The Pat McAfee Show Live From The NFL Combine | Wednesday February 25th 2026

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for the 2026 NFL Combine. This program. begins now. >> FOOTBALL IS THE GREATEST OF all time and. we are so incredibly thankful that we. are back on microphones chitchatting. about the next voyage to the top of. Lombardi Mountain. We are here at Lucas. Oil Stadium in beautiful Indianapolis, Indiana for the 39th consecutive time. The home of the NFL combine. There's. going to be dudes wearing tights running. really fast, 40s, jumping really high. There's going to be drills on the field.

that are going to showcase elite ability. and skill. This is the largest sports. interview that happens on Earth. Dreams. can come true here. Legacies can be. defined. There's a lot of men that show. up at this Lucas Oil Stadium with just a. hope and a dream. Maybe they've been. overlooked. Maybe they go to a smaller. school. Maybe nobody really knows. exactly who they are. And then boom, 4340. BANG. 42 inch vertical. And all of. a sudden, we're talking about a first. round pick. We're talking about a family. changing forever. A family tree becoming. much more profitable. That is what's. happening here in Indianapolis, Indiana.

on that field. And in some of these. meetings, but in this city here, oh, there's a lot of backdoor handshaking. out. Mhm. >> Mhm. >> Every agent that represents every. player, every coach, every team, every. owner, every business, every marketing. are shaking hands. There's a couple. cocktails happening around the city. The. entire league is here except for a. couple coaches. >> Huh. Huh. Not working. >> That's how it could be described. Or it. could be described as it has become such. a spectacular event that the coverage of.

the onfield drills are so spectacular. So, as long as your general manager, your front office, your scouting. department is here, there's magic to be. made. but also free agencies right. around the corner. Deals are getting. done over a couple cocktails. There's a. lot of magic taking place and this week. we'll have so many people on this. particular program. There'll be workouts. Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and. on this particular program. We have. people flying in today. Owner of the. Phoenix Suns, Matt Ishbia, will be here. He was loud on Twitter a little bit ago. and in the celebrity NBA All-Star game.

He was spectacular. Joe Hortiz, general. manager of the Los Angeles Chargers will. stop by. Jim Harbaugh, head coach, will. be alongside of him. New head coach of. the Baltimore Ravens from the Chargers. Jesse Mter will join us. John Schneider, Seattle Seahawks general manager who has. bought two brought and bought two Super. Bowls, winning programs to Seattle. And. then Bob Salah, the new head coach for. the Tennessee Titans, will stop by. This. will be his first time on our program. I. feel like I've watched a lot of him with. Hard Knocks and Aaron over there with. the Jets and how it's all gone. We've. seen him on the sideline jacked up. Now.

he's in the AFC South. Cannot wait to. catch up with him. We are so thankful. that we get to do this for a living. We. have missed the hell out of you. Ty. Schmidt will be back on Friday, I. believe, still at home. Uh uh Darius. Butler will be back in March enjoying. the hell out of his family down there in. Florida. The boys that are joining me. here are a great group. Today's talks. with table is represented by at Boston. Connor and at Tone Diggs. Con man, the. combine kicks off the next search, the. next journey, the next mecca pilgrimage. to the top of Lombardi Mountain. How.

many days away are we from the NFL. season? Yeah, 197 days away from the uh. 2026 NFL season. And you're right. I. mean, this was it last year for the. Patriots. The as a Patriots fan last. year. Hey, we're the fourth overall. pick. This is where it starts. This year. coming into it, we're the 31st overall. pick. We're a couple doors down from the. Philadelphia Eagles. Maybe they maybe. they go behind the scenes, make some of. those handshake deals you're talking. about. But if you're a team that isn't. good, this is where it starts. This is. where the hope kind of kicks off again. Look at that right there. Raiders, Jets, Cardinals, Titans, Giants in the top. five. If you are a fan of one of those.

teams, you're looking at this weekend. is, hey, this is where we build the. foundation for the Super Bowl run next. year. >> Yeah. And obviously free agency is. around the corner. There's some teams. who have a lot more money than other. teams. There's teams that are maybe a. little cap strapped that are going to. have to utilize these young guys. Any. team that wins a Super Bowl is going to. have rookies that are performing. Now, not every rookie will be performing and. throwing and everything like that. We. understand that that's become a new very. expected norm for the top, but there's. not a lot of people that have separated. themselves in a lot of different. positions. There's a lot of things to be. had here. Tone Digs. What are they. saying about this particular draft club?

>> Yeah, there's a ton. And you talk about. people working out, not working out. Obviously Mendoza, who's probably going. to go number one to the Raiders. Uh it'd. be a shock if he did not. He is not. going to throw. But Ty Simpson, the. number two quarterback, will throw. This. is going to be a huge huge combine for. him. But then you talk about like what. people think are the the loaded. positions in this draft. It's it's wide. receiver. You got Mai Lemon. You got. Carnell Tate, Jordan, Tyson, Denzel, Boss, and they're all probably first. round guys. the edges. You got Bane. Mezador, uh, David Bailey, Arvel Reese, Cash's H. >> Uh, that that's not his name, Tony.

>> Oh, Vel Reese. Sorry, that happened this. morning. That's on me. Those are all. supposed to be first round guys. So, wide receiver edges loaded. And then. they they they're saying it's really. really deep for DB and offball. linebacker, which you know, >> our good friend started and studied at. >> Yeah, no doubt. Ladies and gentlemen, also here, college football national. champion, Super Bowl champion, RDER Cup. winner. A man who was the number five. overall pick in the draft precba. Got. paid a lot of money, played a lot of. ball, became the all-time leading. tackler for the Green Bay Packers. Had a.

40 plus inch vert, a 4440, and weighed. in at 475 pounds. Ladies and gentlemen, AJ Hawker. >> Hawker, your thoughts on the combine as. we come back here. Obviously, I was not. invited to the combine. Shout the NFL. scout, >> which is wild. The hell? >> Yeah. Shout out shout out. Shout out. didn't get invited. Was in a senior. bowl. No big deal. But every time I come. here, I learn about something new that's. happening. Like we were walking uh uh. back around the suits here where we kind. of have a setup. Shout out to ESPN, shout out to Fos, shout to Barcode, shout out to everybody that has made. this happen obviously. And the fact that.

this has not been covered like this for. a long time is absolutely outrageous. But while we were talking up there uh. behind the suits and walking, we were. looking overhead. There was lot of. players down there with different. scouting departments and coaches. They're showing them film. there's. they're calling on plays and then like. there's a chance two days from now that. same scout comes up and says, "Hey, what. was that play that I told you there?". It's a constant mind game of trying to. learn who people are. Is that what you. experience when you're here? And is that. what you think this combine actually is? >> Yeah, I think it's it's the ultimate job. interview that you have to show your. physical skills on the field, bench. press, all the different things. And.

then the mental side, I think, is even a. bigger component that a lot of people. don't talk about. You hear people say, "Hey, oh, those meetings are going to be. big." And some of these people are only. in town Monday through Wednesday, Monday. through Thursday because they want to. get in the room and one-on-one with. these guys and see, you know, what they. know about ball. And like like Pat said, they might install a couple blitzes or. something if you're a defensive guy and. then come back to you maybe tomorrow or. six, seven hours later. Hey, draw this. up for me. Remember I told you that, you. know, field Miami, whatever blitz that. might we might have had and I want you. to to recall that and draw it up. Oh, and then by the way, give me your three.

favorite blitzes that you ran this year. in college. Like I had stuff like that. coming at me the whole time I was at the. combo. So, it's a lot of football IQ. stuff. Also, who are you? Everybody's. looking for dogs. >> Do you love ball? That's what the good. ones. I ask every GM, any coach, anyone, they say, I want to know if this guy. loves ball. And I will ask every person. in their life and try to figure it out. before we take a draft pick on somebody. Do you love football or do you love what. football brings you? >> Now, obviously, especially in the first. round because they're a business and. they're making a multi-million dollar. investment. If it's a first round pick, especially if it's a top five pick, it's. a huge investment. There's a lot more.

But guys, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh round, they can do a lot for. themselves here in the meetings, in the. conversations, in the recall where they. can all showcase it. This is a special. time, special place. And uh we'll be I. think there's going to be a lot of. people stopping by for conversation. We. might make some news here. Might do a. little journalism. I mean, there's a. chance. I will say I was a little bummed. out at the end of our break. obviously. loved hanging out with McKenzie and my. wife and getting a chance to get away. and not have to chitchat, you know, uh. for four hours live every single day,

even though that is a dream come true to. be able to do that. Uh the break was a. little long. Got the Disney World with. the with the baby girl. Love that. >> Saw the guy with the bells. >> Yeah. Enjoy Weapon over there in. Germany. You know, stopped by Epcot. Went over to Germany. Did that baby girl. is about uh I think like next year's. trip she'll be perfect. >> if that makes sense. She's like two and. a half right now. So whenever I think. whenever she's three and a half it'll be. like the perfect thing. So we had a lot. of great times. It was great to see her. her seeing Winnie the Pooh. That moment. is awesome. Her and I getting to connect. every single day. The amount of time.

it's amazing. It's beautiful. But there. are so many things happening in sports. where all I kept trying to do is just. like I would like to talk about this. But then you know it's like well also. got to relax cuz we got a long haul. coming up in the offseason. I would like. to say thank you so much to the Winter. Olympics. Thank you so much to the. Winter Olympics. NBC. I thought you did. a fantastic job. I thought the coverage. was remarkable. I appreciated the fact. that we could spend literally all day. watching these sports that we had never. seen before. Now, I would like to say. that if we know the sport exists here in.

America, we win it. >> Y. >> Okay. And I would like there to be a. little bit more of a spotlight on these. sports that I don't think many Americans. will ever sign up to do. That guy. sprinted up a mountain. >> He did. >> Okay. Six-minute mile. >> nuke. >> up a mountain. We're never going to have. >> on ski. We're never going to have a kid. This is an option. Basketball is an. option. There's normal running. on the ground. So many things are. available in some of these countries. This is this is like we go outside, we. have a kick and we sprint up a mountain.

So I think some of these sports we have. no chance at. But I love the way we. competed. Yes. >> I love the way the United States was. representing in some things that I've. never seen before. I like that in the. mix co-ed curling we meddled for the. first time. I like that the bobsled was. getting exciting and had some magical. stories. I like that our team figure. skaters did well. >> The team. Yeah. >> I hated what happened to Quad God. >> God, I hated what happened to Quad God. Quad God almost turned me off from the. entire Olympics. Quad god almost made me. lose faith in the United States of. America's team. I should not have done.

that. I should have maintained which I. did. And I would like to tell Ilia, the. quad god, you're wearing merch walking. into a thing, you lose, it's going to be. loud. I couldn't imagine the demons in. between ears right now. Next Olympics is. all yours. Quad god. all yours. Let's. look back on a couple of the uh Winter. Olympics. We pieced together some of our. favorite moments that we got a chance. and we actually just like to take a a. documented recorded time and pay tribute. to the United States athletes that work. their asses off to win for us. Let's go.

to Alex Ferrer. Alex Ferrer, I watched. this one live in person. Gold medal. men's skiing halfpipe. This dude stomped. it out. I will say the skiers on the. halfpipes at a higher clip were having. much more successful runs. They were. flying around. This guy Ferrer Ferd Gold. they had a sign. I loved everything. about it. He did. Shout to America on. the skis. And also whenever they just. like kind of uh slingshot themselves up. in that thing where they. >> Oh yeah.

>> and they just don't even look and. they're doing the flipping thing and. then they stomp it out. The skiers. almost send it more. >> They do. >> Than and then let alone the. >> They swear. >> OH, THE ALPINE JUMPERS. OH YES. >> OH MY GOD. I like I think skiing and. Lindsy Vaughn. >> Yeah. Shout out. >> Hey. >> Wow. What a warrior. >> Legend. She did it. >> Absolute dog. Everybody was telling her, "No way.

>> Can't be out there. >> You should not be doing this. This is. not what you should be doing." and she. said, "Yeah, right. Are you kidding me?". Then you learn about everything. happening in her life around everything. that's taking place. Her going out there. and then literally having to get. choppered off the mountain. It's like. going out on your shield there, Lindsay. That was awesome. That that's an. absolute dog. And thank you for. everything you've done for the United. States of America, Lindsey. But the. skiers really impressed me in the Winter. Olympics. And then let's talk about a. little bit of the figure skaters. Okay, let's talk Alyssa Loop. Did you see. this? >> I did not see MUCH OF HER. >> WHAT? COME ON, AJ.

>> Tell me about it. So, Alyssa Lou, I. think when if I read her story. accurately and by the way, it was an. interesting time to not um you know, have to commit to understanding. everything going on in the world. So, 3.8 million files get released. Okay, that's an interesting time to have a lot. of time to be go on your phone and then. the Olympics are happening at the same. time and you're kind of watching all. this stuff and uh Alyssa Lou's story. amazing. We're talking like a prodigy, 13, 14y old prodigy, young, young. Then. she get leaves the game. Then she comes. back. She has this clear mind. She's.

obviously incredibly talented and she. just takes over. Story is allegedly uh. she was approached cuz her dad, I. believe, from China to potentially go on. to team China. And her dad said, "No, we. live in America or whatever." And then. she gets a gold medal for us. She has. moxy, she has swag. She's awesome. She. was so happy and joyful while she was. out there. It was an beautiful. representation of competitive sport for. United States of America. Shout out to. her. Battling adversity, >> coming back, getting to the top, and. enjoying the entire thing. Well, I loved. watching Alysa Lou. >> Yeah, she's a perfect example of what.

the Olympics are all about. Like, you. don't really know much about the person. Alyssa Lou before the Olympics. Figure. skater, sure, but then she goes out, dominates, and then she has that moment. coming off the ice. Lutz go as she's. yelling and it gets picked up on the hot. mic. And that felt like a great. encapsulation of the figure skating in. general. Like she crushed it and. delivered. You you you mentioned kind of. being a prodigy, that pressure in. between the ears. Hey, I need to win. gold or else, you know, I'm a huge kind. of let down to my country. You're on.

half an inch of a skate in any little. sneeze movement. Ilia, like your entire. four years buildup is ruined because of. that. And she delivered on every single. fast. >> So much pressure. Scary as hell. I would. say it it is a scary as I'm watching I. get so nervous for him just cuz the. amount of work that had to have gone in. to get to that point and then you just. >> and then maybe there's a judge from A. COUNTRY. >> BINGO. YEAH. CAN WE TALK ABOUT MAC FOR. WE WE MENTIONED THE SKIING? YEAH, you're. right. Mac forehand got screwed. He did.

something he never no one's ever done IN. THE HISTORY. >> AND LANDED IT PERFECTLY. ANYTIME IF YOU. DO SOMETHING FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER AND. YOU LAND IT PERFECTLY, YOU WIN GOLD. EVERY SINGLE TIME. I WATCH X GAMES. I. WATCH THE OLYMPICS. >> EVERY TIME. IF YOU DO IT FIRST, YOU WIN. GOLD. BUT THERE JUST HAD TO BE A NORWAY. JUDGE, you know. Had to be a Norway. judge. >> Had to be some Norway son of a. >> Didn't they win the most medals? >> Oh, yeah. I think they did. >> Oh, yeah. Well, I will say though, it. does feel like some of those countries. are much more suited to win some of.

these. >> Well, it's cold. I thought I do. They. run uphill with their skis. They're. proud of it. I. >> Let's talk about Speaking of Oh, let's. talk about Michaela Shiffren. Congrats, legend. >> American legend. Appreciate you Michaela. going out there and getting another one. I'll tell you the slalom is crazy. I. mean the amount of quads I think AJ. that's quads core and then your knees. got to be phenomenal out there as well. >> Yeah. I've never see I've I've actually. never really skied so I don't even. understand but this looks absolutely. impossible to me but and you talk about. the pressure. We talk about this all the. time when everything comes down to like.

one or two runs and you like I just. don't get it. I don't understand how. these people are able to compete at the. highest level and able to to actually. stand up and live up to all that hype. It's just it's unbelievable. >> And talk about amazing moments. How. about the first gold medal in bobsled. for a 41-year-old badass named Elena. Myers Taylor. What a story. I believe. her whole family. There's a lot of a lot. behind this. She's been in bobsledding. for a long time. Wins gold con man. Special story coming out of the. Olympics. >> Yeah. So cool. I think it was her fifth.

total medal at the Olympics. So she's. been in never gold. She's been chasing. it. you mentioned first ever for her. So. that was cool. And then the moment with. her son, her son, I believe, is deaf. I. think she has another son who also is. impaired. Uh I think he has a handicap. and is deaf. So like that story and just. the moment of the family like her. crying, signing to her son like mommy. won. That was, you know, I'm I'm getting. chills just talking about right now. So. cool. >> There's a lot of those moments while. you're watching. And then uh let's talk. about Jordan Stalls. He wins the 500.

meter and a thousand meter gold medals. for United States of America. He ends up. with the most amount of golds I believe. tone. >> Yeah, he had he won gold and set Olympic. records in the 500 and the thousand. Stolse did is what I call him. I'm sure. everybody else calls him Stoolsy as. well. And in the 1500 he got silver. He. was the most quote unquote decorated uh. Olympic athlete for the US of of this. Olympics with the most medals for the US. this year. >> And story of the Olympics. Who owns hockey though? >> Let's think about that.

>> Who who who owns hockey now? >> No, the Swedes play. >> They do. What do you think, Gumpy? >> And then there's obviously the Olympic. athletes of Russia. They they play. really good hockey. >> Slovakia, >> they play good. >> They're they're good. Finland. >> Oh, they're so with the Do the Checkexs. have a team this year? >> Uh they were there. They play hockey for. sure. So, and then there's. >> we're missing one. >> There's one country that maybe had their.

best team to ever go onto the ice. >> That's what a lot of people were saying. >> Of all the countries, best team ever. And all they do is play hockey, right? >> And it's like their thing. Every day you. wake some Canadians actually turn their. living rooms. >> into hockey rinks and just leave their. doors open. >> Washers and dryers. >> Canada really good hockey. >> The best. >> Very good hockey. You guys are Hey, Canada. Unbelievable times. 58 times they've won. major tournaments. >> Congrats.

>> 58. ship painter from Canada dropping in. with some stats. That's cool. What did. What have you done for me lately? Oh, the USA women's hockey team. GOLD MEDAL. WINNER MEGAN KELLER. HI. HI. HOCKEYY'S. OUR SPORT SAYS THE US WOMEN'S hockey. team. They've won it three times. They're absolute monsters. Beasts on the. ice. We I believe going to be catching. up with Megan Keller this week. Cannot. wait to chat with her. That was fun to.

watch. Overtime, especially with women's. hockey. Fast, very fast. Lot obviously. the evolution of sports as a whole for. uh the women. Flag football is about to. be insane. By the way, I'm getting to. hear what the behind the scenes are. But. women's hockey, our team always fast, always intense. Every Olympics it feels. like women's hockey is a fun watch. us. beating Canada in overtime. What a. magical way to start the hockey dominant. run that we had. >> Especially a goal like that, you know, like you like you can think of sometimes. some of the game-winning goals that.

we've seen like even Patty Kane, you. know, sliding it through the legs. against the Flyers to win the Stanley. Cup. Like. >> Sydney Crosby that backand. >> Crosby backhand like kind of weird goal. That was the that WAS THE FILTHIEST GOAL. TO WIN A GAME, LET alone a gold medal. Like that is a dream come true. And from. a girl that doesn't score as much. Like. if it's Hillary Knight, you think, "Okay, fine." Like that. That's the. superstar. Megan Keller doing it. Even. cooler. >> And then, ladies and gentlemen, the talk. of the town. Uh, now there's a. Presidential Medal of Freedom winner. that was ON THE TEAM. THE US men beat.

the Canadian men in overtime in the. Olympic gold medal game. And whenever. you think about all the boys, the. Kachucks, the Hughes, you know, Austin. Matthews is captain, and then Hala Buck. standing on his head. It was a magical. run. They should not have won that game. One goalie decided that we were going to. win the gold medal. And then in. overtime, it felt like the boys moxy. really shined through. Some people. didn't think Jack Hughes was tough cuz. he's a little bit undersized. He's a. goal scorer. He's from a family of. hockey. The natural thing to say is. like, "Oh, he's not tough. He's small.".

Guy eats his tooth, >> eats a tooth and a half while eating a. stick, then comes back in overtime. Hi, how you doing? Keep it moving. Jackie. Aces. Jack Eel is out there doing his. thing. It was like fun to learn about. all these guys, but also watch the. amount of pride that they had in beating. Canada. Remember these boys, these lads. have like lived in the league. Canada. Canada. I mean, our accent for hockey is. a Canadian accent because that is what. hockey has always been known. And the. Kachchuck boys, the attitude in which.

they bring to it all. I think the first. time we talked to Matthew Kachchuck, we. mentioned like, "Hey, got to be Canada.". And he's like, "We got a team. We got a. team." These boys have been gearing up. for this. Johnny Gdro. >> Yeah. >> Him being a part of that group that has. been gearing up for this moment and. being a part of it. Special man, that. was I I was I haven't felt like that. watching a game. >> in I don't know how long. 8 a.m. game. I. think they had 26 million uh whenever he. scored or whatever it was. >> Uh they had 27 million I believe for the. 2:00 game in Vancouver. Uh if that game. would have been in the afternoon 2 or.

4:00, I think we're touching like 40. there. I I think with how socially. relevant it became at 5:00 a.m. West. Coast start is a very tough start for. this entire thing. 26 million live in. real time is crazy, but it it generated. and garnered so many emotions for me. while I was watching because I know how. hard these dudes have worked to do this. And I think and and you know it's been. interesting dealing with the whole. you know people not being happy because.

the world in the country isn't going how. they feel the country should be going. and it's like sports are just so. different. I I don't know how to explain. it or to get into people's minds. I. tried to explain whenever I was getting. attacked by everybody, you know, it's. like when you grow up in a sport that. has the international capabilities and. plays against other countries, you're. kind of taught like, hey, we are better. than them. I was trying to play on the. US men's national team to beat the hell. out of England because England owns. soccer. So, whenever the national anthem.

is played before sports, athletes are. thinking about our athletes that are. made on this land are better than your. athletes. We're bigger dogs than you. We're more talented than you are. There's not a lot of ways for countries. to compete with other countries. And in. sports, it's a big deal for our athletes. who are naturally competitive people to. have a sense of pride in where they come. from. A sense of pride in who they're. representing because there's not a lot. of ways to show other countries you're. better. War. Okay. >> Y. >> which none of us want. Nope. Okay. Nobody I don't think anybody on earth I.

don't I don't want to say I don't want. to say that. I've been reading a lot. But on that note, it's like war exists. Okay. Hate that it does. Hopefully we. get to a time where there's none of it. That I think that would be incredible. But like sports are the way. Sports are. really the way. So whenever these. Olympics happen and America wins and. these guys are drunk off of the emotions. of being incredible and actually drunk. as they're celebrating something that. they've worked for, it's like. >> I I didn't really just the expectation. of what that men's team was supposed to. do in the moment immediately after being. in Canada on a phone call with the.

president of the United States from some. people to start. Like I didn't I I'm. just like come on man. These dudes just wanted to prove that. our country creates better hockey. players than your country does. Our. country is grittier than your country. is. Our country is better. That that is. what athletes do. That is why I think a. lot more athletic people have a lot more. pride in the fact of USA. And it's like. I don't understand the people that don't. grow up in sports. I don't think I fully. understand what they are. But it's like, man, whenever you win for your it's it's.

huge. And I love that the boys. celebrated. And uh I did not want it. I. knew that it would cuz the video. >> sure. >> I knew that the video would inevitably. get out, but I didn't want to be the. person to do it. As soon as I heard they. were headed through uh 11 down there. whenever it was announced, I woke up and. I was like, "Oh, got to buy the boys a. drink." So then I I did this with Notre. Dame whenever they were in Europe. I've. done this with other teams that win. If. they if they tell the world like, "Hey, this is where we're going.". >> My natural instinct is like, >> "Got to buy them a drink. Got to do.

that." I had a lot of people in the. comments that were, you know, mad about. the US men's team saying, "Did you buy. the US women's?" I would have. I don't. know if they, if I would have heard. about something, I want to let you know. I would have. I love when USA athletes. showcase that we are the best in the. world. I I love everything about that. That is our world that we're from. So, as soon as I hear about this, I get a. chance to talk to people down there. Uh, Gino Harrison, Daniel, Cam from the. Youth is the one that kind of plugged it. all together. Just felt like the right. play, felt like the right move. And uh. it wasn't just I I felt I legitimately. as I was doing like this ain't for me.

This is from America. Thank you for. doing what you did, boys. And I'm happy. they enjoyed the hell out of it. >> The uh the one thing that uh we haven't. mentioned that felt like the most. American women's and men's. They were. both perfect on the power play. Not they. didn't give up one power play goal the. entire Olympics on both including the. five on three. Shout out Vinnie Trochek. Pittsburgh legend who I believe did get. effed up that night. >> Yeah, they took that video off the. internet. But but the that five on three. like during that that was the most like. pride I've had in a in a country team a.

US team in a long long time. That was. awesome. >> I was sweating it. >> Oh yeah. >> I was I was like I was riding with it. It. >> was a long five on three. >> Now granted I have been in the middle of. a US Canada political. >> when thing before Nations that Nations. was a thing. >> Four Nations and Elimination Chamber and. then you know that's a WWE event. >> Yep. And then all of a sudden I'm. dropped into a thing and it's like, "Oh, I didn't know it was like this right. now." And then on that note, it's like, "Yeah, sports are supposed to be like. this. This is what we're supposed to. want to beat each other, supposed to.

care." I mean, it felt like City Crosby. broke his leg out there for that thing, and he wanted to go out and play. It's. like, we need more of that. I love. everything about that. Okay, let's pivot. away from the Olympics. Shout to NBC, by. the way. I think they're up 97% or. something. >> Almost doubled the last. >> Yeah, they're up 97% uh verse uh the. last Winter Olympics. Congrats to them. on that. And Tariq. My Hey, >> he can do it all. >> Super Bowl to that. >> Unbelievable. There was like one night. where I saw him bobble a stat in his. head. And by that is just cuz I'm.

watching him talk and then I see him go. to say something and then I saw him. adjust. I saw him change in the middle. of speaking just from watching him, you. know, and he just says the smoothest. I'm like, "Oh, he didn't know where the. hell he was going right there." And he. just went immediately to it talking. about a sport he's never heard of. before, but he had to do research on. He. was phenomenal, honestly. and his thing. about sports, bringing people together. and inspiring people. That's what sports. are all about and we're lucky to talk. about him. Joining us now, ladies and. gentlemen, is a man who owns an NBA. team, a man who is friend of the. program, a man.

>> who showed out in his celebrity NBA. All-Star game. If there was 10 of him on. the court, everything would be. entertaining. Ladies and gentlemen, the. owner of the Suns, Matt, >> Matt. Matty, >> brother, good to see you. >> Appreciate you, dude. Yeah, absolutely. >> All right, buddy. >> Good to see you. >> Appreciate you, man. See, I didn't know. for a handshake there. >> Yeah, >> cuz he's business. >> Good to go last. I get to see what. everyone else does. >> Ball player at heart, you know. Yeah, that's right. >> Yeah. >> You know, you know, >> how are you, dude? >> Doing great, man. Doing great. You.

>> give me that up just a little bit. It's. on your chin. >> Got you. >> Now it's on your nose. >> There it is. >> I'm not. like you guys. >> Hey, trying not to do as much media. Trying to stay out of the tabloids. Trying to stay out of the headlines. But. I'll tell you what, in your performance. in that NBA All-Star game, celebrity. all-star game, you got us through. We. were off obviously, so we were just. trying to find things to pass the time. The Olympics helped us. You in that. All-Star game, boopping wood, okay, applying full pressure and then having a. shot over 7 foot seven, talk over while. you're fading away. Unbelievable.

performance out of you. I just need you. to know that. How long did you know you. were going to play in that? And I know. you played at Michigan State. I know you. were on Michigan State. Is Tom Iso still. coaching you up uh for that All-Star. game performance right there? >> Oh man. Yeah, I had a great time. Yeah, I knew for a couple months, but I knew. if I didn't play the right way, Coach. Iso will be calling me. I'm still scared. of that phone call. So, uh I had a great. time. Competed, had some fun, made a. shot or two. Had a fun time. >> I think a lot of people uh found out. though that you're a basketball guy. So, obviously we know you're a basketball. guy. We know that you said uh if I had.

to mop the floors to be on the team, I. would do that. And then obviously you're. in the uh mortgage business with family. United Wholesale. Did you guys sell my. mortgage? I think you sold my mortgage. >> We I we might have we might have only. sell the ones that we don't think are. going to pay us. SO. >> ANYWAYS, we got a great business. I've. experienced it. >> All the kicks. >> It's an incredible Yeah, this guy's. giving away a lot of money. >> Might be time to get out of that. He's. saying some dumb [ __ ] Uh no, but. obviously in the mortgage business, we. assume dream as basketball guy is to own.

NBA team. How has it been? cuz obviously. it's been an interesting ride. You get. Kevin Durant, you get star pack team. doesn't work out. Now you got no picks. Now you're back in it. All-Star game. feels like you went over a little bit. with maybe your fans probably Phoenix. Suns fans probably pumped with the way. you performed. How has it been uh living. out this dream? >> It's exactly that as a dream. It's been. the best thing ever. Obviously we went. through some not great times when we got. the team, but I got the women's team, the men's team. We're competing. I'm. having the best time. I wasn't good. enough to play in the NBA, but be able. to own a team is is is unbelievable.

because now at 46, I can still be. involved, be engaged, and uh it's. awesome because you also get to deliver. things to the fans, do cool [ __ ] Like. that's like stuff we just haven't been. able to do, and we can do stuff that. other people don't do. >> Okay. So, on that note, whenever a. general manager gets hired in the NFL, we say the general manager has always. had a vision on what their team would. look like. Then they get the job and. what the old team is, there's no. allegiances. I'm trying to build this in. my way. you dream of NBA team I would. assume were you okay and this I don't. want this to be a rude question but.

owners meddling is always like a thing. like hey you're a basketball guy though. played basketball so I think we would. want you to meddle potentially if you're. an owner but you guys didn't have. success whenever you got over there so. people were maybe saying this guy. doesn't how has that whole thing gone. with your restraint maybe or discipline. or hands-on hands off like how have you. handled all that. >> yeah well right when you buy the team. everyone says oh don't meddal owner just. own the team stay out of it let the. experts do their thing And you know, I. thought, okay, let me give some extra. money. The team was already pretty good. at that time. Let's put some luxury tax. Let's let's go let's go for it. And.

didn't work. Now, I kind of took step. back and said, "No, let's do it the. right way. Let's build. Let's get. toughness. Let's get grit. Let's get. dogs. Let's get guys that that I'm I'm. my whole life I'm all heart, no talent. I want to get heart and talent.". >> But we went just talent. And we want. guys that want to win, that want to. compete every night. And like, so we're. building it. And we're going to build it. the right way. And hopefully we're going. to compete. We're doing pretty well this. year, but we're going to keep getting. better every day. >> Okay. Where you are right now, playin. area, I think 78. Now, I've done uh some. research on this or research on this.

entire thing. I guess nobody in the NBA. wants to be in the playin zone right. now. Is that is that an accurate thing? Because And you put a tweet out about. it, but it's like the guys obviously at. the top of the league. They want to go. win it all. It's great for the. franchise. We're going to go for it and. also attract a lot of free agents and. everything like that. Yep. >> And then if you're in the middle, you're. not going to be a part of the lottery. So, you're going to have to pick a your. guys' draft is hilarious. It's like. after pick eight like had a guy where. he's gonna come over from Greece maybe. five years from now. So it is an. interesting dynamic with how the league. is right with where your team is. You.

have no picks obviously but being in the. playin zone is not necessarily a. beneficial area. Like how do you kind of. talk about where the league is right. now? Because you put a tweet out talking. about how we can't be a tanking league. which it seems like you guys. >> kind of are and if you do and you do it. right you benefit from it greatly. So, how do you kind of view it all? >> It's an embarrassment. It's It's. horrible. Like, my perspective is. tanking is loser mentality. Like, I I've. never been around anyone. You show me. someone that wants to lose or thinks. about losing. Like, I'll show you a. loser. That's losers. That's not my.

stuff. And so, I don't like losing. I. don't want to ever talk about losing. We. try to win. And best the draft works. If. you don't win, you don't have a good. team. You get a good pick. But if you. purposely trade for players and then. don't play them trying to lose games. like I think it's bad for the NBA. I. think it's I think Adam Silver knows it. Organizations know it. It's got to. change. It will change. >> Okay. So, Oklahoma City, I think, would. be an example that people would say. They tanked for a while, like openly, but it was small market, I think, so. maybe nobody was paying attention as. much, but then it ended up paying off. I.

I mean, they hit bang, bang, bang, and. they're about to be a dynasty. So, how. do you kind of fix that potential thing? Do you think that's a league overall. situation that has to change the pro? Like, how do you think it's fixable or. is it fixable? >> It's fixable. And Adam Silver, to credit. him, he knows it's a problem. He's going. to fix it. I believe he'll fix it. But. you can't have teams like when you say. they're tanking. It's one thing if you. trade players and you're not a good. team. And I'm not sure. I mean, Oklahoma. City, if you correct me if I'm wrong, I. think they have only one player with a. drafted over number nine, Chad Homegrren. on their team. Everyone else is later in. the draft. And so, let's not like, you.

know, they built it. They did a good. job. Give them some credit. It's not. they have the first pick three years in. a row, and that's how they became a. great team. And so, I think purposely. losing in anything is the loser. mentality. I I can't stand for it. I. don't agree with it. And I think the. other organizations realize it, but. right now the problem is the incentives. are misaligned. If you purposely lose, you get better players in the future. You have a better chance. And that just. is not how I that's not how I was. brought up. >> I respect I respect that. Now, >> you got a lot of teams right now trying. to get down. It feels like the NBA. It's.

almost like 20% of the league, you know, >> especially this year. It's a good draft. >> as you're watching. Yeah. Because the. draft is so good. But if they end up. >> benefiting from it, then the next team. the next year is like, well, we could. potent. It's an interesting Your guys'. league is fascinating. best athletes, you know, they're 7 foot tall running. around doing the entire thing. It is a. spectacle. It is incredible competition. at its highest level, but it does feel. like there's always some drama [ __ ]. around your guys' league. Now, on that. note, it is now NBA time. Connor has a. question for you. >> Yeah. Uh, obviously yesterday was a. tough one for the Suns. I don't know if.

you caught that caught that one, Governor Ishbio, but Celtics put it on. you. Uh but regardless of that, what is. kind of the main thing right now when it. comes to, you know, developing talent. and also, you know, acquiring people? Cuz we talk about draft being important. like it feels as though the NBA as a. whole, you know, with the luxury tax and. acquiring players, you're almost. discouraged because you go into that. first, second apron and then all of a. sudden, you know, you owe a ton of. money. And you've said this before, fans. don't want to hear owners talking about.

owing a bunch of money. Fans don't give. a [ __ ] about that, which is, you know, a. huge reason we like you. and that's the reality of it. But do you. does it feel as though the setup for. team building does sometimes encourage, you know, getting more draft picks and. getting, you know, a better draft. position versus going out and spending. money. >> Yeah, I mean it's a combination now. It. used to be a lot more free agency. Free. agency is a little bit slower these days. and so it's changed with that. Draft is. a big thing these days, but also player. development and developing players and. finding good players. Like on our team,

we got some guys that people didn't. want, people didn't have. Colin. Gillespie, he took him on a two-way. He's a great player now. He's a NBA. starter. Like, you got to develop. players as well. So, I think team. building is definitely through the draft. right now and that's why people are. tanking. That's why people are doing. that cuz that's they think that's the. only way. But there's multiple ways to. win and succeed and we're trying to. prove that in Phoenix and we're we're. working on it. We got a way to go. >> You need to bop some wood. >> Everybody out there bopping wood like. you were doing out. How old are you? >> 46. >> You look good, dude. >> Yeah. Sean's had a tough hour. Sean's.

had a tough day. We do. We love We love. Sean Mor, but we call it like it is. He. was on Giannis' team, fresh off of what. happened with Giannis the entire thing. Then he kind of gets bullied by his. friendish running him out of bounds. >> Yeah. And then, you know, IT'S NOT GOOD. AND I DON'T even think he broke anything. big on his Yeah. It was like a yogurt. for lunch. >> Oh, for 10. >> Yeah. It was not good. Next year. Hey, Shs. Next year, >> sign up for the comeback. >> And also next year, Giannis might want. to leave.

I'm joking. I'm joking. I'm joking. AJ. has a question for you, man. >> Yeah. I guess the NBA as a whole, I. guess, where do you think it is? Like. we've seen different eras of the NBA. say, "Okay, once Jordan and his whole. generation goes, no one's going to watch. anymore." And then Steph and LeBron and. this whole, you know, what do you see at. the NBA as a whole, like the next 5 to. 10 years? And who do you think are some. organizations right now doing things. right, winning games the right way, and. kind of, you know, building up their. team the way that you should? >> Yeah, I mean, I think the NBA is in. great hands. Obviously, there's this. tanking thing we're talking about. There's always an issue as you pointed. out Pat. There's always something. But. you know what the truth is? The great.

the league is in a great place. It's a. global game. People all around the world. love it. They love the NBA. They love. the players. We got star players from. all around the world. And it's going to. continue to grow and develop. It's not. perfect. Nothing's perfect, but we're. going to keep getting it there. I feel. great about where the NBA is right now. Even with some of those superstars. you're talking about are retiring and. moving on or going to be retiring. But. the great there's a lot of great young. players from overseas and Americans and. it's awesome to see. >> You watch every game in the NBA right. now. Who are the story lines that we. need to be? Let's act. Not us. Obviously, we would never be. >> Let's Let's say you're talking to people.

who have no clue what's going on in the. NBA. >> Yeah. Just other people. >> What is Yeah. Yeah. Not us. Not us. We've been watching football for 6. months. >> Yeah. People that have just been and. then on a beach a little bit watching. Olympics. >> Crushing crushing NBA tape like us. >> Exactly. No. No. We're talking about. other people. Yeah. Other people. If. they didn't know what was going on in. the NBA. >> Celtics are still great. Okay. Suns are. awesome. Sounds gorilla did the dunk. Anything what is like. >> just it's it's it's playoff time now. It's going towards the playoffs. There's.

teams there. The West is really strong. right now. The Celtics have been a great. surprise team in the East. The Pistons. are good in the East, but the West is. really deep and you know there's a lot. of teams that it's really you know. people going. You don't think there's oh. there's only one team that's going to. win. Early in the season they said OKC. is dominating and they're going to be I. think there's five to eight teams that. can win an NBA championship right now. And you know it's going to see we're. going to see what happens in the. playoffs. >> Okay. You got some injury issues, right, going on. >> right now? We do. But we're going to. >> Everybody does. Is that an NBA thing? >> Everyone gets has to deal with it. We. just got to play through it. We got guys. that want to play and we'll get them out. there. >> Okay. Speaking of Dylan Brooks, I.

believe, is injured for you right now, right? >> So, the only way I know Dylan Brooks is. cuz him and LeBron James always get. >> Oh, yeah. >> So, now that I'm hearing the way you. would like your team to be run, the. Michigan State team seems like he was. perfect guy for you. Is that is that. >> He was exactly what we wanted when we. made the Kevin Durant. We want a dog. Dylan Brooks defines everything. I. believe in work ethic, leadership. He'll. he'll grind. He'll fist fight you, but. he'll also make some shots. He does. everything we want. We love Dylan. He's. out for four to six weeks right now, but. he'll be back before the playoffs, and. he's our guy. >> Do you have a uh do you have a playlist? Is this yours?

>> Let him know. Hey, TI, welcome back, by. the way. It is absolute heat, TI. It is. >> So, him doing a victory lap right now. >> Hey TI, congratulations, by the way, >> cuz I like Mets. They is our generation. So, watching him kind of come back and. let him know is a fantastic thing. Okay. So, uh, we just watched you at the. All-Star game. >> So, you got to play again next year, right? >> Uh, we'll see. I got I'm hosting Allstar. Games in Phoenix next year. So, you have. to play. I have to play. >> I got to host you guys. I got to host. everyone there. We're going to have a. heck of a time. It's going to be great.

>> Okay. So, what does that mean? Ownership. at like how much does the NBA run? How. much do you implement? Like what is the. kind of the like you're saying you're. hosting the All-Star game. The league. will tell you what's happening or do you. have any say in how can this? >> Oh, no. I have a say in how to make it. great. you know, not the actual game. part of it, like how they do east, you. know, versus West or uh world versus US, but I have a say on how do we get great. players in it? How do we make it a great. event? How do we make fan experience. phenomenal? We're going to make it an. amazing event. >> Let's announce it right now. What we're. doing for the Slam Dunk Contest. >> Yep. >> You want to do it? >> Let's do it. We can do it.

>> All right. >> Tell me what we're doing. >> You're going to put a million dollars up. for the winner and then a million dollar. donation to a charity of their choice. >> Done for the slam dunk winner. >> Let's get the best guys in it. Let's. make it awesome. >> Okay. And then the three-point shooting. contest. We're doing a million dollars. to the winner, million dollars to a. charity. >> Hey, let's do it. >> Back to the show. We're in on it with. Let's do it. >> Okay. Okay. Yeah. Good negotiation right. there. I might sell that deal to another. company like you did with my mortgage, but. >> I got it. I'll take care of it. Let's do. it. >> I would like to be involved, too, though. I would like to make it big. because I love the All-Star game is.

something that we have all loved. >> You should be in it. >> Nah, I got Okay. Yeah. Three pointar. contest. You play. >> No. Yeah, the dunk contest contest. >> Yeah, I'll be in the dunk contest. Give. me that trampoline like the gorilla got. and uh we'll keep it moving. Okay, so a. million dollars to the winner for the. dunk contest with a million dollar. donation and then a million dollar to. the three-point shooting contest with a. million dollar donation. >> I'm in. Let's do it. LET'S GET. >> LET'S GO. >> LET'S DO THIS. NOW, the boys, >> we need you to want to win a million. bucks for. >> Do you have to run that by Do you have. to run that by Adam Silver?

>> I'm sure Silver will be supporting. >> Adam Silver. Adam Silver DOING THAT. ADAM. >> ALL RIGHT. We appreciate the hell out of. you, man. Thank you for stopping by. We. can do this more. We can do this more. >> I love it. Anytime. >> Okay. Sick. We appreciate the help of. you. Before you get out of here, we got. We need you to do something. >> Oh, yeah. >> You see it? >> Fire that thing. >> It's $100,000 donation on the line here. >> All right. >> You come right over here. Uh Matt, >> you got to stand on the platform. >> I'm going to try to handheld on. >> Careful. >> Hello. Hello. Okay. Yeah. Come up here.

Come up here. Yeah. Don't Don't bop wood. and throw yourself out here. Okay. You. will try to get this ball into that hole. right there. This is called the. >> the. >> combine charity cont challenge. >> This is combine charity challenge. Shout. out to Matt Kiy of the Indianapolis. Colts and Lucas Oil Stadium in blue for. having all these things available for us. that we found out 35 minutes before the. show started. This is what we'll do. You. have three attempts at throwing that. football. Watch. Watch this. Jesus. Jesus. >> Don't get hurt. >> Good.

>> His spatial awareness is really good. Careful. >> Yeah, he stepped out of bounds there. But uh if you put one of the throws. through that hole right there with an. elevation difference, we will donate. $100,000 to a charity of your choosing. You sound good. >> I love it. Let's do it. >> Can you throw a football? >> I can. >> Where are you from originally? >> Birmingham, Michigan. >> Oh, so you love hockey? >> It's good. I like basketball, football, but hockeyy's all right. >> WAIT, HOW? >> JEEZ. >> OH, FOXY, WE TALK ABOUT THAT. >> HOLY [ __ ] MIKE FRABEL'S WALKING IN. HERE. OKAY, so don't get nervous cuz. Mike Frabel's back there. Obviously the.

alpha of alphas. Congrats to you, coach. You're the man, Matt. Ishb, if you make. this bowl into that hole right there, we'll go. Hey, good to see you, Vapes. Hey, owner of the Suns. Do you think he. has a chance of making it? >> No chance. >> You have three throws, Matt. Good luck. >> HE'S GOING TO WATCH. >> OH, OKAY. OKAY. HERE'S SECOND BALL. HERE'S SECOND BALL. Here's second ball. Here's second ball. You had the right. height there, Matt. Now, any adjustment. that you uh would be looking to make. here? >> It's decline, so I got to throw it down. a little further, but. >> Oh, like a pitcher coming off the.

mountain. >> Take a knee. Maybe take a knee. >> I don't know if we need to take a knee. HAS GOT YOU. >> RACECLO. DOWN, says Reigns. >> OH, THANK YOU. >> CONGRATS. We appreciate you, man. Uh, you are the best, dude. Thank you. Thank. you. Thank you, Matt. Good luck, man. >> Ladies and gent. coaching, Franks. Good coaching, Frank. >> I got you, COACH. >> THANK YOU, COACH. >> There he is.

>> Warming up. warming up over here. >> Ladies and gentlemen, it is time to be. joined by some of our favorite humans. that exist on Earth, not just. >> Did I just drop out right there? >> I No. Did you? >> Not sure. >> Oh, there was an accident in the truck. I just heard there was a full accident. truck. I think we're going to have to go. down one more here, too. You guys might. have to lap up. Yeah. Yeah. Tone. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Tone. Yeah. Yeah. Smart. Get. Yeah. Just go because I think we're. being joined by OC as well. A lot of. adjustment happening on the fly. Call it.

an audible. Justin Herbert, obviously. legend. Ladies and gentlemen, joining us. now, maybe the most entertaining group. in the NFL, no questions asked, general. manager, head coach, and offensive. coordinator for the Chargers, Hortiz. Harbaugh McDaniel. >> WOW. >> How are you, >> Mr. McDaniel? Good to see you, coach. >> Oh, man. What's up, coach? >> Coach, it was put there. Good to see. you, >> coach. How are you? >> Sunday Red High five. Come on. Let me.

get one. >> Oh, Sunday. Okay. >> Anywhere you want. Anywhere you want. >> It's the second person I've ever seen. wear the other kid. >> Yeah, >> that that's a good that's good. sweatshirt. Sunday Red. >> Yeah, they're saying that's worth A. BILLION OR SOMETHING. HEY, that's the. first one I've seen in a while. Sunday. Red. >> Could you use that or you want to use. this? >> Yeah. Your world. Literally your world. Anything you need. Uh, boys.

>> Hey, thank you for joining us, guys. Good to see you guys. >> I recruited some friends. >> Yeah, I appreciate this. Thank you for. stopping by. Okay, this is becoming an. annual thing. I assume you guys are on. your way out. >> Yes. >> Okay. Hfield workouts start tomorrow. All the interviews have already. happened. How do you feel? All anybody's. saying about you guys is if you get an. offensive line, you're going to win a. Super Bowl. Is that What is the mindset. coming into this entire meeting session. for you guys? Uh, you know, yeah, we're. we're looking at all positions and uh. but yeah, definitely want to share up. the offensive line. Um, we got some some.

holes there. Bradley retired and uh got. some free agents on the other line, so. definitely got to add to it, but excited. about the week. Uh, excited to be with. coach again and obviously adding Mike to. the mix. It's awesome, man. We're having. a lot of fun. >> Let's talk about that. Uh, what has been. first couple weeks like? I saw you guys. had a game together. You guys were. sitting next to each other. I. immediately pumped for your press. conferences describing him as an. offensive wizard is one of my favorite. things that happened this off. seasonason. How has the relationship. gone and how do you feel coach going. into the combine here? >> Great. Uh you know just just really.

learning uh I'm really just leaning into. how Mike sees the game. It's uh uh it's. creative. It's uh it puts it puts. defenses in a conflict and uh kind of. like our players. There's just a lot of. excitement to uh you know learn. everything that uh that Mike knows. Um. you know and that's really the main. thing I'm leaning into. People keep. asking me like you know are you going to. start you know wearing you know the uh.

the kind of shoes that he was. >> or the you know the cool the cool uh I. wouldn't dress this way if my name was. up there. >> Yeah. >> You know I would have to dress this way. >> Yeah. On the ring of honor. >> Yeah. like. >> maybe maybe I'll go to the you know the. the wardrobe but. >> oh my god you showing up to a game. >> I'm leaning into what he knows about. football that's that's what I'm most. excited about. >> new OC new DC here how's that affect. your life. >> uh you know really good Jesse Mentor uh. you know credible coach uh and Chris.

Liry we just we're uh we think we have. uh you know just a the great next the. next great coach so uh just say it like. awesome. >> and let's Talk about a great human. McDaniel, we love you as a human. Just. as as a you changed the game. Obviously, you came in with your quick [ __ ] and. just flipped everybody's mindset. whenever you did that. Hung 70 on that. Denver game. I mean, there was a lot of. that. How has it been now getting into. offensive coordinator role as opposed to.

maybe having everything that head coach. has? How has life been for you and how's. the adjustment with coach Harbaugh been. going? >> Awesome. >> Really? >> Period. Awesome. No, it you know I. couldn't ask for more. You know I think. um you know it's just been awesome to uh. join what they're trying to do. Um. there's a lot of overlap and and belief. and you know we're we're coming to work. every day enthused trying to go chase. the same uh outcome. So uh I I'm I'm. invigorated. I'm juiced up. Uh, you.

know, I I'm firmly aware that nobody. nobody has it better than us. Um, and. I'm living that way every day. >> because it's often asked who who does. >> Oh, yeah. All the time. >> Yeah. Who who Everybody's wondering. And. I'll tell you what, you look around, look at us right now. >> Nobody. >> Nobody. >> Nobody. >> Yeah. Nobody. Uh, and and. possibly future us has a better us.

You're right. >> with uh No, that's a good You're right. >> You know, adding it's evolved. >> What does that mean? >> We got We got the chance for future us, Mike. And and being here, >> being here at the combine, we just we. just don't feel like we're getting we're. getting worse. Uh we feel like we're. going to get better. And uh you know, that's a big reason for being here this. week. And uh yeah, it's just one day. closer to our next win. That's how I'm. approaching every single day. And get. the most out of it so uh you know, that. next win can come faster. Yeah, current. US is having a good time, but boy,

future US, >> especially you guys, if you piece So, last question for you here before I get. to him trying to put pieces together for. your uh offense. Herbert, tell me about. it. You know, he's a good punter. I. don't know if you want to have him do. that. Maybe, >> man, it doesn't surprise me. Uh, no. Uh, you know, I think, uh, I look at a look. at a player that has shown he can do. everything on the football field and, you know, football's an 11 person, um, game that, you know, there's a lot that. coaches have uh, to offer as well to. help um, assist a player. I I I mean, I.

I feel uh, very fortunate to uh, to. coach a player of his skill set and um, have high ambitions. Uh, and you know, I. think uh that that meets him where he's. at and for what he needs to do to take. the next step in his career. >> He's special to watch. He's so much fun. to watch. I mean, he is so much fun to. watch. Excited to see how that all comes. together in your offensive vision. And. on that note, Joe, how does that change. your life with him being the offense. coordinator? Like obviously offensive.

line is important in any offense, but is. there like things that you have to look. for now that he's the OC as opposed to. maybe before or you and Jim talk about. because the new defense? Like how does. that change your life? >> Yeah, absolutely. you know, and and I. think the great thing about Mike is uh. when he came in the first night he was. in there, he's talking about he did. things in Miami because that's who he. had on the team and so his adaptability. and his creativity. So that that gets. you. >> These guys are closers, by the way. They. closed me fast. It was it was pretty. cool. >> Yeah, I could imagine. Yeah. The the. thought though that the last time we.

talked to you, you were sitting just at. got looked cool. >> He looked so cool. He had such a cool. thing on. You said you got to figure out. what the next chess move is. You know, we changed the game then defense caught. up is what you said. Now we got to. figure out what the next chess move is. I love that your Queen's Gambit on the. sky. You know, tripping balls, seeing. new close Sicilian and kind of doing. your thing. I cannot wait to see what. you come up with, especially with what. Herbert's able to do. AJ has a question. >> Yeah, Coach Harbaugh for you first. I. guess when you're interviewing these. guys, we hear about the interviews you. have with these potential drafties that. you you're talking to. I guess what are.

you looking for? Do you care more about. X's and O's and what they know about. football or do you care more like, hey, does this person love football? Do they. love the game? I guess how do you. balance all that? >> Yeah, I mean it first started just uh. just the respect I've had for u for Mike. his offenses and uh and we played him. this year. I mean he he got us on uh on. a look that nobody nobody had gotten us. on yet and made us go back and change. what we were doing. Just just things. like that. Um I love the uh the emphasis.

on the run game, on the on the play. action pass. uh just the ability to get. first downs, score points, uh and. thought we needed a fresh start and. fresh start we got and now we're uh you. know, we're uh. >> our defense ahead. We we talked about. that a little bit. Defenses do feel like. we've heard, oh, they're, you know, they're playing too high and they're, you know, no, you can't get over the. top. Why? I' i've always been taught as. a young kid if they're playing too high, you got to run them out of it. I got to. be able to run the ball then. You got to. you got. >> the ball's cyclical. >> Yeah. But like where are we at, I guess, do you think with like the scheme wise.

schematically? is defense did defense. take a little step forward these last. couple years? >> I I I think they did. I think they um. there was a lot of pre- snap movement. that they've patternized and been able. to, you know, force offenses to to earn. it. You know, the the the percentages. with which, you know, the shell uh two. shell defenses, I think across the. league is about 40% where it was about. 25 like a handful of years ago. And so. they're doing a good job and there's es. and flows with that. takes, you know, a.

couple uh teams that really take. advantage of a light box um to have. success and then people to copy that and. patternize that and it, you know, the. the game es and flows. Um but I I would. say that the you know where the. conversation went two years ago was that. offense was ahead of defense. >> Yes. And that's what I want to ask you. about. You you talk about pre- snap. movement. Should I when we talk about. what you did, is it the timing of your. pre- snap movement? Like what was your.

difference different differentiator? You. think that you kind of threw a big. wrench into the entire system? >> Well, I think there was some really. really really fast guys that defenses. were going to try to reroute. So, you. found ways for them to struggle to. reroute and um you know, I think it's I. think it's both um you know, messing. with defense's rules. There's a lot of. people that have to communicate at one. time. when one person motion motions, you change a strength and three people. are flipping around and stuff. Um, you.

change the timing of that and you're um, you know, to me, like we've said, you're. adapting to your players. Um, and if you. have an extreme skill set somewhere, uh, gives you an opportunity to kind of lean. into other things that teams aren't. ready for. Then they prepare for it. Then you think the next thing, >> man, I'm pumped to see what you do with. Herbert. That's all I keep thinking is. like what you're going to do with. Herbert. His first play. >> Okay. Hey, Tyron Taylor got a golf tea. shoved in his lung. Okay, that's what. happened like 5 minutes before the game. started. Just go out of here. I can't.

breathe. Herbert, you're starting. First. play right down the sideline. Runs a guy. over. Just full on and then pops right. back up. Goes right into the the huddle. and I think football fans the the huddle. I assume and everybody was like, "Oh. [ __ ] this guy isn't just like a pretty. boy from Oregon cuz the question was, can he do it?" I'm excited to see what. you do with him. Now, on that note, 87. million in cap space right now. >> Yeah. Wow, look at you. Wow. So, you. you're in the bars here in No, you're. doing all the back door free agency.

frenzy tampering. >> You know, we got some guys we got to. resign first and then uh and then we're. going to hit free agency, you know. So, >> you're definitely sending some texts. though, huh? How we feeling? What? >> Nope. Nope. >> 87 million. What's that? Second most. You got the second most. >> Yeah, people are sending you texts for. sure. How much money you got for me? >> Third. Third highest. Third most. Good. luck on that. Excited to watch you kind. of do that. And uh for you, Coach. Harbaugh, how do you feel about the. state of the Harbaugh led Chargers? >> What like how do you kind of look back. on it since you've got there to where. you are now? >> Um you know, good. But the the the thing.

that uh not good is that we're not. playing our best football at the uh at. the end of the season in the in those in. those playoffs. So, uh you know, just uh. that that focus. I mean to uh you know. that that better and then best uh in the. in the elimination games. >> What is the uh do you already have the. mantra or motto for the next season? >> Not yet. No, I mean uh I always think. kind of come all natural as. >> really. Okay. So you don't have like the.

>> three how how can you really? You know I. mean. >> people do they do hustle, loyalty, respect, John Cena. That's what we're. going to do. >> It'll it'll it'll come to us as uh I'll. natural. >> just hit you anytime. Then do you like. put it in your phone or something or. write down? Yeah. How's it work? >> Not just hit you when it hits you. >> Okay. So, you're not writing down any of. your punchlines? You got to be you got. to think of something and be like got to. remember that. Holy [ __ ] When I dropped. the golden goose line on Justin Herbert, they're going to love that. Or are you. standing at the podium and you're like, we got the golden goose. And then just.

go on, wow, golden goosees are. interesting to think about actually. And. then go that entire thing. Or are you. writing those down like comedians would. do? No, we're just thinking about. getting get getting really good at. football and uh. >> that might be the. >> lion. I'm telling you. >> that might be that might be the thinking. about getting really good. We're just. thinking imagine Herb down there in the. way. We're just thinking about getting. really good at football. Okay, that's. all we need here. >> Uh coach, I saw you warming up over. there. Oh, >> would you like to do the throw here for.

$100,000 donation? >> Sure. >> Would you each like to take one maybe? I. don't know how many good arms they have. I mean, he's played professionally. at that exercise. I think his name is. people. Yeah. >> His name is on the right. >> You pointed that out. >> Have you ever seen 94 to 97? >> That's a That's a. >> four years. >> I just impacted. >> Yeah. That much. >> Yeah. That's unbelie. >> Who else is doing that? Nobody. >> Okay. Uh, coach, how old are you? >> 62. Are you throwing every day?

>> Not every day. Yeah, >> we saw those videos of Pete Carol. running, throwing, doing all that. Are. you that active at practice? We know you. were cleat. >> Yeah. I mean, I I if I there's if. there's a ball near, I'm going to pick. it up and throw it. >> Boom. It's what you do. >> Maybe that's the. >> That might be it. Pick it up and throw. it. Uh obviously, we've seen you play. catch with the warm-ups. We've seen you. beat the [ __ ] out of Justin HERBERT. BEFORE THE GAME. >> OH, WE STILL GOT THE BALL CONTROL. I. like that. Coach, if you make it in that. hole right there, $100,000 donation to a. charity of your choosing here in the.

combine charity challenge. >> Move it back a little, man. >> He was warming up. 62 years old. >> Head coach of the Chargers. >> Yeah. I am worried it's going to fall. So, let's do this quicker than than than. slower. >> Oh, I got another one. That was warm up. >> First one a little low. Throw it in. $100,000. >> Coach, you're pissed about that first. one. I know it is. >> Yeah, you are. man came through,000.

coach. COACH STILL. 100,000. >> dude and it was a good cut. >> That was a good miss. That was in line. It was a hair low. You adjusted for the. second rep. You know, >> it was such a bum that high five to like. >> I felt bad. >> You should be proud. >> Dude, it's such a supreme flex. >> All right, hours ending here. They saw. you awesomely earn $100,000 to charity. with your name on the building. We.

appreciate you, coach. We appreciate. you, coach. Joe, good luck this off. season. Thank you guys so much for. stopping by. Safe travel is back. The. next season of the NFL kicks off here in. Indianapolis, Indiana at the combine. Hour two will be on the other side. We. got Jesse Mentor joining us. >> Man, >> great man. >> They're saying we're going to like them. I assume they're a little Yeah, they're. pumped out there. It's a good coaching. trip. >> Yes. >> All right, we'll see you on the other. side. Maybe tell friends something nice. might change our life. Take five. to be down here IN T ALABAMA. NOW, let's.

do a little history here, shall we? This. is uh what's your name? >> Gabby. >> Gabby, you're a senior here, right? >> That's correct. >> And what is your major? >> Chemical engineering. >> Okay. Okay. Uh have you ever kicked anything. before? >> No. >> Okay. But you said you want to do it, not get somebody ELSE BECAUSE. >> BECAUSE I CAMPED OUT for so many hours. with my friend and I got lucky enough to. get picked. So, let's go FOR IT.

>> YES. >> YES. >> ALL RIGHT. >> WE LOVE THAT, GABBY. $300,000 if you. make this kick right here, Gabby. Okay. >> Oh my gosh. >> That seems fair. >> I don't know what a chemical engineering. degree costs, but hopefully that'll help. towards it all. >> My parents would love that. >> Okay, I'll throw in 200 AS HE STARTED TO. $500,000. >> ALL RIGHT, GABBY. >> OKAY, >> GOOD LUCK. WE'RE PULLING FOR YOU. 33. YARDS. All you got to do is make the.

kick. Good luck, Gabby. >> Okay. >> Any final thoughts? >> I love you, mom and dad and brother. >> Love that. Mom and dad, hope you have a. good time. Ladies and gentlemen, Gabby. Matthysse, chemical engineer, senior. here AT ALABAMA, WILL ATTEMPT TO WIN. 500,000. It's come to this, huh? It's come to. this. >> It's come to this. >> Yeah, this Why just smack me in the. face? Kurt just smacked me in the face.

How about this? How about this, Gabby? If Kirk Herbstreet can throw that. football through those uprights right. there, we'll give you $300,000. >> Are you okay with that? >> 300,000. If Kurt Kre CAN THROW IT. THROUGH THOSE UPRIGHTS, FORMER OHIO. STATE QUARTERBACK, >> NO WARM UP. Full suit for Deb.

Get down. Get down. Congratulations. >> Hi. It's getting even MORE PRICEY. Kirk Herb. Street, I DID NOT KNOW YOU HAD THAT IN. YOU. You son of a [ __ ]. >> Oh, that's great.

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straight year. Hour two of the program. begins now. >> Football. >> I went all in. I went balls to wall. Okay. It's hard It's hard to hear. Is. that why you There was a little thing. >> Or was it the timing? >> There was a little timing. YEAH, THE TIME WAS BAD. >> I DON'T LIKE I DON'T LIKE what just. happened there. >> We're missing Ty. WE'RE MISSING TY CUZ. TY USUALLY GIVES US A NICE FOOTBALL. RIGHT HERE. >> TY, WE WILL SEE YOU in a few days. We. love you, brother. As the Chargers exit. safe travelers, Chargers, we.

>> I think it was our green dot. >> Yeah, there's a chance the middle. linebacker, college football, national. championship, Super Bowl champion, RI. Cup winner, AJ Hall. >> At least you said something. >> I don't like what you did there. >> No, I might have been a bit a little a. beat late, I think. >> Is that a confidence issue? Like, what. is it? >> No, not actually. very confident. That's. why I waited and I let it breathe a. little bit and then I went. >> No, no. Aren't you in the zone? You got. to get in a flow state. Just kind of let. it happen. There shouldn't be any. thinking. It should just be taking. place. We come off a break. You know, maybe got a little ring rust. versus Ros situation. Yeah, I might be.

right. I don't know. >> You're throwing the seas. >> Let's see how the next one works. >> To be completely honest, to AJ's point, when we came back, all of a sudden, where's the jib shot? You know what? We. zoomed in on the field. What the hell? I. WOULD GO I WOULD GO TO SCOTT HERE AS. WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT INTRO? >> TAKING SOME CREATIVE LIBERTIES. HEY, LISTEN. Scott's been with us through a. lot. Okay. Do what he what he wanted to. showcase. I think I don't want to get. into his Cajun brain down there, but I. think what he was thinking is the action. has begun. >> Yeah. >> Here. >> at the combine at Lucas Oil Stadium.

That's Boston Connor. AP Tone is here as. well. And obviously we are live from the. NFL combine here in Indianapolis, Indiana. It'll be the home here for at. least another 2 years, marking 41 years. of Indianapolis being the host of the. NFL Combine. We love it here in this. city and we are built for it. Obviously, all the hotels are closed, all the. restaurants are closed, the stadium, everything's connected. We are thankful. and lucky that this happens in this city. and we are also pumped that the next NFL. season has officially begun. Now, you.

can gamble on the combine. >> Yep. >> If you're itching and you're looking for. it, there is gambling abilities on the. combine. But I don't think it's just. gambling on the combine. It kind of is. the story of the combine. Tone, what are. most people moving money on whenever it. comes to betting on guys trying to earn. jobs in the NFL? >> Yeah, you're looking at it here. A lot. of the things that you can bet on the. 40-yard dash, the 20-yard shuttle, the. three cone drill, uh obviously the bench. press, the vertical, and the broad jump. Those are or obviously if someone will. set a record uh for the 40 yard dash,

which was 421 with Xavier Worthy. So, I. wanted to start with the 40-yard dash. That's it's the most popular thing. That's where I wanted to start. The. overunder for this is 4.265. Okay, that's flying. Last year's uh. fastest time was 428. So, this would. have gone slower than 4265 last year. I. did some research. Okay, Xavier Worthy. when he ran his 421. He was running. 24.41 miles per hour. >> Okay, that's fast. That's speeding in. some school zones. >> Okay,

>> then I tried to find what 4.265. translated to. That's 23.7 miles per. hour. Rodri Archer, former Pittsburgh. Steeler, was running 23.7 when he when. he ran a 4.26 here at the. >> I like what we're doing here. This is. good research. >> Good science. >> The math lesson. >> So then you go and you take a look at. everyone in the combine. Uh, and I used. um Oh, his name is blanking on me. I. apologize. Bruce Felman. He did a freaks. list for college football before the. season. >> Uh, in in there he showed that Chris. Hilton, wide receiver uh from LSU right.

here. You look at him right here. He's. an absolute freak athlete at LSU. He ran. 23.7 mph. So that's the exact same as. tree archer. That's putting him at a 426. range. Okay. Then my other guy Brennan. Thompson Thompson. He is a track star in. high school. Ran a 1018 100 meter in. high school. He also ran 23.7 mph. So. it's putting these guys both at around. 4.26. That's why I decided, you know. what? We get out here on this coconut. hut. >> Oh. Oh yeah. >> This was in pads, too. Excitement. >> We go no pads, we go sprinter stance. We. go out here.

>> They might run a 41 in no pads. >> And guys, humans are getting faster. >> They are getting faster. So, I decided. to go faster than the 4.265. >> Okay. So, I like that bet. I like that. bet a lot, Tone. And that's fun, too. That's wishing for success. That's like. betting. >> That's like betting an over on a game. that you hope offense is going to. happen. If we got somebody running. faster than 4265, I mean, that's an. electrifying combine, AJ. >> Yeah, everybody seems to be getting. faster at every single position. I mean, we might see Dline 44s. >> Oh, yeah. >> Cyclicality. >> Remember, I think linebackers are. starting to get bigger. >> Oh, yeah. You're right. Well, and now.

guys are like hybrid. Are you an edge. guy? Are you an offthe- ball linebacker? All of that as well. >> because remember I mean. >> McDaniel there is a trail trends setter. in him. He is a trend setter in the NFL. That guy right there. Super cool jacket. Obviously uh glass is always going to be. >> the Moxy is going to be through the. roof. >> The shoes. >> Oh everything. >> Never even seen a pair like that. >> But he is one of the ones. McVey. Shanahan McDaniel. There's a couple guys. that kind of set the tone on what the. offense is going to be. He's Kelly Mo I. guess we could probably say now down in.

New Orleans. Kubak probably the next one. >> up there. Yeah. With the Raiders now. >> So there's like guys that set the tone. on what it is. He's very clear like hey. cyclicality cyclicality. It's like it. feels like it's going to get big again. So this might be the last. >> like everybody's ridiculously fast. because it might go back to like hey if. you're a linebacker and you run a 45. it's not like you're dead or like it. used to be within the last 10 years. If. he's running a 46 47 can't be on an NFL. field because there's too much speed, there's too much space. But now because. everybody got small and fast, offenses.

are going to be like, "All right, well, let's go ahead and pound these dudes.". So, it's a it's an interesting dynamic. that we'll kind of get a a sense for. here at the combine. >> I mean, look at the last two Super Bowls. even. My bad. But the the Eagles running. teams, Saquon Barkley, you know, Jaylen. Herz, of course, the the Tosh push, and. then the Seattle Seahawks, the Seattle. one, I mean, the Super Bowl MVP was. Kenneth Walker. You know, like running. the football in between the tackles, that is very much back. So, when we're. talking about speed, especially at a. linebacker position, like you do need to. bring a little more beef, >> a little bit more thump, a little bit. more pump, a little bit more pound, A.

COUPLE MORE OUNCES. SO, that's what. we're going to find out. But, I do. believe I like the way you've gone with. Well, if you put the radar on Exactly. >> He's going 23. >> And I picked track guys. I picked freak. track guys. Another couple. >> and there's probably some corner that we. did not bring up. >> So, Demani Jackson, he was a fivestar. out of California. He went to Bama. He. was setting records at track back in. California when he came out and and then. obviously you know Pawns is uh Pawns is. someone IU Corner is someone to watch. too in the 40. He is quick fast someone. to watch there.

>> Okay. So I think we all like that. That's not a guarantee. >> No but I I think we all say we like that. one. >> That one that's a fun one too. >> That one's I get why they set it at 426. cuz you know 23.7 m per hour. That's. what that equals. You're basically. >> I use formulas for this next one too. Okay. The um the bench press 220 225. How many times can you do it? Okay. 35. and a half is the over under for this. one. Last year the highest was 32. So a. bit of a down year last year. Definitely. would have uh gone under last year for. the 32. This one has an has a uh.

equation as well. AJ, >> I'm taking the over. I don't even care. about your equation. I'm taking the. over. >> There's an Epley equation. It's one rep. max equals whatever equals how many. times you do 225. >> There are three Alabama offensive. linemen who all bench press over 500 lb. Kaden Proctor, Parker Braillesford, and. Jane Roberts. They all have 520 505 to. 535 bench. Okay, that equals 35 plus. reps every single time. I think one of. those Alabama offensive line going to do. it. Peter Woods, a defensive line from. Clemson is has is on record doing 34. Uh.

and then Gabe Jackis, he's uh outside. for outside edge for Illinois, he's done. 30 plus as well. Um and that is that is. documented. So there's five guys who I. think could potentially go over 35 and a. half. So I'm going to go over for the. 225. Six reps of 225 is insane, AJ. >> It is so much. And the best part is it. doesn't really matter at all. >> No, it doesn't really care for this. For. this, it does for us. It cares. That's. the point. >> For our egos and everything, yes, it. does care. But there's never been a.

coach that says, "Hey, this guy, you. know, this DN ran a 425. His his L drill. was beautiful, everything. He's super. quick, but he only got 19 reps at 225, and we're not going to take him." That. doesn't happen. >> Yeah. Well, you know, the Eldra, I've. heard some great stories in the past of. people kind of managing. >> You need clean lane. I need clean path. I really do. >> Hey, Bob Carpenter. Good story. Thank. you. >> Thank you, Bobby Carpenter. Thank you. for always being the general. I don't. know if the boys in the truck got to. hear this. Before the show went live, we. heard about General Bob Carpenters's. workout at Ohio State. Bobby Carpenter,

a part of the legendary linebacker crew. at Ohio State. A Schlags Hawk Carpenter. Marcus Freeman also in that room. An. incredibly legendary crew. Luke Fickle. was the coach. She's currently at. Wisconsin, we think. >> Luke, come on back. >> Luke, we need you in football. >> Okay. Good luck to Wisconsin. >> Good luck. >> But a lot of these guys want to put. their best foot forward, you know, both. >> on the field and how they present. themselves. >> No doubt. >> The general Bob Carpenter said, "Move.

this L drill. There's too this is too. wor for me." Yeah. And was telling the. NFL scouts he's gonna have to adjust. that. There's different levels of. confidence, but there is a way that. everybody Brand Poer just walked by. Good to see you. Special teams. coordinator uh for the Niners. You're. the man, Brand. Hey, get get away from. that electromagnetic thing. Uh okay. Yeah. Watch those knees. >> and those ankles. >> Uh but like everything's being. >> everything's being judged. >> Like literally. >> how you walk through the hallway, >> how you talk to the people on the field,

how you go after your rep, how you. stretch. It's like it's crazy how much. every single thing that you do is being. scouted and judged, AJ. >> It is. I mean, it's the ultimate job. interview. And think about it. If you're. a coach or GM and you're thinking about. spending millions of dollars on a. player, like if I see him throw his. bottle away and it clangs off the rim, that's one question. Okay, he can't play. basketball. He's not that good of an. athlete. But if he leaves it on the. ground and doesn't pick it up and put it. back, like that's going to legit have an. impact on people for some people. Every. Yeah, for some people. Not everybody. But. >> everything is being watched no matter.

what. But I think the greatest thing all. you can do be yourself. Be authentic. You can't you can't be coached up. A lot. of times you go to these draft gurus. that try to tell you how to speak to. these coaches and what to do. I think be. yourself. Whoever that is. Show that to. the coaches. Show them you love ball and. that's all that matters. >> All right. Uh we have a man who's a head. coach for the first time in the NFL. He's a national champion at Michigan. Goes over to the Chargers. Easily picks. up the NFL game. And now he's being. tasked with being Lamar Jackson's head.

coach. Ladies and gentlemen, head coach. of the Ravens. Jesse. Mtor. >> this thing. >> Just stand up, >> coach. How are you? See you. >> How you doing, coach? Good to see you. >> Handshakes. Very Caucasian boys. >> Well, clean beard. >> Yeah, clean Ravens, too. You know. >> that? Yeah, true. Yeah. >> Scumbags normally. >> No. WA. >> That's not true at all. That's not true. at all. Hey,

>> good to see you, man. >> Good to see you. >> Congrats on being a head coach. >> Appreciate that. >> Let's go, coach. >> Hey, that's awesome. You know, obviously. you make the jump from Michigan to the. NFL with Harbaugh in LA. Obviously, the. conversation is Jesse Menter is a wizard. at defensive side of the ball. Is it. going to work in the NFL? Then what you. do with Derwin James? What you do with. that entire defense? Immediately puts. your name into conversations for head. coaching [ __ ] Are you ready for it? Do. you feel like why do you think you're. ready to be a head coach and what is. your expectations now that you have the. Baltimore Ravens gig? >> I definitely feel prepared.

>> Well, I mean that's a bad question, but. like why do you think you are ready for. that situation? >> You know, the last two years I would say. um going from Michigan back to the NFL. with Jim and being being at uh with the. Chargers as he was trying to, you know, kind of kind of uh claim an identity, build something. So being there with him. his first year I think really started to. allow me to be prepared for this. I. think the second year Jim and Joe Ortiz. who I know I think they were both just. on um. >> they both really you know took a lot.

into helping me be prepared for this. moment. So they gave me a lot of. insight. They let me be involved in a. lot of different types of things in the. organization to help me be prepared. Um. and now that I am, you know, their. advice is just go be yourself. You're. ready for this and go be you. >> Tell me about Bashadi. Okay. We didn't. know much about him. Your wire is on. your mic. Can you just Yeah, it's No, it's up underneath the thing. Up in the. thing. Yeah, just move it, Don. The. wire. Don, I got you. I got you. >> Perfect. >> They're fickle. >> Yeah, it's not your fault. 100% our.

fault. And these wires do kind of do. their own. >> Blame Joe Ortiz. >> Yeah, Ortiz. I like that. >> Yeah, he said you got to figure that. out. Uh, okay. So, let's talk about. Bashadi a little bit. We don't really. know much about him other than he needs. to be on the microphone more. Yeah, the. man. >> That is what we expect. He rightfully so. said, "Hey, I'm good at I'm good at my. job. Let me Okay, I can hire people. I. can kind of figure it out." What was the. interview process like? >> And why ultimately do you think uh uh he.

decided that you were the right guy to. be the steward of the Baltimore Ravens. with Lamar Jackson and loaded talent. after an incredibly long run by John. Hartball? >> Yeah, I mean, number one, I think he's. the best owner in sports. um he he. creates an environment where you're. always going to be, you know, doing. what's needed to be successful. So. there's there's not any amount of money. he's not willing to spend. Any type of. thing you need to you think might help. you be better, uh he's providing. So, um, and then through the interview. process, I think there was a little bit.

of, you know, this guy understands the. foundation that's been built here, but. he's also now been out on his own and. has some different ideas of how to um, you know, bring bring a few new things. while also understanding and respecting. the history, how it's been built, why. it's been built a certain way. Uh, and. so we certainly want to lean into that. We want to lean into what's been really. good there. But I also think u just. having a younger, newer, fresher thing. sometimes. I know people embrace change. >> Definitely. And I think Baltimore Ravens.

fans are excited. I don't think I don't. know if they expected you to necessarily. be, especially because Lamar Jackson is. your quarterback. Whenever you think. about being the head coach of a team. that has Lamar Jackson, how that has to. feel pretty. >> pretty amazing. >> Yeah. Yeah. Not that Herbert obviously. we love Herbert and we think the same. thing about Justin Herbert. I think he. is a fantastic player, but you're Lamar. Jackson's head coach, especially at this. level where his arm is maybe best in the. league. Obviously, he's still Lamar. It. How does that kind of I don't motivate. you, inspire you? How have you handled. that relationship?

>> I would say it's certainly motivating um. to number one build a team that allows. him to to have success at the level that. he's chasing. He there's nothing more. that he would rather do than to bring a. championship to Baltimore. Um, and so. when you know that he's your. quarterback, you always have a chance. Motivating to build a great defense, motivating to hire a great offensive. staff, motivating to build a great. special teams, uh, so that the team. around him is is, you know, up to his. level. >> He's so much fun to watch. Go ahead, AJ. >> I guess your first time being a head.

coach in the NFL at the combine. What's. it feel like your your the few short. days you have been here? Is there a. different energy coming in? Like what. does it feel like for you? >> Yeah, it's definitely a little. different. Um, but having, you know, having been here a few times, there's at. least like the familiarity of how it all. works. >> Now you're the big guy. Now you're. >> every every conversation. Hey, every. combo you have now is the most important. convo that people have. >> A lot more media obligations, I would. say. Um, >> thank you for doing our show. >> That's that's that's the fun stuff, but. you know, it's just like.

>> getting a chance to evaluate everybody, not just a defensive player, all the. offensive players. um getting a feel for. what makes them go. You know, in those. short meetings, it's just a touch point. It's just like a. >> Can you gain a lot from those short. meetings with these players? >> You know, I think you can gain a little. bit. And so, but a little bit is better. than nothing. And I would say that. they're, you know, most of these guys. are wellprepared. You know, they have. these people that. >> Do you like that? Do you want them well. prepared like that or do you want to. just be in them? I think uh you try your. best to get them off of the wellprepared.

script, >> their guru that coached them up to. >> and talk a little bit and find out a. little bit about maybe something that. makes them go something that makes them. that motivates them. Um and these guys, you know, every everybody's been great. You can certainly there's levels to a. really good interview and then there's. guys that may not know certain detail as. much as you'd like to see. So try to if. you can get a little bit from it, I. think it's worth doing. Uh Mike Tomlin. has said in the past that the AFC North. is the kitchen and it's hot in the. kitchen. There is a lot of tradition and.

a lot of history in the AFC North, especially with a lot of rivalries, a. lot of change as well. Go ahead, Tom. >> Yeah, with all due respect to the Browns. and the Bengals, it's been the Steelers. and Ravens for 20 years. >> Hey, Steelers fan, by the way. >> Yes, I am. Um and like when you're at. the combine and when you're doing the. draft and and you look at guys, it used. to be a thing and I think it still is a. thing. You're like, "That's a Raven, >> that's a Steeler." and you being used to. being with the Ravens, is that how. you're going to go into this? Because it. felt like the Ravens defense was not as. disruptive last year as it has been in.

the past. Like that's literally what. they are. That's what the Ravens are. That's what the Steelers are. So, when. you go in there and you talk about, you. know, you know how this was built, but. you're going to bring in some new. things. Are you still going to be like. this guy, this is a Raven guy, and. that's what we're going to be on the. defensive side or? >> Yeah, I definitely think that guys that. play a certain style, play a certain. way, fit Baltimore. Um it'd be crazy to. to go away from that, you know, with. what's been so successful when you look. at really the obvious probably over the. history of the last 30 years, the two. organizations who's when you think.

defense, you know, you kind of think. those two teams. >> Um and so we feel like there's there's a. lot of work to do to get back to that. Uh while also doing it maybe a different. way, doing it with a new age style, the. new age defensive system, >> maybe a different philosophy. Um, but. certainly want to play Ravens defense at. the end of the day. >> Jesse Mentor defense is also good. Hebo. sent us some stats here on your defense. when you're at the Chargers. 23%. pressure to sack rate. That's the fourth. highest in the NFL. 70% zone usage, second highest rate in the NFL. 55% too.

high safety usage, which is second. highest rate. Feels like you like your. dogs to do your dog stuff. Go ahead, Connor. >> Yeah. And you got an allp pro at safety, Kyle Hamilton. I think we asked you. about this when you first got the job, but how special is it to have a chess. piece like that? Was that an attraction. for you? I mean, first head coaching. job, so no matter what, you know, it's. going to be incredible. But when you. think about the guys that you have, those pieces that you have, is he the. most integral part? Is is he the one. you've kind of been talking to as you've. taken over the head gig? And where do.

you kind of envision him and using him. uh this upcoming season? >> Yeah, I you know, I classify him as a. defensive weapon. Like there's there's. there's guys that play positions. There's guys that play three technique. and that's what they play. There's guys. that play corner and that's what they. play. There's guys that you can move. anywhere within the defense and they can. be really effective. And the closer you. have him to the point of attack, the. more impactful he can be. Um and so the. goal on every play will be to, you know, take advantage of Kyle's skill set. Um.

have him as close to the action and as. as impactful as he can be. Try to have. him be disruptive. uh had a guy similar. with the with LA and Derwin. Um and so. I'm, you know, couldn't be more excited. to have Kyle, be able to work with Kyle. >> You can have a couple Kyle. I think Kyle. Vanoi would love to go back. >> Yeah, he's been back. I think he's been. losing his leverage publicly every time. he talks about it business-wise, but he. uh. >> still got it. >> The way he talks about that defense and. like that building, it's like there's a. lot of pride from those folks obviously. as there should be. Excited to see what. you're able to do cuz this last year the.

conversation was the defense not going. to be able to win for him. It's like the. Raven Correct. That is never the combo. But whenever you think about that Lamar. >> Yeah. Derek Henry. >> Oh, >> I mean. >> he's untackable. >> And where fountain the youth some? He's. still running harder than everybody. >> Are you guys going to win a Super Bowl, Jess? Is is that what's about to happen. right now? Or the ball? >> That's the plan. >> It has to be right. >> That's the plan. >> Everybody has to have that mindset. >> That's right. And you have to But you. know, you can talk about that and you. can say that. Uh, we want our fans to.

have expectations of us to win the Super. Bowl, but really it's about creating. standards, creating an environment, creating a day-to-day process that. allows you to do that. >> Yeah, I'm excited to watch you guys do a. good cut, AJ. >> Yeah. How much of coaching, especially. defense, I guess, is finding taking your. team, the talent that you have, and then. kind of crafting the defense around them. and not trying to jam them into whatever. your scheme is. I I say this because I. remember back in the day, your dad was. coaching at Cincinnati. I still remember. being in person watching these tall I. think converted receivers playing DN. literally jumping over running backs to.

get to the quarterback and I just that. >> I don't know how old I was watching it. but I remember that and think oh that's. how you use your athletes and I assume. you want to do something like that. >> I think that's what coaching is. I mean. you know it's what do you have. available? How can you best put them in. position to be successful and do the. things that they do really well? Um, I. really think that's the job of a coach. on any position, any phase of the game, offense, defense, special teams, is to. create a system that allows you the. flexibility. Your best player is a three.

technique. Let's have some stuff that. really takes advantage of him. Let your. best player a corner. Let's have some. things that take advantage of him. And. so, over the last four years, uh, of. doing this really this scheme, you know, it's it's almost been a different. player, you know, at different times. And so, uh, that's the goal that we have. and that's what we'll try to do. Your. dad's still working with you, huh? >> He is. Yeah. >> Senior defensive analyst. >> Living the dream. >> So, okay. So, you boss him around. >> Yeah. Sometimes. >> That's awesome. >> Hey, go. >> When did that switch? When did that flip. to where you could start bossing him.

around? >> Uh the the first time was in 20 uh 2016. Um I was a DC at Georgia State and he uh. this was really the first time he. decided he was with the Eagles with Chip. Kelly prior to that. um ended up in that. coaching cycle looking for something to. do. Decided to come down there and coach. our defensive line which he had never. done which was, you know, kind of a fun. challenge for for somebody like him. Um. and so it's kind of been that way ever. since. >> Okay, hold on cuz we just saw this not.

work in Tennessee, right? >> Not at all. Yeah, that did not. >> that did not go great. But I'm sure. there has been times in the past where. it's worked out very well. >> Plenty. >> Uh the the Keifins, not NFL, but Lane. and um. Monty. Yeah, >> I just love the thought of your dad. looking at you going, >> I'm not doing that. >> Yeah, >> I think you're, you know, I'm not I'm. not going to do that. Uh, speaking of. doing something, there's been a staple. on the Baltimore Ravens for a while now. Obviously, conversation taking place. Go.

ahead, Tone. >> Yeah, coach, the a lot of people number. one free agent uh out there, Linder. Bomb. Um, I don't know how much you're. involved with the negotiations or stuff. like that, but have you gone to his. house yet and said, "Hey, we would love. to have you back." I would say that he. knows how we feel about him. >> What What did they do for Jason Kelsey? Keg of beers. >> Beer. Yeah. >> They sent him a little gift. >> Yeah. He he knows how we feel about him. Um he's one of the best in the business. He's maybe the best center, one of the. best linemen, period. Major part of of. the team the last few years. Uh you've.

really seen him develop into that, you. know, since they drafted him. Uh guy. we'd love to have back. >> You have your headphones on. I don't. know if you have any cauliflower ear. He. uh he really good wrestler, too. if you. want to start uh dancing a little. Okay, McDonald obviously with what he was able. to do in Seattle. Defensive genius. Okay, offensive wizards had their run. You defensive gurus seemingly having a. run right now as head coach. What. McDonald's able to accomplish in Seattle. so quickly, I think we're all incredibly. marveled by. Unbelievable work. They put.

out a video of his first team meeting. >> and he said, "I want you to close your. eyes and think something. It's going to. be late January. It's going to be in the. 30s. It's going to be rainy. Shitty for. them. Just right for us." And then two. years I I think he was nine months off. or he said nine month he was 12 months I. forget what it was nine months off maybe. because he said it was going to happen. the first year it happens in the second. year he obviously looks like a genius. Have you envisioned what this first team. meeting is going to be like? Have you. envisioned the message? How many times. have you practiced it in the mirror or. like how do you kind of handle that. first message to the team? Cuz obviously.

you know that's very important because. we as players can immediately see. >> oh this guy's scared. Oh this guy. doesn't really have a plan. can't read. the notes, obviously have to talk. directly to the people. How many times. have you thought about that and how. excited are you for those moments? >> Yeah, I've put a lot of thought into it. and I and and it that's exactly to me. it's laying out a vision for what's. about to happen. Um some big picture. where you're looking all the way to the. to the Super Bowl, some where it's maybe. just hey like we're we're going after.

small small wins every day. Uh and so I. think it's a combination of that. Um, but we certainly want the guys to. understand where we're headed, but also. what it's going to take to get there. >> AFC seems like there's a lot of. turnover. Seems like there's a lot of. potential. Question marks, but it's very. deep. Go ahead, con man. >> Yeah, deep. And, uh, one thing we were. just talking to Mike McDaniel about. actually now OC the Chargers was kind of. how the, you know, football is cyclical. of course, but two years ago, offenses. were way ahead. And then to what Pat. just said, you know, the defensive. coaches, you guys, M McDonald, huge run.

Now it's kind of going the other way. when you see guys at the combine and. when you just see kind of schemes and. things of that nature in the NFL now, does it feel like it is swinging back to. kind of bigger uh you know players and. also defenses being more of a focal. point? >> Yeah, it's definitely it definitely goes. in cycles. Um and it's a copycat league. and so teams try to emulate what's been. successful. You look at the Eagles two. years ago, line of scrimmage, great. defense, um, and and a defense really.

young and built through the draft. They. had a they had a really young defense in. 24. They added one or two really key. pieces. Um, and then you look at Mike's. defense this year, and it was a little. bit more they drafted a Dlineman again a. couple years ago. Um, and Murphy who had. a who's had a great second year. And so. the O line and Dline driven teams uh I. think is back, you know, but and I also. think like defenses the explosive play. metrics have uh kind of flipped because.

everybody's, you know, more too high, more shell. Um and so, but if you're. going to do that, and that's what we. want to do, you want to not let let them. throw the ball over your head. You got. to be really big and strong up front and. be able to still stop the run at times. uh without maybe throwing extra people. down there. So, I definitely think it's. a copycat league and and more and more. people are going to be trying to build. like that. >> Four ones on the D line, right? That's. what you need. >> That's right. >> You need four ones. >> We need seven 14 eyes. We need 14 eyes. to be able to watch everything else. We. need the Dline to win, right? That's. right. >> That's kind of who's been winning.

>> And that was a big thing for the Ravens. this year is Mattabk couldn't play. He. was out the whole the whole year. You. know, that was. >> maybe you get down there. >> Think about rip. >> I don't know if that would help us, man. >> Congratulations, man. >> Thank you. You should be incredibly. pumped. There's only 32 of them. >> Fired up. >> Bashotti, I don't think gets it wrong. here. No, >> I feel like he knows just from listening. to him talk one time. >> I BELIEVE IN HIM. >> I BELIEVE. HIS LAST COACH was 18 years. >> Have you met uh Budda or Stavi yet?

>> No. >> You need to get him on your side. >> You want But on your side, >> you like Stavi on your side as well. >> Got his cousin. >> You would like Yes, certainly. Definitely his cousin. You would like. them on your side. I'm excited for them. to ride along the wave with Jesse Mant. Yeah, they will be your biggest. advocates. >> when you guys win. When when. >> put Joe Flacko in the Hall of Fame if. you do that, >> they will do the entire thing. So, I'm. excited for you uh to kind of take over.

in Baltimore. Such a good football town, man. Such a good football city, such a. good team, such a good organization, and. Lamar Jackson deserves a Lombardi. I'm. excited to see how quickly you can get. that job done. Congrats on it, ladies. and gentlemen. The head coach of the. Baltimore Ravens, Jesse Mentor. Now, Jesse, before you get out of here, Jesse, can you throw or No. >> Yeah, we'll see. >> You throw to DBs and [ __ ]. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Okay. Let's go. Let's go. >> All right, let's go. >> All right, Jesse. Jesse Mentor, head. coach of the Baltimore Ravens. Former DC. of Michigan Wolverines. Had been with.

the Ravens before. Had been in college. before as well. Don't like the slant. kind of Sicciliano in you right now. Jesse Menter is a 5 foot 10, six foot. tall man. Okay. It is not a uh the. slant's getting you right now. Yeah, I. don't like it at all. >> Here's the sky. >> Uh Jesse, if you were able to put that. foot Are you A LEFTY? >> LEFTY. >> OH, >> lefty Jesse. >> Okay. Coming in from the Let me stand on. his side. Yeah. Let me get the hell out. of the way. >> There you go. >> Uh how old are you, Jesse? >> 42. >> You throw every day at practice? >> No. >> Do you put the cleats on like gym and.

kind of run around? >> I do not. >> Do you work out on a daily basis? >> I do. >> What do you do? >> Uh a little workout, little weight room, a little pelon, little mix up. >> You got a pelon in the office? >> Not in my office yet. It's going to be. there though, >> potentially. It. >> feels like that's what you guys do. because you can still watch film. >> I I could still DO GET MY SCHW ON HERE. BUT. >> do the one down in the wait room. I'm. good. I need a little break from the. office. >> I like that. New scenes, new vibes, new. ideas. How about $100,000 donation if. you're able to put that football into. that hole right over there. It has not.

been conquerable on the first attempt. yet. Okay. Myself missed it. Jim Horball. missed it. We think you are going to. make it. If you're able to put on the. first one, $100,000 donation to a. charity of your choosing. Jesse Mentor, the head coach of the Baltimore Ravens. >> 100,000 Jesse. >> Oh man. >> Never a doubt. Nailed. >> Steve Young. >> We're at a We're at the combine. >> All right, Jesse. >> That was. >> Thank you, dude. >> Never a doubt, man. >> That was unbelievable. That there was no. climax there. >> No climax. That was so the easiest. You.

made that look so simple. >> That's Baltimore Ravens head coach, Jesse Ver. Thank coach. >> Thank you, man. See you later, man. >> Appreciate it. Good luck. >> Good luck, coach. Good luck, coach. Handshake. >> There it is. >> Handshake. Thank you, sir. >> Unbelievable. How was that? >> That was dead center. >> That was unbelievable. >> Just cool and collected. >> It looked like Kell Moore right there. >> Steve Young. >> Yeah. >> Defensive guy. Did we expect that? >> They throw a lot. I can see when he.

doesn't. You can see when he held the. bonus left hand, he looked like. confident. Got it. He looked very, very. confident. >> Yeah. He was a guy. He even did one of. these. I think a couple of these. >> These guys these guys are about to find. out. >> Break the ball and put that thing. >> As Jesse Mentor continued to astonish us. with his brain and his new title as the. Baltimore Ravens head coach. The kickers. have gotten started down on the field. Obviously kickers are drafted. When they. are drafted, they are given an. opportunity to make a roster. There's. only 32 kickers in the NFL. If you get a. job and you do well, you could be there. for 20 years. You miss a couple kicks,

you could be gone seemingly as soon as. possible. There was a miss, I believe, that just took place, but there's been a. lot of makes. I'll tell you, just by. watching the balls come through the. uprights and hitting the net, I think I. could scout on who's going to make it, who's not going to make it. >> I'm pretty sure you could. >> There's been a couple. >> What are you looking for for real? >> Height. I want to see cuz. >> like up quick, you mean like bam? >> Yeah, I want the height. So, there's a. couple guys here that we've been. watching earlier that have been kicking. from closer distances where it's been. going like middle of the upright. It's. like I don't think his leg's strong. enough. This guy, good kick right there. I I think that's a good ball right.

there. That thing was going through. still. There's a couple guys where it. was kind of falling off a little bit. I. think NFL coaches are saying, "Okay, it's a 17 game season. This guy's legs. going to get tired. I don't think he's. going to make it." I think strength is. obviously number one. Control is. obviously a massive ordeal, but also how. you handle this. This new snapper, new. holder, new balls. How do you kind of. emulate what NFL life is going to be? And there's always a couple kickers that. go on and save team seasons. And there's. always a couple kickers that go on and. win some games that you don't think a. team's going to be able to do. And. there's always like that ball is really.

low. That ball that guy I think XFL. probably or UXFL for probably a year or. two and then maybe come into the NFL or. maybe just hit a bad ball. >> Maybe not with the new rules in the XFL. >> Yeah. 4.60 yard kicks. Love that they're. doing that. I love that the UXXsFL is. doing that. And uh the combine is. officially on the way. >> What's wrong? New Columbus team Jr. my. old teammates coach haters. >> in the in the favorites. What's the. league? >> USFXL.

>> Yeah. What is. >> I don't believe that's the proper on the. net. That's exactly what they call. >> They changed the name. >> The UXFL. >> is. >> I think it's the US XFL. It's the United. States Extreme Football and you'll get. four points if you hit a 60-yard field. goal. I like that we're doing that. You. know the big three. Uh not the big. three. >> Was that one? >> Evil. >> What? Ice Cube. >> Yeah, big four-point shot. >> Yeah, four-point shot. I like that. Yeah, >> I hope the NBA would take it in there. I. don't think they ever will. 4.6 yard. field goals. Potential. >> I think it has potential because the.

guys are able to do it. Now, with that. being said, Brandon Aubrey is. potentially. going to get $10 million a year is the. kicker. Now, I saw the way it was. reported that Brandon Aubrey is looking. to get 10 million. I don't think. Brandon, unless he's representing. himself, I think what is happening here. is Brandon Aubryy's agents are saying, "Hey, >> I think this guy's worth $10 million.". And if he's able to accomplish that, especially with how true he has been. since stepping foot US XFL uh alumni, since stepping foot onto the field for.

the Dallas Cowboys, he's been true. He's. been their best player. And if he gets. 10 million a year, that'll be great for. kickers and punters everywhere. But that. also means that uh. >> you know, you got to make every single. kick. That is. >> one of those jobs. So I went into free. agency uh one time. I got franchise. tagged and then I went into free agency. and it was an interesting negotiation. I've talked about this. Griggsson not. the biggest fan of mine. He was the. general manager at the time. Him and I.

have a good relationship now by the way. Saw each other. That's actually been a. pretty cool thing. He's an orangutan. >> I mean he is. >> like big strong guy. >> Giant. He is gigantic. He's with the. Vikings right now. But I wasn't exactly. who he was thinking of was going to be. his punter. So this guy's uh on Twitter. He's popular. He's sell jersey. He talks. a lot. He swears. this is not what I want. It's not. normal. >> This is not what I want my punter. position to be. Now, a general manager. could have came in there and said, "Holy. hell, we got a guy who, you know, does. all this stuff, but it wasn't his vision. of what a kicker and punter should be.". He's offensive lineman, too. Like, hey,

like, let's shut up. So, I understand. the disagreement in that entire thing. But the negotiation was not like a. positive one, you know, like Jim Ers was. the reason why he was being forced to. negotiate with me. He would have been. okay with me leaving. Jim Ersce says the. guy's not leaving. So then when while. you're negotiating me as punter and guy. that at that time I don't think I was. the best in the league or whatever. It's. like what's the right price that if I. hit a couple bad balls I'm not. immediately getting cut because I'm a. cap casualty. So for me there was like a. fine balance where it's like do I need. to be the highest paid guy? I I don't.

think I need to be the highest paid guy. You're going to give me a couple million. to do this? Yeah. >> Okay. >> Yeah, that sounds like a deal to me. And. with the cap part of it, 10 million a. year to a kicker, Brandon Aubrey would. certainly be the guy that would be worth. it. But if you have. >> just a couple weeks where it's not good, even the most beloved kicker punter will. get waste of money. We can get a wide. receiver. We don't have an offensive. lineman. We can get three good offensive. linemen with that amount of money. It's. crazy how that all kind of comes into. play. And if Aubrey does this, I'll be. pumped for him. And I think he's the.

right guy for it. But anytime you get. the new record setting contract comes. the expectations as well. I hope he. pulls it off and maybe one of these guys. will be the next guy to become the next. Brandon Aubrey. >> Yeah, I mean if it is going to be any. anybody Aubrey makes sense. You just. looked at those Hembo stats and how good. he has been since he has been with the. Cowboys and it for someone to do this. they have to be a weapon. It's not like. someone who is making 50 yarders. consistently what it has to be these. guys who can make 65 68 60 like this has. to be someone who is different unique.

unicorn so that it is a situation we're. like oh okay he is worth this 10 million. even though if you make kicks tell you. what I know a lot of coaches who don't. like points points are very important if. you make your kicks like I think $10. million for a kicker is and no one's. talking about salary cap's a billion. dollars now. >> yeah salary cap is certainly jumping and. I think it's only going to go up as they. continue to add prime time games and. more streaming platforms are getting. into it. Obviously, remember 49 and a. half% of the revenue from uh media, TV. rights, and merch I think is what the. players end up getting. So, every new.

prime time game that gets signed, massive money comes into the leagues. It. obviously is dispersed amongst 32. The. new salary cap gone up in a big way. Big. 2020, if you look at the yodel yoli. yodily salary cap, which means the I. think you can kind of judge it as the. health of the league. I think you could. kind of judge it as the health of the. league. The salary cap just since its. inception basically has gone up like. this co because there was no ticket. sales or anything like that kind of sat. down like this. So a lot of the GMs are.

kind of put behind because of what they. were expecting it to be whenever they. were negotiating deals. Then there was a. makeup jump. They were like, "Hey, we we. got you for co we'll make it back." And. then now it's escalating quicker than. they ever could have imagined. So 10. million for a kicker if he's great might. become status quo because if you don't. have a guy. >> Yeah. you are. You don't know when. you're going to be screwed, but it's. normally going to be the biggest moment. of the season is going to come down to. it and you're not going to have the guy. and you're going to regret not having. it. And that is just kind of how it goes. at those certain positions. Congrats to.

Brandon Aubrey. Speaking of 10 in. dollars, Seattle Seahawks have begun the. sale process 10 billion. >> Wow. >> Wow. She should beh. Allen. >> Yeah. >> Wins Super Bowl, gets trophy on stage. Yeah, we did. It's a good time. >> We're open for business. We are open for. young coach got a lot of contracts still. here. Sam Darnold thinks he's going to. be thankful for what we did for him. Not. a bad time to maybe get up here in the. Pacific Northwest for you people that.

have a lot of money. 10 billion for the. Seahawks. Miami Dolphins allegedly in. the past have been offered a $10 billion. valuation is what Steven Ross said. So, who knows what this is going to get up. to, but congrats to the Seattle Seahawks. and to the Allen family for guiding it. in such a good way. John Schneider will. join us in about 22 minutes. Obviously, he's going to go down as one of the. greatest GMs in the history of the NFL. Good for them and good for the NFL that. their teams are just 10 bill. potentially. It's probably going to be. even more than that. >> Well, if there's ever been a more. perfect time, you mentioned the Super. Bowl, but also they have to pay so many. players. I I assume maybe the the Allen.

estate, you know, Jody especially might. say like, "Hey, look, you you want to. get in on this business?" Because it is. I mean, you said it. It's one of the. most consistent healthy businesses over. the last what, 30 years, 25 years. is. like, "Yeah, it's undefeated." And I. mean, we're talking about it here at the. combine. Like, these dudes are getting. bigger, faster, stronger. And maybe not. they're getting faster, but they're. getting stronger then. If they're not. getting faster, so the league as a. whole, especially with how good the. quarterbacks are right now, like it is. at an all-time high. >> Hey, it's Is it the offseason?

>> No, there is no offseason. >> Bingo. >> I like what you guys are doing to try to. sell the league, >> but it is the offseason. is the option. technically, but I mean. >> there is. >> the ratings for the combine beat like. >> Okay, we're talking business. Okay, sorry. OKAY, I. >> KNOW FOOTBALL'S NOT BEING PLAYED. >> WE AGREE. We agree that the NFL ever. sleeps. >> Yes. >> I'll step aside. >> But it is the off season. >> And that means Trey Hendrickson and. Cincinnati Bengals don't know what the. hell's going to happen, man.

>> What is going on? Honestly, >> what's where are we at right now? >> Nothing's off the table. Could franchise. tag him. Could trade him. Could cut him. Could release him. >> Tag him. There's no way he's going in. Like I I don't. >> I think he would I think he would I. think he would actually go in. Funny. enough, I saw some people saying, "Hey, if this guy gets franchise tagged, no. way he goes to the Bengals." I think if. he got franchise tagged, it'll probably. be a couple months of tissues, but then. after a little bit, >> we love you. It is crazy that this is. never getting figured out. You're. wasting away. Both of you are just.

wasting away. At some point, somebody. has to make a decision. Okay? Like that. is that's kind of the position that some. people are in. And it's like, why are we. just letting this continue to be a. thing? And the Bengals say it's never. been a thing. We've given him a. contract. We've already signed. What is. the thing? That's what the Bengals are. saying. >> We'll know soon, right? When's the tag. deadline? >> Uh, March. >> Cuz if he doesn't if he doesn't get. tagged, he's a free agent. >> All right. So, we will keep our eye on. Trey Hendrickson watch, which we. >> I mean, we don't like to talk about our. journalism exploits, but I think that.

all kind of started on our show, Ready. Row, years ago. >> Years ago. And now now it is still uh. continuing. And then if we're going to. talk pass rushers, we've been calling for this for a while. >> Oh yeah. >> Okay. And people don't necessarily love. that we've been calling for it, especially Raiders fans. And the person. himself has not been happy that we have. been calling for it because he has so. much pride and we understand, we respect. it. Max Crosby might be on a move to a. playoff contender. Max Crosby might be.

in a Super Bowl. Max Crosby might be. seen by the 30, 40, 50 million viewer. count games that we get only in the. biggest stages of the season in which. the Raiders have not been in for a long. time now. Do we think with Fernando. Mendoza, the Raiders are going to be. great? I do. I think Fernando Mendoza is. uh generational. I I think Fernando. Mendoza, 6'5 dog, has beers with the. boys, super smart, wildly intelligent, accurate, and he's tough. I think he is.

generational. I I think the people that. are on TV talking about him maybe not. being a guy or the same people that were. saying Dante Moore was the number one. overall quarterback in this particular. draft class and it's just because they. were late to the party with Mendoza and. they don't want to realize that. They. don't want to state that they were late. to the party. We have seen this guy cuz. we are lucky to be in this state since. he got here. I saw him cow. I mean I. were out there with Cal whenever we went. out to the incredible Berkeley campus. out there and had a wild morning shot to. Daniel kind of starting the field goal. thing out there as well. that entire.

thing against Miami pulls another one. Cam Ward has another magical win over. him. But Fernando Mendoza, everything we. have heard about him, everything we have. seen from him, every pass that we've. watched him throw in games and in. warm-ups says he's a guy. And I assume. there's going to have to be nitpicking. because this is the draft and everything. like that, but I think a lot of guys. that like to judge what the forecast of. the the future is going to be just maybe. didn't know about Mendoza until late. So, it feels like they're maybe trying.

to justify themselves with some. negative. I think he's a guy guy guy guy. guy guy guy guy guy guy guy guy guy guy. guy guy guy guy guy guy guy guy and I uh. >> I'm a firm believer in that. I think the. Raiders are getting an incredible. football player over a great leader of. the team. >> Oh yeah. He I mean all of the all the on. the field stuff off the field stuff you. don't have to worry about him. But his. size too is what's very it's just. impressive. Sometimes the guys will have. everything but they might be a little. undersized and you understand people. saying hey he's going to be great but. I'm not sure if this translates to the. NFL. Like Fernando it sure feels like. everything will translate to the NFL. very very well and and being able to be.

around him a little bit at the Super. Bowl at radio row. I was walking next to. him in the break. I'm like, geez, like. you're bigger. You're a much bigger. human than I even thought. And we. watched him play in person multiple. times. So yeah, I'm I am definitely sold. on Fernando Mendoza. You said that. Yeah, the the Raiders will be great. Maybe win like I think the Raiders will. be better with Fernando. I just don't. know how much offensive line in there. I. I you know you talk about him being the. conversation about him I guess cuz we've. asked some people around town you know. like what what's why is there some. people coming out saying like Fernando.

might not be a guy. Well RPO so he's. athletic. >> Yeah. >> So so he's much more athletic than you. think he would make decisions. >> Yeah. How about his back shoulder and. the way he throws the ball? It's like. how come everybody gets I think they're. just looking for negatives. He's minus. 20,000 to go number one overall. He's. going number one overall. But I I think. the Raiders are getting a special. player. So it' be crazy if they trade. max now, you know. Yeah, >> like that would be a that would be an. insane thing for the Max Crosby Raiders. arc if that was. >> Spyc came out yesterday and said that he. wants Max to be on the team I believe. and expects Max to be on the team which.

is you're looking at it right there. So. yeah, they would make sense to be but. you're like what the now you can't do. this every offseason cuz free agency is. different. It's not as good this year. now but if they were to get Linderbomb. it may be but like if they sh up that. interior offensive line and then they. have Mendoza and then they there's. there's some and then they draft well on. defense. Yes. But like the the offense. that he's gonna be running with Kubak. fits him perfectly. And the one thing. that we haven't mentioned is we watched. him get smacked in the mouth. >> multiple times. That Miami game, the.

Ohio State game, like he took an. absolute beating. It it did not phase. him. And I think that comes a lot from. Cal. When he was at Cal, he was one of. the most sacked quarterbacks uh in. college football. He took an absolute. beating there. So I think that benefited. him actually. So that when he got behind. a good offensive line, he was like, "Oh, this is awesome." But even but then when. he still got hit, it didn't bother him. at all. So if he goes the Raiders and it. takes him a little bit of time with the. offensive line, he's not going to be one. of those rookie quarterbacks where like. they just go into a shell in their. entire career. >> I think he's special. Honestly, I think.

he's special. Special and he can speak. Spanish for the Raiders fans. I I mean. all of. >> the on here though. He doesn't do a. whole lot. When you speak Spanish to. him, he usually. >> Yeah. Why Why is every Spanish speak. Crystal Ball's the same way? >> Yeah. Why is that? >> I'm trying. >> They think you're like uh being. disrespectful. >> No. That's not the word I would have used. >> Hey, by the way, incredible hat. I just. want to let you know I I just saw the. hat. >> You see it? >> Yeah. >> I definitely bought that in a store in. Ohio and I love that. >> I bought that in a gas station on the. way. >> I knew that was the answer. It's called. Loves. I'll probably stop at Les.

>> Yeah, Loves is great. Loves in there if. you want. >> Hey, Trucker, come on in. Got a little B. out there. Maybe some lot lizards for. you, too, if you go ahead and date. properly. But I don't think you should. do that. I don't think you should do. that. >> But I I think Fernando is special, man. I I genuinely do. And then I saw. obviously these conversations have to. happen in daily sports talk, especially. if you cover the league. You have to say. maybe the Raiders trade their number one. overall pick and go pick a bunch of. things. It's like are they not looking? Have they not? >> So I guess Gino's going to get traded.

then probably. Right. Huh. >> Yeah, dude. Let's go to the trade block. Actually, we have Oh [ __ ]. >> You all right? That's that's the second. time today I've seen you do that. >> You hit the. >> both of them. The draw. >> Yeah, >> my knee kind of just got double team. from the front and the back. Wood this. way, wood that way. >> Oh yeah. >> Yeah. Bump wood there with MY KNEE. MY. PATELLA really got in there. >> Little little ring rushes. We got We got. a trade block graphic though. There's a. lot of names that are potentially on the. move. Obviously Tyreek Hill already. released from the Miami Dolphins. So he.

would be available for a team to sign. Has another surgery. Uh Dr. David Chow. >> Yeah. >> Says that one another surgery still at. this point with already having knee. surgery could limit him for next season. We'll see how that goes. But all these. guys potentially on the move. Kyler. Murray, obviously Arizona Cardinals. quarterback for a lot of uh times of. transition. And if there's a lot of. transition while you were the. quarterback for the team, normally it. means your team's not doing good. You. are going to take a lot of heat for. that. Then whenever there's clauses put. into your contract and another thing. said by former players, it's certainly.

going to get loud. A nice refresh for. Kyler Murray could be good at a new. place. Just like, you know, Baker. Mayfield, I think, said he wasn't the. most mature he was supposed to be at. Cleveland turned into a pro. Maybe Kyler. Murray gets a new stop and kind of does. his thing. Some people mention in an. elevator on the way up here. Could you. imagine Kyler Murray with Kevin. McConnell? >> Who who said that? >> That'd be interesting. >> Then you start thinking about the. Minnesota Vikings like they got JJ. McCarthy. How's this whole entire. experiment going to go with him not. being able to play enough? But are they. going to be in the market for a veteran. quarterback? Is Kirk Cousins potentially.

going back to the Minnesota Vikings with. an entirety of it all? And you start. thinking about the big names. AJ Brown. obviously with the Philadelphia Eagles. You know, they say the squeaky wheel. gets the oil. He's been squeaky wheel. for a long time. Yes, >> it's been squeaky wheel over in Philly. >> Mhm. >> A lot of people saying, "Wow, Vable. really likes AJ Brown." If you remember. when he was traded away from Tennessee. to Philadelphia, Vable did a.

walk away. >> I want to kill this [ __ ] guy. >> Went outside and lit up a SIG. immediately. Yep. >> Turned back around, >> sits back down. I'm going to need to hear the plan on. how we replace AJ Brown. And then from. that moment forward, >> Yep. >> it was over between Braves. >> Hey, there it is. >> Robinson. >> Okay. All right. So, we're trading away. the best player on the field. Okay.

>> All right. >> Hey, sits back down. From that moment. on, Titans and Braves pretty much done. That was that was the moment on. So, a. lot of people up in New England are. saying, "It would be nice to have a. number one wide receiver." And AJ, wouldn't it be nice to have a coach that. loves you in that? A lot of smoke. seemingly around that, but I don't think. Philadelphia Eagles are just going to. give up AJ Brown. I think that's going. to be a lot there. >> Yeah, no chance. And Sirriani came out. and said he can't guarantee that the. Eagles will have AJ Brown on the roster.

next year, but that feels like one that. gets done. Like even the Max Crosy one. little different like holding. >> You mean AJ back in Philly? >> AJ back in Philly. I don't WHOLE NEW. >> NO, YOU'RE OUT. AJ. AJ, you're saying. >> I don't see how he's back there. I just. feel like it feels like they have. >> It's always there's enough animosity and. enough going on. It feels like the. Eagles they probably want to try to keep. him, but I don't I just don't see it. happen. >> Conor's trying to underell this right. now because him to the Patriots. He's. very loud and Conor's trying not to get. too ahead. Hey, hey, let's not jinx this. thing. >> Well, would love would love for it to.

happen. If anything, I would probably. rather Max Crosby, but still an AJ Brown. on the team would be awesome. But a year. ago, we're talking about the Eagles. being the Super Bowl champs. like is it. really one year later that it doesn't. work? I I don't know. But the the Eagles. have a ton of those questions. Stalin. getting, you know, him being gone. Like. the Eagles are kind of one of those. teams you look at like what the hell is. going on there. But AJ Brown being the. guy getting traded, you know, that would. make a lot of sense. And that that. salary cap that hit, it's not that bad. >> No, especially for a one. I think there.

is a another team um that needs wide. receiver help who um has his college. teammate on that team and gave up a. third to get DK Mechaf uh last year and. has multiple thirds they could give up. this year to pair those two back. together. >> Yeah, a couple thirds for AJ Brown. I'm. sure that'll go over well. Let's go to a. couple of the other players to a tongue. of Aloa potentially on the move. Okay, to a tongo obviously we had McDaniel on. earlier. They were magic together and. then. >> we watch Tua almost give up his football.

career on TV a bunch of times and then. who knows what happens afterwards that. ends up getting blown up. >> Mhm. >> To a paid Gumpy, what is uh Tua's. contract situation for the next team and. for the Miami Dolphins? Gumpy. >> uh 99 million dead cap for us right now. if we were to cut him today, but we can. spread that out. I I don't doesn't sound. like anyone's trading for him either. So, it's going pretty good. >> You sound pretty negative there. Okay. Sounds like you're about done with the. two a tongue experience there in Miami,

but he's potentially on the move. Hey, there's another quarterback very. accurate whenever he's in it. Does he. find a home and have a second birth? Jaylen Wadd potentially on the move as. well. Gumps seems like everybody has. been in on Jaylen Wadd for like the last. two years. >> Yeah, there's been like three trades. made for him, but somehow he's still on. the Dolphins. So, I'm sure we'll dial. those up again. He's going to be behind. that computer that is blocking his face. right now. >> Pop your head up. >> Yeah. Hey, Gums. Come on. You're getting. Siciliano by the computer there, pal. >> That's tough. That's a tough look right. there. >> I like that logo back there on the wall,

Foxy. What's that all about? You guys. really upgraded. >> I'll tell you what, this truck has. really come together. For the first time. we ever did a truck show till now, this. thing is night and day. It's incredible. >> Shout out to Barack. there. I can't. >> I see Mitt over your left should over. Roxy's. >> shoulder barely next to him. >> It's crazy. They're doing some news hit. here. Hey boys, let's stand up and wave. >> Oh, nice. >> Good to see you guys. >> Bunny ears. Bunny ears for the combine.

Good to see you guys. >> What channel? So I can tell my mom to. watch. >> Yeah, we don't have your background. I'm. sorry. >> All right. >> W It's great to be back. >> Is that WTR? What is that over there? Is. that THR? >> Mooseers. Mooseers. >> You're so stupid. >> Do you watch any of the other shows? >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Every day, dude. It was fun, man. >> I did. I literally did. And I'm just I I. just watch those shows and I'm like, "Holy.". >> Felt very similar to this one. >> [ __ ].

>> Yeah. >> The people that like this show have to. absolutely despise our show. I I mean, they have to absolutely hate. And I read. it. I hear it. I see it. I appreciate. it. Got a lot of texts from people. asking how long we're taking off. Thought I was a hard worker. Okay. Some. people I think were excited for us to be. back in their lunch uh time routine. We. are thankful and lucky to be here. The. combine is obviously going to electrify. John Schneider who might go down as. greatest general manager in the history. of the NFL. >> That title right now is Bill Bich.

>> I was say yeah you you've. >> that title right now is Bill Bich and uh. he was our first. How you doing brother? Good luck out there dude. Are you guys. looking for anything or not looking for. anything? Right. Huh? >> You're not looking for anything, right? >> We're live right now, so don't say. anything. It's on the record. It's good. to see you, though. To you guys looking. for anything right now or no? >> Always just. >> Yeah, I like that. Hall of Fame special. teams coach right there. Appreciate you, man.

>> It's Spagnolo. >> Yep. >> Reed. >> Yep. >> To right. >> Yeah. >> I don't want to get it wrong. Holy [ __ ]. Oh, did you weren't you weren't. >> confident? I was halfway through. My mom. I was just in. >> Naples. >> All right. You had it. YOU HAD IT. >> I SAID IT. >> YOU sold it well then. >> Yeah. But I had to back off it a little. bit. I'm like that's. >> I mean that's interesting. I mean they. were they were horrendous this year. >> So much respect. Hall of Famer. Sorry. Hall of Famer. I SAY. JOHNSON THOUGH. >> We had someone on is a legend. I just.

want to let Yeah, we called him the. wrong name. Yeah. And then there's. another special teams guy Anderson. there. Former special teams coordinator. for the Tennessee Titans. So, a member. of the fourth down army with the. Indianapolis Colts. That's my former. pump protector right there. That may. right there. Hey, baby Colt. >> Stay away from that electromagnetic. thing. He's out there with the Niners as. well. >> You better not be running. >> All right, couple news we got to hit. before we get out of here. Trent. Williams and 49ers. John Lynch talked to. the press. He said that's going to get. done feeling good. >> I tell you what, >> we'll see.

>> Trent Williams would get a lot of calls. if uh he would get a ton. >> if that was going anywhere. We saw John. Lynch walk by. his off seasonasons are. always filled with something. >> Uh they mentioned how the IU thing can. finally take place and kind of have a. resolution because the way the contract. was set up they'll do a post 61. designation once the new league year. starts they'll be able to move on from. my before that I mean it was Jennings. before that it was KD before that it was. I mean there's just Brock Py before that. it was they they just whenever you're. good now granted they have not won the. Super Bowl so that will always be held.

over their head. They've been an elite. football team for a long time with a lot. of talent. So that means every offseason. that guy is in the middle of the. trenches with something. >> some pillar player is one something this. would be the biggest one we we think. personally when you look at the stats. from their team with Trent playing and. without Trent playing it's a vastly. different ballgame and Trent knows that. obviously and this might be the last big. one that Trent Williams gets here. >> Oh yeah and they got to go too cuz. you're talking about pressure from the. outside now the Super Bowl champions in. their division. You know you got the. Rams the other NFC finalists. It's like,

hey, if if they don't get it done soon, people are going to be panicking over. it. >> Okay. Uh Panthers, uh play caller this. year will be Brad Azik. Congrats to him. David Canales, uh passing those uh. things over. We'll be talking to Dan. Morgan, I believe, general manager of. the Panthers here. That's becoming an. annual thing. And uh as we remain here. at the combine, uh we would like to say. how thankful we are that we're allowed. to kind of do this. >> Yeah. You know, a lot of the people that. have covered the Combine for a while. just kind of put a couple director seats.

up and just kind of put like an iPhone. and kind of do their thing. The fact. that Indianapolis has allowed us to. utilize this stage and the fact that the. NFL and ESPN have helped us kind of make. this a massive thing, which it is, there's a lot of dreams about to come. true in these fields out here. The NFL. season has officially begun here in. Indianapolis. Hour three will be on. digital sports center on the other side. Be a friend, tell a friend something. nice, my change of life. We'll see you. tomorrow from the combine. Goodbye. I. feel like I hit it there in a while. >> I thought about that. Woke up.

>> I I passed out in sun was getting burnt. Woke up, thought about just like. completely missing a just like 7 seconds. of it. The worst is early. >> Yeah, cuz then you sit there and look. like an idiot. >> Yeah. You're not sure. >> That was what I woke up to was me. staring. >> Good hour. All right, let's get to a. break. On the other side, John. Schneider's joining us. >> Yep. Then we also have Bob Salah join. >> Wow. >> He was walking by uh with Dayball. earlier. >> Yeah, he looked huge. >> Jacked. >> Yeah,

>> Debball or. >> I'm excited to see I'm excited to coach. Bob Salah. >> with the program. I'm excited to see how. this goes cuz he has certainly hurt us. >> Yeah. I just hope he doesn't choke slam. me. >> Yeah, cuz the crow and the eagle thing, remember? >> Uhhuh. >> But we know we know Dayball enjoys us so. he probably passed that long. >> Yeah. And Dayball similar situation when. he was at the Giants. We had to say. things. Mhm. >> about. >> He got it. He knew it. >> Liam Con has said that to us before. >> Where's he at? >> You guys got to say what you got to say. It's like, yeah, don't actually.

>> I haven't seen him walk around anywhere. >> Yeah. Yeah. He's not doing it. Setting. president. >> Playing iPhone games. >> Not working, huh? Flappy Bird. >> Yeah. >> Great game. They had to get rid of that. cuz too many people got addicted. >> Just kidding. I love. >> You didn't watch any uh We'll talk about. this later. >> Oh yeah, I've been watching stuff. >> Love is Blind. This guy's watching Love. is Blind. >> I heard it's in all Ohio. Cincinnati. cast. >> They did Columbus. Yeah. A lot of AJ. Hawks on there surprisingly. >> Jerseys. >> No, no, just people like them. I tell. >> Ohio State Columbus got some interesting. stuff going on.

>> What's that? Let's go to the break back. on the other side. >> All the buildings. >> Yeah, that was my favorite part of the. whole entire thing. >> That little interaction. Hey, why don't. you shut the [ __ ] up? >> I'm going to kill you. >> I'm going to kill you. >> I can't believe that was real. >> YEAH, I THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS. THERE'S. A LOT OF THINGS IN there where it's. like, okay, this is obviously the. saddest thing that I've ever. >> Sure. >> But wow, this is a lot of infer.

>> Yeah. >> And then what's next now? >> Good luck to everybody in the real world. figuring that out. We're going to. continue to do sports over here. Be a. friend, tell a friend something nice. might change their life. We're back on. the other side. Take five. You know what? Good old days.

>> AJ always like to say the good old days. We're living up this breathless stress. God bless. We killing the perspectives. of necessity these days especially. So. if you wait, you should take some time. to live a pleasant dream. >> 12 teams countdown to one. We're trying. to find a national champion and it. starts right here in Norman with the. boomer. >> Take a look at that [ __ ] bell button. That's a little. >> Who's that? Who's that? That's George.

Straight. Don't you [ __ ] forget it. >> Boomer. I thought was the last team standing. I hear you wild [ __ ] maniacs going. crazy. You deserve what you earn in this life. You'll get burned. The world turns. You'll be fine. Don't concern what feel.

divine yet as the pure enshrine. Universe is in first is on time. You. live yours, I live mine. No sign. >> $1.5 million. >> Yeah. Malachi Tony is an explosive play. waiting to happen. >> Malachi Tony outside. Touchdown Malar. shotgun looking to his left. Sweet.

>> with his second pick of the game. He said as soon as he saw me wear the. hat, he went to shove it up my [ __ ]. ass. >> So many people paralyzed by fake. problems. All the negativities impairing. all their prophecies. Never fail, always. win. Got to be philosophy. This life is.

one and done. It's an actual anel. That's why. >> tonight it's Darius Bungle vers AJ Hawk. in the cont. >> He has been able to do whatever he. wanted all year. >> Ke. should have been a North Award winner. Take six, baby. Big time. >> Stop it. >> Big time play. >> Keonte Scotts. the stadium. >> All right, Foxy, you better tell me if.

you're filming. >> I do not give consent. Not. >> Yeah, buddy. That thing. >> got a mismatch over there with Jeremiah. Smith. >> That's where he looks. Jeremiah Smith. >> catches. Touchdown. This is Texas. >> Touchdown. >> I thought it. out. No boss call by Ohio State.

Touchdown. Hurricanes, this game is over. The Miami Hurricane. have won the Cotton Bowl. >> Good for you. Good for you. I need Ohio. State jersey. It's time to Oh, no. >> Cheers all [ __ ] Appreciate. you. >> Hell of a year. >> Happy New Year. >> Happy New Year. >> Happy New Year, boys. Man, it's been a.

it's been a hell of a year. >> That's why AJ like to say the good old. days. We're living on this breathless. stress. God bless. We killing our. perspectives of necessity these days. especially. So if you wait, you should. take some time to live a blessing out. identify life. I guess that's why a. couple times last night I could have got. you with a double leg. You're going to. get nice and beat up when I see you.

>> in the Hooers are winning. >> What do you do? What do you. >> when they get in the paint? >> Oh, what a grab. >> What a grab. >> Unbelievable. What a start for IU. Indiana is going to be up by 10 points. against Alabama. Breaks a tackle. Blanks. to. fall. Touch down. Omar Cooper Jr. Elijah. Sat touchdown in the corner. Touchdown.

Hers. walked down the IU bench. Saw Mendoza. Job well done, buddy. And then we happen. to run into six. Hey, good to see you. Good to see you. >> Some things that USA has that nobody. else does. College football is one of. them. And a B2. stealth bomber is another greatest. country on earth. No questions asked. I. just got a red, white, and boner. I. think I got a little freedom interaction.

happening as well. [ __ ] Indiana who's. >> looking different in the Big 10, baby. Yeah. >> I always like to say the good old days. were living on this breathless stress. God bless. Killing on perspectives are. necessity these days especially. So if. you wait, you should take some time to. live a pleasantry. Legends everywhere. Ray Lewis just stopped by. Michael.

>> Campbell. This is one of the uh. Miami Hurricanes. is going to hy be an MVP tonight as he. pops one open for an old mission. last play for a two-minute timeout who. takes a shot to Marriott who's wide ass. touchdown Marriott who once attended. Darius.

football champ. one of the most explosive players in. football he breaks through Malach. County to the criminad. back. He's going to run himself. Congratulations football. Congratulations to the youth is back. >> AJ like to say the good old days. We're. living under this breathless stress. God.

bless. We killing perspectives of. necessity these days especially. If you. wait, you should take some time to live. a pleasant truth. >> Double leg at the natty. It's coming. Double leg at the. >> crush you brother. >> Shotgun kick. Yes. >> Fernando Mendoza. Touchdown. Omar Cooper. Jr. Fernando Mendoza takes a shot to. Becker. Touchdown.

Coochers. >> Shake. Rattle. Touchdown. This refers. are going to national championship. >> So many people paralyzed by fake. problems. All the negativities impairing. all their prophecies. Never fail, always. win. Got to be philosophy. This life is. one and done. It's an actual anomaly. That's wild.

>> Win their first national championship. Ty, what's Sig saying here? >> Hey, that's BS. Look, he's right under. the chin strap. My quarterback's not. even looking. He's taking one right. Knock his teeth out. >> Joyce in the front. He's been out here a. lot. >> Touchdown. Isaiah. Jones. Fernando keeps it himself. I'm going to. run. McDonald.

Fernando. Mosa. Carson back to Malachi. This dude's unstoppable. Can he do it. again for Miami? Takes a shot.

Intercepts. Jabari Sharp says Jimmy and the Hooers. of Indiana are your national champions. in football. You look back and you think, "Oh, those. are the good old days." Nope. I've told. you before, we're living the good old. days right now. It only gets better. every SINGLE DAY. >> HELL YEAH.

>> WOW. >> Unbelievable game by Halabuk. He was our. best player tonight by a mile. Unbelievable game. >> So every puck. shot is not enough. We own the. soough. He's on his head. He's holler. when we are old and stories told how we. enrolled Olympic gold. We'll talk of you. gold and gold. But one thing needs to be.

known. Holl. every puck 100 shots is not enough. We. own the spot that is so tough. He's on. his head. He's all about. >> Hey, let's go. >> This show sticks and the fact that you. listen, we are very, very thankful for. you. >> McAfee on the line with a gorgeous.

assist. >> The alltime leading tackler for the. Green Bay Packers. >> You can. start. >> DAMN IT. BE a friend. Tell a friend. something nice could change their life. Hello beautiful people AND WELCOME BACK. TO THE LAD HOUSE Lucas Oil Stadium, the. host of the NFL combine for the 39th. straight year. Hour three of the program. begins now.

FOOTBALL. >> HEY, YOU GUYS NAILED IT. I LIKE THE. CONFIDENCE. OKAY, first couple hours you. guys were a little scared. Didn't want. to really step on it. Didn't want to do. a hard count. Didn't want to go for it. You were still on vacation a little bit. That one was spectacular. And I think. the reason why AJ Hawk, Boston Connor, Tone Diggs, the reason why it was so. great is because we are literally in the. presence of greatness. Ladies and. gentlemen, joining us now is a man who. might go down as the greatest general. manager in the history of the NFL. He's. built two champions in the same. organization. Ladies and gentlemen, the.

general manager of the Seattle Seahawks, Super Bowl champion, John. >> Schneider. John, >> sir, sir. >> Sir, great to see you. Oh, wow. Forearm. trees. An absolute pleasure. Jeez. >> Hold on. Forearm t. >> Hold on. I don't think you're supposed. to handshake a forearm t. Can you show. that real quick? How many GMs got. forearm tats? >> I don't think a lot of them. >> Omar does. >> Omar Khan. >> Yeah, he's got an ass tattoo hat, too. >> Yeah. Heard it's Elmer Fud with a gun.

>> YEAH. HE'S SAYING COME OUT OF THERE. >> I SEE. >> All right, let's move along. Uh John, thank you for congratulations. It's awesome. >> Thanks for having me, buddy. >> Yeah. AJ, thank you for the booking. So, you guys know each other from Green Bay, obviously. >> 2006 draft, brother. >> Okay. So, >> Vernon Davis or AJ Hawk, what are you. going to do? >> True. >> Tight end's pretty fast now, right? But. >> he's got to Ohio. Look at this guy's. face. And we heard he made it really. easy for everybody to get information on.

his medical history throughout the. entire process. >> Completely. >> Yeah. >> It was the It was the white tights with. uh Carpenter that did it, too. Yeah. Yeah. >> Who are these guys? >> The full jumpsuit. >> Are they? >> Yeah, >> they like each other a lot. >> Yeah, they do. THEY STILL DO, BY the. way. They still. >> They just spent three or four days. >> on the ship out of the sea. >> Yeah. You know, uh I'm not going to get. into that. The Kakai cruise. Yeah. Not going to get into that. Buckeye cruise is a good thing. We don't. want to make fun of it. We made fun of. it in years past. We do not want to do.

that. Uh and there's nothing to make fun. of about your resume, brother, that. you're stacking together. Congratulations on building it twice and. we are talking about that. You obviously. in the middle of the entire process. understanding you're just trying to win. trying to win. Can you take me to the. decision of moving on from Pete Carol. cuz Pete Carol then comes out afterwards. and say I fought like hell for my job. did not make it easy I think for the. Seattle Seahawks after Pete Carol left. he decided to move on. Him saying he. still wanted to be there I think kind of. a tough thing with how beloved Pete. Carol is. You sitting in that pocket.

making that decision. Did you have to. reinvision what the team was? Were you. already envisioning what the team had to. look like when you make that pivotal. moment there? What was going through. your mind for the Seattle Seahawks? >> Well, Pete and I had great discussions. all through that process. you know, it. just we did a lot of special things. together and uh it was just it was just. it was just time for for both sides and. uh you know, Jody Allen uh Pete, they. had their conversations and uh you know, it was like hey, Jody just entrusting. entrusting us to move forward and then. uh you know, start start a new start a.

new era with a different leadership. group and uh yeah, I mean I no I can't. take you through every step because it. was like it was 72 hours of like am I. going to get fired? who what's going on. here? I don't really know. Am I going to hire a head coach or like. what what's shaking here? And um. >> yeah, she just, you know, she had the. confidence in us and uh obviously, you. know, Pete wanted to coach again and and. uh but it just it just like everybody. just it was just kind of just kind of. time.

>> Yes, absolutely. And it's a hard. decision to make, but there's only a few. people that are put in positions to make. those decisions. So, the thing that I'm. so impressed by is you sitting in the. pocket, taking it in in the shins, and. then moving on kind of with your. blinders on, understanding that you're. going to have success is how you felt. McDonald, this guy seems to be a whiz. I. mean, this is a whiz kid. I I saw him. yesterday at the women's forum, got a. chance to shake his hand and tell him. like how impressed I am with him as a. leader and everything. What did you see. from him and what did you think about. the culture that he was going to be able. to build for you? Like, if that makes. sense. Yeah. So, it was that that.

process. We were we were actually a. little late that week, so we weren't. able to speak with with uh Mike, you. know, cuz they had to buy and so it was. really really uh trusting uh uh people. like good friends of mine like Dan. Morgan and I are very close. Uh I know. you guys know Dan well. Uh Chad Brinker, Rich McCay, guys that have been able to. interview him already. And then just. saying like, "Hey, like your guys. personalities would work out great. No. eagle, all ball, like let's let's rock.". And uh when we interviewed him, it was.

just very clear. It was it was 2 hours. It felt like 20 minutes. >> So it's like, you know, a clear, concise, intelligent, and then where. where are we taking ball? Like if we. want to be the best sports organization. in 10 years, which is what Jody kind of. challenged us on like what's that going. to look like? And so, uh, it was it was. it was it it was tough, but it became. clear because there was some great. candidates in there. Um, and you know, we interviewed about 14 guys. But I I. really think like, okay, where this guy. is going to where where he can take.

football and what I like what I can't. see, like what are my blind spots, like. where am I falling behind and, you know, with our staff and how can we mix our. groups together and then uh, you know, what kind of staff can he build and and. uh um, and take us into the future. And, you know, we we had played there, we had. played in Baltimore, and it was one of. those games, and I know you guys have. been through this. I'm not sure if you. guys uh, play professional football. US. XFL. US XFL kind of like Brandon Arbory. kind of that situation middle backer. Yeah. Yeah.

>> Um, >> by the way, where's uh Debbot? The Ryan. is he Ryan Fire. He's born in Frankfurt, right? >> Yeah, Debo. Yeah, Debbot. >> Yeah, Debb's off until March. Believe. me, until March uh I forget. Yeah, March. 2nd. I he gave me a date. He said, "Hey, >> got a daughter equestrian now. He's got. a golfing daughter now. >> He's got a volleyball daughter now. I. mean, he football player. >> and he. >> he's a baller. >> One of the greatest athletes I've ever. encountered. Uh, >> we had played we we had played in we had. played in Baltimore and you know, you. have that feeling. You're like, what.

just we just got shook. >> You walk out of there. I don't know. >> Uh, you know, we just we left we left. Baltimore that day like what just. happened, you know, and uh, you know, talking to Gino and talking to Drew. Lock, you know, uh, after the game and. like they were just like this is. >> this guy's different here. Sucks. >> Okay, let's talk about the quarterback. position because you had to make a. decision. There was reports that you. offered Gino Smith a contract. He didn't. love the contract. He ends up getting. one in Las Vegas. Him and Pete kind of. uh battled. >> This is fun. I'm starting to sweat. already. Agent these questions.

>> Yeah. Yeah. Questioning you pit out, brother. >> So, we've been following the Seahawks, though. I feel like we're we have really. followed along with your guys' journey. Mostly, not just mostly because, but AJ. and everybody that's ever talked about. you is like, "Hey, Schneider is a guy.". Like, he is an actual guy out there. So, we respect everything that you've been. able to build. The decision to bring in. Sam Darnold though is I mean what. monumental now at this point with how. how it all works out. How how does that. decision go and what did you see from. Sam that's like holy hell we this guy. won 14 games and somehow was available.

for us to sign in this entire thing. >> Well the combine has really changed. since you guys came out. There's a lot. there's a lot more um uh a lot more. conversations with with with agents and. what the landscape's going to look like. And that's that's obviously, you know, what you guys experienced with the. medicals and the testing and everything, but really, you know, behind the scenes, like all right, you know, where are we. at from negotiate standpoint, uh. negotiation standpoint, like what if we. have to pivot, is it going to be A, B, or C? and uh getting every all the. coaches on the on the same um on the.

same plane and you know deciding like. are we going to are we going to be able. to do this in in a concise manner and uh. so last year at this time I mean yeah we. were we we're talking Gino it wasn't. going great uh the Raiders had tried to. acquire a different quarterback that. didn't come to fruition. uh they were interested in Gino uh we. were just able to pivot in that. three-day window and uh and get and get. ready to roll and the cool thing was. like all of our relationships Kevin. Oonnell Clint Kubak all these guys got. all these guys that we had that that are. are are good friends of ours that have.

been around Sam. Uh like describing him. was like exactly like great leader, real. guy. Um and and you know obviously. competitor and he's not like he doesn't. wear his emotions on his sleeve and his. teammates love him. If you got anything to say about my. quarterback, if you got anything to say. about my team, you got anything to say. about this city, we got two words for. you. >> [ __ ] you. That was so awesome. That was.

honestly, >> you love that? You have to. >> After we lost to the to the Rams down. there in LA, I literally like stood. there. Everybody was walking through the. door and I was like, "You guys are it's. like we're they just we almost won that. game." like everybody disregards that. like. >> you know it was it was it was a rough. game uh for a lot for some people a lot. of people but like the guy's resilience. and the way they responded around Sam. it's like we got some cool stuff going. on here. >> yeah it did it felt special. >> let's go and like Ernest like took it. you know when we got in the locker room.

you know obviously he took it to a. different level. >> got to have that though's got a question. for you. >> yeah I guess your time here at the. combine you've been coming for a long. time I guess what's it like now what are. you looking for when you you I guess. interview these players when you watch. them on the field like does does all the. stuff on the field matter as much as. some people make it out to be like I I. know okay let's just use 225 bench for. example I said it doesn't matter I said. it's garbage I remember whenever I did. mine and I got 24 or something and I was. all pissed off I was all pissed and I. had one gym he goes what what's what are.

you all what are you doing what's your. attitude about I was like I just got I. only got 24 reps I thought I was going. to get 30 and he's like I don't care. about that like he instantly and it it. gave me like a sense of relief a little. bit even though I was still pissed I. didn't get 30 Like is there something. like what is matters? What? Yeah. What. does matter here? What what are you. looking for? >> What really matters is like eye in the. sky and then the person the competitor. That's kind of what we've. >> like they got to love. You want they. need to confirm they love. >> They got they got they got to be they. got to be they got to be smart, tough, reliable football players. >> And then down here it's really like you.

know the these chunks now. That's why I. said it was different when you guys were. coming out. Like it's like okay you got. these these interviews over here that we. you know record and we're able to study. that and then you got the canned one you. know it's like you know like what's your. favorite cereal in the morning like that. sort of stuff like. >> Freddy Bab you can watch all that kind. of stuff and you can study all that but. um really watching the guys how they. interact with with the other guys on the. field how they're um taking to the. coaching going on out here but then it's.

really like obvious obviously the. medical you know the whole thing started. because the Jets drafted a receiver but. then you know was legally blind in one. eye. So that's how the whole combine uh. started. So you get the medical going. >> Classic jets. >> The medical is really. >> Yeah, that's right. >> And what year was that? What year was. that? >> Two years ago. Yeah, exactly. 2022. >> But yeah, no, I think just just really. like at the at the end of the day, the. guys knowing like the character the. character of the person and we just. emphasize like like uh the competitor. and and uh you don't have to have like a. final like as an area scout, the guys.

are responsible for their areas. You. don't have to have like your hard you. don't have to stick to your hard and. fast grade that you had in the fall. It's more important that we get that. that right at least like the week before. the draft so we can set the board and. then be able to just strategize and then. know who the person is that we're. bringing in the building to be able to. help them out and grow. >> So like passing your culture test is. obviously a qualifier for you. Yeah, it. feels like that should be for everybody. I don't know if that is the case. It's. certainly working for you. 1977 is when. that happened. >> So it's been happening for a long time.

over there with that team. >> Same team though. >> Okay. favorite. >> He's blind in one eye that he fooled him. that. >> Yeah, he wore sunglasses. Yeah, that. guy. >> Guy's a good actor. >> Phenomenal receiver, too. Crazy. Yeah. >> Yeah. Jericho Cotch, >> I have a question. >> 1977. I don't know. Before that, >> I have a question for you. Uh you said. that the standard thing is what cereal. do you have in the morning? What other. stuff do you like? Appliance questions. like what are the R? I said Fruity. Pebbles immediately strictly because on. the back of the Fruity Pebbles box, there's always like some fun little. quizzes. So, I feel like I'm getting. better and enjoying a phenomenal. breakfast. And it always always tastes. good throughout many different uh.

government policies of what you're. allowed to put into food and what you're. not allowed to put into food. We're. learning a lot about that as well. Fruity Pebbles has remained. Cocoa Puffs. changed their ingredients. They weren't. as much cocoa anymore. Cocoa Pebbles, I. think the same exact thing. Cinnamon. Toast Crunch. Cinnamon Toast Crunch. OG. OG. Cinnamon Toast Crunch. If it's a. little cold outside, treat that like. tomato soup. Cinnamon Toast Crunch. always going to be there for you. What. are the answers that you get in those. questions? And what other questions do. you. >> do you kind of give? Because that is.

trying to find out who a person is is. all this game. >> Do you mess with them? Yeah. Do you ask. Do you mess with them on purpose? Try to. get them pissed off. Rock, paper, >> scissors. >> Uh, no. We used to a little bit more. I. used when I was with the Pers when I was. with the Packers, I was like, >> you know, I was the I was the younger. guy, so I was like the guy that had to. ask all the, you know, the partying. questions, the the marijuana questions. and stuff, you know. So, uh, I'll never. forget we had a running back in here. Um, were you around Mark Hatley? >> That's the name of the running back. >> Yeah. No, it's not the name of the run. I'm not going to give you the name of. the running back, but he was this poor. guy like had failed several drug tests.

And uh Mark Hatley, God rest his soul. He worked for the he ran the Bears for a. minute. Uh was my boss in Green Bay. And. uh so I'm asking the questions about. like why he failed this drug test, you. know, like again, you know, and and uh. my man had this high accent. Mark. Highley's like, "Shoot, why'd you do. that, son? I don't get it. like what'd. you do? He kind of sound like Ballard. >> He likes his guys. >> Yeah, he kind of had that, you know, that that that southern draw to him, you. know, and my man sitting on the couch. and he just kind of panicked and he's. like or he's he sitting on his chair and.

he goes up he's like, "I'm I'm sorry, Mark. I was just on the couch and I was. next.". He's he's super honest, you know, running backs. We had a running back in. the room one day and our running back. coach is like, "Hey, uh, you know, you. consider yourself to be a better uh. inside runner or outside runner, you. know?" And he's like, "Hey, coach, have. you seen our indoor facility yet? Our. new indoor facility is amazing. I never. run outside.".

>> It's like, "Okay, I like this guy, too.". >> Outside the box, we're just trying to. test your brain. Connor has a question. Wow. Any more of those that come to your. mind right now? We would love to hear. Thank you. >> Uh John, you don't know us, but I'm a. Patriots fan, so you can go eat [ __ ] It. was very fun to. >> Hey, welcome to the show. But uh I did watch. >> I was there a couple years ago, too, brother. So, >> exactly. Yeah. Okay. So, kind of one of. the same me, >> but you guys are even. >> But yeah, exactly. We're even. Sure. Um, but one thing I did watch, uh, and it.

was actually the only thing I watched. from your parade was the speech you gave. at at the end, just talking about Jesus, talking about, you know, kind of the. angels from the team. Uh, you throwing. out little tiny baby Jesus's on the. parade. >> They weren't tiny baby Jesus's, brother. They were they were like little baby. Jesus. He was a grown man. He had a. beard. >> Yeah, he had a beard, but miniature. Excuse me. Jesus Christ. It was very cool. Um, but. Obviously,

how do you envision tiny baby Jesus? >> It was a miniature size of real uh. grownup. >> 33y old Jesus before. >> 33y old Jesus as a There it is. We. actually got. >> What's he look like as a 20-year-old. cut? He cut Yeah. Like you don't even. want to always shredded. >> Yeah. Yolked up. Um, but speaking of. like while I'm watching this, as much as. it hurt, it did feel like storybook for. for the Seattle Seahawks. Like you. listen out all the players that, you.

know, had lost loved ones, everything. like that. And you mentioned the Rams. game as kind of. >> a locker room where it felt different. It it felt special. Was there any other. points where it felt like, hey, this is. part of a storybook ending? like you. could envision the Super Bowl, the the. storybook finish and knowing it was. coming. You know, as a Patriots fan, I. said 28-3 against Atlanta felt better. than 9 nothing against Seattle just. because of how dominant and how great. your team was. But inside that locker.

room, whether it's training camp, whether it was through kind of those. tough trials throughout the season. where, you know, some of your players. were losing guys, was there a moment. where you kind of felt that, you know, story book coming together and knowing. that, hey, this is going to end in glory. in the end? >> Yeah, I think Mike's, our head coach, Mike's emphasis on on uh the. connectedness like we all grow up. playing the sport because it's the. ultimate team sport. you learn so many. lessons in life and he just did a great. job like you know turning the corner. last year he comes in his first year he.

wins 10 games and he's like what do I. how do I like how do we take this to a. different level and uh it was really. like the the connectness of the team and. the guys and so yeah we had a lot of we. had a lot of you know like Charles Cross. lost his father Ernest lost his father. Jake Bobo lost his father uh I lost my. father in um uh rent the day after the. the Houston game and I just felt like. everybody was just really in this place. of like playing for each other. And when. you're in that space, like there's just.

no like there's it's pretty hard to to. that's a hard team to beat when guys are. playing together like that. Like you. know the the the U Super Bowl 48 team, those guys were those guys were super. swaggy. They loved each other. They. played for each other. It was like us. against the world. These guys are more. like um I don't care about the other. team. It's all about us and we're just. going to go out there and like play. together and have a blast. And that's. that's that's the way it felt. It wasn't. like that one. It was that Rams game. Yes. Well, that the the locker room was. like afterwards like, "Hey, we're gonna.

>> How about after the Colts game, you. guys? >> Phil Rivers almost [ __ ]. >> hold on to it, right?". >> Yes, >> it was pretty. >> Yeah, >> that was a little hairy there for a. minute, you know. >> Yeah, it was awesome there for a minute. Yeah. So, as a Colts fan. >> Yeah. >> and as national sports show host, I. guess, uh is what we are at this stage. We're called regional just a few years. back which is pretty cool but now we're. able to do it. >> We've been paying attention to your team. and your defense. >> like right you guys go to Pittsburgh and.

just. >> I mean that [ __ ] was half. >> that was in your road warriorness of. your team like what you guys were able. to do and the defense was just. everywhere. I mean Houston was obviously. getting a lot of love a lot of. conversation for their defense as they. should. Patriots obviously defense was. good. Nobody really talked about it. Your defense was not getting hyped up by. a lot of people at all. Phil Rivers goes. in there battles you guys. comes down to. a field goal. You're Jason's. unbelievable. I don't even get into that. guy. Never [ __ ] 10 million 10. million. Brandon Aubrey, you're going to. have to pay him. >> Uh JC 11 million, maybe 12, maybe 13,

maybe 14, maybe 15 million. A guy want a. Super Bowl. Um. >> former players, pay the man. Hey, really? Thanks for the flash, Gordon. >> Yes, please salary cap. >> There isn't. Especially for a kicker if. you got one. Figure it out. But on that. note, I don't think your defense got any. respect really. Like I I don't think. your defense got any respect. And the. reason why I'm saying that is because. I'm like Phil Rivers almost just beat. the Seattle SE and I was impressed. because it's the Seattle Seahawks how. good you are. I don't think you guys. were getting any national recognition at. all. Could you sense that with the team? Did the team know that? Do you guys care.

about that? I know it's outside noise or. whatever. >> I think I don't I don't think so. I. think that uh you know they they they. signed Philip that week and what's. what's different? The you know like the. ball's coming. I saw him playing at the. Citrus Bowl years ago. Like here it. comes. Ball's coming out. Like you're. not going to be able you're going to get. to the guy. >> Nobody talked about your defense being. so good. Like I was so pumped for Phil. cuz Phil knew. >> about the reputation. >> Yeah. of your defense. I don't think. anybody was talking about. >> It took a little bit. >> Yeah. Cuz like Phil people are like Phil. Rivers almost beat this def. It's like. >> complete opposite. Phil Rivers completed.

some balls against this defense is more. so the combo. Nobody's really talking. about that. >> Pretty special football player. Philip. Rivers pretty dang good. >> Absolutely. >> Um but no I I think they No, they they. don't have that same That's what I'm. saying. They don't have that same us. against the world. uh chip on their. shoulder that that that that uh Super. Bowl 48 team had. You know, Richard. would always be like, "Why, you know, why don't you draft me in the fourth. round like instead of the fifth round?". Like Maran's like, you know, mad at me. because we didn't trade for him earlier, you know? Like they were like they was.

just like mad at everybody, you know. Um. and and uh they they they played like. that, you know. know, these guys, I. don't think they really I think they. just they're just they were just really. self-confident and uh you know, they. they trust the coaching, they love the. scheme, they love each other, and they. just they just flew around balling. >> Fun group to watch, man. Go ahead, Tone. >> Yeah. Uh your first two picks last year, Gray Zable probably could have been. offensive rookie of the year. Nick Eman. could have been defensive rookie of the. year. >> Pretty good. >> Yeah, pretty good. But like the.

difference between them, uh Zable, small. school guy, but then he got to the. Senior Bowl, looked really, really good. at Senior Bowl. Eman Worry had one of. the best combines of all time. So like. is that just like when Zel goes to. Senior Bowl and you see competition like. okay that's a check mark. When Eman. worry comes here and just is the. freakiest of freak athletes. Is that a. check mark? Like when do you know in the. process what these guys are your guys. >> if that makes sense. >> Yeah. No, that's a good really good. question. Uh Gray was exactly what you. said going to the Senior Bowl watching. them.

>> be able to compete with the the best of. the best and then Yeah, that's a that's. a that's a box checked. Um, I'm not sure. if you guys know Steve Hutchinson very. well, but Steve was on Steve Steve uh. was working with us and and doing um. used to do offensive line consulting and. stuff. Um, >> but he loved them and you know, we're. we're really like trying to get to that. back to that like you know, oh man, the. like the old school offensive line. groups. It's hard to keep these guys. together and have continuity. And uh he loved them. Went down there. senior bowl. Uh Nick was in a totally.

different box. This guy's like, you. know, like the athletic freak. And so. how do you that's like, okay, like let's. bring Nick into the building on a 30. visit, have him spend time with the. coaches. Uh, you know, like can we are. we going to be able to use this guy in a. manner that, you know, we we, you know, personnel guys and coaches, you got to. like come together, right? You're like, "Yeah, this guy's like six foot three. and a half. He runs 428." Yeah. You. should be able. >> coach him up. >> Yeah. Exactly. But you can't just take. the guy if you don't have the buyin from.

the coaching staff. And so we brought. him in total buy in. Here's going to be. the roll. >> You know, he got hurt like on the like. shoot fourth play of the of the opener. And he was I think he had already had. two tackles. So we missed him for. >> who got hurt Super Bowl week. >> It was him. >> His name his ankle. Remember they showed. him. >> opener. Sorry. First weekly opener uh. against San Francisco. He got hurt like. on the fourth play and he had like two. tackles already. And. >> you're just watching the guy like, "Holy. cow, this is going to work.". >> Good pick. >> Good pick. Yeah, that was the ankle. scare. God helps those who can't help.

themselves, brother. You know, like here. comes the 6'3 guy that runs 436 and ends. up being a good football player. You. know, >> everybody's like, well, he's he's you. know, he's you know, he's you know, he's. he's he's you know, there's some. maturity things. It's going to take him. a minute, you know, like he's he's he's. one month older than my youngest son. Like, let's give this guy a break. Like, you know, like did you see what he did. out here? That was pretty good. >> Unbelievable. 43 inch vertical. >> Hey, this guy's the greatest GM of all. time. Uh, we got a guy 6'3 240 running a. 4-1. Yeah. Yeah. GM's really good.

>> Yeah. Yeah. We We just scout your butt. off. Yeah. >> AJ has the last question for you. John, we appreciate your time. >> Yeah. You talked about like personnel. guys and coaches, I guess. How do you. know as a GM? And as your time as a GM, has it changed how much you are. involved, how much you you do meddle in. the dayto-day? I know after like it it's. got to be a good feeling coming down. from the box when you're ahead in the. fourth quarter to watch the game from. the sidelines, but I guess we talk about. Jerry Jones a lot doing pressers in the. in the locker room like how do you know. where you should and shouldn't go and.

what do you like that balance with the. coaching staff? >> Yeah, the game day stuff is really just. for me personally it's just trying to. make the guys feel as confident as they. possibly can. The coaches, the players. knowing that that we're loving them up, we're supporting them. Um I know my. space. I know when to like try to, you. know, pump somebody up or or kind of, you know, give them some give them some. crap, you know, if they're feeling. pretty good about themselves and stuff. like that. But, uh, a lot of people come. down like people think that you come. down to be on the sidelines to be seen. If you don't hit that if you don't hit.

that elevator by a certain time, you're. up there like with, you know, you're not. coming down from like last like 20. minutes after the game, you know. So, you got to you got you got to get down. there. And, um, I'm so short, I have a. hard time seeing like what's going on on. the field. So, I never like I'm always. asking offensive coordinators like, "How. do you call a game from the sidelines?". Cuz I can't see. >> say nothing. >> Yeah. I can't see anything. I'd love to. be up top and watch that. But, um, I. think I think just knowing your space. And. >> you ever tell coaches, hey, this guy, you know, why isn't this guy better? This he's 6'3, 245, you know, put him in. more or something. >> Yeah, that's personal.

>> You ever tell them? Yeah. Do you ever. tell coaches? >> Yeah. During the game, call down on the. red phone. Yeah. Put that No, no, no, no, no, no, no. We do that. We do that. behind closed doors when we're all. we're all just talking like like. seriously this guy you know maybe he. deserves more points on have we thought. about this we thought about that and. >> and just just just open conversation. when Pete and I got together in 2010 we. just said like no walls like he had. worked with the Jets and and got let go. with the Jets got let go with the. Patriots I got let go with the with. Marty Shottimer and the Redskins and. we're like if we ever ch have a chance.

to do this we're going to do like no. walls no egos all together all ball. that's it and then It's not. >> It's being Everybody says that. >> That's easier said than done. >> Yeah. Everybody says that. Like actually. executing that is. >> well when when egos when egos come in. Yeah. When it's like, "Hey, that's my. guy. >> You know, I scouted this guy. We should. take this guy." Or, >> you know, um you know, like when when. you hear people say, "Well, I stood on a. table for that guy." It's like the worst. thing you can hear as a personnel guy. Like, "Really? You stood on the table. for the guy?". >> So, I'll actually make guys do they make.

>> really You love this guy. Why don't you. stand on the table? Whatever. Hey, whatever the hell you're. doing, it's working, dude. So, congratulations. >> Appreciate you guys. >> I hope you enjoy it all. Are you uh. staying uh you'll watch all the. workouts? Obviously, you'll do that cuz. a lot of people. >> I will watch the workouts on film now. Yeah. >> Yeah. That's that seems to be the new. thing. Meetings matter. Okay. I want to. see these people, talk to these people, try to get as much as possible. And then. with how good the NFL Network and. everybody does with uh tape, it's like. we can watch it. >> Yeah. Jason Light was we were talking.

last year and he was he was getting. ready to split and I'm like, "You're. leaving already?" He's like, "Don't when. you're at the dome, do you watch the TV. or do you watch the field?" I'm like, "I. watch the TV.". >> Don't try on. >> I'm going home to to watch it on my. couch. >> Hey, longest season of anybody. Uh, Super Bowl run. Congratulations. You got. some [ __ ] to figure out though, huh? >> Lot of Yeah. Oh, I almost cussed. Yep. A. lot of stuff. >> Don't do that. That's a. >> good All good stuff. All good stuff. >> A lot of [ __ ] though. >> Yep. Yep. When you win, that's kind of. what comes with it. You've already been.

there, obviously. >> How are we allocating money? >> Where we Where are we spending money? >> You got to change, you know, coaching. staff. >> No, you just pay everybody, right? I. guess now with the easy, right? >> Former players cap. Yeah. Did you see. the cap went up? >> Yeah, I saw it. Not sure if you saw. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. >> Darnold deserves a raise, though. What. did you say? I think so. >> I've heard all these things. I I like. hear it in my sleep. >> I mean, Jackson Smith and Jiggman did. just say he's he's looking forward to. being the highest paid receiver. That. That's a real thing. which by the way. player. >> Yeah.

>> Yeah. And then if we talk about highest. paid player in the league, >> I mean Dixon caused a turnover in the. championship game and then he did. >> Oh yeah. How good is he, buddy? Is heel. right? Like. >> Yeah. >> Like I don't scout punters, you know. what I mean? Like. >> Well, you did. You got. >> Holy cow. This guy's like. >> So all the Australian guys Okay. Darren. Bennett back in the day with the. Chargers. I think he kind of came from. the Aussie rules football thing, but. like Dixon having the success that he. had, I think opened the door for like. everybody else being like, "Let's try to. get this [ __ ] I don't think there's. another one." I think Dixon is no matter.

what continent. >> Have you seen him do the side thing? >> Yeah, the side one the banana ball and. then he he the one that he got the. turnover on uh who was that against. >> LA off the shoulder. >> on the sideline or whatever. I sent him. a DM. I'm like, "Yo, what ball was. that?" He was like, "Just sky, bro." He. he brought that thing down from the sky. on purpose. Like he didn't. >> he can drive it. He can angle it. He can. like he can do like different spins with. it and man. >> he's unbelievable talent. >> What was the guy's name? We had in Green. Bay when you were playing. >> Tim M. >> Yeah. Okay. He got in the hot tub with. Al Harris.

>> Yeah. >> Yeah. Like this no no clothes on and. Al's like, "Hey man, we don't do that. here. >> We don't do that.". >> I didn't see that. >> AJ, you told him to do. >> AJ kind of showed him the love to see. Al's face when Tim. >> Yeah. Yeah. Sam Rams will tell you all. about it. But he could that guy could. run like do the the run and do the drop. >> Yeah, Tim was a great athlete. Soccer. player. Great soccer player. Wow. Tim. really good guy. He came to the Colts. first. >> Was he from Australia? >> No, Tim was from Kentucky. >> No, different guy then. New Zealand. This guy was from New Zealand or uh.

Australia. He was with us for like maybe. >> in Green Bay. >> Yeah, maybe. >> Dave Looney. >> Dave Looney was an Australian punter. there in the offseason. Yeah, offseason. Can I still talk to him? Yeah, he's. back. >> Okay. Not Tim. Thank god. LET'S CLEAR. TIM'S NAME. >> TIM IS A GREAT DUDE. TAM IS NOT GETTING. THE ONE that got in a tub without. Harris. >> Yeah, that is not. definitely an Australian guy or a New. Zealand guy. >> Yeah, Dave Looney was an Australian guy. I can see Dave doing that. He's still. bottoms off. >> He actually did that. >> So talented, man. Like.

>> Yeah, he did that to Alpha. >> Do you back in? Do you back down the. >> No, I think you go front. >> Put your cheeks right now. >> I think you front down. I think you will. front. >> Or you dip. How many. >> you might you might you might jib first. test the water then get in. >> I got you guys are making me nervous. >> You're the one who told the story. What. are you talking? You just won the Super Bowl. You're. fine. >> Yeah, you're like do whatever you want. >> A lot of one of the greatest jams of all. time. Um Tim Mash they. >> Hey, you might get a new fully clothed.

in the hot tub. >> Okay. Okay. Oh. Oh, good call there, Tone. Uh so they're saying 10 billion, but the Miami Dolphins were allegedly. worth 10 billion like three years ago. So who knows what that number is going. to become. Uh, shout out to the Allen. family. Shout out to Jody, by the way. That was such a cool moment for Yeah. Shout out Jody. Hell yeah. We'll clap. See, and I spoke at the women's forum. with Carly and Kaylin and it's like. seeing woman owner up there take the. lumbar was cool. Like that that was a. very cool moment, especially with how. much the NFL is, you know, investing in. uh women becoming a bigger piece of.

football as a whole. Starting with flag. football in high school, trying to get. it uh what's that called? Sanctioned. and then trying to build Sam Raport with. the Olympics coming. It was like really. cool to see that. And I don't know Jod. personally. I heard she's very tight. She doesn't have a lot of. >> Yeah, she's awesome. >> Not a lot of anonymous sources coming. out of Jod's office. Like there's very. rarely any leaks or anything like that. Feel like she's been a great leader of. the ship. $10 billion what they're. talking about. How much are you involved. in all that? Cuz I assume you're going. to be the carryover to the next. ownership. >> I'm not. I I wanted to, you know, get.

with George Payton down here, you know, because they went through it in Denver. Um, and and I just I don't I don't know. what's coming. I don't have the. experience with it. So, I need somebody. to coach me up on it and and uh what. that looks like. You know, I've been, you know, Tracy, my wife and I have been. able been blessed to be able to work. with, you know, a team the Packers that. doesn't have an owner, um, Lamar Hunt, Daniel Snder, uh, uh, Paul Allen, now. Jody. So, very, you know, all very. different people. So, I'm I'm Yeah, I'm.

just uh. >> Well, you you being there is upping the. value, brother. And uh maybe you. renegotiate as soon as they get there. >> Be smart. >> Trying to get your money. >> Another former player comment. Yeah. >> Yeah. TRYING TO GET YOUR EXACTLY. >> GO GET IT, MAN. >> YEAH. Do it. >> You're welcome. >> Appreciate you. >> If you like to put a little public. pressure on his new ownership. Okay. >> Oh, welcome to the league. You just want. to get rid of your general manager. Okay. Why don't we give this guy a new. deal? Let's lock him down. 10 years, $100 million. Let's win a couple more. Super Bowls. We appreciate the hell out. of you.

>> Hey, man. I appreciate you. I'm so glad. you guys had Mike on. This that was so. fun for me to be able to turn it on. like, "Hey, when are you going to be on, man?" And uh. >> McCarthy Mike McCarthy. Yeah. Big Mike. >> How about him back in the game? >> I know. It was so awesome. >> I'm happy. >> Just had lunch with him. >> How was it? How is it? Is it jolly? >> Yeah. Yep. Yep. He can see his uh his. neighborhood from his office. >> Sweet. That is That is really really. cool. >> I can't do the accent like you guys do. though. But. >> yeah, it's just Pittsburgh people. Yeah. >> Yeah. I guess. >> it helps when you were born there. >> I guess everybody has fun.

>> I guess everybody does have fun. >> This was fun. Appreciate you guys. Like. >> Yeah. Will you come on again? >> Yeah. Come back home. >> Yeah. We need you back. You're here. tomorrow. >> I tell you what. >> Are you busy during the draft? >> Draft spectacular. >> I uh. >> Yeah. Know I guess you got to win a. world championship to get on the show. I've been like. >> Yeah. >> texting with AJ. I can see all these. other. >> Oh, is that right, AJ? IS THAT RIGHT, AJ? >> I see all these other GMs on there. I'm. like, "Jay, I thought AJ, I thought we. were guys. Like, I thought, you know, >> I've thrown your name out many times.". >> That is not true. >> That is a lie.

>> AJ has been to come on then. He's too. busy. >> Many leather bound books. Yeah. >> Ladies and gentlemen, the general. manager of the Seattle Seahawks. >> So many. >> John Schneider now before you leave. >> Oh, he can sling it. >> Come on, boss. >> We can do it. >> You can throw your arm. >> Take that headset off so it doesn't yank. you. >> 100,000,000,000. >> happened to me. >> 100,000 $100,000 donation to charity. here, John. Go on, John. >> Come down this way. >> No, no, no. Right there. Right there. Right here. >> All right. >> You're a lefty. >> You see that hole right there?

>> Hang on. >> You're a lefty. >> Okay, hold on. Hold on. >> He's ready. >> Yeah. >> How old are you? >> 54. >> You look good. >> You look great. >> FOR A CATHOLIC, TOO. >> I WAS GOING TO SAY THAT IS UNBELIEVABLE. >> OKAY. 54. How often do you throw. football? Active everything like that? >> Uh, not very. No. Two two torn rooms. So, no. Not very much at all, brother. Thank you. >> Also, this will be very impressive. $100,000. You're able to make it in the. hole. John, Super Bowl winning general. manager. Two different eras in Seattle.

>> Backwards hat. Oh, no. Okay. We got more. You got two more. You. got two more opportunities. You got two. more opportunities. >> Like you're on a mind. >> I like that you want Stallone. >> A PROFESSIONAL MISS. >> NOBODY WILL be the next Stallone. >> YEP. WAIT A MINUTE. Last ball here. Now, >> John, this is the one. Make Sam Donald. proud. Oh, no. All right. Uh, >> wait. The top's not open. The top should. be open. The top's not open. >> Thank you so much. Hey, we hope. Will. you join us draft night after you make a. pick? Well, you won't make a pick. >> Last 32.

>> Will you join us on draft night? All. right. Sweet. We got him on the show. >> at 1 a.m. Appreciate you. Great to meet. you, man. >> Good luck. The top should be open. Never. again vers New England. >> He said, "Yeah." All right, John. >> I'll tell you what, that was exciting. He's good. He's the man. >> He's really funny. >> He's a great guy. He just gave me a. call. I couldn't hear it because my. headphones on. I wish I. >> He said, "I'll see you down the road.". >> I think he said like, "That was the best. question anyone's ever asked me or. something.". >> Oh, nice. I think so. I couldn't.

>> There's a lot of mic friends up here. Somebody would have picked that up. >> Yeah, I didn't hear that. >> We We'll listen back. >> He said like, "I love you. You know ball. to me.". >> To you. >> Yeah. >> So, I. >> What did he say to AJ? I know what he. said. Yeah, >> you big. >> He got movie lines from like four. different movies. Leather bound books. I. mean, he was in there. He was really in. his bag. Uh, we appreciate him. He can. do whatever the hell he wants. Wins. Super Bowl. Ladies and gentlemen, joining us now. Holy [ __ ] I just see. the silhouette. >> Oh my god. So big.

>> Ladies and gentlemen, joining us now, the head coach of the Tennessee Titans, Coach Robert. >> What a monster. Yeah, coach. man. >> Oh, >> you don't want to start that. What's up, coach? How are you? >> I just wanted to see. >> How you doing, coach? >> I just want to see. >> How are you? >> I wouldn't be testing. >> Pleasure. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Appreciate you guys. >> Strapping. >> Hold on. I believe the general manager. is here as well, right?

>> Can he come up? >> Absolutely. >> Holy [ __ ] I just got Sorry, I just got. ladies and gentlemen, general manager of. Tennessee. Type my ponzi. and Pison I assume. I don't want to. guess too much. >> Are you Pison? >> Is it Poranzi? >> PISON GATSI. PANZI. OKAY. I don't want. to do too much. >> I don't want to do too much. >> We've been off. >> Yeah. Yeah. Sorry. We don't want to piss. anybody off. Come on. That was a good. dab up there. Coach, >> you're [ __ ] huge.

>> I'm Oh, Middle Sex. Little underweight. >> You're a monster. No, >> you actually. >> Dan Campbell's a monster. >> We've talked about you guys all. fighting. Uh Dan Campbell obviously in. conversation. You and Liam Con almost. obviously want the. >> Still waiting for that one after it. We. had a tail of the tape. I I'll tell you. what, the tail of the tape did not. describe completely the silhouette that. I saw over here. So, people that don't. know, off of the set here, there's just. windows here at the stadium. So, we. can't see anybody's face. So, I can at. least I don't know about everybody else.

So, people are walking by and I'm just. seeing silhouettes. I'm trying to guess. And I scan this thing and then I see a. mountain of a human being over here. Looks like the rock and it's like, "Holy. [ __ ] that's Bob Salah." So, thank you. so much for coming, Mike. You as well. Thank you so much for joining us. Congrats on the gig down there in. Tennessee. You go back to San Francisco. Uh, is it a fall back in love with. football situation, recalibrate. perspective situation? How would you. describe kind of that whole thing from. head coach of Jets, back to DC, now head. coach again? How do you kind of. calibrate it all? Um, you know, uh,

obviously so much respect for San. Francisco and and I've said it before, it's a championship organization, championship ownership. Uh, Kyle. Shanahan is a championship head coach, John Lynch, the entire the entire. outfit, uh, is a championship outfit. And uh for. me it was more about going back to a. place that one I recognized as a. championship organization after being a. head coach because I felt like it would. help me just kind of recalibrate, maybe. maybe see something that I may have. missed uh the first time around as a. Dcoordinator. Uh having the empathy of. of Kyle and and the chair that he's in.

and understanding the decisions he's. making to help me piece the puzzle uh a. little bit better together and uh uh so. that if I did get another opportunity, which thank thank goodness. I appreciate. you, Mike. Uh, Glazi, >> uh, I I do I I I I feel like I I I was. preparing myself to to bring more to the. table. >> We've seen a lot of, uh, quarterbacks. get their second chance and obviously go. at it. There's a lot that comes across. the table whenever you're a head coach. that maybe you don't get to see. What do. you think you uh are kind of better. suited for now with Tennessee as opposed.

to the first time you get to New York? New York, we follow along from outside. I'm sure you heard us follow along. Seems like there's always a lot of [ __ ]. You don't have to say that. Started in. 1977. They drafted a blind guy. >> and that's why the medical think Borgans. you know their history. Yeah. So the. Jets actually drafted a guy blind one. eye and then they the next year they. made it like hey we got to at least see. the medicals on everybody. That's kind. of how the combine all came together. So. that's 1977 Jets all the way through. Okay. Everything to. >> so and obviously you're there and we all. watch it especially with how many people. it is. What comes across your desk that.

you go wow I did not expect to have to. deal with this or I did not want to deal. this. And how do you think that kind of. changes for you now in Tennessee with. the Titans organization? >> I I I think it's just all-encompassing, you know, like um I I've said it a few. times that there there's no handbook to. the first time that you ever do. anything. Um I'm sure your first episode. is not nearly as good as it as it is. now. >> Oh yeah, it was terrible. So, you know, bad. >> We're actually waiting for people to. bring that up and hang it over our. heads.

>> But you you learn through your. experiences and um you know, I'm. grateful for the opportunity that I had. in New York. There was a tremendous. learning experience just dealing with. with all the different things that that. come to your plate as a head coach. And. there's a lot of things that happened uh. throughout the tenure that there is no. like I said there's there's no prep. there's no preparing for them. Uh and um. but uh but I could say that I'm I'm very. confident in saying that I'm more. prepared now than I ever was and uh. excited to take what I learned uh in New. York and and apply it to this new. opportunity. >> We can't wait to watch in the AFC South. Hope you win every game but a couple of.

them. Uh so. >> we just want to see you smile again. >> Yeah, we do. felt like you lost your. happiness over there. You saw it, you. felt it, and you were living it. So, I. uh we're happy to see you back. We do. love that. And for you, Paison, uh. obviously Salah is a name that was up in. the head coaching like for this coaching. cycle. Harbaugh becomes available. Obviously, that becomes like, hey, we're. doing that. Uh uh. >> Cleveland, >> Kevin Stfansky, >> his name pops up. He gets a job. immediately. I don't think I expected.

that, but after talking to Matt Ryan, it. felt like he did. his name immediately. gone. What was it about him that makes. you think now is the perfect time for. him to be the Tennessee Titans head. coach? And uh what is kind of the cell. for what this next version of the. Tennessee Titans is in your eyes? >> Yeah, I mean I've obviously had so much. respect for for for Robert here. Um you. know, the first opportunity really we. played them when I was in Kansas City. was that 19 Super Bowl and just seeing. the the way he put together that defense. and and the energy that they play with,

the guys love playing for him, right? So. you you could feel his leadership even. just watching TV sometimes right on the. sidelines like the guys love them and. you can hear it from the players. The. players will tell you throughout the. league. >> Um so you know for us you know we wanted. to when we went through that head. coaching process is like we need a. leader in here like a guy that can just. take command of this place that has a. presence uh that that has a football. mind. Um, and the more, you know, we. never worked together before, but the. more that, you know, we did our research.

and and when we finally brought Robert. in here, he was exactly what we're. looking for. Um, in terms of that, >> tell me about Cam Ward, cuz obviously. Callahan was talking about how he's. talking [ __ ] to somebody while I'm. giving him a play call and then we. watched him against the Colts. There's a. couple throws that he makes that it's. like. >> I don't know how many humans can make. that throw. Season goes the way it goes. Tell me about the future with Cam and. how do you think like, you know, coach. here and him are going to get along? I. think perfect personality traits for. each other. It feels like. >> I think it's it's going to be a perfect. match. Um and then bring Brian Dable in.

here too as the OC. Uh but Camald you. can see the we got the baldest out 22. coaches all bald. >> Feels like you guys are kind of harassed. but. >> I don't want to get into it. >> You can see. >> I got to shave my head. >> Yes, you should. >> Hey you guys. Hey buying. >> AMFC South. I think that thing has to. go. I think that is something to think. about. we haven't had in 11 years. I. don't know about you guys. I think more. recently than than us. But yeah, tell me. a little bit about Cam Ward and the the.

vision because we think he's an. incredible talent. We love I got a. chance to chat with him a couple. different times. I like the way he is. What are your thoughts on him? >> Yeah, I mean, obviously you see the. physical traits and the throws that he. makes and and and everything that we. gathered from, you know, watching him at. Miami, Washington State, and doing all. the research on him, the dude is wired, right? Right. He is a competitor. Uh he. loves football. Just loves everything. about it. He he he doesn't have any. other hobbies. He's he's in the office. all the time uh watching tape and um. it's even like going back to when we. first got him at that rookie mini camp.

I walked in at like 5:15 in the morning. and I see the lights on in there and. he's in there. He's got the whole group. in there watching tape and this isn't. like fake and he wasn't like wanting. attention for this. You know, the guys. gravitate towards him and that. leadership ability. Um, and then just. get into the season last year, I think. it was great. Even though, you know, the. losses were there, but you saw him get. better throughout the season, even. though we were losing those games, but. you saw the talent and, um, you know, I. think the vision here is going to be. great with with coach Ser and and Dable. >> 98 million, I think.

>> What's that? >> Is that the number? >> 98 million. >> 98 million. >> Yeah. Is that what you guys have? >> Oh, for cap space? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. No, it's uh. >> most in a league. >> Oh, 98.9. More like 99. >> Sorry. 9 million. Sorry. I'm sorry. I. screwed you out of a veteran mint. I got. you out of a veteran. >> mint. A little more than that, but yeah. >> Oh, we're up over 100. You're up over. 100 million. >> It's close to that. Yeah. >> Okay. So, obviously dynamics are. interesting. Head coach and general.

manager. They always talk about. alignment. Okay. I assume because of who. he is, with the amount of respect. everybody holds, we're all on the same. page. Spending $100 million while also. having a draft, that's quick turnaround. time, right? Is that the envision, the. mindset, and what do you think the city. of Nashville needs to get the Titans, you know, on top as a whole in your. eyes? >> Yeah, I mean, we're certainly going to. attack both acquisition periods here. Um, and I think that you have to say. discipline to your process, too. You. know, you're still trying to build team. in and a locker room and a culture and. you do that through the draft. And, uh,

we're certainly going to, you know, have. our hand in free agency as well too here. and there's going to be some great. opportunities to add some players in. free agency. Uh, but really through the. draft is really you have to build that. foundation initially and Robert's been. through it before and I've been through. it my in the past and you want to build. it right. You got to build it through. the draft. >> Robert, you thinking about putting jelly. roll at wide receiver? >> You can come out to practice. We'll give. him a shot. >> Is awesome, dude. >> Oh, no. I've uh I've heard nothing but. great things, especially for raising a. family, man. I can't wait.

>> Dude, it is littered with talent. Obviously, the nicest people and they. love ball. I mean, look what happened. with Vandy. Vandy got going down there. and the entire city was like, "Yep, we're we love Vandy now." It's like I. think they're yearning for a great. football team. When Vrabel leaves, >> I think they all felt like that was. their connection to Vable was the city's. connection to the team. I feel like they. are going to really like your mentality, your attitude. Have you been in. Nashville? Have you got to experience. Nashville? How has it been? >> I I've never been to Nashville. Uh this.

is going to be my first go around. obviously when we played, but uh shoot, I hide in the hotel room anyway, but um. you know, we're excited. My my my wife, my kids are all excited. They're they're. chomping at the bit to get down there. So, >> how many kids again? >> Eight. Eight. Eight blessings, man. >> Jeez. Still going. >> She gets me when I'm sleeping. >> Not a bad Not a bad deal. >> I HAVE I HAVE I have a daughter who's. two and a half and I got a boy on the. way. When I see people I mean, he's got. four, I believe. Phil Phil's got four. kids. I'm like, how? I don't know how.

you just badass wife badass. >> She's she she she runs it. >> That's a that's what a starting. basketball which I assume they will be. We got a starting basketball team. We're. going to almost have a starting 11 out. there and the city of Nashville is going. to love you. If you can get the Titans. to be great down there, it is a. beautiful thing. Conor has a question. for you. >> Yeah. A player you have, Coach Jeffrey. Simmons is coming off like one of a. historic year. It feels like he was kind. of the bright spot of the Titans. Have. you talked to him? is he kind of the guy. you've gone to to establish your culture. and uh what do you kind of expect out of.

him going forward with Tennessee? >> No, we we've had a chance to visit um. looking forward to him showing up in uh. in April and uh really getting to know. him, really getting to know the uh the. rest of the group, but uh but Jeffrey is. is is as good as anybody in football and. and um we're looking forward to doing. everything we can to help him find. another level. And uh you know, I I feel. like our system is tailor made for his. skill set. And um you know what's. important right now is to surround him. with some uh some guys who can get to. the quarterback and help him out and to.

try to create one-on- ones. And if we. can do that, I I think whatever he did. last year is going to be a blip. >> He's the guy that Vable say he didn't. want to fight, right? >> Bingo. Yeah. >> Yeah. Very said he fight everybody on. team but him. >> Yep. >> I I think that was kind of the. >> verbatim. Coach said he would even fight. Simmons. >> Yeah. >> I mean, just looking at your silhouette. over there. >> Yeah. >> It's going to be hard for me to pick you. against pick anybody against you. Yeah. That was a crazy thing that just. happened there. Go ahead, Tone. Were you. intimidated when he walked in, Mike? Were you when he walks in? >> He's a Boston guy. He's from Everett.

He's not He's not intimidated by anybody. except Wy Bulier. Okay. >> There was a saw in. >> Yeah, there was a couple little. southeast. >> He dropped into it. We stayed out of. South when we were younger, but yeah. >> Smart. >> Uh Mike, I did have a question to you. because um they say, you know, positions. of need for you could be wide receiver. or edge. and they also say that is where. this draft is best at. Do you agree with. that? And have you is it way too early. in the process to have an idea of of.

what position you're going to go with at. this point. >> Um, you know, we we've gone through like. the phase one of setting the board here. before the combine. So, you can see, you. know, it's the initial grades. You're. not going to make a ton of changes here. after the combine, but yeah, there is. value there at both spots. Um, you know, for sure. Um, but now you go through. this next phase here of gathering all. this information. You got the medical. character. now you have to go through. with the coaches now and sit down and. get their take on these players and it's. important you have the same vision for. them um too. So that's what's going to. go on here for the next like two months.

as we get through it. But um there's. certainly you know value at those. positions as well and um there's values. at some other positions too up there. too. But um uh certainly those two two. spots. >> you said uh I think last year you don't. pass on a generational talent. >> Do you remember that? Was that you that. said that? I think I'm trying to. remember. >> talking about Cam W. >> Yeah. No, we didn't know. Oh yeah, >> we didn't know who you were talking. about. >> Yeah. >> Is that just Were you playing cards. there? Like. >> just don't pass on generational talent. and then you walk off. You're like, "Well, that should [ __ ] everybody up.".

>> IS THAT IS THAT WHAT? BECAUSE YOU DID. I. REMEMBER IT WAS LIKE a two-month period. after you said that where it was like. >> the Pison from Boston said something. about a generational town. Then people. were like, "Is Cam W like Abdo Carter's. really good too?". >> Abd. Travis Hunter was like that. generational. >> Yeah. So were you playing you were. playing just now? So you can come clear. with us so we know whether or not we. should believe the [ __ ] you're saying. whenever you talk to it. Was was that. did you know what you were doing at that. point whenever you said that? >> No. I mean there's so much [ __ ] that's. thrown out there.

>> Yes, >> it is. Wow. It is like constantly. >> Yeah. >> You said that though and not only our. show, I mean every show is like. >> what does that mean? >> So wide receiver and a DB first time. ever. >> That feels generational. Abdel Carter got played through a. separated shoulder. He's seemingly. unblocked. Cam Ward though. >> definitely a talent. Could be. We were. just trying to pick your brain and now. we're listening. >> [ __ ] I was trying to get out of the. question.

I don't know what to tell you. AJ has a. question for you. >> And coach, you'll cliche answer question. people give you like, hey, what kind of. we turn we turn the tape on. What kind. of team are we going to see? We watch. the Tennessee Titans. Every coach says, "I want a tough physical team that you. know balls to the wall effort." But I. guess what is going to be your message. to the team when in a couple months when. they do all come back for offseason. workouts? >> You know, overall I think when to a. player and obviously you played at a. high level for a long time like your. silent tape is your is you. It is your. resume. And what do you want that silent. tape to represent? Um and for us it's.

being fast, it's being violent and uh. and how you get to that. Obviously. there's a it's not just picking guys who. are fast and violent. There's a there's. a there's a team aspect to it in terms. of how we teach and how we get. information to our guys. But you talk. about our style of play and what we want. to be known for and when people are. watching and they can't hear anything. and you're you've got an opponent. watching your tape in a dark room by. himself with no sound. What are you. telling them? Uh we want that thing to. scream speed and violence. So. >> you wanted to the bode eagle fly.

>> Uhhuh. And the crow comes. >> and the crow. >> Good old crow and the eagle. >> That was my first time hearing it. >> Uhhuh. That was my first time hearing. I. thought it was good. I thought it was. good. Have you thought about what you're. going to do here for Tennessee for first. team meeting? Have you. >> uh You know what? We're I'm still. working through that. You know, just. >> do you want us to brainstorm for you or. >> you guys can. >> It's Nashville. Toby Keith. I think you. go right to Keith. Tim McGrath. Like who. who do you want to be? You want to be a. Toby or do you want to be someone who. isn't Toby Keith?

>> I think there's something to think. about. Tootsies been around a long time. Not South Florida one, the Nashville. one. Two different very different. places. Maybe Broadway. Talk about. Broadway. I mean, the amount of hit. I. mean, >> you go to Big Lounge. You know, >> we got so many ideas. We have so many. ideas. >> Wait, is is the new stadium this season. or next season? >> 27. >> No. >> So, you guys are still in the same. stadium this year and then moving in the. next one. >> Yep. >> We saw that the. >> Looks really nice. >> One of the only stadiums that's going to. be a rectangle, not a. >> I believe 100 yard bar as well, which.

intrigues me. Something to think about. >> That's incredible. How many bartenders? >> So, you got $100 million in cap space. >> Okay. Sounds like. >> Yep. >> Got a brand new stadium coming. You got. the city of Nashville, which probably 10. cranes up right now building in there. >> Yeah. >> And you got Robert Salah as your head. coach. Cam, your quarterback. >> Pretty optimistic times for the. Tennessee Titans, I would say. >> Yeah. No, it's exciting, man. You know, >> brand new logo, too. The Fanatics kind. of forced you guys. >> Made it bald. Yep.

Yeah. You know what I mean? So there's a. lot of actual time there. >> Daveball's there who we love. >> Dave loved you and Dave uh when you guys. were both in New York, did you text each. other and say this sucks? Is that how. you guys a lot of empathy between me and. Daveball just having a lot of. conversations and uh being being able to. practice together? But uh I love Daves, man. Got to know him like I've said it. before like when I was a coordinator. when we were both coordinators and you. go I was like I always thought he was an. [ __ ] you know, just a jerk. you you. go say hello to him, he won't say hi. He.

just kind of brushes you by. And um my. first interaction with with him was when. he was a first year head coach and we're. at the owners meeting. I was like, "Man, this guy's pretty freaking cool." And we. just, you know, we start having. conversations, but he's awesome. Uh he's. a great teammate. Excited to have him. >> Uh when you are looking for that. particular when pops up, it's like who's. good for Cam, who's good for the Titans? How do you kind of And Day both I guess. is kind of how you view that? Kind of. feels like a home run higher at that. Yeah, there there was um uh for for for.

this team um I won't talk about the. process too much, but for this team, I. felt like Dball 100% for what this. quarterback needs and what he what his. strengths are, I felt like Dball would. be a really good fit for him. Um you. know, his temperament, the way he. teaches, his history of young. quarterbacks, uh being in the college. game recent, I mean it more recently. than me for that matter, but uh winning. a national championship at Alabama, but. uh um Dabes is perfect for this. situation. He blows through cigars, too, I think. >> Oh, yeah.

>> I think they I think I think he's a. chain cigar smoker, which I didn't even. know he could do. Once again, dog. Uh. Tone has the last question for you, boys. >> Yeah, Mike. I I did. I just You were at. KC for so so so long. What was it like. 15 something? >> 16. >> 16 years. What is the the one thing that. you wanted to take from obviously. organization that won all those. championships over to Tennessee? >> Yeah, that's a great question. Um, you. know, the one thing I it started at the. top with with uh with Andy and the way.

he created that culture there and you. could feel it from day one when he got. in there uh that that there was no. division, right? That the coaches are. going to work together, the scouts going. to work together and and bringing the. right type of people and and that's how. you build a culture. You got to get. talented coaches, players, scouts, but. you got to get the right type of people. that work together. And that's like the. biggest thing I took. Sometimes we we we. uh make things harder than they really. are. >> Yeah. >> And if you find a bunch of good people. that work together that are smart, you. can accomplish some pretty cool things.

>> with a good attitude. >> With a good attitude. >> Yeah. I think that's the biggest thing. You get a bunch of people around each. other that hate each other, you're not. going to do it. But if you got a bunch. of people that like each other, it feels. like they're going to go further. together. >> Seems like everything you guys are. about, we like. So we are hoping for. your success except for two games a. year. >> What do you do? You a Pelaton guy? You. you used to lifting weights? Uh, Pelaton, little little lifting. >> Little lifting. >> Bike. Pelon or. >> bike? >> Okay. So, you're. >> I'm I'm hauling ass. >> every day. >> Um, I got to get I got to get back into a.

rhythm. >> Oh, you're fat. >> But but I've gone for I've gone about. 107 week 107 weeks doing at least one. ride. >> You're an animal. >> It's a hell of. >> What's the lifting? What's the lifting? We're just doing show lifting. >> Uh, it's show lifting. There's nothing. functional about this, but. >> let's say let's say you and Dan. Campbell. Okay. Two gorillas see each. other. Okay. And you guys actually. decide just without saying anything. >> [ __ ] it. Let's see. >> Let's throw it down. >> Let's see who this is. Okay. Right now. you're saying your muscle is not ready.

to pick up and explode if have to. >> Uh you you know what? When when I look. at a guy like Dan, this is the best way. I can explain it. I was a D2 athlete. He. was a professional athlete. He he's just. he's just built different. BUT. >> NO, YOU ARE BUILT DIFFERENT. You are. built different. And uh I have massive. respect for 107 weeks at least one ride. on Pelaton. I assume that's some sort of. record. They should give you like a. point or something and the fact that. you're now a head coach again in the. NFL. Obviously we're pumped for you. Proud for you. There's only 32 of their. jobs, dude. Excited to see what you do.

down there in Nashville. Can you throw? >> Give it a shot. >> So you know what I'm asking right now. >> Yeah, I know what you're asking. >> Okay. Yeah, let's do it. Let's do Let's. do Okay. Here we go, coach. Okay. This. will be for a Nashville charity. All. right. >> I don't know if this thing. >> He's too tall for that thing. >> You're going to miss this side. >> Jeez. Careful now, coach. >> Coach, hold on, coach. Hold on, coach. I'm getting on the high side here. >> How old are you? >> 47. >> What? >> Okay. What What What is What are you? What? I'm Irish German. >> Just so I get it accurate.

>> Lebanese. >> Lebanese. Okay. Great food, right? The. Lebanese. >> Best food. >> The best food. But. >> Okay. >> The Italians are going to be pissed. I. mean, you got a couple better than I got. to have your mind. Exactly. Okay, so we. got a little Lebanese food verse Italian. food. Little battle down there in. Nashville. I love everything about it. >> 46 years old, jacked Robert Salah, defensive coordinator, now head coach. for the Tennessee Titans, trying to win. $100,000 for a charity of your choosing. Are you ready, Robert? >> Let's do it. >> Good luck, sir.

>> Defensive coordinator. >> Is he throwing D2? He said, >> "Holy [ __ ] D2. >> THAT WAS THE WORST THROW WE'VE HAD.". >> HE SAID D2, >> BOB, >> IS HE throwing balls to guys? It was. slippy. It was slippy. It was slippy. It. was slippy. A little slippy there. Uh, >> money. >> Okay. Okay. Okay. Hold on. Hold on. Hold. on. This is the low one. >> Low was the worst one we've seen. >> High. Best spiral we've seen. >> Okay. >> So, now the third one. If we're just. able to put it in between there. If. we're able to put it in the hole. 100,000.

>> THE BIG LEANESE MAN. >> UH, CONGRATULATIONS. Thank you so much. Ladies and gentlemen, the head coach and. the general manager of the Tennessee. Titans, LABBERT SALAH BEAGANZI. >> YEAH, BOYS. >> That was a hell of a throw. Hey, after. that first one, I thought you had no. shot. >> Good luck, coach. >> Good luck, Mike. >> What a throw.

>> All right, good work, Zito. You're the man, Mike. >> All right, Mike. >> We'll win. >> All right. Every game but two, Mike. Every game but two. >> Oh, they're they're going to win more. than that. >> I think I like the Titans all of a. sudden. >> Seriously, >> I don't like that I do that. >> Good crew. >> Yeah. >> Everybody but the Colts I feel great. about in the NFC. I MEAN, THAT THAT THAT. IS A BUMMER.

>> I'm being like kind of serious. It's a. bummer. Titans Jags. Who am I missing? Oh, >> Texas. >> How about Nick Cacerio saying trading CJ. is moronic. >> Okay, we're not doing it. Thanks. Next. question. >> It's like, but maybe. >> No, we're not doing it. >> What's your name? >> I wonder go after uh go after Doug. Mills, though. Maybe. >> Uh, you know, the Colts, everybody's. just assuming that we're getting Danny. Dimes back. >> Jets need a quarterback still. >> What do they have to pay him to get him. back? >> That's what I'm saying.

We're everybody's just assuming in. Indianapolis that Danny there was posts. from the cold social media which we know. doesn't mean anything. This social media. person trying to put out good content. It was Mendoza and Daniel Jones at Super. Bowl and they're like Indiana. quarterbacks. I'm like do we do do we. know that? >> Are we sure? >> Do we know if they also have a lot. there's been a lot of Alec Pierce uh. posts as well. >> And then there's talks about Pitman. being gone. It's like Pitman carries a. $29 million capit. Okay, I understand. that some people are like is that what. we're going to pay Michael Pitman? It's. like Michael Pitman is a priceless.

commodity for the Indianapolis Colts. When we had culture issues, he was the. only guy that would literally try to. break his face every single play. This. guy showed up for us every single down. When Jonathan Taylor was holding out. first year Shane Stiken, rookie. quarterback, trying to reset a whole new. culture, and he's holding out wearing a. hoodie at training camp, which once. again, he got his money. He did what he. got to do. as soon as he gets paid after. doing that, I think our immediate. thought was like Pitman needs to do the.

same thing. Pitman is more valuable to. this team than anybody else other than. Jonathan Taylor. So, the thought of us. just moving on from him was crazy for me. to see like everybody on Colts internet. >> being cool. >> just being like, "Yeah, yeah, we got to. move on from him. Sure, we got to do. that." It's like, I don't know if you. want to lose that type of culture. builder in the build. Like I He's one of. our best. >> plays hurt all the time. saw him bent in. half. >> all the time. >> All of the time. And it's like, well, when Daniel Jones was playing.

quarterback, Alec Pierce was his weapon. Michael Pitman wasn't getting the ball. much. He's like our fourth option. You. know, we got Tyler Warren, Jonathan. Taylor. Now you got Alec Pierce with. Depot. It's like, okay, you're starting. to make sense, but I don't know if we. should just be moving on from a guy that. like loves being a Colt and like works. his ass off and like wants to be here. cuz we've had problems with that in the. notsodistant future. So, or past. So, >> and 29 million for like a receiver of. his caliber is not what it used to is. not what 29 million was 3 years ago. Like, >> but we got to pay Daniel Jones. Jonathan.

Taylor's going to want a new dude. >> Well, there you go. >> Yeah. So, it's like I I understand why. everybody I don't understand why. everybody was just so like, yeah, let's. move on. >> Nonchalant. >> Yeah. It was just like, yeah, we're. moving on from like. >> we're moving on for Michael Pippen. >> There's a lot of that happening um the. last couple weeks and now that. everyone's been asked about at the. combine. Now, everyone could be lying, but it seems like a lot of those. probably weren't true. >> What's that thing? We're moving on from. Pitman. >> No, Pitman. Like, we're moving on from. this player. We're moving on. >> Max Crosby. Yeah, it does feel like. there's a lot of smoke and that might be.

coming from and we don't want to give. away the game, >> but that could be agents like just. trying to especially so whenever they. get here, they can say like, "Hey, don't. know if you're interested. We got a. little bit of a thing kind of working. out here." So, there's always a game. being played. We understand that. And. hopefully the game of football is played. well for the Colts. AFC South's going to. be great. A lot of people said it was. ass. Then all of a sudden Liam Cohen who. doesn't come to the combine. >> H guess he doesn't care about players um. meetings. >> Well well communication issue maybe.

>> it's all it's all taped. It's all. filmed. >> Other other teams interviews are filmed. and sent other team. What do you mean. other teams? >> Like the the interviews that they're. doing here. Are they the the teams that. are doing the interviews here? Send them. to the Jaguars? >> No. If you're interviewing, if if I am. the the Jaguars or interview a player, he will get to watch it at home. >> Oh, you're saying they sent people. >> They record it. Yeah. John Schneider. mentioned the recorded interviews. >> They record some of those interviews. You heard him say like, "Yeah, we can. watch the interviews now from somewhere. else." You heard him kind of give a. >> I think co changed a lot of that.

>> How do you know how they smell though? >> That's true. That's true. Like if a guy. if a guy smells like selfawareness, >> if he farts, that's one thing that we. can handle that. If a guy has bad bo, I. don't know if I can sign him super bad. breath doesn't brush his teeth in the. morning. He can't do it. >> What if he What if he has bad breath and. he smells and then you say, "Hey, for. tomorrow I don't want you smelling brush. your teeth." And then he comes back and. he doesn't do it again. There's a little. >> He's off my board. >> Definitely. Unless he says, "Oh, sorry, coach. I've been working on that. I've.

been working on my craft all day. >> What have you been doing?" "Oh, I'VE. BEEN GNAWING ROCKS." EXACTLY. THIS IS MY. food watching ball. >> Yeah. chewing on a football. >> All right, let's get out of here. >> We've done enough. >> Love the combine. >> You sure? >> Yeah, the combine's. >> Look at this setup, dude. >> It's awesome. >> Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the. Indianapolis. >> Luke Zul Stadium. We're hosting a. combine. >> 2014 divisional champs. >> That's a huge. >> Never forget. It's been a while. >> I told John Schneider it's been 11 years.

since Colts won. He goes, "What?". >> Yeah, he did. He was genuinely shocked. >> Ah, he's huge. >> Yeah. Titans 2021. Thought about it. >> Yeah, >> that was their last division. >> Who was quarterback? >> Brian Tan, Mike Rael, number one team. >> and Dererick Henry. That was the Kansas. City Chiefs started. >> It's when they sacked Burrow a thousand. times. Yeah. When since he went. >> 11. >> I think it was 11 10 11. >> It started that uh high most sacked uh. postseason ever till Drake. >> Let's go some other stories around. football. Obviously, high schoolers are.

now uh getting NIL deals to be. professional football players in. college. Seniors in high school are no. longer doing their spring senior year. They're going to the football teams. If. you remember, Kevin. Brown, >> nailed it. >> Uh commits to the West Virginia. Mountaineers on our program. Lights a. couch on fire immediately. Dad cuts a. promo. >> Yeah. He squatted 605 lbs. >> What? >> Yeah, he's 18 years old, supposed to be.

going to prom. Yeah, this is coming out. of the West Virginia weight room. I like. that we're moving. Wait, Kevin Brown. Uh, shout out to him. >> 655. Sorry, not 605. 655. >> What? >> That's an 18-year-old. >> He hasn't stopped drinking the ooze. since we talked to him last. >> He certainly hasn't. This guy is a. freak. He's a tone and a. >> Look at those quads. He's a tone setter. Yeah, he's a changer. This West Virginia. is about to be back because of him. And. we knew that immediately upon him making. his announcement on this show and then.

him and his whole family lighting an. entire portion of a town on fire. >> Damn. >> And uh I'm excited about that. He's the. strongest guy on the team, I think. I. don't know. >> Probably. >> No, he is. Yeah. I've been getting texts. from there was like, "Hey, Kevin's the. strongest kid on the team." And I'm. like, >> don't love that. >> Good or bad. >> Yeah. I don't know. But then you're. seeing him squad 65. It's like this guy. might be the strongest guy on a lot of. teams. So, we are very lucky that he's. there. Shout to football being back. spring ball for college. And then. obviously the combine here for the NFL. NHL is about to. >> drop the puck back after an Olympic run.

that was electrifying. I believe we'll. have Megan Keller on the program this. week at some point. She is in the middle. of her PWHL league, which I think they. quoted and talked about after the. Olympics about not being able to make. some things happen because we have. >> we have some academic stuff going on. We. have some professional stuff going on. We didn't immediately, you know, uh. weren't going to be open. I I did offer. to send her plane to fly her here to be. a part of show and uh she didn't want to. miss more skate for a team. So like it's.

like that type of commitment which I. respect I respect so much like hey we'd. love to fly you in here fly you back. we'll be so thankful and uh she said I. can't be missing any of my practices. with my team. I'm like [ __ ] respect. So, she'll be coming on, I believe, uh, tomorrow. And then we got Jack Hughes. >> Hell yeah. >> Flying in. >> on Friday. He'll he'll be here flying. in. Cannot wait to chat with him. What a. week he has had. >> Y. >> I believe he is uh enjoying the moment.

as he should. His family has done so. much for USA hockey. I I mean, the more. we learn about Quinn, Jack, mom, dad, family, Michigan, team USA, all that. type of stuff, they've committed their. entire beings to hockey. So, for him to. have that moment in the stars is uh is. just a beautiful thing. We're so. incredibly thankful for all the USA. athletes that represented for our. country and uh let the rest of the world. know that if we wanted to do your little. sport. >> Do it. >> We'll be better than you. >> Mhm.

>> Shout to America. >> Hell yeah. >> A lot of people don't feel that way. [ __ ] them. They'll never will never be. able to get them. Never be able to get. them. They should be proud of our. athletes. We certainly are and we can't. wait to chat with them. All right, we're. back here tomorrow live from the. combine. We can't thank you enough for. allowing us to do this for a living. Tom, good work today, buddy. You're have. more bets of the day tomorrow. >> Yeah, I got two more tomorrow. >> Feel like today's were good. >> I hope so. I I put a lot of a lot of. thought into them. So, >> we thank you for doing that. Con man, last year this was your Super Bowl. Now,

you're kind of watching everybody else. hope to get to where you were. And Frags. is walking through here talking [ __ ] to. people. >> Yeah, it was incredible. I mean, he. coached up uh Nate Bargotsi when he was. throwing Jesse Mentor. looked exactly. like him. It's been on my mind since he. sat down. Um, but yeah, seeing Frael, very cool. Elliot Wolf, very cool. But. it is real. Like if you were a team that. stunk last year, that's in the past. No. one cares anymore now. Now you might. draft two guys and you might just go on. a completely different run. >> Jacksonville, Chicago, New England, these places. Get new people in there.

>> Things go well. Let alone Seattle. That's just two years. Yep. >> That's just two years. So fan bases are. expecting Adas the penthouse because. they've seen it in many other places. AJ, thank you so much for traveling over. to beautiful Indianapolis. Great stop at. Loves for that hat. What are your. thoughts for tomorrow? >> I can't wait. We get some guys uh some. position specific drills. What is it? Tight ends. >> linebackers. is on Friday, kickers, Dline. >> It's awesome. It is like It is fun to. watch these guys. I like to do I like to. see all the change of direction drills.

and obviously even see the defensive. guys catch some balls from these. quarterbacks. I I'm impressed by. >> Yeah, the punters and kickers are. currently working out on the field. If. you remember last year, stopped the show. early to go host the kicking and punting. thing that was happening on the field on. NFL Network. Turns out it wasn't on NFL. Network. There was no cameras. Started. the stopped the show early, went down to. the field. I said, "Is there a. microphone? What are you talking about?". They said, "So, I just hung out." Didn't. do that this year, >> but it was fun to watch those guys. >> I saw some clips. I thought,

>> yeah, >> I assumed it was on TV. They started. filming because they felt bad. >> and then they ran a 24 second clip on. Good Morning Football. Do you remember? They're like Pat hung out with the. kickers and it was like my first time on. Good Morning Football. >> It was that. >> Yeah. So, I'm not falling for that trick. again. >> I didn't [ __ ] get Yeah. I'm not doing. that. >> NFL Network peers now all of a sudden. >> Yeah. Yeah. Well, they say. >> Yeah. After draft, >> it feels like they're potentially. operating as if that's happening. already. Uh, yep. Air's getting a head.

nod. There's the orangutan right there. Holy [ __ ] Gregs and boys, good to see. you guys. Good to see you, boys. When. you talk about silhouettes, you're. talking about. >> a silverback moving in the wild. >> Jeez. >> It's like a thicker Witworth. >> Yeah. Look at Look at his ass. Look at. his back right there. If he needs to. trap Hey, don't even. try to get bought OR I WILL TRAP YOU. >> All right, see you guys. All right, we'll be back here tomorrow. Be a. friend. Tell a friend something nice. that might change your life. We're so. thankful to be back. We hope you will.

join us tomorrow. Uh, boys in the truck. Great work, boys. >> Hey, boys. >> How about Bruce just blocking Gumpy's. face with his computer? >> Yeah. >> That felt intentional. >> Yeah, that was tough. It was. >> Yeah, it was. It was tough. Uh, barcode, uh, an entire crew here. Thank you so. much for what you guys did. It's going. to be a good week. >> Scott with the jib. Way to get real. creative for that second hour, Scott. >> Yeah, thanks for screwing that up, Scott. Really [ __ ] us on the football. >> Yeah, you're man. Great jib shots. That second hour open was an aggressive.

choice. >> We It threw us off. That's why the third. hour is so much better. First hour and. third hour are fine because we were. like, "Okay, here it comes. Camera come. >> come around in a corn." I actually said. back here, "Oh, Pat told him to. freestyle THIS HOUR.". >> NO, THAT'S HOW MUCH that's how that's. how comfortable Scott is. That's how. >> I do I do uh I do appreciate Scott, though. >> Yeah, >> he's a weapon. >> If you have a jib, it just feels like. it's nicer. >> Yeah. >> Mhm. >> Emotion sky can. Yeah, >> exactly. >> Yeah. >> XFL.

>> Bingo. >> Yeah. Where we play. >> XFL. >> US XFL. >> Yeah. >> Could you imagine these people thinking. about putting it? All right. Nope. Let's. move along. Be a friend. Tell a friend. something nice. Change your life. We're. in this thing together. Team on me. Team. on three. We'll see you tomorrow from. the combine. You all are the best. 1 2. 3. Goodbye.