Nightcap - Nightcap - Hour 1: Cowboys family drama, Coen back on Jags, Andrews apologizes

Episode Date: January 24, 2025

Shannon Sharpe and Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson react to reports that the Dallas Cowboys’ push to hire Brian Schottenheimer was Stephen Jones’ idea. Later, Unc and Ocho discuss Tam...pa Bay Buccaneers OC Liam Coen going MIA on the Bucs and reportedly discussing a deal with the Jaguars to become the next HC in Jacksonville, Baltimore Ravens TE Mark Andrews publicly apologizing for dropping the ball on what would've been a game-tying two-point conversion and much more!04:00 - Show start14:13 - Cowboys34:00 - Jaguars45:43 - Mark Andrews apologies56:30 - Eagles issue warning to Commanders(Timestamps may vary based on advertisements.) #Volume #ClubSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Starting point is 00:04:22 I'm your favorite up, Shannon Sharp, the Liberty City legend, the bingo ring of fame artery, the pro bowler, the all pro. That's Chad Ochocinco Johnson. Please make sure you hit that subscribe button.
Starting point is 00:04:34 Please make sure you hit that like button and go subscribe to the Nightcap podcast feed wherever you get your podcast from. We want to sincerely thank you, Ocho and I, and Team Nightcap for all your continued support. We really, really do appreciate it because without you, there can be no us.
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Starting point is 00:05:32 Make sure you go check it out. So interesting. They got Ocho in there trying to hog up. He trying to be Suge Knight, trying to dominate Humble Baddies. All in the background, all dancing, doing all, doing so much, which was totally unnecessary. But you know what? He proud of his baby, and we are too.
Starting point is 00:05:50 Congratulations, Rel, and the Humble Baddies crew tonight. And you can catch them. They had their first live show tonight. So hopefully you guys enjoyed that. The clothing company, 84, that did stuff like this and Unc'n Ocho Tees, we came out with a new line last month t-shirts sweats benny's koozies and mugs quantities are limited so please make sure you grab yours while supplies last tickets for this first super bowl stop show it's our tour
Starting point is 00:06:18 first spring tour stop and the tickets are on sale now uh the link is pinned at the top of the chat. The VIP meet and greet, unfortunately, those tickets are sold out. But there's still plenty of tickets left available. February the 6th in New Orleans at the Mahalia Jackson Theater. We've got some big guests coming up. And next week, I think we're going to release some of the list of guests that we do have coming on for that episode. So, guys, I promise you, you're not going to want to miss this. Both Nightcap and Club Che Che have been nominated for NAACP Image Awards. Nightcap has been nominated Outstanding Podcast, Arts, Sports and Entertainment.
Starting point is 00:06:58 Club Che Che was nominated for Outstanding Podcast, Society and Culture. Please go vote for Uncan Ocho, myself Myself also at Club Shea Shea. The link is pinned in our social bios. Before we get into it, Ocho and I, I'm ecstatic to announce we have a new title sponsor. I don't know if you guys can see the sign back there. Now it is Nightcap sponsored by Bruce Mobile. And this is the Boost Mobile Studio. Thank you, Boost, for your belief in Ocho Mobile studio. Thank you, Boost, for your belief in Ocho
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Starting point is 00:10:27 Man, send the sign down before you break it. And I hope Boots Mobile not watching tonight because we're both supposed to have the signs up and effort around with you. Okay, I'm going to do the show like this. Go ahead. Chat, y'all see? Y'all see what I'm talking about, chat? Lord, have mercy.
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Starting point is 00:11:04 I just got here last night. Ocho, when you thought I got here? When you got there? This morning. I know, but you got a team of people. Remember, my assistant left me. She done me two months ago. No, no. Call people like when
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Starting point is 00:12:40 Right. Let's worry about what we do. Yes, sir. This is the first of many blessings yeah but see you know my grandma said boy sometimes you got to be prepared to receive a blessing come on now this is this what we're receiving is that this is what we've worked for since 23 when we came when I called you and I said, hey, Ocho, Doug, get Ocho, and you say, oh, don't tell me nothing else.
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Starting point is 00:14:19 So we have two studios that we will shoot from. I'm so excited about this opportunity. Thank you so much again, Boost Mobile. And let's get into the store. I mean, let's get into the show. Ocho, the Cowboys pushed to hire Brian Schottenheimer was Stephen Jones' idea.
Starting point is 00:14:36 Sources inside the star is that Jerry is butting heads with his son, Stephen, on Schottenheimer. Jerry would like to make a push for Coach Prime, but Stephen is all in on on Schottenheimer. Jerry would like to make a push for Coach Prime, but Steven is all in on Brian Schottenheimer. Ocho, what is the problem with Coach Prime?
Starting point is 00:14:54 Hey, I think... Hey, I don't, listen, you know and I know, I don't think it would, Jerry actually signing Prime I think would be the worst decision he could make. I would love Prime to be the coach of the Dallas Cowboys, but I understand the issues that Jerry would have with someone like Deion Sanders coming there and not allowing Prime to have full control of everything, allowing him to pick his staff, allowing him to be the coach that he needs to be, for him to have the success that he needs to have.
Starting point is 00:15:38 And obviously, Jerry also wanted to be center of attention when that's not going to happen once Deion Sanders walks through that building. The limelight, the tension is all going to go to him and I think Jerry going to resent that he had an issue with it like you told me obviously I wasn't aware of it when Jimmy Johnson was the coach of Dallas Cowboys and they were winning and he and Jerry not Jerry Jimmy Johnson was getting all the credit and Jerry wasn't the same thing is going to happen with Deion Sanders if he walks into Jerry's world times 10. Matter of fact, times 20.
Starting point is 00:16:09 It's going to be even worse. So I don't see it as a good fit. And also, I don't like Prime being there as a cowboy even though he played for the Cowboys. I just don't like it. I just don't like that him and Jerry, they're going to butt heads. It's just not't like it. I just don't like it. Him and Jerry, they're going to butt heads. It's just not a good match.
Starting point is 00:16:29 Can I give you my honest opinion? Yes, sir. I believe it's all a smokescreen. I don't believe Jerry want to have a coach for him anyway. This is the way to get around the Rooney. Oh, we were serious about hiring. Because remember, they brought Eddie George in to Chicago. Remember, they brought two coaches.
Starting point is 00:16:48 They brought Byron Lefkowitz. They brought David Shaw. They brought a couple into New England. And everybody said, man, that was a farce. Y'all had no intentions whatsoever. Me, personally, and I could be wrong, and I hope I'm wrong. Just spoke to Coach Prime today about something else. Didn't mention anything about that.
Starting point is 00:17:06 But I don't believe Jerry Jones is serious because he's never been serious about how, so now all of a sudden he's going to be serious. Like there haven't ever been competent black coaches that was qualified. There ain't a whole lot of OCs. I mean, I can't think of maybe one really black OC that's helped Hamilton. Chad, if you could help me out and say there's more.
Starting point is 00:17:29 More times than not, they're on the defensive side of the football. With that being said, Jerry has never shown a propensity to particularly like, oh, you know, he trotted Marvin Lewis in there when he had no inclination to give Marvin that job. And so I believe this is a smokescreen. He was serious because everybody knows the best. Because think about it. They brought Eddie George in on Saturday.
Starting point is 00:17:57 What you call them, lose on a Saturday. And Ben Johnson got the job on a Monday. Let you know it wasn't serious. The same thing with New England. They caught all these black coaches in there. And look, Chad, I want y'all to understand. I don't have a problem. I'm not saying when you spend that kind of money for a franchise
Starting point is 00:18:18 that someone should tell you who you can and can't hire. But I'm saying some of the criteria that you've used in which you've said, I want a guy that did X, Y, and Z. And that was one of the reasons why you didn't have a black candidate. You disregard that when it comes to a white candidate. So that's all I'm saying. It is your team. I'm not saying you should or you shouldn't, but I'm saying just hold the standard the
Starting point is 00:18:43 same. If you're looking for somebody on the defensive side that had previous head coaching experience, let's do that. If you're looking for somebody to be your head coach that had any coaching experience, let's go with that. But this notion that you switch it up according to who the candidate is, that's where you lose meat. Made for This Mountain is a podcast that exists to empower listeners to rise above their struggles, break free from the chains of trauma, and silence the negative voices that have kept them small. Through raw conversations, real stories, and actionable guidance, you can learn to face the mountain that is in front of you.
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Starting point is 00:23:39 The funny thing about it is, for those of you in the chat, myself and people that have watched the game of football throughout the years, the fact that we even have to have a ruling rule in itself in 2025 tells you all you need to know. It tells you all you need to know. Obviously, we as minorities don't get the coaching positions that we want as far as being the leader, the leader of young men, being in positions of power,
Starting point is 00:24:11 being able to lead team because they don't view us as, as, as candidates for that position. They love to see us as offensive coordinators. They love to see us as defensive coordinators. And that just, the way it's been, it's the way it's been for a very long time. And now there have been coaches that have been in fortunate situations like Mike Tomlin. Marvin Lewis had his tenure, obviously, in Cincinnati for 60, 70 years, for that matter. But the fact that we have to have
Starting point is 00:24:32 a Rooney rule in place, it just lets you know that they really don't see us in those type of positions. Yeah. They just don't. And still to this day, because they're doing it
Starting point is 00:24:44 right up under our nose blatantly as possible and you you can see it clear as day and you know we're going to check the boxes we don't really want to hire but we're going to do because we have to follow the rules correct boxes bring them in for interview really have no intention on hiring them just to say look look, we tried. Now, I never thought of the scenario that you just came up with, with it being smoke and mirrors, when Jerry just mentioned in Prime, well, we knew what it was with Marvin Lewis going in.
Starting point is 00:25:16 Right. We knew what it was with Eddie George going in. But now that you said the whole thing with Prime, with it being smoke and mirrors, Jesse, you know, I really don't want to do it. Because he understands what would happen if primers were walking that door. Walking that building.
Starting point is 00:25:29 But for me, I was talking in the chat, talking about with Shannon, you didn't hire all black. No, I don't think you should hire all of one thing. But if you go look at the people that's on Shannon Sharp's payroll, there's a very diverse group. There's men, women, there's black, white, Latino. I don't know preference. I don't ask them, Oh, what's your orientation?
Starting point is 00:25:47 Cause I don't give a damn. Can you do the job? I don't care if you sleep with a goat. Hey, and when it comes to, Hey, bring your significant other to work, bring his ass or bring her ass to work. As long as you do the job, that's all I care about. I don't care about anything else. As long as you respect hey, we work together, this 23, 24 employees that we have, as long as y'all respect each other and y'all
Starting point is 00:26:11 respect me, we good. But you're never going to say, I don't have a diverse group because I got a very, very diverse group. Black, white, Latino, women, men. I don't know if it's straight. I don't know if they straight and I don't give a damn about anything about
Starting point is 00:26:28 that, but I know when I look at them, I know what I see. And I'm very proud of what we've been able to do. Not only at club Shay Shay, but at, but, uh, uh, uh, not only at nightcap, but club Shay Shay also. So we good on that. I'm not saying see y'all. Yeah. Here's the thing.
Starting point is 00:26:44 Sometimes just close your mouth and open your ears. I'm not saying I hire who I believe is the most qualified. Black, white, if it's a man, he needs to have these qualifications. If it's a woman, you need to have this qualifications. When we open up a job, we're going to hire the most qualified who we believe that's going to be able to do the best job. They might have one year experience. They might not be experienced at all, but they have a great understanding of social media digitally. That's what we're going for. I think my record speaks for itself. Yes. As a matter of fact, Ocho,
Starting point is 00:27:32 one of our employees is a quadriplegic. Not no handout. He does his job. Another one we reached, we got her off social media. I'm like, you got all these damn classy,
Starting point is 00:27:46 you got all these classy comebacks and you always coming. You want a job? I don't believe in handout. But I will extend my hand and help you allow you to pull yourself up. So that's where we are.
Starting point is 00:28:02 Like I said, I don't have a, I don't have a problem and i've been i've been very very clear when it comes to these owners in these organizations you spend a billion dollars you spend three four five six billion dollars i don't believe anybody should say hire him because he's black hire her because he's a woman. I believe you should hire the most qualified. A lot of times, Ocho, we feel comfortable with the circle that we travel in.
Starting point is 00:28:33 When you're around a bunch of guys, a bunch of white guys, you feel comfortable with those people. When you're around a bunch of women, you feel comfortable with those people. And plus, Ocho, a lot of times in our group, we talk and are friends with people that look like us, that talk like us, that think like us. It takes something special for you to get outside of that
Starting point is 00:28:56 and to see, okay, because if everybody just did the status quo, if I just hired black people or if somebody just hired white people, damn, we back in the sixties. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:29:09 Yeah. And I don't think, I don't think that's, I don't think I mean, personally, I don't think that's good. I'm always going to be for qualifications. And I'm proud of it.
Starting point is 00:29:17 That's why, that's why I like sports because once you, I mean, it used to be that, and I used to be a, the coach's son got an opportunity to play, but winning has become so prevalent, used to be that, and it used to be, hey, the coach's son got an opportunity to play, but winning has become so prevalent that that's what we do. Right.
Starting point is 00:29:31 They don't give a damn what color you is. You see what they got? In the Final Four, how many black quarterbacks we got on show? Mahone Boy, black. Jayla Hurts, black. Jane Daniels, black. Three of the four. Yeah. 15 years ago, 20. Three of the four. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:29:46 15 years ago, 20 years ago, that was unheard of. Yeah. How many black quarterbacks started this season? You see what happens when you give somebody an opportunity? Excuse me. They wasn't even giving them opportunities. You don't know what a person can or can't do if you don't give them an opportunity. Now, you know, hey, you can't think on your feet.
Starting point is 00:30:08 You can't process information. I'm going to give you an opportunity. And just when long ago they did the same thing to Lamar. Yes. They tried to turn a man into a running back. It's all about paying attention to the undertone. Pay attention to the undertone. Why would you want him to play running back? Why would you about paying attention to the undertone. Pay attention to the undertone. Why would you want him to play running back?
Starting point is 00:30:27 Why would you want him to switch the receiver? Because in college, he played quarterback and he played it very goddamn well. Now, all of a sudden, making the transition into the NFL, now we want you to, how about you try out the running back position? Boy, you love being on TV. You done
Starting point is 00:30:44 hooked on this. What's up, twin? You know, they didn't get his shot. You love fame. They didn't get his shot. Yeah, I see. Bro, I know. I just got back, and I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
Starting point is 00:30:57 What? I can't get you and talk. I'm going to get you your own talk show. Okay? You talk about pets and talk about how you go on walks, how you're in the backyard, you be running, you be standing on the fence looking in the neighbor's backyard being nosy. That'd be a good one.
Starting point is 00:31:14 Titus and Ocho. But no, that's just me, Ocho. Like I said, I could be totally off base. And if I'm wrong, Lord forgive me. But honestly, based on Jerry Jones' history and his words, what am I supposed to do with that? You're going from the high to the knee folk, man. I see better than I hear.
Starting point is 00:31:37 Yeah. Yeah. They'll see your dream, man. Yeah. But it's going to be really interesting to see. Brian Schottenheimer, look, I played against his daddy for a number of years. One year, he was my coach at the Pro Bowl. So I have nothing but respect for that family.
Starting point is 00:32:01 But wasn't Brian Schottenheimer the OC one time in Dallas? If I'm not mistaken he might have been was he the OC on the uh McCarthy okay he's the he's the
Starting point is 00:32:20 oh he's the current OC Ocho yeah for me I thought it was and think about it I thought it was always he's the current, he's the, he's the, oh, he's the current OCO Joe. Yeah. For me, I thought it was, and think about it.
Starting point is 00:32:30 I thought it was always Kellen Moore's job to lose. Uh, it's funny. Kellen show like running the ball in Philly. Yeah. Somebody that said, Hey, the reason why they fired him, it was because he didn't run the ball enough and he threw the ball
Starting point is 00:32:46 too much you also gotta understand, look what he's got to work with over there in Philly it's kind of different, Dallas doesn't have a Saquon, I'm not saying they were anything how do you expect him to run the ball with what he had
Starting point is 00:33:01 you saw Zeke, he was running like he was pulling a plow for the last three, four years. Tony Pollard leave. He gets carries. He goes to Tennessee. Gets him a band. Yeah. Now, they got a little
Starting point is 00:33:19 gym and Rico Doudle. I like him. He came on strong, playing really, really well. But would you have rather had Rico or would you have rather had Derrick Henry? Oh, with Derrick... It's hard for me to believe that if Derrick Henry got
Starting point is 00:33:39 1,300 yards, 1,400 yards with Tannehill and those quarterbacks and Will Levis. You don't think you can do that with Dak? Are you telling me Dak is not better than Will Levis? He's not better than Willis? Yep. He would have got it.
Starting point is 00:33:56 Of course he would have. Jerry said he didn't have the money. Look at the free agents. Look at the free agents they bought in. Minimum contracts. Stuff they could easily get rid of. Right. Not winning like that, Ocho.
Starting point is 00:34:09 You might find a guy, you get a guy on a minimum contract, and he outplays that contract. But when you play guys like that, you normally going to get that. Mm-hmm. So this all-in notion that Jared told me, oh, I'm going all-in, Jared was never all-in. He was never. He just
Starting point is 00:34:26 got y'all fooled. But he's going to have to break bread. Michael Parsons is going to command a big contract, and rightfully so. He's been to the Pro Bowl every year. He's been a couple of times All-Pro. What, three times? I think three times First Team All-Pro.
Starting point is 00:34:43 Two or three times. He was Def rookie of the year. So his resume speaks for itself, and he commands a big dollar. But that's me personally. I don't think Jerry's serious. I don't think Jerry's serious about hiring Coach Pratt because Coach Pratt, first of all, if Colorado had did what they were supposed to do, Coach Pratt wouldn't even be entertaining this.
Starting point is 00:35:05 Y'all need to go and break bread. Now, you was 1-11, and the man done flipped it around with, what, four in whatever the case was, and then nine in four, and then went to a bowl game. Y'all got to go in and break your balls now. Make the money right. Make the money right. Y'all, what you got him for, you're going to probably have to double that.
Starting point is 00:35:28 Yeah. I don't know what the numbers are. I don't know how much Coach Prime is making. Like I said, we don't talk about that. We talk about a lot of others today, a whole lot of foolishness. But with that being said, hey, he's clearly shown himself to be a top-level coach, and you're going to have to pay him accordingly. Yeah. hey, he's clearly shown himself to be a top-level coach, and you're going to have to pay him accordingly.
Starting point is 00:35:47 Yeah. Listen, the proof is in the pudding. And it ain't changing. It ain't spoiling no time soon. He wants to be there, but you got to make it a situation where he doesn't want to leave. Yeah. You got to. I mean,
Starting point is 00:36:06 I understand that he loves, I mean, he's, he loves being in Boulder. Um, he loved, uh, uh,
Starting point is 00:36:12 his, his, uh, AD Rick. Yeah. But at the end of the day, football is a business. It's still a business.
Starting point is 00:36:21 I was getting, I was just getting ready to say that it's still still a business. And you got to pay me. You got to pay me like I wait. Hey, what do you think I'm going to do moving forward? Okay. The four and whatever season we had, the 94 season, we got a Heisman Trophy winner. We had a quarterback that won, I think, the Johnny Unitas Award.
Starting point is 00:36:41 I think that's what she doing won. We went to a bowl game. Okay. Moving forward. Either you do or you don't think I'm worth a certain number. Got got to the number is going to have to start with a double digit. Look what he's done for them as well. Forget the football.
Starting point is 00:36:59 I mean, I understand the football part, but academically where everybody, everybody had over 3.0, you know? So not only is Prime having them boys handle their business on the field, they handle their business in the classroom as well. Ocho, in a crazy turn of events, the Jacksonville Jaguars are finalizing a deal
Starting point is 00:37:21 to hire Bucs offensive coordinator Liam Cohen as their next head coach. The move comes after Cohen agreed to an extension with the Buccaneers and removed himself from consideration for the Jags job. Cohen met with Jaguars on Thursday to discuss the vacancy despite the news of his return to Tampa, which would have made him the highest paid coordinator in NFL history. Jacksonville reportedly reached out to Cohen after the team fired Trent Baalke to see if he would reconsider the offer.
Starting point is 00:37:51 And after their talks, it appears Jacksonville has their guy. I like it. I like it. And the fact that he chose to leave, even though the Bucs were going to make him the highest paid officer coordinator, you know? They were going to make it by D. He was going to make more than we were going to make him the highest paid officer coordinator? They're going to make him more than we were going to make him the Jags.
Starting point is 00:38:09 How do you figure? He's going to make at least $7 million with the Jags. The highest paid coordinator will probably make him make $3 million. Remember,
Starting point is 00:38:18 we just talked about Spagnuolo making $3.5 million. I know. That's what I'm just saying. But if they're telling him to leave the job, we want you to reconsider i'm just allowing him to reset the market on whatever it is no they're gonna ask him to re no the jags ask him to reconsider right so they're gonna give him a head coaching job which will probably be somewhere around seven
Starting point is 00:38:41 million the tampa bay buccaneers was only gonna give him three million three four million dollars okay that's yeah okay okay yeah no I'm just saying so okay I had it backwards but I knew he was right right yes yes more Jacksonville yes yes okay okay okay and and you're over everything you know you're responsible I mean the head coach comes with a lot of responsibilities yes you're not you're not responsible for one side of the ball. You're responsible for the whole ball. Yeah. Office, defense, special teams. When are we going to practice?
Starting point is 00:39:11 What time are we going to meet? Okay. What's the training? You know what I'm saying? As far as weight schedule. Okay. Injured players. What time do they have to be there?
Starting point is 00:39:22 How long is the meeting going to last? What time are we going to leave Ocho long the meeting gonna last last what time are we gonna leave ocho for road trips where are we gonna stay all that goes on the head coaches right uh so congratulations i mean i hate it for baker because baker had really under his guidance yeah he was baker was baker had baker had looked like the baker that they took that the reason why they took it with the number one overall pick i think in 2016 the last two years he showed you why and a lot of that had to do i believe had to do with liam cohen not to say baker doesn't have talent because obviously you go first overall you got talent
Starting point is 00:40:01 but i think he had found someone that believed in him, that had an offense that was really catered to what he does really well. He had nice quality receivers outside with Mike Evans, even though Chris Godwin got hurt this year. The young guys had come along. I love the running backs that they got, but I hate this. I hate this for Baker, but I'm excited for someone to get an opportunity to be a head coach because, hey, last two years, he's done a great job as an OC for Tampa and he's getting rewarded for his
Starting point is 00:40:28 hard work. Right. Oh yeah. That's dope. So what do you think Ocho? You, you like to move? Oh yeah,
Starting point is 00:40:41 absolutely. Absolutely. Listen, if he can do, if, if, if he can do, if he can do, if he can do what he did for Baker,
Starting point is 00:40:48 imagine what he would do for Trevor Lawrence. Baker Mayfield had Mike Evans. Now, young bull is a stud over there in Jacksonville now. Brian Thomas Jr., yeah. I don't know if y'all paid attention to Brian Thomas Jr., but there's a reason he's in the Pro Bowl. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:41:04 There's a reason he's in the Pro Bowl. So. There's a reason he's in the Pro Bowl. So that magic he had in Tampa with Baker and Mike Evans has always been Mike Evans, but I'm sure he can create that same magic between Trevor Lawrence and get him turned around, you know, after getting that huge payday. And Brian Thomas Jr., they will be your security blanket right there. Yeah. They will be your security blanket right there. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:41:25 They will be your blame you right there. Yeah. They will use security to blame you right there. Yeah. They will use security to blame you right there. Take Bigsby. I think you probably need to do a little bit more with the offensive line. Short that up. Yeah. I think they got a pretty good defense. Maybe look at a corner. Look at a – look, you got a high draft pick.
Starting point is 00:41:39 You got a quarterback. You don't need a quarterback. I wouldn't spend a high draft pick on a wide receiver. I wouldn't spend a high draft pick on a tight end. I wouldn't spend a high draft pick on a tight end. I don't know if there's anyone that's worthy to be selected. Is there an offensive lineman that's worthy of a pick that high? Probably
Starting point is 00:41:54 not. Maybe a defensive lineman. Maybe a DB. But yeah, you got Trevor Lawrence. You got Brian Thomas Jr. You got Evan Ingram. You got Tank Bigsby. You got Trevor ATN. So you got Brian Thomas Jr., you got Evan Ingram, you got Tank Bigsby, you got Trevor ATN. I mean, ATN. So you got some nice quality
Starting point is 00:42:09 pieces, but you're going to have to protect Trev, and he's going to have to do a job of protecting himself. They have the number one pick, right? No. Tennessee has the number one pick. Oh, shoot. Okay, that that means Shador
Starting point is 00:42:25 the Shador is going first then Jacksonville's at five so let me see it's uh Shador probably go first to Tennessee the second would be I think Cleveland's at two.
Starting point is 00:42:47 Then Cam Ward would probably go two. And who in New England is three, right? No? Giants are three. New England's four. Jacksonville's five. That might be a shocker right there, two at three. The question is, would Tennessee be moving to move down?
Starting point is 00:43:07 Is there somebody that's in the draft that Tennessee says we must have and we don't believe he'll be available if we slide down to three, four, five, six, seven? That's the question, Ocho, because the question is, are Tennessee one player away, Ocho, or do you need multiple? Multiple. Okay, if I can slide down and get next year's first rounder, maybe pick up a second or third this year and a second and third next year, and in 27 maybe get a fourth, I think that's the best option
Starting point is 00:43:43 because I don't think any of these teams are one player away. Obviously, everybody's not going to slide down, but if I can slide down, Ocho, and really, really, really build, I think I'd be willing to do that. I don't see anyone
Starting point is 00:43:59 sliding down, especially with the players that we have going that are slotted in the drafts to go top five. I don't see any team coming out of those. No. Mock draft, Ocho. Shador Sanders, one. Tennessee.
Starting point is 00:44:16 Abdul Carter, the edge rusher out of Penn State, two. Cam Ward, quarterback out of Miami, three. Travis Hunter, the all-purpose, all-do-it-all wide receiver cornerback, New England. Mason Graham, D-line, Michigan. Will Johnson, quarterback, Michigan.
Starting point is 00:44:36 Will Campbell, offensive lineman, OT, Jets. Now, this is just a mock. Obviously, clearly, Tennessee needs a quarterback. Now, you know, a mock. Obviously, clearly, Tennessee needs a court. Now, you know, listening to them talk today, it's like, hey, we're willing to bring Will Evans back, but kind of informed him that there's
Starting point is 00:44:55 going to be competition. Yeah. We know what that means. And maybe that would be a good thing for Will. Maybe that would be a good thing. Having someone to help, to force you to compete at a high level, you know, to force you to minimize your mistakes.
Starting point is 00:45:11 Because, you know, when you got somebody looking over your shoulder, they can do two things. They can either make you or they can break you. Yeah. That's a lot of pressure when you know you can't make no mistakes. When you're trying to play mistake-free football,
Starting point is 00:45:25 then you start to press. You start to press. I mean, listen, that ain't a good thing. It depends on how he's built mentally. I agree. I think the thing is, Ocho, is that AP did a disservice to the Raiders by winning that game because they slid down from one all the way to six. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:45:43 So there's a possibility that you could lose out on Cam Ward and Shador. Listen, in the war room, you never know what's going to happen. You never know what goes on. They have those phones in there for a reason, so maybe something may happen
Starting point is 00:45:59 before the draft or during the draft and maybe somebody comes up and snatches the player that they want on their board to make sure he doesn't get away. Well, they really don't have a whole lot of tradable pieces. The one piece they got is Crosby. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:46:22 Max. Max Crosby. That's the one piece that everybody would be willing to give up a first round pick or multiple picks for i don't see anybody else on that roster that they will be willing to give that up for brock bowers but they're not trading brock bowers that hell Brock Bowers. That, hell no. But, Max Crosby is the only one that I see that has the, that has the,
Starting point is 00:46:51 the capital attached to him that somebody would be willing to give up. He's the most valuable. He and Brock Bowers are the most valuable pieces.
Starting point is 00:46:59 Well, clearly they're not trading Brock Bowers. But, I don't think the Raiders are one player away. But. They need damn quarterback. That's what they need.
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Starting point is 00:52:58 perspective can reveal that there is still a lot of light in this world. I'm now going to do my part to bounce back and contribute to it. Hashtag God bless. Ocho? Yeah. Was this necessary? No. No.
Starting point is 00:53:15 Not at all. Not at all. There's nothing you can do. There's no point of, you know, writing, writing an apology. There are ups and downs. There are obstacles. There are ups and downs. There are obstacles. There are hurdles in a game. You don't owe anybody on the outside
Starting point is 00:53:29 of that locker room an apology. You talk to your players. You talk to your teammates. You talk to your coaches. And you let them know how you feel. There's no need to be apologizing publicly to everyone that hasn't put in the work you've done. They're not there in training camp with you.
Starting point is 00:53:45 They're not there at meetings with you. No, they're not bleeding with you. They're not going to war out there with you. Now, they do support you because they are fans of the team. Any apologies should be had within that team to individual players and nobody else if that's what you see Fitton doing. But that's the birth of brotherhood. Yes.
Starting point is 00:54:10 You know, they're not going to be talking trash about you. Oh, man, you just – It happens, Ocho. I mean, I remember Ernest Biner and EB. I know EB. I mean, knew EB a long time. He was in Baltimore when I was there. He stayed in contact with him.
Starting point is 00:54:27 He fumbled the ball. He was running into the end zone, Ocho. Yeah. He had a touchdown. They would have put the Browns in front of the Broncos and got pulled it out. It happens. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:54:38 It happens. Look at Billy Buckner. The ball went right through his legs. Magic Johnson had a situation they used to call they called him tragic he had a chance to win the game he drew the timeout they lost in overtime
Starting point is 00:54:54 he was a two-time finals MVP right so fans are gonna turn look fans I don't care what you've done yeah or they'll turn on you quick man they'll turn on you quick
Starting point is 00:55:10 their loyalty is not with you the loyalty is there with you simply because you're on the team they root for yeah that's it that is it I just think the thing is he'd have come out much better just A I'm devastated guys we had an opportunity
Starting point is 00:55:28 to tie this game up i like our chances from that point on and just left it but ocho you can't run you can't run you don't have to say anything you ain't about running no ocho you got to speak after the media and to ask your question had he called it and they won do you think Mark Andrews would have spoke oh yeah yeah yeah you said he don't have to speak oh I mean no I'm saying
Starting point is 00:55:56 write that written letter that's not necessary Ocho this is why I'm a firm believer you have to be able to handle adversity the same way you handle prosperity. Success. Yeah, I didn't realize he didn't speak to the media. He didn't speak after the game, and he didn't speak in the exit interview.
Starting point is 00:56:17 Yeah, see, I mean, but the whole letter thing, that's like— Yeah, I didn't write no letter. Nah, ain't no point for all of that, man. I mean, I might write that back to my booth, eh? He had a great season. Yes! Mark Antony dropped four passes this season, huh? He dropped four passes all year long.
Starting point is 00:56:33 It just so happened they came at the wrong time. Two of them. Yes. The fumble came at the wrong time. Yes. It happens, though, Ocho. I think after that first drop, you know,
Starting point is 00:56:46 everything else was in his head after that. But here's the thing. Even on the first drop, they went down and got a touchdown. So we can't hold that against them. They scored on that. Yep.
Starting point is 00:56:57 Look, it's at the end of the game. This is what everybody remembers. The fumble, Buffalo went down and got points out of that. The two-point conversion, you know, they weren't able to get the onside. Now, there was a minute and 33 seconds with two timeouts. Now you're going to have to ask your defense.
Starting point is 00:57:14 We'll never know. Maybe the defense gets a turnover and they win the game. Maybe, A, they go down and Buffalo kick a field goal and they win the game? 30-27. We'll never know. But you have to be able to handle adversity the same way you handle success. Because it's not what happens to you that determines what. What do you do once that happens to you?
Starting point is 00:57:40 Yeah. And I believe Mark Andrews is made of the right stuff. You don't have the success that he's had in this league. He's been an all pro. He's been a pro bowl player. He's been Lamar Jackson's most reliable weapon since he's been in Baltimore. We can't, we,
Starting point is 00:57:56 there's no denying that. And Jay Flowers had an unbelievable season, but since Lamar has been there and Mark Andrews has been there, Mark Andrews has been his, Mark Andrews has been his most reliable weapon. And I can imagine. I've been there. I've dropped the pass that would have given the Broncos home field
Starting point is 00:58:13 throughout the playoffs. I just say, if I'm ever in that situation again, ain't happening. Well, five years, six years later, I'm in that situation. Third and eight. Yeah. In the situation in
Starting point is 00:58:31 Baltimore, third and 18. Right. Mark, I promise you, you come back and make a play next year to win a game, win a playoff game. Just keep your head up, bro. You're strong.
Starting point is 00:58:47 You're a great player. You're going to be up there with all the other greats, with the Ray Lewis's and the Suggs and the Ed Reeds and the Peter Boulware's and the Mike McQuarrie's, the Jonathan Ogden's. You're going to be up there. You're going to be all right. You're going to be up there. Yep, you're going to be okay.
Starting point is 00:59:03 So pick your head up. I know it's hurting. I know it hurts, bro. I know it hurts because of the finality of it. Man, what could have been? You're so close. But, bro, you'll be okay. I promise you, you're going to be okay.
Starting point is 00:59:18 And it's tough. You know, all your teammates say, Ocho, they're trying to tell you the right thing, man. You know, man, hey, man, it ain't your fault. We win together. We lose together. You know, man, hey, man, it ain't your fault. We win together, we lose together. But see,
Starting point is 00:59:29 not really, not really. It was on you. Yeah. That's what I hate. But see, that was different with us because I remember we lost to the Jazz,
Starting point is 00:59:37 Ocho, in 98. We was 13, we was 13 and three. Right. Played on a Saturday. And, we take the lead,
Starting point is 00:59:44 we weren't playing well. TD was really sick, but TD gave us an outstanding effort. I think TD might have had 150 yards. TD was sensational. Man, they go 87 yards in three plays. Man, we get on the bus. You know, everybody head down.
Starting point is 00:59:59 I walk by to do the game, that touchdown. Like, you cost us this undefeated season. Damn. Damn. Damn, huh? Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. We would like that, Ocho.
Starting point is 01:00:12 Yeah, for sure. Yeah, Lee. Yeah. Oh, Tim McKay. I said, oh, yeah. You like to cost us. You like, hey, you like to fill out
Starting point is 01:00:20 like you did in Pittsburgh. Mm-mm. No. Oh, no. But we had, we had but also we had that type of relationship with the guys oh we had no problem you drop a pass or you gave up something oh yeah you had no oh yeah you gonna hear about it yeah they on you oh yeah oh yeah for sure for sure sure. But you're, hey, me and Burns, that was, oh,
Starting point is 01:00:47 we gonna keep you humble. Oh, oh, especially Ocho, you know what I'm saying? You gave up plays in the game, but come practice, you D on.
Starting point is 01:00:55 Right. You all were. Do that in the game. Oh, you got me, you got me locked up. You up there talking, you doing this all in my face. Right.
Starting point is 01:01:03 Why did you do that on Sunday? Oh yeah, Ocho. Yeah. Hey, we can't let you get too high. We got to keep you right here. We got to keep you right here because if we keep you right here, Ocho,
Starting point is 01:01:20 we know we can have you. You start feeling good about yourself and all of a sudden you start bull jiving. No, we got to keep your level. And so, yeah, I wouldn't have written no letter. Me personally, that's him. That's how he handled it. I would have been mad enough to stand up there in front of the, yeah, I let my team down today, guys.
Starting point is 01:01:43 I did. Yeah. If somebody would have told me I was going to have an opportunity to atone for the fumble. Right. By catching a two-point conversion and giving our team an opportunity to potentially take this thing to overtime. No chance. That's all I could ask for.
Starting point is 01:02:04 All you want is an opportunity to be in that situation, because a lot of times, Ocho, you don't even get an opportunity to be in that situation to catch a game-changing play or a game-winning play. Moments like that come around every so often.
Starting point is 01:02:19 Every so often. It don't happen all the time. Now, it's fortunate enough, because of the team he's playing for, they're going to always be in contention, and he's going to always be making plays for Lamar Jackson. Yes. So he's going to be all right. He's going to be all right.
Starting point is 01:02:38 Victory goes to the man that's prepared. Luck, they call it. Hmm. Ocho, the Cat Commanders, D.C., Joe Witt, issued a warning to Jalen Hurst and the Eagles. We're going to hit him that way. That's their decision that they want to get him hit the way that he gets hit. So, in other words, you're running.
Starting point is 01:03:01 Ocho, we just had this conversation yesterday. Yes, sir. If you tell you're running your quarterback like a tailback, I'm gonna hit his ass like he a tailback. Yeah. I mean, what you want me to do? Oh, he a quarterback. Nah, he a quarterback
Starting point is 01:03:16 when he in this position. When he in this position, he a running back. And I'm gonna knock five from him. Hey, free game, free game. Quarterback, running game. Quarterback, running back. Quarterback, running back. Okay. Put hats on it.
Starting point is 01:03:34 Multiple. Hey, we ready to show the pass for a reason. Ocho, I ain't trying to hurt him. But if I send him to the sideline a couple of plays, I'm not disappointed. All right. I'm just going to be honest with you. All right. I'm just being honest.
Starting point is 01:03:53 Hey, when I was on special teams, Ocho, I had a simple philosophy. I ain't trying to knock you out for the season, but if I knock your ass out of this game, I'm not mad. You get your job. Yes. That's not my responsibility to protect your quarterback, Ocho. That's the offensive coordinator's job to protect him.
Starting point is 01:04:10 You're going to run him out of power? You keep running that tush-push or whatever they call it, if you run him up the middle, I'm going to knock his ass out. I'm going to try to. I'm for real. What you want me to do, Ocho? Listen, the players in today's game,
Starting point is 01:04:28 especially on the defensive side of the ball, they are at a huge disadvantage. The rules are not in their favor by any means. And obviously the NFL knows exactly what they're doing because they want to see more points. I do. They do. I know they do.
Starting point is 01:04:41 You know what it attracts? It attracts more viewers. It attracts viewers. Absolutely. Yeah. So. But, hey, you do realize, Commander, you got a quarterback that runs too now. Mm-hmm.
Starting point is 01:04:55 What you think they thinking? They got to minimize those legs. As Al Davis used to say. Only run if you have to. In the first couple of series, the quarterback must go down and he must go down hard. We coming.
Starting point is 01:05:16 Because Ocho, I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. It's the Super Bowl in New Orleans. I'm 60 minutes away from my destination. Nothing else matters.
Starting point is 01:05:32 Nothing. I'm going to leave it all on the field. Some of you guys worked a lifetime for this moment. Don't you let this opportunity pass you by.
Starting point is 01:05:43 Don't you let this moment slip through your grasp yeah you might not get it again you never know look around the guy that's sitting next to you is not promised he's going to be there next year
Starting point is 01:05:58 the coaches that's in this room they're not promised to be here next year don't worry about tomorrow the coaches that's in this room, they're not promised to be here next year. Don't worry about tomorrow. Tomorrow is today. It doesn't matter if we're the better team. It only matters if we prove we're the better team. On that specific day.
Starting point is 01:06:28 I don't need you to be the reason. I don't need you to be the reason we win. I just need you to be the reason we don't lose. Hold on now. That's a good one. I got to use that. Hey, boy, you got to bring that to me one more time that's a good one I don't want you to be
Starting point is 01:06:49 I don't want you to be you don't have to be the reason we win just don't be the reason why we lose this is really why I kind of like playoff football
Starting point is 01:07:02 because everybody's so attentive because everybody's doing the finalities. Ain't nobody late. Everybody making weight. Oh, Joe, everybody doing everything because they know.
Starting point is 01:07:14 I'm like, I was like, bro, why y'all can't do this during the season? Right. You do realize the season is trying to put us in position to be where we are now. Yeah.
Starting point is 01:07:31 Man, this opportunity, man, Ocho, who, you know, it, you feel the intensity practice is different.
Starting point is 01:07:38 Meetings are different. Right. Coaches are on, coaches are on edge. Guys, your leaders picked it up hey Mike let me see that again run that play again
Starting point is 01:07:56 you don't run plays so you get them right Ocho you run plays till you can't run plays so you get them right, Ocho. Right. You run plays till you can't get them wrong. Wrong. Yeah. That's why you do it.
Starting point is 01:08:12 So it's second nature. It doesn't matter. Like clockwork. Just like that. Now, Sunday is a dress rehearsal. You done this? You practice this? I don't hear nothing.
Starting point is 01:08:30 I don't see nothing. I see the man across from me. I see the man I need to beat. That's it. That is it. Somebody dreams will be met? Somebody dreams get delayed.
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