Brad Holmes: Want To Keep Getting Better

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We know we got a good team. We're not perfect. And we know we got to be better. I've been making excuses for Tatum for the last five years. Put your stamp on it because Anthony Edwards is taking all your shine. Yeah.

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Today's guests, Lions General Manager Brad Holmes PERSON, voice of the NBA on ESPN, Mike Breen PERSON, from CBS's CSI, Vegas, actor Paula Newsom PERSON. And now, it's Rich Eisen PERSON.

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Yes. Welcome to this edition of the Rich Eisen Show WORK_OF_ART. We've got NFL football to talk about, NBA playoffs to talk about, NHL playoffs to talk about. And then there's a phone line for you to connect with us to tell us what you'd like to talk about. It's a beautiful thing here on this Monday, Rich Eisen Show, live on the Roku channel, this Rich Eisen Show, Terrestrial radio affiliate, Sirius XM, Odyssey, and more. All of our social media feeds are available to you at Rich Eisen Show.. For the TikTokers, it's at The Rich Eisen's WORK_OF_ART show. Our YouTube page is white hot to the touch. We're so thrilled to be churning out content for you all three hours. Our podcast is another way to follow us all three hours available on the Cumulus Podcast Network ORG. We're still basking in the glow of Nikki Glazer's dynamite appearance on Friday's edition of our program.

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It was one week ago today. The whole country is talking about what she had to say. The Brady roast is already a week old and it still feels like it was last night. Tony Hinchcliffe's on tomorrow's program in terms of that. We just can't quit the Brady roast, quite frankly. Tom Brady is apparently showing up at the Fox upfronts today.

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Oh, really?

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Things are clicking.

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I'm sure they'll announce a game or two on their schedule. Wow. Is you wearing a Raiders ORG jersey?

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No, no.

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It'll be a Fox ORG mic flag, I'm sure. And, you know, the NBC ORG's already announced what the opening kickoff game is, 100-something days from today. Let's go. Ravens and Chiefs ORG, we'll talk about that later. I've got a top five list of the top five games.I'd also like to see in week one straight out of the gate. We've got an overreaction Monday. It's all good. Good to see you over there, Christopher Brockman PERSON. How are you? I'm great, man.What's up?

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I am so thrilled that Mike Deltufo was here today because Fox ORG is having an upfront and they were able to

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spare you today. I did one of them years ago, but that was it. That was it. Yep.

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What I'm done, Mike Deltofu. I mixed one years ago. Good to see it, Mikey PERSON. How are you?

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I am so happy to be back, Rich. T.J. Jefferson. I was Nikki Glazer. I'm very upset. And you

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should. You should. I'm very upset. But hey, those U.F.L. ORG games I didn't watch were great.

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I actually made a big game on Saturday.

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Good to see over there, T.J. Jefferson PERSON.

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What's up, man? How are you?

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There's a lot of, man.

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How are you guys doing?

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I am great.

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What's down is apparently your back right tire.

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Is that what I saw today as you were?

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Got in the car today, hit the garage, went to turn the car on.

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I pulled out and I hear a thump, thump, and I get out and look.

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It's no good.

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Tire was flatter than flat.

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Okay.

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Very good.

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I got that going for me, which was nice.

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Which is nice.

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Flatting the Knicks yesterday.

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Good to see you.

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Good to see.

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Oh, look at this guy.

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Flattered than the Knicks yesterday.

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All of a sudden, he's feeling good about it.

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What do you mean this guy? They lost by 50.

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What are you know, here's the thing?

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50.

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I felt like 75. What did you? We were through, I told you, I'm through handling the NBA

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playoffs like it's the NFL ORG. I know. It's fun though. Honestly, it's just like this team

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thinks it's over. For instance, last time we convened on this program, the Western Conference

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Finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Minnesota Timberwolves is all set.

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Game one was all set for Oklahoma City GPE.

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It was all done, right?

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I'm even seeing, you know, lower

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third graphics on all of our

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competition basically say, is it a done deal?

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Are the Oklahoma City Thunder ORG and Minnesota Timberwolves

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going to play one another? For the right

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to go to the NBA ORG finals,

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plural. It's Stanley Cup EVENT final, singular.

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We'll keep reminding you.

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But listen, that was it. Now look. Now look what we got. Two Nuggets blowout wins in Minnesota GPE.

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Okay. What is that? Two decisive, we'll call it that. Nuggets wins in Minnesota GPE. And I guess I don't know what.

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What do you say? Two things. One, Kilbourne PERSON's a cooler. Two, another thing.

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What's up, Craiggers PERSON? Is you texting that over the weekend? No, I didn't. I let him alone. That would have been.

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But in all honesty, let's ask this question about the Denver Bronk, the Denver Nuggets ORG.

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Let's ask this question about the Denver Nuggets ORG. I have football in the brain.

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Why don't we ascribe to them they've got the heart of the champions?

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Why don't we ascribe to them that are the defending champions?

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If instead of the word Denver across their chest, or 5280, by the way, which is a very helpful tool for kids out there to know how many feet there is in one single a mile. It's a great educational tool for kids out there to know how many feet there is in one single a mile. It's a great educational tool for kids.

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I learned about it for them.

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If they had Boston across their chest, New York GPE across their chest,

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Los Angeles across their chest, would we be saying, well, that's a three-time MVP now.

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This guy is as great as they come.

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He's an all-time great, and they are going to be unbeatable.

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Why don't we ascribe to the Nuggets ORG what we ascribe to defending champs that are in an

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O2 hole that come back and go to a spot like Minnesota GPE with a rampaging team that had yet

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to lose in the playoffs with a kid that people are saying reminds them of Michael Jordan PERSON. And they go and they do what they did. And I don't see many people today saying, well, that's a heart of a champion. Instead, it's like, well, maybe it's just not Anthony Edwards' PERSON time yet. Or, well, you know, they had to come down to earth. Well, I don't know why we don't ascribeto the Nuggets ORG, what we were to describe even to Golden State ORG. When you say we, though, what do you mean? I say national media writ large.

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Because, like, and look, you got on a Jalen Brunson PERSON video, right? Where you didn't think he was going to be worth what the Knicks ORG paid him. Brockman PERSON, you were pounding the table that this series was over.Like, the T. Wolves were going to sweep the nuggets.

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I mean, it felt like I wasn't alone. But the thing is, I don't want to be the next contestant on the Summer Jam Scream WORK_OF_ART. So I'm not going to, like, write the nuggets off. As a matter of fact, I think this is over. I think the T. Wolves ORG had their shot.

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And now because of the three-time MVP, because of the fact they are the defending champions,

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I just can't see them losing this series now.

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Well, and again, we've got to stop handling the NBA ORG playoffs like it's an NFL season

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where we have an entire week

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to sit on a narrative and either tear it down or cement it. These games are all, it appears, stand alone. And momentum can change at any moment, whether it's a long respite in between games, as you'll hear Anthony Edwards ascribe to the Timberwolves ORG dip in fortune.Or it's O.G. Ananoby driving to the basket in a career best playoff night and coming down with an injury that has hobbled an already hobbled Nick PERSON's team even more. Or it's Jason Tatum staring in the mirror or listening to Chris Brockman PERSON, light him up on the Rich Eisen Show WORK_OF_ART. I'll even give you that. Thank you.You know, is it seeming, you know, do you have Luca Donchich go ahead and stare himself down in the mirror? Is their second win in a row in this series based on potentially the momentum swing of a member of the press conference room turning off their Bluetooth? I have no idea. We don't know. We have no earthly idea how fickle this beast called NBA ORG playoff'smomentum is and how it can switch. I can't even sit here and say, oh, the nuggets PRODUCT have this thing wrapped. Who the hell knows? And Jamal Murray took the opportunity to actually play in game three and score 24 points. And Yokic PERSON is doing Yokic things. And here's what I mean by ascribing to the Nuggets ORG something that we would normally ascribe to every other defending champ, which is all-time great player leading the way for everybody else to raise their game and everybody to believe in him and thus believe in themselves and have a terrific coach and having an opportunity towin it all again. Aaron Gordon last night turned into, I believe, what, the love child of Robert Orie PERSON and name me another and Ray Allen

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and then they went ahead and added in a little late late game Derek Fisher PERSON and honestly he couldn't miss

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last night. Couldn't miss. 11 for 12 and everybody you know was wondering that what's up with him and how does he continue to I guess be the team player that he is?Listen to this great question and answer from last night's press conference.

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A lot of times in this league, that's a hard thing to do when you're on a team like this. Where did you learn to be selfless?

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That's a great transition, Katie. You saw a big fella step in the room, huh? That guy, man, that's where I learned to be selfless. I learned it from him, man. He's the best basketball player in the world, three-time MVP, and he's the most selfless, humble dude that you'll ever meet. So if a three-time MVP can do it, I can do it too.

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I think it's just they're not sexy.

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They're not high-flying.

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Yolkich PERSON can't jump over a phone book.

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They're in Denver GPE, which isn't... Denver is not the hub of, you know, sports, media, excitement.

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Very cool city, though.

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Yolkich isn't on every commercial on planet Earth LOC. He does have a few, which is kind of shocking

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for a guy so reserved. He does have a couple commercials.

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It just seems like he'd rather be doing anything other than playing basketball.

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He'd rather be doing the horses thing or just being out of the limelight altogether.

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Guess what?

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You know?

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Those were two incredibly impressive victories. And now they go home for game five. They got home court advantage back, if that means anything. Who the hell knows the home court has yet to yield a win for the home team in this series. Which is weird. Meanwhile, you know, Anthony Edwards was taking it.Hey, listen, when you dish it, you got to take it. And Jamal Murray PERSON was barking at him, hitting half court shots, staring down Kevin Harlan PERSON as Harlan's getting out of his

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seat, barking out his call and Jamal Murray PERSON. I mean, and that was insane. That was a ridiculous

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close to the half, just as the Timberwolves ORG had cut it to single digits, and then suddenly, boom. Two turnovers leads to five points in the last 10 seconds of that half. And so Anthony Edwards was asked about receiving it.

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Anthony PERSON, did you have any words with Jamal or any of the nuggets at the end of the game there?

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Oh, yeah, yeah, I just told his ass. That's what we love that. Keep talking that. That's what we like. Well, I love it, you know. So, you know, can you say nothing back?But I'm pretty sure you heard me. They heard me. Yeah, we live for that. All right. So now. Wow.

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That ain't say nothing back.

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He is hilarious.

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Now, hold on a second.

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This is what he had to say about the momentum swing.

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You said essentially you think this is it for the nuggets.

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Like, this is it.

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It just kind of feels that way.

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So this is what he said about the momentum swing.

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I think the three days hurt us actually.

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Yeah, I think having those, after those two wins, they gave us like three days off

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or three days before we play again.

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And I don't really like that at all. But I think that's why we came out Sluggish Game 3. But I don't think they got any momentum. I mean, we won two games. They won two games. At this point, it's just whoever went two games.So I don't know how people look at it, but I look at it like I'm happy. We're competing at the highest level. And I'm smiling about it because I'm happy. I'm ready to go play. If we play tomorrow, I'll be ready. So it's going to be

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fine. Okay, so here's how you can interpret this. You can interpret this. He's young. He doesn't

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know. Let's put that aside. Or he's cocky. All right. Well, he's earned it. He's earned it. He's

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He's earned it. He's earned it. He's earned it. He's earned it. He's earned it.

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He's earned it.

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He's earned it.

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Or he knows this, which I didn't know, and I saw it on my Twitter feed last night.

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Put it up on the screen, please. This is fantastic. This is from the reporter from the athletic who covers the Minnesota Timberwolves.

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Okay. John Krasinski PERSON.

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I believe I'm pronouncing his last name correctly. I apologize, John PERSON, if not. Anthony Edwards had 44, 5, and 5. He played 45 minutes and 20 seconds. The wolves won those minutes by 5. They lost the two minutes and 40 seconds.He sat by 13 points.

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What? What a stat. Like if this was Dan Patrick, we'd play stat of the day right here. That's it.

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Right? Look at that.. That's it. Right.

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Look at that.

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He sat for 240 and the nuggets PRODUCT just blitzed him.

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Blitzed him.

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He can't sit out.

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Game 5.

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He's got to find his inner Josh Hart PERSON.

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I don't know.

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He's got a part of 48.

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He didn't make a comment about like him being on the bench and

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those last seconds and minutes of the first half were absurd.

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Yeah.

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I mean, that was the difference in the game.

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An 8-0 run to end the first half and the Nuggets won by 8.

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Well, it turned out to be that way.

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It kind of felt like the Timberwolves ORG were never really going to do it.

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I don't know.

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No, it felt like the nuggets PRODUCT were kind of in control the whole game.

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But I'm saying the final score being an eight-point difference

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and that 8-0 run at the end of the half, including 55 foot heave what a highly entertaining series yeah maybe i'm i jumped the gun and saying that bill it's over

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it's just like two eight two eight it's like it's like clipped off it's been clipped off and shared already

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it's just yesterday man it just seemed like this team was the the defending champions they do have

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the best player and it feels like now they've, it's clicking now for him.

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Hey, the Cavaliers ORG looked overmatched,

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thoroughly overmatched. That wasn't even a game

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for a split second, I didn't feel.

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You know, in Cleveland GPE.

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Yeah. After they lose by 25, then win by 24,

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and then the Celtics, the Jason Tatum game

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you were looking for,

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arrived, okay?

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Big time.

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And they were doing everything right.

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And tonight, could game four beat Cleveland's night?

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One million percent.

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Exactly.

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One million percent.

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After two games in a row of the Mavericks taking care of business against Oklahoma City GPE,

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can that thing be two apiece tonight?

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A million percent.

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So we're done with that. And I'm not looking at the Knicks getting blown out yesterday. Like, okay, that's it. The dam is completely broken. And this thing is over. And Indiana is going to take this series in six.

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There's just more glaring issues facing the Knicks

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than any other of the playoff team. That's more apparent.

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It's not just, you know, a fickle beast of momentum. It's O.G. Anobie's hamstring on top of Bogdanovich PERSON's ankle on top of Mitchell Robinson's injury on top of the shoulder injury that knocked Julius Randall PERSON out for the season.

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On top of Tibbs PERSON not wanting to play anybody on the bench.

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Well, I mean, he has to. He's literally playing everybody.

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Like, again, we've got Mike Breen on an hour number two. I'll ask him, can Clyde Frazier PERSON give us any minutes? Seriously.

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It's absurd. I told you the ghost of Allen Houston PERSON's going to have to come and suit up.

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Yeah, I mean, I know the bench got some run yesterday because they had to.

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But Brentson to play 31, that game was over.

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Yeah, I know.

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He should have yanked everybody out of there. I get. That's what I'm saying. I hear you. 844-204-rich, number to dial on the program. The actress Paula Newsom, who we loved in Barry PERSON, as the love interest and investigator of respectively, Professor Cousineau and Barry.

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Henry Winkler's love interest, Pauline Newsom PERSON is in studio.

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The series finale, say audios to CSI Vegas WORK_OF_ART.

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Here's this Sunday on CBS ORG,

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which you can watch on Paramount Plus ORG,

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which is right here on Roku PRODUCT. Roku PRODUCT. And the aforementioned Mike Brin PERSON, who called games three and four of Nick's at Pacers ORG. He's on our Zoom screen in hour number two. We also have a top five list of the best games that we,I'd like to see in week number one. Now that we know it's Ravens Chiefs to kick off the season.

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We'll discuss that.

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An update on all the rookie quarterbacks from the top of the draft

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as they go through their first mini-camp drills.

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Got that going on. And let's take a break and talk to an actual newsmaker in this league. General manager of your Detroit Lions ORG. Brad Holmes PERSON is going to be zooming in next. So we're off and running on this Monday program right here on the Rich Eisen Show on the Roku PRODUCT channel and more. Let's talk game time.

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Maybe he's the defensive player of the year.

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Which is crazy.

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And I said to you, and I'll say it here in this microphone, whatever, here we go.

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The number of Western Conference centers that Nicola Yokic PERSON has undressed,

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be-clowned, whatever you

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want to say in his

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assent. All of them.

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It's all of them, right?

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Everybody in the West LOC. Right, in the West.

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DeAndre Aiton PERSON was

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the guy for the Sons

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and he was going to be one of

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the difference makers and then Yokic PERSON is like, yeah, no. And now he's doing this to the defensive player of the difference makers and then Yokic PERSON's like, yeah, no.

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And now he's doing this to the defensive player of the year again, right?

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Is Kat PERSON, is Kat the answer?

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I don't know.

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What are you going to throw him? I mean, you think Chad Holmgren PERSON's going to have him quaking in his boots? 130 pound, Chad Holmgren PERSON.

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Remember when the sons were up 2-0 in the finals?

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Yeah, yeah, right. Against the bucks.

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Dude, M-Bs out.

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I mean, you're going to need Porzinius, pal, if this happens.

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You need him back.

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Yeah, we have no chance against that.

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Cornette PERSON ain't going to walk through, ain't going to cut it.

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You know, Al Horford PERSON's not cutting it.

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Can Big Park FAC come back for a?

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I don't know. I can feel it. Seriously, the next one are they going to run Hartenstein PERSON at him?

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Sheed, Shaq. Jack PERSON had a cup of coffee with us.

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I mean, that's all.

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Is he around Boston GPE still?

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Everybody better root for the Timberwolves ORG.

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Yeah.

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I mean, the guy, like I said, he's doing this without seemingly an ounce of athleticism,

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which obviously he does.

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Right, but it doesn't look like it.

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His game isn't predicated on being athletic at all.

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It's just he's so smart.

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It's kind of fitting.

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He was drafted during a McDonald ORG's commercial, right?

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Taco Bill.

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Taco Bill PRODUCT.

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Taco Bill PRODUCT. By the way, betting odds, they were 20 to 1 to win the title down 2.0. Now they're second favorite, three to one behind the Celtics ORG. Yeah. Back on the Rich Eisen Show WORK_OF_ART radio network,

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sitting at the Rich Eisen Show WORK_OF_ART desk furnished by Granger with supplies and solutions for every industry. Granger has the right product for you. Call ClickRanger.com or just stop by the general manager of the Detroit GPE lines. Brad Holmes PERSON is about to join us on the program. We're just talking about who's the answer to Yokic PERSON right now?

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Who's the answer? I don't know. Anthony Edwards is the answer, right?

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Just let him blitz. He was for two games.

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And Nause Reed PERSON can blitz and just

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blitz him from three. Keep blitzing him. I don't know.

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Right?

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You got two very capable seven footers on the T. Well's team. Yeah, but that's the idea.

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That's what you're supposed to do, right? You have more than cape. That's like an understatement for these guys. But I just don't. You got a three-point champ and you got a defensive player of the year. And that's just, you know, I mean,Carlton Anthony Towns is more than just the three-point champ too. Number one pick, you know, All-Star. He had an off game. He definitely did. He's got to be getting 20 to 25 a night for them to win this.

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Did the league do the nuggets is solid?

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Giving him three days off?

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And not suspending Jamal Murray PERSON.

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Well, there's no question about that.

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I thought throughout the entire game three,

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when Murray PERSON was booed every time he touched the ball, that it was just an absolute shame that he was out there playing. And this has nothing to do. It has nothing to do with him as a human being or a person or a Canadian NORP or anything like that. He lost his mind and there should have been more than a $100,000 fine because somebodycould have turned an ankle on that heat pack. And somebody is like if he hit hit the ref, it could have been more than a game.

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The towel was right next to cats.

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I think that's the one thing.

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We're doing it's in almost.

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The fact is, but he made a decision to not happen. Behave that way. I think that's the one thing. We're doing it's in almost. The fact is, but he made a decision to behave that way.

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If you look at the history of the league, okay, these guys, even in the playoffs, gets suspended for the dumb crap they do. Dremon PERSON,you know, physically assault the player, so that's worth it.

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He actually did connect with somebody. Robert Murray actually hit Steve Nash PERSON into the table. But he didn't get suspended for that. The guys who took one inch off the bench got suspended.

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Oh, tell me about it.

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The Knicks players, five guys get suspended for taking a, just one little.

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Are you saying David Stern would have sat Jamal Murray PERSON?

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David Stern would have 1,000 percent suspended Jamal Murray, probably for two games.

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No, guys, let me ask you this.

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Do we feel like this is where your reputation comes into play? Because Jamal Murray doesn't have two games. No, guys, let me ask you this. Do we feel like this is where your reputation comes into play

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because Jamal Murray

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doesn't have the reputation? That's true.

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Also, we don't want the defending champs and the MVP WORK_OF_ART getting swept. I'd rather

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feel that it's something like, all right, this is so out of character for him. Maybe that's why.

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By the way, I don't know. I would love for the Knicks to have Tyrese Halliburton PERSON snap and throw something on the floor

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or get three games off, three days off.

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That would be great.

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That'd be great right now.

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The Knicks Pacers are going every other day.

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Every other day.

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No matter what.

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And the Knicks are losing somebody every other day.

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It seems like it. I'm telling you, man, get mellow on a 10 day.

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That's the only option. Mello on a 10 day.

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Can you do that, by the way?

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We should do it.

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Probably.

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I don't know.

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If we didn't have our guest, Nick PERSON gets waiting,

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I would love to do a segment on which Nick PERSON could you pull out from the first row

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and give a 10-day to and think that they could actually turn the series.

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Starbury PERSON.

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The general manager of the Detroit Lions, Brad Holmes, is back here on the Rich Eisen Show WORK_OF_ART,

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and it's good to see him here on this program. Good to see you, Brad PERSON. How are you?

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I'm good. Thanks for having me, Rich PERSON. How are you doing? I am great. Listen, I expected to see a lion on the screen, but not like the one over your right

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shoulder. My goodness, what is that? What do we have behind you? Is that Simbo PERSON? Who is is that what is that what do you got yeah i don't i don't have a name for him yet but

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it's just uh him or her yet uh but i don't know just i had an idea and a thought of why don't we

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just have like a real line in here and just kind of fill out the whole whole serendetti of

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my power office and

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I love it

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I like it

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I do too

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is that the line

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Dan Campbell PERSON wanted on the sidelines

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Brad

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behind you

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is that

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I think if he was allowed

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to have it it would look very similar

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to

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my gosh

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now he said he didn't really

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asked for it right did he ever ask for no, right? Did he ever ask for it?

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No, it's, you know, he, you know, he kind of made as a saying of if he could, you know, but it wasn't an official, like, confirmed ask.

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But did you think for a split second, is he going to ask me to call the lead as the general manager and executive vice president of the Detroit lines, see if we can have a live line on the sideline for a split second.

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I mean, I would be all for it if we were allowed to do it. But I think we're not going to be able to get that one push through Congress ORG. I love it. Yeah.

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You can't, we don't need that line doing a hip-drop tackle of some sort.

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You know, somebody, you know what I mean?

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So I love it.

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So let's just jump right into it.

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And I can help if you need help. How can we make sure Terry Ann Arnold PERSON is a confident young man? Can we help him on that front, Brad PERSON? What do you think? Can we help him on that?

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You know, I'll tell you what, every exposure that we had with him all through the entire process. I mean, not only in his play, which I actually would say the confidence level of his play, I thought, increased as the season went on. We look at it from the beginning of the season all the way until how it ended. But that was, but, you know, just at the combine and, you know, just bringing him in as a top 30 and going to his pro day and just, you know, everything is just, he's got that personality. And that's a trait that you just have to have at that position.Um, and we, we've seen, uh, I think all of us have seen times where, you know, um, you know, the confidence would waver or you didn't feel less confident or, you know, something unfortunate happens where the confidence just may get shot. But that's one thing that he is not lacking, which I think is very, very important for the position. And his response after he was chosen, it did not surprise me at all.

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I was going to ask you about that, Brad PERSON, because I said on the air, actually, on NFL Network's draft coverage that with all due respect to all the other individuals in the green room, that if I had to choose one player to be drafted by your team to be introduced in front of that crowd that was that size and that lit for this moment, I would have chosen Terry on Arnold, Brad PERSON? Yes.Yes.

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Well, that, I believe that shot right there that you're showing, because I was about to go to that. I saw that shot. Someone sent it to me the next morning or that morning. I don't know how many hours of sleep I got, but when I got up that morning,

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late morning, I guess, I saw that and it literally, it gave me chills. Like, it made my hair stand up. Just the excitement that it brought just how well our city did the way our fans showed out.

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You know, the league did a great job of hosting the draft. But then I do think the excitement that was wrapped up with the trade-up because they thought they were probably waiting until 29 or, you know, possibly the fear of actually trading out of the first round. And then also, you you know who the player was which obviouslyI've said that had been a record I did not think that we would get in striking

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range of that player but it just it worked out and we're able to get striking range it was an awesome feeling yeah what was your moment for sure yeah no doubt right his first interceptionof his career was of my colleague, Kaylee Hartung PERSON's microphone, literally took it out of her hand

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and then addressed the crowd, addressed the 200,000 people there.

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What were you thinking? And with Dan PERSON, I guess you were all watching from the draft room, Brad PERSON?

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Yeah, we were all in the draft room. It's a lot going on. We try to, after we make all the calls and, you know, the player talks to Dan PERSON and, you know, talks to Sheila PERSON and everybody, you know, we get all the logistics in line afterwards. We try to turn up and listen to the commissioner, you know, actually going to the podium and then making the pick and then just kind of seeing the reaction and all that. But, you know, when he started going, we were kind of cheering in the room and clapping and all that. So I didn't hear everything that he said.I didn't really hear all the, you know, hey, you guys got a star and I'm home and all that stuff. But I didn't really hear all the audio till the next day but seeing it I thought was pretty cool

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Brad Holmes right here on the Rich Eisen Show general manager of the Detroit Lions so why do you think there were a few first round trades as they were Brad what's your assessment now that you're a couple weeks removed from this draft

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you say a few were?

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Yeah, there were just five in the first. And, you know, and six quarterbacks going in the first, you know, dozen picks, 13 picks, is just crazy. It's nuts, Brad PERSON.

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Yeah, I don't, you know, I don't have a true answer. I just, I think it was just, it just happened to be one of those drafts where, and it goes in ways, and it goes in ways every couple of years, and it goes in ways for a lot of different reasons where the strengths and the weaknesses at certain positions are spiked. I do think, though, this year and you look at last year, because of how the college football landscape is set up right now, that you're just getting less and less players just even coming out. You know, the underclassmen would be the meat of the first two rounds in the past where it was spiking up until you'd have 100, 130, getting up to 150underclassmen where now, you know, this past draft, you know, we were done at like, it was at 58 or something. So I think that's have an effect. But these offensive players that went that high, they didn't get pushed up. I mean, sometimes like these guys are getting pushed up. No, like I've always said, first of all, it's an offensive heavy draft. And I've always thought, man, if you're picking in the top 15, you're going to get like a really good player.And it just happened to be just one of those drafts were those offensive heavy. But the ones that were kind of had those defensive players kind of starred, it helped them as well.

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Well, you certainly found one last year in terms of an offensive player that high. And Jemir Gibbs PERSON, how many more carries do you think? I mean, more touches can he have this year, not to have you tell any tails out of school. But what a special player he is obviously turning into, Brad PERSON. So what's your plan for him year two

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yeah I definitely would expect him to see more of a load but you know it's you know David Montgomery will still be here too and I just we love Dan and I love that one two punchof him and David so but just speaking him specifically you know him being speaking him specifically, you know, him being a rookie last year, you know, even when he kind of had some pops in that KC gameand that opener, you know, he was, I was watching, I was like, you know, he's still trying to get the feel of the game. Like, he was, he was playing very fast and he actually kind of needed to slow down a little bit. And, and he openly admitted that, you know, like I just had needed to slow down a little bit and um and he openlyadmitted that you know like I just had to slow it down a little bit I was kind of going too fast which he was but once he got that sweet spot and it's about right right there he kind of saw it a little bit in the Ravens ORG game which was unfortunately we didn't show up very well for that game but that's when you started seeing some glimpses of, I think it's coming. I think it's coming. And then obviously that Raiders ORG game where I believe, you know,everybody would say it was a breakout. I think that's when you kind of saw, okay, the game is slowing down for him. You know, now you're seeing exactly what you saw at Alabama. But I think he's got much more to offer in the passing game. You know, so most likely you'll see an increase in that as well. Brad Holmes here on the Rich Eisen Show WORK_OF_ART,

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GM and executive vice president of the Detroit Lions. So you made Amman Ross St. Brown PERSON, the best paid receiver for about 24 hours, Brad PERSON, you know, and it's just crazy the world in which we live. I'd love to lift up the hood and get your two cents on signing players before other teams signed their players at the same positionand you know there's one in your division that's looking for his bag in Minnesota GPE. How much does that play into your thinking when you're signing your own?

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Yeah, you're definitely aware of it for sure and you know that's part of the like we always talk about both sides working very, you're definitely aware of it for sure. And, you know, that's part of the, like, we always talk about both sides working very, very hard in terms of getting something done. We're aware of it. Their camps are aware of it, you know, what's looming, what's coming down the pipe. But the bottom line is, from our standpoint, we just want to do what's right by theplayer. And we want to make sure, like, okay, you know, St. Brown ORG has earned this. And, you know, whatever, we can't control what happens after that. But we wanted to make sure that we did what we're supposed to do and, you know, paying him appropriately. But you try to do as best as you can, but, you know, just you just can't control the future. And a lot of times, you know, those other things that are looming,they're waiting for the first person to strike. But, you know, we shouldn't really punish, you know, the player that we're trying to reward because of what we can't control. So we just felt like, you know, he's an elite player. He's truly earned it. He represents and embodies everything that we're about of the franchise.So just really happened for him, but it's always going to be something coming behind.

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No, I know my question is kind of infused with the possibility of you looking at somebody else's player and saying, I don't want to pay mine more. So I need to strike now. I understand that that is the undercurrent of what I just asked. But you also want to pay more players of your own than just St. Brown ORG. There is a salary cap here, right?

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Yeah. So you need to strike at the right time. And again, I'd love to get your philosophy on when signing players sooner rather than later and how that all works as a puzzle piece for somebody like yourself for a young team on the rise, if not Super Bowl ready this coming season, Brad PERSON.

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Yeah.

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So we try to, obviously there's a market for everyone. And we try to make sure that our players are paid appropriately within where we are forecasting what that market is going to be. The other component that about the win part is not only the win and where, when the deal is going to happen with how we forecasted the market, but we got to look at it for the future as well.

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So that's the part that, yeah, you can do this. And I think we do an excellent job of we can pay this player this at this time. And it's advantageous for us. But at the same time, you know, is this going to limit us for what we want to do next year and in the year after? And another one of our own players that are going to be due for an extension and how much cash you're going to have available for free agency for the upcoming year.So all of that, there's a lot of moving parts, but all of that comes into play.

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And what can you tell me how the coach is talking about the level of expectation here based on last season, where technically, you know, from the outside looking in, it could be said you arrived earlier than expected, but arrived you have. And now you're a division winner and an NFC championship game participant leader at half. I mean, this is serious business now. And I turn around, the number of times I turn around from my seat as a Michigan GPE gradand seeing the number of Honolulu Blue ORG jerseys was just overwhelming to me. So it's there. You've arrived. How are you all handling that and And coach in particular, Brad PERSON?

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Yeah, you know, we just want to continue on our same plan of just keep getting better every single year. And one of the things that we definitely don't want is to feel that, yeah, if the outside world feels there's an arrival, then that's what the, and we appreciate that. And it's appreciated, but at the same time, we still got to roll our sleeves up and earn every single thing. It's a whole new season. Nothing's going to be given to us, you know, and nobody around here is going to be complacent or resting on their laurels of, oh, well, we did this last year. So we're definitely going to be this.The only thing that we expected is we expect to be better than we were the previous year, but we know that you got to earn it. And, you know, we came up short last year, but it just fueled us to do more this upcoming year. And the message is clear that the guys are already aware about that in the locker room that we have to do more than we did last year in order to get to where we want to go.So that is evident. And that's our goal right now.

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All right, Brad PERSON. Listen, I say things on the air sometimes, and it sticks and sometimes it doesn't. But Charles Davis PERSON was kind enough to reach out to you during the draft. You guys in the draft room were wearing what, Dan Campbell's PERSON jersey? Is that what you were wearing all Dan Campbell's PERSON jerseys in the draft room?

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Yes. And I can tell you that the signed versions of those black jerseys are in route to use.

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Yes.

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And we're going to auction them off for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital ORG.

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It was you and it was Dan and Chris Spielman PERSON offering to sign these. We're going to auction them off and all the money is going to go to a great cause. You're a good man for that. Jude Children's Research Hospital. It was you, and it was Dan and Chris Spielman offering to sign these.

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We're going to auction them off, and all the money's going to go to a great cause. You're a good man for that. Thank you. Absolutely. Thank you.

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I thought it was a great idea. Thank you. Thank you. I said, no problem. Absolutely. And, yeah, they shouldn't be in Roeachia GPE. I appreciate that. And it just, it just, it delights me to see somebodylike Chris Spielman making people in the state of Michigan GPE happy about football. I think it's terrific that, uh, yeah, somebody with his background, um, is comfortable doing that, Brad PERSON, you know, certainly over the last three years, drafting Aiden Hutchinson PERSON, it's all about winning. He's a pro,

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you know? I was waiting for the Spilman PERSON jab to come at some point. It's not a jab.

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It's a compliment. It's a compliment. It's a compliment.

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It was subtle. It's a compliment. It's a compliment. Please send him my best to making people in the state of Michigan GPE happy about football and how it's a sign of his true professionalism.

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Yeah. Chris PERSON has a great job. And he wears a lot of different hats. But he is all about, you know, making it's better and do whatever he can to make the lines better. But he does represent State of Michigan GPE well.

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He's Detroit GPE line through and through. I love it.

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And my compliments to the artist again, over your shoulder, it really is beautiful. I appreciate it.

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Yeah, no, it's a company that we have used that does a lot of, a lot of the graphics around the building. But I didn't know if they were actually going to be able to pull it off, but I will say it did exceed my expectations when I just said, you know, just more of a lifelike real lion. And not only for the line, but the rest of the office is more you think you're actuallywalking the planes of the Sierra FAC.

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You are definitely generally managing, man. If you're on top of the art and the roster and the team, very impressive, Brad PERSON, but you knew that already. Thanks for the time. Greatly appreciate it. Thanks for having me on, Rich PERSON.Thank you. No, and thanks again for the signed jerseys. It should raise a ton of money for St. Jude. Greatly appreciate it. Thanks for having me on, Rich PERSON. Thank you. No, and thanks again for the signed jerseys. It should raise a ton of money for St. Jude ORG. You'd greatly appreciate it. Absolutely.

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That is Brad Holmes, the general manager and EVP of the Detroit Lines here on the Rich Eisen Show WORK_OF_ART.

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That is for the radio audience.

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That is unbelievable.

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Great picture of the line.

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You know Dan Campbell PERSON wants a lion on the sign line.

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So does he.

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Just let him do it.

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What is the harm?

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I mean, those are what cages are for, right?

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Crowd gets a little loud.

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I mean, you don't have to leave him there the whole game.

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I didn't ask him a question about the schedule because it's a waste of time.

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I have to sign an NDA to get a copy of it.

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He knows his game.

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Really?

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Yeah.

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Did you sign you yet?

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Well, here's a deal.

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Are you going to?

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I have to.

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I got to be on the air Wednesday. Everybody has to sign NDAs, but yet it still gets leaked. Yeah. Did you sign you yet? Well, here's a deal. Are you going to? I have to. I got to be on the air Wednesday. Everybody has to sign NDAs, but yet it still gets leaked.

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Yeah, so I don't know.

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Someone's not honoring that contract.

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Well, it's because it's in so many different people's hands.

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Like, as you know, we'll talk about it.

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Let's talk about that next.

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Let's do it.

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Schedulely show on Wednesday.

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See how that happens?

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Okay, we'll talk about that.

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And so much more to discuss.

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844-20 for Rich PERSON.

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You still doing that?

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Not really.

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No, I'm in a league, but I don't control it.

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Well, because I know we've had conversations about this before

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and that there are some interesting, I guess, tasks that the loser of this league must undertake. So are you, if you lose, even though

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you're not part of the day-to-day out? Oh, yeah, they'll hold me to it. Absolutely. I don't

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even know if I could tell you who's on my team right now, but if I were to lose, they would absolutely hold me to it and we'd have to go take care of business. What are some of the fails that I guess that you have to go to some of the responsibilities

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of the losers of your league?

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Last year, the loser had to go to Alaska for a day.

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What do you mean? Like, for a day?

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For a day? Yeah. Okay. We went to a place called Nome, Alaska GPE. It's actually where the Iditarod EVENT, it goes through there, I think.

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So the Luton, the flood race. Regardless of the geographic spot in the United States GPE would have to, for a day, get on a plane and prove proof of purchase of the ticket and then take a photo. Like, how do you?

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Yeah, I mean, there was tasks involved. It it was i think he went in march um okay but it was it was it was yeah it was a whole thing and that was just one year that was just last year this year it'll be entirely different what other previous uh years any other examples because that's amazing you have to go to

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known alaska the year before the loser you know uh farstool sports ORG does the rough and rowdy

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the boxing deal. He fought in that. At the Super Bowl, the year we were there. He was fighting in the boxing on Friday night before the game there. Oh, my gosh. You do not want to lose your fantasy league.No, you know. No, that's why I try to put a lot of faith in my body. It's around that one. Back here on our program.

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844-204-rich, number to dial here on this Monday show. So, the Detroit Lions ORG, everybody. Great chat with the general manager of the team, Brad Holmes PERSON, just now. Got a wonder.

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Did they win the North? Do they win the North?

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Yeah, I see.

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I was thinking, Rich PERSON.

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Best division of football this year, I think.

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Best division in football.

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So last year's worst team.

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Okay.

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Last year's worst team was the Chicago Bears ORG. They drafted ninth overall. Last year's worst team. Okay. Last year's worst team was the Chicago Bears.

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They drafted ninth overall. Last year's worst team?

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In that division?

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Oh, in that division. Yeah.

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They drafted ninth overall. The Vikings drafted 11th overall. Moved up to 10 because they got a little nervous. Yeah. And then the Packers made the playoffs, won a playoff game. Yeah. And the Lions ORG made the playoffs playoffs won a playoff game. Yeah.And the Lions ORG made the playoffs won two playoff games. So, right? The only other division to win more playoff games last year is the AFC Westbecause the Chiefs won all four of theirs. One team. That's correct. True. This one has two teams, The AFC West, because the Chiefs won all four of theirs. One team. That's correct.

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True.

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This one has two teams winning it. So you can make this case. I think both North divisions could make a case for being the best division in the NFL ORG. NFC West ORG, I think it's going to be sneaky good. Okay. That's sneaky good.You're talking about best division in the league.

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I think the Cardinals ORG are going to be much better than people. I would think so too.

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And the Rams and the Seahawks and obviously the 49ers taking the Super Bowl EVENT to overtime before losing.

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Probably should have won the Super Bowl EVENT.

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So who wins this division when we finally make this choice in about 100 days from now?

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Right. Three and a half months when we're like, I don't know.

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I said GoPack Go last year.

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I'm going to stick with it. I like Detroit GPE.

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Do you like Detroit or you like Green Bay?

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I kind of think Detroit GPE.

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I like Detroit GPE.

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It's going to be one of the two of them. I think it's obviously safe to say. But this division is going to be wide open. It seems like for the next few years, right?

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Well, certainly since the Vikings ORG just drafted themselves a huge winner.

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They got Rich's son in Minnesota GPE.

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And if Gail Williams is as good as we all Chicago.

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Yeah, only gets better.

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So a Packers ORG stock owner thinks the lions are going to win this division.

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Come on.

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What are you doing?

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Yes, only because I hope you don't go to the stockholders meeting.

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I actually just got a letter.

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I got to bring those in when I get.

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What do you got a letter?

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I get letters like maybe two or three times a year.

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I am.

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For what?

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I get letters.

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Just like give you like a packet of stuff.

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Yeah.

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To go along with your pet rock.

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Exactly.

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Is the pet rock?

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I have a letter.

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Have you fed the pet rock?

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I have a,

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here's why I asked Brad Holmes about Jimere Gibbs PERSON.

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Two things.

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One, I want fantasy people to go crazy too.

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I really do believe Jimere Gibbs PERSON is going to flip the number of carries.

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You know, I know that David Montgomery is still there.

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He's a beast, too.

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I know that. But I just think, you have to give Jemir Gibbs PERSON more touches. You just simply have to. Yeah. Because when he does touch it, he can go to the house every single damn time. And I'm just wondering if they flip that.How many carries did David Montgomery have last year?

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218. 219. And how many carries did carries did David Montgomery have last year? 218. 219. And how many carries did Jimere Gibbs have last year? Gibbs had 182.

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Okay.

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13 touchdowns for Montgomery PERSON.

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That's more than you'd probably thought, right? In terms of just straight carries? Yeah. Yeah.

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How many catches did he have?

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Jimere Gibbs must have had at least 50.

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Did he have 50?

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70 or 52 for 316?

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He only had one receiving touchdown, believe it or not. Gibbs PERSON?

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50 catches, though. 50 catches. That's 230 touches. We need to get that.

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And how many, how many, how many, how many catches did David Montgomery have? Like 10? Yeah, Montgomery PERSON not really. What do you have?

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Let me see here. I just had nothing.

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So we had more touches than Montgomery last year. Right. I just think that that's going to have to, the disparity is going to have to, I really do believe that.

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300 touches for Montgomery PERSON.

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You mean for Gibbs PERSON you're talking about?

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For Gibbs PERSON.

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Montgomery had 16 catches.

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Okay.

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Yeah.

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Gibbs needs 300 touches.

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It was pretty much.

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Total.

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But he was a rookie last year. So I understand in terms of grasping what you have to do

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to stay on the field for a pass pro or you have to do to, you know, I don't know if rookie wall is even a thinganymore since you not a running back. If you play in Alabama you're going to be playing 16 games a year, it seems anyway.Yeah, not a running back.

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So, um, yeah, I just not a running back. So, um, yeah, I, I just have a feeling like this guy. Is he top five in,and fantasy draft conversations right now?

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Ooh. Good question.

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I, you know,

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I had them last year of fantasy.

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It was great,

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but I feel like with the presence of Montgomery PERSON.

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I just have a feeling.

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Montgomery PERSON's there.

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He might, he might get a touchdown or two

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vultured from the one or two yard line.

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Yeah, so I don't think that

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that's the thing that's keeping Gibbs out of being top five. I mean, this is a difference maker at the position.

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You were seeing that in the playoffs as well. Yeah, I'm a big fan.

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Which is, he's one of the main reasons why I'm leaning towards sticking

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with the Lions ORG to win this division again. For real.

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Mike Breen PERSON coming up to talk hoops.

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Pro Football Focus ORG.

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I released some fantasy rankings last week. Yes. Big Board top 400. Jamir Gibbs PERSON. Hold on a minute. Is he top five?Is he top five?

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Running back four.

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11th overall player. So who's the three running backs in front of him? Let me guess.

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McCaffrey, Sequin and Bejohn PERSON. Not Sequin.

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Why wasn't Saquan PERSON? Are you kidding me?

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No, no.

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Sequin's running back seven.

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That's crazy talk.

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Breast Hall running back three. Bejohn Robinson running back two. Richie McAfreehani running back one. Where's Zeeke PERSON?

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Where's Rico PERSON? Okay.

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Rico Doudal PERSON.

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Zeke Elliott, running back 34. Royce Freeman is what? What's Royce Okay. Rico Doudal. Zika Elliott, running back 34.

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Royce Freeman PERSON is what? What's Royce Freeman PERSON?

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Rico Dattle, running back 50. Royce Freeman PERSON. He's available. Running back 95.

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So you get him on the cheap and then they'll carry you the title.

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So that's what I'm saying.

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Okay.

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Breeze Hall's in front of Jimere Gibbs PERSON. Brise Hall PERSON is, yeah, a lot of expectations of all the fantasy people Matthew Barry

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Big time Chris Hall PERSON I would love it That would be spectacular

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A new Hall of Fame ORG tackle on this squad So it's going to help open up some holes

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Yeah yeah Jets ORG are all in on that

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I'm on Ross St. Brown

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Talking Lions Wide receiver 4 Who's one JJ

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CD land Of course I knew that Receiver 1

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Yeah by the way Just don't pay him.

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Let everyone else start paying theirs.

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Then he'll just be the most expensive

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when you know you're going to keep him.

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See, the thing is, Rich, what you don't understand about Uncle Jerry PERSON.

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He wants CD to be the highest paid.

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He's going to let everyone else get paid.

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Then he's going to go over the top.

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Or he do what the lines did, which is like, hey,

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we'll make you the best paid player.

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And then if you have it for 24 hours, it's not our fault.

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John PERSON brings his skewed sense of humor.

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Together, it's those weekend golf guys.

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They'll pay a lot of money to PXG and Titus and Calloway PERSON and no, no, no, no, right?

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How many yards you think you're going to pick up with that extra driver?

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I think I can get an extra 5 to 10.

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What if I give you 15 to 20? You pay me more. Jeff Smith PERSON teaches on the sliding scale.

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Those weekend golf guys, the podcast, part of the Believe Network ORG. Just search B-L-E-A-V on YouTube ORG or wherever you listen.