Hour 1: Live from Super Bowl LX with Deion Sanders & Emmitt Smith, plus Hall of Fame Class Reaction

21:41Rich Eisen:That's right. Yeah. Yeah, I mean. Because you're soon to be 36. True. No, exactly. I'll never forget that time when you told me that you were a suit and it kills it for at least two to three years. Yeah, I can't wait. And then you, and then. Where am I going with this? Emmett, he reaches into his side pocket, his coat pocket, and pulls out a tag. Cleaner's tag. A cleaner's tag. And in fact, the last time he wore the suit was three years prior. Yeah. Yeah. I could pull it out for you. So I'll miss this suit. You always say this is a kill shot. because I got to do several, you know, media tours today, so I can't wait to get by.

22:14Rich Eisen:I don't want to make you late for it. Almonds.com slash own dash your dash prime. Prime. Great. I love this man to life. I love you more, bro. And his kids. And young zone, young zone. Hey, scouts out there, you better watch him. He's a young running back, and he can go get it. I've been seeing him as a kid. I coach him when he's a shorty. Are you offering him right now? No, he's done. Oh, he's done. He's going in the draft this year. Oh, that's right. Okay. All right. There's no more. He's out the portal to the Purple League. I wish he was. I even tried to reclassify him. He wouldn't let me do it.

22:54Rich Eisen:He's a good father right there. All right, last one. How much NIL money would you have made? Give me your number. Deion Sanders. You know what? He would have made more because he's a running back. And he would have made more because he's an offensive guy. But you were out there, though. I'd have been comfortable.

23:12I'd have been comfortable. You'd have been comfortable. I'd have been comfortable. Okay. Me and my mom and Nill. Nill. It's Nill. My mom and Nill. How would that conversation with Bobby Bowden have gone, though? Oh, it wouldn't have happened with Coach Bowden.

23:25Rich Eisen:Okay. Because he don't seem like, yeah, he was a money guy. It would have happened with someone in finance. Okay. In the shoe department? Yeah.

23:36Rich Eisen:god bless you guys good to see you deon sanders everybody here on the rich eyes and show we'll come back and we'll have a chat with amet who crashed our set gladly thank you so much for being here everybody don't you dare move we're off and running from san francisco oh man

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25:57Rich Eisen:Well, that's present day. I'm talking about before your time. Before my time? Hall of Famers, people who you now are in the bus gallery with that came up to you that you were like, that's pretty cool. When it comes down to Hall of Famer type guys, I mean, I mean, Marshall Falk. You talked about Marshall Falk coming in. Marshall and I became real good friends because we was in the same offense. And so when that offense, when he started running, he started studying my tape. Right. And so by him studying the tape, he learned a lot about how I pressed the lead draw plays. And he just took it to another level.

26:36Then you have a Terrell Davis, who I have great admiration for and respect for, Curtis Martin. I've seen him around town quite a bit. Yeah, Curtis Martin and I became real good friends throughout his tenure. Jerome Bettis is another. What about Jim Brown? Jim Brown, that's a given, bro. I know. That's the godfather of all running backs.

26:58Rich Eisen:When did you first come in contact with him?

27:04I think it was probably in the mid-90s, mid to late 90s. I know we played together a round of golf a couple times in Tahoe. Okay. So walking with a legend and talking with a legend for four and a half, five hours of golf was an experience all by itself.

27:30Rich Eisen:Did you take anything from him? Did he give you a tip and you're like, okay, I'm going to use that? Well, at that point, the only tip that I got was taking care of my body. Okay. Same things that Walter Payton told me. He taught me about not only about how to carry myself, but to respect the game, but also respect myself. And not only that, but then extend that respect to others and help your community as much as possible. Because we've been blessed to be in a position to do certain things, but it's also incumbent upon us to extend that knowledge backwards as well as, you know, continue to pursue our own passions.

28:22Rich Eisen:It's fitting that Walter Payton would give you that piece of advice, obviously. Yes, yeah. with the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award won by Bobby Wagner last night, which was a neat moment at the NFL Honors. Now, you said you don't have the Super Bowl MVP trophy that's out there in your house. The football that you broke Walter Payton's record, is that at least displayed in your house? No. No kidding. No, it's not. It's not. I'll tell you what is displayed. Okay. my son's Texas A &M helmet that he wore that's cool that's on display because that's where he put it

29:08Rich Eisen:if that's not fatherhood or parenthood wrapped up in one line that just absolutely nails it he's like this is for you dad no I'm not it wasn't for me this is where he just put it He came home and had to put it somewhere, and he just put it. I got it. All right. So what do you think of Super Bowl 60, Emmitt? You got a prediction for – Yeah, I do have a prediction. But I think the game itself – I think we're going to see two well-coached teams. I think Mark Vabro has done a great job with restoring the Patriots' culture and their winning ways. I mean, he brought in the right coaches that are very familiar with the culture.

29:56So doing that could not have done – it could have done – it did wonders for the whole entire team. Right. Because they got guys who have Super Bowl rings that are leading them now. So they understand how to prepare. So they can trust that the information that they're getting is solid. But there is no BSing around when it comes down to guys like Vabro and that team. Some coaches talk in riddles that you have to figure out. And they leave options for them to take advantage of whatever mistake that you make so they can remain coachable. Some coaches don't sugarcoat nothing. They give you what you need.

30:40And they afford you the opportunity to take advantage of it and leverage it the best way that you can. and they don't criticize you for it. They educate you on the decisions that you make. Right. And that's a great place to be in. And I think what he's doing with the Patriots is spot on.

30:59Rich Eisen:They're going to be ready to play because they've had two weeks to stop the run. So I'm waiting for either a but or. Then Seattle. That's what I was going to say. And then there's Seattle. Okay. Okay. And then Seattle itself. I'm wondering if you're taking the Patriots because of what you just said. No, I just started with the Patriots. Okay. I just started with the Patriots. And then Seattle, you know, Seattle has that, they have that it factor of aggression, speed from sideline to sideline. They got some cornerbacks that are tall and long, and they cover a lot of ground. and they are well built inside out.

31:45Right. Built tough up front, defensive front. Built tough up front, offensive line. They run the ball very, very effectively and have ran the ball very good throughout the playoff. And so that's the one thing I expect to suffer is the running game, which puts the pressure on the quarterbacks, both of them. now Seattle quarterback has to prove himself and not become shaky if he doesn't become shaky Seattle should win this game if he becomes shaky because Drake May is built in the mold of Tom Brady seems to be calm, cool, collected the whole entire time never seems to get rattled and a very effective passer so I think the game is going to fall in the hands of those two young quarterbacks I think the running game is going to suffer.

32:38But Seattle is going to stick with the running game because they are committed. Right. And that part I love. So you think Seattle will win? I'm going with Seattle. Okay.

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33:58Rich Eisen:Narcan.com is so crucial. And just putting two and two together, you're talking about how Vrabel doesn't talk in riddles. Obviously, that's something that Jimmy Johnson probably never talked in a riddle his entire life. And I just heard, you know, Jimmy say what he said about Belichick not making it. And he was not. He should have been. I mean, that is nuts. It is absolutely nuts. I mean, I am completely disappointed at the voting committee. And I want to know the reasons why. I want to know why that person or those people voted no. And there's no excuse for what they did. Because this man has more Super Bowl rings than anybody in the game.

34:48As a coach, head coach, as well as a D coordinator. and have made history twice over. The next closest may be five rings for one organization, maybe. But outside of that, how can he not be a first ballot Hall of Fame?

35:07Rich Eisen:Well, I mean, Jimmy said it in plain English many times. And I agree with him and I agree with you 100%. Jimmy's saying he doesn't want to go back to Canton over it or something like that. That is something that's... It's crossing my mind. Well, I would just say to you. It's crossing my mind. I'm like, you are disrespecting the 300 or 400 guys that are in there right now. Right, but you know the folks who run the hall or, you know, they need you back. I know they need me back. But, man, I need them to do right. We've done right for a long time. Yes. I had to do right for a long time in order to get there.

35:48Yeah. Why shouldn't they have the same methodology? They need to do right, and they need to revamp the whole entire voting process. They need to kick folks out that has nothing to do with the game. They only want to talk about because they're writers. And they get the chance to be mad at somebody for not sitting down and giving them the answers that they want. And they hold that against people. They look for ways not to get people in, especially certain people. and they hide behind this or they hide behind that. As if they never wrote a bad article about somebody or misled the public on an article that they wrote about somebody.

36:27It happens all the time. And you don't see their apologies. You don't see them. They get to go on and carry their life the way that they carry their life. They need to be sitting right here answering the tough questions from people like yourself and others to find out where their head is at.

36:41Rich Eisen:And I hear you. And all I'm saying is someone from Roger Craig to look out and see someone like you listening for his speech. I think it means a lot to him. It means a lot to a lot of other people. It does. You know what I mean? I'm not. It does. You know what I mean? Roger waited for 30 years. He did. Darren Wilson is waiting, too. So is Eric Williams is waiting for his name just to be mentioned. And these are Super Bowl champions, too. Roger Craig's stats have not changed in 30 years. They have not. 30 years. But yet he goes in. I got a guy that just retired probably 10 years ago, Darren Wilson.

37:17I got a guy that's never been nominated. How can I not have at least two of my offensive linemen in the Hall of Fame? I got Larry Allen. Eric Williams is still alive. Larry Allen has passed on. But Eric Williams deserved his flowers because he had to block Reggie White, who was a Hall of Famer. He had to block Michael Strahan. He had to block others that guys, Chris Dolman. He had to block those kind of guys that are Hall of Famers. And so I'm sitting back here saying, this is part of our championship team, which was the team of the decade in the 90s. And we just have not just, we got some good ones.

38:01Troy, Michael, myself, Charles Haley, Pryor. We deserve some more.

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40:05Rich Eisen:The Rich Eisen Show, the podcast. Back here on The Rich Eisen Show, we're one big happy simulcast family. Disney +, the ESPN app, ESPN Radio, Sirius XM, Channel 80. We're going to be on ESPN 2 in hour number 3. We have some fans that are here in downtown San Francisco. We're going to give them a round of applause. Appreciate that. So while we're on the subject matter of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, as you know, a couple weeks ago, ESPN Don Vanetta and Seth Wickersham broke the news that Bill Belichick did not get the requisite amount of votes to be a first ballot Hall of Famer. And that just set off an absolute outrage, and rightfully so.

40:46Rich Eisen:Certainly since we thought that it was motivated by pettiness. and I then Richard the King pettyskill? Well, then I began to read some of the articles written by some of the writers who admitted they didn't vote for Bill Belichick and saying that the process was part of the reason why that you have to vote for the regular order if you will for all those who still have their original eligibility left and only five can make it from that group of finalists. And then there's three senior candidates that have been finalists. And that's in a different bucket, along with in the same bucket as the finalists for the senior group is contributor, Robert Kraft and coach this year was Bill Belichick.

41:40Rich Eisen:And you can only vote for three of those guys. And they decided some riders to vote just for the senior candidates. And I'm like, OK, at least I could see that. Although well, Robert Kraft is 84, you know, and plus Bill Belichick. How do you look at him on a sheet and not say that's at least one of my votes? Right. And then you heard then say that it could cast a shadow over the current class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame being announced. And I'm obviously biased since I'm part of that presentation. And last night for NFL honors out there with Kurt Warner, it was awesome. It was an incredible moment, at least for me personally, that I'm the one who says, hey, San Francisco, Roger Craig is in, in San Francisco.

42:24Rich Eisen:It was a great moment. And I learned of who the class was moments before that presentation. Because the way NFL Honors goes, they bring you up about 20 minutes before you go on the stage. and then you go in the back and you read your teleprompter copy so you are familiar with it. You're not going out there cold. And that's, as I roll through the monitor of the Canton class, as I roll through it with Kurt Warner going over our copy, that's where I learn who the class is by reading the prompter. And I honestly thought to myself, that's it? Just five guys? That's it? and that was the disappointing part about all this, is that if you have an opportunity to put somebody in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and you're sitting there and saying the senior candidates are worthy enough to be finalists, I think they should be rubber-stamped personally, and if you're certainly not voting for Bill Belichick because you're voting for some other candidates of the five, there must have been a bunch of voters who looked at Kraft, Belichick, and those three and only voted for one.

43:36Rich Eisen:One of them. Like you could put three people in the Hall of Fame and you're like, no, I'm just putting in one. I'm just putting in two. And one of them's not Bill Belichick. I thought Belichick and certainly Kraft not making it would mean all three, Elsie Greenwood and Ken Anderson would make it from the senior committee and only Roger Craig did. And you could put five guys from the list of finalists in, those who are waiting forever, and you only put in four. Like, what was that about? Like, what are we thinking? Because there's no question people like Torrey Holt and Reggie Wayne and I think Eli Manning, but I understand that that's an argument.

44:16Rich Eisen:And Darren Woodson. You can go on and on and on and on and on. There's a spot. It's like you're taking off, planes taking off, and there's people in the gate waiting to get on, and you take off with empty seats. Yep. That's a great analogy. That's the way it is. Why would any airline do that? And again, the fact that Roger Craig gets in now after waiting all this time, and they're like, yeah, those stats that have been going around for 30 years, now we consider it worthy. And why would you put anyone through that when you can end it for someone like Anquan Bolden or Steve Smith Sr. and just put them in?

44:57Rich Eisen:and I but I understand people have standards and it's all subjective and I hope it is instead of you know being you know objective and I don't get it I just thought to myself there should have been last night on that stage at the very very least eight people represented eight people like that's the max of people that you should put in, put them in. Like, and if that's a problem with the bust gallery, you know, not have me have enough space, then we get more space, you know, build a basement, build a second story. You can do all these things. I just couldn't believe that, that I'm thrilled for Vinatieri and I'm thrilled for Luke Keekly and I'm thrilled for, you know, Larry Fitzgerald.

45:46Rich Eisen:And I'm obviously Drew Brees is a no brainer. but you also could have put in one more from everybody waiting in and you don't do that and you could have put in two more from the list of lc greenwood ken anderson bill belichick and robert craft and you don't i don't get it i just don't understand it and the best thing about these classes when they go into the hall of fame is you sit here and you're listening to all those speeches. What's the big deal in listening to two, three more speeches? Two, three more stories? Two, three more journeys? Finally getting the career capstone that they and their families are waiting for.

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