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My hip spine -- take a -- Stearns alongside this morning on AM are you. Good hey how they're quick question -- start. How free you as the move to ESPN ban I mean it's interest in career move for you. -- while no I mean you you you major -- the NFL network I think it's a great move I mean. You know he I mean you've done such an unbelievable job so many levels maybe it doesn't matter where you go but I'm just curious. You know 'cause ESPN is the 800 pound gorilla.

Well I'll tell you that it's worked out better than I have sort of imagined it to work out it's been tremendous I feel honored to get to work there and there have been so many great people love us solo in the delegates or quit and I mean just that they don't last Sunday is an example in that room wants an important relaxed the purported.

And in the green room. Yeah it's it's assembly of and in the basement of his game going to serve in his eleven giant piece in the -- to sit there you watched both games or watch -- And about particular coach Ditka and and -- black except that has against the Atlanta Falcons and doesn't that -- satisfied that the movement is what matters -- thirty pending coached this. Since this. All is mind just yelling cut. I don't want -- decade are just going automatically -- right so tired later. I put dimension and look at the journal a little -- about that -- ticket and look over appear overly approach. Treatment ago replied. I. Just as you just can't really get a better up side as of steady.

On a total of fungus but that room I mean you know it's like that you know bar. At pat O'Brien's new world -- sort of the greatest rooms of all time it's only had a good about the rule when they watch football games -- think about these hall of -- while he's legendary people in the game altogether. Watch in the game. I had the privilege to be here couple and show after fines up more than any -- exactly Adam back -- before -- backup a look at last week -- just the slow one particular question and it's far too early to say the legend of Josh McDaniels is growing. You know we talked about the -- have been continue to be undefeated. Against the patriots and and I heard a couple of things leading up to and after that game. Somebody I don't think -- you but somebody's -- what you Josh -- that I can make a high school quarterback into an all pro this particular offense after the game or said I have never ever. Ever in my life. Seen the field more clearly that I sought today against the New England Patriots. Is this guy that good or is he just got a -- this this rogue wave and riding it to shore at some point it's gonna -- crash all round.

Well I pick a replacement or ever were targeted jobs this summer and tell me about color -- that. Couldn't believe just more color was and how advanced and -- and now ahead of the curve you would have -- you don't pick up the offense. So I think if he trust power to do certain things that other quarterbacks might not be able to hand -- that number one of -- Just being an agent remember him up Bob LaMont who also happens to represent Mike Holmgren and Andy Reid Jon Gruden and any number of coaches never -- Bob. -- have bumped into him. In Indianapolis February. Telling me that Josh McDaniels. Will put down as the greatest coach he's ever had now again. I. Clone to those words as -- unfolding this spring and summer and people ripping him and the world seem to be collapsing around him because of -- deal to Brandon -- situation and all the negativity and a couple of times on Twitter. I think just regalia -- and I said that. They can know what Bobbitt told me back in February. Bob would not assert that focused. Controversy if he. Didn't really believe it it's sort of like somebody who's an expert in the field -- he'll want somebody or something and -- mining and you believe what they say. A you put some. Political -- and and certainly I did what Bob that particular David -- ripping. We -- those remarks and there's like I think it at your question -- about what you I think John McCain is for real yes.

There probably are a number of factors that has made Brady's -- on Brady like awful on so far this year the need the competence level Linden the you know Welker out element in all those kinds of things. Taking a step you know further backed the Josh mcdannold situation. Might be a deal conscious or unconscious where the commitment to a particular play being called by a new offensive coordinator. Isn't necessarily as comfortable and has committed by Tom Brady and he's up they can -- that's a dumb -- to call on the situation. Maybe it's just different -- was with Josh there and in fact I've talked about it on the show Monday morning. You watch the Denver Broncos offense function and he said based on down and distance and game situation he knew exactly what Josh was thinking. And exactly what Josh was going to call and he said he was right 99 out of a hundred times -- the Denver bronco offense -- guess that is that comfort factor with -- O'Brien the new offensive coordinator isn't there and might that be part of the problem. I he said it's just a matter of working harder and how the Bill Belichick --

But it PA -- kid that put it it's only natural it's sort of like. I could you expand and the producers startled me out of the producer so it could talk pressed to understand exactly what the other are making sure I -- it right now too much and I think they understand me better understand them better just like -- don't know what they knew little tigers it's like anybody -- job. So it's only natural that Tom. He's not comfortable right now the real grind and you'd like to think over time that they will develop that report. That Tom how -- jobs but Josh is historic coached and affected bootable I want one they'd be as well Chris there are people who -- until but. Again there's a comfort level that prompt now must find where this new coach and it totally passionate. He can't be cut what I do think the absence of judgment dangled as one of the factors. -- like Tom Brady and not look like Tom Brady okay including good don't get me wrong it did not being. Eight post quarterback there we're used to seeing for so long.

Atom power on Brady and his clearly isn't topic number one week five the NFL season. -- week six but I'm I'm curious. Your thoughts could you speak to so many people about Brady's future. This came up in the pre season when. Philip Rivers son is 92 million dollar deal but nobody looks at the bonuses thirty plus million for rivers 35 million for Peyton Manning and Brady's always been -- Different environments where the team comes first here can you just give us your insight into his next contract and its future.

Well he's got two years left and there's any question he can reach out there -- on that night and issued a question what are the dollars liking that deal. And my guess should be that I think I'm ready to let them work it came pretty closely and and my guess is. That the next time he might not be as willing that they can happen is gone up significantly. The dollars and got significantly accomplishments and resume have gone up significantly. There's a lot of factors at play here litigated field and again I think that Tom Brady will be paid. Top of the game -- deserves to be paid that's property game he will be and and the crap spam will take care and take great care rep. Philip Rivers deal came in what 97 million dollars.

It was 92 overall but it was about 38 million dollar bonus it was more than Peyton Manning --

OK so like if corporate bonus 38 and -- as well as 3536000. Saturdays. Yet I mean. Okay and it's not hard. To.

I asked the question is and I'm sure you were there after they won their last Super Bowl the subject came up cause that's when he signed his last contract any clearly admitted. -- you know in a position of leverage would never do this but he admitted that if I wanted to be the highest paid player in the NFL wouldn't be here. Any could you could make the argument that he could be the highest played in the public NFL so while I agree.

That's about it but but you will be the highest paid player in NFL. Whether it's knowing -- or Denver or Kansas City or whatever team you wanna put out there he will take.

But that's not what -- the last contract with the patriots he agreed to take less to stay here basically.

Polygamy -- in the market value any could have made more and the next time around I promise you will be the -- paper in the game and I come back to this. Again not my money so it's these mistakes but. What what's the difference of the contract for 1281409.

Now we're talking bonus.

I mean who cared okay of the Boris is going to be slipped to nine or 41 of forty and look at. Big deal to take one -- is now.

And what's more likely to happen and we don't want and that man be -- between so we've been kicking this around this morning. The patriots blowout Tennessee at Gillette on Sunday by I don't know three touchdowns all our. -- somehow someway get their first win against the patriots.

I don't see that I just don't see that happening I think in New England. Going to be a bit ornery clinical lost and I think that New England. Had been put it really expects to bully added I think this -- get better as the year goes on I really do believe that and so I keep it no it won't get that big -- and I'm not run the said that I feel pretty good about.

Injuries to the titans defensive backs aside is the absence of -- worth the big difference in the titans team this year.

Well I think that's one factor pediatric Egyptian works the defense quoted -- another I think Kyle vanden Bosch is not played the way but he did. I think that they've not done the past fresh that they used to getting I think it because they're gonna pass rush. That they are playing more from behind to teams run the ball more to notify the pats rushed. There are any number of factors all the would you -- you can factor -- Perry -- just throwing the football more than they had the -- they're running the football as they had that test because they're behind. They all can appeal to each other due to a deal I mean it's there there are -- factors and there are interrelated.

At a new broke the story that rush was out of the checked its bid to buy the rams are you surprised of that news cycle. Lasted just a week ended -- using the last longer and end and the second part of that question is. Do you think and I novices can no conspiracy theory in in in work in progress here. They're worse things in the world for Rush Limbaugh than to have that kind of exposure and that kind of talk show. Fodder and and and and capital. To play on the air and not all the St. Louis Rams are regularly -- given the choice of quietly under the radar owning you know 5% of the rams next February nobody knows about it or having this happen. I guess is that that rush would vote for plan B.

Well are located there -- few things number one. When you enter into a deal to buy an NFL team. You sign a confidentiality agreement. Will split -- violated that agreement. So that would lend credence to your -- Which I will tell you there are people around the -- was suggested to me this week that this is old one big ruse anyway and that it was all. Much ado about nothing and Russia's attempt to generate publicity which he got ultimately -- of this exactly what you want to get we're just a kind of publicity. -- upon him. And quite frankly I don't think it was ever viable that he was told to become a limited partner. Of the news St. Louis Rams ownership group I don't think -- ever gonna happen. Yet this story is generated headlines in chatter and all sorts of intrigue. For the past week two weeks ever visits came that he was part that group and again I think it's much ado about nothing personally I think take a public plan that he's pretty shrewd guy pretty manipulative kind of guy and this played right Tuesday.

So he used Dave Checketts then because my guess is check of thought he could maybe sneak this guy through under the radar because no -- we don't know we don't know word one I don't think you probably do. About any of the other five groups not name -- slash Limbaugh so my guess is -- a -- this whole thing slides through under the radar and sometime in February the owners' meeting they announced the fact that Dave Checketts is part of this group the so did Russia used --

I think they -- probably resolve minor again our board did not that's not forever but just Mike gaps in elements I guess in the should be paid. In on one hand in one case. Becomes a busy day. Limited partner in the -- which I get out because every happened and it ends in the worst case. He comes out talks about -- publicity you either -- if you get something out of.

I don't -- your football question which one of these teams is more for real in your opinion of foreign one Cincinnati Bengals. The final Minnesota Vikings. Or the foreign -- once saints.

Well. I saw a number pick in the bank will go to -- to start the season and they lost the first game and some guy on Porter wrote some angry it's mentioned Cuba so angry about some things I understand that the Tibetans. I'm running out. -- just personally I -- what you know you -- you know it just angry F bombs everywhere this message you don't know what an idiot I --

That means that the dangles for the season. -- already -- the epidemic and your -- a.

I looked at Cincinnati would be good and I think different look this course impoverished back steep it is tough Minnesota is -- absolute -- as long as Brett Favre. Can stay healthy now. You know it's amazing that we're talking about the most durable player ever played the NFL. Wondering whether he can -- seated but that's what happens when your your complaint quarterback in and less eating deeply with a ruptured biceps.

And hey play Baltimore this week to a home that's a good --

That's a tough game and and at what they're reducing its. I think I'm saying it's. Meant fewer questions that those -- the two teams but. Very -- you still want.

Vietnam damaged in your impression because I'm thinking in only December -- it's easy to look up now and see that goes to with the top three of the top three teams in the NFL. You know by record and then all of adjusting games this week is saints play the giants. The bit the ravens and play the vikings but I've wondered in December so I asked you the question that way who's for real.

that I think we'll -- to -- it it may mean there's a different way of racing. I think I would pick the I think -- picked to in us. Arnold QB to do this idiocy so -- Serbia to vikings and saints and as far as helping I think get beat the vikings -- not it --

They ought to make us more receptive game watchers this weekend what should be we be watching. It will have ramifications. You know following big game and and down the road would be you know buffalo on the jets -- of Jauron survives. Would be Washington and Kansas City -- zorn survived or something else Mecca smarter if you watch the game Sunday.

But I looked up from me make people smart it's like. I would tell you that as you watch the games and Sunday you -- coaches and to me that that's always a very interesting issue here I mean another -- importers can at this -- that. We want to. Dana Snyder tell us what's going on. Look what Dana Snyder have to put the players that Jim zorn has to win keep -- job wouldn't let let let let me enlighten them. If he wins then they -- everything we can't there's no changes and the people who it's not gonna get fired. The -- didn't know what I understand despite it was never spoke to the media really in coming years. At the commencement and and I have Beckett kept the players even spent time think about this to -- that would -- speculative community is the -- at. Can irked me a little bit.

What do you produce a center from your minder from people across the National Football League may be up and asking yet maybe something down the road a slow day. What you think is more impressive to insiders in this league junior say -- playing linebacker for the nineteenth season at age forty. Or Brett Favre playing quarterback for the nineteen season at age forty.

Well I think they're both incredibly impressive and I think that. Junior. Is part contact and every lighten. So -- that is it's sort of like to turn it park street tower district far blows -- Americans in my mind because the -- Is that -- have to -- in baseball auto week at a game to game basis but put to -- juniors using his body. I mean I gotta go back and look at the players they'll pick and as draft and would -- youngest player on the patriots and literally. It won't see year old Junior -- Internet you have a 12 years old correct. -- its its chain says it physical freak he just physical freak and a marvel at I have all the respect the world that I really do it. To meet their both impressive report doesn't dump but I just think did you hear it might be that much more prejudiced because at a rate the demand disposition.

You know it's funny did the age thing with -- junior because ESPN boston.com just did -- thing with that. Yesterday and they did the ages of the current patriots linebackers when junior was drafted. And it was like 4 and 8 o'clock.

That's. The that's not surprising that that's right you know you could find out that you know. A border into the youngest player in the league -- I wonder if he was born. When you're sister -- we use existing as the nineteen year old NFL audiotape which like 41 years old yeah alien -- understandably there's only a community of amateur Buddhist. I it figured out well -- go to work well was it probably gonna beat you his mouth when he would -- dispersed and at the game that there's no question about that anyway an end and haven't watched you grow up close and personal for no reason I was in Denver. That guy it was just add that exchange all energy all the time all over the place. Europe might -- about one year old daughter I mean just.

At that. Are we asking the I was asking this either or question what's more likely the be the case when money morning I'm sorry when Tuesday morning rolls around -- straight. That. Josh McDaniels and the Broncos remain undefeated against San Diego Monday night -- Or Tennessee remains dwindles against the patriots.

I like -- chances better what industry in LA. Sure I don't interest and the teams in -- yeah I understand that they're coming up my right there and -- by any historical by expanding your homes and you have to have some news all the elements of paper and chances are probably would begin by just. I I just don't keep keep beating -- adjustment yeah. After always a pleasure talking to you William -- this week you can doubles. We -- when we were gonna. Actually we talked to that are -- guys that yeah. And this week you know an academic support poster makes balls will be lots. -- previously announced after joining Dennis and Callahan will be right back.