Brian Baldinger
American former American football player
151
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23
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Sep 10, 2026
Boston ConnorPANELIST
Yeah, Baldy, going into the weekend, which unit are you looking for to be kind of the best one of all the teams? Is there maybe two or three that you expect great things from all season long this year?
Brian BaldingerGUEST
Lane Johnson missed the second half of the season, uh, you know, with a Liz Frank injury.
Brian BaldingerGUEST
And I wanna see Saquon Barkley eight yards deep, you know, in this offense, to see what he looks like.
Pat McAfeeHOST
Are we pumped up about what the Cowboys could potentially be, Baldy, or are we living in a fantasy land like we do every single year with this star?
Brian BaldingerGUEST
First of all, it, it, he, it's the first good coach they've had there since Coughlin left.
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Eric BickelHOST
Give us one team that you think is going to really impress us and surprise us in the positive direction and one team that might surprise us in a negative direction this year, just sort of globally when you look at it.
Jason BishopHOST
What are your expectations for Jaden Daniels this year and the Commanders overall?
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Eric BickelHOST
Give us one team that you think is going to really impress us and surprise us in the positive direction and one team that might surprise us in a negative direction this year, just sort of globally when you look at it.
Ike ReeseHOST
Talk about the effectiveness, Baldy, of that running game working and how that's going to marry with the passing game and how they're going to be able to use that passing game more effectively off of that running game, primarily from an under center standpoint.
Brian BaldingerGUEST
Well, you know, honestly, Ike, the last 10 years, Saquon, whether at Penn State, you know, with the Giants or with the Eagles, he's been a shotgun back.
Brian BaldingerGUEST
He's been next to the quarterback, five yards behind, point of entry back.
Brian BaldingerGUEST
really for the first time in his whole life, he's going to be eight yards deep.
Brian BaldingerGUEST
And he's going to have, you know, he's going to let the plays really develop.
Spike EskinHOST
Knowing what you know about him, what his skills are, what he's been good at, what he's not been good at, how optimistic are you that he takes to this adjustment and he ends up getting a real hold of it?
Spike EskinHOST
Why would an offensive lineman look at what they're doing now compared to what they did before and think that their life might be easier this way?
Brian BaldingerGUEST
Because there's gonna be six to eight, maybe 10 plays a game, where really all you're doing is selling the run.
Brian BaldingerGUEST
It's up to the quarterback to say, "Quan, drop back," but you're gonna get a free run at, uh, you know, defensive linemen.
Brian BaldingerGUEST
You know, this week, DaRon Payne, Javon Kinlaw, I mean, these guys inside could just tee off on these guys.
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Spike EskinHOST
Uh, knowing what you know about him, what his skills are, what he's been good at, what he's not been good at, how optimistic are you that he takes to this adjustment, and he ends up getting a real hold of it?
Ike ReeseHOST
Talk about the effectiveness, Baldy, of that running game working and how that's going to marry with the passing game and how they're going to be able to use that passing game more effectively off of that running game, primarily from an under center standpoint.
Brian BaldingerGUEST
Well, you know, honestly, Ike, the last 10 years, Saquon, whether at Penn State, you know, with the Giants or with the Eagles, he's been a shotgun back.
Brian BaldingerGUEST
really for the first time in his whole life, he's going to be eight yards deep.
Brian BaldingerGUEST
And he's going to have, you know, he's going to let the plays really develop.
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Brian BaldingerGUEST
Well, I don't never seen a quarterback room like Malik Willis and Kyle McCord before.
Brian BaldingerGUEST
Chris Bell I really like, but, uh, you know, him and Caleb Douglas are gonna start at wide receiver.
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Brian BaldingerGUEST
Well, I don't ever see a quarterback room like Malik Willis and Kyle McCord before.
Brian BaldingerGUEST
Chris Bell I really like, but, uh, you know, him and Caleb Douglas are gonna start at wide receiver.
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Brian BaldingerGUEST
Well, I don't never seen a quarterback room like Malik Willis and Kyle McCord before.
Brian BaldingerGUEST
Chris Bell I really like, but, uh, you know, him and Caleb Douglas are gonna start at wide receiver.
6 MINS LATER
VGHOST
Manion knows what he's doing.
Brian BaldingerGUEST
Yeah, I mean, look, they're going to be under center a lot, especially on first down.
Brian BaldingerGUEST
Shaquan's never, for any period of time, been eight yards deep, you know, taking the ball.
Brian BaldingerGUEST
And never in any style, going back to Penn State, he's never played in this style of offense.
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Brian NemhauserHOST
Are they going to be the team that is so great that nobody would have expected? Or are they just past their prime and this is a team that's failing?
Brian BaldingerGUEST
Because if they all stay healthy, and that's the big if at these ages, Christian McCaffrey, Juice, Kittle, there's one thing – They always said the thing about experience is by the time you get enough of it, you're too old to enjoy it.
Brian BaldingerGUEST
They don't know if Mike Evans is going to stay healthy, how Kittle's going to come back.
Brian BaldingerGUEST
Is Nick Bosa going to look like Nick Bosa? You know, is he going to look like Defensive Player of the Year, Nick Bosa? Is he going to be an average player that is struggling to beat Big Abe or beat Charles Cross? Like, we don't know what he's going to look like.
Brian NemhauserHOST
What has to go right for the Seahawks to win this division? What has to go right for the Rams to win this division? What has to go right for the 49ers?
Anthony GarganoHOST
How do you feel, if I give you on a level of consternation, where are you at?
Brian BaldingerGUEST
Are they going to be better because what? Because they're healthier? I hope.
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Brian BaldingerGUEST
So Mike Renfro comes to me and Gary Hogeboom and Don Shamer, a couple guys on the team.
Brian BaldingerGUEST
He's like, "Look, we always get together, Baldy, and we go down to the Bayou and we just get away from football." I'm like, "All..." He goes, "Are you in?" I'm like, "Yeah." So we fly to Houston- And this van picks us up, and there's, like, six Houston Oilers in the van.
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Brock HuardHOST
Do you feel that covering it for as long as you've covered it and played it the way you played it?
Brian BaldingerGUEST
I think it's coming back, and the good teams are basically – putting their resources into their lines.
Brian BaldingerGUEST
But, you know, the teams that want to turn things around right now, if you, and you're right, Brock, he went quarterback heavy, like ridiculously heavy.
Brian BaldingerGUEST
And as a guy that played a position, you know, like none of these guys could do it by themselves.
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Brock HuardHOST
Do you feel that covering it for as long as you've covered it and played it the way you played it?
Brian BaldingerGUEST
But, you know, the teams that want to turn things around right now, if you – and you're right, Brock.
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speaker_6UNKNOWN
Um, in your career, did you play with, with co- coordinators that were on the sideline and up in the booth? And do you think there's an advantage to either one of them?
speaker_6UNKNOWN
And Darius Cooper, I should, I should say.
Mike Golic Jr.HOST
Who are a couple of players that, that maybe caught your eye and have stood out so far?
Brian BaldingerGUEST
Uh, he's playing, playing right tackle since, you know, Lane Johnson missed some time and he's not gonna play in preseason.
Mike Golic Jr.HOST
Where do you expect to see him take the biggest step, or where do you want to see him take the biggest step in his development this season?
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Brian BaldingerGUEST
Well, that was their intra-squad scrimmage really to get game ready for that preseason game against the Browns this weekend.
Brian BaldingerGUEST
And so everything from how you take the field, how they stretch, how they warm up, it was really just a preparation for game day.
Marshall HarrisHOST
What are your observations just seeing him at training camp and understanding what he's coming off of when you look at his fantastic playoff run?
Brian BaldingerGUEST
He was in Gonzaga High School in Washington, and I was at a – a big quarterback camp before his senior year of high school.
Brian BaldingerGUEST
And I remember sitting in the film room with Caleb when he was 17 and he knew exactly how to attack cover three.
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Marshall HarrisHOST
How are you forecasting the NFC North and it playing out, considering how good all of the teams were last year and no one had a losing record?
Leila RahimiHOST
What are your observations just seeing him at training camp and understanding what he's coming off of when you look at his fantastic playoff run?
Brian BaldingerGUEST
He was in Gonzaga High School in Washington, and I was at a – a big quarterback camp before his senior year of high school.
Brian BaldingerGUEST
And, you know, it was – New Smyra was there and Jayden Daniels and Drake May.
Brian BaldingerGUEST
And I remember sitting in the film room with Caleb when he was 17, and he knew exactly how to attack cover three.
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Leila RahimiHOST
How are you forecasting the NFC North and it playing out, considering how good all of the teams were last year and no one had a losing record?
Marshall HarrisHOST
What are your observations just seeing him at training camp and understanding what he's coming off of when you look at his fantastic playoff run?
Brian BaldingerGUEST
Well, I was at a high school, he was in Gonzaga High School in Washington, and I was at a big quarterback camp before his senior year of high school.
Brian BaldingerGUEST
And I remember sitting in the film room with Caleb when he was 17, and he knew exactly how to attack cover three.
Brian BaldingerGUEST
And then to watch him throw the ball at that camp, like you knew he was gonna be special.
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Marshall HarrisHOST
How are you forecasting the NFC North and it playing out, considering how good all of the teams were last year and no one had a losing record?
Rich EisenHOST
What did you see out of both of these guys that could get Steelers fans thinking, "Okay, this is, uh, this is a quarterback room we can depend on post Aaron Rodgers," Brian?
Brian BaldingerGUEST
Well, Mike McCarthy has had great success with his quarterbacks, going back to his days in Kansas City with Joe Montana.
Brian BaldingerGUEST
You know, and then you go Alex Smith in San Francisco, and you know, what he's done with Dak, and obviously with the quarterbacks in Green Bay.
Brian BaldingerGUEST
Like, this guy, you, you can already see the mechanics of Drew Aller far better now than whenever we saw him at Penn State, and we know he's big, strong, and he's got a great, um, you know, he's just got a great frame for the position, along with Will Howard.
Brian BaldingerGUEST
Like, I expect both these quarterbacks to improve, and it might be a real battle to see, you know, who's, who's gonna be two, who's gonna be three, 'cause they got four on the roster, and they're all big and strong, including Mason Rudolph.
Brian BaldingerGUEST
But I wanna see who emerges through preseason and who ends up maybe winning that backup job to Aaron this year.
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Rich EisenHOST
Well, the question is, is that bigness, that physical potential advantage, uh, combined with, uh, another new offense or new offensive play caller for Jalen Hurts, what's your read on the Eagles coming into this season, um, Brian Baldinger? What do you think?
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