1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:12,440 Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. What's up, straight Fire, Fam, 2 00:00:12,440 --> 00:00:16,360 Speaker 1: It's me Jason McIntyre here on Straight Fire for Tuesday, 3 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:19,799 Speaker 1: August twenty. Kind of a slow Monday in sports. Not 4 00:00:19,880 --> 00:00:21,880 Speaker 1: a lot cooking. I will say I read a couple 5 00:00:21,880 --> 00:00:24,080 Speaker 1: of good pieces that I will recommend to you shortly, 6 00:00:24,120 --> 00:00:27,120 Speaker 1: but I've got to obviously hype our first guest. He's amazing. 7 00:00:27,560 --> 00:00:30,160 Speaker 1: You know him. NFL Network former NFL front office is 8 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:32,879 Speaker 1: Daniel Jeremiah. Great guy. We talked to him last year 9 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:35,600 Speaker 1: before the season to get primed. We do it again today. 10 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:37,880 Speaker 1: You're gonna love it. Uh. And also a lot of 11 00:00:37,960 --> 00:00:40,640 Speaker 1: you seem to like Kevin Clark. He is a funny individual. Uh. 12 00:00:40,760 --> 00:00:44,320 Speaker 1: Yesterday's interviewed UM with the guy from the Ringer covers 13 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 1: the NFL. Good guy. Listen, it's a heavy NFL week 14 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:50,360 Speaker 1: and we have a surprise former NFL quarterback dropping by 15 00:00:50,360 --> 00:00:53,040 Speaker 1: the show. I think tomorrow. Uh, we'll see how that goes. 16 00:00:53,400 --> 00:00:55,600 Speaker 1: But quickly, a couple of good pieces that you might 17 00:00:55,640 --> 00:00:58,840 Speaker 1: want to read out there. There is something on the 18 00:00:58,880 --> 00:01:04,000 Speaker 1: death of former my Amy Hurricanes former defensive lineman Brian 19 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:08,360 Speaker 1: um pay to. I think that's how you say it PoTA. Um. 20 00:01:08,680 --> 00:01:12,720 Speaker 1: The story came out last November on ESPN and they 21 00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:15,560 Speaker 1: finally caught the killer who killed this guy fifteen years ago, 22 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:17,320 Speaker 1: and a lot of it had to do with the 23 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:19,480 Speaker 1: story at ESPN. So I would recommend that death at 24 00:01:19,520 --> 00:01:22,360 Speaker 1: the You who killed Brian paid a very good piece. 25 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:25,360 Speaker 1: I also read a piece on g Q. You guys 26 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:29,160 Speaker 1: would like this the Dresden job. Uh. If you are 27 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:35,319 Speaker 1: into organized crime, UM, museum robberies, a good jewelry heist, 28 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:37,720 Speaker 1: you're gonna love this story. Again, these are just random things. 29 00:01:37,720 --> 00:01:42,080 Speaker 1: It's August. You can't pour over that much NFL preseason reports. 30 00:01:42,080 --> 00:01:44,119 Speaker 1: And we'll get to one shortly. Um. But those are 31 00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:47,520 Speaker 1: two really, really good pieces that I would highly recommend. 32 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:52,840 Speaker 1: The last one, UM, it's a little less so. UM. 33 00:01:53,360 --> 00:01:55,360 Speaker 1: This is very strange. I don't even know who this 34 00:01:55,400 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 1: guy is. Oliver Berkman his website oh Oliver Burkman b 35 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:01,520 Speaker 1: U r K E m A N. He wrote a 36 00:02:01,520 --> 00:02:05,040 Speaker 1: piece called the three or four hours rule for getting 37 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:08,040 Speaker 1: creative work done. I've talked a lot of here about 38 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:11,480 Speaker 1: starting the website back in the day. UM, I have 39 00:02:11,560 --> 00:02:14,839 Speaker 1: a screenplay in the hopper hasn't got done. I haven't 40 00:02:14,840 --> 00:02:16,840 Speaker 1: done any work on in a while. But it's an opera, 41 00:02:16,880 --> 00:02:18,880 Speaker 1: you know, like getting creative work done. You gotta carve 42 00:02:18,919 --> 00:02:21,400 Speaker 1: out time. This is a really good piece. Oliver Berkman 43 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:25,399 Speaker 1: dot com that's his website, UM for the creative aspect 44 00:02:25,440 --> 00:02:28,000 Speaker 1: of you. All Right, we're real quick. On the Monday 45 00:02:28,080 --> 00:02:31,440 Speaker 1: night football game, everybody's going crazy. Jamis Winston was so 46 00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:34,280 Speaker 1: good against the Jaguars. Oh gosh, give him the starting job. 47 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:37,840 Speaker 1: He was awesome in the first quarter. Okay, it's great. 48 00:02:37,960 --> 00:02:39,960 Speaker 1: You know, Jamis looked good this week. Did not look 49 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:43,080 Speaker 1: good last week. And it's just I went on social 50 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:48,519 Speaker 1: media briefly Monday night and it was just like the gushiness. Oh, 51 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:51,680 Speaker 1: Jamis one to in the m v P. You gotta 52 00:02:51,720 --> 00:02:54,920 Speaker 1: take a flyer, like what. We don't even know if 53 00:02:54,919 --> 00:02:59,120 Speaker 1: he's starting Week one. He might. Sean Payton has invested 54 00:02:59,200 --> 00:03:02,040 Speaker 1: heavily in Taysom Hill. I'm just gonna put that out there. 55 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:08,320 Speaker 1: Sean Payton has invested heavily in Taysom Hill. Okay, Jamis, 56 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 1: we know what he has. We've seen him as a 57 00:03:09,480 --> 00:03:11,919 Speaker 1: starter for multiple years. We've seen small doses of Hill. 58 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:15,000 Speaker 1: I know Winston was a great quarterback at f s U. 59 00:03:15,080 --> 00:03:17,360 Speaker 1: He's had some good numbers, but you know all the 60 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:20,440 Speaker 1: LASI jokes, the color blind jokes. It was a preseason 61 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:26,079 Speaker 1: game on an island on Monday night football, and that's 62 00:03:26,080 --> 00:03:28,760 Speaker 1: why everybody was freaking out. Put zero stock in it. 63 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:31,680 Speaker 1: The Saints are still gonna stink. All right, Without further ado, 64 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:36,960 Speaker 1: let's get to my main man, Daniel Jeremiah of NFL Network. 65 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:41,040 Speaker 1: Jason likes to think he knows everything when it comes 66 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:44,240 Speaker 1: to sports. I know what sports dance want, but for 67 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:47,560 Speaker 1: everything he doesn't. He knows a guy who does. Let's 68 00:03:47,560 --> 00:03:50,440 Speaker 1: just say I know a guy who knows a guy 69 00:03:51,040 --> 00:03:54,120 Speaker 1: who knows another guy. All right, let's welcome into straight fire. 70 00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:55,440 Speaker 1: A guy I think he was one of our most 71 00:03:55,440 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 1: popular NFL guests last year, Big puba at the NFL Network, 72 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:02,600 Speaker 1: Daniel Jeremiah. He could be a GM next year. Just 73 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:06,160 Speaker 1: remember when you heard his great, great stuff. Daniel Jeremiah. 74 00:04:06,160 --> 00:04:08,760 Speaker 1: How are you man? I'm doing great about how are 75 00:04:08,760 --> 00:04:12,440 Speaker 1: you doing? I'm I'm I'm excited for the Jets. As 76 00:04:12,480 --> 00:04:14,240 Speaker 1: you know, I'm a big Jets fan, but they got 77 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:16,279 Speaker 1: some rough news last week. And we'll get to my 78 00:04:16,360 --> 00:04:18,680 Speaker 1: Jets eventually. But I love football that it's here, you know, 79 00:04:18,760 --> 00:04:22,080 Speaker 1: like preseasons. Okay, but I mean regular season. By the way, 80 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:24,279 Speaker 1: what is your setup this year with the Chargers? What 81 00:04:24,279 --> 00:04:27,279 Speaker 1: are you doing? Yeah, so I'm doing I'm doing Chargers 82 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:29,640 Speaker 1: Radio again. So this is gonna be my fourth year 83 00:04:29,720 --> 00:04:32,240 Speaker 1: doing their all their games on the radio, and then 84 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:34,400 Speaker 1: uh doing still all the stuff with the network with 85 00:04:36,080 --> 00:04:38,440 Speaker 1: podcasts and we have a show that's gonna be on 86 00:04:38,480 --> 00:04:42,280 Speaker 1: Monday's on the network. Um, and then uh, I'm doing 87 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:44,920 Speaker 1: Amazon Thursday nights doing our stream that we did there 88 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:46,920 Speaker 1: with them last year. So that's that's gonna be back. 89 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:51,400 Speaker 1: So I was I was telling somebody yesterday was being 90 00:04:51,440 --> 00:04:54,080 Speaker 1: in the stadium last night, and there was I think 91 00:04:54,080 --> 00:04:56,359 Speaker 1: they listed it at sixty eight thousand is what they 92 00:04:56,360 --> 00:04:59,080 Speaker 1: said was the attendance for the for the Chargers Niners game. Now, 93 00:04:59,360 --> 00:05:02,160 Speaker 1: maybe it is in the fifties. Either way, I was like, 94 00:05:02,640 --> 00:05:05,040 Speaker 1: you're I'm such a football junkie. I don't care if 95 00:05:05,040 --> 00:05:07,920 Speaker 1: it's preseason, but being in a stadium with people and 96 00:05:07,920 --> 00:05:11,920 Speaker 1: and they're playing football, I'm in Yeah, geez, fifty eight 97 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:14,560 Speaker 1: that would be a massive upgrade. I mean, the Chargers 98 00:05:14,560 --> 00:05:19,039 Speaker 1: had what like fifteen last year in Carson yeah, well 99 00:05:19,080 --> 00:05:20,760 Speaker 1: that was two years ago, right, So last year they 100 00:05:20,760 --> 00:05:23,919 Speaker 1: played in that in so far but there was no ye, 101 00:05:24,480 --> 00:05:27,120 Speaker 1: so completely empty. But yeah, you went from a you know, 102 00:05:27,200 --> 00:05:31,440 Speaker 1: a twenty thousand seat venue, uh to this beautiful, you 103 00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:34,440 Speaker 1: know stadium. So it was and it's a loud it's sunking. 104 00:05:34,440 --> 00:05:36,360 Speaker 1: And if anybody that's in the area gets a chance 105 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:38,839 Speaker 1: to go, you know, Chargers Ramps whoever, you know, there's 106 00:05:38,839 --> 00:05:40,360 Speaker 1: will be a bull game there as well. But go 107 00:05:40,360 --> 00:05:42,039 Speaker 1: go check out a game there because it is a 108 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:45,320 Speaker 1: really really cool environment. Or the Super Bowl oh yeah, 109 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:49,320 Speaker 1: oh yeah, also forgot about that one. That's gonna be incredible. 110 00:05:49,320 --> 00:05:51,320 Speaker 1: I've got so many people asking for tickets. I was like, guys, 111 00:05:51,360 --> 00:05:53,400 Speaker 1: I I don't even know if I get my self tickets. 112 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:56,080 Speaker 1: All right, so let's start with the big news Monday. 113 00:05:56,800 --> 00:05:59,680 Speaker 1: Cam Newton not doesn't have COVID, but he's in COVID 114 00:05:59,720 --> 00:06:02,320 Speaker 1: prot call because we're not gonna go down the road. 115 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:04,480 Speaker 1: But he was taking the wrong test apparently, so he's 116 00:06:04,480 --> 00:06:07,080 Speaker 1: now gonna be out for several days and any heated 117 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:11,960 Speaker 1: quarterback competition, you know. Daniel Jeremiah, former college football quarterback, Um, 118 00:06:12,120 --> 00:06:14,920 Speaker 1: this ain't good news for Cam. No I remember I 119 00:06:14,920 --> 00:06:17,960 Speaker 1: remember as a kid, uh, when you would open up 120 00:06:17,960 --> 00:06:20,840 Speaker 1: a card door, remember what would say? Door is a jar? 121 00:06:21,400 --> 00:06:25,160 Speaker 1: Like like I almost feel like this this quarterback competition, like, 122 00:06:25,360 --> 00:06:27,640 Speaker 1: oh you just they just opened up the door. I 123 00:06:28,200 --> 00:06:32,000 Speaker 1: thought mac Jones would wrestle this job, probably sooner than later. 124 00:06:32,040 --> 00:06:33,880 Speaker 1: I thought he'd end up starting more than half the 125 00:06:33,880 --> 00:06:36,560 Speaker 1: games this year for the Patriots. But um, the way 126 00:06:36,560 --> 00:06:39,040 Speaker 1: he's played in the preseason and now you give him 127 00:06:39,040 --> 00:06:41,400 Speaker 1: a little bit more of an opportunity like this one, 128 00:06:41,600 --> 00:06:44,280 Speaker 1: and I wouldn't at all be shocked if if they 129 00:06:44,360 --> 00:06:46,920 Speaker 1: roll with him leek one. I mean, he's I don't 130 00:06:46,920 --> 00:06:49,040 Speaker 1: think mac Jones fits for all thirty two teams. I 131 00:06:49,080 --> 00:06:50,560 Speaker 1: don't think it would have been a great pick for 132 00:06:50,600 --> 00:06:53,080 Speaker 1: some of these other teams. But for the Patriots, you know, 133 00:06:53,120 --> 00:06:55,440 Speaker 1: the way they run the football, they want the quarterback 134 00:06:55,480 --> 00:06:57,160 Speaker 1: to get the ball out of his hands quickly. They 135 00:06:57,200 --> 00:07:00,760 Speaker 1: want good decision making, the value you know, accurate underneath 136 00:07:00,800 --> 00:07:03,720 Speaker 1: and in the intermediate range. That's him. That's who he is. 137 00:07:03,800 --> 00:07:06,080 Speaker 1: So it's it's a it's a really good fit. And 138 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:08,080 Speaker 1: I'd argue it's a it's a much better fit than 139 00:07:08,160 --> 00:07:11,280 Speaker 1: Cam to be to be quite honest. So that's coming 140 00:07:11,320 --> 00:07:13,480 Speaker 1: sooner or later, and maybe this is the last little 141 00:07:13,520 --> 00:07:17,000 Speaker 1: bit he needed to push him over the top. Yeah. 142 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:20,520 Speaker 1: I wonder though, And again Belichick is the goat for coaches. 143 00:07:21,560 --> 00:07:23,800 Speaker 1: Is there a risk to losing the locker room? Given 144 00:07:23,800 --> 00:07:26,360 Speaker 1: how well liked Cam is in there? We all know 145 00:07:26,440 --> 00:07:29,120 Speaker 1: he's like the center of attention and it's just tough 146 00:07:29,160 --> 00:07:33,120 Speaker 1: to envision him holding a clipboard in New England. Um 147 00:07:33,280 --> 00:07:35,800 Speaker 1: does he maybe ask out and say, hey, I'll just 148 00:07:35,840 --> 00:07:37,960 Speaker 1: wait for some other quarterback to get injured, Like it 149 00:07:38,280 --> 00:07:41,520 Speaker 1: just feels like a tough, tough ask for Cam Newton 150 00:07:41,560 --> 00:07:44,600 Speaker 1: to be a backup quarterback. Or Belichick says I'm gonna 151 00:07:44,640 --> 00:07:47,640 Speaker 1: work in packages where you're running whatever. Yeah, I mean 152 00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:50,320 Speaker 1: that would be I mean to me, in a perfect world, 153 00:07:50,320 --> 00:07:53,280 Speaker 1: that's what you would hope. But Cam, he's earned the 154 00:07:53,360 --> 00:07:54,880 Speaker 1: right to say this. He could say, Look, I'm not 155 00:07:54,880 --> 00:07:57,120 Speaker 1: gonna be a package. Yeah, I'm not gonna come in 156 00:07:57,120 --> 00:07:59,240 Speaker 1: here and be your red zone run threat. I've been 157 00:07:59,280 --> 00:08:00,960 Speaker 1: an MVP and sleep. If I'm not going to be 158 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:03,000 Speaker 1: the starter, then send me somewhere that will give me 159 00:08:03,040 --> 00:08:05,080 Speaker 1: a chance to be the starter. Um, And he'd be 160 00:08:05,120 --> 00:08:06,920 Speaker 1: well within his right I wouldn't criticize him if he 161 00:08:06,960 --> 00:08:09,920 Speaker 1: did that, I would understand that. Um. But what I 162 00:08:09,960 --> 00:08:11,880 Speaker 1: was talking with the GM the other day about this, 163 00:08:12,360 --> 00:08:14,880 Speaker 1: and we were laughing because we're talking about, you know, 164 00:08:14,960 --> 00:08:18,160 Speaker 1: coaches and how coaches interact with players and you know, 165 00:08:18,480 --> 00:08:21,160 Speaker 1: liked or unliked, and it was like, look, I what 166 00:08:21,280 --> 00:08:23,960 Speaker 1: I said was players, at the end of the day, 167 00:08:23,960 --> 00:08:26,760 Speaker 1: players want coaches who helped them win games and make money. 168 00:08:26,920 --> 00:08:28,680 Speaker 1: And he said, that's correct, but you have it in 169 00:08:28,680 --> 00:08:31,240 Speaker 1: the wrong order. So I was like, okay, there there 170 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:34,760 Speaker 1: you go. So in terms of losing the locker room, no, like, hey, 171 00:08:34,800 --> 00:08:36,760 Speaker 1: am I gonna be able to Is this gonna impact 172 00:08:36,800 --> 00:08:38,720 Speaker 1: me in some way? Is this gonna affect you know, 173 00:08:38,800 --> 00:08:41,640 Speaker 1: my future? No? Is this is this decision gonna help 174 00:08:41,720 --> 00:08:43,960 Speaker 1: us win more games? And you can you can clearly 175 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:46,720 Speaker 1: see that. Yes, then I wouldn't worry about you know, 176 00:08:46,760 --> 00:08:50,720 Speaker 1: how popular decision is? Yeah, well, I mean I guess 177 00:08:50,720 --> 00:08:52,920 Speaker 1: the more popular one would have to be the Chicago 178 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:56,800 Speaker 1: situation with Andy Dalton versus Justin Fields. I mean, Daniel, 179 00:08:56,840 --> 00:09:00,559 Speaker 1: I don't totally understand why Matt Naggie can tinues to 180 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:03,880 Speaker 1: double down and like Bill Belichick's like, hey, it's an 181 00:09:03,880 --> 00:09:07,240 Speaker 1: open competition. Matt Maggie is like Andy Dalton's our guy 182 00:09:07,240 --> 00:09:09,560 Speaker 1: week one, Andy like every week, and it's almost like 183 00:09:09,640 --> 00:09:13,200 Speaker 1: Bears fans are getting increasingly agitated by this. Yeah, and 184 00:09:13,240 --> 00:09:15,800 Speaker 1: I like, Actually I work with Matt Maggie with the 185 00:09:15,800 --> 00:09:17,600 Speaker 1: Eagles for a couple of years, and I like Matt 186 00:09:17,600 --> 00:09:21,720 Speaker 1: a lot. I just think in this situation, he's relying 187 00:09:21,880 --> 00:09:26,920 Speaker 1: on his previous experience with Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs, 188 00:09:26,960 --> 00:09:32,400 Speaker 1: but there's just no there's just no similarity outside of 189 00:09:32,440 --> 00:09:34,439 Speaker 1: the fact of, you know, you're being patient with the 190 00:09:34,520 --> 00:09:37,440 Speaker 1: young quarterback. There's no similarity in terms of fields and 191 00:09:37,480 --> 00:09:40,480 Speaker 1: Mahomes when they came out, Mahomes had to be kind 192 00:09:40,480 --> 00:09:43,360 Speaker 1: of reworked with his footwork. He was so raw in 193 00:09:43,640 --> 00:09:46,760 Speaker 1: in that offensive Texas Tech, so there was legitimate things 194 00:09:46,800 --> 00:09:49,960 Speaker 1: that he needed to work on. Um the offense was 195 00:09:50,440 --> 00:09:52,400 Speaker 1: so far different than anything that he was going to 196 00:09:52,520 --> 00:09:55,360 Speaker 1: be running in Kansas City, so that there was even 197 00:09:55,360 --> 00:09:56,959 Speaker 1: though all the talent was there and you can clearly 198 00:09:56,960 --> 00:09:59,640 Speaker 1: see he's more talented than Alex Smith, he he had 199 00:09:59,640 --> 00:10:02,480 Speaker 1: more to work on than than justin coming from a 200 00:10:02,520 --> 00:10:06,920 Speaker 1: different school, different program, different offense, different place. Mechanically, and 201 00:10:06,960 --> 00:10:10,640 Speaker 1: then you have Alex Smith, who is more accomplished. Um, 202 00:10:10,679 --> 00:10:12,520 Speaker 1: you know at that point in time with that team 203 00:10:12,520 --> 00:10:15,200 Speaker 1: haven't been a playoff team than what you know, Andy 204 00:10:15,240 --> 00:10:18,199 Speaker 1: Dalton's coming in there fresh and new, So it's it's 205 00:10:18,200 --> 00:10:21,360 Speaker 1: different everyway. Andy Reid has a lifetime security, he could 206 00:10:21,400 --> 00:10:23,560 Speaker 1: afford to be patient and wait and man, now he 207 00:10:23,559 --> 00:10:26,559 Speaker 1: doesn't have that, So I feel like it's being equated 208 00:10:26,600 --> 00:10:29,400 Speaker 1: to that, you know, one situation he was in, and 209 00:10:29,440 --> 00:10:32,760 Speaker 1: I just feel like it's really apples and oranges. Yeah, 210 00:10:32,800 --> 00:10:34,400 Speaker 1: you know, that brings up a good point. You have 211 00:10:34,440 --> 00:10:36,600 Speaker 1: a lot of relationships around the league. When you've got 212 00:10:36,600 --> 00:10:38,959 Speaker 1: to go on a telecast or on TV or on 213 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:41,000 Speaker 1: a podcast or whatever and and talk about guys that 214 00:10:41,080 --> 00:10:43,560 Speaker 1: you're friends with and you've worked with, how challenging is 215 00:10:43,559 --> 00:10:45,080 Speaker 1: that for you? I mean, I listen, we'll get to 216 00:10:45,160 --> 00:10:47,400 Speaker 1: Joe Douglas and the Jets. But you know, I mean, 217 00:10:47,800 --> 00:10:49,560 Speaker 1: do you I mean, you could be honest, do you 218 00:10:49,600 --> 00:10:51,160 Speaker 1: hear from some of these guys like, man, you came 219 00:10:51,160 --> 00:10:53,679 Speaker 1: in really hard on me? Or is the professional move 220 00:10:53,720 --> 00:10:55,599 Speaker 1: to just you know, pretend like they didn't hear it. No, 221 00:10:55,840 --> 00:10:59,240 Speaker 1: there's some more than others. That have rabbit ears, and 222 00:10:59,559 --> 00:11:02,560 Speaker 1: we'll let you know, try and try and argue and 223 00:11:02,600 --> 00:11:05,440 Speaker 1: refute to that. And I don't say this in reply. 224 00:11:05,559 --> 00:11:08,720 Speaker 1: I'm always I'm always uh you know, hey, you know 225 00:11:08,800 --> 00:11:11,800 Speaker 1: I'm always rooting for you, and that's legitimately true. You 226 00:11:11,800 --> 00:11:14,320 Speaker 1: know that you can root for your friends to be 227 00:11:14,400 --> 00:11:22,679 Speaker 1: successful while also being on think. I think you can 228 00:11:22,880 --> 00:11:25,880 Speaker 1: both have to feed our family, right, So you've got 229 00:11:25,880 --> 00:11:27,839 Speaker 1: to be honest. And if you stop being honest and 230 00:11:27,960 --> 00:11:30,319 Speaker 1: you lose your credibility, you've got nothing. So do do 231 00:11:30,440 --> 00:11:33,320 Speaker 1: do these people call or text? Because you know, listen, 232 00:11:33,360 --> 00:11:37,320 Speaker 1: I've got much smaller scale. I know some NBA assistant 233 00:11:37,360 --> 00:11:39,880 Speaker 1: coaches and I was really going after one coaches postseason 234 00:11:40,400 --> 00:11:42,559 Speaker 1: and uh, you know and assisted on the staff. Well, 235 00:11:42,559 --> 00:11:45,640 Speaker 1: I've worked with plenty. Jay, You're wrong, You're being way 236 00:11:45,720 --> 00:11:47,200 Speaker 1: too hard on him, and I was, and I was 237 00:11:47,240 --> 00:11:49,320 Speaker 1: just like, whoa, Okay, Well listen, this guy's in the 238 00:11:49,360 --> 00:11:51,400 Speaker 1: huddle in the locker room. You know, I know you've 239 00:11:51,400 --> 00:11:53,880 Speaker 1: been in plenty of locker rooms. But do you ever Okay, 240 00:11:53,920 --> 00:11:58,240 Speaker 1: it's that's possible that I'm wrong. No, absolutely, I'm always 241 00:11:58,440 --> 00:12:01,120 Speaker 1: I'm always gonna you know, and and and be curious 242 00:12:01,160 --> 00:12:03,080 Speaker 1: and say, okay, well tell me why, you know, don't 243 00:12:03,120 --> 00:12:04,840 Speaker 1: just tell me you're a jerk or you're you know, 244 00:12:05,240 --> 00:12:08,440 Speaker 1: and I can look you probably will go harder on 245 00:12:08,559 --> 00:12:11,959 Speaker 1: people than I would. Um. Just you know, that's just 246 00:12:12,200 --> 00:12:15,800 Speaker 1: and and that's just different just different people. Right. So 247 00:12:16,360 --> 00:12:18,520 Speaker 1: my whole thing is, I'm you know, I'm never ever 248 00:12:18,559 --> 00:12:20,400 Speaker 1: going to try and make anything personal. And you don't 249 00:12:20,400 --> 00:12:23,520 Speaker 1: do that either, but no, not make anything personal. But 250 00:12:23,600 --> 00:12:25,280 Speaker 1: to to have you have to have an opinion. You 251 00:12:25,400 --> 00:12:27,680 Speaker 1: got to have an opinion. So when people tell you 252 00:12:27,800 --> 00:12:31,160 Speaker 1: that's wrong, you know, consider this. I'm curious enough to say, okay, 253 00:12:31,160 --> 00:12:32,920 Speaker 1: I'll do more on that. I'll look into that more. 254 00:12:33,480 --> 00:12:36,040 Speaker 1: Um and uh, and I might come back and have 255 00:12:36,120 --> 00:12:40,000 Speaker 1: the exact same opinion has had previously. But yeah, none 256 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:43,040 Speaker 1: of us know everything, right, So if you get opinions changes, 257 00:12:43,080 --> 00:12:45,720 Speaker 1: you get more data and more information. So yeah, people 258 00:12:45,760 --> 00:12:48,600 Speaker 1: want to pass along you're wrong, but that's great. Just 259 00:12:48,640 --> 00:12:50,120 Speaker 1: tell me why and what I need to watch and 260 00:12:50,480 --> 00:12:52,960 Speaker 1: what you see that I don't see. And and by 261 00:12:52,960 --> 00:12:57,120 Speaker 1: the way, yeah, even the coach making the decision is okay, 262 00:12:57,320 --> 00:12:59,480 Speaker 1: like things change, you're right. Yeah. Yeah. The other thing is, 263 00:12:59,520 --> 00:13:02,719 Speaker 1: you know it's not just you you've been around when 264 00:13:02,720 --> 00:13:05,760 Speaker 1: you've been around this for about twenty years like I have. Now, 265 00:13:05,880 --> 00:13:09,440 Speaker 1: you have your relationships with buddies that are general managers 266 00:13:09,440 --> 00:13:11,960 Speaker 1: and head coaches in the league. I've got, you know, 267 00:13:12,160 --> 00:13:14,880 Speaker 1: really good relationships with a lot of agents, and I 268 00:13:14,960 --> 00:13:16,840 Speaker 1: even get to know a lot of the players, you know, 269 00:13:16,960 --> 00:13:19,280 Speaker 1: as as we get to go through the draft process 270 00:13:19,360 --> 00:13:22,480 Speaker 1: with them. So yeah, you you hear from from all 271 00:13:22,520 --> 00:13:26,080 Speaker 1: of them, uh from time to time. But that's just 272 00:13:26,120 --> 00:13:29,040 Speaker 1: the nature of the nature of the beast. Fox Sports 273 00:13:29,120 --> 00:13:31,720 Speaker 1: Radio has the best sports talk lineup in the nation. 274 00:13:32,080 --> 00:13:35,000 Speaker 1: Catch all of our shows at Fox Sports Radio dot 275 00:13:35,000 --> 00:13:38,040 Speaker 1: com and within the I Heart Radio app. Search f 276 00:13:38,360 --> 00:13:41,440 Speaker 1: s R to listen live. So, Daniel, let's talk about 277 00:13:41,480 --> 00:13:44,520 Speaker 1: the Jets, My Jets. I know, the Carl Lowson injuries devastating, 278 00:13:44,880 --> 00:13:48,120 Speaker 1: but you know you seem bullish on the Mormon Mahomes, 279 00:13:48,480 --> 00:13:52,360 Speaker 1: Zach Wilson, and I know you're in with Joe Douglas. Um, 280 00:13:52,400 --> 00:13:54,280 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna go overboard and say, hey, they're gonna 281 00:13:54,960 --> 00:13:57,480 Speaker 1: maybe be a playoff team, will get to five, but 282 00:13:57,640 --> 00:13:59,800 Speaker 1: everything from the coach to the g M to the quarterback, 283 00:13:59,840 --> 00:14:02,000 Speaker 1: if feels like finally they're in place. Am I getting 284 00:14:02,200 --> 00:14:04,960 Speaker 1: a little too excited? No? I think you're right. I 285 00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:08,319 Speaker 1: think and you have their proper context for it, and 286 00:14:08,360 --> 00:14:10,600 Speaker 1: that you know this. They're not wanting the super Bowl 287 00:14:10,600 --> 00:14:13,680 Speaker 1: this year. So what are you looking for? You're looking 288 00:14:13,880 --> 00:14:15,320 Speaker 1: for a couple of things. You want to see the 289 00:14:15,320 --> 00:14:17,920 Speaker 1: development of some young players on your team. You want 290 00:14:17,920 --> 00:14:21,320 Speaker 1: to see uh and feel content and the fact that 291 00:14:21,320 --> 00:14:23,480 Speaker 1: you've got your quarterback going forward, which I think that 292 00:14:23,520 --> 00:14:26,280 Speaker 1: will happen here with Zach Wilson. And you're gonna see 293 00:14:26,320 --> 00:14:30,920 Speaker 1: confidence in a in a very young, energetic UM coaching staff. 294 00:14:30,960 --> 00:14:33,840 Speaker 1: That's gonna be a creative offense UM, it's gonna be 295 00:14:33,920 --> 00:14:36,440 Speaker 1: very quarterback friendly. And you've got Robert Sale who's going 296 00:14:36,480 --> 00:14:39,280 Speaker 1: to provide the energy and discipline and and really he's 297 00:14:39,280 --> 00:14:41,960 Speaker 1: gonna play a lot of young players on defense, and 298 00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:43,920 Speaker 1: I think you'll see them get better as the year 299 00:14:43,960 --> 00:14:47,080 Speaker 1: goes along. But the exciting thing for the for Jets 300 00:14:47,080 --> 00:14:49,640 Speaker 1: fans is you're gonna see the progress this year. It'll 301 00:14:49,680 --> 00:14:52,120 Speaker 1: be noticeable. You're gonna feel like you've got your quarterback 302 00:14:52,120 --> 00:14:54,160 Speaker 1: in the future, and then you're gonna look forward to 303 00:14:54,200 --> 00:14:56,240 Speaker 1: next year where you've got two more first round picks 304 00:14:56,280 --> 00:14:58,280 Speaker 1: and you've got a chance to really add some some 305 00:14:58,280 --> 00:15:01,200 Speaker 1: blue ship players. They need to another edge rushery mcarl 306 00:15:01,280 --> 00:15:03,400 Speaker 1: lawson was there. You need to add another guy, and 307 00:15:03,840 --> 00:15:06,880 Speaker 1: you can look at potentially even adding a corner. Um. 308 00:15:06,920 --> 00:15:09,200 Speaker 1: I think it'll be a defensive heavy draft for them 309 00:15:09,240 --> 00:15:11,440 Speaker 1: next year. They built up a pretty good offensive line. 310 00:15:11,640 --> 00:15:13,240 Speaker 1: You just need to sprinkle in a guard and then 311 00:15:13,240 --> 00:15:15,400 Speaker 1: they'll be in pretty good shape. I want to revisit 312 00:15:15,440 --> 00:15:17,600 Speaker 1: the Jamal Adams trade real quick. He just signed a 313 00:15:17,640 --> 00:15:19,760 Speaker 1: deal to make him the highest paid safety I think 314 00:15:19,800 --> 00:15:22,560 Speaker 1: in in NFL history. UM, A lot of Jets fans 315 00:15:22,600 --> 00:15:24,880 Speaker 1: for whatever reason, didn't like that deal. I thought it 316 00:15:24,920 --> 00:15:27,000 Speaker 1: was a highway robbery by the Jets. I mean, you 317 00:15:27,040 --> 00:15:29,440 Speaker 1: can get extra first round picks and not have to 318 00:15:29,520 --> 00:15:31,800 Speaker 1: overpay a safety. And I know Jamal Adams is great, 319 00:15:32,160 --> 00:15:34,440 Speaker 1: but I'll just point out Pro Football Focus created him 320 00:15:34,440 --> 00:15:36,720 Speaker 1: out as the fifty third best safety in the league, 321 00:15:36,920 --> 00:15:38,800 Speaker 1: all encompassing. I know he's great in the box, but 322 00:15:39,120 --> 00:15:41,920 Speaker 1: less so uncoverage last year. UM. I don't know it's 323 00:15:41,960 --> 00:15:46,240 Speaker 1: tough too great a trade, But so far your thoughts, well, 324 00:15:46,280 --> 00:15:49,560 Speaker 1: I think Jamal Adams is a really unique player, so 325 00:15:49,600 --> 00:15:52,440 Speaker 1: he's weird in context to compare him to safetyes, he's 326 00:15:52,440 --> 00:15:55,120 Speaker 1: a linebacker that's worn you know, that has safety next 327 00:15:55,120 --> 00:15:57,440 Speaker 1: to his name and kind of wears a safety number. 328 00:15:57,480 --> 00:15:59,400 Speaker 1: But that's the role that he really plays. Now he's 329 00:15:59,440 --> 00:16:04,360 Speaker 1: a pass for linebacker. So he's an impactful player, but 330 00:16:04,560 --> 00:16:08,560 Speaker 1: it's it's he's not a foundation guy. From the standpoint 331 00:16:08,600 --> 00:16:11,880 Speaker 1: that you build your foundation at quarterback and in the trenches, 332 00:16:11,920 --> 00:16:14,520 Speaker 1: and once you have that taken care of, then you 333 00:16:14,520 --> 00:16:16,920 Speaker 1: can add you know, the different playmakers at those other 334 00:16:17,040 --> 00:16:19,760 Speaker 1: non you know, key positions. So when you have an 335 00:16:19,760 --> 00:16:21,760 Speaker 1: asset like that, your team is not ready to win 336 00:16:21,880 --> 00:16:24,680 Speaker 1: right now. You have no foundation. You need more guys 337 00:16:24,720 --> 00:16:27,840 Speaker 1: in the trenches. You need the quarterback. So to me, 338 00:16:28,040 --> 00:16:30,360 Speaker 1: for them to trade that, it was the timing issue. 339 00:16:30,440 --> 00:16:32,920 Speaker 1: You know, if they were if two years from now 340 00:16:32,960 --> 00:16:35,160 Speaker 1: they had a Jamal Adams on their roster, maybe they 341 00:16:35,160 --> 00:16:37,600 Speaker 1: would pay him because they would already have the offensive 342 00:16:37,680 --> 00:16:40,240 Speaker 1: defensive line built out, they already have the quarterback. He's 343 00:16:40,240 --> 00:16:43,000 Speaker 1: a luxury. Yeah, that's great. They can't afford a luxury 344 00:16:43,040 --> 00:16:44,560 Speaker 1: at this point in time in the process. They gotta 345 00:16:44,560 --> 00:16:46,920 Speaker 1: build the foundation. So it was a no brainer. Trade. 346 00:16:47,560 --> 00:16:50,920 Speaker 1: I like your foundation aspect and like building a team. 347 00:16:51,160 --> 00:16:53,760 Speaker 1: I look around, Daniel, I'm not kidding. I really do 348 00:16:53,880 --> 00:16:56,000 Speaker 1: think that. I was in Vegas over the weekend. I 349 00:16:56,040 --> 00:16:59,520 Speaker 1: think the Cleveland Browns have a legit shot. You've got 350 00:16:59,520 --> 00:17:01,560 Speaker 1: to be one of the five best rosters in the league. 351 00:17:01,960 --> 00:17:04,520 Speaker 1: And you look at the offensive lines, incredible, They're great 352 00:17:04,560 --> 00:17:05,800 Speaker 1: on the edge. I know they have a lot of 353 00:17:05,800 --> 00:17:08,520 Speaker 1: new defenders, but the talent in the secondaries incredible. They 354 00:17:09,400 --> 00:17:12,159 Speaker 1: to talk me out of the Browns. You know this, 355 00:17:12,320 --> 00:17:15,200 Speaker 1: This Brown's team kind of reminds me of the early 356 00:17:15,280 --> 00:17:18,600 Speaker 1: two thousand Charger teams. And I was working with the 357 00:17:18,680 --> 00:17:21,119 Speaker 1: Ravens during that time, and we would always in the 358 00:17:21,160 --> 00:17:23,600 Speaker 1: off season go through every roster and you kind of 359 00:17:23,680 --> 00:17:26,399 Speaker 1: you kind of great each each position group, right, and 360 00:17:26,400 --> 00:17:28,359 Speaker 1: then we put it all together. And there was a 361 00:17:28,440 --> 00:17:31,840 Speaker 1: span for about three or four years where the Chargers 362 00:17:31,840 --> 00:17:34,320 Speaker 1: had the best roster in the NFL. Now they weren't 363 00:17:34,320 --> 00:17:36,199 Speaker 1: able to cash it in. They had some you know, 364 00:17:37,160 --> 00:17:39,600 Speaker 1: some failures in the postseason during that time. But if 365 00:17:39,600 --> 00:17:41,800 Speaker 1: you remember, I mean, you had Hall of Fame tight end, 366 00:17:41,840 --> 00:17:44,240 Speaker 1: hall of Fame running back, you had a really top 367 00:17:44,280 --> 00:17:48,000 Speaker 1: shelf quarterback. You had deal Wan wasn't all pro guard. 368 00:17:48,040 --> 00:17:50,520 Speaker 1: Marcus McNeil was a pro bowler. You flip it over 369 00:17:50,560 --> 00:17:52,040 Speaker 1: the other side, you had kind of a you know, 370 00:17:52,080 --> 00:17:55,400 Speaker 1: a young Merriment who was impactful. They had, They had 371 00:17:55,680 --> 00:17:58,600 Speaker 1: just players everywhere on that team. Jamal Williams was a 372 00:17:58,680 --> 00:18:01,879 Speaker 1: stud defensive tackle. But that you know, I look at 373 00:18:01,880 --> 00:18:04,080 Speaker 1: this Browns team and I go, man in the trenches 374 00:18:04,800 --> 00:18:06,920 Speaker 1: really good. And when you look at him at the 375 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:10,400 Speaker 1: quarterback position, they're competent. You know, he's not great, he's 376 00:18:10,440 --> 00:18:12,160 Speaker 1: not He's not at the level of what you would 377 00:18:12,160 --> 00:18:14,080 Speaker 1: have had on those charter teams with you know, the 378 00:18:14,160 --> 00:18:15,840 Speaker 1: end of Drew Brees time there in the beginning of 379 00:18:15,840 --> 00:18:19,720 Speaker 1: Philip Rivers. But he's competent and he's got an unbelievable 380 00:18:19,720 --> 00:18:22,280 Speaker 1: stable of backs to take a lot of pressure off 381 00:18:22,320 --> 00:18:25,040 Speaker 1: of him. So I like the Browns. I always tell 382 00:18:25,040 --> 00:18:27,400 Speaker 1: people when you're trying to predict who's gonna win championships, 383 00:18:27,440 --> 00:18:30,440 Speaker 1: I look at two things, quarterback and pass rush. And 384 00:18:30,600 --> 00:18:32,920 Speaker 1: the pass rush is gonna be outstanding, And I think 385 00:18:32,920 --> 00:18:35,960 Speaker 1: the quarterback is good. He's not great, but he's good. Um. 386 00:18:36,320 --> 00:18:38,760 Speaker 1: I think they would fourteen and two those charges one year, right, 387 00:18:39,200 --> 00:18:41,160 Speaker 1: and then there was one year where we were we 388 00:18:41,160 --> 00:18:44,159 Speaker 1: were thirteen and three in Baltimore. They were fourteen and 389 00:18:44,200 --> 00:18:46,840 Speaker 1: two and we were the one in two seeds had 390 00:18:46,840 --> 00:18:50,080 Speaker 1: on a collision course. And we played the Colts in 391 00:18:50,160 --> 00:18:52,879 Speaker 1: the postseason. We hold Peyton Manning without a touchdown. They 392 00:18:52,960 --> 00:18:55,400 Speaker 1: kicked like six or seven field goals and beat us. 393 00:18:55,760 --> 00:18:58,159 Speaker 1: And then that was the year. I believe that the 394 00:18:58,240 --> 00:19:01,560 Speaker 1: Marlon McCree interception against the Patriots and then Troy Brown 395 00:19:01,640 --> 00:19:04,000 Speaker 1: forces the fumble the Patriots in that point in that game. 396 00:19:04,240 --> 00:19:06,239 Speaker 1: So then the Colts beat the Patriots, the Colts win 397 00:19:06,320 --> 00:19:08,959 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl, and you know, here all our Ravens 398 00:19:08,960 --> 00:19:10,760 Speaker 1: guys and the Chargers, we'll be talking to you like 399 00:19:10,920 --> 00:19:13,040 Speaker 1: we are so much better than those two teams. How 400 00:19:13,040 --> 00:19:15,399 Speaker 1: are we both at home right now? Wow? What a 401 00:19:15,680 --> 00:19:18,520 Speaker 1: memory from fifteen years ago that's impressed cost me a 402 00:19:18,560 --> 00:19:22,160 Speaker 1: Super Bowl? Yeah? Yeah, quite well, Uh, let's quickly talk 403 00:19:22,160 --> 00:19:24,439 Speaker 1: about one of those teams you just mentioned. I I 404 00:19:24,440 --> 00:19:26,240 Speaker 1: don't know about the Colts. I know everybody loves a 405 00:19:26,320 --> 00:19:28,440 Speaker 1: coach and the GM I agree. I was all over 406 00:19:28,480 --> 00:19:30,720 Speaker 1: them last year. I don't I don't know, man, I'm 407 00:19:30,720 --> 00:19:32,800 Speaker 1: not feeling as good. The left tackle people aren't talking 408 00:19:32,800 --> 00:19:36,159 Speaker 1: about the impact of Costanzo. I heard a number that 409 00:19:36,200 --> 00:19:39,040 Speaker 1: there's something like six and seven team without him in 410 00:19:39,080 --> 00:19:41,119 Speaker 1: like the last three or four years, Like he is 411 00:19:41,640 --> 00:19:44,640 Speaker 1: enormous and Fisher coming off the Achilles, like, I don't 412 00:19:44,680 --> 00:19:47,800 Speaker 1: know where are you on the Colts. No, that worries me. 413 00:19:48,280 --> 00:19:50,800 Speaker 1: It was good to see the reports. Um, the Q 414 00:19:51,080 --> 00:19:53,240 Speaker 1: is back, the Clinton Nelson has been back in practice, 415 00:19:53,320 --> 00:19:55,520 Speaker 1: Ryan Kelly, I think it's been out. He's back as well. 416 00:19:55,960 --> 00:19:58,000 Speaker 1: So the rest of that offensive lines and in really 417 00:19:58,000 --> 00:20:00,280 Speaker 1: good shape those other four spots. But yeah, that is 418 00:20:00,320 --> 00:20:03,320 Speaker 1: a that's a major concern. And I think there's gonna 419 00:20:03,359 --> 00:20:06,160 Speaker 1: be an adjustment period for Carson. And he said, oh, 420 00:20:06,200 --> 00:20:08,520 Speaker 1: it's the same coaching staff and he's familiar with the system. 421 00:20:08,880 --> 00:20:11,480 Speaker 1: It's different when you have personnel that's different. They're gonna 422 00:20:11,520 --> 00:20:14,000 Speaker 1: have to get used to the way he plays. So, um, 423 00:20:14,040 --> 00:20:16,800 Speaker 1: I think you could see. I think there there's such 424 00:20:16,800 --> 00:20:19,240 Speaker 1: a good staff there that I think you'll see that 425 00:20:19,280 --> 00:20:21,800 Speaker 1: team get better. Um as a year goes along. But 426 00:20:21,840 --> 00:20:23,680 Speaker 1: if we looked up and people are freaked out in 427 00:20:23,720 --> 00:20:26,359 Speaker 1: panicking that they start off you know and for or 428 00:20:26,440 --> 00:20:30,359 Speaker 1: something like that, that would not shock me. Uh And 429 00:20:30,400 --> 00:20:33,280 Speaker 1: you say get used to Carson. I don't listen. I 430 00:20:33,280 --> 00:20:35,280 Speaker 1: know people want to defend the guy, but I believe 431 00:20:35,359 --> 00:20:37,960 Speaker 1: he led the league in either fumbles or interceptions or 432 00:20:38,000 --> 00:20:40,920 Speaker 1: just turnovers last year, and his completion percentage has been 433 00:20:40,920 --> 00:20:43,439 Speaker 1: just plummeting the last few years. How much do we 434 00:20:43,480 --> 00:20:47,119 Speaker 1: put on him? The messy situation in Philly. I know 435 00:20:47,160 --> 00:20:50,840 Speaker 1: you have connections there. Obviously, Um the head coach was 436 00:20:50,880 --> 00:20:54,359 Speaker 1: in trouble or is it something with Carson Wentz it's 437 00:20:54,440 --> 00:20:56,919 Speaker 1: kind of broken just holding the ball too long? Well, 438 00:20:56,960 --> 00:21:00,640 Speaker 1: I think a couple of things. I think Carson. Everybody 439 00:21:00,680 --> 00:21:03,879 Speaker 1: likes to point to the you know they would have 440 00:21:03,920 --> 00:21:06,640 Speaker 1: been m v P year and then he gets hurt, right, 441 00:21:06,880 --> 00:21:09,000 Speaker 1: but that was not the only good year that Carson 442 00:21:09,080 --> 00:21:10,679 Speaker 1: Wentz had. When you when you pull it up, I 443 00:21:10,720 --> 00:21:12,639 Speaker 1: just pulled it up here. So a seventeen that was 444 00:21:12,680 --> 00:21:15,439 Speaker 1: that year, right, He goes thirty three touchdown, seven picks, 445 00:21:15,760 --> 00:21:18,600 Speaker 1: the next year one and seven, the next year twenty 446 00:21:18,720 --> 00:21:21,600 Speaker 1: seven and seven, Like those are good, solid seasons, Like 447 00:21:21,640 --> 00:21:24,080 Speaker 1: he's played some good football in this league. And then 448 00:21:24,240 --> 00:21:27,160 Speaker 1: it just fell. I mean it just collapsed and went 449 00:21:27,160 --> 00:21:30,280 Speaker 1: off a cliff at the end. So I can point 450 00:21:30,320 --> 00:21:32,560 Speaker 1: to the you know, all the different injuries they had 451 00:21:32,560 --> 00:21:37,600 Speaker 1: along the offensive line, not having big time playmakers. UM. 452 00:21:37,640 --> 00:21:40,480 Speaker 1: I think I do think though, the biggest component of 453 00:21:40,560 --> 00:21:43,320 Speaker 1: that was the combination of him losing some confidence. I 454 00:21:43,359 --> 00:21:46,480 Speaker 1: think the Jalen Hurts thing UM got into his head 455 00:21:46,480 --> 00:21:49,240 Speaker 1: a little bit when it really shouldn't have. UM. I 456 00:21:49,280 --> 00:21:51,800 Speaker 1: think some of that's probably remnants from the team you know, 457 00:21:51,840 --> 00:21:53,800 Speaker 1: went in the Super Bowl with Nick Foles. I think 458 00:21:53,880 --> 00:21:57,480 Speaker 1: just there was some confidence stuff that was lost in there. 459 00:21:57,760 --> 00:22:01,480 Speaker 1: And then mechanically Jason he just went to crap. He would, 460 00:22:01,480 --> 00:22:03,760 Speaker 1: like you said, holding the ball forever. His feet are 461 00:22:03,800 --> 00:22:07,760 Speaker 1: all messed up, his accuracy was way off. UM. But 462 00:22:07,840 --> 00:22:10,080 Speaker 1: I just I look at this guy's twenty eight years 463 00:22:10,080 --> 00:22:14,159 Speaker 1: old and he's played three, you know what, three really 464 00:22:14,160 --> 00:22:17,840 Speaker 1: really good seasons in the National Football League. So you know, 465 00:22:17,920 --> 00:22:19,840 Speaker 1: we'll see this is the this is the spot. I mean, 466 00:22:19,880 --> 00:22:21,879 Speaker 1: if you can hand pick if your Carson Wentz and 467 00:22:22,040 --> 00:22:24,000 Speaker 1: pick the place you want to go, this is it. 468 00:22:24,160 --> 00:22:26,360 Speaker 1: So we'll see as a former quarterback, hearing you talk 469 00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:29,199 Speaker 1: about Wentz in like the mental aspect. I don't know. 470 00:22:29,720 --> 00:22:31,679 Speaker 1: You've also played basketball. I love to talk pick up 471 00:22:31,720 --> 00:22:34,120 Speaker 1: hoops with you. Listen, We've all had a game where 472 00:22:34,119 --> 00:22:36,480 Speaker 1: we're one of eight and it's just nothing. Nothing's following, 473 00:22:36,520 --> 00:22:39,400 Speaker 1: it's not working. But it's a pickup basketball game. Um. 474 00:22:39,520 --> 00:22:42,200 Speaker 1: And in an NFL, you know quarterback situation where you're 475 00:22:42,200 --> 00:22:44,000 Speaker 1: making millions of dollars and you're letting the team down. 476 00:22:44,320 --> 00:22:46,960 Speaker 1: I don't know, take us inside, like, how do you 477 00:22:47,000 --> 00:22:51,560 Speaker 1: snap out of that? Well? I think I think what's 478 00:22:51,560 --> 00:22:54,680 Speaker 1: going to help him here is that he was wanted 479 00:22:54,720 --> 00:22:58,600 Speaker 1: and chosen here um with Indianapolis, And I think that's 480 00:22:58,600 --> 00:23:01,080 Speaker 1: gonna be big for him, like that they had to 481 00:23:01,080 --> 00:23:02,600 Speaker 1: make a decision of where they were going to go 482 00:23:02,640 --> 00:23:04,800 Speaker 1: with that position when Philip Rivers left, and he was 483 00:23:04,920 --> 00:23:07,800 Speaker 1: kind of handpicked as their guy. So I think that's 484 00:23:07,800 --> 00:23:10,919 Speaker 1: going to give him some confidence. I think when he 485 00:23:10,960 --> 00:23:13,560 Speaker 1: had success in those years that I mentioned that Philly 486 00:23:13,600 --> 00:23:15,720 Speaker 1: offensive line might have been the best in football. Year 487 00:23:15,720 --> 00:23:17,119 Speaker 1: they want the Super Bowl, I mean that was the 488 00:23:17,160 --> 00:23:20,200 Speaker 1: best offensive line at all football. Um. And I think 489 00:23:20,359 --> 00:23:22,679 Speaker 1: if they can get the left tackle thing scored away, 490 00:23:22,800 --> 00:23:24,880 Speaker 1: just be competent that the other four guys are really good. 491 00:23:25,280 --> 00:23:28,720 Speaker 1: So I think that the combination of guys feeling like 492 00:23:28,880 --> 00:23:31,720 Speaker 1: the whole organization is kind of is backing you and 493 00:23:31,800 --> 00:23:34,440 Speaker 1: believes in you and the fact that the offensive line 494 00:23:34,440 --> 00:23:35,960 Speaker 1: should be a little bit better in front of him. 495 00:23:36,119 --> 00:23:38,840 Speaker 1: I'm hoping that that's going to clear his head and 496 00:23:39,359 --> 00:23:42,720 Speaker 1: get back to back to what he was. But um, 497 00:23:42,760 --> 00:23:44,600 Speaker 1: you never know. I mean when you have, when you 498 00:23:44,640 --> 00:23:47,760 Speaker 1: have something like your confidence gets shaken a little bit. 499 00:23:47,840 --> 00:23:49,880 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm not I'm not a psychologist. I can't 500 00:23:49,880 --> 00:23:52,479 Speaker 1: predict how you how you turn that around. Yeah, all right, 501 00:23:52,520 --> 00:23:54,199 Speaker 1: we'll wrap up with your Ravens. By the way, I 502 00:23:54,240 --> 00:23:57,320 Speaker 1: love how you're so optimistic about you find like the positive, 503 00:23:57,320 --> 00:24:00,600 Speaker 1: the silver line, and like every this time, there's this 504 00:24:00,720 --> 00:24:03,000 Speaker 1: time here I'm and you're talking to a guy who 505 00:24:03,200 --> 00:24:05,120 Speaker 1: you know, two months ago I thought my pod rays 506 00:24:05,119 --> 00:24:07,760 Speaker 1: are gonna win the World Series. So you know, look, thanks, 507 00:24:08,200 --> 00:24:10,600 Speaker 1: I try and be optimistic. Sometimes it gets me. My 508 00:24:10,600 --> 00:24:12,399 Speaker 1: my wife was the class optimists, so it's some of 509 00:24:12,400 --> 00:24:14,159 Speaker 1: it's rubbed off on me, but obviously not all of it. 510 00:24:14,400 --> 00:24:18,080 Speaker 1: But about your Ravens, right, so um, you know, listen, 511 00:24:18,960 --> 00:24:22,560 Speaker 1: I don't want to overreact to preseason injuries, but it 512 00:24:22,600 --> 00:24:25,000 Speaker 1: feels like this team is extremely beat up, and I 513 00:24:25,040 --> 00:24:28,239 Speaker 1: just wonder if the last three years this run with 514 00:24:28,600 --> 00:24:33,560 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson the playoff runs, Like, is there any concern 515 00:24:33,600 --> 00:24:35,840 Speaker 1: about this team regressing just a little bit that they 516 00:24:35,920 --> 00:24:38,520 Speaker 1: also have been just hemorrhaging players and free agency on 517 00:24:38,560 --> 00:24:41,600 Speaker 1: the defensive side of the ball. Yeah, but it's if 518 00:24:41,640 --> 00:24:45,600 Speaker 1: you look at it, and it's really been the it's 519 00:24:45,640 --> 00:24:47,719 Speaker 1: a brilliant way to build your team, right. So they 520 00:24:48,080 --> 00:24:49,960 Speaker 1: have always gone back to when I was there, going 521 00:24:49,960 --> 00:24:53,119 Speaker 1: back fifteen plus years. If you look at the comp pics, 522 00:24:53,280 --> 00:24:56,440 Speaker 1: the Ravens have more compics than anybody over the last 523 00:24:56,440 --> 00:24:59,000 Speaker 1: however many years, because they let guys walk and they 524 00:24:59,000 --> 00:25:01,240 Speaker 1: get these third and four worth round compics and they 525 00:25:01,240 --> 00:25:05,280 Speaker 1: replace them with cheaper, faster, younger guys. So they cherry 526 00:25:05,280 --> 00:25:07,600 Speaker 1: pick who they want to pay. But they go onto 527 00:25:07,600 --> 00:25:11,320 Speaker 1: each draft usually with you know, ten eleven picks. Everybody 528 00:25:11,320 --> 00:25:13,119 Speaker 1: else is playing with seven. You get a little more 529 00:25:13,200 --> 00:25:15,360 Speaker 1: room for air. You can miss on some guys. So 530 00:25:15,720 --> 00:25:17,760 Speaker 1: they've had a very high batting average. They hit on 531 00:25:17,760 --> 00:25:21,879 Speaker 1: those middle round picks. Now they have a revamped offensive line, 532 00:25:22,800 --> 00:25:25,040 Speaker 1: which I didn't think their offensive line was great last year, 533 00:25:25,160 --> 00:25:28,120 Speaker 1: especially after you had the injury to Ronni Stanley. So 534 00:25:28,480 --> 00:25:30,399 Speaker 1: if they get him back in and get him healthy, 535 00:25:30,440 --> 00:25:32,040 Speaker 1: I think the offensive line's got a chance to go 536 00:25:32,080 --> 00:25:36,040 Speaker 1: back to being a bully. And then, uh, you know, defensively, 537 00:25:36,280 --> 00:25:39,480 Speaker 1: I think there's a it's arguably the best secondary in 538 00:25:39,520 --> 00:25:41,800 Speaker 1: the NFL. They've got four or five corners so they 539 00:25:41,800 --> 00:25:44,080 Speaker 1: can lock you down. They don't have a premier pass 540 00:25:44,160 --> 00:25:46,760 Speaker 1: rusher outside of Clay's Campbell, but you don't need one 541 00:25:46,800 --> 00:25:49,000 Speaker 1: because when you've got corners like that, you can blitz 542 00:25:49,040 --> 00:25:51,040 Speaker 1: from all over the place. They blitz more to anybody 543 00:25:51,080 --> 00:25:53,440 Speaker 1: in the NFL last year. That's going to continue. The 544 00:25:53,760 --> 00:25:56,280 Speaker 1: one thing that I will that I will not buy 545 00:25:56,320 --> 00:26:00,760 Speaker 1: into is I've having worked there and follow this team 546 00:26:00,800 --> 00:26:03,919 Speaker 1: Coulsie for a long time on a yearly basis. It 547 00:26:04,119 --> 00:26:07,920 Speaker 1: is we've added this receiver and free agency, We've drafted 548 00:26:07,960 --> 00:26:10,520 Speaker 1: this receiver in the first round. We are going to 549 00:26:10,560 --> 00:26:13,280 Speaker 1: throw the football more. We're gonna be more dynamic, and 550 00:26:13,320 --> 00:26:15,520 Speaker 1: then when it's all said and done, we're going to 551 00:26:15,640 --> 00:26:17,280 Speaker 1: run the ball and play defense. That's who we are, 552 00:26:17,280 --> 00:26:20,600 Speaker 1: that's what we do. Yeah, it's like I I remember 553 00:26:20,600 --> 00:26:23,080 Speaker 1: Hollywood Brown was chirping a couple of years ago, or 554 00:26:23,119 --> 00:26:24,600 Speaker 1: maybe it was last year, and then they go out 555 00:26:24,640 --> 00:26:27,560 Speaker 1: this year and they get what they got. Watkins Bateman. 556 00:26:27,600 --> 00:26:30,919 Speaker 1: Bateman's already hurt. Yeah, he's been nicked, and they kind 557 00:26:30,960 --> 00:26:33,840 Speaker 1: of missed that tight end Hurst when he left. Um. 558 00:26:33,880 --> 00:26:35,960 Speaker 1: I don't want to say a massive drop off, but 559 00:26:36,040 --> 00:26:38,560 Speaker 1: it feels like something was missing from the past game 560 00:26:38,640 --> 00:26:40,320 Speaker 1: last year or can you not tell? Because the run 561 00:26:40,359 --> 00:26:43,399 Speaker 1: game is so impressive. Yeah, I mean it's again in 562 00:26:43,480 --> 00:26:46,520 Speaker 1: case of emergency break glass or winning a lot of emergencies, 563 00:26:46,640 --> 00:26:48,280 Speaker 1: you know you just if you're gonna run it down 564 00:26:48,320 --> 00:26:50,639 Speaker 1: their throat, why you know you don't even need to 565 00:26:50,680 --> 00:26:53,800 Speaker 1: go there. So I argue with some people because they say, well, 566 00:26:53,880 --> 00:26:56,639 Speaker 1: unless they get passing game figured out, they're never gonna 567 00:26:56,680 --> 00:26:58,800 Speaker 1: advance in the postseason. And I'm like, well, I called 568 00:26:58,880 --> 00:27:01,320 Speaker 1: the Charger Ravens game for the Chargers, and I thought 569 00:27:01,359 --> 00:27:03,320 Speaker 1: the reason they blew that game is because they tried 570 00:27:03,320 --> 00:27:05,480 Speaker 1: to be somebody that they weren't. As you're calling the 571 00:27:05,480 --> 00:27:07,320 Speaker 1: game from a Charger standpoint, Oh my gosh, they want 572 00:27:07,320 --> 00:27:09,399 Speaker 1: to drop back and throw it against you know, Derwin 573 00:27:09,520 --> 00:27:11,480 Speaker 1: James and Bosa and they're not going to run the football. 574 00:27:11,720 --> 00:27:14,080 Speaker 1: That was the game. If you remember, the Chargers had 575 00:27:14,080 --> 00:27:17,040 Speaker 1: no linebackers. They played with all bbs. That was the 576 00:27:17,040 --> 00:27:20,520 Speaker 1: first playoff game for Lamar. Right, yes, and and uh 577 00:27:20,600 --> 00:27:22,720 Speaker 1: and they keep out we're throwing the football, like what 578 00:27:22,760 --> 00:27:24,719 Speaker 1: are you? That's not who you are. It's not what 579 00:27:24,800 --> 00:27:26,919 Speaker 1: you do if you lose, if you go down and 580 00:27:26,960 --> 00:27:29,159 Speaker 1: lose the way you play football, it is what it is. 581 00:27:29,200 --> 00:27:31,399 Speaker 1: You can live with that. That was a bizarre That 582 00:27:31,480 --> 00:27:34,240 Speaker 1: was a bizarre. But the whole falling behind thing, there 583 00:27:34,359 --> 00:27:36,359 Speaker 1: is something to that, is there not because other than 584 00:27:36,400 --> 00:27:39,959 Speaker 1: the Tennessee game, like we saw them fall behind um 585 00:27:40,040 --> 00:27:42,119 Speaker 1: against Buffalo, Right, it was a tight game throughout and 586 00:27:42,160 --> 00:27:45,840 Speaker 1: as soon as like the pick six happened, Uh, I 587 00:27:45,840 --> 00:27:47,560 Speaker 1: think it's the interception maybe not a pick six, and 588 00:27:47,640 --> 00:27:50,080 Speaker 1: like the goal line that was, it felt like, oh man, 589 00:27:50,119 --> 00:27:53,679 Speaker 1: that's the only chance. Yeah, And and that's that's the 590 00:27:54,480 --> 00:27:56,240 Speaker 1: you know, that's the way they have to play. Talk 591 00:27:56,280 --> 00:27:58,760 Speaker 1: about run game and defense. Well, the other third part 592 00:27:58,760 --> 00:28:01,080 Speaker 1: of that thing is you can't turn ball over, you 593 00:28:01,119 --> 00:28:03,600 Speaker 1: know if you if and they have they always have 594 00:28:03,680 --> 00:28:06,080 Speaker 1: a great they have the best kicker in NFL. They 595 00:28:06,119 --> 00:28:08,600 Speaker 1: always have a great punter. So if if we're gonna 596 00:28:08,600 --> 00:28:12,280 Speaker 1: say we're gonna make you drive eighty plus yards against 597 00:28:12,280 --> 00:28:15,080 Speaker 1: our defense, we feel good about the odds of us 598 00:28:15,080 --> 00:28:17,960 Speaker 1: getting the football back. When you're gonna give up short 599 00:28:18,000 --> 00:28:20,560 Speaker 1: fields or give up turnovers for points and they have 600 00:28:20,600 --> 00:28:23,440 Speaker 1: to chase that. That's not that's not gonna get it. Yeah. 601 00:28:23,480 --> 00:28:25,720 Speaker 1: And if Flukey missfield goals in the wind. Yeah, it 602 00:28:25,800 --> 00:28:27,479 Speaker 1: was a weird game that buffle. I was I had 603 00:28:27,520 --> 00:28:29,359 Speaker 1: bet on Baltimore. I don't I don't forget the losses. 604 00:28:29,560 --> 00:28:33,160 Speaker 1: All right. He is Daniel Jeremiah NFL Network. He's gonna 605 00:28:33,160 --> 00:28:35,359 Speaker 1: be probably working his butt off seven day weeks for 606 00:28:35,400 --> 00:28:38,400 Speaker 1: what the next five months. Yeah, but it's so fun, man, 607 00:28:38,400 --> 00:28:40,280 Speaker 1: how great it is. Yeah, but you're gonna be I 608 00:28:40,360 --> 00:28:43,600 Speaker 1: saw you. You're on Instagram. Your son's playing football now. Yeah, 609 00:28:43,640 --> 00:28:45,880 Speaker 1: he's he's in his going into a senior year, so 610 00:28:46,960 --> 00:28:51,200 Speaker 1: enjoy enjoy his last year. Dude, I've got a sophomore 611 00:28:51,240 --> 00:28:55,200 Speaker 1: in college, buddy, what Yes, I was unaware of that. 612 00:28:55,240 --> 00:28:59,400 Speaker 1: Oh my gosh, forty three going on sixty three. Jeez, 613 00:28:59,400 --> 00:29:02,040 Speaker 1: I'm a bear. I'm embarrassed. Sam, I'm your age and 614 00:29:02,080 --> 00:29:04,360 Speaker 1: I do not have a kid in middle school. Yeah, 615 00:29:04,400 --> 00:29:09,080 Speaker 1: oh my gosh. Wow, Well you'll have the house empty soon. Yeah. No, No, 616 00:29:09,120 --> 00:29:11,360 Speaker 1: we need you for pick up hoops. Man's get healthy 617 00:29:11,400 --> 00:29:14,360 Speaker 1: all right, Daniel Jeremiah, NFL Network thanks a lot, man, 618 00:29:14,640 --> 00:29:17,200 Speaker 1: enjoy the season. No thanks for your friendship, B.