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Brady Quinn
Cup of Joe here. Fox Sports Radio in for the Dan Patrick show. Brady Quinn, Jonas Knox in for DP and the guys. We are going to talk about Week 17 in the NFL. We got one more game to go on Monday night, but does it mean anything if you're the Lions? Do you even risk injury if the game. Game doesn't matter whatsoever because it's all going to come down to that game against Minnesota next week. We will also Discuss what Week 17 looked like in the NFL as far as we wanted football every single day of the week, we nearly got it. But bad football was seen by a lot and seen most of the time. What is the problem in the league? We'll break that down. Apparently people have a problem. Speaking of which, with Cam Ward and his decision in the Pop Tarts bowl. Also frosted, unfrosted pop Tarts microwave. Do you put it in the toaster? There's a debate to be had there. We will discuss the apparent big fight that could be taking place in all places but India. Yeah, believe it or not, we're also going to talk about the Giants questionable decision to move on from Saquon Barkley as he's chasing history and they blew their opportunity at the number one pick. And we will hand out the award for least interesting team in the NFL. It's all yours. Coming up next here, two pros and a cup of Joe in for the Dan Patrick show here on a Monday. Fox Sports Radio.
Lavar Arrington
You are listening to the Dan Patrick show on Fox Sports Radio. You're out, you're about. But you want your Dan Patrick. Well, good news, he goes everywhere with you. If you missed the show, you can podcast it. If you want to see the show, just go to Peacock and we stream it live every weekday. Watch past episodes, too. The Dan Patrick Show. Available anywhere you are, any way you want it. Welcome to the Dan Patrick Show.
Mark
I love Dan Patrick.
Brady Quinn
Oh, my God.
Lavar Arrington
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Dan Patrick
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Brady Quinn
One of my favorites.
Lavar Arrington
Normally home to Dan Patrick. Hope you'll miss us, but today Dan and the Danettes are off.
Dan Patrick
Don't see another radio show behind my back.
Lavar Arrington
And filling in, it's Jonas Knox, Brady Quinn and Lavar Arrington.
Lee Dalap
There we go.
Lavar Arrington
It's good broadcasting from the Mercedes man cave. This is the Dan Patrick Show.
Brady Quinn
Yeah, where is Var? You know, since we're.
Mark
Hey, man, moving day is moving day. A lot of things come along with that.
Brady Quinn
That damn 6am moving truck gets me every time.
Mark
Thoughts and prayers. I. I've been through enough Moves. If anyone followed my NFL career, they would have seen that. I actually at one point thought I should like create a moving company because I feel like I've got this kind of figured out at this point.
Brady Quinn
So it's a pain in the ass. It is a miserable experience. It is done it a couple times and I hate it.
Mark
I think the hardest thing about it too is you gotta get rid of stuff. And for some of us out there who are sentimental, especially around the holidays, it can be tough. Like there's, there's that stuff that you want to keep that you're like, oh, I remember when, or this brings babe back to a good time. Or even like clothes sometimes you're like, oh, no, I'm gonna wear that, I'm gonna wear that in a couple months when the weather changes a little bit. Just, just get rid of it. You haven't worn it in probably, I don't know, six months, a year. You don't wear it enough. Just, just get rid of it. Well, what's the donated to someone who does.
Brady Quinn
What's the trick? They say your clothes in the closet, you turn them, you turn the hanger around the other way. And if at the end of the year you didn't turn it back, it means you never used it, it means you probably don't need it. So you just toss it. But some people struggle with that, you know, I mean, I'll say this though. Who says the NFL doesn't deliver some great games, huh? Yeah, how about that? Who says football?
Mark
You know how much says that.
Brady Quinn
The NFL is slowly wrapping up what has felt like the longest week of NFL football that I can recall in, in a long ass time.
Mark
But before you dive in on that, yes, back during COVID you and I used to talk about this. And this past week was essentially a sample of what it would be like if we had NFL games throughout the course of the week, including on Sunday. And I gotta be honest with you, I, I, I didn't like it as much as I thought I would, but at the same time, I liked having the opportunity to watch more teams in standalone windows throughout the course of the week. I don't know how you felt, but for me, for a lot of my buddies too, especially those guys who like to gamble a little bit, it became more attractive and more fun from that standpoint. But that being said, what became very apparent was the lack of parody in the league as we had, what, eight games? I think, you know, we were decided by more than one score, two score games. I mean, it's more than that.
Brady Quinn
Like, this is how bad it is. It's easier to count the number of good games. Like, what were the real good games that we got over the past several days? Cincinnati. And the only reason Cincinnati and Denver was good is because the Bengals clock management was so atrocious at the end of that game that they thought it was a good idea to score with a minute and change left to go. And Denver having timeouts, apparently, that was good.
Mark
I mean, last night, Washington in Atlanta was good.
Brady Quinn
Yeah, that was good.
Mark
And then, I mean, here's the thing. It's like Seattle, Chicago was close. I don't know that anyone watched that game and thought it was a great game.
Brady Quinn
Yeah, that's just awful football. Like, I'm. Where I'm watching going, look, this is what we've. You, as you mentioned, we've talked about to where, hey, you get games all the time. Also, to your point on the standalone stuff, totally agree. Because one of the things that I feel like the NFL could do a better job of, and they do a lot of things great and, you know, we get, you know, called out. Oh, you guys are just. All you guys do is a fanboy for the league, dude. One of the things the NFL could do a better job of is spacing out some of the games. Like, there are times to where you have so many early window games on a Sunday and then just a few of the later games. And I've always felt like to actually get to take in and watch all these teams and see these storylines and whatnot, you do need to space it out a little bit. So that was nice. But, I mean, as far as the quality of games go, good Christ. There were some terrible football games. Like, terrible, terrible teams.
Mark
There is a reason why the lighting is a certain way in clubs and in bars, right? When people go out, they're trying to hide some of those. Some of those things they don't want other people to see. It's kind of like the NFL scheduling. You know, they're like, oh, let's, let's talk about 1:00 with five of their games to make sure no one checks out. How, how Cleveland's doing.
Brady Quinn
Yeah, you know what that is? That is a good point. If you are a three, blame the electric. Okay. And that. And that's, that's your. That's the problem. And that's the, the bone. You want to pick with somebody, go ahead and do that. But I. Listen, man, that was a fun one last night. I mean, still, you know, Raheem Morris you know, the timeout, not calling the timeout on that final driver regulation, not ideal. But Jaden Daniels was a stud.
Mark
He is, he. He's the offensive rookie of the year. He's provided. I mean, if you look at Washington, I mean, just three years ago, the change in ownership, the change in head coach, the change in quarterback, and here we are, a team that is now clinched a playoff berth. And I mean, hell, the players are proposing to their girlfriends after the game. I mean, it's like a storybook. You can't make this stuff up. And what. Which surprises me the most is everyone wants to point to, like, one or two things. It's the combination of all of it. I mean, and that's what Washington needed, unfortunately, to move past Dan Snyder, little Danny, as Lavar calls him, and get to a point where you had a different culture, a different environment, and a head coach. You saw that too. And a quarterback who's able to bring that to life. And that's where we're at. So it's fun to watch the Washington Commandos, the way they're playing, what it looks like too, because I think they're one of those teams that they get in the playoffs, play with house money, man. Like, like now that they're in, they're playing with house money. And they're kind of a scary team when you think about some of the weapons they have. Jaden Daniels ability to run the defense, can step up, you know, from time to time. That would be a team that I wouldn't be shocked if they didn't find a way of winning the wild card round.
Brady Quinn
So Dan Quinn, the head coach of the Commander, spoke about his rookie quarterback afterwards.
Mark
When I told Raheem after the game, I said, man, there's some things that five does that you can't put on a card. That's the competitor he is. And I thought he was fully able to demonstrate that and express himself tonight with his legs, with his arm. Yeah, he is a dangerous player. And it's not by design that, you know, some of these runs that took place, but when the time comes to go, I thought there was some smart out of bounds runs, but there are some times when he's going to go, and it's not always I cringe sometimes, but I also know that I know what the competitor is too.
Brady Quinn
It. It did feel like going into this season that it was about for Washington, it was like, hey, you know, we're like, our goal here is to find out whether or not we got a guy at quarterback. Like, that's the goal and then everything else, you know, you build upon. And, and yet here they are in the postseason. And I just, I don't know how many people actually thought that could have been a possibility before the year. I definitely did not. I was not on that list.
Mark
I think it, I mean, you look at it, you say it could be a possibility. I think what stands out to me, too is not, not to compare Caleb Williams to Jaden Daniels. But if we're looking at the track record now of guys who have won a Heisman, guys who, if you're purely going off of the tape and that's all we're doing when we're trying to figure out who's going to be the best quarterback of that draft class, you would have just said Jaden Daniels. And being done with it, like you, it didn't really need any further evaluation based on his last season at lsu. And you can go back to Joe Burrow back when he was at osu. You can go back through kind of the years and look at some of the different draft classes and go, yeah, let's, let's not overthink this. This guy was the best player in college football on a team that, you know, struggled out around him, but yet he lifted everyone up. And that's exactly what he's going to be asked to do once he gets to the NFL level, and that's what he's done. So as we, like, spin that forward and we've got teams who are trying to evaluate different players in this draft, they're going to be looking at their size, their measurables, the interview, all the other stuff outside of the actual playing the game itself, and it's why. And we'll get into the topic. But like Shador Sanders for me is number one based on how he played this past season. I know the bowl game wasn't great. That was probably tough to watch for a lot of CU fans. But you look at his entire body of work the past couple of seasons, look at the success of Colorado from where they were a few years ago to where they are now, he fits that bill. Another guy who fits that bill, and I think he more is going to be talked about in regards to the size, the measurables, some of the concerns and all that is Cam Ward didn't matter if he was at Washington State, didn't matter if he was at Miami. Go look at the way he improved those teams with his level of play. And that's one of those things. Like, it seems like sometimes teams, franchises, overthink it. They kind of overthink that process of like, what are we trying to evaluate? What really matters. It's the tape. That's all that really matters. At the end of the day, it's playing football. All the other stuff you can continue to keep building on and working on. But it just. It always surprises me when people are surprised when they get them. They're like, oh, yeah, the guy who. Yeah, the guy won the Heisman Trophy his final year, he's come in and he's led his team to the playoffs. Now in his rookie year, it's like, well, why is that overly surprising? Like, is that. I mean, it just. It comes off as shocking to me that people are surprised by it.
Brady Quinn
Bucky Brooks always told me that in scouting it was pretty simple that, yeah, you go by the tape first and then you start to work in some of those other things. But if the tape stands out and you see him in actual game situations and scenarios, then that. That your decision a lot easier. Yet for some reason, teams don't do that. They. And look, Caleb Williams was identified as going to be the guy for months and months and months and was going to be the player there. And it just goes to show you the stability that they have in Washington and everything surrounding him. Like, if he has a bad game, it doesn't feel like it's the end of the world. And there's been times Jaden Daniels hasn't played all that. All that great in certain situations, in certain games. But if Caleb Williams has a bad game, it is bust. Sky is falling. It's terrible. They made a mistake, dude. There's a lot going on around him that just feels like chaos, like absolute chaos. Coordinators fired, coaches fired. Like, I'm. Everything that's happened this year is the wrong way to try and develop a quarterback, it feels like. And Jaden Daniels hasn't had to deal with any of that.
Mark
Like, have the Bears ever developed a quarterback?
Brady Quinn
Well, no, I mean, they. Listen, they traded for Cutler. You know, there was that. And you know, Mitch Trubisky got him to the postseason twice. So, you know, there is some optimism there. And there was that one time in 1985 that they won a Super bowl they're still hanging on to. So there was. There was that as well.
Mark
I guess it goes back to the original point. The Bears, I guess more recent run or lack of success is one in which I don't know if anyone's going to call for. Well, I guess fans have called for random McCaskeys to sell the team. But that's not realistic. The problem is, is how do you go about, you know, trying to build and create the culture that they need in order to be ultimately successful and replicate what we're seeing from Washington. And if the ownership's not changing, then you're looking at, okay, who are you bringing in that's going to be able to overcome or. Or buck the trend of ownership's decisions and their impact? It's a tough call because depending on who's involved in that decision in the first place, they're going to want to have power over that person, whether it's Kevin Warren, Ryan Poles, a combination of the two, the McCaskeys. I mean, no matter how you cut it, that decision is going to be a tough one for any potential candidate who's looking at as a head. Potential head coach, because he's got to answer to someone who doesn't have a great track record and. And, you know, a year or two from now, he could once again be on the hot seat. I mean, that's essentially what you're looking at. Even as good as Caleb Williams is, he can't overcome the dysfunction. We've talked about that on our show week in, week out with some of the various organizations that seem to struggle time and time again.
Brady Quinn
Speaking of the NFC north, it's all going down to the final game. That'll be the Sunday Night Football feature between the Vikings and the packers next week. And man, Minnesota, like, I don't know, or excuse me, the Lions and the. Why would I say the Packers. My apologies, definitely not the Packers. They're not. They're not involved in that conversation. They struggle against the NFC north, apparently minus the Bears. But the Lions and the Vikings, it all comes down to next week for the division, for the number one seed. Speaking of things that we didn't think were possible before the year, the over under win total for Minnesota was what, six, Six and a half. It has been an incredible run. And they feel like they're getting better as well, too. Like they feel like they are striding down the stretch. And I don't think it's a crazy thought to think that Minnesota beats Detroit next week, and all of a sudden the Vikings and Sam Darnold are hosting a playoff game. It's wild to think about that. That's where we're at when it comes to the Vikings and the conversation around them.
Mark
And you probably can't understate the job that Kevin O'Connell's done as far as coach of the year. It. I Mean, it should probably come down to that game. I'm not sure who you want to throw into that conversation. Maybe you want to see Andy Reid. I don't know that he ever gets enough credit because I think we look at him with Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelsey and Chris Jones, all these pieces they have and we just say, oh, well, they should win a bunch of games. First off, that's not an easy division. And second, it's hard to continually have and maintain that success that they've had. So maybe Andy Reid should be more talked about for. But it feels like between Dan Campbell, Kevin O'Connell that should be on the line, at least for this one. Yeah, it's still a game to go for the Detroit Lions, but you know, before you get there. But am I wrong in that assessment?
Brady Quinn
No, it's over. Like, I think it's Kevin OConnells. Like, I think he's already, I mean he's a, you know, 10 to 1 on DraftKings right now, you know, so it feels like that's a wrap. Dan Campbell is next up and then you got Andy Reid and Dan Quinn. But yeah, Kevin O'Connell feels like, like that's all, that's all she wrote on that. So. And then the discussion will get louder after the season about what Minnesota should do with Sam Darnold, how they play their cards when it comes to that. I know Diana Rossini over the weekend reported that there's the potential that they could do a short term deal but still keep J.J. mcCarthy in the fold. Pete Prisco and I kind of threw out some scenarios. You know, Pete's up for throwing out some wild stuff that, you know, maybe they, maybe they call Las Vegas and be like, hey, I know there's a Michigan thing going on there. J.J. mcCarthy interested, you know, sign Sam Darnold, do a longer term deal and then the Raiders get their quarterback of the future decision solved for him. So I don't know, there's some, some stuff out there for, for Minnesota to think about, but awesome job for, for Kevin O'Connell on them. And then Brian Flores is probably going to get some head coaching consideration as well too with that defense. So.
Mark
As he should.
Brady Quinn
Yeah, it is the Dan Patrick show here on Fox Sports Radio. Brady Quinn, Jonas Knox in for Dan. You can hear us on two pros and a cup of Joe before the Dan Patrick show alongside Lavar Arrington Monday through Friday, 6 to 9am Eastern Time, 3 to 6am Pacific. So we will take you all the way up here for this three hour extravaganza on the second to last day of 2024 here on Fox Sports Radio. So coming up next we are going to have a discussion about somebody in the n in the world of sports, a quarterback who' being criticized but should he be? We'll explain next here on fsr.
Lavar Arrington
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Lee Dalap
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Brady Quinn
It's the Dan Patrick show here, Fox Sports Radio. Brady Quinn, Jonas Knox in for DP and the guys coming up here in a little over 20 minutes from now. Apparently one of the big fights, one of the big battles that a lot of people didn't think we were going to get to see. We might, might be on the verge of it. We will get into that for you again a little over 20 minutes from now. So it is bowl season in college football and when you talk about great discussions, it all centers around the pop Tarts bowl.
Mark
That's right.
Brady Quinn
You know, frost.
Mark
By the way, it delivered. Say what you want, man. Just like those. Brown sugar, cinnamon, like those. Those ones. Those always hit. That was my favorite. I was a little.
Brady Quinn
Yeah, frosted, unfrosted. Doesn't matter. It's a Pop Tartar Frosted. Well, some people are into the unfrosted stuff, bro.
Mark
That's like a toaster strudel. That's not. That's not a Pop Tart.
Brady Quinn
Look, the frosting on a Pop Tart. I'm not sure when that was made and how it was made. No offense to Pop Tarts, buddy.
Mark
If you eat a Pop Tart, you're not overly concerned with the health or nutrition facts. You're eating a Pop Tart, by the.
Brady Quinn
Way, toaster or microwave for a Pop Tart Toaster.
Mark
And it's not even close.
Brady Quinn
Yeah, I don't know. I feel like it's a bit. I feel like it's a better cook in a microwave, to be honest with you.
Mark
Every time I want to. I want to like you, you say something like that, and it's just. I can't. I can't do it.
Brady Quinn
Lee, what's your problem?
Unknown
I don't even know where to start. When did you ever put one in a microwave? I don't know.
Brady Quinn
What do you mean? As a kid, you just throw it in the microwave. It's a better cook. Oh, my God, dude. Mark, why are you shaking your head? Toaster, toaster, toaster.
Unknown
All right, what are you putting?
Mark
I'll say it again. I say it once a week. You deserve all the backlash you get on Twitter. You really do. It's for takes like this that you deserve the backlash that you receive.
Brady Quinn
There are different options out there. It's almost changed everything for me. Screw you, Mark. I'm just saying there's, you know, options out there, right. If the screws up, you know?
Mark
Good for you, Mark.
Brady Quinn
By the way, I do, like, made for the toaster. What are you doing? I also like how Pop Tarts don't even give you the option of having one. You open a bag, you're getting two, and if you don't eat the other one, it's going stale. So, like, no, you. Not only you eating bad, you're eating bad twice.
Mark
I just can't believe you said unfrosted.
Brady Quinn
Like, that's.
Mark
Who in the. Who are they in their right mind would get a Pop Tart unfrosted?
Brady Quinn
I don't know, man. Some people are into it.
Mark
It.
Brady Quinn
You know, some People listen. Some people are into weird stuff. I don't have to tell you, okay?
Mark
It's like getting a giant sized Snickers bar and only half of it. You're like, oh, I'm worried about the sugar and the calories in it.
Brady Quinn
Yeah, yeah. Well, it's the. The old Rob Parker trick. You. You eat healthy but still get dessert. It's like. He's like, oh, I got a. I got a burger with no bun, but I ordered a chocolate sundae afterwards. Dude, just get the bun. What's the point? Like, you just did more damage to yourself.
Mark
So aren't you making our argument right now?
Brady Quinn
Well, no, I'm just telling you that there's an option out there for people if they don't like the frosting. The frosting's not that great. I mean, let's.
Mark
I have not seen an unfrosted Pop Tart in forever. Mostly because anyone who eats an unfrosted Pop Tart probably got shoved in a locker. We've never seen them since. I'm just saying.
Brady Quinn
What's with the violence? It's just. It's a. It's a strudel. Like, what. What's the violence here over a breakfast snack that's not good for you.
Mark
And Pop Tarts are way better than Toaster Strudel. I mean, there's a reason why Toaster Strudel hasn't sponsored a bowl game. All right.
Brady Quinn
Yeah, I would agree. Yeah. Were they even in the. In the contention for the bowl game? But apparently, you know, if they do partake in sponsoring a bowl game, they'll be there for the entire game. Not like that. Damn Cam Ward. How dare he not return for the second half. He had to be ashamed of himself. All right, do it for your team.
Mark
Are we believing in the fake outrage that there was around Cam Ward? Who. And this is the explanation that I guess was given because Mario Cristobal, the head coach at University of Miami, didn't really elaborate on what that conversation was with Cam Ward behind the scenes. Simply said that we had an individual conversation with. With a lot of players who were deciding whether they wanted to play or sit out the game. And he's going to leave it at that. Which was. Which is a smart way of handling it, because every player's situation, circumstance is different. Could Cam Ward have set out that game altogether? Of course. In all seriousness, three weeks ago, the Miami Hurricanes were potentially playing for an ACC championship and a spot in the College Football Playoff. And then come to find out a few weeks later, now they're losing in the Pop Tarts Bowl. Like that is a dramatic fall from grace from where Miami fans thought their team was three, four weeks ago. So here we are. You've got a player who's choosing to at least participate in a portion of the game now, even if it's about his own selfish reasons, which Cam Ward was able to break the NCAA career record for touchdown passes, beating out Case Keenum during his time there at Houston. And so he did it in the first half through three touchdown passes, got the record, and then sat out the second half, obviously watched his team lose in the final minutes. Now, now, that being said, I don't really understand the outrage from this standpoint. Like, do people really think NFL teams are going to care? Like, he actually put himself out there to play in an era where a lot of players have not only opted out of games, Jamar Chase opted out of an entire season. Do we tend to forget that back when he was at lsu? And I'm not saying that Jeremiah Smith would ever do this at Ohio State, but based on his freshman season, they're obviously still playing for national championship. Based on what I think he'll do next year as a sophomore, he would probably have every right to do so if he wanted to. I mean, that young man is NFL ready now. And so to have to put himself out there in harm's way for another year, yeah, he'll get an insurance policy, he'll get paid a lot of nil, but it won't be anywhere close to what he's going to receive when he's taken somewhere probably in the top three picks once he's draft eligible. What, in 2026?
Brady Quinn
Is that it?
Mark
2027 is. My math is off, but I think you're getting. My point is, like, we're gonna all of a sudden question the motivation for a young man who's trying to protect his ability to move on to the next level, make money, which at that level. There's a lot of players right now who are playing not to go to the playoffs, but for incentives for themselves, for their contract, to make sure they prolong their career in the NFL, because they can't necessarily opt out, at least not without making it look kind of shady. I just, I don't get the outrage with any of this.
Brady Quinn
I think there's. Do you have a place that you go to eat with the family where it's like, if you go to that place, you have to eat that one specific item because they just, like, that's what you're Used to whenever you go there, it's like, hey, I'm going here. I got to get this. You know, I got to get a. Like what? Like, whatever it is with college football. I think people are just so accustomed to bitching that they can't help themselves. It's a Pop Tarts bowl. Like, you've got a. You've got a weirdo dressed as a. As a breakfast strudel jumping out of a fake toaster. At the end of the game, Cam Ward goes out there. He plays the first half. He breaks the record. That's it. It's over, done. There doesn't need to be a conversation afterwards. He did what he did. Good for him. He assumed the risk. He went out there, he put it on the line for the first half. You could get hurt at any half of a game. Like, you remember Jalen Smith, who got hurt playing. Like, people criticized him afterwards, saying, yeah, it's nice he went out and played, but you got to think about your draft stock. That guy was a top five pick, but in the bag, top five pick back. And I think, what, 2016.
Mark
Yeah.
Brady Quinn
Like, and so when Christian McCaffrey sat at a bowl game, he got criticized for it. When Leonard Fournette sat at a bowl game, he got criticized for it all. They're being selfish. And so here, Cam Ward actually plays the first half, goes out, breaks a record, and then sits out the second half. No, no, no. You've got to commit to the entire game. What does this work? Like? They just. You can't help, but people just want to complain when they talk about college football. It doesn't matter what the discussion is. We've got other conversations coming up. People just want to complain about college football because they're just so accustomed to doing it. I'm convinced.
Mark
Yeah. I don't know. Maybe they just want to see Cam or get a piece of that gigantic pop tart there at the end.
Brady Quinn
Yeah.
Mark
Matt Campbell and. And Rocco Beck. We're diving into all that icing you hate so much. I mean, if we really want to be upset about something, we should be upset about the fact that the NCAA is allowing a career record for touchdown passes to count for Cam Ward. Like, if you really want me to get on my soapbox and take, like, one of those hot takes. Okay, here it is. All right. Cam Ward played five years. Okay. He did so two of which were these. Some of these stats were amounted at incarnate word, which is an FCS school. So is it really comparable to compare Case Keenum, who at Least played at the FBS level for four years and three games in a year. He got a medical red shirt when he tore his ACL to accumulate those career stats or five years of playing because that first year at Incarnate Word was a Covid year. They get the additional year of eligibility. So all those stats count, all those touchdown passes count towards this record. And so not only should there be, I don't know, I want to say an asterisk, but we're counting a five year career versus a four and three games for a medical red shirt. And we're counting it two of those years at a lower level where he absolutely dominated, then went to Washington State, then went to Miami. So kudos to Cam Ward for the success that he's had. But I would go a step further and say this like, what's starting to bother me a lot about everything that's happening in the college football space is we talk about the history, we talk about the tradition. You know what, we do an awful job of protecting that history and that tradition. The legacy of guys like Barry Sanders, for example, who rushed for over 2,000 yards. What was the, you could look up the exact number during his time at Oklahoma State, but he did have it like 11 games. And, and Ashton Jenty look great player at Boise State, obviously a Heisman finalist, Doak Walker winner. He's incredible. Let's not compare him though to Barry Sanders. Like as much as we want to talk about how well this is a part of Ashton Genti's legacy or this is a part of Cam Ward's legacy, that's true. But what are we doing to protect the legacy of the guys who came before them? Like, it's just, it's not even comparable what Barry Sanders did in 11 games rushing versus what Ashton Genti has done at this point, we're still, you know, still counting the stats isn't fair. It's not fair to the past players who only had four years of eligibility to do it. And you have now have guys who have stats that are counting for five years, six years because of COVID because of redshirt years, medical red shirts that they're counting. Like, if you really want to dig into like what the issue should be with this conversation is the fact that he was playing in the first half at all to go try to break this career touchdown record is part of the issue with the NCAA is we, we like try to make up ways that guys can break records when their eligibility. Now that we've got Diego Pava, who's Eligible again next year, the quarterback at Vanderbilt, because his JUCO years didn't count. So we keep changing and moving the goal post with what these records are. That's the most ridiculous part of all of this that no one's talking about. And so, yeah, it's awesome that Cam Ward was able to throw for that many touchdown passes. But in reality, like he didn't do it on a per game basis the way Case Keenum did. He didn't do it consistently at that high level or at a higher level like Houston during the time Case Keenum did. So you can give Ken Ward the record. I think there'd be an asterisk next.
Brady Quinn
Next to it, 2,628yards for Barry Sanders.
Mark
In 1988, which is 11 games, right?
Brady Quinn
Yes. Mind boggling.
Mark
And yet we're still like comparing players now who are playing into, you know, bowl games and conference championships and into the playoff now, which has been extended and yet we're counting all of that. It's like, oh, he broke the record. It's like, well, imagine If Barry played 14 games, do the math on that. He would have went over 3,000 yards.
Brady Quinn
I mean, at this point, isn't Cam McCormick like on the verge of breaking the all time receiving record? I mean, he should be. He's been there 37 years.
Mark
Maybe not, not that record. I don't know, I don't know what he's got going on there at Miami. But there's some other records, you know.
Brady Quinn
If you're going to, for you to stick around. Like how many? Like Cam, Cam McCormick just turned 53 by the way. So he's, he's still, I think, got another year of eligibility. Cam Rising might come back for another year.
Mark
There's, there's all that year seven, year eight, something. And here's, I'm not going to bash the young men for coming back and taking their opportunity to play. But I, I think again, we're, we're moving the goalpost in regards to how we want to talk about what our career records and all these stats and all these ways that we're acknowledging accomplishments, players. I was like, well, yeah, of course we'd throw for that many yards if you could play five, six years and all those years counted. So again, that's more my biggest gripe with all this. Like it's, it's really surprising that as many people, especially in this day and age and again, as I've said before, where players have opted out of an entire season and we see players opt out of both games all the time, especially ones that are insignificant. And yet the. That's where the outrage is, because he only played half the game. I mean, he did spot his team three points at half. I mean, they were up three points on Iowa State, so it was better than if he didn't play at all. And they start 0. 0.
Dan Patrick
Yeah.
Brady Quinn
He did his job. Blame the bullpen. You know, it's not his fault they blew the game for him. By the way, would you have done anything different in the new landscape on your decision to come out? Cause you had another year of eligibility, correct?
Mark
No, I came back. So again, back during those years, you have, you know, once that clock starts, unless I would have had a medical register, I guess I could have sat out a year in between or something. But, you know, once it starts, you're playing. And the decision would have been to come out after my junior year. And for me, personally, it just. It felt like between the class of guys that I was with wanting to graduate, then I talked to some older guys who had given me the advice that's just said, it's really, really hard to come back and finish your degree. They're like, life just kind of hits you at a time where, you know, drove Bettis, I think, in a couple years ago.
Brady Quinn
Yeah.
Mark
Finally came back and got his degree, which is awesome. And it was incredible. It's fun to watch. He's one of the most charismatic people you ever meet. But imagine that, like, having kids. His son's now committed to come to Notre Dame soon. I mean, imagine sitting in class with your son, you know, as you're trying to finish up your underground. He's starting, right? Like, granted, he'd be in different classes, different levels, but it would be to a degree. But then you're like, all right, who's doing the homework? Dad. Son. Doing the homework. But the general point is, I wanted to come back. I wanted to get my degree. I wanted another shot at trying to win a national championship. I wanted to be there with the guys I came in with. We had a really close class of guys. I wanted to be there for another year with them and try to obtain all those things. So it ended up not working out. But I wouldn't change that final year for anything. It was a great ride. I love Notre Dame, love my alma mater. And like I said, I just. I wish, if anything, there's times where I wonder back if I could have expressed more of an interest of wanting to redshirt. And that way, my true freshman year, I would have maybe gone through a lot of the lumps that I went through and trying to learn and trying to improve as a player and would have been more mature, more prepared, especially within that offense because it's not like we could enroll early like back then. I came up early in the summer for workouts and things, but that was the extent, you know, they, we weren't allowed to enroll like in January like they do now and then and practice through spring practice. Hell, some of these guys are actually practicing to prepare for the bowl games, you know, juju Lewis, I believe is his last name. The quarterback who's committed to Colorado to come in behind Shador Sanders as their starter. He's been practicing throughout, you know, the Bull practices before the Alamo Bowl. So that experience would be incredible.
Brady Quinn
I think lavar said, man, man, his son is already in State College and if they were to win a national title, that he would, he would be eligible for a ring.
Mark
Right.
Brady Quinn
Like why?
Mark
Which is crazy. I mean, again, different strokes for different folks. I'm not sure I would accept something if I wasn't there the entire year. But the general point is it's very different now and it wasn't that way at Notre Dame back then. It is now. You have the capability of doing that. So that's one of the things that I wish I could have done either enrolled earlier at the halfway point of my senior in high school and got up to school earlier to then prepare more for that spring or red show. I mean, those are the things I more think about.
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Brady Quinn
And for that, we turn it over to our executive producer, the one and only Lee Dalap.
Unknown
Good morning, everybody. Good morning, Jonas. Good morning, Brady. Guys, in case you missed this, rumors. Hey, Brady, good morning to you. Hey, we have had rumors out there.
Brady Quinn
That.
Unknown
Morning var guys, in case you.
Brady Quinn
Missed this so badly.
Mark
I'm sorry.
Brady Quinn
No, it's okay.
Unknown
Guys, in case you missed this, we have heard rumors that we might be getting a return of Conor McGregor to the octagon. Well, it might not be the Octagon, but it might be combat sports. He seems to have confirmed that a fight has been agreed upon between him and Logan Paul, it would be taking place in India and would be a $500 million fight where they would split 250. Well, they would each get 250 million in India.
Mark
Who'd Logan Paul fight in the past?
Brady Quinn
He did an exhibition with Floyd Mayweather. He fought God. Who's the. The other guy who's like, kind of. Can't think of him.
Unknown
Roman Reigns.
Brady Quinn
No, no.
Unknown
He challenging? No, he challenged.
Brady Quinn
My fault, by the way. Roman Reigns played Brady Quinn when he was playing college football back in the day.
Mark
That's right.
Brady Quinn
Yeah, that's right. Joe and Noah was. He was a defensive lineman, a captain for Georgia Tech. It's not very nice to you.
Mark
We won the game.
Brady Quinn
Yeah.
Mark
I wouldn't expect him to be.
Brady Quinn
Yeah, I mean, he's. I mean, he hasn't fought. His wrestling career has taken off. I mean, he's great at wrestling. I think he just had a kid. It's. Here's the problem.
Mark
Hold on real quick. He's great at what? Wwe.
Brady Quinn
Yeah. Okay.
Mark
Well, he is, all right.
Brady Quinn
He's been great. But Conor McGregor said.
Mark
I'm just saying it's a. It's a long departure talking about WWE as wrestling versus mixed mixed martial arts.
Brady Quinn
I agree, but Conor McGregor says a lot of stuff on social media, and then some of it gets deleted, and then other stuff stays up there, and that eventually gets deleted. I'll just. I'll believe it when I see it. He was supposed to be back fighting in the UFC over a year ago. Two years ago, they had a fight with Michael Chandler that kept getting pushed off. It's just at this point, I don't know if he ever fights in the UFC again, and I don't know if he ever comes back and fights, period. He just feels like he's. He's got the money, he's got other things going on.
Mark
He's the bigger draw.
Brady Quinn
Probably Logan Paul. Globally, I would say Logan Paul.
Mark
That's crazy.
Brady Quinn
Yeah.
Mark
I mean, the only reason I'll push back on that is Jake Paul's had other fights. As soon as you attached Mike Tyson's name to it, that's what Mitchell it a big deal. And I think Conor McGregor attached to this fight is what makes it a big deal. Otherwise, it's just someone else that one of the Paul brothers has set up to try to make a bunch of money off of fighting where they're probably going to win in the end based on the terms of the agreement on the fight and all that. So that's the. That's the Only pushback I'd have. The other thing I was going to ask is, who is the better fighter, Jake or Logan?
Brady Quinn
Oh, Jake Paul, Better boxer? Yeah, by far. Because, I mean, he's actually fought, you know, legitimate fights to where Logan Paul, I think, has just done some exhibitions, but both of them are skilled and, by the way, athletic wise, like both of them legitimate athletes and have done, you know, great things with what the opportunities have been given. The fact also that this fight is in India. If it were to take place, I think we should go. I had Indian food on Friday night, by the way.
Mark
Did you?
Brady Quinn
Yeah.
Mark
Hey, Lee, what happened the last time you had Indian food?
Unknown
Well, Mark would probably be best to tell you, but.
Mark
Yeah, Mark, what happened last time we had Indian food?
Brady Quinn
I have to get a new nose. You got a new audience.
Mark
For those aren't listening, Lee Dalap has quite possibly some of the worst flatulence that anyone that's worked with him has ever encountered.
Brady Quinn
Mark had to get a new nose. What are you, Michael Jackson? What's going on here? It's still growing back right now. Jeez. What else we got, Lee?
Unknown
Well, speaking of keeping in the fighting world, one of Jake Paul's former opponents, Ryan borland, him and Le'Veon Bell are going to be fighting next this year. Right. In 2025, I think they're scheduled for April. They're gonna be fighting in Pittsburgh.
Brady Quinn
By the way, Le'Veon Bell knocking out in Adrian Peterson was disturbing to watch.
Mark
I kind of hated watching it, to be honest.
Brady Quinn
I did, too. Like, I just didn't. I didn't want to remember Adrian Peterson like that, you know, it kind of bothered me, but.
Mark
Right.
Brady Quinn
Leon Bell, he can. He can throw a little bit. So good for him. He could probably have, you know, extra $15 million lying around if you had accepted the franchise tag from the Steelers years ago, so.
Mark
Don't say that, man.
Dan Patrick
Just.
Mark
I mean, it doesn't. Does he have any regrets? Has he talked about that since?
Brady Quinn
I think he has said that he regrets it.
Mark
Yeah.
Brady Quinn
I just remember that when he made the decision not to come back, that all his teammates raided his locker while he was gone, just like, all right, well, we're taking this then. Just went through.
Mark
It's a cutthroat world, man. Can you imagine it if, like, you or Lee left us? Lavar and I would be in that thing, everything.
Brady Quinn
What do you think you would find in Lee's locker since we're on the top in Le.
Mark
I don't know. Probably some food has been eaten for like three weeks.
Brady Quinn
What else do you think you would find?
Mark
Evan Williams.
Unknown
Apparently a dead bat now.
Brady Quinn
Hey, by the way, Lee, why didn't.
Mark
Amongst other things, Lee, why didn't you.
Brady Quinn
Get an Evan Williams packers jersey?
Unknown
I thought about it actually.
Brady Quinn
What's wrong with you? Get it and like get it. Get in a custom made where it's got his first and last name on the back. Come on, Lee.
Mark
By the way, for those of you wondering, Ryan borland has fought 19 professional fights, have won 17 of them. 17. So. Yeah, but this is old. This is from January of 2024.
Brady Quinn
Yeah, well, what else we got, Lee?
Unknown
Well, in case you did miss that packers game versus the Vikings yesterday, you might have missed Justin Jefferson's chain fell off his. Apparently his million dollar chain is what it's reported to be worth. Yeah. Stuffed it quickly stuffed it into his crotch and kept on playing.
Mark
What?
Brady Quinn
Yeah, he took.
Unknown
He picked up the chain and threw it into his pants and continue the drive.
Mark
I've never heard of a million dollar jock strap until now.
Brady Quinn
So why the chains and the jewelry while you're playing a game? I don't get it. I really don't base.
Mark
I don't know.
Brady Quinn
Baseball does it worse than anybody. Like some of the chains those guys are wearing are wild.
Mark
The difference is, is you're never going to come in contact with someone who may rip it off or have an issue where it's going to fall off as often in baseball as you would in football. So I can understand. Understand it in baseball to a degree. The football thing, I've never understood. Now I'm sure he's got an insurance policy on it, which if it is a million dollars, that's probably not cheap, but still, it's just, it's never been worth it. But it's a flex, man. It's a flex for life.
Brady Quinn
What was it a keep to leave And Michael Crabtree, was it. Were they the ones that were snatching chains? You snatch a chain off someone's neck in the middle of a game. Talk about priorities. Like I'm getting that thing no matter what. What's the most expensive thing of jewelry you got, Brady? Like you're an expensive guy. What's the most.
Mark
I'm not. I don't, I don't wear jewelry. Don't wear really watches. I've like got one of those watches you like work out with. That's the extent of what I'll spend.
Brady Quinn
The old, the old Timex. Good for you.
Mark
Old Casio, actually.
Brady Quinn
Nice.
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Podcast Summary: The Dan Patrick Show – Hour 1: NFL Parity Problem
Release Date: December 30, 2024
Introduction
In the latest episode of The Dan Patrick Show titled "Hour 1 – NFL Parity Problem," hosts Brady Quinn, Jonas Knox, and Mark delve deep into the ongoing challenges of parity within the National Football League (NFL). The discussion revolves around Week 17 performances, the quality of games, team strategies, and broader implications for the league's competitive balance.
NFL Week 17 Overview
The hosts kick off the conversation by reflecting on the near-constant flow of games during Week 17. Brady Quinn remarks on the intensity and frequency of the matches:
"We nearly got [NFL] football every single day of the week." [05:28]
Mark shares his thoughts on the overwhelming schedule:
"This past week was essentially a sample of what it would be like if we had NFL games throughout the course of the week, including on Sunday." [06:38]
However, despite the abundance of games, the hosts express concerns over the declining quality of play:
"Bad football was seen by a lot and seen most of the time. What is the problem in the league?" [02:43]
Quality of Games and Parity Issues
Brady Quinn and Mark discuss the lack of competitive balance, highlighting that many games were decided by more than just a few points:
"We had, what, eight games? I think, you know, we were decided by more than one score, two score games." [07:36]
Quinn emphasizes the scarcity of genuinely exciting games:
"Like, this is how bad it is. It's easier to count the number of good games." [07:36]
They cite specific matchups, such as Cincinnati vs. Denver and Washington vs. Atlanta, noting only a few games stood out as notably good:
"The only reason Cincinnati and Denver was good is because the Bengals clock management was so atrocious at the end of that game that they thought it was a good idea to score with a minute and change left to go." [07:36]
Mark adds:
"Last night, Washington in Atlanta was good." [07:57]
Team Analyses: Washington Commanders
A significant portion of the discussion centers on the Washington Commanders' unexpected turnaround. Mark praises the team's progress:
"Jaden Daniels was a stud... Washington Commanders are now clinched a playoff berth." [09:05]
Brady Quinn reflects on the stability and development within the team:
"I don't know how many people actually thought that could have been a possibility before the year. I definitely did not." [11:43]
They analyze quarterback performances, contrasting Jaden Daniels with Caleb Williams, and discuss the importance of evaluating players based on game tape rather than external factors:
"Shador Sanders for me is number one based on how he played this past season." [12:07] "It just always surprises me when people are surprised when they get them." [12:07]
Quarterback Evaluation and Draft Insights
The hosts delve into the intricacies of quarterback evaluation, stressing the significance of in-game performance over physical attributes:
"The tape is all that really matters. At the end of the day, it's playing football." [08:00]
Brady Quinn references Bucky Brooks on the importance of game tape in scouting:
"Bucky Brooks always told me that in scouting it was pretty simple that, yeah, you go by the tape first." [14:30]
Mark compares current quarterbacks to legendary figures, emphasizing consistency and impact:
"You would have just said Jaden Daniels. And being done with it, like you, it didn't really need any further evaluation based on his last season at LSU." [12:07]
NFC North Standings and Playoff Implications
The NFC North division is another focal point, with anticipation surrounding the final game between the Lions and the Vikings:
"It's all going down to the final game. That'll be the Sunday Night Football feature between the Vikings and the Lions next week." [17:19]
Brady Quinn speculates on the potential playoff scenarios based on Minnesota's performance:
"They feel like they're striding down the stretch. And I don't think it's a crazy thought to think that Minnesota beats Detroit next week, and all of a sudden the Vikings and Sam Darnold are hosting a playoff game." [17:19]
Mark acknowledges Kevin O'Connell's coaching excellence:
"Kevin O'Connell's done as far as coach of the year. It should probably come down to that game." [18:21]
Pop Tarts Bowl Controversy
Transitioning to college football, the hosts address the contentious performance of Cam Ward in the Pop Tarts Bowl:
"Cam Ward was able to break the NCAA career record for touchdown passes... then sat out the second half, obviously watched his team lose in the final minutes." [28:37]
Mark critiques the NCAA's record-keeping:
"Cam Ward played five years. ... So is it really comparable to compare Case Keenum, who at least played at the FBS level for four years and three games in a year." [33:21]
Brady Quinn defends Ward's actions, arguing that players prioritize their professional prospects:
"We're gonna all of a sudden question the motivation for a young man who's trying to protect his ability to move on to the next level, make money." [31:12]
Mark further elaborates on the shifting standards in college football:
"We keep changing and moving the goal post with what these records are. That's the most ridiculous part of all of this that no one's talking about." [35:00]
Conclusion and Future Discussions
As the episode wraps up, the hosts hint at upcoming topics, including potential high-stakes battles in the sports world and further analysis of NFL team strategies:
"Coming up next here it is, a huge battle. We didn't think it was actually possible. We didn't think it was actually going to happen, but it might. We've got it for you next." [46:35]
They also invite listeners to engage with the podcast through various platforms and promote upcoming segments.
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Final Thoughts
This episode provides an insightful exploration into the NFL's ongoing struggle with parity, highlighting how scheduling, team strategies, and player evaluations intertwine to shape the league's competitive landscape. The hosts offer a blend of analytical perspectives and personal anecdotes, making it a compelling listen for fans seeking a deeper understanding of the sport's current dynamics.