All right, so we move into hour number two. What's going on in Southern California? I am Jim Rome. Great to have you here. Coming up next segment, former Dallas Cowboy great Daryl Moose Johnston.
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Don't miss it. My thanks to my pals at FanDuel. All right, so really quickly, I will start hour number two with a new topic, but I want to get some reaction in because reaction has been so good.
Well, there's this. I wouldn't say this is good, but it is reaction. Have not seen this guy in a minute. Have not missed him at all. Have not even thought about him.
And then he showed up like this. G off in Lincoln. Quote. Just caught up on yesterday's show. Speaking of clones having their own shows, check this out.
Hashtag adults in costumes. Myself and my co-hosts at the At Common Fan GBR podcast would love to have you on, or if it's easier, we will just join you in the jungle. What do you speak of? Is there a picture? Is there something?
Adults in costumes. I don't know. Oh whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa! If you're watching on the stream, Geoff, is that you dressed as a freaking hot dog? Are you interviewing somebody dressed as a hot dog on a tiny mic?
That's your podcast. You out in the field dressed as a hot dog. That's your show. Interviewing Husker fan dressed as a hot dog. This is Geoff now.
You know what, Goff? I'm so glad you did that. You know what I did with that? I sent that video to our older son, Jake. I said, Jake, if you're not careful, or if you weren't careful, you could have grown up and become Goff, an adult dressed in a hot dog uniform or costume, interviewing people with a tiny mic.
Why do I say that? Because when Jake graduated from Wisconsin, and we started talking about what he would do for a job, there were people on campus. There were companies on campus, and they were looking for people to hire. And one of the companies was Oscar Mayer. You know that Oscar Mayer mobile?
That's a real thing. That's a job. Driving the Oscar Mayer mobile, because what you do is you do PR. You market for the brand, and you drive that automobile around. I think it's actually tag team.
I think you have somebody shotgun, or you have another person. I think, but I know that you're responsible for driving all over the country, showing up in markets, and trying to get pub, trying to get on the radio, trying to get on podcasts, trying to do whatever. And I think that Jake knew that I would not have thought that was a very good idea, so he got his pitch together, like Jake prepped it, Jake researched it, and Jake was like all full of fire, like, "Hey, all right, hear me out, Pop, hear me out." And so Janet and I sit down and we listen to this whole pitch, and I'm like, "Uh huh, uh huh, uh huh, uh huh, uh huh." And rather than saying straight out, "Hey, Junior," No way in hell you're driving the Oscar Mayer mobile around the country, and it's got nothing to do with. I just put you through college in Wisconsin, and you got this great education. It's got nothing to do with the look and the optics.
It's got nothing to do with us. Here are ten reasons why I think this is a bad idea, and why you can do better. And thank goodness. He decided otherwise. Thank goodness I decided otherwise.
I shut that thing down like that, man. I'm like, you're not doing that, dude. You're not doing that. But but I gave him all good reasons other than no, you can't do that because he would have been like, why not? Why is that not a good idea?
Here's ten reasons why that's not a good idea. Reason number eleven: You're gonna grow up and be G off in Lincoln. And wear a hot dog, hot dog costume, and interview people with a stupid little mic. Instead, thank goodness he took my advice. Jake ends up working for a production company.
He wins an Emmy. I've never won an Emmy. Jake wins an Emmy. He's been nominated for two more that he's up for next month. And he's moved to Brooklyn and started working and chasing in New York.
So thank goodness, or you could have ended up and and Chi off. My point to you: Will I be on your show? No. Will you be on this show? No.
But that was a teaching moment. Or at least a moment where I could hammer home the point that you see, son. You see, this is what could have been you. He's like, Yo, I know, Pop. I know.
Thank goodness. I don't want to be G off.
Now I am going to show that same video, G off, to Logan because I don't know what Logan's going to do. Logan doesn't know what Logan's going to do, but I'll tell you what he's not going to do: go around dressed as a hot dog, interviewing other adults as an adult. But but good luck with your show, Geoff. Better yet, good luck with your life, Romy. It's it's a rock star's dream to have a stadium of thousands singing along to their song.
Please, I'd rather have mine. Played in the jungle and heard by millions worldwide. Much love, pimp. Signed Jeff C in NC Corvette guy. True story.
He's got a better ring than you, Gorman guy. He's got a better ring than you. No, Mr. Real Will, Gorman guy. No, Mr.
Real Will, Gorman guy. He's got a better ring than you, my bro. I appreciate you saying that this is better than that, but what if you were in a stadium and that were blasting out of the greatest? Greatest technology known to man. That'd be pretty awesome.
And thousands of people were seeing it backstage. Imagine you right behind home plate, and you're hearing "Gorman Guy, he's got a faster ring than you." Probably feel like Tom DeLonge. But I appreciate you saying. Do you rather have this? I'm just saying it probably would be better in a stadium.
Gorman Guy should have a stadium tour. And that set should consist of only one song, Corvette Guy. All right, so Philly, checking in on you. Yo, Phil, yite. You hanging in there, Philly fan?
I know it's been a rough few weeks. In fact, it's been an even tougher twenty-four hours because in the last twenty-four hours, two members of the Eagles already struggling, already struggling. On the offensive line, have just gone poof and disappeared. First, Lane Johnson retires.
Now, this from this morning at Adam Schefter. "Quote trade: Eagles are sending two-time Pro Bowl center Cam Jurgens and a 2027 seventh-round pick to the Ravens in exchange for a 2027 fifth-round pick and a 2028 second-round pick." Sources tell ESPN. Right, just step back from that for a minute. I know the optics are terrible. I know it looks like the sky is falling for the Eagles, and they're waving around a white flag and they're punting on this season.
Not necessarily. I don't think that trade is Howie Roseman confirming to the world that we're cooked. I think this trade is just Howie getting a fifth and a second for a guy who's been out of position and struggling, and is currently concussed. Considering all of that, that's a pretty nice trade for Philadelphia, especially since you know Howie is already trying to figure out how to rebuild this team on the fly. You know Howie doing Howie things, Howie banking some picks is actually a pretty good idea right about now.
Now, that aside, yesterday's news is actually legitimately pretty devastating because the Eagles lost not only a really important piece on the line, but a franchise icon. Lane Johnson is essentially irreplaceable. You know, everybody's replaceable. This guy pretty much isn't. He also earned the right to call it a career.
See, here's here's where things get interesting to me. He earned the right to call it a career whenever and however he wants. That's Miyazaki. He earned the right to call it a career, whenever and however. It's not anybody else's place to judge him for it.
But of course, that's not going to stop people from judging him for it. It's not stopping people from accusing Lane of quitting on the team, or abandoning the fight, or even worse, hiding behind mental health as an excuse. All horrible takes. First of all, he didn't just suddenly up and quit or abandon the team out of nowhere. He's been dealing with mental health issues on and off since college, publicly, in fact, and dealing with something before this season.
That he was open about. He was one of the first athletes to talk openly about the need to talk openly about mental health, and he's been a mental health advocate for all these years. And he's always been transparent about it. And he was as recently as this past training camp. You know, far as stuff off the field, man.
My mom's struggling with some health stuff. My dad, and so yeah. I mean, that's really it. A lot of time away, and then when some things come up like that, you know it puts things into you know what matters. But you know I'm here, man.
My team's supported me, and I'm where I need to be.
So, but yeah, I've had I've had those conversations with with family members, and you know you can't play forever. Not everybody can do what LeBron James is doing, but You know, I am 36, so it is weird to say, but you know, all the support, all the love here, and yeah, man, I plan on having a really good last year. All right, so he said that in August. He said that in August. Yet people are still acting like he just up and abandoned the team out of nowhere.
And why? Because the offense sucks, and he's like, for who, for what? I'm not doing this. There's obviously a lot more to it than that. Yet we have all these keyboard warriors and all these talking heads with this incredible threshold for Lane's mental and physical well-being, with very little understanding of what this guy actually is going through or how long he's actually been going through it.
Stop acting like this dude, one of the best in franchise history, had a bad day. Or two, and just suddenly pulled the ripcord. Just suddenly hit the eject button on this season, and his teammates, and the organization. I mean, awfully rich for anybody to tell this legend how to live his life, especially when you don't know anything about what's going on in his life or what he's dealing with. The coward is not the man who decides to do what's best for himself and his family.
The cowards are the ones that are knocking this dude, who have never stepped one step in his shoes. Or enter the arena themselves. I mean, come on with that horrible takes across the board. All right, I want a break right now. When we come back, Daryl Moose Johnston joins us.
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Go big on your online protection and visit NordVPN.com and get NordVPN with a next-gen antivirus. NordVPN connect and protect. You want that. All right, so I gave you some thoughts on Lane Johnson. I'm asking, I'm looking for Eagle fans because, again, like I said, there's a lot of keyboard warriors, a lot of talking heads that are acting like this guy just up and quit.
That this was abrupt. He put them in a bad spot. How do you do this? And I'm saying that's not what that is at all. Nothing of the sort.
And again. If anybody, and pretty much everybody can, but if anybody has earned the right to retire when they want, where they want, how they want, it's that guy. Given what he's meant to that franchise, fourteen years, an icon, one of the best ever for that team, and a two-time Super Bowl champ. Yet, no shortage of people saying, "Oh, great, quitter." Oh yeah, easy to quit now when the team is so horrible. When that's not what it's about.
The guy cited mental health. I'm no mental health expert, but I don't need to be one to know you can't just grit your way through it. You can't just grind your way through it. It's not a matter of will or discipline. You don't think that guy has all of that.
Man, that dude's got more toughness in his pinky than all of us combined. Yeah, you're going to question this guy's toughness and whether or not he quit. Mental health, and this is why he's been an advocate and he's been upfront about this since college. It's a real thing.
Some reaction. Let's see jerseys finest on chat. This is the start. Of blowing up the team, blow it up, Jeffrey! Blow it up, Jeffrey!
Blow it up, Jeffrey! Blow it up! In fact, I'm sure they'd be more than happy to bring their own explosives and help Jeffrey blow it up. I'm sure they all have their own explosives. Blow it up, Jeffrey!
And Adrian the Moon. Honestly, hope Blaine Johnson is okay, and I wish him a happy retirement. That, that, that's it. Was that so hard? That's the actual proper response.
Second of that would be, blow it up, Jeffrey. Vic in Nokal, quote, "It's my life." Now have a nice day. Signed, Lane Bon Johnson, at his retirement announcement. Vic, you're working hard, bro. Lane Bon Johnson, it is his life, and he's trying to have a nice day.
He's trying to have a nice life. Andrew Clorak, twenty three, twenty three. Listening for the first time in a long time. My work schedule hasn't allowed me to listen in years. Glad to be able to listen again.
Long time clone from Cincinnati, dude. Good to have you. Great to have you, Andrew. Glad it worked out. I know it doesn't fit everybody's work schedule.
I know that we were in a time slot for about thirty years, and we made a move to twelve noon Pacific, three p.m. Eastern. That doesn't work out for everybody. I get all these things. Just keep looking, keep trying, find us.
Nate Harper one Lane is the best offensive lineman in Eagles history and a future Hall of Famer. Two Super Bowl wins, three appearances, forever a legend. Right, right. And believe me, the guy wanted to go one more year. He made that clear.
He's like, I've thought about this. I want to have one last year with my brothers. He even made the point of saying, I've got no siblings. Brothers, this this is my family, other than my main family. He just clearly, this guy.
I take great offense to that. That you're questioning this guy's willingness or this guy's toughness. If this guy is pulling the ripcord in the middle of the year, he's going through some things. Everybody is, but I'm just saying they must be pretty significant. And he actually made reference to there's some family issues.
I've my parents are getting older. There's some health issues there. My kids were at a certain age. Like he needs to be with his family. He needs to be away from it.
He gave everything he had to the game, and now he can no longer give what he used to give. He's like it's not fair to anybody. It's not fair to my teammates. It's not fair to the coaches. It's not fair to the fans.
It's not fair to the organization. I need to be there with my family. My head and my heart are no longer in it the way they need to be. You got to respect that. JRD eight one six clone quote: "Jersey's finest is as big an oxymoron as distinguished clone." That's well played.
That's good. All right, so I'm still looking for my guest. I'm not going to give up on Moose. I do know. Also, top of hour number three, I've got Arizona Diamondbacks manager Tori Lavello.
So that's two o'clock straight up, and then we have a podcast coming up, which would be our fourth hour, and that's Drew Hanlon. And Drew is always great. Looking forward to that too. I've got nothing. Ah, there we go.
Let's go to the phones. We go to Boston, Chris. In Boston, my half fam, Chris. Good to have you. What's up, Chris?
Hey, Jim. I called you last week and blasted the Patriots, and I have to actually apologize to Vrabel and the Patriots because they proved me and everyone else wrong. They played so good in Buffalo. Drake May actually played good. He didn't throw.
He really didn't throw a meatball. Saw it was sort of a fumble, but whatever. We'll we'll. Gloss over that. They played good.
They were ready. They beat Josh Allen in that Superdome stadium. I'm so proud of the team. Two and two. Raiders come in.
Don't have a letdown game, please, guys. Play good. Beat the Raiders. Let's keep it moving. I'm out.
My man, that's funny. What struck me is funny about that call. Was and man, he was pissed last week. He was really, really angry with the Pats and Drake May. And then a week later, not only has the tone changed, but that one line that really sticks out: "I'm so proud of this team." I'm so proud of this team.
I'm sorry, even though you know this, it has me flashing back yet again to my full chowd father, Jay Rome. Calling me up in Santa Barbara when I got my start, saying your mother and I are concerned. What are you concerned about? We're concerned about you. This is a weird call.
Why are you calling, Dad? Respectfully, what's going on? We're concerned, Pop. I heard you the first time. What are you concerned about?
We're concerned. You're pissing your life away. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! What do you mean you're concerned? I'm pissing my life away.
What are you doing up there? What am I doing up here? Working my ass off, like a hundred hours a week. Actually, like all I do is work. I triple shift.
I have an ulcer. I didn't tell you that. I have an ulcer, pop. I'm 25. I have an ulcer, pissing my life away.
Then they buy the house. Then they're in the area. Then all their neighbors know who I am. Quote like that guy, the pivot. Your mother and I are very proud of you.
What? I was out of the family two months ago. Two months ago, I was the black sheep. Two months ago, I was an embarrassment to the family. You're so proud of me.
That's like Chris in Boston. Last week, he was so ashamed of that team. He was so mad at that team. He's like, I'm so proud of this team. And then, how about Drake May?
So Drake May's back. Great to see it. It wasn't. There's names. Hey, names.
What up, dude? Drake May. He wasn't perfect last week, but you know what? He's better than Josh Allen. He did enough to win that game.
Josh, he did enough. If I'm not mistaken, to win the AFC Offensive Player of the Week.
So he's back on track. AFC. There it is. NFL Official Feed. AFC Players of the Week for Week Four.
Drake May. All right, offensive player of the week.
So that's great. That's absolutely awesome. But why is it we're not talking about that? We're not talking about how. All right, they're back on track.
Winning cures everything. Winning is the ultimate deodorant. You all know that cliche. No, we're talking about Drake. Saying that he's not one hundred percent certain that the moon landing actually happened.
Here it is, Boston twenty five News Patriots QB Drake May reveals he is unsure if the United States landed on the moon in nineteen sixty nine.
So I could go there. We could have that conversation. It's come up before on the program. I have a question. Why is it that and I know, I know.
Yeah, hey, old man. We know, get off, get off your lawn, old man. Yeah, fine. Why is it that most people of that age think that? Kind of a generational thing, right?
I mean, haven't we already established that that that's what you think? Can we not move on to something else? Can you not move on to trying to get Eric and Lyle out of jail? We already know about that whole moon thing, right? I think we've already drawn our lines in the sand.
I think we all know where we stand. People of my ilk and generation are pretty well convinced that we did land on the moon. People of your generation and that age are pretty well convinced that it never happened, or or or that at least there is something fishy about it. We faked the footage. It was shot in a studio, in a warehouse.
Something happened. All right. Yeah, we get it, Drake. You're educated. You went to North Carolina, good school.
But, but give me something new. All right. Coward and a liar. Did this guy, this guy who actually did walk on the moon, was confronted with it back in the day? Said you walked on the moon when you didn't.
This dude was you, Drake. Calling a kettle for you. Have ever thought of saying that this dude had the balls to go to somebody who actually did walk on the moon and got right in his grill and got knocked the hell out? Coward and a liar and a thief. A coward, and a liar, and a thief.
And the thing about that was that dude, that dude was actually ahead of his time. That was before idiots were doing things like this to get clicks. And then what did get him? Knock the hell out. I'm just saying.
Fine, you have your opinion. I, in my generation, have my opinion. But give me something new, man. Go back to trying to spring Eric and Lyle. She's tired.
It's played. Oh, you're not you're not convinced. Great, I get it. We know, we know you're not convinced, bro. The problem with that is we should be talking about you being the AFC offensive player of the week, not whether or not that actually happened, or that was shot in some TV studio somewhere.
Calling the kettle black. Wait a minute, Lauren. Oh, you're back. Oh, okay, okay, Lauren, Lauren. You don't even need to use your words.
I see you working on the telestrator. You are asking about the bottom of the flag. If you are okay, because Lauren is of that generation, so if you are watching on the stream, Lauren has a question mark. Then he's pointing at the flag, and then he has another question mark pointing to the bottom of the flag and how it's in the ground. Are you also circling a suspicious shadow, Lorne?
Lorne's asking, and then he writes, "Real question mark?" Lorne is just posing questions. Does this not make my generational point? Lorne, against. I'm gonna have to go to Gusto and ask them if it's okay for me to do this on air. Lauren, how old are you?
26. How old is Drake May? I want to say 25. 24. No, Drake May is 24.
You're 26. He's 24, and y'all have the same questions. I know, Lauren. Lauren, you're not totally sure. Lauren, are you denying it ever happened, or are you just asking questions?
All right, Lawrence, just asking questions. Why don't you ask more relevant questions, such as, "Did Eric and Lyle actually shotgun their parents?" And move on to the next thing, and try to get them out of jail. Ask those questions. All right, so Lawrence, Lawrence, just asking the right questions, apparently. To to the generation that is so caught up in the moon landing, when you should be focused on Eric and Lyle, I have a question: Do you think that they didn't actually do it, or do you think that they did it, but it was justified, and they've already done their time, and they should have never done time, or they should be let out right now?
Was it years of abuse which led to that moment? I don't know. I guess I better reestablish my TikTok account and find out. Anyway, anyway, there you go. Hey, hey, Drake!
Congrats on the AFC Player of the Week. Too bad nobody's talking about that, except for my man. Was that Chris in Boston? He's very proud of his team. After he annihilated them last week on this show, that's what the phones are for.
One eight hundred six three six eight six eight six. My man, thanks for that phone call. I like it when there's organic prep, organic content. Tory Lavello, top of the hour. Do not go anywhere.
I've got more to get to. I always have more to get to, and I will. Speaking of the podcast, I mentioned that we have Drew Hanlon for episode number four twenty nine. Episode number four twenty eight was the great Ricky Waters. Speaking of Philly and Frisco, Rick was cool.
Check that out when you get a chance. And there's four hundred and twenty seven others just like it, all free, all long form, all premium. All right, you're in the jungle. I'm Jim Rome. Do not go anywhere.
You're listening to the Jim Rome Show. If any of you see Moose Johnston, just somehow, some way, let him know I'm looking for him. Or like if you see Jay Novacek, I would take him. Michael Irvin all day long. If any of you run into anybody related to the Cowboys back in the day, but notably Moose because he was booked, let him know that we're looking for him.
And that we still have a spot for him, Tory Lavelle, top of the hour. All right, so let me move on to the next thing. I want to talk actually about the Colts.
Well, specifically the owner of the Colts, who I'm sure you're all aware of, because she is incredibly visible on game days. Carly Urse Gordon is a striking image on the Colts sideline every single week, but. Is that a good thing? It's a topic, it's an optic, but is it a good thing?
Somehow, as loud and abrasive, and I actually love the guy. I got a kick out of the guy.
Now he had some demons to be sure, but as in your face as Jim Irsay was, somehow his daughter, incredibly, is even more visible as the owner of the team than he was, and this guy was front and center. For much of the time, except when he had those demons, and they reemerged, and then he'd go away for a while. But what do we make of Carly patrolling the sidelines on game day with a headset and a notepad? Is it purely performative? Is it distracting for the team?
Is it well intended? Does she have a right to do so? My answer is yes. It's all those things.
Now I want to make this very clear. That I appreciate that she wants to learn. She should do whatever she can to get herself up to speed, so she can properly hold them accountable. You can't hold people accountable, and you can't lead if you don't know what you are doing. Any fan would want their owner to be actively involved and to know as much as they possibly can.
I mean, what you want to do if you are the owner? Is let the football people make the football decisions, but you need to hire the football people, right?
So you want to be as informed as possible. All that said, so again, I'm all. It's her team. She should know as much as she possibly can. That said, I just don't think that she needs to be doing it on the sideline during games.
Like give the team their space to do their thing on game days. There's plenty of other time to learn. Game day is the time for them to do their jobs, for them to go to work. I mean, their job is a full time job, but they really have to perform on game day.
So you don't want her looking over everybody's shoulders while they're trying to work on Sundays, because nobody anywhere enjoys that. It doesn't matter whether your boss is a man or a woman. This is not gender-based take. Nobody wants their boss breathing down their neck, looking over their shoulder while they're trying to do a high-pressure job.
Now to be clear, it's not even a football take. It's like a it's a work take. It's a life take.
Now to be clear. I appreciate that it's her team. She can do whatever the hell she wants. It's her team. She can run that organization however the hell she sees fit.
It's her team. My question is: Is her presence on the sideline necessary, and is it helping? It's hard for me to argue that it is, considering how the last two seasons have gone.
Now here's how she explained what she's doing on the sideline in an interview with Front Office Sports this week. Hurley, the internet is obsessed with you.
Now we're world champions. With our dad passing away and kind of.
Now, the you know the title changed, but a lot of what I was doing, of what I'm still doing, is isn't any different.
So I think that's been something to be more mindful of. That now people might be paying more attention to what I'm doing. Like I like to say, on a good day, I've I have like a fifth grade reading level understanding of the game and just the basic concepts of what we're trying to do, depending on the week and depending on our opponent and depending on the situation. But I think then it just helps. To understand and to ask questions, because I think one of the things, in my opinion, like being a good leader is about listening, really to understand.
And I think that's what the best teams do. I mean, I'm fine with all that. You're right. Being a good leader means you have to listen. And if you're at the fifth grade level, you have a lot of learning to do.
And your your title did change when your father passed. I get all that. And that is what all the best teams do. The problem is, you are not one of the best teams. Your father also tried to tell us that the Colts were in the upper quartile of the top quartile of teams, but that also was not true.
And none of the best teams—you are trying to be one of the best teams. You just said it. We're trying to be one of the best teams. None of the best teams. Have their owners on the sidelines and on the headset during games.
None of the best teams have that. In fact, none of the teams have that. No other team does that. I want to make that point very, very clear. There are no other owners that are doing this, and any other owner would take some heat for going down to the sideline and rocking a headset and taking notes.
For any other owner, that would be called meddling. And do you know why that is? Because that's exactly what that is. Imagine how much more of a dumpster fire the Jets would be if Woody Johnson was running around on the sideline with a headset. Can you even imagine that?
Even Jera does not go down to the field level with a headset and a notepad, and he's the owner and the GM and the president. He's the whole damn organization.
Now, of course, Jarrah would say, "I am not with a fifth grade education. I am a freaking PhD. I am Carl Sagan of football. I am the smartest guy ever." Now, one point of clarification. Urseh Gordon did not start doing this after her father passed away.
She's been doing this since at least 2020, which is why I'm a little confused why she still says she has a quote fifth grade reading level understanding of the game. On a good day, you'd think that she would have absorbed more than that with that kind of access over the last six years, and. Also, I would imagine that is not the only time she's taking notes and asking questions. I would imagine that's not a one day a week job for her, right? What about Monday through Saturday?
She's there every single day. She's putting in time. She's trying to learn, which I respect. I get that. I do respect that.
But can she not learn during practices? Do the headsets not work upstairs in the owner's box on game day? Does it really have to be on the sideline? I think the Colts should be able to have their sideline to themselves, free from upper management. Like every other team in the league, and I say that while also saying I respect how involved she is.
I respect that she wants to learn. I. It's exactly what any fan should want in their owner. But at the same time, nobody wants to go to work with the boss looking over their shoulder, which is why no other owner goes near the sideline during games. That's why my guy Nick the Clone is not on the sideline during games.
That's why nobody is. That's why people are so fixated on her situation. It's not because she's a woman. It's because she's doing something that nobody else is doing right now.
However, at least she's not grilling the coaching staff in real time about decisions. This is not true. All right, so if you are watching on the stream right now, you see her talking to staff. Like, well, why'd you guys do that? Why'd you guys do this?
Why'd you guys do that? That that was not during a game. That was not in real time. That's not true. That was circulating this weekend because of a clip going around, but that was actually pregame.
That's her talking to the staff during a pregame. She's not running up on the head coach, asking why did you call this third down draw in that situation during a game. She's not running up on the D coordinator. Why are we blitzing here? Why are we leaving these guys all alone in that man coverage?
Now that'd be out of control. This is pregame. I'm fine with that. I'm fine with that. If she has game plan questions before the game, need some clarification.
She's not interfering with them doing their job. Bottom line, that's it. If she's not interfering with them doing their job, fine. Seems to me though, any other time is fine, except during the game. That's my point.
I've got no problem with her. Asking questions, wanting to learn, being around, being on the field, just not during the game. Or you know what, be on the field during the game—that's fine too. Even be on the field during the game, but do you need to be front and center, taking notes? You know, around the players, sort of near the coaches.
I just don't see how that helps, and I can see where that would be distracting. To the players and the coaches, Tori Lavello. When we come back, the U.S.
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