1 00:00:01,480 --> 00:00:04,320 Speaker 1: I'll start to you to present Off the Bench with 2 00:00:04,480 --> 00:00:05,639 Jacob Hester and T. 3 00:00:05,839 --> 00:00:06,599 Speaker 2: Bob Abert. 4 00:00:06,679 --> 00:00:08,160 Speaker 3: Yeah yeah, yeah, yeah yeah. 5 00:00:08,839 --> 00:00:11,919 Speaker 1: Off the Bench with Jacob Hester and T Bob aber 6 00:00:13,320 --> 00:00:16,960 the pitch. Now here's Jacob Hester and T bob Abert. 7 00:00:21,160 --> 00:00:25,000 Speaker 4: Welcome in our number two Friday edition of Off the Bench, 8 00:00:25,039 --> 00:00:27,440 Taylor show up here with you filling in for Jacob 9 00:00:27,480 --> 00:00:28,399 Hester and T. 10 00:00:28,559 --> 00:00:30,719 Speaker 3: Bob Abert. Really quick hour number one there. 11 00:00:30,760 --> 00:00:33,799 Speaker 4: We talked a little LSU football, as it appears Kyle 12 00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:36,640 Williams will be named the next LSU D line coach. 13 00:00:36,719 --> 00:00:39,679 We previewed LSU versus North Alabama. Look, it's not about 14 00:00:39,679 --> 00:00:43,280 North Alabama, It's about LSU fixing these mental mistakes. And then, uh, 15 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:47,600 Travis Kelsey apparently had really high praise for former LSU 16 00:00:47,679 --> 00:00:48,799 tight end Mason Taylor. 17 00:00:48,840 --> 00:00:53,359 Speaker 3: We kind of dove into that as well. Right now, look. 18 00:00:53,200 --> 00:00:56,679 Speaker 4: The NFIL free agency is now going to be underway. 19 00:00:56,799 --> 00:01:01,039 The trade rumors are swirling and allow big name guys 20 00:01:01,520 --> 00:01:04,359 are requesting trades at positions of need for the New 21 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:07,799 Orleans Saints, could they dive into any of them. We 22 00:01:07,840 --> 00:01:11,359 talked about Joey Bosa a little bit yesterday and whether 23 00:01:11,400 --> 00:01:12,959 or not the Saints would kick the tires on that. 24 00:01:13,319 --> 00:01:15,319 Speaker 3: Want to kind of look at the pass catchers here. 25 00:01:16,079 --> 00:01:20,680 Speaker 4: So a report came out yesterday the DK Metcalf has 26 00:01:20,760 --> 00:01:25,680 requested a trade from the Seattle Seahawks. DK Metcalf big name, 27 00:01:25,879 --> 00:01:27,280 made a lot of big plays, played in a lot 28 00:01:27,319 --> 00:01:29,799 of big games. He's been in the NFL for six years. 29 00:01:29,959 --> 00:01:32,799 He has sixty three hundred yards and forty eight touchdowns. 30 00:01:32,959 --> 00:01:36,560 He's explodes. He's six threes, two hundred and forty pounds. 31 00:01:36,560 --> 00:01:37,879 He runs a four to three. I mean, he's a 32 00:01:37,879 --> 00:01:42,120 freak athlete. Could the New Orleans Saints trade for DK Metcalf? 33 00:01:42,680 --> 00:01:42,760 Speaker 5: No? 34 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:46,959 Speaker 4: Why because the Saints are brooke. He is just too expensive. 35 00:01:47,239 --> 00:01:50,280 He's going to want a new deal when he gets 36 00:01:50,319 --> 00:01:54,719 out of Seattle. And look his current deal. I mean 37 00:01:54,719 --> 00:01:57,280 he makes a lot. He enters the final year of 38 00:01:57,319 --> 00:01:59,719 a three years, seventy two million dollar extension. Then he 39 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:02,359 sign in twenty twenty two. He's set to make over 40 00:02:02,439 --> 00:02:05,239 eighteen million dollars in twenty twenty five. The Saints are 41 00:02:05,239 --> 00:02:06,599 at least going to have to take on most of, 42 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:08,800 if not all, of that eighteen million. And he's going 43 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:11,400 to want to restructure his deal and just don't think 44 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:13,520 you have the money to sign a DK Metcalf when 45 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:16,080 I love DK Metcalf, Sure, but you don't have the 46 00:02:16,080 --> 00:02:19,840 money to do it. Also, with Derek Carr as your 47 00:02:19,919 --> 00:02:25,879 quarterback and a sketchy offensive line, is is it worth 48 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:27,960 paying DK Metcalf at this point? I guess this is 49 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:31,599 my main question. Because Saints' offense is not going to 50 00:02:31,599 --> 00:02:33,759 be good with or without DK Metcalf. Why are you 51 00:02:33,759 --> 00:02:36,479 gonna spend eighteen million dollars on a guy put yourself 52 00:02:36,479 --> 00:02:39,439 even further into caphill going to be even harder to 53 00:02:39,439 --> 00:02:41,000 get out of, and you're only gonna have him for 54 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:42,919 a season because realistically you're not going to be able 55 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:45,879 to resign him with with your current cap situation. He 56 00:02:45,919 --> 00:02:48,439 would be a one year rental to prove that y're 57 00:02:48,479 --> 00:02:50,120 in win now mode on a team that's not good 58 00:02:50,199 --> 00:02:54,919 enough to be in win now. How about his teammate, 59 00:02:56,599 --> 00:03:00,199 how about Seahawks wide receiver Tyler Lockett? Seahawks have He's 60 00:03:00,199 --> 00:03:05,360 Tyler Lockett. Should there be interest from the New Orleans Saints, Maybe, 61 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:07,800 but probably only in the short term. 62 00:03:07,840 --> 00:03:09,599 Speaker 3: So I'll explain. Lockett's a little bit older. 63 00:03:09,599 --> 00:03:12,919 Speaker 4: He's thirty two years old, looking ten years in Seattle, 64 00:03:12,960 --> 00:03:15,400 He's had eighty six hundred yards and sixty one touchdowns. 65 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:17,919 He's been awesome. He's made a lot of big time plays. 66 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:20,439 How much longer could he produce? 67 00:03:20,520 --> 00:03:20,719 Speaker 6: Though? 68 00:03:20,759 --> 00:03:23,080 Speaker 4: At his size being thirty two years old, he's only 69 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:23,560 five to ten. 70 00:03:23,599 --> 00:03:24,960 Speaker 3: He's one hundred and eighty pounds. 71 00:03:25,319 --> 00:03:30,520 Speaker 4: Also, this past season, this was his lowest receiving total 72 00:03:30,719 --> 00:03:33,759 since twenty seventeen, and he played in almost all of 73 00:03:33,759 --> 00:03:36,280 the games. He had six hundred receiving yards and two 74 00:03:36,280 --> 00:03:41,120 touchdowns because he was already splitting time with DK Metcalf. 75 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:42,639 As far as who's going to be wide receiver won 76 00:03:42,680 --> 00:03:44,919 that day. Then they draft Jackson Smith and Jigbo who 77 00:03:44,919 --> 00:03:46,719 had like eleven hundred yards receiving this year. 78 00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:49,080 Speaker 3: So he just kind of fell out of favor. He's 79 00:03:49,120 --> 00:03:49,639 an older guy. 80 00:03:49,759 --> 00:03:51,319 Speaker 4: Now, if you need somebody you can line up in 81 00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:54,280 the slot that has sure hands, it's still got some 82 00:03:54,319 --> 00:03:56,599 speed on him. I think Tyler Lockett's a good option. 83 00:03:56,960 --> 00:03:59,560 But again, you would be investing into Tyler Lockett for 84 00:03:59,599 --> 00:04:01,879 the short and he'd be a lot cheaper than his 85 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:04,360 counterpart Dk Metcalf. One, you wouldn't have to trade for 86 00:04:04,439 --> 00:04:05,319 him and give anything up. 87 00:04:05,479 --> 00:04:05,719 Speaker 7: Two. 88 00:04:05,759 --> 00:04:07,560 Speaker 4: He's thirty two years old, he's coming off of a 89 00:04:07,639 --> 00:04:09,719 down year. I think you could get him on the cheap, 90 00:04:09,800 --> 00:04:12,039 But what would be the point. I mean, I see 91 00:04:12,080 --> 00:04:13,759 the Saint trade now as a two, maybe even three 92 00:04:13,800 --> 00:04:17,160 year rebuild. Is Tyler Lockett going to be a productive 93 00:04:17,160 --> 00:04:19,879 player in two or three years? And he could probably 94 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:21,759 make some things happen for you this year, But in 95 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:24,000 three years he'll be thirty five years old. At he'll 96 00:04:24,040 --> 00:04:26,160 be a five foot ten, thirty five year old wide receiver. 97 00:04:27,160 --> 00:04:30,399 I don't know if he's worth signing long term. 98 00:04:30,519 --> 00:04:30,600 Speaker 5: Now. 99 00:04:30,639 --> 00:04:31,839 Speaker 4: If you want to bring in a guy and you 100 00:04:31,879 --> 00:04:33,839 think you need that much help this year a wide receiver, 101 00:04:33,839 --> 00:04:36,240 I'm fine with a Tyler Locke because. 102 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:37,199 Speaker 3: I think you could get him for cheap. 103 00:04:38,040 --> 00:04:42,199 Speaker 4: Now, the guy I really wanted the Saints to go 104 00:04:42,279 --> 00:04:45,120 get has since been snatched up by the Houston Texas. 105 00:04:45,759 --> 00:04:49,879 The Jacksonville Jaguars Wednesday announced that they were going to 106 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:53,560 release Christian Kirk. Well, that's somebody that the Saints should 107 00:04:53,560 --> 00:04:55,920 be all over, right, I mean, look at Christian Kirk. 108 00:04:56,120 --> 00:04:58,079 He's under thirty years old, He's still been a pretty 109 00:04:58,079 --> 00:04:59,120 productive receiver. 110 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:00,560 Speaker 6: Now. 111 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:03,199 Speaker 4: He signed a big contract two years ago, and since 112 00:05:03,240 --> 00:05:07,000 then he's been in and out of the lineup. But 113 00:05:07,079 --> 00:05:11,079 his last full season, playing in all sixteen or seventeen games, 114 00:05:12,079 --> 00:05:14,680 he had over a thousand yards and eight touchdowns. He 115 00:05:14,720 --> 00:05:20,120 was really good enter though Brian Thomas and Gabe Davis. 116 00:05:20,680 --> 00:05:23,560 Gabe Davis, he's a fine number two, but Brian Thomas 117 00:05:23,600 --> 00:05:25,399 proved last year he could be the number one option. 118 00:05:25,600 --> 00:05:27,199 Christian Kirk's a guy that's going to line up in 119 00:05:27,199 --> 00:05:29,600 the slot. He's not going to beat anybody deep out wide. 120 00:05:30,079 --> 00:05:32,000 The Saints do need a slot receive. So when I 121 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:33,439 saw that, I'm like, Hey, this is the guy who's 122 00:05:33,480 --> 00:05:36,120 twenty seven years old. He's been productive at both Arizona 123 00:05:36,199 --> 00:05:38,879 and Jacksonville. Sure he's had a little bit of injury issues, 124 00:05:38,879 --> 00:05:41,959 but when he's on the field, he's productive. And then 125 00:05:42,079 --> 00:05:44,839 releasing him, he's not on that current contract. You're not 126 00:05:44,839 --> 00:05:46,199 gonna have to trade for him. Would he take a 127 00:05:46,240 --> 00:05:49,160 little bit less money? Well, it doesn't matter now because 128 00:05:50,480 --> 00:05:53,399 the Houston Texans have traded for Christian Kirk. That kind 129 00:05:53,399 --> 00:05:55,480 of tells us the future of Stephan Diggs in Houston. 130 00:05:55,480 --> 00:05:58,240 I think that's over with Stephan Diggs is set to 131 00:05:58,240 --> 00:06:04,040 be a free agent, speaking of Steffan Dicks. Look, when 132 00:06:04,079 --> 00:06:06,600 you look at the free agency for wide receivers, you 133 00:06:06,680 --> 00:06:10,120 have Devonte Adams, you have Stefan Diggs, you have Chris Godwin. 134 00:06:10,480 --> 00:06:12,879 Those are all great names, and I've heard a lot 135 00:06:12,920 --> 00:06:15,240 of Saints fans say, hey, could you go sign DeVante 136 00:06:15,319 --> 00:06:18,000 Adams on a one year deal? Reunite him with Derek Carr. 137 00:06:19,519 --> 00:06:22,839 You could, but again, kind of like a Tyler Lockett. 138 00:06:22,839 --> 00:06:24,560 Now he's a lot better than Tyler Lockett. Sure, but 139 00:06:25,399 --> 00:06:28,839 he's over thirty years old. He's going to be very expensive, 140 00:06:30,120 --> 00:06:34,240 and you'll likely have him for no more than two years. 141 00:06:34,839 --> 00:06:37,399 Speaker 3: Is your roster good enough to win for the next 142 00:06:37,439 --> 00:06:39,920 two years? I don't know. We'll see how quick the 143 00:06:39,959 --> 00:06:41,079 kelled More turnaround is. 144 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:44,079 Speaker 4: But are you gonna spend that much money on Devonte 145 00:06:44,120 --> 00:06:48,399 Adams when your quarterback is still Derek Carr? You still 146 00:06:48,399 --> 00:06:50,319 don't believe he's the long term answer a quarterback. I 147 00:06:50,360 --> 00:06:52,519 think the Saints have kind of made that clear, even 148 00:06:52,519 --> 00:06:54,240 though Mickey Loomis says we're rolling with him in twenty 149 00:06:54,279 --> 00:06:54,680 twenty five. 150 00:06:54,720 --> 00:06:56,240 Speaker 3: We'll see, We'll see what happens. 151 00:06:56,759 --> 00:06:58,199 Speaker 4: I think Kellamore is gonna want to bring in his 152 00:06:58,240 --> 00:07:01,040 own guy So even if you signed Van Adams, him 153 00:07:01,040 --> 00:07:02,800 and Derek Carr I only played with each other for 154 00:07:02,839 --> 00:07:05,160 one year, and let's just call it like it is. 155 00:07:05,160 --> 00:07:05,360 Speaker 3: The same. 156 00:07:05,439 --> 00:07:11,279 Speaker 4: Aren't winning anything this year, Monte Adams, Stefan Diggs. 157 00:07:11,680 --> 00:07:12,879 Speaker 3: They're a little bit on the older side. 158 00:07:12,920 --> 00:07:14,519 Speaker 4: They're going to Those two guys are gonna want to 159 00:07:14,560 --> 00:07:16,439 go to a contender, right They're going to be quote 160 00:07:16,480 --> 00:07:19,399 unquote ring chasing at this point in their career. And 161 00:07:19,439 --> 00:07:21,680 I totally understand that they've been productive players for a 162 00:07:21,720 --> 00:07:23,160 number of years. They've never been able to get over 163 00:07:23,160 --> 00:07:25,399 the hump in the playoffs. Those guys want to go 164 00:07:25,480 --> 00:07:28,240 ring chase, more power to him. But then you also 165 00:07:28,319 --> 00:07:31,439 have Chris Godwin, who is now an unrestricted free agent 166 00:07:31,480 --> 00:07:33,319 who was with the Tampa Bay Buccaneer. Saints fans know 167 00:07:33,399 --> 00:07:35,839 Chris Godwin well, He's a heck of a football player. 168 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:38,000 He is still under thirty years old. He has dealt 169 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:43,319 with a lot of injuries the last three seasons. The 170 00:07:43,399 --> 00:07:44,959 guys when he is on the field, he is one 171 00:07:44,959 --> 00:07:48,160 of the best wide receivers in the NFL. Look I 172 00:07:48,560 --> 00:07:50,399 like Mike Evans. I think Mike Evans is a really 173 00:07:50,519 --> 00:07:51,720 underrated wide receiver. 174 00:07:51,800 --> 00:07:52,360 Speaker 3: In this league. 175 00:07:54,160 --> 00:07:56,040 Speaker 4: I'm not sure who was the more talented of the 176 00:07:56,079 --> 00:07:58,199 two in Tampa Bay, whether it was Evans or Chris Goddwen. 177 00:07:59,120 --> 00:08:01,240 Evans was the more system of the two. But Godwin, 178 00:08:01,519 --> 00:08:03,480 I mean he would have games where he was unguardable. 179 00:08:03,519 --> 00:08:05,680 I mean he'd have games where he had one hundred 180 00:08:05,680 --> 00:08:08,399 and fifty yards receiving two touchdowns. He did that multiple times, 181 00:08:09,600 --> 00:08:16,079 and he's done it with essentially three different quarterbacks. Here's 182 00:08:16,120 --> 00:08:19,399 the problem with DeVante Adams, Stephan Diggs, and Chris Gotten. 183 00:08:20,680 --> 00:08:20,959 Speaker 3: A Lot. 184 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:24,319 Speaker 4: Like DK Metcalf, they're all flat out too expensive. I 185 00:08:24,319 --> 00:08:27,439 don't think the Saints can afford him. They can't afford 186 00:08:27,480 --> 00:08:29,720 Chris of Godwin, because he's probably going to be the 187 00:08:29,759 --> 00:08:32,440 hottest commodity on the open market in terms of free 188 00:08:32,440 --> 00:08:35,360 agent wide receivers. Again, he's the youngest of the three, 189 00:08:35,399 --> 00:08:37,200 and yes he's had some injury issues, but he's only 190 00:08:37,200 --> 00:08:40,080 twenty nine years old. Still, I think he still has 191 00:08:40,120 --> 00:08:41,799 a lot of football left in front of him. If 192 00:08:41,840 --> 00:08:45,080 he could stay healthy, he's super productive. I think he's 193 00:08:45,120 --> 00:08:46,840 going to command probably the most money out of the 194 00:08:46,840 --> 00:08:49,639 three of the guys I just mentioned. But then also 195 00:08:50,240 --> 00:08:52,519 Devontae Adams is Stephan Diggs. Not only are they expensive, 196 00:08:52,679 --> 00:08:55,960 they're on the back half of their career. We saw 197 00:08:56,000 --> 00:08:58,240 Stephan Diggs, even when he was healthy in Houston, was 198 00:08:58,279 --> 00:09:00,919 not the same player we saw in Buffalo, which part 199 00:09:00,919 --> 00:09:02,679 of the reason Buffalo agreed to part ways with. 200 00:09:04,360 --> 00:09:05,879 Speaker 3: Vonte Adams has been good, but. 201 00:09:08,480 --> 00:09:11,360 Speaker 4: Is he worth signing for two years when he's going 202 00:09:11,399 --> 00:09:13,559 to ask for a lot of money that you probably 203 00:09:13,559 --> 00:09:17,960 can't afford and you're really not in win now. I 204 00:09:17,960 --> 00:09:21,759 do think the Saints need a pass catcher, though, and 205 00:09:21,799 --> 00:09:26,399 we may have found one also coming from the Jacksonville Jaguars. Ironically, 206 00:09:26,440 --> 00:09:29,519 this news broke last night about eight o'clock. The Jacksonville 207 00:09:29,559 --> 00:09:33,440 Jaguars planned to release tight end Evan Ingram. This is 208 00:09:33,480 --> 00:09:35,559 a move that will save the Jags about six million 209 00:09:35,639 --> 00:09:41,000 dollars a year. This comes on the same day that 210 00:09:41,039 --> 00:09:43,159 the Jaguars announced they were trading Christian Kirk to the 211 00:09:43,200 --> 00:09:45,639 Houston Texas, So they're freeing up a lot of money. 212 00:09:45,639 --> 00:09:48,080 They've actually freed up a combined thirteen million against the 213 00:09:48,080 --> 00:09:50,600 cap with all the moves that they have made yesterday. 214 00:09:52,120 --> 00:09:53,879 Speaker 3: Look Ingram is thirty years old. 215 00:09:54,200 --> 00:09:57,240 Speaker 4: He signed a one year, nine million dollar contract with 216 00:09:57,399 --> 00:09:58,840 Jacksonville back in twenty twenty two. 217 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:02,720 Speaker 3: When he did that, there was a one year proved deal. 218 00:10:04,120 --> 00:10:06,840 Speaker 4: He set career highs seventy three catches seven hundred and 219 00:10:06,840 --> 00:10:10,639 sixty six yards that season, they used a franchise tag 220 00:10:10,679 --> 00:10:14,639 on him. They worked out a deal before camp. Following season. 221 00:10:14,759 --> 00:10:18,279 Evan Ingram called one hundred and fourteen passes, nine hundred 222 00:10:18,279 --> 00:10:20,399 and sixty three yards and four touchdowns in the first 223 00:10:20,480 --> 00:10:24,279 year of his new deal. Last season, he missed eight 224 00:10:24,279 --> 00:10:26,879 games because of hamstring and shoulder injuries. He finished with 225 00:10:26,919 --> 00:10:29,159 just forty seven catches three hundred and sixty five yards, 226 00:10:29,559 --> 00:10:32,759 but that was a nine game still pretty productive. If 227 00:10:32,759 --> 00:10:34,360 you remember, he's a guy that was with the Giants. 228 00:10:34,360 --> 00:10:36,240 He was productive there as well, and he didn't have 229 00:10:36,240 --> 00:10:38,399 a whole heck of a lot of work with quarterback wise. 230 00:10:40,879 --> 00:10:44,200 I mentioned he took that one year proved deal and 231 00:10:45,559 --> 00:10:46,840 it worked out for him. 232 00:10:49,080 --> 00:10:50,120 Speaker 3: With the Jaguars. 233 00:10:50,679 --> 00:10:52,960 Speaker 4: Would he take a one year proved deal again, because 234 00:10:53,000 --> 00:10:54,720 this is a team in the New Orleans Saints that 235 00:10:54,759 --> 00:10:57,240 desperately need a tight end. Juwan Johnson's going to be 236 00:10:57,240 --> 00:10:59,519 an unrestricted free agent. Do you want to resign him? 237 00:11:00,279 --> 00:11:03,120 Moros in the last year of his contract. He shall 238 00:11:03,159 --> 00:11:06,120 up Taysom Hill under contract, which like he's injured, but 239 00:11:06,120 --> 00:11:07,759 you can't really trade him either, and he's thirty five 240 00:11:07,840 --> 00:11:10,279 years old, and also Taysom Hill is not a traditional 241 00:11:10,320 --> 00:11:10,720 tight end. 242 00:11:10,720 --> 00:11:12,720 Speaker 3: Anyways, We've seen a lot. 243 00:11:12,519 --> 00:11:15,600 Speaker 4: Of people mock Tyler Warren at nine overall to the 244 00:11:15,600 --> 00:11:17,879 New Orleans Saints, which frankly, I would be happy with. 245 00:11:18,000 --> 00:11:19,679 I think Tyler Warren is a heck of a player, 246 00:11:19,960 --> 00:11:22,039 But the Saints need so much. If they can get 247 00:11:22,080 --> 00:11:24,120 any sort of help and free agency to kind of 248 00:11:24,120 --> 00:11:26,320 eliminate one of their needs in the NFL draft, you 249 00:11:26,320 --> 00:11:29,159 should do it again. He made a lot of money, 250 00:11:29,159 --> 00:11:31,519 He's thirty years old, he's been a productive player, but 251 00:11:31,559 --> 00:11:34,399 the last time he took a proven deal was when 252 00:11:34,440 --> 00:11:37,559 the Giants agreed to release him. He goes to Jacksonville, 253 00:11:37,600 --> 00:11:39,480 he set career highs, he got a big contract down 254 00:11:39,519 --> 00:11:42,279 the road. So he's bet on himself once and it's 255 00:11:42,320 --> 00:11:45,320 worked out. Would he be willing to bet on himself again? 256 00:11:45,759 --> 00:11:47,879 Because if he is, if I'm the Saints, I'm calling 257 00:11:47,919 --> 00:11:51,519 him up to day. You need a tight end. You 258 00:11:51,519 --> 00:11:53,759 don't have to worry about resigning Jawan Johnson. You can 259 00:11:53,799 --> 00:11:56,200 go get Evan Ingram, who I mean, I think everyone 260 00:11:56,240 --> 00:11:59,200 would agree is definitely a step up from Juwan Johnson. 261 00:11:59,279 --> 00:12:01,559 And you can take Tyler Warren off the board. It's 262 00:12:01,600 --> 00:12:03,000 good of a tight end as he is. And maybe look, 263 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:04,480 maybe you still want a tight end down the road. 264 00:12:04,480 --> 00:12:06,000 This is a pretty deep tight end class. We broke 265 00:12:06,039 --> 00:12:08,120 it down the other day. And you got Mason Taylor, 266 00:12:08,120 --> 00:12:09,679 who could be round two or three. We just talked 267 00:12:09,679 --> 00:12:15,320 about him. You got Harold fannin junior who might be 268 00:12:15,360 --> 00:12:17,960 there like round four or five. He let all tight 269 00:12:18,039 --> 00:12:20,559 ends and basically every receiving category. I get it, even 270 00:12:20,600 --> 00:12:22,399 have a great pro day. But he's a guy that 271 00:12:22,480 --> 00:12:24,720 was super productive at college. So if you still want 272 00:12:24,720 --> 00:12:26,320 a tight end, you can get one later in the draft. 273 00:12:26,480 --> 00:12:28,399 But if you go get in Evan Ingram, now you 274 00:12:28,480 --> 00:12:32,639 completely flip your strategy for round one. You can take 275 00:12:32,679 --> 00:12:34,600 Tyler Warren off your board. You don't need him anymore. 276 00:12:34,799 --> 00:12:37,120 Then you can focus on do I want to tutoro 277 00:12:37,159 --> 00:12:40,360 at McMillan and further strengthen my receiving corps, Or do 278 00:12:40,440 --> 00:12:41,720 I want to go d line? Do I want to 279 00:12:41,720 --> 00:12:44,279 go ed rusher? Do I want to go safety? Another 280 00:12:44,320 --> 00:12:47,519 position that you desperately need. If you're the New Orleans Saints. 281 00:12:47,960 --> 00:12:49,919 I'm not saying Evan Ingram's going to be a franchise 282 00:12:50,000 --> 00:12:52,039 changing player. If the Saints are able to get a 283 00:12:52,080 --> 00:12:54,039 one year, proven deal done with Evan Ingram, which we've 284 00:12:54,039 --> 00:12:56,080 seen that he's able to take before and it's worked 285 00:12:56,080 --> 00:12:57,960 out for him in the past, I think you got 286 00:12:57,960 --> 00:12:58,200 to go. 287 00:12:58,159 --> 00:13:00,279 Speaker 3: Do it again. 288 00:13:00,320 --> 00:13:02,399 Speaker 4: It doesn't put you over the top, but it makes 289 00:13:02,440 --> 00:13:04,759 your picture for the NFL Draft a lot more clear. 290 00:13:05,240 --> 00:13:06,759 And the Saints need all the help they can get 291 00:13:06,759 --> 00:13:09,320 because they basically need help in every single position. All right, Look, 292 00:13:09,320 --> 00:13:11,000 we're going to take a quick time when we get back. 293 00:13:12,440 --> 00:13:15,600 A Pro Bowl cornerback is now a free agent, and 294 00:13:15,720 --> 00:13:18,200 uh he's being linked to an NFC South rival. I'll 295 00:13:18,200 --> 00:13:20,000 explain why that's bad news for the Saints coming up 296 00:13:20,320 --> 00:13:21,200 here on Off the Bench. 297 00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:26,879 Speaker 6: Off the Bench Boudroselectrical dot com. But also just type 298 00:13:26,960 --> 00:13:29,840 in in whatever your you know search engine is. You 299 00:13:29,840 --> 00:13:33,399 can type in Boudros Electrical and you'll see the reviews 300 00:13:33,399 --> 00:13:36,440 that they get right, five out of five. There's no 301 00:13:36,559 --> 00:13:39,879 four stars, there's no three stars, there's no two stars. 302 00:13:39,879 --> 00:13:44,279 Speaking of recruiting, it's only five stars. 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You can see their 313 00:14:11,759 --> 00:14:12,639 contact information. 314 00:14:12,679 --> 00:14:14,799 Speaker 6: It's right there in the bottom right corner of the 315 00:14:14,840 --> 00:14:16,840 website Budros Electrical dot Com. 316 00:14:16,840 --> 00:14:18,480 Speaker 8: More Power, More Protection. 317 00:14:18,960 --> 00:14:22,559 Speaker 2: Welcome back to the best morning sports show around sorta, 318 00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:25,200 it's Off the Bench with Hester and t Bob. 319 00:14:26,120 --> 00:14:28,240 Speaker 4: Welcome back in Friday edition of Off the Bench, Taylor 320 00:14:28,240 --> 00:14:30,799 Sharp here with you in for Jacob Ester and t 321 00:14:31,000 --> 00:14:35,440 Bob Abear. San Francisco forty nine ers are set to 322 00:14:35,519 --> 00:14:38,320 lose a lot of players in free agency, potentially, whether 323 00:14:38,360 --> 00:14:40,279 it's Hufego who we talked about the other day, but 324 00:14:40,639 --> 00:14:44,120 another name hitting the free agency market is Cherviius Ward 325 00:14:44,440 --> 00:14:48,120 and the guys over at The Sporting News believe that 326 00:14:48,600 --> 00:14:52,519 the Buccaneers have a strong chance of landing Cherviarius Ward 327 00:14:52,519 --> 00:14:54,879 and free agency. This is not good news for the 328 00:14:54,919 --> 00:14:59,600 Saints because here's what If the Bucks would do that, 329 00:14:59,639 --> 00:15:02,759 it would be interesting because their offense was so good 330 00:15:02,799 --> 00:15:05,639 last year. It was top five in passing and rushing 331 00:15:06,000 --> 00:15:10,679 in the NFL. That means a few things for the Saints. One, 332 00:15:11,200 --> 00:15:13,559 it increases the importance of resigning pauls and a Debo 333 00:15:13,639 --> 00:15:16,000 in free agency because if Travari's Ward comes off the 334 00:15:16,000 --> 00:15:18,039 board this early, more and more people are going to 335 00:15:18,039 --> 00:15:20,320 be knocking on pauls and a Debot's door. You have 336 00:15:20,360 --> 00:15:22,120 to resign a guy like that. We talked about it 337 00:15:22,120 --> 00:15:24,879 a little bit yesterday. Your cornerback room, at least up 338 00:15:24,919 --> 00:15:30,240 front is pretty deep paulsen A, deebot Alante, Taylor, kool Aid, McKinstry. 339 00:15:30,279 --> 00:15:32,200 But outside of that, you don't have them a lot, 340 00:15:32,399 --> 00:15:34,720 so you have to resign it. Also, it makes adding 341 00:15:34,759 --> 00:15:38,159 a pass catcher even more important. If you remember the 342 00:15:38,200 --> 00:15:41,679 game where Spencer Ratler went off, it was against the 343 00:15:41,679 --> 00:15:46,559 Tampa Bay Buccaneers right before halftime. Spencer Ratler was able 344 00:15:46,559 --> 00:15:50,000 to have success against that defense because the Bucks defense 345 00:15:50,080 --> 00:15:53,440 wasn't great, especially in the secondary. Again, offense top five 346 00:15:53,480 --> 00:15:55,759 and passing and rushing, it was their defense that let 347 00:15:55,840 --> 00:15:59,240 them down. You have to keep pace in the NFC. 348 00:15:59,279 --> 00:16:03,399 Cut have to re sign Pauls and Adiba. The Bucks 349 00:16:03,440 --> 00:16:05,399 already had a better offense than you last year, and 350 00:16:05,399 --> 00:16:07,039 they're likely going to have a better offense than you 351 00:16:07,080 --> 00:16:09,399 again this year because they're going to keep Mike Evans. 352 00:16:09,480 --> 00:16:12,600 They have their quarterback locked in long term. Bucky Irvin 353 00:16:12,679 --> 00:16:15,039 was the best rookie running back in the NFL last season. 354 00:16:20,720 --> 00:16:24,399 But it's not just the Bucks. Other teams in the 355 00:16:24,480 --> 00:16:27,519 NFC South are passing you. The Bucks have a long 356 00:16:27,600 --> 00:16:30,519 term answer a quarterback. We'll see with the Falcons and Panthers. 357 00:16:31,120 --> 00:16:34,559 Falcons are going with Michael Pennox junior. He showed sparks 358 00:16:34,600 --> 00:16:36,600 last year. He was inconsistent, but he was a rookie. 359 00:16:37,080 --> 00:16:40,039 If he takes that step year two, then do the 360 00:16:40,039 --> 00:16:42,399 Falcons have a better quarterback than you, at least long 361 00:16:42,519 --> 00:16:45,279 term after you move on from Derek Carr? And then 362 00:16:45,320 --> 00:16:51,159 what about the Carolina Panthers. The Panthers are a team 363 00:16:51,240 --> 00:16:53,399 that look they grabbed a Bryce Young. I thought it 364 00:16:53,440 --> 00:16:54,919 was a mistake, a lot of other people did, and 365 00:16:54,960 --> 00:16:57,679 then they started getting clowned after year one under Bryce 366 00:16:57,679 --> 00:16:59,600 youong saying, oh, you should have taken Sea Destroud. Look 367 00:16:59,600 --> 00:17:01,559 out good Sea Jay Stroud's been And I get that 368 00:17:01,559 --> 00:17:03,200 Bryce Young was really bad as a rookie, and he 369 00:17:03,240 --> 00:17:07,319 was bad for basically the first half maybe two thirds 370 00:17:07,359 --> 00:17:11,559 of the season last year. But hiring Dave Canalis as 371 00:17:11,599 --> 00:17:13,359 their head coach last year was an excellent move for 372 00:17:13,400 --> 00:17:17,240 the Carolina Panthers because Dave Canalis was actually the quarterbacks 373 00:17:17,240 --> 00:17:20,279 coach in Seattle the year Gino Smith turned everything around. 374 00:17:20,640 --> 00:17:23,240 Then he goes to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers turns things 375 00:17:23,240 --> 00:17:26,160 around for Baker Mayfield. He gets hired as the coach 376 00:17:26,160 --> 00:17:28,400 for the Carolina Panthers. And you see Bryce Young struggle 377 00:17:28,440 --> 00:17:31,400 out the gate. They go to Andy Dalton. Dalton goes 378 00:17:31,440 --> 00:17:33,960 down with injury. They go back to Bryce Young, and 379 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:37,119 what do you see? You see a huge improvement from 380 00:17:37,119 --> 00:17:40,960 Bryce Young. Now, look is Bryce Young the future of 381 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:44,759 this franchise? Is Bryce Young a franchise quarterback? Is he 382 00:17:44,799 --> 00:17:46,079 one of the best players in the NFL? 383 00:17:46,480 --> 00:17:46,640 Speaker 1: No? 384 00:17:47,240 --> 00:17:49,000 Speaker 3: Maybe not. I mean, we'll see, but. 385 00:17:50,000 --> 00:17:53,799 Speaker 4: The reality is he's gotten better. Have the Saints gotten better? 386 00:17:53,839 --> 00:17:55,519 At quarterback in the last year and a half. No, 387 00:17:55,599 --> 00:17:57,440 they have as a matter of fact, they probably gotten worse. 388 00:17:59,480 --> 00:18:02,200 Is Derek Carr in what year eleven twelve in the NFL? 389 00:18:02,240 --> 00:18:04,599 Derek Carr is not going to take a significant jump. 390 00:18:05,519 --> 00:18:07,720 Kellen Moore, No, Kelling Moore. Doug ness Meyer, No, Doug 391 00:18:07,799 --> 00:18:12,400 ness Meyer. Derek Carr is what he is. So the 392 00:18:12,400 --> 00:18:15,400 Falcons they have a young quarterback in Michael PENNOCKX. They're 393 00:18:15,440 --> 00:18:17,960 hoping he could take a step forward. Panthers have Brade Young. 394 00:18:17,960 --> 00:18:19,559 He's already taken a little bit of a step forward. 395 00:18:19,599 --> 00:18:22,000 Can he take another jump under a really good quarterback 396 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:26,079 and offensive coordinator and Dave Canalis, who is his head coach. 397 00:18:28,680 --> 00:18:31,880 You have to get better at every other position this offseason, 398 00:18:32,799 --> 00:18:36,559 whether it's pass catcher, whether it's a defense, so that 399 00:18:36,640 --> 00:18:38,519 the next quarterback you bring in is ready to roll 400 00:18:38,519 --> 00:18:40,559 a day one. I know that's a lot of pressure 401 00:18:40,599 --> 00:18:42,559 to put on a young guy, but that's what has 402 00:18:42,599 --> 00:18:46,319 to happen. Because you're getting passed up in the NFC. 403 00:18:46,400 --> 00:18:48,440 Cell you're already passed up by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 404 00:18:48,440 --> 00:18:49,759 It's going to be hard to catch them. That's why 405 00:18:49,759 --> 00:18:52,240 they've won the division four years in a row with 406 00:18:52,319 --> 00:18:59,519 two different quarterbacks. Falcons. I didn't think they were good 407 00:18:59,519 --> 00:19:02,319 on paper. I thought Kirk Cousins was going to be 408 00:19:02,319 --> 00:19:04,160 a lot better than he was. But Falcons were still 409 00:19:04,160 --> 00:19:07,720 better than you a year ago. You were able to 410 00:19:07,759 --> 00:19:09,400 rely on the Carolina Panthers kind of be in the 411 00:19:09,400 --> 00:19:11,680 doormat of the NFC South for a number of years. Now, 412 00:19:12,160 --> 00:19:14,039 what happens if Bryce Young continues to trend in the 413 00:19:14,119 --> 00:19:16,480 right direction. I think he's only going to get better 414 00:19:16,519 --> 00:19:18,559 under Dave Canallis. Now, do I think Bryce Shaw is 415 00:19:18,559 --> 00:19:20,240 going to be the long term answer in Carolina? 416 00:19:20,279 --> 00:19:20,640 Speaker 3: No, I don't. 417 00:19:20,640 --> 00:19:22,519 Speaker 4: I don't think Brycejon' is a very good quarterback. I've 418 00:19:22,519 --> 00:19:24,359 said that multiple times on this show. I stand by that. 419 00:19:25,480 --> 00:19:29,039 But can he be a competent quarterback? Dave Canallis is 420 00:19:29,039 --> 00:19:31,119 a good enough offensive coordinator, at least he was in 421 00:19:31,160 --> 00:19:34,960 Tampa to make everything fit perfectly around the quarterback. That's 422 00:19:34,960 --> 00:19:37,720 why Baker Mayfield was so efficient two years ago. Still 423 00:19:37,799 --> 00:19:39,799 a good year this year, but his interception numbers were 424 00:19:39,799 --> 00:19:44,160 way up without Dave canals can Dave Canalis not necessarily 425 00:19:44,200 --> 00:19:47,559 turn him into a Mayfield? But can he turn Bryce 426 00:19:47,599 --> 00:19:50,720 Young into Gino Smith, who he's worked with. Juni Smith 427 00:19:50,720 --> 00:19:54,359 had a really good year under Dave Canws Silks made 428 00:19:54,359 --> 00:19:57,680 the playoffs that year. Can he do that with Bryce Young? 429 00:19:58,319 --> 00:20:01,079 If he can? The Saints are kind of getting left behind. 430 00:20:01,720 --> 00:20:04,680 The Saints are so many years even poster Drew Brees 431 00:20:04,680 --> 00:20:07,519 post Sean Payton, when they've struggled at quarterback. You know, 432 00:20:07,559 --> 00:20:10,640 their cap situations have been bad, They've missed on draft picks. 433 00:20:11,240 --> 00:20:14,279 One thing is played in your favorite You play in 434 00:20:14,319 --> 00:20:18,240 the NFC South. You've had the privilege of playing in 435 00:20:18,319 --> 00:20:21,279 possibly the easiest position in the division in the NFL 436 00:20:21,680 --> 00:20:24,480 for multiple years now. But if the Bucks get better 437 00:20:24,519 --> 00:20:26,799 on the defensive side of things. The Falcons figured it 438 00:20:26,799 --> 00:20:29,359 out with Michael Pennix Junior and Bryce Young shows that 439 00:20:29,400 --> 00:20:32,359 he can be a competent NFL quarterback. That may not 440 00:20:32,480 --> 00:20:35,400 be the case for much longer. It may be a 441 00:20:35,440 --> 00:20:39,440 case of are the Saints or the New Carolina Panthers 442 00:20:39,960 --> 00:20:41,039 because they don't. 443 00:20:40,839 --> 00:20:42,799 Speaker 3: I mean, they have a quarterback, but he's not gonna 444 00:20:42,799 --> 00:20:44,960 take you anywhere. You don't know who your quarterback of 445 00:20:45,000 --> 00:20:47,759 the future is going to be. You don't have a 446 00:20:47,759 --> 00:20:49,680 lot of money to spend in free agency, this year. 447 00:20:49,799 --> 00:20:52,319 You have to hit on your draft picks, and Saints 448 00:20:52,359 --> 00:20:54,480 have been hit and miss there at best. They've had 449 00:20:54,519 --> 00:20:56,559 more first round misses than they've had hits over the years. 450 00:20:56,599 --> 00:21:01,160 For sure, you have to do something in free agency, 451 00:21:01,319 --> 00:21:04,720 whether it's receiver, bringing back Pauls on a deboat. You 452 00:21:04,799 --> 00:21:07,799 have to fill every single position, and you have to 453 00:21:07,880 --> 00:21:09,839 hit on your draft picks because if you don't, you're 454 00:21:09,880 --> 00:21:11,599 going to get left behind. In the NFC South. 455 00:21:11,640 --> 00:21:13,519 Speaker 4: It's not going to become an easy division, and you're 456 00:21:13,559 --> 00:21:16,000 going to very quickly become the worst team in that division, 457 00:21:16,119 --> 00:21:17,920 and you're going to be in NFL purgatory for a 458 00:21:18,000 --> 00:21:19,880 number of years. All right, Look, we're going to take 459 00:21:19,880 --> 00:21:21,799 a quick break right now, a little bit of a 460 00:21:21,799 --> 00:21:22,799 shorter segment there. 461 00:21:23,000 --> 00:21:23,880 Speaker 3: When we get back. 462 00:21:24,200 --> 00:21:27,799 Speaker 2: Welcome back to the best morning sports show around sorta 463 00:21:28,240 --> 00:21:30,440 it's Off the Bench with Hester and T Bob. 464 00:21:31,359 --> 00:21:36,680 Speaker 3: Welcome back in Friday edition of Off the Bench. Guys. 465 00:21:36,799 --> 00:21:39,839 Next segment, something for a laundering Cassie. 466 00:21:42,200 --> 00:21:46,200 Speaker 4: Very interesting sporting event that is not what you guys 467 00:21:46,200 --> 00:21:46,920 may think it is. 468 00:21:47,119 --> 00:21:49,480 Speaker 3: Occurred last week in Louisiana. 469 00:21:49,480 --> 00:21:51,400 Speaker 4: They actually did it out at Laberge and Bad and 470 00:21:51,440 --> 00:21:54,279 Rouge I can't wait to talk about it. It's the 471 00:21:54,359 --> 00:21:58,200 Louisiana Truck Driving Championships that occurred. If this doesn't scream 472 00:21:58,279 --> 00:22:01,319 South Louisiana, I don't know what does. 473 00:22:01,759 --> 00:22:02,039 Speaker 3: Guys. 474 00:22:02,079 --> 00:22:05,359 Speaker 4: They give out a Rookie of the Year for this event. 475 00:22:05,519 --> 00:22:08,000 It is one of the most phenomenal things I've read about. Uh, 476 00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:09,359 I'm excited. 477 00:22:09,359 --> 00:22:12,000 Speaker 3: I have a little fun there talking about that right 478 00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:14,920 now though, we have Bill Bender with the Sporting News 479 00:22:15,079 --> 00:22:17,519 joining us right now. Bill, how are you? Thanks for 480 00:22:17,519 --> 00:22:19,240 hopping on this morning. 481 00:22:19,400 --> 00:22:19,920 Speaker 5: Thanks for having me. 482 00:22:20,359 --> 00:22:24,359 Speaker 4: Yeah, absolutely, Bill, your guy from the Sporting News that 483 00:22:24,359 --> 00:22:26,559 you dip your toes in a lot of different sporting waters, 484 00:22:26,640 --> 00:22:29,920 right and I saw yesterday morning that you had your 485 00:22:29,960 --> 00:22:34,759 latest March Madness bracket predictions for this upcoming season. Come out, 486 00:22:34,799 --> 00:22:36,640 you put out a whole sixty eight team. You know, 487 00:22:36,680 --> 00:22:39,039 you did it all. You did last four in first 488 00:22:39,119 --> 00:22:40,400 four out all that. I want to kind of pick 489 00:22:40,400 --> 00:22:43,000 your brain on that a little bit, you know, yesterday 490 00:22:43,000 --> 00:22:44,839 and this very seed I said here and I said, 491 00:22:45,279 --> 00:22:46,960 I think three teams have kind of stood out to 492 00:22:46,960 --> 00:22:49,799 me in college basketball, Duke, Auburn, and Houston. And what 493 00:22:49,839 --> 00:22:51,440 do you know, you have those as three of your 494 00:22:51,480 --> 00:22:55,000 four one seats. The fourth one seed is the one 495 00:22:55,039 --> 00:22:58,640 that I want to get into because coming into the year, 496 00:22:58,920 --> 00:23:01,839 I don't know how many people expected it in Florida 497 00:23:01,920 --> 00:23:03,599 as your final one seed. 498 00:23:03,839 --> 00:23:05,599 Speaker 3: What has made the Gators so good this. 499 00:23:05,640 --> 00:23:09,240 Speaker 5: Year guard play and they get up and down, and 500 00:23:09,440 --> 00:23:11,559 you know, Walter Clayton's kind of at the heart of that. 501 00:23:11,799 --> 00:23:15,519 I've got a story on him coming next week. As 502 00:23:15,559 --> 00:23:17,720 you know, in the NCAA tournament, guard play goes a 503 00:23:17,720 --> 00:23:21,440 long way. Yeah, and they they've been able to, you know, 504 00:23:21,519 --> 00:23:24,680 survive and advance in this SEC. All of these teams 505 00:23:24,720 --> 00:23:27,359 are battle tested. But I will admit there's a little 506 00:23:27,359 --> 00:23:30,319 bit of when you're trying to figure out that second 507 00:23:30,359 --> 00:23:32,240 best team in the SEC, it's a little bit of 508 00:23:32,240 --> 00:23:34,440 flavor of the week. Who's hot this week? It was 509 00:23:34,480 --> 00:23:39,000 Alabama three weeks ago, Tennessee last week, and now it's Florida. 510 00:23:39,079 --> 00:23:41,880 And that's what's going to make that SEC tournament so fun. 511 00:23:43,759 --> 00:23:47,559 Speaker 4: As far as the SEC goes bill you have thirteen 512 00:23:47,720 --> 00:23:50,440 SEC teams in your projection. You have Texas right there 513 00:23:50,440 --> 00:23:54,440 in the hunt as well. Is this the best basketball 514 00:23:54,519 --> 00:23:55,759 conference in the country this year? 515 00:23:56,839 --> 00:24:00,079 Speaker 5: It's the deepest one, yeah, you know, and again, you know, 516 00:24:00,119 --> 00:24:03,640 when you're playing all the way down to like I 517 00:24:03,880 --> 00:24:08,119 thank Kentucky being around a four and they're like eight 518 00:24:08,200 --> 00:24:12,119 or nine in the conference, it's really wild. And that bubble, 519 00:24:12,319 --> 00:24:14,880 I think the SEC tournament bubble is going to be 520 00:24:14,880 --> 00:24:18,440 a lot of fun to sort out. With Texas and 521 00:24:19,039 --> 00:24:22,400 Oklahoma and Arkansas even you know, I think they're safe, 522 00:24:22,440 --> 00:24:25,359 but take it down the Vanderbilt. I mean, it's quality 523 00:24:25,400 --> 00:24:28,240 basketball night in night out. And I think as far 524 00:24:28,279 --> 00:24:31,960 as you know, the whole realignment thing, adding Texas and 525 00:24:32,039 --> 00:24:35,160 Oklahoma probably made it a little bit deeper than the 526 00:24:35,160 --> 00:24:35,920 Big twelve is. 527 00:24:38,400 --> 00:24:40,720 Speaker 4: As far as as far as the SEC teams go, 528 00:24:40,839 --> 00:24:44,200 because we are in Ben Rouge are basketball team is awful. 529 00:24:44,240 --> 00:24:45,839 Want to give you a little bit of a spoiler there, 530 00:24:45,880 --> 00:24:48,920 Bill if you haven't been paying attention, h they're SEC 531 00:24:48,960 --> 00:24:49,640 bottom feeders. 532 00:24:49,680 --> 00:24:50,759 Speaker 3: It's not looking good for them. 533 00:24:50,759 --> 00:24:53,200 Speaker 4: But as far as the conference as a whole go, Look, 534 00:24:53,240 --> 00:24:56,680 we know the the Auburns, the Florida's, the Alabama's. Is 535 00:24:56,680 --> 00:24:59,720 there an SEC team that you know, maybe a little 536 00:24:59,720 --> 00:25:01,240 bit onunder the radar you think can maybe make a 537 00:25:01,279 --> 00:25:02,000 run in the tournament? 538 00:25:02,480 --> 00:25:05,440 Speaker 5: Well, first of LSU, I mean you could take Solis 539 00:25:05,519 --> 00:25:08,119 that even up here in Ohio we recognize that you 540 00:25:08,240 --> 00:25:10,640 have three of the coolest College of Basketball players of 541 00:25:10,640 --> 00:25:14,960 all time in Maravich Shack. And then I like Chris 542 00:25:15,039 --> 00:25:18,759 Jackson growing up. I'm that old, so he was really good. 543 00:25:18,880 --> 00:25:21,680 So maybe someday, right you can get back to that. 544 00:25:22,599 --> 00:25:24,640 As far as an SEC team that could make a run, 545 00:25:24,680 --> 00:25:28,279 I mean, I'm looking at Old miss They've won some 546 00:25:29,039 --> 00:25:32,720 games in there. Prespare's done a nice job. They play 547 00:25:32,759 --> 00:25:36,079 that tough stuff. He's an experience when it comes to 548 00:25:36,519 --> 00:25:39,960 making tournament runs. And you know, for the state of Mississippi, 549 00:25:40,000 --> 00:25:43,799 what a year Mississippi Old miss Mississippi State. They're both 550 00:25:43,839 --> 00:25:45,720 really good. So I think there are a couple of 551 00:25:45,720 --> 00:25:47,839 teams to watch when you don't just pass over them 552 00:25:47,839 --> 00:25:49,400 when you're filling out your bracket. 553 00:25:50,920 --> 00:25:51,039 Speaker 6: Bill. 554 00:25:51,119 --> 00:25:53,240 Speaker 4: As far as the SEC goes, I think maybe the 555 00:25:53,359 --> 00:25:55,960 surprise team of the year. I mean, Georgia is certainly 556 00:25:55,960 --> 00:25:59,200 one of them. But the Missouri Tigers. The job that 557 00:25:59,279 --> 00:26:01,759 that staff is done up there in Colombia. What have 558 00:26:01,839 --> 00:26:03,240 you made of the Missouri Tigers this year? 559 00:26:04,480 --> 00:26:06,240 Speaker 5: They're gonna be a fun team in the tournament because 560 00:26:06,240 --> 00:26:10,279 they get up and down. They don't. You know, their 561 00:26:10,319 --> 00:26:13,279 defense isn't great, but they could get in one of 562 00:26:13,319 --> 00:26:16,160 those tournament games where they're playing to like ninety five 563 00:26:16,839 --> 00:26:18,920 and then you're like, man, this was one of the 564 00:26:18,920 --> 00:26:21,720 best teams ever, kind of like Florida and Colorado last year. 565 00:26:21,839 --> 00:26:24,400 And that's the other part of this is the SEC 566 00:26:24,559 --> 00:26:27,400 teams not only are they good, they can score all 567 00:26:27,440 --> 00:26:29,839 of them. So but when you get in the tournament, 568 00:26:30,359 --> 00:26:32,960 stiles make fights, and you know, there's a lot of 569 00:26:32,960 --> 00:26:35,119 different styles that come into play in the tournament. They 570 00:26:35,160 --> 00:26:38,119 you know, you can get you can catch a slowdown team. 571 00:26:38,400 --> 00:26:42,400 You know, how does Auburn react playing Houston? I don't know. 572 00:26:42,519 --> 00:26:46,400 Houston's defense is the best in the country, So you know, 573 00:26:46,440 --> 00:26:50,839 if those matchups materialize, you've got to understand that styles 574 00:26:50,839 --> 00:26:53,759 can dictate how game goes, especially in the tournament, where 575 00:26:54,000 --> 00:26:55,880 I think one of the biggest things about the NCAA 576 00:26:55,920 --> 00:26:58,680 tournament is the team. Because of the way the game 577 00:26:58,799 --> 00:27:01,920 is now, I think I always look at a couple 578 00:27:01,880 --> 00:27:04,160 of things. I look at free throw shooting, I look 579 00:27:04,200 --> 00:27:07,640 at which teams defend the three point line well, and 580 00:27:07,680 --> 00:27:11,440 then I look at turnovers. You know, turnovers can change it. 581 00:27:11,519 --> 00:27:14,640 Those are three statistics that I think really matter in 582 00:27:14,680 --> 00:27:15,599 the NCAA tournament. 583 00:27:17,519 --> 00:27:20,480 Speaker 4: Yeah, absolutely, speaking of Houston Bill that that kind of 584 00:27:20,480 --> 00:27:23,000 gets me into the next point. You mentioned best defense 585 00:27:23,079 --> 00:27:25,279 in the country. They were number one in like team 586 00:27:25,359 --> 00:27:28,599 defensive efficiency in all the rankings and analytics. You want 587 00:27:28,599 --> 00:27:32,119 to dive in, like what how far can this team go? 588 00:27:32,240 --> 00:27:34,559 I get to their offense, you know it and great, 589 00:27:34,559 --> 00:27:35,880 but it's actually a little bit better than they have 590 00:27:35,920 --> 00:27:36,960 been in recent years. 591 00:27:37,480 --> 00:27:39,480 Speaker 5: Yeah, they've spoiled us a little bit. I mean, you 592 00:27:39,519 --> 00:27:42,119 go on autopilot when you look at Houston. This will 593 00:27:42,200 --> 00:27:44,799 be their third straight year as a number one seed 594 00:27:45,160 --> 00:27:48,839 more than likely. I mean, that's an accomplishment for Kelvin Sampson. 595 00:27:48,880 --> 00:27:51,240 The way that they do play defense, guard the perimeter, 596 00:27:51,759 --> 00:27:55,200 and you know, sometimes they have rough shooting nights. Last 597 00:27:55,240 --> 00:27:58,440 year they have key injury and that didn't help. But 598 00:27:58,720 --> 00:28:01,200 this is a team that absolutely, you know, looking to 599 00:28:01,200 --> 00:28:04,599 break through and looking to break through the last three years. Now, 600 00:28:05,200 --> 00:28:07,279 what can they do? They could win it all, but 601 00:28:07,400 --> 00:28:09,880 I mean, what's the ceiling on them? They've done the 602 00:28:09,880 --> 00:28:12,880 final fourth thing, They've done the Elite eight thing. I 603 00:28:12,960 --> 00:28:15,920 think it's for Kelvin Sampson, the ultimate redemption would be 604 00:28:16,160 --> 00:28:19,400 not redemption, but the ultimate prize would be to win 605 00:28:19,440 --> 00:28:20,440 a national championship. 606 00:28:23,440 --> 00:28:27,400 Speaker 4: Bill is Look, Pelicans fans here in Louisiana, we haven't 607 00:28:27,400 --> 00:28:29,519 had a lot to cheer about in a number of years, 608 00:28:29,559 --> 00:28:31,720 but a lot of fans down here are hoping that 609 00:28:31,960 --> 00:28:33,559 New Orleans can get the number one pick. And the 610 00:28:33,599 --> 00:28:35,839 reason is is because of a guy named Cooper Flag. 611 00:28:36,759 --> 00:28:39,039 What have you made of him this year at Duke 612 00:28:39,079 --> 00:28:39,680 as a freshman. 613 00:28:41,240 --> 00:28:44,880 Speaker 5: Yeah, the whole capture the Flag thing is starting, and yeah, 614 00:28:44,759 --> 00:28:49,319 I like that. He's amazing. Well number one, he's really 615 00:28:49,559 --> 00:28:53,200 well rounded, awesome basketball player who's ahead of his age, 616 00:28:54,279 --> 00:28:59,400 fantastic rebounder, which does it all. You know, it's this rebounds, scores, dunks, 617 00:29:00,119 --> 00:29:03,680 when you name it, he can do it. I think 618 00:29:04,720 --> 00:29:07,319 the first I was just having this conversation on a 619 00:29:07,359 --> 00:29:09,200 thread with a couple of friends. I said, is he 620 00:29:09,279 --> 00:29:12,880 the first likable Duke superstar that we've had? And he 621 00:29:13,000 --> 00:29:15,519 might be? You know, I go all the way back 622 00:29:15,559 --> 00:29:19,039 to like Danny Ferry and remember watching him play. I mean, 623 00:29:19,079 --> 00:29:21,599 I haven't seen a guy like this at Duke where 624 00:29:21,799 --> 00:29:25,599 he's really really good and not hated by everyone. So 625 00:29:26,039 --> 00:29:29,200 I think that's a good thing. I think they're built 626 00:29:29,480 --> 00:29:31,839 to make a tournament run. They are young. I always 627 00:29:31,880 --> 00:29:35,240 pause when you have freshman you have to be truly special. 628 00:29:35,920 --> 00:29:39,680 A guy like Anthony Davis Carmelo Anthony, they made that 629 00:29:39,759 --> 00:29:43,079 run as freshman, and I think with this group at Duke, 630 00:29:43,519 --> 00:29:46,920 Cooper Flag is entirely capable of doing that. Fantastic player. 631 00:29:46,960 --> 00:29:48,039 Love watching him. 632 00:29:48,640 --> 00:29:50,160 Speaker 3: It's so funny you just mentioned that. 633 00:29:50,240 --> 00:29:52,000 Speaker 4: I was thinking that exact same thing the other day 634 00:29:52,000 --> 00:29:55,079 because I have sat down and like made it a 635 00:29:55,119 --> 00:29:58,599 goal to watch Duke with Cooper Flag. And I really 636 00:29:58,640 --> 00:30:00,960 like Cooper Flag. And to your point, like I've always 637 00:30:00,960 --> 00:30:02,799 been like they always called the Duke haters. I've been 638 00:30:02,839 --> 00:30:04,200 a Duke cater for a number of years. 639 00:30:04,240 --> 00:30:06,480 Speaker 3: You know, whether it was Grayson Allen, you know, you 640 00:30:06,519 --> 00:30:08,319 go back to the late Iner days, like there there's 641 00:30:08,359 --> 00:30:11,079 always this guy who's the star at Duke that that 642 00:30:11,200 --> 00:30:12,759 nobody likes. Cooper Flag's not like that. 643 00:30:12,799 --> 00:30:14,799 Speaker 4: I don't know if it's because you know, Coach K's 644 00:30:14,839 --> 00:30:16,559 not there and people don't look at him as quote 645 00:30:16,599 --> 00:30:18,480 unquote as dominant as they used to be. 646 00:30:18,680 --> 00:30:20,279 Speaker 3: But no, I agree with you. 647 00:30:20,319 --> 00:30:23,039 Speaker 4: I mean, Cooper Flag has kind of captured everyone in 648 00:30:23,079 --> 00:30:27,400 the college basketball world grabbing their attention. Bill Bender joining 649 00:30:27,480 --> 00:30:29,680 us right now of the Sporting News Bill lo Shoes 650 00:30:29,720 --> 00:30:31,960 basketball team may be in the seller, but a team 651 00:30:32,000 --> 00:30:34,400 down the road in Lake Charles is not. I'm sure 652 00:30:34,480 --> 00:30:36,759 to the dismay of a bunch of Tiger fans, what 653 00:30:36,839 --> 00:30:39,559 have you made of the job Will Wade's done at 654 00:30:39,640 --> 00:30:40,920 McNeice and what do you think of the team had 655 00:30:41,000 --> 00:30:41,759 been to the tournament. 656 00:30:42,119 --> 00:30:44,599 Speaker 5: They're gonna be a dangerous twelve seed. You know you're 657 00:30:44,680 --> 00:30:48,359 you're gonna have to pick your twelve seed and brother 658 00:30:48,480 --> 00:30:50,599 if as long as they win their conference tournament, right, 659 00:30:50,640 --> 00:30:55,920 So McNee Drake, you see San Diego, those is the 660 00:30:55,960 --> 00:30:58,359 three I have got my eye on. I love conference 661 00:30:58,359 --> 00:30:59,160 tournament weekend. 662 00:30:59,440 --> 00:30:59,680 Speaker 3: Yeah. 663 00:31:00,400 --> 00:31:03,039 Speaker 5: I went to a max school, so you know you 664 00:31:03,160 --> 00:31:05,319 appreciated a little more because you know the stake you 665 00:31:05,359 --> 00:31:09,039 got to win the tournament get in. And I think 666 00:31:09,160 --> 00:31:11,279 mcneisee is a team that will see if they can 667 00:31:11,319 --> 00:31:13,119 bust somebody up in the first round. If they catch 668 00:31:13,160 --> 00:31:16,039 the right matchup, they certainly can. I know they're equipment 669 00:31:16,079 --> 00:31:19,319 manager's gone viral. Yeah, and that'll be a story next week. 670 00:31:19,359 --> 00:31:20,920 But yeah, we'll Wade to send a nice job there. 671 00:31:20,920 --> 00:31:23,119 They've been they This isn't the first year they've done that, 672 00:31:23,359 --> 00:31:26,759 so I think keep an eye on them. One thing 673 00:31:26,799 --> 00:31:28,680 to keep in mind, I was doing some research on 674 00:31:28,720 --> 00:31:33,759 this last night. Eleven seeds are actually the better bet 675 00:31:33,839 --> 00:31:36,559 than the twelfth seed. They won three games last year. 676 00:31:37,559 --> 00:31:40,799 Eleven seeds have won forty percent of the time since 677 00:31:40,839 --> 00:31:43,119 the tournament expanded in the first round. That is a 678 00:31:43,160 --> 00:31:45,000 wild stat to me, you know what I mean, Like, 679 00:31:45,240 --> 00:31:49,440 you're getting forty percent out of eleven seed. So if 680 00:31:49,519 --> 00:31:51,839 McNeese is an eleven seed, I've put penciled them right 681 00:31:51,880 --> 00:31:52,720 into the second round. 682 00:31:53,799 --> 00:31:55,720 Speaker 3: How deep realistics is a guy? I get it. 683 00:31:55,799 --> 00:31:58,559 Speaker 4: McNeese has had a great season, had a great season 684 00:31:58,640 --> 00:32:02,000 last year as well, not exactly the toughest basketball conference, 685 00:32:02,039 --> 00:32:03,960 but like, how deep could you actually see that team going? 686 00:32:04,559 --> 00:32:06,160 Speaker 5: I mean, that could be a second weekend team. But 687 00:32:06,400 --> 00:32:08,640 remember when you fill out your bracket, I tell people 688 00:32:09,000 --> 00:32:12,319 that you get one. But it's really tough to get 689 00:32:12,319 --> 00:32:15,079 that double digit seed into the sweet sixteen. I do 690 00:32:15,240 --> 00:32:17,839 remember when when Ohio University did it, that's where I 691 00:32:17,880 --> 00:32:21,279 went to school. They did it and they beat you know, 692 00:32:21,319 --> 00:32:24,160 they beat Michigan. Then they caught a breaking. They did 693 00:32:24,240 --> 00:32:25,880 catch it. They have to catch a break like we 694 00:32:25,960 --> 00:32:28,039 caught a break and caught South Florida in the second round. 695 00:32:28,039 --> 00:32:31,480 They pulled an upset. We upset them and then ended 696 00:32:31,559 --> 00:32:33,559 up playing North Carolina in the Sweet sixteen. And I'll 697 00:32:33,599 --> 00:32:35,839 never I mean, that's the thing to me when if 698 00:32:35,960 --> 00:32:39,359 McNeese were to go to Sweet sixteen, I promise you 699 00:32:39,400 --> 00:32:41,519 for that fan base, that would feel like the Final four. 700 00:32:42,200 --> 00:32:44,799 Speaker 4: Oh yeah, one hundred percent. Look as far as Will 701 00:32:44,880 --> 00:32:47,880 Wade goes up, everybody here in bad Ruge knows what 702 00:32:47,960 --> 00:32:51,319 occurred and how has time here ended. You know, there's 703 00:32:51,319 --> 00:32:53,200 there's always been this kind of black cloud over Will 704 00:32:53,200 --> 00:32:55,240 Wade ever since. But look, if he gets this McNeese 705 00:32:55,279 --> 00:32:57,720 team to the NCAA tournament, I mean, or some of 706 00:32:57,759 --> 00:32:59,519 the big boys gonna come knocking on his door again. 707 00:33:01,759 --> 00:33:07,559 Speaker 5: Right, Uh it is? And uh you know, I think 708 00:33:10,079 --> 00:33:12,000 I know there's some baggage there. But you know, Sean 709 00:33:12,000 --> 00:33:14,519 Miller got another jub, didn't he he got He's back 710 00:33:14,519 --> 00:33:17,000 at the Eager and you know Bill self never really 711 00:33:17,039 --> 00:33:20,079 got fired. So I mean from that skin, and I 712 00:33:20,079 --> 00:33:23,359 think the fanscape of college basketball with now that we're 713 00:33:23,359 --> 00:33:25,039 in the ni l Age. I think a lot of 714 00:33:25,039 --> 00:33:29,640 that's being not redacted or forgotten about, but certainly something 715 00:33:29,680 --> 00:33:31,720 where you know, the game's changed a little bit, and 716 00:33:31,759 --> 00:33:34,240 I think he may get another look because as far 717 00:33:34,279 --> 00:33:37,640 as another one of those deals where x's and o's wise, uh, 718 00:33:38,000 --> 00:33:40,400 really good at it, and I look no further than 719 00:33:40,759 --> 00:33:44,279 you know the to me, other than Cooper Flagg, the 720 00:33:44,720 --> 00:33:49,839 largest story on the tournament is going to be the 721 00:33:49,839 --> 00:33:53,759 the Rick Bettino angle. You know, Saint John's and what 722 00:33:53,839 --> 00:33:56,720 they've been able to do and how well they've played. 723 00:33:57,680 --> 00:33:59,559 They can't shoot the three very well, but they play 724 00:33:59,559 --> 00:34:02,640 all some d And for Rick Tettino, who again I'm 725 00:34:02,640 --> 00:34:05,279 a little I'm forty five years old. I remember being 726 00:34:05,279 --> 00:34:07,880 in high school watching those Kentucky teams. It's cool to 727 00:34:07,920 --> 00:34:11,559 see them and him do his thing, and obviously he's 728 00:34:11,639 --> 00:34:13,079 had to go through some things. 729 00:34:14,480 --> 00:34:17,440 Speaker 4: Speaking of Saint John's, look, we know Saint John's, right, 730 00:34:17,480 --> 00:34:18,960 I mean, they've been in the top ten in the 731 00:34:18,960 --> 00:34:21,320 polls this year. Rick Patino has done an excellent job. 732 00:34:21,519 --> 00:34:24,440 Maybe outside of Saint John's because that's probably going to 733 00:34:24,440 --> 00:34:26,400 be everybody's pick. As far as like a mid major 734 00:34:26,440 --> 00:34:28,599 to make a run, maybe outside of Saint John's. 735 00:34:28,599 --> 00:34:29,719 Speaker 3: Who do you like mid major wise? 736 00:34:31,159 --> 00:34:33,639 Speaker 5: Well, I think those big East teams you never can 737 00:34:33,639 --> 00:34:36,920 count out in Yukon, right, I think they've had ups 738 00:34:36,920 --> 00:34:39,280 and downs this year, But you know who, does anybody 739 00:34:39,360 --> 00:34:41,400 really want to play them in the first or second round? 740 00:34:43,039 --> 00:34:45,079 It depends on what you qualify as a mid major. 741 00:34:45,119 --> 00:34:48,159 I know Memphis has had a really good year and 742 00:34:48,199 --> 00:34:51,239 they have Haggarty among the When you have a score 743 00:34:51,440 --> 00:34:54,280 that can score twenty plus points a game, Penny hardaway. 744 00:34:54,360 --> 00:34:57,480 They haven't had the best tournament runs, but I think 745 00:34:57,480 --> 00:35:00,480 they're a team again with their athletic Billy, they can 746 00:35:00,559 --> 00:35:02,639 make a run as well. So I mean I've got 747 00:35:02,639 --> 00:35:05,639 those two kind of circled. I know the Mountain West 748 00:35:06,280 --> 00:35:09,519 is going to have a hard time getting multiple teams 749 00:35:09,519 --> 00:35:14,079 in like three or four. But New Mexico with Richard Fatino, Yeah, 750 00:35:14,159 --> 00:35:16,519 I'm the Patino family should be paying me at this 751 00:35:16,559 --> 00:35:19,239 point for being their pr people. But I mean that's 752 00:35:19,280 --> 00:35:21,519 a nice team as well. They won the conference in 753 00:35:21,559 --> 00:35:24,039 the regular seasons. Looking to make a run in the tournament, 754 00:35:24,280 --> 00:35:26,760 probably gonna get some speed disrespect. And then I forgot 755 00:35:26,760 --> 00:35:31,199 about Saint Mary's. The Gaels are having a fantastic's normally 756 00:35:31,280 --> 00:35:33,960 Gonzaga spot, but that's the gals this year. They look 757 00:35:34,000 --> 00:35:35,079 equipped for a deep run. 758 00:35:36,519 --> 00:35:37,119 Speaker 3: Bill before I. 759 00:35:37,119 --> 00:35:40,119 Speaker 4: Get you out of here, If you had to pick 760 00:35:40,199 --> 00:35:42,559 right now, like let's say Bill Benders filling out his bracket, 761 00:35:42,760 --> 00:35:45,159 who do you like to win it all? 762 00:35:45,360 --> 00:35:47,440 Speaker 5: I'll probably pick Duke. But I do that every year, 763 00:35:48,039 --> 00:35:52,679 not every year since nineteen ninety two, So yeah, Duke, 764 00:35:53,079 --> 00:35:56,320 I think that mix and if they but it does 765 00:35:56,360 --> 00:35:58,079 feel a little bit like that year when they had 766 00:35:58,159 --> 00:36:00,440 Zion Williamson and RJ. Barrett where I did it that 767 00:36:00,559 --> 00:36:03,360 year and it just they end up planting. They end 768 00:36:03,440 --> 00:36:06,400 up planting Michigan State in the Eliteate, and Michigan State 769 00:36:06,519 --> 00:36:08,760 is one of those you just never want to see them. 770 00:36:08,800 --> 00:36:11,119 I can't believe I haven't mentioned them to this point. 771 00:36:11,760 --> 00:36:14,519 Martin's are having a fantastic year this year with Comtzel. 772 00:36:14,880 --> 00:36:17,880 He's got a very experienced team that plays what they're 773 00:36:17,920 --> 00:36:21,119 playing well together. Watch them just dismantled Michigan last week. 774 00:36:21,239 --> 00:36:27,039 So I would probably pick Duke, and it would be 775 00:36:27,159 --> 00:36:32,960 you know, uh, Saint John's, Auburn, Florida, maybe Michigan State 776 00:36:33,119 --> 00:36:35,360 and Auburn. You know those are the teams I'm looking 777 00:36:35,400 --> 00:36:37,440 at depending on who plays who to make. 778 00:36:37,519 --> 00:36:40,800 Speaker 4: A four bill bender of the Sporting News Bill. Thank 779 00:36:40,800 --> 00:36:41,920 you so much for your time this morning. 780 00:36:42,320 --> 00:36:43,599 Speaker 5: I had no problem. Thanks for having me on. 781 00:36:43,559 --> 00:36:46,400 Speaker 3: Think yep, absolutely all right. Look when we get back. 782 00:36:46,760 --> 00:36:49,280 Speaker 4: Pretty unique event occurred in batter age last week that 783 00:36:49,320 --> 00:36:51,320 I had no idea about. What again a launder and 784 00:36:51,360 --> 00:36:54,159 Cassie's thoughts on it as well. That's coming up here 785 00:36:54,159 --> 00:36:56,119 on the other side, and then we're gonna kick off 786 00:36:56,119 --> 00:36:57,159 our number three after that. 787 00:36:57,159 --> 00:36:59,719 Speaker 3: That's coming up here on off the bench, off to 788 00:36:59,800 --> 00:37:00,239 the inch. 789 00:37:01,920 --> 00:37:05,800 Speaker 4: What a song a Landra, I mean, I know everybody 790 00:37:05,960 --> 00:37:08,199 compliments your your taste and bump music. 791 00:37:08,239 --> 00:37:10,199 Speaker 3: That's always one of the better ones you play right there. 792 00:37:10,440 --> 00:37:13,960 Speaker 7: I love linger, love the Cranberries. They're great. 793 00:37:14,199 --> 00:37:18,159 Speaker 4: The first movie I ever heard this song in was Click. 794 00:37:18,480 --> 00:37:21,719 I don't know if you guys remember any scene, Cassie, 795 00:37:21,760 --> 00:37:22,639 have you even seen Click? 796 00:37:23,039 --> 00:37:23,159 Speaker 5: No? 797 00:37:23,199 --> 00:37:24,519 Speaker 7: I don't know what that is. Oh my god. 798 00:37:24,639 --> 00:37:27,480 Speaker 4: See, we're already getting too old to where coworkers we 799 00:37:27,519 --> 00:37:29,239 work with didn't watch the movies we watch. 800 00:37:29,320 --> 00:37:33,599 Speaker 9: I don't like this, No, it's awful, Like okay, it's 801 00:37:33,639 --> 00:37:36,719 not that old of a movie though, I don't feel 802 00:37:36,760 --> 00:37:39,559 like like in the two thousands, like late two thousands, 803 00:37:39,599 --> 00:37:41,840 I think, or maybe two thousand and ten. 804 00:37:42,519 --> 00:37:46,800 Speaker 4: Maybe two thousand and six. Were you born two and three, 805 00:37:47,119 --> 00:37:49,920 you would have been yea three years old. Cassie was 806 00:37:49,920 --> 00:37:52,440 born in two thousand and three. My younger brother is 807 00:37:52,480 --> 00:37:55,760 older than you. Oh my, we are coworkers. Like, okay, 808 00:37:55,880 --> 00:37:58,480 I'm going to be twenty nine in September. 809 00:37:58,960 --> 00:38:01,519 Speaker 9: Like the end click is really sad. Sorry, I just 810 00:38:01,559 --> 00:38:04,559 read a comment it did. The end a click does 811 00:38:04,559 --> 00:38:05,400 make me a little. 812 00:38:05,880 --> 00:38:09,119 Speaker 3: Pissed off for you with that movie, right, because the first. 813 00:38:08,920 --> 00:38:10,440 Speaker 7: It's funny the entire time. 814 00:38:10,559 --> 00:38:13,360 Speaker 4: Seventy the movie is great, and it's like, oh, by 815 00:38:13,400 --> 00:38:15,960 the way, you got divorced and you have cancer and 816 00:38:15,960 --> 00:38:18,400 then you had a heart attack at your your daughter's wedding. 817 00:38:18,559 --> 00:38:20,519 Speaker 3: Royler, Cassie, I know you hadn't seen it, but uh, 818 00:38:20,599 --> 00:38:21,360 I think that it's. 819 00:38:21,199 --> 00:38:23,679 Speaker 7: Adam Sandler, all right. It is Adam Sandler. 820 00:38:23,679 --> 00:38:24,239 Speaker 3: Adam Sandler. 821 00:38:24,239 --> 00:38:26,280 Speaker 4: And then Kate began sales his wife and then he's like, oh, 822 00:38:26,320 --> 00:38:27,920 all these bad things happen, and then like. 823 00:38:27,920 --> 00:38:29,519 Speaker 7: He's like, actually your life sucked. 824 00:38:29,920 --> 00:38:32,599 Speaker 3: Yeah, so do you know the plot of it? 825 00:38:33,239 --> 00:38:34,639 Speaker 7: Okay? 826 00:38:34,679 --> 00:38:38,079 Speaker 4: He gets a universal remote. They're like literally fast forwards time, 827 00:38:38,119 --> 00:38:40,079 you can pause it whatever. Because he's like, my life's 828 00:38:40,119 --> 00:38:44,440 too busy. He's highly dedicated to his job, doesn't have 829 00:38:44,480 --> 00:38:46,039 time for his family and all that. And he's like, okay, 830 00:38:46,039 --> 00:38:48,119 well I'm just fast forward through the bad parts of life. 831 00:38:48,480 --> 00:38:50,119 But then the remote like it's a mind of its 832 00:38:50,159 --> 00:38:51,599 own and it's like, no, we're fast forward than you 833 00:38:51,599 --> 00:38:53,719 were festward. And then it jumps like ten years and 834 00:38:53,760 --> 00:38:55,360 he wakes up and he's got the big promotion that 835 00:38:55,440 --> 00:38:58,199 he's always wanted, you know, at his job and everything. 836 00:38:58,320 --> 00:39:01,440 But he's like the horse now. He goes home to 837 00:39:01,519 --> 00:39:03,639 his house, like his wife is married to another guy 838 00:39:03,679 --> 00:39:05,679 now and like his kids are grown. He missed their 839 00:39:05,719 --> 00:39:07,800 childhood and everything. So it's like it's awful, but like 840 00:39:07,840 --> 00:39:09,519 the parts of it are so funny. Well, anyways, in 841 00:39:09,599 --> 00:39:13,239 the movie, when he gets the remote and it's cool 842 00:39:13,239 --> 00:39:16,159 at first, his wife was like, oh, this reminds me 843 00:39:16,199 --> 00:39:18,760 of our first date. You don't remember the song that 844 00:39:18,840 --> 00:39:21,360 was playing. He's like, of course, I remember this song 845 00:39:21,400 --> 00:39:23,719 that's playing. So he pauses it and he's like, take 846 00:39:23,800 --> 00:39:26,159 me back to whenever whenever and it's this and he 847 00:39:26,199 --> 00:39:29,159 goes obviously it's a linger by the Cranberries is playing. 848 00:39:29,239 --> 00:39:31,480 He's like, and you look so good in that whatever dress, 849 00:39:31,519 --> 00:39:33,400 and she's like, oh my god, you remember what I 850 00:39:33,440 --> 00:39:35,159 was wearried and all that. Like the movie's got some 851 00:39:35,199 --> 00:39:36,480 funny parts, but yeah, gotta lead. 852 00:39:36,519 --> 00:39:37,400 Speaker 3: That movie pissed me. 853 00:39:37,360 --> 00:39:39,360 Speaker 7: All very very depressing at the end. 854 00:39:39,880 --> 00:39:42,159 Speaker 3: Oh and he gets the remote from bed Bath and Beyond. 855 00:39:42,599 --> 00:39:46,360 Speaker 7: Rip to bed Bath and Beyond and beyond. They there's 856 00:39:46,440 --> 00:39:47,400 one there's. 857 00:39:50,719 --> 00:39:54,480 Speaker 9: Old Navy right, that's a bed bath and beyond like 858 00:39:54,639 --> 00:39:55,480 next to Load's. 859 00:39:55,679 --> 00:39:59,159 Speaker 4: And yeah, the Hooters and Denim survived the bed Bath 860 00:39:59,199 --> 00:40:01,199 and Beyond a jubn not okay. That should tell you 861 00:40:01,239 --> 00:40:04,199 the priorities of the people of Livingston Parish. 862 00:40:04,239 --> 00:40:07,920 Speaker 7: I mean, Hooters is great. You need food to survive. 863 00:40:08,000 --> 00:40:09,559 You don't need furniture. 864 00:40:09,280 --> 00:40:11,960 Speaker 4: Even even if like you're not big on the wings 865 00:40:12,000 --> 00:40:14,239 or whatever, like you gotta go to Hooters, right, Like 866 00:40:14,639 --> 00:40:17,760 I remember, oh god, I was probably in fifth grade 867 00:40:18,199 --> 00:40:20,480 and a buddy of my like I wanted to have 868 00:40:20,559 --> 00:40:22,440 his birthday party at Hooters, and like all the parents 869 00:40:22,480 --> 00:40:24,519 in the class were like, no, you're not going to 870 00:40:24,679 --> 00:40:25,920 We went to that birthday party. 871 00:40:25,920 --> 00:40:28,559 Speaker 3: Guys that may have been my first time having fried pickles, 872 00:40:28,559 --> 00:40:31,079 and you know what, Hooters was awesome to this day, 873 00:40:31,119 --> 00:40:33,199 my favorite fried pickles because it's the first place I 874 00:40:33,280 --> 00:40:33,679 ever had. 875 00:40:34,480 --> 00:40:37,159 Speaker 9: Okay, everyone's trying to say that the bed Bathroom Beyond 876 00:40:37,199 --> 00:40:39,920 his class. I'm pretty sure, Like I was just remember I. 877 00:40:39,880 --> 00:40:41,719 Speaker 3: Remember them saying they bankrupted, and all I know is 878 00:40:41,719 --> 00:40:42,679 whanted ju been closed? 879 00:40:42,719 --> 00:40:47,559 Speaker 7: I don't know anything. Okay, let me see real fast. 880 00:40:47,920 --> 00:40:50,400 Speaker 3: The one in juben is like a Barnes and Noble 881 00:40:50,519 --> 00:40:50,880 or something. 882 00:40:50,880 --> 00:40:52,039 Speaker 7: Now that's crazy. 883 00:40:52,199 --> 00:40:55,119 Speaker 9: I didn't even I was just over there and I 884 00:40:55,119 --> 00:40:56,880 didn't notice it was closed. I thought I saw people 885 00:40:56,880 --> 00:40:57,480 going in there. 886 00:40:58,880 --> 00:41:01,559 Speaker 3: I don't know. Maybe was that saidler look coming up 887 00:41:01,559 --> 00:41:02,400 into hour number. 888 00:41:02,239 --> 00:41:04,440 Speaker 7: Three opens at eleven A. Oh no, this is bath 889 00:41:04,480 --> 00:41:06,119 and body works. Never mind, maybe there is no. 890 00:41:06,679 --> 00:41:09,360 Speaker 3: Bedbout to beyond bath and they're all the same thing. 891 00:41:10,159 --> 00:41:11,440 Speaker 4: By the way, do you an't know why bed About 892 00:41:11,480 --> 00:41:13,559 and Beyond went out of business because it's fretty expensive. 893 00:41:13,920 --> 00:41:15,960 We went into the one at Jubin right before they closed, 894 00:41:15,960 --> 00:41:17,639 and they were like everything's fifty percent off, and I 895 00:41:17,679 --> 00:41:18,639 was like, this is crazy. 896 00:41:20,639 --> 00:41:22,960 Speaker 7: Well, clearly didn't why they're out of business. 897 00:41:23,280 --> 00:41:25,400 Speaker 3: Like coming up at hour number three. Uh, we're gonna 898 00:41:25,440 --> 00:41:25,840 have some fun. 899 00:41:25,880 --> 00:41:28,679 Speaker 4: We'll do Netflix shows, We'll do truck driving championships, all 900 00:41:28,679 --> 00:41:30,239 that coming up off. 901 00:41:30,000 --> 00:41:30,800 Speaker 3: The bench. 902 00:41:36,400 --> 00:41:41,719 Speaker 6: At ktiz Blinds dot com k t o z blinds 903 00:41:42,079 --> 00:41:42,719 dot com. 904 00:41:42,760 --> 00:41:44,719 Speaker 8: And I just I can't tell you enough. 905 00:41:44,760 --> 00:41:47,079 Speaker 6: And actually, like during the last couple of weeks, our 906 00:41:47,119 --> 00:41:50,639 shade has just consistently stayed down that we have in 907 00:41:50,800 --> 00:41:54,119 the back of our home and that's where the sun 908 00:41:54,480 --> 00:41:56,199 kind of before we got it, just. 909 00:41:56,239 --> 00:41:59,119 Speaker 8: Really ruin TV viewing during the day. 910 00:41:59,159 --> 00:42:01,360 Speaker 6: You're trying to watch like a big NFL game or 911 00:42:01,360 --> 00:42:03,559 a big baseball game. Else she's got an early one 912 00:42:03,599 --> 00:42:06,960 today and you couldn't get it done. Just wasn't the same, right, 913 00:42:07,000 --> 00:42:08,639 you got this huge galare on the TV. Well, I 914 00:42:08,679 --> 00:42:11,159 didn't think putting something on the exterior of our home 915 00:42:11,199 --> 00:42:13,280 would change the interior of our home, but it has 916 00:42:13,320 --> 00:42:13,960 certainly done that. 917 00:42:14,039 --> 00:42:15,840 Speaker 8: Now it's done its original job. 918 00:42:16,440 --> 00:42:18,960 Speaker 6: Like Harlow loves going out to our little patio, we 919 00:42:19,079 --> 00:42:20,159 dropped the shade down there. 920 00:42:20,320 --> 00:42:22,639 Speaker 8: She plays out there, absolutely loves it. 921 00:42:22,760 --> 00:42:25,239 Speaker 6: It's not as hot, it's not bright, but it has 922 00:42:25,360 --> 00:42:28,119 changed the dynamic of our entire home. The house is 923 00:42:28,159 --> 00:42:31,360 cooler whenever we have the shade down, they'll do it 924 00:42:31,400 --> 00:42:32,119 for you as well. 925 00:42:32,199 --> 00:42:34,159 Speaker 8: Ktoo z Blinds dot com