GMFB Tuesday Hour 2: Quarterback discussion! Giants Revival? NFC Examination

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3:02We talked about 40 yard dashes yesterday right KB. And the thing about 40 yard dashes is the beginning is a lot slower than the second half. Right now is day two for where he most right. He mosters used to running fast right now. He's in the second. So he's in the second drive. Yeah. He's in full strength right now. We're rolling over here on the west. I like the sound of it. We're going to go to the sunny styles of NFL insiders. That's what they're calling him. Ian Rappaport, getting here now. We have a really important day. Ian, I know you're scheduled a little bit. You got a couple of kids. You're going to be out of school right around three o'clock and then an hour later there's a very important deadline. So your day is going to be absolutely loaded. Tell us about it and what are you looking forward to. Yeah, I think it's safe to say I am not doing pickup today, Kyle. It is the deadline for teams to administer the franchise or transition tag today. We've already seen a couple. We've already seen George Picken. We've already seen George Pickens. We've already seen Kyle Pitt senior too earlier in the week. We now have several candidates who could get the franchise or transition tag today. We'll start right there. Ryan in New York.

4:02Breeze Hall, the start running back from the New York Jets. He is not going anywhere. He is not going to be free. They plan to administer a tag to him now. It might be the transition tag, which is a little bit less money. 11.3 million dollars versus 14.2 million dollars for the franchise tag. If that's the case that his agent, Colin, will have the opportunity to shop him around to the league. Get a deal and see if the Jets want to match. They also are still trying to work out a deal with Breeze Hall today. So we will see if they're able to get something done before the deadline. Trey Hendrixson, the star edge or the Cincinnati Bengals, there's another one. Has been in the news for, I don't know, the last two years or so talking about the very same topic. Will he get paid by the Cincinnati Bengals? First thing to find out, will the Bengals administer the franchise tag to him more than 30 million dollars to keep him there for a year or potentially trade him? That decision is coming today. The little surprise if it's the tag, but obviously crazy things have happened in this saga. So we will see. And then there's a situation for Daniel Jones,

5:02the starting quarterback for the Minneapolis Colts. The likelihood here is that the Colts will transition tag Daniel Jones. And they are still trying to work out a long term deal, trying to see if they can get it done before the deadline. To be honest, I don't sense any momentum toward that. Generally what happens is teams tag a player, and then they use that to kind of move forward and try to do a deal. The transition tag is $37.8 million dollars. The franchise tag is more at $44 million. Remember, if they transition tag Daniel Jones, then other teams have a chance to do a long term deal with him, the Colts will then have a chance to match. So that would create some drama in the quarterback world as well. It's incredible. The Colts' last calendar year is absolutely fascinating. It just gets more and more interesting. Follow at rap sheet on all platforms. Ian, good luck this afternoon. Lock and load my friend. We'll be checking in with you shortly. In the meantime, let's talk some quarterback's guys. Ian mentioned some names there, but there's all kinds of names. And this is one of the most exciting times of the off season. Let's take a look at some of the storylines.

6:03So look, Ian just mentioned Daniel Jones. Kyland Murray, number one overall picks, might be out there. Tua, Rogers, Geno, Malik Willis, the bell of the ball, everybody likes. If you want to pick one of those guys, if you want to go off the board, just what interest you right now in the world of quarterbacks, I think we will start with Matt Hightail. Well, I'm going to look right there at Geno Smith. When I think of, we talked a little bit about Sam Darnold and who could have a Sam Darnold-like effect on the team. I look no further than Geno Smith. Geno Smith is somebody that under a certain system has been a very, very efficient quarterback in the NFL. Now, it has to be the perfect system. Whereas that system, I really don't know, but I do know that if you're looking for a veteran quarterback that can make good decisions that is accurate that has a lot of experience under his belt, Geno Smith. Now, he's also had good experience and he's also had bad experience. And I think that is something that creates a lot of value when you're looking at somebody like Geno that he knows how to navigate rough waters,

7:04but he also knows how to celebrate the win. So I look no further than Geno Smith. He's very intriguing to me. He's something that I'm going to have my eye on and I hope that he finds a place that we are able to see the Geno that didn't write back. That's the one that I want to see. So I'm going to go with Geno. Matt Hight, that's a good cut right there. I'm going to switch it up and I'm going to go with Kyle Emery and the reason why is because he has a no trade clause in his contract. Now, it's going to be hard to trade him. They're going to have to restructure his deal in order for him to be released or anything like that. And somebody's going to have to pick up the tab once they do. So we're going to see what his camp is talking about when it comes down to those times. But right now, I think the most interesting carousel story right now is definitely the Kyle Emery because he could be a good player. He just needs the right fit. But then also sometimes you've got to have a little more maturity in the game too. So we're going to see where that lands. But really, I'm going to have to say Kyle Emery on this one. How about yourself? Yeah, I like Kyle. It's going to be interesting where his second act and where he lands. Where he lands at.

8:05For me, it's Daniel Jones. I know Raps you talked about it. I can see them giving him their franchise tag. Listen, I told Mike Hilly's, it's a tough injury. Nevertheless, guys, do come back from it. I was able to come back from it. The coach to me, man, this is a team that nobody expected anything from. You come about being seven or one at one point and having Daniel Jones stepping to that role and it absolutely be dynamic. With that offense line, Jonathan Taylor, Tyler Warry, talking about Adam Pearson the year he had, man. If they can get Daniel Jones to be ready to go week one and he looks good and he's ready to roll, I can see the coach being, no point attending by the way, KV. I can see the coach being a dark horse for next season, right? And I think solely because of Daniel Jones, the chip on his shoulder, Jonathan Taylor feeling like they have work to do. That year fell short. He was, I think, a long pace to be offensive player of the year. You talk about if they're able to get Daniel Jones, give them a franchise tag, can you understand what rap she said? If they give them a transition tag, other teams can hunt for them. If they give them a franchise tag, keep them in the house and they can really pick up where they left off.

9:07He was eight and five before the injury. I feel right now if the coach get him back, keep Alex Pearson in the office, they add more pieces on the outside. The coach can honestly make a run next year and possibly walk up on a lot of teams that don't expect a lot from him. But best of luck to Daniel Jones. I know it's a tough injury to come back from. I suspect it would be back, ready to roll. We can't stress enough house change that season less. Just so we don't forget. First two months of the season, the 2025 Indianapolis Colts are the biggest story in the NFL, the number one story. Then they trade for Soft's Gardener and everyone's saying we're going to the Super Bowl. Then in the back half, it was one of the greatest, worst, biggest collapses in NFL history that no one seemed to care about because everyone was so charmed about the Disney movie taking place with Philip Rivers, who didn't win a single game. Such a bizarre season. And I don't know what the sequel is. We all did it. I would love what the story is. They lose every single week and they blew a huge, huge lead in the division didn't make the playoffs. But it isn't a great that Phil's playing really weird here. Now, one of the most fascinating things in the entire NFL right now

10:10is not one of those names and one of those faces that we saw up on the board. I'm riveted by the state of J.J. McCarthy and the Vikings and where we're going because you have this coach that everyone seems to think is fantastic. You have weapons, including Jefferson, who everything's fantastic. And you got moments like this where he's literally dancing into the end zone. And then you got all kinds of chatter. Some of it's nonsense, but it's not all nonsense. Chatter that J.J. is on an extremely short lease next year. Chatter that K.O.C. is not necessarily jive terribly with J.J. Chatter that the Vikings who have already replaced their front office are rearranging some things already. And they know that it's not going to happen. I think the most realistic scenario for the Vikings is they need J.J. to take a big jump and take a big jump fast. Like in the first few weeks of the season, they need him to look like some of his peers look. Because you look at his peers, Caleb, Nick's, May. You know the draft class. It's tough.

11:11And in the meantime, you have this coach in this quarterback. Now, as it pertains, do they add somebody? There's names out there that are being bandied about. Geno Smith, is that helping the Vikings? Geno Stock is really low right now. I don't think that's all the sudden this amazing solution. Kyler, does Kyler go to the Vikings? Because he ain't going to back up J.J. McCarthy. He's going to know his guys is probably going to be instantly better the second he gets there. That's your starter. I don't buy in a Derek Carr. It's cute, but I don't buy in a Kirk Cousins believing it. And I don't think Aaron Rodgers is going to complete the far thing. I think Aaron Rodgers is going to get Pittsburgh. So it's like, you just kind of roll with what you have. It blows up. The season blows up. Or you look to someone like Kyler Murray throwing a Hail Mary appropriately to be like, you're on a guy now, Kyler. We're going to change in the flight. It's messy. It's shadowy. And it is really, really fascinating. Because it all goes away. If J.J. McCarthy just comes out and is really good. And he figured it out. If he doesn't, it's a mess. The Vikings are really interesting guys. Hey, we want to ask you this question. So you mentioned a bunch of quarterbacks and possible scenarios for somebody that could compete.

12:15What do you think of somebody like Anthony Richardson? We talked a little bit about him. There was that interaction with Kevin O'Connell after a certain game. What do you think about the possibilities of Anthony Richardson going to somebody place like Minnesota? Here's what I think about Anthony Richardson, Matt. I want him to find a new team. And then I don't want to say his name for two years. Just go and sit on the sideline. You are so talented. I have such a great potential. But I don't like Minnesota. Because he goes to Minnesota and they bring in Anthony Richardson. And J.J. is shaky. And they start out two and three. Or let's be honest. J.J. gets hurt again. Then we're back with Anthony Richardson. It's like we've always been. You throw him in there. He's not going to have this crazy numbers for Jefferson. It's going to be ugly. I don't like it. I don't want to talk about Anthony Richardson until like 2028. At which point where like he's a different guy. He's learned. He's done. You know what somebody like like Juno Smith. Juno Smith went away for years. Years. And then he came back. He's like, wow, Juno is good now. That's the plan for Anthony Richardson. It's like it should have been from the get go.

13:15He should never have been drafted where he was. Everyone was drunk on his talent. 2028 sound good to you Willie. We can talk about Anthony Richardson. It sounds realistic. Yeah. Let's do that. I don't want to talk about it before then. Because I don't think he's going to be ready before then. So, man, I think it's a really good question. To answer it though, I think it would be a nightmare in Minnesota. I don't like him there at all. I want someone who has played a lot of football. And if they need to take over for J.J. they can't. Brought to you by Capital One. As a founding partner of I Heart Women Sports. Capital One is here to bring you closer to the athletes and teams you care about. And with checking accounts that have no fees or minimums. Capital One is here to handle your banking needs too. Just ask that Capital One bank guy. It's pretty much all he talks about. In a good way. Capital One. What's in your wallet? Terms apply. Capital One dot com slash bank for details. Capital One NA member FDIC. For adults with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis symptoms, every choice matters. Tremphaya offers self-injection or intravenous infusion

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17:22John, our relationship from a competitive standpoint, like he knows how much, you know, I love the sport, you know, how passionate I am to go out there and compete at a high level and he's the exact same way. So I can't wait to play for a coach like him who instills like a relentless mindset from his coaching staff to his players to the whole organization. I say it all the time. For quarterbacks in this era, a year two is the new year five. And we are coming off a year in which the Patriots had a second year quarterback and a veteran head coach and they went all the way to the damn Super Bowl. The Giants have a second year quarterback and a veteran head coach. What are we thinking about this team? We've been after this for years, the Giants. Since we started as a show, Mantae in 2016, the Jets and Giants are almost always terrible. They really are. It hasn't been any success. Is this the year the coach, the quarterback, everything where we finally get some? What do you feel? I strongly do KB because you mentioned in that little briefing of veteran head coach. This is the first time that the New York Giants

18:23are going to have a veteran head coach and John Harbaugh take over the reins, right? There have been six head coaches slash interim head coaches between coach Harbaugh and coach Coughlin. All six in between have been former coordinators or have been coaches that primarily stand on the sideline and call plays from the sideline. Tom Coughlin was one of those coaches who just came in and established culture. He came in and established an identity on the team. John Harbaugh is similar to coach Coughlin, where he's a guy that, number one, has won a Super Bowl, has been to the playoffs multiple times in Baltimore. And now he's coming into a New York Giants, a New York media world where he has an identity. He has a culture that has been proven, that has been proven to win a lot of football games and have proven to win a Super Bowl. And I think that's what New York needs. New York needs to be able to have a guy to stand in front of him that not just call plays, but can tell him, hey, we're going to do it this way and we're going to not do it that way. And I think that's why the New York Giants

19:24heading into 2026 is going to have a successful year. It has, yes, they have young electric talent, yes. But I strongly believe Raheem, that is the guy who stands in front of the 53, that has the biggest impact on whether that season is a success or not. And when you have somebody like John Harbaugh, who is a lot like Tom Coughlin, I think that way equates a lot of wins. Yeah, and I totally agree, Matt. I was with Harbaugh in my rookie year. And when I tell you the time I was there with him, it was unbelievable. You know, he got the guys right. And he wanted us to play for him. And so, my thing is right now is, how is the team going to respond to the new hire? How are they going to transition over from the culture that the losing aspect to a guy that's going to come in who's won a Super Bowl, who's been with, you know, the Ravens for decades now. And plus, you know, he hasn't been labeled a new head coach in over a decade. You know, that's very intriguing on that simple fact that that could play a lot of different roles.

20:24And also, is he going to establish that Ravens way over there in New York? Now, New York is known as the mecca of entertainment. You know, that's some big shoes to fill. Yeah. And I just believe that he can get it done and it's going to be worthwhile. But he might got to ask you though, I got to ask you, what is the Ravens way? I mean, you're the guy that played for Coach Horrible. You talked about you, you loved playing for him. What was it about Coach Horrible? They were like, man, Coach, you are somebody that I won through a brick wall for. It's all about grit. He likes players that are real gritty, that really understand the game of ball. And he truly cares about players. You could tell, he, a former special team's guy, he knows what it takes for a guy like me on a, on a lower spectrum total pole, total pole to try to work his way up. And he, the entire time I was there, he basically mentioned to me, hey, look, in order for you to make this team, you need to play special teams. And I was like, hey, Coach, I'm, I'm bought in. You know, it's my rookie year. I'm, I'm going to figure this thing out. And I was doing, I was doing excellent, you know, and, and I was really enjoying the time. And he kept coming up to me like, hey, keep it up.

21:26You're doing a great job. You know, just that, those little words, as you know, as a player, you hear those things and it boosts yourself up. Yeah. So I think that with him coming into this whole situation with a young guy like Jackson Dart, you know, you got, you got Cam right there at the helm at the running back position. You got a great, uh, O-line that they're, they're really going to be fumping and, and pursue and, and then also obviously you got defense with Brian Burns on the edge, right? Yep. Um, it's going to, it's going to be worthwhile to watch. It's going to be some good football to watch. Now, I, I believe that it's going to, it's going to happen for them. And, and Willie, you could allude to some, some of those things as well. Yeah, you know, for me, John Hallboy has two jobs going into the next season. One, get the Giants to be a competent football team and develop Jackson Dart. Now, they got Mack Nagy in house. I think he's going to do a great job with developing Jackson Dart and really elevating his game. But also they have to win a free agency. You got to stand right side of their office line. They're right tackle and right guard both are on the free agent market. On top of that, they need receiver help. And when you talk about how you elevate this team

22:26and making them, and making a big step, one, become confident. And two, a race that's ugly for a 13 season you had last year. You have to win games. And especially this defense, who I think has a very good front seven, they were horrible against the run. They were ranked 31st and run defense. So there's a lot of deficiencies on this team. Hallboy actually gives them the lift. Jackson Dart, you expect to be better in year two, especially with adding Mack Nagy to kind of help develop them. You talk about this office line. Hopefully they get some pieces that can really help them be better and protect Jackson Dart. You know, Camp Scataboo is going to be back. He's going to be better and ready to go. But defensively, they have to, this defense has to spearhead this team. They have to be better for this team to have a legit shot. And possibly winning the division, right? I think the division is wide open. I think the Cowboys are going to be different. The Philadelphia Eagles, there's going to be a lot of questions of who they are and what they can be. The Giants have an opportunity right now to be a dark horse in that division. Can they do it? Yes, they can because of the coach. The quarterback. Hopefully some big moves in the free industry, KB.

23:27Well, they got the hydra pick, too. And there's a feeling of if we don't do it now, we win. We have the coach, we have the talent, we have another draft pick player coming and just look around on the playoff field last year. Look at these young quarterbacks. It's pertained to Jackson. There, Nick's is there. May is there. Caleb's there. They're all there. And you can look at over the years of guys in their second year who have absolutely crushed it from Joe Burrow to Ben Rothesbury. He's just up and down the list. Like, if Jackson darts a guy this year, he's going to take a big jump. This Joe Burrow in the Super Bowl is second year. With the damn Bengals, we've been unthinkable. But you got the quarterback, and you got a coach, you made it all work, and it just happened very, very quickly. So, if I'm the New York Giants fan, we have John Harbyser head coach, and we have a young super talented quarterback and neighbors is back, and like, we have another top pick. Like, why can't we make a run next year? Because we have won winning season the last nine years. Who cares? Again, I just showed you the Bengals on the Super Bowl. That would have been unthinkable leading up to that. It's like, I really hope it works this year. I don't need a Super Bowl, but like, let's have a good product. I know the NFC East is okay,

24:27but like, it's the NFL. There's going to be some good quarterbacks in your division. I'm not terrified of those NFC East quarterbacks if you're the Giants. It could be a lot worse. Last year, this is interesting. I love the story. Former Texas Anna White received your KC, Conceptio and won the Paul Horning Award for the nation's most versatile player. He led the team, 61 catches, about 900 yards, nine receiving touchdowns, really all over the field if you would turn on his team. So, he met with the media last week at Scouting Combine, and there was a lot of reaction to this for several different reasons, some of which we're going to address. Conceptio was asked, how his meeting with Buffalo went. My meeting with the bills, it went really well. You know, I'm actually from, you know, well, I was actually born in New York. You know, 585, you know, I moved out of the show, you know, when I was about five. You know, that is, the bills is actually my dad's favorite team. So, you know, you know,

25:28I've been watching him, you know, I have been watching him, you know, since I was young, I've been seeing you, you know, Josh Shiley, you know, he's one of the best quarterbacks in the league, you know, I will be grateful. So, some of the more enlightened people on social media took aim at his speech patterns and his delivery, forcing KC Conceptio to make this statement if you have a speech impediment, there's nothing wrong with us, with us, he says. Goes on, I want to be a role model for those who may be scared to speak up, which is very impressive, and I have a lot of respect for it. So, this is a really good player, guys, and we're going to see him on Sundays. But let's just talk for a second about this moment, both for a young guy entering the league and then having the wherewithal to feel hate from the internet and respond to it eloquently. Mansai, what's your thoughts on this? I have the utmost admiration and respect for KC Conceptio. He, out of everything, that's the first time that I actually heard

26:28that he had that condition. And that stands out to me. You know why? Because so many times when there is a weakness that we may acknowledge that we have ourselves, some people might hold it over our heads and have like a label like, hey, I have this situation, so don't judge me. He ain't walking around with that flag behind him. He's not afraid to stand up in the combine that he knows nationally, televised and speak. Well, I saw in that clip was complete confidence, confidence in his ability to do what he does on the field, but confidence in his ability to speak. I love what I just saw from KC Conceptio. And he reminds me of when I see an obese person going to gym, like that motivates a heck out of me, man, because I know the thoughts that we're going into your head in order to make that decision. I know that the eyes are going to be following me. For KC's situation, I know the ears that are going to be listening to me. And I know there's going to be thousands of people that are going to have a take as to why am I not speaking as fluently

27:30as people may expect me to. He just went up there and was just all class. And then the way that he responded to it was I want to give people the courage to speak. I want to give people who have the same thing that I have to say, man, this is just something that's a little hurdle that I think it over, but I'm going to inspire KC. You just gained another fan. And as you go throughout your career, you're going to continue to gather fans because of what you do on the football field, but more importantly, who he is as a person right here. Yeah, absolutely. You know, I'm going to step on that stage with him. You know, when I first went to Purdue, I had a little bit of a speech impediment. Now, you know, I've gained a confidence. And it's all about confidence. When I first was at Purdue, yeah, it was tough for me to speak, you know, in the terms of the learning aspect because that's the reason why I went there. Not just for football, but I wanted to get a degree. And I was able to use my way in trying to utilize everything that I had, all the tools necessary for me to gain confidence,

28:32whether it be interviews as a freshman, you know, not really understanding the severity of your words. Right. And so for KC, for him to be able to jump up on that stage in front of all those people that are, you know, looking down upon him, no fear, doesn't really care. I think that that needs to be talked about even more, just because of the confidence that he boosted right there at that moment to show everybody, look, I do have a speech impediment. There's a lot of people in this world that are afraid to speak up. I was one of those guys. I was really one of those guys that was afraid to speak up. And now I'm sitting on this stage just blessed and thankful, you know, and that's something that he's going to look down and be like, you know, I'm happy I stood on that stage and I was doing everything that I possibly can to show awareness, to do everything that I needed to do in order to feel more confident about myself and give confidence to the youth. Look at you. No, you're on live television. I'm on live television, you know, so it came a long way. I'm right. So it was a work in progress. But, you know, I ended up doing exactly what I needed to do

29:32and gain that confidence. How about yourself, Willie? Yeah, I'm going to keep it a buck with you, man. Like, I'm listening to this young man talk and we all can relate, right? Like, I've set up here and stumbled and fumbled over things and we all struggle. You know, speaking is a skill, right? It's hard to sometimes sit up here and articulate and put your thoughts and words together. I respect his courage. I respect his heart. You know, I think it's more of a message of being comfortable in your own skin. Like, to say, and be honest, like, hey, man, this is what I got. This is who I am. This I've been able to overcome it. It's just a testament to his, not only his versatility, but his heart. So I respect that. I just hope that he continues to be brave, right? Be brave in a moment. Continue to speak your truth. And realize, like, man, we all have our hiccups. We all have something with us that's, like, not quite right. But that's what makes us unique. And I respect his heart, man. I'm glad he's open to honest about it, KB. I look at the clip of him in the media session. I find it incredibly endearing. I find myself liking him watching it because it does also show a different form of toughness.

30:35He's up there, and he's not terribly comfortable, and he's battling through it. And he doesn't just walk off. I mean, this is a guy who's at home playing football and making plays on the field. This is not natural for him. And it shouldn't be natural for a lot of people. It hasn't been in the past. Look up, Bo Jackson. It's probably the greatest athlete to ever live. Had a very, very challenging stammering, stuttering problem as a young person that he worked on. And for the fact that he goes up here and does his best and fights through it, and you got people online. A bunch of Winston Churchill's, who's a height of their self-expression, is saying cringe as many times as possible and putting with a gift from the office or trying to criticize you. By the way, Willie, I'm watching him. I've seen a lot worse than people in sports media who are paid to talk about the Seahawks. So I don't know what the problem is. I'm telling you. I've done the same thing myself. So it shows the different type of toughness that I think is really, really important. And then to have something called grace and poise to step back and put out the follow-up message about I want to show other people.

31:35If I can do it, you can do it. That is something that is not only really cool as a human being. I think it's attractive as a football player and someone in your locker room and someone that you're going to draft. I think it is all coming up a win for Casey Concepcion. Sometimes you can make very strong statements without using words, and I think he has. Yeah, and you know, it's just amazing that the fact that he put his heart and soul out there. Like you mentioned, it's all about that heart, right? And if I was a guy in the locker room, and I knew that he was coming on my team, I would embrace him even more so. I would make sure that he needed everything he possibly could. I would use my savvy vet skills to try to work with him and try to get to know the guy better. That's the thing that a lot of social media and these outlets and platforms, they don't know this guy from the time he was born and up until where he's at right now in his career and his life. But all they know is that what they see on tape and that's him being a phenomenal football player. But there's more to that. There's more to him being a football player. He seems like a great human being and overall.

32:37So, you know, I can't wait to hear more about his story. I'm a huge fan now, and I really appreciate him stepping up and doing that and being a role model for everybody. Really well said, Rahim. And you said there is more than the tape, and there is. But the tape is really good. He's really stepping on as we get out of here because he's all over the field making huge plays. On massive stages, listen. There's a statement right there. Give me that bow. Takes the hit, holds the ball. Casey Concepcion, who I am told, will be joining the Good Morning Football program later this week. Oh, let's go. I got a good morning football right after this, talking about your favorite team or the one you hate. Both of them. Don't go anywhere. This sports spotlight is brought to you by Capital One. Capital One offers no fees or minimums on checking accounts. Did you know that two new expansion teams will begin play this year in the National Women's Soccer League? The 2026 season will see the league expand from 14 to 16 teams, with Boston Legacy FC and Denver Summit FC

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36:43or an inadequacy thing, right? Really, on the West Coast earlier in the show when we did this on the NFC, Matt Tite, you'll bring it up. But why don't you hold up your bears little popsicle stick, Matt? Let's take a look at that. What do you got for the bears? I got the bears. All right, so that's Matt Tite's, and this is pretty subtle. Here's mine. And Matt Tite, see the difference? Wow. That wasn't enough because guess what we did? Now it's like this. Bam! It's even bigger! Super size! Super size! Yay! Are you kidding me? I need a audible. Producer, I'm on ran-off between segments and made them even bigger. So good luck living up to that, folks. Wow. Let's get to the questions. First question. Oh, man. You guys can start on the West Coast. Yeah, I was in the pool. Wow. Which question, which of these teams, the NFC division winners from last year, has the most to prove heading into next season? Go ahead. Rahim. Rahim, we got to prove a lot of stuff. Okay, we got to bring it because we are behind the eight ball

37:44with these things. It's okay. I got the bears. Okay, the bears, in my opinion, has the most to prove heading into next year. And this is the only thing that they need to prove, is what they did last year's sustainable. What I'm referring to is that Ben Johnson, and the bleeped the packers, with the post-game handshakes, with the taking the shirt off, all of those antics, can you continue to do that? It's one thing to do it one year. The first year, great excitement. I love it. Can you sustain that next year? Caleb Williams, Iceman, doing all of those things last year that were just electric. We had to end off our season. We had that top 10 plays for the 2025 season. And like four of them came from Caleb Williams. In my opinion, can we do it again? So Rahim, the team that has the most to prove to me, is the bears. Hey, I agree with you on that one. Thanks, Rahim. We're going to go ahead and switch it up. I'm going to go down south. There we go. There we go. See, they ain't got no visor though, bro. Yeah, they ain't got the visor. They ain't got the visor. I'm going to go with the Panthers.

38:44And you know, they won the division. They won the division at eight and nine. Very interesting. Right? Bryce Young, through for 3,000 and 11 yards, had 23 total touchdowns. And they came out victorious, but they also had a losing record. But they ended up winning the division. That's all that matters. So we're going to see how they improved, how they have the most improved offseason, and then also what they're going to look like, you know, coming into this season. It's very interesting to see, you know, this whole offense was clicking and rolling. Defense was starting to shut it all down. And, man, yeah, it's going to be, it's going to be a treat to see how they can be the most proven team in the division, for sure. Willie, what do you think? Don't con him, Willie. Don't con him. I can't you now. I'm talking about them. You got big old bird. I'm not big old bird. Yeah. We got a lot. All right. Yeah. Listen, for me, it's Eagles, because I'm tired of questioning the identity.

39:45Right? Like I'm tired of trying to figure out, is this team continue to thrive in Atlanta, in the rest of their roles from winning a Super Bowl ring, or is this a team really legit? Right? I'm tired of the A.J. Brown narrative. He's an alpha dog receiver. That wants the ball. Give him the ball. I'm tired of trying to figure out, if Jalen hurts his legit or not. I'm trying to figure out what the hell happened to St. Laurent Barkley. We got to question this team's identity. All right? So as we move into the next season, and as we try to figure out who and what the hell the Philadelphia Eagles are, hopefully we come to this one result. That this team is ready to get back on track, that they can get back running the football, they have a new OC, they have a quarterback right now, Jalen hurts that, a lot of people are questioning. Even though he's taking this team to the Super Bowl multiple times, nevertheless, man, the Eagles right now are interesting. They have an opportunity to really put a cap on a division by just figuring it out and showing up. So for me, as the Eagles man,

40:46get it done, get back on track, and let's see the Eagles flagging. All the answers work, but I would agree. I think it comes back here. And hold on, I forgot. It's supposed to be using this one. Boom! You think this is the big one? No, no, no, no. It's this massive. And by the way, that's the Bears expectations. There's been parades, there's been every single thing, ticker tape, all that stuff about the Chicago Bears, who lost at home in the playoffs to the Rams. Listen, it's easily forgotten. The Bears won the NFC North a handful of years ago. Under Matt Nagy, they beat the Packers, they had Trabisky, they had Kaleo Mack, and the only reason they lost at home in the playoffs because of the double-doing. And then they never did squat again. Matt Nagy, who won coach of the year that year, like Ben Johnson did not this year, was fired a few years later, and all completely fell upon itself. And so it's like, don't feel like you haven't made because you won the North once. Yes, it feels dramatically different with that man right there and many others. But there's going to be a satisfaction that many fans in the league take. If the Bears take a step back and all the sun you look up, and like, oh, there's seven and ten,

41:46that's what they want you to do. Don't let them do it. Next question. Which team of the NFC, NFC Division winners from last year? Again, we got the big old logos, we got Seahawks, Panthers, Bears, of course, in a little team called the Super Bowl Champions. Which team would you like to see in a 30 for 30? Is the all-consuming documentary, 30 for 30 on this team going into this next season? What is it going to be? Right here. Show it. Bam! Right there, Kaby, the Eagles. You see how he zoomed in? It's a lot bigger. Eagles, I think what we are able to experience last year, we went up there to Philly, right? Kaby for the opener. There's a lot of things that transpired on the field. There's a lot of things that transpired on the field before the first player of the game. I got to go with the Eagles. I needed a 30 for 30 on the Eagles, and this thing is 30 inches by 30 inches big. You see that? No, it's not. It's not right here. It's not right here. Help me out. It's bigger than your guys' sign right now. There you go. There you go. There you go. I'm going to go ahead and go with Seattle.

42:46Man, I'll tell you what. Let's see how it transpires after they had the big win. I'm really interested in see what they do. Sam Donald obviously is in his second year over there. He's doing his absolute best. Great story, by the way. And we'll see how it plays out. I really want to see that 30 for 30 on how they can maneuver and handle the success of the season, the win, and keep it going. What about yourself, Willie? Yeah, I'm going with those Carolina Panthers. There's something brewing in Carolina that people need to start paying attention to. Yeah, they won the division. And they almost beat the Rams. But you talk about Dave Knells. You talk about Dan Morgan, who I love at the University of Miami. Who's there? Hell of a lineback who's in the front office. Great guy. They're brewing. They're a constructively team that is not only competent, but they're looking for blood. I want to see a documentary. I want to see Price. I want to get underneath the hood. I want to see that young man. Whoa, some horses. Cooking some raccoons. I want to see it all.

43:46I want to see if you're looking at it. Yeah, I don't think Price is eating the raccoons. Do I? Price is eating the raccoons. No, but the last man. Carolina. People aren't looking for him. But there's something brewing there that interests me. There's young quarterback. There's journeyman quarterback. Nevertheless, Price shunned. He hasn't had this research. Did you talk about this office alone? They're able to run the ball. There's deepest JC Horn down around. The personalities in that locker room could really, really be interesting. So yeah, a lot of people just out of the panthers. Carolina. Ha. This team could be interesting. I want to see it, baby. Is this documentary for panthers.com? Imagine Willie walks into ESP and he's in Bristol Connecticut. So I've got some documentary ideas for you. Great. Willie, what do you got? The panthers. They're very nice, young team. I'm just poking fun. It's obviously these guys again. And by the way, you can do a documentary and not include any of the players. You could just have the head coach. That's all. That would carry it alone. If you just sat down it said Ben. You've been there one year, you won the North. Now they're going to move the team to Indiana. What do you think about that?

44:46There's your doc. That's all you need. That's what I would say to the Bears again. Will I answer them for question three, though? Because the final question is here. Here we go. This is important. Which teams head coach would you want to take on a tour of their city? Meaning, I guess, you're going to have a tour of their city. Meaning, I guess, you take Nick Seriani on a tour of Philadelphia. Which one would you choose? I got you right here. Throw it up there. Throw it up there. Come on. That's my popsicle stick right there. I'll go with Nick Seriani. Why? Because Philadelphia, they love football. I love being in a passionate city. Where people love, where fans love their football. But I do think I need to go to Nick Seriani because Philly does seem like a place where you do have to check in and make sure that you have a proper host. What you got, Raheem? I'm going to do the same thing and I'm going to go with. It's the Eagles' baby.

45:47Come on. Another one. I love Nick Seriani. I want to see you up there. Absolutely. Here we go. Nick Seriani, I believe that. You know, I want to know where he's going to find the best cheese steaks. Okay. In the city. We can tell you that. Past and Geno's guy. Oh, okay. Or is he somewhere else? Okay. So let's see what, let's, I want to see what that looks like. How about you, Willie? Oh, this is an easy one for me. If you've ever been around young Willie Cologne where he was really tearing up the night clubs in a nightclub. Wow. One thing he liked to do. There's a doc. Yeah. One thing he liked to do was take off his shirt. So I'm always happy when I have another one. And Ben Johnson, who loves to take off his shirt. Can you imagine me and Ben and Gibson having a nice, meaty shirtless, shirtless beer on a table, about the good times. Like, Ben, they're not, we finished our steak. Let's go get a square. You know what? Let's go see the Cubs. Ben Johnson leading the charts. I'm all about it. Shirts off, bellies out. The beer down. Beer down.

46:47I love it. I've had some nights at Gibson's. Ben Johnson can probably pull off the shirt. I don't know Willie Cologne if they're not escorting you out. If you're sure. When the shirt comes off, then the pants come off. All right. Speaking of that, there's no way I'm going to sit here and get dunked on by these guys here. Here's the logo. Okay. There it is. Oh, back it up. Back it up a little bit. A little bit. Go back. Almost. Right. There we go. There you go. Okay. I'm not going to sit here. There we go. That's the logo right there. Chicago Bears. Bear down. Willie Cologne is shirtless, paneless, whatever it is. But I'm not going to sit here and lose this Milton Burl contest we're having here on a national TV. It's the Bears. And let's get the hell out of here. The logo looks like it's giving us a spooky tale store time. That's what it looks like. It is. It is. I think the more spooky thing is Ben Johnson. And we'll be over there. And we'll be over there. Down it gets freaky. I don't know if you know about that. Right. I'm Daniel Jeremiah. And I am Greg Rosenbach. I know that Greg. We're teaming up on 40s and free agents.

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