Club 520 - Zaire Franklin on Drew Brees COOKING Colts, Andrew Luck retirement

Summary

Club Shay Shay: Club 520 – Zaire Franklin on Drew Brees COOKING Colts, Andrew Luck Retirement

Episode Release: September 1, 2025
Host: D.J. Wells (with Joe and others)
Guest/NFL Analyst: Zaire Franklin (Indianapolis Colts Pro Bowler, leading tackler)
Podcast: Club 520 (Club Shay Shay feed w/ Shay Shay Media, iHeartPodcasts)

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Episode Overview

In this lively episode of Club 520, D.J. Wells, Joe, and crew welcome Colts linebacker Zaire Franklin as the show’s official NFL analyst. The conversation covers Franklin’s rise in the league, locker room dynamics, “pie beef,” therapy, Pro Bowl experiences, classic NFL debates, infamous games like Drew Brees’ record-setting night against the Colts, the impact of Andrew Luck's sudden retirement, and deep dives into football’s upper echelon of talent.

The episode’s tone is candid, comedic, and at times introspective—reflecting on success, disappointment, locker room culture, and pure love for the game.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Zaire Franklin Joins the Club as NFL Analyst

• Zaire is introduced as a new official voice for football content on Club 520:

  “Our new NFL analyst for 5:20 in the morning. Pro Bowler, leading the league in tackles, Mr. Z Franklin. Big dog.” (04:09)

• Zaire confirms striving for another tackles title, showing ongoing ambition and humor.

• Plenty of inside jokes about fitting into the Club 520 family—“no guest, just gang.”

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2. Post-Game Moods and Locker Room Culture

• Zaire describes his frustration and shut-off mode after a loss, emphasizing how much each game matters:

  “For real, bro...I just be mad the whole time...I gotta go home and I gotta watch the game...I can’t do nothing until at least I watch the game. Then after you watch it, I’m probably cussing out in my head five times.” (08:18)

• Discussion of African players in the locker room, and discrimination or lack of acknowledgment from “NFL Africa”:

  “I don’t really fuck with NFL Africa anyway, though…I make a lot of plays, they’ll never post me. So I think that’s a little crazy.” (05:41)

• Debates on handling rumors, internal beef, and the exaggeration of stories among teammates and friends:

  “Joe’s a liar. First of all. He’s a liar. First of all. Y'all gotta stop when you talk to Joe. Understand? Joe got the same three stories. And he gonna lie every time he tell it” (06:20)

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3. Therapy, Management of Aggression, and Growth

• Reflecting on growth as a pro, Franklin discusses going to therapy and learning to manage on-field and personal intensity:

  “I’m working on me. I’ve been going to therapy...A couple voicemails late night recommended me to therapy though.” (11:13)

• Stories about nearly fighting James Conner in college and in joint practice bring out the realness of NFL intensity:

  “He grabbed me and he tried to dump me. But me being me, I grabbed him and we doing this and I slammed him and I slammed him on his back…He getting mad, he get up, get back on the line. After you challenge me again, there is no pass rush move, we about to do this one on one.” (15:03–16:29)

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4. Achievements, Fame, and the Pro Bowl

• Zaire is candid about his Pro Bowl selection feeling both “lit” and “unfulfilling”:

  “Unfulfilling, bro. I hate to say it is, bro. Like that sound crazy. You work your whole life…But it is fulfilling though…But just like everything else, you just got new goals and we gotta win, bro.” (17:20–18:43)

• Celebration rituals: Waited for contract extension before splurging on himself, jokes about watches and team fashion.

• Stories about blending in, taking fashion advice, learning to “stay in his lane” style-wise.

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5. Rivalries, Game Day Mindset, and Trash Talk

• Houston Texans rivalry and personal in-game trash talk:

  “They do. Houston…I'm the number one OP over there…Like, if I’m saying that to a camera that I edit, imagine what I’m telling them to their face.” (09:38–10:04)

• Franklin is self-aware about his reputation as a “crash out” (unafraid to go hard), both in-game and on-air.

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6. Fan Reactions, Respect in the League

• Fans across the country show major love; teammates and opponents show newfound respect since his ascension:

  “The fans that I done ran into, they the ones that kept me sane, bro…When we playing somebody, like, they gonna come and holla at you…Rather than like, oh no, no, you one of them.” (32:39–34:04)

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7. Career Defining Moments & Memorable Games

• Realization point as an NFL starter (covering Travis Kelce one-on-one):

  “Next week we played Kansas City at home…had one play where I locked up Kelsey one-on-one…I told him, I said, damn, I don’t know I might be bored, gang. I ain’t gonna hold you.” (34:29)

• The infamous Drew Brees Monday Night Football “cooking” of the Colts:

  “Bro, I remember we pulled up, Ty gave this crazy ass speech…They whooped our ass so bad. Nah, that was the worst ass with us, bro…Drew Breez went, like, 26 for 26. He set, like, completion percentage.” (38:00–39:47)

• NFL’s Monday Night and Sunday Night Football energy, anticipation for a matchup versus Christian McCaffrey (San Francisco): (35:52–36:16)

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8. The Andrew Luck Saga

• Zaire on Andrew Luck’s sudden retirement and its ripple effect through the team and city:

  “Link was in the locker room crying. I feel like I was in the middle of a movie, bro...They need to let my man live his life in peace.” (40:23)

• Reflections on the “what if” of Luck’s career:

  “That 2019 team, if Luck would have played…we going to super bowl, bro…It was set up for him.” (41:31)

• Host and crew contrast Luck’s departure with Peyton Manning’s legacy and city reactions.

  “We wasn’t really that sad. We were still mad about Peyton, bro.” (41:27)

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9. NFL Debates: QBs & All-Time Talent

• Dak Prescott vs. Brock Purdy and how team success reframes player evaluations. (36:32–37:03)

• Franklin defends Dak and the Cowboys as “underrated.”

• Extended debate:

  • Who are the most talented QBs ever, separating accolades from skill sets? (Aaron Rodgers, Peyton, Brady)

  • Franklin:

    “Peyton Manning was the greatest quarterback” (58:33)
    “Aaron Rodgers was more athletic than Peyton Manning and he threw a better ball.” (58:34)

  • Host:

    “Aaron Rodgers was a better player than Tom Brady and Peyton Manning…that dude was cold, bro.” (59:12)

  • Joe:

    “Tom Brady threw 50 touchdowns in a year.” (59:30)

• Discussion of Tom Brady’s “wobbly ball” and peak skill sets vs. achievements—playful but passionate.

• On Hall-of-Fame “upper room” of all-time greats (67:01+):
  Franklin lists:

  • Tom Brady
  • Deion Sanders
  • Peyton Manning
  • Aaron Donald
  • Lawrence Taylor
  • Jerry Rice, Emmitt Smith, Randy Moss, Tony Gonzalez, Travis Kelce, Mahomes (potentially)

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10. Pay, Contracts, and League Economics

• On Micah Parsons' contract:

  “Somebody like Micah walk into a negotiation. It starts with, okay, who’s the highest paid non quarterback? Okay, cool. I’m right above that. There’s actually nothing else to talk about.” (56:49)

• On highest-paid discussions, team value, and positional worth (57:00–57:32)
• NFL vs. NBA money, dialogue about recent big contracts (Kyle Hamilton, etc.)

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11. Lighthearted Segments & Food

• Running food debates: best date night restaurants, $50-plate discourse, the merits of wedge salads and oysters, and favorite spots in Indy.
• Amusing talk on “raw dog in the Levi’s,” locker room quirks, body powder, and weigh-in rituals. (47:44+)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Week-After-Loss Rituals:
  “I just be mad the whole time. I can’t do nothing until I watch the game.” – Z. Franklin (08:18)
• On Therapy and Growth:
  “I’ve been going to therapy...A couple voicemails late night recommended me to therapy though.” – Z. Franklin (11:13)
• On Drew Brees Cooking Colts:
  “Drew Breez went like 26 for 26. He set like completion percentage…Monday night completion percentage record. Clearly he was perfect.” – Z. Franklin (39:13)
• On Andrew Luck’s Retirement:
  “Link was in the locker room crying. I feel like I was in the middle of a movie, bro…Let my man live his life in peace.” – Z. Franklin (40:23)
• On NFL “Upper Room”:
  “Prom is in that conversation. Like when we talk about Prom, it’s like, all right, it's a Hall of Fame. And then…it’s an upper room. Like Prom in that up upper room.” – Z. Franklin (67:10)
• On All-Time Quarterback Skill:
  “Aaron Rodgers was more athletic than Peyton Manning and he threw a better ball.” – Host (58:34)

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Timestamps for Major Segments

| Segment | Timestamp | |--------------------------------|------------| | Franklin joins as analyst | 04:09 | | Locker room/therapy/growth | 08:18-11:13| | Pro Bowl reflections | 17:20 | | Rivalry & trash talk | 09:38-10:04| | Fan respect & league status | 32:39-34:04| | Dream games (Brees cooks Colts)| 38:00-39:47| | Andrew Luck’s retirement | 40:23-41:49| | All-time QB/GOAT debates | 58:06-61:18| | “Upper Room” of NFL greats | 67:01+ |

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Final Take: Zaire Franklin’s New Role & What’s Next

Franklin wraps up highlighting what listeners can expect as he joins Five20 as a weekly NFL analyst:

“Definitely just bringing that NFL analysis, obviously as a current player, somebody who win it, obviously, the stories...from contract disputes, what that’s like to, you know, different little funny…going on on the field…giving shout out to the guys that’s putting on and making plays too.” (74:37)

The pod closes with a preview of their upcoming live tour, Franklin’s plans as an NFL mind on-air, and a promise of more candid, funny, and insightful football talk.

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For fans and newcomers alike, this episode offers a rare, entertaining peek behind the gridiron—equal parts locker room, barbershop, and highlight reel.

Transcript

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[Host]

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[Joe]

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[Host]

Okay.

[Z. Franklin]

Yeah.

[Joe]

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[Host]

Yeah.

[D.J. Wells]

And if you don't know what it.

[Joe]

Is, me and nephew, we go, we're going to get it cracking. I promise to bring you all weekly episodes, man.

[Host]

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[D.J. Wells]

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[Z. Franklin]

You gonna do that?

[Host]

Fun. Will you be eating food?

[Joe]

Oh, yeah. I'm a mukbang, man. I'm a mukbang.

[D.J. Wells]

Not to be confused with the other bank, but tap in for the Patreon.

[Host]

For that as well.

[Joe]

I'm a mukbang. I'm be visiting local restaurants. You know, I. Y' all putting a lot on my play Patreon, but we doing it for y', all, though, so mukbang, too. Once a week, Paul.

[D.J. Wells]

All right, man. We back another episode of Club 520 podcast.

[Host]

I'm your host.

[D.J. Wells]

My name is D.J. wells. One time for Boost Mobile. You know the vibe. 25 unlimited nationwide, man. Tap in with Boost mobile to them Club 520 Century, man. I'm your host. Like I said, D.J. wells, we don't even got a guest. We got family. We got gang in the building. Normally we introduce everybody, but first things first, man, we're gonna introduce the world, man. Our new NFL analyst for 5:20 in the morning. Pro Bowler leading the league of tackles, Mr. Z Franklin. Big dog. He part of the game now.

[Z. Franklin]

For sure, for sure, for sure.

[Joe]

Getting that tackling title again this year.

[Host]

Yes, sir.

[Z. Franklin]

No question, no question.

[Joe]

Out the gate.

[Host]

That's kind of hard.

[D.J. Wells]

I love the fact that we promoted this show, you know what I'm saying? Live on the jbp, you know what I'm saying? We let Joe know, you know what I'm saying? We got a new member with asking questions. Yeah, he didn't know he was going.

[Z. Franklin]

To get that answer. Oh, well, yeah, but y' all went up to the F. Y' all went to JVP and was tripping out there, bro.

[Joe]

What are we tripping about, B?

[Z. Franklin]

Henny, you put some smut on my. On you and Joe, Y' all put Some smut on my name. I didn't put no on my team. I didn't appreciate. We not a team full of Africans.

[Joe]

I'm putting the smut on the coast. Never my guy. You know, me and you, we have our.

[Z. Franklin]

But sure.

[Joe]

I told him. He. He started, I'll run it back beh hand. They got me going, saying we turning up at the loss. I'm already tripping about the loss. These want to turn us. And then they take me to a spot and they turned up. I'm like, well, they probably took you to a chill spot. Like, burn ain't where you go get lit. Like, you probably was hanging out with some random ass on the team. Some African ass on the team.

[D.J. Wells]

See, first of all, shout out to Nigerian coats.

[Z. Franklin]

First of all. Yeah, we got. We do got a legion of Africans though, on our team.

[Joe]

Exactly.

[Z. Franklin]

So I was like, it's a little bit too much of them. Okay. Respect.

[Joe]

Couldn't have been Z. Z must have told you. You. I'll see you later. Because I know how Z is after a loss, he locked back in. So I know Z ain't going now. So that's why I'm like, well, shit, you had to be one of them African motherfuckers that don't know nothing about me.

[Z. Franklin]

Joe, first of all, all my African homies walking up, damn, why your man be Henny walking crazy. All the Nigerians, Sierra Leone. I don't really. I don't really fuck with NFL Africa anyway, though.

[Host]

I feel like they.

[Z. Franklin]

They a little racist. I feel like they just. It's, it's separate. It's like we all. I make a lot of plays. They'll never post me. So I think that's a little crazy. First.

[D.J. Wells]

Now, they say you from Queen Shop.

[Host]

No, I had.

[Z. Franklin]

I had an African teammate tell me that. Nah, N. You from here. I said, yo, I said, what? I said, what?

[Host]

That mean they don't like us?

[Joe]

That's crazy.

[Host]

Like, yo, I see how they treat us. No, that's crazy.

[Z. Franklin]

But no, Joe's a liar. First of all. He's a liar. First of all. Y' all gotta stop when you talk to Joe. Understand? Yeah, Joe got the same three stories. And he gonna lie every time he tell it. It's gonna make it sound like it's a different story. Respect.

[Joe]

Because I didn't know we lost.

[Z. Franklin]

I'm sick. I call him. First of all, this took a four hour nap, old ass. This went back in the bed and went to sleep.

[Joe]

Yeah.

[Z. Franklin]

Woke back up. He like, yo, I'm in the crib. I'm sick. I'm like, yo, I'm gonna just lay with you tomorrow. He no, that I'm about to pull up on 520. You gotta come holla at us. I pulled up as a fact. Y' all did the pot. I went home. Yeah, Joe get on the. On the JVP and just get the lion about hanging. We don't appreciate that.

[Joe]

Even me talking to Tim. I know how you are after the game.

[Z. Franklin]

Exactly.

[Joe]

Because I told. I hit Tim. Shout out to my Tim. I hit him one night. I'm like, man, tell Z to pull up. You know what I mean? I think we was at All Stars or something, right? Man, this eve, after they lose, bro, he shut the world.

[Z. Franklin]

No.

[Joe]

So I've been knowing, you know, he get down. But shout out to Joe and all his.

[Z. Franklin]

Yeah.

[D.J. Wells]

Oh, Joe.

[Z. Franklin]

Shout out to Africa.

[Joe]

But shout out to the African coast, man, I can't.

[Host]

Wait to meet you. How was you?

[D.J. Wells]

After a loss, I know they. No, they scared a little bit smaller.

[Host]

But I ain't care about no loss. They ain't stop my show. We got. We got 70 more. We got 70 more. They stop no show.

[Z. Franklin]

Long as he got them numbers.

[Host]

8 hours straight. Too many games, bro.

[Z. Franklin]

It is, bro.

[Joe]

That's what I'm about to say.

[Host]

Too many games, bro.

[Joe]

So after a loss, though, Z, I know we started a little down. I'm saying, are you really like. Cause Tim, you know, he be exaggerating some shit, but you know, that's your best friend. I'm like, do you just shut down from the world? Like, for real.

[Z. Franklin]

For real, bro. Yes. I mean, for the most part, it just. I just be mad the whole time. So it's like my mood just off. Like, first off, I can't do nothing until I watch the game. So I gotta go home and I gotta watch the game.

[Joe]

The whole thing.

[Z. Franklin]

Hell, yeah. Damn. Yeah. I gotta go where they put that joint we play at 1 o'. Clock. By Sunday Night Football, that joint probably on the iPad. I gotta watch that joint. I can't. I can't do nothing until I at least watch the game. Then after you watch it, I'm probably cussing out in my head five times.

[Host]

Yeah.

[Z. Franklin]

Damn, this should've caught. We should have done that. I'm mad at myself and shit. So even when my family come over, it'd be like, all them games be meaning so much. You lose some bullshit week one, that. That be the game. Y' all look back and be like, damn, well, we would have Wouldn't have tweaked this one. Yeah. You know what I'm saying? The NFL every game be meaning so much.

[D.J. Wells]

Especially be a divisional game, too, bro.

[Z. Franklin]

I hate that they finally did us some love this year with the schedule. They finally showed us some love last year. Last. Every year since I've been here. We open and we play Houston week. We played them week one and week four. Like, God damn the season. Just get going. Like.

[Host]

Yeah.

[Z. Franklin]

Getting all. We get all our smoke out early. We played Tennessee early. Get them out this time. They put all the smoke in the back and let everybody.

[Host]

You.

[Z. Franklin]

I'm saying, get in the rhythm and all that, so.

[Joe]

No, that's cool, though. That's cool. We trying to. I mean, y' all should run from the smoke, though. Houston be talking a lot of about y.

[Z. Franklin]

They do Houston, especially you.

[Joe]

They got you.

[Z. Franklin]

I'm the number one OP over there.

[Joe]

Yeah, you a scared.

[Z. Franklin]

None of that. You all play rock for sure.

[Joe]

Why is that?

[Z. Franklin]

I talk so greasy. Like, that's the funny thing. Like, be like, oh, zier said this on the, you know, trenches. Or he says this on pocket. I'm like, listen, if I'm saying that to a camera that I edit, imagine what I'm telling them to their face.

[D.J. Wells]

You wild.

[Z. Franklin]

Like, I've said. Like, if my, like, NFL got my mic. That's. I'm trying to tell you big honey. When they drop them unedited jones. That's when they trying to get me out the paint game. We get the lost wild when they drop the. When they. When they hit the file.

[Joe]

So this is.

[Z. Franklin]

That's what they try.

[Joe]

Is it starting pregame or just like, when y'.

[Host]

All.

[Joe]

You know what I mean? When the defense take the field.

[Z. Franklin]

I'm an all pro hater. Like, I'm like, watching him all summer. Like you in the club. Oh, no, I don't like that. You feel me? I'm like, I'm. I'm.

[Host]

Enjoy that show me.

[Z. Franklin]

No, no, like. But speed. Shout out to my speed. Speed. I there too. That's my speed every day speed crazy.

[D.J. Wells]

I like that speed.

[Joe]

Don't him Ray Allen.

[Host]

Oh, man, he was the definition of Ray Allen. That's crazy.

[D.J. Wells]

We better see him on CJ podcast.

[Host]

He will. When I see him start doing that, will you be. I'm say.

[Z. Franklin]

My speed over. I told this every day speed like Z. You got to be cool. You can't be crash out on. I'll be so. I'm trying to be more friendly. I'm working on that. No I'm working on me. I've been going to therapy. But you want to see the lady. I called. I ain't gonna say yet. A couple voicemails late night recommended me to therapy though.

[Joe]

I just turned it down. That was a bad deal.

[Host]

Daily off of you three years.

[Joe]

Money was longer.

[Host]

What's algorithm?

[Joe]

Well done, man.

[Z. Franklin]

I know y' all got some pie beef though going on, bro.

[Joe]

Everybody think that.

[Z. Franklin]

But that's crazy because it says breed. Hey man, it's.

[Joe]

It ain't we in the world. I'm not.

[D.J. Wells]

It's one sided.

[Host]

Nah. We love everybody though.

[Joe]

Yeah. We'll be going to do people's powers and like it ain't no.

[Host]

I can't wait.

[Joe]

Yeah.

[Z. Franklin]

Damn.

[Joe]

A lot of people said that though. That's crazy.

[Z. Franklin]

I know. I mean. I mean I didn't seen y' all deflect and I didn't seen y' all sidestep around a few of them. Oh, okay, sure.

[Host]

But he got a euro step on him.

[Z. Franklin]

I mean look y' all quick. Y' all got good footwork for sure. I commit. But I just know how I came. I done fell out with in like that I was cool with in the league for no reason.

[Host]

For real.

[Z. Franklin]

For no reason.

[D.J. Wells]

We saw you at training.

[Z. Franklin]

No, I didn't have people I thought we was locked. They. They didn't fell out with him for no reason. That pro.

[D.J. Wells]

They ain't like. They ain't like to know you.

[Z. Franklin]

Huh. Because people. People. They see you. I don't. You know what I mean? People see you. You know when y' all first start. You know who you was at the beginning. And then when you become something else, sometimes that make people feel uncomfortable about themselves though. You know what I'm saying? That's what I had to come learn.

[Joe]

Is in the PO world. Cuz. Bro, I don't give a about none of these. I'm keep real not to that level to where I'm worried about what they got going on for sure. Especially everybody we see. We always show love like so if it's some beef, I promise it. We don't know nothing about it, bro.

[Z. Franklin]

That's good business.

[D.J. Wells]

One sided.

[Joe]

Yeah.

[D.J. Wells]

About you.

[Z. Franklin]

I feel like everybody know you a crash out then. That's what it is. I mean you saw this morning. I just.

[Joe]

I don't know bro. I just we. We show so much love.

[Host]

Yeah.

[Joe]

You know what I'm saying? And I just hate when people take what we say the wrong way. You know what I mean? Well, we be joking and. But it Don't. It don't be that serious, bro. People be trying to crash out, so I had to. That was part of the therapy. Hit the deal like. See, that's what I told you. But no, today I had to go crazy though, bro. I just, you know. But Mike be keeping me mellow, bro. It's a lot more.

[Z. Franklin]

Shout out to Mike. Shout out to Mike.

[D.J. Wells]

Shout out to Freaky Mike.

[Z. Franklin]

Nasty Mike.

[Joe]

He's the real crash out, though.

[Host]

I don't do that more.

[Z. Franklin]

I seen trying to beat up BR.

[Host]

And don't bring that back. I'm not sorry.

[Z. Franklin]

We ain't bringing that.

[Host]

We have season two. Five in the morning. We are a new team. We are doing better.

[Joe]

Think about tussle, though. You done got them two tussle with somebody on the field.

[Z. Franklin]

Who, me?

[Host]

Yeah, you ain't see Train again.

[Z. Franklin]

See here, Y N, don't disrespect me. See here y' all go. This hold up. This one thing. This one thing we got to establish, cuz. Mike said something crazy to me yesterday. I had to check him. He said, yeah, you know. You know, if somebody steal from you, ho, ho, ho, ho, gang. Never in life, bro. You know what I'm saying? I'mma die on my sword, you know what I'm saying? So let's just keep everything. How we going to keep it now? Y' all gonna get somebody's son hurt a little different gang.

[Host]

Respect.

[Z. Franklin]

Let's just.

[D.J. Wells]

You mean.

[Z. Franklin]

Yeah, Ain't nobody clothesline now. I will say I almost got into it last year with James Connor. That's a big ass that I ain't gonna cap. Yeah, that's a big ass, but I ain't gonna coach, bro.

[Joe]

What was you doing, though? Why you so.

[Z. Franklin]

Look, you messing with him, but see, all right, you know what? So I've been working on my friendships.

[Joe]

Yeah.

[Z. Franklin]

You know what I'm saying? Me and James kind of go way back since college. I played this in college, back when he was at PIT. He played DN at the time, you know, then the ran for like 300 against USC one night and they was like, nah, N you a running back? You know what I'm saying? He's been raw for a minute.

[D.J. Wells]

That's hard.

[Z. Franklin]

I played him at Pit. My first star was actually at Pitt when I was at Syracuse. Long story short, he ended up getting cancer, so then he ended up beating cancer. I holler at him, you know, Much love, you know what I'm saying? Link with him, shout out to James. Kind of good peoples, right? So played against him in the league. All that's cool. So then we got joint practice last year and as y' all see, it always goes down in one on ones. Yes. So we doing one on one pass rush. And I go trying to make a move. This a big ass nigga now. Now he grabbed me and he tried to dump me. But me being me, I grabbed him and we doing this and I slammed him and I slammed him on his back. Me just being in that mode. I said, I've been whooping your ass since college, you need to chill out. So he getting mad, he get up, get back on the line. I'm back. Enough said. After you challenge me again, there is no pass rush move. We about to do this one on one. Yeah, this nigga grabbed my ass. But I ain't realized this nigga really likes this nigga. Grabbed me like my elbows together like, oh my God. Like a. Like a rag doll.

[Joe]

It just proved me.

[Z. Franklin]

Bro. My son in the stand like. So like now I'm on some crazy now I get up. Nah, we gotta go three times. Like it is what it is. Like now we gotta, now we gotta go field to figure this out. But the coach broke it up too.

[Joe]

N I, I was my.

[Z. Franklin]

It didn't go. It didn't go that far. Nah, I respect old me would have crashed out though.

[Joe]

Not out the gate, man.

[Z. Franklin]

Probably called the coach, all kind of things and damn. But I've been learning. I've been learning.

[Joe]

Glad you getting it together.

[Z. Franklin]

Look, I. I told you I called the lady, bro.

[D.J. Wells]

Called the lady.

[Z. Franklin]

I got the number for you, bro. Don't worry about it. I got the number for you.

[D.J. Wells]

Might go to voicemail. He might not type in be here.

[Z. Franklin]

I need a new number.

[D.J. Wells]

I gotta ask, man. It's been a while, you know, since you've been on the pod, but last year, you know what I'm saying? Up and down season for the squad. But for you, hell of a year. How's that feeling? I know to balance both of those.

[Z. Franklin]

You know what I'm saying?

[D.J. Wells]

Be a pro ball officially like you should have been a year before that, but now, you know what I'm saying? They recognized last year. What's that feeling like.

[Z. Franklin]

Unfulfilling, bro? I hate to say it is, bro. Like that sound crazy. You work your whole life, bro. I remember cause I was at the Pro Bowl. I'm like, damn, we in Orlando. Like I don't know T. I know you feel me. First of all, I be feeling TT talking about being a one time all star. Ass nigga. So I gotta. I gotta keep going.

[Host]

Nah, I'm comfortable with my wall, baby. Talk about me. Hold on, hold on, hold on. Cause I feel like. I feel like he's making a joke.

[Z. Franklin]

Get this on.

[Host]

I feel like he's making a jumper. N. Don't be a one time Pro Bowl.

[Z. Franklin]

Don't do that. No, I'm saying. No, I'm cool. Look, I made. I came out the church, I was special teamer. So I'm in this joint, bar Chase, you know, it's them boys around. So I'm like, I'm lit like this crazy, but it's just crazy. Just like. I don't know. I think that's just the athletes. Like now you need. You just need more, bro. No matter what you do, you always just feel like, damn, I gotta hit that next level. So I'm really just on some winning. But it is fulfilling though. It's lit. You know what I'm saying? Like, you know, especially when I look at how far I done came and like just being able to rap with the young Bulls, I done really lived almost every life in that locker room, bro. Like, I done lived it from the young bull who damn near about to get cut, gotta earn his way in the building, to special teamer to start, and now. You know what I'm saying? One of the best in the league. So that shit just helped. It just helped the team. It feel good. Cause obviously I worked hard for it. But like, you know, just like everything else, you just got new goals and we gotta win, bro. That's all. That shit really come down to Twain. Most definitely.

[D.J. Wells]

Shit, when I seen it, I was geek. I was like, yeah, my nigga made a Pro Bowl. Let it league of tackles.

[Z. Franklin]

Yeah, we lit for sure. For sure. You know, I had to pop it though, just because that's. They can't wait to tear a down if I ain't get that Pro bowl game. Oh, yeah, they was gonna be dancing on my grave.

[Host]

What you do? Like, you gotta celebrate your Pro Bowl. Like, did you get anything? You buy something, do anything? Go out of town, vacation? What?

[Z. Franklin]

Oh, I mean, we definitely Orlando up real bad, gang. I ain't gonna hold. You gonna leave wifey in the room? She was pregnant.

[Host]

Oh, okay. She definitely dmp, coach.

[Joe]

Knowing me, I would have stayed in the room and cuddled.

[Host]

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. Respect.

[Z. Franklin]

Everybody.

[Joe]

Bomb is different.

[Host]

Respect.

[Z. Franklin]

I would have went, oh, I'm trying to think, then.

[Host]

Watch or something. Like, I know I forgot who I watch. Every time they made a Pro bowl, that's fire. The wrestler bought a watch every time he made the WrestleMania. Dom did.

[Z. Franklin]

Oh, making WrestleMania, like all star. Yeah, that's tough. That's tough. No, I mean. I mean, last year when I. I told myself when I'm like, damn, I gotta wait till I get the deal. So when I got the. When I read up the new deal, that's when I want to grab that. That yours? Yeah, I needed that, John.

[Host]

Yeah.

[Z. Franklin]

So now I know what I'm getting next. I just gotta wait till I get. So for me, it'd be the deal when I'm like, You know what I'm saying? I did get a new watch, but I ain't. But I ain't pay for it. He let me hold it on because Simon. Shout out to my jeweler. Shout out to Muller ap. Shout out to my man. Okay, Good credit. Good credit. Good credit for sure. Yeah.

[Joe]

You becoming clean with the tunnel, Fish.

[Z. Franklin]

You know what? I appreciate it.

[Host]

I appreciate that.

[Z. Franklin]

I appreciate that.

[Joe]

E.J. told me, you know, you ain't really with him because he really. The fashion guy.

[Z. Franklin]

He said he got fashionista. Yeah, I'm a real. Two different things.

[Joe]

Like, I had to give Z. You know what I mean? That's.

[Z. Franklin]

That's my.

[Joe]

No, but he said I had to give him some pointers cuz he was out of pocket when he first met you.

[Z. Franklin]

No, no. First of all, cuz he said he.

[Joe]

Always been, you know, thing. When it came to dressing, he was like. But you was a little. He was a little country at first. And then he brought you.

[Z. Franklin]

You got to flip, Swe. You got to flip. First of all, ej, pull up Dicky, set a week with a thermal on long johns on. I'm like, gang, we in the NFL, bro. You got drafted, but you don't need to dress like this.

[Joe]

That was in the beginning. That was. He was still in trish mode. I'm talking about product, ej. Product.

[Z. Franklin]

Speed. Blissful speed. For sure. I mean, he. He'd be coming to speed. Speed. Ended all that fashion, though, like speed. That's what he want to do. You know, he got his rock star. He gonna wear his leather pants with his gloves.

[Host]

And.

[Z. Franklin]

That'S my man. But he do. He do put it together. That's who he want to be. Me, I like what I like. I don't want to be. I realized that a long time. I gotta stay in my lane, gang. Yeah. I got people I gotta answer to. I pull up in a tunnel with a skirt on or something. Like, I'm gonna get a Phone call, you know what I'm saying? With a person. Like, my brother's gonna call me like, gang. What? You.

[Host]

You good.

[Z. Franklin]

We need to. We need to come out here, go out there. Yeah. I got different people to edge the team, so. Yeah. I don't know, but I actually. I'm tripping, though. I'm like, sick. I wanted to turn around, like, damn, I gotta come with the snakes. I forgot how y' all be giving it up up here, bro.

[Joe]

This is.

[Host]

This is chill.

[D.J. Wells]

The only person up here with a deal, man.

[Z. Franklin]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Host]

We all in hoop gear.

[Joe]

That's all good, Bob.

[Z. Franklin]

All right, man.

[D.J. Wells]

We got some drinks.

[Host]

What's up?

[Joe]

Oh, yeah, Barbie, she at work today. Finally. God damn.

[Host]

You back. You remember?

[Narrator]

He did. They scared me away for a little.

[D.J. Wells]

Bit, but I'm back.

[Z. Franklin]

Oh, Lord.

[D.J. Wells]

You start reading them comments.

[Host]

I had to stop reading them.

[D.J. Wells]

Okay, well, we got.

[Host]

You finally grew up and stopped reading the comments.

[Narrator]

I didn't grow up, but I'm like.

[Joe]

She said $50 a play was cheap.

[Z. Franklin]

It's cheap. Yeah. What's on the plate?

[Joe]

Clearly nothing.

[Host]

I didn't say $50 a play. $50 a person.

[Narrator]

If you're going out on a date.

[Z. Franklin]

Yeah. You gotta go somewhere better than that, man.

[Host]

Okay. Thank you. Yeah, okay. Boy, he justified, yo. You know what I mean?

[D.J. Wells]

There we go. And we're drinking today.

[Host]

The captain's call. It's a strawberry peach margarita. Okay.

[Z. Franklin]

He did appreciate you. Appreciate it.

[Host]

Thank you.

[D.J. Wells]

Talk about stepping up.

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[Z. Franklin]

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[Host]

So that's just letting we know that Z got money, cuz. Yeah, Everybody else said 50 was cool.

[Z. Franklin]

He said.

[Host]

Where you go?

[Z. Franklin]

$50 a day. Roha's a great john, though. Great John. Is it better than Longhorn?

[Joe]

Longhorn, y'.

[Z. Franklin]

All.

[Joe]

You get a 50.

[Host]

Ruth.

[Z. Franklin]

Chris, what you getting?

[D.J. Wells]

Stuffed chicken on the side.

[Host]

You ain't drinking nothing, is it?

[Z. Franklin]

Is this.

[Host]

Is it?

[Z. Franklin]

Sus to get a wedge salad. Like, like if you go, like say you go out with, you got something nice, you know what I'm saying? You pulling up, can you get a wedge?

[Joe]

Salad is fire.

[Z. Franklin]

Yeah, but I'm saying around. Around the vibe, like you can order a wedge.

[Joe]

Yeah. Cut it up with the bacon and ranch tomato.

[D.J. Wells]

And that's the only thing.

[Z. Franklin]

You're not getting a wedge.

[Host]

Nah, bro. I'm getting a steak, bro. I'mma eat like a man, bro.

[D.J. Wells]

Going to a steakhouse.

[Host]

My bro said he about to get a wedge.

[D.J. Wells]

Sounds that's the only thing that's. That's.

[Z. Franklin]

With some fries. That's the worst.

[Joe]

That's a terrible.

[Host]

That's one of the worst. I'm watching my weight meals.

[Z. Franklin]

I'm saying if you're not that hungry. Y' all pulling up, y' all about to move around.

[Host]

If a girl eat that, she doing this in her pictures.

[Joe]

Oh, on me only.

[Z. Franklin]

Oh, where's your sus, though? You can't just.

[Joe]

But if you go. If you're gonna keep it light and you don't want to eat too much on the first date as a man. Get you some oysters or something.

[Z. Franklin]

Bro. You in that slurping up. Yo, he trying to let her know.

[Host]

The vibe.

[Joe]

Ain'T like half a full.

[Host]

This so nasty.

[Joe]

N is fire, especially.

[Host]

I like oysters.

[Joe]

Love.

[D.J. Wells]

Shout out. No, baby.

[Z. Franklin]

Yeah, shout out to noo.

[Joe]

So keep it light, bro. Just do a few appetizers.

[Host]

And then you can hit her with.

[Joe]

A couple drinks, you feel.

[Z. Franklin]

And then. Then. Then the wedge at the end, you can go wedge.

[D.J. Wells]

Why y' all want a wedge salad so bad?

[Z. Franklin]

I don't get wedges like that. I ain't mad at me.

[D.J. Wells]

I'm cool as a side dish. I ain't mad at you as the man. I chair you out of pocket. They can just say, I'm getting a salad. Yeah.

[Host]

She probably friends this whole ass hair on me.

[Joe]

But there a lot of places you can go, bro. For real. For $50, where you going? That ass, bro.

[Z. Franklin]

You really.

[Joe]

It's a play that Benihana's is 50. A play that tomo is 50.

[D.J. Wells]

Shout out to Tomo, baby.

[Joe]

A plate at Longhorn is less than 50.

[Z. Franklin]

Y' all love bringing up long. What did y' all love?

[Joe]

Longhorn Bus, bro.

[Z. Franklin]

I love Longhorn Factory.

[Host]

You can definitely. Oh, wait.

[Z. Franklin]

That.

[Host]

Flip it up. Yeah.

[Z. Franklin]

What?

[Host]

That's where I took girls when I was in high school.

[D.J. Wells]

I'm pulling up today. Cheesecake Factory is.

[Host]

I mean, your dad's Cheesecake Factory now.

[Z. Franklin]

Like, I'm doordash and Longhorns in Texas. That's what I'm saying.

[Joe]

I'm saying. But you.

[Host]

I'm pulling up the Texas.

[Z. Franklin]

You pulling up the Texas.

[Host]

Oh, yeah, I'm pulling up that sh.

[Joe]

Probably be bricked on.

[D.J. Wells]

The parking lot.

[Host]

They won't be terrible. Yeah, I'm pulling up Z out of park.

[Joe]

But Z, you know, respect to your day. You know Sullivan's, Tony's. That's his type of vibe.

[Host]

Yeah.

[Joe]

200 a day for Z.

[Z. Franklin]

200.

[Host]

I know you can go to St. Elmo's.

[Z. Franklin]

Nah.

[Joe]

Which one?

[Z. Franklin]

With the shrimp cocktail? That terrible to me. I ain't gonna lie.

[Host]

You don't like saying Elmo's.

[Z. Franklin]

No, I don't. I ain't gonna cap, bro. I know people gonna hate me for that, bro. But that's one of the. That's my least favorite restaurant in Andy.

[Host]

Damn. They let you go for free if you're a coat.

[Z. Franklin]

They do. They love me in that john, too. It's kind of tragic. It's kind of tragic. I just don't. I just don't understand how you don't care.

[Host]

Cause I. I like. Hey, Elliot, you know, every tap in, bro.

[D.J. Wells]

Thank you for the old fashions. Can't wait to crack.

[Host]

Listen, I play for the Pacers.

[D.J. Wells]

Oh, now he gonna play.

[Z. Franklin]

Let me say this, though. How you. How you been around 100 years? You only got one appetizer? Got one Appetizer.

[Host]

They got a red.

[Z. Franklin]

I'm saying you. You could never come up with no calamari. Like at all.

[Host]

They got.

[Z. Franklin]

They do got away. Where is decent in that, Joe? No bad.

[Joe]

You gotta go to what I about say it's called salt. I believe so.

[Z. Franklin]

I like Harry's. I like hair. Izzy, though, here is fire.

[Host]

Maybe you can.

[D.J. Wells]

Yeah, but nothing else going on.

[Host]

Harry and Izzy like they sister.

[Z. Franklin]

Yeah, they're the same thing. That's what I'm saying. Yeah. I'm more in the area, too, but.

[Joe]

AC Tavern is good.

[Z. Franklin]

AC to AC Tavern. Nice. Yeah, yeah.

[Joe]

1933.

[Host]

1933 is definitely solid.

[Joe]

Fire on my mama. That's a 50 play.

[Z. Franklin]

My.

[Joe]

My ribeye is $50.

[D.J. Wells]

You are the advocate. You are.

[Z. Franklin]

I won't give up my spot. This is my spot, though.

[D.J. Wells]

First girls is. Damn.

[Z. Franklin]

It's a spot called Tinker Street.

[Joe]

Tinker T I N K E R.

[D.J. Wells]

R. Yeah, that joint.

[Z. Franklin]

Torch gang. I ain't gonna lie.

[Host]

Y' all really be going to eat that bus? Yeah, yeah. I don't want to like that.

[Joe]

Yeah, I go so rainy.

[Host]

Well, I'll be going to prom. 47 prime.

[Z. Franklin]

47. Good, John. Great.

[D.J. Wells]

Ah, yeah.

[Z. Franklin]

Yeah.

[Host]

I just go there before concerts.

[D.J. Wells]

Yeah. I go to Longhorn if I go to prom. I respected them, though.

[Host]

Yeah.

[Z. Franklin]

Y' all like, what's my promise Elite? Yeah, Promise Elite. Prom night. One of my favorite. What about top five?

[D.J. Wells]

And I mentioned it all.

[Z. Franklin]

High part. Y' all like High part?

[D.J. Wells]

I'm not mad at High part.

[Joe]

Got a great ribeye.

[Z. Franklin]

They got that Reggie Wayne on in there. That high market smoke.

[D.J. Wells]

We went all star right there by the field house.

[Z. Franklin]

That's the one they just made n High Part. Been here since I've been here.

[Host]

Been there for at the bottom Arena.

[D.J. Wells]

Oh, that's Males and commissioning.

[Host]

Yeah, Okay.

[Z. Franklin]

I ain't been in there yet. I heard his torch, though.

[D.J. Wells]

It's good, but n. It used to be, you know what I'm saying?

[Z. Franklin]

Duck off spot. They got some in there. Commercial.

[Joe]

Yeah.

[Host]

It's nice in there, though.

[Z. Franklin]

I don't you see food in Indianapolis, though.

[D.J. Wells]

Damn.

[Z. Franklin]

Oh, Lord. I mean, there's no water.

[Host]

Yeah, I feel that.

[Joe]

Where's the water?

[Z. Franklin]

Where you getting this fish from, bro? White river turn up.

[D.J. Wells]

Oh, Lord.

[Joe]

What's going on?

[D.J. Wells]

You'll never need a cover shop, will you.

[Z. Franklin]

Bro? I met this restaurant one time, the waiter talking to us. He like, yeah, bro, he telling us all the specials. These muscles, man. Look, we got them in last week. I said last week. No okay, but I'm just been working. Working a shift back there.

[Joe]

And the muscles, they be chilling. Once you get them, you just pull them. It's the same whether you get them off the water or.

[Z. Franklin]

Nah, I see. I see what your vibe is on date night. You trying to get this.

[D.J. Wells]

Her know what's going on.

[Host]

You trying to get them.

[Joe]

Jo, let her know don't eat too much fish, though.

[Host]

Too much money get you a pocket.

[Z. Franklin]

Pineapple's crazy.

[D.J. Wells]

All right, see, I got to ask you this question.

[Z. Franklin]

Obviously, man.

[D.J. Wells]

Find your way in the league. Now you solidify to the point, you.

[Z. Franklin]

Know what I'm saying?

[D.J. Wells]

Still want to grow. How's that reception for people now? Because like you said, you've been in every position in the locker room, you.

[Z. Franklin]

Know what I'm saying?

[D.J. Wells]

Started off grinding your way. Now, you know, you spokesperson for the team, right? And you know what I'm saying? Going for the league. What's that energy like when you outside now? Cause I know they show you love.

[Z. Franklin]

Oh, for the fans or from other players?

[Host]

Actually, both.

[D.J. Wells]

Let's start with the fans, though.

[Z. Franklin]

Oh, man, I ain't gonna lie. The fans that I done ran into, they the ones that kept me sane, bro. Okay, like, you know, obviously when you. When you lose and, you know, you as talkative as I am, you gonna catch strays off of everything I've been. Anything happened. I seen my mentions.

[Joe]

I'm over here.

[Host]

Twitter slap, yo.

[Z. Franklin]

Twitter is what is not poc. The. That gotta do it. The Pacers losing game, too. Like, I'm catching strays off of anything bad. They added a toll on 465 is my fault. But n. The fans, bro. The fans I done ran into in person, bro. I'm talking about from airport. I mean, New Orleans, you know, I could literally be anywhere. I ain't gonna lie. I ain't know there's that many coast fans just, like, nationwide. Like, I just be bumping into them, and it don't be nothing but love, bro. Like. Like, they just appreciate the journey. So many people I done ran into, like, yo, bro, I've been, you know, fanning since you on special teams, like, and, like, that's what you do it for, you know what I'm saying? I done met so many season ticket holders. Like, man, we've been season ticket holders for 20 something years. Like, we love the way you play. We love your fire. Like, you know what I'm saying? So that's. Done kept it like that done kept me, like, sane for, like, just, you know, with all the nonsense that be going on. But. And then I ain't gonna lie, like in the league like now, after you get a couple all pros and like you done played against guys, made some plays, like, nah, that respect is definitely mutual. And I think that's one of the cool things too. Cause like, Teague know what it is? Like, you want to be nice, but you want to be respected by the guys that you respect. You know what I'm saying? So now like when we playing somebody like, you know, they gonna, you know, they come and holla at you, you know, the conversation's a little different, you know, rather than when you, oh yeah, you nice. Rather than like, oh no, no, you one of them. Like you pull it up. Like, I gotta go holla at him over there. You know what I'm saying? So it definitely be pee. Especially when it's like one of the OGs.

[Host]

Was there any play like on the field when you recognize like, yo, I'm him. Like, like, did they try to throw a double team at you or whatever?

[Z. Franklin]

Like, oh yeah, every play they call out my number before the play.

[Host]

That's when you knew you was him.

[Z. Franklin]

Nah, nah. Actually I was just talking to somebody about this, but I'd probably say we played my first year starting. We played Jacksonville. At Jacksonville, we lost. Man, I fuck Jacksonville. But I was so tired, bro. Cause it was so hot. It was my first time starting, playing every play, bro. And I was still playing some special team time. I was. So I had stopped thinking and I started snapping. So I'm like, oh, damn, I might have figured this out. The next week we played Kansas City at home. And you know, I had a one play where I locked up Kelsey one on one. And I'm like, I told him, I said, damn, I don't know, I might be bored, gang. I ain't gonna hold you like me 101 ppu and pat and Trav, I'm like, damn, hold on, twin, this shit might work. You know what I mean? So that was like, you know what I mean? One of the first times I really was like, damn. And then it's just like, especially last year, like working and then once you start making those like game changing plays, like force the fumbles of goal line. Yeah, yeah, once. Yeah, that John, like, you know you catching books on Sunday night. Like when you just like calling your shot. Like, you know, me and Speed, we on Sunday night playing Vikings. We like, look, bro, like, it's Sunday night, we gotta go make a play. You know, you catching books, speed making Plays. So it's like, oh, yeah. Once you start doing stuff like that and you could kind of like. Like pull the trigger to make a play for the team, it's like, wow. Yeah, I'm one of them boys. For sure. For sure.

[D.J. Wells]

What's a crazy game to play? Sunday Night Football or Monday Night Football?

[Z. Franklin]

Damn, I only played. So we got a Monday night coming up against San Fran this year. Okay. That's gonna be. That's gonna be a movie. That's gonna be a movie. And I ain't at home praying for who?

[Host]

I'm praying for you.

[Z. Franklin]

What for Christian?

[Host]

I'm just praying for you.

[Joe]

That's his team.

[Z. Franklin]

Are you a San Fran guy?

[Host]

I'm a Niner fan since I was legit, bro. But you, my God, I'm gonna have a 44 jersey on.

[Z. Franklin]

Don't say that. Don't say that. And then you got the Christian joint underneath.

[Host]

There.

[Z. Franklin]

Yeah.

[D.J. Wells]

We gotta have it in the studio. We had a Dak Prescott Brock party conversation this morning.

[Host]

Yeah.

[Z. Franklin]

What was the combo?

[D.J. Wells]

He said the Brock party was better than Dak.

[Z. Franklin]

Yeah. Based off of playoff success is what you're saying.

[D.J. Wells]

No, he just not said the stats.

[Joe]

Go player for player.

[Host]

Z. I'm going to. Well, I want to go win a game. A playoff game. I'm going to pick Brock Purdy before I pick Dak Prescott.

[Z. Franklin]

If you're picking a playoff game for sure, you gotta go Purdy. But I think Purdy get underrated by what he do. But I do think Dak Prescott is, I think the Cowboys most underrated team in the league. I really do have a good year this year. In a weird way, anytime I hate.

[Host]

On the team, they always do good. That's why I've been hating on the coach. So, yeah, hate this way. Yeah, I gotta do this too. Ye chance. This year I was hating on the Pacers. Crazy they made to the finals.

[Z. Franklin]

Yeah. Yeah, we need all that.

[Host]

Yeah, I got.

[Joe]

You got a little cloud over him right now. So, yeah, hopefully we can.

[Z. Franklin]

I know we getting cooked. I talk so much about the Giants. And then we got Danny. I'm like, damn. But Danny Cole. Danny Cole.

[Host]

Be great. I love you, my friend. Be great.

[Z. Franklin]

I did Daddy cool boy too. So I'm like d shout out to my man. My D me up.

[Joe]

My died.

[Host]

That was okay for sure.

[Z. Franklin]

Oh, yeah, I forgot. Yeah. So, yeah, we got a Monday night against San Fran. That's gonna be moving. My first time playing against Christian Toy I never played him for. So I'm looking forward to that. The only other Monday night I played on. I ain't even play. I was on special teams at the time. But we played. We played New Orleans, Enola, they spanked our shit so bad game. Damn, bro. There was a year that Luck retired in preseason 19. So the season already spooky. But we low key typed Easton though. So we go down there type shit. Yeah, Monday night I think Drew Brees was up for a record. I think he needed like two passing touchdowns to be like the all time leader or something crazy like that. Wow, bro. I remember we pulled up, Ty gave this crazy ass speech like, bro, Ty, that's my dog. Shout out to OG we weren't all white to an all black party. Like we was in that turn. We geeked up cause they whooped our ass so bad. Nah, that was the worst ass with us, bro. Listen, started off kickoff, bro, I'm on kick return. I'm doing. I'm on special teams, bro. That nigga ran by me so fast and fucked Naim up like unblocked. When you gonna special teams and you miss the block and then it. Cause you gotta go help him up like, like, damn, I liined you. No, they blocked a punt. Two plays in a row. They blocked the punt.

[Joe]

Zoom from out the gate.

[Z. Franklin]

Listen though. They blocked the punt on the left side. Called the flag. We had to re kick. Then they blocked it on the right side. Drew Breez went like 26 for 26. He set like completion percentage.

[Joe]

So he got his.

[Z. Franklin]

Oh, the stats is my. What was the stats? My like, bro, it's something atos boy. Yeah, he threw one incompletion and the incompletion was on some like. He just threw it away.

[Joe]

He threw four CDs.

[Host]

M. Damn.

[Joe]

Damn.

[Z. Franklin]

He said a Monday night Luis. He. He said the Monday night completion percentage record. Clearly he was perfect tasting. Hill got in and threw it to it. I said, oh yeah, this over t Hill pull up.

[D.J. Wells]

Oh, it's Christmas.

[Joe]

Though.

[Z. Franklin]

Quarterback, he been getting killed recently. That was history.

[Joe]

Yeah, that was history.

[D.J. Wells]

He be get killed because he was just like, man. People that say but look left.

[Z. Franklin]

What it was wasn't sad.

[Joe]

Please, please talk.

[Z. Franklin]

Link was in the locker room crying. I feel like I was in the middle of a movie, bro.

[Host]

Oh, they were sad. The coats. I'm talking about the streets. They was sad.

[Z. Franklin]

Street still sad.

[Joe]

Mother probably trying to tell him that.

[Z. Franklin]

This is what I'm gonna say though. And I. I like Andrew. That's my man. We played together one year. I ain't gonna act like we played 10 years. But I like, look, that's my guy. Yeah, I need to stop interviewing my dog about that, though, bro. They need to let my man live his life in peace.

[Joe]

He did it the wrong way, bro.

[Z. Franklin]

I'm saying, though.

[Joe]

Like, he even apologized.

[Z. Franklin]

But stop bringing it up, though. Like, that's what he.

[Joe]

That was how he made his bed, bro. That was his. He shouldn't have left that way.

[Host]

You know why I don't feel like people was that sad? Because when Peyton won, that's the next super bowl with the Broncos. We was mad. The city was mad. Like, y' all let him go. He still got something in the tank. Nobody was like, the people were still mad that they let Payton go.

[Joe]

Andrew looked killed, though, bro.

[Host]

He was only here for six years.

[Z. Franklin]

Andrew, he was like, 7, 8, 7, 8, 7,8.

[Host]

Yeah, we wasn't really that sad. We were still mad about Payton, bro.

[Z. Franklin]

Luck was generational, bro. Yeah, I ain't gonna lie to you like that. That. That 2019 team, if luck would have played. No, we going to super bowl, bro. No, but we at least competed for one. I hate when everybody played a what if game, but that team was raw, bro. We was really waiting for he. It was set up for him.

[Joe]

DJ tried to tell him that exact same thing, bro.

[Z. Franklin]

We gotta.

[Host]

They said the same thing about the Pacers when they fought in the Palace. We don't care. It didn't happen.

[Joe]

Well, that.

[D.J. Wells]

That was our resident.

[Z. Franklin]

What's the worst. What's the worst city's tragedy, the fight in the palace or Luck?

[Host]

Oh, the fight in the Palace. We really. Yeah, they really was nice. Like, that was argument y' all was hoping they was whooping.

[Z. Franklin]

We had went to the playoffs the year before and won the game Z.

[D.J. Wells]

We didn't have no black players on our team for seven years after that.

[Host]

We had Corey Murphy, Mike Dunleavy.

[Z. Franklin]

They got y' all boys up out of town.

[D.J. Wells]

Tyler Hasbro and his fucking brother. That set us back.

[Host]

Back a decade. It did, though.

[Joe]

That was true.

[Host]

But that team was really, really good.

[Joe]

They was beating the out of Detroit.

[Host]

Like we had a whip. They was really, really good.

[Joe]

And I'm not even a PR fan. That was our year, bro. That was a year cuz the team who won, that's. We was way better than them.

[Z. Franklin]

Yeah, 1000%, but just got the rumbling.

[Host]

Yeah, but look, you know, y' all would have made it prior to the. The conference finals.

[Z. Franklin]

That's crazy.

[Joe]

Like you said, the conference finals.

[Z. Franklin]

That's crazy.

[Host]

Yeah, I mean, we check out it I'm just saying.

[Joe]

Yeah, but I'm just saying, bro had no faith when you said Chip, he was like, ah, that's a little too far.

[Z. Franklin]

Was really different, though, bro.

[Host]

How long Was Payton here? 23 years, and he won one.

[Z. Franklin]

But they was competing for that joint, and then they ran into Brady, bro.

[Joe]

Right.

[Z. Franklin]

Yeah. Brady show Brady. That was just a little different.

[Host]

Who y' all was going to run into?

[Z. Franklin]

Nobody. That's what I'm saying.

[D.J. Wells]

2019. Who won that year?

[Z. Franklin]

19.

[D.J. Wells]

Let's go to 2019. Super Bowl Police.

[Z. Franklin]

I think Pat Warren, cuz.

[Host]

Oops.

[Z. Franklin]

Who? Chiefs. Let's make sure we played the Chiefs in the playoffs that year before.

[Host]

What happened?

[Z. Franklin]

Yeah, we lost. It was snowing. One in 18. That was my rookie year. Yeah.

[Joe]

Yeah.

[Z. Franklin]

All right.

[D.J. Wells]

Speaking of the Chiefs, are y' all ready? Because, you know, we're about to see for the next 25 weeks.

[Z. Franklin]

See Swift.

[Host]

Come on, bro.

[Z. Franklin]

That's how my Kelsey gang. He carrying high.

[Host]

So this is when Pat first became Pat.

[Z. Franklin]

But he may not have become that. If Luck would have stayed there, though. That's all I'm saying. I'm not. That's not. No. That's not your thing. That's not. No. I'm just saying. Saying that soon. I'm just saying that's a. That's a realistic. That's a realistic thing. Like, if. If Andrew was still around, that could have just been another obstacle for Pat to become. Not saying now. Pat is one of the greatest. I ain't gonna try him. But Luck was really on that path, bro.

[D.J. Wells]

And now he's waiting for the path.

[Host]

You think Andrew Luck was good as Patrick Mahomes.

[Z. Franklin]

In his own way? Yeah.

[Host]

He just Steph Curry my own way.

[Z. Franklin]

But like I'm saying, Luck was the best quarterback prospect back literally since Peyton, bro. Yeah, he had everything. He made every throw, bro. This could throw the ball. He threw. He threw the ball 25 yards down the field. It felt like he walked there and placed it right in your hands, bro. And all that. It was.

[D.J. Wells]

It was extremely different.

[Z. Franklin]

And he was mobile, bro. He was mobile before. You know what I'm saying?

[Host]

He was a lot of.

[D.J. Wells]

He have no whip.

[Joe]

It's a football. Tell me.

[Host]

But I remember when they said the same thing about dude from Jacksonville when he was cool.

[Z. Franklin]

So I could have told you Trevor was.

[Host]

I mean, when he was coming out of Clemson, everybody was saying, y' all.

[Z. Franklin]

Gonna give me a jones? Yeah. That's division game. We go. Yeah.

[D.J. Wells]

Yeah.

[Host]

No, no. But when he was coming out of Clemson, I Heard the same thing.

[Z. Franklin]

Trevor ain't had. Trevor ain't had. Trevor ain't have the tools that Andrew had, first of all. Second of all, when Trevor was in college, this was running quarterback power. I be trying to tell these young boys like, gang, if you a quarterback, get your ass down this out like there out there like me, that's literally live to take your ass out again. Like, relax.

[Joe]

Yeah.

[Z. Franklin]

Throw the ball like Trevor, Trevor, Trevor. You can't compare him to Luck, bro. Luck went to the AFC chip game, I think his rookie year, bro.

[Host]

Okay, let me put some more respect.

[Z. Franklin]

And he sent Payton home on that same run. So that's all I'm saying. Like he was capable of type of things. And then in 18, my rookie year, that was his first year back from a shoulder surgery. So, like, he was only getting better.

[Host]

He was damaged good. You saying, okay, cool.

[Z. Franklin]

That's crazy. That's crazy. We had the best O line in the league too.

[Host]

Me for like, that was a first.

[Z. Franklin]

I mean, at 19.

[Host]

Since Payton. Since Payton.

[Z. Franklin]

I see, I see. I see how t like the pressing on, but see, it's okay. Look, this. It's a marathon.

[Joe]

That's right.

[Z. Franklin]

Trying to get me. He trying to get me.

[Host]

N. They just be with me about the coast. I feel I got to give y' all hate. Cuz when I hate on people. They always do up n for sure.

[Joe]

Look at coming back. So I don't know what that hate is about.

[Z. Franklin]

Yeah.

[Host]

Oh, he not. He not. I guess I'm a little bitter that he left too. I wasn't a fan, but I knew how much people wanted them to win.

[D.J. Wells]

Yeah, the vibes of the city went down immediately. They weren't happy on Sundays, you know what I'm saying? It wasn't no more cookouts. My friends barbecuing, linking up mad though.

[Host]

Cause they put Brissette in a bad situation. And I like Jacoby.

[Joe]

They did.

[Host]

They did that.

[Joe]

That's 100% correct.

[Host]

I like Jacoby.

[Z. Franklin]

We was actually cooking that year until Jacoby got hurt. He was 5 and 2. We had just beat the Chiefs on Sunday night, night on the road before the bar. And then Jacoby tweaked his knee against Pittsburgh and went all downhill after that. That's why they love pulling up all them stats. Like all the quarterbacks and stuff. I'm like, if a quarterback get hurt and he play in one game, I mean to say you got a bunch. Come on, gang. Like, you can't act like we put the franchise on Nick Foles shoulders Like shout out to my man Nick. But come on, gang.

[Joe]

That's right. No, that's right.

[Z. Franklin]

You know what I mean? They love throwing out the crazy stats for us and. And doing this like that. But I get it though.

[D.J. Wells]

What was the crazy quarterback I had? He's the short. He's a thought of crazy.

[Host]

Yeah.

[D.J. Wells]

Garden Mission.

[Z. Franklin]

I love Mission.

[D.J. Wells]

That was one of the wildest coast.

[Z. Franklin]

Errors I love missing.

[D.J. Wells]

But them games was just a toss.

[Z. Franklin]

Up every single time.

[D.J. Wells]

You know if he's gonna love crazy a while out.

[Z. Franklin]

I love Mission. Miss you a real life baby. You're real life hippie bro.

[Host]

Yeah, I believe it.

[Z. Franklin]

He lived in a van all season. I don't even know if he work out. That's my guy though.

[Host]

We live in a van.

[D.J. Wells]

My boy in a mystery van.

[Z. Franklin]

No way. My pull up to the Thursday weigh in. Jean shorts, no draws.

[Host]

God, he. Wow.

[Z. Franklin]

Drop his. Drop his jean shorts way in. Butt, ass. Walk to his locker like nothing happened.

[Joe]

Let's see. Here's my show.

[Z. Franklin]

Like mention this. I'm like my. My locker in front of the weight. The scale too.

[Joe]

Draws is crazy. I thought I was someone switching to no draws. Jeez.

[Z. Franklin]

You sweats no jaws.

[Joe]

I gotta tell you about that. A different life. I'm a real live.

[Z. Franklin]

Yeah.

[D.J. Wells]

Raw dog and the Levi.

[Joe]

This is a pause one, but not really. Do you wear body powder before the game?

[Z. Franklin]

Body powder like on my neck?

[Joe]

Yeah, it's on your body. Do you body powder down or you not? That's not your vibe.

[Z. Franklin]

What you mean body powder?

[Joe]

Talk to my lineman. Never mind. We can move on.

[Z. Franklin]

Because your thighs.

[Joe]

No, just because you don't want to just be sweating. Because we was talking and we had seen like Tom Brady. He got on his guys for sweating too much.

[Z. Franklin]

Oh, cuz he got his hands on the ass.

[Joe]

Yeah.

[Z. Franklin]

Ain't nobody got a hand on my ass though.

[Joe]

Not. Not yours. I'm just saying to keep cool. Do you put body butter on?

[Z. Franklin]

No, I like to sweat, bro.

[Joe]

Okay.

[Z. Franklin]

Respect. I don't. When you work out, you put the. When you play.

[Joe]

When I work out, I'm. I'm trying to lose it, but if I'm on some.

[Z. Franklin]

I've been seeing you in the gym too. I'm proud of you too, bro. Health is wealth, my twin. All right. I'm well for sure. That's a good jo, bro.

[Joe]

I'mma still. When I get all the way right, I'mma still body powder down just.

[Z. Franklin]

So what you. What you putting it on your thighs like your under. Like what. What you Doing with that.

[D.J. Wells]

That two man game.

[Host]

Yeah, yeah, got that. Y go ice over there.

[Joe]

Well, okay. Let me. I start on my chest, man.

[Host]

It's already crazy.

[Z. Franklin]

I be seeing them see his personal time.

[Host]

That's not behind the scenes content. I'm still learning.

[Z. Franklin]

I'm still learn. I'm still learning the dynamics in the.

[Host]

Fresh out the shower. Shower. Yeah. Do crazy. My boy walk out doing LeBron. You know, you put your draws on.

[Joe]

After, you know, I mean, you cool off. Then you just go down there, you hit the bottom of your draws, you flare them. Then you hit right here in this streets in the waist part because that gets sweaty first. You just hit that, bro. You good to go, bro.

[Z. Franklin]

I'm good all day.

[Host]

There y' all go. I need to taught y' all the recipe.

[Joe]

So shout out to all my old lines. I got y', all, bro.

[Host]

Man, that's him, bro.

[Z. Franklin]

I don't know.

[Host]

Definitely that's not NFL regular dam get fine for that.

[Z. Franklin]

Wait, so hold on. Was y' all watching that America's team joint?

[Host]

Of course. Oh, yeah, yeah. Dallas.

[D.J. Wells]

Shout out to the White House.

[Z. Franklin]

That's saying that's San. Shout out to the White House. That San Fran robbery was. Was real though.

[D.J. Wells]

Yeah, but then we took our best.

[Z. Franklin]

Player, ran it up.

[Host]

Yeah, like that.

[D.J. Wells]

Do what you gotta do.

[Host]

Gotta cheat to get them Steve Young pay. Pay under the table and all type of crazy stuff. Get Nike deals. That wasn't allowed to do go against the league because, you know, we was running.

[D.J. Wells]

I just wasn't like that.

[Host]

I respect it. We ran in the 80s. We was about to take over the 90s and y' all took Dion from us.

[Z. Franklin]

So they won before they got Dion though, Bro.

[Host]

We did too.

[Z. Franklin]

I'm saying, you said that they was already running the 90s before they got.

[Host]

We ran the 80s, but we talking about the 90s. Yeah. And we was about to run the 90s. They had a little moment. They had a two year run back.

[Z. Franklin]

To back is a.

[Host]

And then who won the next one?

[Z. Franklin]

Yeah, for sure.

[Host]

And we was on our way. They came and took Dion from us. I mean, shit, he had 30 something million. We ain't had that N Poverty franchise.

[Joe]

I wish I grew up in that era.

[Z. Franklin]

I swear I do that Kane era.

[Joe]

I ain't gonna lie, bro.

[Z. Franklin]

Hold on, gang. I didn't know you was. I didn't know you was gonna.

[Joe]

Yeah.

[Host]

He said the White House.

[Z. Franklin]

Hold on, let me do that.

[Joe]

Came with a terrible Z to MT on me, bro.

[Host]

Hey, man, Mar is the greatest wide.

[D.J. Wells]

Receiver of all time. I don't care.

[Host]

Put him in a conversation with Gerald out.

[Z. Franklin]

Yeah.

[Host]

He knew was different from. For sure. You would say Aaron o' Donnell or you take Lawrence Taylor if you starting a defensive team.

[Z. Franklin]

Like, I'm taking AD because he play all four spots.

[Host]

True. He's crazy.

[Z. Franklin]

But I. I love lt. I think lt. The AD AD Got that ring, too. So. AD probably that best defensive player, though. He. And that.

[Host]

He.

[Z. Franklin]

In that conversation. Him. Dion. Lt. But AD could play. I mean, AD Was literally like. He would look at your O line or your right guard. Cool. I'm corny.

[Host]

All right.

[Z. Franklin]

I'm over there. There. Or your left tackle week. Or I'm over there. Or your. Like, he literally could line up at all five spots and dominate the game. And. And a different facet. Run, pass, whatever. So that's crazy. If you didn't double team him. I mean, you was drunk, man.

[D.J. Wells]

So hear him talk about, you know, he was just like, you know, I.

[Z. Franklin]

Just got burnt out of that.

[D.J. Wells]

That was real interesting for somebody who was that good. He was just like, I did what I needed to do. I just got burnt out. Like, I just stepped away. I thought I had that clear.

[Host]

When he started naming all his awards and he was like, yeah, I was in the league for 10 years. I have nine all pros. Nine. I was like, damn. Yeah, you was good from. You were great from day one.

[Z. Franklin]

Day one.

[Joe]

Yeah. Only retired 30.

[D.J. Wells]

What else can I. What else do I need to do, bro?

[Host]

Retired at 32.

[Z. Franklin]

He said they get Micah, he coming back for real. That's what he said. He ain't say he's been working out a.

[D.J. Wells]

We saw that dude active on the team. He didn't kill him in that workout. I don't know.

[Z. Franklin]

Oh, young boy. Yeah, Young boy was talking greasy. I don't know why he did all that.

[Host]

He said if they get Michael Parson, he gonna come back.

[Z. Franklin]

That's what he said. Whoa, what you doing? If you la the phone.

[Host]

I want to get Michael Parks. We about to be nasty.

[Z. Franklin]

Dallas is not moving. I don't know, though. I'm starting to think he might actually go, though.

[D.J. Wells]

You see what Jarell said with Stephen A bro. He said, we got it for how many more years? One, two, three.

[Host]

I'm going up front.

[Joe]

That's crazy how they doing him, though.

[Z. Franklin]

Yeah, it is. I don't, like, pay the guys, man.

[D.J. Wells]

He gonna get paid.

[Z. Franklin]

I think he better get paid, bro. Yeah, pay the guys. I think Jerry do like the show, but definitely pay the guys.

[D.J. Wells]

He's done it the last two years. Did with cd. He did with that last minute. He paid him. I wouldn't be surprised if he don't. That's. That's cheating.

[Z. Franklin]

Yeah. I don't think. I can't see especially after all the different stuff that they didn't went through. I can't see Michael player for anybody that's not the Cowboys. It just be sometimes like when y' all go through that battle like I was talking to somebody about that, I'm like that's a different type of grind when you trying to be the highest paid.

[Joe]

Yeah.

[Z. Franklin]

I guess different when trying to get their bonus and and get they do but when you going for the highest paid league, that's a different hustle. Yeah.

[D.J. Wells]

You said in the market.

[Z. Franklin]

Yeah. You about to reset them. I ain't gonna lie. Kyle Hamilton got paid today. That so crazy. Yeah. Was it 100 mil, four year, bro. Yes.

[D.J. Wells]

82 guaranteed, bro.

[Z. Franklin]

He do everything but I'm watching him. Singer play safety. Both of them. Corner, nickel linebacker. D.N.

[Joe]

Nah for sure.

[Z. Franklin]

Definitely the rawest light skin in the league.

[Joe]

But see that the NFL boy, it's different than the NBA.

[D.J. Wells]

Talk about stepping up.

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[Joe]

Y' all can't play with your paper at all?

[Z. Franklin]

What you mean?

[Joe]

Nah, like, seeing him, Micah, like, like, go against. I'm like, well, you taking a big risk, boy. Playing with your funds.

[Z. Franklin]

Like, nah, Micah is not taking over, bro. Somebody like Micah walk into a negotiation. It starts with, okay, who's the highest paid non quarterback? Okay, cool. I'm right above that. There's actually nothing else to talk about.

[Joe]

So it's Micah and then what?

[Z. Franklin]

Whoever else. Like TJ. TJ getting 41. All right, back. Cool. I'm 42. At least. @ least. Like, that's what we starting. There's really nothing else to even discuss.

[D.J. Wells]

Yeah, pay what you want.

[Z. Franklin]

That's why he laughing. He like, y' all should have paid me before Miles Garrett went or TJ White win. Because my numbers start at whatever them boys getting because he younger. Okay. And just as productive. I saw somebody say something. It was just like, if you was a trade Micah for four first round picks, you would be hoping that one of those first round picks give you half of his production.

[Host]

Damn.

[Z. Franklin]

That's a crazy way to look at that. Not for real.

[Joe]

No, that is.

[D.J. Wells]

And I've seen a crazy mock trade in Detroit that was around Hutchinson in the pick, and people just like, yeah, yeah, you can't put Michael Parsons on that Detroit team, bro.

[Z. Franklin]

I mean, they talking about him going to Green Bay. If he go to Green Bay, that would be.

[Host]

That's my second team.

[Z. Franklin]

How you got two teams in nfc, bro. You're welcome to the Charger.

[Host]

Yeah. I grew up a 49ers fan.

[Z. Franklin]

And then you went to Green Bay once.

[Host]

I was an Aaron Rodgers fan.

[Joe]

Cheesehead. Cheese head.

[Host]

I was an Aaron Rodgers fan. Like, another number one fan, bro. Like, I loved Aaron Rodgers, bro. I'm not. I don't like him as much no more.

[Z. Franklin]

You love.

[Host]

I was like, I was a fan, bro. I thought he was the best quarterback ever, bro. I was like, he better than Payton. I used to get an argument with people like, he better than Peyton Manning, bro. He throw the ball better than Peyton. He do this. He better than Tom Brady. He throw the ball Better than Tom Brady. I used to say that like, as just a straight quarterback. Now with the accolades. No, not with the accolades.

[Z. Franklin]

Definitely you just.

[Host]

If you were picking a prospect and when they was coming out or now just a prospect. Not the rings. No, just a player. You gonna pick Aaron Rodgers now?

[Joe]

You gonna pick Peyton Manning?

[Z. Franklin]

Peyton Manning was the greatest quarterback.

[Host]

Aaron Rodgers was more athletic than Peyton Manning and he threw a better ball.

[Z. Franklin]

Than as a prospect.

[Host]

Bro, I'm talking about.

[Joe]

Was coming out of college.

[Host]

Talking about, Bro, just straight. Forget the accolades.

[Z. Franklin]

Talking about when they came out of.

[Host]

Yes, it was. I'm not talking when they came out of. I'm talking about when you had a quarterback at they.

[D.J. Wells]

So take away.

[Host]

Take.

[Z. Franklin]

Take away all the pain in me.

[Host]

Be all his.

[Z. Franklin]

They got two rings. Got one there. Let's put that in. Let's put that and pay. Got two rings. That's probably what that is.

[Host]

A prom player in the league, bro. Aaron Rodgers was a better player than Tom Brady and Peyton Manning, like, just with no accolades, bro. Yeah, bro. That dude was a cold, bro.

[Z. Franklin]

He was a Tom Brady game.

[Joe]

He wasn't burn.

[Host]

Yeah, I'm not saying over bro. Tom Brady is not better. Like, he's not a better quarterback than Peyton Manning. He's a better winner than Peyton Manning, man.

[Joe]

Tom Brady threw 50 touchdowns in the year.

[Host]

I'm telling you, bro, think about it. You would not if you took away all the rings. Bella. Check all them. And you just said you ain't have.

[D.J. Wells]

We about to play.

[Host]

We about to play.

[Z. Franklin]

He do through that.

[Host]

We about to play flag football. We about to play flag football. Flag football.

[Z. Franklin]

That's a whole different sport.

[Host]

I'm just. Okay. We about to play a football game. We got three quarterbacks to pick. They don't. You don't know none of their accolades. What they did you just going Tom Brady. Oh, no. Your skill set. You gonna go off their skill set, bro. You gonna pick Aaron Robin Rogers, bro.

[Joe]

Why you looking like Tom Brad didn't have a skill set.

[Host]

His skill set is not better than Aaron Rogers, bro.

[Z. Franklin]

What skill set do you believe Aaron Rodgers had?

[Host]

He is one of the best passers ever, bro. He is.

[Z. Franklin]

He is one of for sure.

[Host]

Then you have the.

[Z. Franklin]

Like you got one of and then.

[D.J. Wells]

You got the one that's like, oh.

[Host]

Yeah, the best man, Tom Petty. Manning threw a terrible ball, bro. His ball went like this.

[Joe]

Come on, man, get out of here, please.

[Z. Franklin]

Relax, relax, bro.

[Host]

Look at P. Manny pass, how he threw the ball that wobbled the whole time after he had the Next bbo.

[D.J. Wells]

It was different but pain.

[Host]

I better go look at Aaron Rogers, bro.

[D.J. Wells]

This is why we have analyst right here. Baby bro.

[Z. Franklin]

Tom Brady.

[Joe]

Tom wobbly ball is nuts.

[Host]

He did it.

[Z. Franklin]

First of all pause.

[Host]

But he did.

[Z. Franklin]

But Tom, radio has you playing with Dion Branch on Madden, bro.

[Host]

Turn up.

[Z. Franklin]

Turn.

[Host]

I never played with the. Never. Never played with the Patriots.

[Z. Franklin]

I'm saying he just teeing up. He had. He had a wall receiver one time and went undefeated.

[Joe]

Yeah, they lost but and threw 20 touchdowns to that.

[Z. Franklin]

So just him. And then he got. Then he got two roll receivers at the end on the back end and then flamered it again like 4, 700 yards or something. Atrocious.

[Host]

Let me ask you. You know who devontae Adams is?

[Z. Franklin]

That's cool.

[Host]

Okay, let me ask you a question.

[Joe]

He ain't really no Randy Moss.

[Host]

N. He was. He was close to her third.

[Z. Franklin]

Close. Third to what?

[Host]

Well, he was at devonte Adams peak. He was the best receiver in the league.

[Z. Franklin]

I had this argument before devonte had a run as number one for like a year. He did. For like a year. He did. But he's not touching. He never. Randy. He never been the same since he left Aaron Rod. He not with Randy though. That's what I'm saying.

[Host]

I'm talking. But devonte Adams was really good.

[Z. Franklin]

No devonte definitely.

[Host]

But Aaron Rodgers made him really good.

[Z. Franklin]

Good.

[Joe]

God bless under man, whatever.

[Host]

Did he not you.

[Z. Franklin]

You and this not make him good RP and they had a great connection. I mean that's. That's how that works. You link up. You link up with a quarterback. Y' all get that. Y' all get on that chemistry. Y' all get on that vibe. They was great for each other. Aaron Rogers benefited from having somebody like devonte Adams out there as well.

[D.J. Wells]

That's a fact.

[Host]

Aaron Rogers was like that before Adams got there.

[D.J. Wells]

My boy.

[Host]

He was like that before devonte Adams got there.

[Z. Franklin]

Sure. Devonte was still nice once he.

[Joe]

I just don't like.

[Z. Franklin]

Yeah, yeah. I don't like. I don't like that you just put like that. I like saying he got a wobbly balls like he do.

[Host]

He do throwing mad balls.

[Joe]

He won in Indiana and Denver.

[Host]

I could have won in Denver. Bob Miller and them boys. I could. I could have lined that one up.

[Z. Franklin]

With the tudo. He went to two, though.

[Host]

Yeah, that first one, he. He was hooping that year. But that second one, he couldn't throw that past 15 yards.

[Joe]

Respect.

[Host]

Yeah. Flag football. I'm ready.

[Z. Franklin]

Oh yeah.

[D.J. Wells]

Ronald. Number one nation flag football. Line up. We get a squad against.

[Host]

I got a squad for him.

[Z. Franklin]

I got a couple flag people that have been questioning that. They say he been playing against Plumbers.

[D.J. Wells]

Yeah, we.

[Host]

Yeah, I. I ain't say it, but I seen it.

[Z. Franklin]

They say he playing against elementary school teachers. And then I thought about. I'm like the person who told me was actually elementary school teacher. He played.

[Joe]

I'm just L. That's a hell of a league.

[Host]

That's the league I need to be in. I'm there upside by playing. I'm corner and receiver.

[Z. Franklin]

Okay, what's your. What's your bad like, what's your pro comparison?

[Host]

You know, they look at y' all remember Reis, he had his own come on game. Come on, come on play football. Re my measurable. Hey, my measurements in a like in the NFL Guy Allen, come on, bro. I'll be a silly DB 6, 2, 6 8. Wingspan 36 inch vert, 4 or 5.

[Z. Franklin]

That was about how many years ago.

[Host]

Okay. It was my prime. When I came out at 21, I would have been what they've been like, prime respect. That's where I got my speed down to like a four or three, probably. I would have trained, bro. I run a four. I would have run a four or five. With no training. I get to it.

[Z. Franklin]

I can't just let you get on here lying like this, bro. Bro, do you know how fast the 43 really is, bro?

[Host]

But I ran a 4. 5, though.

[Z. Franklin]

When.

[Host]

When we did the combine. We did with combines with NBA too.

[Z. Franklin]

Yeah, a four or five for how long? 40 yards.

[Host]

40 yard dash on hard ward on a court.

[Z. Franklin]

You know, it's a little different on grass, right?

[Host]

Y' all be running on the.

[Joe]

Okay, that I ain't gonna care. That was fast. He could have did.

[Host]

I had a. I had a 36 in vert.

[Z. Franklin]

He could have did. Okay, first of all, y' all, vert. Y' all run up and jump. That's not even the same.

[Host]

No, no, it was standing bird. My running bird was a 41.

[Z. Franklin]

More.

[Host]

Yeah, I had balance. I got through the legs. Yeah, I did all that. I did all that. I did all that. I didn't know. I didn't know that. I didn't know that.

[Z. Franklin]

Same about All.

[Joe]

Stars, but hold on now. We one and one.

[Z. Franklin]

I'm ready.

[Host]

Four five. Yeah. So I don't know why I had.

[Z. Franklin]

A 38 inch vert.

[Host]

Yeah, he. You a freak athlete, though.

[Z. Franklin]

I'm saying we. Yeah. You feel me?

[Host]

Yeah, I. Yeah, if you R4.5, I definitely was gonna r. No, you heard.

[Z. Franklin]

You mean though? Like understand something.

[Host]

You like 230.

[Z. Franklin]

I ran that 45 at 240.

[Host]

Yeah, come on. I would have been like 210. I was like 2 10.

[Joe]

Damn. Z was made in a factory.

[Host]

Yeah, he was moving. You moving.

[Z. Franklin]

I was tweaking.

[Joe]

Damn.

[Host]

Now imagine that bronze 260. And he ran that Brian a whole different. That's crazy.

[D.J. Wells]

He's not a real person.

[Z. Franklin]

Yeah, made in the lab he did.

[Host]

No, I can't say that. You say that alone.

[D.J. Wells]

He said the night.

[Host]

Yeah, Brian. Brian is crazy. Like Brooks on the way.

[Joe]

Y don't get the on, man.

[Host]

No, but I love. I love. I see it.

[Z. Franklin]

No, look, look, I'm getting my ground and I'm. I'm. I'm seeing it, but I'm read. I'm reading the signs. Game.

[Host]

Y shout out to Clutch.

[Z. Franklin]

I'm.

[Host]

I'm. I'm the bad guy, bro. I'm always the bad guy. I go against everything everybody say and then everybody get mad. He don't know he talking about. Okay, cool.

[Z. Franklin]

I mean, you did just say about five wild ass names. My dog's gonna hit me like, bro, how y' all let him even talk that cr. Like you saying that you just pulling up Reavis. You talking about Peyton. That's crazy.

[Host]

I'm Reavis in flag football. No, I'm not saying. If I played football for her, I wouldn't. I wouldn't been. Cause I can't tackle. I cover. I can cover, but I wouldn't been tackling. Soon as they caught it, you free game, buddy. Hope somebody else come get you. Cuz you're. You're gone. You're to the crib with it. But I could cover. Cover, Yeah, I could do that. That ain't number playing defense. For real.

[Z. Franklin]

I can see like Asante Samuel just sitting in your zone. Pick some. No, no, I don't think go see this. No.

[Host]

Yeah. Something they say he was better than prom.

[Z. Franklin]

So he might be trying to say crazy for that.

[Host]

He might be.

[D.J. Wells]

Hey, he's standing on too.

[Z. Franklin]

I said he stayed at the prom, so I respect the hell out of it. I mean, you a db. You gotta have ultra confidence. I already understand that.

[Joe]

But prom, pulling numbers and everything.

[Z. Franklin]

I feel that.

[Host]

But prime numbers next to each other. Some facts with it though.

[Z. Franklin]

Numbers don't always do the. Do the do the. Like when you talking about the best, like you talking about lt, you talking about AD like prom is in that conversation. Like when we talk about prom, it's like, all right, it's a Hall of Fame. And then it's like he said it's a upper room. Like prom in that up upper room. Like, he was in. He was doing a whole different set of shit.

[Host]

All right, before we get out of here, just name me, like, five people who in that upper room, you would.

[Z. Franklin]

Say it's like, yeah, Tom, for sure.

[Host]

Tom.

[Z. Franklin]

Yeah, prom for sure.

[Host]

Is Peyton Manning in that room? Yes.

[Z. Franklin]

Yes, Peyton is in that room. Bro. You want me to ask you was Aaron in that room? Is that where you about to go?

[Host]

No, No, I don't care.

[Z. Franklin]

Is that what he insinu.

[Host]

No, no, no.

[Joe]

He's just giving uv.

[Host]

Aaron Donald is in that one.

[Z. Franklin]

Aaron Donald. LT Prom. I mean, Jerry Rice. Emmett up there. You get what I'm saying? Like, I'm talking about these. It's hall of Famers. Like, it's. I mean, everybody on that show was a Hall of Famer, but then you got different set of like, yeah, group of people.

[Host]

Moss.

[Z. Franklin]

Yeah. Randy up there. Randy up there. I'm trying to think, you know, Tony Gonzalez. I think. Honestly, I think. I think Kelsey got a shot to be up there too, though.

[Joe]

And Pat.

[Z. Franklin]

Thanks.

[D.J. Wells]

Oh, I think Pat's up there for sure.

[Host]

Pat.

[Z. Franklin]

Pat is a whole. Yeah, Pat is having a moment. Pat. We gotta see how Pat finish all this out.

[Host]

Like, I'm just talking about straight off talent. Like, if I was to pick somebody, like just not even a win. Like, if I was gonna pick somebody to win a game, I'm picking Tom Brady, obviously.

[Z. Franklin]

But I'm saying, you picking somebody for that?

[Host]

No, I'm saying, like, it's just a raw talent, like a prospect. Like what they can do, what they bring to the table.

[Z. Franklin]

I don't think Aaron Rodgers wasn't even the number one overall pick.

[Host]

He got pick, but he had. He was an. He was supposed to be number one. He was supposed to be number one pick. He was though people he went to the thing was making. He smacked the. The coach on the ass. When he got in the interview, he was like, all right, what's up? Coach smacked him on the ass. They like, what the wrong with this kid?

[D.J. Wells]

That's why he beat on.

[Host]

Yeah, he was a wild dude.

[Z. Franklin]

That's what he was on.

[D.J. Wells]

I mean, you see what he. He been over.

[Host]

Pat.

[D.J. Wells]

I don't think that's new.

[Joe]

I love Aaron Rogers.

[D.J. Wells]

He don't give a.

[Joe]

He don't care, bro.

[Z. Franklin]

Yeah, he turned up. I mean, once you're so raw, once you accomplish so much, ain't really much. I'm not going to tell you, though.

[Host]

Yeah, that's cool.

[D.J. Wells]

What if you hoop this year, though? That'd be hilarious. If he hoop.

[Host]

If you have a good season this year, I'm going be a fan again.

[Z. Franklin]

Mike Thomas was a perfect match.

[Host]

Yeah. Cuz he ain't going for that.

[Z. Franklin]

Nah, he already got all that in check. That's. That's what a gray head coach do. Yeah.

[Joe]

Shoes might be all right.

[Z. Franklin]

We gotta see them boys. Hell, yeah.

[Host]

I got the coats with that game, though.

[Joe]

I don't.

[Host]

I ain't gonna lie. They. They defense could be nasty, though.

[Z. Franklin]

So can I? Yeah, yeah, for sure.

[Joe]

Yeah, I got the Steelers.

[Z. Franklin]

Yeah, I like. I like IDB room over there, though.

[D.J. Wells]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Z. Franklin]

I like our. I think our DB room the most underrated. I think they top five for sure. No question.

[Host]

I with y'. All. I'll with you too, but hell no. What?

[Z. Franklin]

They got Slay and Ramsey.

[Host]

No, y don't got them.

[Z. Franklin]

We got Mooney Xavian with him.

[Joe]

No, stay.

[Z. Franklin]

We got better safeties than them, too. KO Nick. I like. I like our safeties.

[Host]

Jaylen can play safety, too.

[Z. Franklin]

Jaylen could. Jaylen. Look, you ain't gonna never hear no Jaylen hateful coming from me.

[Joe]

No, that's. That's just one L against. Against the Coast. That ain't nothing. That ain't about nothing.

[Z. Franklin]

That's what you want.

[Joe]

16. It's 16 game.

[D.J. Wells]

They got you out.

[Host]

See, you go out, you go that game.

[Z. Franklin]

Rule number one.

[Host]

Mark that one off.

[Z. Franklin]

Rule one. Every time y' all say something about somebody, I'm play. I'm going say rule number one, man. Rule number one. That's. That's what caught me lacking last time.

[Joe]

Yeah, I mean, what, What, What?

[Z. Franklin]

Talk about white club, baby. I don't even know. We one week at a time, all think about Miami, see who y got.

[Host]

Week one, Miami.

[Z. Franklin]

Media train. Hey, little tour we got.

[Host]

Oh, you say Miami.

[Z. Franklin]

No see, look at y'. All.

[Host]

Yeah, all. I don't have my jersey on.

[Z. Franklin]

He's at home. Do you slide right?

[Host]

Oh.

[Joe]

Two of two of them might have a long night.

[Host]

Nah, for sure he gonna have a long night.

[Joe]

Two might have a long night.

[Host]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Joe]

Z might get three or four seconds.

[Host]

Y going, y' all gonna beat Miami. I got the. I got Y1 in Miami Pass. But am I gonna be there? Y' all be playing at like 12. They be playing at 12 at 1 o'. Clock. Y' all play at 1, right? That be too early for me.

[Joe]

Y' all gotta play my hand.

[Host]

Yeah. Cuz you really gotta leave the crib at like 10:30.30 with the traffic now. We'll be back.

[D.J. Wells]

We'll be back.

[Host]

Okay.

[Joe]

Yeah speaking about that early y' all got the best chat. I mean, of course you don't get the experience, but I got some of the best fans. No, no tailgates, man.

[D.J. Wells]

Coach, fans go in.

[Z. Franklin]

You can't get out there and get a dead tailgate.

[Joe]

Is fire tailgates amazing.

[Host]

It's not. The Eagles got the best tailgate.

[Z. Franklin]

The Eagle situation a whole different situation. Whole different. Whole different situation.

[Host]

I ain't even like, hey, I'm not an Eagles fan at all. But that.

[Z. Franklin]

Yeah, they hold their whole situation a gang. It's a gang. It's a gang over there. It's like a real different bro gang activity. My brother went to a game with a co hoodie. Almost had to rumble a just get to the city.

[Host]

That different bro.

[Z. Franklin]

Dam.

[Joe]

I didn't know that. I just experienced us here and it's.

[Z. Franklin]

It's a. I'm glad to hear that though, cuz I fire too though.

[Host]

I went to the Falcons game. They like a. A real barbecue cookout. Like it's like they got everything on the grill. They playing tip drill is now the Raiders tail game. You better be a Raiders for fan.

[D.J. Wells]

You will not make to the game.

[Host]

You fight.

[Joe]

Well see, I want like bro saying. He's saying like Atlanta vibe like it's a barbecue. I mean us is like a. You know, it's.

[Z. Franklin]

It's spirit palm was it like.

[Joe]

It's. It's frat boy different than the potato salad.

[Z. Franklin]

Yeah, they got. They got. They got. What is that?

[Joe]

Trying to clean my. My act up because of Mike. But yeah.

[D.J. Wells]

Couple sliced apples in that potato salad.

[Z. Franklin]

Yeah. Potato stand up.

[Host]

They biting bean did.

[Z. Franklin]

Oh for sure.

[D.J. Wells]

My kids and just some natty I.

[Host]

They pouring Don Julio.

[Z. Franklin]

They driving the boat, acting a fio.

[Host]

You a fio. I ain't going to lie. That's why I became a Falcons fan, bro. I was like this fun bro.

[Z. Franklin]

What you just said.

[Joe]

You a fan of three different people.

[Host]

I said my favorite favorite team is the 49ers. I love Aaron R. How became a green bas. It's all because of mad and I became a Green Bay fan and then the Falcons. I moved to Atlanta and you had to. You know. I got cool with Julio Jones and them boys. I started with the Falcons. Yeah, the tampons at the time.

[Z. Franklin]

What about the Colts?

[Host]

I mean I ain't fourth on the List now. We gotta move up now. I with you now. So you. You probably surpassed the Falcons, you know what I mean? I don't know nobody on the Falcons no more. Somebody did DM me, though. That's crazy. Now I'm saying y' all still on the list. Fal I still with y', all, Cuz bro hit me up. Was like, yeah, we still with you till you got here.

[Z. Franklin]

One of the players.

[Host]

Yeah. Hey, you be we watching the show.

[D.J. Wells]

We with y'.

[Z. Franklin]

All.

[Host]

I'm like, he always talk about the Falcons.

[Joe]

I'm like, yeah, DJ probably got y number two, too. It's Cowboys in coach.

[Z. Franklin]

Yeah, I got who your what?

[Joe]

CIS N Houston, Texas.

[Z. Franklin]

Oh, yeah. No, you I. That's how you acting, huh? Oh, that's dangerous. That's dangerous.

[Host]

That ain't got to do with you, though.

[Z. Franklin]

The real I cry. I cry.

[Host]

He's watching that football cat.

[Z. Franklin]

The real he said.

[Joe]

We camp turn.

[D.J. Wells]

Oh, man. Listen, man, before you get out here, tell the people they can expect to see you doing on 5:20 in the morning, man, as our NFL analyst.

[Z. Franklin]

Yes, sir. Yes, sir. Man, listen, definitely just bringing that all pro. I been saying all Pro. I was out loud. Now I gotta let know what they got. Indeed, indeed. Definitely just bringing that NFL analysis, obviously, as a current player, somebody who win it, obviously, the stories we going, you know, that I'm going through things that's going on in the field, definitely giving shout out and highlights of different things that's going on in the league. Talking about different stories that, you know, I definitely feel like y' all going to want to hear just from my perspective, you know, from contract disputes, what that's like to, you know, different little funny is going on on the field and you know, definitely giving shout out to the guys that's putting on and making plays too. So.

[Joe]

1000%.

[D.J. Wells]

Well, we're gonna have some fun, man. Season two of five, 20 in the morning. It's gonna go crazy, man. Feature our NFL Alexia Franklin All Pro. You know the vibes for sure, man. Listen, we going on tour with it. We starting out October 4th. Where we at, BN?

[Joe]

Yeah, man, my hometown.

[Z. Franklin]

Start off at Agent Houston with it, baby.

[D.J. Wells]

Yes, sir. October 11th, where we at?

[Host]

Nacho. My hometown. Yeah, Falcons. Boy, go back to that age. Come on.

[D.J. Wells]

And last, but certainly not least, man.

[Host]

We in your home, the Giants. Hey, hey, hey.

[D.J. Wells]

October 16th, baby. We NYC man from man, we can't wait to see y'. All special guest. Got the fire merch on the way. Shock Club520.com. Get your tickets. We ain't making no more. Once they gone, they gone. Man, we can't wait to see y'.

[Host]

All.

[D.J. Wells]

We'll catch y' all next time. Club 520 the volume.

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[Colin Coward]

Hi, it's Colin from the Colin Coward Podcast. I've been around long enough to know quality when I see it. Or in this case, when I taste it. Tito's Handmade Vodka. Good stuff. No flash, no gimmick. Smooth, clean tasting. Made the right way. Tito's made in Austin, Texas. Real attention to detail. I like to keep it simple. Tito's Soda, one lime, a lot of ice. Refreshing, easy. Summer, winter, spring. Totally versatile. Always works. Listen, baseball season's here. The perfect time to kick back with some Tito's. It's what I pour. You should too. Distilled and bottled by 5th Generation Inc. Austin, Texas. 40% alcohol by volume. Savor responsibly.

[Julian Edelman]

This is Julian Edelman from Games With Names. Football is back. That means it's tailgate time and this season the only meat I'm going to grill is deets and water. Watson I'm loving the Black Angus deets dogs. They're flavor packed and you can tell they are made with the highest quality ingredients. Sundays just got a whole lot better. Visit deetsandwatson.com the right way to learn more about the deets difference.

[Host]

This is an I Heart podcast.