1 00:00:08,880 --> 00:00:14,319 Speaker 1: What is going on. It's your boy, the son of Joan. 2 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:16,560 Speaker 1: Happy Mother's Day to all the moms, even though I 3 00:00:16,600 --> 00:00:20,160 Speaker 1: think the demo on the Three and Out podcast actually 4 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:23,080 Speaker 1: no brought to you by the Colin Coward podcast Network. 5 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:26,079 Speaker 1: Excuse very mail. So I hope all you guys, I 6 00:00:26,079 --> 00:00:28,680 Speaker 1: guess if you're listening to this, it's it's probably Tuesday, 7 00:00:28,760 --> 00:00:31,440 Speaker 1: maybe Wednesday. You guys had a good Mother's Day. I 8 00:00:31,520 --> 00:00:34,519 Speaker 1: know that I did. Took last week off. I had 9 00:00:34,520 --> 00:00:36,319 Speaker 1: to take a deep breath. Not as much going on. 10 00:00:36,360 --> 00:00:39,280 Speaker 1: We had rookie mini camps and stuff. But now it's 11 00:00:39,760 --> 00:00:41,560 Speaker 1: now we're headed down the home stretch of O t 12 00:00:41,760 --> 00:00:44,440 Speaker 1: a S. All the teams getting together. Actually a lot 13 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:47,800 Speaker 1: going on right now in the NFL. I found some 14 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:49,480 Speaker 1: pretty cool things that I kind of want to talk 15 00:00:49,520 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 1: about UH today And I think one thing I'm gonna 16 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:56,440 Speaker 1: try to do for the spring working on some some 17 00:00:56,480 --> 00:00:59,760 Speaker 1: big guests, UH, some coaches that I've actually never talked 18 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:03,360 Speaker 1: to UH. And I realized some of the coaches from 19 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:07,680 Speaker 1: Coach Read to Matt Naggy to Howie some of those 20 00:01:07,720 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 1: guys that I had on when I originally did the 21 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:13,000 Speaker 1: podcast for the first time. I's we have a lot 22 00:01:13,040 --> 00:01:16,080 Speaker 1: of new listeners since then that's way back, so you 23 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:18,240 Speaker 1: might have to rehash and reach out to some people. 24 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:21,280 Speaker 1: We'll try to mix it up, um moving forward with 25 00:01:21,319 --> 00:01:22,520 Speaker 1: some of the people I know in the league and 26 00:01:22,520 --> 00:01:24,240 Speaker 1: even some of the people I don't know. And I'm 27 00:01:24,280 --> 00:01:27,600 Speaker 1: just kind of interested in talking to Luckily on the email, 28 00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:30,280 Speaker 1: I just dropped I'm with Colin Coward and they're like, 29 00:01:30,319 --> 00:01:34,440 Speaker 1: we're interested, so, uh, well, we'll have some uh when 30 00:01:34,480 --> 00:01:39,120 Speaker 1: I say we me because I'm the producer, host slash 31 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:43,360 Speaker 1: uh topic creator stuff coming on this spring, because I 32 00:01:43,360 --> 00:01:45,160 Speaker 1: think it's a good time to kind of talk to coaches, 33 00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:49,520 Speaker 1: talk to executives that they're very relaxed at this time 34 00:01:49,560 --> 00:01:51,080 Speaker 1: of year, and I think you can just have a 35 00:01:51,120 --> 00:01:55,000 Speaker 1: real conversation, which sometimes once the season starts and even 36 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:57,520 Speaker 1: once kind of training camps gets going, it's kind of 37 00:01:57,520 --> 00:02:00,720 Speaker 1: difficult to do that because they're so focused and just 38 00:02:00,800 --> 00:02:03,320 Speaker 1: so kind of in this tunnel vision and rightfully so 39 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:06,560 Speaker 1: of getting ready for the year. But coming up today, 40 00:02:07,240 --> 00:02:09,720 Speaker 1: you know, listen, I live in the Bay Area, been 41 00:02:09,720 --> 00:02:12,200 Speaker 1: watching the Warriors throughout this whole rout. I think there 42 00:02:12,200 --> 00:02:15,200 Speaker 1: are a lot of parallels to the Patriots, and something 43 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:17,919 Speaker 1: that the Houston Rockets did that some teams over the 44 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:20,720 Speaker 1: years have done for the Patriots, and it's it's an 45 00:02:20,760 --> 00:02:23,320 Speaker 1: immediate killer. And it really stuck out to me in 46 00:02:23,360 --> 00:02:26,800 Speaker 1: the series against the Warriors O t As you know, 47 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:30,840 Speaker 1: the football is not golfer tennis. And there's some stories 48 00:02:30,880 --> 00:02:33,480 Speaker 1: about Levian Bell hadn't been showing up. I think he's 49 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:36,680 Speaker 1: supposed to show up this week. Odell Beckham had been 50 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:41,079 Speaker 1: in the Browns facility one time since being traded. Now 51 00:02:41,160 --> 00:02:43,840 Speaker 1: I get he didn't originally sign with them, he was 52 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:46,320 Speaker 1: traded to them, but they do are about to pay 53 00:02:46,360 --> 00:02:49,239 Speaker 1: him nineteen plus million dollars. And again, football is a 54 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:52,720 Speaker 1: team sport, not individuals. You probably shouldn't just practice on 55 00:02:52,760 --> 00:02:57,120 Speaker 1: your own. Uh. And then the Dak Prescott what should 56 00:02:57,120 --> 00:03:00,400 Speaker 1: the Cowboys pay him? Should the Cowboys pay him? I 57 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:03,600 Speaker 1: have some thoughts on that, but but let's start with 58 00:03:04,200 --> 00:03:08,760 Speaker 1: the Golden State Warriors, who after watching their game on 59 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:11,400 Speaker 1: Friday night, and I've watched living in the Bay Area, 60 00:03:11,880 --> 00:03:15,680 Speaker 1: basically every second. I've skipped some games throughout the regular 61 00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:18,560 Speaker 1: season over the years, the Orlandos, the Atlanta Hawks and stuff, 62 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:21,400 Speaker 1: but every major game during the regular season and obviously 63 00:03:21,440 --> 00:03:24,000 Speaker 1: every playoff game that they've played in over this era, 64 00:03:25,040 --> 00:03:27,600 Speaker 1: and just because I'm a football lover, I've watched just 65 00:03:27,680 --> 00:03:30,640 Speaker 1: about every major game that the New England Patriots have 66 00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:35,160 Speaker 1: played on their long historic run, especially probably after two 67 00:03:35,200 --> 00:03:37,960 Speaker 1: thousand seven on. I think there are a lot of 68 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:41,320 Speaker 1: similarities between the two teams, and I think one thing 69 00:03:41,400 --> 00:03:46,240 Speaker 1: both teams consistently run into is other teams making excuses 70 00:03:46,840 --> 00:03:49,520 Speaker 1: about things that do not relate to the court or 71 00:03:49,560 --> 00:03:52,960 Speaker 1: the field. And when you're playing a champion, and Tom 72 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:56,760 Speaker 1: Brady and Bill Belichick are the ultimate champions. Steph Curry, 73 00:03:56,800 --> 00:04:00,280 Speaker 1: Clay Thompson, Draymond Green, Andrea Wodalla, Steve Kerry, these guys 74 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:05,920 Speaker 1: are now officially cementing themselves as all time great champions. 75 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:09,400 Speaker 1: On Friday Night, they were seven point underdogs on the 76 00:04:09,440 --> 00:04:13,280 Speaker 1: road to the Houston Rockets, and somehow, even after the 77 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:15,920 Speaker 1: first half of Steph Curry didn't do anything. The Houston 78 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:20,440 Speaker 1: Rockets are always consumed by the referees. They're always consumed 79 00:04:20,440 --> 00:04:23,120 Speaker 1: by the referees. Instead of just focusing on how to 80 00:04:23,160 --> 00:04:26,360 Speaker 1: beat the Golds, just focus on the Warriors. You can 81 00:04:26,360 --> 00:04:29,240 Speaker 1: beat them, just like you can beat the Patriots, but 82 00:04:29,320 --> 00:04:32,239 Speaker 1: you just have to focus on football. And over the years, 83 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:35,200 Speaker 1: the Patriots have had Ryan Griggson. Remember it was the 84 00:04:35,279 --> 00:04:38,000 Speaker 1: deflated footballs that's why they won. Remember the one year 85 00:04:38,080 --> 00:04:42,480 Speaker 1: John Harbaugh said they screwed up and illegally shifted emotion. 86 00:04:42,880 --> 00:04:45,839 Speaker 1: Mike Tomlin was already talking about the Patriots well before 87 00:04:45,839 --> 00:04:47,440 Speaker 1: he ever played him. Then he ended up losing the 88 00:04:47,560 --> 00:04:51,520 Speaker 1: FC championship. Back when spy Gate happened and Marshall Falk 89 00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:54,400 Speaker 1: saying that they were stealings. People are always worried about 90 00:04:54,400 --> 00:04:57,640 Speaker 1: stuff that they can't control, and it's usually false. Just 91 00:04:57,839 --> 00:05:01,680 Speaker 1: focus on the team, because is Belichick and Brady all 92 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:06,240 Speaker 1: one of their focus is on you, not the referees, 93 00:05:06,600 --> 00:05:09,760 Speaker 1: not the crowd, not what happened last year, not what's 94 00:05:09,760 --> 00:05:13,200 Speaker 1: gonna happen next year, just now. And you're gonna have 95 00:05:13,279 --> 00:05:15,040 Speaker 1: to put a stake through their heart to kill him. 96 00:05:15,480 --> 00:05:17,719 Speaker 1: Same thing with the Warriors. They don't worry about some 97 00:05:17,839 --> 00:05:21,520 Speaker 1: stupid audit that Darryl Morey leaked out after Game one 98 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:25,719 Speaker 1: that was proprietary NBA information and kind of tarnished and 99 00:05:25,200 --> 00:05:28,760 Speaker 1: and put a blemish on his resume as a GM. 100 00:05:28,839 --> 00:05:31,560 Speaker 1: They would never do that. They don't have time. They 101 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:35,240 Speaker 1: are too busy focused on winning, and I think so 102 00:05:35,320 --> 00:05:38,479 Speaker 1: often when you get greatness, people are so consumed on 103 00:05:38,600 --> 00:05:42,200 Speaker 1: bringing that greatness back to earth because world world of fives, 104 00:05:42,279 --> 00:05:43,960 Speaker 1: we don't want anyone to be a one, We don't 105 00:05:43,960 --> 00:05:45,800 Speaker 1: want anyone to be attend, and we want everyone to 106 00:05:45,800 --> 00:05:48,440 Speaker 1: be in the middle. When the reality is Tom and 107 00:05:48,480 --> 00:05:52,000 Speaker 1: Bill are usually just better than your coach, like Belichick's, 108 00:05:52,040 --> 00:05:54,359 Speaker 1: you know, arguably the greatest coach ever. Tom's the greatest 109 00:05:54,400 --> 00:05:57,320 Speaker 1: quarterback ever. But they have been beat The year the 110 00:05:57,320 --> 00:06:01,279 Speaker 1: Eagles beat him, they were just focused on football and 111 00:06:01,360 --> 00:06:03,160 Speaker 1: they beat him in the Super Bowl. They were talking 112 00:06:03,160 --> 00:06:06,560 Speaker 1: about what happened in the past, stealing signs, you know, 113 00:06:06,760 --> 00:06:09,800 Speaker 1: Belichick doing weird stuff to flight Gate, Spike. They were 114 00:06:09,839 --> 00:06:12,480 Speaker 1: just focused on football. The other two teams that beat 115 00:06:12,680 --> 00:06:14,080 Speaker 1: the Patriots, or I guess it was just the one 116 00:06:14,120 --> 00:06:16,599 Speaker 1: team that beat him, Trice was Tom Coflin, who doesn't 117 00:06:16,600 --> 00:06:19,560 Speaker 1: worry about any of that crap, just worries about football. 118 00:06:20,279 --> 00:06:22,680 Speaker 1: The irony for the Warriors is the team that had 119 00:06:22,720 --> 00:06:26,160 Speaker 1: the best opportunity to beat them over this run was 120 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:28,680 Speaker 1: the season Rockets team last year they had the game seven, 121 00:06:29,160 --> 00:06:31,760 Speaker 1: and they're still consumed about getting screwed in Game seven 122 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:34,599 Speaker 1: when it was their own fault for taking twenty seven threes. 123 00:06:35,080 --> 00:06:38,279 Speaker 1: If at about fourteen miss threes, if they just want 124 00:06:38,279 --> 00:06:40,360 Speaker 1: to shot a different shot, maybe they would have won. 125 00:06:40,680 --> 00:06:42,839 Speaker 1: But they were consumed on winning it their way and 126 00:06:42,839 --> 00:06:44,840 Speaker 1: then consumed on things that were out of their control, 127 00:06:44,880 --> 00:06:49,559 Speaker 1: blaming other people. When you play champions at the ultimate level, 128 00:06:50,040 --> 00:06:52,640 Speaker 1: the only way to beat them is just be one 129 00:06:53,560 --> 00:06:56,840 Speaker 1: percent focused on what you have to do to beat them, 130 00:06:56,839 --> 00:07:00,039 Speaker 1: not on the referees, not on anything else. And I 131 00:07:00,040 --> 00:07:02,719 Speaker 1: think too often these teams are so consumed with the 132 00:07:02,760 --> 00:07:06,839 Speaker 1: wrong stuff, and I I think Steph Curry, Draymond Green, 133 00:07:06,839 --> 00:07:09,800 Speaker 1: and Clay Thompson are basically Tom Brady wrapped into one. 134 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:14,280 Speaker 1: They're the ultimate champions. They are as as great a 135 00:07:14,400 --> 00:07:17,520 Speaker 1: big game players as as as I've ever seen. I'm 136 00:07:17,560 --> 00:07:20,160 Speaker 1: thirty four years old, I've been watching sports consistently since 137 00:07:20,200 --> 00:07:22,920 Speaker 1: for twenty plus years. As good as it. Guest like 138 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:26,600 Speaker 1: Michael Jordan and their individuals. Obviously Michael Jordan individually accomplished 139 00:07:26,600 --> 00:07:31,280 Speaker 1: more Tom Brady Tiger Woods, but they're right there because, again, 140 00:07:31,600 --> 00:07:34,040 Speaker 1: in the biggest moments, they come to play. So the 141 00:07:34,080 --> 00:07:36,960 Speaker 1: only way to beat that guy is you have to 142 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:39,720 Speaker 1: go right at it. So I do think like right now, 143 00:07:39,760 --> 00:07:42,920 Speaker 1: for the New England Patriots, you can't. Mike Tomlins always 144 00:07:42,960 --> 00:07:46,760 Speaker 1: worried about like talking about teams, talking about the Patriots 145 00:07:46,760 --> 00:07:49,480 Speaker 1: in Week fifteen. It's like, Bro, you don't play them 146 00:07:49,560 --> 00:07:51,920 Speaker 1: till the playoffs, and you gotta beat teams to get there. 147 00:07:52,160 --> 00:07:54,080 Speaker 1: Let's just say, focused on who you're playing. That's what 148 00:07:54,080 --> 00:07:56,880 Speaker 1: Bill does. You know? John Harbaugh was always bitching and 149 00:07:56,960 --> 00:07:59,800 Speaker 1: moaning about the trick play and about them screwing them 150 00:07:59,800 --> 00:08:02,280 Speaker 1: and the motion. No, John, they just outcoached. You just 151 00:08:02,360 --> 00:08:05,040 Speaker 1: tip your hat. I think the two teams right now, 152 00:08:05,600 --> 00:08:07,640 Speaker 1: and because there's not a team right now in the 153 00:08:07,720 --> 00:08:10,280 Speaker 1: NBA that can beat the Warriors. There's just not a 154 00:08:10,320 --> 00:08:14,320 Speaker 1: team that has the ultimate combination of talent and mindset. 155 00:08:14,480 --> 00:08:17,480 Speaker 1: Because the Rockets have the talent, they don't have the mindset. 156 00:08:17,880 --> 00:08:20,880 Speaker 1: I think, like the Blazers have the mindset, they don't 157 00:08:20,880 --> 00:08:23,440 Speaker 1: have the talent. And we'll see in the East, but 158 00:08:24,320 --> 00:08:27,320 Speaker 1: in the a f C specifically, I think there are 159 00:08:27,320 --> 00:08:29,680 Speaker 1: a couple of teams that are going to have now 160 00:08:29,720 --> 00:08:32,920 Speaker 1: that the Colts got rid of Ryan Grigson, who was 161 00:08:33,000 --> 00:08:36,560 Speaker 1: holding them back worried about deflate gate, you know, always 162 00:08:36,600 --> 00:08:38,800 Speaker 1: blaming other people instead of just finding a way to 163 00:08:38,840 --> 00:08:40,839 Speaker 1: get better and finding a way to beat him. Because 164 00:08:40,840 --> 00:08:44,280 Speaker 1: clearly Andrew Luck is wired like that, What can I 165 00:08:44,320 --> 00:08:46,800 Speaker 1: do to beat this guy? Who can help me do that? 166 00:08:46,840 --> 00:08:49,640 Speaker 1: I'm not worried about anything else. And I think clearly 167 00:08:49,720 --> 00:08:52,720 Speaker 1: Chris Ballard, Frank Wright and the team they're building around 168 00:08:52,800 --> 00:08:55,480 Speaker 1: him is wired to do that. And I think they 169 00:08:55,559 --> 00:08:58,559 Speaker 1: can see Chiefs. They have a young quarterback that is 170 00:08:58,640 --> 00:09:01,360 Speaker 1: just laser focused. He's not worried about any of the bs. 171 00:09:02,120 --> 00:09:04,920 Speaker 1: He has clearly a really talented team, and he has 172 00:09:04,960 --> 00:09:07,440 Speaker 1: a coach with a ton of experience that is also 173 00:09:07,600 --> 00:09:09,280 Speaker 1: does not worry about any of the stuff that he 174 00:09:09,280 --> 00:09:12,320 Speaker 1: can't control. Not complaining about the referees not turn in 175 00:09:12,360 --> 00:09:15,600 Speaker 1: teams for the flight gate that that's not coach reads deal. 176 00:09:16,120 --> 00:09:18,160 Speaker 1: So those two teams, I'm not saying they're going to 177 00:09:18,240 --> 00:09:21,320 Speaker 1: beat the Patriots, but they and clearly the Colts have 178 00:09:21,400 --> 00:09:24,040 Speaker 1: been owned over the years, you know, even and this 179 00:09:24,080 --> 00:09:26,240 Speaker 1: goes back to Bill Polian. Remember when Bill Poland could 180 00:09:26,240 --> 00:09:28,480 Speaker 1: never get over the top against New England. He was 181 00:09:28,559 --> 00:09:31,679 Speaker 1: all there was mugging our receivers. No Bill, just focus 182 00:09:31,720 --> 00:09:34,680 Speaker 1: on how to get open, stop making excuses, just win 183 00:09:34,920 --> 00:09:37,640 Speaker 1: the game. And I think when you look at these 184 00:09:37,640 --> 00:09:40,280 Speaker 1: two teams to me in the a f C, I 185 00:09:40,320 --> 00:09:43,559 Speaker 1: think Andrew luck is clearly equipped if his team could 186 00:09:43,640 --> 00:09:46,280 Speaker 1: keep getting a little better. The mindset of that franchise 187 00:09:46,320 --> 00:09:48,680 Speaker 1: with Chris Ballard, who clearly is a big picture guy, 188 00:09:48,840 --> 00:09:51,840 Speaker 1: is not an excuse maker. He earned so much credit 189 00:09:51,880 --> 00:09:55,280 Speaker 1: in my eyes last year when Josh McDaniels kind of 190 00:09:55,320 --> 00:09:59,160 Speaker 1: burned him weird situation, didn't really flinch, you know, was 191 00:09:59,480 --> 00:10:03,320 Speaker 1: thought he was handed uh hand of two aces and 192 00:10:03,320 --> 00:10:05,480 Speaker 1: then flipped him over and had like a five and 193 00:10:05,480 --> 00:10:08,080 Speaker 1: a two. He was screwed, but he didn't bitch and moan. 194 00:10:08,480 --> 00:10:10,680 Speaker 1: He just he adapted and he got it done and 195 00:10:10,679 --> 00:10:12,800 Speaker 1: they made the playoffs. They're gonna be a lot better 196 00:10:12,880 --> 00:10:15,840 Speaker 1: this year, in the second year of Patrick Mahomes starting, 197 00:10:16,080 --> 00:10:18,720 Speaker 1: They're clearly gonna be a lot better too. So I 198 00:10:18,760 --> 00:10:21,880 Speaker 1: think both those two teams have the right mindset because 199 00:10:21,880 --> 00:10:26,000 Speaker 1: the Houston Rockets, who easily beside Lebron James have been 200 00:10:26,040 --> 00:10:29,160 Speaker 1: the Warrior's best foe like legitimately could have beat him 201 00:10:29,200 --> 00:10:31,560 Speaker 1: where he equipped to beat him, did not have the 202 00:10:31,640 --> 00:10:34,240 Speaker 1: right mindset, And I think a little bit several years 203 00:10:34,280 --> 00:10:36,160 Speaker 1: ago when the Warriors got over the top against the 204 00:10:36,160 --> 00:10:39,520 Speaker 1: thunder kind of similar like Russell Westbrook just doesn't does 205 00:10:39,559 --> 00:10:42,480 Speaker 1: not have the right mindset to win that game. And 206 00:10:42,520 --> 00:10:44,559 Speaker 1: even Kevin like kind of needed to learn to win, 207 00:10:44,600 --> 00:10:47,360 Speaker 1: and he did when he came to the Golden State Warriors. 208 00:10:47,360 --> 00:10:49,520 Speaker 1: Now again, I'm not some Warriors Homer. I wish Kevin 209 00:10:49,520 --> 00:10:52,120 Speaker 1: never would have came. I like that version of the Warriors. 210 00:10:52,360 --> 00:10:55,280 Speaker 1: I like watching Stephen Clay and Draymond just kick ass 211 00:10:55,280 --> 00:10:57,880 Speaker 1: and take names. I like watching them going into war 212 00:10:58,200 --> 00:11:00,360 Speaker 1: when everyone thinks they're gonna lose. It's what I respect 213 00:11:00,400 --> 00:11:03,200 Speaker 1: about Brady. Brady's team is not as good this year. Uh, 214 00:11:03,360 --> 00:11:06,719 Speaker 1: Edelman's losing a step, Grant can't run anymore. Uh, This 215 00:11:06,840 --> 00:11:09,040 Speaker 1: Sony Michelle guy kind of looks like a bus. That's 216 00:11:09,040 --> 00:11:11,360 Speaker 1: why I love about those two teams is because every 217 00:11:11,360 --> 00:11:13,400 Speaker 1: time you try to write them off, they go up 218 00:11:13,440 --> 00:11:15,360 Speaker 1: in the ring whoever they're playing, and they hit him 219 00:11:15,440 --> 00:11:17,400 Speaker 1: right in the teeth. And if they get hit back, 220 00:11:17,440 --> 00:11:19,800 Speaker 1: they jumped back up and hit him back. And that's 221 00:11:19,880 --> 00:11:22,320 Speaker 1: the only way anyone's gonna beat the Patriots. And I 222 00:11:22,360 --> 00:11:25,760 Speaker 1: think Patrick Mahomes is wired like that. He is wired 223 00:11:25,840 --> 00:11:29,520 Speaker 1: like that. Clearly their organization operates like that. But the 224 00:11:29,600 --> 00:11:32,199 Speaker 1: key is your organization has to operate like that, and 225 00:11:32,240 --> 00:11:34,200 Speaker 1: then you have to have a player that thinks like that. 226 00:11:34,440 --> 00:11:36,440 Speaker 1: And I think the Colts and the Chiefs again, I'm 227 00:11:36,480 --> 00:11:38,679 Speaker 1: not saying they're gonna beat the Patriots, but I do 228 00:11:38,760 --> 00:11:40,560 Speaker 1: think they're headed in the right direction to give him 229 00:11:40,600 --> 00:11:43,000 Speaker 1: a little legitimate game. I mean, look at last year, 230 00:11:43,440 --> 00:11:47,960 Speaker 1: the Patriots were kicking the Chief's ass and Patrick Mahomes 231 00:11:47,960 --> 00:11:50,120 Speaker 1: biggest game he's ever played in in his life by 232 00:11:50,120 --> 00:11:52,440 Speaker 1: a mile, which of course it is. Then FC Championship 233 00:11:52,440 --> 00:11:54,839 Speaker 1: game against Tom Brady could have folded like a tent 234 00:11:55,000 --> 00:11:57,920 Speaker 1: and he didn't. So I am excited because unlike the 235 00:11:58,000 --> 00:12:02,680 Speaker 1: NBA that just has teams that the one talented team 236 00:12:02,679 --> 00:12:05,040 Speaker 1: that could have beat the Warriors their mental midgets. They 237 00:12:05,080 --> 00:12:08,280 Speaker 1: are all time big game mental midgets. Well, I I 238 00:12:08,320 --> 00:12:10,400 Speaker 1: know Luck isn't, because I've seen him win playoff games 239 00:12:10,400 --> 00:12:13,079 Speaker 1: that he had no business winning. I know Mahomes is 240 00:12:13,120 --> 00:12:16,600 Speaker 1: it because I watched him against the Patriots in somewhat 241 00:12:16,600 --> 00:12:18,560 Speaker 1: of a year. I wouldn't say a throwaway year because 242 00:12:18,559 --> 00:12:21,160 Speaker 1: he won the m v P, but no one was 243 00:12:21,200 --> 00:12:23,400 Speaker 1: expecting him to keep doing what he was doing. And 244 00:12:23,520 --> 00:12:25,719 Speaker 1: once you get to that game, in the FC Championship game, 245 00:12:25,760 --> 00:12:27,320 Speaker 1: you're not playing that well. It would have been fine, 246 00:12:27,360 --> 00:12:29,880 Speaker 1: like your first big playoff game. I know he had 247 00:12:29,880 --> 00:12:31,559 Speaker 1: won the week before, but you know what I'm saying, 248 00:12:31,600 --> 00:12:33,600 Speaker 1: I mean, whether it's legitimate expectations to make a Super 249 00:12:33,640 --> 00:12:35,760 Speaker 1: Bowl kind of lay a stinker, and he not only 250 00:12:35,760 --> 00:12:37,959 Speaker 1: did he not lay a stinker, he came back swinging 251 00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:40,679 Speaker 1: and was unreal in the second half. So I I 252 00:12:40,720 --> 00:12:42,680 Speaker 1: do think that that's a big difference in the NFL 253 00:12:42,760 --> 00:12:45,480 Speaker 1: and the NBA. Some of the best teams, even though 254 00:12:45,800 --> 00:12:48,720 Speaker 1: obviously Andrew Luck and Patrick Mahomes are not Tom Brady, 255 00:12:48,960 --> 00:12:52,280 Speaker 1: and Tom Brady's resume run circles around both of them. 256 00:12:52,320 --> 00:12:56,000 Speaker 1: I mean, Luck maybe one day more than likely, I 257 00:12:56,000 --> 00:12:59,920 Speaker 1: would bet my life savings that Mahomes and Luck come by. 258 00:13:00,000 --> 00:13:02,160 Speaker 1: I never win six super Bowls, so you're never gonna 259 00:13:02,280 --> 00:13:05,920 Speaker 1: like but other people you can beat Michael Jordan's, you 260 00:13:06,000 --> 00:13:08,840 Speaker 1: can take takedown Tiger Woods because they're not always gonna 261 00:13:08,880 --> 00:13:11,959 Speaker 1: have their a game. But you have to be laser focused. 262 00:13:12,400 --> 00:13:14,880 Speaker 1: And I do think Luck and I do think Mahomes 263 00:13:14,920 --> 00:13:17,880 Speaker 1: are wired the right way, and to me, those are 264 00:13:17,920 --> 00:13:20,600 Speaker 1: the two teams going into this year. They can give 265 00:13:20,600 --> 00:13:24,640 Speaker 1: the Patriots a legit run for their money. I saw 266 00:13:24,679 --> 00:13:28,320 Speaker 1: a headline last week that was Levy on Bell and 267 00:13:28,360 --> 00:13:32,439 Speaker 1: the headline he obviously hadn't showed up. The New York 268 00:13:32,520 --> 00:13:35,400 Speaker 1: Jets threw him somewhat of a lifeline because I know 269 00:13:35,440 --> 00:13:38,120 Speaker 1: a team that almost signed him and it was basically 270 00:13:38,160 --> 00:13:39,760 Speaker 1: going to be the equivalent of like a one year, 271 00:13:39,760 --> 00:13:42,400 Speaker 1: ten million dollar deal. Now, the deal would have looked 272 00:13:42,480 --> 00:13:44,800 Speaker 1: different on paper. It would have said four years, forty 273 00:13:44,880 --> 00:13:48,240 Speaker 1: million or whatever. But he was in major trouble in 274 00:13:48,280 --> 00:13:52,720 Speaker 1: free agency. Let me repeat, he was in major trouble 275 00:13:52,800 --> 00:13:57,040 Speaker 1: in free agency based on not playing last year, giving 276 00:13:57,120 --> 00:13:59,600 Speaker 1: up the almost fifteen million dollars and what the market 277 00:13:59,640 --> 00:14:02,520 Speaker 1: was bar well, the Jets. The Jets through him a lifeline. 278 00:14:02,880 --> 00:14:06,120 Speaker 1: Now while the guaranteed money was you know, basically sn 279 00:14:06,120 --> 00:14:07,959 Speaker 1: million dollars, they still took care of him. Like he 280 00:14:08,040 --> 00:14:10,760 Speaker 1: still got paid. Now, he lost money big picture in 281 00:14:10,840 --> 00:14:14,280 Speaker 1: the deal, but he got paid out right Now. The 282 00:14:14,360 --> 00:14:17,199 Speaker 1: Jets have a young quarterback, this is the second year guy. 283 00:14:17,400 --> 00:14:19,400 Speaker 1: They have a new head coach and a brand new staff. 284 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:24,360 Speaker 1: The Browns who clearly Odell Beckham was not that happy 285 00:14:24,400 --> 00:14:27,520 Speaker 1: in New York wanted out. He didn't necessarily control where 286 00:14:27,520 --> 00:14:29,920 Speaker 1: he went. But they traded for and they're about to 287 00:14:29,920 --> 00:14:33,600 Speaker 1: pay him nineteen point eight million dollars. No, certain things 288 00:14:33,600 --> 00:14:37,520 Speaker 1: in life, you know, you have to go above and beyond. Like, 289 00:14:37,760 --> 00:14:40,320 Speaker 1: is it mandatory you take your mom out to dinner 290 00:14:40,360 --> 00:14:44,360 Speaker 1: on Mother's Day? No? Is it the smart idea? Yes? 291 00:14:45,000 --> 00:14:48,440 Speaker 1: Is it mandatory that you get your wife something or 292 00:14:48,520 --> 00:14:51,680 Speaker 1: girlfriend something on an anniversary? No? But is it a 293 00:14:51,680 --> 00:14:54,960 Speaker 1: good idea? Yeah? Has anyone worked in a big boy job? Like, 294 00:14:55,160 --> 00:14:58,600 Speaker 1: was it mandatory that when I was, you know, working 295 00:14:58,600 --> 00:15:01,160 Speaker 1: in the NFL. I I got to the office early 296 00:15:01,240 --> 00:15:03,360 Speaker 1: and stayed late when I was a twenty five year 297 00:15:03,400 --> 00:15:06,160 Speaker 1: old intern trying to get a full time job. No, 298 00:15:06,720 --> 00:15:08,800 Speaker 1: but if I wanted that full time job, was it smart? 299 00:15:10,080 --> 00:15:13,560 Speaker 1: Was it mandatory? And again, I can just relate myself. 300 00:15:13,560 --> 00:15:15,800 Speaker 1: But you guys are all in positions and whatever job 301 00:15:15,880 --> 00:15:18,520 Speaker 1: you working. When I first got a radio job, and 302 00:15:18,560 --> 00:15:21,000 Speaker 1: I was twenty nine years old in San Francisco, that's 303 00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:25,160 Speaker 1: back when radio kind of you know, local terrestrial radio matter. 304 00:15:25,280 --> 00:15:28,160 Speaker 1: I think we're shifting into podcast three and out podcast listen, 305 00:15:28,200 --> 00:15:31,160 Speaker 1: subscribe to all your friends. Did I need to get 306 00:15:31,200 --> 00:15:34,760 Speaker 1: to the office three or four hours early? No? Did I? 307 00:15:34,840 --> 00:15:37,760 Speaker 1: Did I like doing it? Yes? Because I felt comfortable 308 00:15:38,000 --> 00:15:40,960 Speaker 1: if I over prepared for the show. Plus, I never 309 00:15:41,040 --> 00:15:43,680 Speaker 1: want to get pigeonholed is just a football guy. I'm 310 00:15:43,720 --> 00:15:46,440 Speaker 1: a sports lover. Like I got a baseball game on 311 00:15:46,520 --> 00:15:49,040 Speaker 1: behind me. I can't wait for the PJA Championship. So 312 00:15:49,120 --> 00:15:51,880 Speaker 1: I wanted to know as much as I possibly could. 313 00:15:51,960 --> 00:15:54,840 Speaker 1: When I naturally just watch it all anyway, but I 314 00:15:54,880 --> 00:15:57,840 Speaker 1: took pride in that and certain jobs you can kind 315 00:15:57,840 --> 00:16:00,960 Speaker 1: of do by yourself, right. But I would imagine a 316 00:16:00,960 --> 00:16:03,160 Speaker 1: lot of my friends are in sales. I have some 317 00:16:03,200 --> 00:16:05,800 Speaker 1: friends that own businesses. I have friends that work in farming. 318 00:16:06,680 --> 00:16:10,320 Speaker 1: Unless you play like golf, and even golf, you're somewhat dependent, 319 00:16:10,480 --> 00:16:12,960 Speaker 1: or at least you depend on your caddy and your 320 00:16:12,960 --> 00:16:15,880 Speaker 1: teacher if you need help. In tennis, I would imagine 321 00:16:16,000 --> 00:16:18,280 Speaker 1: I know less about tennis, but I would imagine there 322 00:16:18,320 --> 00:16:22,119 Speaker 1: are some similarities every team sport, like you need your teammates, 323 00:16:22,680 --> 00:16:26,520 Speaker 1: and football definitely more than basketball and baseball. You practice 324 00:16:26,640 --> 00:16:29,440 Speaker 1: so much more than you play. You can't play pick 325 00:16:29,520 --> 00:16:32,040 Speaker 1: up football, so in the offseason. The only pick up 326 00:16:32,080 --> 00:16:35,000 Speaker 1: football is literally O t A S. Phase one, Phase two, 327 00:16:35,200 --> 00:16:38,720 Speaker 1: working out with your team, creating a bond not just 328 00:16:39,040 --> 00:16:41,320 Speaker 1: on the field, but getting to know guys, getting the 329 00:16:41,360 --> 00:16:44,960 Speaker 1: field for guys. I listen, I'm a big military guy. 330 00:16:45,040 --> 00:16:48,720 Speaker 1: I never was in it. Every generation of my family was. 331 00:16:49,200 --> 00:16:52,200 Speaker 1: Dad was in Vietnam. His brother died in Vietnam. Both 332 00:16:52,280 --> 00:16:55,000 Speaker 1: my grand both my grandpa's my mom's dad and my 333 00:16:55,120 --> 00:16:57,280 Speaker 1: dad's dad both fought in World War Two. Took a 334 00:16:57,320 --> 00:17:00,000 Speaker 1: lot of probably the military. So you know, like most people, 335 00:17:00,440 --> 00:17:03,920 Speaker 1: military movies love them. Reading about the military, it's awesome. 336 00:17:04,040 --> 00:17:06,600 Speaker 1: I love a good military story. What's the number one 337 00:17:06,640 --> 00:17:10,040 Speaker 1: thing someone in the Army, Navy, Air Force, whatever says, 338 00:17:10,480 --> 00:17:12,520 Speaker 1: you don't fight for the dude back at the base. 339 00:17:12,800 --> 00:17:14,760 Speaker 1: You fight for the guy next to you, whether that's 340 00:17:14,800 --> 00:17:16,840 Speaker 1: the Navy seal sitting next to you, whether this guy 341 00:17:16,840 --> 00:17:19,080 Speaker 1: at the front line is a you know, Army ranger, 342 00:17:19,440 --> 00:17:22,960 Speaker 1: whether it's the pilot with you in the in the UH, 343 00:17:23,040 --> 00:17:24,520 Speaker 1: you know, the F six team up in the air. 344 00:17:24,720 --> 00:17:27,240 Speaker 1: That's who you fight for. It's no different football. You 345 00:17:27,280 --> 00:17:30,440 Speaker 1: fight for your teammates, not necessarily your coaches, though, if 346 00:17:30,440 --> 00:17:32,680 Speaker 1: you respect your coaches, you run through a wall form, 347 00:17:32,800 --> 00:17:36,320 Speaker 1: but ultimately you're running through a wall with your teammate. 348 00:17:37,160 --> 00:17:40,680 Speaker 1: And when you develop this again, not an individual sport. 349 00:17:40,800 --> 00:17:43,719 Speaker 1: You need the teams, especially when you're an offensive player 350 00:17:44,119 --> 00:17:46,640 Speaker 1: that is dependent on the quarterback handing you the ball 351 00:17:46,720 --> 00:17:49,320 Speaker 1: or the offensive coordinator throwing you the ball. Did you 352 00:17:49,400 --> 00:17:53,040 Speaker 1: develop some chemistry this offseason? So this story that Levian Bell, well, 353 00:17:53,119 --> 00:17:55,480 Speaker 1: this is what I do. Like, come on, bro, like 354 00:17:55,920 --> 00:17:58,359 Speaker 1: let's have a little common sense. Like if I was 355 00:17:58,440 --> 00:18:00,960 Speaker 1: the team that that I know of, I can't say 356 00:18:01,040 --> 00:18:04,000 Speaker 1: because they don't want to piss off the agent. Uh 357 00:18:04,119 --> 00:18:06,960 Speaker 1: that almost did the deal with Levian like they would 358 00:18:06,960 --> 00:18:09,080 Speaker 1: have been in this situation too, Like you're trying to 359 00:18:09,080 --> 00:18:11,960 Speaker 1: build chemistry. And again I'm not saying the off season 360 00:18:12,040 --> 00:18:14,320 Speaker 1: chemistry is the end all be all, but it does 361 00:18:14,400 --> 00:18:16,440 Speaker 1: kind of matter. Like the other night, the San Jose 362 00:18:16,560 --> 00:18:20,359 Speaker 1: Sharks are in the Stanley Cup Western Conference Finals. The 363 00:18:20,520 --> 00:18:23,120 Speaker 1: entire starting offensive line for the forty niners, and again 364 00:18:23,119 --> 00:18:25,240 Speaker 1: that's they're not a great team, So I'm not I'm 365 00:18:25,280 --> 00:18:28,000 Speaker 1: not trying to say that this is what has to happen, 366 00:18:28,040 --> 00:18:31,640 Speaker 1: but they were all at the game, the five of them, 367 00:18:31,640 --> 00:18:33,840 Speaker 1: and really the other offensive line when we're there too, 368 00:18:34,040 --> 00:18:37,000 Speaker 1: just slamming beers, hanging out, eating chicken wings, having a 369 00:18:37,000 --> 00:18:39,199 Speaker 1: good time. You see it all over television, like the 370 00:18:39,240 --> 00:18:42,680 Speaker 1: Green Bay Packers they're all at you know, the Milwaukee 371 00:18:42,760 --> 00:18:45,560 Speaker 1: Bucks games. All the Patriots guys always go to the 372 00:18:45,600 --> 00:18:47,879 Speaker 1: Boston games together like it is. This is when he 373 00:18:47,920 --> 00:18:51,440 Speaker 1: kind of developed some chemistry. It's not as intense. I'm 374 00:18:51,440 --> 00:18:54,560 Speaker 1: not worried at o t as much about like execution 375 00:18:54,680 --> 00:18:57,639 Speaker 1: and just are the guys kind of learning together? Do 376 00:18:57,720 --> 00:19:00,320 Speaker 1: I feel like the unit? Like Levian gets a feel 377 00:19:00,359 --> 00:19:02,639 Speaker 1: for his offensive lineman, get to feel for Sam Donald. 378 00:19:02,840 --> 00:19:06,040 Speaker 1: Does Odell Beckham know what Freddy Kitchens likes to call? 379 00:19:06,320 --> 00:19:08,360 Speaker 1: Obviously he's gonna learn that in training camp and during 380 00:19:08,359 --> 00:19:10,640 Speaker 1: the season. But imagine what a leg up you get. 381 00:19:10,680 --> 00:19:12,919 Speaker 1: There was a story I think Peter King wrote this 382 00:19:13,000 --> 00:19:16,120 Speaker 1: or someone wrote it that Levian Bell, beside the day 383 00:19:16,119 --> 00:19:19,320 Speaker 1: he was introduced, hadn't been inside the facility one time. 384 00:19:19,520 --> 00:19:20,960 Speaker 1: I think there was a report he was gonna show 385 00:19:21,080 --> 00:19:23,359 Speaker 1: up or excuse me, Odell Beckham was gonna show up 386 00:19:23,440 --> 00:19:25,600 Speaker 1: this week. Same with Levian. But they should have been 387 00:19:25,600 --> 00:19:27,919 Speaker 1: there the whole time. This is when you kind of 388 00:19:27,920 --> 00:19:30,520 Speaker 1: get to know your teammates. So this no show us, 389 00:19:30,560 --> 00:19:32,480 Speaker 1: no big deal, nothing to see here. You have something 390 00:19:32,480 --> 00:19:36,080 Speaker 1: to see there? Again, is it gonna determine success or failure? No? 391 00:19:36,960 --> 00:19:39,919 Speaker 1: But does it make it easier? Right? That? Would it 392 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:43,359 Speaker 1: just make the once training camp hits like, Yeah, I 393 00:19:43,400 --> 00:19:45,919 Speaker 1: know what this offensive guard likes to do. I know 394 00:19:46,000 --> 00:19:48,480 Speaker 1: kind of how Sam likes to call this play. Or 395 00:19:48,800 --> 00:19:51,800 Speaker 1: when we were sitting in the meeting in June at 396 00:19:51,880 --> 00:19:53,639 Speaker 1: you know the last o t A that we we 397 00:19:53,720 --> 00:19:56,720 Speaker 1: talked about this a lot. Sam said he's comfortable doing this, Like, 398 00:19:56,800 --> 00:19:59,320 Speaker 1: don't you want to get on the same page and 399 00:20:00,080 --> 00:20:03,560 Speaker 1: especially got you guys are paid a shipload of money, Levian, 400 00:20:03,720 --> 00:20:06,000 Speaker 1: You did not have many options for money the Jets 401 00:20:06,160 --> 00:20:09,480 Speaker 1: paid you. Now, A smart man once told me a 402 00:20:09,520 --> 00:20:12,359 Speaker 1: long time ago, just because you pay a player a 403 00:20:12,359 --> 00:20:15,240 Speaker 1: lot of money does not change that player. You could 404 00:20:15,320 --> 00:20:17,080 Speaker 1: argue that when you pay a player a lot of 405 00:20:17,080 --> 00:20:19,480 Speaker 1: money and he's kind of a questionable human, I want 406 00:20:19,480 --> 00:20:20,840 Speaker 1: to say a questionable human. I'm not saying he's like 407 00:20:20,840 --> 00:20:22,600 Speaker 1: a bad guy or anything, but he's not the most 408 00:20:22,600 --> 00:20:25,240 Speaker 1: reliable guy, A little bit different of a cat that 409 00:20:25,760 --> 00:20:27,399 Speaker 1: you know, it only makes him more of what he 410 00:20:27,520 --> 00:20:30,879 Speaker 1: is now. Odell is a little different, but and I 411 00:20:30,920 --> 00:20:32,679 Speaker 1: get he was traded. It was a little bit of 412 00:20:32,680 --> 00:20:35,919 Speaker 1: a shock to me. The Levian issue is much bigger, 413 00:20:36,119 --> 00:20:38,440 Speaker 1: like Levia not being there. I don't care what he's 414 00:20:38,480 --> 00:20:41,600 Speaker 1: doing wherever he is. That's embarrassing. Don't don't let the 415 00:20:41,880 --> 00:20:45,360 Speaker 1: Twitter like it's not it's only voluntary. Well, why are 416 00:20:45,480 --> 00:20:49,200 Speaker 1: the majority of players everywhere showing up to these? It's 417 00:20:49,200 --> 00:20:52,080 Speaker 1: not it's volunteering, like Russell Wilson. I mean you name 418 00:20:52,160 --> 00:20:55,800 Speaker 1: the players. I would imagine if you did a poll 419 00:20:55,840 --> 00:20:59,320 Speaker 1: of every player in the NFL voluntary these mini camps. 420 00:21:01,480 --> 00:21:04,639 Speaker 1: The players are there, and to me, Levian Bell getting 421 00:21:04,640 --> 00:21:08,000 Speaker 1: paid like that not showing up is a major red flag. 422 00:21:08,560 --> 00:21:10,960 Speaker 1: Odell Beckham, I get a little. It's a little different. 423 00:21:10,960 --> 00:21:13,679 Speaker 1: He got traded, but Bro, you gotta get there, Like 424 00:21:14,440 --> 00:21:16,360 Speaker 1: if the story is correct, he's gonna be there this week. 425 00:21:16,400 --> 00:21:19,480 Speaker 1: He should stay the till the till the off season hits, 426 00:21:19,880 --> 00:21:22,280 Speaker 1: because you need this time. And as a skill guy, 427 00:21:22,400 --> 00:21:25,479 Speaker 1: especially those two guys which are unique skill guys like 428 00:21:25,520 --> 00:21:29,320 Speaker 1: Odell Beckham, style is unlike anything the Browns have. They 429 00:21:29,320 --> 00:21:31,840 Speaker 1: have a fast tight end and a slot receiver. Their 430 00:21:31,880 --> 00:21:35,840 Speaker 1: receivers were jokes like Baker at the NFL level has 431 00:21:35,880 --> 00:21:38,160 Speaker 1: never worked with anything like that. And I got news 432 00:21:38,160 --> 00:21:39,920 Speaker 1: for you. It's not the same that when you see 433 00:21:39,960 --> 00:21:43,080 Speaker 1: these pictures that go viral on Instagram of them throwing. 434 00:21:43,480 --> 00:21:48,760 Speaker 1: Now it's Freddie coaching specific routes with specific checks with 435 00:21:49,040 --> 00:21:51,639 Speaker 1: you know, how you play off the other wide receiver 436 00:21:51,680 --> 00:21:55,920 Speaker 1: against certain coverages. It is important, Levian, you've never played 437 00:21:55,960 --> 00:21:57,920 Speaker 1: with any of these guys. You have a second year 438 00:21:58,000 --> 00:22:00,840 Speaker 1: quarterback that's still learning. You have a first year head 439 00:22:00,840 --> 00:22:04,000 Speaker 1: coach and he's been a head coach before, but implementing 440 00:22:04,000 --> 00:22:06,720 Speaker 1: this new offense that you've never played in, Like get 441 00:22:06,720 --> 00:22:09,520 Speaker 1: a field for these guys, and you can be like, 442 00:22:09,520 --> 00:22:11,280 Speaker 1: well Tom Brady doesn't show up. Yeah I don't. I 443 00:22:11,280 --> 00:22:13,840 Speaker 1: don't put Tom Brady and Levian Bell in the same sentence. 444 00:22:14,160 --> 00:22:17,000 Speaker 1: Neither is Odell Beckham. So yeah, I read flag this 445 00:22:17,400 --> 00:22:19,360 Speaker 1: and it's just something to keep an eye on Levian 446 00:22:19,520 --> 00:22:22,320 Speaker 1: more than O'Dell for sure. Like the Levian thing is 447 00:22:22,359 --> 00:22:24,919 Speaker 1: a little bit of a head scratcher. Honestly, if I 448 00:22:24,960 --> 00:22:27,920 Speaker 1: was a Jets coach a GM, they'll Nelton never say 449 00:22:27,960 --> 00:22:31,359 Speaker 1: this publicly because it would become ten times bigger story. 450 00:22:31,600 --> 00:22:34,200 Speaker 1: But don't get it twisted. They are really piste off. 451 00:22:34,240 --> 00:22:36,280 Speaker 1: And don't let the media tell you. Well, it's voluntary, 452 00:22:36,320 --> 00:22:39,640 Speaker 1: no big deal. Yes, voluntary, just happens that every other 453 00:22:39,640 --> 00:22:42,760 Speaker 1: player shows up. You know Antonio Brown. I'll give you 454 00:22:42,720 --> 00:22:45,879 Speaker 1: Antonio Brown some credit that guess where he's been this 455 00:22:46,040 --> 00:22:48,639 Speaker 1: entire offseason. The moment he got traded right next to 456 00:22:48,680 --> 00:22:50,760 Speaker 1: John Gruden and Derek Carr. Now he's gonna work. I 457 00:22:50,760 --> 00:22:52,879 Speaker 1: don't know, but at least he's given full effort. At 458 00:22:52,920 --> 00:22:55,119 Speaker 1: least he's trying to make it work. He's trying to 459 00:22:55,200 --> 00:22:58,800 Speaker 1: learn the offense. I mean, they threw him a lifeline. 460 00:22:58,840 --> 00:23:01,360 Speaker 1: No one would trade for me out of Pittsburgh. Gruden did, 461 00:23:02,160 --> 00:23:04,679 Speaker 1: and he's reciprocated the love. I'm gonna show up at 462 00:23:04,720 --> 00:23:06,520 Speaker 1: training camp or I'm gonna show up at O t s. 463 00:23:06,640 --> 00:23:08,760 Speaker 1: I'm gonna show up at all these phases. Why because 464 00:23:08,800 --> 00:23:10,560 Speaker 1: it means a lot to the coaches, it means a 465 00:23:10,600 --> 00:23:13,080 Speaker 1: lot to the quarterback. It just does. And when you're 466 00:23:13,080 --> 00:23:15,520 Speaker 1: paid a lot like Levian's paid a lot, O'Dell has 467 00:23:15,520 --> 00:23:18,040 Speaker 1: paid a lot, and Antonio paid a lot, that the 468 00:23:18,080 --> 00:23:20,440 Speaker 1: more comes with that. So when when you're paid a 469 00:23:20,560 --> 00:23:23,639 Speaker 1: premium in your job. Hell, and like my analogy with 470 00:23:23,720 --> 00:23:25,840 Speaker 1: the with the wife and your mom, there are things 471 00:23:25,880 --> 00:23:29,000 Speaker 1: in life that aren't quote unquote mandatory, but just things 472 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:31,840 Speaker 1: you do. But when you are compensated at the highest level, 473 00:23:31,880 --> 00:23:35,359 Speaker 1: there is more expected of you. I'm sorry, Levian. The 474 00:23:35,400 --> 00:23:38,800 Speaker 1: moment they pay you basically a two year, fourteen million 475 00:23:38,800 --> 00:23:42,119 Speaker 1: dollar a year contract, a little more is expected of you. Buddy, 476 00:23:42,440 --> 00:23:46,840 Speaker 1: Time to show up. Okay, let's get into Dak Prescott 477 00:23:46,640 --> 00:23:51,359 Speaker 1: and the Cowboys. If you're going to make an enormous investment, 478 00:23:51,880 --> 00:23:54,479 Speaker 1: whether you're an individual and you're gonna buy, you know 479 00:23:54,520 --> 00:23:58,040 Speaker 1: that your dream house, you have some money saved up, 480 00:23:58,119 --> 00:24:00,360 Speaker 1: you're gonna put a bunch of money into a stock 481 00:24:00,560 --> 00:24:04,080 Speaker 1: in the stock market, Whether you're a business and you're 482 00:24:04,080 --> 00:24:08,520 Speaker 1: gonna acquire another business, you're gonna acquire, you know, a warehouse, whatever. 483 00:24:09,040 --> 00:24:13,000 Speaker 1: But if the investment is beyond sizeable, if it's the equivalent, 484 00:24:13,040 --> 00:24:15,000 Speaker 1: whether you're a business owner, whether you're an individual, the 485 00:24:15,000 --> 00:24:18,600 Speaker 1: biggest investment you'll ever make. That is what Dak Prescott is, 486 00:24:18,640 --> 00:24:22,400 Speaker 1: the Cowboys, whatever that is to you, you would spend 487 00:24:22,840 --> 00:24:27,320 Speaker 1: an enorminated amount of time just at absolute You would 488 00:24:27,359 --> 00:24:30,560 Speaker 1: go over and over and over and spend time learning, 489 00:24:30,640 --> 00:24:33,760 Speaker 1: researching until you were finally comfortable to pull the trigger. 490 00:24:34,359 --> 00:24:37,280 Speaker 1: But you would not rush into the decision, if you 491 00:24:37,440 --> 00:24:39,800 Speaker 1: if if you were not rushed into decision, like there 492 00:24:39,840 --> 00:24:42,520 Speaker 1: was a deadline the only time that you could buy. 493 00:24:42,600 --> 00:24:45,119 Speaker 1: Let's say you own a business, you need a warehouse 494 00:24:45,640 --> 00:24:48,280 Speaker 1: because for your individual business, you need the warehouse to 495 00:24:48,320 --> 00:24:52,160 Speaker 1: stock your whatever your product is. And you had till December, 496 00:24:52,200 --> 00:24:54,919 Speaker 1: and it's let's say it's May, you would do a 497 00:24:54,920 --> 00:24:57,680 Speaker 1: lot of research over that time. Can I find another warehouse? 498 00:24:57,880 --> 00:25:00,600 Speaker 1: Could I build my own warehouse for cheaper? Would it 499 00:25:00,640 --> 00:25:03,880 Speaker 1: be less expensive to rent a warehouse instead a buyer warehouse? 500 00:25:03,920 --> 00:25:05,280 Speaker 1: You would just do a lot of work if you 501 00:25:05,320 --> 00:25:10,040 Speaker 1: had until December. Well, because big time investments whatever they 502 00:25:10,040 --> 00:25:13,480 Speaker 1: are most for most human beings, it's a house. Right 503 00:25:14,480 --> 00:25:16,800 Speaker 1: for me, it was the condo that I live in 504 00:25:16,920 --> 00:25:18,960 Speaker 1: right now because I live in the Bay Area. It 505 00:25:19,040 --> 00:25:21,680 Speaker 1: was a sizeable amount of money. It was not cheap. 506 00:25:22,400 --> 00:25:24,520 Speaker 1: So they had to do a lot of research, had 507 00:25:24,560 --> 00:25:28,000 Speaker 1: to look around a lot, took spend a lot of time. Well, 508 00:25:28,040 --> 00:25:30,440 Speaker 1: if you're going to invest in a quarterback, it's easy 509 00:25:30,480 --> 00:25:34,760 Speaker 1: to sign Russell Wilson or Aaron Rodgers too big deals, 510 00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:37,600 Speaker 1: it really is. But when you sign a guy like 511 00:25:37,720 --> 00:25:41,879 Speaker 1: Dak Prescott, who unlike let's say, even Patrick Mahomes or 512 00:25:41,880 --> 00:25:44,920 Speaker 1: Carson Wentz, that you don't need to be Bill Walsh 513 00:25:44,960 --> 00:25:47,879 Speaker 1: to realize. You watch Carson Wentz play, or you watch 514 00:25:48,200 --> 00:25:52,480 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes play, you go, jeez, Louise. Those guys are talented. 515 00:25:52,640 --> 00:25:55,640 Speaker 1: Like their talent jumps off the screen. Same with Russell Wilson, 516 00:25:55,880 --> 00:25:58,680 Speaker 1: same with Aaron Rodgers, same with Andrew Luck Like. Those 517 00:25:58,720 --> 00:26:02,159 Speaker 1: guys are easy to extend. In the last year were 518 00:26:02,200 --> 00:26:04,280 Speaker 1: kind of been a tough situation. They had only had 519 00:26:04,359 --> 00:26:07,359 Speaker 1: Jimmy Garoppolo for half the season. He had only started 520 00:26:07,920 --> 00:26:09,440 Speaker 1: what was the six and O or five and oh 521 00:26:09,440 --> 00:26:11,960 Speaker 1: in his last fight, he only played five games. You 522 00:26:12,000 --> 00:26:14,280 Speaker 1: could either franchise him. They thought it would be a 523 00:26:14,320 --> 00:26:17,400 Speaker 1: little more cost effective. But their their timeline, They didn't 524 00:26:17,400 --> 00:26:19,399 Speaker 1: have much time. They had just given up a second 525 00:26:19,440 --> 00:26:22,160 Speaker 1: round pick to get him. Their team wasn't very good, 526 00:26:22,200 --> 00:26:24,600 Speaker 1: so the second round pick was high. It was a 527 00:26:24,600 --> 00:26:26,800 Speaker 1: tough decision, you know, they were kind of between a 528 00:26:26,920 --> 00:26:30,119 Speaker 1: rocket of harts Place. Whatever decision they did, they were 529 00:26:30,119 --> 00:26:33,960 Speaker 1: gonna be criticized. But Dak Prescott who I think we 530 00:26:34,080 --> 00:26:38,760 Speaker 1: forget this. They didn't like, Let's use Mahomes, Robinsky, Goff, 531 00:26:39,440 --> 00:26:44,639 Speaker 1: Mariota went all these guys, all these young quarterbacks throughout 532 00:26:44,680 --> 00:26:48,720 Speaker 1: the league, Baker Mayfield, Donald Josh Allen, the majority of 533 00:26:48,720 --> 00:26:51,280 Speaker 1: those players the team not only used the first round 534 00:26:51,359 --> 00:26:53,639 Speaker 1: pick on, which meant when he used the first round pick, 535 00:26:53,720 --> 00:26:56,080 Speaker 1: especially a guy in the top ten, you're spending a 536 00:26:56,080 --> 00:26:57,879 Speaker 1: lot of money on him. Like that guy's not cheap. 537 00:26:58,119 --> 00:27:01,040 Speaker 1: Now he's not franchise quarterback money, but he's making six 538 00:27:01,040 --> 00:27:04,240 Speaker 1: seven million dollars a year. I think the terms of 539 00:27:04,320 --> 00:27:06,680 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray's contract came out at the end of last week. 540 00:27:06,880 --> 00:27:08,480 Speaker 1: Sorry again, I had to take a week off. You 541 00:27:08,480 --> 00:27:10,760 Speaker 1: need to gather my thoughts. He was. I think it 542 00:27:10,800 --> 00:27:13,440 Speaker 1: was thirty two million dollars, So it's not nothing. I 543 00:27:13,480 --> 00:27:15,640 Speaker 1: think we act always on the rookie contract. We act 544 00:27:15,680 --> 00:27:18,199 Speaker 1: like it's a three million dollar deal. You're just on 545 00:27:18,280 --> 00:27:21,119 Speaker 1: a three million dollar deal. Actually, at the end of 546 00:27:21,119 --> 00:27:23,920 Speaker 1: this season, a four point seven million dollars to be deal. 547 00:27:24,000 --> 00:27:28,119 Speaker 1: To be exact, Dak Prescott, that's is what the Cowboys 548 00:27:28,200 --> 00:27:30,720 Speaker 1: will have paid him at the end of this season 549 00:27:30,960 --> 00:27:35,040 Speaker 1: for four years. If he especially, I think according to 550 00:27:35,080 --> 00:27:38,640 Speaker 1: spot track, the website with the contracts. This is also 551 00:27:38,640 --> 00:27:40,840 Speaker 1: based on him hitting some incentives. But I just went 552 00:27:40,920 --> 00:27:44,560 Speaker 1: with that number four point seven million dollars. So if 553 00:27:44,600 --> 00:27:47,200 Speaker 1: you do the average, they've gotten Dak Prescott for these 554 00:27:47,240 --> 00:27:51,240 Speaker 1: four years for about what one point one five one 555 00:27:51,240 --> 00:27:54,320 Speaker 1: point to a year, that's what it's averaged out. So 556 00:27:54,359 --> 00:27:57,320 Speaker 1: they haven't paid that much for his services these years, 557 00:27:57,400 --> 00:28:00,880 Speaker 1: especially these first three years. And unlike all these other 558 00:28:00,920 --> 00:28:04,399 Speaker 1: quarterbacks all throughout the league, they invested a fourth round 559 00:28:04,400 --> 00:28:06,760 Speaker 1: pick on them, so they did not not only not 560 00:28:06,920 --> 00:28:09,320 Speaker 1: use a first round pick, they didn't with that first 561 00:28:09,400 --> 00:28:13,080 Speaker 1: round pick like Mahomes, like Deshaun Watson, like Drabinsky, have 562 00:28:13,280 --> 00:28:17,239 Speaker 1: to trade up to get So they have acquired an 563 00:28:17,280 --> 00:28:20,879 Speaker 1: asset for basically nothing. It would be like if someone 564 00:28:20,920 --> 00:28:24,520 Speaker 1: I think Amazon stock is like nineteen hundred dollars, if 565 00:28:24,560 --> 00:28:27,840 Speaker 1: someone four years ago, again I'm not looking this up, 566 00:28:27,880 --> 00:28:31,199 Speaker 1: I'm just gonna pull some arbitrary number, had said, you 567 00:28:31,240 --> 00:28:34,720 Speaker 1: know what, you can get X number of Amazon stocks 568 00:28:35,520 --> 00:28:38,640 Speaker 1: at a thousand dollars of stock, but you actually only 569 00:28:38,680 --> 00:28:41,880 Speaker 1: have to pay six hundred dollars. But the moment you 570 00:28:41,880 --> 00:28:46,080 Speaker 1: pay six hundred dollars, it's actually worth elevens and then 571 00:28:46,120 --> 00:28:48,040 Speaker 1: in four years that stock is gonna be worth eighteen 572 00:28:48,120 --> 00:28:50,920 Speaker 1: hundred million dollars. Because I'm not disputing that, Dak Prescott 573 00:28:51,000 --> 00:28:53,120 Speaker 1: is it worth a lot of money right now. Now 574 00:28:53,240 --> 00:28:55,880 Speaker 1: the exact amount is a little bit tricky, But I'll 575 00:28:55,880 --> 00:29:00,240 Speaker 1: say this, what is the rush like anyone investing a 576 00:29:00,320 --> 00:29:04,160 Speaker 1: lot of money into something, And that's what franchise quarterbacks are. 577 00:29:04,240 --> 00:29:06,960 Speaker 1: Even if you pay him like Jimmy Garoppolo money, that's 578 00:29:06,960 --> 00:29:10,360 Speaker 1: still seventy million dollars guaranteed. Now you're not gonna have 579 00:29:10,360 --> 00:29:13,240 Speaker 1: to pay him Russell Wilson money, Matt Ryan money, a 580 00:29:13,320 --> 00:29:16,560 Speaker 1: hundred plus million dollars. He hasn't accomplished that much. And 581 00:29:16,640 --> 00:29:19,440 Speaker 1: maybe he does this year, maybe the Cowboys win the 582 00:29:19,440 --> 00:29:21,720 Speaker 1: Super Bowl. Then you have no problem giving him a 583 00:29:21,800 --> 00:29:24,480 Speaker 1: hundred million dollars because you have just got four years 584 00:29:24,480 --> 00:29:26,240 Speaker 1: out of him. You made the playoffs three out the four, 585 00:29:26,280 --> 00:29:28,000 Speaker 1: and he won the super Bowl. Hell, if he even 586 00:29:28,040 --> 00:29:30,520 Speaker 1: got you the Super Bowl, you would have no problem 587 00:29:30,840 --> 00:29:33,320 Speaker 1: paying him. But right now, I think he's a good player. 588 00:29:33,640 --> 00:29:36,880 Speaker 1: I actually think there's something to Dak, a little uh 589 00:29:37,080 --> 00:29:40,760 Speaker 1: stuff that's not quite quantifiable. He's got some intangibles to him. 590 00:29:40,800 --> 00:29:43,920 Speaker 1: He's a cool, calm, collected customer, especially in the second 591 00:29:43,960 --> 00:29:46,680 Speaker 1: half of games. Whenever I'm watching him, he's always very 592 00:29:46,760 --> 00:29:50,640 Speaker 1: under control. Now physically gifted, he's a much better athlete 593 00:29:50,640 --> 00:29:53,400 Speaker 1: than he is a pure thrower of the ball. He 594 00:29:53,760 --> 00:29:55,640 Speaker 1: doesn't throw a bad ball, but he doesn't have great 595 00:29:55,720 --> 00:29:58,560 Speaker 1: arm strength. He's a little hit or missed down the field. 596 00:29:58,720 --> 00:30:00,320 Speaker 1: But I like him because he makes a lot of 597 00:30:00,320 --> 00:30:03,400 Speaker 1: big plays in tight spots. So I'm not anti Dak Prescott, 598 00:30:03,640 --> 00:30:07,000 Speaker 1: but I am anti running to Pam. I just don't 599 00:30:07,040 --> 00:30:10,360 Speaker 1: see the rush. Let this year play out. Worst case scenario, 600 00:30:10,480 --> 00:30:13,320 Speaker 1: you franchise him if you still don't know. But best 601 00:30:13,360 --> 00:30:15,600 Speaker 1: case scenario, it goes really well and you're pay him 602 00:30:15,600 --> 00:30:19,000 Speaker 1: big money. But worst case scenario, he's terrible. This year 603 00:30:19,080 --> 00:30:22,760 Speaker 1: your team missed the playoffs. You know, I don't know, man, Well, 604 00:30:22,840 --> 00:30:26,640 Speaker 1: the great thing is guys Jerry uh Jason Garrett probably 605 00:30:26,680 --> 00:30:29,480 Speaker 1: be gone. Then you didn't pay that much for him 606 00:30:29,520 --> 00:30:31,720 Speaker 1: to begin with. The last four years you were kind 607 00:30:31,720 --> 00:30:34,240 Speaker 1: of gifted him. Remember you acquired him for a fourth 608 00:30:34,320 --> 00:30:36,960 Speaker 1: round pick. He was your third stringer. He wasn't supposed 609 00:30:36,960 --> 00:30:40,360 Speaker 1: to start. Romo gets hurt, Kellen mor gets hurt. Job 610 00:30:40,480 --> 00:30:41,880 Speaker 1: just kind of ends up in his lap and he 611 00:30:41,920 --> 00:30:44,520 Speaker 1: takes it, runs with it and again perfect world. You 612 00:30:44,520 --> 00:30:46,800 Speaker 1: want him to become a star right now, I can't 613 00:30:46,800 --> 00:30:49,200 Speaker 1: call him a star. He literally wears a star in 614 00:30:49,280 --> 00:30:51,920 Speaker 1: his helmet and is somewhat considered a star because of 615 00:30:51,960 --> 00:30:55,000 Speaker 1: the Cowboys quarterback, but he hasn't quite played like a star. 616 00:30:55,080 --> 00:30:57,600 Speaker 1: He did his rookie year last year a little hit 617 00:30:57,640 --> 00:30:59,440 Speaker 1: or miss, but they still made the playoffs ten and six. 618 00:30:59,720 --> 00:31:02,000 Speaker 1: Can duplicate it back to back years? Can we make 619 00:31:02,040 --> 00:31:04,360 Speaker 1: the playoffs back to back years? Because if I'm gonna 620 00:31:04,400 --> 00:31:08,200 Speaker 1: pay a quarterback, not everyone's gonna be Tom Bradier, Aaron Rodgers. Hell, 621 00:31:08,400 --> 00:31:11,440 Speaker 1: he's not ever gonna be as gifted as Mahomes or 622 00:31:11,520 --> 00:31:14,640 Speaker 1: even Jimmy Garoppolo. You know that's Russell Wilson. He doesn't 623 00:31:14,640 --> 00:31:18,240 Speaker 1: have those physical traits, but as a passer he does 624 00:31:18,560 --> 00:31:20,640 Speaker 1: as a runner. But if he can get me to 625 00:31:20,640 --> 00:31:23,440 Speaker 1: the playoffs three you know, four times, three times and 626 00:31:23,480 --> 00:31:26,400 Speaker 1: four years and go back to back, can he sustain 627 00:31:26,560 --> 00:31:28,920 Speaker 1: success because he had a big rookie year, then he 628 00:31:28,920 --> 00:31:31,000 Speaker 1: took a big step back. Then he bounced back last 629 00:31:31,080 --> 00:31:33,320 Speaker 1: year once he got a Marie Cooper can't he sustain 630 00:31:33,360 --> 00:31:35,280 Speaker 1: it because now the offense is pretty loaded. Because if 631 00:31:35,320 --> 00:31:37,640 Speaker 1: you can, then we'll pay him. But this notion that 632 00:31:37,640 --> 00:31:39,440 Speaker 1: they gotta pay him big bucks right now, I just 633 00:31:39,480 --> 00:31:42,720 Speaker 1: don't see why. Times on your side, you're not in 634 00:31:42,760 --> 00:31:45,800 Speaker 1: a huge rush pay some other players. The great part 635 00:31:45,840 --> 00:31:48,600 Speaker 1: about the NFL, you can pay a player like Amori, 636 00:31:48,880 --> 00:31:53,000 Speaker 1: like Zeke, like Byron Jones. If for whatever reason you 637 00:31:53,040 --> 00:31:54,880 Speaker 1: need to pay Dac next year, you can always trade 638 00:31:54,920 --> 00:31:57,560 Speaker 1: those guys. As we see around the NFL every year 639 00:31:57,720 --> 00:31:59,920 Speaker 1: and even more and more every year, is that it's 640 00:32:00,040 --> 00:32:02,600 Speaker 1: never been easier to trade big contracts because there's so 641 00:32:02,680 --> 00:32:05,520 Speaker 1: much cap space. So many teams, especially good players, and 642 00:32:05,520 --> 00:32:07,400 Speaker 1: the Cowboys have a lot of them, are willing to 643 00:32:07,440 --> 00:32:11,000 Speaker 1: trade for good players on high salaries. Like ten years ago, 644 00:32:11,200 --> 00:32:13,360 Speaker 1: no one could have afforded to trade for Odell Beckham. 645 00:32:13,400 --> 00:32:16,520 Speaker 1: He makes way too money now, Odell Beckham, Antonio Brown, 646 00:32:16,560 --> 00:32:19,560 Speaker 1: this guys get traded every year. Big time players get 647 00:32:19,560 --> 00:32:22,520 Speaker 1: traded all the time now, So you can play this 648 00:32:22,640 --> 00:32:24,920 Speaker 1: year out for Dac and he could be mad, whatever, 649 00:32:25,040 --> 00:32:27,200 Speaker 1: so be it. It's a business. He's making a ton 650 00:32:27,200 --> 00:32:30,600 Speaker 1: of money off the field because he's Dallas Cowboys quarterback. 651 00:32:30,800 --> 00:32:34,520 Speaker 1: You know the reason Campbell soups and the yogurts there 652 00:32:34,520 --> 00:32:36,560 Speaker 1: only if he was the quarterback of the Jaguars the 653 00:32:36,600 --> 00:32:39,200 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals. No one would call him to do those 654 00:32:39,760 --> 00:32:44,320 Speaker 1: one thousand percent and no chance. So he's making good cash. 655 00:32:44,600 --> 00:32:46,520 Speaker 1: Let's just let's just see how this thing plays out. 656 00:32:46,560 --> 00:32:50,000 Speaker 1: Time is on the Cowboys side. I think Jerry. I 657 00:32:50,040 --> 00:32:53,880 Speaker 1: admire Jerry as a businessman as much as any human 658 00:32:54,080 --> 00:32:57,400 Speaker 1: in America, but I think it would be a grave 659 00:32:57,520 --> 00:33:01,520 Speaker 1: mistake unless he'd give you a big discount like sixty 660 00:33:01,520 --> 00:33:05,640 Speaker 1: million dollars guaranteed, which I can't imagine him doing, especially 661 00:33:05,720 --> 00:33:08,320 Speaker 1: with Car and Jimmy Garoppolos contracts of the last couple 662 00:33:08,360 --> 00:33:11,480 Speaker 1: of years. I'm just not comfortable paying Dak Prescott eighty 663 00:33:11,480 --> 00:33:14,360 Speaker 1: million dollars guaranteed, given him five years a hundred thirty 664 00:33:14,360 --> 00:33:16,880 Speaker 1: million dollars and eighty million dollars guarantee. I'm not comfortable 665 00:33:16,920 --> 00:33:20,240 Speaker 1: doing that. So I need more information. And the great 666 00:33:20,240 --> 00:33:23,200 Speaker 1: part is this year, the team on paper is really good. 667 00:33:23,600 --> 00:33:26,360 Speaker 1: I'm about to get more information. He wins kicks ass 668 00:33:26,560 --> 00:33:28,560 Speaker 1: pro Bowl level guy, takes me the playoffs, wins some 669 00:33:28,560 --> 00:33:31,480 Speaker 1: playoff games. I'll give you the check. Dak and the 670 00:33:31,480 --> 00:33:35,120 Speaker 1: guys that broke off this year Amori Byron Jones whoever. 671 00:33:35,520 --> 00:33:36,960 Speaker 1: If I have to trade one of them to fit 672 00:33:37,000 --> 00:33:39,480 Speaker 1: your mumber, will do it. But you gotta prove to 673 00:33:39,480 --> 00:33:42,280 Speaker 1: me you're worth it, and right now you just haven't 674 00:33:42,280 --> 00:33:44,960 Speaker 1: done it. And again, I am not a Dak Prescott hater. 675 00:33:45,040 --> 00:33:48,280 Speaker 1: I like the guy. I just think that we are 676 00:33:48,440 --> 00:33:51,960 Speaker 1: somewhat jumping the gun here. If Jerry Jones pays Dak 677 00:33:52,040 --> 00:33:56,000 Speaker 1: in the next month or two, big time money. Okay, 678 00:33:56,040 --> 00:33:58,080 Speaker 1: let's get into the Middlecoff mail bag. Do it every 679 00:33:58,080 --> 00:34:00,560 Speaker 1: week on here. You slide up into my d m 680 00:34:00,640 --> 00:34:04,000 Speaker 1: s on Instagram at John middle Goff, same thing as 681 00:34:04,040 --> 00:34:07,440 Speaker 1: my Twitter handle, and then I answer your questions and 682 00:34:07,640 --> 00:34:09,200 Speaker 1: let's do that. Now. I got a bunch of questions 683 00:34:09,200 --> 00:34:12,439 Speaker 1: because I didn't do it last week, and I'm gonna 684 00:34:12,480 --> 00:34:14,160 Speaker 1: get to but really quick, I want to touch on 685 00:34:14,200 --> 00:34:18,080 Speaker 1: something first. The NFL is looking for a hard knocks team. 686 00:34:18,120 --> 00:34:21,480 Speaker 1: It's basically down to like the Raiders or the Lions. 687 00:34:22,080 --> 00:34:25,399 Speaker 1: To me, it's a pretty no brainer situation. Next year, 688 00:34:25,440 --> 00:34:29,440 Speaker 1: the Raiders are moving to Vegas. They have a television 689 00:34:29,440 --> 00:34:32,760 Speaker 1: head coach, a television general manager, I mean literally literally, 690 00:34:32,800 --> 00:34:35,640 Speaker 1: the two guys were stars on television. It's a no 691 00:34:35,760 --> 00:34:39,000 Speaker 1: brainer for me. The Raiders, not only the Raiders, should 692 00:34:39,040 --> 00:34:40,960 Speaker 1: want it. And I get a lot of Raider fans 693 00:34:40,960 --> 00:34:43,839 Speaker 1: tweeting at me, we don't want it. Why not? Your 694 00:34:43,880 --> 00:34:46,000 Speaker 1: team is a laughing stock in the NFL right now, 695 00:34:46,160 --> 00:34:49,080 Speaker 1: you haven't won anything. At least you have these two 696 00:34:49,120 --> 00:34:53,400 Speaker 1: star personalities that would be great on television. I actually 697 00:34:53,440 --> 00:34:55,520 Speaker 1: and Antonio Brown, I actually think that you would leave 698 00:34:55,600 --> 00:35:00,400 Speaker 1: the series thinking much more highly of the Raiders. To me, 699 00:35:00,520 --> 00:35:03,319 Speaker 1: the Raiders should want this. It's an easy one form. 700 00:35:03,440 --> 00:35:06,600 Speaker 1: It's a BP fastball, especially with the moving to Vegas. 701 00:35:06,600 --> 00:35:09,520 Speaker 1: I think that Peter King kind of alluded to it. 702 00:35:09,520 --> 00:35:11,720 Speaker 1: They're gonna be the choice. They should be the choice, 703 00:35:12,000 --> 00:35:15,799 Speaker 1: and if you're a Raider fan, you should want it. Hey, John, 704 00:35:15,880 --> 00:35:17,840 Speaker 1: fan of the podcast, what do you think about the 705 00:35:17,920 --> 00:35:21,000 Speaker 1: Jets taking Jachai Polite? I think it's how you say 706 00:35:21,000 --> 00:35:22,960 Speaker 1: his first name in the third. I know we got 707 00:35:23,040 --> 00:35:25,640 Speaker 1: question during the combine in the pre draft process, but 708 00:35:25,760 --> 00:35:27,839 Speaker 1: his game tape is really impressive and he has owned 709 00:35:27,920 --> 00:35:31,800 Speaker 1: up to the immaturity issues. I got no problem taking, 710 00:35:32,080 --> 00:35:35,560 Speaker 1: you know, character red flag type guys. That late in 711 00:35:35,600 --> 00:35:37,719 Speaker 1: the draft. I would not have taken him in the 712 00:35:37,760 --> 00:35:40,799 Speaker 1: first round. For as big of a disaster as everything was. 713 00:35:40,920 --> 00:35:43,840 Speaker 1: The second round, you're still paying some decent money, but 714 00:35:43,920 --> 00:35:45,799 Speaker 1: the third round is an easy one. The third round 715 00:35:45,880 --> 00:35:48,160 Speaker 1: is kind of a no brainer. Okay, let's find another 716 00:35:48,239 --> 00:35:51,200 Speaker 1: question here. As a Broncos fan, I thought Elway was 717 00:35:51,239 --> 00:35:53,800 Speaker 1: just throwing crap at the wall when he said Flacco 718 00:35:54,120 --> 00:35:56,360 Speaker 1: is in his prime. I agree, it's kind of a 719 00:35:56,360 --> 00:35:58,600 Speaker 1: crazy statement to make. But I look around and I 720 00:35:58,640 --> 00:36:02,680 Speaker 1: see Brady's Breeze, Rivers, Ben Rogers, Matt Ryan are all 721 00:36:02,719 --> 00:36:06,280 Speaker 1: older and have had very good years. Am I crazy 722 00:36:06,320 --> 00:36:08,439 Speaker 1: to think that Flacco is still as two or three 723 00:36:09,239 --> 00:36:12,319 Speaker 1: playoff worthy seasons left in him. Well in theory, well, 724 00:36:12,360 --> 00:36:14,640 Speaker 1: in reality, you're right, he's younger than all those guys. 725 00:36:15,400 --> 00:36:18,560 Speaker 1: In theory, you're not, though, because he has been on 726 00:36:18,920 --> 00:36:22,160 Speaker 1: good teams these last several years, and the Ravens could 727 00:36:22,160 --> 00:36:25,240 Speaker 1: not make the playoffs. They could not do it. Remember 728 00:36:25,280 --> 00:36:27,840 Speaker 1: two years ago when a b basically beat him on 729 00:36:27,880 --> 00:36:29,680 Speaker 1: the last play of the game, I think on Week 730 00:36:29,760 --> 00:36:32,840 Speaker 1: sixteen to basically shore up the division. And then this 731 00:36:32,920 --> 00:36:35,080 Speaker 1: year they missed the playoffs again or they made the playoffs, 732 00:36:35,120 --> 00:36:38,399 Speaker 1: but he got benched. He he just has not been 733 00:36:38,440 --> 00:36:42,000 Speaker 1: good enough. Just it's just simple, period, end of story. 734 00:36:42,360 --> 00:36:45,279 Speaker 1: He has been on playoff level rosters and he just 735 00:36:45,320 --> 00:36:47,759 Speaker 1: could not get the job done. So yeah, I think 736 00:36:47,760 --> 00:36:50,760 Speaker 1: Flacco can still function and still be your starting quarterback 737 00:36:50,840 --> 00:36:53,080 Speaker 1: and you can be competitive. Because what we know about 738 00:36:53,120 --> 00:36:55,600 Speaker 1: the Broncos is their defense is gonna be good. Two 739 00:36:55,600 --> 00:36:59,040 Speaker 1: big time pass rushers in Chubb and Von Miller. Their secondary. 740 00:36:59,239 --> 00:37:02,360 Speaker 1: Vic Fangio coaches those. Vic Fan Joe's an elite defensive coach. 741 00:37:02,880 --> 00:37:06,239 Speaker 1: But offensively, you got Flacco, then what you got some 742 00:37:06,360 --> 00:37:09,000 Speaker 1: young running backs. Philip Lindsay was really good last year. 743 00:37:09,000 --> 00:37:11,600 Speaker 1: I like Royce Freeman. Your offensive line should be better, 744 00:37:12,280 --> 00:37:16,480 Speaker 1: uh Noah Fan Depending on who you talk to. Obviously, 745 00:37:16,600 --> 00:37:20,560 Speaker 1: his combine numbers were just freakish. He can fly, but 746 00:37:20,719 --> 00:37:22,239 Speaker 1: I had to coach in the NFL tell me. I 747 00:37:22,239 --> 00:37:24,880 Speaker 1: actually had a scout tell me this too. After that, 748 00:37:25,000 --> 00:37:27,759 Speaker 1: he just doesn't catch the ball very naturally. There's some 749 00:37:27,840 --> 00:37:30,920 Speaker 1: red flags on him, Like his dad was bitching and 750 00:37:31,040 --> 00:37:34,200 Speaker 1: moaning when he was Iowa about some playing time. You 751 00:37:34,239 --> 00:37:36,120 Speaker 1: know how much is a kid love football. He's kind 752 00:37:36,120 --> 00:37:37,880 Speaker 1: of a pain in the ascid but there's no disputing 753 00:37:37,920 --> 00:37:41,440 Speaker 1: his talent. I think their teams are pretty big wild 754 00:37:41,480 --> 00:37:44,640 Speaker 1: card the culture. They're tough, the divisions hard, and the 755 00:37:44,719 --> 00:37:48,040 Speaker 1: Chiefs and the Chargers are really good. The Raiders kind 756 00:37:48,040 --> 00:37:52,200 Speaker 1: of stink, but their roster is vastly improved. So and 757 00:37:52,239 --> 00:37:54,359 Speaker 1: you would think that they won four games last year, 758 00:37:54,400 --> 00:37:56,759 Speaker 1: they would at least win like six or seven. So 759 00:37:56,960 --> 00:37:59,880 Speaker 1: those games are gonna be a little more difficult. I 760 00:38:00,000 --> 00:38:04,120 Speaker 1: don't know. I think I had I would be I 761 00:38:04,160 --> 00:38:06,600 Speaker 1: don't say this very often about most NFL teams. I 762 00:38:06,640 --> 00:38:10,040 Speaker 1: would be shocked if the Denver Broncos make the playoffs 763 00:38:10,080 --> 00:38:16,360 Speaker 1: with Joe Flaccos and quarterback Hey John using my wife's Instagram. 764 00:38:16,440 --> 00:38:18,760 Speaker 1: I don't want to get another social media count. Okay, 765 00:38:18,960 --> 00:38:21,520 Speaker 1: will you open up d ms on Twitter for the mailbag? 766 00:38:21,880 --> 00:38:24,120 Speaker 1: Can't do that. That's why I opened it up here, 767 00:38:24,160 --> 00:38:27,880 Speaker 1: but I feel you. Okay. As for my actual question yesterday, 768 00:38:27,920 --> 00:38:30,040 Speaker 1: I watched on the little behind these questions. Yesterday I 769 00:38:30,040 --> 00:38:32,759 Speaker 1: watched the derby and I noticed two things. First, I 770 00:38:32,800 --> 00:38:35,920 Speaker 1: noticed that Tom Brady attends almost every year. Is this 771 00:38:36,000 --> 00:38:38,920 Speaker 1: the thing that most quarterbacks should do? Who knows if 772 00:38:38,960 --> 00:38:42,880 Speaker 1: Tom is paying or how he's encouraging teammates to attend. 773 00:38:43,040 --> 00:38:44,799 Speaker 1: He flies a lot of amount on us private jet, 774 00:38:45,320 --> 00:38:47,959 Speaker 1: but the ability to connect around a different sporting event 775 00:38:48,000 --> 00:38:51,759 Speaker 1: with his teammates is really cool. The second thing, sorry, 776 00:38:51,800 --> 00:38:54,560 Speaker 1: I clicked off. The second thing was the replay. I 777 00:38:54,640 --> 00:38:57,480 Speaker 1: get this part of sports now and I don't watch 778 00:38:57,480 --> 00:39:00,040 Speaker 1: horse racing aside from the derby, but that did not 779 00:39:00,160 --> 00:39:02,720 Speaker 1: feel right. I think this is also true with Portland 780 00:39:02,760 --> 00:39:05,319 Speaker 1: Denver play at the end of ot S. Obviously, this 781 00:39:05,360 --> 00:39:08,120 Speaker 1: could also be about past interference. What is the best 782 00:39:08,120 --> 00:39:11,600 Speaker 1: way to use replay? I'm not sure. I think a 783 00:39:11,600 --> 00:39:14,839 Speaker 1: lot of quarterbacks attending. I know Aaron Rodgers does, and 784 00:39:14,880 --> 00:39:19,080 Speaker 1: took a bunch of teammates. Tom probably the best teammate 785 00:39:19,120 --> 00:39:22,480 Speaker 1: in NFL history, the job he does. Jimmy Garoppolo, Jacobe 786 00:39:22,480 --> 00:39:26,840 Speaker 1: bur said, Obviously, Julian uh Edelman, he takes. He always 787 00:39:26,840 --> 00:39:28,799 Speaker 1: takes Gronk, he takes all of his buddies, he takes 788 00:39:28,800 --> 00:39:32,200 Speaker 1: other offensive lineman. He took Matt Castle, he takes Mike Rabel, 789 00:39:32,239 --> 00:39:35,080 Speaker 1: he took Cliff Kingsbury. Because all those guys played with him. 790 00:39:35,239 --> 00:39:38,080 Speaker 1: There's just Tom Brady is an elite teammate despite being 791 00:39:38,120 --> 00:39:40,719 Speaker 1: forty two years old like Lebron doesn't relate to any 792 00:39:40,760 --> 00:39:43,640 Speaker 1: of his younger teammates and doesn't even try to. Tom Brady, 793 00:39:43,760 --> 00:39:46,120 Speaker 1: in theory, should not relate to any of his teammates, 794 00:39:46,560 --> 00:39:49,640 Speaker 1: constantly makes an effort to relate. It's like being a 795 00:39:49,640 --> 00:39:53,480 Speaker 1: good parent. Think about it. I'm thirty four, I'm not 796 00:39:53,560 --> 00:39:55,480 Speaker 1: married yet, so I'm still probably a couple of years 797 00:39:55,480 --> 00:39:56,719 Speaker 1: from having a kid. Let's say, have a kid at 798 00:39:56,760 --> 00:39:59,279 Speaker 1: thirty six, thirty seven years old. By the time my 799 00:39:59,360 --> 00:40:04,080 Speaker 1: kids twenty, I'll be right. So my twenty year old kid, 800 00:40:04,200 --> 00:40:06,319 Speaker 1: I'll be way older. Like how much in common am 801 00:40:06,320 --> 00:40:08,600 Speaker 1: I gonna have with them? Well, if I actively try 802 00:40:08,640 --> 00:40:10,120 Speaker 1: to spend a lot of time with him, get to 803 00:40:10,160 --> 00:40:13,320 Speaker 1: know him, try to, you know, communicate on his wavelength. 804 00:40:13,600 --> 00:40:15,560 Speaker 1: You have to make an effort to communicate with people 805 00:40:15,600 --> 00:40:18,520 Speaker 1: younger than you. You don't just naturally. Why are good 806 00:40:18,560 --> 00:40:22,680 Speaker 1: coaches in the NFL able to relate to their players 807 00:40:22,880 --> 00:40:26,680 Speaker 1: because they make an effort. They don't just naturally relate 808 00:40:26,719 --> 00:40:29,200 Speaker 1: to everything they do. The age gaps are a real thing. 809 00:40:29,600 --> 00:40:33,120 Speaker 1: Tom Brady goes above and beyond, and the Kentucky Derby 810 00:40:33,160 --> 00:40:35,960 Speaker 1: clearly uses that kind of as an offseason benchmark. To 811 00:40:36,040 --> 00:40:38,000 Speaker 1: get the guys together. And to me, it's not even 812 00:40:38,040 --> 00:40:40,600 Speaker 1: just about his teammates. It shows for him bringing Jimmy 813 00:40:40,600 --> 00:40:42,680 Speaker 1: Garoppolo Jacoby were said, these guys aren't even on his 814 00:40:42,680 --> 00:40:45,480 Speaker 1: team anymore. Mike Rabeles, a coach on another team, Cliff 815 00:40:45,560 --> 00:40:48,200 Speaker 1: Kingsbury played with him in New England for two years. 816 00:40:49,280 --> 00:40:50,919 Speaker 1: It means a lot to him. Like if you play 817 00:40:50,960 --> 00:40:53,520 Speaker 1: with him and he likes you, like you're kind of 818 00:40:53,520 --> 00:40:57,000 Speaker 1: his friend for life, that's that's pretty powerful. And with 819 00:40:57,080 --> 00:41:00,160 Speaker 1: the replay, I go back and forth with this, like 820 00:41:00,239 --> 00:41:02,640 Speaker 1: I I don't know enough about horse racing. Everything I 821 00:41:02,680 --> 00:41:04,960 Speaker 1: read about that horse race is that if it just 822 00:41:05,000 --> 00:41:06,960 Speaker 1: would have been a random race on a random day, 823 00:41:07,000 --> 00:41:08,560 Speaker 1: that horse would have been d QTE. So they did 824 00:41:08,640 --> 00:41:11,880 Speaker 1: the right thing. I do understand that replay kind of 825 00:41:11,920 --> 00:41:14,840 Speaker 1: screws up the EBB and flow of a sport, but 826 00:41:15,080 --> 00:41:17,040 Speaker 1: I say it all the time, there's never been more 827 00:41:17,040 --> 00:41:20,200 Speaker 1: money on the line with all these games, players, coaches, us, 828 00:41:20,280 --> 00:41:24,520 Speaker 1: gambling the sports that if you have the technology to 829 00:41:24,520 --> 00:41:26,400 Speaker 1: get it right, and I think we see this with 830 00:41:26,400 --> 00:41:29,040 Speaker 1: a past interference being able to overturn, don't we want 831 00:41:29,080 --> 00:41:30,839 Speaker 1: to get it right? I know it slows it down 832 00:41:30,880 --> 00:41:34,040 Speaker 1: a little bit, but we're at the point now where 833 00:41:34,040 --> 00:41:36,440 Speaker 1: technology such a big part of my life and just 834 00:41:37,280 --> 00:41:40,880 Speaker 1: our life, we might as well take advantage of it. Now. 835 00:41:41,239 --> 00:41:44,120 Speaker 1: We can't just have unlimited replays in any sport, But 836 00:41:44,200 --> 00:41:46,200 Speaker 1: I do like the fact that the NFL has continued 837 00:41:46,280 --> 00:41:49,080 Speaker 1: to expand the NBA does a good job about it, 838 00:41:49,160 --> 00:41:51,399 Speaker 1: because at the end of the day, I don't want 839 00:41:51,400 --> 00:41:53,680 Speaker 1: the game to end, whether I'm gambling on it or 840 00:41:53,680 --> 00:41:56,480 Speaker 1: whether I'm just watching as a fan and thinking that 841 00:41:56,480 --> 00:41:58,600 Speaker 1: they didn't get it right and they could have, like 842 00:41:58,680 --> 00:42:01,880 Speaker 1: I get. You know, sometimes if you're sitting on your couch, 843 00:42:02,960 --> 00:42:05,439 Speaker 1: you could argue it's an inconvenience that like, oh my god, 844 00:42:05,440 --> 00:42:08,480 Speaker 1: the game's taken forever, and we all can't agree certain 845 00:42:08,480 --> 00:42:11,400 Speaker 1: games in any sports certain times like Jesus, can we 846 00:42:11,520 --> 00:42:15,160 Speaker 1: hurry up? But if they get it right, it's really 847 00:42:15,200 --> 00:42:18,200 Speaker 1: hard to complain. And I don't think definitely football, it's 848 00:42:18,239 --> 00:42:20,839 Speaker 1: not that bad you throw the red flag. They've gotten 849 00:42:20,880 --> 00:42:22,759 Speaker 1: pretty good at it, and for the most parts, they're 850 00:42:22,760 --> 00:42:25,160 Speaker 1: getting these calls right. Hey, John, what are your thoughts 851 00:42:25,200 --> 00:42:28,160 Speaker 1: on the Bengals offseason free agency draft picks? In two 852 00:42:28,200 --> 00:42:31,560 Speaker 1: thousand nineteen Outlook and what are your thoughts on Zach 853 00:42:31,640 --> 00:42:34,439 Speaker 1: Taylor and their personnel, Guy Dick Toby, This is deep, 854 00:42:35,160 --> 00:42:39,280 Speaker 1: some deep questions. Well, I'd have to google their free agents. 855 00:42:39,320 --> 00:42:40,680 Speaker 1: I can't, off the top of my head think of 856 00:42:40,719 --> 00:42:43,560 Speaker 1: any big free agents they've signed. Uh, getting rid of 857 00:42:43,560 --> 00:42:47,120 Speaker 1: Ontest burfett Is is an addition by subtraction that that 858 00:42:47,280 --> 00:42:50,360 Speaker 1: had to happen. I said it when he was hired. 859 00:42:50,440 --> 00:42:52,480 Speaker 1: Just watching some of his press conference, I don't know 860 00:42:52,600 --> 00:42:55,640 Speaker 1: much about the guy, but his initial press conference and 861 00:42:55,719 --> 00:42:58,120 Speaker 1: I just compared him, and I compared the Green Bay 862 00:42:58,120 --> 00:43:02,319 Speaker 1: guy too, you know McVeigh type guys. Zach Taylor was 863 00:43:02,360 --> 00:43:06,120 Speaker 1: really impressive, handled himself really well. They've done a good 864 00:43:06,200 --> 00:43:08,560 Speaker 1: job in the last ten years drafting players. I remember, 865 00:43:08,880 --> 00:43:10,560 Speaker 1: maybe my second year in Philly and maybe my third 866 00:43:10,640 --> 00:43:13,000 Speaker 1: year we played the Bengals. When you just see that 867 00:43:13,040 --> 00:43:16,280 Speaker 1: team walking on the field, they are massive. That team 868 00:43:16,320 --> 00:43:19,600 Speaker 1: is always a big team. I know that Jonah Williams, 869 00:43:19,640 --> 00:43:22,880 Speaker 1: the guy they drafted in the first round. One person 870 00:43:22,920 --> 00:43:27,239 Speaker 1: that had been singing as praises was Joe Staley who's 871 00:43:27,280 --> 00:43:29,319 Speaker 1: been working out with him and thinks he's a big 872 00:43:29,360 --> 00:43:32,759 Speaker 1: time player. And Joe is not like just some hyperbole, 873 00:43:32,920 --> 00:43:35,879 Speaker 1: throw it, throw crap on the wall and just tries 874 00:43:35,960 --> 00:43:37,840 Speaker 1: to get a reaction like if he's if he's getting 875 00:43:37,840 --> 00:43:39,839 Speaker 1: your back and saying that he thinks you're a big 876 00:43:39,880 --> 00:43:42,840 Speaker 1: time player. He's a big time player. And clearly a 877 00:43:42,840 --> 00:43:44,440 Speaker 1: lot of people I know in the NFL really like 878 00:43:44,520 --> 00:43:47,640 Speaker 1: Jonah Williams. I actually knew one guy that didn't like 879 00:43:47,760 --> 00:43:49,680 Speaker 1: him as much. Thought he was a little overhyped because 880 00:43:49,680 --> 00:43:53,120 Speaker 1: he went to Alabama. But I'm trying to think, let 881 00:43:53,120 --> 00:43:57,320 Speaker 1: me type in the Bengals draft picks. But again, Dick Toben, 882 00:43:57,600 --> 00:44:00,640 Speaker 1: their personnel staff has done a really a good job. 883 00:44:01,520 --> 00:44:05,680 Speaker 1: I I like what the coach, what he sounded like, 884 00:44:06,120 --> 00:44:09,720 Speaker 1: and in theory, what he's bringing to the table. Uh, 885 00:44:09,920 --> 00:44:14,160 Speaker 1: they took a center, so they drafted five Brangle draft picks, 886 00:44:14,160 --> 00:44:17,640 Speaker 1: sign rookie Minicamp. I have no clue who them, and 887 00:44:17,640 --> 00:44:21,400 Speaker 1: shows you how closely I follow the Bengals. They drafted 888 00:44:21,480 --> 00:44:24,520 Speaker 1: Ryan Finley, the quarterback from NCY State. You know, I 889 00:44:24,560 --> 00:44:27,520 Speaker 1: don't think he's gonna play much. So yeah, I mean, 890 00:44:27,560 --> 00:44:30,800 Speaker 1: I'll be honestly, I'm not super locked in on the Bengals, 891 00:44:30,920 --> 00:44:34,440 Speaker 1: but okay, I can pull up their draft. I kind 892 00:44:34,440 --> 00:44:37,080 Speaker 1: of just want to know who they drafted. So we 893 00:44:37,200 --> 00:44:42,120 Speaker 1: got Jonah Williams in the second round. They drafted Drew 894 00:44:42,200 --> 00:44:45,480 Speaker 1: Sample tied in from Washington. I watched a lot of 895 00:44:45,520 --> 00:44:47,440 Speaker 1: Pack twelve games, and I don't think I was too 896 00:44:47,480 --> 00:44:49,880 Speaker 1: locked in on Drew Sample. They draft an outside linebacker, 897 00:44:49,880 --> 00:44:52,960 Speaker 1: they're gonna need a little more past rush. So you know, 898 00:44:53,640 --> 00:44:56,600 Speaker 1: five or six win team, but kind of start over now. 899 00:44:56,640 --> 00:44:59,239 Speaker 1: If a J. Green can come back healthy, maybe they 900 00:44:59,320 --> 00:45:02,760 Speaker 1: can bounce back a little, you know, quicker. You also 901 00:45:02,760 --> 00:45:05,280 Speaker 1: could think about trading a J. Green and just really 902 00:45:05,360 --> 00:45:08,360 Speaker 1: kind of resetting, which I don't think is a crazy 903 00:45:08,440 --> 00:45:13,640 Speaker 1: move to make. Along with Gettleman not having credibility around 904 00:45:13,680 --> 00:45:16,000 Speaker 1: the league, do you think the Giants taking Jones early 905 00:45:17,080 --> 00:45:19,719 Speaker 1: or at all is an overreaction and missing Donald the 906 00:45:19,800 --> 00:45:22,560 Speaker 1: year before? Also, if you could pass on a quarterback 907 00:45:22,719 --> 00:45:25,240 Speaker 1: to get any other position projected a Hall of Famer, 908 00:45:25,560 --> 00:45:28,160 Speaker 1: which position would you go for? Well, to answer the 909 00:45:28,200 --> 00:45:32,000 Speaker 1: second question, I think I would draft a Khalil Mack 910 00:45:32,200 --> 00:45:35,120 Speaker 1: von Miller, you know, a guy like that. I wouldn't 911 00:45:35,120 --> 00:45:38,320 Speaker 1: have drafted Aaron Donald, you know, number one overall four quarterback. 912 00:45:38,400 --> 00:45:40,760 Speaker 1: But if I knew Aaron Donald was gonna become Aaron Donald, 913 00:45:40,800 --> 00:45:43,680 Speaker 1: I would take Aaron Donald. So anytime you could give 914 00:45:43,680 --> 00:45:47,200 Speaker 1: me a Hall of Fame defensive lineman, I would take. Now, 915 00:45:47,239 --> 00:45:51,000 Speaker 1: I would take the quarterback. I would rather have you know, 916 00:45:51,360 --> 00:45:53,879 Speaker 1: Sam Donald. Again, in theory, he may end up being 917 00:45:53,920 --> 00:45:55,440 Speaker 1: a bust. I don't think he's going to be. But 918 00:45:55,520 --> 00:45:57,360 Speaker 1: you know, he may never end up being that good. 919 00:45:57,360 --> 00:46:00,359 Speaker 1: But if I thought that I could get you know, 920 00:46:00,640 --> 00:46:04,640 Speaker 1: my Mahomes, my Deshaun Watson, my Baker Mayfield, I would 921 00:46:04,719 --> 00:46:07,640 Speaker 1: rather have that than Khalil Mack. If I had to 922 00:46:07,680 --> 00:46:10,560 Speaker 1: pick one of the two, right, because you need a quarterback, 923 00:46:10,680 --> 00:46:14,160 Speaker 1: you can't function with that one. And uh, I don't 924 00:46:14,160 --> 00:46:17,080 Speaker 1: think it was an overreaction to last year because I 925 00:46:17,200 --> 00:46:21,440 Speaker 1: truly believe now I don't know anyone with the with 926 00:46:21,520 --> 00:46:24,520 Speaker 1: the New York Giants, never have uh it was in 927 00:46:24,560 --> 00:46:26,960 Speaker 1: their division. Never got along with any of those guys, 928 00:46:27,160 --> 00:46:29,120 Speaker 1: not that I didn't even know any of them, but 929 00:46:29,120 --> 00:46:31,000 Speaker 1: wouldn't have wouldn't have talked to him even if I 930 00:46:31,040 --> 00:46:35,360 Speaker 1: did that. I think that they think they made the 931 00:46:35,440 --> 00:46:38,799 Speaker 1: right decision. And I get Sae Kwon Barkley looks like 932 00:46:38,800 --> 00:46:40,920 Speaker 1: he's gonna be a Hall of Famer, but come on 933 00:46:41,000 --> 00:46:44,680 Speaker 1: man like Philip Lindsay made the made the Pro Bowl 934 00:46:44,719 --> 00:46:47,200 Speaker 1: last year as an undrafted free agent. Is the one 935 00:46:47,239 --> 00:46:50,040 Speaker 1: position that I can consistently get. I love Stae Kwon 936 00:46:50,040 --> 00:46:52,080 Speaker 1: Barkley as much as the next guy. You know, the 937 00:46:52,160 --> 00:46:54,200 Speaker 1: probably the only people that like him more like Dave Gettlman, 938 00:46:54,480 --> 00:46:57,239 Speaker 1: like sa Kwan, Barkley is unreal talent. He's a Hall 939 00:46:57,320 --> 00:47:01,200 Speaker 1: of Fame talent. But you cannot pass on a potential 940 00:47:01,239 --> 00:47:05,280 Speaker 1: franchise quarterback for Hall of Fame running back. This isn't seven, 941 00:47:05,560 --> 00:47:07,640 Speaker 1: this is two thousand. When they did it was eighteen. 942 00:47:07,680 --> 00:47:11,680 Speaker 1: I was crazy. I think they just I wouldn't be 943 00:47:11,719 --> 00:47:15,520 Speaker 1: shocked if Dave Gettleman, honest to god truth, thinks that 944 00:47:15,640 --> 00:47:18,920 Speaker 1: Daniel Jones was a better prospect than Sam Donald. I 945 00:47:18,920 --> 00:47:21,120 Speaker 1: think there's a decent chance he didn't like Sandal, which 946 00:47:21,120 --> 00:47:25,799 Speaker 1: is crazy, but they probably didn't. Raven fan here Les 947 00:47:25,880 --> 00:47:28,520 Speaker 1: Lamar hate just kidding. Yeah, I'm not listen. I'm rooting 948 00:47:28,520 --> 00:47:31,759 Speaker 1: for Lamar. Great nice kid. I just don't like his game. 949 00:47:33,480 --> 00:47:35,040 Speaker 1: But do you think that our what do you think 950 00:47:35,040 --> 00:47:37,560 Speaker 1: of our linebacking corps? Losing Moseley, Smith and Sizzle is 951 00:47:37,600 --> 00:47:39,480 Speaker 1: a bummer, But I think we have some good players 952 00:47:39,520 --> 00:47:41,719 Speaker 1: to come up and keep the team afloat, especially when 953 00:47:41,760 --> 00:47:44,200 Speaker 1: you consider the fact that we have the best All 954 00:47:44,239 --> 00:47:48,960 Speaker 1: Caps secondary in the NFL. Your thoughts, well, Wink market Dale. 955 00:47:48,960 --> 00:47:53,400 Speaker 1: I think that's the coordinator's name, the bearded guy, the Ravens. 956 00:47:53,560 --> 00:47:56,800 Speaker 1: Basically my entire adult life. Besides, like when Ray Lewis 957 00:47:56,800 --> 00:47:59,960 Speaker 1: and Ed were the staples, there always rotated new play 958 00:48:00,040 --> 00:48:03,040 Speaker 1: years in. And I was watching last week on NFL Live. 959 00:48:03,520 --> 00:48:05,840 Speaker 1: They had John Harball like Wendy Nicks was talking to 960 00:48:05,920 --> 00:48:08,360 Speaker 1: him through Skype. It's pretty cool interview. John was in 961 00:48:08,400 --> 00:48:11,799 Speaker 1: a good mood and he said listen, and I'll give 962 00:48:11,840 --> 00:48:14,080 Speaker 1: him credit for this because he's right. We have consistently 963 00:48:14,120 --> 00:48:16,239 Speaker 1: lost players to free agency the last ten years. It's 964 00:48:16,280 --> 00:48:17,440 Speaker 1: kind of the way they do it because they love 965 00:48:17,480 --> 00:48:21,400 Speaker 1: those competitory picks. Now, Sizzle was was old, but c J. 966 00:48:21,560 --> 00:48:23,960 Speaker 1: Mosley they draft in the first round. Now what I 967 00:48:23,960 --> 00:48:26,400 Speaker 1: have paid c J. Mosley? What the jest paid c J. Mosley? 968 00:48:26,480 --> 00:48:29,520 Speaker 1: Probably not? No, I mean I wouldn't have, but you 969 00:48:29,560 --> 00:48:31,279 Speaker 1: did draft him in the first round. He became a 970 00:48:31,280 --> 00:48:35,000 Speaker 1: really good player. In a theory, you'd like to keep him. 971 00:48:35,120 --> 00:48:40,440 Speaker 1: But no team is consistently drafted and developed defensive players 972 00:48:40,480 --> 00:48:47,120 Speaker 1: at every level defensive line, pass rusher, tackle, linebacker, outside linebacker, safety, corner. 973 00:48:47,400 --> 00:48:50,359 Speaker 1: It's just it's just like interwoven into the culture there. 974 00:48:50,760 --> 00:48:54,040 Speaker 1: So I I have no question. Like to me, the Ravens, 975 00:48:54,400 --> 00:48:56,880 Speaker 1: I think last year statistically they were top three defense, 976 00:48:57,280 --> 00:48:59,319 Speaker 1: whether it was yards or points like that, They're gonna 977 00:48:59,320 --> 00:49:01,640 Speaker 1: be great on defense. To me, my question is offense. 978 00:49:01,960 --> 00:49:04,439 Speaker 1: Can they go all in on basically this option play 979 00:49:04,520 --> 00:49:07,239 Speaker 1: action deep ball offense and have it work. It was 980 00:49:07,320 --> 00:49:10,319 Speaker 1: unique last year. People weren't ready for it, and they 981 00:49:10,440 --> 00:49:12,520 Speaker 1: got him to the playoffs. Now once they got to 982 00:49:12,560 --> 00:49:15,600 Speaker 1: the playoffs, they couldn't complete a pass. I mean he 983 00:49:15,600 --> 00:49:18,520 Speaker 1: threw was like in the in the game against the Chargers. 984 00:49:19,360 --> 00:49:22,279 Speaker 1: You you it's two thousand nineteen. You just have to 985 00:49:22,360 --> 00:49:26,200 Speaker 1: complete passes. So to me, to have a chance, if 986 00:49:26,239 --> 00:49:28,840 Speaker 1: you tell me that Lamar Jackson this offseason takes a 987 00:49:28,920 --> 00:49:32,320 Speaker 1: huge step passing the ball and is much more consistently accurate, 988 00:49:32,600 --> 00:49:34,319 Speaker 1: and I'll be like, Okay, the Ravens got a chance. 989 00:49:34,400 --> 00:49:37,800 Speaker 1: They could be pretty good. And when I say consistently accurate, 990 00:49:37,800 --> 00:49:41,080 Speaker 1: I just mean like the version. Now their defense isn't 991 00:49:41,080 --> 00:49:44,600 Speaker 1: gonna be as good as this team, but offensively with Hollywood, 992 00:49:44,640 --> 00:49:48,239 Speaker 1: they signed Ingram, they always have some undrafted free agent 993 00:49:48,320 --> 00:49:50,920 Speaker 1: running backs. They're they're gonna be solid on They have 994 00:49:51,000 --> 00:49:54,120 Speaker 1: some personnel, like some good players on offense. And Mark Andrews, 995 00:49:54,160 --> 00:49:57,000 Speaker 1: kid from Oklahoma who I really liked when he played 996 00:49:57,040 --> 00:49:59,320 Speaker 1: with Baker last year. He made some plays. If Lamar 997 00:49:59,400 --> 00:50:01,800 Speaker 1: is much more his pastor kind of like Colin Kaepernick 998 00:50:02,080 --> 00:50:04,319 Speaker 1: from year one to year two when he started that 999 00:50:04,360 --> 00:50:06,960 Speaker 1: first year, uh let him the super Bowl, and the 1000 00:50:07,040 --> 00:50:08,920 Speaker 1: second year is a full time starter. They were a 1001 00:50:08,920 --> 00:50:11,520 Speaker 1: little inconsistent, but he still hit big plays. So if 1002 00:50:11,600 --> 00:50:14,200 Speaker 1: Lamar is running the ball and then hitting big plays 1003 00:50:14,200 --> 00:50:17,120 Speaker 1: through the passing game, and you played good defense, you 1004 00:50:17,200 --> 00:50:18,960 Speaker 1: got a shot. Because let's call it what it is. 1005 00:50:19,000 --> 00:50:21,800 Speaker 1: The Browns look great on paper. They haven't proven anything. 1006 00:50:22,320 --> 00:50:25,279 Speaker 1: And I like Baker, but I can't just annoy him 1007 00:50:25,360 --> 00:50:27,880 Speaker 1: some superstar. Freddy Kits has never coached a game as 1008 00:50:27,920 --> 00:50:30,360 Speaker 1: a head coach, so that's asking a lot. The Browns 1009 00:50:30,400 --> 00:50:32,799 Speaker 1: has got a lot of question marks for being an 1010 00:50:32,920 --> 00:50:36,520 Speaker 1: unreal team on paper. You know, let's let's just see 1011 00:50:36,520 --> 00:50:39,000 Speaker 1: it happen. You know, I gotta see it. I got 1012 00:50:39,080 --> 00:50:41,160 Speaker 1: I got the hockey game on behind me. San Jose 1013 00:50:41,320 --> 00:50:44,880 Speaker 1: Sharks Saint Louis Blues. I know nothing about hockey. Besides, 1014 00:50:45,000 --> 00:50:47,239 Speaker 1: you know, I've loosely followed the Sharks my entire life. 1015 00:50:47,360 --> 00:50:49,560 Speaker 1: The Sharks have they they make the playoffs every year. 1016 00:50:49,600 --> 00:50:51,200 Speaker 1: I think they made the playoffs every year for like 1017 00:50:51,239 --> 00:50:53,720 Speaker 1: the last They missed the playoffs once in like twenty years. 1018 00:50:53,960 --> 00:50:55,920 Speaker 1: But I'll tell you one thing they don't do. They 1019 00:50:56,080 --> 00:50:58,880 Speaker 1: never come through in the playoffs. They always end up losing. 1020 00:50:59,400 --> 00:51:02,439 Speaker 1: So event they'll probably be the Stanley Cup champions. Like 1021 00:51:02,719 --> 00:51:06,839 Speaker 1: eventually the babe, the Browns will win. But until they 1022 00:51:06,880 --> 00:51:09,239 Speaker 1: do it, I just can't annoy him. I'm not gonna 1023 00:51:09,280 --> 00:51:10,920 Speaker 1: count out the Steelers, and I think the Bengals, like 1024 00:51:10,920 --> 00:51:16,719 Speaker 1: I said earlier, kind of rebuilding as they should. Okay, 1025 00:51:16,719 --> 00:51:19,560 Speaker 1: I've got a middlecoff mail bag with it looking likely 1026 00:51:19,600 --> 00:51:21,320 Speaker 1: that the Pats take a page out of the Cowboys 1027 00:51:21,360 --> 00:51:24,279 Speaker 1: playbook and bringing back an old boy at tight end 1028 00:51:24,360 --> 00:51:28,000 Speaker 1: Witton ben Watson? Do you think? Who do you think 1029 00:51:28,000 --> 00:51:30,680 Speaker 1: will be more productive? Secondly, if Ben Watson were to 1030 00:51:30,760 --> 00:51:33,840 Speaker 1: join the booth down the road, is there a possible 1031 00:51:33,880 --> 00:51:37,040 Speaker 1: way he could be worse than Witten? Uh? Well, I've 1032 00:51:37,080 --> 00:51:40,960 Speaker 1: never heard Ben Watson talk. I'm pretty sure. I'm just 1033 00:51:41,000 --> 00:51:43,560 Speaker 1: saying that I could be wrong on this. I heard 1034 00:51:43,600 --> 00:51:45,720 Speaker 1: this on the radio again when I do the Middlecoff 1035 00:51:45,719 --> 00:51:48,640 Speaker 1: mail bag. I just it's all kind of off the cusps. 1036 00:51:48,760 --> 00:51:52,000 Speaker 1: So I thought that Ben Watson had over sixty catches 1037 00:51:52,120 --> 00:51:54,839 Speaker 1: last year. I think in Witten's last final season, which 1038 00:51:54,880 --> 00:51:58,320 Speaker 1: was two years ago, he had like fifty sixty catches, 1039 00:51:58,800 --> 00:52:02,480 Speaker 1: but he ever like six seven yards of catch. Now, 1040 00:52:02,520 --> 00:52:05,360 Speaker 1: what was interesting last year about Ben Watson, you know, 1041 00:52:05,440 --> 00:52:08,200 Speaker 1: playing on the Saints I'll look it up as I speak, 1042 00:52:08,920 --> 00:52:12,320 Speaker 1: is that they didn't really have any wide receivers beside 1043 00:52:12,360 --> 00:52:15,080 Speaker 1: Michael Thomas. But do you know the crazy part about 1044 00:52:15,160 --> 00:52:18,200 Speaker 1: last year Saints team, despite being the number one offense, 1045 00:52:18,680 --> 00:52:21,600 Speaker 1: is they really didn't get that much production. Like, they 1046 00:52:21,600 --> 00:52:24,640 Speaker 1: didn't have three wide receivers catching a ton of passes. 1047 00:52:25,120 --> 00:52:28,279 Speaker 1: It was literally Michael Thomas. OK, I'm pulling it up 1048 00:52:28,360 --> 00:52:35,480 Speaker 1: right now, it was eighteen regular season kay receiving. What 1049 00:52:35,680 --> 00:52:44,600 Speaker 1: is going on here? Ah, this isn't working ESPN dot Com. 1050 00:52:44,760 --> 00:52:47,400 Speaker 1: I kind of want to just scream right now because 1051 00:52:47,440 --> 00:52:51,680 Speaker 1: there it says right now that Michael Thomas has sixteen 1052 00:52:51,719 --> 00:52:56,960 Speaker 1: catches which is just not true. But that's what happens 1053 00:52:56,960 --> 00:53:00,960 Speaker 1: when you try to research on the fly. But my 1054 00:53:01,040 --> 00:53:03,920 Speaker 1: point is with the Saints, and I think the Patriots 1055 00:53:03,920 --> 00:53:07,520 Speaker 1: have kind of operated like this too, is that they 1056 00:53:07,520 --> 00:53:10,080 Speaker 1: do a pretty good job spreading the football. And the 1057 00:53:10,120 --> 00:53:12,839 Speaker 1: one thing the Saints to me, do a really good 1058 00:53:12,920 --> 00:53:15,520 Speaker 1: job of and they're just lucky because they have this 1059 00:53:15,600 --> 00:53:19,120 Speaker 1: player is and the Patriots have always done this too, 1060 00:53:19,600 --> 00:53:22,919 Speaker 1: is have past catching running backs. And to me, it's 1061 00:53:22,960 --> 00:53:25,279 Speaker 1: never been more important in the NFL, just because of 1062 00:53:25,280 --> 00:53:28,799 Speaker 1: the rules, to have pass catching running backs. And I 1063 00:53:28,800 --> 00:53:31,040 Speaker 1: think Alvin Kamara, Okay, I got the I got the 1064 00:53:31,080 --> 00:53:40,120 Speaker 1: stats pulled up right now, so it's literally saying, I 1065 00:53:40,160 --> 00:53:45,560 Speaker 1: want to scream right now that that Michael Thomas had 1066 00:53:45,600 --> 00:53:48,799 Speaker 1: sixteen catches and Alvin Kamara had fifteen catches. I don't 1067 00:53:48,800 --> 00:53:51,319 Speaker 1: know what's going on, but right now the stats are 1068 00:53:51,320 --> 00:53:56,680 Speaker 1: all messed up, so uh, sorry about that that. I 1069 00:53:56,719 --> 00:54:00,040 Speaker 1: would say that Winton they have a Mari Cooper of 1070 00:54:00,200 --> 00:54:03,880 Speaker 1: the gallop guy to throw the ball do Zeke. I'd 1071 00:54:03,880 --> 00:54:07,439 Speaker 1: probably say that that Witten has a more productive year. 1072 00:54:07,520 --> 00:54:10,080 Speaker 1: And when I say a productive year, he doesn't. He 1073 00:54:10,120 --> 00:54:12,640 Speaker 1: doesn't run more than five year routes, but he I 1074 00:54:12,680 --> 00:54:14,399 Speaker 1: could see him get a bunch of catches and kind 1075 00:54:14,400 --> 00:54:16,920 Speaker 1: of helped back out. Is just an underneath route, but 1076 00:54:17,000 --> 00:54:20,440 Speaker 1: appreciate it. Thanks for listening, uh and bearing with me. 1077 00:54:20,800 --> 00:54:22,480 Speaker 1: Don't try to check the stats right now in the 1078 00:54:22,480 --> 00:54:25,040 Speaker 1: Saints because they're all screwed up. I mean, can we 1079 00:54:25,120 --> 00:54:27,880 Speaker 1: just get some stats at NFL dot com ESPN dot 1080 00:54:27,920 --> 00:54:29,840 Speaker 1: com for the love of God, so people like me 1081 00:54:29,920 --> 00:54:33,719 Speaker 1: can rattle them off. But enjoy the week. Sorry, I 1082 00:54:33,760 --> 00:54:36,640 Speaker 1: took a week off, had some had some business to 1083 00:54:36,680 --> 00:54:39,200 Speaker 1: attend to, and just kind of get a little refreshed. 1084 00:54:39,520 --> 00:54:41,520 Speaker 1: But now we're in the off season. Let's roll, baby. 1085 00:54:41,719 --> 00:55:01,400 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening, Audios, God speed. Enjoy the week eight.