WEBVTT 1 00:00:23.519 --> 00:00:27.199 Good evening, everybody, and welcome to another edition of Up. 2 00:00:27.239 --> 00:00:28.719 Are we fired up? Gentlemen? 3 00:00:30.559 --> 00:00:33.079 I am because the Penguins just tied it up at 4 00:00:33.119 --> 00:00:35.799 four against the Philadelphia Flowers. Let's go. 5 00:00:37.119 --> 00:00:41.079 Okay, and hey, if you stay ready, you ain't gotta 6 00:00:41.159 --> 00:00:45.439 get ready. So I'm fired up. We keep these fryers 7 00:00:45.520 --> 00:00:48.520 fired up over here, and uh yeah, to Pensman's point, 8 00:00:48.560 --> 00:00:51.560 I've got my South Carolina game Cocks. They just took 9 00:00:51.560 --> 00:00:54.600 a thirty three to thirty one lead going in close 10 00:00:54.640 --> 00:00:57.359 to halftime here against Old Miss. We'll see what shakes here. 11 00:00:57.399 --> 00:01:00.479 Old Miss has the ball, but just excited, talk about 12 00:01:00.479 --> 00:01:01.640 sports and have a good time. 13 00:01:02.479 --> 00:01:06.000 Awesome, awesome. We are missing two of our regulars. We 14 00:01:06.040 --> 00:01:10.120 are missing George Iichorn, who was actually on the scene 15 00:01:10.200 --> 00:01:13.480 of that Red Wings loss covering the Red Wings game. 16 00:01:13.959 --> 00:01:17.280 And then there's Ralph Williams, who is at a wrestling 17 00:01:17.519 --> 00:01:21.359 event I believe tonight, so he could is not on 18 00:01:21.439 --> 00:01:25.719 as well. So we missed those two regulars. But Pensman, 19 00:01:26.040 --> 00:01:30.400 you're back for more here on Fire Up. Of course, welcome, 20 00:01:31.280 --> 00:01:35.519 and then our guest JD tell everybody, because have you 21 00:01:35.560 --> 00:01:37.079 been on fire? You were on fire up. 22 00:01:36.959 --> 00:01:40.519 Though, Yeah, we yeah, just last week or the week before, 23 00:01:40.560 --> 00:01:43.879 I think we did one altigether Yeah. Yeah, so yeah, 24 00:01:43.920 --> 00:01:46.000 we've been here. We know what's up to roll. 25 00:01:46.799 --> 00:01:49.879 All right, Well, we are going to start with one 26 00:01:49.879 --> 00:01:53.400 of our first topics, and we're going to talk NFL. 27 00:01:53.599 --> 00:01:57.239 Even though the NFL is now in their off season. 28 00:01:57.680 --> 00:02:00.760 I mean the NFL combine Actually probably it starts what 29 00:02:00.879 --> 00:02:04.040 tomorrow I think I think it starts tomorrow the twenty 30 00:02:04.120 --> 00:02:05.319 eighth or today? 31 00:02:05.599 --> 00:02:09.400 Yeah, okay, it was the linebackers, linebackers. 32 00:02:09.759 --> 00:02:12.800 Well, then they actually had special teams yesterday because Kayak 33 00:02:12.840 --> 00:02:15.919 Kroger from South Carolina, he put on a performance for 34 00:02:16.000 --> 00:02:18.199 the game Cocks there. He had the highest hangtime I 35 00:02:18.240 --> 00:02:21.199 think of any punter there. So yeah, yesterday with special 36 00:02:21.240 --> 00:02:23.800 teams kind of got underway. But then today, yeah, we 37 00:02:23.840 --> 00:02:26.960 saw a bunch of the defensive linemen run in the 38 00:02:27.000 --> 00:02:32.680 forties and linebackers. Of course, the big story Abdul Carter 39 00:02:33.039 --> 00:02:36.840 and the stress. They're not even calling it a fracture. 40 00:02:36.840 --> 00:02:39.960 I forget what they're calling it stress reaction or something 41 00:02:39.960 --> 00:02:42.560 in his foot. It needed surgery, it doesn't need surgery. 42 00:02:42.599 --> 00:02:46.280 Who knows what's gonna happen there, But yeah, the combine 43 00:02:46.319 --> 00:02:47.319 fully underway. 44 00:02:48.039 --> 00:02:52.240 So for all you that think it's the off season, yeah, 45 00:02:52.280 --> 00:02:54.520 they might not be on the field, but they're doing 46 00:02:54.599 --> 00:02:59.400 their per putting in their good good time here to 47 00:02:59.479 --> 00:03:03.280 try and make teams show what they can do at 48 00:03:03.319 --> 00:03:06.639 the NFL Combine. But one of the things that was 49 00:03:06.879 --> 00:03:09.879 just released, and there's been a couple of little developments, 50 00:03:10.479 --> 00:03:12.960 but one of the things that was released is the 51 00:03:13.080 --> 00:03:19.159 NFLPA dropped the team report cards, which is compiled from 52 00:03:18.159 --> 00:03:24.000 survey responses of nearly seventeen hundred players from all thirty 53 00:03:24.000 --> 00:03:27.520 two teams. And when they great them, I'm gonna say 54 00:03:27.560 --> 00:03:35.280 they great them on coach, owner, food, travel, weight, room, 55 00:03:36.199 --> 00:03:39.479 and the treatment of their families, which I think is 56 00:03:39.680 --> 00:03:42.719 very interesting to be able to grade them on all 57 00:03:42.759 --> 00:03:44.879 those different things and then to release that to the 58 00:03:44.879 --> 00:03:50.400 public so we all can see that. I have to 59 00:03:50.560 --> 00:03:57.599 admit I was shocked by who was at the top 60 00:03:57.919 --> 00:04:01.159 of the top of the great and then who was 61 00:04:01.240 --> 00:04:04.759 on the bottom kind of surprised me as well. So 62 00:04:04.800 --> 00:04:07.639 when I say that the top of the top actually 63 00:04:07.960 --> 00:04:15.280 was Miami, which surprised me. Their owner, their coach was 64 00:04:15.319 --> 00:04:17.680 graded an A plus, their owner in A plus, their 65 00:04:17.720 --> 00:04:21.279 food A plus, travel, A plus, weight room a plus 66 00:04:21.319 --> 00:04:25.199 and treatment of family was an A. But at the 67 00:04:25.279 --> 00:04:29.959 bottom of that barrel was Arizona. Now they gave their 68 00:04:29.959 --> 00:04:35.240 coach an A and get to be fair, there was 69 00:04:35.360 --> 00:04:39.000 only there was three coaches that were graded a C 70 00:04:39.879 --> 00:04:43.759 and nothing lower than that. Now, but that was where 71 00:04:43.800 --> 00:04:47.360 Arizona really kind of the only thing they really shined. 72 00:04:48.000 --> 00:04:52.920 Their owner was given a D minus, their food a 73 00:04:53.000 --> 00:04:57.480 D minus. Travel was a B, so that's not too bad. 74 00:04:58.040 --> 00:05:01.759 Their weight room was an AT and the treatment of 75 00:05:01.839 --> 00:05:05.800 family was a deep plus. So what they did is 76 00:05:05.839 --> 00:05:08.800 they came out and said now they are gonna commit 77 00:05:08.920 --> 00:05:15.800 one hundred million dollars to building a new training facility. So, guys, 78 00:05:15.879 --> 00:05:19.279 what are your thoughts on, first of all, the whole 79 00:05:19.319 --> 00:05:22.480 grading system and that becoming public, and then what the 80 00:05:22.480 --> 00:05:25.959 Arizona colonels are doing as a result of some of 81 00:05:26.000 --> 00:05:29.759 those And we're gonna lead off with JD since you. 82 00:05:29.759 --> 00:05:37.040 Are our guests. Oh well, thank you, Oh appreciate it. So, yeah, 83 00:05:37.079 --> 00:05:40.079 the first thing that sticks out is, I mean just 84 00:05:40.160 --> 00:05:45.120 some of yeah, some of these rankings. So in my mind, 85 00:05:45.199 --> 00:05:47.120 the first thing that popped in my head as you 86 00:05:47.160 --> 00:05:53.680 were speaking about it there is like they're really Miami Miami, 87 00:05:53.800 --> 00:05:56.279 y'all got nothing but a plus's and a's all the 88 00:05:56.319 --> 00:06:00.000 way across the board. Like, yeah, Mike McDaniels are really cool, 89 00:06:00.120 --> 00:06:04.639 head coach, Miami is a great place to live. But 90 00:06:05.720 --> 00:06:08.079 what about the owner makes him a plus? I couldn't 91 00:06:08.079 --> 00:06:11.040 even name the owner, first of all, but I that 92 00:06:11.240 --> 00:06:15.279 just so to me, this strikes me as coach's poll nonsense. 93 00:06:16.399 --> 00:06:19.319 Somebody else filled out these report cards. So some of 94 00:06:19.360 --> 00:06:21.199 these teams that might be up here at the top 95 00:06:22.120 --> 00:06:26.160 and have these really high grades, I don't trust them. 96 00:06:26.399 --> 00:06:28.759 I don't trust them. What I will grade it on 97 00:06:29.319 --> 00:06:32.319 is I would grade it anywhere from maybe the tenth 98 00:06:32.519 --> 00:06:35.759 to like the twenty fifth team, because I feel like 99 00:06:35.839 --> 00:06:41.240 that's probably where you got the most accurate answers. I 100 00:06:41.240 --> 00:06:44.480 mean Arizona obviously, with two D minus's and an F 101 00:06:44.920 --> 00:06:50.639 and a D plus isn't very good. But again, Arizona, 102 00:06:50.720 --> 00:06:53.040 I mean, what makes them that we don't hear all 103 00:06:53.040 --> 00:06:59.480 these negative stories about Arizona that make them that way? However, right, Well, 104 00:06:59.480 --> 00:07:02.560 maybe Kyler Murray, but I don't see a quarterback grade 105 00:07:02.639 --> 00:07:05.519 up here anywhere, you know what I mean? Obviously, Kyler 106 00:07:05.600 --> 00:07:09.800 Murray's a very negative thing there. He plays too much 107 00:07:10.160 --> 00:07:13.639 Xbox or PlayStation or whatever it is. They say had 108 00:07:13.639 --> 00:07:17.519 a much better year this past year. But obviously that 109 00:07:17.600 --> 00:07:19.959 was a point of contention. But then, I mean, even 110 00:07:20.040 --> 00:07:25.480 you got Pittsburgh, you got their ownership at a du 111 00:07:25.959 --> 00:07:29.319 Carolina Panthers D minus. I absolutely agree with that one. 112 00:07:29.839 --> 00:07:31.800 So I mean there's certain grades in here though that 113 00:07:31.839 --> 00:07:34.040 I could go through and pick out is very accurate, 114 00:07:34.439 --> 00:07:38.439 but there's some I just really I really question the 115 00:07:38.560 --> 00:07:42.439 validity to it. So to speak. Pennsman, I mean, or Candy, 116 00:07:43.360 --> 00:07:46.480 what would you got to what? I'm thinking? That's my question. 117 00:07:47.000 --> 00:07:50.839 How how valid are some of these actual rankings, because 118 00:07:50.839 --> 00:07:54.319 I think anybody that got an A plus A plus, 119 00:07:54.360 --> 00:07:57.560 A plus, A plus A plus and an A that 120 00:07:57.680 --> 00:08:00.000 just screams to me that somebody filled these ballots out 121 00:08:00.000 --> 00:08:02.399 out and send him in. So I would grade it 122 00:08:02.439 --> 00:08:05.560 more like Dallas right there. I mean, how did Dallas 123 00:08:05.639 --> 00:08:08.199 end up at ten with A A, A B, A 124 00:08:08.240 --> 00:08:11.879 B plus, A B minus, A minus and A But 125 00:08:12.000 --> 00:08:15.199 some of the players complained about it being a zoo letting. 126 00:08:15.240 --> 00:08:19.240 Jerry Jones and his players are having fans and tourists 127 00:08:19.279 --> 00:08:22.519 walk through watching them work out, so how did they 128 00:08:22.519 --> 00:08:24.040 get that high of a ranking. 129 00:08:26.279 --> 00:08:29.839 Because everybody loves the Dallas Cowboys Stadium. 130 00:08:29.759 --> 00:08:33.600 Right, But if how valid know, if you fly. 131 00:08:33.519 --> 00:08:37.159 Over it, it looks awesome. And I heard that if 132 00:08:37.200 --> 00:08:40.000 you go inside. I'd never been inside. I've been fly 133 00:08:40.159 --> 00:08:42.720 flew over it, but if you fly when I fly 134 00:08:42.840 --> 00:08:47.000 over it, it's like, uh, yes, Brian, I know, thanks 135 00:08:47.000 --> 00:08:54.759 for bringing that up. I appreciate that. I know that, Ah, Brian, 136 00:08:55.639 --> 00:08:59.799 But yeah, that's the Dallas Cowboys Stadium. Is is phenomenal, 137 00:08:59.799 --> 00:09:06.960 It's awesome. I just you can't what Jerry Jones did 138 00:09:07.039 --> 00:09:09.519 to the old stam to the new stadium. You can't 139 00:09:09.519 --> 00:09:14.080 compare the old stam to the new one. And Arizona Cardinals, 140 00:09:14.159 --> 00:09:16.399 you better get your act together. You have a good team. 141 00:09:16.480 --> 00:09:19.440 The jerseys are cool looking. Kyler Murray is not focused 142 00:09:19.440 --> 00:09:22.720 on the team. He'd rather play Badden when he's already 143 00:09:22.759 --> 00:09:26.080 on the team. You need to have a good quarterback 144 00:09:26.080 --> 00:09:29.080 because you are a leader. Once you have that see 145 00:09:29.440 --> 00:09:32.759 you on your jersey, that means you're a captain and 146 00:09:32.879 --> 00:09:35.639 you have to lead your team in the right direction. 147 00:09:40.919 --> 00:09:44.879 So going back to the well, first of all, let 148 00:09:44.960 --> 00:09:48.600 me say, Brian, you talk about the Patriots. I just 149 00:09:48.759 --> 00:09:52.960 had that up the Patriots travel, the players give it enough, 150 00:09:53.759 --> 00:09:57.159 So your point to them not having Wi Fi in 151 00:09:57.200 --> 00:09:59.799 the plane, that might be one of the things that 152 00:09:59.840 --> 00:10:03.080 the players are looking for because that entertains them or 153 00:10:03.759 --> 00:10:06.519 allows them to do things on the plane when they 154 00:10:06.559 --> 00:10:07.279 are traveling. 155 00:10:10.120 --> 00:10:12.200 They got to be able to bet on the game, right. 156 00:10:14.039 --> 00:10:15.720 That's true. That's true. 157 00:10:16.320 --> 00:10:16.440 So. 158 00:10:16.480 --> 00:10:19.039 The Arizona Cardinals said they are planning to invest roughly 159 00:10:19.039 --> 00:10:21.399 one hundred million to build a new training facility at 160 00:10:21.440 --> 00:10:26.200 the team's current location, following the lowmarks for facilities in 161 00:10:26.279 --> 00:10:29.879 the yearly NFL Players Association survey that was released on Wednesday. 162 00:10:30.679 --> 00:10:34.200 Their goal is to provide the best possible environment, facilities, 163 00:10:34.240 --> 00:10:37.399 and resources, and to give our team the greatest opportunity 164 00:10:37.480 --> 00:10:41.559 to succeed. The Cardinals said in a statement, we're working 165 00:10:41.559 --> 00:10:43.879 hard to achieve that. Last season, we shared with our 166 00:10:43.919 --> 00:10:46.840 players the plans for a new training facility at the 167 00:10:46.919 --> 00:10:50.600 existing Tempe location, with a targeted completion date of twenty 168 00:10:51.000 --> 00:10:56.440 twenty seven. They've hired a leading architecture firm that has 169 00:10:56.480 --> 00:10:59.519 worked with a number of NFL teams on the new 170 00:10:59.519 --> 00:11:05.279 facility and the design processes underway. The Cardinals did score 171 00:11:05.360 --> 00:11:08.120 well in certain areas including an A for head coach 172 00:11:08.200 --> 00:11:11.519 Jonathan Gannon, B for A team travel, and B for 173 00:11:11.600 --> 00:11:16.799 the nutritionist diet Titian. Their owner Michael Bidwell received a 174 00:11:16.840 --> 00:11:20.480 D minus from the players. I thought some of these 175 00:11:20.519 --> 00:11:25.080 were interesting, like if you think about it, so we 176 00:11:25.159 --> 00:11:27.360 all know that I'm a Packers fan, or if you 177 00:11:27.399 --> 00:11:30.519 do or you don't, but like they're not. They don't 178 00:11:30.559 --> 00:11:34.200 have an owner, they're owned by the shareholders, so they 179 00:11:34.240 --> 00:11:38.000 got an A minus. Well, who are you ranking at 180 00:11:38.000 --> 00:11:42.080 that point? Are you ranking Murphy that's you know, really 181 00:11:42.159 --> 00:11:45.200 running it, or are you because they're really not owned 182 00:11:45.240 --> 00:11:49.879 by one person, I think, And they're trashing. 183 00:11:49.679 --> 00:11:54.120 And they're trashing Lambeau too by coming coming at seventh. 184 00:11:55.600 --> 00:12:02.440 Well, they're giving the weight room an A, so they 185 00:12:02.720 --> 00:12:04.519 come in at seventh. But I think that the part 186 00:12:04.600 --> 00:12:10.360 of it was all the A minuses for food, travel coach, 187 00:12:11.240 --> 00:12:14.639 we're all A minuses owners A minus, weight room was 188 00:12:14.720 --> 00:12:18.679 A and the treatment of family was a B. The 189 00:12:18.720 --> 00:12:27.159 one that I found kind of very interesting is treatment 190 00:12:27.200 --> 00:12:32.360 of family was an F for Jacksonville and F minus 191 00:12:32.360 --> 00:12:38.720 for Cincinnati, UH, and then a D plus for Cleveland 192 00:12:38.840 --> 00:12:46.039 and Arizona, a D for the Rams. 193 00:12:46.519 --> 00:12:50.440 Guys, How can Steelers be twenty eighth. Like with Brian said, 194 00:12:50.440 --> 00:12:54.159 but the only a we have is like Tomlin, the 195 00:12:54.200 --> 00:12:59.559 stadium is awesome. There Aftershure Stadium is awesome. Heinz Field's 196 00:12:59.559 --> 00:13:02.960 awesome just because we got the get rid of the ketchup. 197 00:13:03.440 --> 00:13:07.320 It's a b or C. Come on, the stadium is awesome. 198 00:13:07.360 --> 00:13:11.360 There they're not talking about their playing facilities. They're talking 199 00:13:11.360 --> 00:13:15.000 about their their weight room. 200 00:13:15.440 --> 00:13:21.080 Yeah yeah, yeah, there was six categories, right, Candy, Yeah, 201 00:13:23.200 --> 00:13:28.200 well just on these report cards, it's yes, coach, owner, food, travel, 202 00:13:28.320 --> 00:13:31.480 weight room, and treatment of family, which Candy was just 203 00:13:31.519 --> 00:13:34.559 mentioning treatment of family, and that's one thing I wanted 204 00:13:34.600 --> 00:13:37.879 to mention there. A lot of these cities aren't known 205 00:13:38.000 --> 00:13:40.320 for having a very good crime rate, so I'm very 206 00:13:40.320 --> 00:13:44.080 curious about is this the treatment of family get all 207 00:13:44.159 --> 00:13:49.120 lumped together by how the family of players are treated 208 00:13:49.159 --> 00:13:53.039 by the team, or is it about the community life 209 00:13:53.080 --> 00:13:54.080 of which they live in. 210 00:13:56.279 --> 00:13:58.000 I don't think it's the community life. I think it's 211 00:13:58.000 --> 00:14:01.200 how the team, maybe the owner, and what they do 212 00:14:01.279 --> 00:14:06.440 for the family, Like do they when they like, let's 213 00:14:06.440 --> 00:14:10.720 face it, like the Jags play over season internationally, do 214 00:14:10.759 --> 00:14:14.519 they pay for all of the family to go see 215 00:14:14.519 --> 00:14:16.720 that game, and do they pay for any of that? 216 00:14:17.840 --> 00:14:21.759 I'm not sure exactly because I don't have a ballot 217 00:14:21.799 --> 00:14:24.519 in front of me. That would be an interesting question. 218 00:14:24.639 --> 00:14:27.639 Right well, and to your point though, too Ill and 219 00:14:27.679 --> 00:14:30.200 I will say this, and I'll anybody else can go 220 00:14:30.279 --> 00:14:32.519 after this, or Pensman or if you got anything else 221 00:14:32.559 --> 00:14:34.480 to say, whatever, however we need to do it if 222 00:14:34.519 --> 00:14:39.639 we need to move topics. But oh yeah, if the 223 00:14:39.720 --> 00:14:42.440 treatment of family though, so, if we are gauging this 224 00:14:42.679 --> 00:14:48.759 based on how the franchises treat the family of their players, 225 00:14:49.080 --> 00:14:51.759 and you see them getting some of the grades they're getting, 226 00:14:52.840 --> 00:14:55.799 can you imagine what the treatment of fans is like? 227 00:14:56.679 --> 00:14:59.399 And why isn't that part of this report card? That's 228 00:14:59.399 --> 00:15:04.519 the most important thing? Right mm hmm? I mean are 229 00:15:04.519 --> 00:15:06.840 they are they treating the fans properly? 230 00:15:11.480 --> 00:15:13.519 And that's what I was just gonna stay there, JD. 231 00:15:14.840 --> 00:15:18.360 Who's who's actually giving these reports out? Who's actually voting 232 00:15:18.399 --> 00:15:19.039 for these. 233 00:15:19.399 --> 00:15:23.080 The NFLPA, so the Players Association, Yeah. 234 00:15:22.960 --> 00:15:26.960 What do they know? Ye? What do they know? 235 00:15:29.320 --> 00:15:33.159 They would know quite a bit, I would say. 236 00:15:32.480 --> 00:15:35.720 What I'm just saying that the Eagles are twenty second, 237 00:15:35.840 --> 00:15:39.720 the Chiefs are twenty seventh, so and they were the 238 00:15:39.720 --> 00:15:43.519 Super Bowl contenders, and Eagles won the championship this year, 239 00:15:43.679 --> 00:15:47.960 as everybody know. But they're twenty second. 240 00:15:50.120 --> 00:15:54.080 Exactly. But I think they're for that reason. I think 241 00:15:54.120 --> 00:15:58.519 they're probably out of all the categories. They probably are 242 00:15:58.559 --> 00:16:03.080 weighing certain cagories more now. I don't know which ones 243 00:16:03.120 --> 00:16:06.320 and why they ranked them from one to thirty two like. 244 00:16:06.320 --> 00:16:09.120 That, right that. 245 00:16:09.240 --> 00:16:13.000 I don't know. I just found some of these interesting, 246 00:16:13.159 --> 00:16:17.000 Like when you're talking about coaches and you're giving them 247 00:16:17.039 --> 00:16:20.200 a grade, and yet how many of those coaches did 248 00:16:20.240 --> 00:16:24.879 we move on from this year? You know, Jacksonville, we 249 00:16:25.000 --> 00:16:28.159 all know that Doug Moron was the coach. He got 250 00:16:28.159 --> 00:16:33.200 a C. He's out. The Bears, they had a coaching change. 251 00:16:33.279 --> 00:16:37.759 They also gave their coach a C. Just find the 252 00:16:37.879 --> 00:16:41.159 Jets they had a coaching change, they had a B 253 00:16:41.360 --> 00:16:44.960 grade for coach. I just think some of those are 254 00:16:45.080 --> 00:16:49.519 very interesting and they could be telling too. Do we 255 00:16:49.559 --> 00:16:54.639 all agree with them? No? Probably not, but we're not 256 00:16:54.720 --> 00:16:59.440 on the inside and don't have all of those. The 257 00:16:59.519 --> 00:17:01.679 Jets owner he had an F. 258 00:17:02.159 --> 00:17:05.880 I agree with that. I agree with that. Jay mm hmmm, 259 00:17:07.240 --> 00:17:12.559 Jets Jets owner head enough. But but giving mine D 260 00:17:14.240 --> 00:17:15.000 gives him a D. 261 00:17:18.440 --> 00:17:21.000 Maybe they feel that he hasn't done enough to change 262 00:17:21.039 --> 00:17:22.599 the culture of the team. 263 00:17:23.039 --> 00:17:26.240 Well, no, the problem, the problem with Rooney is he 264 00:17:26.319 --> 00:17:30.880 hasn't fired his A rated head coach yet. That's what 265 00:17:31.079 --> 00:17:31.759 That's why. 266 00:17:31.559 --> 00:17:32.079 He got the D. 267 00:17:32.720 --> 00:17:35.799 But they gave they gave tom One the A. So yeah, 268 00:17:35.839 --> 00:17:39.680 that's Rooney's problem. They just he hadn't fired Mike Tomlin yet, 269 00:17:39.720 --> 00:17:43.400 his A ranked head coach. And it candy, if I may, 270 00:17:43.519 --> 00:17:45.640 I was gonna say, just as y'all were talking about that, 271 00:17:45.720 --> 00:17:48.319 this thought come in my head. I think it was 272 00:17:48.440 --> 00:17:51.559 rush hour three or something, or rush hour two. 273 00:17:51.640 --> 00:17:52.440 They like. 274 00:17:53.920 --> 00:17:58.279 They will, they light up the counterfeit bill, remember, and 275 00:17:58.319 --> 00:18:02.400 it burns real bright to me. That's what you can 276 00:18:02.440 --> 00:18:04.960 do with this NFL report card. I don't believe any 277 00:18:04.960 --> 00:18:08.160 of its validity. You can light it up its counterfeit, 278 00:18:08.359 --> 00:18:10.839 and I think it should get fired up on fire 279 00:18:10.920 --> 00:18:11.720 up this evening. 280 00:18:12.400 --> 00:18:14.799 Well, so here's one thing I'm gonna say. I'm going 281 00:18:14.880 --> 00:18:17.839 to read some One of the core jobs as a 282 00:18:17.960 --> 00:18:22.079 union is to improve the overall working conditions for our players, 283 00:18:22.400 --> 00:18:27.240 which includes the daily experience of players at the team's 284 00:18:27.359 --> 00:18:31.960 facilities away from the lights and cameras. Sixteen hundred and 285 00:18:32.079 --> 00:18:35.759 ninety five of our players provided information to share with 286 00:18:35.839 --> 00:18:39.559 one another about their current club to not only help 287 00:18:39.599 --> 00:18:43.880 them make important career decisions, but also to help raise 288 00:18:44.039 --> 00:18:49.559 standards across the league. Our goals were to highlight positive teams, 289 00:18:49.680 --> 00:18:54.559 identify areas that could use improvement, and highlight best practices 290 00:18:55.000 --> 00:18:58.880 and standards. And this is from I'm actually on the 291 00:18:59.000 --> 00:19:06.000 nflpa's web site and their report, so I wonder if 292 00:19:06.000 --> 00:19:09.279 it tells us anything more about. 293 00:19:10.440 --> 00:19:14.079 But the Steelers play at Saint Benson College and Latrobe. 294 00:19:14.160 --> 00:19:16.440 But that's a really good college to play with in 295 00:19:16.480 --> 00:19:21.039 the fields, cleaned, everything's there. They get thousands of people 296 00:19:21.079 --> 00:19:26.400 at training camp, I don't know, and Philadelphia goes away 297 00:19:26.440 --> 00:19:29.559 to New Jersey to practice. 298 00:19:30.960 --> 00:19:33.720 So they've done this for This is the third year 299 00:19:34.240 --> 00:19:37.359 that they've done this survey, and in our first year 300 00:19:37.359 --> 00:19:40.039 we had a sixty percent league wide response rate. Each 301 00:19:40.039 --> 00:19:42.440 of the last two years we have seen a seventy 302 00:19:42.519 --> 00:19:50.799 seven percent response rate across the league. It reinforces we're 303 00:19:50.839 --> 00:19:55.079 always working to make this resource even better. So this 304 00:19:55.319 --> 00:20:01.000 year's edition includes several enhancements, partnerships with a strategy group 305 00:20:01.319 --> 00:20:06.680 to help fine tune the survey design data collection. Keeping 306 00:20:06.680 --> 00:20:09.400 the categories consistence from here to two to three makes 307 00:20:09.400 --> 00:20:13.440 it easier to track improvements in both overall grades. They've 308 00:20:13.440 --> 00:20:16.200 added additional questions in certain areas to get a deeper 309 00:20:16.319 --> 00:20:20.480 understanding of player feedback. Now, letter grades can be sorted 310 00:20:20.519 --> 00:20:23.920 within each category. For example, B plus grades can be 311 00:20:24.079 --> 00:20:32.160 arranged from highest to lowest. Let's see fourteenth place ranking 312 00:20:32.279 --> 00:20:34.039 with a B plus is still a sign of a 313 00:20:34.079 --> 00:20:39.160 strong player focused environment. From the outset, This initiative has 314 00:20:39.240 --> 00:20:43.799 been guided by two core goals. Keep players informed. With 315 00:20:44.000 --> 00:20:49.559 thirty two different workplaces, even small details can impact players' 316 00:20:49.640 --> 00:20:53.400 daily experiences. For those with the options to choose their team, 317 00:20:54.000 --> 00:20:58.640 knowing how others rate their workplace is invaluable. And to 318 00:20:58.759 --> 00:21:03.960 drive improvement. Report cards highlight areas where players can believe 319 00:21:04.039 --> 00:21:07.960 teams can do better, giving clubs actionable feedback to enhance 320 00:21:08.079 --> 00:21:13.160 facilities and support systems. It also so I find it 321 00:21:13.279 --> 00:21:17.440 very interesting because I would say this for like the 322 00:21:17.519 --> 00:21:22.039 draft picks, that this might be a tool that they 323 00:21:22.160 --> 00:21:27.359 might use to see what other players that are in 324 00:21:27.400 --> 00:21:33.319 these different systems where they're going to what you know, 325 00:21:33.400 --> 00:21:36.480 what is a focus, what is a weakness, that the 326 00:21:36.559 --> 00:21:41.759 players think of. I think it gives we all look 327 00:21:41.799 --> 00:21:45.000 at it as fans. We all look at the you know, 328 00:21:45.079 --> 00:21:45.680 the teams. 329 00:21:50.799 --> 00:21:57.440 Yes, Addie preaches. 330 00:21:56.799 --> 00:21:59.920 But I mean if you sat there, and let's face it, 331 00:22:00.319 --> 00:22:04.960 if you sat there and did a survey like this 332 00:22:05.119 --> 00:22:09.359 of your workplace, what would you say? And you know, 333 00:22:09.839 --> 00:22:13.119 we don't all have that opportunity that to go out 334 00:22:13.119 --> 00:22:16.960 and research. Yeah, let's face it, these the top echelon 335 00:22:17.079 --> 00:22:20.799 players can really write their ticket and go wherever they want. 336 00:22:21.079 --> 00:22:25.240 So what like the Matthew Staffer, Let's face at Matthew Stafford. No, 337 00:22:25.440 --> 00:22:27.880 not that he can go wherever, but he's one of 338 00:22:27.880 --> 00:22:30.880 these quarterbacks that is he going to stay with LA? 339 00:22:31.079 --> 00:22:33.880 Is he going to go someplace else? Aaron Rodgers? Is 340 00:22:33.880 --> 00:22:37.240 he going to go someplace else? Do they put any 341 00:22:37.279 --> 00:22:43.680 stock in this survey? And would that sway them one 342 00:22:43.680 --> 00:22:46.599 way or the other if they're trying to just curious? 343 00:22:47.480 --> 00:22:47.720 You know? 344 00:22:48.920 --> 00:22:51.279 Oh? Yeah, no, I agree, I hear you. The one 345 00:22:51.279 --> 00:22:56.039 thing though about being drafted is unless you're Eli Manning 346 00:22:56.160 --> 00:22:58.519 or Philip Rivers, you don't really have much of a choice, 347 00:22:58.599 --> 00:23:01.079 or maybe should do or Sanders Ish. I mean, apparently 348 00:23:01.839 --> 00:23:05.559 Dion said there's only certain teams that can draft a door, right, 349 00:23:05.599 --> 00:23:09.880 so unless you don't really have much control over it. 350 00:23:09.920 --> 00:23:12.480 But I mean, it is really cool. I think the 351 00:23:12.519 --> 00:23:15.440 one thing that the one word I think that was 352 00:23:15.480 --> 00:23:18.960 missing in order to get a really accurate reading from 353 00:23:18.960 --> 00:23:22.640 what you were reading about it is anonymous. I think 354 00:23:22.680 --> 00:23:25.480 anonymous would be a very valid key word to add 355 00:23:25.480 --> 00:23:29.359 into that. If these players could do this anonymously, I 356 00:23:29.359 --> 00:23:32.640 feel like because I mean, obviously, Mike McDaniel he's a 357 00:23:32.680 --> 00:23:35.960 super cool coach in Miami. I mean, if he knew 358 00:23:36.000 --> 00:23:39.559 that his players were getting this and he's trying to 359 00:23:39.559 --> 00:23:43.240 attract free agents, of course you would want to manipulate 360 00:23:43.319 --> 00:23:46.759 these surveys the best way you could, or you would 361 00:23:46.839 --> 00:23:49.000 want to give it to all of your happiest players. 362 00:23:49.400 --> 00:23:50.839 You would want to give it to the ones who 363 00:23:50.920 --> 00:23:53.000 listen and do what's right and all of that kind 364 00:23:53.000 --> 00:23:56.000 of thing. So, I mean, it's it just depends on 365 00:23:56.200 --> 00:23:58.359 how this all went down, but it is really cool. 366 00:23:58.640 --> 00:24:00.720 I know Jay over here, I would shout him out. 367 00:24:00.720 --> 00:24:05.160 He's hilarious because he ranked his his employer, Amenda in 368 00:24:05.200 --> 00:24:07.640 the comments. I don't know if y'all call it or not, 369 00:24:08.119 --> 00:24:10.240 but it was like it sucks it's terrible. I need 370 00:24:10.319 --> 00:24:13.319 new job. All that good stuff pretty much, but all 371 00:24:14.319 --> 00:24:19.279 needs improvement. Yeah, my job, it'll be Yeah, it's hilarious. Jay, 372 00:24:19.440 --> 00:24:20.640 that is funny enough. 373 00:24:20.599 --> 00:24:23.359 Right there, Brian said, this is a c. 374 00:24:25.960 --> 00:24:27.400 That's hilarious, y'all. 375 00:24:27.960 --> 00:24:28.680 I just think it's. 376 00:24:28.519 --> 00:24:31.440 Funny because like none of us, I mean, I don't 377 00:24:31.440 --> 00:24:33.599 know about you guys, but I don't take it. I 378 00:24:33.960 --> 00:24:37.720 shouldn't say that. I do take a survey about my job, 379 00:24:38.119 --> 00:24:41.480 about things that they can improve about the company and 380 00:24:41.519 --> 00:24:45.759 stuff like that, but it and as a manager, I 381 00:24:45.799 --> 00:24:51.720 get results for that survey as well. It's anonymous who, 382 00:24:52.240 --> 00:24:56.359 but let's face it, if I'm a manager of ten people, 383 00:24:57.119 --> 00:24:59.799 I might have an idea if someone puts a comment, 384 00:25:00.920 --> 00:25:04.960 who wrote that comment, even though it technically is anonymous. 385 00:25:04.680 --> 00:25:07.160 Right, absolutely, But I think it's just. 386 00:25:07.200 --> 00:25:11.079 Interesting from a fan perspective because none of us are 387 00:25:11.119 --> 00:25:14.200 inside any of those locker rooms or any of those 388 00:25:14.519 --> 00:25:16.119 you know, and we all have our teams that we 389 00:25:16.319 --> 00:25:25.759 like and we think, ah. 390 00:25:22.079 --> 00:25:23.880 That's what I was laughing about. I'm sorry. 391 00:25:24.599 --> 00:25:30.359 No, and yes, one hundred percent would know who wrote it, 392 00:25:30.440 --> 00:25:33.200 especially if it has a comment section, and yes most 393 00:25:33.240 --> 00:25:39.319 of them do. But I just think from a fans perspective, 394 00:25:39.400 --> 00:25:43.200 for us to see that that, you know, you might 395 00:25:43.839 --> 00:25:48.279 have a blind you might have a blinded eye when 396 00:25:48.279 --> 00:25:50.039 it comes to your team, because you might think of 397 00:25:50.079 --> 00:25:53.960 your team and whatever, respective whether you think there's you know, 398 00:25:54.559 --> 00:25:57.519 they're the greatest things in slice, spread or not. That 399 00:25:57.640 --> 00:26:00.799 sometimes that we forget about all these little other things 400 00:26:00.880 --> 00:26:03.480 that the team has to deal with and the players 401 00:26:03.519 --> 00:26:05.640