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Allison Cooch
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Isaac Rochelle
What's up, guys? Isaac, Rochelle here.
Allison Cooch
Would you. If somebody were to ask you what you do for a living, do you still say NFL player even if you are a free agent and haven't been on a team since last year?
Isaac Rochelle
I don't really have a great. When people ask me that, I don't know what to say. Like, what am I supposed to say? Here's what's awkward. Like, if it's a Sunday and I'm somewhere, you know, going grocery shopping and people are like, oh, like, do you play football? And I'm like, yeah, I do. But it's like, boy, it's Sunday. Like, so you just don't have a game today, but you're in the NFL, so it's hard to explain. It's like Facebook status. It's complicated.
Allison Cooch
Yeah, it's. I like that. Yeah, Facebook status. It's complicated. That should just be your answer from now on.
Isaac Rochelle
It's super complicated.
Allison Cooch
I know. People get triggered whenever I call you an NFL player. They're like, he's literally not on a team. It's like, yeah, but I guess you could say, like, oh, I'm a high school student. But, like, it's literally summer.
Isaac Rochelle
Very different. Very different. I don't know what to say. I mean, it is what it is. Like, yeah, I don't know if I'll get signed this year. This could. That last year could have been the last year I ever play. And I had a long career. That was great. Played in the NFL. Like, I'm an NFL player. I'm just.
Allison Cooch
Yeah.
Isaac Rochelle
Not on a team.
Allison Cooch
I feel like we can make its own episode all about retirement if that's something you thought of. Like, where your head's at mid season, because.
Isaac Rochelle
Should I give a little teaser? Yeah.
Allison Cooch
No, because that's not the point of this episode. So if you guys are watching this episode, you might notice we're in a different background. Although I feel like this podcast is always in a different background. But we are currently in New York City, so we just came back from London. We're working with a company to go to a few different football cities, and London happens to be a football city, crazy enough. So we're currently recording this in New York, and I figured, why not film one of my favorite types of episodes to film, and that's a Q A episode, because we're just rapid firing some of these answers that you guys have. I always put a question box up on the Instagram. The Sunday Sports club podcast. Instagram. And so I'm actually giving you Guys, content you actually want. Although don't you want all content from me? Let's be real.
Isaac Rochelle
Side note, I ran through Central park this morning. I didn't realize how intense Central park was. Totally unrelated, but it is massive. I always was like, how could you live here with a dog? Now I understand.
Allison Cooch
It's kind of crazy knowing that you've been to so many different states and stadiums, but you don't really get to explore the city.
Isaac Rochelle
The only stadium that I haven't played in is Green Bay. And where else? I think that's it. That's the only NFL stadium I haven't played in.
Allison Cooch
Really?
Isaac Rochelle
Yeah.
Allison Cooch
You haven't played for a lot of NFC teams? You have employee for any NFC teams?
Isaac Rochelle
No.
Allison Cooch
Which if you guys are don't know anything about football. The NFL is divided into NFC and afc.
Isaac Rochelle
Seven years, five of the years have been in the AFC west and all seven have been afc.
Allison Cooch
Wow.
Isaac Rochelle
So yeah, I'm an AFC Stan.
Allison Cooch
Well, let's jump into today's Q and A. Like I said, we're just gonna be answering questions that you guys have wrote in. And I love these because you just learn so much info.
Isaac Rochelle
Did you put some questions in there? Like, are these all. Are you going to ask? Like, should you get your wife a designer bag?
Allison Cooch
And I'm like, wait, some of those might be in here. Starting off. These Q A episodes are very juicy. There's no question. That's too juicy.
Isaac Rochelle
Nothing's off the table.
Allison Cooch
So we're answering a juicy question. I saw an article that somebody wrote in this. I saw an article about Derrick Henry's diet. Do most players pay attention to what they're eating? And just to give you guys a backstory as to what Derrick Henry is eating. Who is Derek Henry?
Isaac Rochelle
Derek Henry is an NFL running back, plays for the Ravens. He is one of the. Well, he's the biggest running back in the NFL right now. He's massive. He's my size.
Allison Cooch
Like big. Not like big as in like popular, but big. Well, he's very popular, but big as in like body.
Isaac Rochelle
Again, he's my size. I'm six five, 260. Most NFL running backs like Christian McCaffrey, I don't know his exact height and weight. He's probably 6:1.
Allison Cooch
As if we just came back from London. You sure you're not 265?
Isaac Rochelle
Not 220? But I might be 270. But most NFL running backs are under 220 pounds.
Allison Cooch
Okay, so he revealed that he spends der. Henry revealed that he spends $240,000 annually on body maintenance.
Isaac Rochelle
That's $500,000.
Allison Cooch
That's intense.
Isaac Rochelle
It's a lot of money.
Allison Cooch
I mean, he makes a lot of money now.
Isaac Rochelle
I don't know his exact contract, but yeah, he's paid.
Allison Cooch
So during the season he doesn't eat his first meal until 4 or 5pm I'm hungry. And then eats only one other meal, usually around 8pm and so he consumes enough for pride of lions, apparently. I eat about three chicken breasts and rice, broccoli. And then I have gluten free pancakes, scrambled eggs, diced potatoes, home fries, steak. Aren't home fries literally diced potatoes?
Isaac Rochelle
I kind of don't believe this. Like, I don't know how to be more honest.
Allison Cooch
And he says he works out twice a day. No off days. Uses cold therapy and Fred sauna massage therapy.
Isaac Rochelle
This is definitely not in season. This is his out of season diet. There's no way that he's doing that in season.
Allison Cooch
No, he, they literally. And they say he said during off season his first meal is 1:00pm I. You're going to practice hungry. I'm hangry. Maybe that's. Maybe he plays best when he's hangry.
Isaac Rochelle
He needs. When he did. When he needs a Snickers, that's when he plays well. It's fascinating though because so like there's such a big difference in the locker room of what people make. Like, some people are super rich, some people are not super rich. The guys who are super rich on long contracts, I'm.
Allison Cooch
I really appreciate that you didn't say some people are super poor because nobody in the NFL is poor.
Isaac Rochelle
Yeah, but most of the people that.
Allison Cooch
Y'All make a lot of money.
Isaac Rochelle
Most of the people that have long contracts and tons of money, they usually have chefs. But I've never seen somebody with the eating regime like that. That's crazy. Again, I don't even believe that you.
Allison Cooch
Would say a majority of NFL players have a chef.
Isaac Rochelle
I wouldn't say majority of the NFL guys, but like if you have a lot of money, you probably have a chef.
Allison Cooch
A chef or like a meal service.
Isaac Rochelle
Chef meal services. They have.
Allison Cooch
Really? I feel like a majority of our friends don't have chefs.
Isaac Rochelle
Name a guy who you know. Is it on a big contract?
Allison Cooch
Jerry Tillery, he had a chef. Really?
Isaac Rochelle
Yeah. And he's not even on a crazy contract. Max Crosby Bosa. Like, I can just go through the guys because we would go over to their houses and like they would have chefs.
Allison Cooch
You're like, wow, your wife is A really good cook.
Isaac Rochelle
No, but a lot of them have chefs.
Allison Cooch
Isaac's like, my wife doesn't cook, and I don't have a private chef. Like, how did you get those cards dealt to you, Ally?
Isaac Rochelle
You have a private chef. You're welcome. But I don't know anybody that eats like that. The only guy I totally. This. The only guy that eats so clean. And I've noticed it. Tyrod Taylor.
Allison Cooch
I mean, he's like, Tyrod Taylor is vegan.
Isaac Rochelle
Tyrod Taylor is a stud. Tyrod. If you're listening to this one, you should come on the podcast. 2. You literally.
Allison Cooch
Ty Taylor is a quarterback.
Isaac Rochelle
He's got the best style. He's got the best diet. The dude is just. I'm such a Tyrod fan.
Allison Cooch
And he's vegan. Is it rare to be vegan in the NFL?
Isaac Rochelle
Super rare. I was vegan for six months. You remember that? And I was having the worst season of my life in Melbourne.
Allison Cooch
I think when you're.
Isaac Rochelle
I think when you cut me off, I was this good story when.
Allison Cooch
I don't have headphones. Go ahead. No, you got it.
Isaac Rochelle
No, it's over.
Allison Cooch
No, I want to know. Okay. You were vegan for six months.
Isaac Rochelle
I was vegan for six months, and I was having a horrible season. And Melvin Ingram came out to me and he's like, bruh, you gotta eat meat. I ate meat. Went on to have the best season. I had that. I've had that I had my whole, whole career.
Allison Cooch
I was gonna say. I'm pretty sure it's not. You can't label yourself as vegan unless you're doing it for, like, I feel like six months. Two main reasons. No, you have to say your plant based.
Isaac Rochelle
Oh, yeah.
Allison Cooch
Vegan is like a lifestyle. Plant based is choosing not to eat meat.
Isaac Rochelle
Vegan's like, I don't eat honey.
Allison Cooch
That's what. Yes.
Isaac Rochelle
Or. Or wear wool sweaters.
Allison Cooch
Yeah. Is that wool? It's cashmere, Isaac.
Isaac Rochelle
Cashmere from an animal.
Allison Cooch
Yes. Okay, next question.
Isaac Rochelle
Yikes.
Allison Cooch
What are the relationships between players and refs? And why are refs so damn old? I'm not asking these questions. Y'all are asking these questions.
Isaac Rochelle
We know a ref.
Allison Cooch
Yeah.
Isaac Rochelle
Very well. He was our neighbor in California for a while. Fun fact. A lot of these refs have other jobs, so they make about $10,000 a week. They.
Allison Cooch
They make $10,000 a week?
Isaac Rochelle
Yeah. Reps make $10,000 a week. Roughly.
Allison Cooch
It's probably a ref.
Isaac Rochelle
So they're like doctors and stuff. Who Ref on the weekends. But doctors a Lot of them are like, legitimate, like have legit careers outside of reffing.
Allison Cooch
Do you think they do it for fun or for the money? I mean, both.
Isaac Rochelle
I mean, yeah, both. You're not. You can't become a professional ref like, for the money. Now if you're a tenured ref, like some of these major reps that you see on TV every week, they probably. I mean, they might do it full time, but a lot of them have other.
Allison Cooch
The guy in our apartment complex, did he do it full time?
Isaac Rochelle
He has another job.
Allison Cooch
Really?
Isaac Rochelle
He runs a massive company. He's actually runs a very successful company. But so these refs, they're in crews. They have teams essentially just like we do. And they're graded every single week, just like we would be as players. And then the refs that make it to the playoffs are the refs with the highest score.
Allison Cooch
That. Which I find insane. But the question why are they so old? No, yeah, I guess we can answer that part.
Isaac Rochelle
I don't know. I don't know why they're all old.
Allison Cooch
Interesting. What is a relationship with refs and players?
Isaac Rochelle
A lot of the long standing refs, like, you know, like, you go up to them, what's up? If you're a big name player, you're talking to them. I don't know.
Allison Cooch
But y'all aren't like hanging outside.
Isaac Rochelle
No. Every year you have a ref and crew come to your training camp and like, they present. You get to know them. You might have lunch with them.
Allison Cooch
Oh, really?
Isaac Rochelle
Yeah.
Allison Cooch
Why is that?
Isaac Rochelle
I don't. Well, it's so you can learn the rules. Because, like the kickoff.
Allison Cooch
Like socks.
Isaac Rochelle
Yeah.
Allison Cooch
Like getting fined $7,000 for socks.
Isaac Rochelle
Yes.
Allison Cooch
They're like, let's have lunch and talk about your fucking socks.
Isaac Rochelle
That's a separate.
Allison Cooch
Buddy, you better pull those things up.
Isaac Rochelle
Come on, buddy. Come on, buddy. That's a debt separate from the reffing cruise. That's technically like in the same world, but not really.
Allison Cooch
You getting fined $7,000 for socks has nothing to do with refs.
Isaac Rochelle
There's like a ref. It's like the uniform police.
Allison Cooch
That's which, if you guys aren't familiar, on Tick Tock, I made a video when Isaac was playing for the Cleveland Browns. I made a video saying that if Isaac is getting fined $7,000 for his socks falling down, I feel like I should get $7,000 to blow too. Like, you wasted $7,000 of our money, so I get to waste $7,000 of our money.
Isaac Rochelle
Negative times a negative equals positive.
Allison Cooch
Because let's just waste $14,000. Who has the ability to waste $14,000? Not me.
Isaac Rochelle
So about the refs, though. So the refs, they have these crews and then we have uniformed police that are totally separate. They monitor.
Allison Cooch
It's actually called the uniform police.
Isaac Rochelle
We refer to them as uniform police.
Allison Cooch
Okay, That's.
Isaac Rochelle
That could be a whole episode on uniform violations because it's actually crazy how strict it is. Like, it's something.
Allison Cooch
Because they want a certain image to be upheld.
Isaac Rochelle
No, they want it to be uniform. They want you.
Allison Cooch
They want the uniforms to be uniform.
Isaac Rochelle
Well, they want people to go and buy jerseys and, like, know exactly what their team looks like. And it's all this.
Allison Cooch
It's kind of like Catholic school.
Isaac Rochelle
It is. It's.
Allison Cooch
I always got in trouble with my skirt. I always rolled my skirt way more intense.
Isaac Rochelle
Some guys a slut. Oh, my God.
Allison Cooch
No. But that's what the image they. I actually are. None Called me a slut because she was like, stop rolling up your skirt.
Isaac Rochelle
She used the term.
Allison Cooch
Yeah. And she called girls whores before, too.
Isaac Rochelle
That seems like she has some demons she has to slay if she's calling little girls sluts for having their skirts too high.
Allison Cooch
She was a nun. She was very close with a guy upstairs.
Isaac Rochelle
Well, it's none her business. Some of the super rich guys, like high paid guys that like, have a style they're trying to uphold, like, they'll just take a fine.
Allison Cooch
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Isaac Rochelle
Are you guys watching Microsoft tablets? They're not iPads.
Allison Cooch
Is the NFL working with Microsoft? Yeah, you can see it. They would definitely remove that branding if it wasn't sponsored. You can see Microsoft branding is intense.
Isaac Rochelle
Are guys watching Netflix? No, this. The surfaces are very, like. It's only one thing. It's funny.
Allison Cooch
You don't know what's on those.
Isaac Rochelle
People don't know what's on those surfaces.
Allison Cooch
I think that's the point.
Isaac Rochelle
It's kind of crazy. Yeah. We're just looking at them. What do you think is on it?
Allison Cooch
Netflix.
Isaac Rochelle
Come on. What do you actually think is on it?
Allison Cooch
The plays. The film from the plays that you just happened. So, like, because a quarterback goes back and watches the. The Surface. I was going to say iPad. Let's give Microsoft Surface all their ad money. I know that the old plays are on there because a quarterback will literally come off the field, sit on the bench, take off the helmet, put on a hat, and then we'll look at the surface.
Isaac Rochelle
So I'm assuming you're wrong. So it's.
Allison Cooch
Well, I'm not an NFL player.
Isaac Rochelle
Super interesting. What is on the NFL surfaces, slash iPads that people are looking at on the sideline? It is pictures. So, like, if you have a play because you're not allowed to look at film.
Allison Cooch
Really.
Isaac Rochelle
So literally one play. It has it. You'll have like six images from the play and it's. It's from the front angle and from the side. So, like, you can look at both angles. That's it.
Allison Cooch
You can't look at your own play during a. During.
Isaac Rochelle
Really? So, like, literally, it's just like, imagine if they took a picture like this and there's six of those and it's two.
Allison Cooch
Only six.
Isaac Rochelle
Two. I don't. Yeah, it's like, maybe more, but I think it's about Six. And it's both angles.
Allison Cooch
You've never gone on the surface after playing, looked.
Isaac Rochelle
Oh, my God. I look through every single play.
Allison Cooch
Wait, I feel like, what?
Isaac Rochelle
Yeah, because you can know, like, if my assignment was, I need to set the edge and be like. You can see. Like, you can see where the ball cuts up. You can see everything. So you. You kind of, like, watch film and know, like, dang, I really didn't. It's funny because your mind, like, I get so used to looking at images. I can read an image like, that line of images very well. Like, it's like watching film.
Allison Cooch
Wow. This is something. I didn't know this information.
Isaac Rochelle
Yeah. That's crazy. Yeah, I know. People probably think it's film. You can't. Legally, you can. Like, they have rules against it.
Allison Cooch
Well, not legally as in, like, the president set those rules.
Isaac Rochelle
No, but per NFL. Yeah.
Allison Cooch
For nf.
Isaac Rochelle
That's crazy. You didn't. I guess I never thought about. People have no clue.
Allison Cooch
Yeah, that's.
Isaac Rochelle
So then, yeah, the coaches will sit there and look at these images and rip guys and fire off on them just looking at pictures. And you could be like, bro, like, you haven't seen the film, so you don't actually know what happened. Like, I know it looks like that, but that's not actually what happened.
Allison Cooch
I know it looks like I was cheating on you, but I wasn't actually cheating. I was.
Isaac Rochelle
I know the screenshots say this, but, like, if you were there and saw the image or the film.
Allison Cooch
This is a fun question. What sport do you think Scotty is going to play?
Isaac Rochelle
Okay, think about it.
Allison Cooch
I know.
Isaac Rochelle
3, 2, 1.
Allison Cooch
Volleyball.
Isaac Rochelle
Same season. She's got to pick one.
Allison Cooch
Volleyball. Volleyball. She's.
Isaac Rochelle
I could. I could be a better, like, dad. Like, girl dad, coach. If she's doing basketball, I would coach her basketball team.
Allison Cooch
You can also coach volleyball.
Isaac Rochelle
I don't know anything about volleyball.
Allison Cooch
What's the deal with past interference? Like, how does it work?
Isaac Rochelle
I have no clue. Pass interference is super intricate.
Allison Cooch
I was gonna say pass interference to dumb it down in the most simple form is if you interfere with a ball getting thrown to somebody. And I think it's so crazy that there's such a thing as defensive pass interference. So if, like, offense, you know, if you're on offense, your quarterback is throwing you the ball. Now if a defensive player goes up to catch the ball and offense interferes without, like, pulling down his hands or, like, making it so he can't catch the ball, you can get a pass interference when you're on offense. And I think that is so crazy. Isn't that the point? Isn't the point of football to make it so the other team can't catch the ball?
Isaac Rochelle
You're, you're oversimplifying it.
Allison Cooch
That's the point.
Isaac Rochelle
So let me just give you a quicker, intense version. When the ball snaps, the receiver, or excuse me, the cornerback has five yards to touch the receiver. It's called press coverage. So for 5 yards, he can be pushing the guy and making sure that like it can be physical. After that five yards, he can't be pressing him or doing any of that. So then I did not know about.
Allison Cooch
The five yard thing.
Isaac Rochelle
So then you enter into a world where like if you're grabbing a guy or if you push him, you're going to get a defensive pass interference. If the ball is thrown and you're not turning around and looking at the ball and you just like put your hand in the guy's face like, well, not that, but you kind of have to make an attempt at the ball rather than at the receiver. Offensive pass interference, also known as opi, is more of like push offs and stuff. So it's less in an interception situation. Could be, but it's more of like.
Allison Cooch
It could be though.
Isaac Rochelle
It's more of like I'm about to cut and I push the defender away from me. Yeah.
Allison Cooch
Past interference.
Isaac Rochelle
It's complicated though.
Allison Cooch
That does sound complicated. So when you see fans being like pass interference, you could be like, that's really not past interference.
Isaac Rochelle
I think guys get more. Or gals get more frustrated when it's. Or gal when, when a cornerback's holding a receiver and they don't call it or like they tackle them early or, you know, whatever.
Allison Cooch
Do NFL coaches dream of being coaches as little boys or is it a backup if you can't be a football player? Ouch. Ouch. That question's harsh.
Isaac Rochelle
I think it's every single 100% of the time it's a backup.
Allison Cooch
So what about the NFL coaches who have never played football?
Isaac Rochelle
I think at some point in their lives, maybe it was eighth grade, they accepted that they couldn't be a player and they were like, I love the game. I know a lot about the game, so I'm going to be a coach, really. But there's no way that every single person that's on an NFL staff could be the GM scout. Everybody wanted to play football.
Allison Cooch
Interesting.
Isaac Rochelle
You can't be like, I don't want to be a player, I just want to scout like that.
Allison Cooch
Well, no, I think you could come to terms with, hey, I'm literally five, eight. I'm not playing football anytime soon. Maybe I should find my love of football in a different way.
Isaac Rochelle
What I'm saying is every single one of those people, when they were in first grade, wanted to play football.
Allison Cooch
So, like, head coaches and offensive coordinators are what is a majority of the coaching staff that has played football pretty high, right?
Isaac Rochelle
I would say, yeah, a lot. And it's transitioning more now where a lot of head coaches are former players. Like, it's pretty common.
Allison Cooch
Is that. Do you think it makes you a better coach if you've played?
Isaac Rochelle
I think it can. I mean, you see a lot of really good coaches that played, but some of the best coaches of all time, or at least in the last 20 years, Bill Belichick, for instance, he wasn't a player that was notable. So I don't think it's make or break, but I think players probably would rather have a coach that played.
Allison Cooch
I could see that.
Isaac Rochelle
Maybe not. I don't know. Everybody's different.
Allison Cooch
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Isaac Rochelle
I. I know their numbers before I've known guys numbers before their names.
Allison Cooch
What number is Derek Henry?
Isaac Rochelle
Two.
Allison Cooch
Whoa. Oh, this is a funny.
Isaac Rochelle
I wanna. Wait, hold on. I want to double check that. He should be too. He's 22.
Allison Cooch
I mean, you haven't played with him though, so it makes sense that you wouldn't really know.
Isaac Rochelle
Yeah, I'm getting it mixed up.
Allison Cooch
Okay, let me ask people on your team. Tyrone Taylor. Wow.
Isaac Rochelle
One. He was five. I'm tripping.
Allison Cooch
Wow.
Isaac Rochelle
I. But I just know Tyrod is my. My guy. Tyrod.
Allison Cooch
Okay.
Isaac Rochelle
I have a bromance with Tyrod. Like, I have a crush on Tyrod. He's such a stud. It is what it is. Tyrod is a stud. His style, everything. And one other thing about Tyrod, this is random. Everybody knows Tyrod always has a nice cologne on. Like, he always smells good. Because guys come into the locker room and they look sloppy. Like, I'm grabbing. It could be early when I'm leaving. This man is fitted every single day.
Allison Cooch
Oh, like, just going to practice.
Isaac Rochelle
He has it. No.
Allison Cooch
Going to the facility.
Isaac Rochelle
Yeah. Like, he's coordinated every day.
Allison Cooch
That's what I'm saying. Not going into practice, but going into the facility. He's like. He wakes up and he's like, I'm putting in.
Isaac Rochelle
Like, he's choosing an outfit and he'll. And he's the type of dude that's kind of respectable. I. I wake up, throw on some sweats, toss them in my locker room. Like, my lockers. Gross. His locker. He's got his fit that he chose that's coordinated with his pair of shoes. It's all nicely folded in his locker. Like, he's so. No, he's so.
Allison Cooch
Maybe he's learned that he plays better when he feels more organized. I feel like if I'm more organized at home, like, my makeup drawers organized, my. I have a workout routine that I do every morning. If I'm more organized in my life, I feel way happier, for sure.
Isaac Rochelle
So about numbers. So basically, numbers are kind of like you have, like, a. A section of 1 through 100 that you can use based on your position.
Allison Cooch
So if as a defensive player, you can't necessarily be like, I want to be 52.
Isaac Rochelle
A D lineman can be any number.
Allison Cooch
Really?
Isaac Rochelle
Any number.
Allison Cooch
He can. He can be number one.
Isaac Rochelle
Yeah. In theory, he could be number one.
Allison Cooch
Huh.
Isaac Rochelle
Other positions, you can't do that.
Allison Cooch
Like what? Offensive line?
Isaac Rochelle
O line can't do that.
Allison Cooch
O lines are usually in the 70s.
Isaac Rochelle
But a lot now it's a little bit more open. Yeah.
Allison Cooch
Like, O lines are usually in the.
Isaac Rochelle
70S, 50 through 50 through 79. So it's a little bit more open now for other positions. Like, they just change it to where linebackers can have single digits. Like, that's new.
Allison Cooch
It's also.
Isaac Rochelle
I don't think it looks right, though.
Allison Cooch
It's also new that you can be the number zero. Why were they so against people using the number zero?
Isaac Rochelle
I don't know.
Allison Cooch
Isaac, when he is with a specific team, a team. I will remain unnamed just because I want to keep the person anonymous. But Isaac got offered a lump sum of money, $10,000. His.
Isaac Rochelle
His jersey number, and I said no for 10 grand.
Allison Cooch
Because I had a tattoo you're giving away now. I've had the tattoo for a long time also.
Isaac Rochelle
I was the same number on multiple teams.
Allison Cooch
Oh, yeah. I'm giving it away. Yeah, it doesn't matter.
Isaac Rochelle
It really. This person wouldn't matter anyways. He. He's such a good guy. So it doesn't matter.
Allison Cooch
He offered. Isaac got offered $10,000 to change his jersey number so somebody else could have the jersey number.
Isaac Rochelle
And I countered with 50, 000. I look worse. I mean, I look like the douchebag.
Allison Cooch
Because he.
Isaac Rochelle
From his perspective, he's like, why would I pay you 50 grand for a number?
Allison Cooch
But I mean, he had a gold chain. I'm pretty sure it was his license plate. Like his. That. That number was everywhere.
Isaac Rochelle
Yeah. Looking back now, I probably should have given it to him just out of respect, but I was deep.
Allison Cooch
Well, he ended up taking it the next year.
Isaac Rochelle
He even was like. He kind of hit me with the, like. A lot of things change in the NFL, so we'll see. And I ended up not getting resigned.
Allison Cooch
Why do NFL teams keep going to different countries? We kind of touched on this, on this past week of the huddle. But I do find it very interesting that NFL teams are doing all these international games, like going to London, Brazil, Mexico City, Germany. I mean, maybe next year they're gonna do Antarctica.
Isaac Rochelle
That would be crazy. Nobody would travel to that. They're just trying to make it an international.
Allison Cooch
I thought nobody would travel to the Brazil game.
Isaac Rochelle
Also, think about a big picture. The NFL is going to like, football in general is going to transition more into like a passing league slash seven on seven, slash flag football.
Allison Cooch
And not the NFL itself. But you saying. You're saying different leagues.
Isaac Rochelle
Yeah, I just feel like they want to just have a global footprint and then as they like have more branches of NFL. I don't know.
Allison Cooch
You know what I'm surprised about the NFL is that the NFL is the only professional league that doesn't have minor leagues like basketball has.
Isaac Rochelle
The XFL is an investment of the.
Allison Cooch
NFL, but it's not directly correlated. Where I feel like the NFL is missing out on a huge profiting opportunity to have a minor league attached to all these major. Not major, I would say major leagues, but like, why does Seattle not have like a sister team that's like a minor league in like Portland or somewhere cool where they might not already have a fan base, but it's like attached so that that team instead of having a practice squad.
Isaac Rochelle
Yeah, I. You didn't catch my name? The Air Hogs.
Allison Cooch
Okay. Oh, because the Seahawks. But I just don't know. I don't understand why. Because then you can really expand your league and like the xfl, I just don't know that they have a real fan bas. Whereas then if you attached it to a different fan base, they would feel more in tune with that. That team.
Isaac Rochelle
Unfortunately, the issue is the level of. Level of play is just not as good. Like, it's just not as good. I think basketball, because it's so complicated to be like, to make it on an or on an NBA team. Like, LeBron's been playing over 20 years and he's had one of like Isaac.
Allison Cooch
You'Ve played 14 spots seven years in the NFL. Think of seven years of you taking other defensive linemen spots. Those are good players still.
Isaac Rochelle
Yeah, but I'm saying there's just a huge drop off if with some of the other leagues, nothing against them. It's just like when you look at like the quarterback play and these skill positions, there's just a huge drop off.
Allison Cooch
That's what you think. But if, if there was a minor league attached to the NFL, I think a lot of NFL players who have played like four years might continue playing if it was like this.
Isaac Rochelle
They paid enough.
Allison Cooch
No, I'm saying if it was the same level and they gave the same like insurance like we know like our friend who is a quarterback, if the team was attached as a minor league, he would probably consider going back into the NFL.
Isaac Rochelle
I just don't think it works. Think about this.
Allison Cooch
I think that you don't work.
Isaac Rochelle
Like literally, I'm jobless. Think about this. When you turn on a TV and it's a Thursday night game, that's trash. What do you say? You're like, this game's so boring. Like you don't even care to watch. So think about if you had a whole nother league, but people still watch. It's. I think it would be really tough.
Allison Cooch
If you look at the top televised like programs on TV, the NFL is like out of 100. I'm pretty sure it's like 70.
Isaac Rochelle
Yeah, no, it's up.
Allison Cooch
So I'm saying if you had a similar league attached to the NFL, which isn't. I'm not saying the xfl if. I'm saying if it was the same thing. Because if you guys don't know the XFL is, is a thing. It's like a minor league, but it's not. Because how many teams are in there? Like eight.
Isaac Rochelle
I think eight. I'm not sure we'd have to cross check.
Allison Cooch
Yeah, but I've never thought about watching the xfl because it's like, it's crazy. People look down on the. The XFL and people look down on the cfl.
Isaac Rochelle
It's. I'm telling you, it'd be tough. You got to think about like TV deals. You have to think like stadium deals, all these things.
Allison Cooch
Yeah, but the MLB still does it.
Isaac Rochelle
You're right.
Allison Cooch
And mlb, MLB teams have a lot of players.
Isaac Rochelle
I think mlb, like the structure of like, you need like a smaller stadium. It's like a lot easier than like a minor league NFL team. I don't know.
Allison Cooch
Well, that's fine.
Isaac Rochelle
That's a deep dive.
Allison Cooch
You know what I'm predicting? I think in the next 50 years, it'll happen. Whatever.
Isaac Rochelle
I think in 50 years, football might not be.
Allison Cooch
I'm going to call up my friend the commissioner. Can you bring breast milk into stadiums or does security try and confiscate it? If you say anything is for breast milk or a baby, you can bring it into the stadium. I mean, within reason, obviously, but if I have like a few water bottles and I'm like, oh, it's for my baby's bottles, you can bring it in.
Isaac Rochelle
And then if you're like, it's just.
Allison Cooch
It'S a medical device technically.
Isaac Rochelle
And as a player, like, if you need that protein before the game, they won't say anything.
Allison Cooch
You know, it's crazy. Isaac has helped me sneak things into the football stadium before. Not anything crazy, but Isaac snuck in my DSLR camera. And if. If you know anything about football stadiums, they're pretty like particular of what they allow you to bring in the stadium. Very specifically, cameras, you need like a media license or like a media tag to be able to bring in like a huge camera with a removable lens. So I had Isaac bring it in. I think you were on practice squad that year.
Isaac Rochelle
Nice.
Allison Cooch
But. But you brought it into the stadium and I went in early and you gave me that camera.
Isaac Rochelle
Do you know that we go through security?
Allison Cooch
I figured.
Isaac Rochelle
Yeah, we have pretty intense security checks.
Allison Cooch
They check everything in your bag.
Isaac Rochelle
Yeah.
Allison Cooch
Do you have to open your breast milk and allow them to put the film thing over and they put it in and test it.
Isaac Rochelle
How have you never asked me about tsa?
Allison Cooch
To use TSA is like whenever. Because NFL players, when they're traveling with their team, they fly private.
Isaac Rochelle
Yeah, well, it's like a.
Allison Cooch
It's a. Yeah, it's like beyond private. It's like.
Isaac Rochelle
And we have the same flight attendants all year really? Yeah. Tsa. They literally check us at the stadium sometimes, like, very rarely, we do.
Allison Cooch
You go through TSA at the stadium.
Isaac Rochelle
When we're leaving, we'll do TSA at the stadium. And then they seal off the buses. You get on the bus and then.
Allison Cooch
Really?
Isaac Rochelle
Yeah. And if. If you do it like, I would never do TSA and then be able to see you.
Allison Cooch
Right.
Isaac Rochelle
So if I see you, I've either done tsa, I'm going to do TSA after. I'm going to do it at the airport.
Allison Cooch
Interesting. Now, what does TSA look like then? Is it just a metal detector? Standard tsa, they're not bringing an X ray machine.
Isaac Rochelle
They wander down, they want everybody down.
Allison Cooch
And then they look through bags.
Isaac Rochelle
Yeah.
Allison Cooch
Learn something new every day.
Isaac Rochelle
Yep. But we get more than three and a half ounces because it's still technically a private flight.
Allison Cooch
Well, if. If I've gone on private flights and I've never gone through security.
Isaac Rochelle
Really? Oh, yeah, I guess so. I've done one PJ and I didn't have to do security.
Allison Cooch
Well, speaking of tsa, after the game, what do NFL players do once a football game is over? So you immediately. Let's. Let's say home.
Isaac Rochelle
Home. You just. You have your.
Allison Cooch
You immediately end your play. You go up to the other team, you're like, hey, buddy, good game, bro.
Isaac Rochelle
Good game, bro. All right, bro. Hey, nice to see you. Let's get a picture real quick. And then I look for you on the way out, and then go in the locker room, post game, conversation with coach, and then shower, leave.
Allison Cooch
And then what if it's an away.
Isaac Rochelle
Game and they always have food, home or away, they always have food for you.
Allison Cooch
Yum.
Isaac Rochelle
If it's an away game, same process, except you go straight to TSA and you leave. Like, a lot of times, you're no away game.
Allison Cooch
I've seen you.
Isaac Rochelle
Well, yeah, you can see family away game.
Allison Cooch
Will it describe that then?
Isaac Rochelle
Yeah. So away game, play ends, you go in the locker room, change, and then go for like, 30 minutes max, and then get on the bus.
Allison Cooch
They're like, okay, guys, wrap it up.
Isaac Rochelle
I'm like, no one's ever gotten left. I know that.
Allison Cooch
Really?
Isaac Rochelle
Yeah.
Allison Cooch
I would hope not.
Isaac Rochelle
And then, yeah, you leave, but from the last snap, we're on a plane within two hours.
Allison Cooch
Have you ever stayed in that same city after an away game?
Isaac Rochelle
No, never.
Allison Cooch
I. I think it's so funny when people are like, oh, do you think Isaac's. Because it's like a. This game. Do you think he's gonna be able to stay the night in the city. And I'm like, no, no.
Isaac Rochelle
We played in London and left right away.
Allison Cooch
Yeah.
Isaac Rochelle
We stayed up the entire flight. Everybody, really, because we won and we went into a bye week. So everybody was excited. And they're all like, yeah, they actually had it. It was the weirdest thing. They had a setup in the middle that was like a bar. So we were just like, playing cards at this, like, bar, lounge area.
Allison Cooch
But they're not serving alcohol.
Isaac Rochelle
No, no, absolutely not.
Allison Cooch
But they are serving food.
Isaac Rochelle
They're serving food the whole time. Like, legit food. It's really good. And snacks. Any snacks you can think of? Some planes are more.
Allison Cooch
Can you request, like, if you. I mean, whether you're a good player or a bad player. I mean, I guess everybody in the NFL is kind of somewhat good.
Isaac Rochelle
Not according to Tick Tock.
Allison Cooch
If you say, like, oh, I love. I love peanut butter and jellies from this exact location or like this exact brand. They won't.
Isaac Rochelle
No, no. But what they will do is, like, if I get on the plane and I'm always like, hey, can I get like a sparkling water? They'll have it sitting there for you. And you're seeing.
Allison Cooch
Because you have an assigned seat on the plane.
Isaac Rochelle
Yeah. And it's the same flight attendants. So, like, by the time you get to like, the third or fourth game, they're like. They know, like, oh, Isaac likes his sparkling water as soon as he gets on.
Allison Cooch
Do you like sparkling water?
Isaac Rochelle
Yeah, I always get a sparkling Perrier with lemon wedges.
Allison Cooch
I should start doing that.
Isaac Rochelle
Yeah.
Allison Cooch
On, like, our regular private jet.
Isaac Rochelle
Yep.
Allison Cooch
That we go on all the time. Are there any types of changes to the sport that players want to see?
Isaac Rochelle
I think it's more so, like, CBA related, which is the agreement between the players and the owners. Like, people want better insurance, People want less games.
Allison Cooch
You think, Sue, Really?
Isaac Rochelle
I mean, 17 games is crazy.
Allison Cooch
Is it?
Isaac Rochelle
Yeah.
Allison Cooch
I mean, look how many games a baseball player has.
Isaac Rochelle
Guys want no off season or. Excuse me, like, no off season in the facility. Like, they want to be right with families the entire time.
Allison Cooch
I think it's crazy that throughout off season, there are recommended. They're not mandatory, but, like, they recommend coming to, like, OTAs and everything. I think it's crazy that they have those.
Isaac Rochelle
Yeah, it should. I don't personally think you need that.
Allison Cooch
You're not getting paid enough money that would make sense to get an apartment.
Isaac Rochelle
Well, put it this way. The money that you make in the off season, it's a stipend. And it's none of your salary. Like, they're only paying you, like, because you have to eat while you're there. That's it. Because it is.
Allison Cooch
So how much is it? How much do you get during OTAs?
Isaac Rochelle
I think you get like 200 a day. I mean, it's a lot of money you make.
Allison Cooch
Okay, never mind a week. I thought it was like, it might.
Isaac Rochelle
Be like 250 a day.
Allison Cooch
Okay, well then never mind. Scratch everything I said. You don't have to remove it from the podcast. Just like mentally scratched out of your mind. Because that's a lot of money.
Isaac Rochelle
Yeah. And then people have bonuses. Like you might have a million dollar off season bonus. If you go to 85 or more.
Allison Cooch
Of this stuff, you get a bonus for just showing up.
Isaac Rochelle
Not everybody. Yeah, some guys.
Allison Cooch
Yeah. Yeah. Can you please explain what a blitz is now? I would love to explain what a blitz is, but I have absolutely no idea. I understand what you try to be thinking.
Isaac Rochelle
Try to explain it.
Allison Cooch
I know you might be thinking like, this girl has a sports podcast and how does she not know what a blitz is? I think a blitz is when your play looks like as it go one way and then you go a different way.
Isaac Rochelle
So it's an offense or defensive play?
Allison Cooch
Offensive. No, a blitz is a defensive play.
Isaac Rochelle
Yeah.
Allison Cooch
Why are you laughing? Is that adorable?
Isaac Rochelle
So you're like offensive. It's like, no, no defense. It's a defensive play. So basically, like when the ball is snapped, everybody has a job. Like if there was no play called, like a linebacker generally fills a certain gap A. Or like if it's a pass, they do something. So like, as a defensive end, my general job, I don't want to get too in the weeds here. My general job is to stop the run if it comes to me, push it back to everybody else, or pass rush and try to sack the quarterback. If you have a blitz, it is a designed pressure where a linebacker that might usually have the. A gap versus the run or a certain area versus the pass you send him. So then when the quarterback's looking at the defense, he's like, okay, this is generally what's probably going to happen here. And then at the snap it's different.
Allison Cooch
So like, I still have no idea what it looks like.
Isaac Rochelle
It's not hard to explain, but I feel like I over explained it.
Allison Cooch
Definitely over explained it.
Isaac Rochelle
Wait, let me give a good example.
Allison Cooch
No, I, I think that we don't need a good example. I think in simple terms it's.
Isaac Rochelle
Oh, wait, Can I give a good example?
Allison Cooch
It's them thinking it's one. One play, and it's a different play.
Isaac Rochelle
It's like, if your boyfriend every single day, like, doesn't do the dishes, and then all of a sudden he does the dishes. You're like, wait, he's probably not gonna do the dishes today. And then he. He sends a blitz and does the dishes.
Allison Cooch
Okay, thanks for that.
Isaac Rochelle
Thank you. And you're the quarterback, so you're like, oh, wow. Caught me off guard.
Allison Cooch
Wow. So I run. I run the team, or I'm in charge of this team. What was your favorite thing you did with other NFL wives? I think, honestly, anything. I think the NFL wife community or the communities I've been a part of have always been, like, pretty welcoming, at least even in a small group. I mean, the Browns, it was like a group of three, three or four girls. But I think that anything, because you're living in a new city, so you're, like, able to explore in that capacity. But in terms of, like, going to a football game, I think I always got giddy that, like, oh, I'm getting invited by this new group of friends. We're all gonna go and, like, get drinks before we're all gonna go do this. Honestly, anything. I think the. At least the groups I have been a part of, I've always thoroughly enjoyed hanging out with them. Like, I think even. I think during away games have been my favorite. When you are gone for the weekend and we're like, okay, let's go out to dinner on Friday night, and then Saturday, let's do this, and then Sunday, like, we're all watching the game at my house.
Isaac Rochelle
Yeah, I wouldn't know.
Allison Cooch
Yeah, I don't think you. I hope you wouldn't know. What do NFL players usually do to train in the off season? If anything, I feel like that's its own episode.
Isaac Rochelle
It is.
Allison Cooch
There is so much.
Isaac Rochelle
I'll say. What? I've. I always train on my own. My entire career, I've trained on my.
Allison Cooch
Own, but some people don't.
Isaac Rochelle
It's very rare. I'm probably, like, one of a few guys on a team that trains on their own.
Allison Cooch
Do NFL teams know that you train on your own?
Isaac Rochelle
Yeah, I don't. It's not like a conversation. Like, they'll be like, what do you do? What'd you do this off season? But not, like, something where I have to report. Interesting one off season, I trained with the team because the team still have open facilities all off season.
Allison Cooch
Do teams monitor if a player Is going out and partying or drinking. Have you ever heard of anyone playing hungover?
Isaac Rochelle
Whoa. No. Nobody's playing hungover. I've never heard of one player. No hungover ever.
Allison Cooch
That would be.
Isaac Rochelle
It'd be really dumb. I mean, it really would be like, at that point in your career, like, you're not going to get there if that's your focus. You just can't.
Allison Cooch
Absolutely not. Do you think players have done it in college?
Isaac Rochelle
Yeah, for sure. My room. One of my roommates in college, he passed away. But.
Allison Cooch
Wait, what?
Isaac Rochelle
Yeah, super sad story. Super sad story, but he was one of my roommates, like, before the games. Nobody, like, nobody would be able to know who he was, but.
Allison Cooch
Well, now that you say he passed away.
Isaac Rochelle
One of my roommates, before the games, one time he. He went out, his family is in town. He's like a great guy, family guy, wanted to spend time with his family, and he came back the next morning. He's like, bro, I got back at like 5am, had a great game.
Allison Cooch
He had a good game. Yeah, but that's college.
Isaac Rochelle
It was his senior night. But no NFL. You're definitely not doing that.
Allison Cooch
No. So do teams really monitor if a player is going out? I mean, not, obviously, the night before a football game. They have bed checks and everything. But more specifically, like, during the week, are you seeing, like, player or are you seeing NFL teams, like, telling players not to go out? I feel like it's a job, so.
Isaac Rochelle
No, there's definitely circumstances where they're like, hey, like, you know, let's say it's a.
Allison Cooch
Because if you have a Thursday night game, sometimes you don't go to practice until Monday.
Isaac Rochelle
Right. And they'll be. They'll be like, be smart this weekend. Yeah. I've heard they'll say, like, don't drink a ton. Like, if you're going to drink. Like, be smart when you drink. Like, at the end of the day.
Allison Cooch
You guys are adults. Yeah, I think I've heard of an NFL team. I don't want to, like, call them out because I don't know if this is insider info, but I've heard of NFL giving Uber credits.
Isaac Rochelle
Some team? Yeah, no, the. The 49ers. I don't know if they still do it, so I have no problem saying it, but one of my good friends played for the 49ers and he had Uber credits every day. It had. It was like an auto renewing.
Allison Cooch
I don't think that's. I don't think that's due to alcohol. I think that's more just, just be smart.
Isaac Rochelle
No, I think it's probably due to like we don't, we want to eliminate DUIs from our thing.
Allison Cooch
Interesting. When a game is one of the primetime games, do players get more hype? Do they pay attention when their games are happening?
Isaac Rochelle
For sure. You love prime time games in the NFL.
Allison Cooch
Do they pay attention? Oh yeah, do so you know, probably when your prime time games are, every.
Isaac Rochelle
Team has a Thursday night game, Monday night game, Sunday night game.
Allison Cooch
Every team.
Isaac Rochelle
Every team. That's not true. That's not true. Every, every team I've played on has had everyone. I'm pretty sure it might be.
Allison Cooch
I thought it was due to how good the team is.
Isaac Rochelle
They have games that they have like slots that it flexes. So sometimes you, you, it might flex. Like if you're playing great and it's like a really big game. Like they might flex your game to one of those prime time slots. That's more like January. They'll have those times. But yeah, they know. I mean like think about like pre game speeches, like everybody, everybody in the country's watching this game. There's no other football on. It's actually kind of crazy like when you play in those games because you're sitting there and you're like, everybody in America has no other football game to watch except right now.
Allison Cooch
So like some of these games are highly televised, like very, very popular.
Isaac Rochelle
Well, the camera, you'll see the camera. Like you'll be on the field and the little camera swoops down and you're.
Allison Cooch
Like, but isn't that every game that it swoops down? Stone?
Isaac Rochelle
Not every game has the swoop down game. Yeah. Wait, does it? I don't know.
Allison Cooch
I think it does.
Isaac Rochelle
When you're, when it's up, how else.
Allison Cooch
Are they getting those clips, those angles?
Isaac Rochelle
It's all about the angles.
Allison Cooch
It's all about the angles.
Isaac Rochelle
It's. It's always crazy though in those prime time games when the camera swoops down. Cuz you're like, I know.
Allison Cooch
You know, I know you see it. I'm like, eenie me.
Isaac Rochelle
Okay.
Allison Cooch
Anyways, well, that was last question for today's episode. So if you guys have any other questions relating to the NFL, professional football, or really about sports in general, feel free to write in to Sunday Sports Club Podcast, Instagram, send us a dm or I always put up those little question boxes so you can always send in your question that way. But like I said, I really love these episodes because I honestly, I've learned a lot today.
Isaac Rochelle
What do you think was the biggest takeaway for you?
Allison Cooch
I thought you definitely watched film on the field.
Isaac Rochelle
It's kind of crazy. It's kind of juicy. You would have to be an expert. Like, you have to know football to even understand the pictures. You would be like, I don't know what I'm looking at. Yeah, because you think a blitz is.
Allison Cooch
It's kind of like you looking at my Instagram photos like. Or me showing you an angle and you're like, I don't get it.
Isaac Rochelle
Yeah, I guess so.
Allison Cooch
It's like, what, is it the rule of triangle or something? I don't know. But thank you so much for tuning into today's episode. Be sure to watch and tune in wherever you get your podcast every Thursday and Sunday for Sunday Sports Club Podcast. And remember, sports aren't just the boys.
Isaac Rochelle
They'Re for the men.
Allison Cooch
When you say that. All right, guys, see you soon. Please note that this episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on the show may have a direct or indirect financial interest in products or services referred to in this episode.
Sunday Sports Club Podcast Summary: "Answering All Your Questions with Isaac Rochelle"
Podcast Information:
Overview: In this engaging episode of the Sunday Sports Club, host Allison Kuch sits down with NFL free agent Isaac Rochelle to answer a variety of listener-submitted questions. The conversation delves deep into Isaac's professional life, NFL dynamics, player interactions, and personal anecdotes, providing listeners with an insider's view of the world of professional football.
Transitioning from Active Play: Allison opens with a discussion about Isaac's current standing as an NFL player. Despite being a free agent and not signed with any team since the previous year, Isaac grapples with how to present his identity outside of an active roster spot.
Allison (02:24): "If somebody were to ask you what you do for a living, do you still say NFL player even if you are a free agent and haven't been on a team since last year?"
Isaac (02:34): "I don't really have a great answer. It's like, boy, it's Sunday... It's complicated."
Potential Retirement: The conversation hints at the possibility of retirement, with Isaac reflecting on his lengthy career and uncertainty about future signings.
Extreme Body Maintenance: Allison brings up an article about Derrick Henry's rigorous diet, sparking a discussion on how much attention NFL players pay to their nutrition.
Allison (05:43): "Derrick Henry revealed that he spends $240,000 annually on body maintenance."
Isaac (06:41): "That's $500,000. It's intense."
Personal Insights: Isaac shares his skepticism about such extreme diets during the season and clarifies that not all players have personal chefs, despite some high-profile players like Jerry Tillery having them.
Understanding Referee Roles: Allison asks about the dynamics between players and referees, including why referees often appear older.
Allison (10:30): "What are the relationships between players and refs? And why are refs so damn old?"
Isaac (10:40): "We know a ref. He was our neighbor in California for a while."
Referee Compensation: Isaac explains that referees often have other careers and make around $10,000 a week, noting that many referees are professionals like doctors who ref on weekends.
Strict Uniform Standards: The discussion shifts to uniform regulations in the NFL, including fines for violations like improper sock lengths.
Allison (12:22): "Like getting fined $7,000 for socks."
Isaac (12:31): "That's separate from reffing; it's like the uniform police."
Historical Anecdotes: Isaac recounts a humorous interaction where a nun reprimanded Allison for improperly rolling her skirt, highlighting the strictness of uniform codes.
Expanding the NFL's Footprint: Allison and Isaac debate the NFL's strategy of hosting games in international locations such as London, Brazil, Mexico City, and Germany.
Allison (34:11): "Why do NFL teams keep going to different countries?"
Isaac (35:12): "They're just trying to make it international... Maybe different leagues."
Challenges of Minor Leagues: They explore the absence of integrated minor leagues in the NFL compared to other sports, discussing the potential for growth and the hurdles in maintaining competitive play levels.
Number Assignments: Allison inquires about how jersey numbers are assigned and whether players can choose their numbers.
Allison (31:10): "How do jersey numbers work? Can you choose the number in your jersey?"
Isaac (32:35): "Numbers are assigned based on position ranges, though there's some flexibility now."
Unique Cases: Isaac shares an anecdote about being offered $10,000 to change his jersey number, which he declined, emphasizing the personal value players place on their numbers.
Training Regimens: Allison asks about how NFL players train during the offseason, leading Isaac to explain his preference for personal training over team sessions.
Allison (48:56): "What do NFL players usually do to train in the offseason?"
Isaac (49:07): "I always train on my own. It's very rare."
Team Monitoring: The conversation touches on how teams monitor player conduct during the offseason, including policies on partying and alcohol consumption.
Allison (50:53): "Do teams monitor if a player is going out and partying?"
Isaac (51:05): "No, but they might advise being smart with drinking."
Community Among NFL Wives: Allison shares her positive experiences interacting with other NFL wives, highlighting the camaraderie and supportive community they form.
Allison (47:52): "What was your favorite thing you did with other NFL wives?"
Isaac (48:54): "I wouldn't know."
Travel and Away Games: Isaac discusses the routine after away games, including quick transitions from games to flights, ensuring minimal downtime.
Coaches Without Playing Experience: The duo examines the prevalence of coaches in the NFL who never played professionally, debating whether playing experience contributes to effective coaching.
Allison (24:12): "Do NFL coaches dream of being coaches as little boys or is it a backup if you can't be a football player?"
Isaac (25:01): "Every single one of those people thought about playing at some point."
Impact on Coaching Quality: They discuss how some of the best coaches, like Bill Belichick, may not have had notable playing careers, suggesting that coaching prowess isn't solely dependent on playing experience.
Film Study Practices: Isaac reveals that players use devices like Microsoft Surfaces to review game footage, emphasizing the tactical aspects of football.
Allison (18:56): "I always see players with iPads off the field. What are they watching?"
Isaac (19:21): "They're reviewing plays through images, not actual film due to NFL regulations."
Understanding Blitzes: When asked about complex plays like blitzes, Isaac provides an in-depth explanation, although Allison humorously admits her limited grasp on the concept.
Allison (45:51): "Can you please explain what a blitz is?"
Isaac (46:19): Provides a detailed explanation comparing it to unpredictable actions in relationships.
Key Takeaways: Allison reflects on newfound insights, particularly regarding film study practices on the field.
Allison (53:52): "What do you think was the biggest takeaway for you?"
Isaac (53:54): "It's kind of crazy and juicy..."
Encouraging Listener Interaction: The episode wraps up with Allison encouraging listeners to submit more questions for future episodes via Instagram or direct messages, fostering an interactive community.
Notable Quotes:
Isaac Rochelle (02:34): "It's complicated."
Allison Kuch (05:43): "These Q&A episodes are very juicy. There's no question that's too juicy."
Isaac Rochelle (10:40): "We know a ref. He was our neighbor in California for a while."
Allison Kuch (31:10): "How do jersey numbers work? Can you choose the number in your jersey?"
Isaac Rochelle (49:07): "I always train on my own. It's very rare."
Conclusion: This episode offers a candid glimpse into the life of an NFL player, highlighting both the personal and professional challenges they face. Through Isaac Rochelle's experiences and insights, listeners gain a deeper understanding of the intricate world of professional football, from dietary regimes to the complexities of officiating and team dynamics. Allison Kuch successfully bridges the gap between fans and players, making complex NFL topics accessible and engaging.
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