Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Chapter 2: What is the significance of the running back position in the NFL?
Jameer Gibbs can hit a home run. B. John Robinson hit a home run. Those guys are difference makers. And I would spend the money. Now, do I want a second contract? That's where we can have a discussion. Because if I'm going to use you and get touches where 300 carries and 65 receptions, that starts to add up on a running back. Yeah, Dylan.
Yeah, I think that's also such a luxury to have a pass-catching back. Like, you look at the Christian McCaffreys, even for a long time, the Alvin Kamaras of the world, it's like, that is a legitimate weapon. And A-Chan is that. He catches a lot of passes.
And he's a really good running back, but you don't know it because you would tune in to watch Tua Tonga-Vailoa and their wide receivers, their quirky head coach at the time, and you would kind of go, man, that guy's good. A-Chan is good. But they're not going anywhere this year. And you get Malik Willis there. Like, I don't want, if I'm a Dolphin fan, I don't want to get to six wins.
I want to ensure that we get four wins. And maybe we get Arch Manning. Unless it goes really, really well, which I don't think it will, then, all right, you brought it. And I like Malik Willis. I was high on Malik Willis. You don't have Tyreek Hill. So your philosophy is different. Yeah, Dale.
The Dolphins kind of had something there because they had A-Chan and Mostert in the backfield and Waddle and Tyreek Hill. It's like you had some legit weapons there, and I just think the Tua situation and maybe McDaniel, they couldn't just figure it all out. Well, they were close, and then all of a sudden, you know, you dismantle with Waddle, Tyreek Hill, head coach, you know, Tua. So...
At least they're trying, it feels like. But I like A-Chan. I just don't know. That's kind of your offense. And that is a lot of money for a team that I want to add the running back. It's kind of like get your team and then get your quarterback.
Kind of get your team, get your running back as well because I don't want to just have a situation like Ashton Gentry with the Raiders where I don't know how good he is based off what we saw last year. I saw him in college. Yes, Mark. Going back 20 years, speaking of the Steelers, it was kind of like the Steelers when they got Ben Roethlisberger. They already had a team constructed.
All they needed was a quarterback. Yeah. And Bill Cowher talked about that when he joined us in Pittsburgh. He was like, build the team, then get the quarterback there. Yeah, Paul.
Going back to that running back stat, I went back and looked. 1,000-yard rushers per season.
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Chapter 3: How has the perception of running backs changed in recent years?
It's a lot of money. But they're all getting paid a lot of money. I think sometimes you go, God, they're going to pay him that. Well, there's only, what, 13 or 14 guys on the team, and they are making, you know, the TV partners are spending a lot of money, and that money has to go somewhere. And these players are going to get, I mean, $50 million is nothing now in the NBA. Yes, Marvin.
In the playoffs, that's where you get paid. Tristan Thompson got a $64 million deal because he had a great playoff run. Bismack Biambo got $72 million after playing well for the Raptors in the playoffs. That's when you get your money. Wow. Nice reference. Bismack Biambo. I didn't think we were going to get a mention with him today. But we got it. Who's next? Bull Bull?
He hasn't produced in the playoffs yet, so he's out. I remember they were saying, oh, Bull Bull, he's better than his dad. I'm like, what? Like Manute Bull ended up being a three-point shooter at 7'7". And he blocked a few shots as well. There's also, you know, when I think of Bull Bull, I think of Gout Gout.
Because this is a kid in Australia who might turn out to be the fastest man in the world at some point. You know, there's already comparisons to Bolt. You say Bolt. So you're looking at him, and 60 Minutes did a piece on him, but Gout Gout is probably going to be approaching Bolt's records here. Yeah, Paulie. I read a little background on him the other day. He's 18 years old.
His family left Sudan. They were in Australia.
And the name is more like Gwot. But it just changed over the years, and it was easier for people to say Gout, and they just stuck with it.
Yes, Dylan. It's kind of an unfortunate gout-gout. Yeah, I know. Double gout. Yeah. Maybe they weren't aware of somebody getting gout. I'm guessing he does not have any issues with gout if he's that fast. I hope not. Yes. Yes, Todd.
That's two strikes for gout.
I see what you did. Sometimes silence is better. It's a valid point. Week 10 of the college football season. This is like bowl week. I got Miami and Notre Dame, Alabama, LSU, BYU, Utah. I got Penn State, Washington, Oregon, Ohio State, Georgia, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Florida. I got Virginia Tech, SMU, Texas, and Missouri. Wow. That's good stuff.
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Chapter 4: What factors contribute to a running back's value in today's game?
ESPN's involved in this. Are we going to stay at 16? Can we stay at 16? Do we have to go to 24? SEC seems to be a holdout on this. I think the mothership would like to have 16. You have ACC, Big 12, Big 10. They want to go to 24. A little bit of bickering going on here. Yes, Marvin?
But don't you think you're going to see more big-time regular season matchups because teams aren't afraid to lose three games anymore? I just don't buy into that because I want to have a good seed. I want to make sure that the most I'm losing is two games. If I lose three or four, then I'm going to be on the road in the playoffs. And I think the regular season is still important.
Yes, more teams will make the playoffs, but where you're seated, do you get to host a game? Do you get to host two games? You know, when we get to 24... You're going to be asking your fan base to travel a little bit more, and I think that's really difficult. If you have a home game at Ohio State or Notre Dame, it's going to be packed no matter what.
But when you go to a neutral site, that's where you want to see, will your fan base travel? You've got to have these bowl games. You've got to have a packed house here. Yes, Paulie. I think going forward, you may see a combination of those neutral site games like Notre Dame, Wisconsin, Lambeau, specialty games where you boost money and ratings. But then the next week, you'll play the cupcake.
So you have a neutral site in Atlanta at the Bend Center, but then next week you're playing Wofford. Yes, Dylan. We got a couple international games in week zero. You guys know who's playing in Ireland this year? No. Bill Belichick and the Tar Heels in TCU. Okay. And NC State and Virginia are playing in Rio de Janeiro. Okay. I don't know how they came up with that one, but...
Yeah, it's always where you go. Is there any connection here with anybody with Rio de Janeiro? Virginia or NC State? Yeah. I get the NFL can do it. College football, it's a little trickier. Yes, Marvin? I don't think the people at NC State love T.A. McClendon like that. I respect the reference. T.A. McClendon, the running back? Knee issues. Okay.
All right. All right.
I'll give that to you. Bloop. Matt in New York. Hi, Matt. What's on your mind today? Hey, Dan, how are you? Great. Nice to talk to you. Thank you. 61223. Unfortunately, Todd, I'm doing my best. I just wanted to call in chat when you were talking about your son and what they did to the guy's hat. I find it completely uncalled for. No, I get it. I love sports. I love sports.
I love to play all the sports and I get fandom. But when they when people act like mob gangsters.
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Chapter 5: How do dual-threat running backs impact team strategies?
It's consumed me. And I'm thinking maybe beta blockers, like something. The speech, I can get emotional, that's okay, because it's my turn. I don't want to get emotional walking down the aisle because that's her moment. And that's the one I'm trying to go, how can I do it? Somebody said rubber band. Have a rubber band and keep pulling the rubber band and smacking it against your skin.
I was like, can I get Botox so I won't cry? Can I get into a position where I can't cry? Do Botox in tear ducts? Yes, Paul. Do you think a drink or two will help or hurt? I'd say hurt. Yeah. Yeah. Yes, Dylan. Is it going to be an outdoor ceremony or indoor? Outdoor. Sunglasses. There you go. Yeah, but my wife will be like, no, no, no. I think you just got to do it.
I mean, sunglasses have saved me many a time. Yeah, for other reasons. Hangovers. Sunglasses would be... I just don't want to come off as pretentious that you've got sunglasses on. Well, you don't have to... You can borrow a pair of my Versace sunglasses, Dan. They're very understated. I'm sure. Yes, Todd.
It's not about being pretentious. I just think that would kind of ruin all the photos that are going to be taken. You can't be in your sunglasses. You've got to have your regular face and your eyes.
It's an outdoor wedding. Most of the people are probably going to have sunglasses on. I think that's an easy fix. But my daughter's not going to have sunglasses on. Get her a pair. My wife is not going to have sunglasses on. And you're going to be able to hear me cry. You may not see tears because I got sunglasses on.
If you just said I cried and I didn't, you know, have loud, then I'd be okay with that. It's every single day. Yes, Marvin. But what about you do one of those really cool, when you're interviewing somebody and they get emotional, excuse me, Just keep it like that. But are you just going to be, it's going to be like that? It might be. It might be.
And this is all, you know, I'm being sincere when I tell you this. Like, it's every single day I think of this. And then people are expecting me to cry. Now it comes up in conversation. Like, I can't wait for your speech. Like, why? Oh, man, you're going to be a mess. Yes, I will be a mess. Yes, Pauline.
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Chapter 6: What are the current statistics on running backs in the NFL?
And he said extremely to Shohei when we talked to him a couple of weeks ago. Problem is the hitting. He got seven home runs, and he's batting, what, under 240, I think, right now. Pitching-wise, he's great. ERA leads baseball. His whip is third. Batting average opponents, second. Impressive numbers there with Shohei Ohtani. But he's got to deal with Paul Skeens. So that's the difference here.
Pitching-wise against Skeens for Cy Young, MVP, that's where is there somebody who's going to be able to match up with him? And the answer is no, he's got such an unfair advantage. Yeah, Marvin. And the only thing that would prevent him from winning the Cy Young and MVP is if Paul Skeens leads the Pirates to a wild card.
If they have a great record because of him and he goes 22-4 or anything like that, there might be some pushback for MVP award. But other than that... No contest. Jay in Delaware. Hi, Jay. What's on your mind?
Hey, Dan. First of all, I want to say that I agree with you that I think they should move on from Aaron. But I also think that us as fans and the media have too much of an expectation to have to get...
you know an explanation or transparency from the organization because from what i've heard is that you know mccarthy and rogers they talk every week uh omar khan and rooney and none of them have come out and said that they're waiting on the organization isn't waiting on i think they know what's going to happen with aaron and i've also heard mccarthy on multiple occasions say that he from the tape that he's watched and being around him he's really loved
will howard so even if aaron doesn't come back i think they're comfortable with will howard for the year and even if he has already signed he wouldn't be there i mean how how many years has has aaron not shown up for you know voluntary workouts oh i know but you're it's only one more year my point is then what do you do thank you aaron rogers is going to be there this year and you'll probably have a first round exit and maybe you win 10 games
Okay, but you've been going through this for a decade now. And that's where it has to change. Unless you're fine with 10-7 in first round playoff exit. And I wouldn't be. Some tweets about wedding advice with my speech. Think of a funny scene in a movie, a good distraction to lighten the mood. How about you write something down, you can give it to your daughter to put in her wedding scrapbook.
Nobody's listening to the speech anyway. They're just waiting for it to be over so they can grab a beer. Oh, no, this will be a big one. Trust me. How about a shock collar? And if you start to cry, then maybe somebody could shock you. Here's another one. To help with the crying, how about a shock collar? How about hypnosis? Somebody suggested that I get somebody who can do sign language.
and have them right next to me. Like at press conferences? Yes. And I don't know if anybody is going to be deaf there, but to have a person doing sign language is pretty funny. Yes, Dylan. You can have your own interpreter. Yeah. Just don't let them know your bank account. Wow. Okay. All back. All right. A little shot. A little Shohei shot there.
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