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Good evening everybody. I'll welcome to another edition of the Sports Have Change.
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My name is Scott Mortarrock MotorCity man. What a great Pundit is funny.
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We had a little bit really or we talked about Troy Weaver, Panhackling,
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and you know we have a great show tonight. Jamie Ellis will be reporting
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from Madison Square Garden out in New York at the Big East Sernament. We'll
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wait for him to command. Meanwhile, I want to introduce the crew that
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we have. George Iicorn back for a doubleheader. George, yeah, yeah,
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good to be on tonight. Looking forward to the show. Scott and
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mister Punning himself. Jacob Prisoner's got enough boys to go ahead and have good
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How do you guys doing this evening? Doing all right? Long time they'll
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see a few minutes, okay, good stuff. And Travis has become our
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most and most valuable player the way he moves around from inside the pitch skin
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over to the sports Exchange. We could have used him last night, but
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you know he comes down here when we need him to pinch it and light
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to him back. I don't know if i'd like to see it shirt,
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but otherwise I like the man himself. Oh sorry, sorry, you see
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f shirt My apologies, yes, no, apologies nothing. I thought you
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I thought you were I thought you were trying to rub yourself for some reason.
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I mean, yes, I was trying to rub it off and hopefully
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no one. Yeah, sorry, all right. So anyways, we've got
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a little stack show. We're going to be talking a lot of football.
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But you know, for Joshua Burstein, okay, requesting a hockey topic,
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We've got one for you. So staying there a little bit, Joshua,
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we got a hockey topic, but I can't mention that right now. Well,
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little bit. Let's get to the first topic, one that will certainly make
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Travis Ome feel pretty good, and he's gonna get first word about it.
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Okay, Now we're gonna be talking about a couple of players connected to one
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particular team at one point or another, and that's Jacks Quban's Gardner Minshew is
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off to the Raiders of All Places, and of course Mac Jones and Jacksonville
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and Joshua I hate to say this great mind stig alike. That is the
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topics. A hold on, we'll get to it shortly. We'll get to
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that. So all right, let's talk about the QBS there, I mean,
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Gardner Mischu Minshew had a rough situation where he was given a pretty rough
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Jacksonville Jaguars team back in what with that twenty twenty season, and no one
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would really was no one could have survived that situation. And then you kind
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of saw what it looked like once Trevor Lawrence actually was given general pretty much
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that similar sort of talent level surrounding him ended up struggling. Then you put
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Gardner Minshew in a reasonable situation in Indianapolis with an actual good offensive coordinator,
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and he looks like a quality like a quality quarterback. I won't say,
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you know, he's not a top fifteen guy. He's not truly a Pro
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Bowl guy. I know he was the Pro Bowl alternate this past year,
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but yeah, but he nevertheless, he's an average too above average quarterback and
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that's what he looked like when he was actually placed into a reasonable situation.
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So it's a great deal for him. You know, you always strike when
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the money's hot. You get the money when it's available. Hey, I
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have nothing bad to say about Gardner Minshew. He's been placing some pretty impossible
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situations and he finally got into a great one and he was able to kind
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of parlay that into a good role in you know, Las Vegas and then
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Mac Jones going to Jacksonville. I mean, that's if he wasn't the first
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round draft pickers, wouldn't be a story. And I know that's a rough
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thing to say, but at the end of the day, we all know
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it's kind of true. He's a struggling quarterback in the hopes that he's going
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to be learning a new offense and competing for that backup job with CJ.
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Bethton Jacksonville, and the hope is that he can capitalize on that. Jacksonville
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just last year tried to bring in a Canadian sensation, Nathan Rourke, you
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know, the basically the MVP of the Canadian League who's now also in New
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England. Weirdly, they so they tried to bring him in just in twenty
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twenty two season and that didn't work out, end up not being able to
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capitalize and take the backup role from c J. Patter. Now they're basically
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doing the same thing the next year, all for a six round draft pick.
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That's much. I mean, a lot of Jaguar fans are like all
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over the place about that. That's not much ado about nothing. Hopefully he
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wins the backup role. All right, let's go to the pet room.
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Okay, we have an active one here. We'll go ahead, Candy top
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to bottom. Put him up there. Everybody's out that's out there on YouTube
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can see him. There you go, so if I can't read him,
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everybody can see him. There we go, bringing them down there, one
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by one, two by two, three by ere a go. Yeah,
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I'm sure you'll give us a lot of good topics, okay, Josh,
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And I'm looking forward to getting your back on here. I love your energy,
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your wife and your kid and your energy on these things. And Jesse
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Stueber, you're the man and the man you always have an open invite anytime
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you want, all right, George Eichorn, what's your take on the two
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quarterback Minshew and Matt Jones? Well, Minshew, yeah, I mean,
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you know, his second sixth round pick. You know, he had a
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great stud I mean I look back at Jacksonville twenty nineteen, I mean a
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sixty percent completion ray, thirty two hundred yards, twenty one touchdown, six
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interceptions. Second year at Jacksonville again nine games, you know, and things
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were still pretty good for him. But the situation with Indianapolis was great.
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I loved it at Indianapolis. He was really good this past year. I
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mean, you know, for what, like you said, Travis, I
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mean, you know, for the set of circumstances he was dealt seventeen games,
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sixty two percent completion ray thirty three hundred yards and fifteen touchdowns. But
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the fact of the matter is is these guys are jumping around now. Teams
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are anxious to try something new at quarterback position, you know. And so
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the Raiders got him. Now mac Jones going to Jacksonville. That's gonna be
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interesting. I'm not entirely clear on that one yet, but it's going to
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be very interesting. A lot of movements got I mean, you know,
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and and you know Cousins and you know, there's so many movements among quarterbacks
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right now. But Minshew's a decent backup. Yeah, I mean, you
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know, but we'll see what happens. I mean, when he gives it
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his all. It seems like he's got a decent throwing arm, and and
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I think the guy's very good. Maybe Candy has start a full time maybe
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not. We don't know what Las Vegas is going to do. They might
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still draft a quarterback, we don't know, but they picked up a good
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guy. I like Minshew. I really do. Hey, Jacob, about
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Minshew, I'm gonna say this, George. One thing about Minshew is he
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has taken every job and opportunity and everything whatsoever. That would have been Mitchell
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Trubisky if he had a good time in Pittsburgh. That he is the new
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world of the mid quarterback that can make plays, that can do well with
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a decent OC do all that stuff. Now that Mitch is done, he's
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fighting his one spots, sticking to it. He won't play again. I'm
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just saying Minshew's that guy now. But as far as Mac that beeping you
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here, that's every OC's heart rate going then crazy when they think of the
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idea having to do MC mac Jones. That is I mean mac Jones versus
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c. J. Bethard is kind of like the early UFC fights between the
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guys that think that they invented martial arts and they fought each other had nine
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hundred and zero record. That's what mac Jones versus C. J. Bethard
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is going to look like. That's gonna be horrible. So but see,
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the thing is, I was saying from the minute mac Jones gott in the
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New England in the first place, that Bill Belichick was leashing him for a
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reason. He's not that good. And you're going and the thing is,
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you're going to see it without you're going to see why he did in the
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first place. It's not even from the bad yo. Actually, you're gonna
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see it now. Okay, here's what I've got to say. Number One,
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I was covering the Brandon Puts a Jag wires when Minshew was drafted first
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time. I'd after covered one with the Jags and they were thrilled that they
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got him in the sixth round. I don't think they had Tom Brady written
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all over him, but a quality quarterback that was had some pretty good stats
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up at Washington State, I believe, is where he played, and I
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think he played at Alabama for a while and there was a lot of praise
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upon him, and he didn't do that badly in Jacksonville. Meanwhile, you
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know, and let's face it, the Raiders made a couple of corresponding moves
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when they got rid of Brian hoyeror Jimmy Garoppolo today, so minshe's in there,
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so you know, maybe there's an opportunity for him to start. He
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had a good year out in Indianapolis. And let me just talk to you
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about a couple of corresponding moves. Joe Flacco to the indian Colts here,
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it was a great move over there because now you'll have insurance for Anthony Richardson
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and Flackos deal will be worth up to eight point seven million. And anybody
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can figure out why Jameis Winston ended up with Cleveland Browns. To me,
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that's what you call I need a fort I need one of those what do
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you call it? Bristol balls? But I can't figure that one out.
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Now ask for Mac Jones. This is a reclamation project for Doug Peterson,
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it really is. And if anybody can fix Mac Jones, it is Doug
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Peterson. You know, Trevor Lawrence has had a lot of wear and tear
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on him, okay, and you began to see it a little bit.
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So let's just say, you know, you get two, three or four
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good games out of them if God forbid, you know, Lawrence gets hurt
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you and you've got to pick up there for what next to nothing? So
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I believe the Jaguars know what they're doing, okay, But these moves here
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all are there for a reason. I mean, you know, come on,
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you get a guy like Mac Jones for pennies on the dollar that Bill
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Belichick wrecked, Go O'Brien couldn't fix Joe Judge and Matt Patricia. That wasn't
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his fault that he had poor coaching. It really wasn't. Then he had
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Bailey Zachy bring them down. I think Jack's is going to make out much
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better than most people think on this whole thing. I really really do.
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There's hope for mac Jones and Doug Peterson is the right answer for it.
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All right, Well, you know, go ahead, Jake mac Jones versus
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Bailey Zappi is the ultimate Thursday night football spectacular. I'm telling you right now,
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I'm just waiting for that one. Yeah, I uh, I was
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waiting for you to say that. I was hoping to cut you off,
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but because you were so polite, but the finger up I handle it,
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Rod looked like I'd look really bad. So I'm glad you put that in
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there. I'm sure those Amazon games are pretty interesting in their own right because
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of the fact that you never know what you're gonna get with them. Anyways,
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Okay, with that said, we'll move on. JBLS will be coming
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on whenever. I don't care. But meanwhile, let's stay in the quarterback
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position. Russell Wilson is going to the Pittsburgh Steel is not a one year
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one point two million dollar deal. You know, if you want to convert
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it in the normal terms, well just say at the dollar store and Denver
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os Wilson thirty eight million after terminating his contract. I'll lead off with this
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one here. Okay, he's in good hands with Mike Tomlin. Sean Payton
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didn't like him. Mike Tomlin'll be fine. He'll give him Aaron Rodgers Field
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relaxed. Okay, we're not gonna get ready. Meanwhile, Mason Rudolph as
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a Tennessee Titan, go figure. We're not talking about Rudolph. But you
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know, let's face the reality. If you're in Pittsburgh and you can get
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people cheap, you can do it with the Steelers of the Pirates. And
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I don't have my Pittsburgh staff out at night. But with that said,
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mister opinion, okay, pundit, whatever, what do you think of Russell
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Wilson going to the Steelers at one point two million and the Denver Broncos eating
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a thirty eight million dollar piece of dead cap here? Can you only imagine
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what happened if they played in the playoffs and Russell Wilson gets evil of them.
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We'll leave that for another time. Because I know you're loaded on this
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one anyway. Well, Travis, you probably saw me on Twitter all week
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and you probably saw the whole thing, and I was like, what did
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I say about a one of my bears to take advantage of that, because
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I was the one who said one point two million when you have a sixty
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eight million dollar calf left under the calf left to where you could do something
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like that, get a lower draft pick where you don't have to pay the
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guarantee so much of a guarantee, you can go get real weapons like crazy.
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The thing is, Pittsburgh's in that situation. Now they can do that.
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Now they can go do this thing. And it's like, but these
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are the things that you bring up when everybody's wanting to slobber all over the
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highlights, you know, and some five I mean they're already. I mean,
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Pittsburgh has already slabbed over five year old highlights of Russell Wilson when he
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was a Seattle there one to forget about Denver. You're not seeing a Denver
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highlights. There was none, but the but the big thing is this is
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the thing Denver. I mean, I'm just saying, excuse me, Kenny,
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Pickett had thirteen touchdowns career touchdowns in twenty six career starts. His backup
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had eight and eight starts five less. You get my point, five less
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and sixteen less starts. And it's like, and you want to know what
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Russell Wilson at last year? Twenty six touchdowns, eight interceptions through it all.
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This is the point I'm saying with this. There are people that are
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kind of playing the prisoner of the moment and say, oh, Mike Tomlin
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might have had his first losing season. H if he can win like that,
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if he could get ten wins like that, with that those two quarterbacks
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and Lana, Mason Wilson and Mason Rudolph is saving, he'll be fine.
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For trust me, he'll be fine. All right, what do you think,
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Travis not in your head? Were you not in your head? To
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Travis, I need to hear this one. No bingo, man, it's
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death Texas. And Mike Tomlin been five hundred like that's that's the thing.
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And if he can go five hundred with small hands pick it at quarterback,
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then he can absolutely go five hundred with Russell Wilson, Like I don't think
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that's even I don't think that's even arguable for most people if you are just
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a normal NFL fan watch the game. I'm saying, you don't have to
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have any IQ at that point. So I don't know, Like I don't
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know what they're going to do as far as that offensive line and trying to
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actually truly establish the running game that they truly want to establish. That's gonna
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be the big piece. You know, we'll see what happens there, because
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you don't want Russell Wilson trying to do what he did in Seattle, because
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Russell Wilson is not athletically the quarterback he was in Seattle, and he doesn't
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and he shouldn't have to be. That was always going to be a thing
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as far as how would he age a lot like Brett far when he got
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older, Like how he's not that guy who's gonna run around all day and
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just extend to play and everything. Guess you're gonna have to rain that in
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a little bit. And I'm sure Tom and I'm sure they will do that
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when you start getting into the playbook. But nevertheless, yeah, they're gonna
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have to invest in that O line and try to truly establish the running game
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in the way that they want to, and they'll realistically be a five team,
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if not a five hundred plus team, even in that difficult conference.
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Well, in the eyes of the late Bob Barker on the price is right.
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The price was right for Russell Wilson and Pittsburgh with Mike Town Okay,
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that's aldreus to it one point two million dollars at least this year. If
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he stayed next year, it's another story. But we'll see. You know,
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I think that for Pittsburgh this isn't everything to gain, nothing to lose
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situation, and Denver had had enough. They didn't want him anyway. So
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I'll be curious to see what the Bronc goes to with the quarterback situation.
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But with that said, I'll turn it over to George hhorn Well. I
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you know, I've been supportive for many years of Russell Wilson. I liked
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the guy. I know that he's had some really tough years the last few.
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Of course, we all know that Denver obviously was not a good fit
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despite that that heavy trade material and a large salary they had to pay for
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Wilson. But I I think this is a good move. I think it's
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a good move by the Steelers. I think that you know, he's got
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a lot still left in him. And I mean, you know, I'll
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due respect, five hundred is not going to cut it, but I know
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what you're saying about that, but there's got to be, uh, there's
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got to be some optimism, a little bit more optimism, I should say,
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with the Steelers team right now after they acquired him, and for pennies
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on the dollar literally like you said, Scott, I mean, they got
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a good deal to getting him, signing him. And also the fact is,
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yeah, he's not as mobile as it used to be, but you
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know, he still did have twenty six touchdowns last year, twenty six passes
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and you know, eight interceptions. But you know, he just couldn't get
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it done in Denver. So the situation is different now, new environment in
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Pittsburgh. Tomlinson is gonna obviously help him out, I think as a quarterback.
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So I'm looking forward to see what he could do along with Pickett there
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in the Steelers offense. All Right, J b allisapian in a few moments,
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so this will be a perfect opportunity. Everybody now that our website www
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dot South Florida Tribune dot Com, Twitter, Slash acts at Tribute South.
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Candyabling is behind the scenes producing the show. And I have a book out
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there called Lesson from the Microphone, Tuning into the Enduring Wisdom of Visionary Leaders.
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You see it on your screen, okay, old school media versus New
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school media. It is available on Kindle and Amazon and now Barnes and Noble,
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and we're looking to add more and more places to put the book.
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So that gives me an opportunity to talk about this book here where there are
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a lot of people I didn't meet, but I felt like I did.
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It's a book that you can talk about relationships that I've met over the years
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and whether they're out there going, whether you meet these people or not,
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you feel like you know them in a different way indirect versus direct. And
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josh we are going to be working on the audible version soon. Right now,
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we're just trying to get a lot of our ducks in order early on,
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but that is something that's in the works. In fact, my brother
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in law, Steve Ebling, is going to be doing it for us.
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Hanging there, Joshua, and hopefully you'll have an appen you know, it's
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still available online as well. But you know, but it dies back into
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forty four years in this business and I will be doing a second version of
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it, probably hopefully later in the year as well. So you know again,
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somebody asked me a question, what's in it for me? You know
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what I told him, You have an opportunity to learn about the most complex
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in industry on the planet is Marshall mucluan would say. The media medium is
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a message. That's the thing that we learned early in school, right George
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about Marshall, mccluhan and other here in new school media, old school media.
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It doesn't matter, you're still going to get it, whether it's the
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Internet and local TV, cable TV. And yeah, thanks a lot for
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the kind of words hand to learn from a living legend, Joshua. You're
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all too kind. And again I still got to get you back on here,
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Joshua, and you keep trying to find a way. Oh pretty much
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for buddies on. We're going to get you on here anyways. So again,
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if Joshua wants to come on, he's got an open invitation. But
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no, this is an opportunity for me to five months on it. And
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you know again, I had to leave out a lot of stuff to accommodate
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when you put a book like this together about making the pieces go ahead and
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fit. But again, old school media, it's changed a lot. Somebody
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asked me, what if I have a lot of the young guys that wouldn't
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care about old school media. Well, guess what, they don't have to
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read the first part, but they're gonna read the second part. Right,
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It's not like we have one book on old school news. Well, it's
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all combined, so two hundred and six pages worth of information. George Eiicorn
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wrote the forward. Were waiting on JB. Elis. Anybody have any thoughts
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really quickly before JB gets on here about the first two topics that got the
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Jags and Russell Wilson, anybody, I got everything. I got everything I
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wanted to say on that. All right, we'll just let me just go
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ahead and let everybody know that JB. Ellis is currently covering the Big East
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Tournament out in at Madison Square. Gun. I've never been to Madison Square
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Gun, been outside of it. Would like to get there one day.
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And now JB. Ellison recent weeks has really understood the written part of journalism.
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It's something that he embraces now. Before he was more into the audio
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in the visual and I think that part of the journalist's growth, and Jacob
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is learning how to embrace it as well as and Benzels Snipes actually majored in
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journalism, so he understands it really well. But the thing you have to
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be able to do in this industry is you have to be able to write
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the words before you can speak it. And I think that a lot of
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that's the advice I can get to anybody out there that if you want to
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be a journalist, you have to be able to write well. And when
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I was able to get that first book done, it won't take me long
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to get that second one because you've been there, You've done that. You
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know, I've self published a book, so the South Florida Tribute is technically
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a publishing company, and I'm working on a lot of other projects as well.
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So you know, I think that you know, and I tell you
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I'm proud to say that everybody on this show is in the book. Travis
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Holmes is in the book. Okay, why is Travis Holmes in the book?
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I met the man over in the Jacksonville Jaguars game gravitated to this guy's
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energy and enthusiasm. We became good friends. Wanted an opportunity, and Travis
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could have fell off, but all he did was just stick around because he
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has unbelievable journalistic qualities. And now in recent weeks, Travis has found himself
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juggling between the sports Exchange as well as as as well as inside the pigskin.
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So but that said, you have you have daby Ellis, Yes we
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do all right? Well, jaby Ellen said, why from Madison Square Garden.
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Welcome to the Chelse Dad. What's going on, guys? How's everybody
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doing? Guy? He's in the most famous arena out there. What you
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got, mister Alice? Good take so far? A couple of kick games.
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Xavier uh Xavier against Butler was a great game, came down to the
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end. Second game, the Providence Georgetown game was a bit of a blowout,
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but Georgetown hunt tough all the way to the end. They were down
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ten with like three minutes to go. Just had some empty possessions and horrible
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free throw shooting, but the effort was there. They're going to be a
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better team next year. I can see it already. I got to poll
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against going over right now, this is a game I'm very interested in,
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as we all know them at Saint John's Van. So right now I'm rooting
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hard for De Paul, even though I'm supposed to be rut to get in
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the press area. You know, subconsciously I'm rooting for De Paul. And
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it's only ten to six at about the twelve minute mark, so the pols
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Hag its tough here. I'm not sure what's happening with this game. I
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just got up with the press conferences. I got to say, the Big
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East does a heck of a job with their program. You know, the
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commissioners and the PR people top notch. I mean, I've got to three
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Super Bowls. You know, I would say that their PR people are just
23:59
as good. From what I'm saying. You know, well, you know,
24:03
Jab, it's funny how you figure not around the root and the Frost
24:07
class. You know how many times that George I told her, you know,
24:11
we really have so I'll play. I'll give you a piece of advice,
24:14
Dave. Okay, although you have a lot of teams there, you
24:17
can always keep. You can always cheer it quietly because if the team that
24:21
you have wins, as well. We're in a much better mood. But
24:23
you know what, this is only your second rodeo after the first one with
24:30
the call and Ken John. Okay, this guy here. I was telling
24:34
her in the audience before he came on that you're learning quick and now we're
24:37
trying to get you some game athletes. Here is what we're doing, mister
24:41
Allis. So now I have a question for you out. Okay, you
24:45
chance to get one question in with Rick Patino. You're going to try to
24:48
get Patino again later in the tournament, and do you think we could get
24:52
to so definitely without a doubt. So I just got up for the press
24:56
conference. I got questioned with the Kidney player of the Year, Evan Carter
25:03
and Devin Carter, Georgetown head coach uh Ed Cooley, and then of course
25:12
I went over to the Georgetown locker room because they do open locker rooms still
25:17
for the Big East part of it, and I just spoke with Wade Bristol
25:21
Junior about the effort that the Hoyas put out tonight sook you know, that's
25:26
why it took me so long to get up here. I was doing a
25:29
little bit of work getting some sound bites for us so we can get them
25:33
up on the website. You know, I got the first article from the
25:36
first game written while I was waiting for the second game. That well,
25:40
the last game, I gotta write an article up here. You guys are
25:42
delaying progress. Yeah, you know, it really breaks my heart. By
25:47
the way, I got to tell you in the chat room, Joshua Birsta
25:49
puts JB and destroying them. My eyes are so bad. I'm gonna guess
25:55
for me that he has six or seven exclamation points. If this is an
25:59
I A and if it isn't going to fail it any well, anyways,
26:03
but here's the thing, Jbay. Now, the man had computer there.
26:07
Okay, the man has his computer. We put him on the spot show
26:11
you yeah TV. Oh out their seat. I told you there are no
26:15
flour seats down there for a guy like that. We talked about this on
26:19
fun and punted. Nobody's sitting on the floor anymore. Uh uh. And
26:23
by the way, on Saturday, I had the opportunity to talk to let's
26:29
see, we had Penny Hardaway and Dusty Mays. So let me tell you.
26:33
I want me about these coaches in college. They're pretty candidates. What
26:36
they are but jb Ellis and I were going to consider doing the show the
26:40
Celebrity and the Journalists. Okay, maybe one of these days we'll get a
26:44
chance to do it. I don't know, but I can guarantee you one
26:47
thing. Okay, Now, once we stick this guy in the feel a
26:49
little bit more, I can tell you right now that go team may be
26:52
there, but he won't be going to the celebrity part realizing what a real
26:56
journalist did. We had to break this guy in the cold player. Okay,
27:02
so it's the only idea about the celebrity and the journalist we're making jb
27:07
Ellis learn the hard way. That wasn't that one of those invitations that they
27:11
had on a Rocky to learn the heartation. But mister Ellis, I'm telling
27:18
you now, you're wearing that journalism hat man the journalism had. How does
27:22
it feel the word of journalism had? Do you still think you're a celebrity
27:26
right now? Of course? Oh you're not. Of course the players want
27:30
to speak to me. Yeah, celebrity start as my brother. I don't
27:37
think his skihead is gonna work, even though he's got J. B Ellis
27:41
on it. Now, a baseball hat you might get away with Okay,
27:44
but if Ski had inside of a building, U turn backwards. Okay,
27:52
I got his name, I might give a little pass on that. So
27:56
so turning around, Oh that's why you can't put J. B Ellis on
27:57
the phone with over sit exactly. So jb Ellis at the most famous arena
28:04
at Madison Square Garden and this guy is going to be getting it dirt,
28:08
you know. I'll tell you. I can't wait to get the feedback from
28:11
jb Ellis. Okay when he reads the rest of my book and instead of
28:17
Paul Harvey's saying, looks hear the rest of the story. I'm waiting for
28:21
jb Ellis to read the rest of the book and see how much he learns
28:25
there. So real quick, it's Ted Nuye going over. So Paul's got
28:32
the ball. After the TV timeout, they just started back up. So
28:36
good Dave going here. I wasn't expecting this, Well you weren't. Well,
28:41
how many games have you been to where you actually have to work?
28:42
Were you anna expect? I can tell any games I've been to where I
28:45
didn't expect a lot of stuff, and all of a sudden, great,
28:48
when you've seen everything, you haven't seen everything, so we're just breaking the
28:51
guys did popping his cherry out there learning how to do this. So Icky's
28:55
saying, popped his carry here. Now it's not the SEC. I can
28:57
get away with it, right jab. So okay, early in the game,
29:04
you know, and I'm excited that you're going to the big East tournaments
29:08
that you're there because it shows that you come a long way in a short
29:11
period of time, and that's what this is all about. There you go,
29:15
You've got Joshua birthday. Put it out there, kay, there you
29:18
go, Jav. Look at this Joshua bursting to me on the biggest man
29:23
there. There's those nights of all my guy Joel, Oh, we got
29:27
a joke. Okay, and then Denzel snipe man jb ain't know, ain't
29:33
all dead, But I don't know all that. He thinks he just wasn't
29:40
He thinks he was wanting somebody who's talk that the big tournament. Well you
29:42
know what, Denzel, I guess tonight he really is because here what's going
29:47
on now? We got this back and forth between Thirstein and Snein. So
29:52
right there at my birthday and my y Jav, where you at I'm watching
29:57
the game, all right, he's up there, way way up top.
30:03
I'll be the it's pulled the Chase sky bridge or something. I gotta say
30:10
they redid the garden pretty well. I mean they have this little bridge thing
30:15
you actually go downstairs. It's all the way up. I'm higher than the
30:18
Jumbo Tron. But the new is perfect. It's like you can see everything.
30:25
So it can't beat that. Well, I'm sure you got a pretty
30:27
good scoreboard if noseleys a little thing. And yeah, gosh, so you're
30:30
the best. I'm watching the motors city man. Yeah, sure you're watching.
30:34
I guess again they got you all eating good out there. Yeah,
30:37
that's a good question. How they deal with the press fode out there.
30:41
So they did sandwiches, uh fries tonight. It's like season fries. And
30:48
they had to like a candy bowl and some sodas. So do you do
30:53
you think that by the end of the tournament they're gonna give you some bagels
30:56
and dream Jason during New York, I don't think so. I don't think
31:00
we're getting the vegels. You know we're going to be there the US Open
31:07
for tennis man jv I was leading the highlight and I meant life okay,
31:18
but but you know, but you know what's been refreshing though, and I
31:22
stay this really, you know, sincerely, jav Andy's been telling me that
31:29
you've been writing these recaps all day, and I think that's good because you
31:32
know what what you're drilling is you're learning good habits on how to write shorter
31:36
stories and making sure that you have not only potos to go with it.
31:40
And I know you got an iPhone fifteen, so you know it's got to
31:41
be pretty good that the photos are pretty good quality. I got mine does
31:45
all right? Once you got a full fuddam. I don't know what they
31:48
got over there, but you know, I love the little the people that
31:53
credential you are going to credential you just to come and city take a seat
31:57
that's pulled buying a ticket. You know, you got to do a little
32:00
work while you're right. Words of wis for Davy Ellis Man, pay attention.
32:08
I may teach you something. Yeah, okay, I'm there for I'll
32:13
tell you what I always like to learn from j B. Ellis. I
32:15
got news for it. He may teach me something. Maybe there's a chance
32:17
that celebrating the journalists might gave you on a TV sever YouTube channel near you.
32:23
I don't know. I'm all I got jab. I don't have an
32:28
ago bigger than Mount Everest. Okay that I can't learn from a pup like
32:31
you. Okay, a pup like if you want to show me something about
32:36
technical stuff and all the other stuff that I'm definitely lost in space. No
32:39
relation to doctor Zachary Smith and Will Robinson. People are old enough, everybody.
32:47
I learned from pizza to chair from I learned from my crew, and
32:50
don't make any difference, see the wife. Always be learning, Always be
32:53
learning, Always be okay, always be humble. All right, Jacob,
32:59
I know you're not j Are you gonna be the new Giants GM? You
33:05
know, if they'd offered me the job, they would be a great,
33:07
much better position. Daniel Jones, Devin Singletary, Darius Slayton, one,
33:15
Dale Robinson, and Darren Waller, the guys if we all chip in offense.
33:19
All right, But you know what, Jacob, let me tell you
33:22
this, and I haven't said this, and you know, are you crazy?
33:27
He doesn't make me talk a basketball. We don't care about the New
33:29
York Times to night, want me to be Steven H. Smith. I'm
33:31
gonna tear Jacob Christner all the way to the seven. Put a ring around
33:37
his head. Next guy, cover up basketball, not football, all right,
33:42
Christner? That's college basketball tourta its help? And how do you like
33:49
team and the conference they shooting? Even to play in that? Baketball?
33:53
Oh, it's pretty bad. It's hard to question anything about college basketball.
33:59
I've four games in the last five weeks, and I'll tell you FAU could
34:04
be a sleeper in this tournament as well. I don't think they're super to
34:06
anybody anymore, but the games I've gone to they're three and one of those
34:09
games the only lost with at my alma Manor. But you're right, I
34:13
mean these conference tournaments are going hot and heavy. They'll have collection Sunday,
34:16
baby, I believe on Sundays. Is that correct? So well? Selection
34:22
Sunday Sunday? Ye? Right, So you got a lot of meaningful games
34:24
there, and you know I got news for you. The Big East Tournament
34:29
is one of the best tournaments obviously in college basketball. All you have to
34:32
do is look at how many championships they've won, and then you'll be able
34:36
to find out exactly what they've done. But you know, regardless you're at
34:40
Madison Square Garden, you've seen a lot of basketball all today. And the
34:44
only thing that I can compare to that is since I have an opportunity that
34:49
will be an endurance weekend for you, it will be one for me too,
34:52
because I got news for you. I'm not talking about endurance for a
34:55
men. Well, the rest of my guys listen here see an endurance weekend.
35:00
Courning that tournament and me I got one two up at sebring here because
35:05
you know what you want to talk about media attending JVM off. You've heard
35:08
it, but now you'll hear it that you have three hundred and twenty five
35:14
medium members and there's only two hundred c's and the Old World is at a
35:19
track hotel. But I'm excited for this twelve hour and during during phrase and
35:23
I survived the Rolex twenty four last year, so that should be a great
35:28
experience. Oh, this will be my third rodeo with this one. It
35:30
took me two twelve hours of seabring to get ready for Rolex and now I'm
35:35
looking forward to getting back to another one. And I have some other business
35:38
to take care of tomorrow before I can get the severing, which I'm not
35:42
going to get over to on why there. But the reality of the situation,
35:45
Jav, I am so proud of how far you've come in a short
35:51
period of time. And I was telling the guys that you're starting to embrace
35:53
writing at what you're doing, and I think for a while a little while,
35:58
I don't like it and motivate let me finished. Okay, I'm complimenting.
36:00
I think you can handle a compliment, so I'm not trying to build
36:04
your ego. But don't give you that Goomer file smile, although you don't
36:07
have the go and file smile because you got too much take go hair anyway.
36:10
But the main thing there, you go all the way I got that
36:15
in their fields. Yeah, But the reality is is this, okay,
36:17
Joe. A lot of times when people are in the writing business, you
36:22
know, it's one thing to get toeing, but once you get in a
36:25
rule and you're in your own stone, that's when you know it comes a
36:29
lot easier for up. And I've seen you and feeling a lot more recently
36:32
than it works in past conversations that we have. Oh for sure, I
36:37
agree, I definitely do well it's nineteen twelve, but the next TV time
36:40
out, I think it's starting to slip away because they're getting too many empty
36:45
possessions. So that looking very good. Oh well, now Denzil's Knights here
36:51
as to request George. Oh my goodness, I love this. You can't
36:54
get it out there. I got a requestion. I'm for George grow Beard
36:59
by the end of the year. True. I don't think I've ever seen
37:02
any station. No, I could try it. It's only if he pays
37:07
me. Yeah, I can only imagine if it like get many like you
37:15
don't so anything. I was gonna want to add to this thing here tonight,
37:17
I'll tell you what yeh from Manson Square Garden, the most famous arena
37:22
in the world. Here go ahead, so the chief be timeout. So
37:27
I'll show you guys the court World War Time, got the the Paul cheer
37:30
team out there. They got a teacher talks going on. We listen.
37:35
The Big East Tournament, the best college basketball tournament out there. John,
37:38
I'll go see the ACC tournivent and he'll say that's the best tournament out there.
37:44
But we all know it's the Big East. You know, great conference,
37:47
great teams, it's gonna be a fun couple of days. You're gonna
37:52
have to write a lot more stories, get a lot more interviews in there.
37:54
But you know, you guys, keep doing what you do and I'll
37:58
see you guys next week. Well, you know what, Joe, You're
38:00
off to a dynamite start. I am really proud of the progress show that
38:05
you've made over the last couple of weeks. That really am and we look
38:07
forward to seeing a lot more of your right and not only sideline scores,
38:12
but also the South date for those indivisions their real life Tighline tum Our partners
38:17
in this media operation, and our goal is to make sure that we developed
38:22
people and not only develop them, you want to see them for it.
38:24
And this is the product of the relationship that Joe and I have tried to
38:29
build over the last couple of years. And now this guy's in an event
38:32
where, of course you're gonna be pot scored, the big pertains a go
38:37
for what do you expect? Okay, you know, but hey, listen,
38:39
it is a great tournament and I will say this before you get off
38:43
though. Now keep in mind this is the same venue that holds the NI
38:47
Championship as well. So when it's actually this year, well okay, but
38:53
in the paths it has of course they have the preseason n I T I
38:59
know it's any each here, but it has a great track record. Kenyan
39:02
is putting your website up there www dot Sideline, sportsnet dot com or she've
39:07
got ours up there as well. She had two websites for the price of
39:10
one, and the mastermind behind it is the one that just put everything up
39:14
there at Candy Evey. So you talk about a mastermind putting these websites together,
39:17
She's definitely had. So Joe, we appreciate you checking in with us
39:22
tonight. Have a great tournament, and we look forward to seeing you back
39:24
in the poll with us next week. All right, Joe, thank you
39:27
guys. You guys next week. And Joe appreciated. All right. I
39:36
know. So that is jb Ellis reporting live from Madison Square Garden, home
39:42
of the Big East Tournament. A couple of other subjects want to get to.
39:44
We know Joshua is out there waiting for his hockey thinking. So you
39:46
know, we're gonna get to Joshu's request first, Okay, we're going to
39:51
talk about Atlanta sports first of all, Kirk Cousins is coming to town,
39:55
and what do we want to talk about Cousins a whole lot. I don't
39:59
know, but I think they're real. Bigger story in Atlanta has to be
40:01
a chance. Does Atlanta have a chance to get the NHL for the third
40:05
time? Okay, you know what? I don't know. Travis Homes is
40:08
familiar with this a little bit. But the history of hockey in Atlanta began
40:13
with the Atlanta Flames, and then they brought the Atlanta Thrashers back, and
40:16
now they're trying to get it for the third time. Is there anything you
40:20
may or may not want to add Travis on it's a big metropolitan area.
40:23
We all know that Atlanta has really grown quite a bit. It's a more
40:27
of a suburban area that like it used to be in the bath anything you
40:30
want to add to it. So for the third time, they're trying to
40:31
get this. They're trying to get a hockey franchise. That's that's a novel
40:37
concept. Most places don't. Most places don't get the third bite of the
40:43
apple. That's wild. So yeah, I don't have a lot of history
40:45
with hockey outside of the Olympic Hockey because I played with the US hockey team.
40:52
But sorry, I went to school in Marquette University, so that was
40:55
my second college. So I got the practice with those guys, played those
41:00
guys. But I don't know much about professional hockey, to be clear,
41:02
So I have nothing to add on that one other than I'm shocked that that
41:07
a city would have a third chance to get a professional franchise. That's not
41:13
often unless you're like La or Oakland. Okay, well, since we're in
41:17
Atlanta, you do have knowledge about Kirk Cousins or do you think about him
41:20
going to the Falcons? Oh? Man, that's that was That was a
41:22
hilarious and expected turn of events. Uh, just because well we know that
41:30
that offense, the offensive talent that they have in Atlanta has always been underutilized.
41:36
I mean it has been. And it's also wild how much of a
41:39
legend at the bank, you know, a legend at the bank. Kirk
41:42
Cousins is and always forever will be. I mean, even coming off a
41:46
serious injury, the man still gets the bag. It's it's always incredible.
41:51
It's his agent is incredible, just simply simply put. But no, and
41:57
now he's gonna have an insane amount of you know, skill all around him.
42:00
You have a running game that just out of this world. You have
42:05
multiple well at least you have one good receiver in London. You have a
42:10
great running game, a great old line, a solid defense depending on how
42:15
they want to run it. And that's gonna be that's still up in the
42:16
air. But you know, losing their DC, but across the board,
42:21
hopefully Apple the State Cousins should be able to get make them, you know,
42:25
a legitimate playoff contender. Not how many years that's going to be.
42:30
That should be interesting to watch. But nevertheless, he's an obvious upgrade in
42:32
watching him with the grill. Is that that just made That was everything to
42:37
me because that's so Atlanta. Okay, Candy put Josh je Firsteed's comment.
42:40
I like it's comment, but I disagree with him big time on this.
42:45
Okay, all right, Josh, sorry, pal, can't agree with you
42:46
on everything. But I don't say that you move the Coyotes to Atlanta.
42:51
I mean, how can you move them there? You got a losing franchise
42:53
and a place with lots of team twice let him start all over again.
42:58
You're not Josh. I think that the Coyotes are going to go anywhere.
43:00
I say, they're going to either go to Houston and create the Houston Arrows,
43:05
or they're going to go to Salt Lake City, and I believe that
43:07
they don't. Don't let me tell you, Joshua. The Coyotes don't have
43:09
a stadium at forty five hundred or whatever the case. They should have gone
43:14
to the Arizona Memorial College and Georgia. I tolne'taya that. I have a
43:16
history with the Coyotes, and it's not very good because I ripped them for
43:21
playing at the America West Arena where the actual seats were obscured. So now,
43:24
josh okay utah that they build them one and Houston had the stadium already.
43:30
I believe that the I don't know what they call it now, what
43:34
the sponsor's names, but wherever the Rockets are playing, that's where the hockey
43:37
team would play. So Houston's actually ready for the Coyotes. And the question
43:43
is does Salt Lake throw themselves in the game, And another outside shot,
43:46
I put them in Kansas City where they have the Sprint Center, don't or
43:50
depending what the name is now. So now josh we don't agree on that,
43:53
but Atlanta will get one. And I'm going to turn over to Jacob
43:59
Chris and he's gonna tell you the area that they're proposing it, right,
44:02
Jacob al Farretta, Milton, Yeah, right, Anson, Carter, Anson
44:07
Carter, former NHL players trying to get it over here, and this would
44:10
be like five ten miles from me. So it'd be awesome to be able
44:15
to get those tickets. To be great, But I personally, the one
44:20
thing about it is just the fact that they're trying their hardest. But the
44:23
other two times they were in they were in an area that was never going
44:27
to stand a chance. If it didn't Atlanta, I mean Alpharetta, it
44:31
doesn't have a pothole to if it doesn't have a pop, you couldn't find
44:36
one if you try to make one. It's like so, I mean,
44:38
they are a really really sleek area. If and it is a lot a
44:45
lot of money here and if the hockey team doesn't make it here, it's
44:49
over. It's like they were in areas before that they were't gonna stand a
44:53
chance. It's like the it was like the Turner Turner Field and stuff like
44:58
that. The first time with the Braves, they're doing so much better over
45:01
in smurna area doing something like that and that thing. That's just the way
45:06
it is. It's like that area. If you don't make it in Alpharetta,
45:09
of this area, whatsoever, it's over. So third time can be
45:14
the charm and we're gonna see and well, and let me add to that
45:17
too. You're right, okay. You know, Atlanta's an area where if
45:22
you move these teams to the suburbs, you'll do well. Some areas don't
45:24
work well in the suburbs. Atlanta, Well, the Braves are living testament
45:29
and I know that if they get a team this time. We talked about
45:31
Anson, Carter, did you say talking about it, but it will succeed
45:36
this time. I believe for all of our Atlanta viewers out there that if
45:39
you get a team this time, there is no doubt it will work in
45:43
Alpharetta a suburb is what if I've been downtown there too, I mean,
45:46
you have enough activity down there. But some teams just simply belong in the
45:51
suburbs. An NHL team in Atlanta would be fine. The Braves are living
45:54
proof of that. The Falcons are all right downtown and the Hawks play there.
45:59
So I don't or they doubt in my mind that Atlanta will do well
46:02
the third time as an NHL franchise, and they smell, you know,
46:07
an opportunity to go to the suburbs. Well, George, you have a
46:09
family member like your daughter that is there, So what do you think about
46:13
Atlanta as well? And you know, Georgia didn't even comment on the Kirk
46:16
Cousins. I talked about it a lot the last couple of shows. Anyway,
46:21
you know, more power to them, you know, all turns out.
46:23
But I'm more interested in the Atlanta hockey situation. Yeah, they in
46:29
the hockey. And then you can say, well, the hockey situation,
46:34
yeah, I mean my daughter loves hockey and her husband does as well.
46:37
They they I know they would have they would have not maybe not season tickets,
46:43
but they will go for to a lot of games down there. But
46:46
it is unusual to give a team a city a third chance. But the
46:52
reason why I like this chance is because of what you said about Carter being
46:55
involved, and also the fact that you have a lot of transient transplants from
47:00
up north that live in Atlanta. It's a it's a I look at it
47:05
as a younger city. There's a lot more mobility, and there's a lot
47:08
of younger people that like hockey that live in that area. And obviously you're
47:13
gonna have to grow your audience too, because uh, you know, you
47:16
got to make sure it succeeds. But I'm with you, Scott. I
47:19
don't think they should move a team from Phoenix or somewhere else to Atlanta.
47:22
I think they should get an expansion team as well. But there's a lot
47:25
of hockey fans in that area, so it's worth The only exception I'd make
47:30
the three times is this one. As far as Cousins goes. You know,
47:36
the man loves playing under a dome. He wins all the time a
47:38
lot of times much more on the in the on the dome in the dome
47:45
stadium is what I'm trying to decay. So he made a perfect choice obviously
47:47
go to Atlanta with the Georgia Dome. But he's a good guy. I
47:52
mean, I followed his career at Michigan State and unfortunately they couldn't get him
47:57
past the the gold line, so to beak a cliche at Minnesota. So
48:01
I wish Kirk Cousins well, I think it's a good pick up for Atlanta
48:05
for all the same reasons that our friend and colleague Travis mentioned with that offense
48:09
and the fact that he's going to be surrounded with you know, uh Bjeon
48:14
Robinson and good receivers and hopefully that's there's they're setting themselves up to be a
48:20
legitimate contender again and the Falconstead being well, let me go back to Josha
48:24
Burns. He said, maybe it will work this time around. Now,
48:27
Joshua, it will work. And I'll tell you two reasons why I believe
48:30
that. Number One, Okay, they're going to create a natural rivalry with
48:34
Nashville, which is only a few hours away. And don't forget it's still
48:37
a large television market as well so and being in the summer. So the
48:40
three reasons why it won't be maybe, I say it will it'll work this
48:44
time around. We just eliminate them, maybe from your sentence. But I
48:46
know where you're coming from. But you can't lose sight of the fact that
48:50
you can't lose the honeymoon period this time. And I like it. I
48:53
just love that. Anything else you want to add to it, Travis,
48:58
Oh no, just that I got that. I forgot Atlanta's signed Darnod Mooney
49:01
also, yeah, oh yeah, it's gonna be Yeah. I was gonna
49:05
bring I was gonna bring that up. Well, I forgot to do that
49:07
thing. Mooney people for them, And there's people laughing right now because I
49:13
was saying, Mooney's got a quarterback now. To be truthful, got a
49:16
quarterback and it's like his rookie year. When his rookie year, when there
49:21
wasn't a Dj Moore or anybody around, he had about four touchdowns six hundred
49:24
and thirty yards and the next time he was a thousand yards. But when
49:29
you but see he was the only target. When you're not the only target
49:31
anymore, and then it's only DJ Moore and Cole Kamed and your quarterback can't
49:37
look all over the place. Guess what Kirk Cousins can. He's gonna get
49:40
his targets. He's gonna get every last year he had like fourteen touches for
49:45
sixty one yards. Something ridiculous, some goofy number, but it's not.
49:50
But that's the big thing is he's got a quarterback now and he's gonna get
49:52
better. I'm not saying it's going to be a thousand yard guy, but
49:54
he's gonna be a good target. I think he's gonna be a good receiver.
50:00
All Right, our final copy of the Night and Candy Ambling can come
50:02
on in a moment. Then she I like the way she ends the show,
50:06
so we'll lot her do that and she'll get some plugs of her own.
50:08
We're gonna talk about the Tampa Bay Bucks another four another Florida. Baker
50:13
Mayfield will be staying there on a three year deal one hundred million MACS value
50:16
one hundred and fifteen million with incentives of fifteen million guaranteed. Pretty big pay
50:22
raise, Okay, knowing the only eighty four million last year with the Buccaneers
50:24
and approve it deal. So let's go ahead around the horn here. I'll
50:28
just say this. I'm glad that make Baker Mayfield found the home. They
50:31
believe in him, and he had a tough job there going behind Tom Brady,
50:36
and he did and he got him in the playoffs with a nine and
50:37
eight mark. So that's what I have to say, laugh for Baker.
50:42
Okay, what about you, Jacob? Oh? Yeah, what will be
50:46
seeing he's in Tampa, Tampa Saint Pete. So we dared, we darned
50:50
well know we're gonna see Hulk Cogan's. They have feed with him at the
50:53
Hogan's Beach Shop with Baker Mayfield. We know we're gonna start seeing that eventually.
50:58
But good for him, especially when it's beautiful twenty four to seven over
51:02
in Tampa, gorgeous area, I mean, other than the rain, and
51:07
and really by itself. He's going to be a fan favorite there because he's
51:12
he's gutsy. He plays gutsy. You know, he'll run through a wall,
51:15
he will do all that, which I give him that in he'll also
51:20
drive me nuts too. But they needed they needed somebody that's a little more
51:24
solid, you know what I'm saying, someone more consistent. Good for him,
51:29
good for everybody else. I mean, this is pretty much his fine
51:31
old contracts. So enjoy it, all right, what about you, Travon?
51:37
I mean it's great for him. Like again, I'm always team secure
51:42
to bag, and he did do just that, like for someone who's had
51:45
this major ups and downs throughout his career, you know, starting off moderately
51:52
hot, crashing, coming back up and fighting, you know, to basically
51:58
turn over a team that we know, what was it? He went to
52:00
the rams and started with without even barely knowing the guys names and like actually
52:06
won the game and then able to come here and actually flip this and I
52:12
know that wasn't all him, but a lot him. You know, they
52:15
had Danny, uh, Danny Canels, Canals, uh, the old offensive
52:21
coordinator like that. If anything, that's my only thing that gives me Pauls
52:25
is crap. Now he loses the OC, So now what is that going
52:30
to look like under the new offensive coordinator who has you know, a few
52:32
games with them, But that's not the same as It's going to be a
52:36
totally different offense in that way. So hopefully, you know, fingers crossed,
52:40
he's able to put up you know, similar similar numbers, keep the
52:45
turnovers down, et cetera, et cetera. But otherwise, I mean,
52:47
yeah again, team, he secured the bag. Hopefully it's good things moving
52:52
forward. But that is my biggest concern because uh, Dave did a very
52:55
good job last year and you know, using the backs in the passing game,
53:00
creating space in the offense, like just using his using his players and
53:04
create like kind of merging the offense to their skill set. And I'm new,
53:07
o'ce, you never know how that's going to happen with the quarterback.
53:09
Hopefully that works out well. Well, I can tell you one thing,
53:13
David and Alice will probably be getting a Christmas card or two from Baker Mayfield
53:17
because I'll give you fifty million reasons why he should get something from him anyways,
53:22
And it doesn't hurt that he as Mike Evans back either, so certainly
53:25
knowing that he has his top tard. So George, go ahead. I
53:30
think it's a good move, you know, for all the right reasons,
53:35
and for one things that you guys just mentioned. I'm behind it. I
53:38
hope, uh wish him success in Tampa Bay. You're right, he had
53:42
big shoes to follow, obviously, but the fact of the matter is is
53:46
he's still a decent quarterback and they have trusted him, and I too have
53:51
trusted him that he's going to be able to do things this year, this
53:53
coming season, I mean down in Tampa Baker Mayfield that is, and I
53:58
wish him the best of law. Yeah, I mean what he did with
54:00
the rams when he had that, and he practically he didn't have time to
54:04
read the playbook, and so pull that went out to me. I work
54:06
at Hollywood, ending if I ever saw one. But you know what,
54:08
going into Tampa following Tom Brady would a winning season to me was very,
54:14
very impressive. And I'll tell you one thing, I know the Tampa Bay
54:16
area well, I graduated from US up there. You know what. To
54:20
me, Tampa Bay, to me, resembles the Midwest city because they really
54:23
are one of the finer sports sounds there and they're very loyal to their teams,
54:28
especially if they put worth a good effort. I can honestly tell you
54:31
that I'm proud to be and have roots from the Tampa Bay area. I
54:35
really love that area. In my heart is there with us AUP, but
54:37
I live in South Florida. I love being there, and of course I'm
54:39
probably be a Metro detroiter and along with my other stops in Phoenix as well
54:44
at North Carolina. So all right, Candy, you want to add to
54:46
this, because I'll want you add to this, and then you can go
54:49
ahead and take us home. The rest of the way. My voice is
54:52
probably just about out of it. It's great for Baker Mayfield, and let's
54:59
face said, who else was Tampa Bay gonna go out and get? Who
55:01
would they want? What other quarterback is out there? Baker Mayfield. While
55:07
he might not be my favorite, he is not an elite quarterback, but
55:12
he obviously can get the job done because that's what he's proven himself. One
55:16
of the one of the keys I think is the fact that he does have
55:21
both of his top receivers back. Now will his offensive line be back and
55:25
be able to really protect him, because let's face it, in this league,
55:30
a quarterback is only as good as his offensive line. If you have
55:35
a crappy offensive line, unless you are an elite quarterback, you are not
55:38
you know, having a lot of success or So that's gonna be one of
55:44
the things that But who wouldn't take fifty million guaranteed over the next two years.
55:49
I mean, it's a hundred million dollar contract, Like, he'd be
55:52
stupid not to get your money while you can. I mean, I'll never
55:57
make a hundred million dollars. Let's face it, you bet you where you
56:01
build websites. I would put my money on you than a lot of other
56:05
people out there. But no, and all seriously, and part of the
56:12
other thing I think it really helps, and this was where might hurt him
56:16
is the fact that, like Travis came out and said, the offensive coordinator
56:21
isn't there anymore? There is something to be said about a consistent coaching staff
56:25
and being coached by the same people, always changing offensive coordinator as quarterback coaches,
56:34
whatever it is, means inconsistency a lot. Because, let's face it,
56:37
look what happened to Matthew Stafford up in Detroit. A lot of people
56:42
would say he was a good quarterback, but he had so many changes that
56:45
he never got to gel with everybody and it just didn't work out. So
56:52
I think a lot of it has to do with the chemistry of the players
56:54
you're playing with and the chemistry of the coaches you have, and how quickly
56:59
if that if your coaches change, or your or the players around you change,
57:05
how quickly you can build that chemistry. Well, let me tell you
57:07
this. Let me tell you this, Candy, Matthew Stafford had a tough
57:10
but Joey Hart had it way worse. But continue on. No, I
57:15
get it, But like I said, let's let's face it. I'm a
57:20
Green Bay Packer girl. So the beginning of the season, Jordan the big
57:24
beginning of the season, Jordan Love kind of a rookie, grown into his
57:30
first year, really starting and he was not gelling with his wide receivers,
57:35
but as the season progressed, the chemistry between him and his receivers and the
57:39
offensive line and the coaching gelled because you could see he was getting better and
57:45
better as this season goes on. So I just think it has a lot
57:49
to do with the chemistry you have with your coaches and with the players,
57:52
and if bigger can get it done, more power to him. Well that's
57:59
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58:01
can have my job. And you know what, I have no problem if
58:05
Katie was ever the heir apparent to me on this show. I feel like,
58:08
you know what, she would do an unbelievable job, and I have
58:12
no problem with that. Anytime you find anytime, you can find success anywhere.
58:15
And I would never want her to be like me any more or lesson.
58:19
I'd want my niece Emily to Emily Oldson never drive like me or drive
58:23
with me, because these people are way smarter. Then again, the Oldsens
58:28
that Inton Tracy would be. They're way smart. They wouldn't put Emily in
58:30
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58:44
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I think we should introduce or let everybody tell them how they can get
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mister George Eichorn. You have been around with Scott on the Sports Exchange for
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Take your pick. Wow wow, so happy. Well, you get
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How come people get a hold of you? You can catch me on all
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You're great at both of them. More you make my life difficult, sometimes
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in a good way out of the word to put it. But I know
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you're great and I can't go wrong with either. I appreciate you, Scott,
1:04:42
don't worry, I appreciate it. And then mister pundit himself, how
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can we get a hold of you? And definitely Travis will be seeing you
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with Bacon no matter where you're at, buddy. But one of the things
1:04:57
I mind Jake the Pundit on Twitter, Jake the Pundit one on TikTok,
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Jake de pund in a lot of different places. I'm also on Southward a
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tribute, I am on Satellite Sports and Inscriber Magazine and then five shows a
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week, well sometimes five, mostly four. Yeah, you know, I
1:05:14
feel bad probably amount of double headers that Christner have. Please. If I
1:05:17
were his age, I'd worry about it. If I were mine, i'd
1:05:19
worry about it. And you know what, I do have a little thing
1:05:23
to say for Christner, Still, are you crazy? I love to say
1:05:27
that to this guy to get off the weed. You're lucky that my voices
1:05:34
I had much luck in it. But that's all right. Good stuff,
1:05:38
great show tonight, I think we had a lot. We had so many
1:05:41
great things tonight. And jb Ellis reporting from Madison Square Garden was a great
1:05:46
thing. And we're gonna be doing a lot more of those reports too.
1:05:48
I remember years ago when I worked with George, I did a live report.
1:05:51
One of my first ones was from the Linda Carter Mabelee tennis tournament here
1:05:57
actually a tennis and candy on a deerfield beach ort or some dear free country
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clubs. So you know, we like to have live people doing remote and
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we're gonna be doing so many different things as well as time goes on.
1:06:09
So all right, with that said, anybody have any final words before we
1:06:13
go it tonight? All good, all good, all right, well and
1:06:20
a mary free agency to everyone. Well go f a u owls go you
1:06:27
it's bulls. Okay, all right, so on behalf of Travis Holmes,
1:06:30
George Iicorn, Kandy Evelin, and Jacob Christner along with j B Ellis.
1:06:35
My name is Scott Morgan Roth the Motor City Madamouth. Thank you for joining
1:06:39
us on this edition of the Sports Exchange. A special shout out to Joshua
1:06:43
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that are passionate about their sports and their something. Good Night everybody, and
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we will see you next week.