You show up to play football against them and you get your ass kicked. I mean you get your freaking teeth kicked in by that defense and by the style of offense that they play and I don't think anybody looks forward to seeing that game on their schedule.

Hey now it's Cracking welcome back to the general podcast and welcome to football season. That's right week one finally here is so for episode 234.

I track down a fixture of the National Football League one of my all time favorite people I cannot tell you how much I admire and respect this guy my dude.

I'm a chargeers radio voice Matt money Smith and if you're wondering why he's called money you are about to find out it is episode 234 with NFL network and chargeers voice Matt money Smith and it's coming at you right now.

Nobody better nobody better and picking me up in an enormous way. I can't say how high I am to spend some more time with Matt money Smith money it is so good to have you back on the program. Thank you very much. How you doing dude.

I'm doing well listen anytime you call you say jump I say how high Jim the man responsible for putting this ugly mug on TV along with our friend Bill McDonald who used to do the Carl's junior round table I cannot thank you enough for everything you've done to help me with this career that I am so blessed to have and thankful to have his football starts.

I mean this sincerely man you are one of the most talented guys that I know and you long you only nothing so at this point I'm really grateful that you say yes when I call so let's just jump right into it you know given both of your roles is a radio voice of the chargers and the fact that you focus on the draft is part of your work the NFL network let's combine those two things I want to ask you about Justin Herbert he's been so amazing in his first two years in the league I'm curious what was your evaluation of him coming out of Oregon and then why do you think he has to drive the way you're doing it.

I think he has to drive the way he has as quickly as he has.

Yeah I'll tell you Jim coming out of Oregon and usually look my opinions are typically a just combination of all the scouts and coaches that I've been fortunate to get to know after all my years at the combine for that week and just kind of being able to

be a lot of these drop on conversations and look it wasn't it wasn't great it wasn't terrible it was just we didn't see a lot you know you're projecting and when her when Justin was drafted it was right after Josh Allen was drafted and there were all these

questions about well you're just chasing measurable and accuracy is the most important thing when evaluating a quarterback not if he 66 230 pounds and can throw a football over them mountains so there was a bit of of

negativity surrounding Justin because a lot of people thought it was just size athleticism arm strength there were questions about his personality that he was kind of quiet.

I was fortunate I was on the field when he was going through the drills portion and he opted to throw I give him credit for that and why wouldn't he right he had the best arm out there but like it started out a little I don't want to I mean it was like maybe two or three throws and then I just

remember I think it was Napa actually you know rest in peace that that kind of went up to him if I remember right I don't want to make something up that didn't have but I feel like someone went up to

was like hey dude you're the most talented guy out here just freaking cut it loose and once that happened then he put on a show and I think that's what solidified him in the top 10 you know we saw

that in all those prime time games and just the suddenness and his movements the electricity in the way he played and there was excitement around him of course Joe burrow having logged the greatest individual season in college football history seemed to cement him is as the

number one and Herbert just seemed like that guy that there was the big question mark around and man once once he got in we started here in whispers you know as you

routed to go he's paying off there he's good way he's like he'll have to buy somebody by play for the chargers so we started here like do you have no idea how good is guy is the

this this is incredible he's picked up the playbook they dropped it off and and Rookie camp and he's already got it master he already noses you know through sheen

stipend and Anthony Len and and then just in that weird debut you know in DJ and I are are sitting up in the booth and I remember he walked down to the

He's like pointing down there so he doesn't say it on the air and I'm the guy to play

by play guy that gets to announce that Herbert's in the game.

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