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Speaker 1:
[00:00] You are listening to The Dan Patrick Show on Fox Sports Radio.

Speaker 2:
[00:04] Hour two on this Wednesday. Beautiful day in Pittsburgh, leading up to the draft. Great studio audience here. Best studio audience we've had all week long. Broadcasting live from the Distillery Complex in Pittsburgh. They got rooftop views, great food, cocktails, and a great, great cigar lounge. Gift bags to all of our guests this week receive. A gift bag provided by RecTech, Panini, Penske, Dude Wipes. Our stat of the day is always brought to you by Panini America, the official trading cards of The Dan Patrick Show. Fernando Mendoza, the Heisman Trophy winner, will join us in about 25 minutes from now. Frank Caliendo, who had a show last night in Pittsburgh, staying over before he goes to Cleveland. He'll stop by as well. NFL draft Eve, also NBA playoffs in full swing, Sixers over the Celtics, the Blazers over the Spurs without Victor Wembanyama who got injured in the second quarter, and the Lakers over the Rockets. I was wondering about this. Would the Rockets be better without Kevin Durant? That trade. Now, just follow me on this. So they got Kevin Durant, Clint Capella, and then they traded away Jalen Green and Dylan Brooks and some draft assets to the Phoenix Suns. Brooks is averaging 20 a game. Green is averaging just under 18 a game with the Phoenix Suns, who did make the playoffs. It's nice to have Kevin Durant there, a go-to guy, a bucket. But I was just wondering about that. Younger players, certainly Green and KD at his age. But Rockets lost last night. KD had 23 and nine turnovers there. Marvin, you look puzzled.

Speaker 3:
[01:45] There's not, Jalen Green and Dylan Brooks are nice players.

Speaker 2:
[01:48] Okay.

Speaker 3:
[01:49] They're not Kevin Durant.

Speaker 2:
[01:50] Okay.

Speaker 3:
[01:50] I'm gonna need Kevin Durant. You have him for that reason, to make those buckets in certain parts of the game. Jalen Green, nice player. Okay. Dylan Brooks, a malcontent. Okay. But, you know, no.

Speaker 2:
[02:04] Feels like you're yelling at me. I just posed the question.

Speaker 3:
[02:07] Oh, I didn't mean to. I'm sorry.

Speaker 2:
[02:08] Yeah, but it felt like you were yelling.

Speaker 3:
[02:10] DP, I'm really sorry.

Speaker 2:
[02:11] By the way, the gang is all here. Fritzy is here. You're a redhead.

Speaker 4:
[02:16] Oh, my sunburn. My scalp. I missed a couple spots with the sunblock and they should have been wearing it.

Speaker 2:
[02:21] But I don't know if I can call you a redhead because you don't have hair, but your head is red.

Speaker 4:
[02:26] That's fair. It's not the usual term when you describe a redhead with a balding red burnt scalp.

Speaker 2:
[02:32] Dylan is here with his Ravens hat on. Paulie is here. Marvin, yes, Paul.

Speaker 5:
[02:36] Fritzy does not like sunblock. He went out for a long walk in the Pittsburgh sun yesterday. Saunders sunblock.

Speaker 2:
[02:42] Well, nobody's worse than Stuart Sink, when he takes off his hat, the golfer, and it looked like it was dipped in white paint, his noggin. I mean, come on.

Speaker 4:
[02:54] And I brought a hat. I just left it in the hotel and went for a long walk.

Speaker 2:
[02:57] Let me get to Wendy because he's really busy, Brian Winnhorst, and then we'll come out with poll questions for Fernando Mendoza who will join us coming up in a little bit. Brian Winnhorst with the mothership, ESPN senior NBA writer in attendance for the Lakers game last night as they beat the Houston Rockets. Let me ask you that question. Would the Rockets be a better team if they didn't make that Kevin Durant deal?

Speaker 6:
[03:20] No, I like the value of that trade. I think what has the derailment of the Rockets season began right before the year started when Fred Van Vliet tore his ACL. And they were, you know, you lose your franchise point guard, who happens to be a guy who is also a leader, before the season and you're kneecaps. But not only that, they didn't really have a backup. Like they were probably in the worst position in the league to lose their starting point guard. And they lost him like in a spot where they couldn't really replace him because of where they're, I won't bore you with the details of the cap position, but it was really unfortunate. But the decision to go through the entire season and not address it because eventually they had the ability to make a trade, to try to do something about it. That is what's biting them. The reason the Rockets are underachieving is because they cannot get into anything resembling organized offense. Part of that is, you know, I think Emey Udoka hasn't done a great job. He's a brilliant defensive coach but he has not been a great offensive coach this year. But part of it is their franchise point guard got hurt in a terrible time.

Speaker 2:
[04:32] You know, with the injuries to the Lakers in watching Lebron, it almost brings it back to people remembering just how incredible this is, that what he's doing without the two best players on the team. I don't know if that... Every time I watch him, Duran or Steph, I feel like I'm being treated to something special. And, you know, the Olympics, you know, they're going to be gone one day, and we'll look back and go, it was incredible and you'll try to explain it to people. But Lebron's still out there, playing at a pretty high level. Your thoughts when you watch him, and how many more years do you think if he has one or two more?

Speaker 6:
[05:11] Yeah, so when the discourse comes to Lebron's career, so many people want to, you know, pull it right to him versus Jordan. I go all over the country, all over the planet, this is what they want to ask, and I get it. I totally get it. But really what Lebron's career is, the richness of his career is the sub stories of each of these eras and each of these seasons. You know, the concept of getting to eight straight finals is preposterous, but I won't focus on that. There were so many things that happened these individual years, and the story of this individual season is very interesting in the Lebron landscape, because when he first came back, Dan, with that sciatica thing, he looked terrible by, you know, just being fair, like, and I'm not saying that, like, that was shocking, but, like, for the first time, he looked old. And I remember watching when he first came back, whatever it was, late November, December, and saying, oh, this might be it. In fact, I had a meeting with my bosses, and I go, you know, we may need to start our content planning for him retiring, because he looks for the first time like an old man who can't compete. And he looked like that because he couldn't really work out all summer. He had no training camp. And as the season went along, he got himself into better condition. And by the time the spring came when they really needed him, he was in great shape. Whatever he does in between these games to keep his back healthy and get himself into actual physical condition has been great. Secondly, midway through this year, he took a step backwards or sideways, whatever you want to say, so that it could work better with Austin Reeves and Luka Doncic. So he took, even if he was feeling 100% and was feeling like a 30-year-old, he significantly adjusted the way he played the game. And then in this last moment of the season, he shifts and has to go back to being normal LeBron again. And a lot of people on the Lakers have their sleeves rolled up and they're doing work here that are making this thing put together. But the story of LeBron's season is really remarkable to watch. And he has traits about him that are sometimes annoying. But when you look at the actual thing that he's doing, this is what I say, when you look at the actual accomplishment and take it for its value, it's pretty darn remarkable. Not just that he's 41, just that he's doing just what he's done this year, which has been unlike any season he's had before.

Speaker 2:
[07:45] Talking to Brian Windhorst of the Mothership NBA senior NBA writer, the difference in an NBA concussion protocol in the NFL concussion protocol is what?

Speaker 6:
[07:57] So basically, it can be shorter. You can start... There are certain things you have to accomplish that take 24 hours, but you can start that after 24 hours. So in theory, you can come back within 48 hours. But within that, there's two steps. Step one and then step two. So the fact that every NBA first round series has one spot where there's two days in between games. Just because they have to elongate it out, just because there's eight series, they all take... They're all budgeted for up to 15 days or so. This happens to be a good fortune moment for the Spurs because they do have the extra day. They didn't have an extra day between one and two. The extra day comes between two and three. So in theory, he could come back on Friday. Okay, that's the legalese. Having said that, Dan, this was a brutal, brutal fall. He was knocked out flat cold. And I have no idea. I don't know what his history is going to be. I don't know how severe this concussion is. The Spurs said last night that he did not have a jaw injury. If that is true, that is incredible. I, or the fact that he didn't bite through his tongue with that hit, he was not bleeding from the mouth. So that was fortunate. But I know that, and I know that, you know, I work at ESPN and you understand this, like on my phone right now is many producers for the shows I'm doing today who are going to want to know. And they're not being, you know, insensitive. They're just doing their job, but they're going to want to know, is Victor going to play on Friday? Do we know right now whether Victor is going to play on Friday? In fact, you're going to play on Friday. There's nobody on the planet right now who knows because you just don't know with concussion symptoms. So it is, but not only that, the Spurs had two other players that got injured right after that. Harrison Barnes hurt his shoulder and had to leave the game. And Dylan Harper hurt his thumb. Now maybe they're going to be okay, but this was, you know, every, I always say into every playoff run, a little rain must fall. I don't care who you are. I don't care if you're, you know, the, the, the, the 998 Bulls. There was a moment of adversity or two. Okay. But this hit these guys hard right away. So now we have an adverse situation and I will see how the Spurs manage it.

Speaker 2:
[10:15] You got a better handle on the future of Steve Kerr or Billy Donovan?

Speaker 6:
[10:21] Well Steve Kerr, I think probably has a good feel of what he's going to do. Billy Donovan probably is waiting to see what options are there. Billy Donovan will coach somewhere again. I would bet on the NBA, but he could be in college. The college cycle has ended, but I would think that it could be. And there's more NBA jobs that are going to open in the next few weeks. The Steve Kerr situation, I think there's a nuance that people need to understand. And I know the Warriors fans probably understand this. There's not a contract sitting on the table for Steve Kerr. It's not like they've said Steve just resign. Like, I'm not saying they wouldn't resign him. But he makes $17 million. And I'm not sure, you know, when they pay them that contract, the Warriors were, you know, competing to win the West. That's not the case anymore. This, now, look, if they go trade for Giannis in the next three months, then we'll have a different conversation. This isn't, this team's not going to win the West next year. They're not going to compete to win the West next year. I don't even know what Jimmy Butler is going to be able to give them. I'm not sure they're in the mood to pay their coach $17 million. Any coach. I don't care if Red Auerbach and his Prime comes back. I think the money is an issue. Secondly, my colleagues at ESPN, Anthony Slater and Ramona Shelburne did a piece this week where they said that the Warriors leadership would like Steve Kerr to potentially change his staff and make strategy changes. Now, Steve Kerr is a Hall of Fame coach. And again, the feels are all there. He's hugging players. Part of the decision will be sentimental. But if just think about you, Dan, think about you if you were at ESPN, that maybe you can relate to this. If they said to you, hey, you're having a Hall of Fame career. Thank you so much. We love you. Think of all these awesome sports centers you did. Man, it was great. Let's go watch the highlights. We'd like you to take a pay cut and we'd like you to completely change the way you do your job. Okay, sign it and we'll see you at the press conference. It's not as simple as whether Steve Kerr has the burning fire desire to coach. There's other things that are going on that might push Steve Kerr out and I think that's where it's headed more likely than him staying.

Speaker 2:
[12:26] Brian, that's what ESPN did to me. I mean, it's kind of...

Speaker 6:
[12:29] I kind of knew that.

Speaker 2:
[12:30] I mean, it kind of hurts here. That's good reporting by you. I'm not a betting man but I keep looking at the Vegas situation. I saw the artist renderings of the Diamond Arena. I'm assuming I'm going to put one in one together and the Vegas Diamonds would be playing in the Diamond Arena?

Speaker 6:
[12:53] That's an interesting concept. I haven't heard that. This is at least the third arena plan that I'm aware of. I'm not on top of this story every second of every day. And as you know, they have several arenas including arena where the Golden Knights play. People have been trying to build arenas to prepare for the NBA team for years. There's multiple plans. This isn't like the official plan. It's just a plan. So there's a whole other arena that's multiple years in the making south and the south part of the strip that people thought was going to happen. That's actually built, being developed by the same people who redid the arena in Seattle is interesting as it is. So that arena, you know, you know what they say about renderings, that arena may never see the light of, you may never hear about it again. But I promise you that when the Vegas team comes to end the NBA team, comes back in Vegas, there will be some arena that is being built for them and they will probably play in the interim at the T-Mobile Arena when the wall gets built.

Speaker 2:
[14:02] Thanks for joining us as always. We appreciate it, Brian.

Speaker 6:
[14:04] Thanks, Dan. Have a great week.

Speaker 2:
[14:06] It's Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior NBA writer. Yeah, I saw the arena kind of looks like the sphere a little bit. I mean, it's dressed up. It looks really nice. 21,000 seats. It's right by the airport. It feels like you could walk from the airport to this arena. Now, I'm looking at the odds. Dylan, you got the betting odds. The favorite, I believe, is the Mirage. Now, the Mirage Hotel doesn't exist anymore.

Speaker 7:
[14:32] Yeah, it was torn down a couple years ago.

Speaker 2:
[14:34] Okay, so now they can be the Mirage with no affiliation to the Mirage Hotel.

Speaker 7:
[14:38] Nope.

Speaker 2:
[14:39] They didn't tear down the Mirage so they could name the team the Mirage, did they?

Speaker 7:
[14:43] There's a tin foil hat thing, Dan.

Speaker 2:
[14:46] What other are the... Where are the diamonds with the potential of the diamond arena?

Speaker 7:
[14:52] So, I'll go down the list a little bit. So, Mirage is favored, then jokers, outlaws, scorpions...

Speaker 2:
[14:58] You can't be jokers. You can't be. You can't be. Outlaws? No.

Speaker 7:
[15:04] Scorpions? I don't know where that came from.

Speaker 2:
[15:07] Okay. Yeah, Paulie.

Speaker 5:
[15:09] Diamonds makes a lot of sense. When you brought this up last night, I thought, that's nice and vague. It's got a lot of sponsor ability, a lot of glitz and glamour, and it's... I'm a diamond. You can say, I'm a diamond.

Speaker 2:
[15:20] And then you could have the guy who's a G-League, a diamond in the rough.

Speaker 5:
[15:24] Rites itself.

Speaker 2:
[15:24] Rites itself, that's, you know. But I think diamonds would be great. It could be really shiny and glitzy inside your uniform.

Speaker 7:
[15:34] And it says Vegas. Like...

Speaker 2:
[15:35] Yeah, yeah. Yes, Marvin.

Speaker 3:
[15:37] What's the color scheme for that? Would it be like a silver?

Speaker 2:
[15:40] It could be a lot of different, like purple, hues, blue.

Speaker 3:
[15:45] Different hues?

Speaker 4:
[15:46] Hues, blues.

Speaker 2:
[15:49] I don't know if you have a diamond and don't you get to see all kinds of light going through it?

Speaker 7:
[15:54] VVS too, Dan.

Speaker 2:
[15:56] Oh, oh yeah, mister, I just got engaged there.

Speaker 3:
[15:59] Oh, princess cut, okay, all right.

Speaker 2:
[16:02] Yes, Todd.

Speaker 4:
[16:03] Do you do red, black and green for the roulette wheel or to work in the poker chips? I know you got the bulls with red and black. Is there anything you can do with colors that are common to gambling?

Speaker 2:
[16:12] No, I'm doing diamonds.

Speaker 4:
[16:13] There has to be diamonds though? You can mix up all of it.

Speaker 2:
[16:15] Stay with the bit.

Speaker 4:
[16:16] But why does it have to be diamonds?

Speaker 7:
[16:18] Diamonds are forever, Todd.

Speaker 2:
[16:19] Yes, we're doing diamonds.

Speaker 4:
[16:20] But there's just so many colors we could do with diamonds.

Speaker 2:
[16:22] Yes, Paul.

Speaker 5:
[16:23] And going to a game will cost you three months' salary.

Speaker 2:
[16:26] Oh, okay. I never bought into that, three months' salary for the diamond ring.

Speaker 7:
[16:30] Who came up with that?

Speaker 2:
[16:31] Women. Yeah. They probably said, you know what, three months, who spent the most, how much did you spend on your engagement ring?

Speaker 7:
[16:40] It was like $7,000.

Speaker 2:
[16:42] $7,000? Todd, how about you? None.

Speaker 4:
[16:45] I was asked to use a family heirloom from the in-laws.

Speaker 2:
[16:48] The old heirloom.

Speaker 4:
[16:50] The engagement ring and the wedding ring were kind of taken care of.

Speaker 5:
[16:52] Paul, I had $7,500 in the bank. My life savings, I spent $7,300. I was down to $200 bucks after I bought it.

Speaker 2:
[17:00] Okay. Marvin?

Speaker 3:
[17:02] $1,200 bucks. Which was three months salary at ESPN.

Speaker 8:
[17:06] That might have been four months, man.

Speaker 2:
[17:07] That might have been more. I think I bought an antique ring in the Diamond District. I think it was like $2,200. But that was a whole lot of money back then. I just remember, if you ever go to the Diamond District in New York, bring help because, man, it's an onslaught. They locked the door behind me and my now wife. And they weren't letting me out until I bought a diamond. And I said, you got, I got claustrophobic. I'm like, you got to get me out of here. You got to get me out of here. The guy finally goes to my wife, is he serious? And she goes, yes, he's serious. They let me out. I go, holy bleep. This supposed to be a great moment. They locked the door.

Speaker 7:
[17:57] It's like a used car lot on steroids there.

Speaker 2:
[18:01] All right, we'll take a break here. My thanks to Brian Windhorst for joining us on short notice. And Fernando Mendoza, we did the interview on Monday. We'll bring it back. And boy, if you're not impressed with him already as a person, wait till you watch this interview. Frank Caliendo will join us in the final hour of the program. We'll take a break. We're back after this Dan Patrick Show.

Speaker 1:
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Speaker 2:
[19:07] Picks will be coming in. Draft Night isn't just about who gets called, it's about who shows up. So grab your crew, Crack Miller Light. Iconic, the first light beer 50 years ago. Legendary moments start with a light beer. I was told by some of the backroom guys, I'm getting roughed up on social media with my Nashville's getting the Super Bowl in 2030. Well, I still stand by that. And you haven't heard anything from the NFL to refute that. It's gonna be LA, Atlanta, Vegas, and then it's gonna be Nashville. Now, this is what my source also said. Keep an eye out on the next cycle. It's gonna get really crowded with teams getting new stadiums. Jacksonville's getting a new stadium. They've already hosted the Super Bowl. Washington, DC is getting a new stadium. Kansas City, Cleveland, and then you've got the cycle of some of the other places, New Orleans and Miami. And that's why it's gonna get really competitive, really crowded. I did ask, can Buffalo, Buffalo's getting a new stadium, can Buffalo host the Super Bowl? And I was told no because of the weather, probably the infrastructure, and it's not a dome stadium. Yes, Marvin.

Speaker 3:
[20:19] Well, are they gonna throw some of these teams a bone and just say, you guys can have the draft, but not the Super Bowl?

Speaker 2:
[20:24] Well, Buffalo's gonna get the draft. I was told that Buffalo will get the draft. They won't get a Super Bowl. Yeah, Paul.

Speaker 5:
[20:29] With Kansas City getting a Super Bowl, that Kansas City weather in February?

Speaker 2:
[20:35] Well, they have to have a dome on that stadium, I would imagine.

Speaker 5:
[20:38] More for the activities around the Super Bowl week. I'm curious.

Speaker 2:
[20:41] Well, no, because Minnesota had that. I don't think anybody was concerned about people getting frostbite. You know, Minnesota did a great job with that Super Bowl. I mean, it was cold. And then I said, well, the Giant Stadium is open air. And they said, because it's New York City, that's, I mean, they lucked out with the weather with that Super Bowl.

Speaker 5:
[20:58] Yeah, Pauli, they miss a snowstorm by 24 hours.

Speaker 2:
[21:01] Yeah. Well, update our poll results here. Let me get to Fernando Mendoza. Now, once again, we take the interview on Monday. We wanted to play it, you know, here once we got to Pittsburgh. And he joined us on behalf of Pfizer, the Every Breakthrough Matters campaign. Every step makes a difference starting with your cancer screening. And the first question I asked Fernando Mendoza, if I would have told him last year he was going to win the Heisman, what would he have said?

Speaker 9:
[21:34] I would have said, what are you on? That would have been out of the realm of reality. However, at the same time, focused on the present moment, you know, going to the future, there were some projections. I said, hey, this kid has some raw ability and maybe could project to this. However, you know, in reality, at that point a year ago, I just made the move from Cal to Indiana and I was getting my butt kicked by the Indiana defense in spring ball. And my amazing Brian Haynes defense has proved to be the best defense in the nation. So I would have been a little skeptical, but it's been a great blessing. And those tough experiences have forged me to be the player and character of Amsterdam.

Speaker 2:
[22:14] OK, but you had to have doubts about yourself that you leave Cal, you go to Indiana, and all of a sudden you're getting your lunch handed to you. Did you have any second thoughts about going to Indiana?

Speaker 9:
[22:25] Yes. Yes, I did have second thoughts for going to Indiana, especially when leaving California. Having lived in Miami, then leaving California. Great weather cities, I mean not cities, like states. Then moving to Bloomington, Indiana, which is awesome, but zero degree and seven inches of snow is not ideal, especially for someone who comes from a warmer weather state. But I believe those experiences have also primed me for the NFL, have been playing cold weather performances and cold weather games. But there was definitely a lot of weariness, and maybe some, not some regrets, but maybe some double takes at first. However, God's plan prided true and been very blessed for this year.

Speaker 2:
[23:14] You grew up a Dolphins fan?

Speaker 9:
[23:17] I grew up, I did, but I really didn't because although I like the Dolphins-

Speaker 2:
[23:23] You can be honest now, it's okay.

Speaker 9:
[23:24] I was a huge Miami Hurricanes fan, but my dad did his medical residency in Boston. So I only lived there for two years. But when I was seven years old, I watched, I think I was like six years old actually. I watched the New England Patriots play the Giants, and I literally lost. I fell enamored with the New England Patriots. So that was my team growing up.

Speaker 2:
[23:45] Have you met Tom Brady?

Speaker 9:
[23:48] I have. I've met him in the official 30 visit at the Raiders.

Speaker 2:
[23:53] How did that go?

Speaker 9:
[23:55] It was fantastic. It was fantastic. He gave me the message that he's going to push me, and he's not going to be all lovey-dovey. The question would be that if the Raiders draft me, he is going to be a mentor and wants to pour into whatever quarterback the Raiders have, whether it's me, whether they draft somebody else, or like the Raiders, they also signed Kirk Cousins.

Speaker 2:
[24:16] What was your reaction when they brought in Kirk Cousins?

Speaker 9:
[24:20] Well, if I'm lucky enough to go to the Raiders, I think it would be a great opportunity to be able to learn from someone who's had so much success throughout the years, and who I think has a very similar playing style as me. I've been able to watch his film. There was two years ago where I watched all his Minnesota Vikings pass tape, every single pass, where there was incomplete completion throughout the entire season, which is a lot, because NFL has a lot of games. But to be able to even learn from that.

Speaker 2:
[24:48] Wait, wait, wait, wait. So you went back and looked at all of his throws.

Speaker 9:
[24:53] Yeah, this is actually funny enough. This was maybe some foreshadowing, but this was a year ago when I was back in California. And there were a couple of comparisons on, hey, you play a little bit like Kirk Cousins, Sam Donald, just from our NFL guys. And so at that point, I was like, OK, let me watch these guys and see what they do, see if they do good, and see what they do, you know, they need improvement on. And so in this aspect, it was for my free time. And I love watching the football. So after I was done with my process, I would watch 30 minutes or an hour of Kirk Cousins or Sam Donald. And this past year, it was Matthew Stafford. Not saying I play like Matthew Stafford, but just someone great to learn from. And those experiences have helped me a lot, especially get adjusted to the college games and to see how quarterbacks process the defense.

Speaker 2:
[25:43] We're talking to Fernando Mendoza, and he's joining us on behalf of Pfizer, Every Breakthrough Matters campaign. All right, Peyton Manning is probably the best pitch man, so let me hear your pitch for Pfizer here.

Speaker 9:
[25:58] I'll let Peyton Manning hold the reign on that and hold the throne on that. He is for sure the goat of pitches. However, I believe that the partnerships that are most viable and most significant to me are the ones that have tangible application. I've been very vocal, and I've had firsthand experience with health in my life and my family's life. And that's why I believe it's very important to broadcast out pfizerforall.com/screens, because 50% of Americans are behind on their cancer screens. And to take that step in your health is something that I believe that I've been put on this platform to then push and to then help other families and individuals with the health of the world from.

Speaker 2:
[26:45] What did you save from the national title game?

Speaker 9:
[26:49] Excuse me, what did I?

Speaker 2:
[26:50] Yeah, like uniform, did you get the football?

Speaker 5:
[26:53] Oh, what did I save?

Speaker 9:
[26:55] I love Bloomington, I love my guy Mitch in the EQ room. And he was lucky enough to give me a game ball after, because all those balls were gone.

Speaker 2:
[27:02] Yeah.

Speaker 9:
[27:03] But my younger brother, Alberto, he took a, we took one ball home from the stadium. And I have my helmet. I don't know where my shoulder pads are. I think we might have my shoulder pads, but definitely helmet, jersey and towel and cleats. The cleats are at home. I almost used those cleats to work out the other day, but I was like, you know, let me just keep it there. I'll use some other cleats, you know, I enjoyed the cleats. I'll use some Adidas cleats, those were very old.

Speaker 2:
[27:32] Take me into the huddle on that game-winning touchdown. But were there any other options other than you creating something?

Speaker 9:
[27:42] Yes, there were. And the huddle is a very special place. It's like football heaven for me and I believe for a lot of other quarterbacks. It's fourth down in the National Championship. You have 10 other players. We worked all this way through an entire season. Creating his brothers, looking at you, seeing what's the play call, how much does he believe in this play call, by the way he says it, and does he have any other messaging? And so at that point, I was able to deliver the play call with complete confidence, our guys, not just me, but all of our guys were able to come together, give each other a little pump up, hey, saying, this is what we do. We make big plays, big time games. And it was a play that I, depending on manner zone, the defense was a little bit discombobulated because they didn't believe we'd go for them fourth and five. I believe every analytic expert could tell you we should have kicked the field goal there. However, when the game came down to the wire, I need to trust the big boys up front, the Hoggies, and they delivered us to victory with a great, with great blocking, whether it's pass or run protection. And they had, you know, and they had a great run game there. I mean, a great run game protection there. And it worked and it enabled me to get the first down and then go ahead for the store.

Speaker 2:
[28:56] What's the plan for Thursday?

Speaker 9:
[28:59] The plan for Thursday to stay home in Miami, Florida. I believe it's very important to have everyone who's poured into me and been a part of that village to be there and experience this new opportunity. This is not an end. This is a beginning. And it's a great new opportunity that there's going to be a lot of hurdles. I look forward to resting and confiding in my support system whenever those hurdles occur. My mom and my dad wanted to do it in Miami because we need to hop on a plane the next day, whatever team drafts me. And it's been a lot of travel this year. And although Pittsburgh is going to be a great event, I can't wait to be a great league partner, I believe, especially with my mom. She really wanted to do it at home. And it's going to be most applicable and easiest for our family.

Speaker 2:
[29:50] How old are you? 50? I mean, you don't sound like your age here. What would you have done if you didn't play football?

Speaker 9:
[29:57] If I didn't do football, I'd be grinding the streets of New York doing finance. But luckily, God has blessed me so I don't need to work 24-hour days.

Speaker 2:
[30:06] Oh, no, you're going to be working 24-hour days.

Speaker 9:
[30:09] But it's not work for me. It's fun. It's fun for me. It's fun and it's great whether it's wherever I'm eating. I'm usually watching YouTube video of somebody breaking down NFL football. Every single Sunday I'm watching football. I love, I actually just do love football.

Speaker 2:
[30:23] Give me that address again for Pfizer.

Speaker 9:
[30:26] It's pfizerforall.com/screenings.

Speaker 2:
[30:30] All right. Great to meet you. Congratulations on a wonderful season and the Raiders will be lucky to have you.

Speaker 9:
[30:38] Great to meet you. I love your Nevada sticker there in the front or patch. Excuse me. Been a big fan of you for a long time. My dad loves listening to you. So thank you so much again for having me on. God bless. Hope we have future interaction.

Speaker 2:
[30:49] Thank you, bud. Fernando Mendoza, he's a nerd. But like he's saying things that you're going, you're like 50 years old. I look forward to our future interactions. You know, he sounds like he's a politician. But this is who he is. When he said, hey, I broke down every one of Kirk Cousins' throws, he's got to get a hobby. I mean, dang. Yeah, Paulie.

Speaker 5:
[31:19] He reminds me of your high school student council president. He would wear a tie. And he was also president of the Mathletes. And he felt like he was already 25 years old, but he was 17.

Speaker 2:
[31:29] Man. Very impressive, though. That personality walking into the building and, like, it comes off as kind of corny. But there's an Andrew Luck, Russell Wilson combination in there. Maybe throw in Thiebaud in there. That would be kind of the combo platter. Yeah, Paulie.

Speaker 5:
[31:49] It feels like, and I think you and I talked about this the other night, it feels like he's running a business and the business is Fernando Mendoza, the football player.

Speaker 2:
[31:56] Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, Todd.

Speaker 4:
[31:58] It feels like there might be batteries in his back. He took some kind of AI overview. What is the perfect answer for each of the following questions? And that's what comes out.

Speaker 2:
[32:06] It's awkward because we're not used to hearing that. But that's who he is. All right. We'll take a break. We'll update our poll results here. We'll talk to Frank Caliendo. He'll join us in the final hour of the program. Always great to see him. Did a show last night here in Pittsburgh. But back with some more of your phone calls. Best and worst to the weekend. We're back after this Dan Patrick show.

Speaker 1:
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Speaker 3:
[32:45] This is crazy. I can't believe it.

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Speaker 3:
[33:09] It's so awesome for me.

Speaker 1:
[33:10] On Fox Sports Radio.

Speaker 2:
[33:12] Give me the team that will shake up the draft. Okay? One pick, one team. Todd, I'll start with you. The team that will shake up the draft.

Speaker 4:
[33:23] Jerry Jones, Dallas Cowboys will jump up from 12 to 4 tomorrow night, giving up a lot. What that is, I can't tell you. To the Tennessee Titans to select Jeremiah Love, blocking the NFC East Rival Giants from taking Love with the fifth pick overall.

Speaker 2:
[33:37] Okay. I'm going to give you a bloop on that. Jerry always promises he rarely over delivers where he's all in, but there's been talk that they might be moving up. Dylan.

Speaker 7:
[33:51] All right, Dan. The Pittsburgh Steelers.

Speaker 2:
[33:54] Oh, you're just playing to the crowd and you're...

Speaker 7:
[33:58] Disband the franchise.

Speaker 2:
[34:00] You're pandering. You're a Ravens fan. You don't care about the Steelers.

Speaker 7:
[34:04] No, I don't.

Speaker 2:
[34:05] Okay.

Speaker 7:
[34:06] But I think they're going to shake up the draft.

Speaker 2:
[34:07] Okay. How are they going to shake up the draft?

Speaker 7:
[34:09] They're going to keep their pick at 21 and with uncertainty at the position, draft quarterback Ty Simpson, 21st overall.

Speaker 2:
[34:18] There's groaning. There's groaning in the audience there.

Speaker 7:
[34:22] He's going to make an awesome backup one day.

Speaker 2:
[34:24] They've been down this road before. Yes, Pauli.

Speaker 5:
[34:27] If he went to Pitt, they'd be like, yeah, yeah.

Speaker 2:
[34:30] No, they've been down that road before too. All right. The team that shakes up the draft, Pauli.

Speaker 5:
[34:36] With the 13th pick, the LA Rams will trade well down into the first round and take Ty Simpson out of Alabama.

Speaker 2:
[34:44] Okay.

Speaker 7:
[34:45] All right. Uh-oh. Standoff.

Speaker 2:
[34:47] Yeah. A tie. Marvin.

Speaker 3:
[34:53] The Atlanta Falcons. I think they're going to move up and draft Reuben Bain out of Miami. Okay.

Speaker 2:
[34:59] All right.

Speaker 3:
[34:59] Need a little help on the defensive end.

Speaker 2:
[35:01] Short arms.

Speaker 3:
[35:04] I can understand that.

Speaker 2:
[35:04] So small hands supporting short arms.

Speaker 3:
[35:08] We got to stick together. Sounds like a charity.

Speaker 2:
[35:13] So all right. I could see. I hope so. I hope that we get something. We normally get five to seven trades either leading up to or draft night. Make sure that you get a quote at libertymutual.com or your local independent agent. Make sure you bundle your car and home insurance. By the way, I'm looking at mock drafts. I don't see an SCC player taken in the top 10. When's the last time the SCC didn't have a player in the top 10? Oh, you know what I'll do? I'll give you the year. It was 2006. This player went 11th overall. Paul?

Speaker 5:
[35:56] Oh, man. I know who went first and second.

Speaker 2:
[35:58] Oh.

Speaker 6:
[36:01] No.

Speaker 2:
[36:02] Marvin?

Speaker 4:
[36:07] Todd? I do not have a guess.

Speaker 2:
[36:08] Dylan? Yes, Marvin?

Speaker 3:
[36:14] What was the school?

Speaker 2:
[36:15] No, I'm not giving you school.

Speaker 5:
[36:17] What was the name?

Speaker 2:
[36:19] Jay Cutler. Initials.

Speaker 3:
[36:21] Jay Cutler.

Speaker 2:
[36:21] Jay Cutler, Vandy.

Speaker 5:
[36:24] That barely counts because that's Vandy.

Speaker 2:
[36:26] I know. These days. Well, no, these days. Vandy's a powerhouse. 2006, he went 11. Jay Cutler. All right. Couple of phone calls in here. Carl in Seattle. Good morning, Carl. What's on your mind today?

Speaker 8:
[36:42] Good morning, Dan. First time, very long time. Six, three, two, ten, and then two, ten. I actually just wanted to my best and worst comes a little backwards and a little longer. It's not a team or anything. It's more of you guys. Like so I lost you guys. When you guys first moved to Peacock, I used to sign my tenancy. I'd watch you in the morning and I'd take my kids to school and go to work and I'd get you in the evening. I mean in the last hour, last half hour and everything was great. But then when I lost you in Peacock, I could only get you on radio. For whatever reason, I'm computer illiterate, so I couldn't get you on Peacock. If I did, it would be the day later and it wasn't the same. That's my worst. But then now you come back to the best. I'm a Niner fan, but I live up here in Seahawk territory and I watch these Mariners. When the games came back on, we lost our regular network up here for the Mariners. So now they came back to an NBC network. Guess what? I didn't hear about the Mariners. All of a sudden, I got Dan Patrick and the guys back. I'm in there, babe, babe, babe, the guys are back. Of course, I started watching again. Then I come to find out Seton's leaving and then you're retiring and that broke my heart. I'm like, so that's the worst.

Speaker 2:
[38:00] All right. Well, thank you, Carl. It took a little while to get to where he needed to.

Speaker 5:
[38:07] I had basic cable and then I got the sports package.

Speaker 2:
[38:11] Did you write that for Carl, Todd?

Speaker 4:
[38:14] You would think. I had to do the rambling thing. That's my thing. He stole the rambling thing.

Speaker 2:
[38:17] It's Land the Plane. When Will Ferrell joined us in Dublin and we kept seeing this guy, he came over for the broadcast and I saw him when I arrived. I saw him when I got to my hotel. I saw him when we were leaving Dublin. He would start a story and it would take forever. Forever. Finally, I'm sitting there with Will Ferrell, and the guy starts telling us his story. Will, after about 90 seconds goes, hey, why don't you land the F-ing plane? The guy goes, what? Land the plane. He goes, what do you mean? Finish the story. Will's one of the nicest people, but he kept just droning on and on and on and on. Then I reminded me of you, Todd.

Speaker 4:
[39:11] That is not a compliment.

Speaker 2:
[39:12] No, it's not.

Speaker 4:
[39:13] Just an observation.

Speaker 2:
[39:14] Yes, Marvin, or no, Dylan.

Speaker 7:
[39:16] I'm guessing when he finally did land the plane, it was like upside down in the ocean.

Speaker 2:
[39:19] It was not good. Even Sully couldn't help him with landing that plane. Let's see. Mike in Youngstown. Hi Mike, what's on your mind today?

Speaker 8:
[39:30] Hey, Dan. Thanks for taking my call. I'm trying to be concise, not like Carl. But can I get a happy birthday for my neighbor, Patsy? I know he's listening. He caught me freshman year in basketball, but I wouldn't make his day. I also got the name for Vegas.

Speaker 2:
[39:45] Okay. You want the name? No. No. No.

Speaker 8:
[39:52] No. Let us guess. All right. Dan, Jackie Moon spoke to me in a dream, and he said, welcome to the Vegas Tropic. Let's get tropical.

Speaker 2:
[40:05] All of a sudden, I miss Carl in Seattle.

Speaker 4:
[40:10] It's Patsy's birthday, too.

Speaker 2:
[40:12] Oh, yeah.

Speaker 8:
[40:14] Happy birthday.

Speaker 2:
[40:20] Also, Jade, who works with us.

Speaker 4:
[40:22] Jade.

Speaker 1:
[40:23] Happy birthday.

Speaker 3:
[40:28] Let's go.

Speaker 2:
[40:31] Do we have a poll question today, Dylan?

Speaker 7:
[40:33] We have a couple, Dan. I did put one up.

Speaker 2:
[40:36] Okay.

Speaker 7:
[40:37] And this is from Paul and it's very saucy. If Mike Vrabel could pick one, win the Super Bowl last year versus Seahawks, or this recent snafu never happens. So far, 80% said the recent snafu never happens. I probably would pick the same thing.

Speaker 2:
[40:53] Over a Super Bowl win?

Speaker 7:
[40:55] What?

Speaker 2:
[40:57] Marvin?

Speaker 3:
[40:57] DP, if you got in trouble, would you go to the police or home? I'm going to the police. That's right.

Speaker 7:
[41:04] Lock me up.

Speaker 2:
[41:06] Sports Emmy or Disturbance at Home?

Speaker 7:
[41:12] Disturbance at Home.

Speaker 2:
[41:14] I got to get rid of that. Yes. Frank Caliendo is going to join us. Final hour this Wednesday. Dan and the Danettes.