1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:13,520 Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. What is up 2 00:00:13,680 --> 00:00:19,919 Speaker 1: straight Fire, fam, It's me Jason McIntyre. Straight Fire for Tuesday, 3 00:00:20,320 --> 00:00:24,560 Speaker 1: August second, and we had the Deshaun Watson news. Obviously 4 00:00:24,640 --> 00:00:27,720 Speaker 1: fun and exciting. We'll talk about that. Not really fun, 5 00:00:27,920 --> 00:00:32,480 Speaker 1: not really exciting, but exciting to get actual news. And 6 00:00:32,600 --> 00:00:36,000 Speaker 1: we have a special guest today, special guest Tuesday Folk Show. 7 00:00:37,159 --> 00:00:39,559 Speaker 1: You know him well, Ian Rappaport NFL Network. I've known 8 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:42,239 Speaker 1: him for a while, good guy, just He had just 9 00:00:42,479 --> 00:00:45,320 Speaker 1: landed yesterday in Santa Clara for forty Niners camp and 10 00:00:45,360 --> 00:00:48,560 Speaker 1: I inundated him with a million questions. He dominated the 11 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:51,800 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray story, so we talked about that. I think 12 00:00:51,800 --> 00:00:58,120 Speaker 1: you'll like this, enjoy it. Jason likes to think he 13 00:00:58,160 --> 00:01:01,240 Speaker 1: knows everything when it comes to sports. I know what 14 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:04,760 Speaker 1: sports stands want, but for everything he doesn't. He knows 15 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:07,640 Speaker 1: a guy who does. Let's just say I know a 16 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:11,560 Speaker 1: guy who knows a guy who knows another guy. All right, 17 00:01:11,640 --> 00:01:14,360 Speaker 1: let's welcome into straight Fire. A guy everybody knows. I mean, 18 00:01:14,400 --> 00:01:18,360 Speaker 1: he's been dominant for NFL Network, yeah, for several years now. 19 00:01:18,360 --> 00:01:20,600 Speaker 1: But this Kyler Murray story over the last I don't 20 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:23,360 Speaker 1: know what ten days, two weeks has been a beast 21 00:01:23,480 --> 00:01:26,240 Speaker 1: for him. Ian Rapp report a k A rap sheet. 22 00:01:26,240 --> 00:01:29,520 Speaker 1: How you doing, man, I'm good man. What's going on? Uh? 23 00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:32,039 Speaker 1: Not a whole heck of a lot. I'm basically reading 24 00:01:32,240 --> 00:01:34,800 Speaker 1: NFL every day to try to understand what the heck 25 00:01:35,120 --> 00:01:38,679 Speaker 1: to expect this season, and um, following you on social 26 00:01:38,680 --> 00:01:40,800 Speaker 1: media after your Kyler Murray week. I'm sure you've got 27 00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:43,440 Speaker 1: a lot of interesting stories to tell about that. Obviously, 28 00:01:43,480 --> 00:01:46,720 Speaker 1: I would like to start with the Deshaun Watson stuff. 29 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:49,560 Speaker 1: I don't know, Ian, this is just me, but I 30 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:52,440 Speaker 1: don't find this discussion super interesting at this point. It's 31 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:55,960 Speaker 1: been what fifteen months of it and and now it's 32 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:58,720 Speaker 1: over and he got six games and it's done right 33 00:01:58,880 --> 00:02:00,400 Speaker 1: or is there going to be another a layer and 34 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:03,440 Speaker 1: there could possibly be more stuff? Happy? Um, I would 35 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:05,960 Speaker 1: not say it's over just yet. Um. And I don't 36 00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:09,880 Speaker 1: know when this is gonna air, but within three days 37 00:02:10,040 --> 00:02:14,200 Speaker 1: of uh Monday, so I think by Thursday, the NFL 38 00:02:14,280 --> 00:02:16,120 Speaker 1: needs to make a decision whether or not they appeal. 39 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:21,840 Speaker 1: If they appeal, then it goes to Commissioner Roger Goodell 40 00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:24,400 Speaker 1: or his designy. So essentially the NFL appeals to the 41 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:29,160 Speaker 1: commissioner UH and then a decision could come at any 42 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:33,120 Speaker 1: time as far as what the UH like suspension is 43 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:36,040 Speaker 1: if he increases it, and then Deshaun Watson in the 44 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:39,239 Speaker 1: nflp A likely takes him to federal court and then 45 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:41,119 Speaker 1: it's just going to be battled out in the court. 46 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:43,200 Speaker 1: It's kind of like Ezekiel Elliott was, and we've had 47 00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:47,079 Speaker 1: some others like this as well. Tom Brady was another one. 48 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:51,359 Speaker 1: So it's today was on Monday, was a big day. 49 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:54,120 Speaker 1: It was an important day. It was a consequential day. 50 00:02:54,720 --> 00:02:57,600 Speaker 1: But I don't yet know it means this is all over. 51 00:02:57,680 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 1: And as far as like the conversation, um, it's I've 52 00:03:03,040 --> 00:03:06,440 Speaker 1: seen a lot of discussion and I'm not sure everyone actually, 53 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:09,720 Speaker 1: I'm not sure how much anyone actually has paid attention 54 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:12,320 Speaker 1: to like what actually is going on. So it makes 55 00:03:12,360 --> 00:03:15,480 Speaker 1: for a tough conversation, very tough. Yeah. I mean again, 56 00:03:15,520 --> 00:03:18,799 Speaker 1: you hear twenty five and civil lawsuits in the year, 57 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:20,560 Speaker 1: like sixty women according to the the New York Times and 58 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:23,160 Speaker 1: all this stuff, and you start to drill down on it, 59 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:25,480 Speaker 1: it's just like, oh, gosh, well it's a he said 60 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:29,399 Speaker 1: versus a lot of other people said, Um, and I don't, 61 00:03:29,639 --> 00:03:32,360 Speaker 1: and I'd say it's just quick, just specifically. You know, 62 00:03:32,440 --> 00:03:35,840 Speaker 1: obviously there are a lot of civil allegations, but with 63 00:03:36,040 --> 00:03:39,200 Speaker 1: the NFL presented, they talked to more than ten women, 64 00:03:39,240 --> 00:03:42,480 Speaker 1: they presented the five they felt were most credible. One 65 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:46,760 Speaker 1: got thrown out because the NFL didn't talk to her directly, 66 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:51,440 Speaker 1: and so the NFL essentially presented the cases of four women. Um, 67 00:03:51,480 --> 00:03:55,880 Speaker 1: and the judge found violations of the Personal Comic Policy, 68 00:03:56,280 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 1: thus six games. But when we talk about twenty lawsuits, 69 00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:03,200 Speaker 1: that is not material because that's not what is being considered. 70 00:04:03,240 --> 00:04:05,880 Speaker 1: That's just one of the things. I think that one 71 00:04:05,880 --> 00:04:07,960 Speaker 1: of the sort of misconceptions of this whole thing. So 72 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:11,560 Speaker 1: basically this comes down to four, four women's allegations. And 73 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:14,400 Speaker 1: you know, I read some of the report from UH 74 00:04:14,560 --> 00:04:16,960 Speaker 1: that was presented on Monday, and I don't know, Ian, 75 00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:19,440 Speaker 1: I just I walk away from it like, Okay, six 76 00:04:19,480 --> 00:04:22,240 Speaker 1: seems reasonable but is And again, not to put you 77 00:04:22,279 --> 00:04:24,839 Speaker 1: on the spot, do you feel like there will be 78 00:04:24,880 --> 00:04:26,800 Speaker 1: an appeal and a push for more and and this 79 00:04:26,880 --> 00:04:31,360 Speaker 1: is going to drag on Um, the honest answer is 80 00:04:31,480 --> 00:04:34,280 Speaker 1: I don't know, because there's so much that goes into 81 00:04:34,760 --> 00:04:38,840 Speaker 1: the NFL appealing. There is one simply the fact that 82 00:04:39,320 --> 00:04:41,240 Speaker 1: you know, the NFL and the NFL p A jointly 83 00:04:41,560 --> 00:04:47,960 Speaker 1: negotiated this disciplinary process. Right, so if the first time 84 00:04:47,960 --> 00:04:52,400 Speaker 1: it's used with a jointly appointed arbiture, the first time 85 00:04:52,400 --> 00:04:55,480 Speaker 1: it's used, then the NFL appeals, You know, what does 86 00:04:55,520 --> 00:04:58,760 Speaker 1: that mean for the entire process? Right? I think that's 87 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:02,040 Speaker 1: one thing. Another thing is, you know, the NFL p 88 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:06,520 Speaker 1: A and Deshaun Watson's people made a point during the 89 00:05:06,560 --> 00:05:09,360 Speaker 1: hearing of bringing up several of the owners who have 90 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:12,640 Speaker 1: had their own indiscretions and the lack of punishment where 91 00:05:12,680 --> 00:05:17,080 Speaker 1: they proceed This lack of punishment from some of these owners, right, Um, 92 00:05:17,200 --> 00:05:22,159 Speaker 1: and how much does that get made extremely public if 93 00:05:22,240 --> 00:05:25,040 Speaker 1: they sue in federal court and then you know it's 94 00:05:25,040 --> 00:05:27,119 Speaker 1: gonna be this is gonna be debated in the media 95 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:29,400 Speaker 1: and the courts for months and months and months. Does 96 00:05:29,400 --> 00:05:31,279 Speaker 1: the NFL want that? Do they do they want the 97 00:05:31,320 --> 00:05:35,160 Speaker 1: cloud of Deshaun Watson hanging over season? I mean, that's 98 00:05:35,200 --> 00:05:37,800 Speaker 1: all we're gonna be talking about so and and and 99 00:05:37,960 --> 00:05:40,400 Speaker 1: he'll be playing because there'll be a stay of all 100 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:43,440 Speaker 1: this and he'll be playing. So it's a lot of 101 00:05:43,520 --> 00:05:46,239 Speaker 1: questions of what does the NFL wants, and it feels 102 00:05:46,279 --> 00:05:49,640 Speaker 1: like six games is you know, not that many the 103 00:05:49,680 --> 00:05:52,159 Speaker 1: first four games are winnable without him because the schedule 104 00:05:52,200 --> 00:05:56,000 Speaker 1: breaks pretty easily. If there four and two, three and three, 105 00:05:56,040 --> 00:05:57,600 Speaker 1: this is gonna be a playoff team. And if they 106 00:05:57,640 --> 00:06:00,479 Speaker 1: somehow get to five and one, you know, may maybe 107 00:06:00,560 --> 00:06:03,080 Speaker 1: we're talking about a super Bowl contender in the a 108 00:06:03,200 --> 00:06:05,760 Speaker 1: f C. And then you've got the cloud of you know, 109 00:06:05,839 --> 00:06:07,960 Speaker 1: a lot of the media. I don't want this to 110 00:06:07,960 --> 00:06:09,919 Speaker 1: come off wrong, Ian, but a lot of the media 111 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:12,880 Speaker 1: like is like they want blood from Deshaun Watson. They're like, 112 00:06:12,960 --> 00:06:14,800 Speaker 1: it's gotta be a year, gotta come on, look at 113 00:06:14,839 --> 00:06:18,080 Speaker 1: these allegations. But I don't think they realize what you 114 00:06:18,240 --> 00:06:20,920 Speaker 1: just pointed out is that this the NFL race basically 115 00:06:20,960 --> 00:06:24,240 Speaker 1: boiled this down to four women. I think, you know 116 00:06:24,279 --> 00:06:25,800 Speaker 1: it's it's first of all, it's tough for me to 117 00:06:25,880 --> 00:06:29,880 Speaker 1: know what people want because I don't I don't see 118 00:06:29,880 --> 00:06:31,480 Speaker 1: a lot of I don't read a lot of outrage 119 00:06:31,520 --> 00:06:32,960 Speaker 1: on social media because I don't really a lot of 120 00:06:33,000 --> 00:06:37,080 Speaker 1: social media comments. Um, I see, you know what some 121 00:06:37,160 --> 00:06:41,440 Speaker 1: of the more prominent reporters want UM, I understand it all, 122 00:06:41,720 --> 00:06:46,040 Speaker 1: you know, I am Uh, you know, I'm not sure 123 00:06:46,160 --> 00:06:49,800 Speaker 1: my viewpoint honestly matters in this situation because there are 124 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:52,919 Speaker 1: certainly people who have been affected by this, who have 125 00:06:53,040 --> 00:06:56,880 Speaker 1: been unfortunately victims, whose voices are much more, much more 126 00:06:56,920 --> 00:07:01,000 Speaker 1: important than mine. I don't know anything that would have 127 00:07:01,080 --> 00:07:04,040 Speaker 1: let anyone to be satisfied with this, Like I don't 128 00:07:04,040 --> 00:07:07,480 Speaker 1: know when you know, it's all, I don't know when 129 00:07:07,839 --> 00:07:09,960 Speaker 1: it would have been enough for what number would have 130 00:07:09,960 --> 00:07:13,000 Speaker 1: been Okay, I really have no idea, um, And so 131 00:07:13,040 --> 00:07:16,160 Speaker 1: it's tough to gauge kind of what people think. I 132 00:07:16,280 --> 00:07:19,280 Speaker 1: just know. Um, at the end of all this, it 133 00:07:19,320 --> 00:07:24,240 Speaker 1: has been thirteen months, there's been two grand juries. Um, 134 00:07:24,280 --> 00:07:26,920 Speaker 1: there's a civil loss to grand juries that obviously declined 135 00:07:26,960 --> 00:07:32,200 Speaker 1: to press charges, declined to indict. I should say, um, 136 00:07:32,240 --> 00:07:36,400 Speaker 1: it's been Judge Shue Robinson, you know, coming up with 137 00:07:36,400 --> 00:07:39,760 Speaker 1: the decision that she came up with six games based 138 00:07:39,800 --> 00:07:42,920 Speaker 1: on the experiences of four women. You know, I don't 139 00:07:42,920 --> 00:07:45,200 Speaker 1: know what fair is, but I just know this is 140 00:07:45,240 --> 00:07:49,320 Speaker 1: what was decided in this case. Yeah, that's very well said. 141 00:07:49,360 --> 00:07:51,960 Speaker 1: But I do know that there's one person happy with this. 142 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:54,160 Speaker 1: Even though you can't please everybody. One person happy that 143 00:07:54,200 --> 00:07:56,600 Speaker 1: this came out, and that's Kyler Murray, who had the 144 00:07:56,640 --> 00:07:58,800 Speaker 1: Week from Hell last week and now he has obviously 145 00:07:58,800 --> 00:08:00,600 Speaker 1: COVID and he's going to be on the show and 146 00:08:00,720 --> 00:08:03,760 Speaker 1: his name is kind of back in the into orbit. 147 00:08:04,120 --> 00:08:07,920 Speaker 1: But my gosh, just a total embarrassment for the Cardinals 148 00:08:07,960 --> 00:08:11,360 Speaker 1: that you did dominate this story. You know, Um, I 149 00:08:11,400 --> 00:08:16,240 Speaker 1: do have to ask, how on earth could they think 150 00:08:16,280 --> 00:08:19,760 Speaker 1: that this putting this clause in this alleged homework clause 151 00:08:19,840 --> 00:08:21,840 Speaker 1: or whatever. How did they think that that would not 152 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:23,760 Speaker 1: get out and become like a big deal or did 153 00:08:23,840 --> 00:08:25,320 Speaker 1: they know it would and they were ready for this, 154 00:08:25,360 --> 00:08:27,320 Speaker 1: because they sure as hell didn't act like it ian 155 00:08:27,360 --> 00:08:30,320 Speaker 1: when they turned tail like two days later. Yeah, I 156 00:08:30,360 --> 00:08:32,480 Speaker 1: actually I asked that question. And I think, you know, 157 00:08:32,480 --> 00:08:38,520 Speaker 1: there's always there's always a general, um, general sort of 158 00:08:38,559 --> 00:08:41,800 Speaker 1: public acknowledgement of like everything is going to be public. 159 00:08:41,840 --> 00:08:44,360 Speaker 1: And this is like people ask me about things all 160 00:08:44,400 --> 00:08:47,640 Speaker 1: the time, like private life stuff and just related to me, 161 00:08:47,760 --> 00:08:50,559 Speaker 1: and I have no not a lot of filter because 162 00:08:50,600 --> 00:08:54,160 Speaker 1: I assume everything is public in life, right, everything gets out, 163 00:08:54,240 --> 00:08:57,360 Speaker 1: And so I think the Cardinals when I called and 164 00:08:57,440 --> 00:08:59,320 Speaker 1: you know, what you do is I found this clause out, 165 00:08:59,720 --> 00:09:02,760 Speaker 1: and I called Eric Burkard, cameras agent that called the Cardinals. 166 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:05,520 Speaker 1: You want to get their feedback before you report something, 167 00:09:05,880 --> 00:09:08,080 Speaker 1: So I called both sides, and on both sides knew 168 00:09:08,120 --> 00:09:09,520 Speaker 1: it was going to get out, because if you put 169 00:09:09,559 --> 00:09:13,240 Speaker 1: anything in a contract, anything, it is going to get out. 170 00:09:13,280 --> 00:09:16,520 Speaker 1: And it's not. You know, it got out particularly fast, 171 00:09:16,559 --> 00:09:18,640 Speaker 1: mostly because I was looking for the baseball clause and 172 00:09:18,720 --> 00:09:21,280 Speaker 1: ended up with this clause in his contract. But everything 173 00:09:21,320 --> 00:09:23,720 Speaker 1: comes out, and so I think they knew. I just 174 00:09:23,760 --> 00:09:26,760 Speaker 1: don't know that anyone thought the reaction would be what 175 00:09:26,800 --> 00:09:30,559 Speaker 1: it was. Well, I mean again, I don't see why 176 00:09:30,600 --> 00:09:36,080 Speaker 1: the Cardinals thought a reaction was bad. Like, um, listen, 177 00:09:36,120 --> 00:09:38,920 Speaker 1: you have kids, right, they are on iPads. You know 178 00:09:38,960 --> 00:09:41,840 Speaker 1: how long there are on iPads. You know what they're viewing, 179 00:09:41,840 --> 00:09:44,800 Speaker 1: whether it's YouTube, where they're playing games or whatever. It's 180 00:09:44,800 --> 00:09:47,960 Speaker 1: pretty clear the Cardinals so that Kyler Marie didn't do 181 00:09:48,080 --> 00:09:50,400 Speaker 1: Jack Squad with his iPad last year. He can argue 182 00:09:50,400 --> 00:09:52,560 Speaker 1: it all he wants, but it's very clear that they said, dude, 183 00:09:52,559 --> 00:09:55,199 Speaker 1: he's not doing anything. We gotta put the minimum minimum 184 00:09:55,360 --> 00:09:58,040 Speaker 1: of four hours there. And I don't see why they 185 00:09:58,120 --> 00:10:00,480 Speaker 1: thought that this was like, the reactions gonna be bad. 186 00:10:00,520 --> 00:10:04,480 Speaker 1: So what the quarterback needs is allegedly the last one 187 00:10:04,559 --> 00:10:06,440 Speaker 1: in the first one out. And I know burke Hart's 188 00:10:06,480 --> 00:10:08,520 Speaker 1: not gonna want to hear that. And I have defended 189 00:10:08,720 --> 00:10:12,520 Speaker 1: Kyler plenty, but the work ethic is clearly not there 190 00:10:12,760 --> 00:10:14,920 Speaker 1: from Arizona's point of view. So why is it such 191 00:10:14,960 --> 00:10:20,200 Speaker 1: a big deal? So let's fast forward this a little bit. Okay, 192 00:10:20,440 --> 00:10:22,880 Speaker 1: we've talked about this for more than a week. It 193 00:10:22,960 --> 00:10:26,520 Speaker 1: was a honestly fascinating story. I did not expect the reaction. 194 00:10:26,600 --> 00:10:29,360 Speaker 1: I think, you know, from Kyler's standpoint, when he saw 195 00:10:29,400 --> 00:10:31,760 Speaker 1: the clause, I'm sure he was kind of annoyed. But 196 00:10:32,120 --> 00:10:36,079 Speaker 1: contracts are uncomfortable because they're negotiated. Usually when you get 197 00:10:36,120 --> 00:10:38,559 Speaker 1: to the end of a big time extension, everyone's kind 198 00:10:38,559 --> 00:10:42,240 Speaker 1: of afraid and like not really that happy, honestly, because 199 00:10:42,280 --> 00:10:45,040 Speaker 1: the team usually pays more than they wanted, the player 200 00:10:45,160 --> 00:10:48,440 Speaker 1: kind of gives more than you know, didn't get the 201 00:10:48,480 --> 00:10:50,960 Speaker 1: money wanted, and there's all sorts of language is like 202 00:10:51,240 --> 00:10:53,160 Speaker 1: I wish they didn't put this. So I think from 203 00:10:53,200 --> 00:10:55,200 Speaker 1: Kyler's standpoint, it was like, yeah, I'm not worried about 204 00:10:55,280 --> 00:10:57,840 Speaker 1: our work that's fine, and the team is like, we 205 00:10:57,920 --> 00:11:00,839 Speaker 1: just want a little assurances because we're paying some money. 206 00:11:00,920 --> 00:11:04,960 Speaker 1: But I'm really curious what happens now. It has been 207 00:11:06,200 --> 00:11:11,360 Speaker 1: a week more of debating Calamari's working, and it's been 208 00:11:11,360 --> 00:11:14,000 Speaker 1: embarrassing for him. I'm sure it's been embarrassing for the team. 209 00:11:14,000 --> 00:11:16,600 Speaker 1: I'm sure it's really honestly not been good for anyone. 210 00:11:16,679 --> 00:11:18,440 Speaker 1: This has probably been a bad week for the hours 211 00:11:18,440 --> 00:11:22,760 Speaker 1: in the cart if Kyler Murray didn't put the time 212 00:11:22,800 --> 00:11:26,160 Speaker 1: in before, and clearly someone thought something because this cause 213 00:11:26,240 --> 00:11:29,040 Speaker 1: was in. Is this the thing that forces him to 214 00:11:29,040 --> 00:11:33,160 Speaker 1: go screw everyone? I will show you guys, and I'm 215 00:11:33,160 --> 00:11:36,080 Speaker 1: gonna work and I'm gonna win. And does this does 216 00:11:36,240 --> 00:11:39,840 Speaker 1: his all of his flaws being called to the public, 217 00:11:40,280 --> 00:11:43,520 Speaker 1: does this trigger something that is kind of the thing 218 00:11:43,520 --> 00:11:46,160 Speaker 1: I'm most interested in? Or or does he go the 219 00:11:46,200 --> 00:11:50,440 Speaker 1: opposite way and he becomes defiant and he refuses to 220 00:11:50,600 --> 00:11:52,560 Speaker 1: do what they want him to do. And now the 221 00:11:52,559 --> 00:11:56,439 Speaker 1: clause my children again, Yeah, no kids, I trust me. 222 00:11:56,520 --> 00:11:59,120 Speaker 1: We're all dealing with kids who are being defiant. But Ian, 223 00:11:59,400 --> 00:12:02,600 Speaker 1: they gave a hundred and thirty mill guaranteed. It's like 224 00:12:02,800 --> 00:12:05,280 Speaker 1: and again I I they don't have an option. You 225 00:12:05,520 --> 00:12:08,560 Speaker 1: can't find franchise quarterbacks. But this is a guy Ian 226 00:12:08,960 --> 00:12:11,760 Speaker 1: who you know, and not to knock him, but like 227 00:12:11,840 --> 00:12:13,840 Speaker 1: ever since he stepped on a football field in high school, 228 00:12:13,840 --> 00:12:15,760 Speaker 1: he has been utterly dominant. He did not lose a 229 00:12:15,760 --> 00:12:18,840 Speaker 1: game in high school, natural ability, he's just dominant. Gets 230 00:12:18,880 --> 00:12:21,000 Speaker 1: to college and you know, part time starter at A 231 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:23,839 Speaker 1: and M Instantly you know it ends up transferring, goes 232 00:12:23,880 --> 00:12:26,240 Speaker 1: to Lincoln ryan Ley's system and it's dominant and it's 233 00:12:26,280 --> 00:12:28,760 Speaker 1: like number one pick, third year in the league. They 234 00:12:28,760 --> 00:12:31,200 Speaker 1: get to the playoffs, like everybody's gone. He's like, I 235 00:12:31,240 --> 00:12:33,760 Speaker 1: don't really need to study. I'm that good. But to 236 00:12:33,800 --> 00:12:36,880 Speaker 1: take the next step, I think we both agree he's 237 00:12:36,920 --> 00:12:38,800 Speaker 1: got it. He's got to get better as a as 238 00:12:38,800 --> 00:12:42,440 Speaker 1: a quarterback. Right, Well, if you look at the way 239 00:12:42,480 --> 00:12:45,640 Speaker 1: that the last well where the last two seasons I 240 00:12:45,679 --> 00:12:48,480 Speaker 1: guess have transpired. Something has happened at the end of 241 00:12:48,480 --> 00:12:50,600 Speaker 1: the season. I mean, let's just talk about this year. 242 00:12:50,920 --> 00:12:53,840 Speaker 1: They were I don't know, maybe the best team in football, right, 243 00:12:53,840 --> 00:12:57,000 Speaker 1: would you say for the first two months at least? Yeah? Yeah? 244 00:12:57,280 --> 00:12:59,480 Speaker 1: In the conversation, right, I think not. I'm not sure 245 00:12:59,480 --> 00:13:03,120 Speaker 1: everybody leaved it, but they were certainly winning. Something happened, 246 00:13:03,160 --> 00:13:06,600 Speaker 1: and the really really good teams, we'll take their time, 247 00:13:06,880 --> 00:13:10,080 Speaker 1: will be methodical, we'll plan it out, and then we'll 248 00:13:10,120 --> 00:13:12,520 Speaker 1: figure you out by the end. And it's the same 249 00:13:12,520 --> 00:13:14,960 Speaker 1: reason why teams sometimes go with two game plans in 250 00:13:15,000 --> 00:13:17,600 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl, because the best teams are the ones 251 00:13:17,640 --> 00:13:20,920 Speaker 1: the smartest to know how to attack you. So something 252 00:13:21,040 --> 00:13:22,880 Speaker 1: was happening at the end of the season that led 253 00:13:22,920 --> 00:13:28,520 Speaker 1: them two not be as successful. Does this change this? 254 00:13:28,800 --> 00:13:31,880 Speaker 1: Did Kyler Murray not studying enough lead to this? Like 255 00:13:31,960 --> 00:13:34,040 Speaker 1: I have a million questions, but we are all going 256 00:13:34,080 --> 00:13:36,520 Speaker 1: to find out. And that's what makes this so so far. 257 00:13:36,920 --> 00:13:39,600 Speaker 1: You know, NFL teams are smart, and you know if 258 00:13:39,600 --> 00:13:42,240 Speaker 1: you don't adapt and change, people are gonna figure you out. 259 00:13:42,320 --> 00:13:44,199 Speaker 1: I mean, and you know we could talk about Lamar 260 00:13:44,280 --> 00:13:48,080 Speaker 1: Jackson and Greg Roman, um, Greg Roman and Colin Kaepernick. 261 00:13:48,360 --> 00:13:51,080 Speaker 1: You know, these unique quarterbacks they kind of, I hate 262 00:13:51,080 --> 00:13:53,920 Speaker 1: to say, figure them out to an extent. Now, not 263 00:13:54,000 --> 00:13:57,079 Speaker 1: to go too deep on Kyler, but you know, no, 264 00:13:57,200 --> 00:14:02,760 Speaker 1: DeAndre Hopkins first six games and brutal schedule the first 265 00:14:02,800 --> 00:14:06,160 Speaker 1: like five or six or maybe eight games. What happens 266 00:14:06,720 --> 00:14:08,800 Speaker 1: ian if they open like two and five, Well, you 267 00:14:08,800 --> 00:14:11,040 Speaker 1: paid the quarterback all the money. We don't we got 268 00:14:11,080 --> 00:14:13,120 Speaker 1: the homework issues Behind the scenes. Did the Cardinals start 269 00:14:13,160 --> 00:14:15,439 Speaker 1: leaking stuff to the media, Like, how about if they 270 00:14:15,440 --> 00:14:20,320 Speaker 1: start on one? One is a bit strong. I'm just saying, no, no, 271 00:14:20,520 --> 00:14:23,480 Speaker 1: What's like Kyler goes down and there's two interceptions the 272 00:14:23,520 --> 00:14:26,200 Speaker 1: first week. Is he going to get a question about 273 00:14:26,320 --> 00:14:29,600 Speaker 1: the homework clause? I bet he will? And that's what 274 00:14:29,840 --> 00:14:31,520 Speaker 1: and that's what's kind of frustrating about this from the 275 00:14:31,560 --> 00:14:33,520 Speaker 1: Cardinals standpoint. Now, if he goes out and wins, like 276 00:14:33,760 --> 00:14:36,600 Speaker 1: I think, I think they are a talent. I think 277 00:14:36,600 --> 00:14:38,840 Speaker 1: they're really talents. I think they're gonna be fine. But 278 00:14:39,720 --> 00:14:42,240 Speaker 1: you know, there's no way this is going away, and 279 00:14:42,320 --> 00:14:45,440 Speaker 1: that's just kind of unfortunate for everyone. Let me ask 280 00:14:45,880 --> 00:14:49,880 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson's contracts seems to be like nobody has anything 281 00:14:49,920 --> 00:14:52,520 Speaker 1: on it because he doesn't have an agent and the 282 00:14:52,600 --> 00:14:57,320 Speaker 1: Ravens aren't leaking anything. Um A, does this get done 283 00:14:57,320 --> 00:15:01,000 Speaker 1: before the season and be is Lamar Jackson demanding a 284 00:15:01,040 --> 00:15:04,800 Speaker 1: Deshaun Watson fully given to you contract? Um First of all, 285 00:15:04,800 --> 00:15:06,680 Speaker 1: I do think the Ravens would be willing to put 286 00:15:06,760 --> 00:15:09,720 Speaker 1: forth the commitment let's say like that the Arizona Cardinals 287 00:15:09,800 --> 00:15:12,000 Speaker 1: did with Kyla Martin. Now Lamar is better. He's been 288 00:15:12,000 --> 00:15:13,560 Speaker 1: an m v P, so they should be. I'm just 289 00:15:13,600 --> 00:15:16,000 Speaker 1: saying there is a baseline. There's plenty of room to 290 00:15:16,000 --> 00:15:18,880 Speaker 1: get a deal done. Trying to figure out what Lamar 291 00:15:18,960 --> 00:15:22,720 Speaker 1: wants has been difficult. Um, trying to figure out everything 292 00:15:22,720 --> 00:15:26,560 Speaker 1: with Lamar has been difficult everything because he runs a 293 00:15:26,600 --> 00:15:29,720 Speaker 1: type ship just his mom and there's a couple of 294 00:15:29,760 --> 00:15:34,600 Speaker 1: other people, but no one says anything. And this contract 295 00:15:34,680 --> 00:15:36,880 Speaker 1: is going to be challenging. And I'm not saying they 296 00:15:36,880 --> 00:15:39,520 Speaker 1: can't get it done, but it's going to be challenging 297 00:15:39,600 --> 00:15:42,920 Speaker 1: because at the end of the rainbow for him is 298 00:15:42,960 --> 00:15:45,600 Speaker 1: the largest contract anyone's ever seen by a lot, and 299 00:15:45,840 --> 00:15:48,320 Speaker 1: that would be if he goes fifth year option and 300 00:15:48,400 --> 00:15:51,600 Speaker 1: two franchise tags, he'll be Kirk Cousins but an m 301 00:15:51,680 --> 00:15:54,200 Speaker 1: v P. So, like, what will he make if he 302 00:15:54,240 --> 00:15:56,480 Speaker 1: place this out? I have no idea, but I bet 303 00:15:56,520 --> 00:15:58,880 Speaker 1: he's done the numbers and that he's figured it out. 304 00:15:59,280 --> 00:16:02,760 Speaker 1: You know that somebody will give him big, big, big 305 00:16:02,800 --> 00:16:06,280 Speaker 1: money the way the brit Yeah, he's good, the same 306 00:16:06,280 --> 00:16:08,000 Speaker 1: way the Brown said. You know what, we can't. We 307 00:16:08,000 --> 00:16:11,400 Speaker 1: haven't figured out quarterback and forever. Let's just guarantee everything 308 00:16:11,400 --> 00:16:14,400 Speaker 1: for Deshaun Watson is there. Listen, I'm not gonna. I 309 00:16:14,400 --> 00:16:17,040 Speaker 1: shouldn't crowe oar my Jets in here. My Jets haven't 310 00:16:17,080 --> 00:16:19,960 Speaker 1: had a quarterback franchise guy forever. I thought it was Sanchez. 311 00:16:20,080 --> 00:16:23,120 Speaker 1: I thought maybe Zach Wilson could be the guy. They're 312 00:16:23,160 --> 00:16:28,120 Speaker 1: they're desperate enough to no. No, I mean listen, the 313 00:16:28,160 --> 00:16:30,880 Speaker 1: schedules brutal early and Ian, you and I both know 314 00:16:30,920 --> 00:16:33,360 Speaker 1: if they were like top five draft pick that Zach 315 00:16:33,400 --> 00:16:37,120 Speaker 1: Wilson's toast, right, They're not that you can't give him 316 00:16:37,120 --> 00:16:39,600 Speaker 1: more time. The problem is than is the GM toast 317 00:16:39,680 --> 00:16:45,440 Speaker 1: is the coach toast. I don't think there's Woody Johnson 318 00:16:45,560 --> 00:16:47,440 Speaker 1: being back in the saddle. Will have some hard questions, 319 00:16:47,520 --> 00:16:49,080 Speaker 1: but I just you're ready to make You know, I 320 00:16:49,160 --> 00:16:50,720 Speaker 1: need to make the money in to to get a 321 00:16:50,800 --> 00:16:53,560 Speaker 1: Jets ownership steak. I just have to No, you don't 322 00:16:53,560 --> 00:16:55,640 Speaker 1: want to ownership steake. You want to be the owner 323 00:16:55,680 --> 00:16:59,000 Speaker 1: because the ownership steakes you just unless you're in with 324 00:16:59,080 --> 00:17:01,360 Speaker 1: the group. You know Island that soccer team in Mexico, 325 00:17:01,960 --> 00:17:05,600 Speaker 1: UM and we're playing really what. We were fourth in 326 00:17:05,640 --> 00:17:07,480 Speaker 1: the league and we lost over the weekends, where like eighth. 327 00:17:07,640 --> 00:17:10,000 Speaker 1: But it's going well, Like it's going great, and having 328 00:17:10,080 --> 00:17:13,439 Speaker 1: a direct line to like the two primary guys who 329 00:17:13,600 --> 00:17:15,840 Speaker 1: brought me in on the deal, Like it's cool, Like 330 00:17:15,920 --> 00:17:18,159 Speaker 1: we talk a little bit about players that were interested 331 00:17:18,200 --> 00:17:21,520 Speaker 1: in and like it's pretty awesome and like in the NFL, 332 00:17:21,560 --> 00:17:24,679 Speaker 1: I cannot imagine how great that would be. You know. Now, 333 00:17:24,720 --> 00:17:27,440 Speaker 1: obviously they're not gonna Jason McIntyre, guy who had a 334 00:17:27,440 --> 00:17:29,920 Speaker 1: blog and is now at FS one, Like, sorry, I'm 335 00:17:30,000 --> 00:17:33,320 Speaker 1: not taking your input on c J. Stroud um, but 336 00:17:33,640 --> 00:17:36,680 Speaker 1: if you've got some interesting information you know, um that 337 00:17:36,840 --> 00:17:39,600 Speaker 1: maybe other people don't have, Yeah, there's some value there. 338 00:17:40,000 --> 00:17:42,920 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 339 00:17:42,960 --> 00:17:45,919 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at Fox sports 340 00:17:46,040 --> 00:17:49,160 Speaker 1: Radio dot com and within the I Heart Radio app 341 00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:52,719 Speaker 1: search f s R to listen live. This Lamars thing 342 00:17:52,840 --> 00:17:55,520 Speaker 1: is is fascinating because I don't know, the fact that 343 00:17:55,560 --> 00:17:57,879 Speaker 1: it's not done yet leads me to believe maybe he 344 00:17:58,119 --> 00:18:03,639 Speaker 1: doesn't stick around forever. I mean it would only be 345 00:18:03,800 --> 00:18:06,040 Speaker 1: in three years. It will be after this season and 346 00:18:06,119 --> 00:18:09,600 Speaker 1: two more and like yes, somebody, because there it will 347 00:18:09,600 --> 00:18:12,200 Speaker 1: be franchise tack, franchise tag because something. Somebody would pay 348 00:18:12,240 --> 00:18:14,320 Speaker 1: him because he is a great quarterback. And you're right, 349 00:18:14,320 --> 00:18:17,480 Speaker 1: as we learn with DeShawn Watson, if one becomes available, 350 00:18:17,920 --> 00:18:21,000 Speaker 1: almost regardless of whatever else is going on, someone or 351 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:23,919 Speaker 1: in this case, four teams and probably more with Law 352 00:18:23,960 --> 00:18:26,400 Speaker 1: and not probably no more of Watson, we'll be willing 353 00:18:26,400 --> 00:18:28,720 Speaker 1: to pay for it. And so that's why I think 354 00:18:28,840 --> 00:18:31,399 Speaker 1: this is a hard deal, because Lamar knows that at 355 00:18:31,440 --> 00:18:35,399 Speaker 1: the end of the rainbow there is endless money, endless. 356 00:18:35,880 --> 00:18:38,159 Speaker 1: It's weird because I know a lot of people are shouting, 357 00:18:38,240 --> 00:18:40,360 Speaker 1: listen to this podcast right now, he's gonna get hurt. 358 00:18:40,359 --> 00:18:42,359 Speaker 1: He's a running quarterback. And then you look, he's been 359 00:18:42,440 --> 00:18:45,879 Speaker 1: running for three years. Has he been hurt in He 360 00:18:45,960 --> 00:18:47,240 Speaker 1: was hurt at the end of last year. That was 361 00:18:47,280 --> 00:18:49,639 Speaker 1: the first time. But it was attack. He wasn't like 362 00:18:49,840 --> 00:18:52,080 Speaker 1: running in the open field, right. I was gonna say, like, 363 00:18:52,240 --> 00:18:55,800 Speaker 1: I don't even know that, do I mean, is there 364 00:18:55,840 --> 00:19:00,000 Speaker 1: actual evidence that a like running quote unquote running quarterback 365 00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:02,359 Speaker 1: ac is more susceptible to injury? I mean, I just 366 00:19:02,480 --> 00:19:06,080 Speaker 1: listened to this fantastic Andrew Luck podcast that Zach Kiefer 367 00:19:06,160 --> 00:19:08,040 Speaker 1: to tell you listen to that. I heard about it, 368 00:19:08,080 --> 00:19:09,680 Speaker 1: but I haven't listened. Is it good? You should listen 369 00:19:09,720 --> 00:19:13,639 Speaker 1: to it. It's so so talked to him. Uh, he 370 00:19:13,800 --> 00:19:17,080 Speaker 1: talked to Luck for ninety minutes off the record, But 371 00:19:17,359 --> 00:19:19,119 Speaker 1: you could tell that a lot of the info is 372 00:19:19,240 --> 00:19:21,440 Speaker 1: from like there's a lot of like, here's what Andrew 373 00:19:21,520 --> 00:19:25,160 Speaker 1: Luck was thinking during this time, but he doesn't quote him. Wow, 374 00:19:25,240 --> 00:19:27,280 Speaker 1: so Andrew Luck is really going dark? What is he doing? 375 00:19:27,320 --> 00:19:29,439 Speaker 1: By the way, now, do you have any idea? I mean, 376 00:19:29,480 --> 00:19:33,880 Speaker 1: I think he's reading and traveling and he's having he's 377 00:19:33,960 --> 00:19:39,560 Speaker 1: really rich. He doesn't get an Yeah, he's living a 378 00:19:39,680 --> 00:19:43,240 Speaker 1: dad life, except he doesn't have to go to work anymore. Yeah, yeah, obviously. 379 00:19:43,600 --> 00:19:46,240 Speaker 1: But anyway, like, but Andrew Luck was a pocket quarterback 380 00:19:46,440 --> 00:19:48,920 Speaker 1: and had so many injuries that they had to retire. Like, 381 00:19:49,000 --> 00:19:51,879 Speaker 1: I don't I'm not even sure that. Like Russell Wilson 382 00:19:51,920 --> 00:19:55,560 Speaker 1: almost never gets injured and he runs as much as anymore. Alide. Yeah, 383 00:19:55,680 --> 00:19:57,359 Speaker 1: and now, Andrew Luck, I remember I think he was 384 00:19:57,400 --> 00:20:01,840 Speaker 1: like lowering his shoulder against defenders. Remember that. Help? Yeah, 385 00:20:02,359 --> 00:20:04,440 Speaker 1: Lamar is not. Lamar ain't doing that? All right? You 386 00:20:04,760 --> 00:20:07,920 Speaker 1: are in Santa Clara for forty Niners camp. I feel 387 00:20:07,920 --> 00:20:09,600 Speaker 1: like the forty Niners are kind of maybe one of 388 00:20:09,640 --> 00:20:13,560 Speaker 1: the top three most fascinating teams this year. Because I'm 389 00:20:13,640 --> 00:20:16,040 Speaker 1: not a believer in tray Lance will see Shanahan has 390 00:20:16,440 --> 00:20:21,159 Speaker 1: made some incredible stuff out of mediocre quarterbacks. I just wonder, man, like, 391 00:20:21,680 --> 00:20:26,520 Speaker 1: what how badly will this go sideways on Shanahan and Lynch? 392 00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:29,280 Speaker 1: If they are like you know, two and four, two 393 00:20:29,320 --> 00:20:33,520 Speaker 1: and five Lances struggling and they were a dropped interception 394 00:20:33,560 --> 00:20:36,119 Speaker 1: away from playing in the Super Bowl last year, I 395 00:20:36,119 --> 00:20:39,280 Speaker 1: wouldn't need to see it to believe it, because I 396 00:20:39,440 --> 00:20:44,119 Speaker 1: remember Nick Mullins going out there on national TV and 397 00:20:44,880 --> 00:20:47,080 Speaker 1: being so good. I'm like, how did no one else? 398 00:20:47,840 --> 00:20:51,200 Speaker 1: How did nobody draft Nick Mullan's like, Yeah, the forty 399 00:20:51,280 --> 00:20:55,879 Speaker 1: Niners are so well coached. They're so well coached that 400 00:20:56,520 --> 00:21:00,159 Speaker 1: even if Trey Lands isn't what he kind of needs 401 00:21:00,200 --> 00:21:03,239 Speaker 1: to be early on, I'm not even sure that they 402 00:21:03,440 --> 00:21:10,280 Speaker 1: struggled that much. So that much, I mean even if 403 00:21:10,359 --> 00:21:12,320 Speaker 1: he takes because the defense is gonna be really good. 404 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:15,160 Speaker 1: Ryan's is really good, coordinate, they got all sorts of talent, 405 00:21:15,240 --> 00:21:19,440 Speaker 1: not a talent um, but you saw them limited time 406 00:21:19,520 --> 00:21:21,320 Speaker 1: last year for Lance, I think he had like eighty 407 00:21:21,400 --> 00:21:25,080 Speaker 1: one the past attempts and like he didn't play the 408 00:21:25,160 --> 00:21:29,960 Speaker 1: year prior, and like, I think, even if he's not 409 00:21:30,880 --> 00:21:34,359 Speaker 1: good enough at the beginning, I think everything else is 410 00:21:34,359 --> 00:21:36,679 Speaker 1: good enough where they will stay afloat until he catches up. 411 00:21:36,760 --> 00:21:39,879 Speaker 1: That is what I think. Hmm um, quickly to go 412 00:21:39,920 --> 00:21:43,399 Speaker 1: back to Lamar Jackson. This is a tough one. But 413 00:21:43,680 --> 00:21:46,399 Speaker 1: how do like, I'm just curious, how do you usually 414 00:21:46,600 --> 00:21:49,760 Speaker 1: You know, obviously you talked to teams, you talked to agents, 415 00:21:50,480 --> 00:21:53,560 Speaker 1: But I am curious when a player of Lamar Jackson's 416 00:21:53,560 --> 00:21:56,119 Speaker 1: caliber doesn't have an agent, how do you as a 417 00:21:56,200 --> 00:21:58,760 Speaker 1: media member handle that? Because I'm sure if Lamar Jackson's 418 00:21:58,800 --> 00:22:00,640 Speaker 1: mom sees something out there, she'd to jump on social 419 00:22:00,640 --> 00:22:02,040 Speaker 1: media and say that's not true. You've got to come 420 00:22:02,080 --> 00:22:05,080 Speaker 1: to the source. Like she doesn't. She doesn't do anything. 421 00:22:05,119 --> 00:22:08,040 Speaker 1: She doesn't talk to anyone as far as I can tell, seriously, 422 00:22:08,119 --> 00:22:11,639 Speaker 1: never doesn't return calls, doesn't even make an effort. I mean, 423 00:22:11,680 --> 00:22:13,600 Speaker 1: I don't know if it's making effort. I think it's 424 00:22:14,000 --> 00:22:16,640 Speaker 1: Silence is better than speaking, because if you know you're 425 00:22:16,680 --> 00:22:20,400 Speaker 1: gonna deny everything, then you spend your life, denying everything, right, Yeah, 426 00:22:22,160 --> 00:22:26,320 Speaker 1: so but I guess your question to answer your question, 427 00:22:26,440 --> 00:22:30,479 Speaker 1: it's very difficult. It is extremely difficult. You say it's 428 00:22:30,520 --> 00:22:34,240 Speaker 1: frustrating or not really, because eventually somebody's going to have 429 00:22:34,560 --> 00:22:37,480 Speaker 1: the goods from Lamar Jackson. Maybe the mom told somebody 430 00:22:37,520 --> 00:22:40,879 Speaker 1: in the church was frustrating. It's frustrating to me, but 431 00:22:41,640 --> 00:22:44,240 Speaker 1: you know, he doesn't work for me, so he doesn't 432 00:22:44,240 --> 00:22:47,240 Speaker 1: owe me anything, you know, like it like and this, 433 00:22:47,480 --> 00:22:50,880 Speaker 1: I think people were sort of offended that he didn't 434 00:22:50,920 --> 00:22:53,040 Speaker 1: have an agent, and like it was all sorts of 435 00:22:53,119 --> 00:22:55,200 Speaker 1: stuff about like, oh, he's just got his remember this 436 00:22:55,280 --> 00:22:57,879 Speaker 1: out of the draft process. He's got bomb handling stuff. 437 00:22:57,880 --> 00:22:59,959 Speaker 1: He doesn't know what's what. Like, he doesn't work for us. 438 00:23:00,440 --> 00:23:02,600 Speaker 1: We don't get to decide like whose inner circle is. 439 00:23:03,000 --> 00:23:05,960 Speaker 1: I don't get to understand why doesn't them an agent. 440 00:23:06,000 --> 00:23:08,520 Speaker 1: It's just that's what works for him. It's frustrating to me, 441 00:23:09,280 --> 00:23:12,000 Speaker 1: but like he doesn't care what's frustrating to me. So 442 00:23:12,880 --> 00:23:15,160 Speaker 1: you know, he's always going to be different. It's always 443 00:23:15,200 --> 00:23:17,720 Speaker 1: going to be a challenge, but he's still an unbelievably 444 00:23:17,800 --> 00:23:22,000 Speaker 1: elite talent. Um on the spot question and Ian Listen 445 00:23:22,040 --> 00:23:26,080 Speaker 1: obviously you are a big time deal, the reporter, TV, 446 00:23:26,200 --> 00:23:29,720 Speaker 1: all that fun stuff. But are the Seattle Seahawks tanking 447 00:23:30,520 --> 00:23:33,800 Speaker 1: with Drew Lock and Gino Smith starting a quarterback competition? 448 00:23:34,080 --> 00:23:39,800 Speaker 1: Be honest? Uh no, I do not. I think they 449 00:23:39,880 --> 00:23:42,840 Speaker 1: think they're gonna be better than people think based on 450 00:23:43,040 --> 00:23:47,040 Speaker 1: what they have. No talent on defense. The offensive line 451 00:23:47,119 --> 00:23:49,080 Speaker 1: is a joke and all they've got is a couple 452 00:23:49,080 --> 00:23:51,160 Speaker 1: of receivers where they Drew Lock is just gonna chuck 453 00:23:51,200 --> 00:23:54,160 Speaker 1: it and duck it. I mean, is that the offensive 454 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:56,639 Speaker 1: First of all, I don't know that Drew Lock is 455 00:23:56,680 --> 00:23:58,960 Speaker 1: gonna win the job. I think he could, But your 456 00:23:59,000 --> 00:24:04,280 Speaker 1: boy Gino could win job. She's um come on, Oh 457 00:24:04,359 --> 00:24:06,520 Speaker 1: my gosh, yes, I'm reading right now. Geno Smith has 458 00:24:06,520 --> 00:24:09,600 Speaker 1: continued to take all of Seattle's first team reps in 459 00:24:09,640 --> 00:24:14,480 Speaker 1: the first four camp practices. Oh my gosh. So look 460 00:24:14,800 --> 00:24:18,000 Speaker 1: to answer you, to answer your question. To answer your question, 461 00:24:18,400 --> 00:24:21,200 Speaker 1: I do not think they're tanking, But I do think 462 00:24:21,320 --> 00:24:25,720 Speaker 1: they're being sort of fiscally responsible. Like what they're not 463 00:24:25,880 --> 00:24:27,840 Speaker 1: going to do no offense. What they're not gonna do 464 00:24:28,160 --> 00:24:30,520 Speaker 1: is what the Jets did before that Fitzpatrick here, they 465 00:24:30,600 --> 00:24:35,720 Speaker 1: won ten games or year was that whatever it is, 466 00:24:36,280 --> 00:24:38,960 Speaker 1: um where they're gonna throw money at things and be 467 00:24:39,160 --> 00:24:42,119 Speaker 1: just good enough to make the wild card. MR. The 468 00:24:42,160 --> 00:24:44,920 Speaker 1: planoffs like they're gonna build the right way, They're gonna 469 00:24:44,920 --> 00:24:48,480 Speaker 1: be fiscally responsible. They're gonna try to find a quarterback 470 00:24:48,560 --> 00:24:50,520 Speaker 1: and if they don't have one now, then they got 471 00:24:50,640 --> 00:24:52,520 Speaker 1: more than enough trafficks to go in nexture. So I 472 00:24:52,600 --> 00:24:55,000 Speaker 1: don't think they're tanking, but I don't think they're being 473 00:24:55,080 --> 00:24:59,880 Speaker 1: fiscally irresponsible either. Give me a like a hot tea 474 00:25:00,320 --> 00:25:03,600 Speaker 1: on a team here? Where is Ryan Tannehill quarterback? In 475 00:25:03,680 --> 00:25:13,840 Speaker 1: Week one? Um? My guess is the Titans? What? What? So? 476 00:25:14,000 --> 00:25:16,480 Speaker 1: Why draft a quart a quarterback? And it looks like 477 00:25:16,560 --> 00:25:20,200 Speaker 1: he's going into the season third round, in the third round, 478 00:25:20,320 --> 00:25:23,240 Speaker 1: knowing that if they cut him after June and next 479 00:25:23,320 --> 00:25:26,120 Speaker 1: year they say like twenty seven million dollars or something 480 00:25:26,480 --> 00:25:28,360 Speaker 1: number like yeah, but then they still need a quarterback, 481 00:25:29,440 --> 00:25:32,680 Speaker 1: so they reboot with the new guy. Is it willis? Yeah? 482 00:25:33,160 --> 00:25:35,800 Speaker 1: What if he's not good enough, then they're like every 483 00:25:35,880 --> 00:25:39,000 Speaker 1: other team without a quarterback, where you just spend your 484 00:25:39,040 --> 00:25:41,879 Speaker 1: life trying to search. Like, look, I know Ryan Tannell 485 00:25:41,960 --> 00:25:44,240 Speaker 1: was not exactly a world leader. Certainly good enough to 486 00:25:44,280 --> 00:25:46,359 Speaker 1: get deep into the playoffs. But I would say the 487 00:25:46,440 --> 00:25:49,119 Speaker 1: same thing as I'll say the same thing as I 488 00:25:49,160 --> 00:25:52,199 Speaker 1: said with Seattle when we weren't sure if they're going 489 00:25:52,240 --> 00:25:54,920 Speaker 1: to trade Russell Wilson, who is going to be your quarterback? 490 00:25:55,359 --> 00:25:57,000 Speaker 1: It's the only thing that matters in this whole game. 491 00:25:57,080 --> 00:25:59,560 Speaker 1: Who is your quarterback? And I don't know the answered 492 00:25:59,560 --> 00:26:01,680 Speaker 1: to that. I think if they cut him, if you're 493 00:26:01,720 --> 00:26:03,760 Speaker 1: in the Tennessee front office, like wait, how much money 494 00:26:03,760 --> 00:26:05,920 Speaker 1: are we gonna pay this guy? Because we did have 495 00:26:06,000 --> 00:26:07,920 Speaker 1: a deep run in the playoffs. I think there was 496 00:26:07,960 --> 00:26:09,600 Speaker 1: a game against New England where he threw the ball 497 00:26:09,640 --> 00:26:12,280 Speaker 1: like seven times or ten times or something insane. They 498 00:26:12,359 --> 00:26:14,760 Speaker 1: just wrote Derrick Henry to glory. And then last year 499 00:26:14,840 --> 00:26:16,639 Speaker 1: was the number one seed and he vomited all over 500 00:26:16,720 --> 00:26:20,040 Speaker 1: himself at home against the Bengals and in three picks 501 00:26:20,119 --> 00:26:23,160 Speaker 1: he was abysmal. I mean, the guy lost a playoff 502 00:26:23,240 --> 00:26:25,440 Speaker 1: game when he led to nothing against Lamar Jackson. I 503 00:26:25,480 --> 00:26:31,719 Speaker 1: believe Lamar Jackson's only playoff comeback. Um yeah, Like I'm 504 00:26:31,760 --> 00:26:33,840 Speaker 1: looking at the run to the a f C title 505 00:26:33,920 --> 00:26:37,560 Speaker 1: game against New England and Baltimore. He completed in a 506 00:26:37,720 --> 00:26:41,320 Speaker 1: total of fifteen passes for a hundred sixty yards in 507 00:26:41,440 --> 00:26:45,720 Speaker 1: two games. That's not if that's not your quarterback. It 508 00:26:45,880 --> 00:26:47,760 Speaker 1: is a big year for him. I would definitely agree 509 00:26:47,800 --> 00:26:51,000 Speaker 1: on that. Um, he's also getting older, so you know, 510 00:26:51,040 --> 00:26:53,000 Speaker 1: you get to your mid thirties, you think about things 511 00:26:53,080 --> 00:26:58,240 Speaker 1: every year. I'm sure. Um, I'm just he's played well 512 00:26:58,400 --> 00:27:00,879 Speaker 1: enough where I think they can have enough confidence and look, 513 00:27:00,920 --> 00:27:02,080 Speaker 1: they know they got to run the ball, you know, 514 00:27:02,240 --> 00:27:05,040 Speaker 1: Derrick Henry. I mean they you know, they got to 515 00:27:05,080 --> 00:27:07,040 Speaker 1: be what they are. But it is a big year 516 00:27:07,080 --> 00:27:09,200 Speaker 1: for Ryan Tannell. I would agree with that. Better in 517 00:27:09,280 --> 00:27:13,040 Speaker 1: their new spot this year, Carson Wentz in Washington or 518 00:27:13,160 --> 00:27:18,119 Speaker 1: Mattie Ice in Indie. Mattie Ice, I was there a 519 00:27:18,160 --> 00:27:20,520 Speaker 1: couple of days ago in Indie. I thought he looked 520 00:27:20,560 --> 00:27:24,879 Speaker 1: really good, and he looked right like he always does, 521 00:27:24,960 --> 00:27:28,040 Speaker 1: like regular, And it really made me wonder, like what 522 00:27:28,280 --> 00:27:32,400 Speaker 1: was I watching last year? Like was he really getting worse? 523 00:27:32,600 --> 00:27:35,080 Speaker 1: Was he getting older? Or did the team just not 524 00:27:35,280 --> 00:27:37,040 Speaker 1: was the team just not good? Which I think is 525 00:27:37,080 --> 00:27:40,080 Speaker 1: probably right because I'm not so sure that we've seen 526 00:27:40,200 --> 00:27:42,840 Speaker 1: him regress. I think just the team around him wasn't 527 00:27:42,840 --> 00:27:45,320 Speaker 1: as good like I think he's gonna have I think 528 00:27:45,359 --> 00:27:46,919 Speaker 1: Indy's gonna have a really a year, and I think 529 00:27:46,960 --> 00:27:49,120 Speaker 1: he's going to be a big reason why. I kind 530 00:27:49,119 --> 00:27:50,760 Speaker 1: of want to bet them to get the number one 531 00:27:50,800 --> 00:27:53,359 Speaker 1: seed in the a f C in I mean, the 532 00:27:53,400 --> 00:27:55,200 Speaker 1: payout would be big. Now, a lot of things would 533 00:27:55,200 --> 00:27:57,440 Speaker 1: have to happen, but that division is terrible. But sell 534 00:27:57,480 --> 00:28:00,520 Speaker 1: me on the Colts receiving group. I like Pittman. I 535 00:28:00,560 --> 00:28:03,119 Speaker 1: don't know about Paris Campbell. I've never heard of Alex Pierce. 536 00:28:03,760 --> 00:28:06,480 Speaker 1: Um the rest of the guys, Like, where's t Y Hilton? 537 00:28:07,160 --> 00:28:09,880 Speaker 1: What's going on? Who the hell is Matt Ryan gonna 538 00:28:09,920 --> 00:28:11,520 Speaker 1: throw too? Or is he just going to hand off 539 00:28:11,560 --> 00:28:14,960 Speaker 1: every down? Um? I now, if he hands it off 540 00:28:15,000 --> 00:28:18,080 Speaker 1: every time, you could do worse. You can do worse. 541 00:28:18,560 --> 00:28:22,160 Speaker 1: Jonathan Taylor is very good. Um it is a very 542 00:28:22,320 --> 00:28:27,480 Speaker 1: valid receiving corps. They are diverse, they are interesting. Alec 543 00:28:27,560 --> 00:28:31,000 Speaker 1: Pierce is actually kind of he's a rookie, so who knows. 544 00:28:31,400 --> 00:28:33,240 Speaker 1: But he's tall and he's kind of lanky, and he's 545 00:28:33,240 --> 00:28:35,280 Speaker 1: pretty fast and you can go biget like he looks. 546 00:28:36,080 --> 00:28:39,280 Speaker 1: I thought he looked pretty good. You know, Paris Campbell 547 00:28:39,320 --> 00:28:42,720 Speaker 1: and Pittman, like there's definitely potential there, especially if they 548 00:28:42,760 --> 00:28:45,240 Speaker 1: stay healthy. Is there a Number one in there? I 549 00:28:45,280 --> 00:28:51,240 Speaker 1: don't know, but definitely to me, with considering the efforts 550 00:28:51,320 --> 00:28:54,520 Speaker 1: the teams are gonna have to make to stop Jonathan Taylor, 551 00:28:54,520 --> 00:28:56,440 Speaker 1: I think there's more than enough to be good there, 552 00:28:56,840 --> 00:28:59,960 Speaker 1: and I think the defense is going to be really good. Really, 553 00:29:00,160 --> 00:29:03,880 Speaker 1: I forgot. You know, Matt Ryan had that crappy old 554 00:29:03,920 --> 00:29:06,560 Speaker 1: line in Atlanta. He goes in his left tackle as 555 00:29:06,600 --> 00:29:10,400 Speaker 1: someone named Matt Pryor. Uh. That was an issue last 556 00:29:10,480 --> 00:29:13,720 Speaker 1: year left tackle, And now you're talking about a sixth 557 00:29:13,800 --> 00:29:16,200 Speaker 1: round pick from two thousand and eighteen. I don't have 558 00:29:16,280 --> 00:29:18,080 Speaker 1: the PFF numbers in front of you, but I'm gonna 559 00:29:18,080 --> 00:29:20,920 Speaker 1: go ahead and guess they're not spectacular. That's could be 560 00:29:20,920 --> 00:29:23,440 Speaker 1: an issue. That's gonna be an issue. Right unless a 561 00:29:23,520 --> 00:29:26,880 Speaker 1: kid Raymond starts, the guy they drafted from center, I 562 00:29:26,920 --> 00:29:29,680 Speaker 1: don't think Raymond will start. I would expect him to 563 00:29:29,800 --> 00:29:31,440 Speaker 1: filter in and maybe start by the end, but I 564 00:29:31,480 --> 00:29:36,120 Speaker 1: don't think he'll start. So there are some left tackles available, right, 565 00:29:36,280 --> 00:29:39,000 Speaker 1: I mean there, you know there are. There's there's Eric 566 00:29:39,080 --> 00:29:41,479 Speaker 1: Fisher who played for them last year. But okay, um 567 00:29:42,120 --> 00:29:46,080 Speaker 1: coming off the Achilles. Yeah, there's Dwayne Brown still unsigned. 568 00:29:46,640 --> 00:29:53,080 Speaker 1: He's out there, so there are some potential options. There's Dillard, 569 00:29:53,480 --> 00:29:55,480 Speaker 1: who the Eagles, for the right price, would be open 570 00:29:55,560 --> 00:29:58,920 Speaker 1: to trade. Hey, hey, Dillard played well last year in 571 00:29:59,000 --> 00:30:03,760 Speaker 1: his little STI he did well. I love who's his agedian? 572 00:30:05,400 --> 00:30:10,080 Speaker 1: Come on, is hold on? There's no way you know? Ran. 573 00:30:10,840 --> 00:30:13,880 Speaker 1: I think I think Ryan Tolner is his agent to remember, 574 00:30:14,400 --> 00:30:16,640 Speaker 1: that's right. I didn't think you had that. There is that, right, 575 00:30:16,720 --> 00:30:19,520 Speaker 1: hold On, I have no idea. I think that's right. Actually, 576 00:30:19,520 --> 00:30:22,360 Speaker 1: I think I think Ryan and Bruce Toler. Fox Sports 577 00:30:22,480 --> 00:30:25,080 Speaker 1: Radio has the best sports talk lineup in the nation. 578 00:30:25,440 --> 00:30:28,320 Speaker 1: Catch all of our shows at Fox sports Radio dot 579 00:30:28,400 --> 00:30:31,360 Speaker 1: com and within the I Heart Radio app search f 580 00:30:31,720 --> 00:30:34,480 Speaker 1: s R to listen live. If I told you my 581 00:30:35,480 --> 00:30:42,080 Speaker 1: Super Bowl was Chargers Vikings reaction is I could see 582 00:30:42,120 --> 00:30:49,600 Speaker 1: that talented man. I'm drinking the Kevin O'Connell um red 583 00:30:49,680 --> 00:30:51,680 Speaker 1: wine or juice or whatever you wanna call it. I 584 00:30:51,800 --> 00:30:54,040 Speaker 1: just have a feeling I think Zimmer kind of held 585 00:30:54,120 --> 00:30:58,560 Speaker 1: him back. Yeah, I mean, you know, and not only 586 00:30:58,640 --> 00:31:01,600 Speaker 1: did Zimmer hold him back, by the end, this defense 587 00:31:01,720 --> 00:31:07,000 Speaker 1: wasn't good. And like when a guy is so negative 588 00:31:07,760 --> 00:31:12,080 Speaker 1: everyone's like, uh, and Kevin is the opposite. He's a 589 00:31:12,160 --> 00:31:18,320 Speaker 1: great guy. He's mcveig guy. Former uh, former Jet I believe, 590 00:31:19,880 --> 00:31:22,840 Speaker 1: oh that's who Cheesy definitely spent some time on the Jets. 591 00:31:23,400 --> 00:31:26,400 Speaker 1: He did time the Jets. Um. Um, he there is 592 00:31:26,560 --> 00:31:29,680 Speaker 1: and you know when Cousins had him in Washington played 593 00:31:29,720 --> 00:31:33,560 Speaker 1: really well. I just think overall they are talented, so like, 594 00:31:33,680 --> 00:31:35,600 Speaker 1: if the quarterback plays a little bit better, I think 595 00:31:35,640 --> 00:31:38,640 Speaker 1: they're going to be in the mix. Huh. All right, 596 00:31:38,680 --> 00:31:40,600 Speaker 1: we'll rules start to wrap up here. I know nobody 597 00:31:40,720 --> 00:31:47,040 Speaker 1: likes answering these questions, especially high profile people such as yourself. Overrated, underrated? Uh, 598 00:31:47,160 --> 00:31:49,280 Speaker 1: Patriots the most overrated team in the a f C. 599 00:31:49,720 --> 00:31:53,680 Speaker 1: Josh McDaniels leaves Mac Jones. Skilled position players are bad. 600 00:31:54,200 --> 00:31:56,280 Speaker 1: They were not able to plug any holes in the 601 00:31:56,360 --> 00:31:59,280 Speaker 1: offseason because they spent like drunken sailors last off season. 602 00:31:59,720 --> 00:32:02,400 Speaker 1: Pay treats the most overrated team in the a f C. 603 00:32:02,680 --> 00:32:05,440 Speaker 1: And if if it's not, tell me who is uh. 604 00:32:05,840 --> 00:32:10,480 Speaker 1: Definitely underrated? Um. I think everyone expects the Patriots to 605 00:32:10,520 --> 00:32:13,120 Speaker 1: be not as good this year because of the coaching 606 00:32:13,240 --> 00:32:17,880 Speaker 1: situation and all that. Uh, and that they know they 607 00:32:17,960 --> 00:32:21,360 Speaker 1: lost Josh and whatever, and they're Bill Belichick. They're going 608 00:32:21,440 --> 00:32:24,560 Speaker 1: to be fine. So I would say Patriots are underrated. 609 00:32:27,960 --> 00:32:30,560 Speaker 1: Not now, that's not at all. It's disappointing actually, But nevertheless, 610 00:32:30,960 --> 00:32:32,560 Speaker 1: so who would you say is overrated the a f C. 611 00:32:32,800 --> 00:32:35,680 Speaker 1: It could be a unit, a coach, a player, a quarterback, 612 00:32:35,760 --> 00:32:37,840 Speaker 1: to a tongue of milo if you want to say, um, 613 00:32:39,640 --> 00:32:42,920 Speaker 1: leaving the witness right there. Yeah, I don't know. Yeah, 614 00:32:42,960 --> 00:32:45,360 Speaker 1: see exactly nobody likes is nobody likes being put on 615 00:32:45,400 --> 00:32:48,000 Speaker 1: the spot, all right, just the over I just have 616 00:32:48,120 --> 00:32:51,280 Speaker 1: a hard time gauging the public view because I never 617 00:32:51,440 --> 00:32:54,200 Speaker 1: know what people do think of anything. Yeah, and then 618 00:32:54,240 --> 00:32:56,440 Speaker 1: somebody aggregates it, and then your bosses are gonna be 619 00:32:56,520 --> 00:33:00,400 Speaker 1: yelling at you, um, and you feel bad. Yeah yeah 620 00:33:00,480 --> 00:33:03,040 Speaker 1: yeah um. And I'll go by the way, this Dallas 621 00:33:03,080 --> 00:33:06,040 Speaker 1: Cowboys injury Ian to Washington, that's not that's not like 622 00:33:06,120 --> 00:33:08,760 Speaker 1: a small thing. They're receiving. Room. Gallup is not going 623 00:33:08,840 --> 00:33:12,720 Speaker 1: to be there, I'm told until at least Halloween. And 624 00:33:12,800 --> 00:33:15,720 Speaker 1: now you're so now you're looking at Seed. I think 625 00:33:16,680 --> 00:33:18,600 Speaker 1: I don't right that. I think it'll be a little 626 00:33:18,640 --> 00:33:22,680 Speaker 1: bit earlier, but he probably won't be himself until Halloween, 627 00:33:22,680 --> 00:33:24,800 Speaker 1: I would say, so, I don't know. Then this is 628 00:33:24,800 --> 00:33:26,520 Speaker 1: a guy who I'm not sure he would have made it, 629 00:33:26,560 --> 00:33:28,120 Speaker 1: I mean would have been in the mix to be 630 00:33:28,360 --> 00:33:32,080 Speaker 1: one of their back end receivers. Probably. Okay, So so 631 00:33:32,280 --> 00:33:36,920 Speaker 1: you first week, first offensive play, you know, besides handing 632 00:33:36,920 --> 00:33:39,360 Speaker 1: off to Ezekiel Lly, who who are the receivers? Ceedee 633 00:33:39,480 --> 00:33:42,760 Speaker 1: Lamb and Jalen Toilbert, the rookie Noah Brown, I mean, 634 00:33:42,800 --> 00:33:49,120 Speaker 1: are you serious? Probably Tony Pollard on the fields, I hope, 635 00:33:49,120 --> 00:33:52,840 Speaker 1: so fantasy fantasy tip there from you. Tony Pollard was 636 00:33:52,960 --> 00:33:56,280 Speaker 1: gold for me last year. I love that guy. And 637 00:33:56,400 --> 00:33:59,560 Speaker 1: Dalton Schultz is good. But between the offensive line and 638 00:34:00,080 --> 00:34:05,400 Speaker 1: just questions at receiver and um, I'm not think is 639 00:34:05,440 --> 00:34:10,120 Speaker 1: really good really like Super Bowl gooder. I think like 640 00:34:10,760 --> 00:34:12,160 Speaker 1: like they were last year. You don't have to win 641 00:34:12,280 --> 00:34:14,840 Speaker 1: games like that playoff Kin was not good. But I 642 00:34:14,920 --> 00:34:17,080 Speaker 1: think and I think Ceedee Lamb is going to be, 643 00:34:18,400 --> 00:34:21,919 Speaker 1: you know, one of the top receivers, like really top 644 00:34:21,960 --> 00:34:24,719 Speaker 1: receiver in the NFL. Okay, so let me say a 645 00:34:24,840 --> 00:34:27,879 Speaker 1: Marii Cooper was the number one last year. I mean, 646 00:34:28,440 --> 00:34:31,080 Speaker 1: Lamb might have been better, but Cooper attracted most of 647 00:34:31,239 --> 00:34:35,960 Speaker 1: the top defensive backs. Now Cede lab more targets, but 648 00:34:36,040 --> 00:34:38,480 Speaker 1: I have to look that good. Yeah, Now, Ceedee Lamb 649 00:34:38,560 --> 00:34:40,920 Speaker 1: is gonna be facing all number one defensive backs and 650 00:34:41,040 --> 00:34:44,960 Speaker 1: with no other receiver that throws any scaringto you, you 651 00:34:45,000 --> 00:34:47,520 Speaker 1: can kind of bracket and and double him and really 652 00:34:47,600 --> 00:34:50,040 Speaker 1: just throw the kitchen singing Lamb and be like, all right, well, 653 00:34:50,120 --> 00:34:53,560 Speaker 1: Zeke Elliott's not beating us. Dak has showed no inclination 654 00:34:53,680 --> 00:34:57,120 Speaker 1: run last year, he barely ran it all. Think you 655 00:34:57,160 --> 00:34:59,399 Speaker 1: could see more Dak run sis year. He's he looks good, 656 00:34:59,560 --> 00:35:01,800 Speaker 1: he's in shape, like, no injury like. I think you 657 00:35:01,840 --> 00:35:05,160 Speaker 1: could see more deck runs. But I would say if 658 00:35:05,320 --> 00:35:08,799 Speaker 1: Zeke Elliott has a rebound sees if he's healthy last year, 659 00:35:08,800 --> 00:35:11,440 Speaker 1: when healthy at all, If he's healthy, the run game 660 00:35:11,480 --> 00:35:14,680 Speaker 1: will take care of all that he's not. Then they 661 00:35:14,719 --> 00:35:17,319 Speaker 1: have problems. Then if they cannot run the ball, they 662 00:35:17,360 --> 00:35:19,760 Speaker 1: have problems. And they're gonna have to be a throwing team. 663 00:35:20,040 --> 00:35:22,560 Speaker 1: And I'll be curious if they have the weapons if 664 00:35:22,560 --> 00:35:25,440 Speaker 1: they can run the ball. None of this is alright. Uh. 665 00:35:25,560 --> 00:35:29,320 Speaker 1: Second and last question, what week is Mitchell Trabinsky who's 666 00:35:29,320 --> 00:35:32,280 Speaker 1: taken all the number one steps benched for either Mason 667 00:35:32,400 --> 00:35:39,800 Speaker 1: Rudolph or the picket fence. You know, listen, this is 668 00:35:41,160 --> 00:35:43,560 Speaker 1: his nickname. It's got I just I just made that up. 669 00:35:43,600 --> 00:35:45,040 Speaker 1: I'd become on. I just threw that out there. But 670 00:35:45,520 --> 00:35:49,080 Speaker 1: Ian I went looking, and I said this on yesterday's podcast. 671 00:35:49,120 --> 00:35:51,640 Speaker 1: I went looking for Trabinsky stats last year on the 672 00:35:51,719 --> 00:35:55,920 Speaker 1: PF database. I'm like, oh, wait, right, he was he injured. 673 00:35:55,960 --> 00:35:57,720 Speaker 1: I'm like, what the hell? Oh he was the backup 674 00:35:57,760 --> 00:36:01,040 Speaker 1: in Buffalo. I totally forgot he was had irrelevant. So 675 00:36:01,160 --> 00:36:03,720 Speaker 1: we went from starting maybe a franchise guy in Chicago 676 00:36:04,120 --> 00:36:07,320 Speaker 1: petering out injured. Next thing you know, he's in Buffalo, 677 00:36:07,400 --> 00:36:10,240 Speaker 1: is a backup and he's your starter on a playoff 678 00:36:10,280 --> 00:36:13,360 Speaker 1: team with a really good defense. Well he wasn't. He wasn't. 679 00:36:13,400 --> 00:36:17,960 Speaker 1: He was a starter of a playoff team when five 680 00:36:18,040 --> 00:36:24,799 Speaker 1: years come on, literally, I do love your optimism, dude. 681 00:36:24,840 --> 00:36:26,800 Speaker 1: It's like when people will be like, can you believe 682 00:36:26,880 --> 00:36:29,280 Speaker 1: that Baker Mayfield will could lead a team to a playoffs? 683 00:36:29,280 --> 00:36:31,320 Speaker 1: And like he literally did it two years ago, that 684 00:36:31,480 --> 00:36:33,920 Speaker 1: that that's a little different. Alright, Fine, we'll close out 685 00:36:33,960 --> 00:36:38,080 Speaker 1: with this. Give me a percentage chance that the Rams 686 00:36:38,239 --> 00:36:41,880 Speaker 1: can repeat. I got my my son plays basketball in 687 00:36:41,960 --> 00:36:45,440 Speaker 1: a some summer league and the referee, you know, some 688 00:36:45,520 --> 00:36:47,480 Speaker 1: of these guys know me, and the referees like, Jay, 689 00:36:48,600 --> 00:36:51,120 Speaker 1: can we can we repeat? And this is right in 690 00:36:51,200 --> 00:36:53,080 Speaker 1: front of like my my mom's in town and like 691 00:36:53,239 --> 00:36:54,880 Speaker 1: my son, and then the guy walks away and my 692 00:36:55,040 --> 00:36:58,000 Speaker 1: son goes it's one of my dad's fans, just like laughing. 693 00:36:58,880 --> 00:37:00,440 Speaker 1: And the guy's a Rams fan. I mean, he may 694 00:37:00,520 --> 00:37:03,920 Speaker 1: listen to the pot. I don't know, but that was 695 00:37:04,000 --> 00:37:05,320 Speaker 1: weird that I just threw that and there was a 696 00:37:05,360 --> 00:37:07,600 Speaker 1: flex in night. Gosh, that's gonna sound terrible. May have 697 00:37:07,680 --> 00:37:13,280 Speaker 1: to edit that out. Um can the Rams repeat? They can't. 698 00:37:13,360 --> 00:37:16,320 Speaker 1: It's very chale. It's very difficult, very very very difficult 699 00:37:16,680 --> 00:37:20,440 Speaker 1: because and it's not just that you have to win 700 00:37:20,520 --> 00:37:24,040 Speaker 1: all the requisite games. It's that the off season shorter, 701 00:37:24,520 --> 00:37:29,359 Speaker 1: everyone is celebrated. It is so hard to come from 702 00:37:29,400 --> 00:37:32,479 Speaker 1: all the way from the bottom and climb the mountaintop again, 703 00:37:32,920 --> 00:37:35,600 Speaker 1: to do it after everyone's like they all everyone got 704 00:37:35,680 --> 00:37:39,239 Speaker 1: rich right at Sean McVeigh and listening to do it 705 00:37:39,320 --> 00:37:41,520 Speaker 1: on contracts yet, but I'm sure they will at some point. 706 00:37:41,760 --> 00:37:44,320 Speaker 1: Aaron Donald got Rich, Cooper Cup got Rich, Matthew Stafford 707 00:37:44,360 --> 00:37:46,880 Speaker 1: got rich richer. They all were rich anyway, but they 708 00:37:46,920 --> 00:37:51,400 Speaker 1: got richer and like to have that elite, elite, elite 709 00:37:51,520 --> 00:37:53,840 Speaker 1: drive to get this cho booge. I'm not saying it 710 00:37:53,920 --> 00:37:58,800 Speaker 1: can't be done. It is extremely difficult, extremely I know 711 00:37:58,920 --> 00:38:00,600 Speaker 1: that their offense will be good. It I just wonder 712 00:38:00,840 --> 00:38:03,239 Speaker 1: losing whitworth on the line. Anyways, I've kept you too long, 713 00:38:03,640 --> 00:38:06,319 Speaker 1: Ian Rappaport, I knew you. I mean I still see 714 00:38:06,400 --> 00:38:08,839 Speaker 1: Ian like super Bowl week and you know, he'll maybe 715 00:38:08,920 --> 00:38:10,560 Speaker 1: talk to me for a few seconds in between signing 716 00:38:10,560 --> 00:38:16,080 Speaker 1: all hardly. Um, but uh, it's good to talk to 717 00:38:16,120 --> 00:38:18,120 Speaker 1: you man, to catch up. I Uh. I still remember 718 00:38:18,160 --> 00:38:19,840 Speaker 1: when you got hit by a football on TV and 719 00:38:20,560 --> 00:38:22,839 Speaker 1: it was like a huge My kids saw that. They 720 00:38:22,880 --> 00:38:25,080 Speaker 1: were like, wow, that's wild. Why they throw the football 721 00:38:25,120 --> 00:38:27,000 Speaker 1: at that guy. I was like, dude, listen, I know 722 00:38:27,080 --> 00:38:29,720 Speaker 1: this guy. That was one of my first viral moments, 723 00:38:29,960 --> 00:38:33,120 Speaker 1: not my last, one of my first. I like, you 724 00:38:33,200 --> 00:38:37,560 Speaker 1: just slid that in there, alright, Ian Rappaport, NFL Network, Um, 725 00:38:38,120 --> 00:38:40,200 Speaker 1: just a legend right now Breaking news could keep up 726 00:38:40,200 --> 00:38:42,560 Speaker 1: the good work, dude, Thanks man, good hanging with you. 727 00:38:42,600 --> 00:38:43,520 Speaker 1: I appreciate the time.