1 00:00:07,226 --> 00:00:09,666 Speaker 1: The season with Peter Schrager as a production of the 2 00:00:09,786 --> 00:00:24,186 Speaker 1: NFL in partnership with my Heart Radio. What's off Everybody? Uh, 3 00:00:24,826 --> 00:00:27,026 Speaker 1: this has been one of the wildest weeks I can 4 00:00:27,026 --> 00:00:31,306 Speaker 1: remember in NFL history. Uh, And what started off as 5 00:00:31,506 --> 00:00:34,986 Speaker 1: a Monday night catastrophe really that we all lived through together. 6 00:00:35,186 --> 00:00:38,106 Speaker 1: I would say it was a traumatic event, sort of 7 00:00:38,346 --> 00:00:42,266 Speaker 1: had a I hate to say happy ending, but gosh, 8 00:00:42,466 --> 00:00:46,346 Speaker 1: Naim Heinz returns that kick to start the game in 9 00:00:46,626 --> 00:00:51,306 Speaker 1: Buffalo on Sunday, and I think we all exhaled, celebrated, 10 00:00:51,386 --> 00:00:55,826 Speaker 1: and even Patriots fans had to say that was pretty cool. Um. 11 00:00:55,866 --> 00:00:58,426 Speaker 1: The week that we've had watching from Afar and covering 12 00:00:58,466 --> 00:01:01,906 Speaker 1: it is one thing. The week that Buffalo Bills general 13 00:01:01,946 --> 00:01:05,946 Speaker 1: manager has had is something entirely different. I wanted to 14 00:01:05,986 --> 00:01:07,586 Speaker 1: have Brandon No. He has done a ton of media 15 00:01:08,186 --> 00:01:10,226 Speaker 1: and he's gonna be so gracious to join us in 16 00:01:10,266 --> 00:01:12,226 Speaker 1: a moment. Uh. It's one of my favorite guys in 17 00:01:12,226 --> 00:01:15,826 Speaker 1: the league. He's a NFL Executive of the Year. He 18 00:01:15,906 --> 00:01:19,906 Speaker 1: has built a juggernaut in Buffalo and Uh he was 19 00:01:20,386 --> 00:01:24,226 Speaker 1: more or less bedside with DeMar hamlin Um in the 20 00:01:24,266 --> 00:01:27,546 Speaker 1: most trying of times. He's He's given us a couple 21 00:01:27,546 --> 00:01:29,586 Speaker 1: of minutes right here, and uh, why are we wasting 22 00:01:29,626 --> 00:01:32,306 Speaker 1: any more time? Brandon Bean, GM and the Buffalo Bills 23 00:01:32,706 --> 00:01:35,746 Speaker 1: right now? All right? As I mentioned, Uh, this next 24 00:01:35,746 --> 00:01:37,706 Speaker 1: guest is a very special person to mean, we've become 25 00:01:38,626 --> 00:01:41,066 Speaker 1: uh friends. You know, obviously we work in the same world, 26 00:01:41,066 --> 00:01:43,186 Speaker 1: but we become friends. And most of our conversation, I'd 27 00:01:43,186 --> 00:01:46,066 Speaker 1: say it is not about football and not about careers, 28 00:01:46,066 --> 00:01:48,426 Speaker 1: and it's more about life and family and the important things. 29 00:01:48,426 --> 00:01:50,866 Speaker 1: And I think, uh, everybody in America got a chance 30 00:01:50,906 --> 00:01:52,906 Speaker 1: to get to know his name and sort of the 31 00:01:52,906 --> 00:01:55,346 Speaker 1: stuff that he's about. As last week was one of 32 00:01:55,386 --> 00:01:57,266 Speaker 1: the most trying weeks that our league has ever had, 33 00:01:57,506 --> 00:02:00,466 Speaker 1: and uh, it comes out on the other end of it, 34 00:02:00,706 --> 00:02:04,106 Speaker 1: and the person who is right there by, DeMar Hamlin's side, 35 00:02:04,466 --> 00:02:06,826 Speaker 1: happens to be the team's general manager, and we've got 36 00:02:06,866 --> 00:02:09,266 Speaker 1: him here on the podcast, Brandon being thanks for coming 37 00:02:09,306 --> 00:02:12,746 Speaker 1: on the show man. Always uh, always good to chat 38 00:02:12,786 --> 00:02:18,026 Speaker 1: with you, Peter, whether it's uh, um in Indianapolis at 39 00:02:18,026 --> 00:02:22,746 Speaker 1: breakfast or or just uh wherever you think you had 40 00:02:22,786 --> 00:02:24,866 Speaker 1: one of our games or this year the Dolphins game. Yeah, 41 00:02:24,866 --> 00:02:26,546 Speaker 1: that's right. It was a Dolphins game the last time, 42 00:02:26,666 --> 00:02:31,306 Speaker 1: the last time um for for wings and beer, so 43 00:02:31,586 --> 00:02:34,386 Speaker 1: now always always gonna catch up money. Yeah, you know, 44 00:02:34,546 --> 00:02:36,466 Speaker 1: the tone of this is a little different than it 45 00:02:36,506 --> 00:02:38,586 Speaker 1: was last week where I started off the podcast and 46 00:02:38,626 --> 00:02:42,266 Speaker 1: it was Tuesday, and it was gosh, like I just 47 00:02:42,306 --> 00:02:44,986 Speaker 1: don't know what to say and my hopes and prayers 48 00:02:44,986 --> 00:02:47,946 Speaker 1: and that things do work out. But you know a 49 00:02:47,946 --> 00:02:50,906 Speaker 1: lot of the the initial raw reaction. We're now week 50 00:02:50,946 --> 00:02:58,066 Speaker 1: removed from the hamlin Um play and Brandon like, it's 51 00:02:58,106 --> 00:03:00,226 Speaker 1: been a week. I don't even know the question. I'm 52 00:03:00,226 --> 00:03:02,066 Speaker 1: just gonna serve it up to you, like where are 53 00:03:02,066 --> 00:03:05,786 Speaker 1: you at now mentally, emotionally and gosh, take us take 54 00:03:05,866 --> 00:03:10,226 Speaker 1: us there. Yeah, I mean it's definitely been a roller 55 00:03:10,266 --> 00:03:15,426 Speaker 1: coaster um of a week, you know, just um, like anything, 56 00:03:15,506 --> 00:03:18,906 Speaker 1: you go to a game and you know, you know, 57 00:03:18,946 --> 00:03:21,666 Speaker 1: you always pray that no one gets hurt, um, but 58 00:03:21,706 --> 00:03:23,906 Speaker 1: you're always more thinking of someone may hurt their knee 59 00:03:23,986 --> 00:03:27,546 Speaker 1: or concussion or you know which you don't want those, 60 00:03:27,586 --> 00:03:30,426 Speaker 1: but you're never you know, I've said I've been in 61 00:03:30,426 --> 00:03:33,586 Speaker 1: the least since I've never seen anything like that. I've 62 00:03:33,586 --> 00:03:36,906 Speaker 1: never even I thought that that was you know, really 63 00:03:36,946 --> 00:03:40,386 Speaker 1: gonna ever happen, and you know, sitting and you know, 64 00:03:40,386 --> 00:03:43,066 Speaker 1: I'm sitting with Mr Pagoula in the box and we're 65 00:03:43,066 --> 00:03:45,706 Speaker 1: watching the game, and it's just like you could see 66 00:03:45,706 --> 00:03:50,586 Speaker 1: the stress. Um. You know, I grab my binoculars always 67 00:03:50,586 --> 00:03:52,386 Speaker 1: doing somebody's injured. I'm trying to see what are they're 68 00:03:52,386 --> 00:03:55,786 Speaker 1: working on and and I'm looking at my binoculars and 69 00:03:55,826 --> 00:03:59,746 Speaker 1: I'm like, I see one of our medical person and 70 00:04:00,066 --> 00:04:03,506 Speaker 1: I'm like, man, something, something's up. And then I'm seeing 71 00:04:03,546 --> 00:04:07,026 Speaker 1: more and I'm just um. You know, a young lady 72 00:04:07,066 --> 00:04:11,226 Speaker 1: named Kelsey Harkins who she works in our player engagement department, 73 00:04:11,226 --> 00:04:15,186 Speaker 1: but she was actually a trainer for us, and she 74 00:04:15,306 --> 00:04:18,466 Speaker 1: moved over just to try something different and we had 75 00:04:18,506 --> 00:04:20,386 Speaker 1: a we had a full time spot for she was 76 00:04:20,426 --> 00:04:23,306 Speaker 1: a two year long season in for intern. But on 77 00:04:23,386 --> 00:04:25,666 Speaker 1: game days she kind of flips that hat and goes 78 00:04:25,706 --> 00:04:28,466 Speaker 1: back to a trainer and she's a hustler and I 79 00:04:28,546 --> 00:04:31,186 Speaker 1: just see her out there hustling and she's normally not 80 00:04:31,706 --> 00:04:35,306 Speaker 1: doing stuff on the field. And so you know, I've 81 00:04:35,346 --> 00:04:38,506 Speaker 1: never I've never come down from the box for a 82 00:04:38,586 --> 00:04:43,186 Speaker 1: game since I've been here. And you know, ron Ricculia, 83 00:04:43,226 --> 00:04:46,306 Speaker 1: who's our CEO. He solved my look and he went 84 00:04:46,346 --> 00:04:48,506 Speaker 1: and grab security and it was like help him get down. 85 00:04:48,546 --> 00:04:50,786 Speaker 1: And so I went running through the went a different 86 00:04:50,786 --> 00:04:52,746 Speaker 1: way than you're even supposed to be, cutting down steps 87 00:04:52,786 --> 00:04:55,506 Speaker 1: and a concourse to get down to that field. And 88 00:04:56,106 --> 00:04:58,066 Speaker 1: you know, when I got out, there was probably about 89 00:04:58,066 --> 00:05:01,186 Speaker 1: halfway through when they were still working on him, and 90 00:05:01,226 --> 00:05:04,466 Speaker 1: it was just man eerily, eerily silent. When I kind 91 00:05:04,466 --> 00:05:07,906 Speaker 1: of slow walked out of the um, you know, fast 92 00:05:07,946 --> 00:05:10,466 Speaker 1: walked out of the tunnel to get on in the 93 00:05:10,466 --> 00:05:12,786 Speaker 1: field and just you know, try and find out what's 94 00:05:12,786 --> 00:05:15,386 Speaker 1: going on and try to console you know, some of 95 00:05:15,386 --> 00:05:17,186 Speaker 1: our guys. At that point, I saw, I felt the 96 00:05:17,226 --> 00:05:20,666 Speaker 1: emotion that was going on and and you know, obviously 97 00:05:20,706 --> 00:05:23,826 Speaker 1: I couldn't ask all our doctors and everyone's so I'm 98 00:05:23,866 --> 00:05:26,946 Speaker 1: just right there. I'm just saying prayers to myself of 99 00:05:27,946 --> 00:05:30,386 Speaker 1: please let the mar b okay, Please let the marb okay. 100 00:05:30,426 --> 00:05:33,786 Speaker 1: And and you know, from there, you kind of know, 101 00:05:34,466 --> 00:05:37,826 Speaker 1: you know what's next as far as the game gets postponed, 102 00:05:37,906 --> 00:05:40,186 Speaker 1: we get into the hospital and then you know, once 103 00:05:40,266 --> 00:05:42,426 Speaker 1: we got all our ducks in a row, you know, 104 00:05:42,466 --> 00:05:44,546 Speaker 1: we head over the hospital to be with him. You 105 00:05:44,586 --> 00:05:47,666 Speaker 1: mentioned Kelsey Harkins. That's the first time I've heard Kelsey's 106 00:05:47,706 --> 00:05:50,506 Speaker 1: name that I get that right, Kelsey Harkins. Yeah, Kelsey Harkins. 107 00:05:50,506 --> 00:05:52,386 Speaker 1: You know, I think that's one of the beautiful things 108 00:05:52,466 --> 00:05:55,666 Speaker 1: that's going to come out of this. Everyday employees that 109 00:05:55,746 --> 00:05:59,586 Speaker 1: you work alongside became heroes in a moment where you know, 110 00:05:59,746 --> 00:06:03,106 Speaker 1: they never thought they'd have to come to they did. 111 00:06:03,146 --> 00:06:06,386 Speaker 1: They rose to the occasion. You see it. You were 112 00:06:06,506 --> 00:06:09,066 Speaker 1: alongside these people. I'm gonna give you the platform here. 113 00:06:09,586 --> 00:06:11,786 Speaker 1: Can you take us through some of the individuals in 114 00:06:11,826 --> 00:06:15,346 Speaker 1: the Bills organization that you think deserve a little I 115 00:06:15,346 --> 00:06:19,106 Speaker 1: don't know, National acclaim a little mentioned. They would never 116 00:06:19,146 --> 00:06:21,866 Speaker 1: want it. They're not raising their hands. I even saw 117 00:06:22,986 --> 00:06:25,186 Speaker 1: Denny Kellington get that ball and you could see he 118 00:06:25,266 --> 00:06:27,586 Speaker 1: was embarrassed or almost bashful to get the ball from 119 00:06:27,666 --> 00:06:30,026 Speaker 1: Nihim Heinz or from whoever gave it to him after 120 00:06:30,026 --> 00:06:34,386 Speaker 1: that or there with John Brown. Um take a moment. Yeah, yeah, 121 00:06:34,426 --> 00:06:38,746 Speaker 1: and UM, you're right. These people they love what they do. 122 00:06:38,826 --> 00:06:41,146 Speaker 1: They don't want credit. Um, you want to talk about 123 00:06:41,226 --> 00:06:43,706 Speaker 1: team And I told a bunch of them when I 124 00:06:43,746 --> 00:06:46,786 Speaker 1: got back here from Cincinnati. I pulled some of them together. 125 00:06:46,866 --> 00:06:48,866 Speaker 1: The docks were not here because they work somewhere else. 126 00:06:48,946 --> 00:06:52,666 Speaker 1: But um, I said, listen, when good teams win games, 127 00:06:53,386 --> 00:06:55,986 Speaker 1: it's when they execute at a high level at the 128 00:06:55,986 --> 00:06:58,786 Speaker 1: most critical point in the game, the critical plays. And 129 00:06:58,866 --> 00:07:02,146 Speaker 1: I said, you guys went out there without practice, without 130 00:07:02,186 --> 00:07:04,066 Speaker 1: walk through. You do this once in a while, but 131 00:07:04,106 --> 00:07:06,186 Speaker 1: it's not something they're repping every week. And you went 132 00:07:06,226 --> 00:07:09,346 Speaker 1: out there and you had a plan and you executed 133 00:07:09,666 --> 00:07:12,546 Speaker 1: at a very high level, such a high level that 134 00:07:12,666 --> 00:07:16,626 Speaker 1: Damar is going to survive this thing. And they executed 135 00:07:16,626 --> 00:07:20,346 Speaker 1: flawlessly at the most critical point of the game, which 136 00:07:20,386 --> 00:07:23,826 Speaker 1: is the game of life, and they saved his life. So, um, 137 00:07:23,826 --> 00:07:26,306 Speaker 1: it was cool for them as a team to have 138 00:07:26,506 --> 00:07:28,666 Speaker 1: the team of trainers and you're you know, it's led 139 00:07:28,666 --> 00:07:31,986 Speaker 1: by Nate Breski, or head athletic trainer. Um Nate did 140 00:07:32,026 --> 00:07:35,426 Speaker 1: a great job. He's you know, he's leading that at first, 141 00:07:35,666 --> 00:07:38,626 Speaker 1: before we get some of the medical doctors that show 142 00:07:38,666 --> 00:07:40,986 Speaker 1: up at every game that the league has, the airway 143 00:07:41,226 --> 00:07:43,666 Speaker 1: management guy and just all them. You know, we can 144 00:07:43,706 --> 00:07:46,546 Speaker 1: get to them. But um Nate did a great job. 145 00:07:46,746 --> 00:07:49,826 Speaker 1: You know, I know Denny's had a claim and you 146 00:07:49,866 --> 00:07:51,746 Speaker 1: know of the CPR and but you know, and to 147 00:07:51,866 --> 00:07:55,146 Speaker 1: be fair to all, multiple people did CPR. You know 148 00:07:55,306 --> 00:07:59,306 Speaker 1: Dr White, who's one of our team internals, he rotated 149 00:07:59,346 --> 00:08:03,186 Speaker 1: with Denny I thinking, along with another person Cincinnati, you know, 150 00:08:03,266 --> 00:08:07,826 Speaker 1: given him CPR. So uh, Danny did a great Um. Um. 151 00:08:07,906 --> 00:08:15,346 Speaker 1: Tobanni Richards, who Tabani has stayed with DeMar the whole time, 152 00:08:15,826 --> 00:08:19,786 Speaker 1: flew back with him yesterday and he didn't win. Coach 153 00:08:19,826 --> 00:08:22,586 Speaker 1: and I went over there yesterday to see tomorrow. To 154 00:08:22,786 --> 00:08:26,146 Speaker 1: Banni is just so attached the situation and is just 155 00:08:26,146 --> 00:08:28,746 Speaker 1: trying to protect He didn't. He's back in his home city. 156 00:08:28,826 --> 00:08:30,266 Speaker 1: Would think you that man, Let me just go get 157 00:08:30,266 --> 00:08:33,266 Speaker 1: the shower and mate, he had place and he's like, no, 158 00:08:33,426 --> 00:08:35,906 Speaker 1: I'm I want to make sure he's good. I'm here. 159 00:08:35,986 --> 00:08:39,826 Speaker 1: We were kind of getting updates from the medical doctors here. Um. 160 00:08:39,866 --> 00:08:43,106 Speaker 1: You know, to Banni, you know he wrote the ambulance 161 00:08:43,386 --> 00:08:46,546 Speaker 1: with him there. I mean, obviously he's he's right. He's 162 00:08:46,546 --> 00:08:49,266 Speaker 1: been bear by the side the whole time. And Tabanni 163 00:08:49,346 --> 00:08:52,106 Speaker 1: helps set up our zoom call with the team last week, 164 00:08:52,146 --> 00:08:55,546 Speaker 1: which was amazing. Um. You want to talk about bone 165 00:08:55,666 --> 00:08:59,586 Speaker 1: chilling hair stand up when he started giving signs and 166 00:08:59,706 --> 00:09:02,746 Speaker 1: doing his thing, and just love man. It was uh 167 00:09:02,826 --> 00:09:06,386 Speaker 1: tears of joy going going crazy. But our team kneed 168 00:09:06,506 --> 00:09:09,426 Speaker 1: did that has been just you know, just such an 169 00:09:09,506 --> 00:09:13,226 Speaker 1: up and down. But um, you know our Marissa uh 170 00:09:13,786 --> 00:09:16,546 Speaker 1: figure oh she is, Remember I talked about Kelsey. Marissa 171 00:09:16,986 --> 00:09:19,426 Speaker 1: is our two year intern and this is her second year. 172 00:09:19,506 --> 00:09:22,146 Speaker 1: She was. She was right there as well. Just our 173 00:09:22,266 --> 00:09:25,786 Speaker 1: docs Les Boissan, who's our head team position, right there 174 00:09:25,826 --> 00:09:29,386 Speaker 1: with Nate making sure he didn't have a cervical issue. 175 00:09:29,986 --> 00:09:33,066 Speaker 1: UM also helping with you know, the airway and holding 176 00:09:33,106 --> 00:09:37,106 Speaker 1: his head the right way. And Mark Feinberg I mentioned 177 00:09:37,106 --> 00:09:41,466 Speaker 1: Tom White earlier who was helping Denny Rotating doing the 178 00:09:41,466 --> 00:09:45,666 Speaker 1: compressions on the CPR UM. Mark Kim is another intern 179 00:09:45,666 --> 00:09:48,386 Speaker 1: as Dr Mark Kim. He was He was there as well, 180 00:09:48,746 --> 00:09:52,626 Speaker 1: and he also was in the ambulance with Tabani UM 181 00:09:52,666 --> 00:09:54,986 Speaker 1: initially to go there to Mark did fly back with 182 00:09:55,026 --> 00:09:57,466 Speaker 1: the team, but he was there when he got to 183 00:09:57,826 --> 00:10:00,546 Speaker 1: you know, do you see medical center to you know, 184 00:10:00,586 --> 00:10:03,906 Speaker 1: to the trauma center. UM. And then one other guy 185 00:10:03,906 --> 00:10:06,226 Speaker 1: who's not in our training room, but he's an equipment 186 00:10:06,226 --> 00:10:09,586 Speaker 1: guy names Corey Reblin. And Corey had to get his 187 00:10:09,586 --> 00:10:11,626 Speaker 1: face mask off and you want to talk about I 188 00:10:11,626 --> 00:10:14,026 Speaker 1: mentioned it last week and my press like he had 189 00:10:14,066 --> 00:10:16,106 Speaker 1: to get that also, that they can get the airways 190 00:10:16,146 --> 00:10:18,906 Speaker 1: going in and think about the pressure on him, I mean, 191 00:10:18,906 --> 00:10:21,106 Speaker 1: think up out in that moment you're talking about kicking 192 00:10:21,106 --> 00:10:24,466 Speaker 1: a field goal from sixty yards. Yeah, what's his name again, 193 00:10:24,626 --> 00:10:29,306 Speaker 1: it's it's Corey Reblin. And we we you know, this 194 00:10:29,346 --> 00:10:32,066 Speaker 1: weekend's game, we honored the medical staff, but we also 195 00:10:32,106 --> 00:10:35,346 Speaker 1: honored Corey because you've got those little fine tools, you're 196 00:10:35,346 --> 00:10:38,426 Speaker 1: trying to get the screws out, and you're watching a 197 00:10:38,426 --> 00:10:41,026 Speaker 1: man right on the other side of your hands. Uh, 198 00:10:41,066 --> 00:10:45,066 Speaker 1: that's struggling for life. And to do that as flawlessly 199 00:10:45,186 --> 00:10:48,226 Speaker 1: and quickly as Corey did, Um, he's a he wrote 200 00:10:48,226 --> 00:10:51,866 Speaker 1: to he he handled the moment, a critical moment, one 201 00:10:51,906 --> 00:10:54,106 Speaker 1: he didn't expect to have and and and did a 202 00:10:54,146 --> 00:10:56,866 Speaker 1: great job. So, um, you know a lot of people 203 00:10:56,906 --> 00:11:00,986 Speaker 1: in our organization, you know, did great things. But um, 204 00:11:01,066 --> 00:11:04,426 Speaker 1: Joe Collins on our staff, Joe Mika, some other trainers, Chiro, 205 00:11:04,746 --> 00:11:08,066 Speaker 1: you know, they do all sorts of stuff. Worse, they 206 00:11:08,066 --> 00:11:11,466 Speaker 1: were there as well, helping with whatever was needed, you know, 207 00:11:11,586 --> 00:11:13,826 Speaker 1: right by his side. So it was it was a 208 00:11:13,866 --> 00:11:17,386 Speaker 1: group effort. Um, here and then you know, at some 209 00:11:17,466 --> 00:11:19,546 Speaker 1: point here, Peter, you know, I'll take your lead, but 210 00:11:19,866 --> 00:11:23,266 Speaker 1: we need to acknowledge all the people in in Cincinnati 211 00:11:23,306 --> 00:11:26,066 Speaker 1: and what a job they did from the time we 212 00:11:26,146 --> 00:11:28,706 Speaker 1: got him. They you know, the people that helped get 213 00:11:28,786 --> 00:11:32,746 Speaker 1: him intubated, get him oxygen um, get his pulse back, 214 00:11:32,826 --> 00:11:35,386 Speaker 1: get his you know, the a D the heart restarted, 215 00:11:36,306 --> 00:11:39,506 Speaker 1: to the ambulance, the paramedics, and then obviously the team 216 00:11:39,506 --> 00:11:41,826 Speaker 1: waiting for him, you know, in the trauma room. And 217 00:11:42,026 --> 00:11:45,866 Speaker 1: and again we're talking about a week ago. We were 218 00:11:45,866 --> 00:11:47,786 Speaker 1: worried about him, you know, whether he would make it 219 00:11:47,866 --> 00:11:50,106 Speaker 1: or not. And now today he's he's back in a 220 00:11:50,146 --> 00:11:53,586 Speaker 1: Buffalo hospital, which is uh, which is a blessing. And Uh, 221 00:11:53,626 --> 00:11:56,066 Speaker 1: as I've told many people, got is good and prayer 222 00:11:56,146 --> 00:12:00,066 Speaker 1: is powerful thing. You You are amazing man, Like I 223 00:12:00,186 --> 00:12:01,906 Speaker 1: just I feel it. I hear the exhaustion in your 224 00:12:01,946 --> 00:12:04,666 Speaker 1: voice first of all, but I also the pride is 225 00:12:04,706 --> 00:12:07,186 Speaker 1: so real. And these are people you work with every day. 226 00:12:07,186 --> 00:12:10,106 Speaker 1: And you haven't even mentioned the players are the coaches 227 00:12:10,146 --> 00:12:13,386 Speaker 1: who have been outstanding, but the people that were on 228 00:12:13,426 --> 00:12:16,466 Speaker 1: the ground and reacted and we're able to do so 229 00:12:16,546 --> 00:12:19,746 Speaker 1: in such an amazing fashion. Uh, you want Executive of 230 00:12:19,746 --> 00:12:21,986 Speaker 1: the Year, You've had personal accolades. You go back this 231 00:12:22,066 --> 00:12:25,386 Speaker 1: last week, though, Has this changed your perspective on the 232 00:12:25,506 --> 00:12:29,066 Speaker 1: NFL and football as all? Well? I think, um, the 233 00:12:29,186 --> 00:12:32,386 Speaker 1: NFL family, um, as much as we go after each 234 00:12:32,386 --> 00:12:35,266 Speaker 1: other and we compete, and you know, things can get 235 00:12:35,266 --> 00:12:37,306 Speaker 1: said and obviously you can get physical on the field, 236 00:12:37,346 --> 00:12:40,986 Speaker 1: but you know, behind the scenes, I think, Um, you know, 237 00:12:41,066 --> 00:12:44,586 Speaker 1: you saw unity across the league and across our country 238 00:12:44,626 --> 00:12:47,306 Speaker 1: and what sport We always talked about what sports can 239 00:12:47,386 --> 00:12:51,306 Speaker 1: unite people. And you know, I can say I've never seen, 240 00:12:51,306 --> 00:12:53,866 Speaker 1: as I was telling Tomar's dad this, I've never seen that. 241 00:12:53,946 --> 00:13:00,226 Speaker 1: I can remember all thirty two teams celebrating one player 242 00:13:00,266 --> 00:13:03,426 Speaker 1: on another team, you know, with their social media lighting 243 00:13:03,426 --> 00:13:06,946 Speaker 1: their cities and their stadiums and scoreboards pray for Tamar 244 00:13:07,106 --> 00:13:11,786 Speaker 1: and three and um, maybe I've forgot about it or 245 00:13:11,826 --> 00:13:14,746 Speaker 1: I was not aware, but I mean every social media 246 00:13:14,826 --> 00:13:17,306 Speaker 1: thing had that thing of pray for tomorrow three and 247 00:13:17,386 --> 00:13:22,226 Speaker 1: just um teams we compete against every week, and who 248 00:13:22,226 --> 00:13:24,506 Speaker 1: would have thought something like that would have happened. And 249 00:13:24,506 --> 00:13:27,626 Speaker 1: it's not what you want, but you know, and his 250 00:13:27,706 --> 00:13:30,146 Speaker 1: dad really and there is some positive that's really come 251 00:13:30,146 --> 00:13:32,506 Speaker 1: out of this. And and I think the other part 252 00:13:32,546 --> 00:13:36,546 Speaker 1: of that is, you know, for fans to see that, Um, 253 00:13:36,586 --> 00:13:39,146 Speaker 1: you know, this is a band of brothers. You saw 254 00:13:39,186 --> 00:13:43,226 Speaker 1: our team the emotion of and I'm gonna get choked up. 255 00:13:43,266 --> 00:13:46,306 Speaker 1: I talked about too much, but the emotion of our 256 00:13:46,346 --> 00:13:50,146 Speaker 1: players seeing a brother whose life is in the balance 257 00:13:50,786 --> 00:13:53,306 Speaker 1: and you know what it was doing to him. And 258 00:13:53,866 --> 00:13:57,066 Speaker 1: I've never seen a game not played for an injury 259 00:13:57,106 --> 00:13:58,986 Speaker 1: like this. I'm not saying it hasn't in the history 260 00:13:59,026 --> 00:14:01,466 Speaker 1: of the game, but in my lifetime, I've never seen 261 00:14:01,506 --> 00:14:04,706 Speaker 1: a game that you can't play. But we we knew 262 00:14:05,146 --> 00:14:07,986 Speaker 1: you can't put these players back out there for really 263 00:14:07,986 --> 00:14:12,386 Speaker 1: for either team after what they've all witnessed. And so, um, 264 00:14:12,426 --> 00:14:16,226 Speaker 1: I think it's it's there's again. These are not robots, 265 00:14:16,626 --> 00:14:19,706 Speaker 1: These are people down there, and they're not glad. I mean, 266 00:14:19,746 --> 00:14:23,026 Speaker 1: there is a gladiator sport, but um, these are people 267 00:14:23,066 --> 00:14:25,626 Speaker 1: that have normal human problems and human lives and and 268 00:14:25,666 --> 00:14:29,626 Speaker 1: hopefully you know fans saw that. Yeah, they bleed, they hurt, 269 00:14:29,746 --> 00:14:31,586 Speaker 1: just like the rest of us as we go through 270 00:14:31,626 --> 00:14:34,466 Speaker 1: life struggles. Tell me real quick or as long as 271 00:14:34,466 --> 00:14:36,106 Speaker 1: you want to through about the Hamlin family. I know 272 00:14:36,186 --> 00:14:38,186 Speaker 1: that the uncle was there. I know that the mother 273 00:14:38,226 --> 00:14:40,146 Speaker 1: and father were there, Like, we don't really have a 274 00:14:40,186 --> 00:14:42,826 Speaker 1: window into that you were there at the hospital with them. 275 00:14:42,866 --> 00:14:46,186 Speaker 1: Who are the Hamlins? Yeah, I mean, you know, I 276 00:14:46,226 --> 00:14:48,986 Speaker 1: want to start with you get to know your players. 277 00:14:49,146 --> 00:14:51,586 Speaker 1: You know, at this level, you don't always know the 278 00:14:51,626 --> 00:14:53,546 Speaker 1: parents as well. We meet him some here and there, 279 00:14:53,546 --> 00:14:55,466 Speaker 1: but you don't spend you know, you don't spend that 280 00:14:55,546 --> 00:14:57,866 Speaker 1: much time with him, whereas maybe you did if you 281 00:14:57,906 --> 00:15:01,146 Speaker 1: were recruiting them in college. And so going back to 282 00:15:01,266 --> 00:15:04,466 Speaker 1: Damar and you know who he is and who we've 283 00:15:04,506 --> 00:15:06,866 Speaker 1: gotten to know, and we obviously we heard great things 284 00:15:06,866 --> 00:15:09,466 Speaker 1: out of him. His pit from coaching, our doozy and 285 00:15:09,506 --> 00:15:12,466 Speaker 1: the staff, they're a pit. But then you get to 286 00:15:12,546 --> 00:15:15,306 Speaker 1: know him, he's yours and and being around him this 287 00:15:15,386 --> 00:15:17,466 Speaker 1: last you know, a year and nine months since we 288 00:15:17,546 --> 00:15:20,826 Speaker 1: drafted him. You know, in the previous draft, you just 289 00:15:20,906 --> 00:15:25,666 Speaker 1: see a you know, a smiling, refreshing face kid who's excited. 290 00:15:25,746 --> 00:15:27,506 Speaker 1: You tell him to be on special teams. He's gonna 291 00:15:27,506 --> 00:15:29,066 Speaker 1: do special teams. You tell him you need him to 292 00:15:29,066 --> 00:15:31,146 Speaker 1: go out and filling from Micah Hyde. He's gonna be 293 00:15:31,186 --> 00:15:35,826 Speaker 1: ready for his team. And you just He's a kid 294 00:15:35,826 --> 00:15:38,346 Speaker 1: that you you don't see negative energy from him, You don't, 295 00:15:38,466 --> 00:15:40,186 Speaker 1: you know, you know, if he's having a bad day, 296 00:15:40,226 --> 00:15:43,306 Speaker 1: which every all, we're all humans, Um, he doesn't show it. 297 00:15:43,306 --> 00:15:45,826 Speaker 1: He's always walking with a good vibe, a good feeling. 298 00:15:46,146 --> 00:15:49,746 Speaker 1: And so that takes me to Mario and Nina, his parents, 299 00:15:49,866 --> 00:15:53,186 Speaker 1: and salt of the earth. Um, you know, I said 300 00:15:53,186 --> 00:15:56,386 Speaker 1: at my press comes the other day, they should write 301 00:15:56,386 --> 00:16:02,146 Speaker 1: a manual on how to handle, you know, a situation 302 00:16:02,186 --> 00:16:04,826 Speaker 1: to where your child is in a life threatening situation, 303 00:16:05,106 --> 00:16:08,626 Speaker 1: because they were you know, I got two boys, and 304 00:16:09,026 --> 00:16:12,306 Speaker 1: as I was in there, I was thinking, Man, how 305 00:16:12,346 --> 00:16:14,306 Speaker 1: would I be if I was in Mario and need 306 00:16:14,346 --> 00:16:16,346 Speaker 1: issues right now? If that was one of my boys 307 00:16:16,786 --> 00:16:20,146 Speaker 1: in the condition that that themar was in and the 308 00:16:20,386 --> 00:16:24,066 Speaker 1: strength that they showed, Because when doctors come out, Peter, 309 00:16:24,186 --> 00:16:26,026 Speaker 1: you know this, and we've all had loved ones that 310 00:16:26,066 --> 00:16:29,266 Speaker 1: have been in tough situations. They give you best case 311 00:16:29,306 --> 00:16:32,586 Speaker 1: and they give you worst case. And every day, even 312 00:16:32,626 --> 00:16:36,066 Speaker 1: though it was getting better, there was always worst case. 313 00:16:36,906 --> 00:16:39,466 Speaker 1: And so you know, I'm sitting there and some of 314 00:16:39,466 --> 00:16:42,146 Speaker 1: these medical means with the docs. Sometimes they were with us, 315 00:16:42,146 --> 00:16:44,506 Speaker 1: sometimes they weren't, but they were getting the same information 316 00:16:44,546 --> 00:16:47,146 Speaker 1: and just sometimes you look over at him like how 317 00:16:47,186 --> 00:16:49,466 Speaker 1: they're doing, how they you know it, should I go 318 00:16:49,546 --> 00:16:52,346 Speaker 1: over and get a hug, like whatever, Like just the 319 00:16:52,506 --> 00:16:58,226 Speaker 1: strength and Mario especially he would always once it he 320 00:16:58,386 --> 00:17:01,386 Speaker 1: digested it. I always noticed that he would start a 321 00:17:01,426 --> 00:17:05,186 Speaker 1: conversation again, and just it was always about the positive. 322 00:17:05,586 --> 00:17:08,626 Speaker 1: Themar is gonna be this to mars not like he's 323 00:17:08,666 --> 00:17:12,186 Speaker 1: he's got that, He's gonna be fine. And you know, 324 00:17:12,226 --> 00:17:15,746 Speaker 1: the funniest thing of all this thing was Mario said 325 00:17:16,946 --> 00:17:20,626 Speaker 1: the next morning, so we we were that was Monday 326 00:17:20,746 --> 00:17:23,986 Speaker 1: night game, Tuesday, middle of the night. We went home 327 00:17:24,026 --> 00:17:27,146 Speaker 1: and slept for a few hours. You know, what's home hotel, 328 00:17:27,226 --> 00:17:30,306 Speaker 1: rumor on the floor in the hospital hotel. So we left, 329 00:17:30,986 --> 00:17:34,026 Speaker 1: me and Nate and Mario and his parents stayed the 330 00:17:34,066 --> 00:17:37,626 Speaker 1: whole night. Me and Nate and Tobanni left about three thirty. 331 00:17:37,786 --> 00:17:41,586 Speaker 1: They got us a room at a hotel across the street, 332 00:17:41,746 --> 00:17:46,786 Speaker 1: and so we we we went over there, um and 333 00:17:46,826 --> 00:17:48,746 Speaker 1: we didn't get great sleep, but laid down for a 334 00:17:48,786 --> 00:17:50,666 Speaker 1: little bit. You know, you keep checking your phone. Everything 335 00:17:50,706 --> 00:17:54,226 Speaker 1: good and uh, so we came back over there early 336 00:17:54,386 --> 00:17:56,906 Speaker 1: next morning to get an update. How's he doing? Got in. 337 00:17:58,026 --> 00:18:00,826 Speaker 1: You know, I'll never forget. At some point that morning, 338 00:18:00,946 --> 00:18:03,186 Speaker 1: Mario saying, you know what he's gonna say when he 339 00:18:03,226 --> 00:18:06,066 Speaker 1: wakes up. You know, he gonna asked somebody if we 340 00:18:06,146 --> 00:18:09,146 Speaker 1: want the game, and I was like, we were laughing 341 00:18:09,186 --> 00:18:11,306 Speaker 1: about I was like, you're probably right, but you really don't. 342 00:18:11,666 --> 00:18:16,026 Speaker 1: And a night nurse who was not proving to this conversation, 343 00:18:16,666 --> 00:18:19,266 Speaker 1: who none of us really saw much because it's not 344 00:18:19,386 --> 00:18:23,426 Speaker 1: visiting hours, told the docks the next morning. By the way, 345 00:18:23,466 --> 00:18:25,226 Speaker 1: he wanted to know who won the game, and she 346 00:18:25,266 --> 00:18:27,066 Speaker 1: didn't even know that he had said that already. She 347 00:18:27,106 --> 00:18:29,186 Speaker 1: didn't know that Mario had said that. We didn't even 348 00:18:29,186 --> 00:18:32,146 Speaker 1: really get to interact with her because again, she was 349 00:18:32,186 --> 00:18:35,666 Speaker 1: there generally during non visiting hours, so she was unaware 350 00:18:35,666 --> 00:18:39,946 Speaker 1: of that. It's been an incredible we can I'd say 351 00:18:39,946 --> 00:18:41,986 Speaker 1: a roller coaster. I but that's almost too simple. To 352 00:18:42,106 --> 00:18:45,506 Speaker 1: put you through this um. Just to cap this off, 353 00:18:45,706 --> 00:18:48,946 Speaker 1: take me through Hines returning the opening kick off and 354 00:18:49,106 --> 00:18:52,946 Speaker 1: what was going on, sir? Come on, I look, I've 355 00:18:52,946 --> 00:18:54,826 Speaker 1: worked for the NFL. I said to my wife, the 356 00:18:54,906 --> 00:18:59,226 Speaker 1: fix is in. There's no way it's it's uh. If 357 00:18:59,346 --> 00:19:02,866 Speaker 1: if you had any questions that God is real. Um 358 00:19:03,466 --> 00:19:06,026 Speaker 1: that play man, And here's Hines on the run back, 359 00:19:06,466 --> 00:19:10,066 Speaker 1: gonna tackle and taking it past mid field and down 360 00:19:10,106 --> 00:19:13,626 Speaker 1: the side. He goes, this is story pot. They don't 361 00:19:13,626 --> 00:19:17,666 Speaker 1: Putty kickoff re Terry for tomorrow. Hamlet in this place 362 00:19:18,306 --> 00:19:21,866 Speaker 1: is absolutely going wild. I literally when when I knew 363 00:19:21,906 --> 00:19:24,306 Speaker 1: he was gone, like I felt a tear count down 364 00:19:24,346 --> 00:19:26,746 Speaker 1: the right side of my face, like, and I just 365 00:19:26,866 --> 00:19:28,586 Speaker 1: I didn't know what to say, Like I'm in there 366 00:19:28,626 --> 00:19:33,026 Speaker 1: with Terry Babula and Brian Gaine and Terence Gray and 367 00:19:33,026 --> 00:19:36,906 Speaker 1: and I you know, I could hear them cheering, but 368 00:19:36,946 --> 00:19:39,066 Speaker 1: I was just like, man, I couldn't even talk, Like 369 00:19:39,186 --> 00:19:41,706 Speaker 1: it was just like nothing was coming out. I was like, 370 00:19:42,146 --> 00:19:44,666 Speaker 1: I can't I can't believe it. I literally like, am 371 00:19:44,706 --> 00:19:47,746 Speaker 1: I dreaming here? This just and I can't hear anything, 372 00:19:47,786 --> 00:19:50,066 Speaker 1: you know, we we ever went to It's it was 373 00:19:50,346 --> 00:19:54,466 Speaker 1: chaos and and somebody posted on Twitter yesterday they got 374 00:19:54,506 --> 00:19:57,746 Speaker 1: sent to me. Um one of the local reporters who 375 00:19:57,826 --> 00:20:00,826 Speaker 1: films the game from you know, the local news stations. 376 00:20:01,426 --> 00:20:03,346 Speaker 1: He has a great I'm gonna send it to you. 377 00:20:04,506 --> 00:20:08,346 Speaker 1: He has a great camera view. He's kind of towards 378 00:20:08,426 --> 00:20:10,986 Speaker 1: the opposite ends on a where Nahim caught that kickoff 379 00:20:11,466 --> 00:20:13,866 Speaker 1: and he's got the whole thing. And so there's there's 380 00:20:13,866 --> 00:20:17,266 Speaker 1: no announcer, there's no gym um, you know, nancer, Tony Romo, 381 00:20:17,346 --> 00:20:20,826 Speaker 1: it's just the announcing is the electricity of the stadium. 382 00:20:21,066 --> 00:20:26,146 Speaker 1: And when when the people realized he was gonna go home, man, 383 00:20:26,666 --> 00:20:31,866 Speaker 1: it was you can feel it on the phone and 384 00:20:31,866 --> 00:20:35,986 Speaker 1: it's uh, it's I. I sent it to my family 385 00:20:36,066 --> 00:20:38,986 Speaker 1: and I've sent it to a few people. But uh, 386 00:20:39,026 --> 00:20:41,466 Speaker 1: if if that doesn't you know, you're not living and 387 00:20:41,546 --> 00:20:44,106 Speaker 1: you're not alive. If that thing doesn't move you, it's 388 00:20:44,146 --> 00:20:48,506 Speaker 1: pretty it's pretty cool. So what a moment? Um? Mario 389 00:20:48,666 --> 00:20:55,386 Speaker 1: texted me Um as soon as that happened. Uh, and 390 00:20:55,466 --> 00:20:57,786 Speaker 1: he said, tomorrow was you know, tomorrow was going nuts. 391 00:20:57,826 --> 00:21:02,786 Speaker 1: But what I guess the doctors yesterday and the press 392 00:21:02,826 --> 00:21:05,506 Speaker 1: conference said that he was sitting in a chair and 393 00:21:05,546 --> 00:21:07,986 Speaker 1: all the alarm arms and bells went off because he 394 00:21:08,066 --> 00:21:12,266 Speaker 1: jumped up and was his heart beating, his heartbeating. Everything nuts. 395 00:21:12,346 --> 00:21:15,226 Speaker 1: But you wouldn't believe it. You know, if if somebody 396 00:21:15,266 --> 00:21:17,146 Speaker 1: was writing a script, you'd say you can't, you can't 397 00:21:17,146 --> 00:21:19,746 Speaker 1: go that far and say they're gonna return the opening kick. Yeah, 398 00:21:19,786 --> 00:21:21,986 Speaker 1: maybe it's a third down conversion, but no, we can't 399 00:21:22,026 --> 00:21:23,946 Speaker 1: start the script off of it the opening kick. I 400 00:21:23,986 --> 00:21:27,506 Speaker 1: think that's not you know, people don't believe it. Um, 401 00:21:27,586 --> 00:21:29,506 Speaker 1: you're awesome, dude. I'm gonna let you go. You guys 402 00:21:29,546 --> 00:21:31,666 Speaker 1: have a week, you know, have to play the Dolphins 403 00:21:31,706 --> 00:21:33,066 Speaker 1: in a playoff game. I don't even want to get 404 00:21:33,066 --> 00:21:36,066 Speaker 1: into it. I just mylae, like, do you have I mean, 405 00:21:36,146 --> 00:21:38,946 Speaker 1: I know we were riding on high emotions here, what 406 00:21:39,266 --> 00:21:41,186 Speaker 1: do you personally have left in the tank? And I 407 00:21:41,226 --> 00:21:43,626 Speaker 1: guess my thought is just are are you I mean, 408 00:21:43,946 --> 00:21:45,386 Speaker 1: are you ready for this? You might go on like 409 00:21:45,426 --> 00:21:47,586 Speaker 1: this might be the ride right now after already you 410 00:21:47,626 --> 00:21:49,826 Speaker 1: guys have already been through you personally as the guy 411 00:21:49,826 --> 00:21:52,626 Speaker 1: who built this team? Are you ready for this? Like 412 00:21:52,706 --> 00:21:55,866 Speaker 1: this is a crazy month ahead? Yeah, you know, it's 413 00:21:55,906 --> 00:21:57,626 Speaker 1: just it's one week at a time and it's just 414 00:21:57,706 --> 00:22:02,066 Speaker 1: trying to re recalibrate. And there's definitely people that are 415 00:22:02,586 --> 00:22:05,426 Speaker 1: you know, it's it was a draining thing. Anytime your 416 00:22:05,426 --> 00:22:08,026 Speaker 1: emotions are moved up and down kind of the way 417 00:22:08,066 --> 00:22:10,786 Speaker 1: they were last week, that can be draining. But that's 418 00:22:10,826 --> 00:22:13,706 Speaker 1: why we we gave our players off yesterday and today. 419 00:22:13,746 --> 00:22:17,906 Speaker 1: Just just kinda get your rest, get your sleep, clear 420 00:22:17,946 --> 00:22:21,466 Speaker 1: your head. You know, big, big game. Third time you're 421 00:22:21,506 --> 00:22:24,746 Speaker 1: playing you know a division opponent, so they know you, 422 00:22:24,746 --> 00:22:28,266 Speaker 1: you know them. Both games were very close and and 423 00:22:28,346 --> 00:22:31,946 Speaker 1: we expect, um, we expect a similar battle this week. 424 00:22:32,026 --> 00:22:34,946 Speaker 1: And um, so one week at a time and we'll 425 00:22:34,946 --> 00:22:38,146 Speaker 1: see what happens, all right, buddy, UM, thank you. Brendan 426 00:22:38,146 --> 00:22:40,586 Speaker 1: being GM of the Bills has a million things going on, 427 00:22:40,746 --> 00:22:43,826 Speaker 1: has not slept in seven days, and was kind enough 428 00:22:43,906 --> 00:22:46,346 Speaker 1: to join us here on the season with Peter Schraeger. 429 00:22:46,466 --> 00:22:49,226 Speaker 1: I look forward to breaking bread with you, whether that 430 00:22:49,346 --> 00:22:52,066 Speaker 1: is at Cafe Patta Chew in Indianapolis at the Combine, 431 00:22:52,666 --> 00:22:54,426 Speaker 1: or if it's up in Buffalo and one of these 432 00:22:54,466 --> 00:22:56,586 Speaker 1: playoff games, if I'm sent down assignment, we will have 433 00:22:56,666 --> 00:22:58,546 Speaker 1: some wings and I will devour a pizza, and you 434 00:22:58,586 --> 00:23:00,386 Speaker 1: and your wife will look at me and say you 435 00:23:00,466 --> 00:23:02,826 Speaker 1: are one disgusting human being, and I will hug you 436 00:23:02,986 --> 00:23:07,706 Speaker 1: as a response. I look forward to water both those occasions. Uh, 437 00:23:07,986 --> 00:23:10,586 Speaker 1: Cafe Patache is always a staple I look forward to 438 00:23:10,706 --> 00:23:13,386 Speaker 1: every year. And INDI you're the best Brandon Bean GM 439 00:23:13,386 --> 00:23:16,426 Speaker 1: of the Buffalo Bills. Godspeed, my friend. You're an awesome guy. 440 00:23:16,826 --> 00:23:23,506 Speaker 1: Appreciate you, buddy. Thanks for having on Peter. All right, 441 00:23:23,586 --> 00:23:26,906 Speaker 1: here we are at the final portion of this podcast, 442 00:23:26,906 --> 00:23:30,786 Speaker 1: and we've had quite an emotional one. I thought, you know, 443 00:23:30,826 --> 00:23:32,986 Speaker 1: you start off with the monologue and I'm talking about 444 00:23:33,266 --> 00:23:37,026 Speaker 1: coaching hires. Then Brandon Bean comes on and goes moment 445 00:23:37,066 --> 00:23:39,786 Speaker 1: by moment, second by second of what his last week 446 00:23:39,946 --> 00:23:43,826 Speaker 1: was at the Moore Hamlin's bedside, as as he went 447 00:23:43,866 --> 00:23:48,466 Speaker 1: through what was maybe the most traumatic week of anyone's lives. 448 00:23:48,506 --> 00:23:52,426 Speaker 1: Who has been a part of the Buffalo Bills organization. Uh. 449 00:23:52,466 --> 00:23:54,586 Speaker 1: And now I'm bringing in my friend Todd, who is 450 00:23:54,706 --> 00:23:58,186 Speaker 1: gonna take it to a totally different place because Todd 451 00:23:58,266 --> 00:24:01,546 Speaker 1: is a lifelong Giants fan and his Giants are in 452 00:24:01,546 --> 00:24:06,266 Speaker 1: the playoffs for the first time since and I feel 453 00:24:06,546 --> 00:24:09,066 Speaker 1: there's a lot of optimism. I feel like there's a 454 00:24:09,066 --> 00:24:12,466 Speaker 1: lot of juice. But I am not one to speak 455 00:24:12,506 --> 00:24:15,066 Speaker 1: on behalf of Giants is and ticket holders, but this 456 00:24:15,106 --> 00:24:18,986 Speaker 1: man is Todd. Welcome to the podcast, Peter Schraeger, Thank 457 00:24:18,986 --> 00:24:21,666 Speaker 1: you so much for having me. Uh. I first just 458 00:24:21,706 --> 00:24:24,706 Speaker 1: want to make a quick note last week when you 459 00:24:24,746 --> 00:24:27,106 Speaker 1: were talking about maybe having me on it, became a 460 00:24:27,226 --> 00:24:28,786 Speaker 1: you know what, we're gonna do the full hour with 461 00:24:28,866 --> 00:24:31,786 Speaker 1: Sean Payton, who happens to be the hottest ticket in 462 00:24:31,866 --> 00:24:34,426 Speaker 1: coaching right now. Okay, no problem, I don't have to 463 00:24:34,466 --> 00:24:39,746 Speaker 1: come on this week. Talk about following up someone after 464 00:24:39,786 --> 00:24:41,906 Speaker 1: what you just discussed, and now you're like, hey, you 465 00:24:41,986 --> 00:24:44,066 Speaker 1: want to come on and scream about the giants? And 466 00:24:44,066 --> 00:24:47,546 Speaker 1: then it's I'm expecting next week for you to say, Hey, 467 00:24:47,586 --> 00:24:51,266 Speaker 1: so we're gonna have Pope Francis on before you, and 468 00:24:51,306 --> 00:24:54,146 Speaker 1: he's gonna be discussing Pope Benedict and him having just 469 00:24:54,226 --> 00:24:56,346 Speaker 1: recently passed away and all that. But then come on 470 00:24:56,426 --> 00:24:58,706 Speaker 1: after him and say, thanks a lot, your holiness. Now 471 00:24:58,746 --> 00:25:00,666 Speaker 1: we're gonna have Todd. I'll screw me about the giants. 472 00:25:00,706 --> 00:25:02,786 Speaker 1: Hey to, how you doing? But but thanks for having 473 00:25:02,866 --> 00:25:05,266 Speaker 1: me on. Yeah, I've got this. This little done guy 474 00:25:05,306 --> 00:25:08,546 Speaker 1: named Elon must coming on. Um, Todd, do you mind 475 00:25:08,586 --> 00:25:11,746 Speaker 1: following him on the podcast? Who would be who would 476 00:25:11,786 --> 00:25:14,266 Speaker 1: be the podcast guest that you at least want to follow? 477 00:25:14,346 --> 00:25:15,866 Speaker 1: And I put you on the spot right there. It 478 00:25:15,906 --> 00:25:18,906 Speaker 1: doesn't have to be anybody. I feel like that you 479 00:25:19,026 --> 00:25:20,826 Speaker 1: nailed it with the Pope. But I've got to think 480 00:25:20,866 --> 00:25:23,346 Speaker 1: that there's you know, like, okay, we're on here and 481 00:25:23,346 --> 00:25:26,586 Speaker 1: we've got Megan Markle on. Okay, Todd, let's talk about 482 00:25:26,626 --> 00:25:30,026 Speaker 1: the Commander's offensive line. It's I'm putting that tough spot here, 483 00:25:30,026 --> 00:25:33,026 Speaker 1: aren't I. I mean, you nailed it. If you said, hey, 484 00:25:33,066 --> 00:25:35,746 Speaker 1: we're gonna have you on after we do an absolute 485 00:25:35,826 --> 00:25:39,506 Speaker 1: no holds barred Tello with Prince Harry, then then we're 486 00:25:39,546 --> 00:25:41,986 Speaker 1: gonna have you on. And like, all right, I guess 487 00:25:41,986 --> 00:25:44,106 Speaker 1: I'm well about Daniel Jones for a little while. But 488 00:25:44,226 --> 00:25:48,906 Speaker 1: you know who am I following? Yeah? Alright, So Giants 489 00:25:48,946 --> 00:25:50,826 Speaker 1: of a playoff games Sunday, I said on Good Morning 490 00:25:50,866 --> 00:25:53,506 Speaker 1: Football there in the Madden Summer All spot for thirty 491 00:25:53,546 --> 00:25:56,746 Speaker 1: on Fox, it's almost surreal considering where we were in August. 492 00:25:57,346 --> 00:25:59,466 Speaker 1: What's your approach to this game as a Giants fan? 493 00:25:59,586 --> 00:26:01,786 Speaker 1: Is it like house money or are we like, hey, 494 00:26:01,866 --> 00:26:05,026 Speaker 1: let's let's go and do this thing. So that that's 495 00:26:05,026 --> 00:26:08,386 Speaker 1: a great question. How you house money there? Because when 496 00:26:08,426 --> 00:26:10,986 Speaker 1: the season starts, obviously and you're like, all right, we've 497 00:26:10,986 --> 00:26:13,106 Speaker 1: been the worst team in the league for five years. 498 00:26:13,426 --> 00:26:16,346 Speaker 1: Let's just let's get some player development going. Let's see 499 00:26:16,386 --> 00:26:19,266 Speaker 1: how we do we got a new coaching staff, new GM, 500 00:26:19,346 --> 00:26:22,106 Speaker 1: everything's brand new. See what we're gonna do about Daniel Jones. 501 00:26:22,506 --> 00:26:24,586 Speaker 1: You know, let's let's see how the season unfolds. And 502 00:26:24,626 --> 00:26:27,666 Speaker 1: then as the season starts to unfold and you start 503 00:26:27,706 --> 00:26:31,106 Speaker 1: winning games, I don't care what fan base you are with, 504 00:26:31,146 --> 00:26:32,946 Speaker 1: I don't care what team you're rooting for. When you 505 00:26:32,986 --> 00:26:35,586 Speaker 1: look up and all of a sudden, your team is 506 00:26:35,626 --> 00:26:38,546 Speaker 1: winning football games and you're rolling off win if the win, 507 00:26:38,626 --> 00:26:40,866 Speaker 1: if the win, and you look up and maybe you know, 508 00:26:40,866 --> 00:26:43,226 Speaker 1: if you're you're six and one or seven and two, 509 00:26:43,826 --> 00:26:46,906 Speaker 1: house money goes out the window. You know, we're seen 510 00:26:46,986 --> 00:26:50,186 Speaker 1: in two. The conference seems kind of wide open. The 511 00:26:50,546 --> 00:26:52,946 Speaker 1: Kansas City Chiefs don't play in the NFC, The Buffalo 512 00:26:53,066 --> 00:26:56,066 Speaker 1: Bills don't play in the NFC. Like, let's go for 513 00:26:56,146 --> 00:26:58,386 Speaker 1: this right now. There's no more house money. Like here 514 00:26:58,466 --> 00:27:00,826 Speaker 1: we are. We're here. I know what it's like to 515 00:27:00,946 --> 00:27:03,786 Speaker 1: stink for five years and have no hope of the playoffs. 516 00:27:04,186 --> 00:27:06,386 Speaker 1: Here we are. It looks like we might be able 517 00:27:06,466 --> 00:27:08,426 Speaker 1: to win a couple of games or make a little 518 00:27:08,426 --> 00:27:10,666 Speaker 1: bit of noise forget out money. Let's go out and 519 00:27:10,706 --> 00:27:15,666 Speaker 1: win Vikings I said today, they're thirteen and four on 520 00:27:15,746 --> 00:27:17,866 Speaker 1: the season, but they gave up more points than they scored. 521 00:27:18,346 --> 00:27:20,346 Speaker 1: Do you look at them as paper tigers? Are you like, 522 00:27:20,386 --> 00:27:22,786 Speaker 1: all right, here comes Jefferson. This guy beat us once before. 523 00:27:22,866 --> 00:27:24,266 Speaker 1: Do you look at the Vikings? Is like, thank god, 524 00:27:24,386 --> 00:27:26,386 Speaker 1: at the Vikings. We're not going to San Francisco. The 525 00:27:26,666 --> 00:27:29,626 Speaker 1: amazing thing is, if the Vikings were playing any other 526 00:27:29,746 --> 00:27:32,546 Speaker 1: team in the playoff tournament right now, I'd say, yeah, 527 00:27:32,586 --> 00:27:34,746 Speaker 1: they're paper tigers. They're not getting out of the first round. 528 00:27:34,986 --> 00:27:37,786 Speaker 1: But because they're playing the Giants, I can't just come 529 00:27:37,786 --> 00:27:40,546 Speaker 1: on and thump my chest and say all right, they're 530 00:27:40,586 --> 00:27:42,706 Speaker 1: paper tigers. We're gonna go on the road and absolutely 531 00:27:42,706 --> 00:27:45,146 Speaker 1: hammered them. I mean we we did just lose to 532 00:27:45,186 --> 00:27:47,026 Speaker 1: them three weeks ago. All right, it was a back 533 00:27:47,026 --> 00:27:49,226 Speaker 1: and fourth game and we lost on you know, a 534 00:27:49,386 --> 00:27:52,546 Speaker 1: ridiculous sixty one yard field. Go at the gun. But 535 00:27:53,226 --> 00:27:56,146 Speaker 1: you know, there's no team of thirteen wins out there 536 00:27:56,266 --> 00:27:58,706 Speaker 1: that has the best player on the field of Jefferson. 537 00:27:59,306 --> 00:28:01,706 Speaker 1: I can't just sit here and save paper tigers because 538 00:28:01,706 --> 00:28:04,466 Speaker 1: they're playing the Giants. But if they're playing anybody else, 539 00:28:04,586 --> 00:28:06,826 Speaker 1: I'd say, you know, thanks for coming out, Keys, we'll 540 00:28:06,826 --> 00:28:09,226 Speaker 1: see you next season. All right, that's a good game preview. 541 00:28:10,026 --> 00:28:12,586 Speaker 1: What we come to you for is some advice on 542 00:28:12,626 --> 00:28:16,066 Speaker 1: how to handle the weekend. This is a three day extravaganza. 543 00:28:16,666 --> 00:28:19,586 Speaker 1: It starts on Saturday late afternoon and it's not over 544 00:28:19,666 --> 00:28:22,746 Speaker 1: until the wee hours Monday night. How am I supposed 545 00:28:22,746 --> 00:28:24,826 Speaker 1: to do this? If I'm an NFL fan? How do 546 00:28:24,866 --> 00:28:28,186 Speaker 1: I pace myself? And I know that you've got things 547 00:28:28,226 --> 00:28:29,826 Speaker 1: going on in the household in the next couple of 548 00:28:29,826 --> 00:28:32,546 Speaker 1: weeks and you've got to focus on other things. How's 549 00:28:32,546 --> 00:28:34,906 Speaker 1: the American sports fans supposed to handle this weekend and 550 00:28:34,946 --> 00:28:39,946 Speaker 1: still be an attentive parent, father, husband, and friend. Fantastic question. 551 00:28:40,146 --> 00:28:42,066 Speaker 1: And and for those of your listeners out there that 552 00:28:42,106 --> 00:28:45,146 Speaker 1: have listened along the way, they'll remember what the journey 553 00:28:45,186 --> 00:28:47,546 Speaker 1: we went on right around Thanksgiving for that entire week 554 00:28:47,586 --> 00:28:51,546 Speaker 1: long stretch. This isn't quite the same, but this gets 555 00:28:51,546 --> 00:28:54,946 Speaker 1: you a sort of forty eight seventy two hour window 556 00:28:55,346 --> 00:28:58,386 Speaker 1: right in the middle of January. This is between this 557 00:28:58,426 --> 00:29:01,506 Speaker 1: weekend and next weekend to the divisional round of the playoffs. 558 00:29:01,506 --> 00:29:05,066 Speaker 1: To the NFL. This is it, guys, Your your conference championship. 559 00:29:05,146 --> 00:29:07,386 Speaker 1: Sunday is a completely different beast to get one day 560 00:29:07,386 --> 00:29:08,866 Speaker 1: to find out who's going to the Super Bol, But 561 00:29:08,986 --> 00:29:12,746 Speaker 1: this weekend and next weekend. I hate to just say, hey, 562 00:29:12,786 --> 00:29:16,506 Speaker 1: you have to embrace it, but you really just have 563 00:29:16,666 --> 00:29:20,186 Speaker 1: to embrace the fact that you get six really good 564 00:29:20,306 --> 00:29:23,986 Speaker 1: NFL games. The NFL, that's the schedule makers. They know 565 00:29:24,026 --> 00:29:25,666 Speaker 1: what they're doing right now. They know that have to 566 00:29:25,706 --> 00:29:28,666 Speaker 1: sort of ease you into the wild card weekend. They 567 00:29:28,706 --> 00:29:31,786 Speaker 1: give you a Seattle San Francisco for thirty Saturday afternoon. 568 00:29:31,946 --> 00:29:34,466 Speaker 1: That's the old Texans Bangles window right there, that was 569 00:29:34,506 --> 00:29:39,346 Speaker 1: always on j Yates exactly. I'll watch this wild Card 570 00:29:39,386 --> 00:29:41,306 Speaker 1: game because I'm home on the couch. But if my 571 00:29:41,306 --> 00:29:43,346 Speaker 1: wife says, hey, do you want to grab an early dinner, 572 00:29:43,546 --> 00:29:45,426 Speaker 1: maybe I'll go out and and I'll be able to 573 00:29:45,466 --> 00:29:48,746 Speaker 1: see the game like a last year, and last year 574 00:29:48,746 --> 00:29:52,466 Speaker 1: it was Raiders Bangles. But for years it was like NBC, 575 00:29:52,746 --> 00:29:57,586 Speaker 1: or it was like Mike Mayock on the call, Andrew 576 00:29:57,746 --> 00:29:59,906 Speaker 1: Breeze was on the call. This year, I think it's 577 00:29:59,946 --> 00:30:03,706 Speaker 1: like Atlas Fox. I think it's Moose and and Joe Davis, 578 00:30:03,706 --> 00:30:06,106 Speaker 1: which would be great, but like and then you get 579 00:30:06,146 --> 00:30:08,346 Speaker 1: that that second crew or you get that crew that 580 00:30:08,386 --> 00:30:10,866 Speaker 1: hasn't done NFL, but they've got another game on the network. 581 00:30:10,906 --> 00:30:12,786 Speaker 1: You're like, okay, let's se who else NBC has got 582 00:30:12,826 --> 00:30:16,026 Speaker 1: on the bench. Oh yeah, before that would be Tom Hammonds. 583 00:30:16,066 --> 00:30:19,106 Speaker 1: They would call it a NBC and before that they 584 00:30:19,106 --> 00:30:21,866 Speaker 1: would send out Mike Patrick and Paul McGuire to call me. 585 00:30:24,186 --> 00:30:26,186 Speaker 1: And you know, all right, I'll watch it because I'm home. 586 00:30:26,426 --> 00:30:28,946 Speaker 1: It's the middle of January and it's freezing outside. But 587 00:30:29,066 --> 00:30:31,186 Speaker 1: I'm not dying to get into a game like that. 588 00:30:31,266 --> 00:30:33,826 Speaker 1: It'll be similar in this sense, you know. I mean, 589 00:30:33,866 --> 00:30:36,026 Speaker 1: the forty nine is should probably steam roll them, and 590 00:30:36,186 --> 00:30:38,066 Speaker 1: and you know, it is what it is. But it's 591 00:30:38,226 --> 00:30:41,266 Speaker 1: NFL playoff football and there's only a finite amount of 592 00:30:41,306 --> 00:30:43,426 Speaker 1: games left for that, so you have to just sit 593 00:30:43,906 --> 00:30:46,626 Speaker 1: and enjoy it. You have all day to run your errands. 594 00:30:46,626 --> 00:30:50,266 Speaker 1: The game doesn't start until four thirty, So what you 595 00:30:50,306 --> 00:30:54,266 Speaker 1: have to do run your errands. Don't tell me you're 596 00:30:54,266 --> 00:30:57,026 Speaker 1: not running errands on a Saturday in January. Everybody's running 597 00:30:57,106 --> 00:30:59,786 Speaker 1: errands on a Saturday boarding in January. They're they're lying 598 00:30:59,826 --> 00:31:02,066 Speaker 1: to themselves if they say that they're not. Take us 599 00:31:02,106 --> 00:31:05,546 Speaker 1: then from there to a Jaguars Chargers Sunday Night, Lawrence 600 00:31:05,546 --> 00:31:07,466 Speaker 1: and Herbert, most of them. America watching for the first 601 00:31:07,466 --> 00:31:10,866 Speaker 1: time has never seen any of these guys exactly. Imagine that. 602 00:31:10,906 --> 00:31:12,506 Speaker 1: Here we are a wild card weekend and you're gonna 603 00:31:12,546 --> 00:31:15,146 Speaker 1: turn the game on, and unless you're tired NFL, then 604 00:31:15,146 --> 00:31:16,706 Speaker 1: you're gonna look at the Jags and say, Wow, the 605 00:31:16,786 --> 00:31:19,506 Speaker 1: Jags made it to the playoffs. Yeah, the Jags are 606 00:31:19,546 --> 00:31:21,626 Speaker 1: a playoff team. Like that, That's how it goes. This 607 00:31:21,706 --> 00:31:25,386 Speaker 1: is your another typical sort of Saturday night wild card game. 608 00:31:25,666 --> 00:31:28,466 Speaker 1: But again, it's Saturday night in January. You don't have 609 00:31:28,506 --> 00:31:29,626 Speaker 1: to go you don't have to go out for some 610 00:31:29,746 --> 00:31:33,346 Speaker 1: crazy party or do anything. We're real obligation. Stay home, 611 00:31:33,546 --> 00:31:35,666 Speaker 1: ordering get a couple of large fives, and to lead 612 00:31:35,706 --> 00:31:38,786 Speaker 1: a bottle of soda. Settling this. This is what you 613 00:31:38,866 --> 00:31:42,706 Speaker 1: wait for Saturday night prime time playoff games. Because that's it. 614 00:31:42,786 --> 00:31:44,666 Speaker 1: I got news for you. You don't have many more 615 00:31:44,746 --> 00:31:47,786 Speaker 1: after this, so just and enjoy the favorite. And then 616 00:31:47,786 --> 00:31:49,586 Speaker 1: we have the three the three games in a row. 617 00:31:49,626 --> 00:31:52,666 Speaker 1: You've got an emotional opening to that Bill's Dolphins game, 618 00:31:53,106 --> 00:31:55,866 Speaker 1: then you got Vikings Giants, and then you got the 619 00:31:56,626 --> 00:32:00,026 Speaker 1: nightcap with Bengals Ravens and can you could take me 620 00:32:00,066 --> 00:32:02,506 Speaker 1: through it. But I'm also curious what's your thoughts on 621 00:32:02,506 --> 00:32:04,986 Speaker 1: the Lamar situation as we record this. He hasn't practiced 622 00:32:04,986 --> 00:32:07,146 Speaker 1: in five weeks. They don't know if he's gonna play. 623 00:32:07,346 --> 00:32:10,146 Speaker 1: Is this a power played by Lamar tod or is 624 00:32:10,186 --> 00:32:12,866 Speaker 1: this just you know, he's gonna try to play, just 625 00:32:12,906 --> 00:32:16,546 Speaker 1: physically can't do it. It's weird when you really think 626 00:32:16,586 --> 00:32:18,866 Speaker 1: about it. When when you think about a quarterback in 627 00:32:18,866 --> 00:32:20,786 Speaker 1: this league that has been a league m v P, 628 00:32:21,066 --> 00:32:23,426 Speaker 1: that is the face of the franchise. He's taking his 629 00:32:23,466 --> 00:32:27,186 Speaker 1: team to the playoffs multiple times, you know, everything that 630 00:32:27,186 --> 00:32:30,906 Speaker 1: that you'd want. It's very weird to hear that that 631 00:32:30,986 --> 00:32:34,026 Speaker 1: quarterback has been injured, let's say, you know, for the 632 00:32:34,066 --> 00:32:36,626 Speaker 1: past five or six weeks right now, and there's no 633 00:32:36,866 --> 00:32:40,306 Speaker 1: update on anything. Usually it's oh, no, that this guy 634 00:32:40,346 --> 00:32:42,546 Speaker 1: has a broken collar bone. He's gonna be out another 635 00:32:42,586 --> 00:32:46,386 Speaker 1: eight weeks or you know, torn MCL whatever it might be. 636 00:32:46,466 --> 00:32:48,826 Speaker 1: He's done for the season. But this is thoughways just 637 00:32:48,906 --> 00:32:52,346 Speaker 1: been Yeah, he's got this sprain. We're not really sure 638 00:32:52,386 --> 00:32:54,426 Speaker 1: when he's coming back. We don't even know when he's 639 00:32:54,426 --> 00:32:58,266 Speaker 1: gonna be practicing. I don't understand what's happening here. From 640 00:32:58,266 --> 00:33:02,026 Speaker 1: an informational standpoint, it can't just be gamesmanship where all 641 00:33:02,026 --> 00:33:05,266 Speaker 1: of a sudden Sunday night, NBC opens up and Mike 642 00:33:05,306 --> 00:33:09,106 Speaker 1: Tarito is, you know, narrating something and Lamar Jackson shuited 643 00:33:09,146 --> 00:33:10,746 Speaker 1: up and he's throwing passes and there it is like 644 00:33:10,946 --> 00:33:13,706 Speaker 1: that that can't possibly be it that they've decided that 645 00:33:13,706 --> 00:33:17,106 Speaker 1: he wouldn't play until the wild card round against the Bengals. 646 00:33:17,146 --> 00:33:20,386 Speaker 1: That that can't be. It's fascinating that there's been no 647 00:33:20,666 --> 00:33:24,346 Speaker 1: leaks of any information from any side about how he's doing. 648 00:33:24,386 --> 00:33:26,466 Speaker 1: That doesn't make me sense to me, I know, and 649 00:33:26,506 --> 00:33:27,786 Speaker 1: I feel like I'm doing a bad job as a 650 00:33:27,826 --> 00:33:29,626 Speaker 1: reporter because I'm coming on Good Morning Football. I'm like, 651 00:33:30,106 --> 00:33:32,186 Speaker 1: not only is there not a report, I don't think 652 00:33:32,266 --> 00:33:36,186 Speaker 1: harbor those and what kind of it can't be Lamar 653 00:33:36,306 --> 00:33:38,866 Speaker 1: Jackson saying you know what, Hey, if you guys don't 654 00:33:38,906 --> 00:33:40,266 Speaker 1: want to pay me the money, this is what your 655 00:33:40,266 --> 00:33:43,426 Speaker 1: offense looks like. There are fifty two other guys in 656 00:33:43,466 --> 00:33:46,146 Speaker 1: that locker room right now, and if you're just gonna 657 00:33:46,146 --> 00:33:48,066 Speaker 1: look at them and say hey, sorry, guys, go out 658 00:33:48,066 --> 00:33:50,106 Speaker 1: there without me and see what you can do. How 659 00:33:50,146 --> 00:33:53,986 Speaker 1: are you supposed to come back Sunday or next year 660 00:33:54,026 --> 00:33:56,346 Speaker 1: and say, yeah, I know I abandoned you guys for 661 00:33:56,386 --> 00:33:58,626 Speaker 1: a month, but now I'm making Jordian fifty millions. So 662 00:33:58,866 --> 00:34:00,986 Speaker 1: you know, everybody line up and let's play. How do 663 00:34:01,026 --> 00:34:03,866 Speaker 1: you earn their trust and respect back? These are guys. 664 00:34:04,266 --> 00:34:07,026 Speaker 1: They count on you to be out there running backs 665 00:34:07,066 --> 00:34:09,586 Speaker 1: to receivers. Everybody counts on you to be out there 666 00:34:09,626 --> 00:34:12,946 Speaker 1: on offense because you make everybody better, which, of course 667 00:34:13,066 --> 00:34:16,426 Speaker 1: that means everybody eats, which means everybody can go in 668 00:34:16,466 --> 00:34:19,706 Speaker 1: and negotiate for more money and all sorts of new contracts. 669 00:34:19,746 --> 00:34:22,506 Speaker 1: When you're not out there and no one's catching touchdown 670 00:34:22,546 --> 00:34:24,826 Speaker 1: passes and no one's freaking long runs, and you look 671 00:34:24,906 --> 00:34:26,706 Speaker 1: like the offense is stuck in the mud and no 672 00:34:26,746 --> 00:34:29,986 Speaker 1: one has the actual statistics to back up what they 673 00:34:30,066 --> 00:34:33,706 Speaker 1: want to be paid accordingly for. It really is a 674 00:34:33,826 --> 00:34:36,866 Speaker 1: bad look for you that that can't be what he's doing. 675 00:34:37,906 --> 00:34:41,666 Speaker 1: This is tasty, and let's end it with Buccaneers Cowboys 676 00:34:41,706 --> 00:34:44,466 Speaker 1: your approach. Monday, I gotta pace myself. I'll be exhausted. 677 00:34:44,466 --> 00:34:46,786 Speaker 1: I'm gonna be flying back from l A. I'm gonna 678 00:34:46,826 --> 00:34:48,866 Speaker 1: do a whole show Good Morning Football, and then we've 679 00:34:48,866 --> 00:34:51,066 Speaker 1: got like the best playoff game of of the entire 680 00:34:51,106 --> 00:34:53,066 Speaker 1: weekend on Monday night. I'm still not used to it. 681 00:34:53,106 --> 00:34:55,226 Speaker 1: I think I'll tell it like it is. Last year 682 00:34:55,226 --> 00:34:57,266 Speaker 1: it was Rams Cardinals. I was like, all right, I'm 683 00:34:57,266 --> 00:34:59,386 Speaker 1: gonna stay up. Rams started blowing him out. I think 684 00:34:59,386 --> 00:35:00,786 Speaker 1: I went to bed in the third quarter and I 685 00:35:00,866 --> 00:35:03,066 Speaker 1: was no worse for the wear. This year, I can't 686 00:35:03,066 --> 00:35:06,346 Speaker 1: do that. I completely agree with you. And and look, 687 00:35:06,786 --> 00:35:09,026 Speaker 1: let's let's just look at the big shining obviously can 688 00:35:09,186 --> 00:35:11,866 Speaker 1: in front of us. On one hand, Okay, you got 689 00:35:11,866 --> 00:35:15,666 Speaker 1: Brady at home, prime time under the lights, you're watching. 690 00:35:16,226 --> 00:35:18,386 Speaker 1: On the other side of the ball, you have the 691 00:35:18,426 --> 00:35:22,146 Speaker 1: Cowboys on the road in prime time in the playoffs. 692 00:35:22,466 --> 00:35:24,466 Speaker 1: You know you're gonna gear up and tune in to 693 00:35:24,586 --> 00:35:27,466 Speaker 1: watch that whole game, whether they're winning or they're losing. 694 00:35:27,506 --> 00:35:30,106 Speaker 1: If it's a Cowboy blowout of the Cowboys are winning, 695 00:35:30,386 --> 00:35:32,986 Speaker 1: you're you're you're sort of hate watching it, unless you're 696 00:35:32,986 --> 00:35:35,346 Speaker 1: a Cowboy fan. And if you're watching that game and 697 00:35:35,426 --> 00:35:37,106 Speaker 1: the Bucks are up in the Bucks are winning and 698 00:35:37,106 --> 00:35:39,186 Speaker 1: the Cowboys laying egg like they did this past week 699 00:35:39,186 --> 00:35:42,906 Speaker 1: against the Red Sox. You're watching that game the Socks, 700 00:35:42,946 --> 00:35:46,986 Speaker 1: not the Commanders, the Red Sox. You called him the 701 00:35:47,026 --> 00:35:51,946 Speaker 1: Red Sox. Unle, you caught me right there. This is 702 00:35:51,986 --> 00:35:55,186 Speaker 1: what happens when I start going so crazy, Like you know, 703 00:35:55,386 --> 00:35:57,546 Speaker 1: if the Cowboys got lay another egg like they just 704 00:35:57,626 --> 00:36:00,866 Speaker 1: did last week. You're watching that game really happily, and 705 00:36:00,906 --> 00:36:03,426 Speaker 1: you're laughing, and you know that throws the pick six 706 00:36:03,506 --> 00:36:06,626 Speaker 1: year and McCarty blows all three time outs early. You're 707 00:36:06,666 --> 00:36:09,746 Speaker 1: he's challenging places that shouldn't be challenging for we're going 708 00:36:09,786 --> 00:36:13,346 Speaker 1: forward from his own thirty anything like that. You're watching 709 00:36:13,386 --> 00:36:15,306 Speaker 1: that game and you're laughing and you're enjoying it. So 710 00:36:15,346 --> 00:36:19,346 Speaker 1: there really are two sides here that are pulling you 711 00:36:19,426 --> 00:36:23,106 Speaker 1: into this incredibly intriguing game. You've gotta be sitting down 712 00:36:23,186 --> 00:36:25,786 Speaker 1: to watch this because that's it. After this game is over, 713 00:36:26,346 --> 00:36:28,306 Speaker 1: you don't either you don't have Brady next weekend or 714 00:36:28,346 --> 00:36:30,426 Speaker 1: you don't have the Cowboys next weekend. And those are 715 00:36:30,426 --> 00:36:33,586 Speaker 1: two big chess pieces taken off the board for next weekend. 716 00:36:33,946 --> 00:36:36,946 Speaker 1: Yeah alright, And closing, Todd, thank you. I just want 717 00:36:36,986 --> 00:36:38,546 Speaker 1: to tell you we have a new sponsor. And guess 718 00:36:38,546 --> 00:36:41,986 Speaker 1: what the sponsor is Draft Kings. Let's go love it, 719 00:36:42,226 --> 00:36:46,826 Speaker 1: love it. I'm in go for those moonshots on DraftKings. 720 00:36:47,186 --> 00:36:49,466 Speaker 1: That's that's that's the only that's the only way that 721 00:36:49,546 --> 00:36:51,146 Speaker 1: I hate to say, that's the only way you should 722 00:36:51,146 --> 00:36:53,146 Speaker 1: be gambling. But go ahead and find yourself one of 723 00:36:53,186 --> 00:36:56,586 Speaker 1: those twenty leg parlays that dollars of it is. There 724 00:36:56,586 --> 00:36:59,066 Speaker 1: are a lot more fun than watching one game hoping 725 00:36:59,106 --> 00:37:01,826 Speaker 1: that one team covers No, no, no, take the moon shot. 726 00:37:02,226 --> 00:37:04,706 Speaker 1: It sounds like we've got a show that you might 727 00:37:04,746 --> 00:37:07,666 Speaker 1: have to have a spinoff podcast where we talk moon shots. Uh. 728 00:37:07,986 --> 00:37:10,746 Speaker 1: I appreciate you, Todd, and I appreciate everybody listening to 729 00:37:10,746 --> 00:37:14,266 Speaker 1: the podcast this week on behalf of Todd on behalf 730 00:37:14,266 --> 00:37:16,906 Speaker 1: of Brandon being the general manager of the Buffalo Bills, 731 00:37:17,306 --> 00:37:22,426 Speaker 1: Jason English, Aaron Wong Kaufman, our guy, Jason Kleinman, who 732 00:37:22,426 --> 00:37:24,466 Speaker 1: does such a great job on the digital side pumping 733 00:37:24,466 --> 00:37:26,706 Speaker 1: out these clips from l A who gets them up there, 734 00:37:26,786 --> 00:37:29,906 Speaker 1: Jack RhoD Our music man. Everybody, thank you for listening, 735 00:37:30,266 --> 00:37:32,426 Speaker 1: and uh, we're kicking but over here on the podcast. 736 00:37:32,506 --> 00:37:34,546 Speaker 1: Tell your friends about it and let's keep on building 737 00:37:34,746 --> 00:37:54,866 Speaker 1: until next week. Enjoy wild Card Weekend. Everyone. The Season 738 00:37:54,906 --> 00:37:57,666 Speaker 1: with Peter Schrager is a production of the NFL and 739 00:37:57,706 --> 00:38:00,586 Speaker 1: partnership with I heart Radio. For more podcasts from my 740 00:38:00,666 --> 00:38:04,026 Speaker 1: heart Radio, visit the i heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, 741 00:38:04,306 --> 00:38:06,746 Speaker 1: wherever you get your podcasts.