Nightcap Hour 1: OLD MAN Joe Flacco SHOCKS the Steelers + Micah COMPLAINS about the refs AGAIN + Dak Prescott TAKING PAYCUT?

24:55Shannon Sharpe:You know, first of all, a non-mobile quarterback, if you don't disrupt his time and he'll pick you apart. That's the same thing will happen with Cousins. If you don't put pressure on Cousins, what will happen? We've seen him throw for 400. We've seen him throw for 500 yards. If you don't disrupt a mobile, a statue, a prototypical dropback quarterback, and that's what Flacco is. He's a prototypical 80s, 70s old school drop back quarterback Ocho. He wants to drop back he wants to when his back foot hit he's going to let it go. He wants to let it go. He's not a guy that wants to try to buy time and wait for guys to get open.

25:33Shannon Sharpe:That's not what he's good at. He's a guy 1, 2, 3, ball's gone. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ball's gone. Now most guys don't do a 7 step drop because most guys are in the shotgun so they'll take a 3 and a hitch and throw the ball or a 5 and a hitch and throw the ball. But I was surprised. I'm not surprised that Cincinnati's defense played like this because I don't think Cincinnati's defense is very good, especially since their best pass, Russell Hendrickson, was out tonight. That being said, Steelers, I thought the Steelers were better than this. I think they have the second most sacks coming into the game.

26:07Shannon Sharpe:I think they were 10 behind the Broncos. The Broncos had 30. I think the Steelers had 20. They got two sacks and outside of those sacks, Flacco really didn't get pressure. If you don't get pressure on a dropback quarterback with those weapons at his disposal, what do you think is going to happen? I just want to know, what do you think is going to happen? You got the best receiver in the game, and you got a guy that if you don't disrupt him, he can pick you apart. Well, that's what happened. And then, up to exacerbated Ocho, you couldn't stop the run. So now you're at their mercy. You can't stop the run.

26:46Shannon Sharpe:They run it at will. I mean, Jalen Warren had what Jalen Warren had. Excuse me, Chris Brown. 11 carries for a buck away. Chase Brown. P. Ryan had seven for 31. Mm-hmm. If you can't stop it, and Flacco had 31 of 47, 342, three tubs. No turnovers. That was the difference in the ballgame. I thought the Steelers might be going to give a death blow. They had it fourth and one, Ocho. Yeah. They jumped outside trying to do the tush push. They got the, hey, it's funny how y 'all see the Steelers move, but y 'all never see the damn Eagles move. Settle for a field goal. Next thing you know, they come down the field, they get a touchdown, and now they've gotten life.

27:26Shannon Sharpe:Ocho, you look at Ocho, what did you make of Aaron Rodgers going off on Jalen Warren, who ran a flea flicker by accident? Lit readers think Aaron Rodgers shouted at him, what are you doing? It wasn't a flea flicker. Yeah. Hey, he has to do that. He has to hold the players accountable. what you what you lost you your thing i say listen aaron has to hold the players accountable yes aaron rogers understands that every play counts i you he he has a standard that he that he has to abide by he understands everything has to be right because we're in a close game we need every play every play has to count you can't make that mistake you can't you can't and i'm not saying that that that mistake cost him the game but that's the play that they would have needed.

28:12Shannon Sharpe:I said Chris Brown. I meant Chase Brown. Chase Brown. Ocho, here's the thing, Ocho. When you're in a game like this, every play matters because, okay, our defense is not customary tonight. They're not getting off the field. They're not getting three and outs. They're driving the ball. They're getting points on these possessions. So every play becomes magnified. And so you can't have a mishap like that. I'm trying to figure out what made him think it was a flip licker. Now, I don't that's seemingly what it was. That's what you know, lip readers think he was uttering. But I'm like, of all the things you could run, I've heard people, okay, I run the wrong route, Ocho.

28:48Shannon Sharpe:I ran, I went the wrong way. But damn, a flea flicker when no flea flicker was called? And listen, a little miscommunication. It happens the same way on defense. Both teams had busts in the defensive coverages. The Bengals had one. Hell, the Steelers had one. And just, listen, those plays make a difference. And it's only one, two, maybe three plays in an entire game that change the trajectory of the play. And the team that makes the fewest mistakes normally wins. And it just happened to be us tonight. True. Who they think they're going to beat. You guys, like I said, offensively, you guys are going to be able to put pressure on people.

29:34Shannon Sharpe:If you jump out to a lead, now you can play. Like I said, I don't think your back end is very good. good Ocho um um whoa they made some big time plays they made plays tonight yeah the guy made a heck of a play the one he took out of DK hands yeah his name is DJ Turner say it say it with me DJ Turner DJ Turner yeah yeah that being said if you go look at the first interception it was like I don't know if Rodgers tried to throw the seven route uh-huh and he overshot the seven route or he missed the DK on the go route. Yeah. Because it was like in between, you know what I'm saying? Like the seven ran the angle and DK, but the ball was inside.

30:14Shannon Sharpe:Yeah. So I don't know, maybe the ball got away from Aaron. But this was like offensive. If you like offensive football, Locho, this was your game tonight. Beautiful game. This was your game tonight. I mean, seven combined touchdowns, almost 600 yards of passing yards, only two sacks, but the two turnovers, like I said, one of them, Rodgers, it was a bad throw. The other one, you know, the guy made a heck of a play. Aaron Rodgers passed Big Ben Roffensberger for six most passing yards in NFL history. Is this just regular season or is this regular season and postseason?

30:55Shannon Sharpe:Okay. Tom Brady's at the top at 89 ,214. Drew Brees is next, 80 ,358. Peyton Manning is third, 71 ,940. Brett Favre is fourth, 71 ,838. And Aaron Rodgers now is fifth all-time with 64 ,089 yards with 11 games to play. Dang. So there's a good chance that he's going to probably go, could he get 66 ,000 67 ,000 that's a possibility I don't know if he's going to throw for like that because 23 or 34 for 249 so I think he'd probably be right there because I think he'd be a little about probably 66 ,000 500 66 ,000 750 something like that but how much longer does he want to play look he's not catching Tom he's not going to play long enough to catch Tom he would have to play another five years.

31:58Yeah. You know he's not retiring no time soon. He's in a perfect situation. He's in a perfect situation and I'm not sure what would happen this year with him, but there's no reason why you would want to leave. You're in the perfect situation. Joe Flacco, I mean Joe Flacco, Aaron Rodgers is in the perfect situation. He is.

32:18Shannon Sharpe:It's a great situation. You got a head coach that doesn't get in your way. I think he likes Arthur Smith. Arthur Smith is going to run the football. He's going to give you a lot of different formation. He likes a lot of two tight end stuff with Fryer Muth and John O. Smith, who he had John O. Smith when he was in Tennessee. He did a great job as the OC for the Tennessee Titans. You know, you have DK. They might be in the market for another receiver. Austin was out tonight, Ocho. So they might be in the market for another receiver. You know, we keep hearing rumbling that our receivers might be available.

32:54Shannon Sharpe:We'll see that November 4th deadline. Hey, can I say something real quick? Yeah. Listen, I'm not trying to bolster that that's still his offense, but if anything continues to happen or things don't go well, would number 11 over there in Philly? Well, you definitely would want to get him out of the NFC. I'm not saying they're going to trade him. but you definitely it ain't going to be no situation where you're going to trade him and you try to get him out of the conference you definitely not trade him to anybody in the division and of all things I'm going to try to get him out of the conference now if somebody in the conference blows me away Ocho I ain't got no choice right right right I don't want to sell you look it's like my neighbor Ocho I don't want to sell you the car because I don't want to come by and see my damn car every day in your driveway even though it's your car you bought it but if you make me an offer I can't refuse I'll drive right by it every day Yeah, but I don't think they'll do that.

33:48But I'm just saying, making their offense better, Aaron Rodgers, D.K. Metcalf, A.J. Brown. I'm just throwing it out there. I'm just throwing it out there because they've already been talking about trades. Where there's smoke, there's fire. For sure. Where there's smoke, there's fire. So the fact that it was even mentioned, if things don't turn around for the Philadelphia Eagles, even though they are winning, I think that's something that could happen.

34:13Shannon Sharpe:Yeah. Ocho, I'm going to tell you something else I think could happen. I think Matthew Stafford is okay. You got Tom Brady at one, Breeze at two, Manning at three, Favre at four, Rodgers is nine at five. Big Ben is at six. Phillip Rivers is at seven. Matt Ryan is at eight. Matthew Stafford is at nine. Dan retired. When he left, he had all the records, most passing yards, most attempts, most touchdowns. Matthew Stafford could be six by the end of the year. He's at 61 ,439. Big Ben has 64 ,088. I think there's a great chance when it's all set that he – what year is this for Matt Ryan? Matt Ryan?

34:51Shannon Sharpe:I mean, not Matt Ryan, Matt Stafford, Matthew Stafford.

34:58Shannon Sharpe:I don't think he can catch Brady, but I definitely think he can get the top – I think he can get the top – year 17. I can see him playing another three years. The money is too good for him not to. And not only is the money too good for him. And he's healthy. He's in a great system. You got Sean McVay. You got Puka. You got Devontae. You got Higby. Kyron Williams can run the football. And they throw the ball like crazy over there too. Yeah. Throw the ball like crazy over there, especially with Puka and Devontae, the way they're playing right now. He can definitely get it. And he's not. I definitely think he's at 61 ,000.

35:36I think he's going to have to stay healthy,

35:40Shannon Sharpe:play another three years, but I definitely think he can get in the top five. Yeah, absolutely. I definitely think he can get in the top five because he's going to be 64 ,000 by the end of the year, which will put him in sixth place. Now, I don't think he's going to throw for enough yards to pass Rodgers because Rodgers is at 64 ,000, so I'm going to tackle another 2 ,500 to 2 ,800 for Rodgers, which will put him at 66 ,000. So he's not going to catch him this year. But when it's all said and done, could I see him getting top five? Yes. Yeah. Yeah. Hey, I'm so happy inside. I like I want to. I can tell you happy.

36:16Listen, I don't want to talk too loud. I don't want to scream too loud. I'm trying to keep it. You know, my voice a little low because I'm in the hotel. I don't want to have security knocking on my door. But we have a great chance. We have a great chance offensively. Now, defense, we don't need to be top five. I say this all the time. Please find a way to meet us halfway. Find a way to meet us halfway. be maybe 16 or 15 or rank 17 somewhere somewhere around there and allow the offense to cook allow us to put up points we score 30 tonight if we can get back where we're going 30 30 points a game and defense you just just show up just give us something give us a stop here or a stop there

36:53Shannon Sharpe:we will be okay on the broadcast tonight ocho they said joe burrow is on track to return from turf toe in mid-december the question is can flacco keep the bingos afloat until he returns okay they They get the Jets at home. They get the Bears at home. Then they're at the Steelers. Patriots at home, at Ravens, at Bills. Ravens home, at Dolphins. Hey, we could run the gauntlet. We could run the gauntlet. The only game where it's going to be really good, I really can't tell you who's going to win, when we play the Patriots. Boy, the Patriots are nice, huh? Yeah. Boy, the Patriots are nice. The Bills will be tough for you guys in Buffalo.

37:36Shannon Sharpe:They'll be tough. Josh Allen. Yeah, that's another one. Now, obviously, the game where we have to play the Steelers again. The question is, Ocho, before you go any further, is Lamar going to be back when he play these games? Even if Lamar is back, the backing is horrible. The defense is horrible. So he's going to have to match us offensively. And we've seen him do that last year, remember? Yeah. Listen, this is not last year. This is not last. This is a new year. Okay. Okay.

38:14Shannon Sharpe:I'm being nice. I'm being nice now. Now you being nice. Yeah, this is one game, but look at how, look at, look at them in the, you know, Chicago ain't going to be no easy win now. Well, Chicago can't do nothing with us on defense. Oh, Chicago's going to be no easy win now. Hold on. Stop. Hey, hold on. Stay, stay right there. Stay, stay with me real quick. Chicago's defense cannot do anything with us offensively. They can't do nothing with us. And I mean that with all due respect. And I like what Kayla Williams has done. I love the creativity of Ben Johnson. Well, he on the team. Huh? And they got some nice receivers.

38:46Shannon Sharpe:They got DJ Moore. They got Roman Dunsley. They got Burton. Yeah, I know. I know. I know. I know. But let's slim it down a little bit. Hey, it's about who they nation right now. Yeah. Stop playing. Hey, Jack. Boy, he on one tonight. Look at him. hey we got the Jets when we play the Jets when we play the Jets a week from Sunday the 26th yeah but we gonna listen they just gonna be owing and y 'all got guess what y 'all got them at home y 'all got y 'all got three games in a row at home matter of fact I'm gonna come back I'm coming back that one because I think I was a good luck charm tonight I'm coming back next week oh you the good luck charm huh I was a good luck charm I'm coming back next week yeah yeah but uh Look, they got a very favorable schedule.

39:33Shannon Sharpe:Like you said, the Patriots are not going to be easy to win. Lamar is supposed to be back. Well, he'll definitely be back. That's the 27th. That's a 520. So that got to be a Sunday game. That's a Sunday night game, 520. Yeah. Yes, sir. Who they? Who they? Who they think they're going to beat them Bengals? Who they? Who they? who they think. Oh, Joe, earlier today, Micah sounded off on how he's officiated and refs in general. Let's take a listen to what Micah had to say. You know, five years is not going to call you a ref so you stop worrying about it. You know, I think I just got to keep going.

40:18That's the hunt. That's part of the challenge is you just got to keep going. And that's bothersome. That worries them. They know that's the part of being one of the best. You know, that comes with some territory where the parts that you hate and the parts that the league lets go, like, they know, like, I mean, you can tell how they call the games. They don't call outsides for offense, but they'll call on defense. They won't call offensive pass interference, but they'll call defensive pass interference. I mean, like, we know what you're trying to do. They want to load the points up so fans can be happy.

40:53And, you know what I mean? I mean, they'll call defensive holding, but they won't call offensive holding. Like, let's just wake up. It's just one of those things that we know what the higher-ups is trying to do. Like, the ref would say, I know that's a hold, but what? Like, you're not going to call it? Like, come on. Like, it's just one of those things that, like, I'm over it, and I would just have to keep going, push through it.

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45:34Shannon Sharpe:Let's just say you're between the ages of 60 and 25. Tell me the great defensive player, and we believe Michael Parsons is a great defensive player, that you've heard them complain about being hell. The LTs, the Reggie Weiss, the Bruce Smith, the Derrick Thomas, rest your soul, the Vaughn Millers, the Aaron Donalds, the J.J. Watts. tell me the great defensive player that you heard have a microphone get up on the platform and complain that they're not getting calls yeah you can't do that huh you can't do that as a player i mean i'm thinking about i'm thinking about myself as a receiver i ain't complaining about no holding because i'm getting here that's my fault that's my fault michael parsons is too good he's too great at his position he's too great at what he does and obviously on the on the other thing on the flip side of things, referees are graded.

46:29Those referees want to be able to call that Super Bowl. So the better... Playoff Super Bowl, absolutely. Listen, that's a check. That's money for them. So they want to make as many calls as possible based on what they can see with the naked eye. Do they miss some calls and time? Of course. It's human error. It happens. But they want to grade as high as possible so they can be in those playoff games. So they can... So their team as a unit can be in the Super Bowl. they're graded so they're not just missing calls on purpose but also as a player a player of your magnitude now you shouldn't worry about that if you get in hell that's on you

47:04Shannon Sharpe:I don't think I ever I don't think I've ever and I could be wrong but and my memory is pretty good I think I can have great recall I don't think I've ever publicly complained man they was holding all game and they ain't calling it man they been holding me all year I'm gonna play through that. You call it, you call it. That ain't my job. Because what's going to happen, I'm going to all of a sudden start worrying about the cause. They're going to throw the ball and go beat me up. Hit me all in the chest, all upside the head. And then what? Then people are going to be like, was he holding on that one or did you just drop it?

47:39Shannon Sharpe:Right. Don't complain, bro. Micah, you too good. Way too good. You're way too good for this. So guess what? Now, Ocho, I'm going to keep my pocket sold in my pocket now. I ain't finna pull it out. You're trying to put us on blast. Michael, you too good. If you want to be thought of as one of these greats, I mean, let's just take your error. Miles Garrett ain't complaining. TJ Watt ain't complaining. These guys ain't complaining. Michael, you're too good. Who cares about what they're doing with the tush push? You're not there. When you have to defend it, then you worry about that. You don't have to defend it.

48:20Shannon Sharpe:they don't listen first of all they're not listening to players first of all you're not a quarterback they listen to nothing you gotta say they only listen to quarterbacks that's why they changed the rules that's why they let them have the balls it used to you get one day now they get the balls for the whole week now you can't hit the quarterback in the head now you can't hit the quarterback in the knees you can't tackle them below the waist in the pocket they listen to quarterbacks they don't listen to other players because if they did they wouldn't have the rules that they have that's weighted against the defense but come on michael man you got to stop this bro right and the funny thing about it is the game now in this era is changed it's handicapped it's handicapped for the it's handicapped in the way in favor of the offense correct you already know that it's as deep as a player just continue to play play through contact play through the holes those calls are going to come they're going to they're going to come don't even don't even worry about it just continue to play as well as you always do.

49:14That's it. Play to what we know you can do. Being one of the best at your position, there's a reason why you paid as much as you are.

49:21Shannon Sharpe:Ocho, what you do is that you have your coach, you have your video department, cut it up, the holding calls, have your head coach to send it in. That's what you do. Hey, I would take it out of my hands, but have the video department. That's what everybody else does. I guarantee you that's what the Steelers does. That's what the Cleveland Browns does. Anybody that has a pass rusher, this is what they do. Okay, if I got a good receiver and I believe he's getting held, I'll cut it up and I'll send it to the official. Here are the plays that we believe he was held in this game. These are the plays that we believe the guy got outside.

49:59Shannon Sharpe:These are the plays. That's what you do. But you, because people are going to look at you like you're complaining. Like the reason why, because now I think he got one sack, maybe two sacks, and people like oh you're making 47 million dollars a year and here we are six games in and you got one sack you got two sacks yeah it's gonna look like you're complaining and i don't think micah is a complainer i know he's frustrated because when you get that kind of big money ocho you know you've gotten paid the one thing you want to do you want to go show the world why they paid you the big dollars and i ain't tried i ain't tried to like hey the moment i get that money oh man Ocho got paid.

50:36Shannon Sharpe:Yeah, let me go on. Let me go on out here and drop me about a 150 and two tubs of them. Hey, quick. Let them know why they paid me. Hey, quick and hurry. And don't care who out there. And don't care who holding. If I get him, it's my fault. I ain't doing something like that. Yep. And that's how Mike is going to have to look at it. But I think the thing is that when you do it something like this, people are going to look at you like, man, Mike are whining. He's complaining. And the other team is like, hey, hold him. Make him call it. Make him call it. Yeah. and then all he's going to do is he's going to get more and more frustrated.

51:10Shannon Sharpe:So just play through it, Micah. You're too good of a player to let stuff like this. I get it. I know you're frustrated. First of all, I don't believe, Micah. I don't believe – this is why you got to be careful with what you say because when things weren't going his way, where he said, he tweeted, he wanted to get traded. He put on X. He wanted to get traded. I no longer want to be a cowboy. he said he said that Ocho a lot of times we say it all the time Ocho when emotion is high logic is low be careful there's power in the tongue yeah he said he wanted that's not what he really wanted he wanted to put the pressure on the Cowboys but you had already backed Jerry in the corner Jerry wasn't backing down you had already backed the man in the corner he felt he had a handshake deal and now you come in and I'm just telling you what Jerry felt Jerry is a first of all you know how people empower people in position of power people that have money they ain't backing down now hold on you're not finna bully not many owners not many owners absolutely not no so that's where that's what happened but Micah just keep playing there come you understand sacks are like sacks are like bananas and grapes they come in bunches oh yeah Hey, you might go out.

52:34Shannon Sharpe:Oh, you might go a game or two and not get any and then you'll go three games where you have six Yep, and the next day, you know, you like you look up like damn That fast and that just had happened. It always happens like that. Yes, it happens like that Hell sometimes you're going to get you. Hey, I go to for 35 I go full for 60 Damn, man, man with the one game man. Shoot 11 to 60 six for 190. Well, God damn, what happened? There you go. That's how it was, don't you? I mean, damn. Matter of fact, small example. Look at Chase. Two weeks ago, 40 yards. Yep. Look at the past two weeks. It's the nature of the business.

53:25It's the nature of the game. It always happens like that. You're not going to go crazy every week, no matter how great you are.

53:30Shannon Sharpe:No. No, no, no, no, no, no. But they're going to, you know. I mean, but here's the thing. Chase Crazy is 16. His good sense, he get nine. That's the thing. You look at him against Green Bay, he had nine. Like, damn, we slowed him down. Now he popped off with 16. He got 25 catches in two games. So where he was, you're like, man, hey, Chase ain't winning no triple crowd this year. Yeah. You sure about that? Yeah. You sure? Because he done popped off again. It's amazing. It's amazing. It's amazing what happens when you get a quarterback. 40 years old, 50 years old, if you can throw and sling the ball and they can keep you upright so you can deliver said ball, this is what you get.

54:17And it's not easy because we had Jake Browning. You think, well, hell, he should be able to do it. No, now you take Joe Flacco who got benched in Cleveland and you put them here in the Bengals offense with elite talent around them at the receiver position, a decent running back, an offensive line that everybody been talking trash about, and they play their part.

54:42Shannon Sharpe:That's it. We are going to win. Everything starts up front. Everything. Look, do your job. Whatever your job is, whatever your job, whatever is required you to do to do your job, that's what you got to do. I'm not working. Listen, I'm not worried about the offensive line because that ain't my job. Now, when it comes to my time, I got to pass block. Now I got to worry about it. Okay, what we got? Am I Gilligan? I'm on an island. Where am I protected at? Sharpie, I got you inside. So I can sit heavy outside knowing I got help inside. If I ain't got no help inside, I got to sit down inside and then hopefully I can run his ass by the quarterback.

55:22Shannon Sharpe:The quarterback can step up. But you just got to do your job. I can't worry about it. I can't worry about what the safety doing or what the linebacker doing or what the DN doing, Ocho. I got to worry about what A4 doing. That's it. Because at the end of the day, I'm getting graded. I'm getting graded on what I'm doing, not whether or not worried about what somebody else is doing. Yeah. C.D. Lamb sat out the past three games with a high ankle sprain. Today, he said he could have played last week against the Panthers, but he sat another week so he could be fully healthy without limitations. He will not be on a pitch count against the commanders.

55:52Shannon Sharpe:I feel like I'm moving around, running around, being me. happy as I can be. Obviously, just believing in my ankle. Obviously, I feel like it's back to where I need it to be. Ocho? Yeah. What you think? Talk to me. I'm excited. I'm excited. The fact that he said, and him knowing his body, I could have came back last week, but I want to wait one more week to make sure I don't have to worry about nothing. I don't have to worry about nothing. So, for me, that makes that offense in Dallas even that much more scarier. And you know what's going to happen is, hell, Chase got how many targets he got tonight?

56:28Shannon Sharpe:Man, Chase had 18 targets. 18 targets. And the fact is, Ocho, he got his hands on all 18 of them. It wasn't like they was out of bounds and he had no chance. He literally got his hand on all 18, which is people don't realize how hard that is to have that many targets and to actually put your hands on all 18 of them. All 18, yeah, most definitely. I wouldn't be surprised if the getting back on track after missing three games I wouldn't be surprised if God damn City had 15 targets next week I wouldn't be surprised at all I wouldn't be surprised at all at all and listen man honestly I told CD I hit him when he got hurt I said listen I can have you back in a week I can have you back in a week but he tried when he did that looking at it I said man that's three weeks oh yeah yeah yeah most definitely Because man, that thing.

57:21Shannon Sharpe:Oh, let me take that back. Chase had 23 targets, Ocho. 23? 23 targets. I think the most I've ever had, Ocho, was like 15. Hey, I can't even tell you what's the most. I don't think we track targets like they do now. I don't think. I'm just saying, you know, you go back and look at the films, and, you know, they throw the ball over your head. That's a target. How? You throw the ball 15 feet over my damn head and out of bounds. That's a target.

57:52Shannon Sharpe:if you was a sniper and I was your target and you shot like that people go like nah that wasn't no target you off target and that's another thing I like about Flacco too is he makes every ball count he makes every ball count because every ball he throws he gonna give you a chance to get it he gonna give you a chance to get it I guess they count targets when they throw the ball at his P.I. so anything that comes your way they count that too okay Okay. Okay. Because man, Ocho, can you imagine what you could have done with 20 plus targets? Man, they, it's impossible. I mean, I'm just thinking, I'm thinking it would only be possible in this era.

58:35Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. It would only be possible in this era.

58:37Shannon Sharpe:Well, I wonder when T.O. caught 20 passes, I wonder how many targets he had. Yeah. Brandon Marshall has the record. He has 21. Yep. So if you catch 20 balls, Ocho, you got at least 23, 24, maybe even 25 targets. Hey, matter of fact, you know how many yards I would have? You got to think. I average maybe six yards a game. Six, maybe seven catches a game. If that. But mine were always – No, you ain't average that many catches. You ever had 100-catch season? No, hell no. Because that's what I'm saying. So if you average six catches a game in 16 games, that's 96 catches. What's the most catcher you had in the season?

59:15about right there, about 96.

59:17Shannon Sharpe:Okay. But I was a yardage muster because everything I caught was 10, 15 yards. Yeah, that's how I was on Joe. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I mean, I have 1 ,100 yards and three touchdowns and then somebody else got 400 yards and they got six. I'm like, man, throw me something. But we got close to the goal line. TD gonna run that end. We're not throwing no ball unless it's third or something. But other than that, man, they get that thing TD running that end. Yeah, it's amazing, man. Just the era, the era of football that we're in now. And they blow the ball so much. Damn, I can only wish. Ocho, Dak Prescott said he plans to speak with Jerry Jones about the importance of keeping George Pickens with the Cowboys beyond this season.

1:00:01Shannon Sharpe:I've been a little busy, but I will. When I run into him in that time of privacy, I'll make sure. But here's the thing, though, Dak. running in, okay, you want to keep him. Are you willing to take less than your 60 mil? Because, okay, you got 60. George Pickens is going to want max dollars. He's like, because this is his first bite of the apple, he's going to say, Dak, you've had three bites at the apple. I've never had a big bite of the apple. And I'm going to take as big a bite as I possibly, as a matter of fact, I might be a horse. I might eat the whole damn apple. Damn a bite. I want the whole damn apple.

1:00:38Shannon Sharpe:so that's the question you know you want all these great players that's what Brady did you see what Mahomes is doing the question is are you willing to take a little haircut I'm not saying you got to give him 20 million but I'm saying are you willing to take say if you can get 63, 64 million are you willing to take 57 so George Pickens can get his because he's going to want somewhere between 32 and 36 million dollars that's what George Pickens is going to want because he see what DK got. He see what Terry McLaurin got. And I guarantee you, George Pickens believe he's every bit as good as DK Metcalf and Terry McLaurin.

1:01:18He is. He is. And I'm not sure Dak is, depending, I'm not sure Dak has already got his money already.

1:01:27Shannon Sharpe:No, Dak got one more year on that contract or is he up? But I think he had a monster cap number. I think he got something like$80 million in cap. Yeah, Dak done got paid. I don't see him doing that. I would like him to allow Pick. So how much is? What's his cap number next year, Dak? That's his cap number to 74. Oh, yeah, they got to do something with that. His cap here to 74 million, Ocho. You got to redo that deal. Damn. You got to redo that. In 68.

1:02:08Shannon Sharpe:what you think oh bro you got to do oh you definitely they definitely they definitely they're definitely going to redo that deal yeah they're not going to let that man play what but what do you think though do you think that will take less to be able to keep pick that's what that's what jerry that's what jerry's going to ask him you mean that go ask jerry i'm excuse me yes that no that's what jerry's going to ask that are you willing to take less so we can ensure we can put better players around you. If Patrick Mahomes doesn't do what he does, you're not able to keep Chris Jones. You're not able to keep the Travis Kelsey and keep it together.

1:02:45Shannon Sharpe:Coloptas. They're going to have to do something with Trent McDuffie. Oh, hey, Trent, nice. Yes. So you're able to keep all these pieces together because you got Creed Humphrey on a big deal. You got your right tackle. Now, you hit it out the park because your left side looks really good. The left tackle, Simmons, even the guy that came, the backup, did an extremely great job the other night. But you have to give up something, Ocho. It's really that simple. Now, the question is, when we had growing up financially, we struggled. my grandma said boy what's gonna be this month the phone the light or the gas one or the other I can't pay them all son I mean it's really that simple hey you need the phone in case we gotta call somebody the light so you can do your homework or you and your brother gonna have to go down there and chop wood we pull that heat away from the fireplace hey and we go cut down a tree hey it's really that simple so that's what you want you want to be the highest paid quarterback or you want to be sixth or seventh and have have talent around you to help you because guess what you need some defensive help too oh yeah absolutely absolutely but i i think me honestly allow pick to go get his thing allow allow pick to go get what he's deserving of and i don't think Jerry's is gonna open up his pocketbook like that and cut the check that he's deserving of getting oh you are his agent is uh the same guy that represented uh Michael Parsons oh yeah David Moolagata yeah we gonna we gonna let pick go we need to go and get his money over there in Las Vegas over there in Las Vegas they'll pay now the question is you know Ocho normally when you go in free agency everybody don't have the luxury like a AJ Brown.

1:05:03Shannon Sharpe:AJ went from Tennessee to Philly. So a team that was perennial in the playoffs you know he went there normally in free agency to go get big bucks you generally have to go somewhere and Ocho that's they ain't on the come. Yeah you're right. You're right. But the question is Ocho the question again 35, 36 million

1:05:35Shannon Sharpe:probably 75, 80 million guaranteed I see you in Vegas hey I see you I see you in Vegas everybody got this is my turn but this is what I do hope Ocho I'm hoping they don't do this tag him you're it I just Ocho I just got I've tried to prepare you for everything Because I already know you're going to flip out So I'm just going to prepare you What's the day's date? The day is the 16th Thursday to 16th I'm just preparing you For that Ocho day Listen I hear you understand you're preparing but Let's not play that game Let's not play that game because if you tagging me Let me know you don't value me You don't think I'm worth what I can get on The open market don't tag me Don't do that I'm a firm believer in that Ocho Hold on.

1:06:24Shannon Sharpe:Let's see what I'm worth. You don't think I'm worth what I'm asking for? Let me go. And Jerry has had that conversation with a lot of players. Here, we're going to let you explore the open market and come back and tell us what they think of you. There are a few times when you let a guy, because the team's going to overbid for him, because they already know what I've got to do. Now, first of all, it might be a little easier because it's going to be harder for them, Dallas to if they let him test the open market it's going to be harder because Pick doesn't have an attachment to Dallas he's only there for a year so he might be viewing it as a rental Ocho hey I'm staying this rental property instead of getting me a house they got these apartments that's already furnished furnished yeah so he's not entrenched in the community he hasn't been there for four or five years I don't know if he's married or has a fiance or girlfriend or whatever the case may be but he doesn't I don't know if he has that there I don't know if he has kids there so he's not entrenched like somebody that's been there six or seven years so it's easier it's a it's a lease with an option to buy it's a lease with an option to buy and I prefer you're in that lease and going somewhere where you can get what you deserve like every other receiver at your position has.

1:07:47Everybody else got theirs. Oh, yeah, for sure. And you deserve to be paid like a number one. Now, the Cowboys already have a number one receiver. And the one thing that they're going to say upstairs over there in Jerry's world is, well, we already paid C.D. Lamb an extra amount of dollars. We don't view you as such because we already have a number one. We already have a number one.

1:08:08Shannon Sharpe:Okay. You already know the game they're going to play. But it would be hard, Ocho, because of what they gave him. what did they give him for third round pick for a pick or fourth? To give that up for him and just basically keep him as a rental for a year? So that's why I think Jerry might be more apt to sign him. Jerry loves offense. So if a player was to get some money, they gave him a third and a fifth. And that's the next year's draft because they traded for him after the draft. So he gave him a third and a fifth in 2026. Okay. Then you have to think it all comes to Dak as well. What is Dak willing to do?

1:08:53How much less is Dak willing not to take so they can sign pick? And then defense. You need defensive players. You do. Not a question is, Ocho, if you go out and fringe,

1:09:07Shannon Sharpe:then you know you got to overpay. Do you believe you can hit it? in the do you believe you can hit it in the draft market you believe you can draft the guy or because you got two first rounders you're not finna draft no but who you gonna draft that gonna make a difference you need a statement piece on that defense listen when you put your clothes on when you put your clothes on this for everybody in the chat when you put your clothes on I know I know some women in there I know some fellas in here too when you put your clothes on you gotta have one thing that stands out that's a statement piece Dallas Cowboys defense needs a statement piece.

1:09:38I don't know. It could be a de-tackle. It could be a corner. It could be a safety. But you got your statement piece gone over there.

1:09:47Shannon Sharpe:I don't know about you when I put my clothes on, I'm the statement.

1:09:53Shannon Sharpe:I feel. I'm saying. Yes, I got nice jewelry. I got accessible. Right, right, right. Right, right. But it got to be a statement piece. Listen, when a woman gets dressed, right? Yes. When a woman gets dressed, there are two things that make that for her that is the statement piece. It's either your bag or your heels. One or the other. Yeah, yeah, yeah. One or the other. What you're wearing doesn't matter. You're right, Ocho. Ocho, you ain't wrong when you're right. Yeah, talk to me now. I'm just saying. I can't talk to you like I want to. 26. I'm going to talk to you in 26. Right now, I'm on probation.

1:10:25Shannon Sharpe:I'm still on probation, Ocho. 26, y 'all. Up back. Up back. Hey, my probation officer, he be checking in. He be watching this show. Okay, okay. And from time to time, he's like, okay, you know, I'm gonna have to write you up. Yeah, okay, you good, you good. You good. Yeah, but 26, you know, I had to do, I had to do like 12 months. Right, 12? Yeah, I had to do 12 months probation. All right, well, how long we got, what? Two months, we got, what we in, October? Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Probably around, probably like April, May 26th. God, Lee. I'm out like a scout on a new route. But hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on.

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