It's the JR sport ratio here with you coast to coast on the Infinity Sports Network. Yeah, we're getting ready for some Monday Night Football.
Yeah, we had a full weekend of football. But now it's time to talk about some football and some food. And right now we're being joined by someone who had an NFL career. You might remember him from the Pats, the Dolphins, the Panthers. But right now this man is cooking it up. He's a chef.
You probably see him on television all the time. It is Eddie Jackson. Eddie, how are you, man?
Man, you know what? I'm doing good. This is my favorite time of the year.
Football tailgating. I'm talking about this is why I'm smiling so much right now. I get excited around this time of year. Well, listen, we gonna get to the food and what you got going on. How are you feeling about this season so far?
Anything that's caught your eye really got your attention. Look, if you're a fan of football, you're loving how everything is going right now. Because there's so many different teams. I can think about 10 teams right now in the NFL that could all have an opportunity to go to the Super Bowl. Teams that you don't usually consider.
Like, you know, think about Detroit. Last two years, they've been really good. You got the Vikings. You know, it's so many different teams now that are playing really, really good as opposed to every year. You know, it's the Chiefs, even though the Chiefs are doing good. But it's a lot of teams out there that they can give them a run for their money.
Well, let me ask you this, Eddie. You bring up the Kansas City Chiefs. We saw what they did and get in by the 49ers. People are looking at Patrick Mahomes and saying, oh, he's having a down year, not as many touchdowns. They're relying on the defense. You used to go out there and try to read quarterbacks. Why are people saying this?
You know what? It was really funny that you say that because I saw an interview recently with Patrick Mahomes and Tom Brady. And even though Patrick Mahomes, I can't talk his stats on where they are, you know, been in the past, but they're finding ways to win. And I think when you're able to do that, that's when you become a really good team where one week you may depend on the defense and the next week you may depend on special teams or offense or vice versa. That's how the Patriots were so good for so long because, you know, they wouldn't put up great.
But they just found ways to win. And I think what's funny now is that the Chiefs are starting to do that. And it's kind of scary because Patrick Mahomes isn't putting up 300 yards passing.
It's more like 200. But the defense is playing really good. Or he'll make that one or two plays throughout the game that basically seals the game.
And I think, you know, once they start doing that, man, they can be kind of scary. Former NFL vet and defensive back Eddie Jackson is joining us here at the JR Sport Reshow Coast to Coast. There's another veteran quarterback.
We're having the greatest time right now. We saw what took place last night with Aaron Rodgers. What are your thoughts on the New York Jets? And they have so much talent. Are they just not a team?
Why are they not clicking two and five? Man, you know what they have? The Jets have so much talent on their team. Their defense is really special. They got two great cornerbacks. The interior lineman for the Jets are really, really good.
But sometimes, man, it just takes a while to really gel. You got to remember Aaron Rodgers didn't play at all last year. He's coming off a terrible Achilles injury. And so at this point, he's only played what, like six or seven games with totally new teammates.
He didn't go through any off season. So sometimes it takes a little bit of time to really get going. I think they're going to be a little good. They're going to get better now. They have Devante Adams to take some pressure off of Garrett Wilson.
So we'll see how it works out. You know, they played the Steelers and they showed spurts, right? They showed some moments where everything was coming together, but I think they still need a little bit more time. I hope they get it together before they run out of time, though.
Do you feel that? And on the other side of the ball, we saw Russell Wilson. Do you feel that that was a good move inserting him as opposed to leaving Justin Fields in?
I actually think it was a great move. Justin Fields, they were four and two, I think, with Justin Fields, but it had a lot to do with their defense and they got a lot of great opportunities that happened. But Justin Fields was more, he didn't hurt the team, I should say. He wasn't making huge plays with his arm. And I think Russell Wilson gives them that ability to make big plays with his arm like he did last night. I mean, you think about it, he had two major bombs down the field to Pickens and it really kind of changed the tone of the game. And so I think that's the only thing that they were missing with Justin Fields. Yes, he's mobile, but the plays down the field, I think, is what they were missing. The former NFL vet and chef Eddie Jackson is joining us. We see a lot of the rookie quarterbacks.
They get thrown right into the fire and they're having success. It's different than the years when you played a dude had to sit down a few. What are your thoughts on how the game has changed and what we see from a Jayden Daniels last year as CJ Stroud? What are your thoughts on how the game has advanced?
So I live in Houston, Texas. I saw firsthand a rookie quarterback, probably the best I've ever seen as a rookie, talk about CJ Stroud. He came out hitting on all cylinders, very accurate, reading the field really well. And now this year you have Jayden Daniels. But I think it goes back to college and like the college style offense now, they're really changing and more emphasis on kind of like pro style. A lot of passing, a lot of reading the defenses. And so these quarterbacks are coming in a little bit more prepared than when I was in school. You know, I was thinking about, you know, quarterbacks that I had in college when I played at Arkansas. I was like, there's no way that those quarterbacks would have been able to, you know, jump right into the league and get going.
You know, if you think about quarterbacks from the past that were really good, like the T-Bowles and all these different things like that, it's very few quarterbacks back in the day that can come in and just start right off the bat in their rookie season. But nowadays you're seeing it, you know, every year. Absolutely. Well, let's talk about what you got going on.
Tell us before we get into what's going on now. This transition, man, is a lot of people like to cook, but not everybody ends up as a chef and on MasterChef. How did you go from NFL to being on TV, cooking it up? Man, so you know what?
It's funny. The two things I love, obviously sports and food. I grew up in, my grandparents were, my grandmothers were chefs when I was growing up. So, man, I grew up around food and sports.
That's what it was. And so I was privileged enough to be able to play professional football. And then once I retired from that, what else did I love to do?
It was food. And so I found a way to kind of work my way into the food industry. I never thought that I would be, you know, MasterChef and Food Network star and having TV shows on Food Network. But it's just the same as sports where you grind it out and grind it out until you ultimately get to, you know, top level. And so that's what I did in the food industry and just went on these shows and just worked my butt off until I was able to get an opportunity. And once I got an opportunity, I ran with it. You know, that's what you got to do. If you get an opportunity, you got to grasp it. You got to make the best of it.
And that's what I was able to do. Eddie Jackson is here with us on the JR Sport Reshow Coast to Coast. So what you got going on now? What can people do and find out what you got cooking? So look, it's all about tailgating. And so I actually have a cookbook that's all about homegating, which is tailgating at home. And so I like to share tips with people to make sure that they are able to homegate or tailgate like a pro.
And I partnered up with Bolderbox Wine, which I'm in love with because I think it's the perfect thing to bring to a tailgate. And it goes hand in hand with like certain tips that I have to make sure that you have a really good tailgate. First and foremost, keep it casual.
Right. Keep it casual. Don't worry about all the decorations. Just focus on having really good food and making sure you have really good drinks. In this case, Bolderbox Wine, I think is perfect for tailgating for a few different reasons. Once you open up this box, it stays fresh for 30 days, which means that if you don't go through this whole thing, mind you, it's four bottles in this one three liter box. So if you don't go through this whole thing for tailgating for game day, take it to the next one.
It's going to be ready to roll. It's eco friendly. The taste of it is amazing. Each and every wine that I tried is so good on different levels.
And they pair really well with so many different things for tailgate. And I actually created some wing recipes for them that really goes well with some of the wines that they have. OK, awesome, man. Awesome. Well, listen, we got to get our hands on some of that. We pulling up on February. You're making all this amazing food.
People are watching on the television. What two teams are going to be at the Super Bowl? Come on, Eddie. OK, I'm really I'm a 49ers fan now, but I don't know. We got a lot. We got to we got to get McCaffrey back.
We got a lot of things we got to do before I even want to even say that out loud. I got my eye on the Ravens. Right. They have the defense. They have the running game. And Lamar Jackson is just amazing.
Right. The Chiefs, I think, have obviously have a great chance. But my sleeper team that I think is going to make it to the Super Bowl is the Detroit Lions. Detroit Lions, man, that defense in the running game.
And I really love love their coach, former player. But he finds a way to get those guys ready to roll weekend and week out. And I'm not even a Detroit fan, but I really can appreciate their approach to football. And each week, you know, they change their game up every week. You know, some weeks they're hitting on all cylinders in the past game, the running game. But the defense always comes to play.
If you have those three things hitting on all cylinders, you've got a great chance to make it to the Super Bowl. Let me ask you this as a former player, as someone who's in the locker room, when the coach Dan Campbell or any coach is that aggressive, always, always going for it, it seems like. What are your thoughts? Is ever a thought like, hey, what are we doing?
Or is it like, I love this guy all the way? One hundred percent. No, no, no.
Dan Campbell. He was like that when he played the game. Right. When he played the game, he was aggressive like that. But you like a coach like that because he's walking to talk. You know what I'm saying? Whatever he's talking, he's showing it. And like like the players are a reflection of the coach. Right. And so if you look at how the Lions play, that's Dan Campbell. You know what I'm saying? Dan Campbell is aggressive and they play aggressive and that's why they're a really good football team. They're forced to be reckoned with for sure. Now, let's see if they make it all the way to the bowl. Where can people follow you?
Find out information about BolderBox. Tell us, Eddie. As Zach, you know, people automatically think of beer for tailgating, but I'm switching it up. I'm taking it to the next level. It's all about the wine.
Right. So you can find my delicious wing recipes at BolderBox.com slash football. Get these delicious recipes, but also get the information on all the wines and the parents that can happen with it. Hey, Eddie, we appreciate the time you was cooking on the field and now you're cooking off. We appreciate it, my man. Thank you so much. I like that. Thanks for having me.
