And it's just, I don't know, very concerning to me that they didn't have better solutions for this on Sunday night.

Yeah, I think that's the right takeaway because Green Bay wasn't really a blitz team last year with Jeff Hatley and with a healthy Micah Parsons.

This is more of a we don't really have any other choice to get pressure than to bring pressure, and that should open up things down the field.

But I think we've seen for the last two weeks the recipe that the league is coming up with to deal with Dallas is to – is to try to attack the Cowboys' offense to where the Cowboys are almost playing offense in a defensive fashion where they're doing everything they can to keep Dak clean, and then he's doing everything he can to get rid of the ball, but they're getting rid of the ball to these very shallow spots in the flat where they're just getting blown up, and there's no verticality.

And you can kind of feel...

That if the Cowboys are able to have time, they can take you apart.

So now the adjustments around the league, at least from Todd Bowles to Jonathan Gannon, is let's really make them hurry.

Yeah, I think the clock was sped up by the blitz, Bob, but do you think his mental clock has also been sped up by the beating that he's taken the last two weeks?

Bob, what did you think about any Petten influence?

Well, yeah, it's mixed results for sure.

First of all, Joey Porter was sensational.

Aside from that weird pass interference with Bo Melton down the sideline, he was, I thought, sensational the entire game.

Yeah.

I think it's also revealing on most of the big Packer plays, Joey Porter's not on the field.

So I know they're dealing with an ankle or something, but this half the snaps thing is not working for me.

Bob, what do you think?

And it's just, I don't know, very concerning to me that they didn't have better solutions for this on Sunday night.

Yeah, I think that's the right takeaway because Green Bay wasn't really a blitz team last year with Jeff Hatley and with a healthy Micah Parsons.

This is more of a we don't really have any other choice to get pressure than to bring pressure, and that should open up things down the field.

But I think we've seen for the last two weeks the recipe that the league is coming up with to deal with Dallas is to – is to try to attack the Cowboys' offense to where the Cowboys are almost playing offense in a defensive fashion where they're doing everything they can to keep Dak clean, and then he's doing everything he can to get rid of the ball, but they're getting rid of the ball to these very shallow spots in the flat where they're just getting blown up, and there's no verticality.

And you can kind of feel... that if the Cowboys are able to have time, they can take you apart.

So now the adjustments around the league, at least from Todd Bowles to Jonathan Gannon, is let's really make them hurry to try to get to what they want to do offensively.

And if we do that, maybe we can sort of keep them underneath.

Yeah, I think the clock was sped up by the blitz, Bob, but do you think his mental clock has also been sped up by the beating that he's taken the last two weeks?

Yes.

And, uh, the idea is on those Dallas streets it's very cold in the winter, and we are trying to make sure that this clothing ministry, uh, has what they need to supply those who need, uh, in our city as it gets cold for the winter.

So we're, we're collecting, uh, gently used jeans and cargo pants and, and cargo shorts and sweatshirts and the whole bit, hoodies, things that keep you warm if you're outside because outside is a cold place even in Dallas.

And uh, and more specifically since COVID we have found that collecting money is the best way for literally everybody to help.

And then Nancy, who has many relationships with wholesalers, just goes and buys new clothing and this is such a...

It's a, it's such a great ministry, boys.

Um, but unfortunately when I visited it 13 years ago we found out that the need is so much bigger than the supply.

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All that implies: a Ticket assembly line of laughs delivered to you daily in three, two, and one.

Realizing we have such an audience that is mostly males, adult males, and that we live in the land of plenty where we all have closets of ... filled with clothes that we almost never wear, I just said, "It feels like a fit here that the Ticket audience can help out, uh, you know, grown men who, who are, who are in a rough situation in life and just help them with sweatshirts, and jeans, and jackets, and coats, and socks, and everything like that to keep people warm.

And maybe we can fill greater needs down the road, but let's start with the most basic ones of just clothing." And that's where Drop Your Pants was born.

And as I really speed up the spiel, I will just say it's gone from a clothing drive to a clothing and cash drive.

And so if you've collected clothes like Donnie did, that's awesome.

We will use every last one of them, and I promise you we will be cleaned out by springtime.

But if you're listening right now and said, "Man, it's today.

And like you said, Bob, I know you've got something else to tell us about because Rosa's Cafe is a huge sponsor of this to help you get this going.

Bob, how bullish are you on the Rams?

I mean, it's a fun experiment, right? The Rams, for those of us who love sports and, you know, just the debates of how you do things and how you don't do things, the Rams fly in the face.

They did in 2021 with...

the F them picks philosophy that got them a Super Bowl win in Los Angeles.

And now they're sort of doubling down with, you know, just absolutely disregarding any thoughts about age.

And if any sport...

Sucks us in with name recognition about players who are older than we will accept because they are famous.

The Eagles, I wouldn't get to the Eagles and Cowboys until I'd exhausted Rams, Detroit, Seattle, maybe Chicago, although I'm not completely on that bandwagon.

Bob?

Yeah, I think that's correct.

I think what they've done, and this is important, they've changed a lot of personnel, but more importantly, they've brought in a scheme that is working around the NFL and has been very successful for Vic Fangio in a lot of places.

From him, we get Brandon Staley.

We get Christian Parker.

We get a few different iterations of it.

And so it's a little different everywhere you see.

Are they better stopping the run? They're going to find out Sunday night, I guess.

I think some of the chemistry that you need to have evolve, it should be right there waiting to happen.

Bob? Yeah, I think that's correct.

I think what they've done, and this is important, they've changed a lot of personnel, but more importantly, they've brought in a scheme that is working around the NFL and has been very successful for Vic Fangio in a lot of places.

And from him, we get Brandon Staley, we get Christian Parker, we get a few different iterations of it.

And so it's a little different everywhere you see And honestly, I'm not positive there's a ton of Fangio disciples that have actually been super successful on their own.

So Christian Parker does have a lot to prove.

He's never called a play in the NFL.

Are they better stopping the run? They're going to find out Sunday night, I guess.

Shepard.

No, no, no, no. She's, she's not a leaper, but the other night when I was at their game, they have a girl who had, I swear, six or seven, uh, blocked shots in that game, and she had another six last night.

Her name is ...

Man, I have no idea how to say it.

Uh, Awak Kuier.

Awak Kuier

... was, was born in Egypt to Sudanese parents who raised her in Finland.

Mm.

And, and you know, I mean, it's, it's obviously more than that for, for a guy w- with Cooper Flagg's contract, but, but just, let's just start with $10 million.

If I, you know, put $10 million in your checking account tonight, how does that change the person you are, the desire to get out of bed tomorrow morning, the amount of care you'll put into your job and pleasing your bosses, and just everything.

Like, what would $10 million do to a 20-year-old's belief system, um, habits, hard work, just everything? Um, would he turn into somebody that you can't tell me anything? And, and has NIL changed that because they already have a couple million dollars, and they already know what money is, and they know it doesn't define them? So, so that's, that's the question is with any one of these guys in the draft game is where are they going, how do they fit, what type of structure is there? But also, is fame and fortune the end game? Is it the end goal, and is everything else just living life and, and chasing materials and, and women and just everything that, uh, is out there? Or are you driven from the time you were a little kid to be the best player the world has ever seen?

Mm.

And, you know, that's, that's real, man.

That's human.

That's a reality that, um, I'm sure will cross any of our minds if, if we feel like, uh, the sun is going down on, on our time on this earth.

Right.

So, so I, I admit that as well.

But, um, yeah, it... to me, when you start to dig in, and this is a, a difficult point to prove, but I feel very strongly about it, which is I think they have way more talent than they've had.

And I think, honestly, if I were to be fair, even though I did not like the trade at the time, and I still don't love it, the Micah Parsons trade does seem to have accomplished its stated mission if we believe it was all by intent.

Which means you had a team that was very, very talent top-heavy, and you've m- you've managed to sort of diversify your portfolio to where now, maybe last year, Junior, you felt good about guys one through eight, and now I think you can extend that to almost one through 15.

They've added enough guys you would say maybe aren't superstars, but they're really strong players.

Kenny Clark is definitely one of those.

And I'm also assuming at the very top or near the top was probably Kansas City, and they ended up winning six games.

He's stressed

... grossed.

Yeah, uh, did you, uh, you guys kind of feel the momentum, right? And, and Croatia certainly got, uh, was close, uh, for 20 minutes they-

Yes.

So in Portugal right now, are they peeved or are they relieved that Ronaldo's been taken off?

What's Mikko at, 12?

Yeah, 8 times 12, 96.

So I think the $100 million number probably gets you there, but I don't have any idea because...

Robertson could be asking for 15 and based on Kirill Kaprizov making 17, he would have some comps in the neighborhood that make plenty of sense for him to say, well, I want 15, I want 17.

He can ask for anything he wants.

That's a, that's, that's really any employee employees, right? Road B is that the stars see his number and more importantly, which you touched on is the portrait of the entire team.

being not good enough right and if you do a deal with him if you choose road a you can argue you're a pretty locked in roster for the next let's say three to five seasons which is the remainder of your window if if you believe it's that big uh is is that this team with Wyatt and Miro and Rope and Miko and Ottinger and Harley, you're locked.

Yeah,

They're too new.

Yeah.

There's some bad blood with the Ducks.

Uh, Kings, uh, Sharks.

Yeah, yeah, I would say the Kings makes sense.

The- there, there are a couple ...

Like, uh, there was a huge comeback with the Kings, I think.

Maybe.

But it just feels like it's so big over here that we don't really need that.

Yeah, and they find it weird, too, because when they come this way, when European soccer comes this way, they're not playing real games.

And so they're like, well, it's preseason.

Who cares? And honestly, if the NFL actually was just worried about the competitive balance of its league, it would just say, okay, we'll go do your preseason games in Europe.

And they'll watch fake players play half the game, but they won't know the difference.

And as long as they get to see the few celebrities that they desire to play a quarter or two, like in 2008, we were at Cowboys camp and Maybe it was 06.

I'm trying to remember what year we were there now.

So is the end goal just expansion over there, like one team over in either Spain or London?

And what won't be there for the Minnesota Vikings?

Well, that's-- it's a great question.

And, and, you know, going through the draft, it's, it's been an interesting one.

I think they're all...

You know, people say, "This is a weird draft," and they say it every year.

And sure, they're all unique, so they're all in, in their own way weird, I suppose.

But no, there's not seven great quarterbacks.

Right.

Um, But for Brent Venables to remain comfortable in his coaching chair, what do you think Oklahoma has to do this year for the fan base to be satisfied, for the boosters to be satisfied, for the program itself to feel comfortable with the direction?

Well, I guess build to a point where people can squint and see a contender in 26.

Because I just think contending in 25 is probably a bridge too far.

Now, you get out of the gate and you take care of Michigan.

And then you head to the Texas game just feeling great about yourself, which, of course, assumes many things, but including health, including a fulfilling trip to Temple and all these things.

But we assume a few things here for the sake of conversation.

I think, you know, there is a path.

So buying the Texas hype, buying the arch hype going into the season?