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ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter joined Rich, Ken, and Ted and talked about whether the Patriots will be active at the trade deadline, poor clock management across the league, virtual measurements, and he revealed who he’d like to see perform at halftime of the Super Bowl!
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00:00Hey, Adam, thanks for coming on, bud.
00:01We appreciate it.
00:01What is going on, gentlemen?
00:03Happy Wednesday to you.
00:04Yes, happy Wednesday to you as well.
00:06And it's got to be – I mean, this has got to be the busy season for you
00:10because it looks like trades are already being made this far ahead of the deadline.
00:16That's not surprising.
00:17It always happens.
00:18And if we look at the activity in the NFL over the last five or so years,
00:23especially the last few, there's been a tremendous uptick in trade activity.
00:28I would expect that to continue.
00:29We saw it this week with the Colts.
00:31And it'll keep going until the trade deadline on Tuesday, November 10th.
00:35So are you hearing any Patriots rumors that they are considering
00:40or have already picked up the phone regarding any trades?
00:43I have not heard specifically.
00:45Like, these things just happen sometimes.
00:47I have not heard them repeatedly connected to any one player.
00:52That doesn't mean they're not going to make a trade.
00:53But, like, the 49ers heard them in on DeForest Buckner.
00:59You know, I heard the Seahawks on Quentin Nelson.
01:01You hear the Chiefs, the Steelers on Josh Downs.
01:04You know, there are certain things you hear.
01:06I have not heard specifically the Patriots connected to somebody,
01:10which doesn't mean that they're not making calls.
01:12I'm sure they are.
01:13But it's just they're being quiet, and it doesn't seem like it's this urgent effort
01:16to go get somebody right now.
01:18Adam, how do you think the receiver position is for the Patriots now?
01:22And in particular with A.J. Brown, the marriage hasn't started the best.
01:25Obviously, he's hurt and coming back from it.
01:27But how do you think that, if it all plays into their future wide receiver here?
01:31Look, I think they've invested a lot there,
01:33and I think they've gotten some good play there.
01:37Could you be looking at more always?
01:41I don't know.
01:42I think I'd be surprised.
01:43Like, they could use depth elsewhere.
01:46Not that they couldn't use a wide receiver,
01:48but I think that they have more glaring needs in my mind,
01:51and we'll see how they decide to handle it at the deadline.
01:55Adam, I'm curious if the NFL has ever contemplated helping out,
02:02doing more research,
02:04or talking about the in-game management of some of these games.
02:08I mean, the Jets last week had a big gaffe.
02:10It's just the quality of managing these games is so bad,
02:15and you think they're always trying to figure out
02:16how to make the game better, more entertaining.
02:18But it's not entertaining to watch these game management stuff.
02:21But that's on the teams, right?
02:23That's not the NFL's problem.
02:25Teams are NFL, you know.
02:27Yeah, and some teams manage it very well,
02:29and that's an advantage to the teams that do.
02:32So, I mean, that's a team organization issue.
02:36So, like, again, I haven't looked at it, but I'm going to imagine
02:39that the Patriots don't have too many screw-ups around clock management
02:43in the final two minutes.
02:44Am I right?
02:45They do not, but they're inching closer, too.
02:48They play too close to the vest, in my opinion.
02:51But, yeah, I just think the quality of these games
02:54are just kind of hard to watch
02:56because of how bad the coaching is
02:58in some of these in-game management stuff.
03:00Well, I always remember, you know,
03:02there have been people that have said
03:03that 75% of the teams in the league beat themselves.
03:06And that's an example of it, right?
03:08Like, there are certain teams that just don't handle
03:11those situations and spots well,
03:13and it shows up, and I think that's what you're referring to.
03:16But, again, to the ones that do handle it correctly,
03:20that's a decided advantage,
03:21and that goes to show and prove the importance of coaching.
03:26Yeah, without a question.
03:28I mean, it's definitely been very strange
03:30how there's just been so much of it lately.
03:32And to be quite honest,
03:34I just want to circle real quick back
03:35to something we were talking about earlier
03:37with some of these trades.
03:39Is there a name out there that you're hearing?
03:41Like, what is the biggest name in the NFL
03:42that could realistically be traded before November 10th
03:44that might shock fans?
03:46Well, I think the Jonathan Taylor one is interesting.
03:49I just think it's out there,
03:51and it's not going anywhere anytime soon.
03:54Do I think that they'll trade him?
03:55I don't think they want to,
03:57but, look, I think if they're going to trade
03:59the first Buckner and Quinton Nelson,
04:01they get the right offer.
04:02Well, you're not listening.
04:04So we'll see how that one goes.
04:06That's certainly a big name that's out there right now.
04:10You know, Josh Downs, again, good receiver,
04:13but with everything that's happened, Andy.
04:14So I think it's more that team than it is one name,
04:18but the great part about the trade deadline is,
04:21you know, if we were having this conversation last year,
04:23I would not have given you the name Sauce Gardner.
04:26I would not have given you the name Quinton Williams,
04:28and both of them wound up being traded
04:30on the last day of the trade deadline.
04:32And I do think that there'll be events that unfold here,
04:36games that are played, games that are lost,
04:39teams that start sliding in the next two weeks,
04:41that it might influence and impact
04:43the way they approach the Tuesday,
04:45November 10th trade deadline.
04:47And, you know, Jonathan Taylor's interesting
04:49because we were discussing before you came on
04:51what, you know, positions the Patriots
04:53might be interested in making some sort of trade for,
04:56and running back is one of them.
04:58Do you think that, obviously you mentioned
05:01you haven't heard anything from the Patriots,
05:02but do you think that's someone that they would consider?
05:04And if so, what would it take to get Jonathan Taylor?
05:07Multiple picks, you know, premium package.
05:10Don't see them doing it.
05:12Like, I think that they really like
05:14Ramondre Stevenson and Trayvon Henderson.
05:16And Corey Conner's played well.
05:17Like, they have other needs.
05:19I don't see this team as a team that's going to go
05:23allocate a tremendous amount of resources
05:26to the running back position now.
05:28I just don't see that.
05:30Hey, Adam, it was made public that Mike Vrabel
05:32was fined $250,000 by the league,
05:35and he appears to be upset by this.
05:37He has said the league seems to have plenty to say about it.
05:40These things are supposed to be held in strict confidence.
05:42Do you know what happened there?
05:43And, you know, does it surprise you Mike's upset?
05:46No.
05:48You know, listen, I think that sometimes,
05:51you know, in this world,
05:53none of it should be surprising or disappointing
05:55that it gets out when it comes to fines.
05:57A lot of the stuff just gets out.
05:59And I don't know how or why.
06:00I mean, it's what I do for a living.
06:02And sometimes I have an explanation
06:05as to why something got out,
06:06and sometimes I can't.
06:08So he didn't like that it came out.
06:11And I understand that.
06:13But that's the deal.
06:14And I think, you know,
06:16whoever leaked the information
06:17probably wants to send a message, you know,
06:19put these guys on blast,
06:21you know, don't be doing this again.
06:23Otherwise, you're going to pay the price
06:26financially and publicly.
06:28So, Adam, we've kind of had some fun
06:30with the NFL's new Hawkeye
06:32virtual measurement technology that they've had.
06:34And it seems now that they've got it,
06:36it almost seems like it takes as long as it did
06:39just to bring the chains out.
06:40But I also was saying that I don't know
06:42if it really solved the problem
06:43because I was like, you know,
06:45we've got this technology,
06:46but we're still relying on a human official
06:47to decide where to put the ball
06:49in the first place.
06:50So, like, how far away are we
06:52from eliminating that human judgment
06:53and having technology spot the football itself?
06:56You know, I would have thought
06:59that it might be a little bit more accurate,
07:02but I understand your point.
07:05I don't know, maybe we'll ask AI
07:06where it should be spotted to the centimeter
07:08and then they can go spot the ball that way.
07:11But I don't know.
07:12Look, as soon as there's technology
07:15that can do that,
07:15I'm sure the NFL will implement it.
07:17Yeah, I mean, a chip in the ball,
07:19wouldn't you think that would take care of it?
07:23That could work, too.
07:24Yeah.
07:25It does seem kind of easy.
07:26It's right.
07:26What do you think of the halftime show, Adam?
07:28Jay-Z calling his own number.
07:34I, you know,
07:36I think there are very few people
07:38that they could have chosen
07:39that I would have been like,
07:40boy, I'm really fired up about this guy.
07:42Like, just not the world I live in.
07:43You know, but it seems like,
07:45I don't know what's been the reaction.
07:46I'll ask you guys.
07:47You would have a better pulse of that than I would.
07:50Well, there was a rumor going around
07:52that Papa Roach was actually going to be the halftime show
07:55and they might actually collaborate.
07:57That's the rumor going around.
07:59I don't know if you heard that.
08:00I have not heard that.
08:01Yeah.
08:02I have not heard.
08:03And I don't know anything about,
08:05you know,
08:06it's just not my jurisdiction,
08:08not my racket, so to speak.
08:11What is Adam Schefter's dream halftime show?
08:14Well, I would have loved to have seen Taylor Swift,
08:16to be honest with you.
08:17Like, I think she's unbelievable as a performer.
08:21But, yeah.
08:22I was just saying she does,
08:23but as you know that,
08:24and I guess Jay-Z doesn't need it either,
08:26and just because they don't get paid to do it,
08:29they usually do it for some sort of promotion.
08:31I don't know.
08:31I still don't understand what would inspire somebody to do it
08:34if they're already one of the biggest bands in the world.
08:36You know, it's almost like,
08:37just seems like a ton of pressure, doesn't it?
08:39Well, I think it's a little bit of a badge of honor
08:42and something that you could say you've done.
08:46You know, by the way,
08:48I don't know, maybe it's a bad analogy,
08:49but I don't think there's any financial prize
08:52that comes along with winning the Pulitzer Prize
08:54or an Emmy,
08:55and you'd love to win one of those
08:56because it's a cool thing.
08:59So I would imagine that performing at the Super Bowl
09:01is about as big as it gets.
09:04Even if they don't make money,
09:05it's something that you'll always remember
09:07and something that will always be on your resume.
09:09Not that you need it on your resume to get a job,
09:11but you understand what I'm saying.
09:12It's a part of your accomplishments,
09:14and I don't know,
09:16it's a very cool thing to me.
09:17Yeah.
09:17No, listen,
09:18this one should be an interesting one.
09:19I just,
09:20are they going to,
09:21do you think Jay-Z would put a rock band in there?
09:24Outside of Papa Roach, of course.
09:25It just,
09:26it seems like ever since he's taken over,
09:28there hasn't been a lot of rock bands,
09:29but, you know,
09:30then again,
09:30the last few rock bands like Maroon 5
09:32haven't been great.
09:33So do you think he would ever put a rock band in?
09:37I honestly don't know.
09:39I don't know what he's going to do with it.
09:42I would think that he'll have access
09:43to some of the greatest musical action.
09:46Whatever he wants to do,
09:47he's going to do.
09:48But I'm not smart enough to figure out
09:50Jay-Z's thinking.
09:51I've got a problem with my own thinking.
09:53All right.
09:53Well, Adam Schefter,
09:54thanks for coming on with us, man.
09:55We really appreciate it,
09:56and I know you're going to be very busy
09:57over the next couple of weeks,
09:59and maybe,
10:00just maybe,
10:00the Patriots might surprise you.
10:02That would be interesting.
10:04Yeah.
10:04I'm not saying I'll be surprised.
10:05I'm just saying I haven't heard them
10:07connected directly to somebody just yet.
10:09That doesn't mean they won't make a move.
10:11They're definitely good,
10:11but it hasn't jumped out just yet.
10:14That's all.
10:15All right.
10:16Awesome.
10:16Well, thanks, Adam.
10:17We appreciate you coming on.
10:18Thanks.
10:18Thank you, everybody.
10:18Have a great day.
10:19Bye.