In short
Debo and Joe react to multiple NFL games, focusing on the Browns’ loss after Dillon Gabriel’s Browns debut, plus discussion of the Patriots upsetting the Bills, the Ravens getting blown out, and side debates about other teams in the AFC/NFC North.
Guests
No guest(s) appear in this episode. The hosts are James “Debo” Harrison and “lying ass Joe” Hayden.
Guest/host backgrounds
Debo and Joe are sports commentators/football fans discussing team performance, play-calling, and roster decisions (e.g., Browns QB situation after trading for Deshaun Watson). No formal credentials beyond their roles as hosts are given.
Key claims
- Gabriel played “solid” (no turnovers, 2 TDs) but Browns offense couldn’t sustain drives; in the 4th quarter they had four possessions and only one first down.
- Browns defense “let them down” late, including a breakdown that allowed Addison an outside release and a touchdown.
- Organizational roster/leadership turnover (Watson trade, draft picks, missing offensive weapons) is blamed for recurring close-game failures.
- Ravens’ blowout is attributed to missing tackles and poor one-on-one execution; Lamar’s absence is framed as both an “answer and problem.”
- Patriots beat the Bills mainly via Bills self-inflicted errors: turnovers, penalties, and New England takeaways.
Notable examples
- Browns: Gabriel 19/33, 190 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT; Browns had fumbles recovered and a 10-7 halftime lead.
- Patriots/Bills: Bills had multiple fumbles early; Patriots had four takeaways; Drake/May and Diggs are discussed in the comeback/finish.
- Ravens/Texans: Stroud 23/27 for 244, four TD; Ravens allowed 44 points (record for John Harbaugh home games).
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Chapters
Tap a time to open that second in VOWelcome Back and Recap
0:35 to 1:40
The hosts welcome listeners back and tease the episode's content.
“And this is our new podcast, Wellness Actually.”
Dylan Gabriel's Performance
1:40 to 4:30
Debate over Dylan Gabriel's performance in his first start.
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Game Analysis: First Half
4:30 to 7:30
Detailed discussion on the first half of the game and key plays.
“That's the first time us going into a half with the lead.”
Game Analysis: Second Half
7:30 to 11:40
Continued analysis of the game with a focus on the second half and key moments.
“We got to be able to keep drives alive, Keep the defense off the field.”
Offense vs. Defense
11:40 to 14:00
Discussion on the struggles of the offense and defense in the game.
“I'm not, Dylan Gabriel did not play bad enough that, like, no, he's going to be able to play a couple more weeks.”
Frustration with Game Performance
14:00 to 15:02
The hosts express frustration over a player's performance during a game.
“And then the next one he had on the over route when he couldn't get out of bounds to try to kick the field goal.”
Organizational Issues in Football
15:02 to 16:58
Discussion on the organizational structure of the Browns and its impact on the team.
“When I went over to Pittsburgh, I don't care.”
The Case for Keeping Baker Mayfield
16:58 to 17:58
The hosts debate the decision to let Baker Mayfield go and its consequences.
“We would have kept Baker Mayfield signing for$100 million.”
Ravens' Struggles and Defensive Issues
17:58 to 20:57
Analysis of the Ravens' poor performance and defensive shortcomings.
“The Steelers wouldn't have traded for Deshaun and gave him 230 all guaranteed.”
Impact of Lamar Jackson's Absence
20:57 to 23:19
Discussion on how the absence of Lamar Jackson affects the Ravens' offense.
“I think when you have a player at his ability level, like you said, It just, it can disguise a lot of other things.”
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Reflections on C.J. Stroud's Performance
23:19 to 28:01
The hosts reflect on C.J. Stroud's impressive game despite team struggles.
“The declaration, which is full of these beautifully rendered sentences and paragraphs about Enlightenment ideals does also have this darker history to it.”
Reflections on Gameplay Strategies
28:01 to 29:02
The hosts discuss recent gameplay strategies and decisions affecting teams, particularly focusing on the Eagles' offensive choices.
“They said he go as far back as watching like peewee type stuff games.”
Evaluating Saquon Barkley's Usage
29:02 to 30:08
The conversation centers around Saquon Barkley's limited carries in a game and what that means for the Giants' offense.
“Yeah, tell me what you think about it, D.”
Issues with Jalen Hurts' Passing Game
30:08 to 31:05
The hosts share concerns about Jalen Hurts' passing accuracy and its impact on the receiving corps.
“Dude, I think he only had at one point in time, dude, I think it was in the third quarter, dude only had maybe six carries or something like that.”
Accountability in Football
31:05 to 32:28
Discussion on the importance of accountability among players, particularly focusing on Jalen Hurts and receivers.
“I mean, sometimes I've been looking at some of those plays where A.J.”
Analyzing Offensive Coordinator Decisions
32:28 to 33:38
The hosts analyze the role of the offensive coordinator in the Giants' performance and the need for change.
“So you're telling me that those six carries, 30 yards, you're telling me five yards of pop ain't good enough?”
Dissecting Recent NFL Games
33:38 to 36:55
The hosts break down recent NFL games, including the performance of the Lions, Bengals, and Steelers.
“Dude, I could carry six right now at 47.”
Joe Burrow and Bengals' Struggles
36:55 to 37:59
Discussion about Joe Burrow's struggles and the Bengals' need for improvement, especially on the offensive line.
“I don't want to go in there and see the Steelers score 50, you know?”
Patriots' Upset over Bills
37:59 to 41:54
The hosts analyze the Patriots' surprising victory over the Bills, highlighting defense and turnovers.
“So I just don't want anybody else in the North improving too much on any side of the ball, you know, because I'm selfish.”
Analyzing Turnovers and Defensive Performance
42:01 to 45:26
The hosts discuss the impact of turnovers on recent games and performances of quarterbacks.
“26-game streak without losing the turnover battle broken when they turned the ball over, was it four times?”
Player Maturity and Team Dynamics
45:27 to 48:22
A conversation about player maturity, team dynamics, and the importance of self-awareness.
“So, you know, it could be it could be one of those situations.”
Dak Prescott's Focus on Playoffs vs. Regular Season
48:23 to 54:56
The hosts debate Dak Prescott's comments and his focus on playoff success over regular season accolades.
“In no position other than what his player could catch it.”
Jerry Jones and Accountability in the NFL
54:57 to 56:01
Discussion about Jerry Jones's actions and the accountability of NFL owners in the league.
“Hey, man, Jerry out here flipping off fans?”
Discussing Roger Goodell's Role in the NFL
56:01 to 1:01:00
The hosts debate the influence of NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and the owners' power dynamics.
“Roger Goodell's the puppet for the owners.”
Analyzing Running Back Mistakes
1:01:01 to 1:02:09
A discussion on running back errors during games and the importance of ball security.
“Listen, what you need to do is next time, don't drop that ball.”
Coach-Player Relationship Dynamics
1:02:10 to 1:04:34
Exploring the complex relationships between coaches and players, particularly in regard to discipline and motivation.
“Listen, don't let the ball go until you through the back of the end zone.”
Reactions to Coaching Behavior
1:04:35 to 1:10:00
The hosts react to a specific incident of a coach hitting a player and its implications.
“like all on his, like, zero personal space.”
Coaching and Personal Growth
1:10:00 to 1:14:52
Discover how personal experiences shape reactions and patience as a coach.
“People get mad, and the first thing you want to do is you want to get your hands moving.”
Transcript
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1:40Welcome back to Debo and Joe. Please make sure you guys like and subscribe. I'm your host, James Debo Harrison, and I'm here with my co-host, lying ass Joe Hayden. Joe. What up, Debo? You done lied to me, Joe. You done lied to me. Listen, you told the people. You know, matter of fact, show them what he told the people. Can you show them what he told the people?
2:08James Harrison:What'd I tell him? What'd I tell him? I want him to play back what he told the people. Can y 'all play back what Joe told the people? Can you please do that? Come on. I don't want to see it. Mm-hmm.
2:27James Harrison:how you ain't got it ready listen yo you i know what i said i know what i said i said we was gonna win the game that's what i said yeah so joe how how was it over there in london that was miserable i'm hey what happened because you know it was early in the morning it's the Browns you know and I don't really pay much attention because we're sitting somewhere up here in the north but go ahead I mean tell me I mean you can give me you know tell me what happened I mean because I heard what I heard you know so no no let me just give you a little rundown on what went down all right first half is the tale of two halves Dylan Gabriel's first start not he he was good.
3:19James Harrison:He was solid. He threw a couple errant throws. He did not turn over the ball. Hey, Joe. Hey, Joe. I mean, I thought the defense ball, like, I believe Cleveland had a fumble recovery in the first quarter, right? We had two. Two. And two. We won a tournament. I think he had a running back that stroked out for like 32 as soon as they got it back and they ended up scoring a touchdown. Does that sound right? That sounds exactly right, Debo. Okay. And then also we had some, my man Junkins, our running back. balled out he ran for 110 yards yeah yeah joe joe joe joe but then after y 'all did that i heard minnesota wince kind of just went down the thing and just you know he scored a touchdown it was and they just tied it up after y 'all did that does that that sound about right that's what that's what i'm that's what the world is saying right now i'm hearing a lot of this um oh y 'all scored another touchdown right after oh nope looks like a holding penalty yep it looks like That got called back.
4:18James Harrison:Called back. We had two holding penalties on that play. Oh. So we ended up getting no points there. Okay. So we got to be a little more disciplined. But let's get to this. Long story short, Debo. Fuck off. Long story short. We get to halftime. 10-7. We're up. You're up? We're up. Our first time going into halftime. Oh, yes. That brought the defense. Go hold that. I know that for sure. That's the first time us going into a half with the lead. We haven't been up in the damn halftime for any game this season. So we're good. Oh, so something happened after halftime. I think Wentz might have came alive again.
4:55Did he? Did he come alive again?
4:58James Harrison:Justin Jefferson and Wentz started hooping on us in the second half. They were balling. Jetta was catching passes all over the place, was finding holes in our defense. He was actually sometimes, though, man to man. He was making great plays on Greg Newsome, on Denzel Ward. It was man to man coverage where he was making the good catches. So, people, stop rolling your damn eyes. I got something in my eye. My bad, brother. This is my part, too. So, let's go. No, the fourth quarter, we had four possessions, brother, in the fourth quarter. Four possessions. One first down. How do you keep putting the defense back in the position, back in the position, back in the position?
5:39But they tell me that Cleveland went out there, though, and ran the ball down their throat lightweight and went up. Yes. Again, 17-14, though. Yes. No? Yes. And then they also got another fumble. That's the other fumble, right? Yes, Debo. So you got the ball again. What'd you do with it? What'd you do with it?
5:57James Harrison:Nothing. Nothing? Oh. Nothing. And I heard Minnesota was trying to help y 'all out, too, by, like, missing a field goal after that. Yes. That's all right. Okay. Yes. I didn't watch it. I'm just hearing things. like it's coming to me they're giving it to me they bring i don't know what it is you know how sometimes you hear anyway go ahead all of this is correct debo okay so you know matter of fact no you since you since you're getting all this hearing so what else did you hear what else did you hear go down i didn't i didn't i didn't i didn't hear much of anything else i heard like the fourth quarter like maybe y 'all should have did something different there but again i mean Wentz came alive?
6:40You're telling me he drove down there again? They're telling me he drove down there again and got another touchdown. That was...
6:50James Harrison:The defense didn't hold. They vaulted number one. Browns defense didn't hold? What? This is what I'm trying to say. This is what I'm trying to say. The Browns defense, we needed to hold there. There's no reason why we give up 80 yards. We need to stop them. at least give a field goal so we can go to overtime. My man Denzel, we had to cover two, soft two. He let the receiver, Addison, get an outside release on him, and he hit a hole shot for the touchdown. We cannot have that. We have to keep everybody in front of us. We have to make that play. But my thing is this. Obviously, defense, we had to do better.
7:25James Harrison:We cannot let them drive down and score the touchdown. But we had four possessions in the fourth quarter when we only had one first down. We got to be able to keep drives alive, Keep the defense off the field. They keep on balling. They were out there doing what they had to do, but they didn't make the plays at the end of the game for us to win. So the defense did let us down at that part, but the offense needs to stay on the field a little longer. And in the fourth quarter, you only had one first down. How are you going to win the game with one first down in the fourth quarter?
8:00The vaunted Browns defense? I understand that. I'm just saying, just hold up one time. But listen, it can't be that bad. You have a rookie quarterback starting. I hear he did pretty well. He did what was necessary. And here the guy didn't have any turnovers. He actually had a couple touchdowns. Like what? Joe, tell me.
8:27James Harrison:Tell me, what happened? What are you? All of his passes. Look, I'm not – his stat line is great. He's a rookie now. He's a rookie. He threw the ball. He was doing the same thing a man that y 'all had there as the starter was doing without turning the ball over. So, I mean, you can't knock. That might be the offensive coordinator. Maybe – I don't know. Maybe y 'all – go ahead. Go ahead. I'm just talking. I'm not letting you talk. Go ahead, Joe. Sorry. You're on mute, buddy. You just like to mime a lot You don't want the people hearing what you're saying You don't want the people hearing what you're saying Because you're muted I understand Alright, alright, alright This is what I'm telling you Dale and Gabriel, he completed 19 of 33 passes But 15 of them were to running backs or tight ends Not knocking them There was a lot of dink and dunks Anything that he threw past 10 yards Was a lot of air mail Was a lot of stuff just going Just errant passes So I'm not going to say my man did bad.
9:30James Harrison:He threw two touchdowns. He did not turn over the ball. I mean, he did the same thing, maybe a little better than what, you know, they did against Green Bay. It's just that, you know, the defense was there. We want our defense to not give up any points. We haven't scored over 17 points this entire season. So we got to still be able to get some offense going. Defense, that, you putting it on them every single time, It's not like they got to make plays. They were actually running the ball on Minnesota's front line, dude. Like, what are we talking about, bro? Brown's defense got a hold. Gabriel did pretty well in his first start, I would say.
10:15James Harrison:Brother, he did solid. He did good enough to win, don't you think? He did play good enough to win. He did. He did. He did. He did. But at the same time, two things could be right. He played good enough to win, but he damn sure could have did better. We could have converted a couple of those third downs to keep the ball out of their hands. And I think it could be some play calling. It could be, it definitely could be some play calling. And at the same time, too, let me just go to what I think the real thing is. What do you think? We don't really have, I think ever since, this is going to go back to our organization.
10:50we ever since we traded for deshaun watson the draft picks that we gave enough the six draft
10:58James Harrison:picks the 230 million dollars that's not on the field like when you're like oh why don't we have another extra wide receiver because we gave up six draft picks and that's why it's not there so we're still trying that the defense is fighting but at the same time we don't have 230 million and six picks on the team and that's going to set you back so when we look at like the defense is balling and fighting, we need to have better players on the offensive side of the ball. We don't have a receiver right now. Jerry Judy is doing pretty good, but I don't think that's going to shake. So I think it's more of an organizational thing.
11:31James Harrison:I think Dylan Gabriel did do good. He's not. It wasn't his fault that we lost. He played well enough to win. The defense, if we want to be elite and you want to be the defense that we think we are, we got to make those stops. We got to make those plays. But having them always being dependent on the defense is like, that's just tough and i know it was tough but this is if you're gonna be on the browns i know that's where they're sitting there they know that that's what's gonna take for us to win they gotta they can't give up nothing i mean y 'all stuck to what what the browns do it's okay man you gotta think about it dude with that one with that loss right there browns quarterbacks are 0 and 17 and they first started since like 97 i mean it's okay like the longest streak since then was like 1950 you know something like that um where they had the i don't know you know that's just i think it's the listen do you like the new quarterback that they got do you like him better than joe and do you think you may be able to get better from that dude at the three position i don't want to start no trouble i don't you know No trouble yet.
12:44James Harrison:This is what I'm going to say. I'm not, Dylan Gabriel did not play bad enough that, like, no, he's going to be able to play a couple more weeks. We're going to give him some, we're going to give him his time. They drafted him third round for a reason. So that's going to be their third, he's the second string quarterback, now he's in the game. So he didn't play himself out of the starting position and any means necessary. He didn't turn the ball over, he threw two touchdowns. But you said, you kept saying he ain't doing enough, you double talking me, Joe. No, no, no, no, no, no. You said he could have did more.
13:11James Harrison:You could have did more, but he didn't.
13:17James Harrison:He didn't play himself out of the starting position, but he could have did fucking better. Two things could be said at the same time. You know what I'm saying? 19 for 33, 190 yards, two touchdowns, zero picks. Not to run away with, you know what I'm saying? Solid. I'm not mad at him, but I'm not like this, oh, hell yeah, that's what I'm talking about. No. You know what I'm saying? He can do better. Go back into the tape room. Some of those damn passes over 10 yards that you threw, all them damn incompletions, hit one of them. Hit one of them seven routes. Hit one of them phase. There was no phase.
13:50James Harrison:There was no post. Only time was when we had that last, when we had 22 damn seconds, he threw a deep dig, fucking 20-yard bump, right in the money. Where the fuck was that earlier in the game? And then the next one he had on the over route when he couldn't get out of bounds to try to kick the field goal. That was the next farthest pass he damn threw. I'm like, where was this the whole damn game? You got 25 seconds and you finally threw two passes over 10 yards. Completions look good. Where the fuck was that? That's what I'm talking about. So he didn't play us out of a job. He did solid. But I'm like, please don't do passes and we could be, you know what I'm saying, making something shake.
14:24I understand, Joe. But for someone that is, have two teams, you seem pretty upset. I haven't heard you be this upset about a loss, you know, the Steelers loss, when I didn't hear this kind of out of you. You know what I'm saying? You know why, Debo?
14:44James Harrison:You know why? Do you know? Did you mute yourself again? Did you mute yourself again? Why do I keep moving myself? Because I'm getting so upset. Don't touch the mic, baby. Don't touch the mic. Okay. All right. Go, Debo. Listen. It's organizational. which is what pisses me off. When I went over to Pittsburgh, I don't care. I just like the way that they ran their business. I just like the way that they did it. I felt like everybody was in the joint. You knew what it was. You have Coach Tomlin was the coach. You've had three different coaches in the last 50 years. The Browns, it's just so much turnaround.
15:24James Harrison:It's just so much turnover. And the players, they can't get. You don't know when you keep having a new leader every single year, a new voice, a new this, a new that. there's no real leadership. And for me, I feel bad for the fans because I'm out here in London with 290 fans staying at this same hotel. We're having a good old time and they just always they're so supportive of the team when they're shit. And that's why I feel bad for them. You know what I'm saying? With the Steelers, I already know. They're going to figure it out. Y 'all don't go under 800. Y 'all going to figure some shit out. Something's going to happen.
16:00James Harrison:So if you lose a game, we can talk about it and i don't really get as mad because coach t is there they're going to figure some shit out the defense is solid we got the players we got people in organizationally they're structured they're strong they're going to be good you know what it's going to be this right here smile off my face why the fuck do we keep finding a way to lose that's the part that pisses me off it's like we were up and then everybody and then we just sitting there looking like this how how are we gonna fuck this one up how are we gonna mess this one up that's what i get up yeah like hey i know we up but you know y 'all know we know we up but how we gonna get down how we gonna get down god that's not that's not good it's not a good film out my ear oh man so that's why i get so passionate man because i feel for the fan base i feel that they they deserve better than what's going on sometimes out on the field, and I don't think that it's the – we could have so many – all right, fuck.
17:02James Harrison:We would have kept Baker Mayfield signing for$100 million. Baker Mayfield doing some things, baby. Man, Baker Mayfield's balling. Speaking of it, Baker Mayfield just threw for 379 yards. Do you know what I'm saying? That's the type of offense I like to see. That's a good – he threw – my man Dillon threw for 190, and Baker threw for 374. So, like... You got a big disparity in experience there, too, now. Listen, I'm... Hey, this is what I'm trying to tell you, too. This is what I'm trying to tell you, too. Why didn't we just keep Baker for the 100? We had another 100. We gave Deshaun 230. We had another 130 million with six fucking draft picks that we could have used, and they would have been on the team right now.
17:43James Harrison:Baker Mayfield beat Pittsburgh, beat us in the playoffs. Did that not happen? and then we got rid of him and then we got Deshaun for 230 that we haven't seen, we haven't been able to see him play. And then we got... You didn't before to see all the injuries, you know what I'm saying? So, I mean, you can't... Man, listen, I understand... You got a crystal ball. Man, I hear you, brother. Listen, man, it's okay. Listen, the Ravens... I don't think... The Steelers wouldn't have traded for Deshaun and gave him 230 all guaranteed. This is true. This is true. And that's what I'm saying. There's nothing...
18:17James Harrison:You can't... You can control what you can control. All you're going to do is be in the locker room, have your teammates in there, and you walk in and you're going to do what you can do. But you don't control who's your teammates and who brings them in and who's signed and who stays. That's out of your control. All you control is who the fuck is in there with you and what y 'all going to do. So I just think that they got to do a better job with that topic. Let's bring in some good guys and we'll be solid. Yeah, it's okay, man. Listen, the Ravens got the shit stumped out them too, man. I mean, you go, I mean, it was close in the first quarter, I think it was, you know.
18:50It was 3-7. Yeah. And from there, you know, Houston just took the game over. Stroud ended up, what, 23-27 for 244, four tugs. They rushed for 167. Dude, the first half, they went 5-6 on third downs, dude. The Ravens defense, dude. can't put out a match with a fire hose, dude. They missing tackles still, dude. They can't bust a grape in a fruit fight. Like, it's looking bad. It was so bad, the announcer for CBS, Ian Eagle, dude, he sounded like he had pity on them. I had no pity for them, man. It ain't no fun when the rabbit got the gun, man. And the rabbit got the gun right now on the Ravens, man.
19:40The rabbit got the gun right now on the Ravens. He's not considering any, you know, any changes to any of the staff, you know, none of that. Why you do you think something should be done? He should change something like what's going on? What do you think? Where's the Ravens answers?
20:04James Harrison:Man, it looked bad, Debo. It looked like they didn't have any answer. They weren't trying to make any tackles. They weren't miscommunications. Like, C.J. Strout, it looked like he was throwing routes on air. Everything, just completions. Boom, boom, walking it down the field on him. Nick Chubb was toting it like vintage Nick Chubb. Like, I just don't, when the dude, like you said, he felt bad for him. I mean, it just doesn't look like the Ravens. Like, these dudes, like, this is not the defense that I'm used to seeing. Because he was walking through there. Like, every time, like, when C.J. Strout, the drive after drive after drive, it was touchdown after touchdown after touchdown.
20:41James Harrison:and they quarterback for the ravens too like i mean he that he looks out there lost he he looks like he doesn't know left from right so that's not helping out the situation either so you got an offense that don't look like they know what's going on because lamar's not in there and then their running game wasn't getting too active so here's my thinking on this all right Lamar is the answer and the problem for them because he is such a great player now when you have a player like that that is that great and you build the whole office around his talent the player that backs him up has to have some sort of skill level or skills to operate in the same manner in which he does.
21:34And when you don't have that and your whole offense is built around a dynamic player like Lamar Jackson being able to do the things he does and your backup can do none, this is what you run into offensively with not being able to get anything on the board.
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21:54James Harrison:Oh, exactly. I think when you have a player at his ability level, like you said, It just, it can disguise a lot of other things. And then when you have that quarterback that's coming in and he's a stand-up, complete opposite pocket passer than Lamar Jackson, what is he? He can't do that. He can't be able to extend any plays. He can't be able to make anything happen. So he's got to be in that thing, either handing the ball off to Derrick Henry or standing back, making a five-step drop and throwing it on time. And that's not the Ravens offense. So I completely understand what you're saying. They're going to have to either try to cater something to him, but I'm not switching up my office for Buddy because you just got to go get a mobile backup.
22:34Right. You have to get someone that is Lamar-like and can do the things that's necessary to do that because he's a quarterback that you're not worried about him running the ball. So when Derrick Henry is back there and they hand the ball off, we're not worried about what the quarterback is going to do, if he's going to pull it or anything else. So now what do we do? We key in on Henry. Head first. go in as fast as you can. We'll get back up to this slow quarterback. That's not a issue for us. Do you want him to pull it? Please pull it. We're going to put you out the game. Yeah, like, dude, they gave up 44 points, which is the most they have ever given up in a home game in John Harbaugh's 18 years coaching.
23:14Period, dude. The Ravens are on pace to give up more and, like, shatter the Panthers. The declaration, which is full of these beautifully rendered sentences and paragraphs about Enlightenment ideals
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25:05I'd say probably start bone smashing. That doesn't work. Make it look more defined. They say it works. I don't know.
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26:04James Harrison:Tune in this week for my interview with Dr. Jill Wittler, a street doctor turned influencer whose work with the Unhoused community has made a huge impact online and in her community. Listen to Weed the Unhoused on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. There's 24 record for most points allowed at 534. They're at 35.4 per game right now, bro. like that's no it i i don't understand it dude and i understand him not saying do you think i'm not changing no no i don't i don't think it's coaching dude it's the players bro it's the players i understand not changing your d coordinator it's too late in the season to do that anyway but they're missing tackles they're they're getting pushed around they're getting deep They're getting dominated by the other man across the ball.
27:00There's nothing the coach can do about that. There's nothing the coach about that. Like, you got to win your one-on-ones. And they're not doing that for the majority of the game in anything that they do. I mean, Houston is Houston, but I expected him to do good, but I didn't expect him to do this well. Hey, shout out to C.J.
27:24James Harrison:Stroud. Oh, yeah. He looked a little athletic. He was hauling ass up the sideline. So, I mean, I think he might have been playing possible. Well, you got to realize something. I think he was playing possible. He's doing this against the 30-second defense. So, unless you're the 30-second offense, it should look different. You know what I'm saying? Yeah. No, he look good, though. He look good. 44 is 44 on anybody is 44. But they going for a record of the worst defense in the league. So, we're going to see what he do next week. But I'm happy for C.J. Stroud. He looked athletic. He did. Well, you know, like I said, it could have been him joking, not joking, whatever it may be.
28:02I don't know too many people. They said he go as far back as watching like peewee type stuff games. I'm like high school and all that. I'm like, I don't even know if I got high school tape. I do have high school tape. It's on DVD now. It was on a VHS. It's on DVD now. I don't even know. Do they still got DVD players? I don't even know, dude. I don't know. I don't know.
28:32James Harrison:You better put it in the PlayStation.
28:37Do the PlayStation still use? I don't know. I ain't got no games. I'm so far out of that. Yeah, they do.
28:42James Harrison:They do. I'm so far out of that. You can download them, but yeah, I still use the disc. Dude, Eagles lost. Eagles lost to the Broncos, bro. They dominated that game for a good three quarters, dude. And then they went and gave it up in the fourth.
29:01What do you think people are doing to try and – this is my thought. Yeah, tell me what you think about it, D. I think they're trying to change up and not run as much to maybe get receivers' balls to keep the noise down maybe or whatever it is that they may be. Because you ran the ball with Saquon all last year, and that got y 'all a Super Bowl. Like that was what y 'all did. And now it almost like you're, you're abandoning it. I don't, I just don't, I don't understand it. I know it came out in the, you know, like second half of that game, you know, Denver and they changed up, you know, what they were giving, what they were giving hurts and what they were giving the offense.
29:52And, you know, they showed things that looked like they were going to do something that they didn't, they'd show man that didn't drop out in the zone and all that other stuff. But, you know, at some point, the offense coordinator, you got to adjust to that. Hey, they're doing this. We need to adjust to their adjustment. And that's my thought. That's my thought on it.
30:16James Harrison:What did Saquon run for? Dude, I think he only had
30:24at one point in time, dude, I think it was in the third quarter, dude only had maybe six carries or something like that. God, yeah, that ain't going to work.
30:31James Harrison:You can't detour from what got you there, especially when you got Saquon Barkley. Yes. That doesn't make any sense. I think they might. Maybe you know how, like, A.J. Brown trying to get his voice out. But I think Jalen Hurts, some of them passes that he throwing to A.J. Brown, he just be overthrowing my man, throwing the joints out of bounds. We looking crazy, so I know he's doing this. A.J. Brown and Devontae Smith seem to call out Jalen Hurts. in consecutive weeks about the passing game? Bro, I mean, it is what it is. I mean, sometimes I've been looking at some of those plays where A.J. Brown is open, like beating a dude on the deep ball, and he's just overthrowing him by five yards.
31:16James Harrison:I'm like, where are you throwing the ball to? Give him a chance. So, like, you know, the receiver, if you throw the ball out of bounds or throw the ball where nobody, I can't even, like, slow down, jump up and make a contested catch, throw me something where I have an opportunity. You know what I'm saying? And these dudes are feeling like, dude, this dude, all cool Mo D, is out here not getting me the rock and throwing the ball crazily. So I'm not going to just keep sitting here and chilling, and then we start messing around and lose the game. Because now it was all good, you undefeated. But then when you start losing and you're looking bad, then it's like, okay, now do y 'all hear what I'm saying?
31:49James Harrison:Are y 'all not looking at these passes that are not in anywhere in my vicinity? You know what I'm saying? So, I mean, I think it's good to be able to hold a man accountable. Like, look, if he goes in there and look at that tape, Jalen Hurts, was that pass bad? Like, yes, it was. All right, then. Well, let me see you make a better throw. You know what I'm saying? So, I think it's just being able to stand on it and be able to be, like, responsible for your position. And when you do bad, be able to say, yes, that's me. I got to make sure this is better. Yeah. I lied, bro. It was six carries for the whole game, 30 yards.
32:22God damn. 30 yards, bro. Like six carries, 30. It's only six carries, right? So you're telling me that those six carries, 30 yards, you're telling me five yards of pop ain't good enough?
32:40James Harrison:Six carries? You cannot even warm yet. Six carries, he's not warm. I don't, I got to, yeah, we got to. This is the offense coordinator, baby. Yeah, I got to look into that one. That's wild. You got to, hey, Philly, go over there, look into your offensive coordinator. That's where y 'all go find all y 'all answers. And, you know, I mean, players play on the field, so I understand you the overthrowing and all the other stuff. But maybe, you know, if he didn't have to do that as much, you know, and they were giving wider open passes because of the run game was working, he wouldn't overthrow it in fear of, you know, getting a pick, rather having incompletions than a pick, you know?
33:23Yeah. I can see that. But Saquon with six carries is crazy. They got to change that. That just doesn't make any sense. Oh, yeah. I got to let him touch the ball at least 20 times. That's how I feel. That's just, yeah, I didn't pay you all this money to just have you come over. Five? Six carries? Dude, I could carry six right now at 47. I'm curious.
33:48James Harrison:I like it. For six, yes, six carries for sure. That was wild. Like, I don't understand.
34:22I'm hearing more F-bombs than I done heard ever. You know? So I just, I don't feel like you're giving us, because I'm taking you out of the weed right now, the same loyalty that you're giving the clowns. I mean, the Browns. That's disrespectful. Don't call them the clowns. My braces. My braces make me mess up my word. I'm sorry. That wasn't.
34:50James Harrison:Nobody, Bo. But, yeah, the Steelers, you want to go to the Steelers or you want to talk about the Lions and Bengals? We want to talk about the Lions and Bengals, man. You know, I mean, the Lions are the Lions. It was just a little too much. It was a little too much. Browning. Browning out there was. Against the Bengals. Browning was out there throwing punt balls. He was throwing the ball to the other team. He picked up and did way better in the fourth. In the fourth quarter, he did good. But at the beginning of that game. I mean, come on. You know you in that pre-event. You know, you done sat back.
35:30You know, all that. You know, how they go. Man, that's the only reason why. Do you know what I was surprised, though?
35:37James Harrison:The defense did do better. Yes, they did. The defense did do better. They did. They definitely made a step in the right direction. Because that offense is a great offense to go against. man with the running game with golf with some Amara like that's a squad that's a team that's a full team that you're going against so then being able to have all them damn turnovers and yes you got him jumping out there putting fires out you got they had to it could have been third quarter he basically hits well you might as well say two quarters because he got the third pick as soon as the second player of the second half.
36:13I mean, yeah, he is not... You know what? You know what? Listen, Russ can't do no worse. They need to go ahead and see if the Giants give up Russ. Oh, for sure.
36:29James Harrison:Something gotta happen. Something gotta give. I'm not gonna lie. I hope they keep Ryan Nass in there. For the sake of the Steelers and for the sake of the Browns. Keep running in there and keep having him throw the ball to the other team. And this is going to be perfect for us. Because they... Hey, but I kind of, you know, I don't want to go in there and have competition. You know what I'm saying? I want to see a good game. I don't want to go in there and see the Steelers score 50, you know? TJ get 10 sacks and, you know, 18 turnovers and all that. I don't want to see that. You know, that's just boring, you know?
37:08And then that's you know, that's like
37:12James Harrison:beating a dead horse. You know what I'm saying? Yeah. You want to beat him at the top of the game. You want to beat him at the top of the game. I ain't going to say all that. They can keep Burrow up out of there. I ain't going to go to Avow. All right? Uh-uh. That tells you how good Burrow is. Look what they got right now. Look what they doing right now. Look what he's done. Hey, Burrow, you might want to get up out of there, baby, after your toe get right. I think they're going to waste you over there. I don't know. They ain't going to let him go nowhere. I don't know. Did they sign him yet? I don't know.
37:43I got to look at the contract. That man, yeah. That man Joe Burrow. Is there the stipulation in there?
37:47James Harrison:How much is the guarantee? Yeah, it could be getting close to up. But, you know, they going to keep that man. He probably making, what, like 50 a year? I think he's probably around 50.
37:59Like, yeah, I don't. Yeah. Listen, the only thing that may worry me is that they did play well the defense played well now lions is number six offense they did that well against them i wouldn't say that well they just didn't do as trash as they usually do okay when it came time to actually like stop they did stop them sometimes but it seemed like when the lions was like yo we got to get something they getting too close they went on head drove down the field and got a touchdown or whatever it may be that they needed to. So I just don't want anybody else in the North improving too much on any side of the ball, you know, because I'm selfish.
38:47James Harrison:I respect that. But Gibbs and the Lions is a really, really good team, man. Oh, yeah. Them running backs, bro, they set a record for scoring, two running backs scoring each in the game, like 14. They scored, both of them scored in the game 14 times. And I think that's a record for two running backs on the same team scoring in the same game that many times. So they just, they still, they balling. And I love the way they support each other. You know what I'm saying? Thunder and lightning. So I think they got a really good thing going on their side, for sure. Oh, no question, dude. Like that first week, you know, that was that.
39:23They needed to get bumped on the head to go ahead and wake up. Mm-hmm. You know, like they looking like the old Lions, you know, that we had been seeing the last couple of years. Yeah, for sure.
39:37James Harrison:It's a long season, too. So, you know, that first game, like you said, they got spanked up. We didn't know what was happening. But you can't just start being like, oh, no, the Lions are all messed up. We don't know what's going on. No, no, no, no, no. Let them get into it. Let them start getting their footing right. Like it's a long season, and now we going into week six. So now you're starting to really see kind of teams starting to come in, too. what they're going to be. Yeah, and it don't hurt. Like you said, go against the Bengals. I mean, the Bengals. I don't know my braces be pacing up against my lip like that.
40:05You so disrespectful. No, my lip, dude. I'm just, what's disrespectful? You want to know what's disrespectful? What? The Bengals have been outscored the last three games, 113 to 37, okay? Like, that's disrespectful. The man done threw three picks that game. On top of that, he done threw eight interceptions in the last four. Like, what are you talking about? Yeah. Yeah, they got to get rid of him. That's disrespectful. That is disrespectful. That's bad ball. That's bad ball, D-Bo. Like, if I'm Joe Burrell, y 'all want me to come out here and do this, y 'all got to re-up. Y 'all got to double my pay because I got to get injury.
40:43I got to get injury pay because I know I'm going to get hit from every side. Like, I'm going to have to mess around to get a backyotomy, you know. tackle ain't tackle ain't ain't protecting my backside or something you know I don't I don't know man I don't
41:01James Harrison:they need to get some line because if they gonna keep Burrow back there every time he keep getting hit he keep getting hurt I mean you gotta protect them and then they still got Chase and they sign Higgins so that openness aside I think is gonna they gonna be explosive defense look like you said they look like they playing a little bit better but I think the main thing they would need to do is just get stouty up that line because the receivers but Jamar Chase, Higgins, ballers. Like, they had the skill players to do it. I just think that you got to keep Joe Burrow upright. Yeah, you got to, man.
41:31If you don't do that, you don't even got a chance, man. But the Patriots went on ahead out there and stunned them boys over there in Buffalo 23-20. Yes, yes. What are we talking about? Defense, turnovers, dude. Turnovers. It's a big thing. Yes, buddy. Turning the ball over the Bills, man. The Bills killed themselves with the turnovers, bro. Yeah, so I guess the Bills had an NFL record, 26-game streak without losing the turnover battle broken when they turned the ball over, was it four times? Four times? Or was it three? Three or four. One or the other, dude. It wasn't a— Hey, listen. They got a quarterback over there, dude.
42:19They actually got a quarterback over there. Oh, May. Yeah. Yeah, bro. Oh, yes. Yeah. May doing his thing, dude. Real talk. Buffalo had two fumbles in that first quarter. A bunch of penalties. Like, they had, I believe they had twice as many penalties at halftime than they had points. You know what I'm saying? Like, New England's defense, dude, they played well. They did good, even though they had a few injuries, too. They had a few injuries. They had four takeaways, bro. May? May look good, dude. Like, he was passing the rock. He was using his feet to get things going, putting his head down, going ahead and doing what he had to do to try and get what he needed to.
43:04He ended up 22 at 30 for 273. And you know that boy Diggs went loose on him. Man. Loose on him, boy. 10 for 146.
43:15James Harrison:On his old team, bro. Came back with, like, I got something for y 'all last. Y 'all thought I wasn't good enough no more? Y 'all ain't want me here? No, they ain't. They ain't really want me. You know, they said he had some growing up to do. I guess he was a problem. I guess that was the report from there and, what was it, Minnesota? And then when he got to Houston, it was totally different. I think everybody has points and times where they need to mature or grow up. prime example like we uh we got rid of um receiver now playing for a george dallas yeah we got rid of pickings right pickings so everybody's like why would they do that his play was not the issue they were unsure of his maturity like you may have to hit a spot here or there or have something happen before you're able to you know mature into you know the person that you may become, you know, later on in your career.
44:16Just as Diggs is saying, like, yo, I'm a lot more mature. They're saying he's a leader. He's vocal. He's pot. Like, that was something that he had to, you know, he had to mature into. Now, if, say, he had stayed in Buffalo and continued the same thing and they did what was necessary to keep him, he's not going to mature because you're saying your behavior that you're doing is going to achieve the goal that you want and that's how players become okay it was a little bit of an issue to it's a lot of an issue to now you can't control the issue and you have to get rid of them because you fought so long to try and keep them there that they were determined that you know what the behavior i'm doing is what's going to get me what i want instead of being like yo it's not going to work we're going to move you Well, it's not going to work.
45:07We're going to move you. OK, so I guess the problem is not the teams I was on. The problem is me. And it takes some self-awareness to realize that that's what it is and that's what happens. And maybe right now, Piggins is over there, doesn't realize like, you know what, I need to do something to, you know, grow up. You ain't hearing nothing about anything that's, you know, going on on the field, off the field, whatever it may be. So, you know, it could be it could be one of those situations.
45:34James Harrison:No, no, no, for sure, for sure. I mean, I can definitely see what you're saying because, you know, people, you don't, when you first get in too, you never know like the business of the league. You know what I'm saying? You just think you're out there playing football and all that stuff. But getting cut, getting released, getting traded to another team would change his perspective real fast and understand like, okay, like I might have to, I might have went about some things differently and this game could be taken away from me. So I got to kind of mature in a little bit and maybe I can handle things a little bit better.
46:04James Harrison:so I definitely definitely understand where you're coming from there because dudes come in 21 years old you're a kid at the beginning and then you start seeing you play a little bit you see some other dudes you talking to them about situations and then you can you learning experience you can't just get learning experience without living through it you know what I'm saying like you gotta believe me dude I understand what you're saying if I would have listened to everything I was told when I was young and actually took that advice and use it instead of having to go through the process of, you know what, let me be hard-headed and find out myself.
46:35I'd be a whole lot further in life. I think all, all of everybody would. You know what I'm saying? So, Big's over there now doing this thing, grinding it out. He's the, from what they're saying, he's the perfect, you know, he's the perfect player. He's the perfect teammate, you know, and he's the guy that is vocal, a leader over there. And I'm liking it. I'm liking it over there. I mean, we whooped them, you know, but I mean, I'm just saying, like, we are the Steelers, though. So that just that don't you know, that don't matter. But man, they did help them a lot with, you know, with penalties, penalties, with turnovers.
47:15You look at it. I think Buffalo had more yards than them, had more first downs. And I think they even had more plays than them. But the killers, they also had more penalties and more turnovers. and you know they said they're not well i guess it was a thing that came out where they were saying you know they're not worried or or stressed about i wouldn't either because you basically you self mood you self-mutilated yourself y 'all killed yourself with penalties and turnovers understandable i could see that but still somebody out there and get those turnovers and force those turnovers and recover those turnovers and put those points up.
47:55And that was, you know, that was Drake and them, you know? Yes.
48:01James Harrison:Yes. And at the end of the day, too, when they was driving it down, their defense got that stop, and they kicked the field goal to tie the game. When Drake got that ball back and was able to march the joint all the way down with him and Diggs and then escaping from the sack, Like being able to make it a great. He is making throws full stride, half stride, long down the field, on the money. On the money. In no position other than what his player could catch it. Dude, that is scary. He went and won the game. Their defense put them in positions to be able to get into that position, and then he went and won that game, man.
48:40James Harrison:So he was just able to, like you said, making great down the field throws when you need it most. because games have ebbs and flows. It's going to be first quarter, second quarter, turn over here, whatever, whatever. What's happening in the fourth? Can we win the game? Is it still close? Because everything else is all that. We can figure it out. Like, there's fluff. But now when it's time to the nitty gritty, coach, what are we doing? Are we going to score or are we not? You know what I'm saying? And being able to walk out of that stadium in the fourth. So it just means so much more because you can go into that now and that's good, guys.
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51:20James Harrison:And here's something that should be a whole lot easier than it is. Getting a new one put up in its place. As long as there's a politics of race in America, there's going to be a politics of remembering the Civil War. To get to school, I had to go down Robert E. Lee Boulevard. To get to the grocery store, I had to go down Jefferson Davis Parkway. If you're a historian and you leave out half of what the history is, you're not doing your job. I'm Akilah Hughes, and Rebel Spirit Season 2 goes deep on both of those things. The fights, the politics, the people who won, and my personal campaign to add something to the Kentucky Statehouse that's actually worth the wall space.
51:54James Harrison:We are more than our bodies. We contain essence. We contain spirit. How do you represent that? They are just fueling a fire that is really catching. You'll see what I mean. Listen to Rebel Spirit Season 2 on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Feels tight, defense, balled out. And then we got to get into May's hands. Him and Diggs wrote it down for us to get the win. So I think it just brings some confidence in the whole team. Like, all this other shit that happened, whatever, we can deal with it. But when they got down to the nitty-gritty and we needed to score or get down to the field goal range, run out of the clock, whatever it may be, May did it for us, and we won that game.
52:36James Harrison:So that's a positive for them for sure. Yeah, buddy. The Cowboys, they beat the Jets 37-22. It was Chance, Chance of MVP. It's week five. Dak Prescott, he said he heard it. His words was it's week five. I don't care. what do you uh what do you take of that how do you like that response yeah I mean I do I love it I do I don't even like the Cowboys because you know what I feel like at the end of the day that you they're gonna talk about the Cowboys all the time no matter what man no matter what he putting up numbers he's doing all that right now I ain't gonna lie yeah no no for sure and I'm not mad at it at all But Dak knows what, at the end of the day, he's trying to go, they need to do playoff things.
53:30James Harrison:All this regular season things is all that. It's going to be all good, all dandy. But what are you going to do in the playoffs? They haven't been able to do anything in the playoffs. And he knows that people are going to hold him to that standard. All this regular season is sweet. It looks good. All right. But when we get to that wild card, can we get a playoff win? Can we go to the division? Can we make like a push, a real push? Because the talent is always there. They always have numbered. The names on the back of those jerseys are unbelievable. Do you know what I'm saying? So the players, it's not that.
53:59James Harrison:It's like this. He understands. It's bigger than just this, the regular season and all that. And then for him, he's not. He's already going to get people talking crap about him any time. So he's like, yeah, I heard the chance. I'm like, I think I'm playing great. I think I'm doing great right now. No, I don't care. I'm focused on us continuing to get better. And just the PC answer, the quarterback answer that you need to give. Right, right. I mean, I think that is the real answer. I think that's really how he feels. Because my thing is this, would I take an MVP or would I take a Super Bowl win?
54:35Give me the Super Bowl win. You could keep the MVP. The goal is every year. Only one team succeeds in accomplishing that goal. And that's the team that walks away with that Lombardi. Your main goal is to win the Super Bowl. Yes, it's other accolades that come along with it, but if your focus is those accolades, you're going to miss the bigger picture. You see what I'm saying? Hey, man, Jerry out here flipping off fans? Yeah, man. Jerry out here flipping off fans? Yes. Hold up. Hold up. Hold up. Don't players get fined for that? I would think so. But Jerry, he up in the owner's suite looking down.
55:14Listen, Brian Branch of the Lions, he got fined$20 ,000 last year for flipping off a fan. What you going to find, Jerry? Hey, Roger, what are you going to find, Jerry, huh, for flipping off the fans? This is supposed to be representation of the Shield, all that other good stuff. You know what I'm saying? Like, it's not a good look for an actual owner to be flipping off fans. Like, are you going to do something about that? or are you just going to sit back? I don't know. We'll see. I think he's going to sit back. You may. I think he's going to sit back. Oh, yeah. I don't know. He might have to.
55:54If we make enough noise, he might have to do something. Who knows? He might have to. It really don't matter, man. Roger Goodell. Did you see he was in the suite? He was in the suite, Lena.
56:05James Harrison:Roger Goodell's the puppet for the owners. That's what I'm saying. You think he's going to find his homeboy? Well, you got to find him a little something, you know, so it don't. A little something. a little slap on the wrist. They can fire him. They hire him. They can fire him. Like, they are the ones that says, okay, you're doing well for us. We're going to keep you for another whatever. We'll give you the use of a jet. We'll give you this, all this, lifetime this, whoop, whoop, whoop, all that. Why? Because he's making them a ton of money. And every now and then, one of the owners get out of line, and you know what?
56:33Hey, slap him on the wrist. Give him a$500 ,000 fine. Don't say this. Don't do that. And keep it moving. Although, you know, your team is worth$5 ,000,$6 billion. Get back to them, boy. Yep, you're exactly right. I mean, so I think he's going to do something if we do, if it gets loud enough. But, you know, if you don't find him, I want all NFL players to remember this, okay, that he did not find Jerry for getting caught giving fans fingers, so y 'all better not get fined for that either. You understand? NFL PA, executive director, where you at?
57:13James Harrison:Deebo, you think they might try to make something different of him because he was in the crowd, like because he was in the suite? Who cares? You flipping off fans at the game televised right there on TV. You ain't doing it on your own. Oh, no. You ain't not just, you know, televanting and all that. You right there. You representing your team, the NFL, the Shield, remember? No, for sure. I'm with you. You can't do anything that is going to tarnish the Shield. It negatively affects that shield. If that don't negatively affect the shield, a 95-year-old man giving somebody a finger and they matured up by the end, that's crazy.
57:52Yeah.
57:53James Harrison:Yeah, they're going to have to give them a slap on the wrist. I don't think they will. I don't think they will, Debo.
58:05Listen, that ain't, you know, like I said, hey, we'll see. We'll see, man. They don't pay Roger Goodell, what is it,$60,$70 million a year for nothing. He's doing something great for him. And I ain't going to lie to you. I used to hate Roger. I used to hate Roger. But listen, Roger, I still dislike your ass. You're still a bum to me. But I understand where you're coming from now. Because if I was you getting paid over the last whatever years it's been, 10, 15 years, anywhere from 40 something to$70 million a year. I think you done made close to $600 million since you've been, uh, uh, yeah, since you've been NFL commissioner, listen, I would let everybody call me every name under the sun.
58:51I would do exactly what it is that I am told to do. And I would sit there and, and, and, and keep it moving. I understand if I was in that position, I would probably do that. Because he works for them. Yes. That's your boss. Everybody don't realize that, that the boss is actually the 32 owners. Roger Goodell's boss is the 32 owners.
59:17James Harrison:Yeah. So that's why, I mean, at one point, I remember it was like, when I found out, it's 32 teams, and they said it was making like, at this point, it was probably like$60 million. So I'm like, okay, so it's$2 million per team, you know what I'm saying, paying them. So I'm like, oh, so each team just paying$2 million, and that's$64 million. You know what I'm saying? Don't forget Lifetime Jet use now. Lifetime Jet? Lifetime Jet. Private Jet. They ain't never got to put themselves in the public eye. Listen. Yeah. I'm sorry. I'm not listening to you. I'm not listening to you players. Hey, I ain't listening to a word you saying.
59:55James Harrison:Shut up. I am deaf and mute. I'm mute.
1:00:02no you ain't lying like dude they go is making 25 billion dollars in revenue by 27 that's it
1:00:14yeah keep it yeah hey yes sir yes sir what up yep i hate roger yeah i hate you too i love you too I love you. I hate y 'all. Listen, no question. Listen, man. Speaking of issues, the Titans beat the Cardinals in a wild one, dude. Kyler Murray said that's how you lose a game one-on-one.
1:00:43Hey, man, how do you get an interception, fumble, other team recover from a touchdown? Y 'all thinking of new ways. I don't know how many times that happened. Y 'all thinking of new ways to get up.
1:00:58James Harrison:What about they damn running back, Debo? Boy, drop the ball. Why do people keep doing that? Hey, I don't understand. Listen. You don't look sweet. It don't. You don't look cool. Listen, what you need to do is next time, don't drop that ball. I'm going to tell my running backs, tell everybody going to the goal. when you score a touchdown, you can't drop the ball until you run out the back of the end zone. If you don't run out the back of the end zone, that ball better come back to the sideline. Hit your head on the goalposts. Come on, man. God, that's just dumb. And people keep doing it. It's just, it makes me so upset.
1:01:42James Harrison:Because I know, like, they're like, oh, yeah, celebrating. That's not making you look sweet. You don't look cool. You don't look like, yeah, okay, no, no. You look like an idiot. So just bring the ball all the way across the line, please. Listen, no. Go through the back of the end zone before you let that ball go. Don't let it go. Bring it home with you. Take it all away. Take it to the crib. That's your touchdown ball. Some people like to give them away and throw them around like this. Listen, don't let the ball go until you through the back of the end zone. But hold up. Did you see the video?
1:02:17Oh, my goodness. of the head coach can we play that video is there any way we can do that yay nay say dude let's put that video up now i understand it's a point in time where you know you got to motivate your player you know hey bro come on you got to get it together man hey that's all right we got you you know you you you tap them you know what i'm saying you get them you know you You get them going. Yeah. And this damn show wasn't one of those situations. No. No. You give them one, you know. And that's, I'm motivating you, though. Yeah. You can see the expression of motivation.
1:03:02James Harrison:Motivation. Not like I'm mad at you. Right. Like I'm trying to, like, I'm trying to. I'm trying to. You low key. Right. Like, I'm trying. And that's the head coach now. You know what I'm saying? That's Jonathan Gannon. So dude done dropped the ball, right? So as he drops the ball, it ends up being a touchback, blah, blah, blah. He gets to the sideline. You got a lineman there sitting there consoling my guy, right? You know, trying to tell him, duh, duh, duh. Coach runs up to him. Now, I only saw the first, only saw the first one where he hit him walking away. So the one that I hope that is going to be shown is going to be the one where he actually comes up.
1:03:40You can tell him he's dog fuck cussing him, right? He pops him in his chest. And then on the way out, dude's head is down. Just like he just, you know, he upset. He's sad. He's sad. He knows he fucked up. On the way out, he gives him like a right hook, bro, as he goes through. Please play it. Please play it. Damn.
1:04:05James Harrison:Oh, it's broadcast. We can't play this broadcast. Wow. What they need to go do, go look at the clip. They need to go see the clip. Go see the clip. All right. It's the actual head coach. Dude is sitting. He's standing there, sorry. And this lineman has got his arm around him, trying to consult him. He comes up and bombs him in his chest. After he bombs him in his chest, he hooks him as he walks off from the side. Now, listen. Man, Debo, don't even talk about how he was head to head with him, like all on his, like, zero personal space. No, yes. To hell with the personal space. You could get in my face.
1:04:44You could do all that, okay? You can't put your motherfucking hands on me. Bitch, you a head coach, first off. Gannon, whatever your name is, he should have bombed him with a cannon on that right hand he got and just slapped the piss out of him. how are you going to now as a man go home and be like uh yeah son I let this man hit me twice I'm losing my job Joe it's gonna take it's gonna take half the team to get me up off of him dude I had issues because I didn't allow coach to talk to me when I was a rookie any kind of way he my linebacker coach any kind of way he wanted to I'm like dude you go give me the same respect you get these vets.
1:05:32You don't have to give me any leniency or all that, but you're not going to talk to me crazy like I'm a kid. That's not going to happen. That's what got me cut. My rookie year, like, I'm not, yo, you're not about to talk to me like I'm a child, and you put your hands on me? Come on, man. How am I going to go home to my son? How am I going to go home to my son? How am I going to go home to my son, bro? He going to be like, hey, you ain't do nothing to that coach that put his hands on you, so I know you ain't going to do nothing to me.
1:06:01James Harrison:he'd be like, Dad, man, be quiet. You ain't sitting on the coach when he slapped up on you. Yeah. No, we can't do that. And then something else that threw me off is like, the players are standing right there. Nobody's like, yo, coach, calm down. Like, you don't hit nobody, bro, unless you want to get hit back. Unless you're ready to fight. What are we talking about? Mm-hmm. Like you said, James, it's a respect thing. And it's an understanding. It's a grown-ass man. That at the same time that you coming over there all mad, do you not think that he feels like a complete fool? Head down, bro. Head down like this.
1:06:41James Harrison:The lineman got his hand on him. Head down like sad. Got his hands consoling him. Yes. And you hit him. He bombed on him in his chest. And then he hit him with a hook on the way out. Like, where is he? it's no way on God's green earth I could let that go, bro. Yeah. Like, at what, like, you're the head coach. How are you going to address this? You got to address this. Like, you ain't got, you just dropped to the bottom person in your household. You ain't do nothing to that coach. That's what everybody going to say. You ain't do nothing to that coach. The locker room. Like, what we talking about?
1:07:24James Harrison:Yeah, that's not cool. That's not cool. What you going to do, Joe? What would be your response, Joe? I know I'm going to jail. Get my bail money.
1:07:37James Harrison:I think off the... It's definitely going to be... What the... Like, when he first woke up, I'm definitely addressing the situation. Like, I think I'm... I don't know. I'm not going to steal off on my coach. I'm just letting you know me off the rip. I'm not going to still off corner. He bombed on you twice. I'm probably, I'm going, no, no. I wouldn't have got hit twice. After the first bomb, I'm going, hum, pushing me like, what the fuck is wrong with you? Like, who the, like, we're going to talk. Like, I'm going to get my space back. Like, that's when, once he hit me in my belly, I'm pushing him off, and then it's going to be what it's going to be.
1:08:13James Harrison:Because now I'm hopefully like, I just don't, I just don't like people being all in my damn space like that. You know what? And I've had a couple situations in Cleveland with just coaches not rocking. I understand what you're saying now. So you reacting to the first one. All right, I got you. Maybe I won't - I'm reacting to the first - Yeah, because the first one - You might not end up in the field first. It's going to be that reaction. Boom, boom. It's going to be that reaction. It's going to be like, boom, boom. What the hell? What you got going? You know what I'm saying? You lost your mind.
1:08:42James Harrison:Then we - Now you lost your mind. Like, what's up? Now I'm looking at him. He's looking at me. I'm like, you just hit me. Now we - What's up? Like, what the fuck? You could talk. Right, so - You mad? you get something in between you, you know, somebody's like, whoa, whoa, whoa, what's going on here? Oh, yes. When you sitting there just taking it. And listen, I cannot, I'm not going to be able to sit there. If I'm the dude that's holding him and you come and just bomb on him, yo, slow your roll right there, coach. Like, is, are y 'all that afraid of this coach? I don't know. This is, this is not the first time he done did something like this.
1:09:17It can't be, you know, it's no way as a first time head coach, you bomb off on a player that dropped the ball going into the end zone on the sideline. And you're already up. They were up at that point. And you bomb on him? No.
1:09:33James Harrison:No. Yeah. It's just like you said, Debo. That physical stuff, why are you hitting another grown-ass man? Thank you. And it's not like a hype. Like, come on, baby, we get your pads up. Hey, man, come on. That's all right. We're going to get it back. Boom. You know, one of those. It ain't that. No, you frustrated. You trying to box. You mad. You ain't frustrated. You mad. You big mad, coach. That's what happens. You get mad. People get mad, and the first thing you want to do is you want to get your hands moving. You know what I'm saying? Like, think about it. You sitting there, and your kids do something, and you be like, whoa.
1:10:15Let me calm down.
1:10:16James Harrison:Let me calm down. Like, that's, like, the way I grew my patients, too, is my kids. My kids have made me a far more patient person than I ever would have been in my whole entire life. They saved my life. For sure. 110%. But me, today, reformed, far better than I was, still, like you said, would have had to react to that. Now, old me, the one that ain't had no kids, ain't had no responsibilities, I'd have went on ahead and got locked up. Yeah. It took the team, you know, it took four or five to pull me off him because I'd have been trying to put cleats all through his lip, face, and everything else.
1:11:06Yeah. Like, I'm supposed to go home, James and Henry looking at me like, hey, dad, don't say, shut the fuck up, dad. I'll be going to slap you in your mouth. You ain't the coach.
1:11:16James Harrison:Kids just start cussing you out. No, I'm sitting there like this. No, I'm sitting there like this. Nah, man. I can't have that, bro. I can't have that. Hey, man. No, no, no. Look here. Listen, bro. I want to let you know, brother, that I'm not upset that y 'all lost. I'm actually happy. I know you're a little upset. But you still over there in the UK, London, you know. Yes, man. I got my flight back. I get out of here tomorrow to come back. Okay, you out of here tomorrow. Oh, yeah. So we got to let know. We got to let them know. What's going to happen tomorrow, Joe? Man, we going to be off tomorrow because I'm going to be traveling.
1:12:04James Harrison:But we will be back on Friday for the Deebo and Joe show. back live 11 o 'clock with your Thursday night football recap, with your Monday night football recap, with your what's about to happen this weekend recap. Me and Deebo. Look here, baby. We will be back here on Friday. We want you to please like and subscribe, okay? We want to thank you guys for coming. Hey, who do we play next week, Joe? Who do we play next week, Joe? Who do we play? Oh, is it the brownies? Who do we play? Who is the we? You know who me is.
1:12:59James Harrison:Safe travels, bro. Oh, man. You know what I'm going to be? I'm neutral. What? I'm neutral. You neutral? What jersey do you win? And they play each other. What jersey do you win? I'm going to come in with a jersey. It's going to be a 2-3 jersey. Split. Half Browns, half Steelers. Like my tattoo. What tattoo? Bro, you better not have no Browns and Steelers tattoo on you. Yep. Right there. Bro, bro. You see that? Bro. Browns and Steelers. That ain't real. Bro. Ain't real. Ain't real. It's 50-50. It's Browns and Stellas on there. Hey, bro, look here. Who you looking to win in this matchup? That's what I want to know.
1:13:50James Harrison:Whoever deserves to win. Whoever plays a better, more no turnover. Who do you want to win, Joe? Whoever plays better in that stadium. Who do you want to win, Joe? It ain't about who plays. Who do you want to win? whoever plays better.
1:14:14James Harrison:Come on, I'm so glad I'm in London, Debo. Your eyes are saying so many words, like you want to put hands on me like that coach did. Here we are.
1:14:52We'll be right back.
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