OnPoint Live with Vince Ferragamo and Jackie Slater

Sports Trivia, Matthew Stafford, Ohtani, Free Agents DeAndre Hopkins and Dalvin Cook

July 10, 2023 Vince Ferragamo and Jackie Slater
OnPoint Live with Vince Ferragamo and Jackie Slater
Sports Trivia, Matthew Stafford, Ohtani, Free Agents DeAndre Hopkins and Dalvin Cook
Show Notes Transcript

In this off-season issue of OnPoint, Vince Ferragamo and Jackie Slater reveal their contest winner, and talk Rams and Matt Stafford rumors, Ohtani, trivia and free agents DeAndre Hopkins and Dalvin Cook. 

Enjoy your week as we approach the 2023/2024 NFL Season. 

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<b>Well, welcome to another</b><b>edition of On Point Live.</b><b>Hi, everybody, right here from the</b><b>Manhattan Beach Studios.</b><b>I'm Vince Ferragamo,</b><b>former Super Bowl quarterback</b><b>with the Los Angeles Rams.</b><b>Alongside of me is 20-year</b><b>NFL legend and Hall of Famer,</b><b>Jackie Slater.</b><b>And Jackie, we want to remind our viewers</b><b>to continue to subscribe</b><b>to our On Point channel</b><b>because it's coming closer</b><b>and closer to football season.</b><b>Jackie, we want</b><b>everybody to engage with us.</b><b>It's going to be a great</b><b>season this coming year.</b><b>And On Point Live with</b><b>Vince and Jackie, don't forget.</b><b>Absolutely.</b><b>And Jackie, you know what?</b><b>We have to first announce</b><b>the winner of our contest</b><b>from last week.</b><b>OK, last week was the 4th of July.</b><b>Jackie came over for a barbecue.</b><b>And I think, you</b><b>know, Jackie, you probably</b><b>disappointed a lot of viewers.</b><b>I'm telling you.</b><b>Yeah, but I've been there.</b><b>As a matter of fact, Joey</b><b>Chestnut called you a lightweight.</b><b>This guy ate 61 hot dogs, Jackie,</b><b>in a matter of a few minutes.</b><b>He didn't have a Vince.</b><b>He didn't have the coleslaw.</b><b>He didn't have the bread.</b><b>He didn't have the rolls.</b><b>He didn't have the cabbage slaw.</b><b>I mean, he didn't have the</b><b>beans or the corn on the car.</b><b>It was all good.</b><b>How are you going to pass up all of that?</b><b>Oh, you had to.</b><b>But you know how many</b><b>ribs you ate, right?</b><b>Jackie, we had so many people trying</b><b>to guess how many you would eat.</b><b>We had up to 43 ribs, people said.</b><b>I know I'm going to disappoint.</b><b>You were slowing down after four or five.</b><b>Wait a minute.</b><b>But you know how many Jack--</b><b>Mostly my metabolism.</b><b>Mostly my metabolism.</b><b>So Jackie, you ate a dozen.</b><b>You ate 12 ribs.</b><b>Yeah, it was a good, lean,</b><b>full rack that I started with.</b><b>And I was ambitious.</b><b>I thought I could start</b><b>with that and keep moving on.</b><b>Then you slowed down.</b><b>I slowed down and slowed to a row.</b><b>There was too much talking going on.</b><b>Way too much communication.</b><b>You can't communicate when you're</b><b>trying to consume some ribs.</b><b>Well, we had to</b><b>announce the winners, Jackie,</b><b>because they're going to get a bottle of</b><b>wine and some cheese.</b><b>The Ferragamo is super Tuscan.</b><b>But we had two finalists.</b><b>A girl by the name of</b><b>Mary Howells guessed 11 ribs.</b><b>She almost had it.</b><b>But then Phil Clinton came</b><b>aboard and he guessed 12.</b><b>So we have to give it to Phil.</b><b>Phil, make sure you</b><b>send us in your address</b><b>so we know where to send the ribs--</b><b>or not the ribs.</b><b>We're going to send</b><b>you some cheese and wine.</b><b>So we want to thank</b><b>you all for participating</b><b>and joining with us.</b><b>It was a lot of fun.</b><b>And we had a great time.</b><b>It was a lot of fun.</b><b>Thanks a lot for participating, Phil.</b><b>And so this week, we're going to do</b><b>something a little funny</b><b>and a little change of pace.</b><b>We're going to do what in</b><b>the world with sports trivia.</b><b>And since this week is the all-star game</b><b>for the Major League Baseball, we're</b><b>going to pick most of</b><b>our trivia questions</b><b>from the field of baseball, Jackie.</b><b>Absolutely.</b><b>Yeah, I mean, there's no way around it.</b><b>It's only you can get around us.</b><b>You've got a couple of ones.</b><b>We've got the all-star break.</b><b>We've got the all-star break coming up.</b><b>The Dodgers are sending a bunch of guys.</b><b>The Angels are sending some guys.</b><b>We've got Clayton Kershaw,</b><b>Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman,</b><b>Martinez, Will Smith, and of course,</b><b>Trout and old Tiny down</b><b>there with the Angels.</b><b>We've got some special--</b><b>That's five from one team.</b><b>That's a lot.</b><b>It's five from one team.</b><b>Yeah, and they're all special.</b><b>They're having really good years.</b><b>The Dodgers are back in</b><b>first place, I think, Jackie.</b><b>I believe so.</b><b>I believe so.</b><b>Well, anyway, Vince, I</b><b>was looking at baseball</b><b>and thinking about it.</b><b>And baseball is a great</b><b>teacher to our young people</b><b>in this country.</b><b>One of the things that it teaches us</b><b>is how to overcome failure.</b><b>And failure happens quite often when</b><b>you're playing baseball,</b><b>as you are not going to hit</b><b>the ball every single time</b><b>it's pitched to you.</b><b>So how about this guy?</b><b>This guy struck out 2,597 times, Vince.</b><b>That's right.</b><b>Almost 2,600 strikeouts.</b><b>That's not in one year, I hope.</b><b>That's over his career.</b><b>Well, that's over his career.</b><b>He won two silver slugger awards,</b><b>and two teams have retired his jersey.</b><b>Who do you think that is?</b><b>With all of that failure at the plate--</b><b>I need some more hint.</b><b>You got another hint?</b><b>OK, yeah, I got more hints.</b><b>I got a couple more hints.</b><b>He led the American</b><b>League in home runs four times.</b><b>He was an MVP in 1973, and</b><b>he played in five World Series</b><b>winning four of them.</b><b>Is he in the Hall of Fame?</b><b>He's in the Hall of Fame.</b><b>And he struck out more than anybody</b><b>that has ever played the game, Vince.</b><b>I'm telling you, that's</b><b>part of the game, Jackie.</b><b>But when you can hit a home</b><b>run, you can drive in runs,</b><b>your RBIs are up, you</b><b>win World Series that way.</b><b>It's like quarterback</b><b>throwing an interception.</b><b>You throw an</b><b>interception, forget about it.</b><b>Do you have any idea who it is?</b><b>I think so, because</b><b>you mentioned one thing</b><b>that clicked in my mind.</b><b>And that was he was with two</b><b>teams that retired his jersey.</b><b>One East Coast, one West Coast team.</b><b>I didn't say that.</b><b>Well, I bet.</b><b>You're guessing.</b><b>This is my guess.</b><b>He's got a nickname.</b><b>Does he have a nickname?</b><b>Yes, he does.</b><b>He does have a nickname.</b><b>Mr. October.</b><b>Absolutely.</b><b>Reggie Jackson.</b><b>You got it.</b><b>You got it.</b><b>You got it.</b><b>Reggie Jackson.</b><b>Once he's something--</b><b>Man, I'm thinking.</b><b>You know, he played with the Angels, too.</b><b>So we got to see him.</b><b>We went to a lot of the</b><b>Angel games on that time.</b><b>He was a hot commodity.</b><b>That was great.</b><b>OK.</b><b>Yeah.</b><b>Vince, this is a little bit different</b><b>and has to be taken a</b><b>little bit more serious,</b><b>because people with health has to be a</b><b>major concern for all</b><b>of us.</b><b>But this young man, a baseball player,</b><b>he had to take time off.</b><b>The team decided to</b><b>rest him up, because he</b><b>had a sneezing attack.</b><b>But he had some allergies.</b><b>Hey, I've been</b><b>sneezing a lot lately, too.</b><b>I don't know where the wind's going.</b><b>But wait a minute, Vince.</b><b>This young man had a sneezing attack,</b><b>and he couldn't stop</b><b>sneezing, and he had severe pain</b><b>in his upper thoracic area.</b><b>Every time he sneezed.</b><b>What, he loses his breath or something?</b><b>He's like, he can't just breathe.</b><b>He's out of the lineup</b><b>for a number of games.</b><b>What happened to him?</b><b>He gets some spasms or something?</b><b>I just told you what he happened to him.</b><b>He had a sneezing attack.</b><b>Do you remember who it was?</b><b>Who is this guy?</b><b>Go out here.</b><b>Think about it.</b><b>Was he from the Midwest,</b><b>or from the East Coast?</b><b>No, no, no, no, no.</b><b>Where is he?</b><b>Vince.</b><b>It was Sammy Sosa.</b><b>Don't you remember when he--</b><b>one time he was sweaty,</b><b>and they lifted him up.</b><b>They lifted him up after</b><b>the dugout and squeezed him</b><b>so that he could breathe.</b><b>Take a deep breath.</b><b>Oh, man.</b><b>Come on.</b><b>I wonder how many fans got that at home.</b><b>Did you guys get that, Sammy Sosa?</b><b>I never knew that.</b><b>Yeah, yeah.</b><b>That was a good trip.</b><b>It was a sneezing.</b><b>That was a good one.</b><b>All right, all right, Vince.</b><b>You got something else?</b><b>Yeah, yeah.</b><b>Something a little easier.</b><b>Here's one a little bit easier for you.</b><b>Because this is America's</b><b>game, you know, baseball.</b><b>During the average baseball game,</b><b>how many minutes of</b><b>action, actual playing time,</b><b>is there in a three-hour baseball game?</b><b>Well, let's see.</b><b>They can throw the</b><b>ball 100 miles an hour.</b><b>And remember, they're</b><b>trying to speed it up now.</b><b>They got a clock on</b><b>the pitches right now,</b><b>trying to speed it up.</b><b>But that's not action time.</b><b>So actually, when the ball is pitched,</b><b>and then the guy swings the</b><b>bat, and he runs the ball--</b><b>All of it.</b><b>All of it.</b><b>All of it.</b><b>All of it.</b><b>All the action.</b><b>How many minutes of actual action</b><b>occurs in a three-hour baseball--</b><b>30 minutes, maybe 30 minutes.</b><b>Yeah.</b><b>Wrong.</b><b>Wrong.</b><b>18 minutes of actual action in a</b><b>three-hour baseball game.</b><b>Therein lies the reason</b><b>why I didn't play baseball</b><b>for the most part.</b><b>I think I needed more action.</b><b>I must have been a little bit hyper.</b><b>That explains there's 162 games, why</b><b>there's that many games.</b><b>Yeah.</b><b>You only play in 18 minutes a game.</b><b>18 minutes a game.</b><b>Can you imagine the NFL player playing--</b><b>Well, I think football is</b><b>less than that, maybe Jackie.</b><b>Well, but the impact,</b><b>the physical impact,</b><b>there's no comparison.</b><b>The 18 seconds of football</b><b>versus 18 seconds of baseball</b><b>is two different worlds.</b><b>Two totally different worlds.</b><b>All right, I got one more for you, Vince.</b><b>And this grieves my heart a</b><b>bit to have to remember this.</b><b>But you remember retired</b><b>baseball player Clint Barnes?</b><b>Barnes, B-A-R-M-E-S. He</b><b>played with the Colorado Rockies.</b><b>And he broke his collarbone.</b><b>That's a bad thing.</b><b>Bad injury.</b><b>Bad injury for a baseball</b><b>player to break his collarbone.</b><b>And in his rookie season in 2005, Vince,</b><b>before he broke his collarbone, he</b><b>had a 329 batting average.</b><b>He had eight home runs</b><b>at that particular time.</b><b>And when he broke his collarbone,</b><b>he basically never really played again.</b><b>He was pretty much done.</b><b>Not effective.</b><b>Do you remember what he was doing</b><b>when he broke his collarbone?</b><b>Clint-- I don't know.</b><b>From Colorado?</b><b>With the Colorado Rockies in 2005.</b><b>He probably was sliding</b><b>the second base head first</b><b>or something and ruined his arm.</b><b>Sliding in the second?</b><b>Yeah, is that right?</b><b>Sliding in the</b><b>second, sliding in the home,</b><b>something like that.</b><b>You might think.</b><b>Somebody blocked the plate.</b><b>But actually, Vince, what</b><b>happened was a friend of his</b><b>had gone hunting and killed a deer.</b><b>And he brought--</b><b>Well, that's likely when he pulled out.</b><b>He brought the deer</b><b>home and gave it to him.</b><b>And Brother Barnes had the</b><b>deer up over his shoulder</b><b>and was going up some stairs.</b><b>And he fell and broke his shoulder.</b><b>He never played again after this,</b><b>carrying a deer caucus.</b><b>There must have been a heavy</b><b>piece of meat or something.</b><b>Maybe it lost its</b><b>balance and just went down.</b><b>They probably just gutted</b><b>the deer, dressed him out,</b><b>and gave him to him.</b><b>And he was probably going to go upstairs,</b><b>put him in a freezer</b><b>or something like that.</b><b>He was never the same again, I bet.</b><b>Never the same.</b><b>Never the same.</b><b>Quick, I don't think he</b><b>ever played anymore after that.</b><b>The injury was so severe.</b><b>And we shouldn't be laughing at that,</b><b>but that's just where the</b><b>cookie crumbles sometimes.</b><b>Well, I got a question for</b><b>you, a baseball question.</b><b>This happens to deal</b><b>with one of the best players</b><b>in recent times, Jackie,</b><b>maybe in all of baseball forever.</b><b>Show Heo Tani for the Angels.</b><b>He's our local fan favorite here.</b><b>And Jackie, he's in his</b><b>final year of his contract.</b><b>So at the end of this</b><b>year, he'll be a free agent.</b><b>Will the Angels-- and he's spoken,</b><b>he's been outspoken about</b><b>how much he loves Southern</b><b>California in the weather.</b><b>Will the Angels re-sign him?</b><b>Will the Dodgers re-sign him?</b><b>The Dodgers have a lot of interest.</b><b>You know what?</b><b>They love pitchers.</b><b>But this guy is both a batter.</b><b>He can hit home runs.</b><b>And he also is a great pitcher.</b><b>Jackie, he's a phenom.</b><b>They think he's going</b><b>to hit 50 home runs.</b><b>He's on course to hit 50, Jackie.</b><b>Now, he also is hitting 302.</b><b>Have you ever seen a pitcher?</b><b>No.</b><b>Sandy Colfax couldn't hit a thing.</b><b>It was the greatest pitcher</b><b>the Dodgers probably ever had.</b><b>But I'm telling you, he struck out a lot.</b><b>But this guy can hit the ball.</b><b>He hits home runs, Jackie.</b><b>How many home runs is he on?</b><b>He's at 32 home runs now.</b><b>32 home runs.</b><b>Can you see the</b><b>Angels not re-signing him?</b><b>Well, I mean, all I know is I live--</b><b>I'm in that area.</b><b>I'm watching the Angels all the time.</b><b>And I have been thoroughly</b><b>impressed with Mike Trout</b><b>over his career.</b><b>And I'm thinking Mike Trout could--</b><b>he could have been a football player.</b><b>He could have been a</b><b>running back, outside linebacker,</b><b>middle linebacker,</b><b>wherever you want to put him.</b><b>That's on.</b><b>He's built like a tank now.</b><b>And he's had a</b><b>measurable amount of success.</b><b>But I'm sitting here watching</b><b>the Angels gain, more so now</b><b>since the pandemic and</b><b>everything, than any other time.</b><b>And I'm listening to these</b><b>most respected commentators.</b><b>Hell, all of this praise,</b><b>unique praise on Shohei Ohtani.</b><b>And I'm thinking to</b><b>myself, I'm watching--</b><b>I'm watching-- it's</b><b>almost like watching Babe Ruth,</b><b>like the guys who watched what he did.</b><b>And so I'm thinking to myself, there</b><b>is no way that the people</b><b>that's running the Angels</b><b>going to let this guy leave town.</b><b>Unless he just decides that</b><b>I want to go someplace else,</b><b>for whatever that reason may</b><b>be, whatever he's going to make,</b><b>he should make it right down in Anaheim.</b><b>Because look at what's going on.</b><b>They got people coming out.</b><b>A part of the welcoming of</b><b>the fans in Orange County</b><b>is to say, you come and see</b><b>this guy and what he's doing</b><b>so that you can have a piece of history.</b><b>Well, he becomes the</b><b>highest-aid baseball player, Jackie.</b><b>How does he not?</b><b>How does he not become the high school--</b><b>He's two for one.</b><b>He's like two guys in one.</b><b>Right.</b><b>He can hit, he can pitch.</b><b>Absolutely.</b><b>And you had a problem with his shoulder</b><b>recently and everything.</b><b>No, it was his finger.</b><b>No, season two of Goa had something</b><b>going on with his</b><b>shoulder or arm or something.</b><b>I'm thinking, OK, another</b><b>pitcher with an arm problem.</b><b>But he's been pitching.</b><b>The only thing that</b><b>took him out of line up</b><b>was when he had a blister.</b><b>Yeah.</b><b>A blister.</b><b>A blister will heal.</b><b>A blister will heal.</b><b>And if I'm management</b><b>and I'm looking at this guy</b><b>with a blister as</b><b>opposed to a shoulder problem--</b><b>Because he can play in the outfield.</b><b>He can play first base.</b><b>And he can bat.</b><b>Yeah, he can bat.</b><b>And he can bat.</b><b>So I mean, this</b><b>Sho-Hale Tiny Man is just--</b><b>He's just--</b><b>I can't see the Angels letting him go.</b><b>You know the reason why, Jackie?</b><b>You mentioned Babe Ruth.</b><b>The Red Sox had Babe Ruth on their team.</b><b>They traded him to the New York Yankees.</b><b>Jackie, they had problems for years.</b><b>Was that the curse of the Bandino?</b><b>It was the curse.</b><b>Curse of the Bandino.</b><b>Exactly.</b><b>What would they call this?</b><b>The curse of old Tiny?</b><b>Must be.</b><b>The curse of Sho-Hale?</b><b>Man, you can't.</b><b>You can't let him go.</b><b>You can't let him go.</b><b>We don't need the curse of</b><b>Sho-Hale, old Tiny, and Anaheim.</b><b>If you're going to let someone go, you</b><b>need to replace him.</b><b>He's irreplaceable.</b><b>So you have to sign him.</b><b>You got to sign him.</b><b>You got to sign him.</b><b>That'll be interesting.</b><b>Now, can you see the</b><b>Dodgers going after him?</b><b>Sure could.</b><b>I sure could.</b><b>They've got the money.</b><b>They're going to spend it.</b><b>They'll go after a guy like that.</b><b>I guarantee you, Magic Johnson--</b><b>If he becomes a free</b><b>agent, they'll jump on it.</b><b>Exactly.</b><b>If Magic Johnson has a</b><b>word to say about it--</b><b>Oh, yeah, he'll get it.</b><b>He'll get the best.</b><b>There ain't no doubt about it.</b><b>OK, we have to jump sports, Jackie.</b><b>We got to go to the tennis.</b><b>OK, right now, we've got</b><b>Wimbledon going on right now.</b><b>Wimbledon, yes.</b><b>Some great actions, some great plays,</b><b>some great players are playing.</b><b>My wife's favorite, Matteo Bertolini.</b><b>Of course, he thinks he's the best</b><b>looking guy out there</b><b>on the circuit.</b><b>Is that the reason why she</b><b>thinks he's the favorite?</b><b>This guy is good, too.</b><b>Six foot five, Jackie.</b><b>He hit the ball.</b><b>He's great.</b><b>Well, it seems like to me, Jody have</b><b>a different favorite</b><b>looking player every 10 years.</b><b>So every 10 years, she has the most</b><b>handsome tennis player.</b><b>She's the only one agrees with her.</b><b>I mean, there's probably a</b><b>lot of other women that look--</b><b>They're the same thing.</b><b>But I have to ask you a question.</b><b>Here's a trivia question.</b><b>The tennis balls, they bring them out.</b><b>You know, they always have</b><b>new tennis balls out there</b><b>for these guys.</b><b>Yeah, they have tennis balls. And the players will hit one aside,</b><b>and they'll grab another one.</b><b>How many tennis balls do you think</b><b>Wimbledon goes through during this</b><b>championship series?</b><b>Well, I mean, what do they have?</b><b>Upwards of 80 matches</b><b>or something like that?</b><b>Something like that.</b><b>They got a lot of practice.</b><b>Women, men.</b><b>If you use 10 balls per match.</b><b>Well, don't forget, they got doubles too.</b><b>They play doubles as well, singles.</b><b>So I'm counting those.</b><b>Is that about 80 matches</b><b>or something like that?</b><b>Probably at least.</b><b>I don't know.</b><b>OK, so just say you</b><b>use 10 balls per match.</b><b>Yeah.</b><b>800.</b><b>Yeah.</b><b>No.</b><b>You want to know how many?</b><b>Less than that.</b><b>What did they use?</b><b>Five balls?</b><b>What in the world?</b><b>What in the world?</b><b>54,250 balls.</b><b>54,000 balls, that is.</b><b>What in the world?</b><b>Where is it?</b><b>I don't know.</b><b>Every time I look</b><b>around, I see one of those kids</b><b>running from the back or</b><b>from the side dashing out there</b><b>and grabbing the balls.</b><b>Who's going to win the</b><b>singles match, Jackie?</b><b>Is it going to be Carlos Alcaraz?</b><b>Is it going to be Matteo Bertolini?</b><b>Or is it going to be Jovac?</b><b>Novac Joker.</b><b>You can roll all of those Italian names.</b><b>Yeah, but I'm the Bertolini.</b><b>I can't.</b><b>I can say that.</b><b>The Bertolini, just like</b><b>you were the pasta in the way.</b><b>Well, he's got a tough match.</b><b>He's playing Alcaraz.</b><b>He's playing Alcaraz.</b><b>I'm going to go with</b><b>the guy that nobody likes.</b><b>Well, Jokovic.</b><b>Jokovic.</b><b>Jokovic.</b><b>He's the top player.</b><b>He's ranked number one.</b><b>For him?</b><b>No, you know who's ranked number one?</b><b>I think it's Alcaraz.</b><b>And Alcaraz is only 20 years old, Jackie.</b><b>Well, I think--</b><b>He went from 1,700--</b><b>I'm going with--</b><b>Listen to this.</b><b>He was rated 1,700 player.</b><b>And in a couple years,</b><b>two years, three years,</b><b>he went to number one.</b><b>So he's obviously</b><b>pretty good at what he does.</b><b>They say his IQ is unbelievable, Jackie.</b><b>They say that about the great players.</b><b>And you know who his coach is?</b><b>It's the same coach that Nadal.</b><b>Oh, is that right?</b><b>Yeah, Nadal has.</b><b>Well, I can see getting a</b><b>sight about a young upstart,</b><b>but I'm going to go with the old dog.</b><b>I'm going to go with</b><b>the old experienced dog.</b><b>He's been there.</b><b>He's done that.</b><b>He still-- he might not be all he was.</b><b>I'll have to take Alcaraz.</b><b>You're going to take Alcaraz?</b><b>I think so.</b><b>OK, well--</b><b>España.</b><b>España.</b><b>OK, I'm going with the--</b><b>OK, you go with the--</b><b>You go with the old guy, because I've</b><b>seen old experienced win.</b><b>And what are we betting?</b><b>That's a good question.</b><b>Yeah, we have to think about it.</b><b>I have to think--</b><b>How about dinner?</b><b>How about dinner?</b><b>Don't take me for ribs, because you</b><b>can't eat that many ribs.</b><b>I'm going to have to stop</b><b>eating dinner with you, man,</b><b>because I eat so much with you.</b><b>I'm going to mess around and gain weight.</b><b>I'll decide what it is that I want,</b><b>and I'll let you know later.</b><b>All right, me too.</b><b>We'll decide later.</b><b>OK, we've got to jump sports.</b><b>We've got to go back to football,</b><b>and we have to talk</b><b>about Los Angeles Rams,</b><b>and none other than the</b><b>quarterback Matthew Stafford.</b><b>Jackie, this March, when</b><b>we were in the off season,</b><b>reports from the Miami</b><b>Herald and Mike Lombardi</b><b>said that the Los Angeles</b><b>Rams feverishly attempted</b><b>to trade Matthew Stafford,</b><b>if you can believe it or not.</b><b>Since that time, there still</b><b>hasn't been one insider that</b><b>has come out to support that claim.</b><b>Do you think that that was in the works,</b><b>or is that just a trade rumor?</b><b>Well, it's funny you</b><b>bring this up now here,</b><b>since Lombardi said something about it.</b><b>Remember, we talked about</b><b>this right before the draft,</b><b>about Matthew Stafford, and</b><b>possibly how they were going</b><b>to deal with his contract as it kicked in</b><b>the third day of the season.</b><b>Some humongous, like $59 million bonus</b><b>as addition to his</b><b>contract, guaranteeing it all,</b><b>and what all of that concluded.</b><b>We were trying to decide if</b><b>the Rams were going to do that.</b><b>Well, this is what I feel, then.</b><b>I feel that Matthew</b><b>Stafford has earned the opportunity</b><b>to be presented with</b><b>a contract like that.</b><b>How did he earn it?</b><b>Well, first of all, he</b><b>was the first overall pick</b><b>in the draft when he</b><b>came in the league, OK?</b><b>If that doesn't say</b><b>enough, Vince, the guy</b><b>has played in 191 games.</b><b>Now, that's not all</b><b>there's so many of it,</b><b>but it's a significant amount.</b><b>But the interesting</b><b>thing about those games</b><b>is that he has started</b><b>each and every one of them.</b><b>He's been the starter in each</b><b>and every one of those games</b><b>that he's played in, even</b><b>the years when he had injuries,</b><b>taking him out of line up.</b><b>So this is what I envisioned.</b><b>He's durable.</b><b>He's been durable.</b><b>When Sean McVeigh was over there,</b><b>on vacation in Hawaii and Mexico,</b><b>wherever it was that they first met,</b><b>and they had a sit-down conversation,</b><b>and they talked for 10 or 15 minutes,</b><b>Sean McVeigh came to the conclusion</b><b>that this is the brain that</b><b>I want to lead in my offense.</b><b>This guy right here</b><b>knows as much as I know,</b><b>and he's going to be on the</b><b>field putting it into practice.</b><b>And so I got to get him on my team.</b><b>So he went out and made the moves</b><b>to bring him on his team.</b><b>Was he right?</b><b>Absolutely.</b><b>He won a Super Bowl with him.</b><b>Now the question comes up is,</b><b>did he make that move too late?</b><b>I don't think he made it too late,</b><b>because they won a</b><b>Super Bowl his first year.</b><b>Now looking forward</b><b>with the big chunk of money</b><b>that there is on the hook for with him,</b><b>is he going to be worth it</b><b>over the next couple of years?</b><b>That is the question.</b><b>And I think-- this is what I think--</b><b>I think he'll be worth it</b><b>over the next couple of years</b><b>if Sean McVeigh makes some adjustments.</b><b>And those adjustments are going to have</b><b>to center around a lot</b><b>more variety in the</b><b>way he runs the football,</b><b>make people be</b><b>intrigued about how they're</b><b>running the football as</b><b>opposed to how they're</b><b>passing it all the time.</b><b>And then that way he can</b><b>get some play action pass.</b><b>And the other thing that has to happen,</b><b>Vince, is they got a bunch of young guys,</b><b>especially offensive linemen.</b><b>They got a couple of guys that they're</b><b>going to be depending on</b><b>exclusively to play big minutes</b><b>in their offensive line.</b><b>Now this is what I know.</b><b>This is not what I think or</b><b>what I feel or what I imagine.</b><b>I know this.</b><b>I have never been around a good young</b><b>offensive lineman that</b><b>ended up being worth his salty sweat,</b><b>that didn't get a lot of reps early</b><b>in his career in the preseason.</b><b>Sean McVeigh, he doesn't play as guy</b><b>his starters in the preseason.</b><b>That ain't going to work.</b><b>No.</b><b>That's not going to work.</b><b>Those young guys, he's</b><b>going to have to come out</b><b>of his protocol, McVeigh is.</b><b>He's going to have to put</b><b>those young offensive linemen</b><b>on the field.</b><b>That's the only way</b><b>they don't get any better.</b><b>And if they don't get any better,</b><b>we're going to have</b><b>another situation where you've</b><b>got a pain in your neck</b><b>that's radiating down your leg.</b><b>And we don't need that when Matthew</b><b>Stafford is his age.</b><b>Well, you mentioned a good point.</b><b>You mentioned the</b><b>fact that if Sean McVeigh</b><b>changes the offense, his philosophy maybe</b><b>concentrates on more</b><b>variety in the running game,</b><b>changes the play action</b><b>schemes so that would protect</b><b>the quarterback and keep</b><b>him free to move forward</b><b>and use his skills, Jackie.</b><b>OK, that's one thing.</b><b>My question to you, though, is this.</b><b>If they do do that, is Matthew Stafford</b><b>going to regain, return to his form</b><b>that he did two years ago</b><b>when they went to the Super Bowl</b><b>or is he battle scarred, Jackie?</b><b>And is he going to have a tough time</b><b>to be an injury prone moving</b><b>forward in the season because</b><b>of what he incurred last year?</b><b>What's going to happen?</b><b>Well, first of all, as I just said,</b><b>there's going to be a lot of elements</b><b>that's going to have to come into play,</b><b>from playing the</b><b>rookies to play selection</b><b>to Matthew Stafford just generally</b><b>the way they manage him on a</b><b>regular basis, pitch count.</b><b>Those are all things going to have to be</b><b>meticulously handled.</b><b>But can he come back and</b><b>does he have the capability</b><b>at his age to play at a top level?</b><b>I'm inclined to believe he is, Vince,</b><b>because I know that my</b><b>job was a whole lot more</b><b>physical than his ever will be.</b><b>And I know that I had tore</b><b>my pec, busted up my tricep.</b><b>I did this.</b><b>I hurt my knee.</b><b>I hurt this.</b><b>And Vince, with time, those things</b><b>will get better so that</b><b>you can manage the pain</b><b>and that you can be</b><b>successful with your experience</b><b>and your technique and all the things</b><b>that you've acquired</b><b>as a veteran ball player.</b><b>So yes, I still see him</b><b>being a productive guy.</b><b>Because first of all,</b><b>Sean McVeigh and him,</b><b>they are going to collaborate on anything</b><b>they do in the passing game and make sure</b><b>that he's capable of making those throws.</b><b>There might be times</b><b>he might stretch him.</b><b>It's particularly if they get behind</b><b>and they feel like</b><b>they've got to go for a big shot</b><b>or something.</b><b>And they might ask him to</b><b>take two or three big shots.</b><b>Those are the kind of</b><b>things that's going to tax him.</b><b>But for the most part,</b><b>with John McVeigh's offense,</b><b>which is spraying it</b><b>around and all of that,</b><b>in the passing game, he</b><b>should be able to handle that.</b><b>The key is keeping him up right, Vince.</b><b>He can't get hit in the lips.</b><b>Because if he does, that's when we're</b><b>going to have a problem.</b><b>And I agree.</b><b>I think you have to surround him with the</b><b>proper talent, Jackie.</b><b>And what happened last</b><b>year, he lost Vaughn Miller</b><b>on the defensive side.</b><b>They lost Odell Beckham.</b><b>Jackie, they lost Andrew Whitworth.</b><b>These were experienced players.</b><b>Robert Woods was reserved.</b><b>Robert Woods the year before that.</b><b>They brought a lot of</b><b>charisma to this team.</b><b>Can Matthew Stafford</b><b>generate that same enthusiasm--</b><b>That's a good question.</b><b>With this younger, talented group--</b><b>That's a good question.</b><b>And will they take his</b><b>lead and move forward?</b><b>Certainly has the experience and the</b><b>knowledge to do that.</b><b>But I think it's</b><b>important, as you mentioned,</b><b>how they're going to</b><b>orchestrate their game plan,</b><b>how they're going to use</b><b>their philosophy, what's</b><b>going to unite them and be</b><b>different moving forward.</b><b>They're going to have to play the 49ers.</b><b>Seattle's stronger now.</b><b>Had a great draft.</b><b>So there are some good</b><b>teams in the NFC West.</b><b>They've got to regain that</b><b>hierarchy back to playing</b><b>great ball.</b><b>What you were alluding</b><b>to right there, Vince,</b><b>when you asked about it, you were</b><b>alluding to leadership.</b><b>You were alluding to who</b><b>the guy is that everybody's</b><b>going to look to when</b><b>we've got to have a play.</b><b>And I remember-- and I</b><b>don't want to embarrass you,</b><b>but I remember when they</b><b>first start playing you.</b><b>And there was some</b><b>question as to whether or not</b><b>you were going to be our</b><b>starter or the other guy</b><b>was going to be our starter.</b><b>They had brought the</b><b>other guy here highly touted</b><b>and everything.</b><b>He felt real good about</b><b>himself and everything.</b><b>I remember that.</b><b>But I do remember that</b><b>when we went into games,</b><b>the same level of intensity was not</b><b>being given when he was on the field</b><b>versus when you were on the field.</b><b>I mean, guys are laying</b><b>out horizontally in the air.</b><b>Chemistry.</b><b>You're talking about chemistry.</b><b>And leadership.</b><b>You went to the Super Bowl.</b><b>And leadership and belief in a guy.</b><b>Now, has Matthew Stafford</b><b>lost that with his team?</b><b>I don't think so.</b><b>And I hope not, because if he has,</b><b>the next couple of years</b><b>are going to be miserable.</b><b>Well, that will lots to be said and lots</b><b>to look forward to in this coming season.</b><b>And I think the Rams will bounce back.</b><b>They had a great draft.</b><b>Let's talk a little bit about a couple of</b><b>Let's talk a little bit</b><b>about a couple of free agents,</b><b>free agents, Jackie,</b><b>Jackie, that are still out there that</b><b>haven't been picked up</b><b>by any teams.</b><b>And one of those is DeAndre Hopkins.</b><b>DeHop.</b><b>DeHop came from Houston, was with last</b><b>DeHop came from Houston.</b><b>What was with last</b><b>year, he was with Arizona.</b><b>He's still a free agent, Jackie.</b><b>Because of his salary demands, Jackie, is</b><b>Because of his salary demands, Jackie,</b><b>is that one of the reasons why</b><b>he hasn't been picked up yet?</b><b>Or is he just waiting for something</b><b>to happen in an injury</b><b>situation so he can get picked up</b><b>by a team that will really produce</b><b>will really produce and</b><b>and he will become comfortable?</b><b>Because the Patriots,</b><b>because the Patriots, the Titans, the</b><b>the Titans, the Chiefs,</b><b>or three teams are looking after him.</b><b>Is he waiting for the</b><b>season to start before he signs?</b><b>season to start before he signs?</b><b>Or what's going on?</b><b>That's an interesting question.</b><b>Because everybody knows</b><b>that that quarterback needs</b><b>to develop some chemistry with his</b><b>receivers right away.</b><b>And in fact, a lot of</b><b>people blame the Rams' failure</b><b>Rams failure this past</b><b>this past season on the fact</b><b>that Matthew Stafford was out</b><b>Matthew Stafford was out with his elbow</b><b>with his elbow and missed a lot of time</b><b>where he could get some</b><b>where he could get some</b><b>congruency with the Rams'</b><b>congruency with the Rams pass receivers.</b><b>past receivers.</b><b>So I think-- now relative to</b><b>what I think about DeHopkins,</b><b>about DeHopkins, I</b><b>I think this guy is one of</b><b>the most talented receivers</b><b>that I've seen play the game.</b><b>that I've seen play the game.</b><b>I've seen him make catches, I've seen him</b><b>I've seen him make catches.</b><b>I've seen him run routes and get open.</b><b>run routes and get open.</b><b>I've seen quarterbacks</b><b>drive the ball toward him</b><b>with confidence, even</b><b>though he was sometimes covered.</b><b>covered.</b><b>They expected him to</b><b>make plays, and he did.</b><b>make plays and he did.</b><b>Interesting thing about DeHop, last year</b><b>you made $27 million.</b><b>Now this late in the game, I don't know</b><b>Now, this late in the</b><b>game, I don't know how many--</b><b>if you look at the Patriots,</b><b>you look at the Patriots,</b><b>the Titans and the Chiefs, I don't know</b><b>the Titans, and the Chiefs,</b><b>the Titans and the Chiefs, I don't know</b><b>I don't know which one of those teams</b><b>which one of those teams</b><b>can afford to shell out</b><b>can afford to shell out $27 million.</b><b>So that might be a bit of an</b><b>issue in getting him signed.</b><b>The other thing is, we know he's not</b><b>going to go back to Arizona.</b><b>Arizona because why would you</b><b>Because why would you pay</b><b>a guy the way you paid him</b><b>when your quarterback is busted up,</b><b>your best quarterback is busted up,</b><b>and may not even play this season?</b><b>even play this season, you see?</b><b>So I think that option</b><b>is not a real option.</b><b>But for me, I believe in what he said and</b><b>But for me, I believe in what he said</b><b>and what he thinks of himself.</b><b>This young man says that I have another</b><b>This young man says that I have another</b><b>half a decade in me,</b><b>easy.</b><b>And you know, looking at the</b><b>receivers that you play with,</b><b>all the great receivers,</b><b>some of the best ones we know,</b><b>of the best ones we know and have watched</b><b>and have watched in</b><b>Rams, history, Isaac Bruce,</b><b>Isaac Bruce and guys like</b><b>and guys like Henry</b><b>Ella, people like that,</b><b>Henry Ella, people like that, these guys</b><b>these guys play 15, 16</b><b>years, Harold Jackson.</b><b>They get better with any of these guys.</b><b>They get better with any of these guys.</b><b>Absolutely.</b><b>Absolutely.</b><b>Because it's smart, it's smart, Rob</b><b>Because it's smart.</b><b>It's smart, romp, running, and getting</b><b>open and everything.</b><b>So for me, this guy right here</b><b>is a very valuable commodity,</b><b>valuable commodity,</b><b>talented commodity</b><b>that's on the open market.</b><b>Never heard a bad word about him.</b><b>Never heard a bad word about him.</b><b>You know, it's just a matter of who's</b><b>It's just a matter of who's</b><b>going to pay him, I believe.</b><b>And then it may not just be</b><b>who's going to pay him this.</b><b>to pay him, Vince, it</b><b>It may be that he goes on these visits</b><b>and he meets these quarterbacks.</b><b>And that he sees the</b><b>type of personalities</b><b>personalities he's going to work with.</b><b>he's going to work with.</b><b>personalities he's going to work with.</b><b>And that might have</b><b>That might have something to do with it.</b><b>That would influence</b><b>his decision, for sure.</b><b>But one thing for sure, Vince, I</b><b>think he's going to be on some</b><b>NFL roster when it's all said</b><b>and done.</b><b>I do, too.</b><b>I definitely agree.</b><b>He's too talented not</b><b>to be out there, Jackie.</b><b>to be out there, Jackie.</b><b>And like you said, he may</b><b>And like you said, he may</b><b>look at the quarterback.</b><b>And of those three teams, Patrick Mahomes</b><b>And of those three teams, Patrick Mahomes</b><b>would be the quarterback</b><b>of choice he would go to.</b><b>He would fit in with</b><b>that system because they</b><b>have a bunch of tools.</b><b>They have a bunch of</b><b>They have a bunch of</b><b>weapons on that team.</b><b>But I can understand</b><b>why the Patriots would</b><b>would like to have a</b><b>like to have a player</b><b>like that because he opens up</b><b>their offense.</b><b>They need a go-to guy.</b><b>They need a go-to guy.</b><b>They haven't really</b><b>had any great receivers</b><b>the last few years.</b><b>The other team is a</b><b>running team with Derek Henry.</b><b>And that's the Titans.</b><b>And that's the Titans.</b><b>If he ends up with the Titans, that would</b><b>If he ends up with the Titans, that</b><b>would open up their passing.</b><b>It'd make their</b><b>running game more successful.</b><b>So I mean--</b><b>Did you notice the one--</b><b>Those three teams will</b><b>fit in with five for him.</b><b>The one thing that you consistently</b><b>The one thing that you consistently said</b><b>said when you covered</b><b>all three of those teams</b><b>is that his signing will</b><b>open up that passing game.</b><b>open up that passing game.</b><b>That's it?</b><b>It just makes it that</b><b>much more effective.</b><b>Hey, man, you got to call it.</b><b>Like I said, if the</b><b>guy's good, he's good.</b><b>Well, a lot to look forward to this</b><b>Well, a lot to look forward to this</b><b>coming year, Jackie.</b><b>I mean, we're going to</b><b>really be excited to cover</b><b>to cover the NFL season in 2023.</b><b>the NFL season in 2023.</b><b>That's right around the corner, man.</b><b>It's just coming up.</b><b>Training camp is not far along.</b><b>It's not far away.</b><b>And so we look forward to doing that.</b><b>We want to all thank you for</b><b>watching us each and every week</b><b>here on On Point Live.</b><b>here on On Point Live.</b><b>here on On Point Live.</b><b>Jackie and I have a</b><b>great time discussing.</b><b>We hope you continue to subscribe.</b><b>We hope you continue to subscribe.</b><b>And also be a follower on</b><b>our Instagram at on.point.live.</b><b>And Jackie, it was great to have the fans</b><b>And Jackie, it was great</b><b>to have the fans comment</b><b>on your eating fest.</b><b>I'm sorry I</b><b>disappointed you, all of you who</b><b>who thought I would eat 40 or 50 ribs.</b><b>thought I would eat 40 or 50 ribs.</b><b>I was talking a big</b><b>game, but unfortunately, I</b><b>wasn't able to back it up.</b><b>wasn't able to back it up.</b><b>I will have some good</b><b>I will have some good</b><b>stuff next week for you,</b><b>so make sure you continue to watch us.</b><b>So make sure you continue to watch us.</b><b>So until next time--</b><b>So until next time, stay on point.</b><b>Stay on point.</b><b>So until next time, stay on point.</b>