Episode 26: Lawrence Taylor on his relationship with Bill Parcells, initial skepticism about Bill Belichick’s coaching talents, and his pick for Super Bowl LV.

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🗓️ 27 January 2021

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Lawrence Taylor, the NY Giants equally famous and notorious #56, is a Pro Football Hall of Famer, and one of the most dominant and influential athletes in the history of American sports. A fearsome linebacker, he was a defensive superstar of the ‘80s and early '90s whose impact on pro football is still strongly felt. The evolution of the modern Left Tackle (bigger, faster, more agile) was a tactical adaptation developed to help NFL teams protect their QB’s from a Lawrence Taylor pass rush. In this episode, LT talks to Rich and Gianni about winning two Super Bowls with the Giants, why he initially went ballistic when Parcells promoted Bill Belichick as Giants Defensive Coordinator, and his satisfaction in conquering his demons. He also talks about a recent round of golf with Michael Jordan where they debated which QB will win the ’21 Super Bowl, Tom Brady or Patrick Mahomes.

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0:00.0	What's up everybody and welcome to episode number 26 of boardrooms out of office?
0:11.0	Here as always with my main man Gianni Herald, G, what up, brother?
0:14.8	What's up, my G. How you feeling?
0:16.6	I feel good, man.
0:17.6	You know this is a big interview for me, right?
0:19.3	Yes, Sersky.
0:20.7	All right.
0:21.1	So today I fulfill what I believe has been one of my lifelong dreams of speaking to legendary
0:27.8	number 56 L.T. Lawrence Taylor, the defensive superstar of my New York Giants in the 80s and 90s
0:36.0	and one of the most impactful athletes, period,
0:39.8	in the history of American sports. I said that. I believe that. I think he is one of those
0:43.8	culturally relevant, transcendent athletes that will be talked about forever. And I even think 56
0:49.2	should have been retired as his jersey across all of football, not just for the Giants. And I tell him that in this
0:55.4	interview. So, well, Gianni and I are going to talk to him. I think he was chilling at the
0:59.9	clubhouse before his daily round of golf or rounds. This man plays sometimes 27, 30, 32, 36
1:06.2	holes. He's homely. We covered the ups and downs of his career career we talk a little bit about his battles and his
1:12.5	problems his love-hate relationship with coach parcels we go into brady and mahomes bellichick he says
1:19.3	some wild stuff but let me tell you something this man is a legend and this man was well worth
1:24.9	the wait having him on the pod because it was a real fun ride.
1:28.7	So everybody enjoy and listen up because I just scratched off one of my bucket lists,
1:34.6	which is to hang and interview the incredible Lawrence Taylor.
1:38.8	Enjoy everybody.
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