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Our number two first hour on a Tuesday was feisty the way I like it. Jay McK and I not agreeing whatsoever. I like my broadcasters to have teeth, get after players. I mean, you're making fifty million dollars a year. You can handle a little criticism. Remember what Adam Silver a couple of years ago said, Our players are miserable. They're on Twitter. Here's a solution. Get off Twitter, go play basketball, work out, have fun, hang out with friends, socialize, stay off Twitter. Maybe that would help.

Our number two first hour on a Tuesday was feisty the way I like it. Jay McK and I not agreeing whatsoever. I like my broadcasters to have teeth, get after players. I mean, you're making fifty million dollars a year. You can handle a little criticism. Remember what Adam Silver a couple of years ago said, Our players are miserable. They're on Twitter. Here's a solution. Get off Twitter, go play basketball, work out, have fun, hang out with friends, socialize, stay off Twitter. Maybe that would help.

I did that last week.

I did that last week.

It was so yeah, that's so the story. Today. Peter Schreger, works at Fox NFL Network, came out to say that Matt Stafford. We talked about this yesterday. The Rams and Stafford have a fine relationship. They don't love when stuff goes public. A lot of times with Stafford, the Cooper Cup stuff. I'm told the Rams don't love that stuff. But Stafford, according to Schreger, wants fifty million dollars a year to play this year for the Rams. So my take is I would give Stafford a two year, one hundred million dollar contract. I would make it short and expensive. I would not give him three and four years. So the good news for the Rams is that their defense is the cheapest in the NFL by twenty million dollars. Why because they have nailed the last two years all their defensive draft picks. Their defense is great, it's getting better, and it's the cheapest by twenty million dollars. Basically, they don't pay Puka Nakua on offense and Kyron Williams their two best offensive players outside of Stafford. They pay Rob Hanstein, a good right tackle, but they don't pay him exorbitantly. And he's always been willing to kind of, you know, on an annual basis, play the game and you know, manipulate his contract a little to help the team. So the bottom line, they can afford it. The Rams have one bad contract. Cooper Cup has aged very quickly. That's not a great contract. Philadelphia's got a bad contract too. Everybody's got a bad contract. Everybody in the league outside of maybe the Packers has a bad contract. They can afford to pay him. What they don't want to do is get trapped. The Cowboys are trapped. The Cleveland Browns are trapped. When you pay a quarterback too much, they get hurt, they're not available. They're not as good as you think because quarterbacks age very quickly. Big Ben after that elbow surgery, got old fast. Cam Newton went from MVP to just didn't run very well. Carson wentz dynamic to doa Aaron Rodgers Kirk Cousins last year in three weeks aged overnight. So what the Rams don't want to do because Matt Stafford is one of those guys that will sit in the pocket to the very last second and take a bomb from an edge rusher. Stafford has taken a ton of hits. He's not mobile, he's a pocket guy, he's a tough guy. He's always a little dinged up. By week three on, he's bleeding somewhere. And so they don't want to get trapped. They don't want to beat Russell Wilson in Denver and Matt Slott better than Russell Wilson or they don't want to be the Cowboys. And Dak Stafford's a lot better than Dak. I would pay him because they've hit on every defensive draft pick, and I mean the last two years, every one of them is better than you thought they would be. And when you do that, they don't pay anything for their defense. I mean literally, it's like it's it's the cheapest in the NFL by twenty million dollars and they don't pay Poker Hiro and Williams, so they can afford to pay him, especially if their first pick is a left tackle. They're looking at the kid from Oregon. If they get him, that means now they're cheap at left tackle. So I think they're gonna pay Stafford. I think they're meeting in Indy at the combine. I think they want to make it two years, not five, and that's where they are right now. I think the team is too good. Again. We talked about it yesterday. The Rams were driving in Philadelphia in a snowstorm down to the fifteen yard line. If not for Jalen Carter would have beaten the Philadelphia Eagles. So this is a really good team. I wouldn't disrupt it. Stafford's great, but he has taken a ton of hits in his day and they don't want to get trapped. And with that, he's joining us live from the NFL Network at his twenty third NFL combine. Daniel Jeremiah for the record, take today's combine this week and your first How has the combine changed in relevance, importance, access, all those things?

It was so yeah, that's so the story. Today. Peter Schreger, works at Fox NFL Network, came out to say that Matt Stafford. We talked about this yesterday. The Rams and Stafford have a fine relationship. They don't love when stuff goes public. A lot of times with Stafford, the Cooper Cup stuff. I'm told the Rams don't love that stuff. But Stafford, according to Schreger, wants fifty million dollars a year to play this year for the Rams. So my take is I would give Stafford a two year, one hundred million dollar contract. I would make it short and expensive. I would not give him three and four years. So the good news for the Rams is that their defense is the cheapest in the NFL by twenty million dollars. Why because they have nailed the last two years all their defensive draft picks. Their defense is great, it's getting better, and it's the cheapest by twenty million dollars. Basically, they don't pay Puka Nakua on offense and Kyron Williams their two best offensive players outside of Stafford. They pay Rob Hanstein, a good right tackle, but they don't pay him exorbitantly. And he's always been willing to kind of, you know, on an annual basis, play the game and you know, manipulate his contract a little to help the team. So the bottom line, they can afford it. The Rams have one bad contract. Cooper Cup has aged very quickly. That's not a great contract. Philadelphia's got a bad contract too. Everybody's got a bad contract. Everybody in the league outside of maybe the Packers has a bad contract. They can afford to pay him. What they don't want to do is get trapped. The Cowboys are trapped. The Cleveland Browns are trapped. When you pay a quarterback too much, they get hurt, they're not available. They're not as good as you think because quarterbacks age very quickly. Big Ben after that elbow surgery, got old fast. Cam Newton went from MVP to just didn't run very well. Carson wentz dynamic to doa Aaron Rodgers Kirk Cousins last year in three weeks aged overnight. So what the Rams don't want to do because Matt Stafford is one of those guys that will sit in the pocket to the very last second and take a bomb from an edge rusher. Stafford has taken a ton of hits. He's not mobile, he's a pocket guy, he's a tough guy. He's always a little dinged up. By week three on, he's bleeding somewhere. And so they don't want to get trapped. They don't want to beat Russell Wilson in Denver and Matt Slott better than Russell Wilson or they don't want to be the Cowboys. And Dak Stafford's a lot better than Dak. I would pay him because they've hit on every defensive draft pick, and I mean the last two years, every one of them is better than you thought they would be. And when you do that, they don't pay anything for their defense. I mean literally, it's like it's it's the cheapest in the NFL by twenty million dollars and they don't pay Poker Hiro and Williams, so they can afford to pay him, especially if their first pick is a left tackle. They're looking at the kid from Oregon. If they get him, that means now they're cheap at left tackle. So I think they're gonna pay Stafford. I think they're meeting in Indy at the combine. I think they want to make it two years, not five, and that's where they are right now. I think the team is too good. Again. We talked about it yesterday. The Rams were driving in Philadelphia in a snowstorm down to the fifteen yard line. If not for Jalen Carter would have beaten the Philadelphia Eagles. So this is a really good team. I wouldn't disrupt it. Stafford's great, but he has taken a ton of hits in his day and they don't want to get trapped. And with that, he's joining us live from the NFL Network at his twenty third NFL combine. Daniel Jeremiah for the record, take today's combine this week and your first How has the combine changed in relevance, importance, access, all those things?

Well, Colin, I remember my first combine. I was a gopher for the Ravens. It was before I'd even been hired there full time, and I remember walking the halls of the old RCA Dome, walking back to the hotel, and I remember thinking, what in the world are John Clayton and Chris Mortenson doing here? There were two media members here. That was absolutely it. It was just a scouting exercise with no attention. And now today you can't five feet without running into another reporter somebody else from TV. It's just a massive, massive media event. The NFL is king of making these events.

Well, Colin, I remember my first combine. I was a gopher for the Ravens. It was before I'd even been hired there full time, and I remember walking the halls of the old RCA Dome, walking back to the hotel, and I remember thinking, what in the world are John Clayton and Chris Mortenson doing here? There were two media members here. That was absolutely it. It was just a scouting exercise with no attention. And now today you can't five feet without running into another reporter somebody else from TV. It's just a massive, massive media event. The NFL is king of making these events.

So there's about four players in this draft. I love, I love Abdull Carter, Mason Graham. I think Team Act. The receiver from Arizona is a really special player. It's a small group. I do think it's the best running back group I have seen in recent memory. I mean, the kid from North Carolina maybe better than the kid from Boise State. So and there are some group, but overall, it's just my opinion, I don't see a lot of star power. As somebody that's been a scout for multiple teams. How would you view this if you were a director of scouting for the Chargers tomorrow, how would you view the draft?

So there's about four players in this draft. I love, I love Abdull Carter, Mason Graham. I think Team Act. The receiver from Arizona is a really special player. It's a small group. I do think it's the best running back group I have seen in recent memory. I mean, the kid from North Carolina maybe better than the kid from Boise State. So and there are some group, but overall, it's just my opinion, I don't see a lot of star power. As somebody that's been a scout for multiple teams. How would you view this if you were a director of scouting for the Chargers tomorrow, how would you view the draft?

Yeah, I would say it's a starter's draft, not a star draft.

Yeah, I would say it's a starter's draft, not a star draft.

You know.

You know.

I think Abdull Carter, Travis Hunter to me up there at the top have some star potential for different reasons. But you know, for the most part, you're looking at starters. And when I evaluated draft when I was with teams and the way I look at it now, you can find three starters in a draft. Colin, that's a heck of a draft. You mentioned the Rams. Look at how they've kind of rebuilt and remade their team, especially on the defensive side of the ball with back to back drafts where they were rock solid, collecting all of these starters, and once you have those position filled with starters, now you can go shopping in the free agent market in future years. Now you can invest some high resources elsewhere. But man, this is a there's a lot of holes you can plug in this draft.

I think Abdull Carter, Travis Hunter to me up there at the top have some star potential for different reasons. But you know, for the most part, you're looking at starters. And when I evaluated draft when I was with teams and the way I look at it now, you can find three starters in a draft. Colin, that's a heck of a draft. You mentioned the Rams. Look at how they've kind of rebuilt and remade their team, especially on the defensive side of the ball with back to back drafts where they were rock solid, collecting all of these starters, and once you have those position filled with starters, now you can go shopping in the free agent market in future years. Now you can invest some high resources elsewhere. But man, this is a there's a lot of holes you can plug in this draft.

So I said earlier, my favorite part of shador Sanders and I think cam Ward is the better prospect because he's more dynamic, bigger arm, moves better, He'll be more of a playmaker. My favorite part of Shaduur isn't that he's Dion's kid. It's that he had a terrible run game and a terrible online for two years. So he knows. And this is what happens when you're a lottery pick draft pick. You go to bad teams and bad rosters and bad old lines. Shaduur has had the worst run game in college football for two years. He's had no help. He's played from behind, he's played with a pass rush. I think that's incredibly important as a prospect. What do you think of him and does he have a comp.

So I said earlier, my favorite part of shador Sanders and I think cam Ward is the better prospect because he's more dynamic, bigger arm, moves better, He'll be more of a playmaker. My favorite part of Shaduur isn't that he's Dion's kid. It's that he had a terrible run game and a terrible online for two years. So he knows. And this is what happens when you're a lottery pick draft pick. You go to bad teams and bad rosters and bad old lines. Shaduur has had the worst run game in college football for two years. He's had no help. He's played from behind, he's played with a pass rush. I think that's incredibly important as a prospect. What do you think of him and does he have a comp.

Yeah, it's a great point, you know, it's it's something that's you go back in history now, different style of players, but Josh Allen had that at Wyoming. Patrick Mahomes, you know, he started every game down forty points I think at Texas Tech. I think that was a rule in the Big Twelve.

Yeah, it's a great point, you know, it's it's something that's you go back in history now, different style of players, but Josh Allen had that at Wyoming. Patrick Mahomes, you know, he started every game down forty points I think at Texas Tech. I think that was a rule in the Big Twelve.

At the time.

At the time.

So you know, these guys have had to deal with real adversity, and a lot of times you're seeing it with with Caleb to some degree like that's this is real adversity hitting him hard for the first time. So there's gonna be an adjustment and I believe he'll get on the other side of that. But there is there is legitimate value of having had to struggle and not have better players than everyone you play against, which you know, a lot of the quarterbacks we've ushered into the NFL over the last few years have been you know, LSU, Ohio State, Alabama, you know, where they're playing with superior players. There can be in a little bit of an adjustment period. He's got his butt kicked, So I think there is value there. The negative side of that is you can get into some bad habits with him, maybe drifting a little bit in the pocket at times, holding the ball too long, you know, trying to make things happen, and you know, those are things you kind of navigate and work through. In terms of comps. He's a tough one for me. I would say, you know, if Joe Burrow is a tree of quarterbacks of that style, he's not anywhere, you know, near the top of that tree where Joe is. But that's the style, that's the format, it's the processing, it's the anticipation, the accuracy, you know, maybe that over you know, more overwhelming physical traits. That's the you know, that's kind of the north star. That's the high high high end. I don't necessarily think he gets there, but that stylistically is a fit.

So you know, these guys have had to deal with real adversity, and a lot of times you're seeing it with with Caleb to some degree like that's this is real adversity hitting him hard for the first time. So there's gonna be an adjustment and I believe he'll get on the other side of that. But there is there is legitimate value of having had to struggle and not have better players than everyone you play against, which you know, a lot of the quarterbacks we've ushered into the NFL over the last few years have been you know, LSU, Ohio State, Alabama, you know, where they're playing with superior players. There can be in a little bit of an adjustment period. He's got his butt kicked, So I think there is value there. The negative side of that is you can get into some bad habits with him, maybe drifting a little bit in the pocket at times, holding the ball too long, you know, trying to make things happen, and you know, those are things you kind of navigate and work through. In terms of comps. He's a tough one for me. I would say, you know, if Joe Burrow is a tree of quarterbacks of that style, he's not anywhere, you know, near the top of that tree where Joe is. But that's the style, that's the format, it's the processing, it's the anticipation, the accuracy, you know, maybe that over you know, more overwhelming physical traits. That's the you know, that's kind of the north star. That's the high high high end. I don't necessarily think he gets there, but that stylistically is a fit.

Okay, So cam Ward's got a big arm. It's a little backyard football for my taste, but I do think some of that you can coach out of it. How do you view him Cambard, who's his comp.

Okay, So cam Ward's got a big arm. It's a little backyard football for my taste, but I do think some of that you can coach out of it. How do you view him Cambard, who's his comp.

Yeah, you know, you look, you can see a lot of Caleb in his game, to be honest, from last year. Just you know, there's there's the tools that jump out at you, you know, the live arm, the ball jumps out of his hand. I think he's got a lot of twitch, not only in his release and the way the ball comes out, but just in his feet and not in the sense of I'm gonna go run for fifty yards, but I've got a free rusher I'm real twitching, explosive to be able to sidestep him and then deliver the ball with accuracy. He's still loose, you know. You can watch the cow game and watch him throw across his body and cringe, you know, at a couple of those moments. But if you've tracked him throughout his career, I think he's improved in that area and cleaned it up each and every year and had a big year last year. Speaking of someone who didn't have a defense, he didn't have one at Miami last year either, So there's a lot to like about him. I'm I'm gonna chase the ceiling versus the floor if I'm taking a quarterback high in the draft. I just think when you look around that conference, specifically the AFC, and is one cyborg after another column. So you've got to go try and get somebody that can go toe to toe with those guys. I don't want to go with a floor pick and then three years from now realize, Okay, he's not good enough to navigate through you know, the burrow, the Lamar Jackson's, the Josh Allen's, the Herberts, and on and on we go.

Yeah, you know, you look, you can see a lot of Caleb in his game, to be honest, from last year. Just you know, there's there's the tools that jump out at you, you know, the live arm, the ball jumps out of his hand. I think he's got a lot of twitch, not only in his release and the way the ball comes out, but just in his feet and not in the sense of I'm gonna go run for fifty yards, but I've got a free rusher I'm real twitching, explosive to be able to sidestep him and then deliver the ball with accuracy. He's still loose, you know. You can watch the cow game and watch him throw across his body and cringe, you know, at a couple of those moments. But if you've tracked him throughout his career, I think he's improved in that area and cleaned it up each and every year and had a big year last year. Speaking of someone who didn't have a defense, he didn't have one at Miami last year either, So there's a lot to like about him. I'm I'm gonna chase the ceiling versus the floor if I'm taking a quarterback high in the draft. I just think when you look around that conference, specifically the AFC, and is one cyborg after another column. So you've got to go try and get somebody that can go toe to toe with those guys. I don't want to go with a floor pick and then three years from now realize, Okay, he's not good enough to navigate through you know, the burrow, the Lamar Jackson's, the Josh Allen's, the Herberts, and on and on we go.

In the AFC, so you're on the Chargers broadcast, highly respected his account, moved the sticks. He's on podcasts everywhere. It didn't surprise me. I had the Chargers making the playoffs. It did not surprise me. They had the decision. They kept Bosa and Khalil Mack and they went Joe Alt. So it's classic Harball. They moved off wide receivers. Now, I argued. I argued, if you go to San Francisco, his best receiver was Michael Crabtree. At Michigan, they rarely threw the ball. It was a run game. So his DNA is, listen, we're not gonna be We're not Mike March's rams here. We're not the greatest show on turf. That's not what we do. It does feel like the Chargers in this draft have to get more dynamic on the perimeter, does it not. Can you give us a little insight with Harbaugh's second class.

In the AFC, so you're on the Chargers broadcast, highly respected his account, moved the sticks. He's on podcasts everywhere. It didn't surprise me. I had the Chargers making the playoffs. It did not surprise me. They had the decision. They kept Bosa and Khalil Mack and they went Joe Alt. So it's classic Harball. They moved off wide receivers. Now, I argued. I argued, if you go to San Francisco, his best receiver was Michael Crabtree. At Michigan, they rarely threw the ball. It was a run game. So his DNA is, listen, we're not gonna be We're not Mike March's rams here. We're not the greatest show on turf. That's not what we do. It does feel like the Chargers in this draft have to get more dynamic on the perimeter, does it not. Can you give us a little insight with Harbaugh's second class.

Yeah, I think that you can look at Detroit as the road map. You know, Detroit went and got all the big rocks in the jar. They went and got the offensive lineman, the defensive lineman, They had the quarterback in place, and then they were able to go out and get the explosiveness. And you saw once you have that foundation built and you drop in and Jamior Gibbs, Jamis and Williams to go along with Amanas Saint Brown and you know Laporte is an athletic, explosive player, then that thing goes to the next level. So I think that's the next thing to do for this team and for this offense. But Colin, I've you know, I think a lot of teams have decisions to make here. And I always advise, you know, hey, don't go to the toy store until you've gone to the hardware store store first. So I think the Chargers did some hardware store shopping last year, and this year they get to go across the street and go find some toys at the toy store.

Yeah, I think that you can look at Detroit as the road map. You know, Detroit went and got all the big rocks in the jar. They went and got the offensive lineman, the defensive lineman, They had the quarterback in place, and then they were able to go out and get the explosiveness. And you saw once you have that foundation built and you drop in and Jamior Gibbs, Jamis and Williams to go along with Amanas Saint Brown and you know Laporte is an athletic, explosive player, then that thing goes to the next level. So I think that's the next thing to do for this team and for this offense. But Colin, I've you know, I think a lot of teams have decisions to make here. And I always advise, you know, hey, don't go to the toy store until you've gone to the hardware store store first. So I think the Chargers did some hardware store shopping last year, and this year they get to go across the street and go find some toys at the toy store.

So I want to talk about the Stafford thing, because in Los Angeles, you know, there's there's just we're all kind of interconnected to a lot of the football teams and sourcing. I'm told the Rams love Stafford and Stafford likes the Rams, and I can't see him going to the Giants and plan out doors with a shaky O line like it's a really good fit. And because the Rams have hit on so many of their defensive draft picks. They're paying nobody on that side of the ball. They're not paying Pooka, They're not paying Kyron Williams. Haven Stein's got a realistic deal. He's excellent right tackle. They may draft the left tackle with their first pick. They could pay Stafford, But in your dealings in the NFL, what you don't want is a Cam Newton of Bannon Kirk Cousins. All of a sudden, you're the Thanksgiving and your quarterback looks really old, really fast. What do you think is a reasonable compromise for the Rams and Stafford? What? What would you believe in all your years? Because I could see two years, one hundred million walk away and draft Riley Leonard in the third round. Your guess on what they'll do and what they're looking for, because reportedly they're gonna they're gonna sit down at the combine tomorrow and the next day and try to make a deal.

So I want to talk about the Stafford thing, because in Los Angeles, you know, there's there's just we're all kind of interconnected to a lot of the football teams and sourcing. I'm told the Rams love Stafford and Stafford likes the Rams, and I can't see him going to the Giants and plan out doors with a shaky O line like it's a really good fit. And because the Rams have hit on so many of their defensive draft picks. They're paying nobody on that side of the ball. They're not paying Pooka, They're not paying Kyron Williams. Haven Stein's got a realistic deal. He's excellent right tackle. They may draft the left tackle with their first pick. They could pay Stafford, But in your dealings in the NFL, what you don't want is a Cam Newton of Bannon Kirk Cousins. All of a sudden, you're the Thanksgiving and your quarterback looks really old, really fast. What do you think is a reasonable compromise for the Rams and Stafford? What? What would you believe in all your years? Because I could see two years, one hundred million walk away and draft Riley Leonard in the third round. Your guess on what they'll do and what they're looking for, because reportedly they're gonna they're gonna sit down at the combine tomorrow and the next day and try to make a deal.

Yeah, I mean you mentioned the reason to me with how close they were in an NFC that's not nearly as as stacked as the AFC is. Right now, they're they're right there, They're right on the doorstep there literally feet away from from beeing in another Super Bowl last year, it would be hard to turn the page now. The only thing I would say is the Rams have been progressive and a lot of things they've done. They're very well run, They're very smart and how they approach things. And how many times have you heard from well run franchises in different sports column that we're gonna we're gonna move on a year too early versus a year too late. So if this, you know, is something that that Stafford's camp wants a longer term commitment, I could see them, you know, literally putting a whiteboard up and saying, Matthew Stafford at this price point for the next several years versus all that we can do with the savings and money over here on the other column. And I guess you'd have to have some comfort level with who you could have to replace them, you know, Is that Sam Darnold? Is that somebody else that's out there? But I think that they'll, you know, they'll explore those two opportunities. The sweet spot to me is right where you are. It's a it's a short deal. It's two years more than one, not more than two.

Yeah, I mean you mentioned the reason to me with how close they were in an NFC that's not nearly as as stacked as the AFC is. Right now, they're they're right there, They're right on the doorstep there literally feet away from from beeing in another Super Bowl last year, it would be hard to turn the page now. The only thing I would say is the Rams have been progressive and a lot of things they've done. They're very well run, They're very smart and how they approach things. And how many times have you heard from well run franchises in different sports column that we're gonna we're gonna move on a year too early versus a year too late. So if this, you know, is something that that Stafford's camp wants a longer term commitment, I could see them, you know, literally putting a whiteboard up and saying, Matthew Stafford at this price point for the next several years versus all that we can do with the savings and money over here on the other column. And I guess you'd have to have some comfort level with who you could have to replace them, you know, Is that Sam Darnold? Is that somebody else that's out there? But I think that they'll, you know, they'll explore those two opportunities. The sweet spot to me is right where you are. It's a it's a short deal. It's two years more than one, not more than two.

Uh.

Uh.

To me, that's the that's that sweet spot is they're right, They're right there, They're right on the doorstep and get into a super Bowl.

To me, that's the that's that sweet spot is they're right, They're right there, They're right on the doorstep and get into a super Bowl.

All right. NFL Network NFL Plus provide live coverage. It's the Combine, it's the twenty third. In all your years of covering it, you have Abdul Carter, I think, is your number one player generally. Has there ever been a shock at the Combine? Has there ever been a player that you went, oh, my lord, he is way beyond I can remember the tight end from Maryland. Is it Vernon Davis? Yeah, he took his shirt off. I'm like, well, what's going on? That was a moment to me that jumped out. Give me a Combine moment that you can reflect on. That was a shocker, uh to me?

All right. NFL Network NFL Plus provide live coverage. It's the Combine, it's the twenty third. In all your years of covering it, you have Abdul Carter, I think, is your number one player generally. Has there ever been a shock at the Combine? Has there ever been a player that you went, oh, my lord, he is way beyond I can remember the tight end from Maryland. Is it Vernon Davis? Yeah, he took his shirt off. I'm like, well, what's going on? That was a moment to me that jumped out. Give me a Combine moment that you can reflect on. That was a shocker, uh to me?

A Calvin Johnson barring a pair of shoes and I think he ran in a low four threes at six five, two hundred and thirty five pounds or something like that. That one jumps out to me. The other one, which took place underneath the stadium is I had watched I'd done all the quarterbacks this year and had watched him, and this guy was obviously incredibly talented. And I remember walking in the hall and I under the stadium. They were getting ready to weigh in, so he had just his his compression shorts on and that was it. And I walked by, and I was walking with a buddy, and I said, Uh, what defensive end is that he goes?

A Calvin Johnson barring a pair of shoes and I think he ran in a low four threes at six five, two hundred and thirty five pounds or something like that. That one jumps out to me. The other one, which took place underneath the stadium is I had watched I'd done all the quarterbacks this year and had watched him, and this guy was obviously incredibly talented. And I remember walking in the hall and I under the stadium. They were getting ready to weigh in, so he had just his his compression shorts on and that was it. And I walked by, and I was walking with a buddy, and I said, Uh, what defensive end is that he goes?

That's Cam Newton.

That's Cam Newton.

I went, oh, my gosh, yeah, that was that was eye opening. To see somebody that is as big as massive as he was to move around like he did was pretty nuts.

I went, oh, my gosh, yeah, that was that was eye opening. To see somebody that is as big as massive as he was to move around like he did was pretty nuts.

Daniel Jeremiah, NFL network analyst. He's sensational. Good seeing you as all its Daniel get a sea bud. Yeah. I remember years ago when I worked for the other place I did. I think I may have done the Cam draft and I remember, and it's all fuzzy, but Cam was bigger than the first defensive end taken. And I remember it because and I remember the defensive end was there. I believe in the building and did not perform particularly well in the NFL. And I just remember thinking when I came off that draft coverage on the other place on the radio network was size really does matter, Like your initial view of something is just it does matter. Abdull Carter for Penn State. When you see him you know, when you see him in games and how he's cut, he looks like a nine year NFL VET Miles Garrett out of college. You were just like, Okay, that doesn't look like a college athlete. I remember seeing Jamar Chase at LSU and thinking he's just he's an NFL player playing on Saturday. Like nobody in the SEC could stay in front of him his catching radius.

Daniel Jeremiah, NFL network analyst. He's sensational. Good seeing you as all its Daniel get a sea bud. Yeah. I remember years ago when I worked for the other place I did. I think I may have done the Cam draft and I remember, and it's all fuzzy, but Cam was bigger than the first defensive end taken. And I remember it because and I remember the defensive end was there. I believe in the building and did not perform particularly well in the NFL. And I just remember thinking when I came off that draft coverage on the other place on the radio network was size really does matter, Like your initial view of something is just it does matter. Abdull Carter for Penn State. When you see him you know, when you see him in games and how he's cut, he looks like a nine year NFL VET Miles Garrett out of college. You were just like, Okay, that doesn't look like a college athlete. I remember seeing Jamar Chase at LSU and thinking he's just he's an NFL player playing on Saturday. Like nobody in the SEC could stay in front of him his catching radius.

Well, you got a great memory, Colin. I just looked it up.

Well, you got a great memory, Colin. I just looked it up.

Cam Newton first edge rusher was von Miller went to he's smaller.

Cam Newton first edge rusher was von Miller went to he's smaller.

No, that wasn't the one, though it was. It wasn't that it was so it wasn't the Jolle.

No, that wasn't the one, though it was. It wasn't that it was so it wasn't the Jolle.

Alden Smith was also in the top ten.

Alden Smith was also in the top ten.

No, who was Maybe it was the year before. Maybe it wasn't the Cam Newton draft. I was doing ESPN radio at the time, and maybe it wasn't the Cam Newton Draft. It was either a year before after that, and it was the first defensive end taken. And I swear he was from Clemson, he was Southern, and I was just so underwhelmed with his size and I and I just remember thinking, he just doesn't look like an NFL player, And he didn't do a darn thing in the NFL. So it wasn't the Cam Newton draft because Von Miller came out. Von Miller was great, he did, but he was Texas A and m he was a dominant college player in he all right. Chris Finch of the t Wolves while to win. He's gonna get fined by the NBA. So he's controversial. That's who we bring on. That's last hour Live in La.

No, who was Maybe it was the year before. Maybe it wasn't the Cam Newton draft. I was doing ESPN radio at the time, and maybe it wasn't the Cam Newton Draft. It was either a year before after that, and it was the first defensive end taken. And I swear he was from Clemson, he was Southern, and I was just so underwhelmed with his size and I and I just remember thinking, he just doesn't look like an NFL player, And he didn't do a darn thing in the NFL. So it wasn't the Cam Newton draft because Von Miller came out. Von Miller was great, he did, but he was Texas A and m he was a dominant college player in he all right. Chris Finch of the t Wolves while to win. He's gonna get fined by the NBA. So he's controversial. That's who we bring on. That's last hour Live in La.

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Alright, all sorts of good stuff going on. Daniel Jeremiah his twenty third combine, which it is interesting to watch how the NFL has drown through the years. They moved, they extended their draft, it's now four days, it's it's they brought it back. They wanted more TV, they had the combines now a thing. They move their free agency. So again, these leagues, like college football, is making all these moves and people are complaining about the moves. In my take is do you want to grow or not? Like, what do you want to do as a sports league? Do you want to get better? Baseball took forever. Finally they put in the pitch clock. Oh, what do you know? Ratings went up twelve percent, Like, oh, let's get rid of the defensive shifts. So when people complain about college football making moves and the NIL and the transfer portal, you can sit and gripe about things that are happening, or you can move on, like stop romanticizing and collecting baseball cards, like grow up. Things change, Like the NBA right now needs some tweaks. I think they have to figure out a way to make the game not quite as monotonous. I also think that I've been saying this for years. I think the NBA's got It's not a regular season issue, because even during Michael Jordan, it wasn't like we all sat around and watched regular season NBA. I think the NBA's got a playoff problem. Is that March madness, even the WNBA or women's college bassketball in March Madness, they feel so urgent and we're becoming more of an event society where UFC Saturday Night, College Football, Pro Football, World Cup, Olympics, they're all doing great. NBA playoffs that's the bigger issue. That's their best numbers, but their numbers should be double what they are because it's ridiculous to have a seven game first round playoff series between a one and an eight seed. To me, it's not a regular season NBA issue. David Stern, the late commissioner, used to tell people privately, the big secret about the NBA is nobody watches our regular season. I got news for you. People weren't watching Michael Jordan play the expansion Toronto Raptors. Nobody was watching that. But the ratings for the playoffs were magnificent. The NBA's playoff ratings, to me, are disappointing. There's no urgency in the society today. We have become much more of an event society. We are incredibly distracted. It's TikTok, it's social media, it's Instagram, there's a million channels and platforms. You have to create urgency. Three game first round NBA playoff series. From that point forward, five game series, Max, Well, what about the history, Get over it. The world's changing. Jmack with the news, Turn on the.

Alright, all sorts of good stuff going on. Daniel Jeremiah his twenty third combine, which it is interesting to watch how the NFL has drown through the years. They moved, they extended their draft, it's now four days, it's it's they brought it back. They wanted more TV, they had the combines now a thing. They move their free agency. So again, these leagues, like college football, is making all these moves and people are complaining about the moves. In my take is do you want to grow or not? Like, what do you want to do as a sports league? Do you want to get better? Baseball took forever. Finally they put in the pitch clock. Oh, what do you know? Ratings went up twelve percent, Like, oh, let's get rid of the defensive shifts. So when people complain about college football making moves and the NIL and the transfer portal, you can sit and gripe about things that are happening, or you can move on, like stop romanticizing and collecting baseball cards, like grow up. Things change, Like the NBA right now needs some tweaks. I think they have to figure out a way to make the game not quite as monotonous. I also think that I've been saying this for years. I think the NBA's got It's not a regular season issue, because even during Michael Jordan, it wasn't like we all sat around and watched regular season NBA. I think the NBA's got a playoff problem. Is that March madness, even the WNBA or women's college bassketball in March Madness, they feel so urgent and we're becoming more of an event society where UFC Saturday Night, College Football, Pro Football, World Cup, Olympics, they're all doing great. NBA playoffs that's the bigger issue. That's their best numbers, but their numbers should be double what they are because it's ridiculous to have a seven game first round playoff series between a one and an eight seed. To me, it's not a regular season NBA issue. David Stern, the late commissioner, used to tell people privately, the big secret about the NBA is nobody watches our regular season. I got news for you. People weren't watching Michael Jordan play the expansion Toronto Raptors. Nobody was watching that. But the ratings for the playoffs were magnificent. The NBA's playoff ratings, to me, are disappointing. There's no urgency in the society today. We have become much more of an event society. We are incredibly distracted. It's TikTok, it's social media, it's Instagram, there's a million channels and platforms. You have to create urgency. Three game first round NBA playoff series. From that point forward, five game series, Max, Well, what about the history, Get over it. The world's changing. Jmack with the news, Turn on the.

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Go to the NFL with Josh Allen Colin. I mean the MVP of the league. Just a spectacular season was had by the Buffalo Bills quarterback. And yesterday at the Combine, Sean McDermott spoke on his quarterback's MVP journey.

Go to the NFL with Josh Allen Colin. I mean the MVP of the league. Just a spectacular season was had by the Buffalo Bills quarterback. And yesterday at the Combine, Sean McDermott spoke on his quarterback's MVP journey.

It validates everything that he's been doing for years. It validates his leadership this year, the way he's played on the field this season, the way he's matured.

It validates everything that he's been doing for years. It validates his leadership this year, the way he's played on the field this season, the way he's matured.

Off the field.

Off the field.

On the field, his decision making and how that's improved. So all these areas that were perceived, call it gaps. Josh has answered those gaps and he's closed those gaps. And when you do that at the level that he did it at on a consistent basis, the result was was the MVP. And so to me, as I said during the year later in the year in particular, he deserved that.

On the field, his decision making and how that's improved. So all these areas that were perceived, call it gaps. Josh has answered those gaps and he's closed those gaps. And when you do that at the level that he did it at on a consistent basis, the result was was the MVP. And so to me, as I said during the year later in the year in particular, he deserved that.

Very rarely did great quarterbacks get trapped. You know, they create so much freedom. I think it's fascinating how many years in a row is defensive coach Sean McDermott been unable to stop the Kansas City Chiefs in their last game of the year, and it's amazing. Kansas City could not move the ball against Houston and could not move the ball against Philadelphia, could not move the ball up and down the field against Sean mcdermot's defense.

Very rarely did great quarterbacks get trapped. You know, they create so much freedom. I think it's fascinating how many years in a row is defensive coach Sean McDermott been unable to stop the Kansas City Chiefs in their last game of the year, and it's amazing. Kansas City could not move the ball against Houston and could not move the ball against Philadelphia, could not move the ball up and down the field against Sean mcdermot's defense.

Okay, some referee aid calls, shall we say that in that?

Okay, some referee aid calls, shall we say that in that?

In that game?

In that game?

I mean, I feel like, how many more years are we going to run this back?

I mean, I feel like, how many more years are we going to run this back?

It's tough.

It's tough.

I feel bad, a little bad for Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson.

I feel bad, a little bad for Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson.

They got to get over the hump. But we saw the Chiefs in the Super Bowl look pretty weak.

They got to get over the hump. But we saw the Chiefs in the Super Bowl look pretty weak.

I think Buffalo would put up a better fight.

I think Buffalo would put up a better fight.

Would you agree the Raider gave the Chiefs more problems defensively than the Bills did. Am I wrong?

Would you agree the Raider gave the Chiefs more problems defensively than the Bills did. Am I wrong?

I don't.

I don't.

I don't remember many Raiders games. They're too irrelevant, but you could be right.

I don't remember many Raiders games. They're too irrelevant, but you could be right.

Moving on, let's get to the NBA. Obviously, tonight's big story in sports is Luka Doncic and the Lakers hosting the MAVs first time since the Blockbuster traded for a few weeks ago, and Kyrie Irving discussed his expectations for Luca and the Lakers tonight.

Moving on, let's get to the NBA. Obviously, tonight's big story in sports is Luka Doncic and the Lakers hosting the MAVs first time since the Blockbuster traded for a few weeks ago, and Kyrie Irving discussed his expectations for Luca and the Lakers tonight.

You know, outside of just the obvious of us being you know, being in LA and being a former team you know, Lucas Obviously, the narratives already written. I don't know else I could really add to that. I'm pretty much focused and telling my guys just to focus on the high level game that we got to win. You know, I would love to get into the motions after the game warshoot, but before the game, it's just about having fun and making sure that we lock in and have a deep focus. They're gonna come in, you know, and be ready to play against us. Lucas obviously gonna have a lot of confidence that game. He played well last game, so it was feeling good and I just got to be aware of it.

You know, outside of just the obvious of us being you know, being in LA and being a former team you know, Lucas Obviously, the narratives already written. I don't know else I could really add to that. I'm pretty much focused and telling my guys just to focus on the high level game that we got to win. You know, I would love to get into the motions after the game warshoot, but before the game, it's just about having fun and making sure that we lock in and have a deep focus. They're gonna come in, you know, and be ready to play against us. Lucas obviously gonna have a lot of confidence that game. He played well last game, so it was feeling good and I just got to be aware of it.

I bet you Lebron has eighteen assists all the Luca So a subplot. I know.

I bet you Lebron has eighteen assists all the Luca So a subplot. I know.

Obviously we're focusing on the Lakers, but the Dallas Mavericks really need this game calling.

Obviously we're focusing on the Lakers, but the Dallas Mavericks really need this game calling.

They are falling.

They are falling.

They're currently eighth in the West and they're only a game and a half in the play in right now, that's it like there's a chance that they miss the playoffs.

They're currently eighth in the West and they're only a game and a half in the play in right now, that's it like there's a chance that they miss the playoffs.

San Antonio losing Wemby that is an opportunity for Dallas to sneak in.

San Antonio losing Wemby that is an opportunity for Dallas to sneak in.

Well that who's gonna win it the Sons or Mavericks. Who gets in the playoffs, Kevin Durant, Booker or Kyrie Irvan.

Well that who's gonna win it the Sons or Mavericks. Who gets in the playoffs, Kevin Durant, Booker or Kyrie Irvan.

I don't know if this sounds can get.

I don't know if this sounds can get.

If if Dallas was healthy. I think Dallas is actually really not healthy. I know that's they're really good. Anthony Davis gat over under on Lucas points tonight on on the gambling.

If if Dallas was healthy. I think Dallas is actually really not healthy. I know that's they're really good. Anthony Davis gat over under on Lucas points tonight on on the gambling.

I haven't seen one yet. I will continue to live.

I haven't seen one yet. I will continue to live.

It's got to be thirty five.

It's got to be thirty five.

He hasn't gone off really.

He hasn't gone off really.

Well well Denver, Denvery did.

Well well Denver, Denvery did.

He did and then he got to sit a little bit because they were blowing him out. This could be a blow out tonight. You gotta bet though.

He did and then he got to sit a little bit because they were blowing him out. This could be a blow out tonight. You gotta bet though.

Somebody just sent me, Hey Jay.

Somebody just sent me, Hey Jay.

What what about first half? Bet on the Lakers to them they could be too amped. You know, you get too excited, Luca, we gotta get you going.

What what about first half? Bet on the Lakers to them they could be too amped. You know, you get too excited, Luca, we gotta get you going.

All I know is JJ, Reddick and Lebron are gonna make a point. Everybody on that roster is gonna make a point to get loog with the ball.

All I know is JJ, Reddick and Lebron are gonna make a point. Everybody on that roster is gonna make a point to get loog with the ball.

Yeah, that would That would be smart all the time, not just tonight. The final story, Colin is your Golden State Warriors. I gotta call them yours because you like them. Now, Jimmy Butler has been added to the team. They're now five and one. Last week Draymond Green said ahead of the All Star Game that Golden State will win the championship this season, and he has since doubled down on his podcast.

Yeah, that would That would be smart all the time, not just tonight. The final story, Colin is your Golden State Warriors. I gotta call them yours because you like them. Now, Jimmy Butler has been added to the team. They're now five and one. Last week Draymond Green said ahead of the All Star Game that Golden State will win the championship this season, and he has since doubled down on his podcast.

I believe that we got the pieces to do it, and like I said, I know what that look and feel like you know what I say. So it's a lot of people like, oh man, how he gonna say that that ain't done?

I believe that we got the pieces to do it, and like I said, I know what that look and feel like you know what I say. So it's a lot of people like, oh man, how he gonna say that that ain't done?

What Jay say? How are you gonna talk about how to do it?

What Jay say? How are you gonna talk about how to do it?

They never did it?

They never did it?

Like you got all these people out here talking about what I said, how I'm gonna do it?

Like you got all these people out here talking about what I said, how I'm gonna do it?

But she did it before.

But she did it before.

I think that over and over over and over and over, and I know where to look and feel like I have one thousand percent wholeheart all ten toes down on everything. I said.

I think that over and over over and over and over, and I know where to look and feel like I have one thousand percent wholeheart all ten toes down on everything. I said.

Uh over under on Luca, the staff told me he's thirty one and a half. I'm taking the over. He may drop that in the third quarter.

Uh over under on Luca, the staff told me he's thirty one and a half. I'm taking the over. He may drop that in the third quarter.

So hey, real quick on dre mind. I just looked this up.

So hey, real quick on dre mind. I just looked this up.

So the Warriors are currently in the plan Colin. If they get to the playoffs, they will either likely face Denver as the seventh seeds.

So the Warriors are currently in the plan Colin. If they get to the playoffs, they will either likely face Denver as the seventh seeds.

Well Denver, Denver would beat them. It's a bad matchup, but Denver can't defend, so it would be a good series to watch, Okay.

Well Denver, Denver would beat them. It's a bad matchup, but Denver can't defend, so it would be a good series to watch, Okay.

And then the other option if they get the eight seed is okay, s are they beating?

And then the other option if they get the eight seed is okay, s are they beating?

Okay? See Jimmy Butler and Steph Curtins. So like this, I'm.

Okay? See Jimmy Butler and Steph Curtins. So like this, I'm.

Gonna tell you that would be the series. That would be the best first round series in the NBA. Oh, I'll be old, veteran, cranky Warriors and the new kids on the block. That would be a great series'd be great now. And here's here's what you worry about if you're SGA. So Carl Malone, who lived at the free throw line, didn't quite get the whistle in the playoffs. James Harden, who lived at the free throw line, never quite got the playoff whistle. SGA lives at the free throw line. NBA officials do not give you the regular season whistle, especially once you get to the second round on so Oklahoma City. Just the way it works, Harden and Karl Malone were guys that feasted on sitting at the stripe. And you don't get that whistle. I mean, you get to second round, conference finals, finals, they let you play referees, let you play so Oklahoma City, is not gonna get that friendly whistle like they do.

Gonna tell you that would be the series. That would be the best first round series in the NBA. Oh, I'll be old, veteran, cranky Warriors and the new kids on the block. That would be a great series'd be great now. And here's here's what you worry about if you're SGA. So Carl Malone, who lived at the free throw line, didn't quite get the whistle in the playoffs. James Harden, who lived at the free throw line, never quite got the playoff whistle. SGA lives at the free throw line. NBA officials do not give you the regular season whistle, especially once you get to the second round on so Oklahoma City. Just the way it works, Harden and Karl Malone were guys that feasted on sitting at the stripe. And you don't get that whistle. I mean, you get to second round, conference finals, finals, they let you play referees, let you play so Oklahoma City, is not gonna get that friendly whistle like they do.

Now you think Kurry and Draymond are intimidated at all by Okay see Jimmy Butler.

Now you think Kurry and Draymond are intimidated at all by Okay see Jimmy Butler.

Do you think they're afraid or you know.

Do you think they're afraid or you know.

What's great about we gotta go to okay see for two?

What's great about we gotta go to okay see for two?

Oh no, Jesus, guys, we gotta focus.

Oh no, Jesus, guys, we gotta focus.

You know it's it's we talked about this yesterday. Jimmy Butler gets a lot of pushback because he he's very old school. He's got a little bit of Kobe's and Michael Jordan's sort of mantra, which is practice hard play had I mean, if if Jimmy's missing a game, it's because the heat is suspending him or he's hurt. Like, he likes to play, and he likes to practice hard, and he's very intentional the way he plays basketball, like every possession matters. Very old school. Well, Draymond's old school, and Steph Curry is a workaholic. So he really was as everybody was worried about. Because I read a couple of stories they said, you know, analytically is not a good fit, but emotionally and intellectually, Jimmy Butler is a great fit to the Warriors, and you gotta be careful about analytics like sometimes like if you go back. I've always said this about the Miami Heatles. They didn't fit. First of all, they had no size, They had no true point guard, and d Wade and Lebron are kind of like different versions of themselves.

You know it's it's we talked about this yesterday. Jimmy Butler gets a lot of pushback because he he's very old school. He's got a little bit of Kobe's and Michael Jordan's sort of mantra, which is practice hard play had I mean, if if Jimmy's missing a game, it's because the heat is suspending him or he's hurt. Like, he likes to play, and he likes to practice hard, and he's very intentional the way he plays basketball, like every possession matters. Very old school. Well, Draymond's old school, and Steph Curry is a workaholic. So he really was as everybody was worried about. Because I read a couple of stories they said, you know, analytically is not a good fit, but emotionally and intellectually, Jimmy Butler is a great fit to the Warriors, and you gotta be careful about analytics like sometimes like if you go back. I've always said this about the Miami Heatles. They didn't fit. First of all, they had no size, They had no true point guard, and d Wade and Lebron are kind of like different versions of themselves.

What happened.

What happened.

They brought in Battier, Ray Allen, d Wade, Donnas, Haslam, Chris Bosh. It was the smartest team in the league, and they just figured out how to play. They just outsmarted people on a nightly basis matchup spacing because they really had no size. They were a bad rebounding team in all four finals. So I think Golden State Butler again, Draymond Curry, that's a team that curR the coach. They'll figure out ways to manipulate a playoff game and steal a game or two in a series they shouldn't win. Okse has no experience in that space. I came back, Are you done?

They brought in Battier, Ray Allen, d Wade, Donnas, Haslam, Chris Bosh. It was the smartest team in the league, and they just figured out how to play. They just outsmarted people on a nightly basis matchup spacing because they really had no size. They were a bad rebounding team in all four finals. So I think Golden State Butler again, Draymond Curry, that's a team that curR the coach. They'll figure out ways to manipulate a playoff game and steal a game or two in a series they shouldn't win. Okse has no experience in that space. I came back, Are you done?

Yeah, I've done done?

Yeah, I've done done?

All right? J Mack with the news.

All right? J Mack with the news.

Well that's the news, and thanks for stopping by the herd Line News.

Well that's the news, and thanks for stopping by the herd Line News.

No, we're in this uh, we're in this news studio. How long We're gonna be in this studio for like three months, and it looks like the old thing, but it's much smaller. I actually I really like it. But they have a candy cabinet back here, and I'm not I'm not only candy per se. At least I didn't think I like candy. I'm I've gone through twenty seven sour Patch kids in the last two days. I am flying.

No, we're in this uh, we're in this news studio. How long We're gonna be in this studio for like three months, and it looks like the old thing, but it's much smaller. I actually I really like it. But they have a candy cabinet back here, and I'm not I'm not only candy per se. At least I didn't think I like candy. I'm I've gone through twenty seven sour Patch kids in the last two days. I am flying.

Did you see they just stocked the Swedish fish?

Did you see they just stocked the Swedish fish?

Oh no, the gummy bears. They're coming out of the drawers back here dead. I didn't even think I like candy. I'm living on it today. Forget the omelet. I had a green, orange, yellow gummy bear omelet. That's what I had for breakfast today. Got If they get corn nuts in that place, I'll never do the show again. I mean I'll be picking stuff out of my teeth. Chris Finch t Wolves Coach Last Hour Live in La the Hurt.

Oh no, the gummy bears. They're coming out of the drawers back here dead. I didn't even think I like candy. I'm living on it today. Forget the omelet. I had a green, orange, yellow gummy bear omelet. That's what I had for breakfast today. Got If they get corn nuts in that place, I'll never do the show again. I mean I'll be picking stuff out of my teeth. Chris Finch t Wolves Coach Last Hour Live in La the Hurt.

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You know, I was thinking about this. People always talk about the bias, uh in you know, political media and and and you know main media, legacy media. There's so much bias. You know, there's no question to me, in my lifetime the media has leaned left more than it has moderate to you, and they're paying the price now. A lot of consumers have spotted it and don't like it. But I always felt there was in sports media there was an East Coast bias. It's not a big city bias, it's an East coast bias. In a prime example, and I've been reading stories over the last couple of weeks. When I worked at the other place, the offseason was dominated by the Red Sox and the Yankees because George Steinbrenner refused to lose. He'd fired Billy Martin eight times. He didn't care, he would pay. His kids don't have his net worth, apparently, nor do they have his passion for baseball. Because the Yankees don't have the money of the Mets, forget the Dodgers. They don't have the money of the Mets and Steve Cohen. So now everybody is complaining that the Dodgers are going out and buying all the best players. Those players are available to every billionaire number one. And secondly, they're deferring payments, which everybody else could do. So when the Yankees had the advantage with the Yes Network and would dominate, I mean, Cecza Bathe, you didn't even want to be a Yankee. He had said I want to be a Yankee. And then they finally just said, okay, we're gonna pay way more than the rest of the market. That was totally celebrated by the media. Oh, it was unbelievable. Red Sox and Yankees there, duh, Cincinnati reds Pirates, Royals couldn't compete. Nobody thought a thing of that in the East Coast. Now the Dodgers dominate because they're deferring payments, and let's be honest, it's a great organization. I looked at a stat yesterday only eighteen money in baseball only accounted for eighteen percent of the wins. That there was some analytic that, you know, the Dodgers obviously can go buy better players. But oh Tani didn't even pitch last year. He was just a batter. This year he's going back to pitching and hitting. But it is interesting when you talk about bias in the media. I swear to God, when I worked at the other place, all I heard my bosses would come bouncing down the hall every time there was a trade or an acquisition that benefited the Yankees or the Red Sox. And now everybody's in a tizzy because the Dodgers have richer owners. But the other thing about the Dodgers is they just care more, just like George Steinmenner Steinbrenner cared more than his kids do. That's a big part of it. And the Dodgers, anybody, all these billionaires could defer payments. They've just figured out, with some risk, a way to do it. It hasn't always panned out. A couple of their acquisitions have not done as planned. They didn't turn out to be the human being they thought or the player they thought. But I don't buy all this all. What the Dodgers are doing, it's ruining baseball. The bottom line is baseball once you got out of the seventies and early eighties. The big markets have always had an advantage. I mean, the Atlanta Braves are well capitalized, they always have good players. Houston Astros, that's a big city with a lot of money. They sell out their stadium, they have unbelievable support. They can go pay for players that maybe in Arizona or a Seattle or an Oakland couldn't. That's baseball. If you want to have a rigid salary cap, owners could do it. They don't want to. But yeah, this this I just I'm reading stories as we're going when we're in spring training. Now, give me a break about lamenting what the Dodgers are doing. Anybody could do it.

You know, I was thinking about this. People always talk about the bias, uh in you know, political media and and and you know main media, legacy media. There's so much bias. You know, there's no question to me, in my lifetime the media has leaned left more than it has moderate to you, and they're paying the price now. A lot of consumers have spotted it and don't like it. But I always felt there was in sports media there was an East Coast bias. It's not a big city bias, it's an East coast bias. In a prime example, and I've been reading stories over the last couple of weeks. When I worked at the other place, the offseason was dominated by the Red Sox and the Yankees because George Steinbrenner refused to lose. He'd fired Billy Martin eight times. He didn't care, he would pay. His kids don't have his net worth, apparently, nor do they have his passion for baseball. Because the Yankees don't have the money of the Mets, forget the Dodgers. They don't have the money of the Mets and Steve Cohen. So now everybody is complaining that the Dodgers are going out and buying all the best players. Those players are available to every billionaire number one. And secondly, they're deferring payments, which everybody else could do. So when the Yankees had the advantage with the Yes Network and would dominate, I mean, Cecza Bathe, you didn't even want to be a Yankee. He had said I want to be a Yankee. And then they finally just said, okay, we're gonna pay way more than the rest of the market. That was totally celebrated by the media. Oh, it was unbelievable. Red Sox and Yankees there, duh, Cincinnati reds Pirates, Royals couldn't compete. Nobody thought a thing of that in the East Coast. Now the Dodgers dominate because they're deferring payments, and let's be honest, it's a great organization. I looked at a stat yesterday only eighteen money in baseball only accounted for eighteen percent of the wins. That there was some analytic that, you know, the Dodgers obviously can go buy better players. But oh Tani didn't even pitch last year. He was just a batter. This year he's going back to pitching and hitting. But it is interesting when you talk about bias in the media. I swear to God, when I worked at the other place, all I heard my bosses would come bouncing down the hall every time there was a trade or an acquisition that benefited the Yankees or the Red Sox. And now everybody's in a tizzy because the Dodgers have richer owners. But the other thing about the Dodgers is they just care more, just like George Steinmenner Steinbrenner cared more than his kids do. That's a big part of it. And the Dodgers, anybody, all these billionaires could defer payments. They've just figured out, with some risk, a way to do it. It hasn't always panned out. A couple of their acquisitions have not done as planned. They didn't turn out to be the human being they thought or the player they thought. But I don't buy all this all. What the Dodgers are doing, it's ruining baseball. The bottom line is baseball once you got out of the seventies and early eighties. The big markets have always had an advantage. I mean, the Atlanta Braves are well capitalized, they always have good players. Houston Astros, that's a big city with a lot of money. They sell out their stadium, they have unbelievable support. They can go pay for players that maybe in Arizona or a Seattle or an Oakland couldn't. That's baseball. If you want to have a rigid salary cap, owners could do it. They don't want to. But yeah, this this I just I'm reading stories as we're going when we're in spring training. Now, give me a break about lamenting what the Dodgers are doing. Anybody could do it.

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I was thinking about this this morning. I was listening to Stephen Jones. So the Cowboys obviously have multiple problems. Their roster's not very good. They've overpaid for Dak. All you Dak fanboys in Dallas, how's it feel like? Now he's gonna be a ninety million dollar cap hit next year, Josh Allen is less than half that.

I was thinking about this this morning. I was listening to Stephen Jones. So the Cowboys obviously have multiple problems. Their roster's not very good. They've overpaid for Dak. All you Dak fanboys in Dallas, how's it feel like? Now he's gonna be a ninety million dollar cap hit next year, Josh Allen is less than half that.

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You can manipulate that and work around it, But I don't know how you can get it down. You're not gonna get it down to thirty or forty million, So you wanted him to get paid. Here's what it looks like. But Stephen Jones, the Cowboys don't only have a production problem, they have a messaging problem. Here's Stephen Jones.

You can manipulate that and work around it, But I don't know how you can get it down. You're not gonna get it down to thirty or forty million, So you wanted him to get paid. Here's what it looks like. But Stephen Jones, the Cowboys don't only have a production problem, they have a messaging problem. Here's Stephen Jones.

We're gonna look at everything we can. We're gonna be selectively aggressive. We obviously, you know there's things in this league you have to Yeah, you know you have certain amount of resources they allow you to have, and you know we'll look at that. But we're gonna try to improve our football team. Not try, We're gonna improve our football team, and you know.

We're gonna look at everything we can. We're gonna be selectively aggressive. We obviously, you know there's things in this league you have to Yeah, you know you have certain amount of resources they allow you to have, and you know we'll look at that. But we're gonna try to improve our football team. Not try, We're gonna improve our football team, and you know.

We expect to have success next year. Their messaging is a downer. We're gonna be selectively aggressive. How come Philadelphia is just aggressive? Not selectively They paid their quarterback and aj Brown and Alice Goddard and Devonte Smith they will and Saquon Barkley and and they slay in the back end and defensive linement. I mean, what is this? Selectively aggressive? Philadelphia is just aggressive. I saw a story this morning Eagles interested in Miles Garrett like, and the Cowboys are are cutting coupons and groupons, like what are we doing here? So it's Dallas right now and the Lakers were in this space until Luca arrived and they stole them from them. As the Cowboys are a downer. I mean, there is more hope next year with the Chicago Bears than with the Dallas Cowboys, you know, and a lot of this is I mean they you know what they've become, the Cowboys, that become the classic house poor where you go over your skis a little bit on your mortgage and you have eleven bedrooms in thirteen bathrooms, but you can't afford you know, you got Brian Schottenneimer on the grill for dinner tonight. You don't have much because you can't afford anything else. And that's the DAK contract. But I mean they just don't have a diversified portfolio. It's ceedee lamb overpaid Dak, cross your fingers on Micah. And they're coming off back to back drafts that just didn't relinquish much. So but I find the Cowboys messaging is how long are they going to be up against it? Like? How many years? I mean the Denver Broncos get really behind the eight ball with Russell Wilson's contract and for a year at ugly, the following year they're in the playoffs, they get bo Nick, they hit on like four draft picks, they're fine. Like they're getting out of the woods. Like a year and a half later, they're getting out of the woods. Now Cleveland's a mess. But if Cleveland gets Shado or Sanders or cam Ward, they'll be fine. Like how many years do you have to hear about the Cowboys? Well, we'll be selectively aggressive. What does that mean? I mean at one point the Rams were paying Jared Goff's salary in Detroit and Matt staffords and they were still aggressive. You start examining the Dallas Cowboys and the messaging is bad, and it's a downer and it's a bummer and they don't have any money. Again again, I'm looking at who the Ravens are paying. They can afford Derrick Henry. I look at Buffalo, they're paying a lot of people they gna pay. They paid Amari Cooper, Philadelphia's paying everybody. San Francisco is paying a lot of people. I don't know. It's when I read the Eagles or pursuing Miles Garrett and you're gonna be selectively aggressive, and Zach Martin just retired, it seems problematic. You know my favorite moment today on the show J Mack and this got j Mack. J Mack's been on this now for weeks, which is Channing Fry coming out and I think taking a shot. I do. I do believe it does feel a little bit like a shot at Barkley and Charles obviously is is? I mean, it's a it's an entertainment vehicle. They do tend to bash more than a certainly more than other NBA.