00:01always do. We're in it together and we know that we can have the tough conversations. We can come
00:07out the other side of it. So it's, I don't think you can overstate the importance of being aligned
00:12and having the same philosophical beliefs and how you want to build this thing with the GM and the
00:16head coach. How do you, how do you differentiate when there is a disagreement, right? I mean,
00:20how does it usually go down? I mean, I know you haven't had a ton of experiences like that yet.
00:25Sure. You know, I think, I think it's collaboration with boundaries and trust. It's probably the best
00:30way to say it. I'm not going to knock on his door with a third and long call sheet on
00:34Saturday night.
00:35And I think at the end of the day, he's going to respect, you know, when it comes to roster
00:39building and management, what we're doing on our side, but we're in it together. We will have
00:45conversations about everything. I will yield to him when it falls under his umbrella, if you will.
00:51And I know he'll do the same. But again, I just think the mutual respect, the professional respect
00:56and confidence that we have in one another allows us to move forward pretty easily.
01:01All right, man. Boy, so good yesterday. John Eric Sullivan, general manager
01:08of the Miami Dolphins, who may have more work than just about any general manager possible,
01:14considering he's just not getting ready for the draft, but he had to do a lot of flushing, man,
01:19a lot of off-season flushing, throwing a lot of money in the toilet, throwing it away, man.
01:25Sent out to the cemetery where there's a lot of dead money right now.
01:29And making some decisions on some guys that, hey, man, in a perfect world, he probably would have kept.
01:38But the situation he stepped into was a big, big pile of you-know-what that nobody wants to step
01:46in.
01:46Remember that? You stepped in that and you walked in the house and you didn't even know it.
01:51And then everybody smells and everybody looks down at your foot and going, oh, my God, look at your shoe.
01:56Oh, my God, it's all over the house.
01:59That's what he walked in, too.
02:01And it was a big dog, I might add.
02:03It was a big pile.
02:06Hey, so anyway, that was John Eric Sullivan talking about how things should run.
02:10Hey, man, appreciate you telling me who needs money and all that.
02:16Hey, we'll take care of it.
02:19Hey, man, I'm not going to ask you about your game plan.
02:22You know we've talked and you're good.
02:26And, hey, man, I got a lot of guys.
02:27We work full-time, spend a lot of money, scouting department, front office.
02:32Appreciate you letting us do our job and put your roster together off some of your recommendations of knowing what
02:38you're looking for.
02:41And not giving in to you on draft day because you like this guy even though it was my third
02:45choice.
02:46It's your first.
02:47And I know you'll be happy even though we might not win because he might not be the right guy.
02:51And it's not my first choice.
02:54It's just been weird around here, some things, man, that have been going on.
02:58Head scratchers.
02:59Head scratchers.
03:00They knew what was going on.
03:01Chris even joked about it.
03:03Like, yeah, I, you know, I give in to my coaches if they like somebody.
03:09And, you know, even though we've been studying these guys for two full years, you know, our coaches just got
03:15a chance to watch some film.
03:18And they really like this guy.
03:19They think this is the guy.
03:21Uh, so we'll be happy.
03:22Let's go with him.
03:24Guy doesn't work out.
03:25Well, you know, it wasn't really my guy.
03:27It's the guy the coach wanted.
03:28I know, but you're the GM.
03:29Act like it.
03:31You're the principal.
03:32You're not the school teacher.
03:36Man.
03:38See the problem when you, you see something that gets off to the right start and looks kind of, and
03:43again, we got a lot of work to do.
03:44They haven't even drafted a guy yet, which will happen.
03:47And that time is that clock is running too.
03:50By the way, that's right around the corner here.
03:52Before you know it, it will be April 23rd, man.
03:54And we're going to be getting up that morning going, holy smokes, it's here.
03:58It's big business.
04:00It's on national TV.
04:02And we get to see what the Miami Dolphins could do in the first round.
04:06And then we're going to get a little bit of sleep.
04:07And, man, the next day they got five picks.
04:11As of right now, it might be more.
04:12Five picks.
04:14One second and four threes.
04:16Second day of the draft.
04:17Honey, don't make any plans Friday night.
04:20And if there are, make sure I got a TV around.
04:23Because that's going to be fun to watch and see what happens.
04:27But, yeah, these guys were pretty good explaining everything.
04:30John Eric Sullivan, general manager, spoke yesterday.
04:33And Jeff Halfley, I believe, is going to be talking today.
04:37Although a lot of those guys have already talked to him and got a pretty good idea.
04:43But toughness, player-led teams, accountability, going to try to win.
04:48I want you to hear his thoughts on how bad the team is.
04:54And are you going to try to win games?
04:55Or is this about just getting more good picks next year?
05:00It's a good question.
05:01People want to know.
05:03We're going to have a chance to win.
05:04Are you going to try to win?
05:05All that kind of stuff.
05:06John Eric Sullivan spoke, talked about some of that stuff.
05:09So, we'll have that.
05:11We've got some other news, too.
05:14So, NFL news for just a second.
05:16No surprise.
05:18The league is already out there and throwing out the 18 games again.
05:25With, say, hey, no, no.
05:26It's not urgent.
05:27It's not urgent.
05:28But, man, we sure would like to go to 18 games, regular season games and two preseason games.
05:35And so, some of the things with it.
05:38And they're going, oh, no.
05:39We think.
05:39I love when they just talk on behalf of players.
05:42Oh, no.
05:42Our players really.
05:43Because they're going to make more money.
05:45Which they are.
05:45They'll get, you know, extra money for the game.
05:49And, you know, they want to do it.
05:51Here's some of the things that they want with it, Woody.
05:54I wanted to throw at you this morning.
05:57First of all, some of it I really like.
05:59And some, personally, I'm not crazy about.
06:02But we'll see on that 18th game.
06:06Because they will make more money.
06:07But how's the old body?
06:11I mean, we're not talking about a preseason game.
06:13I know guys are going to stay healthy.
06:15Because most of them don't play in the preseason games.
06:17Three of them.
06:18Going to two.
06:19Okay.
06:21Talking about a second bye week.
06:23Okay.
06:25I'm talking about at some point.
06:28What are we at?
06:29Nine international games this year.
06:31They want to go to 16.
06:32Every team.
06:34Every team is going to have an international game.
06:37It's just a matter of where you're going to be going.
06:39I see the 49ers are not very excited about going to Australia.
06:43I don't blame them.
06:44Takes like two full frigging days to get there and get back.
06:47No.
06:48You might be wiped out for a month after that trip.
06:51But on top of that, you know,
06:53Mexico City.
06:55Some say there's a chance we could end up in Mexico City for a game.
07:00And then all the games over in Europe that everybody knows about.
07:04And now France is going to be a big part of it.
07:07Brazil.
07:07We're going to see Brazil.
07:08I know it's not in Europe, by the way.
07:10Anyway.
07:11And so all that stuff.
07:13And then here's another one I kind of like.
07:16Woody, how do you feel about this one?
07:18Super Bowl weekend will be on President's Day weekend.
07:22The game on Sunday and have the day off Monday for President's.
07:26I think you were talking about that before.
07:28You like that thought of like.
07:29Yeah, I mean, either that or make it on a Saturday.
07:32So, yes.
07:32I can't be Super Bowl Saturday.
07:34There is nothing worse.
07:36I know it's fun.
07:37And, you know, for us, you know, we get to come in and break the game down the next day.
07:41But that feeling of like when the alarm clock hits early on Monday, I think for everyone,
07:48when you're just you're burping up the food from.
07:50Yeah.
07:50Well, you break every rule you have, even if you're on a diet.
07:53Yeah.
07:53I think Thanksgiving and Super Bowl Sunday are the two you just go F it.
07:57I think I eat more on Super Bowl Sunday than I do on Thanksgiving because the food is better
08:02on Super Bowl Sunday.
08:05I mean, turkey, you know, turkey's whatever.
08:08Whatever, man.
08:09The stuff you're serving on Super Bowl Sunday, though, everyone goes all out now.
08:12I know what you're saying, but not like Thanksgiving.
08:14I see my sister-in-law's food they're bringing over.
08:18It's also a big drinking day, too.
08:20Everybody's making the best of it.
08:21And I see everybody bring in there a game.
08:24I got one sister-in-law bringing over those cream pumpkin pies.
08:28Yeah, I got my other.
08:29It's healthier food, though, on Thanksgiving, though, right?
08:32It's like turkey and you're trying really hard.
08:36I know I am.
08:37You're trying really hard to stop Super Bowl Sunday is the day like that's the day.
08:41First of all, you drink, too, which certainly doesn't help.
08:44Well, you don't think my family drinks a lot on Thanksgiving?
08:47Like everybody's going to work that.
08:49Yes, of course.
08:50Like drinking there, right?
08:52But no, I mean, yeah, if there's anything to do to get the day off after.
08:56Yeah.
08:57Because you approach the day differently, too, right?
09:01You don't have to be worried about, you know, this last Super Bowl, you could turn that off.
09:07Yeah, but it's the hype of the two best teams.
09:10No matter what you say, it's the two.
09:12It's the best.
09:12It's not the two best teams.
09:13It's the best team in the AFC and against the best team in the NFC.
09:17And you're thinking, OK, let's see if I think we all thought let's see if New England can hang around
09:22was was kind.
09:23Everybody thought that was a nice story, though, man.
09:27They have nothing.
09:27They won 17 games.
09:28They won for the year before.
09:30Yeah, I'm not complaining about it.
09:31I mean, the matchup is what it is.
09:32But they got kicked around pretty good, though.
09:34I understand that.
09:36Nonetheless, though, the game was still the build up to the game and everyone was riled up about the halftime
09:42show.
09:42And well, anyway, president, you want to see what that is.
09:45Before we do the breakdown of the scouting report of what your day is like and you throwing in now,
09:50all of a sudden, Super Bowl Sunday is better than Thanksgiving.
09:53I said it was for eating purposes.
09:57For you to say for you.
09:59All right.
10:00I got a bunch of my personal opinion.
10:02Damn, wife of mine can cook.
10:04My sister-in-law's unbelievable.
10:07I just I just prefer the bread on Thanksgiving better.
10:09OK, thanks.
10:10Super Bowl Sunday.
10:11Super Bowl Sunday.
10:12Oh, I'm sorry.
10:13Yeah.
10:14Pizza wings.
10:15Yeah, but hell, I do that half the Sundays now.
10:21I just had pizza and chicken wings on Sunday again.
10:24Did you?
10:25Yeah, I did.
10:27I am.
10:28What for the time?
10:29I don't know.
10:30Did you bring it up for the tennis?
10:31Oh, no, no.
10:31No, I did.
10:32I had it for all the Miami Open championship party.
10:34All that stuff was going on.
10:36Yeah, but we did.
10:37We had we had the Miami Open champion that called for pizza and, you know, a little good stuff going
10:44on there.
10:45Hey, Woody, we've got some other news.
10:47As I tease before the new professional flag football league for men and women.
10:54I am glad.
10:54By the way, I think it's great.
10:56I don't think it's very fun to watch on TV and we're going to start getting more and more of
11:01it on TV.
11:02But and by the way, NFL Network's going to start carrying a lot of it, too, from what I'm told.
11:07But I think it's great.
11:09I do.
11:10I think playing as a kid flag football is what we started with.
11:15I don't know, fifth grade, sixth grade, whatever, back in that little town in California.
11:22So an original flag football guy before he hit the world of tackle football.
11:27But I think it's great, man.
11:29I think a lot more kids can play.
11:30I think moms and dads will be happy.
11:33Kids that do love the game.
11:36I don't think flag football is debatable until you get someone like Bo in here who thinks it's just going
11:40to ruin everything.
11:41But no, no, Bo, he's just he's I mean, they're never going to as long as there's a demand that
11:46there is.
11:46Bo grew up a little tough, though.
11:48I mean, he grew up.
11:48No, I know.
11:49But but, Joe, look, if there was a demand issue for the NFL, if their ratings were struggling and their
11:56stadiums were empty, I could see why maybe this would be some sort of concern.
12:00But I mean, the product the product can't get any more popular.
12:05Oh, I think so.
12:06It's not like they're going to have an issue no matter what they throw.
12:09You can you throw college football in the mix, NBA, any of that's any other sport you throw into the
12:13NFL, they kill it.
12:15Well, they'll do the same thing for flag football.
12:17But it's nice to have young kids playing.
12:19Yeah.
12:20Like my nine year old wants to play.
12:21Yeah, you play flag football.
12:23So I just run around out there and learn.
12:24I just think right now it's good.
12:26The NFL, when they got in the Olympics, it was a home run for the NFL.
12:30The NFL was the biggest winner that day for men and women and the flag football and and and everything.
12:37Again, I don't think it's great for TV watching, for viewing, but I'm happy to see it out.
12:41And I know Jason Jenkins had this this vision.
12:45God bless.
12:46Jason was a big sat down one time, had a meeting and I and I liked it.
12:51Like we got to get all.
12:52So all the schools are playing at the ones.
12:54A lot of schools don't play tackle football.
12:56We got to get flag football for for boys and girls.
12:59He would be really pumped up to see the explosion.
13:03But the other part of this is guess who's going to be a big partner in this thing.
13:07We're going to have that for you.
13:09You'll be a little surprised, Woody, who the big partner is going to be when we come back.
13:13But first.
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