Mike Florio on The Dan Patrick Show Full Interview | 09/15/23

[@LABoyko]

Love the touchback rule. Risk/reward. Perfect symmetry. Protect the football and don't score; risk losing it and try to score. Best rule in the entire rule book.

[@Vic-Vega]

More like the entire TROLL book. 🙄

[@Kainteeka]

I'm fine with it too. There's enough bogus rules that reward the offense and that they can exploit as it is.

[@adrianvasquez254]

I like it too. What Mike says at 0:44 is dumb. I mean, how many times have you heard that FB is a game of inches?

[@Vic-Vega]

@@KainteekaWhy don't we start be reinstating rules that let defenders defend (like letting them tackle opposing players, esp. QBs, without trying to predict what they're gonna do), not upholding some arbitrarily random rule who no one can fully explain? 🤔

[@barbaradepersia643]

Love Mike Florio!🏈

[@Fuzzyd1ce_]

Florio is the man! Him and Simms are the best football podcast out.

[@jre617]

Totally agree !

[@EJH-jn6mo]

Simms is terrible.

[@jre617]

Naw, I like Simms, better than Phil.@@EJH-jn6mo

[@2URGSE]

👍

[@jre617]

Love Mike and Chris. Knowledgeable fun team.

[@andrewgilles2863]

Florio just got better with that Lego in the background. Love me some Mike!!

[@donsaderfield83]

I love the push if your defense is weak that is your problem.

[@patrickcarpenter4524]

you have got to protect the goal line from incentivizing offensive players to force further replay reviews to determine what control actually means. it's already hard enough to defend the goal line without encouraging offensive players to fumblerooski towards the line.

[@TylerDunn-qz5pd]

Look at Mike being positive for once

[@defunctusnazika2781]

They are too many rules that are favouring offense, just take care of the ball and "don't you cryyyyyy tonight " :) Greetings from the banks of Danube, Serbia

[@Biz613]

If you fumble out of the end zone and want the offense to maintain possession, there must be a penalty for that. You get the ball on the 20. You don’t get to fumble through the end zone because the defense did it’s job and get possession on the 1.

[@eddievangundy4510]

The current rule is fine. The offense should not retain possession, these guys are just prisoners of the moment. Florio in particular is very often like that.

[@aaronalvarado2481]

What some people don’t realize is that the goal lines aren’t boundary lines. The goal line is a scoring area. And there are consequences for fumbling or reaching for that scoring line, without possession. Every other boundary line on the field is exactly that, a boundary, meaning you’re out-of-bounds.

[@DaMidge]

Can anyone find what the average time of possession for a TD drive is?

[@patricksullivan5272]

I love the rule. Hold on to the ball. Friggin Nana Florio why is it we have to constantly change simple rules? Don't fumble out of the endzone. Why don't we just teach that. Jesus the kid made a mistake shit happens we don't need more rules that favor offense.

[@eddievangundy4510]

Exactly right. Same thing with those fools trying to swing the ball over the goal line with their hands when their bodies are way back. There is an element of the risk there that we need to maintain.

[@djhasta5031]

Florio's favorite team is Minnesota Vikings.

[@amindfulemergence9835]

Florio always gets my attention

[@ericw4377]

Mike Florio with the Lego Ghostbusters Firehouse in the background. Nice choice, although I'm trying to envision him putting that together.

[@ronplatz7202]

People are forgetting what the endzone is and why the defense gets the ball. It is the defenses endzone and they are protecting it. So I can see how anything going out of bounds would be awarded to the defense. Would I be upset if they change it? no but I can at least see the logic of where it came from.

[@GonzoTheGreen]

Is that the Ghostbuster house in the background?

[@lafan4801]

I am convinced that Mike is dating Zach’s mom when he said that the jets could win the superbowl with Zach.

[@AW-um2jg]

What's up with the 360p video quality boys? This is like watching KZbin videos from 2011

[@otto5580]

Yes, you can win a Super Bowl with Wilson if you bring back Vermeil 😊

[@JonWhite2]

Could’ve at least covered up his Viking jersey in the background while comparing about the rule… classic Florio

[@Vic-Vega]

He also has a framed Cardinal jersey, and a Packer(?) jersey right next to the Viking one...so what?? Classic Jon White.

[@tonyjordan2557]

The wedge is the wedge. Its always been part of the game. You stop it by submarining the offensive linemen but today's linemen are so big they can't get that low. All linemen stand up at the snap now and thus it becomes a pushing contest between sumo wrestlers. Everybody pushes so everybody on the defense should push against them.

[@curtsiekert]

I appreciate Florio’s about face on Rodgers and it is no small feat for him to be man enough to admit that he’s changed his stance. I want to add a comment on what changed that doesn’t get talked about enough. In my opinion, the issues that Rodgers and Favre had in Green Bay were more about the team not having an owner and had less to do with them. You ended up having an ego contest play out between your hall of fame QB and a GM that wasn’t directly (and in the moment) held to account by one owner. The GB GM’s get a really long leash and there is no owner that can meditate and settle disagreements. The GM always ends up winning and they always end up being right.

[@curtsiekert]

I will add in a follow up comment that I've listened to many of Rodgers' interviews on McAfee and as someone who's done some work (therapy) on myself, Aaron talks like someone who also has. He's spent a lot of time working on being a better person and on trying to do the right things. The way he can reflect on things and open up and be honest is refreshing. He does his best to manage his ego and none of us can comprehend how hard that would be when you're on the level that he's at where everyone talks about how good you are. It'll go to your head if you're not careful with it.

[@Bobody770]

The rule is fine. Could just play devils advocate by asking “Why does the offense always get the ball when it goes out of bounds for 100 yds on the field?”

[@eddievangundy4510]

That's a great point and yes, the rule is fine. Florio always going to extremes on any little thing.

[@Vic-Vega]

That's not even playing devil's advocate, that's being devil's dumb@$$!!

[@johnjones3121]

I thought they were going to change it to where if it is a Touchback the team that loses the fumble gets the ball back but On Their Own 20-yard Line

[@eddievangundy4510]

That would be interesting but it would enrage all the ones who are enraged by the current rule. For some reason they are not satisfied with all the breaks, all the rule changes that have benefited the offense decade after decade.

[@jonathanbletzacker1512]

Jets wouldn’t win the SB with Rogers because of that o line

[@eddievangundy4510]

It's a good rule. Zero need to change it.

[@williamdillard5060]

I'm no expert but in my opinion Jets QB Zach Wilson looked different/better than he did the last time I saw him play. Maybe this short time learning from Rodgers helped him out just enough to keep it going. He definitely has the talent.

[@mylesraymond7364]

LOL

[@m.iramiles9310]

Rare agreement with Florio re fumble rule. But the Jets? The Bills handed them that game. Wilson is a 4th-tier QB. He's Johnny Manziel.

[@gpc_4279]

Dammit, Florio; I generally appreciate your appearances but the touchback rule is amazing. The goal line and endzone are treated differently. Protect the ball, especially near the endzone. Also, let's celebrate actually rewarding the defense for once.

[@otto5580]

Florio lol

[@paulbassi1985]

Most rules favour the offence. Can’t the defence get some love too?

[@Vic-Vega]

Far too late for that, my friend.

[@patrickmcguire7929]

THE BEST I have Ever seen Florio. I actually kind of like him now. 🤷🏻‍♂

[@davidreichelt8095]

Stop whining about this rule. The defense caused the fumble. Take care of the ball!

[@Vic-Vega]

The defense most certainly did not.

[@emigrator08]

The Jets can win the Super Bowl if and only if Zach Wilson grows and gets better as the season moves along. He hasn't gotten better the last 2 years so I doubt it.

[@JonWhite2]

And of course he can’t give up hope on the Vikings… hilarious

[@sweetrobertos]

It's a Horseshit rule! Plain and simple. Florio absolutely nailed it.

[@eddievangundy4510]

No it's not, it's a good rule. Protect the ball when you're going in. It's not rocket science.

[@Vic-Vega]

​@@eddievangundy4510There's absolutely no precedent for that rule in any other facet of the game. It's like taking a timeout during an NBA inbound-pass and the ball being magically teleported to midcourt. They're both horsesh!t rules because they both come completely out of nowhere & aren't in keeping with the spirit of the respective sport.

[@johnjones3121]

Seriously Mike you're not going to criticize him because they won, he looked terrible like he usually does.

[@mylesraymond7364]

I love how everyone has seemingly forgotten how awful Zach Wilson is. The entire city of NY was ready to run his ass out of town last year, but now….supposedly he can get the Jets to the super bowl. Let’s see how long these people sing Zach’s praises. I’ll give it to about 6pm this Sunday.

[@btspyglass4077]

Fumble into the end zone? Don't fumble Pushing the QB from behind not really a good thing at all Rogers was an injury waiting to happen Allen is retrogressing

[@Vic-Vega]

Lol, that is definitely not a word. ☠️

[@btspyglass4077]

@@Vic-Vega well retrogression is ALL I did was change the suffux but you just too too smart AND Allen is going backwards since he lost his OC to the Giants Don't like it if you wish, But he has almost 2 TOs a game over his last 19 So he has an Elite Talent but Isn't sn Elite plsyer now

[@johnjones3121]

How about you guys talk about how Keith Overman was happy he was hurt because he didn't take a vaccine

[@williamdillard5060]

Huh? Details?

[@markusjoseph5256]

Brady ???

[@3rc350]

please stop this whining. it's a good rule. control the ball or else.

[@allensaunders449]

I would think Andrew lucks contract would be over by now

[@flamcity]

He’s still getting paid

[@stanschleifer1610]

1902 DS is 2-0, beat 2 teams that won’t end up in the top 30, brought his 1st round QB son with him along w some other 5 star guys. 2-0!! and this guy thinks motivation is the key to NFL wins? Can’t wait to watch him fail, becuz unlike college it won’t be all about DS in the NFL.

[@TheRicknelsen]

Happened to the Browns three years ago…lost the game because of it.

[@eddievangundy4510]

Then don't fumble out of the end zone.

[@jamesford3768]

So because the Eagles have been using it for a year and a team hasn’t stopped it yet we should get rid of it? How soft is that? Talk about preventing the game from growing. Eventually a team will find a way to stop it and everyone will copy it. Ohhh it’s ugly, what a crybaby take. It’s 22 grown men in pads slamming into each other, the whole sport is brutal and ugly and that’s what makes it special.

[@deepcosmiclove]

That's right. Football is ugly. Florio is smart but he's a pretty-boy too.

[@Vic-Vega]

It's a dumb rule and its existence has never been properly-justified. Get it the hell OUT!!!

[@patricksullivan5272]

And my argument against the defense not doing anything. That's not true. There is a chance and a football play there, the defender can punch the ball out. So you reward the offense for fumbling at the one spot that is most important, that you should be making sure to hold on to the ball. Give it to them at the spot of the fumble. It's through the endzone, so the 1 inch line e everything is what you're saying unless a defender punches it out at the 5 and flies through the endzone or something like that. Don't dive for the pylon if you don't want to have what happened last night to happen. Had he just tucked it, they probably would have walked in.

[@radioactive9861]

The rule makes perfect sense...mike florio makes no sense...

[@James-hd4ms]

Packer fan; Rodgers couldn’t win in the playoffs

[@odamnitssam]

Old guys getting soft. If the defense forces a fumble in the end zone they don’t get rewarded at all. Florio is bad for football

[@eddievangundy4510]

Florio certainly is the king of overreaction. Everything's a crisis and calls for drastic action- according to him. The current rule is fine. As it is the offense gets every other break imaginable.

[@Vic-Vega]

The defense didn't "force" jack Thursday night (as is often the case...).

[@stephfortier8946]

Florio so cheap buy better shirts

[@Vic-Vega]

What the hell's wrong with Under Armour??