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Now, on with the show. Mendoza back over the middle and he's picked off. This is The Rich Eisen Show. Mike Garifolo, is there a shot? He's the week one starter.
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and Frenchonf of the set of good morning football. all blinged out. Woo! is Teron Armstead. Let's go.
Sir.
So watch the the Yeah. The rings. Yeah, yeah, yeah. The eyewear. I don't know how to keep up right now, man.
You're so far ahead. Oh, is that what it is? I'm catching up. I'm trying to catch up.
Okay, good to see you. How are you? I'm all well. How was the Hall of Fame from your perspective? Because to see a guy that you played with, your first Ballot Hall of Famer go in and Drew Brees, and Sean Payton's there to.
Present him, and Gail Benson was there. The whole Saints organization was there. A lot of players, current players was there. Saw Kamara there. I saw a whole bunch of people there.
What was that? Mike Thomas. Oh, what yeah, can't guard Mike. What was it like? It was incredible.
It was incredible. You did a great job. Thank you. Rich, let me give you a little bit of Jacket Dinner. You did a great job presenting.
It was special, truly. A lot of these guys I haven't seen in years. I bet. It brought back so many memories. We're just talking about moments and games and.
what could have been and what was and Sean Payton had the floor at Drew Brees' party. after the enshrinement. And that's his thing. And he he took over the stage. What do you mean?
Telling stories. He just got everybody's attention, and he's working the room. Sean's pretty good. He's a really good storyteller. He's a plus plus storyteller.
Yeah, he is. One of the greatest storytellers of all time of storytellers. I would agree. Right. But no, it was amazing.
It was amazing just being around the guys. We had a special. in New Orleans for many years. Unfortunate, we never got a chance to hold up the trophy. But the moments that we have, the brotherhood, the family, Vibe and culture that we created is real.
It's genuine.
Well, obviously, you know, they were able to hold up a trophy, you know, and I know what you're saying. Wow. No, I want to make sure people understand. No, people want to if they're coming in, you know, they want to make sure you understand. Damn.
It's the reason I wear my own rings. No, I know. Because I didn't get to. No, I didn't. I understand.
Trust me. I'm not trolling on you. I'm just making sure people who are tuning in saying, What's he talking about? They were able to hold up a trophy. It's just unfortunate that the timing didn't work.
All right, let's go somewhere else. No, no, no. But no, when you were playing with Breeze and hearing him. Talk in his speech. I've mentioned this multiple times.
What really struck me was that moment when he was in San Diego. Yeah. Right? He's in San Diego and he's in the meeting room with, he said, Camp Cameron and Brian Schottenheimer, the OC and the QB coach. And they're talking about why didn't you make this throw?
And he said, I couldn't see the receiver and was using his height basically as an excuse. And he said, you know, when they told him it's your job to see the receiver, and he said he's going to change everything in his life.
Now he's there as a first Ballot Hall of Famer. Sure. And you were there. You were seeing. I saw it.
I saw it up close and personal. I didn't realize in his story as he was telling his speech that he was benched. Three times that season. Drew Brees. Yes, sir.
Yeah, I mean, they they they went and drafted Phillip Rivers, the next draft. After that season, he's talking about it. And then That's why he wound up playing with you for a long time. Yeah, you know, for sure. I'm forever grateful for the charges.
Doing what they did was best for their franchise. I'm sure. Forever grateful. But hearing that, though, Drew Brees, First Bell Hall of Famer, he was benched three times.
So it's really like. It's another lev level or layer of inspiration and motivation listening to this man yes sir He was It's the ultimate. Underdog story, or like not using his height as an excuse, not using his start as. Or somebody telling him what he will be, he became one of the greatest of all time. Through through work.
And you got to again, again, you had a front row seat for many years to see all that. Pretty sweet stuff. I've got Teron Armstead here from the New Orleans Saints on the Rich Eisen Show. Let's talk about the here and now, right? Let's look at this coming up season.
Well, I mean You know too, right? Yeah. Okay. And the guy I mean, he's got another preseason start. Coming up, his first one was terrible.
looked awful. I mean, I'm not lying. I'm not telling any tales out of school here. Do you think he can work out there in Atlanta, Teron Armstead? Yes or no?
I do. I do. I strongly feel like that he can. I would love to see it, and I don't really want to be the one to have to voice it. Like, I would rather Tua would just let the ball go, find his eligibles.
Got a lot of weapons down there. Um He is Not necessarily looking to prove to people. I think he wants to. prove to hisself and really just confirm to him that he can do it at the highest level. The way that it ended in Miami.
Not by his standard. He does not feel okay with it. And he just desperately wants to get that bad taste out of his mouth.
So you see some of the pressing. Dropping a s a a snap. That's like super routine for quarterback. What what happens there, do you think? Just nerves, jitters?
Is you pressing? Like you want to do everything right. You want to silence the noise and you start to all of it starts to amount to just too much. And if he can just take that deep breath this week in the preseason game and let it fly, play ball. Cause he can.
And he has done it at a high level. I'm not a Falcons guy. Very painful for me to speak well on them, folks. By the way, you saw Sean Payton in that game when they laid it on them like it was the Super Bowl. Yeah.
Talking about, boy, there's a lot of fans here dressed as empty seats. Yeah. You know, like once a saint, always a saint. I get it. No question.
I hear you. It's hard to talk good about those people. But you're a professional now. I am. You got your own show.
You got your own career here. And I'm not a hater.
So they got a lot of weapons. Right. They sure do. A lot of weapons. I would love to see Tour utilize those weapons.
And I'm looking forward to his performance in his next preseason game.
Okay, because it looks like he's going to get the week one start based on the. maybe not what he's putting out there on film right now. but based on the fact that Pennex isn't maybe ready and he's Taking things over, maybe in practice. I don't know. Yeah.
Watch this next one, Rich. Watch this next one.
Okay. Yeah. Very good. Your 12 years of experience in the professional ranks, sir. I want to tap into it.
With this sound bite that we picked up from Brian Burns of the Giants. I don't know if this was played for you on Good Morning Football or anything like that. I haven't heard it. Because the question is: look, what are the Giants going to look like under John Harbaugh, right? And they have been practicing Hard.
Yeah. And they have been in pads and they have been working out. More than they did in previous years. Like, John is really riding them. Old school.
Like, right, old school. Yeah. And 'cause we're wondering what are they going to look like in the conversation about Jackson Dart going down and not being protected and the big blue tent and all that sort of stuff is taken up the oxygen in the room about what could really be more important at the end of the day. With all due respect, to obviously a quarterback staying healthy is crucially important. But interpret this sound bike for me and what Giants fans should think.
This is Brian Burns talking about. the way Harbaugh has run things this summer. If we didn't practice as hard as we do, I don't know if we would have made it through this heat. and um the the level of competition that um we practice with today. But I feel like us practicing as hard as we do, you know, definitely prepared us for all of this.
What does this mean? When you hear something like that from somebody like Brian Burns say that. A veteran Someone that's proven and decorated at this point. He's saying that they have put in. the work and that and that Them going out and executing against Miami is not by accident.
that the conditions down there are real. And it's somebody that has not. Put themselves in uncomfortable situations. Time and time again you will fall. And that will manifest itself during the playing season?
That's what I'm trying to figure out right now when I hear something like that. It doesn't guarantee you anything. Sure. But the the process is important. The process is very important.
I'm old school. Sean Payton was your coach for you. I had no choice. I had no other choice. Sure.
So they they Those coaches, Sean John Harbaugh, Sean Payton, Even a younger guy, Ben Johnson, it's that same type of approach for him. Andy Reid's another one. Andy Reid. They're in pads a lot in Kansas City. They the consistency that they have and longevity that they have Is proven by the work.
And what Brian Burns is saying is like, more than ever before, I'm being challenged. I'm uncomfortable daily.
So I'm getting used to it. I'm getting comfortable being uncomfortable, and as a team, I strongly feel like It breeds success. Our training camps in New Orleans made us very difficult to play. 'Cause we just handled adversity. Like, no conditions was too much for us.
Hmm. Cause I'm trying to figure out who the giants are. And I hear a sound like that. I'm like, I got to play that for Terran when he comes in. to see if this is the stuff.
Obviously, your quarterback staying healthy and getting the protection right. That's one thing. But this is the stuff I hear, and I'm like. Do I believe in the Giants a little bit more now? You are.
I'm not cashing out on them.
Okay. Who am I cashing out on then? NFC? Yes, sir. You remember last time I was here?
We went through the schedule of a team. And I d I went, no blemishes. Mm-hmm. Them Rams look good, dog. I was just at the Saints and Rams joint practice yesterday.
Mm-hmm. The ram's a good dog. They they are talented. Very talented. Massed Afford is He probably completed twenty passes in a row at one point during practice.
The defense was flying around. Saints was able to make some plays and move the ball. But then the Rams defense responded, No Miles Garrett. Uh, yesterday. No Aaron Donald yesterday.
Mm-hmm. Hint, hint. And they still were able to You see it. Like you see a team that's sure of themselves, confident. talented Devontae Adams was The Rams are real.
So it backs your thought that they could go undefeated this year? I still feel that way. I do. You know, so it's perfect since you just came back from Rams Camp. We've been playing this game way longer than we thought we would, to be honest with you.
We came up with this idea of just flat out talking about it on the air. Hit it. Latest edition of Is He Back Yet? AAR. Is He Back Yet?
Where is AAR right now?
So you can confirm he's not back yet. No. But What'd you hear? What did you think? I think he's I think it's happening.
I think it's happening. A process. What do you mean? What process? It's a process, man.
And this man has a. It's more mental than anything else, the process? Whatever it is for Aaron Donald, he's earned the right. to go through the process. Whether it's mental, where he got to really psych himself up to do it, it's physical, where he has to get in football shape to do it.
Whatever that is, he's earned it. And we got to give them that time and space. I'm sure Sean McVay. And the Rams organization has given him that time and space to do so. He is one of the few humans.
that can dictate his every move. Whether he plays or not, how much he plays, and Who's saying no? Of course the Rams will not say no, and they'll say take your time. But we're, you know, we're getting close. Right?
No? I mean, it's gotta be. You might be getting close. He might be getting close. He's on the right.
I think the way that Aaron Donald played, the level he played for the duration of his career. Yes. You have no, you can't give him any question that he'll be ready, that he'll be prepared. That he will know the game plan that he can go out and execute. You have no reason to question that.
You gotta let him go through his process, whatever that is. Walk me through what it's like going to be like in an offensive line room. when it happens. What is it like to prepare for Garrett? Donald, and again.
If I'm Young or the rest of the defensive linemen there, you're like, wait a minute. You know, you understand maybe why. We in the media are fascinated with Garrett and Donald because it's like the Avengers. Uniting, right?
So, what will it be like in an offensive line room to pick take on a Rams team with both of them? It's um No, that's Rich, it's a lot to consider when you're game planning. The run game, whoever they play week after week. The run game will be vital. and your defense ability To not allow Matt Stafford in the offense to just go score points.
freely. Keeping a close game or having the league the whole game, running the ball well. Third and two, third and three. That has to be like you have to live in that world against that team with those two guys. But you are in an offensive line room, and you are a lion-hearted individual as you are.
For sure. And you take y like there's nobody that comes at you. That can get past you in your mind. I know your mindset. It's proven.
It's on film. It's on film, right? You said how many times did Garrett get past you? Like, hardly ever. It's on film.
Hardly ever, right? You're a bad man.
Okay. So you're sitting in that line room. And you're you're saying what to the rest of the line group. If I'm sitting in that line room with the guys, it's a plan. Like, even me blocking Miles Garrett or me stepping down, blocking Aaron Donald, we have a plan.
What we're trying to accomplish, you got to be locked in on that. You gotta know where these guys are every play, which the quarterback will be in tone.
So in that line room, you really have to, before the game, Make the decision. that we are treating these two men as the next opponents. We can't put them on no type of pedestal. They don't have a cape. In there under their jersey.
Nothing. These are great players. But that's that's that. And I am too. And the guy next to me Some Offensive lines just won't, they simply won't have the talent to block these guys.
Because there'll be injuries. There'll be an inability to practice enough. to communicate to be able to be one organism. to stop Them. Just having the ability to literally stop these guys.
Like, some lines will not be able to physically stop these men. But then there'll be some lines that can, they have the talent up front. to combat. You will go against the Chicago Bears and Darnell Wright on this side and Joe Tooney on this side. Like these two can block those two.
You know what I mean? But then it's a lot of other lines that you know you're not really gonna have that matchup in your favor on O-line side.
So it's gonna be by committee. tight ends, running backs, quarterback getting the ball out. The game plan will be special, bro. It will be very, very detailed every time somebody plays the Rams. All right, put the Rams schedule up again.
Just do me a favor. I haven't changed my mind. No, I'm not asking you to do that, but I'm asking you to point out the offensive lines that you think could best handle them. Denver's one of them, right? Don't you think?
Denver's one of them.
Okay. San Francisco's one of them. Philly? Philly's one of them. Buffalo.
Buffalo's one of them.
Okay. Um. Chargers, if they're healthy, right? The chargers are healthy. That hurts.
Big time. A lot. A lot. On the edge, yeah. In interior, that's another challenge.
Okay. Look at look at the rest of the list here. Kansas City? Does Kansas City have the online handle it? Casey got some young boys up front that's playin' well.
Dallas is different. Dallas can do it.
Okay. Seattle. Seattle can do it. You know they're pissed, right? Yeah.
They're pissed that everybody's like that somebody like yourself, and I'm with you. I get it. I know why you're saying what you're saying. They're the defending Super Bowl champs, right? And I'm out.
And if I could say to the 12th man, I'm not discrediting them at all. Understood. I think they are still elite Super Bowl contenders. This is when Kevin Durant went to the Warriors. This is that situation.
And then LeBron comes back and goes there too. Mm-hmm. That's what the Rams work. That's what they are putting up. Tyron Armstead here on the Rich Isaac Show.
All right, I'm going to throw something at you before I send you on the rest of your Friday and weekend. That we didn't discuss, that you have no idea. That's coming all week long. We've been saying: put one in, take one out.
Okay. Okay. Playoff team from last year in each conference that With all due respect, not going to return to the playoffs this year. And somebody that missed it, that's in. Let's start with the AFC.
Give me one out and one in. AFC.
Okay. One out, one in. Tyron Armstead. Is that what we should call this segment from now on when we do it every year? One out, one in.
Out, one in. One out. AFC AFC's tough, tougher than they were. NFC Easy. Panthers out, Saint Cent.
Saints win NFC Cell. And that's not No, no, this is just I'm just watching ball, and I think the Panthers would be really good. They will be really good. NFC is just stacked. The NFC North will have three Teams I feel like we'll get in.
And then it'll be tough for the industry South to have too.
So I think the Saints get in as the South winner.
Okay. AFC side. AFC is not as crowded. It's super top heavy.
So Um Here we go. I need to, if I could see the playoff picture.
Okay. I don't know if we have that, but I can tell you. I trust your picture. Buffalo made it last year. The Steelers made it last year.
The Patriots made it last year. The Chargers made it last year. Denver made it last year. Um the Jaguars made it last year. What do you think?
Yeah. Okay. You had two in the AFC. And Houston. And Houston made it last.
Houston's the AFC. That's your seven. Jags out. Jags out. Jags out.
Why? They went thirteen games. I like the Jays. I think they play extremely well. Just looking at the roster, not the most talented.
Very talented defensive line. Nice receiving cord, Trevor Lawrence, but I.
So you're saying now, if you put the Texans winning the South, that now allows you to take a wildcard team out for sure.
So Texans will be the South winner.
Okay. Jags out as well, Court. Insert. Insert. I don't really love 'Kay.
I got the Chiefs. I got the Chiefs. Chiefs in, Jaguars out. Chiefs in, Jaguars out. And I was almost gonna Shuffle the Chargers just off health.
You know what I mean? If their O-line is healthy, they're in. But that situation makes it challenging. Jags out. Chiefs.
What do you like about the Chiefs other than the obvious? The obvious. Andy and Patrick, and then in company. Yeah, I think they. They don't they don't like nothing about not being involved.
in the tournament. Like they hate it and I love that for them.
Okay. Oh, it's great to see you again. You too, my guy. Yeah, you got it. Tell everybody about your show.
Oh, absolutely. Rich said it earlier. He's a fan of the show. He watches all the time.
Well, I do, and I have made myself available. We're getting this done today. Before I leave today, on the schedule, on the books. You've been kind enough to come on here. I play home and homes all the time.
Hey, I love you guys. That's nice. The set with Toronto Armstairs. In case you're wondering if it's legit, there's the autograph right there. You've endorsed it like the back of a check.
Hmm. Right there. I've endorsed your rich, I appreciate you. Episodes Mondays and Tuesdays? Mondays and Thursdays.
Mondays and Thursdays. Mondays and Thursdays. You might watch back-to-back days, but it's Mondays and Thursdays. Got it? Yeah.
Okay, very good. For sure. Awesome. And it's great to see you. Always great to see you.
Yeah. Were you in the stands or at a table at the Jacket dinner? I was in the attic.
Okay. Me and Jimmy Graham were so high up. Jimmy Graham? Yeah. My phone, I zoomed, I was 8X on the phone to see you.
I was right there at the podium, and right in front of me was Drew Brees'. Yeah. And you know, they gave away those steins. Oh, yeah. Like they announced, like, hey, anyone in seat five, you win the Hall of Physics one.
You won the Stein one. I won the Stein of 2019.
Okay, there it is.
So they had those on each team. Ed Reed. He won it like just recently, this pass? No, no, this is from 2019. Oh, in 2019.
Yeah, yeah.
So that's a. Seven-year-old stock. This is a good one.
So they announced the number, and sitting at Breeze's table, Is Breeze's whole family. Yeah. Like, you know, and Gail Benson. Who do you think won this time? Gail Benson.
The table's like, all right. I'm like trying to read her mind. I'm like, yeah, place it on the that's like a hood ornament. You know what I mean? As she should.
That's the queen. I thought it would be like his daughter, like his young daughter, like, oh, here's a Bierstein. I mean, just seeing his son, you know, the one who was wearing those big headsets as a baby when they won in 2009. Right? It's just boys out.
In high school now, playing ball. Yeah. I'm getting old, Rich. If you're getting old, then what am I? Stop it.
No, I'm saying Peyton Manning's son was playing on ESPN last night. Wow. Marshall. Is that right? Yeah, Marshall Manning.
Completed a pass. Hell was going on. Good to see you, Terron Armstead. Everybody, check out the set with Terran Armstead, wherever you get your podcasts and on this man's YouTube channel as well. Love it.
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We've now renamed it one in, one out, right? Or one out, one in. What have we decided? One out, one in. I kind of dig that.
Oh, you like out first? Yeah. Kind of. What's going on? In and out.
It's cut like in and out. All right. She's cut in San Antonio. Let's take Jimmy. What's up, Jimmy?
Jimmy. Hey, Jimmy. Que paso chacho almuchacho. Am I talking to Old Spice? Like that moment yesterday, Susie says she looks like, what, which spice?
40 spice. 40 spice. I said, what does that make me? And then TJ goes, Old Spice. Susie laughs and doesn't defend it.
Oh, it doesn't defend me. You know, just lets it slide. It was funny. I mean, it was funny. You can't defend the funny, dude.
It was funny. El Tufo. Yes. El Tufo. If you were a mascot, we all know you would be Olaf.
Come on, no, no, no, no, no, I I I'm a big Oregon duck. Boom! Fan, no, getting all the way back to yesterday. A mascot. Jimmy's just an efficient.
I like them all. I want to be a mascot so bad. Mike loves warm hogs anyway. I do. So you don't love hog off?
I love all this. Let me get, I'll get to my postseason in and out, but I do want to congratulate you, sir, on your number one little tailor on her botanista that's coming up. Thank you, pal. Susie and I are ready to celebrate next week. And we're ready.
I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that you are not going to cry as much as you did with the boys at their apartments. We shall see, man. You know I'm a softy. Dude, you know what's coming. No photographs.
Tell them to put the phones away when they walk in. Yeah. I mean, like the wedding, right? The Madison Square Garden wedding. Brockman made you put your phones away.
Yeah, Brockman. I did. I did get Brockman's phone. He didn't. He's like, take as many photographs as you want as you want.
And I don't know. Is there an NDA involved? None. Put one in, put one, take take one out. In and out.
Okay, in and out. This one's a different angle, and it's going to be quick. I'm going to say in and out on the postseason. In. Ross Tucker out.
Tony Romo. Ladies and gentlemen, there he goes. Jimmy. That's not the spirit of the game. Not at all.
Not the spirit of the game at all. Not the end. It's not our hokey pokey. And here I thought we were going to play the game. Jimmy makes up his own rules.
He does. You know you can't control Jimmy. It's time for what's more likely presented by Pello Windows and Doors. Hit it. Hit it.
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Christopher, you have the floor. I had some fun putting these together. Not that I don't every week, but this was particularly because we got week two of the preseason.
So all these kind of involve these teams. Excellent content. Out of the context. It played last night, guys. More likely West Coast team to win more games this year.
49ers or Chargers. Sure. Oh my god. Gosh. Great question.
Great question. I'll go Chargers. I'll go our our neighbors across the street. I don't know why. Just did.
Yeah, I was going to say, what? I don't know. Any particular reason? You want to talk this out? Yeah, I think Herbert's going to get dialed up and plussed up.
Okay. Daniel. And a better offensive line.
Okay. Not alone. You heard DJ this week, Daniel Jeremiah, saying nobody's talking about Omarian Hampton to win the rushing title. He's not throwing that around just to.
Okay. Get buzzed, that's not Daniel.
So I'll do that. I mean, and this could be completely, you know, recency bias. Right now, the 49ers are. or banged up the whole bit. You know, so I'll go with that.
Okay. These two teams face off tomorrow.
Okay, very good. They've played in two Super Bowls against each other, TJ. Who's more likely to have the more dangerous offense this season? Philadelphia or New England. Hmm.
Danger. What does that mean dangerous? Put up most more points. Is that what it means? Uh explosive points.
Fantasy people. Kind of just all-encompassing. I don't know. I might. I think I'm going to go.
Wow, great question. Uh I I'll think I'll go New England here. Drake May throws better deep ball than anybody else. A little deeper receiver room, too. Seemingly, Same thing with C, same thing with C.
Saquon, we need to see him get a nice little bounce back. And then uh New England. I think Travion Henderson is going to start gaping. We got a good two-headed monster there.
Okay. I'll do that just 'cause you thought I was going to go the other way around.
Okay. I like zagging when you think I'm gonna zig. I just think you like zagging on me. More likely South Champ. to repeat as division winner.
Panthers and Jaguars. They play each other this week. I'll go Jaguars. Shaggy all. I'll go Jacksonville.
Are you feeling Terran Armstead that the Saints might be the sneaky NFC South play? No, I just think the South is going to be stronger than what people think on the NFC side of things. And in the AFC side of things, you know, I... I kind of You know, and I and I know there's Houston. That's sitting right there.
So I I I I think Liam Conan may have unlocked something with Trevor Lawrence. And last year, there's a reason why Trevor had one of his best seasons. Yeah. And this year might be better.
So I I'll I'll go I'll go there. Boy, you're putting me in positions. It's not going to get any more. What else? This group is always a topic of conversation with these teams.
More likely, pass-catching core to have a better season. Broncos or Packers. I'll go Denver. I'll go Denver. Sutton just does.
Sutton's going to be there, what, round three, round four, and some fantasy drives under the fader. Right? And then you got waddle. He might even drop around because of Boiler House. And I said past catchers to include Tucker Kraft for the screen, Bae.
Yeah, I hear you. And, you know, to be honest, the The wide receiver room in Green Bay always hurt. you know, Watkins and Reid. Golden? How often are they going to be out there?
For sure. You know. And And plus, I got to do this for you, TJ. This one's for you, man. For me?
Yeah. Okay. I mean, the wide receiver room in Denver includes Oregon Duck Troy Franklin and I'll throw up the O, man. Throw up the O, TJ. Do it.
What happens?
Now that you get this man's shoes and he starts capping. He starts capping. Yeah, the kendo stick pointing to the free shoes that caused him.
Well, it's odd. Isn't it funny that he keeps Florida State and their free shoes? Universities. You know what I mean? He gets free shoes and Florida State, but bounces Penn Stick.
I ain't bouncing nobody. Oh, you certainly do. What else, Chris? This could be your second round decision, guys. More likely running back you'd rather have in fantasy.
Travis Y Chen? Or Kyron Williams? Yeah. Oh baby. That's a real decision in the second round.
I'm going to go, HN. I'll do that. Kyron is awesome. Yes. Kyra gets sleeping.
Lock a curu. He gets slept on. I know. Very much so. Balake Karum Yeah.
Don't know how many more carries he's going to get this year.
So there's a true, if you will. Vulture chance on the Rams. than there may be with Camara out for a month on The Saints. Right? Hmm.
Yeah, but it was a month last starting last week.
So by the time the season started, maybe it's on Chimara. We'll be back. I don't know. We'll see, man. Aaron Williams, all he does is produce.
And plus, I just need to zag because everybody thinks I'm such a passionate Rams fan. That's all I do is choose Rams. That's true. I'm just trying to spread the chips out across the table here. as I keep rolling for the point.
36 touchdowns. But I've been pressing. I've got a second overall choice in my poker league. Second overall. 10-team league.
Will I on the back end? With the 19th overall pick, have this choice, do you think? I doubt that's. Oh, really? I doubt it.
I think it might be likely. I doubt it. Kyron should definitely be gone. Travis should probably be there.
Well, I don't know if I'd do it anyway because I'm going to take a running back first.
So I gotta spread that out. Why are you giving away your strategy? What do you mean? Well, he's taking Gibbs or Bajon, right? It's second over.
Yeah, but they don't know that. What else? Zagon take Chase. What else? Uh rich here we go this one this one is is is for you that honestly Is it more likely that Jackson Dart visits the blue tent this weekend?
Or Tua gets Two first downs on the opening drive. Kua gets two first downs on the opening drive. Come on, man. Come on, man. I don't know.
Two first downs. Let's speak positivity. Who knows? Let's put it into the universe. You put it out early.
And there is no independent neurologist. Um Conspiracy theory. What do we call that? T. I shouldn't say C T when it comes to this one.
Well, probably not. Probably not. There isn't. There isn't, okay? There's no big blue tinfoil hat here.
It ain't.
Okay. So let's just Tighten up the protection. Hey, great. Let's execute. Let's get the ball out.
Let's get Malik neighbors back healthy. Let's get Skatiti Bo doing the right thing. And by the way, I just saw on my timeline here: Odell Beckham is cooking people. Let's get him.
Okay. Up and running. Let's go. So I'll go to a getting Two are two. First down.
First drive.
Okay. All right. Two more. More likely battling quarterbacks to look more impressive. In preseason week two, JJ McCarthy or either Browns player.
Watson or Shadorf. Who's gonna look better this weekend? I think Watson against the twos and threes, he should look as impressive as ever.
Well, should and do or You know, if Shador is playing the whole first half and Watson's getting out there to start the second half. And You know what, are the Bills going to have You know Twos out there or threes? I don't know. So, Watson in the second half of a preseason game should look the most impressive of anybody else. You better.
Well, you're, it's not like what's better. What's better, likely? Right. That's not proper English. What else?
Last one. Last one. Last one. More likely team to miss the playoffs for a second straight year that would surprise you the most.
So Chiefs or cowboys. True. This is great. This is so good. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.
What's more likely Friday? You know what your answer is. Just say it. Chiefs. Ah!
Yeah. That would surprise me. It would be very surprising. It would surprise you the most if the Chiefs put the plays. At least two.
Cowboys are just, you know, I think they have turned a corner. I think they have. Cleared the Bad karma. If they have any. Mm, kinda feel it.
I think top to bottom Dallas has a much better roster.
Okay, so you think you'd you'd answer Dallas there? Yeah, I'd be shocked if Dallas must be someplace. I think Mahomes is coming back with a big, massive chip on his shoulder, and the rest of that roster feels the same way. And There are some lion-hearted guys there that just um Just won't allow it. It'll get handled when it gets handled.
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4204-H number to dial on this program, ladies and gentlemen, here on our show. I ask many of you to call in all the time. I just gave out the phone number, right? And I say, you know, call in. And right now, though, I have to say don't because.
The man who normally answers the phone is sitting right here on the show, Adam Chudwin. Normally, you're fielding calls of people who want to get stuff off their chest. Yeah. You screen, you're like, what do you want to talk about with Rich and the guys, right? And then you screen it and you write it down here, okay?
Absolutely. You have come out here, though, to get something off of your chest. Oh, whoa, whoa. Is that correct? Am I accurate on that?
Yeah, I was very, very upset about what? Like, what do you want to get off your chest, Adam Chudwin? I'm looking right at you, T.J. Jefferson. Uh-oh.
Uh-oh. For ditching. Penn State. I'm a proud alum of Penn State University. We are.
I thought I had a fellow. Person who loved Penn State and TJ, and he just drops Penn State like a bad habit for a pair of Jordans. That is absurd. I am so upset with you, TJ. When you go back to Pennsylvania for Thanksgiving or whenever, I want everybody in Pennsylvania when they see you to go, shame, shame, shame, like Game of Thrones.
It makes me question, TJ. This makes me question your fandom in general because I feel that you care more about a pair of Jordans than your own team. Wow. Your own team. You care more about Jordans.
Hey, TJ, if Caleb Williams signs with the Jordan brands. And there's a pair of Air Jordan 7 Caleb editions. I will buy those for you so you become a Bears fan and ditch the Cowboys. And I have a feeling you would do that. You would do that, TJ.
This is absurd. Not only that, Oregon is a Big Ten team. They're not a random Pac-10 team anymore. They're a Big Ten team who had a devastating victory against Penn State last year. And you're just.
Going with that team all of a sudden. I can't do this team. Rant. Wow. The Rich Isen show calls for Rackham.
I would have hung up right there. That's it. This guy is supposed to be Altoona's finest. He is still Altuna.
Well, yeah. Once Altoona's finest, always Altoona's finest. Look, you guys don't want to get me started. It's Friday. Don't make me start.
Throw lobbing arrows at people and darts. We don't want that here on the rich hydro show because I don't care. That's the thing. One, I never said I was giving up anything. I said I was going to add something in addition to where you guys were like, you're going to take one off.
The coach put it in the coach set. I didn't go to Penn State. Coach set the parameters. You didn't go there, but Altoona's like forty-five minutes away and You've said that you've rooted for them your whole life. And you know what?
Nice attempted, I guess, rant there. But one thing that you never heard me say was that I did what you were claiming and accusing me of doing. You never heard me say I'm giving up my Penn State fan.
Well, then let me ask you this. I don't think they play each other this year, but if Oregon and Penn State do playing for, TJ, if Oregon and Penn State are big 10 champions, don't ask for Penn State. Don't ask me a simple question. That's a stupid question. But because you're coming out here trying to be funny, you know what?
I'm going to say I'm the root for Oregon. And how about that? And anyone don't like it? I got two words for you. And one of them is it.
Don't come at me with no use caution. That's all I'm saying. Throw up the O. You should have stayed in the back for all this. This is why no contest wrestling is as good as it is because he and O.
Shea Jackson Jr. are like two birds of the feather.
Well, we just don't take no care of you. You're nobody. He just comes out. He comes out. I try to be nicer about it.
You'd be provoked to be that way. But at the bottom, I try to hold back. You know, I don't bother nobody, but if you come at me, I don't know, man. I don't know if that's a smart thing. And I try to make sure we have a friendly work environment.
Well, it ain't friendly no more.
Well, it is. Because he needed to get that off his chest. I didn't want, I was feeling. The tension when you guys were passing each other in the hallway.
Well, there's going to be more tension now. All right. When the duck fades, one of us is going to have to go off.
So now I'm just alone as a Penn Stage fan here by myself. It's all you.
So that's Adam. Go back where he is. Adam, the call screen, he's a big Indiana Bears fan, usually. That's true, yeah.
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