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Chargers QB Justin Herbert gives insight into Jim Harbaugh's all-in intensity and shares his "Welcome to the NFL Moment." Newly inducted Baseball HOFer CC Sabathia breaks down his nerves during the 2009 World Series and discusses his legendary half-season with Brewers. 8x Pro Bowl QB Philip Rivers reveals the teams that showed interest in him after his last NFL season and goes back-and-forth with longtime division rival Broncos fan Fritzy. 

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
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Speaker 2 (00:05):
Philip Rivers, former Chargers quarterback, the current Chargers quarterback Justin
Herbert in his sixth.

Speaker 3 (00:12):
See you're in your sixth year. Wow, gone by fast? Wow.

Speaker 2 (00:18):
Take me back to your junior year. You had really
good numbers at Oregon. How close were you to coming
out after your junior year?

Speaker 3 (00:27):
Yeah?

Speaker 4 (00:27):
Really not that close. You know, just the way the
season ended. I wanted to come back and make sure
that we ended on the right foot. And I still
feel like I had so much to improve and get
better at, and you know, I think that was something
that we accomplished my senior year.

Speaker 2 (00:39):
And then you played what thirteen or fourteen more games,
and scouts like to have around twenty five to thirty
starts to be able to assess, So I think you
had close to forty forty five starts in your careers.

Speaker 3 (00:52):
That sound about ry. Yeah, that sounds about right.

Speaker 4 (00:54):
I missed six games my sophomore year with a broken clavicle,
So I feel like that was, you know, a good
film to put back on on tape.

Speaker 3 (01:02):
How's the relationship with coach Harbaugh?

Speaker 4 (01:05):
It's awesome, you know, he's a he's an incredible coach.
Everyone loves to play for him. We just want to
make him proud. And you know, he's a competitor, and
I think that's the best thing about him is he
just wants to win.

Speaker 3 (01:13):
However, you know, we go about it. That's his main focus.
He's a little goofy though at times. Right, Yeah, And
I think that's a good thing, you know.

Speaker 4 (01:21):
I think, uh, you know, to have a personality as
a coach is great. He walks into team meeting rooms
and you know, it's it's not always just football, it's
you know, it's, uh, it's more than that.

Speaker 3 (01:30):
And I think the guys respect that.

Speaker 4 (01:32):
They appreciate that, and it makes it easier to you know,
relate to him.

Speaker 2 (01:35):
How would you assess his throwing motion, his arm?

Speaker 3 (01:40):
I actually haven't seen him throw a lot recently.

Speaker 4 (01:42):
I think he's been catching more passes and you know,
I think his arms have kind of taken a toll,
and but he.

Speaker 3 (01:51):
Can still throw if he needs to.

Speaker 2 (01:52):
Okay, you're being polite here, You're you're choosing your words
carefully there.

Speaker 3 (01:56):
I respect that man. Does he go into the way
room with you guys, Yeah, he's in there.

Speaker 4 (02:02):
All the time, he's lifting, he's he's getting in the
cold tubs. He does everything the player does. It's awesome.

Speaker 3 (02:07):
Wait, he gets in the cold tub with you. He
does well, not not like with me specifically, but oh
there's only room for one in the cold tub.

Speaker 4 (02:16):
No, it could fit, you know, fifteen fifteen guys. After practice,
he's in there recovering and doing everything he can to,
you know, maximizes his recovery.

Speaker 2 (02:25):
But his brother said that Jim gets in the the
ice tub in his khakis.

Speaker 3 (02:30):
Is that right he has before? Yes, I think it's.

Speaker 4 (02:35):
Maybe a you know, a time constraint if he's low
on time.

Speaker 3 (02:39):
Oh, okay, you'll just maximize the recovery.

Speaker 2 (02:41):
Okay, So you're not playing tonight, are you going to
have an ear piece in headset on?

Speaker 3 (02:46):
I think so.

Speaker 4 (02:47):
I think that'd be the plan, just to be able
to hear the play and you know, talk about whatever
whatever I need to any input. No, probably not, I
think more so you know, when we're playing a game, uh,
Greg and I will meet and we'll talk about, you know,
the plays that I do like, what I what I
don't like. And I think that's a meeting that happens
with the quarterbacks the day before, a couple days before,

(03:08):
just to talk through it.

Speaker 2 (03:09):
Help me understand the offensive philosophy, because statistically they weren't
great numbers, big numbers, but your quarterback rating was I
think your highest, and Jim loves to run the football.
So what how would you describe the offense the that
the Chargers will have this year.

Speaker 4 (03:27):
Yeah, I think for us to be successful, we have
to be able to do everything. You know, I think
it starts with our run game, you know, the offensive
line that we've put together and being able to run
the ball behind those guys. But then at the same time,
you know, that's what's going to open up our play
action game. And I think we had a really good
play action game last year, but something continued we can
continue to improve on. And then when we're running the

(03:49):
ball well, I think we're going to pass the ball
well too. And you know, being able to scramble extend
plays on my feet, you know, I think that's something
I wasn't really able to do much of last year,
but it is still a huge part of my game
and something that we need.

Speaker 3 (04:00):
To do this year.

Speaker 2 (04:01):
Yeah, we were talking about this yesterday that I go
back to I think the Rose Bowl where you had
your legs were on display. You had a great performance there.
That You're around the same size as Josh Allen, aren't you.

Speaker 3 (04:15):
Yeah, I think might be a little lighter. He's probably
a little bit stronger.

Speaker 2 (04:20):
But can you run like he runs? Would coach Harball
let you have that kind of weapon?

Speaker 3 (04:27):
Yeah.

Speaker 4 (04:27):
I think one of the things that I really respect
about his game is how many times they run quarterback
power and you know he's running between the tackles and
he's able to take those hits and you know, deliver
a few of them, and you see how many touchdowns
he scores in the red zone, and just the way
he affects the game too. I think that's something that
we really expect and if we could emulate that and
kind of work that into my game, I think that'd
be really helpful for us.

Speaker 2 (04:48):
He's Justin Herbert, Chargers quarterback. Sixth season, sixth overall pick
in the twenty twenty draft by the Chargers. He was
the Offensive Rookie of the Year, made the Pro Bowl
in twenty twenty one. Give me the quarterback or quarterbacks? Like,
do you sample from quarterbacks and say maybe I could
use that I could put that into you know, my repertoire.

Speaker 3 (05:11):
Yeah, for sure, you know, especially coming out of college.

Speaker 4 (05:15):
That was one of those things where you watch a
lot of film on the on the NFL guys, and
at the time we were watching Tom Brady. Just how
you know, he did everything footwork wise, was you know
the best. We watched a lot of Matt Ryan with
his you know, play action fakes. You know, I think
that was something that we always talked about, how quickly
he snapped his head around, was able to get his
eyes downfield, and then Drew Brees his footwork too, and

(05:37):
just the way he went through his progressions and played
the quarterback position. I think those three guys were you know,
really important for me watching.

Speaker 2 (05:44):
Okay, explain footwork with Tom Brady, What exactly is that
and is it teachable?

Speaker 3 (05:51):
Yeah?

Speaker 4 (05:51):
I think you know, the easiest way to describe it
would be just to time everything up with the route.
You know, a short route is going to have quicker
footwork and you know a lot longer route play action
is is going to time it up. And one of
the things that I always try to avoid is is
standing still in the pocket and just you know, bouncing
around because you have a tough time seeing when you're
you know, you're going up and down, and you know,

(06:12):
as long as you're in rhythm and your your feet
are aligned with how deep the receiver is going to get.
You know, I think it makes it easier on the
throw and definitely easier, you know, stepping up in the
pocket as well.

Speaker 2 (06:23):
Okay, but what's that clock like in your head when
you go back to pass? At what point do you go,
uh oh, like, I now I got to start and
I got to have my head on a swivel.

Speaker 3 (06:35):
Yep.

Speaker 4 (06:35):
As soon as you get to the top of your drop,
where you're where you're dropping back, and you know it's
it's either a quick setup where you're hoping the ends
go around you and the tackle is push them up field,
or you're finding a lane to run through.

Speaker 3 (06:47):
But it's it's quick, and you.

Speaker 4 (06:49):
Know that's just how how fast those guys are on defense,
and you gotta protect the ball, you gotta avoid sacks,
and you know that's something that you know, coach Harbaugh
talks about all the time. So we're gonna get better
at that this year.

Speaker 3 (06:58):
What was your welcome to the NFL hit?

Speaker 4 (07:04):
I would say I was rolling out one year, tried
to make this play where I could spin in the
pocket and just kind of run around, and then I
got hit by Max Cropby and I didn't even see him.
And uh that was when I was like, yeah, these
these guys are much faster than I am.

Speaker 3 (07:19):
I got to be able to step up, throw it away.

Speaker 4 (07:22):
Haking a sack is not the worst thing, but you know,
running into that thing that was well.

Speaker 2 (07:28):
And you know, Peyton Manning and Tom Brady, two of
the greatest ever, had no problem just kind of going
into the fetal position instead of you know, you left
to live to call another play. And that's hard for
you because in college and high school you could get away.

Speaker 3 (07:43):
With this stuff. In the NFL you can't. How tough
is that to go just take the sack or just
throw it away.

Speaker 4 (07:50):
Yeah, that's uh, that's the tough part because, like you said,
high school and college, you'd be able to make some
of those plays and you know, you'd get reward for
making a crazy play like that. And then you come
to the NFL and you know, everyone on d defenses
is faster than you, and you know, sometimes it's okay
to you know, wave the white flag, go down and
live for another play where you know, a sack is

(08:10):
is not as bad as a fumble and a throwaway
is not as bad. So it's just kind of living
through that list and making sure that you're you're protecting
the ball and putting the team in a good position
to win.

Speaker 3 (08:19):
Who's your rival, shoot, I would say We've We've got
a lot of rivals.

Speaker 4 (08:25):
I definitely would say the Chiefs, Raiders and the bron
because I think the AFC West is so competitive and
you know, we've we've definitely, you know, had our fair
share of competitions with those guys. Chiefs have gotten us
the past few years.

Speaker 2 (08:38):
But do you hate like do you do you hate
one of them a little more than the other ones?

Speaker 4 (08:45):
I would just say that the it's been a little
upside of the past couple of years, and that's just
something that we you know, we've got a great opportunity
to play twice this year, and uh, you know, we
know how good they are and how much success they've
had in the league over the past several years. So
it's always a good opportuning for us to go play
and be the team that we want to be.

Speaker 2 (09:02):
What advice would you give a rookie quarterback. Let's say
cam Ward calls you up and said, give me some
advice on what it's like.

Speaker 4 (09:12):
Yeah, I would say to sacrifice now so you can
enjoy everything later. Just to go through everything and you know,
watch an extra hour of film, you know, do an
extra hour of recovery, make sure you're taking care of
your body. And you know there's always going to be
times to you know, go hang out with your friends
and do all these extracurricular activities.

Speaker 3 (09:29):
But right now, you're a quarterback.

Speaker 4 (09:30):
You know, a team, has a franchise, has put their
trust in you to leave this entire organization and to
make sure that you're doing everything you can for your teammates,
the coaching staff, the community, because it's really important. And
at the end of the day, if you're doing that,
you're you're in good steps.

Speaker 2 (09:46):
Wait did you give me an organ organization? Did you
give me a Canadian organization?

Speaker 3 (09:53):
Organization?

Speaker 2 (09:54):
Yeah, it sounded like, you know, maybe maybe that's Canadian.
You were you know, proximity there, but organization. You gave
me an organization, which is what they do in Canada.
So don't want you to think too long and hard
about them. Maybe if you know any Canadian roots in
your family.

Speaker 5 (10:11):
I don't.

Speaker 3 (10:11):
I don't think so now that I'm aware of.

Speaker 2 (10:12):
Okay, I just want to make sure you gave me
a little organization. Hey, it great to see you again,
and we'll be uh, well, you're not going to be
doing anything tonight, so I was going to say, we'll
be watching, but you're going to be watching too.

Speaker 3 (10:25):
I'm going to be sporting the team. I'm gonna be
out there, you know, offering out whatever I can.

Speaker 2 (10:29):
So thanks for joining us.

Speaker 3 (10:34):
Yep, you bad, thank you.

Speaker 2 (10:35):
That's Justin Herbert. Last year regular season stats twenty three
and three, twenty three touchdowns, three interceptions, thirty eight hundred
yards like those are all really good numbers. But then
you know that coach Harball loves to run the football.
But that can make as you know, Justin says, hey,

(10:55):
play action. Now all of a sudden they buy into
play action. I always it was funny when you'd see
these teams that couldn't run the football, but they'd run
play action. And I'd be like, if I'm a defensive player,
I'm going to expect you to pass all the time,
because if you want to run the ball, give it
to your running back.

Speaker 3 (11:13):
We'll be fine with that. We can adjust.

Speaker 2 (11:15):
But I always thought Boomers Sizon might have been the
best play action quarterback that I ever saw with his
ability to look like he was handing the ball off.
I thought slight of hand as Siasin was magical.

Speaker 3 (11:30):
He was great.

Speaker 2 (11:31):
And what they'll do, you know, you want to have
people watch. It's like pitchers will do this. They'll be like,
watch me, watch film, tell me what you see? What
am I doing? What can you tell that it's going
to be that pitch. You want somebody to look at
you and give you honest opinions on that. And it's
the same thing with a quarterback. Look at this from

(11:51):
a defensive backs perspective?

Speaker 3 (11:53):
Are you buying this with my play action?

Speaker 2 (11:57):
And then he's talking about footwork that I'm looking at
Drew Reeze footwork. I'm looking at Tom Brady's footwork. And
what he's talking about is you get in the rhythm,
you know, because everything's timed, you know, fractional seconds. Here,
it's it's so so quick and to be able to
have rhythm. It's going to be a seven yard out,

(12:18):
it's going to be something fifteen over the middle. It's
going to be a deeper pets, so everything's going to
be in rhythm. And I think that's what Tom did
so well, because it looked like Tom, all you did
is just stand back there, but while he did all
the other little things that he did. And quarterbacking is
about stuff that you do that's on the periphery, like

(12:39):
the subtleties of what you do and being able to
do it and do it in a way that's convincing
knowing where somebody is.

Speaker 3 (12:48):
The eyes.

Speaker 2 (12:49):
You know, these defensive back talk about quarterbacks eyes all
the time, and you know sort of that game within
the game of all right, I'm going to lead you
over here, leads you over here. You know I'm throwing
over here. Well, the defensive back is doing the same thing.
He's Oh, I'm going to act like I'm going over here.
I know you're going over here. I'm fascinated with the

(13:10):
game within the game. Yeah, PAULI.

Speaker 6 (13:12):
I saw a piece just the other day about this
with Joe Burrow, and they said, Joe Burrows not a
scrambler nor a runner. He's just a motion pocket guy.
That's the phrase they used, Like he moves in the
pocket without leaving the pocket. But he always has his
eyes downfield. He never turns his head to look at
what's around him, and that keeps the play a lot.
But they were focused on how his head stays downfield

(13:32):
while his feet are just shuffling.

Speaker 2 (13:34):
A couple of phone calls in here Chris in Vegas, Hi, Chris,
what's on your mind today?

Speaker 1 (13:39):
They're going d and.

Speaker 7 (13:44):
I just wanted to go back to the whole quarterback
situation as far as like not having enough starts and
being younger guys. I think a lot of these guys
that are coming in should It's almost like it's mandatory
they should sit. You know, you got guys that go
to bad situations and then they get late pus, you know,
I e. Johnny Manziel or even Baker Mayfield, and then

(14:05):
Baker goes to Tampa Bay and he's super successful now.
So like I just feel like these guys need a
more little bit more time, you know, let him sit,
let him get the Aaron Rodgers treatment, or some of
these other guys that have sat and have learned and
didn't become successful. I think that it just goes back
to that, like they're not getting enough knowledge of the

(14:27):
game before they get thrown into the fire.

Speaker 2 (14:29):
Well, let's take Johnny Manziel out of that, because Johnny
wasn't mature. You know, Johnny wanted to play by the
seat of his pants like he did in college, and
you can't do that in the pros, uh Baker, I thought.
And he played well a couple of seasons in Cleveland.
I just think it started to go south when they
got Odell Beckham and he wanted to Playkate obj and

(14:53):
went out of his way to try to find him.
And Jarvis Landry to me, was a better wide receiver
with the Cleveland Browns. But that you know what happens
if you're a young quarterback and you've got a guy
who's six or seven year veteran wide receiver, tight end
or running back or like, hey, I'm open man. And
I think that's hard too, because you're in you're in
the huddle, and these guys will talk to you, they'll

(15:17):
come back and say something to you. How would you
act react to that? But they've played so much. Cam
Ward probably has fifty starts in his college career. Jaden
Daniels had over fifty, like sixty, Dylan Gabriel sixty. I
mean that's an incredible amount of football that you've played,

(15:38):
and so I have a better sense of who you are,
what kind of player you are. You know you're playing
twelve or fourteen. That's just tough. And even Justin Herbert,
I thought Justin Herbert was going to be more like
Josh Allen. I thought that because if you go back
to that Rose Bull, I think he had a couple
of long touchdown runs or at least one long timeuchdown run,

(16:01):
and I thought, you know, get him out, lay him,
use his legs now, don't invite contact like Josh Allen does,
but I would. I would have him out there and
just give you something else to think about. Bud in
South Carolina, Hi, Bud, what's on your mind today?

Speaker 3 (16:18):
How you doing?

Speaker 5 (16:19):
Guys?

Speaker 8 (16:20):
Good people talking about the quarterback situations everything like that
about Sador Sanders and everything. But no one realized that
Charlie Ward went to Florida State one nights and Chalkien
didn't even get select it in the NFL.

Speaker 2 (16:33):
Well, they thought that he was going to play basketball.
And we've had Charlie on the show, and I think
Charlie could have been a good NFL quarterback.

Speaker 3 (16:43):
But it's it's a different era. Now.

Speaker 2 (16:48):
Now we want the quarterback who will get out on
the edge, the guy who can be a runner, not
just a thrower. You know, let's go back to Lamar Johnson.
I kept I watched him. I go, that guy's great,
that guy's great, and then it'd be yeah, but it's
throwing motion.

Speaker 3 (17:07):
But bah blah, but but but but.

Speaker 2 (17:09):
But Buck and I always look at this and go,
you still have to deal with him.

Speaker 3 (17:15):
Now.

Speaker 2 (17:15):
He may not be the prototypical Dan Marino, Matthew Stafford
stand in the pocket, you're sixth he's not, but he's
something different. It's the ability of offensive coordinators to have
an imagination, to to not be locked in on this
is how you play football. And that's what's changed dramatically.

(17:38):
You know, football used to be boring. It was run run,
third down, five yards, first down, run, run, throw the ball, punt.
Then it started to you know, get a little money.
The AFL opened the eyes of the NFL because it
was wide open.

Speaker 3 (17:59):
Uh.

Speaker 2 (18:00):
Then you bring along Dan Marino with what he did,
it was just different. Five wide, don't need a running back,
and that changed football as well. You know what the
greatest show on turf did you know, so there have
been some innovators, but then you still have kind of
the old school that says, no, this is how my

(18:20):
quarterback is supposed to play.

Speaker 3 (18:22):
It's changing.

Speaker 2 (18:24):
Charlie Ward was a great athlete and he was six',
three but.

Speaker 3 (18:28):
He did have a GOOD nba.

Speaker 2 (18:29):
Career he, probably you, know had a better career in
THE nba than he would have THE. Nfl probably made
some pretty good. MONEY i think he's now a high school. Coach, Yeah, PAULINE.

Speaker 6 (18:43):
I went back to that ninety THREE nfl draft When
Charlie ward did not get, picked and it's all tall,
Guys Trent, Green Elvis, Gerbach alex Van, Pelt Mark, Brunel Rick,
Meyer Drew, bledsell all, classics six' four drop.

Speaker 3 (18:55):
Back quarterbacks you.

Speaker 6 (18:57):
Can maybe make the Case That michael vick broke the
was that two thousand and one where he was so
electric that he pushed his way to the number, one
pick where he's run first.

Speaker 2 (19:08):
Past, second yeah but then you had, people, say well
he's not a, great passer a great, pocket PASSER and i,
always go but look at what he what else. He
does he's putting so much pressure on. A defense i
mean when he Was At. Virginia tech.

Speaker 5 (19:24):
It.

Speaker 3 (19:24):
Was amazing he, Was, Amazing, yeah martin.

Speaker 9 (19:29):
That Was Freshman michael vick also.

Speaker 3 (19:32):
Good point.

Speaker 2 (19:32):
Good POINT but I unless i'm wrong on That, WITH
charlie i think that he was going to play IN.
The nba did He get was he a third round
pick or some IN? The nba i'm trying. To, remember
uh it feels like he was a late first. Round,
pick oh he was a late first round pick IN. The, nba, Correct, right, okay,

(19:54):
okay yeah he was wonderful. College quarterback, all right let
me take. A break got more. Phone Calls philip RIVERS
And cc sabathia coming up in the final hour.

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Of famer?

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Speaker 3 (22:16):
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Speaker 2 (22:27):
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Speaker 3 (22:31):
FAME speech i was.

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(22:54):
my speech and not trying to think a bunch of
people and just telling stories about you know who, you
know helped me get to. THIS point i think that
you know helped me out. A LOT but i tell
you a quick story About The. World series YOU know
i would get NERVOUS when i walked out before games.
Or whatever and you know that postseason and, ON nine
i wasn't getting. THE butterflies i was just. Feeling good,

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YOU know i was. FEELING confident i was FEELING like
i was going to. Pitch well and, YOU know i
went out for the same Thing. IN philly i went
Out for. Game one it Was In, yankee stadium and everything,
is FINE like i, feel Great great. October night and
you know my routine was after we threw the ball
down a, SECOND base i would go walk to a
ride and get the ball from him with my bare

(23:36):
HEAD and i walked walked over. To him he tossed
me the ball and he, was like. LET'S go i looked.
AT him i, was like. Let's GO and i looked
down at the ball and, it said oh nine fall classic,
on IT and i.

Speaker 5 (23:49):
IMMEDIATELY broke i hadn't been nervous the WHOLE time i
was down in.

Speaker 3 (23:56):
Real life, was, Like damn i'm In The.

Speaker 13 (23:59):
WORLD series i kind of like got back, into it,
BUT yeah I mean i broke out in a, full,
sweat like oh, My god like This is game one
Of The.

Speaker 2 (24:09):
World series when you're At the Hall, of fame do
you meet anybody who brings back?

Speaker 3 (24:14):
Bad?

Speaker 13 (24:14):
Memories, oh no not, bad memories, you know Just like
I'm a i'm a huge, baseball fan so just. You
know they had a garden Party on friday Night That
Jane forbes, clark hosted AND everywhere i looked around, The
room i'm seeing my, Favorite PLAYER like i grew, up playing,

(24:35):
You KNOW Nintendo, rbi baseball And It's rod carew. In
there it's you KNOW what, I mean this S Your,
eddie Murray Is Kim, griffy Junior Is, Sandy Kofax. RANDY johnson,
i mean it's it's everybody's favorite player in.

Speaker 5 (24:48):
The room And on, Friday night i'm not. GONNA lie
i got like a little.

Speaker 13 (24:51):
Imposter syndrome, i'm LIKE Should i i'll be in, this
room you Know what, I'm saying like this is like
the elite of, the elite and to be part of
that that and that crew now.

Speaker 2 (25:01):
Feels good but there's NOTHING like i gave up a
home run to. THAT guy i hope he doesn't bring.

Speaker 5 (25:06):
It, UP no, i mean and that's that's the perfect
time to bring, it, Up, right, LIKE yeah i mean.
THAT'S yeah i gave up a couple of homers of each.

Speaker 13 (25:14):
Ye row you know we always tell the story is,
you know it's fun now to be able to tell
those stories in that room because you know you're all
on the.

Speaker 2 (25:22):
SAME team a couple of home runs to. Each, row,
yeah yeah.

Speaker 5 (25:27):
A couple of. Home runs but.

Speaker 13 (25:28):
First TIME so i started throwing two thousand, and six
Me And carl willis were trying to figure out, an
outpitch and, YOU know i was throwing like, this big
loopy kind of slurf, curveball thing and we went down
to the Bullpen in oakland and he, Was like i'm
a teacher how to throw. A cutter so we came
out of that bullpen session with like this eighty two,

(25:49):
mile hour eighty three mini hours slider and me in,
My mind, i'm thinking all this thing, Is Disgusting like
i'm taking this right into, the game taking it to.
The game get on to, each row hit it off
the windows. First back, you know, it's ichi you KNOW what,
I mean, Like this i've seen this thing move like.

Speaker 5 (26:05):
It's nasty so he comes.

Speaker 13 (26:07):
Up again. FIRST pitch i threw it to him first
pitch that. Had bad he hits it, out again but
it ends up becoming like. My outpitch you Know what,
I'm saying like that's the pitch that, you know kind
of took my career to the. Next level and, you
know each he loved it the first time, he, saw.

Speaker 2 (26:21):
Well no it was. His outpitch he hit it out of.
The ballpark who picked Out the jordans that you wore during?
Your speech It was they were actually especially Made. From
jordan they were KIND of i made a bunch of
shoes my last year in twenty Nineteen during, player's weekend

(26:43):
and they were combined of like a high school shoe
that Had some milwaukee stuff, in There some cleveland stuff.
In there the cool part about. IT is i played
for three teams That have navy, in, it, so like,
you know the the left shoe was navy, and gold
and that Represented my yankee, You know Milwaukee And cleveland,
cleveland days and then the right one, was red which

(27:05):
represented my. High school so, You know i'm just forever
thankful For the. Jordan family the way they treat us
after retirement. Is special and, YOU know i, wouldn't want
wanted any other way to go in In the Hall
of fame wearing a.

Speaker 5 (27:17):
Pair of jordan's and a pair of threes up on
the up on.

Speaker 2 (27:20):
That, stage okay but what was it like the first?
TIME you i think you were the first baseball player
part Of the, jordan brand or does that sound?

Speaker 13 (27:27):
ABOUT it i was, the third so It was derek was,
the first and then It Was andrew jones and then and.

Speaker 3 (27:32):
Then me and what was it like first time You?

Speaker 5 (27:34):
Met?

Speaker 3 (27:35):
Michael oh it.

Speaker 13 (27:36):
Was incredible you, know, he's uh you gotta be confident
when you were around M, J, right HE'S like i
said talked, about earlier is everybody's.

Speaker 5 (27:46):
Favorite player he's he's the alpha of.

Speaker 13 (27:48):
All alpha so, you gotta, you know you gotta be
confident when you're, around it BUT but i enjoy him
spending time.

Speaker 2 (27:53):
With HIM He, cc sabbathia the newly inducted member Of
The baseball Hall. Of fame, you know you did all
these things With, the yankees but it feels like people
still bring up what happened like the last two months
when You're, with milwaukee where they, were, like uh three, DAYS,
rest cc go out there and, get them and you
had an incredible you knew that you were you Were,

(28:16):
leaving milwaukee they knew you, were leaving but they worked
your ass off and, You know i'd still look back.
ON that, i mean that's an. Amazing run what were
your thoughts when they kept sending you out and it
felt like on three, days.

Speaker 13 (28:30):
Rest well it wasn't it wasn't so. Much them they were,
you know they were kind of, freaking out just along with,
everybody else, my agent, you know everybody except for kind
of me and, My WIFE like i, told her you
KNOW how. I felt and the biggest, thing was, YOU
know i had got Traded, from cleveland and, YOU know
i had been in the organization from THE time i

(28:50):
was seventeen and THAT summer, i was, you know twenty eight.
Years old i'd been there for, you know ten and a,
half years and, you KNOW when i walk into the Clubhouse,
in milwaukee, YOU know i was scared. TO death i
didn't know what was. GONNA happen i had never been in.
Another ORGANIZATION and i walk in and my Best Friend
dave risky. IS there i played with Him. In cleveland
And Then mike cameron, is There And billy hall, is.

Speaker 5 (29:11):
There And prince fielder, is there and, you.

Speaker 13 (29:14):
Know these are still some of my closest friends to.
This day all THOSE guys i just named Were, in
cooperstown you Know what. I'm SAYING so i just didn't
want that season. To END and i, felt GREAT and
i FELT like i was going to go out and win.
Those games and it was more and so about me
going in there and Telling them i'm pitching on three
days rest than it, was them, you know asking me

(29:34):
or even wanting me to.

Speaker 5 (29:36):
Do it it was more.

Speaker 13 (29:38):
And me so one, thing is, you know during, THAT
time i never in my career.

Speaker 5 (29:44):
FELT like i was gonna, you know KNEW that i
was gonna.

Speaker 13 (29:46):
Win games and during, THAT time i, felt like, you
know if you give me, THE ball i can go
out and complete the game to win. The GAME so
i wanted to get that franchise in that in that
city into. The PLAYOFFS and i think it was more,
about me, you know telling THAT what i was doing
more so, than them, you know kind of kind of asking.

Speaker 2 (30:04):
Or demanding the car breaking down en Route. To cooperstown
that's what a three and a half. Hour drive that
took eight hours or so to.

Speaker 5 (30:14):
Get, there yeah three and a half hour.

Speaker 13 (30:15):
Drive normally and for, some reason, you know normally when
we go on a, road trip me and, my wife
we drive All, Over, Marcus, vineyard. Hampton's whatever if we're
on a, road trip she drives so Slow that i'm,
Usually like i'll meet her at the House and, i'm nearby,
you know an. Hour before for, some reason on, THAT
day i was riding, behind her and, you know we

(30:36):
were just, you know kind of making our way, up
there and we had the kids, with us and we
pull up on the side of the road on seventeen
to get on the on ramp and. She stops she's
got let a let a bunch of cars, go by
AND so i. Call her, i'm like what's? Going on
and she, was like my cars, just Stopped and i'm,
Like WHAT and i can tell them her voice that

(30:56):
she was really irritated and, you know on the verge
of kind, of uh, you know not, breaking down but
kind of. Crashing out and my KIDS and i can't take,
anything seriously so we all get out of. The car
kids start. Making tiktoks i'm taking pictures on the side of.
The road she's very serious in, the back calling calling the.
Tow truck but like people, started noticing noticing it on

(31:17):
the side of. The road, They're hawking we're. Laughing it
it made for a. Good time and, YOU know i
feel like we we know every time that we're, all
together my WIFE and i and the four kids and,
we're traveling we're gonna something's. Gonna happen so, you know
we're used to it and we always make the best out.
Of it but makes for a.

Speaker 3 (31:35):
Good story who gave You The oakland? Raider helmet? Behind you.

Speaker 5 (31:41):
This Is a this is actually.

Speaker 13 (31:43):
A phone, My Cousin dimitris davis Was, MISTER irrelevant i
think it was in nineteen ninety and he got all
these different gifts from, you know from every team you get,
a gift and this was the phone from the from the.

Speaker 3 (32:00):
So that was on. The draft that was on. Their
table it must have been on.

Speaker 13 (32:03):
The, draft yeah this must have been on the. Draft
table so, you know you get he was. Mister relevant
you get a bunch of different trophies, and stuff and
this is the one THING that.

Speaker 5 (32:11):
I KEPT and i.

Speaker 13 (32:12):
Got This Marcus Allen's Super Bowl super bowl helmet. Right
here that always keep up and you See my raiders
clock that just. Went DOWN but i always have to
Have something. Raiders around.

Speaker 3 (32:26):
It seems like you're a football guy more than a.

Speaker 13 (32:28):
Baseball guy i'm just a fan. Of everything i'm, a,
huge huge huge, sports fan But the. Raiders are i'm Die,
hard RAIDERS like i don't waiver. At all if you
you watch me with My basketball i'm usually picking the
best team Just because i'm always in a bad mood after,
football season so.

Speaker 5 (32:47):
I got to pick them.

Speaker 13 (32:50):
Basketball season If the warriors aren't, In it i'm always
going for. A winner, BUT yeah, I mean i'm just
A huge, raiders FAN and i don't think that ever ever.

Speaker 3 (33:00):
Lead, me okay what do you think is gonna happen?

Speaker 13 (33:02):
This, year hopefully, if, if if if we can. STAY
healthy i mean the defense is. Really good, YOU know
I Love. BROCK boers i would love to See What
gino smith is gonna do. For US but i think
if we can, stay healthy we'll. BE okay, i mean
obviously we're in in that division With with mahomes and,
you Know, the CHIEFS and I Think justin herbert. IS

(33:25):
great i Even Think bo nixon And the broncos are gonna.
Be good so it's gonna be a. Tough division but
we'll see.

Speaker 2 (33:32):
What happens if you Could Have gino smith as your
Quarterback Or tom brady comes out.

Speaker 3 (33:37):
Of, RETIREMENT.

Speaker 5 (33:39):
Oh i Would.

Speaker 13 (33:41):
Want tom brady to come out of retirement to like run.
THE organization. I need i need, somebody, young young with.
FRESH legs, I mean i'm fined with, you know being
quarterback as long as he can. Stay HEALTHY but I
want tom to like really be hands on and be
running like the.

Speaker 3 (33:56):
Football, ops yeah probably gonna happen sooner. THAN later i would.

Speaker 5 (34:00):
LOVE that i would.

Speaker 3 (34:01):
Love that congrats you're always a. Great guest we.

Speaker 2 (34:04):
Appreciate it congrats on the great career and thanks for.

Speaker 3 (34:07):
Joining us, Appreciate it, thank you thanks for.

Speaker 2 (34:09):
Having ME It's cc sabathia just got inducted Into The
baseball Hall. Of fame there's nothing BETTER that i want
to hear than when, somebody says got a quick story to.
Tell you when he tells me About The, world series
when he looks at the baseball and it says the
two thousand And Nine world series and it's printed on,
the baseball and the fact that it hit him that

(34:32):
he's now pitching In The, world series that's what. You
want i'd LOVE when i get stories from. These Guys,
philip rivers you better be. Telling, stories fritzy, He's ready oh, He,
is okay, all right we'll take. A Break Then philip
rivers will. Join US and i know we're backed up with.
Phone calls we'll try to sneak those in. As well
we're back After This dan. Patrick Show Fox sports radio

(34:54):
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rivers to. Join us just announced his retirement and he
stopped playing like five. Years ago maybe this is his

(35:15):
second time announcing that, he's retiring but he'll join us.
COMING up i saw this Story That michael Phelps The
great olympian is going to Give the ravens players.

Speaker 3 (35:25):
Swim LESSONS and i wasn't sure exactly what.

Speaker 2 (35:30):
This was but if it Truly Is, michael phelps who
Is a, ravens fan is going to give the players,
SWIM lessons i think it's great because here's something that
at least this IS how i looked. INTO it i
read into it there's a Lot Of african american players
who probably didn't get, swim lessons didn't have a pool

(35:53):
that was accessible, to them and here You Have. Michael
phelps so now you can get. Swim lessons you're in
your twenties, or thirties and, you know you're probably embarrassed to.
Say that, you know HEY maybe i could get. Swim
lesson now you can, do It And michael phelps is
going to. Help YOU so i think it's a. Wonderful
GESTURE and i Don't, know marvin if you read into

(36:14):
it that, same WAY but i did that In The african,
american community you didn't have or don't have accessibility to
pools and to learn how.

Speaker 9 (36:24):
To, swim yeah, FOR me i didn't think about that
until you. Said it and it makes perfect sense because the.
Previous generation that's, you know they're forty fifty. Years old
they didn't know how to swim because their parents weren't
allowed to go in pools and things. Like THAT and
i had to go to a, deeper topic but it's
pretty much a generational because you learn how to swim from,

(36:45):
your parents and a lot of them their parents didn't
know how. To swim AND so i think that goes
a long way from what.

Speaker 2 (36:51):
You, said yeah the team has a, new POOL and
i guess there's a lot of players that are going
To Take michael phelps up on the opportunity to learn how.

Speaker 3 (36:59):
To Swim He's.

Speaker 2 (37:00):
Philip rivers he played IN the nfl for seventeen seasons
and now a high. School coach, looking there you, look
good you look like you're ready. To play wait, You,
say dan could you play?

Speaker 3 (37:12):
Right?

Speaker 14 (37:12):
Now, Oh yeah i'm a little HEAVIER than, i WAS
but i could get through a. GAME now i made
me a wheelchair the. Next morning but uh OH yeah i,
CAN still i, CAN still i can still play a.

Speaker 3 (37:25):
Little, bit okay did you need to announce like did you? Retire? Twice, No,
HERE well i.

Speaker 14 (37:32):
Don't, Know, maybe yeah the reason there was a little
bit of a WAIT is i. Honestly wasn't there were
a Couple Of november decembers there in twenty, twenty one
twenty twenty TWO where.

Speaker 12 (37:44):
I WAS getting i was.

Speaker 14 (37:45):
STAYING ready I was i was throwing shoulder pads a
few times in, the helmet and was throwing in the
yard and uh and and working just.

Speaker 9 (37:53):
In.

Speaker 12 (37:53):
Case uh and there were a few things that kind of. Got.

Speaker 14 (37:55):
Close uh but then the last two years it's Pretty much,
I've known i've. Been done it really just. TIMED out
i wanted to retire a charger and, do it do
it right With. The chargers over, Sixteen years gates coming
up With the Hall, of fame one of our favorite
all time teammates and lockermate side by side for uh,
SIXTEEN years I was i was doing, some stuff some

(38:16):
video stuff, for HIM and i, was, like, hey guys
when are we going to? DO this i want to.
Retire chargers should we do something? On video and it
it just all. Worked out what team or teams.

Speaker 3 (38:24):
CALLED you.

Speaker 5 (38:27):
I knew you were.

Speaker 12 (38:27):
GOING there I guess i'd teed you up for that
one that you can say, It, NOW no i know it.

Speaker 14 (38:32):
Doesn't, matter, YEAH well, i think, you know it was
the year that the forty nine ers had the injuries,
at quarterback, you know and before, early on before perty really,
got going, you know it was there's still probably six
weeks left in, the year and it was so there
was a Little interaction i've had there With With john
lynch certainly kept in contact With the colts that first
year year or so out When the saints had. The,

(38:54):
injuries uh, YOU know i think They called DREW and.
I both i remember being on a phone Call with
drew and it Was, over christmas and it was like
The First christmas, i've been, you know been off and,
not playing AND and i, WAS like i Can't believe
i'm been. Considering this, But uh DREW and i ended up, Talking,
about hey were, you serious and he was asking ME
if i, was SERIOUS and i, was like it, sounds good,

(39:15):
you know it sounds good, in theory but then, it's,
LIKE man i felt like the later the, SEASON went
i was going to become a, guest quarterback and, to
me that just was, what ultimately ultimately.

Speaker 12 (39:27):
The teams didn't want.

Speaker 14 (39:28):
Me to it didn't get that far to where it
was in, my CONTROL but i didn't want to be a,
guest quarterback, you know you wanted to at least have
some camaraderie and in some Sense, Of man i've been
in this on this journey with you guys at least
for half. A season but when he got to, the playoffs, it's,
like man you're gonna go and play one game and
you're either the hero to help him win or you
came in and cost him a. Playoff GAME so i

(39:50):
just didn't make a whole lot.

Speaker 3 (39:50):
Of, sense yeah you could have Been A. Joe, flacco, yeah.

Speaker 12 (39:55):
Yeah, WHICH shoot i thought it. WAS awesome. I was
i Loved watching joe and Pulling for joe when he
was in.

Speaker 2 (40:01):
That situation but take me back to when you came out.
OF college i remember the knock on you was your
arm your, arm angle or how you like how you
threw like it felt like that was one of those
you just didn't throw it the way quarterbacks the other
quarterbacks through.

Speaker 3 (40:18):
The ball is?

Speaker 5 (40:18):
That?

Speaker 12 (40:19):
Correct, yeah yeah no. IT is i think he gradually
got less and.

Speaker 14 (40:23):
Less awkward, you know as even as my, career went
there is a uniqueness, to IT and I shoult i
appreciate THAT now i hear you hear, people, say, oh
man That's how philip rivers through, The BALL so i
guess uniqueness. To it that's uh ended up being kind
of one of. My trademarks but growing up as the
son of, A coach i was the ballboy and water

(40:45):
boy when my dad was coaching high. School ball, five
six seven, years OLD and i was throwing a regulation.
Size football so that's the ONLY way i could. Throw it,
you know you kind of laid it in your hand
and uh and and. Pushed it and so THEN as i,
grew up, you KNOW as i got a bigger and
stronger in, my hand could. Could reach there's still an element,
of that, you know muscle memory motion that just became.
My own and and so that's where. IT was I Remember,

(41:07):
norm chow, you know we had we had one of
the great offensive coaches of all time in college FOOTBALL
At nc state my freshman year and the first day
he watched, me practice he he asked ME if i
was hurt shoulder is?

Speaker 3 (41:21):
Your shoulder is your shoulder?

Speaker 12 (41:23):
Bothering YOU and, i, said no my, shoulders fine.

Speaker 14 (41:26):
And uh he set the tape Off To mike homern,
and said now you need to take a look, at
this and and And And coach chow ended up Telling
me homer, and said if he's not, getting balls bout.
It down and, he's accurate, he said heck, with it leave.

Speaker 12 (41:37):
It alone and so.

Speaker 3 (41:37):
We did.

Speaker 12 (41:38):
We did.

Speaker 3 (41:41):
How is the?

Speaker 2 (41:41):
Position changed and what's the most important part of playing?

Speaker 3 (41:46):
THE position.

Speaker 14 (41:48):
I still think And and, I'M biased i guess a.
LITTLE bit i best say if you asked most pocket passers,
like myself they may say this. MAY not i still
think you got to be able to stand in the
pocket and make, quick decisions and be accurate with the
football and throw it from the pocket on third and
eight and crucial situations on a two, minute drive all.

(42:09):
Those things that is still going to be a necessity
of playing. The position, TO me i think it's. A
bonus it's a bonus if you can do the other
stuff like many of these, guys nowadays can you Know
The josh Allens And lamar Jackson's And bo nicks has
the ability, to run, you know as, you know had
an unbelievable. Rookie, Year obviously Mahomes and i'm leaving guys,
Out unintentionally but if you can't do, those things it.

(42:32):
Helps you but you still got to be able to
stand in there and make a throw and take a
hit right under. The chin because if you can't, do
that if all you can do is just kind of
run around and you're a fifty, PERCENT passer i don't
think you.

Speaker 2 (42:43):
Can Last He's, PHILIP rivers nfl quarterback for. Seventeen seasons
fan base that probably disliked.

Speaker 3 (42:51):
You the most was which?

Speaker 2 (42:52):
Fan base Probably The, denver okay let ME can i
Bring in fritzie Is A denver bronco fen and here all,
My Guests so fritzie would always complain that you complained,
too much that you whined too much when. You play
this is coming From a. Bronco fin would you say
that's a fair assessment? Of you you Were Critical philip? Rivers,

(43:15):
Whining YES and I hope.

Speaker 15 (43:16):
Philip AGREES and i got nothing against, The guy but
being A huge bronco Fan since i'm like seven, YEARS
old i did see like there was a lot of
complaining to, the officials a lot of. Trash talking even
though he didn't cur see he was, ALWAYS kind i
guess with his, trash talk but that seemed like a
lot of whining was.

Speaker 3 (43:29):
Going, On, Okay, PHIL yeah i can.

Speaker 12 (43:32):
SEE it i can see it coming across as.

Speaker 14 (43:34):
As whining there was more a fire and passion and
drive to want to win the stinking game and for
the call to be right and for the, you know
all those things. To go, so yes it would it
be classified as whining in. Some cases. I'm sure i'm sure.
It would i'm not proud of every. Every moment. Believe
me there's some MANY that i look AT and, i,

(43:55):
GO man i lost?

Speaker 12 (43:55):
My mind WHAT was?

Speaker 14 (43:56):
I doing but there's a lot of IT that i,
Laugh at and then there's a lot of IT THAT i, i,
GO man i hope people realize HOW much i. LOVE
playing i love playing JUST like i was as a
kid in, the BACKYARD and i got to do it
as a, you know forty year old all the way through,
my thirties two hundred and, fifty times and That was
it was truly just how you would be in, the backyard,
you know playing with your buddies or brothers and arguing

(44:16):
and carrying on and talking smack and all.

Speaker 2 (44:18):
Those things but you did it in a, polite way
like how do you talk trash in a?

Speaker 3 (44:23):
Polite? WAY yeah i don't know if it's.

Speaker 14 (44:25):
NECESSARILY polite i think sometimes maybe that's what made it
sting a.

Speaker 12 (44:29):
Little worse. It wasn't it wasn't the four.

Speaker 2 (44:33):
Letter words, oh, wait wait how would you talk trash
to Me if i'm a. DEFENSIVE player i just sacked
YOU and i got something to say.

Speaker 3 (44:39):
To YOU.

Speaker 5 (44:42):
Oh i.

Speaker 14 (44:42):
DON'T know I mean i was, Gonna, SAY dan i
could better do it with you in your, Role there i'd, Be, like,
dan really you're gonna start off the interview.

Speaker 12 (44:48):
AT saying i. RETIRED twice, i mean come on talking in?

Speaker 2 (44:51):
Five years, you, know hey when you, Stop whining i've
never retired twice as?

Speaker 3 (44:57):
Something else.

Speaker 5 (45:00):
Are you gonna?

Speaker 2 (45:00):
Do?

Speaker 3 (45:00):
This dan how are? The kids what are their?

Speaker 1 (45:03):
Ten?

Speaker 14 (45:03):
Kids, now yeah, there's TEN and i got a. LITTLE
grandson i got a. Little grandson my oldest two daughters,
are married and my oldest daughter and her husband have
a little boy that's almost a, year old so that's,
a blast and then she's the other children are growing.
Up FAST so i have three that are out of
the house or high school or beyond, this year and

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then still seven, at home, three boys seven girls and.
Three boys but they're growing.

Speaker 3 (45:29):
Up.

Speaker 14 (45:29):
Fast man my oldest son will be the quarterback again
this year at the. High school he's a junior and
he's gonna have. A chance he's gonna have a chance
to play at the, next level which. IS exciting i
was gonna, say two back to the throwing. MOTION thing
i threw that WAY because I think i had, a ball,
you know a big BALL when i.

Speaker 12 (45:46):
Was little he throws that way a.

Speaker 14 (45:48):
LITTLE bit i don't know if it's just from watching
me or if it's just IN, our dna but he's
a little more over.

Speaker 12 (45:53):
The top but when people watch.

Speaker 14 (45:54):
Him throw, they, go man he throws it, like YOU and, i,
go well he did watch me play for his whole.

Speaker 3 (45:59):
Life up why didn't you teach him how to Throw?
Like brady brady's.

Speaker 12 (46:04):
A little two over. The top, you know it's a little
too over.

Speaker 3 (46:06):
The top What About?

Speaker 12 (46:07):
AARON rodgers I Like aaron rodgers' motion and he.

Speaker 14 (46:10):
Flicks it he can throw it every. Different way mahomes
kind of can throw it every different. ARM angle i
was Kidding about brady being drew over, the TOP but
i think the different arm angles.

Speaker 4 (46:20):
Is cuge.

Speaker 14 (46:21):
It's key, you know it's key to be able to
do that because you're throwing it. People think, you know,
to me the height thing is not as big of.
A deal, You Know drew brees one of the best
ever six, you know six foot. Or so But is
it's not as much a. Height deal it's ability to throw.
Arm angles none of us are throwing over six, six linemen,
you know none of. Us are so you got to
be able to throw around and change different arm angles

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as the pocket, you know collapses on Here Changes.

Speaker 2 (46:45):
And philip is the head Coach At Saint Michael Catholic
high School In, Fair. Hope alabama how would you Assess
the chargers this upcoming Season With.

Speaker 3 (46:55):
Jim harbaugh.

Speaker 12 (46:57):
I'm interested to.

Speaker 14 (46:58):
See him, you know they made some some additions in the.
Off season, you know they got a lot of good young.
Offensive Linemen Obviously derwin james still kind of the captain
over there on that. Defensive Side And justin, herbert is,
you know a heck of, a player a heck of.
A player they, they nailed they nailed. That pick it
was the timing of me to move on and then to.

(47:19):
Get one they got a. Good one they got a.
Good one so uh excited to see to see them.
This YEAR certainly i still pull For. THE chargers i
pulled For, the colts uh one, year there but then
also one of my closest, Coach Friends, shane stiken as
the head. Coach there AND then i pulled For, The
eagles sirianni. Being There coach. IRIANNI was i was with
him a long time With the chargers. As well so

(47:40):
you find yourself pulling for either coaches you were with
or teammates you know that are either at the at
the at the team you, were on or either there's.
Somewhere else, you know you pull for Them on sundays
and we. Still watch we still watch watch. All day
we go to Maths on sunday morning and uh we
have games ON.

Speaker 12 (47:56):
Every tv we can find.

Speaker 3 (47:58):
Your longest, career run.

Speaker 12 (48:01):
Lost.

Speaker 14 (48:02):
CAREER run I probably i. DON'T know i know y'all
got the stats, In, there fritzy what is? Eleven yards
you know it's eighteen eighteen eighteen? Yard run my favorite
run was Against the ravens in The playoff divisional round.
Playoff game a third DOWN and i kind of got
out of THERE and uh got a big first DOWN

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and uh was able to kind of do the first.

Speaker 12 (48:24):
Down sign you know that you see all the whiteouts.

Speaker 14 (48:26):
And backs get. TO do I felt i felt like
A really i felt like a. REAL athlete i felt
like a. Real athlete My Teammates, keenan allen he was
miked up on that play and you can hear, him saying.

Speaker 3 (48:36):
Do it? Do it.

Speaker 12 (48:37):
Do it he was like he was like proud, Of
ME like i was actually GONNA.

Speaker 3 (48:41):
Like i do a little something like a parent watching
their kid take their. First, step.

Speaker 2 (48:45):
Yea yeah but was there somebody slower than you IN
the nfl?

Speaker 3 (48:49):
AT quarterback.

Speaker 12 (48:52):
I believe i Could outrun Peyton.

Speaker 2 (48:54):
And, brady, okay yeah but that still makes you slow
though it.

Speaker 12 (48:59):
Does definitely definitely Wasn't.

Speaker 3 (49:01):
Fast roethlisberger ben could.

Speaker 14 (49:04):
Run a little better, than me maybe as we got,
you know as he got later in his, career maybe
But now ben. Could Run, See ben ben was one,
of those, you know the throwback quarterbacks that, could run,
you know and he wasn't gonna run for seventy but
he had a he had an ability to es capability
in the pocket that was that. WAS unique i think
that certainly helped his. His game and while he had

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a lot, of Success.

Speaker 3 (49:27):
If michael vick and you ran a forty. Yard dash.

Speaker 14 (49:31):
That may be one of the Fastest men i've ever
seen on a. Football field we were At the falcons
in two thousand. AND five i believe it was four.

Speaker 12 (49:39):
OR five i. Wasn't playing drew was.

Speaker 14 (49:41):
THE starter i was, backing up and he scrambled that
left down our sideline and scored and scored with it.

Speaker 12 (49:48):
And ran through, the TUNNEL and i just, remember going.

Speaker 3 (49:51):
That's that's just.

Speaker 12 (49:52):
Not fair that's not fair that he can run like that.

Speaker 2 (49:55):
And, thrown yeah let. Me know if you, retire again
we'll have. You back but, if not good luck with
the upcoming high. SCHOOL season i, Appreciate, It dan, And,
hey fritz YOU.

Speaker 14 (50:06):
SAID i i probably did complain, And whine but what
made you so mad as we were beating?

Speaker 15 (50:10):
Their Tail, That's faan that's part of the REASON why
i was upset with you Beat the broncos.

Speaker 3 (50:15):
Too much there's very. Right, there yeah, Take. That, todd
yeah That's, smat tod. Very impressive, thank you, Beg. You
philip appreciate.

Speaker 12 (50:24):
You Guys That's.

Speaker 3 (50:25):
Philip rivers that's. Talking trash that's.

Speaker 2 (50:31):
So good, Take That, oh todd your FACE when i
brought you what?

Speaker 3 (50:37):
YOU'RE like.

Speaker 2 (50:40):
I never said that you Bring Up philip rivers whining all. The,
time true and he has a.

Speaker 15 (50:47):
Good point because a lot of times he would Kick the.
Broncos button that makes you frustrated.

Speaker 3 (50:51):
And, Angry, yes pauline.

Speaker 6 (50:55):
This just INTO The I Team philip rivers career Versus
the broncos thirteen.

Speaker 3 (51:00):
And Sixteen, ritzy todd that was your you got to return.

Speaker 15 (51:05):
FOR share. I didn't i should have done a little
research while he was doing his uh kind trash talk
to me under five Hundred.

Speaker 2 (51:11):
Against denver but imagine if somebody is going to trash
talk you but they, Don't, curse yeah like it would
it would, sound weird, like dad. Gummet you you're gonna.
GET It i we're gonna score. On you gee willakers grab?

Speaker 3 (51:31):
My, Face masks how did you? Miss that kicking?

Speaker 5 (51:33):
Your?

Speaker 3 (51:34):
Tails collige g how did you not?

Speaker 12 (51:35):
Call?

Speaker 3 (51:36):
It oh crying.

Speaker 2 (51:40):
Out loud it's it's kind of like that Scene in
back To the Future WHEN. Michael j fox's dad is Yelling, At,
biff Hey, you biff you get your hands.

Speaker 5 (51:50):
Off her