Wed, 12 Oct 2011|
Hall of famer Michael Irvin joined the Big Show live in studio and preached to us about Wes Welker and other receivers in the NFL, and got us ready for Patriots/Cowboys this weekend.
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back here -- objectionable to our white Michael Holley Mikey Adams -- flash. Hall of -- Ex cowboy that's the upon it on the patriots scheduled for Sunday. And a horse cart analyst for NFL network Michael Gerber has been doing -- show down in Miami in the in the next Booth and He joins us live. In this -- and it's great to see him. Payment thanks I got I got a question I gotta get off my interest rates from the beginning because mr. -- over here and I had this big argument on Monday and He came down here. To do apiece with Wes Welker for the -- that's in a month.
Have a bit it's now since the last that was my -- the playing the cowboys. Here a real call one night now. Right and resisted I came to the game of the year it's been a cable for the game -- a -- It was a -- with three -- vehicles -- it was freed him so course you know me being in ruin a cool there's a mob would go do you mean right. Got ill gotten out of me I've got -- and I think in -- aren't monsters and they showed it ranch owned TV. Memo wife -- faltering important. Experts also believe she said He would not really for the Likud.
Why do you have -- don't get that off as a kid -- 300. Stupid me golf you're out of adult jokes like we will -- report did that no doubt about it. -- what is I would live by doubt at all it was a statement it was a warm I don't know you know what ar board game and -- You should have taken off the -- gone and quarterback you know with a quarterback it was quit because it was the quarterback always -- outcry about this armament school. It was ugly games weird well enough patriots went about doing wrong that there are laws you are right about now I it's patriots accomplished as.
Mike do is get his sense of record yes sir we -- so I get into this argument on on Monday Republican at the first five games and -- in North Africa today. Hall of Famer here and that's part of my receiver don't you wanna bring up this argument I'm pretty sure he's probably gonna be okay we'll play it out a bull's -- So over the first lot of discussion over the first five games this little tiny little dude you're the -- done far too. Has got more. Passing yards -- yards. That anybody has ever had before in in five games. And yet because it is definitive. Size and the fact that he's really on the worth about two dozen of the big tall 65 bucket of the things. Calvin Johnson has some of these guys can do. There are people that don't. Regards him right now as one of the best receivers and -- get some argument to him once. He's in the top five He Adam at best maybe in the outside the number that He will not just sticks you know you win its -- He started it a double digits and worked -- it. And when it came to trying to put somebody -- Bruschi came up with the best answer 1 morning. Helping Johnson Wes Welker completely different where you put Wes Welker right now where would you rank him in receivers in the national football. Barton and I got -- walker. News. This was even.
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Now. -- Welker. Over any award on me give me one -- one drive for a game I'm taking a precision. Where a war of Wes Welker over the room for our room. All of the bigger receive. That's how much He has refined it's a perfect He has his game when you look at the stick it until you -- Never before in the history. Of this game. In their history. Of our game we play we called football have we head.
Slot receiver. As a premiere. -- ever before in history about the program. Originally cast -- to be refugees. Pictures from its for know where it's phenomenal. And I too well I'd like to George -- own distanced row. Not just. Where He is producers traveling -- about where He came from to give it to wit He we told mr. that was just what we. It's widget -- to get where you are. How many people want everybody to you you couldn't now what you're the best you're about the shadows. Jimmy rice changed Jesus Brinkley wrote in her. Are you serious like that -- volumes so that's what we call Jerry Rice and it -- it it's it's phenomenal what he's.
How does He out of Z -- he's small but He almost looks to me is if He makes himself. Smaller on the field which makes it very hard to defend him he's got -- quarterback who can accurately it's probable three inches off the ground he's cutting ability. Because he's not the fastest guys we saw last week He could make it to the end -- but He is quick. How does He do a -- why he's so good well.
C requires a couple of things -- the -- you've got to have a what what was. It's most incredible. Use ground contact. In and out of route. Leo you use a -- so we don't have the long stride lengths. So you get a more ground contact with stride frequency the amount timely but when He comes out of a cut. When He breaks come out of look if you're not already -- towards reduced -- direction which he's gore got no shot. We got no shot no shot I mean any doesn't it will this year reason I have moved from to defraud. Because years. He was just working the middle of the feel crossing routes that are reaping now he's edit. I'm going to go crawl. Break in -- and now he's edit that up the field in 99. Is that he's getting a big please. With that made I say he's the best He can go all siding can access. You can't bring them big -- okay now.
I'm gonna make you the general manager of the team got -- strategy now you're you're in charge. And I have given you all the receivers in the league you can take any you can start your receiving -- your leader the guy's gonna that the don't forget that -- group. You tell me you would start with Wes Welker.
What are you you know you're seeing it the best you've got to meet you guys are bigger -- athlete. Arlington dot because bad job advances Qaeda -- but lame game of football we're we're not good basketball fault. Michael George bigger ball well we're real -- to another because of basketball you can do things go by yourself so he'd been abort your matter without. We're not red baseball. This does not bear ball's daughter duo were very very hard I had break -- our goal they do. I don't drink out lucrative now he's been cut in his game this game requires. You have -- I would not be where I'm here with -- where treatment soon require excellent at it or you talk about individual is now at least been -- will likely was well -- Calvin Johnson though that this is no I'm looking at the physical gifts but that's why when I look at the numbers in shape look at the numbers He has the best because all -- get. Look at what He doesn't. In -- door -- door and even more.
That's distance travel no I won't take note if the agency take one receive. I'm more country Johnson over now doesn't your body windy city working your weekly football you got one drop. Wes Welker. This is the -- quarterback over everybody I would pick the precision. With the deal -- to talk not only a hall of Famer the smartest human being -- planet ladies each album or in the studio office. Just did you write -- it it is now. So reality with this situation because this is would I do to -- Most guys now with that is the same issue it with my brother -- the dog would go to the park. Every week yeah it is did that rated a plea was until about you -- not be because an order of life here. Very bird. All he's not very bird if you go to PowerPoint nineteenth street and we were playing basketball and all the gods blog about Magic Johnson all of it in my brother government over issues we don't know but.
Men are littler and all of problems autograph. And of course He was a bit to -- with the bad guys in the -- and -- Yeah and as you all know that doesn't lead golden -- white dot major -- does it. Big right that made to put this holiday out of the question is directed at you yeah. Round draft and I are going -- glad that I -- Pittsburgh. How much I don't quite got an award god -- made fame and I'll I'll -- to -- the -- admitted to a limited number critical moment.
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There's nothing like a locker room because it is not. Real world. We don't and a locker room you see bros. We're all Brothers by the work re putting it in his job Brothers Batticaloa all of your -- you know what I mean an end in housing Green Bay last week elkington and I said it's all the time. That will win championships. Go beyond being organization. Thirteen they'll get to being a football for him because rolled to the chairmanship -- it in page who. It's pretty it was Soviet peaks in -- into peaks. We can deal where the valleys. -- teams.
It organizations apart. But they'll bring families. Closer together a commodity a -- going to win -- championship you've got to have very -- how -- Recognize their closeness when guys only see. -- What we're trying to do an arm stroke awareness about I was just in Green Bay and -- with. You Greg Jennings in Jane Jones are sitting in -- locker room talk with them as they got as I was interviewing or Rogers earlier that day and it.
So what judge -- hope -- Don't -- is the majority don't -- And you -- like if He -- This tells me so. This feels -- that the people in the same thing with knowing what you're you're -- bureau on. The game to be -- on what we do with every day in the in the outside world of Obama -- just shift you got the best stuff. We don't bring -- developer -- that's when He links all of the myth that we deal with every duty. They don't -- it doesn't -- in the locker room.
So fairly atmosphere -- they certainly. They are doing what we've been talking about that with that with the Red Sox it's all so funny that my chemistry and and lack thereof. This team has fallen apart and we've we've been talking about today where He came on because yup they have some chemistry problems in the manager -- really felt like He could motivate certain guys and guys were plan for one another but.
They went -- think my greatest hope would dictate effort if you started losing hope there what's happening in your effort as his -- You know if you think you got a shot -- let -- listings coming together. We look good as missing in between Ingrid. They'll put forth more effort into because they're starting out more and more -- You know over the over the -- the stock losing whole. Start moving up for you start losing it'll do you start moving people it's callable snowball stop once it's.
We got to ask you to Florida now kind of player all it was a broken arm that Larry Bird and the average Eritrea don't give us all year that's it that's all it could joke is that -- good words into -- he's now why -- called bird dog -- at a level where we were going -- look through these duke doesn't do they don't He would go and He just -- animals. In there rib bones Kilmeny ought to go to at a public -- from school. We just on that -- I think we -- we've got a.
Cuba this football game on Sunday because you spent a lot of time. Obviously watching the the cowboys and it is one of those teams that you look at the lineup -- there seem like to get healthier Austin. A Dez Bryant certainly the defensive backs now look healthy for the first time probably since they started camp. Why are they such a trick or treat team is at all Tony rubble or is that the team itself. At times Michael they look like the best team in the league and then other -- they don't want the -- but they don't.
Bill for wind being hasn't completed the other thing that they need to do to become a very good team -- Tony Romo. -- you do it's equipped car. Plural of stalking his -- situation is anybody because He has to try to live up to. The expectations. In beat Troy Aikman and Roger Staubach in Dallas here this what people want but also. It help people with the frustrations. Of the quiz -- and -- started to milk so it's either win force that make us feel like you're Detroit Roger what are Italian films could you make of the U Quincy Carter it and put a little weight you're winning -- so how do you do it as a team you got to see. Is cute please Cory keeps his engaging. It when He gears to that moment in the game lead in the game can really make sure I'm playing with field. He throws that ball to me and I know He has had interceptions. That we can't have that -- trust -- old.
You don't want to work out -- what I would do cool cool mom mom I love you. You don't -- are -- so it's in the Ricci was got to protect. Have to protector in -- the outcome was have to find it. Finished and true -- how to change the game would as the finish. Guy like who in its. -- game. Ending double.
I think what you think it is I don't get the feeling sometime in watching -- looks great for the whole game and then I get the feeling late in the game. I amateurish and what -- it is I'm going I'm always aware of the score and stuff like that but you'll just get the feeling. That He doesn't know how to close out games He suddenly wolf for something up what it's not the best decision.
Are gonna ask what I'm talking about by the Vista -- if indeed you sure you got try to help with that because what's making. See what we've seen wrong. A closed fruit of the problem. -- through this what things -- going to treat what we need to do -- figure out is give back to the root of the issue. Why the fruit is -- you know why do we keep having these mistakes lead in the game that's the rule and I believe it's my assessment. -- When you come -- like Tony Romo has come. You don't -- Brady has coma -- league draft were to Rome wasn't withdrew after being you meteoric rise -- me get all of this morning. You have to understand it.
You don't have to waited. For a rule you is I believe like He always asked who. He used to justify. The -- years me because He came a long way. The wrong a serial we NG the long wait to see what I mean so early in the game. -- pressure there's. -- to gain to come to you gotta make death row to Jason week for the winner on the ball low five yards and running get another -- yours who that. Tom Brady has learned to do seek I don't have to throw the win it. I didn't don't put it all for heroes for afforded they put pedal instead she'd do it now you're forty yard throw good we are -- gold for forty yards. That's the final generation and He got two quick ones -- before we get out here number one win. --
I got New England game Dallas has now prepare for. Thousand payless is be real you know much is unload the cowboys now -- was reduced to -- it can be as dangerous anybody because you don't know. Just don't know I don't. -- Islam would destroy young offer through -- but He played pretty well. You guys know the first to have you go former -- defense and all that great right now about your analogy does it does give some going. -- That'll be interesting but I got.
And his rather quick one now you said we're not. Playing basketball. Pick in the best aptly put somebody who can get that final drive for a final drive this is in the Super Bowl. You can have Michael -- As a go to receiver. You can have Wes Welker as or go to receiver and I hear -- really going to -- you what you can.
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Is Jesse Holley but I in my body and I was DNA evidence and our regular is forever 100 -- hall of Famer Mike. Then everybody quick break it all right back gadget goodness John thank you Michael.
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