Club Shay Shay - Nightcap - CJ Stroud For MVP, Lamar Can't Close, Dak Prescott's Top 5?

Episode Date: November 13, 2023

Shannon Sharpe and Chad Ochocinco Johnson discuss the Raiders’ win against the Jets (4:00), CJ Stroud’s case for MVP as a rookie quarterback (13:00), Lamar Jackson’s reliability (28:00), whether... or not Dak Prescott is elite (41:00), Bill Belichick’s costly mistake for the Patriots (1:02:00), and Texas A&M firing Jimbo Fisher (1:19:00). #Club #Volume #HerdSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Starting point is 00:06:08 thank you. Thank you again. And we're going to get right into it, Ocho. Raiders beat the Jets. I think the final score was, what was the final score? 16-12. 16-12. Zach Wilson 23-39, 263,
Starting point is 00:06:23 one pick. Jets were 0-1 in the red zone. Aiden O'Connell for the Raiders was 16-12, Zach Wilson, 23-39, 263, one pick. Jets were 0-1 in the red zone. Aiden O'Connell for the Raiders was 16-27, 153, one touchdown, one pick. Take away from tonight's game. I mean, it was a sloppy game. It was a sloppy game from two teams that haven't been playing well all year. To me, obviously, Zach Wilson has to play better. He has to play better. There was on the interception, on the interception that Zach threw if the people that were watching you could see it was it was
Starting point is 00:06:51 somewhat of a stay with me baby it was a time and throw it was a time and throw and the backer going out to the flat ruined the timing of Lazard getting to the spot and that's why Robert was Robert yeah Robert Spillane was able to pick that off. So he threw off the time in just a split second, and then the interception happened. The Jets did get the ball back and almost had an opportunity to try and score, but obviously they didn't. The Raiders did what they needed to do. The Raiders did what they needed to do to win the game,
Starting point is 00:07:17 and the fact that they are playing the way they are for their new head coach, interim head coach, Antonio Pierce, says a lot. Says a lot about the players. It says a lot about him and what he's been able to instill in those fellas in such a short amount of time. They were really, really sick of their head coach. Now that I've done a little bit more homework and talked to a few of the players on the team, they gave me a better assessment on how they really felt
Starting point is 00:07:41 about McDaniels. And I didn't know it was that bad. Obviously, on the outside looking in, after talking to a few players, you know, I'm not going to say any names. They said, yeah, we were sick and tired of that. And they was ready. They was ready to fold. He's not a people's person. I talked to him when he was in Denver. I talked to a lot of people and they're not just on the team, not just players, but I'm talking about coaches. I'm talking about upper. I'm talking about people just in the building and I'm not going to say what they called him,
Starting point is 00:08:06 but let's just say he's not a good person and nobody was sad to see him go. That being said, um, Ocho, I told you at the beginning of the year, right? Um, you know,
Starting point is 00:08:17 the nutrition world, they say you cannot, you can't out exercise a bad diet and football. You can't overcome bad quarterback play, consistent, bad quarterback play. Consistent bad quarterback play. I don't care how great your defense is, and I tried to tell you that, and the Jets has an outstanding defense,
Starting point is 00:08:31 but eventually you'll wear down. And it's hard to play like that when your quarterback is like this. The reason why he picked it, look, Spillane is the middle backer. He picked the spot route because he stared him down. Ocho, from the time he caught the ball, he never took his eyes off Lazard.
Starting point is 00:08:52 He's in the middle of the field. He's like, oh, that's where you're going. He never looked at Lazard. He just took off to a spot. Right. But again, if you watch the replay again, the fact you're going to the flat, I'm not sure what number five name was. He ran into Lazard and threw off the timing to him.
Starting point is 00:09:10 Lazard getting to the spot. So Zach was already letting it go because he anticipated him already being there. But when the backer ran into Lazard a little bit, it threw off the timing for a split second. That split second is all it took. But again, you're right. He does have to play better.
Starting point is 00:09:23 He has to minimize the turnovers and give his team a chance to win a game. And today he didn't do that. It's really hard to play football like that because I was in the offense like that. That's why we were in the Ravens. We knew if we got a lead, right, Raiden would tell us,
Starting point is 00:09:38 hey, Shay, give us a seven, give us 10, give us 10 early and don't turn it over. Yeah, we knew if we got up seven without a scooping score or a pick six, you couldn't beat us. There's no way you could drive 80 yards. You couldn't drive 80 yards to get a field goal, and you damn sure weren't going to drive 75, 80 yards to get a touchdown. That wasn't going to happen.
Starting point is 00:09:58 But to understand, Ocho, it's hard to play because you're playing for one play. You're hoping to have the perfect play call and catch the defense out of position just once. That's all you got to do. And for him, he's just like, I mean, there are certain things that just comes along with playing. But like you said, just looking up, these guys move with eyes. Their formation, they see, hey, that's why you see guys.
Starting point is 00:10:23 That's what the really good ones can do. They'll look over over here and knowing they're going over there all they try to do is move one person i have a question on a on a on such a short route and he's already i think was he already in the gun do you have do you have time to look forward just to hold that line back there and then come back to your spot route you have time to do that yes that? Yes, you do. Because all you want to do is catch it. You want to keep your eyes downfield. You know you're either going to the swing or the spot. Right, right. You know when you're going.
Starting point is 00:10:52 It's kind of like that's why you have the advantage on the DB because you know what route you want to run. Right, right, right, right. Even though he might, okay, this is a formation. Okay, I know patterns. But he still is guessing. You know absolutely I got the dig. I got the out. I got the bang., I know patterns. But he still is guessing. You know absolutely, I got the dig. I got the out. I got the
Starting point is 00:11:07 bang. You already know that. He knows he's swinging it or he's going to the spot. I ain't got to look at it. It's just like you. You don't got to look at the spot like, man, let's see. Okay, I got a 10. I got a 12 yard. I got a 10 roll to 12. I'm looking at that. You don't got to look at that
Starting point is 00:11:24 because you already know what you got, don't you? You don't got to look at that spot. But that just comes along with timing. The only thing I'm going to say is, hey Pete, your team played really hard. Don't take this game from them. You run that football, make them burn that final
Starting point is 00:11:40 timeout and punt it. You do not let them hang on to that timeout. Right. They fought too hard. Don't you take that a gamer from them. Don't try to be a hero. Look at what you got now. You got a rookie quarterback. Aaron Rodgers,
Starting point is 00:11:56 Patrick Mahomes, okay, hey, I will trust them. Right. In that situation. Yes. Yes. But more times than not I can't third say it's third and two but I'm running
Starting point is 00:12:10 the football hotel they're not hanging on to that timeout right you're going to burn that timeout right you're going to get
Starting point is 00:12:15 this ball back with no timeouts and if you go down there and get a touchdown that's on my defense yeah that's on my defense right
Starting point is 00:12:22 but there's no way that was supposed to happen. Oh, man. Dang. We sold out again? You sold out that fast? We just finished. They just restocked it, Ocho.
Starting point is 00:12:37 They just restocked it. Wait. You sold out that fast already? I sold out that fast already. We're going to make sure we have it back up there for you tomorrow. Make sure we have it back up there for you tomorrow, guys.
Starting point is 00:12:48 Thank you. Can you explain to me what is it? It's cognac, right? It's a cognac, yes. It's a VSOP. Man, I need to start drinking. I need to start drinking.
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Starting point is 00:13:42 having something live probably Thursday night. They were trying to work on a venue. I did talk to the bosses at Resorts World. They were game. And so that's something that we're definitely going to try and put together. Yeah, man. But congratulations to the Raiders. They followed last week up victory with another victory.
Starting point is 00:14:01 So that's two wins in a row. Jets lost last week, right? Yeah, it's two in a row. Yeah,'s two wins in a row. Jets lost last week, right? Yeah, it's two in a row. Yeah, that's two in a row. They won the previous three and they lost the last two. Yeah. So thank you guys again.
Starting point is 00:14:15 I'm sorry that LaPorte is already sold out, but I promise you, we'll get it back up there tomorrow. We'll have it back up. So thank you guys again. CJ Stroud. Woo!
Starting point is 00:14:24 He went to the jungle. He went to the again. CJ Stroud. He went to the jungle. He went to the jungle. He banged on his, what they call that, shield. They said, Joe Burrow. Where you at? He did. Where you at?
Starting point is 00:14:39 Listen, I can't even argue with you. I can't even argue because I can't even argue the fact. Forget him beating the Bengals. Forget that part. Forget about the game he with you. I can't even argue because I can't even argue the fact. Forget him beating the Bengals. Forget that part. Forget about the game he had today. I want to talk about what he's done the past nine weeks as a quarterback. That they questioned coming out in the draft.
Starting point is 00:14:56 Talk about this test and that test. Oh, we don't know if he's worth the number two pick. Man, listen. He is a rookie that's playing at an MVP level. Please tell me when's the last time you've seen a rookie play at a level like this and win an MVP. Has it ever happened before? Not in the quarter.
Starting point is 00:15:15 The only rookie to ever win the MVP is Jim Brown. He did that in 57 as a running back. A running back. That's what I'm saying. Not as a quarterback. Because here's the pocho. This is what you got to look at. Think about what they're asking him to do they're not running the football they're not doing what they did for big ben with jerome bettas and willie parker and
Starting point is 00:15:33 you got that we're gonna play outstanding defense behind our run game no they put the ball in this kid's hands he has the second most passing yards in the n. Sam Howell passed him. He took the lead. Sam Howell passed. Right. 15 touchdowns. Two interceptions. Well, the rookie of the year is over. That's done.
Starting point is 00:15:51 Now, let's have a serious discussion. By him being MVP. He's smack dabbing Ocho. Let's have a real talk. Yeah. At the quarterback position, he's played the best quarterback thus far. I'm not saying he's the best quarterback. But he's played the best quarterback thus far. I'm not saying he's the best quarterback. But he's played the best quarterback so far, yeah.
Starting point is 00:16:12 Through nine weeks, if you look at the totality and what he's done, now this is back-to-back weeks, Ocho. As a rookie, he's got game-winning drive. One, he got a touchdown in 40 seconds. He had 46 on the clock. He did it in 40. Now, he throws a horrible interception seconds. He had 46 on the clock. He did it in 40. Yeah. Now, he throws a horrible interception.
Starting point is 00:16:29 And guess what he does? He say, no, don't worry about it. Don't worry about it. I got this. I got this. Listen, the funny thing about Stroud, this is crazy. Right now in the season, he has 2,626 passing yards,
Starting point is 00:16:39 15 touchdowns. We in week nine, he only threw his second interception today. That's it. His second interception today. That's it. His second interception was today. To be a rookie, to come into the NFL and have them put the ball in your hands
Starting point is 00:16:53 and say, you lead us. I'm not talking about cross the routes. I'm not talking about check down. I'm talking about digs, curls, corner routes, deep posts, streaks.
Starting point is 00:17:10 He's throwing everything from one to nine at a route tree. Yeah. He has so much poise in his ability to process the game, even in clutch situations, which he was able to do the past two weeks, to be able to do that at this level as a rookie is like he'd been here before and he's playing like a goddamn veteran. He is. He is. And that's the thing, Ocho, is that when they put the ball in his hand,
Starting point is 00:17:31 they're not running, running, okay, we're going to throw a third down. They say, nah, they'll throw it on first down. They'll throw it on any down, any area of the field. That's immense. That shows. He's shown them something in practice, in training camp, in OTAs, that we can't put enough on his plate
Starting point is 00:17:49 that he can't digest it. He's been phenomenal. And I'm not so sure. If you go back and look at the interception he threw, I think Dale is running a shallow. And he started to climb. You know on a shallow, if you climb, that guy gonna jet it. He gonna go up underneath it yeah
Starting point is 00:18:05 taylor brit yeah you came right up on you hey you got hey if that shallow if it's cool i don't know if he's supposed to do this now but but we ran the shallow we ran it from four to six you can run four yards you couldn't get deeper than six six yeah if you climb and all of a sudden you go eight to ten that db gonna jump up underneath underneath him and go the other way. That's exactly what he did. The Texans are 5-4, right? Yes. They're 5-4. They got five wins.
Starting point is 00:18:31 Let me give you their schedule if you don't have it. They got the Cardinals. They got the Titans twice. They got the Broncos, the Jets, and the Colts, along with the Browns at home. So me looking at it, they have a great opportunity to be, what, damn near 10-4?
Starting point is 00:18:50 They definitely probably going to be favorite over the Cardinals. They'll probably be favorite over the Titans. At least once. At least once? Yes. Broncos, a lot of this is going to be contingent, Ocho, on where they play.
Starting point is 00:19:06 If they get some of these – well, we know Titans are in the same division, so we know they're going to be home and away. So they're going to get one of those at home. They get the Browns at home. The Browns probably will be favored in that one. The defense. Yeah. Defense.
Starting point is 00:19:19 I'm going to be shocked if the Colts, especially if the Colts have to go to Houston and the Broncos have to go to Houston, that they'll be favored over the Texans. I have a question. Do you really? I mean, the fact that you played, do you really think home and away really matters that much? Because I'm thinking I'm just from my experience, I prefer playing away from home as opposed to being at home. It really didn't bother me.
Starting point is 00:19:39 I like I like the hostile environments. What about you? Well, I'm just saying for betting purposes. Oh, OK, OK? I'm just saying for betting purposes. Oh, okay, okay, okay. I'm just saying for betting purposes as being favored to win the game. Now, just because you're favored, it doesn't mean you're going to win the game because it's not like you get those points that the other team is favored by. So with that being said, but if you look at CJ and the way he's playing,
Starting point is 00:20:02 bro, you saw what Cincinnati did to the 49ers. We saw what they did to who that Seattle. I think that was Seattle that they played. And for a rookie to go in there, he out. He outplayed Joe Burrow. That's in Joe Burrow. Didn't play bad. No, he didn't play bad at all.
Starting point is 00:20:23 We had opportunity. We had we as a team, we had opportunities to win the game. It just it just didn't play bad. No, he didn't play bad at all. We had our opportunity. We, as a team, we had our opportunities to win the game. It just didn't fall in our favor. And I think the way it ended for the Bengals today, I tell you, I don't know why God put this on my heart. I think the game ended today purposely because we're going to be in a position later on, and Tyler Boyd is going to be in a position to get us into the playoffs. I just,
Starting point is 00:20:47 just the way that just with the way the game works for some reason, I just, I just know it. He wasn't supposed to catch that ball today. And what's going to happen. He's going to be in a position later on, and he's going to have an important catch that can get us into the playoffs. And we're going to make a run from that point on.
Starting point is 00:21:01 CJ Stroud told the athletic this week. I never drafted quarterback who didn't play another sport growing up. from that point on. C.J. Stroud told The Athletic this week, I'd never draft a quarterback who didn't play another sport growing up. I'd never draft a QB without talking to his teammates first. And I'd have to sit down with him and watch film. And I would make him explain, where do the rules stop? Where the instinct's kicking in.
Starting point is 00:21:20 Let that sink in for a second. He says, okay, son, you got our script here. Why? Right. Well, let me tell you what I saw. Let me tell you what I'm thinking. Because at some point in time,
Starting point is 00:21:32 that's, this is why the days of the Peyton Manning, then the Drew Brees and the Tom Brady, the statuesque guys that just place solely, mainly 90% from the pocket. It's over. You're going to have to get off script. Because you know what, Ocho? I'm going to call a play.
Starting point is 00:21:48 And you know what happened? Those X's on the other side, they start moving around. Oh, yeah. So what happens when I call a play and it breaks down and I need you, CJ, to go make a play? So he says, I want to be able to
Starting point is 00:22:04 explain to you. You see why I did that? Well, let me tell you what I saw. I saw this and I was like, okay, you know what? They're going to take one away. I can go to two, but I see they got two bracketed. So now he talks like a guy that's been in the league
Starting point is 00:22:22 five, six years. That ain't no rookie talk. Bro, did you hear what he said? I wouldn't draft a quarterback that didn't play another sport. I wouldn't draft a quarterback without talking to his teammates. And I want to sit down and watch film with him and make him explain to me. What are the rules, stops, and the instincts kick in? I'm like, wow. The one thing I do like about Stroud is he's a dual-threat quarterback,
Starting point is 00:22:43 but he's a pocket passer first. He runs when he has to run. Yeah. That's it. He's not just taking off just to take off. Listen, Noah Brown, Nico Collins, saving a day. And Tank Dale. Well, Tank Dale is special.
Starting point is 00:22:59 Tank Dale is special. They're going to be a really good, nice one-two combo for years to come. They played Tank Dale today. Ocho, you know that's the same Noah Brown that was in Dallas. It is? That is, yeah. Hey, I ain't even realize. Man, he balling.
Starting point is 00:23:19 Yeah, that's him. Yo, man. Hey, Noah Brown, I know you're going to see this. Boy, I see you, boy. I see you, boy. Sometimes the chain of scenery does wonders for you. Man, I salute you, homie. Someone named Doug Sanders just donated $100.
Starting point is 00:23:35 Do we know him? Do we know Doug? Doug. Doug, you got money. Doug donated $100? Sports Addict just donated $20. Ask us to recall the hardest hit we've ever taken. Oh, I know mine is.
Starting point is 00:23:51 Somebody caught you? I bet you got caught on the slant, too. Either a slant or a seam. I got caught on the overrides. I got two. Two. Rest his soul. Orlando Thomas.
Starting point is 00:24:03 I ran a far cross. Yeah. And check this out. What made it so bad He picked it So I'm going I'm looking for the ball like this He jumps up Knee catching me in the chin
Starting point is 00:24:16 I'm out I'm out Before I even hit the dirt Wait Alcohol? Before I hit the turf Wait Alcohol?
Starting point is 00:24:25 Out Out O-U-W-T Out Wait, alcohol? Wait, alcohol? Out. Out. O-U-W-T. Out. Picked it. But you know back there, Ocho, they come to the sideline, hey.
Starting point is 00:24:38 Smelling salt? Little smelling salt, little, you know, hey. How many fingers I got up? You know, they ain't do but one or two. Hey, you got a 50% chance. Oh, two. Okay, you good.
Starting point is 00:24:47 Go back in there. And then, and I got hit by the Raiders. I forget the linebacker's name. We were in a two tight end set. Right. Tiger said 12 personnel. And normally, I'm playing wide. Normally, I play Tiger.
Starting point is 00:25:03 But I'm playing wide in this situation. Chamberlain's playing the Tiger. They walk the Sam Backer. Anytime they walk the Sam Backer, what you thinking, Ocho, on another tight end? I'm thinking man. Man, yeah, obviously. That's the only reason he walked, though.
Starting point is 00:25:19 Check this out. So, the Tiger tight end is going to run a goal. I'm going to run a flat. It's cover two. Don't tell me the corner's sad. The corner is the same backer. The quarterback didn't see it? Didn't see it.
Starting point is 00:25:37 He's thinking the same. Ocho, he's thinking the same thing I'm thinking. They walk the same. I'm like, I'm going to catch. Hey, Ocho, I see that. Ocho, you know what I'm thinking? I say, ooh, that mean the mic got to cover me. I will catch this
Starting point is 00:25:51 flat rock. I will turn this thing up. Up for you. Oh, yeah. You running hard, Ocho. You pumping that head on him. Yeah. Man, Ocho. Ocho, I did this right here. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:26:07 Ocho, he hit me so hard, he knocked my helmet off. Bad. Wait, he didn't knock you out, though. You got up? I got up. I got up. I don't know how. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:26:23 I got a couple of things. I got hit. A dude, Ocho, I done took some licks. I took up. I got up. I don't know how. Yeah. I got a couple of things. I got hit a dude. Oh, I don't talk some legs. I took one. I caught a shallow cross. Oh, Joe. Got a block and turned up.
Starting point is 00:26:37 And by that time I had a fracture in my eye socket at the end of 95. So I was wearing a shield. Right. Oh, Joe. I caught it. I turned up. I didn't see dude. The safety came. Hit me dead in the side of my head. He said,. I didn't see dude. The safety came.
Starting point is 00:26:47 Hit me dead in the side of my head. He said, they said, hey, Red, that a way to bring the wood? And I'm thinking to myself, I'm laying on the ground. I said, what wood he brought? Ocho, he cracked my shield like a windshield. You know how hard it was to crack it? He cracked it. That's crazy.
Starting point is 00:27:03 He cracked it. We were crazy. He cracked it. We were playing the Browns. We were playing at home. I'll never forget this. And a lot of people remember, this is the era during the time where I had the blonde Mohawk. I'm in my prime now. I'll never forget. Two by two set.
Starting point is 00:27:19 Okay. You know, when you got two receivers on one side and it's third down, slant's coming. Oh, yeah. Double slant. Double slant's coming. Oh, yeah. Double slant. Double slant's coming. Man, I run the slant. Carson, I don't know if the ball might have slipped out of Carson's hand by accident, maybe a tad bit. The ball was too high.
Starting point is 00:27:35 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar couldn't have caught this ball. What do I do? You jump for it. I still jump anyway, trying to go get it. I'll never forget this, man. Brian Russell. Brian Russell, the safety for the Browns at the time, hit me up under my chin.
Starting point is 00:27:50 My helmet went flying one way. His blood gushing. My jersey. I'm knocked out on the field. I'm knocked out cold. Like, knocked out cold. I think he played for the Vikings too, Ocho. Check and see if Brian Russell played for the Vikings.
Starting point is 00:28:04 Because I think he got me too, Ocho. He did? I think he did. Listen Vikings too Ocho check and see if Brian Russell played for the Vikings cause I think he got me too Ocho he did? I think he did listen I was knocked out I'm talking about knocked out like when you in the boxing ring and somebody knock you out and you sleep I would sleep on the field then I'm not sure what happened after that in 2000
Starting point is 00:28:19 2002 he got me too Ocho he got unnecessary roughness. He talking about my bad. I said, what you mean your bad? You dirty mofo. No, he put his helmet right up under my chin on the scene round.
Starting point is 00:28:36 I had the stitches. You can still see. You can still see with the gas. I had a big gas. Then after the game, the media wanted to interview me. I'm still concussed. Like, I'm sure when they edit this and we talk about this, you can see me after interview me. I'm still concussed. I'm sure when they edit this and we talk about this, you can see me after the game. I'm still concussed.
Starting point is 00:28:50 All I want to know is how did Lee Barden do? You can tell I'm still woozy. Dude, I never, ever, ever, ever been hit like that again. Obviously, that's the hardest hit because I didn't see it coming. The stuff with Ray Lewis and stuff, I see those hits coming so you're able to tense your body and you embrace for it. That Brian Russell hit, nothing like that
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Starting point is 00:32:24 $2,500 a game. The Ravens, Lamar and the Ravens, they showed Ocho why they're hard to trust. With nine minutes left in the game, they're up 31-17. 31-17. Now, at one point in the fourth
Starting point is 00:32:40 quarter, the Ravens had a 97.1% chance of winning. Right. O ocho i think we owe it to ourselves we've got to have these conversations these very very tough difficult conversations about lamar we got to have them you saw what happened in pittsburgh a fumble and a pick yeah you saw what happened today ocho another pick six today late in the ball game ocho yeah now here see ocho when i get in here when i talk on television and you and i have these conversations in the day, Ocho. Another pick six today, late in the ballgame, Ocho. Now, see, Ocho, when I get in here, when I talk on television
Starting point is 00:33:07 and you and I have these conversations, I don't like to deal with conjecture. I don't like to deal with speculation, and I don't like to deal with innuendo. I like to deal with facts. Ten games into the season, Lamar Jackson has thrown as many touchdowns as Matt Jones.
Starting point is 00:33:23 Matt Jones got benched for the third time today. He's fumbled 10 times and lost five. He has as many turnovers as he has touchdowns. Now, this ain't no conjecture, Okoto. This ain't no speculation. This ain't innuendo. These are facts. Right.
Starting point is 00:33:42 And people don't want to have those conversations. Now, I'm telling you, he's thrown for as many touchdowns as Matt Jones. Matt Jones has been benched three times this year. He's fumbled 10 times, lost five.
Starting point is 00:33:56 Right. And he has as many turnovers as touchdowns. Remember, we talked about one thing, right? We talked about one thing. Is when you're turning the ball over, it's hard for you to overcome it, depending on who your team is and who you have at the helm or running the offense. So he's had 10 overs and lost five of them. Yeah. Ravens are still seven and three. Yes.
Starting point is 00:34:18 The Ravens are still seven and three and a top of the division. They have a very special defense. They have a very special defense. They have a very special defense. At one point in the game, the Ravens were up 24-9 early in the third quarter. Yes. The play from quarterback Deshaun Watson in the first half, it was ridiculous. It was 16 for 20, but 75, 79 yards and interception. Deshaun Watson in the second half who brought them boys back to life. He was 14 for 14 for 150 yards in a TD.
Starting point is 00:34:51 So was it really Lamar Jackson or the fact that Deshaun Watson and the Browns were able to turn things around and get themselves back in the game? So Deshaun Watson got a tie ball game and he didn't step on the field. So that pick six, was that Deshaun Watson? No, that pick six, that was a phenomenal tip ball that went in the air.
Starting point is 00:35:11 You can't control that. It was a tip ball. Ocho, Ocho. Go ahead. But see, this is what you do. So on that touchdown to Odell Beckham. So was that Lamar Jackson or was that Odell Beckham? Who gets the touchdown pass?
Starting point is 00:35:25 Hey, that was beautiful. Who gets the touchdown pass? Hey, that was beautiful. Who gets the touchdown pass? You see what you want to do? You want to give on a five-yard route, you want to give all the credit to the quarterback. And when it comes to the interceptions, we make all these excuses. I mean, it was the tip ball.
Starting point is 00:35:40 I'm just saying, these are facts, right? You watched the game. It was a fact, but it still is on Lamar Jackson. That is something that you can't control. That's a part of the game. You know, you throw a pass and a lineman tips it or a backer tips it and it gets picked off and goes the other way. Greg Newsom made a great play. There's nothing you can
Starting point is 00:35:56 do about that. Things like that happen. But again, the fact of the matter is the Ravens are still a great offense. Lamar is still very, very dynamic and giving his team an opportunity to win week in and week out because he is so special
Starting point is 00:36:10 at the quarterback position despite the turnovers, despite the interceptions. Ocho, you think, Ocho, 10 games into the season, you think you're going to be able to overcome come playoff time when your quarterback turns the ball
Starting point is 00:36:23 over that much? You think you're going to be able to overcome that? But you know what's a good thing ball over that much, you think you're going to be able to overcome that. But you know it's a good thing? You know it's a good thing? To get the mistakes and the turnovers out the way now. But if you could be 73 and still be sitting atop the AFC, going into
Starting point is 00:36:36 the tail end of the year, you're going to clean those mistakes up. So what happens when you clean those mistakes up? Then what? Ocho, what's Lamar's history in the playoffs? Remember the first time after the MVP season? He had five turnovers against Tennessee.
Starting point is 00:36:52 The next year, he goes to beat Tennessee. What happens when he's in the division around? He goes to Buffalo. He turns the ball over. Pittsburgh, a pick in the hand zone, he fumbled. Today, another pick. Indy, they lost to Indy.
Starting point is 00:37:08 Gardner Minshew, in the fourth quarter, they had an 88% chance of winning. Pittsburgh, Kenny Pickett, 90.2% chance of winning. Today, Deshaun, I grant it. And Deshaun still, I mean, this was probably the best Deshaun has looked as far as running the football, throwing the football also. That second half. That second half. And two of these three games, you're at home.
Starting point is 00:37:32 You got to win those. I mean, come on, Ocho, you got to win that. And let me tell you why you got to win those games. Because who's your quarterback? Lamar Jackson. That's why you got to win those games. If that was – if it looked, we're not even talking about this,
Starting point is 00:37:46 if this, uh, Zach Wilson, or this, if this is, you know, somebody else, right. Because he's so dynamic because we have such expectations because he is a
Starting point is 00:37:57 former MVP. Right. You know, the greater the accomplishments, the more expectations come along, come along with it. Yeah. And I,
Starting point is 00:38:03 I think even, even Lamar even understands that. But the funny thing about this is crazy stat. You know, I was watching the Browns when playing an AFC opponent and trailing by 14 points before today's game, they were 0-59-1. Yes. 0-59-1 when trailing by 14 and managed to come out with a W. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:38:27 That's crazy. Yeah. I mean, Lamar didn't have a good day throwing. He missed Zay Flowers early in the game for a touchdown. He overshot him. He had a bad underthrow on another because he had two picks. One was a pick six and one was a little early in the game. Right.
Starting point is 00:38:41 But he has to clean those things up because this might be as wide open as we've seen the afc in a while yeah kansas city is not the invisible the immortal kansas city that we're used to seeing over the last three to four years they can be beat they can be beat we just saw the 49ers who was on the three game losing street go beat the breaks off Jacksonville. We saw Tennessee. We saw, excuse me, not Tennessee. We just saw the Texans with a rookie quarterback go to the jungle, and the guy stared down Joe Burrow.
Starting point is 00:39:17 So there are no, like, invincibles out there. Nah. So this might be, this is the opportunity for Lamar and the Ravens. But I am, I will say this, Ojo, I was surprised that how well the Browns moved the ball. Even though that pick six. Yes, yes, yes. I was very surprised at how well they moved the ball.
Starting point is 00:39:43 Breeze just donated $20 and asked, what's one player y'all hated going against? One player hated going against? That's a good one. When I think about the landscape of the NFL, especially during my day, it would always probably be the Steelers, the Steelers, or the Ravens, obviously.
Starting point is 00:40:01 But I got up for that. James Harrison, Ike Taylor, Deshae Townsend. But see, you ain't have to block James. Try blocking Reggie White at 228. Try blocking Bruce Smith. Try blocking Michael Strahan.
Starting point is 00:40:18 That's bad for you, bro. I got Derek Thomas, Kevin Green. I got Leslie O'Neal, Howie Long, Greg Townsend. All of them in my division. Yeah, but you have to think, I did all the trash talking through the week, so I had 11 people trying to knock my head off, trying to kill me at every given time. And I enjoyed that.
Starting point is 00:40:41 I enjoyed that. I waited till the game. We had some battles because rest his soul Cortez Kennedy, Chester McLaughlin. Oh, Cortez. Yeah, Chester was in Seattle. I was in Denver. Chet was at Kansas City and the Raiders.
Starting point is 00:40:56 Later was a teammate of mine. But those were some battles. I mean, I don't think you really hated going against anybody. I think you welcomed the opportunity because you know what was in front of you. You know what's at stake, especially playing, especially if it was a division rival. Some guys that you weren't familiar with, you only saw them like once every two to three years. Right.
Starting point is 00:41:15 So you weren't kind of familiar with those guys. You kind of didn't know what to expect. Are they going to play snap the whistle or snap the after the whistle? Right. So you really kind of didn't know what to expect. Right. So I just, you know, hey, guys, how we doing this thing today? We going snap the whistle, snap the after the whistle, so you really kind of didn't know what to expect. So I just would, you know, hey guys, how we doing this thing today? We going snap the whistle, snap the after the whistle, because I'm going, hey, I'm ready for you.
Starting point is 00:41:32 Whatever you want to do. Yeah, because I got to make sure, I'm going to give it, I'm going to play for Shippen and Hamlin, because I'm going to make sure you get this itch back. Oh yeah, you're going to get it back now. You do all this cheap shotting, don't think I ain't going to get you back. I'm going to get you back. The Chargers lose 41-38 do all this cheap shot don't think i ain't gonna get you back right i'm gonna get you back uh the chargers lose 41 38 and you know games like this when it's going up and down you know turner was
Starting point is 00:41:51 gonna cost you the ball game oh yeah uh oh i'm gonna say this and i don't really advocate for anybody to lose their job no don't do that brandon staley no don't do that. But Brandon Staley is a defensive guy. He got the job even though his defense was middle of the pack when he was at the range. The Chargers have gave up 500 yards of offense for the second time this season, and they've given up at least 475 four times. A defense that got Khalil Mack, Joey Bosa, Derwin James, Asante Samuel Jr., Kenneth Murray, Sebastian Day. Derwin James.
Starting point is 00:42:33 That's unacceptable, Ocho. Take off what you got. It is. Listen, it's unacceptable, but again, they were playing Jared Goff and the very, very, very, very, very, very, very hot Detroit Lions who are on a roll right now. They're on a roll offensively. Amon St. Brown, Jameer Gibbs, David Montgomery. Stop playing. Stop playing.
Starting point is 00:42:56 So I get it. I get it. Giving up 533 yards of offense, even though Brandon Stadium defense, they're ranked 24. They're at the bottom of the pack, too. Yeah. But how? I don't know. Oh, Joe, you got Khalil Mack, who's the defensive player of the year.
Starting point is 00:43:12 You got Joey Bosa. You got Derwin James. You got Kenneth Murray. You got Asante Samuel Jr. You got Sebastian Day. The funny thing about it is all the names sound beautiful. It looks great on paper. But then you have to go out there and execute Brandonon stanley's defense and that just ain't happening it's just not happening
Starting point is 00:43:35 yeah now you getting to my point see yeah often the office is good though yes I mean Keenan Allen what 11 for a buck 75 he's gone haywire the last 3-4 weeks yeah I mean
Starting point is 00:43:52 Eckler gonna get you gonna get you a touchdown he's a fantasy guy if you draft him he's gonna win you a lot of fantasy draft yeah but this is
Starting point is 00:43:59 I mean the offense I mean you look at them they go up and down the field too but in a game like this one turnover I mean Herbert turned the ball over once and that up and down the field too. But in a game like this, one turnover, I mean, Herbert turned the ball over once, and that kind of was the difference in the ball game. Because you look late in the ball game,
Starting point is 00:44:11 the Lions moved right up the field. To leave Raymond ran right up the field, 41-yard completion, boom. Walk-off field goal. Game over. Yes! So, obviously, really both sides. Well, obviously, the Lions defense wasn't playing really well at all
Starting point is 00:44:25 because they also gave up 31-38. We had 38 points. 41-38. Because they gave up 38 points. Yeah. 41-38 was the final. They played bad, too. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:44:36 But see, I got the ball last. See, I know my defense bad, but guess what? They not on the field. I ain't asking my defense to stop you. Right, right, right. You got to ask your sorry defense to stop you. You gotta ask your sorry defense to stop me. That's crazy. When I think about it,
Starting point is 00:44:51 when you look at the roster, especially what Brandon Staley has to work with defensively, they should be dominating. A defense like that should be doing what the Ravens or the Browns are doing. They should be in the upper echelon or top five in defense with that type of roster. But it's just not, it's not panning out.
Starting point is 00:45:08 Why it's not panning out? Maybe they need to change what they run. Maybe they need to change something up. The Cowboys do a demolition job on the Giants. The Cowboys have outscored the Giants 89 to 17. CeeDee Lamb in his last 11 games, 11 catches, a buck 51, one touchdown. 11 for 191, 12 for buck 51, one touchdown. 11 for 191. 12 for 158, two touchdowns.
Starting point is 00:45:29 Dak Prescott. Go ahead. Can you give Dak Prescott his flowers? Say Dak Prescott is a top five quarterback in the NFL. Can you say that for me? Stop it. So, hold on. Do me a favor.
Starting point is 00:45:40 Don't do that. Just give Dak his flowers for me, please. Dak Prescott is a top five quarterback in the NFL right now. Ocho. So, okay. So, you're taking him over Mahomes? You're taking him over Joe Burrow? No.
Starting point is 00:45:54 Hold on. Who else? Jalen. You're taking him over Jalen Hurts? No. You're taking him over Lamar Jackson? Okay. Now we're getting a little iffy.
Starting point is 00:46:04 We're getting a little iffy. I'll just ask you a simple question. Ain't no iffy. You said he top five. I just named four quarterbacks. Are you taking him over Lamar? Yes or no? Okay, let's make it.
Starting point is 00:46:11 He's number five, then boom. Now what? Now what you got? Now, yeah, yeah. Now what you got? Me, personally, I'm not taking Dak over Trevor Lawrence. What? I'm not taking.
Starting point is 00:46:22 You taking him over Jared Goff? Yo. You taking him over Jared Goff? Yo. You taking him over Jared Goff? Yes or no? You got a cold? You taking him over Jared Goff? Yes or no? Right now? Right now? I don't like when you do that. Why are you trying to discredit what Dak
Starting point is 00:46:40 did today? You told me Dak was the top five. I named you six quarterbacks. I like Dak top the top five. I named you six quarterbacks. I like Dak top five right now. I said, you know, I'm cold in here. Let me, let me, I'm cold. I like Dak top five right now. Because I'm trying to understand how you're going to argue the fact.
Starting point is 00:46:56 How you're going to argue the fact. You're taking him over CJ Stroud? Listen, come on, don't do the rookie like that. Why you going? Yes or no? Don't do that. Yes or no Don't do that Yes or no Let me tell you something real quick
Starting point is 00:47:08 Listen to me real quick Stay with me now Stay with me, baby CDA Dak Prescott 26 for 35 404 yards 4 TDs
Starting point is 00:47:16 1 interception He only played 3 quarters Top 5 Ocho Ocho Top 5 Ocho Give him the flowers Top five. Ocho. Give him his flowers.
Starting point is 00:47:26 It's okay. What's his name? Danny DeVito. Danny DeVito done played two games and they got 100 yards passing. What they got? Listen. They ain't got nothing to do with that.
Starting point is 00:47:36 That's the Giants problem. We ain't got nothing to do with that. The Dallas Cowboys came in town to play the New York Giants. Yeah. We ain't got nothing to do with their roster. We ain't got nothing to do with their roster. We ain't got nothing to do with their injuries. We got to go there and do our job.
Starting point is 00:47:50 You'll be the crippled man. So you'll be the crippled man. Man that can't sleep. Got no arm. You'll fight him and beat him down. Somebody ain't got nothing to do with me. He should have been talking ass. He shouldn't have got his ass.
Starting point is 00:48:02 Hey, don't get your ass in the ring if you don't want your ass whooped. Oh, man. Oh, that's a shame, Ocho. The Cowboy, look. The Cowboy, the first drive, red zone. They got stopped on the goal line. Dak threw a pick. But once they got rolling, they did a number on the Giant.
Starting point is 00:48:19 They did a number on the Giant. But see, Ocho, this is what I tell. This is what you're supposed to do. A team that you're better than, you're supposed to beat the brakes off of. Why are you acting like you just didn't see Dackton play well last week against the Eagles? And what did he do when the rubber
Starting point is 00:48:35 needed to meet the road? When I needed a touchdown? When I absolutely needed it on the... What did he give me? Did the Cowboys not have a chance you told you told hello i got a chance to win the lottery how many times you to play the lottery you won you got a chance to win every time i ain't never played it well you got a chance to win every time so we so we're gonna continue to do we so we're not going to give Dakis Flowers for his performance today?
Starting point is 00:49:07 He played exceptionally. Top five. On whose list? On yours? No, everybody's list. Give me your top five. Name your top five quarterbacks. Name your top five quarterbacks. We just did. I named them. You name them. Give me yours.
Starting point is 00:49:22 Okay. I'm going Joe Burrow first. Then Patrick Mahomes. The mere fact that you got Joe Burrow in front of Patrick Mahomes, your list is disqualified. Now, you just told me you said my list. Now, how you going to change my list? I can't take you serious.
Starting point is 00:49:38 You're going to put a guy of a two-time league MVP, a two-time Super Bowl MVP, and a guy that's never won the award, and you're going to put him in front of him. How can I take your list serious? Okay. Patrick Mahomes, here. Make you happy. Patrick Mahomes. I already won this.
Starting point is 00:49:53 You know what? They say in Japan, when somebody dishonors someone in the family, they turn their back on them. Hey, I would turn my back, but I ain't finished cutting the back of my head. Yeah, show them that swatch you left up there. I think like a topical man. I ain't finished cutting my head, man.
Starting point is 00:50:20 Okay, but go ahead. I want to get your top five quarterbacks. Okay, you got Joe Burrow. Okay, no, no Joe Burrow All jokes aside Obviously we know Patrick Mahomes is always first Based on everything he's accomplished to this point I like Joe first Obviously Josh Allen
Starting point is 00:50:35 Jalen Hurts And then I go Lamar Jackson Dak Lamar Jackson, Dak 5A, 5B if I can do that Because it's my list. Yeah, it's your list. Okay, I'm just saying.
Starting point is 00:50:50 That shouldn't be an argument. It's very fair to the way he's played at that point in the season. When I went to the fair, I got a candy apple, I got cotton candy, I rode the merry-go-round. I petted a goat one time at the fair. I ain't trying to be fair. Give me a list. See, that's your problem. You're trying to be fair.
Starting point is 00:51:05 You're trying to fit everybody's feelings. I gave it to you. I gave it to you. I gave it to you. Deck top five, though. Okay. I ain't going that far, but okay. So, still, they haven't got their running game, man. The Cowboys.
Starting point is 00:51:23 Are you okay with their running game? Yeah. Because I thought they would be better. You remember how well Pollard ran the ball last year? And you remember last year when they got the ball down there? That was Zeke. I think Zeke had 12 rushing touchdowns. Downs last year, yeah.
Starting point is 00:51:37 He wasn't the explosive player that he was his first couple years in the league, but he was a plow horse. He was no longer a thoroughbred. He was a plow horse, and he could plow the ball into the end zone. I think they missed that. I really do. I really think they missed Zeke. I mean, listen, they're running the ball efficient.
Starting point is 00:51:54 I mean, efficient. We're running the ball efficient. They're not using the run to open up the pass because the pass is exceptionally well. Gallup playing well. Gallup played well today. Brandon Cook played exceptionally well. Brandon Cook played exceptionally well. Brandon Cook played exceptionally well. CeeDee Lamb is on a goddamn tear.
Starting point is 00:52:10 Yeah. So at that point, when you got to pick your poison on who to stop, do you even need to run a game? Is it a factor? You need it. I mean, you do need it, but I'm just saying, it hasn't been a factor to this point. Obviously, when you get to the playoffs,
Starting point is 00:52:23 it's going to be a different ball game. Well, I mean, consider that they lost three games, so they lost three games doing something. Did they run the ball against the Arizona Cardinals? Did they run the ball against the 49ers? Did they run the ball against the Eagles? Hmm. Hmm.
Starting point is 00:52:39 Ocho, we got 19,000 people watching. What? 19,000? Yep. Well, I can't wait. I can't wait till we give away this $250 19,000 people watching. What? 19,000? Yeah. Well, I can't wait. Why can't wait till we give away this $250K, boy? Yeah. Yeah, I don't even know 19,000 people.
Starting point is 00:52:53 Oh, so I just want to know, okay, here's the thing. We got a poll up. We want to know which is more inconsistent. Anthony Davis, Lamar Jackson, McDonald's ice cream machine, or Dak Prescott? That's a good one. I didn't want to know.
Starting point is 00:53:09 The people wanted a poll. The people said give us a poll. You want to know what the most inconsistent was out of all those? McDonald's ice cream machine being broken. That's a fact. We're going to let the people decide. I ain't letting you decide. Don't let the people decide. I ain't letting you decide.
Starting point is 00:53:25 Don't let the people decide. Yeah, we're going to do it. I ain't going to do it. They know it's the ice cream machine. They know it is. No, it's not. AD is not inconsistent. It's not for you to decide. You're not a caller. The people don't know. Yeah, they do.
Starting point is 00:53:41 They don't know. So now they don't watch sports now. Everybody you just named is elite at their position. Inconsistent could also be a quality or a trait. No, because you can't be elite and inconsistent because you wouldn't even be in the conversation if you weren't consistent. Hold on. Who said Dak is elite? Who said that? What?
Starting point is 00:54:02 You're trying to tell me Dak ain't elite? I ain't trying to. I've been told you that. Ain't nobody think Dak elite. Ain't nobody think Dak elite. Stop playing, man. What are you talking about, man? Dak is top five.
Starting point is 00:54:12 What are you talking about, man? Dak is not elite. Who? Oh, you know what? You're going to have to stop this. You're going to have to get this man to stop playing. Give me the poll. Give me the poll.
Starting point is 00:54:21 If Dak, you know what we do, we put it to them. No, no, no. No, no, no. Stop it. People don't even like the Cowboys. Exactly. They're not going to be fair. They're not going to be fair. They're hating because it's the Cowboys.
Starting point is 00:54:33 Liberty City. Did y'all have FFA in Liberty City? Future Farmers of America. FAA? Yeah, FFA. Future Farmers of America. Because I go to the fair. You know, we had a cow show, goat show,
Starting point is 00:54:46 hog show, pigs, cattle. We got the Dade County Youth Fair. We got a Dade County Youth Fair. They got a pet zoo. Talk about Dak and Elite, man. He's not. He's not. He's not Elite, Ocho. He's good, but he's not Elite. not man he's not elite oh joe hey he's good let me take let me tell you something
Starting point is 00:55:08 cd lamb the last three games who's the one throwing in the ball that's the one throwing him the ball so that's what so that's what we're basing it on i'm not i'm just asking the question who is the one throwing the ball that okay the same one has been sorting throwing him the ball that when he the one throwing the ball? That. Okay. The same one that's been throwing him the ball when he went out in the first round. That same guy throwing the ball. That turned the ball over. That same guy.
Starting point is 00:55:33 Wait. Wait. He's the only person turning the ball over? We ain't talking about everybody. I see Josh Allen turning the ball over. See, you say you're that, and I see what you want to do. I mean, but you use it. You talk about people turning the ball over like other people don't turn the ball over, too.
Starting point is 00:55:46 You say you. I think Josh Adams don't turn the ball over. Are we talking about Dak or are we talking about somebody else? Now, you want to bring somebody else in the play. You're using examples. You're using the example about Dak turning the ball over when everybody else did. Didn't you just talk about Lamar turning the ball over? Didn't Deshaun Watson turn the ball over?
Starting point is 00:56:02 Didn't Joe Burrow turn the ball over today? I mean, what are you saying? That does not make it. He's still a team. 75% says no. See, that 75% is a goddamn lie and they don't like America's team. That's 3,000. That's 3,000 people. We got 3,000 votes.
Starting point is 00:56:18 No. They just don't like the Cowboys. I started to put yes, no, hell no. And that would have been 82%. Listen, Hunk, you got to get a man in flowers, baby. You ain't got no choice. Ocho, 25 or 36 full form, exceptional.
Starting point is 00:56:36 But when you lack the... See? You see? Remember I told you last week, don't you want to finish that 374 off with a great day and a win? You see? Why would I be... Why am I impressed with to finish that 374 off with a great day and a win you see why would i be why am i impressed with that throwing for 374 i just watched sam how the week before throw for 397 and four touchdowns against the very defense that that press got through for 374 but you want me to be impressed so i guess sam how is elite because he threw for three 974 touchdowns because it seems
Starting point is 00:57:05 to me to you that numbers all it is is numbers. Nothing else. When we judge a quarterback, don't we base everything off statistics, right? No, no, no. That's only a part of it. Isn't that what we do? Mahomes with those
Starting point is 00:57:22 statistics, minus those MVPs, minus those Super Bowll is not Patrick Mahomes. Because we've seen a lot of quarterback put up great numbers. Tony Romo put up numbers. So is Tony Romo, was Tony Romo elite? Was Tony Romo elite?
Starting point is 00:57:39 I don't know. I don't remember that. I don't remember that far back. Hold on, let me call. I got to call somebody because all of a sudden Ocho can't talk. Damn. I'm saying I don't remember that far back. Hold on, let me call. I got to call somebody because all of a sudden Ocho can't talk. Damn. I don't remember that far back. I'm calling. I'm about to call 911.
Starting point is 00:57:51 Dad was elite. I ain't talking about dads. You see how you try to shift it? I don't know about... I'm talking about the quarterback. I'm talking about Tony Romo. Was Tony Romo elite? Yes or no?
Starting point is 00:58:05 I don't remember his stats. Now you remember. Was Tony Romo elite? You was in the league when Tony Romo played. No, I wasn't. I don't even think I even played the Cowboys. I played the Cowboys. That ain't got nothing to do with whether or not you was in the league.
Starting point is 00:58:20 I mean, when I'm in the league, I'm not paying attention to the quarterbacks on other teams. I was focused on my quarterback, Carson, who was elite during his tenure. Well, y'all could, hey, you could have focused on a lot of stuff. It wasn't like y'all would get geared up and make deep playoff run. Y'all, you could have been focusing on some other stuff. Stop it. You followed the league. You followed other receivers.
Starting point is 00:58:38 You saw what Daz was doing. Well, how you know what Daz was doing? How you know Daz was elite? Who was throwing him the ball? Who was throwing Daz was doing? How do you know Daz was elite? Who was throwing him the ball? Who was throwing Daz the ball? When Daz was allegedly, supposedly elite, who was throwing him the ball? Tony Romo. Okay, so how do you know?
Starting point is 00:58:52 You say you didn't follow this lead. You didn't follow nobody. I saw the highlights on ESPN. Exactly. Exactly. I saw the highlights on ESPN. Daz was on ESPN every week. I just want to make sure I'm hearing you correctly.
Starting point is 00:59:04 You never broke down tape of the Cowboys offense going against somebody's defense. Why would I break down the tape of – no. Because it's a part of the game footage. It's a part of the game. You get four games, and they break down four games. Yeah, the past four. Oh, yeah. It just so happened I never had the...
Starting point is 00:59:25 Matter of fact, once. No, no, no. How much is it? Once, when T.O. was with the Cowboys. How you know? So who was throwing T.O. the ball? Tony Romo. Oh, damn.
Starting point is 00:59:36 All of a sudden, you remember who Tony Romo was. You go from not being in the league when Tony Romo was in the league to all of a sudden, you know Tony Romo was throwing the ball. You asked me, was Tony Romo elite? I said, I don't know, because I wasn't watching him play. I remember the people he was throwing to, though. I know the receivers. Oh, interesting.
Starting point is 00:59:55 Tony Romo, hold on. Dan Brown. Are you saying Tony Romo wasn't elite? I'm asking you. What, he wasn't elite? I asked you. No, I don't think so. What do you mean?
Starting point is 01:00:04 How are you supposed to know? I don't know. I don you. No, I don't know. What you mean? How you supposed to know? I don't know. I don't play for the Cowboys. I ain't play for the Cowboys. I'm asking you. Was Tony Romo elite? I can see you're a receiver. No. No. Tony Romo was not elite. What was he? What was he then? He was a good quarterback. That's it? That's it. What you want me to say?
Starting point is 01:00:20 So what is Dak? You want me to lie? So what is Dak? Dak is a good quarterback all right not top five when is the last time the cowboys had elite quarterback that you felt was elite when they was winning super bowls oh so 1995-94 when troy acheman and they had this okay emmy yeah i mean it is what it is all right it is what it is. It is what it is, Ocho. Okay. Ocho, you do realize that throughout the history, no matter how great it was, and I played in the 90s and played a little bit in the 2000s. Yes, sir.
Starting point is 01:00:54 There's only been a handful of elite quarterbacks. The league is not littered. There are not seven, eight, ten elite quarterbacks. There never have been. I understand that. Not at a given time. I understand that. Not over history, yes. But at a given time. Not over history, yes. But at a given time, no. I understand that. I understand that.
Starting point is 01:01:12 Okay. 5,000. Ooh, Ocho, this thing going the other way. What happened? 5,000 people voted. If Dak and Lee 76% say no. I ain't got nothing to do with me. I ain't got no... I can't even vote if I wanted to. Sometimes, you know, I think the people are biased
Starting point is 01:01:30 just because they're not fond of Jerry Jones and the Cowboys. I think people are not voting based on his play. You know. Really? Ocho. People are voting with emotion. They voting with emotion, not here't. Really? Ocho, you know what? You know what? People are voting with emotion. They voting with emotion, not here, not logic.
Starting point is 01:01:49 Ocho, you know, a lot of people are saying the same thing, that you vote because you don't want to hurt nobody's feelings. What do you mean? Why would I hurt
Starting point is 01:01:57 anybody's feelings? Because you concerned. I'm looking. I'm looking. I'm looking at what he's doing. This is elite shit. I'm looking. I'm not blind. I'm not blind. I saw looking. I'm looking. I'm looking at what he's doing. This is elite shit. I'm looking. I'm not blind.
Starting point is 01:02:08 I'm not blind. I saw it. I saw it with my own eyes today. I saw it. I saw it 26 for 35 for 404 and four TDs. So let me ask you a question. I saw it. So if a guy, so let's just say for the sake of argument, guy goes, you know who, so who
Starting point is 01:02:22 has the most receiving yards in a game? Flipper Anderson. 339, right? Yeah. Is he elite? Were they elite? I'm not sure. He just had a great game that day.
Starting point is 01:02:34 Oh! You see how you did that, Ocho? You see how you did that? Thank you. Okay. I see what you mean. Now you make my point. There's levels to this.
Starting point is 01:02:49 I see what you're doing. Yeah, there's levels to it, but Dak is doing it consistently. When? Yeah. Yeah. Look at it. We're in week nine.
Starting point is 01:02:58 Look at his numbers throughout the season. All I know. Look at his numbers week to week. I was looking at the numbers in Arizona. I was looking at the numbers in San Francisco week I was looking at the numbers at Arizona I was looking
Starting point is 01:03:06 at the numbers at San Francisco I was looking at the numbers at the Eagles at some point in time hey them big numbers
Starting point is 01:03:11 hold on hold on hold on you said you said early in the season when they was losing right
Starting point is 01:03:16 when your when your defense is not getting you turnovers and taking the ball back for you and you gotta score points so now the offense and Dak is scoring points.
Starting point is 01:03:26 We got 20,000. We got 20,000 live. Go ahead. We got who? We got 20,000 live viewers right now. Hey, y'all. I love y'all. We'll be giving that 250K away in a minute.
Starting point is 01:03:37 But now the offense is scoring points. Now you're moving the goalposts. No. And that's another issue. Ocho, Ocho. No, listen to what I said I said the offense was scoring but the defense was giving them
Starting point is 01:03:49 short fields, special teams was giving them short fields can you give me DeVito's numbers today DeVito, for four minutes in the fourth quarter they had 17 yards passing really? Ocho they had 17 yards passing. Really? Ocho, really?
Starting point is 01:04:07 17 yards passing. Really, Ocho? In the NFL game, 17 yards passing, I think four minutes to go in the fourth quarter. You're making my point, Ocho. You don't, unbeknownst to you, you didn't even realize,
Starting point is 01:04:19 but you're making my point. Yeah, I'm trying to show you the difference in why Dak is elite. Because he wouldn't have no goddamn 17 goddamn yards passing so you basing Dak against Danny DeVito I mean Tommy DeVito really Ocho is that what we
Starting point is 01:04:32 gonna do who did the cowboy play today the Giants thank you who's the quarterback for the Giants the little Giants that movie the movie the little Giants that's who they play today who was the quarterback for the Giants today? Tommy DeVito.
Starting point is 01:04:47 Okay. That's who was out there. That's who was going against Dak. Dak is in no control of that. He can't control who he has to go out and do his job. The fact that... What's his name? Tommy DeVito?
Starting point is 01:05:02 No, the one who got hurt towards ACL. Who? Josh, you. who got hurt towards ACL. Josh. Josh who? Is it Dave game? No, no. I'm talking about the Giants quarterback that got hurt. Oh, you're talking about Daniel Jones. Daniel Jones. I'm talking about Josh. Oh, yeah.
Starting point is 01:05:18 Okay. If Daniel Jones was there, you think the results would have been different? No, because I don't think he's that good either. Okay. I just want to see's that good either. Okay. I just want to see what you're going to say. Ocho, dude was 14 of 27, 86 yards,
Starting point is 01:05:31 two touchdowns and a pick. 86 yards in an NFL game. Well, that was better than a week ago because he was minus one yard. He had less yards passing than me and I ain't leaving my house. So what does that tell you about the New York Giants they're not good
Starting point is 01:05:48 they're not good they're not good at all what does that tell you about the importance of the quarterback position in the NFL on why Dak is elite it's the most important position of all the sports but that don't mean just because somebody's playing good that don't mean he's elite. I don't think Dak is elite.
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Starting point is 01:09:40 against the Colts. Yeah. Matt Jones threw an interception in the fourth quarter near the end zone. And Coach Belichick benched him, inserted Bailey Zappi in the final 152. And then Zappi threw an interception
Starting point is 01:09:56 after a fake spike, a fake snap. Oh, I don't get what Coach Belichick is doing. Did he try to pull that damn arena snap and throw it and it got picked off? Oh, I don't get what Coach Belichick is doing. Did he try to pull that damn arena snap and throw it and it got picked off? Mm-hmm. Do you know how, I'm not going to use the word traumatizing, do you know how demoralizing it is for your confidence to be benched, just in general, but to be benched three times? Three times. Your starting quarterback benched three times, three times,
Starting point is 01:10:25 your starting quarterback benched three times, you have no confidence at all. Zero. Well, he ruined him last year when he inserted defense, a special teams coach and a defensive coordinator
Starting point is 01:10:38 as his offensive coordinator. And neither one had ever called an offensive snap. Right. But see, that's the arrogance of Coach Belichick because, see, that's when you think you're so arrogant, you're so good, it doesn't matter.
Starting point is 01:10:51 Right. See, he always thought it was his system. He didn't realize how good the players that he actually had. Those guys, the Ty Longs and the Willie McGinnis and the Richard Seymours and the Rodney Harrison and the Teddy Bruschis and the Vince Woolfolk, those guys, the Asante Samuels, those guys were really, really good. He thought it was his system.
Starting point is 01:11:12 He didn't realize how good Edelman and, well, obviously, Brady goes without saying. But he didn't realize. And people look at those guys, and because they're not Reggie White and because they're not Jerry Rice and because they're not this. Well, no, no, no, no. They fit perfect for that system. System. And now he doesn't have that talent caliber play. That system is still there.
Starting point is 01:11:36 The Patriot way is still there. Unless they move the Patriot where they practice at, where they play at, where the building is at. Everything is still in place except the caliber of players that he used to get. And what I really think it is, again, I'm going to go back to the quarterback position and importance and understanding the centerpiece that was always there. So if you look at the Patriots over the past, the previous 20 years, Tom Brady was there. If you understand the centerpiece, Brady was always there. Everything else was interchangeable year in, year out. Everything always seemed to change except that one centerpiece.
Starting point is 01:12:12 So I think really the Patriot way in the system that Belichick had in place, it went hand in hand because he had a special centerpiece in Tom Brady that made everything go. Yes. Everything goes. So it didn't matter what changed around him. As long as Brady is there, that Patriot way and that system was able to function at a high level, regardless of what came in and what went out. Yes. They had really good defenses.
Starting point is 01:12:35 And what could happen is that Brady might not be playing his best game, but the defense would hold, make you settle for field goals instead of getting the ball into the end zone. They would get a costly turnover, and then Brady would always, Brady was always great at finding a way to win the game. Be it touchdown or getting them in field goal range, and then he had Adam Minotieri, who's an all-time, all-century team. They had Gostkowski, who did a great job
Starting point is 01:13:05 until he missed that PAT in Denver, and it shook his confidence. But you're right. They had some really, really good players. I'm not saying any of those guys were Bruce Smith or Derek Thomas or Ray Lewis or Ed Reed, but they didn't have to be. They had parts,
Starting point is 01:13:24 and that part made up a tremendous unit. But they had the big joker, which was Tom Brady, and he could overcome a lot. A lot. Coach Belichick is still standing up there being smug, being arrogant. But that's just him. That's just him, though. But guess what?
Starting point is 01:13:46 But guess what? You ain't got that dog behind you to back that bull jive up. Now, eventually, guess what? See, you got to win to keep people listening to what you got to say. Right. So, based on his history and what he's done in the past and being able to win so much throughout the years, it doesn't matter. Does that all that's out the window now?
Starting point is 01:14:08 No, this is pro sports. You're paid to win in pro sports. You don't get lifetime deal. Coach K got a lifetime deal. Pat's rest of soul. Pat Summit got a lifetime deal. Coach Smith get a lifetime deal. And as long as you don't become what Bobby Knight became, you can
Starting point is 01:14:26 stay in those places for perpetuity. Okay. In pro sports? Oh, no. Oh, no. Because guess what? We paid you for that. Mr. Kraft has paid that man handsomely. Now, when I'm paying you, I'm paying you based on what you're going to do.
Starting point is 01:14:42 I don't pay you for what you did. Well, listen, I think Mr. Kraft has to also understand if you look at your roster and look what Belichick has to work with, especially the quarterback position. Coach Belichick picking them. Every player that come through that door, you're there for one reason. Why are you there, Ocho? You was in that organization for a year.
Starting point is 01:15:00 If you go to New England, why are you in New England? When? No, no, no, no. I know why you're there, but who put you there? Mike Brown. No, no, no. Mike Brown. No, no. Mike Brown. He's in Cincinnati. There ain't no Mike Brown.
Starting point is 01:15:19 He put me there. No, no, no. You can't trade. You can't make a trade to a team if the team doesn't accept the trade. You and I both know everything that comes in or out of New England, it has Coach Belichick's blessing. From the paperclips to the stapler to the fax machine to the emails, nothing goes in or out without that man's blessing.
Starting point is 01:15:44 So don't give me about the level of talent of Smith because he's picking a talent. He said he wanted to cook the grocery. He wanted to buy the grocery. He wanted to make the dish. Wait, wait, but the difficult part, the difficult part that you are missing, in order for that train to keep
Starting point is 01:16:00 rolling, you got to have a quarterback. You have to have a good, efficient quarterback. Pick him! Who's picking the quarterbacks? Ochoa! You know how hard it is to find a good quarterback? Do you know how difficult that is? You just said it yourself.
Starting point is 01:16:16 It is never a bunch of elite quarterbacks at one time in the NFL. It's never. Never, it never is. You got lucky with Tom when you had Drew Bledsoe. So now you may have been lucky. So we may need to take some of that credit that we was giving Coach Belichick and give a little bit more of it to Tom Brady.
Starting point is 01:16:37 I think everybody was giving it to Tom Brady anyway because Tom is the one that made that train. I mean, if you watch football and understand the game, even the casual fan can see it was more Brady than it was Belichick. But here's the thing. Who was picking the Gronkowskis? Who was picking the Vince Warfolks? Who was picking those guys?
Starting point is 01:16:58 Who was picking the Richard Seymours? Who was picking the Julian Edelmans? Who was making the trade for Wes Welker? Who was bringing in Amendola? Who is drafting all those guys? So basically what I'm seeing and what I'm hearing is he has a thing for eye and understanding and knowing talent has been doing his justice, do justice for Robert Kraft and that organization. And just now all of a sudden the picks he's been getting just haven't panned out.
Starting point is 01:17:24 They haven't panned out the way you want them. This was before your time. But if you go back and look at it, it reminds you a lot of the Cowboys. I know you don't remember. The Cowboys came into existence in 1960. And when they started drafting, they were knocking it out the park. They were just getting Hall of Famer after Hall of Famer. From Bob Lilly to Randy
Starting point is 01:17:45 White, they were drafting Harvey Martin and Ed Tuttle Jones. And they drafted Roger Stahlbeck and Tony Dorsett and Tony Hill and Drew Pearson and Billy Joe Dupree and this one and that one. And you start to get seduced. You start to get high on your own supply. You think you can do no wrong. And all of a sudden, you start to take more and more risk. And you start to take more and more gambles. And you see Coach Belichick. You see what he do. They drafted two tight ends.
Starting point is 01:18:12 Both of them gone. And you took one in the second round. I think you took one in the fourth round. And see what happens is that you don't get a Richard Seymour. You don't get a Logan Mankins. You don't get a Vince Wolfhard. You don't get a Julian Edelman. You don't get a Vince Warford. You don't get a Julian Edelman in the seventh round who exceeds all expectations.
Starting point is 01:18:30 You don't get Amendola or you trade for a West worker who's underused at Miami and say, you know what, I think he'll make a great slot receiver for Tom Brady. And you're a Rob Gronkowski, and you drafted that maniac from the University of Florida who was sensational Aaron Hernandez,
Starting point is 01:18:49 but he was warped in his head. You see? Yeah. He's still the same guy. Yeah. What is he picking out with his eyes closed? What's going on? No joke.
Starting point is 01:18:59 Or is the product, is the product still the same that, that was, that was coming out back then that it, that it is now? The players are still there. Because look at some of the players that he passed that went to other teams that are doing tremendous.
Starting point is 01:19:13 Yeah. That's the thing. Yeah. When you put it like that, that's crazy. Ocho, bro, they've had 20 years. Mr. Craft, and I don that's crazy. Ocho, you can't. Bro, they've had 20 years. Mr. Craft, and I understand because, Ocho, you know, once you start winning, all you want to do is win. Win, that's it, yeah. They've had an unprecedented run.
Starting point is 01:19:36 Unbelievable. That you're probably never going to see again in the history, not in our lifetime. No. Now, we might, I know for certain I'll be dead and gone, but you're never going to see a 20-year run like what you saw in New England.
Starting point is 01:19:50 Nine Super Bowl appearances, six Super Bowl wins, and a 20-year span. That's, basically, they're going every other year to the Super Bowl. Let that sink, Ocho.
Starting point is 01:19:59 Let that sink in. What about the Chiefs? You don't think, you don't think Reed and Mahomes could pull that off? What you think? They've gone at three of six years.
Starting point is 01:20:10 So they got another six appearances they need to get to and another three wins. And you know how hard it is. Because an injury here, an injury there, and boom. It changes everything. Because think about it. Tom Brady missed a year. Hell, the way they were rolling, they might have
Starting point is 01:20:28 went back. Yeah. They went 10-6. Matt Castle took over. Yeah. They went 10-6 with Matt Castle. Yeah. I remember that. Missed the playoffs. for me, Ocho, I just, and people have been,
Starting point is 01:20:49 and hell, I think that's probably one of the reasons because I had no problem calling, questioning some of the decisions that Coach Belichick made. Right. I just think in that situation, there is no upside. You know what Bailey Zappi is. The likelihood, what's the likelihood of him coming off the bench cold in that situation
Starting point is 01:21:07 leading you to a victory, Ocho? Right, and making a change. If you want to make a change the next game, say, you know what? We're going to go with Bailey Zappi. I'm cool with that. They're on the bye week this week. What do you think they're going to do? You think they're going to make a change from this point on
Starting point is 01:21:24 for the rest of the season? You want to go into the bye week this week. What do you think they're going to do? You think they're going to make a change from this point on for the rest of the season? You want to go into the bye week, give them some extra reps, come out of the bye week, bail a zap for your starter? Right. No problem whatsoever with that. But in that situation with 152
Starting point is 01:21:36 to bring him off the bench cold? So you don't like the call then? No, hell no. Hell no. Oh, Joe, check this out. B. John Robinson brought 114 family members and friends to watch him play. Bust them in from Tucson. What's the most people you ever brought to a ballgame?
Starting point is 01:22:00 Ooh, about seven. About seven. Oh, whoa, whoa. The most to a ball game? Yeah. You know what? I know them boys going to see this. Obviously, I'm from Liberty City, from Davis County.
Starting point is 01:22:15 So you played in Miami? Yeah, I had some fellas. Some fellas I grew up with on 50th Street. And some fellas off, or we call it alley, you know, call that, call them alley boys.
Starting point is 01:22:29 Very, very good friends of mine. We all grew up together. We all play football together. And I think the most I ever bought to a game was all of them at once, maybe about, about 40, just so they can get opportunity to experience me play in person.
Starting point is 01:22:41 I think I did it maybe, maybe three times, maybe three times in 11 years. Just to be able to have them in the crowd, man, to enjoy the city, enjoy the games. And yeah, just three times. Ocho, I ain't going to lie. In fact, I know 114 people.
Starting point is 01:22:57 You think it's really 114 people? That's what he said. He said he brought 114 family members and friends to watch him play. I got 20. I got 20. I did 20. That's a lot of people. I brought 20, and that was from when I went to Atlanta.
Starting point is 01:23:11 Even when I played in Jacksonville, you know, we played in Jacksonville when I went to Baltimore. We played in Jacksonville, and that's two hours from where I grew up. Atlanta's three hours from where I grew up. 20 tickets was the most I ever bought. Yeah, 40, my limit. Anything after that it was five or less. Five or less. It was always
Starting point is 01:23:30 my same homeboys. The same homeboys that I met in Cincinnati. I had a friend of mine. I got lost my first day there. When I got drafted, I got lost. I met a dude. I asked him for direction in 2001. I'll never forget. Jermaine Boyd, very good friend of mine. Still to this day, 23 years later. I say, bro, I'm lost. I just got here, just got drafted and I don't know where I'm going.
Starting point is 01:23:49 And he had to give me directions. He gave me directions ever since that, you know, ever since that that day. You know, we exchanged numbers. We've been cool ever since. And and from that point, there were four other guys that he knew. And we've been like like the goddamn five horsemen ever since. And they and they would they would come to every game and and that was it now outside of them
Starting point is 01:24:09 you know the kids coming I don't I don't really I don't really count that right but outside of that man that's it
Starting point is 01:24:15 I did it three times where all my homeboys from the hood I hate saying that word all my homeboys from Liberty City they came who I grew up with
Starting point is 01:24:24 yeah who I grew up with. They came to watch me play. Yeah. That was fun. Those were some good times, man. To have all them boys. Hey, Unc, let me tell you
Starting point is 01:24:31 one quick story real quick. One time, you know, what do you call it? I think it's called Sam's. We went to a music store. I had all them boys come in town.
Starting point is 01:24:40 You know, we like the Junkanoo. You know about the Junkanoo? You don't know about the Junkanoo, huh? Mm-mm. Man, listen. All four of them boys came in town, right?
Starting point is 01:24:47 So we all went to the mall. Everybody got Timberlands. We got Timberlands and we went to the music store. Got the cowbells, the whistles, drumsticks. Dude, they came in the family section. 40 of them, dude, dreads, mouth full of golds. Man, they had them cowboys and whistles and had the stadium rocking.
Starting point is 01:25:09 So they took over the whole stadium. That was a moment I will never, ever forget, Unc. Man, that was the greatest feeling, man. You turned the football game into a soccer match. Man, basically, that's what it was. Man, they had the whistles up there blowing. They had the cowboys going.
Starting point is 01:25:24 And then they had the Tims on and like Steph. That shit was amazing, man. I miss those days. Them was some fun days, man. Ocho. Yeah. We got a winner. Wait. Who winning?
Starting point is 01:25:39 We got a winner for tonight. The 2500. Little Tank. Lil Tank. Lil Tank. Lil Tank? Lil Tank. Wait, wait, wait. Are they old enough? You ain't even checked the age.
Starting point is 01:25:50 You talking about Lil Tank. Well, you don't hear that. That's between him and his mom, his dad, or his grandma, or somebody. He a rapper? Lil Tank? He rap? Well, he say Lil Tank. Lil Tank, make sure you put your email address and your IG username in the chat and we'll reach out.
Starting point is 01:26:07 Congrats to little tank. Man, little tank got $2,500 on it. Yeah, but I have a question. I like what we're doing. I like what we're going with this. But how do you know about the age of little tank? I mean, how does that work? I'll be able to verify. Oe we giving away money we ain't giving away no liquor no weed yeah i know i know i'm just saying i just just to make okay i'm sorry i'm sorry
Starting point is 01:26:36 all right can we all right i got one more thing just to make it again in this economy that we're in you know i'm all about helping and wanting to bless people do you think we can we can up the ante and doing this multiple times a month or you want to just stick to once a month you said we
Starting point is 01:26:51 I think I think a couple of times a month we can do it that's but like I said I think moving I think moving forward
Starting point is 01:27:00 what we're going to do we're going to have five people win 500 each time. So five people and give away 500 to each person. Yep. Yep. See, that's why I fucking love you.
Starting point is 01:27:15 That's what we're going to do. Right here. I mean, we got to pay it forward because they're helping us grow at an alarming rate. Right. And so, you know, to show our appreciation, we're going to give it back. Nobody else is doing that. Nobody else is doing that. They're going to try to start, but they're not going to.
Starting point is 01:27:35 They're going to. Nah, nah, nah. And if they try to start, we're up to Annie. Check this out, Ocho. Check this out. Jimbo Fisher got fired by Texas A&M. His buyout is $77 million.
Starting point is 01:27:49 There's no offset language, which means he's going to get all $77 million, and if he becomes a head coach at another institution, he gets that money also. It's the largest buyout in college football history. The previous largest was Gus Mozon at Auburn at $21 million.
Starting point is 01:28:10 So if you buy him out, that's $77 million. You've got to buy his staff out. And now you've got to bring a staff in. And you've got to pay them too. So that lets you know the kind of booster and the kind of deep pockets that a and m got yeah yeah most definitely any of those power five schools listen the money the money run deep it run deep like a goddamn whale man it run real deep but the fact that can you imagine being a
Starting point is 01:28:37 coach and getting fired and they're really not caring they paying you 77 some million not to come back and not to coach no more. That's crazy. So he gets 19 million. He gets a little over 19 million immediately. And then beginning 120 days after the termination, he gets an equal annual payments all the way to December 31st, 2031. Well, you ain't got to do nothing a day in your life ever again. And guess what,
Starting point is 01:29:06 Ocho? He in Texas. They ain't got no state income tax. What? So, he get to see all that, huh?
Starting point is 01:29:13 All of it. He get to see, well, after you get to a certain number, you get over 600,000. It's 37, I think he's in the
Starting point is 01:29:21 37% bracket. Right. So, 37%, take it 37%, so he's going to bring out of every million, 630,000. You know what's funny? He's going to coach again, too.
Starting point is 01:29:33 For sure. He's going to coach again, too, because that ain't just know anybody. He just know anybody. He's someone with a resume, a resume that's extremely good. He won a national championship. Yeah. He's going to coach again. Because resume that's extremely good. He won a national championship. Yeah. Yeah, he going to coach again.
Starting point is 01:29:48 Because here's the thing, Ocho. It wasn't like he had a bad record. He had a bad record for what they were paying him and what they expected from him. They said, look at what we did. They have 102, anywhere between 100 and 105,000 every whole game. You got boosters. Damn. They got boosters.
Starting point is 01:30:03 They got deep pockets. Yeah. And so they're saying, for what we're paying you and the facilities and the recruiting arm that we have, this ain't good enough. Mm-mm.
Starting point is 01:30:17 For us not to be in the national championship discussion, for us not to have played in the SEC championship, for us not to, not to. They said, look, our pocket's deeper than Georgia. Our pocket's deeper than Alabama. We deeper than Ohio State.
Starting point is 01:30:32 We deeper than Michigan. They need to open up their pockets for the students. Oh, they do. Oh, they do. Okay. Remember, you remember they had the number one recruiting class in 22. Well, what the hell is the number one recruiting class in 22. Well, what the hell is the problem?
Starting point is 01:30:50 They thought it was Jimbo. That's why they got his ass up out of there. That's what the problem. That's what they believe the problem. Right, right, right, right, right, right. And so they made the decision that athletic director said he talked to the think, the president. And he says. I got a question. Do the higher ups ever consult with the players on the team? Or is that, how do they pay grade? No, yeah. Man, look here. He can't, oh, Joe, you know kids going to college.
Starting point is 01:31:20 They try, look here. They try to get to, they try to go to the NFL. Right. That's just a means to it. That's a stop off. That's a layover. That's a layover from there, from high school to the NFL.
Starting point is 01:31:33 It's like, you know, sometimes you got the layover, Ocho. Like if I'm going, a lot of times you go up from one place, you got the layover in Atlanta
Starting point is 01:31:38 or you got a layover in Minneapolis or you got a layover in Detroit to get to your destination. Right. That's all college is for a lot of these kids. And, you know, in the NBA, NBA used to be you go straight from high school to, you know, to NBA. Now you got to, you know, you got to go one year.
Starting point is 01:31:56 One year. That's just a layover for them kids. They go to Duke or Kentucky or one of these, you know, prominent institutions. They just laying over Ocho. They're not trying to do anything, man. I got you. I got you. I got you.
Starting point is 01:32:07 And they like, look, that's what you can... Ooh! 25% of the total buyout is due to Fisher and a lump sum within 60 days of termination. Hmm. So about $19 million to do with 60 days. Two months. Man, tell him. They might be...
Starting point is 01:32:28 Tell him to throw something on the floor for me. I'm going to pick it up. You're right. I mean, look. That's a good job. I mean, so what would you think they'll pay a Nick Saban or Kirby Smart?
Starting point is 01:32:45 I bet they get 15 to 20 million. A year? A year. Coach Saban already making 12. That's it? That's Saint Nick. Wait, somebody make more than Saban though. No, they don't.
Starting point is 01:33:02 But here's the thing, Ocho. You think about it. What do you think Coach Saban playing for in Tuscaloosa? He ain't playing for a damn thing. No, no. I just saw him. Did you see the graphic on all the stuff he own? Yeah.
Starting point is 01:33:14 He got going on the car dealership and stuff? He just bought two more car dealerships for 700 million. Where all that money coming from? Man, look here. When you win at them programs, now they want to like, hey, let's do business. Okay, I see where you're going with it.
Starting point is 01:33:31 I see where you're going with it. I'm with you. Yeah. Yeah, I'm with you. It ain't what you know, it's who you know. No, yeah, that's a different ball game. That's why I tell guys,
Starting point is 01:33:40 if you go and play well in these cities, you never know. You know what? I like the way know you know what i like the way he conducts them i like the way he carry himself he's a winner how many deals you think uh uh brady or manning and that's what i say that ocho if dak wins one super bowl in dallas he'll be the richest black man in Texas. He'll be the richest black man in Texas. Just one.
Starting point is 01:34:14 Yeah. Go look at the Roger Starbuck's portfolio. Look at Troy's portfolio. Look at Tony Romo's portfolio. Now, Tony Romo didn't win like Roger and Troy. But he was box office. The pirouette, the improvisational, they loved it. Right.
Starting point is 01:34:32 And he was undrafted. Dak has a better, think about what Dak has overcome. Lost his mom to cancer, lost his brother tragically, win a Super Bowl. Man. Unbelievable, huh? Dak will be king. Dak will be king of Texas.
Starting point is 01:34:52 Unfortunately, Dak is king right now, but I see where you're going with it, though. I see where you're going with it. They're going to get there, though. They're going to get there. So, Lil Tank, thank you. Hey, Lil Tank, come in. What's up?
Starting point is 01:35:05 What y'all want me to do with the cash? Save it. You know what? Save it. If you, you know what? Break your mom off something. Break your dad, your grandma. Ask Tank how old he is.
Starting point is 01:35:20 That man might not want to know. Let Tank know. He might be disappointed because he might not want his know. He might be disappointed because he might not want his girl to know he got bread. It's too late. You know Cribble right around the corner. Cribble right around the corner. I ain't got nobody. I ain't got it.
Starting point is 01:35:35 Hey, speaking of Christmas, you got somebody? Never mind. I don't want to get you in trouble. Never mind. I reached out to my kids. Man, you know somebody? Never mind. I don't want to, I don't want to, I don't want to, I don't want to get you in trouble. Never mind. I reached out to my kids. Man, you know what?
Starting point is 01:35:49 I reached out to my daughter. What they want? Can I tell you what my kids want? You tell me what you want. I already saw the list. You saw the list? I did saw the list from one of your daughters.
Starting point is 01:35:59 Yeah. Lil Tank say he 23. Oh, 20. Oh yeah. Oh, Lil Tank, well that 25 going to be good.
Starting point is 01:36:04 That's, that's right up his alley. All right, Lil Tank. Listen, my Oh, 20. Oh, yeah. Oh, Lil Tank. Well, that 25 going to be good. That's right up his alley. All right, Lil Tank. Listen, my daughter, one of my daughters want a vending machine. Where you going to put it at? She want a vending machine
Starting point is 01:36:14 to put on campus at Prairie View A&M. No, I'm serious. She want a vending machine to put on campus at Prairie View A&M. And I like the idea. So I'm going to talk to,
Starting point is 01:36:24 I'm going to talk to the higher ups at A&M to see if it's possible to do for her to have multiple vending machines on campus for women necessities. See what happens. Oh, so a vending machine with women products, not a vending machine with cola and chips and snacks. No, no, no. Okay, okay, okay. Yeah, yeah.
Starting point is 01:36:44 I like where her head is at. So I'm going next week. I'm going to set up a meeting and see if we can do that. I love that idea. I like where her mind is because then she's going to have to be in my pockets. I see you, baby. Get an ATM machine and put it on campus. Yo.
Starting point is 01:37:04 Hey, how much is the ATM machine? Don't matter. Stock it with money. You got it. Yo, that's a good idea, huh? Ask somebody in the chat how much an ATM machine is. I should get one for my son so he can put it at Arizona
Starting point is 01:37:19 State. Somebody's probably going to beat you to that one, but I think Prairie View might be a great chance oh that's a good one man guys we had over 20 000 in our chat tonight thank you for clicking that subscribe button thanks for clicking the like button guys you guys have been unbelievable we are growing at an alarming rate and it's all because of you guys you like the content you like the back and forth between Ocho and I. And we greatly, greatly appreciate it.
Starting point is 01:37:48 Bigger things to come in the future. Oh, yeah. Thank you for tuning in. We'll be right back tomorrow. Whoa, whoa, whoa. Where you going? We leaving? Yeah, we leaving.
Starting point is 01:37:56 I got to go to work. No, I know we got to go to work, but that ain't how we signing off. That ain't how we signing off now. Hold on. Yeah, yeah, let's go. We got our song now. Don't do that. We got to ask a little tank make sure you comment your email or ig little tank now if you want this bread now you got to make sure you give us your email or your ig because we got to get the info. Bless you.
Starting point is 01:38:26 Appreciate it. Appreciate it. So, Lil Tank, please make sure you give us your email or your IG so we can contact you.
Starting point is 01:38:35 We can put this blessing on you. Come on, Tank. Lil Tank. Okay. Ocho, what's the song? The song Like last week
Starting point is 01:38:48 To end the show Is My Way Frank Sinatra Hold on Let me get Let me give him a little tea So I sound right
Starting point is 01:38:59 Hold on Hey Hey. Baby. Let me know you're ready I'm ready when you are Baby you up She said no You ready I'm ready when you are
Starting point is 01:39:42 You know the words right They're my way Not really but I'm ready when you are with y'all. You know the words, right? They're my way? Not really, but I'm going to see. And now the end is near. And so I face the final curtain. My friend, I'll say it clear. I'll make it clear. I'll make it clear. But okay, go ahead.
Starting point is 01:40:06 I'll state my case. Of which I'm certain. I've lived a life that's full. I travel each and every highway. And more highway And more Much more than this I did it my way Yeah
Starting point is 01:40:36 Way to go, huh? Way to go Way to go I think Ojo We gonna clear out We gonna do You know what we gonna do you know what we gonna do we gonna hit gospel
Starting point is 01:40:47 when tonight tomorrow tomorrow we gonna close with the gospel tell me what song you wanna do tomorrow uh you know what we gonna sing rough side of the mountain what you know about that on the rough side
Starting point is 01:41:03 oh I'm ready I'm coming I'm ready. I'm ready. I'm coming up. I'm coming. On the rough side. That's what we're going to say to the bar. We're going to say it to the bar. Hey, ladies and gentlemen, thank you.
Starting point is 01:41:14 Thank you for clicking that subscribe button. Don't get me started now. We go to church now. Thank you. Thank you for clicking that subscribe button, the like button. Thank you again. I'm your favorite sports uncle, Shannon Sharp. He's your favorite number 85, Chad Ochocinco Johnson, Cincinnati Bengals legend. We're signing off. See you tomorrow.
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