1 00:00:08,800 --> 00:00:35,680 Speaker 1: S unbelievable Super sixty. 2 00:00:35,720 --> 00:00:53,040 Speaker 2: L you go, ah the famous Quoait Tower in San Francisco, 3 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:56,800 Speaker 2: site of Super Bowl sixty. There was a magnitude four 4 00:00:56,840 --> 00:00:59,960 Speaker 2: point one earthquake this morning, or so I'm told. Actually, 5 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:02,400 Speaker 2: I believe that was just Milton Williams getting out of bed. 6 00:01:02,760 --> 00:01:07,559 Speaker 2: Welcome inside with the Insiders fueled by Gatorade, alongside Judy 7 00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:09,720 Speaker 2: Batista and Ian Rappaport. 8 00:01:09,840 --> 00:01:11,240 Speaker 3: I'm Tom Pellissiro. 9 00:01:11,640 --> 00:01:16,320 Speaker 2: We are live at super Bowl Opening Night, fueled by Gatorade. 10 00:01:16,319 --> 00:01:18,880 Speaker 2: Mike Garifolo joining us as well. We got a jam 11 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:22,199 Speaker 2: packed show. Roger Goodell, the NFL Commissioner, just got done 12 00:01:22,240 --> 00:01:24,880 Speaker 2: speaking hit on a bunch of topics. We'll get to 13 00:01:24,880 --> 00:01:28,240 Speaker 2: those in just a little bit. Seahawks GM John Snider, 14 00:01:28,280 --> 00:01:30,560 Speaker 2: friend of the program. He's gonna be here, so is 15 00:01:30,600 --> 00:01:34,000 Speaker 2: Elliott Wolf, the architect of that Patriots roster. 16 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:37,880 Speaker 3: But we begin with you. Guess hit time now. 17 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:42,840 Speaker 2: For Super Bowl Opening Night, fueled by Gatorade. Preview, and 18 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:46,760 Speaker 2: there's our matchup. It is the Seahawks, it is the Patriots. 19 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:51,480 Speaker 2: It is our Stacy Dales and Jane Slater with those teams. 20 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:54,080 Speaker 2: Jane Ill will start with you as you are perched 21 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:58,920 Speaker 2: outside of the Patriots Hotel. Tell me what their preparations 22 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:00,320 Speaker 2: are looking like this week. 23 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:03,840 Speaker 4: Well, I'll tell you what my preparation is now. I 24 00:02:03,880 --> 00:02:06,440 Speaker 4: downloaded the earthquake alert app. I was out here this 25 00:02:06,520 --> 00:02:08,960 Speaker 4: morning doing the morning show, and that four point three 26 00:02:09,480 --> 00:02:12,519 Speaker 4: allegedly hit. I didn't fill it, so that's good news. 27 00:02:12,919 --> 00:02:15,560 Speaker 4: Hopefully it gave them a little bit of energy around here. 28 00:02:15,880 --> 00:02:18,520 Speaker 4: And speaking of energy, behind me, we've got the buses 29 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:22,160 Speaker 4: getting ready to depart for the opening night. They already 30 00:02:22,160 --> 00:02:25,799 Speaker 4: had practice over there at Stanford this afternoon. I was 31 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:29,079 Speaker 4: told it was about ninety minutes light practice. Just get 32 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:31,480 Speaker 4: the bodies moving. And I know one of the most 33 00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:34,240 Speaker 4: important questions we ask all week is what is the 34 00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:35,799 Speaker 4: playlist leading up to this thing? 35 00:02:36,200 --> 00:02:38,280 Speaker 5: I was shocked to hear this. My producer and I 36 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:39,160 Speaker 5: brought this up. 37 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:42,000 Speaker 4: Nirvana was one of the bands playing, which by the way, 38 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:44,480 Speaker 4: is a Seattle band. And then on top of that, 39 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:49,280 Speaker 4: they had the West Coast California music Red Hot Chili Pepper, 40 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:51,880 Speaker 4: so that was sort of the vibe out there. I 41 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:54,920 Speaker 4: was told, look, these guys are gassed from the trip, 42 00:02:55,160 --> 00:02:57,799 Speaker 4: but the energy was high. They were locked in this morning. 43 00:02:57,840 --> 00:02:59,280 Speaker 4: It really helps that you've got a guy like Josh 44 00:02:59,320 --> 00:03:02,440 Speaker 4: McDaniels and Rabel who has been to these events before. 45 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:06,120 Speaker 4: The goal this week keep the schedule as normal as possible, 46 00:03:06,160 --> 00:03:08,880 Speaker 4: which means after the opening night tonight, they'll have a 47 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:10,000 Speaker 4: player off day tomorrow. 48 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:12,480 Speaker 5: Guys will be able to go out if they like. 49 00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:14,760 Speaker 4: But this is not exactly like New Orleans, where there 50 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:16,640 Speaker 4: was a lot of activity around the media hotels. 51 00:03:16,720 --> 00:03:19,080 Speaker 5: Pretty quiet over here in Santa Clara and. 52 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:20,919 Speaker 4: Has as its point out to me, on Tuesdays, the 53 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:23,880 Speaker 4: DB's typically come in and watch film. Everybody comes in 54 00:03:23,919 --> 00:03:26,959 Speaker 4: for treatment. That's the plan this week. It's the Patriot way. 55 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:29,520 Speaker 4: It's boring, but it works. What's it like over there 56 00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:30,960 Speaker 4: with the Seahawks, Stacy. 57 00:03:32,440 --> 00:03:34,320 Speaker 6: Yeah, Jane, you're gonna hear a little bit more of 58 00:03:34,360 --> 00:03:36,480 Speaker 6: a buzz. Perhaps you can hear me on air with 59 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:39,480 Speaker 6: this background noise. I am standing at the Convention Center 60 00:03:39,520 --> 00:03:41,520 Speaker 6: where Opening Night will take place. 61 00:03:41,560 --> 00:03:43,200 Speaker 7: It's always a fun event for fans as. 62 00:03:43,080 --> 00:03:45,680 Speaker 6: They pour in here quite early as we get set 63 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:46,280 Speaker 6: for both teams. 64 00:03:46,320 --> 00:03:46,960 Speaker 7: You're gonna see the. 65 00:03:46,920 --> 00:03:50,600 Speaker 6: Patriots at five local time to about six o'clock, and 66 00:03:50,640 --> 00:03:52,520 Speaker 6: then there will be a slight intermission. You'll see the 67 00:03:52,560 --> 00:03:56,120 Speaker 6: Seahawks from about six to seven o'clock, and this is 68 00:03:56,160 --> 00:03:59,200 Speaker 6: where we have fun. They get an array of questions 69 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:02,680 Speaker 6: from personal things, to their favorite movies, to what happens 70 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:05,280 Speaker 6: on the field, to what they think of San Jose 71 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:08,480 Speaker 6: and so certainly the San Francisco area. Now, as for 72 00:04:08,560 --> 00:04:11,000 Speaker 6: the Seahawks, this week, they will be practicing, by the way, 73 00:04:11,040 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 6: staying downtown here in San Jose, but practicing at San 74 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:17,320 Speaker 6: Jose State, So a nice accommodation for them. And they're 75 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:20,680 Speaker 6: really taking the approach of their head coach Mike McDonald. 76 00:04:20,920 --> 00:04:23,920 Speaker 6: He's just so planned, he's so structured, he's so calm. 77 00:04:24,440 --> 00:04:27,040 Speaker 6: This group, though, is not calm on the field. They 78 00:04:27,080 --> 00:04:29,000 Speaker 6: cut it loose, and they're gonna certainly cut it loose 79 00:04:29,040 --> 00:04:31,599 Speaker 6: on Sunday. But as Mike McDonald said earlier this week, 80 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:33,320 Speaker 6: we're going to keep it all in stride this week 81 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:36,360 Speaker 6: with all the media obligations, and we're going to keep 82 00:04:36,440 --> 00:04:38,799 Speaker 6: rocking and rolling. Tomorrow they will talk to us guys 83 00:04:38,839 --> 00:04:42,840 Speaker 6: at about twelve forty local Wednesday, Thursday, ten thirty local, 84 00:04:42,960 --> 00:04:45,680 Speaker 6: and we can't wait to hear these cast of characters inside. 85 00:04:45,720 --> 00:04:49,560 Speaker 6: Only three players on this active roster have actually played 86 00:04:49,720 --> 00:04:53,000 Speaker 6: in a Super Bowl, so not a lot of experience there, 87 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:55,200 Speaker 6: but they're gonna get it on Sunday against the Pats. 88 00:04:57,080 --> 00:04:59,159 Speaker 2: Dane Stacy, thank you very much, do not move a 89 00:04:59,160 --> 00:05:01,640 Speaker 2: lot more from the two of you. During the show 90 00:05:01,720 --> 00:05:04,760 Speaker 2: super Bowl Opening Night, Fuel by Gaory kicks off at 91 00:05:04,800 --> 00:05:05,360 Speaker 2: the top of the hour. 92 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:07,479 Speaker 3: At first, we had some other news in the NFL today, Judy. 93 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:07,960 Speaker 8: That's right. 94 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:10,640 Speaker 9: The NFL is already looking ahead to the twenty twenty 95 00:05:10,720 --> 00:05:12,920 Speaker 9: sixth season, and here is some news. They are going 96 00:05:12,960 --> 00:05:16,560 Speaker 9: to play the very first regular season game in Paris 97 00:05:16,880 --> 00:05:19,960 Speaker 9: and the New Orleans Saints will be the home team, 98 00:05:20,080 --> 00:05:23,800 Speaker 9: so Paris is. In addition, we are up to nine 99 00:05:24,279 --> 00:05:30,799 Speaker 9: international games for next season. Here is the slate Madrid, Melbourne, Australia, Munich, 100 00:05:30,960 --> 00:05:34,520 Speaker 9: of course, the three games in London as usual, Paris, Rio, 101 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:36,920 Speaker 9: and then just in his press conference just a few 102 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:39,159 Speaker 9: moments ago, Roger Goodell said they are going back to 103 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:43,280 Speaker 9: Mexico City this season, so that is up to nine. 104 00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:46,440 Speaker 9: He opened the door to returning to Dublin in a 105 00:05:46,480 --> 00:05:49,479 Speaker 9: couple of years. Here is Roger Goodell on the expanding 106 00:05:49,560 --> 00:05:51,240 Speaker 9: number of international games. 107 00:05:53,240 --> 00:05:55,880 Speaker 10: It's the ambition that we have to be a global sport, 108 00:05:56,320 --> 00:05:58,880 Speaker 10: but it's also the demand that we're having. We're hearing 109 00:05:58,920 --> 00:06:02,039 Speaker 10: from cities all over the world that want to host 110 00:06:02,080 --> 00:06:06,080 Speaker 10: these games and that really want to get more American football, 111 00:06:06,120 --> 00:06:08,800 Speaker 10: and that's one of the things that we're really focused on. 112 00:06:08,920 --> 00:06:10,800 Speaker 11: Do you have an ultimate goal in mind when you 113 00:06:10,800 --> 00:06:12,960 Speaker 11: think about international and the global game? 114 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:14,359 Speaker 8: How many games you would really love to have? 115 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:18,400 Speaker 10: Well, I've said many times sixteen games, so that every 116 00:06:18,400 --> 00:06:22,800 Speaker 10: team is playing a regular season game every season. I 117 00:06:22,839 --> 00:06:25,480 Speaker 10: think that's an important mark for us to go for. 118 00:06:25,839 --> 00:06:29,560 Speaker 10: I think we're well on our way, and hopefully you know, 119 00:06:29,839 --> 00:06:33,039 Speaker 10: with the desire that we have from our side, but 120 00:06:33,120 --> 00:06:36,640 Speaker 10: also the desire for people to have this in their 121 00:06:36,680 --> 00:06:39,360 Speaker 10: communities in some of the greatest cities in the world, 122 00:06:39,880 --> 00:06:41,839 Speaker 10: are all asking can we do this? 123 00:06:44,080 --> 00:06:46,919 Speaker 2: Judy, you were in that press conference, ask roder Gadella questions, Well, 124 00:06:46,960 --> 00:06:48,760 Speaker 2: what were your primary takeaways from the commissioner. 125 00:06:48,800 --> 00:06:51,880 Speaker 9: He covered a wide range of topics. The one I 126 00:06:51,960 --> 00:06:54,520 Speaker 9: was interested in was his comments on Giants co owner 127 00:06:54,560 --> 00:06:57,560 Speaker 9: Steve Tish, who's name appeared in the most recent release 128 00:06:57,680 --> 00:07:01,440 Speaker 9: of Jeffrey Epstein emails him about it. Other reporters asked 129 00:07:01,520 --> 00:07:03,679 Speaker 9: him about it. He said the NFL wants to gather 130 00:07:03,800 --> 00:07:06,920 Speaker 9: more facts about it, wants to understand the context of 131 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:09,920 Speaker 9: those emails, and then he will determine if a full 132 00:07:09,960 --> 00:07:14,400 Speaker 9: investigation is necessary and whether there is potential discipline under 133 00:07:14,440 --> 00:07:17,120 Speaker 9: the Personal Conduct Policy YEP. 134 00:07:17,240 --> 00:07:19,120 Speaker 12: One of many topics that we were interested to hear 135 00:07:19,200 --> 00:07:21,640 Speaker 12: Roger Goodell address. The other one being the halftime show 136 00:07:21,680 --> 00:07:25,440 Speaker 12: on Sunday with Bad Bunny making some anti Ice comments. 137 00:07:25,480 --> 00:07:28,200 Speaker 12: He wanted a few artists to do that at the 138 00:07:28,320 --> 00:07:31,800 Speaker 12: Grammy Awards. Goodell's answer on that was, quote, he understood 139 00:07:31,840 --> 00:07:35,720 Speaker 12: the platform. He was on, this platform, meaning the halftime 140 00:07:35,720 --> 00:07:37,440 Speaker 12: show is used to unite people and to be able 141 00:07:37,440 --> 00:07:39,800 Speaker 12: to bring people together with their creativity, with their talent, 142 00:07:40,160 --> 00:07:42,080 Speaker 12: and to be able to use this moment to do that. 143 00:07:42,400 --> 00:07:44,280 Speaker 12: I think artists in the past have done that. I 144 00:07:44,320 --> 00:07:47,040 Speaker 12: think Bad Bunny understands that, and I think he'll give 145 00:07:47,080 --> 00:07:49,000 Speaker 12: a great performance. I think he was pretty clear from 146 00:07:49,040 --> 00:07:52,080 Speaker 12: the commissioner what he is expecting from Bad Bunny, at 147 00:07:52,160 --> 00:07:54,480 Speaker 12: least hoping for from Bad Bunny with regard to if 148 00:07:54,480 --> 00:07:57,640 Speaker 12: there is a political comment, and there's often sometimes those 149 00:07:58,080 --> 00:08:00,000 Speaker 12: along the way, but like keep it to a minimum. 150 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:01,760 Speaker 12: We are here to entertain. We are here to unite. 151 00:08:01,800 --> 00:08:03,360 Speaker 12: Let's see how it goes on Sunday. 152 00:08:05,640 --> 00:08:09,120 Speaker 13: Meanwhile, my takeaway was about the officiating. Roger Goodell was 153 00:08:09,160 --> 00:08:12,200 Speaker 13: asked about several of the officiating issues during the playoffs. 154 00:08:12,360 --> 00:08:16,400 Speaker 13: The catch no catch situation probably the most prominent interception 155 00:08:16,920 --> 00:08:19,280 Speaker 13: or not first of all praise the officiating said it 156 00:08:19,360 --> 00:08:23,680 Speaker 13: was really excellent and talked about the use of technology 157 00:08:23,720 --> 00:08:25,720 Speaker 13: in the future, being very clear he wants to give 158 00:08:26,080 --> 00:08:29,440 Speaker 13: officials all of the tools available, including use of AI. 159 00:08:29,560 --> 00:08:32,520 Speaker 13: Wants to spend this offseason talk to the Competition Committee 160 00:08:32,559 --> 00:08:36,240 Speaker 13: about using AI to make sure that officials have everything 161 00:08:36,280 --> 00:08:36,840 Speaker 13: they need. 162 00:08:36,679 --> 00:08:37,959 Speaker 8: To possibly get the call right. 163 00:08:38,040 --> 00:08:42,520 Speaker 13: Also open the door tom to the New York Command Center, 164 00:08:42,840 --> 00:08:47,200 Speaker 13: possibly even throwing a flag from New York essentially when 165 00:08:47,240 --> 00:08:50,360 Speaker 13: a call has been missed, when an egregious call hasn't missed. 166 00:08:50,360 --> 00:08:53,199 Speaker 13: That would be the first time that could happen officially. 167 00:08:53,800 --> 00:08:57,840 Speaker 13: Obviously plenty to discuss this offseason about the state of 168 00:08:57,960 --> 00:08:58,640 Speaker 13: NFL officiating. 169 00:08:58,679 --> 00:09:01,880 Speaker 2: Competition Committee has always been and against substituting one person's 170 00:09:01,960 --> 00:09:05,880 Speaker 2: judgment for another. The question remains on all these institutions 171 00:09:05,920 --> 00:09:09,520 Speaker 2: of replay, where is the line drawn? What exactly does 172 00:09:09,559 --> 00:09:12,720 Speaker 2: clear and obvious mean, those are some of the complicated 173 00:09:12,800 --> 00:09:14,640 Speaker 2: matters that usually now of these things get voted on 174 00:09:14,760 --> 00:09:17,040 Speaker 2: right now, it'll be in March when they get back together. 175 00:09:17,080 --> 00:09:20,839 Speaker 9: So personal fouls, that is what they are particularly looking at, 176 00:09:20,880 --> 00:09:23,280 Speaker 9: playlated fouls. 177 00:09:22,840 --> 00:09:25,040 Speaker 2: And for personal fouls, there's still a gray area of 178 00:09:25,080 --> 00:09:29,040 Speaker 2: exactly what constitutes various types of contact that would lead 179 00:09:29,040 --> 00:09:31,439 Speaker 2: to those fouls, all things that would fully anticipate we're 180 00:09:31,440 --> 00:09:34,319 Speaker 2: gonna be talking about a couple of months out in Arizona. 181 00:09:34,440 --> 00:09:36,319 Speaker 3: We have more news around the NFL dain. 182 00:09:36,320 --> 00:09:39,800 Speaker 13: We do, specifically regarding the Los Angeles Rams. A big 183 00:09:39,880 --> 00:09:42,040 Speaker 13: day for that guy right there, Sean McVay, as well 184 00:09:42,080 --> 00:09:46,880 Speaker 13: as general manager Less snead to the more successful leaders 185 00:09:46,920 --> 00:09:49,240 Speaker 13: in the NFL obviously went deep into the playoffs this year, 186 00:09:49,320 --> 00:09:50,280 Speaker 13: as they always. 187 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:50,520 Speaker 8: Seem to do. 188 00:09:50,840 --> 00:09:54,760 Speaker 13: We're rewarded with big time multi year contract extensions to 189 00:09:54,920 --> 00:09:56,800 Speaker 13: keep them in LA for years to come. 190 00:09:57,000 --> 00:10:01,400 Speaker 8: Sean mcveig talked about it earlier today. Yeah, it means 191 00:10:01,440 --> 00:10:01,880 Speaker 8: a lot, you know. 192 00:10:01,920 --> 00:10:04,280 Speaker 14: I I've said it before, and I think as you 193 00:10:04,360 --> 00:10:07,199 Speaker 14: continue to accumulate experience, you know, you just realize how 194 00:10:07,240 --> 00:10:10,920 Speaker 14: fortunate I feel to work for such great ownership with 195 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:15,160 Speaker 14: mister Kronky and Josh and and that the family in general, 196 00:10:15,200 --> 00:10:17,480 Speaker 14: their whole family, has been incredible. I felt the most 197 00:10:17,480 --> 00:10:19,840 Speaker 14: supported in the moments that you need at the most. 198 00:10:19,880 --> 00:10:22,959 Speaker 14: And it's been unconditional, and it's been consistent, and our 199 00:10:23,000 --> 00:10:26,600 Speaker 14: relationship is only built over these going into year ten, 200 00:10:26,679 --> 00:10:28,320 Speaker 14: and and I value that. 201 00:10:28,240 --> 00:10:29,520 Speaker 8: More than I think ever before. 202 00:10:29,880 --> 00:10:32,240 Speaker 14: He's gonna take his time, talk with with Kelly and 203 00:10:32,280 --> 00:10:35,080 Speaker 14: the girls and see what's best. But man, is he 204 00:10:35,160 --> 00:10:36,760 Speaker 14: still playing at an incredible level. 205 00:10:37,520 --> 00:10:38,680 Speaker 7: Our hope is that he does. 206 00:10:38,760 --> 00:10:41,199 Speaker 14: But I think, you know, with respect to his timetable 207 00:10:41,200 --> 00:10:43,040 Speaker 14: and ability to be able to communicate with you guys, 208 00:10:43,080 --> 00:10:46,520 Speaker 14: whenever he feels ready to make that announcement, we'll let 209 00:10:46,600 --> 00:10:47,320 Speaker 14: him be able to do that. 210 00:10:48,080 --> 00:10:50,640 Speaker 5: Have you set a timetable with him, just because if 211 00:10:50,640 --> 00:10:52,280 Speaker 5: he's not back you have to kind of set up 212 00:10:52,280 --> 00:10:53,040 Speaker 5: the rest of the roster. 213 00:10:53,400 --> 00:10:54,440 Speaker 14: No, no, not yet. 214 00:10:54,520 --> 00:10:54,679 Speaker 1: You know. 215 00:10:54,720 --> 00:10:57,120 Speaker 14: I think you know he deserves the you know, as 216 00:10:57,160 --> 00:10:58,200 Speaker 14: much time as he needs. 217 00:10:58,800 --> 00:11:00,880 Speaker 8: We spend a lot of time to get and uh. 218 00:11:01,040 --> 00:11:04,800 Speaker 14: And I feel I'm excited about you know, I'm hopeful, 219 00:11:04,880 --> 00:11:07,000 Speaker 14: But I think, you know, with respect to him, haven't 220 00:11:07,040 --> 00:11:10,080 Speaker 14: said any sort of timetable And and I think I 221 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:11,800 Speaker 14: don't get the sense that he wants to let a 222 00:11:11,920 --> 00:11:13,960 Speaker 14: drag on either, and then we'll just kind of see 223 00:11:13,960 --> 00:11:16,600 Speaker 14: what what he's feeling. And I'm keeping my fingers crossed 224 00:11:16,640 --> 00:11:19,080 Speaker 14: like you guys, that he wants to still play. 225 00:11:20,280 --> 00:11:22,800 Speaker 2: All ten head coaching jobs have now been filled, which 226 00:11:22,800 --> 00:11:24,800 Speaker 2: means opportunity for other teams to fill out the rest 227 00:11:24,840 --> 00:11:27,720 Speaker 2: of their staffs. As we reported earlier today, Anthony Weaver, 228 00:11:27,840 --> 00:11:30,960 Speaker 2: the former Dolphins defensive coordinator, now headed to take the 229 00:11:31,000 --> 00:11:34,280 Speaker 2: same role in Baltimore. We've played for the Ravens. He 230 00:11:34,400 --> 00:11:37,040 Speaker 2: coached for them under John Harbaugh. Now teaming up with 231 00:11:37,120 --> 00:11:40,000 Speaker 2: Jesse Minter, who will call the defensive plays. 232 00:11:45,760 --> 00:12:09,239 Speaker 15: You're gonna win a marquee victory. 233 00:12:09,480 --> 00:12:12,000 Speaker 16: Continuing to play at a MPP level. 234 00:12:14,840 --> 00:12:16,640 Speaker 2: Well like it or not, the Patriots are back in 235 00:12:16,720 --> 00:12:19,680 Speaker 2: the Super Bowl. Mike Vrabelo, course played on some of 236 00:12:19,720 --> 00:12:22,360 Speaker 2: those Super Bowl winning Patriots teams, now one of just 237 00:12:22,480 --> 00:12:25,520 Speaker 2: eight head coaches who also played in the Super Bowl. 238 00:12:25,720 --> 00:12:28,360 Speaker 2: And I'll be coaching in a Super Bowl as well. 239 00:12:28,360 --> 00:12:30,959 Speaker 2: Where please be joined right now by a guy who. 240 00:12:30,760 --> 00:12:32,920 Speaker 3: Has definitely thrilled the Patriots are back at the Super Bowl. 241 00:12:32,960 --> 00:12:36,079 Speaker 2: Elliot Wolf, the architect of this roster join us with 242 00:12:36,200 --> 00:12:39,360 Speaker 2: Judy Batista, Ian Rapport and me Tom Pelisero here at 243 00:12:39,400 --> 00:12:43,640 Speaker 2: Super Bowl Opening Night, fueled by gate Raade fifteen years ago. Elliott, 244 00:12:43,880 --> 00:12:46,480 Speaker 2: you're in Dallas with the Packers. It's a nice storm. 245 00:12:46,480 --> 00:12:49,040 Speaker 2: It's logistical nightmare. You came out with a win. How 246 00:12:49,080 --> 00:12:51,440 Speaker 2: does your experience here so far compared to that. 247 00:12:51,640 --> 00:12:53,360 Speaker 11: Well, I was just at practice at Stanford and I 248 00:12:53,400 --> 00:12:56,120 Speaker 11: got sunburned. So we haven't seen the sun up in 249 00:12:56,160 --> 00:12:58,320 Speaker 11: Foxborough in like three weeks. So it's it's a nice 250 00:12:58,320 --> 00:13:00,000 Speaker 11: It's nice to be able to step off the airport 251 00:13:00,320 --> 00:13:01,960 Speaker 11: and not feel like you're gonna die. 252 00:13:01,840 --> 00:13:02,360 Speaker 8: From the cold. 253 00:13:03,800 --> 00:13:06,600 Speaker 13: So there's a lot of decisions that you have made, 254 00:13:06,600 --> 00:13:08,920 Speaker 13: and you guys as an organization and made that led 255 00:13:08,960 --> 00:13:09,280 Speaker 13: you here. 256 00:13:09,800 --> 00:13:11,160 Speaker 8: Drake May is a big one. 257 00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:12,760 Speaker 13: And I was thinking back to the draft a couple 258 00:13:12,800 --> 00:13:16,760 Speaker 13: of years ago. You guys had offers, Giants, Vikings, among others. 259 00:13:17,320 --> 00:13:20,000 Speaker 13: Thinking back, now, first of all, did you ever come 260 00:13:20,040 --> 00:13:24,720 Speaker 13: close to anything? And how important was that moment the 261 00:13:24,840 --> 00:13:25,880 Speaker 13: drafting of Drake May? 262 00:13:25,960 --> 00:13:27,480 Speaker 8: To kidding you guys here, Yeah. 263 00:13:27,360 --> 00:13:29,680 Speaker 11: I mean I know we weren't we weren't close to trading. 264 00:13:30,320 --> 00:13:32,640 Speaker 11: You know, we knew what we felt like we knew 265 00:13:32,679 --> 00:13:35,680 Speaker 11: what Drake could be, and uh, you know, obviously you 266 00:13:35,679 --> 00:13:38,199 Speaker 11: know here we are, So maybe maybe the timeline is 267 00:13:38,200 --> 00:13:40,520 Speaker 11: a little bit faster than some people thought. But you know, 268 00:13:40,640 --> 00:13:42,760 Speaker 11: from day one he's put his head down and worked, 269 00:13:42,840 --> 00:13:45,760 Speaker 11: and he's a tremendous competitor and teammate, and obviously the 270 00:13:45,800 --> 00:13:47,360 Speaker 11: improvement has shown this year on the field. 271 00:13:47,720 --> 00:13:52,200 Speaker 9: Here's another big decision, Mike Rabel. I think everybody knew 272 00:13:52,200 --> 00:13:55,880 Speaker 9: this was a good fit. But how do you explain 273 00:13:56,080 --> 00:13:58,720 Speaker 9: how quickly he has been able to execute this turnover? 274 00:13:58,960 --> 00:14:00,040 Speaker 8: Why has he been able to do. 275 00:14:00,120 --> 00:14:02,800 Speaker 11: Yeah, I mean that's a great question, just because you know, 276 00:14:02,840 --> 00:14:07,720 Speaker 11: once the players showed up in April really understanding how 277 00:14:07,800 --> 00:14:09,360 Speaker 11: quickly he was going to be able to do it, 278 00:14:09,360 --> 00:14:10,680 Speaker 11: like I knew he'd be able to do it, and 279 00:14:10,679 --> 00:14:13,079 Speaker 11: then get everyone to buy in. It was really impressive 280 00:14:13,120 --> 00:14:17,400 Speaker 11: to see the shift once the season started from guys 281 00:14:17,440 --> 00:14:19,280 Speaker 11: that had been here kind of waiting for something bad 282 00:14:19,280 --> 00:14:22,120 Speaker 11: to happen to shift into you know, being ready to 283 00:14:22,120 --> 00:14:22,960 Speaker 11: make those plays. 284 00:14:23,520 --> 00:14:26,520 Speaker 2: I was at that first game in Foxborough, you lose 285 00:14:26,560 --> 00:14:28,800 Speaker 2: to the Raiders. What is still the weirdest game of 286 00:14:28,840 --> 00:14:31,520 Speaker 2: all time. You said it yourself maybe people didn't think 287 00:14:31,520 --> 00:14:33,480 Speaker 2: you were going to get here this quickly, did you 288 00:14:33,600 --> 00:14:37,960 Speaker 2: realistically coming off of consecutive four win seasons with two 289 00:14:37,960 --> 00:14:40,640 Speaker 2: different head coaches, believe there was an opportunity for you 290 00:14:40,720 --> 00:14:41,840 Speaker 2: to be at this point right now. 291 00:14:41,920 --> 00:14:44,120 Speaker 11: Yeah, I mean, you know, to be in the super Bowl. 292 00:14:44,160 --> 00:14:45,840 Speaker 11: Maybe not like that's not how we look at it. 293 00:14:45,920 --> 00:14:47,840 Speaker 11: We look at the next game is the most important game, 294 00:14:47,920 --> 00:14:50,440 Speaker 11: and you know, we just kept winning really starting with 295 00:14:50,440 --> 00:14:53,400 Speaker 11: that Buffalo game in October. You know, like some of 296 00:14:53,400 --> 00:14:55,400 Speaker 11: those plays I was talking about, you know, Drake and 297 00:14:55,400 --> 00:14:57,080 Speaker 11: then Bora Gallis hit in the game winner, and some 298 00:14:57,080 --> 00:15:01,160 Speaker 11: of the opportunistic defensive plays. It's just been it's been 299 00:15:01,160 --> 00:15:03,400 Speaker 11: really awesome for these guys to come together and try 300 00:15:03,400 --> 00:15:04,000 Speaker 11: to build this thing. 301 00:15:04,840 --> 00:15:07,600 Speaker 13: For those who have followed your career, followed your art, 302 00:15:07,640 --> 00:15:10,560 Speaker 13: they know your father, Ron Wolfe, one of the greatest 303 00:15:10,600 --> 00:15:13,440 Speaker 13: general managers in NFL history, won a Super Bowl with 304 00:15:13,480 --> 00:15:15,320 Speaker 13: the Packers as you did, different team. 305 00:15:16,160 --> 00:15:20,040 Speaker 8: First of all, for you to be back here, be here. 306 00:15:20,120 --> 00:15:23,800 Speaker 13: With your own team, how much do you reflect on 307 00:15:24,080 --> 00:15:25,520 Speaker 13: what you learned from your father? 308 00:15:26,280 --> 00:15:28,160 Speaker 8: And have you spoken to him yet this week? Is 309 00:15:28,160 --> 00:15:28,760 Speaker 8: he going to be here? 310 00:15:28,840 --> 00:15:28,920 Speaker 10: Oh? 311 00:15:29,000 --> 00:15:29,680 Speaker 16: Yeah, he'll be here. 312 00:15:30,120 --> 00:15:30,960 Speaker 2: We speak every day. 313 00:15:31,360 --> 00:15:34,080 Speaker 11: He's tremendously proud, you know, not only of me and 314 00:15:34,400 --> 00:15:36,200 Speaker 11: what we've been able to accomplish with the Patriots, but 315 00:15:36,200 --> 00:15:38,840 Speaker 11: also you know, John Schneider is someone that you know, 316 00:15:38,880 --> 00:15:41,360 Speaker 11: I think will be on the show later and you 317 00:15:41,400 --> 00:15:44,040 Speaker 11: know he'll you know, John learned a lot from him 318 00:15:44,040 --> 00:15:46,320 Speaker 11: as well, so it's been pretty cool for him and 319 00:15:46,360 --> 00:15:47,200 Speaker 11: our family as well. 320 00:15:47,840 --> 00:15:48,760 Speaker 8: All right, before we let. 321 00:15:48,760 --> 00:15:51,080 Speaker 9: You go, take a step back and tell us and 322 00:15:51,120 --> 00:15:54,360 Speaker 9: reflect on this season. What was the moment when maybe 323 00:15:54,360 --> 00:15:56,560 Speaker 9: you knew this could be a special season. 324 00:15:57,200 --> 00:15:59,560 Speaker 11: Yeah, I just go back to that Buffalo game at 325 00:15:59,600 --> 00:16:03,200 Speaker 11: Buffalo hostile conditions. You know, we were I think two 326 00:16:03,280 --> 00:16:05,920 Speaker 11: and two or one and two at the time, and 327 00:16:06,040 --> 00:16:09,400 Speaker 11: just being able to band together and go into that 328 00:16:09,520 --> 00:16:13,920 Speaker 11: environment and and just make enough place to win the game. Particularly, 329 00:16:14,000 --> 00:16:18,800 Speaker 11: you know, I remember Diggs's attitude and just his uh 330 00:16:19,040 --> 00:16:22,600 Speaker 11: general competitiveness just rubbing off on everybody else on the roster, 331 00:16:22,680 --> 00:16:23,840 Speaker 11: and it was really cool to see. 332 00:16:23,880 --> 00:16:26,840 Speaker 2: You mentioned John Schneider also learned in Green Bay in 333 00:16:26,880 --> 00:16:27,800 Speaker 2: two decades ago. 334 00:16:28,320 --> 00:16:30,400 Speaker 3: You're working for the Packers. John's River the Packers. 335 00:16:30,400 --> 00:16:32,800 Speaker 2: I'm covering the Packers at the Green Bay Press Cadet 336 00:16:32,880 --> 00:16:35,240 Speaker 2: how much smack talk has there been back and forth 337 00:16:35,280 --> 00:16:37,680 Speaker 2: between the two of you over the past eight days here? 338 00:16:37,880 --> 00:16:39,200 Speaker 8: Really not as much smack talk. 339 00:16:39,240 --> 00:16:41,840 Speaker 11: There's been a lot of like bro talk and like sentimental, 340 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:44,680 Speaker 11: Oh isn't this cool? Like you know, he calls me 341 00:16:44,760 --> 00:16:46,480 Speaker 11: kind of weepy and like, you know, I'm just kidding. 342 00:16:46,840 --> 00:16:50,000 Speaker 11: It's been awesome looking looking forward to seeing them. Haven't 343 00:16:50,000 --> 00:16:51,880 Speaker 11: been able to see him at this week, but uh, 344 00:16:52,040 --> 00:16:54,160 Speaker 11: you know, a lot of respect for for the Seattle 345 00:16:54,160 --> 00:16:55,000 Speaker 11: and the way they do things. 346 00:16:55,360 --> 00:16:57,520 Speaker 3: Best of luck Man, Great to see you here. Congrats 347 00:16:57,600 --> 00:16:57,880 Speaker 3: on everything. 348 00:16:57,920 --> 00:16:59,280 Speaker 12: Good luck so I appreciate that. 349 00:16:59,320 --> 00:17:00,560 Speaker 3: Thank you, Thank you, Elliott. 350 00:17:00,560 --> 00:17:03,120 Speaker 2: Won't everybody a lot more to come here from Super 351 00:17:03,160 --> 00:17:08,280 Speaker 2: Bowl Opening Night? Fueled by Gatorade, including that's right John Snider, 352 00:17:08,280 --> 00:17:10,960 Speaker 2: who Elliott is secretly texting a bunch of nasty stuff 353 00:17:10,960 --> 00:17:12,880 Speaker 2: the moment that he walks off, said he'll be join 354 00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:14,679 Speaker 2: us in just a little bit. As we take you 355 00:17:14,800 --> 00:17:16,800 Speaker 2: up to opening night. At the top of the hour, 356 00:17:16,840 --> 00:17:19,080 Speaker 2: stick around, it's the Insider's fuel by Gatorade. 357 00:17:19,600 --> 00:17:24,000 Speaker 1: They like my style. Yes, it's saying none you ain't her, 358 00:17:24,080 --> 00:17:24,480 Speaker 1: but both. 359 00:17:24,800 --> 00:17:25,920 Speaker 8: I'll put a plan on. 360 00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:36,360 Speaker 17: The Seahawks will take all the Patriots. It's Super Bowl sixty. 361 00:17:38,960 --> 00:17:59,120 Speaker 1: By the I'm calling another perfect path by Sad. Yeah, 362 00:18:02,880 --> 00:18:04,960 Speaker 1: I'm coming back a little Super Bowl sixties. 363 00:18:04,960 --> 00:18:07,720 Speaker 17: He got to fALS, you're going back to the Super Bowl. 364 00:18:12,680 --> 00:18:15,840 Speaker 12: And so is Stacy Dell's out there in the Bay 365 00:18:15,880 --> 00:18:17,879 Speaker 12: Area covering the game for US. Mark Ross joining us 366 00:18:17,880 --> 00:18:18,480 Speaker 12: here as well. 367 00:18:18,560 --> 00:18:18,960 Speaker 3: Stacy. 368 00:18:19,080 --> 00:18:21,760 Speaker 12: Let's go to you here, because Sam Donald Big game Sam. 369 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:24,760 Speaker 12: I've always called him that. I don't know about everybody else, Well, 370 00:18:24,800 --> 00:18:26,439 Speaker 12: I'll put it to you this way. I wanted to 371 00:18:26,440 --> 00:18:28,520 Speaker 12: see him become big game Sam, and he has done 372 00:18:28,560 --> 00:18:30,320 Speaker 12: that this year and this is going to be the 373 00:18:30,320 --> 00:18:32,640 Speaker 12: biggest game he's ever going to play in. How ready 374 00:18:32,680 --> 00:18:34,159 Speaker 12: is Sam Darnald for this one? 375 00:18:36,080 --> 00:18:38,639 Speaker 6: Well, outside of the oblique injury that he's been nursing 376 00:18:38,680 --> 00:18:40,920 Speaker 6: for roughly a week and a half, he didn't essentially 377 00:18:40,960 --> 00:18:44,120 Speaker 6: practice Mike last week and he's going to play Sunday, 378 00:18:44,119 --> 00:18:46,119 Speaker 6: and he had no restrictions going into the game. This 379 00:18:46,160 --> 00:18:51,200 Speaker 6: past NFC Championship, He's been spectacular in the playoffs. 380 00:18:51,080 --> 00:18:53,200 Speaker 7: And need I say more? 381 00:18:53,359 --> 00:18:55,879 Speaker 6: When you go and talk to his teammates and the 382 00:18:55,920 --> 00:18:58,280 Speaker 6: expletives that come out about how much they have his back. 383 00:18:58,680 --> 00:19:03,280 Speaker 6: This quarterback has the absolute infinite level of respect inside 384 00:19:03,280 --> 00:19:07,159 Speaker 6: the walls of the Seattle Seahawks. Everything about him, his preparation, 385 00:19:07,680 --> 00:19:10,760 Speaker 6: as I've talked to players about his cadence, his command 386 00:19:10,760 --> 00:19:14,760 Speaker 6: in the huddle, and most important, his decisiveness on the field. 387 00:19:14,800 --> 00:19:16,680 Speaker 6: Here in the Super Bowl, he's got a one to 388 00:19:16,720 --> 00:19:18,800 Speaker 6: twenty two passer rating. He threw for nearly three pot 389 00:19:18,800 --> 00:19:22,119 Speaker 6: fifty in the NFC Championship, And while the team may 390 00:19:22,119 --> 00:19:25,240 Speaker 6: have been worried even about that oblique injury, ah No, 391 00:19:25,680 --> 00:19:26,880 Speaker 6: he's calm, cool, collected. 392 00:19:26,960 --> 00:19:29,040 Speaker 7: That's Sam Darnold. We're gonna be okay. 393 00:19:29,080 --> 00:19:32,560 Speaker 6: He was unflinching, John Schneider, the general manager, said this week, 394 00:19:32,600 --> 00:19:34,480 Speaker 6: and so they have a lot of confidence. We're going 395 00:19:34,560 --> 00:19:37,080 Speaker 6: to talk to him here at opening night at his 396 00:19:37,200 --> 00:19:40,000 Speaker 6: riser and he's going to have probably fifty people surrounding 397 00:19:40,080 --> 00:19:40,960 Speaker 6: him at all times. 398 00:19:41,440 --> 00:19:42,800 Speaker 7: But he's going to be the same guy. 399 00:19:43,240 --> 00:19:45,639 Speaker 6: You're not going to get a big, juicy SoundBite because 400 00:19:45,680 --> 00:19:47,880 Speaker 6: Sam Darnald is so even keel and that's what this 401 00:19:47,960 --> 00:19:51,880 Speaker 6: offense is riding heading into this one. 402 00:19:52,119 --> 00:19:54,760 Speaker 18: For sure, Stacey even keeled and then even killed so 403 00:19:54,880 --> 00:19:57,520 Speaker 18: where he stopped turning the ball over and the Seattle 404 00:19:57,560 --> 00:20:01,360 Speaker 18: offense was spectacular with him leading them league and interceptions. 405 00:20:01,720 --> 00:20:04,320 Speaker 18: And then now since those two early picks in that 406 00:20:04,400 --> 00:20:07,560 Speaker 18: second game against the Rams, he's thrown five touchdowns with 407 00:20:07,640 --> 00:20:11,640 Speaker 18: only one interception, and really that has taken the offense 408 00:20:11,680 --> 00:20:15,359 Speaker 18: to another level. That coupled with Kenneth Walker in the 409 00:20:15,480 --> 00:20:18,960 Speaker 18: run game that got going late into the season. So 410 00:20:19,000 --> 00:20:21,199 Speaker 18: you combine that where the run game got going and 411 00:20:21,240 --> 00:20:24,600 Speaker 18: Sam top stopped turning the ball over, man those explosive 412 00:20:24,640 --> 00:20:27,959 Speaker 18: plays and jsn Okay, here comes Rashid Shaheed coming in 413 00:20:27,960 --> 00:20:30,720 Speaker 18: there with explosive plays as well, and that's why this 414 00:20:30,880 --> 00:20:33,680 Speaker 18: offense is just so so hard to stop because they 415 00:20:33,680 --> 00:20:37,400 Speaker 18: had explosive ability. Now Kenneth Walker can go grind it out. 416 00:20:37,720 --> 00:20:40,080 Speaker 18: Sam Donald still has those big plays and now they're 417 00:20:40,080 --> 00:20:42,760 Speaker 18: not torn the ball over. Coupled with the defense, Hey, 418 00:20:42,840 --> 00:20:45,320 Speaker 18: let's go shut people down or go score points by 419 00:20:45,359 --> 00:20:48,760 Speaker 18: ourselves or Shasheed on special teams going to score touchdowns. 420 00:20:48,800 --> 00:20:51,520 Speaker 18: So yes, all of this has kind of been unlocked 421 00:20:51,640 --> 00:20:55,320 Speaker 18: together with Sam Donald and his talent with not turning 422 00:20:55,320 --> 00:20:57,640 Speaker 18: the ball over and all the other playmakers and ways 423 00:20:58,000 --> 00:20:59,119 Speaker 18: that Seattle can beat you. 424 00:20:59,200 --> 00:21:02,960 Speaker 12: Mike Stacy, I asked you about Darnold off the top here, 425 00:21:03,000 --> 00:21:06,120 Speaker 12: but it's about having that balance on offense for Seattle. 426 00:21:06,640 --> 00:21:08,840 Speaker 12: It's something that I remember talking to Mike McDonald about 427 00:21:08,840 --> 00:21:10,640 Speaker 12: at the Combine last year. We've got to get back 428 00:21:10,640 --> 00:21:12,879 Speaker 12: to being balanced and run the football. How do they 429 00:21:12,880 --> 00:21:17,040 Speaker 12: feel about the way this offense looks from a production standpoint, 430 00:21:17,080 --> 00:21:18,480 Speaker 12: at all facets of the offense. 431 00:21:20,880 --> 00:21:22,159 Speaker 7: Mike Mark just brought it up. 432 00:21:22,200 --> 00:21:25,359 Speaker 6: It's the ability to run the football even when you're down. 433 00:21:25,640 --> 00:21:28,639 Speaker 6: And we were all just heartbroken when the Seahawks lost 434 00:21:28,760 --> 00:21:30,760 Speaker 6: Zach Charbone. If you're a fan of football, you were 435 00:21:30,760 --> 00:21:33,160 Speaker 6: heartbroken because of how good he was in the power 436 00:21:33,240 --> 00:21:35,800 Speaker 6: run game and really in the end zone and that 437 00:21:35,960 --> 00:21:38,320 Speaker 6: sort of red zone threat when they got down there. 438 00:21:38,359 --> 00:21:41,919 Speaker 6: But make no mistake about it, Kenneth Walker is ready. 439 00:21:41,960 --> 00:21:44,399 Speaker 6: He is able, and we saw it in the NFC 440 00:21:44,480 --> 00:21:46,920 Speaker 6: Championship for him to carry and shoulder a bigger load. 441 00:21:46,920 --> 00:21:49,240 Speaker 6: He had a season high twenty three touches in that game. 442 00:21:49,600 --> 00:21:52,920 Speaker 6: He's been three straight games Kenneth Walker with one hundred 443 00:21:52,960 --> 00:21:55,560 Speaker 6: plus yards from scrimmage and he's got four rushing. 444 00:21:55,280 --> 00:21:56,520 Speaker 7: Touchdowns here in the playoffs. 445 00:21:56,760 --> 00:21:59,560 Speaker 6: And when I've spoken to people with the Seahawks, it 446 00:22:00,160 --> 00:22:02,560 Speaker 6: doesn't matter that Sam Darnold has this big arm and 447 00:22:02,600 --> 00:22:04,280 Speaker 6: wants to strike and let it rip downfield. 448 00:22:04,320 --> 00:22:05,959 Speaker 7: What matters is they want to stay balanced. 449 00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:09,280 Speaker 6: I can recall Cooper Cup telling me, who is a 450 00:22:09,320 --> 00:22:11,680 Speaker 6: fun story in himself going back to a Super Bowl 451 00:22:11,680 --> 00:22:15,479 Speaker 6: with the Seahawks in the state of Washington where he's from. 452 00:22:15,560 --> 00:22:18,440 Speaker 6: Just the ability to be balanced is their bread and butter, 453 00:22:18,520 --> 00:22:21,720 Speaker 6: and so kudos to Clint Kubiak, who will be likely 454 00:22:21,760 --> 00:22:24,320 Speaker 6: a head coach here moving forward after this Super Bowl 455 00:22:24,480 --> 00:22:28,879 Speaker 6: very quickly. But they certainly love the balanced attack. And 456 00:22:28,920 --> 00:22:31,720 Speaker 6: when you think about Kenneth Walker, though, it's going to 457 00:22:31,720 --> 00:22:32,400 Speaker 6: be challenging. 458 00:22:32,440 --> 00:22:33,239 Speaker 7: I'll leave it with this. 459 00:22:33,640 --> 00:22:36,080 Speaker 6: These New England Patriots in the postseason, they've given up 460 00:22:36,119 --> 00:22:38,320 Speaker 6: just seventy one rush yards per game and they have 461 00:22:38,480 --> 00:22:41,399 Speaker 6: yet to give up a touchdown on the ground in 462 00:22:41,440 --> 00:22:42,120 Speaker 6: the end zone. 463 00:22:42,200 --> 00:22:43,000 Speaker 7: That's a big deal. 464 00:22:43,040 --> 00:22:44,680 Speaker 6: And so it's going to be a fun chess match 465 00:22:44,760 --> 00:22:49,119 Speaker 6: between Josh McDaniel and Mike McDonald, the defensive play caller 466 00:22:49,160 --> 00:22:51,159 Speaker 6: and head coach of these Seahawks. 467 00:22:51,680 --> 00:22:54,080 Speaker 12: Certainly is and we are looking forward to that. Just 468 00:22:54,160 --> 00:22:56,840 Speaker 12: a few short days away, okay, like six short days 469 00:22:56,840 --> 00:22:59,280 Speaker 12: a way. I always enjoy like the reporter shots early 470 00:22:59,320 --> 00:23:01,080 Speaker 12: in the week, any people there, and then by the 471 00:23:01,119 --> 00:23:04,240 Speaker 12: end of the week, there's just crowds behind you. Watch 472 00:23:04,240 --> 00:23:06,280 Speaker 12: does these crowds continue to grow throughout the one And 473 00:23:06,320 --> 00:23:08,240 Speaker 12: I'm coming to today, so I'm playing out there tomorrow. 474 00:23:08,280 --> 00:23:12,000 Speaker 12: So thank you very much, appreciate it. Tom. 475 00:23:12,560 --> 00:23:15,359 Speaker 2: All the stands between Sam Darnold's Super Bowl ring is 476 00:23:15,480 --> 00:23:18,480 Speaker 2: Drake May and you know the rest of that very 477 00:23:18,520 --> 00:23:22,320 Speaker 2: talented Patriots roster. Let's bring in our Jane Slater who 478 00:23:22,359 --> 00:23:25,720 Speaker 2: is with the Patriots. Mark Ross still with us as well. Jane, 479 00:23:25,720 --> 00:23:29,720 Speaker 2: tell me about the overall mentality of this Patriots team 480 00:23:29,840 --> 00:23:31,240 Speaker 2: on this stage this week. 481 00:23:33,040 --> 00:23:35,160 Speaker 4: Well, I think what really helps is you've got two 482 00:23:35,320 --> 00:23:37,760 Speaker 4: guys that are leading this charge that have got a 483 00:23:37,760 --> 00:23:40,000 Speaker 4: lot of experience as it relates to the Super Bowl. 484 00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:41,919 Speaker 4: I mean, when you look at head coach Mike and Vrabel, 485 00:23:42,280 --> 00:23:45,680 Speaker 4: he's got four as a player Josh McDaniels nine. Why 486 00:23:45,720 --> 00:23:49,160 Speaker 4: does that matter? It helps keep these guys centered. Nothing's 487 00:23:49,200 --> 00:23:51,119 Speaker 4: too big for them. As when Stafford put it to me, 488 00:23:51,560 --> 00:23:53,920 Speaker 4: both of these guys have seen about everything you can 489 00:23:53,960 --> 00:23:57,119 Speaker 4: see offensively and defensively, and I think those are the 490 00:23:57,119 --> 00:24:00,000 Speaker 4: things that have really helped Drake May make that stuff 491 00:24:00,080 --> 00:24:03,159 Speaker 4: up in year two. You know, the huddle and the 492 00:24:03,200 --> 00:24:06,200 Speaker 4: command is one thing. In fact, one staffer even told 493 00:24:06,240 --> 00:24:08,760 Speaker 4: me the one thing that stands out about Drake May, 494 00:24:08,760 --> 00:24:10,679 Speaker 4: because you want to give some credit to the coaching staff, 495 00:24:10,720 --> 00:24:13,680 Speaker 4: is it's his ability to get in there like Matt Stafford. 496 00:24:13,720 --> 00:24:15,800 Speaker 4: One of these staffers worked with Matt Stafford and he 497 00:24:15,840 --> 00:24:18,960 Speaker 4: said in year two that's what he's seeing from Drake May. 498 00:24:19,359 --> 00:24:22,160 Speaker 4: But they will tell you this week, as one stafford 499 00:24:22,160 --> 00:24:24,720 Speaker 4: put it to me, the message has been, we've got 500 00:24:24,760 --> 00:24:28,479 Speaker 4: seven days here. It is Monday. Let's not blow our 501 00:24:28,920 --> 00:24:31,280 Speaker 4: blow this thing out of the water just yet. Let's 502 00:24:31,320 --> 00:24:33,879 Speaker 4: pace ourselves. They know the cadence that you need on 503 00:24:33,920 --> 00:24:36,400 Speaker 4: a week like this, and as we saw, the buses 504 00:24:36,440 --> 00:24:39,959 Speaker 4: just headed out for opening night. After that the players 505 00:24:39,960 --> 00:24:42,320 Speaker 4: will have some time off. They can go and do 506 00:24:42,440 --> 00:24:44,120 Speaker 4: what they will. This is going to be an off 507 00:24:44,200 --> 00:24:46,240 Speaker 4: night for them, as I'm told, they'll come back. 508 00:24:46,280 --> 00:24:48,480 Speaker 5: The dbs typically watch film on Tuesdays. 509 00:24:48,520 --> 00:24:51,600 Speaker 4: They'll get their treatment on Tuesday for the other players 510 00:24:51,600 --> 00:24:53,440 Speaker 4: as well, and then it's back to business. But a 511 00:24:53,520 --> 00:24:55,719 Speaker 4: really like practice day just to sort of get players 512 00:24:55,760 --> 00:24:56,720 Speaker 4: in the group of things. 513 00:24:56,880 --> 00:25:02,320 Speaker 18: Mark Yeah, mentality as well as for the Patriots is 514 00:25:02,359 --> 00:25:05,320 Speaker 18: an underdog mentality. Look, we got so used to Tom 515 00:25:05,320 --> 00:25:08,679 Speaker 18: Brady being the favorite and going into the Super Bowls 516 00:25:08,680 --> 00:25:10,960 Speaker 18: they can't be beat their undefeated. Well it comes to 517 00:25:11,000 --> 00:25:14,719 Speaker 18: New York Giants. But that underdog mentality of you know, 518 00:25:14,760 --> 00:25:18,040 Speaker 18: although we're in the Super Bowl, it was our schedule, legitimate, 519 00:25:18,080 --> 00:25:19,800 Speaker 18: did we beat any good teams? Now we get to 520 00:25:19,800 --> 00:25:22,199 Speaker 18: the playoffs, Oh we got justin Herbert that's heard and 521 00:25:22,440 --> 00:25:25,240 Speaker 18: sees l Straut fell apart. We're playing a backup in 522 00:25:25,320 --> 00:25:28,399 Speaker 18: Jared Stidham with Denver, so I think that still could 523 00:25:28,400 --> 00:25:32,040 Speaker 18: carry them well and help them with being that underdog 524 00:25:32,440 --> 00:25:36,239 Speaker 18: and then almost history repeating itself, where yes, we got 525 00:25:36,359 --> 00:25:38,800 Speaker 18: used to Tom Brady, but remember the Patriots were the 526 00:25:38,920 --> 00:25:41,280 Speaker 18: underdog going against the Rams in tom Brady's for a 527 00:25:41,359 --> 00:25:44,280 Speaker 18: Super Bowl and pulled it off. Mike Rabel being a 528 00:25:44,280 --> 00:25:47,240 Speaker 18: part of that team, So maybe he's instilling a little 529 00:25:47,280 --> 00:25:50,080 Speaker 18: bit of that in there as well, like, yeah, we're here, fellas, 530 00:25:50,160 --> 00:25:53,119 Speaker 18: but everybody's still doubting us, and we'll see how it goes. 531 00:25:55,040 --> 00:25:57,480 Speaker 2: The podium for Drake Mayar and he bought five deep 532 00:25:57,480 --> 00:25:59,960 Speaker 2: with cameras back there behind me top of the hour. 533 00:26:00,080 --> 00:26:02,840 Speaker 2: The Patriots will be right here at Super Bowl opening night. 534 00:26:02,960 --> 00:26:04,400 Speaker 2: Jane Mark, thank you very much. 535 00:26:04,480 --> 00:26:06,320 Speaker 3: More news, Judy, Yeah. 536 00:26:06,280 --> 00:26:08,320 Speaker 9: Here's some news from a team that hopes it can 537 00:26:08,359 --> 00:26:11,080 Speaker 9: be back here pretty soon. The Arizona Cardinals or are 538 00:26:11,160 --> 00:26:15,439 Speaker 9: hiring Mike Laflora as their next head coach. They have 539 00:26:15,760 --> 00:26:19,800 Speaker 9: made it official. Let's bring back our Mike Garafalo. We're 540 00:26:19,840 --> 00:26:23,480 Speaker 9: gonna toss this one around, Mike. This is I believe 541 00:26:23,600 --> 00:26:26,040 Speaker 9: that the sixth time in a row that the Arizona 542 00:26:26,119 --> 00:26:29,120 Speaker 9: Cardinals have opted for a first time head coach. This 543 00:26:29,200 --> 00:26:31,120 Speaker 9: time they go from the offensive side of the ball. 544 00:26:31,160 --> 00:26:34,199 Speaker 9: Maybe not surprising. Jonathan Gannon was from the defensive side, 545 00:26:34,320 --> 00:26:38,560 Speaker 9: and certainly their offense struggled last year. He has big, 546 00:26:38,840 --> 00:26:41,640 Speaker 9: big decisions to face as soon as he gets. 547 00:26:41,480 --> 00:26:44,760 Speaker 12: There, Mic, and he's in a division, Judy, where it's 548 00:26:44,800 --> 00:26:47,040 Speaker 12: gonna be tough, especially when you've got a quarterback that 549 00:26:47,119 --> 00:26:50,040 Speaker 12: got benched last season and ended the way that it 550 00:26:50,119 --> 00:26:53,520 Speaker 12: did for Kyler Murray. Basically in Arizona with Jonathan Gannon 551 00:26:53,560 --> 00:26:55,440 Speaker 12: as the head coach, and if they move on from him, 552 00:26:55,560 --> 00:26:57,359 Speaker 12: there's a lot of money guaranteed for him. There are 553 00:26:57,359 --> 00:27:00,320 Speaker 12: gonna be significant salary cap implications if you bring back 554 00:27:00,359 --> 00:27:02,960 Speaker 12: and you reset them. There's a lot of reasons to 555 00:27:02,960 --> 00:27:06,840 Speaker 12: look at this job in a division where as Mike 556 00:27:06,960 --> 00:27:09,480 Speaker 12: Lafloor knows, there's a really good coaching staff in Los Angeles, 557 00:27:09,480 --> 00:27:12,160 Speaker 12: there's another one in San Francisco, there's one in Seattle 558 00:27:12,160 --> 00:27:13,880 Speaker 12: that's getting ready for a game this week, and there's 559 00:27:13,880 --> 00:27:15,760 Speaker 12: a lot of talent on those teams. This is going 560 00:27:15,840 --> 00:27:17,919 Speaker 12: to be a tough build up for the Cardinals over 561 00:27:17,960 --> 00:27:19,480 Speaker 12: the next couple of years. There's talent on the roster. 562 00:27:19,520 --> 00:27:22,280 Speaker 12: I'm not gonna say that there's not. But of all 563 00:27:22,320 --> 00:27:24,680 Speaker 12: the jobs out there, this one seemed like the toughest 564 00:27:24,800 --> 00:27:27,400 Speaker 12: entry for me. But if you're Micha laflor even though 565 00:27:27,400 --> 00:27:29,639 Speaker 12: you're young, you've been an offensive coordinator with the Jets 566 00:27:29,680 --> 00:27:32,040 Speaker 12: before that didn't work out, you parted ways with that team. 567 00:27:32,040 --> 00:27:34,080 Speaker 12: How many chances do you get to be a head 568 00:27:34,080 --> 00:27:36,119 Speaker 12: coach in this league? I know it might seem for 569 00:27:36,200 --> 00:27:37,919 Speaker 12: him like there may have been plenty to go in 570 00:27:37,960 --> 00:27:40,480 Speaker 12: the future. You take a shot here as the offensive 571 00:27:40,640 --> 00:27:42,800 Speaker 12: or as the head coach, coming off being an offensive 572 00:27:42,840 --> 00:27:46,480 Speaker 12: coordinator under Sean McVay, and you realize and hopefully those 573 00:27:46,480 --> 00:27:48,080 Speaker 12: out there do that it might take a little bit 574 00:27:48,119 --> 00:27:49,520 Speaker 12: of time to get going in the move in the 575 00:27:49,560 --> 00:27:52,040 Speaker 12: right direction, But the hope is that Mike Laflor will 576 00:27:52,040 --> 00:27:53,520 Speaker 12: get there and be a good head coach for the 577 00:27:53,560 --> 00:27:54,359 Speaker 12: Arizona Cardinals. 578 00:27:56,440 --> 00:27:58,880 Speaker 9: Well, and Mike, let's be frank about this. I mean, 579 00:27:58,920 --> 00:28:02,280 Speaker 9: from the outside, this looks like a pretty long build. 580 00:28:02,359 --> 00:28:04,720 Speaker 9: They've got a big decision to make for starters at 581 00:28:04,760 --> 00:28:08,560 Speaker 9: the quarterback position. But when Mike Bidwell let Jonathan Gannon 582 00:28:08,640 --> 00:28:11,880 Speaker 9: go after the season, he made a point of noting 583 00:28:11,960 --> 00:28:14,560 Speaker 9: all of the teams that have had quick turnarounds after 584 00:28:14,720 --> 00:28:16,400 Speaker 9: hiring new coaches. 585 00:28:16,560 --> 00:28:19,160 Speaker 1: That was certainly not by mistake. 586 00:28:19,359 --> 00:28:23,240 Speaker 9: He believes that a quick turnout turnaround is possible, even 587 00:28:23,280 --> 00:28:26,640 Speaker 9: though it is arguably the most difficult division in the NFL. 588 00:28:27,080 --> 00:28:30,879 Speaker 9: So Michael Floor has a big, big assignment ahead of 589 00:28:30,920 --> 00:28:33,560 Speaker 9: him and a little bit of pressure already coming from 590 00:28:33,680 --> 00:28:35,560 Speaker 9: the owner's office. 591 00:28:35,600 --> 00:28:40,000 Speaker 2: Ten teams making head coaching changes this offseason. Technically one 592 00:28:40,040 --> 00:28:43,000 Speaker 2: team still has vegancy High, Mike and Judy. That team 593 00:28:43,040 --> 00:28:46,520 Speaker 2: is the Raiders, although ian is we reported yesterday from 594 00:28:46,560 --> 00:28:49,200 Speaker 2: thirty thousand feet, Las Vegas has its man. 595 00:28:49,640 --> 00:28:52,960 Speaker 13: Yes, it's your does There's always some murkiness when a 596 00:28:53,080 --> 00:28:55,160 Speaker 13: team's coordinators in the Super Bowl and they are. 597 00:28:55,000 --> 00:28:57,680 Speaker 8: Expected to be a head coached. This one, tom seems 598 00:28:57,720 --> 00:28:58,640 Speaker 8: not very murky. 599 00:28:59,000 --> 00:29:01,800 Speaker 13: Clint Kubiak, the offensive coordinator for the Seattle Seahawks, one 600 00:29:01,840 --> 00:29:05,280 Speaker 13: of the best offensive coordinators in the NFL, is expected 601 00:29:05,280 --> 00:29:08,240 Speaker 13: to be the Las Vegas Raiders head coach. They want 602 00:29:08,320 --> 00:29:11,160 Speaker 13: him to be the coach. He wants to be their coach, 603 00:29:11,360 --> 00:29:14,400 Speaker 13: certainly that is something that he has communicated to Seahawks people. 604 00:29:14,440 --> 00:29:17,000 Speaker 13: So for all the kind of weirdness of not being 605 00:29:17,000 --> 00:29:19,240 Speaker 13: able to work out a contract, this one does not 606 00:29:19,280 --> 00:29:21,480 Speaker 13: seem weird. It on if you're the Las Vegas Raiders. 607 00:29:21,640 --> 00:29:24,280 Speaker 13: There is a lot to like here. It's not just 608 00:29:24,560 --> 00:29:26,320 Speaker 13: that he's a great coordinator. 609 00:29:25,880 --> 00:29:28,960 Speaker 8: Although he is. It's also that he gets to work 610 00:29:28,960 --> 00:29:31,680 Speaker 8: with Fernando Mendoza, presumably the number one overall. 611 00:29:31,400 --> 00:29:34,800 Speaker 13: Pickets to design the offense that we have seen in 612 00:29:34,920 --> 00:29:37,560 Speaker 13: Seattle this year and we're going to see, they believe 613 00:29:37,600 --> 00:29:39,920 Speaker 13: for years to come in Las Vegas with plenty of weapons. 614 00:29:40,240 --> 00:29:43,840 Speaker 13: Also comes from head coach Lenea's Gary Kubiak won a 615 00:29:43,920 --> 00:29:44,360 Speaker 13: Super Bowl. 616 00:29:44,360 --> 00:29:46,840 Speaker 8: A lot of people forget that, but Gary Kubiak did 617 00:29:46,880 --> 00:29:48,800 Speaker 8: win his Shuper Bowl. He has learned all his life. 618 00:29:48,840 --> 00:29:51,480 Speaker 13: He has been primed for this the future head coach 619 00:29:51,520 --> 00:29:54,560 Speaker 13: of the Las Vegas Raiders, and man, they are fired 620 00:29:54,680 --> 00:29:56,320 Speaker 13: up about this one in Las Vegas. 621 00:29:56,640 --> 00:29:58,240 Speaker 3: Kubiak thirty eight years old. 622 00:29:58,320 --> 00:30:00,960 Speaker 2: There's no question that he has the acumen in terms 623 00:30:01,000 --> 00:30:02,200 Speaker 2: of you said the x's. 624 00:30:02,040 --> 00:30:03,200 Speaker 3: Nose for the job. 625 00:30:03,240 --> 00:30:05,160 Speaker 2: The real question about whether he would get one in 626 00:30:05,160 --> 00:30:07,760 Speaker 2: this cycle was just about he's a very low. 627 00:30:07,600 --> 00:30:09,920 Speaker 3: Burned type of personality in interviews. 628 00:30:09,960 --> 00:30:12,760 Speaker 2: That's not always going to come across and be something 629 00:30:12,840 --> 00:30:15,040 Speaker 2: that makes people believe we can see this guy at 630 00:30:15,080 --> 00:30:16,920 Speaker 2: the front of the room. But if you think about it, 631 00:30:17,000 --> 00:30:19,200 Speaker 2: Tom Brady being a minority owner of the team and 632 00:30:19,240 --> 00:30:22,680 Speaker 2: along with John Spytech, really taking charge of football operations 633 00:30:22,760 --> 00:30:24,640 Speaker 2: and the search process, what does Tom Brady get to 634 00:30:24,720 --> 00:30:25,120 Speaker 2: care about? 635 00:30:25,360 --> 00:30:27,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, Bill Belichick for years. 636 00:30:27,000 --> 00:30:29,680 Speaker 2: Bill Belichick doesn't come across as a guy who always 637 00:30:29,760 --> 00:30:33,040 Speaker 2: commands the room, but he makes you smarter at football. 638 00:30:33,280 --> 00:30:37,320 Speaker 2: For Nando Mendoza, Rock Bauers, Ashton Genty, they got a 639 00:30:37,320 --> 00:30:39,520 Speaker 2: lot of other pieces on both offense and defense that 640 00:30:39,560 --> 00:30:43,600 Speaker 2: they have to put in place to compete in that division. 641 00:30:43,880 --> 00:30:46,400 Speaker 2: You also got some really good coaches in that division. 642 00:30:46,440 --> 00:30:49,040 Speaker 3: You're going, really Jim Harvard, Sean Payton, and Andy Reid Well. 643 00:30:49,080 --> 00:30:53,040 Speaker 2: At thirty eight, Clint Kubiak is by far the youngest 644 00:30:53,080 --> 00:30:56,360 Speaker 2: head coach in that division. Maybe the Raiders looking forward 645 00:30:56,400 --> 00:30:59,760 Speaker 2: in the years to come, here about taking that next 646 00:31:00,040 --> 00:31:03,480 Speaker 2: iteration in the AFC West. So much more to come 647 00:31:03,640 --> 00:31:06,720 Speaker 2: As we count you down to the top of the hour. 648 00:31:06,840 --> 00:31:11,120 Speaker 2: Super Bowl Opening Night, fueled by Gatorade, It's the Patriots again, 649 00:31:11,280 --> 00:31:14,600 Speaker 2: Sam Darnald and the Seahawks. The man who pulled the 650 00:31:14,640 --> 00:31:18,880 Speaker 2: big trigger back in March, John Schneider trading Geno Smith, 651 00:31:19,280 --> 00:31:20,440 Speaker 2: signing Sam Darnald. 652 00:31:20,640 --> 00:31:21,680 Speaker 3: The rest is history. 653 00:31:21,720 --> 00:31:24,240 Speaker 2: With one game to go, Snyder with us next on 654 00:31:24,320 --> 00:31:26,000 Speaker 2: the Insiders, fuel by Gatorade. 655 00:31:36,720 --> 00:31:39,600 Speaker 17: A beautiful pass, Sam Darnald. 656 00:31:39,200 --> 00:31:40,360 Speaker 15: You are a magician. 657 00:31:40,720 --> 00:31:45,000 Speaker 17: Balladercepted another touchdown. He's off to the Racers. 658 00:31:45,080 --> 00:31:47,680 Speaker 15: Lookout, They're not going to touch him. Bakes the cat 659 00:31:48,000 --> 00:31:48,840 Speaker 15: breaks the tackle. 660 00:31:49,240 --> 00:31:51,720 Speaker 1: Jay, Yes, Sam, are you kidding me? 661 00:31:52,160 --> 00:31:53,360 Speaker 8: Are you kidding? Manage? 662 00:31:53,640 --> 00:31:55,760 Speaker 15: I don't know how he did a touchdown? 663 00:31:56,160 --> 00:31:57,120 Speaker 12: Holy Cat? 664 00:31:57,240 --> 00:31:58,440 Speaker 1: It where you are going? 665 00:31:58,600 --> 00:31:59,600 Speaker 15: Don't frock the ball. 666 00:32:04,240 --> 00:32:07,760 Speaker 2: Twelve years ago, John Schneider was on stage hoisting the 667 00:32:07,960 --> 00:32:12,840 Speaker 2: first to this point only Lombardi Trophy in Seahawks history. 668 00:32:13,400 --> 00:32:17,280 Speaker 2: Now super Bowl sixty. He is back and he's right here. 669 00:32:17,400 --> 00:32:20,120 Speaker 2: Friend of the show, John Snyder, the Seahawks general manager 670 00:32:20,160 --> 00:32:23,360 Speaker 2: with US Judy Batista ian rapport Tom Pelacero here on 671 00:32:23,400 --> 00:32:36,880 Speaker 2: the Insider's gotta say, you have not aged a day 672 00:32:37,800 --> 00:32:40,040 Speaker 2: speaking there, Rob, I think you know, you've become known 673 00:32:40,040 --> 00:32:42,880 Speaker 2: for a variety of different things recently. But I think 674 00:32:42,920 --> 00:32:45,200 Speaker 2: one is, you know, you're a little bit of a sweater. 675 00:32:45,520 --> 00:32:49,040 Speaker 8: Okay, yes, yes, okay, you you. 676 00:32:49,000 --> 00:32:50,800 Speaker 2: Are a bit of a sweater. Do we have that 677 00:32:50,920 --> 00:32:53,160 Speaker 2: part handled for this game? So I imagine everybody sent 678 00:32:53,240 --> 00:32:55,240 Speaker 2: you the screen grab of the San Francisco game. 679 00:32:55,520 --> 00:33:00,640 Speaker 16: I've had multiple companies sending me the T shirts. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, 680 00:33:01,280 --> 00:33:04,280 Speaker 16: it's funny. I mean I'm just like, I'm an anxious 681 00:33:04,280 --> 00:33:08,640 Speaker 16: person by nature, and you know, I just yeah, that's 682 00:33:08,640 --> 00:33:11,560 Speaker 16: a pretty you know, intense time, right, So yeah, I 683 00:33:11,600 --> 00:33:13,200 Speaker 16: would say maybe. 684 00:33:13,000 --> 00:33:14,680 Speaker 3: Just not the high high fives. 685 00:33:14,880 --> 00:33:17,360 Speaker 16: Yeah, well you don't think more on TV either. 686 00:33:17,560 --> 00:33:18,840 Speaker 8: That's a good point. That's a good point. 687 00:33:19,160 --> 00:33:22,000 Speaker 13: I want to go back to the consequential decision you 688 00:33:22,040 --> 00:33:24,000 Speaker 13: guys made at the quarterback position. 689 00:33:24,840 --> 00:33:25,680 Speaker 8: Nobody does that. 690 00:33:26,120 --> 00:33:30,360 Speaker 13: Nobody takes a starting quarterback, trades him, and then replaces 691 00:33:30,400 --> 00:33:33,720 Speaker 13: him with another team starting quarterback. What kind of conviction 692 00:33:34,280 --> 00:33:38,479 Speaker 13: did you have back in March to trade Gino and 693 00:33:38,520 --> 00:33:40,240 Speaker 13: then sign Sam darnmald Walk. 694 00:33:40,080 --> 00:33:42,240 Speaker 8: Me through what you thought was happening at that time. 695 00:33:43,520 --> 00:33:44,800 Speaker 1: Well, I think you guys know how it is. 696 00:33:44,880 --> 00:33:47,760 Speaker 16: You know, at the combine, there's there's so many conversations. 697 00:33:47,760 --> 00:33:49,080 Speaker 16: You're trying to get a lay of the land, where 698 00:33:49,080 --> 00:33:51,720 Speaker 16: the landscape's going to look like, you know, for free 699 00:33:51,720 --> 00:33:55,160 Speaker 16: agency and trades and pre draft stuff and and uh 700 00:33:56,040 --> 00:33:58,440 Speaker 16: so it was really you know, a credit to you know, 701 00:33:58,480 --> 00:34:01,160 Speaker 16: our whole approach, to our whole scouting staff really like 702 00:34:01,280 --> 00:34:03,760 Speaker 16: just getting out trying to figure out what's going on, 703 00:34:04,800 --> 00:34:07,840 Speaker 16: what landscapes can look like, and then being able to 704 00:34:07,840 --> 00:34:11,040 Speaker 16: be on the same page regardless of position. You know, 705 00:34:11,080 --> 00:34:13,680 Speaker 16: how we're going to upgrade our football team and be 706 00:34:13,719 --> 00:34:16,480 Speaker 16: able to pivot if if things don't go our way, 707 00:34:16,600 --> 00:34:18,799 Speaker 16: and you know, if things are going to go if 708 00:34:18,840 --> 00:34:20,839 Speaker 16: you're going to go down a certain route or if 709 00:34:20,840 --> 00:34:23,480 Speaker 16: it's playing a B, C, D E. And our contingency 710 00:34:23,520 --> 00:34:26,719 Speaker 16: plan was great. The coaches were all bought in, and 711 00:34:28,040 --> 00:34:31,440 Speaker 16: we were blessed enough to execute a good plan and 712 00:34:32,560 --> 00:34:36,000 Speaker 16: you know, you know, Gino ended up going to the 713 00:34:36,080 --> 00:34:39,880 Speaker 16: Raiders and we were blessed enough to to sign Sam. 714 00:34:40,640 --> 00:34:45,320 Speaker 9: Obviously, Sam has had some incredibly strange turns throughout his career. 715 00:34:45,760 --> 00:34:49,839 Speaker 9: What convinced you that he was still ascending and could 716 00:34:49,880 --> 00:34:51,359 Speaker 9: have a season like he has had? 717 00:34:51,400 --> 00:34:51,600 Speaker 1: For you? 718 00:34:51,800 --> 00:34:52,879 Speaker 8: What did you see in him? 719 00:34:53,040 --> 00:34:55,560 Speaker 16: Well, you could see the play, you know, he there 720 00:34:55,600 --> 00:34:57,759 Speaker 16: was a lot of conviction from Clint Kubiak who had 721 00:34:57,760 --> 00:35:00,799 Speaker 16: been in with him and with forty nine or you know, 722 00:35:00,800 --> 00:35:02,600 Speaker 16: we obviously loved them coming out. We didn't get to 723 00:35:02,600 --> 00:35:04,160 Speaker 16: spend a ton of time with him because he was 724 00:35:04,200 --> 00:35:08,080 Speaker 16: you know, top five pick and all that. But Kevin O'Connell, 725 00:35:08,120 --> 00:35:09,799 Speaker 16: we have a lot of respect for their staff and 726 00:35:10,920 --> 00:35:13,680 Speaker 16: his play. And then you know, he caught a he 727 00:35:13,760 --> 00:35:17,000 Speaker 16: caught a lot of grief for a couple shaky games 728 00:35:17,000 --> 00:35:18,960 Speaker 16: there at the end of the year. There was It's 729 00:35:19,000 --> 00:35:23,440 Speaker 16: an ultimate team sport, and so, uh, you know, I 730 00:35:23,440 --> 00:35:26,000 Speaker 16: think that's probably in retrospect now being able to kind 731 00:35:26,000 --> 00:35:28,800 Speaker 16: of like step back and look at it, that's probably 732 00:35:28,800 --> 00:35:31,960 Speaker 16: why we were able to acquire him. And uh, you know, 733 00:35:32,520 --> 00:35:36,120 Speaker 16: like I said, our guys, our guys, you know, the coaches. 734 00:35:36,120 --> 00:35:37,719 Speaker 8: Our front of our front office. 735 00:35:37,440 --> 00:35:39,440 Speaker 16: Staff, you know, Nolan and Trent and Matt Barry and 736 00:35:39,440 --> 00:35:42,200 Speaker 16: those guys, like we're able to like put ourselves in 737 00:35:42,239 --> 00:35:45,520 Speaker 16: a position to be ready to go, and uh, you 738 00:35:45,560 --> 00:35:47,760 Speaker 16: know it was a go and we're blessed. 739 00:35:47,800 --> 00:35:48,839 Speaker 8: He's been amazing. 740 00:35:48,680 --> 00:35:51,239 Speaker 3: Coming out with a strong look tonight. I know Ben's fun. 741 00:35:51,320 --> 00:35:53,600 Speaker 2: You've been very involved with that from any tell me 742 00:35:53,600 --> 00:35:54,720 Speaker 2: about the hat and the shirt. 743 00:35:54,920 --> 00:35:56,439 Speaker 1: So yes, Ben's fun. 744 00:35:56,520 --> 00:36:00,080 Speaker 16: Primetime in White Tracy and uh Seattle Seahawks win. The 745 00:36:00,120 --> 00:36:04,520 Speaker 16: association have raised uh like six and a quarter million 746 00:36:04,560 --> 00:36:07,719 Speaker 16: dollars for families that can't afford treatments for autism. Our 747 00:36:07,760 --> 00:36:09,920 Speaker 16: oldest son has autism. We know how expensive it is 748 00:36:09,960 --> 00:36:13,880 Speaker 16: to to take care of your son and your your child. Sorry, 749 00:36:13,960 --> 00:36:16,880 Speaker 16: and uh so it's been a blessing there. And then 750 00:36:16,960 --> 00:36:19,000 Speaker 16: this was for you guys to see, like, if you 751 00:36:19,000 --> 00:36:21,239 Speaker 16: guys are the NFL insiders, who is. 752 00:36:21,239 --> 00:36:24,399 Speaker 3: This Paul Allen? I believe did you good? 753 00:36:25,880 --> 00:36:26,200 Speaker 8: Camera? 754 00:36:26,280 --> 00:36:26,480 Speaker 7: Here? 755 00:36:26,560 --> 00:36:28,239 Speaker 3: There you go, yeah, there it is. 756 00:36:28,120 --> 00:36:31,200 Speaker 16: The guy that got it all started, you know, and uh, 757 00:36:31,440 --> 00:36:35,879 Speaker 16: save the Seahawks from moving to Los Angeles, and uh wow, 758 00:36:36,440 --> 00:36:38,800 Speaker 16: it was blessed enough to have worked with Paul for 759 00:36:38,840 --> 00:36:40,840 Speaker 16: a number of years and now Joey's taken over the 760 00:36:40,880 --> 00:36:43,880 Speaker 16: club and it's been a it's been a seamless transition 761 00:36:44,000 --> 00:36:47,560 Speaker 16: and just uh yeah, it's been been an exciting times. 762 00:36:47,680 --> 00:36:49,759 Speaker 8: That is so cool. Another cool thing. 763 00:36:49,800 --> 00:36:53,160 Speaker 16: Pretty smart guy, by the way, I mean pretty good. Yeah, 764 00:36:53,320 --> 00:36:55,279 Speaker 16: Matt Thomas, so you guys know used to work with us, 765 00:36:55,440 --> 00:36:58,359 Speaker 16: is like you know, we're like working for Henry Ford, right, I. 766 00:36:58,320 --> 00:36:59,719 Speaker 8: Mean pretty cool. 767 00:37:00,480 --> 00:37:02,600 Speaker 13: There was a cool thing that your social media team 768 00:37:02,640 --> 00:37:07,920 Speaker 13: did when they showed a video of Mike McDonald's address 769 00:37:08,040 --> 00:37:11,200 Speaker 13: to the team last April, okay, and he basically painted 770 00:37:11,239 --> 00:37:14,560 Speaker 13: the scenario before the NFC title game before you guys 771 00:37:14,560 --> 00:37:16,840 Speaker 13: had even dreamt of possibly going. And it was a 772 00:37:16,880 --> 00:37:19,440 Speaker 13: fascinating look at his leadership and how he makes the 773 00:37:19,480 --> 00:37:24,799 Speaker 13: team go. You hired him, you obviously saw something. Can 774 00:37:24,800 --> 00:37:27,360 Speaker 13: you believe it's happened this quickly? And what did you see? 775 00:37:28,440 --> 00:37:28,640 Speaker 10: Well? 776 00:37:28,640 --> 00:37:32,160 Speaker 16: The intention. He's so clear with his thoughts. He's so intelligent, 777 00:37:32,200 --> 00:37:34,319 Speaker 16: but everything he does is like an intent to it. 778 00:37:34,920 --> 00:37:39,560 Speaker 16: And yeah, I mean he's he is a he's a 779 00:37:39,600 --> 00:37:46,000 Speaker 16: real clear thinker. He can communicate in a much more clear, 780 00:37:46,120 --> 00:37:48,360 Speaker 16: stronger manner than I do. I tend to like babble 781 00:37:48,360 --> 00:37:49,719 Speaker 16: a little bit and kind of like beat her on 782 00:37:49,760 --> 00:37:53,600 Speaker 16: the bruch. He goes right at it, and yeah, it's 783 00:37:53,600 --> 00:37:55,680 Speaker 16: really been a cool fit. It's it's he's really bought 784 00:37:55,719 --> 00:37:58,440 Speaker 16: into everything that Pete and I, you know, brought to 785 00:37:58,480 --> 00:38:01,120 Speaker 16: the organization. In twenty ten, we came together, which is 786 00:38:01,480 --> 00:38:03,320 Speaker 16: you know, like a what's next. He calls the chasing 787 00:38:03,440 --> 00:38:05,879 Speaker 16: edges and say, how are we improving the club every 788 00:38:05,880 --> 00:38:09,920 Speaker 16: single day, whether that's you know, our analytics department, sports science, fields, 789 00:38:10,000 --> 00:38:13,080 Speaker 16: equipment room. And yeah, he's he's he's bought in. He's 790 00:38:13,160 --> 00:38:15,399 Speaker 16: hired great people. Obviously. You know we see Clint going 791 00:38:15,440 --> 00:38:19,239 Speaker 16: to the Raiders now and uh yeah, he's he's done 792 00:38:19,280 --> 00:38:22,080 Speaker 16: a great job hiring staff and and he's just authentic. 793 00:38:22,360 --> 00:38:25,239 Speaker 16: He's a very authentic person, and I love that about him. 794 00:38:25,920 --> 00:38:28,239 Speaker 9: I asked Elliott this about the Patriots, so I'll ask 795 00:38:28,280 --> 00:38:30,560 Speaker 9: you too, what was the moment this season when you 796 00:38:30,640 --> 00:38:33,480 Speaker 9: realized this was a special team game. 797 00:38:34,000 --> 00:38:36,360 Speaker 16: I think, no, I think training camp. You know, the guys. 798 00:38:36,800 --> 00:38:38,640 Speaker 16: I saw Sam was interacting with the players, and we 799 00:38:38,719 --> 00:38:41,480 Speaker 16: had a new offensive staff, and to see how quickly 800 00:38:41,680 --> 00:38:44,280 Speaker 16: that whole group and having you know, a new quarterback. 801 00:38:44,560 --> 00:38:47,279 Speaker 16: How quickly all those all those guys were assimilating and 802 00:38:47,280 --> 00:38:50,719 Speaker 16: and uh, you know really like you know, I'm talking 803 00:38:50,719 --> 00:38:52,440 Speaker 16: about the whole building too. I'm talking about with e 804 00:38:52,560 --> 00:38:54,600 Speaker 16: k and equipment and mow Kelly player a development and 805 00:38:55,280 --> 00:38:57,120 Speaker 16: Dave pr and who you know, Sam Rams and all 806 00:38:57,160 --> 00:39:01,279 Speaker 16: these people, how they were all interacting and uh and 807 00:39:01,280 --> 00:39:03,880 Speaker 16: and how the offense, our defense had finished the season 808 00:39:04,120 --> 00:39:06,560 Speaker 16: strong and so to be able to like you know, 809 00:39:06,680 --> 00:39:09,319 Speaker 16: incorporate a new offensive system and see how quickly that 810 00:39:09,400 --> 00:39:11,200 Speaker 16: was coming together. I was like, man, these guys are 811 00:39:11,680 --> 00:39:14,399 Speaker 16: these guys are on it? And uh, you never really know, 812 00:39:14,520 --> 00:39:17,239 Speaker 16: like Paul Allen used to ask me all the time, like, well, 813 00:39:17,400 --> 00:39:19,080 Speaker 16: how many games that we're gonna win? You know, He's 814 00:39:19,160 --> 00:39:21,760 Speaker 16: he's a data guy, like we talk about sweating. 815 00:39:21,920 --> 00:39:22,120 Speaker 15: You know. 816 00:39:24,520 --> 00:39:27,640 Speaker 16: I don't know, boss, you know, but uh, yeah, no, 817 00:39:27,800 --> 00:39:30,920 Speaker 16: I mean I think training camp for sure, like just 818 00:39:30,960 --> 00:39:33,720 Speaker 16: watching the team come together to and you know, Sam's 819 00:39:33,719 --> 00:39:38,560 Speaker 16: a Sam's a very resilient, tough, confident individual and but 820 00:39:38,600 --> 00:39:41,239 Speaker 16: he's he's also like just a guy. And it's such 821 00:39:41,239 --> 00:39:45,520 Speaker 16: an important, uh leadership position on a team. The head 822 00:39:45,560 --> 00:39:47,800 Speaker 16: coach in the in the quarterback of the most important 823 00:39:47,840 --> 00:39:50,279 Speaker 16: people in the building, and he came in and and 824 00:39:51,440 --> 00:39:53,560 Speaker 16: you know, getting Drew locked back was huge for us too. 825 00:39:53,560 --> 00:39:56,359 Speaker 16: And then that room, that room's great. The quarterback room's 826 00:39:56,400 --> 00:39:56,680 Speaker 16: really good. 827 00:39:56,719 --> 00:39:58,440 Speaker 3: Right now, last thing before we let you go. 828 00:39:58,480 --> 00:40:00,840 Speaker 2: Of course, you're here with the Insider you also coined 829 00:40:00,840 --> 00:40:03,560 Speaker 2: at the Combine a couple of years ago, The Outsiders. 830 00:40:03,719 --> 00:40:04,920 Speaker 3: Uh, Mike, you're a fullo. 831 00:40:05,040 --> 00:40:06,719 Speaker 2: Now John's gonna be able to hear you, Mike, But 832 00:40:06,760 --> 00:40:09,200 Speaker 2: do you have any message real quick for one of 833 00:40:09,280 --> 00:40:13,360 Speaker 2: our most loyal viewers and most frequent guests here, Well, 834 00:40:13,440 --> 00:40:14,080 Speaker 2: you can't hear me. 835 00:40:14,160 --> 00:40:15,520 Speaker 12: I'm supposed to have a message for him. 836 00:40:16,160 --> 00:40:20,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, you get a message for Mike who he couldn't 837 00:40:20,080 --> 00:40:21,600 Speaker 2: make the trip to be here for this interview. 838 00:40:21,960 --> 00:40:24,239 Speaker 16: I was gonna say, is he like taking leaves or 839 00:40:24,239 --> 00:40:25,319 Speaker 16: something like? What's going on? 840 00:40:25,480 --> 00:40:25,600 Speaker 6: Like? 841 00:40:26,360 --> 00:40:27,280 Speaker 10: Well, is he? 842 00:40:27,440 --> 00:40:28,920 Speaker 16: Is he not allowed to come? Like he's at the 843 00:40:28,960 --> 00:40:31,600 Speaker 16: child's table or something like like a kid's table like 844 00:40:31,600 --> 00:40:32,960 Speaker 16: Thanksgiving or something or what's good? 845 00:40:32,960 --> 00:40:33,799 Speaker 3: Well, it's exactly it. 846 00:40:33,880 --> 00:40:36,799 Speaker 16: Yeah, he's such a handsome sucker, isn't he. 847 00:40:37,200 --> 00:40:38,759 Speaker 3: No, he always says that he. 848 00:40:38,840 --> 00:40:39,760 Speaker 16: I was like, what's up, Hanson? 849 00:40:39,840 --> 00:40:40,200 Speaker 8: I love that? 850 00:40:40,920 --> 00:40:43,480 Speaker 12: Yeah, that's that is that is my go to Uh, 851 00:40:43,680 --> 00:40:46,920 Speaker 12: I just listen. I'll be there tomorrow. You can come 852 00:40:46,960 --> 00:40:48,600 Speaker 12: back on the show. We can do this again, and 853 00:40:48,640 --> 00:40:50,840 Speaker 12: I promise I won't start with a question tomorrow. 854 00:40:50,880 --> 00:40:53,040 Speaker 2: If you can come back on the show, then he's 855 00:40:53,040 --> 00:40:53,920 Speaker 2: gonna be a little busy. 856 00:40:53,960 --> 00:40:59,760 Speaker 3: He's gonna be here, Mike, look forward to see anybody. 857 00:41:01,080 --> 00:41:04,279 Speaker 2: Super Bowl sixty is just days away, and before the game, 858 00:41:04,440 --> 00:41:07,040 Speaker 2: NFL Game Day Morning goes live for eight and a 859 00:41:07,080 --> 00:41:11,120 Speaker 2: half hours from Santa Clara Charty at nine am eastert YEP. 860 00:41:11,160 --> 00:41:13,440 Speaker 2: All those people be on the show, Rich Guyson and 861 00:41:13,600 --> 00:41:16,960 Speaker 2: the crew, joined by special guests, plus exclusive interviews with 862 00:41:17,000 --> 00:41:20,880 Speaker 2: Mike Rabel, Stefan Diggs, Sam Donald, Jackson Smith, and Gibba 863 00:41:21,000 --> 00:41:22,200 Speaker 2: and Mike McDonald. 864 00:41:22,400 --> 00:41:23,600 Speaker 3: That and much more. 865 00:41:24,040 --> 00:41:28,560 Speaker 2: Super Bowl Sunday, nine am Eastern on NFL Network. Meanwhile, 866 00:41:28,640 --> 00:41:31,520 Speaker 2: Tonight get Ready Bay Area super Bowl Opening Night fuel 867 00:41:31,600 --> 00:41:35,400 Speaker 2: by Gatorade is coming up next. The media is out 868 00:41:35,400 --> 00:41:37,919 Speaker 2: here in San Jose, Judy, what are you looking forward 869 00:41:37,960 --> 00:41:38,320 Speaker 2: to seeing? 870 00:41:38,640 --> 00:41:41,400 Speaker 9: I actually want to hear injury updates on both quarterbacks, 871 00:41:41,400 --> 00:41:43,640 Speaker 9: which is sort of like we haven't really remembered this, 872 00:41:43,719 --> 00:41:46,200 Speaker 9: but oblique injury for Sam Donald and. 873 00:41:46,080 --> 00:41:47,920 Speaker 3: What's up with the shoulder for Drake May. 874 00:41:47,960 --> 00:41:50,320 Speaker 9: They've been playing it down for the last week. I 875 00:41:50,400 --> 00:41:51,719 Speaker 9: want to hear what Drake May has to. 876 00:41:51,640 --> 00:41:52,160 Speaker 1: Say about it. 877 00:41:52,360 --> 00:41:54,760 Speaker 13: I'm an old fashioned person and I'm really looking forward 878 00:41:54,760 --> 00:41:57,719 Speaker 13: to the dumb, strange, comedic questions and trying to make 879 00:41:58,000 --> 00:42:00,400 Speaker 13: a player laugh. And I know that's sort of something 880 00:42:00,440 --> 00:42:03,680 Speaker 13: that's a staple every year, but I'm a simple man, Tom, 881 00:42:03,680 --> 00:42:05,160 Speaker 13: and I still enjoyed the dumb question. 882 00:42:05,760 --> 00:42:08,439 Speaker 3: You like, though, what it's the but it interrupts everything else. 883 00:42:08,480 --> 00:42:10,279 Speaker 8: You're good with it, Yeah, because. 884 00:42:10,040 --> 00:42:12,120 Speaker 13: If you're here, with all due respect to the injury, 885 00:42:12,160 --> 00:42:16,839 Speaker 13: up to props, props, I like, yeah, yeah, yeah, something, yeah, yeah, yeah, 886 00:42:16,840 --> 00:42:17,880 Speaker 13: anything to break it up. 887 00:42:17,920 --> 00:42:19,440 Speaker 3: You're a big wackiness guy. 888 00:42:19,480 --> 00:42:21,239 Speaker 8: I'm a big wack He's trying to get things done. 889 00:42:21,239 --> 00:42:22,839 Speaker 8: You're not wanting to work. No one's here to work. 890 00:42:23,080 --> 00:42:26,000 Speaker 3: Makes a lot of people waiting for Stefan Diggs back there. 891 00:42:26,680 --> 00:42:28,959 Speaker 8: Evidently these poor immediate people have been waiting for hours. 892 00:42:29,000 --> 00:42:31,440 Speaker 2: And there's one guy over there who really wants Harold 893 00:42:31,520 --> 00:42:33,520 Speaker 2: Landry there, wants the 894 00:42:36,120 --> 00:42:37,480 Speaker 8: Gator right up next see him