WEBVTT 1 00:00:24.320 --> 00:00:30.000 Good evening everybody, and happy Thursday. It's time for fire up. I 2 00:00:30.039 --> 00:00:35.880 hope everybody's fired up and ready for let's see March Madness to start. Soon. 3 00:00:36.640 --> 00:00:40.560 We are into the college basketball season. It is the start of all 4 00:00:40.600 --> 00:00:44.119 the tournaments. Will actually not the start some of the tournaments are almost over 5 00:00:44.159 --> 00:00:49.240 here already. Selection Sunday is coming up this Sunday, and we're talking. 6 00:00:49.439 --> 00:00:54.840 There's so much happening NFL free agency. There's been so much movement this week 7 00:00:55.359 --> 00:00:59.159 since it started. I'm gonna those are the topics that we're going to talk 8 00:00:59.159 --> 00:01:04.799 about besides my town, but I am going to inter wonderful cast. We'll 9 00:01:04.840 --> 00:01:08.799 start with my co host, mister Smoking Jeremy b How are you tonight, 10 00:01:10.719 --> 00:01:15.480 fantastic, Candy, happy to be here. Let's talk some sports. Let's 11 00:01:15.519 --> 00:01:19.599 talk some sports, and then we're gonna talk mister Ralph Williams, thank you 12 00:01:19.640 --> 00:01:23.040 for joining us back tonight. You're welcome, Candy Sword Sherim, it's great 13 00:01:23.040 --> 00:01:30.519 to be here. Thank you. And then none other than mister George Iicorn 14 00:01:30.480 --> 00:01:37.400 Hollo can hi Hi. Good to be on, Good to see everyone again. 15 00:01:38.239 --> 00:01:47.840 Good to see you too. Okay, So March Madness is here. 16 00:01:49.200 --> 00:01:53.319 Let's face it, there has been lots going on lately. There has been 17 00:01:53.319 --> 00:01:57.519 a lot of tournaments going on. I can tell you my team, well 18 00:01:57.640 --> 00:02:01.319 one of my teams, because I have a couple teams. The Badgers did 19 00:02:01.359 --> 00:02:07.879 play today and they played, and even their second team played, and maybe 20 00:02:07.879 --> 00:02:13.960 even their third team played because they routed Maryland. They I mean it. 21 00:02:14.840 --> 00:02:21.000 I actually was off today because I'm working Saturday, so I actually got to 22 00:02:21.039 --> 00:02:23.639 watch part of this game. I was I was out for part of it. 23 00:02:24.280 --> 00:02:30.120 But they ended up winning eighty seven fifty six. They rushed Maryland. 24 00:02:30.560 --> 00:02:38.919 They made for threes. They made sixteen out of twenty five, sixty four 25 00:02:38.000 --> 00:02:43.560 percent. At one point it was like seventy five percent that they had made 26 00:02:43.599 --> 00:02:46.000 threes. And it was just and it was everybody. They were spreading it 27 00:02:46.039 --> 00:02:53.400 around. It was crazy. Tonight would be a big game because it will 28 00:02:53.439 --> 00:02:59.520 be Marquette versus Villanova, and so that is going to be it actually should 29 00:02:59.560 --> 00:03:04.639 be starting. I believe. I think it might have already started or it's 30 00:03:05.000 --> 00:03:08.680 just starting, because I think it was nine something tonight. So those are 31 00:03:08.680 --> 00:03:13.960 two of the teams that I really follow. Obviously I follow I also follow 32 00:03:14.120 --> 00:03:19.840 FA You I believe they play tomorrow. I'm not positive for that. I'll 33 00:03:19.919 --> 00:03:24.120 check on that. Jeremy, Will you want to talk about any any of 34 00:03:24.159 --> 00:03:32.639 the college games, I will reen suck. They're out. That's pretty much 35 00:03:32.680 --> 00:03:38.960 it. I checked out once that happens. March Madness los as much appeal. 36 00:03:38.039 --> 00:03:43.960 If I don't have my Homer team in there, I understand. I 37 00:03:44.039 --> 00:03:49.400 understand, Ralph, how about you? Well? The three teams candy of 38 00:03:49.560 --> 00:03:53.639 relevance in Pittsburgh is Robert Morse, Duquine, and Pitt. Robert Morrise was 39 00:03:53.680 --> 00:03:57.840 on the first round. They've they've been stinking up to joint for the last 40 00:03:57.840 --> 00:04:00.479 four years. They're getting out of this Colonial Conference and getting back into the 41 00:04:00.520 --> 00:04:04.159 Northeast. Duquine, on the other hand, they won twenty games for the 42 00:04:04.199 --> 00:04:09.000 first time in a long time, and they're on their way to possibly being 43 00:04:09.039 --> 00:04:12.960 in the NCAAA. They just won their tournament first tournament game, and they're 44 00:04:12.960 --> 00:04:17.759 moving on to a second game. And pitt beat Wake course today, they're 45 00:04:17.759 --> 00:04:23.319 playing North Carolina tomorrow and they could go to the championship games. So we 46 00:04:23.480 --> 00:04:29.079 have two of our three relevant teams here that are in there that could be 47 00:04:29.079 --> 00:04:31.800 in the tournament, and ord Caine and Pitt could be in the n I 48 00:04:31.879 --> 00:04:35.319 t and might end up playing each other. So we're gonna find out what 49 00:04:35.439 --> 00:04:40.040 happens here. But it's looking pretty decent, at least on my end, 50 00:04:40.480 --> 00:04:47.360 for the teams in my city. What about you, George, Well, 51 00:04:47.600 --> 00:04:53.600 obviously my focus has been on the Big Ten Tournament, and you mentioned about 52 00:04:53.600 --> 00:04:59.279 Wisconsin winning today, and Jeremy already mentioned about Michigan and getting knocked off yesterday 53 00:04:59.279 --> 00:05:05.560 by Penn Stay eight, which could have put a cap on a horrendous season 54 00:05:05.639 --> 00:05:11.759 for Juwan Howard and the Wolverines. That being said, tom Izzo pulled one 55 00:05:11.800 --> 00:05:17.399 out today as the Michigan State Spartans moved on. They beat Minnesota today in 56 00:05:17.480 --> 00:05:24.959 the Big Ten Tournament, So I'm happy for that. But again, I 57 00:05:25.000 --> 00:05:28.160 don't know. I'm kind of torn on this. I don't know if i 58 00:05:28.199 --> 00:05:30.480 ISA is going to need another win in the tournament or not. Uh, 59 00:05:31.279 --> 00:05:34.560 you know, but I don't. I think they'll probably still get into the 60 00:05:34.560 --> 00:05:38.399 Big Dance, but it would be nice though, if they could go one 61 00:05:38.399 --> 00:05:43.600 step further and win their next matchup, and then, of course, locally 62 00:05:43.040 --> 00:05:51.680 located in Rochester, Michigan Oakland University Grizzlies and they have qualified their tournaments already 63 00:05:51.720 --> 00:05:58.600 over they won Monday Night on March the eleventh to it was a Tuesday, 64 00:05:58.600 --> 00:06:01.759 I think it was Tuesday. Uh. They want to clinch a berth in 65 00:06:01.920 --> 00:06:08.879 the Big Dance as they'll be the Horizon League. Well they are the Horizon 66 00:06:08.920 --> 00:06:13.480 League champion, so there is some excitement. There's some hope still for a 67 00:06:13.480 --> 00:06:16.399 couple of our teams. Uh, you know here at Michigan State and Oakland 68 00:06:16.439 --> 00:06:24.279 University. Michigan State has a tough game though tomorrow they're playing going up against 69 00:06:24.360 --> 00:06:28.759 number three Perdue, so that'll be a tough match for you. Yeah. 70 00:06:30.639 --> 00:06:36.800 Yeah, that's going to be a tough one. That is. That is 71 00:06:36.920 --> 00:06:44.279 and Scott's alma mater USF actually plays tomorrow at one pm as well, so 72 00:06:44.839 --> 00:06:48.439 it'll be interesting. But like I said, Selection Sunday is this Sunday, 73 00:06:49.160 --> 00:06:55.519 and then the true n C two a bracket. Everybody who fills out brackets 74 00:06:55.600 --> 00:07:00.839 fills them out, gets them quick in, and we officially start March Madness 75 00:07:00.839 --> 00:07:02.360 in the middle of the month, which I always thought was kind of funny 76 00:07:02.360 --> 00:07:05.800 because it's like March Madness should start earlier in the month, but it doesn't 77 00:07:05.959 --> 00:07:09.879 because then it's March madness all the way until April, and it's like wait 78 00:07:09.920 --> 00:07:14.439 a minute, no, no, no. But if you're into college basketball 79 00:07:14.800 --> 00:07:17.480 march madness, there's you know, there's always some upsets. It's always interesting 80 00:07:17.519 --> 00:07:23.120 to see who's gonna beat who and which ones if it's going to be the 81 00:07:23.319 --> 00:07:28.120 you know your favorites all the way, or if you have a lot of 82 00:07:28.199 --> 00:07:32.360 upsets, like last year we had FAU Final four and who would have guessed 83 00:07:32.399 --> 00:07:39.199 that? So you just never know. But we've had lots and lots of 84 00:07:39.279 --> 00:07:45.399 movement in the NFL free agency, lots of running backs, lots of quarterbacks. 85 00:07:45.680 --> 00:07:48.000 I was, I have to say, and not your first string quarterbacks, 86 00:07:48.000 --> 00:07:54.120 but your second string quarterbacks. A lot of movement, and you've had 87 00:07:54.160 --> 00:07:59.959 a lot of other movements. So Jeremy, since you are my NFL ex, 88 00:08:01.720 --> 00:08:09.439 tell me which team do you feel has made has improved the most with 89 00:08:09.680 --> 00:08:15.199 the free agency movies that they've made so far. And I didn't put me 90 00:08:15.279 --> 00:08:18.120 on the spot because I know I didn't you know, ask you this ahead 91 00:08:18.120 --> 00:08:24.079 of time, but I'm just curious, would you think I think all the 92 00:08:24.120 --> 00:08:26.639 teams at the top did enough just for them to hold out where they were 93 00:08:26.959 --> 00:08:31.039 the top four teams. The one that I think that got weakened the most 94 00:08:31.080 --> 00:08:37.759 at the top in the NFC is San Francisco forty nine ers. Yeah, 95 00:08:37.759 --> 00:08:45.159 they lost starting defensive tackles. That's real huge with how good they were against 96 00:08:45.200 --> 00:08:50.480 the run. They've got to depend on the draft and finding someone in free 97 00:08:50.519 --> 00:08:54.440 agency that wants to play there because they're limited in cap room. Because everybody 98 00:08:54.519 --> 00:08:58.960 was talking about how much caproom they had left at the end of the season. 99 00:08:58.559 --> 00:09:03.279 They didn't have that much to start the season because of all the dead 100 00:09:03.320 --> 00:09:07.440 cap that rolled over. And then you've got teams like Oakland, and I 101 00:09:07.480 --> 00:09:18.440 think they're pretty much an improved team. It's Oakland until I die I'm old 102 00:09:18.480 --> 00:09:24.559 school. I still call LA Chargers. San Diego. Accidentally did it twice 103 00:09:24.600 --> 00:09:28.519 in articles over the past few years, and I know I get told I 104 00:09:28.600 --> 00:09:35.679 did that both sides. I still do it. Yes, Vegas, but 105 00:09:35.799 --> 00:09:43.600 they got rid of Jimmy Garoppolo, Brian Hoyer, Hunter Rempro and Jerry Tillery, 106 00:09:43.639 --> 00:09:48.519 and Jerry Tillery is still a very productive defensive tackle. I understand these 107 00:09:48.519 --> 00:09:56.320 are cap moves, but restructure some guys, don't gut the whole roster and 108 00:09:56.399 --> 00:10:01.600 pray to God, you get good in the draft, because it's We've heard 109 00:10:01.600 --> 00:10:05.080 it from many gms. It's always easier to get worse in the draft. 110 00:10:07.279 --> 00:10:13.200 So I think the Packers made some really good moves, but yet they lost 111 00:10:13.240 --> 00:10:18.000 some talent too, So I think it's more of a talent and talent out 112 00:10:18.080 --> 00:10:20.840 thing. It remains to be seen. You have to see it on the 113 00:10:20.840 --> 00:10:24.799 field for the work. But I love the Xavier McKinney signing, but not 114 00:10:24.960 --> 00:10:31.120 keeping darnehald Savage next to him makes another hole for this roster. So you 115 00:10:31.519 --> 00:10:33.639 get a great guy in, you got a great guy, and then you 116 00:10:33.720 --> 00:10:41.679 let him go because he doesn't want to restructure. It's like, because they 117 00:10:41.679 --> 00:10:45.720 could have had the best defensive backfield in the North at the safety position, 118 00:10:46.159 --> 00:10:50.240 it would have been between them and Detroit. Harrison Smith restructured his contract and 119 00:10:50.360 --> 00:10:54.399 yes, for the first time in what three years, he played over sixteen 120 00:10:54.440 --> 00:11:01.840 games. But yet offensively they are going to regress this year. Sam Darnold 121 00:11:01.879 --> 00:11:07.519 is not Kirk Cousins, and everybody says, oh, a change of scenery 122 00:11:07.600 --> 00:11:11.080 might do him good. He's played on four teams in the last three years 123 00:11:11.120 --> 00:11:16.799 and now, so I think in the East, the most improved team is 124 00:11:16.919 --> 00:11:22.639 Billy, but after the allegations that they contacted Barkley before his contract was done, 125 00:11:22.639 --> 00:11:26.159 that's going to cost them draft capitals that'll get sent to the Giants, 126 00:11:28.039 --> 00:11:31.679 So they may have hurt their team bad. And the Falcons did the same 127 00:11:31.720 --> 00:11:35.679 thing by getting Kirk Cousins by finding out that they talked to Kirk Cousins personally 128 00:11:35.720 --> 00:11:41.159 prior to the tampering period. During the tampering period, you're only supposed to 129 00:11:41.159 --> 00:11:46.120 talk to agents, not players. So there's a lot of stuff going on. 130 00:11:48.440 --> 00:11:52.399 Minnesota addressed offensively, Justin Jefferson wants out. There's rumors of a trade 131 00:11:52.799 --> 00:11:58.080 possibly going on between the Bengals and Minnesota and it would be t Higgins two 132 00:11:58.200 --> 00:12:05.039 first and are a possible conditional third round pick to get Justin Jefferson there because 133 00:12:05.159 --> 00:12:11.279 Justin Jefferson, after they signed Sam Darnold, turned down a thirty million dollars 134 00:12:11.279 --> 00:12:20.720 per year wide receiver contract. So there's a lot of turmoil going around. 135 00:12:20.440 --> 00:12:24.879 Defensively, I think the most improved in the North, as much as we 136 00:12:24.919 --> 00:12:26.720 all hate to say it, because their defense improved last year too. At 137 00:12:26.799 --> 00:12:33.320 Chicago, that's the most improved defense. Offensively, they're still the same. 138 00:12:33.360 --> 00:12:37.879 They haven't really gone out and got anybody, just solided by that offense. 139 00:12:37.200 --> 00:12:41.600 They got Swift, which we all know he misses about a third of the 140 00:12:41.639 --> 00:12:45.240 games he plays in his career, and that's with them having a healthy season 141 00:12:45.320 --> 00:12:48.840 last year. But at the same time, he had the exact season I 142 00:12:48.879 --> 00:12:52.399 thought he would. He had four great games, he got four touchdowns, 143 00:12:52.679 --> 00:12:58.960 and that's it. So they got a guy that didn't show up for part 144 00:13:00.120 --> 00:13:03.159 of the season and then disappear in the rest of it. It's a good 145 00:13:03.200 --> 00:13:09.759 thing they still got Khalil Herbert and that rookie they drafted last year. I'm 146 00:13:09.840 --> 00:13:13.720 really surpriprised that they haven't done anything with that first pick because they haven't moved 147 00:13:13.799 --> 00:13:18.840 justin And the thing of that that surprises me is now that so many teams 148 00:13:18.879 --> 00:13:22.600 have moved quarterbacks and gotten backups and stuff like that that I don't know that 149 00:13:22.639 --> 00:13:26.720 the market is so is as good or that they would get as much as 150 00:13:26.720 --> 00:13:31.480 they want either if they're going to keep Fields and then move on with their 151 00:13:31.519 --> 00:13:35.039 first pick, or you know, use that first pick, but then they 152 00:13:35.080 --> 00:13:39.000 would have traded Fields and at least at this point, like who would they 153 00:13:39.440 --> 00:13:45.480 trade them to? Because everybody's you know, So I I've been baffled by 154 00:13:45.480 --> 00:13:48.960 that, To be honest with you, I thought they would have done something 155 00:13:48.080 --> 00:13:52.080 one way or the other, whether they would have you know, traded fields 156 00:13:52.279 --> 00:13:58.279 or they would have. But so, I don't know. It'll be interesting 157 00:13:58.320 --> 00:14:03.200 to see what they do with that first pick. This George for you, 158 00:14:05.399 --> 00:14:15.559 Yes, So what is the the most surprising free agent move that you've seen 159 00:14:15.879 --> 00:14:22.480 this free agency so far? Well, I think it's the quarterback shuffling around 160 00:14:22.200 --> 00:14:28.559 and and like Jeremy mentioned, if this Kirk Cousin thing stands, you know, 161 00:14:28.600 --> 00:14:33.080 that one hundred and eighty million dollar deal for Cousins to go to Atlanta 162 00:14:33.480 --> 00:14:39.159 was huge, and then you had, of course Baker Mayfield deciding to stay 163 00:14:39.200 --> 00:14:43.120 in Tampa. Uh. You know they've been there have been a lot of 164 00:14:43.159 --> 00:14:50.639 other things going on all about. So I think the quarterback shuffling around, 165 00:14:50.720 --> 00:14:52.320 like you said at the outset, Candy, some of them are starters, 166 00:14:52.320 --> 00:14:58.360 some of them are backups. I don't know. You know, if if 167 00:14:58.399 --> 00:15:03.120 the teams are happy with everybody they got, there's still some time obviously a 168 00:15:03.200 --> 00:15:09.039 few more uh days in the free agency, but there's also the draft, 169 00:15:09.039 --> 00:15:13.279 as you mentioned, coming up. So those those teams that didn't real address 170 00:15:13.879 --> 00:15:16.759 a quarterback issue would would be looking to draft somebody. And I agree with 171 00:15:16.799 --> 00:15:20.960 you. I think Chicago is in a bad situation now because fields. If 172 00:15:22.000 --> 00:15:24.840 you were going to get rid of them, you you should have worked on 173 00:15:24.919 --> 00:15:31.840 something now when when all the quarterbacks are shifting around from there. So there's 174 00:15:31.879 --> 00:15:33.600 you know, as far as winners the losers go, I don't know, 175 00:15:33.679 --> 00:15:39.559 I don't get into that too much. I mean, Barkley, Philadelphia looks 176 00:15:39.679 --> 00:15:45.559 looks great with Barkley, if that if again that holds up when the league 177 00:15:46.039 --> 00:15:50.639 investigates whether there was tampering or not. You know, you got a great, 178 00:15:50.720 --> 00:15:56.600 great, uh great addition to that Philadelphia offense with Barclay, you know, 179 00:15:56.080 --> 00:16:00.519 and the Lions here in Detroit. The Lions added some help on defense, 180 00:16:00.559 --> 00:16:03.360 which was good in the secondary and on the on the d line. 181 00:16:04.559 --> 00:16:11.360 I think that what you're seeing is exactly the way you know, Jeremy mentioned 182 00:16:11.399 --> 00:16:15.320 about the top teams in the league, you know, the Lions and the 183 00:16:15.399 --> 00:16:18.399 Chiefs, and you got Baltimore and San Francisco. Of all those, I 184 00:16:18.440 --> 00:16:22.720 agree, San Francisco is the one that didn't really move forward at all. 185 00:16:23.080 --> 00:16:26.440 In fact, they went a little bit backwards, so that'll be interesting to 186 00:16:26.480 --> 00:16:32.000 see if the forty nine ers can still pull some strings and get some help 187 00:16:32.440 --> 00:16:37.879 that they need. So it's been very exciting, very hectic, and I 188 00:16:37.960 --> 00:16:41.639 just got this feeling that it's even more every year it gets a little bit 189 00:16:41.639 --> 00:16:48.360 more important and also more more movement that we've seen. And you mentioned about 190 00:16:48.360 --> 00:16:52.399 the running backs too, and you know, Barkley was the number one guy 191 00:16:52.440 --> 00:16:56.600 available. But you know, it's an interesting time, it really is. 192 00:16:56.639 --> 00:17:00.200 It's it's fun and exciting and you're following these guys going from one team to 193 00:17:00.279 --> 00:17:03.039 the others. So I think it's been a lot of fun following it, 194 00:17:03.159 --> 00:17:07.559 but it's a lot of pain. A lot of stars are moving around, 195 00:17:07.680 --> 00:17:15.880 like like we see all with Berkley and with cousins, especially mister Ralph. 196 00:17:15.920 --> 00:17:21.759 Well, I think I was going to ask you what team surprises you that 197 00:17:21.839 --> 00:17:26.480 they've made the fewest moves or haven't made besides San Francisco, since we've already 198 00:17:26.480 --> 00:17:33.000 said San Francisco, the LA Chargers they haven't done much. Neither has the 199 00:17:33.079 --> 00:17:37.359 Rams. So both teams in LA haven't done much at all, very little 200 00:17:37.640 --> 00:17:41.960 signings, very little of everything here, no trades, you know, so, 201 00:17:42.839 --> 00:17:45.920 but that's that's the ones that's done. The little Steelers really haven't done 202 00:17:45.960 --> 00:17:49.279 much. Other than Russell Wilson. I mean, that was their big thing, 203 00:17:49.359 --> 00:17:53.680 and they brought in Patrick Queen and I mean, you know, and 204 00:17:53.920 --> 00:18:00.160 traded for for this, Deante Jackson for Caroline. Other than that, that's 205 00:18:00.200 --> 00:18:04.240 really been all they've done. They really, Steelers really haven't done much. 206 00:18:04.599 --> 00:18:07.720 I actually thought they were gonna do more. They freed up a whole bunch 207 00:18:07.720 --> 00:18:12.400 of salary cap money, so you know that's uh. I actually thought the 208 00:18:12.440 --> 00:18:15.559 Steelers, I mean, other than Russell Wilson, we really haven't done anything. 209 00:18:18.000 --> 00:18:22.680 Okay, I know Jeremy wants to speak. The team that's done the 210 00:18:22.839 --> 00:18:30.319 absolute least and lost talent is the Dallas Cowboys. They've done nothing. Yeah, 211 00:18:30.160 --> 00:18:36.400 yeah, didn't extend Dak. They cut Tony Pollard who's now a Titan. 212 00:18:36.880 --> 00:18:40.680 They're regressing. They're gonna run in there with the rookie that showed out 213 00:18:40.720 --> 00:18:44.079 a little bit with duce Gon and some other guy I never heard of. 214 00:18:44.480 --> 00:18:47.960 As they're running backs and try to draft one. This is a very bad 215 00:18:48.039 --> 00:18:52.559 draft class. That's why you saw so much running back movement and free agency 216 00:18:52.920 --> 00:18:56.359 more so, than we've seen in the last five years, because every year 217 00:18:56.680 --> 00:19:00.599 there's been three or four guys that were borderline per second round talent, so 218 00:19:00.640 --> 00:19:04.480 they were good enough to be drafted. This year, I think the first 219 00:19:04.480 --> 00:19:07.680 one off the board might be the third round, and you're probably talking about 220 00:19:07.759 --> 00:19:15.000 Jalen Wright or Braylan talent. I mean, those were the best ones I 221 00:19:15.039 --> 00:19:18.640 saw, you know, that had the combination of power and speed and look 222 00:19:18.720 --> 00:19:22.319 good in their drills and everything else. Everybody else just looked rather mid, 223 00:19:22.720 --> 00:19:27.880 including Michigan's own Blake Korum. He didn't look that great at the drills at 224 00:19:27.880 --> 00:19:32.559 the Combine, he didn't run that great of a forty times what he is. 225 00:19:32.559 --> 00:19:34.920 It's stronger than everybody in the draft, including most of the offensive and 226 00:19:36.000 --> 00:19:40.680 defensive linemen. With his twenty nine reps. That was almost the highest reps 227 00:19:40.680 --> 00:19:44.680 in at the Combine this year. And that's crazy that a guy. But 228 00:19:45.559 --> 00:19:48.319 it also leans to the effect some of these big guys can't really do the 229 00:19:48.359 --> 00:19:52.039 reps because their arms are so long. Blake Korum is one of those shorter 230 00:19:52.119 --> 00:19:57.079 stock here guys, and at five to nine and two hundred and sixteen pounds, 231 00:19:57.480 --> 00:20:04.240 he was just knocking him out Wow. Yes, I think we do 232 00:20:04.359 --> 00:20:11.440 have to recognize the people that are in the chat room. Lion's signed reader, 233 00:20:11.599 --> 00:20:14.319 Jeremy, you want to read the up the next two? Sure? 234 00:20:14.720 --> 00:20:18.240 All? Actually what up? JB Wings are pissing me off badly. They'll 235 00:20:18.279 --> 00:20:22.720 be all right, though, young and upcoming team in the NHL. I 236 00:20:22.759 --> 00:20:26.279 have my own thought on that that I want to expound upon. It's been 237 00:20:26.319 --> 00:20:33.119 ever since they put that Waste Management owned Priority one patch on the jerseys they've 238 00:20:33.119 --> 00:20:34.839 been. They haven't won a game since they put it on. Take the 239 00:20:34.880 --> 00:20:44.839 garbage off, some stinks. Yeah, Like I said, you know, 240 00:20:44.880 --> 00:20:48.359 it's funny that waste Management. Never mind, I'm not going there again. 241 00:20:48.559 --> 00:20:55.920 I don't want to get and says I like your piano, George, Oh 242 00:20:55.960 --> 00:21:03.400 thank you, it's a baby grand So George, do you play? No? 243 00:21:03.480 --> 00:21:11.119 I just fantasized about playing. Those patches, aren't, Jeremy, trust 244 00:21:11.160 --> 00:21:17.759 me, those patches are not going anywhere. That's a multi million dollar off 245 00:21:17.799 --> 00:21:22.400 the record deal that the Red Wings made for those patches. But it is 246 00:21:22.519 --> 00:21:26.000 kind of sad and ironic that you're right. They haven't even won. They 247 00:21:26.039 --> 00:21:30.200 haven't even tied a game. They have no points since they started putting that 248 00:21:30.279 --> 00:21:33.960 patch on. They have not gone to overtime to get one point. If 249 00:21:33.000 --> 00:21:37.880 they did that three times, they would still think about it and to let 250 00:21:37.920 --> 00:21:41.440 Arizona beat you. They the Wings lost again, folks, if you haven't 251 00:21:41.480 --> 00:21:47.839 heard, four to one tonight at home to the Lowly Coyotes. After losing 252 00:21:47.839 --> 00:21:52.400 to the Coyotes last week at their place. Now the Wings came home and 253 00:21:52.440 --> 00:21:56.400 lost it. I don't know what's going on. We'll talk about that later 254 00:21:56.480 --> 00:22:03.240 with my town. Yeah, okay, Jeremy, anymore NFL free agency talk 255 00:22:03.279 --> 00:22:07.799 that you want to put out there. I mean, look at the trades 256 00:22:07.839 --> 00:22:11.519 that happened today. We saw Sam Howell, who looked like he might have 257 00:22:11.599 --> 00:22:15.359 been a decent start for Washington to hold on to. And they could have 258 00:22:15.400 --> 00:22:18.519 built up that interior O line to help the run game better, because that's 259 00:22:18.519 --> 00:22:22.240 where their run game is weak. It's through the interior O line, through 260 00:22:22.279 --> 00:22:25.160 the centers and guards. And if you get a better center and guard, 261 00:22:25.720 --> 00:22:29.799 you actually will have better quarterback play too, because he's not getting pressured by 262 00:22:29.839 --> 00:22:33.720 the big og mollies that wait for you hundred boundary crack your ribs. But 263 00:22:33.880 --> 00:22:38.000 no, they trade him away for a bag of chips. I mean, 264 00:22:38.079 --> 00:22:42.240 yeah, I'm surprised they traded him away as well, Jeremy, because with 265 00:22:42.359 --> 00:22:45.680 Cliff Kingsbury there, it's their offensive court and he should have worked with the 266 00:22:45.759 --> 00:22:49.880 quarterback. So I'm really surprised by Sam Howell. Sam Howe is a fighting, 267 00:22:51.000 --> 00:22:53.680 a fighting kind of guy. I watched him at North Carolina and he's 268 00:22:53.759 --> 00:22:56.960 just a you know, he's a gritty guy, brings a lunch pale and 269 00:22:57.039 --> 00:23:02.240 you know, so kind of a quarterback. I don't know, we'll see. 270 00:23:03.240 --> 00:23:07.960 The other crazy move is you had first rounder Rondell Moore traded from the 271 00:23:07.000 --> 00:23:15.119 Cardinals to the Falcons for third round pick Desmond Ritter and no pitch exchanged between 272 00:23:15.160 --> 00:23:18.640 the teams. Oh, and I should and Rondel Moore if you think about 273 00:23:18.680 --> 00:23:23.960 it, he's kind of on that borderline bus from what he was expected to 274 00:23:25.000 --> 00:23:27.400 be as a first round pick because this is his fourth year, the last 275 00:23:27.480 --> 00:23:34.119 year of the rookie contract. And then there is Desmond Ridder who's it is 276 00:23:34.400 --> 00:23:37.920 going into his third year and looks like he shouldn't have had his first two. 277 00:23:41.400 --> 00:23:44.839 Yeah, Ridder was I think it was the third round pick Jeremy by 278 00:23:44.920 --> 00:23:48.759 Atlanta back in twenty twenty two. I think, yeah, out of CINCINNATIOFF 279 00:23:51.079 --> 00:23:55.079 and I guess he's only started I think like sixteen seventeen career games, and 280 00:23:56.599 --> 00:24:00.440 I mean, you know, he has hasn't really done that much the short 281 00:24:00.720 --> 00:24:03.519 time in the NFL. My buddy our h D had a funny one. 282 00:24:03.640 --> 00:24:12.079 I'm surprised Desmond Ritter isn't working at a Taco bell yet. Oh my guys, 283 00:24:15.839 --> 00:24:19.759 I guess Arthur Smith couldn't do too much with him in Atlanta. You 284 00:24:19.799 --> 00:24:26.839 know, Oh, well he's gonna be. He's our offensive coordinator now, 285 00:24:26.880 --> 00:24:33.920 so yeah, yeah, will always be a better coordinator than they are coached. 286 00:24:33.759 --> 00:24:40.640 Absolutely. It just goes to show you having the next hot offensive or 287 00:24:40.680 --> 00:24:45.240 defensive coordinator go to become a coach, it doesn't always work. The hot 288 00:24:45.319 --> 00:24:49.480 new college coach that does something different than everybody else and takes the league by 289 00:24:49.559 --> 00:24:53.480 storm and then brings it to the NFL. It doesn't always work. Well, 290 00:24:53.480 --> 00:24:57.480 here's the one. Here's the one Cheerman that I'm really quite uh, 291 00:24:59.240 --> 00:25:02.440 Dave Canell. I mean this guy, I mean, I know he's been 292 00:25:02.480 --> 00:25:04.599 a coordinator his whole life, but gosh, a might he was a quarterbacks 293 00:25:04.599 --> 00:25:10.240 coach for the longest time with Seattle and then became an offensive coordinator at Tampa. 294 00:25:10.319 --> 00:25:14.279 And I get what he said there with Baker Mayfield, but now he's 295 00:25:14.440 --> 00:25:18.000 the head coach of Carolina, and I mean, I don't know. I 296 00:25:18.039 --> 00:25:21.240 mean, well, I don't think anybody else wanted that job to begin with. 297 00:25:22.119 --> 00:25:25.160 That's just it. You know, they had to go with inexperience. 298 00:25:25.640 --> 00:25:30.440 They had to bring Coody that wasn't a named head coach because all the named 299 00:25:30.480 --> 00:25:34.799 head coaches wanted to stay as far away from Tepper like they were allergic. 300 00:25:34.920 --> 00:25:41.400 Because Tepper has been an awful, awful owner. He has seventy million dollars 301 00:25:41.400 --> 00:25:47.160 tied up in two former coaches, thirty with Matt Ruhle and forty with Frank 302 00:25:47.240 --> 00:25:52.920 Reich. So there you are. But I think when Dan Morgan was called 303 00:25:52.920 --> 00:25:56.759 to be the GM and the former linebacker he goes. He basically said, 304 00:25:56.759 --> 00:26:00.720 listen here, dude, you're not turning me into the next Matt Millan. 305 00:26:00.759 --> 00:26:10.519 You're sitting back, jutting up and signing the jack. Oh. I'm just 306 00:26:10.519 --> 00:26:17.119 saying I feel sorry for Wilvogel, But if you actually look, their moves 307 00:26:17.119 --> 00:26:21.519 have been pretty good. I like what they've done they've gutted some of the 308 00:26:21.559 --> 00:26:26.640 bad roster they got, I mean granted the move where they traded with the 309 00:26:26.720 --> 00:26:30.240 Giants instead of the other move that was offered to them. I find it 310 00:26:30.839 --> 00:26:36.160 weird that they turned down the Rams for two first round picks, a third 311 00:26:36.240 --> 00:26:41.000 round pick, and a player for Brian Burns to take what they got in 312 00:26:41.039 --> 00:26:47.359 a second and in a six out of New York. I just I don't 313 00:26:47.400 --> 00:26:56.000 get the math in that. Yeah, mm hmm. Well, any other 314 00:26:56.039 --> 00:27:02.599 free agency news that we want to talk about? All right, yeah, 315 00:27:02.680 --> 00:27:06.759 yes, real quick, I have to Uh, the Steelers met today with 316 00:27:07.200 --> 00:27:11.200 Tyler Boyd, who's from pitt and still lives in Pittsburgh. I passed his 317 00:27:11.240 --> 00:27:15.920 house on my way to my sister's place, so I know he's still he's 318 00:27:15.920 --> 00:27:21.279 still living in Pittsburgh. And they also have met with wide receiver Josh Reynolds, 319 00:27:21.799 --> 00:27:26.599 so uh, I think that they're taking a look at that as well. 320 00:27:26.720 --> 00:27:29.799 They need to get a couple of guys with some experience in here after 321 00:27:29.799 --> 00:27:34.920 they got rid of Deontay Dropson, so I know Jeremy's got his had his 322 00:27:36.000 --> 00:27:44.440 finger up to Browns are signing former Steelers and Seahawks linebacker and mission former linebacker 323 00:27:44.480 --> 00:27:51.079 Devin Bush to a one year deal. Man. Mm hmm, interesting, 324 00:27:52.559 --> 00:27:56.559 Yeah, that the text. Remember he traded a pitch round pick to get 325 00:27:56.640 --> 00:28:02.000 mixing from the Bengals they had. That was a good move and they got 326 00:28:02.079 --> 00:28:06.759 him to a three year, twenty seven million dollar extension. That was a 327 00:28:06.799 --> 00:28:11.759 great move for the Texans after they let Devin Singletary walk. I think Derrick 328 00:28:11.799 --> 00:28:18.440 Henry, now they just got faster. Mm hm, Well, they got 329 00:28:18.480 --> 00:28:25.839 more powerful. Henry's probably not than uh who is it. He's faster than 330 00:28:25.920 --> 00:28:27.559 JK. Dobbins because that guy, as long as he's in there, all 331 00:28:27.599 --> 00:28:32.000 he does is sit on the bench because he's hurt. But the other two 332 00:28:32.039 --> 00:28:36.640 guys were pretty quick. Henry's not quicker than what he is is the guy 333 00:28:36.640 --> 00:28:41.680 that gets you yards after contact. Yeah, yeah, yeah, And that's 334 00:28:41.680 --> 00:28:47.559 something they haven't had unless JK. Dobbins is on the field. So I 335 00:28:47.599 --> 00:28:51.160 think that's going to help them out a lot. And but they lost a 336 00:28:51.160 --> 00:28:53.599 lot on defense too, And you can say that a lot of bottle. 337 00:28:53.839 --> 00:28:57.759 We have two of their linebackers, Yeah, you have two of their linebackers. 338 00:28:57.759 --> 00:29:03.920 They also lost a deep defensive lineman. They lost the corner, they 339 00:29:03.960 --> 00:29:08.519 lost the safety Geno Stone. They refused to extend him or reworkers contract or 340 00:29:08.519 --> 00:29:12.519 whatever. Yeah, I don't know what they're doing in the back end of 341 00:29:12.519 --> 00:29:17.279 that. I understand Kyle Hamilton's good, but that's only half the field people. 342 00:29:18.640 --> 00:29:26.640 Yeah, that's true. Okay, gentlemen, I think we've we've exhausted 343 00:29:26.720 --> 00:29:30.279 some of them. One that exhausted because we could go on on and on 344 00:29:30.319 --> 00:29:34.720 about the NFL free agency. Oh, but I think it's time to talk 345 00:29:34.880 --> 00:29:41.599 about my town. So, mister George, I'm gonna let you lead off 346 00:29:41.720 --> 00:29:49.119 tonight. You are why Well, I'm not gonna say anymore about the Red 347 00:29:49.119 --> 00:29:56.319 Wings because they are self imploding unfortunately. But what I did want to talk 348 00:29:56.319 --> 00:30:02.119 about is some of the candidates that have been announced. The voting is underway 349 00:30:02.240 --> 00:30:07.480 for the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame, which is the greatest honor that you 350 00:30:07.519 --> 00:30:11.240 could get if you're an athlete or an administrator in sports in the state of 351 00:30:11.279 --> 00:30:15.119 Michigan. I'm not going to touch on everybody, but I do want to 352 00:30:15.160 --> 00:30:18.039 tell you about some of the some of the finalists. Now. They're conducting 353 00:30:18.079 --> 00:30:25.279 the voting right now electronically through the Internet, and they also have a media 354 00:30:25.400 --> 00:30:34.839 panel that votes on it as well. So for professional candidates, Tony Esposito, 355 00:30:36.039 --> 00:30:41.400 great great goaltender, Cecil Fielder, the great slugger for the Tigers, 356 00:30:41.400 --> 00:30:47.359 Larry Foot, who was born in Detroit, obviously had two stable wins I 357 00:30:47.359 --> 00:30:52.599 believe with Pittsburgh Kevin Glover and you know him, of course, he was 358 00:30:52.920 --> 00:31:00.200 right up front in the rushing attack alongside Barry Sanders, Pepper Johnson. And 359 00:31:00.359 --> 00:31:03.400 here's another great guy you know. He's been to the Super Bowl. Played 360 00:31:03.440 --> 00:31:08.000 for Ohio State too at one time, and one of the two Super Bowls 361 00:31:08.000 --> 00:31:15.720 with the Giants. We have a boxer named Milton McCrory who was around the 362 00:31:15.720 --> 00:31:18.799 same time as Thomas Hearns, maybe a little bit after Thomas Hearns, but 363 00:31:19.200 --> 00:31:26.440 he became a champion boxer of Milton McCrory. Ken Morrow born in Flint, 364 00:31:26.599 --> 00:31:33.759 and Kenny Morrow was on the nineteen eighty USA Olympic team that upset the Mirka 365 00:31:33.880 --> 00:31:41.119 on ice team the Soviet Union. Pudge Rodriguez, we all know, Texas 366 00:31:41.160 --> 00:31:45.400 who came over to Detroit and helped the Tigers reach the World Series in two 367 00:31:45.440 --> 00:31:51.519 thousand and six. Rashid Wallace remember him, Yes, you traded to the 368 00:31:51.519 --> 00:31:55.720 Pistons in two thousand and four. All he did was help Larry Brown's team 369 00:31:55.799 --> 00:32:00.799 win the NBA Championship that year with that team that included Kaysha Prince, Rip 370 00:32:00.839 --> 00:32:06.200 Hamilton, and Chauncey Chauncey Billups and then the last one a lady on which 371 00:32:06.200 --> 00:32:10.079 I'm disappointed. There's only one woman in this group that's nominated for the Michigan 372 00:32:10.119 --> 00:32:16.160 Sports Hall of Fame, and she's a bowler. Her name is Sandra Chrry. 373 00:32:16.799 --> 00:32:21.400 She's been one of the top bowlers in the state of Michigan and in 374 00:32:21.400 --> 00:32:24.240 the United States for all these years. So I mean, it's a great 375 00:32:24.359 --> 00:32:28.759 ballot. There's lots of other categories. I'm not going to go over them 376 00:32:29.119 --> 00:32:32.480 because they could get really, really lengthy, but I did want to mention 377 00:32:32.680 --> 00:32:37.319 the media people, because you know, media is dear and nearer to the 378 00:32:37.319 --> 00:32:44.839 hearts of Scott and George and of course the finalists and the media category Al 379 00:32:45.000 --> 00:32:52.359 Ackerman and al Ackerman was a controversial sports anchor for Channel four in Detroit. 380 00:32:52.240 --> 00:32:59.160 Jack Berry, longtime golf writer and hockey writer for the Detroit Free Press and 381 00:32:59.240 --> 00:33:04.759 the Detroit News. And Jack Ebling, another great guy that's been a sports 382 00:33:04.759 --> 00:33:10.119 writer and a columnist and a radio guy out of Lansing, Don Shane, 383 00:33:10.519 --> 00:33:16.480 a great sportscaster on Channel seven the ABC Show here in Detroit. Gus Johnson, 384 00:33:16.519 --> 00:33:22.759 you still hear Gus of course, he's the CBS sports voice of NAA 385 00:33:22.880 --> 00:33:28.680 Football, the NFL, the NBA and many others. So Gus Johnson is 386 00:33:29.279 --> 00:33:36.440 a Detroiter. And then the last media finalist is Julian Gonzalez, a longtime 387 00:33:37.000 --> 00:33:42.960 sports photographer. Did a great, great job at the Detroit Free Press in 388 00:33:43.359 --> 00:33:47.440 photography and he's nominated as well. So my hat's off to all of them. 389 00:33:49.039 --> 00:33:54.839 And anybody can conduct the vote. You can vote at Michigan Sports HF 390 00:33:55.359 --> 00:34:02.319 dot O RG, Forward slash Wow. So these are the people that have 391 00:34:02.359 --> 00:34:07.400 been nominated in my town. And that's what that was my contribution tonight. 392 00:34:07.480 --> 00:34:15.719 Candy, Okay, well what's happening in your town? Well, those of 393 00:34:15.760 --> 00:34:19.000 you who don't know, you've been hiding under a rock or spend your time 394 00:34:19.039 --> 00:34:22.599 playing Xbox. The Steelers signed Russell Wilson. Uh, you know, that's 395 00:34:22.599 --> 00:34:27.840 been the big thing with in Pittsburgh news. And then the Pirates signed Eric 396 00:34:27.960 --> 00:34:31.639 Lower And I'm gonna ask Candy and George later on about what the story is 397 00:34:31.639 --> 00:34:36.920 with Eric Lower, because I know he's with Milwaukee. Uh, but anyway, 398 00:34:37.239 --> 00:34:38.880 and the Penguins one tonight six to three, believe it or not. 399 00:34:39.519 --> 00:34:45.519 And uh, they tonight they were supposed to be giving away yarm or yogurt 400 00:34:45.519 --> 00:34:49.119 babblehead dolls, and someone stole the shipment that was on its way on the 401 00:34:49.159 --> 00:34:54.199 truck. I heard that. Yeah, so the people who went to the 402 00:34:54.199 --> 00:34:58.960 game tonight expecting a babblehead and didn't get the memo, Uh, there was 403 00:34:59.000 --> 00:35:04.840 no bobbleheads tonight. But they're going to give them certificates, give certificates or 404 00:35:04.880 --> 00:35:07.840 whatever to come to another game or to a game where they're going to try 405 00:35:07.840 --> 00:35:12.639 it again. And we got the baseball season starting up here real soon. 406 00:35:12.760 --> 00:35:16.800 Pirates have the most home runs in grape Fruit League and spring training. We 407 00:35:16.880 --> 00:35:22.039 have a couple of guys who were really and I used Mike Tomlins guys. 408 00:35:22.800 --> 00:35:27.159 We have a couple of you know, O'Neil Cruz has been doing pretty well 409 00:35:27.599 --> 00:35:31.599 and Henry Davis behind the plate, and it's looking like the Pirates might not 410 00:35:31.639 --> 00:35:35.360 be too bad this year. And then when they just signed Eric Lower, 411 00:35:36.119 --> 00:35:39.559 Chase Anderson and a few of these guys that have kind of been left out 412 00:35:39.559 --> 00:35:45.079 there. Pirates always seem to be able to find that gem at a low 413 00:35:45.159 --> 00:35:47.679 price as always, so you know, there we are with that. So 414 00:35:50.000 --> 00:35:53.079 and our soccer team, the Pittsburgh River Hounds, are expanding their stadium to 415 00:35:53.159 --> 00:35:59.679 thirteen to fifteen thousand people because they're outgrowing the stadium they have now. And 416 00:35:59.760 --> 00:36:04.039 that's it's great for soccer. So you know, other than that, that's 417 00:36:04.039 --> 00:36:12.360 suit for me, Mistress smoking Jeremy b what's happening in your town? Well, 418 00:36:12.400 --> 00:36:15.360 we signed, we traded for a corner. We signed a corner. 419 00:36:15.440 --> 00:36:19.280 We re signed one of our guards. The other one left to go to 420 00:36:19.440 --> 00:36:23.360 for greener pastors. He joins Matt Stafford there in LA. That's Jonah Jackson. 421 00:36:23.840 --> 00:36:27.679 We signed a D tackle the day at a two year, twenty seven 422 00:36:27.760 --> 00:36:31.320 and a quarter million dollar deal, and we lost the bump on the D 423 00:36:31.480 --> 00:36:36.840 line that is known as Burrito Jones. Yes, Burrito Jones is called that 424 00:36:36.960 --> 00:36:40.880 because in one on one blocking situations he gets wrapped up hotter than a hot 425 00:36:42.039 --> 00:36:46.159 or tia. So yes, I'm very happy with this move. As long 426 00:36:46.199 --> 00:36:50.960 as reader can give us two thirds of a season, it's going to be 427 00:36:51.000 --> 00:36:53.360 ten times better than what we had at the position last year. And we 428 00:36:53.440 --> 00:37:00.920 finally have somebody that can help develop Broderick Martin between Terrell Williaams and good old 429 00:37:00.960 --> 00:37:06.119 mister Reader. And he had to quite it at the podium today. He 430 00:37:06.159 --> 00:37:09.800 said a quote about Hut he goes when he's hot, I'll be as big 431 00:37:09.840 --> 00:37:14.039 as cheerleader. When he's not, I'm going to push him as hard as 432 00:37:14.039 --> 00:37:16.840 I can. And I think that's great. We need a vet with that 433 00:37:16.920 --> 00:37:21.079 type of fire in the d line room because that's what we didn't have. 434 00:37:21.519 --> 00:37:23.880 Isaiah Buggs was fiery, but he was only fiery with the coat, which 435 00:37:23.880 --> 00:37:28.960 is why he got sat down. Yeah, and at the clubs too. 436 00:37:29.000 --> 00:37:35.760 I heard when he was in Pittsburgh. M hm, that's basically the nutshell 437 00:37:35.800 --> 00:37:40.280 of the Lions there. You go, okay, so what's happening in my 438 00:37:40.440 --> 00:37:49.400 town? The Brewers were dealt a big blow. If you haven't heard. 439 00:37:49.519 --> 00:37:57.320 Devin Williams is expected to miss around three months because he has two stress fractures 440 00:37:57.400 --> 00:38:01.800 in his back. He was diagnosed with extre on both sides of his T 441 00:38:01.800 --> 00:38:07.920 twelve vertebrae after visiting a back specialist Wednesday, who adds, the right hander 442 00:38:07.960 --> 00:38:14.119 will be shut down for six weeks and then rehab for at least six weeks 443 00:38:14.119 --> 00:38:17.199 more. I don't know about any of either of any of you guys, 444 00:38:17.199 --> 00:38:23.000 but I cannot imagine having fractures in your back and being and talking about pitching 445 00:38:23.079 --> 00:38:29.639 yet even this season, Like I mean, and he's our closer. Let's 446 00:38:29.639 --> 00:38:32.239 face it, we've let some of our other pictures go. Obviously, Corbyn 447 00:38:32.280 --> 00:38:37.119 Burns left, Josh Hater had gone, you know, years ago. This 448 00:38:37.199 --> 00:38:43.039 is a big blow for the Brewers, and I hope they can overcome it. 449 00:38:44.000 --> 00:38:46.920 I'm not exactly sure how they have other guys that they're going to try 450 00:38:46.920 --> 00:38:51.920 and put in there, but they haven't been doing very good at spring training. 451 00:38:52.480 --> 00:38:57.039 And yes it's only spring training, but you know, with a new 452 00:38:57.119 --> 00:39:02.760 coach and now some like that, that's really going to hurt them as far 453 00:39:02.840 --> 00:39:07.960 as Packers move. Obviously, the big the fan favorite, Aaron Jones. 454 00:39:08.880 --> 00:39:14.719 Yes, he stuck it to the Packers. Dislikes a lot of our recent 455 00:39:15.840 --> 00:39:20.000 former Packer players like to stick it, and when he stuck it, he 456 00:39:20.039 --> 00:39:24.000 stuck it to us because he stayed in the same division and went to Minnesota. 457 00:39:24.239 --> 00:39:29.599 But can I say I blame him. No. He took a pay 458 00:39:29.639 --> 00:39:34.599 cut last year of five million dollars and restructured his contract this year. He 459 00:39:34.679 --> 00:39:40.480 was scheduled slated to make I believe it was twelve and he was going to 460 00:39:40.519 --> 00:39:45.960 take a cut. The Packers asked him to take a cut down to four 461 00:39:45.000 --> 00:39:52.559 million dollars with year two million in incentives. The Vikings signed him to six 462 00:39:52.639 --> 00:39:57.639 million with one million incentives. Do I blame him, No, because he's 463 00:39:57.679 --> 00:40:01.119 thirty years old. He wants to make his much as he can do. 464 00:40:01.159 --> 00:40:07.039 I like the move, of course not. But we are reminded that this 465 00:40:07.239 --> 00:40:10.519 is a business. Players are out there to get as much as they can 466 00:40:12.360 --> 00:40:15.199 as soon as they can, because you don't know how long they're going to 467 00:40:15.239 --> 00:40:17.519 be in this game. So they got to do what's right for them. 468 00:40:19.320 --> 00:40:22.320 Now. Was it right for the packers? Of course? Was it right 469 00:40:22.360 --> 00:40:27.119 for the packers? That remains to be seen. But Aaron Jones also, 470 00:40:27.639 --> 00:40:30.119 just being a fan favorite does not mean we should keep them. And that's 471 00:40:30.159 --> 00:40:34.840 one of the things that a lot of fans don't realize is that we need 472 00:40:34.880 --> 00:40:39.559 to look at because it is a business and those are gms. It's their 473 00:40:39.760 --> 00:40:49.199 job to make them better. We got younger, faster at running back. 474 00:40:49.519 --> 00:40:57.079 We're talking about bringing aj Dillon back if he passes his physical Now onto the 475 00:40:57.119 --> 00:41:05.639 town that I live in. So Lionel Messi injured his leg and will miss 476 00:41:05.719 --> 00:41:09.280 the next game. That's big because, let's face it, he is a 477 00:41:09.320 --> 00:41:19.599 fan favorite and he draws wherever he goes. Question. The other thing is 478 00:41:19.599 --> 00:41:22.760 is the Panthers are lights out. I know Jeremy wants to say something. 479 00:41:23.159 --> 00:41:27.920 Go ahead, Jeremy, because it's still the friendlies right now, the exhibition 480 00:41:28.039 --> 00:41:35.039 matches for MLS. No, they're in. They're playing their season. Hmm. 481 00:41:37.480 --> 00:41:40.599 Yeah, it's gonna hurt. That's gonna hurt. They're playing their season. 482 00:41:40.639 --> 00:41:45.960 He's expected to miss the next game with the leg injury, which is, 483 00:41:47.159 --> 00:41:53.159 let's say they just beat Nashville three to one, and then who are 484 00:41:53.159 --> 00:42:00.039 they supposed to play? And let's see it, says he will. I 485 00:42:00.039 --> 00:42:05.559 will likely miss the team's MLS match Saturday against DC United. They don't want 486 00:42:05.599 --> 00:42:12.159 to risk anything. So, but the Florida Panthers are doing well. And 487 00:42:12.239 --> 00:42:16.880 let's face it, I already went over March Madness fau USF Marquette tonight. 488 00:42:16.960 --> 00:42:21.039 Yet don't miss that. I'm sure that's on right now. In fact, 489 00:42:21.039 --> 00:42:23.559 I can't even I should look to see if there's a score. I don't 490 00:42:23.559 --> 00:42:35.159 even know. Let's quick see it, says ninth Marquette. It is eighteen 491 00:42:35.400 --> 00:42:39.239 seventeen Villanova with five point fifty three left in the first So obviously that's a 492 00:42:39.360 --> 00:42:45.719 very close game. Again, if you like college basketball, I don't know 493 00:42:45.760 --> 00:42:55.079 why you wouldn't be watching. Let's so let's go around the horn how everybody 494 00:42:55.119 --> 00:43:00.280 can get a hold of you. So let's start this time with Ralph. 495 00:43:00.800 --> 00:43:07.639 Yeah, our media dot or www dot r wmedia dot orgs my website, 496 00:43:07.920 --> 00:43:13.440 also on YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, and I'm sorry, Twitter x platform, 497 00:43:13.880 --> 00:43:19.760 Tumblr and also you can also reach me on Facebook and I have a 498 00:43:19.880 --> 00:43:23.480 radio show Tuesdays on Beaver County Radio, Sports Corner Radio Show with me, 499 00:43:23.639 --> 00:43:29.440 Ralph Williams and smoking Jim Fraser all. My guest this week will be Michael 500 00:43:29.519 --> 00:43:36.760 McHenry, former Pirate catcher and current broadcaster. And also I'm going to have 501 00:43:37.599 --> 00:43:42.039 someone on for up Sports named David Alexander talk about the Denver Broncos and in 502 00:43:42.079 --> 00:43:49.000 their thought process with Russell Wilson and then legendary announcer Bill Hilgrove. Will join 503 00:43:49.079 --> 00:43:52.920 us talk about his retirement from the Steelers. So I have a good, 504 00:43:52.199 --> 00:43:55.599 great guest list coming up this Tuesday. And don't forget to check out my 505 00:43:55.639 --> 00:44:01.559 other podcast, including my new one called Sports Sports Capsule, where I come 506 00:44:01.639 --> 00:44:04.920 on. It doesn't matter what time of day it is. I might come 507 00:44:04.960 --> 00:44:12.800 on with some kind of news of some kind. Okay, George, how 508 00:44:12.800 --> 00:44:16.360 can people find you? Well? Before we get to that, I did 509 00:44:16.400 --> 00:44:21.800 want to say that JB Ellis of Sideline Sports and the South Florida Journal, 510 00:44:22.559 --> 00:44:25.559 he is covering the Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden. Now. He 511 00:44:25.599 --> 00:44:30.800 gave Scott and I a live report last night, So hats off to jb 512 00:44:30.920 --> 00:44:37.039 Ellis. He's sending content and stories to Scott and Candy to get published. 513 00:44:37.119 --> 00:44:40.039 And I know you're doing a great job. JB. If you're ye and 514 00:44:40.079 --> 00:44:43.440 you're at the garden, man, it doesn't get any better than that. 515 00:44:43.760 --> 00:44:47.760 Madison Square Garden and college basketball in the month of March. You're right there, 516 00:44:47.800 --> 00:44:52.559 baby. So Scott's got a book. I got a book. There's 517 00:44:52.559 --> 00:44:57.519 a link to purchase my book or to look at it online. I write 518 00:44:57.559 --> 00:45:02.639 for the South Florida Journal, the Motor City Tribute. I'm getting this all 519 00:45:02.679 --> 00:45:09.559 tripped up. I'm sorry, Candy. The Motive City, the Motive City 520 00:45:09.639 --> 00:45:15.960 Tribute not journal. But you go and drill under there and you'll find fine 521 00:45:16.000 --> 00:45:25.519 writers like Scott and Jeremy and Jacob and the photography that Gandhy's done such a 522 00:45:25.519 --> 00:45:29.880 great job with over the years. So there's a link at the end of 523 00:45:29.880 --> 00:45:35.559 my column for the book that I'm out there promoting and don't forget. You 524 00:45:35.599 --> 00:45:38.400 can reach me at gi Cornet yahoo dot com. You can follow me on 525 00:45:38.440 --> 00:45:44.920 Twitter at sand g Sports ninety nine. I'm also on LinkedIn and on Facebook, 526 00:45:45.039 --> 00:45:49.800 so send me any comments, questions, and topics you want brought up 527 00:45:49.800 --> 00:45:52.239 at any number of the shows that I'm on here. I'm happy to be 528 00:45:52.320 --> 00:45:57.159 part of Tonight's show as well as Under eight Stitches and the Sports Exchange and 529 00:45:57.239 --> 00:46:02.440 Pundit's pundit and I'll shut up right now. That's it for me. Jeremy 530 00:46:04.280 --> 00:46:10.000 j xu J comes in and says breaking news. Keenan Allen traded to the 531 00:46:10.000 --> 00:46:17.280 Bears per Rapaport. Wow, So for who, yeah, for who? 532 00:46:17.800 --> 00:46:23.599 For draft picks, so that you know they only have picks in the first 533 00:46:23.599 --> 00:46:28.519 five rounds. Granted they have a bunch of them, but they're all in 534 00:46:28.559 --> 00:46:31.599 the first five rounds. And if you look at how the NFL is built 535 00:46:31.679 --> 00:46:36.159 right now, the rank and file usually comes in the fourth, fifth, 536 00:46:36.239 --> 00:46:39.280 and sixth and seventh rounds. Those are the guys that you typically last the 537 00:46:39.320 --> 00:46:44.760 longest because they have the least amount of pressure put on them to form. 538 00:46:45.719 --> 00:46:47.039 Those are the guys that play for the love of the game. They get 539 00:46:47.079 --> 00:46:51.360 the lowest amount of money of all the guys drafted and all that. So 540 00:46:52.400 --> 00:46:55.360 this might be one of those moves where they're trying to move and get some 541 00:46:55.440 --> 00:47:00.159 other picks. If you know the picks R x J put him in there. 542 00:47:01.519 --> 00:47:05.840 But that being said, you can find me on the South Florida Tribune 543 00:47:06.239 --> 00:47:09.719 dot com, where my writings are under the Motor City Tribune heading. You 544 00:47:09.719 --> 00:47:15.519 can also find me right here on the South Florida Tribune channel where I'm on 545 00:47:15.639 --> 00:47:20.280 fire Up. I am now a permanent part of Inside the Pigskin unless told 546 00:47:20.440 --> 00:47:29.119 otherwise, and you'll see me on Professor and the Pupil and Alan to the 547 00:47:29.159 --> 00:47:32.800 Bears for a fourth rounder. That's a cheap trade. I'm sorry, Keenan. 548 00:47:32.840 --> 00:47:37.119 Allen's been a pretty steady producer and I'm gonna get my way in on 549 00:47:37.119 --> 00:47:42.440 this before I finish up my personal stuff. Keenan Allen's been one of those 550 00:47:42.440 --> 00:47:45.840 steady producers, even though he tends to miss that three to four games a 551 00:47:45.920 --> 00:47:49.960 year. He's a guy that just always consists. He's kind of like Mike 552 00:47:49.960 --> 00:47:52.599 Evans. He's right around a thousand yards every year, right around eight to 553 00:47:52.639 --> 00:47:58.880 ten touchdowns. He's just a solid performer. He was underrated for years and 554 00:47:58.880 --> 00:48:01.199 then all of a sudden he became overrated because everybody was putting him up there 555 00:48:01.239 --> 00:48:06.480 so high and he started getting hurt. But he is older. This is 556 00:48:06.559 --> 00:48:08.800 kind of like Dealan going to the Panthers. I think it's more to mold 557 00:48:08.840 --> 00:48:14.199 the younger guys that are in the Bear's locker room. So I think it's 558 00:48:14.280 --> 00:48:19.320 more of a locker room move and a fit for culture, and I think 559 00:48:19.360 --> 00:48:22.960 that's a great thing that they're doing because that's what they need. These young 560 00:48:22.000 --> 00:48:25.239 guys they got, they just don't seem to know how to work hard, 561 00:48:25.559 --> 00:48:31.320 and that's one thing Keenan Allen does. But you can also find me on 562 00:48:31.360 --> 00:48:38.639 my channel, which is Motor Knee cat Biting with the Motor City Lions. 563 00:48:38.800 --> 00:48:45.320 Boy the Tongue tied got contagious thanks to George Yeah. And you can also 564 00:48:45.360 --> 00:48:50.000 find me on another YouTube channel, which is Football Talk three six five where 565 00:48:50.000 --> 00:48:54.000 I go live at eleven am Monday through Friday with Lions Talk with Smoking Jeremy 566 00:48:54.039 --> 00:48:59.519 B and my co host Dan von Doom Leonard. You can also find me 567 00:48:59.639 --> 00:49:05.000 at night three times a week with my kneecat Biting podcast where I do Monday 568 00:49:05.079 --> 00:49:08.159 Nights which during the off season until the Draft happens, it's mock Draft Mondays. 569 00:49:08.440 --> 00:49:12.199 Then I'm gonna take Mondays off for a while because the news kind of 570 00:49:12.239 --> 00:49:15.400 really slows down after the draft. And then you have Wednesday, which is 571 00:49:15.400 --> 00:49:20.159 my NFL Roundtable Talks where I go over the top three stories of the NFL 572 00:49:20.199 --> 00:49:22.880 and as long as there's other fans in there to ask questions about other teams, 573 00:49:22.920 --> 00:49:28.119 I will do my best to answer them. And then Friday nights at 574 00:49:28.199 --> 00:49:32.880 nine o'clock is my Lions By and Cave Chat. That is it in a 575 00:49:32.960 --> 00:49:37.519 nutshell. You can find me on Facebook, right there's my name. You 576 00:49:37.559 --> 00:49:39.840 can find me on Twitter at Smoking Jeremy B. You can find me on 577 00:49:40.559 --> 00:49:46.000 smoke on Instagram at Smoking Jeremy B one. Because the first one got shut 578 00:49:46.039 --> 00:49:50.840 down by Instagram and I don't get it, but they let this one through. 579 00:49:52.639 --> 00:49:59.360 And you can also find me on LinkedIn Perfect Perfect. Okay, well, 580 00:49:59.760 --> 00:50:01.719 let's let me go through my little laundry list. If you see that 581 00:50:01.840 --> 00:50:06.559 red subscribe button, that means you did you have not subscribed to our channel. 582 00:50:06.800 --> 00:50:10.079 Why I don't understand all this great programming and you haven't subscribed yet? 583 00:50:10.719 --> 00:50:17.920 Just hit it like us, share us, tell all your friends about us. 584 00:50:19.920 --> 00:50:22.920 What was I gonna say? So? If you haven't subscribed, hit 585 00:50:22.960 --> 00:50:27.960 that subscribe button. You'll get notifications when we go on. If you like 586 00:50:28.079 --> 00:50:31.039 baseball Monday Nights one hundred and eight, such as Baseball Talk, If you 587 00:50:31.199 --> 00:50:37.760 like NFL and Football Inside the Pigskin Tuesday nights. If you like a plethora 588 00:50:37.800 --> 00:50:43.639 of different sports, sports Exchange Wednesday nights. We talk about anything, NFL, 589 00:50:45.079 --> 00:50:52.360 MLB, NHL, NBA. We've even talked about Cornhall anything. Thursday 590 00:50:52.400 --> 00:50:55.880 nights is normally Pundit's pundit, and then it's fire Up once in a while 591 00:50:55.920 --> 00:51:00.400 on the weekend. You never know what we might sprinkle in. Another fire 592 00:51:00.480 --> 00:51:07.239 up might sprinkle in Professor and the Pupil, MotorCity Mad Mouse Show might come 593 00:51:07.280 --> 00:51:10.280 on every from now on from time to time, and that's really a one 594 00:51:10.320 --> 00:51:15.679 on one interview show. We've had some really good shows this week, so 595 00:51:15.760 --> 00:51:19.159 you have to go back. I mean, I think Tuesday night we had 596 00:51:19.559 --> 00:51:23.039 over one hundred and eight comments and we had over eighty people viewing at one 597 00:51:23.079 --> 00:51:27.960 point. So you gotta watch, You gotta watch. But go to our 598 00:51:27.960 --> 00:51:32.039 website www dot South Florida Tribune dot com. You will see both the gentlemen 599 00:51:32.960 --> 00:51:38.760 on the screen right now. Jeremy and George both write. My husband Scott, 600 00:51:38.800 --> 00:51:45.800 he writes, my pictures are up. We get transcripts from the Dolphins, 601 00:51:45.880 --> 00:51:51.920 the Lions, the Jaguars, we get their latest trade information. Jb 602 00:51:52.079 --> 00:51:54.800 Ellis is right now, like George said at the Big East Tournament, sending 603 00:51:54.840 --> 00:52:02.559 us stories, sending us pictures and videos. Watch those, but most importantly, 604 00:52:02.639 --> 00:52:07.119 not only subscribe to our channel, subscribe to the channels of the of 605 00:52:07.159 --> 00:52:10.559 our co host and people that are on the screen with us, because without 606 00:52:10.639 --> 00:52:15.159 them helping us, we we've got to help them back. You know, 607 00:52:15.199 --> 00:52:21.400 they're here donating their time to us. We want you guys to donate and 608 00:52:21.440 --> 00:52:28.239 watch them as well. My husband, he wrote a book, Lessons from 609 00:52:28.239 --> 00:52:34.199 the microphone, tuning into the enduring wisdom of visionary leaders. I put a 610 00:52:34.239 --> 00:52:37.519 copyright smack dabbing on the front and George is holding up a copy as well. 611 00:52:38.199 --> 00:52:40.960 You can get it on Amazon, you can get it on Kindled, 612 00:52:42.280 --> 00:52:45.159 you can get it on Burns and Noble, and we're putting it up on 613 00:52:45.199 --> 00:52:47.760 more places, but those are the big places that most people get. I 614 00:52:47.800 --> 00:52:52.480 think. Let's see. If you want to advertise or sponsor a show, 615 00:52:52.800 --> 00:52:59.800 you can call Scott nine five four three four four again. Check out our 616 00:52:59.800 --> 00:53:02.960 way website www dot self, Florida Tribute dot com. And if you like 617 00:53:04.039 --> 00:53:08.000 the audio version of shows and like listening to podcasts, all of our shows 618 00:53:08.159 --> 00:53:16.639 are on available through iHeartRadio, Google, Apple, Speaker, Spotify, podcast 619 00:53:16.840 --> 00:53:21.719 Attic, you name it, wherever you get your podcasts were on it, 620 00:53:22.440 --> 00:53:30.719 guys. Any last final parting shots? Oh, well, gonna the Tigers 621 00:53:30.760 --> 00:53:36.400 are playing good, Donald Lakelin, we didn't talk about that, but they're 622 00:53:36.440 --> 00:53:38.559 looking forward to the new season. They'll be opening up on the road in 623 00:53:38.639 --> 00:53:43.800 Chicago against the White Sox. Uh. It's going to be an interesting year. 624 00:53:44.400 --> 00:53:49.239 A lot of question marks, obviously the pitching staff and obviously the young 625 00:53:49.320 --> 00:53:52.679 kids. Can they can they make it? Can they make it above eighty 626 00:53:52.760 --> 00:53:58.239 wins this year? A good friend of mine in Scott's named Lynn Henning and 627 00:53:58.320 --> 00:54:01.760 sportswriter Lynn Henning says they're gonna win eighty five this year. I don't see 628 00:54:01.800 --> 00:54:07.599 it happening. I really don't, but who knows. But that's my parting 629 00:54:07.880 --> 00:54:10.159 two cents on the Tigers. They're still working out down on Lakelynn and playing 630 00:54:10.199 --> 00:54:17.800 all those endless exhibition games. Well I know, smoking Jeremy b you always 631 00:54:17.800 --> 00:54:22.679 close us out and you always close your shows up. He's ask you to 632 00:54:22.679 --> 00:54:27.800 close up ours, so you got the floor. Thank you. Try every 633 00:54:27.880 --> 00:54:30.079 day to be a better person than you've heard the day before. It's the 634 00:54:30.119 --> 00:54:31.960 only way to make the world a better place. It starts in here. 635 00:54:32.079 --> 00:54:37.119 Much love to everybody. Our ex day is undone and anybody else who came 636 00:54:37.159 --> 00:54:40.440 in the chat. We appreciate you. We appreciate the update. It helps 637 00:54:40.519 --> 00:54:47.320 us to look like better news broadcasters, to know the current stuff that happens 638 00:54:47.320 --> 00:54:52.639 while we're lying exactly. Thank you so much for all the comments, and 639 00:54:52.719 --> 00:54:57.519 if you have suggestions or want to come on a show, you can always 640 00:54:57.559 --> 00:55:02.320 email us at self fware attribute at gmail dot co. Well Everybody enjoy the 641 00:55:02.400 --> 00:55:07.920 sports world. Everything that's happening in the sports world right now, whether you're 642 00:55:07.239 --> 00:55:13.400 an NFL guru and like to watch all these free agency moves, whether you're 643 00:55:13.400 --> 00:55:17.400 an NBA fan, whether you're a WNBA fan, or if you're a college 644 00:55:17.440 --> 00:55:22.480 basketball fan, March madness now or NHL they're getting ready to get into the 645 00:55:22.480 --> 00:55:27.719 playoff season and baseball has started. I mean, I don't think there's really 646 00:55:27.920 --> 00:55:30.480 I mean, there is a better time in my world, but it's a 647 00:55:30.559 --> 00:55:35.880 really good time. If you're a sport fan of any of those sports. 648 00:55:37.639 --> 00:56:00.000 Thank you. Everybody enjoy your weekends. Thanks guys, Thank you.