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Speaker 1: option in the Super Bowl. The Draft. I'm proud of us,

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Speaker 1: proud of the prospects and all the teams. This is

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Speaker 1: the l Huddle Podcast. I'm m ja Acosta Ruiz with

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Speaker 1: of course Will Selva in the house.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, well, what does it feel like?

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Speaker 1: I know the Draft is only three days, but it

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Speaker 1: felt like it was two weeks long. So much happened.

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Speaker 2: I mean, my wod it feel like?

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Speaker 3: I mean, it's the ultimate reality TV show every year

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Speaker 3: where fortunes literally are one and loss dreams are realized,

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Speaker 3: and you sense the accomplishment for these young men to

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Speaker 3: the emotions that come from them from reaching that particular goal.

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Speaker 3: It's fun. You see how many people just across the country,

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Speaker 3: around the world, those who listen to us, how much

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Speaker 3: the draft means to them, whether it's their own team,

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Speaker 3: whether it's a particular prospect or the particular prospect story.

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Speaker 3: Because you and I we've had a chance to interview

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Speaker 3: we get a chance to interview these guys. You root

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Speaker 1: Right, And here's the thing, Like, I know people understand,

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Speaker 1: But I think it's glazed over by most that this

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Speaker 1: So it really is a culmination of a life's work,

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Speaker 1: even though they're only what twenty one, twenty two years

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Speaker 1: It's really very sweet. And seeing the parents too, it's

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Speaker 3: Will Yes, it was special with him. There was also

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Speaker 1: That's the new mottel. Don't get ahead of yourselves and

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Speaker 4: With the seventeenth pick in the twenty twenty three NFL Draft.

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Speaker 4: The New England Patriots liked Christian Gonzales defensive back Oregon.

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Speaker 2: Good things come to those who wait, you are going

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Speaker 1: Coach in Bella Belichick. What does this mean to you? Well,

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Speaker 1: it means everything. I'm super excited for this opportunity. That

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Speaker 2: I know you told me about it on the red carpet.

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Speaker 3: And we always celebrate all the Hispanics Latinos who make

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Speaker 2: All that was really neat.

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Speaker 5: Who motivates me to play is definitely my dad and

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Speaker 6: Hey, this is Lesnied Los Angeles Ramshi good.

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Speaker 3: Congrats my man. Congratulations, Hey coach, how you doing? Man?

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Speaker 2: If you think about it.

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Speaker 3: All those all those novellas that that my parents made

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Speaker 3: Has excellent hair, has your kind of hair, by the way,

435
00:23:16,046 --> 00:23:19,886
Speaker 3: So really really needed you when we were talking to him,

436
00:23:19,886 --> 00:23:21,526
Speaker 3: because I know you would have would have loved talking

437
00:23:21,526 --> 00:23:23,606
Speaker 3: to him. But this is what he had to say

438
00:23:23,766 --> 00:23:28,686
Speaker 3: about his family and the restaurant that his family owns.

439
00:23:29,046 --> 00:23:32,726
Speaker 6: My grandparents actually have a restaurant down in having really

440
00:23:32,726 --> 00:23:36,366
Speaker 6: called Obulous Barbecue, which is pretty fun nice. Yeah, it's

441
00:23:36,366 --> 00:23:39,486
Speaker 6: a barbecue place. It's it's sort of like has a

442
00:23:39,526 --> 00:23:42,646
Speaker 6: little Mexicani ish you know, taste too. You know, they

443
00:23:42,686 --> 00:23:44,046
Speaker 6: serve a lot of their stuff with people.

444
00:23:44,086 --> 00:23:44,406
Speaker 3: The guy.

445
00:23:45,366 --> 00:23:48,446
Speaker 6: But but it's really good. But you know, I remember

446
00:23:48,486 --> 00:23:51,486
Speaker 6: growing up, you know, always hearing you know, Hispanic music playing.

447
00:23:52,286 --> 00:23:54,726
Speaker 6: There's a lot of Hispanic music that I like that

448
00:23:54,806 --> 00:23:57,326
Speaker 6: I don't have I have no idea what they're saying.

449
00:23:57,086 --> 00:24:00,966
Speaker 2: But you know it. But yeah, are you a fan

450
00:24:01,046 --> 00:24:03,246
Speaker 2: of Bad Bunny? Are you.

451
00:24:05,006 --> 00:24:09,326
Speaker 6: Of like olderish like Prince Royce's old stuff.

452
00:24:10,006 --> 00:24:11,086
Speaker 2: I don't listen to it too much.

453
00:24:11,126 --> 00:24:12,766
Speaker 6: But like when I do listen to it, that's some

454
00:24:12,806 --> 00:24:13,526
Speaker 6: of the stuff.

455
00:24:13,246 --> 00:24:13,886
Speaker 2: That I listened to.

456
00:24:14,526 --> 00:24:23,886
Speaker 1: Okay, killing it, not him shutting out the Dominican artists. Okay,

457
00:24:22,046 --> 00:24:27,206
Speaker 1: he he's my new best friend. He doesn't even know it. Also,

458
00:24:27,286 --> 00:24:29,926
Speaker 1: I just got this vision of like one of his

459
00:24:30,086 --> 00:24:33,326
Speaker 1: theas or family members coming in with like a tray

460
00:24:33,806 --> 00:24:37,006
Speaker 1: of food from the restaurant, so like the RAMS facility

461
00:24:37,006 --> 00:24:38,286
Speaker 1: to like first day of training camp.

462
00:24:39,566 --> 00:24:40,606
Speaker 2: I guess see that happening.

463
00:24:40,686 --> 00:24:45,806
Speaker 3: Because because he had a draft party that I believe

464
00:24:46,086 --> 00:24:51,326
Speaker 3: was hosted at TCU, and I asked him if the

465
00:24:51,446 --> 00:24:54,686
Speaker 3: catering would be done by the restaurant, and I believe

466
00:24:54,846 --> 00:24:58,766
Speaker 3: that that. I think they had a part in it

467
00:24:59,406 --> 00:25:02,966
Speaker 3: and it had that flavor to it. So just just

468
00:25:03,126 --> 00:25:06,606
Speaker 3: I just thought of a new scene, right Yeah, yeah,

469
00:25:06,606 --> 00:25:09,326
Speaker 3: I mean he's he's great. I could see him franchising

470
00:25:10,326 --> 00:25:12,686
Speaker 3: that restaurant, you know, and.

471
00:25:13,926 --> 00:25:19,526
Speaker 1: A Hay Rookie Cuisine edition. Christian Gonzales get behind yeah,

472
00:25:19,566 --> 00:25:22,806
Speaker 1: behind the stove. Let's go. We go to Steve Abida's

473
00:25:23,246 --> 00:25:25,326
Speaker 1: family's restaurant. We got a couple. There's a lot of

474
00:25:25,326 --> 00:25:27,806
Speaker 1: foodies in the mix, Yeah, a lot.

475
00:25:27,686 --> 00:25:32,686
Speaker 2: Of Oh, we just we mentioned Christian Gonzalez. He's apparently throw.

476
00:25:32,606 --> 00:25:34,686
Speaker 1: Him, get him on the grill, get him in a

477
00:25:34,766 --> 00:25:37,566
Speaker 1: chef's kitchen. Like, look, we have we have the resources.

478
00:25:37,646 --> 00:25:40,326
Speaker 1: Let's do this, Let's make it happen great. Who do

479
00:25:40,366 --> 00:25:42,326
Speaker 1: I pitch this to? And let it be known that

480
00:25:42,366 --> 00:25:45,006
Speaker 1: on this day MJ thought of this, because you know,

481
00:25:45,046 --> 00:25:47,446
Speaker 1: somebody will steal the idea. So I just want to

482
00:25:47,446 --> 00:25:49,166
Speaker 1: put it on the record, all right.

483
00:25:50,046 --> 00:25:54,086
Speaker 3: Yeah, if it's already not out there, we do know

484
00:25:54,126 --> 00:25:57,726
Speaker 3: that rookie mini camps are here, so that's where we're

485
00:25:57,726 --> 00:26:00,606
Speaker 3: going to get a first glimpse of all these guys

486
00:26:00,926 --> 00:26:06,606
Speaker 3: in uniform and really really learning the offense right or

487
00:26:06,686 --> 00:26:09,486
Speaker 3: learning the defense and kind of getting their feet wet,

488
00:26:09,726 --> 00:26:13,286
Speaker 3: and obviously things really go full bore once more of

489
00:26:13,286 --> 00:26:17,166
Speaker 3: the OTAs in training camp plays a part into it.

490
00:26:17,246 --> 00:26:21,326
Speaker 2: So I so.

491
00:26:21,566 --> 00:26:24,966
Speaker 3: Am happy for him and a good guy and for

492
00:26:25,086 --> 00:26:26,846
Speaker 3: all the prospects that we've.

493
00:26:26,846 --> 00:26:29,646
Speaker 2: Had on and that have found a home.

494
00:26:30,286 --> 00:26:33,846
Speaker 3: And come on the podcast, you know, just just come

495
00:26:33,886 --> 00:26:34,686
Speaker 3: on the podcast.

496
00:26:34,806 --> 00:26:35,366
Speaker 1: Yeah, come through.

497
00:26:35,406 --> 00:26:36,126
Speaker 2: I want to hear from you.

498
00:26:36,126 --> 00:26:38,526
Speaker 1: You're fun. We promise. I have to share this real

499
00:26:38,566 --> 00:26:41,966
Speaker 1: quick because now we're talking about the RAMS, the CCU

500
00:26:42,286 --> 00:26:45,206
Speaker 1: lt was on Total Axis was with us yesterday and

501
00:26:45,286 --> 00:26:48,526
Speaker 1: shared this had not been put out anywhere. The video

502
00:26:48,646 --> 00:26:54,246
Speaker 1: reaction video of the moment that Trevius his nephew got drafted,

503
00:26:54,246 --> 00:26:57,286
Speaker 1: and elt got all choked up, all emotional, and Elti

504
00:26:57,366 --> 00:26:59,926
Speaker 1: said that he didn't even expect to really get like that,

505
00:27:00,006 --> 00:27:02,126
Speaker 1: but he's like I remember being a player in that

506
00:27:02,166 --> 00:27:04,846
Speaker 1: position and out to see my nephew, my bloodline and

507
00:27:05,046 --> 00:27:07,086
Speaker 1: do the same thing. And I was like, Elta, look

508
00:27:07,086 --> 00:27:11,806
Speaker 1: at you. It was really really like, Hey, Hall of Famers,

509
00:27:11,886 --> 00:27:12,726
Speaker 1: they're just like us.

510
00:27:14,486 --> 00:27:16,926
Speaker 2: It's like us weekly NFL edition.

511
00:27:17,686 --> 00:27:21,286
Speaker 3: Because he had he also had I think he had

512
00:27:21,286 --> 00:27:26,326
Speaker 3: put out a video as well, just congratulating his nephew

513
00:27:26,526 --> 00:27:29,006
Speaker 3: for you know, being in the process and that kind

514
00:27:29,046 --> 00:27:29,366
Speaker 3: of thing.

515
00:27:29,486 --> 00:27:33,806
Speaker 2: So I know that he had an influence on him.

516
00:27:34,086 --> 00:27:37,926
Speaker 1: And at Elti's house it was really sweet. I was like, hey,

517
00:27:37,966 --> 00:27:41,166
Speaker 1: I know that backdrop that's where you go remote for

518
00:27:41,206 --> 00:27:41,766
Speaker 1: the shots.

519
00:27:42,726 --> 00:27:42,926
Speaker 5: Yeah.

520
00:27:42,966 --> 00:27:44,686
Speaker 3: I think I think he's he's going to be a

521
00:27:44,726 --> 00:27:47,206
Speaker 3: good player. I think that what the knock was on

522
00:27:47,286 --> 00:27:48,166
Speaker 3: him was his size.

523
00:27:48,206 --> 00:27:50,166
Speaker 1: The size right that, Yeah.

524
00:27:50,046 --> 00:27:52,326
Speaker 3: That that he was small, but but you know, he's

525
00:27:52,366 --> 00:27:56,046
Speaker 3: aggressive and not afraid to mix it up, so he's

526
00:27:56,086 --> 00:27:58,366
Speaker 3: another one. Just just happy for him. There's just so

527
00:27:58,526 --> 00:28:03,206
Speaker 3: many of these stories right from the draft. You know,

528
00:28:03,286 --> 00:28:07,326
Speaker 3: one of one of the moments for me that I

529
00:28:07,366 --> 00:28:11,646
Speaker 3: actually enjoyed I had to do with CJ. Stroud getting picked,

530
00:28:11,726 --> 00:28:15,086
Speaker 3: because in the days and really the couple of weeks

531
00:28:15,126 --> 00:28:18,446
Speaker 3: maybe three weeks ahead of the draft, it really felt

532
00:28:18,486 --> 00:28:21,686
Speaker 3: like he was the forgotten man amongst the group of

533
00:28:22,126 --> 00:28:25,766
Speaker 3: quarterbacks that we were talking more about Anthony Richardson and

534
00:28:25,806 --> 00:28:33,286
Speaker 3: his tantalizing raw talent or Will Levis and his bazooka

535
00:28:33,326 --> 00:28:35,486
Speaker 3: of an arm and it just didn't feel like he

536
00:28:35,526 --> 00:28:38,966
Speaker 3: was getting as much buzz that Bryce Young was going

537
00:28:39,046 --> 00:28:42,966
Speaker 3: to be, you know, pick number one, and that number two.

538
00:28:43,366 --> 00:28:46,846
Speaker 3: We weren't sure what the Texans did. And then just

539
00:28:46,886 --> 00:28:50,686
Speaker 3: to see CJ. Stroud like just overcome with emotion and

540
00:28:50,686 --> 00:28:52,886
Speaker 3: what we were talking about before, It's like, wow, I

541
00:28:52,966 --> 00:28:58,446
Speaker 3: got drafted. This is happening. And coincidentally, as Bucky told us, CJ.

542
00:28:58,566 --> 00:29:00,966
Speaker 3: Stroud and Bryce Young have a lot of history together

543
00:29:01,006 --> 00:29:05,126
Speaker 3: from their days as high schoolers in southern California, So

544
00:29:05,246 --> 00:29:07,086
Speaker 3: both of them being picked one and two, and you

545
00:29:07,126 --> 00:29:11,246
Speaker 3: saw just how important that was. And then we thought, okay,

546
00:29:11,686 --> 00:29:15,686
Speaker 3: number three. What's going to happen with the Cardinals who

547
00:29:15,686 --> 00:29:19,126
Speaker 3: were picking there and then they trade and then the

548
00:29:19,166 --> 00:29:23,646
Speaker 3: Texans end up picking Will Anderson Junior, Who's a beast

549
00:29:24,006 --> 00:29:27,806
Speaker 3: We've had multiple times on Good Morning Football, and his

550
00:29:27,926 --> 00:29:30,926
Speaker 3: story is so great, talk about like Christian Gonzalez, a

551
00:29:31,246 --> 00:29:36,846
Speaker 3: sort of familial back yes background, and so likable, so

552
00:29:37,046 --> 00:29:39,766
Speaker 3: down to earth when it gets time for business, he

553
00:29:39,966 --> 00:29:44,646
Speaker 3: loves in but just such a nice, nice guy. And

554
00:29:44,766 --> 00:29:48,366
Speaker 3: to see him and CJ. Stroud going two and three

555
00:29:48,966 --> 00:29:52,326
Speaker 3: makes the Texans one of those teams that have become

556
00:29:52,606 --> 00:29:59,926
Speaker 3: instantly more interesting and watchable and exciting. And now they

557
00:29:59,926 --> 00:30:03,006
Speaker 3: have Demico Ryans to kind of shepherd the way. That

558
00:30:03,166 --> 00:30:04,766
Speaker 3: was a lot of fun to see what the Texans

559
00:30:04,886 --> 00:30:07,886
Speaker 3: did and to see c. J. Stroud and Will Anderson

560
00:30:08,006 --> 00:30:10,166
Speaker 3: Junior I'll both get drafted.

561
00:30:10,046 --> 00:30:13,206
Speaker 1: By the way. Tremendous job by Jamie Jamie r at

562
00:30:13,246 --> 00:30:15,966
Speaker 1: All and the story behind Will Anderson. I know, of

563
00:30:16,046 --> 00:30:18,406
Speaker 1: course she knew him in his history a bit from

564
00:30:18,406 --> 00:30:21,326
Speaker 1: her time covering college football, but her bringing it to

565
00:30:21,406 --> 00:30:23,166
Speaker 1: life and just going there and being around his five

566
00:30:23,206 --> 00:30:27,686
Speaker 1: sisters was really really special. But to your point, with

567
00:30:27,766 --> 00:30:31,566
Speaker 1: the Texans, I'm so excited for that team, and they

568
00:30:31,606 --> 00:30:34,086
Speaker 1: I feel like they are very lucky to have Demko

569
00:30:34,606 --> 00:30:37,566
Speaker 1: leading the way over there. We knew going into the

570
00:30:37,646 --> 00:30:41,286
Speaker 1: draft right that they held sort of the fate of

571
00:30:41,366 --> 00:30:44,126
Speaker 1: the rest of it in their hands at number two,

572
00:30:44,326 --> 00:30:46,566
Speaker 1: what they could do, what they would or wouldn't do,

573
00:30:47,126 --> 00:30:51,326
Speaker 1: and he was aggressive about it, he was strategic about it,

574
00:30:51,406 --> 00:30:53,326
Speaker 1: and there was like a willing participant in the Cardinals

575
00:30:53,326 --> 00:30:55,726
Speaker 1: who everybody knew wanted to drade down. But the way

576
00:30:55,726 --> 00:30:58,606
Speaker 1: they acted so quickly, I don't know if anybody saw

577
00:30:58,686 --> 00:31:01,486
Speaker 1: that in between moment of c J. Stroud saying wait

578
00:31:01,526 --> 00:31:03,406
Speaker 1: a minute, how is the pick in for the Texans

579
00:31:03,406 --> 00:31:07,766
Speaker 1: and they just him even off guard, right, Like that's incredible,

580
00:31:07,846 --> 00:31:10,206
Speaker 1: And I think he's all de Miko's already making his

581
00:31:10,326 --> 00:31:12,926
Speaker 1: imprint there as a head coach right off the bat.

582
00:31:12,926 --> 00:31:15,086
Speaker 1: I think there's obviously there's still a road to climb

583
00:31:15,406 --> 00:31:18,406
Speaker 1: in Texas. I mean it's a rebuild for sure, but man,

584
00:31:18,646 --> 00:31:21,766
Speaker 1: no better person there. He's so well respected around the league,

585
00:31:21,766 --> 00:31:23,486
Speaker 1: and you saw the reaction when he was named head

586
00:31:23,486 --> 00:31:26,686
Speaker 1: coach there, and it's for many, many very good reasons.

587
00:31:26,686 --> 00:31:31,206
Speaker 1: So I'm excited to see how this this team sort

588
00:31:31,206 --> 00:31:33,406
Speaker 1: of changes up not just their division, but maybe the

589
00:31:33,526 --> 00:31:37,086
Speaker 1: landscape of AFC. It's going to be very interesting. But

590
00:31:37,366 --> 00:31:40,566
Speaker 1: he's not pulling any punches and I love that us.

591
00:31:42,486 --> 00:31:47,086
Speaker 3: Yeah great, uh, great move by them. You want to

592
00:31:47,126 --> 00:31:51,046
Speaker 3: watch them and see now mechi he supposedly is coming

593
00:31:51,126 --> 00:31:55,166
Speaker 3: back and from his recovery, so lots of lots of

594
00:31:55,166 --> 00:31:59,886
Speaker 3: great storylines. We've mentioned mock drafts and what Bucky Brooks

595
00:32:00,406 --> 00:32:04,006
Speaker 3: said about doing mock drafts, but we got to give

596
00:32:04,166 --> 00:32:11,366
Speaker 3: credit to Daniel Jeremiah DJ called two and three and

597
00:32:11,726 --> 00:32:18,406
Speaker 3: he had an over eighty percent success rate of picks.

598
00:32:18,446 --> 00:32:21,726
Speaker 3: And that's hard, and you have to know what you're

599
00:32:21,766 --> 00:32:25,726
Speaker 3: doing and to evaluate and listen all of our draft analysts,

600
00:32:25,806 --> 00:32:32,326
Speaker 3: whether it's you know, Bucky Brooks, whether it's Sir Line. Yeah,

601
00:32:32,526 --> 00:32:36,246
Speaker 3: I mean, they obviously do so much homework throughout the year,

602
00:32:36,286 --> 00:32:42,006
Speaker 3: so much evaluating, so much film room work. And to

603
00:32:42,046 --> 00:32:45,166
Speaker 3: see DJ, you know we know DJ, I mean, he's

604
00:32:45,326 --> 00:32:48,566
Speaker 3: he's a total jokester. He is not afraid to give

605
00:32:48,606 --> 00:32:49,006
Speaker 3: you crap.

606
00:32:49,126 --> 00:32:52,846
Speaker 1: Right about the draft experts, they got to you almost

607
00:32:52,886 --> 00:32:54,966
Speaker 1: have to be part comedian to like do the job.

608
00:32:55,046 --> 00:32:57,606
Speaker 2: I think, Yeah, there's a punching this there for sure.

609
00:32:57,766 --> 00:33:00,366
Speaker 2: And when when that was going down and.

610
00:33:00,406 --> 00:33:04,326
Speaker 3: CJ Stroud he was he was obviously taking off, you know,

611
00:33:04,886 --> 00:33:07,726
Speaker 3: off guard. But you know I saw like DJ when

612
00:33:07,726 --> 00:33:10,246
Speaker 3: they were talking about you know, the pick and everything,

613
00:33:10,286 --> 00:33:10,766
Speaker 3: like you have a.

614
00:33:10,686 --> 00:33:13,766
Speaker 2: Little smirk on his face. Side. Yeah, I was right

615
00:33:13,806 --> 00:33:14,246
Speaker 2: about this.

616
00:33:15,686 --> 00:33:17,486
Speaker 1: Come on, Remember he said he had that like s

617
00:33:17,526 --> 00:33:19,126
Speaker 1: fever dream where he's like, it's going to be like

618
00:33:19,126 --> 00:33:21,606
Speaker 1: a tight end from like a Division III school that

619
00:33:21,646 --> 00:33:24,286
Speaker 1: we've never heard of that I haven't right, It was like,

620
00:33:24,326 --> 00:33:27,126
Speaker 1: first of all, that wouldn't happened. Second, I bet you

621
00:33:27,166 --> 00:33:31,166
Speaker 1: would still have some kind of evol somewhere in the

622
00:33:31,206 --> 00:33:33,526
Speaker 1: back of your head about it, because DJ is just

623
00:33:33,566 --> 00:33:35,846
Speaker 1: that good and he puts in the work. By the way,

624
00:33:36,086 --> 00:33:39,126
Speaker 1: here's my open petition to get Lance zerlne on. Here.

625
00:33:39,526 --> 00:33:43,526
Speaker 1: I had the most hysterical conversation with him about his

626
00:33:43,606 --> 00:33:48,086
Speaker 1: connection to Dominican baseball players. The world needs to hear this,

627
00:33:48,366 --> 00:33:52,486
Speaker 1: So Lance, please come on, come talk to us. It's

628
00:33:52,526 --> 00:33:55,886
Speaker 1: so funny. He's a hoot, he truly truly.

629
00:33:56,006 --> 00:33:56,726
Speaker 2: Yeah, he's funny.

630
00:33:56,726 --> 00:33:57,126
Speaker 1: It's great.

631
00:33:57,446 --> 00:33:59,566
Speaker 2: But man, if I ever see him, I mean I

632
00:33:59,606 --> 00:33:59,926
Speaker 2: have That.

633
00:34:00,006 --> 00:34:01,726
Speaker 1: Was the first time I had seen him in person

634
00:34:02,046 --> 00:34:05,806
Speaker 1: in the firelight He's like, are you really is this

635
00:34:06,406 --> 00:34:08,486
Speaker 1: really happy?

636
00:34:09,126 --> 00:34:12,806
Speaker 3: I mean, they're just there's just so many moments that

637
00:34:12,886 --> 00:34:14,046
Speaker 3: are unforgettable.

638
00:34:15,086 --> 00:34:15,246
Speaker 2: You know.

639
00:34:15,366 --> 00:34:19,526
Speaker 3: Joey Porter junior, he was waiting in the green room,

640
00:34:19,646 --> 00:34:23,686
Speaker 3: didn't get his name called, and his dad, who played

641
00:34:23,726 --> 00:34:27,806
Speaker 3: for the Steelers, was saying, Hey, listen, this is disappointing,

642
00:34:28,086 --> 00:34:30,126
Speaker 3: but this is fuel for your fire. We knew there

643
00:34:30,166 --> 00:34:33,526
Speaker 3: was a possibility this could happen, so ball out. Show

644
00:34:33,606 --> 00:34:36,406
Speaker 3: the world what you can do. And as a dad,

645
00:34:36,446 --> 00:34:38,606
Speaker 3: and I see my kids and they go through sports

646
00:34:38,686 --> 00:34:44,006
Speaker 3: and activities and you ride that wave with them, and

647
00:34:44,166 --> 00:34:47,566
Speaker 3: while you're dying inside, you want to be encouraging and

648
00:34:47,606 --> 00:34:50,606
Speaker 3: you don't want that to show. So I imagine for

649
00:34:50,726 --> 00:34:54,086
Speaker 3: him as a dad to encourage his son to keep

650
00:34:54,126 --> 00:34:57,566
Speaker 3: going like inside what he was feeling, but then to

651
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Speaker 3: keep it together and give those words of wisdom and

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Speaker 3: motivation to him.

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Speaker 2: It's great.

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Speaker 3: There's just another another Porter playing for for the Steelers,

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Speaker 3: and the Steelers four of their seven picks were defensive players.

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Speaker 3: I think that's gonna help out a lot. And I

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Speaker 3: also think that Kenny Pickett will benefit from getting offensive

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Speaker 3: line help, which you got in that first round. As

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Speaker 3: Najee Harris George Pickens. So they've got something going there.

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Speaker 3: And Mike Tomlin said that they had to shore up

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Speaker 3: that defense because the AFC, now all of a sudden,

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00:35:31,766 --> 00:35:37,126
Speaker 3: has become a lot better with more signal callers that

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Speaker 3: that have entered the conference, in the in the conversation

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Speaker 3: over over top quarterbacks. So that was that was again,

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Speaker 3: that was That was another you know moment that kind

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Speaker 3: of stood out, you know, for me during this whole draft. Uh,

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Speaker 3: you know that we saw unfold after after night one.

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Speaker 1: I'm I'm holding I actually saved uh, Joey Porter Senior's

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Speaker 1: speech to his son. It wasn't even a speech, It

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Speaker 1: wasn't it. It was a moment, but they were miked

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Speaker 1: up right like it was not meant for the world

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Speaker 1: to hear. And I think we're very lucky that we

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Speaker 1: got that insights into not just their connection, but into

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Speaker 1: his words, because I think it's a message that can

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Speaker 1: sort of resonate through any part of your life and

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Speaker 1: just you can not control what other people are going

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Speaker 1: to evaluate about you or say about you, or even

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Speaker 1: where they value you, but you can control how you

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Speaker 1: react from this moment. And I did like that he said,

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Speaker 1: take it personal, take it personal, and then channel that

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Speaker 1: energy into balling out. I was like, you know what,

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Speaker 1: let me go ahead and save this and my collections

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Speaker 1: on Instagram whenever I'm having a bad day, I'm going

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Speaker 1: to listen to that because it's a very true message.

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Speaker 1: And he knows his dad has literally been in those steps.

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Speaker 1: But it worked out exactly how it should have worked out.

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Speaker 1: And I think what we're going to see is a

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00:36:58,166 --> 00:37:02,846
Speaker 1: player with a huge chip on his shoulder and it's

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Speaker 1: gonna be spicy. It's gonna be spicy, for sure. It

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Speaker 1: is all right, So let's do a little post draft

691
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Speaker 1: because now you know, getting into the into everybody's in

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Speaker 1: Fiji and bora bora season. Well not me, but what

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Speaker 1: are your final thoughts here on as we evaluate the

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Speaker 1: quote unquote off season. She doesn't exist, but that's what

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Speaker 1: we've named it.

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Speaker 3: My ipunto is that we are going to see now

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Speaker 3: yet another wave of talented quarterbacks enter the league, and

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Speaker 3: we're going to see in my opinion, three quarterbacks in

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Speaker 3: Bryce Young, CJ. Stroud, and Anthony Richardson start. I believe

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Speaker 3: they're going to start because they have the support systems

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Speaker 3: behind them. For example, if you look at Anthony Richardson.

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Speaker 3: He now has Shane Steiken as his head coach, and

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Speaker 3: Steiken coached Justin Herbert, so that works well for him exactly.

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Speaker 3: And then you have Frank Reich, who was the coach

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00:38:11,366 --> 00:38:16,886
Speaker 3: for Carson Wentz when Carson Wentz was successful, and now

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Speaker 3: he is going to be the one to help guide

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Speaker 3: Bryce Young and transition him to the NFL. And then

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Speaker 3: for the Texans and CJ Stroud, they have Bobby Slowick

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Speaker 3: who's now the offensive coordinator for the Texans, joining Tamiko

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Speaker 3: Ryans in Houston, and he was with the forty nine

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Speaker 3: ers and he was the one that helped out brock

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Speaker 3: Perty in his rookie season. So I feel that these

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Speaker 3: three players are set up for success. How that unfolds,

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Speaker 3: we will see. But I feel like MAYI punto is

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Speaker 3: we've got a new wave of quarterbacks coming and let's

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Speaker 3: see what they can do. And they are in a

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00:39:06,566 --> 00:39:12,486
Speaker 3: wonderful position to not only to excel, but to do

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Speaker 3: well with mentors there and coaches who know what it

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Speaker 3: takes to help out a young signal caller.

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Speaker 1: I love that, and I think you're absolutely right, But

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Speaker 1: I also hope that people don't immediately pull out pitchforks, right,

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Speaker 1: Like remember all the headlines in Philadelphia with Jalen Hurts

723
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Speaker 1: when he so came out. Then last year Boom MVP

724
00:39:34,006 --> 00:39:38,326
Speaker 1: candidate setting and breaking records at the Super Bowl. All right,

725
00:39:38,886 --> 00:39:41,766
Speaker 1: huge contract, Let's go give them a moment.

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Speaker 2: It it's a beat.

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Speaker 1: Sometimes everything's going to be fine, you know, to get

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Speaker 1: a little philosophical sometimes on eboonto, but I won't time.

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Speaker 2: I'm here for us.

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Speaker 1: It is May, and I'm tired, and everybody's going on vacation,

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Speaker 1: not us, not just yet. Actually I am. I'm gone

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Speaker 1: next week. But I think it's it's that time of

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Speaker 1: the season when we can really reset before or before

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Speaker 1: the year ahead. Of course, we will still be here

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Speaker 1: and we will be bringing you more inside, more fun guests,

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Speaker 1: and just really looking ahead to what's to come. There's

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Speaker 1: only what three four months if that before we really

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Speaker 1: get three months actually before we get really back into

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Speaker 1: our training camp mode. Because for us, I think people

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Speaker 1: don't realize, well, for us, the season starts in July,

741
00:40:27,686 --> 00:40:29,846
Speaker 1: last week of July, it does, and then we go

742
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Speaker 1: see it through like everyone's like, oh September, my friends, Nope,

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Speaker 1: July is on and poppin for everybody here at NFL Media.

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Speaker 1: So the next couple of months, I have the sense

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00:40:41,406 --> 00:40:44,446
Speaker 1: that will still be pretty pretty spicy, But I am

746
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Speaker 1: looking forward to everybody resetting because man, this past season

747
00:40:49,246 --> 00:40:51,486
Speaker 1: put us through the ringer in the very best of ways.

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Speaker 1: But it was it was a lot, Yes, it was

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Speaker 1: a lot. But you know, we have our support system,

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Speaker 1: we have our free therapy through all Huddle. You're welcome

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Speaker 1: to do it. Please share your thoughts with us, with

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00:41:02,526 --> 00:41:06,726
Speaker 1: the world. Subscribe. Like all of the fun things. We're

753
00:41:06,766 --> 00:41:08,326
Speaker 1: here for you, guys. We're here for each other and

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00:41:08,446 --> 00:41:10,886
Speaker 1: really excited for what's to come over the next few months.

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Speaker 3: Will m Jay you said it perfectly, Prima ermana, Adios,

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Speaker 3: it's been real. Let's keep this thing going, huh.

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Speaker 1: I hope that you're super super tan. Next time I

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Speaker 1: see you, make sure you get out into a warm climate.

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Speaker 3: It won't happen, but I'll try.

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Speaker 1: Love you will mean it. Bye, everybody, Love you.

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Speaker 5: Bye.

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