli, but he 420 00:24:37,400 --> 00:24:39,640 Speaker 1: has a lot of similarities and the things you talked about. 421 00:24:40,000 --> 00:24:43,680 Speaker 1: Certainly they were both coached by Cutcliffe. I think that 422 00:24:44,400 --> 00:24:47,560 Speaker 1: to see Daniel Jones asking for more than what Aaron 423 00:24:47,680 --> 00:24:49,720 Speaker 1: Judge is now making with the Yankees, who would have 424 00:24:49,760 --> 00:24:53,760 Speaker 1: thought that on Labor Day, right, that Daniel Jones, who 425 00:24:53,920 --> 00:24:56,399 Speaker 1: nearly was run out of town, was a couple of 426 00:24:56,400 --> 00:24:58,800 Speaker 1: bad games away from being run out of town now 427 00:24:58,840 --> 00:25:01,040 Speaker 1: asking for more than forty million dollars a year, which 428 00:25:01,080 --> 00:25:05,159 Speaker 1: is obviously what Judge got long term. So I think 429 00:25:05,480 --> 00:25:07,960 Speaker 1: when you look at the fifteen touchdown passes this year 430 00:25:08,440 --> 00:25:13,280 Speaker 1: and right, some of his limitations as a pocket passer. Wow. 431 00:25:13,560 --> 00:25:16,840 Speaker 1: But I think they'll they'll pay him thirty eight million 432 00:25:16,920 --> 00:25:21,639 Speaker 1: dollars a year because second tier quarterbacks, that's what the 433 00:25:22,200 --> 00:25:25,480 Speaker 1: market suggests they should get. I think he'll get thirty seven, 434 00:25:25,640 --> 00:25:29,080 Speaker 1: thirty eight, maybe thirty nine. I don't think he'll get forty, 435 00:25:29,800 --> 00:25:32,679 Speaker 1: and he'll be your quarterback for the next three to 436 00:25:32,680 --> 00:25:37,200 Speaker 1: four years. I think sat Quan's more interesting because he 437 00:25:37,320 --> 00:25:40,159 Speaker 1: is you're talking about running back on a second contract. 438 00:25:40,200 --> 00:25:43,200 Speaker 1: He was number two overall, picked by a different general manager. 439 00:25:43,960 --> 00:25:46,160 Speaker 1: But he is a very good player. I actually think 440 00:25:46,200 --> 00:25:48,600 Speaker 1: Colin he's one of three players on the entire roster 441 00:25:48,720 --> 00:25:51,320 Speaker 1: you could say could be or will be the best 442 00:25:51,400 --> 00:25:53,879 Speaker 1: in the world at what he does, Andrew Thomas, Dexter 443 00:25:53,960 --> 00:25:56,879 Speaker 1: Lawrence and sat Quon Barkley. He's much better Barkley is 444 00:25:56,880 --> 00:25:59,800 Speaker 1: at his position, at his job than Daniel Jones is 445 00:26:00,160 --> 00:26:02,960 Speaker 1: his but he happens to play the wrong position the way. 446 00:26:03,280 --> 00:26:07,240 Speaker 1: Marion loves both those guys because they represent the organization 447 00:26:07,320 --> 00:26:10,560 Speaker 1: the way he wants it represented. Sa Quon Barkley is 448 00:26:10,840 --> 00:26:14,040 Speaker 1: a perfect He's like Frank Gifford. He's got the Hollywood looks. 449 00:26:14,560 --> 00:26:18,160 Speaker 1: He's a giant. He just the way he carries himself, 450 00:26:18,520 --> 00:26:21,840 Speaker 1: the way he works, and he's a great player, and 451 00:26:21,880 --> 00:26:24,720 Speaker 1: so he's just at the wrong position. I think they 452 00:26:24,760 --> 00:26:26,879 Speaker 1: can I was told by a source that during the 453 00:26:26,880 --> 00:26:29,240 Speaker 1: bye week the Giants offered him three years at twelve 454 00:26:29,320 --> 00:26:32,200 Speaker 1: million a pop. Another source told a colleague of mine, 455 00:26:32,240 --> 00:26:35,800 Speaker 1: Ryan Dunlevy, it was more twelve point five, maybe over four, 456 00:26:35,920 --> 00:26:38,520 Speaker 1: but in that twelve to twelve point five range. To me, 457 00:26:39,359 --> 00:26:42,680 Speaker 1: I'd feel comfortable with paying sae Quon Barkley thirteen per 458 00:26:44,280 --> 00:26:46,720 Speaker 1: in a multi year deal, and I think they'll come 459 00:26:46,760 --> 00:26:50,680 Speaker 1: to an agreement. He doesn't want to be tagged, and 460 00:26:50,720 --> 00:26:52,480 Speaker 1: I've talked to a source close to him who said 461 00:26:52,480 --> 00:26:55,200 Speaker 1: he really really doesn't want to be tagged, so they 462 00:26:55,200 --> 00:26:57,120 Speaker 1: can do it and then still work on a long 463 00:26:57,240 --> 00:27:00,280 Speaker 1: term deal. I think both will be back. Don't think 464 00:27:00,280 --> 00:27:03,080 Speaker 1: it'll be a sixty million total, but you're talking maybe 465 00:27:04,480 --> 00:27:08,719 Speaker 1: what thirty eight for Daniel, maybe thirteen for Saquan. It's 466 00:27:08,800 --> 00:27:12,360 Speaker 1: quite an investment in your backfield. But I think it's 467 00:27:12,440 --> 00:27:17,040 Speaker 1: one that John Marrow will make well. And also you 468 00:27:17,080 --> 00:27:19,840 Speaker 1: can see what's happening. The Jets may have a great defense, 469 00:27:19,880 --> 00:27:21,879 Speaker 1: but if you can't get quarterback figured out in twenty 470 00:27:21,920 --> 00:27:24,760 Speaker 1: twenty three, it doesn't matter. It just doesn't matter, you know, 471 00:27:24,760 --> 00:27:27,240 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, it's Ian. It's it's interesting. The 472 00:27:27,320 --> 00:27:30,640 Speaker 1: Bears have a defensive coach last place. Houston defensive coach, 473 00:27:30,720 --> 00:27:34,200 Speaker 1: last place, Jets defensive coach, last place. I thought Sean 474 00:27:34,280 --> 00:27:39,680 Speaker 1: McDermott got completely worked, completely utterly worked in that playoff 475 00:27:39,720 --> 00:27:43,679 Speaker 1: game against Zach Taylor and Cincinnati. And so, you know, 476 00:27:44,040 --> 00:27:46,439 Speaker 1: here's where I feel good about the Giants. They have 477 00:27:46,480 --> 00:27:51,000 Speaker 1: a coach on the right side. Their stars are I mean, 478 00:27:51,200 --> 00:27:55,920 Speaker 1: I dexter Lawrence. I think Thibadeau's actually most edge rushers 479 00:27:55,920 --> 00:27:58,359 Speaker 1: in the history of the sport in come with ego. 480 00:27:59,080 --> 00:28:01,879 Speaker 1: It's a vanity position. Like how has he viewed in 481 00:28:01,920 --> 00:28:03,840 Speaker 1: New York. I like him, I like his at it, 482 00:28:03,920 --> 00:28:06,000 Speaker 1: I like it. I really do like him. Yeah, I 483 00:28:06,040 --> 00:28:10,120 Speaker 1: think New York will accept that as long as you perform, 484 00:28:10,160 --> 00:28:13,119 Speaker 1: as you know, and so listen. I thought it was 485 00:28:13,240 --> 00:28:17,960 Speaker 1: a positive and productive year one. There's nothing wrong with personality, 486 00:28:18,040 --> 00:28:21,560 Speaker 1: and I think it just has to come along with results. 487 00:28:21,640 --> 00:28:23,840 Speaker 1: I think he delivered in year one. It's going to 488 00:28:23,880 --> 00:28:27,600 Speaker 1: be interesting to see him his career as it unfolds 489 00:28:27,640 --> 00:28:31,840 Speaker 1: in this market and us. He can be quirky and 490 00:28:32,160 --> 00:28:34,600 Speaker 1: that that can work in a big way in terms 491 00:28:34,640 --> 00:28:38,440 Speaker 1: of marketing himself away from the field in New York. 492 00:28:38,520 --> 00:28:40,920 Speaker 1: But you have to produce, and if you don't and 493 00:28:41,000 --> 00:28:43,640 Speaker 1: you go the wrong way, that can really work against you. 494 00:28:44,160 --> 00:28:47,960 Speaker 1: So personality in New York is fine. It's it's it's 495 00:28:48,000 --> 00:28:52,000 Speaker 1: not only accepted, it's it's welcomed as long as you produce, 496 00:28:52,080 --> 00:28:55,840 Speaker 1: and he did that in year one. 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F six seven three six 523 00:30:18,400 --> 00:30:21,280 Speaker 1: nine in New York, Tennessee redline one eight nine seven 524 00:30:21,320 --> 00:30:23,160 Speaker 1: eight nine Tennessee visits one eight hundred gamble dot in 525 00:30:23,200 --> 00:30:27,760 Speaker 1: West Virginia, so Acrosstown. With the Jets, you go into 526 00:30:27,800 --> 00:30:30,800 Speaker 1: a draft, Um, they need the left tackle and they 527 00:30:30,840 --> 00:30:34,959 Speaker 1: need a quarterback. Um, you know there's a lot of 528 00:30:35,080 --> 00:30:41,520 Speaker 1: rumors on you know who they're gonna land to me 529 00:30:42,560 --> 00:30:45,680 Speaker 1: EyeT really ugly, really fast. If I'm Derek Carr, I 530 00:30:45,680 --> 00:30:47,959 Speaker 1: look at the NFC South, then I think can I 531 00:30:48,000 --> 00:30:50,640 Speaker 1: beat out you know, Andy Dalton and Desmond Ritter and 532 00:30:50,760 --> 00:30:53,160 Speaker 1: Sam Darnold. I mean it's it's a pretty meager lot. 533 00:30:53,560 --> 00:30:56,560 Speaker 1: I could go there with Frank Reich and that defense. 534 00:30:56,560 --> 00:30:58,720 Speaker 1: I could win the division. For a kid that had 535 00:30:58,760 --> 00:31:01,760 Speaker 1: to go to Fresno State is overlooked by pack twelve schools. 536 00:31:02,200 --> 00:31:04,680 Speaker 1: The Raiders showed him the door despite being a life 537 00:31:04,680 --> 00:31:07,600 Speaker 1: preserver on a sinking ship with multiple coaches in seven 538 00:31:07,640 --> 00:31:10,800 Speaker 1: eight years. You know what's funny about car He leaves 539 00:31:10,840 --> 00:31:13,240 Speaker 1: the NFL and fourth quarter comeback since he entered the league, 540 00:31:13,240 --> 00:31:15,480 Speaker 1: which is a show, which is a shocking number. It's 541 00:31:15,520 --> 00:31:21,000 Speaker 1: not Stafford, It's not Aaron Rodgers or Brady. The Jets 542 00:31:21,040 --> 00:31:27,240 Speaker 1: are interesting defensive coach, don't have a left tackle. It's 543 00:31:27,280 --> 00:31:30,840 Speaker 1: not a winning culture. Who do you think they land? 544 00:31:31,000 --> 00:31:35,280 Speaker 1: Because if they don't, Miami's gonna score, Buffalo is gonna score, 545 00:31:35,320 --> 00:31:37,959 Speaker 1: and it's Belichick. It could get really ugly, really fast. 546 00:31:38,080 --> 00:31:41,040 Speaker 1: In I'm gonna put Aaron Rodgers aside for a second. 547 00:31:41,080 --> 00:31:44,640 Speaker 1: Let's focus on Derek Carr and Jimmy Garoppolo, and Salo 548 00:31:44,720 --> 00:31:47,880 Speaker 1: has the history in San Francisco with Garoppolo, and I 549 00:31:47,920 --> 00:31:51,920 Speaker 1: actually would favor Jimmy g and most Jets fans disagree 550 00:31:51,960 --> 00:31:56,080 Speaker 1: with me on this because durability concerns with Garoppolo and 551 00:31:56,160 --> 00:32:01,120 Speaker 1: Derek Carr is durable. Guy plays fifteen, sixteen, seventeen games 552 00:32:01,160 --> 00:32:03,720 Speaker 1: every year and Garoppolo does not do that. But Jimmy 553 00:32:03,760 --> 00:32:06,400 Speaker 1: G's won seventy percent of his games. He's won four 554 00:32:06,440 --> 00:32:09,400 Speaker 1: playoff games, and he's he was one or two throws 555 00:32:09,400 --> 00:32:12,479 Speaker 1: away from winning a Super Bowl. Derek Carr has never 556 00:32:12,520 --> 00:32:15,600 Speaker 1: won a playoff game. Derek Carr is sixteen games, I 557 00:32:15,600 --> 00:32:20,000 Speaker 1: believe under five hundred. He took the Raiders to one 558 00:32:20,200 --> 00:32:22,800 Speaker 1: playoff appearance, lost that game. I know people like to 559 00:32:22,800 --> 00:32:25,480 Speaker 1: compare him now to Stafford. Stafford had never won a 560 00:32:25,520 --> 00:32:27,880 Speaker 1: playoff game. He goes to the Rams wins a Super Bowl. 561 00:32:28,040 --> 00:32:30,959 Speaker 1: But Stafford did lead the Lions to three playoff appearances. 562 00:32:31,400 --> 00:32:35,720 Speaker 1: Derek Carr only won with the Raiders, and so it's 563 00:32:35,720 --> 00:32:38,320 Speaker 1: a close call. I can understand both sides. I would 564 00:32:38,440 --> 00:32:42,360 Speaker 1: favor Garoppolo slightly over car. Aaron Rodgers is a different 565 00:32:42,400 --> 00:32:45,479 Speaker 1: case to me, if you look at I think I 566 00:32:45,480 --> 00:32:47,840 Speaker 1: think Rodgers has a lot to gain by going to 567 00:32:47,880 --> 00:32:52,320 Speaker 1: the Jets assuming a championship. And it's kind of funny 568 00:32:52,400 --> 00:32:54,800 Speaker 1: that people in New York have talked about Aaron Rodgers 569 00:32:54,880 --> 00:32:56,400 Speaker 1: as the guy to bring the Jets back to the 570 00:32:56,400 --> 00:32:58,320 Speaker 1: Super Bowl for the first time since man walked on 571 00:32:58,440 --> 00:33:01,240 Speaker 1: the moon, when has not been to a Super Bowl 572 00:33:01,240 --> 00:33:04,320 Speaker 1: in twelve years. So it's kind and he's going to 573 00:33:04,400 --> 00:33:07,720 Speaker 1: be forty in what December? And I was there for 574 00:33:07,760 --> 00:33:10,480 Speaker 1: Brett Farve with the Jets that one year, and people 575 00:33:10,520 --> 00:33:13,280 Speaker 1: forget they were eight and three. People were talking about 576 00:33:13,280 --> 00:33:16,320 Speaker 1: a Giant Jets Super Bowl that year and then he 577 00:33:16,360 --> 00:33:18,920 Speaker 1: got hurt and that was that. It was a one 578 00:33:18,960 --> 00:33:22,480 Speaker 1: and done prop position. The concern I'd have with Rogers 579 00:33:22,640 --> 00:33:25,920 Speaker 1: is he committed to multiple years. I do think he's 580 00:33:26,000 --> 00:33:28,400 Speaker 1: somewhat diminished. He's an all time great, so he's still 581 00:33:28,520 --> 00:33:32,160 Speaker 1: better than the vast majority quarterbacks in the NFL. So 582 00:33:32,240 --> 00:33:35,000 Speaker 1: if Rogers wants it to happen that the Jets will 583 00:33:35,040 --> 00:33:36,920 Speaker 1: do it. They'll be all in on Aaron Rodgers. There's 584 00:33:36,960 --> 00:33:39,720 Speaker 1: no question about that. Obviously, you have to give away 585 00:33:39,800 --> 00:33:43,520 Speaker 1: assets plus money as opposed to just money to car 586 00:33:44,280 --> 00:33:48,240 Speaker 1: or Garoppolo. But I think if Rogers decides he wants 587 00:33:48,280 --> 00:33:52,479 Speaker 1: a new address, the Jets are going all in on that. 588 00:33:52,600 --> 00:33:56,160 Speaker 1: And if that means giving up considerable assets and a 589 00:33:56,200 --> 00:33:58,239 Speaker 1: ton of money to pay him, I think they'll do it. 590 00:33:58,440 --> 00:34:02,200 Speaker 1: What I think is in it for him in legacy wise, Look, 591 00:34:02,200 --> 00:34:04,960 Speaker 1: Tom Brady has seven rings he has won, so he's 592 00:34:05,000 --> 00:34:07,920 Speaker 1: never closing that gap. But if he's the first guy 593 00:34:08,000 --> 00:34:10,600 Speaker 1: since Joe Namath in January of sixty nine, to win 594 00:34:10,680 --> 00:34:14,600 Speaker 1: a championship for the Jets and obviously the biggest market. 595 00:34:15,040 --> 00:34:18,840 Speaker 1: I think that would do a ton for him legacy wise. 596 00:34:19,120 --> 00:34:22,400 Speaker 1: And he's now I wouldn't say he's irrelevant, but Patrick 597 00:34:22,440 --> 00:34:25,000 Speaker 1: Mahomes is now dominating this league. So on two fronts, 598 00:34:25,000 --> 00:34:29,560 Speaker 1: one against Brady and also against Mahomes, if he could 599 00:34:29,560 --> 00:34:32,839 Speaker 1: win a title in the York for that organization, I 600 00:34:32,880 --> 00:34:35,839 Speaker 1: think there's almost more in it for Aaron Rodgers than 601 00:34:35,880 --> 00:34:38,279 Speaker 1: there is for the Jets, So I think it would 602 00:34:38,280 --> 00:34:41,120 Speaker 1: have to be a serious consideration for him. Well, and 603 00:34:41,200 --> 00:34:43,640 Speaker 1: Joe Douglas has hit some real home runs in the 604 00:34:43,719 --> 00:34:46,200 Speaker 1: draft the last two years. So they're not paying a 605 00:34:46,200 --> 00:34:48,560 Speaker 1: lot of their best players yet, so if they can 606 00:34:48,680 --> 00:34:51,880 Speaker 1: land a left tackle in the draft with Rogers enormous salary, 607 00:34:52,160 --> 00:34:54,360 Speaker 1: you know they're young receivers they're not paying. They're not 608 00:34:54,440 --> 00:34:59,640 Speaker 1: paying soft thaus Gardner, a Hall, the excellent, excellent running 609 00:34:59,640 --> 00:35:03,800 Speaker 1: back away him. Yeah, so you can, you can. I 610 00:35:03,840 --> 00:35:06,359 Speaker 1: always say if it all Seattle proved it last year. 611 00:35:06,400 --> 00:35:08,640 Speaker 1: If you can find four or five starters in a draft, 612 00:35:08,680 --> 00:35:12,120 Speaker 1: it's amazing what happens to your caps suddenly the expensive 613 00:35:12,160 --> 00:35:16,279 Speaker 1: guys don't feel as punitive. Let's pivot to baseball. We'll 614 00:35:16,280 --> 00:35:18,640 Speaker 1: bring you on throughout the summer to talk about the 615 00:35:18,760 --> 00:35:22,120 Speaker 1: Mets and Steve Cohen. But what I think is fascinating 616 00:35:22,120 --> 00:35:24,479 Speaker 1: about the Yankees is when they were having much more 617 00:35:24,480 --> 00:35:28,799 Speaker 1: postseason success, it felt like the manager's job was much 618 00:35:28,840 --> 00:35:32,799 Speaker 1: more tenuous. Same with the GM. Now they're having less success. 619 00:35:32,840 --> 00:35:35,560 Speaker 1: Everybody who wants Cashman and Aaron Boone gun and they 620 00:35:35,680 --> 00:35:40,240 Speaker 1: retain their spots. So the old George, you know, Aaron 621 00:35:40,280 --> 00:35:42,000 Speaker 1: would have been on a delta flight out of town 622 00:35:42,040 --> 00:35:47,160 Speaker 1: two years ago, and but here we are Brian, Cashman 623 00:35:47,239 --> 00:35:51,320 Speaker 1: comes back, Aaron comes back. Do you think the criticisms 624 00:35:51,400 --> 00:35:56,439 Speaker 1: of both are valid by Yankee fans? Sure? I think 625 00:35:56,440 --> 00:35:59,239 Speaker 1: it gets a little extreme with Cashman. It's amazing he's 626 00:35:59,239 --> 00:36:02,280 Speaker 1: been in that job now a quarter of a century 627 00:36:03,320 --> 00:36:06,440 Speaker 1: and George threatened to fire him more than ten times 628 00:36:06,800 --> 00:36:08,919 Speaker 1: and actually went through with it a couple of times 629 00:36:08,960 --> 00:36:12,799 Speaker 1: and took him back an hour later. And Brian is 630 00:36:12,800 --> 00:36:15,000 Speaker 1: a He's an amazing survivor. That's a hell of a 631 00:36:15,080 --> 00:36:20,640 Speaker 1: story to go that long with the Yankees. And yeah, 632 00:36:20,719 --> 00:36:24,440 Speaker 1: I think some of the criticism it is certainly justified. 633 00:36:24,600 --> 00:36:26,960 Speaker 1: I think it's been a little extream with him Aaron Boone. 634 00:36:27,200 --> 00:36:31,560 Speaker 1: I think there's a sense of how Steinberner he wants 635 00:36:31,600 --> 00:36:33,799 Speaker 1: to sort of stay out of it. Now. He had 636 00:36:33,880 --> 00:36:37,080 Speaker 1: to get involved with Aaron Judge. He understood if he 637 00:36:37,160 --> 00:36:39,520 Speaker 1: did not sign Judge, it was all going to be 638 00:36:39,600 --> 00:36:41,719 Speaker 1: on him. So I think he really acted like his 639 00:36:41,840 --> 00:36:45,680 Speaker 1: father in that pursuit. But for the most part, he 640 00:36:45,800 --> 00:36:49,160 Speaker 1: wants Brian Cashman to run the family business and sort 641 00:36:49,200 --> 00:36:53,120 Speaker 1: of keep hal out of it, and so Brian has 642 00:36:53,160 --> 00:36:56,319 Speaker 1: done that. And I think in firing Joe Girardi, he 643 00:36:56,440 --> 00:37:01,400 Speaker 1: wanted to bring in a user friendly player friendly managers, 644 00:37:01,600 --> 00:37:04,160 Speaker 1: and now he wants to double down and triple down, 645 00:37:04,239 --> 00:37:06,719 Speaker 1: improving that he was right, that Boone was the right guy. 646 00:37:07,560 --> 00:37:12,440 Speaker 1: And so listen, if they lose early in the playoffs, 647 00:37:12,520 --> 00:37:16,200 Speaker 1: if they don't win the division wildcard, lose and they 648 00:37:16,200 --> 00:37:21,160 Speaker 1: don't get to at least the ALCS and at least 649 00:37:21,160 --> 00:37:24,200 Speaker 1: maybe a game six or seven against Houston, then I 650 00:37:24,239 --> 00:37:27,480 Speaker 1: think it's possible they'll they'll feel compelled to make a 651 00:37:27,600 --> 00:37:30,000 Speaker 1: move there. But I think Boone's gonna be around for 652 00:37:30,000 --> 00:37:33,360 Speaker 1: a little while, simply because Cashman wants to do everything 653 00:37:33,360 --> 00:37:35,680 Speaker 1: he can to prove himself right on that decision of 654 00:37:35,760 --> 00:37:40,520 Speaker 1: fire Girardi and go to Boone. And also Hal gives 655 00:37:41,440 --> 00:37:46,400 Speaker 1: Cashman just so much leeway and running that franchise the 656 00:37:46,440 --> 00:37:48,279 Speaker 1: way he sees fit that I don't see that ending 657 00:37:48,320 --> 00:37:54,160 Speaker 1: anytime soon. Yeah, I know eron a little bit. You know, 658 00:37:54,239 --> 00:37:57,480 Speaker 1: Baseball fans tend to eat their young. So much of 659 00:37:57,520 --> 00:38:02,920 Speaker 1: the analytic world has taken game day lineups and decisions 660 00:38:02,920 --> 00:38:06,120 Speaker 1: out of their hands. So and I'm for analytics. I 661 00:38:06,160 --> 00:38:09,719 Speaker 1: think I think there's a momentum in all sports that 662 00:38:09,840 --> 00:38:14,400 Speaker 1: data can't track. That's always it's it's almost you know, 663 00:38:14,440 --> 00:38:19,320 Speaker 1: the NBA now has this kind of science analytics department 664 00:38:19,360 --> 00:38:21,880 Speaker 1: where like stars or one hundred percent pain free, like 665 00:38:21,920 --> 00:38:24,719 Speaker 1: Anthony Davis, and he just won't play because they're worried 666 00:38:24,719 --> 00:38:27,520 Speaker 1: about a stress fracture. And it's I think it's I 667 00:38:27,560 --> 00:38:34,040 Speaker 1: think it's it bothers fans. Baseball's made some really I 668 00:38:34,080 --> 00:38:38,240 Speaker 1: think interesting and sharp changes. Finally, they were always reticent 669 00:38:38,320 --> 00:38:41,680 Speaker 1: for years. I sat with a double, a general manager 670 00:38:42,160 --> 00:38:45,719 Speaker 1: from Richmond a couple of days ago, flying back from Florida, 671 00:38:45,800 --> 00:38:49,040 Speaker 1: and he said this shot this pitchclock thing. He said 672 00:38:49,040 --> 00:38:51,520 Speaker 1: it'll take twenty minutes off your games. And I'm in 673 00:38:51,560 --> 00:38:55,160 Speaker 1: the car the other day in and I'm listening to 674 00:38:55,239 --> 00:38:57,439 Speaker 1: a Dodger game on radio, and I live eight minutes 675 00:38:57,440 --> 00:38:59,239 Speaker 1: from the grocery store, and they got through an inning. 676 00:38:59,400 --> 00:39:02,120 Speaker 1: The announcer didn't have time to tell stories and wax poetic. 677 00:39:02,280 --> 00:39:05,279 Speaker 1: It was just like ball strike, ball strike. I like 678 00:39:05,480 --> 00:39:08,320 Speaker 1: it because I think the iPhone has made us all impatient. 679 00:39:08,600 --> 00:39:12,080 Speaker 1: We read headlines, not stories. I think the play needs 680 00:39:12,120 --> 00:39:15,319 Speaker 1: to be more frenetic. How does it land? You're more 681 00:39:15,320 --> 00:39:17,239 Speaker 1: of an old school baseball guy, How does it land 682 00:39:17,280 --> 00:39:19,920 Speaker 1: for you? Oh? No, I like it a lot to me, 683 00:39:20,080 --> 00:39:24,439 Speaker 1: Like three hours is the line of demarcation with baseball now. 684 00:39:24,440 --> 00:39:26,920 Speaker 1: When I'm at a game as a fan in the stands, 685 00:39:27,160 --> 00:39:29,520 Speaker 1: I sort of hope it lasts forever. When I'm working 686 00:39:29,520 --> 00:39:31,680 Speaker 1: a game, I feel differently. When I'm watching a game 687 00:39:31,800 --> 00:39:34,919 Speaker 1: at home, I feel differently. The one rule I don't 688 00:39:34,920 --> 00:39:37,880 Speaker 1: like is the ghost runner on second base and extra innings. 689 00:39:37,920 --> 00:39:40,480 Speaker 1: I think you can get rid of that. It's too 690 00:39:40,520 --> 00:39:43,560 Speaker 1: gimmicky to me. But one thing I saw years ago, 691 00:39:43,719 --> 00:39:46,960 Speaker 1: my son as a teenager his early teens, and all 692 00:39:46,960 --> 00:39:50,239 Speaker 1: of his friends would get together in the morning on 693 00:39:50,320 --> 00:39:55,640 Speaker 1: the weekends and watch Premier League soccer overseas. Yes, and yes, 694 00:39:55,960 --> 00:40:00,000 Speaker 1: it's too same here my stepsons did it, Yeah and yeah. 695 00:39:59,520 --> 00:40:01,960 Speaker 1: And that's the first American generation to ever do that. 696 00:40:02,000 --> 00:40:05,680 Speaker 1: They would actually gather together watch It would be like 697 00:40:05,680 --> 00:40:11,160 Speaker 1: a watch party for Man City against whether it's United 698 00:40:11,520 --> 00:40:14,040 Speaker 1: or Arsenal. And I was, wow, this is something at 699 00:40:14,080 --> 00:40:17,399 Speaker 1: age twelve, thirteen, fourteen, these kids, And part of it 700 00:40:17,440 --> 00:40:19,080 Speaker 1: was it was a two hour game. You were in 701 00:40:19,080 --> 00:40:23,680 Speaker 1: and out. And so I and none of them, not 702 00:40:23,760 --> 00:40:26,040 Speaker 1: one of them, would sit and watch a nine inning 703 00:40:26,040 --> 00:40:29,960 Speaker 1: baseball game. And I asked them, and particularly my son, 704 00:40:30,080 --> 00:40:32,799 Speaker 1: He's like, it's just it's born dads too long, it's 705 00:40:33,400 --> 00:40:35,480 Speaker 1: you know, and these are kids who play baseball, literal 706 00:40:35,560 --> 00:40:38,160 Speaker 1: league all the way through. They just didn't want to 707 00:40:38,200 --> 00:40:40,520 Speaker 1: watch a nine inning baseball game that might take almost 708 00:40:40,560 --> 00:40:43,480 Speaker 1: four hours. And so I do think it's smart with 709 00:40:43,520 --> 00:40:46,080 Speaker 1: baseball is doing now. I think it will help tremendously 710 00:40:46,440 --> 00:40:49,280 Speaker 1: sort of recruit some of these younger fans into the game. 711 00:40:49,920 --> 00:40:52,440 Speaker 1: And no, I might be old school and old fashioned 712 00:40:52,440 --> 00:40:54,640 Speaker 1: in a lot of ways as it pertains to sports, 713 00:40:54,680 --> 00:40:57,279 Speaker 1: but I'm all in on this one. I just wish 714 00:40:57,280 --> 00:40:59,239 Speaker 1: they'd get rid of that ghost runner, because I don't 715 00:40:59,239 --> 00:41:02,000 Speaker 1: know if they're gonna as much anymore with the new rules, 716 00:41:02,040 --> 00:41:04,319 Speaker 1: and I just think that one is a little too 717 00:41:04,360 --> 00:41:07,800 Speaker 1: gimmicky for my taste. Yeah, maybe do it in the 718 00:41:07,880 --> 00:41:09,840 Speaker 1: twelfth or thirteenth thinning. What they don't want is a 719 00:41:09,880 --> 00:41:12,120 Speaker 1: Wednesday night game ending at one in the morning, where 720 00:41:12,160 --> 00:41:14,520 Speaker 1: there's eighteen people in the stands and it just optically 721 00:41:14,520 --> 00:41:17,960 Speaker 1: looks bad for the record. With Anne her stepsons Josh 722 00:41:17,960 --> 00:41:20,640 Speaker 1: and Riley, I had the same experience fifteen years ago 723 00:41:20,760 --> 00:41:23,040 Speaker 1: in the basement of our West Heart for Connecticut house. 724 00:41:23,360 --> 00:41:26,320 Speaker 1: I would come down on Saturday mornings. We were closer 725 00:41:26,360 --> 00:41:30,760 Speaker 1: to Boston than New York, and I was shocked. Both 726 00:41:30,960 --> 00:41:33,480 Speaker 1: my stepsons watched the English Premier League. I had the 727 00:41:33,520 --> 00:41:36,759 Speaker 1: exact same experience, and I asked them, and you know 728 00:41:37,360 --> 00:41:42,719 Speaker 1: what American fans sometimes don't appreciate and is that it's 729 00:41:42,760 --> 00:41:46,680 Speaker 1: forty five minute halfs with no breaks. It's literally there's 730 00:41:46,680 --> 00:41:49,239 Speaker 1: a time restriction on it unless you go to penalty kicks. 731 00:41:49,280 --> 00:41:51,520 Speaker 1: And the truth is, I if it's four o'clock in 732 00:41:51,560 --> 00:41:54,000 Speaker 1: the afternoon and we have a six fifteen dinner reservation, 733 00:41:54,239 --> 00:41:59,800 Speaker 1: I really appreciate that absolutely. I took my son Kyle 734 00:42:00,000 --> 00:42:02,440 Speaker 1: to a Man City game. He became a Man City fanatic. 735 00:42:02,880 --> 00:42:05,399 Speaker 1: So we go overseas and the passing reminded me of 736 00:42:05,440 --> 00:42:07,200 Speaker 1: college football in the South. I felt like I was 737 00:42:07,200 --> 00:42:12,239 Speaker 1: at a Georgia Auburn game. Yeah it is. It's a 738 00:42:12,320 --> 00:42:14,960 Speaker 1: great game, and I think it's taken this country a 739 00:42:15,000 --> 00:42:18,799 Speaker 1: long time to really sort of fully appreciate it. But 740 00:42:19,239 --> 00:42:21,160 Speaker 1: for the lack of scoring, I think was an issue 741 00:42:21,160 --> 00:42:23,879 Speaker 1: with a lot of American sports fans. But over time, 742 00:42:23,920 --> 00:42:27,040 Speaker 1: I think that is dissipated and now it's I see 743 00:42:27,040 --> 00:42:29,879 Speaker 1: it only getting more popular as we go forward. Ian 744 00:42:29,920 --> 00:42:32,279 Speaker 1: O'Connor is always it's absolutely great seeing you. Man. We'll 745 00:42:32,280 --> 00:42:34,360 Speaker 1: talk a bunch of this summer a YouTube. Thanks colin 746 00:42:48,880 --> 00:42:54,759 Speaker 1: the volume. Make sure to check out The dram On 747 00:42:55,120 --> 00:42:58,280 Speaker 1: Green Show. 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