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Hall Of Fame TE Tony Gonzalez Joins G&D
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Head to Toyota.com for more info or visit your local Toyota dealership today. Toyota, let's go places. Grant and Danny with you on the fan, please right now to get to talk to a Hall of Famer, a 14 time pro bowler and a six time all-pro, one of the greats in the history of the league with 1,325 catches, one of the best tight ends to ever play. Tony Gonzalez joins us now right here on the fan to make some sense of what we saw this weekend and to get ready for the kickoff of the third season of Thursday night football on prime video. Tony is a big part of their crew at the desk pre and post. Tony you're on in DC. Thanks for the time. How are you? I'm doing well. I'm doing well. What's going on? We're, we're a little bit bummed from a week one result here in Washington, but you know, honor an upward, I suppose, just big picture on the league, Tony, we're, it seems like week one of the last couple of seasons has been really topsy-turvy, a lot of unexpected things. I know it's a league that thrives on that, but have you felt that? What's your explanation if you, if you buy it? Well, you know, definitely, I mean, with the staff, the proof that you need. I mean, last yesterday was, I was at the worst, one of the worst, offensive, uh, outputs and the last 10, 20, whatever the years, uh, is what I was reading. And I think a lot of it comes down to these guys, nobody plays in the preseason anymore. Back from, when I was back in my day, uh, that's, that's what you did. I mean, you played in every single preseason game, except I'm really sometimes where the last one, especially if you're an older guy, but the third preseason game, uh, which would be the second preseason game now since only up three, you played into the third quarter. I mean, you're getting your timing down, you're getting that rhythm down, uh, and everybody needs it. No more than no more so than the offensive line. I think that has a lot to do with it. You saw a lot of, a lot of holes, a lot of defenders getting after the quarterback, um, because you don't have that continuity. And then guys out there in the receiving, the timing, the game speed, you can't duplicate it. I'm carrying by joint practices and all that stuff, you know, nobody's going to hit you in those situations. Uh, it's good, but it's not great work and I think you're seeing that, but don't get it right. That's the thing about it. Uh, give them two or three weeks and then no, don't start to hit that form, uh, and, and start to get that rhythm and that time it will come and you'll start seeing the points go up. You'll see big games out of these receivers. Tony Gonzalez on GND yet just to back his point up there with some numbers, unless the Jets and Niners combined for 672 yards in this game, uh, it's going to be the lowest passing yardage output week one since 2010, which is going to break last year's output as the lowest in that stretch. And in fact, passing touchdowns in week one from 2019 through 2022, we saw 61 52 61 and 51 passing touchdowns in week one. There were 33 so far in week one with one game to play. So just a massive fall off in production to accentuate Tony's point. Uh, here in Washington, we saw speaking of changes in the league, the starting quarterback scramble 11 times and run 16 times in Lamar Jackson. Both did that in week one over 17 games that would get you over 270 attempts that would make you number two in the NFL behind Derek Henry and rushing attempts last year, which obviously isn't the plan with the 210 pound quarterback. But what do you make of Jaden Daniels running that much in his pro debut yesterday? Um, well, you know, you look at all these quote, unquote running quarterbacks. Uh, when, when anything gets unsure, when anything is in doubt, they, they use their legs. And it's been something they've done since they played pop one of football. First I never put some cleats on and some shoulder pads and played the quarterback position. They're thinking, okay, I can always rely on my leg. Easy. And so you put a young guy out there, uh, the pocket breaks down. Not sure about a read take off and, and you have the ability to do it. And he does. He has, he has the ability to do it. Now, you know, the first side of that is, you know, you're, you might get hurt. Uh, you look back at the film, you're like, man, I actually have guys open. If I could just wait a little bit more, uh, I think you become a victim to your athleticism. Uh, and that's why it's tough for these running quarterbacks is to be a really, really good dual threat guy. It is extremely, extremely tough. Uh, and I know, you know, if I'm playing, if I'm playing with a guy who's a quote unquote running quarterback, I'm going to tell him, Hey man, give me some time. Let me get open. I can work for you and make it easier on you, but I'm not surprised by that, uh, a young quarterback day. And he's doing what he does. That's what he does. Uh, but he's got to get better. You got to take that off the table, uh, for a lot of different reasons. It shows that the win Super Bowls, uh, it hasn't over last, whatever, it's a long time. When is the last time a pure, like a running quarterback won the Super Bowl? It doesn't work in the long-term, uh, and just look at the March accent that you can be great all season, get MVP, but you got to be able to swing that rock in the pocket. And I'm sure he'll fall and keep figuring that out. The seasons may be changing, but the deals and the sharpest rides are unbeatable as ever. Hey, what's going on? It's your girl, Tasha McKia. And I need you to join the sharpest rides for their fall into savings event, where they're offering incredible prices on their massive inventory. That's right. 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Now you can call them on your auto insurance too, with the name of your price tool from Progressive. It works just the way it sounds. You tell Progressive how much you want to pay for car insurance, and they'll show you coverage options that fit your budget. Get your quote today at Progressive.com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive, Progressive Casualty Insurance Company and affiliates, price and coverage match limited by state law. Dear Autumn Leaves, you won't be covering roads alone this season. Toyota's lineup of cool, colorful vehicles is ready to ride by your side. Take on fall in a trail tackling Tacoma, or go for the powerful Tundra. Head to Toyota.com for more info, or visit your local Toyota dealership today. Toyota, let's go places. Great. Tony Gonzalez with us here on Grant and Danny, Tony, take wherever you want team, player, or anything in between. Who impressed you most here in week number one? Who impressed me most? You know, I'm not, I'm not going to be a homer here. I bought it. Probably people are going to say I am, but I really like what the Chiefs did. I thought them going out after last year, obviously winning the Super Bowl. And the weakness is your offense. And they went out there and got it. They were the two touchdowns, were she right, looks better and ever, is going to be one of the best receivers in the league. Malcolm Brown wasn't even there. I just think offensively, and what they could do defensively with Chris Jones and McDuffie, Trent McDuffie, Nick Bolton, they have that same, pretty much that same defense back. I know need is gone, but why would you pick against them? Why? There's no reason to stay healthy that they're going to be even better than they were last year. The NFL, they're like, they're going to be talking about the three feet all season long, right? It's already been talked about a bunch and it's just going to keep getting more and more. But they deserve it, man. That team, they look really, really good to me, opening weekend Thursday night coming up in three days, prime video begins its third season exclusive Thursday night football coverage. They got a great matchup too. The bills and the dolphins in Miami pregame coverage begins each Thursday night at seven p.m. Eastern with TNF tonight, Tony Gonzalez is with us on Grant and Danny. How about that game? You're going to be at, for the bills and the dolphins, Buffalo survived a big time scare. They needed every productive yard and moment they could muster in the second half against the Cardinals to get a week one win and same with the dolphins. They laid an egg for about three quarters and because of their explosiveness on offense, they were able to survive in advance and steal one from Jacksonville. Both those teams, despite being one and oh, probably going to go into week two, feeling like they didn't play their best football. Yeah, they're naked. They didn't know I watch both those games. They did not look like the, what you thought they were going to look like. In fact, Miami, I'm convinced it's all in, Devon Holland doesn't punch that ball out. They're going up. By 17 at that point, they're going to 24 to, to seven at that or whatever it was, 24 to three, I think. It would have been an almost insurmountable deficit for them to come back. Not that they can. Obviously, they got Tyreek and David Watto, but that just changed momentum of that game and that's what they needed, kind of sparked them and they finally came to life. And I think with Buffalo, the biggest thing is my biggest takeaway from that game is they're a good football team. There's no doubt. I think they're going to be a playoff team again. Everybody talks about their window closing. I'm not convinced it's closed. I think I see it maybe starting to shut, but I still think they can go out there and make a good playoff run, especially because they got a quarterback like they do. My thing is, and they keep them healthy. That's my takeaway. Let's make sure that he doesn't feel like he needs to put the team on his shoulders. And he's got to lean on some of these other guys, especially his tight end. You've got a big time tight end, Dalton Kinkade, who can run great routes. Reminds me of Travis Kelsey, as far as the route running and the smoothness and the getting out of the routes, they got to find ways to get him to ball to alleviate some of that pressure off of Josh, because Josh, I can't see him doing what he did last week all season long. It's just a matter of time before the guy like him gets hurt, which is be the worst thing to happen for that team. Turn to the other AFCs team, the Jets in action tonight against San Francisco. How do you see that one going and then how do you see that AFCs going? You know, the Jets, I think that's probably the biggest anticipation out of me. But at least for me, I know it is for me, because of what we saw last year, all that hype going into the season last year, and then Aaron goes out there and gets hurt, whatever fourth player of the game. And so we've been chomping at the bit to see what this team can actually look like. Is Robert Saleh, is he really, is he a good coach or is he a bad coach right now? I mean, if you're calling him a bad coach, maybe he should be fired and you're like, you know, let's say you do when you lose your, you know, your hall of fame quarterback. So really looking forward to see what Aaron can do with that offense and that really good defense that they have there, the 49ers, best team, the top team at 1-2 to me in the NFC, my favorite to go back to both of them are Philly. I like Philly a lot too as well, but the 49ers, John Lynch and Coach Shanahan, what they've done over the last couple of years. They continue to keep returting, they keep signing back to their key players. That team is ready. They're going to go out there. In fact, I think the 49ers are going to win this game, but I'd like to see Aaron go out there and play well against a really, really good defense, but I like, I think just a storyline period, forget about who you're rooting for or not, but I would love to see the old man go out there and play well against that 49er defense and put the Jets in a position to win. Although I think the 49ers are going to take this one. This 9ers kicks off in three hours tonight on Monday night football. Tony, before we let you go, last one, I mentioned, you know, I think for a lot of us, when we think about the tight end position, you're the first person that comes to mind being third all time and catches a number one at the position, seems to me like, and you can correct me and tell me I'm wrong if you disagree, but Travis Kelsey, Mark Andrews, you know, some of the greats who have done it in this era are starting to wind it down a little bit. Maybe George Kittle's the transition guy between the two groups, but there's another wave coming now. Sam Laporta and Detroit might be the leader of the pack. How do you view kind of the state of the union at tight end at that position and who are some guys? Maybe we should keep an eye on that you enjoy watching. They could be next. Well, you said to those two guys, I think of the, the lead guys, uh, Laporta, uh, Dalton Kincare, talked about him, uh, these guys run great route kind of the position has really evolved. It's not like when I was playing where you got to put your hand in the dirt and three yards and a cloud of dust, that old school Smash Mouth football power running, running triple teams with a blind backer, I hated doing it, but you had to do it. That was part of the position. So these guys are more of these flex guys and they, they come in just ready. Catch and ball. Last year with Sam Laporta did what's incredible to do as a rookie, uh, I like those two guys. I like Brock Fowers. I watched him yesterday for the Raiders. He's going to be special. I think he's going to be a really, really good tight end, uh, receiving he can block through as well. I, somebody that I've been waiting on, uh, and I, and I think with Kirk cousins coming to the Falcons, Kyle pitch, we're at a thousand yards as a rookie, which is it, I think he's going to whatever do it. Or since Mike Dica, he was the first one to do that. No, I didn't do that. Kelsey didn't do that. Uh, regrawn didn't do that. He did it as a rookie. And then since then, he just hasn't, has almost fallen off. It seems like a completely different player, but he had a guy that I know very well then. He had Matt Ryan thrown in the football. And I think Kirk cousins could resurrect this guy's career, get, get him going in because he's a unicorn, athletically, six, six, 265 pounds runs a four, four can catch the ball outside of the framework of his body does all the little things that you want done out of a tight end. I think he can have his voice for a big year. In fact, I want to see it. It's kind of a make a break year as far as I'm concerned for him, uh, because that's a thousand yards. I was, I was back then. I was like, man, this guy, oh, this guy might be on his way to being better than all of us. Uh, but I like to see him get back on track. Tony, this is great. Man. Really appreciate the time. No, I think you've got me guys to be good. We'll be watching you on Thursday night. There's Tony Gonzalez prime video exclusive Thursday night home for football again all season for their third year now, uh, with the pre and post, Tony will be on the set. Good conversation with him. The seasons may be changing, but the deals at the sharpest rides are unbeatable as ever. Hey, what's going on? It's your girl, Tasha McKia. And I need you to join the sharpest rides for their fall into savings event where they're offering incredible prices on their massive inventory. That's right. Everything is on sale now shot from sleek sedans to rugged SUVs and sporty convertibles. The sharpest rides has the perfect ride to match your fall adventures plus with their exclusive financing options, getting behind the wheel of your dream car has never been easier. Log on and shop online to the sharpest rides.com right from the palm of your hands or check other massive inventory in person at the sharpest rides located 2,250 Southeast home street in Inglewood. Either way, you will fall into savings. Don't miss out head on over to the sharpest rides.com today and explore the deals that make every season better. And tell them that your girl, Tasha McKia sent you the sharpest rides, affordable, sexy, sharp. This episode is brought to you by progressive insurance. Whether you love true crime or comedy, celebrity interviews or news, you call the shots on what's in your podcast queue. And guess what? Now you can call them on your auto insurance too with the name of your price tool from progressive. It works just the way it sounds. You tell progressive how much you want to pay for car insurance and they'll show you coverage options that fit your budget. Get your quote today at progressive.com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust progressive. Progressive casualty insurance company and affiliates price and coverage match limited by state law. Dear Autumn Leaves, you won't be covering roads alone this season. Toyota's lineup of cool, colorful vehicles is ready to ride by your side. Make on fall in a trail tackling Tacoma or go for the powerful Tundra. 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