Why must old NFL quarterbacks be coddled?

Spiegel & Holmes Show

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4.2 • 652 Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2026

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes discussed the coddling of Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford and veteran quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

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0:00.0	Hey, Ty.
0:01.3	Hey, how's it going?
0:02.3	Hey, it's Les Speed, Los Angeles Rams. I'm going to pass you to your new head coach, Sean McVeigh. Yes, sir. Hi. What's up, Coach? How you doing, buddy? I'm great. How are you? Good, man. Well, congratulations, man. Excited to get to work with you. It's going to be a lot of fun, buddy. This co-mate history, coach.
0:22.9	Yeah.
0:24.5	Ha ha. Well, congratulations, man. Excited to get the work with you. It's going to be a lot of fun, buddy.
0:22.5	Let's go make history, coach.
0:23.2	Yeah.
0:29.0	Man, that poor kids.
0:30.0	You know what?
0:38.1	I didn't look at it from Ty Simpson's point of view because I am a disgruntled Alabama fan. Roll tide.
0:44.2	But I got you thinking about it today, didn't I? You did. And if you're him, if you're him,
0:50.4	you've been drafted in the first round. Yeah. This is a great moment for you. And you're so filled with joy and exuberance and hope and optimism.
0:54.9	When he says, let's go make history, coach, he's so excited.
1:00.7	He's so earnest in that moment.
1:02.6	It really is.
1:03.9	Yeah.
1:05.1	And look, everything we saw on that night really made it seem like this was Les Sneed doing his buddy of favor and railroading Sean McVeigh into accepting this draft pick that doesn't help his team.
1:23.2	I'm still not convinced that that's not what happened.
1:25.9	I understand, but let me offer you this alternative reality, which has emerged.
1:32.2	Because Sean McVeigh first goes on NFL Network.
1:34.6	He runs to NFL Network and talks with who?
1:37.2	He's good friends.
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