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First couple hours, if you missed it, you missed a lot of fun, a lot of great talk with Daniel Jeremiah. Our number one, Jesse Bates the third, the Falcons safety in hour number two. Also, Mike Del Tufo is going to be the host of the Bronze Zone, coming soon to an Olympic television set near you. He thinks he can also be a spotter for an Olympic archer because he can tell anybody who's terribly accurate, you're a little bit too far to the right or the left. All I have to say is if he's ever in that position, just make sure two things. One, he's not on his phone and two, that there's no television sets nearby where let's say they're playing beach volleyball with a team from Brazil.

He might not be paying attention. At any rate, we re-air as soon as we're done here on channel 210. I'm heading off to Ohio after the show is all over. We'll talk about a little bit of that and the Hall of Fame weekend to come later on in this hour.

Jackson Smith and Jigba of the Seattle Seahawks will be joining us shortly. 844-204-RICH is the number to dial. Mike in Las Vegas, Nevada has been hanging on for quite some time and I think he just picked up the phone. Are you there, Michael? Are you there, Mike?

Yeah, can you hear me? Yeah, where are you in Las Vegas, Nevada? Where are you in the great city? Where are you right now?

So I'm in Henderson, actually. I wanted to start by letting you guys know, first of all, I think you guys are so cool. I wanted to give you a shout-out because I came up to you guys, I don't know if you remember, this is when you guys were having your shows in Las Vegas in the lead-up to the Super Bowl. I came up and said hi. You guys were so gracious. You guys took a picture with me.

I had a great conversation with DJ and Chris. I wanted you guys to shout-out for that. Hey, thanks, Mike. Appreciate you, Mike. Thank you for that. Mike, what jersey were you wearing that day?

In fact, he wasn't wearing a jersey. He was wearing my work clothes. I'm actually in the local news here in Rich. Actually, one of the things I mentioned when I came up to you was, and man, I was so nervous because it was literally like you are one of the folks I modeled my career after. Oh, wow.

Thank you. The way you do live interviews, for example, the Jesse Bates interview. I love that in particular because you get into not only the football stuff that everyone wants, but you also get into the personal stuff. You're able to relate to folks. I took those notes with me, basically, watching over the years. That's shaped how I do my job. I appreciate you saying that, Mike. That's very kind of you.

Listen, when somebody like Jesse Bates is talking about how his life has changed and he's had a kid, I'll definitely ask about the kid. You know what I mean? So, that's where I'll go. Excellent. Rich, if you're down to play a little win-loss with the Chargers, that's my home team. I'm in Vegas for work.

Not a Raiders fan, though, but I am a Chargers fan. So, if you want, we'll go down the list. Well, are you sure? Listen, Mike. Listen, Mike, there may be an eye on Rich, and as I like to say, I'm a team player. The floor is yours, to use the Andy Reid phrase as well.

If you want to do it, we'll do it. It's not a threat. It's a guarantee. And the Las Vegas Raiders fans who are listening to you in Las Vegas, Nevada right now may not like hearing what you're about to say because week one is the Chargers hosting the Raiders.

What happens when this happens? I think that's the Chargers' victory. I think in so far, there's obviously going to be more Raiders fans. There always is.

But there's an energy man. Jim Harbaugh knows that this was the game that essentially got his predecessor fired, and he knows he cannot lose this one, especially at home. That's a win. At the Carolina Panthers? I don't like to think there's automatic wins, but I think that's a win. At the Pittsburgh Steelers? I think that's going to be a loss.

All right. Now, 2-1, coming home to take on the Chiefs. You know, Rich, Travis Kelce has owned the Chargers. The Chargers need to take back SoFi, but I think that's Bill Kelce's house at least this early in the season. I think that's a loss.

Oh, because that's the Harbaugh tone-setter, Mike. All right, 2-2, into the bye, now at Denver. That's a win. 3-2 at the Cardinals on a Monday night.

That's going to be a really good one. I think that's a win for the Chargers. That's a 4-2 record, home for the Saints.

That's a win. Now at Cleveland. Jim's back in Ohio, Mike.

What happens? Jim really wants to win this one, but I think the Browns take that game. All right, ends the three-game win streak. 4-3, home for the Titans. I know the whole thing, Rich, is everybody pencils in the Titans for a win, but I gotta say that's a win.

All right, I appreciate you at least acknowledging that you're joining that mosh pit. All right, 6-3, home for the Bengals. That's going to be a Bengals win. A great game.

I think that's a shootout. That's the game I'm low-key looking forward to most, aside from the next week's game. 6-4, home for the Ravens on a Monday night. The Chargers beat the Ravens.

Harbaugh goes to Jim. At the Atlanta Falcons. I think the Chargers win that one. Most Falcons fans that I've seen doing the win-loss game, they actually say the Chargers win that one, and I'm going to go ahead and agree. Okay, so that's now 8-4 at the Chiefs.

I really want the Chargers to take one of the games against the Chiefs, but I don't think this is the year they do it. I think that's a Chiefs win. 8-5, home for the Bucs. 9-5, home for the Broncos. 10-5 at the Patriots.

That's another one I hate to say that the Templeton win. I think this is a low-scoring, close game. The Chargers never beat the Patriots, but I think they win this one. And then 11-5, where you are in Nevada at the Raiders. Well, Rich, I'm hoping to go to this game, and I'll be wearing my Lance Allworth Powder Blue jersey, and that's going to be a Chargers victory that I'll see.

12-5 for the Raiders, I mean for the Chargers. Mike in Vegas. Thanks for the kind words, Mike.

Hope to get to meet you again soon. Call back. That's Mike in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mike, did he have them beating the Ravens on Monday? I think I missed it. He had them, yes, he thinks that Jim beats John in the return of the Harbaugh.

Somewhere I missed an L. That's the Monday of Thanksgiving weekend. 12-5. What's more likely? Yes, sir. The Chargers go 12-5, or the Cowboys go 9-8? Because those are the win-loss games we've had already this year, right?

Yeah, that we played today. I think it's more likely that the Chargers go 12-5. I don't see the Cowboys being one game above.500. They have a very talented team. They have a very talented team.

And again, let's put it this way. We will see the all-in Cowboys strategy tested in a win-or-go-home playoff game. That would stun me if Dallas doesn't even make the postseason. Where seven teams in the NFC make it. Come on, man.

Really? That there are nine NFC teams that do not make the playoffs and the Cowboys would be one of them. Come on, no.

Every year, there is turnover. Who are your NFC teams that don't make it this year? No, no, no.

You have to now answer first. Am I wrong about what's more likely? That Jim plusses the charges up seven is more likely than the Cowboys missing the playoffs because they're 9-8. No, 12's a lot of wins for this team in a really hard division and a really hard conference.

It's more likely Dallas goes 9-8. I don't see it. Me either.

I just don't see it. Dallas is super top-heavy. And so if one of these guys is out, say C.D.

Lamb just doesn't show up for a couple weeks. Who are your wide receivers? Who catches the football? If Ezekiel Elliott gets hurt, who are your running backs? As much as I like to make it about each and every team.

As much as I'd like to make, no, no, no. The Cowboys depth is not really what you think it is. Offensively.

Offensively. We just Daniel Jeremiah, who I thought was great, sat there and told us how great the defense is. Something that I haven't heard at all because we're so concentrating on all in and Jerry and Dax contract that no one ever kind of gives the props to the defense. Yeah, Zimmer Zimmer is an outstanding.

He's a great coach. So and yet no one's talking about that at all. Defense is not sexy.

There's no fantasy defense leagues. Sam Williams getting blown out with his knee. Yeah, that piece of news that hurts.

Yeah, but you know. No, but but already you're seeing a depth chart tested. And his point is that if that depth chart is tested at the wide receiver position, that's not great. But you could you could say if you take the top receiver away from anybody's team. Take Justin Jefferson out of the Vikings.

Well, John Addison would be your best receiver. So I don't know. I mean, like I think Jim plus and up the Chargers seven is is a tall task. I know it is, but he's done it before. Took a five win team to 12 wins and and the playoffs.

When he joined the Niners. So. Yeah, I see that now the other question you asked me, what are the NFC teams that don't make the playoffs? The nine that don't make it right?

So it would be what are you just looking like? So if they're going to make who, you know, who's out? Who's out every year? There's teams that are out. I think the Lions are in Seattle, Green Bay, Rams, Eagles. Those are your wildcard teams. Do all four of them make it again? The Seahawks didn't make the playoffs last year.

You know. It was your wildcard teams last year with Packers, Rams and Eagles. Bucks were also nine and eight. Bucks were nine and eight.

If I had to if I had to take anybody out, I would say the Falcons would would take out the Bucks. Right. Even though they signed Tristan Wurf's another coup by Jason Light, who's killing it by getting everybody still staying there, so. Because you're you're I'm not saying this is going to happen.

You're asking what's likely potentially to happen. So I'll swap them out. I think the Eagles and the Cowboys make it again, and I think the the Lions make it again. I still need to see if the Packers are are are that good.

You know, did they did they catch fire? OK, I think that's fair. OK, I think the Rams are making it again, and I think the Niners are making it again. I think the Seahawks have a shot to sneak in. So everybody makes it again except one team?

No, no, no. I just I just also said maybe the Packers are out. OK. You know, but Dallas being one of them, that would be quite the shot. Quite the shocker.

I'm just preparing everyone. There are shockers every single year. Oh, where where a team that was a two seed one year is out the next year and they return pretty much everybody. The Titans were the one seed not very long ago, and they went six and eleven last year. I'm trying, TJ.

He's always going to give you the glass half. But, you know, I'm going to give you guys the reality. Yeah, the reality is, is that 50 percent of the playoff teams don't make it the next year.

So who are the teams that are out if we think all these other teams are getting better and going in? You tell me. I don't have a crystal ball or I would be very rich. Tell me the NFC. I don't have a crystal ball either.

We actually do, but it's too damn heavy for me to bring it over there. I got I got too big a crystal ball. Yeah, well, you don't want a little crystal ball. We think Seattle is going to be better. I think the Bears won seven games last year, so we're only talking about them plussing up three short to make it right. Maybe maybe two.

Right. So that may be the team that knocks the Packers out. The Falcons. Rich, you think the commanders are going to be good?

I don't know. I say that they're going to be a sleeper team like we're we're we're talking about them late December. Can they be plus five to make the playoffs at nine and eight? Listen, sleeper teams aren't doesn't mean that they make the playoffs.

I know. But hey, but I'm saying that these are teams that late in December will be talking about circling around. They'll have playoff clinching scenarios potentially, but it's it may look like a partridge in a pear tree, you know, like 15 things have to happen, but they're still alive. You know, I would just I would just expect Dallas and Philly to not be 12 and 11 wins this year. I would think Detroit probably isn't going to win 12 again this year. D.J.

put him in the Super Bowl in hour one. So you're not naming the teams that you think are out. I gave you the possibilities that that the NFC South champion is different. And then I also said maybe the Packers don't make it and somebody else gets in. I would think Dallas, one of Dallas and Philly is not going to make it really. I don't know about them apples.

Wow. Green Bay might not make it. Tampa might not make it. Well, if that's the case, I would expect everyone in the NFC is kind of on notice, except San Francisco. I I think the Rams are going to be better, pal. Everybody thought that was a fluke last year. Hall of Famer on defense.

I'm aware of that. Did a lot for that team. We're just expecting Cooper Cup to get back to a couple of years ago.

It's not just him either. I just think there were a ton of you and no one thinks you're going to make the playoffs. And by the way, we're talking about playoff team. I wouldn't blame a Packer fan saying, well, wait a minute, you need to see it again from us. And we made the divisional playoffs and we were young and you need to see it from us before you can believe it. And the Rams were just are just as young.

I I hear you. I mean, it's way more spicy in the NFC. So then how about before we go there?

We've got more than enough real estate. I'm just saying no, no, no, no. But before we go there, let's just before we throw a break, because Jackson Smith and Jigba will join us from the Seahawks.

I asked Daniel Jeremiah in our one. Out of all the seven teams that made it last year to the NFC playoffs, which one is most likely to advance further than they did last year? And he mentioned the Lions and you didn't think anybody would win more than one game.

This year, better than what they had last year. Do you agree with that? And he said the Lions will make the Super Bowl. I think that's about right.

I don't know. The Lions were right there last year. The Lions were right there. They got there for them and they gave it away.

Yeah, they gave it away. Two field goals they could have kicked that would have won the game. Rich Josh Reynolds dropping two passes on third down.

I mean, they were at what? Seventeen going in the halftime. Chris, that are you catch when I look like it was an interception. Unbelievable. That's the greatest still photo maybe of the 2023 season that happens 10 times. He catches it one out of 10, but he caught one. Maybe he catches it at half out of 10. He just happened to grab that one.

Let's take a break. Jackson, easy for me to say. Jackson Smith and Jigbo will join us next on the Rich Eisen Show. He finished very strong last year.

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Power dot com slash awards only at a sleep number store or sleep number dot com. Back here on our program, Jackson Smith and Jigbo will be joining us shortly from the Seahawks, I guess, podcast room. It's very severance looking like room in there, right? That's funny, right? It's very futuristic coming back soon.

I think January, I believe so. I believe so. Friend of the program, Adam Scott. Freaky show for the people out there. Oh, that's great. Yeah.

And well, it freaks you out. Certainly since we have waffle days here, too, right? Yeah. Yep. Big waffle.

We're a big waffle. Look at this guy to your left. Not even paying attention.

Listen to this guy. I was doing something in my email. What are you doing in your email?

Because I get yelled at because I don't check emails. Some spotter you on. That's not.

Yeah. Mike, you want to be my Olympic spotter and you want to be my Olympic spotter. What's going on? What's going on with the bronze zone? What's happening? I'm watching the floor routine is first in the overall. And we're on the floor right now.

What's the key to in the floor routine? My two things. Music. The music you use is very important. You don't get points for the music, but it's important. But what it does is it gives you the vibe.

It gives you a pep in your step. No, Chris, you can just stick landings to just some bad music. Explain to him.

Nadio Koman each back in the day coming out to the. So you hold on a second. Look at us. We're spotting dimes right here. This is it in the same way that you could spot for an Olympic. Exactly.

You can spin tunes for an Olympic floor. A hundred percent. I mean, that goes without saying. I should have been. I should have been the first DJ to do the halftime show for this. Yes. Forget the fact that snoops there.

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Call click Grainger dot com or just stop by. Just look who stopped by from the Seattle Seahawks wide receiver room. Jackson Smith in Jigba. Good to see you, sir. How are you doing?

Great. It's a great day out here in Seattle. How are you doing?

What makes it so great, Jackson? The sun's shining. Weather looking good. Good. Nice little breeze. Okay. Gonna get a good little in here and here in a little bit.

So everything's good out here. You want to do the traffic too? You're doing the weather.

Should we do the traffic and weather together here? I haven't got that. No, I haven't got to that one yet. Okay. Yeah. I would like it can do the traffic for you.

Okay. Well, I mean, you haven't been around Seattle enough yet. Seattle folks love to tell you about the traffic because they don't want to. They don't want you moving into the area.

They want to keep it for themselves. You know what I mean? Yeah. Yeah. A lot of I mean, a lot of people out here, I figured it out. I mean, they just say a lot of bad things about it just so it doesn't get, I guess, more populated or something.

They say the weather's bad. That's right. They say there's traffic everywhere, but it's all lies, honestly. So you get it. You get it.

Yeah. They're like, they don't want too many people moving there. So they talk about it in a way that makes you think they don't really like the area. And then when it's up for them to actually talk about their city pride, well, then now it's on.

And certainly the Seahawks are at the forefront of that. So you've seen this. 1000%. I love it.

1000%. I know how it goes now. Yeah.

The 12 men don't want any more men and women in their city. But so let's talk about how things are different between last year and now this year with your new head coach, Jackson Smith and Jigbo. What's your opinion on that? I mean, things are totally different. You know, just having a great Pete Carroll, everything and to now Mike McDonald.

I mean, everything is different. You know, both defensive minded coaches. But, you know, Coach Mike McDonald's been defensive coordinator for about some years now and really runs that side of the ball.

And then also having Coach Ryan grab joining us. You've seen the Washington offense just spreading it around a lot of deep shots and just really playing offense on offense. You know, so how, I guess, will you allow or reveal that's different offensively? I would say our main thing is three wide receivers out there. And, you know, just having answers for all coverage is honestly is what I think our mindset is just going down, beating man to man, you know, zone coverage, you know, sending the whole nothing crazy, you know, just, you know, keeping football real simple and just, you know, having us, you know, do what we do. And how about you now coming into this season? How are you different than than last? Oh, I mean, you know, I had a feel like I had a good offseason, you know, coming in bigger, faster, stronger.

You know, it was my main focus point. And then, you know, just having a new OC, you know, I feel like, you know, everybody's like just starting, you know, the same is on the same page. And, you know, we can just grow together, you know, efficiently, you know, just about, you know, what we're getting taught and going out there on the field. So, you know, I feel caught up. I feel, you know, like I'm right next to everybody and, you know, have the chance and opportunity to make plays.

Do you have do you feel the game slower for you a little bit right now? Oh, yeah, most definitely, you know, first year rookie year getting thrown out there, you know, there's a lot, you know, you're thinking about. But now, you know, late and later on the season, I felt, you know, very much more comfortable just slowing the game down and, you know, understanding coverages and understanding my role and, you know, coming into this year, you know, just to be able to have that and have T lock and D.K., you know, and, you know, my personal experience out there from last year has been great. So what what so what what does as you mentioned, D.K. and Lockett, how did they assist you in getting you up to speed and now having things slow down for you?

And so now you can really turn it on in this year? I mean, for me, I mean, I'm always I'm a very much a visual learner, so, you know, I can, you know, just hearing them and how they speak and, you know, the questions that they ask, you know, I'm able to, you know, put it in my memory bank and go out there and, you know, really just first watch them and then, you know, do it myself. And then, you know, just being there, being, you know, a big bro, you know, to me and, you know, answering questions, any questions that I need. Tyler Lockett has been great for me. You know, obviously, you know, the career that he's had and a great one.

And, you know, anytime, you know, anytime he talks, you know, I'm all ears, you know, same with DK. Got Jackson Smith and Jigba of the Seattle Seahawks here on the Rich Eyes and Show. You got your schedule to throw up here.

And there's so many different ways I can go in this direction by asking you questions. But I'm going to go week 12 through 14 there. And the reason why I'm doing that Jackson Smith and Jigba is you see Marvin Harrison Jr. week 12, Garrett Wilson week 13, and then Marvin again week 14. Kind of like a little reunion tour for you right there. Yeah, nice little. It'll be it'll be good to share the share the fit with those guys. You know, again, definitely looking forward to definitely looking forward to, you know, being those guys as well, though. So what was it like playing with everybody back in the day like that in college?

It was great. I mean, it was it was a dream, just, you know, I just remember some games, you know, lining up in a huddle and you just see you just feels every feel everybody's energy. And, you know, you can just, you know, see in their eyes that, you know, they're ready to make a play, you know, and just to be around that type of people, competitive people, great people, you know, every day at practice. But, you know, just on the field, it was just, you know, looking around, you know, you had to be on your A game because, you know, the guys next to you were and, you know, Chris Solave, Garrett Wilson, Marvin Harrison Jr. You know, there's Ameka Ibuka, you know, it was amazing just to feel that the presidents and, you know, just to know that they're on your team and, you know, we really can't be stopped.

Honestly, we shouldn't be stopped. And yeah, I mean, it was it's it's a feeling I won't forget for sure. Well, in terms of fun, Jackson Smith and Jigba, you look at the the schedule there, week 12 through 14 there, that date, Sunday, November 24th, that kicks it off as the day after Michigan plays Ohio State. So how how what do you think your mood is going to be when you see those guys? What do you think?

Yeah. What do you think your mood is going to be when that day hits? You know, rivalry week, we don't we don't take that, you know, very lightly. So all week, honestly, when you see them, it'll be the day after the game is played. So you think you'll be happy or you think you'll be heard? Yeah, I'll be I'll be very happy.

I'll be, you know, you know, my stress will will have went down a little bit, you know, from after Saturday because, you know, this is the year, of course. What's the year? What's the year for the year for what?

Jackson, don't do that to me. This is a year we get back on track, man. Team up north, boys. And you guys are something else. Well, we have been, you know, last three years.

What's the words for it in a row? So does your head coach, your current head coach, has he mentioned any of this to you at any point in time in the last few months? Yeah, there's been a few conversations.

I mean, he has he has the upper hand. And so there's not much I can say rather than, you know, it was it was a fluke, in my opinion. Fluke in three years in a row. It's three in a row.

How is that a fluke? Come on. No. Yeah, we just got to go to the drawing boards. You see what we have.

You know, we've got a Mecca. We got Jeremiah Smith back there. Carnell Tate. You know, we supposed to get the job done in defense. You know, defense coming on this year. Defense is ready this year now.

But let me let me go in this direction here before I let you go. C.J. Stroud had a remarkable year last year. I mean, that goes without saying, like unicorn stuff where I kind of think he's he might have even messed it up for future rookie quarterbacks because I don't know how anybody is going to touch what he did last year.

What was that from your perspective while you were going through your year last year to see what he was doing? Jackson, honestly, you know, I was just just happy for him. Just, you know, just I know he's an elite quarterback and you know what he can do.

But when you go out there and show it, I mean, you know, we we usually, you know, playing on Sundays and, you know, just hearing about and hearing what he has done that week and for him to get to the playoffs. I mean, you know, he's destined for greatness. So, you know, you know, I'm just super happy for him. Hopefully, you know, we can match up, you know, one of these years. But yeah, I mean, they got it.

They got a squad over there. And, you know, he's doing what he's supposed to do, you know, what he said he was going to do. So, you know, I'm a believer. Yeah, I know I'm sure Garrett Wilson would say he prefers to be matching up with you instead of him, you know, in a Super Bowl one day.

But you never know, man. And obviously there's a lot of folks in your area that are very high on what you guys can do with a new coach there, even though Pete had one way of doing things is highly successful. What's your message that you would say to the 12s in advance of this season?

Jackson, Smith and Jigba, what's your message to them? My message to them is, you know, the locker room, you know, the buzz around the facilities, you know, we're excited to get it going. We're excited, you know, to jump into this new area, new era. And, you know, I feel like, you know, the word around, you know, the locker room is, you know, we're excited. We're really we're ready to go. You know, put our first foot forward and, you know, start this thing off the right way. You know, we're we're behind Coach McDonald and, you know, all of our coaches, we're excited. We feel like we have everything we need to get the job done and to reach the goals that we're going for.

So, you know, we don't we don't turn the 12s up for sure this year. Well, again, I appreciate always when you come on this program, not only because I'm so keenly interested in seeing what's going on in your career, but you also know what's coming for me and, you know, and I appreciate you still saying yes when I say please come on the program. Yeah, I appreciate you, Rich. Right back at you, Jackson, Smith and Jigba getting set to dominate for the Seattle Seahawks right here on The Rich Eisen Show. Fun stuff. While that was happening, major news breaking out of Paris. So here's what we're going to do. We're going to take a break. We're going to come back, get all our ducks in a row, and tell you about what just happened if you didn't already know. And then Josh Allen has spoken.

So has Zach Taylor. Hey, now. OK. And then I will preview my my weekend for you going to Ohio. Can't wait. I appreciate you saying that. You're welcome. Can't wait.

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Call 1-800-GRAINGER, click Grainger dot com, or just stop by one of their local branches. What is the furthest you've ever thrown a football, Josh? The furthest was in Wyoming, so I did get a little assistance from the elevation. Yes. But it was right around 83 yards. Right around 83.

Yeah. Are we rounding up or are we rounding down at the 83, Josh? We were probably rounding up just a little bit. But yeah, 83 was, that was the number.

So I don't know. I'm looking up to see if you're playing in Denver at all so you can play, you can get a little bit of some altitude. Can you do that in an NFL game, you think? I mean, there was one game, I think it was my rookie year against the Dolphins. I threw a ball, staying near as hard as I can. And my receiver was 60, 70 yards downfield, and I overthrew him just by a little bit. You air-bailed him.

I did. And that was just one of those, like, I didn't feel like I threw it as hard as I could, but my hip fired so hot and it just came out of my hand extremely well and it was spinning. And it was a little warm in Miami, so it might have flown a little farther. But it's just one of those that just kind of even blew me off guard. So something I've toned down a little bit, though, and I feel like I've got a little more control on my ball right now. Oh, understood.

No, accuracy is something that you definitely have improved on, as we have seen. So let's just walk me through this. At some point during a game in your career, let's just say it could even happen this weekend against New England, where you have to throw a Hail Mary to win it. At what yardage do you say to your coach, I still got this, give it to me, your own what, your own what? We're like, I know I can get the ball in the air and get it probably a good four or five yards even. And I'm probably around the 35. Your own 35? Yeah. Because, you know, you're probably going to have to avoid a rush a little bit, even if they're coming at you with three man, you're going to have to roll out a little bit.

So right around your own 30 something yard line, you can you can get it in there. You think so? Yeah, I think so. Unbelievable. That's in our archives back here on the Rich Eisen show. So I remember when I was doing Tokyo Gold in the summer of 2021, when the Tokyo games that got postponed due to the coronavirus, the coronavirus, the coronavirus, the coronavirus, the coronavirus, the coronavirus, the coronavirus, the coronavirus, the coronavirus. I remember when that was happening and we were all excited in the NBC headquarters there in Connecticut, because Simone Biles was going to be part of our Tokyo Gold programming, I'm sure, because that's all she's going to do is win gold. And then we all know that she she had to step away in her estimation for her own mental health from participating fully in the games. She was suffering from a case of the twisties, as apparently it was referred to, where the mind and the body of a gymnast doesn't sync up and you can get seriously hurt doing that.

And you can also hurt your teammates if you're not performing well enough in a team competition. Remember all the crap she got? It was like she committed an affront to humanity. Awful. By the way, some of these people were treating this woman. 100% concur. I even went on Tokyo Gold and I think when Suzy was sitting here hosting the show, she had something to say about it, too.

And then one time I zoomed in to say something about it, just a cape for an all time great. And maybe just maybe her stepping away then. I know it's a few years later, but how about maybe she's in a better state of mind in Paris because of it. And life is better for her and everything's better for her. Because I'll tell you what we just saw moments ago, she just took gold in the all around.

Yes, indeed. She needed 13 and change in order to win gold with her floor routine. Came up with 15 and change. It was incredible. And she wins gold. She becomes the second time winner of the all around.

Only the third woman to ever do that. And six gold medals. Most ever.

Men's or women's gymnastics. Six. The best ever. Period. End of story. Awesome to see. Million watt smile. Just crushed it.

I got to see your family in the crowd or husband, Jonathan Owens, who has been excused from Bears training camp to be there. Will this be part of hard knocks? You think that? Oh, yeah.

An Olympic hard knocks moment here. Oh, could you imagine? I would be stunned if NFL films didn't ask him. Would you mind if we follow you around Paris episode next week? So we'll find out, right? But as the Bears tonight have at it on the Canton field, Jonathan Owens now at the Bears, formerly the Packers.

What's the equivalent that Simone Biles would suddenly perform gymnastics for team Russia? So is it the same thing? Wrong to say? I don't want to entertain. My far field. Stay in my lane.

But I don't know. You can't deny how delightful it is to watch her perform and the joy with which she performs and the precision and the beauty and the amazing abilities that she has. It's just awesome. It's awesome.

Kevin Durant just tweeted goat Biles. That's it. That's all it says. It's perfect. She is the goat.

And I know that's an overused word or an acronym. She is the greatest of all time without question. You know, sixth Olympic gold medal, more than any American gymnast, male or female in history.

Simone Biles, congratulations. What is all around, Mike? Can you name the four events in the all around? You've got you've got this. You've got balance beam. Yes. I always forget what I know.

The full routine and the I forget the flipping thing. Oh, my God. The two. Oh, I should know this. Oh, my goodness. If I get the bronze, I'll do research on even parallel bars. Thank you.

I couldn't. They're uneven bars. They're actually uneven bars. Brock, they're parallel. Well, they are parallel. There's some that are parallel.

Yeah, but some that are not. Yeah, exactly. I would do research if I went in there.

I'd have that stuff in front of me. I was I wanted my stats. What was going on?

What do you mean you wanted the stats when they were when Simone was up? This is great. All of it's good, dude. So, yeah, congratulations to her.

And Suni Lee got the bronze. So congratulations to her. This is awesome. Awesome.

Fun stuff. It's great. Can I wait to rewatch it tonight? I was going to watch it back later. It's going to be great. Watch it back.

It's going to be awesome. Why not? So does this mean Jonathan Owens now has got to go to training camp? Is it? You get one night in Paris, and then that'll be it? Yeah, you got to go back. Will he be in Canton tomorrow night? Is there a flight? I'll tell you, there's no flight direct from Los Angeles to Canada. There's not one from Paris to Canada, unless it's, you know, private air. McCaskey private situation.

Yeah, fly anywhere on one of them things. Air hard knocks. So, hey, everybody. Josh Allen, everybody thinks this is the time to get him. It's time to get got. Because Diggs is gone and Allen is gone. I mean, and Gabe Davis is gone, right?

A bunch of guys on the back end of the defense. Poirier's gone. Yeah, released. Just flat out released, remember?

Just to name a few. Yeah. Mike Trey White's gone. Who else has gone?

Hoskins, our producer. Who else has gone? Anybody else has gone? He's silent. Sean McGerman, he gone? Oh, no, he's not. He's still back. Yeah, he's still there.

A lot of people are gone. So you got to get him while he's good. Keon Coleman's there, though.

Yeah, boy. I can't wait to see how he does. I hope he falls down. Because I can't get enough Keon Coleman stories. Apparently, Josh Allen invited him over for dinner. Oh, goodness.

Roll it. He's just not normal. And I mean that in the best way. He does things his way, and he's always him. He's very authentic. I had him over.

I had a chef during the OTAs, and she made fish. And he's like, what the heck is this? I'm not eating this.

And he didn't eat it. But he does things his way. He's super country, which I can relate to as well.

So I love the guy. He's making things personal, going out there and blocking hard and doing things the right way. And he's making plays in camp. And again, we're building that chemistry on the field right now. And I think that off the field, we've got a very good thing going, too.

And just a lot of trust in those guys right now. Very relatable. Who else shops at Macy's and won't eat fish?

A lot of people in this country. I'm not eating that. Cameron Wolfe is doing the sit down with him. There's a clip kind of going around right now. He's shirtless. He just doesn't have a shirt on. Oh, Keon Coleman?

Yeah. Keon Coleman. Just shirtless on NFL Network. Shirtless on NFL Network. OK. Back together.

Shirtless. Back. He's on the Skins team? That's right. OK. That's right.

That's great. Hey, listen, that's another guy. What if he balls out? What if he provides the offense?

Don't forget that kid Shakir. Yeah, he was open in the end zone when Chris Jones threw Deon Dawkins into Josh Allen's lap. He was there. Oh, my goodness gracious. I cannot wait for this season. Good Lord.

Good Lord. Cincinnati Bengals. Jamar Chase.

And Trey Hendrickson. They say they got to get their contracts going. It's August 1st. I mean, this stuff's going to get laid early. Zach Taylor spoke on this subject matter today.

Is that what happened? Ah, preseason week one. Who are you going to see out there?

The first game, I've got targeted the first game. I'm not setting anything in stone right now, but I'm optimistic that that's where it's trending right now for our team. And then we'll make decisions after that. But this isn't something I've loosely talked to some of the guys. It's not something I've advertised with the team or anything. But I think a week and a half away, that's what's in my head right now.

OK. Nothing new on Jamar Chase, he said. Boy, that famous Mike Brown Velcro wallet's going to have to get ripped open again. He ripped it open for Joe. He ripped it open to build new locker room.

All kinds of I know. I guess I should stop making fun, but they're going to have to pay him money. The Bengals are spending money. Please tell me your Cowboys are going to be first in with CeeDee Lamb. Just first in. You know, he's hoping that to the Bengals and the 49ers. Can you handle your business first, Jerry?

Because my guys won't budge until you do. I think they're all having a standstill right now, it seems like. Well, I mean, CeeDee's got to go first. CeeDee should have been done. We know this. Well, but do all due respect to the other two wide receivers, CeeDee's numbers and CeeDee's status and CeeDee, you know, I'm I'm kind of surprised CeeDee Lamb didn't make the top 10 of the final 100 list.

That was something that I was a little shocked about. But. You know, over Tyreek, you like him over Tyreek? That's that's let's play the game.

CeeDee Lamb comes in, who comes out? Trent Williams disrespecting the linemen? No, I'm not disrespecting anybody. No, I'm saying. I don't know, man.

Maybe it's you. I'm still stinging from my fantasy final loss that occurred quite literally one quarter into the final weekend when the team I went against had David and Joku the tight end and Joe Flacco found him for 19000 yards against the awfulness that the New York Jets were putting on the field at the end of the season backed up already to a U-Haul. He had I think he had 100 yards and two scores in the first quarter of that game. And then and then and then I had a two day period where I'm like, you know what? Anything can happen. Fantasy football. Maybe my guys can catch fire. Let's see what happens. I've got him on St. Brown and the Lions and oh, I'm going against CeeDee Lamb.

Did you have 100 or almost 200 yards in the first half of that game? He bought out. I don't know. But that's that's the deal there. It's just the Bengals.

If I'm Jamar Chase and I'm Brandon Aiyuk, I'm waiting for CeeDee Lamb to sign first as long as I can. I'm also itching to get in. This is it.

I mean, right now, right now, you're probably not missing the 90 degree days and the, you know, potential dorm rooms that you're living in. I don't know what they're, you know, you can chase sitting in. So they're there, right? Right.

I'm not mistaken. CeeDee is not OK, so they're still suffering a little bit. So CeeDee is apparently working out in Houston.

Oh, yeah, you can assure yourself he's grinding. All right. So as soon as this show is over, I'm heading to LAX. I'm flying to Ohio tonight. Tomorrow, I'll be hosting the show from there.

Chris Redd, formerly of Saturday Night Live, will be on this program. Seat 1A? Or thereabouts. There's a connecting flight. Oh, OK.

I'm carrying the bag, not checking the bag. We know how you do. Yeah, you know how I do. First on. First on as soon as my rose called. I'm on.

Yeah, you want that overhead space. First on. Glass of red. Let's go. Friday night jacket dinner.

Love it. Oh, baby. We'll talk more about that tomorrow. My plan, my game plan. Is that a steak night for you? Saturday night, Saturday afternoon is the ceremony on NFL Network. I'll be there with Steve Weish.

Kurt Warner will be there as well. It'll be good. And then, you know, I like showing up in places folks don't expect me to show up in.

It's happening, right? I don't want to say too much because I don't want to reveal anything. OK. But something that people don't expect me to appear is going to go down. Yes. And then I'll be back here Monday. Great. And I don't know when everyone else is going to find out about what I'm referring to, but not saying, oh, that's all.

It's all a team. Mike, nobody said I won't. I won't. I won't confirm it. Nobody say anything. I will neither confirm nor deny. And you may even be thinking, you know what I'm talking about. I think, you know, I think I just don't know.

And you never will. I know. I have no idea what's going on. So there again, I love surprising people. I love when folks are like, I didn't see that.

Like the Brady roast is a perfect example. Yeah, you popped up. I was like, I know I didn't talk about any of that. I do. I like keeping things even from you guys because I'd like, you know, the surprise factor.

And I like the higher register. Like, I didn't know you were going to do that. And I just, I sneak up on people. But it is in fact going to happen this very weekend.

The it, you'll find out what it is. I'm teasing. What a tease. Will not confirm. Will not deny. All right, I see you'll see.

Going to do it. And then we're back in the then we're back for next week. Full week of shows in August. But tonight is a Hall of Fame game. Football is back.

Good times. We'll talk about it on tomorrow's program. I will be in Canton. You guys will be. I'll be here. You're I'll be there. You're here.

We're here. All right. And Mike, you'll be my spotter.

Yes. Good luck with that. Come on. Right now, Mike's up here like the Bronze Zone. Work on it, guys.

Work on it for Los Angeles. The Bronze Zone. Oh, yeah.

The Bronze Zone is to cultivate that caper. Let's do it. Oh, yeah. Back to wrap this on Roku in a moment. We're number three. We're number three.

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