Transcript of Hour 1: Tony's Top 5 Returns (feat. Senator Mark Kelly)

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It's a sad and scary time in America. You will forgive me for the gloom of what it is we're about to talk about. We will get back to the silliness of sports and other things in a second. Senator Mark Kelly, he's a former US Navy combat pilot. He's an astronaut. He's now the Senator for Arizona. Thank you for joining us, Senator. What was your immediate reaction upon hearing the news yesterday that conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed in front of a crowd in Utah?

Well, I was horrified, as I think most Americans were and should be. I mean, this political violence like this has no place in our society, and it really demonstrates the worst of us. We've seen this violence on both sides. We saw what happened to Melissa Hortman a couple of months ago, and her husband in Minnesota killed. What happened to my wife, Gabby Gifford, shot in the head in 2011. So we see this over and over again. And And to me lately, the thing that immediately comes to mind is the horrible situation that his wife and kids and parents and siblings now find themselves in. I've had of that experience. My wife, in 2011, she survived. She's got serious and significant disability because of it. We shouldn't have this in our country happen over and over and over again.

How do we stop it?

How do we stop it? I think that this is a combination of some factors, I think, that brought us here. Certainly, on one side, it's just how divided we've become politically. I also think You know that there is just easy access to firearms. We have a very high rate of gun violence in general. Over 100,000 people are shot and killed every year in our country. We are like no other developed country in the world when it comes to gun violence. So how do we stop it? I mean, we could strengthen our gun laws. We could also try to find opportunities to just bring us together. I serve in the United States Senate as a Democrat, and I've got strong relationships with my Republican colleagues. I think the general public just thinks it's actually maybe more contentious and divisive than it actually is in Washington. The media, I'm not saying you guys, but the media often highlights negativity. There are a lot of positive things, and there are times when we should work to bring this country together. I think this is one of those times.

That all sounds good, but it doesn't sound much like a solution. I know we have these conversations every time, but it seems like we've lost our sense of humanity in this landscape. I'm sure you noticed that the conversation immediately goes to gun laws and then politics. Just take a side and blame another side, and the humanity gets lost there somewhere.

Well, I think it's fair to blame both sides. I mean, that is the reality of the situation we live in. And I also think it's short-sighted to ignore gun laws in our country. We've got weak gun laws. We have high rates of gun crime. Those things are clearly connected. You look around the country, and states that have stronger laws have less gun violence. That's It's clear. I think at this moment, what we should be thinking about is Charlie Kirk's family. And his wife, his children, he's got a three-year-old and a one-year-old that are going to grow up without their dad. And that's just horrible. But if you want to get to, how do we prevent future acts like this, we have to find a way to unite this country. We've got to have leaders that are really willing to step out there and say, this isn't who we are, and not vilify Democrats or Republicans. That does often happen, and I've seen it. I saw it in 2011 when Gabby got shot, and I see it over and over and over again. But I could tell you this, if we don't work to try to fix this, this could get a lot worse.

I I think we're at a moment in our country's history, a lot like it was in the 1960s, how divided we were then, and you saw rising political assassinations. And this was a political assassination. We don't know the exact motivation of this person, and we don't know how he got the gun or who he was yet. I think we will find those things out, but I think it's clearly that this was political.

To that extent, though, the manhunt for his killer, for Charlie Kirk's killer, is still underway after two suspects were previously taken under custody and released. How does that happen? How is that possible?

Well, I'm the son of two cops. These things are challenging. I've also lived through this with my wife and investigation. Her assailant, or the guy that did this and killed six individuals, was apprehended at the scene. This is different. It's complicated. The FBI and law enforcement took these two individuals into custody, questioned them, released them. I could see how that could happen. When they have a suspect, they should be taking those steps. I don't fault them in any way for that. You're going to see the full force of the FBI and federal law enforcement put on this, and I'm confident that we will apprehend this individual.

Senator, I know you mentioned that we fear that it could get worse. I feel like we crossed that Rubicon already. Most politically motivated attacks There's a disassociation between us and the act of violence, but the video and the person representing a movement has changed this. But also, these things are typically messier. Multiple shots, a manifesto of some sort, a trace, a suspect. Eyes. We're usually further along on this. This seems like a professional hit, so I feel like we crossed that. This is the scary territory, I think, that you alluded to, sir.

Yeah, well, and that's one of the reasons why folks in my position and house members and governors need to take a step back and see what should we be doing at this point. I'm trying to get out there and speak about this in what I think is a responsible way. We're not pointing fingers here, but also recognizing that we have a problem. The problem is politicization and just the rhetoric that people use today. And I think it's gotten worse over time. And I've seen this from both Democrats and Republicans. And we've got to figure out a way through this, but we also can't ignore it. On this individual event, I think the FBI is going to figure this out. And none of these are exactly the same, and they've got a hard job ahead of them. But I have confidence in the FBI and local law enforcement there that they will handle this appropriately.

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Trump addressed the news from the oval office. He expressed his admiration for Kirk while blaming the radical left political violence. How should people feel when we hear President Trump alluding to potentially going after organizations he views in opposition to him as a result of yesterday's murder?

Not good. I don't think people should feel good about that. I think in our country's history, every president has looked at when things like this they look at it as an opportunity to unite us, to bring us together, not divide us. I didn't agree with Charlie Kirk on most things, but I also recognize that he is a human being. He has a family. He has every right to be there on a college campus expressing his views. I defended the Constitution, flying in combat in the first Gulf War, I would do it again to protect his right and people like him. But I didn't agree with him. But what I saw yesterday from the President, I hope I see something else today. This is the anniversary of 9/11. This is also an opportunity to try to find some common ground among all Americans and try to find a way to push us together in our humanity, but to turn down the temperature. I didn't see that yesterday from him. I do understand that the President knew Charlie Kirk personally and was very fond of him, so I'll give him a little bit of a pass for yesterday.

But what I would like to see is him really working towards uniting us as a country.

What conversations have you had in the last 24 hours with your fellow senators and colleagues on both sides of the aisle?

Well, you remember this happened late in the afternoon, and And I have communicated with both my Democratic and Republican colleagues about just how horrible this is, about how this guy had a family, and he was not much older than my eldest daughter. I have a 30-year-old daughter. I have a four-year-old granddaughter. I mean, his kids were three and one. Just, I mean, forget about the politics for a second. I mean, this was a person who people loved him. And I've got Republican colleagues that knew Charlie Kirk personally. And I don't agree with Charlie Kirk's views, but I respect my colleagues, and I'm friends with them. And this was a friend of theirs. And I get that. And this is a very challenging time for them. I've been through this before with my wife Gabby being shot in the head in the hospital for six months and then a recovery and being in the middle of this shit storm that you find yourself in, that his family has now found itself in through no fault of their own. I've got probably dozens of Republican colleagues who are friends of mine that were friends with Charlie Kerr.

And They're mourning this loss, and I feel for them.

You believe in this country? You believe in this country's ideals? I imagine that you're a hopeful person. Have you felt as hopeless as you have over the last couple of years, the threats to our country from every side?

Hey, I am never a hopeless person. I am an optimist. I look at the strengths of our country are much more powerful than our shortcomings. I think the future of our country is great. We are the most generous, innovative country in the world, and I think we have a bright future. I think we do go through historically. We've seen other times in our country's history where we've had very difficult and challenging times. And I do think we're going to get through this. I think we've got to all recognize that it's not going to be easy, and we've got to work at it. But in my job, I sit on the armed services and the intelligence committee. I see the threats out there to us as a nation, not just internal, external threats all the time, every week. The challenges that we face from our adversaries. I worry about it a lot, but I don't get to the point where it ever seems hopeless to me.

Let me ask it a different way then. The amount of despair that you feel at the moment, the threat to democracy, our country, and its ideals, you have felt this way, the way that you have over the last five or six years. You've had things happen to you. You've seen everything that's happening. Is this time more perilous to you? Does it feel more perilous than previous times?

I think this feels pretty awful. It's a horrible thing that happened, and I see how some people could feel despair. I don't feel despair over this. I'm certainly sad about it, what happened to him and his family in our political system. This is This hurts, and it's damaging, damaging to us as a country. I also think we can find our way out of it.

You mentioned that we shouldn't be finger-pointing and we should be taking a step back, but your Republican colleagues have already pointed the finger at Democrats. Don't you find that rhetoric irresponsible?

Yeah. I think they're hurting right now. In some cases, this is a friend of theirs that lost his life, so I get that part of it. People have been attacked Act politically on both sides. Melissa Hortman, state legislator from Minnesota. He was a Democrat. My wife was a Democrat. Governor of Pennsylvania, Josh Shapiro, Democrat. He tried to burn him up in his house and his family. Gretchen Whitmer in Michigan, nearly kidnapped. The President of the United States, Republican President, tried to kill him twice. We see this. This isn't unique to one party or the other. We see this across the political spectrum. There are bad people out there that just want to wreak havoc and murder people. So I understand when things like this happen and people are very upset, they're going to say things. I get that. Give this a couple of days, and I think people calm down and we can really start thinking about some solutions.

Senator, I thank you for your time. This is obviously somber subject matter. I don't know how to transition from this into the other things that we do, so I'm hoping you can help me Do you have a favorite football allegiance of some sort? Do you have a strong football opinion of some sort? Something you can give me to somehow try and transition out of what it is that we're presently doing. Maybe break? Well, I could break or I could just include him in the fun of sports because everyone's a football fan.

Give me a little wrap up.

You're absolutely right. I am a football fan. I'll be watching. I got to travel tonight, but I'll be watching the commanders, I think, playing the packers. Big game. Prediction? Prediction, commanders. Absolutely.

I know the plus three, you must have heard against his friend.

I know the packers have quite the team, but I'm going with the commanders. Cardinal Obviously, my allegiance. I think they've had a good start to the season. I'm optimistic. I also have to say, just watching the Minnesota bears game, not a big fan of Minnesota. I was really impressed with his quarterback, especially in that last quarter. That's good. That's good stuff. I think that guy really has a future.

Thank you, Senator.

Toni doesn't believe in Kyler Murray. Senator, are you tired of Kyler Murray? I'm tired of him.

No, you can't be tired. I am not tired of him.

What has he ever done? Come on. You guys are still looking for a playoff win.

Come on. We're going to get it. It's going to be this year. Kyler Murray is a very talented, and he is hardworking, talented and hardworking quarterback. I think we're going to win a lot of games. He's good.

Get out of here. Not you, Senator. I'm talking to Tony. Senator-so you are kicking him out? Yes. Well, he's got other things to do. He's got other important things to do. I do. Thank you, All right.

Thank you.

Tony has a great many football opinions that we have to get to that we have not been able to get to. That was something.

It has never been hotter under my arm pits. Never been hotter.

I needed a segue.

This top's Gainesville week one last year. This is crazy.

Yes, that's always a good place to be, hot under the arm pits. Tony's top five is right around the corner here, and we have other guests coming up later in the show, and I'm sure we will be talking more about the Pablo Tori finds out 5: 00 AM drop. But can you please get me? Because I think I want to do this until the World Cup, Chris Coty. Every day, I want to play a Ray Hudson sound every single day to celebrate the most iconic of South Florida- Strangest thing. Sports broadcasters. So let's celebrate Ray Hudson by just having his voice- You love giving tasks. Well, yes, I like producers to produce.

No, this one's a Seeds of Resentment. A little resentment scene. It's you, fourth and 98, who are going for it. Hey, day 17 of the Ray Hudson tribute to World Cup 2026 came and went.

All the way to the World Cup. Let's go. It made Chris Sims' career start on this show because he was able to do it every day.

Take credit for Left Go, too.

For 90 days.

That was a good bit.

Let's...

Come on, Magisterial me. Dan's Favorite Colors was a good bit. Yeah, it was. Don't forget Riggs Springfield. Riggs Springfield. You made your second one, just not your first.

Play. Is he still holding?

Do we still have- He changed studios and he finally dropped off. It looks great, though.

Play the Ray Hudson sound, please. This one drops in. You kidding me. You kidding me. Astonishing. This is not just a dream.

It's a wet dream of orgasmic proportions.

And this one deludes everybody.

It seduces everybody in Real Madrid's fan club. That's for sure. The WNDY strike from Cristiano. This has got more curves to it than Jessica Rabbit on steroids. Take it easy, man.

Just one every day until the World Cup. Got it.

It's got more what than Jessica Rabbit?

2026. I think- Steroids?

Curves?

Curves, I think. That's what he said, right? I think.

She was very curvy.

And he can do that because it's a cartoon.

It seduces everybody in Real Madrid's fan club, that's for sure. The WNDY strike from Cristiano. This has got more Curves to it than Jessica Rabbit on steroids. So only 185 more shows to the World Cup. I'm excluding weekends and holidays, folks. 185 more Ray Hudson clips.

I bet we can for 50 years of broadcasting. I bet you we can find it. I bet 40 years of broadcasting.

Chris better find it. I mean, there's one goal every five games, so I don't know.

But they're playing all over the world, right? And they're more than five games. You're right.

A career that spans across the decades, Dan.

That's correct. We'll do that every day until the World Cup to get you ready for the World Cup. We've got commanders and Packers tonight, and it is a good game.

Oh, dude, this is a possible NFC playoff preview. Yes, sir. Nfc Championship game, perhaps? Yes, sir. Maybe.

Tony's got a top five of football observations to get to. Let's do it. Do we have the music? Do we have everything ready that is required so that Tony can fly?

All right, everybody. Tony's top five. Week one, The Great Return. It feels good to hear that music in its proper context. We're going to start No All I, Dan. Just straight five in week one. There was a lot of observations, but I had to put them all down into five. As the weeks go on, I'll have more and more as his customers. Don't threaten us. Number five. Gino can still sling the pill. Did you see him on the first couple of drives against New England. It's a Patriot. Absolutely. It is the Patriot.

It is the Patriot. It is the Patriot. It's across the field, boys. Mina was saying, Mina who I trust on this stuff. Mina was saying before that game, that Raider's offense is going to be better than people think.

Fun offense. Chip Kelly at the helm, Ashton Genti. You got pieces, Brock Bowers. Gino slinging the pill. Brock Bowers is playing this week. Sorry, Mike, is he playing this weekend? Yeah, he's going to play. All right. Half the game's at a dome. Do yourself a favor. Check out Gino Smith's dome stats. Incredible, probably. Oh, dude, he's like two times a quarterback. He's incredible. The Raiders are going to be in this conversation. Mark my words. Wait a minute. Playoff conversation. Wait a minute. They might be for real. What? What?

Are the Raiders for real? No, not might be for real. We've been asking that one for 25 years. We've asked Rick Springfield that. No. Are they for real? Are you willing to say, are you willing to say, September 11th, Wednesday, 2025, after 25 years, we have an answer to the question, and the answer is yes. Are the Raiders for real?

I need to see the Monday Nighter. I mean, yeah. A Monday Nighter that I think they win. But then they have the commies the week after that, followed by the bears, which we don't know about the bears yet. Colts. Colts is pretty good. At Colts, undefeated at home, the Colts right now. Where are they at right now from a win-loss perspective? Right now, they're 1-0. No, I mean, as we project. Well, we have to see Monday Night. Monday Night. I think that's a win. It's a win. Okay. Wait, you think what's a win? No, that makes them 2-0. That's 2-0 if they win. But then they have the commanders. 2-1. All right. Beers. 3-1? Versus, they're hosting the Beers. That's a dope. Domefield advantage. What's next after that? After that, you go to Indy, where again, the Colts are juggernaught, undefeated. Then they have Kam Ward, who's probably going to be settling in. Cameron Ward, I should say. He's going to be settling in. Then at the Chiefs. We don't know, though. The Chiefs are still any guests. We don't know, though. The Chiefs are still any guess. We don't know, though. They play on top.

Any guess. And You have been predicting that Tyreek Hill will be there at that point in time, so it could be a new look.

I think you're undermining Tony's star segment. No, no, no.

He likes this. No, no, no. I'm in on this. Yeah.

We still have another 12 games left. I think he's doing the schedule.

Then there's the buy to reset. Okay. You reset at the buy. Ashton Densey gets hot after the buy. The Jags come into town. Tough game. Zaz? Come on. Tough game. How is it? It's a tough game. Tough game. That suck. I could get flexed. At Broncos. Tough game. That one. And it's a Thursday Good Thursday night games. I can't believe how good these Thursday night games are. It's crazy. It's crazy. It's crazy.

Number 4.

Number 4, funny enough, are the Chargers for real? We're going to have a, Are you for real? Off? In the AFC West. I mean, the Chargers are what? One and O right now. I mean, spank the Chiefs. Host the Raiders. Then the Broncos come to town. Tough games in the AFC West, man. I mean, that's one of those that you just don't know. Then they fly across the country to the Giants. It's not like a complete see-off.

Put it on the poll, please. That Levitard show, more for real. Raiders or Chargers?

Man, Justin Herbert looked amazing in Brazil.

I believe the Chargers are for real, but I think everyone thinks that, right?

Week 5, they host the commanders. That's a test. And then the dolphins who at that point in the season.

Most people listening to this think the chargers are good. Yes?

What if I told you, according to DraftKings, chargers, even with the Chiefs, to win the AFC West? I'm telling you. What can I get the Raiders at? Plus 190 for the chargers. Raiders, their fourth, plus 1,000. That's a good bet. That's a good bet. I'll throw a little something on that.

You're saying they're for real if you're taking a flyer.

I think they went on Monday night.

But then they're for real.

They are. Then wait a minute. You said Monday night would be a test. Yeah, but we got to wait until they do it.

No, but you said they think they went there.

That means right now, that means right now. That's just one man's opinion. Right, but they're for real. They're just going to prove to me that they're more for real.

I have not heard that they're for real for 25 years around here. Nobody knows. It's a mystery. I like the quarterback. You're saying they're for real.

He's good in a dog. You're saying they're for real? They have weapons. Do you know about the weapons? I found out why they left at 2: 17 AM. Why was it? Dude, okay, so witchcraft. Number three. It was a witch. A witch. That's it. No more spoilers. Yeah, it's streaming now. You can watch it at home if you'd like. You got those streaming services? Which one? Figure it out. I'll talk to you after. Number three. Jj McCarthy showed me some major cojones on Monday night. You throw the pick six, you come back, you do what he did on the road as a rookie because he didn't play last year. He's a rookie to me. He should win Rooky of the Year if he plays well, by the way. He's not a rookie. He's a rookie. Didn't take a snap. He's a rookie to me. Got paid. He goes in and does what he did in the fourth quarter. Major cojones down.

Put it on the poll, please, Juju. Did the senator know JJ McCarthy's name?

He didn't. And that's why I can't take his Kyler Murray take seriously. Whoa. That was so weird. And you reminded me of that, and my armpits got hot again. Are you married? Have we learned from the Josh Allen thing, Dan? I feel like you were trying this Tuesday morning. You were like, Well, let me just stop short of actually heoping praise on the young man. He showed us something. I'm willing to admit that I was wrong about JJ McCarthy because I'm brave and I like admitting I'm wrong. You need to be prepared to do the same.

I just am hesitant to think that JJ McCarthy will be able to put up better stats this year than Sam did with that team next year. I don't ever expect that from a quarterback who's just starting his career. I didn't expect it from JJ McCarthy through the first three quarters of that game when it didn't look like he was going to do anything.

But then he showed you what he had. And you expected it from Sam Darnal?

No, I did not expect it from Sam Darnold. All I'm saying is that it's not reasonable to assume that a quarterback this early in his career will put up better numbers than Sam Darnold did. You guys are getting tricked by the fact that it's Sam Darnold. You're like, Why can't he be better than Sam Darnold? I'm saying the numbers put up by Sam Darnold last year were numbers that made me feel like that wasn't Sam Darnold.

How many times- Which is why they could be JJ McCarthy. He put up two or three times.

He put up two or three times.

He says, Kevin O'Knowl have to show you who he is. More. So the answer is yes. You're going to be indignant and stubborn. The rest of your life. Sunday night, he's got a shot against the Falcons, and then a big one against the Bengals. Wow. Is this a road game? No, it's a home game. Oh, wow. That's a good sweet spot. Who do they have after that? Then the Steelers come to town. And then the Browns. Wow, they have a nice little stretch here. They have Falcons, Bengals, Steelers, Browns, eagles all at home before they hit the road, and a buy in the middle of that before they hit the road October 23rd against? 23rd. The Chargers. Wow. Jj McCarthy, Herbert. Full circle. Tell you what, if we're going to keep track of Sam Darnold, JJ McCarthy, last year, after one week, Sam Darnold, 18 for... No, excuse me. I was looking at January. I did that backwards. That's fine. Just give us that one. 19 for 24, 208 yards, two touch downs, interception. But what happened? What do you mean what happened? What happened in that game? They won the game. Against who? Giants.

What was the follow-up for?

He thought he was going to prove a point. He asked a useless question, and came with a useless answer, and then he was dumb.

I remember them beating the 49ers in a big game, but I think that was week two. That was week two. That was right there, Dano. Dano went to the question. But the point is, JJ McClaher these numbers bigger after one week. That's what I'm saying. Dan, did he showed you what he had? Did you see his cojones? Yes or no? What was that 18 for 40 you were going to give us. That was the playoff game. That was a bad job by me. 18: 40, something's bad. Look at his head upside out. At least someone in that studio can admit when they're wrong. I like it. Ray Hudson, call it today, tomorrow. Number two. Packers seem to be a unit. That's what I like about you. You say things that no one else is saying. They seem to be a unit.

As a number two, though, when you have all week to prepare something as a thought and your number two It seems to be a unit.

Here's the thing. Everybody's talking about how they are a unit. I'm saying that they seem to be a unit. Oh, so this is actually not so fast, my friend? Not so fast, my friend. I'm hesitant to call them a unit. After tonight, maybe? Maybe. I mean, tonight's the night. The comments. Tonight is the night. Who's Who? Who's Who so early? But it feels like a Who's Who between Jordan Loving and Jamie Gaines. I don't know about a Who's Who, but it could be a Who's Who of the quarterbacks. How about one of these teams is a contender and the other one's a pretender, and we find out tonight which is what we separate. Contender-pretender early the week. It is a little early.

You're making in week two, your sniffing a who's who game.

No, we sussed it out. Deep up. Measuring stick. One of I heard who's who. No, no, no. Contenders and pretenders.

Separating. No, that's where you ended up. You started by sniffing who's who.

I can't work things out with my fellows.

You got to be respectful of the Cathedral of Who's Who's game.

That's not week two. We were. We were. We said it was not. You have to ask the question. We said it's not. You're judging spitballs, and that's not what you do. You don't even want us to ask the question.

If you're going to sniff around who's who, because you volunteered it. I wasn't ready for who to.

That's a December conversation. What does he get it? Agreed it's a little bit later. You got to start the conversation. Forced him to fly across the country, and he was already across the country. It's a classic mix. You say over there. You guys don't mix it up. I'm going to separate you guys. Point is, they seem to be a unit, but I want to see how that offense gets together because their offense, even though they have a good quarterback, a lot of B pieces, right? They don't really have an A piece on offense outside a quarterback.

They seem to be a unit. I feel like you've changed your opinion of this during the segment because-No, no, no.

We came workshop things. This guy's against talking things out. Colts, Broncos, could that be a contender-pretender game? What's after that? What's after that for the Broncos? What week is that? That's this week. Colts, Broncos. What's after that for the Broncos? Let's see. Give me a moment. Yeah, pull them up.

Tony, give us the rest while he's-Number one.

Did you hear that, Dano? At chargers. Oh, my God. I mean, the chargers are in the mix.

You slap the table like Brian Kelly. I heard it.

All We heard that, right? Do you know what that sound was? That was your hand? That was the Super Bowl window closing for the lines in 49ers. Oh. What? It's over. It's over for both.

The 49ers have the easiest schedule in the week.

I know, Dan. And I wrote something on my substack saying about how Brock Purdy could be the-Hold on. Hold on, dude. We want to talk these things out, right? Agreed. Okay. The Niners do this thing where they get hurt in the beginning of the season. But everybody's hurt. And then they get healthy at the right time of the year. Sure. You got to forecast that. Here's the thing, the soft tissue injury with George Kittle's scared me because the ham string is off the bone at this point. What about the Jenning's shoulder? This is a lot. Jenning's shoulder, he said he's good, though. And Brock Purdy? Brock Purdy, Turf toe and shoulder. But he's going to be out the next four weeks. I don't want to put him on in my eye. So there's a lot of things happening. Return to the Mac. But CMC He's playing well. Ricky Pierson, by the way, back.

There's something there. Mike Ryan mentioned that I like giving tasks and assignments, so I wanted to get you guys to do some math for me here on something because-We're your math friends now? You can be my math friends. You can apply for in a position here by helping me do some math because I was talking about the Ravens yesterday, and I was saying, Turn this music down, please. I was talking because it's it. It's over. That's his.

We were still talking. Yeah, he still got more. The lions. He closed the window. He didn't even say anything about the lions. That was like an open and shut window. He didn't even say anything about the lions. He knows it. I have the lion's schedule here if you wanted. I don't want to see this. There's a big issue. I don't want it. A tough row to hoe for the lions this season.

Let's save that for later when we're off air and no longer doing a show, and you can say everything you want about the schedule of the lions.

There's Ravens, browns, bangles, chiefs. They got the bears this week, and you got to anticipate. They know how to stop Ben Johnson. They saw it every day in practice. According to DraftKings, the lions now our third shortest odds in the division to win. Third plus 4: 50. Their schedule's behind the Vikings this season.

The point that I was making about the Ravens yesterday that I want to cross over to today, because there are only two good teams in the league that suffer from this particular affliction. The San Francisco 49ers and Shana-Hann is viewed as somebody who blows leads late. But the number that I wanted to give you on Harbaugh that I didn't give you yesterday when I said that they've blown nine games with a 90% plus win probability is that they have blown 17 second-half double-digit leads under Harbaugh. Do the math on this, math, friends. If I just made all of those wins, Would they suddenly have a better winning percentage over that stretch than the best teams in the league? Would they have a better winning percentage than Kansas City? Would they have a better winning percentage than the Patriots at their very best if I gave Harbaugh all 17 of those victories that he has a double-digit lead in? Yes. You think they'd be the best team in the sport? Very obviously. If I just made all of their double-digit leads wins, none of the collapse is losses.

Yeah, I feel like we could do that because Okay, are we given the other good teams at Blue Games? Are we going to give them their games, too? We could do that, but the Chiefs certainly haven't blown the amount of games that you're describing to me right now that the Ravens have. So the answer? Yes. Carrier the four. It was 8. 75 we got. We were looking at the Lion schedule.

Wow, what a day.

It's hard. Fourteen straight tough games. I don't think Tony was tough enough on them. They may miss the playoffs this year, the Lions. Windows closed. Do you tear it down or do you say, we went through a lot of transition? You gave God $260 million. Better question. Fire Dan Campbell? No. Keep Dan Campbell. I mean. No. Do you know how many people want to fire him? If you're Dan Campbell, though, you're listening to offers because you look at what's going on. He said, I lost my coordinators. I don't know about this situation. Maybe I leave before they figure out I'm the problem. Get out while you can. Potentially. I mean, remember, he had that Texas A&M flirtation not too long ago. He could have come in for a king's ransom, but he decided not to. He wanted to stay put there in Detroit.

Tony mentioned windows closing, and there was a very small window where Chris Cody was going to make this joke, and it closed. So that window is now reopened, and we should have done it about 40 minutes ago. But because the window closed, we're just going to do the joke now. Football plans, listen up.

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