WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.720 --> 00:00:03.560 Bang bang, Southern Fried Gang. 2 00:00:28.359 --> 00:00:29.920 All right, what is our sports fans? 3 00:00:29.960 --> 00:00:32.600 We are back and we are here for an episode 4 00:00:32.640 --> 00:00:37.240 of Fired Up being joined tonight. As as per usual, 5 00:00:37.840 --> 00:00:41.079 his normal co host duties is the man down the bottom, 6 00:00:41.320 --> 00:00:43.479 Southern Fried gentleman, mister J. D. 7 00:00:43.600 --> 00:00:46.799 Wide And we got we we got a new guy. 8 00:00:46.840 --> 00:00:51.439 We break it intnight, mister sir from Sideline Sports, Big 9 00:00:51.640 --> 00:00:55.280 Big Late Atlanta Sports content creator. Welcome to the show, Samir. 10 00:00:55.320 --> 00:00:59.320 How we feel in this this evening, My friend, I'm 11 00:00:59.359 --> 00:01:01.600 great man. There's always something to talk about in the 12 00:01:01.640 --> 00:01:05.000 sports world, plenty of stuff stuff to talk about, and uh, 13 00:01:05.079 --> 00:01:08.760 you know, I will mention I am rather excited for 14 00:01:08.760 --> 00:01:12.920 for UFC jiu Jitsu. As people who don't know and 15 00:01:13.000 --> 00:01:17.079 aren't the combat sports fan. Bella Mere won her her 16 00:01:17.159 --> 00:01:21.879 debut her daddy, Frank Mere, the former three time heavyweight champion, 17 00:01:22.319 --> 00:01:25.000 and uh she's looking to go into the Olympics. But 18 00:01:25.799 --> 00:01:28.760 that's not the top story of the day. As always, 19 00:01:28.799 --> 00:01:31.879 the NFL dominates the the airways and and and it 20 00:01:32.000 --> 00:01:37.920 came out today that former Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker 21 00:01:37.920 --> 00:01:41.879 has just been smacked with a ten game suspension, and uh, 22 00:01:42.359 --> 00:01:46.000 you know, they're gonna they're gonna hit him with the 23 00:01:46.120 --> 00:01:50.480 ten weeks personal conduct and we all know what the 24 00:01:50.560 --> 00:01:54.719 story is about. He's uh, it's basically a another version 25 00:01:54.799 --> 00:02:00.280 of of mister Deshaun Watson with the finding those little 26 00:02:00.319 --> 00:02:03.799 extra spose he probably shouldn't be in. But before we 27 00:02:03.840 --> 00:02:07.719 get to that, JD, you're faithful is not happy with us. 28 00:02:08.240 --> 00:02:11.560 We were a few minutes like getting started today. 29 00:02:12.080 --> 00:02:15.960 We were, and hey, ladies and gentlemen, listen, I think 30 00:02:16.039 --> 00:02:18.919 the element of surprise. 31 00:02:19.199 --> 00:02:24.080 Is vastly underrated. Guys. If you. 32 00:02:27.479 --> 00:02:31.479 Take out the element of surprise, you lose most of 33 00:02:31.520 --> 00:02:36.680 your advantage. It's a very simplistic coaching philosophy that I 34 00:02:36.800 --> 00:02:41.319 learned a long time ago. Sometimes it's good to do 35 00:02:41.400 --> 00:02:45.560 things when they don't expect them to be done. Or 36 00:02:46.840 --> 00:02:50.439 you know what, sometimes I'm gonna do exactly what you 37 00:02:50.520 --> 00:02:53.159 expect me to do, which is show up when we 38 00:02:53.240 --> 00:02:55.719 tell you we're gonna show up. So I am the 39 00:02:55.759 --> 00:02:59.479 Southern Fried gentleman. We've got some mir we've got great 40 00:02:59.520 --> 00:03:03.360 sports talk this evening. We've already started it off with 41 00:03:03.639 --> 00:03:04.520 Justin Tucker. 42 00:03:07.280 --> 00:03:11.199 My goodness, I guess uh, let's start over to me, 43 00:03:11.360 --> 00:03:14.039 what are your thoughts on this man, Like, obviously we 44 00:03:14.120 --> 00:03:17.199 knew once he was cut by the Ravens last year 45 00:03:17.719 --> 00:03:20.240 that he was gonna he was gonna be in some 46 00:03:20.240 --> 00:03:22.560 some stuff. He still has to go through his legal troubles. 47 00:03:22.599 --> 00:03:24.800 But was this kind of part for the course ten 48 00:03:24.800 --> 00:03:27.199 games suspension for Justin Tucker Samir. 49 00:03:28.599 --> 00:03:32.120 Oh, Yeah, my opinion, it was, and in my opinion 50 00:03:32.159 --> 00:03:34.080 has kind of been the precedent for how the league 51 00:03:34.120 --> 00:03:38.199 has handled these type of cases. Usually, anything that negatively 52 00:03:38.240 --> 00:03:41.840 affects the public image of the Shield, whether it be 53 00:03:41.919 --> 00:03:44.520 on or off the field, or can't potentially impact their 54 00:03:44.560 --> 00:03:48.240 bottom line, they will not hesitate to act on it, 55 00:03:48.599 --> 00:03:52.240 even in a case where a player may have not 56 00:03:52.280 --> 00:03:55.479 been criminally charged. For example, in this case Justin Sucker, 57 00:03:56.280 --> 00:04:00.000 Deshaun Watson had not been criminally charged in the past 58 00:04:00.080 --> 00:04:04.000 and still received the lengthy suspension. Ray Rice, I think 59 00:04:04.000 --> 00:04:07.120 the chargers in that case were dropped but and he 60 00:04:07.199 --> 00:04:09.759 initially received a slap on the risk, but after that 61 00:04:10.960 --> 00:04:17.199 video was released, he was ultimately suspended indefinitely and didn't 62 00:04:17.199 --> 00:04:21.160 play it down in the NFL again. However, I don't 63 00:04:21.240 --> 00:04:24.399 like the fact that it will take into effect in 64 00:04:24.480 --> 00:04:27.000 late August or regardless of whether he is on a 65 00:04:27.079 --> 00:04:31.759 team or not, which in my opinion, if he's not 66 00:04:31.839 --> 00:04:34.439 in a team, the games that he would end up 67 00:04:34.439 --> 00:04:41.600 missing should not count toward that suspension. J D. 68 00:04:42.360 --> 00:04:43.680 Your thoughts, mister. 69 00:04:43.560 --> 00:04:50.360 Tucker, y'all, I can't believe this was all going on 70 00:04:52.319 --> 00:04:55.680 at the same time that the whole of Shawn Watson 71 00:04:56.160 --> 00:05:02.319 stuff was going on, like they were essentially happening almost 72 00:05:02.480 --> 00:05:08.120 per the timeline, like right there together. And y'all, if 73 00:05:08.199 --> 00:05:14.360 Deshaun Watson, if his career hadn't been derailed by injury, 74 00:05:15.040 --> 00:05:20.480 the ACL the achilles, all this stuff, plus the off 75 00:05:20.519 --> 00:05:25.439 field issues, we're talking about him being maybe a top 76 00:05:25.519 --> 00:05:27.560 ten quarterback in the NFL right now. 77 00:05:29.319 --> 00:05:33.160 He was on the way up. We're talking about it, Jude, he. 78 00:05:33.199 --> 00:05:35.040 Was on the way up, but he was He's already 79 00:05:35.040 --> 00:05:36.720 sustained a couple of injuries at that point. 80 00:05:36.800 --> 00:05:40.199 Don too, right, Well, I just mean think back to 81 00:05:41.079 --> 00:05:46.720 Houston Texans leading the Chiefs twenty four to seven in 82 00:05:46.759 --> 00:05:49.680 the first round of the playoffs back I don't know 83 00:05:50.199 --> 00:05:52.240 four years ago or so, maybe I don't. 84 00:05:52.360 --> 00:05:53.759 I can't remember the exact time. 85 00:05:53.839 --> 00:05:57.519 It was a twenty nineteen I think, thank. 86 00:05:57.319 --> 00:06:00.800 You smear exactly That's what I'm saying. 87 00:06:00.879 --> 00:06:03.439 All of this stuff leads to great conversation for all 88 00:06:03.480 --> 00:06:08.920 of you people to listen to Cain Wrestling. Steven, appreciate 89 00:06:08.959 --> 00:06:12.120 you having me here. South Forward a Tribune. Thank you 90 00:06:12.120 --> 00:06:12.879 for having me here. 91 00:06:13.639 --> 00:06:14.079 Sameir. 92 00:06:15.560 --> 00:06:18.279 I love the hat man, love the hat. I'm so 93 00:06:18.439 --> 00:06:21.959 happy to have you here. But as I was saying, 94 00:06:23.759 --> 00:06:26.040 I just can't believe it was happening. At the same time, 95 00:06:27.439 --> 00:06:29.639 a lot of people are gonna say they came down 96 00:06:29.720 --> 00:06:34.399 harder on Deshaun Watson over Justin Tucker. I can already 97 00:06:34.439 --> 00:06:36.959 see that narrative being written in my mind. 98 00:06:37.800 --> 00:06:44.240 It's not my opinion these things like NFL players, bro 99 00:06:45.920 --> 00:06:48.639 be better. You want to know who else needs to 100 00:06:48.680 --> 00:06:50.439 be a better fans? 101 00:06:51.120 --> 00:06:54.560 That's the topic coming up later on the show, isn't it, Stephen, 102 00:06:55.600 --> 00:06:58.040 but just be better? 103 00:06:59.199 --> 00:07:02.040 But here's the like it's something mean Ben talk about 104 00:07:02.040 --> 00:07:06.240 all the time. Right listen, you're you're an athlete, no 105 00:07:07.240 --> 00:07:11.399 get you get some of the gets access to some 106 00:07:11.480 --> 00:07:13.240 of these ladies that not all all of us can't 107 00:07:13.240 --> 00:07:14.120 get access to it. 108 00:07:14.439 --> 00:07:15.199 Let's be honest. 109 00:07:15.639 --> 00:07:19.000 But when you look at who are the best athletes 110 00:07:19.040 --> 00:07:20.240 in the world, what are they? 111 00:07:20.439 --> 00:07:21.879 What's the common denominator. 112 00:07:22.279 --> 00:07:26.160 They're married, they have a stable family life, they have kids. 113 00:07:26.600 --> 00:07:31.720 They they set the example because of that. Oh, he 114 00:07:31.800 --> 00:07:34.560 absolutely was a proven diddler. King, He's a proven diddler. 115 00:07:36.040 --> 00:07:37.959 He's not a diddy diddler, but he's a diddler. 116 00:07:40.279 --> 00:07:42.639 No, it's not proven. He hasn't been charged yet, but 117 00:07:43.040 --> 00:07:46.759 they are I think sixteen different accusations going back to 118 00:07:46.879 --> 00:07:49.000 twenty twelve, so when he first came to the league. 119 00:07:49.079 --> 00:07:52.600 I mean, obviously nothing to the along the lines of 120 00:07:52.600 --> 00:07:58.199 how many people accused of Sean Watson, but he's not proven. 121 00:07:58.399 --> 00:08:03.000 But it's they wouldn't have suspended them unless that they 122 00:08:03.000 --> 00:08:06.160 felt that that there there was some vote politically to 123 00:08:06.319 --> 00:08:08.720 at least one of one of the sixteen claims that 124 00:08:08.839 --> 00:08:11.639 that that's why why more than likely was suspended. 125 00:08:11.759 --> 00:08:16.480 But yeah, but I know it was a different time then. 126 00:08:17.680 --> 00:08:22.120 I wanted to bring up that even though Ben Roethlisberger 127 00:08:23.000 --> 00:08:25.480 had a few accusations back in the day, he was 128 00:08:25.560 --> 00:08:28.959 only suspended I believe for was it five or six games, 129 00:08:30.319 --> 00:08:33.480 So he had accusations that at the time seemed a 130 00:08:33.480 --> 00:08:38.639 little more credible, but was suspended for a lesser or 131 00:08:39.480 --> 00:08:42.080 didn't or was suspended for a lesser amount of time. 132 00:08:44.000 --> 00:08:47.960 Accusations are not proof, Ravens are spyless and one thing 133 00:08:48.000 --> 00:08:52.080 that I wanted to get into. So they released Justin Sucker. 134 00:08:53.240 --> 00:08:55.879 But here was in the middle of a nasty slump, 135 00:08:55.960 --> 00:08:56.320 was he not? 136 00:08:57.159 --> 00:09:00.480 Yeah? I mean my opinion, I think that if he 137 00:09:00.639 --> 00:09:03.559 was kicking like Justin Sucker this past season, he'd still 138 00:09:03.600 --> 00:09:09.360 be there because remember now they drafted Mike Green, who 139 00:09:09.879 --> 00:09:15.480 had not one, but two sexual assault accusations, and I 140 00:09:15.519 --> 00:09:17.799 think it was part of the reason on why he 141 00:09:17.840 --> 00:09:21.240 had to transfer from Virginia to Marshall and why. And 142 00:09:21.279 --> 00:09:25.919 he was actually a first a potential first round talent. 143 00:09:25.960 --> 00:09:27.639 I know, he was one of the guys the Falcons 144 00:09:27.639 --> 00:09:32.120 are looking at at fifteen, so he was high on 145 00:09:32.200 --> 00:09:35.519 a lot of teams. Boards. He put on a show 146 00:09:35.519 --> 00:09:38.519 at the Senior Ball, and then the accusations came and 147 00:09:38.559 --> 00:09:43.200 the ended falling to Baltimore fifty six. So I mean 148 00:09:43.320 --> 00:09:46.000 a large I mean, for the most part, I believe 149 00:09:46.000 --> 00:09:48.440 that he was cut due to his performance and not 150 00:09:48.519 --> 00:09:51.960 because the accusations, because you can't cut Justin Sucker for that, 151 00:09:52.399 --> 00:09:54.519 But then you go around and draft Mike Green. 152 00:09:57.879 --> 00:10:00.480 I'm with you, Samara, I think it was it was 153 00:10:00.600 --> 00:10:03.240 probably the fact that it was looming and that he 154 00:10:03.679 --> 00:10:07.159 was struggling to the effect he was because remember about 155 00:10:07.159 --> 00:10:09.720 about a year and a half ago, Justin Tucker was 156 00:10:09.759 --> 00:10:14.639 the best kicker in football. I mean no, I mean now, 157 00:10:14.960 --> 00:10:16.960 I mean, if you look around the league, you would 158 00:10:16.960 --> 00:10:19.759 have to probably say, you know, we're gonna go in 159 00:10:19.799 --> 00:10:22.159 my backyard here, But Jake Elliott at this point in time, 160 00:10:23.039 --> 00:10:27.120 you could also make the argument that the kid from 161 00:10:27.200 --> 00:10:30.159 Dallas too, he's got a freaking leg on him. That 162 00:10:30.159 --> 00:10:33.120 that that that kid too. So you know, you have 163 00:10:33.200 --> 00:10:35.559 a couple of guys around here. So he's he's in, 164 00:10:35.720 --> 00:10:36.639 he's in a situation. 165 00:10:37.159 --> 00:10:41.720 Yeah, And I think I think it tells you the 166 00:10:41.799 --> 00:10:55.799 Ravens knew this was coming. I mean, it wouldn't surprise me. 167 00:10:55.919 --> 00:11:02.679 I mean because again it just it's just backwards, are 168 00:11:02.879 --> 00:11:05.919 not backwards. But it wouldn't make complete sense for you 169 00:11:06.000 --> 00:11:12.000 to release Justin Sucker because of the accusations but then 170 00:11:12.080 --> 00:11:13.919 spend a second round peak on a guy who had 171 00:11:14.000 --> 00:11:16.279 multiple accusations as well. So I think this was more 172 00:11:16.320 --> 00:11:20.399 performance based when talking about him being cut. But well, 173 00:11:20.480 --> 00:11:22.519 number one, number two. I also think the league or 174 00:11:22.519 --> 00:11:27.960 I also think that the Ravens knew that the league 175 00:11:28.039 --> 00:11:28.720 was going. 176 00:11:28.480 --> 00:11:30.679 To Yeah, they were going to have them, and they 177 00:11:30.720 --> 00:11:32.799 wanted to make sure they at least had had a 178 00:11:32.879 --> 00:11:36.360 calluity kicker on the roster. But I'm gonna say this, like, listen, 179 00:11:37.960 --> 00:11:43.519 accusation whatever I think the the Eagles front office gets 180 00:11:43.519 --> 00:11:48.320 on right, If you're accused of any type of you know, essay, 181 00:11:48.440 --> 00:11:51.840 you know, any any type of wrongful content towards a woman, 182 00:11:52.200 --> 00:11:54.240 you shouldn't even be looked at in this league. 183 00:11:55.159 --> 00:11:55.840 You shouldn't. 184 00:11:56.399 --> 00:11:58.919 I mean, I get it, we all deserve second changes. 185 00:11:58.960 --> 00:12:02.000 But there's some things. You it's a character thing that 186 00:12:02.080 --> 00:12:05.399 there's there's there's certain things about that that I just 187 00:12:05.480 --> 00:12:09.600 you know, I mean, it's one of those things you 188 00:12:09.039 --> 00:12:13.440 you can't you can't do anything to kind of undo 189 00:12:13.519 --> 00:12:14.000 that wrong. 190 00:12:14.759 --> 00:12:18.840 Go ahead, Stephen, you say that, it's one of those things. 191 00:12:19.279 --> 00:12:21.639 And know what we're saying. 192 00:12:21.559 --> 00:12:26.960 Is is character is one of the dirty Sea words. 193 00:12:27.000 --> 00:12:28.519 On Southern Fried Sports. 194 00:12:29.320 --> 00:12:38.879 We continue to add to this list chemistry, culture, commitment, camaraderie, coaching, cash, complacency, 195 00:12:40.480 --> 00:12:44.840 confidence that they can all be dirty Sea words. And 196 00:12:44.879 --> 00:12:47.559 that is another one though that we add right here 197 00:12:47.600 --> 00:12:49.840 from Stephen on Southern Fried Sports. 198 00:12:52.039 --> 00:12:55.240 Yeah, but and I think the hard part about the 199 00:12:55.279 --> 00:13:00.440 whole thing is is and look, I mean, I think 200 00:13:00.919 --> 00:13:04.919 it's understandable to have or to if you're a front 201 00:13:05.000 --> 00:13:08.399 office or if you're a general manager that if you 202 00:13:09.720 --> 00:13:17.480 have accusations of essay or wrongful behavior towards the opposite gender, 203 00:13:19.240 --> 00:13:21.600 you know, that's a no brainer or that's a no go. 204 00:13:22.360 --> 00:13:27.320 But I mean there are cases where you have play 205 00:13:27.480 --> 00:13:30.200 or people that in the past, for example of Sean 206 00:13:30.279 --> 00:13:35.080 Oakman or of Brian Banks, who get wrongfully accused. And 207 00:13:35.120 --> 00:13:37.799 I'm not saying this is the case, but I want. 208 00:13:37.639 --> 00:13:42.399 To I won't say something to that fact, my friend, anyone, 209 00:13:42.559 --> 00:13:46.639 any woman who goes down and wrongfully accuse it, I 210 00:13:46.679 --> 00:13:49.320 think the absolute hammer should fall down, just like it 211 00:13:49.360 --> 00:13:52.639 does for the for the guilty parties that do actually 212 00:13:52.720 --> 00:13:58.360 evolve get themselves involved in in uh essay situation. So 213 00:13:59.000 --> 00:14:01.279 I'm gonna just put that out there. It doesn't happen 214 00:14:01.399 --> 00:14:04.200 enough in this world. There's no repercussions for for the 215 00:14:04.200 --> 00:14:07.919 these the the these women who prey on whoever it is, 216 00:14:08.080 --> 00:14:10.559 whether whether it be you know, you know they're they're 217 00:14:10.639 --> 00:14:13.720 ex there upset about or these people who go around 218 00:14:13.759 --> 00:14:17.200 and try to find ways to to him up professional athletes, 219 00:14:17.240 --> 00:14:21.200 like what we've seen what looks like what's happening to 220 00:14:21.200 --> 00:14:25.919 to uh, you know, Shannon Sharp. So it's like, listen, 221 00:14:25.960 --> 00:14:28.639 you have to be real careful, like because it is 222 00:14:28.679 --> 00:14:30.159 a it is a dicey situation. 223 00:14:30.240 --> 00:14:33.320 Go ahead, go ah, brother, I just had a name 224 00:14:33.399 --> 00:14:40.120 as well, Samir Braves fan here. I have been asking 225 00:14:40.399 --> 00:14:45.159 for them to sign Trevor Bauer for forever. 226 00:14:45.639 --> 00:14:49.600 My god, You're not the only one. I'm banging on 227 00:14:49.600 --> 00:14:51.559 that drum. I need to relieve in my bullpen. 228 00:14:51.600 --> 00:14:52.120 What's going on? 229 00:14:52.799 --> 00:14:58.799 He was completely exonerated. 230 00:14:59.320 --> 00:15:01.960 This this is, this is a major league thing. I'll 231 00:15:02.120 --> 00:15:03.639 let you get in a second some here. This is 232 00:15:03.679 --> 00:15:06.039 this is just a major league thing. When they when 233 00:15:06.080 --> 00:15:08.840 they're wrong about something and they've already took a stance 234 00:15:08.879 --> 00:15:11.960 on it, they will stick their head in the freaking 235 00:15:12.080 --> 00:15:15.720 sand like nothing's going on. The fact that what just 236 00:15:15.759 --> 00:15:18.440 happened to Pete Rose is freaking disgusting. 237 00:15:18.480 --> 00:15:21.320 What you did. The Trevor Bauer is freaking disgusting. 238 00:15:21.519 --> 00:15:24.320 He's sitting there playing in Japan, he's playing in Mexico, 239 00:15:24.360 --> 00:15:27.720 he's playing anywhere he can play, still being a dog, 240 00:15:28.399 --> 00:15:31.440 still having his name name run down and being ignored 241 00:15:31.480 --> 00:15:34.399 by by Major League Baseball like he's some type of disease. 242 00:15:34.440 --> 00:15:35.039 Go ahead some here. 243 00:15:35.679 --> 00:15:35.879 Yeah. 244 00:15:35.919 --> 00:15:39.200 I was going to say, yeah, I have one of 245 00:15:39.200 --> 00:15:41.279 the braves to take a look at him for a while, 246 00:15:41.320 --> 00:15:45.720 but he's he's basically all but blackball for major League Baseball. 247 00:15:47.639 --> 00:15:50.440 It's yeah, if are the braves I would have had, 248 00:15:50.480 --> 00:15:52.519 I would have had taken a look at him. But 249 00:15:52.559 --> 00:15:53.399 it's not gonna happen. 250 00:15:55.440 --> 00:15:56.200 That's what I'm saying. 251 00:15:56.320 --> 00:16:00.559 Like, why we've seen people come back from I don't know. 252 00:16:01.559 --> 00:16:05.279 I'm pretty sure Stephen might have a clip of someone today, 253 00:16:06.120 --> 00:16:09.639 Michael Vick. It's his birthday. Sorry to segue that, but 254 00:16:09.799 --> 00:16:12.519 you know what, Steven, that's what we do. 255 00:16:12.960 --> 00:16:16.639 Mister v seven got to show him love regardless. 256 00:16:16.679 --> 00:16:21.240 Listen, but his situation, right, but hey, let me let 257 00:16:21.240 --> 00:16:22.240 me just tie it off. 258 00:16:22.360 --> 00:16:23.240 Let me tie it off. 259 00:16:23.360 --> 00:16:25.879 Yeah yeah, oh absolutely. But that's what I'm saying. 260 00:16:26.000 --> 00:16:30.039 So if Trevor Bower can't make it back from false 261 00:16:30.120 --> 00:16:33.240 accusations and this person can make it back from real 262 00:16:33.360 --> 00:16:36.679 accusations like stuff that he did. 263 00:16:36.600 --> 00:16:42.720 Time's where where are we? What did he say? O? 264 00:16:43.759 --> 00:16:48.039 I think you're comparing apples to oranges, because these are 265 00:16:48.039 --> 00:16:49.600 two different leagues we're talking about. 266 00:16:50.559 --> 00:16:52.879 Yeah, but I mean, at the same time, it's all 267 00:16:52.879 --> 00:16:56.200 about people. It's all about like. 268 00:17:01.080 --> 00:17:04.640 We already know, the NFL will shove anything under the 269 00:17:04.759 --> 00:17:07.160 rug as long as they can want to start seeping out, 270 00:17:07.240 --> 00:17:10.599 then they go with trust things. I've addressed the situation 271 00:17:10.720 --> 00:17:12.680 that's going on with the NFL right now that no 272 00:17:12.720 --> 00:17:16.319 one's talking about on the last two shows that I did. 273 00:17:16.680 --> 00:17:20.519 It's disgusting right well, and to me, I love that 274 00:17:20.640 --> 00:17:23.319 comment because it brings this question to my mind. 275 00:17:23.519 --> 00:17:26.279 Listen, this is what we do. I love it so 276 00:17:26.559 --> 00:17:30.680 in your opinion, though, why would they. 277 00:17:30.839 --> 00:17:33.440 Batteries don't run out, be digits never. 278 00:17:34.799 --> 00:17:38.359 Why why would they be treated differently? I mean, at 279 00:17:38.400 --> 00:17:42.440 the end of the day, we're talking about accusations made 280 00:17:42.440 --> 00:17:45.119 against someone. I mean, yes, some of them may be. 281 00:17:45.759 --> 00:17:47.720 I mean, like I said, they're all different. We've got 282 00:17:47.839 --> 00:17:53.279 Ray Rice, Deshaun Watson, Justin Tucker, all of these dudes, 283 00:17:53.359 --> 00:17:57.720 Trevor Bauer. They're all tied up in like sexual stuff 284 00:17:58.960 --> 00:17:59.880 and some of them. 285 00:18:00.039 --> 00:18:01.000 It was to make it back. 286 00:18:01.079 --> 00:18:03.400 It was domestic a soul. It wasn't yet. 287 00:18:06.559 --> 00:18:07.160 You don't know. 288 00:18:07.960 --> 00:18:10.559 Yeah, that's what I mean, though, What's going on. 289 00:18:10.559 --> 00:18:13.000 All right, all right, listen, listen. I don't know if 290 00:18:13.000 --> 00:18:14.799 you guys are prepared for this or not, but. 291 00:18:16.480 --> 00:18:17.480 I'm going to bring it up. 292 00:18:17.359 --> 00:18:21.359 Anyways if people who don't know, is what's going on 293 00:18:21.400 --> 00:18:24.000 with the NFL that no one's talking about right now 294 00:18:24.119 --> 00:18:27.480 because everyone's scared of losing credentials and getting blackballed and 295 00:18:27.480 --> 00:18:28.119 stuff like this. 296 00:18:28.559 --> 00:18:33.480 The NFL was found to absolutely have colluded against the. 297 00:18:33.519 --> 00:18:35.960 NFL players by an arbitrator. 298 00:18:36.839 --> 00:18:40.519 The sect that three days answered to Sean Watson signed 299 00:18:40.559 --> 00:18:43.200 that ridiculous contract to. 300 00:18:45.119 --> 00:18:47.279 Not sign veterans to. 301 00:18:47.680 --> 00:18:52.960 Guaranteed contracts, which is freaking disgusting. You call the shield, 302 00:18:53.079 --> 00:18:57.119 you called all this other stuff, but you're colluding against 303 00:18:57.119 --> 00:19:00.720 your your your athletes. You only let it have medical 304 00:19:00.759 --> 00:19:04.279 insurance five years after they retire. You do all this 305 00:19:04.359 --> 00:19:07.079 other stuff that you know. I've been sinninger saying for 306 00:19:07.079 --> 00:19:10.200 a while that the guys should be getting guaranteed contract right, 307 00:19:10.680 --> 00:19:13.680 so you're gonna collude against players to not get it. 308 00:19:13.960 --> 00:19:17.000 And now we know why what happened with Lamar Jackson 309 00:19:17.160 --> 00:19:19.559 was happening because remember there were there was dicey there, 310 00:19:19.559 --> 00:19:20.960 like he didn't know if he was gonna stay in 311 00:19:21.000 --> 00:19:24.079 Baltimore or whatever. And it's really simple, now, ain't it, 312 00:19:24.440 --> 00:19:26.960 Because that he wasn't gonna get the guaranteed money if 313 00:19:27.000 --> 00:19:30.279 he hit the open market. It's really obvious now so 314 00:19:31.240 --> 00:19:34.039 and even more so, let's even double back even for it. 315 00:19:34.400 --> 00:19:37.880 It's absolutely clear now that the league, if they colluded 316 00:19:37.920 --> 00:19:41.680 to do this, they colluded they to blackball Colin Kaepernick too. 317 00:19:41.839 --> 00:19:44.519 I'm not a cat fan. I'm not by any shape 318 00:19:44.519 --> 00:19:48.039 of the means. I feel that he should express himself 319 00:19:48.039 --> 00:19:50.519 and however he wants. I do feel there's a time 320 00:19:50.559 --> 00:19:52.640 and place for that. I don't feel like it should 321 00:19:52.680 --> 00:19:55.039 be on a football field. But they absolutely cluded to 322 00:19:55.079 --> 00:19:57.359 keep him out because he's better than a court of 323 00:19:57.400 --> 00:19:59.799 the guys that that that are on rosters. Now that 324 00:19:59.799 --> 00:20:04.079 the claiming either starting quarterback, second, second quarterback, or third 325 00:20:04.119 --> 00:20:06.319 go ahead. J No. 326 00:20:06.440 --> 00:20:09.160 I was gonna tell Samir actually to follow you right 327 00:20:09.160 --> 00:20:13.079 here because guess what you just did again. You mentioned 328 00:20:13.119 --> 00:20:16.559 a perfect segue about leagues and stuff like that. So Samir, 329 00:20:16.680 --> 00:20:17.920 get your thoughts in right here. 330 00:20:20.039 --> 00:20:23.440 Yeah, yes, Steve, I want to start off by saying 331 00:20:23.480 --> 00:20:28.440 I do agree with the Lamar Jackson thing. We kind 332 00:20:28.480 --> 00:20:32.079 of knew it at the time. It was probably the 333 00:20:32.119 --> 00:20:38.720 worst kept secret at the time, because you can't convince 334 00:20:38.799 --> 00:20:43.759 me that you know, hey, Lamar Jackson's right here and 335 00:20:43.839 --> 00:20:46.440 no one wants him, like, no one's even gonna try 336 00:20:46.440 --> 00:20:50.839 to make a run for him, like come on now. Like, 337 00:20:51.039 --> 00:20:53.160 So I think that was the worst kept secret that 338 00:20:53.200 --> 00:20:56.680 there was definitely collusion there, And there's definitely been collusion 339 00:20:56.720 --> 00:20:59.160 in other cases such as as you mentioned, h Colin 340 00:20:59.240 --> 00:21:03.119 Kaepernick and who and whom else. It's very obvious, very 341 00:21:03.160 --> 00:21:06.519 obvious as a matter of fact, as a matter of fact, 342 00:21:06.599 --> 00:21:09.119 it was as a matter of fact, they took it 343 00:21:09.200 --> 00:21:13.039 to court and they and they reached a settlement. So 344 00:21:13.880 --> 00:21:15.839 take what you want with that information. 345 00:21:16.680 --> 00:21:18.559 Which is not even a quarter of what he should 346 00:21:18.559 --> 00:21:21.119 have got either way. But again that's another argument for 347 00:21:21.200 --> 00:21:23.839 another day. 348 00:21:25.240 --> 00:21:27.480 Well, and and like I said, I wanted to follow 349 00:21:27.559 --> 00:21:29.880 Samir on that because I think all of this will 350 00:21:29.920 --> 00:21:33.799 tie together perfectly in a knot, as you like to do, Steven. 351 00:21:35.119 --> 00:21:37.839 We do navy knots around here. You know anything about 352 00:21:37.880 --> 00:21:43.079 tieing navy knots. But so we're talking about the NFL 353 00:21:43.240 --> 00:21:46.400 and guaranteed contracts and quarterbacks and all of this stuff. 354 00:21:47.079 --> 00:21:51.240 Some of the NFL owners want to have. 355 00:21:51.279 --> 00:21:57.880 A separate part of the salary cap for quarterbacks because 356 00:21:58.200 --> 00:22:02.160 there's this whole stat if you make so much money 357 00:22:02.839 --> 00:22:06.880 as an NFL quarterback, you are less likely to win 358 00:22:06.960 --> 00:22:10.559 a Super Bowl. The only two who have broken the 359 00:22:10.680 --> 00:22:16.119 stat which lays at about thirteen percent, If a quarterback 360 00:22:16.200 --> 00:22:21.200 makes more than thirteen percent of their team's salary cap, 361 00:22:22.359 --> 00:22:28.519 they've only won the Super Bowl twice, Steve Young, Patrick Mahomes. 362 00:22:30.839 --> 00:22:33.599 That is why they all want to draft rookie quarterbacks 363 00:22:33.880 --> 00:22:37.559 and have a solid team around them. And so there 364 00:22:37.759 --> 00:22:43.920 is definitely another dirty seaward added to the dirty sea 365 00:22:43.920 --> 00:22:49.160 words collusion amongst these NFL owners. 366 00:22:52.279 --> 00:22:54.039 There's politics involved. 367 00:22:55.440 --> 00:23:00.519 We just saw the rule about the tush push. They 368 00:23:00.640 --> 00:23:03.920 managed to have the majority and keep that rule in place. 369 00:23:04.119 --> 00:23:07.839 I would look, hey, Steven, that's another topic for another. 370 00:23:08.960 --> 00:23:10.559 It wouldn't surprise me if they get rid of it 371 00:23:10.599 --> 00:23:11.079 next year. 372 00:23:11.240 --> 00:23:13.680 No, they know what they're going to do. 373 00:23:14.240 --> 00:23:16.559 I don't want to go down this rabbit hole bs 374 00:23:16.599 --> 00:23:20.680 when they're sitting there saying, you know, player safety, you know, 375 00:23:21.079 --> 00:23:23.400 pace a game, all that other nonsense. But what they're 376 00:23:23.400 --> 00:23:26.079 going to do next year is they're going to change 377 00:23:26.079 --> 00:23:29.160 the fact that an offensive player can't push another offensive 378 00:23:29.160 --> 00:23:32.519 player forward. So that's going to ruin other things like 379 00:23:32.559 --> 00:23:34.480 when you have a have a have a you know. 380 00:23:34.599 --> 00:23:35.480 Scrum down the field. 381 00:23:35.519 --> 00:23:38.480 You're trying to fight for yardage and your offensive players 382 00:23:38.519 --> 00:23:41.440 are not gonna be able to push forward. That's fine 383 00:23:41.559 --> 00:23:44.240 because we we the Eagles, have already prepared for this. 384 00:23:44.279 --> 00:23:44.759 But go ahead. 385 00:23:45.480 --> 00:23:47.000 I completely agree. 386 00:23:47.200 --> 00:23:50.640 I have never once mentioned player safety as the issue. 387 00:23:51.799 --> 00:23:54.400 And the one play that always sticks out in my 388 00:23:54.440 --> 00:23:58.319 mind is two thousand and five, two thousand and four, 389 00:23:59.039 --> 00:24:03.240 there was a you see Notre Dame game, Matt Liner 390 00:24:03.519 --> 00:24:08.079 got pushed by Reggie Bush into the end zone. Granted 391 00:24:08.240 --> 00:24:11.160 that was n C double A, but the rule was 392 00:24:12.400 --> 00:24:18.519 you cannot push or aid an offensive player going forward, 393 00:24:18.599 --> 00:24:19.880 like you. 394 00:24:19.359 --> 00:24:23.519 You can't help push them forward. M hm. That was 395 00:24:23.559 --> 00:24:25.880 the rule in the Granted, like I said, it was 396 00:24:25.880 --> 00:24:28.160 the n C double A, but in the back of 397 00:24:28.200 --> 00:24:33.880 my mind it's football. The same rule should apply in 398 00:24:33.960 --> 00:24:34.599 the NFL. 399 00:24:36.200 --> 00:24:39.000 And oh god, that's a whole different rabbit hole we 400 00:24:39.039 --> 00:24:42.119 could go down on a different day. Is should the 401 00:24:42.200 --> 00:24:47.680