Fran Tarkenton Spills Shocking NFL Secrets: From Beating Peyton Manning’s Record to Firing His Own Coach!
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Well, in this episode, we'll do the news with Dawson and a Hall of Famer, 18 years in the NFL, starting as a quarterback, Sir Francis of Tarkington. Fran Tarkington is going to join me as well. And we'll do that right after this. Hey, it's Adam Carolla from the Adam Carolla Show. Football season is heating up. Thanksgiving weekend is coming up with the NBA and college basketball seasons. They're off to a running start. There's no better place to get in on all the action than BetOnline, your number one source for all things sports and casino. BetOnline gives you more ways to play with the latest odds. breaking news, live scores, and in-game betting, so you never miss a moment. From every NFL and college matchup to NBA and college tip-offs, excitement, man, UFC fights, and NHL futures, BetOnline keeps you locked into the action all year long.
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From Corolla One Studios in Glendale, California, this is The Adam Carolla Show. Adam's guest today, NFL Hall of Famer, Fran Tarkington. Plus the news with me, Mike Dawson, and now... Earlier today, he went to the mall, sat on Santa's lap, and asked for a new governor. Adam Carolla. All right. Dawson's here. We got news. I got stuff I want to get into a little bit with you, Dawson, before we get into the news. Good. One is, it's funny. You watch things for... years and years and decades, and you don't think about it, then one day, it just pops in your head, and you're thinking about something you never really thought about before, even though it's a thing you've seen a million times. And I was watching a lot of football.
Over the weekend and Thanksgiving and all that. And I think it was maybe the Detroit game. It was one of the games. It didn't matter. But the other team, you know, the coach, the quarterback went in with a hard count. And one of his offensive linemen like lurched forward. Right. And it was a five-yard penalty. And the other team... is so over the moon about it and makes such a big deal out of it. But let's really examine it. First things first. It's five yards. It's the minimum amount they can give you. It's minimum. It doesn't matter if it's the second quarter and your team's down 34 points. They still make a big deal out of it. And all of a sudden, instead of 300-pound dudes who can do 800 pounds on a hack slide, they become schoolgirls.
They're like, yeah. They're like point real hard. He did it. He did it.
He did it.
It's like a schoolyard.
They turn into tattletales.
He's in trouble. Trouble. And it's like, okay. I'm going to tell mom. I'm telling mom. Woo. Yeah, it's like D from What's Happening or whatever her name was. Woo, Roger.
It is D, yeah.
You in trouble. Like they become nine-year-old black girls from the 70s. And... Okay, let's really break it down. First off, it's not changing the game. Half the time, it was like on a field goal. So now instead of a 29-yarder, it's a 34-yard chip shot. Like, it's not changing the complexion of the game. I get it. when there's a couple ticks on the clock and they're out of field goal range and it's fourth and six. I think that happened this weekend. It does happen, but I'm talking middle of the game. Sure. What's with the big fucking celebration? Like, okay. And then why wouldn't it happen? You should be surprised when it doesn't happen. These are 320-pound dudes who were definitely the dumbest guys in their graduating classes, right?
Who have to stand completely—or not stand, but stay completely still for at least, what, a second before the ball snaps? They've all been concussed 52 times. Right. And so they're not exactly math whizzes in the first place.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is discussed at the start of this section?
0:00–15:48
2
How does Adam Carolla describe the current state of football celebrations?
15:48–17:26
3
What are Fran Tarkenton's thoughts on NFL quarterback scrambling?
17:26–59:04
4
What records did Fran Tarkenton break on December 16, 1973?
59:04–59:43
5
How did Fran Tarkenton feel about breaking Johnny Unitas' records?
59:43–1:00:33
6
What was it like playing in the elements without dome stadiums?
1:00:33–1:01:56
7
How has the NFL changed in terms of player protection and rules?
1:01:56–1:58:33
Speakers
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