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18:37Chad Johnson:And he got going early, huh? Hey, it's hard to slow a guy down, but once he gets started early.

18:45Shannon Sharpe:You let him get that momentum. He like to snowball on top of the hill. Once you push it, he can't stop it.

18:51Chad Johnson:And the guys around him getting off to their run game, open up. It's too much, bro. Buffalo too complete. They're too complete. Josh make that thing go, boy. Hey, Josh is that engine. He's that engine. No matter what they call, no matter what play they call, Josh is one of the few quarterbacks in the NFL. When it comes down to X's nose, if it doesn't work, he'd play off script. He's one of those quarterbacks on the joke. It's if things break down, he can make something out of nothing. It's almost unfair. It's almost unfair. The only thing right now, we love to see them look like this in the regular season.

19:26But if they can look like they've looked these past two games and do this in the postseason, man, hey, I will be seeing Buffalo in LA.

19:35Shannon Sharpe:Well, somebody's going to have to force him into turnovers because you can't create turnovers. I don't know. Because his legs, you see they have him dead to right, and there he's going to take off running. They'll run quarterback power. They'll run a quarterback where he reverse out and just get a tight end blocking for him. He's picking up 12, 13 yards. Well, here, Uncle, you have to spy him all game. You got to. And good luck getting his big ass down. that's a big that's that's a large man that ain't that ain't no that ain't no six foot 200 pound quarterback yeah that's a six five 250 pound quarterback yeah that can run yeah he can run

20:12Chad Johnson:i was just gonna say he can run too hey hey the only thing they can derail these this buffalo bills team is injuries fellas if they stay healthy that's it well they're gonna give you everything you looking for.

20:26Shannon Sharpe:And something what you ain't.

20:28Chad Johnson:Hello. Yeah, hello.

20:30Shannon Sharpe:And something what you ain't. Man, he look good. He look good. I'm anxious to see some of these guys look anxious to see what Lamar does with New Orleans. You know, Mahomes got off to a pretty good start. You know, I think the normal cast of characters, but Josh Allen, thus far, thus far. Yeah. It's only two games. It's only, you know, the second game of the season. We'll see what the other quarterbacks look like. But, boy, that show look like his MVP trophy to lose, Ocho. Yeah, it does. It does. Listen, it's still early. But to look like this this early, listen, you're not going to really regress much, especially if you start off this good.

21:04You're going to have bad games. You're going to have games where teams are somewhat figured out. I don't like using the word get lucky. But you just have where teams have your day. They just know exactly what you're going to do, and they have your day. But if you continue to look like this the rest of the season, which is hard to do it every single game he has a very good chance very very good i'm trying i'm

21:24Chad Johnson:trying to see how do we have a good chance okay no cho i know it's just two games but it ain't just two any damn game these against quality playoff teams you know the houston texas on the road you feel what i'm saying you come home like man these ain't no these ain't no bushwick you know yeah these these are teams that we expect to be there when it's all said and done come

21:46Shannon Sharpe:We expect Detroit. We were expecting Detroit. We're expecting the Houston Texans because what? They got great quarterback. They can get great quarterback play. Teams that have quarterbacks, we expect them to be there when it's all said and done. But you're going to have to match him. If you play him or when you play Josh and the Bills, you're going to have to match him. If you think you're going to go out there and shut him down and you're going to win a 17-10 ball game, I don't see that happen that look they're not gonna score. I don't think they're gonna score for the average of what? What are they averaging right now?

22:20Shannon Sharpe:It's called 36 so they're averaging 77 so that you know, that's 77 points so they're averaging 730 you know 38 once a game. I Don't know if they're gonna average that for a season Joe, but if you think you're gonna beat the 13-10 got nothing coming

22:36Chad Johnson:Hey You know, I know it's early on and I know it's really early. They got a nice little gauntlet of games coming up They got the Chargers. They got New England. Then they have L.A. Where do they play L.A.?

22:53They play in L.A. They play in L.A. and in Boston.

22:58Shannon Sharpe:Well, I tell you what, the quarterback is going to have to match Josh Allen, and I ain't talking about with his legs, but they're going to have to match your point. Wait, wait, wait. I'm wrong. I'm wrong. I'm wrong. They have L.A. at home, and they have New England at home. Then they play the Rams in L.A. My bad. Yeah. Okay. So they got three home games in a row? Yeah. I don't think that's going to be. I don't think that's going to be.

23:21Chad Johnson:They got that new stadium, Ocho. They got to make sure everybody get comfortable in there. You know what I'm talking about?

23:25Shannon Sharpe:Yeah, they're trying to get the keys out of it. I don't think that schedule is tough based on what we've seen. Obviously, our things can change, and the Chargers look better than what they look over the week. Right. But the way Josh Adams looks, that's the issue that you got dealing with him. He's so difficult because like you said when it all breaks down with it all you can be in the perfect coverage Got everything diagnosed and then he takes off then what do you do?

23:52Chad Johnson:Hey, and I think I think Josh in 15 every time and Josh Allen He elevates the player those guys around him to our coach Oh, them dudes playing at an unbelievable level, bro Hey, I'm talking you know what you Go ahead Joe. Go ahead you a when you win the MVP this is how you want to come back and look. You know what I mean? Like, bro, I want another one. You know what I mean? Josh Allen just looked, he looked so complete today, bro. The Bills, the two teams that they've beaten early in this season, Arke Ocho, they valid, bro. They valid.

24:27Shannon Sharpe:You know who his game kind of reminds you of, but he's more athletic? Who? Big Ben. You remember when Big Ben was young and he'd take off? Yeah, yeah, yeah. And you caught hell trying to get him on the ground? and they told you you got to tackle him, you can't arm tackle him, you got to gang tackle him, that's Josh Allen. He's way, way, way, way, way more athletic. Absolutely. Yeah, but Big Ben was here to get down, no boy. Getting to him is not the issue. Getting his big ass on the ground is the issue. Yeah. No, people say, oh, you sweet on the – they played the Lions and the Texans, so you don't think the Texans are going to be any good.

25:07wait not the same Texas team that had the number two defense last year

25:11Shannon Sharpe:they put 36 on the Texas defense on the road in their building we're going to see how many more times this year the Texans give up 36 points at home oh well they finna give up about 40 this week you hear me Uncle Joe I'm telling you ahead of time I've been arguing with Texas fans all day today everywhere I went yeah you know what it is You standing on that. Hey, listen, on ten toes like Dion.

25:43Yes, sir.

25:46Shannon Sharpe:Are you concerned? Are you concerned about the Lions? Hey, where's Brian Branch?

25:55Chad Johnson:He hurt, ain't he? Let's see. Kirby Joseph is missing, too.

26:03Shannon Sharpe:Yeah. like I mean Anzalone is in Tampa Terriana Arnold is gone what y 'all saying they missing some key pieces oh yeah boy hey Kirby Joseph and Brian Branch hey that's the heart and soul you're back in right there I guess they're supposed to be coming back yeah but they need to come and I don't want to rush them back I don't want to rush them back but they may not just know anybody Joe. Hey, but them boys, they can go. You depend on them boys. Yeah, yeah, yeah. You can go. You can go. The thing is, you don't want to be so far out of it that it doesn't matter when they come back. Right. Now, look, that's the NFC.

26:56Shannon Sharpe:We'll see how that thing shapes up. But look, I think the major, the cast of characters that we think are going to be there. We think Buffalo. We think Ravens.

27:09Shannon Sharpe:I'm not sold. I wasn't both feet on the train like everybody else was with Drake May.

27:14Chad Johnson:Right.

27:15Shannon Sharpe:I needed to see a little bit more. I still do. I don't need to see anything out of Josh Allen. I don't know what I'm getting from him. I don't need to see that. You got your quarterback. Look, I got to have my quarterback. Your quarterback is going to have to play equal to or better than Josh Allen. You can't count on your defense shutting them down. You can't. You're asking a bit much. In today's game, with the openness of the game, all right, your horn work. Try your brakes.

27:50Shannon Sharpe:The Lions defense, you look at the Lions defense, they're like, man, what? They're like, wait a minute. Yeah. Man, what? What? Man. Get where? We can only put 11 out there. We need 13. We need 13. Because the 11, we ain't got enough.

28:17Shannon Sharpe:Josh Allen is 9-1 on Thursday. The best record in 10 games. The best record by our quarterback with 10 Thursday games. We're trying to get James Cook supposed to be joining us here shortly.

28:28Chad Johnson:Yeah.

28:29Shannon Sharpe:But, man, I cannot believe how bad Detroit's defenses look thus far. They got to fix that, Joe. Joe, they got to fix the defense. Hey, Uncle, it ain't easy now. Because you got what you got. I was just getting ready to say that. But you know the good thing? You want to fix your defense? The fact that you don't have to play Josh Allen in the Bills every week, that's one thing that's going to save you. That's going to save you. Hell, hold on. Let me see what the Lions got coming up. You know what else I think? Guess what? They done with Josh Allen They got Caleb Williams Twice Hey

29:10Matter of fact Who they got next? This is one of the things that's going to say to the Detroit Lions Even though Even though the defense is playing Bad right now, they still got an offense They can put up 30 a game They still got an offense they can put up 30 a game J-Mo had a A quiet night, but Amon Ra, he went crazy. Jameer Gibbs ain't going to always be held to what? What he had tonight, 81?

29:34Shannon Sharpe:The problem that you have, Ocho, is that when you fall behind, I can neutralize him. Yeah. Because I take him out of the game. Guess what you got to do? Boy, they had a bad possession. They had stopped him, and it was a 10-point game. And I don't know why they decided to run the ball. Remember they got the ball back with seven minutes to go? Yeah. And they had the ball. Bro, why are you handing the ball off? Mm-hmm. I'm like bro I'm like what are you doing Yeah That doomed him because then guess what They punted the ball Buffalo goes right back down Goes right down to score Now it's 41-24 Yeah you come get a little cheap touchdown But bro It's over after that It's over The Lions next three games If it was last year I would say winnable Two of them are winnable but they got the Jets, who I have at my door course this year.

30:25When? They have Carolina, who's playing well, and they have Arizona. Shootout. I don't know what Arizona. Arizona. You seen Arizona last week?

30:35Shannon Sharpe:Yeah, I did. Man. I think Carolina and Detroit can be a shootout. Yeah. Because both of their defenses leaves a lot to be desired. Yeah. Shoot. Hey, Arizona put up 30-something last week, if I'm not mistaken. I don't know what you said. You're talking about they beat the Chargers.

30:58Chad Johnson:Hey, why y 'all act so surprised about the scoring? This is what it was designed to do. Yeah, yeah. It was designed for these guys to put up these type of numbers offensively, huh? Hey, Joe, boy, you seen Caleb Williams, they put up 50 something? So hold on, hold on. They put up 59, then you got to back that up with at least what, about 40? They got to come out and score at least 40 this week, don't they? I wonder who the Bears got. They got... This week two for them, right? Yes. Oh, shoot, they got Minnesota.

31:39Shannon Sharpe:I got a question for both of y 'all. Have the shine worn off day in Canada?

31:47Chad Johnson:In Detroit. It's only your fault, huh? He said only. That's early, Joe.

31:56Shannon Sharpe:Ocho, you remember they had San Francisco dead to right. Bonehead plays, play calling. Cost them that game in the championship game. Remember they had that big old lead? We were sitting there watching it. Yeah. Last year happened. Oh, and the year after, okay, they lose to San Fran in the championship game. Then they come back. Remember, Washington dropped 45 on them. Goes up and down the field. Hey, Unc, now you know you got to take into account them injuries on defense now. The general manager ain't taking – the ownership ain't taking that into account.

32:35Shannon Sharpe:Say, you take that Justin Timberlake, cry me a river somewhere else.

32:39Chad Johnson:Say, they want what they paid for.

32:41Shannon Sharpe:Since he's been head coach, he's missed the playoffs in 21, Missed the playoffs in 22 Missed the play NFC championship game in 23 Division around in the playoffs In 24 And missed the playoffs in 25 That's five seasons, Ocho Missed the playoffs again this year Then what happened? What we're saying? In six seasons Two missed playoffs NFC championship game Division around And division around Remember, it wasn't close, Ocho Yeah Hey, guys Boy, time is flying I'm thinking this year forward It's six Yeah Jeez Yeah Hey, bro, we three months from what you call him, 27.

33:22Shannon Sharpe:We three months from 27, don't you? That's crazy. But I think Dan is good, though. He's good. I think he's safe. Let me put it in better context. I think he's safe. I don't think anybody will be on the hot seat in week two. Hell, anybody play this Buffalo Bills team we see tonight look just like that. What I need to see is an improvement on the defensive side. The defense has let them down. Now, I can't blame it all on the defense in that division around because Jerry Garth had five turnovers. Wait, they won that game? No, they lost to Washington. I'm talking about the week before that he had five the week before that.

34:15Shannon Sharpe:No, he was there with the number one seed. Okay. Wait, I forgot what game that was. Yeah. The number two seed. That was Washington. That was the division around the playoffs. And Washington went in there and beat them. And then they ended up. And then Washington ended up having to go on the road and lost to Philly. Because that was when Philly kicked the doors off of Kansas City. Remember? Remember? That was what you call his rookie year. Jay Daniels rookie year. Remember he had an outstanding rookie season? Yeah, he went crazy his rookie year. Yeah. And they went to Detroit, dropped 45 on them, and then ended up losing to Philly in the NFC Championship game.

35:03Shannon Sharpe:Just a thought. Just a thought, you know, hey. It's in the air now. You can only give so many fiery speeches before they –

35:14Hey, listen, you continue to give examples on why you should be coaching. I'm just saying. Listen, I'm just throwing it out there because you don't even realize that you set yourself up to be in a position to be able to do what they're doing where your voice will register a little better than everybody else's. But that's nothing here nor there. I'm just letting you know. I'm with you when you're right, Ocho. No, my voice. I'm saying he's blocking one of God's blessings because he don't want to do it.

35:42Shannon Sharpe:Hey, I'm going to hit y 'all with the new addition. Y 'all got to count me out. I'm going to hit y 'all with the new addition, Joe. Hey, it's only so many times the man upstairs is going to give you the sign. The sign is clearly in your face. He keeps showing it to you. No, man. I can't. I can't. i can't know i can't do it man my blood my pressure i just got a clean bill of health doctor gave me a clean bill of health yeah kidneys functioning level good yeah everything good blood pressure where it needs to be that's all

36:23hey you you think that ain't no mistake you know that right yeah hey listen you just happen to be

36:29Shannon Sharpe:i mean you for for for a 68 model you in great shape yeah hey but you know i understand old 6J, they ain't leaking no oil nowhere or nothing. You know what I'm saying? Joe, you remember back of the day, they pull up in your yard. As soon as they leave, oil stains everywhere. Yes. The kill, the kill greater great. Hey Joe, he don't understand God got him like this for a reason. So he's in shape. He ain't got that oil leaking so he can't coach. He not even realizing, you know, the man working, and he didn't see it he working yeah with y 'all too that's that's that i mean that that's i'm dealing with y 'all too you know between between joe and you know trying to put down a mean

37:16Chad Johnson:demonstration over to everybody hey you already know how you already know how i get down i get down like hey excuse me i get down like how josh allen got down today yeah yeah all right hey hey Hey, Joe, let's tape it back a little bit. What? No, I'm just keeping it 100. I'm just saying, when it's time to perform, I'll perform. That's all I'm saying. Yeah. No,

37:41Shannon Sharpe:that ain't my thing, Ocho. I ain't met the coach, you know. Hey, listen, it's a lot. I think, honestly, being total truthful, I think there's a better chance of me being a minister than being a coach. I mean, when you say it like that, honestly, every coach is a minister. You heard South Carolina State You're absolutely right You hear how he talked Everybody can talk like that though Hey God trying to show you that you're anointed But you playing with anointment now He trying to anoint you But you don't want to listen

38:15Chad Johnson:He kind of got a point though I ain't going to lie to you You put down a mean speech boy Yeah After you compute that thing And spit out your analysis and the team hit it, well, they going to go on. Joe, listen, I be ready to run through a wall. I ain't even, I don't even play no more.

38:37Shannon Sharpe:Nah, because just my look, my receiver's going to be just like you. Listen, if you're going to have receivers that are just like me, you got you a job for a good decade.

38:49Chad Johnson:Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. You got to let them be them. Joe, I ain't going to be dealing with all that. You got to let these young boys be there, man. You got to let them be there, bro. Yeah, because they going to show out now.

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42:18Shannon Sharpe:The Browns, think about it. The Browns passed on Josh Allen twice. We passed on him too. The Broncos were sitting there five. It took Bradley Chubb, who happened to be his team date now. Hey, you know what? You know what's funny? Didn't pass on Josh because he didn't play as long. Was it North? What's the green and gold team? Wyoming. He didn't have. Cowboys. Yeah, the Cowboys. He didn't play long there, huh? I think he played three years. He did? So how did we pass on someone that? He was a little raw. Needed some coaching. You needed somebody who was going to be patient with him. Ocho, patience is not really what pro sports are about now, Joe.

43:05Shannon Sharpe:You know that. Have you seen what he's turned into? Yes. Yes. I absolutely have. But think about it. Baker Mayfield is not with his team. Saquon Barkley is not with his team. Sam Darnold is not with his team. Bradley Chubb is not with his team. So for the top seven picks, only Quentin Nelson and Denzel Ward are with their teams. Boy, this is a tough business. You already know it. I mean, the Broncos could have had him in five. They took Bradley Chubb. They took a defensive guy to put next to Vaughn. You didn't need that. Well, hold on. Who was the quarterback at the time? It don't matter. It do matter because if you already set it in the quarterback position, you need to go for your needs.

43:54You got to see when they draft.

43:55Shannon Sharpe:What's the guy named from Northwestern? He was – no, Ocho. He was – I forget the guy named. He wasn't the answer? No. Well, obviously not. He was the answer. What's the question?

44:15No

44:17Shannon Sharpe:But Josh Allen has been he's been phenomenal as a matter of fact That's the draft Lamar Jackson was in And they had one Lamar Jackson in that trial Damn Yeah Well, we know why they we know why Lamar dropped down to 29 now. Yeah, they want you want the man to play some wide receiver or running back yeah man don't want a heisman trophy you're at least at least uh how about this at least give me an opportunity to fail that quarterback if i can't do it then i'll switch position but y 'all not going to give me a chance i got a

44:56Chad Johnson:heisman trophy under my damn on my shelf hey hey at my mama house right now is a heisman trophy for playing quarterback okay oh joe and y 'all are gonna give me a chance y 'all not gonna even give

45:06Shannon Sharpe:give me a chance to fail? Y 'all just gonna go ahead and say, nah, we already know. Think about how many times that's happened in the past. Oh, yeah, a lot. Hey. They just go ahead and move. You ain't had no choice. You want to play in the NFL? You play the position that they told you, or you have to go to Canada, a la Warren Moon. Damn. I'll tell you one thing. There's no way I'm a scout, Joe, and I look at what Lamar Jackson did in Louisville, especially his senior year, and I'm saying, oh, yeah, you need to play wide receiver or running back. Hey, hey, they looking at this. Well, he came out as a redshirt junior, Ocho.

45:40I mean junior, yeah, yeah, yeah.

45:41Shannon Sharpe:Yeah. And you go back and look at his junior year. His junior year was better than his sophomore year. The sophomore year is when he won the Heisman.

45:48Chad Johnson:Yeah.

45:48Shannon Sharpe:Go back and check his stats. He was better the second time around.

45:52Chad Johnson:That's crazy. Ocho, with that speed and wiggle he got, that's why they want him out there trying to play a different position. Straight up. Boy, that boy was getting down in college. Oh, yeah. Charlie Ward.

46:08Shannon Sharpe:Did Charlie Ward win the house? Well, they told him, nah, we ain't, you know. Charlie said, I got something for y 'all. I'm going to the NBA.

46:15Chad Johnson:I'm going to the NBA. Hey, it ain't been nobody done that now. Yeah.

46:23Shannon Sharpe:So all y 'all basketball players, it's easy. All I know is a guy, hey, it wouldn't have a nice little 12, 13-year NBA career, Joe.

46:31Chad Johnson:He was super solid, yeah. Hey, what, Charlie ran the point? Yeah, he played the point. Yeah.

46:38Shannon Sharpe:But I don't have no problem with guys saying what I think the guys. They talking about guys in the NBA right now can go on the NFL and make an NFL roster. Huh? And do what? There's been a chance that Miles Garrett can go make an NBA roster. He can rebound. You tell me he can't do what Stu Beef do? Well, who? Stu Beef in Detroit. big still beef can shoot the three uh hey oh all i needed my gas getting rebound didn't robber

47:09Chad Johnson:couldn't shoot no but that's back that's back in the 80s and 90s this this high power offense now but here miles gary get ran off the floor because he can't score and let's go download who the hell is stupid uh big big boy for the pistons i think he got traded i think he in Memphis now. Yeah. Oh, okay, okay. Oh, that's the enforcement. Yes, sir, there you go, Ocho. Yeah. Yeah.

47:37Shannon Sharpe:Hey, why you call him - James Cook tonight. Why you call him Stu B? Huh? Go ahead, Ocho. He that bad? Who? You call him Stu B? Nah. Nah, I mean, nah, I mean, that's what he's, no, hell no. He's good at what he does. Right, okay. Which is rebound and defend the basketball. He's not a scorer. No. I mean, look, some guys have niches, niches, niches, niches. And his job is to get rebounds and to defend. That's what he does. Yeah, he'll knock down an occasional three. I ain't really passing him the ball to shoot the three, but he can knock down the three here and there. But what he can do is he can rebound.

48:16Chad Johnson:It ain't that he can just rebound on Ocho or that he's the enforcer. is that he embraces his role. And you know what I mean? He go out there every night, bro, and he try to impose his will against his opponent. You know what I'm saying? It ain't a lot of guys want to do that dirty work in the NBA, bro. It ain't. Because everybody want to look good. Everybody want to score. Everybody want to have a drip. You know what I mean? But somebody got to do the dirty work. Yeah. Yeah. Hey, Uncle Joe, that's the one that went crazy going after LeBron. Oh, yes. There you go. There you go. That boy seen blood.

48:49Chad Johnson:That went berserk, didn't he, man? Yeah, he was tripping.

48:54Shannon Sharpe:Hey, what you call him? Steven Adams. Steven Adams don't know about getting rebounds.

48:59Chad Johnson:He can play. He got a high IQ for the game too now. Hey, hey, hey, hey.

49:06Shannon Sharpe:I'm going to say, look here. Miles, set the pick, roll to the basket.

49:13Chad Johnson:Hey, hey.

49:18Chad Johnson:You got to, hey, when you big like that.

49:21Shannon Sharpe:Hey, sit in the pink road to the basket. Hey, get to the dunking spot. Listen, hold up, hold up. Hey, somebody come down the line, boo.

49:28Chad Johnson:Hold up, they're going to be doubling on Miles. He's going to have to have his short roll. You're going to have to teach him all that. He's going to have to have a high IQ. Yeah, yeah, to be effective, in today's game, he's going to have to have a high IQ for the game. Just because he's big and strong, then they're going to get it.

49:44Shannon Sharpe:Man, look here. Give me four and seven. He can give me four and seven. That's four?

49:50Chad Johnson:4.7 rebounds, yeah, that's good. Man, I get you about 10, 12 minutes. Yeah, you coming off the bench, and you giving that, yeah, that type of productivity, yeah. And you playing on a championship caliber team, yeah, to get you paid. Yeah. Yeah, that's me, man. Yeah, I already know that's you. I know your role. You know what? While we talking, I got a little two-on-two action for me and you, man. I got some people down here in the A-man talking trash, two females, but they can go now. They can go. They can hoop. Hold on. timeout timeout timeout joke why do you why do you even disrespect even thinking they can compete with us well what happened was i kind of i kind of lit the fire ocho i seen a video of it oh come on i seen a video of them playing two on two against two dudes and they were just talking they smack i was like you know in admiration you know i was admiring i was like all right and the first thing i thought i just shot out a little tickle i'm like man me and my boy ojo gives you two they like bring it on you know what i mean so just let you know you know we got a little we got some beef we got to handle whenever you come today hey hey man listen i'd be i'd be there whenever you need me boy you know what i'm talking about hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey some game ocho you sure yeah hey joe i know i don't i don't know no twins that could hoop joe okay i'm gonna send i'm gonna send you uh i'm gonna see you oh wait the ones that played in the big three the gonzalez twins i ain't talking about the gonzalez twin i'm talking about there's some twins out here in atlanta they they beat they go to the court they be running the court playing against dudes and everything bro whoa yeah yeah somebody like that talking smacking everything i'm like i know me and my boy ocho running running my what's up they talking they talking with it okay they talking oh joe i wouldn't even look i wouldn't even brought this to you if i ain't think i need you you know what i'm saying like i said boy ocho be perfect for this yeah yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah.

51:49Hey, listen, I hope they ready.

51:51Chad Johnson:All right. I already know it. Hey, we gonna walk them, Joe. And I hope we can film it. You know, we put it on nightcap. Oh, yeah. I don't know about that. Ash, we close?

52:07We close my door.

52:09Shannon Sharpe:Huh? Okay. Yeah. Man, it's just... I don't know. I hate counting teams out, but I sure don't see. The Lions. Hey, and maybe you're right, Ocho. And Joe, maybe getting Kirby Joseph back and getting Branch back, maybe that adds something to the defense. Those are two starters. Joseph is a pro bowl player, an all-pro player. They get him back. Maybe that helps that back end. But, boy, that thing was lacking tonight.

52:42Chad Johnson:They need some energy back there. I mean, but we do got to take into account they playing the Bills. Yeah, Josh Allen just, he got it going, bro. He has a rhythm.

52:53Shannon Sharpe:Well, they gave up 30 last week to the Saints.

52:56Chad Johnson:They let the young boy get out on them. I don't know how to even let them boys back in the game like that. They must have got bored or something. Defense? Yeah, they got to fix it, though. They got to fix it. They got to figure it out. They got to figure it out. Hey, you know, hey, Joe, even though they was losing what? they was up 20 something on the second. 21 nothing. Joe, that momentum is going to swing at some point. Every time. Every time the momentum is always going to swing. And it's all about how much space have you created when the momentum is on your side before the other team gets it.

53:32Because they're going to have an opportunity to come back. Yeah.

53:38Shannon Sharpe:It happens every game. You ain't put a lot of separation? Yeah. You go back and look at the Patriots in Atlanta. Atlanta had the momentum. That thing should have been 35-3.

53:52Chad Johnson:Man, you know you take... If it was 35-3, they would have won.

53:56Shannon Sharpe:And you see, they going for the juggler. You go back and look at all 22s, Matt Ryan is about to hit this guy. They're about to hit his head on the goal post. The running back missed the block. Hightower hits him. Boom. Bummers the ball. They go in and score. Now all of a sudden, we got us a ball game. we got us a ball game it's crazy joe out of let's say you run 75 plays in the game right joe each team has about three plays that make a difference out of the whole entire game yeah yeah out of the whole entire game it's three plays that make a difference in the ball game especially if it's a close game

54:37pretty funny how that yeah Sometimes they, sometimes you get unlucky, man.

54:46Shannon Sharpe:They ain't never getting over there. I was like, they ain't never getting over there.

54:49Chad Johnson:That's like tearing a scab off an old wound, boy. But I'm talking about every time you speak.

54:54Shannon Sharpe:I couldn't, oh, Joe, I can't even, I can't even fathom being in the game of 28-3 in the Super Bowl. Regular season game, that happens, Ocho. I mean, hey, you come, get teams coming. In the Super Bowl? Hey. I'm gonna hurt. Hurt like brand new shoes.

55:16Shannon Sharpe:Boy, hey, and the people would say, hey, man, everybody's a man. Hey, I was, man, hey, Sean, we get ready. Hey, Atlanta, I'm getting ready. It's been slow, man. I'm telling you, this thing's about to go crazy.

55:25Chad Johnson:Hey, you talking about the halftime. They was already partying. The partying. Oh, Ocho, I'm telling you. Man, in my career, bro, I had people over, man, I'm talking about going crazy, partying at halftime. They was already in the street. Well, that third, fourth quarter coming around, boy, you should have seen them. You should have seen the people sitting around the house. Oh, we.

55:47Shannon Sharpe:There's too many mistakes. They was in field goal range. You remember when Julio made that catch, that 22-yard catch on the sideline, Joe? Yeah. And then Matt Ryan took a sack. He knows better. He knows. He's the MVP that season. He knows. A field goal, it's over. It's over. It's over. It's over. you need. All you gotta do. Why are you going back to pass again? Just hand the ball off. You're up eight. All you gotta do now, Ocho, is just hand the ball off. Hand the ball off. If you don't break it, guess what? Come in, kick a field goal. You're up 11 with two minutes to two, three minutes to go.

56:24Shannon Sharpe:You walk out the field, you're a Super Bowl champ.

56:26Chad Johnson:Game of interest.

56:29Shannon Sharpe:But see, Ocho say, I don't know why teams get good conservative. Let teams back in the game.

56:38whatever you did to get up 23 let's just hope you can keep doing it

56:46let's say he doesn't make that block and matt ryan does complete that pass

56:51Shannon Sharpe:oh he complete yeah but the thing was is that when he got the julio they caught the ball at the 20 yard line no ocho now you go okay seven that's a 37 yard kick

57:07Shannon Sharpe:that's crazy we can second guess ourselves being aggressive is what got him to lead and also what cost him the ball game

57:20Shannon Sharpe:the Bills debuted their 2.1 billion dollar Highmark Stadium tonight but activist Betty Jean Grant isn't happy OJ Simpson is missing from the Bills family circle honoring oh okay oh Okay, that's what's up. That's what's up. We got our guy joining us tonight. Had an outstanding ball game. Finally got into the end zone over a hundy. Did his thing. James Cook. James, how you doing, bro? What's up, my dog? Hey. Man, I'm doing great, man. Chillin'. Where old you at? Oh, there you go. What's up? Wait, what you trying to call me? Black? No, no, no, no. It only shows sharp in the camera. Okay, okay. Hey, listen.

57:58I got a question. Please tell me, offensively, what did y 'all do in the off season did y 'all play more in the preseason as opposed to other years how y 'all getting off to such a fast start like this i mean we just playing our football i mean and joe letting us just play free man and just play and then we just going out there playing for the for the team and just putting up points i guess yeah yeah

58:24Shannon Sharpe:no but you you look the first game of the season you guys go on the road you go to houston texas you know what the defense is and you put 36 on him you have that 96 yard game winning drive obviously you have the utmost confidence in josh allen he's an mvp but what have you seen from him in the first two games that you said man this even mvp josh wasn't this well i just been saying different that he's been coming in at each and every week i mean he coming in prepare his ass off i mean be the first one in there the last one to leave so i mean just taking that extra step to go get a chip, shit, I guess.

59:00Chad Johnson:Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, James. Hey, James, I appreciate you, my boy. You my running back on my fantasy team. Okay, okay. Great game. I appreciate you. Appreciate that. Tell us, what's your expectations, bro, for this Bills offense? Y 'all look so high-powered, you know, in these first two regular season games. What's your looking forward to and going forward? I mean, first of all, just staying healthy. still a long season just staying healthy and just staying together I mean just go 1-0 every week like I say hopefully it's playing out good

59:36Shannon Sharpe:already 135 yards tonight a touchdown top 5 in rushing yards since you entered the league you led the league in rushing last year I remember we had you on you was trying to get that contract I just want what they owe me I don't want no more I don't want no less I done showed you what I can do Yeah, I mean angle be no fall off and lo and behold you let the league in Russia Was that your mindset going in because a lot of times we see guys sometimes They get fame They get the money and all of a sudden the same desire and the effort isn't there might help them get the money So what was your mindset going into the last season once you got your money?

1:00:17Shannon Sharpe:What was your mind? So you mean real my mind said every week? Yeah, you go kill your ass, so Like, shit, that's my mindset, you know, go kill your ass every year, man, and just keep being consistent. That's it. You know, keep being consistent each and every year, and it's going to pay off. Hey, but you were having such a good season last year. Did you set new goals this year, personal goals? Obviously, we know what the team goals are, you know, collectively as a group. You want to play extremely well in the regular season, make it to the postseason. Obviously, hope you end up in L.A. but from a personal standpoint which we had in such a great season last year what goals have you set for yourself this year?

1:00:57Just do more just keep setting the bar high and going to get the motherfuckers so that's just my mindset and just keep going each and every week go 1-0 every week, keep my body healthy like I said and you know hopefully we get to that big dance at the end of the year

1:01:14Shannon Sharpe:Hey hey What's it like Joe let me go right to you and I'll let you take it What's it like, you know, the thing is that what makes Josh, I think, Ocho and I, we were talking about it, what makes him so unique is that he can get our script. They can have the perfect defense call, but that joker took that ball. He put that ball in one hand, he ain't tucking nothing. He's going to have the ball in one hand, carry it like it's a loaf of bread, and then he can break down your defense, and that's so frustrating because we got the perfect call for your offense, and all of a sudden, he break contained, and he hot in the game.

1:01:45yeah i'll be looking on plays like that when he scrambling and stuff like that i'll just be thinking get open and when he run and chase the ball yeah you don't never know what he might do

1:01:55Chad Johnson:he might do some crazy right but yeah you might pitch him back to you hey what's that what's that feeling what's that feeling bro when you hear the fans in the stadium say let james cook when you when you hear him chanting that how does it make you feel get me motivated she made me want to go Go for 80. Already. That's what I'm talking about.

1:02:19Shannon Sharpe:This new stadium, you guys, look, you played in the old Ridge Stadium. I played up there. Haven't been to the new stadium, but it looks amazing. What was the atmosphere like coming out there? This is the first home game of the regular season. Look, the preseason is one thing, but the regular season, everybody's anticipating this, the first home game, and you guys go out there, you do what you did. But what was the atmosphere like coming into that? I mean, it was electric. I mean, the fans always show up and show out. I mean, even if it's on away games, I mean, it feel like a home game. So, I mean, we got the best fans in the world, I believe.

1:02:51And they're going to show up regardless, no matter where it's at.

1:02:56Shannon Sharpe:Do y 'all still have that chat going? They just still be talking about, let's go, Buffalo? Let's go, Buffalo. That bit was rocking. Hey, before the game, that bit was rocking. And they had Bruce Smith singing that motherfucker. Oh, yeah, that dude was rocking. Yeah.

1:03:15Shannon Sharpe:Hey, man, I used to hate them. I said, man, stop playing that song. And then when Bruce gets. Yeah, that's what they were doing. Yeah, yeah. So, man, we appreciate you joining us tonight, man, giving us some of your time. Congratulations on a big win, 135 yards on the TD tonight. Hey, unbelievable. Keep up the great work. Stay healthy. Hey, bro, y 'all got something special brewing. Don't let it slip away. You got something special. You never know when these opportunities are going to come back around. Seize the moment. Got you, man. Appreciate y 'all boys for having me. Good luck. Yes, sir. Whatever you're chasing, flex your next with new On Plus 12-milligram nicotine pouches.

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1:06:49Shannon Sharpe:Appreciate it, bro. Man, in 68 games as a duo, James Cook has 876 carries, 33 rushing touchdowns. Josh Allen 460 carries 51 rushing touchdowns yeah damn man he's about man look here I honestly if anybody that can break anybody that I think that can break a LT's record it gonna be him oh in a season yes 31 yeah if anybody's gonna do it it'll be him cuz guess what happens when they get to the two-yard line quarterback's the quarterback's

1:07:28Chad Johnson:That's a lot of quarterback. Yeah for a quarterback. That's not

1:07:33Shannon Sharpe:a lot of TV from anybody. That's why that's why LT wasn't the what you call him. Wasn't the MVP. He run for that many. Is that the most points? I think that might be the most points ever scored in a season. Yeah 31, babe. But you know he did a number on us LT. Man we was up 28-0 Joe. we was up 28 and they came back man they came back walk down down walk this down the quarterback philip rivers with the quarterback of drew i was philip what lt had on y 'all joe man i i i don't know hey uh it was that game i had by 260. Yeah, oh that was again y 'all lost that game. He lost that game. Hey I remember what he had but he had has he had to have he he had to go crazy though That's that's the season.

1:08:28If I'm not mistaken. He had 31 touchdown damn

1:08:33Shannon Sharpe:Before we had James Jordan, we were talking about the bills debuted their 2.1 billion dollar high mark stadium tonight But an activist Betty Jean Grant isn't happy. OJ Simpson is missing from the family circle honoring Franchise great. Let's take a listen to what she had to say They had been brave enough to say We don't want him on the wall because we think he got away with murder Then they should say something. They should say that and not just say that he's not fit What does not fit mean? Exactly He was fit when he ran for those 2003 yards that made Buffalo world famous He was fit when he got inducted the National Football League in 1985 He was fit when he was put on the wall in Buffalo in 1980 And been on that wall for 46 years He was on that wall for the first trial.

1:09:15He was on a wall for the second trial. He was on a wall for the third try He was on a wall Years after he's on a wall when he died tell me now what change

1:09:26Shannon Sharpe:She ain't lie what tell me the lie she told Ojo she didn't tell So in other words, so in other words y 'all said y 'all don't agree with the verdict I thought that we were supposed to stand the verdict with your I remember when George Zimmerman got off the jury spoke you notice how the jury always speaks when they get off the jury what about this lady I know this lady that killed them three kids the jury spoke is it not guilty wait not guilty I'm just saying they said she laid it out elaborately she said he's not fit he was fit all that stuff that happened he stayed up in the state They didn't take his name down in the old stadium.

1:10:13So what changed between his death and now?

1:10:21Hey, you know how the people think. I ain't finna go there. You know how them folks think. New stadium, new beginnings. We ain't bringing none of that from the past into this new place. hey when you move houses you bring your old furniture with you some new furniture some of it i'm with you okay you you do realize who made buffalo famous hey yeah juice yeah hey you ain't got to tell me twice it was ojd electric company

1:11:00Shannon Sharpe:reggie mckenzie uh uh joe de la malire joe ferguson yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah i remember I don't know if he ain't up there. But say, oh, you heard what she said? She said, he said, say that. We believe he committed a heinous act. Therefore, we deem him unfit. Don't say, I need to know why he's unfit. Huh?

1:11:33Shannon Sharpe:Oh, okay.

1:11:35Chad Johnson:They going to play the game now. Now, they ain't playing no game. They letting you know exactly what it's going to be.

1:11:45That's crazy.

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