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Ocho, so now let's get back.
The Lions offensive coordinator, Ben Johnson,
has agreed to a deal to become the Chicago Bears next head coach.
Johnson has been the Lions offensive coordinator for the past three seasons.
And if I'm not mistaken, I think they finish in the top five in offense each of those seasons.
He will fill the job vacated by Matt Eberflus when they fired him on November 29th.
Johnson will become the 19th head coach in the 105-year franchise existence.
Ocho, do you like the hire?
You got damn right I like the hire.
You got damn right.
Now, listen, we talk about Ben Johnson now.
We talk about Ben Johnson that worked wonders with Jared Goff,
worked wonders offensively with that offense. The creativity that has amazed all of us all season long.
Now, we know Dan Campbell loves to go four on four down.
Why do you think
he's so confident
in doing some of the things
he does
as a head coach?
Because of Ben Johnson
and what he's able to do.
So I look at it
from this standpoint.
You got Jameson Williams.
You got Amon Ross St. Brown.
You got Laporta.
Now,
you go to another
supporting cast in Chicago
that
different skill sets, but they get the job done very well.
Right.
You have a great quarterback, dual threat quarterback, who's a little bit more mobile, a little bit more agile, can play off script a little better than golf.
And Caleb Williams.
He's a good thrower of the ball as well.
This is going to be a perfect relationship, not only for Ben Johnson, but for Caleb Williams and his career.
I guarantee you. And I'm going to put it out there right now.
And it's going to be a I told you so moment when the season starts.
And we're about we're in about maybe week seven or week eight.
And I'll be like, I told you so. Caleb Williams being one of the top quarterbacks in the league statistically because of Ben Johnson and his creativity and his offensive prowess.
I like the hire.
I like the hire also.
But what I don't like, Chicago and New England doing that fake stuff,
bring black coaches in there when they know damn well they're not going to hire.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
They brought Eddie George in there.
And, you know, look, you got to take it.
Yeah, yeah. You know damn well they won't. Excuse me., you know, look, you got to take it. Yeah.
Yeah.
You know damn well they want.
Excuse me.
But you know good and de-well.
You know good and de-well.
You wanted Ben Johnson.
Right.
But, Ocho, hey, the Rooney rule.
I got to get that quota.
Same thing in New England.
New England, y'all brought two Blacks.
Y'all brought Pep Hamilton in.
Y'all brought this other Black. You know good and well. Yeah. Byron in New England. New England, y'all brought two Blacks. Y'all brought Pep Hamilton in. Y'all brought this other Black.
You know good and well Byron Lethbridge. Y'all know good.
First of all, Byron Lethbridge been out of the
league for what, two years?
And y'all gonna bring him in. Now he ain't got no
office according to him, but y'all brought him in.
And see y'all, what y'all did, the Patriots did that thing
so good, they brought two of them in.
Ooh, ooh.
Ooh, they brought two of them. Yeah. I two of them yeah i mean listen they have they have
to check the boxes um they they gotta they gotta check the boxes like you said they gotta you gotta
meet the quota you have to satisfy the rule that's in place that's really not working ain't got no
to it um but and but look i like the hire i like ben Johnson. I like what he did. You mentioned it.
He has a quarterback that's more mobile.
He has very good look.
You got Roman Dunes that he took in the first round for the Bears.
You got DJ Moore that you signed to a contract extension.
You got Keenan Allen.
I think Keenan Allen's a free agent, so you probably bring him back
because he came on strong at the end of the year.
He's that guy that he's not as fast.
He's not as quick as Amon Raw in the slot,
but he gets it done.
He got tremendous moves.
He got great hands.
I like him.
He's a big body.
He can body you up.
So I like that.
I like that.
I don't really know their running back situation.
You're going to have to improve the offensive line because that's one thing.
DeAndre Swift, offensive line, you're going to probably get better
because you look at what they got.
And,
uh,
and,
and Detroit,
you know,
you got Penn,
they saw who the pro bowler,
all pro you got Zyler,
you got deck,
uh,
you got glass.
Now you got Decker,
you got Ragnar,
you got,
you know,
Detroit has a very good offensive line.
And so you're going to have to get that up to par in Chicago because your
quarterback took 60 plus sacks.
That's too many. Oh, Joe, that's way too plus sacks. That's too many, Ocho.
That's way too many sacks. Now, all of it
is not on the offensive line.
Caleb Williams is going to have to do a better job
of getting rid of the football.
It's okay to throw it away.
Because sometimes I think, guys, they get caught up, Ocho,
well, I'm going to mess up my completion
percentage. Bro, throw that damn ball away.
You don't want to be taking all those hits.
Right, right.
But I like the hire. i'm sure they got they got money and and and cap space that they can improve this team i love the hire by ben johnson uh i got no qualms about that hire uh he's put
his time in as an offensive uh as an offensive coordinator as an offensive coach i think it was
right it was the right time to for him to get this job. So I really like the hire.
I'm a little surprised that he went in the
same division as
his former boss. Normally they get
away, Ocho, but hey,
that was the best situation. I always
thought the Bears, for me,
that was the best situation that was available
to me. I mean, other
people, people like the Raiders, you know,
Tom Brady played quarterback. Ain't none of them over there, you know, because Tom Brady didn't play a quarterback.
Ain't none of the work
over there, huh?
No.
Ain't got no quarterback.
No.
Yeah, so you understood
that that was the best fit,
especially for him
and what he brings to the table.
Yeah, I thought that was the best.
I thought that the Jets,
you got the Jets situation.
You got a lot of stuff
going on with the Jets.
What other job is available, Ocho?
The Jets was available.
The Saints.
The Saints.
Hopefully, A.G. get the Saints or the Jets.
I know, I think he know.
Obviously, A.G. played with the Jets.
Haley played with the Saints also.
He was on the defensive staff.
He was on Sean Payton's staff when he was at the Saints.
But hopefully, he gets one of these jobs.
But it's going to be tough without a quarterback.
You got to find a quarterback, Coach O.
Without that, you don't really have a chance to have longevity.
Your lease is going to be short.
Lease is very short if you ain't got no quarterback.
Well, our lease is short anyway.
But anyway, that's not what's there.
We'll talk about that another day.
But I like the hire.
I like Ben Johnson hire.
Chicago should be good.
That's a very tough division, Ocho.
We'll see what Minnesota does with Sam Darnall.
Do they move on or do they elevate J.J. McCarthy?
Going to be very interesting
because you got Jordan Love,
you got golf,
you got Caleb Williams.
So,
I like it.
I like it.
Ocho,
now that the season has ended,
Cooper Cupp doesn't know
whether he'll be back
with the Rams.
Cupp said today
he has no doubt
he'll play in 24,
but there is doubt
whether it's going to be
with the Rams
and tend to keep him.
Cupp,
who knows what's going to happen.
That's out of my control and I'll see what it's going to be with the Rams intend to keep him. Cup, who knows what's going to happen. That's out of my control.
And I'll see what it's going
to be. I don't have any clarity
on what's that going to look like or anything
like that. So yeah, obviously, would love
to be in LA, but I don't know
what that's going to look like.
Matthew Stafford also said he wanted
to take some time to mull his future
after playoff loss.
Man, I think, what you call him,
got a big cap.
What,
Cooper,
Cooper Cup.
I think,
what is it,
like $21,
$22 million?
Who that?
Cooper Cup.
Oh, yeah.
He has to take a big cut anyway
if he does want to stay in LA.
Listen,
they've already worked,
they've already,
remember how we got talked about
chat,
you know,
earlier with some of the top
players in the league.
They always find a way
to work you out the system
and the opportunities.
You don't get the opportunity that you used to.
We talk about a triple crown winner that all of a sudden last year,
Poole Nakua comes out of nowhere and he's playing all over the world.
Because they move you around and they work you out the system and put somebody else in the position and the players that you used to make.
That's all it is.
That's all it is.
It's plug and play.
It's plug and play. It's plug and play.
It's the game that they play
toward the end of your career
when they think
you don't have it no more
or when your number is too high
and they want you to take a big cut.
So now,
there's no argument
that Cup can have
and go to management
and be like,
well, hell,
I'm a triple crown runner.
The first thing they'll say,
but look at your numbers this year.
Your numbers don't want... You were a triple crown winner. The first thing they'll say, but look at your numbers this year. Your numbers don't want to count.
You were a Triple Crown winner.
That's not what you are now.
This ain't a lifetime achievement.
We're going to pay you back.
See, and that's the thing where people get the mistake.
I'm paying you on what I believe you'll do moving forward.
I already paid you for that.
Yeah.
I paid you for that, Ocho.
Yeah.
So now I got to, like Jamar Chase.
Jamar Chase, the Triple Crown. crown hey y'all got that no y'all
need to pay me on what y'all believe i can do moving forward now i'm only 25 26 years of age
i think over the next four or five years i can put up similar numbers i'm not saying i'm gonna
win the triple crown because we haven't had since the merger we haven't had a two-time triple crown
winner now i'm proud of that you know don h Don Hudson won a bunch of them. But that's neither
here nor there. But I'm saying, I'm
paying Jamar Chase on what I believe he'll do.
Now, based on that,
Jamar Chase needs to be north of
$35 million right at $40. Maybe
he says, I want $40. I want
$40 million. I want $200 million
and I need $100 of it guaranteed
because I think the most guaranteed money might
have been Jetta.
I think Jetta got like 80 something million
fully guaranteed.
Right.
I want a hundred
because y'all made me play
when I could have gotten injured.
I had to take out an insurance policy
so I had to spend money out of my pocket.
So I need y'all to give me,
hey, what old dude told him
on Snaggertooth, dude on Harlem Night,
I want everything you took in tonight
and everything you took in last week.
Yeah.
Oh, man.
Man, look, Matthew Stafford's not going anywhere.
See, that's what you, when you want another big play date,
that's what you like, yeah, I'm going to take some time.
Come on, man.
Don't go nowhere.
We got 50 million for you for three years.
Come on, Ochoa, man.
You know how to play the game.
Yeah, but listen, they know better.
And Matthew Stafford knows that.
There is no answer.
There is no backup.
There is no resolve if he does want to walk.
So what's the first thing they have to do?
Every team is in dire need of a quarterback.
Now we're talking about a Super Bowl champion?
Let him go?
Oh, absolutely not. Well, they did draft Stetson Bennett,
Ocho. They took Stetson Bennett,
I think, in the fourth round out of
Georgia. Two times. Ocho,
I'm just saying now.
Ocho, they took him in the fourth
round for a reason. They didn't take him
as an ornament. They didn't
take him as decoration.
So you want people
to get fired then, huh?
I don't,
I'm just telling you.
Do you think
do they draft
do they draft players
for decorations?
No.
They don't?
Why did the Patriots draft
Jimmy Garoppolo?
And what happened?
I'm just saying what happened.
Why did they draft him?
Yeah, we know why they drafted him, but you see what happened? I'm just saying what happened. Why did they draft him? Yeah, we know why they drafted him,
but you see what happened, right?
Sometimes you can make the decision
based on you drafted him right in the fourth round,
but then you see the product on the field
in certain situations in the preseason
and in practice and already know,
you know what?
It don't matter what you're making right now, staff.
We bringing you back
because we know we can't count on what's here
but even if you don't Ocho
you just told me what they need
what they need in Las Vegas
a quarterback
now
Derek Carr says he's not taking a pay cut
or anything like that he's got like
52 million Garrett he got 52 million
cap here
I like Matthew Stafford He got like 52 million, Garrett. He got 52 million cap here. Ooh.
I like Matthew Stafford.
There's no no, no, not A.
But Matthew Stafford is better than Derek Carr.
I'm just telling you the truth.
Right.
And the situation of it. And the J the situation and the Jets.
Could the Jets
use a quarterback?
Ooh.
Now,
now,
now we're talking.
Now you make it a little sense.
You see it.
You see it.
Pittsburgh.
Are you so,
you don't,
you don't seem to be
sold on Russ.
I mean,
some people like, like, Fields, uh, uh, uh, Fields, Justin Fields.
I like Fields too, but Cleveland, how would Matthew Stafford look at Cleveland?
For a couple of years and you draft a quarterback and you let one of these
quarterbacks risk a couple of years behind him and do hey take this thing over
so Matthew Stafford's gonna
have options see
that's the thing that you have the more
options that you have
is oh Joe it's just like a relationship
yeah the more options a woman
have the harder the guy gotta
come to impress her if you ain't got
no options
the guy if you got options,
you make it $10 million, $15 million,
$30 million a year. You got options.
The dude that ain't
got no options, bro, you got to
take whatever like you,
you got to like her.
You get my age,
you got a few options.
They like they used to be,
you know,
they don't joke.
They ain't the options I used to have when I was 35 or when I was 37.
You boy about to be 50.
So,
you know,
everyone,
and you know,
your,
your,
got to get a straggler if necessary.
You don't say it on show.
I can go keep it one final with y'all. Yeah. Fellas. Hey, I got to get a straggler if necessary. You know what I'm saying, don't you? I can go keep it one-sided with y'all, fellas.
Hey, I'm going to be honest with y'all, chat.
I ain't got it like that.
So I just got to be honest.
Once upon a time, O'Shea had options.
You know, I'm all muscular, dieseled up, abbed up everywhere.
You know what I'm saying, don't you?
Making good money.
But I was in about 20s.
I was talking about 30s.
It ain't the same no more?
Mm-mm.
No.
No.
You know what I'm saying?
Hey.
So, hey, Ocho, sometimes, you know, what you like.
Right.
The ones that got the booty, you know, on the shelf, they're sitting up there.
Right, right. You know what I'm saying?
Right. You know,
nice, tight, you know?
Yeah, talk to me now. Hey,
I'll be on Instagram. I'll see them ones
like that that come up on my explore play. I'll just go ahead and
scroll on up. I know y'all
ain't even looking at them 57-year-olds, so let me go
and look at a watch.
Let me look at a watch. Let me look
at a car.
Something that
I got to,
at least I got
a chance to get it.
Right, right, right.
You know what's
said it best, Ocho?
Every man got to
know his limitations.
Yeah, yeah.
I listen.
Listen,
it's one thing
about knowing
your limitations,
but it's also
understanding
that they don't
know no better.
They don't know no better. They don't know no better.
Okay?
You have to understand,
those that they're going
to give an opportunity to,
they're competing with everybody else
at a chance to be the main.
And most of the time,
you never will be the main
because the guys you chasing
are guys that have a roster
and a hair of milk with me.
And they got
choices oh poor hustler like oh they call me you know they call me the poor hustler back in the
day right yeah yeah i ain't got no monsters like that right you know what i'm saying oh y'all want
them old cars yes sir roll down the window right you know what i'm saying you know i ain't got all
them surround sound bowls a hardened carman you know 14 speakers in the car and all that stuff
i ain't got no defrost to see.
I ain't got no thing to, you know, massage my back.
I ain't got all the options on me.
Yeah.
Listen, age plays a factor now.
I don't think people understand.
But listen, especially when it comes to women, too, and fellas, if you're going to get it and get it done, you got to get it done early.
When you start hitting your 30s,
you hit 35,
and you hit 40,
and thinking you still got the options you had
when you were younger.
Oh, no.
Oh, no, honey.
You ain't no sitting line.
Hey, brother, I been 40.
I been 40.
Yeah.
I don't care how fine you is.
I don't care how good
you think you look.
You still ain't got the box
like you once had
when you was in your 20s.
Uh-uh.
Uh-uh. It ain't what you think it is.
Hey, Ocho, I've been in my 30s.
Hey, guess what?
In my 50s, I got a little bit more money than I had in my 20s and 30s.
Yeah.
And it's still a little hard now.
Yeah.
I thought I would be a little bit even more attractive.
When I got old Ben, when I got Ben and Thomas Jefferson looking on my shoulder like this here.
Don't he look a little better right now? No.
He's still old.
So, it is what
it is. Yeah.
That's why, hey,
that's why I'm not,
I done hung the jersey up in the rafters,
man.
I done hung the jersey up in the rafters.
Yeah. So, look, it is what it is like i said
but matthew stafford's gonna have options uh it's always nice to have options because when you got
options that means you don't have to settle because a lot of times don't show you ain't got
no option you got to settle and you know what i've noticed when people don't when people realize
that you don't have options they give you their butt to kiss oh yeah oh yeah when they feel when they feel like oh what you gonna do you dependent on me
with this financial or whatever whatever kind of support that you can offer that they don't feel
you can get anywhere else man boy look here yeah that's That's why you always got to stay two steps ahead, huh?
You always got to stay two steps ahead.
I can't stay two.
I got to stay even with him because he won't let me move two steps too fast,
old Joe.
I got to stay.
I can't even get a head up, old Joe.
I just stay.
So I see them start to get a little head up.
I'm like, okay.
That means you about to pull a move on up I'm like okay that mean you about to
you about to pull a
pull a move on me
and get on up out of here
okay
I tried it
for a while
it lasted
hell nah
I mean you do what you gotta do
Ocho
I ain't
I ain't no
I ain't what I used to be
I ain't what I used to be Ocho
oh
hey them was some good days just think about Oh, hey, there was some good days.
Just think about it, though, bro.
There was.
And some good days.
Was,
ooh.
I,
it's not getting old, Ocho.
It's not getting old,
but I showed him.
You got me jogging.
You got my memory.
I'm jogging through my memory
and just thinking about,
you know,
down memory lane
and,
you know, I still got a little kick to me, you know.
But.
Gee, isn't it funny how time just slips all the way.
Yeah.
And you can't get it back now.
No, no, no.
You can't get it back.
You can't get it back.
Dang.
Well, I had my run. I had a little night. You know what I'm saying? Hey, I had
I had my run
I had a little night
you know what I'm saying
hey
I had a good
oh I had a good run night
oh till once upon a time
I was Usain Bolt
Usain Bolt
for a period of time
with a phantom man
for 12 years stretch
he's the phantom man of the world
yes sir
that time I'm alone
with somebody else
hey I did what I did
I did what I could
it ain't like that old fool
nah
Shay you know my brother called me Shan.
Old Shan, old Chateau.
You know, they called me, my teammates used to call me Chateau.
Yeah.
Old Chateau can't do it no more.
Nah.
Listen, I ain't out there to the passage yet.
I ain't that far gone.
More money.
I'm out there grazing.
I'm out there grazing in the grass.
That's about it.
But I tell you what I can do.
You know, I keep them roast farts.
Look, I keep them roast farts over there.
Hey, they can't tell.
Hey.
Hey.
They're like, you took that pill?
No, I ain't.
What pill?
Uh-uh.
That was all?
I take a multivitamin. Yeah, that was all me, honey. What pill? Uh-uh. That was all? I take a multivitamin.
Yeah, that was all me, honey.
Yeah, yeah.
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Ocho, like I'm saying,
you got to take it properly. I don't have nothing
to assist him.
Ocho, that RhoSparks, that RhoSparks, I'm, hey, Ojo,
that roast bar,
that roast
bar,
you like right
now,
I'm number
one,
Ojo,
Ojo,
that roast
bar,
hey,
I don't like
to do your
joke,
that right
there,
you put that
roast bar
on them,
she's going
to hand you
one of these.
I promise you,
and you ain't
in no game.
Hey,
man,
hey,
send me some of them. Send me you. And you ain't had no game. Hey, man. Hey, send me some
of them.
Send me one. That's it.
No, I'm Rose Farms, man.
Hey, Chad, y'all laughing.
I'm telling you right now. Hey, y'all think I'm playing.
Y'all put the Rose Farms on it.
I guarantee when you come on the next day,
you'll have one of these sitting right there with you when you come
in the house. You number one.
Hey, you have one of these sitting right there when you come in the house you number one hey the truth now Ocho
I'm telling you
what listen
you keep
you keep telling me the truth
I need
I need to test drive
I need to try it
I got this
I got this
I got this
I got the perfect candidate
Ocho I got this. I'm going to tell you, I got the perfect candidate.
Ocho.
You remember how they used to have them signs?
Like back in Jim Crow,
they said for like whites only,
white water fountains only,
whites dine only.
Them roast barks, the ones I got,
for my ding-a-ling only.
So I don't know what to tell you.
You're out of gas, Ocho. You know what? I'm going to order some. I'm going to order I don't know what to tell you. You out of gas, old Joe.
You know what?
I'm going to order some.
I'm going to order some.
That's what you should do.
What's the site?
What's the site?
I'm going to order my own.
Ro.co slash nightcap.
Matter of fact, I'm going to order some right now.
Hold on.
Hey.
You're right.
Hey, the Rose Parks have you right now.
I'm telling you.
Y'all laughing.
Y'all think I'm playing.
Yeah, I'm for the Rose Parks have you right now. I'm telling you that y'all laughing. Y'all think I play it.
Yeah.
I'm going to get some of them.
Gone.
Gone.
Order.
And I guarantee you,
when y'all put them on,
when you come home tomorrow,
this one of these and your team,
what I don't know. Hey,
y'all have one of these.
Now,
now for a nominal fee,
I might be willing to autograph this and send it.
Who would like to win this?
I had this bet.
I had this bet for about 10, 11 years.
As a matter of fact, I went somewhere.
They're like, you're not supposed to take that.
I said, oh, I'll just leave it with me.
Man, y'all have me in here cutting up, man.
Hey, hold on.
Let y'all see that thing one more time.
Ocho.
I'm telling you.
The Rose Parks.
They the truth.
I got my order in.
I'm ready.
I'm ready.
I'm going to save him from February 14th
many scouts believe
the Browns
will take Travis Hunter
number two overall
and focus on a quarterback
later in the draft
a multitude
of NFL scouts
are reportedly
of the belief
that there's no way
Shador Sanders
will play for the Browns
even if the Browns were interested in picking him.
There's reportedly thought among scouting circles that if Hunter were to go to Cleveland, he would have a Jim Brown type impact on the franchise.
Browns hold 33rd and 67th overall pick, which would possibly give them a potential to select Jackson Dart, Quinn Ewers, Jalen Monroe or Kyle McCord.
This is going to be a franchise-changing draft for the Browns.
What you thinking, Ocho?
I like it.
I like it.
You know, their identity anyway is their defense, honestly,
until you get a quarterback at the helm that can change the franchise
right around
like Jaden Daniels has done,
like a C.J. Stroud has done.
But can you imagine Denzel Ward
and goddamn Travis Hunter?
I don't care if you got Denzel Ward.
I don't care if you got primetime.
I don't care if you got Mel Blunt.
I don't care if you got Rebus.
If you cannot score,
you cannot win in this league, Ochoa.
Yeah, I understand.
Listen, you got to start somewhere. win in this league, Ocho. Yeah, I understand. Listen, you gotta start somewhere.
You gotta get it. You got to build
a foundation somewhere. You gotta start somewhere.
And it's been how long since they've had a quarterback?
Uh,
Otto Graham.
Nah. I mean, they had some good years
with Bernie.
You know, they had the
cardiac brows
with, uh, what was the guy named?
Brian Sight.
Yeah.
If I'm not mistaken, I think in 1980, Sight was an MVP.
But, and, you know, they had some situations.
I think it was Bernie that they went to the AFC Championship games
that they ended up losing to the Broncos.
They lost twice to Broncos in the AFC Championship game. But's been a while that's been oh sure that's been 30 plus
years ago hell that was before i got there they lost as a matter of fact they lost to the browns
the year before i got there so that was 89 i got to the broncos in 90 so hell that was what 35 36
37 years ago and when i when i when i think about you talking about putting about putting
putting asses excuse me talking about putting butts in seats.
They had Baker.
I mean, the Baker, look, they had Baker,
and Baker had a couple of good years,
but they didn't have the talent around him.
He got hurt.
And like I said, Baker needed to move on.
They didn't like, and you have to accept Baker for who he is.
He's cocky.
He believes in his ability.
I got no problem with that.
You know, they like where we want an adult in the building.
But Baker is where he should be, in Tampa, playing unbelievable football
for a team that believes in him, players that believe in him.
And I'm glad that he was able to.
But Cleveland, you're going to have to find somebody.
You got Jerry Judy.
You got Njoku.
You probably need another receiver.
Probably need to start looking at a running back.
Offensive line is okay,
but you're probably going to need to revamp your offensive line.
Yeah, I agree with them.
I don't know if you do it.
That's not a place you do it.
We want to go.
I'm not so sure our time would want him to go there.
But at the end of the day,
Browns,
because you look within that division,
you got Lamar.
Lamar is going to be in Baltimore for another decade.
Joe Burrell is going to be in Baltimore for another decade. Joe Burrow is going to be in Cincinnati for another decade.
Now, Pittsburgh, obviously, they're kind of like in limbo.
We got to keep Russ for another year or two,
or do we go ahead and transition and move to Justin Fields?
But you cannot compete with just your defense trying to shut down Burrow
and Lamar.
You've got to have a quarterback,
and you've got to have somebody that can go toe-to-toe with him.
Right.
So draft is Ocho.
Speaking of Jalen Milrow, he posted an image on IG saying he's in Cleveland
and deleted it shortly after.
Can you see the Browns drafting Milrow
with the number two overall quarterback,
number two overall pick?
No, sir.
I can't either.
No, sir.
No.
No, sir, and that's no disrespect to him.
No.
No.
What about at 33 or 76?
Okay, now... 33, that's the first pick in the second round 76 is probably about the second or third that'll be like the eighth or ninth that'll be like the eighth or
ninth pick 12th pick in the third round i can see early second i can see that now now that I can see, but passing up on Travis Hunter or obviously Ward or Cam, yeah, no.
I agree.
Ocho, a study by Oxford University researchers found that women typically have five close friends,
but lose two of them when entering a new relationship due to reduced time or
shifting priorities.
However, those losses are often balanced by gaining a new friend, usually through their
partner.
Professor Robin Dunbar attributes the trend to the focused attention on a romantic relationship
demands leading to natural fading of some friendships.
I mean, listen, I'm thinking I can only speak from experience.
I can only speak from experience for me is regardless of any relationships
I've gotten in throughout the years.
My friend circle has always been the same.
It's always remained the same.
Didn't say women.
Oh.
Okay. I see you women. Oh, okay.
I see.
I see you going.
I see you going with this,
but I think that would be hating.
That would be talking about out here.
Ain't nothing on you.
He cheat to see y'all tribe because y'all be wanting,
y'all be trying to keep a,
keep a close.
Let us spend time with me.
Let us spend time with old choke.
And most of the time,
you know what?
Her friend girls, they'd be single. They'd old choke. And most of the time, you know what? Her friend girls, they be single. They be single
and I, you know...
And Madcock, she won't go to the club
no more with y'all. Right. Your single
friends will keep those that have boyfriends
or husbands single.
Or try to.
They want you miserable with them.
They do. They give
you the worst advice.
They give you the worst advice so you can be miserable with them. Mm-hmm, they do. They give you the worst advice. They give you the worst advice
so you can be miserable with them.
Wow.
I can see that, Ocho.
I do.
Because, you know,
all of a sudden, you know,
they used to go to the club.
They go on the trip to Cancun
and they go into Tulum
and all that.
And now,
she want to spend time with her man. She
want to be booed up with me.
You ain't got no time. So, oh, you too
good to hang out? Yep. Because I'm
in a serious relationship. I'm trying to
settle down. I'm going to get married. Maybe
have a kid. Hey, ain't no kid going. Ain't no
kid jumping off. Maybe one. I might
can squeeze out one. I don't know.
You know, have to get this pipe
cleaned out, a little rusty up in there. You know what I'm saying? No joke. But get that. You know, I might can squeeze out one. I don't know how to get this, you know, how to get this, this pipe cleaned out, a little rusty up in there.
You don't say no joke,
but get that,
you know,
I might can squeeze out one.
Yeah.
There you go.
Well,
you know,
you got to think especially depending on who you're dating after a while.
If you're dating after a while,
you know,
guys will allow their women to friend girls,
go on girl trips,
you know,
friend girls.
We go on dinner,
go to,
go to outings.
You know,
I think that's healthy
for relationships
when women can still
oh yeah
I ain't got no problem
with that
no you go
hey
I ain't with your girl
you don't do your thing
hey but just know
they don't mean no good
I ain't lying
they
they happen
you got
hey
you got a nice life
you got a G-Wagon
you got this
got this big old house
you go
you ain't got to work you got somebody cleaning the house three times a week you got somebody nice life you got a G-Wagon you got this got this big old house you go you ain't got to work
you got somebody
cleaning the house
three times a week
you got somebody
preparing the meals
hey
your family taking care of
blah blah blah
hey
don't mess that up
don't mess that up now
for you to be out there
like them
texting three different people
to make ends meet
mm-hmm
alright
he get the purses another one get the shoes another one get the work to make ends meet. Mm-hmm. All right.
He get the purses.
Another one get the shoes.
Another one get the... All right.
Yeah.
You get flowers once a week.
You get flowers once a week.
Uh-huh.
Matter of fact,
I done bought you a garden.
So you go pick your own flowers.
Mm-hmm.
Man, five... Five... Girlfriend... See, women got more friends, mm-hmm man five
five
girlfriend
see women got more
friends
women normally have
more friends
than guys
don't you
yeah
yeah
when I'm talking about
like close friends
like I'm saying like
like you'll actually
like talk to
you know I'm saying
like share things with
nah
cause see for me
if I tell somebody something and I hear it again I already know where it came from because I ain't talking to two people.
Oh, yeah.
Oh, yeah.
See, girl, like, and see, when somebody tell me something, I'll tell you, man, can I tell you something?
Okay.
Before you tell me, who else have you told?
Right.
Right.
Because I don't want you to come and bring your ass over here and tell me, tell hell no who did you tell i ain't want to tell nobody that bull job that you told me
so before you tell me who did you tell man i don't say see okay now don't tell me
hey you know what hey it's another question. Since we're on the topic, how come women friendships
never really last?
Especially when it's a group.
If they go on a trip together,
they come back,
ain't nobody friend no more.
They go to dinner parties,
you know,
everybody split the bill,
then they're not friends no more.
Yeah.
There's always a story or situation,
especially on Twitter or X,
whatever you want to call it,
where this always happens
and it happens continuously
and regardless of age.
The teenagers,
the older group,
even the,
you know,
the of age,
everybody be going through it.
Always.
I'm like,
why does it always happen
with women?
They can never remain friends
for a very,
very long time.
They always end up
falling out about something
that's so simple.
They give their girlfriend one chance,
but they give JoJo,
he get 30 chances to mess up.
But the girl give one chance.
She don't come to my birthday dinner.
No, I ain't talking to that bitch, no.
Yeah, women,
because JoJo, like,
like,
I guess I think I'm unique like
I ain't a guy like
first of all I ain't got to worry about this
because Bucket and Burns married but
if my
homeboys like okay you interested in something
but I'm good
because I always felt that if you try to holler at me,
you're trying to get back at them.
You're trying to tick them off.
I ain't trying to tick my homeboys off.
Now, there are some men, your boys.
Yeah.
Hey, you turn your back, they like.
Yeah.
Yeah. yeah cause you know back
back with your old
old shay
you know
I had a stepper
I kept a stepper
you know what I'm saying
yes sir
and
and I
if they
nobody want
what I
what I need
I need a looker
yeah
you're supposed to be a looker
mhm
turn I need you to turn heads now. You're supposed to be a looker. Mm-hmm.
I need you to turn heads now.
And I'm always getting there first,
because I want you to walk in,
because I want to see the reaction.
Mm-hmm.
I don't care if the guys look.
I want to see the women that look,
because if they look, I know I got something.
I know I got a winner.
Right.
That's what you need to look.
Look here.
Guys, they'll hit the crack of dawn.
And they ain't saying nothing for them.
Right.
But when them women look, ooh, okay, I like what she got on, you know.
Yeah.
You know, she got on some Tom Ford heels or some YSLs, maybe some Balenciaga boots.
You know the Balenciaga got them knee-high boots right now?
Oh, yeah.
Oh, yeah.
Oh, yeah.
Yeah.
They in season now.
It's winter.
It's cold now.
For sure.
For sure.
With a nice bag.
You know.
YSL, Dior, LV.
You know what? Them old nice ones.
Yeah.
Man.
Yeah.
Ain't nothing like ain't nothing like
a beautiful woman
nah
ain't nothing like it Ocho
listen
God knew what he was doing
when he made women
in general
that is one of the
greatest creations
ever
known to man
ever
ain't nothing like him, Ocho.
A woman that work out just a little.
I ain't say that's got to be her life.
Right.
But just a little, Ocho.
Yeah.
Lord, forgive me for my ways.
Tough.
Tough.
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Alright, Ocho, time for
our final segment of the evening. It's time
for Q&A.
Let me use the bathroom real quick. Go ahead.
Jay Dove from Akron.
Appreciate the love for my alma mater.
Go Bucs.
I'm going to celebrate by buying a couple of bottles of La Portilla and Ocho cigars.
Keep up the good work.
Ocho, still waiting on that jersey.
Stay strong, Jenkins family.
Buckeye Nation.
All right, Jay Dove, I appreciate that.
Man, congratulations, man.
I know that's been a long time because y'all guys have been knocking on the door.
You went to a couple of – you were in the finals, lost to Clemson one year,
and the next year y'all go and y'all get blown out by Alabama.
Y'all just kept knocking, kept knocking, and finally you guys got over the hump.
So congratulations.
We appreciate that.
Yeah, and I guess this incident, Ohio, I don't know if you're still in uh i guess this incident ohio i don't
know if you're still in ohio but uh this incident did happen in ohio so yeah we send our thoughts
and prayers to the jenkins family uh that had to go through what they went through but the buckeyes
did it um seemed like to me i thought texas was their toughest opponent um Look, Notre Dame made the game interesting late in the ballgame,
but at 31-0, I don't know how many people stayed around.
That was there that when the Irish started making their comeback,
was still tuned in and watching at that point in time.
But give the Buckeyes credit.
Hell of a season.
Lost Oregon. Rede of a season. Lost Oregon.
Redeemed that loss. Lost the
final game of the season to Michigan.
But I think this National Championship,
I think it makes up for that
loss to Michigan by winning the National
Championship. They're the National Champs.
So, J-Dub, I appreciate that, man.
I appreciate the support. I appreciate you
watching Nightcap, supporting Ocho
and I. And I definitely appreciate you
supporting LePortier.
So thank you, man.
Appreciate that.
Yeah, Ocho, get that man his jersey.
Isaiah Lancaster,
Ocho, does Allen defeat Mahomes this weekend?
And what's your thoughts on Chandler Parsons
saying KD is better than Kobe all time?
His opinion,
but Kobe was way better two-way player to me.
Man. Kobe all time. His opinion, but Kobe was way better two-way player to me. Man,
that's going to be a great game.
What's the weather going to be like
in Kansas City?
I don't think it didn't pass either
because both of them
used to play in the cold.
Both games were cold yesterday.
J-Dub say he's still waiting
on his jersey.
J-Dub, send me my hand. I jersey J-Dub send me my hand I need his information
huh
Ash done sent you the information
twice
when she sent it to me uh
Mia
Mia Rare
Ryan
oh she sent it to Ryan
well tell Ryan send it to me I got
I got
what the hell you mean tell Ryan to send it to me. I got the job.
What the hell is that your sister?
What the hell do you mean tell Ryan to send it to you?
Oh, my bad.
Yeah, I got jerseys.
I got jerseys.
I got three jerseys right now.
What do you call it?
I'm talking about game jerseys too.
Game one.
Yeah.
He's going to buy some cigars.
He's going to celebrate because he's a Buckeye alum.
So he's going to buy some cigars and some Laporte.
Yeah, yeah.
Celebrate.
Isaiah Lancaster asked, Ocho, does Josh Allen defeat Mahomes this weekend?
And what are your thoughts on Chandler Parsons saying KD is better than Kobe?
His opinion, but Kobe was a better two-way player.
For one, the basketball question is better suited for you, Arn.
Oh my goodness,
that's going to be a good one.
Mahomes is going to have to play mistake-free, I mean,
not Mahomes, Josh Allen is going to have to play mistake-free football, Arn.
Yeah, one tournament could be the difference in this ball game.
I think they're going to have to steal a possession or two.
They got to steal a possession
or two and play mistake-free football,
and there's a good chance the Bills win this game.
There's a good chance the Bills win this game.
But that guy there, Mahomes, man, that Patty Mahomes.
Yeah, it's hard to bet against him.
They are firing on all cylinders.
On all cylinders.
That's going to be a good game, man.
That's going to be a good game.
That's going to be a great game.
Yeah, man.
Hey, what do you think about that question about, you know,
KD being better than Kobe?
I think he's better at certain things than Kobe.
Yeah.
Maybe a three-point shooter
uh maybe a mid-range but it's a better nah i ain't going all around though no no no no no that's not
close all around kobe was a uh seven it was a eight or nine time all defensive team player
first team uh along with all those all-NBA first team,
a five-time champion, a two-time Finals MVP,
which KD is a two-time Finals MVP.
I can't go there.
In what context is he speaking in KD being better?
I guess he said he's a better all-time player,
and I don't know what he's basing it on.
Is KD a better three-point shooter?
Yeah.
Better at the mid-range?
Yes.
But Kobe, I can't go there.
Yeah.
He's more efficient than Kobe.
See, KD game is not predicated on a whole bunch of shots
KD game is predicated
on efficiency
right
KD is the type of guy
that can go get 40 points
on 18 shots
dang
which is rare
because
and I'm
not for big
now you talking about a guy
that's just like a shot
getting 40
cause you know
he gonna dunk the ball
but KD getting
KD
shooting jumpers
mid-range so nah okay i'm gonna disagree with challenge that's his opinion but i disagree
tony bnr says argue with my family is golf a top 10 quarterback
uh in this year yes yeah yeah Yeah. Yeah, absolutely. Yeah.
I mean,
you got my homes,
Lamar,
Josh Allen.
Uh,
hell this year.
Hell,
what's he called?
The top 10 quarterback,
uh,
Jane Daniels. Yeah.
Mm.
Hmm.
Absolutely.
Yeah.
I mean,
the way golf has played the last couple of years you have to put him in
the top 10 timmy said come on uh-oh come on bro i don't even think purdy is good but but to say
lance is better is just asinine do you think shatterhead lynch are dumb purdy shouldn't get
50 million but he's definitely better than lance that that that just that just pains me at times.
I'm for real, Unc.
That pains me at times, but it happens.
Aaron Owen says, what's up, Unc?
Had Jamal Lewis not torn his ACL in 01,
do you think you guys go back to back?
Nah, the team had changed too much um
we had all of a sudden we thought you know we threw the ball more than what we should have
yeah um i thought ta came in and um did a great job of terry allen uh we got him my homeboy
uh he was at minnesota had some good year great years in at Minnesota had some good years great years at Minnesota had some good years at
Washington
but we're a different
team the defense was
not as vaunted was not as scary as
it was the previous year
teams that kind of figured aside a little bit and so
even when we didn't
turn the ball over teams had a little bit more success
their offense had a little bit more success
Ocho on our defense than what they had in the ball over teams had a little bit more success. Their offense had a little bit more success, Ocho, on our defense
than what they had in the past.
J-Dub
said, Ash just sent your info
to Rell. She's going to make it
happen. Okay, okay, okay.
Yeah.
She got it. Yeah, so
I'm going to make her ship
it off, too. I bet you to make her ship it off too.
I bet you have.
What's today?
What's today?
Today, Monday on?
Yeah, no, today, Tuesday.
Because we already.
Oh, okay, Tuesday.
I bet you had that jersey before Thursday or Friday.
Yeah, you got to sign it though.
No, they already signed.
I'm going to just get one of them.
Okay.
Sheldon Pope said, if Magic Johnson wins the Super Bowl,
what can we say about him?
He wins at all levels.
NBA championship, Dodgers, and in Washington,
I think he won one with the Galaxy.
Mm-hmm.
And he won one with the Sparks.
Look.
Golly.
Magic just knows how to do it.
He's a very savvy businessman.
He knows where to put his money money he's surrounded himself with great people
that's what I'm saying Ocho
when you win, that's your brand
people want to associate with winners
that's how Magic was able to make
all these contacts
being with the Lakers, being in LA
and boom, he get put in place
the Starbucks deal and the Magic Johnson theaters and the
Magic Johnson skating rinks
and all that other stuff that came along
with being Magic Johnson and being in
LA and winning, people
wanted to associate with him.
Relationships are so important.
It's all about relationships once you
get to this level. Relationships are so important and not
burning bridges along the way because you never
know when you might need somebody.
Nehemiah Jean
for
for leap.
Oh,
was there any fallout
made
called the Julio
Joe the live TV
when he wanted
to be traded?
What was the aftermath?
I wish I wouldn't
have called Julio.
I kind of put him
in a bad spot
and then kind of
put him in a bad spot and then kind of put him in a bad spot.
Julio felt
that when they started
talking about,
you know,
everybody was safe.
Matt Ryan was the only one
safer than everybody else.
He felt he should have
been included in Matt Ryan.
He felt he should have
been untouchable.
Right.
And he knew it came
from someone in the front office.
Always. And it ticked came from someone in the front office. Always.
And it ticked him off.
Because Julio gave everything to the Falcons.
He probably played some games that he probably shouldn't have played.
He probably should have taken some time off.
But he had a great situation in Atlanta.
They treated him well.
And I think, you know, Ocho, sometimes, you know,
when emotion is high logic is
low and you hear i say that here uh i think you know and the gentleman we just had mikey on he's
like look don't be don't don't make an emotional decision and he was hurt that they thought that
oh we just move on with julio we We just keep Matt. When he really should have just stayed.
Because Julio had it really good there.
Yes, sir. With his practice schedule.
He didn't realize everybody don't do that, Ocho.
Everybody don't let their veterans just come out there
and do a little bit on Wednesday, a little bit on Thursday,
hit it on Friday, and then go play on Sunday.
Right.
Everybody ain't got it like that, Ocho.
But I talked to Julio.
I just hate that I put him in that spot.
I really do.
Because Julio is a great guy.
Trey, what's up?
Nightcap, Navy Vet.
Can you shout out my wife, PFC Diamond Hawkins,
on deployment in Kuwait.
If JD5 go to the Super Bowl, do we look at other quarterbacks differently?
Even more body of work, i.e. Lamar.
Diamond, PFC is private first class.
Diamond Hawkins on deployment in Kuwait.
Oh, that's his wife.
Oh, okay.
Trey.
Diamond, how you doing?
I don't know if you're watching this,
but thank you for your service.
Your hub,
I want to wish to give you a shout out.
She's in deployment in Kuwait.
Thank you for your service.
To all the men and women
in the military, thank you so much for all you do to all the men and women in the military.
Thank you so much for all you do to keep us safe and sound.
If Daniels goes to the Super Bowl, of course, that's the thing.
We look at all quarterbacks differently when somebody goes to the Super Bowl.
Ultimately, that's what you do.
That's why you make the big bucks.
There's a reason why no player is within $20 million, $15 million, $30 million, $25 million of the big bucks. There's a reason why no player isn't within $20 million,
$15 million,
$30 million,
$25 million
of the top quarterback.
The highest paid
wide receiver
makes $25 million.
The highest paid quarterback
makes $60 million.
There's a reason why.
No other players
within $25 million
are the highest paid
quarterback.
That's the expectations.
They get all the, they get all the expectations. They get all the,
they get all the credit.
They get all the blame.
Uh,
terrible.
Bullard said,
my daughter,
Camara Bullard made the Dean list at Savannah state.
She's also a sophomore.
Now,
can you give her a shout out?
Come on.
Congratulations.
Congratulations.
SSU college by the sea.
You can get anywhere from here.
Congratulations on making the Dean's List.
Terrell, I know you're proud of Kimora.
I'm proud of being a proud alum.
Thank you for sending your daughter to us.
She's in great hands.
Congratulations, Kimora, on making the Dean's List.
Joseph Salazar, what's up, Uncle Don't Show?
Love the show.
Can y'all do me a favor? Wishing my two boys Zadrick
and Zabion.
Happy birthday, bro.
Kyandra.
Kyandra, my girlfriend.
Happy early birthday, bro. What's up
with these names?
Zadrick
and Zabion. Happy birthday.
Your dad wanted us to wish you a happy birthday.
Hopefully you guys did something fun, played some video games,
got a new PlayStation, Xbox, or whatever kids of your ages get.
Kuzandra, your girlfriend, Joseph wanted to wish you a happy early birthday.
Now, hopefully y'all do something fun, something romantic.
You know how y'all do.
You know.
Yeah.
Hey, Joe, go and get it in now.
Hey, get the roast box, bro.
Trudy Lawrence says, Shay, Shay, Ocho at midnight will be my birthday.
Can't wait to hit that high note for my birthday.
Thanks for the sport and most of all the laughs.
That's what I'm talking about, Trudy. Trudy says you're going to hit that high note for my birthday. Thanks for the sport. And most of all, the lab. That's what I'm talking about.
Trudy.
Trudy says you're going to hit that high note.
Yeah.
Okay.
In that thing.
Trudy says she ready to get a mean one.
Happy early birthday,
Trudy.
Hopefully you do something fun.
Get some great gifts.
Hang out with family,
friends and loved ones.
That's what it's all about.
Antonio Taylor said, will y'all run the show an extra 30 minutes to hit?
It's a good night.
No, because I got to work in the morning.
Me too.
Jordan said, who's a better driver, men or women?
Who's a better driver, Ocho?
Men.
There are some women that can drive, but the majority of
men are good. The majority
of women are bad. They can't even
parallel park.
Oh, yeah.
I don't know what
that Austin Powers clip
oh yeah that's the
whoa
she gave you
the wheels came off didn't it
oh she done messed it up
you crashed into the ball
lord have mercy
she done wrecked that
and she take off running
hey call the cops She done wrecked that. And she take off running.
Hey, call the cops.
Leave the scene of an accident.
Failure to render aid.
He must have been intoxicated.
Lord, how can you drive right into the wall and you gotta learn how to whip
you gotta know how to whip that thing
Lord have mercy
gotta bring that thing
bring it in
Lord have mercy
she stepped on the gas too
you hard
she dropped
she dropped stepped on the gas too, Ocho. You hard. Yeah, she drunk.
She drunk.
I don't know who she worked for, but I don't know if she's going to be employed tomorrow.
Nah.
And it's on camera too.
She done wrote to people.
And she take out running.
That's what got it, Ocho.
She take out running.
Bam!
Run! Like like what the heck
he took her
Ocho watch this
he took off
yeah she run it
she out of there
Ocho
what if she don't
what if she don't work there
what if she don't snuck
playing security
to be where she is they gotta be somebody cause coach Ryan Day Also, what if she don't work there? What if she don't snuck past security?
To be where she is,
they got to be somebody because Coach Ryan Day had just walked by too.
He was in the car in the front seat.
Oh, he was?
Yes.
Oh, Lord.
They got to be somebody important.
I don't know.
She's going to be gainfully employed tomorrow.
That's just me.
That concludes this episode of nightcap.
Um,
thank you.
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