PMS 2.0 1510 - World Baseball Classic Team USA vs Brazil Preview, Shams Charania, North Carolina GM Michael Lombardi, & AJ Hawk

Those are your curveball, you're in trouble.

That breaking ball.

Good luck.

It's pretty nasty.

You think he's going to make contact?

No.

If I were you, I would just start swinging as you listen.

Do you think I'd make contact?

I can barely make contact.

I think it's the same.

Fight a bingo?

25 green.

Extra base hit?

15,000.

If you walk me $10,500 donation.

Strike out $10,000.

A hit is just $10,000.

Ball contact $5,000 donation.

Hit by pitch.

That's an extra $5,000.

Strike is a thousand, obviously.

And then every ball will be a donation by the picture as well.

The scheme said that if you use pitching against me, throw one behind me.

I've had a lot of votes to get you in the ribs.

A lot of them.

You can get in there and look at one if you want.

Get used to it.

Is this the one you're going to put in my ribs?

Nope.

Don't swing at this one.

Alright, I won't.

Okay, okay.

I thought it was going to burn my feet.

Rookie of the year?

Get a little closer.

He's got a cramp on my left check.

Alright, no balls, no strikes.

Yeah, okay.

What the fuck was that?

What the fuck was that?

I like that you let it go though.

Yeah, the first one.

Yeah, I like it.

Oh, I found two.

Oh, where'd you go?

Hey, where'd you go?

What was that?

That was purple.

That was a strike.

Oh, it's right there.

Hey, thank you for your donation.

Kershaw's challenge is forever grateful.

So what was that?

He's just so fast.

Fast, fast, curve.

Oh, where'd you go?

Hey, what else do you have?

I have a slider.

Fuck.

This is guy number two.

I got number two.

Yeah, I got a different attitude this guy.

I don't like what you're doing with the strike zone.

You're on it.

Oh, got it.

Fellball, you got me though there, right?

Yeah.

Contact.

Okay.

Yeah, I will put on my Twitter bio.

Made contact.

What you doing?

This will be his curve, right?

That's all I got right there.

Yeah, I saw it.

Hey, fastball away.

All right.

Over here.

Maybe.

I mean, you never know, but I'm going to try.

Fastball away.

Oh, got it.

I got it.

I think I got it.

Oh, yeah.

Oh, yeah.

Did that hurt?

Yeah.

Thank you, dude.

We'll count that as a single.

Infield single.

Oh, oh, oh.

Hey, I got a go-sher over there.

He's fast.

Over the curve.

He's on second.

Okay.

I got it.

Hey, good work, dude.

That was awesome.

I knew the curve was going right there.

You did?

Yeah.

How'd you know?

Just because.

I thought it was a made contact.

Oh, yeah.

You really?

Yeah.

Yeah.

That was awesome.

I knew the curve was going right there.

You did?

Yeah.

How'd you know?

Just because.

I thought it was a made contact.

Oh, yeah.

You really?

Yeah.

All right.

Let's fucking make him run.

Yeah.

You got it.

You told me fastball away.

Yeah.

I cut in a little.

You got Jiren, but contact.

Like I was aiming away through a two-seamer.

And it's supposed to kind of run, but it kind of ran the other way.

I didn't think about the punch-out pitch.

Like I was sitting there.

I'm like, he's up or two.

You're definitely going to hit me with something.

Oh, where'd you go?

Give him a catcher.

He got you there.

I think I got him bass.

That's in the field, Sango.

You know it.

You had enough of those.

Do you see his face?

He said, I don't know.

You don't know about that.

That's real, he said.

No.

No, no.

That's real, he said.

No, Lukey's a good shortstop.

What I remember.

I'll give you one hit.

Give you one hit.

One foul ball.

And then I did catch.

Does that count?

Yeah.

You'll catch it.

It counts as a two for there.

Okay.

There's a few swinging misses.

A lot of swinging misses.

Yeah.

We appreciate you having a great time.

Thank you.

Good luck.

Thank you.

Hey, no.

There's no way I'm going to be able to throw it off straight.

All right.

Thank you, dude.

You're the best.

That was great, man.

Hey.

Why?

Let's go.

This show starts.

In the fact of you listen, we are very, very thankful.

Macabee.

All the line through the gorgeous assist.

The all-time leading tackler for the Green Bay Packers.

You pay.

Stand up.

Stand up.

Damn it.

The different other friends have the nice to change their life.

Hello beautiful people.

Huh?

Yeah.

Welcome back.

Come back.

They're hungered out on this field, when Friday sports program shall begin now.

Sport!

Are the greatest and we're so incredibly lucky that we get a chance to cover them for a living,

talk about them, and even participate every once in a while against a goat.

that was the debut and the premiere of Kershaw vs. McAfee.

And me being McAfee guy,

that's only been in a batter's box of one night of my life,

getting the opportunity of a lifetime,

a dream to be able to face off

against a first ballot hall of favor

once in a generation type pitcher,

while out at Team USA Baseball training camp

was incredibly cool.

I'm so thankful that Clayton agreed to do that.

Team USA allowing that to happen in.

We raised 60,000 plus for Kershaw's challenge,

which is a beautiful thing.

So very thankful for it all.

And I'll tell you, when you're in there,

and you're looking at him do his,

do you think you're,

I'm on TV right now.

Yeah, I'm, I'm, maybe.

And once again, we think that what started as a Kershaw,

will you just pitch against McAfee

to be getting this thing,

this kind of be a marketing thing,

as like news starts happening,

screw was all gonna be throwing 55 pitches,

there's some other stories lying.

It's like, hey, also, if you wanna get back,

maybe, you know, maybe you do this thing.

So we saw him do the bullpen session

for this particular pitch session against me,

for the bad, the one-ing against him.

And he was like getting, I mean,

they were, there was gloves popping up.

Oh, yeah, big time.

It felt like we were out of game.

And I think he was really trying to find out.

I think he's still trying to get back into it.

But he's also willing.

He said, yeah, I'll throw a thousand pitches

if they don't care.

I got nothing to do on the other side of this whole thing.

And I'm never doing it again afterwards.

I'd like to pitch Clayton that we do that

once a year for the next 20 years.

Yeah.

Okay, just to see how we both kind of revolve through it all.

And if I never get to do it again,

know that it was an honor of a lifetime, Clayton.

Thank you so much for the opportunity to see that.

And that curveball, everybody was talking about it.

Bull, it really does make your whole world out of it.

Tonight, Team USA will take on Brazil 8 p.m. on Fox.

Shohei Otani in the Samurai, Japan team.

Oh, I'll tell you, they showed up and they said,

let's go ahead and kick this thing off.

Shohei hit a grand salami in the seconding.

I think it was like, he almost hit

for the entire cycle by third and incorrect.

I mean, they are unbelievable in the Tokyo dome.

It feels as if everybody is really into this right now globally.

Okay, every scene that we've seen

from these other countries in hosting home games,

it's been bananas.

We're hoping for the same thing tonight,

although Timothy Shalamey must be filming some over.

Can't wait to see what you're making, Tim.

San Benito also love that you traveling,

probably sold out 10 stadiums over there.

Love everything you guys got going on.

But we like the fact that baseball is about to take over right now

and we like the fact that it's bringing countries together.

We have the same thing will happen behind this Team USA baseball team,

just like with what happened in the Olympics about all the sports.

And then at the end, both the women's and men's Olympics team,

it can be special.

We got our best team we've ever put out there for Team USA

in the history of Team USA baseball.

All the studs are out and they're trying to win for their country.

They're not the only ones.

Obviously, we just saw Japan.

Kuha is playing right now.

The Dominican Republic obviously has a lot to say

about it all.

There's a lot of teams that are trying to get it done

and we can't wait to watch it all unfold.

Eight o'clock at night, USA, Brazil.

We should win by a lot.

We're favored by nine and a half hours.

You can better, sir.

Okay.

Pretty rare for a baseball game.

That's very happy.

And they'll be every day with one of them.

That's a touchdown and a fuel goal.

Yeah.

Okay, and this entire thing.

But the boys are ready.

We can't wait to watch Logan Webb gets to start tonight

against Brazil.

Can't wait to watch the San Francisco giant do his thing.

He's got a good mustache right now.

Yeah, we saw, we had eyes on it the other day.

It looks great.

I also was potentially there whenever he got recruited

on the team USA and maybe even was a little part

of the recruiting to get him out there.

So it is a dream that we've had this much interaction

with this team and thank you to baseball for the hospitality.

Now, on that note, the toxic tables here

have Boston Conor and at Tyshman.

Boys, I like the America fits we got today.

You got to do it.

And Ty, this team USA baseball team might be the thing

that really brings a lot more people into baseball.

We got rid of the, we added a pitch block.

Okay, we shortened the game.

Yep, bigger bases.

We got bigger bases.

We got stars playing good.

Yeah.

Stars are with Paul skiing star.

What's he do?

Oh, he wins the thing for the best thing.

Aaron Judge is the most famous best.

What's he do?

He wins the thing for the thing.

Show Hayotani's biggest star way.

He wins all the stars are playing great too.

Bryce Harper, Ding Dongs, all over the place.

Sure about doing all the names that we know in baseball

playing very well last year.

The end of this team USA baseball,

they can continue to go and then they can have another season.

Are we about to have a little Renaissance moment for baseball?

I think there's a chance off of this.

Yeah, I hope so.

I mean, I think the biggest thing is,

because we've talked about this tournament in years past.

And like if you love baseball, it's fun to watch

because you know a lot of these guys,

but the major, major stars have kind of stayed away

because they're getting ready for the season.

But like ESPN puts out their top 100 baseball players

in the MLB every year.

And I want to say like 70 of the top 100

are playing in this tournament.

So it really is kind of the first real buy.

And I think where it's like every country

that is entering this with players in the MLB,

they're actually trying to win the tournament.

You mentioned it.

This is the best team we've ever had.

And we're at the period in the schedule.

Like there's a lot going on,

but we do still have that high from the Olympics.

So like anything we can watch,

that's like, hey, we can go support our country.

And it just so happens we have the best team

that our country has ever put out there.

Like these games are going to be electric.

There's only been a couple so far,

but all of them have delivered.

Yeah, I like the baseball, I think.

Connor and I were actually talking about getting MLB TV

on her phones, I think.

Why not?

Can we follow the season?

Why not get in?

Especially without nice, they've been to us

and how electrifying these early scenes

at a baseball have been, Connor.

Yeah, and just the culture in general.

Like I feel like there's a natural respect

for how baseball players operate.

It's very similar to the NHL.

And you know, I mentioned it to Tyler earlier

and Tyler said it like, hey, the Red Sogs have Roman Anthony,

and an A Cingera crochet.

Like you can buy in and watch every single game,

which let's take some baby steps first.

I'm going to just watch a few.

Yeah, let me let me watch a few,

but still with players like that on the team,

like you can easily do that with the, you know, pirates

you got Connor Griffin, the kid coming up

and Paul Schien's and the other Hundo Boy Jarrett Jones.

Like you can watch those guys on a weekly basis,

no matter what, I feel like I have that in Boston

and then once you get to know the guys even more.

I would like them to succeed.

Yeah, you want them to succeed.

I would like baseball to succeed

after meeting the people.

So all the people in that get mad at us for going to stuff

because I'm a doofus and I understand that.

I understand I am.

Okay, I've been with me a long time.

But man, I'll tell you, once we meet things

and get into things, it feels like we do have a natural respect

and appreciation for things a lot more.

And we're just trying to learn literally.

I wanted the PBA event, I'll tell you,

they're using uppers every day.

Yeah, I might be in.

You know why they're using uppers every day?

They're in that bowling hour for 13, 14 straight hours.

Those guys are rolling balls in these.

That PBA tour player came pro wrestler

and drug charges, Carmel, India, that's around here.

That's near where the role pin is.

Sure.

It was any afternoon.

Obviously you're going to try to get some lunch

maybe wake up after a long session and then more.

Yeah, Jersey.

Yeah, a little little cocaine.

I mean, you know, I don't know if it was in the report,

but cops said, cops said we get amazed for us 10,000.

Yeah.

There's no lights in there.

You got no windows.

You come out here.

You need a big afternoon, you know,

you need to be a two-ten at least at the time,

but you just can't be mosing around our town just like that.

Okay, you can't have it.

And Camcrosse, they're losing.

I got four o'clock, am I going to be back out there?

That's PBA, they are locked in, they love it.

But on that note, learning about bowling

and going to the PBA event, like anytime that pops up,

I feel like we'll be able to give it a little bit more

respect and appreciation, especially whenever we see

a 300, maybe this weekend at EJ Tech,

it went into USO for the first major of the year

in his home state, you know, on Sunday,

on TV show on CW, if that comes up big,

it feels like we're showing a little bit.

Baseball, I've tried to do that.

And I think baseball has been very welcoming to us.

So we appreciate MLB, John Chuck, Bob.

A lot of boys.

Up there at the top left.

A lot of boys.

Thank you for the hospitality.

D-ro, opening that up, you know, talking to D-ro,

this might be one of my favorite humans here now.

Skipper, Skipper America here.

Yeah, yup.

D-ro, the former player.

Now morning show host on MLB, okay?

Eyes on can really spin it.

Oh yeah.

He's really good.

Head skipper for Team USA as a whole.

Hand selected assistant skippers.

I don't know if that's what you guys

fucking call them.

You've gone man.

The assistant skippers and the entire thing.

Hand selected like the team was apart

with the skippers putting plans together

to get guys to come on team

and like felt like a real honor

to be able to represent baseball

and the United States of America in this.

And he's given like actual motivation, actual anglers.

He's thought about this since last March

they've been putting his team together.

And this guy, if they continue to put them

on a mic after these wins,

I think he's gonna be good for baseball too.

Yeah.

I think he's gonna be good for baseball.

And he was very nice to us, you know,

because there was a lot of opportunity

to potentially throw ideas,

because I had been talking to him.

I've been talking to Kersh, I've been talking to MLB.

People just trying not to step on my toes.

Yeah, Grandpa Rossi legend through this entire thing.

Absolute beast or at all.

So I'm talking to all these people

and I talk to D-Roy, he goes,

I got 30 minutes with the guys.

That's the only time.

I'm like, can we come get some stuff

in the clubhouse, you know?

He's like, you can.

I'm gonna let you know, you can do whatever you want.

Okay, I'm gonna let you do whatever you want.

I got 30 minutes, my first time with the guys.

You know, like this all been text messages.

He's in some Zoom calls.

I'm like, you wanna give a speech to D-Roy?

He goes, yeah, I'm like, I'm not gonna be in there.

I know how important speech is.

Thank you.

Thank you, they'll even move along.

That's my first training session.

You know, we got time with the guys there.

You know, I was like, so you don't want me

just going out on the field mingling with the boys.

Like, we're gonna try to, you know,

this is really our time.

We're trying to win this thing.

Okay, we're trying to get the boys together.

I was like, all right, so I was going to go,

he goes, you hang out wherever the hell you want.

Okay, you, and once again, you can do whatever

the hell you want.

But, you know, just so you know what I'm trying to do

on this day that you're there,

we're trying to build the boys here.

As quick as we are trying to get a killing machine

in baseball, basically, is what we're trying to do.

And I have, I have, I don't know how this guy

is in a coach or a leader of something already.

Like, my conversations with him have been electrifying.

And it seems like he's the perfect guy for the gig.

And he's taking it, I mean, this is like,

when he wakes up morning, show host early,

when he goes to bed, this is American needs awareness

because how much he loves baseball.

Pettit feels like the same thing.

Sean Casey in, Dino, who's another assistant skipper.

All of them are like, this is for like,

this is for our generation, this is for your generation,

this is the next generation of baseball, this is our shit.

And it was like, it's been really cool

to experience, I would say Ty,

which is why I think we care so much at this point

when we're talking about it so much.

Yeah, for sure.

And like you said, I mean, like the buy in right now,

like we, how much, we talked more about baseball

down the stretch last year than we have

in the previous seven years combined, you know,

so it's like, you mentioned it,

all these guys are playing well right now.

And typically they, they wouldn't be doing this,

but it just amplifies everything being able to go

to that event.

And like you said, how gracious all those guys were

with their time, entertaining us being out there.

It was awesome.

And I think they understand too,

like they understand the mission at hand

and they all want to perform.

So that's why I think it's gonna be very special.

And building it up, like the world-based

about classic being a thing every three years, right?

Like that would be something to look forward to constantly.

And I feel like, you know, the last one,

we didn't necessarily look forward to it.

It was something that was on and it was like,

oh, great, this is awesome.

Now it's something where it's like,

hey, if we get our guys every single three years here

to one first this year, go get the crown

and then defend the crown going forward,

that would be great.

Let's go to one half of the hammer.

Got Cowboys AP town.

But before you give us your odds,

we have to introduce a man who looks so cool, right?

So, wow, that's so cool.

Ladies and gentlemen, amongst us,

is somebody who has a college football national champion

that's the house.

What?

Right next to that, Super Bowl championship.

Why?

Right next to that, a little placard thing that says,

Ryder Cope winner, but the team lost.

Why?

And on the other side, title belt,

says most tackles in the history of the Green Bay Packers.

Why did he do it?

And then right outside of that house, there's a tree.

And that thing, its roots are connected

all the way to another tree.

That's on the Ohio State University campus

because this guy was president of Ohio.

Uh-huh.

Why?

Ladies and gentlemen, the new NIL funder

for the Ohio State Buckeye football team, AJ Hawker.

Yeah, Hawker.

Good to see you, Hawker.

Yeah, it got me thinking,

have you ever seen a tree grow in the roots combined

and then just hold on to it?

Like, they were so nice.

Yeah, that's the difference.

I'm saying like a two miles away.

It's called Awa, Hurtiver.

Oh yeah.

You ever been a Pandora?

Yeah, it's tough.

We're talking, you guys are talking the whole life.

The avatars?

Yes, avatars.

Yeah, everything's connected.

I don't know if I can say that.

Wow, I don't know if I can say that in my life.

I know why people have that.

Show them what they're saying.

I don't say too loud to do what you just did right there.

Okay, hope you're happy.

I'll always get a camera.

Okay, we're blue.

Let's talk about the where blue?

They were blue.

Okay, yes.

Yeah, but just to call them by the color of their skin,

just for dick.

Disgusting, actually.

I can't believe you're doing that on this.

I can't believe you even see that.

What the hell?

All right, let's go back.

No, you hated the blue.

What's that all about?

I thought blue lives matter.

Yeah, that's pretty blue.

What I was going on.

What are you talking about?

Oh, okay.

It's a lot of joke.

What are your thoughts on Smurfs?

Okay, let's move along.

Disgusting.

Disgusting question for you, Tom.

We'll come back to you.

What's up?

I'm sure you do.

Okay.

Is it about Smurfs?

I'm excited.

No, no.

Just about like, you know, geopolitics,

things going on around the world.

I have a question.

Yes, we have looked it up.

Trees are connected underground through a complex symbiotic

network.

So the roots don't connect.

That's called the wood wide web, dude.

That's like the wood wide web.

That's sick.

Obviously.

Okay.

Let's wrap up World Baseball Classic.

Yeah.

You were not there with us.

We were bummed out, obviously.

That would have been a lot of, uh, way from a lot of kids, if you, uh, combine, and into

that end weekend.

We understand completely.

We didn't miss you out there.

Your expectation on me versus Kershaw.

And then also your expectation of World Baseball Classic just as a guy who's not a big

baseball guy.

Yeah.

I'd say, first off, you versus Kershaw.

I thought you did great.

I thought even when you, even when you swung and missed you look good, like you didn't look

like you look like you belong.

It was up your shotty, right?

I don't know how to.

You're also like golf.

Do you even take a good, to have good, healthy cuts like you got?

I thought it was a win.

And obviously you got hit.

You sprinted online.

It always pays the hustle.

We know that.

By the way, I would have Johnny Patties.

Oh, yeah.

No question.

I thought that was beautiful.

And then I, I thought you did get, it did you a little bit dirty by only throwing the show

in the one pitch?

Yeah.

He's foxy.

I thought everything was going well.

It was hard, right?

You probably did that on purpose because you burned a few in there before that one.

So I get it.

Yeah.

But I thought it was awesome.

I thought that first curve ball he threw you was awesome to watch from the behind.

That thing fell off the table.

That thing.

Yeah.

Was that 18 inches of drop?

I don't know.

I thought it was in my head.

I mean, I don't even know why your body would do that.

Like, I don't remember the moment exactly in my brain.

So me watching it back, it's like, I didn't know I moved that much.

The first time I saw that, I thought.

You didn't fall down though.

Some guys fall down.

I mean, I was pretty close.

I mean, if I wasn't so bad on my heels, because I think you're supposed to not completely

be on your heels, it's probably how you activate your hips.

But if I wasn't so locked into the ground, I think I'm bound for sure on that one.

If you watch that back.

And then the angle we have from Bill McCombs to his camera, I think, which was incredibly

well done by everybody, that was all set up in like three minutes, four minutes cameras

everywhere at my phone.

Let's do this, this.

Great work by all parties involved because Kershaw was warm and they just redid it so

we didn't want to do it.

Whenever I saw Pettit and Rossi do the full, I'm like, geez, okay, so everybody was kind

of waiting on me.

It was good.

Now, tell me about World Baseball Classic and then we'll wrap up and move into some football.

Well, first off, yeah, we know DeRos and the boys want to win, I mean, nine and a half

point favorites.

That's some pressure on you.

Like, if you're the skipper of that squad, you're thinking, hey, we got to go win by 25,

because we have the expectations are so sky high.

But I think, yeah, I think like Connor said, if we can go get this one and then we defend

it in another three years, and we just know this is our thing.

Coming off a hockey, too, I think it's like, we have to have gold.

Very worried about baseball labor negotiations that are around the corner, especially if

we start hitting a real groove with baseball popularity.

Hopefully, all parties will come together and make sure that doesn't happen.

But that's rare in these types of situations.

But maybe baseball sees the moment tonight bets on this particular game.

What should we be looking at, Tony?

Yeah, you guys talked about it.

The U.S. is minus nine and a half is the spread on this one.

If you go or look at an MLB bet, they are all minus one and a half and occasionally,

occasionally, you'll see a minus two and a half.

So anything more than that is very, very rare.

You'll see that in the WBC, though.

Samurai, Japan was minus 10 and a half, I believe.

So they just have no respect for Brazil's baseball team?

Yes, that is correct.

Or a ton of respect for Team USA.

I laid it.

There you go.

I laid it.

I mean, they've 10 round.

Everybody they've played already.

I would take the U.S. here.

And then, a popular thing in the office this morning is we just took every single U.S.

player to hit a home run.

They're all up there, starts with Judgy, who's plus 105.

He can definitely hit a home run.

All the way down to terrain at plus 475.

So you can get, we did it with all the boys.

I mean, Judgy's hit a home already.

Home run already.

Raleigh has.

Buckston has.

Harper has.

Bragman has.

Nathan has.

Those are the ones that have already hit home runs in their first two warm-up games.

So it's not like, and they've hit multiple home runs.

So we just laid all the home runs with the boys today.

That's just a fun thing to do.

Yeah, especially if nine and a half we're going to need a lot of them.

Yeah, let's hit them.

So if we want to win, which we do, if we want to cover, which we do,

these are going to have to happen.

And this team was built to do this, right?

Yeah.

I mean, that's what this team was put together.

Yeah, I mean, if you look at the lineup from one to nine,

I'd say like seven of these guys typically bat third or clean up on their regular teams.

So just having a guy who's got pop, like a cleanup hitter does bat ninth.

Obviously, that's a good thing.

Yeah, maybe next time in this Kyler Murray's plan in the world baseball class.

I see.

Kyler Murray, obviously no longer with the Arizona Cardinals.

Put out an entire statement thanking Arizona for the time.

We assume there's a chance that he goes to the next stop and has success.

He's played a lot of football, starting for over 20,000 yards has a lot of touchdowns.

Obviously, a lot of experience.

There's some question marks on how it was all working behind the scenes as him as a quarterback of a franchise,

a leader of a program.

But is the Arizona Cardinals going to always be like that?

That's kind of the question you have to ask, especially whenever you see report cards and Fs across the board.

So what's that for everything seemingly for the Arizona Cardinals?

And then all of a sudden, we can't see the report cards anymore.

So will that continue to be Fs?

Will they continue to get better?

We'll never know publicly unless it's leaf like it was just a couple weeks ago.

But what we're saying is Arizona Cardinals seemingly never going to be successful

or were they never going to be successful because Kyler was our quarterback.

So there's the two questions.

Now, if you get somebody in there who's like a super executive type quarterback,

which I think Fernando is going to be, I think Peyton Manning was like that.

Tom Brady was like that.

I think Patrick Holmes is like that.

I think there's all the greats have kind of been like that.

Kyler's not like that.

Kyler has been drafted top 10 in MLB, Andy NFL, only athlete ever.

I think he's a super chill guy.

I think he's an incredibly athletic guy.

I don't think he is necessarily like a CEO type.

So if the Arizona Cardinals get a CEO and be good, maybe.

But it seems like Kyler and Arizona were never going to work.

Well, Arizona ever work?

We don't know.

Will Kyler and next stop work?

Potentially.

And I don't know if you know there's AJ.

There's a new team lingering.

Cool.

Do you know Kyler Murray is maybe the best athlete of all time?

Could be up there.

Maybe the best athlete of all time.

Oh.

They say Bo Jackson.

Sure.

Certainly.

Many others are chit chat.

Tiantor.

Tiantor.

Well, I don't know.

Pistol Pete Maravitch.

Maybe.

Yeah.

Maybe.

Sure.

Cause I'm a point he put up.

I don't know if he played multiple.

No three point line either.

Okay.

So he's in the paint.

So I don't know how athletic he is.

Can you throw a ball?

I'm not 100% sure I'm only more of a short shooter.

But I don't know if he played multiple sports.

Kyler Murray, top 10 NFL, NMLB.

Obviously has all the talent.

The Viking seemingly the good convo.

Albert Brear says, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Don't discard the Colts.

Huh?

Wow.

Wow.

Excuse me.

Indianapolis.

This color want to come here.

Does Indie want him?

Do you know?

I think there's maybe a mutual of everything.

Oh, really?

I don't know.

I don't do it.

Wait a minute.

Foxy says, if you read this closely, Albert Brear says.

Kyler's certainly interested in Indianapolis.

Wow.

Wow.

Yeah.

That's from Albert Brear and his sources.

Then there's other sources that say stuff.

And then there's probably other teams that we haven't heard of that are potentially

interested in Kyler Murray.

Because the quarterback market both through the draft and free agency right now is

fascinating.

Almost brought Derek Carr out of retirement, because there's probably going to be

opportunity.

But yeah, Kyler's thinking about maybe further shoe.

And I'll tell you what, having the greatest athlete of all time in Indianapolis?

Uh, yeah.

That'll do the trick.

But I thought we had Daniel Joneses our quarterback.

So I'm still a little flustered on how it's all going to work out.

Well, Daniel Jones, I guess you'd only bring Kyler in if you feel like Daniel might

not be healthy enough to start the season, correct?

Or if somebody else pays them and we don't want to match them because we have the transition

tag on them as opposed to the franchise tag on them, which is certainly sent a lot of

the coach fans into quite a scuttle bug.

I will say about how we're going to lose Daniel Jones and we're going to lose Alec Pierce.

And we had a franchise tag that we certainly could have kept one of them for at least a year.

And we didn't use any of them.

So people aren't happy.

So I think the conversation would be if Daniel Jones, who had Torrey Kelly's own one side of

broken Lego together.

That's right.

Talk.

Talk.

It's not a big deal.

I couldn't place that broken leg.

I don't foresee that being an issue.

It was banged up up top.

Probably never that happened.

Yeah, he's good.

He took snaps today and then we get Romeo.

Romeo.

I guess you could say he took snaps.

I called Conti immediately.

Conti PR.

You guys just said that he took snaps.

Yeah.

He did take snaps.

I said Conti, I saw this.

We all saw the snap that he took though.

That was not snap.

He's in trouble.

We're working through it.

We're working to see how he is tomorrow.

He's obviously we'll get back with just came off a buy and that's when I knew we're in trouble

Yeah, and we weren't actually completely dead at them

Yeah, that was what we saw and then then he would go on tears killies on other sides

Yeah, so Daniel Jones gave us a lot of great times eight and two number one team in a league

Oh my gosh. Sorry. He isn't so much pain

That was the video we saw

Yeah, but by week that showed up didn't they say this is the right before after this issue didn't shape to say

I don't we don't foresee this being an issue though

Yes, he's got a broken leg chef. Yeah, I think that might be an issue. They said that you conceal it in a good spot or something

Yeah, it broke his leg. I got a place for someone with the original reports and then we saw the video and it was like

I think it's James Boyd

I believe Romeoville kid Romeoville kid just James Boyd

He's he does a local radio show and I think he also writes for

Definitely indie star somebody somebody is any star still a I have no idea anyways. We saw this video

We knew we're dead. Yeah, so he's he's coming back

Healthy next year after breaking his leg and there is a police host 10 weeks into a season and then on that note

Are we just going to try to get another quarterback to play until he can get back and we're going to pay him 38 million dollars for that

It's like what an interesting dynamic in a situation, but everybody knows Kather Murray's deal next year

Will probably be unless there becomes a bidding war which I guess is possible because all the money is getting paid from Arizona

It'll probably be like a million 1.2 million whatever league men is for a veteran at this stage

So it's a Russell Wilson situation in Pittsburgh and it's like it's Kather gonna take 1.2 million to fill in for Daniel Jones

Who's gonna come back? I don't know? I don't know if that I don't know if this is best

He is he I mean everybody should if you don't have a quarterback and you have to pay Kather 1.3 million

Whatever it is because Arizona is paying him

You it would be you'd be doing your team at this service if you didn't at least kick the tires on and see if he could get to your

I agree no no money at 1.3 million is is less than an upside 40 and I guess the coats aren't a good situation of Danny Jones

Isn't fully healthy. Hey coward come here revamp your career play for a year and then boom go sign a giant

I like that prove it. You're here under Shane Stikens offense. And if you can do your stuff here

Everybody's gonna want you. Yeah, plus he saw the combo. He saw that coconut husk. He's like oh

Everybody's fine. Yeah, that's fast track. Yeah, that was a fast track over there. I will say go ahead Tom

What about for the cold so like if the colds bringing in Kyler they go eight and oh Danny Dimes comes back

Are you gonna you know start Danny Dimes because you're paying him 35 million dollars? Are you gonna roll with Kyler like then you

What's our record?

eight and oh you're worried about that. We're taking the hot hand. Yeah, we're worried about that when we get out

I think you run a two quarter back package. Okay. Yeah, Shane Stikens if we're eight know right there

Shane Stikens super. You've done it before you can do whatever the hell you want. Yeah, four and four. Yes

If you're a white water. Why are you if you're cuz eight know it was right you're right

It's a little much if you're above water. Oh much out. We're eight

Yeah, that's true with Danny Dimes

And then if Kyler comes in and does it for you and are you gonna then pay Danny Dimes 35 million dollars still on the bench

It would track based on what we've seen as far as decision making goes in Indianapolis

But it just feels like that almost might set up for a little bit of a tizzy in the colds locker

We're not worried about any tizzy's okay. We're just worried about winning some games

Okay, which is has been my messaging to

Coaches in front office whenever I see them in public and that's about it

You know whenever whenever you end the season on a seven game losing streak

It's not a great taste in your mouth at any office season. So still have jobs

Okay, a lot of people are surprised by that. It's been a long time since we've won around here

I appreciate the situation you've been in win some games

Okay, that just win just win some games and if Kyler does that's great

Yeah, let's go ahead and look at how he ranks history whenever you talk about just running the ball

Oh, yeah top five

So do you want him on your team on the coconut husk? Oh, yeah

You do, but if we have Daniel Jones already if we lose him

This is certainly be a great option if we have him both we're in a fascinating situation here in Indianapolis

And I'm here for it. Let's talk about a fascinating situation. I know you could sign anybody right now

Yeah, what the hell yeah, you sign buddy right now

But I guess whenever a player gets cut from a team. He's able to do whatever the hell he wants whatever he wants

Who cares when a new league your starts if you're already been cut in your contract has been waived and voided

Well, the chargers got the job done. They sign center Tyler be honest

Three-year 30-mill

He got cut now he signs a three-year 30-million-dollar deal to go revamp a loss into his charger's offensive line

And they certainly need it tone people are celebrating the hot ease on the internet right now

Not only for getting a deal with the center and trying to revamp it

But also getting a deal done before the free agency frenzy thing on monday

Which is when everybody else has the way to get these deals yet the beginning season last year

You're looking at chargers. Oh line is a position of strength and obviously you lose to the best offensive tackles in football

In joell and rations later to injury

So then that's an interesting issue in the macaque back then who they brought in at right guard didn't exactly work out

So by the end of the year

That that offensive line was terrible. So they bring and be honest. They're going to get their two tackles back

If they

You know, they have Zion Johnson at guard. I believe so if they go the other guard

They should be like it should be a position of strength again

So the chargers are going with that if they figure out their you know wide receiver weapons

Issue not an issue, but maybe adding a couple more of those like the chargers in a really good spot

I know biosh was taking trips to Chicago in some a couple other places

But he had a great visit in in LA and decided to go there that pretty wide eye eyes

Yeah, oh yeah, he's got pretty locked in eyes

That's a good for him though. He's a nice fish big fucking eyes

It's a nice fish feels like him and Jim Harball probably. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah

Yeah, probably on the same page if I had to guess right there. I like anytime anybody invest in our offensive line

I personally like to move. I was like when people invest in our defense line. How about the neo-hunter

Oh, yeah, the neo-hunter gets a new 40 point something million dollar one year deal down there in casserio

Say we're not moving on but also we need to figure this out. We get that you want some money

How about we just do a one-year extension here 40.1 million including a 30.7 million dollar signing bonus

We assume there's some salary cap Jim Nastic years in the back of this thing congrats to deal

Deniel hunting hunter jace easy for me to say going down a Houston getting the job done

Get a massive payday and for a nictus area getting a deal done with him

Even though I assume Deniel wanted something different. Let's give you this. Let's figure this out a different time

Yeah, I mean what he had 15 sacks last year

He's been so dominant

I feel like and will Anderson's gonna get a big old deal on the opposite side of him

I'll shy ears gonna get a contract as well. So good for them getting them out of this

Getting this done early. I guess but one year 40 million dollar deal. Have we ever heard that before?

I guess there's one year extension 40 year 40 per year. This is I want a new deal. We can't do

Can't do we can't do uh

Well, can we do something and it's I think this is legitimately nictus being like you're right

You deserve it. Here we go. Can we do this and then we move on that's what I read whenever I saw it

But it could also be what year is this for deniel

He's 32 so he was seven eight. I think it might be nine or ten possibly nine or ten

He's in Minnesota for a while

He's deniel hunter at stage of his career where he's like I just want to go one year at a time

You know, like let me figure that out. He's either one of what it is

So he was under contract for this upcoming season. This is for the 2027 season

So they have him for the next two seasons

This is what I mean, this is kind of what the bangle should have done with trailer to avoid what was happening

Yeah, but deniel has been unbelievable. So it makes sense to give him the contract

He is 32 33 so maybe they didn't want to do a long term

So hey one year 40 more million dollars. That's a that's a lot. Hey, we subscribe

I was reading that if you pop that graphic backup. Sorry. I was looking at this and I was driving here today

I almost drove off the road just do look at the company. He is in Reggie White Bruce Smith Kevin Green KG

Love your RIP miles Garrett and hunter like that's a pretty good crew to be a part of I would imagine

Yeah, that's one year 40 point some million dollar deal worth I would say and

I'll tell you if deniel hunter is going to start doing one year deal two year deal things towards the end

I think that's a smart play especially if you can bet on yourself and hit that is a betting on yourself type mantra

And I respect it. I like it and shout the Houston keep in the

Houston sack station

Running because Houston is a problem

Yeah, and he probably does know I mean AJ mentioned will Anderson get in a massive contract around the corner like

Shout out to casserio. I wonder if deniel hunter, you know didn't even go to casserio and more so casserio went to him

Like hey, we obviously need you here want you here

We can probably get something done over the next two years, but also on the horizon is

You know will Anderson junior getting 40 million dollars a year too like that if there was a spot to pay two guys

That would be the deal on more news out of the NFL Geno Smith has officially been released from the Raiders

He obviously is with the Seattle Seahawks before the Raiders before that

I believe it was the Chargers before that. I believe it was the

Was it the Giants before the Jets?

He's been he's been on a journey. Okay, obviously highly touted stud out of West Virginia

His career took its own path its own way

He had success in Seattle led the number one offense at one point with Pete Carroll for the Seahawks post

Russell Wilson then a deal was offered to him that he didn't necessarily like an opportunity goes the Vegas to be a Raiders quarterback

He might have had the most unlucky interceptions all the time every game

I mean people were dropping in from the sky like they were Chris angel on those things

Picking him off making the plays of their lives seemingly every time he threw a football

It does not work Pete Carroll's gone the entire system's gone

Geno's gone and then he just retweeted a little bit ago

Kyrie Irving's tweet from like 2014 that basically says the journey is the reward

So that means Geno has been excited and thankful he's been here before and we assume he's gonna get some looks because he can still spin it

That's another Minnesota Viking opportunity that could come through because they're looking for a guy that can layer a football

Geno can certainly do that now

I will say

In my head when I just thought of what Geno layer in a ball is a safety fine ever top

Hitting it off his helmet and then catching it off of them because that's what it was like for Geno whenever he was in Vegas

But you get him in a right system he can spin it people are gonna take chances on bringing Geno Smith in and we might see another

Resurgence from Geno or

Back up quarterback Geno Smith becomes the new role for him especially with a guy with a lot of experience

Yeah, that's what about Miami about gumpes Miami dolphins if they move on from two

I don't know what the two of situations is going to to look like but yeah, I could see him going back to Miami

Yeah, Geno going to Miami would be awesome. How about it gums?

Yeah, him and Finn yours Quinn yours when you're spin yours. I mean, I'm good with Quinn yours at the home

Spin to win here. Yeah, we got Lynn bin. We got Finn yours. I mean, we got it. All right now except any cap space to sign

Fucking anybody. I got good news. I got good news for you. You're gonna be able to find some more money

Cuz you guys are gonna be releasing your kicker. Maybe your best player after the two sides

Could not agree on a contract the dolphins are expected to release kicker Jason Sanders Sanders leaves Miami with a streak of 27

Field man in nine and nine on his life

He was hurt. He was hurt all last year for Riley Patterson was missed one kick all year as well

Okay, we'd like Riley pay of course move on move on the dolphins in 2023 Pro Bowl fullback

Alec Ingoater parting ways as well. So I was just telling you sorry

Another pro baller goes out the door. He's a three time old spain man of the year

And team captain had discussions with Miami about a new deal

But he'll be released and free to sound with the team as soon as today

If you wanted to if anybody wants to bring the fullback back into their offense

Con man shaking his head mightily because of a text message. We received potentially earlier today with a potential team

Get in the fullback or yes, other ideas in your mind. Yeah, no bingo. We are on the same page there

But he is also another one of those guys where it's like he's not just a fullback like he

They'll split him outing when they're going five wide and he'll be catching passes

Another huge check just hit the market. Okay. Thank God the Miami dolphins are letting other people have great players again

Everybody that's good for the dolphins over the last six years. Get him out of here. That's right now on that note. It's a new era

It's a new time

Tamarino Troy Ackman and boys

Helping out the hiring you bring in the green Bay Packers basically exactly

Good luck to you dolphins

Sully's at the wheel and I'm just glad everybody can now see how terrible Chris career was out his job

You know, this has been happening for a long time and now here we are

Come to you want to take one last opportunity to piss on a grave Chris career

Former general manager slash president of football for the Miami dolphins for like five coaches. He felt like

These guys can't coach easy. It seems like there's one

No, he's good. He makes all the decisions. Well, it feels like the team's not good. No matter who's coaching

It's like yeah, well, it's not this guy. That's basically what gumpiece life has been

How come all fingers aren't going to that guy that guy's the only guy around and then Ross will get on my friend

I love this guy. Yeah

Love this guy this guy will be here. He'll be making all the decisions football was that'll get us into a spot

And then he finally fires this guy and

Thank you for your service to football mr. Chris Greer

Gumpy would say a little bit too much service but on that note

It does feel like

Gumpy is a little bit more optimistic about whatever decisions are in the future

And that's what like turnover can do turn over just brings a natural optimism and natural hope a natural

Maybe things will be different than it has been and whenever you see you know

Northern stars like the jacksville Jaguars and whenever you see the new England Patriots or Chicago bears

And even the Seattle Seahawks ox have this quick of a turnover whenever you make some change

It's hard not to get eager about firing people, you know

But then all these teams that have some consistency have had success over like the last 20 years

Intrigued to see what the next 10 years early is it going to be a lot of turnover people wishing for a star

Or is it going to be a lot of what's happened in here in Indianapolis where we're going on know the 10-11 years

And not winning and it's like we want consistency

Interesting turmoil and turning point I think for the league

And it's what we talk about every single time we get to black monday or whatever when all these coaches get fired and it's like

third of the league exactly it's like they're

And you know certain teams who have been successful their fan bases get fed up because that's kind of what happens

And it's like hey, let's fire let's fire our guy right now

And it's like there aren't enough good coaches out there to fill all the the openings that we have

So it's like you always think that the grass is greener on the other side

And you kind of have to when your entire you know organization gets torn down and starts anew

But boy it seems that the grass isn't always greener on the other side

We've seen it, you know many many times but that damn green grass

That you think you're seeing it if you do happen upon it. Yeah. Yes. Life is good. Exactly. Life is good

Patriots

Yeah, what do they want to a dirt astro turf field?

And all of a sudden they're like no, we need to get right back in there. I've said it's free. Yeah, Scott's turd builder plus down there

No weeds. He's just spitting out seeds

For the grass

Unbelievable Drake May out there. It's it's outrageous good. Hey, we're happy for you guys. Thanks man. Hopefully more moves coming today

You know

New England is an area that is known to having a lot of success in all their sports

The Boston fleet are the top of the PWHL. Nobody do. We just found out they were a team. They are our favorite team

At their number one around here. Sold out the garden by the way the BCGC who the Boston fleet yep sick

Can't wait to get to one of those games. I'm sure it's absolutely electrifying

Of course because it's associated with New England up there red socks have won everything

Obviously the Bruins have won everything the Patriots have won everything. Yeah

This BCGC team and TGL. They don't even they never even sniffed Boston's air

But they have Boston in front of it their number one and the TGL that I keep it just seems like that area is just always gonna win for some reason

We have to just live with that. We don't have to like it. We don't but we just have to live with that

And now it feels like they're basketball team

Okay, I don't know if you saw it. They had a fleet of exciting whites the other night. Yeah, they did

Okay, just how fleet of them Joe Missoula said boys. You know we're doing

Yeah, you know what you're doing out there and all you hard was

So you're wind dominate

Then you know, they lose their mega star. They're all star. Well, you stop it with this microphone

I believe you smacked the wood in my home mic the microphone went. That's what they were doing

That's what they were doing

But anyways one of the best players on earth now

Has recovered from an injury faster than ever to get back on a winning team

Just because it's new England this wouldn't happen and it hasn't happened anywhere else

Allegedly Jason Tatum's gonna be returning to the court

Which is an absurd thing to think about after tearing as a kille's when he did last season

And everybody just said he's gonna be gone forever

Well, Joe Missoula and the boys have been able to keep the team good and in contention

And just say hey when you come back will add you to our roster joining us now ladies and gentlemen as a man of broke the news

And a guy who is always on the beat for the NBA

Ladies and gentlemen, Shomsh Maria

Shomsh what is this and why does why is the new England area embossed and always get this type of shit?

Honestly why why is this is this ever happened before it's been what 200 some days

I guess and this guy is gonna be back on the hardwood running back and forth

What should we expect out of him and when did it become a reality that he was gonna potentially return this season

Because my understanding was he was just gone for this season

Maybe late postseason how do we get here Shoms if he could kind of just catch us up on it all

Let's go back. I mean the point you make is very interesting because yeah

It's the Celtics and it's it's that area and what they play for his championships and I had a Celtics

Official tell me last night. It's like we play for championships here all of our players

They all know the aspirations that we have and that you have to believe that plays a big part in Jason Tams mindset now if

If Jalen Brown hadn't led this team for you know the first

You know 60 plus games of the season to put this team in position to compete for a championship to to make some real noise

Does Jason Tatum come back we will never know but

He literally from the moment when he had surgery in May so just under 10 months ago

He underwent surgery for fully ruptured Achilles tendon

This is usually an injury that takes about a year Kevin Durant took

16 17 18 months to rehab and recover from his Jason Tatum the moment he had surgery. He started two three days

Uh or two three sessions per day. He had daily sessions multiple sessions throughout the day

He made his goal his mission to come back for the 25 26 season as

Unlikely as everyone else thought it was gonna be and even in the fall

He did a string of media and he said I'm not doing these two of days

Working out two three times a day just to sit at home. I'm doing this so I can play and even still

I think a lot of people on the league kind of just looked at as like all right, you know, that's a good hope

But in the last 24 48 hours

I had multiple people around the situation around the team around Jason Tatum tell me he is ready to go

So anytime you're coming back from the Achilles tear an injury of this magnitude

Yes, it's getting a hundred percent medically. It's getting a hundred percent mentally

And then it's getting the sign off from the doctors from Jason Tatum's representatives

Because think about it Jason Tatum has a contract of over three hundred million dollars

So there's a massive investment there if you're someone around Jason Tatum

And then if you're the Boston Celtics

This is the biggest investment you have in any player in your franchise

So they're not just gonna rush him back. They're not gonna put him in a position where he's gonna be in in in harm's way

And he's not fully cleared so when he got cleared over a month ago to do full five on five scrimmaging

I think that's when everything became a reality

And then from there it's just been about him getting there mentally him getting the the conditioning the reps that he needed

From a five on five scrimmaging basis and this week

I'm told he got fully cleared to return to action and make his season debut

And that will be all expectations are that's gonna be tonight

Against the Dallas Mavericks Celtics are bracing for that his teammates are ready from the return

Jason Tatum is indicated to the team that he's ready to return tonight

And the Celtics are already planning from to be on a minister's restriction

They're planning that starting tonight. You're gonna have 19 games left in the season

Start to get him and Pete as close to peak Jason Tatum form as possible

Before the playoffs and then from there it's full steam ahead

That's everything that's being envisioned and

Joe Missoula Jason Tatum Jalen Brown all three parties from minus saying they've had conversations

Just getting ready for the night and getting ready for what's gonna be I think an unbelievable atmosphere

Because not only Jason Tatum expected to play tonight, but Cooper flag

Who hills from Maine is expected

Is is gonna be there tonight. So Cooper flag Jason Tatum on deck for tonight. Is this Cooper flags first time playing in Boston?

Yes, it is

And Tatum are doing to that. Yeah, I don't love that. That's right. Hey kid. Yeah, sweet. You're from Maine. You're the main event. Okay actual main event

MVP is Boston bitch. Hey, Jay and Tatum is gonna come play

Congrats Cooper flag. We know he's a beast shout to him his entire run and him be in the main event and everything like that

He's spectacular, but story of night is definitely Tatum defying odds science and doubts from a lot of different people last question for me on the entire thing

And as you're talking there great layout of the entire situation. We appreciate you doing that

Conor was over here. Jay's year-to-year and doing the rock goose bump chills over here because how excited he is about it all

We were indeed during the conference finals at me and BC. We're talking about how ad it was looking for the Celtics and they're gonna tear down the roster

Trade

They move porzingis they move through holiday. They this is a totally different team

This is a team built on like these crappy rookie salary players

They're clearly not they're not a tax team this year. So think about it. They were a second apron team

Which is like basketball salary hell and now they're not even a tap luxury tax team

And they're on the brink of potentially competing for a champion. Yeah

Of course, and once again Boston, but you know like that. It's always seem they always do it

Yeah, you know, and I'm at Tony Tony's boy. Yeah, I'm an Anthony

He's gonna be doing it for a long time up there as well. Oh straight man. Just always see

This just always seems to work out up there. Good for you guys. We're thanks. We're really happy for you

Appreciate shout over zool, but I am happy for Tatum

Yeah, he goes to bed questionable wakes up probable he he has a line for absolutely everything last question for me on Tatum before we have

One or two other NBA things because we have a hard out of 57 shoms

We appreciate you joining us on this huge day when we've seen guys in the NFL come back after in Achilles

It's clear that they're coming back from Achilles you said he's been playing five on five for 30 days

Have you seen any film of him playing should we be expecting him to be hobbly or are they expecting

Just other than cardio in game shape

They're expecting him to be able to move the same way he moved before is that what the reports are out of this practice as we should be expecting him

Yeah, I've heard from multiple people that have been involved and seen Jason Tatum have even practiced against them

And they say he looks like Jason Tatum. He looks great

But again practicing in five on five

Sprimmaging with the team he's scrimmaged with coaches and then he's scrimmaged with coaches and

State ready group which in the NBA state ready group is guys on two way contracts guys in the g league

Guys that are end of bench players

So he's doing five on five against them and then he goes up against all

Professional players so the main Celtics and then he goes up against the actual Boston Celtics practice

So he's been through every single

Prong of this as you possibly can go through to put himself through the gauntlet

So I don't think anyone's expecting Jason Tatum to come in tonight and you know have 30 minutes and 30 points and have

Have you know ton of usage percentage like like we're accustomed to seeing it's gonna be a gradual

Allow him to get his legs under him because this is there's gonna be ebbs and flows

There's gonna be stuff that comes up along the way bumps in the road

Soreness that he's gonna deal with this could lead to potentially other injuries

You know, you don't want to see it, but there's always these potential

You know, he could deal with knee soreness. He could deal with something else just because of

The gruesome injury that is coming back from but right now got it everyone

Over under is 13 for him tonight just something to think about last question quick from con man

Yeah, that's just the worry shums like the minutes restriction is strictly to see how his body responds not

As much like hey, this guy isn't ready to play

No, it's it's 100% gonna be him getting his legs under him conditioning and honestly

There's another thing we haven't spoken about. It's like the anxiety the nerves

And I think that is something that Jason Tatum is very very aware of that like what is it gonna be like when I step foot in T.D.

Garden and get announced and yeah, I would be even even getting my first shot

And so that's all something he's dealing. Yeah, when you come back from an injury

You're always scared you're gonna do it again

So that is like the biggest hurdle. I would assume that he's been getting through that for these five on five

So you just listed but in real action against real teams especially at the main event coming to town

Yeah, I'm excited to watch him respond. I think I'm taking it over there on him as well

I and I think it's gonna be the first five shots. I think I think we got to shoot him quick

You got to get him you got to get the nerves up. You guys just get it

They're gonna be feeding him. I assumed hey, welcome to the show here main event. All right

I appreciate the hell out of you joining us shums or excited chat

Basketball is this NBA season continues to roll on they're saying the college season much better than the NBA is that real?

Come on now. Yes, NBA season up season season in the NBA. Okay

They happen saying oh yeah, I think I think it's kind of certified. We haven't even got to the tournament yet

We're getting close to the conference change chips right those we're happening off to next week and everything like that

Yeah, age they're saying college basketball up to the right

You know an NBA is trying to keep up with them. And allegedly these college teams are scoring

And allegedly the environments are obviously awesome and they turn on an NBA game and it is like what it is

It's the atmosphere. I think it's the atmosphere around the college game that makes it like makes people think that

And football as well. It has the same thing. Yeah, the page and tree people are juiced like there's just the barns

Are much better than a lot of these NBA parts. Oh, you're right, Jack. You know said. I don't know how many barns are gonna be doing

Not not tonight that place in Boston is going to be absurd and also if March Madness doesn't deliver and the NBA playoffs deliver

We'll have the opposite conversation. Yeah, for the rest of the year

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Smart our fantastic and obviously they draw conversations all day every day

We're lucky to have them the toxic table is here at boss of Connor net tishmit con man try to perpetuate a lot

Not true. I was told the lie and it's bull. I'm pissed right now just as much as your piss but more piss

Well, there's a dog on the internet that breaks news in the NFL world named Ricky scoops

And he puts out a tweet with Alec pierce wearing a new England Patriots hard hat and all of a sudden Connor goes deals dog

I didn't even read the tweet. I was told the tweet and I was told the tweet said that the deals

And then you're telling me Ricky scoops is dog nose. Okay, he's dog nose

And what happens is well then tigers

That dog knew Michael before Michael

Ricky scoops nose. Yeah, well Ricky scoops didn't say Alec pierce is getting a page. Well, that's what I was told Ricky scoops

What Ricky scoops the dog said is that the new England Patriots are about to throw a bag at Alec pierce

Which I think a lot of people are potentially expecting for a lot of people to throw bags at Alec pierce in on that note

He did have by far his best season that he's ever had the NFL going into his contract here by far

And what he does is what every NFL team is looking for last year explosive play rate want done

Explosive plays for the last five years have been a good indicator on who's going to win games

Alec pierce is an explosive play

So whenever you got teams with shell coverages, you know, they're trying to keep everything in front of you

You can gain a few yards and we're going to go ahead and tackle you

That's basically what defenses have done

So kind of counteract what these NFL offenses has started to do and if all offense started to have late motions quick motions

And then they were taking advantage of defenses. They had big fattos like middle linebacker for the green day packer

AJ Hawke

And they were just making making them look like absolute

Maple syrup running slow losers out there and explosive plays just start happening boom boom boom

Then defense coordinators who get paid millions of dollars as well who are very high football IQ people said

Well, if we just sit this thing back a little bit get a little bit more speed out here

At least we'll give up the explosive plays. We're gonna give up yards, but it's not a big deal

It was a counter to the chess move that NFL offenses did now explosive plays at a premium Alec pierce

He'll go get you one. He will go get you if you throw it in double coverage

He'll go get you one if he throw it at man-to-man

He will certainly go up and get it

There's times in years past where the balls may be worn perfect or maybe they're getting broken up at the last second

But it was always an electrifying time and then when he hears stories in practice of Alec pierce

Just going up on everybody's heads and making incredible plays last year

We saw all that company fruition when Daniel Jones was spending the ball and when he and Daniel Jones knew exactly what each other

We're doing he became awesome to watch. He's a tough

tough

song god. Yeah, I mean it is dude. He's tough. He's a farm

And he's got moxie too when he gets introduced coming out of the tunnel

I mean, he looks at the camera and does a fool and then does a fool sprin out. It's like he's got the moxie

He's got the grit. He's got the speed. He's got the ability to read a ball

It's like he is an explosive play waiting to happen for any NFL team

And we are in an era where people are looking for that because defenses have gotten so good

So we assume that Alec pierce who was on with Kay on up in Adams yesterday

Said I've earned the right to kind of see what free agency is I

Free agency is going to be good to Alec here

And I do assume the New England Patriots who have a lot of money and also a lot to sell up there and frabs is a guy

I think Alec pierce would have a lot of respect for yes

Whenever they were going in the conversation. Remember we heard story Alec pierce

Mm-hmm hanging with the boys. Yeah, he's got it in

Two drinks

Guy who's hosting party also athlete

leaving party

Alec pierce puts one drink in other drink

Daps up person. I don't see you later. Pulse drink out of other drink takes sip out of drink continues conversation

Now that was after a big time win with the boys

That is what we're talking about with Alec pierce checks every box seemingly and the New England Patriots would obviously be interested

But I don't think they're going to be the only ones agent. No, I mean he unrestricted for ages

Do you think there's any chance the coast find a way to reach on him? No. Yeah, so that's why that's no

I mean no way especially with what he said to Kay Adams. I mean, I don't know

I don't want to throw any shade at this canine that you guys are reading their tweets, but

Ricky's fun getting Ricky scoops. He's got an array of scoops

I this is the first time we're in a Ricky scoops

I was actually walking out of the bathroom when Bruce confirmed it with Connor. Oh Ricky scoops

Alec pierce done deal. New England

Bruce your part of problem if Ricky says it. It's as good as done

I didn't maybe read it all the way and see that you just throw

You saw the hard hat. Yeah, I saw the hard hat on Alec pierce said

I mean, they're probably gonna be the highest better if I had to guess I mean is Alec pierce just looking for the highest better

What if he goes to the chiefs? You know what it what if he had to take off who his quarterback is gonna be yes

So in Drake May would obviously great deep ball throw or two. Oh, yeah, best of the league actually

Statistically and we made the coast could really use him again next year

Now they couldn't he said he wants to know who his corebacks can be that's what I'm saying

There's no chance. He's going back. Yeah, but it's a shame they had to lose him though. He was great

Why'd you ask maybe they second to go if he's coming back? Maybe they should put his number retirees number

He's great core years as an ult might actually not a bet

See everybody's kind of saying things in these condescending fashions and I don't know I didn't I just said they do have a

Ground that was hoping to come to the course. That was good day. That was good day. Still a good day

I think he might come Friday. It's a great day. It's feel good for 75 degrees outside

Well, yeah, U.S. say U.S. say U.S. say world baseball classic tonight town has the numbers moved has anything moved for that game

And what other games are taking place today for the world baseball classic that maybe we should think about putting a little money on

Because it feels like the good teams are playing well. Yes, and want to show up well early

Yeah, I believe there's eight total games today. The line is not moved for USA. They're still minus nine and a half

Cuba and Panama are going on right now Cuba's up three. Oh, yes

And the Netherlands and Venezuela are playing as well. That of Venezuela is up to one on the Netherlands

A couple other ones Mexico great Britain

I don't know Puerto Rico Columbia, Nicaragua with Dominican and Republican

The Dominican is only minus four and a half. Oh now jump on that

Nicaragua is a great team. Okay

The Dominican though. We've seen what they've been doing minus four and a half. Where's that game at? That is

Doesn't say I don't know

Dusty Baker right after Dominican. Yeah, it's gotta be

If that's Dominican, it says. Yeah, that's in the Dominican. Yeah, I might be the B.O.D

That's my soul. Yeah, we're gonna way we're gonna try to get ahead of that

We're not saying this to guarantee we were just saying we are looking forward to watching this game because all their bats got lightning

And uh, it's in Miami. Okay, it's in Miami. Okay. All right. Okay. It's in Miami, which you know

That'll be as

Mostly Dominican crowd five. You think so. Yeah, quick demo thought

Yeah, you really I did you think you got Miami demo figured out. No, it's not a couple beers. They'll buy a room

Conversation with a look or two. I think I know what's going on. No, I texted but I got him on face. I'm hearing it

Yep, but you guys a lot. Yep. Okay, so that but that games at seven and then uh tonight eight o'clock is USA and Brazil

That's the night kept um good games today. There's a lot of betting opportunities a lot of home run opportunities

Dominicans a good home run opportunity game as well. Okay. Yeah, also throwing in Vigro junior

And Juan Soto if you guys won't do that. Yeah. Okay. Yep. All right

All right, it needs to be done. Thank you for that information. Yeah, it needs to be done

Dominican's one of the team we're looking at to potentially battle against exactly Chris Sanchez

Is there ace pretty much he's on the mount so they're all it's bumped up to if I saw that graphic earlier

I believe they are now the second favorite behind the USA the Dominican Republic

Republic managed by Albert Poole. Yeah, exactly. Okay, it's heavily favored against Nicaragua with pictures like Christopher Sanchez leading a roster of MLB stars

That's at six uh seven o'clock in lone depot park in Miami

Let's go boys. Yeah, we go boys. Come on Dominican for now. We need to see you later. Yeah good for baseball

All right, joining us now is a man who's good for football

Now not everybody in football loves every time he talks about football because he certainly has opinions because he's been

Learning about the game since I don't know what 1970 or something like that

It's been in the NFL for a hundred years now. He's the general manager of a college football team

Front of the program pies on legend lays and gentlemen general manager of the North Carolina Targaryen football team Michael Lumberte

To be back with you guys good to be back. How are you miss you guys? Yeah big days coming up, huh?

Yeah, we got big stuff. You know, this is all uh, let's bullshit narrative season for football

But then now we've gotten an interest and some friends and other sports we're covering

It's been a blast. I'm telling you world baseball classic special especially coming out of the Olympics

I assume you followed along with the Olympic competition and loved it

I loved that we came together. I think world baseball classics are going to do that as well Longbow quick question

Um always recruiting hum, baby. That NC looks good behind you right now with that Tarheel blue

Little quarters it you look good right now Longbow. How's life down there

Life is good, you know, we're getting ready to go in a spring

We've had a really good recruiting class and we've been really working hard in offseason program

Which is look you know when you win six Super Bowls and you have one pick in the top seven

In those 27 years that he was in New England a lot of it goes in the player development and player development starts with the offseason program

It starts with our strength and conditioning. It starts with our nutrition and and that's really what we feel excited about going into the year

We've got a lot of good young players

You know, we've added players in the portal

So to bring the team together or which we couldn't do last year because of the dual portal

So because of the change in the calendar

This year allows us to be more of a Bella checkee and type team where we can go out there

And focus on fundamentals techniques and improve the players. Okay, so on that note

I thought you guys are going to get your asses ran out of there. I mean they were trying it felt like every day

You guys are going to be ran the hell out of town

And I'm going to be honest even as somebody that knows you both and knew how much and how much passion

I think you all had to get back into ball and how much you were enjoying it seemingly when you were talking to me

I even started a question like is this going to be something they're going to continue to stick with?

Is this going to be something they're going to continue to want to do and deal with on a daily basis

Is this what you want your life to be right now?

Just constantly attack seemingly for everything that you have going on saying that you're a piece of trash strictly

Because it's against recruiting now and they're trying to get players that you're potentially trying to get

I thought you guys were going to potentially say all right

We are we actually are done with this

But instead it almost like

Empowered you guys is that a way to describe it and I think going in your plan was we're going to need a few years here

To kind of build what we want. I thought you were never going to get to that

Where do you feel after basically everybody was trying to run you guys out of college football?

I think the program got lifted in December Pat when we signed our recruiting class

We signed 39 players 34 came in early and the beautiful thing about why it lifted our program was

All during those stormy times all during when the boat was getting capsized when people were attacking us with fake rumours

And fake stories all over nobody's corrected them yet, but that's okay. We understand

Our players hung together. We didn't not lose one single recruit to another team now they tried

But they didn't we didn't lose one single recruit a lot of that to me

Was the dedication of our recruiting class and that's what I think gives all of everybody in this program

The lift that we need because those players have bought in to our messaging

And they stood firm in a time of trouble look let's face it

If you're not worth the darn they're not going to attack you know some programs are not worth attacking

They're going to attack us. We expect it. It's all good. We've been in the arena before

We don't listen to the noise. We focus on what we have to focus on and we move forward

It's it's when you get older or you get more

ability to deflect that and move on and I think coach and I and this team has and I think it's

I owe a lot of that to these 39 freshmen who've come in

Who really decided that they're going to build north Carolina into something special?

I love that for you. Congratulations. It got a lot out there boy. It got a lot out there

That might have been a lot. I mean, yeah

Yeah, it was it was but I think you know look at you know, we probably

Have to understand that we were going to get attacked

I didn't think it was going to be on an everyday basis

But it is what it is and we have to go over kill but yeah the motivation

Yeah, I love that. Well, I'm thankful and pumped for you guys that you're going to stick with it

And you're still in it and still loving it every time we talk to you

It feels like this morning we talked to you or watching film trying to figure out who the next guy is

I love that it's captivated you again

Can we ask you about some other things happening around football?

Love it. Yeah. Okay. Call it. I still follow the NFL Pat

I haven't given up on it yet

I still I've got a son coach in the quarterbacks at the 49er so I'm fully vested in in his future

And seeing what's going on around the league

So I haven't I haven't like just disappeared from the face of the earth

Okay, good. The boys will have some NFL questions and for you as well

I'm happy that you're you're still paying attention to that because it's probably good for your place

Of business as well to know what's going on up there

And your boy coach in San Francisco 49ers quarterbacks

Mac Jones whatever he was teaching them. He's got it

Did you see the ice shot glass takes a shot and then throws that thing off a gong perfect strike

And then dances while George Kittle rehabbing and a kill he's in the background like what a strike by Mac Jones

It uh-huh a little dancing in there. I mean he's living good good for the boy

Putting an incredible culture together over there in that quarterback room

Okay, let's talk college football last question for me then we will move to the end

Today at the White House four o'clock

There is a college football committee or college sports committee coming together

It's it's a lot of people seemingly going there

To kind of try to figure out what's college sports and college football looks like going forward everybody from Cody Campbell

Obviously former offense alignment for the Indianapolis coat

Coats now with Texas tech. He is there. He is a

Very invested human being in this because I feel like he love of sport while also having a great business mind

And with what he's doing down there in West Texas. I feel like he thinks he has a model that we can maybe

Run elsewhere. He just wants to be heard

I think there's a lot of people that don't want to listen to him because they think he's just in it for himself

Which is why I think having all these different types of people and their savings in there

I think urban's in there. There's a couple media people in there

I think there's a couple commissioners in there. There's some

Professional team executives in there. I think they're just trying to lay out what they think we need from this

I don't know if there's any decisions being made

But I like that we're trying to think about it and trying to figure it out

I think President Trump in the government are the only people that can figure it out

Because for my understanding the NCAA is always scared to get sued

So they're waiting on the government to put some policies in place so that they can enforce them

So I think the government is the one and are the ones that are going to have to figure this out inevitably

They're the ones are going to have to do an empower whoever to make these guardrails that everybody seemingly wants

To keep college football and college sports as a whole up and to the right because the product is beautiful

The atmosphere is electrifying the pageantry is something that nobody else has and college sports fans are our best fans

Now you are in it and have been in it for a year from your perspective

What do you think needs to happen? Have you even thought about what a good answer would be and how productive do you think any of these conversations

Potentially become to save what we all love in college

Well, I think it's a two-prong question the first is the NCAA has to stop some of these ridiculous rules that they have

That were put in place before basically players were compensated for the play

Because of that we're going to spend money on the high school players transfer players

The rules that were put in place before were to try to even out the balance of power to keep teams from over recruiting

I think those old rules and the NCAA are outdated. They need to be contemporary for example pat

I can't go to a high school to see a kid, but I could face time a kid

So if I go to a high school and talk to the coach and the kids five rooms down and we can face time together

Does that really make sense like there needs to be modernization of the rules through the NCAA that would be one section now

Let's get to the meat of the bone right the problem really is financial and until we have a collective bargain agreement

Where the players in college all formed together like the NFL players formed and they agree on

A deal they agree on what is best for collective bargaining until we have that

We will spend most of our times in courts of law predicated on the state that you're in predicated on what judge is going to rule

And I think we need to have that so we have some guidelines and guardrails to operate and operate a business out of because essentially

When you're bringing players in and you're paying you're running a business for example when in the NFL

I do a contract for a player

We agree the agent and I agree the player agrees to the contract

I fax it over it gets signed email it over docu sign in college

I have a North Carolina contract that has to go to the agent the agent's going to red line that deal send it back

That takes three days you know what happens during those three days the player has an opportunity to take my deal and go somewhere else and shop it around

And so it becomes very challenging as you move forward in this

So I think we need a collective bargaining agreement

We definitely need to clean up some of the rules that have been in place for over 50 years that aren't applicable

But we need a collective bargaining agreement and I truly believe the people meeting in Washington have that in the best interest

I think Cody Campbell wants to see the sport to behave in a manner to where everybody has equal footing

Yeah, and he's certainly benefiting from the rules

You know there's been a lot of people in the past

I think President Trump has even said it publicly like the tax systems broken here

How do you know because like

Everybody I know has been getting around everybody's like this asshole's been doing he's like but at least we know we're just pointing

Cody Campbell has all the money in the world and he's been supplying

Yeah, Texas tech and it's like no matter what happens with these rules if nothing changes

Texas tech is going to do good

He legitimately seems like he's like I would like to just like maybe because we're losing sports

He's talking about losing women sports. We're losing Olympic sports. He was like we're losing athletes

Because the finances of this are going to run out all the money is going to be going towards one sport or two sports

And if we don't find a way to generate capital on this entire thing and make an actual business out of it

We're going to lose a lot of these other sports and us as sports people him as foreign professional athletes

Like we need more sports not less sports

And I think what he is looking for is somehow to make them sustainable in a motto in which we know football is going to make money

We know bass college basketball is going to be able to make some money in some places college baseball

I think makes like there's some money makers

But he wants to make it a sustainable business

And I'm intrigued to see how they able to do it now quick last follow up for me on net

How do they get how do you guys get the players to have a CBA is it because there's enough agents now

Representing enough people that are above board that we all trust that we think they'll be able to get this

Players to agree to something because that's a changing every four years. That's a new group of kids right in

Like how do you get everybody to agree to sign into a union? That's a lot. I don't you think that's a lot

I think you have to get the institutions to sign in and you have to get Congress to back it up so that somebody can't take it and to court

Like the NFL has been able to do you enter the NFL pad as a college player

You sign into whether you're in the NFL P.A or not you follow the rules

You can't challenge the NFL in some court of law because you've entered into a collective bargaining system

And I think that's something that we're going to have to do look

It's above by pay grade to figure all that legal stuff out that how those guys know what to do

But that's what has to happen. I mean until we have that

We're never going to be able to control running to the courts for a player to get a ninth year for a player to get his 12th year

You know for a player to do this or a player, you know to get more money all that the rules are meaningless

If there's no there's no teeth behind them and until we have teeth

Which is a collective bargaining agreement everybody's going to operate as an independent contract

such a fascinating thing because it's such a

Maybe this is the

The combustible moment where we're able to figure out how to do it

But has there ever been a product so good and then the the back end so bad

I don't know like every business we've encountered has terrible dumb

People at some spots that you don't expect people to that are that dumb to be at and so you think yourself

That's probably a bad business, but then they got other stuff at least in place that makes them a good business

It's like this one the business side is just

There's really there. There's nothing

I mean, it's really like whoever you can pitch to give you enough money on a certain day

Let alone if they back out of it

Let alone if the contract's real or not real in the NCAA just sits there and says

Governments got to tell us what we can do and then the government says this feels like an NCAA thing

It's like no, they're saying it's a you thing

So hopefully they're able to figure it out because the product of college sports is fantastic

I mean, he's absolutely spectacular

We got to keep it going you're obviously a part of it all right. Let's pivot to some NFL conversation shall we

AJ hawk in studio has a question for you pies a hun

Yeah, hey lobo. We see uh, you know DJ Moore

He's going to get traded to the Buffalo bills here. I guess when it's official on Wednesday next week

What are your thoughts on that whole trade? I guess the bill is giving up a second round or for DJ

I guess is there a way to figure out who wins this trade at this point

Right now, and I guess who do you what do you think about both these teams?

Well, I think we have to stop it you know every trade everything that happens in the NFL

It's never player for draft pick. It's player cut. It's player salary and graphic

There's three elements that go into it and we are entering really domino season

Because all these chips are going to create dominoes that are going to move something over

I thought it was a great trade for Chicago

I think what Chicago is doing with a lot of teams are trying to do when they have a young quarterback is

Trying to get that star player will they be able to acquire max crossbee because they're one of the few teams

That can because they're not paying their quarterback 70 million 60 million dollars people say dollars should go after max

Crosby well the reason they tried Michael Parsons was because they had a quarterback that they're paying all this money to

So I think where Chicago is and I think Ben Johnson and North Carolina alum did an incredible job coaching that team

I think he's one of the bright young coaches in the NFL

I love watching his offense. I do every week because I think he's so talented

And I think he sees DJ Moore as a replaceable part because he's got some really good young players

And to add something to his arsenal like a second round pick even though it's a low two

It gives him an opportunity to throw those picks into a max crossbeer someone like him

And I think for Buffalo look it's hard to say just draft a receiver because he's young

He's going to come in. They don't get him until May

I think Buffalo what happened in this offseason is really about we've got to win now

I mean Brandon being made a big move and firing a very good coach and Sean McDermott

Because of philosophical differences and I think their window is really now and so this move is about now

Now is DJ Moore good enough?

We're going to find out in terms of what they take for him

But I think it was a move that Chicago's making to create another domino

I like the fact that Chicago is trying to gear up for another big move

Especially if it ends up with Max Crosby good better best never let it rest so you're good as better and better as best

Could you imagine Max Crosby and Ben Johnson shirtless in the locker room afterwards?

I can't

That feels like a perfect match made in heaven up there

So if they're doing that

Congrats to them and Chicago and once again

I so quickly have become a I trust Ben Johnson guys

So if this is what Ben Johnson wants to do I trust what he's thinking

But for the Buffalo Beals and maybe it's because we do know being and we've got a chance to chat with him

And I actually asked him about DJ Moore whenever we're at the combine whenever there's just a bunch of names is one of those slow times

He was like I they know they got to win

You know like to your point they know they got to win

So if DJ Moore comes in there and helps them win however on the offensive side with Joe Brady

New offensive head coach and they're able to get the defense to be able to keep Josh Allen on the field

You know if your defense can get off the field and Josh Allen get back out there and they go on a run

Maybe the best player on earth and everybody's eyes at this stage can win a Super Bowl

But boy if they don't win a Super Bowl

It is going to be continued to just grow louder and louder and louder for Ben

And he understands that he's very thankful for that opportunity

But they got to make moves to win now go ahead speaking of moves to win now go ahead Tom

Yeah, Lambo not so surprising the Rams who say fuck those picks decided to trade another first round pick for a player

And Trent McDuffy who has been an all pro been an incredible player for the Chiefs at the cornerback position

And the Chiefs on the other side. It's kind of not surprising. They they um

They are a team that will let quarterbacks go to the market. They've done it twice three times now

Well, how do you feel about the trade for for both sides on the McDuffy trade?

Well, I think look at the Rams window they know is very tight

I mean Matthew Stafford was sensational last year. He was incredible

And you know, they know they need to win now

And they could have easily been the Super Bowl winning team

We all said when Seattle played Los Angeles the winner of that game was going to win the Super Bowl no matter who they were going to play

We all kind of felt that way and I think the Rams knowing this offseason their secondary

They resigned curl, which was a really good move for them

And now they get McDuffy who was actually a better slot corner for Kansas City than it was an outside corner

But the Rams play so much zone that it's really going to benefit him

And it's also going to benefit them on third down where he can match up on a receiver

So I like the trade for the Rams look the Rams understand

I think you got to give less need a lot of credit

He always talks about not one draft picks

But when you break down his defense when he's done with that defensive line

Finding guys in the second and third round and really help with that front seven for the Rams is legitimate

The problem with the Rams football team last year and we saw Seattle exploited was their secondary

They couldn't cover me you or anyone

And so that was the biggest issue

And I think they fixed that with this move

And given up a pick at the bottom of the first round

You get away from the salary you get away from the five year decision

And you get a player you can come in right now and put

I like it any team that is trying to make a move to win

I like it at all times

I want full court press all the time from my team

I want them in the mix I want them making moves

I want them trying to win the chiefs nobody's talking about

Now the sports books still have them in the top five or whatever the cases

Because they have patched my homes and all that

The chiefs are gearing up for something

The chiefs are about to unleash I think this year

I think there's a chance that the make-up of their team

The make-up of their players

But every move they make in every tweet that comes from my homes where he says damn

You know, it certainly is an interesting time

Are there is there going to be moving over to another state

That's right

And then is 15 a seven state cost even going to be a lot to

We got a play. I got a plate. I don't even know if I'm allowed to have this

Played him at the trade

He's getting sued by YouTube. Do you see that?

So I'm going to be sued him for 15 a seven title

Oh yeah

Yeah, allegedly I mean I could have got got there

It's tough times

No, I'm pretty sure you know for me

This is from Fitz and Whit

That's right

They had a nice bun and diner 15 a 87 prime steak

I bet you're so good

Oh if you can say Missouri

Then you got to have this steak in a couple of years

Then get your car. You drive a Kansas. That's where it chiefs home. It's that's right

Here the bears are coming into the N Lombo

Yeah, I heard that. I mean, we'll see if it happens

I mean, you know those are always I mean, this is so much negotiations that go on

You know

Look the bears played one time and you know when they played at Ridley Field

The field was so short that the the players slipped into the dugout there were times there

So I'm not quite sure that you know everything's going to lock down

But look the governor told me

The governor told me governor of Indiana said I heard he said yeah, they're caught

I thought that I pay attention. I just until it's starting still they start building something

I'm a little I never believe it. It's soon. So I heard this happens

I don't think they're using the Indiana thing is leverage over

No, it would why would they do that? I don't think they're doing who knows that governor is in an interesting spot

I mean one the governor of Illinois you got the governor of Indiana calling the governor of Illinois a mayor

Whenever he's kind of bearing his power and what he's able to do and then I'm reading that guy's naming a lot of things

It's crazy timer. They can be able to handle a brand new stadium deal new taxes to

Suffice what the bears could potentially have just 15 minutes right over here on the other side where he can build up here on that

I think it's gonna have a great question. Oh, Pat as a player, right? I mean, are you paying Indiana taxes and Illinois state taxes here?

I mean, we saw that with the Super Bowl being in California, right?

I mean, you know what all the the players salaries being garnished from the state that they were in

I want Sam Donald load the state of California 137,000

I think this is kind of like another tax interest that you've got to get into and that affects your free agency

Look, the teams that don't have this tax burden the Tennessee the Florida the Texas those teams benefit in free agency

Because of the tax burden and the tax liability that players have to pay

I don't know what it is in Tennessee and why they're able and how they're able to have no state income tax

But like Florida, obviously, there's things that supplement the state income tax so they don't have to have it for their

But is there excuse? They're proper, you know, there's California

It says we need all of it, you know, and then the other states that don't have a Tennessee

I wonder what it is just Tennessee not having it. It's awesome. Arizona doesn't have it awesome

Texas probably all the play I figured it out all the places that people like going to and tourism

They don't need to charge people for limited spend your money there. Yeah, outsiders will spend the money here

We don't have to take it Indiana though

Low we have low state income tax. So although it's no

State income tax. It is lower

State income tax, so that'll certainly be a good sell for the bears bent not to Ben Johnson needs it

But yeah, it sounds like everything's up and up if you come over to Indiana, which is basically what the governor was saying now

I don't know if you heard this I'm trying to get the governor to pass weed as well

I don't know see he wanted it, you know, there was conversation in your little

quid pro quo, you know, it's like hey feels like good time to talk about sports in Indiana the combines here for the third night

And also getting the bears would love to talk about that. Okay cool cool come on come on come on

I'm prompted. I got some ideas too. Isn't this how politics work? I need we need need we need to be passed around here

Okay, it's every state governor discover it's

We're full surrounded by weed. Okay, all of our money is going out here

So if we're worried about money and we're selling things. Let's go ahead and do it here

There's actually two people you should probably be talking to. Okay, I can see the benefits

I've certainly understood them, but there's two people you need to be talking to they're the ones are really against everyone

It's like sweet. Can I get those names? Yeah

So boys we need to send happy George

Yeah, there you go. Lombo. Oh something you should do for Bill today. May be recruits. I think it or tuber cruts

Is send him happy George. Okay, we got this guy sent to our office this morning alongside of his wife

His name's happy George. He plays a guitar. He's a singing telegram guy. He brought a message

To the Thunderdome we set up a little audience for him

We wanted to make him uncomfortable little that we know there's no chance of that ever happen

No happy George got more moxie than anybody and some kids sent a resume in with a singing telegram

And we'd like to let him know congrats your cracked code this guy was so absurd outside

We felt obligated to let him in and do his thing turns out he had a thong on and he's got pipes. Yep

He's got a ability he's got a ability to sing. I mean yeah, we're having a good time

Maybe send one of these to Bill. It's not a bad idea. Yeah, yeah, there you go

Just as a thank you say thank you bill for letting me be here. So happy love that. Love you

Happy George and Mrs. George. I'll tell you what great vibes really give us this guy walks up to the front door

Side door first then the front door two balloons wearing his shit cheeks out. You know the whole thing and

Bruce is not an idiot pat I mean you get good marketing get on new show like look at this

I mean he can't buy this every time this guy now he's gonna get gigs

Oh, he's got he's got gigs got gigs for day

International yeah, bingo happy George is booked. Okay, so they're booking for a week. Just to kind of hang out his house

Same clothes. Yeah, guys got spurs on the back was cowboy. He does ask

I don't know what they're for but that's just good sad. Yeah, just anyway. Hey happy George. Oh, well here comes buddy

I have to draw Shakespeare coming through a lab

Someone is the bill oh really go

Well girl pretty well. Okay, more questions about NFL Lomba. We appreciate you go to comment. Yeah, Lomba

Maybe someone to floreo. I think he might love it too. Uh, always

It's been too long

It's been too long love

Truly in honor to speak to you again

Foxy great idea to bring in Lomba. He's the best

But with the Minnesota situation, Lomba. I want to kind of get your thoughts around it

Obviously, they're looking to add a veteran quarterback even though jg macArthur's only going into year three and he really

Only had last year as experience

How would you kind of handle that situation in Minnesota with jg macArthur because

Kind of needs reps, but kind of needs time to learn more as an NFL quarterback

And then what do you think kos he's kind of going through right now just because he's the only guy

They don't have a gm throughout these you know next few weeks which are pivotable and then the draft in april

Well, I think rob brosinski's outstanding. I think rob who took over in the interim role should get the head job

I think rob does a really good job. He's a great listener

He understands he utilizes assets. I think they'll get back to doing more

On hands-on tape as opposed to looking at some of the analytical or the pff stuff that kind of can be

Misinterpreted or actually dead wrong. So I think rob will do a really good job

I think that the real fundamental question is does Kevin believe in jg macArthur and I think that answer is probably no

I would say not probably I would say it is no and so they're going to go for another quarterback now

Where do they go to they go to the milk Willis market? Do they think they can they can take him and bring him in and pay him between

20 and 25 million

They're trying to get rid of cap room right now

So they're obviously up to something do they go for the Kyler Murray rehab program or the two or rehab program

You know Daniel Jones will sign a deal one of the things about quarterbacks

You know, he'll sign a deal in inapolis. He has to I mean that he's comfortable there Shane knows him

He's comfortable with the author and so you know really almost Daniel Jones

You could take him off the board unless somebody just really blows him out of the border

And I think ballad would have to match that even if he did so I think that's where they are

I think you minister to especially in this draft where you know, you've got the

You got the one quarterback going to go first pick in the draft and then who else is going to go and where they're going to go

I don't think Kevin has the patience

Or the or the will to want to draft somebody and then try to develop them like they did JJ

He rehab sand Arnold perfectly

He put a lot of time effort into him and then lost them to Seattle

I think this is where the program is going to be on and Kevin's such a good offensive coordinator

And he's such a good quarterback coach that whoever they pick

I think there's going to be the quarterback for their immediate future and then some I think the JJ McCarthy era is going to be on the back burner

If not over yeah, we uh it almost felt like the quacy firing

The GM GM gets fired yeah Kevin O'Connell gets kept around and then all the rumors are like

Kevin O'Connell wanted another year for JJ to develop did want him to play

Feels like quacy was pushing for a he's our guy. He's our guy

Allegedly and it seems like that's maybe what is being

Kind of portrayed publicly now with the decisions that they made so with that conversation that we have heard had happened in the past

It's like Kevin O'Connell is definitely getting a guy that can spend a ball

I need somebody that can spin it

Kyler can spin it right? Are we worried about off the field him being able to not match what Kevin O'Connell needs

Or do we think maybe Arizona was a potentially part of the problem of creating everything we heard about Kyler off the field

How do you feel about that change? How do you feel about maybe Gina? I talked a lot

The guys can tell you I talked a lot about this Kyler Murray contract when I had my podcast and I thought it was ridiculous

Kim coming off the injury for for the Cardinals to pick up all that guarantee to the contract

I really felt like they they had seen them. I didn't think he connected to his teammates

You know now we're hearing some stories about leadership and work ethic and all those things

I mean it hasn't really gone smoothly there and they've gone through another coach as they started another administration with

With Michael floor out there

I think to me if somebody takes Kyler it's kind of be somebody who really knows the kid and can connect to the kid

Because it's still difficult to play with an undersized quarterback and it was the same thing

I said about two of when when he was going to get that big contract

You know, it's like look at the people around to a and look at where he did what he threw the football now

That doesn't mean he can't go in and a Kevin O'Connell system and utilize him

Perhaps that would be the alternative, but then you also have the health issues that come with it

Now he's been healthy for the last two years

So I think the marry one's really interesting. I mean think about it. Malik, Malik Willis

Malik Willis is going to be so wrong. I mean you were so wrong

I got it. I knew you were ready to jump on me too, but I practiced it

I was in the bathroom practicing Malik Willis all the way

So I got I think with that he's going to be the first governor of the falls and then everything else is going to

But then what happens after he falls? You know, there's the jets. Do they go? Are they in on Willis?

I mean because that's obviously they're not going to get the quarterback and the draft

Mendoza is going to be gone

So how do they get their team with with with a ability to go with Frank Wright leading the charge at the jets?

I think that's an interesting question

Murray is got to me. It's got to be about you know the answer in New York if Frank Wright is running it

You know, they got their guy. It's in the right direct. You know who that is

Do you? I would guess it's Carson Wentz. I don't know the go

Right Carson headed over to the jets potentially obviously all these things are able to be said right now

If you're the GM if you're the GM of the jets and and you've got to believe in Frank and what he's doing

And I certainly get that but at some point you have to have a sense of doubt that a Carson can stay healthy

And can he play to the same level? You know, I think that that would be a concern on my part

You're going to have to protect yourself and perhaps they'll sign another quarterback to go along with him

Did you see him in the international game? I just want you know, Carson's got it still in there

And on that note definitely knows how Frank operates Frank does how he operates this quarterback class of who's who's ready

Who's not ready Carson being a jet this year would be awesome, and

Once again Carson it was an honor to experience the Carson Wentz experience whenever you hear an Indianapolis

That has a real high the lows are incredibly scary. So it's just

It's a fascinating existence that CW E

San Donald goes to Minnesota wins a Super Bowl. Dan Jones goes to win Minnesota comes to Indianapolis

leads into an eight and one record Carson Wentz goes from Minnesota to the New York Jets

I'm not so sure they win 12 games

Yeah, there's a chance I guess everything they're doing over there makes a lot of sense

I'll take your action on that honor. I'll take your action on that

You can't do that. Okay speaking of action

They're seemingly a lot of chatter about some action

But not really a lot of actual action in Philly. Go ahead tight. Yeah, Lambo

We've heard about AJ Brown potentially getting traded for the better part of the last two years

It seems like and now you know every day Conner's coming in and saying hey, you know, let's go

He's getting traded to the Patriots and then we had Shaftar on who basically said like hey

They're not shopping him if someone blows him away with an offer they will listen

But that hasn't happened yet. What do you think's ultimately going to happen with AJ Brown

Well in Shaftar I trust so I believe that they're not shopping on but I think to the fact that

You know when you when you look at AJ Brown and you look at what he's does for the Eagles

And especially as they transition into this more of a Kyle Shanahan harder play action

Which I think really fits Jalen hurts more you know when they go into that style of offense

I think AJ Brown's a huge component. It's one thing to trade the player

So another thing to figure what are you getting back in return?

And I think that's where how he rose but has made a really good career of getting great value on return

The one thing we do know is the England is going to be very aggressive in the marketplace

I mean they're going to go out there and try to look they've got it the reason they're going to be

aggressive is is is all the teams that are going to be aggressive are the teams that are paying

a quarterback 60 million dollars now they're going to have to pay drink may down the road

So they have to be for the judiciary in terms of that

But they also have to understand this is their moment to add more talent to their teams

So the Tennessee's and the you know the the New England Patriots those teams without a high-priced

quarterback are going to be the ones that are going to be active in free agency

To me I think New England is going to try to be as active in the offensive line as they can and everywhere else

Because this is the moment to do it

Yeah, and there's already been one center signed

To a 30 million dollar contract to the chargers this morning

Lindembalm still available. There's a chance that people are going to be making a move

A big one for him. I think Tennessee Titans have a hundred million dollars in cash space

Yeah, whenever you talk about the ability to make some plays quickly

Oh five actually. Yeah, yeah, we're going to yeah the lightness dollars different number as we have been chatting

Some breaking news has taken place for the Detroit Lions

Left tackle Taylor Decker the team's longest tenured

Player has been released by the Detroit Lions Taylor Decker put out a quote here

This is fascinating Foxy. I'm excited for you to read this yeah things change

145 games started three playoff appearances two division titles

A decade carrying the shield. I fully intended to do it once again, but

My time as a lion is coming to an end

In the week since notifying the team of my return there have been numerous discussions many of which were a surprise to me

Looking off fine common ground therefore

I decided to request my release

I am opting for a clean and amicable close to what has been such a beautiful 10 years going to war as a lion

It has been the absolute privilege of my life to be your left tackle for the past 10 years

And I am forever grateful for the opportunity the Ford family and a lion's organization afforded me

Taylor Decker with a cool signature at the bottom of that. Okay, Foxy. He didn't want to leave his peak Carol situation

So that's what I'm here and right there now at the end. He certainly had to put aside his anger and say

It was an honor Detroit. I do appreciate this. How about him saying it was a surprise to me

Yeah, I say hey, we'll be able to work this deal out pretty. What does that mean? That means they they offered him amount of money that he was

Can you please bat that thing? You're about to set about this. Yeah, this guy is banging a mic on here because I don't know

You're gonna get that

I'm gonna blow this is another move here. This is this is how we have to think in free agency

This isn't just a singular move

There has to be something that's attached to this now. They know they can move suit a left tackle

But they had a price point on Decker that they didn't want to go over now Decker smart

He knows and he makes it to the open market. It's just watch out

No, but left tackles rarely make it to the open market Trent Williams is redoing his deal

So you understand that are it does this like my the first thing is you're reading that I'm think it is Detroit trying to get into the

Into the you know the max crossby sweepstakes, which we've heard they were

They want to each to miss kinesh from the area certainly he would be a huge impact plan

Are they in that ballpark now they now they've got golf under a huge contract

But I think what they could be saying and I don't know this is if we move

Soul over the left tackle will replace them will get a right tackle for a lot cheaper

And we could take that money and put it into a good player like a good player like crossby

So I think this is more of a domino thing

And I think if you are yet Decker

You understand your value is so great that you why should you take a reduced deal?

You know, it's one thing to take three million less. It's another thing to take ten million less

Yeah, so the Spotrack report on the money issue that you're talking about

9.4 million of dead cap

11.6 million of space kind of cleared out there 32 year old has two years 39 million remaining on this contract

Foxy quick wrap up here about the the pillar of Detroit on the left side

Yeah, no this bombs me out because Decker and Ragnar were really the only two guys that were part of the same old lions

Got to experience the brand new lions and when I when he announced he was coming back

I'm like, okay, he's only coming back to play for Detroit and as a fan

You only want to see him play for the lions now that he's not this is weird

But I'm sure it has some cap space then going on here

But yeah, ultimately bummed out that Decker won't be a lion through and through they've max crossby ends up a Detroit

Yeah, now we're talking about it

I didn't think that long down to you like this is something they're opening up

Got rid of Dave Maaghan who's come when you start shedding contracts

You're doing something especially when you're as close as the lions are to be in into the Super Bowl

So when you start shedding contracts understandable their older players, but they're still very good player

I mean Montgomery's still a very good player. It isn't like oh, we can't play anymore. We got to get rid of them

So when you start doing that

There's another move that you're going to make and it could be you know

We're gonna sign this guy for less or whatever

But I think to me my my if I were rebate if I were Chicago and an hour Minnesota

I'm like what are the lions up to they're not doing this just because they can't they can get Decker done

They've got cash in that building

So there's something else that's up their sleeve. Oh, it's it is it up to something season up very

It might be but also we we're gonna pay Gibbs high spade running back in the league Jack Campbell probably high spade linebacker and Lee

Sam Laporta he might reset the tight end market and then Brian Branch if he comes back off that Achilles

They've got a lot of guys to pay too

Oh, no, maybe no Max cross me there

So that and I think haven't made this more of a remax where you're selling the house

Cuz you guys got to pay for stuff. Oh, well, it's be a sorry love. Yeah, need a more

Sorry, but you could sign those guy. I mean look

I think all those guys are really good players and obviously Gibbs they're gonna have to sign

But remember when you sign those guys the beginning of their deals are the cheapest cap deals

It's gonna cost more cash. So when you have to re-sign players the first two years of the deal because of the structure of the signing

Bones you pick up enough

Well, aren't you stopped?

Well, this is why I said we ought to get Michael and Barty's I actually said I need Lambo to lose 20 games in a row at

You and see because I want them on the show again. That was selfish. I apologize for that long

And he does not actually wish that upon you Tar Heels

I would like that to be that no don't do that

But I think that's where you have to kind of constantly that's where on Monday

You've got to ask the question. What is the what is going to be the cause of this move?

What is the effect of this move and how does it and it may not happen instantaneously

But it will happen down the road, right? And so you know

Do you know when Willis signs with the team what team he signs with what does that free up? How does that make a move?

You know if somebody offers something for AJ Brown that how he can't turn down

He's got to figure out how he replaces them. That's a domino that goes into effect

So I think it's all about it's really it's almost like you're playing pool Pat

You know you're going to make this shot. But where do I put the cue ball to make the next shot?

Let me go ahead and back to some bitch up a little bitch just trying to get a little better at the side. Let's try to drop back

Yep

You know nothing about the Black Widow

Yeah, show me how you how you

You get in there you got to let that thing smooth it out there and there right you know I'll take that thing out

Yep, you know what that is no, I'm chalking a cue

Yeah

Right here, Pearl you ever seen one of these your foot. Oh, that's because you ain't been

In a billion

You are exposing yourself as a man. There's never been down there with billions holy lanes had a lot of pool walk

Love the Black Widow love to play at holy lanes. Yeah, I think she actually came through there

People put their cigarettes out as she walked by I say lady lady lady

Thank you for coming through. That's what they actually did there nonball a ball you name it