OF MONEY OUT OF SOME POCKETS, BUT IT'S A BIG, BIG POSITIVE FOR
THE NEW YORK SPORTS FAN, NO DOUBT.
I IMPLORE YOU GUYS NOT TO CELEBRATE THIS NEWS BY TAKING
OFF YOUR SHIRTS AND LEAVING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SHOW, OKAY?
I THINK YOU KNOW WHERE I'M HEADED.
WHAT IS THE DEAL WITH ANTONIO BROWN AND THE BUCS?
WHAT IS YOUR TAKE? AS FAR AS BEING ON TV AND
HAVING TO TALK ABOUT SPORTS, THIS IS ALMOST LIKE THE GIFT
THAT KEEPS ON GIVING, RIGHT? THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT
FACETS. BEING A FORMER PLAYER, KNOWING
PEOPLE WHO ARE NOW YEARS FROM THE GAME, IT'S KIND OF
SADDENING. YOU SEE WHAT TOM BRADY SAID
INITIALLY, THIS IS A TIME WHERE WE NEED TO PUT OUR ARMS AROUND
HIM AND MAYBE KIND OF PRAY FOR HIM.
AND GIVE HIM EXTENDED EMPATHY AND LENIENCY IN THIS TIME.
THEN HE FLIPPED THE SCRIPT ON TOM, AND THE STORY CHANGED A
LITTLE BIT THERE. IN MY OPINION, YOU'RE NEVER
GOING TO GET THE FULL TRUTH. FULL DISCLOSURE, I WAS A FIRST
ROUND PICK, DRAFTED BY THE GIANTS, A FIRST CLASS
ORGANIZATION. THEY DID THINGS OUTSIDE OF WHAT
THEY NEEDED TO DO. NOT EVERY ORGANIZATION OPERATES
THIS WAY. YOU CAN'T SAY AUTOMATICALLY THEY
DID OR DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT HIS INJURY.
BUT I HAVE AN ANKLE INJURY FROM THAT FIRST SUPER BOWL THAT I'M
STILL DEALING WITH. I AM ON SURGERY NUMBER FIVE.
AND THE DOCTOR HE SAW THAT HE QUOTED, THAT WAS ONE OF THE
DOCTORS THAT I SAW AT HSS, AND I KNOW HE'S ONE OF THE BEST
DOCTORS IN THE COUNTRY, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO
ORTHOPEDICS AND THAT JOINT SPECIFICALLY.
IT SOUNDS LEGIT. HE'S SAYING THE RIGHT THINGS.
THERE VERY WELL POSSIBLY COULD HAVE BEEN A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE
GOING INTO THE GAME. BUT HE WANTED TO GO IN THERE AND
HE WANTED TO PLAY. AND THE CIRCUMSTANCES WERE SUCH
THAT IN THE HEAT OF THE GAME, THE HEAT OF THE FIRE, COACHES,
I'LL SAY THIS. COACHES DON'T ALWAYS HAVE IN
THEIR MIND WHO IS ACTUALLY HURT AND WHO IS NOT ON THE SIDELINES.
THEY MAY TALK ABOUT IT DURING THE COURSE OF THE WEEK.
BUT ON THE SIDELINE, THEY JUST WANT TO KNOW, CAN YOU GET ON THE
FIELD OR NOT? FOR HIM TO SAY NO, BRUCE ARIANS
MAY HAVE BEEN CAUGHT IN A SITUATION WHERE HE WAS JUST FED
UP, BECAUSE THAT'S HIS REPUTATION.
A.B. HERE, MOST PROLIFIC. BUT ALSO IN THE LAST FEW YEARS,
THIS HAS BEEN PREVALENT OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.
PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT THE HIT HE TOOK FROM BURFICT YEARS AGO.
A CINCINNATI GAME. YOU START TO SEE REALLY ERRATIC
BEHAVIOR. YOU HAVE SOMEONE WHO IS A PRIMA
DONNA, FITS THE MOLD. IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR
SOMEBODY LIKE BRUCE ARIANS, IN THE HEAT OF THE MOMENT.
REGARDLESS OF WHETHER IT ENDS UP BEING CTE OR MENTAL HEALTH
ISSUE RELATED, THAT'S NOT OUR DECISION.
BUT YOU DON'T SCREENSHOT PEOPLE'S TEXT MESSAGES AND PUT
IT ON TWITTER OR ANYTHING ELSE. THAT'S A VIOLATION OF THE
RELATIONSHIP YOU HAVE BETWEEN YOURSELF AND THAT PERSON.
WHAT WE'RE NOW SEEING IS THE HUMANITY OF THE ATHLETE.
BECAUSE THEY'RE DOING THINGS THAT THE GENERAL POPULATION IS
DOING EVERY DAY. CERTAIN PRIVILEGES OR NORMS OF
SOCIETY, THEY DON'T APPLY TO US IN LIGHT OF THE MATURITY -- I
CALL IT A CIVIL SAVAGE. YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO BE CIVIL
AND ALSO BE SAVAGE. THEY DON'T GET THAT.
PEOPLE HAVE SAID TO ME, YOU'RE SUCH A DIFFERENT PERSON ON THE
FIELD. YEAH, ON THE FIELD, IN BETWEEN
THOSE LINES, PEOPLE ARE COMING TO TAKE YOUR HEAD OFF.
SO YOU LEARN TO TURN A SWITCH. SOMEBODY HITS YOU ON THE FIELD,
YOU TURN AROUND AND HIT THEM. AND I THINK IT'S A
COMMUNICATION THING. BACK TO THE CHEF, BACK TO THE
COOK. HE DOESN'T COMMUNICATE WELL.
IF YOU CAN'T GO, COMMUNICATE IT TO PEOPLE.
FOR THE GAME, THE PANTHERS, THE LINE IS MINUS 8.
I HAD A HARD TIME FINDING A REASON FOR WHY THE BUCS WOULD
GET UP FOR THIS GAME. THEY HAVE A CHANCE, IT WILL MOST
LIKELY BE THE 2 OR THE 3. BUT A LOT OF STUFF NEEDS TO
HAPPEN. THIS IS A DIVISIONAL GAME.
THE PANTHERS MAY WANT TO CLOSE OUT THE SEASON STRONG.
BRADY MAY WANT TO GET SOME REST FOR SOME GUYS.
I DON'T SEE THEM COMING OUT AT HOME AND BLOWING THE PANTHERS'
DOORS OFF. THIS EIGHT NUMBER IS A LITTLE
HIGH FOR ME. BUT WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
THE CAROLINA DEFENSE IS LEGIT.
TOP THREE, TOP FOUR. ESPECIALLY PASS D, YEAH.
WITH A.B. DOWN, AND THERE'S STILL A FEW WEAPONS FOR BRADY TO
WORK WITH. BUT EIGHT POINTS, I DON'T THINK
THE MATT RHULE DAMAGE IS AS BIG AS PEOPLE ARE SAYING.
SO I'M CAROLINA, I'M TAKING THE POINTS ON CAROLINA.
I'M TAKING TAMPA BAY. THERE'S SO MUCH INSTABILITY.
INSTABILITY AT THE QUARTERBACK POSITION IS A REALLY BIG DEAL.
I KNOW THE BUCS WILL COME IN AND REST SOME GUYS.
THEY RESTED SOME GUYS LAST WEEK. BUT I STILL BELIEVE IN TAMPA BAY
IN TERMS OF GETTING THIS WIN, COVERING, WE'LL SEE.