1 00:00:00,680 --> 00:00:03,520 Speaker 1: You are listening to the Dan Patrick Show on Fox 2 00:00:03,560 --> 00:00:07,280 Speaker 1: Sports Radio. First contract domino fell for the twenty eighteen 3 00:00:07,320 --> 00:00:11,080 Speaker 1: class at quarterbacks as the Bills signed Josh Allen six year, 4 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:14,840 Speaker 1: two hundred fifty eight million dollar extension, and they did 5 00:00:14,840 --> 00:00:17,160 Speaker 1: it on a Friday. Well, you want to talk about 6 00:00:17,160 --> 00:00:19,919 Speaker 1: a news dump, usually you do it on a Friday afternoon. 7 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:23,360 Speaker 1: I would have thought that you celebrate this like on 8 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:25,800 Speaker 1: a Monday. Then you get to own the week, or 9 00:00:25,840 --> 00:00:28,520 Speaker 1: at least you get to own some of the headlines 10 00:00:28,880 --> 00:00:32,280 Speaker 1: with the talk shows. Josh Allen, by virtue of his 11 00:00:32,479 --> 00:00:35,239 Speaker 1: new six year, two hundred and fifty eight million dollar contract, 12 00:00:35,320 --> 00:00:39,080 Speaker 1: will make just over two and a half million dollars 13 00:00:39,120 --> 00:00:42,920 Speaker 1: per game over the next six years. I was also 14 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:44,680 Speaker 1: wondering this and mc love and I don't know if 15 00:00:44,720 --> 00:00:46,879 Speaker 1: you can find this out, but if you look at 16 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:50,360 Speaker 1: the value of a franchise, and Forbes just came out 17 00:00:50,400 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 1: with the values of the NFL franchises, the quarterback and 18 00:00:55,280 --> 00:00:58,640 Speaker 1: what he makes to the percentage of the percentage of 19 00:00:58,640 --> 00:01:02,000 Speaker 1: the value of that team. I think the Buffalo Bills 20 00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:06,560 Speaker 1: were the lowest least valued team in the NFL at 21 00:01:06,600 --> 00:01:09,520 Speaker 1: around two and a half billion dollars. But if I 22 00:01:09,560 --> 00:01:13,360 Speaker 1: look at Josh Allen's salary, his contract compared to what 23 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:17,320 Speaker 1: the Buffalo Bills are worth, it's about I think twelve 24 00:01:17,440 --> 00:01:22,199 Speaker 1: or thirteen percent of that value. Yeah, you're two point 25 00:01:22,240 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 1: two seven billion. Yeah, and he's got two hundred and 26 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:28,560 Speaker 1: fifty eight over six years. Yeah. Yeah. I was just 27 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:30,760 Speaker 1: curious about that with some of these teams, where you 28 00:01:30,760 --> 00:01:34,120 Speaker 1: look at Dak's contract compared to what the Cowboys, I 29 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:37,000 Speaker 1: think the Cowboys are worth at least five billion, maybe 30 00:01:37,040 --> 00:01:41,320 Speaker 1: six billion dollars. I'm not saying Dak Prescott's underpaid. I'm 31 00:01:41,360 --> 00:01:44,440 Speaker 1: just saying that when you look at the money, the value, 32 00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:47,800 Speaker 1: the evaluation is a big difference in Josh Allen what 33 00:01:47,880 --> 00:01:51,040 Speaker 1: he's making and what the Buffalo Bills are worth, as 34 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:54,240 Speaker 1: opposed to the Cowboys, even the Kansas City Chiefs with 35 00:01:54,280 --> 00:01:57,360 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes with what he's making. The Texans might be 36 00:01:57,400 --> 00:01:59,240 Speaker 1: a little bit different. I don't know what the Texans 37 00:01:59,360 --> 00:02:03,520 Speaker 1: value is is, but they're paying Deshaun Watson over forty 38 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:06,520 Speaker 1: million dollars right now. And this is where we go. Okay, 39 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:10,560 Speaker 1: who's next up? Lamar Jackson's next up, Baker Mayfield's next up, 40 00:02:10,919 --> 00:02:13,240 Speaker 1: and then what are you going to make? And here's 41 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:17,399 Speaker 1: another thing. At some point, does a GM say you're 42 00:02:17,440 --> 00:02:20,840 Speaker 1: not going to make as much as Josh Allen, Like 43 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:26,760 Speaker 1: to Baker Mayfield, I would say, no, we're not paying 44 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:30,760 Speaker 1: you what. You know Buffalo's paying Josh Allen. We're not 45 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:33,840 Speaker 1: going to pay you what Lamar Jackson's going to make 46 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:37,480 Speaker 1: from the Ravens. Josh Allen, to me was his valuable 47 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:41,040 Speaker 1: to his team last year as any quarterback and maybe 48 00:02:41,080 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 1: any player. He was that good. I didn't think they 49 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:47,840 Speaker 1: have a good running game offensive line, and he made 50 00:02:47,880 --> 00:02:51,240 Speaker 1: things happen. He was helped out by Stefan Diggs, but 51 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:54,520 Speaker 1: he made things happen. As far as Baker Mayfield, he's 52 00:02:54,520 --> 00:02:56,919 Speaker 1: not in that class. He's not in Lamar Jackson's class. 53 00:02:56,960 --> 00:03:01,760 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson's won an MVP, but I'm sure Baker Mayfield 54 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:05,120 Speaker 1: is going to go, hey, sign me up. I should 55 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:07,520 Speaker 1: be getting more than Josh Allen and he shouldn't be. 56 00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:10,519 Speaker 1: But you know, Allen has been a great fit for 57 00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:13,320 Speaker 1: the Bills. So he came in and look, I was 58 00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:16,920 Speaker 1: skeptical and said that on the show. You know, I 59 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:20,080 Speaker 1: just I didn't think he understood the game. I didn't. 60 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:22,720 Speaker 1: You know, his accuracy was not good his last year 61 00:03:22,720 --> 00:03:25,200 Speaker 1: at Wyoming. You know, a lot of his you know, 62 00:03:25,280 --> 00:03:30,320 Speaker 1: good players, receivers had graduated and he didn't look good 63 00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:34,119 Speaker 1: and he looked like a project when he was out there. 64 00:03:34,360 --> 00:03:36,280 Speaker 1: And then all of a sudden, he kind of turned 65 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 1: the corner. Now, does he still make himself vulnerable because 66 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:41,680 Speaker 1: he runs a little bit more? And I'd like, yes, 67 00:03:43,320 --> 00:03:45,840 Speaker 1: I know that he's a big guy. It's like Lamar Jackson. Hey, 68 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:48,800 Speaker 1: he's a fast guy. Okay, it only takes one hit, 69 00:03:49,520 --> 00:03:53,040 Speaker 1: asked RG. Three. He was a he was a track 70 00:03:53,120 --> 00:03:56,920 Speaker 1: guy that fast. You eventually make a mistake. You don't 71 00:03:56,920 --> 00:03:59,000 Speaker 1: get out of bounds, you don't know, you don't see it. 72 00:03:59,200 --> 00:04:03,000 Speaker 1: You know, defender coming your way. Josh Allen and you 73 00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:06,880 Speaker 1: are tied together, and there's a lot of guaranteed money 74 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:10,120 Speaker 1: in there. He had thirty seven touchdowns, just ten interceptions. 75 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:14,280 Speaker 1: He completed over sixty nine percent of his passes, and 76 00:04:14,760 --> 00:04:18,240 Speaker 1: he was runner up to Aaron Rodgers in the MVP balloting, 77 00:04:18,480 --> 00:04:21,359 Speaker 1: led the Bills to the AFC title game. You know, 78 00:04:21,400 --> 00:04:23,880 Speaker 1: you're starting to see that evolution. That's what you want. 79 00:04:23,920 --> 00:04:26,159 Speaker 1: That the quarterback who comes in and then takes that 80 00:04:26,279 --> 00:04:29,800 Speaker 1: next step, and he certainly has done that. But you 81 00:04:29,880 --> 00:04:35,120 Speaker 1: have your quarterback, and I hope you you have your 82 00:04:35,200 --> 00:04:38,360 Speaker 1: quarterback because that's a whole lot of money that you're 83 00:04:38,400 --> 00:04:41,920 Speaker 1: going to be paying. But Buffalo was relevant, Well, you've 84 00:04:41,960 --> 00:04:44,479 Speaker 1: got you've got a franchise quarterback there, you've got a 85 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:48,000 Speaker 1: great wide receiver. You know, you got Tom Brady out 86 00:04:48,360 --> 00:04:53,160 Speaker 1: of the division and he's but you know, I would 87 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:55,560 Speaker 1: not be paying that kind of money to Baker Mayfield 88 00:04:56,800 --> 00:05:01,680 Speaker 1: and Lamar Jackson. Yes, go ahead, but Baker Mayfield. I 89 00:05:01,720 --> 00:05:03,760 Speaker 1: need I need to see more. I need to see 90 00:05:03,760 --> 00:05:07,320 Speaker 1: another year out of Baker Mayfield. I do. Yeah, I'm 91 00:05:07,320 --> 00:05:10,080 Speaker 1: like Clovin, But what about the fact the argument that 92 00:05:10,080 --> 00:05:12,599 Speaker 1: he wants to be in Buffalo and Buffalo can't sign 93 00:05:12,680 --> 00:05:14,360 Speaker 1: free agents, so you might as well give your cap 94 00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:18,440 Speaker 1: to Josh Allen. Yeah, I understand that. I mean, but 95 00:05:18,560 --> 00:05:21,680 Speaker 1: you have to get your quarterback, and they got their quarterback. 96 00:05:22,240 --> 00:05:26,840 Speaker 1: Stefan Digg seems okay in Buffalo, but he didn't sign there. No, No, 97 00:05:27,080 --> 00:05:30,359 Speaker 1: he tried. I think they traded yeah right, yeah, but 98 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:32,839 Speaker 1: it's not one of it doesn't sound like he's like 99 00:05:33,080 --> 00:05:35,080 Speaker 1: I can't wait to get out of here. It seems 100 00:05:35,080 --> 00:05:37,520 Speaker 1: like he and Josh Allen have formed, uh, you know, 101 00:05:37,520 --> 00:05:39,960 Speaker 1: a pretty good relationship on the field, but then you 102 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:43,359 Speaker 1: look at it felt like Josh Allen did more with 103 00:05:43,520 --> 00:05:47,400 Speaker 1: less and Baker Mayfield does less with more. And in 104 00:05:47,480 --> 00:05:51,320 Speaker 1: fairness to him, you know, first year system with Kevin Stefanski, 105 00:05:52,160 --> 00:05:54,880 Speaker 1: they should be a run first team. I think he 106 00:05:54,960 --> 00:05:58,040 Speaker 1: tried too hard to keep Odell Beckham. You know in 107 00:05:58,080 --> 00:06:01,560 Speaker 1: the game where Jarvis Landry to me was the better 108 00:06:01,560 --> 00:06:04,120 Speaker 1: receiver or the more consistent one. But this is a 109 00:06:04,160 --> 00:06:07,359 Speaker 1: really really important year for Baker Mayfield because this is 110 00:06:07,360 --> 00:06:10,640 Speaker 1: a team that could go to the super Bowl. You know, 111 00:06:10,720 --> 00:06:13,080 Speaker 1: you still want to find out what you have with 112 00:06:13,160 --> 00:06:15,400 Speaker 1: Baker Mayfield. And I don't know. I know, the Cleveland 113 00:06:15,440 --> 00:06:17,520 Speaker 1: Browns say all the right things, or Baker's saying, hey, 114 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:20,640 Speaker 1: I don't care about contract extension, I care about winning. 115 00:06:20,640 --> 00:06:22,400 Speaker 1: I mean, those are the right things to say. Whether 116 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:24,840 Speaker 1: he feels that way or not. Lamar Jackson's going to 117 00:06:24,880 --> 00:06:27,599 Speaker 1: get taken care of. But at some point somebody has 118 00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:31,599 Speaker 1: to say, I'm not going to pay you more, Like 119 00:06:31,720 --> 00:06:34,960 Speaker 1: just because Josh Allen signed on Friday, is Baker Mayfield 120 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:39,039 Speaker 1: worth more? If Baker Mayfield signed on Friday. You know, 121 00:06:39,120 --> 00:06:42,080 Speaker 1: Josh Allen is getting more than Baker Mayfield. Lamar Jackson's 122 00:06:42,080 --> 00:06:45,600 Speaker 1: getting more than Baker Mayfield. But if Baker Mayfield's the 123 00:06:45,680 --> 00:06:48,360 Speaker 1: last of these three and he's going to make more, 124 00:06:49,480 --> 00:06:53,080 Speaker 1: doesn't make financial sense. Yeah, Paul, there are no there's 125 00:06:53,080 --> 00:06:55,960 Speaker 1: no discount. There's there's either It's like a quarterback is 126 00:06:56,000 --> 00:06:58,800 Speaker 1: the supermac's contract as when they come up on their 127 00:06:58,800 --> 00:07:01,200 Speaker 1: fourth year, you either extend them at the supermax the 128 00:07:01,279 --> 00:07:03,920 Speaker 1: quarterback supermax set, or you cut them. They get the 129 00:07:03,960 --> 00:07:07,800 Speaker 1: Mariota Winston treatment or the Trubisky treatment. It's either pay 130 00:07:07,880 --> 00:07:10,880 Speaker 1: or bail. That's all. That's the only window of quarterbacks. Yeah, 131 00:07:10,920 --> 00:07:13,440 Speaker 1: but somebody's got to be smart and say, no, we're 132 00:07:13,480 --> 00:07:15,280 Speaker 1: not doing that. Hey, you want to stay here, you 133 00:07:15,320 --> 00:07:17,000 Speaker 1: want to play here, you want to be our quarterback 134 00:07:17,040 --> 00:07:20,320 Speaker 1: in Cleveland. Here's the deal. You're not a forty four 135 00:07:20,480 --> 00:07:23,320 Speaker 1: forty five million dollars a year a guy. Yeah, McLean, 136 00:07:23,840 --> 00:07:27,680 Speaker 1: here's an interesting one coming up, Kyler Murray. That's a 137 00:07:27,720 --> 00:07:30,040 Speaker 1: guy who has not earned two hundred and fifty million. 138 00:07:30,080 --> 00:07:31,640 Speaker 1: But do you have to pay him that? You know, 139 00:07:33,520 --> 00:07:37,000 Speaker 1: I want to see one more year here, like he's 140 00:07:37,080 --> 00:07:43,000 Speaker 1: year three. Man, I got some time there. It's just, hey, 141 00:07:43,080 --> 00:07:46,160 Speaker 1: we're gonna pay you now, unless I don't understand the 142 00:07:46,200 --> 00:07:49,560 Speaker 1: salary cap or you know, whatever the financial ramifications are 143 00:07:49,560 --> 00:07:53,160 Speaker 1: of getting a head start. I need to see a 144 00:07:53,200 --> 00:07:57,680 Speaker 1: little bit more a couple of these quarterbacks, right, Lamar 145 00:07:57,840 --> 00:08:01,920 Speaker 1: Jackson needs to be successful in the postseason. Okay, he's 146 00:08:01,960 --> 00:08:06,120 Speaker 1: been very, very good during the regular season. You know, 147 00:08:06,320 --> 00:08:09,800 Speaker 1: Josh Allen took that next step. You had your team 148 00:08:09,800 --> 00:08:12,200 Speaker 1: on the precipice of you know, maybe a plan in 149 00:08:12,240 --> 00:08:16,680 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl. That's pretty impressive stuff. But you know, 150 00:08:16,720 --> 00:08:19,080 Speaker 1: I start to look at, well, even look at the 151 00:08:19,400 --> 00:08:23,920 Speaker 1: twenty eighteen quarterback class. Baker Mayfield has seventy five touchdowns, 152 00:08:24,320 --> 00:08:29,440 Speaker 1: forty three interceptions, Lamar Jackson sixty eight touchdowns, eighteen interceptions. 153 00:08:30,320 --> 00:08:32,800 Speaker 1: There's a lot of rushing yards and touchdowns in there too. 154 00:08:32,960 --> 00:08:37,560 Speaker 1: Josh Allen sixty seven touchdowns, thirty one interceptions. Sam Darnold 155 00:08:37,640 --> 00:08:42,280 Speaker 1: forty five touchdowns, thirty nine interceptions. And don't forget about 156 00:08:42,360 --> 00:08:50,160 Speaker 1: Josh Rosen twelve touchdowns, thirty nine interceptions. Stay stat of 157 00:08:50,240 --> 00:08:54,760 Speaker 1: the day. Stat of the day? Here comes that? What 158 00:08:55,000 --> 00:08:59,960 Speaker 1: stat of the day, Yes, Paul, I just looked up 159 00:09:00,040 --> 00:09:03,320 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson's rushing stats for his career. He is the 160 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:07,439 Speaker 1: tenth leading quarterback rusher in NFL history. He's been in 161 00:09:07,480 --> 00:09:10,480 Speaker 1: the league three years. He's gonna fly past Michael Vick 162 00:09:10,559 --> 00:09:13,320 Speaker 1: at this rate. In forty six career games, Lamar Jackson 163 00:09:13,360 --> 00:09:16,560 Speaker 1: has three thousand rushing yards. He's halfway to Michael Vick. 164 00:09:16,760 --> 00:09:18,680 Speaker 1: It took VIC one hundred and forty three games to 165 00:09:18,760 --> 00:09:22,320 Speaker 1: rush for six thousand. Lamar Jackson's on pace to rush 166 00:09:22,400 --> 00:09:26,120 Speaker 1: for six thousand yards in ninety five games. He average 167 00:09:26,200 --> 00:09:29,000 Speaker 1: sixty three yards a game rushing VIC average forty two. 168 00:09:29,240 --> 00:09:32,560 Speaker 1: It's not even close. Yeah, but he'll slow down, Yeah, 169 00:09:32,640 --> 00:09:34,880 Speaker 1: he won't run as much. A lot of times you 170 00:09:34,960 --> 00:09:38,840 Speaker 1: run out of necessity. You're still learning to go through 171 00:09:38,840 --> 00:09:41,560 Speaker 1: your progressions. I mean, this happened to Steve Young, and 172 00:09:41,640 --> 00:09:43,440 Speaker 1: he was thirty years of age when he got his 173 00:09:43,640 --> 00:09:47,800 Speaker 1: start in San Francisco, and then he eventually became a 174 00:09:47,800 --> 00:09:50,800 Speaker 1: great pocket passer, completing seventy percent of his passers. Yeah. 175 00:09:50,840 --> 00:09:53,160 Speaker 1: See wells. Michael Vick's still part of that era too, 176 00:09:53,240 --> 00:09:56,719 Speaker 1: of forcing runners to be pocket passers. Like you're never 177 00:09:56,720 --> 00:09:58,079 Speaker 1: gonna win with a guy who runs like that. You 178 00:09:58,160 --> 00:09:59,800 Speaker 1: gotta stay in the pocket and learn to throw the 179 00:09:59,800 --> 00:10:03,080 Speaker 1: ball all that kind of thing. Yep, yeah, yeah, mc 180 00:10:03,120 --> 00:10:05,880 Speaker 1: club My guy Donomy McNabb started out running like a 181 00:10:05,920 --> 00:10:09,160 Speaker 1: house on fire, and then he eventually slowed down and 182 00:10:09,200 --> 00:10:11,160 Speaker 1: became more of a passer, which I think, Well, it 183 00:10:11,240 --> 00:10:13,240 Speaker 1: seems like the Ravens want to do that with Lamar, right, 184 00:10:13,240 --> 00:10:15,840 Speaker 1: they keep drafting receivers. Well, it's one thing to want 185 00:10:15,920 --> 00:10:18,520 Speaker 1: him to do it, the question is can he do it? Like, 186 00:10:18,600 --> 00:10:21,360 Speaker 1: how well can he do it? Now? You want him 187 00:10:21,360 --> 00:10:23,400 Speaker 1: to be a pocket passer, be able to be a 188 00:10:23,440 --> 00:10:26,320 Speaker 1: pocket passer and still have you know, the danger, the 189 00:10:26,360 --> 00:10:30,560 Speaker 1: element of danger with running the football, but he might 190 00:10:30,640 --> 00:10:34,920 Speaker 1: not be a great NFL passer in where you need 191 00:10:34,920 --> 00:10:38,720 Speaker 1: to complete passes like the hash marks out on the numbers. 192 00:10:38,760 --> 00:10:41,600 Speaker 1: Can he make those passes? I mean, that's that's been 193 00:10:41,640 --> 00:10:45,400 Speaker 1: the real complaint about him even coming into the NFL. 194 00:10:45,440 --> 00:10:47,360 Speaker 1: And once he got into the NFL, can he make 195 00:10:47,400 --> 00:10:50,280 Speaker 1: those throws all the way to the left and the right. Yeah. 196 00:10:50,280 --> 00:10:53,000 Speaker 1: Paul Lamar Jackson second year in the league twenty nineteen, 197 00:10:53,160 --> 00:10:56,079 Speaker 1: he ran for twelve hundred yards and seven touchdowns. He 198 00:10:56,120 --> 00:10:57,679 Speaker 1: would have been fourth in the league and rushing, he 199 00:10:57,720 --> 00:11:00,560 Speaker 1: probably would have made the Pro Bowl as a running back. Mccleven, 200 00:11:00,600 --> 00:11:02,560 Speaker 1: what kind of poll question do you have today? I 201 00:11:02,600 --> 00:11:04,480 Speaker 1: was going to ask who would you pay the most 202 00:11:04,480 --> 00:11:06,640 Speaker 1: out of Josh Allen, Baker Mayfield, and Lamar Jackson, But 203 00:11:06,679 --> 00:11:09,080 Speaker 1: I think you already answered that one. It's got to 204 00:11:09,080 --> 00:11:11,400 Speaker 1: be Josh Allen. Is that if we put that up, 205 00:11:11,480 --> 00:11:13,280 Speaker 1: he's gonna run away with that. I don't know. I 206 00:11:13,280 --> 00:11:17,800 Speaker 1: think Lamar Jackson's gonna make more. He's been an MVP. Really, 207 00:11:18,760 --> 00:11:22,560 Speaker 1: if they're all three free agents, who do you value 208 00:11:22,600 --> 00:11:26,360 Speaker 1: the most? What if they're all the same price, who 209 00:11:26,400 --> 00:11:32,280 Speaker 1: do you want? Like Josh Allen fits the prototypical NFL quarterback, 210 00:11:32,559 --> 00:11:38,040 Speaker 1: you know, big guy, big arm, has some athleticism. Lamar's trickier, 211 00:11:38,840 --> 00:11:42,520 Speaker 1: but what he does, he does it better than anybody does. 212 00:11:43,679 --> 00:11:46,720 Speaker 1: And then you have Baker, who you know, I don't 213 00:11:46,720 --> 00:11:49,400 Speaker 1: know if you can really look at what he does 214 00:11:49,440 --> 00:11:52,760 Speaker 1: and say, oh, that's special or that's different. I mean 215 00:11:52,840 --> 00:11:55,640 Speaker 1: it has to I think come down to his understanding 216 00:11:55,640 --> 00:11:58,760 Speaker 1: of the game and take what you can, you know, 217 00:11:58,840 --> 00:12:03,080 Speaker 1: take from a defense, enforce things, rely on that running game, 218 00:12:03,480 --> 00:12:05,120 Speaker 1: set up the run. They're going to be a good 219 00:12:05,160 --> 00:12:09,800 Speaker 1: defensive team and they should run and play defense and 220 00:12:09,840 --> 00:12:13,679 Speaker 1: then have Bakers sprinkle in if Odell Beckham wasn't on 221 00:12:13,720 --> 00:12:17,640 Speaker 1: that team. Now I know that he's a talented player, 222 00:12:18,080 --> 00:12:20,000 Speaker 1: You're just not somebody I want on my team because 223 00:12:20,040 --> 00:12:23,800 Speaker 1: I always have to I have to acknowledge him, you know, 224 00:12:24,520 --> 00:12:28,680 Speaker 1: but like, hey, what about me? What about me? And 225 00:12:28,440 --> 00:12:31,439 Speaker 1: I don't. I just don't want to do that. And 226 00:12:31,640 --> 00:12:35,360 Speaker 1: there's just way, way, way, way too much media coverage there. 227 00:12:35,920 --> 00:12:38,400 Speaker 1: And then therefore he's like, hey, you know, I still 228 00:12:38,440 --> 00:12:40,040 Speaker 1: want to be the guy who was with the Giants. 229 00:12:40,080 --> 00:12:42,839 Speaker 1: I just I like you could have a chip on 230 00:12:42,880 --> 00:12:45,240 Speaker 1: your shoulder on when you prove yourself. I just can't. 231 00:12:45,320 --> 00:12:48,120 Speaker 1: You know, Hey, you got to acknowledge me. I'm over here, 232 00:12:48,160 --> 00:12:51,080 Speaker 1: I'm raising my hand. I just don't think in the 233 00:12:51,080 --> 00:12:54,439 Speaker 1: long run that that that's good for anybody. All right, Um, 234 00:12:55,080 --> 00:12:56,600 Speaker 1: what else do you have in clove? So we have 235 00:12:56,640 --> 00:12:59,760 Speaker 1: some Peydon Manning commissioner question. We can say that I 236 00:12:59,760 --> 00:13:02,839 Speaker 1: can at you with him. Now let's wait, but I 237 00:13:03,160 --> 00:13:05,680 Speaker 1: want to bring back a portion of Peyton Manning speech 238 00:13:05,760 --> 00:13:12,079 Speaker 1: last night, and it did sound commissioner ish. So whether 239 00:13:12,120 --> 00:13:13,760 Speaker 1: Peyton would want to do that, you know, we keep 240 00:13:13,800 --> 00:13:15,840 Speaker 1: waiting for Peyton. Is he going to be a broadcaster? 241 00:13:16,280 --> 00:13:18,600 Speaker 1: Is he going to join somebody's front office? What if 242 00:13:18,600 --> 00:13:20,760 Speaker 1: he comes in and says, you know, hey, I only 243 00:13:20,760 --> 00:13:24,920 Speaker 1: make like eighteen million dollars a year. I'm the commissioner. 244 00:13:24,960 --> 00:13:28,920 Speaker 1: I make forty five million dollars a year. Although we've 245 00:13:28,920 --> 00:13:31,079 Speaker 1: tried to get Bob Costas to be the commissioner of 246 00:13:31,120 --> 00:13:34,000 Speaker 1: baseball and he's like, no, I love baseball too much 247 00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:35,760 Speaker 1: and you don't want to get in the weeds there. 248 00:13:35,800 --> 00:13:40,320 Speaker 1: We're gonna what am I doing now? Oh? Disciplinary hearing? Great? 249 00:13:41,480 --> 00:13:44,040 Speaker 1: Take a break. Peter King will join us. Coming up here? 250 00:13:44,720 --> 00:13:48,840 Speaker 1: Is Baker Mayfield next? Is Lamar Jackson next? And if so, 251 00:13:49,320 --> 00:13:51,200 Speaker 1: what kind of money are they going to be making? 252 00:13:51,240 --> 00:13:53,319 Speaker 1: And it is there making? Is there more to the 253 00:13:53,480 --> 00:13:56,960 Speaker 1: Dak Prescott injury? Because it certainly seems like it's just 254 00:13:57,000 --> 00:13:59,800 Speaker 1: a little bit more there, just not sure how much. 255 00:14:00,000 --> 00:14:02,360 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening to The Dan Patrick Show podcast. Be 256 00:14:02,440 --> 00:14:05,240 Speaker 1: sure to catch us live every weekday morning nine to 257 00:14:05,320 --> 00:14:08,640 Speaker 1: noon Eastern or six to nine Pacific on Fox Sports Radio. 258 00:14:08,960 --> 00:14:11,240 Speaker 1: Find your local station for The Dan Patrick Show at 259 00:14:11,280 --> 00:14:14,240 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio dot com, or stream us live every 260 00:14:14,320 --> 00:14:18,199 Speaker 1: day on the iHeartRadio app by searching f s R. 261 00:14:19,320 --> 00:14:21,400 Speaker 1: Before I get to Peter King, I wanted to play 262 00:14:22,160 --> 00:14:25,800 Speaker 1: a portion of Peyton Manning's speech last night. Now you're 263 00:14:25,800 --> 00:14:29,960 Speaker 1: getting six minutes, and Peyton thanks some people, jabs some people, 264 00:14:30,360 --> 00:14:34,520 Speaker 1: and then he spent almost two minutes, so one third 265 00:14:34,560 --> 00:14:38,000 Speaker 1: of his speech, and he said this, I don't know 266 00:14:38,040 --> 00:14:40,640 Speaker 1: about you, but I'm not done with this game. I 267 00:14:40,760 --> 00:14:43,960 Speaker 1: never will be. I'm committed to ensuring its future, and 268 00:14:44,000 --> 00:14:46,840 Speaker 1: I hope you will join me in that commitment. As 269 00:14:46,880 --> 00:14:50,480 Speaker 1: members of this our class, we have a responsibility to 270 00:14:50,560 --> 00:14:53,800 Speaker 1: make our game stronger, from the corner playground to the 271 00:14:53,840 --> 00:14:57,280 Speaker 1: most celebrated stadiums. During the past two years, the game 272 00:14:57,320 --> 00:15:00,280 Speaker 1: of football has been challenged by an explosion of sports 273 00:15:00,320 --> 00:15:05,320 Speaker 1: and entertainment options, safety concerns, erupting social justice issues, and 274 00:15:05,400 --> 00:15:09,520 Speaker 1: a worldwide pandemic. Displaced fans have taken on an entirely 275 00:15:09,560 --> 00:15:12,520 Speaker 1: new meaning as our stadiums have been shut down and 276 00:15:12,640 --> 00:15:16,600 Speaker 1: fans shut out. We certainly shouldn't walk away now. When 277 00:15:16,640 --> 00:15:19,720 Speaker 1: we leave this stage tonight, it is no longer about us. 278 00:15:19,760 --> 00:15:22,840 Speaker 1: It is about cultivating the game that has given so 279 00:15:23,000 --> 00:15:26,000 Speaker 1: much to us. It's about nurturing football to live and 280 00:15:26,040 --> 00:15:30,960 Speaker 1: thrive another day, another year, decade, and another generation. It's 281 00:15:30,960 --> 00:15:35,680 Speaker 1: about guaranteeing that kids everywhere can learn, bond, grow and 282 00:15:35,800 --> 00:15:39,560 Speaker 1: have fun with every flag pulled, every type were made, 283 00:15:39,600 --> 00:15:44,200 Speaker 1: every pass thrown, every run blocked, sack and touchdown scored. 284 00:15:44,880 --> 00:15:48,680 Speaker 1: The audience here tonight is made up of diehard fans 285 00:15:48,720 --> 00:15:52,400 Speaker 1: who feel football deep in your bones. Now, we may 286 00:15:52,520 --> 00:15:57,280 Speaker 1: have ignited the fire, but you have fanned the flames. Inevitably, 287 00:15:57,560 --> 00:16:00,440 Speaker 1: those flames will be whipped by the winds of change, 288 00:16:00,560 --> 00:16:04,040 Speaker 1: but they don't need to smolder. The future of this 289 00:16:04,120 --> 00:16:07,120 Speaker 1: game is ours to shape. We just need to take 290 00:16:07,240 --> 00:16:10,480 Speaker 1: tomorrow on our shoulders as readily as we donned our 291 00:16:10,520 --> 00:16:14,680 Speaker 1: pads before each game. Let this moment become a cherished memory, 292 00:16:15,040 --> 00:16:19,040 Speaker 1: and then remember, a legacy is only worthwhile when there 293 00:16:19,160 --> 00:16:22,320 Speaker 1: is a future to fuel. God bless you, and God 294 00:16:22,320 --> 00:16:26,720 Speaker 1: bless football. All Right, Yes see, it sounds like the 295 00:16:26,760 --> 00:16:28,960 Speaker 1: only thing missing from the end of that was and 296 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:33,280 Speaker 1: that's why I am proud to accept the nomination of 297 00:16:33,360 --> 00:16:38,760 Speaker 1: the next Commissioner of the NFL. Thank you, Springing Peter King, 298 00:16:38,840 --> 00:16:42,880 Speaker 1: the must read every Monday morning Football Morning in America 299 00:16:43,200 --> 00:16:46,400 Speaker 1: columnist NBC Sports dot Com. What did you hear in 300 00:16:46,440 --> 00:16:50,000 Speaker 1: that speech, Peter, I heard the voice of the man 301 00:16:50,000 --> 00:16:52,560 Speaker 1: who should be but probably won't be, the next commissioner 302 00:16:52,640 --> 00:16:56,120 Speaker 1: the NFL. I mean, there's just there's way too much 303 00:16:56,200 --> 00:16:59,240 Speaker 1: non football stuff that Peyton Manning would have to deal with. 304 00:17:00,640 --> 00:17:03,680 Speaker 1: I mean my first thought was that when I was listening, 305 00:17:03,800 --> 00:17:07,680 Speaker 1: I said, that's that's something that people need to hear. 306 00:17:07,960 --> 00:17:12,359 Speaker 1: And it's something particularly from Hall of famers, many of 307 00:17:12,359 --> 00:17:15,960 Speaker 1: whom just say, hey, thanks for the memories and walk away. 308 00:17:16,760 --> 00:17:19,280 Speaker 1: And Peyton Manning said, I'm not going to walk away. 309 00:17:19,320 --> 00:17:22,280 Speaker 1: I want to pay tribute to this game and want 310 00:17:22,280 --> 00:17:25,200 Speaker 1: to help this game make sure that it keeps its 311 00:17:25,200 --> 00:17:29,800 Speaker 1: foothold in American society. Commissioner Goodell signed that extension, so 312 00:17:29,920 --> 00:17:34,280 Speaker 1: he's in place for what four more years? Yeah, but 313 00:17:34,680 --> 00:17:38,720 Speaker 1: look a lot of people believe well I wrote about 314 00:17:38,760 --> 00:17:43,240 Speaker 1: this maybe two months ago. There are many people in 315 00:17:43,280 --> 00:17:47,480 Speaker 1: the NFL who think that he's going to work quite 316 00:17:47,480 --> 00:17:50,800 Speaker 1: a bit longer. The general perception around the league was 317 00:17:50,840 --> 00:17:53,440 Speaker 1: once he got all the late the new labor deal done, 318 00:17:53,680 --> 00:17:56,720 Speaker 1: all the media deals done, you know, after they finished 319 00:17:56,760 --> 00:17:58,840 Speaker 1: doing whatever they're gonna do, I think they're probably gonna 320 00:17:58,840 --> 00:18:01,679 Speaker 1: spin off NFL net work after they do all the 321 00:18:01,880 --> 00:18:04,959 Speaker 1: mega things with the league, that he would walk away. 322 00:18:05,520 --> 00:18:10,080 Speaker 1: The issue is Goodell is whatever sixty three. He doesn't 323 00:18:10,119 --> 00:18:13,000 Speaker 1: want to be an investment banker. He doesn't want to 324 00:18:13,480 --> 00:18:16,640 Speaker 1: work for a hedge fund. He doesn't want to spend 325 00:18:16,680 --> 00:18:19,720 Speaker 1: the rest of his life golfing and being on fifteen 326 00:18:19,720 --> 00:18:24,040 Speaker 1: boards of directors in ceremonial positions. He wants to do 327 00:18:24,160 --> 00:18:26,680 Speaker 1: something and there's nothing else he wants to do right 328 00:18:26,720 --> 00:18:29,679 Speaker 1: now other than be the commissioner. Yeah, I just I 329 00:18:29,760 --> 00:18:32,199 Speaker 1: was surprised that Peyton spent a third of his speech, 330 00:18:32,280 --> 00:18:34,800 Speaker 1: almost a third of his speech with that, and it 331 00:18:34,880 --> 00:18:38,919 Speaker 1: sounded commissioner like there instead of Hey, we're waiting for 332 00:18:39,000 --> 00:18:41,800 Speaker 1: him to be a broadcaster or be a general manager. 333 00:18:41,840 --> 00:18:45,960 Speaker 1: It's like maybe he has a bigger picture. There A 334 00:18:45,960 --> 00:18:48,920 Speaker 1: couple of things here. You got home on Friday night, 335 00:18:48,960 --> 00:18:54,760 Speaker 1: you leave this afternoon. You've been to Vegas, San Francisco, Dallas, LA, Seattle, Denver, 336 00:18:55,000 --> 00:19:01,880 Speaker 1: Kansas City, best stop so far. And why I'm fascinated 337 00:19:01,880 --> 00:19:04,640 Speaker 1: by the Los Angeles Chargers. I know probably a lot 338 00:19:04,680 --> 00:19:08,000 Speaker 1: of people and I know this a lot of people. 339 00:19:08,560 --> 00:19:10,919 Speaker 1: The Chargers are not on their radar screen, and I 340 00:19:11,000 --> 00:19:13,800 Speaker 1: get it. But you know, I spent a good portion 341 00:19:13,840 --> 00:19:17,800 Speaker 1: of a morning last Monday with Brandon Staley walking around 342 00:19:17,840 --> 00:19:21,600 Speaker 1: the building, being in his office, sitting in on a meet, 343 00:19:21,720 --> 00:19:25,000 Speaker 1: a staff meeting, and you know, there's a lot of 344 00:19:25,200 --> 00:19:29,199 Speaker 1: five years ago he is the defensive coordinator John Carroll, 345 00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:33,719 Speaker 1: and so this is an incredible ascension. But I compare 346 00:19:33,720 --> 00:19:36,040 Speaker 1: it to Mike Tomlin. You know, as Dan Rooney once 347 00:19:36,080 --> 00:19:38,760 Speaker 1: told me, if I don't hire Mike Tomlin now when 348 00:19:38,760 --> 00:19:40,879 Speaker 1: he's thirty four years old, I'm never going to be 349 00:19:40,960 --> 00:19:44,040 Speaker 1: able to hire him. So the Chargers felt the same 350 00:19:44,040 --> 00:19:48,600 Speaker 1: way with Staley. That. Plus I think justin Herbert obviously, 351 00:19:49,200 --> 00:19:52,000 Speaker 1: he's probably a top ten quarterback right now, to be 352 00:19:52,080 --> 00:19:54,800 Speaker 1: top five by the end of the year. Drwen James 353 00:19:54,840 --> 00:19:59,400 Speaker 1: coming back, Joey Bosa trying to stay healthy, the adjustment 354 00:19:59,520 --> 00:20:02,960 Speaker 1: to o FI will they have a place in a 355 00:20:03,080 --> 00:20:07,640 Speaker 1: very crowded sports market. The Chargers are fascinating, but probably 356 00:20:07,680 --> 00:20:09,800 Speaker 1: the best The biggest thing I did was to lead 357 00:20:09,840 --> 00:20:14,080 Speaker 1: to my column today, which was essentially how the Kansas 358 00:20:14,119 --> 00:20:17,359 Speaker 1: City Chiefs are a model for how you should treat 359 00:20:17,400 --> 00:20:20,159 Speaker 1: your quarterback and how your quarterback should always be in 360 00:20:20,200 --> 00:20:24,760 Speaker 1: partnership with the team. Speaking of which, Josh Allen, Josh 361 00:20:24,760 --> 00:20:28,920 Speaker 1: Allen signs that deal. And now next up is Lamar 362 00:20:29,040 --> 00:20:31,439 Speaker 1: Jackson Baker Mayfield. And I know you wrote this in 363 00:20:31,480 --> 00:20:35,320 Speaker 1: the column. You know that doesn't necessarily mean anything for 364 00:20:35,440 --> 00:20:38,560 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson and Baker Mayfield, But how do you see 365 00:20:38,600 --> 00:20:42,040 Speaker 1: that playing out with both these no brainers, that their 366 00:20:42,080 --> 00:20:47,320 Speaker 1: teams are going to extend them. Look, I don't. I 367 00:20:47,320 --> 00:20:50,639 Speaker 1: mean to me, it's very, very hard to look at 368 00:20:51,440 --> 00:20:56,440 Speaker 1: the career of Baker Mayfield and say that it has 369 00:20:56,520 --> 00:21:01,760 Speaker 1: a lot of similarities to Patrick Mahomes. If I were 370 00:21:01,760 --> 00:21:04,640 Speaker 1: the Browns, I'd wait, it might cost him some money, 371 00:21:04,680 --> 00:21:07,199 Speaker 1: But do you want to pay a guy and do 372 00:21:07,240 --> 00:21:10,919 Speaker 1: you want to end up getting Carson wentzt you know, 373 00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:14,919 Speaker 1: and totally getting screwed on your cap and all that stuff. 374 00:21:14,960 --> 00:21:19,120 Speaker 1: And again, I think the odds are better than fifty 375 00:21:19,200 --> 00:21:22,760 Speaker 1: fifty that he will be the Browns long term quarterback. 376 00:21:23,119 --> 00:21:26,040 Speaker 1: But are you positive? So I think you're better off 377 00:21:26,800 --> 00:21:30,360 Speaker 1: having to pay whatever the number is, three million more 378 00:21:30,440 --> 00:21:34,440 Speaker 1: per year if you wait, then paying Baker Mayfield right now, 379 00:21:34,480 --> 00:21:37,920 Speaker 1: because I just think looking at a season last year, 380 00:21:37,920 --> 00:21:41,720 Speaker 1: it ended great, but overall it was a good to 381 00:21:41,960 --> 00:21:45,359 Speaker 1: very good season. But are you positive right now that 382 00:21:45,440 --> 00:21:49,240 Speaker 1: Baker Mayfield is your franchise guy. Why does the next 383 00:21:49,320 --> 00:21:54,560 Speaker 1: guy have to make more than the previous guy. It's 384 00:21:54,680 --> 00:21:59,440 Speaker 1: what has always happened in negotiating contracts in every sport. 385 00:22:00,200 --> 00:22:03,560 Speaker 1: And I think the Mahomes contract to some degree stands alone. 386 00:22:04,080 --> 00:22:06,960 Speaker 1: Some people three years from now will be above him, 387 00:22:07,040 --> 00:22:10,480 Speaker 1: probably when a certainly when the cap really starts to 388 00:22:10,520 --> 00:22:15,040 Speaker 1: go up. But I just think it's look, it's all 389 00:22:15,080 --> 00:22:19,440 Speaker 1: monopoly money anyway. And look, if Josh Allen is making 390 00:22:19,480 --> 00:22:22,359 Speaker 1: forty three million a year on average, if he's making 391 00:22:22,359 --> 00:22:26,399 Speaker 1: two point seven million dollars for every football game he plays, 392 00:22:27,200 --> 00:22:30,600 Speaker 1: it just it's not anything that really occurs to me 393 00:22:30,760 --> 00:22:36,480 Speaker 1: that is that's outrageous, But it's it's it's it's the 394 00:22:36,560 --> 00:22:38,680 Speaker 1: law of the land in the NFL and in every 395 00:22:38,720 --> 00:22:43,800 Speaker 1: sport that contracts never go down, particularly when the salary 396 00:22:43,840 --> 00:22:47,880 Speaker 1: cap goes up. What was Tom Brady talking about alluding 397 00:22:47,920 --> 00:22:50,080 Speaker 1: to where you're looking at all the money that's being 398 00:22:50,080 --> 00:22:52,840 Speaker 1: made in Forbes magazine ranking, you know, all of these 399 00:22:52,880 --> 00:22:55,800 Speaker 1: teams are worth at least two billion dollars. But you know, 400 00:22:56,080 --> 00:23:00,199 Speaker 1: didn't Tom use the word idiots or idiotic ignorant, And 401 00:23:00,240 --> 00:23:05,640 Speaker 1: I think ignorant. Okay, yeah, I mean I don't blame Brady, 402 00:23:05,760 --> 00:23:08,400 Speaker 1: you know, because clearly look at it this way, Dan, 403 00:23:09,400 --> 00:23:14,119 Speaker 1: from the time that Tom Brady signed his contract to now, 404 00:23:14,520 --> 00:23:18,760 Speaker 1: and these are Forbes magazine valuations, a lot of people 405 00:23:18,800 --> 00:23:22,560 Speaker 1: in the NFL really take these as gospel. But since 406 00:23:22,600 --> 00:23:26,760 Speaker 1: the day he signed his contract, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 407 00:23:26,760 --> 00:23:31,120 Speaker 1: are worth seven hundred and twenty million more dollars than 408 00:23:31,640 --> 00:23:36,480 Speaker 1: they were the day that he signed. So I think 409 00:23:36,520 --> 00:23:40,480 Speaker 1: Brady just looks at that and he says, look, the 410 00:23:40,560 --> 00:23:44,880 Speaker 1: players are not getting a cut of these tremendous increases 411 00:23:44,880 --> 00:23:49,280 Speaker 1: in franchise value. Wake up, you know you? But the 412 00:23:49,680 --> 00:23:52,680 Speaker 1: problem now is, Dan, there's nothing you can do about 413 00:23:52,680 --> 00:23:55,840 Speaker 1: the salary cap until twenty thirty one if you want 414 00:23:55,840 --> 00:23:59,480 Speaker 1: to rebel. And the problem is, you know what rebellion is. 415 00:24:00,440 --> 00:24:04,200 Speaker 1: It's telling the NFL you're going on strike and seriously 416 00:24:04,359 --> 00:24:07,760 Speaker 1: taking a year off. And there's just not a majority 417 00:24:07,760 --> 00:24:09,800 Speaker 1: of players, I think, who are willing to do that. 418 00:24:10,400 --> 00:24:13,960 Speaker 1: He's Peter King is column Football Morning in America and 419 00:24:14,359 --> 00:24:18,359 Speaker 1: of course works FRIENDBCNBC Sports dot Com. Help me understand 420 00:24:18,400 --> 00:24:21,199 Speaker 1: what's going to happen with kirk Cousins in Minnesota. What 421 00:24:21,280 --> 00:24:24,399 Speaker 1: can the Vikings do? And how do you think this 422 00:24:24,520 --> 00:24:31,760 Speaker 1: plays out? You know, I just have very strong opinions 423 00:24:31,760 --> 00:24:34,640 Speaker 1: about this, Dan, and I think that if you are 424 00:24:34,960 --> 00:24:38,720 Speaker 1: in the vital position that kirk Cousins is in with 425 00:24:38,760 --> 00:24:44,040 Speaker 1: a team, then no matter how much and for whatever 426 00:24:44,160 --> 00:24:46,840 Speaker 1: reason it might be, that you don't want to take 427 00:24:46,840 --> 00:24:50,359 Speaker 1: the vaccine, I just I can't believe that you won't 428 00:24:50,359 --> 00:24:54,840 Speaker 1: take the vaccine. I mean, if kirk Cousins test positive 429 00:24:55,040 --> 00:24:59,400 Speaker 1: and is symptomatic, theoretically, if he tests positive on a Friday, 430 00:24:59,400 --> 00:25:03,359 Speaker 1: he's going to miss two games. That is one eighth 431 00:25:03,400 --> 00:25:08,080 Speaker 1: of his season, ten twelve percent, whatever it is. It's 432 00:25:08,119 --> 00:25:11,000 Speaker 1: not one, you know, two seventeenths, which is a little 433 00:25:11,080 --> 00:25:14,959 Speaker 1: less than one eighth. But I just I can't reconcile that. 434 00:25:15,359 --> 00:25:19,560 Speaker 1: I can't reconcile it. And you know, you can tell 435 00:25:19,640 --> 00:25:21,720 Speaker 1: Mike Zimmer he's got to walk a tight rope with this, 436 00:25:22,359 --> 00:25:24,880 Speaker 1: and what is he going to do. He's only alternative 437 00:25:25,040 --> 00:25:28,960 Speaker 1: is to say that this guy we're paying eight jillion 438 00:25:29,000 --> 00:25:33,560 Speaker 1: dollars a year or two we you know, we're going 439 00:25:33,640 --> 00:25:37,600 Speaker 1: to start somebody else. It's it's not realistic. It's not pragmatic. 440 00:25:38,800 --> 00:25:41,240 Speaker 1: How does the NFL ramp this up? Can they ramp 441 00:25:41,320 --> 00:25:46,120 Speaker 1: this up? Pressure? I mean, the NFL would say, look, 442 00:25:46,160 --> 00:25:49,960 Speaker 1: we got ninety one percent of players in the league. 443 00:25:49,960 --> 00:25:53,480 Speaker 1: We only have on average, on a ninety man roster, 444 00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:57,600 Speaker 1: we only have seven or eight players on average per 445 00:25:57,720 --> 00:26:01,320 Speaker 1: team that have not been vaccine native. That's good. The 446 00:26:01,359 --> 00:26:06,240 Speaker 1: problem is with the delta variant, there's danger. Now you 447 00:26:06,320 --> 00:26:09,320 Speaker 1: look at the rich Eisen's story. You know, he's vaccinating 448 00:26:09,359 --> 00:26:12,359 Speaker 1: as a Delta variant and he gets it and he 449 00:26:12,480 --> 00:26:15,080 Speaker 1: passes it on to his daughter and it's just it 450 00:26:15,160 --> 00:26:18,840 Speaker 1: really knocks him out. So that's why even if you 451 00:26:18,880 --> 00:26:21,840 Speaker 1: get vaccinated and the only thing it probably ensures is 452 00:26:21,880 --> 00:26:24,119 Speaker 1: that you're not going to die, and you're probably not 453 00:26:24,160 --> 00:26:27,679 Speaker 1: going to get seriously ill, but you still can be 454 00:26:27,720 --> 00:26:32,560 Speaker 1: a spreader you know, of COVID. So you know, we're 455 00:26:32,560 --> 00:26:35,720 Speaker 1: in a tough time in this country obviously. And I 456 00:26:35,760 --> 00:26:38,320 Speaker 1: don't know what more the NFL can do than it's 457 00:26:38,359 --> 00:26:42,760 Speaker 1: already done. It's made players second class citizens who will 458 00:26:42,800 --> 00:26:45,359 Speaker 1: not take the vaccine, and that's I don't know what 459 00:26:45,400 --> 00:26:49,080 Speaker 1: else they can do. I know the cowboys that they 460 00:26:49,160 --> 00:26:51,760 Speaker 1: always make headlines, and I don't know if there's more 461 00:26:51,800 --> 00:26:55,439 Speaker 1: to Dak Prescott's injury. The video doesn't look good. And 462 00:26:55,480 --> 00:26:57,200 Speaker 1: the only reason why I thought maybe there's more to 463 00:26:57,320 --> 00:27:00,480 Speaker 1: it was Troy Aikman said, it felt like there's more 464 00:27:00,560 --> 00:27:03,920 Speaker 1: to this. It just it feels like it's a vague report. 465 00:27:04,040 --> 00:27:07,160 Speaker 1: What's it say to you? You know, I was there, 466 00:27:07,560 --> 00:27:14,440 Speaker 1: I talked to him about it, and there's nothing anybody 467 00:27:14,520 --> 00:27:17,800 Speaker 1: can do right now. I mean, he's been thoroughly examined. 468 00:27:18,480 --> 00:27:23,720 Speaker 1: The Cowboys don't think it's anything serious, But I mean, 469 00:27:23,840 --> 00:27:27,320 Speaker 1: I think what you do here, it's August ninth. If 470 00:27:27,359 --> 00:27:32,879 Speaker 1: on August twentieth he's either not practicing or he's practicing 471 00:27:32,920 --> 00:27:36,399 Speaker 1: in a very limited way and he can't throw his fastball, 472 00:27:36,760 --> 00:27:39,879 Speaker 1: that's when you're worried. Or August twenty third, whatever it is. 473 00:27:40,320 --> 00:27:42,160 Speaker 1: You know, if you get to be two weeks before 474 00:27:42,200 --> 00:27:45,960 Speaker 1: the season and he's not practicing fully, that's when I 475 00:27:45,960 --> 00:27:49,560 Speaker 1: would worry before I let you go. The Michael Thomas 476 00:27:49,640 --> 00:27:52,720 Speaker 1: situation with the Saints is certainly interesting. And then he 477 00:27:52,840 --> 00:27:56,119 Speaker 1: sent out a tweet and it said they tried to 478 00:27:56,280 --> 00:27:59,840 Speaker 1: damage your reputation. You saved theirs by not telling your 479 00:28:00,040 --> 00:28:04,399 Speaker 1: side of the story. Why didn't I mean, I guess 480 00:28:04,400 --> 00:28:06,879 Speaker 1: I would say, why didn't he return their phone calls 481 00:28:06,920 --> 00:28:10,159 Speaker 1: for three months? Why didn't Why did he not have 482 00:28:10,359 --> 00:28:14,960 Speaker 1: contact with them for the majority of this offseason? Why 483 00:28:15,400 --> 00:28:18,960 Speaker 1: is that a guy who is either And again, look, 484 00:28:19,000 --> 00:28:21,840 Speaker 1: we don't know the whole story, no one does. But 485 00:28:22,000 --> 00:28:24,719 Speaker 1: if it's true, Jeff Duncan reported this in New Orleans 486 00:28:25,000 --> 00:28:29,639 Speaker 1: that he ghosted them for most of the offseason, what 487 00:28:29,760 --> 00:28:33,040 Speaker 1: else do you need to hear? Isn't he most concerned 488 00:28:33,080 --> 00:28:35,919 Speaker 1: with getting his ankle right and getting ready for the 489 00:28:35,960 --> 00:28:39,440 Speaker 1: start of the season, an injury he suffered on opening 490 00:28:39,520 --> 00:28:44,720 Speaker 1: Day twenty twenty. Yeah, okay, has a good chance to 491 00:28:44,800 --> 00:28:49,520 Speaker 1: ruin two seasons when he's making nineteen million dollars a year. 492 00:28:50,040 --> 00:28:53,800 Speaker 1: I mean, there may be some irresponsibility on the part 493 00:28:53,800 --> 00:28:55,880 Speaker 1: of the Saints. There may be some, but let's hear 494 00:28:55,920 --> 00:28:59,600 Speaker 1: what it is, because right now they don't appear to 495 00:28:59,600 --> 00:29:03,600 Speaker 1: be the responsible party they might be, or the irresponsible 496 00:29:03,640 --> 00:29:07,479 Speaker 1: party they might be. But let's let's hear the evidence first. 497 00:29:08,040 --> 00:29:10,360 Speaker 1: It feels like they could be really good or a mess. 498 00:29:10,480 --> 00:29:14,440 Speaker 1: Maybe there's there's no room in between the front. Let's 499 00:29:14,440 --> 00:29:18,600 Speaker 1: say Jamis Winston plays You know, I remember Dirk Cutter 500 00:29:18,680 --> 00:29:21,680 Speaker 1: for five years. Not what he didn't have him for 501 00:29:21,720 --> 00:29:26,080 Speaker 1: five years, but so, but at the beginning, he had 502 00:29:26,120 --> 00:29:29,840 Speaker 1: a meeting with Jamis Winston and before they drafted him 503 00:29:29,840 --> 00:29:33,440 Speaker 1: in Tampa, he was offensive coordinator and he asked Jamis, 504 00:29:33,560 --> 00:29:35,239 Speaker 1: he said, hey, I've looked at all your tape at 505 00:29:35,240 --> 00:29:37,920 Speaker 1: Florida State. Is there any throw you're afraid of making? 506 00:29:38,360 --> 00:29:42,960 Speaker 1: And he goes, no, not a single one. And Cutter said, well, 507 00:29:43,080 --> 00:29:46,840 Speaker 1: maybe there should be. And he meant that. He didn't 508 00:29:46,880 --> 00:29:49,240 Speaker 1: mean that to slap him in the face, but he 509 00:29:49,280 --> 00:29:52,640 Speaker 1: meant to say, man, you make some careless throws. And 510 00:29:52,760 --> 00:29:56,280 Speaker 1: five years later, what is he doing? Still making careless throws? 511 00:29:56,680 --> 00:29:58,800 Speaker 1: I mean the last throw he made is a member 512 00:29:58,840 --> 00:30:02,040 Speaker 1: of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, was a pick six that 513 00:30:02,200 --> 00:30:05,880 Speaker 1: handed a win to the Atlanta Falcons in overtime. So 514 00:30:06,720 --> 00:30:09,960 Speaker 1: we have not seen anything. It's wonderful to say, well, 515 00:30:09,960 --> 00:30:12,719 Speaker 1: he's with Sean Payton, now everything's fine. How do we 516 00:30:12,760 --> 00:30:18,560 Speaker 1: know he hasn't played football games. Yeah, he's played cameo appearances, 517 00:30:18,920 --> 00:30:20,719 Speaker 1: but we don't have any idea. We don't know if 518 00:30:20,720 --> 00:30:23,479 Speaker 1: Taysom Hill can play. So the one thing that has 519 00:30:23,480 --> 00:30:27,040 Speaker 1: been an absolutely sure thing for the New Orleans Saints 520 00:30:27,040 --> 00:30:29,320 Speaker 1: for a decade and a half. Now, all of a sudden, 521 00:30:29,560 --> 00:30:32,120 Speaker 1: we really don't have any idea what's going to happen 522 00:30:32,360 --> 00:30:35,240 Speaker 1: when one of those guys steps under center pets off 523 00:30:35,280 --> 00:30:40,160 Speaker 1: to Buffalo, Green Bay, Indianapolis, Chicago, Minnesota. That's the next 524 00:30:40,200 --> 00:30:43,400 Speaker 1: nine days. The next nine days, it'll be a good time. 525 00:30:44,880 --> 00:30:49,240 Speaker 1: Do you get some time with Rogers? I don't know. 526 00:30:49,320 --> 00:30:52,280 Speaker 1: I've requested him, but you know that's up to him 527 00:30:52,320 --> 00:30:56,480 Speaker 1: whether he wants to spend any time with me whatever. 528 00:30:56,800 --> 00:31:00,760 Speaker 1: I a long time ago, Dan, I'm sixty four years old, 529 00:31:01,120 --> 00:31:04,720 Speaker 1: and a long time ago, I said to myself, I'm 530 00:31:04,760 --> 00:31:08,320 Speaker 1: not going to fight to interview anybody. I'd like to 531 00:31:08,360 --> 00:31:13,040 Speaker 1: interview everybody, and I submit my request to the PR people, 532 00:31:13,640 --> 00:31:16,040 Speaker 1: and if it happens, it happens. If not, hey, it's 533 00:31:16,040 --> 00:31:19,600 Speaker 1: a free country. What if he says, you got two questions, Pete, 534 00:31:19,840 --> 00:31:25,840 Speaker 1: what do you want to ask? Where will you be 535 00:31:25,920 --> 00:31:30,320 Speaker 1: on March first, twenty twenty two? What's your prediction? And 536 00:31:31,240 --> 00:31:34,120 Speaker 1: you're not going to get a second question after that? Well, 537 00:31:34,360 --> 00:31:36,760 Speaker 1: I mean you asked me what my questions would be. Oh, 538 00:31:36,800 --> 00:31:38,600 Speaker 1: I know, but I'm saying Rodgers won't let you add 539 00:31:38,600 --> 00:31:43,000 Speaker 1: the second one after. Yeah, well, I mean I would 540 00:31:43,000 --> 00:31:46,520 Speaker 1: have to think about this, because Aaron Rodgers is so 541 00:31:46,560 --> 00:31:51,400 Speaker 1: smart that he would I wouldn't get an answer. You're right, 542 00:31:51,520 --> 00:31:55,040 Speaker 1: So to ask a question like that, quite honestly, is useless. 543 00:31:55,720 --> 00:31:58,320 Speaker 1: That would be a very very interesting thought. I'd have 544 00:31:58,360 --> 00:32:01,480 Speaker 1: to think about that. But that'd be fine if he 545 00:32:01,480 --> 00:32:04,440 Speaker 1: says he got two questions. I remember, Dan, I don't know, 546 00:32:04,480 --> 00:32:06,880 Speaker 1: this is maybe three years ago. Bart Starr was still 547 00:32:06,920 --> 00:32:10,840 Speaker 1: alive and I went through set for Football Night in America. 548 00:32:10,920 --> 00:32:14,400 Speaker 1: They wanted me to do a Rogers story for Opening Night. 549 00:32:14,960 --> 00:32:17,920 Speaker 1: You know, they were kicking off the season playing on 550 00:32:18,000 --> 00:32:20,840 Speaker 1: Opening Night, and they said to me, see if you 551 00:32:20,840 --> 00:32:23,239 Speaker 1: can get Rogers to do some sort of story. And 552 00:32:23,280 --> 00:32:27,240 Speaker 1: I thought of about five different things, and everyone I 553 00:32:27,320 --> 00:32:29,719 Speaker 1: was at his locker explaining here, how about this, and 554 00:32:29,760 --> 00:32:33,120 Speaker 1: everyone he's saying no to But finally I said, how 555 00:32:33,160 --> 00:32:36,320 Speaker 1: about if I get you to talk about Bart's Starr 556 00:32:36,360 --> 00:32:38,239 Speaker 1: in the meeting in his life? He goes to that 557 00:32:38,280 --> 00:32:41,480 Speaker 1: one I'll do, And I went to see Bart Star, 558 00:32:42,040 --> 00:32:45,680 Speaker 1: got the last sort of difficult interview with Bart Starr ever, 559 00:32:46,200 --> 00:32:50,000 Speaker 1: and then came back and it was a pretty touching story. 560 00:32:50,120 --> 00:32:54,040 Speaker 1: But look, Aaron Rodgers loves the history of the Green 561 00:32:54,080 --> 00:32:57,720 Speaker 1: Bay Packers, loves it, and I think he really loves 562 00:32:57,720 --> 00:33:00,720 Speaker 1: the people of Green Bay. So we'll see how it 563 00:33:00,720 --> 00:33:03,640 Speaker 1: all turns out. My feeling is he's probably somewhere else 564 00:33:03,640 --> 00:33:07,200 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty two, but we'll see. Pete. Always great 565 00:33:07,240 --> 00:33:09,520 Speaker 1: to talk to you, safe travels, Thanks again for your time. 566 00:33:09,960 --> 00:33:12,120 Speaker 1: Thanks a lot, Dan, take care of That's the great 567 00:33:12,120 --> 00:33:14,960 Speaker 1: Peter King. Hall of Famer Peter King. Thanks for listening 568 00:33:15,040 --> 00:33:17,400 Speaker 1: to The Dan Patrick Show podcast. Be sure to catch 569 00:33:17,480 --> 00:33:20,360 Speaker 1: us live every weekday morning nine until noon eastern six 570 00:33:20,440 --> 00:33:23,160 Speaker 1: to nine Pacific on Fox Sports Radio, and you can 571 00:33:23,200 --> 00:33:27,120 Speaker 1: find us on the iHeartRadio app at FSR or stream 572 00:33:27,160 --> 00:33:30,080 Speaker 1: us live every day at YouTube dot com slash the 573 00:33:30,160 --> 00:33:33,120 Speaker 1: Dan Patrick Show. 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Let's sen to the fifth hour 583 00:33:58,960 --> 00:34:01,640 Speaker 1: with Ben Maller on the Allright Radio, Apple Podcast or 584 00:34:01,640 --> 00:34:05,600 Speaker 1: wherever you get your podcast. Hour two on this Monday, 585 00:34:05,680 --> 00:34:08,200 Speaker 1: Dan and the Dan stan Patrick Show come on instan 586 00:34:08,239 --> 00:34:10,600 Speaker 1: Awhile hope he had a good weekend, a lot to 587 00:34:10,680 --> 00:34:14,640 Speaker 1: recap Hall of Fame weekend. Say goodbye to the Olympics, 588 00:34:15,120 --> 00:34:17,000 Speaker 1: but we'll say a load of the Olympics, so a 589 00:34:17,000 --> 00:34:20,840 Speaker 1: little sooner than normal because in three years we're going 590 00:34:20,920 --> 00:34:23,680 Speaker 1: to be in Paris for the Summer Olympics. After the 591 00:34:23,760 --> 00:34:27,799 Speaker 1: United States beat France and men's basketball the gold medal game, 592 00:34:28,160 --> 00:34:31,399 Speaker 1: they celebrated, but it didn't have that feeling of the 593 00:34:31,400 --> 00:34:34,040 Speaker 1: thrill of victory. It was more of the relief of victory. 594 00:34:34,440 --> 00:34:37,239 Speaker 1: And afterwards Greg Popovich said he couldn't wait to go 595 00:34:37,280 --> 00:34:40,040 Speaker 1: back to his hotel and just have a glass of wine. 596 00:34:40,640 --> 00:34:42,560 Speaker 1: He was in a tough spot because this is a 597 00:34:42,680 --> 00:34:45,960 Speaker 1: roster that was disrupted by COVID, and the team got 598 00:34:46,000 --> 00:34:49,000 Speaker 1: better throughout the games. They were far more interesting when 599 00:34:49,040 --> 00:34:51,520 Speaker 1: they were struggling, But the rest of the world is 600 00:34:51,600 --> 00:34:56,080 Speaker 1: catching up. Now, if the United States took its best players, 601 00:34:56,120 --> 00:34:59,920 Speaker 1: every great player, then it wouldn't be close the United 602 00:35:00,080 --> 00:35:03,600 Speaker 1: States if everybody played, if Steph Curry was there, if 603 00:35:03,680 --> 00:35:06,080 Speaker 1: Lebron was there. I mean run down the list of everybody. 604 00:35:06,080 --> 00:35:09,560 Speaker 1: And I applaud Kevin Durant for wanting to play because 605 00:35:09,600 --> 00:35:14,080 Speaker 1: coming off the Achilles surgery this season, the disappointment of 606 00:35:14,080 --> 00:35:16,440 Speaker 1: how that season ended with his foot on the line 607 00:35:16,480 --> 00:35:19,200 Speaker 1: for that three pointer, but he wanted to go play, 608 00:35:19,560 --> 00:35:23,040 Speaker 1: and I think that's wonderful. There's a bit of fatigue. 609 00:35:23,080 --> 00:35:25,000 Speaker 1: I think with the pro model. It feels like for 610 00:35:25,080 --> 00:35:26,960 Speaker 1: our team, I don't want to go back to the 611 00:35:27,040 --> 00:35:30,440 Speaker 1: college kids playing because then all of a sudden, we're gonna, 612 00:35:30,560 --> 00:35:33,319 Speaker 1: you know, all we're gonna be going what's wrong with 613 00:35:33,440 --> 00:35:37,040 Speaker 1: a basketball You know, the kids aren't playing, they're not 614 00:35:37,160 --> 00:35:40,920 Speaker 1: staying in college where you're getting a season college basketball player. 615 00:35:41,239 --> 00:35:44,120 Speaker 1: You got everybody who's won and done, like we expect 616 00:35:44,120 --> 00:35:47,480 Speaker 1: the gold, we don't celebrate the gold. And you know, 617 00:35:47,560 --> 00:35:50,400 Speaker 1: maybe there's a new generation of basketball players who were 618 00:35:50,400 --> 00:35:53,600 Speaker 1: going to come in. Kevin Durant was wonderful. This wasn't 619 00:35:53,640 --> 00:35:56,759 Speaker 1: an exciting team aesthetically. You didn't tune in and go boy, 620 00:35:56,800 --> 00:35:59,640 Speaker 1: they're a lot of fun to watch. They weren't. But 621 00:36:00,400 --> 00:36:03,600 Speaker 1: Team USA, I don't know what the roster is going 622 00:36:03,640 --> 00:36:05,640 Speaker 1: to look like over the next three years, but the 623 00:36:05,680 --> 00:36:08,200 Speaker 1: twenty twenty four games will be here before you know it. 624 00:36:08,400 --> 00:36:11,480 Speaker 1: And maybe you get Zion in there. You know, there's 625 00:36:11,600 --> 00:36:14,880 Speaker 1: there's other players that you hope will be able to 626 00:36:14,920 --> 00:36:18,520 Speaker 1: come in and be exciting. I thought that Zion or 627 00:36:18,640 --> 00:36:21,400 Speaker 1: Julius Randall, not that Julius Randall is going to be 628 00:36:21,440 --> 00:36:24,600 Speaker 1: a tune in factor. But Kevin Love didn't deserve to 629 00:36:24,640 --> 00:36:26,319 Speaker 1: be on the team in the first place. He wasn't 630 00:36:26,360 --> 00:36:30,879 Speaker 1: in shape, He's not a great basketball player. And this 631 00:36:30,960 --> 00:36:34,080 Speaker 1: is where you get younger players and put them in there. 632 00:36:35,120 --> 00:36:38,200 Speaker 1: And I don't know did Zion want to play, But 633 00:36:38,520 --> 00:36:40,520 Speaker 1: if I have him there, I think there's a little 634 00:36:40,560 --> 00:36:42,520 Speaker 1: bit more of a tune in factor. And I think 635 00:36:42,600 --> 00:36:45,320 Speaker 1: you also have to understand this, this is a TV 636 00:36:45,440 --> 00:36:48,560 Speaker 1: show and you want to be interesting. You want to 637 00:36:48,560 --> 00:36:52,719 Speaker 1: be exciting. And if I'm NBC, who you know, I'm 638 00:36:52,719 --> 00:36:56,520 Speaker 1: the broadcast partner here. I want to have excitement here. 639 00:36:56,680 --> 00:36:59,600 Speaker 1: I want to have the right basketball team there. I 640 00:36:59,640 --> 00:37:02,040 Speaker 1: want to have these athletes that you're going to tune 641 00:37:02,040 --> 00:37:04,239 Speaker 1: in to watch. I don't know how much say they 642 00:37:04,239 --> 00:37:06,919 Speaker 1: have in that, but I would to Team USA like, hey, 643 00:37:07,560 --> 00:37:10,960 Speaker 1: let's get some exciting players in there. Kevin Durant's wonderful, 644 00:37:11,520 --> 00:37:16,880 Speaker 1: but he's not exciting. Dame Lillard, he's wonderful and exciting, 645 00:37:17,560 --> 00:37:21,560 Speaker 1: but you know, as Jason Tatum, tune in, factor Drew Holliday, 646 00:37:21,719 --> 00:37:26,319 Speaker 1: Chris Middleton and the answers no. But if Zion's there, 647 00:37:26,360 --> 00:37:29,160 Speaker 1: then maybe you get a little bit more and you 648 00:37:29,239 --> 00:37:31,839 Speaker 1: might watch for a little longer. But that's you have 649 00:37:31,840 --> 00:37:34,799 Speaker 1: to factor that in as well. We expect them to 650 00:37:34,840 --> 00:37:37,600 Speaker 1: win gold, but you want them to be exciting, you 651 00:37:37,640 --> 00:37:40,759 Speaker 1: want them to be interesting, and they weren't this year. 652 00:37:41,520 --> 00:37:44,960 Speaker 1: They were more interesting when they were losing to Nigeria 653 00:37:45,000 --> 00:37:48,480 Speaker 1: and Australia. But Greg Popovich got the gold medal. And 654 00:37:49,040 --> 00:37:51,160 Speaker 1: I don't know who the next coach of Team USA 655 00:37:51,280 --> 00:37:55,080 Speaker 1: will be, probably Steve Kerr since he's the main assistant 656 00:37:55,080 --> 00:37:58,200 Speaker 1: for a coach pop But in three years, what's that 657 00:37:58,280 --> 00:38:01,319 Speaker 1: roster look like? What's the rest to the world look like? Two? 658 00:38:01,640 --> 00:38:04,279 Speaker 1: As far as their rosters, yes, mclub, how about this 659 00:38:04,320 --> 00:38:06,840 Speaker 1: idea A twenty five and under team or something like 660 00:38:06,880 --> 00:38:10,440 Speaker 1: that where you have the young stars, it'd be close. 661 00:38:10,520 --> 00:38:13,160 Speaker 1: I don't know if that team could win, but would 662 00:38:13,200 --> 00:38:16,360 Speaker 1: that make it a little more juice. I don't know 663 00:38:16,400 --> 00:38:18,799 Speaker 1: if I need to have it kind of tricked up here. 664 00:38:19,040 --> 00:38:23,319 Speaker 1: I just think it's you know, there's guys who were 665 00:38:23,320 --> 00:38:26,279 Speaker 1: older who want to play. You know, Kevin Durant would 666 00:38:26,280 --> 00:38:28,600 Speaker 1: not be on that team. You know, Draymond Greene not 667 00:38:28,719 --> 00:38:31,680 Speaker 1: on that team. You know, be very few guys who 668 00:38:31,719 --> 00:38:34,880 Speaker 1: would be on that team. And just because you're younger 669 00:38:34,960 --> 00:38:38,399 Speaker 1: doesn't make you better more exciting. But I do think 670 00:38:38,440 --> 00:38:42,279 Speaker 1: having certain players there, John Morant, you know, is he 671 00:38:42,400 --> 00:38:46,919 Speaker 1: somebody that's going to be interesting to watch? It still 672 00:38:46,960 --> 00:38:49,560 Speaker 1: felt like it was Luca, it was the tune in guy, 673 00:38:50,440 --> 00:38:53,040 Speaker 1: and you know, they almost made it to the gold medal, 674 00:38:53,120 --> 00:38:55,200 Speaker 1: but we got three more years to see what that 675 00:38:55,280 --> 00:39:00,200 Speaker 1: roster looks like. But it felt like this was got 676 00:39:00,200 --> 00:39:01,719 Speaker 1: to win the gold and if you don't, it's going 677 00:39:01,760 --> 00:39:03,719 Speaker 1: to be a big disappointment. But when you do win, 678 00:39:04,239 --> 00:39:07,480 Speaker 1: it's no celebration. It's just like, yeah, you're supposed to. Yeah, 679 00:39:07,520 --> 00:39:10,480 Speaker 1: pol It's weird how different the product feels Olympic basketball 680 00:39:10,600 --> 00:39:13,359 Speaker 1: versus Ours Ours seems to be all free throws and 681 00:39:13,800 --> 00:39:16,680 Speaker 1: drawing fouls and working the refs. There's no work in 682 00:39:16,680 --> 00:39:18,560 Speaker 1: the refs the Olympics. They're not listening, they don't talk, 683 00:39:18,560 --> 00:39:20,719 Speaker 1: they don't engage. You also wish it was like that 684 00:39:20,840 --> 00:39:24,080 Speaker 1: in NBA style. Yeah, well they're trying to do that 685 00:39:24,320 --> 00:39:27,200 Speaker 1: and there. I don't know how you incorporate that, because 686 00:39:27,239 --> 00:39:30,839 Speaker 1: you do have the stars that get calls here, but 687 00:39:31,040 --> 00:39:34,480 Speaker 1: I don't think you could do You can all of 688 00:39:34,520 --> 00:39:35,960 Speaker 1: a sudden go hey, by the way, we're going to 689 00:39:36,000 --> 00:39:39,640 Speaker 1: call it differently. Now, hey, you're not getting those calls anymore. 690 00:39:39,719 --> 00:39:45,800 Speaker 1: Now they're taking out of that. You're initiating contact foul. 691 00:39:46,440 --> 00:39:48,000 Speaker 1: But I don't know how they call that. Can I 692 00:39:48,040 --> 00:39:51,640 Speaker 1: call foul on Trey Young or James Harden for initiating 693 00:39:52,600 --> 00:39:55,160 Speaker 1: you know, contact I wonder if they do that where 694 00:39:55,160 --> 00:39:57,480 Speaker 1: they make it an offensive foul on somebody who's on 695 00:39:57,560 --> 00:40:00,160 Speaker 1: offense trying to draw contact on the defensive. There