The Pat McAfee Show Live | Wednesday August 5th 2026

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>> [music]. >> Hello, beautiful people. And welcome to our humble abode, the. DraftKings Thunderdome. On this big. coats Wednesday, August 5th, 2026, this. sports [music] program begins now. >> FOOTBALL. >> [screaming]. >> IS THE GREATEST. AND NFL training camps. are continuing to deliver highlights. from all over the league, making every. fan base say, "Wait a minute. Is this. the year we win a Super Bowl?" We shall. see. It's obviously not just football.

that's crushing it. You got also. baseball happening. And don't look now, the Dodgers are losing. and losing. >> Yeah. >> and losing. >> Why? >> Got swept by the socks. Now they're. about to get swept by the Cubs. potentially. Scobel gets his first start. last night. They inevitably lose even. though he pitched well. Are the Dodgers. actually a perfect indication of what. baseball should be going forward? You. can't buy a championship. You can't just. put all the best players that exist on.

the entire planet on the one team and. expect a championship to come that way. You can't put 1.12 billion dollars into. deferred payments and win a champion. Well, they did last year actually. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> And then the year before they did. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> But right now they're losing. >> Five in a row. >> Yeah, they are losing right now. The. Mets didn't make the playoffs last year. They had the second highest payroll. Now. it was nowhere near what the Dodgers. were doing. But if the Dodgers go on to. win this year with the addition of this. man, Cy Young and MVP both being on the same. team with Shohei Ohtani and he, uh, it's.

uh, certainly going to be a conversation. about baseball stopping. But if the. Dodgers continue to lose games like. they're losing, >> Mhm. >> I think everybody's going to be like, "You know what? Yeah, just let these. people dump money into these things and. let's continue to have a great Maybe the. Pittsburgh Pirates don't need to be. spending money.". >> Oh, there you go. >> Yeah, maybe that is why this is. happening. Nonetheless, Scobel gets his. first start with the Dodgers. Huge. storyline as the Cubs continue to be. great, by the way. >> They are. >> Cubs are playing very great baseball. right now. And baseball is going to. continue to be a story just because we. obviously wonder if next year's going to. happen or not. Who's going to win it.

this year? Could be anybody. >> Mhm. >> Probably yeah. Probably your Dodgers. >> Pretty good favorites. >> Probably your Dodgers. >> Heavy favorites. >> But they're We're right now. So baseball. survives next year. And that's what it's. all about. The talks to table here at. Boston Connor and that Ty Schmidt. ONE. OF THE HAMMER DOWN. Cowboys AP tones. here and 9-year NFL vet Darius J. Butler. here. >> Yes, sir. >> D-Butch, 2 days from now, actually. tomorrow. >> Yeah, 1 day or. >> Hall OF FAME GAME. >> WOW. >> NOW, IT'S A NIGHT GAME AND WE'RE ONLY at. noon right now. So, there's a lot of.

hours obviously to fill this thing. Uh. 30 30 uh 32 probably, right? 32. >> Sure. >> Yeah, yeah, yeah. >> Uh 32 hours until we have an NFL helmet. on an uh high school football field. representing NFL teams and legends that. are going to the Hall of Fame this. weekend. Panthers versus the Cardinals. Kenny Pickett versus Carson Beck. >> Oh. >> Kenny Pickett won a Super Bowl. >> Yes, he did. >> Last person to touch the ball for the. Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl win was. Kenny Pickett. He had gloves on his. hands and he took a knee and he kneeled.

it out and won a Super Bowl. Now, he's. starting quarterback for the Carolina. Panthers in this preseason game because. obviously Bryce Young's not going to get. thrown out there for the Hall of Fame. game. Not a lot of guys that we know in. the NFL are going to be playing in this. one, but we got a lot of proving ground. We got a lot of opportunity and we have. NFL football happening for the first. time in a long time. D-Butch, how should. we be viewing tomorrow night and uh. congratulations to all the Hall of. Famers that are going in including. kicker Adam Vinatieri. >> Absolutely. That's what I'll be most. locked into are the legends that'll be. enshrined forever. But, look, there's a. lot of guys like you said fighting for.

the jobs. Pretty much everyone you see. playing in this football game outside of. probably Beck and Pick uh. sorry, Carson Beck and Kenny Pickett. Those guys I've seen to be on the team, but outside of that everybody's fighting. for their job. So, yeah. I'm embarrassed. to say I know I talked a lot of crap. about guys that are betting on these. guys and girls that are betting on this. game uh probably have a gambling. problem. Shouldn't be doing it. >> I was looking. I was searching for. player props, which I am embarrassed to. say I was. >> Don't be embarrassed. >> I'm embarrassed. I'm embarrassed, but.

football is back. I've been itching for. it. I've been itching for it. Put a good. ticket together and watch some guys. play. But, if you really really really. really love football, you'll be watching. this game past the second drive. >> No, yeah, second drive. We'll have it on. TV in the background. I think it'll be. happening. Then we'll all be turning to. ecstasy, just the conversation. happening. And then we'll see a. highlight, we'll hear some loud noises, we'll certainly watch. The over/under. has actually moved to 35 and a half. And. that's because every Carson Beck. highlight that comes out, they think, "Wait a minute, can this guy move the. ball a little bit?" Yes, he certainly. can. We all thought Carson Beck would be. maybe be a better NFL quarterback than.

he was college quarterback. What he. ended up doing in Miami, and obviously. at Georgia, is spectacular. All these. conversations about him off the field. seemingly was the big Carson Beck show. In Miami, they loved him. He obviously. had a lot of success. He's out in. Arizona, first-time head coach out. there, first brand new offense, they got. new practice facility coming. Jacoby. Brissett's there, who can lead the way, maybe show him how to be a pro. Is. Carson Beck the future of the Cardinals. for the next 10 years? We don't know. What we do know is tomorrow night, representing Larry Fitzgerald as Arizona. Cardinal going in there, Carson Beck's.

taking the field against Kenny Pickett. in the. >> Hey, yes. >> Hopefully there'll be a couple. highlights. Hopefully there'll be a. couple moments that we can certainly. celebrate on Friday. But the Hall of. Fame is the story here. Congrats to Luke. Kuechly, congrats to Larry Fitzgerald, congrats to Drew Brees, congrats to Adam. Vinatieri, and congrats to. >> Roger Craig. >> Yeah. Shout out Roger Craig. >> Big RT. >> I do like that every year our season. starts by honoring the greats of the. past. And that is what Hall of Fame is. about. And I do also love the fact that. training camps are showcasing highlights.

all over the place. >> Yeah, pretty good. >> Of the future. And I know whenever he. got drafted out of Miami, people said, "This guy's an absolute dog." We got a. chance to see him wreck a bunch of games. on the defensive side. They were calling. the city that he went to, Tampa Bay. Well, now we're seeing Reuben Bain Jr. as a Tampa Bay Buccaneer. He's been. jousting a little bit down there, has he. not, D-Bo? >> And I love that. Kind of reminds me, I. guess, attitude-wise, even like, you. know, stature-wise, a little thicker, but Robert Mathis, one of our former. teammates, who should be in the Hall of. Fame soon, has that edge to him. I know. he went a little lower than I think he.

should have went in this draft based off. his talent. He's an absolute dog. Tampa. Bay is going to love him. Losing guy. like Lavonte David, even possibly Vita. Vea this offseason, bringing in Ruben. Bain, Kante Scott, these guys that have. that kind of attitude and that kind of. edge to them. Just absolutely love. everything, everything about Ruben Bain. >> Yeah, you just reminded Connor that Vita. Vea's probably out the door over there. And they lost Lavonte David. A lot of. household names for the Tampa Bay. Buccaneers that are going to be gone. And who knows what happens with Baker. Mayfield. >> Yesterday Schefter basically told us if. they make an offer to him, that's what.

he's looking for. >> Yes. >> So you make it? Yes. It's like, okay, so. Tampa Bay Buccaneers are still thinking. about moving on with him. But anytime we. see a rookie freshman, I'm going to say. a rookie cook a little bit. And I. >> Just like yesterday whenever we saw. Buddy with the Commanders. >> Uh. >> I saw you say. >> Sunny Styles. Whenever we see Sunny. Styles just feels so confidently and do. it. And Caleb like feels so confidently. Anytime you see a rookie that natural, that comfortable at this stage of their. career, it's like, okay, we can assume. they're going to have a big one. Let's. go ahead and put Bain down for potential. defensive MVP of the.

>> Why not? >> Rookie defensive player of the year, whatever. >> Or even defensive MVP. Like that's the. best part about right now. Like just. talking about the NFC South and the. Bucks, you can make a case for every. single one of those teams to win it and. I'd probably believe you and go into. DraftKings and bet on that team. Like. that is what is so fun about this time. right now. Now two months from now, one. or two of those teams will probably be. saying they're probably punting on this. year. Hey, why don't you start looking. at quarterbacks and. >> I think week two teams start doing that. sometimes. >> Six weeks. >> Opening week, you know, if you lose, people are like, all right, hey, slow.

out the gates. You go 0 and 2, 0 and 3, they start. putting those stats out there. >> Oh yeah. >> Oh yeah. They do that every time. >> 87% of the time you start out 0 and 3, you're not making the playoffs. And then. THE FANS GO, ALREADY THE SEASON'S. >> FOR SEPTEMBER. >> THAT IS like that is kind of how it ends. up going to us. >> It's five weeks from today. Like we we. it is right there. So even just putting. that number on it makes it even more. real. >> Uh Ruben Bain is your favorite tied with. David Bailey for defensive rookie of the. year. They are both both plus 500. They. are both the top edges potentially you.

know coming out of this draft. And then. Ruben Bane his over under for sacks six. plus is his over under for sacks. He's. going to get a lot of chances on that. defense with Calijah Kancey Kancey on. the inside. Hopefully Vita Vea's back. there. So six plus is his over under and. he's tied for your favorite to be. defensive rookie of the year. >> I we believe it. We believe in him. We. saw that boots on the ground. He was a. vicious I I mean absolutely vicious game. wrecker. Congrats to Tampa Bay getting. him. I'm excited to watch him continue. to work. Let's go to Buffalo, shall we? Josh Allen his new target DJ Moore.

Feels like these two are on the same. page immediately. >> Jeez. >> That's triple covered thrown into a. defensive team meeting and he goes ahead. and drops it in a bucket. Josh Allen. looks special. DJ Moore does as well. Joe Brady offense coordinator is a head. coach. They go from McDermott defensive. guy to offensive head coach. How do you. think that changes them and what do you. like about DJ Moore and Josh Allen? >> mean everybody we talked to we we know. it is a significant change. We talked to. veterans especially that usually dealt. with different head coaches some from. the offensive side, some from the.

defensive side. It basically okay, do we. have a good practice today? Do we have a. bad practice today? A lot of times it's. based on who the head coach is. But I'm. excited about it. Obviously they have a. relationship. They have a rapport. But. now Brady has to kind of see it more. from a 30,000 foot view with our both. sides of the ball. But I'm excited for. Josh Allen. And we saw the the growth. that he made, the steps that he made. when Stefon Diggs was that clear cut. number one guy. Now having DJ Moore. there you drafted some guys, you brought. other guys in Skyler Bell obviously. I'm a big fan of his coming out of. Yukon. We'll see what this offense what.

this team looks like. Obviously the. expectations are there. Anytime you have. an MVP quarterback in his prime you are. expected to at least compete and make a. run at the Lombardi Trophy. So why not? That's the expectation here for this. Buffalo Bills squad. >> There's a Yukon guy in the NFL? >> Skyler Bell baby. >> First round Biletnikoff finalist. >> third round pick me. >> Biletnikoff finalist. >> Biletnikoffski. Him, this guy. >> Wait, what's. >> that? >> Three Yukon NFLers. >> No, you have you have four in the first. two rounds in your draft. In our in our. draft. >> Yeah. >> Donald Brown.

>> Donald Brown. >> Donald Brown is going to be a great. player. He's going to be one of the best. in the league. He's going to. >> Will Beatty, tackle, New York Giants, Super Bowl champ. >> Charlie Panano. >> Cody Brown. >> Glory days. >> still in Baltimore? >> I think so. >> Well, Diego wasn't raised. Diego on a. team? >> I don't believe so. >> He should have won. >> Yeah. >> He should have directly gone to the UFL. That that that should have been it. >> laugh. >> We hope. We hope cuz obviously he's. electrifying and if he's playing. football people are going to want to. watch. He should just get a franchise. And we know Rapollis will do it. >> He'll do it. >> Rapollis will say, "Yeah, I'll go. bankrupt and he he's willing to roll the.

dice and obviously build a brand." Feels. like Povia is on a one-way trip to the. UFL and that's not a bad thing. We think he could probably be a backup. Actually, I don't know if he I don't. know his NFL stature at all. Maybe he. could be a backup in the NFL. Maybe he. could find a spot. UFL franchises are. ready to be built around him. They could. probably call them Diegos. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> I mean, that's probably what they'll be. called. >> be called. >> That's also the best part about. preseason. There's always a guy or a. couple guys who are like, "Oh, whoa, whoa, who is this guy?" And obviously. Diego, we know him, Heisman finalist,

but there will be a guy. We remember. Victor Cruz probably the most. That's. always the first guy that comes to mind. like, "Whoa, who is this guy?" He goes. there and wins a couple Super Bowls, makes a ton of money, has a great. career. There will be another guy or. handful of guys that we see this. preseason. >> We saw Josh Jacobs playing in the Hall. of Fame game a few years ago. >> Yeah, that's right. >> That was a wild That that's a coach. saying to the best. >> 25 carries. >> Yeah, hey, this is it. Well, this guy's. not going to be on our team. Just know. that. Uh let's go to Dallas Cowboys. camp. Always interesting over there. Uh. CeeDee Lamb had a bee keeper hat and.

head thing on. Now, we know about this. cuz AJ Hawk has the Hawkeyes. And he got a feral. swarm of bees. >> killed his queen. >> What? >> The feral swarm, yeah. Update, feral. swarm killed his queen so he had to. >> There was an update? >> to fly one in. Yeah, I talked to him at. camp. Dead serious. I guess so allegedly if. the. >> This is not how we should be finding out. about this. >> I know. I'm sorry. >> You should not just be throwing in that. word. >> Sorry. They killed They killed the. queen. You guys to know yeah I allegedly. if the queen doesn't do her job all the. other bees say you know what let's eat.

this and that's what happened. >> Stop. Okay, please please please. >> That's why he wasn't talking about it. >> true story man. True story. >> Moment of silence for the queen. AJ really thought he had something. >> Mhm. >> He was able to. swoon this. wild feral swarm of bees. into his. hive. He's going to create honey and. keep the Ohio ecosystem alive. He just need that queen to be a.

queen bee. He's trying to find this queen for a. long long time. Remember he wanted to. put a sharpie on her back. >> Mark it. >> Couldn't find her. Turns out. that wild swarm of bees. never wanted a queen. >> Ripped her apart. >> They wanted to roam wild. >> Limb from limb. >> Now it turns out he's going to lose his. hive now. >> Woah. >> So rest in peace to the queen and to AJ.

Hawk's little bee adventure. It was a fun run. >> The bee run. >> And now we know AJ has failed at being a. bee keeper. >> Not yet. Not yet. Finding a queen. Bringing it in from overseas. Kind of like a like a ringer. >> a. a foreign queen? >> That's not That's not a good idea. >> Well well rest in peace to AJ Hawk the. human then maybe if that's the case. >> That's the kind of Ohio at least. >> All right. Rest in peace to the queen. He had a good run over there. I don't even know if she did. Nothing. >> No, she did terrible.

>> She had a good buzz over there. >> [laughter]. >> I mean every time we ask this guy about. his bees he's like I'm going to get. around to checking them. You know I. haven't done I mean this guy no big. >> his queen at all. >> Exactly. >> Got to protect the queen. >> It's the whole point. >> And AJ's like you know what queen? Good. luck out here. These been flying. wild. As we know he was checking on him. He just didn't want to tell us that the. queen had been ripped limb from limb. >> And that's on the queen by the way. >> Ladies and gentlemen, stay in Ohio with. somebody that's built something great. >> This guy's not going to be happy with. AJ. >> AJ's former president of Ohio. I believe.

this guy actually named him that. He's. the one that like handed him the title. Now he has to hear this. I assume he. just heard what's happening with. Hawkeye's. >> Breaking. >> I don't like that that's how we rolled. that information. >> I'm sorry. I honestly I didn't even. think about it. I just. >> I know you didn't. And now we all have. to think about it. >> It's a It's a normal thing. This. happens. If the queen doesn't do her. job, guess what happens? They get They. rip the the head off of it. >> Joining us now, the queen bee for the. Ohio State Buckeye football team, a. national champion, which means he's a.

made man. And also, ladies and. gentlemen, his team is ranked number one. in THE COUNTRY, WHICH MEANS SOMETHING. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, HEAD COACH RYAN. DAY. >> [cheering]. >> WHAT'S UP, BOYS? >> HEY, DON'T EVEN DO TRAINING CAMP. You. guys are number one team in the country. Congratu- Hey, congratulations. >> Let's go, coach. >> All right. >> You did it. >> Hell, yeah. >> Every coach in the country wants to be. ranked number one going into the. preseason. >> [laughter]. >> That's a real big deal. >> Uh obviously your teams are always going. to be ranked high because uh the amount.

of respect they have for you for. building a program, but also the amount. of talent that you not only keep from. last year, but bring in. Let's talk. about your team a little bit in the. respect that everybody's showing. Julian. saying another year. Obviously we got. Jeremiah on the outside. The offense has. stars and is littered with talent. Are. we expecting them to take a massive. step? Like what is your kind of. expectation of the offense last year. that we saw get rolling late, but. obviously can put it into another gear. What is your messaging to them as we. head into this season?

>> I think every year. um. is a new year. And and I said this. before, like I don't I that college. football is year-to-year. Like maybe sometimes in the NFL, but. it's getting that way. And I think. even just like to your point about like. the preseason polls, I think they leak. mean less and less cuz I don't think you. know, we all know who who each other is. or you know, early on in the season. because so many guys move around. year-to-year. And so it's the same thing. with our team, but uh for us on offense, uh we do have a lot of pieces coming. back as you said, you know, Julian and.

Jeremiah, Brandon Inniss on the outside, but but also you know, our offensive. line. So uh we need to build off of last. year. I thought there was certain things. that we did early on that was good. bringing Julian along. Um you know, a young player, but now. this is year two for him, uh which you. know, since I've been here is only the. the third time we've had that. Um you know, with with Justin and and. then with C.J. Stroud. So that that's. that's exciting um because as we go into. this year, not everything's for the. first time with Julian. And he's going. to have an experienced um you know,

offensive line. But I think just for the. entire team as I was looking at it uh. just you know, recently going through it. and getting ready for our team meeting. today, guys report today, our first. practice is tomorrow, is when you look. at the schedule, you know, there's 17 games that are. listed there. That includes all the. playoffs. And if we play that entire. schedule, there's probably going to be. 11 teams that are ranked in the top 25. at the very least. Maybe not even the. maybe the top 15. So like we're going to have to bring it. every week and it's going to have to. sustain throughout the season. >> I think the majority of your team will. obviously bode well for consistency over.

a 17-game season. I think that is where. people have drop-offs. You're managing. 18- to 23-year-olds, 24-year-olds on a. week-to-week basis, let alone with. personal lives. And I think that's why. knowing that you're able to win a. national championship, I think is a big. deal. I think that's why we all kind of. hold you at a different tier than. everybody else who hasn't been able to. do it. In this modern college football. world, people think like sustainability. and consistency. And you talked about. Julian saying this is only like a few. times now where we've had a quarterback.

for 2 years. You bring in Will Howard, obviously, he has a couple rough spots, but you guys stick together and do it. How do you build the chemistry and. camaraderie of your team? Like, uh, do. you expect them to kind of take onus. upon themselves? Like, how do you build. a team that loves each other cuz your. national championship story about the. meeting where, "Hey, we're all in this. together." It was very obvious that your. team loved each other. After last year. not reaching the peak, is there. something you're drawing from that? Like, how do you make your team come. together? And what do you think about. this group of guys? >> No, I think you nailed it right on the. head in terms of just about every coach.

who's chasing but we're chasing is. looking to answer the same thing. because, uh, you know, the model's different than. it was, you know, just just recently in. the last, you know, 4 5 years. And so, because there's new names in the. building, um, and we have to do this in short. order. And there's going to be adversity. along the way and and pulling together. and and, uh, building that competitive. stamina all the way to January 25th is. going to be the key here. And so much of. it is in the off season. You know, uh, what we do in the weight. room, uh, what we do in in terms of.

building teams, um, it it's so much of it. And and for. us, it's like what what what is this. team about? Um, I think the way that we describe it. are their teams and tribes. Teams are a. bunch of people who have the same. uniform that that are in the same locker. room. Uh, a tribe is a group of people. that come together for one common. purpose. And like making sure that everybody in. that locker room is thinking about that. one that one purpose. And, uh, in today's day and age with everything. going on NIL-wise, the portal, it's very. easy to get distracted and guys can.

start going in different directions. So, um, championship teams, uh, have that. that purpose and they all come together. And into your point, that is the key. And and so much of it has been built up. since we all got together in January, but a lot of it is going to have to. happen right now in preseason camp. >> There was a Navy SEAL that was traveling. around telling his story about tribes. and knowing your why. He was a little. bit of a rounder fellow. I don't know if. you've caught up with him, but his. explanation of tribe and why he speaks. that way, and if everybody knows. everybody's why, it's a lot easier to. create a tribe. He was this rounder. fellow who's a Do you remember him?

>> He He made fun of Might Do you know who. I'm talking about? >> Yeah, I believe you're talking about. Clint Bruce. >> Big guy, little little rounder guy. Never expect a Navy SEAL to look the way. he was. He was a fullback, and he became. a Navy SEAL, and it's like, "You were. doing all the swimming, too?" He's like, "Oh, yeah. And they all thought the. sharks would want to eat my fat ass. It. was a lot easier whatever." But he was. phenomenal. But he his messaging was. tribe. And I've never heard it like laid. out like that. And I I'd love to hear. you bring it up because that's real. That's what sports and locker rooms are. all about. >> Caring about one another, having your. together off the field so you can.

focus on, you know, all that's all those. things. >> Everything matters. Everything matters. >> you think about When you think about. when when someone comes to to Ohio. State, you know, they're coming for. different reasons. Uh and and what motivates them is is, you know, their own. um. you know, their their own individual. motivation. But once they get here, the. idea is that you're playing so hard for. your teammates. You're playing so hard. for Ohio State because of what comes. with it. The tradition, the legacy, those that have come before, and the guy. next to you. You know, it can't just be. about you at that point because that.

won't sustain. Not not not for a 17-game. season. >> Yeah, there's going to It'll get. exposed, you know, and it'll come to. light, and it gets very loud. And we see. it with teams. It's like, "Eh, that team. doesn't like each other. They're they're. for the wrong things." And we will be. picking against them on game day for the. rest of the season. And they might win a. little bit, but it doesn't feel like. they have it. I love what your teams. have done. That that national championship team. will be a story that people tell about. togetherness forever, especially with. what happened after Michigan. Obviously, don't want to go through those. downfalls, but what ended up on the. other side was special. I hope this team. can find it as well. Big 10, tough.

Three different national champions in. the Big 10 over the last 3 years. You. guys certainly talking a little bit. different at your press conference media. conference days than down in the south. But on that note, Ty has a question for. you. >> Yeah, as they should be, coach. You. know, you don't need to make any. excuses. The Big 10 is the best league. in college sports. Uh but just curious, like last year, you know, I think there. was maybe an expected grace period even. though you guys a lot of people picked. you to win the national championship, but you had quarterback who didn't have, you know, any starts. So, it was maybe. hey, things will be a little bit rocky.

before, you know, we kind of find our. groove. But, how imperative is it this. year that you guys start fast and, you. know, kind of play well right out of the. gates with Texas in week two. And then, you alluded to it, you know, there's. there's a chance you end up playing 11. top 25, top 15 teams. So, how important. is it that you guys are kind of rolling. >> right from the get-go? >> Yeah, you you nailed it right on the. head again. Like I that's it's critical. for us. Um, you know, week two at Texas it's a. monster game for us. Um, it's not the end of the season, but.

we know how important that is and and. where that's going to project out down. the road. So, we have to have a great. preseason camp. We got to be good early, but then we have to continue to develop. as the season goes on and and continue. to evolve as the season goes on. What we. look like in week two cannot be how we. look like at the end of the year. And. then, we have to handle after. Thanksgiving better going into the. playoffs. There's no question. Um, you. know, looking at just, you know, how we. did, you know, win the Big Ten. championship, everything that led up to. that game, um, and and then and then the the layoff. and and we just didn't play well against.

Miami especially in the first half. So, um, all those things have been talked. about and, you know, the guys understand. that and I think we have a good plan, but but more importantly like we just. got to focus on right now. We can't get. too far over our head head of ourselves. looking at the schedule even right now. focusing on Texas. That can't be the. focus. The focus has to be on having a. great preseason camp, getting each other. better, getting some of these guys who. haven't been Buckeyes before on the. field playing at a high level and then. we'll go from there. >> Okay, you talk about people that haven't. been Buckeyes before having to prove it. It's not just the players, also coaches.

Go ahead, D-Butt. >> Yeah, you got a lot of NFL experience in. the coaching staff. Ardarius Smith now. comes over. How's it been working with. Ardarius Smith? And then, I feel like. every year you got another phenomenal. wide receiver coming into into the. building. Chris Henry Jr. making all the. damn money in the NFL as well. So, tell. me about Ardarius Smith and Chris. Junior. >> Well, so so much of our job is talent. acquisition and and that that starts. with the coaching staff and then it goes. to to the players in the roster, which. has changed a lot. Um. the way you design a coaching staff is. different now. There used to just be,

you know, 10 assistant coaches and then. graduate assistants. Now there's. unlimited coaches in college. So, it's. allowed us to do some different things. and our administration's been great. about that and has allowed us to go get. um you know, guys like Matt Patricia and. Arthur Smith. And the thing to me with. these guys is they have the you know, the pedigree and the resume of of. coaching in the NFL um and and winning. playoff games, winning Super Bowls, but. but more importantly, they they wanted. to get into the college game. You know, I feel like if you're if you're sort of. an NFL guy, you're used to the NFL. If. you have to talk somebody into coming to. college, it doesn't work. Uh these guys.

wanted to and you can see they're. they're they're highly motivated to do. that and then um and then and then it. trickles down um you know, to the. players. And you know, the type of guys. that we're bringing in um you know, speaks to the to the culture and then. and our assistant coaches and the work. they're putting in. >> Arty got a. Does he have a mustache or is he going. to do what you Maybe he does a Ryan Day. beard. Maybe he does Ryan Day beard. What does. his face look like right now? Do you. know? >> He's got a little stash going, you know, that he you know, he looks different at. different times, you know, depends on.

what preseason looks like. So, we'll. have to see. >> You You need to know that when the. mustache is in full hum, >> that's when. >> that's when things are going great for. him. >> Exactly. Number one offense. >> It's literally written on his face. >> Yes, it is. >> how everything's going. So, and he knows. he has a good one too. >> Yes, he does. >> Yeah, even non. uh electric doors open for Arty when he. has that mustache. >> Mhm. >> And then whenever he doesn't, people are. telling him get out. And uh so, we need. him to do that and I think the Ohio. people will love him. I'm excited to see. him and Matt Patricia kind of talk to.

each other. On that note, Tone has a. question for you. >> Yeah, coach, speak speaking of Matt. Patricia, he came in last year and just. dominated. One of the best uh college. football defenses of all time. statistically. And then I was looking at. it. So, Arvell Reese, Sonny Styles, Caleb Downs, Caden McDonald, that's last. year. Igbinosun last year. And then JTT, Jack Sawyer, just to name like a couple. guys who were uh gone off the last two. incredible defenses. You talked about. bringing in guys from other places, transfers who have played a lot, but. kind of need to fill in on that defense. What is it What is it like on that.

defense now that it, you know, some of. the leaders, a lot of the leaders are. gone, and who do you think's going to. step up this season? >> Yeah. Well, it it's hard to replace, you know, guys. like Caleb Downs, Sonny Styles, Arvell. Reese, and and Caden McDonald. And the. majority of those guys were all. three-year guys. So, not only do you. lose the production, but you like you to. your point, you leave you lose the. leadership. So, uh guys have to step up. in a big way. And uh we we had to make. sure that the guys that we replaced some. of those um, you know, some of those. losses with were guys who were. experienced. And so, um you know, we did.

we we went out and got um, you know, Quay uh Russaw and and James Smith and. John Walker in the portal up front. Um. we picked up Christian Okoye, uh um who. these guys have played a lot of. football. We're a little. um you know, we picked up Terry Moore. Uh and and so, I think there's eight. guys on defense who had a lot of. experience. And so, they're going to. have to step up. But the guys who are. returning, they're the ones that know. the culture best. So, uh you know, Kenyatta Jackson has got to have a big. year for us. Uh he's got to really step. up. Payton Pierce, who played a bunch,

you know, at linebacker uh with Sonny. and and Arvell last year, uh has had a. really good spring and off-season. So, he's. he's, you know, uh one of the guys that. we're counting on. Jaylen McCollough, who played back there last year, we're. counting on him as well. Uh and then. Jermaine Matthews is someone that uh you. know, again has played a lot of. football. So, um some of those guys who. again weren't starters, like for. instance, you know, you didn't know much. about Arvell going into last year, but. he had played a lot the year before. Some of these guys have played, they. just weren't starters. Um so, they're going to have to take the. next step. But but that's that's typical. of Ohio State. I mean, we we lose guys.

every year, but we we got to we got to. make sure that these guys understand. that, you know, it starts from from the. first play, and it's going to last all. the way to January 25th. Well, and. that's probably the biggest thing for. us. >> Sorry, while you were talking there, it. reminded me I uh just heard you do an. interview. I think it was on CBS podcast. that you asked Caleb Downs about a lot. of your transfers coming in. Like, how. important is that in the NIL era and. transfer era like that you use players. that know other players on which guys. you're bringing in? >> Well, we all expect every year to be in.

the hunt um and and you know, one of the. top teams in the country in terms of our. our talent and and have a chance to win. the national championship every year. So, if that's the case, that the culture. has to stay strong and we can't have. dips. And so, one of the things for us. when we bring these guys in in the. portal cuz that that typically is is. done to fill holes. Uh every coach will. tell you they want to recruit and. retain. We're the same way. But, when we. fill these guys in, the more information. that we can get, the better. And and to. your point, Caleb played with Earl, played with Quay, played with James at. uh at Alabama his freshman year. And so,

he knew those guys, knew their. character, and some of the other guys. like Kyle Parker had played for Cortez. Hankton. Terry had played for Mac. McArery. So, there there there was guys. that we knew of. So, it just eliminates. the best you can, you know, having. somebody doesn't fit the culture. >> Yeah, all the information you can. potentially gather from everybody is. good. So, you don't have to pay the. wrong people. >> Yeah. >> Speaking of people getting paid, wide receivers out of your school are. doing A-okay. I don't know if you've. seen these numbers, okay? This is. absurd. When Saban was done, they did a.

a math equation on the amount of money. that his players have made. And then we. were talking to coach Calipari. Coach. Calipari and obviously college hoops, he. talked about I want to change like uh 12. more families or something. 12 more. families' lives because of deals that. they get. You guys are becoming a. factory, okay, of NFL talent. And that's. a lot of hard work. That doesn't just. happen, you know, everybody says, "Well, they have support from this." A lot of. schools do. So, creating that's a big. deal. But, whenever you see your guys go. and get paid and obviously you talk. about the culture and passing it on. For.

you, there has to be a sense of pride, right? Like there there has to be some. sort of like how do you feel about the. ex-Ohio State Buckeyes having massive. success financially and also. professionally? I mean, they're showing. Sunny Styles is already blowing people. up. Caleb's already blowing people up. Everything's. Marvin's now catching I mean, everything's kind of happening. For you, what is that feeling what with guys that. leave the Buckeyes especially in what. seems to be a transactional world that. we're in. Like Caleb calling you and. wanting to be a part of that, that feels. cool because obviously Caleb didn't.

spend his entire career there. For you. watching this all happen post, what is. it like for you and how do you kind of. treat it and deal with it, if you will? >> Well, I think you know, we get in the. off-season you have a little bit of time. to sort of sit and think about exactly. what you're talking about and there's. really one reason why most of us get. into coaching. I'm sure you know, some. guys are motivated different ways. but to me, the reason why you get into. coaching is to have an impact on people. And you know, we decide what level we. want to get into, you know, based on our.

personalities and then what we want and. you know, just so happened, you know, we. chose Ohio State. You know, and and I say that to. everybody in the room, whether it's the. coaches, the players, the administrator. like we chose Ohio State. So, you know. what that means? We got to win them all. And that's the expectation and that's. how it works. But along the way. winning just allows us an opportunity to. continue to have an impact on these. guys' lives. And so to see going through. the recruiting process talking to these. families about here here's what we're. going to do. It's not going to be easy, but if you make it through and you do.

things the right way, here are the here. are the examples and now we have. testimony. >> Yeah, testimony and the people that. don't want you to win just cut you off. completely. >> Yeah, big time. >> Yeah, yeah, they just cut As soon as you. got done there, they just completely cut. you off, but. I love that cuz I. now getting to know Saban and Miss. Terry, it's like you can see the genuine. fulfillment and joy whenever you talk. about one of their ex-players getting a. new deal or, you know, cuz they they saw. them and met them whenever life was. vastly different for everything and then. watch them battle bad decisions, good.

decisions, bad times, good times and all. of it and then to watch you that has to. be awesome for you. And now you've been. in a lot you know I got gray in gray in. that beard. >> Oh, yeah. >> You got old man. Go ahead. >> I got actually you look at that list and. the first person that jumps to me that I. played with is Brian Hartline. He came. back. He was obviously at Ohio State for. a long time. Now he's a head coach at. USF which I'm sure you take great pride. in as well. But like who who who has. stepped up cuz I'm not familiar who has. stepped up in that role now as the wide. receiver coach cuz that is. >> And recruiter that too and Florida. >> recruiting, you know, development, all.

that stuff is very important. So who's. stepped up in that role over at Ohio. State? >> Yeah, I mean Brian as you know did an. unbelievable job and and not only was a. great player here, was great player in. the NFL, but did an unbelievable job. recruiting and developing. Um, but when we're at Ohio State you get. to go hire the best. I remember when I. I was one of my first recruiting. meetings I was I was the quarterbacks. coach and offensive coordinator and. Urban Meyer was the head coach here and. we walked in and the recruit and the. family says, "Well, we really like Coach. Day, but what happens if he leaves?".

And I thought coach would say, "Well, I. know he's going to be here for a long. time. You don't need to worry about. that." He just said, "We'll just go get. the next best guy out there.". >> [laughter]. >> That's how we work around here. So that that that's what we had to do. We got to go get the next best guy out. there. The great news for us is we were. able to do that and reputation of the. room and the type of guys and the. tradition we were able to bring in. Cortez Hankton and Jeremiah and Brandon. had a lot of feedback on that and and. it's been great so far. Um, and and he's been great to work. with. But he knows he's got big shoes to fill,

but he's excited about that. >> I'll tell you Jeremiah being a Buckeye. >> [groaning]. >> There he he's a South Florida Broward. County Hall of Famer. Whenever we were. following that college football playoff. and obviously Miami beats Ohio State and. then Miami goes on to do what it does. and Kadarius Toney is having the year. he's having and South Florida's being. celebrated cuz it's where the national. championship is. It felt like everybody. in Miami thought for sure he's coming. back. >> home. >> He is coming back home. And then. Jeremiah came out and said, "I'm buck. I'm I'm never leaving." To your point, chose Ohio State. Now, obviously there's.

business. There's always going to be. business. But the fact that he wanted to. finish it out with Ohio State, I think. is a huge deal to you cuz he had an. entire. He had an entire half of a state. >> Whole state. >> telling him he needed to come home. >> We knew he wouldn't come home. >> Oh, okay. >> Not everybody. >> That's what he said. >> Finish your story, Jeremiah. Finish your. story. I love for Jeremiah. >> That's what they're saying now. >> Chris Gamble. >> I think that's a hell of a compliment to. you. I think that is a huge to you and. your culture and to your team and to. your school. It's like uh I think that's. a big deal that should get talked about.

cuz I'm going to be honest, Ryan. I. didn't I didn't think you were beating. an entire I didn't think I thought South. Florida was going to beat you. I really. did. But obviously, I think that goes. back to the culture and the. relationships and the connection that. you're talking about, right? Is that. like perfect proof for you in in that. whole regard? >> Well, I think I think it speaks one to. to Jeremiah and who he is. Uh and then. two, you know, his family. And anytime. you go through recruiting, even though. there's a lot more that comes with it. nowadays, it's still about. relationships. And so, you know, I think that. everything that they said they were. going to do and what Jeremiah said he.

was going to do, he's doing. And I think. it's the same thing on our end. And I. think when there's a certain level of. trust, uh you can work through anything. And And that's just a great example of. it. But But you're talking about, to me, uh one of the most iconic players, maybe. in the history of college football. >> Mhm. >> And he understands that. And he knows. there's a whole generation of young. people He's like a cult. He has a cult. following. I mean, everyone in the world. knows about Jeremiah Smith. And he. understands that. And he embraces that. He's found his voice on our team. But he. also knows that there's like a whole. generation of these young people that.

are watching everything he does. And uh. the way he lives his life and with. discipline is is it's a motivator for. all of us. And uh what he says he's. going to do, he does. And that's that's. a sign of true character. >> I love that. I can't wait to watch him. this year. And with all the distractions. that are possible for these young guys. You You just talked about a legion of. fans following his every move in a city. wanting him to come back. This is guy. was just teenager, you know. This guy. This guy was a teenager with these types. of expectations. We're doing We're doing. the whole state We're We're doing these. commitments on air,

Ryan. And boy, I tell you, people. picking West Virginia. >> A lot of them. >> over Ohio State every time. Every time, Ryan. I I don't know what that's all. about, but it feels like it is. happening. But like the amount of. pressure these kids have on them cuz. they're making money, they're I mean, camps are happening in their name, appearances, family I mean, it's crazy. at the age in which they're having to. deal with this, but I guess it's just. normal. Now, speaking of normal, new. college football has become abnormal, and everybody wonders what the future. looks like. Connor has the last question.

for you here, coach. >> Yeah, coach, it feels like the big thing. of this off-season with college football. is the Protect College Sports Act. How. much of that is on your radar when. you're talking to these kids knowing. that there is, you know, potential, probable changes on the horizon when it. comes to recruiting and, you know, how. everything works? >> You know, every year it's like there's. more and more different areas that you. got to be versed in, and this is This. really a lot of it comes down to. politics, you know, going through the. Senate, going through the House. Um and. and there's a lot that goes with it. So,

you know, Tony uh Petitti, our. commissioner, does a great job of. keeping us in the loop. And and then and. then Ross, our our athletic director, does the same thing. Um you know, they. ask a lot of questions of recruits, try. to figure out what's going on. Um there's some things that are in the. bill that I think we all feel pretty. strongly about, some other things that. we need to keep working through. Um but, you know, I I think at the end of the. day it's going to be a leave college. football in a better place than it is. right now, but we all know we got a lot. of work to do. >> Yes, we do. We all have a lot of work to. do on a lot of things. >> Mhm.

>> You [clears throat] have to go build a. brand new team. >> That's right. >> Lot of similar pieces, brand new team, new vibe. And I would say you could. probably take the first couple weeks. off. Cuz you're already number one. >> Yeah. >> You put that coach Spoelstra back up. Look at that, Ryan. >> HEY! >> IT'S [screaming] OVER. >> WOW. >> WE DID IT. >> UNDEFEATED. >> GOOD SEASON, COACH. >> GOOD teams on that list right there. >> Yeah, eight of them from the Big 10, nine from the SEC. The depth of football. is certainly becoming very real. We. cannot wait to watch your team this. year. Thank you for joining us and good.

luck. >> All right, boys. You guys are the best. Thanks. >> Head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes, Ryan Day. >> Yeah, coach. [applause]. >> Thank you, coach. >> Hates the number one, right? >> Yeah. >> I mean, that is the worst spot to be. >> We're trying to figure out what we were. going to talk about today, you know, nice. text and cold FaceTime to Ryan Day. He. answers, thank god. We caught him in. between something. And immediately just. go, "Congrats, man.". >> Yeah. >> The first thing he sees us say in. months. I haven't talked to him in. months. "Congrats, man. You guys did it. You won the poll. Don't even need to.

work." He goes, "I don't want to hear. that. I do not want to hear that." I'm. like, "Oh, let me tell you." And then I turn to the. boys, they go, "YOU DID IT! YOU WON THE NATIONAL CHAMPION." No coach. wants any of their players to see that. they are the best team in the country. allegedly because you either get nervous. about the expectations and make. everything bigger than they actually. are, or you think we've already done it. We don't even have to play the games. [clears throat] We're better than. everybody. So, fascinating like mental. warfare that Ryan has to do with his. team, but that's every year for him. >> Yep. He knows that, right? >> Yep. Oh, yeah. >> And I like how he talked about the. maturity of his team. You know, he was.

talking about how last year Arvell Reese. exploded onto the scene. He's a monster. Before the first game day, I was told. number nine, number nine is going to be. a guy. And that's because he played a. lot of football the year before, Ryan. said. So, I do appreciate the fact that. Matt Patricia was probably rotating a. lot of people in that we maybe didn't. know or see or, you know, really have an. understanding what they would become. He's had a lot of depth for a long time. I think he's comfortable in the maturity. that he brought in via the transfer. portal. Matt Patricia can reach folks. Archie Smith is the big question, I. think. >> Yeah. >> I think that's actually the biggest.

question. >> interesting cuz his style of offense is. much different than what Ryan Day has. been calling for years and years and. years and years. Even like Chip's. offense, they ran the ball a lot that. year, but it was still like it was more. of Ryan's style. It's very different. now. >> Yeah, I'll be excited to see if he opens. it up. Joining us now, ladies and. gentlemen, is one of those wide. receivers that was on the graphic, and I. should have had him on with Ryan. That's. a miss 100% on me. Ladies and gentlemen, a guy who just signed a massive deal. with the New Orleans Saints. A man who might be a part.

of this Saints rebirth. Ohio State Buckeye legend, ladies and. gentlemen, wide receiver for the Saints, Chris Olave. How you doing, Chris? >> Yes, I appreciate you having me, man. >> Hey, no problem. It feels like we're. having quite a little Ohio State Buckeye. propaganda machine here. So, I don't. want to hear about the Buckeyes. from you, Chris. >> [laughter]. >> How are they going to be this year? How. are you doing, brother? Congratulations. on the new deal. The Ohio State. Buckeyes, number one team in the. country, and the New Orleans Saints, from outside looking in, vibes.

immaculate down there. Obviously, you. just get a new deal, but another year. with Kellen Moore, Tyler Shuck, now. 27-year-old second year. Can you tell me. about the Saints, where you guys are, and the vibes around the locker room, not just your bank account? >> Oh, man, we we just building, man. We I. feel like we got the right guys. We got. a lot of young guys, and a lot of new. players that's coming in. with a chip on our shoulder. So, I'm. super excited for this year. We built a. lot of momentum towards the end of last. year. We won a lot of games. back-to-back, but just building building.

the off-season, and and building. throughout these training camp days, trying to stack day after day, and. when week one when week one come, we. going to be ready. >> Weeks 9 through 17 of 2025, Olave ranked top 10 in yards, targets, and first downs. >> Oh, yeah. >> Uh. I think that's a good way to end the. season. You just talked about momentum. going into the off-season. Obviously, you get a brand new deal. Can you tell. me about Tyler Shuck and coach Kellen. Moore, who we love as a player? I mean, all the way back to Boise. I mean, he.

Oh, he used to spin it. And then, whenever he was playing, I think he was. at the Lions, I watched him hit the. crossbar with Matthew Stafford in. warm-ups from like the 30 like five. straight times. He goes to Philadelphia, incredible offensive coordinator. He. leaves Philadelphia, chaos. I mean, full. chaos in Philadelphia. Comes out in New. Orleans, now there's like hope. Can you. tell me about him as a head coach? Obviously, he's a little bit younger. than some head coaches. And tell me. about the offense with Taysom Hill last. year, why at the end you guys were so. good. >> Oh yeah, Kellen's a great coach, man.

>> He's a young coach. He's a young head. coach, but wherever he went, they always. produce. He was with uh Chargers with. Keenan Allen. He was with the Cowboys. And uh with Philly when they won a Super. Bowl. So, uh just whatever he wherever he goes, they always produce on the offensive. side of the ball. And he came out here. And we did that last year. So, with. Taysom, he's a great leader. Uh just the. way he prepares, the way he uh takes it. throughout the week, even when he wasn't. the starter. I feel like he prepares. like like one of the best. And uh you. see it out on the field on Sundays when. he took over the job. And uh he done a.

great job. And I can't wait to see what. he does in year two. >> Everybody talks about he's old. Do we. got ice on both knees after games, you. know, or cuz he's uh. >> [laughter]. >> 105 years old rookie, they say about. Taysom Hill? Or how do we feel about him. as a leader in the locker room? >> Oh yeah, he's mature. He's beyond his. years, even as a second-year player. I. feel like he's one of the the one of the. best leaders I've been around. Just uh. the way he uh he takes advantage and and. uh takes advantage of his opportunities, the way uh can lead a room. Uh just on a.

not on the offensive side of ball, but. just the whole team. I feel like uh. that's one of his best characteristics. is being a leader and uh taking. advantage and uh taking lead of the. room. >> And God forbid, why would he get a. little motion, too? Taysom can move. Taysom can move a little bit as well. Let's talk about the offense as a whole. Go ahead, Deebo. >> Yeah, Chris, now you're you're game. wreck. You've been a game wrecker since. early in your career. But now coverage. is obviously going to be you coming in. week in and week out, they're going to. be designed to stop you. Drafting a guy. like Jordan Tyson, I know for you the. faster he comes along that'll help you.

How has that development been with him? And how has it been for you the. evolution throughout your career with. coverages, you know, kind of more dialed. in on you? >> Uh it's going to be great, man. Uh. it was kind of like that towards the end. of the year, but just. having Valdes-Scantling back, I feel. like Valdes-Scantling is kind of a slept. on player. Uh he's he's been a great. player for us since we traded for him. And uh Tyson's uh he's he's super super. talented. It's. uh reps when we get these reps. throughout training camp getting on the. same page, building that chemistry. Uh I. feel like it's going to be a a great,

but not even a receiver, just a tight. end room. We have Fan, we got uh Dell. out of Georgia, and then we got Etienne. in the backfield along with AK and. Kendre Miller. So, uh just uh. uh around the whole offense, I feel like. it's going to be great for us. >> I love your offense. I love You said. Etienne. Is that what you said? >> Yeah, that's what I call him. >> Yeah. >> Us, too. [laughter] Us, too. Yeah, all. right, fine. >> Us, too. I call him H.A.N. Jr. >> Yeah, I don't know I don't know what to. call him. I. I I don't know what to call him, but I'm. telling you you threw me quite. [laughter] a wrench right there cuz I.

thought I was grandstanding on how good. of a human I was when I was like, "H.A.N. He's down there now because. that's what he told us to do." And then. we got a teammate in the locker room. with him who's saying, "Etienne's still. not doing [laughter] it." I'm like, "Damn." Uh but maybe we're vastly. different than him. >> Yeah, he's much closer. You know, we. >> Yeah, that's like how my friends call. me. >> Exactly. Yeah. >> So, we are probably we're probably. right. >> teammates, too, though. So, maybe coming. out of training camp. >> Oh, maybe a lot of this is kind of. bullying this guy. >> [laughter]. >> First year bullying. >> even think about that. Walking in the. team, I'm not calling you by your name.

>> Yeah, call Bruce Bruce, too. >> Yeah. I like I like he's doing that. Just gets a hundred some million dollar. deal, too. I'll call you whatever I. want. >> [laughter]. >> I like that, Chris. I like what you're. doing, dude. Make him earn it down. there. You know, make him earn it down. there. AK sticking around feels like a. huge deal. Uh and he was chitchatting. about, you know, like people are. thinking that he wanted to go maybe ring. chase. He wanted to kind of get out of. there. Instead, he was like, "I love. this place." Which seems different than. over the years past. Go ahead, Ty. >> Yeah, Chris, we're not around a bunch of.

Saints fans on a day-to-day basis, but. based on what you see on the internet. and even like what, you know, some. pundits are saying, it feels like the. vibes and the expectations around you. guys are much higher than they've been. in a long time. Can you guys kind of. sense that cuz we've been talking about. it a bunch like, you know, you you guys. have been a kind of laying dormant, but. you ended last year so well and when the. Saints are playing very well and they're. very good, that's one of the best fan. bases and toughest environments to play. in in the NFL.

>> Oh, yeah, man, it's super exciting when. we're winning. Uh but. Yeah, we got one of the best fan bases, I feel like. Uh the beginning of the. year and when. when when the first couple games, I feel. like the stadium's rocking. Uh. especially when defense out there third. down, but like I said, like you guys. said, the energy around the energy. around the Saints right now, even in the. building, I feel like going out to. practice every day, the energy's there, the competition's there. Uh just. friendly competition just to get better. I feel like we got a lot of young guys, like I said, with a chip on their.

shoulders. And just from top to the. bottom, Kellen Moore is a great example, and. uh our best players come out there ready. to compete. So, uh I feel like it's a. standard around here and the culture. that that they built, man. Uh like I. said, we're ready to come go go out. there and compete week one. >> What's the temp What how What's the. temperature down there? >> Uh I don't know. I feel like a hundred, though. >> Definitely. [laughter]. >> I I think it might feel a little bit. more than that, Chris, if we're to look. into that. We're heading down. >> going crazy. >> I don't know how I don't I honestly. don't know how they survived down there.

I I have no idea. Where are you from. originally? >> I'm from California. >> Which part? >> San Diego. >> Oh, beautiful. Everybody that's ever. from San Diego says. San Diego's greatest place on Earth. You. you outside New Orleans cuz you love. playing there and you love that city. San Diego, best city on Earth. I feel. like that's how every San Diegan feels. >> Yeah, easily. >> Yeah. There's just like a a certain. I'd say arrogance from the people that. come from San Diego. >> Just 70 and beautiful every day.

>> Yeah, it's perfect place on Earth. I. don't know what to tell you. But I'll. tell you, they created an absolute. monster, an absolute dog. Congratulations on the success. Congratulations on the new deal and good. luck this year, Chris. >> Appreciate you guys, man. Have a good. one, man. God bless. >> Hey, God bless you. Ladies and. gentlemen, Chris Olave. >> Yeah, Chris. >> The Ohio State wide receivers are doing. pretty good. >> Yeah. >> Yeah, all. >> Yeah. >> Yeah, I I I'd say that's going to work. out for them. >> And there's some guys on that aren't. even on that list that. before them.

>> Yeah, definitely. I I mean, the Ohio. State wide receiver. >> Yes. >> is long Gonzo. I mean, it like you know, all the way back to the. >> Exactly. >> And then they got Gonazalez. >> it. >> It was uh. I mean, you talk about injury bug being. so incredibly unfair to somebody. And. then, you know, it gets into politics. >> He probably into a successful political. career. >> Yeah. >> He's still running for president? >> Uh he's up for it. I think he stepped. away. >> I'm very thankful. >> He stepped away? >> I believe that. >> Yeah, he was too hot in the streets. He. kind of became a political celebrity. >> in the the baseball game. >> That was the start of it. Like this guy.

should be playing in the majors. The. hell's he doing on Capitol Hill? >> And then, everybody there decided to. turn against [laughter] him. >> Because he was yeah. >> Like of an eye. >> He was trying to get stuff done and you. know, as you just can't do that in politics. >> That's what we think happened. >> Mhm. >> I'm sure there's other. >> Some other stuff. >> There's some other opinions, but we. think Gonzo's a dog and as soon as he. signed up for politics, we told him, "That's a terrible idea.". >> Get out now. >> Why are you doing that? And then he. said, "No, I think I can really do some. change." And I think he was trying. I. think he was trying. >> A little too hard. >> I didn't know both sides could do that.

>> I can't remember. >> I thought you had one side every time. you were in there. >> He's actually the first politician ever. >> I can't remember would Aaron like him or. not? >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Aaron Aaron would like Gonzo, I do. believe. >> Yeah or no. >> I'll. >> tell you why. Aaron Aaron done like a. lot but but I think he got a lot out. >> He did. Got a lot off his chest. >> Mhm. >> Then he went to get the the medals and. got some ice cream on. >> Exactly. [laughter] Yes, he did. Whole. >> room. Whole team was there. I I mean, they I'm telling you. >> It's a tight bunch. >> What very tight group. The Steelers are. a tight team. McCarthy, I think, probably perfect coach for situation and.

I'm not saying it's McCarthy that's made. them close. This team feels like a very. tight group whenever you're there. Offense and defense. >> And whenever Aaron was uh I think the. lads knew what he was going to do. whenever he was coming on to our show. >> Yes. >> Okay, nobody told us. >> Yeah, they definitely did. >> But they were watching and they as soon. as he was done, they were like happy for. him. Like you know, and. >> Good on him. >> I think coach McCarthy even came out and. addressed it. He was like, "I think Bart. put out good quote if you read that. I. thought it was a lot of opinions, obviously. And then uh you know, I had a. meeting with our senior leadership.

council yesterday. We're all good. We're. just trying to play football here. I'm. trying to get the locker room uh just. kind of play football." But yeah, there's a lot of opinions and stuff on. everything, but we're trying to play. football. [laughter]. >> Yeah. >> And it was like. >> Well, what else are you going to say? >> "What we saw was a very connected team. Now, if you lose, can you stay connected? If you lose, is. there an immediate. >> Yeah. >> turn because there is uh you know, an. end of uh an era kind of coming for some. of these players. It's just an. interesting story what the Pittsburgh. Steelers could become. But after leaving. Latrobe and seeing these ice cream.

things and seeing the way they interact. with each other and seeing I mean, they're going on 30, 40 mph on these. electric bikes. >> At least. >> Going Yeah. >> Going too fast. We don't need any. injuries from guys running into the back. of golf carts. We saw what Yeah. And. that And that wouldn't have been like a. oh, no, he sprained his knee. He's going. to be out a couple of That guy would. have died. I don't know who it was. He He would. have died. The Steelers would have had a. player killed at training camp or. whatever. >> like to make a proclamation. Okay? These e-bikes.

>> It's crazy. >> Great brakes in those things. >> Yeah, you have TO. >> YEAH, YOU HAVE TO. >> WE SAW a player who I don't know if he. was running late or if he was just. trying to be there super early. And with Pittsburgh and Western. Pennsylvania's landscapes, I mean. there's a lot. somebody coming down a hill around the. bend right into the team meeting. I mean. we're talking 35-40 miles an hour. >> Screeching to a stop. >> And then there was a golf cart right. around that. >> Yeah. >> Talking about this this far away from. golf cart and this guy just parked that. thing next to all the other ones. Let's. go inside. Nothing happened here. We We.

think they've earned the right to be. able to ride the e-bikes. >> Mhm. Yeah. >> If you're a teenager, you're not allowed. >> Agreed. >> You got to pedal. Okay? >> They're menaces riding e-bikes. >> They are menaces for sure and I I. respect and appreciate that. I was out. on my bike. all the time. I I mean that was out, we're doing it. I mean there was even a. rollerblading era where we were rolling. around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on. rollerblades. They just gone for 8. hours. Where are you headed? Who knows. Bikes the same way. We respect and.

appreciate that. That is a I think. that's good that kids are being out and. active and everything like that. But I. At Connor's wedding, which was at a. park, >> Mhm. >> I saw these two teenagers. One of them. pedaling. The other one sitting on his e-bike. right next to this kid pedaling. Just. with his legs crossed doing this entire. thing. Both of those kids are going to say they. were biking today. >> Yeah. >> And that one that was sitting back, lazy. fat slob kid. >> I don't doubt it. >> You have to earn your way to that That. He wasn't. He was not a fat slob.

>> He's on his way. >> Bingo. We're just letting this kid sit. casually while his friend next to him is. building up muscle and grinding his way. up through this park. Now granted, that. kid, I appreciate the move. Like I think. that is a very convenient move. I don't. think he should be allowed to make that. decision. >> Agreed. >> If you want to go bike, you got to pedal. as a teenager. You got earn your way. into these e-bikes. So if you make it to. the Pittsburgh Steelers and you're at. training camp and saying Vincent, you. don't want these e-bikes, you can go 50. miles an hour. and then almost do it. We're We're.

producing a bunch of lazy slobs. >> Yeah. We need to go home. >> we need to go home and film the hill. that we used to go up and down every day. >> some follow questions about these. rollerblades. >> So that people know that we talk about. this from a place like of you know how. you people tell you say oh you say you. went uphill both ways. The hill that we had to go up every. single day and down every single day. I mean these kids these days wouldn't. stand a chance. >> I lived in a hilly town at the bottom of. all of them. Okay, that that's literally. where I was. So that is why these legs.

are the way they are. And I was on a. bike, I was walking, I was running. This. is I don't like us just letting these. teenagers just. casually around. They're going to have. no bodies. These kids are going to. become little just. >> They're also dangerous. >> Worthless bombs. >> They're dangerous as These kids. are ripping through neighborhoods in the. middle of the street going 30 miles an. hour. Hey, if you if you're out there, you better respect the laws of the. jungle. You better respect [laughter]. the traffic laws. Going the wrong way, going 35 miles an.

hour, no helmet on. >> We have There's a kid in my neighborhood. has a really cool helmet. He He comes. and does laps in my driveway. You know, just gets the dogs all riled up. We have. a newborn. Thanks, kid. >> Yep. >> I was going to roll out of strip of uh. >> Yeah. Yeah. Nice. Yeah, nice strip. Yeah, take him out. >> I was. I was. I I literally I respect. what you're doing, kid. I really do. because I was out on my bike all the. time. But you're not on your bike. This. is not you being on your bike. >> did you put the shoes when you. rollerbladed?

>> Somewhere. Just over just I got. >> You ever seen Brink? >> Hm? >> No. >> Feels like it's [laughter] right up your. alley. >> I've never seen Brink either. Hold on. >> Oh, Brink's a classic. Brink's a classic. rollerblading movie. >> Disney Channel original movie. Yeah, circa 1998. >> shoes tied laces. >> Yeah. >> Oh, okay. >> Yeah. >> Like Mike. >> But then when you go into it, where do. you put the rollerblades? >> Bam, classic. Over shoulder, same deal. Yeah, or hold them, yeah. Yeah, and I'll tell you what, a lot of. people shoes, you know. >> Yeah, toss those on a wire.

>> Yeah, a lot of people shoes getting. tossed, yeah. I mean, you got to do it. >> I didn't even take shoes, you couldn't. risk it. You just wore the blades. >> Cuz just in the spot, just. >> Or the boots inside the blades. >> Yeah, but in the spot, you mean, we you. go to. >> Wait, what's what what was that? >> You could take them out. You had the. little sleeve that you that was inside. You had a sole, like a shoe sole, how. that thing moves up. There's actually a. full condom for your foot inside of. those roller blades. And if you pulled. those out, it did look like it I mean. >> Kind of futuristic now with what kids. actually wear. >> Very. >> But yeah, you could walk around. >> Guys, you're yanking my chain. That's. not. >> No, no, real real talk. Everything I'm.

saying real talk. Real real talk. >> Yeah, take it the sole of a shoe. It. just covers your entire foot uh halfway. up your ankle. >> And boy, I'll tell you, in Pittsburgh, there's a lot of the side drag of the uh. the foot here. >> To stop. >> [laughter]. >> Cuz you're doing this as you're. And then you're. then the wheels. get sharpened. >> Uh-huh. >> So then you're literally like you're on. ice on like the edge and the blade of. the the wheels in there. It was It was. quite a wild game. >> Dangerous out there. >> I I'll tell you what, I I put some.

roller blades on what Tone was going to. become a blader again. >> Oh, yeah. >> That was a couple years ago. I put them. on. Everything from my knee down. cramped. >> That was a stupid idea. >> Calf, this thing, this muscle here. >> Vegas. >> Exactly. >> most uncomfortable I've ever been in my. life. >> How were we doing that for like two, three summers? Like that thing. >> I have no idea. >> It was stupid. >> It was stupid. It was stupid. But I'm. done with these e-bikes for the. teenagers. >> Me, too. >> These kids need to be pedaling. We're. enabling just laziness. And these kids. are getting to say, "I was on my bike. all summer." You weren't, kid. You were.

sitting around being a fatso while your. friends were on their actual bikes. Once. you become an adult, 18, go ahead. >> Yep. >> Go ahead. Go ahead. Cuz I hate being on the street. and I mean, straight out of hard knocks, I hate being on the street and straight. out of hard knocks, this is what it's. like trying to get out of their way. THAT. >> YEAH, RIGHT. >> Well said. >> I've never I've never felt that way. That's what I'm like with these. e-bikers. >> Every every which way.

>> I love that guy. I want that guy to be. my coach. >> Me, too. >> I want McDonald to be my coach, too, after Hard Knocks. But, I'm sick of. being on the on the road, okay? With my. daughter, McKenzie, we're walking. around. I see one of these e-bikers who say, "I'm on my bike." Turn the corner, and. then I got to do this. >> [laughter]. >> Oh, no sound. >> Dang. >> Oh, man. Man, thought we had it. That's. on me. That's on me. Sorry, back room. Sorry, back room. That's 100% on me. But, I am about SICK OF BEING ON THE.

STREET, SEEING ONE OF THESE E-BIKES, AND. HAVING to do. that. >> [laughter]. >> I love this. >> Well said. >> I love that guy. Coach, you got me. I'm a Seahawk fan. >> Believe in those running backs. >> How about McDonald telling the story. about the Bulls? >> Yeah, it was good. Yeah, it was good. >> Cuz when they thought they were, and. then there was another. Everything's. about coming together. I like McDonald. >> I love him. >> I like the Seahawks. I like the run. Super Bowl MVP out the building. Who's. going to step up? You tell me. IT'S NOT.

TACKLE, RUN THROUGH THEM. See you on the. other hour. >> We have an opportunity to give away. $75,000 [cheering]. to a giving Daniel Viasenor. >> Absolutely. >> You're a sophomore, correct? >> [cheering]. >> Yeah. >> What is your major? >> Civil engineering. >> Okay, so what's that mean? What is civil. engineering? >> Uh. I don't really know. >> Have you ever kicked a ball before? >> I have. I have. >> And wait, were you a soccer player?

>> Soccer player, yeah. >> Okay, how were you at kicking soccer. balls? Pretty good? >> I was okay. I was good. >> Have you ever said anything negative. about football kickers? >> Maybe once or twice. >> Daniel! DAMN, DANIEL! WE DON'T NEED THAT. YOU. MAKE A FIELD goal here from 33 yards, uphill. You're You're civil engineer, you'd have to tell me. I think it's. about a 40-yard kick. If you're able to. do that, we will give you $75,000. >> All right. >> He's got no laces. >> Yeah, what do we got going here? Can we. get a Can we get a shot of the shoes? >> What time Hey, shot of the shoes. >> Daniel showed up in his Vans with no.

laces. What time did you get here for. this? >> About 11:40 last night. >> Need a lot of power. [cheering]. >> GOOD LUCK, DANIEL. >> I'M NOT FEELING IT. NOT FEELING IT. >> [screaming]. [screaming]. >> JUST LIKE EVERYTHING THIS MORNING, THAT. WAS A SURPRISE. We did not expect that.

>> Let's go. We got to do one more shot. >> One more kick. >> [cheering]. >> For $100,000. LET'S GO. HOW ABOUT THIS, DANIEL? How about this, Daniel? Not only is this one for. $100,000. If you make it, we'll add another. $100,000 to the $500,000 donation we're. about to make from College GameDay to. the hurricane relief. It could be. $600,000 if you make this with $100,000.

going into your pocket. Daniel, this is. bigger than you. Let's make a kick. >> WE DON'T WE DON'T overcome the shoes. here. That was a heck of an effort. Come on, you got it. >> In Berkeley, California. >> YOU GOT IT. GREAT JOB. >> DAMN, DANIEL.

DAMN, [cheering]. DANIEL. All right. >> [cheering]. >> Are you kidding me? >> [cheering]. [cheering].

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will not be doing anything. Now, Kenny Pickett here with these. I don't like what they did with his hand. size. Okay, they're doing a lot of that. on the internet. I don't like what. happened here. He'll be taking on far. side Carson Beck. Luke Kuechly will not. be playing. >> Dang it. >> Larry Fitzgerald will not be playing. >> They should do that in the future. though. >> Something to think about. Have them be. all my quarterback or something like. that for this particular game, something. along those lines. But, we will be. celebrating the past tomorrow as we kick.

off an NFL season with NFL helmets on. the field. We cannot wait to watch. Canton. We cannot wait to celebrate the. Hall of Famers and we cannot wait to. overreact to things that will not matter. ultimately on a true journey to the. Lombardi. Obviously, football is. fantastic. We got money bags going. across the league. We got stories. developing. We just talked to Chris. Olave down in New Orleans. He said the. vibes are immaculate down there in Bayou. that is 100°. >> Mhm. >> At least. >> 120°. >> Check that. Feels like. >> With the humidity, yeah. >> means a lot. Baseball is happening.

Obviously, there is highlights happening. from the WNBA and women's basketball. around the globe. Now, the toxic table. is here at Boston Connor and at Ty. Schmidt. One half of the hammer da. Cowboys AP tone is here. Nine-year NFL. vet Darius J. Butler. >> I have been paying attention to women's. basketball around the globe. It's WNBA. season. >> Yeah, I'm watching the whole planet. >> They got a prospect overseas. >> Yeah, I'll tell you. >> Uh. >> Yeah.

>> Uh. >> Uh. >> Hey, what is she probably playing this. league? >> Be like Luka Dončić. >> It does feel like that. Hey, hey, hey. We'll see how it goes. You know, it's a. crazy time. I believe that would be a. good. you know. >> Yeah. >> I was just saying somebody talk about it. that didn't think, you know, one of the. teams would and it's like I don't think. you know sports. I I I think that. there's a lot of people that don't know. that that are talking really loudly. right now about a lot of things and then. the people that know sports are coming. out and somehow not saying. the reality of the business. Just know.

that we feel like in this world that we. live in, it's all going to work itself. out exactly how it's supposed to. It'll. get figured out and we cannot wait for. sports to continue to be fantastic. Now, on a complete flip side of that, um. there's a dead queen bee in Ohio that we. learned about. >> Oh, my god. >> Joining us now is the man who set up his. queen to be. destroyed. >> Brutally murdered. >> Ladies and gentlemen, a former beehive. owner, a college football national. champion, a Super Bowl champion, Ryder. Cup winner, all-time leading tackler for.

the Green Bay Packers, but the only. thing. he will be talked about whenever he dies. >> Mhm. >> is what he did to his queen bee. >> Yep. >> when he first got into beekeeping. Ladies and gentlemen, AJ Hawk. >> Yeah, Hawk. Oh. Yeah. >> I don't think we should be clapping for. what you did to your queen, but I do. appreciate you taking a swing at the bee. thing and then getting bullied by the. bees and. >> you're enough like you're an idiot. First off, the bees are doing very, very. well. They're doing great. The The The. colony is still there. They most likely. likely killed the queen because she was.

not producing. She was not laying like. she needed to. So, I ordered a a mated. Russian queen. I actually integrated her. into the colony yesterday. She's in her. little cage. She's about to eat through. her little uh There's this little sugar. plug they put in a little cage. She. sends her pheromones out. Hopefully they. take to her. They're going to She'll be. out of her cage probably within the next. uh 24 to 48 hours. We'll be good. >> You brought a communist bee to Columbus, Ohio? >> I think I got to be. >> hardy. >> She's hardy. There's I could have done. Italians, but they said the Italian bees. are like gentle and kind of lazy. The. Russians are.

>> They come give me a kiss. They're cold [laughter] weather. They're. good in the cold weather. We need to. build up before winter. >> Free gabagool. >> Okay, so so you you brought in. I I assume a documented Russian. >> of the process. All part of the process, but. >> Just absolute KGB killer bee. >> So, you know, the thing about it is not. a part of the process whenever you kill. your American queen and bring in a. Russian queen. It actually kind of. >> that. They That's how bees work, man. If. you're not producing. >> YOUR YOUR HIVE. IT'S YOUR HIVE. IT'S A COUP. >> NO, IT'S NOT MY HIVE. NO, I am just. managing these these beautiful, you. know, creatures. They are taking like I.

don't want I want the least impact as I. can have, but I have to. You got to have. a queen. We need to have a queen because. we can't reproduce without her laying. So, now we're going to have that. >> Locker room wasn't policing itself. >> The queen in England is dead. Rest in. peace. >> Mhm. >> I love She loved horses. Okay? Everywhere she went though, there was. those dudes with the the the things. >> Yes. >> The red coats. >> Mani's. >> Yeah. they never do. That's what you. were supposed to be to your queen bee, pal. That is what she was banking on you. to be. This man will protect my royal.

fine buzzer. against all odds. Instead, you basically. sent in a bunch of Ohio bees and say, "Kill her. I don't like what's. happening." And I think it's cuz you. didn't want the responsibility of the. entire hive. I think you knew that if. the queen was to die, these things would. fly away and you're hands off. But instead. >> If if I would have sat if I would have. sat on my hands and not done anything, you're right. They would have eventually. found another home. So, I didn't let. that happen. So, I'm going to I mean, trust me. When I I I got the. notification during the show yesterday. that my queen had arrived and I was.

juiced. And I went and she had a little. couple worker bees in the cage with her. Got her in there. They were swarming her. in a good way. They were not aggressive. or anything. So, I think they're going. to I think it's going to take I think. she's going to be laying eggs soon. enough and we're going to be rolling. >> It's crazy you can't find a American. queen. >> Yeah, but the Russian queens. rule with an. >> Does say they are harder to re-queen. than the non-Russian colonies. Are you. Are you worried about. >> I'm not going for the easiest. We're. Hey, we love adversity over here, bud. That's what makes us strong. >> That's why I denied the Italian one. >> All right.

Uh have you thought about putting your. little bee keeper hat on and going in. front of a jugs machine? I don't know if. you saw CD Lamb. Phenomenal work. Let me. go ahead and grab this whenever my. vision is kind of uh blurred or blocked. And then George Pickens is like, "That's. a GOOD IDEA. I KIND OF LIKE THAT, ACTUALLY." NOPE. "I can't see a damn. thing." He said, "Get me out of here. I'm not a bee keeper. I'm a wide. receiver." So, GP out on the bees, CD in. on the bees. AJ, you got a dead queen. bee, but it feels like bees are making a. big time comeback and I respect and. appreciate that.

>> Yeah, I'm just trying to do my little. part. This is something I've never. really seen. Have any of you guys ever. seen this? >> No. Yeah, I. >> Couple of things from camp we've never. seen, really. >> No, but remember there's. there's. They were wearing those masks. They're. wearing those masks. >> To be What happened to those? Like to. simulate like altitude and make it. tougher to breathe? >> Oh, yeah. >> That became a run where people were. doing it. Obviously, uh some guys wear. like three hoodies to like battle the. heat. Uh there's obviously sunglasses. that are like partially blocked. I think.

they're being made. Basketball, they. have the big swatters. >> Boxing gloves for like corners. >> Yeah, to try to catch them. >> Yeah, punch it out. >> Yeah. >> This is the first time I've seen this. >> First time. >> I do like the fact that somebody who was. doing some bee keeping was like, "You. know what? Not easy to really see out of. this.". >> This would be a good wide receiver. drill. >> Yeah. >> You should think about that. And CD. seemingly has it figured out. >> Uh George Pickens, I think, says, "I. need to see the whole ball.". >> Yeah. >> I I need to see the whole ball like it's. going to be there. On that note, Jerry. Jones allegedly going to be covering up. the. >> The window. >> Yeah, it's time.

>> Because he liked the way it looked. during the World Cup. I'll tell you, those those little soccer fellows did. did introduce me to a nice little treat, you know, when we block that, turns out. maybe our wide receivers can see the. ball. >> Crazy. >> And uh this place is actually better. The shadows aren't needed, I guess. I I. thought God made sun, God made the. stadium, sun needs to be in the stadium. Turns out you just put big blinds on. that thing, everybody's experience is. better. So, I think that's going to. happen. The players are like, "Yeah, you. put grass in there, too." So, we going to do that next? We got to wait.

for the science. We got to wait for the research. >> Brand new Jerry. >> We got to wait for the stats. >> It's a brand new Jerry. >> brand new Jerry. Still hasn't made trade. for anybody. He was saying yesterday, I. was just talking to somebody, I might do. it. So, same old Jerry, but maybe a. little brand new Jerry. Maybe as he's. gotten older, he's found that honey hole. of natural gas 3 miles under this. earth's surface here. Have you heard of. going to the moon? >> Who? >> I have heard that. >> Who? >> Who? >> You mean? >> The humanoids? The bots? >> Nonetheless, they might have natural gas.

up there. >> Yeah. >> Okay, there might be some natural gas up. there. Jerry Jones is going to be on the. first thing smoking to the moon if he. can do that. So, Jerry maybe doesn't. have his full focus on on Dallas Cowboys. until training camp happens cuz he said. in his opening line he said, "I've not. seen these guys. But once I see them, then I'll know what. I want to do." Hasn't made a trade, hasn't been that loud. It's come out, you know, that the team. feels good. Maybe they go on a run. Maybe the Dallas Cowboys are different. this year than they've been in the past. and maybe they're able to win because of.

it, A.J. And I'm only saying that. strictly because of how Jerry Jones has. been acting. >> Yep. Yeah, doesn't it seem like Jerry seems. to have a sense of urgency about him. when he speaks about the team, what he's. he's willing to do, I guess. And also, are some. Is Dak really this jacked? Some of the. couple of these pictures sometimes throw. me off when I see jacked or Dak look. like he's 285 with 2% body fat and. completely jacked. >> Yeah, I would like to look like that. >> AI is wild. >> Yeah, AI is wild. >> Never know. >> Do you know SpaceX, allegedly, it's. being reported, plans to build an. automated factory on the moon using.

humanoids? >> Oh, nice. >> You need factory space. Just go There's. a lot of room up there, I guess, on the. outside, certainly. But if we get these. little. And then what? They're waving from the. moon? And then maybe they just hop on a. phone call and it's perfectly clear from. the moon back to us like it was back in. 1969. >> Exactly. That's the idea. These guys. like yeah, factory, sure, they're going. to basically be like gas station. attendants in New Jersey cuz we're going. to be going to the moon so much. We're going to be going there. These. things are going to. gas up the jet, get it back right back.

to We're going to be There might be. commercial flights available to go to. the moon every 6 hours next week. >> But in 1969, how was the phone call so. clear? >> Again, it's all about telemetry and. where the satellites were set up. Obviously, our astronauts knew exactly. where we needed to be and then boom, fine folks at NASA said, "Okay, go. Call. them right now." Crystal clear. That's. just the way it works when there's not a. lot of clouds in the sky and you have. the the telemetry right, the math is. right cuz we have the best. mathematicians in the world as well. >> don't forget the greatest space. organization of all time.

>> Well, that goes without saying, Tony. Of. course we do. Then yeah, you know, it's. and again, it's not always going to be. like that, but on on certain days like. that day back when we first went and. Nixon. might as might as well been in the room. next to him. >> What does that sound like? >> That's cuz we're better than everybody. else. >> Yep, you're damn right. USA. >> Yeah. >> USA. >> So many USA chants. >> Exactly. >> And then somebody picked up their phone. at their house and tried to call their. neighbor and was. and it was like. sugar.

>> You take that up with General Electric. and the Bell Company and all these. goddamn telephone companies. >> We also have some news. A SpaceX rocket. booster just slammed into the moon. So we're just we're trying to let it. know that we're coming. We're letting it. know that it's coming. >> Test run. >> SpaceX stock is in the trash right now. >> Well, it should be at the moon cuz it. actually just ran into the moon. >> to be kidding me. >> Uh all right. Let's pivot away from the. moon which we can't wait for the first. game there. >> Oh man. >> I'll come out of retirement to kick on. the moon. >> Okay. >> There you go. >> I Roger will take us there I'm for sure.

>> Roger Goodell? >> Yeah. If it's not in US, he'll take us there. to play a game. >> [laughter]. >> Great again. >> You hate the international game. >> Yep. >> All of them are just like the. >> All every single one. >> Ireland? >> What about you Ireland? >> Yeah, Ireland you did not hate. >> Hate it. >> Germany? >> That was the best one you. Don't get me started on them. >> England? >> Yep. >> Australia though, that's cool. >> Way too far away. >> Brazil, see you. >> Actually the only one I kind of like is. the Estadio Azteca. >> Okay, Mexico? >> Yep, same time zone. If it we don't. we're not changing time zones, I'm cool.

with it. >> You like American time zones. >> Yep. So Brazil was kind of in play at that. point. >> Being in our hemisphere seemingly. >> I like the morning football. Not good. Not good. >> I do love it. >> I do love that. I just don't I don't. love it for the safety of the players. >> Uh in general. >> think okay. >> Joining us now is a man that certainly. cares about the safety of the players. and also the growth of the game. An. absolute icon. Ladies and gentlemen, coach Pagano. COACH, THAT WAS GOOD. GOOD TO SEE YOU. >> What's up, boys? >> How How doing, coach? You look.

fantastic. You're glowing. You're. glowing. >> Life's good. Life's good. It's good to. be back on with you guys. Um. obviously scratched that itch for the. last time. Got more than I uh wanted to deal with. Season didn't go exactly like we thought. it was going to go. >> That's right. >> Yeah, so it's good to be home. >> Yeah, let's. >> to be back with the family. I got the I got my handicap down a. little bit. Shot. 38 on the front the other day and I'm.

thinking. I'm fixing to break 80. I got a real freaking chance to break. 80. >> Yeah. >> So, what I do on the back nine? I shot. 46, but I'll take an 84. >> No, no. You shot a 38. We just keep it. moving. You only played nine. I. appreciate you doing that. I love that. you're getting to golf. I love that. you're back around Miss Tina and the. family. I like that you got a good glow. about you cuz we know what football. coaching is like, especially with the. season that you just had. We'd also like. to announce.

Coach Pagano will be back in the. Thunderdome. Once over we are. >> [applause and cheering]. >> We are so pumped. We are so thankful. We. are excited. And for people that don't. know and maybe just started watching the. show within the last year or so is Chuck. was over in Baltimore, you know, one. final Lombardi push, you know, kind of. get the coaching bug out. Just knowing. that what Chuck Pagano brings this. program into this Thunderdome is. something that we all missed last year. We're all super bummed out that he went. back to coach. >> Yeah, yeah. >> And we're excited for you to be back, coach. Just know that we we love you. over here and we're thankful and we.

can't wait for the season to get. started. Now, before you make us all. emotional with a speech about being. pumped to be back, let's talk about. football. First couple days of training. camp are happening. Obviously, we're. seeing some highlights. We're seeing. some fights. We're seeing some injuries. We're seeing some holdouts. What do you. think is kind of the thesis that a lot. of these coaches are saying to their. teams? Are we just trying to get here, get through this first couple weeks of. like chaos, or what are the messages. that head coaches are sending their. teams right now. >> Yeah, I I think competitive but not.

combative. Everybody handles, you know, you know, the fights and the the things. like that, you know, guys get tired. At. this point you're a weekend. You just. put the pads on. You got young guys. You. got a number 35 trying to make the team. over in Cincinnati, you know, tackling. the league's number one player, the best. receiver in the league. You know, so there's a lot of. conversations about that kind of thing. You got you know, position battles going. on. You have these high expectations in. all these buildings. You know that.

all these head coaches in that opening. meeting, you remember my opening. meetings, we all started with, you know, the white gloves on. You got the. Lombardi, you know, easiest way in the. to make the playoffs and get in the. tournament is win the division, right? Then get to a championship game and then. have a chance to to hoist that Lombardi. So, I love seeing all the all the all the. stuff that's going on, watching the. practices that are going on. Um, I know. everybody's excited to be back, but. I'm going to tell you this, too. The.

guys, the players, and the coaches, they're all looking forward. I know we. got a game. tomorrow, right? >> Yes, it matters. >> Panthers and Cardinals, so we got a game. tomorrow, but I know all of them are. looking forward to probably that first. joint practice, go against another team, line up across from somebody else, hit. somebody else in the mouth, not one of. your own own teammates, and kind of get. an idea of where you're at. And you. know, those joint practices, you guys. have talked about them a lot. Very few. players are playing anymore in the. preseason games with only three of them.

I know when you're in the Hall of Fame. game, you get that extra game, so you. get a chance to start a Carson back and. a. Kenny Pickett. You guys were talking. about that, but. you know, these joint practices, you get. a chance, you know, it's a controlled environment, so you can control the contact, the. tackling, the ground, all those kind of. things. Well, you can't control that in. a preseason game. So, So, get really. good work in those joint practices. So, I guarantee you they're all looking. forward to that. >> So, August 11th, Cowboys, Rams. Obviously, they're both in South. Southern California right now, so that.

makes a lot of sense. Colts and. Patriots. >> Mhm. >> August 11th, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New. York Jets. Tennessee Titans, San. Francisco 49ers. Sol making a return. over to San Francisco. And then the next. day, the Dolphins and Commanders. The. Jags and the Saints. And then the 9ers. and Chargers. Okay, so the 9ers are. doing a lot of that. Maybe that's good. trying to get away from the electric. substation. >> Could be. Good point. >> the Tennessee Titans signing up to go. over there? Okay, that's certainly. something. Let's make sure we're keeping. everybody safe, but the joint practices. are a guaranteed fight, but I think it's.

also for coaches, from our understanding. is. really good assessment on situations. that you can script. And cuz in these. preseason games, even if the vets were. playing, you have no idea if you're. going to get into a 2-minute drill. You. have no idea if you're going to get into. a fourth and short. You have no idea if. these situations are going to pop up. The joint practices have become very. popular, very famous. Can't wait to. watch the highlights out of those. As. we're sitting about 6 days away from the. first batch of those kicking off. Now, let's talk about some of the storylines. that have developed that you obviously. know a little bit more about than maybe. the rest of us. Go ahead, D But.

>> Yeah, coach, great to see you first and. foremost. And I can't wait to see you. break 80. I know you're going to do it. pretty soon here. But I got to ask you. about the Ravens. You obviously spent a. ton of your career there in Baltimore. Specifically around Zay Flowers. He just. got a ton of money. What's your thought. on Zay Flowers getting paid? And this. Ravens team who have high expectations. once again going into this season. >> Yeah, obviously great to see you, D But. It's nothing but love and respect the. job that you're doing. You've really, really proud of you, obviously.

Yeah, that Ravens organization I'm happy. to see Zay. Zay's a a great teammate. Zay's a great dude. He's he's a great. player. He was super fun to fun to be around. He's a he's a game wrecker. He's. elusive. I just think for that wide receiver. room, you know, they got Bateman, they. got Walker, uh Serratt, and another. young player. >> J'Coby Land. >> You guys probably can help me out with. the other guy that they drafted. They. got a couple young guys, but anytime you. have a guy like this, you need a. you know, another dude across from you.

You need a guy in the slot. Zay's been. predominantly a in the slot guy, but. super fired up for him. It'll be. interesting to see, you know, how they. how they use him. Jesse Minter comes in, you know, Bisciotti makes a decision to. move on after 18 years from Harbaugh. Harbaugh now over in in New York with. the with the Giants. Um. Jesse Minter comes in. I got a ton of. respect for Jesse. I followed him, you. know, from afar. Great defensive mind. He's going to call that defense. He'll. have that defense dialed up. There's. nothing but a bunch of, you know, number.

ones, especially in the secondary, you. know, with Kyle Hamilton. Malakai Starks. is is going to be an absolute star. He. He is phenomenally smart. He loves ball. Uh Marlon Humphrey back. Nate Wiggins on. the outside. Chidobe Awuzie's back in. the back end. The The front to me is the. important thing. You know, they get uh. Met- Metebike back. Non-Metebike. Uh. you know, we lost him last year. He had. the neck issue. I guess he's been fully. cleared, you know, to come back. They.

bring in, you know, the old warhorse Calais Campbell. You. know, so they'll be a force in the on. the inside, but you know, it's about the. edge rushers. Mike Green was a guy we. drafted a year ago. Uh he's got to come. on and and and and give them some pass. rush help. Uh Roquan in the middle, so. the defense is going to be fine. Anthony. Weaver's the defensive coordinator. Uh I Jesse's going to call the defense, but we Those guys have all been there. So, they're familiar with that. organization. They know the ins and outs. of that organization. Now, it's going to.

come back, you know, to Lamar. You know, can Lamar stay healthy? He was. dinged up for most of the season last. year. It's well documented. We all We. all know that. He's a special special. guy. He's a special special talent. They're going to run the, you know, Declan Doyle, right? You guys talked. about Declan coming over as OC, right? Comes over from the Bears. What do you think the Bears were ranked. in rushing last season in the NFL? >> High. >> One or two. >> Four, three. >> They were third. >> Good call. >> They were third in the National Football.

League and everybody thinks, "Okay, cuz. you got Caleb, you're going to sling it, right?" No, this guy's going to This. guy's going to run the rock and so. they're going to feed Derrick Henry. until he he can't eat no more. You know, and and so they're going to run the. football, they're going to play, you. know, more. you know, with Lamar more under center, the play-action game, the run, the pass. is going to look the same. Explosive. plays, you know where Chicago ranked. year going explosives? >> High. >> Fourth. >> Yeah, pretty high. >> Number two. >> Oh, I thought I was going to get. >> Number number two. So, they've all.

talked about how excited they are about. this young guru, this young genius, Declan Doyle coming over and running the. offense. So, I know it things are exciting. Uh it's. always when you have a fresh breath of. air, you know, we say after 18 years, you know, the message gets to John. Harbaugh is a Hall of Fame coach. He won. a Super Bowl there. Uh he's unbelievable, he's going to do. great things uh. with the Giants. Um. there's a shelf shelf life for all these. jobs.

>> Yeah. >> and I was fortunate to get 6 years. You know, mainly because of guys like. like you and D'Onta Hightower, you know, being on the being on that. roster. >> Love you, coach. >> So, uh. and and Andrew Luck. When Andrew was. healthy and he was under center, we won. a lot of games and when he wasn't, my ass was out the door. >> Yeah, I certainly I think that's not the. >> That's the NFL. That's the NFL. >> say that about about anybody else, but. uh exciting times over there. >> Yeah, certainly and the quarterback, obviously, he's going to decide if. you're good or not. We all think Lamar. is the guy that's able to do that. Got.

the deep shot with Zay. You talking. about the run game being spectacular is. awesome. I don't know if you've seen. Andrew Luck throwing to Zach Ertz. Hey, he's it looks like he's right back in. it. And his throwing is exactly what it. was when he was dealing. Don't look now. Is he starting to get a little bit of an. itch? I saw D-Butt did tweet this video. and say that's my quarterback. Zach Ertz. getting back into the game. It was fun. to watch Andrew do Even that That was. like what he did in walk-throughs. Like. >> Yeah, when he when he took that snap and. he just took to. >> That's exactly The speed in which he was.

doing everything was exactly what it was. like on Friday or Saturday. And. What was still? Let's remember he was. very good. Now, what could have been? History, baby. >> Sorry, Chuck. >> Maybe. >> Captain. >> I guess we'll never know. >> It's awesome. Like. >> Sorry, guys. >> He looked exactly Pat, you mentioned the. mannerisms, the hands, the stance. I. mean, it's like he's never left the. game. >> You know, maybe Hey, Andrew, game still. waiting for you. Stanford football team, that's going to be tough to get that. good. That's going to be tough. I appreciate. your passion project here, and I think.

there's a lot of obvious connections up. there in Stanford. That one right there. That. >> He took that snap and just. >> Yeah, that's that's his little. >> Rest in peace, Mr. Irsay, but can you. imagine if if Jim was live alive right. now, the phone call we would get? >> Brother. >> Do you see Andrew is. >> What would he say to you, Chuck? >> Yeah, Andrew throwing to Zach Ertz. I. think he can play. >> [laughter].

>> Rest in peace, Jim. We love you. We. absolutely love you, bro. He would He. would have been on the first First he. would have been on a helicopter to the. plane, then he would have got on plane, he would have landed right outside the. Did I miss him? No, they're still. throwing over here. Andrew, come on, buddy. Come on back. We miss Jim. That. is a epic. But, I do appreciate he's. still around the game. It is nice to see. him spin it a little bit, maybe get back. into it. But, he needs to get the hell. out of Stanford, bro. We love what you. did for Stanford, but I mean. >> Noble what he did. He did it.

>> What do you mean? >> THEY SUCK. THERE'S 20 people at their. gates. >> He could he could bring it back. >> The way he could bring it back is if he. applies for another year of eligibility, which some of these college football. players are doing with the new thing, the new rule of 5 years or whatever. That'd be the only way they'd be able to. bring that up. >> Look, Indiana just won a national. championship 16 and 0. I got faith in. Andrew Luck at Stanford, all right? >> Who's the head coach? >> And who are they paying? >> He's got to be from committee, right? Quarterback coach. >> We love Andrew Luck. >> We love him. >> Trust the quarterback coach.

>> Let's have him be a GM at a good team. >> Go build something. >> They did actually. >> Yeah, we're building a team. >> A GM in the National Football League. >> Okay, sounds good to me. Just let's get. him somewhere, you know, so we can. actually talk about it cuz the only. thing we can say is let's show a. highlight from Stanford team of Andrew. Luck's building. A lot of people dressed. like seats at that particular game, okay? Let's move along. They lose by 30. And then we move on. >> Remember the fumble? Remember the fourth. fumble of the last year? >> He's got that moment where he's doing. the sideline interview and. excuse me, FUMBLE, FUMBLE, TAKE IT. AND. THEN the kid the guy runs it back for a. touchdown. Like that is his Stanford.

moment. Doesn't need another one. >> Doesn't need another one. That's the. band moment. Band. >> Yeah, exactly. >> He just had it right there. So, we love. Stanford. We appreciate everything that. Stanford produces for society. We love. what their brains do. We like what they. do for Olympic sports. We like everything that Stanford does, okay? A lot of big brains, a lot of. things coming out there. Football team's. a lost cause. I mean, that is just. something I don't think Go ahead, coach. >> Yeah, so. if I had one I had a thousand. conversations about life after football. with Andrew and his dream was always to.

coach. And he wanted to coach high school. football. My dad was a high school. football coach in Colorado and he and he. loved Colorado. We all know he loved the. mountains. He loved skiing. He grew up. on skis with a family and all that, but. he always talked about, "Hey, I want to. I want to teach high school history. I. want to coach high school football." So, him, you know, being at the collegiate. level, taking the GM job at Stanford and. being around college kids and still. having a chance, you know, to impact. 18-year-olds, 19-year-olds, 20-year-olds, some 25, 26 now with the.

rule, I don't know. But, that was kind. of always his dream, so it's not. surprising that he's there. And. obviously, it's his alma mater. >> Let's get him to a good high school in. Texas, then. >> What's their NIL? Shouldn't they have $7. billion in NIL? >> Swimming, Olympic sports, yeah. They got. like. They got cures to create up there. They. got new apps and technology. >> Their video game team. But, if he builds. it, they will come. >> Yes, he should get out of there. Stanford, we appreciate your. contributions to society. >> Light it up. >> Very much so. But, let's get him to a place that's.

going to have some dubs. He deserves. winning. >> Yeah. >> Andrew Luck deserves to have a. celebration at some point. I don't know. if it's coming now. We in Indianapolis, we've been chasing. the next Andrew Luck since Andrew Luck. decided to step away. We might have. found him. Go ahead, AJ. >> Yeah, Chuck, obviously speaking of. Daniel Jones, he comes into training. camp. Look like he is full go, 100%. taking part in all the activities. I. guess how big is that for this Colts. team for him to be taking part? And what. have you seen so far early on in camp. from the Colts? >> Yeah, I think it's everything,

AJ. I mean, this is their This is their. lifeline. They went out and gave him a. you know, what, $100 million over the. next next 2 years, something something. like that. And for him to be cleared. fully to. participate, and it hasn't been 8. months, you know, with the Achilles. injury, you know, back in November, whatever it was. And you look back on. this Colts team, you guys have talked. about it ad nauseam, 8 and 2, um they were the creme de la creme of.

the AFC. They were going to represent. the AFC, the easy win, you know, win the. AFC South, going to represent, you know, the AFC in the Super Bowl. >> Yep. >> I mean, there wasn't a better better. team. The points that they put up, the. yards that they put up. And to see him. moving around like this, you know, thank. God for for science and the doctors that. we have now and and and all the things. they're doing, you know, with this with this rehab and. and kudos to Daniel for coming in in. this shape and all that you see and all.

that you hear from all the players, it's. like. they never even knew he got injured. The. way he's moving around and you know, we. saw Kirk Cousins come back, you know, and have a slow start after his. Achilles, you know, tear. We saw Aaron. come back, obviously, but think about, you know, Daniel compared to like. Cousins and and and Aaron. Those guys. are pocket passers, right? You know, Daniel's, you know, got mobility, he's. got athleticism. They used to run. quarterback, you know, design. design runs with him. So, I I don't see.

that in his future, but he relies on his. athleticism. He He has to throw and. plant off that that right leg, which is where the Achilles was torn, but truly phenomenal, you know, where. he's at. There's a ton of excitement. As. long as he's under center, it's just. like when when Luck was available, if. Danny Dimes is available, there's a lot. of hope. >> Yeah, there is. >> you a lot of optimism. It gives you a. lot of hope. You know, and if he's if. he's not there, and we're watching, you. know, the backup drop snap after snap.

after snap from center, you know, there's not much hope. >> Yeah, I agree. I agree, coach. Hope. comes in many forms in life. In. football, it's a good quarterback. And. I'll tell you what, we let Daniel Jones. know. we, immediately, Colts fans, took a. little bit, but boy, he was getting. celebrated. The buzz was back in the. city around the Colts. I mean, there was. real excitement. There was real juice. And then he comes back with a broken leg. after the bye week, and then he tears. his Achilles a week later on the other.

side, and it's like, oh, of course we. can't have good things. Sauce Gardner. gets traded for two ones, obviously huge. investment. His second week on the team, he gets hurt like second play. We had. another corner we bring in from San. Fran, Mooney. He gets knocked out in a. pregame warm up. >> Yeah. >> In a pregame warm up, he gets knocked. out. Contemplates whether or not he's. going to play football again. Okay, so. whatever you talk about penthouse to. outhouse of a season for the. Indianapolis Colts, I think last year. would definitely be a great indicator of. what's possible whenever you go from. best to worst. And we didn't seven.

straight losses to end the season. Yeah, like that is that was a nightmare from. number one literally to worst team in. league and now we're running it back. I. can't wait to see us get on top of the. mountain. We're climbing. We're. climbing. We're trusting climbing. >> Neil Brown, do not say that. >> Brown Colts. >> No, it's Lombardi Mountain. This ain't. college. It's Lombardi Mountain. We're. climbing that thing and then all of a. sudden we got broken leg on Daniel Jones. and we we let's just put base camp down. here. Let's see. Let's see what's going. on. You know, there was storm overnight.

We kind of lost our way. Then we found a. plateau. You know, that was when they. tore his Achilles. Everybody else got. hurt. And then guess what we did? We. fell off of that thing. And. >> Phil Rivers though, he played in. Indianapolis a little while. >> We start going up. We get our walking. sticks. >> those little things that we saw at the. airport Elwes Field right? >> Yeah, he was the rescue helicopter and. you thought he was going to do it but. then the rescue helicopter. >> Yeah, he was paragliding. Small tank though. That thing wham! We. went right down. That's what that's what. last year was like for the Colts and I. appreciate that you rode alongside of us.

while you were coaching the Baltimore. Ravens cuz I'll tell you I thought you. went back to the Ravens uh. uh to go win a title and then all we. kept saying was they're not going to. beat the Colts. >> Chuck ruined their year. A lot of people were saying that. It was. not fair. >> We did not say that. >> No. >> No, but that was you know, fans of the. program were trying to you know, poke. fun at Chuck and they were saying this. guy ruined the Ravens. >> Yeah, we don't like that. We don't like that. one bit but. >> I take I take full responsibility Con. Man Ty. I take full responsibility.

>> One one and five start. Believe me, I'm. sitting in that. apartment I rented in in Owings Mills, Maryland all by my lonesome thinking I'm. watching you guys and. like what the DID I DO? >> [laughter]. >> I NEED TO GET THE HELL HOME. SO I GOT TO GIVE credit to the players. and the coaches. Everybody stuck with. it, but. yeah, to much is given, much is. required. You talk about Sauce. You talk about Mooney.

This defense. I mean, we got some young inside. linebackers and James Betts, the. linebacker coach, will do a great job. with them. You know, C.J. Allen and and. company, but Sauce look like these guys. got to play. Like he's talking about. hey, we're the world's best combo, right? >> That's what he said. >> The other day I saw I saw that, right? And Mooney. >> Yes, he said that. >> Like there's some pretty good. combinations. You got, you know, the smartest dude talking about DBs on. TV sitting right next to you, Pat, and.

he knows for certain. you know, uh. Milk check and and Sauce Gardner are. better than this group [laughter] right. now. >> All right, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I WAS. SAYING. YOU'RE THE BEST. WE APPRECIATE YOU, COACH. >> NO, NO, NO, NO. >> [laughter]. >> YEAH, WE HAVE TO. YOU'RE the man. >> Go take your nap. >> You're the best. And your Ovaltine, you're the best. Ladies and gentlemen, a. coach that'll be joining us all year, our coach, ladies and gentlemen, coach. Pagano. >> Yeah, coach. >> Say it's world that we said that. >> Oh, yeah, we said it. >> I believe if John Gordon told him you. say it, you believe it, you're real.

>> Boom. >> Maybe they're maybe they're John Gordon. guys. >> I think um. >> That that probably that that's. what it is, right? >> Kobe that said it? >> Hm. What? >> Maybe it was Jordan. >> Hm. >> I forget who it was. They said uh. I was saying I was the best in the world. long before I was or something like. that. >> Muhammad Ali. >> Muhammad Ali, okay. There I was telling. the world I was the best long before I. actually was. And he was also telling. himself that. That's what we're doing. here in Indy now. >> I think so. >> Man, that's smart. I like that. You got. to do that. That's John Gordon. >> Yeah, Milk check.

>> Is it Do we know is it really? >> I That's what we need, coach. >> I mean, coach DBs for 40 years, so he. can't, you know, some things are stuck. in there. >> He feels very strongly about the DBs. Remember we told the story about how. during the first regime, the winningest. decade in NFL history, you know, Peyton, Polian, the whole squad. I was throwing to DBs in warm-ups. I was. playing I was throwing against. seven-on-seven against the back half, you know, I was doing the entire thing. Chuck gets in there. I go over to go do. it. He goes, "Here you go.". >> [laughter]. >> And ball and he's throwing to the DBs or.

whatever. And I like stand there for. like a minute, you know, and I'm like uh. "Do you guys need me to throw?" "Nope, I. got you. Thanks." And I'm like, "All. right, what the hell am I going to do?". He goes, "Go work on punting.". >> [laughter]. >> Uh he loves the DBs. So, as soon as he. hears Sauce say, "We got the the best in. the world." Chuck's like, "Let me rattle off a few that I disagree. with here. We just left Baltimore's got. a pretty good. And he's got a pretty good little group. Denver's got a pretty good little group. there. Philadelphia's got a pretty good little.

little secondary there. The Los Angeles Rams just made big. investments in their secondary. But on. that note, >> Houston Texans got the best combo right. now. >> Houston Texans have a good combo. But on. that note, Colts number one team in the. world. Joining us now, >> Yep. >> What? Sure. >> Everybody they're undefeated. >> Yeah, you know you're right. Okay, can't. argue it. >> They talk. >> Joining us now is a man who can't join. us for long, but we know it's going to be strong. Junior, >> Oh, yeah. >> NFL Insider for ESPN, senior NFL Insider. for NFL Network from Minnesota, I do. believe. Ian Rapoport.

>> What's up? >> What's going on? >> How you doing, Rap? You're a little off. center. Yep, thank you. >> Oh, there we go. I'm good. >> Appreciate you doing that. It's good TV. Hey, that's NFL Network training. Okay, that was really good that you did that. We appreciate you finding center. Looks like you're in a mobile venue. there, mobile tent. How is Minnesota. Viking training camp? And obviously. topic of discussion for that team is who. is the quarterback? I know you've had. meetings with a lot of people over there. since your arrival. What is kind of the. vibes? What are the thoughts? How should. we be viewing this?

>> Well, first of all, I'm in a VIP right. off the field. They let the VIPs in here and then also. me, which I thought was really cool. It's cool in here. It's a little hot. outside. Um. >> That was a nice laugh. Hey, big laugh. Everybody's mic was muted. Everybody's. mic was muted. Big laugh. >> Oh, is that what happened? >> Yeah. >> Yeah, it was big laughs. >> sometimes the noise canceling cancels. the. >> We laughed. Feel confident. Know that it. was a big pop out of us and we know the. audience too did a huge. >> [laughter]. >> This guy's the best. >> I say I'm I'm sure the comments will I'm.

sure they'll weigh in in the comments. Yeah. >> Um. >> Chat. >> So, quarterback competition here in. Minnesota. Yeah, I mean obviously that. that is for sure the focus. It feels to me like it is a real. legitimate and day-to-day competition. In other words, like I was in Atlanta. uh. yesterday and my general feel is that. Tua will be the starter for week one. Penix has not been cleared. They're. having a quarterback battle, but that's. kind of what it feels like to me. This. is not the case in Minnesota. Like I.

just don't know right now whether it's. going to be Kyler, the number one. quarterback free agent, the guy that. everybody wanted, or whether it's J.J. McCarthy, the first-rounder who's still. trying to find that consistency. I mean. we will see. And there's a lot of. checkpoints. He's going to have a full. padded practice today. This is one of. them. There's preseason games, that's. another. Who is going to be more. efficient? And then who do As you guys. know, like who The players are going to. know who the leader is. They always. know. And so whoever they believe is the. quarterback is going to be the guy.

probably is going to step in there. So, it's an ongoing thing. The competition. is real. and it's making this visit kind of fun. >> Okay, so from what we're hearing from. you is this is actual competition. Everything else we hear and read. elsewhere. is not like. on point. Cuz you just got done. I don't want to get Hold on. I don't. Hold on. Hold on, Rap. Hold on, Rap. Hold on, Rap. Hold on, Rap. I don't want. to out-rap, but Rap had a lot of. meetings in Minnesota as soon as he got. there. He's coming fresh out of these. meetings saying, "This is a real.

competition." So, that is directly from. I don't want to say horse's mouth, but. on your good good good source. >> says. >> There's no lean one way or the other. This is actual what we see is who were. we're going to end up getting whoever. plays the best. >> Yeah, and like so that was actually one. of the questions I asked, which was like. to source. >> says. >> like do you care? Like would you prefer. that it's JJ cuz then he's your. franchise quarterback you drafted? Would. you prefer that it's Kyler because he's.

still actually pretty young and has done. it before and it's sort of like. whoever's best. And I think that's the. only way to do it. Like my sense is. we're going to get to the end of. preseason and we. in the Vikings locker room, but also the. general public are probably going to. know. Like it's almost never where it's. like, "Well, it's so close and we just. can't call it." It's like we're probably. going to know. Now again, like Kyler's. had the experience. We've seen him be. really really good. We've seen him be. efficient. We've seen him use his legs. to uh to be really productive. So, if.

it's him like I wouldn't be surprised, but we have no idea what JJ McCarthy is. We have basically barely seen him play. football. And like I've seen enough. examples, including Sam Darnold here in. Minnesota, where we think a guy is one. thing and then when he gets to like a. little older, you're like, "Oh, wow. Like he's a totally different thing.". Like we have to be ready for that. >> Yeah, and I think JJ having quite a head. start on KOC's offense means something, you know, Kyler's playing catch-up. whenever it comes to that. JJ obviously. has his own thoughts and opinions on. what his career should look like. We.

can't wait to see him continue to battle. it out. You there was a little bit of a. power play made this off-season. Go. ahead, Ty. >> Yeah, ref, the new GM they have up there. has been on the job for not that long as. Kwesi got fired, you know, what. post-draft I think. And I think that you. you would assume that KOC had a lot of. say in bringing him in. What is that relationship like or what. has it been like I guess and how much. say does KOC have in like the day-to-day. personnel or is this new guy like is he. really kind of taking the reins and he's.

not a stopgap like this is his job for. the future kind of his vision for the. team? >> It is Kwesi Adofo-Mensah's job for the. future. It is his vision for the team. But so. I think he's going to be really good. Every new hire everyone thinks. everyone's going to be really good, okay? But I do think he's going to be. really good. His training with John. Schneider in Seattle who is as good as. it gets has been excellent. And I would. say what Schneider does really well is. he takes his personnel knowledge and he. goes, "What is the best I'm moving this.

way." There we go. "What is the best way. that I can find players and personnel to. serve the excellent head coach that I. have?" And that is how Seattle's been. good under Pete Carroll. and now under Mike McDonald and. that is a really good way to do it. And. I think Kwesi Adofo-Mensah has the same. vibes of like he's got a lot of juice. He's really good at evaluating players. He's kind of just starting that process. now seeing them on the field here in. Minnesota, but he is going to find the. best players for Kevin O'Connell's team.

and for the the schemes that they run. And I'll give you an example. Caleb Banks, their first-rounder. maybe was not a first-rounder for. everyone. They identified him as an. absolute baller in Brian Flores'. defense. Those guys are hard to find. They become highly paid. They think he. is going to be a real difference-maker. and that was their first-rounder. >> Okay. I like that they're making plays. to fit their system. You miss. potentially on a quarterback early or do. you hit? JJ could still be the greatest of all. time. Same with Kyler. Kyler could still.

be the greatest of all time. So maybe. they're in a good position. They got to. do what they got to do. But KOC we. assume he can win with anybody. What if. they don't. >> they won nine games last year and like. I was playing quarterback. I wasn't. playing quarterback. >> Jeez, Rex. >> Wow. You're better than JJ. >> me, but people. >> That guy might start this year. >> Yeah, what what are you. >> Ian McCarthy. >> This is a part of the problem with the. media. >> Yeah. >> Do you hear that? >> I do. >> I could do what they're doing. You. couldn't, okay? You're 3' 7". You.

wouldn't be able [laughter] to see over. the line. That's just one of the issues. I'm not sure if you can throw the ball, but I I mean there's just one obvious. issue. But I understand what you're. saying. >> Go on first, go. >> Yeah, this is like when Dan Orlovsky. says, "If they have average quarterback. play, they'll win the NFC.". So they below average play, they won't. That is kind of what Dan Orlovsky said. That's what you're referring to. We. understand what you're saying. You're. just having a little personality. And if. JJ goes on a correct course and go. great, that'll be amazing. >> A lot of people like the personality.

Just. Not a lot of people like that. >> him? Can you mute him, please, real. quick as we try to get to the next. question. Thank you so much, Rap. We. appreciate you calling us from. [laughter] Minnesota. You did great. We. did great, Rap. I appreciate Hey, is it. hot there or no? Okay, yeah. Good work. >> Fantastic. >> Uh it's being cheated in here. >> Uh D-Butt has the last question about. the Vikings for you before we pivot to. something else quickly. Go ahead. >> Yeah, we saw other quarterback. quarterback competition out there in. Cleveland that's playing for each guy to. get a start in the preseason. And there. is is there a plan in Minnesota for the. quarterbacks to play or start in the. preseason games?

>> I don't think they're there yet. I asked. those questions. I don't think they're. there yet. But I mean, we're going to. see both guys. And whoever starts it's. sort of like whatever, but we're going. to see both guys in preseason games. And. like there's going to be enough of a. sample size where you're going to say. like. like all right, I I I think I have an. idea for where this is headed. I mean, the Cleveland one is is fascinating as. well because there's days we say like, you know, operation-wise it feels like. Deshaun Watson is sort of ahead of. things. Shador seems like he's making.

plays and like. they really feel like in Cleveland. there's like an upward trajectory on. Shador. Like the sort of thought is like. he's got something. And like sometimes. in the quarterback position that's like. that's what it takes. Um but Deshaun's. got a lot more experience in his running. offense in the NFL a lot more, so. um couple fun QB battles this camp, really is. >> Certainly. All right, good luck with. your interview. We appreciate you. joining us. Have a great day in. Minnesota. You're the best. Ladies and. gentlemen, junior NFL insider for ESPN, Ian Rapoport.

>> I was playing quarterback. >> Pretty bold pretty bold statement there. from. >> Very bold being there, too. >> Yeah. >> I'm going to talk to him, I think here. in a minute, but don't really tell him. I could have done what he did last year. [laughter]. >> Hopefully they're eating lunch. Hopefully it's on the lunch room. >> I always love the me and the New York. Jets have the same amount of. interceptions this season. >> True. >> You know, that's uh. How'd that happen? >> I I still don't know. That's that's one. of the wildest stats I've ever heard in. my 17 games. >> And Sauce had for eight of those games.

What the hell is that? >> Did they drop multiple? I need to go. back and check the tape, Diba. Did they. drop like 10? Like how did that work? >> I couldn't tell. I didn't watch many. Jets. >> I don't think they had one PBU, [laughter] either. >> I'm tipping balls. Like so D-linemen, you see D-linemen get picks. >> You got to get lucky, I think, at some. point. Yeah. They weren't lucky at all, but the Jets kind of sneaky over there. Frank Reich. >> Oh my god. Geno Smith. >> That's right. >> Quincy Wilson. >> And Aaron Glenn. I mean, they they. really have uh they have it going. I I I. like that the Jets are not being talked.

about as being ass. I had somebody uh. tweet me there. I just saw it cuz we had. a Saints talk earlier about how their. vibes are. Carolina Panthers aren't. really being talked about much. You. know, we showed a T-Mac highlight uh. yesterday. Obviously, they have Hall of. Fame game. Carolina Panthers going to be. on there. They had a great season last. year. And if they're only going to get better, if they're only going to get better, you. would have to assume that the Panthers. fans are thinking NFC South is great. Our vibes are high, as well. Everybody's. talking about New Orleans cuz they paid. a lot, they we got to figure it out. I I. think we should pick the NFC South. >> Let's do it, Cam. >> I would love to.

Let's pick the NFC South. You know, nobody's going to really be talking. about this particular division. uh whenever it comes to early Super Bowl. projections, okay? That's just unfair. But, they're in the NFC and the Rams. exist currently and the Super Bowl champ. Seattle Seahawks are over there. Let. alone all the other moves that have been. made all over the place. The NFC South, you see the odds-on favorite Tampa Bay. Buccaneers, Baker though. >> Say, this boy, this is the place he has. to play. >> Not happy. >> This is how they play though. >> Chemistry's not right. >> Vita Vea saying, "Yeah, I'll laugh with. a a couple of oohs around town. Danny.

Smith, come talk to me. Take my hat off. Do the entire thing. I want out of. here." I mean, what are we even doing? Mike Evans said, "They offered me a deal. there at Tampa. Yeah, I just want to go. see what it was like somewhere else.". Lavonte David, long-time staple of that. defense, he's like, "Ah, I think I'm. good here.". Tampa Bay favorites to win the NFC. South. I do believe vibes matter. It's. hard enough to win a game already. I. personally, in this show I believe, is a. little bit more vibes-oriented than. other shows because there isn't like. statistical analytics that we can tag to. vibes seem ass down at that place. But,

vibes seem ass down at that place. I. think that carries into the season. Especially whenever there's a little bit. of a problem, you have a loss, or. somebody starts playing bad, then. there's fingers pointing. Let's say. Baker has a run of two, three games. where he's playing bad. Everybody starts. saying, "Is this because he's thinking. about his next location? Is this because. he's mad at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers?". Vita Vea doesn't get traded. He goes out. there and has no no impact. Well, he. hates his place. Obviously, he doesn't. want to do that. If a deal gets done. with both of them, we assume that we. will change our vibes quickly. But, I. don't like that two staples of their. team are saying, "Ah, I don't like. this." And then their other ones are.

retiring and leaving to go elsewhere. That tells me a lot more than I think a. lot of other people would assume. So, I. do not have the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. winning the NFC South. Let's go around. the room. D-Butt, who do you have. winning the NFC South? >> Yeah, I'm with you with the vibes. We. were talking about teams, tribes, all. that stuff. A lot of turnover there in. Tampa Bay. Out on Tampa as well. I think. almost got swayed by that Chris Olave. interview. But, nope. Out on the Saints. as well. I'm going to Panthers. I like. the vibe. You talk about vibes, I still. remember that playoff game. I remember.

Cam coming back on the drum. Cam's, I. believe he's in camp yesterday. I think. they ride that wave remember they were. hot a few years back. I think I think. Bryce Young he's he's got a chip on his. shoulder. He's playing for some money. T. Mac, Derrick Brown always talk about. Madden. The highest rated defensive. tackle in Madden this year Derrick. Brown. Jaycee Horn, Mike Jackson. I'm. going with the Panthers. >> NFC South champions in Darius Butler's. eyes. Play tomorrow night. Kenny Pickett. will lead them on to the Hall of Fame. game. Let's go to one half of the. hammer, Cowboys AP Town. Who wins the NFC South? >> I think a few weeks ago I would have.

been on the Panthers. Don't love the. injuries that they've already had. in camp. Bake is going to be on revenge tour. Give me the Bucks. I think they have the. best roster still in the South. >> Okay, with Vita Vea or without Vita Vea? >> Whatever. >> Oh. >> Wow. >> It's just franchise pillar. >> Okay. >> Hey, I I I like that. Do you Does it. matter if they're happy, if they're. there, if they're not there? I like the. way the Bucks play. I think they got. some depth. You know, yeah, we just. showed a Reuben Bane highlight from. earlier. Let's assume he's going to be. able to cook. Okay, so we got one Bucks.

vote, one Carolina Panthers vote. Let's. head to the toxic table at Ty Schmidt. Who wins the NFC South? >> Uh I had eyes on that Carolina Panthers. team last year and listen, I know it's. not the same team. It's a different. team. I saw what they did to my Green. Bay Packers in Green Bay and that kind. of birth the in my eyes at least they're. a good football team. Dan Morgan and. Dave Canales like they they know what. they're doing and then they damn near. beat the Rams in the playoffs. So I am. bullish on the Carolina Panthers. I do. want to see how they're going to replace. Rico Dowdle because he was unbelievable. last.

>> year. He looked good at Steelers. training camp. >> Chuba Hubbard still there though, but I. I I do like the Panthers and I'm going. to I'm going to ride with them this year. as well. >> Two with the Panthers, one with the. Bucks. The other side of the toxic table. at Boston Connor. Who's winning the NFC. South? >> I'm a corn shucker. I love the Saints. It feels like those teams that finished. hot to the season and then they kind of. carry that in to the next season, you. know? And it feels like the Saints are. that team. They finished, you know, we. pulled up the stats before, but I think. they won, you know, six of their the. seven games and they're just getting. hot. They add A.J. Green with Kamara, so. they got two-headed horse in the.

backfield. Who knows what happens with, you know, rookie Jordan Tyson, but they. have Olave, Juwan Johnson, and then. Olave also mentioned Valdes-Scantling. He kind of forgot about him being one of. those deep threats for him. So, I love the Saints. I'm going to take the. Bayou. I'm I'm dancing. I'm eating. crawfish down in the Bayou this year. >> Look at the expectations parody of the. NFC South. We got two on the Panthers, one on the Bucks. What's the odds on. favorite? One on the New Orleans Saints. because they got a 26-year-old year two. quarterback named Tyler Shuck who can. shuck the out of pigskin.

>> It's not possible to have a sophomore. slump when you're 26 years old. That's a. proven fact. >> Bingo, cuz he's already had four. sophomore seasons. >> Yep. >> Yeah, throughout his entire collegiate. career, which we respect. A.J., who are. you going to be picking to win the NFC. South? Nobody's on the Atlanta Falcons. They just paid Bijan. And who is going. to be the starter day one, it sounds. like, or week one is what the NFL. reporters said. >> Yeah, that might be why. >> Yeah, bit surprising nobody has picked. the Falcons. I'm not going to be that. guy to jump out there and pick the. Falcons to win the NFC South. Give me. the Tampa Bay Bucs. I understand that. you we think the vibes are not great.

right now. I do not like what they're. doing with Vita Vea. I I hope they get. him paid, get him in there. They need. him big-time, but Bake is upset with the. front office. There's a lot it's you can. do that. You can play with some spite. towards your front office. That's that's. sustainable over the course of a season. I don't think it's sustainable if you're. pissed at your coaches and you hate your. coaches. He loves his coaches, it seems. like. He's on board with them. It's the. front office that's not paying him right. now. I think he can have a fun revenge. tour, go out there, prove them wrong. That will save his job. Which also, we. got a Bucs out there, we got Godwin. Like they still have plenty of weapons. and Rachaad White Jr. I love what that.

guy can do. >> Okay, so we got two on the Bucs, two on. the Panthers, one on the Saints. Good. picking, boys. That's good job. >> I know you're going to bring it home. now. >> I know you. >> Bring it home now. >> That's really. >> I know you're the Falcons guy. >> Take us home, Kev. >> Are you the Falcons now? >> Guys, I'm a host. >> Yeah. >> Guys, you guys are the ones that are. doing the analyzing and understanding. the the picking, you know? If I had vote. if my vote if my vote mattered. >> Mhm. >> Register? >> To vote? >> Yep. >> Shout out to Doc Holladay just getting.

more people to vote. >> Shout out. >> I think it was like 160 million people. who voted that year. >> Got me to go. >> From my understanding, I think shout out. to Doc Holladay just telling people to. do that at the end of the Steelers. >> Got me. >> at the end of a Steelers video which was. put out. >> Great shirt. >> register to vote. That man would go on. to marry Laney Wilson. >> He's He's a good dancer now, too. He's. been learning how to dance. >> Great dancer. I seen him in my phone. while I keys were doing the entire. >> Finally heard Haggard. >> Yeah, we love He knows who Merle Haggard. is finally, which is good. I thank you. Thank you to Laney for introducing Merle.

Haggard. >> Thank you, Laney. >> you know? And then Riley Green taught. him how to. No. You know what I mean? So, that's. good. That's really good that that. happened for him. But, he helped. America. >> Mhm. >> Great shirt. >> Let's talk about that. >> Help us with these picks by picking the. division. >> Mhm. >> No, you're out on the book. You know. that. >> I was about to pick the Bucs though. Just after everything I had said I would. like to go back on the vibes thing about. the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. I'm going to the Carolina Panthers. >> have a good football team. It's a good. football team. >> has a great football team, I think this. year. I don't I don't think they're just. a good football team. I think they're a.

great football team. Now, you talk about. the injuries. That is alarming. And we. These are all subject to change. >> Sure. >> All these picks are subject to change, but for me it's going to be hard just to. get that visual of the Carolina Panthers. stadium packed out. And then Tepper. coming and saying, "Yeah, I threw the. ice onto a guy cuz he was saying that my. player was dead basically. He was. laughing in my face. So, you you What do. you want me to do? And how about whenever you went into the. guy's store? Yeah, the guy was calling. me the worst person on earth with a. sign. I was asking him to take that. I. don't like that. You think I like that? Firing coaches, we sucked. We.

We were not good at all. It's like. Okay, it seems like Tepper had a side in. all these things as well that we did not. take into consideration. So, I'm a. believer in Morgan. I'm a believer in. Tepper at this stage. I'm a believer in. Canales. And you know what? I don't see. any big old backpack on Bryce Young this. year. I think Bryce Young is taking a. huge step. I like him to play well as. well. Give me the Carolina. >> You're not switching to the Panthers. >> What? >> I don't know. This isn't good. >> No, no, SUBJECT TO CHANGE. >> NO, SUBJECT TO CHANGE at a later date. >> Okay, four four two weeks from now.

>> He's back. Keep pounding. >> The last thought of the Panthers was. like from last season like my last. thought of them was they're losing to. the Rams. Bryce Young drives down the. field in the pouring rain and they score. a touchdown to win the damn game. >> And I also I forgot that Todd Bowles is. kind of in a lame duck situation and I. don't like that either. So, give me the. Panthers, please. >> Okay. Well, I appreciate you joining us. everything over here. The revenge. spiteful Baker Mayfield scares me. >> Me, too. >> It does. >> I'm very The New Orleans Saints, how. much they Kamara wanting to stay there. when he could have definitely went ring.

chasing and they would have shipped him. and be like, "Nah, I want to be here.". And how they played at the end of the. year, it's like they're scary as well. >> I like their offense. I just don't. believe in a defense. >> How about Bijan Robinson in Atlanta? >> Love love Bijan. Love Drake. >> Tough injury yesterday. >> The young edges that they. >> Xavier Watts. >> Paid everybody. >> Terrell I love a lot, but anytime you're. going into a season with a quarterback. question. I'm probably not going to pick you in. this year. >> If you got two quarterbacks. >> You got none. >> Yep. >> It's all they've had for three years. >> watched one of those quarterbacks a lot. >> But but I mean, with that being said, we.

did have a quarterback battle here and. we got off to an unbelievable start with. Danny Dimes. >> There was never a battle. You know that. >> You drafted the guy number four. You're. going to give him a chance. >> Yeah. >> GOT TO. >> SHUT. >> DROP SNAP. >> YEAH. >> HE SAID THAT. >> WHERE IS he at? >> Yeah, I don't know. Is he helping the. Colts? >> I don't know. >> There's an incredible sponsorship. opportunity there. He's got to show. Danny how to just get out of that. >> Tony, we'd love to hear from you, pal. Just, you know, chat about it all about. our season, maybe. Ooh. Being friends.

and telling friends and something might. change your life or listening together. See you then. Nailed it. See you then when? That's. >> Who knows? Who knows? >> I don't even know when. >> That's That's what we have to figure. out. Brought up a little Tony Romo in. there. Going to have to get his side of this. whole thing. I you know. >> Yeah. >> That's an interesting situation. >> It's just. >> just in the middle of a. >> Kobe. >> He does have He does have documented. back issues. >> Yep. >> That's another one. >> Trying to activate his glutes. Hanging. off the copper pipe. >> The one of him doing the Dak warm-up was.

real. >> That's what I thought. >> [laughter]. >> That one was real. >> Do you want me to have these. flip-floppies on or no? I don't know. what the. >> That one I don't I don't know. >> Why was just suspicion? >> WHAT ABOUT. OH, >> WHAT? >> Breaking news. >> Oh my god. >> The Washington Commanders are signing a. veteran quarterback. >> Oh. >> Or veteran wide receiver, sorry. >> Yeah. >> Let's go back to the beginning. >> [laughter]. >> Oh, let's take a guess. >> The Washington Commanders are signing a. veteran wide receiver. His name is.

>> Stefon Diggs. >> Nailed it. Wow, I didn't know if you guys were. going to think maybe it was somebody. else. Stefon Diggs is now with the. Washington Commanders. Uh, congratulations to them and to him. There's been a lot around Stefon Diggs, I think. But if you look back to last. year with the New England Patriots, I. think they would say he was perfect. teammate for them. He obviously. contributed in a huge way to a team that. ends up at the Super Bowl. Now he's. going to the Commanders with Jayden. Daniels, who we all have very high hopes. for. Uh, Dan Quinn, head coach, fired. everybody. >> Yeah. >> Offensive staff, can't win with you. Not.

going to. Defensive staff, can't win. with you. Not going to. A lot of new. faces whenever it comes to coaching. Now. Stefon Diggs joins them as they go. I. think we all believe in the Commanders. and Dan Quinn, but boy, last year, that. looked back like quite a step backwards. Will they be able to get back in the. conversation in the NFC East that's only. gotten better, seemingly, especially. with what's happened with the Giants and. how everybody views them. This is huge. deal. I think this is a big deal that. he's going there and not going. elsewhere. You know, that I think I. think that is the big storyline cuz I.

think everybody assumed he was going to. head, you know, maybe he goes back to. the Patriots. Maybe he goes to the. Chiefs. Maybe he comes to the Colts. Him. going to the Commanders, I don't think. anybody was really expecting, but we did. know they were in the wide receiver. market. Congrats to both parties. I'm. pumped for Stefon. I'm pumped for Jayden. Daniels. >> Yeah, I mean, this is this is great for. him. Like I mean, a Conman could. probably speak to him more than I can, but he seemed like you said, a great. teammate off the field. You know, he did. his job. >> Conman. >> [laughter]. >> Jesus. >> I don't know. What do you What happened. What did he. >> 1:59:22. on my clock here. It's 5 seconds off.

>> be the quickest I've seen Ty get out of. there. >> Yeah, me too. >> And he was shaking his head at me like. this, like calling off pitches. >> Shake [laughter] Shack. >> He had a burrito. >> Oh, burrito. Shake Shack was yesterday. >> No spicy broccoli? >> He was better than. >> No, no spicy broccoli. Spicy chicken, maybe beef in there. >> I'm telling you, he was looking at me. just going like this. >> Big burrito. >> And then he just slammed that door on. his way out. We will wish him good luck, obviously, but back to you, I'm so. sorry, but. >> But now, good good safety blanket for. young quarterbacks. It's about Jayden. Daniels. Can he stay healthy? That's We.

saw You heard Chuck say, you're as good. as that quarterback. A lot of times. you're obviously rebuilding a defense as. well, but it's another veteran along. with T-Max, Scary Terry out there. So, you got two, you know, valuable guys who. are putting in a lot of work in this. league. I know Stefon Diggs works his. ass off when it comes to the off season. So, I'm excited to see him, you know, kind of back close to home where he. where he grew up, you know, playing some. ball. >> Yeah, Conman, you guys loved him in New. England. >> Loved him. Yeah, he was unbelievable, especially for a young quarterback, like. you mentioned with Jayden Daniels. And. now he's not kind of the number one, you.

know, with with New England. He was the. number one go-to guy. They need you. here. Big moments, he showed up. That. play right there against the Ravens. I. believe it was on a fourth and one and. helped us win the entire game. But you. think about the Buffalo game in prime. time at Buffalo, kind of when the. Patriots solidified themselves as real. contenders this year. He went for 150. Some of the biggest moments of the. entire season. So, now with Scary Terry, to your point, I know they got Okonkwo. We're talking about him having a a good.

camp, being kind of the number two, so. Luke McCaffrey, yep, he was another guy. Now all of a sudden you think the. Washington Commanders offense is much. better than it was, you know, this. morning we were kind of worried about. him, but the him, Wild Bill Krosky. Merritt, if you guys remember, he kind. of steps into the running back one role. cuz Brian Robinson Jr. goes down to. Atlanta, so I kind of love what the. Commanders are on offense. >> up Rashod Bateman. >> Haven't talked about him at all in the. NFL. >> At all. >> Haven't talked about the Commanders at. all other than his IU could end up. there, you know? And that that seems.

like that one was kind of. uh. ballooned up. >> Yeah. >> Yeah, it's going to happen. >> What's he going to do? >> Dead in the water. >> Nothing. He's not. >> He's still a Niner? >> Yes. >> I don't know. What is he technically? >> Yes, he is. >> Mhm. >> I I lost track cuz those videos my algo. will hit them and I don't know which. ones. >> Technically he is, yes. >> I don't know which ones went and it's. like. who's he pissing off with this one? >> Everyone. >> Yeah. >> Watch I mean, me watching the videos and. it's like I just hope. >> He's okay. >> I just hope he's good. As far as him. being back on a football field, I don't.

realistic realistically see it. happening, but um you know, wilder. things have happened I guess. >> Stefon Diggs signing there is obviously. a big deal. We'll continue to follow. that conversation. The Bears and all-pro. tackle. Darnell Wright signed the biggest deal. in the history of offensive line. >> Congratulations, Darnell. [applause]. >> Oh. >> 116 million, 93. million guaranteed. Congratulations to. him. You know, Chuck Pagano brought it. up, run game huge.

>> Mhm. >> for Chicago obviously with Ben Johnson, but Caleb Williams obviously a massive. investment as well. Spending this amount. of money on a tackle means you believe. in the guy not only on the field, but. off the field as a leader and a pillar. of your franchise. He's heading into uh. year four, so they get this done pretty. quick and he gets a massive deal. He's. obviously showcased who he is and Ben. Johnson isn't just going ahead and. letting somebody get the highest paid. contract of all time unless they've. earned it. Massive respect for this man, congrats to him and congrats to the. Bears as a whole. >> Yes, he was AQ's either first team it.

was I think he was first team right. tackle or second team right tackle when. he did the shipleys or whatever the hell. they're called. Trenches, thank you. My. bad. I shouldn't talk about this team. though cuz I don't know if you heard. before the show uh Butsy dropped the. Chargers and picked up the Bears as one. of his teams now. So Butsy, you could. maybe take this one. >> Uh but I mean look, like you said, as. far as the trenches go, as far as it. starts, I talked to AQ as soon as this. deal came up cuz I remember how high he. is on this guy, how much he loves. Darnell Wright. I believe he was. interviewed coming into the camp and. they asked him, "Hey, you know, how do. you feel about the contract? Are you.

holding out?" He was like, "Nah, I'm not. worried about it. I know it's coming. soon." And they took care of him. Highest paid ever when it comes to. guaranteed money. Young core of that uh. offensive line. Still some questions. about the center and the left tackle and. that's straight from AQsh. >> Yeah, congratulations. AQsh is in there. He's training a lot of these guys. Congrats to the Shipyard getting after. it. Congrats to Octagon Football getting. the deal done, the Chicago Bears getting. the deal done. He now has earned his way. onto this graphic, the highest paid. players of each position. He's at right. tackle at 29 million a year. Left. tackle, 30.1 million a year. That's a.

lot closer gap than it has been in the. past. I think that's because we have. more balanced offenses now. Uh and also. we have more pass rushers. So obviously. as the edge position has picked up, the. right tackle position has obviously. become ridiculous. 50 million a year at. edge, 63 million at quarterback, 42. million at wide receiver. Punter, 4.1. million. >> Not bad. >> Kicker, 7 million. I like what they're. doing down there, boys. You look at the. center, Linderbaum just obviously. flipped that market into a 27. million-dollar a year place. Running.

back, Bijan just signed for that. That's. going to change probably in the next day. or two. Either Gibbs or Jonathan Taylor probably. going to break that. I think Jonathan. Taylor will try to, for sure, cuz of. what he's earned and it's probably his. last big one, you know, at the running. back position. >> I agree. Definitely should try both guys. should definitely try I in my just my. own opinion, I think Bijan should be. he's earned the right to be the highest. paid running back in the league. >> Okay, I respect that. I appreciate that. He got his deal done first. So, normally. not he he set the tone for everybody.

Now, let's go to the wide receiver. position. 42.15. million a year for JSN. Now, let's go to. the tight end position. 19.1 million, George Kittle. So, that is whenever you. talk about tight end university and them. meeting up and saying, "Hey, we got to. know our value here, boys." I. think there's a lot of that. That's a. crazy. >> gap. Yeah. >> Yeah, they're 10 million less than. tackle and 20 million less than wide. receiver. >> Yeah, and they're both, you know, especially at the high end of that, especially George Kittle and what he. provides for the 49ers, especially if. he's back healthy, which everybody's. assuming he's going to end up being. So,

I think these numbers say a lot. I think. the league's very healthy. I respect and. appreciate all these players doing what. they're doing, but you can probably look. at a couple of these positions and. assume that over the next couple years. they're going to get boosted in a big. way as well. >> Yeah, like tight end, you think about. Brock Bowers, you know, with the Las. Vegas Raiders when you think about their. weapons, like he is the one guy that. they have. They don't have a wide. receiver one, really. They have like a. couple guys that haven't proven. themselves yet. Like Brock Bowers is. going to catch 100 balls and be on the. field for every single one of Ashton. Jeanty's runs. You you just kind of.

mentioned to me Tyler Warren. He he's. the exact same and he's probably even. bigger impact when it comes to his. ability to take snaps under center. I. think he did a QB sneak last year. I. forget if they actually did that, but. he, you know, with Alec Pierce sidelined. right now, he's kind of the Colts number. one receiver and. >> Who knows? There's a lot of these guys. are the good team's number one receiver. >> Loveland, he's not the war receiver. right now, but I can definitely see him. being one of these. I think he's just. scratching the surface. You didn't see. him in the passing offense in college.

Now, he's in this Ben Johnson offense, which we know how much Ben Johnson does. for these tight ends. So, he's another. guy. >> Here we go. Good game. Back in the fight. >> Proud of you, buddy. We're talking about. the highest paid annual. salaries or average salaries for each. position group and tight ends. are are a long way below the wide. receivers and the tackles, but tight end. is something we should definitely bring. up. with you. How How do we How do we feel,

bud? What happened out there? A little. loosey-goosey? You sprinted out here. faster than we've ever seen before. >> Yeah, it started setting in about 5. minutes into Chuck. So, I was I was bad. Yeah, I was bad going for Yeah, about. about 30 there. I figured I said, "I. think I can get to the end." I didn't. know when the end was going to be. Once. we were off ESPN, I thought, "Hey, maybe. maybe Pat's going to have to take a piss. really bad and we'll hop off here. We'll. take a 5-minute break and I'll be able. to go do my business then." But, um nature called. That's not what. happened. >> [laughter]. >> What are you going to do? I'm You know,

I I have a upcoming doctor's appointment. for my stomach pretty soon. I don't. >> Clear it out? >> Well, I don't know. >> Would it matter? What's this doctor. going to say to you? What's it What's it. going to say? >> What can they do? >> What What Sorry, or she. Sorry, it's on. me. But, what what will this doctor say. to you that potentially changes anything. in your life? Exactly. >> question. >> We'll see. >> That's the question. >> You know it when you hear it. Yeah. I'm. pretty I just I just want to make sure I. don't have like an ulcer or anything.

like that. >> We would like the We would like all the. >> So. >> We would like all the negative things to. not happen to you as well. We would like. >> That's not fun, you know? It's not fun, but uh you know, hey, what are you going. to do? What are you going to do? I I I. >> Well, they give you answers, I think, on. what you should do and you say, "Well, actually that that just kind of makes it. worse somehow." So, >> No, man. I've played that by the book. I. have pills and medications to, you know, like that I'm actually on that I and, you know, those don't do a whole lot. either. >> You feeling better? >> What? >> Well, that's that's the thing, you know,

you salads, nothing but salads for. >> Spicy broccoli. >> a week and a half. >> Great time to get into salads. >> and you know, yeah, was losing the. weight, but is it worth it when. you feel like you're getting stabbed in. the guts, you know, every 10 seconds and. then you take a massive disgusting. every time you fart and it smells like. >> did What did What have you been doing. lately? What's the food today? What was. the food kind of the recipe you think. today? >> Um I just got your your, you know, run-of-the-mill ground beef burrito. today. >> Burrito? >> But ground beef, you know, and I I would.

didn't load it up with queso or any of. that It's basically white rice. and ground beef. It was a pretty. >> Was it the size of your head? >> That's how big it was. I mean, it was a. It was a big burrito. >> [laughter]. >> a decent burrito. >> But it was, you know, like I said, white. rice, cilantro. >> Beans? Big beans? >> No beans. >> Nothing in veggies in there? >> No. No. >> It's a lot of it. >> It was pretty good size burrito it was. But. >> What about the drinks? Do we have water. with that? Mix it down a little bit. >> I did. I did. I had a couple coffees.

today. It was an early morning. Um so. >> Just getting wings? >> I had one Red Bull. >> Okay. >> Okay. Any energy shots? >> No. The coffees. That gets you, too. >> It is, yeah. >> That That is correct. >> a Well, no, cuz I usually I usually have. a Nespresso before I come into work. pretty much every single day, but um. >> Nespresso is a real game. >> Yeah, they're delicious. >> I have a headache right now, actually, I. think cuz I've had too much. >> I was going to say that's the problem is. I used to not do anything when I got in.

here and now I'm. you know, It's quick. It tastes good. It's. convenient. So, I've been having about. two of those in here as well. >> are double the size. So, that's four of. those and then you have one at home, that's five and then you have the Red. Bull, that's six things before we go. live. Burrito the size of your head and. also anything on the side? Nothing on. the side? >> Nothing on the side. No, I did not get. any of that today. >> Hey, thank you for doing that. >> not get any of that today. >> I like what you did there. >> I took a bunch of shits last night, too. I figured I was going to be, you know, all cleared out coming in today. So, I.

won't take another dump till 5:00, 7:00. p.m. today. >> Well, I I that is a good sound when. you're though. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> it's better than not going, right? >> It depends on the poop. >> Yeah, but when you don't when you can't. control when it's coming, I think that. is maybe. >> Well, yeah. Someone say suspect. >> It's alarming. >> I knew when it was coming, though. I. mean, it's been it's been coming down. pipe for about 40 minutes here. I I knew. it was coming. It was just whether or not. whether or not I was going to be able. to, you know, do it without the. >> And that's where. >> And that's what we're talking about, like your ability to do so many things.

at one time kind of reminds me of like a. tight end position. >> Mhm. >> You know, and. what they're getting paid versus what. everybody else is getting paid is just. crazy. It's not right. It's not right at. all. >> All right, that's why I did that cuz I. want Tucker Kraft to get paid. I want. him to be the highest paid tight end in. the NFL. >> LaPorta. >> Sam. I'm doing it for these guys. >> Thank you for doing it for them. >> [applause]. >> Thank you. >> You know, you can buy tickets to the. upcoming NFL preseason games and the NFL. regular season games. Maybe even give.

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