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Paris Olympics, NFL Top 10 Players Debate, NBA Offseason & MORE! (Tony the Savant Show ft. Omar 'Sports Professor' Fonseca @BALLandBUDS)
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Paris Olympics, NFL Top 10 Players Debate, NBA Offseason & MORE!
Tony the Savant Show ft. Omar 'Sports Professor' Fonseca @BALLandBUDS
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Introductions and Social Media
00:00:02
Speaker
What's good, people? It is Tony Da Savant back again. I got my brother in this game, the sports professor himself. Oh, what's going on, big bro? Yo, yo, yo, what up, my friend? How we doing today? Hey, good, man. Good. How about yourself?
00:00:19
Speaker
Hey, my brother, we good, man. You know, in here just ah getting this work in per the usual, you know, the live streaming and all that good stuff, ready to talk some, some sports, uh, you know, they call it the down season, but I don't think so. All, all year is sports season, baby. That's right. And it's always something going on. It was always something to talk about when you're talking about sports. So, uh, you running out of content is cause you ain't doing your work, my man. It's always something you talk about.
00:00:47
Speaker
But ah to kick it off the show, big bro. Let the people know where they can find you. Yes, sir. So. First thing I want you to do if you're watching us right now or later on the restream, go ahead and hit at Ball and Buds. I want you to go to YouTube. Make sure you subscribe to our channel, please. That is all I'm asking you to do. Ball and Buds, B-A-L-L-A-N-D, B-U-D-S on YouTube. We're also live on Instagram right now, same address if you want to follow us there, but I'm more concerned about
00:01:17
Speaker
that channel. That being said, you can also catch us with live streams all week. This week, tomorrow, the bottom line sports um with my boys, Flo, Ken and hot tag Jake. If you like trash talk in a sports group, join the bottom line sports on Facebook. It's a group. Tony can attest. We post we post a bunch of stories, talk a bunch of trash.
00:01:40
Speaker
So it's good. Um, and then finally as my sign falls on me. Uh, Wednesd mind of the professor is about sports, politics, n
Community and Fandom
00:01:51
Speaker
and anything I want to ta Thursday, we got clubber D the combatds use combat sports special. Uh, we' 86 boxing is coming on to talk with club or D on this addition of the combat sports special. So again, at ball and buds, and I appreciate you bringing me on. just yeah yes we so I think I heard an 86 box and I think I follow him on Twitter if nothing knows.
00:02:17
Speaker
Um, okay. Yeah, they, uh, they, uh, him and, uh, him and clubber D and well, they got, that's a whole channel, but one of them from there, uh, is cool with clubber D. Uh, they've been connecting from a podcast and events. So, uh, pretty cool to see the community, you know, coming together as always and supporting each other like we are doing now. So.
00:02:39
Speaker
Yeah, that's exactly right. And it's a small world. You know what I mean? Sports is not that, I think that people kind of think that everybody's a sports fan. It's like, nah, bro, it's easy to run into, you know.
00:02:53
Speaker
we yeah know that's That's who would do i'd definitely be in the chat on Thursday for sure. And, uh, on that, no big bro, but yeah, sure. We got a lot to talk about, but before we get there, I'm not even sure if I did the intro. Please like this video, share this video, hit the notification bell so you can be notified when I'm dropping content and go live on the channel. um As well, please subscribe here at Tony DeSevan as we drop content daily, go live daily. Gotta stay busy on the platform like SP mentioned in my favorite part, man, is to leave your thoughts and opinions in the comments section. I could be wrong. SP can't be, I could possibly be wrong. i So, you know, my trolls, man, I got a nice, faithful, 20 trolls. Hey, you know what? As as as the as the ah wise man, I shouldn't even say that, as
Perceptions of Success and Opinions
00:03:39
Speaker
most people know.
00:03:40
Speaker
If you're getting hate, that means you're doing something right, brother. That means you got people that want to hate you for some reason. Because if you ain't got haters, then you ain't doing nothing because you're always going to have haters in life. So especially when you're talking live and people have a different opinion and they think that they're right, even though they're never right, not more than us, we know that. um Go ahead and get that trolls as my sign keeps falling on me. That's just the universe letting everybody know go subscribe to ball in blood. That's right. You'll be falling off your sports information if you don't. so Yeah, let's go. Let's go. I love that. But I greatly appreciate you pulling up SP for sure. We wrote as the sports professor.
00:04:27
Speaker
has been on this platform many a times actually. we brought I think at least three, four times now. So um this is your home too. You know how we cook and let's get right into the bag. Now I will be forthcoming. ahp There's been a lot going on with the Olympics.
Non-Mainstream Olympic Sports
00:04:43
Speaker
I follow a course basketball faithfully. You know, that's one of my, my expertise is, but I've been trying to get into the, you know, the water polo, the handball,
00:04:52
Speaker
I was watching maybe its it be some some stuff that I even know is sports, bro. I'll be watching like, are they throwing paper bags at each other? that like I didn't know that was a sport. Of course, I'm chasing the the Team USA basketball, but just as far as the Olympics in total, s SP, can you fill me in, fill the people in on what you're seeing on your side? Yeah, man. The Olympics, the epitome of sports achievement, these athletes work their whole lives to try to get to this point. um They sacrifice, they diet, they train, they do all these things necessary. So we've got to give them a salute, ah you know, when they get there and they're actually competing against the other best in the world. And it just, I mean, I love watching the Olympics because it's the best versus the best. And if you like sports, that's what you want to see. When we complain about boxing, we talk about the best not wanting to fight the best.
00:05:52
Speaker
well when we see the olympics you don't have no choice but to get the best versus the best because they're going to run you down through your little relays through your primaries through your heats whatever it is in the sports you're in to make sure that you're going up against the best now man Just because it's it's top of mind as of last night, Noah Lyles killing the game in the 100 meters, leaning forward with a torso, because most people don't know, most people think it's whatever limb crosses the line first, but that's not how it works in in track, because obviously you can make modifications to your shoe to make them larger and still be as agile or things like that. So it counts as whose torso
00:06:39
Speaker
crosses the finish line
Simone Biles and Olympic Insights
00:06:40
Speaker
first. And so, Noah Lyles barely, barely, but repping the USA. Obviously we got to talk about our girl, the goat, Simone Biles, winning her, I believe it was now 11 total medals and seven of those, I believe are gold, seven or eight. I could be a little off one or two on there. But either way, the goat, the most ever for a US gymnast. um So she actually won the all around and she won the individual in the vault using her um
00:07:16
Speaker
using her Eurochenko Double Pike, which is actually now named after her. She has six signature moves named after her, um the only person in history to have so many, which means that she's the only person that's ever completed them in competition. So for that vault, as a woman, she was the only, and only one other person has done it, and it was the man that was named was Eurochenko. So now it's named the Biles.
00:07:42
Speaker
Anyways, so shout out to her. We love her. Katie Ledecky, same thing, right in the pool. She won her, I believe it was 12th and 9th or 13th and 9th overall in gold medals. So she's right there with Simone. I think one or two medals above, but obviously swimming a lot easier, not easier. It's a very strenuous sport. It takes a lot of practice, takes a lot of repetition. but Um, in gymnastics is a lot more technical, a lot more things involved, life and death kind of things when you're flipping in the air like that. So, um, and, you know, not as many events that being said, it doesn't matter. They're all great. Um, so yeah. And then.
00:08:21
Speaker
I don't want to take up all the time. um But ah you know breaking is new to the sport. So breakdancing has come in. We'll see how that looks. Surfing, I watch surfing. That looks awesome, especially in the waves of Tahiti.
00:08:33
Speaker
um ah you know they got um What is the other one? ah What is it called? Cross cross Kayak. And it is just like three dudes just fighting it out or three women just fighting it out in a kayak, going down to get dropped in. It's it's crazy. So anyways, Olympics are awesome. I'm just really enjoying the competition, my friend.
00:08:56
Speaker
I appreciate the up update. I was not aware now. I told you SP was talking backstage. um I got a couple of the sisters. So certainly they get real big into the Olympics. They know about, you know, a lot of more of them. I just hear about him. I'm like, okay, ah LeBron. But, uh, I was not aware that Simone bow had six moves named after a man. That's Yeah man, she definitely earned her spot. I did see the Noah allows. I'm proud of that young man. um You know Team USA is looking good man. I definitely appreciate that update ah because like I said, asp I'll be watching a bunch of the random stuff. I did catch that kayak and that looks intense. hey but Super intense. That's crazy.
00:09:38
Speaker
let me ask you about the the soccer i was watching a soccer game um i think it was damn i can't even tell you it it was on earlier today um but you got any updates in the soccer lane as far as you know what's going on in that um i believe the final four and i don't want to tell you incorrectly but i know i saw egypt was playing France, I believe. Um, an get the notes. I'm gonna g And then I believe on the o the final four. They're do in both the men's and the w right. So France and Egypt versus Spain. Those were beat Egypt three to one, two to one. So now fran
00:10:25
Speaker
Oh man, that's okay. So we were down to the nitty-gritty as far as that goes. Uh, make sure I tap into that soccer is going to be my next land. I'm going to learn some Spanish and I'm going to be, are you going to catch me on here? Oh, SP. Uh, go. I mean, I, I'm starting to get a lot more into soccer these days. I mean, I always thought it was fine, but it just, it wasn't enough scoring for me. Um, but with the world cup and now the Olympics back to back, uh, you know, and I've been going to a couple games here in Nashville at the new stadium, it's, it's, it's kind of getting to me now. So kind of, you know, getting that soccer, that soccer fever, man.
00:11:04
Speaker
I'm right there with you. It's a very intense sport. I don't think, you know, I play basketball and baseball my entire life. I don't think I got the cardio even after though I let it be running up down nobody's soccer field, man. You can salute to them fellas all over, man. Oh, that's that's cardio on a thousand because not only could I not do that, but my knees wouldn't let me do that anyway. So don't really matter.
00:11:24
Speaker
My, my sheer wheel. I wouldn't even need a knee. I'm like, Hey, coach, it'd be like 30 seconds in. You need a sub already. Look, you got 30 seconds for me to score or I'm gonna need out the game right now. 60 minutes and possibly an over. No, coach. Hey, but just by the way, as a metal update, the United States, uh, are leading in total metal count.
00:11:51
Speaker
79 over China's 53. So we lead in total medals by 24. But if you're just looking at gold, which a lot of countries do because the United States has so many athletes and so many sports that inherently they're probably going to win the most medals every year um or every four years. So tied for gold is China and us at 21.
00:12:15
Speaker
Oh man, oh man, that's interesting to say the least. And I know there's a couple of sports, what was I watching? There's something like deep diving, a diving competition, but two Chinese, the Chinese divers, they won gold and silver. I'm like, okay, all right, I got to get into that sport too, man.
00:12:36
Speaker
That's snapping. a Real quick SP, I just want to give a shout out to Miss Dominique. she owned ah She operates and reports ah good content over there on the sports team. She said, the love is more real than the hate, you facts. Miss Dom, you got this. ah You want to shout out to her. Definitely, if you all haven't, I recommend going over there to swing. ah Subscribe to her channel.
00:13:00
Speaker
ah she's on on the up and coming but uh I've actually my favorite one of my favorite platforms to watch uh it's called man down sports shout out to them uh you know a man down you work with me I forgot man right there love me some melon man down and they're all so that whole crew that's my favorite and NBA NBA show by far uh the and NBA show they do it during the season with all of them together that's just every night I'll be sometimes fall asleep with it yeah not And always tell big bro, I'm like, sometimes I'll be up there clowning. I'll be like, all right.
Basketball Highlights and Rules
00:13:37
Speaker
Clowning people, you ought to be dying, son. but guy The people that call in on that show, man, I don't know if you ever call it like the real intense. They be, especially the LeBron James. You know, when they start putting the memes up and of the, of the, of the, when they still, somebody started getting roasted and they start putting the meat, I'd be dying. Oh, yeah. Yeah. it's
00:13:58
Speaker
Hey, it's a good time over there, man. I definitely would like to get on that panel one of these days, but Miss Dom is one of the young ladies that's on that platform. Shout out to Britney and... Oh, yes, okay. I like... Yo, she she know she is she knows a lot. you She was killing the game. I watched a few episodes, obviously, with her on there, and yeah I wanted to get her on one of the episodes with Mel, but unfortunately, Mel said she was working, but shout out to her because... killing the game. She was, she was hitting everything. She was crushing everybody, everybody on the show, all the guests that were calling in, just the knowledge on 1000. So yeah. And I don't lie, man. Shout out to the Queens that's in the sports game. Uh, she has a grace about her. Like when she's dealing with the trolls, like I could never, bro. I immediately start insulting sometimes. Hey, yo mama, let me tell him, I don't know about basketball. fit
00:14:53
Speaker
got three Michael Jordan posters up here. don like I know what I'm talking about, but and even mail to mail me. He's so patient with them trolls, man. I could never. I'm like, hey, click. I don't know, man. I want to give me a call in show just because I'm like, I see Mel the way he'd be like, now hold on now. This is my show. This is my show. You go. You don't calm down and you're going to be quiet. Watch. I'm like, damn, I want to do that. I want to do that to people. yeah yeah big right Sometimes he'll let loose. Sometimes he'll let his ignorance side come out and he go ape on them. Subscribe to him for sure. Subscribe to him for. Man down sports. But Dominice is her platform ah sports tee. So definitely want to shout her out. Got a nice growing channel over there.
00:15:40
Speaker
ah But let's move on to our next topic, SP, as this is a little bit more in my comfort zone, my familiarity. Talking about some Team USA basketball. Now we went 3-0 in ah in ah the group ah games, and now we're getting into the playoff racket. I believe, damn, I forget who we got. I forget who we play.
00:16:00
Speaker
We got Brazil next. Brazil, that's right, okay. um So what you're thinking we're going to, let's forego in conclusion. um you know and I think we're going to get go for the sake of k you know cook some dialogue. ah You think it's going to get interesting down the line with France, Germany, pop perhaps Canada, probably the next best NBA team.
00:16:21
Speaker
For the sake of dialogue, let's play a little bit of of advocate on this and see what we can come up with. ah Are there teams that have full MBA rosters such as Canada and France? um yes Yes, actually most of the teams have full and NBA rosters if you count the fact that a lot of the players have been in the and NBA at some point. Maybe not on the roster right now, but a lot of these players in the Olympics have been in the NBA, in the G League, you know, so they've had some experience there. ah But yeah, I mean, we don't lose it.
00:16:58
Speaker
Now, three on three is different. We lost today. The women lost. Shout out. They they got the bronze. um They lost to Spain in the quarterfinals. But that's different. Three on three is a lot different. FIFA has rules set to help other countries to keep up with us because we are so good at it. So the rules in three on three and the way that you can even qualify, it's a lot different. Anyways, rules for five on five are different too from the NBA, but it's just that we have the greatest players in the world. So it's not even like,
00:17:28
Speaker
Many of the teams stand a chance now again, Canada, you know, you got shot SGA there shy You know, you got France you got Serbia some of these teams could put up a fight so ah The favorite to put up most of a fight at the beginning was Canada because they have the most NBA players. um active Active NBA players. Right. Yes, exactly. Right. Again, most of these people have been in the NBA already. So, yes, active. I mean, Brazil should be someone we can get through. I don't see any issue there. um Yeah, I don't see. I don't. I'm sorry. I can't even. I'm trying to like, for the reason, have that. that would they could lose, but I, I just can't see it, man. They got too many. When you're benching Jason Tatum, one game, you LMB'd another game, Halliburton for two games. Like what Halliburton would be the best on any, any, every other team except maybe SGA with, uh, uh, and, uh, in Serbia. e Yeah. I agree with you. I agree. Um, and I've been trying to make more, you know, team USA content, but it's like,
00:18:39
Speaker
I like Canada. I like what everybody else got going on. But, you know, we also, ah did we play them in exhibition? did we I think we did get to play them in the exhibitions. um I can't recall. it Yeah, I think we played a game against them in the expedition before we came over here. Yeah. yeah um So, you know, I think that these teams are better, you know, um And shout out to Dom on this note because I was, I was singing that tune of all the world is catching up. And then, you know, Dominique kind of broke it down. It was like, nah, it's just, we ain't playing the kind of basketball that we, if we was playing some UConn 2014 Spurs type, you know, basketball with the team USA, ah this would be even worse. You know, we already got the talent. We could just go out there and freestyle for the most part, but you know, we was actually running schemes and plays. It would be even less to talk about because I think that the only way we do
00:19:28
Speaker
Um, probably, you know, probably thumb of the ball at the, at the one yard line is, you know, just having a bad game, you know, everybody come out there and totally did it up. But, um, you mentioned Jason Tatum, Joel and be Tyrese Halliburton respectfully, bro, we got Kevin Durant. We got Kevin Durant coming off the bench. He literally a T-co in team USA, man. It's, uh,
00:19:54
Speaker
It's fascinating, but did you, well, you're aware that he is now the, not only the scoring leader of the ah USA Basketball Olympics, but now the rebounding leader was not aware of that. that does not surprise me at all. When it comes to basketball, I know recently they gave LeBron the Captain La Merica or whatever, they're giving him now because he was in the Olympic team five. I never let him have that, but when it comes to USA Basketball,
00:20:23
Speaker
Kevin Durant is t is Captain in America when it comes to t USA basketball. He is what you said He's a cheat code. He is now in his fourth Olympic team and he is exactly what the if the FIFA basketball Made a player and put them into like was like create a player from a video game was like alright We want to put a player into the NBA And we want them to be able to play with FIFA rules. Because remember, the three-point line is shorter. um there's You're able to stand under the basket. There's no defensive three seconds. So all of these different rules meant to help other teams because they're not rules that the US is familiar with. Kevin Durant don't care about that. Kevin Durant got a mid-range and a three game that is so is pretty much unstoppable. um and and And he's so lengthy.
00:21:14
Speaker
um He's so quick and he's so, I mean, just active on both sides of the ball that it's like, why wouldn't he lead in rebounds and points? um And longevity too. Like I said, he's been in the most Olympics, I think, out of anybody now, out of any basketball player ever, I believe, for the team USA. Don't quote me on that, but I believe so. Yeah, I had to fact-check myself. I think Melo got three.
00:21:42
Speaker
Two or three. I don't know if you could throw that in there for us, but I think Melo probably got three or four. I'm not positively sure, but I mean, it don't matter. You know, at that point, I always said, Katie is going to be to go to the team USA. You know what I mean? Cause Katie remind me of this dude I used to play with on my basketball team in high school, bro. It was a dude named Brandon. We called him Tomo.
00:22:05
Speaker
Brandon was the kind of do man. Anytime we was on the organ, all mode almost the tallest thing on the team.
00:22:14
Speaker
ah get all the mode is tremendous that's great That was one of my dogs, man. Uh, but anytime we was on the, on the, uh, organized, you know, we was playing a team game.
00:22:26
Speaker
He was like, hey man, what are you doing? We was out in the back, you know, on the on the ah playing rec ball or on the playing street ball. He was the best dude out there because it's the setting, and it's the format. And I feel like it's kind of like the same thing with KD. In the NBA, you got to have a certain schematic, a certain gameplay. And of course, I feel like with Team USA, not only playing with the the talent that he's playing with, but Just the the format is a little bit more cater to his kind of game because Katie just won a ball man He don't want to be famous. um I think if Katie didn't get paid any money at all He would still play basketball, you know, so he a purist, you know one of those old schools all day All day every day all day every day. That's all he would do. It doesn't matter. He doesn't not need to get paid um Yeah, so just to update you on that so
00:23:11
Speaker
Um, we got, uh, Greece, Germany versus, um, my bad, you know, what's happening over here. Okay. Um, Germany versus Greece, Serbia versus Australia. This is France, US versus Brazil for your quarterfinal matchup. So I see, uh, Germany, ah Germany, uh, wow. Germany, Serbia, um, us, and then Canada, France is going to be a good game. Uh, it's gonna, I mean, I know people are going to automatically take Canada and yeah, I do still see them winning, but France is go not going to be an easy out. So.
00:23:48
Speaker
I was 100% and young Wimpy. I've seen one game and it happened to be the one game when he was going crazy. But then his coach scolded him after the game like he was playing selfish. I'm like, this is Wimpy. Let him play selfish if anybody. ah But I think he's the only person I'm kind of worried about. If we end up meeting friends. I mean, I told you.
00:24:12
Speaker
ah would you there oh Yeah, I mean, um we we talked earlier about Kevin Durant, right? And so, I mean, I, I, it's not that I don't think very highly of when Yana, because I very much do. I think he is going to be a beast in the leaf of, you know, for a long time to come barring any health injuries. God forbid. But yeah, I mean, he's, he's, you know, just a taller length here.
00:24:37
Speaker
durant that just i mean obviously he's not a shoot you don't even need to t terms of like length in terms of size in terms of being able to take over the court and he's still really good off he's gonna i mean you and you got rohody rudy gobert ah um as well. So, you know, I mean, we'll see what happens. Jamal Murray is there with SGA. So you've got some good duos and good tandems. I think this is going to be a really awesome. It's tomorrow as well are the games. I think it's going to be pretty cool to watch. All those games are tomorrow. All four of those games. I will be somewhere watching those. ah ah Dom said that KD would have the most gold, most gold medals, and he would be winning four of them, I believe. So I appreciate the fact check on that one, Dom. So, yeah, KD. He was unquestionably, I think we could go ahead and give him Team USA GOAT, you know, at that point. Most medals, most points, you know, that that's pretty much the criteria, you know, he didn't did it. so
00:25:40
Speaker
I love that, man. It's going to be a good game. So make sure y'all tune into the game tomorrow. I'm going to be hitting you, hitting your lining and checking in and making sure you're watching it. Oh, you already know. But let's move on to this next topic.
00:25:56
Speaker
because we was Well, first, first, first, for I want to cover this segment because I just had heard about this last night right before I went to bed. Draymond Green, he spent the block on that whole Jason Tatum you know situation. I'm not sure if you heard his comment. Did you hear it?
00:26:11
Speaker
No, I didn't hear what he said. What do you say? I should admit the screen record, the down the clip when I was watching it, because I was just going to cover it anyway. But he got after Steve Kerr. And I'm going to say this before I say the comment, Golden State Warriors, bro, they they didn't they didn't shot themselves in the foot like I ain't never seen before you're talking about keeping this headache you just paid this headache a hundred million dollars now I love draymond green's podcast I do he he dropped he's not one of them uh players that just give you a lot of fluff no draymond tells you what's really going on he was hey they taking our money
00:26:48
Speaker
You know, Draymond, he probably say a little bit too much on his podcast, you know, but as a podcaster, love Draymond. As a basketball player, headache. You know, this man bought Steph Curry the tier, so it's like the point of the matter that this dude is not in the Olympics. Now, he is a gold medalist himself. He's been there. He knows what it takes to get to the highest of the highest mountains.
00:27:12
Speaker
He was going at Steve Curtin, not in no you know real vicious way, but just you know questioning his coaching. He like, how can you see j Jason Tatum, three time consecutive first all NBA, just came off the you know the and NBA championship. Now, respectfully, some people feel like JT should have got the finals MVP. That's neither here or there. This young man is proven 27 years old in his prime.
00:27:36
Speaker
In 2021, I don't know if you remember SP but they are, they had like a, you know, ah passing on the torch between Katie and and Jason Tatum so This, this ah Olympic run was supposed to be, you know, a little bit more centered around Jason Tatum, Anthony Edwards, the younger bucks. But he was just really going after ah Steve Curry. And yeah he also made some comments as far as Joel Embiid goes.
Team Dynamics and Criticisms
00:28:01
Speaker
He was like, look, bro, the Team USA, we don't have to adapt. We could put any line that we want out there. We don't have to adapt to them. Everybody has to adapt to us. So if we wanted to play five centers, we could. You know, that's essentially what he was saying.
00:28:13
Speaker
um And I just feel like it was It's gonna be interesting when it comes and when when when ah when it comes to did a regular NBA season because he was essentially just questioning and bashing Steve Kerr's, you know coaching um To that you say what I know you I know Jason Tatum Joe guy your Boston Celtics, you know shout out to y'all again But you know as far as oh, yeah, wait, I knew that hat was summer. I knew it was I Oh, I'm sorry. I'm not stopping celebrating any time soon. Hey, love that. Hey, you and my boy, Pauli Corleone, man, I love y'all boy because y'all have bossed himself to bleed green for real, but ah um I was right. I'm going to talk about Draymond calling Ant-Man a king of team here to say, yeah, that was cap. That was crazy. ah Yeah, he called him out. Draymond sucks. I don't love his podcast. That sucks too.
00:29:08
Speaker
um old I say this, his podcast grew on me, you know, it grew on me. It wasn't like something I just, the first episode I loved it. It's just over time. And Draymond Green pretty much told me a little something that, that, uh, stuck with me, you know, as far as my podcast and my journalism, he said that, you know, providing sports content.
00:29:27
Speaker
It's kind of like providing drugs, you know what I mean? A fiend is going to go get his drugs, whether you got it or it's the next person. not The language, the comparison, I probably wouldn't use that, but he was saying it essentially that if you ain't working every day on your stuff, man, you know, don't expect for it to grow. So um that's pretty much the reason why I really started rocking with Draymond. He dropped a little dime on me and I was like, all right, let me check you out after that. But He did scold his coach, you know, and that's a no, no, ah but I'm sorry for rain SP. What do you, what's your thoughts on those comments? And do you agree with Jason taking me on Steve Curry's decision?
00:30:05
Speaker
ah I also, as well, I'm with with ah D, i don't i don't ah dominique I don't actually listen to his podcast. ah I've heard obviously clips and I've heard it a couple of times, but I don't listen religiously or anything like that. um But he knows his he knows his game, right? He's good he's a he's a great basketball player.
00:30:23
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Call it what you want. God calls Faders Bay, whether or not you like his antics, whether or not you like his personality, whether or not you liked the team he was on, whatever it is, he fit that team like a glove and they won multiple championships and were one of the greatest teams and one of the greatest big threes, if if you consider that, which I would,
00:30:46
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um of all time. And so when he speaks, you know, you you are a lot of people are obviously going to listen. So a lot of people obviously do listen to his podcast. I personally don't think that it's going to be an issue at all. I think nowadays with this player empowerment and everybody having their podcast, LeBron has his whatever. I don't think I don't think it's going to it's going to be any sort of issue whatsoever come when the season ah ah comes to start. What was going to be more of the issue is what you mentioned was how much they paying him.
00:31:16
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to be on the team. um Now, again, it's going to blow over. Kerr is a very laid-back guy. He probably doesn't even care anyways about what he said. um Was he right about benching Tatum? I mean, I guess if you're looking at the strategy and the schematics of them playing South Sudan and who and how many bigs they needed to use, which was what his reasoning was, sure, I can get down with it. It's fine. It doesn't bother me. I don't care. Give more rest to my superstar who, ah you know, we had a long playoff run. rest in the first game. I don't care. Uh, he shouldn't have won, uh, MVP. I agree with the Jalen Brown pick. That's who I had. Um, but, uh, but do I think that the reasoning was an excuse? Yeah. You can get everybody in the game. You're up by 20 points, Doug. At the end of the game, you're up by 20 points, Steve. You can get everybody in. It's like, it's like, it's like when, ah You do it at the end of the game with all your rotational players on the bench that you want to get a little bit of run to in that last minute, minute and a half. At least respect the fact that he's a champion and get him in there for 20, 30 seconds at the end of the game, even if you didn't think that he would have provided the best chance at victory, even though again,
00:32:23
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They won by 20 points anyways. um So, ah but does it really matter in the grand scheme of things? No, it doesn't matter. It doesn't put a ah dent on Tatum's legacy. Tatum is only ascending right now. And he, if he continues his ascension in his trajectory, ah barring any injuries, God forbid, he is going to be a Hall of Famer and a multiple time champion.
00:32:47
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Yeah, I agree a Dom active. She is making some points and and we got I'm gonna have Dom on the channel what we said we go go cook tomorrow I got it. We got to talk about this warriors dynasty being overrated Dom. I don't agree with that I don't agree with that the warriors are the reason why uh you can't the whole LeBron James goat you know I mean conversation is very illegitimate now it kind of ended in oh you know if you want to be like me oh seven um but it really the nail in the coffin was 2011 but just for insurance just in case you needed a little insurance on that collateral uh
00:33:23
Speaker
Nobody seemed to go to state warriors coming, but I don't want to make that. I'm gonna cook on that when with me and Don cook. but I yeah i'll look forward to that debate. i will I will say that I do think they are a dynasty. um I don't think they were overrated per se. I do think that they just had the right personnel together at the right point in time where the competition In the East was really, really, I mean, not as good as it is now, clearly. um I wouldn't call them more of a rated per se. I do think that we should have beat them a couple of years ago and that we shot ourselves in the foot. ah But, you know, they're still a dynasty either way.
00:34:02
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I was this close in 2022, because I said the same thing. I'm like, I ain't no way in the world. I mean, the Warriors, they limped into that finals, considering that Clay Thompson, was that was pretty much when the falloff began um on ah on ah on a mass scale, because Clay was kind of shaky before then coming back from them injuries, but everybody's seen it in 2022. And I was this close.
00:34:24
Speaker
Only reason I didn't put money on your cell to SP is because I'm a Steph Curry head. So I like, I just couldn't bring myself to go against him. But hey you were right. We were five minutes from being up 31 and we screwed our own cells where there was no reason that we should have lost that series and all that being said, um you know, the the the lucky one in all of this and I.
00:34:46
Speaker
it's an unpopular opinion with many uh but curd doesn't run that franchise bob meyers never run that franchise that franchise is run by steph curry that just like when labrawn runs his franchises wherever he been same thing with steph any decision that's made anything that happens has to be cleared through and with chef curry first before it happens which is why draymond got the contract because if he wasn't such good friends with Steph. He probably wouldn't have deserved or have gotten that contract with many other teams at this age and and point of his career. Clay Thompson is the lucky one out of all this because the Warriors ain't winning shit um and at all. ah They're just going to have to ride out the rest of Steph Curry and just play his legacy card. But Clay Thompson on to Dallas with Luca and Kyrie
00:35:41
Speaker
That could be that I think that fits perfect Dallas perfect like a glove because he can be the spot-up shooter They need and Luca and Kyrie are penetrating or you know Kyrie's getting his dribble on um So I I think that's a huge move and I was already thinking, you know, obviously Dallas being in the finals with us. Yes some fortuitous bounces happen for both teams, right? The the the nuggets were eliminated early. The Celtics had to play teams with injuries. Yeah, we know all the excuses. We know all the the bullshit. But the point is that Dallas and the Celtics made it to the finals. And now you add a a player like Clay Thompson. I mean, I think that that really helps out Dallas and could could possibly
00:36:24
Speaker
I mean, there are are already championship contenders, but could possibly, you know, at one point puts him over the edge. I agree. And I think the one name that's kind of getting it lost in the sauce with the Mavs is PJ Washington, man. That kid up until the finals, he was what, damn near a 20 point game, you know? So now that you've got another threat, a perimeter threat, another decent defender and Clay Thompson, how much, how much more leeway is he going to have to do his thing? Because on any given night, he showed, I think on one game, he put it like, then it was 29, 30 points.
00:36:54
Speaker
Uh, they knew against OKC. So I think his name and Derek Lively, you know, Lively, I was just thinking Derek Lively. He's a beast. Yeah. As a rookie was showing great potential. Don't give me, don't give me another year with a better team. Uh, man, we're going to make it. We're going to make this a math stream. We have to make it a match because I love what they did as well.
00:37:14
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I made a video, and just to say this real quick, I made a video and it was just like a little speculation that I was making. The Mavs have been screwing the Lakers over for the last year, not even screwing, but they've been playing chess with the Lakers. ah Jason Kidd, they pilfered him because I don't know everybody know, but Jason Kidd was on that 2020 bubble ring coaching staff. He was supposed to be the next step at the Frank Bogle. but the mask pill for him from them. Kyrie Irving, you remember all that? Kyrie and LeBron, no, the mask went and got him, gave him the money he wanted, all that. ah Clay Thompson, his damn daddy was a laker. His daddy was over here talking breed talking crazy, like, hey, you don't want to come over.
00:37:57
Speaker
How are you not going to go to your Pops team? The Mavs, every time you look up, you know what I mean? The Lakers about to do some more. It looked like they finna catch a guy. Here come the Mavs. They pilfered him from them. So I love them. You gotta be more savvy than the next one when it comes to...
Impact of NBA Legends
00:38:12
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to business execs and sports. And the thing is, when you're LeBron and you're the one running the franchise, you got to play basketball and run franchise at the same time. You ain't got enough time. And you have things like that just get snatched out from under your nose. Yeah. Yeah. And I think it's just the pendulum had to swing the other way eventually. Like LeBron had his nice little five, 10 years of acquiring all of the talent, all of the, you know, supers what I can say all, but, you know, some of the best role players and some of the best players. And now,
00:38:41
Speaker
you know And I was like, man, you you got Bronny. You got your kid. so Hey, the rest of the world sees the writing on the wall. LeBron up there in age you know is probably not going to win another one. Anthony Davis sold his soul to you know move from New Orleans and ain't done nothing but been unhealthy. um So yeah, hey yeah you know I hate the Lakers. you know like i If I could say the F word without getting you d de-platformed, I would. so But you know yeah, screw the fingers.
00:39:11
Speaker
it all It's all funny and when it's live. But ah yeah, yeah, you bleed green. You bleed that Boston green. So yeah, you can't be over here complimenting the ops. Although I salute to y'all. Y'all got that 18th bender. I really, I hate it when they got they 17th, that fake bubble ring. Cause I'm like, ah, now everybody going to be talking about that facts. And I got money on the repeat. The Boston Celtics want me a little money this year. I mean, that's why I'm going to be able to damn their bleed green next year.
00:39:37
Speaker
Let's go. That's why I haven't got my tattoo yet. I'm going to wait and see if we went back to back, then I can get it. I was going to get a tattoo after this one, but I was like, let me wait. Yeah. No, I respect that. game If you get one now and y'all win again next year, you got to, you know, let me go back in for more work. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. yeah I just, I just wait and see what happens.
00:39:55
Speaker
But let's ah move on to this next topic. I want to talk a little in a fail. Um, as I was looking at these top 100 list, now the top 100 list with the NFL is always controversial. Um, and this one, I think this is probably setting a lot of people off. I'm not sure if you, you know, you had your youched your ear to NFL Twitter, but the top 10 list came out SP. Oh, sorry. Hold on. Let me, let me, did you, did you see the list yet?
00:40:24
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i did yeah I brought it up on my screen. I got it up here. I got it. Okay. Okay. So I'm not mad at the list. I'm, I'm a little bit more upset with the, the, the placey, if you will. Um, cause at number 10, we got the great max Crosby, uh,
00:40:44
Speaker
defensive end for Raider Nation. ah One of my favorite players in the league right now. I love his approach to the game. ah Max Crosby gives me that old school NFL field. He'll hit you, he'll take his penalty, and he gonna hit you again. So I respect that. um Let me get your, yo, before we go down the list, let me tell let me ask you, SP, how you feel about this list with the particular guys that's on it. Do you agree with that?
00:41:12
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Yeah, I know we're going to go through it, so I'm not going to ah ruin the rebuild, but I will say that I agree with you in terms of of placement. I have some jumbling around I would like to do, especially in the second half of this list. I'm actually particularly good.
00:41:29
Speaker
With the top three I I could see those being rearranged in any sort of order that you know A person may like depending on their preferences for NFL talent um But ah but definitely this the second half of
NFL Rankings and Strategies
00:41:44
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this list. I'd like to like to reorder with you if we could Hey Dom you into the inner field you drop a copy. Let me see ah Sports TV. I know she uh I think she's a Giants fan. So we'll just keep talking. We'll just keep moving. um You were right about Max Crosby, though. He is the Raider way. you know He is the old school, the epitome. ah He don't miss a game. He actually had a knee injury. He suffered in week two, which required off-season surgery. And he played through the old season every game with it. Even, I remember, it was a game before, I believe it was when they ah we were playing Kansas City.
00:42:24
Speaker
And his knee was so blown up the week of the practice before that he couldn't do anything. And he was in bed for like three days and they drained it. And he made them give him like an IV, like old school, like you remember those those old football movies they used to make and shit just like stuck an IV. And I was like, I'm going to go play. And he just like ran out there and played the whole damn game. And I was just like, wow.
00:42:49
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so and loop Salute to him, man. I done had a joint drain. And people hear that. yeah You need got your knee drained or yeah yeah you know a joint drain. that That is very painful. And to be to have that happen to you and then go play some football.
00:43:03
Speaker
Whoo, you got to be tough. You've got to be iron, tough as iron ah to do that. But ah now that's a fact, got to be right away. um If Al Davis was still alive, I think this would definitely be his guy, you know, definitely. But at number nine, we got the the Super Bowl tight end champion, ah Travis Swift, himself. We got T Swift in the building.
00:43:32
Speaker
yeah drivers actually had a good, good year last year or a decent. Let me say that um because he's at that age as well that where a lot of tight ends, a lot of football players, they fall off. um we He was at 33, 34. So for him to, you know, help, you know, my home still drag that Kansas City Chiefs team to a Super Bowl. ah Kudos to him. How you feel about that pick, SB? Well, how you feel about Travis Kelsey? per i sure my as I'm sorry, ah Dom say she a Jets fan.
00:44:02
Speaker
i It's a hard life for y'all, but I like what y'all got going on over there. yeah y I mean, they're they're all in right now ah for for Dom. They got to win for Dom because they're all in right now. They went all in on air on A-Rod, A-Rodges. And if they don't win now, they're going to be back to square one. Yeah, they got Soss Gardner. Amazing. They got Garrett Wilson. Amazing. You know, you got a Big Man in the middle on defensive line. I'm blanking on his name right now, country boy.
00:44:28
Speaker
Um, but he's, he's a beast as well. Um, so they got a really, really good team all around and they've, they're going for it. So this they, they got to do something this year. Cause I mean, I don't know how much longer, I don't even think Aaron Rodgers is signed after this season, but anyways, um, chuck Travis Kelsey, uh, T Swift squared. Um, you know, he he took, he took one of my, one of my babies from my stable. Uh, you know, I love me some, some T swizzle.
00:44:57
Speaker
I miss you. I'm still here in Nashville, baby. If you ever, you know, decide you don't want any more of the, of the, the, the meat head, the lunk head that you're missing over there. Not, but on career though, Travis Kelsey is going on to be one of the greatest tight ends of all time. Do I not like him obviously, but would I want him on my, on my team? Sure. But since he's on my enemy, I cannot like him, but he is still one of the greatest ever. And actually we must say something.
00:45:25
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ah Jerry Rice is all time post season receiving records um of 2,245 yards, 151 receptions and 22 TDs. Travis Kelsey is on pace um to possibly.
00:45:40
Speaker
Uh, break all of those. He already broke the receptions with 165 receptions, but he's still three TDs and 300 yards behind. But with the chiefs going to the playoffs all the time, I mean, it's not probably going to be very hard for him to break. Could even happen this year. He had a couple of good games. So, um, but I do think.
00:46:02
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I do think that since he didn't make 1000 yards last season, since he was a little injured, I do not think that he should be at number 9. I think, or if he is at number 9, then someone else needs to be at number 10 because he either needs to be at 9 or 10. Again, he didn't even make 1000 yards now. He was injured a lot of the season off and on, so that doesn't help, but.
00:46:22
Speaker
you know, as a tight end, a thousand should be a benchmark pretty much at this point. Yeah, yeah, I agree. um And that's why I was kind of conflicted like, ah yeah, you know, I will put Travis Kelsey on the list, ah but I had him at 10 as well. I will switch him in Max Crosby because Crosby had a standout year. Oh, I'm definitely putting Crosby above him. Definitely. Yeah, yeah, respectfully, you know, nothing against the legend. um We got number eight.
00:46:48
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ah Pittsburgh Steelers offensive linebacker, standout, stud, one of my favorite plays. Oh, really quick. I'm sorry. I'm gonna read these comments. ah Dom says, and then hold on, Dom, I got something for you. I got something for you because this Aaron Rodgers slander. oh like da By the way, ah by the way, Dom, I subscribed to ball and buds. I just subscribed to you.
00:47:11
Speaker
Hey, show the sports. Take some. Hold on, man. Hold on, man. You know what I mean? Like, we got a, this is a, this is a member of, member of, I can't say that word, member of, um, as memorabilia. I got you member. There you go. I still can't say it. Appreciate you.
00:47:29
Speaker
That's on my hang on the wall. I've had that shirt since Aaron Rodgers before he won the Super Bowl ring, actually, ah in 2005. So that shirt has been traveling with me for a mighty long time, 20 years, almost. did did The Aaron Rodgers disrespect, we're going to have to talk about that as well, Ms. Don, because I think A-Rod's got one more run in the tank. I'm not going to say Super Bowl, you're going to beat it. I'm saying as far as a profitable season, a productive season.
00:47:57
Speaker
We can't go off last year because he was injured. So, uh, I think that a rod got a little bit more unattain me. I got to just respectfully, uh, but let's get to number eight real quick. You know, he both not doing shit for the chance. I don't, I don't think, I think they'll make the playoffs, uh, barely. I don't think they're going to win the championship. I agree. Yeah. It'd be tough anymore.
00:48:21
Speaker
any more Yeah, it would be any ad in that last hell. People always talk about that 2022 year. 2021 wasn't that good for me. I mean, he was doing his thing, but hey, Father Tom catches up with all of us, even the greatest like a rock, you know. it catch us That's a big fact. We will. Uh, but number eight, we got TJ watt. I love me some TJ watt, man. Um, now I know, uh, we're going to talk about another gentleman on this list, but I had TJ watt for defensive player of the year. How you feel about, uh, Mr. Watt at, at number eight SP. Yeah. Uh, I agree with you. I actually.
00:48:59
Speaker
had hit him as the NFL defensive player over the year, over who we'll talk about a second, the person that was chosen, actually chosen for the award. Now the person that was chosen for the award, as we'll talk about in a little bit, did deal with a lot of injuries, especially a shoulder injury. So, um, and still played to a maximum effort, but TJ watt 19 sacks. I mean,
00:49:22
Speaker
ah What are we talking about right now? Almost 20 sacks. We don't normally see that, but this guy has made this a staple year in and year out. He was injured in 2023 pretty much you know off and on, all season long. And then comes back to to do this. um And it's not like this is the first time. This is the third time in four seasons he's been the NFL s sack champion. um This is a crazy stat that I saw.
00:49:49
Speaker
He is already at 29 years old the all-time sack leader at 96 with 96 and a half sacks for the Pittsburgh Steelers with all of the great Steelers players in history on defense the steel curtain Mean Joe green and all that Nobody he is the all-time leader and he's only 29 and he's only played what five seasons an hour or something like that so I mean, that I don't think I need to say, but that you need to move him all the way up to at least at least number. I'm going to say at least number six and we'll we can we can talk about semantics when we get there. sp I did not have that's that stat him being the sack leader for a prestigious organization like the Pittsburgh. theoryer
00:50:40
Speaker
That's not the Carolina Panthers where you can probably easily you know catch you. that that's ah That's one of the big dogs that's been around for the beginning of the NFL. so And here's another one just for you, you know the professor in the building. I got to give you the professor's facts. He's actually on pace to hit his 100 career sacks in the second ah fastest player in history behind Reggie White. Really?
00:51:05
Speaker
Yep. If he gets it, he's on, he's on track to get his hundredth sack and his hundredth and eighth game. Think about that. 108 games. He has a hundred of sacks, almost a sack of game for over a hundred. That's crazy, right? That's just wild. I don't even, I don't even know how to think about this. And the brother is only 29. Like yeah he could easily play to 35, you know, how much more work, how much more damage barn health, of course. But.
00:51:29
Speaker
man, you know, he, you thought his brother was, you thought his brother was good in Hall of Famer. Nah, I got, I had the younger one on tap. That's exactly what I was about to say to him. Like we, everybody used to seen JJ Watts praises, uh, and to me too, you know, I was a big JJ Watts fan, but you know what I mean? Like, Hey little bro, you know what I mean? If I had to pick on him on the team now, I think I could roll with TJ easily, but brother even better. Yep. I agree. Yeah. Bad mama Gemma for sure. Uh, we go into number seven.
00:51:57
Speaker
SP now this is I'm a little biased because uh we got Trent Williams you know the um I don't even know the the statue you hear me as far as offensive linemen especially in the NFL now he is the standard um for a little fun fact I lived when I was in texas I lived in the town that Trent Williams uh came up in I actually had a couple interviews a lot of yeah now he holds camps during the all season it's a school called Longview Longview High School um and they actually even pushed out a few NFL players Chris Ivory went there uh another guy a adult receiver he went there too but uh
00:52:39
Speaker
Trent Williams is the biggest dog of them all. Trent Williams is in town, is you know it. you They stopped traffic for Trent Williams. He don't pay for no drinks, no lunches. So ah he is the man in Longview, Texas. ah So when I see Trent Williams, I have a you know a special, I mean, I got a lot of love for Trent, you know knowing where he came from, knowing what he had to go through. At number seven though, SP, how you feeling about that?
00:53:05
Speaker
this is total freaking disrespect i am love i am befuddled baffled bamboozled any of the b words you want to use that i just mentioned i'm i am so distraught and upset this man that is resembles a bear, whatever you want, a polar bear, a grizzly bear, a brown bear, a black bear, a green bear, a purple bear, a blue bear. I don't give a, what kind of bear you want to talk about. This dude is like 6'9", running over people, refrigerator parry my ass. No, this dude is a refrigerator on wheels. And this dude is out there at 36 years old mauling people like you were in an elevator and you see a bear and you're like, my life is over. That's what I would feel like if I had to go up against Trent Williams. And he goes up against the best pass rusher on your team week in and week out. And don't let them do shit.
00:54:13
Speaker
Did you know he did not allow a single sack all season long last season? Not one sack. I did not, but I'm not shocked. I did not know that SP. That's where you go to SP ball and buzz for those nutritional facts. Uh, that's dope though. That's me. You know, you say that, that he's a big mother. He's been big since he was in high school. He ain't grown an itch since he's been in high school. He left high school that size. so yeah That's crazy. Him at number seven. I would be scared just to stand next for much less have to like,
00:54:50
Speaker
try to go through him? How? How am I gonna? I don't know. I can barely move my fridge here in the damn apartment. You want me to go through him?
00:55:01
Speaker
The craziest part of it was that I interviewed his high school coach, Coach King, John King. He a legend in Longview as well. And I asked, cause I'd never seen Trent, you know, I've only known that he come into town and all that. And whenever he was in town, when I was living there, it just never, the schedule was never lined up. But I asked Coach King, I'm like, yo, Coach, how big is Trent Williams? This man, you know, like, uh,
00:55:24
Speaker
Yeah, I forget what he said. He verbatim, but you're like, I can't, I can't sit here and describe that to you. He was 300 pounds in high school. So he got his grown man strength now. Uh, you know what I mean? At number seven, I got to agree though. That's, that's, that's crazy. Trent should be in the top five every year. He's got to be top five. Got to be top five. Got to be top five. I got him at four actually, but we'll talk about that.
00:55:47
Speaker
And you're talking about offensive linemen. These are the guys that got to protect the big money quarterbacks. So who, who is the most valuable person after your quarterback? Don't, don't, don't, don't argue with me, man. Don't, don't tell me it's no wire. No, you, you make sure your offensive linemen are taken care of. I love those stories when you hear about the quarterbacks taking the offensive linemen out for lunch and dinner and all that kind of stuff. It's like, yeah.
00:56:09
Speaker
Hey, your bodyguards, man. Make sure they nice and fair because... ah Buy them a nice Rolex, make sure they good, you know what I mean? Hey, a I would. I'm a quarterback. Hey, what you want, man? What you what what you need? ye ah But respectfully, I got to agree with your answer. They hurting all the money, so it don't matter now. That's the thing. like if um Your boy just got $250 million, and he ain't even won nothing yet.
00:56:34
Speaker
Could we could we decide no just a little bit? Well, let's get to the number six before we get to the top five. I gotta I gotta comment on that. ah Chris Jones legendary in his own right as well. ah Kansas City Chief defensive in if you say Patrick Mahomes, if you say Travis Kelsey is not not many more names you can mention before you gotta mention Chris Jones. I like him that number six. um and You gotta probably put CJ in the top five to what you say SP. What's your thoughts on that?
00:57:02
Speaker
Yeah, no, you got to move Chris Jones down. Sorry for you, bro. Uh, I got TJ watt and Max Crosby, both better than, than Chris Jones. Um, so I would actually move Kelsey to 10, um, and Jones to nine or vice versa. You could flip those interchangeably. Maybe I want to get my man a bonus point for, for capturing T Swift. I may put him in nine instead. Uh, but, um,
00:57:27
Speaker
No, I can't. I'm sorry. You're telling me you got T.J. Watt got 19 sacks. I looked at the stats between Chris Jones and Max Crosby. Max Crosby had more sacks, more quarterback pressures, more quarterback hits, and more tackles for loss. And you're telling me he's below him at number 10? No, just because Chris Jones is a champion, um and he is, and he's a great player, does not mean that last year he was better than Max Crosby. That's not true. So I would move him down, move Max Crosby and T.J. Watt up.
00:57:57
Speaker
SP respectfully, I'm about to give you a flower. You just became my... I got Mil, I got Dom, you on that list, bro. You on that list, my rotation. I made it. I made it. Mama, I made it. I'm over here listening like, oh, I'm going to make a video about this later.
00:58:12
Speaker
This is blasphemous, but that, that is, huge I was not aware of that. I think that he got that, that, that push, you know what I mean? Because of the Super Bowl respectfully, you know, he got the big money as well last year. So, you know, uh, uh, they got to put them up there, you know, they they given them a lot of money. So you got to make sure you get his promotion to get some of that turning wrong. Yeah. i Get a little return on that investment. But, uh,
00:58:35
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Now that you said that, because I had him i' thinking he put him in the top five, I think he just broke that down. Mood is more. I can't believe it. Yeah, that's facts. Max Crosby and TJ was have better years to him. That is crazy, man. But Super Bowl, you know, that that championship stuff, man, it makes you. So and this is also only voted on by the players. So this doesn't have there's no coaches or execs involved in this voting. It's strictly players. so Which I got a controversial take we gonna clip up a little later about that ah Before we get into the top five ah SP once more I just wanted to chime in on that that Jordan Love contract. I'm upset about it, man i No, no one said it's a mixed feelings because when Aaron Rodgers got his bag He had already won the Super Bowl ring. He actually won his Super Bowl ring on his rookie contract which is one of the more impressive things about Aaron and Um, but we never really got back, you know, and I'm, I'm so nervous. I'm so nervous because as soon as Aaron got paid, that's when you start acting like LeBron, Ramon James, I'm not going to hold you you. That's my quarterback, but he got a lot of that diva, a lot of that, you know, slick, you know, to kind of, you know, get the look, it kind of rubs you the wrong way to so sometimes, but I love a rod, you know, that's my guy. Uh,
00:59:49
Speaker
Excuse me, I'm sorry, I lost my train of thought. What the hell are you talking about? I know you're good, but one thing I do want to say about that though is, it's just, and yeah, does he deserve the money? No, he hasn't done anything to deserve it yet, but.
01:00:02
Speaker
It's the contrast and the dichotomy of the style of NFL that we're in and the business practices that are done in the NFL these days. Back in the day, it was a you know a pay me for what you've done for me already. I'm paying you for past performances that you're catching up on money wise, a la Aaron Rodgers that you just mentioned or any player back in the day that wasn't even being paid a million dollars.
01:00:27
Speaker
now with the salary cap and with the advances in pay with the advances of media rights and the billions of dollars coming into the NFL from everything. I mean damn it man these people make millions of dollars every week just from parking alone. So um the fact that they're making all this money and the quarterback salaries are going up and they're not going to stop no matter what because quarterbacks were made to be the most important position in football. Whether you agree with that or not, and there are some valid debates to whether that could be the case or not, even if it was the case, do they deserve so much more money than the other people? We don't know, but what we do know is with the NFL in this point in time, they're the ones getting paid and they're not getting paid for past performance. No, no, no, no, no, sir.
01:01:16
Speaker
This is now, pay me for potential. Pay me for what you think I can be, which is why now Tua and Trevor Lawrence all have over $200 million dollars and ain't even had, you know, barely 10 game, 11, 12 game win seasons. Ain't even won a playoff game yet. Right. That's very well said as we are. And so I got a text and it threw my whole damn head off. What was I just talking about? But that's,
01:01:44
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that that's a fact and I'm not comfortable with that I'm not comfortable with that because you know once you pay that quarterback I mean this is the number one thing I'm worried about once you pay your quarterback that kind of money i it gets extremely difficult to fill out the rest of your roster you may be able to get another guy pay you know hopefully some defense but The number one issue we had during the 20 years that Aaron Rodgers quarterback for us was that we couldn't pay. Anytime we had another breakaway player, we had to let him, you know, we couldn't keep him, you know, just like, ah thank you for your services. But I know you got to go get your real money and pay take care of your family. and
01:02:18
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I lied, Devontae Adams, you know, Devontae wanted to stay with Green Bay and all that kind of stuff, but outside of him wanting to play with Derek Carr, he wanted his money, you know what I mean? So I didn't knock him at all, you know, for leaving, but we was paying Aaron Rodgers, 37 year old Aaron Rodgers, damn near what, $50 million dollars a year and there was no reason. or whatever it was yeah No reason at all. But my only worry about Jordan is that, I hope he don't get, you know, into diva mode. Now that he got his bag, I hope he still keeps that same work ethic, because I like what I've seen from the kid so far as a Packer man. But I know, I've seen this movie before, as soon as Aaron got paid. That's when the drama started, like, oh, him and his, he he separated from his family. I'm like, aw, damn, bro. It's only going to go back. mean know Jordan seems to be a little more level-headed.
01:03:11
Speaker
than Aaron Rodgers ever was. um So I think you'll be all right in that in in that aspect. And actually, I think that y'all have a good enough team if y'all round out the edges, y'all are a Super Bowl, could be a Super Bowl contender here and definitely even a Super Bowl possible winner in the next five years, you know?
01:03:29
Speaker
it's all about how we we we work with those uh they just i hate to say it just all sound like an offensive but it's all about we can get keep some of those wide receivers that we got because i feel like we got four number one options it's just they they like number one options with own potential not you like how you say past performances because each of them had a standout performance i had one point in the other uh last and they're all young they're all young too so yeah I think the oldest one is Christian Watson. I think he only 25, which is still young in the NFL. And you got Josh Jacobs, who who isn't old. He only did four years with the Raiders. So he's still only like 26 or 27. Yeah, i' nice that's a big thing. I'm excited about that. um I hate it to see Aaron Rodgers. I mean, i hear ah Aaron Jones go, but you know, if you can upgrade and let's upgrade, let's get it.
01:04:16
Speaker
ah But let's get back to this list real quick. as pe We got the reigning defensive player of the year. um And you said you had some comments about that. Miles Garrett. Now, real quick, I love Miles Garrett. um When I first heard of Miles Garrett, it was that infamous little brawl he had with Mason Rudolph. he pack you with them with helpmet but yeah for Any man that's willing to hit another man with a football helmet sign me up, bro. You we put you on my team. I want you to be my friend though. You know I want to be your enemy, right? all But you know he's he's tough. He's and since that moment it's like he didn't really put his name on the map. And of course last season winning the defensive player of the year getting AP honors as well. what what What's your thoughts on um Mr Garrett SP? Yeah, um
01:05:09
Speaker
I'm not saying he did not deserve the defensive player of the year. He definitely did. But I just think that TJ Watt had a better year and could, and should, have and would have been. That being said, Miles Garrett has deserved to be in that talk year in and year out because of the player he is. And he is one of the greatest defensive players in the league right now. um and really he started off super hot last year. he had thirty he acts in his first 14 games, it him above everyone else b came on later in the year. it placed him above everyone else in the earl
01:05:42
Speaker
on voting of the year. And then he just sustained it because the Cleveland Browns defense was so nasty weekend and we felt he was the leader of that team. Even though he had a shoulder injury, he's still going out there and getting one, two, three sacks a game. Ended up still managing to finish in the top 10 in sacks, QB hits, QB presses, tackles for loss, and forced fumbles. So I'm not going to say he didn't deserve defensive player of the year. He definitely did. Again, I would have gone with TJ Watt. He had the better counting stats.
01:06:12
Speaker
and he was coming back from an injury, but no shade on Miles Garrett. He definitely deserved to be up there and I would probably move him to six or seven only because if I'm going with my logic, um then that means I have Trent Williams and TJ Watt in my top five, which means then that Miles Garrett and someone above him have to move into the back half.
01:06:40
Speaker
Yeah, I agree. Um, it's hard to argue against that. Uh, Miles, Gary, what he was doing last year, because he was single handedly leading the the Cleveland Browns to that playoff run that they went on oh yeah yeah it's hard and with all the controversy going on with the Sean Watson and, uh, Nick Chubb's going down, you know, his injury. Um, a lot of people have wrote them off, uh, cause I was up there paying all season and long carry. routes all season Oh yeah.
01:07:09
Speaker
Cause I was one of them people that as soon as Nick Chugs went down like, ah, yeah, but here we go. You're going right. You know, the Browns going to go back to doing what they doing, but, uh, mouse gear has something to say about that. Um, and respect to him, and I do agree with you. I think he's a little higher than I would rank him as well, especially considering TJ Watt was pretty much the the hottest thing on the, on the football field defensively. Once he got on the football field, but.
01:07:32
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You know, I think yeah you made a good point. yeah He had a mouse. Gary had a couple of great seasons leading up to his actual defensive player of the year season. We got to get to number four as because this is where my my I feel like it's kind of grinding my gear. They got the Super Bowl MVP. They got the best damn NFL player since Tom Brady.
01:07:55
Speaker
Number four, Patrick Mahomes. Now, respectfully, he didn't have a patchrick ma home Patrick Mahomes-esque year last year, right? And this is why I be telling people too, man, just a little side note, SP, I have a I have a ah little disdain for the those dudes that'd be like, oh, I played in the NBA. So my opinion is more valuable than ah Tony to Savannah, SP's opinion. No, brother, it's not. but Because when you get a Gilbert Arenas, you got a Gilbert Arenas up here saying some of the foolishness he says. Now, to his credit, you know I want to give Gilbert Arenas his credit. He does say some good things. um But from time to time, you know Gilbert is just trying to go go viral with some of the stuff that he says. so
01:08:38
Speaker
Uh, i've had a little bit of ah a criticism With people that be like, oh i'm a i'm a you know, former player. So my opinion is more you had NFL players Vote on this list and patrick mahomes came up for give me top three dog. Give me top three like at least Uh, this is patrick mahomes. You know what I mean respectfully and like I say last year was not in my homie year um But he still got the job done. He still won. I think that Raiders game, that Christmas game was really what put a bad taste in a lot of people's mouth because they got exposed with Max Crosby and company.
01:09:18
Speaker
I'm going on a little rest because I'm really upset about that. When I seen when i seen number four, I was like, ah, yeah, yeah. And I'm glad we're talking about the list. ah Dom says, the players are more biased than we are. We comment on what we see in in the results. They comment based on their feelings and politics and business arrangements. And I also would say that they're
Quarterback Analysis and Biases
01:09:36
Speaker
friendships. You know what I mean? You might have some people that's Joe Burrow fans or you know what I mean? Or Lamar Jackson fans. They're going to slight patching my homes if that's your guy.
01:09:45
Speaker
Uh, but good comment on that one dom. I agree with you on that. What'd you say sp? How you feeling about this? Well, if you don't like that brother you're about to hate what i'm gonna say It's not only Do I not believe that you belong in the top three? I don't think he belongs in the top five ah All the way down to six son He had 4,000 yards and he had 14 interceptions. No, every quarterback these days should get 4,000 yards. I could wake up, throw ah go go to ESPN, drive Dan Orlowski to the game, coach him myself, and we get 4,000 yards in 16 NFL games. And then you've got 14 interceptions. Nah, man, that's not my homes. That's like Geno Smith.
01:10:33
Speaker
Like, nah, man, nah, nah, I'm not having it. You ain't putting him on the top five just because he's a champion. And, yeah, I do agree. He is the greatest player in the NFL. He is the greatest player since, you could say, Tom Shady and the, and the, and the, and the, and the New England sheeters or shitters or whatever. I ain't going to touch on any of that right now. I have no time for that.
01:10:57
Speaker
oh but patrick mahomes is the best and the best pla the greatest player in th the greatest player we'v long time and probably wi if he continues to win. but that being said last year was probably his worst season And granted, their wide receiver core were dropping balls like none other, the offensive line at injuries. I get it, but I don't care. If you're the greatest and you want to be hyped up to be the greatest and you want to be continued to be enthralled and and and and positively lifted up as the best in the league, then you need to continue to play like that. And when you have a down season or a bad season or a Geno Smith, Russell Wilson type season, well, then I'm going to put you where they are. And you do not belong in the top five.
01:11:40
Speaker
I can't argue with the sports professor. I'm not going to sit here and you got the curricula SP and our, I respect where you coming from. Maybe I'm just going off a little bit of my bias. This is my home. He's actually another dude that I seen play. He's from the same area, not the same town, but the same area that Trent Williams is from East Texas. So I got to see Patrick Mahomes, a couple of his football games and his baseball games when he was in college.
01:12:05
Speaker
I mean, in high school, th been in the MLB too, man. he got an arm on him as far as being a pitcher or standout baseball player. But I am a little exposed me. I'm exposed but but i do also understand, like Dominique had mentioned that players are voting on so many o And they're also voting on legacy. And so Patrick Mahoney and his three championships come into play when you're saying that, because you're honestly, if you are if if what are we talking about here? Are we talking about the top 100 players for this season based off of what they did this season? Or are we talking about their whole careers? Because if we're talking about the whole careers, then right now you can have Patrick Mahoney's number one every season, just like you could for you know LeBron all those years, or MJ all those years, or you know whoever.
01:12:52
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Um, that is at the top o for a long long period o talking about what they d even a mix of what they d into account their legacy i'm still not going to be able to put them that h
01:13:11
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Yeah. Yeah. and And when you break it down like that, yeah, if you go enough, the accumulated, you know, all, all of what you've done. Yeah. that That's a good fact. That's a good point. Um, cause like I say, I got to even, even with Patrick Mahomes being one of my guys, uh, I had to last year, it was hard to watch. A lot of those games was difficult to watch. I will say to his credit, uh, when he noticed that his wide receivers was beginning to be asked, he started running a lot. He got back to that rookie, my home. I had to go get the first down myself. So.
01:13:41
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ah But yeah, and other thing he doesn't use all of his skills, right? Because we know he can run because he showed it before, but he don't ever run. So and maybe if he incorporated, I know it's risky. You might get hurt. You might get the RG three kind of situation happened to you. But I mean, Lamar Jackson has made it relatively unscathed except for last post-season where he was hurt and missed games not last year, but the year before. um So, but you know, maybe if he used his legs a little more,
01:14:09
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his team would have won a championship last year. There are plenty of times I could recall where he could have ran the ball instead of forcing passes that he forced, especially in that Raiders game that you mentioned. Yeah. No, I had that agreed. Agreed. That was probably the hardest thing to watch was that Kirk, that Raiders game, but the black shit was not in my home. Ah, ah. I'll let that ask me. Now we're in the top three and there's been some controversy, not just surrounding Patrick Mahoney's spot, but some people have been, you know, I'm not too mad about, like, again, I would probably rearrange them, but I'm not mad at the top three. We got C-Mac, number 23 for the 49ers and red Christian McCaffrey.
01:14:57
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ah Real quick, I would say this, I was not high on Christian McCraffrey during his Carolina Panthers days. I knew he was a standout talent. I know that him and Cam was cooking, you know, when they was both healthy, ah they they both did good work for the Panthers. And then that that year after Cam left, it was just C-Mac and he had a, you know, he was really showing that what he is now, you know, ah but injuries kind of plagued him. Last year,
01:15:21
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ah yeah Check me up on being biased SP. All right. I had C-Mac as the NFL MVP of the entire season. And the only reason I say that is because that one game, I think he set out one game last year, he was like injured a little something. The 49ers was ass. It wasn't Purdy. It wasn't the defense. It wasn't Kyle Shanahan. C-Mac is the heart and soul of that team. When he is going, it's like the 49ers go as C-Mac go, you know, that old saying.
01:15:53
Speaker
um And not only just on the ground, he's he's a ah threat in the air. um you know i just I love his game now, now that he's wearing red, I guess. I'm gonna get some water. What's your take on CMAC being at number three?
01:16:12
Speaker
um Yeah, like you mentioned, the top three I'm good with. I'm personally good with the top three as it is. i don't i I could see you changing them around however you felt best for these three players, but these were the top three players last year. By any count and any measure, there's no other three players you could put in the top three other than these top three in my professional opinion.
01:16:36
Speaker
Um, and, uh, I agree. I actually had Christian McCaffrey as you did as my MVP for most of the season. Um, now when Tyree kill started in the middle of the season to put that stretch where he started to be like, Oh, now he might challenge Chad, john Chad Johnson, Calvin Johnson, the record.
01:16:57
Speaker
Then I was like, okay, now I've moved Tyreke up there with McCaffrey. They were kind of battling it out. But then, as you mentioned, right, Tyreke got hurt and McCaffrey was dealing with some injuries and Lamar Jackson just was able to put together a complete masterful season of running, throwing, and otherwise to end up winning the MVP last year. But I do not disagree with him. McCaffrey is the perfect weapon for that system. He's like the weapon X for that Shanahan system. He's the prototypical um you know kind of running back that you want these days that can catch passes out the backfield. He led the league in yards for scrimmage with 2023 and in touchdowns with 21. If I remember correctly, I think he had a four touchdown, maybe even was like a five touchdown game last season. so
01:17:42
Speaker
Um, pretty crazy. Um, but he, the, the, the really stat that really puts it all out there and shows you that he could have been MVP and also that you could possibly rank him above the other two aforementioned players that we'll talk about in a second is that he's the first, um, 49ers player to win offensive player of the year since Jerry Rice in 1993. So that proves of how good he was last night.
01:18:06
Speaker
And Niners are one of those teams that they keep talent too. So that's a amazing feat, all of the talent that's coming on for San Francisco. And shout out to my big bro, Alexis, Alexis Lopez. He's a big Niners fan. I told big bro, we were talking about going to a Niners game, but he he lives out there in Cali. He was like, nah, man, it's going to cost a hand in the foot. We'll save up our pennies, man. We're going to try to go out because I would love to go and see that see that legendary for team play. Hopefully, you know, get up.
01:18:36
Speaker
I'm gonna put this out there. ah Fun fact, not really a fun fact, Aaron Rodgers never beat. And here you go, Dom. You better hope y'all don't see the 49ers in the Super Bowl or something. Aaron Rodgers never beat the 49ers in ah ah when he was quarterbacking for us. Never, not once. um I think in a regular season, but definitely not in the postseason. They sent us to the crib every time, so.
01:18:59
Speaker
I just was thinking, and even last year, Jordan Love, the Jordan Love era started the same way the Aaron Rodgers era went, you know? So hopefully that's not, uh, for telling the 14 hours job number. This is past, you know, five, 10 seasons is messed up because we got the Cowboys number. So it was always, I was going to say, I was going to say, yeah, it's the same way that y'all got the Cowboys. That's exactly right. Yeah. It's not fair, bro. I wish we, I don't want nobody to have my number.
01:19:23
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everybody. I like what the 49ers have put together. Aaron Rodgers is the extreme. You know, I see, Dom, we going to work tomorrow because you have just been, now I love Ms. Dom and what she got to say about her takes. I'm not, I'm not going to be a blasphemous or egregious. It's funny that Aaron Rodgers has an arrow with only one time. You sure? You're not wrong.
01:19:46
Speaker
Nah, I agree. I have mixed villains about air riders, but at the end of the day, that's my guy. So I can't really speak against the team. Let's get to these top two real quick, SP. And we're going to get to some boxing. But I think I want to say that we got a lot of things to talk about as far as boxing goes. So we're going to wait to club with D. Shout out to the big bro. I definitely want to get him on here, because I know we've been meaning to schedule some fight talks for quite some time. So we're going to pick on that one. Yeah, definitely. If you got Dominique tomorrow, see if you can get him on.
01:20:16
Speaker
I know, I know he has family in town. I think they're still there through Wednesday, but maybe if he can do it Wednesday, maybe, or maybe, you know, next week or something, definitely get him on though. Well, I need you up there too, SP, because you're going to be coming in. and I know Club D, he the fight man. He the combat man. ah But I know you're going to have a ah good fact right in the middle of all of it, where me and him probably talking, he's going to be like, you know what? Get Canelo off the pound for pound. SP dropping it.
01:20:43
Speaker
ah But real fast we got one of the most excuse me I'm looking at Lamar Jackson. This guy is one of my favorite players. I have some criticisms about Lamar I don't think that last year of course we mentioned, I don't think that he had the the the prototypical Lamar Jackson MVP year as far as ah his previous MVP.
01:21:02
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he put up astronomical. He was pretty much playing out of this world, his first MVP. This MVP, I feel like he got high at the right time, you know, had his, you know, his game against ah the 49ers on Christmas and pretty much sustained his success from there. I think he had a five touchdown yeah against the 39ers. So not and not mad that he won it, but don't think he deserved it. But at number two, askp how you feeling about Mr. Jackson?
01:21:30
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Yeah, you know, I really last year was the opportunity for us to stop being so quarterback heavy when it comes to the MVP award. I really don't like that. um I while the quarterbacks, yes, they get paid the most and yes, are the most valuable because they always have the ball in their hand.
01:21:48
Speaker
um I think that we need to offer the chance for other players offensive and defensive um To be to be able to capture the MVP award because it gets really watered down but It's just quarterback year after year and I really don't like it So I thought last year was an opportunity For us to finally crown a non quarterback MVP for the first time and I believe it was eight or nine years We was consecutively or ten years something like that um But as we mentioned Tyreke Hill got hurt, Kristin McCaffrey had some injuries he was dealing with slowed down towards the end of the year and as you mentioned ah Lamar Jackson got hot at the right time and was having one of his ah best seasons of all year of his whole career. um yeah ah While it may not have been as explosive as first um I would venture to say that I thought this season was better more complete
01:22:45
Speaker
Um, you know, he led everybody at 21 rushing yards. You mentioned the five TDs. Um, he had five TDs and just rushing alone what plus your 36, 36 plus passing yards. Uh, if you're gonna go non quarter, if you're gonna go quarterback for the award, he deserved it more than any other quarterback. So I don't fault for him getting the MVP, but I really wish that Tyreek Hill and Christian McCaffrey would have been able to stay fully healthy so that we could have seen a non-quarterback win that award. But, you know, I'm good with it, and he still belongs in the top three. Again, wherever you want to put him, I'm fine. where Wherever you want to put all three of these interchangeably, I'm good with it. um I could see it any which way.
01:23:31
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I respect that. That's a faggots me. Now I'm looking at it. I'm kind of read back and because every time you start dropping the nutritional facts, I'm like, yeah, yeah, I guess he deserved it. But I was still one of the, I still gotta say I thought Brock Purdy had a case. I know that's not a popular take, uh, but Brock Purdy as a system quarterback was balling. And I think he just kind of, he was hiding the beginning kind of like how Lamar was hot, excuse me, towards the end. Um, and then he kind of tapered off a little bit, but I think that Brock still had a point, you know, a case, um, as well. but like you say lamore and only thing about what more more any time you
01:24:07
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ah my bad i I know the only thing that the only thing about Lamar Jackson, and I'm sorry, but ah is that the the playoff thing, you know, that the plate we dropped the ball on the plate, well, not just him, the Ravens, ah John Harbaugh, how you got the number one Russian oh that never understood. He got the number one Russian attack in in all the football. And you know, you got a ball 50 times, Doug, like, oh, man. So I can't put that on a little more as much. i You know, I blame coaching and in strategy for that. But I'm sorry. i Go ahead. What were you cooking? you
01:24:40
Speaker
but No, no, no, I just wanted to say and add on to what you were saying is that if Tyreek Hill would have stayed healthy, we probably he would probably would have broken Calvin Johnson's record and we probably would have been seeing him as the MVP. But as you mentioned, right, Lamar Jackson got hot at the right time, ah but he also had a ah really great season. And yes, he has had his playoff failures.
01:25:04
Speaker
We've seen time after time that him and the Ravens, it's not just him, as you mentioned him and the Ravens have not been able to get it done. But as the leader of the team, as the you know quarterback, as the most important player or whatever it is for each individual team, that falls on him. um So yes, I agree with you while Jim, Jim.
01:25:20
Speaker
while john Harbaugh should be running the ball a lot more because you're completely right the Baltimore Ravens are a rushing and defensive team have always been that way their strategy set up and everything is constructed for that football team to be a running and defensive ah team ah you gotta you gotta go to where your strengths are and not just with Lamar Jackson. But I mean, and i and yes, you're you're, you know, your free-headed monster last year was a combination of Gus Edwards and Keaton Mitchell, who was a rookie. And you also had, um but you know, different pickups throughout the year. I remember at one point in time, they had Latavius Murray. So, yeah of but use it, right? If you've got that good rushing team, then use it. Yeah, I do.
01:26:09
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a hundred percent And that defense, you made a mention in that defense, low key. Are you good?
01:26:18
Speaker
Yeah, I just thought I lost you for a second, but it was just the screen went dark. My bad. Okay. Okay. Uh, you made a mention of that defense that defense man is arguably better than, I'm not going to say better than Ray Lewis's, but that's probably the second best defense in all the Ravens franchise history. Cause they was balling last year. We've got about a very offensive happy era. You still able to be all time great on the defensive side of the ball.
01:26:43
Speaker
Yeah. That was, that was impressive. that's They're going to be hurt this year. They lost their main defensive player and probably their best defensive player and Patrick queen. He went to the Steelers and that's going to be a huge loss for them. Huge. Got it about that. Damn. How are you going to lose? You can't lose your best player to the ops, man. Not the diamond. When they, when he came in, it was the second half of the season last year, and not even the second half, probably like the, it's probably like took him like the first few games to get acclimated. But once he did, man, it was like,
01:27:13
Speaker
with him on the field and him off the field, the Ravens were just a completely different defense. Yeah. Facts. That is a good, we're going to have to cook on this SP. Now that's football season. We're going to have to do away with the basketball man, get pulled fully into this football. Because you cook right now, you cooking right now SP. But all right.
01:27:31
Speaker
I'm gonna let you go after this one. I appreciate the great content. The professor only stays smart with disease, baby. I'll be in no sleep. I'm lying lazy. I'm lying late i mean trying to sleep, but I'll be in there tossing and turning all night. Hey, me neither. That's the thing. I have to force myself to go to sleep. I'll stay up all night reading sports articles. like I can't get enough. but I look at the clock and now that I got the little kids, you know, they get up at six in the morning. So I go to sleep at four and they come in the room, daddy, daddy. I'm like, Oh, what's up. oh no love no no Yeah. I can't wait till they get a little older so I could torch it in like, get on up. the yeah But we got number one, the Kita.
01:28:20
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former Kansas City Chief ah Super Bowl champion, probably the best damn wide receiver I've seen since. I mean, you could throw a B Antonio Brown in there, but Antonio ain't never won nothing. guys So we got to give it to, he probably the best. I don't know. I'm about to do a little captain. I'm going to do a little since Calvin Johnson, since we put the name out there, uh, it's been a lot of great receivers. I'm going to do a little captain Tyreke, the best since Megatron, man. We'll do a little capital right now. As Pete, uh, but he was ah ranked the number one player voted on by the other NFL players. We all know that he put up.
01:28:56
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video game-like numbers. Are you thinking about those receivers? Did I catch it? I'm trying. I'm trying to think about receivers in the past 20 years. I'm trying. Yeah, and that's that's like, we I think our generation, you know, just as far as... Because Megatron retired when? What, like 2008 was that or something like that? Or was it later than that? It was loud later than that, actually.
01:29:23
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I'd be lying at the same time. No, he's not even in the Hall of Fame yet. So never mind. It has to be five. It has to be less than five years because he's not in the Hall of Fame. Didn't he make the whole thing? He's been retired longer than five years. I know for sure. Okay. That's what I thought. Hold on. Let me look up. Let me look this up. Go ahead. Keep talking. I'll look it up. Now, as far as Calvin, John, I think, I think they had to have like a vote. You know what I mean? I know. 2016 he retired.
01:29:50
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16 so damn yeah it's been long so the 2015 season was his last season that was almost 10 years ago. And council Johnson, man, that was him and Barry Sanders, you know, this, those, their story arcs just retiring so early on. I mean, respectfully, you know, he know his body and everything, his health. Uh, but we, we should have got another, he's supposed to be retiring just around this that, you know, around this time now, you know, to be fair, but we got to screwing your fans and screwing your franchise out of, of famous franchise players. The Detroit lions are definitely at the top of that list.
01:30:26
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Chicago Bulls and the Detroit Lions, man, that's one of my little, no team wastes more talent than these two dudes, these two organizations, as far as I've been alive, you know. And that's why I just always say at that, because I've always had a disdain for the Detroit Lions being a Packers player, and then that my Bulls can't get right for nothing, but but We'll talk about that the next stream for show.
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01:30:48
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I mean, the only blasphemy I can think of would come from you being blasphemous to Devontae Adams, because that's probably the only person in the past 10 years I could put above Tyrico.
01:31:00
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Devontae is up there, but I will put Devontae in the same classes, like Andre Johnson, you know, those studs, but I've seen better, you know, respectfully. yeah not the best even Even at these, stage even at this stage is in both their careers. I take Tyrico with Devontae and Devontae is my guy, you know, so. Oh, yes. and this page Yes. I meant Packers Devontae is what I meant. Packard Devontae was Patrick Devontae was carrying us, man. Everybody kept giving Aaron Rodgers the credit. It was like, nah, Jordy Nelson started getting old. And Devontae was on his come up that I remember vividly on Madden just throwing this dude the ball like 20 times.
01:31:44
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bam is oh I completely put his name out of my mind, son. We signed him right after he left y'all, and it was a horrible season he had for us. I completely put his name out of my mind. Thanks for bur bringing that back up. appreciate I appreciate y'all taking that off our hands because Jordy was getting older, man. We got good years out of him, but, ah you know, it is what it is. It is what it is. It fired the time and on that note. but now yeah adam yeah but i' go with charlie hill I'm good. which i would he' be in the top I'm good good with that yeah me but especially the, he had a video game year last year, man. That man was putting up numbers left and right before that injury. And we got to mention the 70 point game. What were the 71, 72 damn their points at the Miami? yeffphins put them off Don't forget that on the board. That against, ah, watching yeah you your team that gave up 70 points, your bum.
01:32:44
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Colorado's first game this year is against North Dakota State. That's a damn good. Adam Hurley, we are not covering college football right now, although I'm not mad at that. We're going to get into some college football pretty soon. College football is only three weeks away. Three weeks? Yeah, I've been looking at some articles and I was like, it's time to start putting out some college football content.
01:33:07
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um Well, you're right to go. Tyree kill had 1800 yards and was on pace to break Calvin Johnson for Now, they do have one more game now than they did when Calvin Johnson was playing so that we would have had to factor that in had he broke the record. But just the fact that he's on pace to break the record in the first place, I, you know, automatically puts him in my top 30. Oh, yeah. Yeah. And, and, and There's nothing you can argue with there. Even with my guy Mahomes, I would have put him at number two. I love Tyreek at number one. Again, he's another dude. Him and Lamar are kind of in that same boat for me. It's our postseason, how the Chiefs just literally shut them down. But I think that was more to most so the cold weather too, Miami being a warm climbing team. Tyreek should be accustomed. Well, you got two of them. You've got to have two of them. You've got to throw you the ball too. so
01:34:04
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ah Dolphins are on my team, i'm ongoing Tyree. Okay, Adam, now we back to the, now we back to the NFL, brother. Okay. I'm not mad at that. Now, now we're back on on schedule. i Yeah. But Tyree, number one definitely deserved. Um, I can't argue with that at all. And again, the list wasn't bad. We, the NFL did good. NFL players did some good voting.
01:34:28
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