Nightcap Hour 1: Unc & Ocho react to Shedeur Sanders shining in his first preseason game!

9 Aug 2025 · 1 h 11 min · 30 chapters

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In short

Shannon Sharpe and Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson react to Shedeur Sanders’ first preseason game performance, arguing he looked like an NFL-ready quarterback despite limited reps, and discussing what it means for the Browns and the broader preseason. They also touch on other sports news (injury in Lions-Falcons, Tom Brady statue, and a middle-finger fine involving Geno Smith/Max Crosby), plus general commentary.

Guests (on the episode)

No separate guests are interviewed. The hosts are Shannon Sharpe (Uncle Shannon) and Chad Ochocinco Johnson (co-host).

Guest backgrounds (hosts)

Shannon Sharpe is a former NFL player and Hall of Fame-level analyst/host. Chad Ochocinco Johnson is a former NFL wide receiver and Bengals Ring of Fame honoree.

Key claims

Shedeur Sanders went 11-for-19 for 103 yards with 2 TDs and no interceptions, looked calm in pressure, and showed pocket presence and timing throws. The hosts argue preseason excuses (“not vs starters”) are invalid because he still performed well with limited reps and the team’s offensive/defensive context.

Notable examples

They praise specific throws (over-route timing, touch pass on the move, lofted TD) and note a “Sam Strong” blitz issue. They also cite a high-ranking AFC North executive text calling his performance “shocking” and compare his demeanor to past elite QBs.

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Chapters

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Shadour Sanders' Impressive Debut

4:47 to 10:14

Discussion on Shadour Sanders' performance in his first preseason game.

“Ocho, Shador shines in his first preseason game, 11 of 19, 103 yards passing.”

Evaluating Expectations and Reality

10:15 to 14:02

Analyzing the challenges Shadour faced and the expectations for his future.

“I'm not saying he's Tom Brady, but he has the athleticism.”

Shadour Sanders' Opportunity and Performance

14:02 to 17:42

Explore how Shadour Sanders maximizes limited opportunities and shines during his game reps.

“being a low-round draft pick, Ocho, you're not going to get the plays that a high-round draft pick is going to get.”

Analysis of Shadour's Game Style and Maturity

17:42 to 23:12

Discussion on Shadour's composure, anticipation skills, and potential as a quarterback.

“Tom Brady, the opportunity presented itself.”

Insights on Player Belonging and Competitive Spirit

23:12 to 28:00

Reflect on the mindset athletes need to believe in their capabilities regardless of draft position.

“You know, man, listen, man, I can go on and on about this, but go ahead.”

Nostalgic Football Discussion

28:00 to 30:46

Exploring past NFL players and their hard-hitting styles.

“You better come to balance and be ready.”

Nostalgic Football Discussion

31:18 to 31:49

Exploring past NFL players and their hard-hitting styles.

“And now you're taking a guy's trip that actually matters.”

Injury Impact in Preseason Games

31:49 to 32:40

Discussing the seriousness of injuries in preseason NFL games.

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Injury Impact in Preseason Games

32:45 to 36:00

Discussing the seriousness of injuries in preseason NFL games.

“Pacific, and catch replays Monday on BET.”

Tom Brady's Statue Unveiling

36:00 to 38:03

Reacting to the unveiling of Tom Brady's statue at Gillette Stadium.

“Hopefully, everything works out okay, and he'll be back real, real soon.”
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Statues and Player Legacies

38:03 to 42:00

Debating which NFL players deserve statues and their legacies.

“let alone to do it in goddamn real life.”

The Legacy of Tom Brady

42:00 to 44:40

Discussion about Tom Brady's career achievements and legacy.

“But I'm saying, was it because you guys were winning or because you were entertaining?”

Ocho's Spoken Word Introduction

44:40 to 46:18

Ocho introduces his passion for spoken word and prepares a performance.

“and there have been some people in history, That was very deserving.”

Ocho's Spoken Word Performance

46:18 to 49:42

Ocho shares an original spoken word piece dedicated to love.

“And I have something that I wrote that I want y 'all to hear tonight.”

The Future of Ocho's Poetry

49:42 to 51:10

Discussion on the potential for Ocho to publish his poetry and create segments.

“Hey, Chad, I appreciate y 'all and enjoying that.”

Amazon Prime's Convenience

51:10 to 53:28

Ad for Amazon Prime focusing on its same-day delivery service.

“But there haven't been many more deserving players in the history of our game.”

Amazon Prime's Convenience

53:33 to 54:56

Ad for Amazon Prime focusing on its same-day delivery service.

“Choosing On Plus nicotine pouches over rough corners and edges.”

Controlling Emotions in Sports

56:00 to 56:42

Discussing a player's emotional response and potential fines in sports.

“Going to probably cost him Roger, you know, Roger, not going to be happy about this.”

Fan Loyalty and Player Reactions

56:42 to 57:59

Exploring fan loyalty and players' responses when returning to former teams.

“We'll let you say nothing slick about our teammate.”

CD Lamb's Competitiveness in Training Camp

58:00 to 59:06

Analyzing CD Lamb's performance and competitiveness during training camp.

“So when you come back and you're on another team, win another jersey, oh, you know, they're going to go crazy.”

Trayvon Diggs and Defensive Strategies

59:06 to 1:00:08

Discussing Trayvon Diggs' impact and defensive strategies in football.

“some but you just make sure you know when you win because he's gonna take a chance now he's gonna take a chance yeah and so i think the injury the knee i think he had another what he have.”

CeeDee Lamb's Skills as a Receiver

1:00:08 to 1:01:26

Reviewing CeeDee Lamb's skills and techniques as a wide receiver.

“how good he is, and he's familiar with CeeDee Lamb's game.”

Aaron Rodgers' Perfect Receiver

1:01:26 to 1:02:20

Analyzing Aaron Rodgers' criteria for the perfect wide receiver.

“listen you gotta talk like that too you gotta talk like that you know when we talk about the best five receivers in the game right now CD Lamb name is always in the conversation at some point.”

Importance of Route Running in Football

1:02:20 to 1:03:28

Discussing the significance of route running for receivers in football.

“Rodgers selected Randy Moss, high pointability, Julio Jones for speed.”

Randy Moss and Unique Receiver Skills

1:03:28 to 1:04:42

Reflecting on Randy Moss' standout skills as a wide receiver.

“Hey, still to this day, I still have the greatest feat ever known to man to ever touch grass.”

Nick Chubb's Future in the NFL

1:04:42 to 1:06:31

Evaluating Nick Chubb's potential future performance in the NFL.

“Please tell you remember when Randy caught that hitch route against the Dallas Cowboys on Christmas?”

Adrian Peterson's Historic Performance

1:06:31 to 1:10:03

Discussing the exceptional career and impact of Adrian Peterson.

“Nick Chubb says he belongs in the Derrick Henry category entering age 30 season.”

Chubb's Injury Discussion

1:10:03 to 1:12:40

The hosts discuss the injury history of NFL players, particularly Nick Chubb.

“It's – yeah, but he says he belongs in that category, and maybe people would be willing to put him in that category.”

Joint Practice Insights

1:12:40 to 1:17:22

The hosts analyze the implications of a disappointing joint practice for the Dolphins.

“The Dolphins had a disappointing joint practice with the Bears today.”

The Nature of Joint Practices

1:17:22 to 1:20:08

The hosts reflect on the dynamics of joint practices and their competitive nature.

“I don't think, look, I've had a lot of joint practices.”
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4:47Shannon Sharpe:Ocho, Shador shines in his first preseason game, 11 of 19, 103 yards passing. Two TDs, you know Coach Prime was fired up. Yes, Lord. Yes, Shador Sanders. Oh, yeah, what now? Coach Prime, God is good. Shout out to Coco Butter Brothers for sending us this video. LeBron James even weighed in. That young king looking good out there. Shador Sanders, keep going up, head down, and grind, and head high to the most high. Jordan Schultz, text from a high-ranking AFC North executive on the Browns rookie. Shador Sanders, it's early, but wow. Actually shocked how good he looks. Nike football, when you get your opportunity, create the next one.

5:35Shannon Sharpe:Only matter of time. Yeah. Ocho. Yeah. We could, look, we could pick two plays, Ocho. Well, damn, he missed the Sam Strong safety blitz. Well, he had a guy ride over to the flat on second and 18, and he skipped the ball to him. But you saw that overroute that Brock Purdy throws so well in the San Francisco offense, you see him fit the ball into those small windows. Did you see him on the move, throw that touch pass? Now, the receiver made a great one-handed catch, but did you see the touch? Yes. So, take off your hand. Listen, I wanted to see what Shadu would look like in a situation that wasn't advantageous to him.

6:16He didn't get any reps, as many reps as he should, to prepare himself, to be prepared for a game like this to this magnitude. Dylan Brooks hurt. Kenny Pickett hurt. Joe Flacco not playing. So the card that he was dealt to go into this game, can you be a leader of men? Can you go in calm, show a presence of leadership, run the team, command the team, show that regardless of who's around you, you can still conduct yourself like quarterback one. He was calm, under pressure, went through his progressions, made some great throws, had some errant throws. You know, obviously that's what film is for. That's what the precinct is for.

7:03The fix, the nooks and the crannies to get him out. He looked like he belonged. He looked different. He did. Andrew Barry, you made the right call. There's a reason that you wanted him. There's no reason he should have dropped as far as he did. You cannot tell me as any scout of those 32 teams that didn't need a starting quarterback, but those that needed a quarterback and were in need of one, watched film on Shador Sanders and what he did at Jackson State and what he did at Colorado and said, you know what? No, that's not my guy. The quote you just read from the scout in the AFC North, if you watch film, what did you expect him to look like?

7:47He looked exactly like he looked in Colorado. He looked exactly like he looked at Jackson State. Calm under pressure. In the pocket. Going through progressions. Making the right throws. That's what we expected to see.

8:05Shannon Sharpe:What they expected to see and what some hope to see might be two entirely different things. Talk to me, Dan. Now, hope. Man, I sure hope, man. I sure hope this happens, man. versus expect to see what I wanted to see. I wanted to see exactly what you wanted to see. I want to see could he play with poise? Could he throw the ball with conviction? Could he be decisive? Could he go through his progressions? The pocket collapses. Could he take off? He showed me some of everything. The over route. Threw it on timing. Guy in his face, let him boom. Dropped it right in the bucket. He fit those balls. Hey, pressure in his face.

8:48Shannon Sharpe:the second touchdown, pressure in his face, the first touchdown, the corner slumps off the flat, the safety is hugging him. He fits it in. Gets it in. Boom. On the move, the touch pass over the top. As I mentioned at the top, the receiver did make a great play. But Shadour had a nice loft. That's not an easy throw to make. He was impressive tonight. Very. And a lot of people, they were in the chat last night, let's see what Shadour does. Let's see what Shadour does. Well. Hold on. You know what they're going to say now? Oh, it's the preseason. Oh, he's not playing against their starters. Oh, he's playing against the two.

9:24He didn't have the starters either. Well, hello? Talk to me. I didn't see Jerry Judy. I didn't see Njoku.

9:30Shannon Sharpe:I didn't see the starting offensive line. No, Cedric Tillman. So this is what I have to say to those who are going to have another excuse. They're going to move the goalposts, right? They're going to move the goalposts and say, well, he wasn't going against the Panther starters. Well, obviously, if he's not going against the Panther starters, or if he doesn't have his starters as well, and what he has at his disposal and look that good with the twos and threes and maybe the fours that are trying to make the team, what do you think is going to happen when he has the main characters in there around him?

9:57Shannon Sharpe:Right. That makes your job a little bit easier. That are a little bit better at their position than those that he's playing with tonight. What do you think is going to happen? Well, they can try to move the goalpost, but I ain't trying to kick a field goal or PAT, so I'm going to score anyway and should do a Sanders score tonight. I will give credit where it's due 14 to 23 138 yards two touchdowns no interception he got two sacks like I said we can nitpick a couple of things yeah it's a strong safety uh the Sam strong safety blitz problem like you know what but it looked like he was telling the guy bro I need you to hook up on that you probably not going to be able to outrun the safety Lamar Jackson hold on to the ball a little longer because he cannot run the safety Josh Allen same thing that's not Shadour Shadour is not a a mobile quarterback he's going to do all most the majority of his damage is going to be in the pocket.

10:45Shannon Sharpe:Tom Brady. I'm not saying he's Tom Brady, but he has the athleticism. That's not what he's known for going. This is the thing. When he lacks in athleticism and inability to get out the pocket, he has gate. He has great pocket presence on being, being able to move and being able to not telegraph, but understand when that clock is ticking and when it's time to get up out of there. He can move extremely well within the pocket Without having to take sacks What about the third down? The third down, we scrambled The D-line ran a stunt He was able to get outside of it You know what I like the most? He saw the stunt and took off immediately Yes, yes That's what I like, Ocho I don't know who's supposed to go first I don't know who's supposed to eat Or who's supposed to eat And I don't know who's supposed to eat if you're supposed to eat.

11:39Shannon Sharpe:But I tell you what, I'm gone. I'm gone, yeah. Yeah. I tell you what, y 'all figure it out in film study tomorrow. But in the meantime, I'm about to pick up the first down.

11:53Shannon Sharpe:He's played himself. He might have started after four, but after this performance, he can't be number four. Because here's the thing. Ocho. How? It's impossible. Mike Callahan told us something very, very interesting. He says, you can't lose your job because of injury. Because let me tell you what's going to happen. Yeah. If you get injured and you're out and a guy comes in and he's playing better than you before you got injured, it's his job now. Ask yourself, was Dylan Gabriel before he got hurt, was he playing better than what you saw Shadur Sanders do tonight? Kenny Pickett, ask yourself this question.

12:30Shannon Sharpe:Was he playing better than what Shadur played tonight? Yeah. So if you're going to honestly answer those questions, okay. Right. And the thing about it, what people need to understand, for those that are in the chat, it's one thing to have joint practices. It's one thing to practice against yourself and look good against your players. Yes. Everything is scripted, even defensively, in those joint practices at times because there's certain things they want to work on defensively and there's certain things that you want to work on offensively. When you get into the game, nothing, nothing is shared from team to team.

13:08No. So it's a green light and everything going as if it's a real game. You're working your scheme, your game plan, and all you have to do is execute it in its simplest form, as simple as preseason games are from an offensive perspective in the way the players are called. And he did that tonight to a hell of a job, one hell of a job at night. And this is just something to continue to build off of. Clean up. There were some mistakes, obviously. There are going to always be mistakes, and then things you can get better at. Yeah. And you continue to see different looks. You're not going to get many looks.

13:43Obviously, it's the preseason. Everything you see defensively will be very vanilla, you know, cover tool. Sometimes you might throw in, you know, man.

13:51Shannon Sharpe:Don't count the plays, Ocho. Make the plays count. Yeah. Oh, and listen, he made him count tonight, huh? That's what you have to do when you're a low-round draft pick, Ocho. Me being a center, no bark. being a low-round draft pick, Ocho, you're not going to get the plays that a high-round draft pick is going to get. So don't go out there thinking that. But when it's your time, shine. Yes. You got to. When it's your time, shine. Hey, when you say, I don't count time, I make time count. Well, I didn't count plays. As my brother used to say, hey, I know you didn't get that many refs. Keep your head up.

14:25Shannon Sharpe:Because one day, John Elway going to call for you. He going to look for you. You need to make sure you're ready. You need to make sure you're where you're supposed to be. Right. Shador didn't get a whole lot of reps. But when opportunity presents itself, that's what luck is. It's when preparation meets opportunity. Amundsen said some call it luck. I'm glad you just said what you just said. You just said Shador didn't get as many reps as he should have in practice. But he got into a game, and what did he do, huh? Right. But the refs that he did get in practice, he made those count. because a lot of times I've seen it.

15:01Shannon Sharpe:I don't know if you've seen it, Ocho. I've seen guys, man, I ain't getting no burn, man. I can't. And then when you get out there, you effing up. You're fucking up. Yeah. My bad. Shador says, hey, these one or two reps I might get with the threes and fours. Right. I got to make these counts. These got to be my, this has got to be my best work of the day. Yeah. Because you know why, Ocho? It might be my only work of the day. Yeah. So if it's my only, it's got to be my best because this is the only time they're going to see me on tape. They see me standing behind. And, you know, hey, I'm being part of a good throw, a good catch, good run, good job offensive line, good play call coach.

15:38Shannon Sharpe:But at the end of the day, I need to get an opportunity to show you what I can do. And when the opportunity presents itself, that's what luck is. Preparation, meet an opportunity. Amundsen said some call it luck. Hey. Hey, listen, I'm happy. I'm happy for Young Bull. I'm happy for Young Bull. This is one of the few times. I can't think of the last time that everyone was excited, excited about wanting to watch a Cleveland Browns game. Did you see all them people in the stands with the 12 and with the signs? Did you see all that old joke? A Cleveland Browns game. On the road. Cleveland don't travel like that, trust me.

16:13Shannon Sharpe:I was in the same division with the Jokers. And guess what? We used to play them. Same. Same. They didn't travel like that. Yeah. And they ain't got no reason to travel because they've been bad a long time. Yeah. So listen, tonight we saw a very small sample size. We saw a very small sample size of what Shadour Sanders can look like. The fact that he played with the twos, with threes, maybe against twos and threes. Yeah, for sure. I say this to say that. What happens when he's with the ones having to run that same offense? Right. And you guess what? And you go and you game playing. I'm just calling plays arbitrarily, Ocho.

16:53Shannon Sharpe:That's it. That's all I do tonight. I'm not game planning. I'm not game planning because we normally game plan game three. Right. We go back and now the coaches go back and they look at what they did last season and we script a game plan that's going to be what we think we're going to see on first down, second down, third down, third and short, third and long, just down and distance, area of the field, first and goal, second and goal, third and goal. Now we're calling plays, not just to arbitrarily call plays. We're calling plays with a purpose, for a purpose. and eventually they're going to get to that.

17:27Shannon Sharpe:But I was impressed. Look, I understand it's the preseason, but for someone that didn't get as many reps, made the reps that he did get, he made them count in practice, and when he got his opportunity, when the opportunity presented itself, he took full advantage. Tom Brady, the opportunity presented itself. Which is, hey, when the rubber meet the what? When the rubber meet the road, man. and so uh shador he should he should be proud of himself yes uh you know him being who he is raised how he was raised you're supposed to say reared i guess you raise livestock and animals but anyway yeah raised how he was raised he's not gonna be he's not gonna be he's not gonna get he's not gonna get too high ocho because guess what yeah even keel yeah you got to stay even keel you why?

18:18Because not only having to deal with the noise on the outside, that's one thing, but now you got to deal with the noise on the inside, especially with the owner coming out just last week saying, that wasn't my pick. That wasn't my pick. That's not what I wanted.

18:32Shannon Sharpe:Thank you, Mr. Hazlum. How you doing, Mr. Hazlum? Make sure Andrew Barry gets all the credit. Like you said, Brother Hazlum, don't smile. Don't even say anything. Start with ass. He said... Don't even say shh. the audacity don't you say itch the nerve the gall i'm appalled well i'm a david i'm gonna say it one more time and this is for everybody in the chat if even if you don't like your door even if you don't like them how do you watch film college film on shador sanders and every other quarterback that went before him and see what all of them have done and say you know what no, I'm a pass up on him.

19:16That's not the guy I want. Right. New Orleans Saints, Pittsburgh Steelers. I don't know what other teams that were in need of a quarterback. How do you do it? I'm just asking from a person that played the game of football and understanding I have an eye. I have an eye. I played the game for a very long time at a very high level. I'm not saying I'm a scout, but I know what it's supposed to look like in situations that are not advantageous for you. I just saw a young fella win at Jackson State, turn a Colorado program around that won one game, regardless of what his record was in his totality, 23 and 12, whatever it may have been, I know what he can do when you got the right pieces around him.

20:02I know what he can do. He's a winner, regardless of what situation you put him in, and he showed it again tonight, yet again tonight, with his back up against the wall.

20:13Shannon Sharpe:Yeah. He just has the demeanor to be a quarterback. Nothing seems to impact him. He doesn't get too high. He doesn't get too low. He has the utmost confidence in himself and most quarter, most of the good ones really do no matter how bad. And we've seen it no matter how bad it might be going to really good ones, you know, if it's late in the ball game, they got a chance to beat you. And, and, and Shadour is in the situation where it's like, doesn't make any excuses and he always says the right thing. it's not it's listen it's not as easy as you think to always say the right thing because you're dealing with the human element of it the human element of it no matter how much you have no matter how little you have no matter how good you've been no matter how bad you've been you're dealing with the human element of it and people have emotions people have feelings and so sometimes when people lash out and say things like damn man you know you you take the amount of time but he hears what's being written about him.

21:12Shannon Sharpe:Absolutely. He hears, he sees. If he doesn't, he's getting word, it's getting back to him. But I just love the way the man, he kept his head down, closed off his ears, and just did what he was supposed to do. He went to work. And that's how you have to approach it. Don't get mad. I ain't trying to prove y 'all wrong. I'm trying to prove me right. And in the process of proving me right, I'll prove you wrong. it was a great job. It was his first outing. Like I said, those throws, it was the throws that he made, Ocho. Go back and take a look at that over ball. And we see Brock Purdy throw three or four of those a game to IU.

21:56He used to hit Debo on those plays.

22:00Shannon Sharpe:You'll kill him on the over. Look at how he threw that ball, the timing of it. Do you understand the anticipatory skills you have to have as a quarterback with pressure coming at you. There was one overthrow he couldn't even see. Yeah. Because on the replay, we couldn't even see him. We just saw the ball come out. So he's anticipating where the receiver was going to be, and he just made the throw and put it only where the receiver could catch it. Yep. That first touchdown. I don't think people understand. When people saw tonight, I don't think they understand how difficult the game is. I don't think they understand how difficult the game is.

22:34But he made it look like he's been doing it for a very long time. It's his first time. It's his first time in an NFL game, but he's used to it. Oh, Chad, look at his mannerisms. Look how you walk on the first down. Okay. He almost did a wide celebration. He said, you know what? I'm looking at the time, but it ain't time yet. And just everything about him and being quarterback number one, just the way he carried himself. He was ready for the moment. No matter what they did, no matter what they said, just put me in a situation just hand me the cards give me the hand and I'm going to play it and he did that just exactly how he should tonight the hand he was dealt he played the hand very well and it's only going to get better from here it doesn't go backwards, you don't digress I'm excited and this is coming from a Bengal fan I'm excited too I'm excited for the Browns to finally maybe have to answer at the quarterback position after trying 35 times over the years.

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23:45You know, man, listen, man, I can go on and on about this, but go ahead.

23:49Shannon Sharpe:You got it. I think the thing is, the biggest thing an athlete can have is the ability to believe that he belongs, he or she belongs. I was a seventh-round draft pick. Shadou was a five. There was 12 rounds. When I was a seventh, there were seven rounds. He's a fifth. Yeah. But there is not one point time that I didn't feel I belonged on that field. Because I saw a lot of these guys at the bowl games. I saw these guys at Combine and I read about them. And I remember calling my brother at the East West Shriningrass. I said, these dudes are not better than me. They're not better than me. I don't care what they say.

24:23Shannon Sharpe:I remember going to the Combine and I said, man, what do you think you read? I said, probably 4 '6", 4 '7". I said, but they're not better than me. They might be faster than me, but they're not better than me. I belong in the NFL. and when I went to Denver all those guys that went before me I'm like ain't no what I remember asking myself how in the hell did you get drafted before me yeah I said but don't worry about it don't worry about it I said it won't be long it won't be it was like the cat when a girl said boy the cat got his tail caught in the washing machine you know what he said Ocho he said it won't be long now he said she didn't know what he was talking about his tail wouldn't be long anymore or it wouldn't be long for it all be over yes sir yeah man that's it when we put the pads on oh joe yeah for i'll never forget because you know rookies we went to camp before the vet so we would go like a couple days before the vet so we would already be practicing right in denver before we headed up to greeley right i saw them they was nervous ocho like a long-tailed dog with a porch full of rocking chairs you know somebody leaning back is gonna be able to take You know what I'm talking about now.

25:36Shannon Sharpe:I thought they were nervous. I said, oh, yeah. That's all I need to see. Just a little fear. Just a little fear in a man's eyes. Because that's my greatest ability. Yes. Another man's fear. Yeah. I like it. I like it. And listen, I know we've been talking about Shadour, but listen, remember what I told you about the Panthers, right? Yes. Remember what I told you about the Panthers? If there's a dark, a chat, stay with me real quick. If there's a dark horse team that I believe in this year that is going to creep up and maybe make it run into the playoffs, I said it would be the Panthers. They didn't look bad.

26:14Bryce Young didn't look bad. Jalen Cobra went crazy tonight. T-Mac, the rookie from Arizona, looked good tonight. I know Xavier Lekin got thrown out, getting into a little tussle. Listen, I love the passion. It's just preseason. That's fixable. That's fixable. But again, look how the Panthers look early in the game. for those I know everybody tuned in to watch the door, but I'm telling you right now, and I said it first, someone that's not much of a Panther fan, didn't play for the organization, they owe me nothing. I'm telling you, the dark horse team for this season, the Carolina Panthers, Bryce Young, and that receiving core.

26:52I'm telling you.

26:53Shannon Sharpe:Watch. Ocho, I ain't never been that hot in a preseason game. No? The tussle? Hell no! They were going at it. I don't really got no tussle in practice. Bro. Because I'll tell you what Dan Reed's going to say. You fighting, that means we ain't working hard enough. Mike Shanahan said the same thing. We ain't working hard enough. Bro, it ain't like it is now, bro. Them two-hour, two-and-a-half-hour practice, man, please. With pads and your head on pads. Oh, let me take that back, Ocho. You have on, they call it, see what they call shells with shoulder pads and shorts. right it's not shells like they call it now basically got a little fit don't look fitted uh styrofoam stuff on that was not shells when when i got in the 90s shells were shoulder pads and shorts shorts yeah and and you know we hit they were we hit back then 907 was live live yep team team was a solid third up it wasn't no touch the guy on the zoom like two-hand touch oh no You put shoulders on him.

28:01Shannon Sharpe:You put pads on him. You better come to balance and be ready. I remember Dennis Smith. We call him Kahuna. And Atwater. Man, they come down in that box. Boy, we had thumpers back then. Oh, yeah. Man, please. Hey, Atwater ain't play, boy. No. Atwater coming downhill now. And Atwater wasn't the thumper like Dennis Smith. Kahuna was the thumper. Number 49. Whoa, whoa, whoa. More than Atwater? Yes. yes lord Ocho I saw that joke hey at 205 210 I saw him sit lineman sit lineman on the ass they pulling he ain't never go low right he putting that shoulder in their chest and sit them down at 210 at 210 go back if y 'all can find it go back and check the tape he hit Roosevelt Potts they both ran he Potts come through the hole he hit him he was out cold uh marion butts hey if you if you were charging fan you know who because back then ocho they had a big old big running back they had big marion butts they had rod bernstein they had a big they had joe caravello big joe cox i mean they are the tight ends were like uh 300 pounds offensive line, mammoth offensive line.

29:23Shannon Sharpe:Yeah. Kahuna run through him. Go back and look at that play with Dennis Smith. He hit Marion Buss and he hit Roosevelt Potts. Yeah. You know who else was a thump or two? Remember Donovan Darius? Yeah. Yeah, I played against DD at Jacksonville. But back in the 90s, you had Chuck Cecil. You had Mark Carrier from Chicago. Yeah. Boy, back then, it wasn't nothing defenseless about that. They said, you got him in the shoulder pads. What the hell you thought was going to happen when you come across the middle? Oh, yeah. You're going to get that work. What? You're going to get that work. Rodney Harrison.

30:03Shannon Sharpe:Oh. Rod coming with all four of them every time. Hey, I say, bro, hey, hey, say, hey, Sharp, just stay on my knees. I say, hey, gotcha. But, boy, we definitely try to hit each other in the mouth. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Hey, that's a hard playing joker. When you're moving like I do, trips don't always come together weeks in advance. Sometimes production shoots, interviews or something I've got to travel for on a short notice. Like the time when I had the last minute trip to Denver and everything came together fast. Once it was locked in, I had to be ready to go. That's where Amazon Prime can make a difference.

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33:10Shannon Sharpe:Watch live Saturday on CBS at 12 p.m. Eastern, 9 a.m. Pacific, and catch replays Monday on BET. Presented by iHeart. The Lions-Falcons game was suspended after safety Maurice Norris suffered a serious injury in the fourth quarter. Norris' head appeared to snap back after hitting the leg of Falcons running back Nathan Carter during a tackle attempt. He stayed down after the play was over and ended up leaving the field in an ambulance. especially the preseason. They seem to be doing more of that now, Ocho. It's hard. In college, Ocho, we moved a pile. If somebody got hurt, move it up five yards.

33:59Shannon Sharpe:Am I lying? Even in the pros. It don't matter what happened. Patella, Achilles, neck injury, head injury. They moved that bag up five yards. They let the training staff deal with that. And we continued on with practice. College and the pros. I ain't telling you what somebody told you. I'm telling you what I know. I've seen it. People like we've gotten a little more empathetic. Right. And times have changed. They're like, man, that's a little callous, don't you think? You know, man, you know, serious injury. But I hope the young fella is okay. I saw this. Prayers for him. Prayers up for him. Hold on, I'm trying to find that game right quick.

34:47God, dang.

34:50Shannon Sharpe:I'm trying to get it to pop up, the game. You see right here? Oh, there it is right there. It just finally popped up.

35:01God, ah, damn.

35:04Shannon Sharpe:Nah, it's.

35:08Shannon Sharpe:Hey, what's that? You know, you be watching it. I definitely can't find it. So maybe you can. Oh, there it is right there. Damn. It's the Lions Falcons. I'm looking. I'm looking all over.

35:29Shannon Sharpe:But yeah, hopefully, young fella, thoughts and prayers go out to him and his family. You know, obviously the family's watching. You know, it's a preseason game, Mocho, and, you know, they're watching to see their brother, their cousin, their friend, son, go out there and to see this happen. Obviously, everybody's on pins and needles, so praying that everything is okay and he has – do we know if he has use of his extremities? But our thoughts and prayers go out to the Norris family. Hopefully, everything works out okay, and he'll be back real, real soon. Tom Brady statue was unveiled at Gillette Stadium unfortunately Ocho he can't get one unveiled on a Sunday because he's busy on Sundays right so with that so they had to do it in the preseason let's take a listen to what Tom had to say yeah but in the end the statue isn't just for Pats fans it'll also give all the Jets fans something to throw their beers at as they leave the stadium every year probably in the second quarter maybe the third that's a good one you know what Ocho I met my last Pro Bowl I met Tom Brady met his family met all his sisters he was great he's always been great to me every time he sees me he has a a memorabilia museum in the Fountain Blue yeah got an invitation went to it, got an opportunity to talk to him.

37:07Shannon Sharpe:Great. Offered him some insight on things, so forth and so on. He said, I really appreciate that. He said, that means a lot because you're very good at what you do. So had an opportunity to talk to him. But if anybody deserves a statue, the only thing I've met about, 12 feet tall, it need to be 20 feet tall. It need to be like the Empire. It need to be like a Statue of Liberty. Absolutely. But what that mofo did. Yeah, listen, the greatest. When we talk about the greatest quarterback of all time, what he's been able to do, some of the games he's played. Listen, that New England-Atlanta game, that game alone, that 28-3 comeback alone deserves a trophy, a statue by itself.

37:52Shannon Sharpe:Yeah. Uncle, you can play a video game. You can play Madden, and you can let somebody score 28 points, and you have three. The chance of you coming back on a video game is slim to none if you're playing somebody that's good, let alone to do it in goddamn real life. Do you know how many things have to go right for you? Yeah. To be able to come back in an NFL game of that, a game of that magnitude? Mm-hmm. Down 28 to 3? What are we talking about? We'll be talking about it forever. Unbelievable. Yeah. You know, the Bills came back and beat Houston. They were down, what, 30? What were they down? They were down 32-3.

38:38Shannon Sharpe:They ended up winning. Remember, Minnesota came back and beat the Colts. They were down, what, 33-0, some odd score, but the Super Bowl. That's the difference. And the guy that you're going against is the league MVP. Mm-hmm. Hey, I got a question. Yes. I want a statue. Well, you better go to what's your high school? Miami BC High High Tide. You better go in there and tell them you're going to go half on one. No, no, no, no, no, no. I want mine at Paycourt Stadium. This is what I'm going to do. The Browns don't have to do it. I'm going to pay for it, and I'm going to just put it out there myself.

39:27Shannon Sharpe:Mm-mm. No. statues I mean Lamar Jackson will have one next to Ray Lewis in Baltimore Patrick Mahomes should have one Peyton Manning has one in Indy Tom Brady goes without saying I mean something like Kobe and Shaq and Kareem the Lakers they got come on something you just like hold on well Bengals, 85. When you see the number 85, what's the first thing you think of? You know what, Ocho? I need a statue. If you'd have had Jerry's numbers, Randy's numbers, T.O.'s numbers, you know what, Ocho? I don't have their numbers, you know, but the hand I was dealt, I played that motherfucking hand very well.

40:18And I need a statue. Matter of fact, I'm going to put this in. I'm going to go to Home Depot.

40:23Shannon Sharpe:I mean, think about the guys that got statues, Ocho. Yeah. Sugar, two-time defensive player of the year. I think he went to 12 Pro Bowls. He's probably eight, nine-time All-Pro, probably seven-time first-team All-Pro. Super Bowl MVP. We talk about Peyton Manning. Like at the Hall of Fame, you have somebody as what they call a presenter. Now, he'll go up there and plead your case, Ocho. So let's just say I'm a writer in Cincinnati. I go up in the room and I plead Ocho's case. Ocho is a this many times pro bowler. He led the league in this. He did this. He had this many games. Peyton Manning, Peyton Manning, and you sit back down.

41:06Shannon Sharpe:Tom Brady, and you sit back down. I don't have no explanation. Peyton Manning. Yeah. Tom Brady. What am I explaining? What do I say, Ocho? Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on, right? So this is what you do, right? Yeah. You look at circumstance. Yes. What it was like before I got there, right? Yeah. 32nd worst team in the league. I think you were 28 when you were there. 32nd. Hold on. Stay with me, man. Stay with me. Hold on. Stay with me. I get there, right? Yes. And I gave the city L. put us back in the national spotlight. You hear me? I can sell out a stadium. Was it because you're winning or was it because you're antics?

42:01Shannon Sharpe:No, it's called entertainment. Hold on. What is football? Entertainment what? But I'm saying, was it because you guys were winning or because you were entertaining? What's more difficult to do? to be losing and still put butts in the seat? Because who wants to come watch that? Y 'all ain't got nothing else to do. Shit me. What y 'all going to do? Go across the river, go to Louisville? The Kentucky Derby ain't going on that time of the year. I'm going to tell you what. Ain't nobody want to eat no Skyline Chili. Jordan's saying ain't that good anyway. I never had Skyline Chili. I ate at Waffle House in Covington, and I had McDonald's, which was right across the street from me.

42:42But needless to say, I'm going to put my own statue. and I'm just, they're going to have to take it down.

42:49Shannon Sharpe:Well, good luck with that. Let me know how that worked out for you. But I was looking at Brady's statue and all the accolades that it had on it, all the Roman numerals for the Super Bowl and the Super Bowl MVPs and the regular season MVPs and the 5 ,000-yard passing season and all this and all that. When you look at it, you're just like, I mean, the man played what he played, 23 seasons? If you chop his seasons up, 7-7-7 he's at no worse the second greatest quarterback ever if you just take his first seven seasons take his middle seven seasons take his last seven seasons you be hard to say that he's not top two top three even with that you know what that remind me of too in reference to give people context take Kobe when he was 24 and take Kobe when he was number 8.

43:49It's the same thing. It's almost identical even when he reinvented himself and changed his number.

43:58Shannon Sharpe:Yes. Sold more jerseys. Yeah. It's kind of like when LeBron went to Miami and got 6. Yeah. He was 23 in Cleveland. He goes to Miami. He's 6. He goes back to Cleveland. He's 23. He goes to L.A. He's 23. Didn't he get six again? Oh, he always said, oh, what you call him, said he moved. He changed numbers. Anthony Davis. LeBron was never six in L.A., was he? I think he was. He was. Yeah. But, man, but Tom, congratulations. I mean, if anybody is deserving of a statue, and there have been some people in history, That was very deserving. But when we're talking about sports, man, I wouldn't even be mad if they retired number 12 across the league.

44:56Shannon Sharpe:Hold on. Well, let's retire 85 too. No? No. Damn. Man, Ocho, you can't just retire the number, man. Like I said, you know what, Ocho? You might have a compelling case. If you had Jerry's number. Who? No, I have a compelling case without Jerry's numbers. No, you don't. To retire 85 across the league? Hey, listen. Hey, ask the chat right now. When you see the number 85, what's the first thing that comes to your mind, no matter what team it is? Ask him. Tell him to put up a poll. When you see the number 85, what is the first thing that comes to mind? What? You tripping. Nick Bonacani.

45:44Mark Dupont, Isaac Curtis. And let me say something. See, it's hard for the old folks to understand, right? Yeah. What I did for the game, what I did for the game is so much bigger than numbers, folks really don't even realize it.

46:00Shannon Sharpe:They'll do a statue for your word, for your word, spoken word speech. Hey, I got another spoken word. You want to hear it? Well, our 32 ,000 people in the chat want to hear it. Okay, okay, here we go. Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on. Hey, Uncle, you froze. Did I? Yeah, you're not moving.

46:23Oh, is that? That ain't never on my Wi-Fi.

46:31Talk to me. I'm frozen. Is that on your end? It ain't on my end.

46:41I'm going to wait. I'm going to wait to. you can hear me right

46:49Shannon Sharpe:yes okay yeah my wife I got all my bars I'm at a cigar bar what we need to hear that

47:03hey chat y 'all get ready for this spoken word I was on a plane coming from New York the day I left New York around two o 'clock and I sat down and I wrote something very special that I think y 'all would like. Let me know when you're ready. I'm waiting to unfreeze. Detective

47:23Shannon Sharpe:said we're not ready yet.

47:33Hey, Unk, disappeared. Chat, y 'all still there?

47:45okay okay the chat can hear me okay hey chat listen listen chat while i'm getting situated so excuse me i you know i do spoken word you know i have i have many jobs i have many hobbies many passions that i like and i love and oh are we good okay and chat i do spoken word a lot of people don't know about that but again i I tell people all the time, I was a drama major, I was a theater major, and this is just a part of something that I've always been passionate about. And I have something that I wrote that I want y 'all to hear tonight. And this is for the ladies. Let me know when you're ready, Ron.

48:24I'm ready.

48:31Your smile is like a sunrise chasing away the night. Sometimes I look at the clouds and your touch is like a gentle breeze, a warm and soft light. My heart, forever yours, a love so true. For you, my love, it will always be true. for beneath the wings that I have you will always be the one that I call on if at any moment you're feeling sad just remember one thing my love is only for you

49:34How was that, Al? You like that?

49:37Shannon Sharpe:I mean, it's not Lorenz, Tate, and Love, Jones, but it's getting better. Yeah, it was getting better, right? Yeah, getting better. That was real. That was sentimental. Like, that came from the heart. You see? There you go right there. Look what they did. See how they got you? Yeah, that's me. Well, God, what's wrong with me? Well, you got a mouthful of teeth now.

50:04hey I wrote that on the plane coming back from New York earlier today and I'm just getting better and at some point I'm looking to write a book on all my poems and I think that would be a New York bestseller okay yeah that's definitely possible I like that we might really be on to something because what we can have is you know how we do Spello Ocho Spello Cinco we can have every so often a segment where I do spoken word and give y 'all some of my art okay

50:55Shannon Sharpe:yeah we working on it You know, we're working on what we can come up with a segment, The Spoken Word by Ocho. Right. I like that. I like that. I like that. Hey, Chad, I appreciate y 'all and enjoying that. And that came from the heart.

51:17Shannon Sharpe:But there haven't been many more deserving players in the history of our game. Yes, sir. that deserve this as much as Brady. Yeah. You know. We, you address him as Brady, but when you meet him, you call him Tom. Because, you know, I mean, a lot of people don't like for you. I mean, we're teammates. We call everybody by their last name. But everybody don't like when we call them by their last name, especially if you don't know them like that. Right. You call somebody by their last name, people feel like you really know me you or you know them but tom is uh uh he's he's amazing i mean he doesn't like even like when i was on undisputed i thought i was fair some people say i'm overly critical of tom but you know when tom played well i give him his credit when he plays bad i'll say okay he played bad but he was always like hey i gotta give you credit you you definitely call it like you see it.

52:22Shannon Sharpe:But he's like I said, some people you just meet and they're like great and I can see why his teammates like him. I really can. The little bit that I've been around in Mocho, I can see why they like him. I can see why everybody likes him. When you're moving like I do, trips don't always come together weeks in advance. Sometimes production shoots, interviews, or something I've got to travel for on a short notice. Like the time when I had the last minute trip to Denver and everything came together fast. Once it was locked in, I had to be ready to go. That's where Amazon Prime can make a difference.

52:54Shannon Sharpe:When something comes together quickly, you can get what you need like grooming essentials, neck pillow, eye mask, even snacks for the flights. So you're ready to show up for it. With same day delivery, all those items show up on time and still make the trip. So you can show up and focus on why you're there and not everything around it. Because at that point, it's not just about getting there. It's about making the most of the opportunity in front of That's what I like about Prime. It makes easy to say yes when the moment shows up. Same day delivery, it's on Prime. Available in select areas. Terms apply.

53:28Shannon Sharpe:Visit Amazon.com slash Prime to find millions of items delivered fast. Quiet confidence. It's not what you see. It's what you feel. A suit tailored just for you. A perfectly timed guy's trip. Choosing On Plus nicotine pouches over rough corners and edges. Because some things may look better, but the other things simply feel better. On Plus Nicotine Pouches with Nikko Silk Mesh. The softest pouch on the planet. Not all varieties available in all geographies. Warning, this product contains nicotine. Nicotine is an addictive chemical. ChatGPT can do more than answer questions. It can help you get real work done.

54:08ChatGPT work is built for bigger projects with multiple steps. You bring the goal along with the information it needs. like briefs, notes, files, feedback, calendars, data sets, or project plans. Then ChatGPT can help turn all of that into something useful. An analysis, a tracker, a deck outline, a prototype, or a workflow you can keep shaping. It can also use approved apps, connected tools, files, and browser contexts to help move the work forward. And you stay in control. You give direction, review drafts, approve actions, redirect the work, and choose the final output.

54:45Shannon Sharpe:So you spend less time sorting through busy work and more time making progress on the work that matters. Put ChatGPT to work on your most ambitious ideas and projects. Get started at ChatGPT.com by selecting work mode. Available on Plus and Pro Plans. Ice Cube's Big 3 Season 9 is coming down to the wire. The playoffs are here. The action starts with the legendary Big Three Celebrity Game. Then the Chicago Triplets, led by Montrezl Harrell and Coach Dr. J, take on Coach Gary Payton and the Boston Ball Hogs. Followed by two-time MVP Michael Beasley and the defending champion Miami 305, facing Nancy Lieberman's Dallas Power.

55:22Shannon Sharpe:Three games of the most physical, competitive, and nonstop three-on-three action. Watch live Saturday on CBS at 12 p.m. Eastern, 9 a.m. Pacific, and catch replays Monday on BET. Presented by iHeart. Geno Smith and Max Crosby. caught making obscene gestures towards Seahawks fans. In photos and videos that have circulated on social media, a Seattle fan appeared to make a gesture and say something towards Smith, who played five seasons in Seattle, as Raiders waited outside their tunnel to take the field. Smith responded by holding up both his middle fingers towards the fan before running onto the field.

55:57Shannon Sharpe:Crosby made the same gesture while running on the field. Going to probably cost him Roger, you know, Roger, not going to be happy about this. that's probably 25. What do you think, 25 or 50? Pre-season game, I've seen Jester just a middle finger. I'd say maybe 20. Listen, first offense, there's no need to go crazy with the fine. Just send a message, listen, this is something that we're not going to allow. We know the fans can be rowdy. You're returning back where you played. They're going to say some nasty things to you. Be able to control yourself. Be able to control your emotions. it got the best of you in that situation so we're going to boom here's a slap on the wrist we're going to take 20 from you let's make sure it doesn't happen again I like the fact that Max Crosby stood up for his teammate yeah absolutely absolutely absolutely yeah I mean he might be look if you're on my team you might be effed up you messed up to us you ain't effed up to them so nah Now, we're not going to get down like that.

57:03Shannon Sharpe:We'll let you say nothing slick about our teammate. Right. I like it. And you know what, Ocho? Hell, we might not like him just as much as you don't. But guess what? In front of company? Yeah. In front of company? Yeah. That's a whole different ballgame. Yeah, I agree with you. I think it's probably going to be 25 ,000. Yeah. You know, hey, if it happens again, blah, blah, blah, so forth and so on. because that's not, you know, Roger, you know, the wording of it, that's not what we want to portray or project to our fans. We want to say that we appreciate our fans. Right. And we do. But when you start flipping the fans off, I mean, flipping the players off, everybody ain't going to be cool with that, Ocho.

57:49No, no. Listen, everybody's not going to like you too, especially when you play for a team for a very long time, you return back to that same team. and you know how fans are. They traded him. Why you mad at him? That's not the way they think. That's not the way they think. They always say, oh, you're disloyal. Their loyalty lies with that team. So when you come back and you're on another team, win another jersey, oh, you know, they're going to go crazy. They're going to go crazy.

58:19Yeah, they're going to go crazy. But that's neither here nor there. They're going to be all right.

58:25Shannon Sharpe:Yeah. CD Lamb was asked which Cowboys DB has given him hell in training camp his response honestly none of them they haven't given me hell but I will say it's great competing with these guys that's what he should say I mean who they got over there ain't no Pastor Tans ain't no Tyves ain't no Revis's ain't no Niels Williams ain't none of them ain't no great I mean hey Diggs was on that trajectory but injuries kind of robbed him of some of that what he possessed yes so you know but but he was really like he's like he was a receiver coming out of high school so he has great hands he has great anticipatory skills so the best thing to do for you is double move him yeah because he's looking hey now he gonna get you he gonna win some you gonna win some but you just make sure you know when you win because he's gonna take a chance now he's gonna take a chance yeah and so i think the injury the knee i think he had another what he have.

59:21Shannon Sharpe:I think he had another. I think he tore his ACL one year, and then he had another injury this past season. And so I think it's a situation that's kind of robbed him of some of his ability. But I expect C.D. to win. When we talk about the Cowboys, too, I think when Trayvon Diggs went out, is it Deron Bland? I'm not sure if I'm saying this right, Chad. Y 'all let me know if I'm saying this right. Deron Bland, when he came in, he played exceptionally well. Yes. He played exceptionally well, interceptions, and he was making play after play after play. Pick six after pick six. Yeah, I'm not sure if he's back.

59:57I think he might be injured as well. And if there's any type of competition that would probably give CeeDee Lamb troubles, it would probably be Brother Land based on his skill set now, how good he is, and he's familiar with CeeDee Lamb's game. But other than that, I don't see anybody in camp that would give CeeDee any issues. Yeah, especially if he's in the slot.

1:00:20Shannon Sharpe:You got too many. I mean, it's hard, man. Yeah. Because the thing is, like when you're in a slot, Ocho, I'm trying to bump you into people. I'm trying to push you into such and such. And he's trying to do the exact same thing. But when there's nobody there in over just me and you and he in the slot. Yeah. Do you know where this man can go? You're going to win that every time. Yes. Listen, CeeDee Lamb is very, very, very, very savvy. Very savvy in the mismatches once he goes in that slot. It's so much. He can run Zorro. He can run the whip. He can run the shallow. I mean, he can run the basic cross.

1:01:02Shannon Sharpe:He can run seven. He can run a sail. He can run an out. He can run a post. He can run a far cross. Yeah. he can't defend all that and plus ain't nobody rushing the quarterback yeah but uh no look CD is you know I like your response I ain't got no problem with that hell ain't nobody really giving me hell I just like to compete listen you gotta talk like that too you gotta talk like that you know when we talk about the best five receivers in the game right now CD Lamb name is always in the conversation at some point. He might not be one or two, but in that three, four, and five, his name comes up.

1:01:44So when we ask you about somebody giving you trouble in camp or who's giving you the most, it shouldn't be nobody.

1:01:50Shannon Sharpe:If I pay you$34 million, nobody better give you no. You better not have no problem with nothing. With nothing. Unless you're on a team with Sertan or Stingley or some Ramsey or somebody like that. Other than that, Oh, no. Yeah. Mm-mm. Mm-mm.

1:02:13Shannon Sharpe:Aaron Rodgers was asked by CBS Sports to create the perfect receiver based on speed, size, hands, high pointability, and football IQ. Rodgers selected Randy Moss, high pointability, Julio Jones for speed. He added two of his teammates for the mix, Devontae Adams for football IQ, and Jordy Nelson for hands. and then he selected DK for size. What did he get right? What did he get wrong, Ocho? I think I like that. High pointability, he got Randy Moss. Absolutely. He got Julio. Then he got football IQ, Devontae, Jordy for hands, DK for size. Okay. Well, obviously, there's a very important aspect in that that's missing, and that would be foot and route running.

1:03:02Shannon Sharpe:I guess they didn't give him back. Yeah. They said based on speed, size, hands, high pointability, football IQ. Yeah. Yeah. Well, we're going to add fit work and route running, which is very, very vital importance when it comes to, you know, all that stuff you just named is great. But if you ain't able to create no goddamn separation. Yeah. But we're just going to throw my name in the pot because Aaron Rodgers would have probably said me anyway when it came to that. Boom. You going to say you? Yeah, we definitely going to say me. Hey, still to this day, I still have the greatest feat ever known to man to ever touch grass.

1:03:40The greatest – listen, my feet – matter of fact, this is what's so funny, this is what's so funny, right? Everyone else in the NFL, in the history of the NFL, all receivers got paid based on their ability to play the position and catch the ball. I'm the only receiver in the history of the game on my contract we are paying you millions of dollars simply because of your fee it's on my contract I can show it to you I got a copy of it at the house they paid me millions of dollars simply for my fee which is unbelievable I was the first and the last in the history of the game I can prove it to you I promise you I tell you no lie I'm going to put my three fingers up like 45 and 47 do?

1:04:34Shannon Sharpe:I mean, theoretically, I mean, you want to say size, you could say, I mean, Randy could be for speed too. Tyreek for speed. I got a question. Please tell you remember when Randy caught that hitch route against the Dallas Cowboys on Christmas? Was that Thanksgiving? That might have been Thanksgiving. Yeah, I remember. The DB took the wrong angle and he outran the... Not pursuit. What's the word? What's the word? Not pursuit. He outran the angle. Oh, my God. That's not supposed to happen, huh? No. That's not supposed to happen. I mean, look, if you let him unwind now because he a long strider, you let him unwind on you.

1:05:18Shannon Sharpe:It's a wrap. you taking seven steps is two of his yeah oh he came in and you look 17 touchdowns as a rookie I don't know if we're going to see that anytime soon he was different

1:05:39Shannon Sharpe:he was man they got right before the half did y 'all call the pass we had him trapped in the middle of the field he threw it back over his head to Mo Williams to run it in for a touchdown. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I remember that. I said, man, what is this? And boy, they let that count. Ooh. Ooh. Boy, they started going crazy. I said, oh, man. Yeah, I said, it ain't looking good for the home. It ain't looking good for the business. That was us. But I like, I mean, high pointability, Randy, because Randy had tremendous leaping ability. Football IQ, you like Devontae. Jordy, like Jordy's hands.

1:06:16Shannon Sharpe:DK. I mean, it's hard to argue 6 '4", 230. Huge. And can run. Oh, yeah. Yeah. So, I like his list.

1:06:33Shannon Sharpe:Nick Chubb says he belongs in the Derrick Henry category entering age 30 season. Chubb said he believes he can join Henry in remaining a top running back despite general expectation of age-related decline past 30. Henry is different. You're not going to put him in that category he showed is not true, and I think that applies to me. I'm in a category with them. I'm different. I feel good as I've been. Ocho, what is your expectations for Chubb with the Texans? I think he's going to be fine. I think we view Chubb a little bit differently now because of the injuries. We should. Yeah, listen, but Chubb should be in the conversation exactly with Derrick Henry.

1:07:18And I think he would be if it wasn't for the ACL injury. He would be based on the trajectory in which he was on. Very good. Very circle back. Yes. Head off the goalpost. Very, very difficult to tackle. The first man ain't never bringing him down. Ever. He was exactly like Derrick Henry in a sense. different style of back in the sense, you know, but still.

1:07:45Shannon Sharpe:Yeah, maybe I would agree with you had he not had those injuries. I mean, he tore his ACL in college. I think this is the second time he's torn in the NFL. But listen, can he do what Adrian Peterson did? We're going to find out. We're going to find out. Well, last year was his Adrian Peterson season when he came back. Remember? He came back. Yeah. Now look, people need to stop there because what AP did, everybody think, oh man, you see what it, bro. Right. AP isn't normal. He wasn't normal. Nah. You're not supposed to tear your ACL in December and come back and be the MVP the following year, rush for 2097.

1:08:28Shannon Sharpe:He's the last non-quarterback to win the MVP. Yeah, that's crazy. That was 2012. That's crazy. and unless somebody does have a tight that type season again and not winning it quarterback just puts up too many numbers don't show yeah i mean listen and matter of fact even even with the game the way it is now it's a pass heavy league how long before you think we see a adrian peterson type back again anyway it's gonna be a very long time yeah because adrian peterson was a was a a a collision back. And most backs of the, you know, Saquon don't run the collision. Derrick Henry is a collision back. Yeah, but I don't, it's different.

1:09:12Shannon Sharpe:But to be able to, but think about it, Ocho, to be able to collide that long and to pack up those yards, you look at the guys, look at Earl Campbell with a collision back. He got seven years. Yeah, but also, you view Adrian Peterson as a collision back, but he's also a back that can shake you and take it to, and hit the head. Yeah, he could. But he ran the contact. He wasn't, listen, Adrian Peterson was looking to run you over. And then when you brace yourself to get run over, now he's going to shake your ass up. Come right by you. Yeah. Yeah. It's a funny thing. Adrian Peterson is the type of back that will instill fear in you first in the game.

1:09:47And then, matter of fact, remember when Ray Lewis saw – Ray Lewis in that defense saw Adrian Peterson for the first time?

1:09:53Shannon Sharpe:Yeah. And it was the first running back to have over 100 yards against that defense? Yeah. There were some collisions in that game now. Oh, yeah. It's – yeah, but he says he belongs in that category, and maybe people would be willing to put him in that category. But it's hard when you're coming off of three ACLs before the age of 30. Three or two? Didn't he tear his ACL in college? Yeah, he tore it in college, but he tore it with the Browns. That's only two. How many times did Chubb tear his knee?

1:10:31Shannon Sharpe:Just two? Just two. Just two. So once in college and once in? Yeah. Okay. My mistake. Thanks for the correction. But this last thing was severe. Yeah. He tore his ACL. What is he tearing? PCL? MCL?

1:10:56Shannon Sharpe:Ash is looking for that.

1:11:05Yeah.

1:11:05Shannon Sharpe:Yeah. Yeah. That was he had a severe. I mean, it was almost like Robert Edwards. Remember Robert Edwards? Oh, yeah. When he playing on the sand, playing on the sand. He played with the dog. Yeah. Napoleon McCallum, he had a very serious injury like that, too. Yeah. I think it was a Monday night game when Napoleon McCallum did what he did. As a matter of fact, that might have been. And then in Georgia, he's a lot of charge. He was NCL, LCL, PCL. He didn't tear his ACL. Okay. But everything else. But everything else but his ACL. Okay. In the same knee or different knee? Same. Oh. It's going to be hard for that.

1:11:50Shannon Sharpe:He need not to be arthritic. Yeah, he's going to be bone on bone. Good boy. Hey, Chubb over there in Tennessee, huh? No, he with the Texans. Yeah, I'm thinking of the T. The T-word, Texans. That's right. With him and him and Mixon. That's a nice little combo too, boy. Yeah. That's a nice little one-two combo. But it kind of almost. Yeah, the old Oilers went to Tennessee. Yeah. But I don't think that's what you meant. Yeah. No, it's not. It's not. I mean, I meant to say I just heard the T-word. But listen, they got two of the same back. Yeah. I guess they want to, you know, get a lead and run the air.

1:12:32Shannon Sharpe:I don't want to have to throw it. Damn.

1:12:40Shannon Sharpe:The Dolphins had a disappointing joint practice with the Bears today. Tua, three interceptions Alexander Madison, two fumbles and Mike McDaniels had to break up a fight Yay! Ocho? Yeah What you think about your three interceptions two fumbles and you fighting? Yeah, I don't listen I don't take much from that obviously that's what practice is for in practice you're going to have mistakes you're going to have turnovers that's where the mistakes need to be made but let's see what happens tomorrow if I'm not mistaken, they play tomorrow, right? I think so yeah let's see let's see what they look like in the game when the lights are on like practice is one thing ah it's the same there's really no pressure defensively all you gotta do is read and react there's no there's no no penalty you know for for touchdown no penalty you know I think it's I take it with a grain of salt in a sense and like okay listen this is what we need to work on we can't be doing this, we can't be doing that.

1:13:45I know the stat line, it looks bad, the fighting it's preseason. It's practice. You know joint practice. Name one joint practice where they don't fight. We talk about it every day. I'm just saying, have we played that bad?

1:13:57Shannon Sharpe:Oh, we practicing after that practice. Mike Cheney, have us out there practicing after that. Ain't no way John gonna throw three interceptions, TD Juve fumbling the ball two times, and we fight? And you think you're going to the locker room? Oh man, please. I don't know where they do that at. I know one thing. If you look that bad in practice, in a joint practice, if you look that bad with a stat line like that, when you get out there in the first preseason game, because I know the ones are going to play, Mike McDaniels has to allow the ones to play because if you look like that, then you have to have them play to make sure they get whatever kinks or whatever's going on, whatever you need to get right and get fixed, you're going to start it right now.

1:14:40I mean, I doubt it looks like that in the game.

1:14:45Shannon Sharpe:Look, I don't know how anybody else did it, but I just know, oh, you're not finna make no mistake. And then talk about, okay, yeah, we good. No, hell, we not. No, no. Mike, hey, Mike, be down there, run it again. No, we got it. Mike, no, hell, we don't. You're not finna end on no bad play. You're not finna end on no mistake.

1:15:07Shannon Sharpe:Have a pick. Have a fumble. and a drop five plays, six plays into a 10-play period. Right. And see what you started over. Mm-hmm. Because I don't know what y 'all did last night. Right. But you're not going to come out here and do it today. Oh, no. And, you know, you take stuff for granted, Ocho. You're like, man, come on. Right. But you get an appreciation for it. Yeah. and you understand why you did certain things and the benefits of it from him doing it that way. Because at the time, like, man, bro, we ain't got but two, three more plays left, and we going to start the whole period back over?

1:15:52Shannon Sharpe:No, just start that, just run that play again. Man, that man started the whole period over like it wasn't nothing. Right. Without a care in the world. He's like, y 'all got other jobs? I mean, what's going on? because I mean you're like you're trying to get out of here you got somewhere to go this is your job yeah you're right so I tell you what we started finding you drop a pass$5 drop it on Friday is$10 jump offside$5 $10 oh interception oh yeah man we're not going to do this man come on now Yeah. Yeah. We had a little pot, too, in Cincinnati. Yeah. You know, drops and missed blocks. You know, put a little more pot.

1:16:47And at the end of the year, I forgot how it went. But somebody got that money. Somebody got – I forgot who it was. But, listen, when you have practices like that, obviously there's an advantage for the defense anyway because all they're doing is reading and reacting. True. They are reading and reacting. And I think what camp has been, what, almost two weeks now? Yep. almost two weeks. The defense is going to be so far ahead of the offense, especially in the joint practice. So I take that with a grain of salt, okay, boom, we have things to fix. But on game day, it's completely different. It's going to be completely different.

1:17:22Shannon Sharpe:I don't think, look, I've had a lot of joint practices. I don't think we ever had a day. I can't never remember three interceptions and two fumbles. Yeah. Because all I know is that, hey, did y 'all win today? I don't know if we, but I did. I cooked. I cooked all of them. All of them. The whole Dolphins secondary, I cooked them. The whole Cardinals secondary, I cooked them. The whole Carolina secondary, I cooked them. Yeah. Oh, yeah, for sure. Because, you know, it's a thing. You know, hey, you're not going to – because, you know, they're doing the same thing. And that's what I wanted to say earlier, Ocho.

1:17:59Shannon Sharpe:Man, you cool. I mean, enjoy practice. You on one knee next to Carolina. You on one knee next to the guys. So, it ain't like a game. game you on your sideline they're on their sideline your practices look I understand it's a different team but the but the feel of it is different yeah you talking it carried on and so forth and so on but it's not the same now you start talking it turned returning to it turned real quick it turned real quick absolutely oh don't knock down no pass on what don't worry about it now now 84 got to get up off of me yeah now you got to come see me woo woo woo okay now hey let's restore some order hey hey all that jumping around yeah all this did anything happen right hey yo they see i don't know what it can we got it strapped Man, please.

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Shannon Sharpe & Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson react to Shedeur Sanders playing great in his first preseason game with the Cleveland Browns, Tom Brady had some funny comments during his statue being unveiled, and Lions Falcons preseason game gets suspended after Lions safety suffers a serious injury and much more!

0:00 - Shedeur Shines in first preseason game
27:38 - Lions-Falcons game suspended
30:41 - Tom Brady statue unveiled
46:54 - Geno Smith and Maxx Crosby out here trippin
49:00 - CeeDee Lamb
53:15 - Aaron Rodgers asked to create the perfect receiver
57:00 - Nick Chubb believes he belongs in the D.Henry category
1:03:25 - Dolphins had disappointing joint practice with Bears

 

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