The Complete NFL Coaching Carousel Roundup | Joe Brady, Mike McCarthy, Stefanski, McDaniel and More!

28 Jan 2026 · 52 min · 33 chapters

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NFL Daily: The Complete NFL Coaching Carousel Roundup

Episode Overview In this episode of NFL Daily, hosts Gregg Rosenthal and Jourdan Rodrigue discuss the latest changes in NFL coaching positions, including significant hires and shifts across various teams. The episode dives deep into the implications of these coaching changes, analyzing the decisions and future expectations for each team's new leadership.

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Key Coaching Changes

Buffalo Bills

  • Joe Brady elevated from Offensive Coordinator (OC) to Head Coach (HC).
  • Contract: 5-year deal.
  • Reactions: Mixed feelings from fans due to a previous playoff loss and press conference fallout.
  • Josh Allen's Influence: Allen was reportedly involved in the interview process, indicating a preference for Brady.
  • Concerns: Questions about Brady’s capabilities given his past at Carolina and the affiliation with the previous coaching staff.

Pittsburgh Steelers

  • Mike McCarthy named HC.
  • Press Conference: Emotional, highlighted his deep connection to Pittsburgh.
  • Vibe: McCarthy appeared surprised and grateful to land the position, raising concerns about his confidence in leading the team.
  • Concerns: Fans worry whether McCarthy, at 62, can still connect with a younger roster effectively.

Atlanta Falcons

  • Kevin Stefanski appointed as HC.
  • Dynamic: Stefanski appeared overshadowed by others during his introductory press conference.
  • Focus on Support: Emphasized the need for running plays to support a young quarterback, indicating a prioritization of a strong running game.

Los Angeles Chargers

  • Mike McDaniel takes on the role of OC.
  • Expectations: McDaniel aims to leverage his creativity to enhance the performance of star quarterback Justin Herbert.
  • Enthusiasm: His quirky personality is expected to mesh well with the Chargers’ culture.

Green Bay Packers

  • Jonathan Gannon hired as Defensive Coordinator.
  • Expectations: Gannon is anticipated to bring an aggressive defensive style to the Packers, shifting away from conservative approaches.

Tennessee Titans

  • Brian Daboll accepted a contingent offer as OC.
  • Analysis: Daboll's hiring indicates a tactical shift in the Titans’ offensive strategy, focusing on improving quarterback play.

General Coaching Landscape

  • Contingent Reporting: Discussions around multiple candidates and their potential placements create confusion regarding decision-making processes within teams.
  • Overall Sentiment: Many teams are looking for stability and fresh perspectives, with younger candidates increasingly favored in hires.

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Themes and Observations

  • Youth in Coaching: The trend of hiring younger coaches is becoming more prevalent, with several teams opting for less experienced but potentially innovative leaders.
  • Importance of Quarterback Relationships: Teams are prioritizing coaches who can build strong connections with their star quarterbacks, emphasizing the significance of these dynamics in their offensive strategies.
  • Fan Expectations: There is a growing impatience among fan bases for immediate results, particularly for teams that have not performed well recently.

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Concluding Thoughts The episode encapsulated the whirlwind of changes within the NFL coaching landscape, emphasizing the delicate balance teams must strike between innovation and tradition. The hosts provided insightful analysis on the potential impacts of these coaching shifts, leaving listeners with an understanding of how these decisions could shape each team's future.

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Joe Brady Named Bills Head Coach

3:04 to 4:04

Discussion on the implications of Joe Brady being appointed as the Bills' head coach.

“We love talking about things that happen in football.”

Response to Joe Brady's Promotion

4:04 to 5:00

Analyzing public sentiment and concerns regarding Joe Brady's promotion from OC to HC.

“You know, it could you could have gotten a Pete Carroll three years.”

Coaching Dynamics with Josh Allen

5:00 to 6:05

Exploration of Josh Allen's influence in the coaching selection process and implications for the team.

“But yeah, this is it's he is the youngest coach in the NFL at this point, to my knowledge, the youngest head coach in the NFL at this point, to my knowledge.”

Evaluating Joe Brady's Past Performance

6:05 to 7:16

Discussion on Joe Brady's past as a coach, including successes and failures in Carolina.

“I don't I don't know what to feel, but I actually feel a lot better if the news from our NFL Network insiders ends up being accurate that Jim Leonard is believed to be a very strong defensive coordinator choice.”

Potential Defensive Coordinator Jim Leonard

7:16 to 8:13

Insights on Jim Leonard's candidacy for the Bills' defensive coordinator position.

“and he just elevates that always makes me a little wary of, like, is he just good at being a politician, which you could accuse Brandon Bean of being too.”

Reflections on Sean McDermott

8:13 to 9:20

Considerations on Sean McDermott's potential role with the team and coaching style.

“So I guess they're not going to go with my suggestion, which was that they take a look at Sean McDermott.”

Understanding the Bill's Timeline for Success

9:20 to 10:34

Discussion about the urgency for the Bills to succeed under the new coaching regime.

“It could have been an interesting flip, but they decided not to do that.”

Transitioning to Mike McCarthy in Pittsburgh

10:34 to 11:48

Analyzing Mike McCarthy's emotional return to Pittsburgh as the new head coach.

“And the age of the quarterback is a factor here as well.”

Fan Reactions to McCarthy's Hiring

11:48 to 14:00

Examining fan responses to Mike McCarthy's hiring and the implications for the Steelers.

“I thought it was a really good point that they kind of went away from where the league was going, that they helped start with all the jumbo packages and the extra offensive linemen this year and running heavy.”

Steelers Coaching Decisions

14:00 to 15:00

Discussing the Steelers' hiring strategy and potential future moves.

“received unpopularly across the fan base.”
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Mike McCarthy's Impact

15:00 to 16:40

Analyzing Mike McCarthy's responses and coaching philosophy.

“I've made that point already here, but he just talked about how he loves the roster.”

Aaron Rodgers and the Steelers

16:40 to 18:30

Examining the implications of Aaron Rodgers' future on the Steelers.

“Yeah, so that's another thing about Mike McCarthy.”

Concerns About McCarthy

18:30 to 20:30

Discussing potential worries surrounding Mike McCarthy's coaching style.

“But as day three picks go, like had some interesting stuff with to him was like a promising guy that they really want to develop.”

Kevin Stefanski's Press Conference

20:30 to 22:20

Reviewing Kevin Stefanski's performance during his press conference.

“Best case scenario, you're looking at a successful retread.”

Stefanski's Role and Challenges

22:20 to 24:00

Exploring the challenges Stefanski faces with the Falcons and his identity.

“And what was different about this one was Kevin Stefanski felt like a supporting character in his own press conference.”

Stefanski's Coaching Staff

24:00 to 26:00

Discussing Stefanski's decisions in hiring his coaching staff.

“Um, but it's like things he's just, things are just happening to him all around him.”

Matt Ryan's Role

26:00 to 27:40

Analyzing Matt Ryan's presence and influence in Stefanski's tenure.

“And his assistant to the head coach as well.”

Final Thoughts on Stefanski

27:40 to 28:00

Wrapping up thoughts on Stefanski's potential and the team's direction.

“You know, he was pretty positive, Stefanski, about Michael Penick.”

Baker Mayfield and Rivalries

28:00 to 29:27

Discussion on Baker Mayfield's impact and quotes from Orlando Ledbetter.

“He would not go into the Baker, the Baker drama of it all.”

Coaching Humor and Comparisons

29:27 to 29:38

A light-hearted take on Kevin Stefanski's resemblance to the Falcons logo.

“Let's actually take a break while listening to, again, just a fun little moment I had watching this.”

Drake May's Shoulder Concerns

32:55 to 35:14

Analysis of Drake May's shoulder injury and implications for the game.

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Brian Dable's Coaching Speculation

35:14 to 36:30

Discussion about Brian Dable's potential coaching positions and reporting issues.

“It's more like, you know, you throw for 30 weeks in a row.”

Jonathan Gannon's Hiring

36:30 to 39:06

Insights into Jonathan Gannon's new role and its implications for the Packers.

“Like, what is with these contingent reports?”

Jets Coaching Changes

39:06 to 41:18

Analysis of the Jets' coaching shake-up and the challenges ahead.

“Well, his defenses in Arizona look nothing like his defenses in Philadelphia, which I actually think is a credit to him because he had such different types of talent.”

Grant Yudinski and Chargers Updates

41:18 to 42:04

Updates on Grant Yudinski's new contract and the Chargers' coaching situation.

“because we see the flurries of moves as the season ends.”

Coaching Changes: Mike McCarthy and Grant Yudinski

42:04 to 42:51

Explore the latest coaching changes and raises affecting the NFL teams.

“Speaking of guys who, you know, were quite popular in this cycle, Grant Yudinski.”

Mike McDaniel and Jim Harbaugh: A Unique Partnership

43:02 to 45:56

Discussing the unexpected dynamics between Mike McDaniel and Jim Harbaugh.

“And everyone is talking about like, what a weird combination, Mike McDaniel and Jim Harbaugh.”

Giants' New Defensive Coordinator and Browns' Search

45:57 to 48:04

Analysis of the Giants' coaching changes and the ongoing search for the Browns' head coach.

“And I think whatever those weaknesses were, maybe being too much of a player, like that worked as a coordinator.”

The Complicated Coaching Landscape: Browns, Raiders, and Cardinals

48:05 to 51:06

Examining the complexities and challenges faced by teams like the Browns and Raiders in hiring coaches.

“Like every 12 hours, a new leader in the clubhouse emerges for the Browns job.”

The Future of Coaching: Mike LaFleur and Arthur Smith

51:07 to 56:01

Discussing upcoming coaching prospects with Mike LaFleur and the implications of Arthur Smith's move to Ohio State.

“You do wonder, you know, watching the Raiders opening and it's just kind of sitting out there and there's different second interviews happening.”

Arthur Smith and Matt Patricia Coaching Dynamics

56:01 to 56:16

Discussion about the surprising coaching roles of Arthur Smith and Matt Patricia.

“But it's really hilarious to me that Arthur Smith is the offensive coordinator and Matt Patricia is the defensive coordinator.”

Looking Ahead to Future Podcasts

56:16 to 56:26

Hosts discuss upcoming episodes and their excitement for future content.

“And we're going to be back in the feed a little later this week.”

Super Bowl Expectations

56:26 to 56:43

Conversation about expectations and uncertainties surrounding the Super Bowl.

“I will be back in the feed next with Ali Connelly.”
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2:22Welcome to NFL Daily, where we love a good meat and potatoes news show. I'm Greg Rosenthal here in the Chris Wesseling Podcast Studio with my friend Jordan Rodry. And I'm fresh off of watching a real meat and potatoes guy, Mike McCarthy, do a tearful press conference as the new coach of the Steelers. And it felt like it was time, Jordan, to start cleaning out all these news stories that have been piling up. It bothers me. That's what we're going to do today. We're kind of in our element, Greg. Yes. Because we love news and we love talking about things happening in football. And we love, you know, assigning commentary to things happening in football.

3:02This is great. Okay, NFL Daily. We love talking about things that happen in football. That's bumper sticker material. I love it. Yeah, you know, the fun games are cool or like big high concept or the preview and the recaps. I love that too. But give me a nice news show that connects. Oh, you love the news. You're a brick by brick kind of guy. That's right. We actually have a fun, very odd show coming up later this week. I believe we're going to drop it on Friday where we come up with some playlists for each team. Colleen Wolf. That's just a little bit of a team. Executive producer Colleen Wolf.

3:37It's a lot of pressure. So I know people are used to hearing Colleen on the Tuesdays. She's going to end up coming up a little later in the week. Let's start not with McCarthy. Let's start with the news that dropped on Tuesday. And it's that Joe Brady is the new Buffalo Bills head coach. A five-year deal. And I have been monitoring that they've been announcing how long these deals are. McCarthy got five years. Joe Brady got five years. I think that matters. You know, it could you could have gotten a Pete Carroll three years. You're on the hot seat almost right away type of deal. This is different.

4:10Joe Brady gets elevated from offensive coordinator to head coach. Bills fans not thrilled. I believe after the last week, obviously a tough playoff loss. And then that press conference felt like a disaster, really, in terms of public relations to put everything on McDermott. It's all his fault. And, you know, it's the coaching staff's fault. But then to elevate a guy that was on the coaching staff in Joe Brady, what do you think about this move? Big picture. Well, I'm having the same feeling that I think probably a lot of people have had before, which is, holy s***, this guy's my age. Like this is, you know, the cycles have gotten younger in a lot of ways, especially over the last couple of years.

4:5936 years old. Yeah. Well, I'm younger than I guess. Thank God. But yeah, this is it's he is the youngest coach in the NFL at this point, to my knowledge, the youngest head coach in the NFL at this point, to my knowledge. But this is interesting because they the reporting around this from the jump was clear that Josh Allen would be extremely involved, even if he was distancing himself from the McDermott firing through similar reporting right so putting your distance between yourself and that pivotal moment in the franchise history right and then now aligning into okay this is very clearly josh allen's guy and has been for some time so josh allen was part of the interviews we haven't gotten into depth about this what's been going on with the bills because so much has been going on i don't love that it it and everyone's like well they he should have a have a say and okay like it is all about getting Josh the most out of Josh Allen.

5:57But I don't like players aren't usually literally in the interviews, like showing up to be part of the interview and then to hire the guy that he is most comfortable with to interview a guy in Philip Rivers that he had a relationship with Philip Rivers with Drew, which inspired the best tweet of the year, which is, you know, Will Brinson saying he didn't see that coming, you know, with with Rivers withdrawing. I don't I don't know what to feel, but I actually feel a lot better if the news from our NFL Network insiders ends up being accurate that Jim Leonard is believed to be a very strong defensive coordinator choice.

6:40He is with Denver among the guys who know, and he's obviously in a great system with Vance Joseph, among the brightest defensive young minds in the league and was kind of viewed as a prize. If that ends up being the defensive coordinator, I feel a little bit better. But Joe Brady, you know, he had that rough time in Carolina. He's been, I think, a good enough offensive coordinator. I don't know what he's like behind the scenes. I always thought he got a little too much credit for having the best skill position talent in the history of college football back at LSU. And Joe Burrow. And there's something about the fact that McDermott gets axed and he just elevates that always makes me a little wary of, like, is he just good at being a politician, which you could accuse Brandon Bean of being too.

7:23It's interesting because going back to what you're talking about with Josh Allen being in the interviews, well, with Terry Pagula also being a part of this interview process, he made the decision to fire McDermott based on the reactions he witnessed from Josh Allen. Now, that's what he's saying. I assume that something like this has, was at least in consideration among some in the organization for a while, but Terry Fugula came out in that disastrous press conference and said he made the decision after witnessing Josh Allen crying. Okay. Well, Josh Allen's in the interviews. So it's a little bit leaning.

7:53Even if you want to pretend it's not your subconscious biases, it's a little bit of vibes based there too. Who is he comfortable with? Who is he most, you know, kind of vibing with in the interview? He knows Joe Brady and has for years. He's in his ear, um, up until, you know 30 seconds before every play 15 seconds before every play so that that's significant and yeah the leonard thing you know he's a he's a darling of i think you know the film bros and i say that positively and and he's a he's got a great reputation jim leonard what a lot of people don't know is is he he's such an intriguing candidate for coaches that you've had head coaches in previous cycles including when he was in like coaching in college wait and try to wait him out before making their own decisions at their defensive coordinator spots in the chance that he might become available.

8:40So this is a very, very intriguing match with somebody who is an inexperienced first time head coach in Joe Brady and inexperienced in the league overall and a candidate who has the eye of a lot of people as somebody who is a future head coach. So I guess they're not going to go with my suggestion, which was that they take a look at Sean McDermott. I thought, you know, the players that they have in-house kind of fit what McDermott likes to do. And if I'm looking at one coach on that staff that adjusted the best in-game and probably overachieved with the talent that he had during games and was pretty creative, I think it's Sean McDermott.

9:19How about that? It could have been an interesting flip, but they decided not to do that. You know who was the youngest head coach in the league before this, and Joe Brady does just edge him out. D 'Amico? He's in the Super Bowl right now. Mike McDonald. Oh, Mike McDonald. That worked out well. And we'll see. It just feels like they didn't necessarily have... Maybe this was the plan all along. A lot of people are just saying that it is not a surprise. If you're cynical, you look at it like, hey, Brandon Bean, if his goal was to amass as much power as possible, this is the exact route to do it. He got a promotion.

9:57Joe Brady got a promotion. He has someone he knows well that's going to be underneath him. It is Brandon Bean's franchise. And the one positive I would say, though, with that is, look, they are on a short timeline. And despite that five-year contract, like this needs to go well in a year or two. If you're a Bills fan, obviously you want it to go really great. But I do think they are going to have, they're not really a coach and a GM on different timelines because you hired Joe Brady. Joe Brady is almost getting treated as a guy who is going to get treated as a guy that's already been there before.

10:31And they have to win. And they have to win fast. I like that point, Greg, because you're right. That is absolutely true. And the age of the quarterback is a factor here as well. And as is the fact that you can't really count on the Chiefs to be down bad the way that they are forever. Right. And so I really feel like this is you're inheriting a similarly condensed timeline. line and you're also doing it where you seed immediate control based on experience and like, um, you know, like chutzpah. Oh yeah. Like you just, you're automatically seeding control to Brandon Bean anyway. And so is the roster going to look any different?

11:08We have yet to see. Well, we'll find out. Uh, as we mentioned, Joe Brady, uh, a young man. Uh, so if he's 36 right now, uh, he was either 21 or 22 when he sent out a tweet that, an enterprising reporter believes was his first tweet ever on on the you know the artist formerly known as Twitter and that tweet was Andy Dalton red heads in the league we made it I guess that was that was when Andy Dalton got drafted it was not doing the west of this shout out to Will Gavin by the way what did I warn the listeners about coming into taking over you guys just keep an eye on this okay you just watch out the thing with Brady and we got to move on like Ollie Connelly has been pointing out all year.

11:53I thought it was a really good point that they kind of went away from where the league was going, that they helped start with all the jumbo packages and the extra offensive linemen this year and running heavy. Like they almost kickstarted that. And then they went away from it and it didn't, it didn't really make a lot of sense this year. I also thought that game plan, I will always remember that, that 24 playoff game, the championship game against the Chiefs, just like there are moments in Joe Brady's time where just like, what's happening here? But let's move to Pittsburgh, where Mike McCarthy was hired.

12:22And honestly, from the sound of it, like it was a very sweet press conference. It was emotional. And yeah, for Mike McCarthy, it felt like almost a culmination to go back to the city that he was born. I understand and embrace the responsibility, the privilege and the weight that comes with the stewardship. This city, this franchise, this fan base means the world to me. Because Pittsburgh is my world, and it's just awesome to be back here. And I love how emotional he was throughout the press conference. He talked about making the call to his parents, but there was an element, if I was a Steelers fan, that wouldn't love the vibe and tell me if I'm wrong, that felt like he was really surprised to be there.

13:16That was my biggest takeaway was he was so grateful. I do not think he thought he was going to get another chance, much less get this chance. And it was kind of like, I can't believe this is my life. I can't believe this is happening, which not what I want out of, out of my head coach. It's, it's sort of his nature. There was a little bit of that when he first got the Cowboys job too. Like, I can't believe I'm coaching the Dallas Cowboys, you know, like that kind of a thing. Um, and that's maybe a sign of being humble too. Like I appreciate it. Here's the thing. Mike McCarthy is one of the more, uh, steadfastly endearing people in, in football.

13:52You can like him, you can hate him as a coach, whatever, but he, he is earnest and he's endearing. And so that is the immediate sort of vibe that they're putting out for a hire that I think to me was received unpopularly across the fan base. And in part, because there were a lot of candidates that the Steelers had previously followed the path of, which is young dynamic, um, someone who's going to build and develop, uh, somebody who's going to potentially be there for longer than a decade. They hope, and somebody who grows with the team, not admitting that this team needs rebuilding in certain areas, uh, you know, or could potentially try to sell off assets quickly to start a rebuild earlier than expected is exactly with this higher sort of broadcast.

14:43Absolutely. And you could almost see how he got the job by how he talked about the team. He just talked about how great the roster was. That, like, we're not trying to rebuild. I think they see, and looking at their roster, I actually think that makes sense. I've made that point already here, but he just talked about how he loves the roster. And he's pointing out, I've only had one top five defense in my life and we won the Superbowl that year, which is like, okay, are you good at hiring defensive coordinators? Like, what does that say about you? He said how we're going to keep the three, four defense.

15:24Already, we're not sure who the coordinator is. Have you heard Patrick Graham? I got a text about that right before we go on. Might be a strong candidate. I would really like that. I think that would be good. That might end up being, but we might as well not talk about it until we know that that's for sure. But a couple things worried me if I was a Steelers fan. Well, first of all, it's the Aaron Rodgers answer. Let's just get to the news of the press conference. The Rodgers answer worried me a little bit. Question, just a football one for you. I'm not asking this from any other perspective, except your own personal preference.

16:02In your best-case scenario, do you want Aaron Rodgers back as your quarterback next year? That's nice the way he asked that, right? That was slick. I mean, definitely. I mean, I don't see why you wouldn't. But I think just like anything, knowing Aaron long enough, going through seasons, I think when players, to see Mel Blunt here, when guys are up at that stage of their career, they need to step away and decompress it. I think that's very important. The game is so emotional, you know, what these men commit to and what they put into it. I think that time away is important. And I have spoken to Aaron, and so that's really where we are there.

16:46Yeah, so that's another thing about Mike McCarthy. And, you know, I've experienced myself, he's incredibly disarming. Like if someone asks him a question that is a pivotal question for the franchise, The beat there, which is made up of a lot of longtime B reporters and TV people who know Mike McCarthy because he's local, right? They're going to love him because he's disarming in that way. And he actually gave a great answer, a real answer. And he gave a great answer, but it's also one where he has seven different outs as he continues to talk through that sentence. And the biggest out of all is what wasn't said, which is that the Pittsburgh Steelers in all likelihood hired him in part because if they do bring in a new young quarterback, he can help develop that player and has a track record for it.

17:34He does. And yet when they started immediately pushing back and by they, I mean media members that sounded like they were getting talking points from the Steelers because the move was so unpopular about how great he has been developing quarterback. and they mentioned Joe Montana in Kansas City. It's like, I think he was pretty developed by then. And like his mentor was Paul Hackett, who again was like mentoring and helping to develop Joe Montana. But that was 1983. And Dak Prescott, like he played his best under him, but he didn't necessarily - But look at the organization. The organization is all about history and the past.

18:11Of course they're gravitating toward it. And Art Rooney said separately that he would like to have Aaron Rodgers back. So it's pretty clear that that wasn't in this press conference, but that was that was before it. It's like, yeah, like they would like that. And they really talked up Will Howard. Specifically, Mike McCarthy talked up Will Howard that they that he thinks Will Howard, who was a day three pick. But as day three picks go, like had some interesting stuff with to him was like a promising guy that they really want to develop. crying over being in Pittsburgh. Yes. Yeah. In a good way.

18:43Yes. In a good way. And so like the obvious take from all this, it was right. They don't want to rebuild. Rooney said it when he made the statement about saying goodbye to Tomlin about like how important it was that they were always in the playoffs. Like that is what they're trying to do. They are not trying to take a step backwards. And they said over and over it, you just would not expect a guy with the resume of Mike McCarthy to become available. It's pretty rare. And and that's true to some extent. But also there's 10 other teams out there. They weren't trying to hire Mike McCarthy. Like that resume was there for them.

19:20And the thing and this is where it might be a little mean. Like that worried me were the times where he said how much harder it is right now to hire a coaching staff than it was even six or seven years ago. OK, because maybe he's not as tied in, but also it's just more competitive. the money people are holding on to their coaches, whatever. He's like, much less 20 years ago. It's way harder to put a staff together. It's been, he said, it's been a bit of a whirlwind. And then also when they asked him about like, what did you kind of go to the lab? You know how last time you got a PFF ultimate account?

19:52They didn't say that. That's me. You know, you got a PFF ultimate account and you were all talking about the trends in the league. And he did a little bit of that talking about, you know, I was watching trends and he was kind of like, yeah, this time I was more just, you know, watching like my kids playing volleyball. and he was like emotional talking about having to almost say goodbye to his family again. I'm sure he is all in, but I think coaching is more of a young man's game. Third time around, 62 years old when he had that answer. And he said that he literally said, man, now looking back at it, that time was too short.

20:24The time I spent with my family, I'm just thinking. I don't know. This is a man who knows how hard it's going to be. And I don't think that's the way to go. Best case scenario, you're looking at a successful retread. I am generally really on the fence with a retread coach. Anyway, I think when it works, it can really, really work. When it doesn't work, it's an absolute dumpster fire. There's a wide range of in between on this one. And I sound so skeptical. And yet the funny thing is, I don't think he's necessarily going to be much of a downgrade from Tomlin. I think the roster is not in bad shape.

20:59There's actually a chance for them to spend smartly. the line plays on both sides. It's really promising. And there's absolutely a route for them to be as good or better next year if they can figure out quarterback. But we've just been saying that for, for a while. So as down as I sound about it, you know, we've got our producer quab in the back. It could still be medium. I think it could be medium or even, even medium rare. Like gets that in my world. That's, that's an upgrade. I'm just saying like, it would taste better. you could be like they could be an 11 like he is very professional. He's on the details.

21:36I kind of buy what he's saying about tracking all the trends like his teams like fundamentals. It's a West Coast. It's just he's not going where the trends are going. Yeah, you went from defensive Mike Tomlin, a.k.a. Mike Tomlin to offensive Mike Tomlin with a slightly better recent track record in terms of the win column. You know, like that's that's really what it is. And it's also like do the do the pieces fit. And so that's that's the tricky part. Like he said, he wants his receivers to be able to play every position when they asked him about it, because that is kind of what he requires. You like CeeDee Lamb.

22:07He was great for CeeDee Lamb. Like DK Metcalf is not that guy. He's in. So they have a long way to go in terms of their personnel. But I do. I do think he's got a change. Let's wrap this first part of the section of the show with with Kevin Stefanski. We have more like updated breaking news, but we did get a first head coach press conference, which over the years is, I'm not going to say it's my beat, but I just enjoy watching them because they're all a little different. And what was different about this one was Kevin Stefanski felt like a supporting character in his own press conference. Let's listen to Matt Ryan talk about kind of what he wants to do and what he sees in terms of helping out his young quarterback or really any quarterback and what he's going to do to help them.

22:55You know, from the quarterback's perspective you look at it in the positions that you get put in I always valued the run game and the ability to run the football and some of the pressure that takes off of you specifically as a young quarterback I think back to my experience as you talk and we hear questions about Penix some of those early days as a young player the ability to hand the ball off to a guy like Michael Turner really solid physical offensive line the way they played up front and then using the play action pass off of that. I think those are all tools to help develop a young player.

23:29I think that's a strength of Kevin's. I think that's a strength of the staff that's coming in. Why do you keep laughing? He kept taking hits of that smart water bottle. And then also I had this thought come through. Yes, Stefanski. I had this thought come through my mind over the last like what, five years. Has there anybody who has been more of a front row passenger to his own life than Kevin Stefanski? Oh, I really, I like, let me be clear. I like the guy. He's a, he's a very, very nice person and he's well-respected. Um, but it's like things he's just, things are just happening to him all around him.

24:06Like I, I still am not quite sure what his identity is or is going to be as a head coach here in Atlanta. Well, I think that gave an indication and the fact that they hired Bill Callahan right away. And they talked about that. That's their offensive line coach who was with him in Cleveland last year. He was with the Titans and his son, Brian Callahan, I guess the last two. But that's that's a zone blocking run scheme. It's a good one. And they really. I am very aware of what his identity is. Let me be clear on that. I was going to get to that, too, because I was texting with someone and he wasn't given kind of similar to McCarthy.

24:40Again, I'm sounding critical. He wasn't given that giving that first like time head coach thing. Like he seemed a little tired. Like it's, he went through a lot in Cleveland and then immediately is just sort of, there's the bell of the ball of this coaching, you know, cycle, not, not the top guy, but essentially I think he had some teams fighting for him and immediately he's thrown into this other situation. I do think there are times where you could benefit from taking that year off or even taking a week off. Like he is two weeks removed from just being an, a whole lot of Shadur Sanders and Jimmy Haslam and winning seven games in two years.

25:22And I think he's going to need to be supported. And I think he will be. It's kind of why I went with Matt Ryan for the sound because Kevin Stavansky, again, nice man. He never says much at press conferences. It's pretty typical. But man, was he short with words in this one? Like he had and they were concise. They answered the question, but not really. But he just he didn't say anything. There was like one bad joke early that no one laughed at. And then it was just kind of like, yeah, that was it. Yeah. He's hiring a lot of his former people, his, his top assistant as well. He just hired over there.

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25:55It's basically Tommy Reese bring you bringing people who's got a play call, by the way, just a little news. Yeah. And his assistant to the head coach as well. He just brought over. And so he's, he is bringing over essentially what he had in Cleveland and just sort of transferring it with an, I think an upgrade, you know, obviously Bill Callahan. And that's that's a great hire on paper. Right. But but I think like this is so interesting to me because when I made the passenger comment, I mean, he's a passenger in this press conference. You know, Matt Ryan is full on broadcast franchise quarterback.

26:27Right. And maybe and listen, I made this point a couple of of weeks ago or days ago. I don't remember. Time has no meaning at this point in the season, but like it it's maybe they needed that. Maybe they needed like a voice, you know, like a direction, a voice. And at the moment, they don't care who it comes from. Well, I think that's a great way to frame it because I think you're right. I think the Falcons are trying to be like a Ravens type of organization where it's top down and it's a system that the coach is going to fit into. And Stefanski talked about and to be fair to Stefanski, I mean, he did talk the most at that press conference.

27:03It was not mostly Matt Ryan, but Matt Ryan said the only few like interesting things and was much more commanding. So that's what I picked out. But yeah, he said, like, I came here mostly because of Matt Ryan more than anything. And he threw Arthur Blanken. But my relationship and the belief in him and our connection and how we talk. And I kind of believe it. Their GM's not even in place. They have two finalists. It's either going to be James Lipford from the Houston Texans with two I's in Lipford. Not familiar with him. And Ian Cunningham, who you've talked about and talk to on your podcast. That will be the choice.

27:39And it sounds like that'll happen soon. Just a couple little like newsy items. You know, he was pretty positive, Stefanski, about Michael Penick. Says he gets through his reads fast. They were definitely, you know, trying to talk up Michael Penick. Didn't really want to say anything about his time with Kirk Cousins. So maybe that's telling in what he didn't say. He, again, I wrote hired. He would not go into the Baker, the Baker drama of it all. I did like D. Orlando Ledbetter said, sorry for sicking Baker on you guys. What do you think about all that? And he was just like, I love rivalries. I have a ton of respect for Baker Mayfield.

28:16That was all he wanted to say. D. Led, what a legend. It was all he wanted to say about that. And he also said the quote, smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. I think I saw that on a wooden sign in someone's kitchen. Because the question was kind of like, hey, what do you say to the Falcons fans that note you won seven games combined over the last two years or something like that? And I was like, oh, suddenly it was kind of a hard question. You know what wasn't a hard moment was the moment that Chris Babona came up with a theory that immediately cracked me up and made me laugh, where he pointed out that Kevin Stefanski kind of resembles the Falcons logo.

28:55We're showing this to you when he is in profile. I kind of buy it. I know it's not like a one-to-one thing, but spiritually, he is kind of the Falcons logo. There's a little similar like angular swoop. Yes. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And the coloring. And look, I love that logo. He said it was an iconic logo in the NFL that he's always looked up to. I was like, I don't know about that with the Falcons. But he's kind of got an iconic profile. He's a handsome man. I was on the rundown. I was wondering what the hell that was. Let's take a break. Let's actually take a break while listening to, again, just a fun little moment I had watching this.

29:35And, you know, Matt Ryan showing that he's with the cool kids. He knows the Atlanta references. He understands the assignment. On the other side, we'll do some more coaching news and a little Super Bowl. Sam Crenshaw, CBS Atlanta, N9290 Game. Welcome to Atlanta, Coach. I feel like we should be saying where the players play. Go right ahead. Just feel free. Where the players play. Look, it's Stefanski.

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33:44No, I wouldn't say that anybody hurt anything. You know what I mean? Again, this is a sport where there's going to be things that come up, but I don't think that there's a, you know, we'll talk about whatever status each player has for the game. Once we're required to, we understand that. But, you know, we were able to function offensively, throw the football, run the football. so that's kind of where everybody's at Ask a couple other times too Is he breathing? He's fine I'm not in the position to say anyone heard anything or nobody heard anything You're asked pretty directly does your starting quarterback have a shoulder injury and you won't answer that I think it could be something and I know the exact play that he came down awkwardly and almost immediately sort of grabbed at it.

34:38And, you know, it was in the play. It was in the game when he got tackled kind of awkwardly from behind, I believe, on a rush or actually was like a short sack where he had run up to the line of scrimmage. And my spidey senses say this is actually a little bit of a thing because they even asked Drake May if he thought he would be limited. And he said it was too early to tell with that. But I'm optimistic. Obviously, he's going to be playing this game. He finished that last game, all this stuff. But it's kind of the last thing they need with a big uphill battle against what I believe to be the best team in football.

35:10Yeah, I agree. And also he said on WEEI that he's like, I wouldn't say it's injured. It's more like, you know, you throw for 30 weeks in a row. And I'm like, OK, so that's sort of subtly admitting that there is there's something that's really that is bothering him, but not trying to assign it to like a specific incident or like an incident that could be like, that's where he was injured. to me there's a lot of like hedging there's a lot of hedging but it's also something you know people are people whisper people talk and so i think it's going to be a topic of conversation over the next couple weeks let's talk about things we actually do know let's go briefly with the brian dable news which i don't want to stick on because it's more of a statement about where reporting is on this cycle brian dable was uh bouncing around as a candidate in different spots It was reported by ESPN and The Athletic.

36:03I don't want to get you in trouble, so I'll just speak on it, that he was going to take the offensive coordinator job in Tennessee, which would be really interesting. Cam Ward, Brian Dable. And then almost immediately afterwards, it said, well, he's still in the mix for the Raiders job, in theory. And then there was another report following up that said, well, he's also possibly in the mix for the Eagles offensive coordinator job. What are we reporting? Like, what is with these contingent reports? I don't need it. Let's wait till he's actually, let's wait till it's actually reported. Let's even just move past it.

36:39I'm not even going to let you talk about this. Because it's just like, I was texting with different people about this. What is the contingent reporting? It was happening with Mike McDaniel in LA, and he did end up in LA. We'll get to that in a second. But if he's still in the mix for other jobs, who cares that one team expects that he's going to take their job, but they don't really know. You know what we do know? Jonathan Gannon is the Packers defensive coordinator. Do you have thoughts about your Arizona Cardinals former head coach? I mean, you grew up a Cardinals fan. You got to wear that more often.

37:13Going to Green Bay and being back in the spotlight for a team competing in their minds for a Super Bowl. I think that Jonathan Gannon is an outstanding defensive coordinator. So I think this is a good hire. What I am interested in is the personality dynamics between Matt LaFleur, who is quite specific. I was like, what word are you searching for? Controlling? I actually don't know what you're searching for. He's very specific about how he wants to do things and what he wants. It also Jonathan Gannon is the same way. So blending those two philosophies together, being as aggressive as they were, which was a refreshing change, I think, for Packers fans to see a defense that was not going to sit back in some of these deeper zone coverages and instead was going to get a little bit more aggressive.

38:04That's something I think Jonathan Gannon can absolutely help with. I think he's it'll be interesting to see. I'm curious about who he brings over if he can from that previous staff. There's a couple of guys on defense over there that are sort of just waiting for their turn, waiting to maybe stay or go, depending on what Arizona does at head coach. His coordinator, Nick Rallis. Nick Rallis specifically would be the top one. But it is interesting to me because this is an example of a high-profile defensive coordinator candidate and the Packers actually going after it and doing it. There was a lot of, I think, well-earned criticism of the Packers this offseason about the level of investment that they allow their coaching staff to make in their assistant coaches.

38:46Justice Moscata did a really, really great look at that and the experience level and how much that's dropped off because you don't have the financial terms as well. I just think that this is a little bit of a sea change type of move for the Packers that they're willing to go out and get somebody who was a former head coach and who has a track record of being a very, very good defensive coordinator. Yeah. And he's been flexible. Well, his defenses in Arizona look nothing like his defenses in Philadelphia, which I actually think is a credit to him because he had such different types of talent. I really liked this two minutes that I saw from a reporter or a radio host I was unfamiliar with before.

39:24His name is Grant Bilsa, where he did like two minutes where like, it's fine. The Halfley hire was fine. Halfley's performance was fine. This will probably be fine. And I kind of agree. I agree with all that. There's not as big of a difference between it all as you think. There's actually a lot of similarities, maybe because LeFleur wants things run a certain way. He even went back to the Joe Barry was actually more fine than you think. It wasn't that big of a difference. I don't know if I would have gone that far, but I get what he's trying to say, and I do. I agree with him. I think it'll be fine.

39:58And it would be a good spot if they do well that Jonathan Ginnick could get back in the mix. The Jets made a surprise move. They are getting rid of Tanner Engstrin, their offensive coordinator. That just came out Tuesday afternoon, right before we were taping. I was going to talk about how quietly after a couple weeks, he wound up getting rid of about seven or eight different assistant coaches, Aaron Glenn and Zach Rosenblatt at The Athletic reported how a lot of these coaches were kind of given the impression that they were going to stay. And Engstrand, I think, was one of those guys. And then they started looking for someone who would come over the top of him and maybe call plays, but he would get to stay.

40:37That someone might be Frank Reich. It sounds like the strong choice to be offensive coordinator. That really worked last time. But now that Engstrom is no longer there, you know, they have to satisfy the Rooney rule for those hires. So they're going to have to like do a full, you know, interview cycle. It doesn't sound great. It either sounds like he was indecisive or ownership's getting involved. but either way, we're like two and a half weeks away from the season ending, right? Are we at three now? I'm losing track of time. And they're just starting over. They're just starting their search. So if you're a Jets fan and you want to feel like better about things could be changing, this does not give you that confidence.

41:16It is so late, to your point, in the process to change what a lot of people don't know because we see the flurries of moves as the season ends. but for teams that are expecting change in advance or for coaches that are expecting to be on the interview cycle, they've already built out like depth charts of their staffs. So not only do you not have that in place, like you've already lost out to all of the people who have already gone and got the guys that they want on their teams. And this is, this is a problem. I think this is a, this is a real problem. And if you're competing with the teams that are left, you know, that are still hiring, because there, there is a lot of hiring to be fair to be to go, But there's been backroom conversations.

41:57You're catching up on that. But also, would I rather join the Bills and Josh Allen and what's going on there? Or Mike McCarthy? You know, like if you're competing in the Steelers, you know, if you're competing with other teams that are late in the process, too, I think the Jets is the toughest sell of any situation because they're on the hottest of seats. Speaking of guys who, you know, were quite popular in this cycle, Grant Yudinski. I just wanted to throw this in there. they announced in Jacksonville is going to get a raise and a new contract. He's going to stay as the offensive coordinator under Liam Cohen.

42:32He was in the mix for the Bills job. The head coaching job clearly did not get it. He was one of the now it seems like countless people who withdrew from the Browns head coaching job before even becoming a finalist. So good job by by them keeping you Dinsky. Let's talk about the Chargers who got their man in the end. It is time for delivering results presented by Uber Eats. When football makes you hungry, order Uber Eats. It is Mike McDaniel's time. And everyone is talking about like, what a weird combination, Mike McDaniel and Jim Harbaugh. And it felt even weirder after he stepped up to the podium.

43:12And according to Mina, Kimes was wearing what she thought was a$12 ,000 Bottega jacket. I mean, that's outrageous. Let's actually listen to McDaniel talking about his interaction with his new boss, Jim Harbaugh. Jim wasn't trying to sell me anything, and I felt that. I think he recognized that, yeah, he was excited about the prospect, if and only if it was a marriage that was consensual and not a hostage situation. You guys' personalities are going to match. I feel like the same guy. He's just taller. He also said later, like, I'm going to go all Dockers from now on. Like, that's going to be my new outfit.

44:00I love it. I mean, he was getting into tricky territory. He wanted a marriage that was consensual, not a hostage situation. I mean, do you know any marriages like that? I don't know. It's going to be fun. It's going to be fun. I'm glad he's out here. Before she divorced. Oh, how dare you? Eyes Wide Shut was an amazing piece of art. I'm just saying, I'll never forget that image of her walking out of the courthouse, Greg. Their strange relationship helped power that insane but cool piece of art. So I support them for that. What a weird combo this is going to be, but I think it's going to be great.

44:36I think it's beautiful. I think it's so beautiful. I like that he said that I think we're the same person because I would tend to agree. I mean, they think about the world differently. I would very much think that, but also, but I think that like Mike is this extremely obsessive football guy who wants to look under every rock and will search far and wide for any type of, of innovation. And that's what makes him, that's a superpower. That's what makes him as gifted as he is. He connects with people. He's authentic. He believes in his players. I think sometimes he was a little too player friendly or willing to acquiesce maybe some discipline on behalf of his players when he was in Miami he won't have a problem with that because Jim Harbaugh will definitely keep setting the tone in that building and I love that it's like a quarterback who is widely considered to be an introvert even though he's built like a superhero it is a sort of a oddball quote yet quintessential tough guy at football guy like the football guy as a head coach.

45:40And then it's also Mike McDaniel, who is a very creative, very talented play caller and scheme designer, who also I think has more to him than a lot of people got to see in Miami. There's a toughness there that we've talked about. I know I don't need to wax poetic again on the show, but that dude got some stuff to him, seriously. And I think whatever those weaknesses were, maybe being too much of a player, like that worked as a coordinator. Yeah. And he spoke, he said all the things that Chargers fans would want to hear about not wanting Herbert to have to do so much, not having him be in such a vulnerable position.

46:13And what Mike McDaniel does best is build a running game, which I'm sure spoke to Jim Harbaugh, and that'll help out Herbert more than anything. So I'm really excited about this subplot of the 2026 season before we even get there. I also like the marriage of McDaniel and the Chargers social team. Yes. Because the Panthers are great. There's some great ones out there, But I think the Chargers right now hold the title as, like, the best social team. And I think it's just going to be a fun little combination. They actually announced that, like, it was officially happening with, like, a little bizarre clip of a social media moment.

46:51Yeah, this isn't going to be a vape question, is it? No vape question. No, how you guys roll. All right. What's up? Mike McDaniel, offensive coordinator for the Chargers. Just a little tease of some game that McDaniel was going to be played. But I love like that was literally the way that they even announced that he was there. Sup, it's Mike McDaniel. This isn't going to be a vape question, is it, bro? That was delivering results presented by Uber Eats. When football makes you hungry, get game day deals on Uber Eats. The official on-demand delivery partner of the NFL. Order now. Quickly, the Giants hired Denard Wilson as their defensive coordinator.

47:30He was the coordinator for the Titans last year, but he was with John Harbaugh in Baltimore when John Harbaugh did choose Zach Orr over Wilson as his coordinator when he needed to replace Mike McDaniels. But obviously a lot of familiarity there. The Giants are also waiting to find out what happens with Todd Munkin because they believe that's going to be their offensive coordinator unless Munkin gets another job. and he is still possibly in the mix for the Browns job. Let's wrap up just hitting the three teams that are still available. Like every 12 hours, a new leader in the clubhouse emerges for the Browns job.

48:09There's different guys who have withdrawn from the idea of being it. Right now, it seems to be down to your guy. And by your guy, just a guy with the Rams, Nate Fieldhouse, the young assistant of Sean McVay. does he have passing game coordinator titles okay but not the offensive coordinator that's michael fleur who is on our show todd munkin who mary k cabot says is still in the mix and then jim schwartz their former defensive coordinator uh who at various points people are saying like well haslam is making them keep schwartz or that schwartz could actually just get that job that that's just like sitting out there and it's it sounds like it's gonna wrap up pretty soon like I'm going to be annoyed that it's going to happen right after we're done.

48:56They've gotten through their second interviews and also apparently what's been reported as like personality tests and written assignments and whatever. Because they're definitely doing this process smarter than everybody else is the most highly political team front office in the in the game. No, I really think that this is a complicated thread that they're trying to needle that they're trying to thread because you can't lose Jim Schwartz. You can't. He's got you playing the best defense of year over year of almost any team in the NFL, despite the fact that the offense is consistently letting them down.

49:31And so you can't lose him. But how can you be sure that whoever you bring in isn't going to want to bring in their own guy versus somebody who is already aligned with leadership in the team? Right. You can't. It's an incongruous power structure. It's part of the problem of having a power structure that exists like this in the first place. It's a bad process. cleaning house. It's kind of, they have a, they have a written exam, Greg. I mean, I, I'm not going to make fun of them as much for that, which maybe the coaches didn't, didn't love doing. And who knows? Maybe that's why they withdrew. It's probably more about the situation with the roster and the history of the team under Jimmy Haslam and everything.

50:10But it's bad process. Just like the Steelers are bad process to say like, we need a three, four defense. Like it became clear in the McCarthy press conference to me that like they told him like, we believe in a few different things and here's what we believe. And that's it's if you want to be on the cutting edge, that's not the way to do it. That's probably what happened with Shula. Hey, we want a three, four defense. Oh, I like to play a lot of five men. Right. Bye. Like, right. It's like it just didn't it didn't fit. And so we'll see, because if you're Jim Schwartz, why would you want to stick around with the Browns when if you don't get the head job, they just passed on you.

50:48You might be a little annoyed you're not getting considered for other head jobs. That's not going to happen. But at the very least, you could go to a spot where you get paid great. I'm sure you get paid great in Cleveland. They do pay. But also, you know, you could get a little more pop on a winning team. It must be fun to be more in contention. So we'll see. It's a little messy. I don't think Cardinals or Raiders fans are feeling great either right now. You do wonder, you know, watching the Raiders opening and it's just kind of sitting out there and there's different second interviews happening.

51:21Davis Webb, who is the QB coach in Denver, is getting a second interview with the Raiders. Did Anthony Weaver get a second interview there? I know he did with Arizona. No, not with the Raiders. Clint Kubiak is a name that a lot of people are kind of connecting. And there was Tom Brady announcing the game with you. You know, you were there in Seattle on Sunday and watching maybe Clint's best night as a pro. Yeah. You know, he got maybe so tired of pining for Ben Johnson, who he could never quite have while announcing his games that he's maybe he's thinking, I'm not going to let this happen to me again.

51:55I don't know. It sounds like if it's not this job for Clint Kubiak, like he's perfectly happy to stay where he's at, empowered as possible in Seattle. He might be up for a contract soon as well, especially if a guy goes on the cycle this quickly, usually that means new money is coming his way. And I like the fit and this is a Super Bowl team, so we'll kind of see how it goes. And Mike LaFleur in Arizona, here's the thing. Cardinals fans, however they may think about this and where the Cardinals really stood or maybe didn't stand in terms of competitiveness in the cycle overall, Mike LaFleur is kind of going to be an unknown a little bit in terms of how he'll be.

52:34You're talking about him like you think he's going to get the job. I think he's a favorite to get the job. Kind of an unknown in terms of how he's going to be a head coach, but I will say this. I think he's a much better play caller, especially the second time around when he gets a chance. He's gotten a couple shots to do it in LA for Sean. Certainly better than he was reputationally, at least for the Jets. And he's also maybe the one person who you could tap in to be insane enough to take on Sean McVay and Kyle Shanahan And Mike McDonald, his two former bosses, like it's a bad. Honestly, you take away everything else about that Cardinals job.

53:15It's a bad job for that reason. And so he's the one who knows those guys on a molecular level in terms of working so closely with them for so many years and knows how they tick. He would be the one crazy enough to take that job. That's all I'm saying. It's a great point. And I just mean it's too much. We need a little diversity in that division. Mike McDonald come in there to break it all up, and then you add another LeFleur who's like Sean McVay. His brother is the best. I know. We don't need another LeFleur. We don't need another McVay. You would like it. It'd be good for Rod Rieke Corp. Just like another part of the tree.

53:55I'm the NFC West girl here. And you know what? If it keeps fueling the brand, fine. uh michael fleur uh trying to get the nfl daily bump that unfortunately john spitek did not you know but this next year he will i'm sure he's not listening um sounds like by the way sean mcdermott would have had a chance at that job based on some of the reporting and that he is likely to take a year off almost certainly to take a year off from coaching which i think that's good for someone like him i think is really smart might have helped out the fans key and especially for him, like, don't go to a suicide mission type of job just to get the paycheck because you've already gotten that paycheck.

54:33I'm less judgmental about a guy like Michael Fleur. It's like, will he get another head coaching offer in his life? Like he could, but it's very possible he couldn't. And that's life changing money. And I think that needs to not be forgotten in all this that like, yeah, they're doing okay as coordinators. None of this is guaranteed. And you're just offered a five-year contract for millions of dollars a year that represents a, you know, whatever it is, 400, 500 % raise. Like, yeah, most people are going to take that. Like you have to be a Ben Johnson type of confident guy that, you know, you're going to always be that guy.

55:09And I don't blame them for taking it. Temperamentally, I think he is equipped to walk into a situation like that. I don't know how he would be as a coach, but temperamentally, and in terms of how he sees the sport and the big picture of it and, and how he sees off. Like, I think he is equipped to it because the stakes around him are very high. And that's just an almost impossible climb to get out of in that franchise right now. Speaking of high stakes, how about Arthur Smith going to be the Ohio state offensive coordinator? We did our top 50 prospects. When, when I say we, I mean, Daniel Jeremiah did it.

55:44I know nothing about these men, but we talked about it on forties and free agents. We're hitting you with two shows in the feed on Tuesday. So check that one out, too. And I noted how, you know, there's four Ohio State guys in the top 10 prospects, and they didn't find a way to get a win. So you got, you know, to win the title, you got to win. But it's really hilarious to me that Arthur Smith is the offensive coordinator and Matt Patricia is the defensive coordinator. And just at Ohio State, if you had told me that like five or 10 years ago, that would have been very surprised by that. And so good luck to him.

56:14No more Arthur Smith in the NFL. Let's get out of here. We did it. We got in and we got out. And we're going to be back in the feed a little later this week. Me, you, Colleen, and Patrick. I'm looking forward to that. It's going to be fun. I will be back in the feed next with Ali Connelly. That show will be on Thursday. Looking forward to that. I don't know what's next. I'm losing track of all time, space, continue. We're going to go to the Super Bowl, right? Me there. That game will happen. Josh Dobbs isn't going to play in that game, is he? Please.

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