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Seaton
What Seaton how are you handling your withdrawal from Kidding. Kidding. Jk JK See? Let me get you some results real quick. Falcons decision to bench Kirk Cousins is smart or desperate right now that has that's still 51 49. That's interesting to me. And the most awkward quarterback situation Falcons, Browns, Vikings, 49ers is Falcons getting running away with that one. Almost half of the vote just because of the news recently.
Dan Patrick
Yeah. Yeah. If Kirk Cousins was starting this weekend against the Giants, then those results would be different.
Seaton
It might be too. Just the amount of money wrapped up in it.
Dan Patrick
Yeah.
Seaton
You know that that was a big deal.
Dan Patrick
I mean the Jet situation's awkward because if I'm taking over the job, I don't want Aaron Rodgers because he's probably going to be in there for one year and and it's become his franchise. I got to take that away from him and I would want to be able to start fresh. And there's a lot of rumors that go on now because we have three more regular season games and everybody who's out of the playoff race, they're kind of lining up. They want to make sure in the game of musical chairs there's a chair for you to sit on. When it comes to getting a head coach, Mike Vrabel's name, Ben Johnson's name, those are two names will be at the forefront here. Brable. I'm surprised that he was out of a job for a year. I think he's a great coach and he's a culture coach. He creates the culture and this is something I talked about a couple of days ago and that is how many guys can come in and change the culture. Not I'm an offensive minded or defensive minded guy. Like I Don't know if Dan Quinn changed the culture with the Commanders. I think Jaden Daniels changed the culture. I think new ownership changed the culture. I don't think it was Dan Quinn. His coaching style now Dan Campbell changed the culture with the Lions. That's what you're looking for. Can you get somebody in here who's going to change the culture of the Bears because it just feels like they can't get out of their own way. You need somebody who sets the example. Maybe you get the front office out of the way or ownership out of the way and you're able to establish like Mike Ditka did in Chicago. He created a culture. Buddy Ryan with him created a culture. Buddy Ryan with the Eagles created a culture. Jimmy Johnson created a culture. It's not, boy, that guy's a defensive minded genius or an offensive minded genius. It's you get in there and you must change that feeling that you have. And there's not a lot of coaches. Jim Harbaugh is a culture changer. Did that at Michigan, did it in San Francisco. He's doing it with the Chargers as well. And Mike Brable to me, is one of those culture changers. 8773 DP show email address dpdanpatrick.com Twitter handle @dpshow Tiger and Charlie Woods, Annika Sorenstam and her son Will and a host of other golf champions team up with their loved ones. The PNC Championship Saturday and Sunday on NBC. And Peacock, I love that event. It is pretty cool. Every year. And then they'll always do the side by side of Tiger and Charlie swings. And you're like, if you didn't know, you would say, that's Tiger. No, that's Charlie. Now, Charlie's a little smaller than Tiger, but still, their swings are exact. Stat of the Day brought to you by Panini America operator. Tighter sitting by. He'll take your phone calls as well. For the final hour of the program, college bowl games are underway. The Boca Raton bowl, the art of sport. LA bowl with Gronk, Norfolk State. Norfolk State hires Michael Vick as their new head coach. All right, some phone calls in here and oh, you know what? Let's play in or out. Paulie, Give us the topics of you're either in or out.
Todd
Here's the following statement. In or out. Kirk Cousins will get the reins of one more franchise next season.
Dan Patrick
Todd in Seaton.
Seaton
I'm in on it happening, not in on the that it should.
Dan Patrick
Okay. Marvin.
Marvin
In.
Dan Patrick
In.
Todd
If the jets move on from Aaron Rodgers, Aaron Rodgers will Get the reins of one more franchise next year.
Dan Patrick
Todd in. Seaton out. Marv out. Out.
Todd
The trend of hiring former star football players at smaller colleges. Deion Sanders, Michael Vick is just getting started.
Dan Patrick
Todd in. Seaton in. Marvin in. Eddie George in.
Todd
The this one's a big one. The NBA's rating situation is not really fixable.
Dan Patrick
Todd out. Seaton out. Marvin out. This commissioner's too smart. Out.
Todd
I mean, this is a 10 year buildup to this. I don't know how. The commissioner goes to the players union, says force your players to play 80 games. I don't know if that's possible to do.
Dan Patrick
It's not because I don't know what, you know any of these In Kawhi Leonard. Is it his knee? Like, I don't even know anymore. And it doesn't matter to me. Not if you're part of the Clipper fan base. You're like, I hope he plays it. I liken the NBA to this. Let's say you have a restaurant. It's a good restaurant. You just never know when it's open. You don't know what days that are. They're open or closed. You don't know the hours that they're open. But it's a really good restaurant. That's the NBA. You got a lot of good content, interesting players. I just don't know who's playing and who's not playing. But am I going to drive there if they're going to be closed? Hey, it's a Tuesday. Wait, you close on a Tuesday? Yep. When did that happen? Oh, we just started. You don't know. And that's the problem with the NBA. Like the NFL situation comes down to keeping your quarterbacks healthy. If you keep your quarterbacks healthy, you will. They had over 60 different quarterbacks last year. I don't think the rating suffered. But they want to ensure that you still have star power there as often as possible. You got that schedule. You want to make sure that those guys are going to be playing in these games. Yes.
Seaton
I feel like the. A bigger problem than load management and the style of the game that's played is the number of fouls called.
Dan Patrick
Okay.
Seaton
I feel like there's a foul every 13 seconds and it's impossible to get a feel and flow for the game when every little ticky tack foul is being called. Let them play a little bit. I get that there's a foul and there's not, but there's other times that it's like, who can even tell where the contact was anymore? And you're already blowing. It's like a preemptive foul call, a preemptive whistle. That, to me is a much bigger problem because I can look at the game and be like, oh, damn, LeBron's not playing. But the game is already happening. You get into the game.
Dan Patrick
Todd, would you check. I don't know if the NBA would have these numbers. They should. Is there a. The number of, like, how often is a foul called in the NBA? And how has that changed over the last, let's say, two decades? Is there, you know, hey, back in 2002, it was called, you know, once every nine seconds, and then it's once every 14 seconds. Or it's, you know, whatever it is. I'm going to guess they keep that data. I'd be curious about that. Yes. Yeah, Paul, I have it.
Todd
It's fouls called per decade. Like each decade files called per game. In the NBA in the 80s, per game, 24.9 fouls called. In the 90s, 22.7. In the 2000s, 22. Even 2010's 20.3 fouls called per game. And in the past four years, including this year, 19.6.
Dan Patrick
So, all right, so we're less, like I said, due to the three.
Seaton
Well, it's obviously going down.
Todd
So I actually don't think Seaton's point is wrong because if you look at the amount of drives to the basket in threes, I'll bet you the while it seems like there's fewer calls, there's so much less contact. So that means they're still calling ticky tack stuff now when 20 years ago that wouldn't have been called. So I think Seaton is right with what he's saying.
Dan Patrick
Well, they're not calling more fouls.
Todd
Not more, but more light fouls. There's no stat for that.
Dan Patrick
Yeah. Is that a light foul? Used to me there was a playoff foul. I always loved that. You know, the fact the Kurt Rambas, Kevin McHale play, hey, that's just playoff basketball. It's not a flagrant. You're not throwing anybody out. It's just. That's playoff foul. I like how you had that designation. You could get away with anything. Hey, you're going to throw it. No, it's a. It's a play. It's a playoff foul. Oh, okay. That's right. Yes.
Seaton
Maybe it is a combination of that. Like, come down, miss A3, go to the other way, miss A3, come down, miss A3, go back the other way, drive to the hoob. Foul call you got one.
Dan Patrick
One more. In or out?
Todd
Yes.
Dan Patrick
Okay.
Todd
In or out? I want lots of snow at college football playoff games this weekend. Home games are at Ohio State, Penn State, and Notre Dame High. Snow possibilities.
Dan Patrick
Okay. The Clemson game will probably not be snow.
Todd
Less likely.
Dan Patrick
Yeah, probably not. Do I want snow? Todd, you in or out? In Seaton. Sure. And Marvin?
Marvin
I guess in.
Dan Patrick
I'm out. I'm out. I like the visual. I want to make sure that you still get quality football. About some cold weather. I'm in on that. Stringer in Arizona joins us. Hey, Stringer, what's on your mind?
Caller
Hey, Dan. Second time, long time.
Dan Patrick
Six two and a semi soft 215. Hey, I was watching you guys on Peacock and I saw you when you're using that ball cannon and the backdrop for you shooting at everybody is Jackie Robinson and Babe Ruth. And it just.
Caller
I have this epiphany that.
Dan Patrick
That looks. You could recreate that with some old school uniforms with Fritzi and Marvin and that would be awesome. So Marvin would be Babe Ruth and Fritzi would be Jackie Robinson. Yeah. Are you guys. Are you guys willing to play the roles of Jackie Robinson and Babe Ruth? Tell Todd. Of course, Marvin. I'm in. We just got to get the old Brooklyn Dodger uniform and the. And all of the matchups in the field house. All of that art is by an artist named RC Arc y. And I wanted matchups that never happened. You have Shaq against Wilt, Caitlyn Clark against Steph Curry. You have LeBron and Michael Jordan, Jackie Robinson and Babe Ruth. So I thought Lawrence Taylor rushing Tom Brady as Tom Brady throws a pass. And it's Dwight Clark when Dwight had the catch for the 49ers. So just trying to create matchups that never happened in real life. Johnny in Pittsburgh. Hi, Johnny. What's on your mind?
Caller
Dan Danettes. Merry Christmas. Happy holidays. 6 4A OSCE 255. Yeah, so I want to comment real quick on Michael Penix Jr. But real quick. When we were listening to Chuck talk about the Jason Kelce show, I don't know if he'd ever do it, but could you imagine if he was a sidekick or vice versa on the talk show Chuck and Jason Kelsey, that. That could be a good recipe. Just a thought there. As far as panics, I'm with Seaton on the poll results. I don't understand this, why it's so polarizing. Risk, reward, like, do you remember how criticized that pick was when they did it? No one understood it.
Dan Patrick
Right.
Caller
And it makes so much sense, though, when you really think about it. I love Penix. I mean, people forget that this now Indiana team, he was there three years. The guy's high character, huge arm. He's not as accurate as Jaden Daniels, but that Heisman class, He came in second. Jayne Daniels, Bo Nixon, Marvin Harrison Jr. Simple risk, reward. I think the kid's a baller and I think they got a good one on their hands. And simple risk, reward, 7 and 7. Why not give them a go?
Dan Patrick
I'm, I understand it. They may luck into a great situation, Johnny, but this is still the same organization that gave $90 million to Kirk Cousins. So I can't on one hand say, man, you guys are brilliant. It's like the Niners with Trey Lance. Like, I can't say, man, they found Brock Purdy. Yes, and you also drafted Trey Lance. You know, they may luck into this in Atlanta. And I, I'm all in on the risk and the reward. I think the team needs some juice. I think they need something here because we keep saying the same things. Man, they got a lot of skilled position players. Okay, let's see what Michael Penix Jr. Will do with those skill position players. Steve Young will join us. What does he think of this move by the Falcons? He'll tell you next after this. Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch all of our shows@foxsportsradio.com and within the iHeartRadio app. Search FSR to listen live. Hey, it's Steve Covino and I'm Rich Davis. And together we're Covino and Rich on Fox Sports Radio. You can catch us weekdays from 5 to 7, 7pm Eastern, 2 to 4 Pacific on Fox Sports Radio and of course, the iHeartRadio app. Why should you listen to Covino and Rich? We talk about everything. Life, sports, relationships, what's going on in the world. We have a lot of fun talking about the stories behind the stories in the world of sports and pop culture. Stories that, well, other shows don't seem to have the time to discuss. And the fact that we've been friends for the last 20 years and still work together, I mean, that says something, right? So check us out. We, we like to get you involved too. Take your phone calls, chop it up, as they say. I'd say the most interactive show on Fox Sports Radio, maybe the most interactive show on planet Earth. Be sure to check out Covino and Rich live on Fox Sports radio and the iHeartradio app from 5 to 7pm Eastern, 2 to 4 Pacific. And if you miss any of the live show. Just search Covino and Rich wherever you get your podcast and of course on social media. That's Covino and Rich.
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Marvin
Well, I benched. I don't know. I doesn't really. It doesn't ring a bell, Dan. I might have. I might have blocked it out.
Dan Patrick
Okay.
Marvin
I threw six interceptions as a 10th grader in JV. And the coach said that after the game, he's like, you guys are the worst athletes in the world. And who's he? I mean, who's he really saying that to? So I was like, I think that was. That was my biggest benching. I don't know if I. I don't even know if I got benched after that. I should have been. I threw. I threw five interceptions at Georgia when I had my first game at byu. And Lavelle Edwards at halftime's like, you'll be okay. You'll be. I'm like, no, I know. I'm Gonna be fine. I'll be great. He goes, yeah, no, you, you got really now, now you made me mad. Now you got problems. You got to fix it fast. And, But I didn't get benched there either. So maybe I should have been benched a number of times, Dan, but somehow escaped the benching.
Dan Patrick
What was your best game in high school?
Marvin
Best game in high school? I don't know. I mean, I know I, I used to, I didn't know how to throw the ball. I, I just ran around. So we were running the wishbone and I mean I told my, I remember triple option, you know, you make the first snake and everyone's like, pitch it. And I'd keep it, you know, I was like, why don't you pitch it? Like I asked up. It's the second option. Well, you know, don't worry about it. But I don't know, I, There are some, there's some games running all over the place that were fun but.
Dan Patrick
But you went to a passing school.
Marvin
I had this crazy dream, Dan, that I was going to play in the NFL and that I, and if I was going to play in the NFL, I had to go put somewhere where I throw the football. And even though I didn't know how to throw it correctly, I remember my recruiting trip. I went to army up to West Point for a recruiting trip and they played pit. And my, my senior year in high school and Dan Marino was the rookie, you know, the first freshman quarterback. I remember standing on the sidelines and Dan Reno threw like a 30 yard bullet out right in front of me like, like that. I was like, oh yeah, I got, I got some distance to cover here because that, whatever that is, it's not what I'm doing right now as a senior in high school, man. I got some. And that's why it's so ironic. We went into a Pro Football hall of Fame together. And I remember thinking back, that is full circle, man. From standing on the sidelines at West.
Dan Patrick
Point, I think Marino, like he was ahead of the curve in what he was doing.
Marvin
Oh, Dan, remember, he'd hold it right here and just. And I, and I spent the next four years of my life, I spent throwing the football from right here. My arm hurt, I couldn't throw any speed, but I was going to be Dan Marino, man. And there's only one guy that could throw it like that.
Dan Patrick
Your thoughts on benching Kirk Cousins for Michael Penix Jr.
Marvin
They've been a little bit unconventional since they drafted Michael, so everyone didn't expect it. But in many ways, he, they. You know, there's such a desire to get young, mobile quarterbacks. In the end, Kirk can't get those yards that are out there in the game today. Remember when they changed the rules and they made defenders, they couldn't launch their bodies anymore. They essentially made the game, the field, bigger. It's like a Canadian field now, if you think about it that way. The field just got that much bigger in the NFL and with that space. That's why all these cool plays and all this innovation, all this fun stuff, it's great. And so if you're a quarterback that can't go get those yards, especially in the big games, and I'm talking about leaving the pocket with your legs, calling plays out of the huddle like the Bills do, and, you know, Josh Allen walks into the end zone. How hard is it to throw, to score in the, in the NFL, in the red zone. And the Bills just make it simple because he has this ability now to use his legs, to use his mobility. If Kirk doesn't have that now, Michael's not the most, you know, look, he's not the most mobile guy, but at least he can go get those yards. That might be what they're thinking, too.
Dan Patrick
Awkward quarterback situations. Vikings with Sam Darnold a good awkward. The jets situation of what do you do? Do you want Rogers back? And if you're a new coach, coming in the Falcons is kind of awkward. If Penck plays well, what do you do with Kurt? If he doesn't play well, it's awkward. Then I, I offer this one up. Let me start with this. The Niners quarterbacking situation with Brock Purdy coming due, is that an awkward quarterback situation decision?
Marvin
Well, you know, I mean, it really comes down to how you see the game today and what I just described to you in the difference between Kirk Cousins and, and. And somebody that can move around, take the, take the yards. Do you. If you don't have that ability to extend and to push, you know, kind of from your, your athletic ability just to push defenses backwards, you're going to need more help. That's why Jared Goff last week, you remember, he. Ray scrambled once and everyone's like, oh, my gosh, it's like Josh Allen, you know, but so he can do it. It's not his game. So he, he actually in the game today because what I just described to you, you need more room, and so you need more help. And so when Josh gets it, Let me say it this way, if you, you have a series, a 10 play series, they score a touchdown in those 10 plays. If it's Jared Goff, you're going to have 10 plays where you have to call out of the huddle generally and have it work all the way down the field. So that's hard to do. That's retail football. It's hard to do if you, you can do it and you get really good at it, but it's just extra. It's got the degree of difficulty where Josh Allen in the same side of the other side of the ball, he'll have a 10 play drive and they'll score. But three of the plays were off script and were easy yards. And you don't have to, it doesn't have to be efficient, doesn't have to be perfect, doesn't have to be timed up. And so all of a sudden it's 70% of the time you got to play great football or, or tactical or efficient football and, and the Lions have to do 100. So you go back to Brock Purdy, he's got, he's, he's going to have to, he needs out of the huddle. That's his superpower. Call playing run it and, and then matriculate down the field and throw it into the end zone and, or run it in the end zone. So in many ways in the game today, you would say, look, if I need, I want to make sure that I have plenty of help for Brock Purdy, plenty of help for Jared Goff, plenty of help for Kirk Cousins, and I need money to do that. And so that's where the, maybe the awkwardness that you're talking about, would you.
Dan Patrick
Want to spend 60, 55, 60 million dollars?
Marvin
Look, I think that Dak Prescott, the Cowboys are going to suffer for a long time because they paid him a number that now in many ways takes from the ability to build teams to go help you for the very thing that you need. And so that's the, that's the dilemma because I mean we love, everyone loves Brock and loves his game and loves his efficiency, his leadership and everything else, but we got to make sure we have the money to put the people with him to, to, to go win it. Because if the goal is Super Bowls, if the goal is winning some rank and file regular season games, maybe get to the playoffs, that's a different goal and that might mean different, but if you're talking about we want to go to the super bowl, we need people to be there to help Brock and if he doesn't, and so that becomes just how much is there available and is a zero sum game in some ways with a salary cap. And I think, I mean, look at how Tom Brady thought about it. Look at how Patrick Mahomes thinks about it, right? It says, hey, look, I'm cool. You get, you know, I got my money, but I want to have plenty of money. And how many times did Tom every year say, look, I'm going to reconstruct, restructure my. I want plenty of money to get people that can come help me win Super Bowls. And so just with that mentality, he could all get worked out. If everybody says, oh, no, I want every last dollar and I have to. And I have to set the market, that's going to be a complicated complex. There's the awkwardness that you just talked about.
Dan Patrick
We'll go back to Dallas. Jerry Jones, you know, everybody lauds him as a great businessman. He has to know what he's doing to the franchise by giving Dak Prescott those numbers.
Marvin
Yeah, come on, man. For 30 years, I mean, he has not empowered anyone to walk in the locker room and fire anybody. And so without that power, the court, a coach in the NFL, is neutered. And. And you think about why the Cowboys never reached their potential for 30 years now. Why? Because they not empowered. So don't tell me now that Jerry made a mistake by paying back. Like. Like he got. You could see the waited and waited got desperate right at the end. It's like, okay, let's capitulate the season starting. Pay him well. Okay? But now what have we done? We've again, we've, you know, over. We've overcorrected for something that we should have kind of held the line on. And so to me, holding accountability in the Cowboy system, Remember, I've always said, ever there's America's team and count. There's something about the team that they show up when they're famous. And I said before, you should take the stars off the helmet. And you have to win 10 games to get one star, and you have to win a playoff game to get the other star. And now you're. Now you've earned it yourself. You're not. You're not special.
Dan Patrick
You're.
Marvin
You're not. You know, and I don't know, there's something really missing with the Cowboys, and it's been missing for a long time. Number one, get a coach that can walk into the locker room and fire somebody without asking Jerry. That's got to happen Yesterday.
Dan Patrick
You have two MVPs regular season.
Marvin
Yes.
Dan Patrick
Okay. Where are they?
Marvin
Do you get A go. Do you get a thing?
Dan Patrick
What do you mean you get.
Marvin
I mean. Yeah, I got. I don't know. They're around. I don't know. They're not in the house. My kids. I. I refuse to burden my kids with, you know, whatever it was.
Dan Patrick
Wait, so if I walk in your house, I. I wouldn't know what you did for a living?
Marvin
No, no, you would not know.
Dan Patrick
Wait, you should have a statue in front of your house.
Marvin
Oh, right. I should have a. I. You know what? And everyone. Everyone rubs it on the way in and then. And then bowels on the way out. That's how it should work. That's the way to, you know.
Dan Patrick
Wait. Okay. Do I have to, like, Carson Palmer's Heisman is in the garage.
Marvin
Yeah, so mine. So you asked my. Absolutely. The MVP trophies. I'm sure one might be at BYU and the other one might be over at work or something like that. I mean, it's kind of like. Like there's other places in my life where, you know, we can do that. But not at. Not in the house. No.
Dan Patrick
But. Do you not want to be reminded?
Marvin
Oh, every day, man.
Dan Patrick
I was good.
Marvin
Hey, man, let me. Let me go stare at that some more. You know, all I think about is losing to the Cowboys in 92. So is there. Where's that? Where do I do that? Do I put that up somewhere?
Dan Patrick
Does that still hurt?
Marvin
I throw up on my mouth. You just made me throw up in my mouth.
Dan Patrick
Thanks, Dan, but you brought it up.
Marvin
Did I really?
Dan Patrick
Yes, you just did. It still hurts you to this day that you lost to the Cowboys because.
Marvin
I mean, you know, I sucked and it just pisses me off. It's like, yeah, move on. Did I do that to myself?
Dan Patrick
Yeah.
Marvin
It's Christmas time. Let's be joyous.
Dan Patrick
Okay, so you have two MVPs.
Marvin
You bring it out in me, Dan. It's your fault.
Dan Patrick
Do I bring out the best in you or the worst in you? It's content. I'm trying to bring the best content out of you.
Marvin
I'm not sure. I'm not sure. You make me look at myself really hard. I don't know what it is about to look in the mirror with you.
Dan Patrick
Troy Aikman had a couple of touchdown passes in the game. Outplay.
Marvin
Thanks. What other details can you throw in?
Dan Patrick
You lost to Georgia by three points when you threw five interceptions.
Marvin
And then when I lost to Charles Barkland, who Wants to Be a Millionaire? You know, Celebrity Edition, when I didn't know the. The definition of crucible. Like, thanks. Whatever else, I lost to Urkel in the NBA three point Shootout.
Dan Patrick
Any other losses that you want to talk about, Dan?
Marvin
It was like the ball, he take it down here and go like this, like, how am I losing? How am I losing to Urkel? Like, this is not possible.
Dan Patrick
Damn. Any other losses that you want to bring up?
Marvin
You asked me about getting benched and I think you triggered something, Dan. You've triggered something. I don't know. That's it. Those are the big ones.
Dan Patrick
Like Tampa Bay. You never got benched.
Marvin
Did I get benched in Tampa? Well, when I didn't get benched, but when Ray Perkins took the job after my full season at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers when I was 2 and 14. And I've never, I have never fought and battled and with other warriors in my life as much then they earn those two wins. He showed up in the off season and said, young, I hate lefties and I hate scramblers.
Dan Patrick
And I'm like, oh, this is a problem.
Marvin
This is a problem.
Dan Patrick
I'm left handed and I scramble.
Marvin
Well, I, that's the old. Yeah. Today, in today's game, I'm the man, right? This is, this is my game. And, and you know, no one thinks bad of it, but lefties was a thing. You know, Bill Walsh was the first one that said to me, bro, I think being lefties of an advantage. And the fact that you can run around if you alert the skill of throwing the ball in the pocket, the sophisticated part of the game, you, you, you can't be stopped. Like, he was the first one that gave me the vision. Everyone else is like, you're lefty, man.
Dan Patrick
I don't know.
Marvin
I don't know if I even want to coach you in college. Same thing.
Dan Patrick
I don't know.
Marvin
Lefty, you gotta, you gotta take, you gotta play defense. You know, being lefty was like this curse. Discrimination, Dan. Something's a problem. How about in the NFL thing? Think about this. 10% of people, human beings are left handed, right? 10.
Dan Patrick
Yeah.
Marvin
Are the 10% representation and quarterbacks in the NFL? No one in the last 30 years name on one hand, you cannot name lefty quarterbacks. There is complete discrimination, Dan. We'll get to the bottom of it in another show.
Dan Patrick
Dang. Who are you today?
Marvin
I don't know. It's like Christmas times. Like, I think you said being benched and I just, I don't know, just brought up all kinds of stuff.
Dan Patrick
I'm wondering like Josh Allen seems to have figured it out.
Marvin
No, I would go the other way I think the Bills have figured it out because Josh for a number of years had to play that Superman role over and over and over again because again the game is dramatically changed for offensive players that go make, take the space. He would go try to do it because he wasn't getting the help. Now all of a sudden he's getting the running help, he's got an offensive line help, he's got innovative play calling which is much more interesting and cool and that now, now he doesn't have to be Superman every play. And what's funny about it, the second you, we take that away where it's not this burden that he has to kind of do it every play and go do something crazy. And all of a sudden the more we give Josh Allen that when he does do it, it's like, oh, it's just knifing. It's just, you know, you complete capitulation from the defense. They just crushes them. So I would say that the Bills came to Josh. Now he's gotten better. He's gotten. His sophisticated passing has gotten better. Like it's all honed. But I think the Bills met Josh that, that who he could be. Just like the Chiefs meet where Patrick is and where every team needs. That's why I say this for Lamar Jackson, meet him where he is. And I just. They're trying, they're trying to change the offense and make it less of the most sophisticated running game in America and build a sophisticated passing game. I think they're trying and at times it's amazing. But now obviously they got to do it in the playoffs.
Dan Patrick
Let me go back to being a left handed quarterback for I let you go. Did you put Jerry Rice like would you as a left handed quarterback want your best receiver on your left side?
Marvin
No, it didn't matter. That doesn't matter. So here's the key is that football is right handed. So right handed that they see lefties and the coaches like I don't know if that I want to, you know, coach you because I then have to flip everything and I have to teach it differently. I just. That's how simple 10 the people in football can be. But if you think about it because football so right handed everything gets installed right handed. Every play is right handed is a start that linebackers now are left handed, right. Because they're opposite right. So everything happens to their left and all of a sudden a lefty comes out and boots left and is on the run. And now you know, like there's a moment Bill was the one that told me about. It's like you're going to have the flash of. Of reflect, reflex from defenses that you're going to take advantage of. And that's why when to me, when I see a lefty in the game, I'm like, that's an advantage no one else sees.
Dan Patrick
I guess we did the Math. Less than 3% of quarterbacks in the NFL are left handed.
Marvin
You got a crack staff there. Yes, now that I know that. And look, that's when I found out I was a Dodger. So, I mean, this is awesome.
Dan Patrick
Well, that was Fritzi who made the mistake. Thought that you were.
Marvin
I really loved the last couple of months thinking myself as a professional baseball player.
Dan Patrick
I. When we have you on, are we helping or hurting you?
Marvin
It's awesome therapy. Dan, I really appreciate you bringing me on. The kids are. My kids are here wanting to walk by because they got to get going. Like, what's the problem? Like, there's all things going on around here. It helps. I love being a part of the Dan Patrick show.
Dan Patrick
So all the girls are there?
Marvin
Well, yeah. Summer's right here. Hi, Summer. Hi. There you go. You're good. Go. Bye. You're good. She's been waiting and bugging me the whole time. Maybe that's what happened, is that I did. I was distracted this whole time.
Dan Patrick
Does she care that you're a Hall of Famer?
Marvin
I think I, I say to people a lot of times when they say something to me nicely out in the street, like, Steve, you are amazing. Oh, you were great. I'm like, would you go home and maybe say that, you know, that'd be.
Dan Patrick
Helpful around your wife.
Marvin
Yeah. Just tell people, like, like I was really cool, you know, But I. Look, I'm overplaying a little bit, but. Because everyone gets it. But I. Again, I don't, I don't want. Look, it's a big enough burden in some ways. Fame is a thief, Dan. Let's be honest. And if you're not careful, fame can take stuff away from you that you don't even notice. And so I, I think I realized that at some point and I wasn't going to like, burden the house with it.
Dan Patrick
Did you get full of yourself at some point?
Marvin
Yeah, there were moments I remember.
Dan Patrick
And when is that going to end?
Marvin
Well, it ended fast. I went down.
Dan Patrick
Look, I went.
Marvin
I was in the Super Bowl. We won the Super Bowl. And of course you go down to Disneyland because you got to go, you know, because that's. It wasn't a metaphor to yell the Camera, I'm going to Disneyland. And so you're down there. You're going through. And I remember going down Main street, and it was. Everyone's like, steve, you're the man. You're the king. You're the greatest. And I remember yelling back, I am the greatest. Lost my mind, man.
Dan Patrick
I just.
Marvin
I laugh about that, laugh about that. Even this moment. Like, what. What. What got into me. Like, I would not, like, like me to do that. But I was like, oh, yeah, you're right. But then the freaking Main street was so short that it lasted, like, three minutes and turned to backstage, and, you know, it's over. So, yeah, that was cool.
Dan Patrick
Keep your head up. Okay.
Marvin
Hey, I'm good. I think it's important, Dan, to recognize when you've made the vulnerability, when things don't go well, and to learn. Ronnie Lott taught me, man, competition is not worth it unless it's. If it's just winning. Winner, winners, and losers.
Dan Patrick
Yeah, but he cut off a finger.
Marvin
But I'm just saying, competition. Think about this. He said this over and over to me. Competition is not worth it if it's just winning and losing. If you don't give me the space to lose and learn, then I don't want to do it. And so, yeah, I've lost, and I'm trying to learn.
Dan Patrick
So the great Ronnie Lot, he lost to The Cowboys in 1992. He's Steve Young, and great to have.
Marvin
You don't need to. Do you need to drive at home now?
Dan Patrick
No, wait, I. I thought we were. That, like, that was good. Like, we're learning from that.
Marvin
Don't. You don't have to ride the crap train. Like, you can get off and try something else.
Dan Patrick
The crap train?
Marvin
Well, yeah, that's crap.
Dan Patrick
Okay.
Marvin
That's.
Dan Patrick
That's bull crap is what.
Marvin
I don't want to live. I don't. I. Look, I want to be vulnerable enough to recognize that I need to learn and, you know, be better, but I don't want to live there.
Dan Patrick
You want to be vulnerable enough to be vulnerable?
Marvin
Yeah. Yeah.
Dan Patrick
He's Steve Young. Ronnie Lot. I'll check in with you.
Marvin
Learn.
Dan Patrick
I'll check.
Marvin
You can learn, but then we'll win next week.
Dan Patrick
I'll check in with you. All right?
Marvin
Are you. You Are you. Are you. 1,100 million to zero. I mean, if you. You just dominated every. Yeah, then maybe that's why you don't get it. You're un. You're undefeated.
Dan Patrick
That's the problem. Yeah. You know what? When I lose I'll call you.
Marvin
You let me keep me posted.
Dan Patrick
He's Steve Young once again lost in 1992 to the Cowboys. We'll take a break. We're back after this. Be sure to catch the live edition of the Dan Patrick show, weekdays at 9am Eastern, 6am Pacific on Fox Sports Radio and the iHeartRadio app.
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Seaton
Yes, I was just reading or I've been reading that book by Trevor Moad. Yeah. Who's like he got famous with Russell Wilson. Sort of being like his life coach, I think. But he's worked with a lot of different teams and in the book he said something about how the brain absorbs seven times more negative information than it does positive information, which makes a lot of sense when you think about how those losses stick with you a lot. You know, like, if you strike out to lose the game, it's like, man, I remember that so much more vividly than I do that. The good play that I had.
Dan Patrick
Yeah. You know, and then factor in social media. If you have children, and seven out of 10, those things are staying with you. I was pretty fortunate with my daughters that social media kind of exploded, and I. I got out of that. That window there with them, for the most part, unscathed because it's tough. You post something. And even now, I'm not on social media because 9 out of 10 times you could say, boy, that was a great interview. Or, you know, the show is great. It's the one person. And then that one thing stays with you. I just don't want that. You know, if we make a mistake, If I make a mistake and somebody clarifies, corrects me, that's fine. I have no problem with it. But, you know, when the vitriol is out there and, hey, you know, this show's terrible, or you should retire. I, you know, I don't. That's not why I do it. I don't need it, don't want it had. People say, ben, you should take advantage of social media. I said, I have social media. It's called my show. I have three hours. Most people don't have something like this. They'll have a podcast. We tweet things out. We have great people behind the scenes with social media. But, you know, seven out of 10, as Seaton said, man, just factor that in everyday life. If you have children, what they go through. Let's see this day in sports history. Paulie, what do you have for me?
Todd
A couple. There's always a couple with. Wilt Chamberlain scored 78 points in a game against the Lakers.
Dan Patrick
Overrated.
Todd
Wayne Gretzky scored his 100th point of the season before January 1st.
Dan Patrick
He did it in 34 games.
Todd
That's silly.
Dan Patrick
34 games. He finished the season with 205 points that year. 1983 just doesn't seem like that's correct.
Todd
And that's about it.
Dan Patrick
Let's see. Jerry Rice in 1995. 289 yards, three touchdowns, and a win over the Vikings. Let's see final results of the poll question. I think we were wrapping those things up. Oh, tomorrow. Tomorrow on the program, Chris Collinsworth will join us. And one of my favorite new music artists, his name is Stephen Wilson Jr III. He has become kind of an Internet sensation, and he stopped through last week as he was in Massachusetts, going to New York City for a concert and we reached out. He stopped in, played a couple of songs. We'll bring that to you coming up in the final hour of the program tomorrow. I. I think it's. He's. I would be doing a disservice if I didn't let you hear this artist. He's that talented. And I hope you'll enjoy that. That'll be tomorrow. Todd. What did I learn on the program today? Studies show the hotter pitchers try throwing the ball, it actually increases their chance of hurting themselves. Who knew what we learned? Brought to you by Rapid Radio's instant push to talk walkie talkies offering national LTE coverage. Clear connection, touch of a button, great communication device for kids. We use them on the show all the time. Go to rapidradios.com for up to 60 off free shipping. Have a great day, everybody. Thanks for joining us. We'll do our best. We'll try again tomorrow. Fritzi, Satan, Marv, Paulie, yours truly. We'll talk to you tomorrow. Golf's newest league, TGL. Presented by SoFi. It's live on ESPN and ESPN Plus. Sharp. Electric. How sharp? How electric? Picture this. Two hours of Hammer dropping overtime, forcing playoffs on the line. Golf. 24 of the best players on the PGA Tour. Tigers there, Rory's there. Colin Morikawa, Xander Shafley. Split into six teams. Atlanta, Boston, Jupiter, LA, NY and the Bay. Not your average Sunday pickup game. To learn more, visit tglgolf.com and tune in to the inaugural season beginning January 7th. Keep up. It's golf.
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Dan Patrick
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Marvin
From the director of Walk the line and Ford vs Ferrari.
Dan Patrick
For anyone who's going to hold your attention on stage, you have to kind of be a freak.
Marvin
And starring Timothee Chalamet as Bob Dylan. Are you a freak?
Dan Patrick
Hope so. Once Upon a Time Inspired by the true story I want to know which.
Marvin
Side he's on this Christmas.
Dan Patrick
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Marvin
Bobby, who do you want to be?
Dan Patrick
Whatever it is they don't want me to be.
Marvin
How does it feel? He defied everyone. Turn it down. Be loud to change everything.
Dan Patrick
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Marvin
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The Dan Patrick Show: Hour 3 – In or Out, Steve Young
Release Date: December 18, 2024
Host: Dan Patrick
Guest: Steve Young, Hall of Fame Quarterback, San Francisco 49ers
In this episode of The Dan Patrick Show, host Dan Patrick delves into pressing sports topics, primarily focusing on quarterback decisions in the NFL and their broader implications. The episode features a candid conversation with Steve Young, a Hall of Fame quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, who shares his personal experiences and insights into the modern game.
Dan Patrick opens the discussion by addressing the controversial decision by the Atlanta Falcons to bench veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins in favor of rookie Michael Penix Jr. This decision sparks a debate on the implications of favoring young, mobile quarterbacks over established veterans.
Dan Patrick [04:11]: "There's a lot of rumors that go on now because we have three more regular season games and everybody who's out of the playoff race, they're kind of lining up. They want to make sure in the game of musical chairs there's a chair for you to sit on."
Seaton [04:00]: "That's still 51-49. That's interesting to me."
Marvin, another commentator, emphasizes the importance of culture change within teams, suggesting that hiring the right coach is crucial for transforming a franchise.
Seaton [04:10]: "Ben Johnson's name will be at the forefront here."
Marvin [10:24]: "There's no stat for that. Is there a light foul? Used to me there was a playoff foul."
The conversation shifts to the broader landscape of quarterbacking in the NFL, comparing the situations in the Falcons, Jets, and even touching on the San Francisco 49ers' quarterback dynamics.
Steve Young joins the conversation, providing a retrospective view on his own career and the challenges of being benched.
Marvin (representing Steve Young) reminisces about past experiences with being benched and the emotional impact it had.
He further discusses the significance of being a left-handed quarterback in a predominantly right-handed NFL environment.
Steve Young reflects on the importance of adaptability and having a supportive team structure.
The discussion delves into the role of team management in constructing a successful roster around a quarterback. The conversation critiques the Dallas Cowboys' management decisions, particularly regarding their handling of quarterback Dak Prescott.
The segment underscores the necessity of balancing star player salaries with team needs to ensure a competitive edge.
Shifting focus to basketball, the show critiques the NBA's rating decline, attributing it to inconsistent game scheduling and excessive foul calling that disrupts the game's flow.
Seaton adds to the critique by pointing out the frequency and nature of fouls called in the NBA, suggesting they hinder the game’s natural flow.
Todd provides statistical context, showing a decline in fouls called per game over the decades, but Marvin counters by highlighting the increase in light fouls, which aren't captured in the stats.
Todd [11:25]: "In the past four years, including this year, 19.6 fouls called per game."
Marvin [11:47]: "It's not more, but more light fouls. There's no stat for that."
The show engages listeners with an interactive poll segment titled "In or Out," where audience members weigh in on various sports propositions.
Poll Question [07:29]: "Kirk Cousins will get the reins of one more franchise next season."
Todd [07:36]: "In"
Marvin [07:45]: "In"
Seaton [07:40]: "Out"
The poll continues with questions about shifting trends in hiring former star players as coaches and the NBA’s rating issues, receiving mixed responses from the audience.
In a more personal segment, Steve Young (via Marvin) reflects on the challenges of fame and personal setbacks, emphasizing the importance of vulnerability and learning from failures.
He recounts past humiliations and the pressure of maintaining excellence, underscoring the human side of professional sports.
As the episode wraps up, Dan Patrick teases upcoming segments and guests, including a live edition featuring Chris Collinsworth and a spotlight on emerging music artist Stephen Wilson Jr III.
He also highlights featured advertisements once more but ensures the main content remains the focus.
Dan Patrick [04:11]: "There's a lot of rumors that go on now because we have three more regular season games and everybody who's out of the playoff race, they're kind of lining up. They want to make sure in the game of musical chairs there's a chair for you to sit on."
Marvin [25:40]: "They want a quarterback that can extend and push defenses backwards."
Seaton [10:12]: "I feel like there's a foul every 13 seconds and it's impossible to get a feel and flow for the game when every little ticky tack foul is being called."
Marvin [36:27]: "Complete discrimination, Dan. That's why quarterbacks like Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson are celebrated."
Marvin [40:58]: "Fame is a thief, Dan. Let's be honest."
Quarterback Dynamics: The NFL faces a pivotal moment in quarterback selection, balancing the value of experienced veterans against the potential of young, dynamic draftees.
Team Management Importance: Effective team management and coaching are crucial for utilizing a quarterback’s strengths and fostering a winning culture.
NBA Challenges: The NBA's declining ratings are attributed to inconsistent schedules and excessive foul calling, which disrupt the natural flow of the game.
Personal Growth in Sports: Even legendary athletes like Steve Young grapple with the pressures of fame and the importance of learning from failures.
This episode provides an in-depth look into the strategic decisions shaping the NFL and NBA, enriched by personal anecdotes from Steve Young. Listeners gain a nuanced understanding of the complexities behind team management, player development, and the broader sports entertainment landscape.